[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Aagaard,J"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Nbd7 12. Kb1 b5 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Nb6 16. Rg1 Rab8 17. h4 $5 $146 (17. Na5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxa5 19. Bh3 (19.
Bd3) 19... Qb4 20. c3 Qh4 21. Bd7 Rbd8 22. Qb7 Nf4 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Qxe7 Ng6
25. Qb7 Qxh2 26. Qe4 Qh3 27. Rd5 Qe6 28. Rgd1 Ra8 29. a3 Ra4 30. Qc2 Qh3 31.
Rxb5 Rh4 32. Rb4 Rxb4 33. axb4 Qxf3 34. Qb3 d5 35. Qa2 Nf4 {1-0 Acs,P-Womacka,
M/Pardubice 2002/CBM 089 ext}) 17... g6 (17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Qc3 f5 20.
Na5 $14) 18. f4 $5 (18. Na5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxa5 $13) 18... Nxf4 (18... Nc4 19.
Bxc4 bxc4 20. Qc3 $1 exf4 (20... Nxf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Rd4 Rfc8 23. Na5 $14)
21. Bf2 $14 Rb5 $6 22. a4 $1 Rbb8 23. Na5 $16) 19. Bxf4 exf4 (19... Nc4 $5) 20.
Qxf4 Rfe8 $1 {Regrouping the bishop.} (20... Rbc8 21. Rd2 Nc4 22. Rh2 $40) 21.
h5 Bf8 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Rh1 Bg7 24. Qh4 (24. Qh2 $2 Na4 25. c3 b4 $1 (25...
Nxc3+ $2 26. bxc3 Qxc3 27. Qd2 $1 $14) 26. cxb4 Rxb4 $15) 24... Na4 25. Rd4 $5
(25. Nd4 Rbc8 26. Bh3 (26. Bd3 Nxb2) 26... Bxd4 $5 (26... Nxb2 27. Rdf1 Nc4 28.
Bxc8 Nd2+ 29. Kc1 Nxf1 30. Ne6 Rxe6 31. dxe6 Qc3 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. e7+ Kxe7 34.
Rxf1 Qa1+ 35. Kd2 Qd4+ $11) 27. Bxc8 {Diagram [#]} Bg7 $3 (27... Bxb2 $4 28.
Rd4 $3 $18 Bxd4 29. Qxd4 Re5 30. Qh4 Kf8 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qf6+ Ke8 33. Rh8#)
28. Be6 $3 (28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Bxh8 30. Rxh8+ Kg7 31. Rxe8 Qc4 $17) 28...
Nc3+ $3 29. bxc3 Qxc3 30. Kc1 Qa3+ 31. Kd2 Qc3+ 32. Ke2 fxe6 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34.
Rhf1+ Ke7 35. Rf3 (35. Rf6 $2 exd5 $3 36. Kf1 Kd8 $17) 35... Qxc2+ 36. Rd2 Qe4+
37. Kf2 Kd8 $1 38. Qxg7 Qh4+ 39. Kg2 Qxg5+ 40. Kh3 $11) 25... Rbc8 26. Bd3 {
Diagram [#]} Re2 $2 (26... Re7 $5 $14) (26... Nxb2 $1 27. Kxb2 (27. Bxg6 $2 Na4
$1 28. Kc1 Nc3 29. Bf5 Ne2+ 30. Kd1 Nxd4 31. Nxd4 Qc4 32. Bxc8 Rxc8 $19) 27...
Qc3+ 28. Kc1 (28. Kb1 $2 Rc4 $3 (28... Re3 29. Bxg6 fxg6 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Rf1+
Rf3 32. Rxf3+ Qxf3 33. Qxg6 Bxd4 34. Qxd6+ Ke8 35. Qe6+ Kd8 36. Qd6+ Ke8 37.
Qe6+ $11) 29. Bxc4 bxc4 30. Qh3 Bxd4 (30... Qxh3 31. Rxh3 Re1+ 32. Kb2 cxb3 33.
Rhd3 Re4 34. c3 Bxd4 35. cxd4 bxa2 $15) 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Nxd4 Qxd4 33. Qh8+
Qxh8 34. Rxh8+ Ke7 35. Rh4 c3 36. Rc4 Rb8+ 37. Kc1 Rb5 $17) 28... Bxd4 $5 (
28... Re3 29. Bxg6 (29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Bxg6 Rce8 31. Bh5 Re1+ 32. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 33.
Rd1 $11) 29... fxg6 30. Qh7+ Kf7 31. Rf1+ Rf3 32. Rf4+ Ke7 (32... Rxf4 33.
Rxf4+ Ke7 34. Re4+ $16) 33. Qxg6 Rxf4 34. Qe6+ $11) 29. Nxd4 $1 (29. Qxd4 Qxd4
30. Nxd4 Rc5 $15) 29... Qa1+ 30. Kd2 Qc3+ 31. Kc1 $11) 27. Bxg6 $1 (27. Qh7+ $5
Kf8 28. Bxg6) 27... Kf8 28. Rf1 (28. Qh7 $5 $18 {Fritz.}) 28... Rxc2 29. Qf4 $4
(29. Rd2 $1 Rxd2 30. Nxd2 Bxb2 31. Nb3 $1 (31. a3 $5) 31... Bg7 32. Rxf7+ Qxf7
33. Bxf7 Nc3+ 34. Kc2 Nxd5+ 35. Kd2 Kxf7 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. Qg6 $16) 29... Rxb2+
30. Ka1 Rg2 (30... Be5 $1 $19) 31. Qe3 (31. Qxf7+ Qxf7 32. Rxf7+ Kg8 $19) 31...
Re8 32. Qd3 (32. Qf3 Ree2 33. Qxf7+ Qxf7 34. Rxf7+ Kg8 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 36. Bb1
Nc3 $19) 32... Ree2 33. Bxf7 Rxa2+ 34. Kb1 0-1

[Event "Paris op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anagnostopoulos, Dimitrios"]
[Black "Marcantoni, Herve"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "Anagnostopoulos,D"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 O-O {une nouvelle idee qui surpris Agnos} 10. O-O-O a5 11. a4 Nc6 12.
Qf2 {pour empecher la manoeuvre Cd7-b6 (sur un eventuel g4 suivi de g5 et h4,
par exemple)} Qc8 13. Kb1 Nb4 14. Bg5 (14. g4 d5 $1 15. g5 d4 $1) 14... Rd8 15.
h4 (15. Bb5 Ng4 $5) 15... d5 16. exd5 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxe7 (18. Rxd5
Bxg5 (18... Rxd5 19. Bxe7 Qd7 (19... Rd1+ 20. Nc1 Qd7 21. Bb5 $14) 20. Ba3 Rd1+
21. Nc1 Qxa4 $44) 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $10) 18... Nc3+ 19. bxc3 Rxd1+ 20. Kb2 b5 $1 {
le coup qu'Agnos avait sous-estime} 21. Qe2 Qd7 22. Qe4 (22. Nc5 $5 Qxe7 (22...
Qd5 23. Nxe6 bxa4 24. Nc7) 23. Nxe6) 22... Bd5 23. Qxe5 Bxb3 24. Bxb5 Qd2 25.
Qe4 Qc1+ 26. Kxb3 Qb1+ 27. Ka3 Qa1+ 28. Kb3 Qb1+ {incroyable! 28 ...Tc8 suivi
de Txh1 donne de bonnes chances de gain aux Noirs (notes basees sur l'analyse
post-mortem des deux joueurs)[#]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Credit Suisse"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1997.07.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in the 3rd round. In Dortmund, I essayed 1.d4 against
Boris, but he more than equalized and this time, I decided to stick with 1.e4.
So off I went armed with 6.Be3 against the Najdorf...} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 {Boris only changes his openings when he
absolutely has to! Even so,of the last three times I decided to confront his
Najdorf with 6.Be3, only in Dos Hermanas 1996 did I succeed in predicting his
choice of sub-variation! In Linares 1994, I expected 6...e5 and he surprised
me with 6...e6. Here, I expected either e5 or e6 and he goes for Ng4 instead!
With hindsight, it isn't difficult to see why - Kasparov's adoption of 6...Ng4
as his mainstay against 6.Be3 and especially his analysis of his game against
Shirov (Linares 1997) probably have resulted in a lot of players becoming Ng4
devotees.} 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 {"The other move!" 10.Be2 is
so well studied these days that I thought it better to go for the alternative
10.Qd2. Besides, Kasparov has played several model games after 10.Be2 h5
showing how Black should deal with 10.Be2} Nc6 11. Nb3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. h4
{I was going to play 13.Bd3 when I saw this move. It is desirable for Black to
castle kingside and it is logical to weaken his kingside while he is still
unprepared for it.} Qd7 $1 {Gelfand played this after long thought and it's a
fine move. My next move seemed obvious to me during the game - Nb4 is met by
Nd4, but soon I was to realize that matters are not so simple.} 14. O-O-O (14.
Be2 $1 {Gelfand and I briefly looked at this - White develops whilst not
committing his king just yet.}) 14... Nb4 $1 (14... Rc8 15. Nd5 $1 Na5 {
This seemed attractive to Boris, but then he saw that White can simply
sacrifice his queen} 16. Nxa5 $1 {Gelfand} Rxc2+ (16... Qa4 17. Bc4 $16) 17.
Qxc2 Bxc2 18. Kxc2 Qa4+ 19. Nb3 Qxa2 20. Nc3 $16) 15. Nd4 (15. Nd5 Nxd5 (15...
Nxa2+ 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Bd3 $16) 16. Qxd5 Nf6 $15) 15... Rc8 {Now it began to
dawn on me that Black's initiative was much stronger than I had realized.
Still, White is OK here - see next note!} 16. a3 Rxc3 $2 (16... Bxd4 $1 17.
Qxd4 (17. axb4 $2 Rxc3 $1 18. bxc3 Qa4 $19) 17... Nxc2 18. Qg7 $3 {[#] My
origina l intention had been 18.Qb6. White can bring his queen back to b3 and
while Black is better, White is still fighting. At the post mortem, we felt
that the position was better for Black albeit extremely murky. However, this
amazing move, we didn't see at all! Maybe it's just difficult to ignore a rook
and stop one square before it! I found it at home by turning on Fritz to see
if it could turn up anything interesting. Nope! Fritz was fixated on taking
the rook and playing Bc4+. To prod it to see Qb6, I forced it to display 2
moves and it found Qg7 instantly. Of course, the reason it's a great move is
that the queen still covers c3 and therefore Black can't play Na3. Fritz
probably liked it just to play Qh8 on the next move (a missed opportunity!).
Nonetheless, I now think that our initial assessment that Black was better was
inaccurate and that White is OK.} (18. Qxh8+ Kf7 19. Bc4+ {Boris stopped here
in his analysis, but in fact, White's queen hasn't really escaped!} Rxc4 $1 {
What is White going to against Rc4-c8?} 20. Qb8 Nxa3 $1 $40) (18. Qd2 $2 Na1 $1
) 18... Na1 (18... Rf8 19. Bd3 Rf7 20. Qh8+ Rf8 21. Qg7) 19. Bd3 $1) 17. bxc3
Qa4 18. Kb2 $16 {Things have turned around completely!} (18. cxb4 $2 Bxd4 $1
19. c3 Bxf2 $1 20. Bxf2 Qxa3+ 21. Qb2 Qxb2+ 22. Kxb2 Nxf2 $19) 18... Nd5 19.
hxg5 hxg5 {Here I had a choice between two moves that basically win and tried
to decide which one would involve less effort. I decided that keeping queens
on would be easier. WRONG!} 20. Qxg5 $2 (20. Nxf5 $1 {In fact, this is trivial.
} Bxc3+ 21. Qxc3 Nxc3 22. Rxh8+ Kd7 23. Rd4 $1 {A nice move - Black has only
one reply} Qa5 24. Nxd6 $3 {[#]} exd6 (24... Na4+ 25. Kc1 (25. Rxa4 Qxa4 26.
Nc4 $18) 25... exd6 26. Rxd6+ Ke7 27. Rh7+ Ke8 (27... Kf8 28. Rd8+) 28. Re6+
Kf8 29. Bd6+ Kg8 30. Rxb7 $18) 25. Rxd6+ Ke7 26. Rh7+ Kf8 {I saw until here,
and decided that this was too messy. What a pity - it only takes one more move!
} (26... Ke8 27. Re6+ Kf8 28. Bd6+ Kg8 29. Rxb7 $1 Na4+ 30. Kc1 Nf6 31. Bc4 Kh8
32. Ree7 $18) 27. Rd8+ $1 {[#]} Qxd8 28. Rh8+ $18) 20... Bxd4 21. Rxh8+ Bxh8
22. Qh5+ Kd8 23. Qxh8+ Kd7 24. Rd2 Ngf6 {White is still winning, but of course
White's Q is out of play and this gives Black chances.} 25. c4 Nc3 (25... Qa5
26. Rxd5 Nxd5 27. cxd5 $18) 26. f3 $4 {I spent a lot of time drowning in
variations and eventually went for thislemon!} (26. Bxd6 $1 Nce4 27. Qg7 (27.
Bxe7+ Kxe7) (27. Bc7+ $1 {One more win and this one was pointed out by Fritz,
though this is the sort of win that only machines notice!} Kxc7 28. Qd8+ Kc6
29. Rd5 $1 {The point, but it requires cold blood to play like this!} Nd6 30.
Rxf5 $18) 27... Nxd6 28. c5 Bxc2 {I decided that this was too messy, but a
calm waiting move suffices.} 29. Qf7 $3 {[#] I only found this on the way back
to the hotel, but admittedly it's not an easy move to find while calculating
on move 26!} Nfe4 (29... Bd3 30. Rxd3 Qb5+ 31. Qb3 Qxc5 32. Qxb7+ $16) 30. cxd6
Nxd2 31. Qxe7+ Kc6 32. Qc7+ Kd5 33. d7 $18) 26... Nd1+ $1 27. Kc1 Ne3 {Now
it's a draw.} 28. Bxd6 Nxf1 $4 {Boris was now trying to win, but I had already
seen my next move, so I was delighted.} (28... exd6 29. Qxf6 Qxa3+ 30. Kb1 Qb4+
31. Kc1 Qa3+ $11) 29. Qf8 $1 (29. Qb8 {He had only seen 29.Qb8, but checking
this later, I found that even this is good for White!} Qc6 30. Qf8 $1 $16 {
What a move - White can even lose a whole tempo!}) 29... Nd5 30. Bxe7 $1 Nxd2
31. Qd8+ Ke6 32. cxd5+ Ke5 (32... Kf7 33. Qf8+ Kg6 34. Qg8+ Kh6 35. Bf8+ Kh5
36. Qh8+ Bh7 37. Qxh7+ Kg5 38. Bh6+ Kf6 39. Qg7+ Kf5 40. Qg5#) 33. Qd6+ Kd4 34.
Qc5+ Ke5 35. Qd6+ Kd4 36. Qf4+ Ne4 37. Qxf5 {Black doesn't even have a check,
so Boris resigned. A very important win for my eventual tournament victory and
a game which I have immensely enjoyed analysing!} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1112"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Areshchenko/Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Eppingen"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Nh4 g6 ({AA:} 11... Nxe4 $2 12. Nxe4 Bxb3 13.
cxb3 Bxh4 14. Qxd6 $14) ({AA:} 11... Nc6 12. Nf5 $14) 12. Bg5 ({Oder z.B.: I} 
12. Nf3 Re8 (12... b5 13. Bh6 Rc8 14. Ng5 Bxb3 15. cxb3 Nc6 16. f4 exf4 17.
Rxf4 Ne5 18. Kh1 Qd8 19. Qf1 Ra7 (19... b4) 20. a3 Rac7 21. Rd1 Rc5 22. b4 Rc4
23. Qf2 d5 24. exd5 Nfg4 25. Rxg4 Rxg4 26. Nge4 f5 27. d6 $2 (27. Nc5) 27...
Rxe4 $19 28. dxe7 Qxe7 $2 (28... Qxd1+ 29. Nxd1 Nd3 30. Qg1 Re1 $19) 29. Nxe4
$11 Ng4 30. Qd4 fxe4 31. Qd5+ Qf7 32. Qd8+ Qe8 33. Qd5+ {remis/35, Ni Hua 
(2607) - Aagaard,J (2447), Turin 2006}) 13. Qe2 b5 14. Ng5 Bxb3 15. axb3 b4 16.
Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Nd7 $11 {remis/41, Salgado Lopez,I (2630) - Gallagher,J 
(2500), Aix-les-Bains 2011}) ({II} 12. Bh6 Rd8 13. Qf3 Nc6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15.
Qh3 Nd4 16. Rad1 Qc4 17. Rd3 Bf8 18. Bg5 Bg7 19. Rfd1 Rf8 20. Nf3 Nh5 21. Nxd4
exd4 22. b3 Qc8 23. Ne2 e5 24. c3 $14 {remis/53, Swinkels,R (2516) - Burg,T 
(2422), Dieren 2009}) ({III} 12. f4 Ng4 (12... Bc4) 13. Nd5 Nxe3 (13... Bxd5
14. Qxg4 Bxe4 15. fxe5 d5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 Nd7) 14. Nxc7 Nxd1 15. Raxd1
Bxb3 16. axb3 Ra7 17. Nf3 exf4 18. Nd5 Bd8 19. Nxf4 b5 {remis/ 109, Fernandez
Siles,L (2291) - Salgado Lopez,I (2366), Malaga 2006}) 12... Nbd7 13. Qf3 Rfe8
14. g3 {/\Ng2-e3} ({AA:} 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qh3 Bd8 $5 (15... Nc5) 16. Nf3 (16.
f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Qc5+ 18. Kh1 (18. Be3 Qh5) 18... Ba5 $36) 16... b5 $11) 14...
b5 15. a3 Qb7 ({AA:} 15... Rab8 16. Ng2 b4 17. axb4 Bxb3 18. cxb3 Rxb4 19. Ne3
Rxb3 20. Rxa6 Qb8 21. Rfa1 Rxb2 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Ncd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 $14) ({AA:
} 15... Rac8 $5 16. Ng2 Bg4 17. Qe3 Nc5 18. Ba2 Qc6 19. f3 Be6 $13) 16. Ng2
Bxb3 17. cxb3 b4 18. axb4 Qxb4 19. Qd1 ({AA:} 19. Ra3 Qb7 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Ne3
d5 22. Ncxd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxa3 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Nxe8 Bxb2 $11) ({AA:} 19. Ne3
$5 Qxb3 20. Rfb1 Rec8 21. h4 (21. Ra3 Qb7 22. Ng4 (22. b4 $44) 22... Kg7 23.
Bh6+ Kg8 24. Bg5 $11) 21... Bd8 22. Ra3 Qe6 23. b4 Bb6 $13) 19... Rab8 ({AA:} 
19... Reb8 $142 $1 20. Ne3 Qxb3 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Qd3 $44) 20. Ra3 $6 ({AA:} 
20. Ne3 $142 Qxb3 21. Rxa6 Qxd1 22. Nexd1 Rb7 $11) 20... Qb7 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22.
Ne3 d5 $1 ({AA:} 22... Nxe4 $2 23. Nxe4 Qxe4 24. Nd5 $14) 23. Nexd5 Nxd5 24.
Nxd5 Bxa3 25. Nf6+ Kf8 ({AA:} 25... Kh8 $5 26. Nxe8 Bxb2 27. Nd6 (27. Nf6 $2
Qxb3 28. Qg4 Qe6 29. Qg5 Ba3) 27... Qxb3 28. Qxb3 Rxb3 29. Rb1 a5 30. Nxf7+ Kg7
31. Nxe5 a4 32. Nc4 Kf6 33. Kf1 $11) 26. Nxe8 Bxb2 (26... Be7 27. Nd6 Qxb3 28.
Qxb3 Rxb3 29. Nc4 f6 30. Ra1 Rb4 31. b3 Rxb3 32. Rxa6 $11) 27. Nf6 Kg7 28. Qd6
Qb6 ({AA:} 28... Rc8 29. Nd5 Rc6 30. Qd8 Qc8 $11) 29. Ne8+ Kg8 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31.
Qd2 ({AA:} 31. Qe7 Qe6 32. Qxe6 (32. Qc7 Rc8 33. Qb7 Kg7 $15) 32... fxe6 33.
Nd7 (33. Rd1 Bd4 (33... Kg7 34. Nd7 Rxb3 35. Nc5 $11) 34. Rd3 h5 35. Rf3 Kg7
36. Kg2 Rf8 37. Nd7 Rd8 38. Nf6 a5 39. g4 $11) 33... Rc8 (33... Rxb3 34. Nc5
Rb6 35. Rb1 $11) 34. b4 $11) 31... Qxf6 32. Qxb2 Qe6 33. b4 Qd6 $15 {Diagramm #
} 34. f4 $2 {Gerät unnötig in Schwierigkeiten.} ({AA:} 34. Rb1 Rb5 35. Qa1 Kg7
36. Rd1 Qxb4 37. Qxa6 $11) 34... a5 $5 (34... Rxb4 35. Qxe5+ (35. fxe5 Qb6+ 36.
Qf2 Qxf2+ 37. Rxf2 Kg7 38. Ra2 $15 {/=}) 35... Qxe5 36. fxe5 Kg7 37. Ra1 Rxe4 (
37... Rb6 38. Kf2) 38. Ra5 $15 {/=}) 35. fxe5 Qb6+ $1 36. Kg2 $2 ({I} 36. Kh1
$1 {sollte besser entkorkt werden:} Qxb4 (36... Qe6 $6 37. Qa1 axb4 38. Rf6 Qc4
39. e6 Qc3 40. Qxc3 bxc3 41. exf7 Kg7 42. Rc6 Kxf7 43. Rxc3 Kf6 $11) 37. Qc2
Kg8 (37... Qb2 38. Qxb2 Rxb2 39. Rxf7 $11) 38. e6 $1 fxe6 39. Qc6 $44 {mit
ausreichendem Gegenspiel, z.B.:} Qb6 (39... Qe7 40. Qa6) (39... Qb3 40. Qd7 Rf8
(40... e5 41. Qc6 a4 42. Kg2 a3 43. Rf3 Qb2+ 44. Kh3 $11) 41. Rxf8+ Kxf8 42.
Qd8+ Kf7 43. Qc7+ Kf6 44. Kg2) 40. Qd7 Rf8 41. Rxf8+ Kxf8 42. h4 g5 43. Qxh7
Qb1+ 44. Kh2 Qb2+ 45. Kh1 (45. Kh3 $4 g4+ 46. Kxg4 Qg7+ $19) 45... gxh4 46.
Qxh4) ({II} 36. Rf2 $2 Qxb4 37. Qc2 (37. Qe2 Kg8 $17) 37... Qb1+ $1 38. Kg2
Qxc2 39. Rxc2 Ra8) 36... Qxb4 37. Qc2 Qb2 $1 ({AA:} 37... Qd4 $143 38. Qc6 Rb2+
39. Kh3 Qxe5 40. Qd5 Qxd5 41. exd5 Kg7 42. d6 $15 {/=}) 38. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 39. Kf3
{Diagramm #} a4 $2 $138 ({Unter Zeitdruck verpasst Schwarz den geeigneten
Moment, seine Turmstellung zu verbessern. Gewinnträchtig wäre} 39... Rb7 $1 {
(AA) gewesen, und nun z.B.:} 40. Ra1 (40. Ke3 Ra7 41. Kd4 a4 42. Kc5 Ra5+ 43.
Kb4 Rxe5 44. Rxf7 ({CDM:} 44. Kxa4 $2 Rxe4+ 45. Kb5 Kg7 $19 46. Rf2 f5 47. Kc5
Kf6 48. Kd5 (48. h4 Re3 49. Rg2 Ke5) 48... Kg5) 44... Rxe4+ 45. Kc5 Re2 46. Ra7
({CDM:} 46. h4 Re3 47. Ra7 Rxg3 48. Rxa4 Kg7 $19) 46... Rxh2 47. Rxa4 Rg2 48.
Ra3 Rd2 49. Kc4 Kg7 50. Kc3 Rd7 $17 {CDM: Bei dem abgesperrten weißen König
sollte der Sieg doch möglich sein, z.B.} 51. Ra5 (51. g4 Kf6 52. Ra5 h6 53. Rb5
Rd1) 51... h5 52. Kc2 Kh6 53. Rc5 Rd4 54. Ra5 Rg4 55. Ra3 h4) 40... Ra7 41. Ra4
Kg7 42. Ke3 (42. Kf4 h6) 42... Kf8 43. Kd4 Ke7 44. Kc5 Ke6 45. Kb6 Ra8 46. Kb7
Rd8 $17 {CDM: Schwarz steht auch hier vermutlich auf Gewinn, z.B.} 47. Rxa5 Rd2
48. Kc7 Rxh2 49. Kd8 Rb2 50. Ra7 Rb8+ 51. Kc7 Re8 52. Kb6 (52. Ra2 Kxe5) 52...
h5 53. Kc5 Re7) 40. Rc1 $2 {In komplizierter Lage revanchiert Weiß sich mit
seinem letzten Zug vor der Zeitkontrolle. Außerdem kamen in Betracht:} ({I CDM:
} 40. Ra1 $2 Rb3+ 41. Kf4 a3 42. e6 fxe6 43. Ke5 Kg7 44. Kxe6 Rb6+ 45. Ke7 Ra6
46. Ra2 Ra7+ 47. Ke6 Kf8 48. e5 Kg7 49. Kd6 Kf7 50. Rf2+ (50. e6+ Ke8) 50...
Ke8 51. Ra2 Ra6+ 52. Kd5 Ke7 $19) ({II AA: Nach} 40. Ke3 $1 Kg7 (40... Rb7 41.
e6 $1 fxe6 42. Rf8+ Kg7 43. Ra8 Rb4 44. h4 Kf6 45. g4 Ke5 46. Ra5+ Kd6 47. h5
gxh5 (47... Kc6 48. h6) 48. gxh5 h6) 41. Rf6 a3 (41... Rxh2 42. Ra6 Ra2 43. Ra7
Kf8 44. e6 fxe6 45. Kf4 $11) 42. Ra6 {gelingt es Weiß in jedem Fall, seinen
Turm aktiv hinter dem gegnerischen Freibauern zu postieren und sich zu
behaupten:} a2 43. h4 Kf8 44. g4 $1 (44. Ra7 $6 Ke8 45. Kd4 Kd8 46. Kc3 Re2 47.
Kb3 Rxe4 $17) 44... Ke7 45. g5 Kd7 46. Kd4 Kc7 47. Kc3 Rh2 48. Ra7+ Kb6 49. Ra8
Kb5 50. Rb8+ $11 {- ein kunstvolles Unterfangen.}) 40... Rb8 $1 $19 {Diagramm
# Das bereits in der Variante 40. Ra1? angezeigte Zugzwang-Thema (aktiver/
passiver Turm) wird lehrbuchhaft demonstriert.} 41. Kf4 a3 42. e6 fxe6 43. Ke5
a2 44. Ra1 Ra8 45. Kxe6 Kg7 46. e5 Ra7 47. g4 g5 48. Kf5 h6 49. Ke6 Kg6 50. Kd6
Kf7 51. e6+ Kf8 52. Ke5 (52. e7+ Ke8 53. Ke6 Ra6+) 52... Ke7 53. Kf5 Ra8 54. h3
(54. Kg6 Kxe6 55. Kxh6 Kf6 56. Kh7 (56. Rf1+ Ke5 57. Ra1 Kf4) 56... Ra3) 54...
Ra6 55. Kg6 Rxe6+ 56. Kh7 Ra6 57. Kg7 Ke8 58. Re1+ Kd7 59. Ra1 Ke7 60. Re1+ Kd6
0-1

[Event "Bagneux op"]
[Site "Bagneux"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Armas, Julius"]
[Black "Brustman, Agnieszka"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Armas,J"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f3 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 b5 12. Qf2 b4 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 a5 15.
g5 Nh5 16. Rg1 g6 $146 (16... Qc7 17. Nd2 a4 18. Kb1 Rfc8 19. Nc4 Qb7 20. b3
Nc5 21. Nxe5 axb3 22. cxb3 Nxb3 23. axb3 dxe5 24. d6 Rd8 25. Bc4 Rxd6 26. Rxd6
Bxd6 27. g6 hxg6 28. Rxg6 Qc7 29. Rg5 Qa5 30. Qb2 {1/2-1/2 (30) Lanc,A (2385)
-Szekely,P (2450) Trnava 1985}) 17. Kb1 Qc7 18. Nd2 a4 19. Rg4 Rfb8 20. Nc4 Bf8
21. f4 f5 22. gxf6 Ndxf6 23. Rh4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Nh5 26. Re4 Bg7
27. Qe3 Bf8 28. Bh3 Kh8 29. Rf1 Bg7 30. Nb6 $3 {Casse la défense de la 08ème
rangée (De l'Est à l'Ouest sur l'Echiquier)} b3 31. axb3 axb3 32. cxb3 Qxb6
33. Re8+ Rxe8 34. Qxb6 Re2 35. Rf2 Re1+ 36. Kc2 Nf6 37. Qxd6 Ne4 38. Qc6 Rd8
39. Rf1 Re2+ 40. Kd3 Rxb2 41. Kxe4 Rxb3 42. Rf3 Rb4+ 43. Ke3 Rdb8 44. d6 Rb3+
45. Kf2 Rb2+ 46. Kg1 Bd4+ 47. Kh1 Be5 48. d7 Rxh2+ 49. Kg1 Rd2 50. Rf7 Rd8 51.
Qe6 Rd1+ 52. Bf1 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch50 Final"]
[Site "Sinaia"]
[Date "1986.12.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Armas, Julius"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Armas,J"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1986.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f3 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. a5 Qb7 15.
Bc4 Be7 16. Ra4 Rb8 17. Qd3 O-O 18. Bxa6 Qa7 19. Bb5 e4 20. fxe4 $146 (20. Qd4
Qc7 21. Bc6 exf3 22. gxf3 Nd7 23. Kd1 Ne5 24. Rg1 g6 25. Rf1 Nxc6 26. dxc6 d5
27. Kc1 Qxc6 28. Ra1 Bf6 29. Qd3 Rfe8 30. Kb1 Bg7 31. Rd1 Qf6 32. Ra2 Qh4 33.
a6 Qxh2 34. a7 Rbc8 35. Ra5 Qe5 36. Qd4 Qc7 37. Qc5 Qh2 38. a8=Q Rxa8 39. Rxa8
Rxa8 40. Qxb4 Qe2 41. Qd2 Qxf3 42. Nc5 Ra1+ {0-1 (42) Govedarica,R (2380)
-Raicevic,M (2375) Belgrade 1984}) 20... Nxe4 21. Rf1 Nc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Bc6
Bf6 24. b3 $2 (24. a6 Bxb2 25. a7 Ra8 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 $13) (24. Rxf6 Rfe8+ 25.
Bxe8 Rxe8+ 26. Kf1 Re3 27. Qd2 gxf6 28. a6 Qc4+) 24... Bc3+ 25. Kd1 Rbc8 26. a6
Rc7 27. Qe4 g6 28. Bb7 Kg7 29. g4 $4 f5 30. gxf5 Rxf5 31. Rxf5 gxf5 32. Qg2+
Kf6 33. a7 Qd4+ 34. Kc1 Qe3+ 35. Kb1 Qe1+ 0-1

[Event "Imre Konig Memorial 1st"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2002.09.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 {Here we go again
with f3 against the Sicilian.} e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 {Preventing an early
g4 for white.} (8... Nbd7 9. g4) 9. Qd2 (9. g4 $2 d5 10. g5 d4 $17) 9... O-O
10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 {System popularized first on Internet and then tried
on Tiviakov in Wijk Aan Zee 2000 by GM Morozevich.} 12. g5 Nh5 {An interesting
novelty.The idea is after a possible Nd5 Bd5 ed5 to use the rook on the 4th
rank by Rg4.} 13. Rg1 $5 $146 Nd7 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 a5 $1 {Though this
looks like the drawback in the system now kings castle is vulnerable.} 16. a4
Nf4 $2 {A grave positional blunder.} (16... Nb6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Bb5 Nf4 $11)
17. Kb1 Nb6 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Bb5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Rde1 $1 $16 {That is
the small trick that black has missed.} Bf8 22. Re4 Qc7 23. Rge1 {Looks like
the most natural to me.} (23. Nd4 $2 Qc5 {creates difficulties.}) (23. Rg4 g6
24. Rgxf4 Bg7 $16) 23... Qd7 ({After} 23... b5 {White has equally pleasant
choices.} 24. Rxf4 $16 (24. axb5 a4 25. Nc1 (25. Nd4 a3 26. Nc6) 25... a3 26.
b3)) 24. Qxf4 b5 25. Nd4 $1 $18 {It is almost impossible to blow such an edge,
but never say never!} bxa4 26. Nc6 {After some long thought.} ({Because I was
also attracted by a quick checkmate delivery.} 26. Nf5 $6 Qb7 (26... Re8 $4 27.
Nh6+ $1 gxh6 28. gxh6 $18) (26... Qc7) 27. Nh6+ gxh6 28. gxh6 Bg7 $1 {may turn
the tables.}) 26... Re8 27. Qg4 $6 (27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Rxe8 Qxe8 29. Qe4 Qxe4 (
29... Qd7 30. h4 Qh3 31. Ka2 $18) 30. fxe4 $18 {could even be simpler.}) 27...
Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Qb7 29. Rxa4 g6 30. Ka2 Bg7 31. c3 Qb6 32. Qd7 {That was
absolutely unnecessary!} (32. Qf4 Qf2) (32. h4 $18 {Patience usually delivers
the final blow in such positions.}) 32... Bxc3 $1 {Of course Nakamura takes
his chances instantly.} 33. bxc3 Qf2+ 34. Kb3 Qxf3 $1 {That is the point which
I have failed to notice.} (34... Qb6+ $2 35. Kc4 (35. Nb4 $2 Rb8 36. h4 Kg7 37.
Qg4 Kg8 $11) 35... Qc5+ 36. Kd3 Qxd5+ 37. Nd4 Qxg5 38. Rc4 $18) 35. Qg4 $4 {
Sudden collapse.} (35. Rxa5 $142 $1 {Probably the best under circumstances.}
Qd1+ (35... Rxa5 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Qf6+ Qxf6 38. gxf6+ Kxf6 39. Nxa5 $18) 36.
Kb4 Qb1+ 37. Ka4 Qc2+ 38. Kb5 Qb3+ 39. Nb4 Rb8+ 40. Ka6 Qxc3 41. Nc6 Rb2 {
But I did not fancy my king around the corner besides I hate fucking knights.}
42. Qxd6 Qb3 43. Qc7 $18) (35. Rd4 $6 a4+ 36. Kb4 Qf2 $1 {That is annoying.} (
36... a3 $6 37. Qb7 (37. Nd8 Rb8+) 37... Re8 38. Qa6 Re1 $16) 37. Qxd6 (37. Kb5
a3 38. Qb7 Re8) 37... Qb2+ 38. Kc5 Qa3+ 39. Rb4 (39. Nb4 $2 Qxc3+ 40. Rc4 Rc8+
41. Qc6 {looks to fancy.} (41. Nc6 Qa5+)) 39... Qxc3+ 40. Kb5 a3 41. Rd4 Qb2+
42. Qb4 Qe2+ $11) 35... Qxd5+ 36. Qc4 (36. Rc4 Re8) 36... Qd1+ $11 {Believe or
not I have missed this!} 37. Ka3 Qa1+ 38. Kb3 Qb1+ 39. Ka3 Qa1+ 40. Kb3 Qb1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "SRB-chT Central"]
[Site "Kraljevo"]
[Date "2014.09.16"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Marjanovic, Slavoljub"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.09.13"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nis"]
[BlackTeam "Kraljevo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {I think Slavoljub
happened to be the first GM I had ever beaten and he is a Najdorf affiniciado
too. Guess what I did before this game I checked some of his games with Black
in this opening.} 6. a4 $5 e5 7. Nf3 {White is set up for Bc4 and/or Bg5.} (7.
Nde2 $5 Be6 8. f4 Be7 9. f5 Bd7 10. Ng3 Bc6 11. Bc4 Nbd7 $13) 7... Qc7 8. Bg5 (
8. Be3 Be7 9. a5 (9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7) 9... O-O 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Nc5
12. Nd2 Be6 $132) (8. Be2 Nbd7) 8... Nbd7 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bxf6 $5 (10. Bh4 g5 11.
Bg3 Nc5 12. Qf3 Be7 13. Bc4 Be6 $132) 10... Nxf6 11. Bc4 Be6 12. Qe2 Rc8 13.
Bb3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfc1 $146 {Defending c2 before invading d5.} (15. a5
Qc5) (15. Rfd1 Qc5 16. Nf1 $140 $2 Bg4 {are known variations.}) 15... Nd7 $6 {
A particularly interesting move, being the product of half an hour's
reflection.} (15... Rfd8 16. Nf1 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5
20. Ne3 $11 {looked to me too equalish.}) (15... Qc5 16. Nf1 Qb4 17. Ne3 Bxb3
18. cxb3 (18. Nf5 $6 Bc4 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 $17) 18... Qxb3 19. Rd1 (19. Ncd5 $6
Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bg5 $17) 19... Qe6 20. Rd3 $44) 16. Nd5 $6 {Falling into the
trap.} (16. Nf1 $6 Bg5 17. Rd1 Bxb3 18. cxb3 Nc5 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Qf3 Ne6 $36) (
{Obviously the move is} 16. Rd1 $1 Qc5 17. Nd5 $1 Bd8 18. Nc4 $16 {should have
refuted the idea.}) 16... Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Bg5 {Threatening Nf6.} 18. Bb3 $2 {
An invitation to a repetition of moves which is part of a negative approach to
our game.} (18. c3 Nf6 19. Qd3 Qb6 20. Rc2 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Rc5 22. Qd3 Rd8 $11 {
and I am afraid White is no worse after all.}) 18... Nc5 19. Bd5 Ne6 ({Of
course not} 19... Nd7) 20. Bxe6 $2 {This opens the f -file which quickly
becomes lethal.} (20. Qd1 Nf4 21. Bb3 Qd7 $5 $40) 20... fxe6 21. c3 Qb6 $19 {
Practically a double attack on b2 and f2.} 22. Nc4 Rxc4 23. Qxc4 Qxf2+ 24. Kh1
Bxc1 25. Rxc1 (25. Qxe6+ $2 Kh8 {leaves the back rank undefended.}) 25... d5 $1
{After this the e-pawn simply runs down the board.} 26. exd5 Qd2 27. Rg1 $6 {
White has to go into the queen endgame which almost always enables the most
resistance.} (27. Rf1 $1 Rxf1+ 28. Qxf1 exd5 29. Qb1 (29. h3 Qxb2 30. Qf5 Qc1+
31. Kh2 Qf4+ $19) 29... d4 30. cxd4 exd4 31. h3 d3 32. Qa2+ Kh8 33. Qc4 Qc2 34.
Qe4 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qc7+ 36. Kg1 Qd8 37. Qe1 d2 38. Qd1 Qd4+ 39. Kf1 Qe3 $1 $19)
27... exd5 28. Qg4 e4 29. h3 (29. Rd1 e3 30. h3 Qf2 {transposes into the game.}
(30... e2 $4 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Rxd2)) 29... e3 30. Rd1 Qf2 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Rxd5
(32. Rd3 e2 (32... Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Rf1 $19) 33. Re3 Qxe3 $19) 32... e2 33. Re5
Qf1+ $5 {Old habits die hard, I was looking for the promotion rather than a
checkmate.} (33... Qe1+ $1 34. Kh2 Rf1 $19 {and the checkmate is unavoidable.})
(33... Qg3 $1 $19 {is another coup de gråce.}) 34. Kh2 Qf4+ (34... Qf4+ 35. Kg1
Qxe5 36. Qxe5 Rf1+ 37. Kh2 e1=Q $19) 0-1

[Event "CRO Cup"]
[Site "Sibenik"]
[Date "2006.05.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Palac, Mladen"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2006.05.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Sometimes to play your
opponents main weapon against him turns out to be a good strategy.Mladen is a
great practioner of Najdorf.} 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bc1 $5 {An interesting
move I immediately started to think by provoking me to play h6 which line
might have become more dangerous for black.} ({Before the game my preparation
was based upon how Sakaev treats this position with black.} 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3
Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbd7 13. Nd5 Nb6 $11) 8... Nc6 (8... Nf6
9. Bc4 {This is what I thought to be justified more than other systems:The
Sozin.} e6 10. Bb3 Nbd7 $13 {was Kamat's choice and h6 should not make much
difference.}) 9. Be2 Nf6 10. Be3 e6 (10... e5 $5 {was also possible.} 11. Nb3
Be7 12. Nd5 (12. a4 Be6 13. Nd5 O-O $13) 12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Nb8 $13) 11. f4
Be7 12. O-O Bd7 13. Qe1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. Qg3 O-O (15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4
17. Qxg7 Rh7 (17... Rf8 18. Bf3) 18. Qg3 Bf6 19. Qe3 d5 20. Bd3 Bxd4 21. Qxd4
f5 22. Rad1 Qc7 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. c4 Qxc4 25. Qe5 $1 $16 {looks very dangerous
in principal because of black's loose pawn structure and king.}) (15... g5 $2
16. Rad1) 16. Rad1 Qa5 {Now we have a Scheveningen with h6 which increases
white's attacking chances quite a lot since black sometimes tries to play g6
to relieve the pressure in this sytem and now he is deprived of this
possibility.} 17. a3 (17. Bf3 Rad8) 17... Rad8 (17... Rae8 18. Kh1) 18. Kh1 Qc7
19. e5 $6 {This relieves the tension way too early.} (19. Rd3 $142 b5 20. Rdf3
Qb7 21. Bd3 $40) (19. Bf3 Rd7) 19... dxe5 20. Bxe5 Qc8 21. Bd3 Nh5 (21... h5
22. Qg5) 22. Qh3 Nf6 23. f5 exf5 (23... Nd7 24. Bxg7 $5 {looked dangerous
during the game but maybe it just looks.} Kxg7 25. fxe6 Nf6 $1 26. Qg3+ Kh8 27.
Qf4 Kg7 $11) 24. Bxf5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 (25. Nxd1 Bd7 26. Ne3 Be6 $1 27. Qg3 Qc6
$11) 25... Qa8 $1 {By every move black comes close to equalise.} 26. Ne2 Ne4
27. Bxe4 (27. Rf1 Bf6 28. Bf4 Rd8 29. Bxh6 $2 Rd1 $3) (27. Bd4 Re8) 27... Bxe4
28. Qg4 (28. Qg3 $6 f6 29. Bf4 Kh7 30. Rd7 Qe8 $15) 28... Bg6 29. Nf4 Qc8 30.
Qxc8 Rxc8 31. Nxg6 fxg6 $11 {By some careful play black finally achieved
equality.} 32. c3 (32. Rd7 Rxc2 33. g3 Bf6 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. Rxb7 $11) 32...
Re8 $1 {Here |^ already started to lick my chips.} 33. g4 $4 {Draw offer.} (33.
h3 Bxa3 34. bxa3 Rxe5 35. Rd7 Rc5 36. Rxb7 Rxc3 37. Rb6 Rxa3 38. Rxg6 Kh7 39.
Rc6 h5 40. h4 $11 {should draw.}) (33. Bg3 Bg5 34. h4 Bf6 35. Rd7 b5 36. Rd6
Re2 37. Rxa6 Rxb2 38. a4 bxa4 39. Rxa4 Bxc3 $11 {and black has only a tiny
advantage.}) (33. Bd4 Bg5 34. Kg1 Re2 35. c4 $11) 33... Bxa3 34. Bxg7 (34. bxa3
Rxe5 35. Rd7 Rc5 36. Rxb7 Rxc3 37. Rb6 Rxa3 38. Rxg6 Ra2 $19 {The difference
between 33.h3 and 33.g4 lies here.After the text his second rank completely
exposed makes his king to be confined to the first.}) 34... Bxb2 $19 35. Rd7 b5
36. Bd4 Re6 $1 {Another exact move.} ({The tempting exchange sac does not work
yet.} 36... Re1+ 37. Kg2 Rd1 $2 38. Rg7+ Kf8 39. Rxg6 Rxd4 40. cxd4 a5 41. Rb6
b4 42. Rb5 Bxd4 43. Rxa5 $18) 37. Rg7+ Kf8 38. Rc7 Ke8 39. Bg7 Re7 40. Rc8+ Kd7
41. Ra8 Re6 $1 {The simplest.} (41... b4 42. Rxa6 Bxc3 $1 {may also win butthe
text is simpler.} (42... bxc3 $2 43. Rxg6 $11)) 42. Ra7+ Kc8 43. Bxh6 Bxc3 44.
Bf4 b4 45. Kg2 g5 $1 46. Ra8+ (46. Bxg5 b3 47. Bc1 a5 $19 (47... Re1 48. Ba3
Ra1 49. Rxa6 Ra2+ 50. Kf3 Kb7 51. Ra4 b2 $19)) 46... Kb7 47. Rb8+ Ka7 48. Bg3
a5 {Now the pawns roll.} 49. Rb5 Ka6 50. Rxg5 (50. Rb8 Rb6) 50... b3 51. Rg8 b2
0-1

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.12"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 $5 {A rare, but
interesting continuation. One of the most adamant adherents of this unusual
rook move is G. Todorovic, scoring good results in this rarely played line.} b5
(6... Nc6 7. g4 (7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. g4 e6 9. g5 Nd7 10. b3 d5 11. Bb2 Bd6 12. h4
Bb7 13. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Wahls,M-Lutz,C/Wichern-op 1995}) 7... d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9.
Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Bg2 Qa5+ 12. c3 e5 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15.
Qb3 Qb5 16. O-O-O Be7 17. c4 Qxb3 18. axb3 Rd8 19. Kc2 Bb4 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21.
Ra1 {1-0 Todorovic,G-Lazic,D/JUG-Cup 1990 (43)}) (6... e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. g4 d5
9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Be3 Nc6 (11... Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Nd7 13. Be2 O-O-O
14. f4 f6 15. f5 Bf7 16. Bf3 e4 17. Bxe4 Bxb3 18. axb3 Re8 19. Bxb7+ Kc7 20.
Rg3 Bd6 21. Rxd6 Kxd6 22. Bxa6 {1-0 Todorovic,G-Dzevlan,M/JUG-chT Cetinje 1991
(40)}) 12. Qxd5 Bxd5 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Bxb3 15. axb3 Bc5 16. Rg3 O-O-O 17.
Bd3 Rhe8+ 18. Kf1 g6 19. Rd1 Nb4 {1/2-1/2 Todorovic,G-Nevostrujev,V/Novi Sad
1992}) (6... g6 7. g4 Bg7 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Nb3 O-O 10. f4 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. g5 Nd7
13. Be3 Rc8 14. Bg4 Rb8 15. Rg3 Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. c3 e6 19. Ne3
Na5 20. Nxa5 Qxa5 {0-1 Petronic,J-Ilincic,Z/JUG-ch 1991 (58)}) 7. g4 e6 8. g5
Nfd7 9. Rg3 Bb7 10. a3 Be7 11. Bg2 Nc6 12. f4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Qf2 Rc8 15.
Be3 $6 {15.Bd2 or 15.Kf1 was to be preferred. Now Black manages to seize the
initiative.} Rxc3 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gd8c7,Gc7c3,Gc4e4,Gb7e4,Gd7c5,Gc5e4]
This thematic exchange sacrifice yields Black a stable initiative and better
chances.} 16. bxc3 Qc7 17. Kf1 (17. Bd4 {is falls short after} e5) ({If} 17.
Bd2 {then Black can choose between 17...Nb6 and 17...Nc5.}) 17... Qc4+ ({
Going for the central pawn. Still,} 17... Qxc3 {was an interesting alternative.
}) 18. Kg1 Bxe4 19. Bd4 Bxg2 20. Rxg2 d5 (20... e5 $5 {deserved seious
attention.}) 21. f5 Bc5 (21... e5 {is met by} 22. f6) 22. f6 Rc8 (22... g6 $5)
23. fxg7 Qxc3 $1 {Transforming the game into a very difficult for White ending.
} 24. Bxc3 Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Rxc3 26. a4 b4 27. a5 $1 {Otherwise after 27...e5
White has no chances to save the game.} Kxg7 28. Re1 Rc4 29. h3 Kg6 30. Ree2 e5
31. Re1 e4 32. Ref1 Ne5 33. Rf6+ Kg7 34. Rxa6 Rxc2 35. Rb6 Nf3+ ({The most
natural continuation, but it seems that} 35... e3 {posed much more serious
problems before White, e.g.:} 36. Rf5 Rc1+ (36... Nd3 37. Rb7 e2 38. Rbxf7+ Kg6
39. R7f6+ Kh5 $140 $4 40. Rh6#) (36... Nc4 37. Rbf6 $11) 37. Rf1 (37. Kg2 Ng6 (
37... Nd7 38. Rd6 e2 39. Rxd7 e1=Q 40. Rdxf7+ Kg6 41. R7f6+ $11) 38. Rf1 Nf4+
39. Kg1 Nxh3+) 37... Rc5 38. Ra1 (38. a6 Ra5) 38... Rc2 39. Rf6 b3 $19) 36.
Rxf3 exf3 37. Rxb4 Ra2 38. Rf4 Kg6 39. Rf6+ Kg7 40. a6 {Now the draw outcome
is evident.} d4 41. Rd6 f2+ 42. Kf1 Ra5 43. Rxd4 Rxg5 44. Kxf2 Ra5 45. Rd6 Ra3
46. h4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Breda m"]
[Site "Breda"]
[Date "1998.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qe2 {A rare,
but interesting continuation.} Nxd4 8. Bxd4 e5 9. Be3 Be6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4
Rc8 12. Qd2 (12. O-O-O $2 {fails to} Bg4) 12... Be7 13. O-O-O O-O {Black can
be fully satisfied with the results of the opening phase. His pieces are very
active, and the attacking chances on the quuenside seem very promising, whilst
his king enjoys full security on the kingside.} 14. Bd3 ({After} 14. Bxd6 Bxd6
15. Qxd6 Qa5 {Black obtains a good compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) (14.
h3 {/\Be3-d4 was to be preferred.}) 14... Ng4 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3][%cal Ge7f6,
Gf6c3,Gc8c3,Gd8a5,Ga5c3,Ga5a2,Gb6f2,Gd8b6,Gg4f2] A good move. Black intends to
centralize his knight and transfer his dark-squared bishop to the big diagonal.
} 15. Nd5 $6 {A natural reaction, which seems, however, untimely in this
position. Better was 15.h3, although Black has a clearly superior position.}
Bxd5 16. exd5 Bf6 {With the terrible threat 17...Qb6.} 17. Bf5 $6 ({After this
mistake the White has very little chance to save the game.} 17. Kb1 {was bad
in view of} Qb6 18. c3 $140 $4 Bxc3) (17. Qb4 $1 {was to be preferred}) 17...
Bxb2+ 18. Kxb2 Qf6+ 19. c3 Qxf5 20. Bxd6 Rfe8 {Seizing the only open line and
creting a threat 21...Ne3.} 21. Bf4 Nf6 $1 {Involving the knight into attack.
Now the threats 21...Ne4 and 21...Nd5 are very unpleasant.} 22. g4 {White
hopes to obtain counterplay after 22...Qg4 23.Rhg1} Qd7 $1 {[%csl Rc3,Rd5]
[%cal Gd7b5,Gb5a4,Gb5b2,Gc8c3,Ge8e2,Gf6d5,Gf6e4,Ge4c3] Declining the pawn
sacrifice and transferring the queen to the queenside.} 23. Rhe1 {This move
loses the d5-pawn, but White had no better defense against Black's manifold
threats.} Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Qb5+ 25. Ka1 Nxd5 26. Be5 Re8 27. Bd4 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1
Nf4 29. Qg3 (29. Qe5 $4 Qf1+ 30. Kb2 Nd3+) 29... Qf1+ 30. Kb2 h6 31. Qe3 Qg2+
32. Ka3 Ne6 33. h3 b5 34. Bb6 Qc2 35. Qe5 Qd3 36. Qe3 Qc4 37. Qf3 Nf4 38. Ba5
Nd3 {Threatening 39...Qa4#.} 39. Bb4 (39. Qd1 {was more stubborn, although
White's position is unbearable at any rate.}) 39... Nc1 40. Qa8+ (40. Qg2 {
is refuted by} a5 41. Bxa5 Qa4+ 42. Kb2 Nd3+ 43. Kb1 Qd1#) 40... Kh7 41. Qg2
Nd3 42. Qc2 f5 $1 {The final subtlety.} 43. Bd6 0-1

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.12"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 $5 {This rare move
was also tested in Zvjaginzev's next white game against Ivanchuk, where Black
opted for 6...b5.} Nc6 7. g4 (7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. g4 e6 9. g5 Nd7 10. b3 d5 11. Bb2
Bd6 12. h4 Bb7 13. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Wahls,M-Lutz,C/Wichern-op 1995}) 7... Nxd4 (
7... d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Bg2 Qa5+ 12. c3 e5 13. Nxc6
Bxc6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Qb3 Qb5 16. O-O-O Be7 17. c4 Qxb3 18. axb3 Rd8 19. Kc2
Bb4 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Ra1 {1-0 Todorovic,G-Lazic,D/JUG-Cup 1990 (43)}) 8. Qxd4
e5 9. Qd1 Be6 10. g5 Nd7 11. Qf3 Rc8 12. Bh3 Be7 13. Be3 (13. Bd2 {was an
alternative here.}) 13... Rxc3 $5 {It is worth noting that the game
Zvjagintzev - Ivanchuk, mentioned above, developed according to a similar
scenario. Black also sacrificed an exchange on c3 and obtained good
counterchances.} 14. bxc3 Qc7 {[%csl Rc2,Rc3,Re4][%cal Gc7c3]} 15. Bxe6 Qxc3+
16. Kf1 fxe6 17. Kg2 Qc4 18. a4 Rf8 (18... d5 $5 {deserved here serious
attention.}) 19. Qg4 {[%cal Ge8d8,Gd8c7]} d5 $6 ({The most natural decision.
Also king trasfer to the queenside (} 19... Kd8 20. Rgb1 Kc7 {) was a good
option.}) 20. c3 $1 Nc5 (20... d4 {is suicidal in view of} 21. cxd4 exd4 22.
Rgc1) 21. Bxc5 Rf4 22. Qh5+ (22. Qxe6 $2 {yields Black minimum a draw after}
Qxe4+ 23. Kf1 (23. Kh3 $4 Rh4+ $19) 23... Qc4+) 22... g6 23. Qh3 Qxc5 ({
Certainly, not} 23... Qxe4+ 24. f3 Qe2+ 25. Bf2) 24. Rgf1 Qc6 25. Qxh7 Rg4+ 26.
Kh1 Rxg5 27. Rg1 Qxc3 28. Rxg5 Bxg5 (28... Qxa1+ 29. Rg1 Qxa4 {was a good
alternative.}) 29. Rb1 Qf3+ 30. Kg1 Qg4+ 31. Kf1 Be7 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Qxe5 dxe4
34. Qg3 Qf5 35. Rxb7 g5 36. Rd7 Kf6 37. Ke1 $6 {A strange outcome, most
probably, caused by Black's time-trouble. At any ratem in the final position
Black can play 37...Qa5+, winning the a4 pawn, and the normal outcome of the
game should be a draw.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Noyabrsk Yamal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. h4 Nb6 13. Qf2 Nfd7 (13... Rb8 14.
Kb1 b4 (14... Nc4 15. Ba7 Ra8 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nc1 Qc7 18. Be3 Rb8 19. N1e2
Qb7 20. Bc1 Nd7 21. Qg2 Nc5 22. g5 {Almasi,Z-Lutz,C/Vienna op 1996/EXP 53/1-0 
(61)}) 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Qxb6 Rxb6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. Bd3 h5 20. g5
f5 21. gxf6 Bxf6 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Lautier,J/Tilburg Fontys 1996/CBM 56 (34)})
14. Kb1 (14. f4 Bxg4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Nf6 19.
Rdd1 Qc7 20. h5 Rc8 21. Rhg1 {0-1 Horvath,T-Groszpeter,A/HUN-ch 1980/MCD-ch 
(29)}) 14... Qc7 (14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc1 Rb8 17. N1e2 Qc7 18. Bc1 Rb7
19. Ka1 Qc6 20. Qg3 Nb6 21. f4 f6 22. g5 {Adams,M-Szekely,P/Hastings op 1987/
EXT 97/1-0 (53)}) (14... Rc8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nc4 17. Bc1 Qb6 18. Qe1 b4
19. Bd3 (19. Bh3 a5 20. Rd3 Qc7 21. Qd1 Bxh4 22. f4 Be7 23. g5 hxg5 24. Bxd7+ {
1-0 Torok,J-Farkas,T/HUN-chT2 1993/TD 93\10 (31)}) 19... h5 {1/2-1/2
Sittenfeld,J-Dzevlan,M/Sollentuna op 1995/EXT 95op}) 15. Nd5 $1 ({This
continuation is much stronger than passive} 15. Bd3 b4 16. Ne2 d5 17. Qg3 Bd6
18. g5 h5 19. f4 Bg4 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Qf2 O-O 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Bc1 N7b6 $36 {
Labuckas,A-Lapienis,D/LTU-ch 1996/EXP 53/0-1 (55)}) 15... Bxd5 16. exd5 Nc4 (
16... Na4 $6 {was tried in the game Feher,G-Kuczynski,R/Cappelle op 1992/EXT
92op, and draw was agreed upon after} 17. Bd3 Ndb6 {Still, it seems that White
has an advantage in the final position. The text move looks stronger.}) 17. Bc1
a5 18. Bd3 a4 19. Nd2 Rb8 20. Ne4 b4 (20... Nc5 $5 {was an interesting option
here.}) 21. Qe2 Rc8 22. g5 a3 $2 (22... h5 {was to be preferred.}) 23. b3 Nb2
24. gxh6 $1 Nxd1 $2 ({Bettter was} 24... gxh6 {The text move allows White to
obtain overhelming compensation for the sacrificed exchange.}) 25. hxg7 Rg8 26.
Qxd1 Rxg7 27. h5 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gh5h7,Gd3h7] Now the h-pawn easily reaches
h7, as White controls the b1-h7 diagonal.} Rg8 28. h6 Nc5 (28... Nf8 {is
strongly met by} 29. f4 $1) 29. Bb5+ Kd8 30. h7 Rh8 31. Bc6 {[%csl Rg7,Rg8]
[%cal Gd1g1,Gg1g8]} (31. Qg1 $5 {deserved attention here, e.g.:} Nxe4 (31...
Nxb3 32. Qg8+ Bf8 33. Bg5+ $18) 32. Qg8+ Bf8 33. Bc6 (33. fxe4 $4 Qxc2+ 34. Ka1
Qxc1+ 35. Rxc1 Rxc1#) 33... Rxg8 34. hxg8=Q Nc3+ 35. Ka1 Qe7 36. Bg5 f6 37. Rh7
$18) 31... Qa5 32. Qg1 Nxe4 33. fxe4 Kc7 34. Qg4 Kb8 35. Qf5 {White has a
winning position. Black is entirely deprived of counterplay and cannot prevent
further activation of the white pieces.} Qa7 36. Qf1 {Threatening 37.Qb5+ Kc7
38.Be3 Qe3 39.Qb7+ Kd8 40.Qd7#.} Bd8 37. Qe1 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Ge1b4,Gc1e3,
Ge3a7] Attacking the b4 pawn and seizing the g1-a7 diagonal.} Ba5 38. Be3 Qa6
39. Qf2 Rcf8 40. Qf5 Bc7 41. Kc1 f6 42. Kd1 {Intending to transfer the rook to
the 7th rank via g1.} (42. Rg1 {is strongly met by} Bb6 $1) 42... Bb6 43. Bd2
Bc5 44. Qd7 Qb6 45. Qg7 Rd8 46. Bh6 Bd4 47. Qe7 Bg1 48. Rh3 Qd4+ 49. Bd2 Qb6
50. Rg3 {Threatening 51. Rg7 and 51.Rg8.} Qa7 {The queen exchange does not
resolve Black's problems.} 51. Qxa7+ Bxa7 52. Rg7 Bc5 53. c3 bxc3 54. Bxc3 Rdf8
55. b4 Bd4 56. Bxd4 exd4 57. b5 {Black is defenseless against the threat 58.b6
followed by Ra7-a8#.} 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9899 9th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1998.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1998.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Nc6 7. Be3 d5 8. Qe2
$5 {[%mdl 4]} ({A highly interesting improvement over the standard} 8. exd5 {
, which does not seem to promise any advantage to White:} Nxd5 (8... Nb4 9. Qd2
Nbxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bf2 e6 12. O-O-O Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. h4 b5 15. Nc6 Qc7
16. Nxe7 Qxe7 17. Bd4 O-O 18. f4 Qc7 19. Be5 Qc6 20. Kb1 f6 21. Bd4 {1-0
Farago,S-Shabtai,R/Budapest 1994/EXT 97 (48)}) 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 (
10... Qxc6 11. Bd3 e5 12. Be4 Qc7 13. Qd5 Bb4+ 14. c3 Be7 15. O-O-O Rb8 16. Ba7
Ra8 17. Bf2 O-O 18. Bg3 Bf6 19. Kb1 Be6 20. Qd6 Qa5 21. a3 {1/2-1/2 Frolov,
A-Savon,V/Nikolaev 1993/CBM 35 (32)}) 11. c4 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 e5 13. c5 Be6 14.
b3 Be7 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Kf7 17. Rd2 a5 18. Rc1 Rhd8 19. Kf1 a4 20. Bc4 axb3
21. axb3 Rxd2 22. Bxd2 Ra2 23. Bxe6+ Kxe6 24. Ke1 Rxd2 25. Kxd2 Bg5+ 26. Kc2
Bxc1 27. Kxc1 Kd5 {0-1 Marjanovic,S-Savon,V/Ljubljana 1992/TD (27)}) 8... e5 ({
An important alternative here is} 8... dxe4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 ({After} 9... exf3 10.
Nxd8 (10. Rd1 $6 Bd7) 10... fxe2 11. Bxe2 Kxd8 12. O-O-O+ {White's dangerous
initiative fully compensates the sacrficed pawn.}) 10. Nxe4 $5 {White has a
superior position and good attacking chances.}) (8... Nxd4 $6 {is very risky.
After} 9. Bxd4 dxe4 10. O-O-O {White's initiative is very dangerous}) ({
Perhaps, solid although a bit passive} 8... e6 {was the most prudent
continuation here.}) 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. O-O-O {Now the pawn
structure and stratgic content of play bears some reseblance to the Dragon B
76 line (with non-fianchuetted dark-squared bishop though).} Be6 12. Qe1 $1 {
[%csl Rc5,Rd6][%cal Ge1a5,Gc3e4,Ge3c5,Ge4c5] The best continuation.} (12. Ne4 {
is strongly met by} Qa5 {After the text move, the plan 13.Ne4 threatening 14.
c4 is very unpleasant for Black.}) 12... Bb4 $2 ({Black tries to initiate
complications, even at the price of material. However, the forthcoming
complications are clearly favourable for White.} 12... g6 $2 {is bad in view of
} 13. Ne4 Bg7 14. c4 Qc7 15. Bc5) (12... Qa5 $4 {loses on the spot after} 13.
Nxd5 Qxe1 14. Nc7+) ({After} 12... Qc7 13. Ne4 {with the idea 14. Nc5 yields
White better chances.}) (12... Be7 {is also strongly met by} 13. Ne4) ({
Careless} 12... f5 $2 {. aiming at preventing the knight transfer to e4, is
elegantly refuted by} 13. Bf4 $1) ({In my opinion, Black had to give a try to} 
12... Rb8 {, although after} 13. Ne4 {White has better prospects in the
middlegame.}) 13. Qg3 Bxc3 14. Qxg7 Bxb2+ (14... e4 {is bad in view of} 15.
bxc3) ({After} 14... Qf6 15. Qxf6 Nxf6 (15... Bxb2+ 16. Kxb2 Nxf6 17. Bc5 {
is clearly bad for Black.}) 16. bxc3 {Black's position is unbearable.}) 15.
Kxb2 Qb8+ 16. Ka1 Kd7 (16... Rf8 {loses after} 17. Bh6) 17. c4 Rg8 (17... Qb4
$2 18. Qxe5) 18. Qxh7 Rg6 ({Now} 18... Qb4 {fails to} 19. Qc2 $18) 19. cxd5
cxd5 20. Qh4 {Intending to transfer the queen to the queenside after 21.Qa4+.}
d4 21. Bxd4 $1 {The simplest. Returning the bishop, White transform the game
into winning 2 pawn up - middlegame .} exd4 22. Qxd4+ Ke7 23. g3 Qc7 24. Bd3
Rg5 25. Rhe1 Rd8 26. Qb4+ Qc5 27. Qxc5+ Rxc5 28. Bb1 Rb8 29. f4 Kf8 30. Rd2 a5
31. Rb2 Rbc8 32. Ree2 a4 33. Rbc2 Rc3 34. Red2 Kg7 35. f5 $1 {The forced way
to convert the material advantage - temporarily sacrificing the pawn, White
forces exchange of all rooks, which yields him entirely winning bishop ending.}
Rxc2 (35... Bxf5 {loses after} 36. Rxc3) 36. Rxc2 Bxf5 37. Rxc8 Bxc8 38. Kb2 {
[%csl Ra4][%cal Gb2a3,Gb1c2,Gc2a4] Approaching the defenseless a4 - pawn.
Black could actually resign 15 moves ago with clear conscience; yet, he
preferes to continue playing in totally lost position.} f5 39. Ka3 Bd7 40. Bc2
Kf6 41. Bxa4 Be6 42. Bb3 Bd7 43. Kb4 Kg5 44. Bd1 f4 45. Bf3 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9899 9th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1998.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 h5 10. a4 Qc7 $5 {Van Wely presents an important attempt to
improve his play in this line after fiasko in his game against Morozevich:} (
10... Be7 11. Be2 Nb6 12. O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Bg5 Bxb3 16.
Bxf6 Bxf6 17. cxb3 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Qxb3 19. Nd5 Rfc8 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qh6 Qe6
22. Rd2 Rc6 23. Rg1 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Van Wely,L/Pamplona 1999/CBM 69_07 (51)})
11. Be2 Nc5 12. Nc1 Qb6 13. Nd3 ({The strongest continutaion. Clumsy} 13. Rb1 {
(/\b2-b4) is strongly met by} Qc6 {threatening ...Na4 and intending to play...
d6-d5.} (13... Qb4 $143 $2 14. b3 {/\N1a2.})) {Now, the threat is 14.a5.} 13...
Nxd3+ 14. cxd3 Qb4 15. d4 $1 {Again the best move. White can be satisfied with
the results of the opening struggle.} exd4 16. Bxd4 Be7 17. a5 $1 {[%csl Rb4]
[%cal Ga1a4,Ga4b4,Gb4b3,Ge2d1,Gd1b3]} Bb3 (17... Rc8 $4 {would be suicidal, as
after} 18. Ra4 Qb3 19. Bd1 {Black loses his queen.}) 18. Na4 $1 {[%cal Ga4b6]}
Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Nd7 20. g3 $6 ({A dubious decision. Instead, the natural} 20.
Rhc1 {was to be preferred.} {After} Bg5+ 21. Be3 Bd8 (21... Bxe3+ 22. Kxe3 {
, with better chances for White.}) 22. Nb6 Nxb6 {Also, 20.f4 was a better
choice than the text move.} 23. Bxb6 {White has a promising position. Also, 20.
f4 was a better choice than the text move.}) 20... h4 21. Nb6 $6 ({Another
imprecision. Instead,} 21. Rhc1 {was a better option. Now,} {after} hxg3 22.
hxg3 Rh3 (22... Bd8 23. Nb6 Nxb6 24. Bxb6 {is OK for White}) (22... Rh2 $6 {
White can just play} 23. Bxg7 {, and Black's compensation seems to be
insufficient.} (23. Rc7 $5 {also deserves serious attention here})) 23. Rc3 (
23. Nb6 Nxb6 24. axb6 {is another interesting option here}) 23... Bxa4 24. Rxa4
{White has no real risk to lose the game.}) 21... Nxb6 22. axb6 (22. Bxb6 {
is strongly met by} Bf6) 22... hxg3 23. hxg3 Kd7 {Now Black has a good play.}
24. Rxh8 Rxh8 25. Bxg7 Rg8 26. Bd4 Rxg3 27. Rc1 (27. Ra3 Be6 28. f4 Rg2 (28...
Rxa3 29. bxa3 Kc6 $140 30. Kc3 Bd8 $2 31. f5 Bd7 (31... Ba2 $4 32. Kb2 $18) 32.
Bc4) 29. Ke3 {was to be preferred.}) 27... Bd8 28. Bxa6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]
Unbelievable and unexplainable blunder.} (28. Rc3 Be6 29. f4 {(29.Ke3!?) was
promising White good chances to draw the game.}) 28... bxa6 29. b7 Ba5+ ({
White's idea is justified after} 29... Bc7 30. Bb6 Bb8 31. Rc8 {However, the
intermediate check desides the game in Black's favor.}) 30. Kd3 Rg8 ({
Certainly, not} 30... Rxf3+ $2 31. Ke2 {, and Black should force a draw after}
Bd1+ 32. Rxd1 Rb3) 31. Ra1 (31. Ba7 {loses after} Bc7) 31... Bc7 32. Rxa6 Rb8
0-1

[Event "London Agency"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.06.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Black "Gormally, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1998.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Be2
Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nd2 (11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 b6 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Bf1
Rfe8 15. Nd2 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4
Nc5 21. Re3 Rd8 22. Qg4 Rd4 23. Qe2 a5 $15 {Landenbergue,C-Baburin,A/SWZ-GP
Wohlen 1993/EXT 93/1/2-1/2 (59)}) 11... b6 (11... Nc5 12. Nc4 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5
14. exd5 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Na3 b4 18. Nc4 Ncd7 19. f4 $14 {
1-0 Vydeslaver,A-Rowson,J/WchJM-U20 1995/EXP 48 (33)}) 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. Ba2 (13.
Qe2 h6 (13... Rfc8 14. b3 h6 15. Rfd1 Nc5 16. f3 Ne6 17. Rac1 {1/2-1/2
Bronstein,D-Petrosian,A/Polanica Zdroj 1988/EXT 88}) 14. Rfd1 Rfc8 15. f3 Bf8
16. Kh1 g6 17. Rac1 Bg7 18. Bf2 Nc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 $132 {0-1 Morris,P-King,D/
London Lloyds 1993/TD 93\09 (40)}) 13... Bc6 14. Qe2 h6 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 $4 {
Incredible mistake! Now Black loses on the spot.} (15... Nc5 {was a normal
continuation.}) (15... Qb7) 16. Qc4 $1 {[%csl Rc7,Gd5,Re7,Rf7][%cal Yc4c7,
Gc4f7]} (16. Qc4 Rf8 {loses after} 17. Nd5 {[%csl Rc7]} Nxd5 18. exd5) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 8836]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7.
Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14.
O-O e6 15. Nde2 (15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bd4 Be5 17. Rf2 Qf6 18. Rd2 O-O-O 19. Ne2 g4
20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Rd3 gxf3 22. gxf3 Rdg8+ 23. Kh1 Rg6 $40 {0-1 Schlosser,
M-Lendwai,R/Moesern 1997/EXP 59 (38)}) (15. Nce2 Ne5 16. b3 g4 17. f4 h4 {
1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Sakaev,K/Kstovo 1997/CBM 59 (17)}) 15... Qe7 16. a4 Be5 17.
Qd2 h4 18. h3 Rg8 19. a5 Na7 {The knight retreat aims at vacting the c6-square
to the bishop and enhancing the defence of the d6-pawn.} 20. Be3 Bc6 21. Nd4
Qf6 22. Rad1 Ke7 23. Nce2 {This move opens allows advancement of c-pawn and
aims at advancing the f-pawn as well.} Rad8 24. c4 (24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Bxa7 Bxb2
{is in Black's favor.}) 24... Bd7 (24... Be8 {fails to} 25. Qb4 $1) (24... Nc8
{is strongly met by} 25. b4) 25. f4 $1 {[%csl Rd6,Re5,Rh4][%cal Gd4f3,Gf1f7,
Gf3e5,Gf3h4,Gd1d6] The strongest continuation. Oprning play on the kingside,
White forces exchange of Black's dark-squared bishop, after which Black cannot
solve the problem of the weak d6 and h4 pawns.} gxf4 26. Nxf4 {Threatening 27.
Nd5+.} Qg7 27. Nf3 Bxf4 28. Bxf4 Ba4 29. b3 $1 Bc6 (29... Bxb3 {falls short
after} 30. Rb1 Bxc4 31. Rxb7+) {Due to the subtle play White reached a winning
position, but from now on he makes an unexplainable series of mistakes,
allowing Black to develop an irresistible attack.} 30. Rde1 $2 ({Instead, the
obvious} 30. Bxd6+ Ke8 31. Qf2 {yielded easy win:} {, e.g.} Bxe4 32. Be5 f6 33.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 34. Qb6+ Ke7 35. Ng5 $1 $18) 30... f6 31. Rf2 Qh7 32. Qe2 $2 (32.
Qe3 Nc8 33. Nd4 {was much stronger.}) 32... e5 33. Bc1 $2 {It was better to
play fisrt 33. Q e3 and then retreat the bishop to h2. Another option was 33.
Be3 Nc8 34.Bb6.} Rg3 34. Nh2 Bd7 $1 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ga7c6,Gd7h3] Threatening
35...Bh3 and vacating the c6-square to the knight.} 35. Kh1 Nc6 {[%csl Ra5,Rd4]
[%cal Gc6a5,Ga5b3,Gc6d4,Gd4b3,Gd4e2] Threatening to win the a5-pawn and
intending to play 36...Nd4.} 36. Nf1 Nd4 37. Qd1 Rdg8 $1 {An excellent move,
which decides the game.} 38. Be3 $2 {loses immediately. More stubborn was 38.
Bb2.} (38. Nxg3 {is bad in view of} hxg3 39. Rb2 Bxh3 40. gxh3 (40. Kg1 Bg4 {
winning}) 40... Qxh3+ 41. Kg1 Rh8 {, and mate is inevitable.}) (38. Bb2) 38...
Bxh3 $1 {A final blow.} 39. gxh3 (39. Bxd4 {does not help either:} Bxg2+ 40.
Rxg2 (40. Kh2 Rh3+ 41. Kg1 Rh1#) 40... Rxg2 41. Ne3 Qg6 42. Nf5+ Kd7) (39. gxh3
{Leads to mate in three:} Qxe4+ 40. Kh2 Rg2+ 41. Kh1 Rg1+ 42. Kh2 Qh1#) 0-1

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Liang, Jinrong"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Gershon} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5
h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 (13...
e6 {Gershon} 14. Nb3 Be5 15. Bd4 Nc6 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. Nc5 $14
O-O-O 19. N3a4 Be8 20. Nd3 g4 21. O-O Kb8 22. Nb6 gxf3 23. Rxf3 Qg6 24. Qe3 $13
{Almasi,Z-Van Wely,L/It, Tilburg NED 1996/0-1 (60)}) 14. O-O (14. Nd5 {Gershon}
Rc8 15. O-O Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 17. Qxd4 f6 18. c3 Be6 19. Kh1 Qa5 20. Rad1 Qc5
21. Qd2 Rg8 22. Qe1 Kf7 23. Rd4 b5 24. Qd1 Rg7 25. a3 Rh8 26. Qd2 Qc8 27. Qe2
$14 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Ftacnik,L/Ischia 1996 (31)}) 14... e6 15. Nxc6 (15.
Nce2 {Gershon} Ne5 16. b3 (16. Qd2 b5 17. b3 Ng6 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. c3 Be5 20.
Nc2 Nf4 21. Nxf4 gxf4 22. Bd4 a5 23. Ne1 Qf6 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Nd3 Qxc3 26.
Qxf4 Qd4+ 27. Nf2 Qe5 28. Qd2 $16 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,J-Sutovskij,E/VAM, Hoogeveen
NED 1997 (35)}) 16... g4 17. f4 h4 18. Be3 h3 19. g3 Nc6 20. Qd3 O-O 21. Rad1
f5 22. c4 Qa5 23. Nc3 Rae8 24. Rfe1 e5 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. b4 Qa3 27. b5 exf4 28.
Bxf4 axb5 29. cxb5 Qc5+ $17 {0-1 Shirov,A-Kasparov,G/It, Linares ESP 1997 (38)}
) 15... Bxc6 16. Bd4 Be5 17. Qd2 (17. Rf2 Qf6 18. Rd2 O-O-O 19. Ne2 g4 20. Bxe5
dxe5 21. Rd3 gxf3 22. gxf3 Rdg8+ 23. Kh1 Rg6 24. Qe1 Rhg8 25. Rc3 Kb8 26. Rd1
h4 27. Qd2 Bxe4 28. fxe4 Qf2 29. Ng3 hxg3 30. Rxg3 Qxd2 31. Rxd2 Rxg3 32. hxg3
Rxg3 33. Rf2 Rg7 34. Kh2 Kc7 35. Kh3 Kd6 36. Rd2+ Ke7 37. Rd3 f5 38. Rb3 Kf6 {
0-1 Schlosser,M-Lendwai,R/AUT-ch 1997/EXP 59}) 17... Qf6 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 $5 ({
A new concept in playing this position. The old move} 18... dxe5 {yielded
White a minimal advantage after} 19. Qd6 (19. a4 {led to a favorable for Black
ending after} O-O 20. b3 Rfd8 21. Qe3 Qf4 22. Qxf4 gxf4 23. Rfd1 h4 24. Rxd8+
Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rc8 26. Rd2 Kf8 $15 {Short,N-Topalov,V/Novgorod 1997 (45)} (26...
Kf8 {Gershon} 27. Nd1 Ke7 28. Nf2 f5 29. Kf1 fxe4 30. fxe4 a5 $17 {[%csl Ge4,
Gf2] 0-1 Short,N-Topalov,V/It, Novgorod RUS 1997 (45)})) 19... Rd8 20. Qc5 Qg7
21. Rad1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 $14 {Xie Jun-Oll,L/TCN Cup 3rd 1997. The text move
allows Black to solve provisionally the problem of his king, which is now
transferred to the queenside. The disadvantages of this idea are the weakness
of the d6-pawn and the possibility for White to attack the black king in his
queenside residence.} (22. Rxd1 f6 23. Qd6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Xie Jun-Oll,L/3rd TCN
Cup, Beijing CHN 1997 (46)})) 19. Rad1 ({A natural move, which, however,
allows Black to obtain a good play. Instead,} 19. b4 $5 {[%csl Rc5]} O-O-O 20.
Rfe1 g4 $140 21. f4 {deserved serious attetntion.}) 19... O-O-O 20. Rfe1 ({
Tempting} 20. b4 {(/\20..g4 21.f4) is now strongly met by} d5 $1 21. exd5 Bxd5
22. Nxd5 Rxd5) (20. f4 {Gershon} Qc5+ 21. Qd4 (21. Qf2 gxf4 22. Qxc5 dxc5 23.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxf4 Rd2 25. Rxf7 Rxc2 $17) 21... Qxd4+ 22. Rxd4 gxf4 $15) (20.
Ne2 $5 {[%cal Ge2d4] Gershon} Qxb2 21. Nd4 Qb6 22. Rb1 Qc5 23. Kh1 g4 24. Rb3
$44 {[%csl Ga6][%cal Yd4c6,Gf1b1,Gb3c3]}) (20. Qd4 $5 {[%cal Gd1d2,Rf1d1]
Gershon}) 20... g4 $1 {Now this move seems to be the best choice.} 21. f4 Qc5+
22. Qd4 (22. Kh1 {seems dangerous for White. Now} d5 {would be a wrong choice
in view of} 23. e5 $1 d4 24. Ne4 {, but 23...h4 /\h3, followed by ...d5 yields
Black good attacking prospects.}) 22... h4 23. b4 ({After} 23. Qxc5 dxc5 {
Black has a better ending.} (23... dxc5 {Gershon} 24. g3 h3 $17)) 23... Qxd4+
24. Rxd4 g3 $1 25. hxg3 ({After} 25. h3 {Black could opt for} e5 {, developing
a dangerous initiative.} (25... e5 {Gershon} 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Rdd1 Rd4 $15))
25... hxg3 26. Re3 Rh4 $1 (26... Rdg8 {Gershon} 27. Rxd6 Rh4 28. Ne2 Rgh8 29.
Nxg3 Rxf4 30. c4 $14) 27. Rxg3 $6 ({Now Black obtains an advantage. Instead of
the text move, White could opt for} 27. Ne2 {, and Black's upperhand is
questionable.}) 27... Rxf4 28. Rf3 Rg4 $1 ({After} 28... Rxf3 29. gxf3 {
the position is about equal. Black has, however, an important resource, which
allows him to retain the advantage.} (29. gxf3 {Gershon} Kc7 $11)) 29. Rxf7
Rdg8 30. Rf2 d5 $1 {This is a point. Now 31. Re2 falls short after 31...e5.
Black regains the pawn, retaining a better position.} 31. Rd3 dxe4 32. Re3 {
Now white blocades the e pawn and "kills" black's dangerous bishop.} Rd8 33. a3
Rd4 34. g3 Rg5 35. Rfe2 Kc7 36. Kg2 (36. Kh2 {Gershon} Rh5+ 37. Kg1 Rg5 $11)
36... Kd6 37. Rf2 (37. Nxe4+ {Gershon} Ke5 38. Kf3 Rf5+ $19) 37... Rf5 $6 ({
This move allows White to undertake the effective march of his g-pawn. After} 
37... Ke5 38. Ne2 (38. Rf4 {Gershon} Rf5 $15) 38... Rd2 39. Nf4 Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2
Rf5 {Black retains the advantage.}) 38. g4 $1 Rxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Rc4 40. g5 $1 Ke5
41. Rg3 {Now the passed g - pawn becomes an important factor in the position.}
Be8 42. Ne2 (42. g6 $4 {Gershon} Bxg6 43. Rxg6 Rxc3 $19) 42... Rxc2 43. g6 Rc8
(43... e3+ {Gershon} 44. Kxe3 Ra2 45. Rg5+ Kf6 46. g7 $14 Bf7 47. g8=Q Rxa3+
48. Kd4 Bxg8 49. Rxg8 Ra4 50. Kc5 b6+) 44. g7 Bf7 45. Rc3 Rg8 (45... Rxc3 46.
Nxc3 {leads to equlaity.}) 46. Rc7 Rxg7 47. Rxb7 Rh7 48. Ng3 Bg6 (48... Kd4 {
Gershon} 49. Rd7+ Kc4 50. Nxe4 Bg6 51. Rxh7 Bxh7 52. Nc5 a5 53. Nxe6 $11) 49.
Rxh7 Bxh7 50. Ke3 {Now a draw is inevitable.} Kd5 51. a4 Bg6 52. b5 axb5 53.
axb5 Kc5 54. Nxe4+ (54. Nxe4+ {Gershon} Kxb5 55. Ng5 e5 56. Nf3 e4 57. Ng5 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "VAM Hoogeveen"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "1997.10.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.10.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. O-O (14. Qd2
Ne5 15. O-O e6 16. b3 Ng6 17. Rad1 g4 18. f4 h4 19. Nde2 h3 20. g3 Rc8 21. e5
d5 22. Nd4 O-O 23. Qd3 f5 24. Nce2 Rf7 25. Rc1 Bf8 26. c3 Ne7 27. Rfd1 Nc6 28.
c4 dxc4 {Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Geneva Credit Suisse 1996/EXP 54/[King]/0-1 (55)})
14... e6 15. Nce2 (15. Nxc6 {is the most popular alternative.} Bxc6 16. Bd4 Be5
17. Qd2 Qf6 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. a4 O-O 20. b3 Rfd8 21. Qe3 Qf4 22. Qxf4 gxf4 23.
Rfd1 h4 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $15 {0-1 Short,N-Topalov,V/Novgorod 1997 (45)}) 15...
Ne5 16. Qd2 (16. b3 g4 17. f4 h4 $1 18. Be3 h3 19. g3 Nc6 20. Qd3 O-O 21. Rad1
f5 22. c4 Qa5 23. Nc3 Rae8 24. Rfe1 e5 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. b4 Qa3 27. b5 exf4 28.
Bxf4 axb5 29. cxb5 Qc5+ 30. Be3 Qxc3 31. bxc6 Qxc6 32. Qxd6 Qxe4 33. Qd5+ Qxd5
34. Rxd5 Bc3 35. Re2 Re4 36. Kf2 Rfe8 37. Rd3 Bf6 38. Red2 Rxe3 {0-1 Shirov,
A-Kasparov,G/Linares14th 1997/CBM 57/[Knaak]}) 16... b5 $6 17. b3 Ng6 ({After} 
17... g4 18. f4 h4 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Rad1 {White retains an advantage.}) 18.
Rad1 Rc8 (18... Be5 $5 {was worth of considering here.}) 19. c3 Be5 20. Nc2 (
20. Be3 $5 {, attacking the g5-pawn, seems a promising alternative to the text
move.}) 20... Nf4 21. Nxf4 gxf4 (21... Bxf4 22. Be3 {yields White clearly
better chances.}) (21... Bxc3 $2 {is bad in view of} 22. Qxd6) 22. Bd4 {
[%csl Re5][%cal Gc2b4,Gb4d3,Gd3e5] Planning the knight transfer to d3 via b4.}
({Still, immediate} 22. Nb4 {was a plausible alternative:} Qf6 (22... Bxc3 23.
Qxd6 {is not recommendable for Black.}) (22... Rxc3 23. Bd4 $36 (23. Nd3 $5 $36
)) (22... Rg8 23. Nd3 (23. Nxa6 $5 Rc6 $140 24. Nb4 Bxc3 $4 25. Nxc6 $18) 23...
Qg5 24. Bd4 $14 {/\25.Be5 de5 26.Ne5}) 23. Nxa6 Rxc3 24. Nc5 $36) 22... a5 23.
Ne1 (23. Qf2 $5 {, intending to double the rooks along the d-file by playing
Rd3, Rfd1 followed by Qd2, deserved here a serious attention.}) 23... Qf6 24.
Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Nd3 Qxc3 26. Qxf4 Qd4+ 27. Nf2 (27. Kh1 Rc2 $5 {also does not
promise White any adavantage.}) 27... Qe5 28. Qd2 Ke7 29. Qxa5 Rc2 30. Rd2 ({
A dubious} 30. Qb4 Rxa2 31. Nd3 {(/\31... Qg732.Rf2, intending e4-e5), is
strongly met by} Rg8 $1 {, and White must play} 32. Rf2 (32. g3 $4 {would be a
terrible mistake in view of} Rxg3+ 33. Kh1 Rg1+ $19)) 30... Ra8 $1 {This
natural move equalizes the game. Rook's control over the second rank provides
Black a full compensation for a sacrificed pawn.} 31. Qxa8 Rxd2 32. b4 Qd4 33.
Qg8 e5 34. Qg5+ Ke8 35. Qg8+ Ke7 36. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 3rd "]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1997.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 {The most popular conitnuation. The main
alternative is 11.h4.} Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 e6 14. O-O Nc6 {This set-up
gains popularity after the game Short,N-Topalov,V, Novgorod 1997. The
alternative14...Ne5 is analyzed in my annotations to the game Lanka,Z-Ftacnik,
L/EU-chTM Pula 1997 (see CBM 59). After 14...Rc8 15.Nd5 e6 16.Nxc6! Rxc6 17.
Bd4! Be5 18.Ne3 f6 19.Rf2 Ke7 20.c3 Qa5 21.Rd2 Rhc8 22.Bxe5 Qxe5 23.Rd4 Qc5 24.
Qd2 h4 25.Rd1 b5 26.Kh1 Be8 27.Ng4 Qb6 28.e5! White obtained a large advantage,
Bologan,V-Ribli,Z, Deutschland 1996.} 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bd4 Be5 17. Qd2 ({
An attempt} 17. Rf2 {proved unsuccessful:} Qf6 18. Rd2 O-O-O 19. Ne2 g4 20.
Bxe5 dxe5 21. Rd3 gxf3 22. gxf3 Rdg8+ 23. Kh1 Rg6 24. Qe1 Rhg8 25. Rc3 Kb8 26.
Rd1 h4 27. Qd2 Bxe4 28. fxe4 Qf2 29. Ng3 hxg3 30. Rxg3 Qxd2 31. Rxd2 Rxg3 32.
hxg3 Rxg3 33. Rf2 Rg7 34. Kh2 Kc7 35. Kh3 Kd6 36. Rd2+ Ke7 37. Rd3 f5 38. Rb3
Kf6 {0-1 Schlosser,M-Lendwai,R/AUT-ch 1997/EXP 59}) 17... Qf6 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19.
Qd6 $1 ({Short's move} 19. a4 {allowed Black to evacuate his king and get good
chances:} O-O 20. b3 Rfd8 21. Qe3 Qf4 22. Qxf4 gxf4 23. Rfd1 h4 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8
25. Rd1 Rc8 26. Rd2 Kf8 27. Nd1 Ke7 28. Nf2 f5 29. Kf1 fxe4 30. fxe4 a5 31. Ke2
Be8 32. Kd1 Bh5+ 33. Kc1 Rg8 34. Nd3 h3 35. gxh3 Rg1+ 36. Kb2 Bf3 37. Nxe5 Bxe4
38. Rf2 Kf6 39. Nc4 Kg5 40. h4+ Kg4 41. h5 f3 42. h6 Kf4 43. Nd2 Rg6 44. h7 Rh6
45. h8=Q Rxh8 {0-1 Short,N-Topalov,V/Novgorod 1997 The text move seems to be
an improvement over Short's move. Preventing the castle, White wins time for
activating his pieces.}) 19... Rd8 20. Qc5 Qg7 {The black queen is bound to
the e5-pawn, and Black must choose the artificial way for evacuating his king
from the center.} 21. Rad1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 f6 23. Qd6 (23. b4 Qe7 24. Na4 $5 {
deserved here serious attention.}) (23. Rd6 Qe7 24. b4 (24. Nd5 $2 exd5 25.
exd5 Bd7 26. Qc7 Bf5) (24. Rxc6 $6 bxc6 25. Qxc6+ Kf7 26. Qxa6 Rd8 $40) 24...
Kf7 25. a4 {is strongly met by} Rd8 26. Rxd8 Qxd8 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Qd2)
23... Kf7 24. b3 Qf8 25. Qc7+ Qe7 26. Qb6 Rc8 {Black finally consolidated his
forces and retains the balance.} 27. Ne2 Qa3 28. Nc1 Qb2 29. Qf2 Be8 {Forcing
the queen exchange, which leads to the even ending.} 30. c4 Qxf2+ 31. Kxf2 b5
$1 {[%cal Gc7c2,Gc2a2,Gc2h2] Important resource, allowing Black to activate
his rook.} 32. cxb5 Rc2+ 33. Kg1 Bxb5 34. a4 Be8 35. Kf1 Ke7 36. Ne2 Rb2 37.
Rd3 Bc6 38. Rc3 Kd6 {The position is equal. An extra pawn on the queenside is
fully compensated by the active position of the black pieces.} 39. Rd3+ Kc7 40.
Rc3 Kd6 41. Rd3+ Kc7 42. Rc3 Kb6 43. Nc1 a5 44. Nd3 Rb1+ 45. Kf2 Bb7 46. h3 h4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1997.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. O-O e6 $5 ({
The main alternatives are:} 14... Rc8 15. Nd5 (15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bd4 f6 17. Qd3
Rb8 18. Nd1 c5 19. Bf2 O-O 20. Re1 a5 21. Rb1 Be6 22. Nc3 a4 23. Nd5 Qd7 24. b3
axb3 25. axb3 Rb7 26. f4 gxf4 27. Nxf4 Bf7 28. Nd5 Ra8 29. Rbd1 Kh8 30. Ne3 Qb5
$11 {Tiviakov,S-Georgiev,K/Cacak 1996}) 15... e6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Bd4 Be5 18.
Ne3 f6 19. Rf2 Ke7 20. c3 Qa5 21. Rd2 Rhc8 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Rd4 Qc5 24. Qd2 h4
25. Rd1 b5 26. Kh1 Be8 27. Ng4 Qb6 28. e5 dxe5 29. Rd7+ Bxd7 30. Qxd7+ Kf8 31.
Qh7 Rd6 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Qxf6+ Kg8 34. Qxg5+ Kf8 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Nh6+ {
1-0 Bologan,V-Ribli,Z/Deutschland 1996}) (14... Ne5 15. Nde2 Rc8 16. Nd5 Be6
17. Bd4 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qa5 19. f4 gxf4 20. Nxf4 Qa4 21. c3 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Rh7
23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Nd3 Bh8 25. Rf4 Kd7 26. Rdf1 Bf6 27. Rb4 $14 {Lanka,
Z-Ftacnik,L/EU-chTM Pula 1997 (69)}) 15. Nxc6 (15. Qd2 {followed by 16.Rad1
was worth considering.}) 15... Bxc6 16. Bd4 Be5 {Essential move. Otherwise
Whtie has a large advantage.} 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. Bxe5 $6 (18. Ne2 $5 {intending
advancement of the queenside pawns seems to be stronger.}) 18... dxe5 19. a4
O-O 20. b3 $2 ({Strange decision. Much stronger seems} 20. Ne2) 20... Rfd8 21.
Qe3 Qf4 $1 {Transforming game into a perspective ending, since the threat Rd2
is very unpleasant.} 22. Qxf4 gxf4 23. Rfd1 h4 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rc8 $1 {
Certainly, exchange of the second rook pair would be in White's favor.} 26. Rd2
Kf8 27. Nd1 Ke7 28. Nf2 f5 29. Kf1 fxe4 30. fxe4 (30. Nxe4 {fails to} Bxe4 31.
fxe4 Rc3 $1) 30... a5 31. Ke2 Be8 $1 {Threatening 31...Rc3.} 32. Kd1 $2 ({
After this move White faces irreolvable problems.Essential was} 32. c4) 32...
Bh5+ (32... Rc3 $2 {is strongly met by} 33. Rd3) 33. Kc1 (33. Ke1 {fails to}
Rc3) 33... Rg8 $1 {Starting the effective operations on the kingside.} 34. Nd3
h3 $1 {Excellent blow. This pawn sacrifice yields Black decisive advantage.}
35. gxh3 Rg1+ 36. Kb2 Bf3 37. Nxe5 Bxe4 {Intending to play 39...f3 followed by
Rg2.} 38. Rf2 Kf6 $1 39. Nc4 (39. Ng4+ Kg5) 39... Kg5 {/\f4-f3, Kg5-f4.} 40.
h4+ {A desperate attempt to push own passed pawn. Clearly, this march cannot
yield anything to White.} Kg4 41. h5 f3 42. h6 Kf4 43. Nd2 Rg6 44. h7 Rh6 45.
h8=Q Rxh8 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup9"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Isupov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1997.06.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Qe2 (11. Bg5 Na5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Nxb3 14.
axb3 Bg5 15. Qd3 Bh6 16. Rad1 Rc8 17. Nd2 b5 18. c3 Kh8 19. b4 Ra8 20. Nb3 f5
21. Na5 Rc8 {~~ Ivanchuk,V-Kasparov,G/New York (rapid) 1995}) 11... b5 (11...
Na5 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. cxb3 (13. axb3 Qc7 14. Bg5 Rfc8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne1 Be7
17. Nd5 Qd8 18. c3 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qb6 20. b4 Qc6 21. Nc2 Qc4 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23.
f3 Rc6 24. b5 Rb6 25. Nb4 a5 26. Ra4 g6 {1-0 Isupov,V-Titlianov,Y/Kemerovo 1991
}) 13... Qb8 14. Bg5 b5 15. Ne1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nc2 Bd8 18. Nb4 Bb6 19.
Ncd5 Bc5 20. Nc6 Qb7 21. b4 Bxd5 22. exd5 Bb6 23. a4 Rfe8 24. Kf1 bxa4 25. Rxa4
Qc8 26. Rda1 Qf5 27. g3 e4 28. Rxa6 Rxa6 29. Rxa6 Bxf2 30. Qxf2 Qxd5 31. Qe2 e3
32. Kg1 Qd2 33. Kf1 Qd5 34. Kg1 Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Mainka,R-Skembris,S/Dortmund op-A
1992}) 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Bg5 Na5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 (15. Bd5 Rb8) 15... Bd8
16. c3 (16. Rd3 {could be met by} Nxb3 17. axb3 f5) (16. Rac1 {was worth
considering here.}) 16... Nxb3 17. axb3 Qb7 18. Rd3 f5 19. Nd2 fxe4 20. Qxe4
Rb8 {Threatening 20...Bf5, which was impossible one move before because of 21.
Nf6+.} 21. Ne3 Qb6 ({Certainly, not} 21... Qxe4 $2 22. Nxe4 {, and Black loses
the d6 pawn. Now the threat is 22...Rf4.}) 22. g3 Bg5 {Not missing the moment
for activating the bishop.} 23. h4 Bh6 24. b4 Rf7 {[%csl Re3,Rf2][%cal Gb6f2,
Gb8f8,Gf8f2,Gh6e3,Ge6b3,Ge6h3] Despite the imperfect pawn structure, Black has
good play. His pieces are efficiently interacting, the activity of the bishops
and rooks creates serious problems for White.} 25. Kg2 Rbf8 26. f3 Bc8 {
Bishop transfer to the main diagonal increases pressure on White's position.}
27. Rf1 $6 ({Allows exchange of the Nd2. Better was immediate} 27. Nd5) 27...
Bb7 28. Nd5 Bxd2 $1 29. Rxd2 Qc6 30. b3 Qd7 31. Rd3 Qe6 32. c4 Bc8 $1 {/\Qh3-+.
Returning the bishop to b1-h7 diagonal, Black creates manifold threats.} 33.
Rh1 Qh6 {Now the threat is 33...Bf5.} 34. Qe2 Bf5 35. Rc3 Be6 36. Rd1 Qg6 {
Threatening 36...f4.} 37. Re3 Qf5 38. Qd3 $4 {Hitherto the moves of both sides
were fully comprehensible, but the next phase of the game till move 43 (if one
believes the notation) is fully deprived of meaning.} Qf6 $4 (38... Qh3+ $19)
39. Qc3 $4 (39. Nxf6+ $18) 39... Qg6 40. Rh1 e4 $1 41. Kh2 (41. Rxe4 $2 Qxe4 $1
42. Ne7+ Kh8 43. fxe4 Rf2+ 44. Kg1 Rf1+ 45. Kg2 R8f2#) 41... exf3 42. Nf4 $4
Qg4 $4 (42... Rxf4 43. Rxe6 Qxe6 44. gxf4 Qe2+ $19) 43. Rf1 $4 (43. Nxe6 $18)
43... Bc8 44. Rexf3 Bb7 45. R3f2 h6 {Threatening g5.} 46. Qd3 bxc4 47. bxc4 Rf6
(47... g5 {falls short after of} 48. Qg6+ Rg7 49. Qe6+) 48. Kg1 Rf5 49. Kh2 g5
50. Nh3 Bc8 $1 51. Rxf5 Bxf5 52. Qd5+ Kg7 53. Nf2 Qe2 54. Qd4+ Kg8 55. Kg1 gxh4
56. gxh4 Rf7 {/\Rg7-+} (56... Kh7 57. Qa7+) 57. Ra1 Kh7 58. Rxa6 (58. Qf4 Bg6
59. Qg3 Rg7 $19) 58... Rg7+ 59. Kh2 Qf3 0-1

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Nge5 (11... f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. h4 Qd7 14.
O-O-O Nb4 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. a3 Rxc3 17. bxc3 Qa4 18. Kb2 Nd5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20.
Qxg5 Bxd4 21. Rxh8+ Bxh8 22. Qh5+ {1-0 Anand,V-Gelfand,B/Biel 1997 (36)}) 12.
f3 b5 13. Bf2 Rb8 (13... Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. Nd5 (15. O-O-O Be6 16. Kb1 Nc4
17. Bxc4 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 Bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Ye Jiangchuan-Forster,R/
Geneva op 1997}) 15... Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Rb8 17. c3 Bb7 (17... Nc6 18. a3 O-O 19.
Be2 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. Ne3 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S-Oll,L/Beijing 1997 (61)}) 18.
a4 Bxd5 19. exd5 O-O 20. Be2 Rfc8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ba7 Rb7 23. Ra5 Nc4+ 24.
Bxc4 bxc4 25. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Aronian,L-Olafsson,H/Erevan olm 1996}) 14. Nd4 (14.
O-O-O Bd7 15. Nd4 Qa5 16. Kb1 O-O 17. h4 g4 18. f4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Ka1
Qb6 21. b3 cxb3 22. cxb3 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Wallace,J-Szekely,P/Budapest FS05 GM
1995 (40)}) (14. Nd5 e6 15. Ne3 a5 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 O-O 18. Be2 Ng6 19. O-O
Nf4 20. Rb1 Rb4 21. Rxb4 Nxe2+ 22. Qxe2 axb4 23. Qb5 Qc7 24. h4 Qb7 25. Qe2 Ne5
{1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Milos,G/Yopal 1997 (43)}) 14... Bd7 15. Be2 (15. h4 g4 16. f4
g3 17. Bg1 Ng4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nf2 20. Bxf2 gxf2+ 21. Qxf2 Qa5 22. Qg3
Kf8 23. a4 b4 24. Nd1 Nd4 25. Rc1 Nxf5 {0-1 Schneider,B-Heissler,J/BL9697 1997
(39)}) 15... Nc4 $1 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Rb1 Rg8 $1 18. Nxc6 (18. h4 $6 {would be
a wrong choice in view of} g4 $1 $36) (18. O-O {was a plausible alternative
here. Now both} {but natural} Nxd4 (18... h5 $2 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Qxg5) ({and} 
18... g4 $6 19. Nxc6 (19. fxg4 $5) 19... Bxc6 20. fxg4 {yield White a superior
position,}) 19. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Qb6 {easily equalizes.}) 18... Bxc6 19. h3
(19. O-O {falls short after} g4 $1 20. fxg4 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Rxg4 22. Qh8+ Kd7 $40
{/^a8-h1, ><g2}) (19. h4 $6 {fails to} g4 {, with the strong initiative.})
19... h5 $1 {[%csl Re4,Rg4][%cal Gg5g4,Gg7c3,Gc6e4,Gg8g4] Inteding to realize
the programmatic advance g5-g4} 20. Bd4 ({Most probably, the only way to keep
the balance.} 20. O-O g4 $1 {would yield Black excellent attacking
perspectives.}) 20... Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qb6 $1 22. Qxb6 ({The right reaction. After
} 22. Qxc4 $2 {Correct is} g4 $1 ({the tempting} 22... Qe3+ {is strongly met by
} 23. Kd1 {(/\Re1), and Black's action proves dubious.} (23. Qe2 $4 Qxc3+ 24.
bxc3 Rxb1+ 25. Kd2 Rxh1 $19)) 23. hxg4 $140 hxg4 24. Rh7 e6 $17 {, and Black
attack seems irresistible.}) 22... Rxb6 23. b4 cxb3 24. axb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Taastrup"]
[Date "1998.04.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1998.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 Nc5 8. f3
h6 ({Ten years ago Larsen opted for} 8... e5 {(another popular option is 8...
g6)} 9. Nb3 Be6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Kb1 b5 14. Rg1 Qc7 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nxb3 17. cxb3 Qd7 18. Bd3 Rfc8 19. Rc1 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. a4 g6 23. Ka2 Qh3 24. Be4 f5 25. gxf6 Nxf6 26. Bb6 Nxe4 27. fxe4
Qf1 28. Qb4 Qd3 29. Bc7 Qd4 30. Qxd4 exd4 31. e5 dxe5 32. d6 Bg5 33. d7 {
Chandler,M-Larsen,B/Hastings A1 1988/CBM 11/1/2-1/2 (43)}) 9. Qd2 e5 (9... e6 {
was a plausible alterntaive.}) 10. Nb3 Be6 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Kb1 Be7 13. h4
O-O-O $6 {A dubious decision. After the standard maneuver Nc3-d5, the
queenside position of the black king is far from being secure.} (13... b5 {
was more consistent.}) 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Kb8 16. Be2 Nfd7 17. c4 Nf8 (17...
Nxb3 18. axb3 a5 {does not solve the queenside problem in view of} 19. b4) (
17... e4 18. f4 g5 {does not yield sufficient compensation after} 19. Nxc5 Nxc5
20. hxg5 hxg5 21. fxg5) ({Perhaps, Black could give a try to} 17... b6 {
, although after} 18. f4 {White is clearly better.}) 18. Na5 $1 {A thematic
maneuver, signifying launch of the attacking actions on the queenside.} Ng6 19.
b4 Na4 20. Rc1 $1 {Intending to play 21.Bd1, forcing the a4-knight to retreat
to b6, after which White can continue 22.Bb3 threatening 23.c5.} Nxh4 $4 ({
A blunder. Black had to play} 20... Nf4 21. Bd1 Nb6 $16 {. After the text move
White immediately obtains a winning position.}) 21. Bd1 Nb6 (21... Qd7 {
loses after} 22. Qf2 Ng6 23. Qc2 $18 ({or} 23. Nc6+ bxc6 24. Bxa4 $18)) 22. Qf2
{[%csl Rb6,Rh4][%cal Gf2b6,Gf2h4,Gh1h4]} (22. Qf2 {The double attack. After}
Nc8 23. Rxh4 Bxh4 24. Qxh4 {Black is lost.}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.01.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Odeev, Handszar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. f3 Qb6 $6 ({
A rare move. The main alternatives are:} 7... e6 8. g4 (8. Qd2 Qc7 9. g4 Ne5
10. g5 Nfd7 11. f4 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. O-O-O b5 14. Kb1 Bb7 15. b3 Qc7 16. f5
Nc5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. b4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Nxe6 Qc4 21. Nxf8 Rxf8 22. Rhe1
Kf7 23. Bd4 Bf5 24. Bb2 Rac8 25. Qxd6 Kg8 26. Re7 Kh8 27. Bxg7+ Kg8 28. Bb2 {
1-0 Marcussi,B-Szmetan,J/Buenos Aires PRENAJ 1994}) 8... h6 9. Qd2 Qc7 10.
O-O-O Ne5 11. h4 Bd7 12. Rg1 g6 13. g5 hxg5 14. hxg5 Nh5 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4
Qxc4 17. f5 Rc8 18. Kb1 gxf5 19. exf5 e5 20. Rde1 Ng7 21. f6 Nf5 22. Nxf5 Bxf5
23. Bd4 Be6 24. Bf2 Rh2 {1/2-1/2 Vatter,H-Ostl,A/Eppingen BM 1988}) (7... d5 8.
Nxd5 Nxd5 9. exd5 Qa5+ 10. Qd2 Qxd5 11. c4 Qh5 12. g4 Qh4+ 13. Bf2 Qf6 14.
O-O-O e5 15. Nf5 h5 16. Bh4 Qg6 17. Bh3 hxg4 18. Bxg4 Qb6 19. Rhe1 f6 20. Nxg7+
Bxg7 21. Bxd7+ Kf8 22. Bf2 {1-0 Tolnai,T-Nagel,H/Vienna op 1991 (39)}) (7... b5
8. Qd2 Bb7 9. O-O-O Rc8 10. Bd3 Ne5 11. g4 Nxd3+ 12. Qxd3 e6 13. h4 Qa5 14. Nb3
Qc7 15. Rd2 d5 16. g5 dxe4 17. fxe4 Nd7 18. Bd4 Bc6 19. h5 b4 20. Nd1 Bb5 21.
Qf3 Ne5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. g6 Qf6 24. gxf7+ Qxf7 25. Qg4 Bc4 26. Kb1 Bxb3 27.
cxb3 Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Ne3 {1-0 Gulbas,C-Maeckelbergh,M/Huy op 1993 (35)})
8. Qc1 $1 ({The best response. It seems unclear whether White gains a
sufficient compensation for a pawn after} 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 {Now the
threat is 10.Ne6.}) 8... Nc5 9. Be2 e6 10. a3 {Threatening 11.b4.} e5 11. Nb3
Nxb3 $2 ({After this move White gets a durable advantage in the endgame.
Better was} 11... Be6 12. Nd2 Qc7 $14) 12. Bxb6 Nxc1 13. Rxc1 Be6 14. O-O Rc8
15. Rfd1 {White exercies an unpleasant pressure on the weak d6-pawn and
intends to organize pawn advancement on the queenside after the thematic Nc3-d5
} Be7 16. Be3 h6 ({After} 16... O-O 17. Bg5 {is unpleasant for Black.}) 17. g3
O-O 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nd7 20. c4 Bg5 ({If} 20... f5 {, then} 21. b4 {
, with the idea 22.c5 dc5 23.d6+/-.}) 21. f4 {Certainly, the bishop exchange
is clearly in Black's favor. A good prophylactic move 17.g3 allows White to
avoid the bishop exchange and retain a large advantage.} exf4 22. gxf4 Rce8 23.
Kf2 ({After} 23. Rc3 $2 {both} Bxf4 ({and} 23... Bf6 24. Rb3 Nc5) 24. Bxf4 Rxe2
25. Bxd6 Rfe8 {yield Black excellent play.}) 23... Bh4+ 24. Kf3 {[%csl Rc5]
[%cal Yc4c5,Gc1c5,Ge3c5,Gf4e5,Gb2b4] A good temporary position for the white
king.} f5 25. Bd3 g5 26. b4 gxf4 27. Bxf4 Ne5+ 28. Kg2 Bg5 {Black finaly
attains his primary stategic goal to force the bishop exchange, but White is
ready for the decisive breakthrough on the queenside.} 29. Bxg5 hxg5 30. c5 f4
31. c6 $1 ({Much weaker was} 31. cxd6 Rf6) 31... f3+ 32. Kg3 Rf4 33. Bf1 $1 b5
34. Bh3 $1 {[%csl Rc8,Re6,Rg4][%cal Gh3e6,Ge6c8,Gc6c8,Gc1c6] After the white
bishop reached the crucial c8-h3 diagonal, Black has no chance to prevent the
c6-pawn further advance as well as to create any real threat to the white king.
} Rff8 35. Be6+ Kg7 36. c7 Nc4 37. Rd3 Rc8 {A gesture of desperation in the
entirely lost position.} 38. Bxc8 Rxc8 39. Rxf3 Rxc7 40. Re1 Kg6 41. Rf8 Nxa3
42. Re6+ Kg7 43. Rf5 Nc4 44. Rxg5+ Kf7 45. Kg4 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Smikovski, Ivan"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. h4 gxh4 12. Rxh4 Nc6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Qd2 Rc8 (
14... Qb6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nce5 17. O-O-O (17. c3 Ng6 18. Rh3 h4 19. Bxg4
hxg3 20. Rxh8+ Bxh8 21. Qe3 gxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Qxe3+ 23. Kxe3 Ne5 24. Be2 Kd7 25.
Nd2 Rg8 $15 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Geneva Credit Suisse 1996/EXP 54/0-1 (64)})
17... Bh6 (17... Ng6 18. Rh3 (18. Rhh1 Bh6 19. f4 Qe3 20. Rh3 Nxf4 21. Bxf4
Qxf4 22. Rxh5 Qxd2+ 23. Nxd2 Bxd2+ 24. Rxd2 Rxh5 $17 {0-1 Vehi Bach,V-Sotnikov,
I/Biel op MTO 1996/EXT 97 (37)}) 18... Bh6 19. f4 Qe3 20. Bxg4 Qxd2+ 21. Nxd2
hxg4 22. Rh5 Kd7 23. Rf5 f6 24. Nc4 Rag8 25. Ne3 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 Becerra Rivero,
J-Morovic Fernandez,I/Capablanca Elite 1997/CBM 59}) 18. f4 Qe3 19. Qxe3 Nxe3
20. fxe5 Nf5+ 21. Kb1 Nxg3 22. exd6 Bg5 23. Rb4 Nxe2 24. dxe7 b5 25. d6 Rh6 26.
Nc5 Ng3 27. Nxa6 Kd7 28. Nc7 Rxd6 29. Rxd6+ {Movsesian,S-Ftacnik,L/CZE-chT
9596 1996/EXT 97/1-0 (49)}) (14... Bf6 15. Rh1 h4 16. Bf4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 f6 18.
f3 Nge5 19. O-O-O Qc8 20. Kb1 Ng6 21. Be3 b5 22. f4 Bd7 23. Bf3 a5 24. Nd4 b4
25. Qd3 Nxd4 26. Qxd4 Rb8 27. Rc1 Qc7 28. Qd1 e5 29. Bh5 {1-0 De la Villa
Garcia,J-Pujos,S/Benasque op 1996/EXP 53}) 15. Qg5 $2 {A tactical blunder. The
unfortunate queen thrust encounters an elegant refutation.} Bf6 ({Certainly,
not} 15... Bh6 16. Rxh5) 16. Rxh5 Kd7 $1 (16... Bxg5 17. Rxh8+ Kd7 18. Rxd8+ {
is clearly bad for Black After the king move White faces a difficult choice.})
17. Nc5+ ({It turns out that} 17. Rxh8 {fails to} Qxh8 18. Qd2 Nb4 $1 {/\Rc3} (
{it is stronger than} 18... Qh1+ 19. Bf1) 19. e5 (19. Bxg4 Qh1+ 20. Ke2 Bxg4+
$19) 19... Nxe5 $19) (17. Qxg4 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Bxg4 19. Bxg4+ Kc7 {is also
entirely hopeless for White. The text move was the continuation White clearly
counted upon playing 15.Qg5?}) 17... dxc5 18. Qd2+ (18. O-O-O+ {is refuted by}
Nd4 $19 {, and} 19. Rxh8 {is impossible because of} Bxg5+) 18... Nd4 19. Bxg4
Bxg4 $1 ({White's idea would be justified after} 19... Rxh5 20. Bxh5 Qh8 21.
Be2 (21. Qd1) 21... Qh1+ 22. Bf1 Bc4 23. O-O-O Bxf1 24. Nd5 $1 {/\Ne3, /\c3->.
However, the text move discloses the essential shortcomings of White's
combination.}) 20. Rd5+ Ke8 21. Qf4 ({Now it is obvious that after} 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 {[%csl Ra1,Rd2,Re1][%cal Gh8h1,Gh1a1,Gd4f3,Gd8d2,Gg4d1] White is
defenceless against the killing threat Rh1+:} 22. f3 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Rh1+ 24.
Ke2 Rxd2+ 25. Kxd2 Rxa1 $19 {The text move, however, cannot helpWhite either.})
21... Bd7 22. O-O-O e6 (22... e6 {Depriving White of the last illusions. Now}
23. Rd6 {is impossible in view of} Bg5 {, so White loses the rook in the very
best case. Since resistance in such a situation is meaningless, White resigned.
}) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. O-O (14. Qd2
Ne5 15. O-O e6 16. b3 Ng6 17. Rad1 g4 18. f4 h4 19. Nde2 h3 20. g3 Rc8 21. e5
d5 22. Nd4 O-O 23. Qd3 f5 24. Nce2 Rf7 25. Rc1 Bf8 26. c3 {0-1 Anand,
V-Kasparov,G/Geneva Credit Suisse 1996/EXP 54/[King] (54)}) 14... e6 15. Nce2
Ne5 16. c3 $5 {This move seems a good alternative to the popular continuations:
} (16. b3 g4 17. f4 h4 18. Be3 h3 19. g3 Nc6 20. Qd3 O-O 21. Rad1 f5 22. c4 Qa5
23. Nc3 Rae8 24. Rfe1 e5 $17 {0-1 Shirov,A-Kasparov,G/Linares14th 1997/CBM 57/
[Knaak] (38)}) (16. Qd2 b5 17. b3 Ng6 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. c3 Be5 20. Nc2 Nf4 21.
Nxf4 gxf4 22. Bd4 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,J-Sutovskij,E/VAM 1997 (35)}) 16... Rc8 17.
b3 b5 {Preventing 18.c4.} (17... Ng6 18. c4 $14 (18. Qd2 Be5 19. Be3 $14)) 18.
Qd2 Qf6 $6 (18... Rg8 {was more prudent, although after} 19. Be3 {White has
better perspectives.}) 19. Be3 {[%csl Rd6,Rg5][%cal Gd2d6,Gd2g5]} Rg8 (19...
Bh6 {is strongly met by the tematic} 20. Nc2 {, aiming at the weak d6-pawn.})
20. Bxg5 $5 ({The principal and strongest continuation.} 20. Rad1 {and 20.
Kh1!? /\Ne2-g1, Nd4-e2 were the plausible alternatives, which, however, would
leave Black prospects to obtain counterplay.}) 20... Qg6 {Threatening by ...
Bh6.} 21. Be3 Bh6 (21... Bf8 {fails to} 22. Nf4 {. Black tries to weaken
White's kingside.}) (21... h4 {was worth considering.}) 22. g3 Bf8 ({The
bishop exchange} 22... Bxe3+ 23. Qxe3 $16 {would simplify White's task.}) 23.
Nf4 Qh7 24. Nd3 {Natural and strong continuation. Reducing material, White
increases his advantage.} Nxd3 (24... h4 25. g4 Nxg4 (25... f5 26. exf5 exf5
27. g5) 26. fxg4 Rxg4+ {was an interesting attempt here, but the compensation
for the sacrficed piece seems in sufficient both after 27.Kf2 and} 27. Kh1
Qxe4+ 28. Rf3 Bc6 29. Qe2 {/\Nf2}) 25. Qxd3 h4 26. g4 d5 {This desperate
attempt to obtain counterplay is easily refuted by White.} 27. h3 dxe4 28. fxe4
Rd8 29. Qc2 Bc8 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gd4c6,Gc6e5,Gf1f7] The bishop retreat with
idea to set the big diagonal by ...Bb7 allows an efficient knight maneuver,
forcing Black to weaken further the position of his king.} 30. Nc6 $1 Rd6 31.
Ne5 f5 32. exf5 exf5 33. Rae1 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ge1e8,Gf1f8,Ge3c5,Gc5e7,Gc2h7]
Involving the a1 rook into attack. Black is entirely defenceless.} Be7 34. Bc5
Re6 35. Bxe7 Rxe7 36. Nc6 Re4 37. Qd3 {Threatening 38.Qd8+} Bd7 38. Qd6 Rg6 39.
Rxe4+ 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9899 9th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1999.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1998.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Qd3 b5 $1 {[%mdl 4] This pawn advance seems to be an
effective solution to Black's opening problems.} ({Important alternatives are:
} 10... Nc6 11. a3 Na5 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Na4 Nd7 (13... Re8 14. Rad1 b5 15. Bb6
Qc8 16. Bxa5 bxa4 17. Rde1 Qc6 18. Nd2 Rac8 19. Bc3 Nd7 20. f4 exf4 21. Rxf4
Bf6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. c3 Qb6+ 24. Qd4 Qxb2 {0-1 Rowson,J-Sadler,M/Torquay 1998/
CBM 66 ext (34)}) 14. b4 Nc6 15. c4 Qe8 16. Nd2 Kh8 17. Nb3 Qg6 18. Nb6 Nxb6
19. Bxb6 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Gavrikov,V/Horgen 1994/CBM 43 (31)}) (10... h6
11. Nd5 Nbd7 12. c3 Rc8 13. Rad1 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Qc7 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Bxe6 fxe6
17. c4 Qc6 18. f3 d5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Nb3 Qxd3 22. Rxd3 Rc2 23.
Rd2 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Smikovski,I-Rechel,B/Berlin 1998/CBM 66 ext (23)}) (10...
Bxc4 11. Qxc4 b5 12. Qd3 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 (13. Bg5 Qc7 14. a3 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Qb7
16. Rac1 Rc4 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nd2 Rd4 19. Qf3 d5 20. exd5 Rf4 21. Qe2 Nxd5 22.
Nxd5 Qxd5 23. c4 bxc4 24. Nxc4 Qb5 25. g3 Rf5 {1-0 Zezulkin,J-Stodola,J/
Litomysl 1994/EXT 97 (51)}) 13... Rc8 14. a3 Nc5 15. Bxc5 Rxc5 16. Nd2 Qa8 17.
Nf1 Rc4 18. Ne3 Rd4 19. Qe2 Nxe4 20. Nf5 Bf6 {1-0 Turzo,A-Das,D/Balatonbereny
1996/CBM 53 ext (31)}) 11. Bxe6 $6 {A dubious decision.} ({After} 11. Bd5 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 Nd7 {Black has a good play.}) (11. Bb3 {was a better alternative.} Nc6
({Certainly, not} 11... Nbd7 $2 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ng5) 12. Rad1 $11) {After
the text move Black has a good play and, propably, already a superior position.
} 11... fxe6 12. Ng5 $6 ({After} 12. a4 b4 13. Na2 {both} Nc6 {and 13...d5
yields Black a good play. The knight thrust is proves a dubious undertaking.
Instead, 12.Rad1 was to be preferred.}) 12... Qc8 13. f4 h6 14. Nh3 Nbd7 15. f5
$6 ({Next imprecision.} 15. Kh1 {was to be preferred instead.}) 15... Nc5 $1 {
Forcing the exchange of the bishop for the knight and seizing a dangerous
initiative on the queenside.} 16. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 17. Kh1 b4 18. Ne2 exf5 19. Rxf5 (
{After} 19. exf5 d5 {White has nothing to oppose the march of black central
pawns.}) 19... Rac8 {[%csl Rc2,Re4][%cal Gc8c1,Gc5c4,Gc4d3,Gc4e4]} 20. Rc1 (20.
c3 {fails to} Qc4) 20... Qc4 $1 {An impressive treatment of the position! Van
Wely forces the queen exchange, capitalizing on the terrible discoordination
of the white pieces and numorous threats along the c-file.} 21. Nf2 (21. Qxc4+
Rxc4 22. Nf2 Nxe4 {is hopeless for White.}) 21... Qxd3 {[%mdl 4096]} 22. cxd3
Rxc1+ 23. Nxc1 Rc8 {Initiating the final wave of attack on the queenside.} 24.
Nb3 ({If} 24. Ne2 {then} Rc2 {, winning.}) 24... a5 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Rb2,Rb3,Rh1]
[%cal Ga5a4,Gc8c1,Gc1h1,Gc8c2,Gc2a2] Now it is evident that White is lost.} 25.
Nd1 a4 26. Nd2 Rc2 27. Nf1 Ng4 {Threatening ...Rc1-+.} 28. Nfe3 Nxe3 29. Nxe3
Re2 30. Rf3 Bg5 0-1

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 5th"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "1999.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1999.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. O-O Nc6 ({Probably, the strongest
continuation in this line. Both main alternatives:} 12... Bxd4 13. Qxd4 f6 14.
Nd5 Nc6 15. Qe3 Be6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. c4 Kf7 18. c5 dxc5 19. Qxc5 Qg8 20. f4 gxf3
21. Rxf3 {Shirov,A-Salov,V/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63}) ({and} 12... e6 13. Re1
Be5 14. Re3 Nd7 15. Nb3 Bxg3 16. Rxg3 Ne5 17. Qd4 f6 18. Rd1 Ke7 19. Nc1 Qc7
20. Nd3 Bd7 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Qb4+ Kf7 23. Rxg4 {1-0 Jenni,F-Naumann,A/Baden
1999/CBM 71_07 (58) yield White better chances.}) 13. Nf5 Bxc3 ({Again, the
best line for Black. An attempt to play this structure without exchanging the
c3-knight led to the quick defeat in the game 1-0 Lanka,Z-Degraeve,J/Cappelle
1994/CBM 44:} 13... Bxf5 14. exf5 Qa5 15. Nd5 Be5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. b4 Qd8 18.
c4 f6 19. b5 Kf8 20. Re1 Qd7 21. Nb6 Qxf5 22. Rxe5 dxe5 23. Nxa8 Kg7 24. Nc7
Qh7 25. h3 gxh3 26. Ne6+) 14. bxc3 {[%mdl 16]} Qa5 $5 ({An important
alternative to the main line continuation} 14... Bxf5 {, which also seem to be
currently satisfactory for Black:} 15. exf5 Ne5 (15... f6 16. Qxg4 Qa5 17. Rab1
O-O-O 18. Rb3 Rd7 19. Rfb1 Rc7 20. f3 Qd5 21. Re1 Kb8 22. Bf2 {1/2-1/2 Mainka,
R-Tischbierek,R/Baden-Baden 1992/CBM 33 (22)}) 16. Bxe5 (16. c4 Qc7 17. Rb1 f6
18. c5 Qxc5 19. Rxb7 Kf7 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. h3 Qe4 22. Qb1 gxh3 23. Qb3+ d5 24.
gxh3 g4 25. Rd1 Rad8 26. Rb4 Qe2 27. Qd3 Qxd3 28. Rxd3 gxh3 29. Kh2 Rc8 30. c3
Rh5 31. Rf3 Rg5 32. Rxh3 Rxf5 33. Rh7+ {1/2-1/2 Mainka,R-Gallagher,J/Eupen
1993/CBM 33 ext (33)}) 16... dxe5 17. Qxg4 f6 18. g3 (18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Qa4+ b5
20. Qb3 Rc8 21. a4 e4 22. g3 e3 23. fxe3 Qe5 24. Qe6 Qxe6 25. fxe6 {1/2-1/2
O'Donnell,T-Gardner,R/CAN-ch 1994/EXT 97 (41)}) 18... Qc7 19. Rab1 b5 20. c4
Kf7 21. Rb4 Qc5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. a4 bxa4 24. Rxa4 Qxc2 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Qh5+
Kg7 27. Qg6+ Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Miranovic,R-Ruck,R/HUN-chT1 1995/EXT 97 (27)}) 15.
Qxg4 f6 ({After} 15... Qxc3 $6 16. Qxg5 {White has a durable adavantage.}) 16.
Qf3 Ne5 17. Qe3 ({After this move Black manages easily to resolve all his
opening problems.} 17. Bxe5 $5 {was worth considering here:} Qxe5 18. h3 {
, with a very complex play.}) 17... Bxf5 18. exf5 Rc8 {[%csl Rc2,Rc3][%cal
Ga5c3,Gc8c2]} 19. Qa7 Kf7 20. Qxb7 Rxc3 21. Rfd1 Qc5 22. Rd2 (22. Rd5 $6 {
is easily parried by} Qc6) 22... Qc6 ({After} 22... Rc8 23. Qxa6 {White has
better chances, as his a-pawn is mobile and dangerous.}) 23. Rb1 Rc8 24. h3
Rxc2 (24... Qxb7 {fails to} 25. Rxb7 Rxc2 26. Rxd6 Rxa2 27. Bxe5 fxe5 28. Re6
$16) 25. Qb3+ Qc4 26. Rxc2 Qxb3 27. Rxb3 Rxc2 28. Bxe5 fxe5 {[%mdl 4096]} 29.
Ra3 Rc6 30. g4 Kf6 31. Kg2 e4 $6 ({Not the best continuation.} 31... d5 $5 {
was to be preferred here. After this move Black is threatening with further
advancement of his e-pawn, followed by ...Ke5 and ...d4. The text move allows
White to equalize the game.} 32. Ra5 (32. Kf3 e4+ 33. Ke3 Ke5) 32... Rd6) 32.
Ra5 $1 $11 {[%cal Ga5e5] Gaining control of the 5th rank and preventing
Black's king coming to e5 as well as advancement of the d-pawn.} Rc2 {[%csl
Rf2][%cal Gc2g2,Ge4e3] With the threat 33...e3.} (32... e6 {was an interesting
attempt to play on, but after} 33. fxe6 Kxe6 34. Rxg5 Rc2 35. Ra5 e3 36. Ra3
$140 $1 Rxf2+ 37. Kg3 {White has nothing to fear.}) 33. Kf1 Rc3 34. Kg2 ({
Certainlz, not} 34. Rxa6 Rxh3 35. a4 Ke5 $17) 34... Rc2 35. Kf1 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EtVas Vantaa GM"]
[Site "Myyrmanni"]
[Date "1999.07.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Black "Sammalvuo, Tapani"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1999.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 h6 7. g4 g5 8. Bc4 (
{A principal alternative is} 8. h4 gxh4 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Qa5+
12. c3 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Rg8 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Kd2 Bd7 16. f3 Bg7 17. Qd3 Bb5 18.
Bxb5+ axb5 19. g5 h5 20. g6 Rf8 21. Ke2 b4 22. a3 bxc3 23. bxc3 Rc8 {0-1
Conquest,S-Sadler,M/Torquay 1998/CBM 66 ext (36)}) 8... Nbd7 9. h4 Ne5 10. Bb3
$6 (10. Be2 {seems to be a better choice in this position.}) 10... Bxg4 11.
Rxg4 (11. f3 {is strongly met by} Qb6 $1 12. fxg4 (12. Be3 Nxf3+ $19) (12. Ke2
Bd7 (12... Qxd4 $2 13. Qxd4 Nxf3 14. Qa4+ $18) 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Rh2+ $17)
12... Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Nf3+ 14. Kf2 Nxd4 15. hxg5 Nxb3 $17) 11... Nfxg4 12. Ba4+
b5 13. Ncxb5 $2 ({After this move Black gets a large advantage. Correct was} 
13. Ndxb5 {, and now Black can choose between} Kd7 $5 ({and} 13... axb5 14.
Bxb5+ Nd7 15. Qxg4 Bg7 (15... e6 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 $16 {/^e8-a4}) 16. Bd2
$13) 14. Nd4+ (14. Qd5 axb5 15. Qb7+ Ke6) (14. Nxd6+ $2 Kc7 15. Ne8+ Kb7 16.
Nd5 e6 $19) 14... Kc8 15. f3 Qb6 $1 16. fxg4 $140 Qxd4 $17) 13... Qa5+ $1 {
This move clarifies the situation: White finds himself in a clearly inferior
position.} 14. Nc3+ Kd8 15. f3 Qc5 $1 $19 {[%csl Rd4,Rf3][%cal Gc5d4,Ge5f3,
Gf3d4,Gf3e1] The best continuation.The position can be already assessed as
winning for Black.} 16. fxg4 ({Or} 16. Nce2 Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 Qf2+ $19) 16... Qxd4
17. Qxd4 (17. Qe2 Qg1+ $19) 17... Nf3+ 18. Kf2 Nxd4 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 {
The ending is hopeless for White.} Bg7 21. Nd5 Ra7 22. c3 Nb5 {Threatening 23..
.Rh2+.} (22... Ne6 23. Be3 Rb7 24. b4) 23. Kg1 (23. Kg2 Be5) 23... Be5 24. Rd1
$2 (24. Be3) 24... Rg8 {[%csl Rg4,Rg5][%cal Gg8g1]} 25. Be3 Rxg4+ 26. Kf2 Rb7
27. Nb4 Rxe4 28. Bb3 {With the threat 29.Bd5.} Nc7 (28... e6 $2 {fails to} 29.
Kf3 {, and Black has no} Rh4 $4 {in view of} 30. Bg5+ $18) 29. Bxf7 Kd7 30. Rh1
Bf4 $1 {Dissolving White's last illusions.} 31. Bd4 $2 {Blunder in a hopeless
position.} (31. Kf3 Rxe3+ 32. Kxf4 Re2 $19) 31... Rxb4 (31... Rxd4 {was also
winning on the spot.}) 32. Rd1 Rbxd4 {[%mdl 72]} 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4128]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7.
Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Bc4 $5 {Quite a rare move in this position,
which is getting increasingly popular in the modern practice.} Nc6 (10... Ne5
11. Bb3 Nbc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. h4 g4 14. h5 Qa5 15. Qd2 Be6 16. Na4 Qxd2+ 17.
Kxd2 Rb8 18. Rad1 Rb4 19. Rhe1 Bf6 20. Kc1 O-O 21. Bf4 Kh7 22. Bd2 Bg5 23. Nc3
{1/2-1/2 Heiduczek,J-Kargoll,B/Passau 1998/EXT 99 (61)}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. h4 (
{Other options are:} 12. Qf3 Rf8 13. Bb3 Ne5 14. Qe3 Rb8 15. O-O Qb6 16. Qe2
Rh8 17. Kh1 h5 18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Bg4 20. Qd2 Be6 21. Rad1 Qa5 22. Qe1 h4 23.
h3 Nc4 24. Bc1 Kd7 25. Qf2 Rb7 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Topalov,V/Monte Carlo 1998/CBM
63 ext (36)}) ({and} 12. Qd2 Qa5 13. Bb3 Be6 14. Nd1 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 d5 16. f3
Nf6 17. Nf2 Nh5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Nd3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 O-O-O 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22.
Rae1 e6 23. Kc1 Kc7 24. g4 Kd6 25. Re4 Rd4 26. Rxd4+ Bxd4 27. Kd2 f5 28. gxf5
exf5 {1/2-1/2 Turzo,A-Avrukh,B/Szeged 1994/TD (42)}) 12... Qa5 $5 ({In his
game with Anand in Linares 1998, Topalov opted for} 12... Qb6 {, but after} 13.
Bb3 Bd7 14. hxg5 O-O-O 15. Qd2 hxg5 16. Rxh8 Rxh8 17. O-O-O Ne5 18. f3 Qa5 19.
Kb1 Bf6 20. Qe3 Kb7 21. Bf2 Rb8 22. g3 Kc8 23. Qe2 Ng6 24. Be1 Qb6 25. Na4 Qb5
26. c4 Qb7 27. Ba5 {Anand got an advantage in the middlegame.}) {The text move
yields Black good counterchances.} 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. hxg5 (15. Qxg4
{allowed Balck to force draw after} Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Qxc3+ 17. Ke2 Qc4+ 18. Kd2
Qd4+ $11) 15... hxg5 (15... Rb8 $5 {would more suit Topalov's style.} {Now} 16.
O-O-O $5 {leads to interesting complications:} (16. gxh6 $6 {yiedls Black
excellent play after} Rxh6 ({Premature} 16... Rxb2 {loses to} 17. hxg7 Rxh1+
18. Kd2 Rxa1 (18... Qg5+ 19. Bf4) 19. g8=Q+ Kd7 20. Qfxg4 $18) 17. Rxh6 Nxh6
18. e5 Rxb2 19. Qxc6+ Kf7 20. O-O-O Qa3 $36) 16... Rxb2 $5 (16... hxg5 $2 17.
Rxh8+ Bxh8 18. Qxg4 Bxc3 (18... Rxb2 19. Qh5+ (19. Kxb2 $4 Bxc3+ $19) 19... Kd7
20. Rxd6+ exd6 21. Qh7+) 19. bxc3 $18) (16... Qb4 17. Kd2 Qxb2 18. Rb1 Bxc3+
19. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 20. Kxc3 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Kf7 22. gxh6 Rxh6 23. Rb6) 17. e5 $1 Nxe5
18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxc6+ Kf7 20. Rd3 $40) 16. Rxh8+ Bxh8 17. Kf1 $1 {The
strongest response. On the kingside White's king is placed most safely.} Ne5
18. Qe2 Kd7 19. Nd1 {White is planning to bring his currently passive knight
into play via e3 and restrict activity of the opponent's bishop by c2-c3.} Rb8
20. c3 Qa4 $6 ({After} 20... Qb5 21. b3 {White keeps a minimal advantage.}) 21.
Bxe5 Bxe5 22. g3 Bf6 $6 {After this passive reply White gets a durable
advantage.} ({After the appealing move} 22... Qb5 $1 {it is unclear, whether
White has anything better than trading quens, as other continuations are quite
risky for him, e.g.:} 23. c4 (23. Rc1 $2 Rh8 $1 24. c4 $2 Qa5 25. a3 Rh1+ 26.
Kg2 Qe1 $1 $17) (23. b3 Rh8 $1 24. c4 Qa5 $17) 23... Qa4 24. Kg2 (24. b3 Rxb3)
24... Rb4 {><c4, ><b2.}) 23. Kg2 a5 24. f3 {[%cal Gd1e3,Ge3g4] White hss a
slight but durable advantage due to the superirority of his knight over the
black bishop and good pawn structure.} c5 25. Ne3 Kc7 26. Qd2 Qb5 27. b3 a4 28.
Rb1 axb3 (28... Qa5 {is met by} 29. b4) 29. Rxb3 Qa4 30. Rxb8 Kxb8 31. Ng4 Kc7
32. e5 $1 {The strongest continuation. The pawn sacrifice augments White's
advantage and complicates Black's defensive task.} Bxe5 33. Nxe5 dxe5 34. Qe2
Kd6 35. c4 e4 $1 {Correct decision. Advancing his tripled e5-pawn in the
appropriate moment, Black forces its exchange for the much more valuable
a2-pawn, as 36.fe4 falls short after 36...Ke5.} 36. Qxe4 Qxa2+ 37. Kh3 Qb2 38.
Kg4 Qf2 $4 (38... Qf6 $1 {was the only defence.} 39. Kh5 Qf5 $1 {, and if} 40.
g4 {then} Qf7+ 41. Kxg5 Qf6+ 42. Kh5 Qh8+ $11) (38... Qd4 $2 {loses to} 39.
Kxg5 Qxe4 40. fxe4 Ke5 41. g4 Kxe4 42. Kh6 $18) (38... Qd2 $2 {fails to} 39. f4
) 39. f4 $1 $18 {[%cal Gf4g5,Gg5g8] After this decisive pawn advancement Black
is defenseless, as} Kd7 (39... gxf4 {39...gf4 leads to the entirely los for
Blak pawn ending.} 40. Qxf4+ Qxf4+ 41. Kxf4) 40. fxg5 Qb2 41. g6 Qf6 42. Qb7+
Kd6 43. Qb8+ Kd7 44. Kh5 e5 45. Qb7+ Kd8 46. Qd5+ Ke8 47. Qg8+ Kd7 48. Qf7 Qh8+
49. Kg4 Qh1 50. g7 Qe4+ 51. Kg5 Qe3+ 52. Kh4 Qe4+ 53. g4 {[%mdl 8192]} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Black "Nevostrujev, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[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 "Murmansk OShK"]
[BlackTeam "Novokuznetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. f4 $6 (10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Be2 g6 13. Na5 Qc7 14.
O-O Bg7 15. c4 b6 16. Nc6 Nb8 17. Nxb8 Rxb8 18. b4 O-O 19. Rac1 Rfd8 20. a4 Qd7
21. a5 bxa5 {1/2-1/2 Nijboer,F-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63 (35)}) (10.
a4 Be7 11. a5 O-O 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Qe1 c4 16. Kh1 Nd7
17. Na4 Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Sakaev,K/St.Petersburg 1995/CBM 46 ext (17)}) (
10. O-O-O b5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 g6 15. f4 Bh6 16.
Rde1 Kf8 (16... O-O 17. f5 Bxe3+ 18. Rxe3 Qg5 19. Rf1 Nf6 {0-1 Kasimdzhanov,
R-Sadvakasov,D/Menorca 1996/Juniors (42)}) 17. Rhf1 Kg7 18. f5 Rc8 19. Kb1 Nf6
{1/2-1/2 Krakops,M-Sadvakasov,D/Menorca 1996/Juniors (39)}) 10... Rc8 11. Bd3
Be7 {Black simply continues development, not paying much attention to the
created tension in the centre.} 12. h3 (12. O-O-O {stright away might have
been better.} {After} Ng4 13. Kb1 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb6 {the position with mutual
chances would arise.}) 12... b5 13. O-O-O b4 14. Nd5 (14. Na4 $5 O-O (14...
Bxb3 15. axb3 a5 16. fxe5 dxe5 $2 17. Bb5) (14... d5 $2 15. f5) 15. Qxb4 d5 16.
Qa5 dxe4 17. Qxd8 (17. Bxa6 Bxb3) 17... Rcxd8 18. Bxa6 Nd5 19. Bc5) 14... Bxd5
15. exd5 a5 16. Bb5 {White must prevent an advancement of a corner pawn, but
now Black gets control over the centre.} O-O 17. Kb1 Ne4 18. Qd3 f5 {[%mdl
2112]} 19. g4 exf4 20. gxf5 Ng3 21. Bxf4 (21. Rhg1 Ne5 22. Qd4 h4 23. Bxf4 (23.
Qxf4 Rxf5) 23... Nf3) 21... Nxh1 22. Rxh1 Ne5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Qe2 Rxf5 ({
White were prepared to meet} 24... Qxd5 {with} 25. Rd1 Qa8 26. Bd7 {but Black
has other possibilities in his disposal.}) 25. Bd3 Qxd5 26. Rd1 $2 ({White
should have won back the material by means of} 26. Be4 {but it would not
change the outcome, since after} Qe6 27. Bxf5 Qxf5 28. Nxa5 e4 29. Nb3 Bf6 30.
Rc1 e3 $1 {Black's threats are decisive.}) 26... Qf3 $19 27. Qe1 Bh4 28. Qxh4
Qxd1+ 29. Nc1 Rf1 {[%csl Rb1,Rc1][%cal Gf1b1]} 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 07th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1999.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 ({Another option is} 
12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Bg5 16. Bf2 (16. Rhe1 O-O 17. g3
Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qc7 19. c3 Nb6 20. Qg5 Nc4 21. Nd2 Qb6 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 {0-1
Kovacevic,A-Gelfand,B/Investbanka Belgrade/1997 (29)}) 16... b5 17. h4 Bh6 18.
Be1 Qc7 19. Na5 Nb6 20. Bf2 Nd7 21. Nc6 Nb8 22. Na7 Rd8 23. Qb3 f5 24. a4 bxa4
25. Qxa4+ Qd7 26. Qb3 O-O 27. Nc6 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Sadler,M/Tilburg 1998/
EXT 99 (34)}) 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Bd3 $5 ({An interesting plan,
which might become an important alternative to} 15. g3 O-O 16. Bh3 Ra8 17. Rhe1
a5 18. a4 Qc7 19. Bf1 Rfc8 20. Bb5 Bf8 21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 Qb6 23. Re2 Ne8 24.
f5 Nc7 25. f6 g6 26. Bd7 Rd8 27. Be6 Re8 28. Qg5 {1-0 Shirov,A-Svidler,P/
Linares 1998/CBM 64 (28)}) 15... g6 ({Certainly, not} 15... Nxd5 $4 16. Bf5 $18
) 16. Rhe1 Nd7 (16... Nxd5 {is strongly met by} 17. Bxg6 Nc3+ 18. bxc3 fxg6 19.
f4 exf4 {, with a dangerous attack.}) 17. g3 {Preparing advancement of the
f-pawn.} Kd8 ({After} 17... Kf8 18. f4 {/\f5, White has good attacking
prospects on the kingside.}) 18. Re4 $1 {[%cal Ge4b4,Gb4b7] An effective
transfer of the white rook to the queenside via the center allows White to
keep initiative.} Nc5 19. Rb4 Qc7 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. d6 $1 {[%cal Gd1d8,Gd3c4,
Gc4f7,Gd3e4,Ge4b7]} ({This thematic pawn sacrifice is another important link
in the chain of White's plan. Opening the d-file for operations of his major
pieces and activating his bishop, White thereby significantly augment his
winning chances. Passive} 21. Rb3 {allows Black to consolidate his position by}
Bd6 {, and} 22. Qg5+ {does not bring anything in view of} Be7 $11) 21... Bxd6
22. Rb3 Ke7 23. Be4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({An unexplainable oversight. White
misses the chance to get decisive advantage after} 23. Bxa6 $1 {Now} Rb8 {
is the only move,} ({since} 23... bxa6 $2 {loses on the spot after} 24. Rb7 $1
Qxb7 25. Qxd6+ Ke8 26. Qxe5+ $18) {, and now the most efficient continuation is
} 24. Rd3 {(both} (24. Rxb7 Rxb7 25. Bxb7) ({and} 24. Bxb7 {(it is even
stronger than capturing the b7-pawn with the rook)} c4 $140 25. Rb5 c3 26. Qg5+
f6 (26... Kf8 27. Qf6 $18) 27. Qxg6 Rxb7 28. Rxb7 Qxb7 29. Qg7+ $18 {yields
White excellent winning perspectives)}) 24... Rhd8 25. Bc4 {, and White should
win} (25. Bb5 $18) 25... b5 $140 26. Bxf7) 23... b5 24. Rd3 (24. Bb7 $2 {
is refuted by} c4 $1 25. Bxc8 (25. Rc3 Rcd8 {/\Bb4-+}) 25... cxb3 26. Bxa6 Qc6
$1 (26... bxa2+ $2 27. Ka1 Qc6 28. Bxb5) 27. Qg5+ (27. Bxb5 bxc2+ 28. Qxc2 Qxb5
) 27... Ke6 $19) 24... Rhd8 25. Qg5+ Ke8 26. Bxg6 $5 (26. Qf6 Qe7 ({Blunder} 
26... Be7 $4 {offers White an exciting choice between the somewhat more
sophisticated} 27. Bc6+ ({and the straightforward} 27. Qh8+ Bf8 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8
29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Bc6+ Ke7 31. Qxe5#) 27... Qxc6 (27... Kf8 28. Qh8#) 28.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. Rxd8+ {, with the same result in both cases.}) 27. Qh8+ Qf8 28.
Qf6 (28. Rxd6 $4 Qxh8 29. Bc6+ Ke7 $18) 28... Qe7) 26... Be7 27. Qxh5 fxg6 28.
Qxg6+ Kf8 29. Qxa6 Rxd3 30. Qh6+ Kf7 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. cxd3 (32. Rxd3 Rd8 33.
Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qh7+ $11) 32... Bf6 33. Qf5 Kg7 34. h4 Ra8 35. Rc1 Qf7 36. b3 (36.
a3 {fails to} Rxa3 $1 37. bxa3 $140 Qb3+ 38. Ka1 e4+ $19) 36... c4 37. dxc4 Qa7
38. Qc2 $4 {The decisive mistake. Timman played this game, consciously or
subconsciously avoiding any option to let the game finish a draw. Well, then
the result is in a way justified, despite the fact that White had a winning
position in the middlegame. Essential was} (38. Rc2 Qg1+ 39. Rc1 Qf2 $11) 38...
bxc4 {Threatening 39...cb3 40.Qb3 Rb8-+.} 39. h5 (39. bxc4 $4 Rb8+ 40. Ka1 e4+)
39... Kh8 40. b4 e4 $1 $19 {[%csl Ra1,Rb2,Gd4][%cal Gf6a1,Ga7d4] The winning
move. Black's bishop comes into play with decisive effect. White is helpless
against threats on the main diagonal.} 41. Qxc4 (41. fxe4 Qd4 $19) 41... exf3 (
41... Qa3 $1 {was easily winning too:} 42. Qb3 (42. Rc2 Rd8) 42... Qxb3+ 43.
axb3 exf3 {followed by 43...Ra1-+}) ({The text} 41... exf3 {also does not
leave White any chance to escape:} 42. Qe6 Qd4 43. Rc8+ Rxc8 44. Qxc8+ Kg7 45.
Qc7+ Kh6 46. Qc1+ Kxh5 {winning.}) 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 07th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1999.06.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. Bf2 h4 $2 ({
A new and rather imprudent continuation. Besides the main line 14...Rb8, two
other options are quite popular:} 14... Ne5 15. b3 (15. Nd5 Rc8 {1/2-1/2
Edelman,D-Sakaev,K/Biel 1994/TD (15)}) (15. O-O Bh6 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 g4
18. f4 O-O 19. Ne4 Rc8 20. Ng5 Nc4 21. Qd5 Qa5 22. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Segal,A-Sasu
Ducsoara,A/Bratislava 1993/TD (48)}) 15... Rc8 16. Nd5 e6 17. Nf5 exd5 18.
Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Qf6 21. O-O Qxf5 22. Qxd5 Rc6 {1/2-1/2
Bjerring,K-Rodriguez,A/Barbera 1997/EXT 99 (40)}) ({and} 14... Qa5 15. Rd1 Rc8
16. O-O Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qc5 19. Rf2 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Be6 21. Nd5 f6
22. Rfd2 b5 23. a4 h4 24. c3 Kf7 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rb4 Rc5 27. Ne3 Ra8 28. Kf2
Ra1 29. Rd1 Ra2 30. Ke1 Ke8 31. g3 hxg3 32. hxg3 Kd7 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Topalov,
V/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (32)}) 15. Nd5 Rb8 16. O-O-O $1 {The strongest
continuation. On the queenside the white king gets a secure residence. Text
prevents Black's short castle, as 16...0-0 loses to 17.Qg5.} e6 $2 ({After} 
16... b5 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Bd4 {White has large and durable advantage.} (18.
Be3 $16)) (16... Ne5 {was more stubborn.}) 17. Nf5 $1 {[%csl Rb6,Rc7][%cal
Gf2b6,Gd5c7,Gb6d8][%mdl 4] This excellent and non-evident knight thrust yields
White excellent winning perspectives.} exf5 ({The only reasonable move. If} 
17... Bxb2+ {then} 18. Kxb2 exd5 (18... exf5 19. Bb6 $18) 19. Qc3 $18 (19.
Nxd6+ Kf8 20. Qc3 $18)) (17... exd5 {is no better:} 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Nf5 {
, and White wins.}) 18. Bb6 Qc8 19. Nc7+ Kf8 20. Qxd6+ Kg8 21. Qxd7 Rh6 22.
Qxf5 Ne7 $2 ({Much more stubborn was} 22... Qxf5 23. exf5 Rf6 $16 {, although
White should win the ending.}) 23. Qa5 $1 (23. Qxc8+ $2 {would be a serious
mistake:} Rxc8 24. Ba5 (24. Rd7 $2 Rxb6 25. Rxe7 Bxb2+ $19) 24... Rc6 $1 (24...
b6 25. Rd7 Nc6 26. Bd2 Ne5 $132) 25. Rd7 b6 (25... Ng6 {/\b6}) 26. Rxe7 (26.
Bxb6 Rxb6 27. Rxe7 Rc6 $19) 26... bxa5 27. Re8+ Rxe8 28. Nxe8 Be5 $19) 23...
Nc6 (23... Rc6 {is strongly met by} 24. Rd2 {, wtih the idea 25.Rhd1+-}) 24.
Qa4 Ne7 25. Qb3 {[%cal Gc7d5,Gd1d8,Gb6d8]} Rc6 26. Nd5 Ng6 (26... Nxd5 27. exd5
{is hopeless for Black.}) 27. Ba7 {[%csl Ra8,Rb6,Rb8,Rc8][%cal Gd5b6,Ga7b8,
Gb6c8,Gb6a8][%mdl 8196]} (27. Ba7 $1 {The final accord!} {After} Ra8 28. Nb6 {
White is exchange and two pawns up.}) 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Chartres"]
[Date "2005.08.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Kosten, Anthony C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Bg5 Na5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Bg5 14. Nxg5 Qxg5
15. Qd3 Rac8 16. Ne3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Rc6 18. b4 Rfc8 19. b5 axb5 20. Qxb5 Qd8 21.
b3 Rb6 22. Qa5 g6 23. Rad1 Qc7 24. Rd3 Qc5 25. Qd2 Qc6 26. f3 Qc5 27. Kh1 Ra8
28. Rd1 Ra2 29. Rc3 Qa5 30. Rd3 Qc5 31. Qe1 Rba6 32. h3 Kg7 33. Kh2 h5 34. Qd2
Kh7 35. Qe1 Kg7 36. Qd2 Kh7 37. b4 Qa7 38. b5 R6a3 39. Rxa3 Qxa3 40. Nd5 Qc5 $6
(40... Bxd5 {was a better choice:} 41. Qxd5 Kg7 42. Qxd6 Qxd6 43. Rxd6 Rxc2 44.
Rd7 h4 $1 {, with chances to draw.}) 41. Nf6+ Kg7 42. Qg5 Kf8 43. Nh7+ Kg7 44.
Nf6 Kf8 45. Qh6+ Ke7 46. Nh7 Ra8 47. Qg5+ Ke8 48. Nf6+ Kf8 49. Nd5 Kg8 50. Nf6+
Kf8 51. Nd5 Kg8 52. Ne7+ Kh7 $2 ({The decisive mistake.} 52... Kf8 {loses after
} 53. Qf6) ({Essential was} 52... Kg7) {[%tqu "En","Black's last move was a
very bad slip. How to prove it?","Black's defensive construction on the
kingside is very fragile - try to destroy it!","Sacrifice your knight!","e7g6",
"This move breaks Black's defense and decides the game for White.",4]} 53. Nxg6
$1 {[%csl Re6,Rf7,Gg5,Gg6,Rh5,Rh7]} Qxc2 ({The knight is invulnerable:} 53...
fxg6 54. Qe7+ Kh6 {, and White has a pleasant choice between prosaic 55.Qe6 and
} 55. Rxd6 Re8 (55... Bc4 56. Rxg6+) 56. Qxe8 Qxd6 57. Qh8+ Kg5 58. h4+ Kf4 (
58... Kxh4 59. Qf6+ g5 60. g3#) 59. Qh6+ {, with mate on the next move. The
text move is, of course, losing too.}) 54. Rxd6 Rc8 55. Ne7 Qc1 56. Qxh5+ Kg7
57. Qxe5+ f6 58. Qg3+ Kf7 59. Nxc8 Qxc8 60. e5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. a4 Nbd7 10. a5 Rc8 11. Qd2 Be7 12. Be2 g6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nh7 15.
O-O Bg5 16. c4 O-O 17. Kh1 Re8 18. Rfc1 f5 19. Bf1 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Qg5 21. Qa7 $1
Nhf6 22. Rc3 e4 ({If} 22... Rb8 {, then} 23. c5 $1 dxc5 24. Nxc5 Nxc5 25. Qxc5
{with a durable advantage.}) 23. Qxb7 exf3 24. gxf3 Qf4 25. Qa7 Rb8 26. Qg1 Kf7
27. Rb1 Rec8 28. Nd4 Qd2 29. Rc2 Qxa5 30. Nc6 Qa2 31. Re1 ({Better was} 31. Bd3
{, retaining a large advantage.}) 31... Re8 32. Rce2 $6 (32. Re6 {deserved
here serious attention.}) 32... Rxe2 33. Rxe2 Rxb2 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Qe3 $2 ({
After this move White is in trouble. Correct was} 35. Re6 {, with
counterchances.}) 35... Rxh2+ 36. Kg1 Qd2 37. Qa7 Kg8 38. Re6 Qf4 39. Bg2 Qg3
40. Qf2 $2 (40. Re2 h4 41. Qf2 {was more stubborn, although Black has a
decisive advantage anyway.}) {[%tqu "En","Black is very close to victory. How
can he achieve it?","Exploit a shaky position of the white queen.","Use your
rook for the final blow.","h2h1","This move wins on the spot!",3]} 40... Rh1+ {
[%csl Rf2,Rg1,Rg2,Gg3,Gh1] , and White resigned, as he loses the queen.} 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 76th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2005.02.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kraemer, Martin"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2005.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. h4 Nb6 15.
Bd3 Na4 16. Ne2 d5 17. g5 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 h5 20. Qg3 $6 (20. Ng3 {
was a better alternative. war eine bessere Alternative.}) 20... O-O 21. Nec1 $2
({A fatal mistake. Ein fataler Fehlgriff.} 21. Rd2 {/\Rhd1 was to be preferred.
/\Rhd1 war vorzuziehen.}) 21... Rfc8 22. Rh2 {[%tqu "En","All Black's pieces
are much better placed than their white counterparts. How should he continue?",
"Make use of the active placement of the a4-knight and try to weaken the
position of the enemy king.","Sacrifice your bishop!","e7a3","This impressive
bishop thrust spells a quick end for White.",5,"De","Sämtliche Figuren des
Schwarzen stehen deutlich besser als ihre weißen Gegenüber. Wie soll er jetzt
fortsetzen?","Bringen Sie die aktive Stellung des Springers a4 zur Geltung und
versuchen Sie, die feindliche Königsstellung zu schwächen.","Opfern Sie Ihren
Läufer!","e7a3","Nach diesem überraschenden Läuferausfall geht es mit Weiß
schnell zu Ende.",5]} Ba3 $1 {[%csl Ga3,Ga4,Rb1,Rb2,Rc3,Rd1] A terrific blow,
destroying White's defence. Ein prächtiger Zug, der die weiße Verteidigung
durchschlägt.} 23. Nd3 ({The bishop is invulnerable: Der Läufer ist
unantastbar:} 23. bxa3 Nc3+ 24. Ka1 Nxd1) 23... Bxb2 $1 ({The final blow. Now
the game is over: Die Schlusspointe. Damit ist die Partie vorbei:} 23... Bxb2
24. Nxb2 (24. Rg1 Ba3) 24... Nc3+ 25. Ka1 (25. Kc1 Nxa2+) 25... Bxb3 26. cxb3
Qa5 27. Nd3 Nxd1 {, winning. und gewinnt.}) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.07"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 $5 Ne5 11. Nf5 (11. Be2 Nbc6 12. Nxc6 (12. Nf5 Bxf5 13.
exf5 Nd4 14. Bd3 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qa5 16. f6 Bxf6 17. O-O Rc8 18. Rae1 Rxc3 19.
bxc3 Ne6 20. Qf3 Qxc3 21. Qxb7 O-O 22. Qxa6 Nd4 23. Qd3 Qxd3 24. cxd3 Ra8 25.
f4 Rxa2 26. fxg5 {1/2-1/2 Thorhallsson,T-Gallagher,J/Forli 1992/TD (26)}) 12...
bxc6 13. O-O Qb6 14. Rb1 Be6 15. Qd2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Rfe1 Rd8 18. Kh1 Qd4
19. Qc1 e5 20. Rd1 Qc5 21. Na4 Qb4 22. b3 Be6 23. c4 O-O 24. a3 Qb7 25. Qe3 f5
26. exf5 Bxf5 27. Rb2 {1/2-1/2 Perunovic,M-Perovic,V/JUG-chT2 1994/EXT 97 (54)}
) (11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 e6 13. Qd2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bd7 15. Nd1 O-O 16. Ne3 Rc8 17.
O-O-O Bc6 18. h4 Bf6 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Be2 Qe7 21. Bc3 Rfd8 22. Bb4 {1-0
Dutreeuw,M-Van Mechelen,J/Antwerp 1997/EXT 99 (40)}) 11... Bxf5 12. exf5 Qa5 $5
$146 ({An interesting novelty, which seems to be an important alternative to
Polgar's natural choice} 12... Nbc6 13. Nd5 O-O 14. Be2 e6 15. fxe6 fxe6 16.
Ne3 d5 17. O-O Qb6 18. Ng4 Rf5 19. c3 Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qxc3 21. Rxb7 Rf7 22. Qb1
Rxb7 23. Qxb7 Re8 24. Qxa6 Nxg4 25. Bxg4 Nd4 26. Rb1 Qc2 27. Rb7 Qg6 28. a4 {
1-0 Shirov,A-Polgar,J/Prague 1999 (38)}) 13. Qd5 Nbc6 ({Certainly, not} 13...
Qxd5 $2 14. Nxd5 {. and White has a large advantage.}) 14. Qxa5 (14. O-O-O $5
Rc8 15. Be2 {deserved serious attention.}) 14... Nxa5 15. Nd5 Rc8 16. O-O-O e6
17. Ne3 ({More pincipal was} 17. f6 $5 Bf8 18. Ne3 {, with mutual chances. The
text move allows Black to accomplish his development and obtain a counterplay.}
) 17... Ke7 18. Be2 h5 19. Rhf1 $6 ({Not the best move.} 19. f4 $5 {was to be
preferred:} gxf4 20. Bxf4 d5 (20... Bh6 21. Rhf1 $14) 21. Rhe1 $5 (21. Bg5+ Bf6
22. Bxf6+ Kxf6 23. Rhf1 $13) 21... Nac6 (21... Nec4 $2 22. Nxd5+ $18) (21...
Nac4 $2 22. Bxc4 dxc4 (22... Nxc4 $2 {fails to} 23. Nxd5+ Kf8 24. f6) 23. Bxe5
Bxe5 24. Nd5+ $18) 22. g4 d4 {, wtih mutual chances.}) 19... d5 {[%csl Rb2]
[%cal Ge5c4,Gg7b2,Gc4b2] Threatening 20...Nec4, with initiative.} 20. f4 gxf4
21. Bxf4 (21. Rxf4 $2 {fails to} Bh6 22. fxe6 fxe6 (22... Bxf4 $6 23. Bxf4 Kxe6
24. Bxe5 Kxe5 25. Bxh5 $14 (25. Rxd5+ $5 Ke4 26. Rxa5 Kxe3 27. Bxh5 {, with
unclear play.})) 23. Bh4+ Ke8 $17) 21... Nac4 22. Bg5+ Kd6 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24.
fxe6 fxe6 (24... Bxb2+ $2 {loses to} 25. Kb1 Nxe3 26. Bxe3 Bc3 27. exf7 $18)
25. Nxc4+ Rxc4 26. Rf7 Rg8 27. h4 ({If} 27. Rxb7 {then} Bxb2+ {,with good play
for Black.}) 27... Be5 28. Re1 $2 ({After this move White has no chance to win
the game.} 28. Be7+ {does not bring anything after} Kc6) ({, but} 28. Rxb7 Bf4+
29. Bxf4+ Rxf4 30. Rb6+ {,with the sharp and unclear play was to be preferred.}
) 28... Rg7 $1 29. Rf3 (29. Be7+ {falls short after} Kd7 (29... Kc6 $2 30. Rxg7
Bxg7 31. Rxe6+) 30. Rxg7 Bxg7 {, and Black has an edge in the ending.}) 29...
Rgc7 30. Re2 Bg7 {[%cal Gc7c2,Ge6e5,Ge5e4,Gd5d4,Gg7b2]} 31. g3 $15 {/-/+ Black
has better chances in this position. All his pieces are actively placed,
whereas White has very little to oppose to the march of the central pawns. The
draw was agreed, as it allowed Georgiev to advance to the 4th round of the
World Championship.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 b5 (6... e6 7. Bg5
Be7 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. Bc4 Nc5 10. b4 Nfxe4 11. fxe4 Bxg5 12. Qf2 Bf6 13. O-O Qb6
14. e5 dxe5 15. Ndb5 Nd7 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Bb3 Rb8 19. Rad1 Bd7
20. N7d5+ exd5 21. Nxd5+ Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Be6 {0-1 Bock,U-Hartmann,W/OLWuert 1988/
GER (22)}) 7. Be3 (7. a4 b4 8. Na2 a5 9. c3 e5 10. Nb5 bxc3 11. Naxc3 Bb7 12.
Be3 Be7 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Rd1 Ne8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Na6 17. Rc1 Nb4 18. Qd2
d5 {1/2-1/2 Huberty,M-Alho,D/Singapore 1990/EXT 97 (18)}) 7... Bb7 8. Qd2 (8.
a3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 Rc8 10. g4 Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. h4 Ne5 13. b3 Qc7 14. Na2 e6 15.
Nb4 Be7 16. Bh3 O-O 17. O-O d5 18. f4 Ned7 19. e5 Nc5 20. Bg2 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4
22. Rad1 Rfd8 23. Qf2 Nd5 24. Nxd5 {1-0 Naff,B-Weaver,N/Chicago 1990/EXT 97 
(58)}) 8... Nbd7 (8... e6 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Kh1 Rc8 12. Rac1 O-O 13.
Rfd1 Qc7 14. Nb1 Nb6 15. b3 d5 16. e5 Nfd7 17. f4 Nc5 18. c3 Kh8 19. Qc2 Ne4
20. Bd3 Bc5 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Qe2 Nd5 23. a3 Rfd8 24. g3 h6 25. Nc2 Nxe3 26.
Nxe3 Rd3 27. Nc2 e3+ 28. Kg1 Rd2 {0-1 Gommers,R-Do,K/Nijmegen 1992/EXT 99 (28)}
) 9. g4 $1 ({The most logical and principal continuation. After} 9. O-O-O Rc8
10. Kb1 Ne5 11. Bd3 e6 12. g4 Nfd7 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Qg2 h6 15. Bc1 b4 16. Nce2
g5 17. h4 Rg8 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. b3 d5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Bb2 Bg7 {Black
obtained counterplay in the game Rodriguez Lopez,R-Bordas,G/Budapest 1998/CBM
63 ext (38)}) 9... Nb6 ({Now,} 9... e6 {fails to} 10. g5) ({, whereas after} 
9... Ne5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. f4 {White has a strong initiative.}) 10. O-O-O Nfd7 $6
(10... g6 {or 10...e6 was to be preferred.}) 11. Nf5 $1 {[%csl Rd6,Rg7][%cal
Ge3d4,Gd4h8][%mdl 128] Very effective knight thrust, yielding White clearly
better chances.} g6 12. Bd4 f6 ({If} 12... e5 {then} 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Nxd6+
$16) 13. Ng3 e5 14. Be3 Rc8 ({After} 14... b4 15. Nd5 {White has a durable
advantage.}) 15. Kb1 b4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Na4 18. Ne4 (18. Qxb4 $2 {
fails to} Nxb2 {, and the knight is invulnerable in view of 19...Rb8.}) 18...
Qa5 ({After} 18... Be7 19. f4 {White has great attacking prospects.} (19. h4 $5
{/\h5|^})) 19. Qe2 Qc7 (19... Nc3+ $2 {fails to} 20. bxc3 bxc3 21. Ka1 $18) 20.
f4 Be7 21. f5 Ndc5 ({If} 21... O-O {then} 22. h4 {, with dangerous attack.})
22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Qe4 $16 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Ge4g6,
Gg6e8] By means of consequent play White obtained a large advantage. Now he
starts the new wave of attack on the black king.} a5 (25... Rg8 {is met by} 26.
h4 {, and further advancement of the h-pawn should decide the game.}) 26. Qxg6+
Kd8 27. Ba6 Rc7 28. h4 a4 29. h5 a3 30. h6 f5 {A desperate attempt to open the
main diagonal by means of sacrificing the f- and e-pawns does not change
anything in the general assessment: White is winning.} 31. Qxf5 e4 32. Qxe4 Bf6
33. Qg6 $1 Bxb2 34. Rhe1 $1 {Threatening 35.Qg5+ Kd7 36.Qe7#.} Rf8 (34... Be5 {
is easily refuted by} 35. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 (35... Qc3 36. Qf6+ Kd7 37. Qe7#) 36. d6
(36. Qf6+ {is also sufficient for win:} Kd7 37. Bb5+ Qxb5 38. Qg7+ Kd6 39. Qxh8
Qc4 40. Qd8+ Rd7 41. Qb6+ Ke7 42. h7 Qc3 43. Qe6+ $18) 36... Rch7 37. Qf6+ Kd7
38. Bd3 $18) 35. h7 Be5 (35... Bh8 {loses to} 36. Qg5+ Bf6 37. Qxf6+ Rxf6 38.
h8=Q+) 36. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 ({Again} 36... Qc3 {fails to} 37. Qg5+ Kd7 38. Qe7#)
37. d6 Qd4 {It seems that much more reasonable decision in this position would
be to give up instead of making such (or other) moves. The idea behind this
queen sacrifice was, presumably, 38.Rd4 Rf1+, yet, it is not a mate, but
rather entirely entirely harmless for White check, as his a6-bishop just
captures the rook: 39.Bf1.} (37... Rc6 38. Qg5+ Kd7 39. Qe7#) (37... Rd7 38.
Qf6+) 38. Rxd4 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Gf8f1,Ga6f1]} 1-0

[Event "Petermaennchen GM"]
[Site "Schwerin"]
[Date "1999.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Petrosian, Arshak B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. h4 Nb6 13. Qf2 Nfd7 14. Kb1 Qc7 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nc4 17. Bc1 (17. f4 Nf6 (17... a5 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Nd2 Nxb2
20. Bd3 Nxd3 21. cxd3 Nf6 22. Ne4 Nxd5 23. Rhg1 b4 24. Rdf1 Bxh4 25. Qf3 Nxe3
26. Qxe3 b3 27. axb3 Rb8 28. d4 O-O 29. g5 hxg5 {0-1 Adams,M-Gelfand,B/Arnhem
1988/TD (29)}) 18. Rg1 Rc8 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nc1 Rb8 21. Ne2 Nxd5 22. Ba7 Rb5
23. a4 Rb7 24. Rxd5 Rxa7 25. Nc3 Rb7 26. fxe5 {1-0 Vorobiov,E-Pigusov,E/Maikop
1998/CBM 66 (57)}) 17... Qb6 (17... a5 18. Bd3 a4 19. Nd2 Rb8 20. Ne4 b4 21.
Qe2 Rc8 22. g5 a3 23. b3 Nb2 24. gxh6 Nxd1 25. hxg7 Rg8 26. Qxd1 Rxg7 27. h5 {
1-0 Svidler,P-Savchenko,S/Maikop 1998/CBM 66 (57)}) (17... Ndb6 18. Bd3 Rb8 19.
f4 a5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Rhf1 Bd6 22. g5 h5 23. g6 f6 24. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Pupo,
E-Rodriguez,A/CUB-ch 1995/CBM 46 ext (50)}) 18. Qe1 a5 (18... Rc8 19. Bd3 Nc5
20. f4 Na4 21. g5 h5 22. Rh2 Rc7 23. Re2 f6 24. gxf6 Bxf6 25. fxe5 Bxe5 26.
Bxc4 bxc4 27. Rxe5+ dxe5 28. d6 {1-0 Varavin,V-Bigaliev,R/Budapest 1995/CBM 47
ext (37)}) 19. a3 a4 20. Na1 (20. Nd2 Ne3) 20... Nc5 21. c3 f5 22. Nc2 (22.
gxf5 Bf6) 22... f4 23. Nb4 O-O 24. g5 $1 h5 25. Nd3 $1 {[%csl Re6,Rg6,Rg8,Rh5]
[%cal Gd3c5,Ge1e4,Ge4g6,Gf1h3,Gh3e6,Gg6h5,Ge6g8,Gh5h8]} Nb3 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (
25... g6 26. Nxc5 (26. Nxf4 $4 exf4 27. Qxe7 Rae8 $19) 26... Qxc5 27. Qe4 Kg7
28. Bd3 Rf5 29. Bxf4 Nxa3+ 30. bxa3 Qxa3) (25... Nxd3 26. Rxd3 (26. Bxd3 Ne3)
26... g6 27. Qe4 Kg7) 26. Qe4 {[%cal Ge4g6]} Nxc1 27. Bh3 $1 $18 {[%csl Re6]
[%cal Gh3e6][%mdl 128]} Qe3 (27... Nxd3 28. Be6+ Kh8 (28... Rf7 29. Qf5 $1 (29.
g6 $4 Qf2 $19) 29... Bf6 (29... Raf8 30. g6 $18) 30. Qg6 Raf8 31. gxf6) 29. Qg6
) 28. Qg6 Qxf3 29. Nxc1 (29. Be6+ $6 Kh8 30. Rhf1 Qe2 31. Rfe1 Qf3 32. Nxc1 e4
33. Rf1 $140 Ne5 $19) 29... Ne3 (29... Kh8 30. Rd3 Ne3 31. Be6 $1 $18 {/\Rh3})
(29... e4 30. Rdf1 Nd2+ 31. Ka1 Nxf1 32. Be6+ Kh8 33. Rxf1 $18) 30. Be6+ Kh8
31. Rdf1 $1 {[%csl Rh5,Rh8][%cal Gg6h5,Gh5h8]} Nxf1 32. Rxf1 1-0

[Event "Sonsbeek SNS"]
[Site "Arnhem"]
[Date "1999.05.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "226"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4100]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7.
Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 h5 10. a4 (10. O-O-O) 10... Rc8 {This continuation
could have lead by move transposition to a position which occured in the game
Bologan,V-Sakaev,K, St.Petersburg 1995 (see below). But Black had in mind
something else.} (10... Be7 11. a5 (11. O-O-O O-O 12. Qf2 Qc7 13. Kb1 Rfc8 14.
Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Qc4 {1/2-1/2 Jirovsky,P-Jaracz,P/
Pardubice 1998/EXT 99 (41)}) 11... O-O 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nxc5 dxc5
15. Qe1 c4 16. Kh1 Nd7 17. Na4 Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Sakaev,K/St.Petersburg
1995/CBM 46 ext (17)}) 11. a5 Be7 12. Be2 h4 $1 {De facto only this move is a
novelty. Anticipating the arrival of White's king at the K-side, Black keeps
his eyes on here, and abstains from actions at the opposite part of the board
- something, that in this setup was usually considered mandatory.} 13. O-O g6
14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Kf8 $1 {Black's treatment of the position is quite
instructive. His king reaches safe haven without castling. Meanwhile the
advanced h-pawn threatens to become a battering ram in the attack against
White's monarch.} 16. c4 {White is in a hurry to launch an activity on the
Q-side, but Black turns out to be well prepared for it.} ({Instead} 16. f4 {
deserved attention. If now} e4 {then after} 17. c4 Kg7 18. Bd4 {White's
prospects would be better than in the game.}) 16... Nh5 17. Rfd1 Kg7 18. c5 {
This is the only way to obtain a counterplay, but White will not gain a
sufficient compensation for the sacrificed pawn..} (18. Bd3 f5 $36) 18... dxc5
19. d6 Bf6 20. Bc4 Nf4 21. Qc2 {[%cal Gb3d2,Gd2e4,Yc2e4]} Bg5 22. Qc3 (22. Qe4
Rc6 {[%cal Gf7f5,Yf4h3,Rg5e3]}) 22... Rc6 23. Nd2 (23. Rac1 Qf6 24. Nd2 Rxd6)
23... Rxd6 $1 (23... f5 {also looks good for Black, but the move played is
even stronger.}) 24. Ne4 Rd4 $1 $17 {Well-grounded exchange sacrifice which
has only a temporary character, since Black's minor pieces will soon become
too active to tolerate them.} 25. Bxd4 exd4 {[%cal Gd7e5]} 26. Qb3 Ne5 27. Bf1
Nh5 {[%cal Gh5g3,Yg5e3]} 28. Re1 (28. Nxc5 $2 Be3+ 29. Kh1 Ng3+) 28... h3 29.
g3 Be3+ 30. Rxe3 dxe3 31. Qxe3 Qd4 32. Qxd4 cxd4 33. f4 {This move means
further concessions, but White did not have a choice.} (33. Kf2 Rc8 34. Rd1
Rc2+ 35. Rd2 d3 36. Bxh3 $140 Nc4) 33... Nf3+ 34. Kh1 Nf6 35. Nf2 Rc8 36. Bd3
Nd2 $1 {Preparing an advancement of the other knight, which will play against
White's bishop on d3.} (36... Nd5 $2 37. Be4) 37. Nxh3 (37. Rd1 Nb3) 37... Nd5
38. Ng1 Nb4 39. Rd1 Nb3 40. Be4 (40. Ne2 Re8 {[%csl Rd3,Re2][%cal Ge8e3]})
40... f5 $1 41. Bxb7 Rc7 42. Ba8 d3 $19 {White is incapable to cope with this
pawn, for which he will have to give a minor piece.} 43. Nf3 d2 44. Nxd2 Rd7
45. Kg2 Rxd2+ (45... Nxd2 {would probably significantly reduce the remaining
technical difficulties:} 46. h4 (46. Bf3 Nd3) 46... Nd3 $1) 46. Rxd2 Nxd2 47.
Kf2 Nb3 {retaining White's king locked on the K-side.} 48. Ke3 Kf6 49. h4 Ke6
50. Bf3 Nd5+ (50... Nxa5 51. Kd4 Kd6 52. h5 gxh5 53. Bxh5 Nac6+ 54. Kc4 Nd5 $19
{was also possible.}) 51. Kd3 Nxa5 52. h5 {Will White succeed in eliminating
Black's pawns?} gxh5 53. Bxh5 Nf6 54. Be2 Nc6 55. Kc4 Kd6 56. Bd3 Nd5 57. Kb3
a5 (57... Nc7 58. Kc4) 58. Bxf5 {Eventually liquidating into the theoretically
lost endgame. Yet it clearly was the best practical chance for White.} (58. Kc4
Ne3+ 59. Kb5 Kd5) 58... Nd4+ 59. Ka4 Nxf5 60. Kxa5 Nxg3 61. b4 (61. f5 Nxf5 62.
b4 Nfe3 63. b5 Nc4+ 64. Ka6 Ndb6 {is won for Black as had been long ago
established by A.Troitsky}) 61... Nf5 62. b5 Kc5 63. b6 Nxb6 64. Ka6 Nc4 (64...
Nd7 65. Kb7 Kd6 66. Kc8 Kc6 67. Kd8 Nf6 68. Kc8 Ne8 69. Kd8 Neg7 70. Kc8 Ne6
71. Kb8 Nd8 72. Kc8 Nf7 73. Kb8 N7d6 74. Ka7 Kb5 75. Ka8 Kb6 76. Kb8 Nd4 77. f5
Nc6+ 78. Ka8 Nb5 79. f6 Nc7#) 65. Kb7 Kd6 66. Kc8 Na5 ({Better was} 66... Ke7 {
, not letting White's king to penetrate into upper right corner, where he is
safe. Now white wins a good dozen of moves and makes it much more difficult
for Black to mate White's king during next 50 moves.}) 67. Kd8 Nb7+ 68. Ke8 Ke6
69. Kf8 Nbd6 70. Kg8 Ke7 71. Kh7 Kf7 72. Kh8 Kg6 (72... Ne4 73. Kh7 Nf6+ 74.
Kh8) 73. Kg8 Nf7 74. Kf8 N7h6 75. Ke8 Kg7 76. Kd8 Kf7 77. Kd7 Ng4 78. Kc6 Ke6
79. Kc5 Kd7 80. Kd5 Nge3+ 81. Ke5 Ke7 82. Ke4 Kd6 83. Kd3 Kd5 84. Kc3 Nc4 85.
Kd3 Ncd6 86. Kc3 Ke4 87. Kb3 Kd3 88. Kb4 Kd4 89. Kb3 Ne4 90. Kb4 Nc3 91. Kb3
Nd5 92. Kb2 Kc5 93. Kc1 Nb4 94. Kd1 Kc4 95. Ke2 Nd5 96. Kf3 Nf6 97. Ke2 Kc3 98.
Ke1 Ne4 99. Ke2 Nd2 100. Ke1 Kd3 101. Kf2 Ne4+ 102. Ke1 Nc3 103. Kf1 Kd4 104.
Kf2 Ke4 105. Kf1 Kf3 106. Ke1 Ke3 107. Kf1 Ne4 108. Ke1 Nf2 109. Kf1 Nd3 110.
Kg2 Ke2 111. Kh2 Kf3 112. Kh3 Nf2+ 113. Kh2 Ne3 {Black is about to mate the
opponents' king, but fifty moves left for accomplishing of this task are over
now. A draw.} (113... Ng4+ 114. Kh3 Nge3 115. Kh2 Kg4 116. Kh1 Kh3 117. Kg1 Kg3
118. Kh1 Nd4 119. f5 Nf3 120. f6 Ng4 121. f7 Nf2#) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Virovlansky, Semen"]
[Black "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Rg1 $5 {This sharp
continuation gains growing popularity in the modern practice. Some key games
were commented in the recent CBMs.} e5 {One of the most popular continuations.}
(6... h6 7. g4 g5 8. h4 gxh4 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Qa5+ 12. c3 Nxd4
13. Qxd4 Rg8 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Kd2 Bd7 16. f3 Bg7 17. Qd3 Bb5 18. Bxb5+ axb5 19.
g5 h5 20. g6 Rf8 21. Ke2 b4 22. a3 bxc3 23. bxc3 {0-1 Conquest,S-Sadler,M/
Torquay 1998/CBM 66 ext (36)}) 7. Nb3 b5 $5 ({An alternative to the standard
move} 7... Be6 8. g4 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Be3 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Nd7
13. Be2 O-O-O 14. f4 f6 15. f5 Bf7 16. Bf3 e4 17. Bxe4 Bxb3 18. axb3 Re8 19.
Bxb7+ Kc7 20. Rg3 {1-0 Todorovic,G-Dzevlan,M/Cetinje 1991/EXT 98 (41)}) 8. g4
Bb7 9. Bg2 b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Be7 12. a3 a5 13. axb4 axb4 14. Rxa8 Bxa8
15. Bd2 Bh4 (15... Qb6 $5 {was an interesting alternative.}) 16. Qe2 ({The
b4-pawn is invulnerable:} 16. Bxb4 $2 Bxf2+ ({or} 16... Qb6 17. Qd2 Bxf2+) 17.
Kxf2 Qb6+) 16... Qb6 17. g5 $1 {Arresting the h4-bishop.} O-O (17... Nd7 {
is met by} 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Kd1 {, and Black's position is critical.}) 18. Be3
Qc7 19. Qh5 $1 {[%mdl 128] Beginning of the well-deliberated tactical
operation.} Qxc2 20. Qxh4 Qxb3 21. Be4 g6 22. Rg3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gg3h3,Gh3h7]
Rapid mobilization of the white pieces is very impressive. White is
threatening 22.Rh3.} Nd7 ({If} 22... Bxd5 {then} 23. Rh3 h5 24. gxh6 Kh7 (24...
Nd7 25. h7+ Kh8 26. Bh6 {, wining}) 25. Qf6 Rg8 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. Rf3 $16) 23.
Rh3 h5 24. gxh6 Qxb2 25. h7+ Kh8 26. Bh6 Qa1+ ({If} 26... Rc8 {then} 27. Bg7+
Kxg7 28. h8=Q+ Rxh8 29. Qxh8#) 27. Ke2 Qa6+ 28. Kf3 Qc8 29. Qe7 $1 ({It is
much stronger than} 29. Bxf8 Qxf8 {/\f7-f5, and Black has a good play. The
text move wins the rook.}) 29... b3 30. Bxf8 Qxf8 (30... Nxf8 31. Qf6#) 31.
Qxd7 f5 32. Ke2 $1 {The shortest way to win.} fxe4 33. Rc3 b2 34. Rc8 b1=R 35.
Rxf8# 1-0

[Event "Olomouc Skanska Cup"]
[Site "Olomouc"]
[Date "2004.08.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Balabaev, Timur"]
[Black "Lagowski, Patryk"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Konikowski} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7.
Nb3 Be7 8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. Kb1 Nbd7 13. g5 Nh5
14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb6 16. Na5 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Bh3 Re8 19. Qxf4 g6 {
'N' Konikowski.} (19... Bf8 {Konikowski} 20. Qb4 Re5 21. c4 Rae8 22. Rd3 $14 {
Almasi,Z-Agrest,E/Germany 2002/}) 20. Qd2 Bf8 21. b3 (21. f4 $5 $16 {Konikowski
}) 21... Bg7 22. c4 Re7 23. Rhe1 Rae8 24. Rxe7 $6 (24. f4 {is strongly met by}
Nxd5) ({would allow White to keep a durable advantage.} 24. Rc1) 24... Qxe7 25.
Kc2 Qe5 26. Nxb7 $4 ({After} 26. Rc1 h6 (26... Re7 $5) 27. Nxb7 (27. gxh6 $2
Qb2+ 28. Kd1 Qxd2+ 29. Kxd2 Bxh6+) 27... hxg5) (26. Rb1 {'>=' Konikowski.}) ({
or} 26. Rb1 Re7 {Black has compensation for the pawn. The careless text move
allows Black to conclude the game with a nice combination.}) {[%tqu "En",
"White is two pawns up, but his king is in a desperate situation. How should
Black continue?","Destroy White's pawn chain on the queenside power up Black's
attack.","Sascrifice your knight!","b6c4","This terrific blow yields Black an
irresistible attack.",6]} 26... Nxc4 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Rc2,Gc4,Rd1,Rd2,Ge5,Ge8,Gg7]
'-+!' Konikowski. After this beautiful sacrifice White's king is doomed.} 27.
bxc4 Qb2+ 28. Kd3 Qd4+ ({Much simpler was} 28... Qa3+ $1 {'!?' Konikowski.} 29.
Kc2 Qxa2+ 30. Kc1 Qa1+ 31. Kc2 Qb2+ 32. Kd3 Qb3+ {'-+' Konikowski. , with mate
on the next move.}) 29. Kc2 Qxc4+ ({Again,} 29... Qb2+ 30. Kd3 Qa3+ {forced
mate in a few moves.}) 30. Kb1 Rb8 {[%csl Rb1,Rb7,Gb8,Gc4,Gg7] White is
helpless against Black's manifold threats.} 31. Qc2 Rxb7+ 32. Kc1 Qf4+ 33. Rd2
Bb2+ 34. Kd1 Qxf3+ 35. Re2 Qxh3 0-1

[Event "United Insurance 4th"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "1999.02.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hossain, Enamul"]
[Black "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1999.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BAN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. h4 Nb6 13. Na5 (13. Qf2 Nfd7 (13...
Rb8 14. Nc5 b4 15. N3a4 Nxa4 16. Nxa4 Qc7 17. Kb1 Bd7 18. Nb6 Bxg4 19. Bxa6 Be6
20. b3 Bd8 21. Na4 d5 22. Rhg1 g6 23. h5 dxe4 {0-1 Cherkasov,N-Pisulinski,J/
Polanica Zdroj 1992/EXT 98 (41)}) (13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Nc5 Qc7 16. N5a4
Rab8 17. h5 Qc6 18. Nb6 Bd8 19. g5 Ne8 20. Nbd5 f5 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6
{0-1 Szalanczy,E-Vaulin,A/Kecskemet 1992/EXT 99 (62)}) 14. Kb1 Nc4 15. Bxc4
bxc4 16. Nc1 Rb8 17. N1e2 Qc7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rb7 20. Ka1 Rfb8 21. Rb1
Nf6 22. Rdd1 d5 23. g5 {1-0 Jedryczka,K-Dworakowska,J/Augustow 1996/EXT 99 (50)
}) (13. g5 Nfd7 14. Kb1 Qc7 15. h5 Nc5 16. g6 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nxb3 19.
axb3 Bf5 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Qd7 22. Rdg1 Bf6 23. gxh7+ Kh8 24. Bg5 Qe7 25.
Qf5 Bxg5 26. Rxg5 Qf6 27. h6 {1-0 Tolnai,T-Henriksson,C/Debrecen 1992/EU-chT 
(27)}) (13. h5 b4 14. Ne2 Nc4 15. Qd3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Nxg4 17. Qg1 Bg5+ 18. Kb1
Ne3 19. Rd3 Nxf1 20. Qxf1 Bc4 21. Rd1 Rc8 22. Qg2 h6 {0-1 Spyra,W-Licina,Z/
Novi Sad 1989/EXT 97 (38)}) 13... Qc7 14. g5 (14. Kb1 d5 15. g5 d4 16. gxf6
dxe3 17. Qxe3 Bxf6 18. Nb3 b4 19. Ne2 Rfc8 20. Qc1 a5 21. Bh3 Bxh3 22. Rxh3 a4
23. Nd2 b3 24. cxb3 Qd7 {0-1 Mihevc,N-Kokanovic,K/JUG-chW 1990/TD (24)}) 14...
Nh5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. Bh3 Be8 $1 (17... Rfc8 $6 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19.
Nc6 {with good play for White.}) 18. Bg4 f5 19. gxf6 Bxf6 (19... Nxf6 20. Be6+
Kh8 21. f4) 20. Kb1 Kh8 21. Rdg1 Nf4 22. Nb3 (22. h5 $6 Bg5) 22... Bf7 $1 {
[%csl Rb2,Rd5][%cal Ge3f4,Gf4d5,Gf7d5,Gf6a1] Forcing the exchange of the
dark-squared bishop for the knight, which leads to favourable for Black
opening of the main diagonal.} 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Bf5 (24. Qxf4 Bxd5 {is bad
for White.}) 24... a5 $1 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Ga5a3,Gf6b2] The a-pawn march is the
most radical means of developing attack on the queenside.} 25. Be4 (25. a3 {
is eleganlty refuted by} a4 26. Nc1 b4 $1 27. axb4 (27. Qxb4 Rfb8) 27... a3 28.
c3 (28. b3 a2+ 29. Nxa2 Rxa2 30. Kxa2 Ra8+ 31. Kb1 Ra1#) 28... axb2 29. Kxb2 {
, and Black has a pleasant choice between 29...Bd5, 29...Qc4, ad 29...Rfb8,
winning in all cases.}) {The text move is better, but now Black has an
opportunity to reach with the a3-square with his a-pawn, entirely opening the
main diagonal.} 25... a4 26. Nc1 a3 27. b3 Rac8 (27... Bc3 {does not yield
anything in view of} 28. Qd3) 28. Rg2 Qc5 (28... Rce8 $5 {deserved here
serious attention:} 29. Nd3 (29. Ne2 $2 Rxe4 30. fxe4 f3 $17) 29... Bc3 30. Qc1
Bd4 31. Qd2 (31. Nxf4 Qc3 $19) 31... Be3) 29. Ne2 Be5 30. Rd1 b4 31. Qd3 Bg8
32. Rc1 Qa5 33. Rd1 ({Premature pawn advance} 33. c4 {fails to} bxc3 34. Rc2
Rc5) 33... Rc5 34. Rg4 Rc7 (34... Qd8 $5 {led to unclear complications:} 35.
Qd2 Rc3 $5 ({Tempting} 35... Qf6 {proves insufficient:} 36. Qxb4 Ba1 37. Qxa3 (
37. Nd4 Bc3 38. Qa4 Bxd5 $36) 37... Ra5 38. Qc1 Be5 (38... Rxa2 39. Kxa2 Ra8+
40. Kb1 Bc3 41. Nxc3 Qxc3 42. Qb2) 39. c3) 36. Nxf4 (36. Nxc3 Bxc3 37. Qf2 Qf6
$13) 36... Qf6 37. Ne2) 35. Qd2 Qc5 36. Nxf4 $6 (36. Qd3 {was more stubborn.})
36... Bxf4 37. Rxf4 Rxf4 38. Qxf4 Qc3 39. Qc1 Bf7 40. Rd3 Qf6 {There is no way
to protect the h4-pawn.} 41. c4 Qxh4 42. Rd1 Qf6 43. Qc2 h6 44. Rg1 g5 {
White is lost. He has nothing to oppose the activization of the black pieces
and march of the h-pawn.} 45. Rg2 Re7 46. Kc1 {White tries to evacuate his
king from the dangerous zone, but also in the centre he is exposed to Black's
attack.} Kg7 47. Kd2 Qf4+ 48. Kd3 (48. Ke2 {loses after} Bg6) 48... Bg6 49. Qe2
(49. Bxg6 Qe3#) (49. Re2 Qxf3+ $19) 49... Qe5 {Threatening 50...Qc3#.} 50. Qe1
$6 Qf6 51. Rf2 $2 ({After this mistake White loses immediately. More stubborn
was} 51. Qe3 {, although after} Qc3+ 52. Ke2 Qa1 {White's position is
unbearable.}) 51... g4 $1 {The decisive strike! Eliminating the f3-pawn, Black
entirely destroys the defensive construction of his opponent.} (51... g4 52.
fxg4 (52. Qe3 gxf3 53. Rxf3 Bxe4+ 54. Qxe4 Qc3+) 52... Bxe4+ 53. Qxe4 Qc3+) 0-1

[Event "Pamplona 9899 9th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1999.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1998.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 h5 10. a4 ({The principal continuation.} 10. O-O-O b5
11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3 (13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. cxd3 Be7 16.
Na5 Nf6 17. d4 Nxd5 18. dxe5 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 O-O {1/2-1/2 Khachian,M-Sadvakasov,
D/Omsk 1996/CBM 57 (45)}) 13... Bxd3 14. Qxd3 g6 15. f4 Bh6 16. Rde1 O-O (16...
Kf8 17. Rhf1 Kg7 18. f5 Rc8 19. Kb1 Nf6 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Nd4 exd4 22. Bxd4 Bg5
{1/2-1/2 Krakops,M-Sadvakasov,D/Menorca 1996/Juniors (39)}) 17. f5 Bxe3+ 18.
Rxe3 Qg5 19. Rf1 Nf6 20. h4 Qh6 21. Kb1 Rac8 22. Rg3 Kg7 {0-1 Kasimdzhanov,
R-Sadvakasov,D/Menorca 1996/Juniors (42)}) (10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Be2
g6 13. Na5 Qc7 14. O-O Bg7 15. c4 b6 16. Nc6 Nb8 17. Nxb8 Rxb8 18. b4 O-O 19.
Rac1 Rfd8 20. a4 Qd7 21. a5 {1/2-1/2 Nijboer,F-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee 1998/
CBM 63 (35)}) 10... Be7 11. Be2 $5 ({The only way to struggle for the opening
advantage.} 11. a5 O-O 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Qe1 c4 16. Kh1
Nd7 17. Na4 Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Sakaev,K/St.Petersburg 1995/CBM 46 ext (17)}
) (11. O-O-O O-O 12. Qf2 Qc7 13. Kb1 Rfc8 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Bd3
Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Qc4 18. a5 Bd8 19. Rc1 Qb5 20. g4 {1/2-1/2 Jirovsky,P-Jaracz,P/
Pardubice 1998/EXT 99 (41)}) 11... Nb6 12. O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Rfd1 O-O
15. Bg5 Bxb3 $6 ({Winning a pawn, but getting under strong pressure. Instead,} 
15... Qb6+ {deserved serious attention here:} 16. Kh1 (16. Qf2 Qxf2+ 17. Kxf2
Ng4+ {yields Black counterplay}) 16... Rfd8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5
Bg5 $1 {threatening 20...Qf2, and Black has good counterchances.}) 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 ({There is no way to retain the light-squared bishop. After} 16... Be6 $2
17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 {Black has no compensation for the pawn.})
17. cxb3 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Qxb3 19. Nd5 Rfc8 (19... Kh7 $2 {, aiming at preventing
the queen thrust at h6 after exchanging the knight for the bishop, fails to}
20. Ra3 Qc4 21. Nb6 {, winning.}) 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qh6 Qe6 ({After} 21...
Qxb2 $2 22. Qxf6 {White's attack seems irresisitible.}) 22. Rd2 (22. Qxh5 $2 {
would be a wrong choice. After} Kf8 {the black king finds a safe asylum at e7,
whilst black rooks develop dangerous attack along g- and h-files. It is very
important for White not to allow the Black king to escape in the center.})
22... Rc6 (22... f5 {yields White a large advantage after simple} 23. Qxe6 fxe6
24. Rxd6) 23. Rg1 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg2g4,Gg1g8] Threatening 24. g4.} ({
Premature} 23. g4 {falls short of} hxg4 24. Rg1 f5 25. Qg5+ Qg6) 23... f5 {
The only move.} ({After} 23... Rac8 {the rapid march of the g-pawn decides the
game:} 24. g4 Rc1 25. Rdg2 Rxg1+ 26. Rxg1 h4 27. g5 $1 f5 28. g6 $1 {, and
White wins.}) 24. Qxh5 fxe4 (24... f4 $2 {loses on the spot after} 25. g3) 25.
fxe4 Qg6 26. Qh4 ({After} 26. Qxg6+ fxg6 27. Rgd1 Rf8 $1 {, Black has good
chances to survive the rook ending.}) 26... Kg7 $1 {Bringing the a8-rook into
play.} 27. Rd3 (27. Rf1 {is strongly met by} Rac8 (27... Rh8 $6 28. Qe7 Rc1 $2
29. Rxc1 Qh6 30. h3 Qxd2 31. Rf1 Rf8 32. Rf3 $18) 28. Rdf2 Rc1 29. Qe7 $140 $6
Rxf1+ (29... R8c7 $2 30. Rxf7+ Qxf7 31. Qxf7+ Rxf7 32. Rxc1) 30. Rxf1 Rc2 $17)
27... Rh8 28. Qe7 Rh6 29. Rf1 ({Premature} 29. Qxb7 {is elegantly refuted by
the breaking pawn advance} d5 $1 30. Rxd5 $2 (30. exd5 {fails to} Rb6 $19 ({
certainly, not} 30... Qxd3 $2 {which loses after} 31. dxc6 Qg3 32. h3 $18))
30... Rxh2+ $1 ({forces mate in four;} 30... Qg3 31. h3 Rcg6 32. Qd7 Rg4 33.
Rd3 $140 Rxh3+ 34. gxh3 Qxg1# {wins as well}) 31. Kxh2 Qh6+ 32. Kg3 Qf4+ 33.
Kh3 Rh6#) 29... Qe6 ({No time for taking care of the b7-pawn:} 29... b5 30. Rg3
(30. Rdf3 {wins on the spot as well}) 30... Qxg3 31. Rxf7+ Kg6 32. Rf6+ Kh5 33.
Rf5+ Kg4 (33... Kg6 34. Qf7#) 34. Qg5#) 30. Qxb7 Rf6 31. Rg3+ Kf8 32. Rg1 Qc8
33. Qb3 {The pawn up ending is clearly better for White. However black has a
counterplay, and the subtle play play is required to convert White's advantage.
Now, it would be an imprecision to exchange queens, as in the rook ending
Black has good chances to draw.} Rc1 34. Rc3 Rxc3 35. bxc3 Qc6 36. Qb4 Rf4 37.
Re1 Kg7 (37... f5 $6 {is strongly met by} 38. Qb8+) 38. h3 a5 $2 ({The
decisive mistake. Instead of the text move, the natural} 38... f5 $1 {advance
would yield Black a dangerous counterplay. The occuring queen ending is
winning for White.}) 39. Qxa5 Rxe4 40. Rxe4 Qxe4 41. Qb4 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 d5 43.
Qg4+ Kf6 44. h4 {The h-pawn march decides the game.} Ke7 (44... Qxc3 45. h5 e4
46. h6 Ke7 47. Qg7 {leads to transpostion.}) 45. h5 Qxc3 46. h6 e4 47. Qg7 Qe3
48. Qe5+ Kd7 49. Qxd5+ Ke7 50. Qe5+ Kd7 51. Qf6 {Black reresigned, as he has
no way to prevent promoting the h-pawn.} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.31"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 b5 {
'!?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Black is trying to take advantage of the fact, that 6.
f3 in order to avoid 6.Be3 Ng4 is a bit commiting.'} 7. a4 $5 {The principal
continuation.} b4 8. Nd5 $1 (8. Na2 {yields Black a good counterplay:} a5 9. c3
e5 10. Nb5 bxc3 11. Naxc3 Bb7 12. Be3 Be7 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Rd1 Ne8 15. Nd5 Bxd5
16. Qxd5 Na6 17. Rc1 Nb4 18. Qd2 d5 {1/2-1/2 Huberty,M-Alho,D/Singapore 1990/
EXT 97 (18) The text move is an important improvement over the passive 8.Na2.})
8... Nxd5 (8... e6 $5 {was an interesting option here.} {If} 9. Nxb4 (9. Nxf6+
Qxf6 10. Be3 Be7) {then} 9... d5 10. Nbc6 Nxc6 11. Nxc6 Qb6 12. exd5 Nxd5 {
followed by 13...Bb4+}) 9. exd5 g6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Bc4 Qc7 12. Bb3 (12. Qe2 {
Ftacnik} Nd7 13. a5 Bg7 $13) 12... Nd7 13. Qd2 Nf6 (13... Nc5 {, leading to
interesting tactical comlications, is insufficient for Black:} 14. Qxb4 Nxb3
15. Qxb3 Qa5+ 16. Kf2 Bxd5 17. c4 Bg7 $1 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Qb7 O-O 20. Nxe6 fxe6
21. Qxe7) 14. Ne2 (14. Qxb4 $6 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 {'=/+' Ftacnik. is clearly
in Black's favor.}) 14... a5 15. O-O-O Rc8 16. Nd4 $1 Bg7 (16... Nxd5 $5 {
could lead to a sharp play:} 17. Nb5 (17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Nb5 Qc4)) (16... Bxd5
17. Nb5 (17. Bxd5 $2 Nxd5 18. Nb5 Qxc2+ 19. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 20. Kxc2 Nxe3+ $19)
17... Bxb3 18. Nxc7+ Rxc7) 17. Nb5 Qd8 18. g4 Nd7 19. Kb1 Nc5 20. h4 h5 {
'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Important idea to slow down white attack on the
kingside. Topalov takes advantage from the fact, that his king is still
sitting in the center.'} 21. Bd4 Kf8 22. Rhg1 Qd7 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Nd4 Nxb3
25. cxb3 Kf8 (25... Bxd5 $2 {fails to} 26. Nf5+ gxf5 27. Qg5+ Kf8 28. gxf5 e5 (
28... Ke8 $4 29. Qg8+ Rxg8 30. Rxg8#) 29. Rxd5 $16 (29. f6 Qe6 $132)) 26. Nc2 {
'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Anand understands perfectly, that his knight needs a
good square. From e3 he will protect both d5 and g4, while the loss of an h4
pawn is rather less important.'} (26. Qg5 {is strongly met by} Rc5) 26... hxg4
27. fxg4 Rxh4 28. Ne3 e5 29. Qf2 Qe7 30. Rh1 ({This move could lead to draw if
Black would not blunder.} 30. Nc4 $5 {threatening both 31.Na5 and 31.Nd6, was
a plausible alternative to the text move and would allow White to keep winning
chances.}) 30... Rxh1 31. Rxh1 Qg5 ({White's attacking chances should not be
underestimated:} 31... Kg7 $2 {is elegantly refuted by} 32. Qh2 Qg5 33. Qh7+
Kf8 34. Rf1 Rc7 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36. Qg8 f6 37. Rh1 {, winning.}) 32. Rh7 Rc7 (
32... Qf4 {Ftacnik} 33. Qh4 Qxe3 34. Rh8+ (34. Qf6 $2 Rc1+ 35. Ka2 Qxb3+ $3 36.
Kxb3 Bxd5#) 34... Kg7 35. Rh7+ $11) 33. Ka2 Ba6 (33... Kg8 {Ftacnik} 34. Rh1 (
34. Qh2 $2 Qxe3 35. Rh8+ Kg7 36. Rh7+ Kf8 37. Rh8+ Ke7 38. Qh4+ g5 39. Qh6
Qxb3+ $1 $19) 34... Rc8 35. Qf3 $13) 34. Qh2 Bd3 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} ({A blunder
caused presumsbly by a time-trouble. Obviously,} 34... Qxe3 {is bad in view of}
35. Rh8+ Ke7 36. Qh4+ g5 37. Qh6 Rc8 38. Rh7 $18) ({However, after} 34... Ke7
$1 {White has nothing better than forcing a draw by perpetual:} 35. Rxf7+ Kxf7
36. Qh7+ Ke8 (36... Kf6 37. Qxc7 Qxe3 38. Qxd6+) 37. Qg8+ Kd7 38. Qe6+ Kd8 39.
Qg8+) 35. Rh8+ {It is amaizing, but starting from this move, White's attack
develops without any obstacle.} Ke7 36. Ra8 Qf6 (36... Qxe3 {loses after} 37.
Qh8 {/\Qd8#} Rd7 38. Re8#) 37. g5 $1 Qg7 ({If} 37... Qxg5 {then} 38. Qh8 {
, with inevtiable mate.}) 38. Qd2 (38. Ng4 $2 {would be a terrible mistake, as
after} Rc1 {Black always has a draw by perpetual.}) 38... e4 ({After} 38... Bf5
{the white knight chooses a queenside direction:} 39. Nc4 {, and Black is
defenceless against 40.Na5, threatening 41.Nc6+ and 41.Qb4.}) {But now the
white knight turns to the right, penetrating into the f6-square via g4.} 39.
Ng4 Rd7 40. Nf6 {Capitalizing upon the tragicomical position of the black king
and queen, entirely locked by the white knight.} Rd8 {There was no other
meaningful way to prevent mate on e8.} 41. Qc1 $1 {[%csl Re7][%cal Gc1c7,Gc7d6,
Gc7e7,Gf6e8,Gf6g8]} ({The final strike! Anand crowns the game with the
impressive mate final:} 41. Qc1 Rxa8 42. Qc7+ Kf8 43. Qxd6#) 1-0

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Lillafured"]
[Date "1999.02.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tolnai, Tibor"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1999.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 (6... e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 Be7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 (12. a3 Nb6 13. Qf2
Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Nc5 Qa5 16. Nxe6 Rb8 17. Nxg7+ Kd7 18. Nf5 Rxb2 19. Kxb2
Rb8+ 20. Ka2 Qxc3 21. Rb1 d5 {1-0 Haas-Eitel,H/Ingolstadt 1989/EXT 97 (21)}) (
12. Qf2 b4 13. Na4 (13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 a5 15. Kb1 a4 16. Nc1 Qa5 17. Qd2 Nb6
18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. h4 Nd7 20. Bd3 a3 21. Bf5 axb2 22. Bxd7+ Kxd7 23. Kxb2 {
1-0 Stephan,A-Partzsch,L/OLNN 1992/EXT 97-B (40)}) 13... Qc7 14. Nb6 Nxb6 15.
Bxb6 Qc6 16. Kb1 Nd7 17. Be3 a5 18. Nc1 O-O 19. h4 Rfc8 20. g5 h5 21. Bh3 g6
22. Nd3 Rc7 {1/2-1/2 Gdanski,J-Malisauskas,V/Bielsko Biala 1990/EXT 97 (22)})
12... b4 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. h4 Nbxd5 16. g5 Nxe3 17. gxf6 Nxf1 18.
Qxb4 Bxf6 19. Rxd6 Qe7 20. Qa4+ Kf8 21. Qc6 Qe8 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Qxf6 Rh7 24.
Rxf1 {0-1 Kolasinski,M-Pisulinski,J/Bielsko Biala 1990/EXT 97 (38)}) 7. Bc1 Nf6
8. Be3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. f3 Be7 12. g4 h6 13. O-O-O b5 14. Kb1 Nb6
15. Qf2 Rb8 16. Nc5 b4 17. Nxe6 {[17.Ne2 Nc4 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Ng3 Nxe3 20.Qxe3
Nd7 21.Bxa6 Nc5 22.Bc4 Bg5 23.Qe2 Ra8 Shirov,A-Gelfand,B/Belgrade 1997/CBM 62 
(55)]} fxe6 18. Bxb6 $6 {A dubious attempt to improve Shirov's play.} Rxb6 19.
Na4 Rc6 20. h4 O-O 21. Qg3 (21. g5 {is met by} Nh5 $1 ({If} 21... hxg5 $6 22.
hxg5 Nxe4 {then} 23. Qg2 $1 Nxg5 (23... Nc5 24. Nxc5 Rxc5 25. Qh3 Bxg5 26.
Qxe6+ $18) 24. f4 d5 25. fxg5 Bxg5 26. Bd3 $40) 22. gxh6 gxh6 23. Rg1+ Kh7 {
followed by ...Nf4}) {Now White threatens 22.g5 Nh5 23.Qg4.} 21... Qe8 22. b3
Qf7 23. Qe1 Rb8 24. Bd3 Ne8 25. g5 $2 ({This pawn sacrifice is insufficient.} 
25. Qe2 Nc7 26. Rdg1 {was to be preferred.}) (25. Qg3 {is strongly met by} Qf4)
25... hxg5 (25... h5 {also yields Black a better play, but the text move is
much stronger.}) 26. hxg5 Bxg5 (26... Qxf3 $2 27. Qh4 $18) 27. Qg3 Qf4 $1 {
[%cal Gg8f7,Gf7e7] Vacating the f7-square for the king.} 28. Qh3 Kf7 29. Bc4
Nc7 30. Nb2 Ke7 {The safest location for the black king in the given position.}
31. Rdg1 Bf6 32. Nd3 (32. Rg2 {is strongly met by} d5) 32... Qd2 33. Rh2 Qc3
34. Rhg2 (34. Qh7 d5 $2 {is refuted by} 35. Rxg7+ Bxg7 36. Qxg7+ Kd6 37. Rh7)
34... Re8 35. f4 (35. Nb2 {falls short after} d5 36. exd5 e4 37. Rxg7+ Kd8 38.
Rd7+ Kc8) 35... exf4 36. e5 dxe5 37. Rxg7+ Kd8 {[%csl Rb1,Rg7][%cal Ge5e4,
Gf6a1,Gf6g7]} (37... Bxg7 38. Rxg7+ Kd6 39. Qh7 Rd8 {is sufficient for win,
but the text move wins immediately, as White is defenseles against the threat
e5-e4.}) 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 19th"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1999.04.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jenni, Florian"]
[Black "Naumann, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1999.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. O-O e6 $6 {Denying the possibility
of intrusion for White's knights, Black tries to decrease White's attacking
potential. However this new move has serious drawbacks and will barely find
many adherents. By consequent play White managed to bring the idea behind 12...
e6 into challenge.} (12... Nc6 $5 {is more common in this position:} 13. Nf5
Bxf5 14. exf5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Ne5 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Qxg4 f6 18. Qe4 $1 $14 (18.
g3 Qc7 19. Rab1 b5 20. c4 Kf7 21. Rb4 Qc5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. a4 bxa4 24. Rxa4
Qxc2 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. Qg6+ Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Miranovic,R-Ruck,R/
HUN-chT1 1995}) 18... Qc7 19. Rab1 O-O-O 20. g3 $14 {1-0 Apicella,M-Gallagher,
J/France 1997 (37)}) (12... Bxd4 {was played in Shirov,A-Salov,V/Wijk aan Zee
1998, which saw} 13. Qxd4 f6 14. Nd5 Nc6 15. Qe3 Be6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. c4 Kf7 18.
c5 dxc5 19. Qxc5 Qg8 20. f4 gxf3 21. Rxf3 Rd8 22. Raf1 Qg6 23. Nd5 Qxe4 24.
Nxe7 Qd4+ 25. Bf2 Qxc5 26. Bxc5 Rh6 27. h4 gxh4 28. Be3 Ne5 29. R3f2 Rh5 30.
Rxf6+ Kxe7 31. Bc5+ Rd6 32. Bxd6+ Kxd6 33. b3 Rg5 34. Rh6 Ke7 35. Rxh4 Bd5 36.
Rf2 Nf3+ {0-1. This game was annotated in CBM 63.}) 13. Re1 $1 Be5 14. Re3 {
This lifting of the rook will play a decisive role in the further stage of the
game. White will be able to use this rook both along d-file and against the
g4-pawn.} ({Black's plan will be justified after} 14. Bxe5 $6 dxe5 15. Nb3 Qxd1
16. Raxd1 Nc6 17. Na4 Ke7 {with a convenient play for Black.}) 14... Nd7 15.
Nb3 {The g4-pawn is attacked.} Bxg3 (15... Nf6 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Rd3 Qe7 18.
Qd2 Nh5 19. Rd1 $36) 16. Rxg3 Ne5 (16... Nf6 17. Rd3 {and Black cannot protect
the pawn at d6.}) 17. Qd4 f6 {Black has to sustain the knight:} (17... Ke7 18.
Rd1 {would likely lead to the transposition of moves.}) 18. Rd1 Ke7 19. Nc1 $1
{Intending to exchange the most active Black's piece and the only defender of
the g4-pawn.} Qc7 20. Nd3 Bd7 ({Black has no time to employ his rook for
protection of the vulnerable g4-pawn, since after} 20... Rh4 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22.
Qb4+ Kf7 23. Rgd3 $1 {he cannot complete develompent.}) 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Qb4+
Kf7 23. Rxg4 {White's strategy yielded him an extra pawn and positional edge.
Yet, the realization of the advantage is attended with palpable difficulties.}
Bc6 24. Rg3 Rad8 25. Rdd3 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Rd8 27. Qc4 $1 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 Qb6 29. b3
Qc5 30. a4 {[%mdl 4112]} Qa3 31. f3 (31. h3 $2 Qc1+ 32. Nd1 Bxe4) 31... Qc5+
32. Kf1 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Ne2 b4 35. c4 bxc3 {If Black does not take on c3,
White may play Ne2-c1-a2, Qd3-d2 and another Black's pawn will fall.} 36. Qxc3
{[%cal Gb3b4]} (36. Nxc3 $5 Ke7 (36... Qa3 37. Qc4 Qc1+ 38. Kf2 Qd2+ 39. Ne2)
37. g3 {inteding to create another passed pawn. After the text Black pieces
become more active.}) 36... Qb6 37. b4 Bb5 38. Qd2 (38. Qc5 Qa6 {and White's
queen has to retreat.}) 38... Qa6 (38... Ke7 $5) 39. Ke1 Kg6 40. Nc3 Qa1+ 41.
Nd1 Ba4 42. Ke2 Bxd1+ $6 ({Instead Black should have given a try to} 42... Bb5+
43. Kf2 Qd4+ 44. Qxd4 exd4 {and it is not easy for White to enter his knight
into play. Queen ending promises less chances to rescue the game.}) 43. Qxd1
Qb2+ 44. Qd2 Qb1 45. Kf2 Qb3 46. h3 $1 {[%cal Gf2g1,Gg1h2] Preparing an asylym
for the white king.} Qb1 47. Qc3 Kh5 48. Qc4 Qb2+ 49. Kg1 Kh4 50. Kh2 Qd2 51.
Qc5 {Now the passed pawn is ready to advance. Similar technique of preventing
the perepetual check was used in the recent game Kasparov,G-Sokolov,I/Sarajevo
BIH 1999.} Qe1 52. b5 Qg3+ 53. Kh1 f5 $2 ({After} 53... Qe1+ 54. Qg1 Qb4 55.
Qf2+ Kh5 56. b6 ({it is premature to play} 56. Qa7 Kg6 57. b6 $6 {since after}
Qe1+ 58. Kh2 g4 $1 (58... Qe3 59. Qc7 g4 60. b7 g3+ 61. Kxg3 Qf4+ 62. Kf2 Qd2+
63. Kg1 Qe3+ 64. Kh1 $18) 59. fxg4 Qxe4 {White will have to answer} 60. Qa2 (
60. b7 Qf4+ 61. Kg1 (61. g3 Qd2+) (61. Kh1 Qc1+ 62. Qg1 Qb2) 61... Qc1+ 62. Kf2
Qd2+) 60... Qf4+ 61. g3 Qb4 62. Qf2 {with unclear outcome.}) 56... Kg6 57. Qe3
{White's task would be much more laborious. Now Black is lost.}) 54. Qe3 f4 55.
Qd2 g4 56. hxg4 (56. Qd8+ {wins as well, but after taking the pawn Black's
queen cannot escape the exchange.}) 56... Kg5 57. Kg1 $1 Kg6 58. Qf2 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 $1 $146 {[%cal Ge2g3,Gg3h5,Gg3f5]
[%mdl 12] Ftacnik: 'An ambitious attempt to keep the position more complicated
than after the standard 11.Nd5. '} ({This novelty is an important alternative
to the standard continuation} 11. Nd5 {, which was tested in the strongest
tournaments this year:} Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Be7 15. Rg1 (
15. h4 O-O 16. O-O-O a5 17. Nd2 f5 18. gxf6 Nxf6 19. h5 Qc8 20. h6 g6 21. Rhg1
Kh8 22. f4 Ng4 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Svidler,P/Wijk aan Zee 1999/CBM 69_07 (41)})
15... O-O 16. O-O-O a5 17. Nd2 f5 18. gxf6 Nxf6 19. Kb1 Nh5 20. Rg4 Qd7 21. Rc4
Qf5 22. Qxf5 Rxf5 23. Rc7 Bf8 24. Rb7 Nf6 25. Rb5 Ne8 26. Rb7 Nf6 27. Rb5 Ne8
28. Rb7 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Kasparov,G/Linares 1999/CBM 70_07 (28) Avoiding
exchanges, White strives towards rapid development completion, intending to
place his knight on g3, from where he can access h5- and f5-squares.}) 11...
Nh5 12. Qd2 Be7 13. Ng3 Nf4 (13... Nxg3 {Ftacnik} 14. hxg3 a5 15. Bb5 $14) 14.
h4 (14. Bxf4 {Ftacnik} exf4 15. Qxf4 Bxg5 16. Qxd6 Be7 $14) 14... h6 (14... O-O
{Ftacnik} 15. Qxb4 d5 16. Qd2 $16) 15. Bxf4 $1 (15. Nd4 {Ftacnik} hxg5 16. Nxe6
fxe6 17. hxg5 Rxh1 18. Nxh1 Qc7 $11) (15. gxh6 $2 {Ftacnik} Bxh4 $1 16. Bxf4
exf4 17. Qxf4 Rxh6 18. Bg2 Bxb3 19. axb3 g5 20. Qg4 Nf6 21. Qh3 Nh5 $19) 15...
exf4 16. Nh5 $1 {Ftacnik: 'White has given up the important dark squared
bishop, so he needs a good compensation for it. '} (16. Qxf4 $6 {Ftacnik} hxg5
17. hxg5 Rxh1 18. Nxh1 Ne5 $15) 16... Bxb3 (16... hxg5 {yileds White a very
dangerous attack:} 17. hxg5 (17. Nxg7+ Kf8 18. Nxe6+ fxe6 19. Nd4 $36) 17...
Bxg5 18. O-O-O (18. Nxg7+ Ke7) 18... O-O 19. Qh2 g6 (19... f6 20. Nxg7 $1 $18)
20. Nf6+ Kg7 $8 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Qh7+ Kf6 23. e5+ $1 Kxe5 24. Qg7+ f6 (24...
Bf6 25. Re1+ Kf5 26. Bd3+ Kg5 27. Qh6#) 25. Bc4 $1 Qxg7 (25... d5 26. Qxd7 Bxd7
27. Rxd5+ Ke6 28. Re1+ Kf7 29. Rxd7#) 26. Rhe1+ Kf5 27. Bxe6#) (16... g6 {
Ftacnik} 17. Ng7+ Kf8 18. Nxe6+ fxe6 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. Nc6 Qe8 21. Qxf4+ $16) 17.
axb3 g6 18. Nxf4 hxg5 19. Nd5 Rxh4 (19... gxh4 {was more stubborn, although
after} 20. O-O-O {White has excellent attacking prospects.}) (19... Ne5 {
Ftacnik} 20. Be2 Rxh4 21. Rxh4 gxh4 22. Qxb4 $14) 20. Rxh4 gxh4 21. O-O-O {
Ftacnik: 'Black seems to be doing good with elimination of most white's
attacking pieces. Unfortunatelly for him the king will be hard presses to find
a safe heaven and opposite coloured bishops are strong weappon for the
attacker. '} (21. Qxb4 {Ftacnik} a5 22. Qa4 Kf8 $14) 21... Nf6 (21... Bg5 {
falls short} {after} 22. f4) 22. Bc4 {'!' Ftacnik.} (22. Nxe7 {Ftacnik} Qxe7
23. Qxb4 Rd8 24. Bxa6 Qe5 $14) 22... Nxd5 23. Qxd5 {[%csl Rd6,Rf7][%cal Gc4f7,
Gd1d8,Ge4e5,Ge5d6,Ge5e6]} Bg5+ 24. Kb1 Ra7 {'[]' Ftacnik.} 25. e5 $1 {
Undertaking impressive march of the e-pawn, which crowns White's attack.
Ftacnik: 'Adams has higher ambitions than eliminating into inferior ending
with 25.Qxd6.'} Kf8 (25... dxe5 {loses after} 26. Qxe5+ Qe7 27. Qb8+ {'+-'
Ftacnik.}) (25... Qa8 {Ftacnik} 26. Qd4 $16) 26. e6 $1 Bf6 (26... fxe6 {
fails to} 27. Qxe6 Kg7 28. Rxd6 Qf6 (28... Qe7 29. Qxg6+ Kh8 30. Qg8#) 29. Qg8+
) 27. exf7 Qe7 28. f4 Qxf7 (28... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 29. Qg2 d5 30. Bxd5 $18) (28...
Rd7 {Ftacnik} 29. Rg1 $18) 29. Qxd6+ Qe7 30. Qb8+ Kg7 31. Rg1 {[%csl Rg6,Rg7,
Rg8][%cal Gc4g8,Gb8g8,Gc4d3,Gd3g6,Gg1g6] Black is defenseless against manifold
threats of the perfectly interacting white pieces.} Kh6 32. Bd3 Rd7 33. Qg8 {
[%mdl 1]} (33. Qg8 Qf7 34. Rxg6+ Kh5 35. Be2#) 1-0

[Event "Sonsbeek SNS"]
[Site "Arnhem"]
[Date "1999.05.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 132]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7.
Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Qd3 Nc6 (10... h6 11. Nd5 Nbd7 12. c3 Rc8 13.
Rad1 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Qc7 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. c4 Qc6 18. f3 d5 19. cxd5
exd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Nb3 Qxd3 22. Rxd3 Rc2 23. Rd2 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Smikovski,
I-Rechel,B/Berlin 1998/CBM 66 ext (23)}) (10... Bxc4 11. Qxc4 b5 12. Qd3 Nbd7
13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. a3 Nc5 15. Bxc5 Rxc5 16. Nd2 Qa8 17. Nf1 Rc4 18. Ne3 Rd4 19.
Qe2 Nxe4 20. Nf5 {1-0 Turzo,A-Das,D/Balatonbereny 1996/CBM 53 ext (31)}) 11. a3
b5 $5 ({An interesting alternative to the standard continuation} 11... Na5 12.
Bxe6 fxe6 13. Na4 Nd7 (13... Re8 14. Rad1 b5 15. Bb6 Qc8 16. Bxa5 bxa4 17. Rde1
Qc6 18. Nd2 Rac8 19. Bc3 Nd7 20. f4 exf4 21. Rxf4 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 {0-1
Rowson,J-Sadler,M/Torquay 1998/CBM 66 ext (34)}) 14. b4 Nc6 15. c4 Qe8 16. Nd2
Kh8 17. Nb3 Qg6 18. Nb6 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 Rac8 20. Rad1 Rf7 21. f3 h6 22. b5 Nb8
23. a4 Bf8 24. Be3 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Gavrikov,V/Horgen 1994/CBM 43 (31)})
12. Bd5 Rc8 13. Nd2 h6 14. Bxc6 Rxc6 15. Nd5 Qd7 16. b3 (16. a4 $5 {deserved
serious attention here:} Rb8 (16... bxa4 17. c4 $5) 17. axb5 axb5 (17... Rxb5
$2 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Rxa6 $16) 18. Ra5 {/\Rfa1, קb5}) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Rc7
18. a4 ({If} 18. c4 {then} Ng4 {, with good counterchances.}) 18... Rb8 19.
axb5 axb5 20. Ra5 $6 ({Natural move, which, however yields Black good
counterplay after the knight thrust. More prudent was} 20. h3 {or 20.f3} Qc8
21. c4 {, with mutual chances.}) 20... Ng4 $1 21. Rfa1 $6 ({White
underestimates counterplay of her opponent.} 21. h3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 {was to be
preferred.}) 21... f5 22. Ra8 Rxa8 23. Rxa8+ Kf7 24. c4 Rb7 25. h3 Nxe3 26.
Qxe3 (26. fxe3 {is strongly met by} e4) 26... Bg5 27. Qc3 e4 $17 28. cxb5 $2 {
[%csl Rb3,Rb5,Rd5][%cal Gb7b3,Gb5d5]} ({After this move White's position is
lost. More stubborn was} 28. Nf1) 28... Rxb5 29. Nc4 Rxd5 30. Kh2 Bf6 31. Qb4
Kg6 32. Ra6 Rd4 33. g3 ({Certainly, not} 33. Rxd6 $2 Rxd6 34. Qxd6 Qxd6+ 35.
Nxd6 Be5+) 33... f4 $1 {[%mdl 128] Signal to attack!} 34. gxf4 ({More stubbor,
but still insufficient was} 34. Rxd6 Qf5 (34... Qxd6 35. Qxd6 Rxd6 36. Nxd6 e3
37. fxe3 fxe3 38. Kg2 e2 39. Kf2) (34... fxg3+ 35. fxg3 Qf5 36. Qe1) 35. Qe1 (
35. Rxd4 $2 fxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Qf3+ (36... Bh4+ $19) 37. Kh2 Qxf2+ $19) 35... e3 $1
36. fxe3 Qc2+ 37. Kg1 (37. Kh1 Rxd6 (37... f3 38. Qf1 Qe2 39. Kg1 Rxd6 40. Nxd6
Qxe3+) 38. Nxd6 Qc6+ $19) 37... Rxd6 (37... fxe3 $2 38. Ne5+ (38. Qxe3 $140 $2
Qd1+ $19)) 38. Nxd6 Bc3 (38... fxe3 39. Nc4 e2 40. Kf2 Bd4+ 41. Ne3) 39. Qf1
fxe3 $19) 34... Qf5 35. Rxd6 Qxf4+ 36. Kg1 e3 $1 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Ge3f2,Gf4f2,
Gd4b4] The decisive thrust.} 37. fxe3 (37. Rxd4 Qxf2+ $19) 37... Qg3+ 38. Kf1
Qxh3+ 39. Ke2 ({If} 39. Kg1 $2 {then} Rg4+) (39. Kf2 {is refuted by} Qf5+ (
39... Rg4 $2 40. Ne5+) 40. Ke1 (40. Ke2 Rh4 {/\Rh2+, with irresistible mate
attack.}) 40... Rh4 (40... Rg4 41. Ne5+) 41. Qb7 Qb1+ 42. Rd1 Bc3+ 43. Nd2 Qd3
$19) 39... Qg2+ 40. Ke1 Qg1+ 41. Ke2 Qg2+ 42. Ke1 Rh4 43. Rxf6+ gxf6 ({
Certainly, not} 43... Kxf6 $2 44. Qf8+ Kg6 45. Ne5+ Kh5 (45... Kh7 46. Qf5+ Kg8
47. Qe6+ Kh7 48. Qf5+ $11) 46. Qf5+ Qg5 47. Qf3+) 44. Ne5+ Kh5 {[%csl Re1]
[%cal Gh4h1,Gh1a1,Gg2a2]} 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Black "Florean, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1999.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. Nde2 $5 {
[%mdl 4]} ({An important alternative to the standard continuations 14.Qd2 and
14.0-0, e.g.:} 14. Qd2 Qa5 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. O-O Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qc5
19. Rf2 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Be6 21. Nd5 f6 22. Rfd2 b5 23. a4 h4 24. c3 Kf7 25. axb5
axb5 26. Rb4 Rc5 27. Ne3 Ra8 28. Kf2 Ra1 29. Rd1 Ra2 30. Ke1 Ke8 31. g3 hxg3
32. hxg3 Kd7 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Topalov,V/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (32)}) (14. O-O
Ne5 15. Nde2 Rc8 16. Nd5 Be6 17. Bd4 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qa5 19. f4 gxf4 20. Nxf4 Qa4
21. c3 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Rh7 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Nd3 {0-1 Lanka,Z-Ftacnik,L/Pula
1997/CBM 57 ext (69)}) 14... b5 15. a4 b4 16. Nd5 Rb8 (16... Bxb2 {is bad in
view of} 17. Bb6) 17. Nd4 e6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Bd4 {An important intermediate
move.} Be5 ({After} 19... Bxd4 20. Qxd4 e5 21. Qd3 {White has a large
advantage.}) 20. Ne3 O-O (20... Qf6 {was bad in view of} 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Nc4)
(20... Qc7 {and 20...Qe7 are strongly met by} 21. Nc4) 21. Bxe5 $1 {A correct
decision. White transform the game into the ending with the slight but durable
advantage.} (21. Nc4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 d5 23. Ne5 Ba8 {is OK for Black.}) 21...
dxe5 22. Qxd8 Rfxd8 23. b3 {[%mdl 4096] Black was threatening ...b4-b3.} Rd4 $6
({This natural move is not the best one. Instead,} 23... Kg7 {/\Kg6, f7-f5
waws to be preferred.}) 24. Rd1 Kg7 25. Ke2 Kg6 26. Nc4 f6 27. Rd2 {[%cal
Gh1d1,Gd1d4]} g4 (27... h4 {threatening 28...h3 28.g3 g4 deserved serious
attention.} {Still, after} 28. h3 {White retains a slight advantage.}) 28. h4
$1 {Black was threatening ...h5-h4-h3} gxh3 29. Rxh3 Rbd8 30. Rh1 Kg5 {
Threatening 31...f5.} 31. Rd3 (31. Ke3 $2 {is strogly met by} f5 {, with a
good play for Black.}) 31... Be8 {Now the threat is ...Kf4.} 32. Ke3 Bg6 (32...
h4 33. Rhd1) 33. g3 (33. Rhd1 Kh4 34. Rxd4 exd4+ 35. Rxd4 Rxd4 36. Kxd4 Kg3 {
and Black has a good play.}) 33... Rxd3+ 34. cxd3 Rc8 35. a5 Rc5 36. f4+ exf4+
37. gxf4+ Kh6 38. Rh2 (38. d4 {was a good option here.}) 38... e5 39. d4 exd4+
40. Kxd4 Rc7 41. Nd6 {[%csl Rf6,Rh5][%cal Gf4f5,Gd6e8,Ge8f6] Black is
defenseless against the threat 42.f5.} Rc3 42. f5 Bh7 43. Ne8 Bg8 (43... Rxb3
44. Nxf6 {is hopeless for Black.}) 44. Nxf6 Bxb3 (44... Bf7 45. e5 $18) 45.
Rxh5+ Kg7 46. e5 {Threatening 47.Rh7+ Kf8 48.e6 followed by 49.Rf7# or 49.e7#.}
Rc4+ 47. Ke3 Rc3+ 48. Kf4 ({Black resigned. After} 48. Kf4 Rc4+ 49. Kg5 {
[%csl Rf7][%cal Gh5h7,Ge5e6] mate is inevitable.}) 1-0

[Event "Manhattan March Int"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1999.03.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Black "Ady, Jonathan James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1999.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 g6 7. g4
Bg7 8. g5 $5 ({An important alternative to the standard continuations:} 8. Be2
Nc6 9. Nb3 O-O 10. f4 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. g5 Nd7 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Bg4 Rb8 15. Rg3
Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Nd5 {0-1 Petronic,J-Ilincic,Z/Banja Vrucica 1991/EXT 97 
(59)}) (8. Be3 b5 9. f3 Bb7 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. h4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b4
14. Ne2 a5 15. Ng3 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 {0-1 Ivanchuk,V-Gelfand,B/Cap d'Agde 1998/
EXT 99 (35)}) 8... Nh5 9. Be3 O-O (9... Nc6 {is strongly met by} 10. Qd2 Nxd4
11. Bxd4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 e5 13. Qa4+) 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be6 (
12... Bxd4 {is insufficient in view of} 13. Qxd4 Ng7 14. f4 $16) 13. Nd5 Rc8
14. Kb1 b5 $2 ({After this move White obtains a large advantage. Better was} 
14... Bxd5 15. exd5 (15. Bxg7 $2 Bxa2+) 15... Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qc7) 15. Bb6 $1 {
[%csl Rh5][%cal Gf1e2,Ge2h5]} ({If} 15. Be2 {then} Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Bxd5 17. exd5
(17. Qxd5 Nf4) 17... Ng7 {, with counterplay.}) 15... Qd7 16. Be2 Qb7 17. Be3
b4 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. f4 $1 Bg4 (19... Bc3 20. Qe2 (20. Qd3 $5) 20... Bg4 21.
Rxg4 hxg4 22. Qxg4) (19... Bxd5 20. exd5 (20. Qxd5 $6 Qxd5 21. Rxd5 Rc4)) 20.
Rc1 Rc4 (20... Bc3 {fails to} 21. Qd3 {. The text move aims at preventing 21.
Bd4, after which Black's position is unbearable. Yet, White has a simple
refutation.}) 21. Qd3 Rfc8 (21... Rc6 22. Bd4 $18) 22. Nb6 Be6 23. f5 $1 ({
It is much stronger than capturing any rook, although} 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Bd4
Bc4 25. Qe3 e5 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Bc5 {should be sufficient for win.}) {
Everything else loses as well.} 23... Rc3 24. bxc3 Bxa2+ ({After} 24... Rxc3
25. fxe6 (25. Qd2 $4 Bxa2+ 26. Kxa2 Ra3+ 27. Kb1 Ra1#) 25... Rxd3 26. cxd3 {
Black is lost.}) 25. Kxa2 Rxc3 26. f6 $1 ({Certainly, not} 26. Qd5 $4 Ra3+ 27.
Kb1 Ra1#) 26... b3+ (26... Rxd3 27. cxd3 $18) 27. Kb2 Rxd3 28. cxd3 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 19th"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1999.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1999.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 (12. Na4 $5 {is known to be an
important alternative to the text. It was successfully applied in a number of
the high level games, in particular, Adams,M-Sadler,M/London 1988/TD, Svidler,
P-Hansen,C/Groningen 1995/CBM 51, and Kasparov,G-Ricardi,P/Buenos Aires 1997/
EXT 98}) 12... Bxd5 13. exd5 a5 14. Kb1 Qc7 (14... a4 15. Nc1 Qa5 (15... Ra5 {
- see Tiviakov,S-Ye Jiangchuan/Beijing 1997/CBM 61.}) 16. g5 (16. h4 $5 {
1-0 Socko,B-Kempinski,R/POL-ch 1996 (47)}) 16... Nfd7 (16... Nh5 17. Bh3 {
Tiviakov,S-Sahu,S/Calcutta 1993, 1-0 (45); Hellers,F-Pliester,L/Gausdal
International 1992 1/2-1/2 (31)}) 17. h4 Na6 {0-1 Kaminski,M-Gutman,L/Bad
Endbach 1995 (40)}) 15. g5 Nfd7 (15... Nh5 $5 {Gallagher,J-Gutman,L/Bad
Woerishofen op 1994}) 16. h4 (16. Qd3 $143 Rc8 17. Bh3 a4 18. Nd2 Na6 19. Ne4
b3 {0-1 Anka,E-Gallagher,J/Geneva 1996/CBM 51 ext (32)}) 16... Nb6 17. h5 {
This move mentioned by A.Isratescu in 69 Chess Informant and tried in the
recent game De la Riva,O-Gallagher,J/FRA 1998 does not seem to favour White in
this sharp position.} ({Solak,D-Istratescu,A (Bucuresti 1997) saw} 17. Nc5 a4
18. Bb5 Ra5 19. Qxb4 Rxb5 20. Qxb5 dxc5 21. d6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Bxc5 Qd5
24. Qxb6 Nd7 25. Qd6 Qxf3 26. Re1 Nxc5 27. Qxc5 {upon which move a draw was
agreed. Comments to this game can be found in 69 Chess Informant and in CBM 60.
}) 17... a4 ({A. Istratescu considered instead} 17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. g6
Nd7 20. h6 fxg6 21. hxg7 Rf7 {. The text move is arguably more precise.}) 18.
Nc1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. g6 {Likely a new continuation which was supposed to
improve upon White's play in the above-mentioned game De la Riva,O-Gallagher.}
(20. Rhg1 b3 21. cxb3 axb3 22. Nxb3 Nd7 23. Nc1 f5 24. gxf6 Bxf6 25. Rg4 Qa6
26. Rdg1 Rf7 27. Bg5 Bxg5 28. Rxg5 Nf6 29. a3 Rb8 30. Ka1 Qb7 {x d5} 31. Nd3 (
31. Rd1 Nxd5) 31... Qxd5 {and Black got an upper hand in De la Riva,
O-Gallagher,J/FRA 1998/CBM 64 ext 0-1 (45)}) 20... Nd7 21. gxh7+ Kh8 22. Rhg1
b3 {The critical position. Which capture is correct?} 23. axb3 $6 ({After} 23.
cxb3 axb3 24. Nxb3 {Black could have faced more difficulties than after the
move White actually played. Since a direct assault} Rxa2 $2 (24... Qa4 25. Nc1
Rfc8 (25... Bf6 $5) 26. Rg4 Rxc1+ $140 $6 27. Kxc1 Qxa2 28. Qc2) {falls short
to} 25. Kxa2 Ra8+ 26. Kb1 Qxb3 27. Qc3 Qa2+ 28. Kc2 {, Black should seek other
ways of organizing counterplay.}) 23... axb3 24. Nxb3 (24. cxb3 Qa6 $40 {
[%cal Gf8c8,Gc8c2,Ga6a1,Ga8a1]}) 24... Qa4 25. Qg2 ({Black was already
threatening to mate White's king:} 25. Z0 Qa2+ 26. Kc1 Qa1+ 27. Nxa1 Rxa1#)
25... Bf6 26. Bg5 $2 {After this move Black wins by force, however it is
already difficult to give White good counsel. Black's attack assumes a
concrete shape in the following possible variations:} (26. h6 g6 27. Bg5 Qa2+
28. Kc1 Rfc8 29. Rd3 Rab8 30. Bxf6+ Nxf6 31. Qg5 Nxd5 $1 32. Rxd5 Rxc2+ 33.
Kxc2 (33. Kd1 Qb1+ 34. Nc1 Kxh7 $1 35. Rg2 Rbc8 $19) 33... Qxb3+ 34. Kc1 Rc8+
35. Kd2 (35. Kb1 Qc2+) 35... Qxd5+ 36. Ke1 Qxf3 $19) (26. Qg4 e4 27. Bd4 (27.
fxe4 Qa2+ 28. Kc1 Qxb2+ 29. Kd2 Qc3+ 30. Ke2 Qxc2+ 31. Nd2 Ne5 $40) 27... e3 $1
) 26... Nc5 $1 27. Bxf6 (27. h6 Rfc8 $19) 27... Qa2+ 28. Kc1 Nxb3+ 29. cxb3
Rfc8+ 30. Kd2 Qa5+ $1 (30... Qxb2+ $2 {spoils Black's previous play:} 31. Ke1
Qc3+ $2 32. Kf1 $18) 31. Ke3 Qb6+ 32. Ke2 (32. Kd2 Qb4+ 33. Ke3 Qf4+ 34. Ke2
Rc2+ $19) 32... Rc2+ 33. Rd2 Rxd2+ 34. Kxd2 Qd4+ {[%mdl 192]} ({White gave up
in view of} 34... Qd4+ 35. Ke2 (35. Kc2 Rc8+ 36. Kb1 Qd3+ 37. Ka2 Ra8#) 35...
Qxb2+ 36. Kd3 Qd4+ 37. Ke2 Ra2+ 38. Kf1 Qa1#) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Be2 Bg7 10. Bg3 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. O-O ({
This plan seems to yield White more possibilities than} 14. Nd5 Rb8 15. O-O e6
16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Ne3 d5 18. Rb1 O-O 19. c4 d4 20. Nc2 e5 21. Ne1 f5 22. Nd3 g4
23. Nc5 gxf3 24. Qxf3 fxe4 25. Qxh5 Qe8 $17 {Smirin,I-Kasparov,G/Erevan olm
1996.}) 14... Ne5 15. Nde2 Rc8 16. Nd5 Be6 (16... e6 $4 {loses a queen after}
17. Bb6) 17. Bd4 (17. Bb6 {also deserved attention:} Qd7 18. Bd4 {/\Nb6} Bxd5
19. exd5) 17... Bxd5 {After this exchange White gains a control over the light
squares. 17...h4 deserved here a serious attention.} 18. exd5 Qa5 19. f4 gxf4
20. Nxf4 Qa4 {Threatening 21...Qd4+ 22.Qd4 Nf3+} 21. c3 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Rh7 {
A clumsy set-up, but otherwise by 23.Nd3 White forces a better ending.} 23.
Bxe5 $5 {A radical decision. White could also try 23.Rde1, 23.Nd3, or 23.Nh3.}
Bxe5 24. Nd3 Bh8 25. Rf4 {White has a durable advantage in the endgame. He
exerts a pressure upon the weak pawns on the kingside, whereas black rooks are
discoordinated and his bishop is passive.} Kd7 26. Rdf1 Bf6 27. Rb4 Kc7 (27...
b5 {is met by} 28. a4) 28. Rc4+ {Exchanging a pair of rooks, White gets
additional possibilities for activizing his king.} Kb8 29. Rxc8+ Kxc8 30. Rf5 {
[%cal Gf5h5,Gg1f2,Gf2f3,Gf3e4]} Kd7 31. Kf2 h4 32. Kf3 (32. a4 {deserved here
a serious attention.}) 32... b5 33. a3 a5 34. Nf2 Be5 35. Ng4 Bh8 36. h3 b4 {
Otherwise black pieces cannot leave the cage at the corner of the board.} 37.
axb4 axb4 38. cxb4 Bxb2 39. Rf4 Rh5 40. Ke4 f6 41. Rf5 Rh8 42. Rf2 $6 {[%csl
Re6,Rf5]} ({An unfounded tactical operation. Much stronger was} 42. Rf3 {
, aiming at Rb3, and if} Rh5 (42... Rc8 43. Rb3 Be5 44. Ne3) {, then} 43. b5)
42... Bc3 43. Rc2 $6 ({It was still not too late to opt for} 43. b5 {. White
probably underestimated Black's response on move 44.}) 43... Bxb4 44. Rb2 Rh5
$1 ({A key defensive move. The pawn sacrifice is fully justified after} 44...
Ba5 {(suicidal is 44...Ba5?? 45.Rb7+, and White wins)} 45. Rb7+ Bc7 46. Ne3)
45. Rf2 $2 ({A mistake.} 45. Rxb4 f5+ 46. Kf4 fxg4 47. Kxg4 Rxd5 48. Kxh4 {
led to a complex ending with about equal chances for both sides.}) 45... Bc3
46. Rf5 Rh8 47. Rf3 Bd2 48. Rd3 Bg5 49. Kf5 Ra8 50. Nf2 Ra4 51. Ne4 Bc1 52. Rc3
Bh6 53. Rb3 ({After} 53. Rd3 {Black sets his king at f7, bishop at e5 and
starts attacking the weak pawns g2 and d5.}) 53... Rd4 54. Rb5 Ke8 55. g4 ({
A passive tactic is also inefficient:} 55. Ra5 Kf7 56. Rb5 Bd2 {, and White is
in Zugzwang.}) 55... hxg3 56. Nxg3 Kf7 57. Ne4 Rd3 58. Nxd6+ {The text move
does not yield White any hope.} (58. h4 {loses immediately:} Rf3+ 59. Kg4 Rf4+
60. Kh5 Rxe4 61. Kxh6 Rxh4#) ({After} 58. Kg4 Kg6 {Black is also winning.})
58... exd6 59. Rb7+ Kg8 60. Kg6 Bf8 61. Rb5 Rxh3 62. Kxf6 Rh6+ 63. Kg5 Rh7 64.
Kf6 Re7 65. Ra5 Rf7+ 66. Kg6 Be7 67. Ra7 Rf6+ 68. Kg5 Kf7 69. Ra5 Rf1+ 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 {The popularity
of this sharp variation grows proportionally to Kasparov's victories, which
are getting usual in the last time, when he plays this line with Black.} 7. Bc1
Nf6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. Be2 h5 13. Bxg4 {This move
is nowadays the most popular line for White. A main alternative is 15.h4. An
interesting recent game is analyzed in CBM 56: 15.h4 Nc6 16.Nb3 gxh4 17.Rxh4
Be6 18.Qd2 Rc8 19.f3 Nge5 20.Bf2 Na5 21.Nxa5 Qxa5 21.Bd4 +/- Tiviakov,S -
Rashkovsky,N, RUS-ch Elista (10), 1996.  Another possibility is 13.h3. This
line, however, brings not very successful results for White: 13.h3 h4 14.Bxg4
hxg3 15.Bxc8 (an incredible lapsus manus had happened in the recent game Gudat,
A - Mas,H, Budapest FS04 IM (6), 1997: 15.fxg3?? Bxg4-+ 16.Qxg4 Bxd4 17.Qxg5
e6 18.Qd2 Qf6 19.0–0–0 Nc6 20.Rdf1 Qh6 21.Rf4 Be5 0–1)gxf2+ 16.Kxf2 Qxc8 17.
Nf5 Qc5+ 18.Ke2 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Nc6 20.Rb1 b5 21.Qd2 Rg8 22.a4 bxa4 23.Rb7 Rd8 24.
Qd3 e6 25.Nd4 Rc8 26.Rf1 Nd8 27.Rb4 Qxc3 28.Rxa4 g4 29.h4 g3-/+ Varavin,V -
Fokin,S, RUS-Cup5 Ekaterinburg (7), 1997.} Bxg4 14. f3 Bd7 15. Bf2 Nc6 16. Nd5
Rb8 17. O-O e6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Ne3 d5 20. Rb1 Rxb2 $5 $146 ({In his game
against Smirin, Armenia ol 1996, Kasparov chose} 20... O-O 21. c4 d4 22. Nc2 e5
23. Ne1 f5 24. Nd3 g4 $1 25. Nc5 gxf3 26. Qxf3 fxe4 27. Qxh5 Qe8 $1 {, with a
large advantage. The text move is also mentioned by Kasparov in his
annotations. He regards this continuation as dubious and gives the following
line:}) (20... Rxb2 $6 21. Rxb2 Bxb2 22. Qd3 $13) 21. Rxb2 Bxb2 22. c4 $5 {
A deviation from Kasparov's analysis.} d4 (22... dxe4 23. fxe4 {yields White a
compensation for a pawn. After the text Black faces some problems caused by an
unfortunate position of his dark-squared bishop.}) 23. Nc2 e5 ({Or} 23... c5
24. Ne1 Bc3 25. Nd3 {, with counterplay.}) 24. Nb4 Bc3 25. Nd3 ({Why not} 25.
Nxa6 {?} {However, Black has the opportunity to get a better endgame:} Qb6 ({
Now} 25... Qa5 {is met by} 26. Qb3 O-O (26... Qxa6 $4 27. Qb8+ Qc8 28. Qxe5+
$18) 27. Nc5 Qxc5 28. Qxc3) 26. Qb3 Qxb3 27. axb3 Ke7 {, with a clear
advantage.}) 25... Qa5 26. h4 {Assuming a counterattck on the kingside.} Rg8 (
26... f6 $6 {is not the best choice:} 27. hxg5 fxg5 28. Bg3 {, seizing the
initiative.}) 27. Qb3 $1 Qd8 28. hxg5 (28. Nxe5 {led to very intersting
double-edged clash, where chances are about equal:} gxh4 29. Nxd7 ({Black can
try an exchange sacrifice} 29. c5 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qg5+ 31. Kh1 Qxe5 $44) 29...
Kxd7 30. Rd1 $1 ({Now} 30. Qb7+ {fails to} Qc7 {, and the endgame must be
winning for Black.}) 30... Qg5 31. Qb7+ Kd6 32. e5+ Qxe5 ({After suicidal} 
32... Kc5 $4 {White develops a mate attack} 33. Qa7+ Kxc4 34. Rxd4+ Bxd4 35.
Qxd4+ Kb5 36. a4+ Ka5 37. Be1+ $18) 33. Bxh4 Rxg2+ $5 (33... Qe2 $2 {loses in
view of} 34. c5+ Kxc5 35. Be7+ Kd5 36. Qd7+ Ke5 37. Qd6+ Kf5 38. Qf6#) 34. Kxg2
Qe2+ 35. Kh3 Qe6+ (35... Qxd1 $4 36. Qe7#) 36. Kg2 Qe2+ 37. Kh3 Qe6+ 38. Kg3
Be1+ 39. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 40. Kh3 Qh1+ {, with a draw by perpetual.}) 28... Rxg5 $2 {
A mistake, which could be in an obvious way used by White. I assume the the
rest of the game went was played in the mutual time trouble.} 29. Qa4 $2 ({
White's first unexplainable move. Why not} 29. Bh4 {pinning the rook?} {Now}
Rxg2+ {fails to} 30. Kxg2 Qxh4 31. Qb8+) 29... Rg6 30. f4 $2 ({Another enigma.
Instead of the evident} 30. Nxe5 {, yielding White a good play, he chooses a
strange move, allowing Black to keep an advantage after 31...ef4 32.Nf4 Rg4.
It seems that White lost by time at this moment.}) 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 32nd"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1997.05.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Nge5 12. a4 {The alternatives are} (12. f3
Ng6 (12... Be6 13. Nd5 b5 14. Bf2 Rb8 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd5 17. exd5 Qc7
18. h4 Qb7 19. hxg5 Qxd5 20. gxh6 Bf6 21. c3 Bg5 22. Qxg5 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Qxg5
24. Bxh8 f6 25. Bg7 Kf7 26. Rd1 b4 27. Bc4+ e6 28. Kf1 $18 {Ye Jiangchuan-Xu
Jun/Beijing op 1993.}) (12... Na5 13. Bf2 Nec4 14. Qc1 Be6 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. Be2
Qc7 17. Nd1 d5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. O-O dxe4 20. b4 Nd6 21. fxe4 Qxc2 22. Qxc2
Rxc2 23. Bh5+ Kd7 24. Rb1 Nac4 25. Re1 Nd2 26. Ne3 Rxa2 27. Rbd1 N2xe4 28. Ng4
Nxf2 29. Nxf2 Bc3 {1/2-1/2 Wang Zili-Szekely,P/Beijing Lee Cup 1996}) 13. Bf2
e6 14. a4 Be5 15. a5 Qf6 16. Na4 O-O 17. c3 Bd7 18. Nb6 Rad8 19. O-O-O Bc8 20.
Kb1 $16 {Steingrimsson,H-Kristensen,B/Gausdal Int 1994}) (12. f4 gxf4 13. Bxf4
Be6 14. Nd5 b5 15. c3 Rb8 16. Bd3 Qd7 17. O-O Nc4 18. Qf2 Qb7 19. Rad1 N6e5 20.
Bb1 Rg8 21. Kh1 Ng4 22. Qe2 Nf6 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. h3 Bg5 $132 {Stockfleth,
R-Reddmann,H/Hamburg HSK-ELO 1991.}) 12... Na5 $6 {This move allows White to
force a clearly better ending. It seems that more prudent choice was 12...Be6.}
13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Nd5 $1 Qxd2+ ({Now after} 14... Qd8 15. a5 {White's
advantage is evident. Black seeks for counterchances in the endgame.}) 15. Kxd2
Rb8 16. f3 Be6 17. c3 Bxd5 $6 {After this move White advantage on the
queenside becomes the crucial factor in the position. Better was 17...Nc6,
although in this case Black also faces very serious problems.} 18. exd5 Nd7 19.
a5 Be5 20. Bf2 {It is clearly meaningful for White to keep the bishop  pair.}
Nf6 21. Bc4 (21. c4 Bxb2 $140 22. Rb1 Be5 23. Ba7 Ra8 24. Rxb7 {also deserved
attention here. Now White threatens to win the queenside pawns after Ra4-b4
and Ba7.}) 21... g4 {Black tries to get a counterplay on the kingside. Passive
defense is definitely inefficient.} 22. Be3 gxf3 23. gxf3 Nh5 24. Ra4 Bf4 {
Finally, Black attains his strategical goal - to exchange the bishops. Yet,
White retains a large advantage, forcing a rook endgame.} 25. Bxf4 Nxf4 26.
Bb5+ axb5 27. Rxf4 Ra8 $2 {Loss of tempo. Better was 27...Rc8, and Black has
the important defensive resource Rc7 and threatens Rc5.} 28. Re1 $1 {[%csl Re7]
[%cal Ge1e7,Gf4e4] Aiming at Pe7- the crucial weakness in Black's camp.} Rg8 $2
{After this move the game is lost for Black.} (28... Rxa5 29. Rfe4 {yields
White a decisive initiative.}) ({Essential was} 28... Rc8 29. Rfe4 $140 Rc7 {
, offering a trace of resistance.}) 29. Rfe4 Rg5 30. Rxe7+ Kf8 31. b4 Rxd5+ 32.
Kc2 Rf5 33. Rxb7 Rxf3 34. Rd1 $1 ({The best continuation. After} 34. Rxb5 Rc8 {
[%csl Rc3][%cal Gc8c3,Gf3c3] Black get real counterchances.}) 34... Rc8 35. Rd3
Rf2+ 36. Kb3 Rf5 37. a6 ({Again,} 37. Rxd6 {would be a serious mistake in view
of} Rf3 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gc8c3,Gf3c3] White has an absolutely winning position
and needs just to deprive Black of any chance for obtaining a counterplay.})
37... Re5 38. a7 Ree8 39. Rxd6 (39. Rxd6 {Now} Re3 {is met by} 40. Rc6 {
, following by Rb8.} (40. Rb8 $4 {would be a grave error in view of} Rexc3+ 41.
Kb2 Rc2+ 42. Kb1 Rc1+ {, with a draw by perpetual.})) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.04"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Borriss, Martin"]
[Black "Palliser, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Berlin SF"]
[BlackTeam "Barbican"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Be7 15.
h4 O-O 16. O-O-O a5 17. f4 a4 18. Nd2 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nc5 20. Qh3 Qa5 21. Kb1 Qa6
22. Rhe1 Rfe8 23. Re3 Bf8 24. h5 (24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. h5 {was to be preferred.
After the text move Black develops a strong attack on the queenside. war
vorzuziehen. Nach dem Textzug entwickelt Schwarz starken Angriff am
Damenflügel.}) 24... b3 25. cxb3 Rxe3 26. Qxe3 axb3 27. a3 Nd3 28. Nxb3 (28.
Rf1 {is strongly met by findet die starke Erwiderung} Nxb2 29. Qxb3 Ra7 {
, with a dangerous attack. mit gefährlichem Angriff.}) {[%tqu "En","White is a
pawn up, but his king is unsafe. How should Black continue his attack?",
"Destroy the pawn shield around the enemy king.","Sacrifice your knight!",
"d3b2","After this powerful blow the White king is doomed.",5,"De","Weiß hat
einen Bauern mehr, aber sein König steht unsicher. Wie soll Schwarz seinen
Angriff fortsetzen?","Zerschlagen Sie den Bauernschild vor dem feindlichen
König.","Opfern Sie den Springer!","d3b2","Nach diesem Kraftzug ist der weiße
König verloren.",5]} 28... Nxb2 $1 {[%csl Ra3,Ga6,Ga8,Rb1,Rd1][%cal Ga8a3] The
knight sacrifice destroys White's defensive construction and yields Black an
irresistible attack. Dieser Springereinschlag zerstört die weiße
Verteidigungsbastion und verschafft Schwarz unwiderstehlichen Angriff.} 29.
Kxb2 (29. Rd2 {falls short of scheitert an} Nc4) ({If Falls} 29. Rd4 {, then ,
so} Qxa3 {, winning. mit Gewinn.}) 29... Qxa3+ 30. Kc3 (30. Kb1 {loses in view
of verliert wegen} Qa2+ 31. Kc1 Rc8+) 30... Rb8 $1 {The strongest continuation.
Die stärkste Fortsetzung.} 31. Qd4 (31. Rb1 {fails to scheitert an} Rc8+ 32.
Kd3 Qa6+ 33. Kd2 (33. Ke4 Re8+ 34. Kf3 Rxe3+ 35. Kxe3 (35. Bxe3 Qd3) 35... Qa2
36. Nd2 Qxd5) 33... Qa2+ {, winning. und gewinnt.}) 31... Qxb3+ 32. Kd2 Rb4 33.
Qe3 Qxd5+ 34. Ke2 Qg2+ (34... Qg2+ {[%csl Gb4,Re2,Re3,Rf4,Gg2] , and White
resigned in view of further material losses: und Weiß gab auf, den er erleidet
weitere Materialverluste:} 35. Qf2 (35. Kd3 Rb3+) (35. Ke1 Re4) 35... Qxf2+ 36.
Kxf2 Rxf4+) 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Peng, Zhaoqin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. h3
$5 {The new approach in the standard position: instead of usual 8.g3, enabling
immediate fianchetto, followed by h2-h3, g3-g4 and Ne2-g3, White tries to
spare a tempo and realize set-up Ph3-Pg4 without preliminary g2-g3.} Be6 9. g4
d5 $1 {The most radical solution. This move leads to the ending, in which
Black has excellent counterchances.} 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bg2 Nxc3 12. Qxd8+ Bxd8
13. Nxc3 Nc6 {Black's temporary problems with the main diagonal are fully
compensated by the good pawn structure, excellent interaction between the
pieces and the weakeness of white pawns at the kingside.} 14. Be3 {This move
allows Black to significantly diminish White's pawn structure at the queenside.
However, 14.0-0 0-0 promises White no advantage.} Ba5 $1 15. O-O Bxc3 16. bxc3
O-O-O 17. Bxc6 {The best choice. Missing the opportunity to diminish the pawn
structure at the black's queenside could lead to the serious problems for
White.} bxc6 18. Rfb1 h5 $1 {Starting the active counterplay} 19. g5 $1 (19.
Rb6 $6 {fails to} hxg4 20. hxg4 (20. Rxc6+ Kd7) 20... Bd5 $1 {, and Black's
attack is very dangerous.}) 19... Bxh3 20. Rb6 Kc7 21. Rxa6 Ra8 22. Rxa8 Rxa8
23. a5 Kb7 ({The most prudent decision.} 23... Ra6 24. Bb6+ Kb7 25. Rb1 {
is to passive.}) 24. Rb1+ Ka6 25. c4 Rd8 26. Rb6+ Kxa5 27. Rb1 Ka6 (27... Rd7
28. Bc5 Ka6 29. Rb6+) 28. g6 fxg6 29. Rb6+ Ka5 30. Rb1 Ka6 31. Rb6+ Ka5 32. Rb1
Ka6 33. Rb6+ Ka5 34. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. Be2 h5 13. h4 Nc6 14. Nb3 gxh4 15.
Rxh4 Be6 16. Qd2 Rc8 $5 {A novelty. The main continuation is 16...Qb6(16...
Bf6?! yields White an advantage after 17.Rh1 h4 18.Bf4 Bxc3 19.Qxc3 f6 20.f3
Nge5 21.0–0–0 Qc8 22.Kb1 Ng6 23.Be3 b5 24.f4+/- De la Villa,J - Pujos,S/
Benasque op 1996). Now the critical move is 17.Nd5 (17.Bxg4 hxg4 18.Rxh8+ Bxh8
19.0–0–0 Ne5 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.Qxd5 e6 22.Qa5 Qxa5 23.Nxa5 0–0–0 does not seem to
be dangerous for Black, Thorhallsson,T-Brondum,E/Copenhagen op 1995) 17...Bxd5
18.exd5 Nce5 19.0–0–0 Bh6 20.f4 Qe3 21.Qxe3 (21.Rh3 Rc8<=>) 21...Nxe3 22.fxe5
Nf5+ 23.Kb1 Nxg3 24.exd6 Bg5 25.Rb4 Nxe2 26.dxe7 Bxe7 (26...b5 27.d6 Rh6 28.
Nc5 Ng3 29.Nxa6 Kd7 30.Nc7 Rxd6 31.Rxd6+ Kxc7 32.Rd3 Bxe7 33.Rxb5, with the
decisive advantage, Movsesian Sergei-Ftacnik Lubomir/Extra League 1996), and
now  A) 27.Rxb7!? Rg8! (27...Bh4? 28.Rb4!+/-; 27...Bd6? 28.c4+/-, de la Villa
Garcia,J-Hodgson,J/Zaragoza 1993) 28.Re1 (28.d6 Bxd6 29.Rxd6 Rxg2~~; 28.c4!?
Hodgson) 28...Rxg2 29.Nc1 Bh4 30.Rxe2+ Rxe2 31.Nxe2 0–0–0 32.Rxf7 Rxd5© o^h5; 
B) 27.d6 0–0–0 28.Rc4+ Kb8 29.Re4 Rxd6 30.Rxd6 Nc3+ 31.bxc3 Bxd6 32.Kc1 +/=
Arnold,L-Luft,A/BL2-S 1996] 16...Rc8 allows Black to avoid slightly worse
endgame, arising by force after 16...Qb6 17.Nd5, but this continuation seems
to yield White a clear advantage.} 17. f3 {This move would be bad after 16...
Qb6 in view of 17...Qg1+} Nge5 18. Bf2 Na5 (18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 $142 (19. Qg5 $2
Rg8 $1 $36 (19... Bf6 20. Rxh5 Rxh5 21. Qxh5 Nxb2)) 19... Bxc4 20. O-O-O {קh5}
) 19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. Bd4 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gd4g7] After this natural move
White's advantage is evident: he controls an importnat diagonal a1-h8,
threatening f3-f4, exerts a pressure upon the chronically weak pawn h5, and
has good prospects for attacking black king.} Rg8 21. a3 {Threatening 22.b3-b4
and 23.Rh5. Immediate 22.Rh5 would prove a wrong undertaking after 22...Nd3+.}
Bc4 22. Rxh5 $1 Bxe2 (22... Nd3+ $2 23. cxd3 Qxh5 24. dxc4 Qh1+ 25. Bf1 $18)
23. Kxe2 b5 (23... Bf6 24. g4 $16) 24. Rg5 $1 {After this move Black's rook is
pinned and there is not much hope for him to save the game.} Nc4 25. Qf4 f6 26.
Qg4 $1 {The last impoortant move.} Kf7 ({After} 26... fxg5 27. Qxc8+ Kf7 28.
Qf5+ Bf6 29. Bxf6 exf6 30. Rh1 {Black is lost.}) 27. Rxg7+ $1 {This wins
immediately.} Rxg7 28. Qxc8 Rxg2+ 29. Kf1 Rxc2 30. b4 Nd2+ 31. Ke2 Nb3+ 32. Ke3
Qa4 {Black resigned because of 33.Rg1, with an inevitable mate.} 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2003.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Black "Guidarelli, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2003.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. Bd3 Be7 13. h3 b5 14. g4 Nb6 15.
Bxb6 Qxb6 16. g5 Nd7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 g6 19. Rhe1 Qd8 20. h4 O-O 21. Na5
Nb6 22. Nc6 Qd7 23. Be4 Rfe8 24. Qf2 Na4 25. c3 Nc5 26. Bc2 Bf8 27. Re3 Bg7 28.
Rde1 Rxc6 29. dxc6 Qxc6 30. f4 e4 31. f5 d5 32. f6 Bf8 33. Rd1 a5 34. Re2 Bd6
35. Qd4 Re5 36. Bb3 Ne6 37. Qd2 Nc7 38. a3 Bc5 39. Qf4 Rf5 40. Qg3 Rf3 {
Black has good compensation for the exchange. Schwarz hat gute Kompensation
für die Qualität.} 41. Qe5 Rf5 42. Bxd5 {The bishop sacrifice opens files for
the rooks. Black needs to play precisely to parry White's threats. Das
Läuferopfer öffnet Linien für die Türme. Schwarz muss präzise spielen, um die
weißen Drohungen zu parieren.} Nxd5 43. Qxe4 Bf8 (43... Bxa3 $5 {deserved
serious attention here. verdiente hier ernste Aufmerksamkeit.}) 44. Qe8 Qc5 $4
({A decisive mistake, leading to a spectacular game conclusion. After Ein
entscheidender Fehler, der zu einem spektakulären Partieschluss führt. Nach} 
44... Qc4 {or 44...Qe8, Black retains good chances. oder 44...Qe8 würde
Schwarz gute Chancen behalten.}) {[%tqu "En","Black seems to have defended.
How can White break this defence?","Exploit the weakness of Black's back rank.
","Use the e2-rook to destroy Black's defensive construction.","e2e7","This
spectacular rook thrust wins immediately.",5,"De","Offenbar hat Schwarz sich
verteidigt. Wie kann Weiß seine Bastion durchbrechen?","Nutzen Sie die
Schwäche der schwarzen Grundreihe aus.","Setzen Sie den Turm e2 ein, um die
schwarze Defensivkonstruktion zu zerstören.","e2e7","Dieser spektakuläre
Turmzug gewinnt sofort.",5]} 45. Re7 $1 {[%csl Gd1,Ge7,Ge8,Rf7,Rf8,Rg8][%cal
Gd1d8]} (45. Re7 {A remarkable game conclusion.Two spectacular mate finals
would occur after Ein sehenswerter Partieschluss. Es könnten sich zwei
spektakuläre Mattfinales ergeben, und zwar nach} Nxe7 46. Qxf8+ $3 Kxf8 47.
Rd8# {or 45...Nc3+ 46.bxc3 Qc4 47.Qf8+!! Kxf8 48.Rd8#. oder 45...Nc3+ 46.bxc3
Qc4 47.Qf8+!! Kxf8 48.Rd8#.}) 1-0

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Moberg, Karl Johan"]
[Black "Hultin, Johan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 Ne5 11. h4 (11. f3 Nbc6 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Nd4 14. Bf2
Nxf5 15. Nd5 Rc8 16. c3 e6 17. Nb6 Rc6 18. Qb3 O-O $17 {Kondali,J-Sokolowski,R/
cr PL-40 1990}) (11. a4 Nbc6 12. Nb3 Be6 13. Nd5 Rc8 14. c3 Na5 15. Nd4 Nac4
16. Qc2 Bxd5 17. exd5 Qa5 18. Nf5 Bf6 19. Rd1 $13 {Nolse,E-Burden,J/op (9) 1995
}) 11... Nbc6 12. Nb3 Be6 $5 ({An interesting idea. This continuation is more
flexible than} 12... g4 13. h5 Be6 14. Nd5 Rc8 15. c3 b5 16. Ne3 {, and Balck
has some problems with Pg4,Vydeslaver,A - Istratescu,A, Halle WchJ 1995}) 13.
Nd5 (13. Qd2 g4) 13... Ng6 ({After} 13... Rc8 {White has} 14. f4 $5 gxf4 15.
Nxf4 {/\Ne6, Nh5, with good attacking possibilities.}) 14. c3 (14. h5 Nge5)
14... Nxh4 (14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Nce5 $14) 15. Bxh4 gxh4 16. Rxh4 {/\Nf4} (16.
Nf4 $5 {/\Ne6, /\Nh5 also deserved attention}) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. Qd2
Ng6 (18... Qc7 $14) 19. Rb4 Qd7 20. Bg4 Qc7 21. Bh5 $1 O-O-O $6 (21... Ne5 $142
22. f4 $140 Nc4 23. Qe2 Nxb2 $1) 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qd3 Kb8 24. O-O-O Rhf8 25.
f3 g5 26. Kb1 Rf4 27. a3 Bf6 (27... h5 28. Qg6 $16) 28. Nd2 Rxb4 29. axb4 Qd7
$2 (29... h5 $142 {/\h4}) 30. Rh1 Rh8 31. g4 $16 Qe8 32. Ne4 $2 (32. Rh5 $16) (
32. Nb3 $5 {/\Nh5->} h5 33. Rxh5 Rxh5 34. gxh5 Qxh5 35. b5 $16 {->}) 32... h5
33. gxh5 Rxh5 34. Rxh5 (34. Re1 $5 $14) 34... Qxh5 35. Nf2 (35. Qd1 $5) 35...
Be5 36. Ng4 (36. Ka2) 36... Qh1+ 37. Ka2 Bf4 38. Qe2 Ka8 39. Qxe7 Qxf3 40. Nf6
Ka7 41. Qc7 Qd1 42. Nd7 Qa4+ 43. Kb1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Estonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EST"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. a4 ({Another option is} 10. g4 Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Na5 Rc8
13. O-O-O $132 {Lukianov,J-Kuporosov,V/URS/1988/}) 10... b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12.
exd5 Nb6 13. Bxb6 (13. Qxb4 $2 {is a mistake here. After} Nbxd5 14. Qd2 Nxe3
15. Qxe3 Be7 {Black has better perspectives.}) 13... Qxb6 14. a5 Qb7 15. Bc4
Be7 16. Ra4 Rb8 17. Nc1 (17. Qd3 Ra8 18. Qd2 Rb8 19. Nc1 Bd8 $5 20. Nd3 $5 Nxd5
21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Qxd5 $14 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-De Firmian,N/Polanica Zdroj 1995 
(52)}) 17... Bd8 {The main continuation. There are several alternatives:} (
17... e4 {is in White's favor:} 18. Na2 exf3 19. gxf3 Qd7 20. b3 Qh3 21. Rf1
Nd7 22. Nxb4 Nc5 23. Ra2 O-O 24. Kd1 Bf6 25. Nxa6 Nxb3 26. cxb3 Rxb3 27. Kc2
Rc3+ 28. Qxc3 Bxc3 29. Kxc3 Rc8 $16 {Cseshkovsky,V-Lukov,V/Sochi/1981/}) (17...
O-O 18. Na2 Bd8 19. Nxb4 Bxa5 20. Rxa5 Qxb4 21. Qxb4 Rxb4 22. b3 Rb6 23. Kd2
Ra8 24. Rha1 Kf8 25. c3 Ke7 26. b4 Kd8 27. Bxa6 Kc7 28. Bd3 {, and the endgame
is lost for Black: Cseshkovsky,V-Bukic,E/Banjaluka/1981.}) (17... Nd7 {
deserves attention:} 18. Nd3 Bd8 19. Kd1 Qc8 20. b3 Nc5 21. Rxb4 Ra8 22. Nxc5
Qxc5 23. Ra4 h6 24. Re1 O-O 25. Qe3 {De Toledo,J-Leitao,R/BRA-ch93/1994/1/2-1/
2 (58)}) 18. b3 {And White has a rich choice at this position:} (18. Na2 Bxa5 (
18... Nd7 19. Kd1 Qc8 (19... Nc5 {Dolmatov} 20. Rxb4 Qc8 21. Rxb8 Qxb8 22. b4
Nd7 23. Bxa6 O-O 24. c3 h6 25. Re1 Bg5 26. Qd3 f5 27. Qb5 Qa7 28. Qb7 Qf2 29.
Re2 Qf1+ 30. Kc2 Nf6 31. Bc4 {1-0 Henao,R-Leitao,R/Merida (11) 1993 (42)}) 20.
b3 Nc5 21. Rxb4 Ra8 22. f4 e4 23. Be2 Bxa5 24. Qd4 O-O 25. Rc4 Bc7 26. f5 Re8
27. Nc3 a5 28. f6 Re5 29. Rf1 Bb6 30. Qe3 Qf8 31. fxg7 Qxg7 {<=> Tseshkovsky,
V-Giorgadze,T/Erevan zt 1982 (41)}) 19. Rxa5 Qc7 20. Bb5+ axb5 21. Ra6 O-O 22.
Nxb4 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. O-O Re8 25. c3 Qc5+ 26. Qf2 Qc4 $11 {Vidovic,
S-Szelag,M/EU-chJM U16 Rimavska Sobota 1996}) (18. Kd1 O-O 19. Na2 Qd7 20. b3
Rb5 $1 $13 {Georgadze,T-Gruenfeld,Y/Dortmund 38/(348).}) (18. O-O O-O 19. Kh1
e4 20. Nb3 exf3 21. gxf3 Nd7 22. Nd4 Nc5 23. Ra2 Qe7 24. Nc6 Qh4 25. Nxb8 Qxc4
26. Raa1 Bf6 27. b3 Qh4 28. Nc6 Bxa1 29. Rxa1 Re8 {Gufeld,E-Gaprindashvili,N/
USSR 32/340 1981/1/2-1/2 (58)}) 18... Nd7 $6 ({A dubious choice. It is unclear,
whether White has a real advantage after} 18... O-O 19. Kd1 Qa8 20. Na2 Rb5 21.
Nxb4 Rxa5 22. Rxa5 Bxa5 23. c3 Bxb4 24. cxb4 {1/2-1/2 Milu,R-Arsovic,G/
Belgrade Trako 1994}) 19. Nd3 $1 Nc5 $2 {Solving the problem with the Pb4 at
the expence of serious positional concessions. Now the activity of White
bishop significantly increases and his Pd5 becomes extremely dangerous.
Moreover, Black loses an important Pa6. 19...0-0 was better.} 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21.
Qd3 $1 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Gc4a6,Gd5d6]} O-O ({Black cannot save Pa6, since after
} 21... Ra8 22. d6 {his positional is unbearable.}) 22. Bxa6 Qd7 23. d6 $1 {
The strongest continuation, widening the sphere of White's bishop activity.
After 23.0-0 Qd6 Black has some defensive perspectives.} Bf6 24. O-O e4 $1 {
The best response in the difficult position. Black activates his bishop and
wins back Pd6.} 25. fxe4 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Qxd6 27. Bc4 Ra8 28. a6 Qb6 $2 ({A final
mistake.} 28... Be5 {also loses after} 29. Qxd6 Bxd6 30. a7 {/\Bd5. Essential
was 28...Ra7, offering some trace of resistance.}) 29. e5 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal
Gc4f7,Gf1f7,Ge5e6] The tactical justification of this move is 29...Be5 30.
Qd5+-. Now Black cannot prevent a simple win by Qe4 and e6.} Kh8 30. Bxf7 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. h3 Be6 (9... Nc6 {is another option here:} 10. O-O Na5 11. Bb3 Be6 12.
Qd3 Rc8 13. Rad1 h6 14. Rfe1 b5 15. Nh4 Nxb3 16. axb3 Qc7 17. Rd2 Rfd8 18. Red1
Qb7 19. Nf3 b4 20. Na4 Nxe4 21. Re2 Nc5 22. Qd2 Nxa4 23. bxa4 Bf5 24. Ne1 d5
25. Bxh6 gxh6 26. Rxe5 {1/2-1/2 Wolff,P-Benjamin,J/New York exh 1989}) 10. Bb3
b5 11. O-O h6 12. Nh4 $5 ({An interesting undertaking, which, however, does
not yield White any adavantage.} 12. Bd5 $5 {or 12.Nd5 were worth considering
in this position.}) 12... Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Na5 15. Nd5 ({After} 15.
Bd5 Rc8 (15... b4 {does not yield a sufficient compensation for an exchange:}
16. Bxa8 bxc3 17. Bd5 cxb2 18. Rb1) 16. a3 Nc4 {Black has an excellent play.})
15... Nxb3 16. axb3 ({After} 16. cxb3 {the position is about equal.}) 16...
Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qc8 $1 {[%cal Gc8c2,Gc8f5] The key move. This double attack
yields Black an equal play.} 18. c4 $5 ({Ambitious} 18. g4 {seems to be
insufficient even for a draw:} Qxc2 19. Rfc1 Qxb2 20. Rcb1 Qc3 21. Rc1 Qb4 22.
Bd2 Qd4) (18. Qe4 {/\c4} d5 $1 19. Qxe5 Bf6 20. Qxd5 Qxc2 {leads to equality.})
18... bxc4 19. bxc4 Qxf5 20. b4 Qe6 $1 {Otherwise after 22.b5 Black is in
trouble.} 21. Qxe6 (21. Ra5 {was worth considering here. Now after} Qxd5 (21...
Bd8 $2 22. Qxa8 Bxa5 23. Qb7 $1) 22. Rxd5 {/\c5<=>} (22. cxd5 $6 Rfb8) 22...
Rfb8 23. c5 {White's initiative yields him a ceratin compensation for a pawn.})
21... fxe6 22. b5 axb5 23. cxb5 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Rb8 25. Ra7 Bg5 $4 ({This
continuation leads to immediate equality. After} 25... Kf8 26. b6 d5 {Black
retains winning chances.}) 26. Bxg5 hxg5 27. Ra6 ({Now after} 27. Ra6 Rxb5 28.
Rxd6 {the position is absolutely equal.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kovalyov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Atul Dahale"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:04][%csl Yb5,Rc5,
Gd5,Re5,Gf5][%cal Ge4d5,Ge4f5,Rd6e5,Rd6c5,Yf1b5] Of course, the Najdorf! The
Najdorf is one of the most popular openings in the world because it's dynamic
and strategically it's very solid. Sharp tactical battles might happen in this
opening. The a6 move is very important in the Najdorf as Black needs to
control the b5-square to stop Bb5 and in the middlegame ...a6 gives support to
the b-pawn and Black can start his queenside offensive with the ...b5-move.
You can also see the synthesis of the light and dark squared strategy, as
White controls light squares with his pawn on e4 and Black controls the dark
squares.} (5... e5 $6 6. Bb5+ $1 Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 {[%csl Gd5,Rd6,Re5,Gf5,Rf8]
This favours White, as you can see Black's light squares are weakened after e5
and the strong defender i.e. the light squared bishop is now exchanged and the
remaining dark squared bishop on f8 is not that active.}) 6. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]
has become very popular recently and is considered as one of the main options
against the Najdorf now. It is a good way to steer the game away from regular
extensively analysed positions. Vishy Anand plays this variation quite often
and has really good results against elite players.} e5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} (6...
e6 7. g4 Be7 8. Bg2 Nfd7 9. Be3 Nc6 {This was one of the popular variations
but after some of White's good results, it has lost its charm.}) (6... g6 {
is another alternative} 7. g4 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O {Black takes an interesting
Sicilian Dragon type approach.}) 7. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} (7. Nde2 {is the main
line after which play might continue with} h5 (7... b5 {lead to a fighting
game between Caruana and Wesly So:} 8. g4 b4 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 h5 11. gxh5
Rxh5 12. a3 bxa3 13. Rxa3 Nd7 14. Bg2 Nf6 15. O-O {0-1 (69) Caruana,F (2805)
-So,W (2778) Dortmund 2015}) 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Qd3 {
Anand played a good technical endgame in this encounter} (11. Nec3 {[%csl Gd5,
Re6,Rf8] White has positionally well placed knight in the centre whereas Black
has two bishops with interesting play to come.}) 11... Nd7 12. O-O-O g6 13. Kb1
Nc5 14. Qf3 Bg7 15. Nec3 b5 16. Ne3 O-O 17. Rg1 Bh6 18. Ncd5 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Rc8
20. Be2 Kg7 21. f4 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 exf4 23. Qxf4 Re8 24. Rxd6 Qe7 25. e5 Qxe5 26.
Qxe5+ Rxe5 27. Bf3 Ne4 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. Rxa6 Re2 30. c3 h4 31. Ra5 b4 32. cxb4
Rcc2 33. b3 Rb2+ 34. Ka1 Rxg2 35. Rxg2 Rxg2 36. b5 Re2 37. b6 Re8 38. b7 Rb8
39. Rb5 f5 40. Kb2 {1-0 (40) Anand,V (2783)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2742) Saint
Louis USA 2017}) 7... Be6 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} h5 {[%emt 0:
03:07]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:12:04]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:01:31]
Short castling might not be the most exciting thing in the position, but as
Anish Giri says, in the Najdorf, the most ambitious approach might not be the
best one, as it is studied and analysed extensively.} Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:19]} 11.
Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:10] We are already in a fresh position.} b5 $6 {[%emt 0:07:10]
Not such a great decision, as Black has already moved his rook to c8. After
this ...b5-move the a6-pawn will always be unprotected.} ({The simple} 11...
Be7 {[%cal Ge8g8,Gb7b5] with the idea of castling or ...b5 and then castle on
the next move is good.} 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. a4 Nb6 {[%cal Gd6d5,Gb6c4] with
interesting play to follow.}) 12. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:05:23]} (12. a4 $1 b4 13. Nd5 {
not afraid of} Nxe4 {which is met by} 14. Qd1 {[%csl Gb4][%cal Gd5b4]} Bxd5 15.
Qxd5 Nef6 16. Qb7 Nb8 17. Bxa6 Nxa6 18. Qxa6 $14 {[%csl Ra4] White is ahead in
development plus he has a passed pawn which will add to the pressure on Black.}
) 12... Nb6 {[%emt 0:09:00]} 13. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:09:45] Good decision with the
idea of a4!} ({After} 13. Na5 b4 14. Nb1 {and now comes the very important and
typical Najdorf breakthrough in the centre} d5 $1 {After this Black's backward
pawn is set free and also the bad dark-squared bishop is also free to come
into the game, a dream of any Najdorf player.} 15. Bxa6 d4 $14 {Black should
be fine here.}) 13... Qxb6 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 14. a4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:28]} b4 {
[%emt 0:04:33]} 15. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:05:50]} (15... Bxd5 {
was possible but after} 16. exd5 Ne4 17. Qe1 Rxc2 {will be met by the strong}
18. Rd4 $1 exd4 19. Bd3 Rc7 20. Qxe4+ Be7 (20... Re7 21. Qf5 Rc7 22. a5 Qb7 $16
) 21. a5 Qb7 22. Nxd4 g6 23. Nc6 $16 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Ga1a4,Ga4b4]}) 16. exd5 {
[%emt 0:01:15]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 17. a5 {[%emt 0:05:20] Anand has fixed
the weakness on a6 and is clearly better now. Not because of the position
itself, but because he has a key idea on the next move.} Qb7 {[%emt 0:09:13]}
18. Qe3 $1 {[%emt 0:03:40] This is the move that Kovalyov had missed. The
queen comes to b6 and the a6-pawn is lost.} Be7 {[%emt 0:13:19]} (18... Rb8 {
is just too slow and is met with} 19. f4 $16) 19. Qb6 $1 {[%emt 0:01:47] A
very strong idea by Vishy attacking the a6-pawn.} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 20.
axb6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:08] Kovalyov somehow clings on.} 21. Rxa6
{[%emt 0:00:42]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:07] There is no real good way to defend the
b6-pawn, but White should be better, because of superior development and
co-ordination.} 22. b7 $5 {[%emt 0:20:04]} (22. Na5 Bxb6 (22... Rxb6 23. Ra8
$16) 23. Nc4 Bd4 24. Nxd6+ Ke7 25. Nc4 (25. Ne4 {should give White some
advantage especially because ...Bxb2 is met with d6+ cutting off the
co-ordination.} Bxb2 (25... Rhc8 $14) 26. d6+ $16) 25... Rhc8 26. b3 Ra8 $44 {
[%csl Ra1][%cal Ga8a1] with very good compensation for the pawn as Black has
the bishop pair and control over the a-file.}) 22... Ke7 {[%emt 0:06:58]} 23.
Nc5 $6 {[%emt 0:08:44] Anand is in an inspired mood and makes a very practical
sacrifice. Objectively it might not be the best, but Vishy has seen that it
poses good enough problems for his opponent to try it out. Later on after he
was knocked out from the event, Anand blamed his elimination on this move.
"Sometimes your head just isn't screwed on straight and you do strange things.
Of course, afterwards you cannot understand why!" You can check out his video
here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gf_BnuKP7Y} (23. Rda1 Rxb7 24. Ra8 $14 {
should give White a small edge, but nothing substantial.}) 23... dxc5 {[%emt 0:
10:18] As Kovalyov said after the game, if Nc5 worked it could have been the
game of the year, but fortunately it didn't!} 24. d6+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kf6 {
[%emt 0:00:48]} (24... Ke6 25. Bc4+ Kf5 26. Bd5 $17 {Black seems all tied up,
but White is not threatening anything concretely.} Bf6 27. Ra5 e4 28. Rxc5 Bxb2
29. Bc6+ Ke6 $15) 25. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kf5 $5 {[%emt 0:01:26] The king is
taking part actively in the battle and threatening ...e4.} 26. Bd5 {[%emt 0:07:
01]} (26. Ra8 Bf6 $15) 26... e4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 27. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bf6 {
[%emt 0:05:04] Bringing the piece into game is necessary for Black.} (27... Re8
{supporting the pawn on e4 was interesting and after} 28. Bxf7 {Black will
sacrifice his rook for the bishop and will have a good endgame with two
bishops.} Rxb7 $1 29. Bxe8 Bxe8 30. Rd1 Bd7 $17) 28. Bxe4+ {[%emt 0:01:47]} Kg5
{[%emt 0:00:11] Anton plays this position well and is not afraid of moving his
king around the board.} 29. Ra5 {[%emt 0:04:50]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 30.
Rxc5+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 31. Re3 {[%emt 0:02:22]} g6 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} 32. Rf3+ {[%emt 0:01:20]} Ke6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:43] Black's king
is in the centre but it's quite safe; it's just a matter of time before Black
will regroup his pieces and make use of the extra wood on the board.} (32...
Kg7 $6 33. Bd5 Bf6 34. Rc7 Rhd8 35. Re3 $11 {None of Black's pieces are moving.
}) 33. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Rhd8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 34. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} f5 {
[%emt 0:02:41]} 35. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bc3 $17 {[%emt 0:00:17] Overall Black
has consolidated his extra piece and White is in trouble.} 36. h4 {[%emt 0:01:
25]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 37. g3 {[%emt 0:01:47]} f4 $1 {[%emt 0:03:30] This
key move seals the game in Black's favour. The idea is that you activate your
light-squared bishop.} 38. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 39. Bxf5 {
[%emt 0:04:25]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 40. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:01:
37]} 41. Kf1 {[%emt 0:03:27]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 42. gxf4 {[%emt 0:01:02]}
Rbxb7 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 43. Re3+ {[%emt 0:01:11]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:34] This
turned out to be one of the most important games at the World Cup 2017. Anand
couldn't come back in game two of the match and was eliminated. Of course all
of this was before the shorts incident that Kovalyov was involved in, but in
any case this was a great result for the Canadian player.} 0-1

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Havlickuv Brod"]
[Date "2008.02.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Talla, Vladimir"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Babula,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 (5... a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be7 8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5) 6. Be3 Be7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 e5 $5 {
An interesting possibility.} 9. Nb3 Be6 10. O-O-O a5 {[%csl Rb5,Rb6][%cal
Ya5a4] The game transposes to what is nowadays a popular line of the Najdorf
Sicilian. The usual move order is shown in the line on move 5. Black starts
the advance of his a-pawn, but weakens the b5- and b6-squares.} 11. Qe1 {
[%cal Yb3c5] With the intention to reply Nb3-c5 after ...a5-a4.} Qc8 12. Bb5 $6
{My opponent, being surprised in the opening, didn't play accurately.} ({
Better is the radical} 12. a4) 12... Na6 {[%csl Rb5,Rd5][%cal Ya6c7] A typical
development of Black's Nb8 for this line.} 13. Na4 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8][%cal Ya4b6]
With the threat to win an exchange after Na4-b6. Otherwise Black plays ...
Na6-c7.} Nb4 {[%csl Ra2,Rc2] Black ignores the threat and continues in his
play against White's king.} ({The alternative is also} 13... d5 $5 $13 14. Nb6
Qc7 15. Nxa8 (15. exd5 $6 Nb4) 15... Rxa8 {with excellent compensation for the
sacrificed exchange.}) 14. Qf2 {[%cal Gf2a7] White covers the mate with the
queen from f2 to have Be3-b6 later.} Nxa2+ 15. Kb1 Nb4 16. Nb6 Qc7 17. Nxa8
Rxa8 $15 {White has gained the exchange, but considering the absence of open
lines for his rooks Black's minor pieces are stronger at the moment. I think,
that objectively Black already has a slight edge, it is not easy for White to
neutralise his initiative.} 18. Bb6 Qc8 {[%cal Ya5a4]} 19. Ba4 {White
blockades a possible further advance of Black's a-pawn.} ({Its capture} 19.
Bxa5 {is risky as White opens the a-file against his monarch to Black. There
could then follow:} Bxb3 (19... d5 $5 $15) 20. Bxb4 Ba2+ ({but not} 20... Bxc2+
$2 21. Qxc2 Ra1+ 22. Kxa1 Qxc2 {due to} 23. Rc1 $1 Qxg2 24. Rc8+ Bf8 25. Rd1
$16) 21. Kc1 $13) 19... d5 $5 {The typical Sicilian central advance. Later I
found that only this move is new.} ({I also considered possibilities such as:} 
19... Nd7 {, what was already played} 20. c3 Nxb6 21. Qxb6 Na6 22. Nd2 Nc5 23.
Bb5 Nd7 24. Qe3 a4 25. c4 Nc5 26. Qa3 f5 27. Rhe1 f4 28. Ka2 Qc7 29. Qc3 Qb6
30. Kb1 Ra5 31. g3 Bf6 32. gxf4 exf4 33. e5 Bxe5 34. Rxe5 dxe5 35. Qxe5 Ra8 36.
Qxf4 a3 37. bxa3 Nd3 38. Qg5 Qd4 39. Kc2 Rxa3 40. Rb1 Ra2+ 41. Kd1 Nf4 {
0-1 Heim,S (2368)-Nordahl,H (2359)/Molde 2004/CBM 101 ext}) ({and} 19... Qc4
20. Nc1 Nd3 21. Rxd3 Qxa4) 20. c3 $2 {In the complicated situation White makes
a mistake.} ({After the better} 20. Bc5 {I planned} Bd8 $5) 20... Na6 $6 {
I was not accurate either.} ({In fact} 20... Nd3 $1 $19 {wins} 21. Rxd3 dxe4
22. fxe4 Qc4 {[%csl Ra4,Rd3] I saw that move but I must have overlooked
something in my calculation. But anyway the text move gives Black a big
advantage.}) 21. Nd2 dxe4 22. fxe4 (22. Nxe4 $6 Nxe4 23. fxe4 Qc4 $17 24. b3
Qxc3) 22... Bc5 $5 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Bc2 a4 $17 {The better pawn structure,
the weak e4-pawn, much more active minor pieces and the unsafe position of
White's king. Those are the pluses of Black's position securing his advantage.}
25. Qe3 {White protects the c3-pawn to be able to answer b2-b3 after a4-a3.}
Ng4 {In the forthcoming time trouble I decided on a concrete line, but I
missed something in my calculations. Black wants to play ...a4-a3 and after
b2-b3 to distract White's queen by ...Ng4-f2 and then to invade with his queen
to c3.} ({The chosen idea doesn't spoil anything, but stronger is quiet} 25...
b5 $1 $17 {. Black simply improves his position, while it is not easy to
advise White of any good plan or even a move.}) 26. Qg3 a3 27. b4 {White
attacks the knight to win time for defence.} ({At home I found after} 27. b3 $6
{the unexpected and strong} f5 $1 ({the original idea} 27... Nf2 $2 28. Qxf2
Nd3 29. Bxd3 Qxc3 {leads only to a draw after} 30. Nc4 Qxb3+ 31. Ka1 (31. Nb2
$4 Rc8 $1 $19) (31. Kc1 $2 a2 32. Kd2 Bxc4 33. Bxc4 Qxc4 $17) 31... Qc3+ 32.
Ka2 Bxc4+ 33. Bxc4 Qxc4+ 34. Ka1 Qc3+ 35. Ka2 Qc4+ $10) {White now has a
choice. Either he lets Black play ...f5-f4 followed by ...Ng4-e3 or he takes
on f5 and so opens the b1-h7 diagonal against his king. In both cases he seems
to lose, for example} 28. exf5 (28. Qf3 f4 29. g3 Ne3 $19 30. gxf4 Nd3 $1 {
[%cal Yc8c3]}) 28... Bxf5 $19 29. Rhf1 (29. Rc1 Qd7) (29. Qf3 Bxc2+ 30. Kxc2
Qe6) 29... Bxc2+ 30. Kxc2 Qe6 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Ye6g6]}) ({To play} 27. h3 {
and allow Black to open the a-file} axb2 $5 {seems risky for White, especially
in his time trouble. After} 28. hxg4 Qc7 {he has an extra rook, but Black's
attack is extremely dangerous, although I couldn't find the direct win, for
example} 29. c4 (29. Kxb2 $6 Qb6+ 30. Kc1 Ra2 $19) 29... Qb6 30. Bb3 (30. Nb3
$6 Qa7 $19 31. Kxb2 Qa3+ 32. Kc3 (32. Kb1 Bxc4) 32... Nxb3 33. Bxb3 Bxc4) 30...
Bxg4 31. Rde1 (31. Qxg4 $6 Nxb3 $19) (31. Kxb2 Be2 $1 $17) 31... Qb4 32. Kc2
Qxd2+ 33. Kxd2 b1=Q 34. Rxb1 Nxe4+ 35. Ke3 Nxg3 $17) 27... Qc6 $6 {[%cal Yc5a4]
Black intends to play ...Nb6-a4 and after the exchange to take on a4 with the
queen.} ({Not good is the tactical} 27... Nf2 $2 28. bxc5 (28. Qxf2 $4 Nd3 $1
29. Bxd3 Qxc3 30. Nc4 a2+ 31. Qxa2 Rxa2 32. Kxa2 b5 $19) 28... Qxc5 {, and
White now has the satisfactory defence} 29. Nb3 Bxb3 30. Bxb3 Nxe4 31. Qf3
Nxc3+ 32. Ka1 Nxd1 33. Rxd1 Kh8 34. Ka2 $13) ({But the correct move is} 27...
Nd7 $1 $17 {with the idea to transfer the knight to c4. In comparison with the
game, where White remains with the knight, here he would have kept the bishop,
which is the worse piece for defence, for example} 28. Rc1 (28. Bb3 $6 Nf2 $1
29. Bxe6 fxe6) 28... Nb6) 28. Rc1 (28. bxc5 $4 Qb5+) 28... Na4 $2 {Black
realizes his incorrect idea and loses part of his advantage.} ({It was not too
late for} 28... Nd7 $17) 29. Bxa4 Qxa4 30. Ka1 $15 {White safeguards his
monarch and takes under control all the squares where Black could penetrate. I
would like to highlight once more the fact, that White remains with the knight
which as Capablanca said defends the king the best. Black is now only slightly
better.} Rd8 {The following phase went quickly, we both had just couple of
minutes left on the clock.} 31. Rhd1 Nf6 32. Qe1 (32. Qxe5 $2 Bg4) 32... h6 33.
Qe2 (33. Nf3 Re8 34. c4 b5 $5) 33... Rc8 34. h3 Kh7 35. Qd3 (35. g4 $5) 35...
Rc7 36. Qe2 (36. Qc2 $5) 36... Nd7 {[%cal Yd7b6] It is obvious that without
transferring the knight to the queenside Black can't make any progress.} 37.
Nf1 $2 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Yf1e3] Being short of time, White aims his knight at
e3, but allows Black's queen to penetrate into White's position.} Qb3 $1 38.
Qd2 $6 ({White could offer more resistance after} 38. Qc2 Qxc2 39. Rxc2 Bb3 40.
Rdc1 Bxc2 41. Rxc2 Nb6 $17 {, but Black should win the resulting endgame.})
38... Nb6 $19 {Now White is definitely lost, Black gains at least a pawn.} 39.
Ne3 (39. Rb1 Qc4 $5 (39... Qxc3+ $6 40. Qxc3 Rxc3 41. Rbc1)) 39... Na4 {
[%csl Ra1,Rc1][%cal Yb3b2,Ya3b2] This threatens ...Qb3-b2 winning the rook.}
40. Rc2 {Together with making his move White lost on time.} (40. Rc2 Rxc3 41.
Rxc3 Nxc3 42. Rc1 Nxe4 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 17th"]
[Site "Gjakova"]
[Date "2016.05.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2016.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "KOS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 (10... a5 11. a4 {hatte Inarkiev eine Runde zuvor
gegen Andriasian auf dem Brett - eine ausführliche Analyse dieser Partie
finden sie im Rundenbericht zur vierten Runde.} Nc6 12. g4 Nb4 13. Kb1 Rc8 14.
g5 Nh5 15. Rg1 f5 16. gxf6 Rxf6 17. Bg5 Rxf3 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20.
Rxd6 Nf4 21. Nxa5 Rf2 22. Nxb7 Rxc2 23. a5 $16 {1-0 (48) Inarkiev,E (2686)
-Andriasian,Z (2602) Gjakova KOS 2016}) 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Na4 (13. Ne2 {
wird mit Abstand am häufigsten gezogen} Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5 a4 $13) 13... Nh5
14. Qxb4 d5 15. Qa5 Qxa5 $146 (15... Bxg5 {wurde bisher ausschließlich gezogen}
16. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 17. Kb1 dxe4 18. Nd4 $1 Qf6 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. fxe4 Ndf6 $13 {
1/2-1/2 (28) Dominguez Perez,L (2734)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2754) Khanty-Mansiysk
2015 CBM 167 [Ftacnik,L]}) 16. Nxa5 d4 17. Bd2 Bxa2 18. Nc6 Bd6 19. Nc3 Be6 20.
Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nb6 22. f4 e4 {eine sehr komplexe und zweischneidige
Stellung ist entstanden. Entscheidend wird sein, ob die weißen Bauern auf d5
und f4 oder die schwarzen auf d4 und e4 fallen.} 23. Ba5 (23. Nxd4 Nxd5 24. Bc4
Nhxf4 25. Nf5 Bc5 $1 {[%cal Gc5e3]} (25... Be5 26. Ba5 $1 {[%csl Gd5]} (26.
Rhe1 $44) 26... Nc7 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Rhe1 {[%cal Ge7c6] und die schwarze
Koordination stimmt nicht}) 26. Ba5 $140 Ne3) 23... Nxd5 24. Rxd4 Rfc8 (24...
Bxf4+ 25. Kb1 Rac8 26. Bc4 Rxc6 27. Bxd5 Rg6 28. Bb4 $44 {[%csl Gd5]}) 25. Ne5
Nhxf4 26. Nc4 Be7 27. Bd2 Re8 (27... Bxg5 28. Rxd5 Nxd5 29. Bxg5 Rc6 $13) 28.
Rxe4 Bxg5 29. Nd6 Red8 (29... Rxe4 30. Nxe4 Bh6 31. Kb1 {und Weiß hat aufgrund
des Läuferpaars Kompensation, doch Schwarz genießt erst einmal den Mehrbauern})
30. h4 Bf6 {nun kann Inarkiev ins Remis abwickeln} (30... Nd3+ $5 31. Bxd3
Bxd2+ 32. Kxd2 Rxd6 33. Rd4 Rad8 34. Ra1 Nc7 35. Rxd6 Rxd6 36. c4 $44) 31. Bxf4
Nxf4 32. Nxf7 Kxf7 33. Rxf4 a5 34. Bc4+ Kf8 35. c3 {mit den ungleichfarbigen
Läufern passiert nicht mehr viel - die Stellung ist remis} Rac8 36. Kc2 Rc5 37.
h5 Rd6 38. Bd3 Rdd5 39. h6 Rh5 40. hxg7+ Kxg7 41. Rg4+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 35th"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2016.06.25"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Be2 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. O-O-O g6
15. Kb1 Bh6 16. Qa5 Qf2 17. Bd3 O-O 18. Qc7 Nxd5 19. Qxd6 Rad8 20. Qxe5 Nf4 21.
Be4 Qxg2 22. Bxb7 Qxh2 23. a4 Bg7 24. Qe1 Qg2 25. Bxa6 Qxf3 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27.
Rf1 Qc6 28. Bb5 Qf6 29. c3 Qf5+ 30. Ka2 g5 31. Qe7 Bf6 32. Qb7 Qe6 33. Qc6 Rd6
34. Qc4 Qxc4 35. Bxc4 h4 36. a5 Bd8 37. a6 Bb6 38. Nd4 h3 39. Nf3 g4 40. Ne5 g3
41. Rxf4 g2 42. Nxf7 g1=Q 43. Nxd6+ Kg7 44. Rf7+ Kh8 {Diagramm [#]} 45. Rf8+ (
45. Rf6 $3 Qg4 $1 {[%cal Gg4f5]} (45... h2 46. Rh6+ Kg7 47. Nf5+ Kf8 48. Rh8+)
46. Rf8+ Kh7 47. Rf7+ Kh8 48. Rb7 $3 {[%cal Gd6f7,Gf7e5]} Qg1 (48... Bf2 49.
Nf7+ Kh7 50. Ne5+ Qg7 51. Rxg7+ Kxg7 52. Nf3 $18) 49. Nf7+ Kg7 50. Ng5+ Kf6 51.
Nxh3 $18) 45... Kh7 46. Rf7+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "AUT-ch"]
[Site "Moesern"]
[Date "1997.08.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wittmann, Walter"]
[Black "Lendwai, Reinhard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Balinov,I"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 (10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Be6 12. f3 Nge5 13. Nd5 b5 14. Bf2
Rb8 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Rd1 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qb7 19. Be3 Nc4 $13 {
Brunner-Gavrikov 1993}) 10... h5 11. h4 (11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Qd2 Nc6
14. Bf2) (11. h3 $2 h4 12. hxg4 hxg3 13. Rxh8+ Bxh8 14. fxg3 Nc6) 11... gxh4 (
11... Nc6 12. Nb3 gxh4 13. Bxh4 Be6 14. Qd2 Qb6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 (
16... Nce5 17. Qa5 $1 Qxa5+ 18. Nxa5 Ng6 19. c3 Nf4 20. Bg3 Nxe2 21. Kxe2 Rc8
$13 {J.Polgar-Polugaevsky 93}) 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. O-O-O Nf5 19. Bg5 Rxh1 20.
Rxh1 Qb5 21. Kb1 (21. Rd1 $6 Qc4 22. Qd3 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 Kd7 $1 $17 {
Henningan-Galagher 92}) 21... a5 22. c3 $15) 12. Rxh4 Nc6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Qd2
Qb6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nce5 17. O-O-O Bf6 (17... Bh6 18. f4 Qe3 19. Qxe3
Nxe3 20. fxe5 Nf5+ 21. Kb1 Nxg3 22. exd6 Bg5 23. Rb4 Nxe2 24. dxe7 Bxe7 25.
Rxb7 $16 {De la Villa-Hodgson 93}) 18. Rh3 h4 19. Bf4 Qxf2 (19... a5 20. f3 a4
21. Nd4 a3 22. b3 $16 {De la Villa-Becerra 94}) 20. Nd4 (20. Bxe5 $1 Bxe5 $8 (
20... Nxe5 21. Bb5+) 21. Rf1 Bf4 22. Qxf4 Qxe2 23. Qxf7+ (23. Nd4 Qxg2 24.
Qxf7+ Kd7 25. Qe6+ Kd8 26. Rhh1 Nf6 $13) 23... Kd8 24. Qf3 Qxf3 25. Rhxf3 Kd7
$14) 20... Rg8 {[#] [#]} (20... Ng6 $5 21. Be3 Nxe3 22. Bb5+ axb5 23. Qxf2 Nxd1
24. Kxd1 Rxa2 25. Nxb5 Bxb2 26. Nc7+ (26. Rb3 $5) 26... Kd7 27. Qxf7 Ne5 28.
Qe6+ Kxc7 29. Qxe7+ Nd7 30. Rxh4 Rxh4 31. Qxh4 $17) 21. Be3 (21. Rf1 Nc4 (21...
Nd3+ 22. Rxd3) 22. Bxc4 Qxd4 23. Qxd4 Bxd4 24. Rxh4 Be3+ 25. Bxe3 Nxe3 26. Rf3
Nxg2 27. Rh7 Rc8 28. Be2 f6 29. Kd2 Rg5 30. c4 $11) 21... Nxe3 22. Bb5+ axb5
23. Qxf2 Rxg2 (23... N5c4 $1 24. Rxe3 Nxe3 25. Rd3 Rxg2 $19) (23... Nxd1 24.
Kxd1 b4 25. Nf5 Rxa2 $15) 24. Qe1 (24. Qxe3 Bg5 $17) 24... Nxd1 25. Qxd1 Nc4
26. a3 b4 27. Qf1 (27. Qh1 Rg4 28. Nb5 Ra5) 27... Bg5+ 28. Kd1 Rd2+ (28...
Nxb2+ 29. Ke1 Bd2#) 29. Ke1 Rxd4 30. Qf5 f6 (30... Bf6 $1) 31. Rb3 Ne3 32. Qg6+
Kd7 33. c3 Rxd5 34. Rxb4 b5 35. Re4 Ra4 36. Rxa4 bxa4 37. Qe4 h3 38. Qxa4+ Ke6
39. Qe4+ Re5 40. Qh7 Nf5+ 41. Kf1 Nh4 42. Qg8+ Kf5 43. Qc8+ e6 44. Qb7 Rd5 45.
Kg1 Kg4 46. Qa6 Rd1+ 47. Kf2 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "USA-CHN Summit"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2001.03.14"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2001.03.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 h5 {Ein aktiver, allerdings typischer für derartige Positionen Zug,
damit wird aus Schwarzer Sicht beabsichtigt den gefährlichen Vorstoß g4-g5 zu
verhindern. Dadurch kann der Nachziehende den Druck auf den wichtigen Feldern
e4 bzw. d5 aufrecht halten.} 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. Bd3 {/\f4-f5} Nc5 (
12... Qc7 13. f4 $5 (13. h3 $5 h4 14. f4) 13... Ng4 14. f5 Bxb3 (14... Nxe3 $2
15. fxe6 $16) 15. cxb3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Nf6 17. Rc1) 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. Qe2 $1 {
/\ 15.Bb5+ sowie 15.Bc4} Qa5 (14... b5 15. Bxb5+) 15. Nd5 {Weiß sucht die Wege
zun schwarzen König in der Mitte, opfert einen Mauern mit dem Ziel auf der
offenen e-Linie den Pe5 angreifen zu können.} (15. Bc4 $5 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 b5 17.
Qe2 c4 18. Qf2 $36) 15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. c4 Be6 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. Bc3 Bf6
(19... f6 20. Bg6+) 20. Bc2 Ke7 (20... O-O 21. Qe4 g6 22. g4 $40) 21. g4 {/\g5}
(21. Rhe1 Rcd8 $1) (21. Rd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Rhd8 23. Rd1 Kf8) 21... g6 (21... b5
22. g5) 22. Rd5 {[%mdl 512]} (22. g5 Bg7) 22... hxg4 (22... Bxd5 23. cxd5 Rcd8
(23... Rhe8 24. gxh5) 24. g5 Bg7 25. Rd1 Kf8 (25... Rhe8 26. f4 Kf8 27. f5) 26.
f4 exf4 27. d6 Qd7 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qe5+ Kh7 30. Qxf4 b5 (30... Rhe8 31. Bb3)
31. Qf3 Qe6 $17) 23. Rxe5 (23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 gxf3) 23... g3 (23... gxf3
24. Rxe6+ fxe6 25. Bxf6+ Kxf6 26. Qxf3+ Ke7 (26... Kg7 27. Bxg6) 27. Bxg6 Rcf8
$16) 24. Re1 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 gxh2 (25... Rxh2 26. Qe4) 26. Bxc7 h1=Q 27. Be5 (27.
Bd6+ Kd7 28. Be5) 27... Qh4 $6 (27... Qh5 28. Bxh8 Rxh8 29. Qe4 Kf8 30. Qxb7
Bxc4 $17) 28. Bxg6 (28. Bxh8 Rxh8 29. Bxg6 $1 Rg8 30. Be4 $14 (30. Bxf7 Qh7+))
28... Rhg8 $17 29. Bc2 Qxc4 30. Qh2 Rcd8 (30... Qxa2+ 31. Kc1 Rcd8 32. Bf6+ $1
Kxf6 33. Qh4+ Rg5 34. Qf4+ Ke7 35. Qxg5+ Ke8 36. Qg8+ Kd7 37. Rd1+ Bd5 38.
Qxf7+ Kc6 39. Qf6+ Rd6 40. Qf8 Qa1+ 41. Bb1 $13) 31. b3 Qb4 32. Re2 c4 33. Kb2
cxb3 34. Bc3 Qb5 35. axb3 Rc8 $19 36. Qh4+ Ke8 37. Rd2 Qg5 38. Qa4+ Qb5 39. Qf4
Qg5 40. Qe4 Rxc3 41. Kxc3 Qa5+ 42. Qb4 Qa1+ 43. Kd3 Qf1+ 44. Kc3 Qxf3+ 45. Kb2
Rg2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?.3"]
[White "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Black "Bangiev, Alexander J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Bielefeld"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f4
Qc7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Nd5 (11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Nd5 Nxd5 (12... Bxd5 13.
exd5 Bd6 (13... Ne4 14. Qa5 $5 Qxa5 15. Nxa5 $14) 14. Qe2 $1 O-O 15. g4 Nbd7
16. Bg2 Rfb8 17. g5 Ne8 18. Be4 $36) 13. exd5 Bd6 14. Qa5 $5 Nd7 15. Qxc7 Bxc7
16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 Rd8 18. d6 Bb8 $14) 11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd7 13. Na5 O-O
14. Nxb7 Qxb7 15. f5 (15. Kb1 Bf6 $5 16. f5 (16. fxe5 Bxe5) (16. Bd3 exf4 17.
Bxf4 Be5 $5) 16... e4 $5) 15... Rfc8 (15... e4 $5 16. g4 Ne5 (16... Bf6 $5 17.
g5 Be5 18. Bg2 Rfe8 $132) 17. g5 Rfe8 18. h4 Rac8 $13) 16. g4 b4 17. Kb1 (17.
h4 b3 18. axb3 Qxb3 $36) 17... Nc5 18. g5 (18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Bd3 Bd8 $5 20. Be4
Rc4 $132) 18... Na4 (18... Ne4 $5 19. Qc1 $8 Rab8 $5 20. Ka1 (20. Bd3 $2 Nc3+
21. bxc3 bxc3+ 22. Ka1 Qb4 $1 {/\ 23...Qa4, 24...Rb2-+}) 20... b3 21. axb3 Qb4
22. Bg2 a5 23. Rhe1 a4 $36) 19. Ka1 Qc7 (19... Rab8 $5 20. f6 (20. Bd3 Nc3 $1
21. bxc3 $2 bxc3 22. Qc1 Qb4 $1 $19) 20... Bf8 21. Bh3 Rc3 $5 $36) (19... Nc3
$6 20. bxc3 bxc3 21. Qc1 Rab8 22. Qa3 $1 $18) 20. f6 (20. Qxb4 Qd7 (20... Qxc2
$2 21. Bd3 $18) 21. Qd2 Rab8 $44) 20... Bd8 (20... Bf8 $5 21. Bd3 Qa5 22. h4
Rab8 23. h5 $132) 21. Bd3 Qa5 22. fxg7 $1 Rab8 $8 (22... Kxg7 $2 23. Qg2) (
22... Nc3 23. bxc3 bxc3 24. Qg2 $18) 23. Qg2 Kxg7 $2 (23... Nc3 $1 24. bxc3 b3
$1 25. cxb3 Rxb3 26. Rc1 (26. Bd2 Rcxc3 $1 27. Qe4 Qxa2+ 28. Kxa2 Ra3+ 29. Kb2
Rab3+ $10) 26... Rcxc3 $1 $13) 24. Qh3 $1 (24. Qe4 $2 Nc3 $1 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26.
bxc3 b3 $3 $17 27. Qh8+ (27. cxb3 Qxc3+ 28. Kb1 Rxb3+ 29. axb3 Qxb3+ 30. Ka1
Qa3+ 31. Kb1 Rb8+ $19) 27... Ke7 28. Qf6+ Ke8 29. Qh8+ Kd7 30. Bf5+ Kc7 31.
cxb3 Qxc3+ 32. Kb1 Rxb3+ 33. axb3 Qxb3+ $40) 24... Kf8 (24... Nc3 25. Qh6+ $18)
25. Rhf1 $1 $18 f6 (25... Nc3 26. Rxf7+ $1) 26. gxf6 Nc3 27. Bh6+ 1-0

[Event "POL-ch"]
[Site "Poznan"]
[Date "2016.04.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Bartel,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2016.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Before this game, which was played in round 4, Radek was leading with 3.5 out
of 4, while I had drawn all of my games. So, if I wanted to join the battle
for the highest places, I must have started winning. Therefore, I was in a
fighting mood.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {The
Najdorf. Not a big surprise when facing Radoslaw.} 6. Nb3 $5 {It was already
the 3rd time I had played this move and Radek should have been well prepared
for that. He wasn't, however. The trick is that I usually play a lot of
different "unimportant" lines and my opponent didn't expect me to repeat this.
This time, I decided it was a nice idea to play Nb3 once again, as earlier,
playing agaimst 2 specialists in the Najdorf (Gelfand and Artemiev) I had got
fantastic posistions out of the opening. This time I got a nice game again!
The line itself is not new anyhow - it has been played almost 100 times. At
the same time, there were very few games played by a GM, so looking at things
from that angle, it's kind of fresh air in this area. The first (if I am not
misaken) GM who tried it was Vladimir Onischuk, but while commenting on this
game I had already played 5 games, so I am getting quite experienced in his
line. What's the point of this strange move, which looks like retreat from a
nice place, without visible reason? Well, the simplest explanation is that now,
after 6...e5, White may play 7. Bg5. The other pluses aren't that clear, but
also the line from the game shows that the early Nb3 made some sense.} e6 {
One of the most natural reactions.} ({Both Gelfand, after} 6... Nc6 7. Be3 e6
8. g4 b5 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. g5 Nd7 11. f4 Nb6 12. Qe2 Nc4 13. O-O-O Nxe3 14. Qxe3
$14 {1/2 (77) Bartel,M (2625)-Gelfand,B (2735) Moscow 2016}) ({and Artemiev
after} 6... g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. g4 h6 $2 9. Be3 Nc6 10. f3 b5 11. Qd2 Be6 12.
O-O-O Rc8 13. Kb1 Ne5 14. h4 $16 {1-0 (40) Bartel,M (2625)-Artemiev,V (2674)
Moscow 2016, didn't get good positions, so people started to play flexibly.}) (
6... Nbd7 $5 {There were already 3 games after that and in all of them Black
got a decent game:} 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2 (8. a4 $5 Qc7 $5 9. Bg2 Ne5 10. h3 g5 11.
f4 gxf4 12. Bxf4 $13 {1-0 (38) Bartel,M (2623)-Ragger,M (2695) Germany 2016})
8... b5 9. h4 b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne5 12. g5 $5 (12. f3 $6 g6 13. Be3 Bg7
$15 {0-1 (45) Kanarek,M (2532)-Wojtaszek,R (2713) Poznan 2016}) 12... hxg5 13.
Bxg5 Bg4 14. f3 Bh5 15. Qe2 $13 {1/2 (60) Bartel,M (2625)-Swiercz,D (2665)
Poznan 2016}) 7. g4 {One of the main ideas of 6.Nb3. With the knight on b3
e6-e5 is now unsound.} b5 $6 {This is probably not a correct move, as the game
shows that Black gets into trouble.} (7... h6 {is probably the move should be
tried here, which would make it quite similiar to the Keres Attack.}) 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. g5 b4 ({A better move is} 9... Nfd7 {, but White would still be
satisfied with that position.}) 10. Nd5 $1 {At this point Radek felt into deep
thought. It was kind of a personal victory, as this is a man who is usually
very well prepared. This time he was not only surprised, but his position is
just very unpleasant.} Nxd5 {A human's reaction.} ({The crucial line is of
course} 10... exd5 11. gxf6 dxe4 {. Radek rejected it because of} 12. Qd4 ({
Since Qxf6 is not a lot of fun, because of Na5, White can try a lot of moves
here. Engines suggest at least 4 interesting options:} 12. Qg4 $5) (12. Qh5 $5)
(12. Rg1 $5) (12. Be3 $5 {and all of them need to be checked. The position is
very complicated, but it's Black whose task is the more demanding.}) 12... Qxf6
13. Qxb4 Bc6 {, but actually here, Black, being a pawn up, may be just fine.})
11. exd5 e5 12. a3 {This is where my preparation ended. White is already much
better, mainly because of the fact that he can start quick action on the
queenside, where the black pieces are very uncoordinated.} Be7 ({During the
game I expected rather} 12... bxa3 13. Rxa3 a5 {where White can, at least, go
for} 14. Bd2 a4 15. Qa1 $5 axb3 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Qxa8 bxc2 18. Qa4+ Qd7 19.
Qxc2 $16) 13. axb4 Bxg5 14. Na5 ({The move in the game isn't wrong, but even
stronger was} 14. c4 {with the very trivial idea of c4-c5, trying to go with
the pawn as far as possible. Black should be almost out of hope around here.})
14... Bc8 15. Bxg5 $2 {Having a very wide choice, I started to play very
slowly here, giving Black a chance to build up a very solid position.} ({
Again, the simple} 15. c4 {was very strong.}) 15... Qxg5 16. Qf3 (16. O-O $5 {
was an interesting option, but I wasn't sure if castling short was good.})
16... O-O 17. Qg3 Qe7 18. O-O-O {When this position appeared on the board, I
was more than satisfied. I thought that Black can do just nothing, while I can
slowly prepare progress on the queenside. This feeling was shared by Radek,
who also thought he was worse (but at the same time he felt that maybe there
was some way to defend). However, looking at this position with engines, gives
you a slightly different impresion - Black is only slightly worse, if at all!}
f5 {.} 19. f4 {The only logical move, as allowing f5-f5 would be too much.} e4
{The structure here is very untypical. At first sight it looks like only the
black side has weaknesess, but when you take a deeper look you realise that
the advantage on the kingside gives Black some options too. It shouldn't be
forgotten that now, when the bishop from g2 has been limited by the e4-pawn,
the knight's option of moving to c6 isn't that real any longer. There is no
clear plan for White, but pressing on the g-file, while building up something
on the queenside seems quite unpleasant for Black.} 20. h4 $6 ({A bit
pointless, as there is no direct plan connected with this move. A more logical
way of playing would be something like} 20. Rhg1 Nd7 21. Bf1 ({actually, the
strongest is} 21. Nc6 Qf7 22. Bh3 $1 Nf6 23. Nd4 {with real pressure, but this
would never cross my mind.}) 21... Nf6 22. Be2 Bd7 23. Kb1) 20... Nd7 21. Bf1 {
The bishop was useless on the h1-a8 diagonal, and it must change location. e2
seems to be the most reasonable square.} Nf6 22. Qe3 $6 {Probably a bit too
careful, as e4-e3 was never an option. That's why I could have played h4-h5 or
Bf1-e2 here.} Bd7 23. Be2 Be8 $6 ({Starting from here, Radek plays too solidly.
It was better to look for some active counterplay like} 23... Rfc8 24. h5 h6
25. Rhg1 Bb5 26. c4 {and now there is a strange forced line:} Qa7 $1 27. Qc3
Nxd5 $1 28. Rxg7+ Qxg7 29. Rxd5 {with a very complicated, unbalanced position.
It must be said, however, that Radek didn't believe that he could achieve
anything on the queenside, as he thought White was very solid there.}) 24. h5
h6 25. Rh3 $5 {I thought that this move might be very flexible - I can try to
double rooks on the g-file and at the same time can think about something like
Rh3-c3 or Rh3-a3 sometimes.} Kh7 26. Qd4 Bf7 27. c4 {With the bishop on f7
Black is not as dangerous as with the bishop on the queenside. Still, Black's
position is very solid, though I believe it is not so in the long run - it's
rather difficult to hold it.} Qd7 28. Kb1 {So, up till now, I had done almost
everything I wanted to do when I catled long. The last thing is to prepare
pressure on the g-file and later I may start to shuffle pieces - for example
the knight from a5 can start some random moving and sooner or later some
tricks should begin to appear.} Qe8 29. Rdh1 Rg8 $6 ({It's difficult to find
something for Black, but probably a better try was} 29... Qb8) 30. Nc6 $2 ({
Being focused on the g-file and on improving the position of my knight, I
completely forgot that there was a move like} 30. Qb6 $1 {with the idea of
trading the queens. Without ladies on the board, White is close to winning.})
30... Qd7 31. Rg1 $6 ({It was better to pla Rg3, as the rook on h3, as
happened in the game, may be a tactical weakness. Also, from g3 the rook can
move somewhere along the 3rd rank.} 31. Rg3 $1) 31... Qb7 32. Qd2 {The threat
was Be8.} Be8 33. Nd4 {The knight on a5 was a nice piece, but on d4 it had to
be much better!} Rb8 34. Rhg3 ({With the rook on g3 Black would be able to
play this plan, as I'd play} 34. Nxf5 {which now is impossible because of both}
Qd7 (34... Bd7)) 34... Qxb4 $2 ({Being tired of defending this "boring"
position, Radek decides to change the character of the position, hoping that
in a concrete endgame a blunder is more possible. It was possible to play the
simple} 34... Bd7 {, but after} 35. Nc2 {White is slightly better and should
be able to improve the position, step by step.} ({Actually, during the game I
also thought that} 35. Bd1 {trying to push the queen into the attack might be
a wise idea, but it does not work:} Qxb4 36. Qg2 Qxc4 (36... Kh8 $2 37. Rb3 (
37. Rxg7 $4 {but not} Qxb2+ $1) 37... Qxc4 38. Rxb8 $18) 37. Rxg7+ Kh8 38. Nc6
Bxc6 39. dxc6 Ng4 40. c7 Rbc8 41. Be2 Qe6 42. Rxg8+ Qxg8 43. Rc1 {with
"typical" 0.00 by the engines.})) 35. Qxb4 Rxb4 36. Nxf5 Nxh5 ({At the
beginning Radek wanted to play} 36... Bxh5 37. Rxg7+ Rxg7 38. Rxg7+ Kh8 39.
Bxh5 Nxh5 {, but he rejected it because of} 40. Rg4 {with a strong idea of Rh4.
}) 37. Bxh5 Bxh5 38. Rxg7+ Rxg7 39. Rxg7+ Kh8 40. Rc7 {Simple and strong.
White is completely winning now, but I started to be fighting with ghosts...}
Be2 {The only practical chance - Black is trying to create mating net.} 41.
Nxd6 Bd3+ (41... e3 42. Kc2 $18) 42. Ka2 $2 ({The simple} 42. Kc1 $1 e3 (42...
Ra4 43. Kd2) 43. Nf7+ $1 {(this idea I had missed)} Kg8 44. Ne5 {was a trivial
win, as there is no mating net now, as the king (after Ra4 later) can always
go to d1.}) 42... e3 43. b3 Bc2 (43... e2 44. Re7) 44. Re7 $6 ({Another simple
win was} 44. Nf7+ Kg8 45. d6) 44... Bxb3+ (44... Rxb3 45. c5) 45. Ka3 ({
There was the much simpler} 45. Kb2 Bd1+ 46. Kc3 Rb3+ 47. Kd4 e2 48. c5) 45...
a5 {Here I understood that things were going in the wrong direction and
started to calculate variations more carefully. Luckily, there was still a way
to win this game.} 46. Nb7 ({This is winning, but also a rook endgame would
give the full point. I failed , however, to calculate it to the end. It's also
always risky to go into rook endgames...} 46. Rxe3 Bxc4 47. Nxc4 Rxc4 48. Rd3
Rxf4 (48... Rc8 49. d6 Kg7 50. d7 Rd8 51. Ka4 Kf6 52. Kb5 Ke6 53. Kc6) 49. d6
Rf8 50. d7 Rd8 51. Ka4 Kg7 52. Kb5 (52. Kxa5 $4 Kf6 $11) 52... Kf6 53. Kc6 $18)
46... Bd1 ({The point is that after} 46... Bxc4 47. Nxa5 {Black loses material.
}) 47. d6 Ra4+ 48. Kb2 Bg4 49. c5 {The connected pawns are unstoppable now.} e2
50. c6 Rd4 51. f5 $1 {The point. Now Black's coordination is destroyed.} Bxf5
52. Rxe2 Kg7 53. d7 Bxd7 54. Re7+ Kf6 55. Rxd7 Rc4 56. Rd6+ Ke5 57. Rxh6 a4 58.
Na5 Kd5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 69th"]
[Site "Kolomna"]
[Date "2016.06.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vavulin, Maksim"]
[Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4
{Diagramm [#] Ein relativ selten gespielter Zug.} (8. f3 {ist die mit Abstand
meistgespielte, ruhige Alternativ.}) 8... exf4 9. Bxf4 Nc6 10. Qd2 d5 11. O-O-O
Bb4 12. Qd3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 O-O 14. exd5 (14. e5 Ne4 $15) (14. Bd3 {wäre
richtig schlecht:} dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxd8 (16. Qe3 $4 Bd5 $1 17. c4 Nb4
18. cxd5 Qc8+ 19. Kb1 Qf5 $19) 16... Nxc3 17. Rxf8+ Rxf8 18. bxc3 $15) 14...
Nxd5 15. Qg3 Rc8 16. Bd6 Re8 17. Bd3 $6 (17. Bc4 $1) 17... Qf6 18. Kb1 Ndb4 19.
Rhf1 Qh6 20. Be4 {Diagramm [#] Weiß hat Vorteil: Er besitzt das Läuferpaar
bei vollkommen offener Stellung und die Koordination der schwarzen Figuren ist
nicht optimal.} Qh5 21. Rde1 Rcd8 $6 (21... Qb5 $1) 22. a3 Bd5 $2 {Diagramm [#]
Danach steht Schwarz auf Verlust.} (22... Nd5 {war besser, auch wenn Weiß nach
} 23. Nc5 {deutlich im Vorteil bleibt.}) 23. Nc5 Ba2+ (23... Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Nd5
25. c4) 24. Kc1 Bc4 25. Rf3 $6 (25. Nxb7 {war einfach und gut.}) 25... Nd4 26.
Rfe3 $2 (26. axb4 Ne2+ 27. Rxe2 Bxe2 28. Re3 $16) 26... Ne2+ $2 (26... f5 $1
$14) 27. R3xe2 Na2+ 28. Kb1 Bxe2 29. Nxb7 Rc8 30. Bf3 Qb5 {Diagramm [#]} 31.
Kxa2 $4 (31. Be5 $1 {war geeignet, die auf b2 drohende Gefahr zu entschärfen:}
Rxe5 32. Nd6 Nc3+ 33. Ka1 Qc5 34. Nxc8 Qc4 35. Bd5 Rxd5 36. Qxc3) 31... Rxc2
32. Bb4 Qc4+ 33. Kb1 Rc1+ {Grundreihe, weißes Feldernetz: Weiß geht an
seinen Schwächen zugrunde.} 34. Rxc1 Bd3+ 35. Ka1 Qxc1+ 36. Ka2 Qb1+ 37. Kb3
Qc2+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. g4
h6 {Diagramm [#] Der letzte Zug von Schwarz findet sich nicht in der Datenbank
- fast ein wenig überraschend in diesem frühen Stadium der Partie -, doch er
ist sicher nicht schlecht.} 9. Be3 Nc6 10. f3 b5 11. Qd2 Be6 12. O-O-O Rc8 13.
Kb1 Ne5 14. h4 Bc4 15. Bd4 {Diagramm [#] Dieser Läufer steht durchaus drohend,
wenn man an sein ungedecktes Gegenüber auf g7 denkt.} Qc7 ({So gesehen wäre} 
15... Nc6 {vielleicht vorzuziehen gewesen.}) 16. f4 Bxe2 $6 (16... Nexg4 $4 17.
Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Bxg7 {ist natürlich keine Option.}) (16... Nc6 {wäre aber
besser gewesen.}) 17. Qxe2 {Diagramm [#] Weiß hat jetzt Vorteil, den er bis
zum Ende der Partie nicht mehr hergibt. Der in der Mitte stehen gebliebene
schwarze König, der ungedeckte Läufer g7, der Hebel e4-e5 - das ist zu viel!}
Nexg4 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Qc4 20. exf6 Qxe2 21. Nxe2 Bxf6 22. h5 $1 {Diagramm
[#] Bevor Schwarz zu h6-h5 kommt, schafft Weiß lieber weitere Schwächen im
schwarzen Lager. Durch diese neuen Schwächen spazieren die weißen Springer
sogleich tief in die schwarze Stellung hinein.} g5 23. Ng3 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Ne5
25. Re4 f6 $2 {Schwarz schwächt sich ohne Not noch weiter; auf e6 entsteht
ein neues Loch!} 26. Rf1 Rc4 27. Nd4 Rc5 28. Ne6 Rc6 29. Ng7+ Kd7 30. N3f5 Rg8
31. Rd4+ Kc7 32. Nxe7 Rxg7 33. Nxc6 Nxc6 34. Rd2 g4 35. Rxf6 g3 36. Rg6 Rxg6
37. hxg6 h5 38. Re2 Nd4 39. Rg2 Nf5 40. Rxg3 {Eine rustikale Lösung, mit der
Weiß die Partie unmittelbar beendet.} 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch 91st"]
[Site "Agen"]
[Date "2016.08.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jolly, Jean Francois"]
[Black "Feller, Sebastien"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 6. Nb3 {
[%emt 0:05:37] Cette ligne secondaire a fait l'objet d'un article théorique
SOS dans le numéro 4/2016 de New In chess} e6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} (6... g6 7. Be2
Bg7 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nd5 O-O 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. c3 b5 12. f4 Bb7 13. Bf3 Na5 14.
Nxa5 Qxa5 15. a3 Qc7 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Re1 Rac8 18. Qe2 e5 19. Qf2 exf4 20. Bxf4
Be5 21. Bg5 Re8 22. Kh1 a5 23. Rad1 Bc6 24. Be3 b4 25. Bb6 Qb7 26. Bxa5 bxa3
27. bxa3 Ba4 28. Rc1 Qe7 29. Bb4 Qf6 30. Rf1 h5 31. Be2 Qxf2 32. Rxf2 Bd4 33.
Rff1 Be3 34. Ra1 Rxe4 35. Bf3 Re7 36. Rfe1 {Nakamura,H (2787)-Vachier Lagrave,
M (2789) Leuven 2016 0-1 (68)}) 7. g4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 8.
Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 9. g5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:
00:13]} (9... b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 (10... exd5 11. gxf6 dxe4 $13 {Bosch, J ( N.I.C
2016/4)}) 11. exd5 {Bartel,M (2625)-Wojtaszek,R (2713) POL-ch Poznan 2016 (5)
1-0}) 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Ne5 $146 {[%emt 0:16:16]} (10... b4 11. Ne2 Ne5
12. Ned4 Nc4 13. Qe2 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Nd7 15. f4 Qb6 16. Qh3 e5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18.
O-O-O g6 19. Kb1 Bg7 20. Ne6 Bf8 21. Nxf8 Kxf8 22. Rhf1 Bc8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. h3
Ra7 25. Rf6 Rd7 26. Nd4 Rd8 27. Rff1 Qc7 28. Nf5 gxf5 29. exf5 Qe7 30. Bd5 Rd7
31. Rg1 Qf8 32. Qh4 Bb7 33. Bb3 Nf3 34. g6 {1-0 (34) Miroshnichenko,E (2616)
-Idani,P (2560) Guilan 2016}) 11. Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:32]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 12.
O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 13. f4 {[%emt 0:15:31]} Be7 {
[%emt 0:20:57]} 14. h4 {[%emt 0:03:35]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:45]} 15. Bd4 {[%emt 0:
10:22]} (15. Kb1) 15... e5 $6 {[%emt 0:18:12]} (15... b4 $142 16. Nd5 $5 {
[%cal Ge2e8]}) 16. fxe5 {[%emt 0:04:52]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} (16... Ndxe5 {
Plus thématique dans une sicilienne.} 17. Bh3) 17. Bf2 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Qc7 {
[%emt 0:01:31]} 18. Bh3 {[%emt 0:12:13]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. Bxd7+ {
[%emt 0:03:43]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 20. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:
00:29]} 21. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:05:59]} 22. Nxb7 {[%emt 0:00:10]}
Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Rd1 {[%emt 0:05:42]} O-O {[%emt 0:14:58]} 24. Nd5 {
[%emt 0:00:48]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:05:16]} (24... Rc8) 25. h5 {[%emt 0:02:53]} Qc8 {
[%emt 0:02:08]} 26. Qf3 {[%emt 0:03:19]} (26. h6 $40) 26... Qd8 {[%emt 0:02:34]
} 27. Qg4 {[%emt 0:05:53]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 28. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Qe6 {
[%emt 0:00:32]} 29. Qf3 {[%emt 0:02:42] Weiß steht besser: Sein Angriff ist
weiter fortgeschritten und er hat den besseren Läufer. Die Positionierung des
Springers ist sowieso ideal, während der Sc4 von seinem Platz verdrängt
werden kann. Das Material ist aber bereits stark reduziert, so dass man sich
einen unmittelbaren Durchbruch des Anziehenden kaum vorstellen kann.} (29. Nf6+
Kh8) 29... h6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:42] Ein solcher Zug auf dem Flügel, wo man
angegriffen wird, grenzt fast an Harakiri - Weiß darf sich jetzt bereits auf
die Öffnung der g-Linie freuen. Man muss aber natürlich sagen, dass die
Situation kompliziert und in ihrer Gesamtheit schwer zu beurteilen war.} (29...
Rc8 {oder}) (29... Be7 {was nicht nur eine gute Verteidigung gegen einen
Überfall mit Sf6+ gewesen wäre, sondern auch dem Sc4 ein Rückzugsfeld
eröffnet hätte, wären natürliche Züge gewesen.}) 30. b3 {[%emt 0:10:14]}
Ba3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} (30... hxg5 31. bxc4 bxc4 32. Rg1 $18) (30... Na5 31.
gxh6 Qxh6+ 32. Be3 Qe6 {und Weiß hält alle Trümpfe in der Hand.}) 31. Kb1 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} (31... Nd6 32. gxh6 Qxh6 33. Be3 Qe6 34.
h6 $18) 32. Qg3 {[%emt 0:03:20]} (32. gxh6) 32... hxg5 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 33.
Qxg5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} (33... Qh6 34. Qxh6 gxh6 35. bxc4
bxc4+ 36. Nb6 $18) 34. Rg1 $18 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 35. Qxh6+
{[%emt 0:01:10]} gxh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 36. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} bxc4+ {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 37. Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 38. Kc1 {[%emt 0:
00:21]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 39. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 40.
Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 41. Bh4 {[%emt 0:05:49] Et le
quimpérois réalise une norme de GMI après cette ronde.} 1-0

[Event "Mukachevo m"]
[Site "Mukachevo"]
[Date "2009.09.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Bischoff,K"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2009.09.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{So we have four games played and White could not win a single game yet. Today
we will see Nigel's last try with the white pieces.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 {# Zahar goes for a Najdorf once again and
Nigel is trying a sideline this time.} Nc6 7. Be2 e5 8. Nxc6 $5 bxc6 9. f4 Be7
({I would have gone for} 9... Nd7 {immediately, but my engines are not too
impressed.}) 10. a5 $5 {# This is really becoming strange now. Combining f4
and a4-a5 does not look great. But Nigel creates space all over the board.} O-O
11. O-O exf4 12. Bxf4 Be6 13. Kh1 {Black has two plans now. He can either go
for Nd7-e5 or he can try to prepare d5. Zahar tries to play it as flexibly as
possible. But if he wants to chose the first plan he could have played Qb8 to
speed it up.} Qc7 14. Qd2 Rfd8 15. h3 $1 {# Amazing! Nigel seems to think that
he has plenty of time. Anyway, if he can afford such a move, his position
cannot be so bad.} Qb7 {Black is now ready for d5.} 16. Qe3 d5 17. Be5 {#} Nxe4
(17... dxe4 $6 {is by no means a transposition. After} 18. Qg3 $1 Kh8 19. Nxe4
Ne8 20. Rae1 {White is in the driving seat.}) 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Bd5 20.
Qg4 g6 21. Qf4 c5 22. Bf3 (22. Kg1 $5 {is interesting. Black has to do
something against Rad1 and Rxd5. After} Qb4 $6 23. c4 Be6 24. Bc3 Qb8 25. Qh6 {
Black could be lost.}) 22... f5 23. Bc3 Bd6 24. Qh4 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 (25. Qf6 $6 {
is too optimistic. After} Bxg2+ 26. Kg1 Be4 $1 {there is no mate.}) 25... Qf7
26. Re1 Re8 27. Rfe3 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Bf8 29. b3 Rc8 30. Qe1 {Nigel still has
annoying pressure. I have to admit, that the a5-pawn is a strong trump now.} c4
31. b4 f4 $2 {#Did he overlook 36.Rf6? Now everything is forced.} 32. Re6 $1 f3
33. Qe5 Bg7 34. Qxg7+ Qxg7 35. Bxg7 f2 36. Rf6 Kxg7 37. Rxf2 c3 38. Rf4 Rd8 {
the best chance.} ({starting with} 38... g5 $2 {is even worse after} 39. Rd4 $1
) 39. Rc4 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 Rb1 41. Kg3 Rb2 42. Rxc3 Rxb4 43. Rc6 g5 44. Kf3 Rb5 45.
Rxa6 Rc5 {#} 46. c4 $1 {It is important for White to protect his passed pawn
from the side. Nigel could not keep both queenside-pawns anyway. So he makes
sure that he gets Rb6 and a6 in.} Rxc4 47. Rb6 h5 48. a6 Ra4 49. Ke3 Ra2 50.
Rb7+ Kf6 51. a7 Kf5 52. g3 Ra4 53. Kd3 Ra1 54. Kd4 h4 55. gxh4 gxh4 56. Kc5 {
on his way to b8. After Kf4 there is always Rg7.} Kf4 57. Rg7 Kf3 58. Kb6 {
#Black resigned. A great game by Nigel!} 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14a"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Marjanovic, Slavoljub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 (10... g5 $142 11. Bg3 Nc5) 11. Nc4 $5 (11. Bc4 $5)
11... b6 (11... g5 12. Bg3 Nc5) 12. Ne3 Bb7 13. Bc4 (13. Nf5 g5) (13. Ncd5 Nxd5
14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Ra7 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Bc4 Rf8 {/\ Nf6+/=}) 13... Qc5 (
13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qg4) (13... g5 14. Bg3 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bd5
Bxd5 17. Qxd5 {/\ Nf5}) 14. O-O Rc8 (14... g5 15. Bg3 h5 16. f3 $1) 15. Qe2 (
15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Bd5 Nxd5 17. Ncxd5 Bd8 $16) 15... g5 16. Bg3 Nxe4 17. Nxe4
Bxe4 18. Bxa6 Rc7 19. Ra3 $1 (19. f3 {/\ Bf2+/-}) 19... d5 (19... Qa5 20. f3 {
/\ Be1}) 20. f3 Bg6 (20... d4 $2 21. fxe4 dxe3 22. Rc3 Qd6 23. Rd1 $18) 21. Rc3
Qd6 22. Nxd5 Rc5 23. Nxe7 Kxe7 24. Rd1 Qc7 25. Bb5 Rd8 26. Be1 $6 (26. Rxd7+
Rxd7 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Re3 Rd1+ 29. Kf2 Rxc2 $16) (26. Rxc5 Qxc5+ 27. Bf2 Qxc2
28. Rxd7+ Rxd7 29. Qxe5+ Kf8 30. Bxd7 Qd1+ 31. Be1 Qxd7 32. Bb4+ Kg8 33. Qb8+
$1 Kh7 34. Bc3 f6 35. Qxb6 $18) 26... f6 27. Rd5 Rxc3 28. Bxc3 Nc5 29. Rxd8
Qxd8 30. b3 Qd6 (30... Ne6 31. Bb4+ Kf7 32. Bc4 Qd4+ 33. Kf1 Qa1+ 34. Kf2 Qd4+
35. Qe3 Qxe3+ 36. Kxe3 Bxc2 37. g4 $1 $18) 31. Be1 $1 Ne6 32. c3 Nc5 (32... Nf4
33. Qd2 Nd3 34. Bf2) 33. b4 Nd3 34. Qd2 h5 (34... Nxe1 35. Qxe1 Bd3 36. Bxd3
Qxd3 37. a5 $18) 35. Bf2 Ke6 36. Qe3 Nxf2 37. Kxf2 h4 38. a5 bxa5 39. bxa5 Qa3
40. a6 Ke7 41. a7 Bf7 (41... Be8 42. Bxe8 (42. Be2 Qa5) 42... Qa2+ 43. Ke1 Qa1+
44. Ke2 Qa2+ 45. Qd2 Qc4+ 46. Qd3 Qa2+ 47. Kd1 Qa1+ 48. Kd2 Qa2+ 49. Qc2 Qd5+
50. Ke1 $18) 42. a8=Q (42. a8=Q Qxa8 43. Qc5+) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 (7. Bc1
Nc6 8. Be2 Qb6 9. Bxg4 Qxd4 10. Be3 Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 e6 12. Na4 Be7 13. Nb6 Rb8
14. f4 O-O 15. c3 Rd8 16. Bb3 Bd7 17. O-O-O Be8 18. a3 Bf8 19. Rhf1 Ne7 20. f5
exf5 21. exf5 Nc8 22. Nd5 Bc6 23. f6 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 g6 25. Bd4 h5 26. Kc2 $16 {
Szalanczy,E-Orso,M/HUN-chT 9192/1991/1-0 (37)}) (7. Bc4 Nxe3 8. fxe3 e6 9. O-O
Be7 (9... Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qf3 $13) 10. Qh5 O-O 11. Nce2 g6 12. Qf3 Nd7
13. Bb3 Nc5 14. Rad1 Nxb3 15. axb3 e5 16. Nf5 gxf5 17. exf5 f6 18. c4 Bd7 19.
Qxb7 Qc8 20. Qf3 Bc6 21. e4 Qb7 22. Ng3 Kh8 23. Rfe1 a5 24. Rd3 a4 25. h3 Qb4
26. Rc1 $19 {Grosar,A-Stohl,I/Mitropa Cup/1993/0.5 (48)}) 7... h6 (7... Qb6 8.
Nd5 Qd8 9. Bc4 (9. Be2 Nf6 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. f3 Qa5 12. Be3 g6 13. Qd2 Bg7 14.
O-O Qh5 15. h3 Qa5 16. Nb3 Qc7 17. a4 b6 18. f4 O-O 19. Bf3 Bb7 20. Qf2 Nd7 21.
Nd5 Qc8 22. c3 b5 23. Na5 Re8 24. Nxb7 Qxb7 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rxa8 {Schulz,
W-Pietsch,A/Dresden op/1992/1-0 (39)}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 h5 12. h3 Ne5
13. Bb3 e6 14. Nc3 h4 15. Bh2 Nbc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qd2 Qa5 18. O-O-O Be7 19.
Kb1 Ra7 20. f4 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Rg8 22. Rhf1 Rg6 {Mainka,R-Bachler,R/Vienna op (2)
/1991/1-0 (23)}) (7... Nc6 8. Qd2 Qb6 9. Nb3 e6 10. h3 Nge5 11. f4 Ng6 12. f5
Nge5 13. Be2 Bd7 14. Be3 Qc7 15. O-O Na5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Rad1
Be7 19. Kh1 Rc8 20. a3 Rc6 21. Bh5+ g6 22. Be2 Nf7 23. Bg4 h5 24. Bf3 Ne5 25.
Be2 g5 26. Bxg5 {Byrne,R-Browne,W/USA/1970/1-0 (33)}) 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 (9. Nf5
e6 10. Qxg4 exf5 11. exf5 gxh4 12. Qd4 Rg8 13. Ne4 Be7 14. f6 Qa5+ 15. b4 Qe5
16. Qxe5 dxe5 17. fxe7 Kxe7 18. O-O-O Nc6 19. a3 Rg6 20. Nc3 Be6 21. g3 a5 22.
b5 Nd4 23. Bg2 Rc8 24. Kb2 Rc5 25. a4 b6 26. Rhe1 $10 {Nunn,J-Sadler,M/
Hastings (03)/1992/0.5 (31)}) 9... Bg7 (9... Nc6 10. Bc4 Bg7 11. Nf5 Bxc3+ 12.
bxc3 Nce5 13. Be2 Bxf5 14. exf5 Qa5 15. O-O Nf6 16. Rb1 b5 17. c4 bxc4 18. Rb7
Qc5 19. c3 O-O 20. Rxe7 Rfe8 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Qa4 a5 24. Bxc4
Rb8 25. Qd1 Rc8 26. Bb3 {Smirin,I-Malishauskas,V/Vilnius/1988/0.5 (46)}) 10.
Qd2 (10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 (11. h4 Nc6 (11... gxh4 12. Bxh4 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14.
Qd2 Rb8 15. Nd1 Qb6 16. f3 Ne5 17. Bf2 c5 18. Be3 Be6 19. Kf2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4
21. a3 Qc7 22. Rb1 Ba2 23. Rc1 Be6 24. Rb1 h4 25. Bg5 h3 26. gxh3 $15 {Wang
Pin-Peng Zhaoqin/Shanghai ctW (02)/1992/0-1 (47)}) 12. Nb3 (12. Nxc6 bxc6 13.
hxg5 Rb8 $44) (12. Nf3 gxh4 13. Nxh4 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Qd2 Be6 16. Nf3 Rc8
17. Nd4 Nce5 18. Nxe6 {0,5/Rasik,V-Michelakis,G/WchJ-Buenos Aires/1992/}) 12...
gxh4 13. Bxh4 Be6 (13... Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Be6 15. Qd2 Nge5 16. Nd4 Bc4 17. Nxc6
bxc6 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qg5 Qd7 20. Rb1 Kf8 21. Bg3 Qe6 22. Rxh5 Qxe4+ 23. Kf1
Rxh5 24. Qxh5 Kg7 25. Qg5+ Qg6 26. Qxg6+ $15 {Tseshkovsky,V-Ruban,V/
Balassagyarmat (07)/1990/0-1 (58)}) 14. Qd2 Qb6 15. Nd5 (15. Bxg4 $2 hxg4 16.
O-O-O a5 $17 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 a4 19. dxc6 axb3 20. a3 $8 bxc2 $1 $19 21.
Qxc2 Rh5 $1 22. Qe2 Bxb2+ $1 23. Qxb2 Rc5+ 24. Kb1 Rb5 25. Bf6 $1 $8 O-O-O $1
26. cxb7+ {Grosar,A-Rashkovsky,N/Ljubljana/1992/0-1 (41)}) 15... Bxd5 16. exd5
Nd4 (16... Nce5 17. Qa5 Qxa5+ 18. Nxa5 Ng6 19. c3 Nf4 20. Bg3 Nxe2 21. Kxe2 Rc8
22. Rad1 Kd7 23. Rh3 Rc5 24. Nb3 Rb5 25. f3 Nf6 26. c4 $15 {Polgar,
J-Polugaevsky,L/Hastings (12)/1992/0-1 (60)}) 17. Nxd4 (17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. O-O-O
Nf5 19. Bg5 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 Qb5 21. Rd1 Qc4 22. Qd3 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 Kd7 24. Na5 Rh8
25. Bf4 Rh1+ 26. Kd2 $17 {Hennigan,M-Gallagher,J/London Lloyds/1992/0-1 (31)})
17... Bxd4 18. O-O O-O-O 19. c3 Be5 20. Bxe7 Rdg8 21. Bh4 Rg7 22. Kh1 Kb8 23.
Bd3 Rhg8 24. Bf5 Qc5 25. Qd3 Bf6 26. Bxf6 $13 {Eismont,O-Rashkovsky,N/Moscow
Alekhine op/1992/0-1 (50)}) (11. h3 $2 h4 12. hxg4 (12. Bxg4 hxg3 13. Nb3 gxf2+
14. Kxf2 Nc6 15. Qd2 Bxg4 16. hxg4 Rxh1 17. Rxh1 e6 18. Rh5 Bf6 19. Nd1 Qb6+
20. Ne3 O-O-O 21. Kf1 Qb5+ 22. Kg1 Qe5 23. Rh7 Qxe4 24. Qd3 Qxd3 25. cxd3 Rd7
26. Kf2 $17 {Kostyra,S-Ocytko,A/Warszawa HUN op/1993/0-1 (55)}) 12... hxg3 13.
Rxh8+ Bxh8 14. fxg3 Nc6 15. Nf3 (15. Nb3 Be5 16. Qd2 Be6 17. Qc1 Qb6 18. Nd5
Bxd5 19. exd5 Nb4 20. c3 Nxd5 21. Bf3 Nf6 22. Qc2 a5 23. a4 Rc8 {Shirov,
A-Sadler,M/Oviedo 45' (04)/1992/0.5 (24)}) 15... Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Qa5 17. Qd2 f6
18. Nd4 Ne5 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. O-O-O Be6 21. Qe3 Rc8 22. Nd4 Bxa2 23. Rh1 Bf7 24.
Kd2 Kd7 25. Rh7 Qc5 26. Rg7 $17 {Soos,A-Orso,M/HUN-chT 9192/1991/0-1 (37)})
11... hxg4 12. O-O Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 f6 16. Qxg4 Qa5 17.
Rab1 O-O-O 18. Rb3 Rd7 19. Rfb1 Rc7 20. f3 Qd5 21. Re1 Kb8 {Mainka,
R-Tischbierek,R/Baden Baden-B (05)/1992/0.5 (22)}) (10. h3 Ne5 11. Be2 Nbc6 12.
Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Nd4 14. Bd3 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qa5 16. f6 Bxf6 17. O-O Rc8 18.
Rae1 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Ne6 20. Qf3 Qxc3 21. Qxb7 O-O 22. Qxa6 Nd4 23. Qd3 Qxd3 24.
cxd3 Ra8 25. f4 Rxa2 {Thorhallsson,T-Gallagher,J/Forli op (05)/1992/0.5 (26)})
10... Nc6 11. Nb3 (11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Qb6 13. Rb1 Qd4 14. Be2 Nge5 15. Nd5
Rc8 16. c3 Qe4 17. O-O Qxf5 18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Qg6 20. Rbe1 h5 21. b4 Bh6 22.
a4 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 Rg8 24. Rf2 Qg5 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5 $13 {Le Pelletier,
B-Bates,R/Duisburg WchJM-U14 (05)/1992/0.5 (47)}) 11... Be6 12. h4 gxh4 (12...
Rg8 $5 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. f3 Nge5 15. Nd5 (15. Qxg5 $2 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Bxc3+ $19)
15... b5 16. Bf2 Rb8 17. Qxg5 Nc4 $1 $13 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Nd4 Qa5+ 20. Kf1
Bxd4 $1 21. Qxg8+ Kd7 22. Qxb8 $1 Nxb8 23. Bxd4 Bxd5 24. Bc3 Qc5 25. Rh5 $6 e5
26. exd5 {Ryan,J-Hodgson,JM/BCF-ch (1)/1992/}) 13. Bxh4 Rc8 14. O-O-O Nb4 15.
Kb1 Qb6 16. f3 a5 $2 (16... Ne5 17. Bf2 $14 (17. Na4 Qc7)) (16... Ne3 $1 17.
Bf2 $8 Rxc3 $1 (17... Nxf1 18. Rhxf1 $14) 18. bxc3 Nxd1 19. Bxb6 Nxc3+ 20. Kc1
$8 Nbxa2+ 21. Kb2 Nxe4+ 22. Qd4 $8 Bxd4+ 23. Bxd4 Ng3 24. Bxh8 Nxh1 25. Kxa2
Ng3 26. Bd3 f6 $1 27. Bh7 Nf5 $1 28. Bxf5 Bxf5 $10 {Shirov}) 17. fxg4 Rxc3 18.
bxc3 Nxa2 19. Bf2 $1 $18 (19. Kxa2 $2 a4 20. Rb1 axb3+ 21. cxb3 O-O $40) 19...
Qc6 20. Kxa2 a4 21. Bd4 axb3+ 22. cxb3 Qa4+ 23. Kb1 Qxb3+ 24. Kc1 Bxd4 25. Qxd4
Qa3+ 26. Kd2 Rg8 27. Rxh6 Qb2+ 28. Ke3 Rxg4 29. Qa4+ Kd8 (29... Bd7 30. Rh8+
Rg8 31. Rxg8#) (29... Kf8 30. Qa8+ Kg7 31. Qh8#) 30. Qa5+ b6 (30... Kc8 31.
Rh8+ Kd7 32. Bb5+ $18) 31. Rh8+ Kc7 32. Qa7+ Kc6 33. Qa8+ (33. Qa8+ Kc5 34.
Qc8+ Bxc8 35. Rxc8#) 1-0

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.17"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 (8... Nbd7 9. g4 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. g5 Nh5 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Rg1 Qc7 14.
Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb6 16. Rg4 f5 17. Rb4 Nd7 18. h4 g6 $14 {Nunn,J-De Firmian,
N San Francisco (10) 1995 1/2 36 - CBM 46}) 9. Qd2 d5 $5 $146 (9... O-O 10.
O-O-O a5 $6 11. Bb5 (11. Kb1 a4 12. Nc1 a3 13. b3 Ra5 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. bxc4 Qc8
16. Nb3 Ra6 17. Qe2 Rc6 $13 {Bologan,V-Loginov,V Moscow olm (10) MDA-UZB 1994
1-0 30 - EXP 44}) 11... Na6 12. Kb1 Nc7 13. Qe2 Nxb5 14. Qxb5 a4 15. Nc5 a3 16.
b3 $14 {Iordachescu,V-Zagrebelny,S Moscow1 (07) 1995 1-0 84 - CBM 46}) (9...
Nbd7 10. O-O-O (10. g4 h6 (10... Nb6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Rg1 Rc8 13. g5 Nfd7 14.
Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Bd3 $14 {Jonsson,B-De Firmian,N Akureyri 1994 1-0 40}
) 11. O-O-O (11. h4 b5 12. Rg1 $146 b4 13. Na4 d5 14. g5 d4 15. Bxd4 Bxb3 16.
gxf6 Bxf6 17. axb3 exd4 18. O-O-O Ne5 19. f4 $3 $16 {Anand,V-Kamsky,G Linares 
(01) 1994 1-0 39}) 11... b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. h4 b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5
16. exd5 a5 17. Bh3 a4 18. Nc1 Ra5 19. g5 Nxd5 20. Ne2 Rc5 21. Ka1 Qc6 22. Bf5
{1/2 Lanka,Z-Piesina,G Vilnius zt 1993}) 10... Qc7 11. Kb1 b5 12. g4 Nb6 13.
Nd5 $2 Nfxd5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 O-O $17 {Lukasiewicz,
A-Litinskaya Shul,M POL-chT Lubniewice (03) 1994 0-1 26 - CBM 46}) 10. exd5
Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 (11... Bxd5 12. O-O-O Be6 13. Nc5 $14 (13. Qc3 Nd7 14. Bc4
Bxc4 (14... Rc8 $2 15. Bxe6 Rxc3 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. Rxd7 Rxe3 18. Rxb7 $18) 15.
Qxc4 Rc8 16. Qe4 Qc7 $10)) 12. Qxd5 Bxd5 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Na5 b5 (14... Bc8
15. Nc4 $16) 15. Bd3 (15. c4 Nd7 $1 $10 (15... Bb4 $2 16. Nb7 Nd7 17. a3 $16))
15... f5 16. Rhe1 Nd7 (16... Bb4 17. Bd2 $16) 17. Nc6 Rc8 18. Nxe7 $14 {^^}
Kxe7 19. Bd2 Kf6 $2 (19... Kf7 20. Bc3 Rc5 $14) 20. Bc3 {Jetzt wird die
Drohung f3-f4 sehr unangenehm.} g5 21. g3 Rxc3 $1 {Das typische
Sizi-Qualitätsopfer reicht zum knappen Ausgleich.} (21... f4 22. gxf4 gxf4 23.
Be4 (23. Re4 $2 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Bd5 25. Ree1 Bxf3 26. Be2 Bxe2 27. Rxe2 (27. Rxd7
$2 f3 $15) 27... Ke6 $15) 23... Rc7 24. Rd6 $16) 22. bxc3 Rc8 (22... Bxa2 23.
Bxb5 $18) 23. c4 {Weiß opfert sofort einen seiner c -P, da der Nd7 ungedeckt
ist kann Schwarz nicht mit einer Figur auf c4 schlagen und verliert ein
schönes Blockadefeld.} bxc4 24. Bf1 Rc6 25. Re3 h5 26. f4 e4 27. Ra3 h4 28. Rd4
hxg3 29. hxg3 gxf4 30. gxf4 Ke7 31. Ra5 {Obwohl Shirov seine Türme maximal
aktiviert hat, hällt die schwarze Festung.} Kf6 32. Kd2 Ke7 33. c3 Kf6 34. Ke3
Ke7 35. Bh3 Nc5 (35... Kf6 $2 36. Rdd5 $1 Bxd5 37. Rxd5 Ke7 38. Bxf5 Nf6 39.
Re5+ $18) 36. Bxf5 {Jetzt gewinnt Weiß einen P, aber das Turmendspiel könnte
remis sein.} Bxf5 37. Rd5 Nb7 38. Rxf5 Nxa5 39. Rxa5 Rd6 $1 {Aktives Spiel ist
unbedingt erforderlich.} (39... Re6 $2 40. f5 Rh6 41. Kxe4 $18) 40. Kxe4 Rd3
41. Rxa6 $2 {Deutlich größere Probleme hat Schwarz nach} (41. Ra3 $1 a5 42. Ke5
{Weiß schlägt erst den a -P nach dem er seine Königsstellung verbessert hat.
Für die Abwicklung in ein Turmendspiel a+c P steht der schwarze K ziemlich
schlecht. zB.} Re3+ 43. Kd4 Rf3 44. Kxc4 Rxf4+ 45. Kb5 Rf5+ 46. Kb6 $18) 41...
Rxc3 42. f5 Rh3 43. Ke5 Re3+ 44. Kd4 Rf3 45. Re6+ Kd7 46. Re5 c3 47. Rc5 Kd6 {
Wegen der Drohung Rf4+ verliert Weiß seinen f -P.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 {Wolff} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3
Be7 (7... Qc7 8. a4 (8. Qe2 b5 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Kb1 O-O 11. Ng5 Nc6 12. h4 Na5
13. Bc1 Nc4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 h6 16. Qh5 Bf5 $15 {Szalanczy,E-Loginov,V
Budapest Exp (01) 1993 0-1 50 -CBM 37}) 8... Be7 9. a5 O-O (9... Be6 10. Ng5
Bd7 11. Be2 h6 12. Nf3 Be6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 15. c4 Nd7 16. O-O O-O $10
{Ye Jiangchuan-Malisauskas,V Biel izt (07) 1993 1/2 25 -CBM 37}) 10. Be2 Nc6 (
10... Qc6 11. Qd3 h6 12. O-O Be6 13. Rfd1 Ng4 14. Bb6 Nd7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5
Qc8 17. Nd4 Nxb6 18. Nf5 Qd8 19. Qg3 Nd7 20. Qxg4 g6 21. Nxh6+ Kh7 22. Nf5 $16
{De la Villa Garcia-Kolev,AT Zaragoza 1993 1-0 66 -Inf.57/257}) 11. Bb6 Qd7 12.
Nd2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. O-O Be6 16. Nc4 $146 Qe4 17. Ra4 Nb4 18.
Ne3 Qc6 19. c3 $14 {Nunn,J-Kuczynski,R BL9293 1993 1/2 41 -Inf.57/256}) 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qe2 Na5 11. Bb3 (11. Bd5 h6 12. Rfd1 Bd7 13. a4 Rc8 14. h3
Qc7 15. Nh4 Nc4 16. Ng6 Rfe8 17. Bc1 Bd8 $15 {Edelman,D-Hellers,F New York
Hudson (06) 1993 0-1 41}) 11... h6 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. axb3 Qe8 $1 $146 (13...
Qc7 14. Nd2 Rb8 15. Ba7 Ra8 16. Be3 Be6 17. Nc4 Nd7 18. Nd5 (18. Qd3 b5 19.
Nxd6 b4 20. Na4 Bxd6 21. Qxd6 Qxc2 $10) 18... Bxd5 19. exd5 Rfe8 20. Qd2 f5 $15
{Kalesis,N-Hellers,F Biel izt (07) 1993 0-1 66 -CBM 37} (20... f5 {Wolff} 21.
f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Nf6 23. Qa5 Qb8 24. Qb6 Ne4 $132 {Kalesis,N-Hellers,F Biel (7)
})) 14. h3 Be6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 (15... Nxe4 {Wolff} 16. Nc7 Qc6 17. Nxa8 Rxa8 18.
Ne1 $1 $14) 16. exd5 Bd7 17. Nd2 f5 $15 (17... Rc8 $5 {Wolff Smirin} 18. Nc4
$140 Bb5) 18. f4 Bf6 19. Qf2 g5 $1 $36 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Bd4 Qg6 22. Bxe5 dxe5
23. Nc4 Rae8 24. Qa7 g4 $40 25. hxg4 f4 $1 26. Qxb7 Qxg4 27. Rf1 e4 (27... f3
28. Ne3 $13) 28. Rae1 Rf6 29. Ne3 Qg7 30. Re2 Rf7 (30... fxe3 $2 31. Rxf6 Qxf6
32. Qxd7 Rf8 33. Qe6+ $18) 31. Nc4 f3 32. Ref2 Bh3 33. Qc6 Rc8 34. Qxa6 fxg2
$19 35. Re1 (35. Rxf7 gxf1=Q+ 36. Kh2 Qgg2#) 35... Rxf2 36. Kxf2 Rf8+ 37. Ke2
Rf1 0-1

[Event "Chalkidiki Afitos"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Gelfand} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4 Nc6 10. Qe2 (10. Be2) (10. Qd2) 10... Be7 (10... a5 $6
11. O-O-O (11. Nb5 Be7 12. N3d4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. O-O-O Qb6
16. g3 a4 17. Bh3 e5 18. Bg5 a3 19. b3 $10 {Shirov,A-Gelfand,B (2) Paris
Immopar (25') (1) 1992 1-0 61}) 11... Bg4 12. Qb5 Bxd1 13. Qxb7 Bg4 14. Bb5 Bd7
15. Bxc6 Rc8 16. Nxa5 Bxc6 17. Nxc6 Qd7 18. Na5 Rxc3 $16 {Shirov,A-Gelfand,B
Biel izt (11) 1993 1/2 64}) (10... Rc8 $5 11. h3 g6 12. g4 h5 13. g5 Nd7 14.
O-O-O Be7 15. Rg1 Nce5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 O-O 18. h4 Nb6 19. Rd1 Nbc4 20.
Bh3 Rc6 $10 {Shirov,A-Ivanchuk,V Luzern WchT (LTU-UKR) (7) 1993 1/2 33 -CBM 38}
) (10... a5 {Gelfand Shirov,A-Gelfand,B/Biel izt/1993/}) 11. h3 Nd7 (11... O-O
12. O-O-O Ne8 13. Nd5 Bg5 14. g3 Rc8 15. Kb1 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Qh4 17. Bg2 Bxd5 18.
exd5 Ne7 19. Qg4 Qf2 $13 {Bologan,V-Vokac,M Ostrava 1993 -CBM 38}) 12. O-O-O
Nce5 (12... Nde5 13. Nd5 Ng6 14. Bg3 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nce5 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Nd2 O-O
18. h4 Bf6 19. h5 Ne7 20. Ne4 Nf5 $15 {Hellers,F-Pigusov,E Rilton Cup op (05)
1992 1/2 58}) (12... Nde5 {Gelfand Hellers-Pigusov/Stockholm/1992/}) 13. Nd5
Bxd5 14. Rxd5 (14. exd5 {Gelfand} O-O $15) 14... O-O 15. h4 Rc8 16. g4 (16. g3
{Gelfand} Nb6 17. Rd1 Bf6 $15) 16... Qc7 17. g5 Nb6 18. Rd4 (18. Rd1 $142 {
Gelfand} Na4 $1 19. Rh3 Nc4 (19... b5 $5) 20. Qxc4 Qxc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 $10)
18... a5 $1 19. Rh3 (19. Nxa5 Ra8 $17 (19... Ra8 {Gelfand} 20. Nb3 (20. Qb5
Rfc8 $1 21. c3 Nbd7 22. Ra4 Nc5 $15) 20... Rxa2 $15)) (19. a3 $5 {Gelfand} a4
20. Na1 $15) 19... a4 20. Na1 (20. Rc3 $2 {Gelfand} axb3 $3 21. Rxc7 bxa2 $19)
20... f6 $1 $15 21. Rc3 (21. g6 $5 {Gelfand} Nxg6 22. Bh2 $15) 21... Nc6 22.
Rd1 fxg5 23. Bxg5 Rce8 (23... Bxg5+ $5 {Gelfand} 24. hxg5 Rce8 25. g6 $5 d5 $1
$17) 24. Be3 Bf6 (24... Bxh4 $5 {Gelfand} 25. Bxb6 (25. Qb5 Bf2 $1) 25... Qxb6
26. Qc4+ Kh8 27. Qxa4 $17) 25. Qb5 Nd7 (25... Bxc3 $2 {Gelfand} 26. Bxb6 $1)
26. Rcd3 (26. Ra3 {Gelfand} Nc5 $17) 26... Nc5 27. Rxd6 Nxe4 (27... a3 $2 {
Gelfand} 28. Rxf6 $1) 28. R6d3 (28. Rd7 {Gelfand} Qg3 $17) 28... Qe5 $17 29.
Ra3 (29. Qxe5 {Gelfand} Nxe5 30. Ra3 Ng4 $17) 29... Qxb5 30. Bxb5 Nc3 $1 31.
bxc3 (31. Bc4+ {Gelfand} Kh8 32. Rd3 b5 $1 $19) (31. Rxc3 {Gelfand} Bxc3 32.
Bc5 Rf5 $19) 31... Rxe3 32. Rxa4 (32. Bxc6 {Gelfand} bxc6 33. Rxa4 Rh3 $17)
32... Rxc3 (32... Rh3 {Gelfand} 33. Nb3 Rxh4 34. Rxh4 Bxh4 35. Nc5 $132) 33.
Nb3 Ne5 (33... Rc8 {Gelfand} 34. Rd3 $1 $17 (34. Rc4 $2 Nb4 $1 $19)) (33... Rh3
{Gelfand} 34. Nc5 $132) 34. Re4 Rfc8 35. Re2 Nc4 (35... Rh3 {Gelfand} 36. Rde1
$5 $132 (36. Rxe5 Bxe5 37. Bd7 Rcc3 $19)) 36. Bxc4+ (36. Bd7 {Gelfand} Ra8 37.
Be6+ Kh8 $19) 36... R3xc4 37. h5 Rh4 38. Rd5 Bc3 39. Kb1 (39. Re7 {Gelfand}
Rh1+ 40. Rd1 Bb2+ $19) 39... Rh1+ 40. Nc1 h6 41. a4 Bf6 42. Red2 Bg5 43. Rd1
Rh2 $19 44. Rb5 Rcxc2 45. Nd3 Bf6 46. Rf1 Ra2 47. Rxf6 gxf6 48. Rxb7 Rxa4 49.
Rb8+ Kf7 50. Rb7+ Ke8 51. Rb8+ (51. Rb8+ Ke7 52. Rb7+ Kd6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Stangl, Markus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 (7...
Be6 8. f3 (8. f4 $5) 8... Nbd7 9. g4 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O b5 12. g5 b4 13.
Ne2 Ne8 (13... Nh5 14. Ng3 Nf4 15. h4 a5 16. Kb1 a4 17. Nd4 $14 {Topalov,V-De
Firmian,N Polanica Zdroj (01) 1995 1-0 44 - CBM 49}) 14. Ng3 a5 15. Kb1 Nc7 16.
f4 a4 17. Nc1 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nc5 $132 {Smirin,I-De Firmian,N Polanica Zdroj (04)
1995 1/2 72 - CBM 49}) 8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 h6 (10... b5 11. a4 $1 (11.
g5 $6 Nh5 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 O-O 14. Rg1 Rc8 15. O-O-O Nb6 16. Qd2 Nc4 17.
Qf2 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Nf4 $17 {Ciornei,D-Mowsziszian,K Dresden op 1994 0-1 36})
11... b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 (13... Qc7 14. g5 Nh5 15. O-O-O Nf4 16. h4
h6 17. Rg1 hxg5 18. hxg5 Rh4 19. Kb1 $16 {Nunn,J-Sadler,M London Lloyds (09)
1993 1-0 31}) (13... O-O 14. a5 Nc5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. h4 Nfd7 17. g5 Nxb3 18.
cxb3 f5 19. Ke2 Qc8 20. Bf2 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Qe3 {1/2 Fleck,J-Gruenenwald,
J BL 8788 1988}) 14. a5 Nbxd5 15. g5 Nxe3 16. gxf6 Nxf1 17. fxe7 Qxe7 18. Rxf1
$18) (10... Nb6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Rg1 Rc8 13. g5 Nfd7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf5
16. Bd3 $14 {Jonsson,B-De Firmian,N Akureyri 1994 1-0 40}) 11. O-O-O (11. h4 b5
12. Rg1 $146 b4 13. Na4 d5 14. g5 d4 15. Bxd4 Bxb3 16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. axb3 exd4
18. O-O-O Ne5 19. f4 $3 Nf3 20. Qg2 Nxg1 21. e5 $1 $16 {Anand,V-Kamsky,G
Linares (01) 1994 1-0 39}) 11... b5 12. h4 Nb6 13. Kb1 (13. Qf2 Nfd7 14. Nd5
Bxd5 15. exd5 Qc7 16. Kb1 Nc4 17. Bc1 Qb6 (17... Ndb6 18. Bd3 Rb8 19. f4 a5 20.
fxe5 dxe5 21. Rhf1 $14 {Pupo,E-Rodriguez,Am CUB-ch (05) 1995 1/2 50 - EXP 46})
18. Qe1 Rc8 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. f4 Na4 21. g5 $40 {Varavin,V-Bigaliev,R Budapest
FS MayGM (06) 1995 1-0 37 - EXP 47}) (13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 a5
16. Qd3 Rb8 17. Nd2 Qc5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 a4 20. Kb1 b4 21. Bd3 a3 $132 {
WEdberg,T-Kuczynski,R Novi Sad olm (01) SVE-POL 1990 1/2 35}) 13... b4 14. Bxb6
Qxb6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. Re1 $16 {/\ f4}) 16. exd5 Rc8 $2
$146 (16... a5 17. Bh3 a4 18. Nc1 Ra5 19. g5 Nxd5 20. Ne2 Rc5 21. Ka1 Qc6 22.
Bf5 {1/2 Lanka,Z-Piesina,G Vilnius zt 1993}) 17. Qd3 Ra8 {Leider erzwungen, da}
(17... a5 18. Qb5+ Qxb5 19. Bxb5+ Kf8 20. Bc6 {zu einem besseren Endspiel fuer
Weiß fuehrt.}) 18. Bh3 g6 19. f4 $2 (19. Nd2 Nd7 (19... O-O 20. g5 $40) 20. h5
$16) 19... exf4 20. Rhe1 Kf8 21. Qf3 $2 (21. Nd4 Re8 (21... Nxd5 $2 22. Bg2 $18
) 22. Nc6 $44) (21. h5 $5 g5 (21... Rg8 22. hxg6 Rxg6 $13) 22. Qf5 Bd8 23. Nd4
$36) 21... Nd7 22. h5 $6 (22. Qxf4 Bxh4 23. Re6 $1 Bg3 (23... Bg5 24. Qxd6+
Qxd6 25. Rxd6 $13) 24. Qxg3 fxe6 25. dxe6 Ne5 $17) 22... g5 $17 23. Nd4 Bf6 24.
Nc6 Nc5 25. b3 Kg7 26. Ne7 (26. Bf1 a5 $40) 26... Bxe7 27. Rxe7 Rhe8 28. Rde1
Rxe7 29. Rxe7 Qd8 30. Re1 (30. Qe2 Kf8 $19) 30... Qf6 $19 31. Bf1 Nd7 32. Bd3
Qd4 $1 {Auch nach Ne5 soll die Q mitspielen.} 33. Re4 Qg1+ 34. Qf1 (34. Kb2 Ne5
$19 {[%csl Rg4]}) 34... Qxf1+ 35. Bxf1 a5 36. Be2 Nf6 37. Rd4 Re8 38. Bd1 Re3 {
/\ f3 -+} 0-1

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 (7...
Qc7 8. a4 b6 9. Be2 Be7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nd2 Be6 12. O-O Nc6 13. Nf3 Nb4 14. Qd2
d5 $15 {Kalesis,N-Loginov,V Budapest FS FebGM (01) 1994 0-1 -CBM 40}) 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 (10. Qe2 Na5 11. Bd5 Be6 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Bg5 Qc7 14.
Bxf6 $14 {Kalesis,N-Dao Thien Hai Budapest FS FebGM (11) 1994 0-1 37 -CBM 40})
10... Na5 (10... h6 11. a3 Be6 12. Nd5 b5 13. Ba2 Rc8 14. Nd2 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb8
16. c4 $14 {Short,N-Anand,V Monaco rapid (01) 1993 1-0 41}) 11. Bf1 Be6 12. Nd5
Bxd5 13. exd5 b5 14. b3 Ng4 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. h3 Nxf2 $2 (16... Nf6 17. Be3 $14)
17. Bxa5 (17. Be3 $2 Qxe3 $19) 17... Qxa5 (17... Nxh3+ 18. Kh2 Qxa5 19. gxh3
$16) 18. Kxf2 Qb6+ 19. Kg3 f5 20. Kh2 (20. Nd4 f4+ 21. Kh2 Bh4 22. Ne6 Bxe1 23.
Qxe1 $14) 20... Bf6 21. c3 b4 22. Nd2 bxc3 23. Nc4 Qc5 24. a3 a5 25. Ra2 Rab8
26. Kh1 Rb7 $2 (26... g6 27. g4 $16) 27. Qf3 $1 $18 e4 (27... Rxb3 28. Qxf5
Qxd5 29. Ne3 $18) 28. Qxf5 Re7 29. Qh5 Bd4 30. Qd1 Bf2 (30... a4 $5 31. Be2 (
31. b4 $2 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Qxc4 $17) 31... axb3 32. Qxb3 Qxd5 33. Na5 Qxb3 34.
Nxb3 $16) 31. Ree2 Bg3 32. Re3 Qd4 33. Ra1 Be5 (33... Qxd1 34. Rxd1 c2 35. Rc1
Bf4 (35... Ref7 36. Be2 $18) 36. Rxc2 Bxe3 37. Nxe3 $18) 34. Qc2 Bf4 35. Rxc3
$18 (35. Rd1 $2 Bxe3 36. Rxd4 Rxf1+ 37. Kh2 Bxd4 $19) 35... Ref7 36. Be2 Bg5
37. Rd1 Qf2 38. Bh5 (38. Nxd6 $18) 38... g6 39. Qxf2 Rxf2 40. Bg4 h5 41. Be6+
Kh8 42. h4 Bh6 (42... Bxh4 43. Nxd6 $18) 43. Re1 Rf1+ 44. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 45. Kh2
Re1 46. g3 e3 47. Kg2 {Boensch} (47. Kg2 e2 (47... Re2+ 48. Kf1 Rf2+ 49. Ke1
Rf3 50. Nxd6 $18) 48. Kf2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Vogt} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7
8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Be6 (9... Nc6 10. Re1 b5 11. Bf1 $2 (11. Bd5 Bb7 12. Qd2 $14)
11... Rb8 $1 12. Bg5 Ng4 $1 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. a3 Bb7 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rfd8
17. h3 Nf6 18. Qe3 Bc6 19. Bd3 Re8 $15 {1/2 Short,N-Ehlvest,J Horgen CS (07)
1995 - CBM 50}) 10. Qe2 (10. Qd3 Nc6 11. a3 Na5 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Na4 $1 Nd7
14. b4 Nc6 15. c4 Qe8 16. Nd2 Kh8 17. Nb3 $14 {Shirov,A-Gavrikov,V Zurich (10)
1994 1/2 31}) (10. Bd5 Nc6 11. Bxe6 $2 fxe6 12. Ng5 Qd7 13. Na4 Bd8 14. Re1 h6
15. Nf3 Nxe4 $17 16. Qd3 Nf6 17. Qg6 Ne7 18. Qg3 Qxa4 19. Qh3 Qg4 20. Rad1 Qxh3
21. gxh3 {0-1 Guliev,L-Yuferov,S Kstovo op (07) 1994 - EXP 42}) (10. Bb3 Nc6 (
10... b5 $5 11. Re1 h6 12. a3 Nbd7 13. Nh4 Nb6 14. Nf5 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16.
Qf3 Rb8 17. Rab1 Kh7 $10 {Smirin,I-De Firmian,N (02) New York PCA (01) 1995
0-1 40 - EXP 47}) (10... Qc7 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Rac8 13. Rfd1 b5 14. Rac1 Qa5
15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Ng5 b4 18. Nb1 Qxa2 19. b3 h6 20. Nxe6 Rfe8 21.
Qd3 Kf7 22. Qh3 Rxc2 23. Nc7 Qb2 24. Qe3 Rc8 25. Rxc2 Qxc2 {0-1 Smykovsky,
I-Vaulin,A Moscow op (07) 1995 - EXP 46}) 11. Bg5 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gc3d5,Gb3d5,
Gg5f6]} (11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. cxb3 Qb8 14. Bg5 b5 15. Ne1 h6 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 17. Nc2 Bd8 18. Nb4 Bb6 19. Ncd5 Bc5 $10 {Mainka,R-Skembris,S Dortmund
op-A (06) 1992 1/2 34}) 11... Na5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bg5 15.
Qd3 Bh6 16. Rad1 $14 {Ivanchuk,V-Kasparov,G (01) New York PCA-Intel GP (04)
1995 0-1 35 - EXP 47}) 10... b5 (10... Bxc4 $5 11. Qxc4 b5 12. Qd3 Nbd7 13.
Rad1 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Qc7 16. Rfe1 Nf6 17. Qd3 Rfc8 $15 {Zaitsev,
I-Neverov,V Moscow 1989 0-1 40}) 11. Bb3 h6 (11... Nbd7 $4 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13.
Ng5 $18) 12. Rfd1 (12. Ne1 Nbd7 13. Nd3 Qa5 14. a3 Rfc8 $10 {Xie Jun-De
Firmian,N San Francisco (01) 1995 1/2 42 - CBM 46}) 12... Nbd7 13. a3 Qe8 $6 {
Dieser Zug sieht seltsam aus, aber man muß ja nicht jeden Zug des Weltmeisters
verstehen.} (13... Rc8 14. Nh4 Rxc3 15. bxc3 Nxe4 16. Bxe6 (16. Ng6 Nxc3 17.
Qd3 Nxd1 18. Nxf8 Nxf8 19. Rxd1 $44) 16... fxe6 17. Qg4 Bxh4 18. Qxe4 d5 19.
Qg4 Qf6 20. g3 Bg5 $44) 14. Ne1 $1 {/\ Ne1-d3-b4-d5} (14. Nh4 {Vogt} Nc5 15.
Bxc5 dxc5 16. Bxe6 fxe6) 14... Rc8 15. f3 {Entkräftet Rc3!} Nc5 (15... Bxb3 16.
cxb3 Nc5 17. b4 (17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 $14) 17... Ne6 (17... Nb3
18. Rab1 Qc6 19. Rd3 $16) 18. Rd2 $14) 16. Ba2 (16. Bxe6 fxe6 $10) 16... Bxa2
17. Rxa2 Ne6 18. Nd3 a5 (18... Nd4 19. Qf2 Rc4 20. Raa1 (20. Nb4 $6 a5 21. Nd3
$10 (21. Nbd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 (22. Nxd5 Rxc2 $17) 22... Bg5 $15)) 20... a5 21.
Rd2 $14) 19. Nc1 {[#]} Nd4 $6 (19... Nc7 20. Nb3 b4 (20... a4 $2 21. Nc1 $16 {
[%cal Gc1d3,Gd3b4]}) 21. axb4 axb4 22. Na4 Ra8 $10) (19... Rb8 20. Nb3) (19...
b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Nb5 $16) 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Nxb5 (21. Rxd4 d5 22. Nxd5 Bc5
23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Nb3 Ba7 25. Kh1 a4 26. Rb4 axb3 27. Rxb3 Qc6 $15) 21... d5
22. e5 $1 (22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd4 Bf6 24. Qxe8 Rfxe8 25. Nce2 (25. c3 Rxc3 26.
bxc3 Nxc3 27. Rad2 Nxd1 28. Rxd1 Bxd4+ 29. Rxd4 Re1+ 30. Kf2 Rxc1 31. Rd5 a4
32. Rd4 h5 $10) 25... Ne3 26. Rd2 Nc4 27. Rd3 Nxb2 28. Rxb2 Rxe2 29. Nxe2 Bxb2
$10) 22... d3 $1 (22... Nh5 23. Nxd4 $18) 23. Qxd3 (23. Nxd3 Qxb5 24. exf6 Bxf6
$44) 23... Bc5+ 24. Kh1 (24. Nd4 Qxe5 25. Ncb3 Bd6 (25... Bb6 26. a4 $14) 26.
g3 a4 $44) 24... Qxe5 25. Nb3 Be3 (25... Bb6 $2 26. N3d4 $16) 26. Re1 (26. Nxa5
$2 Nh5 $1 {/\ Ng3} 27. Qxd5 (27. g3 Nxg3+ 28. hxg3 (28. Kg2 Nh5 $19) 28... Qxg3
29. Qxe3 Rxc2 30. Rd2 Rc1+ $19) 27... Rfd8 $1 28. Qxd8+ (28. Nd6 Rxd6 29. Qxd6
Ng3+ $1 30. hxg3 Qh5#) 28... Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Kh7 $19) 26... Rfe8 27. N3d4 {[#]}
(27. Nxa5 Nh5 28. g4 Nf4 $40) 27... Bxd4 $2 (27... Nh5 $1 28. Nf5 $2 (28. g3 $1
Nxg3+ $2 (28... Qg5 $1 29. Raa1 (29. Nd6 Bf2 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Ra1 (31. Nxe8
Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Qg1+ 33. Kh3 Bxg3 $3 $19) 31... Nxg3+ $1 32. hxg3 Bxg3 $19) 29...
Bf2 {/\ N:g3+} (29... Re5 {Vogt /\ N:g3+} 30. Ne2 Rce8 $44) 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31.
Nf5 $13) 29. hxg3 Qxg3 (29... Qh5+ 30. Kg2 Bxd4 31. Rh1 $1 (31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32.
g4 Qh4 33. Nxd4 Re1 $40) 31... Qg5 32. Nxd4 $18) 30. Rxe3 $18) (28. Qf5 $2 Rxc2
$1 (28... g6 29. Qxe5 Rxe5 30. Raa1 Ng3+ 31. hxg3 Rh5#) 29. Qxe5 (29. Nd6 Bxd4
$1 30. Qxf7+ Kh7 31. Qxe8 Ng3+ $1 32. hxg3 Qxg3 $19) 29... Rxe5 30. g4 (30.
Nxc2 Ng3+ 31. hxg3 Rh5#) 30... Bxd4 31. Rxe5 Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Rg1+ 33. Kh3 Nf4+ 34.
Kh4 Bf2#) 28... Nf4 29. Qxe3 Qxf5 30. Qxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Kh7 32. Nd4 Qf6 33.
Ne2 (33. c3 $4 Qg6 $19 {[%cal Gg6g2,Gg6b1]}) 33... Qc6 $19) 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29.
Ra1 $6 (29. g3 Re1+ 30. Kg2 Bb6 $16) (29. Qf1 {Vogt} Be3 30. c3 Bd2 31. Ra1
Rce8) 29... Bxb2 30. Rb1 $2 (30. Rf1 Rce8 31. Qb3 Bc1 (31... Re1 32. Kg1 $16)
32. Qc3 $16) 30... Rce8 31. g3 (31. Qf1 Re2 32. Qd1 $14) (31. Kg1 {Vogt} Re3
32. Qd2 (32. Qxe3 Rxe3 33. Rxb2) 32... Bxa3 33. Qxa5 $2 Bc5 34. Kf1 Re2 35. Nc7
Rf2+ 36. Kg1 Rxc2+) 31... Re3 32. Qd2 Re2 33. Qd1 R8e3 34. Kg1 Be5 35. f4 Bb2 (
35... Bb8 $2 36. Nd4 $18) 36. c3 Ne4 37. Qxd5 (37. Qxd5 Nxc3 (37... Rd2 {Vogt}
38. Qxd2 Nxd2 39. Rxb2 Re2 40. Kh1 Re1+ 41. Kg2 Nc4) 38. Nxc3 Rxc3 39. Qd8+ Kh7
40. Qxa5 Rcc2 41. Qd5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
Be7 (8... Be6 9. a5 Nbd7 10. Ng5 Bc4 11. Bxc4 Qxc4 12. Ra4 Qc6 13. O-O Be7 14.
Qe2 Rc8 15. Rd1 O-O $10 {Adams,M-Anand,V Roquebrune 1992}) 9. a5 O-O 10. Be2
Qc6 11. Qd3 (11. Ra4 Be6 12. O-O h6 13. h3 Nbd7 14. Qa1 Rac8 15. Rd1 Nc5 16.
Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Nd2 Qc6 $10 {Ye Jiangchuan-Gruenfeld,Y Novi Sad olm 1990}) 11...
h6 12. O-O (12. Nd2 Be6 13. Nc4 Nbd7 14. O-O Rac8 15. Ra4 Nxe4 $1 $17 {
Kotronias-Gelfand/Debrecen/1989/0-1/}) 12... Be6 13. Rfd1 Ng4 (13... Nbd7 14.
Nd5 $14 Bxd5 15. exd5 Qc7 16. Nh4 $1) 14. Nd5 $6 (14. Bb6 $1 Nd7 (14... Nf6 $5)
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qc8 17. Nd4 $1 $16 {/\ Nf5} Nxb6 18. Nf5 Qd8 19. axb6 $1
Nf6 20. Qg3 g6 21. Nxh6+ Kh7 22. Qe3) 14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Qc8 16. Bb6 f5 (16...
Nd7 $2 17. Nd4 $1) 17. Nd2 e4 18. Qa3 Ne5 19. c4 {/\ b2-b4, c4-c5} Nbd7 20. Bd4
Bf6 21. b4 (21. Qxd6 Nf7 $19) 21... Ng6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. c5 $1 Nf4 $6 (23...
f4 $5 24. f3 $16) 24. Bf1 $1 dxc5 25. d6 cxb4 26. Qxb4 Kh8 27. Nc4 N4d5 28. Qb3
f4 29. d7 $1 $18 (29. Ne5 $2 Qf5 $1 30. Rxd5 Nxd5 31. Qxd5 Rae8) 29... Qxd7 (
29... Qd8 30. Ne5) (29... Qc5 30. Rac1) 30. Nb6 Nxb6 (30... Qf7 31. Nxd5 Rad8
32. Bc4 $18) 31. Rxd7 Nbxd7 32. Qxb7 f3 33. Qc7 (33. gxf3 exf3 34. Qxf3 Ne5
$132) 33... fxg2 34. Bxg2 Rfe8 35. Rb1 Rac8 36. Qd6 Ne5 37. Qxa6 Nf3+ 38. Bxf3
exf3 39. Qb7 $2 (39. Qd3 Rc5 40. a6 Rg5+ (40... Ra5 41. h3 Ra8 42. Rb6 Ra4 43.
Rd6 Ng8 44. Qb5 {/\ Qb5-b7}) 41. Kh1 Ne4 42. Qxf3 $18) 39... Rc5 $1 40. a6 Rg5+
41. Kf1 (41. Kh1 $2 Ne4 42. Qb2 (42. Rf1 $2 Nxf2+ 43. Rxf2 Re1+ 44. Rf1 Rxf1#)
(42. Qa7 Rg2 43. Rb8 Nxf2+ 44. Qxf2 Rxb8 45. Qxf3 Ra2 $19) 42... Rg2 43. Rf1
Nxf2+ 44. Rxf2 Re1+ 45. Rf1 Rxf1#) 41... Ng4 $10 42. Kg1 (42. Qc7 Re2 43. Qg3
Ne3+ $1 44. fxe3 Rxg3 45. hxg3 Ra2 46. Rb8+ Kh7 47. Rf8) (42. Qb8 Rxb8 43.
Rxb8+ Kh7 44. a7 Nxh2+ 45. Ke1 Ra5 46. a8=Q Rxa8 47. Rxa8 Kg6 $10) 42... Nf6+
43. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wang, Zili"]
[Black "Lin, Weiguo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. Qd2 Nbd7 $5 $146 (9... Be6) 10. g4 b5 11. g5 b4 12. gxf6 (12. Na4 Nh5
13. O-O-O Nf4 $1 $13) 12... bxc3 13. Qd5 (13. Qxc3 Nxf6 $17) 13... Nxf6 (13...
cxb2 14. fxe7 (14. Rb1 Nxf6 15. Qxa8 {- Partie}) 14... bxa1=Q+ 15. Nxa1 Qxe7
16. Qxa8 $18) 14. Qxa8 cxb2 15. Rb1 d5 16. Qc6 (16. Rxb2 Qc7) (16. Bd3 $5)
16... dxe4 17. Bb6 Qd5 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Bc5 (19. Bf2 $2 e3 20. Bg3 Bb4+ $19)
19... Bh4+ 20. Bf2 (20. Kd2 Bg5+ (20... Rd8 $5) 21. Ke1 Bh4+ $10) 20... Nc3 $1
21. Bxh4 (21. Rxb2 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Nd1+ $19) 21... Nxb1 22. fxe4 (22. Bf2 Rd8
$19) 22... Be6 23. Bd3 Nc3 24. Nd2 Bxa2 25. Rg1 f5 $1 26. Be7 (26. exf5 e4 27.
Bxa6 e3 $19) 26... fxe4 $1 27. Bb4 (27. Bxf8 exd3 28. cxd3 Kxf8 $19) 27... exd3
28. Bxc3 b1=Q+ {Boensch} (28... b1=Q+ 29. Nxb1 dxc2 30. Kd2 cxb1=Q $19) 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 33rd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 a5 14. g5 (14. Kb1
Qc7 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bh3 f5 (16... a4 17. Nc1 Na6 18. Nd3 f5 19. Nxe5 a3 20. Nc6
axb2 21. f4 $16 {Wang Zili-Zagrebelny,S/ASIA-chT (02) CHN-UZB ;EXP 50 1995/1-0
(56)}) 17. gxf6 Rxf6 18. Bg4 a4 19. Nc1 Nf4 20. Qxb4 Nd7 21. Qb5 Nf8 22. Qc6
$16 {Gallagher,J-Gutman,L/Bad Woerishofen op (08) 1994/0-1 (59)}) 14... Nfd7 (
14... Nh5 15. Nc5 $1 {[%csl Ye4]} Nf4 16. h4 dxc5 17. d6 Nc6 18. Bxc5 Bxg5 19.
hxg5 Qxg5 20. Be3 $16 {1-0 Kotronias,V-Belotti,B/Moscow olm (14) GRE-ITA ;EXP
44 1994 (36)}) 15. Kb1 a4 16. Nc1 Qa5 17. h4 Na6 18. h5 Nac5 19. Rh4 $146 (19.
Bh3 Nb6 20. b3 axb3 21. cxb3 Nba4 22. bxa4 Nxa4 23. Ka1 Nc3 24. Rh2 b3 25. Rg1
Rfb8 $19 {0-1 Kaminski,M-Gutman,L/Bad Endbach ;CBM 47 1995 (40)}) (19. g6 fxg6
20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Nd3 b3 22. Bh3 bxa2+ 23. Ka1 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Kf7 25. Kxa2 $14 {
1-0 Socko,B-Kempinski,R/POL-ch (14) ;CBM 53 1996 (48)}) 19... Rfb8 20. Bh3 Qb5
(20... b3 21. cxb3 Qxd2 22. Bxd2 axb3 23. axb3 $14) 21. Bf5 b3 22. a3 e4 23. c4
(23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Ne5 $44) 23... Qa6 (23... Qxc4 24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Rxe4
Qc2+ 26. Qxc2 bxc2+ 27. Kxc2 $16) 24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Rxe4 Ne5 26. Qe2 f5 (26...
Rc8 27. f4 Rxc4 (27... Nxc4 28. Rxe7 Nxa3+ 29. bxa3 Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 $18) 28.
Rdd4 Rxd4 29. Qxa6 Rxa6 30. Bxd4 $18) 27. gxf6 Bxf6 28. f4 Nd7 29. h6 Re8 (
29... g6 30. f5 gxf5 31. Rf1 fxe4 32. Qg4+ Kh8 33. Rxf6 Rg8 34. Bd4 $18) 30.
Bd4 Qc8 (30... Rxe4 31. Qxe4 Qxc4 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. hxg7+ $18) 31. Re1 Rxe4 32.
Qxe4 Nc5 33. Bxc5 Qxc5 34. Nd3 Qc8 35. c5 dxc5 36. d6 Qf8 (36... Ra7 37. Nxc5
$18) 37. d7 Rd8 38. Qd5+ Kh8 39. Nxc5 gxh6 40. Qh5 Qd6 41. Re8+ Kg7 42. Ne6+
1-0

[Event "Los Inmortales op 4th"]
[Site "Santo Domingo"]
[Date "2002.11.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2002.11.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 {In this tournament I managed to meet 3 dutch players in
the first 5 rounds. So this time I decided to make it different from my second
round game against Van Wessel where I played 2...e6.} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 a6 6. Be3 {I am pretty sure that this is the most popular continuation
nowdays.} e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 Qc7 11. O-O-O b5 {Black is
preparing the Nb6-c4 maneuvre. To be honest I've played a good number of game
swith this variation in 2002 but always at some moment the mistery of the
unknown is absorbing me. The complexivity of the Najdorf is very well shown in
Kasparov's games when he manages to have very good results with both colours.}
12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. h4 {I've already played this position with Black a
month ago against Fressinet. He continued} (14. Bd3 Nc4 15. h4 Be7 {?!} (15...
b4 $13) 16. Bc1 b4 17. Ne2 a5 18. g5 Nh5 19. f4 a4 (19... exf4 20. Nbd4 Qc5 21.
Nxf4 Nxf4 22. Bxf4 hxg5 23. hxg5 Kd7 24. Rxh8 Rxh8 25. Rf1 $14) 20. f5 Bd7 21.
Qf3 $1 {Fressinet L. - Bologan V., Cap d'Agde 2002}) 14... Be7 15. Rh2 $1 {
Quite typical prophylaxis. Now White has the c2-pawn protected and also g4-g5
is already possible.} Nc4 $146 {Before was played} (15... Na4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17.
exd5 Nb6 (17... O-O 18. g5 Nh5 19. f4 exf4 20. Bd4 Nc5 21. Qf3 g6 22. Bh3 Nxb3
23. axb3 {with a strong attack for White in Cioara A.(2410) - Fontaine R.(2451)
, Pardubice 2001 It (open)}) 18. g5 Nfxd5 19. gxh6 gxh6 20. Bc1 $44 {Timman J.
(2629) - Alvarez J.(2383), Curasao 2001 It (open)}) (15... b4 $5 {Another
possible attempt which also seems to lead to an advantage for White, but after}
16. Bxb6 $1 {White is better after both Rb6 and Qb6.} (16. Ne2 Nc4 17. Ng3 Nxe3
18. Qxe3 a5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. gxf5 a4 21. Nd2 d5) 16... Rxb6 (16... Qxb6 17.
Qxb6 Rxb6 18. Na4 Rb8 19. Na5 Bd7 20. b3 d5 21. exd5 e4 22. Nc6 $36) 17. Nd5
Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. g5 {!} h5 (19... Bf5 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Rxd3 (21. cxd3 Rb5)
21... Rb8 22. Nd2 Rc8 23. Ne4 $14) (19... Rb8 20. f4 a5 (20... Bg4 21. Be2) 21.
Bd3 a4 22. Nd2 a3 23. fxe5 (23. Rf1 Rf8) 23... dxe5 24. Ne4 Rb6 25. Rf1 O-O 26.
b3 Bc8 27. Bc4 $16) 20. f4 O-O 21. f5 Rc8 22. Qf3 g6 23. Bd3 Be8 24. Rf2 $16)
16. Bc1 b4 (16... Na3+ 17. Ka1) 17. Nd5 Nxd5 (17... Bxd5 18. exd5 Rc8 19. g5
hxg5 20. hxg5 Rxh2 21. Qxh2 Nd7 22. f4 $16) 18. exd5 Bd7 19. g5 $1 {From the
first sight Black's position looks acceptable - his play with a5-a4 it's
rather dangerous but the game showed that my optimism during the game was
exagerated.} hxg5 {After the game I thought that} (19... Bb5 {was the right
move to play but in this case also White holds his edge.} 20. gxh6 gxh6 21. f4
a5 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Qf5 Qd7 24. Qh5 $16) (19... h5 20. f4 O-O 21. f5 Rfc8 22.
f6 Bd8 23. fxg7 Kxg7 24. Bd3 $16) 20. hxg5 Rxh2 21. Qxh2 Bf5 (21... Rc8 22. Bd3
g6 23. f4) 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. cxd3 $1 {After the bishop exchange White's hands
are free to attack the uncastled black king. Both f4 and d4 will be at White's
disposal.} Nb6 {First I thought that the exchange of the knights} (23... Na5 {
will help me to defend. But then I realised that} 24. g6 $1 (24. d4 Nxb3 25.
axb3 Qc8 26. dxe5 Qf5+ 27. Qc2 Qxc2+ 28. Kxc2 dxe5 29. Kd3 Kd7 30. Ke4 f6 31.
Be3 Rh8 32. d6 Bxd6 33. gxf6 gxf6 34. Bc5 Kc6 35. Bxd6 Rd8 {=}) (24. f4 Nxb3
25. axb3 Rc8 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Be3 Qd6 28. Qh3 Rd8 29. Qh8+ Kd7 30. Qh3+ {=})
24... Nxb3 25. gxf7+ (25. axb3 fxg6 26. Qh7 Bf8 27. Qxg6+ Qf7 28. Qe4 Rb5 29.
Bg5 Qxd5 30. Rc1 Qxe4) 25... Kxf7 26. axb3 Bf6 27. Qh5+ Kf8 28. Rh1 Qf7 29. Qg4
Ke7 30. Qc4 Rb7 31. f4 $16 {leads to a huge edge for White.}) 24. d4 Rc8 $5 {
Protecting the queen in the eventual de5 de5 Nd4 line.} (24... Nc4 25. dxe5
dxe5 26. Nd4 Rc8 27. Nc6 Qd7 28. Qe2 $16) 25. dxe5 dxe5 26. f4 (26. Be3 {
was less precise because after} Nc4 27. Qh8+ {Black can simply go to d7} (27.
Rc1 Qd6 28. Bc5 Qg6+ 29. Ka1 Nd6 30. Qxe5 Qxg5 31. f4 Qxe5 32. fxe5 Ne4 33. d6
Bg5) 27... Kd7 28. Qh3+ Ke8 (28... Kd8 29. Rc1) 29. Rc1 Qd7 30. Qh8+ Bf8 31.
Bc5 Rxc5 32. Nxc5 Qxd5 33. Ne4 Qd3+ 34. Ka1 Qe2 35. Rb1 Qxf3 $13) 26... Nc4 $6
{I did choose this square for the knight mainly because I wanted him to be
more active which concerning the exposed position of the king may be is wrong.
Instead I should immediately start strugling for the d5-pawn.} (26... Qd7 $5 {
Even here White has good play} 27. Qh8+ (27. Ka1 Nxd5 28. Qh1 e4 29. Qxe4 Nc3 {
!} 30. Rxd7 Nxe4 31. Ra7 Rc6 32. Be3 $14) 27... Bf8 28. d6 $5 Qf5+ 29. Ka1 a5 (
29... exf4 30. Qh1 f3 31. Qf1 $16) 30. fxe5 $36) (26... Nd7 27. Ka1 $14) 27.
Qe2 $5 a5 $5 {An invitation to an ending which will be already an achievement
for Black. Of course giving the d4-square after} (27... exf4 28. Nd4 (28. d6
Nxd6 29. Bxf4 Qc4) 28... Qc5 (28... Ne3 29. Bxe3 fxe3 30. Qxe3 Qc5 31. Re1 $16)
29. Nf5 f3 30. Qxf3 $16 {is non-sense for Black.}) 28. fxe5 ({If} 28. Rh1 a4
29. Nd4 $1 Qc5 30. Nf5 Bf8 {Black is holding, for example} (30... g6 31. Rh8+
Bf8 32. Qxc4 Qxc4 33. Nd6+ Ke7 34. Nxc4 Rxc4 35. d6+ $18) 31. Qe4 g6 32. Nh6
Nd6 33. Qxe5+ Be7 34. Qe1 Qxd5) 28... Qxe5 29. Qxe5 Nxe5 30. Nxa5 Kd7 {Already
at this moment my opponent spent almost all his time on the clock which was a
good sign for me.} 31. Bf4 (31. Nb7 Nf3 32. g6 fxg6 33. d6 Bf6 34. Be3 Re8) (
31. Be3 Nc4 32. Nxc4 Rxc4 33. Bd4 Bxg5 34. b3 Rc8 35. Bxg7 f6) 31... Nf3 (31...
Ng6 32. Be3 Ne5 33. Bd4 f6 34. gxf6 gxf6 35. Bxe5 fxe5 36. Nc6 $16) 32. Nc6
Bxg5 33. Bxg5 (33. Nb8+ Kd8 34. Nc6+ Kd7) 33... Nxg5 34. Nxb4 $2 {Offering a
draw. The truth is that Black is already ok after Nb4 but Dennis could have
played much stronger:} (34. Rg1 $1 {and here all the endings are much better
for White.} Ne4 (34... f6 35. Nxb4 {Now when the knight can not move White
will have enough to move his pawns.} Kd6 (35... Rc4 36. a3 Kd6 37. b3 Re4 38.
Kb2 $16) 36. b3) 35. Rxg7 Kd6 (35... b3 36. axb3 Kd6 37. Rxf7 Nd2+ 38. Ka2 $16)
36. Rxf7 $16 Nd2+ (36... Kxd5 37. Ne7+ Ke6 38. Nxc8 Kxf7 39. Kc2 Nc5 40. Na7
Ke6 41. Nc6 b3+ 42. axb3 Kd6 43. Nb4 $18) 37. Kc2 Kxd5 38. Rd7+ Kxc6 39. Rxd2
Kc5 40. Kb3 Rg8 41. Rh2 Rg4 42. Ka4 Kb6 43. b3 (43. Rh5 Kc6 44. Rh8 Kb7 45. Rh6
Rg2 46. Kb3 Rg4) 43... Re4 44. Rc2 $18) 34... Ne4 {I rejected the draw offer
mainly because of the opponents time trouble. Black still is not better.} 35.
Nc6 Kd6 36. Kc2 {The run of the pawns would be favourable to Black due to his
better king position.} (36. a4 Ra8 (36... Nf6 37. b4 Nxd5 38. b5 $16) 37. a5 g5
38. Kc2 g4 39. b4 g3 40. b5 f5 41. Rf1 (41. a6 Nf6 42. b6 Rxa6 43. b7 Nd7)
41... Rf8 42. b6 f4 43. b7 g2 44. Rd1 f3 45. a6 Nc5) 36... Ra8 37. a3 f5 {
Inviting the Dutch into a trap.} 38. Nd4 (38. Rf1 g6 39. Kd3 Rh8) 38... f4 39.
Nf5+ (39. Nb5+ Kc5 40. Nc3 Nxc3 41. Kxc3 Kd6 42. Rg1 Kxd5 43. Rxg7 f3 $11) (39.
Nf3 Rc8+ 40. Kb3 g5 41. Rd4 Re8 $17) 39... Ke5 40. Nxg7 $4 {It worked. To be
mentioned again that De Vreugt was in a big time pressure. Instead he should
have gone for a draw by} (40. Nd4 g5 41. d6 $1 Rc8+ 42. Kb1 Kxd6 43. Nf3+ Ke6
44. Re1 Kf5 45. Nd4+ Ke5 46. Nf3+ $11) (40. Ne7 g5 41. d6 Nxd6 42. Nc6+ Ke6 43.
Re1+ Kf6 44. Ne5 Re8 $17) 40... Rc8+ $1 {It is important to distant the king
from the f-pawn. Now, when the knight is horribly placed on g7, White can not
stop the triumphal march of the f-pawn.} 41. Kb3 f3 42. d6 f2 43. Kb4 Rd8 44.
d7 Rxd7 45. Rxd7 f1=Q 46. Re7+ Kd5 47. Ne6 Kd6 48. Re8 Nf6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.11"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. Kb1 $5 a4 12. Nc1 a3 (12... Ra5 13. Nd3 $6 (13.
Bb5 $1 a3 14. Nb3 Ra8 15. g4 $14) 13... a3 14. b3 Nc6 15. Na4 Rxa4 $1 16. bxa4
Qa8 17. Nb4 d5 $1 $44 {Santo Roman,M-Landenbergue,C/Belfort/1995/}) 13. b3 Ra5
14. Bc4 $1 $14 Bxc4 15. bxc4 Qc8 16. Nb3 Ra6 17. Qe2 Rc6 (17... Qe6 18. g4 Rc8
19. g5 Nfd7 20. Nd5 Rac6 21. f4 $18) 18. Nb5 Rxc4 (18... Qe6 19. Nxa3 Nbd7 20.
c5 $1 dxc5 21. c4 Ra6 22. Nb5 $14) 19. Nxd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Na6 21. Rhd1 Nb4 $2 (
21... Rxe4 $3 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23. R6d3 Nb4 24. Bc1 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Nc3+ 26. Rxc3
Qxc3 27. Bxa3 Re8 28. Bb2 $14) 22. Rd8 $16 Qc7 (22... Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24.
Qxc4 Nc6 25. Bc1 Qd1 26. Qb5 $18) 23. Qd2 $1 (23. Bb6 $2 Nxa2 $3) 23... Nxa2 (
23... Nxc2 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Bc5+ Rxc5 26. Nxc5 $18) (23... b6 $16) 24. Rxf8+
Kxf8 25. Bc5+ Ke8 26. Kxa2 Nd7 27. Qd3 b5 28. Bxa3 Rxc2+ 29. Kb1 Rxg2 30. Rc1
1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 {In my previous encounters with Radoslaw I managed to score 0 out of 3
including two Whites. This time playing for the team I decided to be as
focussed as possible, which did not mean that I would play for a draw.} c5 2.
Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {My opponent's choice was easy to
guess, even he had not the best results in the Najdorf recently, especially
his loss against Topalov from the ECC.} 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 {This
line became extremly popular lately. Before it was widely played by the
Chinese school. The idea is to delay or even to completely stop White's attack
on the kingside.} 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 g6 {The most natural way
to develop the bishop is either on h6 or to g7.} 12. Be2 (12. O-O-O {was
played by Topalov.} Nb6 13. Qa5 (13. Kb1 $5 Nbxd5 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Na5 Rb8 16.
Bc4 Nb6 17. Bb3 $5 (17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Bd8 20. Rd3 Bc7 $11 {
Grischuk,A 2771 - Topalov,V 2816, Saint Louis USA 26.8.2015 3rd Sinquefield
Cup 2015}) 17... d5 18. Qe3 Qc7 19. Rhe1 Nbd7 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Bxd5 O-O 22.
Qxe5 $14) 13... Bh6 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. g3 Kf8 (15... h4 {would be premature in
view of} 16. g4 Rh8 17. Rg1 Kf8 18. f4 $36) 16. Kb1 Kg7 17. Be2 Rh8 18. c4 Rc8
{instead} (18... Nbd7 $5 19. Qd2 (19. Bd3 Qxa5 20. Nxa5 Rab8 21. h4 Rhc8 $13)
19... a5 {would allow Black to start his counterplay on the queenside}) 19. Rc1
Nfd7 20. Rhd1 Rc7 21. Qa3 Nc8 22. Nd2 Nf6 23. h3 Re7 24. g4 $14 {Topalov,V
2813 - Wojtaszek,R 2734, Skopje MKD 23.10.2015 31st ECC Open 2015}) 12... Bg7 (
{I consider} 12... Qc7 {in these positions as a waste of time, which was
confirmed in the following game} 13. Rc1 Bg7 14. O-O O-O 15. c4 b6 16. Na1 h4
17. Nc2 Nh5 18. Rfd1 f5 19. Nb4 Kh7 20. Nc6 a5 21. Bd3 Rae8 22. Bc2 Nc5 23. b3
Qf7 24. Rb1 $14 {Areshchenko,A 2661 - Salem,AR 2595, Abu Dhabi UAE 27.8.2015
22nd Abu Dhabi Masters}) 13. O-O ({In my previous game I played} 13. Na5 Qc7
14. c4 {but now Black found a very strong idea} e4 $1 {instead of} (14... b6
15. Nc6 Nb8 16. Nb4 Nbd7 17. O-O O-O 18. Rac1 Nc5 19. Nc2 a5 20. Na3 Nh7 21.
Nb5 Qe7 22. b3 f5 23. Bd1 Bf6 24. Bc2 Rad8 25. Rce1 Ng5 26. a3 Nf7 27. b4 axb4
28. axb4 Nd7 29. Na7 $16 {Bologan Victor Viorel (MDA) - Esen Baris (TUR),
Konya 14.7.2012 Turkish League}) 15. f4 $6 Ng4 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. Rd1 (17. O-O
f5 18. Rab1 Nc5 19. b4 Nd3 20. c5 Qf7 $15 {Mamedov Nidjat (AZE) 2601 - Korobov
Anton (UKR) 2671, Moscow (Russia)}) 17... Nc5 18. O-O f5 19. b4 Nd3 20. c5 O-O
21. c6 bxc6 22. Nxc6 Qf7 23. a4 Kh7 24. Qa2 Rfc8 25. Rd2 Bc3 26. Rxd3 exd3 27.
Qc4 Rxc6 28. Qxc6 Re8 29. Bf2 Bxb4 $15 {Saric,Iv 2652 - Vocaturo,D 2588,
Reykjavik ISL 22.11.2015 20th European Teams}) 13... b6 ({After} 13... O-O {
White already can get some benefits from} 14. Na5 Qc7 15. c4 b6 16. Nc6 Nb8 17.
Nb4 Re8 18. h3 a5 19. Nc2 Nbd7 20. Na3 Nc5 21. Nb5 $14 {Yagupov,I 2392 -
Tihonov,J 2398, Stockholm SWE 30.6.2015 LaHotel & 4 Springare GM}) 14. c4 O-O
15. Rac1 {A good example of how to play in this line is Inarkiev's game.} (15.
Rae1 Rc8 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Kh1 Rce8 18. Bd3 Nh7 19. Be3 f5 20. Nc1 Nhf6 21. b3 e4
22. Bb1 b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Ne2 Rf7 25. Nf4 $14 {Inarkiev Ernesto (RUS) 2683
- Korobov Anton (UKR) 2705, Eilat (Israel)}) 15... Nh7 {One of the main ideas
for Black is to push ...f5.} (15... a5 {allows a long but sure manoeuvre by
the white knight} 16. Na1 Kh7 17. Nc2 (17. h3 Ng8 18. g4 Bh6 19. g5 Bg7 20. Bd3
Ne7 21. Kh2 Nc5 22. Nc2 Qd7 23. Be4 Nf5 24. Bf2 f6 25. Rg1 fxg5 26. Qxg5 Qf7
27. Qg2 Bh6 $15 {Ponomariov,R 2710 - Bruzon Batista,L 2659, Berlin GER 11.10.
2015 World Rapid 2015}) 17... Nc5 18. Na3 e4 19. Nb5 exf3 20. gxf3 Ne8 21. Rfe1
Nc7 22. Nd4 $14) 16. Bd3 f5 17. Bb1 Rc8 18. Kh1 (18. a4 a5) 18... a5 19. a4 {
This strange move was inspired by my postmortem analysis on my game with
Dominguez in the World Cup 2011. The situation on the other side was different,
but on the queenside the engine was recommending a4.} Nc5 20. Nxc5 bxc5 {
The position is very solid for both sides, which was more or less my initial
wish before the game, but after the next move ...} 21. g4 $6 {...the situation
changed drastically.} ({Perhaps I should go for the quieter} 21. Bc2 Rb8 22. b3
Bf6 23. g3 Bg5 24. f4 Bf6 25. fxe5 Bxe5 26. Rce1 Qf6 $11) 21... hxg4 22. fxg4 {
Here Black has to choose between two moves, and the cost of the mistake is
extremely high.} e4 $6 {Wrong!!!} ({Actually on} 22... f4 {I was going to win
the pawn} 23. Bf2 Qg5 24. Qd3 {and the g6-pawn can not be defended, but I
completely underestimated the counterstrike} Nf6 $1 25. Qxg6 Qxg6 26. Bxg6 Nxg4
$15 {and already White has to fight for a draw.}) 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Rg1 Kh8 25.
Rxg7 $3 {One of the key features in the attack is the destruction of the
king's position and another is the elimination of the strongest defender. Two
in one :)} Kxg7 26. Qg2+ Kh8 (26... Kf7 {would not help either} 27. Qh3 Nf6 28.
Rf1 Ke8 29. Qxf5 Rc7 30. Bg5 Rcf7 31. Qe6+ Qe7 32. Bxe4 $1 Qxe6 33. dxe6 Nxe4
34. exf7+ Rxf7 35. Re1 $18) 27. Bd2 $1 {Moves back are always difficult to see,
but in this case the temptation to bring the bishop to the big diagonal pushed
my hand by itself.} Qh4 {It's very uncomfortable to defend the king now in all
lines beside the fact that Black will have to return the exchange he will also
lose his pawns e4 and f5.} (27... Rf6 28. Bc3 Qf8 29. Rf1 Rc7 30. Bxf6+ Qxf6
31. Bxe4 $18) 28. Bc3+ Nf6 29. Rf1 {Here I missed an incredible chance.} (29.
Qg6 $1 Rc7 30. Rg1 Rh7 31. Rg2 $1 {Zugzwang. I did calculate until here but I
didn't realize that my opponent can not move a single piece!}) 29... Rce8 (
29... Rc7 {I considered much more resistant during the game} 30. Rxf5 Rg7 31.
Qf1 Rh7 32. Qf4 Qxf4 33. Rxf4 Rh6 34. Bxe4 $16 {I am much better but for sure
not winning yet.}) 30. Rxf5 e3 (30... Re5 31. Bxe5 dxe5 32. Qg3 Qxg3 33. hxg3
$18) 31. Qf3 Re5 (31... Kg7 32. Rh5 $18) 32. Bxe5 dxe5 33. Qxe3 Ng4 $1 {
An excellent choice in mutual time trouble.} 34. Rxf8+ Kg7 35. Qe2 Kxf8 36. Bf5
$1 {With little time left I saw Nh2, but also saw that in the end of the line
when he will capture my bishop I can enter a winning pawn endgame after
exchanging the queens.} Nxh2 $1 37. Qxh2 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 $6 {I thought it's a
simple repetition of moves, but it's actually not, I should go immediately for}
(38. Qg1 $1) 38... Qd2+ 39. Kh1 Qe1+ ({More headache in the realisation after
Black's} 39... Qd1+ 40. Qg1 Qf3+ 41. Kh2 Qxf5 42. Qxc5+ Ke8 43. Qe3 {I would
most probably have been winning but you never know in such positions.}) 40. Qg1
Qh4+ 41. Kg2 Qg5+ 42. Kf1 $1 $18 Qc1+ (42... Qxf5+ 43. Qf2 Qxf2+ 44. Kxf2 Kf7
45. Ke2 Kf6 46. Kf3 Kf5 47. Ke3 e4 48. d6 Ke6 49. Kxe4 Kxd6 50. Kf5 $18) 43.
Kf2 Qd2+ 44. Kf3 Qf4+ 45. Ke2 Qxc4+ 46. Bd3 Qxd5 47. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 52nd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2010.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
Be7 9. a5 ({In my two previous games with this line I tried} 9. Be2 {after
which I scored 1,5 out of 2, but the game with Naiditsch left some questions
open, so I decided not to give Black the possibility to play b6.} O-O 10. O-O
b6 (10... h6 11. a5 Be6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. c4 Nd7 15. b4 Bh7 16. Rc1
Rac8 17. Qb3 Kh8 18. Nd2 f5 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 g5 21. Be3 f4 22. Bd4+ Bf6 23.
Qb2 $16 {Bologan Victor Viorel - Tsanas, Kallithea 6.7.2009 37th Greek Teams})
11. a5 {A dubious novelty found over the board.} bxa5 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Nd2 h6
14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nc4 Rb8 $1 {Bologan Victor Viorel - Naiditsch Arkadij 2664 ,
Sibenik 23.9.2009 Croatian 1st league. and already White has to be very
precise in order to equalize the game.}) 9... O-O 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Nc5 $6 {
Possible but this may be not the best setup for Black. The knight is away from
the important squares e4 and d5.} 12. Nd2 (12. Nd5 {may be premature} Nxd5 13.
exd5 f5 $13) 12... Be6 13. Bf3 {White has to prevent d5, for example} (13. f3
d5) 13... Rfd8 (13... Rac8 {was also played more then 60 years ago by the
legendary David Bronstein} 14. Qe2 h6 15. Rfd1 Qc6 16. Ra3 $5 {defending on c3}
Rfe8 17. Rc1 Bf8 18. b4 Ncd7 19. Qd3 Qc7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Qd8 22. c4 Qe7
23. Qb1 e4 24. Be2 $14 {Tolush Alexander (RUS) - Bronstein David I (RUS) 2432,
Parnu (Estonia) 1947. Later in the game David Ionovichi even managed to win
this inferior position.}) 14. b4 ({The alternative was the quiet} 14. Nd5 Bxd5
(14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. b4 Nd7 17. c4 $14) 15. exd5 e4 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17.
Bxe4 Nxd5 18. Qf3 Nf6 19. Bd3 Rd4 20. Rfe1 Rad8 21. Nc4 {with an edge for
White.}) 14... Nb3 $5 {This sharp move happened to be a novelty. Previously
the move played was:} (14... Ncd7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qc3 17. Qb1 Rac8 18.
Ra2 Ne8 19. Ne4 Qc4 20. c3 Nef6 21. Rd1 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Nf6 23. Bf3 h6 24. Be2
Qh4 $14) 15. Nd5 {Important and actualy the only move.} Nxd5 ({During the game
I considered as better for Black} 15... Bxd5 16. cxb3 Be6 17. Bb6 Qc3 18. Bxd8
Rxd8 {now Black is winning back a pawn for the exchange and the question is,
whether White is left with any advantage at all.} 19. b5 (19. Nc4 Qxb4 20. h3
Nd7) 19... axb5 20. Qe2 d5 21. Rfc1 Qd4 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. Rd1 $14
) 16. exd5 Nxa1 17. dxe6 d5 $1 {Black has to establish control over the
central white squares.} (17... Nxc2 18. exf7+ Kf8 19. Bb6 Qc3 20. Nb1 Qb2 21.
Qd3 Nd4 22. Bxb7 d5 23. Nd2 Kxf7 24. Nf3 $16) 18. exf7+ Kf8 $1 (18... Kxf7 19.
Qxa1 d4 20. Qa2+ Kf8 21. Bh5 $18) (18... Kh8 19. Bb6 Qxc2 20. Bxd8 (20. b5 {!?}
) 20... Rxd8 21. Qxa1 Qxd2 22. Qxe5 Qxb4 23. Qc7 Rf8 24. Bxd5 $16) 19. Qxa1 ({
I rejected} 19. Bb6 {because of} Qxc2 20. Qxa1 Qxd2 21. Bxd8 (21. Qxe5 Qg5 22.
Qxg5 Bxg5 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Be7 {with good chances for a draw}) 21... Rxd8
22. Qxe5 Qxb4 {White is still better but not much.}) 19... d4 20. Ne4 dxe3 21.
fxe3 Bxb4 $4 {The decisive mistake, I was mostly afraid of} (21... Qxc2 {
after which I could not find anything serious even back home I had the same
problems. White is everywhere better, but not enough for a win} 22. Qxe5 Qd3 $1
23. Nc5 (23. Nf2 Qd6 24. Qe4 Qg6 {=}) 23... Bxc5 24. Qxc5+ (24. bxc5 Rd7 25.
Rd1 Qb5) 24... Qd6 25. Bxb7 (25. Qf5 Qg6 26. Bxb7 Qxf5 27. Rxf5 Ra7 28. Bd5 g6
29. Rg5 h6 30. Re5 Re7 {!=}) 25... Rab8 26. Bxa6 Qxc5 27. bxc5 Ra8 28. Bb7 Rxa5
29. c6 Rc5 {=}) 22. Ng5 Qc3 (22... Qxa5 23. Qb2 $16) 23. Qxc3 Bxc3 {Here I
decided to go for a theoretically winning endgame with different coloured
bishops. In it, the main idea is that White has two extra passed pawns with
three files between them.} 24. Bxb7 Rab8 25. Nxh7+ Ke7 26. Bxa6 {White is not
in a rush to take the exchange} Bxa5 27. f8=Q+ Rxf8 28. Nxf8 Rxf8 29. Rxf8 Kxf8
30. Kf2 {Now it's over.} Ke7 31. Kf3 Bb6 32. h4 Kf6 33. Ke4 Bc5 34. Bb5 g6 35.
Be8 Bb6 36. c4 Ba7 37. g4 Bc5 38. g5+ Kg7 39. Kd5 Bxe3 40. c5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.04"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "Vietnam"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VIE"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. Qe2 $1 (8. Nd5 {Ftacnik}) (8. f4 {Ftacnik}) (8. Qd2 {Ftacnik}) 8... Be7
(8... Nbd7 $5 9. O-O-O Rc8 10. f3 Rxc3 $5 (10... Be7 11. g4 Rxc3 12. bxc3 d5
13. g5 $18) (10... b5 11. g4 Bc4 12. Qf2 b4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Rxd5
$16) 11. bxc3 d5 12. Kb2 dxe4 13. Bg5 exf3 14. gxf3 Be7 15. Rg1 O-O 16. Bh6 $40
) 9. O-O-O O-O 10. h3 b5 (10... Nbd7 $5 {Ftacnik} 11. g4 Nb6 12. g5 Nfd7 13. h4
Nc4 $14) 11. g4 Nc6 (11... b4 {Ftacnik} 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bd7 14. Nd2 Bg5
15. Ne4 $16) 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Rc8 14. Kb1 $16 (14. Nd5 Bxd5 $6 (14... f5 $132)
15. exd5 Nb4 16. c3 Nxa2+ 17. Kb1 Nxc3+ 18. bxc3 Rxc3 19. Kb2 $16) 14... Na5 (
14... Bc4 {Ftacnik} 15. Qg4 $40) 15. Nd5 Nc4 (15... Nxb3 {Ftacnik} 16. axb3 $14
) 16. Bc1 $6 (16. f4 $32 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Nb6 19. Rd1 Nc4 20. Bxc4
bxc4 21. Nc1 exf4 22. Qxf4 $14) 16... Ndb6 17. f4 Na4 {/\18...Bd5 19.Rd5 Na3-+/
} (17... Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf5 19. Bh3 Na3+ 20. bxa3 Rxc2 21. Qxc2 Bxc2+ 22. Kxc2
$16) 18. Ka1 (18. f5 $2 {Ftacnik} Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Na3+ $1 20. Ka1 Nxc2+ 21. Kb1
Na3+ 22. Ka1 Qc7 $17) 18... Bxd5 19. exd5 f5 $1 (19... exf4 $5 {Ftacnik} 20.
Qe4 (20. Nd4 Re8 21. Nc6 Qc7 22. Qf2 Ne3 $13) 20... Ne3 21. Bd3 g6 22. Bxe3
fxe3 23. Qxe3 (23. Rde1 Nc5) 23... Re8 24. Qf4 $14 {/\ Nd4}) 20. Bh3 Qd7 $2 (
20... Qc7 $13) (20... e4 {Ftacnik} 21. Nd4 Qd7 22. Qxe4 $1) 21. Nd2 Nxd2 (21...
exf4 $5 {Ftacnik} 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 23. Rde1 Re8 24. Rhf1 Nb6 25. Qd3 g6 26. Bxf4
$14) 22. Rxd2 Qc7 23. g6 $1 $16 h6 (23... e4 {Ftacnik} 24. gxh7+ Kh8 25. Qh5
Qd7 26. Rg1 Bd8 27. Rdg2 Rf7 28. Rxg7 $1 Rxg7 29. Rxg7 Qxg7 30. Qe8+ Kxh7 31.
Bxf5+ Kh6 32. Bxc8 $18) (23... hxg6 {Ftacnik} 24. h5 g5 25. h6 $1 g4 (25...
gxh6 26. Qh5 Bf6 27. Bxf5 $18) 26. hxg7 Rf7 27. Bxg4 fxg4 28. Qxg4 $18) 24.
fxe5 dxe5 25. Rf1 Bb4 (25... Qd7 {Ftacnik} 26. Qxe5 $16) 26. d6 Qa5 (26... Bxd6
{Ftacnik} 27. Bxf5 $16) 27. Rd3 e4 (27... Nc3 {Ftacnik} 28. bxc3 Bxc3+ 29. Bb2
Bxb2+ 30. Kxb2 $18) 28. Bxf5 $1 $18 exd3 (28... Rxf5 {Ftacnik} 29. Rxf5 exd3
30. Qe6+ $18) 29. Be6+ Kh8 30. Bxc8 Rxc8 (30... dxe2 $4 {Ftacnik} 31. Rxf8#) (
30... Rxf1 $2 {Ftacnik} 31. Qe8+) 31. d7 Rg8 32. Qxd3 Be7 (32... Nc5 {Ftacnik}
33. Qd4 Ne6 34. Qe5 Nf8 (34... Qb6 35. Bxh6 $18) 35. Bxh6 Nxd7 36. Qh5 $18) 33.
Bxh6 $3 gxh6 (33... Nxb2 {Ftacnik} 34. Bxg7+ $3 Rxg7 35. Rf8+ Bxf8 36. d8=Q
Qxd8 (36... Nxd3 37. Qxf8+ Rg8 38. Qh6#) 37. Qxd8 Rg8 38. Qg5 $18) 34. Qe3 Rg7
(34... Rxg6 {Ftacnik} 35. Qxe7 $18) (34... Bf8 {Ftacnik} 35. Rxf8 Rxf8 36.
Qxh6+ Kg8 37. Qh7#) 35. Rf7 Rxg6 36. Rxe7 Rf6 (36... Qd8 {Ftacnik} 37. Qe5+ Kg8
38. Re8+ Kf7 39. Qf5+ Qf6 40. Qd5+ $18) 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Qg3+ Rg6 39. Qe5+ (39.
Qe5+ {Ftacnik} Rf6 40. Re7+ Kg8 41. Qg3+) 1-0

[Event "Montecatini Terme op"]
[Site "Montecatini Terme"]
[Date "1997.08.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Colovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. Qd2 Be6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. Nc5 Bc8 (
14... b4 15. Nxa6 (15. N3a4 Nxa4 16. Nxa4 Nd7 17. b3 $14) 15... bxc3 16. Nxb8
Qxb8 17. Bxb6 $17) 15. Nd3 Nc4 16. Nb4 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bb7 (17... Qb6 18. Qxb6
Rxb6 19. Nbd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Rb7 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Rxd6 $18) 18. Qa7 Qc8 19.
Nbd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bd8 21. Qe3 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Bb6 23. Qd2 (23. Qa3 Bc5 24. b4
Bd4 25. Rxd6 $17) 23... Bc5 24. Bd3 Qc7 25. h4 Qb6 26. Be2 Rfd8 27. Rd1 b4 $2 (
27... a5 28. g5 b4 $14) 28. Bxa6 Bd4 (28... Qxa6 29. Rxc5 Ra8 30. Qd5 b3 31. a3
$18) 29. Qd3 Ra8 30. Bc4 Ra5 31. f4 Rxd5 32. Bxd5 Rc8 33. g5 Qa5 34. Bb3 Qc5
35. f5 Kf8 36. g6 hxg6 37. fxg6 fxg6 38. Qf3+ Ke7 39. Qf7+ Kd8 40. Ba4 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS05 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Varavin, Viktor"]
[Black "Bigaliev, Renat Damirovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. f3 b5 11. g4 h6 12. h4 Nb6 13. Qf2 Nfd7 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Qc7 16. Kb1 Nc4 17. Bc1 Qb6 18. Qe1 Rc8 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. f4 Na4 21. g5 h5
22. Rh2 $1 Rc7 23. Re2 f6 (23... O-O 24. Rg2 {/\ 25. Qe4 g6 26. f5}) 24. gxf6
Bxf6 (24... gxf6 25. Rg2 $5 {/\ Rg7, Qg3}) 25. fxe5 Bxe5 (25... Nxe5 26. Nd4 $1
$36) 26. Bxc4 $1 bxc4 27. Rxe5+ $1 dxe5 28. d6 $1 Rd7 29. Qxe5+ Kd8 30. Qe4 $1
$18 {(/\ Qa8)} Rxd6 31. Bg5+ $1 Kc8 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33. Qxc4+ Qc7 34. Qxa6+ Qb7
35. Qc4+ Kb8 36. Qxa4 Rf8 37. Bf4+ 1-0

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Bukic, Enver"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 e5 8. Nxc6
(8. Nb3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 b6 11. f5 Bb7 12. Nd5 $5 Nxe4 13. Be3 $1 $13 {
Gaprindashvili-Hasin, USSR 1977}) 8... bxc6 9. f4 Be7 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+
Bxd8 12. a5 Be6 13. Ra4 O-O 14. Be3 Bc7 15. O-O Rfb8 16. b3 Ne8 17. Rd1 (17.
Rfa1 Nd6 18. Bb6 Rxb6 $2 (18... Bd8 19. Rd1 Nb5) 19. axb6 Bxb6+ 20. Kf1 Bd4 21.
Rxa6 Rc8 22. Ra8 $18) 17... Nd6 18. Raa1 Nb7 19. b4 Nd6 20. Bc5 Nb5 21. Bxb5 (
21. Na4 Nd4 22. Bd3) 21... cxb5 22. Nd5 Rb7 23. Rd3 f6 24. Rad1 Kf7 25. Nxc7
Rxc7 26. Rd6 $10 h5 27. Kf2 Bg4 28. R1d2 Be6 29. h3 Rb7 30. Kf3 h4 31. Rb6 Rd7
32. Rxd7+ Bxd7 33. Rb7 Ke8 34. Ke3 g5 35. Kf2 Rc8 36. Ra7 Rc6 37. Ke3 Be6 38.
Kd2 Bd7 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. Rf8+ Kg7 41. Ra8 Be6 42. Ra7+ Kg6 43. Ke3 Bc8 44. Kd3
Be6 45. Bf8 Bc4+ 46. Ke3 Bf7 47. Kd2 Be6 48. Rg7+ Kh5 49. Bc5 Kh6 50. Re7 Kg6
51. Ke3 Bf7 52. Kf3 Ba2 53. g4 $2 $10 hxg3 54. Kxg3 Bb1 55. Kf3 Bxc2 56. Rb7 f5
57. exf5+ Kxf5 58. Rf7+ Kg6 59. Rd7 Bf5 60. Rd6+ Rxd6 61. Bxd6 Kf6 62. Kg3 Bd7
63. Bc5 Kf5 64. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hennigan, Michael"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Be6 12. h4 gxh4 13. Bxh4 Rc8 14. O-O-O b5 (
14... Nb4 15. Kb1 Qb6 16. f3 {Shirov-Oll Wijk aan Zee 93}) 15. Nd5 Nge5 16. c3
(16. f4 $2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Na1 Bxd5 19. exd5 c3) 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 $2 (
17. Qc2 Bxd5 18. exd5 (18. Rxd5) 18... Nb4 19. Qf5 Nxa2+ 20. Kb1 Nxb2) (17. Qe1
$13) 17... bxc4 18. Nd4 Bxd5 $2 (18... Bxd4 $1 19. cxd4 Bxd5 20. exd5 c3 21.
bxc3 (21. Qc2 cxb2+ (21... Nb4 22. Qa4+) 22. Kxb2 (22. Kb1 Nxd4 23. Qa4+ Nb5)
22... Nb4 (22... Nxd4 23. Qa4+ Nb5 24. Rhe1 Rc7 $13) 23. Qa4+ Kf8 24. Qb3 Rb8
25. Ka1) 21... Nb4 22. Rh3 Nxd5 $15) 19. exd5 (19. Nf5 Bxe4 20. Nxg7+ Kf8 21.
Qf4 Kxg7 22. Qxe4 Ne5 $15) 19... Nxd4 (19... Bxd4 20. dxc6 $1 Be5 21. f4 Bg7
22. Rhe1 $16) 20. cxd4 c3 21. bxc3 Qa5 22. Rh3 Qxd5 23. Rg3 Rg8 (23... Kf8 24.
Bxe7+) 24. Re1 Rc7 25. Bf6 $1 Bxf6 (25... Qa5 $5 26. Bxg7 (26. Ree3 Kf8) 26...
Rxg7 27. Rxg7 Rxc3+ 28. Kb1 (28. Kd1 Qa4+ 29. Ke2 Rc2) 28... Rb3+ $1) 26. Rxg8+
Kd7 27. Rg3 $2 (27. Kb1 $13) 27... Qxd4 $2 (27... Bg5 $1 28. f4 (28. Rxg5 hxg5
$17 {/\ a5-a4-a3}) (28. Ree3 Bxe3 $17) 28... Bh4 29. Rge3 Bxe1 30. Rxe1 $17 Qc4
31. Kb2 a5) (27... Bxd4 28. Rd3 e5 29. Kd1) 28. Qxd4 Bxd4 29. Rf3 Bxc3 30. Rh1
a5 $2 (30... Bf6+ $1 31. Kd1 Rb7 32. Rb3 Rxb3 33. axb3 Bg5 34. g3 e5 35. Kc2 {
Threat Ra1} Kc6 $10 36. Kd3) 31. Kd1 Bf6 32. Rxh6 $14 Bg5 33. Rh5 Rc1+ 34. Ke2
Rc2+ 35. Kd3 Rd2+ 36. Kc3 Rd5 37. Kb3 (37. Rxf7 Bf6+) 37... f6 38. Rh7 Rd4 39.
g3 d5 40. Kc3 Rd2 (40... Rc4+ 41. Kb2 $2 Bc1+ 42. Kb3 a4#) 41. Rf5 $1 d4+ $8
42. Kc4 Ke6 43. g4 d3 44. f4 Rg2 $1 (44... Rg2 $1) 45. Kxd3 (45. fxg5 Rxg4+)
45... Rxg4 46. Rxa5 $2 (46. Ke4 $1 Rg1 47. Rxa5 Re1+ 48. Kf3 Rf1+ 49. Ke2 Rxf4
50. Ra6+ Kd5 51. Rxe7 $14) 46... Bxf4 47. Rh1 Bd6 48. Re1+ Kd7 49. Ra7+ Kc6 50.
Raxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 1st"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2013.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Nh4 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Qd2 Ng4 14. Nf3 Nd7 15.
Bg5 Ngf6 16. a4 {Anand identified} Rab8 $6 {as a mistake.} 17. Qe2 Bxb3 18.
cxb3 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Rfd1 Rec8 22. Ne1 b4 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24.
Rxd5 Rb6 $6 {Anand: "The rook just gets in the way. It's already unpleasant
for Black. He may objectively be ok, but it's not a fun position to play."} 25.
g3 Bf8 26. Qe3 Rb7 27. Nd3 Rcb8 28. Rc1 Qe7 29. Rc4 f5 30. Kg2 fxe4 31. Qxe4
Qf7 32. Qf3 Be7 33. Ra5 Qxf3+ 34. Kxf3 Bd8 35. Rd5 Rb6 36. Ke4 Kf7 37. g4 Ke6
38. f4 exf4 39. Nxf4+ Kd7 40. Rd3 Rb5 41. Nd5 {Anand had thought the white
knight was never going to get to d5, but when it did he explained the time the
players were taking with, "White is very close to winning."} Ba5 $1 {Anand was
pleased with some accurate moves around this stage.} 42. Kf4 h6 43. Re4 Bd8 44.
Kg3 h5 {Caruana accepted Anand's draw offer.} (44... h5 45. h4 {It's worth
noting as a curiosity that Houdini rates this line as better for White than
any other position that occurred in the game.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.30"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
h6 9. Be2 Be6 10. O-O Be7 11. a5 Qc6 12. Ne1 $5 $146 {A fascinating novelty by
Kamsky. Previously white had defended the e4 pawn with either Nd2 or Qd3.} Nxe4
13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14. Bf3 Qb4 15. c4 $5 {A very interesting move with both
tactical and positional justification. The positional idea is to prevent black
from regrouping the queen via Qb5-d7.} Nd7 ({If} 15... Bxc4 16. Ra4 Qb5 17.
Rxc4 Qxc4 18. Bxb7 {winning the rook.}) 16. b3 {Black's queen may not be
condemend, however, with it trapped in white's side of the board with so many
pieces, his position is unenviable.} Rb8 17. Nd3 Qc3 {#} 18. Nf4 $1 exf4 $2 {
A mistake, which will cost Cheparinov his queen, and subsequently the game.} ({
Instead, he had to play} 18... O-O $1 {and if} 19. Re1 (19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qb1
Nc5 21. b4 Nd3 22. Rd1 Nf4 {black is ok.}) 19... Nc5 ({If} 19... exf4 20. Bd4
Qb4 21. Ra4 Qxa4 22. bxa4 {as in the game.}) 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22.
Re3 Qd4 23. Qxd4 exd4 24. Rxe6) 19. Bd4 Qb4 20. Ra4 Qxa4 21. bxa4 O-O 22. Re1
Ne5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Rxe5 {#Kamsky's treatment of this technical phase is
top-notch as he proceeds to convert his advantage.} Bf6 25. Re4 Rbd8 26. Qc1
Bd7 27. c5 Bc6 28. Rb4 Rfe8 29. Kf1 Rd3 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Qb1 Rd5 32. Rb8 Bd8
33. g3 Rxc5 34. gxf4 Rxa5 35. Qb3 Rf8 36. Qc4 Be7 37. Rb6 Rc5 38. Qxa6 Rc2 39.
Qb7 Bc5 40. Rb2 Rc1+ 41. Kg2 Bd6 42. Ra2 Bxf4 43. a5 Rc5 44. a6 Bb8 45. h3 g6
46. Rd2 Rg5+ 47. Kf1 Rf5 48. Rc2 Kh7 49. Rxc6 Kg7 50. Qd7 Bg3 51. Qxf5 gxf5 52.
fxg3 Rb8 53. Rc1 f4 54. gxf4 Kg6 55. a7 Ra8 56. Ra1 Kh5 57. Kf2 Kh4 58. Kf3 h5
59. Ra5 f6 60. Ra1 f5 61. Ra5 Kxh3 62. Rxf5 h4 63. Ra5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. h3
Be7 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qe2 O-O (11... Ne5 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. g4 Rc8 14.
g5 Nfd7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qc4 17. Qxc4 Nxc4 18. h4 Nce5 19. Nd4 g6 20. Bh3
Rc5 21. Kb1 Kd8 22. h5 Re8 23. Bg2 Bf8 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Rh7 Rc7 26. b3 Nc5 27.
Rdh1 Rce7 28. R1h4 Ned7 29. Kb2 Ne5 30. a3 Rc7 31. Ka2 Ncd7 32. Bd2 Kc8 33. Ba5
Rc5 34. Bb4 Rc7 35. Rh8 Rd8 36. Ba5 Rc5 37. Bxd8 Kxd8 38. c4 Ke7 39. R4h7 Rc8
40. Bh3 Re8 41. Bxd7 Nxd7 42. Ne6 Ne5 43. Nxf8 Rxf8 44. Rxf8 Kxf8 45. Rh8+ Kg7
46. Rb8 Nf3 47. c5 {1-0 (47) Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)-Dvoirys,S (2533)
Yekaterinburg 2013}) 12. O-O-O Ne8 13. Kb1 Bf6 14. Qe3 Rc8 15. g4 Be5 16. Bxe5
(16. Be2 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Qb6 18. h4 Ne5 19. h5 a5 20. h6 g6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5
a4 23. Nd4 Nc7 24. Qf6 Ne8 25. Qf2 Rc5 26. Rf1 Nc7 27. Qf6 Ne8 28. Qe7 a3 29.
b3 Rc7 30. Qg5 Rc5 31. Nb5 Rxb5 32. Bxb5 Nc7 33. Qf6 Ne8 {1-0 (33) Novikov,S 
(2556)-Georgiadis,I (2413) Dresden 2007}) 16... Nxe5 17. g5 b5 18. h4 Qc7 19.
Nd4 Qc5 20. Qf4 Nc7 21. h5 b4 22. Na4 Qa5 23. b3 (23. h6 g6 24. b3 (24. Qf6 $2
Ne8) 24... Bd7 $11) 23... Bd7 (23... Bg4 24. Rd2 Ne6 $11 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Qe3
Nf3 27. Rxd6 $2 Qc7 $19) 24. h6 Ne6 $2 (24... g6 $11) 25. Qd2 $16 g6 (25...
Nxd4 26. hxg7 Kxg7 27. Qh2 Rh8 28. Rxd4 $16) 26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27. Bh3 (27. Qf4 $16
) 27... Nf3 28. Qf4 Nxg5 $2 {Übersieht die weiße Antwort.} (28... Bxh3 29.
Qxf3 Be6 30. Qf6 Qe5 31. Rxd6 Qxf6 32. gxf6 Rfe8 $16) 29. Rd5 Bxd5 30. Qf6 (30.
Qf6 Ne6 31. Bxe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Snowdrops-Old Hands"]
[Site "Podebrady"]
[Date "2013.12.06"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.11.30"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Snowdrops"]
[BlackTeam "Old Hands"]
[WhiteClock "0:31:19"]
[BlackClock "0:37:13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5
Be6 9. f4 Nbd7 10. f5 Bc4 11. Ng3 Rc8 12. Qf3 Qa5 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. O-O-O b5
15. Kb1 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Nb6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nxh5 $2 {Oops, walks into a trap.}
Rxh5 19. Rd3 (19. Qxh5 $4 Qa3 {with the threat} 20. Z0 Nc4 {and} 21. Z0 Qb2#)
19... Nc4 20. Ka1 Rh4 ({or} 20... Qa3 21. Rb1 $17) 21. Qf2 Rh8 22. Qa7 {
But all to no avail - with two minor pieces for rook and pawn Dorfman wins
this game.} Be7 23. Rb1 Rg8 24. g4 Bd8 25. Rb4 Kf8 26. Qb7 Bb6 27. Rb3 Bc5 28.
Rd5 Qb6 29. Qxb6 Nxb6 30. Rd3 Kg7 31. Rb1 Rh8 32. Rh1 Rh4 33. Kb2 Kh6 34. Kc1
Nc4 35. Rf3 Kg5 36. Kd1 d5 37. Re1 dxe4 38. Rxe4 Nd6 39. Re2 e4 40. Rg3 Kf4 41.
Reg2 Bf2 42. Rd3 exd3 43. Rxf2+ Ke5 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 {Leko has
include d the Najdorf in his repertoire only recently and we can feel the
inheritance of his long practice with the Sveshnikov still: with the first
given opportunity, he drives the enemy knight away from the centre, without
caring about the relative weakness of the d5-square too much.} 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. c3 Na5
15. Re1 Rc8 16. h3 {#} b5 ({This is a significant improvement over Leko's
previous game in this variation.} 16... Nb6 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Re2
Rc6 20. Qd3 Qc7 21. Rd1 Nc4 22. b3 Nb6 23. c4 Nc8 24. Red2 {and Black found
himself in a very passive position, Anand-Leko, Wijk aan Zee 2006. The idea
behind the novelty is to cut off the support provided by the b3-bishop to the
central knight.}) 17. Nh2 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. b4 cxb3 20. axb3 Bxd5 21. Qxd5
Rxc3 {Mutual weaknesses compensate each other in the final position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 {Dominguez usually
prefers this move order over 6.Be3 to prevent 6...Ng4.} Qb6 $5 {One of the new
options available for Black now that White played 6.f3. This leads to highly
complex play as White has some problems developing along the darksquares, but
the queen on b6 can become a target.} 7. g4 (7. Nb3 {is more common.}) 7... Nc6
8. Nb3 e6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Qf2 Nce5 13. Rg1 {Dominguez
is the first to deviate, not waiting to see what Mamedyarov had in store.} (13.
Kb1 Be7 14. Rg1 g5 $5 {led to a comlicated game in which the Cuban played
annihilated the Azeri in Dominguez-Mamedyarov, Tromso Olympiad 2014.}) 13...
Rb8 14. a3 $5 {This seems to invite b4, but that move is actually not possible.
} Bb7 (14... b4 15. axb4 Rxb4 16. f4 Nc4 17. Rd4 $5 {and suddenly the pin on
the 4th rank is very unpleasant!}) 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nd2 Be7 18. g5
d5 19. f5 $5 {The Sicilian as it is supposed to be played. Both sides are
trying to push their idea: Black has opened the b-file for his rook as well as
trying to open lines for his bishops, meanwhile White is trying to punish
Black's uncastled position.} dxe4 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Rgf1 Rf8 22. Qh4 Bd5 23.
Rxf8+ Nxf8 24. Bf4 $1 Bd6 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26. Nxc4 Qc7 27. Nxe4 $1 {Tactically
the knights are untouchable due to the fork on d6, so White emerges up a pawn.
Not only that, he has some positional pluses, including play against the
isolated e-pawn.} Kf7 28. Ned2 (28. Ncd6+ Kg8 29. Qg3 {was more incisive.})
28... Kg8 29. Ne3 Rc8 30. Qg3 e5 31. Nb1 Be6 32. Nc3 Ng6 33. Ned5 Qf7 34. Qe3
Qf5 35. Ne4 Rf8 36. b3 Qg4 37. Ndc3 Nf4 38. Kb2 {White has taken a roundabout
way of consolidating, but now he has blockaded the e-pawn and his king is in
relative safety. Dominguez is on his way to win this game, or so it seems.} Bf5
39. Rd2 (39. Nd6 $1 Qxg5 40. Qxe5 $18) 39... Ne6 40. Nd6 Qxg5 41. Re2 $2 {
This move is simply hard to explain.} (41. Nxf5 Qxf5 42. Qb6 {leads to winning
advantage since after taking on a6 White will have three passed pawns.}) (41.
Qxg5 Nxg5 42. Nd5 {was a stronger way of exchanging queens as now the knights
control the board. Black will have trouble holding on to his pawns.}) 41...
Qxe3 42. Rxe3 Nd4 {now there is counterplay against c2 and it is not trivial
to win this position at all.} 43. Rxe5 $2 (43. Nce4 $14) 43... Bxc2 44. Rd5 Rf4
{perhaps Dominguez underestimated this move, but Black is now out of the
dangerous waters.} 45. Nce4 Bxe4 46. Rxd4 Rf2+ 47. Kc3 Bg6 48. h4 Rf3+ 49. Kb4
Bc2 50. Rc4 {winning a bishop, but not the game.} Rxb3+ 51. Ka5 Rxa3+ 52. Kb6
Rb3+ 53. Ka7 g5 54. Rxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-chT 1314 (4NCL)"]
[Site "England"]
[Date "2014.05.05"]
[Round "11.111"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2013.11.16"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wood Green Hilsmark"]
[BlackTeam "Guildford"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 ({Häufiger geschieht} 10. h3 {z.B.:} Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12.
Bf2 Be6 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. O-O-O Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qa5 16. a3 O-O 17. h4 g4 18. Qf2
Rc6 19. f4 Rfc8 20. Qg3 Nd7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. f5 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Qxa3+ 24. Kd2
Nf6 25. Qd3 Bc4 26. Qd4 d5 27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Rg1 Be4 29. Bd3 Qa5 30. Qb4 Qc7
31. Bxe4 a5 32. Qxb7 Qf4+ 33. Ke2 Rc7 34. Qb6 Nxe4 35. Qd4+ Kh7 36. c4 Rd7 37.
Qe3 Ng3+ 38. Qxg3 Qxg3 39. Rxd7 Qe5+ {0-1 (41) Nakamura,H (2772)-Gelfand,B 
(2764) Elancourt 2013}) 10... Nc6 11. Nb3 b5 ({Die Alternative ist} 11... Be6)
12. h4 ({Adams hat auch schon} 12. f3 {probiert:} Nge5 13. Bf2 Na5 14. Nxa5
Qxa5 15. Be2 Be6 16. Bd4 b4 17. Nd1 d5 18. exd5 Qxd5 19. c3 bxc3 20. bxc3 Rd8
21. Ne3 Qa5 22. Rd1 Nc6 23. Nc2 Qxa2 24. O-O Nxd4 25. cxd4 Bb3 26. Bd3 Bxc2 27.
Bxc2 Rxd4 28. Qe2 Qe6 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. Rde1 Rd6 31. Bb3 Bd4+ 32. Kh1 e5 33.
Rc1 Kf8 34. Rc7 Bb6 35. Rb7 Bc5 36. Re1 Rb6 37. Rxb6 Bxb6 38. Rxe5 Bd4 39. Re6
a5 40. g3 Bf6 41. Ra6 Bc3 42. Rc6 Bf6 43. Rc5 Kg7 44. Rxa5 Rb8 45. Bd5 Rb2 46.
Be4 h5 47. f4 gxf4 48. Rxh5 fxg3 49. hxg3 Re2 50. Bf3 Re5 51. Rh3 Re3 52. Kg2
Ra3 53. Rh5 Ra2+ 54. Kh3 Ra3 55. Kg2 Ra2+ 56. Kf1 Ra3 57. Kf2 Bd4+ 58. Kg2 Re3
59. Rh4 Bf6 60. Rg4+ Kf7 61. Bd5+ e6 62. Bf3 Ra3 63. Re4 Bg5 64. Re2 Kf6 65.
Rf2 Be3 66. Rf1 Ra2+ 67. Be2+ Kg5 68. Kf3 Bc5 69. Bc4 Ra3+ 70. Kg2 Bd6 71. Rf3
Rxf3 72. Kxf3 e5 {1/2-1/2 (72) Adams,M (2754)-Gelfand,B (2777) London 2013})
12... b4 13. Na4 gxh4 {Schon ein neuer Zug in einer viel gespielten Variante.}
(13... Bd7 14. hxg5 Na7 15. gxh6 Rxh6 16. Rxh6 Nxh6 {1-0 (66) Codenotti,M 
(2323)-Beerdsen,T (2019) Albena 2011} 17. Qg5 Bf8 18. Nac5 dxc5 19. Rd1 $11)
14. Bxh4 Bd7 15. f3 Nce5 (15... Nge5 {ist besser für Weiß:} 16. O-O-O Rb8 (
16... Na5 17. Qxb4 Nxb3+ (17... Bxa4 $4 18. Qxa4+ {verliert eine Figur.}) 18.
axb3 $16) 17. f4 $14) 16. fxg4 Bxa4 17. O-O-O Bd7 18. Be2 Nxg4 19. Qxb4 {
Stellte das materielle Gleichgewicht wieder her, öffent Schwarz aber auch
eine weitere Linie am Damenflügel.} a5 20. Qb7 Rb8 21. Qa7 Ra8 22. Qb7 Qb8 ({
Schwarz hätte hier Remis machen können, will aber mehr.} 22... Rb8) 23. Qxb8+
Rxb8 24. c3 {Feld b2 war in Gefahr.} a4 25. Nd4 Ne3 26. Rdg1 Rg8 27. Bf2 Ng4
28. Be1 Be5 29. Kb1 Nf6 30. Bf3 (30. Rxh6 Nxe4 31. Rh4 d5 $15) 30... h5 31. Bh4
Ng4 32. a3 Ne3 33. Be2 {Weiß verteidigt sich gegen Sc4. Mit seinem agilen
Springer und den gut harmonierenden Figuren hat Schwarz die Initative.} Bxd4
34. cxd4 Bb5 ({Noch stärker war} 34... Bg4 35. Bxg4 Rxg4 36. Be1 Rb3 $17) 35.
Rh3 ({Oder} 35. Bxb5+ Rxb5 36. Be1 Rg4 37. e5 dxe5 38. dxe5 Rxe5 $17) 35...
Bxe2 36. Rxe3 Ba6 37. e5 Rg4 38. g3 ({Zäher war} 38. Rg3 dxe5 39. dxe5 Rb5 40.
Rxg4 hxg4 41. Bg3 Bb7 $15) 38... d5 39. Rd1 Kd7 40. Rd2 Bc4 41. b4 axb3 42. Kb2
Ke6 43. Rf3 Rbg8 44. Rff2 Re4 45. Rd1 Rgg4 46. Kc3 Re3+ 47. Kb2 Rge4 48. Rdd2 (
48. Rfd2 $17) 48... Re1 {Das Eindringen beider Türme auf die Grundreihe
erweist sich als entscheidend.} 49. Rh2 Rg1 50. Rhf2 Ree1 51. Kc3 Ra1 52. Kb4
Ra2 0-1

[Event "Richardson UTD op"]
[Site "Richardson"]
[Date "2013.03.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zherebukh, Yaroslav"]
[Black "Troff, Kayden W"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.03.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.04.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.04.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 {Der U-14 Weltmeister hat keine Angst,
gegen den ebenfalls jungen, doch bereits berühmten, GM Zherebukh eine extrem
scharfe Stellung anzustreben. Dieser Mut zahlt sich aus!} 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8
14. f4 a5 15. f5 Bxb3 16. cxb3 a4 17. Ng3 {Ein neuer Zug, den man allerdings
nicht mehr oft sehen wird. Hauptvariante ist bxa4.} axb3 18. axb3 d5 $1 {
Kraftvolles Spiel! Schwarz sprengt das Zentrum, um seine Figuren zu aktivieren.
Der Springer e8 will nach d6, wo er das Feld c4 angreift - und Weiß muss einen
Läufer auf c4 schützend vor seinen König stellen können, wenn er nicht Matt
gesetzt werden will.} 19. f6 $1 {Weiß schlägt zurück und bereitet Schwarz so
viele Probleme wie er kann.} Bc5 20. fxg7 Nxg7 21. exd5 Qb6 {Schwarz hat einen
Bauern weniger, verfügt aber über die Initiative. Hätte er die Gelegenheit,
könnte Weiß zwar selbst sehr schnell einen Angriff entwickeln, aber Schwarz
verhindert das, indem er bis zum Ende der Partie mit jedem Zug neue Drohungen
aufstellt.} 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Qe3 Ra2 24. Re1 (24. Bc4 Rxb2 $1 {war die Idee
von Ta2.}) 24... Rc8 25. Kb1 Qg6+ $1 {The rook is taboo.} 26. Ne4 Nf5 27. Nf6+
(27. Qxc5 Rxc5 28. Nxc5 Ra5 {ist vollkommen hoffnungslos, also versucht es
Zherebukh noch mit ein paar Tricks.}) 27... Kh8 28. Bd3 Nxd3 29. Qxd3 Rca8 30.
Rxe5 Ra1+ 31. Kc2 Rc8+ 32. Kd2 Qxg5+ {Troffs Angriff war schnell und
vernichtend. Eine phantastische Partie des Jungstars!} 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 b5 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6
15. Qa5 Qb7 16. Qb4 Be7 17. h4 Rb8 18. Na5 Nxd5 19. Qe4 Qb6 20. Rxd5 Qxa5 21.
Kb1 {#White has excellent compensation for the pawn. The presence of opposite
coloured bishops gives the central blockade a stable character. With his next
move, Vallejo tries to prevent White's influence on light squares getting
extended to the king side, too.} h5 22. f4 ({The immediate} 22. g5 {looks like
a better way to consolidate White's advantage of space,}) 22... exf4 ({Black
misses his chance to complicate matters with} 22... Qa4 $1) 23. g5 {Now his
position looks critical and the next move only things worse.} O-O 24. g6 Bf6 {#
} ({White's decision to agree to a draw is at least questionable. After} 24...
Bf6 25. gxf7+ {his attack would have been iresistible, something typical for
middlegame positions with opposite coloured bishops, for instance} Rxf7 ({
Could Leko have missed that in case of} 25... Kxf7 {he would have disposed over
} 26. Bc4) 26. Bd3) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 (8. f3 {is another way of side-stepping the repetition, but it does cut
off some of White's ideas in certain variations of the English attack.}) 8...
Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. h3 Ne5 13. Be2 Nbc6 14. Nb3 b5 15. a4
{A novelty. It avoids some ideas of Nc4, so it does make some sense to play
this.} (15. Nd5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nd2 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Be5 $6 {was the nice
positional game Adams-Vallejo Pons in 2005 which was won by the Englishman.})
15... b4 16. Nd5 {One of the next three Black moves is a dubious one, as after
Ivanchuk castles he holds an advantage. However, which one and why is beyond
my comprehension on the complexities of this Najdorf variation and its
subtleties.} e6 17. Ne3 Bb7 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. O-O-O O-O-O 20. Kb1 {The problem
for Black is that it is harder for him to transfer his pieces to the queenside
and create threats than it is for White to do the same. If Black expands on
the kingside he has no real targets to hit, so the question is... what does he
do?} Kb8 21. f3 a5 22. h4 $1 {Playing in both sides taxes Black's position.
Someone will now have to defend the g5 pawn as trading it would leave him a
structural weakness and pushing it would allow f4, dislodging Black's best
piece.} Na7 23. Nd4 Ng6 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Rxh8 Bxh8 26. Bc4 Nf4 (26... Be5 27.
Bf2 d5 {shouldn't work, but it at least made things somewhat uncelar.} 28. exd5
Nf4 $16) 27. Bb3 Qc5 28. Nc4 Ba6 $2 {A blunder in a bad position.} (28... Qxd4
29. Qxd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Nc6 {is not something anyone wants to play.} 31. Rxd6
$16) 29. Bf2 $1 Bxc4 30. Nb5 Qc6 31. Bxa7+ Ka8 32. Bxc4 Qxc4 33. Bb6 {is
completely hopeless. White will pick up a5 and b4 while Black is still
planless.} (33. Bb6 Rd7 34. g3 Ng6 35. b3 Qc6 36. Bxa5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. fxe6 axb3 17. cxb3 fxe6 18. Bh3 Rxa2 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Ng3 Nc7 21. Bc4
Qa8 22. Rhf1 Rxf1 23. Rxf1 Ra1+ 24. Kc2 Rxf1 25. Bxf1 d5 26. Qf2 g6 {The first
new move of the game! Both sides had analyzed this variation very deeply, but
with different engines! Sources say that MVL analyzed this very deeply with
Houdini, while Radjabov used either Stockfish, Komodo or his own eyes. Who was
right?} (26... Qc6+ 27. Kb1 d4 28. Bd2 {was seen a couple of times in the
Playchess Fresstyle tournament of 2007. (That is, half machine half human
matches).}) 27. h4 Qf8 28. Qxf8+ Nxf8 29. Ba7 dxe4 30. Bb8 (30. Nxe4 $16 {
Is what my Stockfish says. But I don't know how reliable it is!}) 30... Nfe6
31. Nxe4 h6 32. Bc4 hxg5 33. hxg5 Kg7 34. Kd3 Kf8 35. Ke3 Bd8 36. Bxe6 Nxe6 37.
Bxe5 Nxg5 {Now it is clear the game will end in a draw. The material is too
reduced.} 38. Bd6+ Ke8 39. Bxb4 Nxe4 40. Kxe4 Kd7 41. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 67th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2014.12.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2014.11.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. f4 Ng4 11. g3 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 b5 13. Kb1 Qb6 14. Qxb6 Nxb6
15. Na5 g6 16. Bg2 Rc8 17. Rhe1 exf4 18. gxf4 O-O 19. f5 Bd7 20. Bh3 Rc7 21.
Rd3 g5 22. Red1 Re8 23. a3 h5 24. Rxd6 $5 {An intrepid exchange sacrifice, but
it was probably both unnecessary and incorrect.} Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Rb8 (25... Nc8
$1 26. Rxa6 Rxc3 $1 27. bxc3 Rxe4 {and White's position is in serious problems.
Once h2 falls the kingside paw ns start rolling down the board.}) 26. Bf1 Kg7
27. Bd3 Be8 28. e5 Rd7 29. Rf6 Rdd8 30. Nc6 Bxc6 31. Rxc6 Rdc8 32. Rd6 Rd8 33.
Rc6 Nd7 34. e6 Rb6 $2 35. Rc7 $2 (35. f6+ $1 {A devastating move!} Nxf6 (35...
Kh6 36. e7 Rdb8 37. Rxb6 Nxb6 {and the passed pawn on e7 is too po werful.})
36. Rxb6) 35... fxe6 36. Ne4 Kh6 37. fxe6 Rxe6 38. Nc5 Re1+ 39. Ka2 Nf8 {
Black is slowly stablizing. Once his king is completely safe he will collect
h2 and push his pawns.} 40. Rc6+ Kg7 41. Ne4 Rh1 42. Nxg5 Rxh2 43. Rxa6 h4 44.
Rb6 Rd5 45. Rb7+ Kf6 46. Nf3 Rh3 47. Be4 Rh5 48. Rb6+ Ne6 49. Bb7 Rc5 50. c3
Ke7 51. Kb3 Nf4 52. Rh6 Rh5 53. Rxh5 Nxh5 54. Kb4 Rg3 55. Kxb5 h3 {Black only
needs his h-pawn to win. The three passed pawns on the queenside are trouble,
b ut they can be handled.} 56. a4 Kd6 57. Ka6 $2 (57. a5 {White had to at
least keep pushing.} Kc7 58. a6 Rg2 59. b4 Nf4 $1 (59... h2 60. Nxh2 Rxh2 61.
Bf3 {actually loses for Black.}) 60. Be4 Ra2 61. c4 Ne2 $19 {Black should
somehow be winning this endgame.}) 57... Rg2 58. b4 h2 59. Nxh2 Rxh2 60. c4 Nf6
61. c5+ Kc7 62. Ka7 Rh4 63. b5 Rxa4+ 64. Ba6 Nd7 65. c6 Nc5 0-1

[Event "ISL-ch"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.05.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Steingrimsson, Hedinn"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:31:39"]
[BlackClock "0:39:20"]

{GM Hjartarson had a topsy turvy tournament. He won a good game where he was
white against GM Stefansson, but also lost some games unexpectedly.} 1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. h3 Be6 9. f4
exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qe2 Ne5 12. O-O-O Nfd7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. g4 Re8 15. Qe3 Bf8
16. g5 b5 17. h4 b4 18. Nd5 a5 19. Qg3 a4 20. Nd4 b3 {black opens up lines
towards the white king} 21. cxb3 axb3 22. Nxb3 ({The move} 22. a3 $5 {came
into consideration here. GM Hjartarson was afraid of} Nc5 $5 {here. As an
example:} (22... Bg4 $5) 23. Bg2 Nc4 24. Qc3 Nxa3+ 25. bxa3 Rxa3 {with an
attack}) 22... Qb8 23. Bh3 Qa7 24. Nc1 Nc5 (24... Nc4 $5 {is also interesting})
25. Bxe5 (25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Rhe1 Ng6 $11) ({if} 25. Rhe1 {then} Nc4) 25... Bxd5
(25... dxe5 $5 26. Bxe6 Rxe6 {with the idea ...Ra6}) 26. exd5 dxe5 (26... Rxe5
$5 {was also interesting with the idea} 27. Rhe1 Rxe1 28. Qxe1 g6) 27. Qe3 Qb6
28. Rh2 Rab8 29. h5 e4 30. Rc2 Qd6 (30... Re5 $5) 31. Rd4 ({an important line
here was:} 31. g6 $6 hxg6 32. hxg6 Qxg6 33. Rxc5 $2 Bxc5 34. Qxc5 e3+ $1 {
and white can not avoid loosing material after either} 35. Qc2 ({or} 35. Ka1
Qh5 36. Rh1 e2) 35... e2 36. Re1 Qg3) 31... g6 (31... Re5 $5) 32. hxg6 ({if} 
32. h6 {then} Re5 {is unpleasant}) 32... hxg6 33. Rdc4 Rb5 (33... Nd3 $5) 34.
Bf1 Ra5 (34... Reb8 $5) 35. b4 {this move was critizised by some commentators
after the game} (35. Ne2 Qxd5 36. Nc3 Qb7 $11) (35. Rf2 {as suggested instead,
but after for example} Qe5 $5 {white has a difficult position where it is hard
to find a concrete plan and at the same time the weak pawns on g5 and d5 are
targets for black. The black minor pieces are stronger than their white
counterparts.} (35... Rb8 $5) (35... Be7 $5) ({taking the pawn right away with
} 35... Qxd5 $6 {only activates the white bishop along the long diagonal}) 36.
Rd4 Be7 $5 (36... Nb7 $5 37. Nb3 Bc5 38. Nxc5 Rxc5) 37. Rg2 Bd6) 35... Rb8 36.
a3 Qxd5 {black is better now} 37. Rh2 $2 {white tries to get some kind of an
attack going} ({the computer move} 37. R2c3 {was probably best here with the
idea to vacate the c2 square for the white king after} Qe5 $6 (37... Ne6 $1 38.
Rxe4 Nxg5) (37... Na4 $5) (37... Be7 $5) {and play} 38. Kc2) 37... Qe5 38. Qh3
$2 {white continues with the same over optimistic attacking plan} ({the
computer gives} 38. Ra2 {as the best move for white here which clearly shows
that 37.Rh2 was too optimistic and that white should only trying to survive
black's attack on his king}) 38... Bg7 {finally the bishop arrives at the long
diagonal. The white king can no longer be defended} 39. Nb3 {this fails
because of tactics, but there was no good alternative} Rxa3 $1 40. Rxc5 Rxb3+
$1 {simple and effective} 41. Qxb3 Qxh2 $1 {white resigned because the white
king can not be defended and white can not create any counterplay. A sample
variation:} 42. Bc4 Qg1+ 43. Kc2 Qf2+ 44. Kb1 e3 {threatening e2 and white can
not try to activate the rook with} 45. Rc7 {due to} Qg1+ 46. Kc2 Qh2+ {picking
up the rook} 0-1

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The Women's World Champion was unable to create problems for her opponent in
the clash between compatriots. Black maintained at least her share of the
initiative, reacting well to White's ideas. In an attempt to stir up
complications, Yifan sacrificed a pawn, but again Black responded admirably.
At one point Black might have attempted to gain an advantage...} 1. e4 c5 2.
Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6
Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Nec3 g6 12. Bc4 Bh6 13. O-O O-O 14. a4 Nc6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16.
Ba2 Kh8 17. Rad1 Qa5 18. Ne2 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxa4 20. Bb3 Qb4 21. Qxd6 Qxe4 22.
Nc3 Qf5 23. Qd7 Na5 ({After} 23... Nd4 24. Qxb7 Rb8 25. Qxa6 Nxb3 26. cxb3 Rxb3
{it is clear that Black has a preferable position.}) 24. Ba2 Kg7 25. Rfe1 Qxd7
26. Rxd7 Rcd8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxe5 Nc6 29. Rd5 Bc1 30. Na4 Rxd5 31. Bxd5 b5
32. Bxc6 bxa4 33. Bxa4 Bxb2 34. Kf1 Kf6 35. Ke2 Bd4 36. h4 Ke7 37. g3 a5 38.
Bb3 Bc5 39. Ba4 Bd4 40. Bb3 Bc5 41. Ba4 Bd4 42. Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. h3 b5 13. Bd3 h4 14. f4 Rc8 15.
Rhe1 g6 16. Qf2 Qb7 17. Na5 Qb8 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bc4 20. Nxc4 bxc4 21. Be4
Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Nf6 23. Qf3 Qc7 24. Nc3 Rg8 25. Bf2 Rh8 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Rxd5 f6
28. Re4 Rb8 29. Rxh4 Rxh4 30. Bxh4 Qb7 31. b3 Kd7 32. Be1 Qc6 33. h4 Rc8 34.
Qd1 Rg8 35. g3 Bf8 36. Bf2 Bh6 37. Bc5 Bf8 38. Bf2 Bh6 39. Rc5 Qg2 40. Be1 cxb3
41. axb3 Bd2 42. Rc4 (42. Qh5 $1 Re8 (42... dxc5 43. Qf7+ Kd6 44. Qxg8 Qf1 (
44... Bxe1 45. Qd8+ Kc6 46. Qa8+) 45. Qd8+ Kc6 46. Qxd2) 43. Qf7+ Re7 44. Rc7+
Kxc7 45. Qxe7+) 42... d5 43. Ra4 Bxe1 44. Qxe1 Rxg3 45. Rxa6 Qg1 46. Qxg1 Rxg1+
47. Kb2 Ke7 48. Re6+ Kf7 49. Rd6 e4 50. Kc3 Rf1 51. Rd7+ Kf8 52. Rd8+ Kf7 53.
Rd7+ Kf8 54. Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Qe2 {This bizarre move
has been played before, but it is not popular at all. Actually more games have
finished in an agreed draw after 5...a6 than there have been games in which
Qe2 was played. Interestingly enough Harikrishna had faced this as Black in
2006.} Nc6 (6... e5 {Romero-Harikrishna, 2006}) 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Nd5 9. Bd2
Nxc3 10. Bxc3 d5 11. h4 h5 12. Qd3 e6 13. Be2 Bb7 14. b4 c5 15. bxc5 Bxc5 {
White's opening experiment didn't really net him anything. Black is ok, he has
no real problems besides a somewhat weak kingside but his counterplay on the
other side of the board will compensate for this.} 16. Bd4 Bc6 17. Bxc5 Qa5+
18. c3 Qxc5 19. a4 Rb8 20. O-O a5 21. Rfb1 Rxb1+ 22. Rxb1 O-O 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24.
cxd4 Bxa4 25. Ra1 Bc2 26. Rxa5 Bg6 {The rest could have been spared} 27. f3 Rb8
28. Ra2 Rb4 29. Rd2 Kh7 30. Kf2 Kh6 31. Ke3 Bb1 32. Bd1 f6 33. g3 Kg6 34. Kf4
Kh6 35. Ke3 Kg6 36. g4 Kh6 37. exf6 gxf6 38. Rg2 hxg4 39. fxg4 e5 40. Rd2 Rxd4
41. Rxd4 exd4+ 42. Kxd4 Be4 43. Ke3 Bg6 44. Bf3 Bf7 45. Kd4 Be6 46. g5+ fxg5
47. hxg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Meanwhile Anish Giri played a very long game against Radoslaw Wojtaszek. The
Dutch player started the game with powerful play, positionally outplaying his
Polish opponent. Slowly it seemed that Black's position just became worse and
worse and worse, but out of nowhere Giri let his attention slip and Wojtaszek
found counterchances. He even had a brilliant draw at some point in the
endgame (see the annotations below) but he was unable to find it. Exhaustion
must have gotten to him as he blundered again in a difficult to win endgame
and Anish Giri collected his first point of the tournament.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. g3 Be6 9. Bg2 b5 10.
O-O Nbd7 11. Be3 Nb6 12. b3 Be7 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. a4 bxa4 15. Nxa4 Nxa4 16. Rxa4
O-O 17. Rfa1 Rfc8 18. c4 Rcb8 19. R4a3 Nd7 20. Nc3 Qc8 21. Qd1 Nf6 22. Kh2 h4
23. gxh4 Nd7 24. h5 Nc5 25. Na4 Nxa4 26. Rxa4 Rb7 27. Rc1 Rab8 28. Rc3 Rb4 29.
Rxb4 Rxb4 30. f4 Kh7 31. f5 Bd7 32. h6 g6 33. Qd5 Qe8 34. fxg6+ fxg6 35. Qd2
Be6 36. Rd3 Rb7 37. Qa5 Qc6 38. Qd2 Bf8 39. Bg5 Rf7 40. Qe1 Qb6 41. Be3 Qc7 42.
Qg3 a5 43. Bd2 a4 44. bxa4 Qxc4 45. a5 Qa2 46. Qe3 d5 47. exd5 Bf5 48. Rb3 e4
49. Qc3 Bd6+ 50. Kh1 e3 51. Qxe3 Re7 52. Qc3 Be5 53. Ra3 Bxc3 54. Rxa2 Re2 55.
a6 Bxd2 56. Bf3 Re1+ (56... Rf2 $1 57. a7 (57. d6 Rxf3 58. Rxd2 Rxh3+ 59. Kg2
Kxh6 $11) 57... Rxf3 $1 58. a8=Q Be4 $1 {White can't escape the perpetual!} 59.
Kg1 {is forced (or Kh2)} Be3+ 60. Kh2 Bf4+ 61. Kg1 Be3+) 57. Kg2 Be3 58. a7
Bxa7 59. Rxa7+ Kxh6 60. h4 Re3 61. Kf2 Rd3 62. Rf7 Rd4 63. Kg3 Bc2 64. Rf4 Rd2
65. Rb4 Bd1 66. Be4 g5 67. Rb6+ Kh5 68. Bg6+ Kh6 69. Be4+ Kh5 70. hxg5 Kxg5 71.
Rg6+ Kh5 72. Kf4 Rf2+ 73. Ke5 Re2 74. Rc6 Ba4 75. Rc8 Kh6 76. Rc7 Be8 77. Rh7+
Kg5 78. Rg7+ Kh6 79. Rg3 Re1 80. d6 Kh5 $6 (80... Bd7 $1) 81. Kf4 Kh6 82. Rg8
Ba4 $4 (82... Rd1 83. Ke5 $1 Bd7 {at least didnt lose right away.}) 83. Rg6+
Kh5 84. Re6 {Now Black is helpless against the threat of Bf3+ mating! Also
Bg6+ is up in the air.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Boris has been playing
the Sveshnikov a lot recently, but for this game he returned to his old love,
the Najdorf; no doubt inspired by my recent games.} 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. Be2 Bg7 ({The following game,
played a couple of days after mine, followed a similar route:} 12... Qc7 13.
Rc1 Bg7 14. c4 b6 15. O-O O-O 16. h3 $5 {Déjà vu!} Nh7 17. Bd3 a5 18. Na1 Nc5
19. Nc2 f5 20. Na3 g5 21. Nb5 Qd7 22. Bc2 f4 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Qd3 {, and
White had a tremendous advantage in Saric-Duda, Wijk 2014.}) 13. O-O O-O 14.
Rac1 {This had been played before by correspondence players. I didn't fully
understand the move, but I figured I should listen to them!} (14. c4 e4 15. f4
Ng4 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. f5 Ne5 {shows the downside of c4.}) (14. Na5 Rb8 15. c4
e4 16. f4 Ng4 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. f5 {, and here Wojtaszek showed an impressive
manoeuvre:} Qh4 $1 19. Bg5 Qh8 $1 20. Rab1 Be5 {with unclear play in
Leko-Wojtaszek, Istanbul 2012}) 14... b6 $5 {After long thought Boris found an
interesting move, preventing Na5 and c4-c5.} ({The straightforward} 14... e4
15. f4 Ng4 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. f5 {will probably end badly for Black.}) 15. h3 $5
{This prepares g4 in some cases.} Re8 {I don't get this. The rook serves no
purpose on e8.} (15... Nh7 $1 {, like in the Saric game, makes more sense.} 16.
c4 (16. g4 hxg4 17. hxg4 f5) 16... f5 17. Bd3 {, and here Black can take
advantage of the queen on d8 by preparing a trade of bishops:} Bf6 $1 {, with
a decent position.}) 16. g4 $6 {I felt that Re8 was a mistake and wanted to
punish it, but perhaps I got too excited.} ({There is nothing wrong with} 16.
c4 {, and next comes the typical manouver Na1-c2-b4 (or Na3-b5 if Black plays .
..a5).}) 16... hxg4 17. hxg4 Nh7 $2 ({A couple of people asked me what I
intended after} 17... Nc5 18. Nxc5 bxc5 {Well, I have no shame!} 19. Kg2 $1 Qd7
20. Kg3 $1 {, which stops ...e4 once and for all. Although the computer
insists I'm worse here, I'd be more worried for Black. Isn't he nearly getting
mated after Rh1 and Bh6?}) (17... b5 $1 {, on the other hand, would have been
strong. The d5-pawn turns out to be very weak, and Black is at least no worse.}
) 18. g5 $1 {Black's kingside pawns are fixed and suddenly he's under real
pressure.} f5 {This opens up Black's king, but there was no other way to
relieve the bind.} ({Black can win material, but it will hardly ease his
suffering:} 18... e4 19. f4 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bg7 21. Nd4 {, with strong
compensation.}) 19. gxf6 Bxf6 (19... Ndxf6 20. Rf2 $1 {, and next Rg2, with
pressure against g6.}) 20. Rf2 Bg5 21. Rg2 Bxe3+ 22. Qxe3 {The trade of
bishops won't stall the attack.} Ndf8 23. Bd3 Ra7 24. Rf1 $6 {This move
impressed Yasser Seirawan, although he admitted it's probably not too good! Of
course, I had stronger options at my disposal.} (24. Na5 {tempted me, but I
realized that the knight doesn't do much on c6:} Rg7 25. Nc6 Qh4 {, and this
isn't so clear.}) (24. Qh6 $1 Rg7 25. Nd2 $1 {was very simple and very strong.
All my pieces get into the attack.}) 24... Rf7 $2 (24... Nf6 {was the best
chance, although after} 25. f4 $1 {, Black is still in trouble.}) 25. Qh6 Kh8
26. Nd2 {All the moves come so naturally. The knight is heading for e4 and g5.}
Rf4 27. Rg4 (27. Bxg6 $4 Rf6 $1 {was a nasty little trap.}) 27... b5 ({The
endgame after} 27... Rxg4+ 28. fxg4 Qg5 29. Qxg5 Nxg5 30. Nc4 {is probably
lost for Black, but knights are tricky pieces and you never really know.}) (
27... Qd7 {should be met, rather than the greedy Rxf4, by the far more
convincing} 28. Ne4 $1 Rxg4+ 29. fxg4 Qxg4+ 30. Kh2 {, and Black's position
crumbles.}) 28. Ne4 Nd7 $2 {Desperation in time trouble, but there was no way
to save the position.} 29. Rxg6 Rg8 30. Ng5 (30. Ng5 Qxg5+ 31. Rxg5 Rxg5+ 32.
Kf2 Ndf6 33. Rg1 {is the end.}) 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi Team"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1979.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vasiukov, Evgeni"]
[Black "Gufeld, Eduard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1979.03.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. g4 Bd7 14. Na5 f5 15.
Be2 f4 16. Bf2 e4 17. Be1 e3 18. Qb4 Bxg4 19. fxg4 f3 20. Bxf3 Rxf3 21. Qe4 Qf8
22. Bg3 Nd7 {[#]} 23. Qe6+ $2 (23. Nb7) (23. Nb3) 23... Kh8 $19 24. Nb3 Rd8 $15
(24... Ne5 $19) 25. Kb1 Ne5 {[#]} 26. g5 $2 (26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Nc1 Bd6 $15)
26... e2 $19 27. Rde1 Rf1 28. Qh3 Rxh1 29. Rxh1 Qf3 30. Re1 Bxg5 31. Nd4 Qxd5
32. Nxe2 Nf3 33. Nc3 Qc4 34. Rd1 Nd2+ 35. Ka1 b4 36. Nb1 Ne4 37. Qg2 Bf6 38.
Rd3 d5 ({In Informator 27/450 :} 38... Rc8 39. Qh3 h6 40. a3 a5 41. Be1 d5 42.
axb4 axb4) 39. a3 a5 40. Be1 Rc8 41. Qg4 h6 42. axb4 0-1

[Event "Moscow International"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1982.05.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Szekely, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1982.05.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 e5 8. Nf3
h6 9. Be3 Be6 10. O-O Rc8 11. Qd2 Be7 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. h3 Qc7 14. Nd5 {[#]}
Bxd5 $6 (14... Nxe4 15. Nxc7 Nxd2 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe6 Ndf3+ 18. gxf3 fxe6
$11) 15. exd5 $14 Na5 16. Rac1 (16. Qb4 $14) 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. b3 Qc3
19. Qe2 Qb4 20. Qe1 Ne4 21. c4 Qxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG Team-ch36"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1984.09.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Matanovic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Marjanovic, Slavoljub"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1984.09.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belgrade Crvena Zvezda"]
[BlackTeam "Nis Zeleznicar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 {1)Sahovski Glasnik 1984, p.407-413. Tournament report by Kovacevic,V.}
c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7
9. f4 b5 10. f5 Bc4 11. a4 d5 12. exd5 Bb4 13. Bd3 Nxd5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ke2
N7f6 16. Bg5 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Qc8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qh6 Nf4+ 20. Kd1 Nxd3 21. Ne4
Nxb2+ 22. Kc1 Bxb3 23. c3 Nd3+ 24. Kd2 Nf2 25. Nxf6+ Kd8 26. cxb4 Qc2+ 27. Ke3
Nd1+ 28. Rxd1+ Qxd1 29. Qg7 Qd4+ 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1962.12.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1962.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 g6 (6... b5 {Fischer,
R-Najdorf,M Varna ol 1962}) 7. g4 Bg7 8. g5 $5 (8. Be3 O-O 9. g5 Ne8 $1) (8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 $10) 8... Nh5 $1 (8... Nfd7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 $16) 9. Be2
e5 (9... Nc6 $5 10. Nb3 (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 12. Qxh5 Rb8 $44)) 10. Nb3
(10. Nf5 gxf5 11. Bxh5 f4) 10... Nf4 11. Nd5 $10 (11. Bc4 Nc6 12. Nd5) 11...
Nxd5 (11... O-O {Tal,M} 12. h4 f5 (12... Nd7 $5 13. Nxf4 exf4 14. Qxd6 Be5)) (
11... Nxe2 12. Qxe2 Be6 $10) (11... Nxh3 $2 12. Be3 {/\ Bb6}) 12. Qxd5 Nc6 (
12... Be6 {Tal,M} 13. Qxb7 Nd7 14. Be3 $16) 13. Bg4 Bxg4 (13... f5 {Tal,M} 14.
gxf6 (14. exf5 Ne7 $1 15. Qd3 gxf5 16. Bh5+ Ng6) 14... Qxf6 15. Bxc8 Rxc8 16.
c3 Rc7 17. Be3 $16 {/\ 0-0-0}) 14. hxg4 Qc8 $1 {/\ Qxg4; Nb4} 15. Qd1 (15. Qxd6
Qxg4 16. Qd3 Rd8 17. Qe2 Qg2 18. Rf1 h6 $36) 15... Nd4 $2 (15... Qe6 {Tal,M}
16. Be3 O-O-O $10) (15... d5 $5 16. exd5 (16. Qe2 d4) (16. c3 d4) 16... Nb4 17.
c3 (17. O-O Nxc2 18. Rb1 O-O) 17... Qc4 $1 18. cxb4 $2 (18. Rh3 Nxd5 (18...
Qe4+ 19. Kf1 Nc2 $2 20. Nd2 $18) 19. Qe2 Qc7 $10) 18... Qe4+ 19. Kd2 Rd8 20.
Kc3 Bf8 $1 21. a3 (21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. bxc5 Rxd5 $19) 21... Rc8+ 22. Kd2 (22. Nc5
$2 Bxc5 23. bxc5 Rxc5+ 24. Kb3 Qc4#) 22... Be7 $1 $40) 16. c3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Qe6
18. Ra5 $1 f6 $2 (18... O-O {>=} 19. Rd5 Rad8 {/\ f7-f5}) (18... b5 {>=} 19.
Qd5 Qxd5 20. exd5 Kd7) 19. Qd5 $1 Qxd5 (19... Qxg4 $2 20. Qxb7 O-O 21. gxf6)
20. Rxd5 Kd7 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. g5 Be7 23. Ke2 $16 {>< d6, h7} Raf8 24. Be3 Rc8
25. b4 (25. c4 Kc7 26. b4 {/\ c4-c5; b4-b5; f2-f4}) 25... b5 $5 26. Rdd1 Ke6
27. Ra1 Rc6 28. Rh3 (28. Rh4 $2 h5 $1) 28... Bf8 (28... d5 $5 29. exd5+ Kxd5
30. Rah1 Kc4 31. Rxh7 Rxh7 32. Rxh7 Re6 33. Kd2 (33. Kf3 $2 e4+ 34. Kf4 Kb3)
33... Kb3 34. Kd3 Kxb2 35. Ke4 $1 Bf8 (35... Kxc3 36. Kd5 Rd6+ 37. Kxe5 Bf8 38.
Rc7+ $1 Kb3 39. Rc8 Be7 40. Re8 Rd7 41. Ke6 $18) 36. Rh8 Bg7 37. Rg8 Re7 38.
Rc8 $1 $18 {/\ Rc6}) 29. Rah1 Rc7 (29... d5 $2 30. exd5+ Kxd5 31. Rxh7 Rxh7 32.
Rxh7 Kc4 33. Rf7 Rc8 34. Rf6 Kb3 35. Rxa6 Kxb2 36. Bd2) 30. Rh4 $1 d5 (30...
Rc4 31. f3 Rc7 32. Kf2 $1 d5 33. Ra1 Rc6 34. exd5+ Kxd5 35. Rd1+ Ke6 36. Rd8
$18) (30... Rf7 31. Ra1) 31. Ra1 $1 (31. exd5+ Kxd5 32. Rd1+ Ke6 33. Rd8 Bg7 $1
) 31... Rc6 (31... dxe4 32. Rxa6+ Kd5 33. Rb6 $18) 32. exd5+ Kxd5 33. Rd1+ Ke6
34. Rd8 Kf5 (34... Rc7 35. Ra8 $18) 35. Ra8 Re6 36. Rh3 $1 Bg7 (36... Kg4 37.
Rg3+ Kh5 38. Rf3 Bg7 39. Rxh8 Bxh8 40. Rf8 Bg7 41. Rf7 $18) (36... Ke4 37. Rf3
Bg7 38. Rxh8 Bxh8 39. Rf8 Bg7 40. Rf7 Bh8 41. f3+ Kd5 42. Rxh7 Re8 43. Kd3 $18)
37. Rxh8 Bxh8 38. Rxh7 Re8 39. Rf7+ Kg4 (39... Ke4 40. f3+ Kd5 41. Kd3 $18) 40.
f3+ Kg3 41. Kd3 $2 (41. Kf1 $1 $18 {/\ Bf2+}) 41... e4+ (41... Rc8 42. Bc5 $18)
42. fxe4 Rd8+ 43. Bd4 Kg4 44. Rf1 Be5 (44... Kxg5 45. Rg1+ Kf4 46. Rxg6) 45.
Ke3 Bc7 (45... Bxd4+ 46. cxd4 Kxg5 47. e5) 46. Rg1+ Kh4 47. Kf3 Rd7 (47... Rf8+
48. Bf6 Kh3 49. Rh1+ Bh2 50. e5 Re8 51. Ke4) 48. e5 Rf7+ 49. Ke4 Rf5 50. e6 Bd8
51. Bf6 $1 Bxf6 52. gxf6 Rxf6 53. Kd5 Rf2 54. Re1 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-11a playoff place 3"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1979.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1979.10.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 1]} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 Rc8 10. g4 Be7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. h4 O-O 13. h5 Nc4 14.
Bxc4 Rxc4 15. g5 Nd7 {[#]} 16. Rdg1 Qc7 17. g6 Rc8 18. Bh6 Bf6 19. gxh7+ Kxh7
20. Bxg7 Bxg7 21. h6 Bf6 {[#]} 22. Qg2 {[#]} (22. Qg2 Qd8 23. Qg7+ Bxg7 24.
hxg7+ Kg8 25. Rh8# {[#]}) 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
h6 $6 (8... Be7 9. a5 O-O 10. Be2 h6 11. O-O Be6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14.
c4 Bh7 15. b4 Nd7 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. Qb3 Kh8 18. Nd2 f5 19. f3 Qd8 20. Rfd1 Bg5 {
Nunn,J-Howell,J/London Lloyds Bank/1985/1-0/} 21. c5 $1 $16 {Chandler}) 9. a5
Be6 10. Nd5 $1 (10. Be2 Qc6 $1 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. O-O Be7 $10) 10... Bxd5 (10...
Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. c4 {-> 8...Be7 /Nunn,J-Howell,J/} (12. Bd3 $5 e4 13. Nd4
exd3 14. Nxf5 Qxc2 15. Qxc2 dxc2 16. Rc1 $16)) 11. exd5 Nbd7 12. Be2 (12. c4 $2
Be7 {12...Ng4!} 13. Be2 Ng4 $1 14. Bd2 $6 {>= 14.Bc1} Qc5 15. O-O e4 16. b4 Qa7
$1 17. Ne1 Nxf2 18. Rxf2 e3 19. Bxe3 Qxe3 $13 {Chandler,M-Hodgson,J/BCF-ch/
1984/1-0/59/}) 12... g6 $2 (12... Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 Nh7 $1 {Analysis by
Jacoby,Gisbert:The New Anti-Najdorf: 6 Be3!.TUI.1986. page 13.} 15. b4 f5 16.
Qb1 $5 (16. Qb3 Bf6) (16. c5 f4)) (12... e4 $2 13. Nd4 Nxd5 14. Nb5 $16 {
Jacoby, page 13.}) 13. O-O Bg7 14. c4 O-O 15. Nd2 Nh7 (15... e4 16. b4 Ne5 17.
Rc1 Qd7 18. h3 Rae8 19. Qb3 g5 20. c5 $16 {Ivanov,A-Kengis/URS/1984/1-0/
Jacoby,p.13}) 16. b4 e4 (16... f5 17. f3 f4 18. Bf2 e4 19. Nxe4 Bxa1 20. Qxa1
$44) 17. Rc1 f5 18. f4 exf3 19. Nxf3 Rae8 {>= 19...Rfe8} 20. Bf2 Ng5 21. c5
dxc5 22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. d6 Qc8 24. bxc5 g4 25. Bxa6 $1 bxa6 26. c6 Be5 $1 (26...
Rd8 27. Re1 Rfe8 28. Re7 $1 $18) 27. Re1 Bf6 28. Qd5+ Kg7 29. Red1 Re5 30. Qd3
Nc5 31. Bxc5 Qxc6 32. Bb6 Qb5 33. Qxb5 Rxb5 34. d7 Bd8 35. Bxd8 Rxd8 36. Rc8
1-0

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Bc4 (10. h3) (10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6
14. O-O e6 15. Nde2 $1 {1-0 Lanka,Z-Rogozenko,D/Chebanenco mem 1st 1998/CBM 64
(31) [Rogozenko]}) (10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Nge5 12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 Rb8 14. Nd4 Bd7
15. Be2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Rb1 Rg8 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. h3 h5 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21.
Qxd4 Qb6 22. Qxb6 Rxb6 23. b4 cxb3 24. axb3 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kasparov,G/
Linares (10)/1998/CBM 64 [Atlas]}) 10... Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. h4 $146 (12. Qf3
Rf8 13. Bb3 Ne5 14. Qe3 Rb8 15. O-O Qb6 16. Qe2 Rh8 17. Kh1 h5 18. f4 gxf4 19.
Bxf4 Bg4 20. Qd2 Be6 21. Rad1 Qa5 22. Qe1 h4 23. h3 Nc4 24. Bc1 Kd7 25. Qf2 Rb7
26. Ne2 Nxb2 27. Bxb2 Bxb2 28. Rb1 Qa3 29. Nf4 Bxb3 30. axb3 Bf6 31. Nd3 Qa5
32. e5 Bxe5 33. Qf5+ Kc7 34. Ra1 Qd5 35. Nxe5 Qxe5 36. Qxe5 {1/2-1/2 Anand,
V-Topalov,V/Amber Rapid 1998/EXP 63}) 12... Qb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. hxg5 O-O-O 15.
Qd2 (15. gxh6 Bxh6 {[%cal Rh6c1] Weiß kann nicht rochieren}) 15... hxg5 16.
Rxh8 Rxh8 17. O-O-O Ne5 18. f3 Qa5 19. Kb1 Bf6 20. Qe3 Kb7 21. Bf2 Rb8 $2 $16 {
Zu optimistisch} (21... Ra8 $142 $14 {Anand}) 22. g3 Kc8 23. Qe2 $1 {[%csl Ra6]
[%cal Yd1d4,Yd4a4]} Ng6 {[%csl Yd4]} 24. Be1 {[%cal Ge1c3,Yc3a5]} (24. Bxf7
Bxc3) 24... Qb6 (24... Bxc3 25. Bxc3 Qb6 26. Bxf7 $18) 25. Na4 Qb5 $18 (25...
Qa7 $142 26. Bxf7 $16 {Anand}) 26. c4 $1 Qb7 27. Ba5 $16 (27. c5 $1 $18 {Anand}
) 27... c5 28. Nb6+ Qxb6 (28... Kd8 29. Nd5+ Ke8 30. Nxf6+ exf6 31. Rxd6 $18)
29. Bxb6 Rxb6 30. Rd2 (30. Qe3 $5 {[%csl Rg5]}) 30... Be5 31. Qh2 Kc7 32. Rf2
Rb8 33. f4 Rh8 $2 (33... Bd4 $142 {Bietet Schwarz bessere Überlebenschancen.}
34. Rf1 gxf4 35. gxf4 Bc6 36. Qe2 $16) 34. fxe5 $1 $18 Rxh2 35. exd6+ Kxd6 36.
Rxh2 {Dies Endspiel ist gewonnen, auch wenn die technische Realisierung nicht
so einfach ist.} Bc6 37. Bc2 Ne5 38. b3 Nf3 39. Rh7 f6 40. Kc1 a5 41. Kd1 Ke6
42. Bd3 Kd6 43. Ke2 Ne5 44. Kd2 Bb7 45. Kc3 Nc6 46. Rh8 Kc7 47. Bf1 Ne5 48. Bg2
Bc6 49. a3 Bb7 50. Rh7 Kd7 51. b4 axb4+ 52. axb4 cxb4+ 53. Kxb4 Ba6 54. Bh3+ g4
55. Bf1 Bb7 56. Bg2 Ba6 57. Rh5 Ke6 (57... Nxc4 58. Bf1 $18) (57... Bxc4 58.
Rxe5 $18) 58. Kc3 Kd6 59. Bf1 Bb7 60. Bd3 Bc6 61. Rh7 Bd7 62. Be2 Be6 63. Bf1
Bf7 64. Bd3 Be6 65. Rh8 Nc6 66. Bc2 Kc5 67. Bb3 Bf7 68. Ba4 Ne5 69. Rc8+ Kb6
70. c5+ Kb7 71. Rh8 Bg6 72. Kd4 Bf7 73. Rh7 Kc7 74. Bb5 Nf3+ 75. Ke3 Ne5 76.
Rh8 Bg6 77. Ra8 Kb7 78. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Primavara"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Black "Vajda, Levente"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O b5 12. g5 b4 13. Na4 Nh5 14. Qxb4 d5 15.
Nac5 d4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qc4 dxe3 18. Bh3 $2 (18. Qxe6+ Kh8 (18... Rf7 19. Bc4
) 19. Rxd7 Bxg5 20. Bc4 (20. Bxa6 Qf6 21. Qxf6 Nxf6 22. Rd6 Nxe4 $1 $132 23.
fxe4 $2 Rxa6 24. Rxa6 Rf1+ 25. Rxf1 e2+ $19) 20... Qf6 21. Qxf6 Nxf6 22. Rd6)
18... Kh8 19. Bxe6 Ra7 20. h4 Nf4 21. Kb1 e2 22. Rd2 Qe8 23. Bg4 Nb6 24. Qc3
Qb5 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Black "Florean, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1998.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. g5 Nh5 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bd7
15. Na5 Qc7 16. Kb1 O-O 17. Rg1 f5 18. Be2 Rfc8 19. f4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21.
Bf3 g6 22. Nc6 Bf8 23. h4 Re8 24. Qxf4 Qb6 25. Nd4 Bg7 26. Ne6 Rac8 27. Qd2 Rc4
28. Rge1 Be5 29. h5 Rh4 $138 30. Rh1 Rxh1 31. Bxh1 Rc8 32. Bf3 Rc4 33. Rh1 Bg3
34. a3 Rh4 35. Rxh4 Qg1+ 36. Ka2 Bxh4 37. Qc3 Qf1 (37... Bxe6 38. h6 (38. dxe6
Qxg5 39. e7 Kf7 40. Bd5+ Kxe7 41. Qc7+ Ke8 $11) 38... Qa7 39. dxe6 Qe7 40. Bd5
$18) (37... Qf1 38. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:59:26"]
[BlackClock "0:56:56"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. h3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 7. g4 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]}
8. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:23]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} 10. Qd2 {[%emt 0:03:28]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:02:01]} (10... Nxd4 11.
Bxd4 b5 12. Bxf6 exf6 13. O-O-O Be6 14. f4 Qa5 15. Kb1 f5 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Rxd2
fxg4 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19. Ne3 Bd7 20. Rxd6 Ra7 21. e5 Be6 22. Bd5 Re8 23. c4 Bf8
24. c5 h5 25. c6 Rc7 26. Bf3 Kg7 27. Rc1 h4 28. Bg4 Bxg4 29. Nxg4 Rec8 30. Rf6
Be7 31. a3 h3 32. Rc2 Rd8 33. Ka2 Rd3 34. f5 Rg3 35. Rd6 gxf5 36. Nf6 Bxf6 37.
Rxf6 Rg6 38. Rxf5 Rgxc6 39. Rg5+ Kf8 40. Rxc6 {Volokitin,A (2674)-Kotanjian,T 
(2531) Yerevan 2014 0-1}) 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:09:30]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:15:24]} 12.
f4 {[%emt 0:16:13]} Na5 {[%emt 0:06:16]} 13. b3 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:
00:49]} 14. Nde2 {[%emt 0:04:32]} b5 {[%emt 0:06:50]} 15. Nd5 $146 {[%emt 0:10:
53]} (15. Kb1 Be6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nb7 18. Bd4 Nc5 19. Ng3 e5 20. fxe5
dxe5 21. Bb2 Qd6 22. g5 Nfd7 23. h4 Nb6 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Nd7 26. h5 Nc5
27. Bf3 Rc7 28. Qh2 Rfc8 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Bg4 Rb8 31. Rde1 Re7 32. Re3 Ree8
33. Rh3 Kf8 34. Rh7 {1-0 (34) Admiraal,M (2221)-Bosboom,M (2455) Haarlem 2010})
15... Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 16. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:09:44]} 17.
Rhf1 {[%emt 0:08:20]} e6 {[%emt 0:08:52]} 18. Rf2 {[%emt 0:05:19] An
interesting but short game. A double-edged Najdorf saw the Azeri player
sacrifice a piece for the initiative. Topalov saw nothing better than to
return it to force a queen exchange, but he did gain the slightest bit of
pressure against Black's pawns in the resulting endgame. However Black was
never in any real problems and the game resulted in a draw.} Nc4 {[%emt 0:13:
00][%csl Gc4]} 19. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 20. Bd4 {
[%emt 0:16:24]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 21. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:02:
09]} 22. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:03:55]} 23. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 24. dxe6 {[%emt 0:01:53]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 25. Rfd2
{[%emt 0:02:59]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 26. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:07:23]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:
00:16]} 27. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxg4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 28. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:
12]} Rxg2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 29. g5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 30. Rd4
{[%emt 0:03:21]} f6 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 31. a4 {[%emt 0:04:54]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:
57]} 32. fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:10]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 6. h3 {
[%emt 0:00:25]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 7. Nde2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:22]
} 8. Ng3 {[%emt 0:16:27]} (8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Nd5 Bb7 10. Nec3 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. a4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 O-O 14. Bc4 Nc5 15. Ra2 Kh8 16. O-O Bg5 17. Qe2 a5 18. Rd1
Rb8 19. Rda1 Bc6 20. Bb5 Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Qd7 22. c4 Nb3 23. Rd1 Nc1 24. Rxc1 Bxc1
25. Rxa5 Qc6 26. Ra1 Bg5 27. Ra7 Bd8 28. Kh2 f5 29. b3 fxe4 30. Qxe4 Bb6 31.
Ra6 Rxf2 32. Qg4 Rff8 33. Nxb6 Rxb6 34. Ra7 Rb7 35. Rxb7 Qxb7 36. Nxd6 Qe7 37.
c5 h6 {Heberla,B (2556)-Antoniewski,R (2550) Czechia 2014 1/2-1/2}) 8... Be6
$146 {[%emt 0:02:14]} (8... Bb7 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O g6 11. Bf3 b4 12. Na4 Qa5
13. b3 Rc8 14. Bd2 d5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. c4 bxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qd5 19.
Qe3 Qe6 20. Rac1 Nd5 21. Ba5 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 f5 23. Rd1 Kf7 24. Qc8 N7f6 25. Qb7+
Be7 26. Rc1 e4 27. Ne2 Qe5 28. Nb6 e3 29. f3 Rb8 30. Nc4 Rxb7 31. Nxe5+ Ke6 32.
Nd3 Kd6 33. Nd4 Nc7 34. Rc6+ Kd5 35. Nf4+ Ke5 36. Bxc7+ Kxd4 37. Rc4# {1-0 (37)
Conquest,S (2546)-Oswald,G (2147) Great Yarmouth 2007}) 9. Bg5 {[%emt 0:02:46]}
Nbd7 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 10. Nh5 {[%emt 0:10:38]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:31:21]} 11. Bxf6 {
[%emt 0:14:50]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 12. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:15:19]} b4 {[%emt 0:05:21]} 14. Nd5 $5 {[%emt 0:05:29]
Kosintseva's pawn sacrifice out of the opening netted her a slight initiative
on the light squares, fueled by the presence of opposite colored bishops.
However Lagno's Sveshnikov-type structure provided her plenty of counterplay,
she sacrificed her extra pawn back to force and endgame that she had no
problems holding.} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:04:41]} 15. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:56]} 16. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 17. f4 $44 {
[%emt 0:02:00][%cal Ge2e8]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:07:31]} 18. O-O {[%emt 0:11:56]} O-O {
[%emt 0:04:57]} 19. Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} h6 {[%emt 0:07:06]} 20. Rad1 {[%emt 0:
03:16]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:05:41]} 21. fxe5 {[%emt 0:06:13]} Qc5+ {[%emt 0:04:08]}
22. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 23. Qg4 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Rae8 {
[%emt 0:01:30]} 24. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Re1 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 25. Rdf3 {
[%emt 0:00:37]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 26. b3 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Rxf1+ {[%emt 0:04:
07]} 27. Rxf1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qc3 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 28. Bd3 {[%emt 0:03:07]}
Re1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 29. Qf5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 30. Rxe1 {
[%emt 0:00:59]} Qxe1+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 31. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:
00:20]} 32. g3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qxf5 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 33. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 34. g4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 35. Kg3 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 36. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:01:
04]} 37. Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:36]} f5 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 38. Kxf5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Bc3
{[%emt 0:00:14]} 39. h4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 40. Kg6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Be1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. h5 {[%emt 0:09:58]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 42.
Kxf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bg5+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 43. Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bd2 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} 44. Ba6 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 45. Bb7 {[%emt 0:
03:47]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 46. Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 47.
Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 48. Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:59:26"]
[BlackClock "0:56:56"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Be3 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:06]
} 8. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg7 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 10. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 11. h4 {[%emt 0:
02:26]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 12. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} gxh4 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 13.
Bxh4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 14. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qb6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 16. exd5 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:
18:23]} 18. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:19:33]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 19. c3 $146 {[%emt 0:
00:34]} (19. O-O-O Be5 20. Rh3 Kd7 21. Rb3 Rab8 22. a4 Rhg8 23. Kb1 Bf6 24. Rh1
Bxh4 25. Rxh4 Nf6 26. g3 Nxd5 27. Bxh5 Nc7 28. Bxf7 Rg7 29. Bh5 b5 30. axb5
axb5 31. Be2 Rf8 32. f4 Kc8 33. Rh5 Rfg8 34. g4 e6 35. Bf3 Kd7 36. f5 Rg5 37.
fxe6+ Kxe6 38. Re3+ Kd7 39. Be4 R8g7 40. Bf5+ Kc6 41. Rc3+ Kb7 42. Rxg5 Rxg5
43. Rh3 Kb6 44. Rh5 Rg7 45. Rh7 Rg8 46. Kc1 {1-0 (46) Kotronias,V (2530)-King,
D (2500) Gausdal 1993}) 19... Bf6 {[%emt 0:19:26]} 20. O-O-O {[%emt 0:02:09]}
Kd7 {[%emt 0:05:11] A Najdorf quickly turned into a dull double rook endgame
that neither side had realistic winning chances in, depspite the fact that
White's structure was much superior.} 21. Bxg4+ {[%emt 0:06:38]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:
00:10]} 22. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} exf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Rxh8 {[%emt 0:00:
59]} Rxh8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 24. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 25.
Rxg4 {[%emt 0:07:33]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 26. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ke6 {
[%emt 0:06:57]} 27. Kc2 {[%emt 0:11:43]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:08:17]} 28. g3 {[%emt 0:
01:04]} Re5 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 29. Kd3 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Rd5+ {[%emt 0:03:05]} 30.
Rd4 {[%emt 0:02:43]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 31. Re4+ {[%emt 0:16:14]} Kd7 {
[%emt 0:00:34]} 32. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Re5 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 33. Kd4 {[%emt 0:
01:57]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:08:47]} 34. a4 {[%emt 0:07:14]} b6 {[%emt 0:11:42]} 35. b3
{[%emt 0:03:36]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 36. Kd3 {[%emt 0:08:12]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:
03:06]} 37. Kc2 {[%emt 0:03:47]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:04:55]} 38. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:26]}
Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 39. Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 40. Ke2 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kd2 {[%emt 0:10:59]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:
27]} 42. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.28"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Colovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[Annotator "Colovic,A"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tyumen"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 f5 15.
gxf6 (15. Na5 $5 f4 16. Bf2 Bxg5 17. Nc6 (17. Bh3 e4 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. fxe4
Rae8) 17... Qe8 (17... Qf6 18. Bh3 Nb8 (18... Nc5 $2 19. Bg4 $1 e4 $140 20.
Bxc5 $18) 19. Rhg1 $44) 18. Bh3 Bd8 19. Rhg1 $44) 15... Bxf6 16. Na5 Qc7 (16...
Nf4 $1 17. Nc6 Qc7 18. Kb1 (18. Bxf4 exf4 $11) (18. Bd3 Nxd3+ $1 19. Qxd3 Nb6)
18... Nb6 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Bd3 Nxd3 $1 21. Qxd3 Bg5 $132) 17. Bd3 (17. Kb1) (
17. Nc6) 17... Nb6 (17... Nf4 18. Be4 Nb6 (18... Nc5 19. Nc6) 19. Bxb6) 18.
Bxb6 $1 Qxb6 19. Nc6 Qc5 (19... Nf4 20. Qb4 Nxd5 21. Qb3 Qxc6 22. Be4 $1) 20.
Rhg1 Nf4 21. Be4 a5 $1 22. Kb1 (22. Nxa5 $2 Rxa5 23. b4 Ne2+ 24. Qxe2 (24. Kb1
Nc3+ $19) 24... Qxb4 $19) 22... b4 23. Rg4 Rf7 (23... Bd8 24. Qe1 $5 Bb6 25.
Qh4) 24. h4 Bd8 25. h5 Bb6 26. Bf5 $5 Re8 (26... Kh8 27. Be6 Rf6) 27. Be4 (27.
Rg5 h6) 27... Ra8 (27... Qf2 28. Qxf2 Bxf2 29. Nxa5 Nxh5 30. Nc6 Bc5 31. c3 $1
bxc3 32. b4 $1 $16) 28. Rh1 Qf2 29. Qd1 Re8 (29... Kh8 30. Bg6 Rf6 31. Rgh4 Qc5
$11 32. Be4 $140 a4 33. R4h2 Rf7 34. c3 bxc3 (34... b3 35. axb3 (35. a3 $145 $8
) 35... a3 (35... axb3 36. Qxb3) 36. bxa3 Qxa3 37. Rb2 {;} Ng2 $145 $19) 35.
Rc2 Ba5 36. Nxa5 Qxa5 37. Rxc3 h6 $132) (29... Qc5 30. Bg6 Rc7 31. Be4 Rf7 32.
Rgh4 Ng2 33. R4h2 Ne3 34. Qd3 (34. Qe1 Nxd5) 34... h6 35. Rc1 (35. c3 bxc3 36.
Rc1 c2+ $1) 35... a4 $1 36. c3 b3 $1) 30. Rgh4 $1 Rf6 (30... Qe2 31. Qxe2 Nxe2
32. Bg6 $1) 31. R4h2 $1 Qe3 32. h6 $1 g6 33. c3 $1 bxc3 34. Re1 Qc5 35. Rc2 Rf7
36. Rxc3 $16 Qf2 37. Rb3 a4 38. Rb5 Bc5 39. a3 Ra8 40. Rf1 Qe3 41. Re1 Qf2 42.
Rf1 Qe3 43. Qc2 Bd4 44. Rd1 Qe2 45. Nxd4 exd4 46. Qxe2 Nxe2 47. Rb4 Ng3 48.
Rdxd4 Nxe4 49. fxe4 g5 50. e5 dxe5 51. Rg4 Rf5 52. Rb7 Re8 53. Rg7+ Kh8 54. d6
Rf1+ 55. Ka2 Rd1 56. d7 Rd8 57. Rxa4 Rd4 58. Re7 1-0

[Event "PAL/CSS Freestyle fin 4th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.10.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Flying Saucers"]
[Black "Jazzled, Rybka 2.1d3 mp"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dagh,Nielsen"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2006.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{My opponent was an engine on auto, operated by Joseph Soney from the US. We
also played in the preliminary, and besides, we have battled it out in several
blitz games in the engine room. In my impression, Joseph is very adept at
finding just the right balance for his book. That is, he does not book too
deep based on dubious engine blitz games, but applys a good feel for just
where exactly deep booking is necessary. Coupled with strong hardware, this
makes for an obviously tough opponent.} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} cxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Nb3
{[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 $1 {Exclamation mark for cunning strategy! Standard move
order is 7...Be6, and what he had played against me in the preliminary, and
also in the second round against Ibermax. Here I had continued with the
"engine room system" with h3+Qf3, as did Ibermax. However, this plan is no
good after 7...Be7. I had also prepared 8.f3 for this final, but as it turns
out, not in enough detail. [%emt 0:00:00]} 8. f3 {[%emt 0:04:04]} Be6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 9. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} h5 {A soft spot in my preparation. The danger
when playing against pure engines on strong hardware is that if you do not
achieve an edge or a rather straight forward equality out of the opening, you
can hardly afford to be significantly down on time. In this regard, I probably
have something of a boxer's glass jaw from earlier encounters vs. pure engines,
and I probably didn't spend the rational amount of time (=enough) to find a
good way to proceed here. [%emt 0:00:00]} 10. O-O-O {[%emt 0:05:41]} Nbd7 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Nd5 {[%emt 0:06:14]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. exd5 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Qa5 {[%emt 0:04:19]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 14. Qb4 {[%emt 0:06:54]} O-O {[%emt 0:07:16]} 15. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:17]}
Rfc8 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 16. c3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 17. Na5 {
[%emt 0:00:15]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 18. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
01:15]} 19. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 21. Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 22. Qxe5
{[%emt 0:00:03]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 23. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qxb4 {[%emt 0:
01:14]} 24. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qd6 {This was th e position I had been aiming
for, but I had obviously not assessed it correctly. I though white was safe,
with prospects of a long term structural advantage. [%emt 0:02:31]} 25. Bd3 {
[%emt 0:14:20]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rb4 {A move I
had not paid enough attention to when pondering the opening stage. While white
may not be that much worse, black has a comfortable edge. [%emt 0:05:15]} 27.
Qf2 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Rcb8 {[%emt 0:03:40]} 28. Rc1 {This exchange of pawns
seemed better to me than allowing black to stabilize his position and
gradually build up pressure through a6-a5-a4 etc. [%emt 0:05:26]} Qxh2 {
[%emt 0:01:00]} 29. Bxa6 {Over the next 20 moves or so, white is trying hard
to stay alive through precise, but passive moves. [%emt 0:00:14]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:
00:50]} 30. Rdc2 {[%emt 0:01:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 31. b3 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 32. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} (32... Rxb3+
33. axb3 Rxb3+ 34. Ka1 Ra3+ 35. Kb1 Qa4 36. Ra2 Qxa6 37. Rxa3 Qxa3 {I was not
too concerned about this.}) 33. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 34.
Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:38]} h4 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 35. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} R8b7 {
[%emt 0:00:58]} 36. Kb2 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 37. Kb1 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 38. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 39.
Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Rba7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 40. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Ra4 {
[%emt 0:00:51]} 41. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 42. Qd2 {[%emt 0:
00:19]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 43. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 44.
Qc3 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 45. Qc5 {[%emt 0:02:19]} Qb8 {
White has su cceeded in his initial defensive task. There was a price on the
clock, though. [%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxc8 {[%emt 0:00:51]}
47. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 48. gxh3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxf3 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} 49. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 50. Rc2 {[%emt 0:
00:10]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 51. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Re7 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 52.
b4 {A critical moment. Even though 52.b4 may be good enough for a draw, a much
simpler alternative was 52.Rce2. When I had planned the sequence leading to
here around move 45-46, I failed to spot 51...Re7, but only contemplated the
immediate 51...dxe4. My assessment was that this was indeed a dead draw (two
rooks on each side), but after 51...Re7 52.Rce2, one pair of rooks gets
exchanged, and I began to see ghosts, fearing that my king was too passive etc.
This is a clear incident where better chess knowledge might have led to
improved performance. [%emt 0:00:20]} (52. Rce2 dxe4 53. Rxe4 Rxe4 54. Rxe4
Rxh3 {and white should draw.}) 52... dxe4 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 53. b5 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 54. a4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 55. h4 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 56. Rc4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} (56. Ra2 $5)
56... Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 57. Kc2 {[%emt 0:01:40]} (57. Kb2 R3xa4 58. b6 Ra2+
59. Kb3 R7a3+ 60. Kb4 Ra6 61. Rc7+ Kf6 62. Rc6+ Ke5 63. Rb1 Ra1 64. Rb3 {
I had this variation worked out, but chose another way to draw.}) 57... R7xa4 {
[%emt 0:00:48]} 58. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 59. Kc3 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 60. b6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:03:
05]} 61. Kd4 {Probably the decisive mistake, and a bad case of playing an
"inspired move-order". [%emt 0:00:09]} (61. b7 Rb8 62. Rb1 Kh5 63. Kd4 Kxh4 64.
Ke3 {was the position I strove for, and I still believe it's a draw, after
having analysed it with TBs also. In critical lines, white's rook gets to
harass black's king, for example} Kg4 65. Rg1+ Kh3 66. Rh1+ Kg2 67. Rb1 g5 68.
Rb5 g4 69. Kf4 g3 70. Rb6 Kh2 71. Rh6+ Kg1 72. Rb6 Kg2 73. Rb2+ {with a draw.})
61... Rd8+ {Ooops. White's king is forced to go on a wrong path. [%emt 0:00:29]
} 62. Kc5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} (62. Ke3 Rd3+ 63. Kf4 Rf3+ 64. Ke5 Rb3 $19) 62...
Kh5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 63. b7 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Kxh4 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 64. Kc6 {
[%emt 0:00:57]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 65. Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rxb7+ {Flying
Saucers resigns (Lag: Av=0.51s, max=2.5s) [%emt 0:00:21]} 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 32nd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 Be7 (9... b5 10. g5 Nh5 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 $40) 10. Qd2 O-O
11. O-O-O b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Nh5 (13... Ne8 14. Ng3 a5 15. Kb1 a4 16. Nc1 Nc7
17. f4 $16 {Smirin,I-De Firmian,N/Polanica Zdroi (4)/1995/}) 14. Ng3 Nf4 15. h4
a5 16. Kb1 a4 17. Nd4 (17. Nc1 $5) 17... exd4 18. Bxf4 Qa5 $6 (18... Ne5 $5 19.
Nf5 $5 (19. Be2 Qc7 20. Nf5 (20. Qxd4 $2 Bxa2+ 21. Kxa2 b3+ $17) 20... Bxf5 21.
exf5 Rfc8 22. Rc1 a3 23. b3 Qc3) 19... Nxf3 (19... Bxf5 20. exf5 Qc7 21. Qxd4
$16) 20. Qd3 Ne5 21. Qxd4 $40) 19. Nf5 $1 (19. Qxd4 Rfc8 20. Bd3 Ne5 $14) 19...
Bxf5 20. exf5 Qxf5 21. Qxd4 $16 b3 (21... Ne5 $2 22. Bh3 Qg6 23. h5 Qxh5 24.
Bf5 $18) 22. Bd3 bxa2+ 23. Ka1 {Baburin: The same opening line and the same
middlegame idea, as in Smirin-De Firmian (CBM 49).} Qc5 24. Qe4 (24. Be4 Qxd4
25. Rxd4 Ra6 26. Rhd1 Nc5 $16) 24... g6 25. Be3 (25. Qxe7 $6 a3 26. Bc1 axb2+
27. Bxb2 Rfb8 $132) 25... Qe5 26. Bd4 Qxe4 27. Bxe4 Ra5 {/\d5} 28. Bc3 $1 Rc5 (
28... Ra6 29. h5 Bxg5 30. hxg6 $18) 29. Bb4 Rc4 30. Bxd6 Bxd6 31. Rxd6 $18 Nc5
32. Rc6 Rd8 33. h5 Kf8 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Kxa2 Ke7 36. Bd3 Kd7 37. Bxc4 Kxc6 38.
Bxf7 Rf8 39. Bxg6 Rxf3 40. Rg1 Kd6 41. Bh7 Rf7 42. Bg8 Rg7 43. Bc4 Ke5 44. g6
1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 32nd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O b5 12. g5 b4 (12... Nh5 13. Kb1
Nb6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 16. Na5 $40) 13. Ne2 Ne8 (13... Nh5 $5 14. Ng3
Nf4 15. h4 a5 16. Kb1 a4 17. Nc1 $5 $14) 14. Ng3 $6 (14. h4 a5 15. Kb1 Nc7 16.
f4 a4 17. Nbc1 b3 18. cxb3 axb3 19. f5 bxa2+ 20. Ka1 Bc4 21. Ng3 $40 {
Damjanovic,V-Vaulin,A/Belgrade/1993/}) (14. Kb1 $5 a5 15. f4 a4 16. Nbc1 exf4
17. Nxf4 Bxg5 18. Nxe6 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 fxe6 20. Bc4 $44) 14... a5 15. Kb1 Nc7 16.
f4 a4 17. Nc1 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nc5 (18... Ne5 19. Nf5 $40) 19. Nd3 (19. Qxb4 $5
$14) 19... b3 $1 20. Nxc5 bxa2+ (20... bxc2+ $2 21. Qxc2 $18) 21. Ka1 {Baburin:
This is a characteristic manoeuvre as well: White leaves the a2-pawn as a good
shelter for his King.} dxc5 22. Nf5 (22. Qxd8 $6 Rfxd8 $132) 22... Re8 23.
Nxe7+ $2 (23. Qxd8 Bxd8 $8 24. Nd6 Rf8 (24... Re7 25. Nb7 $40) 25. Be2 $132) (
23. Bd3 c4) (23. Qe1 $5 Qc8 24. Qc3 Bxf5 25. exf5 $40) 23... Qxe7 24. Bd6 Qd7
25. Bxc5 Qc6 26. Bb4 (26. Qd6 Qxe4 27. Bd3 Qb7 $13 28. Bd4 (28. Bb6 Rab8) 28...
Nb5) 26... Bg4 27. Re1 Bf3 (27... Rad8 28. Bd3) 28. Rg1 (28. Bg2 Rad8 29. Qf2
Bxe4 30. Bxe4 Rxe4 $10) 28... Bxe4 29. Rg4 Rad8 30. Qc3 Qxc3 31. Bxc3 Bxc2 32.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Kxa2 $10 Nd5 34. Ka3 Rb8 35. Bd2 (35. Bc4 Ne3 36. Rf4 Bb3 37.
Bxb3 axb3 $15) 35... Rb3+ 36. Ka2 Rf3 37. Bc4 Bb3+ 38. Bxb3 axb3+ 39. Ka3 Rd3
40. Be1 Ne3 41. Re4 f5 42. gxf6 Nc2+ 43. Ka4 Nxe1 44. Rxe1 gxf6 45. Re8+ Kf7
46. Rb8 Rh3 (46... f5 47. Rxb3 $10) 47. Rxb3 Rxh2 48. Kb5 h5 49. Kc4 h4 50. Kd4
h3 51. Ke4 Re2+ 52. Kf4 h2 53. Rh3 Rxb2 54. Rh7+ Kg6 55. Rh8 Ra2 $10 56. Kf3
Kg5 57. Rh7 f5 58. Kg3 Ra4 59. Kg2 $1 $8 (59. Kxh2 $4 Rh4+ $19) (59. Rh8 $2
Rg4+ 60. Kf2 Rh4 $19) (59. Rxh2 $2 Ra3+ $19) 59... Rd4 (59... Rg4+ 60. Kh1 Kf4
61. Kxh2 $10) 60. Rh8 Kf4 61. Kxh2 Kf3 62. Ra8 Rd3 63. Ra7 f4 64. Rf7 Rd1 65.
Rf8 Rf1 66. Rh8 Re1 67. Rf8 Re4 68. Kg1 Ke2 69. Kg2 Ke3 70. Ra8 f3+ 71. Kf1 Rd4
72. Re8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Goodricke op 07th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Szekely, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 Nc6 (6... e5 7. Nde2
Be6 8. g4 Be7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Ng3 O-O 11. Nf5 Nb6 12. O-O $14) 7. g4 g6 8. Bg2
(8. Be3 $5 Nxd4 (8... Bg7 9. Qe2 $5 O-O 10. O-O-O $36) 9. Bxd4 Bg7 10. g5 Nh5
11. Bxg7 Nxg7 12. Qd2 $16) 8... Nxd4 (8... Bg7 $2 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. e5 $16) 9.
Qxd4 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qd2 Be6 12. O-O $6 (12. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 (12... Nxd5 $6 13.
exd5 Bd7 14. O-O-O Rc8 15. Kb1 $14) 13. exd5 Nd7 14. c3 Ne5 15. Qe2 Rc8 $132)
12... Nd7 13. Rab1 Qa5 14. Nd5 Qxd2 15. Bxd2 (15. Nxe7+ $6 Kh8 16. Bxd2 Bxa2
17. Ra1 Bc4 18. Rfb1 Rfe8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Re2 21. Rd1 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Bd4
$132) 15... Bxd5 16. exd5 Rfc8 17. c3 Rc7 $6 (17... Ne5 18. Rfe1 (18. f4 Nc4
19. Bc1 b5) 18... Kf8 19. Re2 Nc4 20. Be1 Bh6 $132) 18. Rfe1 Kf8 $2 $14 (18...
Ne5 19. Re2 Nc4 20. Be1 Bh6 $13) 19. Re2 b5 20. a3 Rb8 21. f4 Nb6 22. Bf3 Nc4
23. Be1 a5 24. Kg2 Rb6 $6 (24... a4 25. h4 Re8 26. g5 e6 27. dxe6 fxe6 28. Bg3
Kf7 29. Rbe1 $16) 25. h4 Rb8 26. g5 Re8 $6 (26... h6 $5 27. h5 gxh5 (27... hxg5
28. hxg6 (28. fxg5 gxh5 29. Bxh5 Ne5 $132) 28... gxf4) 28. Bxh5 hxg5 29. fxg5
$132) 27. h5 e5 28. dxe6 Rxe6 (28... fxe6 29. h6 Bh8 30. Bg3 d5 31. Rbe1 Rce7
32. Bf2 Kf7 33. Bg4 $16) 29. h6 Bh8 30. Bf2 $16 a4 (30... Rce7 31. Rbe1 $18)
31. Bg4 Rxe2 32. Bxe2 Re7 33. Bxc4 (33. Bf3 $16) 33... bxc4 34. Rd1 $18 Rd7 35.
Rd5 f6 36. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 32nd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kaminski, Marcin"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4
exf4 (8... Qc7 9. f5 Bc4 10. g4 h6 11. Qf3 $14 {Lanka,Z-Apiccela,M/Torcy/1990/
Inf 50/276/}) 9. Bxf4 Nc6 10. Qd2 (10. Qe2 $5) 10... Be7 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Nd4
(12. h3 $5 $14) (12. Be2 $5 $14) 12... O-O (12... Qd7 13. h3 O-O 14. g4 b5 15.
Bg2 {Lanka,Z-Stavru,A/Budapest/1991/ Inf 52/(241)}) 13. Nf5 (13. h3 $5 b5 14.
g4 b4 15. Nd5 $44) 13... Bxf5 14. exf5 Nh5 $5 (14... Qc8 15. Bd3 b5 16. Rhf1
$14 {Grosar,A-Istratescu,A/Biel/1993/}) 15. Be3 Ng4 16. Kb1 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bf6
18. g4 $5 (18. Nd5 Be5 19. Qf3 Nf6 20. Bc4 $14) 18... Re8 19. Qf3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3
Nf6 21. Qf3 Qb6 (21... d5 22. Bd3 $14) 22. Bc4 Rac8 23. Bb3 Re3 24. Qg2 Ne4 25.
g5 Rxb3 $4 (25... Nc5 26. g6 Nxb3 27. axb3 $14) (25... Nf2 $2 26. Bxf7+ (26.
Qxf2 Rxb3 27. Qxb6 Rxb6 28. Rd5 $14) 26... Kxf7 27. Qxf2 $18) 26. cxb3 $1 $18 (
26. axb3 $2 Nf2 27. Rxd6 Qxd6 28. Qxf2 $16) 26... Re8 (26... Nf2 27. Rc1 $18)
27. g6 fxg6 28. fxg6 d5 29. gxh7+ Kh8 30. Rhg1 Qh6 31. Rxd5 Nf6 32. Rdd1 Qxh7+
33. Ka1 Re7 34. Rd8+ Ne8 35. a3 Qh6 36. Ka2 a5 37. Qg5 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 32nd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 b5 10. a4 (10. g4 Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Na5 Rc8 13. O-O-O
$132 {Lukianov,J-Kuporosov,V/URS/1988/}) 10... b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13.
Bxb6 (13. Qxb4 $2 Nbxd5 14. Qd2 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Be7 $15) 13... Qxb6 14. a5 Qb7
15. Bc4 Be7 16. Ra4 Rb8 17. Qd3 (17. Nc1 {Ftacnik} Bd8 (17... e4 18. Na2 exf3
19. gxf3 Qd7 20. b3 Qh3 21. Rf1 Nd7 22. Nxb4 Nc5 23. Ra2 O-O 24. Kd1 Bf6 25.
Nxa6 Nxb3 26. cxb3 Rxb3 27. Kc2 Rc3+ 28. Qxc3 Bxc3 29. Kxc3 Rc8 $16 {
Cseshkovsky,V-Lukov,V/Sochi/1981/}) (17... O-O 18. Na2 Bd8 19. Nxb4 Bxa5 20.
Rxa5 Qxb4 21. Qxb4 Rxb4 22. b3 Rb6 23. Kd2 Ra8 24. Rha1 Kf8 25. c3 Ke7 26. b4
Kd8 27. Bxa6 Kc7 28. Bd3 {Cseshkovsky,V-Bukic,E/Banjaluka/1981/1-0 (40)}) (
17... Nd7 18. Nd3 Bd8 19. Kd1 Qc8 20. b3 Nc5 21. Rxb4 Ra8 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Ra4
h6 24. Re1 O-O 25. Qe3 {De Toledo,J-Leitao,R/BRA-ch93/1994/1/2-1/2 (58)}) 18.
Na2 (18. Kd1 O-O 19. Na2 Qd7 20. b3 Rb5 {1/2-1/2 Georgadze,T-Gruenfeld,Y/
Dortmund 38/(348) 1984}) (18. O-O O-O 19. Kh1 e4 20. Nb3 exf3 21. gxf3 Nd7 22.
Nd4 Nc5 23. Ra2 Qe7 24. Nc6 Qh4 25. Nxb8 Qxc4 26. Raa1 Bf6 27. b3 Qh4 28. Nc6
Bxa1 29. Rxa1 Re8 {Gufeld,E-Gaprindashvili,N/USSR 32/340 1981/1/2-1/2 (58)})
18... Nd7 19. Kd1 Qc8 (19... Nc5 20. Rxb4 Qc8 21. Rxb8 Qxb8 22. b4 Nd7 23. Bxa6
O-O 24. c3 h6 25. Re1 Bg5 26. Qd3 f5 27. Qb5 Qa7 28. Qb7 Qf2 29. Re2 Qf1+ 30.
Kc2 Nf6 31. Bc4 {1-0 Henao,R-Leitao,R/Merida (11) 1993 (42)}) 20. b3 Nc5 21.
Rxb4 Ra8 22. f4 e4 23. Be2 Bxa5 24. Qd4 O-O 25. Rc4 Bc7 26. f5 Re8 27. Nc3 a5
28. f6 Re5 {Cseshkovsky,V-Georgadze,T/Erevan (zt)/1982/0.5 (41)}) 17... Ra8 18.
Qd2 Rb8 19. Nc1 Bd8 $5 (19... O-O 20. Na2 e4 21. Rxb4 Qa7 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Nb4
exf3 24. gxf3 $16) 20. Nd3 $1 (20. Na2 $2 Qc8 $1 21. b3 (21. Rxb4 $2 Bxa5)
21... Qc5 $10) 20... Nxd5 (20... Qc8 21. b3 $14) (20... Qc7 21. Bxa6 (21. Rxb4
Rxb4 22. Qxb4 Qxa5 23. Qxa5 Bxa5+ 24. c3 Kd7 $14) 21... Nxd5 22. Nxe5 Nc3 23.
bxc3 bxc3 24. Qe2 $14) (20... Nd7 {Ftacnik} 21. Kd1 Qc8 22. Rxb4) 21. Nxe5 dxe5
22. Qxd5 $14 Qxd5 (22... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 23. Bxa6 $16) 23. Bxd5 O-O $2 (23... Ke7
$5 24. Bc4 Rc8 25. b3 Rc5 $14) (23... Rb5 $2 {Ftacnik} 24. Bc6+) 24. Ke2 (24.
Bc4 {Ftacnik} Ra8) 24... Rc8 $6 (24... Rb5 25. Bc4 Rxa5 26. Rxa5 (26. Rxb4 $16
{Ftacnik}) 26... Bxa5 27. Ra1 Bb6 28. Rxa6 Bd4 (28... Rb8 $14) 29. b3 $14 (29.
Ra4 Rb8 30. b3 g6 $10)) 25. Bb3 Be7 26. Rd1 Rfd8 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Bc4 Ra8 (
28... Rd6 $2 29. Rxb4 Rd2+ 30. Kxd2 Bxb4+ 31. c3 Bxa5 32. Bxa6 $16) (28... Rc8
{Ftacnik} 29. b3 $16) 29. Ke3 $16 Kf8 30. Ke4 Bd6 (30... f6 {Ftacnik} 31. b3
Ke8 32. Kd5 Kd7) 31. b3 (31. Kd5 Ke7 32. Kc6 $2 Rc8+) 31... Ke7 32. g4 f6 33.
Kd5 Kd7 34. h4 g6 (34... Ra7 {Ftacnik} 35. Bd3 h6 36. Bf5+ Kc7 37. Ke6 Kc6 38.
Bd3 $16) 35. h5 f5 (35... Rc8 36. Bxa6 Rc5+ 37. Ke4 Bc7 38. Rxb4 $16) (35...
Ra7 {Ftacnik} 36. Bd3 $16) (35... gxh5 {Ftacnik} 36. gxh5 h6 37. Bd3 $16) 36.
gxf5 gxf5 (36... gxh5 {Ftacnik} 37. f6 h4 38. Bd3 Rf8 39. Bf5+ Kc7 40. Ke6 $18)
37. Bd3 e4 (37... Rf8 {Ftacnik} 38. Bxa6 $18) 38. fxe4 fxe4 (38... f4 {Ftacnik}
39. e5 Bc7 40. Bxh7 $18) 39. Kxe4 (39. Bxe4 {Ftacnik} Re8 40. Bf5+ Kc7 41. Bd3
Re5+ 42. Kd4 Rxh5) 39... Kc6 (39... Re8+ {Ftacnik} 40. Kf3 Rf8+ 41. Kg4 Rg8+
42. Kf5 $18) 40. Kd4 Bc5+ (40... Rg8 {Ftacnik} 41. Bxa6 Rg4+ 42. Ke3 $18) 41.
Kc4 Ra7 (41... Rd8 42. Be4+ Kd6 43. Bxh7 $18 (43. Bb7 $18 {Ftacnik})) 42. Ra1
Re7 (42... Rd7 $2 {Ftacnik} 43. Be4+ Kd6 44. Rd1+ $18) 43. Rf1 Bd6 44. Rf6 Re5
(44... Kc7 {Ftacnik} 45. Rh6 $18) 45. h6 Rxa5 (45... Re7 {Ftacnik} 46. Rf8 $1 (
46. Kd4 Kc7 47. Rf5 Kb7 48. Bxa6+ $6 Kxa6 49. Rf6 Kxa5 50. Rxd6 Rc7 51. Kd3 Kb5
$14) 46... Rc7 47. Rh8 Kb7+ (47... Bf4 48. Kxb4 Rb7+ 49. Ka4 $18) 48. Kd4 Bf4
$140 $2 49. Be4+ $18) 46. Bxh7 Rh5 (46... Rc5+ {Ftacnik} 47. Kxb4 Rh5+ (47...
Rf5+ $2 48. Rxd6+ Kxd6 49. Bxf5 $18) 48. Ka4 $18) 47. Be4+ Kc7 48. h7 a5 49.
Rf7+ Kb6 (49... Kd8 {Ftacnik} 50. Ra7 $18) 50. Rb7+ Ka6 51. Rd7 Bf8 (51... Be5
{Ftacnik} 52. Rd5 $18) 52. Rd8 Bg7 53. Rd6+ (53. Rd6+ {Ftacnik} Ka7 54. Rd7+
$18) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kiselev, Maxim"]
[Black "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 e5 (6... b5 7. a4 b4
8. Na2 a5 9. c3 Qb6 10. cxb4 axb4 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Qxg4 Qxb5 14.
Nxb5 Bxg4 15. Nc7+ $18) (6... Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O g6 9. Qe2 Bg7 10. Bd2 O-O
11. Rae1 $14) (6... e6 7. O-O d5 $6 8. e5 Nfd7 $2 (8... Ng8 $142 $16) 9. Nxe6
fxe6 10. Qh5+ Ke7 (10... g6 11. Bxg6+ hxg6 12. Qxg6+ Ke7 13. Bg5+ $18) 11. Bg5+
Nf6 12. exf6+ gxf6 13. Bxf6+ $1 $18) 7. Nde2 g6 (7... Be6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6
Qxf6 10. O-O Be7 11. f4 exf4 12. Nxf4 Qd4+ 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Rxf8+
Bxf8 16. Qg4 $16) (7... d5 $2 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bc4 Nxc3 10. Bxf7+ Ke7 11. Bg5+
$18) (7... h6 8. h3 Be7 9. Ng3 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. f4 exf4 12. Rxf4 Nc6 13. Be3
$10) 8. O-O Bg7 9. f4 (9. Bg5 $5 Be6 10. Nd5 Nbd7 (10... Bxd5 11. exd5 h6 12.
Bh4 $14) 11. Nec3 $14) 9... Nc6 10. Qe1 exf4 11. Nxf4 (11. Bxf4 Be6 12. Bg5 O-O
13. Qh4 Qb6+ $10 {/\Ng4,Ne5}) 11... Ne5 12. h3 O-O 13. Be3 (13. Nfd5 Nxd5 14.
Nxd5 Be6 $10) 13... Be6 14. Rd1 Rc8 15. Qh4 Qa5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. a3 Nfd7 18.
Ne2 (18. Qe7 Rfe8 19. Qxd6 Bf8 20. Rxf8+ $1 Rxf8 21. Qxe6+ Rf7 22. Nd5 $44)
18... Bf6 19. Qg3 Qd8 $10 20. Bh6 Rf7 21. Kh1 Qe7 22. c3 Nc5 23. Bc2 Nc4 $1 $15
24. b4 Nd7 25. Bb3 Nde5 26. Nd4 b5 27. Rf4 $6 (27. Bf4 $142 Bh4 28. Qh2 $15)
27... g5 $5 28. Rdf1 (28. Nf3 Nxf3 29. Rxf3 $13) 28... Kh8 29. R4f2 Rg8 30. Bd1
Rg6 $17 31. Bh5 Rxh6 32. Bxf7 Qxf7 $17 33. Nf3 Nxf3 34. Qxf3 Ne5 35. Qe2 g4 36.
Qd2 Qf8 37. Qg5 Bxg5 (37... Qg7 38. Qxg7+ Kxg7 $17) 38. Rxf8+ Kg7 39. Ra8 gxh3
40. Rxa6 hxg2+ 41. Kxg2 Nc4 42. Ra7+ Kg6 43. Rf8 Be3 44. Raa8 Rh5 45. a4 bxa4
46. Rxa4 Re5 47. Kf3 Bh6 48. Rg8+ Kf6 (48... Bg7 $4 49. Ra7 $10) 49. Ra7 Nd2+
50. Ke2 Rxe4+ 51. Kd3 Re3+ 52. Kc2 Ne4 $19 53. Rc8 Ke5 54. Rxh7 Re2+ 55. Kb3
Bd2 56. Rh5+ Kf4 57. b5 Nc5+ 58. Kc2 Be3+ 59. Kb1 Re1+ 0-1

[Event "Sonnevanck 5th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bosch, Jeroen"]
[Black "Armas, Julius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. a4 {Mit diesem Zug hat
Weiß zwei Aufgaben gelöst: auf der einen Seite vermeidet er das schwarze
Gegenspiel am Damenflügel mit b7-b5, auf der anderen Seite wartet er ab,
welche Variante Schwarz auswählen wird: a) mit 6...e5 werden ungewöhnliche
Stellungstypen herbeigeführt und die Schwarzspieler aus den gewohnten
Najdorf-Stellungen gebracht. b)6...e6 und Übergang in die Scheveninger
Variante. c)6...g6 und Übergang in die Drachenvariante. d)6...Nc6 7.Be2 e5 8.
Nb3 und Übergang in die Najdorf-Variante (B92).} e5 (6... g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. f4 Be6 (10... Qb6 11. a5 $1 Qc7 (11... Qxb2 12. Na4 Qb4 13.
c3 Qxa5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bb6 $18) (11... Qb4 12. Ra4 Qxb2 13. Qd2) (11... Nxa5
12. Nf5 Qd8 13. Nxg7 Kxg7 14. e5 $32 $44) 12. Nb3 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb8
15. c4 Nbd7 16. Bd4 e5 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Kh1 e5 19. Bc3 Kh8 20. Qc2 Rae8 21. f5
g5 22. Rad1 Nc5 23. Nd2 d5 24. b4 d4 25. Bb2 Ncd7 26. Qb3 Rd8 27. Qg3 b6 28.
Bxd4 bxa5 29. bxa5 Qxa5 30. Bc3 Qc7 31. Qxg5 Nc5 32. Qe3 Rfe8 33. h3 e4 34. Ra1
Qc6 35. Ra5 Nd3 36. Rfa1 Rd6 {Ermenkov,E-Angelov,A/Stara Zagora 1988/1-0 (50)})
(10... e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bc4 Re8 15. a5 $1 Be6
16. Ra4 Nd7 17. Rd1 Nf8 18. Rd6 Bxc4 19. Rxc4 Rab8 20. Bb6 $16 {u.s.w. im 40
Zug 1:0 1-0 Ermenkov,E-Mitev,G/Bulgarien 1986}) (10... Rb8 11. Kh1 Bd7 12. e5
dxe5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Bf4 Neg4 15. Bxb8 Qxb8 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. Nf3 Bc6 18. Qe2
Qf4 $44) 11. Bf3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Rc8 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Qa5 15. c3 $14 {
Donev,I-Gunev,Z Ruse 1986}) (6... b6 $6 7. g3 $1 (7. Bd3 $6 Bb7 8. O-O e6 9. f4
Qc7 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Kh1 Nc5 14. Nxc5 bxc5 15. Bd2 Rfd8
16. b3 d5 17. e5 c4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. b4 Rd6 21. Rad1 Rd7 22. Ne4
Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Rad8 $17 24. Qe2 Qc6 25. Be3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Qxa4
28. Bc5 Qa1 29. Qxa1 Bxa1 30. g3 f5 31. Kg2 e5 32. fxe5 Bxe5 33. Kf3 Kf7 34.
Ke3 Ke6 35. Bf8 {0-1 Donev,I-Mitrev,K/Pernik 1987}) 7... Bb7 8. Bg2 e5 9. Nf5
h6 10. O-O g6 11. Ne3 $14 Nbd7 12. Ned5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bg7 14. Be3 O-O 15. Qd2
Kh7 16. Rfd1 Rc8 17. Nb4 $16 Nc5 18. Qxd6 a5 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. Nd5 Rd6 21. c3
f5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Ne7 $1 $18 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rf8 25. Bxb7 Rf7 26. Bxc5 bxc5
27. Rd7 Bf6 28. Nd5 Kg7 29. Rxf7+ Kxf7 30. b4 {1-0 Donev,I-Machlev,A/Trgoviste
(3) 1989}) 7. Nf3 {Jetzt fängt der Kampf um das Schlüsselfeld d5 an.} Qc7 {
Verhindert 8.Bc4} 8. Bg5 {/\Bf6} Nbd7 9. Nd2 b6 (9... h6 10. Bh4 b6 11. Bc4 Bb7
12. O-O Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rfd1 Rfc8 15. f3 d5 16. exd5 $6 (16. Bxd5 $142 $1
Bxd5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qc5+ 19. Bf2 Qxd5 20. c4 $14) 16... Bb4 17. d6 Bxd6
18. Bb3 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Bd4 20. Nde4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxb2 22. Nd6 Bxa1 23. Nxf7 Nc5
24. Ba2 Bc3 25. Qc4 Kh7 26. Qxc3 Nxa4 27. Qb4 Nc3 28. Qg4 Nxa2 29. Rd7 Qxc2 30.
Ng5+ Kg8 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Ne4+ Kf8 33. Qf5+ Kg8 34. Qe6+ Kf8 35. Be7+ Kg7 36.
Qf6+ {1-0 Donev,I-Trichkov,V/Sofia 1986}) 10. Bc4 Bb7 11. Qe2 Be7 12. O-O O-O
13. Rfd1 {Räumt das Feld f1 für den Springer.} Rfc8 {Verhindert 14.Nf1, weil
der Bc4 angegriffen ist.} (13... h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nf1 Rfc8 16. Ne3 $1 Nxe4
17. Ncd5 Qd8 (17... Bxd5 18. Bxd5 $16) 18. Nf5 $16) (13... Rfe8 14. Nf1 h6 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Ne3 $1 Nxe4 17. Ncd5 $16) 14. Bb3 Nc5 15. Bxf6 $1 {Vernichtet
den Verteidiger des Feldes d5.} Nxb3 16. cxb3 $1 {Nach 16.Nb3?! wäre dieser
Springer von den schwarzen Bauern eingeschränkt und weit von unserem Ziel
entfernt - dem Punkt d5!} Bxf6 17. Nc4 $1 {Ein wichtiger Vorteil des
Springerpaars gegenüber dem Läuferpaar ist, daß beide Springer gleichzeitig
einen Punkt angreifen können (in unserem Fall den Punkt d5), der vom
Läuferpaar nur einmal gedeckt ist.} Rd8 18. Ne3 $1 Bg5 19. Ned5 $1 $16 {
Das Ziel ist erreicht - der weiße Springer auf d5 ist so wertvoll wie ein Turm.
} Bxd5 (19... Qc6 $2 20. Qg4 h6 21. h4 $18) (19... Qc5 20. b4 Qc6 21. Qg4 $18)
20. Rxd5 Qb7 21. Rad1 Be7 22. R5d3 Rdc8 23. Nd5 {Eine sehr wichtige Phase im
Mittelspiel, es ist eine kritische Schlüsselstellung entstanden. Weiß hat
klaren positionellen Vorteil dank seinem Riesenspringer gegenüber dem armen
Läufer auf e7.} Rc6 24. Rc3 Rac8 (24... Bd8 25. b4 Rxc3 26. bxc3 $16) 25. Nxe7+
{Weiß gibt seinen Superspringer für den Läufer, weil er Material erobert.} Qxe7
26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Qxa6 Kf8 28. g3 Qc7 29. Qd3 Ke7 {Schwarz deckt seine
Schwäche d6 mit den König, um seinen Turm auf der zweiten Reihe zu aktivieren.}
30. Qe3 Rc2 31. Rd3 $1 {/\Rc3} Rxb2 32. Rc3 Rb1+ 33. Kg2 Qb7 34. Qg5+ $18 Ke8 (
34... Kf8 $4 35. Qd8#) 35. Qg4 Kd8 36. Qh4+ Ke8 37. Qxh7 g6 38. Qh4 Qa6 39. Rc4
Rxb3 40. Rc7 {Eine lehrreiche positionelle Partie, in der entscheidende Rollen
vom Nd5 und von der offenen c-Linie gespielt wurden.} 1-0

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 (10. Qe2 Na5 11. Bd5 Be6 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Bg5 Qc7 14.
Bxf6 $14 {Kalesis,N-Dao Thien Hai Budapest FS FebGM (11) 1994 0-1 37 -CBM 40})
(10. Bg5 Be6 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Qd3 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Rc6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6
16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Rxc2 {1/2-1/2 Kotronias,V-Gelfand,B/Chalkidiki Afitos 
(06) ;CBM 38 1993}) 10... b5 (10... h6 11. a3 Be6 12. Nd5 b5 13. Ba2 Rc8 14.
Nd2 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb8 16. c4 {Short,N-Anand,V Monaco rapid (01) 1993 1-0 41}
Nbd7 17. b4 Nb6 18. Rc1 bxc4 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Nxc4 Qb5 21. Na5 Rxc1 22. Qxc1
Bd8 23. Nc6 Qb7 24. a4 Nd7 25. a5 {Short,N-Anand,V/Monaco rapid (01) ;EXP 34
1993/1-0 (41)}) (10... Na5 11. Bf1 Be6 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 b5 14. b3 Ng4 15.
Bd2 Qb6 16. h3 Nxf2 $2 (16... Nf6 17. Be3 $14) 17. Bxa5 Qxa5 18. Kxf2 Qb6+ 19.
Kg3 {Topalov,V-Gelfand,B/Linares (13) ;CBM 40 1994/1-0 (47)}) 11. Bf1 $2 {
/\ Nd5} (11. Bd5 $14 {Short}) 11... Rb8 $1 12. Bg5 Ng4 $1 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. a3
Bb7 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. h3 Nf6 18. Qe3 Bc6 19. Bd3 Re8 $15 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 $5 h5 8.
g3 Be7 ({The last top level game in that line quickly went very well for White:
} 8... Be6 9. Bg2 b5 $6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Be3 Nb6 12. b3 Be7 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. a4
bxa4 15. Nxa4 Nxa4 16. Rxa4 O-O 17. Rfa1 Rfc8 18. c4 $14 {1-0 (84) Giri,A 
(2750)-Wojtaszek,R (2733) Biel SUI 2014}) (8... Nbd7 {is another very critical
move.}) 9. Bg2 b5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 (10... Nbd7 11. Nxe7 Qxe7 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Nc3
Qe6 14. h4 {was better for White in 1/2-1/2 (34) Shirov,A (2708)-Palliser,R 
(2453) ENG 2013}) 11. Qxd5 Ra7 12. Be3 Rb7 $1 {A better move than the usual 12.
..Be6, this bishop becoming a target after f4-f5.} (12... Be6 13. Qd2 Rb7 14.
f4 Nd7 15. b3 Nf6 16. O-O-O Qa8 17. g4 $16 {1-0 (65) Areshchenko,A (2701)-Duda,
J (2587) POL 2014}) 13. O-O $6 {A totally pointless move that I for some
reason considered logical during the game.} (13. O-O-O {with the idea} Nd7 14.
Qd2 O-O 15. g4 h4 16. f4 {should be criticial.}) 13... Nd7 14. Qd2 O-O 15. Nc3
Nf6 16. a3 h4 17. g4 Be6 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nh7 20. Rfd1 (20. a4 b4 21. Nd5
Bg5 $132) 20... Rd7 21. a4 b4 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 {I considered this
position to be great for me but missed my opponent's next, excellent move.} Re8
$1 24. e5 $6 {Any other move would be better, though the position is just
about equal.} Nf8 $1 25. exd6 Bxd6 26. Bxd6 Re6 27. Qc5 Rexd6 (27... a5 $5 {
was worrying me more during the game, and it seems Black would be better.}) 28.
Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Qxb4 Ne6 {Here Black definitely has enough compensations to make
a draw, but it normally should not be more.} 30. Re1 (30. Rf1 {would be more
precise.}) 30... Rd4 31. Qb3 Qd6 32. Qe3 $6 (32. a5 $142) 32... Rxa4 $15 33. c3
$6 (33. b3 $142 Ra2 34. Qc3 g6 $15) 33... Ra2 34. Qf2 g5 35. Bf1 Nf4 (35... a5
$1 $17) 36. Rb1 Ra5 37. c4 Ra4 $2 (37... Re5 38. Re1 Rxe1 39. Qxe1 Qb6+ 40. Qf2
Qb3 41. c5 Nxh3+ 42. Bxh3 Qxh3 43. Qd4 Qg3+ 44. Kh1 {and White should hold
though Black can play on forever.}) 38. Rc1 Rb4 39. c5 Qc7 40. Qd2 $6 (40. Rc3
$1 $11) 40... Rb3 41. Rc3 (41. Qd6 $2 Rg3+ 42. Kh2 Qb7 $17) 41... Rxc3 42. Qxc3
a5 43. c6 (43. Kh1 Qc6+ 44. Kh2 a4 $15) 43... Qb6+ 44. Kh1 Qf2 45. Qc4 Qf3+ $2
(45... Qxb2 $1 46. c7 Qb7+ 47. Kg1 Qc8 $17) 46. Kg1 Qe3+ 47. Kh1 Qf3+ 48. Kg1
Qg3+ 49. Kh1 Ne6 {A logical practical try, though now the position is
objectively a total draw.} (49... Nxh3 50. Bxh3 Qxh3+ 51. Kg1 Qg3+ 52. Kh1 h3
53. Qc2 $11) 50. Qb5 Qf3+ 51. Kg1 Qe3+ 52. Kh1 Qc1 53. Kh2 Qf4+ 54. Kg1 Qe3+
55. Kh1 Qc1 (55... Nd4 56. c7 $1 Nxb5 57. c8=Q+ Kg7 58. Bxb5 Qxh3+ 59. Kg1 $11)
56. Kh2 Kf8 57. Bg2 Qd2 58. Qb8+ Ke7 59. Qa7+ Kf6 60. Qb8 Qb4 61. Qa7 $4 {
An amazing blunder, falling into the only trick in the position.} (61. Qg8 Ke7
62. Qa8 $11) 61... Qxb2 62. Qxa5 Qe5+ 63. Qxe5+ Kxe5 {The ending is hopeless.}
64. Kg1 Kd6 65. Kf2 Nf4 66. Bf1 Kxc6 (66... Kxc6 67. Kf3 Kd5 68. Ke3 Ke5 69.
Kf3 Kd4 70. Kf2 Ke4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. h3
$5 {This line is getting more and more popular. The main ideas are to push
g4-g5 and consider h3 less weaknessing than f3, and push f4 at once, sooner or
later.} Be7 $5 ({After} 8... Nbd7 {the right move is} 9. Qd2 $1 {after which
for example} b5 10. O-O-O b4 11. Nd5 Nxe4 12. Qxb4 {would be pretty good for
White.}) 9. f4 ({Now} 9. Qd2 {is too slow as it allows ideas like} O-O 10.
O-O-O a5 $5 {with the idea} 11. a4 Na6 {which is a better version for Black
than the very same position with f3 instead of f3, as here White needs a solid
centre.}) (9. Qf3 {has also been tried but recently Gelfand showed the way for
Black:} O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bc8 14. Bd3 a5 $13 {
1/2-1/2 (26) Zhigalko,S (2678)-Gelfand,B (2753) Tromso NOR 2014}) 9... exf4 10.
Bxf4 Nc6 $5 {An interesting move order.} (10... O-O {allows White to go} 11.
Qf3 {as after} Nc6 12. O-O-O {Black cannot go ...Ne5 at once.}) 11. Qe2 (11.
Qf3 $6 Ne5 $15) 11... Nd7 12. O-O-O Nce5 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Nd4 Rc8 15. Qe3 Qc7 $6
(15... Re8 {should bre critical:} 16. g4 Qa5 17. a3 b5 {1/2-1/2 (86) Fier
Takeda,A (2572)-Wojtaszek,R (2711) SUI 2014}) 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 b5 18. Qf2
Nb6 (18... Nf6 19. g4 b4 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 $14) 19. Be3 $6 {A very
tempting move, forcing my opponent to retreat with an important piece, but
actually after that Black is more or less fine.} (19. g4 b4 20. Ne4 {would be
good for White.} (20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 $14)) 19... Ned7 20. Bd3 Bf6 21. Ne4 (
21. Bd4 $142 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Rfe8 $13) 21... Be5 $5 (21... Bxb2 $5 22. Kxb2 d5
23. Ng5 Qc3+ {is a draw, as the move} 24. Kc1 $2 {which I had planned is just
bad due to} Qa3+ 25. Kd2 Nc4+ 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 $17) 22. f6 g6 23. Rhf1 ({After} 
23. Qh4 Na4 $5 {it seems my attack would just be too slow.} (23... d5 24. Ng5
Nxf6 25. Rhf1 Nbd7 $13)) 23... d5 24. Ng5 Bxf6 $2 {I considered this move to
be the only way for Black, but actually the engine just laughs at my attack
and doesn't go for that worse ending.} (24... Nc4 25. Bd4 (25. Qh4 h5 $132)
25... Qd6 $132) 25. Bxb6 $6 ({My initial idea} 25. Nxh7 $1 {was stronger:} Kxh7
26. Bxb6 Qe5 (26... Qxb6 27. Qxb6 Nxb6 28. Rxf6 Rb8 29. Rdf1 Kg7 30. Kc1 $16)
27. c3 Nxb6 28. Rde1 $1 Qd6 29. Qxf6 Qxf6 30. Rxf6 $16) 25... Qe5 26. Bd4 Qxd4
27. Qxd4 Bxd4 28. Bf5 $2 {Missing my opponent's 29th move.} (28. Bxb5 axb5 (
28... Bxb2 $4 29. Bxd7 Rb8 30. c3 $18) 29. Rxd4 $14) 28... gxf5 29. Rxd4 Rfe8
$1 {Forcing a draw.} 30. Rxd5 (30. Rd2 Nf6 $132) 30... Re2 $1 31. Rxd7 Rcxc2
32. Nxf7 (32. Nf3 Rxb2+ 33. Kc1 Rxa2 34. Rd2 Rxg2 $11) 32... Rxb2+ 33. Ka1
Rxa2+ 34. Kb1 Reb2+ 35. Kc1 Rxg2 36. Nh6+ Kf8 37. Kb1 Rgb2+ 38. Kc1 Rg2 39. Kb1
Rgb2+ 40. Kc1 Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Kalinin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "231"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. h3
O-O 9. g4 Be6 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. Ng3 Ne8 12. Nf5 Bg5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Nxd6 Nxd6
15. Qxd6 Rfd8 16. Qd2 Qh4 17. Qe3 Nf8 18. Nd5 Ng6 19. O-O-O Bxd5 20. exd5 Qe7
21. Rhe1 Qd6 22. Kb1 Rac8 23. Be4 Ne7 24. Bh1 Ng6 25. h4 Re8 26. Be4 Nf4 27.
Qb3 b6 28. Bf3 Re7 29. Re3 Rec7 30. Rde1 f6 31. c3 Kh8 32. g5 Re8 33. Be4 f5
34. Bxf5 Ng2 35. Be6 Nxe1 36. Rxe1 Rf8 37. Qc2 Rc4 38. h5 Rcf4 39. Re2 b5 40.
axb5 axb5 41. h6 gxh6 42. gxh6 R8f6 43. Qb3 Rxh6 44. Re1 Qc5 45. Rd1 Rfh4 46.
d6 Rh1 47. d7 Qd6 48. Kc1 Rxe6 49. Rxh1 Qxd7 50. Qb4 Re8 51. Qe4 Qf7 52. Kb1
Re6 53. Rg1 Re8 54. f3 Qf6 55. Re1 Qg6 56. Qxg6 hxg6 57. Kc2 Kg7 58. Kd3 Kf6
59. Ra1 Kf5 60. Ke3 Rh8 61. Ra5 Rb8 62. Ra7 Rb6 63. Ra8 Rc6 64. Rf8+ Ke6 65.
Rb8 Rc5 66. Ke4 Rc4+ 67. Kd3 Rc5 68. b4 Rc4 69. Rxb5 Rf4 70. Ke3 g5 71. Rb6+
Kd5 72. Rb5+ Kd6 73. Rc5 Rh4 74. Rc8 Kd7 75. Rg8 Rc4 76. Kd3 Rf4 77. Ke2 Rc4
78. Rxg5 Rxc3 79. Rxe5 Rb3 80. Re4 Kd6 81. Kf2 Rb1 82. Kg3 Kd5 83. Kf4 Rb3 84.
Kg4 Rb1 85. Rf4 Ke6 86. Rc4 Kd5 87. Rc5+ Kd6 88. Rc4 Kd5 89. Rf4 Ke6 90. Kg5
Rb3 91. Re4+ Kd5 92. Kg4 Rb1 93. Re2 Rxb4+ $18 94. f4 Rb8 95. f5 $8 Rg8+ 96.
Kh5 Kd6 97. f6 Rg1 98. f7 Rf1 99. Kg6 Kd7 100. Re8 Rg1+ 101. Kh5 Rh1+ 102. Kg4
Rg1+ 103. Kh3 Rf1 104. f8=Q Rxf8 105. Rxf8 {Beispiele mit elementaren
Mattführungen auf so hohem Niveau sind rar gesät. Aber mit der Endspiel-CD
können wir jeden Zug genauestens auf seine Güte hin überprüfen.} Ke7 106. Rf5
Ke6 107. Kg4 Kd6 108. Kf4 Ke6 109. Ke4 ({Hier wäre} 109. Re5+ {eine
klitzekleine Idee akurater gewesen.}) 109... Kd6 110. Re5 Kc6 111. Rd5 Kc7 112.
Kd4 Kc6 113. Kc4 Kb6 114. Rc5 Kb7 ({Viel zäher (um zwei Züge) ist} 114... Ka6)
115. Kb5 Kb8 116. Kb6 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Brzeg Dolny"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grabarczyk, Bogdan"]
[Black "Kuczynski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1996.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f3 b5 10. g4 Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Qc7 14. h4 Rc8 15.
Rh2 Be7 16. O-O-O Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Na5 c3 19. Qxc3 Qxc3 20. bxc3 Bd8 21.
Nc6 Bb6 22. Re2 Bxe3+ 23. Rxe3 Nb6 24. c4 Nxc4 25. Rb3 Kd7 26. Re1 Rxc6 27.
dxc6+ Kxc6 28. f4 h6 29. Rc3 d5 30. fxe5 hxg5 31. hxg5 Re8 32. g6 fxg6 33. e6
Kd6 34. Rg3 Ne5 35. Ra3 a5 36. Rxa5 Kxe6 37. Kd1 Rb8 38. a4 Rb1+ 39. Kd2 Rb4
40. Ra8 Kd6 41. Ra6+ Nc6 42. Rg1 Kc5 43. Rxg6 Ne5 44. Rxg7 Rh4 45. Rc7+ Kb4 46.
Rb6+ Ka3 47. Rb3+ Ka2 48. Rb5 Rd4+ 49. Kc3 Rd1 50. Rb2+ Ka3 51. Rb3+ Ka2 52. a5
d4+ 53. Kb4 d3 54. cxd3 Nxd3+ 55. Rxd3 Rxd3 56. a6 $18 (56. a6 Rb3+ 57. Ka5
Ra3+ 58. Kb6 Rb3+ 59. Kc6 Ra3 60. a7 Ka1 61. Kb7 Rb3+ 62. Kc8 Ra3 63. Kb8 Rb3+
64. Rb7 $19) 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op 21st"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 (6. Be3 {is another
theoretical line.}) 6... e5 (6... e6 {transforms ro Scheveningen.}) 7. Nb3 Be6
8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 h5 $5 {preventing from white to develop an initiative on
the kingside with g2-g4.} (9... b5 {is more popular option.}) 10. a4 {On the
other flank, white prevents from black to carry out b7-b5. This move is
responsible decision, as after 10.a4 white cannot castle long...} (10. O-O-O {
1-0 Apicella,M-Guidarelli,L/Aix les Bains 2003/CBM 97/[Atlas,V] (45)}) 10...
Be7 {Nakamura has already played this position. But now he prefers 10...Be7 to
10...Rc8.} (10... Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Schmaltz,R-Nakamura,H/Bermuda 2003/CBM 94/
[Hecht] (88)}) 11. Be2 {Before playing 11.Be2 I spent quite much time to
choose between the move in the game and the following continuation:} (11. a5 {
1-0 Grischuk,A-Zhang Zhong/Shanghai 2001/CBM 85/[Ftacnik] (38)}) 11... g6 {
Black doesn't want to castle now, due to "h" pawn, which compromises black's
kingside... He intends to solve the problem of his monarch, transfering it to
g7. As for rook, it will be used in the attack on the white king along "h"
file. Black tried also} (11... Rc8 {1-0 Polgar,J-Sadvakasov,D/Hoogeveen 1999/
CBM 74/[Ftacnik] (54)}) (11... Nb6 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Van Wely,L/Pamplona 1999/
CBM 69/[Atlas,V] (51)}) 12. a5 {fixing black's queenside pawns.} h4 13. O-O Kf8
14. Nd5 $5 {In this way, white is going to get a pair of bishops, and, at the
same time, he will get pawn majority on the queenside.} Bxd5 15. exd5 Rc8 16.
c4 {Now white starts to develop the initiative on the queenside.} ({Deserved
attention} 16. f4 {If now} e4 {then after} 17. c4 Kg7 18. Bd4 {White's
prospects would be better than in the game.}) 16... Kg7 (16... Nh5 17. Rfd1 Kg7
18. c5 {1/2-1/2 Nijboer,F-Sadler,M/Arnhem 1999/CBM 71/[Atlas,V] (113)}) 17.
Rac1 Nh5 18. Rfd1 {[%cal Gc4c5] Now white is ready for c4-c5 breakthrough.} Nf4
$5 ({After} 18... f5 {white succeeds to develop serious initiative on the
queenside.} 19. c5 $1 dxc5 20. d6 Bf6 21. Nxc5 $16 {1-0 Kovchan,A-Averjanov,A/
Tula 2001/EXT 2002 (30)}) 19. Bf1 $5 {too passive, in my opinion.} ({White
should go for the most principal} 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Qxf4 Ne5 (20... Bg5 21.
Qxd6 (21. Qd4+ Qf6 22. Rc2 Rhe8 23. Qxf6+ Kxf6 $14) 21... Bxc1 22. Nxc1 $14 {
[%cal Gb2b4]}) 21. Qd2 {black has some compensation, thanks to his
dark-squared bishop. But the question if it is enough? My feeling is that
white's chances here are preferable.}) 19... Bg5 {[%cal Yg5c1,Gd7f6,Gf6h5]
preventing from white to play c4-c5, and, at the same time, strengthening the
knight on f4.} 20. Na1 $2 $146 {[%cal Yb2b4,Yc4c5,Ga1b3] It is really too slow.
Black needs only 2-3 tempos to make his initiative on the kingside really
dangerous. This move was played for the first time. In the preceding game
white continued} (20. Rc3 Rh5 21. Qc1 Nf6 22. Kh1 Bh6 23. Qd2 Kh7 24. Rc2 Rf5
25. Bd3 Rg5 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. h3 Re5 28. Nd4 Nh5 $36 {0-1 Feygin,M-Sadler,M/
Netherlands 2000/CBM 76 ext (36)}) (20. Qf2 $5 {[%cal Gc4c5] comes to
consideration.}) 20... Nf6 21. b4 N6h5 22. c5 Ng3 $1 {Now black is threatening
with the transfer of the knight to f5.} 23. c6 $4 {Serious mistake, which
allows black to get decisive advantage.} (23. hxg3 $4 hxg3 24. Bc4 Rh5 $40 {
with decisive attack.}) ({Better was} 23. Bd3 $13) 23... h3 $2 {missing much
more attractive option. Black tries to win the game with direct attack.} ({
Simple} 23... Nf5 $1 {was stronger} 24. Bb6 (24. cxb7 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nh3+ $19)
24... Nh3+ $1 {This move was overlooked by me...} 25. gxh3 Bxd2 26. Bxd8 Bxc1
$17 {/-+}) 24. hxg3 ({White doesn't lose after} 24. Bc4 {as well:} hxg2 25.
hxg3 Rh1+ 26. Kf2 g1=Q+ 27. Rxg1 Rh2+ 28. Ke1 Rxd2 29. gxf4 Rb2 30. Rxg5 $13)
24... h2+ 25. Kh1 Nh5 {[%tqu "En","How would you defend white's position?","",
"","d2e1","",10]} 26. Qe1 $1 {[%mdl 256]} (26. Kxh2 {loses on the spot:} Bxe3
27. Qxe3 Nxg3+ 28. Kg1 Rh1+ 29. Kf2 Qh4 30. Rc4 e4 $1 $19) 26... Bxe3 {[%tqu
"En","And what would you play in this position?","","","g3g4","",10]} 27. g4 $1
{[%mdl 256] This move was overlooked by my opponent.} ({In case of} 27. Rc2 {
black has a resource of} Bf4 $1 28. gxf4 exf4 29. cxb7 Rxc2 30. Nxc2 Ng3+ 31.
Qxg3 fxg3 32. Bxa6 Qd7 33. Nd4 Qa4 $19) 27... Bxc1 28. gxh5 Bb2 29. Nb3 $5 {
[%mdl 1040] intending to trap black's dark-squared bishop.} ({Deserves
attention:} 29. cxb7 Rc7 30. Bxa6 Bc3 31. Qe3 $13) 29... b5 $2 {After this
move white gets a very strong pawn c6.} ({Better was} 29... bxc6 30. Bxa6 (30.
Qd2 Ba3 $3 31. Ra1 Qe7 $1 (31... Bxb4 32. Qxb4 Rb8 33. Qc4 $13 {probably with
preferable chances for white.}) 32. Rxa3 Qa7 33. Kxh2 Rxh5+ 34. Kg3 Qg1 $19)
30... cxd5 $1 31. Bxc8 Qxc8 32. Rxd5 Qc4 (32... Rxh5 33. Qd1 $13) 33. Qd1 $13)
30. Qd2 Bd4 (30... Ba3 {is already refuted by} 31. Ra1 Qe7 32. g4 $1 $16 (32.
Rxa3 Qa7 $19) 32... Qa7 33. Bg2 gxh5 34. g5 $16 {[%cal Gh1h2] with following
Kxh2.}) 31. Nxd4 exd4 32. hxg6 $1 {is much stronger than} (32. Qxd4+ Qf6 {
and black, probably, isn't worse.}) 32... fxg6 33. Qxd4+ $16 {White has bishop
and very strong pawn c6 for the rook. It should be noted, that black's pawn h2
is doomed, as well as black's rooks are very passive. Therefore, white's
chances are clearly better.} Kf7 34. Bd3 {transfering the bishop to e4.} (34.
Qa7+ {isn't so strong, as it seems, in view of} Qe7 35. Qxa6 Rb8 {[%csl Ra6]
and white's queen without moves.}) 34... Re8 35. Be4 ({Again} 35. Qa7+ {
isn't good.} Qe7 36. Qxa6 Rb8) 35... Qf6 36. Qb6 Rb8 37. Qa7+ Qe7 38. Qe3 Qf6
39. Rc1 Re7 40. Qh6 {threatening with Qh7+. By the way, last five moves were
played in time trouble...} Qg7 41. Qh3 $1 {[%cal Yh3c8,Gh3e6,Gc6c7] The best
move.} (41. Qf4+ Qf6 42. Bxg6+ $4 Kxg6 43. Qg4+ Qg5 44. c7 Rc8 $19) ({After} 
41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 42. Kxh2 $16 {white is better, but black keeps some chances.})
41... Rh8 42. Qg4 Qh6 $1 {The only move.} 43. Rc2 Qg7 44. Rc1 Qh6 45. Re1 $1 {
[%cal Ge4g6] strengthening the Be4, thus preparing f3-f4.} g5 {Black tries to
prevent white's f4-f5. But, on the other hand he allows white to transfer the
light-squared bishop to diagonal h3-c8. But it is really difficult task to
advice black something reasonable...} (45... Kg7 {doesn't change anything:} 46.
Qg3 Re5 47. f4 Ree8 (47... Re7 48. Qc3+ Kh7 49. Bxg6+) 48. c7 $1 Qh5 (48... Rc8
49. Qc3+ Kh7 50. Bxg6+ $1 Qxg6 51. Qh3+ $18) 49. Bf3 Rxe1+ 50. Qxe1 Qf5 51.
Qe7+ Kh6 52. g4 Qxf4 53. Qh4+ Kg7 54. Qxh8+ $18) 46. Rc1 $1 Rc7 47. Bf5 $18 {
Now white absolutely dominates the board, in opposite to black's pieces, which
are absolutely paralized.} Qh4 48. Bd7 {forcing black to change the queens. In
this way white gets absolutely winning endgame. The rest is a matter of an
easy technique.} Qxg4 49. Bxg4 Ke7 (49... Re8 {is met by} 50. Bh5+ $18) 50.
Re1+ Kd8 51. Re6 Rf7 (51... Re7 52. Rxe7 Kxe7 53. c7 $18) 52. Rxd6+ Kc7 53. Rg6
Rf4 54. Rg7+ Kd6 55. Rd7+ Ke5 56. c7 Rc4 (56... Rxb4 57. Bh3 Rc4 58. d6 $18) {
Black's activity is neutralized easily:} 57. Bh3 Rh6 58. Kxh2 g4 59. fxg4 Rd6
60. Rf7 Kxd5 61. g5 Rdc6 62. g6 (62. g6 Rxc7 63. g7 $18) 1-0

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.09"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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 "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f3 b5 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Qf2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Nc5 {It is one of
the most fashionable theoretical lines in modern chess. Black gets a pair of
bishops and an open "b" file with good prospects for an attack on the
queenside. In opposite White has some positional advantages: Black's
light-squared bishop is passive, Black's pawn c4 can help White to parry an
attack. It should be noted, that Black needs some time to complete the
development, and White can use it for transfering his knight to the stronghold
d5.} Be7 14. g4 {The idea of this move is to drive away Black's knight from f6,
that will make an occupation of the square d5 by White's knights possible.
Other possibilities are:} (14. h4 Qc8 15. N5a4 Rb8 16. g4 Qc6 17. Nb6 Bd8 $1 (
17... Qb7 18. g5 Nd7 19. Nba4 Qc6 20. a3 O-O 21. h5 f5 22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Qg3
Kh8 24. Rdg1 Rf7 {1/2-1/2 Slobodjan,R-Bruzon Bautista,L/Varadero 2000/ (52)})
18. Ncd5 O-O $6 {Svidler misses a golden opportunity to show the weaker side
of White's set up. Taking on b6 would promise black excellent chances.} (18...
Bxb6 $5 19. Nxb6 d5 20. exd5 (20. g5 $2 d4 21. gxf6 Qxb6 $19) 20... Nxd5 21.
Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Rh3 O-O 23. f4 f5 $15) 19. c3 Nxd5 (19... Bxb6 $4 20. Ne7+ $18)
20. Nxd5 (20. exd5 Qb7 21. Nxc4 Bxd5 22. Nxd6 Qc6 $15) 20... Rb5 21. Nb4 Qb7 (
21... Qd7 22. Nxa6 Be7 23. Nb4 Ra8 24. Kb1 Qc7 $13) 22. Rxd6 a5 (22... Be7 23.
Rxa6 Bxb4 24. Ra7 Qc6 25. cxb4 c3 (25... Rb7 26. Rxb7 Qxb7 27. a3 $16) 26. b3
$1 Ra8 27. Rd1 $16) 23. Na6 $1 {Anand is certainly not afraid of concrete
tactical solutions, the knight is heading for the square c5.} (23. Nc6 Bc7 24.
Ne7+ Kh8 25. Rd2 a4 $14) 23... Be7 (23... Bc7 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 25. Rhd1 $16) 24.
Nc5 Qc8 (24... Rxc5 25. Bxc5 Bxd6 26. Bxd6 Rd8 27. Bxe5 $16) 25. Nxe6 fxe6 (
25... Bxd6 26. Nxf8 Qxf8 27. Rd1 $16) 26. Rb6 $1 $16 {1-0 Anand,V-Svidler,P/
Dortmund 2004/CBM 102/[Ftacnik] (52)}) (14. N5a4 h5 (14... Rb8 15. Nb6 O-O 16.
Kb1 Rb7 17. Ncd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rb5 19. Bb6 Qd7 20. a4 Rxd5 21. exd5 Bf5 22. g4
Bg6 23. f4 exf4 24. Rhe1 Bf6 $15 {0-1 Quezada,Y-Karjakin,S/Mallorca 2004/ (71)}
) 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Ncd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Rb5 19. Rhd1 Qa5 20. Kb1 O-O
21. Qd2 Qc7 22. Rxb5 axb5 23. Qd5 b4 24. b3 $14 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Lalic,B/Jahorina
2003/ (46)}) (14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 d5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxc4
Nxe3 19. Qc6+ Kf7 20. Rxd8 Rhxd8 21. Qe4 Bg5 22. Qxe5 Rd5 23. Qc7+ Kg8 24. f4
Rad8 25. b3 Bf6 $19 {0-1 Pym,T-Eckersley Waites,T/Millfield School 2003/ (30)})
(14. Qg3 {The most promising plan seems to be the idea to reach d5 with the
second knight after Nc5-a4-b6.} O-O 15. Bh6 (15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qh3 Qd7 17. g4
Kh8 18. g5 Ng8 $11) 15... Ne8 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Qa5 $1 18. Nxe6 (18. Nb7 Qb4
19. Nxd6 Rb8 20. Nxc4 Rb7 21. b3 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Qb2+ 23. Kd2 Bb4 24. Be5 f6 25.
Bd4 Rd7 $19) 18... fxe6 19. Rhf1 (19. Qg4 $4 Rxf4 $1 20. Qxe6+ Rf7 $19) 19...
Rb8 20. Qg4 Nc7 21. Bh6 Qe5 $15 {0-1 Zhigalko,A-Dvoirys,S/Izmir 2004/CBM 104/
[Ftacnik] (41)}) 14... Bxg4 {Black is winning the pawn, but White's activity
is very dangerous, as Black's monarch is still in the centre.} (14... O-O {
is possible as well:} 15. g5 (15. h4 Qc7 (15... Bxg4 $2 16. fxg4 Nxg4 17. Qg3
Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qb6 19. Nd5 $18) 16. N5a4 (16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qg3 Rab8 $132) 16...
Rab8 17. g5 Nd7 (17... Nh5 $5 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Qc6 21. a3 $13
) 18. Qd2 Qc6 19. h5 f5 {A typical reaction to the threat of suffocation under
the impact of the pawns on g5 and h5.} (19... Rb4 $2 20. Nd5 $18) 20. g6 f4 (
20... h6 21. Bxh6 $1 f4 (21... fxe4 22. Bg5 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 exf3 24. h6 $18) 22.
Bxg7 Kxg7 23. h6+ Kxg6 24. Qg2+ Kf7 25. Qg7+ Ke8 26. h7 Bf6 27. h8=Q Bxg7 28.
Qxg7 $14) 21. gxh7+ Kh8 22. Bf2 Rfd8 (22... Rb7 23. Bh4 Nf6 24. Qg2 $16) 23.
Rdg1 $16 {1-0 Vachier Lagrave,M-David,A/Paris 2004/CBM 105/[Ftacnik] (28)})
15... Nh5 16. Rhg1 Qc8 17. N5a4 Rb8 18. Nb6 Qb7 19. Ncd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qc6 21.
Rdd1 Nf4 22. Bxf4 Rxb6 23. Bd2 Rfb8 $15 {1-0 Frolov,A-Dvoirys,S/Moscow 1991/
URS-ch (37)}) 15. Rhg1 $146 {A new move. White forces Black to move the
light-squared bishop to h5, that will weaken the c4 pawn and the central
square d5.} (15. Qg3 Bc8 {-see 15.Qg2} (15... Bh5 16. Nb7 Qc7 17. Nxd6+ $18)) (
15. Qg2 Bc8 16. N5a4 (16. Qxg7 Rg8 17. Qh6 Rg6 18. Qh4 Ng4 $19) 16... Rb8 $13
17. Qxg7 $2 Rg8 18. Qh6 Rg6 19. Qh4 Ng4 $19) ({In the preceding game White
continued} 15. N5a4 {, but after} Be6 {his position became unpleasant:} 16.
Rhg1 g6 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Ncd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Rb5 21. Qd2 Qc7 22.
Bh6 Rxb2 23. Bg7 $2 {0-1 Illes,S-Stanescu,C/Miercurea Ciuc 2002/CBM 089 ext 
(23)} (23. Kxb2 Qb6+ 24. Ka3 Qxg1 25. Qb4 $13) 23... Qb6 $19) (15. fxg4 {
loses, in view of} Nxg4 16. Qg3 Nxe3 17. Nb7 (17. Qxg7 Bf6 $19 {[%cal Ye3d1]})
17... Qb6 18. Qxg7 Rf8 $19) 15... Bh5 {Otherwise, White would take on g7.} 16.
N5a4 ({In case of the capture on g7, black catches the rook with} 16. Rxg7 Bg6
$15 {[%cal Yf6h5]}) 16... O-O {Black has to secure his monarch and to give
back his extra pawn. Otherwise:} (16... Rb8 17. Nb6 (17. Rxg7 Bg6) 17... Qc7 (
17... O-O {-the game.}) 18. Ncd5 (18. Rxg7 Bg6 19. Ncd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Qb7 $13 {
[%cal Ob7b2,Ye7f8]}) 18... Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Qb7 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 (20... Qxb2+ 21. Kd2
Kxe7 22. Qh4+ $18) 21. Rxg7 $16) 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Nxc4 Qc7 19. Nb6 {intending
to occupy the d5 stronghold.} Bd8 $1 {Black's dark-squared bishop is
absolutely misplaced on e7. Therefore, the young Ukrainian wounderkind
transfers it to d8-a5 diagonal.} 20. Qg2 $1 {A very important move. White
moves away the queen from the f-file.} ({Much worse is} 20. Nbd5 $2 Nxd5 21.
Nxd5 Qb7 22. b3 f5 $17) 20... Bg6 (20... g6 21. Ncd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Qb7 23. b3
f5 24. Qh3 $14 {[%cal Oh3h5,Yd1f1]}) 21. Ncd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 {Finally, white
has brought his knight to the square d5 !} Qb7 $1 {Probably the best move.
Black's queen does not only attack white's queenside, but also covers the
seventh rank.} (22... Qa5 23. Kb1 f5 24. h4 $36) 23. b3 f5 {creating
counterplay on the kingside.} 24. Bg5 $1 {White decides to change one of
Black's bishops, and, at the same time, prepares an advance of the h-pawn.} Qf7
{adding heavy pieces on the potentially open f-file.} 25. Bxd8 Rbxd8 26. h4 $11
{White's position looks slightly better, thanks to an excellent knight on d5.
But, Black has positional advantages as well: White's weak pawn e4 and the
fact, that almost each endgame will be even better for Black. Therefore,
objectively, the position is equal.} fxe4 ({Worth a consideration:} 26... Kh8
$5) 27. fxe4 Kh8 ({Of course not} 27... Qf3 $4 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Nxg6+ hxg6 30.
Qxg6 $18) 28. Rdf1 Qd7 29. a4 {White pushes his pawn on the queenside forward,
preparing for the possible endgame.} ({White gets nothing after} 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8
30. Rf1 Rxf1+ 31. Qxf1 h5 32. Qxa6 Bxe4 $11) 29... a5 30. Kb1 (30. Qe2 {
is bad, in view of} Qh3 $15) 30... Rb8 $1 {Black is threatening to switch his
rooks to the queenside.} 31. Rxf8+ (31. Ka2 Rfc8 $132 {[%cal Yc8c4]}) (31. Kc1
$11) 31... Rxf8 32. Rf1 Rxf1+ $6 ({It was better not to give up the open
f-file.} 32... Rf7 $11) 33. Qxf1 h5 $2 {fixing White's pawn on h4. Black's
h-pawn can be very dangerous in the endgame. But White gets tactical resources.
..} ({Better is} 33... Bf7 $14) 34. Nc3 $4 {missing a winning continuation.} (
34. Qf8+ $1 Kh7 35. Ne7 Bxe4 (35... Qe6 36. Nxg6 Kxg6 (36... Qxg6 37. Qf5 $18 {
[%cal Yb3b4]}) 37. Qd8 Qf6 38. Qxf6+ Kxf6 39. b4 g5 (39... Ke7 40. bxa5 Kd7 41.
Kb2 Kc6 42. Kc3 Kb7 43. Kc4 $18) 40. hxg5+ Kxg5 41. bxa5 h4 42. a6 h3 43. a7 h2
44. a8=Q h1=Q+ 45. Kb2 $18) 36. Qg8+ $1 Kh6 37. Qf7 $1 {[%cal Ye7g8] To be
honest, I overlooked this move...} (37. Qh8+ Bh7 $19) 37... Qd8 (37... Qh3 38.
Ng8+ Kh7 39. Nf6+ $18) 38. Kb2 $3 {Zuzwang.} d5 {[%cal Yd8d6] Only move.} (
38... g5 39. Ng8+ $18) 39. Qe6+ Kh7 40. Qxe5 $18) 34... Kh7 $1 {A good
prophylactic move. Black activates his king, and robs White a resource in form
of the check on the eighth rank.} 35. Qd3 Qd8 $1 {attacking the h4 pawn.} 36.
Qg3 Qc8 {planning to "jump" with the queen to g4.} 37. Qe1 {protecting both
pawns, e4 and h4 .} Qg4 38. Kb2 Qf4 39. Nb5 $4 {A terrible mistake in
time-trouble. The position is objectively drawish after} (39. Ka2 Qh2 40. Kb2
Qg2 41. Qd1 Bxe4 42. Nxe4 Qxe4 43. Qxh5+ Kg8 44. Qe8+ $11 (44. Qd1 $5)) 39...
Qxe4 {Before playing 39...Qxe4, my opponent had thought more than 5 minutes,
and offered me a draw, that I accepted. I think, that the final position is
probably winning for black:} (39... Qxe4 40. Qxe4 Bxe4 41. Nxd6 Ba8 $1 {
A very strong move. Black moves away his bishop far away from white's knight.
Now it supports an advance of black's pawns on the kingside, as well as stops
white's ones on the queenside.} (41... Bd5 42. c4) (41... Bc6 42. Nf7) 42. Nf7
(42. Nc4 Kg6 $1 (42... g5 43. hxg5 h4 44. Nxe5 h3 45. Ng4 Kg6 46. Kc3 Kxg5 47.
Nf2 h2 48. Kd2 Kf4 49. c3 Kg3 50. Ke3 {[%cal Yb3b4]} Bc6 (50... Bd5 51. b4) 51.
Ke2 Kg2 52. Ke1 Be8 53. Ke2 Bh5+ 54. Ke3 Bd1 55. b4 axb4 56. cxb4 Bxa4 $19) 43.
Nxa5 (43. Nxe5+ Kf5 44. Nc4 Kg4 45. Nxa5 Kxh4 $19) 43... Kf5 44. b4 g5 45. hxg5
h4 46. g6 Kxg6 47. Nc4 Kf5 $19) 42... Kg6 $1 {As I remember, Sergey has missed
this move...} 43. Nd6 (43. Nxe5+ Kf5 $19) 43... Kf6 44. Kc3 g5 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "213"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Lithuania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 {Black is trying to exploit the seemingly awkward
position of White's knight. The idea is that if White responds with a2-a4,
then Black's queenside knight is going to occupy the b4-spot. If, on the other
hand, Bb5 is played, then Black is going to transfer his knight to c7 via a6.}
11. Bb5 Na6 12. Kb1 {[%cal Yb3c1] A good waiting and prophylactic move.
White's king feels a lot safer on b1 and the c1-square is prepared for the
knight.} Nc7 13. Bb6 Nd7 {This one is relatively rare. Usually Black does not
retreat his knight from f6 unless it is driven away from there. More common
are 13...Qb8 and Qc8:} (13... Qb8 14. Ba4 (14. a4 Nxb5 15. Nxb5 Rc8 $1 16. Nc3
Ra6 17. Be3 Rac6 $1 18. g4 Rxc3 19. bxc3 b5 $40 {0-1 Petr,M (2523)-Zakhartsov,
V (2578)/Pardubice 2011/CBM 143 Extra (25)}) (14. g4 Nxb5 15. Nxb5 a4 16. Nc1
Rc8 17. Ne2 (17. g5 $142 Nd7 18. Be3 $11) 17... d5 $1 18. g5 Nd7 19. exd5 $2 (
19. Bf2 d4 20. Bg3 Nb6 21. Nbxd4 Nc4 $44 {[%cal Ye7c5]}) 19... Bf5 20. Bc7 Rxc7
21. Nxc7 Qxc7 22. d6 Bxd6 23. Ng3 Bb4 24. Qxb4 Bxc2+ 25. Ka1 Nc5 $1 $19 {
[%cal Yc5b3]} 26. a3 Nb3+ {1/2-1/2 Sebag,M (2533)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2716)/Cap
d'Agde 2008/EXT 2009 (56)} (26... Qc6 $1 $19 {[%cal Yc5b3,Gc6e6]})) 14... d5
15. Bxc7 (15. Nc5 $5 d4 16. Bxc7 Qxc7 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Nb5 Qc4 19. b3 Qc5 20.
c3 $13) 15... Qxc7 16. exd5 Rfd8 17. dxe6 $5 Rxd2 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Nxd2 Rd8
20. a3 Kg6 21. Bb5 Bxa3 22. Bd3+ {[%cal Yc3b5]} Rxd3 23. cxd3 Bb4 24. Nde4 $13
{1/2-1/2 Svidler,P (2750)-Najer,E (2648)/Moscow 2006/CBM 116 (35)}) (13... Qc8
14. Bxc7 (14. Ba4 Nd7 (14... Rd8 $5) 15. Bxc7 $6 (15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Nc5 Qc6 17.
Bxc7 Qxc7 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. a4 $14 {[%cal Yc3b5,Gd2e2]}) 15... Qxc7 16. Bxd7
Qxd7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Rfc8 19. Nc1 Qc7 20. Rd2 Ra6 21. h4 Rc6 22. Qd3 b5
23. Ne2 b4 24. g3 a4 $15 {1-0 Landa,K (2571)-Popovic,P (2501)/Belgium 2004/EXT
2006 (56)}) 14... Qxc7 15. Nc1 Rfd8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bd7 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19.
Ne2 b5 20. f4 b4 21. Rc1 Qb6 22. Rhf1 Bf6 $15 {0-1 Gwaze,R (2429)-Shirov,A 
(2739)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2007/CBM 122}) 14. Bxc7 $146 ({In the preceding game,
White continued} 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. Nc5 Qc6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. Nb5
Qc6 19. a4 Rfd8 20. Qc3 (20. Qe3 $5 Bf6 21. Qb3 $14) 20... Qxc3 21. Nxc3 Rac8
22. Rd3 Rc4 23. b3 Rd4 24. Rxd4 exd4 25. Nb5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Goloshchapov,A (2446)
-Neverov,V (2528)/Kharkov 1999/EXT 2006 (34)}) 14... Qxc7 15. a4 {I am not
sure how good this idea is to keep Black's knight alive. It seems to me
counter-intuitive to let Black carry out the breakthrough in the centre, which
would be impossible if White traded his bishop.} (15. Bxd7 {leads to the 14.
Bxd7 line.}) 15... Nb6 16. g4 Rfd8 17. Qe2 {Nakamura's idea is to follow the
light-squared strategy: he prepares the series of the outposts along the
diaonals d3-a6 and d3-h7 for his minor pieces.} d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5
20. Nd2 {Bringing the knight to e4. Although it seems that Black has solved
all his opening problems, the truth is that he still has to play very
carefully. There is not a clear plan for Black, while White can advance his
h-pawn after transferring the knight to the centre.} Rac8 21. Ne4 Be6 22. Rxd8+
Rxd8 23. h4 Qb6 24. c3 Bd7 $6 ({I would not rush with trading the bishops.
Black could have followed the waiting strategy, since White's attack is more
dummy than real:} 24... Bd5 $5 25. h5 Qc7 $11) 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Kc2 Qc6 27. b3
{Now White has a long term advantage thanks to the strong knight against a
somewhat passive bishop.} h6 28. h5 Qe6 29. Nd2 {Transferring the knight to c4.
} (29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 f5 31. gxf5 Qxf5 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. Qxa5 Qxf3 34. Qa8+
Kh7 35. Qxb7 Qg2+ 36. Kd3 Qf1+ $11) (29. Qc4 $1 Qb6 30. Qb5 $14) 29... Bg5 30.
Nc4 f5 31. gxf5 Qxf5+ 32. Qe4 Qf7 33. Kb2 ({Surprisingly, but} 33. Nxa5 {
was playable!} Rd2+ 34. Kb1 b6 35. Nc4 Rf2 36. Re1 $14) 33... Rd5 {[%cal Yb7b5]
Now Black gets dangerous counterplay.} 34. Rh2 Bf4 35. Rg2 b5 ({Perhaps} 35...
Qd7 {was better. For example,} 36. Rc2 Qe6 {and although White is better, I do
not see an obvious way to make progress.}) 36. Nxa5 $6 ({White could get an
obvious advantage after} 36. axb5 Rxb5 37. Qc6 Rb8 38. Nxa5) 36... bxa4 37.
Qxa4 (37. b4 Bg5) 37... Qxh5 38. Nc4 Kh7 {Now with material equality Black
should not be worse. Both sides are going to push their passed pawns to
promotion and with such a game on both flanks, B could be more powerful than
White's N.} (38... Qxf3 $4 39. Qe8+) 39. Qc6 Qf7 ({Of course not} 39... Qxf3 $4
40. Qg6+) 40. Nd6 $2 (40. b4 $142) 40... Qe6 $2 {Both opponents missed a nice
tactical trick:} (40... Bc1+ $3 41. Kxc1 Qxf3 42. Rxg7+ (42. Rd2 Qh1+ $19)
42... Kxg7 43. Nf5+ Kf7 44. Nxh6+ Kf8 45. Qc8+ Kg7 46. Qg4+ Qxg4 47. Nxg4 e4
$17 {with excellent winning chances.}) 41. Qb7 Bg5 42. Ne4 Be7 43. c4 Rd7 44.
Qb5 Qh3 45. Rf2 Bh4 46. Rc2 Rd3 47. Nf2 (47. c5 Qxf3 48. Rd2 Rxd2+ 49. Nxd2 Qd5
50. Kc2 Bf2 51. b4 Qa2+ $11) 47... Bxf2 48. Rxf2 Qh4 $1 {[%cal Gh4d4]} (48...
Rxf3 49. Rxf3 Qxf3 50. Qxe5 (50. c5 Qf2+ $11) 50... h5 $11) 49. Qb6 Qf4 (49...
Qg3 {was more precise, since it does not allow White to place the rook on the
open g-file.} 50. Rc2 e4 51. fxe4 Qe5+ $13) 50. Rg2 g5 51. Qb7+ Kg6 52. Qc6+
Kg7 53. Qb7+ Kg6 54. Qb6+ Kg7 ({Black could play for a win after} 54... Kh5 55.
Rc2 (55. c5 Rxf3 56. c6 Qf6 $1 {[%cal Ye5e4]}) 55... Rxf3 56. Qe6 Rf1 {[%cal
Yf4d4]} 57. Qh3+ Kg6 58. Qe6+ $11) 55. Re2 {Nakamura wants more than a draw!}
Rxf3 56. Qc7+ Kg6 57. Qc6+ Kh5 58. c5 Qd4+ 59. Ka2 Rf2 60. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 61. Ka3
g4 {There is no way White should win this. But Nakamura finds some practical
chances in this complicated endgame.} 62. Qe8+ Kh4 63. Qe7+ Kh3 64. c6 Qb6 65.
Qd7 Qb5 66. Qd6 Qa6+ $1 67. Kb2 h5 $2 (67... g3 $1 68. Qxh6+ (68. Qd7+ Kh2 69.
c7 g2) 68... Kg4 69. Qg7+ Kf4 70. c7 Qe2+ 71. Ka3 Qa6+ $11) 68. Qd5 $1 {
White places his queen ideally. It stops the advance of Black's pawns and at
the same time assists with the promotion of his c-pawn.} Qb6 $2 ({Better was} 
68... Qe2+ 69. Kc3 Qe1+ 70. Qd2 Qa1+ 71. Kb4 Qa7 $1 72. Qd7 Qb6+ 73. Kc4 Qa6+
74. Kc3 Qa5+ 75. b4 Qa3+ 76. Kc4 {Now it seems that White is winning, but} Qa4
$3 {apparently saves the day.}) 69. Qd3+ $2 {White has just missed the chance
to win the game.} ({There was a way to bring the queen to the c-file with
checks:} 69. Qh1+ Kg3 70. Qe1+ Kh3 71. Qc3+ g3 72. c7 Qf2+ 73. Qc2 Qd4+ 74. Ka2
Qa7+ 75. Kb1 Qg1+ 76. Qc1 $18) 69... g3 70. Qf5+ Kh4 71. Qe4+ Kh3 {Now it
seems like a draw. Not if you ask Nakamura.} 72. b4 $6 (72. Qh1+ $11) 72... g2
$6 {One always runs risks when one tries to win a drawish position. It could
cost White the game if Maliskauskas found} (72... Qf2+ $1 73. Kc3 g2 74. c7
g1=Q 75. c8=Q+ Qg4 $15) 73. Qf3+ Kh2 74. Qxh5+ Kg1 75. Qd1+ Kf2 76. Qc2+ Kf1
77. Qc4+ Ke1 78. c7 g1=Q $6 ({It was better to play} 78... Qf2+ 79. Kb3 Qe3+
80. Qc3+ (80. Ka4 Qa7+ $11) 80... Qxc3+ 81. Kxc3 g1=Q 82. c8=Q Qe3+ {[%cal
Ye5e4] and Black can't lose this one.}) 79. Qc3+ Kd1 80. Qc1+ Ke2 81. Qc4+ Kf3
82. c8=Q Qgd4+ 83. Qc3+ Qxc3+ 84. Qxc3+ Kf4 85. Qd2+ Kf3 86. Qd3+ Kf4 87. Qf1+
Kg3 88. Qd3+ Kf4 89. Qd2+ Kf3 90. Qd5+ e4 91. b5 Kf4 92. Kc1 $1 e3 93. Kd1 {
Although the position is objectively a draw, White creates some problems:
Black's king is cut off and can't help to stop White's passed pawn. White's
monarch, on the other hand, is participating in taking care of Black's pawn.}
Qa5 94. Ke2 Qc3 $6 (94... Qb4 $1 $11 {[%cal Yb4b2] was the right move. In this
case, there is no way for White to make progress.}) 95. Qf7+ (95. Qd6+ Qe5 96.
Qb4+ Kf5 97. b6 Qh2+ 98. Kxe3 Ke6 {According to the Nalimov databases, this is
a draw, but in the actual game I bet Nakamura would win it.}) 95... Ke4 96.
Qe6+ Kf4 (96... Qe5 97. Qc4+ Kf5 98. Qb4 Ke6 99. b6 Kd7 $11 {Once again,
Nalimov says it's a draw.}) 97. Qd6+ Qe5 98. Qb4+ Kf5 99. b6 Qh2+ 100. Kxe3
Qg1+ $2 (100... Ke6 $1 101. b7 Qg3+ 102. Kd4 Qf4+ 103. Kc3 (103. Kc5 Qc7+)
103... Qf3+ 104. Kb2 Qe2+ 105. Ka3 Qa6+ 106. Kb3 Qd3+ $11) 101. Kd3 $18 {
After a series of inaccuracies from the black side, a Q+P vs Q endgame has
arisen. In this kind of endgames the weak side should either have the king
really close to the passed pawn or place it in one of the corners. In this
particular position, Black's monarch is completely misplaced on f5, since it
helps White to run away from the checks, i.e. Black's king blocks some
important line and diagonals for his own queen and disallows many checks
because of the threat of trading queens.} Qf1+ (101... Qd1+ 102. Kc4 Qe2+ 103.
Kb3 Qd3+ 104. Ka4 Ke6 105. Qc5) 102. Kd4 Qg1+ 103. Kc4 Ke6 104. b7 Qf1+ 105.
Kc5 Qf8+ 106. Kb5 Qf1+ (106... Qb8 107. Qc4+ Ke7 108. Qc8 $18) 107. Qc4+ 1-0

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2000.05.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ermenkov, Evgenij"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ermenkov,E"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2000.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 {I have been playing
that move against the Naidorf for more than 15 years and I am very happy with
my positions and my results. Black has the choice of going into Dragon, or
Scheviningen or 6...Nc6 awaiting developments...} e5 {I am almost inclined to
put a question mark to this move.} 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Nd2 h6 ({One nice
example of what might happen after} 9... Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Nc4 Bb7
13. Ne3 h6 14. Bh4 Rfe8 15. Bc4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Bd5 Nf6
19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Nd5 Qb7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Qd5 {1-0 Drozdov,I-Kos,T/
Ljubljana 1994/TD (22)}) ({or} 9... b6 10. Bc4 Bb7 11. Qe2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13.
Rfd1 {Rfd1 with a clear advantage for White.}) 10. Bh4 ({GM Vasjukov advocates
} 10. Be3 $5 {with the idea of playing Nd5 later, and after taking with the
pawn i. e. ed, trying to form the pawn structure a5, b4, c4 and d5 on the
queen-side, after which the outlines of the middle game resemble some lines of
the Sveshnikov variation.}) 10... g5 (10... Be7 11. Bc4 g5 12. Bg3 Nf8 13. h4
g4 14. h5 Be6 15. Qe2 N8h7 16. a5 {with a small advantage for White,
Ermenkov-E. Bukic, Pula, 1991.}) 11. Bg3 Nc5 {According to theory Black is OK.
That seems to me ridiculous. Black already has an abominable pawn structure in
the center and on the king-side and after...} 12. h4 g4 13. h5 $1 {...White is
the clear-cut favorite to win the battle for the all-important "d5" square,
because this is what the 6. a4 e5 system is about...} Be6 14. a5 Bg7 {Intends
15...d5. This is a novelty but I am sure that Akopyan hardly knew that.
Obviously he was not happy with the consequences of} (14... d5 15. exd5 Nxd5
16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Nc4 {with a clear advantage for White.}) (14... Rg8 15. Ra3
Qc6 16. b4 Ncxe4 17. Ndxe4 Nxe4 18. b5 Qc5 19. Nxe4 Qb4+ {with advantage for
Black, Kazakov - Pavlov corr. Russia, 1995. It seems to me that 15.Bh4!?
deserves a serious attention as an improvement.}) 15. Bh4 Nxh5 16. Nc4 {
The position is complicated... Quite understandably Akopian agreed to a draw
with a remark: "I've no move here..." My only excuse was that this was the
only day in the Dubai Open - 2000 in which two rounds were played. Having
played the World Vice-Champ in the morning I had the pleasure to play the
Russian Champ in the evening. Sometimes it's hard to play chess professionally
nowadays in tournaments and make something out of it...} (16. Nc4 Bxc4 (16...
O-O 17. Qxd6 (17. Nb6 $1 {also looks very promising, threatening the Rook on
a8, as well as the almighty 18.Ncd5.}) 17... Qxd6 (17... Rac8 {loses to} 18.
Be7 Rfe8 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Nd6) 18. Nxd6 {is possible with a
better endgame for White.}) 17. Bxc4 {is out of question for Black.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.02.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2849"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Be6 13. Qd2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qa5 15.
a3 Rg8 16. h4 Rc8 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. O-O-O Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Rxc4 21.
Qa7 Qc7 22. Kb1 Rc5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Kf8 25. Rd2 $2 (25. Rh7 $1 {Kasparov}
Rxc2 26. Qe3 Qc5 $1 (26... Rxg2 27. Rc1 Qd7 28. Ka1 $14) 27. Qe4 Rxg2 28. Re1
$1 {An important zwischenzug.} Qc7 29. Rc1 Qd7 30. Ka1 $14) 25... Kg7 26. b4 b5
27. Qxa6 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9293"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 (7. Bc4
$5 Nxe3 8. fxe3 e6 9. O-O Nc6 $1 (9... Be7 10. Qh5 $16) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qf3
$13) 7... h6 (7... Nc6 8. Qd2 Qb6 9. Nb3 e6 10. h3 Nge5 11. f4 Ng6 12. f5 Nge5
13. Be2 Bd7 14. Be3 Qc7 15. O-O Na5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Rad1 {
Byrne,R-Browne,W/USA/1970/1-0/33/}) (7... Qb6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Bc4 h6 10. Bh4 g5
11. Bg3 h5 12. h3 Ne5 13. Bb3 e6 14. Nc3 h4 15. Bh2 Nbc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qd2
Qa5 18. O-O-O {Mainka,R-Bachler,R/Vienna op/1991/1-0/23/}) 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nf5
$146 (9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 (10. Bc4 Nc6 11. Nf5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nce5 13. Be2 Bxf5
14. exf5 Qa5 15. O-O $13 {Smirin,I-Malishauskas,V/Vilnius/1988/1/2-1/2/46/})
10... h5 $5 (10... Ne5 11. Qd2 $16) 11. h4 (11. h3 h4 $1) 11... gxh4 (11... Nc6
12. Nxc6 $6 bxc6 13. hxg5 Rb8 14. Qc1 Qa5 15. O-O h4 16. Bf4 Bd4 $1 $36) 12.
Bxh4 Nc6 13. Nb3 Be6 $1 (13... Bxc3+ $5 14. bxc3 Be6 {Cseshkovsky,V-Ruban,V/
HUN/1990/0-1/58/} (14... Qc7 $5) 15. Nd4 $1 Qa5 16. Qd2 $16) 14. Qd2 Qb6 15.
Nd5 $8 (15. Bxg4 $2 hxg4 16. O-O-O a5 $17) 15... Bxd5 16. exd5 (16. Qxd5 Bxb2
17. Rd1 Bc3+ 18. Kf1 Bf6 19. Bg3 h4 $1 20. Bxg4 hxg3 21. Rxh8+ Bxh8 22. fxg3
Be5 $17) 16... Nce5 $36) 9... e6 10. Qxg4 exf5 11. exf5 gxh4 12. Qd4 Rg8 (12...
f6 13. O-O-O Nc6 14. Qxh4 $44) (12... Qe7+ 13. Kd2 $1) 13. Ne4 Be7 14. f6 Qa5+
15. b4 Qe5 (15... Nc6 $2 16. fxe7 $1 Nxd4 17. Nf6+ Kxe7 18. Nxg8+ Kf8 19. bxa5
Nxc2+ 20. Kd2 Nxa1 21. Nf6 Bf5 22. Bd3 $18) 16. Qxe5 dxe5 17. fxe7 Kxe7 18.
O-O-O Nc6 19. a3 Rg6 20. Nc3 Be6 21. g3 a5 $1 22. b5 Nd4 23. Bg2 Rc8 24. Kb2
Rc5 25. a4 b6 26. Rhe1 f6 27. Re3 Rg8 28. Rd2 Rgc8 29. f4 Rc4 30. fxe5 fxe5 31.
gxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SWE-chT"]
[Site "Sweden"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 (7. Nb3)
7... Be7 (7... Qc7) 8. Bc4 Be6 (8... O-O 9. Qe2 $14 {/\ 0-0-0} (9. O-O) (9. Ng5
$6 h6 10. h4 Nbd7 $5 (10... hxg5 $2 11. hxg5 Ng4 12. g6))) 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Ng5
Qd7 11. Qf3 Nc6 {Not a novelty as I thought during the game.} (11... d5 $14)
12. Qh3 $1 $146 (12. Na4 Bd8 13. Qh3 Ke7 14. O-O-O h6 15. Nc5 Qc8 16. Nxb7 Bc7
$13) (12. Rd1 h6 13. Qh3 Nd8 14. Bb6 O-O 15. Bxd8 hxg5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qg3 {
1/2/Kudrin,S-De Firmian,N/USA/1987}) 12... h6 $6 (12... Nd8 $6 13. Bb6 $18 (13.
O-O-O $2 h6 $10 {Suetin})) (12... d5 $1 13. Nxe6 $1 d4 14. Nxg7+ Kf7 15. Nf5
dxe3 (15... dxc3 16. O-O Rag8 17. Rad1 Qc8 (17... Qc7) 18. f4 Rg6 19. fxe5 Nxe5
20. Bd4 $16) 16. fxe3 $1 (16. O-O $6 exf2+ 17. Kh1 (17. Rxf2 $2 Bc5 $17) 17...
Nd4 $1 (17... Bc5 18. Rad1 Qe6 19. Na4) (17... Rhg8 18. Rad1 Nd4 19. Rxf2 Rg6
20. Nd5 Nxf5 21. Rxf5 Kg7 22. Rxf6 $18 {Hellers}) (17... Rhf8 18. Rad1 Qe8 19.
Qh6) 18. Rad1 Raf8 {Med planen att placera kungen på e8.} (18... Rhf8 19. Rxf2
Kg8 $2 20. Qg3+ $18) 19. Rxf2 Ke8 20. Rfd2 (20. Qe3 $2 Ng4) 20... Rhg8 21. Qe3
Ng4 22. Qe1 Bg5 23. Rd3 $13) 16... h5 17. O-O Raf8 18. Nd5 $18 Nxe4 $2 19. Nd6+
$18) (12... Nd4 13. O-O-O $1 Ng8 $5 14. Nxh7 O-O-O 15. Nf8 $1 Rxh3 16. Nxd7 Rh8
17. Nb6+ Kc7 18. Nc4 $18) (12... Nb4 13. Rc1 $16 (13. O-O-O $6)) 13. Na4 $1 (
13. Nxe6 $2 Kf7 $19) (13. Nf3 $10) 13... Bd8 (13... Nb4 $1 14. Nb6 Nxc2+ 15.
Kd2 Qc6 16. Rac1 (16. Nxa8 hxg5 17. Qxh8+ Kf7 18. f3 $2 (18. Rac1 $142 $1 {
- 16.Nxa8}) 18... Nxe3 $1 $13 (18... d5 $13) 19. Kxe3 Qc5+ 20. Ke2 Qc2+ 21. Ke1
Nxe4 (21... d5 22. a3 $5) 22. Qh5+ (22. fxe4 Qxe4+ $10) 22... g6 23. Qh7+ Kf6)
16... hxg5 17. Qxh8+ Kf7 18. Nxa8 (18. Qxa8 {Hillarp-Persson} Nxe4+ 19. Kd3 d5
(19... Nxf2+ 20. Bxf2 e4+ 21. Kd2 e3+ 22. Kd1 $18) 20. a4 $1 $18 (20. Rxc2 Qb5+
)) 18... Nxe4+ 19. Kd1 $1 (19. Kd3 d5 $1 {/\ 20..Qc4} 20. Rxc2 $2 Qb5+) (19.
Ke2 $2 Qc4+ 20. Kf3 g4+ 21. Kxg4 Nf6+ $19) 19... Nxe3+ 20. fxe3 Qa4+ $1 (20...
Qd5+ 21. Kc2 Qxa2 22. Rhf1+ Bf6 23. Nb6 Nc5 24. Qd8 $18 {Stefan Sanden}) 21.
Rc2 Nf2+ 22. Kc1 Nxh1 23. Qh5+ Kf6 24. Nc7 $18) 14. O-O-O $1 (14. O-O b5 15.
Nc3 Ba5 $132) (14. Nxe6 Ba5+ 15. c3 Kf7 16. b4 Nxb4 $1) 14... hxg5 15. Qxh8+
Kf7 {[#]} 16. h4 $1 Nb4 (16... g4 17. h5 {/\ 18.h6 gxh6 19.Rxh6 /\ 20.Rh7+
Nxh7 21.Qxh7 Ke8 22.Qg8+ Ke7 23.Bg5#.}) (16... Rc8 17. Nc5 {/\ 18.hxg5}) (16...
gxh4 $142 {Cramling,P} 17. Qxh4 Rc8 18. Nc3 (18. Nc5 $2 Qc7 $1) 18... Ba5 (
18... b5 19. g4 b4 20. Ne2 Nxe4 21. Qh5+ Kf8 $8 22. g5 $1 (22. Qg6 Nf6 23. Rh8+
Ng8) 22... d5 23. f3 $18) 19. g4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Ne7 (20... Na5 21. g5 Nc4 22.
gxf6 Qb5 23. Qh5+ $18 {>< Kf7}) (20... Nxe4 21. g5 Nxc3 22. g6+ $1 $18) 21. g5
Ng6 22. Qg3 Ne8 (22... Rxc3 23. gxf6 Qa4 24. Kd2 Rxc2+ 25. Ke1 Qxe4 (25... Qc4
26. Qf3) 26. Rh7 Kxf6 27. Qg5+ Kf7 28. Qh6 Qb4+ 29. Kf1 Qc4+ 30. Kg2 Qg4+ 31.
Kh2 Nf4 (31... Nh4 32. Qxh4 Qxd1 33. Qg5 $18) 32. Rg1 $18) 23. Qf3+ Ke7 24. Qh5
Rxc3 25. Qxg6 Qa4 26. Kd2 Rxc2+ 27. Ke1 Qc4 28. Bd2 $18) 17. Nc3 gxh4 18. Qxh4
Rc8 19. a3 (19. g4 $2 Qc6 $1 {/\ 20..Nxa2,20..Nxe4}) 19... Nc6 20. g4 Na5 (
20... g6 21. Bg5 (21. Qh8 {/\ 22.Rh7+.})) 21. g5 Rxc3 22. bxc3 Qa4 (22... Nc4
23. gxf6 Qb5 24. Qh5+ g6 $8 25. Qh7+ Ke8 $8 26. f7+ Kd7 27. f8=Q+ Kc8 28. Qxd8+
Kxd8 29. Qg8+ Kd7 30. Rh7+ Kc6 31. Qe8#) (22... Ng8 23. Qh5+ Kf8 24. Qf3+ {
/\ 25.Rh8 /\ 25.Rh7.}) 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Qh5+ Ke7 25. Bg5 Nc4 26. Bxf6+ gxf6
27. Rd3 Qxa3+ 28. Kd1 1-0

[Event "Santiago m"]
[Site "Santiago de Chile"]
[Date "1997.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1997.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 e5 (6... g6 $5) 7.
Nde2 h6 $6 (7... Nbd7 8. O-O b5 9. b4 Bb7 10. a4 bxa4 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Rxa4 {
1-0 Campora,D-Sutovskij,E/Biel Credis 1996 (29)}) (7... g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. f4 Nc6
10. Qe1 exf4 11. Nxf4 Ne5 {0-1 Kiselev,M-Vaulin,A/St.Petersburg op 1994 (59)})
(7... Be7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Be3 b5 10. Ng3 g6 11. b4 Bb7 12. a4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 Nb6
14. Ra5 Qc8 15. Bxb6 Qxc3 16. Qa1 {1-0 Larsen,B-Portisch,L/London 1986 (27)})
8. O-O Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. f4 Nc6 11. Kh1 Bd7 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Qe1 Nb4 14. a5 Bc6
(14... Be6 $5 15. f5 Bc4) 15. Ng3 d5 $6 16. fxe5 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nf5 Bd7
19. Rd1 Rc6 20. Bb6 (20. Qe2 Z0 (20... Kh8 21. Nxe4 Rxc2 22. Qh5 $40) 21. Rxd7
Qxd7 22. Qg4 {[%cal Yg4g7,Yg4f5,Yf5d7]}) 20... Qe8 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Qxe4 Re8
$1 $132 23. Rd4 (23. Rf4 g5) 23... f5 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Rg1 Qf8 26. Qh4 g5 27.
Qh5 Bc6 28. Rd2 Kh7 29. Qd1 Qf7 30. Bc5 Qc4 31. Rd7+ (31. Bxb4 $142 Qxb4 32.
Nd5 Bxd5 33. Rxd5 $16) 31... Kg8 32. Bxb4 Rf2 $1 (32... Qxb4 33. Nd5) 33. Rd4
Bxg2+ 34. Rxg2 Rf1+ 35. Rg1 Qc6+ 36. Rd5 Rxd1 37. Rgxd1 Qc4 38. R5d4 Qf7 $4 (
38... Re1+ $142 39. Rxe1 Qxd4 40. Re8+ Kf7 41. Re7+ Kg6 42. Rxb7 Qf2 43. Rb6+
Kh5 44. h3 Qf1+ 45. Kh2 Qf2+ $11) 39. Kg2 Qf5 40. Rf1 Qxc2+ 41. Rf2 $18 Qg6 42.
Nd5 Qc6 43. Kg1 Qc1+ 44. Rf1 Qc8 45. Nf6+ Kg7 46. Nxe8+ Qxe8 47. Re1 Qc8 48.
Bc3 Kg6 49. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.07"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 (10... Nf6 11. Qf3 Qb6 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 {
Shirov-Kasparov/Sarajevo/2000/} 14. Be2 $16) 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Be6 13. Qd2
Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qa5 15. a3 Bf6 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. Kb1 Kf8 18. h4 Rg8 19. hxg5 hxg5
20. Qe3 Nd7 21. g3 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qc5 23. f4 Nf6 24. Qd2 b5 25. Be2 Rb8 26. f5
Bc4 27. b4 Qc6 28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. Nd5 Nd7 (29... Nxd5 30. exd5 c3 (30... Qa4 31.
Kb2 $16) 31. Qd3 Qa4 32. Ka2 $16) 30. Rh5 a5 31. Qh2 Ke8 (31... axb4 32. Rh8
bxa3+ 33. Kc1 $40) 32. Rh8 $16 Rf8 33. Qh6 axb4 34. axb4 Rxh8 35. Qxh8+ Nf8 36.
Qg7 Qa4 37. Rxc4 $18 Qa7 38. Qxg5 Kd8 39. f6 e6 40. Qg8 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 20th"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2019.03.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zanan, Evgeny"]
[Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2019.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[Tiebreak "Sum of Buchholz"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,58,19,31,72,53,86,88,62,42,48,26,77,61,48,23,23,29,72,40,51,46,48,45,
42,4,-22,-50,-26,-26,45,-39,-40,-60,-42,-54,-63,-64,-59,-61,-51,-70,-68,-153,
-211,-207,-168,-177,-169,-169,-175,-193,-151,-403,-403,-434,-1,-25,-875,-893,
-876]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6
8. f3 h5 (8... Be7 {is an absolute main line and may be the best order for
delaying White's g4}) (8... Nc6 $5) 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 (11. a4
Rc8 12. a5 {may indeed deprive Black of ...Nb6, but now Black is more
interested in the e5 square and other dark squares and could continue} g6 13.
Qd2 Bg7 14. Be2 e4 $1 $40) 11... g6 12. O-O-O (12. Be2 {Trying to castle short.
While annotating Leko-Saric for this site, I noted the following precedent
game:} Bg7 13. Na5 (13. O-O b6 14. c4 O-O $11 {Topalov,V-Vachier Lagrave,M
Paris 2017}) 13... Qc7 14. c4 O-O 15. O-O e4 16. f4 (16. b4 $5 $132) 16... Ng4
$11 {Adair,J-Gormally,D Llandudno 2017}) (12. Na5 {is another
long-castling-like move}) 12... Nb6 (12... Qc7 $5 13. Kb1 Bg7 14. Be2 O-O (
14... a5 $5 {could be worth considering since White has already committed the
Bf1, and not to b5:} 15. Bb5 (15. a4 O-O 16. g4 Nb6 $15) 15... a4 16. Na1 O-O
17. c4 Nc5 $132) 15. g4 $1 {This was Leko's contribution and I think it gains
an edge.} Rfc8 (15... a5 16. g5 Ne8 17. Qd3 $40) (15... hxg4 16. fxg4 Nb6 17.
h4 $1 $40) 16. Rc1 a5 17. g5 Ne8 18. a4 $14 {Leko,P-Saric,I European Team
Championship 2017}) 13. Kb1 Nfxd5 {With this capture, Black discourages Bg5,
so it is definitely worth a look.} (13... Nbxd5 {It is still unclear to me
whether this capture equalises.} 14. Bg5 Be7 15. g3 $5 {was the precedent.} (
15. c4 Nb6 16. Na5 O-O $5 17. h4 d5 $13 {is the principled way for both sides
to go}) (15. Bc4 Nb6 $1 (15... Qc7 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qxd6 $14)
16. Na5 O-O 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxd6 Kg7 $11) 15... O-O 16. f4 a5 (16... Nb6 $5 {
seems to equalise}) 17. Bg2 (17. a4 $14) 17... a4 $11 {Leko,P-Giri,A London
2012}) 14. Bf2 Nf6 15. Qe1 (15. Na5 $146 {was what I proposed in my notes to
the Leko game:} Qc7 16. Bh4 $1 Nfd7 (16... Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxd6 $14) (
16... Nbd7 $2 17. Nc4 $14) 17. f4 Rc8 18. Be2 {and practical tests are needed
here}) (15. Bd3 $11 {Saric,I-Palac,M Porec 2016}) (15. Bh4 Be7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Qxd6 {is what the computer says, but despite its initial enthusiasm I'm
not sure that this version of the ending is any better than the others, e.g.}
Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bd8 $11) 15... Be7 16. g3 $6 {This line is difficult to play! In
many positions, g3 works just fine; here, though, it is simply too slow.} (16.
f4 exf4 $5 (16... e4 17. f5 $40 {looks more weakening}) 17. g3 fxg3 18. Bd4
Nbd7 19. hxg3 Qc7 20. g4 Ne5 $13 {White probably does have enough for two
pawns, but it is hard to come up with concrete ideas to get through to the
Black king, which is protected by the bulwark on e5.}) 16... Qc7 17. Bd3 (17.
f4 Na4 18. Bg2 Rc8 19. c3 b5 {sees Black commence aggressive operations.})
17... Rc8 18. f4 Nc4 19. Nd2 (19. Qe2 $15) 19... b5 20. h3 O-O 21. f5 (21. Bxc4
bxc4 22. Ne4 $17 {is just a pawn, but White should have done this.}) 21... d5
$1 22. Bxc4 (22. fxg6 Nxb2 $19) 22... bxc4 23. Nf3 Bd6 24. g4 Rb8 {The game is
already almost over.} 25. gxh5 Ne4 (25... Ba3 {was probably more clinical, and
only after} 26. b3 {then} Ne4 $19) 26. Qe3 (26. hxg6 Ba3 27. gxf7+ Rxf7 28.
Rg1+ Kh8 $19) 26... Bc5 27. Qh6 Rxb2+ $1 28. Kxb2 Rb8+ 29. Ka1 Qa5 {Mate is
inevitable. For instance, on Be1 there would follow Nc3.} 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lagarde, Maxime"]
[Black "Fernandez, Daniel Howard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. h4 $5 {An interesting
new continuation that has gained followers at the top level for a while now.
Nevertheless, being a relatively recent addition to the Najdorf club, I didn't
really have a good idea what to do.} Nc6 (6... e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4
Nc6 {has been the 'most played' line, although the strongest Black players
have always deviated from it in slightly creative ways, e.g. Svidler with 8...
g6.}) 7. Be2 {A novelty according to my database!} (7. h5 h6 8. Be3 $6 Ng4 {
was played in various games, like Yu,Y-Lu,S China 2017, however White's play
does not impress if he has to take on c6.}) (7. Be3 Ng4 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd2 h5
10. f3 Nf6 $11 {Shankland,S-Ortiz Suarez,I Matanzas 2017, was equal.}) 7... e5
(7... g6 $5 8. h5 Nxh5 9. Bxh5 gxh5 {was something I rather wanted to play,
but in the cold light of day this looks too experimental.}) 8. Nb3 h6 $6 {
Blitzed out, but the alternative of allowing Bg5 was less terrible than it
seemed.} (8... Be7 9. Bg5 Be6 10. g3 O-O 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 g6 $132) 9. Be3
{On a human level, both this and the next scream out to be played, because the
idea of letting Black get ...d5 in is not a clever one.} Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11.
exd5 Nb8 (11... Ne7 12. c4 Nf5 13. Bd2 h5 {is a hard position to assess, as
much now as during the game. With the engine running we can see that while the
bishop pair is likely to vanish soon, White might have a small something here
with super-accurate play.}) 12. a4 Be7 13. a5 h5 14. c4 Nbd7 15. Nd2 $1 b5 $6 {
A bad move in a rather difficult position. The way to go was with pawn
sacrifices.} (15... O-O $5 16. Bxh5 (16. b4 Ng4 $1 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. Qxg4 f5
$11) 16... Nxh5 17. Qxh5 f5 18. Nf3 Qe8 $1 (18... f4 19. Ng5 $1 Nf6 20. Qg6 $16
) 19. Qxe8 Rfxe8 20. Bg5 Rac8 21. b3 Nc5 $14 {Black has a measure of
compensation for the pawn, and a position that makes some sense overall.}) 16.
axb6 Nxb6 17. Nb3 $1 {This is obvious and good. My opponent conducted this
phase of the game extremely powerfully.} Nc8 18. Na5 Qd7 19. Nc6 Ng4 20. Bd2 (
20. Bg5 Qf5 $6 {was an idea worth avoiding, even if the engine points out} 21.
Bf3 $1 e4 22. Nd4 $1 $18) 20... Bf6 {My instinct told me that since
time-trouble was approaching, my opponent would rather like to snap off this
bishop and castle short, and leave the execution for another time.} 21. f3 Nh6
22. g4 $1 Bd8 $1 (22... hxg4 23. fxg4 Nf5 {occurred to me, and I suspect my
opponent had a brief panic over it, but White is trivially winning with} 24. g5
{and Bg4 next.}) 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. f4 $1 (24. Qb3 {or something must be
playable, but it is much less incisive and Black can begin to unravel with}
hxg4 25. fxg4 Ne7 $16) 24... Qb7 {Trying to stir something up with the queen
in the middle of his position during his time-trouble.} (24... Bf6 25. g5 Bg7
26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Qd2 $18 {looked unnecessarily easy.}) 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Qa4 (
26. Qd3 Qxb2 27. Rb1 Qa2 28. O-O $18) 26... Qxb2 27. O-O $6 O-O $1 {Suddenly
the game is back on...} 28. Ra2 Qb6+ 29. Kh1 Qe3 (29... Ne7 $1 $14) 30. Qa3
Qe4+ $2 (30... Qxa3 31. Rxa3 Nd6 32. gxh5 Bxh4 $14 {looked scary to me because
of his connected passers, but in fact I also possess a pair and they can
facilitate a trick or two.}) 31. Qf3 $2 {The moment passes unnoticed.} (31. Kh2
hxg4 32. Bxg4 $18 {would be a violent end for Black.}) 31... Nd6 32. Nxd8 $2 (
32. c5 hxg4 33. Rg1 $1 Kh8 34. Rxg4 Qxf3+ 35. Bxf3 e4 $16 {would have still
forced me into a horrific defence, if indeed it is possible.}) 32... Rfxd8 33.
Qxe4 Nxe4 34. Kg2 a5 35. Rf5 $6 (35. Bf3 $11) 35... Nc3 36. Rc2 Nxe2 37. Rxe2 {
Suddenly and briefly, Black has the task of trying to play for a win, but I
was not able to find a good try.} Rdc8 {Probably a step in the wrong direction.
Black's winning attempts mostly involve keeping both pairs of rooks, although
if you had told me that during the game it might not have helped with my move
choice.} (37... a4 $1 38. Rxh5 (38. Rfxe5 hxg4 39. c5 f6 40. R5e4 Rxd5 $17)
38... a3 39. Ra2 Rdc8 40. Rxe5 Rxc4 $15 {This position should be a draw, but
there is a chance he could fail to answer one of the difficult questions I am
able to pose between now and then.}) 38. Rc2 Rc5 $6 (38... a4 39. Rxe5 a3 40.
Re1 hxg4 41. c5 a2 42. Ra1 Ra5 $15 {was called for, getting out of the woods
myself before trying to be clever}) 39. Rxh5 a4 40. Rxe5 a3 $6 {A disastrous
move 40.} (40... Rac8 41. Kf3 Rxc4 42. Rxc4 Rxc4 43. Ke3 f6 44. Re7 Kf8 45. d6
Rxg4 $1 $11 {was still level, even if it is now me finding machinery to aid me
in saving the game.}) 41. Ree2 Ra6 $6 (41... Kg7 $1 {was the calm move that
was called for:} 42. d6 Rd8 43. Red2 a2 44. Rxa2 Rxc4 {and Black should be
able to equalise the material and then draw}) 42. Kf3 $1 $16 {Whoops. Black is
now a simple, clear pawn down, and I now had ample time to come to grips with
the depressing reality.} Kf8 43. h5 (43. Ke4 {was probably good, coming to d4
without delay. My intended attempt to activate the king now fails:} Ke7 $2 44.
Kd4+ Kd6 45. Rf2 $18) 43... Rca5 44. Ra2 Rf6+ (44... Ra4 45. Re4 Rf6+ 46. Ke3
Rf1 $14 {is probably the best way to put up resistance.}) 45. Ke4 Ke7 46. Re3
Rfa6 47. Kd4+ Kd7 48. Rf3 Ke7 49. Raf2 f6 50. Re2+ Kf7 51. Rfe3 {During the
game, I felt this to be a mistake, but this is not really the case.} (51. Ra2 {
was another way to proceed, consolidating the gains that have already been
made and continuing with Rb3-b7.}) 51... f5 52. Ra2 fxg4 53. Re4 Rf6 54. Rxg4
Rf3 55. Re4 (55. Ke5 $18 {is given by all the 'Let's Check' engines as winning.
}) 55... Ra8 56. d6 $2 (56. Re3 Rf4+ 57. Ke5 Rxc4 58. Rexa3 Re8+ 59. Kf5 Rd4
60. Ra7+ $18 {seems clear enough in spite of the reduced material.}) 56... Rf5
$2 (56... Kf6 $1 {leads to a draw with best play!}) 57. Kc3 (57. Re5 Rxe5 58.
Kxe5 Ra5+ 59. Kd4 Ke6 60. c5 $18 {looks like Black might have created a
fortress, but in fact it falls short by one tempo.}) 57... Rd8 58. Rd2 Rxh5 59.
Re7+ Kf6 60. Rf2+ Kg6 61. Re6+ Kg7 62. Kd4 Rh4+ $2 (62... Rg5 $14 {probably
put up the best resistance, getting ready to run the h-pawn as well.}) 63. Kd5
Ra8 64. Re7+ (64. d7 $1 {wins in spite of the d-file skewer tactics:} a2 65.
Re7+ $1 Kg6 66. Rg2+ $1 Kf6 67. Re1 {and White has arranged to queen with
check!}) 64... Kg6 65. Rg2+ Kf6 66. Rf2+ Kg6 67. Ra2 $2 (67. d7 $18 {still
wins.}) 67... Ra5+ {Now Black is back within relatively secure drawing
territory.} 68. c5 Rh5+ 69. Ke6 (69. Re5 Rxc5+ 70. Kxc5 Rxe5+ 71. Kc6 Re3 $11 {
should not cause Black any problems either.}) 69... Rhxc5 70. Rg2+ Rg5 71. Ra2
(71. Rxg5+ {leads to fascinating variations, which with the clock ticking my
opponent was unwilling or unable to try and work out.} hxg5 72. d7 Ra8 $1 {
I had worked out at the board that Black needs to stop the new white queen
from having access to g8, and furthermore that the 6th rank rook checks are
also to be avoided, but was not sure whether the whole variation was a draw or
not, for a reason we shall see.} 73. Re8 Ra6+ $1 74. Kd5 a2 75. Rg8+ $1 (75.
d8=Q $4 a1=Q 76. Rg8+ Kh7 $1 {and White's checks are at an end!}) 75... Kh7 76.
Rh8+ Kxh8 77. d8=Q+ Kh7 $1 {This is the best White could have done. A bit of
probing shows he could not have won the rook with checks, and so this is just
a draw.} 78. Qd7+ Kh6 $11) 71... Rge5+ 72. Kd7 Ra7+ 73. Kd8 Ra8+ 74. Kd7 Ra7+ (
74... Rd5 $5 {occurred to me as a possibility for playing on myself, but I
have a bad track record when tempting fate, and also I could not believe that
the position was anything but 0.00.}) 75. Kd8 Ra8+ 76. Kd7 {An eventful game.
Probably if we were to divide the point according to judges' scoring, it would
be 0.7-0.3 or similar.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Saric, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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 "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]
[WhiteClock "0:12:59"]
[BlackClock "0:08:38"]

{Peter Leko is renowned for playing games of high theoretical value and this
one is no exception.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3
e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 h5 {It seems to be the modern fashion to avoid White's g4
lines, and this is the only move to do so. No fewer than four others merit
mention:} (8... b5 {is unpopular as it allows White a favourable early a4:} 9.
a4 b4 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 $14 {and Black does not have the needed ...Nb6
move, or indeed any real development available to his queen's knight.}) (8...
Be7 {is an absolute main line and may be the best order for delaying White's g4
}) (8... Nbd7 {is also played but White's g4 is reasonably strong now}) (8...
Nc6 $5 {is a minor line that maybe should be explored more, with
Sveshnikov-type play in the event of Nd5, and otherwise Black may consider ...
d5, e. g.} 9. Qd2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 $11 {This position compares
favourably to the analogous variation of my Dragon sideline, 5...g6 6.Be3 Nc6
7.f3 e5!? and notably both have been played as Black by Ljubojevic...}) 9. Nd5
Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 (10... g6 {may be another order.}) 11. Qd2 (11. a4 Rc8 12.
a5 {may indeed deprive Black of ...Nb6, but it loses too much time: now Black
is more interested in the e5-square and other dark squares and could continue}
g6 13. Qd2 Bg7 14. Be2 e4 $1 $40) 11... g6 12. O-O-O {Likely the best move in
light of this game.} (12. Be2 {is the other major way the game could go -
White takes the decision to castle short and not long. A recent game that
followed this path went} Bg7 (12... b6 13. O-O-O $1 $14) 13. Na5 (13. O-O b6
14. c4 O-O $11 {has been solid for Black, e.g. Topalov,V (2749)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2796) Paris 2017}) 13... Qc7 14. c4 O-O 15. O-O e4 16. f4 (16. b4 $5
$132) 16... Ng4 $11 {Adair,J (2481)-Gormally,D (2462) Llandudno 2017}) (12. Na5
{is more of the same.}) 12... Qc7 (12... Nb6 {has been played most, but a
venomous attacking idea now, which has been tried by both players of the
present game, is the confusing} 13. Kb1 $5 {Probably Saric did not feel like
testing his opponent's preparation in this line...} Nbxd5 (13... Nfxd5 14. Bf2
Nf6 15. Na5 $146 (15. Bd3 $11 {Saric,I (2654)-Palac,M (2568) Porec 2016}) 15...
Qc7 16. Bh4 $1 Nbd7 (16... Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxd6 $14) 17. Nc4 $40 {
White keeps annoying pressure, for instance after ...Rc8 either c3 or g3/Bh3
could be considered.}) 14. Bg5 Be7 15. g3 $5 (15. c4 {could be even better})
15... O-O 16. f4 a5 (16... Nb6 $5 {threatens ...Ne4 and cues up to play ...Nc4
in response to Bg2, so is worth considering}) 17. Bg2 (17. a4 $14) 17... a4 $11
{Leko,P (2737)-Giri,A (2730) London 2012}) 13. Kb1 Bg7 {The bishop was going
here anyway.} (13... Ng8 {might be the only other thing Black could consider
doing with the f8-bishop, but after} 14. g4 Bh6 15. g5 {it transpires that the
plan is too slow}) 14. Be2 O-O (14... a5 $5 {could be worth considering since
Bb5 will cost an additional tempo.} 15. Bb5 (15. a4 O-O 16. g4 Nb6 {shows the
problem for White of inserting the a-pawn moves}) 15... a4 16. Na1 O-O 17. c4
Nc5 $132) 15. g4 $1 {Giving Black a time constraint. It may be that this move
forces an advantage.} Rfc8 {Likely the best reaction, ensuring that retreating
the knight to e8 is always acceptable.} (15... a5 16. g5 Ne8 17. Qd3 $40) (
15... hxg4 16. fxg4 Nb6 {is the obvious recommendation, but there is now a
whole lot less in the way of a White attack beginning with} 17. h4 $1 Nc4 (
17... Nfxd5 18. h5 $16) 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. h5 Nxg4 20. Rdg1 {From my cursory
further analysis it seems Black is in considerable trouble.}) 16. Rc1 a5 (16...
Nb6 17. c4 {now makes no sense.}) 17. g5 Ne8 18. a4 $14 Qd8 (18... Nb6 19. Bb5
Nc4 (19... e4 $5 $14 {should be considered, but the situation isn't good if
Black has to do this}) 20. Qe2 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 {is not a great improvement,
since White can easily continue with Bxe8 (if he feels necessary) and then
Nd2-e4, b3, c4 ideas, when Black has absolutely no freedom at all.}) 19. Bb5 (
19. Bf2 $5 $14 {could be preferable, since Black doesn't have a waiting move.})
19... Nc7 20. c4 Nxb5 21. cxb5 {White has now established a near-total
blockade.} Nb6 $2 {Maybe there was a chance here to exploit the slight
inaccuracy of Bb5; certainly, the simplifying combination that the text allows
should be avoided.} (21... e4 22. f4 {doesn't change much}) (21... f5 $1 {
was a good try to get some counterplay.} 22. h4 (22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Qxa5 b6 24.
Qb4 f4 $11) 22... e4 23. fxe4 (23. f4 Nb6 $132) 23... Qe8 24. Qg2 fxe4 {
White still has an easier position, but time is running out a little bit and
it is not obvious to me that any of the ways of cashing in are that great.})
22. Rxc8 {White now asserts control over the position in instructive fashion.}
Rxc8 23. Qxa5 Nxd5 24. Qxd8+ Rxd8 25. Ba7 $1 {The real reason for picking this
game was this far-sighted manoeuvre.} (25. Bf2 Nf4 {gives Black a little
breathing room and play (...Nh3, ...d5)}) 25... Ra8 (25... Nb4 {is only
pseudo-active:} 26. a5 Ra8 27. Bb6 Nd5 28. Bf2 Nf4 29. Rd1 Bf8 30. a6 $1 $16) (
25... Nf4 26. a5 Nh3 27. a6 $18) 26. b6 Nxb6 (26... Ne7 27. Rc1 Nc8 28. Rxc8+
Rxc8 29. Na5 {was the alternative, and now Black can give his bishop rather
than rook for the pawn, but it doesn't help.} e4 30. fxe4 Bd4 31. Nxb7 Bxb6 32.
Bxb6 Rb8 33. a5 Rxb7 34. Kc2 $18) 27. Bxb6 $16 {With only two pawns for the
piece, Black is now really just clutching at straws.} Rxa4 28. Be3 Rb4 29. Nd2
d5 30. Kc2 f5 31. gxf6 Bxf6 32. Rg1 Kf7 33. b3 Rh4 34. Nf1 Rh3 35. Rg3 Rxg3 {
It seems that trading rooks is a practical error, since one can say with some
certainty that the resulting position is lost.} 36. Nxg3 (36. hxg3 g5 {would
have left a white minor piece tied down in the long run to meet the h-pawn.})
36... Ke6 37. Kd3 Be7 38. Ke2 Bd8 39. Nf1 Be7 40. Bd2 Bd8 41. Ne3 Bc7 42. h3
Bd8 43. Nd1 Be7 44. Nc3 Bb4 (44... Bd6 $5 {If Black recognises that any
winning plan must include f4, he could try this.} 45. Nb5 Bb8 46. h4 Kd7 47. f4
exf4 48. Kf3 Be5 49. Bxf4 Bf6 50. Bg5 $16) 45. Nb5 Bc5 46. Be3 Be7 47. f4 {
White had completed his re-organisation (having made sure ...e4 was never
check) and now this push comes.} e4 48. Ba7 Kd7 49. Nd4 Kc7 50. Nb5+ Kc6 51.
Nd4+ Kc7 52. f5 $1 $18 {The final break to smash what's left of the Black
fortress.} gxf5 53. Nxf5 Bf8 54. Bd4 Kc6 55. Ng3 Kb5 56. Kd2 Bh6+ 57. Kc2 e3
58. Nf5 e2 59. Bf2 {A powerful opening concept and great execution. White may
have only made one small error all game (Bb5.)} 1-0

[Event "BRA-ch 76th"]
[Site "Americana"]
[Date "2009.12.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Black "Bittencourt, Jorge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Fier,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.12.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 {This was the first
time I had played 6.Be3 in an important tournament... 6.Bg5 is my pet line.} e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 b5 (9... Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O {
was expected, but my opponent played another interesting variation.}) 10. g5 b4
11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Qd2 Be7 (12... a5 {is the main line, and after} 13. Ng3 Nxg3
14. hxg3 a4 15. Nc1 Qa5 16. f4 g6 17. Nd3 {I think the position is more
comfortable for White.}) 13. Ng3 Nf4 14. h4 h6 15. gxh6 $1 (15. Bxf4 {when I
was preparing for the game and saw this variation, I thought that it was not
easy to find an advantage for White...} exf4 16. Nh5 Bxb3 17. axb3 Kf8 $1 (
17... g6 18. Nxf4 hxg5 19. Nd5 {is too dangerous for Black.}) 18. g6 $5 {
but after some analysis Black is fine here... So I searched for another
options for White and found a convincing game of Wang Hao with 15.gxh6 and I
played the same.}) 15... Rxh6 (15... Bxh4 16. O-O-O Bxg3 (16... Rxh6 {
transposes.}) 17. hxg7 Rg8 18. Rh8 Nf6 19. Qxb4 {is just hopeless for Black.})
16. O-O-O Rxh4 $2 (16... Bxh4 {was played before} 17. Nf5 $1 {is better than
the game} (17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 {Wang Hao - Bu Xiangzhi,
China-ch 2006}) 17... Bxf5 18. exf5 Kf8 19. Kb1 {with some advantage for White.
}) 17. Rxh4 Bxh4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 {Now we have reached the same position
as after 16...Bxh4, but without the rooks. The difference is that black king
is more exposed and the d6-pawn is hanging... I think thet White has a clear
advantage already.} Be7 20. Qxb4 a5 21. Qa4 Kf8 22. Bb5 Nf6 (22... Nb6 {fails}
23. Qe4 Rc8 24. Rh1 Kg8 25. f6 Bxf6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qxd8+ Rxd8
29. Nxa5 $1 (29. Bxb6 $4 Rb8 $11) 29... Ke6 30. Nc6 Rd7 31. Nd4+ exd4 32. Bxd7+
Nxd7 33. Bxf4 $18) 23. Bc6 Rc8 24. Nxa5 {with the bishop pair and control of
the queenside, is only matter of time.} Qc7 25. Qb5 Rb8 26. Qa6 Ne2+ 27. Qxe2
Qxa5 28. a4 d5 29. Bb5 Qc7 30. Qh2 Rc8 31. Ba6 $2 (31. Rxd5 {was easier} Qxc2+
32. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 33. Kxc2 Nxd5 34. Bf2 {and Black can resign.}) 31... Ra8 32. Rg1
Bc5 {I forgot about this... But the position is still winning anyway. Now I
can't play Qh8 winning the rook because the g1=rook will be hanging too.} 33.
Bxc5+ (33. Qh8+ $2 Ke7 34. Bxc5+ Qxc5 35. Qxa8 Qxg1+ {draws.}) 33... Qxc5 34.
Bb5 Rc8 35. Kb1 e4 36. fxe4 Nxe4 37. Rd1 Rc7 $2 38. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "POL-ch"]
[Site "Poznan"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kanarek, Marcel"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2016.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 {Retreating the
knight before it is chased away by ...e5. However, while this move avoids the
heavily analysed main lines it does not put any pressure on Black.} Nbd7 7. g4
$146 {A novelty on move seven - a rare event in the Najdorf.} h6 8. Bg2 b5 {
Black counters White's aggression with some aggression of his own.} 9. h4 (9.
e5 $2 Nxe5 10. Bxa8 Bxg4 {is not really an option.}) 9... b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11.
exd5 Ne5 12. f3 g6 13. Be3 Bg7 14. Bd4 O-O 15. g5 a5 16. gxh6 Bxh6 17. h5 {
White does not care much about the safety of his own king because he hopes to
attack Black's king. But it is hard to believe that this strategy can be
successful - after all, White's rooks are not connected, the knight on b3 will
need a lot of time before he can join the attack and Black is better developed.
} Bf4 18. Nc1 Bg3+ 19. Kf1 Ba6+ 20. Ne2 Qd7 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. Bh3 Qb5 23. Be6+
Kg7 24. Kg2 {There was no adequate defense against the threat ...Rxf3. After
the text-move Black liquidates to a better endgame.} Qxe2+ 25. Qxe2 Bxe2 26.
Kxg3 Rxf3+ 27. Kg2 Rf4 28. Be3 Bf3+ 29. Kg3 Bxh1 30. Bxf4 Be4 {Black is a pawn
up and White has no real threats.} 31. Bg5 Re8 32. Kf4 Bxc2 33. Rh1 Nd3+ 34.
Ke3 Nc5 35. Bh6+ Kf6 36. Rf1+ Bf5 37. Bxf5 gxf5 38. Rg1 Ke5 39. Rd1 Rg8 40.
Bf4+ Kf6 41. Kf3 Rg4 42. Rd2 Nd7 43. b3 Ne5+ 44. Ke3 Ng6 45. Bh2 Re4+ 0-1

[Event "Barcelona 20th"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2015.11.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Asis Gargatagli, Hipolito"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.11.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. h3
Be6 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. O-O-O Nde5 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Nd5 Re8
15. g4 Bf8 16. Qf2 {Das scheint eine Neuerung zu sein - die Morozevich prompt
in Schwierigkeiten bringt.} a5 17. a4 Nb4 $5 {Ein typischer Morozevich-Zug,
bei dem man sich fragt, ob die Notation auch stimmt, ob dies der Auftakt eines
genialen Opferspiels ist oder ob der russische Großmeister einfach etwas
übersehen hat. Denn nach...} 18. Nxb4 axb4 19. Bxe5 {ist der d-Bauer
plötzlich gefesselt und Schwarz kann die geschlagene Figur nicht wiedernehmen.
Anstatt eine schlechtere Stellung mit ungleichfarbigen Läufern zu spielen, in
dem Schwarz kaum Aussichten auf Gegenspiel hat, opfert Morozevich Material -
viel Material.} Rxa4 $5 {Objektiv bzw. nach Meinung Komodos steht Schwarz nach
diesem Zug auf Verlust.} ({Doch nach} 19... Bxb3 20. cxb3 Rxe5 21. Bc4 Qc7 {
entsteht eine Stellung, in der der weißfeldrige Läufer besser ist als der
Schwarzfelder, und in der Weiß wenig Gefahr droht.}) 20. Bb5 {Weiß hat
bereits eine Figur mehr und gewinnt durch diesen Doppelangriff noch weiteres
Material.} Ra5 {Spielt weiter so, als ob Material überhaupt keine Rolle
spielt.} 21. Nxa5 ({Nach} 21. Bxe8 Rxe5 {gewinnt Schwarz den weißfeldrigen
Läufer und kann mit seinem Läuferopfer auf Kompensation hoffen - obwohl
Weiß immer noch besser steht.}) 21... Ba2+ $1 {Noch ein Figurenopfer.} 22.
Kxa2 ({Auch} 22. Kc1 {war möglich, zum Beispiel} Rxe5 23. Bc4 Qg5+ 24. Rd2
Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Rxe4 26. Rf1 f6 27. Nb6 {und Weiß hat einen ganzen Turm mehr
und sollte gewinnen.}) 22... Qxa5+ 23. Kb3 Qxb5 24. Bxd6 Rxe4 {Auch jetzt hat
Weiß einen ganzen Turm mehr und steht "objektiv" auf Gewinn. Aber sich in der
taktisch immer noch komplizierten Stellung zurechzufinden, ist nicht ganz
einfach, zumal mit knapper werdender Bedenkzeit.} 25. Rd4 $6 ({Ein Weg zum
Sieg war das Qualitätsopfer} 25. Qc5 {zum Beispiel} Qxc5 26. Bxc5 Bxc5 27.
Rd8+ Bf8 28. Ra1 {und Weiß hat die Initiative übernommen und steht auf
Gewinn.}) 25... Bxd6 $1 {Schwarz nutzt die Chance.} 26. Rf1 ({Wenn Weiß den
Turm auf e4 nimmt, hat Schwarz gute Chancen auf Remis, zum Beispiel} 26. Rxe4
Qd5+ 27. c4 (27. Rc4 b5 28. Qf1 bxc4+ 29. Qxc4 Qxh1 {führt zum Verlust.})
27... bxc3+ 28. Kxc3 Qxe4 {und Schwarz hat einen Bauern für die Qualität und
kann sich über den exponierten König des Weißen freuen. Doch vermutlich hat
Weiß den schwarzen Gegenschlag nach 26.Tf1 übersehen.}) ({Komodo empfiehlt
jedenfalls} 26. Rhd1 {oder}) (26. Ra1 {und sieht Weiß in beiden Fällen in
Vorteil.}) 26... Qxf1 $1 {Mit diesem Damenopfer bannt Schwarz fast jede
Verlustgefahr, denn der schwarze Läufer und der schwarze Turm können die
weißen Bauern am Damenflügel aufhalten.} 27. Qxf1 Rxd4 28. Qb5 Re4 29. Qb6
Bf8 30. Ka2 Re2 31. Kb3 Re6 32. Qxb7 Re3+ 33. c3 bxc3 34. bxc3 Rxh3 35. Qd5 g6
36. Qg2 Re3 37. Qf2 Re5 38. Qf4 Rc5 39. Qe3 h5 40. g5 $2 {Dieser Bauer geht
verloren. Weiß musste auf h5 schlagen, aber auch dann ist Schwarz der einzige,
der diese Stellung gewinnen kann.} Rf5 41. c4 Bc5 42. Qd2 Be7 43. Qd7 Bxg5 44.
Qe8+ Kg7 45. Qe4 Bf6 46. Kb4 Re5 {Und Weiß gab auf.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 1st League 59th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2006.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Anisimov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2006.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f4 Qc7 10. O-O-O (10. h3 Nbd7 11. g4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne5 13. O-O-O Nfd7
14. Nd4 g6 15. g5 Nb6 16. h4 Nbc4 17. Qe1 Rc8 18. h5 Qc5 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. Na4
Qc7 21. hxg6 $18 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2702)-Wahls,M (2582)/Las Vegas 1999/ (29)})
10... Nbd7 11. h3 {When White combines f4 with long castling the idea of h3
followed by g4 seems very logical.} b5 12. g4 h6 (12... Nb6 13. g5 Nh5 14. f5
Bc4 15. Qf2 Na4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Rc8 18. Rd2 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Qxf4 h6
21. f6 hxg5 22. fxg7 Rg8 23. Qf5 {1-0 Parligras,M (2375)-Vink,N (2285)/Mureck
1998/ (32)}) (12... exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nfd7 16. Nd4 $14)
13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 (14... Nb6 15. fxe5 Nfxd5 (15... dxe5 16. d6 Qc6 17.
Bg2 $18) 16. Bxb6 Nxb6 17. exd6 $18) 15. Rh2 (15. Bg2 O-O 16. Na5 exf4 17. Bxf4
Ne5 18. Kb1 $14) 15... exf4 $6 {In comparison with standard lines of English
attack variation the first is much better prepared for opening the kingside
with g4-g5 advance. The exchange of the pawns on f4 makes it easier for white
to advance his aggressive plans.} (15... O-O 16. Kb1 Rfe8 $13) 16. Bxf4 Nb6 (
16... O-O 17. Re2 Nb6 18. Bg2 Nc4 19. Qd3 Bd8 20. Nd4 $14) 17. Qg2 (17. Re2
Nfxd5 18. Rde1 Kd7 19. Qd3 Bf6 20. Bg3 Rce8 $13) (17. Bg2 $6 Nc4 18. Qe2 O-O
$13) 17... O-O 18. Kb1 Nc4 (18... Rfe8 19. h4 $1 Bf8 20. g5 Nh5 21. Bc1 hxg5
22. hxg5 g6 23. c3 $14) 19. Bc1 Nd7 20. h4 $1 {[%mdl 32] Kobalia masterfully
defended all his vulnerable spots c2, d5, g4 and simply marches forward on the
kingside.} Nde5 (20... Bf6 21. g5 hxg5 22. hxg5 Be5 23. Bxc4 bxc4 (23... Bxh2
24. Qxh2 Qxc4 25. Rh1 $18) 24. Rh8+ Kxh8 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Rh1 $18) 21. Nd4 b4 (
21... Qa5 22. g5 h5 23. Be2 g6 24. Nc6 Nxc6 25. dxc6 Qb6 26. Bf3 Ne5 27. Bd5
Nxc6 28. Qe4 Ne5 29. Bf4 $16) (21... Rfe8 22. Be2 $1 b4 23. g5 $14) 22. Be2 $1
{Anisimov is facing a very unpleasant prospect of having to react after the
coming g4-g5 move.} Rb8 23. g5 h5 (23... Na3+ 24. bxa3 bxa3+ 25. Nb3 h5 26.
Bxa3 $18) (23... hxg5 24. hxg5 f5 25. Qh3 $18) 24. Bxh5 (24. Nc6 Nxc6 25. dxc6
Ne5 26. Be3 Nxc6 27. Bxh5 Ne5 28. Qe4 $16) 24... Rfc8 25. Bg4 Re8 (25... Nxg4
26. Qxg4 Ne5 27. Qe4 $18) 26. Bf5 a5 (26... g6 27. Be4 Bf8 28. h5 $18) 27. h5
a4 28. g6 $1 {Strategic triumph is complete, since Black has not managed to
get even a trace of real counterplay.} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.17"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 {This very active plan of counterplay against
White's queenside castled king was making waves a few years ago.} 11. a4 {
White players were so afraid of the counterplay that for some time 11.Bb5 was
considered to be the best line in the fight for an advantage.} (11. Bb5) 11...
Nc6 12. Kb1 {The white king steps to the side as its location on c1 might not
be the best in the light of Black's counterplay. Please note, that is is
possible to reach the main line equally well with the introductory moves 12.g4
Nb4 13.Kb1.} (12. g4 Nb4 13. g5 (13. Kb1) 13... Nh5 (13... Ne8 14. f4 f5 (14...
f6 15. f5 Bf7 16. h4 (16. g6 hxg6 17. fxg6 Bxg6 18. Rg1 Bh7 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20.
Bh6 f5 21. exf5 Rxf5 $17 {0-1 (40) Slizhevsky,A (2446)-Zhigalko,S (2640) St
Petersburg 2010}) 16... d5 17. exd5 Nd6 18. Nc5 Nxf5 19. Nxb7 Qd7 20. gxf6 Qxb7
21. fxe7 Rfc8 22. Bb5 Nd6 23. Rhg1 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Na2+ 25. Kb1 Ne4 26. Qg2 $18 {
1-0 (35) Krivokapic,M (2415)-Sedlak,N (2593) Skopje 2012}) 15. Rg1 fxe4 16.
fxe5 Qc8 $5 17. g6 $1 dxe5 18. gxh7+ Kh8 19. Kb1 Nf6 20. Qg2 $44 Rf7 21. Bg5 e3
$1 22. Bxf6 (22. Bxe3 $4 Bxb3 23. cxb3 Qf5+ 24. Ka1 Nc2+) 22... Bxf6 $17 {
1-0 (46) Vovk,A (2642)-Gao,R (2533) Cappelle-la-Grande 2015}) 14. Rg1 f5 (14...
Rc8 15. Kb1 d5 (15... g6 16. Bb5 (16. Qf2 Qe8 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. Nxa5 Bxb5 19.
axb5 f6 20. Qd2 fxg5 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Nxb7 Rxf3 24. Bxg5 Bxg5 25.
Nxd6 $18 {1-0 (35) Yagupov,I (2465)-Kurnosov,I (2653) Olginka 2011}) 16... f5
17. Qf2 Ra8 18. Nc5 Qc8 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Nd5 fxe4 21. Bc4 Kh8 22. Qh4 Rac8 23.
Qxe4 Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Rxf3 25. Rge1 $16 {1-0 (44) Szabo,K (2512)-Ivanisevic,I 
(2648) Sarajevo 2011}) (15... Qc7 16. Qf2 Nf4 17. Bb6 Qb8 18. Bxa5 Rxc3 19.
bxc3 Nc6 20. Bb6 d5 21. Bc5 b6 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Kb2 Rc8 24. exd5 Nexd5 25. c4
$14 {1-0 (43) Brkic,A (2575)-Fier,A (2563) Bastia 2012}) (15... f5 16. gxf6 (
16. g6 $5 fxe4 (16... h6 17. Bh3 $36) (16... hxg6 $5 17. Rxg6 Rf6 18. Rg1 f4
19. Bf2 Rh6 20. Nc1 Nf6 {Sukandar,I-Xiu,D Jakarta op 2nd 2012 (01)}) 17. gxh7+
Kxh7 (17... Kh8 $5 18. fxe4 Nf4 19. Be2 d5 20. Bxf4 (20. exd5 Bf5 (20... Nfxd5
$15) 21. Bxf4 Bxc2+ 22. Qxc2 Nxc2 23. Bxe5 Na3+ $1 24. bxa3 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6
26. Ne4 $13) 20... Rxf4) 18. fxe4 Nf4 19. Be2 d5 (19... Rf6) (19... Qe8) (19...
Kg8)) 16... Rxf6 17. Bg5 d5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qh6 Bf8 20. Qg5 d4 21. Qxe5 $18 {
1-0 (36) Quesada Perez,Y (2582)-Ortiz Suarez,I (2544) Havana 2010}) 16. exd5
Bf5 17. Na1 Bc5 18. Bb5 Nf4 19. Bxf4 Bxg1 20. Bxe5 Qb6 21. h4 {1/2 (21) Hracek,
Z (2636)-Votava,J (2526) Czechia 2014}) 15. h4 Rc8 16. Bb5 Kh8 17. Kb1 fxe4 18.
fxe4 d5 19. Qh2 Nf4 20. Rgf1 Bd6 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. exd5 Bg4 23. Rde1 f3 $17 {
0-1 (32) Vallejo Pons,F (2696)-Morozevich,A (2750) Novi Sad 2009}) 12... Nb4
13. g4 Rc8 {The mystery about the best continuation in this line remains
unanswered even after this high level game . Black is not short of moves or
ideas, but not a single one of them completely satisfies the hunger for an
antidote to White's clever approach.} (13... Qc8 14. Bb5 d5 15. g5 d4 16. gxf6
dxe3 17. Qxe3 Bxf6 18. Nc5 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Qe2 {1/2 (21)
Ye,J (2575)-Loginov,V (2610) Moscow 1994}) (13... Qc7 14. g5 (14. Bb5 d5 15. g5
d4 16. gxf6 dxe3 17. Qxe3 Bxf6 18. Nc5 Rad8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 $11 {Ganguly-Gutman,
Dresden 2012}) 14... Nh5 (14... Nd7 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. Nd4 Bg4 18.
Be2 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxd1 20. Bb3 Bh5 21. Nf5 Rfe8 22. Qd4 Bf8 23. Bxd6 Qd8 24. Nd5
$16 {1-0 (32) Dominguez Perez,L (2695)-Wojtaszek,R (2625) Havana 2008}) 15. Bb5
(15. Nc1 f5 16. Nd3 Qc6 17. Rg1 Kh8 18. g6 f4 19. Bf2 Rfc8 20. Ne1 Qe8 21. Bb5
Qg8 22. Nd3 $36 {Szczepanski-Kasperek, corr. 2009}) (15. Rg1 f5 16. g6 hxg6 17.
Rxg6 Rf6 18. Rg2 f4 19. Bg1 b6 20. Qe1 Rc8 21. Rgd2 $11 {1-0 (50) Cheparinov,I
(2678)-Schandorff,L (2522) Helsingor 2013}) 15... Rac8 16. Rhg1 (16. Qf2 Nf4 (
16... Bd8 {isn't so clear}) 17. h4 d5 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. exd5 ({A more accurate
try is} 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bf5 21. Bd3 $16) 19... Bf5 20. Rd2 Bd6 21. Nd4
$2 (21. Ne4 $18) 21... Bc5 $1 22. d6 $1 Qb6 23. d7 (23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Qxd6
25. c3 Qe5 26. Qf3 $14) 23... Nxc2 $4 (23... Rcd8 $142 $44) 24. Nxf5 $3 $18 {
1-0 (34) Hou,Y (2629)-Sebag,M (2501) Beijing 2013}) 16... f5 {This is the
typical move in this kind of structure.} 17. gxf6 (17. Nd5 Nxd5 (17... Bxd5 18.
exd5 Qxc2+ 19. Qxc2 Rxc2 20. Nxa5 $16) 18. exd5 Bd7 19. Nxa5 Bxb5 20. axb5 Ra8
$44) (17. g6 f4 18. gxh7+ Kxh7 19. Bf2 Rfd8 20. Nd5 Qxc2+ 21. Qxc2 Rxc2 22. Bb6
Nxd5 23. Bxd8 Bxd8 {1/2 (44) Aroshidze,L (2525)-Shyam,S (2485) Sitges 2015} 24.
Kxc2 $16) 17... Nxf6 18. Qg2 Nh5 (18... Rf7 19. Bg5 Nh5 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qd2
Bxb3 22. cxb3 Rf6 23. Qg5 Nf4 24. Rxd6 $1) (18... g6 $5 19. Bg5 Nh5 20. Bxe7
Qxe7 21. Qd2 Bxb3 22. cxb3 Rf6 23. Qg5 Nf4) 19. Nc1 Bf6 (19... Rf7 $5 20. Nd3
Rcf8 21. Rgf1 Nc6 $13) 20. Nd3 (20. N1e2 Kh8 $1 21. Rd2 Qf7 $1) 20... Nxd3 $1 (
20... Nc6 21. f4 $1 exf4 22. Nxf4 Nxf4 23. Bxf4 Bd4 24. Rxd4 Rxf4 25. Rd2 Rg4
26. Qh1 $1 $14) 21. Rxd3 Nf4 $1 (21... g6 22. Rgd1 Be7 23. Qg1 $16) (21... Bh4
22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 g6 24. Qd2 $16) (21... Be7 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 g6 24.
Rd2 $14) 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Be5 $16 {1-0 (41) Topalov,V (2772)
-Vachier Lagrave,M (2768) Saint Louis 2014}) (13... d5 14. g5 $1 Nxe4 (14...
Ne8 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd6 (16... Qd7 17. Bb5 Qf5 18. Qg2 Nd6 19. Bd3 Nxd3
20. Rxd3 Rfc8 21. Bc5 b5 22. Bxd6 Bxd6 23. axb5 a4 $15 {0-1 (33) Domany,Z 
(2199)-Stankovic,M (2364) Senta 2011}) 17. c3 (17. h4 Qe8 18. Bb5 Nxb5 19. axb5
Qxb5 20. d6 Bd8 21. c3 a4 22. Nc5 Nc6 23. Qd3 Qxd3+ 24. Rxd3 $16 {1-0 (41)
Kopylov,A (2420)-Batyuk,A (2306) Moscow 2015}) 17... Na6 18. f4 e4 19. Nd4 Nc5
20. Qc2 $16 {1-0 (41) Van Delft,M (2402)-Burg,T (2359) Netherlands 2009}) 15.
fxe4 d4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bg4 18. Be2 Bxg5 19. Qe1 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Qe7 21.
Rhg1 f6 22. e5 (22. Qb5 $5 $16) 22... fxe5 23. Bxe5 Bf6 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Ne4
Qf7 {1/2 (25) Gonzalez Vidal,Y (2481)-Abreu Delgado,A (2459) Santa Clara 2004})
14. g5 {The experiments with the move 14.h4 are interesting, but the advance
of the g-pawn seems to much better fit the bill for the most ambitious line .}
(14. h4 d5 $5 15. g5 Nh5 (15... Ne8 $5 {(/\Nd6-c4)} 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Rc1 (17.
Na1 $6 Nd6 $36 18. h5 Qd7 19. h6 g6 20. Rh2 Rfe8 21. Bb6 Bd8 22. Bxd8 Qxd8 23.
Qe3 $16 {1-0 (39) Shomoev,A (2568)-Andriasian,Z (2622) Nizhny Tagil 2014})
17... Nd6 18. Nc5 $5 (18. h5 $6 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. h6 Qd7 $1 21. hxg7 Rxc3
$1 22. gxf8=Q+ Bxf8 23. Qxc3 (23. bxc3 $143 $2 Qxa4 24. cxb4 Qxb3+ 25. Ka1 Qa3+
26. Kb1 Bxb4 $19) 23... Qxa4 24. Rcg1 Bxc2+ 25. Kc1 Na2+ 26. Kxc2 Nxc3 $17)
18... b5 $5 19. Rh2 $5 (19. axb5 $6 Nxb5 20. Bxb5 Bxc5 21. Rhe1 Qd6 $36 {
(/\Rfd8; /\Rb8, Qb6)}) 19... Bxc2+ $5 20. Rxc2 Nxc2 (20... Nf5 $143 $6 21. Nb7
$1 $16 {(/\d6)}) 21. Qxc2 b4 22. Ne2 Nf5 23. Qxf5 Bxc5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Nc1
Qxd5 26. Bd3 g6 27. Qe4 $16) 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Na1 $1 (17. Rc1 $6 Ng3 $1 18. Bh3
(18. Rg1 $2 Nxf1 19. Rgxf1 Qd7 $17) 18... Bxc2+ $1 19. Rxc2 Nxc2) 17... Ng3 $6
(17... Qd7 $5 18. d6 $1 (18. Bb5 Qd6 19. Rhe1 ({or} 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Rhe1 Rfd8
$13) 19... Rfd8 $44) 18... Bd8 19. Bb5 Qe6 20. d7 $1 Rxc3 $1 21. Qxc3 Qa2+ 22.
Kc1 Nd5 (22... Qxa1+ $143 23. Kd2 Qa2 24. Qxe5 $16) 23. Qxe5 Nxe3 24. Qxe3
Qxa1+ 25. Kd2 Qxb2 $11) 18. Bh3 (18. Rg1 $2 Nxf1 19. Rgxf1 Qd7 $5 {(/\Rc3)} 20.
d6 Bd8 21. f4 Qe6 $40 {(/\Rc3)}) 18... Bxh3 (18... Qd7 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Rhe1
$1 Qxf3 21. d6 Bd8 22. d7 Rc4 23. Qf2 $1 $16) 19. Rxh3 Nf5 {(/\Nd6-c4)} 20. f4
$1 Bd6 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. Bf4 $14 {1-0 (41) Inarkiev,E (2629)-Najer,E (2648)
Moscow 2006}) (14. Qf2 Nd7 15. Rd2 b6 16. Bb5 Qc7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 $14 {
...1/2-1/2, Margoline Boris 2400 - Dao Thien Hai 2475 , Budapest 1994 It (46)})
14... Nd7 $6 {Every major failure of the opening line is followed by the hunt
for the main reason of the discomfort. In my humble opinion the location of
the knight on d7 is not the best and in the future attention should be
directed towards a 14...Nh5 retreat.} (14... Ne8 15. f4 (15. h4 d5 16. exd5 Bf5
17. Rc1 Nc7 (17... b6 18. Be2 (18. Bh3 Bxh3 19. Rxh3 Nd6 20. Rd1 b5 21. Qe2
Nxc2 22. axb5 Na3+ 23. Ka1 a4 $17 {0-1 (35) Erdogdu,M (2513)-Morozevich,A 
(2732) Bursa 2010}) (18. Bf2 Nd6 19. Qe3 Qd7 20. Nd2 b5 21. axb5 Rxc3 22. Qxc3
Rc8 23. Nc4 Nxb5 24. Qxe5 f6 {1/2 (24) Nijboer,F (2562)-Gharamian,T (2600)
Metz 2009}) 18... Nd6 19. h5 Qd7 20. Na1 (20. Bxb6 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Qxa4 22. cxb4
Qxb3+ 23. Ka1 Qa3+ 24. Kb1 axb4 {0-1 (24) Fercec,N (2478)-Zufic,M (2439)
Zupanja 2009}) 20... Nc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. b3 Rcc8 23. Kb2 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Nxd5
25. Qe1 Qd6 $17 {0-1 (30) Smirnov,P (2579)-Vitiugov,N (2687) Moscow 2009}) 18.
Bb6 Qd7 19. Bc4 Na8 20. Bb5 Qd6 21. Bxa5 Bxc2+ 22. Rxc2 Nxc2 23. Ne4 Qg6 24.
Bd3 $18 {1-0 (33) Leko,P (2741)-Bu,X (2708) Yerevan 2008}) 15... exf4 (15...
Bg4 16. Rc1 exf4 17. Bxf4 Nc7 18. h4 Ne6 19. Rg1 Nxf4 20. Rxg4 Ng6 21. Bb5 Qc7
22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Ne5 24. Re4 $16 {1-0 (40) Leon Hoyos,M (2542)-Kovacevic,
A (2576) Nova Gorica 2010}) 16. Bxf4 Bg4 17. Re1 Nc7 18. Rg1 Be6 19. Nd4 d5 20.
g6 dxe4 21. gxh7+ Kh8 22. Be5 $14 {1/2 (127) Swiercz,D (2654)-Andriasian,Z 
(2631) Martuni 2013}) (14... Nh5 15. Nc1 (15. Qf2 Bxg5 16. Bb6 Qe7 17. Bxa5 Nc6
18. Bb6 Nf4 19. h4 Bh6 20. Nb5 Nb4 21. Nc3 f5 22. Qd2 d5 23. exd5 Nfxd5 24.
Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bc5 Qxc5 26. Nxc5 Bxd2 $19 {0-1 (28) Fedorchuk,S (2569)
-Wojtaszek,R (2511) Warsaw 2004}) (15. Bb5 f5 16. Qf2 Bxg5 17. Bb6 Qe7 18. Bxa5
Nc6 19. Bb6 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nb4 21. Rxd6 Rxc2 22. Qe1 Rxf3 23. Nbc5 $11 {1-0 (39)
Dzhumaev,M (2549)-Li,S (2511) Kuala Lumpur 2008}) 15... f5 16. Nd3 fxe4 17.
fxe4 Nxd3 18. Bxd3 Nf4 19. h4 Qe8 20. Bb5 Qh5 21. Rdf1 Qg4 22. Rfg1 Qh5 23. Rf1
Qg4 24. Rfg1 Qh5 25. Rf1 {1/2 (25) Jaracz,P (2543)-Wojtaszek,R (2726) Warsaw
2011}) 15. f4 $1 (15. h4 Nb6 16. Qf2 (16. Bb5 Nc4 17. Qe1 Qc7 18. Rh2 Rfd8 19.
f4 d5 20. exd5 Bg4 21. Rc1 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 exf4 23. Qe4 Bh5 $11 {1/2 (53) Petr,M
(2484)-Yilmaz,M (2477) Kharkov 2011}) 16... Nxa4 17. Nxa4 Rxc2 18. Qxc2 Nxc2
19. Kxc2 Qc7+ 20. Nc3 b5 21. Bxb5 Rb8 $17 {0-1 (35) Kuipers,S (2317)-Burg,T 
(2389) Leiden 2009}) 15... exf4 16. Bxf4 Bxb3 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Shirov must
have known, that parting with the light-squared bishop is strategically very
dangerous. It is quite remarkable that all the other moves tested in the
tournament praxis have failed to promise equality of any kind.} (16... Nc5 17.
Nxc5 (17. Nd4 Bg4 18. Be2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Ne6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qg4 $14 {1/2 (26)
Gopal,G (2555)-Baklan,V (2627) Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 2009}) 17... Rxc5
18. Rg1 Qa8 (18... Qc8 $5 19. Be3 d5 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. Rg3 d4 22. Nb5 $16) 19.
Be3 Rc7 20. Bb6 Rc6 21. Bd4 Rcc8 22. Rg3 $16 {1-0 (35) Nijboer,F (2562)-Giri,A
(2517) Utrecht 2009}) (16... Ne5 17. Be2 (17. Nd4 Bg4 18. Be2 Nc4 19. Qe1 Bxe2
20. Qxe2 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Nf5 Qf6 23. Rd4 d5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxc4 Nf4
26. Qf1 Rxc4 27. Qxc4 $11 {1/2 (38) Aliavdin,N (2349)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2582)
Minsk 2013}) 17... Nc4 (17... Qb6 18. Qe3 Qc7 19. Rd2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Nd4
$16 {1-0 (36) Pruijssers,R (2514)-Kleijn,C (2418) Netherlands 2012}) 18. Bxc4
Rxc4 19. Bxd6 Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Qxg5 21. Rhg1 Qh5 22. Nd4 Rcc8 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24.
Qxe6+ $18 {1-0 (27) Caspi,I (2438)-Dziuba,M (2576) Eforie Nord 2010}) (16...
Nb6 17. Bxd6 Bg4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qd6 Qxg5 20. Qg3 Qg6 21. Rd6 Rxc3 22. bxc3
Qxe4 23. cxb4 Qxh1 24. Qg2 Qxg2 25. Bxg2 Nxa4 26. bxa5 Bc8 27. Kc1 $16) 17.
cxb3 Ne5 18. h4 f6 {It would be only logical to read the advance of the f-pawn
as a clear admisson of Black's distress. White was planning the relentless
advance of the g-pawn, but the weakening of the light squares is not a real
antidote.} (18... Qb6 19. h5 $1 Qc5 20. g6 Bf6 (20... fxg6 21. hxg6 Nxg6 22.
Bc4+ Kh8 23. Be3 Qe5 24. Qg2 $18) 21. gxh7+ Kxh7 22. Bh3 $16) 19. Bh3 Rc6 20.
Qe2 $1 {The queen decides to act on the light squares, which are critically
vulnerable for Black.} (20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Ra6 22. Qc2 $16) 20... Qe8 (20...
Rc5 21. Be3 Rc6 22. Be6+ Kh8 23. Nd5 $16) 21. Bxe5 fxe5 (21... dxe5 $2 22. Bd7
$18) 22. Rhf1 {Middlegame positions with opposite coloured bishops are much
better for the player who manages to initiate an attack. Black seems to stand
no chance against White's kingside intrusion, while his counterplay on the
queenside is non-existent.} Kh8 (22... Rf4 23. Rxf4 exf4 24. Be6+ Kh8 25. Qg4
Rc5 26. Rf1 $16) 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 (23... Bxf8 24. Rf1 Be7 25. Be6 Rc7 26. Rf7 Bd8
27. Qb5 Re7 28. Qxe8+ Rxe8 29. Bd7 Rg8 30. Nb5 $16) 24. Rf1 Qd8 (24... Qg8 25.
Qf3 b6 26. Qf7 Rc7 27. Nb5 Rb7 28. Qxg8+ Kxg8 29. Be6+ Kh8 30. Rf7 Nc6 31. Nxd6
Rb8 32. Nc4 $16) 25. Qf3 (25. Be6 $1 Rc7 26. Qh5 $18) 25... g6 {In order to
avoid basic rank mate motifs Black is fatally weakening the shield in front of
his own king.} (25... Ra6 26. Be6 Ra8 27. Qh5 g6 28. Qg4 $18) 26. Be6 Rc7 27.
Nb5 Rc2 28. h5 $5 {The computer is more excited about the might of the queen
intrusion, but the opening of the kingside is simply fatal for his black
majesty.} (28. Qf7 $1 Rh2 29. h5 Rxh5 30. Nc7 Rxg5 31. Ne8 $18) 28... Bxg5 29.
hxg6 Bf4 (29... Rh2 30. Rg1 hxg6 31. Rxg5 $18) 30. Qh5 Rh2 31. g7+ Kxg7 32.
Rg1+ Kh8 (32... Kf6 33. Qf7#) 33. Nxd6 {Shirov lost out of the opening and
will have to look for a solid improvement in order to save this line for Black.
} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 1st League 59th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2006.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Nechepurenko, Roman V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Qd2 a5 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 a4 15. Nc1
Qa5 16. f4 g6 17. Nd3 Bg7 {In the complex position black is better developed,
but has to cope with quite a few weaknesses b4, d6, h7. In the future the main
line may turn out to be 17...d5!? If white could get better grip on the
position his chances would be better.} (17... d5 $5 18. Bg2 d4 19. Bf2 Bd6 20.
Bh3 (20. O-O O-O 21. Be1 Qb6 22. Nxb4 d3+ 23. Kh2 dxc2 24. Nxc2 Rfd8 {0-1
Spasov,V (2591)-Amonatov,F (2518)/Bled 2002/ (52)}) 20... Bxh3 21. Rxh3 Rd8 22.
O-O-O Nc5 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. g4 (24. Kb1 $5 a3 25. b3 $14) 24... b3 25. Kb1
bxa2+ 26. Ka1 Qb5 {0-1 Abrahamyan,T (2292)-Gomes,M (2264)/Yerevan 2006/ (54)})
(17... a3 18. b3 exf4 19. gxf4 Bg7 20. O-O-O Rc8 21. Kb1 Rc3 22. Qf2 O-O 23.
Bd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Rfc8 25. Rd2 {1-0 Motylev,A (2634)-Aronian,L (2649)/Bastia
2003/ (33)}) 18. f5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (18. a3 bxa3 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 20. Rxa3 O-O
(20... f5 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Bg2 O-O 23. fxe5 Ng4 24. Bd2 Rb5 25. exd6 Bxb2 26.
Rxa4 {1-0 Nijboer,F (2567)-Sadvakasov,D (2534)/Amsterdam 2002/ (42)}) (20... d5
21. Bg2 d4 22. Bd2 Ra7 23. Bb4 Bf8 24. b3 Bxb4+ 25. Nxb4 Nb6 {0-1 Paehtz,T 
(2449)-Fressinet,L (2581)/Cappelle la Grande 2001/ (52)}) 21. b4 Raa8 22. Bg2
Rab8 23. Rxa4 Rfc8 24. Kd2 exf4 25. gxf4 Nb6 {1/2 Bacrot,E (2653)-Gelfand,B 
(2704)/Albert 2002/ (42)}) 18... gxf5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nxb4 d5 $2 {Motylev
has done his homework and by taking a sting from black active pieces.
Nechepurenko reacts with great central ambition, but his activity will be
tactically refuted.} (20... a3 21. b3 Rc8 22. Rd1 Be6 23. Ba6 Ra8 24. Bc4 $16)
(20... Rc8 21. a3 (21. Rd1 e4 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Rg8 24. Rh6 Rxg5 25. Rxd6
Qe5 $15) 21... d5 22. Ba6 Rb8 23. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 24. Kxd2 Rxb2 25. Nb4 e4 26. Nd5
$14) 21. Nxd5 $1 Be4 (21... Qxd2+ 22. Kxd2 Rb8 23. b4 Be4 24. Nc7+ Kd8 25. Rh4
$16) 22. Qxa5 Rxa5 23. Nc7+ Kd8 24. Rh4 Bc6 (24... Kxc7 25. Rxe4 a3 26. Rc4+
Kb7 27. Rd1 $18) (24... Bxc2 25. Rc4 Bf5 26. O-O-O $18) 25. Bd2 $1 {This fine
move saves the life for the knight c7, black will be left with ruins.} Ra7 (
25... Rc5 26. Na6 Rxc2 27. Nb4 Rc5 28. Nxc6+ Rxc6 29. Rxa4 $18) 26. Nb5 Ra8 27.
O-O-O {Motylev must have been very satisfied with the novelty's success. More
efficient solution was the centralizing knight jump.} (27. Nd6 $1 Bd5 (27...
Kc7 28. Nxf7 Rhf8 29. Bc4 Nb6 30. Rxh7 Nxc4 31. Rxg7 $18) 28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. Rxc4
$18) 27... Bf3 28. Re1 Bf8 (28... f6 29. Nd6 fxg5 30. Bxg5+ Kc7 31. Nf5 $18)
29. Bc4 Bc5 30. Be3 {White is nor ready to offer even a trace of the
counterchances.} (30. Bxf7 Bf2 31. Rf1 Bxg3 32. g6 Bxh4 33. g7 Ke7 34. gxh8=Q
Rxh8 35. Rxf3 $18) 30... Rc8 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 32. Nd6 Ke7 (32... Kc7 33. Nxf7 Rb8
34. Rxh7 e4 35. Be2 Nf8 36. Rh6 $18) 33. Nf5+ Kf8 34. b4 Rc7 (34... axb3 35.
axb3 e4 36. Nd6 $18) 35. Bb5 {Black is poorly cordinated and on the verge of
losing more material.} a3 (35... Rg8 36. Rxh7 Rxg5 37. Rh8+ Rg8 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8
39. Bxa4 $18) 36. Re3 Bd5 37. Bxd7 (37. Rxa3 Nb6 38. Ra6 $18) 37... Rxd7 38.
Rxa3 Rg8 39. Rc4 $1 {Back rank mating motives are usually very powerful tool.}
Rd8 (39... Bxc4 40. Ra8+ $18) 40. Rd3 Rxg5 41. Rxd5 $1 1-0

[Event "Rostock GM"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "2002.08.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Black "Nemet, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2002.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. Qf2 Nbd7 13. Kb1 b5 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 Rcb8 (15... Rab8 16. g5 Nh5 17. h4 a5 18. Bh3 a4 19. Nc1 a3 20. Rd3
axb2 21. Kxb2 Rd8 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 {0-1 Terzic,M-Tadic,B/Cetinje 1993/ (28)}) 16.
g5 Nh5 17. Bh3 (17. Rg1 a5 18. Nc1 g6 19. h4 Bf8 20. Bd3 a4 21. Bf1 Bg7 22. Qd2
b4 23. Rg4 Nf4 24. Ne2 Nxe2 25. Bxe2 e4 26. Rxe4 b3 27. cxb3 axb3 28. axb3 Rxb3
29. Bd4 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Qa5 {0-1 Aleksieva,S-Dworakowska,J/Varna 2002/ (64)})
17... a5 18. Nd2 (18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Nd2 a4 $13) 18... Nb6 {Black is making
solid progress on the queenside, while white still has to get going on the
other one.} 19. Bg4 (19. Ne4 Nc4 20. Bc1 a4 (20... Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Qh4 h6
) 21. Qh4 g6 $11) 19... Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Ne4 Nc4 22. Rd4 (22. Rhe1 Ne3 23.
Rd3 b4 $15) 22... a4 23. Qe2 Ne3 24. c3 Bd8 25. Rg1 (25. Qd3 Qe7 26. Re1 a3 27.
b3 b4 $15) 25... a3 26. b3 Qe7 27. Bh3 Qe5 (27... Bb6 28. Rd2 b4 29. c4 Qe5 30.
Rh1 Bd4 $15) 28. Nc5 $2 (28. Rd2 b4 29. c4 Bb6 $15) 28... Bb6 $1 {Ellegant
refutation of a faulty combination, black will dominate on the dark squares.} (
28... dxc5 29. Re4 Bf6 30. Rxe5 Bxe5 $13) 29. Re4 (29. Nd7 Nxd5 30. Qxe5 Nxc3+
31. Kc2 dxe5 32. Rd6 Bxg1 33. Nxb8 Rxb8 34. Kxc3 Bxh2 $17) 29... Qxc3 30. Nd7
Bd4 31. Rxd4 $8 (31. Nxb8 Qa1#) 31... Qxd4 32. Nxb8 Rxb8 33. Rc1 Qxd5 34. Bd7 (
34. Bf1 Qf5+ 35. Qd3 Qe5 36. Qd2 Qxg5 37. Qxd6 Rd8 $19) 34... g6 35. h4 Qd4 36.
h5 gxh5 37. Bc6 (37. Bh3 Nd5 $19) 37... Rc8 38. Bxb5 Qa1+ $1 {Fascinating end
to the well played game.} (38... Qa1+ $1 39. Kxa1 Rxc1#) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Marin,M} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 {
Modern chess sometimes sports most illogical ideas. Black is moving the only
developed piece with a tall ambition to spoil the planned English attack set
up of the opponent.} 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qf3 Qb6 12.
O-O-O Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Be2 Qc5 15. Rhe1 {White is still looking for the
way of "refuting" Black's provocative concept. The general mobilaization of
the pieces towards the center can hardly spoil anything.} g4 {Marin,M: 'Played
partly in accordance with Nimzovitsch' postulate that any mobile pawn
formation that does not advance is likely to become a weakness. However, in
this case it would be desirable to play ...h5 and ...g4, since the operation
carried out in the game leaves the kingside weakened anyway.'} (15... Nd7 16.
Nd5 Ne5 17. Qb3 b5 18. f4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Qf3 $16 {1-0 Rytshagov,M (2490)
-Kulaots,K (2510)/Estonia 2003 (30)}) (15... Be6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bd3 e4 18.
Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O-O 20. a3 Rd5 21. Qb4 Rhd8 22. Qxc5+ Rxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Lutz,C (2640)-Polgar,J (2715)/Budapest 2003 (25)}) 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Qd3 Be6 {
Carlsen must take care about his pieces, as the careless exchange of the
bishops would seriously enhance White's chances.} (17... Bxe2 $6 18. Nxe2 Ng4
19. Qf3 Rg8 20. Kb1 Bf6 21. c3 $16) 18. e5 {'!' Marin,M.} (18. Bf3 Ng4 19. Nd5
Ne5 20. Qb3 Nxf3 21. gxf3 (21. Qxf3 h5 $14) 21... b5 22. Bh4 Ra7 23. Rg1 $14)
18... dxe5 19. Bf3 e4 $1 {A fine defensive move and a true proverbial spanner
in the works of otherwise perfectly coordinated Leko's forces.} (19... O-O 20.
Rxe5 Qb6 21. Na4 Qb4 22. Nc5 Bxa2 23. Bxb7 $16) 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 (21.
Bxe4 O-O 22. c3 Rac8 23. Kb1 $14) 21... O-O {Marin,M: 'The black king's
position looks unsafe, but in fact his bishops are targetting the enemy king,
while the white bishop concentrate on an almost empty wing. '} 22. Qe3 {
The Hungarian super grandmaster is a perfectionist in the openings, but not
your typical courageous attacker in most positions. Yet even he must have been
intrigued by the dangerous exchange sacrifice on e6 with very interesting
chances.} (22. Rxe6 $5 {Marin,M: 'deserves serious attention, but does not
seem to be in Leko's cautious style.'} fxe6 23. Qb3 Kh8 24. Qxe6 Rac8 25. Be4 (
25. c3 Bxc3 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Bd5+ Qxd5 28. Qxf8+ Kxf8 29. Rxd5 Be5+ 30. Kb1
Bxg3 31. fxg3 Kf7 $11) 25... Qg5+ 26. Kb1 Rcd8 $13) 22... Rac8 23. Qxc5 (23. c3
Qxe3+ 24. Rxe3 b5 25. a3 $14) 23... Rxc5 24. Bg4 $6 {The meek exchange of the
bishops is kissing all chances of playing for an advantage good bye. It must
have been preferable to keep the active pair of bishops shooting against
Black's queenside.} (24. Ra4 Rb5 25. c3 Bf6 $14) 24... Bxg4 25. Rxg4 f5 26. Rb4
(26. Rg6 f4 27. Bh4 Rfc8 28. c3 Kf7 29. Rb6 Rh5 30. g3 Rc7 $11) 26... b5 27. a4
Rfc8 {Carlsen has made his name as one of the players with best technique in
the world. The position is objectively equal, but he is doing his best to put
pressure on his opponent.} (27... Kf7 28. c3 Be5 $11) 28. c3 Rc4 29. Rxc4 Rxc4
30. axb5 axb5 31. Rd8+ (31. Rd5 f4 32. Bh2 b4 33. Kd2 bxc3+ 34. bxc3 $11) 31...
Kh7 $1 {It takes an open mind to admit, that sometimes even the passive
looking retreat can be stronger than automatic centralization.} (31... Kf7 32.
Rd5 $1 b4 33. Rxf5+ Kg6 34. Rf4 Rxf4 35. Bxf4 bxc3 36. b4 Kf5 37. Be3 h5 38.
Kc2 Ke4 39. b5 Kd5 40. Kd3 $14) 32. Rd7 Rg4 $1 33. Bb8 (33. Rxe7 f4 34. Bh2 Rh4
35. Bg1 Rg4 36. f3 Rxg2 37. Bd4 h5 38. Rf7 Kg8 39. Rf5 Bxd4 40. cxd4 $11) 33...
Rxg2 34. Rxe7 Kg6 35. Bg3 (35. Re6+ Kf7 36. Rb6 Rxf2 37. Rxb5 Kg6 38. Rb6+ Kg5
39. Rb7 Bf6 $15) 35... h5 36. Kd1 $2 {[%mdl 4096] On the highest chess level
there is only one true way to win the game - put pressure against your
opponent! The best and brighest are sometimes crumbling under the unpleasant
strain.} (36. Rb7 f4 (36... Bh6+ 37. Kd1 f4 38. Rb6+ Kh7 39. Rb7+ $11) 37. Bxf4
Rxf2 38. Rb6+ Bf6 39. Bg3 Rf5 40. Bh4 Rf4 41. Bg3 $11) 36... Bf6 37. Re6 Kf7
38. Re3 $2 {Bad as Leko's position has become it might not have been beyond
hope. This nervous move is surely a losing mistake.} (38. Re2 $1 h4 39. Bc7 h3
$17) 38... h4 39. Bc7 Rxf2 40. b3 Rf1+ (40... f4 41. Rd3 Ke6 42. Ke1 Rc2 43.
Bxf4 Rxc3 $19) 41. Ke2 Rc1 42. c4 {The good advice became a commodity, that
White can not value enough. Parting with the second pawn looks like an act of
a pure desperation...} (42. Kd2 Bg5 43. Kxc1 Bxe3+ $19) (42. Ba5 Kg6 43. Rf3
Ra1 44. Bb6 Ra3 45. c4 h3 $19) 42... bxc4 43. bxc4 Rxc4 44. Bb8 Rc2+ 45. Kf1
Kg6 46. Re2 Rc8 47. Bd6 Rc6 48. Be7 {We all know, that the rook endgame with
f- and h-pawn might be defendable for the weaker side. Unfortunately not in
the case, when the king is cut on the first rank.} (48. Bb8 h3 49. Kf2 Kg5 $19)
48... Bxe7 49. Rxe7 Rc2 $1 50. Re3 Kg5 51. Kg1 Kg4 52. Ra3 f4 53. Ra8 Rd2 54.
Ra7 Kg3 55. Rg7+ Kf3 56. Ra7 Rd1+ 57. Kh2 Ke2 58. Kh3 f3 59. Ra2+ (59. Re7+ Kf1
60. Kxh4 f2 $19) 59... Rd2 {White has decided, that admitting defeat is not
going to hurt him at all.} (59... Rd2 60. Ra8 f2 61. Re8+ Kf1 62. Kh2 Re2 63.
Ra8 Re4 64. Kh3 Ke2 65. Ra2+ Kf3 66. Ra3+ Re3 67. Ra1 f1=Q+ 68. Rxf1+ Ke2+ $19)
0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. h4 {
Morozevich is refraining from the main theoretical lines connected with the
move 14.f4.} a5 15. Kb1 Nb6 16. Ng3 a4 17. Nc1 d5 (17... b3 18. Nf5 Nd5 19.
Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. cxb3 axb3 21. a3 Rc8 22. Bb5 d5 23. Qb4 Qc7 24. Nd3 d4 {0-1
Yagupov,I (2415)-Loukachouk,A (2256)/St Petersburg 2003/ (41)}) 18. Bxb6 (18.
f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nd6 20. Bg2 b3 21. exd5 Nbc4 22. Qf2 bxc2+ 23. Kxc2 Bg4 24.
Bf3 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Rc8 {0-1 Kosyrev,V (2539)-Cramton,S/playchess.com 2005/ (32)}
) 18... Qxb6 19. exd5 Rd8 20. Bc4 Nc7 {Black seems to be getting good piece
play in the center. On top of it his pawns are already preapred for the
counterplay on the queenside.} 21. dxe6 $5 (21. Qe2 Bxd5 22. Nf5 Rfe8 23. Nxe7+
Rxe7 24. h5 Red7 $11 {1-0 Melnikova,Y (2322)-Ubiennykh,E (2327)/Samara 2005/ 
(40)}) 21... Rxd2 22. exf7+ Kh8 (22... Rxf7 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxd2 Nb5 25. Nd3
a3 (25... Nc3+ 26. Ka1 $18) 26. Nxe5+ Kg8 27. Nc4 (27. Rd7 Nc3+ 28. bxc3 bxc3+
29. Kc1 Qe3+ 30. Kd1 Qxe5 31. Re1 Qxg3 32. Rexe7 Qxf3+ $11) 27... Qe6 28. b3
$16) 23. Rxd2 Qc6 24. b3 Nb5 (24... Qxf3 25. Rd7 axb3 26. axb3 Bc5 27. Rxc7 Bf2
28. Re7 Qxg3 29. Re8 Bc5 30. Nd3 Bd6 31. Nxe5 g6 32. Nd7 $18) 25. Bxb5 Qxb5 26.
Nf5 $146 {This move is better than the meek exchange of the pawns, White has
ambitions in the endgame.} (26. bxa4 $6 Qxa4 27. Rhd1 Rxf7 28. Rd7 Kg8 29. Ne4
{1/2 Leko,P (2740)-Karjakin,S (2660)/Wijk aan Zee 2006/}) 26... Rxf7 (26... Bc5
27. Re1 Rxf7 28. Rxe5 Qc6 29. Rd8+ Rf8 30. Red5 Qb6 31. Rxf8+ Bxf8 32. bxa4 $16
) (26... Qc5 $2 27. Rhd1 a3 28. Rd5 Qc3 29. Nd3 $18) 27. Nxe7 Rxe7 28. Rd8+ Re8
29. Rhd1 g6 $6 {Objectively speaking an inaccuracy. Volokitin had to look for
a way to limit the problems in the impending fight of queen against white's
knight and rook.} (29... axb3 30. axb3 Rg8 $5 31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 32. Rd8+ Kf7 33.
Nd3 Ke6 $14) (29... a3 $2 30. R1d5 Qc6 31. R5d6 Qb5 32. Rb6 $1 $18) 30. R1d5
Qc6 31. R5d6 (31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. bxa4 (32. Nd3 Qa8 33. Nxb4 a3 34. c4 Qf8 35.
Nc6 Qxf3 36. Rd8+ Kg7 37. Rd7+ $11) 32... Qxa4 33. Rxe5 $14) 31... Qb5 32. Rb6
$1 Qxb6 33. Rxe8+ Kg7 34. bxa4 {[%mdl 1024] Both black pawns b4 and e5 are
doomed and white can try to advance his queenside pawns without risk.} Qc5 (
34... Qd4 35. a5 $16) (34... Qa5 35. Nd3 Qxa4 36. Rxe5 $14) 35. Rb8 Qd5 36. Rb5
Qxf3 37. Rxe5 h5 (37... Qf4 $2 38. Re7+ Kg8 39. a5 Qxh4 40. a6 $18) 38. a5 Qc6
39. a6 $5 {Morozevich sacrifices the pawn in order to improve the coordination
of his pieces. With hindsight it seems to have been a very laudable decision.}
(39. Nb3 Qc4 $1 (39... Qh1+ $2 40. Kb2 Qxh4 41. a6 $18) 40. Rc5 Qxh4 41. Rc7+
Kg8 42. a6 Qh1+ 43. Kb2 Qa8 44. a7 h4 45. Nc5 (45. Nd2 h3 46. Nf1 Qd8 $11)
45... h3 46. Rb7 Qxa7 47. Rxa7 h2 48. Ra8+ Kh7 49. Rb8 h1=Q 50. Rxb4 Qd5 51.
Ne4 Qe5+ $14) 39... Qxa6 40. Re4 Kf7 (40... Qb7 41. Rf4 $16) 41. Nd3 Qa3 42.
Rf4+ Ke7 43. Rxb4 Kd8 44. Rc4 Ke7 45. Nb4 Ke6 46. c3 Qa4 {To play an unusual
ending well is extremely difficult even for excellent grandmasters. From the
practical point of view it seems to have been more sensible to keep the queen
on a4.} (46... Ke5 $5 47. Kc2 Kf5 48. Rd4 Ke5 49. Kd3 Kf5 50. Kc4 Qa4 $13) 47.
Kb2 Kf7 48. Rd4 Qb5 49. Kb3 Qf1 50. Kb2 Qb5 51. a3 Kf8 52. Kb3 Qf1 53. a4 $1
Qb1+ 54. Kc4 Qa1 55. Kb5 Qxc3 56. Nc6 Qb3+ 57. Rb4 {Even without the c pawn
White keeps all the chances with dangerous advance of the a one. His pieces
around the king are working in full harmony.} Qf7 (57... Qd3+ 58. Kb6 Qe3+ 59.
Kc7 Qf2 60. a5 Qf1 61. Rb2 $16) 58. a5 Qf5+ (58... Qb7+ 59. Kc5 Qa6 60. Rb2 Kf7
61. Rd2 $16) 59. Kb6 Qf2+ 60. Kb7 Qf7+ 61. Ka8 Qf1 62. Kb8 (62. Rb6 Qf2 63.
Rb8+ Kf7 64. a6 $18) 62... Ke8 63. Rd4 $1 Qf5 64. Rd8+ Kf7 65. Kc7 Qb5 (65...
Qf1 66. Rd6 $1) 66. Rb8 Qc4 $6 (66... Qf1 67. Ne5+ Kg7 68. Rb4 Kg8 69. Nc6 $16)
67. Rb4 Qf1 68. Kb7 $18 {The position of white pieces is close to perfect, he
should be winning.} Ke6 69. a6 Kd6 70. a7 (70. Kb6 $1 Qg2 71. Rd4+ Ke6 72. a7
Qa2 73. Rd8 Qb2+ 74. Kc7 Qh2+ (74... Qg7+ 75. Kc8 Qa1 76. Nd4+ Ke7 77. Rd7+ Ke8
78. Nb5 Qa6+ 79. Rb7 Qa2 80. Nc7+ $18) 75. Kc8 Qa2 76. Nd4+ Ke5 77. Kb8 Qb1+
78. Kc7 Qc1+ 79. Nc6+ $18) 70... Qf7+ 71. Ka6 Qe8 72. Na5 $6 {Alexander
stumbles before the last mile, he could have forced his way through with the
smart manouver 72.Rb8!} (72. Rb8 $1 Qe2+ 73. Rb5 $1 Qe8 (73... Qa2+ 74. Na5 Qg2
75. Nb7+ $18) 74. Na5 Qc8+ 75. Nb7+ Ke6 76. Kb6 $18) 72... Qc8+ 73. Nb7+ Kd5
74. Rb5+ (74. Rb6 $1 Ke5 75. Rd6 $18) 74... Kd4 75. Rc5 Qe6+ 76. Kb5 Qb3+ 77.
Kc6 Qa4+ $2 {Volokitin pays back in kind since he forgot, that his queen could
be trapped on the square a7!} (77... Qf3+ 78. Kc7 Qf7+ 79. Kb8 Qf8+ 80. Rc8
Qf4+ 81. Ka8 Kd5 $14) 78. Kc7 $1 Qe8 (78... Qxa7 79. Ra5 $18) 79. Nd6 Qa8 80.
Ra5 Kc3 81. Nc8 Kb4 82. Nb6 Qf8 83. a8=Q Qf4+ 84. Kc6 Qc1+ 85. Kd7 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 3rd"]
[Site "Ergun"]
[Date "2006.08.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2006.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
Be7 9. a5 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Ng5 Qc6 (12... Bc4 13. Ra4 Bxe2 14.
Qxe2 Rac8 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Nf3 h6 17. Nh4 Bf8 18. Nf5 {1-0 Smirnov,I (2459)
-Markiewicz,J (2259)/Krakow 2005/ (34)}) 13. Qb1 $5 {[%mdl 32] Jakovenko is
still improving rapidly and here he dispays surprizingly deep idea. White is
preparing to meet the advance of black's d pawn with potential attack on the
square h7! It takes some insight to spot the potential despite obstruction of
white pawns on c2 and e4!} (13. Qd3 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Nc5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Qg3 Rd4
17. b3 Rad8 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Bc4 Nxe4 20. Rxd4 exd4 21. Nxe4 Qxe4 22. Qc7 Rd6
{1/2 Howell,J (2370)-Klinger,J (2460)/Sharjah 1985/ (40)}) (13. Nxe6 fxe6 14.
Bf3 Rad8 15. Qd3 Nc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Rfd1 Rd7 18. Na4 Qxa5 19. Qb3 Rc7 20.
Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Qb3 Qb5 {1/2 Seltzer,R-De Fotis,G (2380)/USA 1990/ (26)}) (13.
Bf3 Bc4 14. Re1 h6 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. b3 hxg5 17. bxc4 Qxc4 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19.
Bxg5 Qc5 20. Re3 d5 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rb3 {1/2 Zezulkin,J (2415)-Pisulinski,J 
(2370)/Polanica Zdroj 1993/}) 13... d5 (13... Bg4 14. f3 Bh5 15. Ra4 $14) 14.
Nxd5 Nxd5 (14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. c4 N5f6 17. Rd1 Rad8 18. Qf5 $14) 15.
exd5 Bxd5 16. c4 Bxg5 {Bu has to get rid of white's knight as the only way to
prevent mate on h7.} (16... Bxg2 $4 17. Qxh7#) 17. cxd5 Qh6 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19.
Qc1 $5 Qd8 (19... Qf5 $5 20. Qc7 Rfc8 21. Qxb7 Nc5 22. Qe7 $14) (19... Qxc1 $6
20. Raxc1 Nf6 (20... Rac8 21. d6 $16) 21. Rc7 b6 22. Rd1 bxa5 23. d6 $16) 20.
d6 Nf6 (20... Rc8 21. Qd2 Nf6 22. Rac1 Qd7 $14) 21. Qc7 (21. Rd1 Rc8 22. Qe3
Rc6 23. Rac1 Rxd6 24. Qxe5 $14) 21... Qxc7 $2 {Illustrative mistake in a
position with the typical sicilian pawn structure favouring white. The chinese
grandmaster will have to go into great pains to win the white pawn on c7,
white will use the time to attack the b7 pawn.} (21... Ne8 22. Qxb7 Nxd6 23.
Qc6 Nf5 24. Bxa6 Nd4 25. Qb6 $1 $14) 22. dxc7 Rac8 23. Rfc1 Rfe8 (23... Ne8 24.
Bf3 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Nxc7 26. Rc1 Ne6 27. Bxb7 Nd4 28. Rc5 Rd8 29. g3 $18) 24. Ra3
$1 Re7 (24... Nd5 25. Rb3 Nxc7 26. Rxb7 Ne6 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. g3 $18) 25. Rb3
Rcxc7 (25... Ne8 $5 26. Rxb7 Rexc7 27. Rcxc7 Nxc7 (27... Rxc7 28. Bxa6 $18) 28.
Kf1 Kf8 29. b4 f5 30. Ke1 $18) 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Bxa6 $1 {It is quite possible,
that black has missed this blow from afar. Jakovenko will be able to manage
the problems along the basic rank while his opponent his less fortunate in
this respect.} g6 (27... Rc1+ 28. Bf1 Ne4 29. a6 Nd2 30. h4 Rxf1+ 31. Kh2 Nxb3
32. axb7 $18) 28. Rxb7 Rc2 (28... Rc1+ 29. Bf1 Ra1 30. a6 Ne4 31. Rd7 Nc5 32.
Rd5 Nxa6 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Ra8 $18) 29. Bf1 Kg7 30. a6 Rc1 31. g3 e4 (31... Ne4
32. Kg2 Rc2 33. a7 Rxf2+ 34. Kg1 $18) 32. Rb3 $1 {The last fine move, rook
belongs behind the passed pawns!} Rc7 (32... Ra1 33. Ra3 $18) 33. Ra3 Ra7 34.
b4 Nd5 35. b5 Kf6 36. Rb3 Nb6 37. Rc3 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 34th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2006.08.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "233"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Be6 12. a5 Rc8 13. Bd3 {White has no real
reason to believe in advantage of his position, but he can certainly try to
get one.} (13. h3 Bc4 14. Rfe1 Bxe2 15. Rxe2 e6 16. Bb6 Qe7 17. Rd1 Rc6 18. Nd5
Qd7 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. e5 Be7 21. h4 d5 {1/2 Cassidy,R-Caro,A/Tel Aviv 1964/ 
(45)}) (13. Rfc1 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qb4 Rc7 18.
c4 Qe5 19. Bf3 Rd8 20. Re1 Qd6 21. Qc3+ {1/2 Anand,V (2762)-Gelfand,B (2681)/
Shenyang 2000/}) 13... Bc4 (13... Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. f4 Qc7 $13) 14. Rfd1
Qc7 (14... Nd7 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. b3 $14) 15. h3 Rfe8 (15... Be6
16. Ra4 $14) 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Ra4 Qc6 18. Rb4 {Due to the somewhat clumsy
play by Gelfand the first player has made some progress.} Qc7 (18... Nxe4 $4
19. Nxe4 Qxe4 20. Bxg7 $18) 19. Rb6 Nd7 (19... Red8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd5 Qxc2
22. Nxf6+ exf6 23. Qxc2 Rxc2 24. Rxb7 Kg7 25. b4 $16) 20. Nd5 Qb8 (20... Qxc2
21. Rxb7 Bxd4 22. Rxd7 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Rc4 24. Rxe7 $16) 21. Rb4 Ne5 22. Ra4 (22.
Nb6 Rc7 23. Bc3 Nc6 24. Rb3 $14) 22... Rc4 $2 {This is rather instructive
mistake as the defender was operating under the famous delusion: it must be
good to exchange pieces if you are under pressure. Unfortunately for Black now
it will become next to impossible to kick out the magnificent white knight
from d5.} (22... Rc6 23. b3 e6 24. Nb4 $14) 23. Rxc4 Nxc4 24. Qc3 Bxd4 (24...
Ne5 25. f4 e6 26. Nb6 Rd8 27. Rf1 $18) 25. Rxd4 Ne5 26. Rb4 Nc6 27. Rb6 Qc8 28.
b4 Qd7 (28... Rd8 $2 29. Rxc6 $18) 29. b5 $1 {Adams has played very well and
with simple means has managed to break through the solid black position.} axb5
(29... Na7 30. Qc7 $1 Qxc7 31. Nxc7 Rc8 32. Rxb7 Nxb5 33. Nxb5 axb5 34. a6 $18)
(29... Nb8 30. Qc7 $1 Qxc7 31. Nxc7 Rc8 32. Rxb7 $18) 30. a6 b4 31. Qa1 $6 {
The english grandmaster is a brilliant positional player, but finds it less
attractive to put the effort into proper calculations. It is costing him a
decisive advantage as he omits the witty combination with 32.Rxb7!} (31. Qc4
Ne5 32. Rxb7 $1 Qxb7 33. axb7 Nxc4 34. Nxe7+ Rxe7 (34... Kg7 35. Nc8 Nb6 36.
b8=Q Nxc8 37. Qxb4 $18) 35. b8=Q+ Kg7 36. Qxb4 $18) 31... bxa6 32. Qxa6 Nd4 33.
Rxb4 Ne6 $2 {Gelfand was not in best form on the day the game was played, on
several occasions he have missed better defensive options.} (33... Qc6 $1 34.
Qxc6 (34. Qa7 Ne2+ 35. Kh2 Qxc2 36. Nxe7+ Kg7 $11) 34... Nxc6 35. Rc4 Nb8 36.
Rc7 Kf8 37. f3 Na6 38. Ra7 Nc5 $14) 34. Rb7 Qc8 (34... Nc5 35. Rxd7 Nxa6 36.
Rxe7 Rb8 37. f3 $16) 35. Qb5 Kf8 (35... Nd4 $2 36. Qb2 Nc6 37. Rc7 Qa8 38. Qc3
$18) 36. Qb2 Ng7 (36... f6 37. Nxe7 $1 $18) 37. Nxe7 $1 Qc4 (37... Qe6 38. Nd5
Qxe4 39. Nf6 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Rd8 41. Nxh7+ Kg8 42. Qf6 Qe5+ 43. Qxe5 dxe5 44. Nf6+
Kf8 45. Nd7+ Kg8 46. c4 $18) 38. Qf6 (38. Nd5 $142 $5) 38... Qxe4 39. Nf5 Qe1+
40. Kh2 Qe5+ 41. Qxe5 dxe5 (41... Rxe5 42. Nxd6 f5 (42... Nf5 43. Nxf7 Re2 44.
Ng5 $16) 43. Rf7+ Kg8 44. Rc7 Ne6 45. Re7 $16) 42. Nd6 {[%mdl 4096] The
problems are not over even after the exchange of the queens as the defender
will struggle to keep the disadvantage at a managable level.} Rd8 43. Nxf7 Rc8
(43... Rd2 44. c4 Rxf2 45. Nxe5 Re2 46. Nd7+ $16) 44. Ng5 $1 h5 (44... Rxc2 45.
Nxh7+ Kg8 46. Nf6+ Kf8 47. Nd7+ Kg8 48. Nxe5 $18) (44... h6 45. Nh7+ Kg8 46.
Nf6+ Kf8 47. Nd7+ Kg8 48. c4 $1 e4 (48... Rxc4 49. Rb8+ Kf7 50. Nxe5+ $18) 49.
Nf6+ Kf8 50. c5 Ne6 51. Rb5 Ke7 (51... Nxc5 52. Rxc5 Rxc5 53. Nd7+ $18) 52.
Nxe4 $18) 45. Nh7+ Kg8 46. Nf6+ Kf8 47. Nh7+ Kg8 48. Nf6+ Kf8 49. Nd7+ Kg8 50.
Rb2 $6 {Adams is sloppy again in the moment, when all it took was to find a
way how to avoid stalemate ideas.} (50. Nxe5 $1 Rxc2 51. Nxg6 Rxf2 (51... Nf5
52. Ne7+ Nxe7 53. Rxe7 Rxf2 54. Re5 h4 55. Re4 $18) 52. Rb8+ Kh7 53. Nf8+ Kh6 (
53... Kg8 54. Ne6+ Kh7 55. Rb7 $18) 54. Rb6+ Kg5 55. Rg6+ Kh4 56. Nd7 $1 (56.
Rxg7 $2 Rxg2+ 57. Kxg2 $11) 56... Nf5 57. Ne5 Nd4 58. Rg3 Rf6 59. Ng6+ Rxg6 60.
Rxg6 Nf3+ 61. Kh1 $1 $18) 50... Kf7 51. Nxe5+ Kf6 52. Nf3 Ne6 53. Rb6 Ke7 54.
Ne5 {Yet anothe second rate move in comparison to the winning 54.Nh4!.
Sometimes even the excentric moves can have great merit!} (54. Nh4 $1 g5 55.
Nf5+ Kf6 56. Nd4 $18) 54... g5 55. c4 (55. Rb7+ Kf6 56. Nd7+ Kf5 57. Rb5+ Kg6
58. c4 $18) 55... h4 (55... Rc5 56. Rb7+ Kd6 57. Nf7+ Kc6 58. Re7 $18) 56. Rb7+
Kf6 57. Ng4+ Kg6 58. Rb6 Kf7 {Naturally black must be objectively lost, but
the way to convert the advantage can be very arduous.} (58... Kf5 59. Ra6 Rc5
60. g3 Nd4 61. Kg2 $18) 59. Rb7+ Kg6 60. Ne3 Ra8 61. Rb6 Kf7 62. g3 Ra2 63. Kg2
hxg3 64. Kxg3 Nc5 65. Kf3 Nd3 66. Ng4 Ke7 67. Rb3 Nc5 68. Re3+ Kf7 69. Ne5+ Kf6
70. Ng4+ Kg6 71. Re5 Ra3+ 72. Ne3 Nd3 73. Rd5 Rc3 74. Rd4 Ra3 75. h4 gxh4 76.
Rxh4 Ra2 77. Rh2 Kf6 78. Ke4 Nc5+ (78... Nxf2+ 79. Rxf2+ $1 Rxf2 80. Ng4+ Ke6
81. Nxf2 $18) 79. Kd5 Nb3 80. f3 Ra5+ 81. Ke4 Nc5+ 82. Kf4 Ne6+ 83. Kg3 Ra3 84.
Re2 Kg5 85. Nc2 Ra6 86. Nb4 Rb6 87. Nd5 Rd6 88. Re5+ Kh6 89. Nf4 Nc7 90. c5 Rc6
91. Kg4 Kg7 92. Kf5 Kf7 93. Ke4 Ra6 94. Rf5+ Ke8 95. Ke5 Rc6 96. Nd3 Ke7 97.
Rh5 Re6+ 98. Kd4 Rf6 99. f4 Ra6 100. Rh7+ Kd8 101. f5 Ne8 102. Nb4 Ra1 103.
Nc6+ Kc8 104. Rh8 Kd7 105. Ne5+ Ke7 106. Ng6+ {Adams is truly tired after so
much work for the deserved point, that he forgets to finish the game by
coordinating the pieces.} (106. Rh6 $1 Rd1+ 107. Nd3 Nf6 108. c6 $18) 106...
Kd8 107. Kd5 Re1 108. c6 (108. Rf8 Kc7 109. Rf7+ Kc8 110. Kc6 Ra1 111. Ne7+ Kd8
112. Nd5 $18) 108... Rd1+ 109. Ke5 Kc7 110. Rxe8 Re1+ 111. Kd5 Rxe8 112. f6 $2
(112. Nf4 $1 Rd8+ (112... Re7 113. Ne6+ Kc8 114. f6 $18) 113. Kc5 Rd1 114. Nd5+
Kd8 115. Kd6 $18) 112... Rd8+ 113. Kc5 Rd1 $4 {The final act in comedy of
errors! Gelfand was not suspecting that at the end of a grinding game he will
be getting another chance.} (113... Ra8 $1 114. Ne5 (114. Ne7 Ra5+ 115. Kd4 Kd6
116. Nc8+ Kxc6 117. f7 Rd5+ 118. Ke4 Rd8) 114... Ra1 115. Kd5 (115. f7 Rf1 116.
Kd5 Rf6 $11) 115... Rd1+ 116. Ke6 Rd6+ 117. Ke7 Rd5 118. Ke6 Rd6+ 119. Kf5 Rd8
120. f7 Kd6 121. Kf6 Ra8 $11) 114. f7 Rc1+ 115. Kd5 Rd1+ 116. Ke6 Rf1 117. Ne7
(117. Ne7 Rf2 118. Nf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Stepanakert Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Stepanakert"]
[Date "2004.03.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2004.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Rg1 g6 15.
h4 Qc7 16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 {Black usually takes with bishop on c4, but
in any case the problems have common character.} (17... Bxc4 18. Bb6 (18. Nd5
Bxd5 19. Rxd5 f6 20. Qd2 f5 21. Rc1 fxe4 22. c4 exf3 23. c5 Qd7 24. Rxe5 Rcd8
25. Qd5+ Rf7 26. Rd1 Qc7 27. Rxe7 Qxe7 28. Bf2 Nf4 29. Qxf3 Ne6 30. Qe2 dxc5 {
0-1 Yagupov,I-Amonatov,F/St Petersburg 2003/ (36)}) 18... Qb8 19. Qd2 Kg7 20.
Nc1 f6 21. Be3 fxg5 {1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Zagorskis,D/Elista 1998/ (21)}) 18.
Na5 Qc7 19. Bb6 Qd7 (19... Qb8 20. Qd2 Kg7 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Nf4 23. Qd2 f6
$11) 20. Qd2 Rfe8 (20... f6 21. Nd5 fxg5 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Qxg5 Qxg5 24. hxg5
Rxf3 25. Rxd6 Nf4 26. Nxb7 $16) (20... f5 21. Nd5 fxe4 22. fxe4 Nf4 23. Nxe7+
Qxe7 24. Qxd6 Qf7 25. b3 $16) 21. Nd5 Bf8 (21... Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Nf4 23. Qxe5 Ne2
24. Rge1 Qa4 25. Qh2 Nc3+ (25... Qxc2+ 26. Ka1 Nd4 27. Qf4 Nc6 $14) 26. bxc3
Qb5+ 27. Nb3 Qxb6 28. Rh1 $14) 22. Rh1 Bxd5 $2 {The bishop was an important
part of the operation, now white has an easy play.} (22... f5 23. gxf6 Qf7 24.
Rhg1 Nxf6 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. h5 $14) 23. Qxd5 Rb8 24. Qb3 Rbc8 25. Nc4 Rc6 (
25... Qe6 26. Ne3 Qxb3 27. axb3 Nf4 28. Nd5 Nxd5 29. Rxd5 $14) 26. Ne3 (26. Be3
Qe6 27. Nb6 Qxb3 28. axb3 f5 29. Nd5 Kf7 30. Rhe1 $14) 26... Nf4 27. Ng4 Bg7
28. Be3 Rec8 (28... Ne6 29. h5 Qe7 30. Rh2 Nxg5 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Nh6+ Bxh6 33.
Rxh6 $16) 29. Rh2 (29. Bxf4 exf4 30. c3 $14) 29... Qe7 30. Rhd2 (30. Bxf4 exf4
31. h5 Qxg5 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Qxb7 Kf8 34. Qb4 $14) 30... Ne6 31. c3 b5 32. Qa3
Rd8 {Kobalija has no counterplay and he must way for the improvement of the
position, that white is able to invent.} (32... Rb8 33. Qb4 Rd8 34. Bf2 Nf4 35.
Ne3 $14) 33. Bf2 f6 34. gxf6 Bxf6 35. Rh1 (35. Qb3 Kh8 36. h5 Bg5 (36... gxh5
37. Nxf6 Qxf6 38. Bh4 Qxh4 39. Qxe6 Qf4 40. Rg2 $16) 37. Ne3 Bxe3 38. Bxe3 g5
$14) 35... Nf4 36. Ne3 Bg7 37. Qb3+ Kh8 (37... Qf7 38. Nd5 Nxd5 39. Rxd5 Rf8
40. Rh3 Qe6 41. Rg3 $14) 38. h5 $5 {[%mdl 32] If this move works black can be
in real trouble since his king on h8 will become vulnerable.} Nxh5 (38... gxh5
$2 39. Bh4 Bf6 40. Nf5 Qf8 41. Bg3 Bg5 42. Bxf4 Bxf4 43. Rdd1 Rdc8 44. Rxh5 $16
) 39. Bh4 Nf6 (39... Bf6 40. Nd5 Qg7 41. Nxf6 Nxf6 42. Qe6 g5 43. Bxg5 $1 Qxg5
44. Rg2 Qxg2 45. Qxf6+ Qg7 46. Qxd8+ Qg8 47. Qd7 Rc8 48. Qxd6 $18) 40. Nd5 Qf8
41. Rdh2 Nh5 (41... h5 42. Rg1 Kh7 43. Rhg2 $18) 42. Bxd8 Qxd8 43. f4 $1 {
Asrian keeps pushing for a real advantage, opening of lines is useful for
rooks.} exf4 (43... Rc4 44. f5 Ng3 45. Rxh7+ Kg8 46. f6 Bxf6 47. Rd7 Qf8 48.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 49. Qd1 Nxh1 50. Qd5+ Kf8 51. Qa8+ $18) 44. Nxf4 Be5 45. Qf7 Bxf4 (
45... Qg8 46. Nxg6+ Qxg6 47. Qf8+ Qg8 48. Qxg8+ Kxg8 49. Rxh5 $18) 46. Qxf4 Qe7
(46... Nxf4 47. Rxh7+ Kg8 48. Rh8+ Kf7 49. Rxd8 $18) 47. Qf3 Rc4 48. Rh4 Kg7 (
48... Nf6 49. Rf4 Nh5 50. Rg4 Nf6 51. Rxg6 Qxe4+ 52. Qxe4 Nxe4 53. Re6 $18) 49.
Rf1 Rc7 $6 (49... Qxh4 $2 50. Qf8#) (49... Rc8 50. Qg4 Rc5 51. Rfh1 $16) 50. e5
$1 {The final blow, black is unable to defend the exposed king.} Rc8 (50...
dxe5 51. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 52. Rg1+ Kh8 53. Qa8+ $18) 51. exd6 Qxd6 (51... Qxh4 52.
Qb7+ Kh6 53. Qxc8 $18) 52. Qf7+ Kh6 (52... Kh8 53. Rd4 Qe5 54. Rd7 $18) 53.
Rxh5+ Kxh5 (53... gxh5 54. Rf6+ $18) 54. Qxh7+ (54. Qxh7+ Kg5 55. Rg1+ Kf5 56.
Qf7+ Ke4 57. Re1+ Kd3 58. Qf1+ Kd2 59. Qe2#) 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f3 b5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Na5 Rc8
15. Nc6 Nxd5 16. Nxe7 Nxe7 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Nc6 19. c3 {The whole line
was tested before without much progress for White.} (19. Rd2 Ke7 20. a3 Nd4 21.
Kb1 Rhd8 22. Bd3 f5 23. Re1 Kf6 24. Red1 Ne6 25. c3 Nc5 26. Bc2 $11 {1-0
Quezada,Y (2502)-Colovic,A (2418)/Havana 2005 (56)}) 19... Ke7 20. Rd1 (20. Rd2
Rhd8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Be2 f5 23. a4 bxa4 24. Bxa6 Na5 25. Bb5 Nb3+ 26. Kb1 Nc5
$11 {1/2 Mecking,H (2570)-Evans,L (2545)/San Antonio 1972 (40)}) 20... f5 21.
Bd3 {Leko prefers to develop the pieces first as the queenpawn advance is not
promising any gains.} (21. a4 bxa4 22. Bxa6 Rc7 23. Bd3 (23. Bb5 a3 $1 $15)
23... g6 $11) 21... g6 22. Rhe1 Rhd8 23. Bf1 (23. a4 Rd5 24. Bf1 Rc5 $11) 23...
Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Na5 25. a4 Nc4 {Anand prefers the exciting position to the
safer, but slightly tedious defence after taking the a4-pawn.} (25... bxa4 $5
26. Bxa6 Rc5 27. Kc2 Nb3 $11) 26. axb5 axb5 27. Rd5 Kf6 28. Rxb5 (28. Be2 Ne3
29. Rd6+ Ke7 30. Rb6 Nxg2 31. Bxb5 Rc5 $13) 28... Ne3 29. Rb6+ (29. Be2 Nxg2
30. Rb7 h5 $15) 29... Kg5 30. Ba6 Rd8 31. b4 Kf4 $2 {[%mdl 4096] The endgame
position is not without dangers for Black since White is playing with a bishop
and a seriously assymetric pawn structure. Anand had to find some exact moves
to maintain the balance.} (31... Nxg2 $1 32. Rc6 (32. Re6 Ne1 (32... Kf4 $6 33.
b5 Ra8 34. Bb7 Rb8 35. Bc6 $1 (35. Re7 Ne1 36. Kd2 Nxf3+ 37. Bxf3 Kxf3 38. Rxe5
f4 39. Ke1 h6 40. c4 Kg2 $17) 35... Ne3 (35... Ne1 36. Re8 $16) 36. Kb2 Rd8 37.
Kb3 Rd1 38. Kb4 $16) 33. Rxe5 Nxf3 34. Re2 f4 $11) 32... Nf4 $1 (32... Ne1 $6
33. b5 Ra8 34. Rc8 $1 Ra7 35. c4 (35. Rc4 Nxf3 36. Rb4 Ne1 37. b6 Rxa6 38. b7
Nd3+ 39. Kb1 Nxb4 40. b8=Q Nd5 41. Qxe5 Nf4 $14) 35... Nxf3 36. c5 Nd4 37. b6
$1 Rxa6 38. b7 Ra1+ 39. Kb2 Ra5 40. b8=Q Rb5+ 41. Qxb5 Nxb5 42. Rd8 $16) 33. b5
(33. Kc2 e4 34. fxe4 fxe4 35. Rc5+ Rd5 36. Rxd5+ Nxd5 $11) 33... e4 34. fxe4
fxe4 35. Rc8 (35. b6 e3 36. b7 e2 $17) 35... Rd6 36. Rc6 (36. Re8 Nd3+ 37. Kc2
Kf4 $15) 36... Rd8 $11) 32. Rc6 Nxg2 33. b5 Ra8 34. Bb7 $2 {The analyses after
the game have shown, that Black's position was critical after the rook advance
to c8.} (34. Rc8 $1 Ra7 (34... Rxc8 35. Bxc8 Ne1 36. b6 Nd3+ 37. Kd2 Nc5 38. b7
Na6 39. c4 e4 (39... Kxf3 40. c5 e4 41. Ke1 $18) 40. c5 e3+ 41. Ke2 Ke5 42. c6
(42. Kxe3 f4+ 43. Kf2 Kd5 44. Kg2 g5 45. Kh3 h5 46. Kg2 Kxc5 47. h4 gxh4 48.
Kh3 Kd4 49. Bf5 $18) 42... Kd6 43. Kxe3 Kxc6 44. Kf4 Kc7 45. Kg5 $18) 35. Rc4+
$1 Ke3 (35... Kxf3 36. Ra4 Ne3 37. b6 Rd7 38. b7 Rd8 39. Bb5 Rb8 40. Ra8 Rxb7
41. Bc6+ $18) 36. Ra4 Ra8 37. b6 Rb8 38. b7 Ne1 39. Rc4 Nxf3 40. h3 $18) 34...
Rb8 35. Rc7 $6 (35. Ba6 $5 e4 36. fxe4 fxe4 37. b6 e3 38. Bf1 (38. b7 e2 39.
Bxe2 Rxb7 $11) 38... Kf3 39. Bxg2+ Kxg2 40. Kd1 Kf3 41. Rf6+ Ke4 42. Ke2 $14)
35... Ne1 36. Rxh7 {It seems that Leko has completely lost his way in the
sharp ending, but this capture might be stronger than the obvious move to e7.}
(36. Re7 Nxf3 37. Bxf3 Kxf3 38. Rxe5 f4 39. Kd2 Kg2 $17) 36... Nxf3 37. c4 e4
38. Kc2 $2 {Only this meek move seals the fate of Leko's game. The idea of the
pawn advance 38.c5!? with good chances for a draw was surprisingly well hidden.
} (38. Re7 Ne5 39. Bd5 e3 40. h3 (40. Kd1 Rh8 41. b6 Rxh2 42. b7 Rb2 $19) 40...
Nxc4 $1 (40... Rh8 41. b6 Rxh3 42. b7 Rh8 43. Kd1 $11) 41. Bxc4 Rc8 $19) (38.
c5 $5 Re8 (38... e3 39. Re7 Nd4 40. c6 Nxb5 41. c7 Nxc7 (41... Rxb7 42. c8=Q
Rxe7 43. Qc4+ Kg5 44. Kd1 $11) 42. Rxc7 $11) 39. b6 e3 40. Ba6 Nd4 41. Kb1 (41.
b7 Nb3+ 42. Kd1 Nxc5 $17) 41... Rb8 (41... e2 42. Bxe2 Rxe2 43. b7 Nc6 (43...
Re8 $2 44. Rh4+ Ke5 45. Rxd4 $1 Kxd4 46. c6 $18) 44. Rc7 Re4 45. Rxc6 Rb4+ 46.
Kc2 Rxb7 47. Rxg6 $14) 42. b7 Ke5 43. Re7+ Kd5 44. Rxe3 Kxc5 $11) 38... e3 39.
Kd3 g5 40. Ke2 (40. Re7 Ne5+ 41. Ke2 Rh8 $19) 40... Nd4+ 41. Ke1 (41. Kd3 e2
42. Re7 Rxb7 $19) 41... Rd8 {The coordinated assault of the black pieces will
put the white king under unbearable strain.} (41... g4 42. b6 Ne6 43. Rc7 Nd8
44. Bg2 Rxb6 $19) 42. Re7 (42. Bd5 Nxb5 43. Rb7 Nd4 $19) 42... Nc2+ 43. Kf1
Rd1+ 44. Ke2 Rd2+ 45. Kf1 Nd4 {A truly fascinating ending!} (45... Nd4 46. b6 (
46. h3 Rd1+ 47. Kg2 e2 $19) 46... Rf2+ 47. Ke1 Rb2 48. Kf1 Nf3 49. Bxf3 Kxf3
$19) 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 1st"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2006.08.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. h4 a5 15. Kb1
Nc7 16. f4 a4 17. Nbc1 Bg4 {Very topical line with speedy black's counterplay
on the queenside is developing by the day. Black must be very careful since
his opponent is ready to grab any positional advantage on offer.} (17... exf4
18. Nxf4 Qb8 (18... Rb8 19. Ncd3 Ne5 20. Nxb4 Bg4 21. Rc1 Bf3 22. Bg2 Bxg2 23.
Nxg2 d5 24. c3 Nc4 25. Qe1 d4 26. Rd1 Ne6 27. Bxd4 Bxb4 28. cxb4 Nxd4 29. Qc3 {
1-0 Yu Lie (2334)-Lin Weiguo (2448)/Suzhou 2006/ (54)}) (18... b3 19. cxb3 axb3
20. a3 (20. Nxb3 Bxb3 21. axb3 Ne5 22. Bb6 Qb8 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Nd5 Qa7 25.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Qxd6 Qe8 {1/2 Rytshagov,M (2503)-Danner,G (2370)/Bled 2002/ (30)
}) 20... Ra4 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Nxb3 Qa8 23. Qc2 Ne5 24. Rd4 {1-0 Goloshchapov,
A (2543)-Danner,G (2407)/Batumi 2002/ (37)}) 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Ra5 21. Bg2
Ne5 22. Bd4 Rd8 23. Nd3 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Nxb4 Rb5 26. a3 {1/2 Shovunov,B
(2475)-Zagrebelny,S (2485)/Krasnodar 1998/ (72)}) (17... Qb8 18. f5 Bc4 19. Ng3
Bxf1 20. Rhxf1 f6 21. g6 Rc8 22. gxh7+ Kh8 23. Nh5 Nb5 24. Qg2 Na3+ 25. bxa3
bxa3+ 26. Nb3 Bf8 27. Bh6 {1-0 Zivkovic,V (2407)-Bender,I (2301)/Velika Gorica
2006/ (31)}) (17... b3 18. cxb3 axb3 19. f5 bxa2+ 20. Ka1 Bc4 21. Ng3 Bxf1 22.
Rdxf1 d5 23. f6 Bc5 24. fxg7 Kxg7 25. Nf5+ Kh8 26. exd5 {1-0 Damjanovic,V 
(2320)-Vaulin,A (2515)/Belgrade 1993/ (50)}) 18. f5 d5 {The first independent
moves seems to be very logical as black needs some air for his bishop on e7.} (
18... Bf3 19. Rg1 Bxe4 20. f6 $1 Nxf6 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Ng3 Bf3 23. Be2 Bxe2
24. Qxe2 Ne6 25. Nh5 Kh8 26. Nxf6 Qxf6 27. Rxd6 Qxh4 28. Qg2 {1-0 Pikula,D 
(2523)-Kovacevic,A (2559)/Petrovac 2004/ (38)}) 19. exd5 Bd6 (19... Bxf5 20. d6
b3 21. axb3 axb3 22. Nxb3 Bxd6 23. Qxd6 Nb5 24. Qb4 $18) 20. f6 (20. Bh3 Bxh3
21. Rxh3 a3 22. b3 Ra5 23. c4 bxc3 24. Nxc3 Bb4 $13) 20... a3 {There was no
benefit in opening of the kingside against his own king. Nunn is correctly
concentrating on building the chances of his own.} (20... gxf6 $6 21. gxf6 $1 (
21. Bh3 Bxh3 22. Rxh3 f5 $11) 21... Nxf6 22. Rg1 (22. Bh6 Ne4 23. Qe3 f5) 22...
Kh8 23. Bg5 Bf3 24. Bg2 $14 Bxg2 $140 25. Rxg2 Ncxd5 $2 26. Bh6 Rg8 27. Rxg8+
Qxg8 28. Rg1 $18) 21. b3 (21. Rg1 Bf3 22. Bg2 Bxg2 23. Rxg2 axb2 24. Kxb2 Nb5
$13) 21... Re8 (21... gxf6 22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Rg1 Kh8 24. Bg5 $14) 22. Rg1 (22.
fxg7 Bf3 23. Rh3 e4 24. Re1 Kxg7 25. Nd4 (25. Nf4 Kg8 $13) 25... Bg4 26. Nce2
$14) 22... Bf3 23. Bg2 Bxg2 (23... e4 $5 24. fxg7 Ne5 25. Qe1 Kxg7 $13) 24.
Rxg2 Ra5 25. c4 bxc3 26. Nxc3 Bb4 27. d6 {Smeets is finding it very hard to
keep the spare pawn on d5. With opening of the position his king on b1 might
be come vulnerable.} (27. Nd3 Bxc3 28. Qxc3 Nxd5 29. Qe1 e4 30. Nf4 Ne5 $11)
27... Nb5 (27... Nd5 28. N1e2 Qc8 (28... Re6 29. Qc1 Rxd6 30. Nxd5 Raxd5 31.
Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Qc4 Rd1+ 33. Nc1 Bf8 $11) 29. Rc1 Qb7 30. Rg3 Bxd6 31. fxg7 Bb4
32. Qd3 Kxg7 33. h5 $14) 28. N1e2 Ra6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] The english grandmaster
lacks practise and his rustiness shows in a painful way. Black had build up a
good position and by bringing the last reserves into play his chances would
have been fair. Instead he rushes to win back the pawn, loses coordination,
control and the game.} (28... Qc8 $1 29. Rc1 Nxd6 30. fxg7 Qb7 31. Rh2 Rc8 $13)
29. Qd3 $1 Nxc3+ (29... Bxc3 30. Qxb5 Ra5 31. Qc4 Bb2 32. fxg7 $18) 30. Nxc3
Rxd6 31. Nd5 e4 (31... Qa8 32. Rg4 Bc5 (32... Nc5 33. Bxc5 Bxc5 34. Rc4 $18)
33. Bxc5 Nxc5 34. Qc4 Qc8 35. Rg2 Qf5+ 36. Rc2 $16) 32. Qb5 {What a sorry
picture! Black pieces are cramped, lack coordination and activity, the bishop
on b4 is doomed.} Ne5 (32... Qa5 $2 33. Qxa5 Bxa5 34. Ne7+ $18) 33. Ne7+ (33.
Rd4 Nc6 34. Ne7+ Nxe7 (34... Rxe7 35. fxe7 Qxe7 36. Rc4 Qd7 37. Rgc2 Rd1+ 38.
Bc1 $18) 35. fxe7 Qxe7 36. Qxb4 $18) 33... Rxe7 34. Rxd6 Bxd6 35. fxe7 Qxe7 36.
Qd5 Nf3 (36... Ng6 37. Rg4 $18) 37. Qa8+ Qf8 38. Qxe4 (38. Qxe4 Ne5 39. Rd2 $18
) 1-0

[Event "Rostock GM"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "2002.08.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Black "Szelag, Marcin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4
exf4 9. Bxf4 Nc6 10. Qe2 Be7 11. h3 O-O 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. g4 (13. Kb1 b5 (13...
Rfe8 14. g4 Ne5 15. g5 Nfd7 16. Qf2 Rac8 17. Rg1 Bf8 18. Rg3 g6 19. h4 b5 20.
Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Bg7 22. Bh3 Nc4 {0-1 Sax,G-Sadler,M/Germany 2000/ (40)}) 14.
g4 Rfe8 15. g5 Nd7 16. Qg2 Nce5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Bf8 19. h4 g6 20. h5 Bg7
21. Nd4 {1-0 Lanka,Z-Istratescu,A/Calimanesti 1992/ (39)}) 13... Rfe8 (13...
Nd7 14. Kb1 Rfe8 15. g5 Rac8 16. Qf2 Nce5 17. h4 Nb6 18. Bc1 Nbc4 19. Bxc4 Bxc4
20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Bf8 22. h5 a5 23. Nd4 Qc5 24. Qg2 Nc4 {0-1 Blimke,
D-Kadziolka,B/Brzeg Dolny 2001/ (61)}) 14. g5 Nd7 15. Qg2 {[%mdl 128] White's
attack is more dangerous than in many other lines since his pawns are quickly
reaching opponent's kingside.} (15. h4 b5 16. h5 Nce5 17. Bh3 Nf8 18. Nd5 Qc4
19. Qxc4 bxc4 20. Nd4 Bxd5 21. exd5 g6 22. h6 f5 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Rdf1 {
1-0 Gofshtein,L-Petkevich,J/Groningen 1993/ (42)}) 15... Nce5 16. Kb1 Rac8 (
16... b5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rac8 19. h4 Nb6 20. h5 $14) 17. Nd5 Bxd5 (17...
Qd8 18. Nd4 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qa5 20. Be2 $14) 18. exd5 Bf8 (18... Ng6 19. Bc1 b5
20. h4 Nge5 21. h5 $14) 19. h4 g6 (19... b5 20. h5 $14) 20. h5 Bg7 21. hxg6
hxg6 (21... fxg6 22. Qh2 Nf8 23. Bh3 $16) 22. c3 Nb6 (22... b5 23. Qh2 Nf8 24.
Nd4 $16) 23. Qh2 {Opening of the h file is quite critical for black, since
black is still long way from creating threats against white king.} Na4 24. Rc1
Qb6 25. Be2 a5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 (26... Bxe5 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Rhf1 Re7 29. Qxg6 $18
) 27. Rcf1 Rc7 (27... Nxc3+ 28. bxc3 Rxc3 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rf1+
Rf5 32. Rxf5+ gxf5 33. Bh5+ Kf8 34. Qxf5+ Ke7 35. Qe6+ Kd8 36. Qg8+ Kc7 37.
Qxg7+ $18) 28. Bd3 Qe3 (28... Nxc3+ 29. bxc3 a4 30. Bxg6 Kf8 (30... axb3 31.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Rxf7+ Kxf7 34. Rf1+ Ke8 35. Qg8+ Kd7 36. Rf7+ (36.
Qxg7+ $2 Re7 $11) 36... Re7 37. Rxe7+ Kxe7 38. Qxg7+ Kd8 39. Qf6+ Kc7 40. Qe7+
Kb8 41. Qe6 $18) 31. Bxf7 Rxf7 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qh5+ Ke7 34. Qg6 $18) 29.
Bxg6 $1 Ree7 (29... Nxb2 30. Qh5 Kf8 31. Bxf7 Qd3+ 32. Ka1 Rf5 33. Rxf5 Qxf5
34. Be6 $18) 30. Nd4 (30. Qxd6 Qe5 31. Bh7+ Kf8 32. Qa3 $18) 30... Nxc3+ (30...
Nxb2 31. Bxf7+ Rxf7 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Ne6+ Ke8 34. Qg8+ Bf8 35. Qxf8+ Rxf8 36.
Rxf8+ Ke7 37. Rh7#) 31. bxc3 Qxc3 32. Bxf7+ $1 {The final combination comes
just in time and crowns Lanka's attacking efforts.} Rxf7 (32... Kf8 33. Qh8+
Bxh8 34. Rxh8+ Kg7 35. Rg8+ Kh7 36. Rh1+ $18) 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Ne6+ Ke8 (34...
Ke7 35. Rxf7+ Kxf7 36. g6+ Ke7 37. Qxg7+ Qxg7 38. Nxg7 $18) 35. Qg8+ Bf8 36.
Qxf8+ $1 (36. Qxf8+ $1 Rxf8 37. Rxf8+ Ke7 38. Rh7+ Qg7 39. Rxg7#) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.09"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Zivkovic, Vjekoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Brijeg SK Siroki"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Qe2 b5 11. Bb3 h6 12. Rfd1 {The line became very popular,
white has positional aspirations to get advantage due to the weakness of d5
square.} (12. Nh4 Nbd7 13. a3 (13. Rad1 b4 14. Na4 Qa5 15. Ng6 Rfe8 16. Nxe7+
Rxe7 17. Rxd6 Qb5 18. Qd3 Ne8 19. Qxb5 axb5 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Nb6 Rdd8 22. Nxa8
Rxa8 23. Bd2 Nd6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Bxb4 Nxe4 26. a3 {1-0 Timofeev,A (2657)-Bu
Xiangzhi (2664)/Taiyuan 2006/ (55)}) 13... Kh7 14. Qf3 Nc5 15. Ba2 Rc8 16. Nf5
Qd7 17. Rfd1 Bxf5 18. exf5 Na4 19. Nxa4 bxa4 20. c3 e4 21. Qf4 d5 22. Bd4 {
1-0 Balogh,C (2567)-Nedilko,V (2352)/Warsaw 2005/ (50)}) 12... Nbd7 13. Nd2 $5
{Very interesting novelty. Kharlov is prepared to spend 3 tempoes for
relocating the knight without losing control of the e4 square.} (13. a3 Qe8 14.
Ne1 Rc8 15. f3 Nc5 16. Ba2 Bxa2 17. Rxa2 Ne6 18. Nd3 a5 19. Nc1 Nd4 20. Bxd4
exd4 21. Nxb5 d5 22. e5 d3 23. Qxd3 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Qxe5 {1/2 Short,N (2645)
-Kasparov,G (2795)/Horgen 1995/ (37)}) (13. Nh4 b4 14. Na4 Nxe4 15. Bxe6 fxe6
16. Ng6 Rf6 17. Qg4 d5 18. f3 Ng5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Qxg5 Bd6 21. c4 Qe8 22. Nh4
e4 23. fxe4 Bf4 24. Qg4 Ne5 25. Qe2 Qxa4 {0-1 Smirin,I (2615)-Sadler,M (2600)/
Ischia 1996/ (37)}) (13. h3 Qc7 14. Nh4 Rfe8 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Qf3 Rac8 17. Rd2
b4 18. Ne2 Qc6 19. Neg3 a5 20. Rad1 $14 {1/2 Konguvel,P (2410)-Ftacnik,L (2585)
/Koszalin 1998/ (45)}) 13... Qc7 14. Nf1 Rfc8 (14... b4 $5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16.
exd5 Bf5 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. Qg4 a5 $13) 15. Ng3 Nb6 (15... b4 16. Na4 Qa5 17. Rac1
$14) 16. Bxb6 $1 {[%mdl 32] Key exchange in the whole plan. White has to get
rid of the knight that was aiming for c4 and controlled d5.} (16. Nf5 Nc4 17.
Bxc4 Bxc4 18. Qf3 Be6 $11) 16... Qxb6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 (17... Ra7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19.
Bxd5 Bxf5 20. exf5 $14) 18. exf5 b4 (18... Ra7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 b4) 19.
Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Ra7 21. Rd3 Qc5 $2 {Zivkovic obviously doesn't appreciate
the danger arising from the difference in the strength of the bishops. Black
had to play very actively to prevent falling under the kingside attack.} (21...
Rac7 22. Bb3 Bf6 23. Rad1 Rd8 $13) 22. c4 $1 Bf6 (22... bxc3 $2 23. Rxc3 Qxd5
24. Rxc8+ $18) 23. Re1 a5 (23... e4 24. Re3 Re7 25. b3 Bc3 26. Qg4 $1 h5 (26...
Bxe1 27. f6 $18) 27. Qg3 Bd4 (27... Rce8 28. Rxc3 bxc3 29. f6 $18) 28. Rxe4 $16
) 24. Qh5 Qc7 (24... e4 25. Rxe4 Bxb2 26. Rde3 Kf8 $19 27. f6 Bxf6 28. Rf3 g6
29. Qxh6+ Bg7 30. Qg5 (30. Qxg6 $2 Qxd5 $19) 30... Be5 31. g3 $18) 25. h4 $1 {
Kharlov plans to storm the kingside with his pawns open up the position and
kill the enemy king. There is surprizingly little black can do to prevent this
ambition.} Qe7 (25... a4 26. g4 Qd7 27. Rf3 Qe7 28. Rh3 Qd7 29. g5 Qxf5 30. Rf3
$18) 26. Rh3 Kh7 (26... Qd7 27. g4 $16) 27. b3 Rc5 (27... g6 28. Qg4 $1 Rac7
29. fxg6+ fxg6 30. Be4 $18) 28. Be4 $1 {White has to be careful not to lock
his queen on h5 without proper support.} (28. g4 $4 Rxd5 29. cxd5 g6 $19) 28...
Qe8 (28... a4 29. g4 axb3 30. axb3 d5 31. cxd5 Qc7 32. g5 Rc1 33. Rxc1 Qxc1+
34. Kg2 Qf4 35. Bb1 $18) 29. g4 g6 (29... Bd8 30. g5 Qh8 31. Rd1 $18) 30. fxg6+
fxg6 31. g5 Bg7 32. Rg3 Rc8 (32... d5 33. cxd5 Ra6 34. Qe2 Rd6 35. gxh6 Bxh6
36. h5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. cxb3 Qb8 {Shirov
decides to ignore the threat of elimination of the f6 knight as he hopes to
get enough counterplay anyway.} 14. Bg5 b5 15. Rd3 (15. Ne1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Nc2 Bd8 18. Nb4 Bb6 19. Ncd5 Bc5 20. Nc6 Qb7 21. b4 Bxd5 22. exd5 Bb6 23.
a4 $14 {1/2 Mainka,R (2455)-Skembris,S (2530)/Dortmund 1992 (34)}) 15... h6 16.
Bxf6 (16. Be3 $2 Qb7 $17) 16... Bxf6 17. Rad1 Be7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 {
The recapture with the rook keeps alive the dream of relocating the knight to
the phenomenal d5-square.} (19. exd5 Qb7 20. Rc3 Rac8 21. Qc2 Rxc3 22. bxc3 Rc8
$15) 19... Qc7 20. Ne1 Rac8 21. g3 (21. Nd3 Qa7 $11) 21... f5 22. exf5 Rxf5 23.
Qe4 {Leko refrains from assaulting the center with the f-pawn since Black can
hold his own without problems.} (23. f4 Qa7+ 24. Kh1 Rcf8 25. Nd3 Qb7 26. Qe4
$11) 23... Rcf8 24. R1d2 h5 25. Rc2 Qa7 26. Nd3 h4 {Shirov advances the case
of his counterplay, but White could now get some advantage.} 27. Kg2 (27. Nf4
Bg5 28. Nh3 Be7 29. Rd3 hxg3 30. hxg3 Qd7 31. f3 $11) (27. Qg4 $1 hxg3 28. hxg3
Rg5 29. Qe6+ Kh7 30. Nc5 $14) 27... hxg3 (27... Qd7 28. a4 Rh5 29. Kg1 hxg3 30.
hxg3 $11) 28. hxg3 Qd7 29. Rc1 Rh5 30. Rh1 Rxh1 31. Kxh1 Qf5 {The endgame is
certainly not risky for Black as he hopes to use his free pawn on the d-file.}
(31... Rf6 32. a4 Qc6 33. Kg2 Rh6 $11) 32. Qxf5 Rxf5 33. Kg2 Kf7 34. Nb4 Ke6
35. Rd1 (35. Rd2 a5 36. Nc6 Rf8 37. Nxa5 Rc8 38. b4 d5 39. a3 Bd8 $44) 35... a5
36. Nc6 Rf8 37. Nxa5 {Leko managed to get the pawn on time and thus preserves
equal chances.} (37. Nxa5 d5 (37... Rc8 38. a4 bxa4 39. bxa4 Rc2 40. b4 d5 41.
b5 Bc5 $132) 38. a3 (38. Rc1 Ra8 39. Nc6 Rxa2 $15) 38... Rc8 39. Rd2 e4 $36)
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Winants, Luc"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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 "Liege"]
[BlackTeam "Saba Hapoel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nd7
15. Bh3 g6 {One of Sutovsky's new ideas, black plays the move useful in many
lines of possible development.} 16. Bg4 a5 17. Kb1 (17. Bxd7 $2 Qxd7 18. Nxa5
Qa4 19. Nb3 Qxb3 20. axb3 Ra1#) (17. Bxh5 $5 gxh5 18. f4 a4 19. Na1 a3 20. b3
Qc3 21. Qxc3 Rxc3 22. Kd2 Rac8 23. Rde1 f6 $13) 17... a4 18. Nc1 (18. Na1 a3
19. b3 Nf4 $13) 18... a3 19. b3 Nf4 20. Bxf4 (20. h4 $2 Nxd5 $1 $17) 20... exf4
21. h4 Re8 (21... f5 22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. Nd3 Bc3 24. Qxf4 $16) 22. Bxd7 (22. Qxf4
Ne5 (22... Qc3 $6 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 f5 25. gxf6 Bxf6 26. Rf4 Be5 27. Be6+
Kh8 28. Rf7 Nc5 29. h5 $16) 23. Qb4 Bf8 24. Nd3 Bg7 $14) 22... Qxd7 23. Nd3 (
23. Qxf4 Bf8 24. h5 Bg7 $14) 23... Bf8 24. h5 (24. Qxf4 Qc7 25. c4 $14) 24...
Qf5 25. hxg6 hxg6 (25... fxg6 26. Qxf4 Qxd5 27. Nb4 Qe5 28. Qc4+ $16) 26. Qxf4
Qxf4 27. Nxf4 Re5 {Winants took a lot of time to grab the f4 pawn and black
has got solid compensation in excellent pieces.} 28. Nh3 (28. Rhg1 Rf5 29. Rd4
Be7 30. Nh3 Rxf3 $36) 28... Re2 29. Nf4 Re5 30. Nh3 Rae8 $5 31. Rhg1 (31. f4
Re2 32. Rhf1 b5 33. Ng1 R2e3 $13) 31... Re3 32. Rgf1 (32. Rdf1 R8e5 33. Nf4 Rf5
34. Nd3 Rexf3 $15) 32... Bg7 33. Nf4 R8e5 $1 34. Ng2 Rc3 35. Rde1 (35. f4 Re2
36. Ne1 b5 37. f5 Be5 $15) 35... Rxg5 (35... Rxd5 36. Re8+ Bf8 37. Ne3 Rxg5 38.
f4 Rgc5 39. Rd1 Kg7 $15) 36. Ne3 (36. Re8+ Bf8 37. Ne3 b5 (37... Re5 38. Rxe5
dxe5 39. Nc4 f6 40. d6 Kf7 41. Rd1 Ke8 42. Na5 Kd7 43. Nxb7 Bh6 44. b4 Be3 45.
Rh1 $16) 38. f4 Rg3 39. Re1 f5 40. Nd1 Rc5 41. Ne3 Kf7 $15) 36... b5 37. f4 Rg3
38. Nd1 Rcf3 39. c3 {The matters are anything but rosy for white, with equal
material on the board black can claim all the other pluses.} (39. Re8+ Kh7 40.
Rh1+ Rh3 41. Rxh3+ Rxh3 42. Re7 Rh1 43. Kc1 Bh6 $17) (39. c4 bxc4 40. bxc4 Kf8
41. f5 Rxf5 42. Rxf5 gxf5 43. Rf1 Rg2 44. Rxf5 Rd2 45. Rf1 Be5 $19) 39... Bh6
40. f5 Rxf5 41. Rxf5 gxf5 42. b4 (42. Rf1 Rd3 43. c4 bxc4 44. bxc4 Rd2 $19)
42... Rg2 43. c4 (43. Ne3 Rb2+ 44. Ka1 Bg7 45. Nd1 Rd2 46. Kb1 Kf8 $19) 43...
bxc4 44. b5 c3 45. Nxc3 (45. Re8+ Kh7 46. Rc8 Rd2 47. Nxc3 Rb2+ 48. Ka1 Rc2 $19
) 45... Rb2+ 46. Ka1 Bg7 {The rest needs no special explanation as second
player completely triumphs.} 47. Re8+ (47. Rc1 f4 48. b6 f3 49. b7 f2 $19)
47... Kh7 48. Re3 Rc2 49. Rh3+ Kg8 (49... Kg8 50. Kb1 Rxc3 51. Rxc3 Bxc3 52. b6
Bd4 53. b7 Ba7 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.14"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 b5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Nb6 16. Na5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. c4 Rab8 19. Bd3 {The line with
sacrifice of the d5 pawn is played by White in the positional style. Black's
light pieces are modest, but he has no obvious weaknesses and probably equal
chaces.} Qb4 (19... g6 20. Rc1 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. cxb5 axb5 23. h4 Ra8 24.
Bxb5 Rab8 25. a4 Rbc8 26. h5 Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Qd8 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Bd3 {1-0
Ponomariov,R (2721)-Almagro Mazariegos,S (2311)/Villarrobledo 2006/}) 20. Bd2
$5 (20. Rd2 bxc4 21. Bxc4 a5 22. Ka1 Rbc8 23. Ba6 Nf4 24. Qe4 Rc7 25. h4 Rb8
26. Qxb4 Rxb4 27. a3 Rb3 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. Bd3 {1/2 Fressinet,L (2619)
-Kuczynski,R (2490)/Germany 2002/ (50)}) (20. c5 dxc5 21. Qxe5 Rfe8 22. Bd2 Qd4
23. Qxd4 cxd4 24. f4 Bd6 {0-1 Muhren,B (2295)-Spoelman,W (2381)/Wijk aan Zee
2005/ (31)}) 20... Qa4 (20... Qc5 21. Qxc5 dxc5 22. Rhe1 f6 23. f4 Rbd8 24. Kc2
$14) 21. Rhe1 (21. Qc6 Rfc8 22. Qd7 Kf8 $11) 21... bxc4 (21... Rfc8 $2 22.
Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 (22... Kf8 23. Bd3 bxc4 24. g6 $18) 23. Qxf7 $16) 22. Bxc4 Rbc8
$2 {Serious mistake, Areshchenko drops the vital pawn a6 with tempo and
immediatelly hits serious problems. Much tougher on Shirov would have been the
plan with Kh8!? followed by f6.} (22... Kh8 $5 23. Rc1 f6 24. Qe6 Qe8 $13) 23.
b3 Qd7 24. Bxa6 Ra8 (24... Rc5 25. Qe4 Rb8 26. Be3 Ra5 27. Bc4 $16) 25. Bb5 Qa7
(25... Qd8 26. h4 Kh8 27. Rc1 $16) 26. a4 Nf4 (26... Rab8 27. Be3 Qc7 28. Rc1
$16) 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. Qd4 $1 {[%mdl 4] Excellent decision! White hopes to
advance his two passed pawns in an endgame position with opposite coloured
bishops.} Bxg5 (28... Qb7 29. Bc4 Bxg5 30. Bd5 Qb8 31. Rg1 Bh6 32. Rxg7+ Bxg7
33. Rg1 $18) (28... Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Bxg5 30. Rxd6 $16) 29. Qxa7 Rxa7 30. Rxd6 Rb8
(30... g6 31. Red1 h5 32. Bc4 Kg7 33. Rd7 $18) 31. Red1 Kf8 (31... Rc7 32. Rc1
$16) 32. Rd7 Rbb7 {Areshchenko has no counterplay and f7 pawn needs protection.
} (32... Rxd7 33. Rxd7 Be7 34. Bc4 Ra8 35. Rb7 g5 36. Rb5 $16) 33. Rxb7 Rxb7
34. Rd5 Bh4 (34... Bf6 35. a5 Ke7 36. a6 Rc7 37. Bc4 $18) 35. a5 Bf2 36. Kc2 g6
(36... Rc7+ 37. Kd3 Rc5 38. Rd8+ Ke7 39. Rb8 $16) 37. b4 $1 {Shirov must have
correctly felt, that white must be nearly winning with such harmonious pieces.}
Rc7+ 38. Kb3 Rc1 39. Bd3 Ra1 40. Rd7 h5 (40... Ke8 41. Bb5 Rb1+ 42. Ka3 Kf8 43.
Bc4 $18) 41. Bc4 Ke8 42. Rb7 (42. Rxf7 Rb1+ 43. Ka4 Be1 44. Rb7 $18) 42... Kd8
43. Bxf7 Kc8 44. Re7 Rb1+ 45. Ka4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.15"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 g6 16. Bh3 Bf8 17. Na5 Bg7 (17... Re8 $13) 18. Rc1 (18. Bg4 Nf4 19.
Rhe1 Re8 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Qxf4 Be5 23. Qd2 Qf5 24. Qg2 Bf4 $13)
(18. Rhe1 $5 f5 (18... Re8 19. Qb4 Rab8 20. Nc4 Bf8 21. Nb6 $16) 19. gxf6 Bxf6
20. Qb4 Rab8 (20... Qxc2+ 21. Ka1 Rd8 22. Be6+ Kh8 23. Nc4 $18) 21. c3 $14)
18... Re8 19. Bg4 (19. Qb4 $5 f5 (19... Nc5 20. Nc4 Rad8 21. Qb6 Qxb6 22. Nxb6
f5 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. b4 Ncd7 25. Nxd7 Nxd7 26. c4 $16) 20. gxf6 Ndxf6 21. Bb6
Qe7 22. Be6+ $14) 19... Nf4 20. Rhe1 $2 {The second weak move in the important
phase of the game, black will take over the initiative.} (20. Bxf4 exf4 21.
Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Qxf4 Qb5 23. Nc4 Qxd5 24. Rhd1 Qb5 25. Rxd6 Rac8 26. b3 Rxc4 27.
Qxc4 Qe5 28. Rf6 Bxf6 29. gxf6 Qxf6 $15) 20... f5 $1 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Bxf4 (
22. c4 h5 23. Be6+ Nxe6 24. dxe6 Rxe6 25. Rg1 Kh7 $15) 22... Nxg4 23. fxg4 (23.
Bg5 Nxh2 24. Re3 Rf8 25. Qxh2 Qxa5 26. Rh1 h5 27. Rd3 (27. Qg2 Qxd5 28. Be7 Rf7
29. Rd3 Qb5 $17) 27... Rae8 28. Qg2 e4 29. fxe4 Qb4 30. Bc1 Qxe4 $15) 23...
exf4 24. Nb3 (24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rf1 Qb6 26. Nb3 Qe3 27. h4 b5 $17) 24... Qf7
$1 (24... Qc4 25. Na5 (25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Re1 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Qxd5 28. Qe8+ Bf8
29. Nc1 Qf7 $17) 25... Qb5 26. c4 Qb6 27. Nb3 $15) 25. Rf1 $6 {[%mdl 16]
White's chances to efficiently stop black's f pawn are very slim, since the
black bishop on g7 makes also the queenside king's position very vulnerable.} (
25. Re6 $1 Rxe6 (25... Be5 26. Nd4 $11) 26. dxe6 Qxe6 27. Qxf4 Qe5 28. Qxe5
Bxe5 29. h3 Rf8 $15) 25... Re4 $1 26. Rf2 Rae8 27. Rcf1 g5 (27... Be5 28. h4
Qd7 29. Qd1 $15) 28. c3 (28. h4 Qf6 29. c3 Qg6 30. Kc1 gxh4 $17) 28... Re3 (
28... R8e5 29. Rd1 b5 30. Nd4 Rxd5 31. Qc2 Qg6 32. Nf5 Rxd1+ 33. Qxd1 b4 $17)
29. Nc1 (29. Nd4 $2 Bxd4 $1 30. Qxd4 Qg6+ 31. Kc1 Re1+ 32. Kd2 Qb1 $19) 29...
Qd7 30. h4 (30. Qd1 Qb5 31. a4 Qc4 $17) 30... h6 (30... Qxg4 31. hxg5 f3 32.
Qd1 R8e5 33. Rxf3 Rxf3 34. Rxf3 Rf5 35. Rf1 Qxd1 36. Rxd1 Rxg5 $15) 31. hxg5
hxg5 32. Qc2 R8e4 33. Rg1 {The defender is limited to passive defence with no
counterplay.} (33. Rf3 Qxg4 34. Rxe3 Rxe3 35. Rh1 f3 $17) 33... Qf7 (33... Qb5
34. Rd1 Bxc3 35. Rh2 Bg7 36. Qc8+ Re8 37. Qf5 $15) 34. Rd1 f3 35. Rg1 (35. Rd3
Qf4 36. Qd2 (36. Rxe3 Rxe3 37. Rh2 Qxg4 $17) 36... Be5 37. Rxe3 (37. a3 Re1 38.
Kc2 Qxd2+ 39. Rdxd2 R1e3 $17) 37... Rxe3 38. Rf1 Qe4+ 39. Qc2 Qxd5 40. Qg6+ Bg7
$17) 35... Be5 36. Qd1 Qh7 $1 37. Ka1 (37. Rxf3 $2 Rf4+ $19) (37. Qc2 Bf4 (
37... Bxc3 $5 38. bxc3 Rxc3 $19) 38. Rgf1 Re1 39. Rxf3 Rxc1+ 40. Rxc1 Bxc1 $19)
37... Qh4 38. Rff1 $6 {Finally Socko is losing the fight for the basic rank
and black f pawn decides.} (38. Rxf3 Re1 39. Rxe1 Rxe1 40. Qc2 Qh1 41. Qg6+ Bg7
42. Qf7+ Kh8 43. a3 Rxc1+ 44. Ka2 Ra1+ 45. Kb3 Re1 $19) (38. Qc2 Re1 39. Rgf1
Bf4 40. Rxf3 Qxg4 41. Qf2 Qh4 $17) 38... f2 39. Rh1 Qxh1 (39... Re1 $1 40. Rxh4
Rxd1 41. Rxd1 gxh4 42. Nd3 Bg3 $19) 40. Rxh1 Re1 41. Nd3 (41. Qf3 Rxh1 42. Qxh1
Re1 $19) 41... Rxd1+ 42. Rxd1 Bg3 43. Kb1 (43. Rf1 Rxg4 44. Kb1 Bh4 $19) 43...
Rxg4 44. Kc2 Bh4 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Rg1 Rc8 14. Qf2 Rxc3 $5
$146 {[%mdl 8] Topalov comes up with a very important novelty in a popular
variation. With exchange sacrifice black wants to grab the initiative.} (14...
Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 (15... Bxc4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 f5 18. gxf6 Nxf6 19. Rdd1
Rf7 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Rd3 Qc4 22. Qd1 {1/2-1/2 Hracek,Z-Ftacnik,L/Germany 2003/ 
(22)}) 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 f5 18. gxf6 Rxf6 19. Qe2 Rc8 20. Kb1 Qd7 21. Rdd1
Qh3 22. Nd2 {Shirov,A-Sutovsky,E/Reykjavik 2003/1-0 (35)}) 15. Bxb6 (15. bxc3
Na4 16. Rd3 Qc7 $44) 15... Bxg5+ 16. Kb1 (16. Nd2 Bh4 17. Rg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Rc7
$15) 16... Bh4 $1 17. Rg3 (17. Bxd8 Bxf2 18. Rg2 Rxf3 19. Be2 Nf4 20. Bxf3 Nxg2
21. Be7 (21. Bxg2 Rxd8 $19) 21... Re8 22. Bxd6 Ne3 23. Rd2 Bg1 24. h4 (24. Bxe5
$2 Nc4 $19) 24... Nc4 $19) 17... Bxg3 18. hxg3 Rc7 19. Nc5 (19. Bxc7 Qxc7 $17)
19... Qe7 (19... Bc8 20. Qh2 Nf6 21. Qd2 Ne8 22. Nd3 Qf6 23. Bxc7 Nxc7 24. f4
b5 $15) 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bxc7 Qxc7 22. Bh3 {White can not be satisfied with
the outcome of the opening. He can claim obly very meagre compensation for the
pawn.} Re8 (22... Kf7 23. f4 exf4 24. gxf4 Nf6 25. Bg2 e5 $15) 23. Rd3 Nf6 24.
Qa7 (24. Qd2 d5 $17) 24... Kf7 (24... d5 25. Rb3 Re7 26. a3 $15) 25. Rc3 Qd7
26. Qb6 Re7 (26... Rc8 $2 27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. Qxd6 $14) 27. Rd3 d5 (27... Ne8 28.
Qb3 $13) 28. exd5 Nxd5 29. Qc5 Qb5 (29... Qc6 30. Qxc6 bxc6 31. Bf1 $11) 30.
Qd6 (30. Qxb5 axb5 31. Bf1 b4 32. Rd2 h5 $15) 30... Nb4 ({Much more compact
was to idea to support the king with the other jump} 30... Nf6 $5 31. Bf1 Rd7
32. Qb8 e4 $1 33. fxe4 Qb4 34. Rxd7+ Nxd7 35. Qf4+ Nf6 $17) 31. Rd2 Qc4 32. b3
Qc3 33. f4 (33. Bg4 Nc6 34. Rh2 Qe1+ 35. Kb2 Qxg3 $15) 33... Qxg3 $2 {Black is
getting nervous, this move throws out the advantage.} (33... e4 $1 34. Re2 a5
35. Qe5 Qxe5 36. fxe5 Rc7 37. Bg2 Nd5 38. Kb2 Nc3 39. Re1 Kg6 40. Bxe4+ Nxe4
41. Rxe4 Kf5 $17) 34. Qxb4 Qxh3 35. fxe5 Qe3 36. Qd6 h5 $6 (36... b5 37. Rd1
Qe2 38. Rd4 $11) 37. Rd1 Qf2 (37... Qe2 38. Rg1 Qf2 39. Qd1 Kg8 40. Rh1 g6 $11)
38. Qd3 Qg2 39. Rf1+ Kg8 $2 {A losing retreat, Topalov did not manage to
adjust his ambitions to survival.} (39... Ke8 $5 40. Qc4 Qc6 41. Qh4 Rd7 42.
Qxh5+ Kd8 43. Rf4 $14) 40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. Rf8 Qg1+ 42. Kb2 Qg5 (42... Qc5 43.
Rh8+ Kg6 44. Qd3+ Kg5 45. Qg3+ Kf5 46. Rxh5+ $18) 43. Qd3+ $1 {Very fine move,
that decides the game. Black is forced to open up access to his king.} g6 (
43... Qg6 44. Rh8+ $18) 44. Qd6 Kg7 45. Qb8 Qh6 46. Qd8 $1 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup-A"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. a5 Qb7 15.
Bc4 Be7 16. Ra4 Rb8 17. Nc1 Bd8 18. Nd3 Nxd5 $6 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21.
Bxd5 Rc8 (21... Ke7 $5 22. Bc4 Rc8 23. b3 Rc5 $14) 22. Bb3 O-O 23. Ke2 Be7 24.
Rd1 Rfd8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Bc4 Ra8 27. Ke3 Kf8 28. Ke4 Bd6 29. Bd3 {[%mdl
4096] The endgame is not enviable for black, his weak a6 and b4 pawns are a
constant worry and white can try to improve his pieces without any risk.} (29.
b3 Ke7 30. g4 f6 31. Kd5 Kd7 32. h4 g6 33. h5 f5 34. gxf5 gxf5 35. Bd3 {
Tviakov,S-De Firmian,N/Rubinstein mem/1995/ 1-0 (51)}) 29... Ke7 30. Kd5 Rc8 (
30... Rd8 31. Bxa6 $18) 31. Bxa6 $1 (31. g4 Rc5+ 32. Ke4 Rc6 $14) 31... Rxc2
32. Bd3 Rc5+ (32... Rxg2 33. a6 Bb8 34. Rxb4 $18) (32... Rd2 33. Kc4 Rxb2 34.
a6 Bb8 35. a7 $18) 33. Ke4 g6 34. g4 Ke6 35. g5 $1 {Of course it is very
pleasant to secure the king's location on the central square e4.} (35. a6 f5+
36. Ke3 Rc7 $14) 35... Rc7 36. a6 Bc5 (36... Ra7 37. Bc4+ Ke7 38. Kd5 Kd7 39.
Ra1 $16) 37. Bc4+ Kd6 38. b3 Re7 (38... h6 39. gxh6 f5+ 40. Kd3 Rh7 41. Bg8
Rxh6 42. a7 Bxa7 43. Rxa7 Rxh2 44. Ra6+ Kc7 45. Rxg6 $18) 39. Bd5 Rc7 40. Bc4
Re7 41. Ra5 Kc6 42. Bd5+ Kd6 (42... Kb6 43. Ra4 Bd6 44. a7 Rxa7 45. Rxa7 Kxa7
46. Bxf7 Be7 47. h4 Bc5 48. Kxe5 Bf2 49. Bg8 Bxh4 50. f4 $18) 43. Bb7 Ba7 44.
Rd5+ Kc7 (44... Ke6 $2 45. Bc8+ $18) 45. Rb5 $1 {Malakhov has succeeded in
breaking up the defensive setup and b4 pawn will fall. Black has no
counterplay and his days are numbered.} Re6 (45... Bf2 46. Rxb4 Kb8 47. Rc4 (
47. Kd5 Be3 48. h4 Bf4 49. Rc4 Rd7+ 50. Kc6 Rc7+ 51. Kb5 Rxc4 52. bxc4 $18)
47... Bh4 48. Kd5 Bxg5 49. Rc8+ Ka7 50. Kc5 Rxb7 51. axb7 Kxb7 52. Rh8 h5 53.
Rh7 $18) 46. Rxb4 f5+ (46... Bd4 47. f4 Bc5 48. Rc4 Kb6 49. Rxc5 Kxc5 50. a7
$18) 47. gxf6 Rxf6 48. Kxe5 Rf5+ 49. Ke6 Bf2 50. Bd5 Kc8 (50... h6 51. a7 Bxa7
52. Rb7+ $18) 51. Kd6 (51. Kd6 Rf6+ 52. Be6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. g4 Nc6 8. Nb3
e6 9. Qe2 d5 10. Be3 d4 11. Bf2 e5 12. O-O-O (12. g5 Qc7 13. gxf6 dxc3 14. fxg7
Bxg7 15. bxc3 Be6 $11) 12... Be6 13. Nd5 $5 {The original opening position
calls for creative solutions.} Qd8 (13... Nxd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd4 Qb4 (
15... Nxd4 16. Qxe5+ Qe6 17. Qxe6+ fxe6 18. Nxd4 e5 19. c4 Rc8 20. Kb1 Bxc4 21.
Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Rhe1 $16) 16. Bxe5 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nxe5 18. Qd5 f6 19. Nd4 $16) 14.
Bh4 h5 (14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Bg2 Qe6 17. f4 Nxg4 18. Bh3 h5 19. fxe5
$13) 15. gxh5 (15. Kb1 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bg2 Qb5 19. Qe4 $13
) 15... Bxd5 (15... Be7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. c3 Rc8 18. Kb1 dxc3 19. Nxc3 Nd4 20.
Nxd4 exd4 21. f4 $13) 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bh3 Rxh5 $6 {Dvoirys did
not have to worry about the h5 pawn, paradoxical move 18...Na5!? might have
secured pleasant advantage.} (18... Na5 $5 19. Bg4 (19. Rd3 Rxh5 20. Bg4 Nxb3+
21. Rxb3 Rh8 22. Bf5 b5 23. Be4 Qc4 24. Qxc4 bxc4 25. Rb6 Ra7 26. Rxf6 Rh6 $15)
19... Nxb3+ 20. axb3 Bh6+ 21. Kb1 Rd8 $17) 19. Bg4 Rh8 (19... Rh4 20. Kb1 Ne7
21. Qf2 Rh8 $15) 20. Kb1 Ne7 $2 {A serious step in the wrong direction, black
is moving his only developed piece.} (20... Qb5 $1 21. Qe4 Rd8 $15) 21. f4 $1
f5 (21... exf4 $4 22. Nxd4 $16) 22. Bh5 e4 (22... Bg7 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Nxd4
Rd8 25. c3 Qxe2 26. Bxe2 Bxd4 27. cxd4 $14) 23. Rxd4 (23. Nxd4 Ng6 24. Bxg6
fxg6 25. Nf3 Qe6 26. Qd2 Bg7 $11) 23... Qc6 24. Rhd1 Ng6 (24... b5 25. Rd6 Qc4
26. Rf6 Rh7 27. Nd4 Qxe2 28. Bxe2 Rxh2 29. Rxa6 $1 Rxa6 30. Bxb5+ $14) 25. Na5
Qb5 (25... Qc7 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Qd2 $16) 26. Qd2 Be7 (26... Bc5 $2 27. Rd8+
Ke7 28. Rd7+ Ke8 29. Bxg6 fxg6 30. Rxb7 $18) 27. Bxg6 fxg6 28. Rd7 {Motylev
must have been very satisfied with the turn of events, all his pieces are
aiming at black king.} (28. Nc4 Qc6 29. Nd6+ Kf8 30. Qg2 Rh6 $14) 28... e3 (
28... Rc8 29. Nxb7 (29. Rxb7 Rd8 30. Rxb5 Rxd2 31. Rb8+ Kf7 32. Rxd2 Rxb8 33.
Nc6 Rc8 $14) 29... Qc6 30. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 31. Qb4+ Kf7 32. Nd6+ Kg7 (32... Kg8
33. Nxc8 Qxc8 34. Qe7 $18) 33. Nxf5+ gxf5 34. Qe7+ Kh6 35. Qg5+ Kh7 36. Qxf5+
Qg6 37. Rd7+ Kh6 38. Qh3+ Qh5 39. Rd6+ Kg7 40. Qd7+ Qf7 41. Qg4+ Kh7 42. Qg5
$18) 29. Qxe3 Qxd7 (29... Qc5 30. Qe6 Kf8 31. Nxb7 $18) 30. Rxd7 Kxd7 31. Nxb7
Rxh2 32. Qd4+ {The endgame will be painful for black, since his exposed king
and material disadvantage clearly favour white.} Ke6 (32... Kc7 33. Qe5+ Kxb7
34. Qxe7+ Kc6 35. a3 $16) 33. Nc5+ (33. a3 Rh1+ 34. Ka2 Rhh8 35. c4 $16) 33...
Bxc5 (33... Kf7 34. Qd5+ Kg7 35. Ne6+ Kf6 36. Ng5 $18) 34. Qe5+ Kf7 (34... Kd7
35. Qd5+ Bd6 36. Qxa8 Bxf4 37. b4 $16) 35. Qd5+ Kg7 36. Qxa8 Bd6 37. Qa7+ Kh6
38. a4 Bxf4 39. Qxa6 {[%mdl 4096] The ensuing type of race is very unbalanced,
since white pawns are rolling while andvance of black ones have to be well
supported.} Be3 (39... Kg5 40. a5 Bd2 41. Qd3 f4 42. a6 $18) 40. Qf6 Re2 41. a5
Kh5 (41... f4 42. a6 Rg2 43. c4 Kh7 44. b4 $18) 42. a6 Bg1 (42... Rg2 43. b4 f4
44. b5 $18) 43. Qf7 Kg5 44. a7 Bxa7 45. Qxa7 f4 46. Kc1 (46. b4 f3 47. Qf7 f2
48. Kb2 Kg4 49. b5 Re5 50. Qxf2 Rxb5+ 51. Kc3 $18) 46... f3 47. Kd1 $1 {
Motylev has creatively stopped black f pawn and his own soldiers can start to
run.} Kh4 48. Qh7+ Kg3 49. Qxg6+ Kf2 50. Qb6+ Kf1 51. Qb5 Kf2 52. Qc5+ Kf1 53.
Qc4 Kf2 54. Qd4+ Kf1 55. Qh4 $1 (55. b4 Re1+ 56. Kd2 f2 57. Qg4 $18) 55... Re8
56. b4 Kg2 57. Qg5+ Kf1 58. Qb5+ Re2 59. Qc4 Kf2 60. Qd4+ Kf1 61. Qh4 Re8 62.
b5 Rf8 63. b6 Kg2 (63... f2 64. Qh1#) 64. Qg5+ Kf1 65. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Monarch Assurance 15th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "2006.09.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 b6 11. h3 {Korneev secures the e3 bishop from attacks
like Ng4 and prepares the potential relocation of his own knight via g4.} (11.
Qd3 Bb7 12. Nd5 (12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Rfe1 Nc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Nd2 Rfd8 16. Bb3
Bf8 {1/2 Nevednichy,V (2552)-Negulescu,A (2422)/Brasov 2004/}) 12... Nxd5 13.
Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 Qc7 15. c4 Rfc8 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Qd3 h6 18. b3 Ng4 19. Nb1 d5
20. exd5 e4 21. d6 Bxd6 22. Qxe4 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Re8 {0-1 Sarenac,
D (2144)-Stankovic,M (2079)/Niska Banja 2004/ (38)}) 11... Bb7 12. Qd3 Qc7 (
12... Nc5 13. Bxc5 bxc5 14. b3 $14) 13. Rfd1 Bc6 {Kuzubov misses a good moment
to get the knight jump in with equal chances.} (13... Nc5 $5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15.
b3 Rfc8 $11) 14. Nh2 $5 (14. Bxa6 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Rxa6 17. Qd3 Rfa8
$11) (14. b3 Qb7 $11) 14... Qb7 (14... Nc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Ng4 $14) 15. Ng4
$1 {As by a small miracle white knight comes on time to ease the pressure} Nxe4
$6 (15... Nxg4 16. hxg4 Nc5 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Bd5 $14) 16. Nd5 Ndf6 (16... Ndc5
17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Rac8 21. Nxe5 Bxa4 22. b3
Bb5 23. Rxb6 $16) 17. Ngxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bxa6 $1 {[%mdl 64] The whole point of
the combination. Now we understand the hidden importance of bishop-queen
batery along the a6-f1 diagonal.} Rxa6 (18... Qd7 19. Nxb6 Qc7 20. Nxa8 Rxa8
21. Bb5 $18) 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qxa6 Nd5 21. Qe2 (21. a5 Bb7 (21... Nxe3 22.
fxe3 Qg5 23. Rd2 Qxe3+ 24. Rf2 Ra8 25. Qc4 $18) 22. Qd3 bxa5 23. Rxa5 Nxe3 24.
Qxe3 $18) 21... Qb7 22. c4 Ne7 (22... Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Bxg2 24. Rxd6 Bh1 25. Qg3
$18) 23. f3 {To the untrained eyes black has ended exchange down with no
visible compensation.} (23. Rxd6 Nf5 24. Rd2 Bxg2 25. Qg4 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Bc6 $16
) 23... Nf5 24. b4 Re8 (24... e4 25. f4 Rd8 26. b5 Bd7 27. a5 $18) 25. a5 (25.
b5 $5 Bd7 26. a5 $18) 25... b5 26. a6 Qd7 27. Bf2 (27. c5 e4 28. f4 d5 29. Bd4
$18) 27... bxc4 28. Qxc4 d5 29. Qc5 {Korneev is very careful with realisation
of his advantage.} (29. a7 $5 g6 30. Qc5 Ba8 31. Ra5 Ne7 (31... Rc8 32. Rxd5 $1
$18) 32. Rb5 $18) 29... d4 30. Rdc1 (30. a7 f6 31. Rdc1 Ne7 32. Qb6 $18) 30...
Bd5 31. b5 d3 (31... e4 32. fxe4 Bxe4 33. b6 Qd8 34. Re1 $18) 32. b6 d2 33. Rd1
Bxf3 34. a7 $5 {The end of the encounter will be very charming, since passed
pawns could produce three more queens.} (34. gxf3 Nd4 35. Bxd4 Qxh3 (35... exd4
36. a7 Qxh3 37. Qe5 $18) 36. Bxe5 Qxf3 37. Rxd2 f6 38. b7 fxe5 39. Qd5+ $18)
34... Bxd1 (34... Ba8 35. Be3 Qd3 36. Bxd2 Nd4 37. b7 Bxb7 38. Qxe5 $1 $18) 35.
a8=Q (35. a8=Q Ba4 36. b7 d1=Q+ 37. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 38. Kh2 Qd7 39. b8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Be6 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. O-O-O {
Both players had already had some experience in this line. Karjakin could not
get anywhere with the immediate move of the knight to the centre.} (14. Nd5
Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qc7 17. c3 (17. c4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxd4 $1 19. Qxd4
Qxc4 $1 20. Qxh8+ Kd7 21. Qxh6 Qd3 22. Qxg5 Rc2 $19) 17... Qa5 18. Be3 Nc4 19.
Bxc4 Rxc4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S (2776)-Nakamura,H (2774)/Medias 2011 (31)})
14... Nxd4 {Gelfand on his part has become tired of retreating with his queen
from the coveted square a5. The exchange of the knight suffers from one
drawback - the bishop on d4 could become a strong piece.} (14... Qa5 15. Nb3
Qc7 16. Kb1 (16. a3 Bxb3 17. cxb3 Na5 18. Qc2 Ng6 19. Kb1 b5 20. Rc1 Qb7 21. b4
Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qd2 $14 {1-0 Topalov,V (2690)-Gelfand,B (2713)/Bugojno
1999 (43)}) 16... Na5 17. Bd4 Nac6 18. Be3 Na5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Nxa5 Bc4 21.
Bxc4 Nxc4 22. Nxc4 Qxc4 23. Qf2 Be5 24. Bd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2749)-Gelfand,
B (2733)/Monte Carlo 2007 (35)}) 15. Bxd4 Qa5 16. Qf2 {Karjakin is trying to
pester the black queen, but objectively his 16th move might not be the best.
The future will most likely belong to the modest pawn move solving the
problems with a2 weakness.} (16. a3 O-O (16... b5 17. Nd5 $6 (17. Kb1 $5 Rb8 (
17... Qc7 18. h4 f6 19. Nd5 $16) 18. h4 f6 19. Qe2 $14) 17... Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2
Bxd5 19. exd5 O-O 20. c3 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 $11 {0-1 Al Modiahki,M (2581)
-Sandipan,C (2554)/Moscow 2005 (36)}) 17. h4 Bc4 $2 (17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxd4
19. Qxd4 Rxc4 20. Qe3 Rfc8 21. hxg5 Rxc3 22. bxc3 Rxc3 23. Rd3 Qxa3+ 24. Kd1
Qa1+ 25. Qc1 Qxc1+ 26. Kxc1 Rxd3 27. cxd3 hxg5 28. Kd2 $14) 18. Qf2 Ng6 19. Bb6
Qe5 {1-0 Krivovyaz,G-Zhadanov,N (2258)/Dubna 2001 (39)} 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Rd5
Qe6 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Rxg5 $16) 16... Rc6 17. g3 (17. a3 O-O 18. h4 gxh4 $5 19.
Qxh4 Ng6 $11) 17... O-O 18. f4 Nd7 {Gelfand is not afraid of extreme measures.
In the hour of need he might have considered the tough solution with a piece
sacrifice for the queenside attack. Fortunately his position remains fair as
the sharp line is not quite sufficient for Black.} (18... Rfc8 19. fxe5 dxe5
20. Be3 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Qxc3 (21... Qa3+ 22. Kd2 Qxc3+ 23. Ke2 Qxc2+ 24. Rd2 Qxe4
25. Qf3 Qxf3+ 26. Kxf3 f5 $14) 22. Rd3 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qb1 24. c3 Bc4 25. Qe2 $14)
19. h4 {White could jave jumped with the knight right away, but Black's
solution would be similar to the game.} (19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rc5 $5 (20...
Bxd4 21. Qxd4 (21. Rxd4 Rc5 $11) 21... e5 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Kb1 (23. Qe4 Qf5
24. Qxf5 Rxf5 $11) 23... Qc5 24. Qd2 $14) 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. fxg5 Qxa2 23. gxh6+
Kh8 $11) 19... g4 20. Nd5 (20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qd4+ f6 22. h5 Bxa2 23. Rh4 Rfc8
24. Rxg4+ Kf8 $17) 20... Bxd5 21. exd5 (21. Bxg7 $2 Bxe4 22. Bxf8 Qxa2 23. Bd3
Nc5 $1 $19) 21... Rc5 $5 {The charm of the forbidden fruit! In fact the
challenger for the world crown in 2012 understands very well, that accepting
the exchange sacrifice is simply bad for White.} (21... Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Rc7 23.
Kb1 Qc5 $11) 22. Bxg7 (22. Bxc5 $2 Nxc5 23. Qe3 Na4 $17) 22... Kxg7 23. Kb1 $2
{On the highest level one serious mistake is often sufficient for the later
decision of the game. Karjakin had to support his d5-pawn with no chance for
any advantage.} (23. Qd4+ Nf6 24. Bc4 Qa4 25. Bb3 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Rb8 $11) 23...
Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Bg2 Qc5 26. Qe2 {White is hitting three enemy pawns at
the same time and he judged that it must be reasonable for him.} (26. Qxc5 Nxc5
27. b4 Na4 $17) 26... Nf6 27. Qxe7 {A logical move, but maybe already the
decisive mistake. The last chance to fight was connected with the daring
bishop move.} (27. Bxb7 $5 Rb8 28. Bxa6 Qa3 29. Bb5 (29. b3 $2 Ra8 $19) 29...
Qxg3 30. a4 Qxf4 31. Qxe7 Ne4 $15) 27... b5 (27... Re8 28. Qxb7 Re2 29. Rc1 Qe3
30. a3 Re1 31. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 32. Ka2 Qxg3 $17) 28. Qb7 Re8 29. Rc1 (29. Bc6 Re3
30. Qxa6 Rxg3 31. a3 Rh3 32. Rf1 Rh2 33. Qxb5 Qxc2+ 34. Ka2 Rxh4 $17) 29... Qf2
$1 {Even an untrained spectator must have suspected, that something had gone
badly wrong for the first player. Gelfand will win the g3-pawn and advance the
g-pawn.} 30. Bd5 (30. Bc6 Re1 31. b3 Rxc1+ 32. Kxc1 Qxg3 $19) 30... Nxd5 31.
Qxd5 Re1 $1 32. Qxd6 (32. b3 Qxg3 33. Qxd6 Qe3 34. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 35. Kb2 Qxh4 $19)
32... Qxg3 33. Qd4+ (33. b3 Rxc1+ 34. Kxc1 Qe1+ 35. Kb2 (35. Qd1 Qxd1+ 36. Kxd1
b4 $19) 35... Qxh4 $19) 33... Kg8 34. b3 {[%mdl 4096] There is no way around
queen's ending. The white king is too far away from enemy pawns running on the
kingside.} (34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. b3 Rxc1+ 36. Kxc1 Qxf4+ $19) 34... Rxc1+ 35. Kxc1
Qxh4 36. Kd2 (36. c4 g3 37. Qe4 Qh2 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ Kg6 40. Qe4+ Kh5 41.
Qf5+ Kh4 $19) 36... g3 37. Ke3 (37. Ke2 Qg4+ 38. Ke1 g2 39. Qg1 Qg3+ 40. Kd2 h5
$19) 37... Qg4 {The decision is not far away, as the pawn on g3 is ready for
the decisive step forward.} 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qd4+ Kg8 (39... Kh7 40. Qd5 Qg7
41. Qe4+ Qg6 42. Qg2 h5 $19) 40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. Qd3+ (41. Qd5 Qg7 42. Qe4+ Qg6
$19) 41... Qg6 42. Kf3 g2 $1 43. Qxg6+ Kxg6 44. Kxg2 b4 {An instructive finish,
leaving Black with a spare pawn, as the queenside structure is fixed for White.
} 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Be7 15.
h4 a5 $146 {Ivanchuk adds a new twist to this well known position. White was
planning long castling so Black's novelty hopes to start activity on the
queenside as soon as possible.} (15... O-O 16. O-O-O a5 17. Nd2 a4 (17... f5
18. Kb1 (18. gxf6 Nxf6 19. h5 Qc8 20. h6 g6 21. Rhg1 Kh8 22. f4 Ng4 23. fxe5
Nxe5 24. Bd4 Bf6 {1/2 Shirov,A (2726)-Svidler,P (2713)/Wijk aan Zee 1999 (41)})
18... Qc8 (18... Qc7 19. Nc4 a4 20. Rhf1 g6 21. b3 Rfe8 22. f4 Bf8 23. h5 exf4
24. Rxf4 Bg7 {1/2 Anand,V (2803)-Bu Xiangzhi (2640)/Turin 2006 (40)}) 19. f4
Qa6 20. Qxa6 Rxa6 21. Nc4 Rc8 22. b3 Bd8 23. Rhe1 Kf7 24. Bc1 Rxc4 25. bxc4 e4
26. Bb2 Bb6 27. Re2 Bc5 {1/2 Ponomariov,R (2743)-Anand,V (2755)/Mainz 2002 (40)
}) 18. Kb1 f5 19. f4 Qc7 20. Nc4 exf4 21. Bd4 Nc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Rhf1 Rfe8
24. Rxf4 g6 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. Rfxd4 h6 27. Rg1 {1/2 Leko,P (2743)-Kasparov,G 
(2838)/Bled 2002 (54)}) 16. a3 a4 (16... Qb8 17. axb4 a4 18. Nd2 Qxb4 19. Qa3
Qb7 $13) (16... O-O 17. axb4 axb4 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. O-O $14) 17. Nd2 Rb8 (17...
bxa3 18. Rxa3 O-O 19. Nc4 f5 $13) 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. Qa3 Qb8 {The defender is
fighting without the help of the best moves. It seems reasonable to believe
that queen had to go to a5, also hitting the vulnerable d5-pawn.} (19... Qa5 $1
20. c3 Rb8 21. Qxa4 Qxd5 22. b3 Rc8 $13) 20. c3 $1 Rxb2 21. Qxa4 Rb7 $6 (21...
h6 22. gxh6 gxh6 23. Nc4 Rb5 24. Ke2 $14) 22. Ke2 $1 Rc7 $2 {The loss of a
tempo is what actually seals Black's fate. The rook is actually not exercising
real pressure along the c-file.} (22... O-O 23. Rhb1 Rc8 (23... Nc5 24. Rxb7
Qxb7 25. Qc6 Qb2 (25... Qxc6 26. dxc6 Rc8 27. Ra7 Bf8 28. Bxc5 dxc5 29. Ra6 $16
) 26. Ra7 Bd8 27. Qxd6 $16) 24. Rxb7 Qxb7 25. Qa7 Rc7 26. Qxb7 Rxb7 27. Ra8+
Nf8 28. f4 $16) 23. Rhb1 Qc8 (23... Rb7 $2 24. Qc6 $18) 24. Bb6 $1 Rb7 (24...
Rxc3 25. Ne4 Rc4 (25... Rc2+ 26. Kd3 $18) 26. Rc1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qxc1 (27... Qb8
28. Rc7 O-O 29. Qxd7 Qxb6 30. Qxe7 $18) 28. Qa8+ Nb8 29. Qxb8+ Kd7 30. Nc5+
Qxc5 31. Qa7+ $18) 25. Ba7 {Suddenly Ivanchuk is facing the whole white army
without the chance to use the help of the h8-rook.} e4 (25... f6 26. Rxb7 Qxb7
27. Qc6 Qxc6 28. dxc6 Kf7 29. cxd7 $18) 26. fxe4 (26. Rxb7 exf3+ 27. Ke3 Qxb7
28. Qc6 Qxc6 29. dxc6 Ne5 $14) 26... Rxb1 27. Rxb1 O-O 28. Qc6 Ne5 {At least
the second player is not losing outright.} (28... Rd8 $2 29. Rb7 $18) 29. Qxc8
Rxc8 30. Rb8 {Topalov prefers to simplify with a rook exchange in order to
prevent any real counterplay.} (30. Rb7 Kf8 31. Bd4 f6 32. Nf3 $16) 30... Rxb8
31. Bxb8 Kf8 {Unfortunatelly Black is unable to survive with the help of
keeping the knight on e5.} (31... f6 32. gxf6 gxf6 33. Nf3 Kf7 34. Nxe5+ fxe5
35. h5 Kf6 36. c4 Kg5 37. c5 dxc5 38. Bxe5 $18) 32. Nf3 Ng6 (32... Nxf3 33.
Kxf3 Ke8 (33... f6 34. gxf6 gxf6 35. Kf4 $18) 34. e5 $18) 33. c4 Ke8 (33... f6
34. Ke3 Ke8 35. h5 Nf8 36. h6 gxh6 37. gxf6 Nd7 38. fxe7 Nxb8 39. c5 Kxe7 40.
cxd6+ Kxd6 41. Kd4 $18) 34. e5 $1 {The key part of White's plan is to unleash
the power of the c4-d5 pawn pair.} Kd7 (34... dxe5 35. Bxe5 Nxe5 36. Nxe5 f6
37. g6 hxg6 38. Nxg6 $18) (34... Nxe5 35. Nxe5 dxe5 36. Bxe5 f6 37. gxf6 gxf6
38. Bd4 $18) 35. Kd3 h6 (35... Nxe5+ 36. Nxe5+ dxe5 37. Bxe5 $18) 36. exd6 Bxd6
37. Bxd6 Kxd6 38. gxh6 gxh6 39. Kd4 {Knight endgames are often compared to
simple king pawn positions. Black has no compensation for his plight.} f6 40.
c5+ Kd7 41. Ke4 (41. c6+ Kd6 42. Nd2 Kc7 43. Nc4 $18) 41... h5 42. d6 Ke6 43.
Nd4+ Kd7 44. Nf5 {Topalov keeps the h4-pawn on the board, the battle is over.}
(44. Kf5 Nxh4+ 45. Kxf6 Ng2 46. Ke5 $18) 44... Ne5 (44... Ke6 45. c6 Nxh4 46.
c7 $18) 45. Kd5 Nc6 46. Nd4 (46. Nd4 Nb4+ 47. Kc4 Na6 (47... Na2 48. Ne2 $18)
48. Kb5 Nb8 49. Kb6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O h5 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 g6 (12... Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6
14. Na5 (14. Kb1 g6 15. Bd3 Bh6 16. Qe1 (16. Qe2 O-O 17. h4 b4 18. g4 Be3 19.
Nd2 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Nxd5 21. Ka1 Qe3 22. Be4 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Ne3 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25.
Re1 {1-0 Seps,M-Kradolfer,C/Scuol 2001/ (45)}) 16... O-O 17. Qh4 Kg7 18. Rhe1
a5 19. a3 Rfb8 20. Nd2 Bxd2 21. Rxd2 Qc5 22. Qf2 Qxf2 23. Rxf2 Ra7 24. Rd2 Rc7
25. Be2 Nd7 26. Bd1 Nc5 27. b3 f5 {0-1 Sanchez,J-Chiong,L/Quezon City 1999/ 
(67)}) 14... Rc8 15. Kb1 Rc5 16. c4 bxc4 17. Nxc4 Qb7 18. Bd3 Be7 19. Ne3 g6
20. Rc1 Nd7 {1-0 Leyva,R-Quesada,R/Holguin 1999/ (39)}) 13. Kb1 Nb6 $6 {
Topalov will learn to regret this standard move, since Kramnik comes out with
a strong new idea.} (13... Bg7 14. Na5 Qc7 15. Nc6 Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Bd3
Rc8 18. Be4 $14) 14. Qc3 $1 Be7 (14... Rc8 15. Bxb6 $18) (14... Nbxd5 15. Rxd5
$1 Rc8 16. Qd2 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Bh6 18. Bxh6 Rxh6 19. Bd3 $16) 15. Qc6+ Nbd7 16.
Bb6 $3 {[%mdl 64] The situation is geting more serious, since tactics works
miraculously for white.} Qxb6 (16... Qc8 17. Bc7 Ra7 (17... O-O 18. Bxd6 Bxd6
19. Qxd6 Rd8 20. Na5 $16) 18. Bxd6 Qxc6 19. dxc6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Ke7 21. Rxd7+
Nxd7 22. cxd7 Rxd7 23. Be2 $16) 17. Qxa8+ Nb8 (17... Bd8 18. Qc6 $18) 18. Na5
$1 Nfd7 (18... O-O 19. Nc6 Nxd5 20. Nxb8 Nc7 21. Qc6 $16) 19. Nc6 Bg5 20. Qa7
Nxc6 (20... Qxa7 21. Nxa7 Nb6 22. Nc6 $16) 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. dxc6 Ke7 23. Rd3
Rc8 $2 {Serious innacuracy drags black into difficult position, much stronger
move 23...Nc4! promised chances for survival.} (23... d5 24. Ra3 Ra8 25. c7 $1
Kd7 26. Rxa6 $1 Rxa6 27. Bxb5+ Kxc7 28. Bxa6 $18) (23... Nc4 $1 24. g3 Rc8 25.
f4 exf4 26. Bg2 Ne5 27. Re1 h4 $14) 24. Ra3 Na4 (24... Rxc6 25. Rxa6 $18) (
24... Ra8 25. c7 Kd7 26. Rxa6 $1 $18) 25. c4 $1 Rxc6 26. Be2 (26. cxb5 $4 Rc1#)
26... Rb6 27. cxb5 axb5 28. Bxb5 $1 {Kramnik is ruthless in the endgame and
black notices with horror that knight on b2 would be trapped.} Rxb5 (28... Nxb2
$2 29. Rb3 $1 $18) 29. Rxa4 f5 30. Rd1 Be3 (30... d5 31. Ra7+ Ke6 32. Ra6+ Kf7
33. a4 $18) 31. a3 d5 (31... Bd4 32. b4 g5 33. Ra8 $18) 32. b4 d4 33. Ra5 $1
Rxa5 34. bxa5 Kd6 35. Kc2 e4 (35... Kc5 36. Rb1 e4 37. a6 d3+ 38. Kd1 Kc6 39.
Rb7 $18) 36. fxe4 fxe4 37. Re1 $1 {There is no defense against transfer into
pawn ending.} (37. Re1 $1 Kc5 38. Rxe3 dxe3 39. Kd1 Kb5 40. Ke2 Kxa5 41. Kxe3
$18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. Qf2 Bd8 $146 {
[%mdl 8] The new idea of supporting the b6 square, black may even land with
his dark squared bishop on the queenside.} (13... b5 14. g5 Nh5 15. h4 b4 16.
Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 (17. exd5 Rcb8 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Ne5 21. Nd4
a5 22. h5 a4 23. g6 b3 24. cxb3 axb3 25. a3 {1/2-1/2 Sadvakasov,D-Ghaem
Maghami,E/Jodhpur 2003/ (31)}) 17... a5 (17... Rcb8 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4
20. Qxf4 a5 21. Nd4 Ne5 22. Nf5 a4 23. Rh3 b3 24. cxb3 axb3 25. Rxb3 Rxb3 26.
axb3 Bf8 27. Bb5 Qa5 28. Ba4 {1-0 Sadvakasov,D-Popovic,D/playchess.com 2003/ 
(53)}) 18. Bh3 a4 19. Nc1 Rcb8 20. Bg4 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Qd2
Rb5 24. Ne2 Rc8 25. Nxf4 $16 {Anand,V-Van Wely,L/Wijk/2001/ 1-0 (34)}) 14. g5
Nh5 15. h4 Nb6 (15... Qc6 $5 16. Rh2 (16. Nd5 Ng3 17. Rg1 Nxf1 18. Rgxf1 f5 $11
) 16... Bb6 17. Bxb6 Nxb6 18. Qd2 Rd8 $11) 16. Rh2 g6 (16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4
18. Qd2 Ng3 19. Rf2 (19. Qxd6 $2 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Nf1 $17) 19... f5 20. gxf6 Bxf6
21. Nd5 $16) 17. f4 $1 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 (18... Be7 19. Be3 $16) 19. Qxf4 d5
$6 {Strategically dubious solution, Korobov was hoping to attack the e5 pawn.}
(19... Bxb3 20. axb3 Qe7 21. Re2 Bc7 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Qf8 24. Bh3 $14) 20.
e5 Qe7 21. Qf3 (21. Rf2 Bc7 22. Bg2 Rd8 23. Re2 $16) 21... Bc7 22. Re1 Qb4 (
22... Re8 23. Qf4 (23. Rd2 Rad8 24. Nd4 Bc8 $11) 23... Bd7 24. Rhe2 Rad8 25.
Bg2 Be6 26. h5 $16) 23. Bh3 Rf8 (23... Qxh4 $2 24. Reh1 Qxg5 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26.
Rxh7 $18) 24. h5 {Sadvakasov is using his great chance of kingside attack
along the h file.} Qh4 $2 (24... Rae8 25. Qg3 Bxh3 26. Qxh3 Re7 27. Qg3 $16)
25. Qh1 $1 (25. Reh1 Bxe5 26. Bxe6 Bxh2 $15) (25. Qh1 $1 Bxh3 26. Rxh3 Qc4 27.
hxg6 fxg6 28. Rxh7 Bxe5 29. Re7 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Reykjavik Hellir"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nc6 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. c4 g6 12. a4 h5 13. a5 Bh6 {Black hopes for
some compensation in the weakness of the dark squares, since his queenside is
unpleasantly blocked.} (13... Nd7 14. Bd3 Bh6 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. Qd2 $14) 14.
Bxh6 Rxh6 15. Qd2 Rh8 16. f4 $1 Nf5 (16... exf4 17. Qxf4 Ng4 18. Be2 Ne5 19.
O-O $16) (16... Nd7 17. Be2 Qc7 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. O-O O-O-O 20. Rae1 Kb8 21.
Nd4 $16) 17. fxe5 Ng4 (17... dxe5 18. Nc5 (18. Qb4 Qe7 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. Nc5
Nd6 21. Be2 $14) 18... Qe7 19. b4 O-O-O 20. Be2 Nd7 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 22. O-O $14)
18. exd6 Qh4+ (18... Qxd6 19. O-O-O O-O-O 20. Bd3 $16) 19. g3 $1 {Courage
counts for lot in sharp positions as the opponent has to navigate his way
through difficult choices.} (19. Ke2 $2 O-O-O 20. Qf4 Rhe8+ 21. Kd2 Qf6 22. Rb1
g5 23. Qf3 Re3 $19) 19... Nxg3 20. hxg3 Qxg3+ $5 (20... Qxh1 21. O-O-O Qf3 22.
Re1+ Kf8 23. Qd4 f6 24. Qe4 $14) 21. Kd1 Qxb3+ (21... Nf2+ 22. Kc2 Nxh1 23. Nc5
$1 Qxd6 (23... O-O-O 24. Qb4 b5 25. axb6 Qf2+ (25... Rxd6 26. Rxa6 $18) 26. Kb3
Qf3+ 27. Bd3 Rxd6 28. Rxa6 $18) 24. Nxb7 Qc7 25. d6 Qxb7 26. Bg2 $16) 22. Kc1
Qg3 (22... Qe3 23. Bh3 (23. Qxe3+ Nxe3 24. Kd2 Nxf1+ 25. Rhxf1 O-O-O 26. c5 $14
) 23... Qxd2+ 24. Kxd2 Nf2 25. Rhe1+ Kf8 26. Bg2 $16) 23. c5 Rc8 24. b4 Qxd6 (
24... Kd7 25. Bh3 f5 26. Bxg4 fxg4 27. Kb2 $13) 25. Ra3 Kd8 (25... f5 26. Bc4
Qf8 27. Re1+ Kd8 28. d6 $40) 26. Bc4 Qf6 27. Rf1 Qh4 $2 {General principles
apply even in unusual positions and the queen will be very pporly placed at
the edge of the board.} (27... Qg7 28. d6 f5 29. Re1 $14) 28. Qf4 Rc7 (28...
Qe7 29. d6 Qe5 30. Qxf7 Qg5+ 31. Qf4 $16) 29. d6 Rd7 (29... Rc6 30. Bxf7 Rf8
31. Re3 Rxf7 32. Qxf7 Nxe3 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Rf7+ Ke6 35. Rf4+ $18) 30. b5 $1 (
30. Be6 $5 {Motylev already had a pleasant choice of various tempting winning
ideas.} f5 (30... fxe6 $2 31. Qf8+ Rxf8 32. Rxf8#) 31. b5 $1 Qf6 (31... axb5
32. a6 bxa6 33. c6 $18) 32. bxa6 bxa6 33. Rb3 Ke8 34. Bxd7+ Kxd7 35. Qa4+ $18)
30... g5 (30... Re8 31. bxa6 Re1+ 32. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 33. Kc2 Qg1 (33... bxa6 34.
Rb3 $18) 34. a7 $18) 31. bxa6 gxf4 32. a7 Ke8 (32... Rc7 33. a8=Q+ Rc8 34. Qxb7
Ne5 35. Rc3 Nxc4 (35... Qf6 36. Bb5 Nc6 37. Rff3 $18) 36. c6 $18) 33. a8=Q+ Qd8
(33... Rd8 34. Qxb7 $18) 34. Qxd8+ Rxd8 35. a6 (35. a6 bxa6 36. Rxf4 f6 37.
Rxa6 Ne5 38. Ra7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sao Paulo Itau Cup 10th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "2006.09.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Black "Di Berardino, Diego Rafael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. Kb1 (14. h4
a5 15. Kb1 Nb6 16. Ng3 a4 17. Nc1 d5 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. exd5 Rd8 20. Bc4 Nc7 21.
dxe6 Rxd2 22. exf7+ Kh8 23. Rxd2 Qc6 24. b3 Nb5 25. Bxb5 Qxb5 26. Nf5 Rxf7 27.
Nxe7 Rxe7 28. Rd8+ Re8 29. Rhd1 {1-0 Morozevich,A (2731)-Volokitin,A (2662)/
Biel 2006/ (85)}) 14... a5 15. Nbc1 Nb6 16. Ng3 d5 (16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18.
Nf5 Be6 19. Ne2 Qd7 20. Neg3 $14) 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. exd5 Rd8 19. Bc4 Nc7 20.
dxe6 $6 {Vescovi is very active player with good understanding of the fine
chess problems. When taking on e6 he was probably assuiming to be following
the sacinating idea from Morozevich-Volokitin game. Unfortunatelly white has
played 15.Nbc1 instead of 15.h4.} (20. Qe2 Nxd5 21. Qxe5 Qc5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23.
Nd3 Bd6 24. Nxc5 {1/2 Kurenkov,N (2401)-Anisimov,P (2458)/St Petersburg 2004/})
20... Rxd2 21. exf7+ Kh8 (21... Rxf7 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Rxd2 Bxg5 24. Rd7+ Kg8
25. Nd3 $16) 22. Rxd2 Qc6 23. b3 Bxg5 (23... Qxf3 $2 24. Rd7 Bd8 25. Nd3 $18)
24. Rd3 Nb5 (24... Ne6 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Rd5 Nd4 27. Rf1 Qc7 28. Nd3 Nc6 29. Nec5
$1 $16) 25. Bxb5 Qxb5 26. Rhd1 g6 $6 {Di Bernardino was confronted with quite
complex position and he choses the natural looking move freeing the king.} (
26... Qc6 $1 27. Ne4 Be7 28. Rd7 Qe6 29. Ra7 Qxf7 30. Rd3 (30. Rdd7 Qxf3 31.
Rxe7 Qxe4 32. Rxa5 Qg2 $17) 30... h6 31. Ne2 Qe6 32. Rxa5 Qh3 $17) (26... Rxf7
$4 27. Rd8+ $18) 27. Ne4 Bh4 (27... Bxc1 28. Kxc1 Qb6 (28... Rxf7 29. Nd6 $18)
29. Nd6 Kg7 $15) (27... Be7 28. Rd7 Rxf7 29. Rc7 Qb8 30. Rdd7 $18) 28. Rd7 Kg7
29. Rc7 Qb6 (29... Rxf7 $2 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Nd6+ $18) 30. Rdd7 {White has
managed to establish two rooks on the 7th so now it is turn of the knights.}
Qg1 (30... h5 31. Nd3 Qg1+ 32. Kb2 Qxh2 33. Ra7 Qh3 34. Nxe5 Bg3 35. Nxg3 Qxg3
36. Rxa5 Qe1 37. Rc5 h4 38. Rd6 Qe3 39. Rxg6+ Kh7 40. Rgc6 Qd4+ $11) 31. Kb2
Bg5 (31... Bf2 32. Nxf2 Qxf2 33. Nd3 Qxf3 34. Re7 (34. Nxe5 Qf2 $11) 34... Qf6
35. Nc5 e4+ 36. Kb1 Qf1+ 37. Kb2 Qf6+ $11) 32. Nxg5 Qxg5 33. Nd3 Qf6 34. Kb1
Qxf3 35. Nxe5 Qe3 (35... Qh1+ 36. Kb2 Qxh2 37. Re7 Qf4 (37... h5 38. Rc6 Qd2
$11) 38. Re8 h5 39. Rce7 Qd4+ 40. Kb1 Qg1+ $11) 36. Nd3 (36. Re7 Qg1+ 37. Kb2
Qd4+ $11) 36... Qg1+ {Black is not suspecting, that he may play for win..} (
36... h5 $1 $15) 37. Kb2 Qxh2 38. Re7 Qd2 (38... h5 39. Nc5 (39. Ne5 Kf6 40.
Re8 Qxe5+ 41. Rxe5 Kxe5 $19) 39... Kh6 $17) 39. a4 Kh6 $2 {The king will not
be safe on h6 and what is more he blocks the fine h7 pawn.} (39... bxa3+ 40.
Kxa3 h5 41. Nc5 $11) (39... h5 40. Nc5 Qc3+ 41. Kb1 Kh6 42. Ne6 Qe1+ 43. Ka2
Rxf7 44. Rxf7 Qxe6 $15) 40. Nc5 Qc3+ (40... Qd6 41. Ne6 Rxf7 42. Rxf7 Qxe6 43.
Rxh7+ Kg5 44. Rc5+ Kf4 45. Rxa5 $18) 41. Kb1 Rd8 42. f8=Q+ $1 {Finally the
white pieces have got the chance to do a real coordinated demage!} (42. f8=Q+
$1 Rxf8 43. Rxh7+ Kg5 44. Ne4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. O-O e6 $5 {[%mdl 4] Kasparov
admitted, that without the help of a strong computer he would not have been
able to enter such a sharp line. Modern chess is changing with a breathtaking
speed.} (12... Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Bxc3 (14... Qa5 15. Nd5 Be5 16. Bxe5
Nxe5 17. b4 Qd8 18. c4 {1-0 Lanka,Z-Degraeve,J/Cappelle/1994/ (26)}) 15. bxc3
f6 (15... Ne5 16. c4 (16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Qxg4 f6 18. Rfd1 (18. g3 Qc7 19. Rab1
b5 20. c4 Kf7 21. Rb4 Qc5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. a4 bxa4 24. Rxa4 Qxc2 {1/2-1/2
Miranovic,R-Ruck,R/HUN-chT1/1995/ (27)}) (18. Qe4 Qc7 19. Rab1 O-O-O (19... Rb8
20. g3 {/\ Rb3, Rfb1 ><b7}) 20. g3 Rd6 21. Rb4 Rhd8 22. Kg2 Kb8 23. Rfb1 {
1-0 Apicella,M-Gallagher,J/Clichy/1997/ (38)}) 18... Qc7 19. Qa4+ b5 20. Qb3
Rc8 21. a4 e4 22. g3 e3 23. fxe3 Qe5 24. Qe6 {1/2-1/2 O'Donnell,T-Gardner,R/
CAN-ch/1994/ (41)}) 16... Qc7 17. Rb1 f6 18. c5 Qxc5 19. Rxb7 Kf7 20. Bxe5 Qxe5
21. h3 Qe4 22. Qb1 gxh3 23. Qb3+ d5 24. gxh3 g4 {1/2-1/2 Mainka,R-Gallagher,J/
Eupen 1993/ (33)}) 16. Qxg4 Qa5 17. Rab1 O-O-O 18. Rb3 Rd7 19. Rfb1 Rc7 20. f3
Qd5 21. Re1 Kb8 22. Bf2 {1/2-1/2 Mainka,R-Tischbierek,R/Baden-Baden 1992/ (22)}
) (12... Bxd4 13. Qxd4 f6 $8 14. Nd5 Nc6 15. Qe3 (15. Qb6 $5 Qxb6 16. Nxb6 Rb8
17. c4 e5 18. Rad1 Ke7 19. Rd2 Be6 $14) 15... Be6 16. Nb6 $6 (16. Rad1 Kf7 17.
c4 Qa5 18. a3 Qc5 19. Qd2 Rac8 20. b4 Qxc4 21. Nb6 Qxe4 22. Rfe1 Qf5 23. Nxc8
Rxc8 24. Qe3 Rc7 {1/2-1/2 Xie Jun-Lin Weiguo/Beijing/1998/ (36)}) 16... Rb8 17.
c4 Kf7 18. c5 (18. Rfd1 $5 Qg8 $1 19. c5 dxc5 20. Nd7 Rd8 21. Nxc5 Rxd1+ 22.
Rxd1 Qc8 $1 23. e5 $5 Rd8 $132) 18... dxc5 19. Qxc5 Qg8 20. f4 (20. Bxb8 Qxb8
21. g3 Ne5 22. Rfd1 Nf3+ 23. Kf1 Rxh2 24. Nd5) 20... gxf3 21. Rxf3 Rd8 {
0-1 Shirov,A-Salov,V/Wijk aan Zee/1998/ (36)}) 13. Qd2 (13. Nde2 Be5 (13... Ke7
14. Qd2 f6 15. Rad1 $16) 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Rad1+ Ke7 $13) 13...
Nd7 $1 14. Bxd6 Ne5 (14... Nb6 15. Ncb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Ra4 (16... Nc4 17. Qb4
$18) (16... f6 17. Nc7+ Kf7 18. Nxa8 Nc4) 17. Nc7+ Kd7 18. e5 $5 (18. Be5+ Kc6
19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Bxg7 Kxc7 $17)) 15. Ncb5 (15. Bc5 $2 Nc4 16. Qe2 Qc7 $19)
15... axb5 16. Nxb5 f6 17. Rfd1 {This position must have been part of black's
preparation, white certainly has some compensation for the sacrificed piece.} (
17. Nc7+ Kf7 18. Nxa8 (18. Rfd1 Ra4 $17) 18... Nc4 19. Qb4 Qxd6 20. Qxd6 Nxd6
21. Rfe1 Bd7 (21... f5 22. exf5 Bxb2 23. Rad1 Nxf5 $15) 22. Rad1 (22. Nb6 Bc6
23. e5 fxe5 $17) 22... Rxa8 (22... Ke7 23. Nb6 Bc6 24. Nd5+ $14) 23. Rxd6 Bc6
24. a3 Ra4 $17) 17... Kf7 18. Qe2 (18. Nc7 Ra4 19. Qe2 Nc6 $17) 18... Bd7 19.
Bxe5 fxe5 20. Nd6+ (20. Qxg4 $1 Qe7 (20... Kg8 21. Nd6) 21. Nd6+ Kg6 22. Rd3
$13) 20... Kg6 21. Rd3 $6 {An unfortunate slip, Shirov plays for high stakes
and loses initiative.} (21. Nxb7 Qc7 22. Nc5 Qxc5 23. Rxd7 g3 $1 24. hxg3 Rh7
$17) (21. Qxg4 $5 Rh4 (21... Qc7 22. Qf3 Raf8 23. Qb3 b6 24. Rd2 $16) 22. Qf3
Qf6 23. Qxf6+ Bxf6 24. Nxb7 Bc6 25. Nd6 $14) 21... Qf6 22. Qxg4 (22. Nxb7 $2
Bb5 $19) (22. c4 Bc6 23. b4 b6 $13) 22... Qf4 $1 23. h3 (23. Qxf4 exf4 24. Nf7
Rhf8 25. Rxd7 Rxf7 26. Rxf7 Kxf7 $17) 23... Qxg4 24. hxg4 Bc6 25. c4 (25. a3
Bf8 26. f3 $15) 25... Rhd8 26. f3 Bf8 27. c5 b6 $1 28. b4 (28. Rc1 bxc5 29. Nc4
Rxd3 30. Nxe5+ Kf6 31. Nxd3 Rxa2 32. Nxc5 Bb5 $17) 28... bxc5 29. bxc5 Ra5 {
[%mdl 4096] The game is not over yet, white has three pawns for the piece and
black pawns are isolated.} 30. Rc3 Rb8 31. Rc2 $6 (31. a3 $5 Rb2 32. Rd1 $15)
31... Kf6 32. Kf2 (32. Rd1 $2 Ba4 $19) 32... Ba4 33. Rc3 Rb2+ 34. Kg3 (34. Ke3
$2 Bxd6 35. cxd6 Bb5 36. Re1 Raxa2 $19) 34... Rc2 35. Rc1 (35. Rxc2 Bxc2 36.
Nb7 Ra3 37. Kf2 Ba4 $17) 35... Rxa2 36. Rb1 (36. c6 Bxd6 37. c7 Bd7 38. c8=Q
Bxc8 39. Rxc8 Ra8 $19) 36... Bc6 37. Rb6 Ra6 {Kasparov still has to surmount
technical problems, but the triumph is near.} 38. Rb8 (38. Rcb3 Be7 $17) 38...
Be7 39. Rc1 Ra8 40. Rb6 (40. Rxa8 Rxa8 41. Rb1 Ra5 $19) 40... R2a6 41. Rbb1 (
41. Rc2 Rxb6 42. cxb6 Bxd6 43. Rxc6 Ke7 44. b7 Rb8 45. Rb6 Kd7 $19) 41... Be8
42. Rh1 (42. Nxe8+ Rxe8 43. Rb6 Rxb6 44. cxb6 Rb8 45. Rb1 Rb7 46. Rb5 Bd8 $19)
42... Bg6 (42... Bxd6 43. cxd6 Rxd6 44. Rh8 Rad8 45. Rb7 $17) 43. Rb7 (43. Rhd1
Rc6 44. Rb5 Rd8 $19) 43... Rc6 44. Nf5 {The player in a pretty lost position
can afford a bit more than usual.} (44. Rd7 Rxc5 45. Rh6 Rc6 $19) 44... Bf8 (
44... exf5 45. gxf5 Bxf5 46. exf5 Bf8 $19) (44... Bxc5 45. Ng7 Bf7 46. Nh5+ Kg6
47. Rd1 Bd4 $19) 45. Rh8 (45. Ne3 Bxc5 $19) 45... exf5 46. gxf5 Bf7 47. Kg4 (
47. Rb6 Rxb6 48. cxb6 Rb8 49. Kg4 Kg7 $19) 47... Kg7 48. Rh5 Bxc5 49. Rxg5+ Kf6
{After heroic effort white have managed to eliminate all pawns, but the
opponent has won two spare bishops.} (49... Kf6 50. f4 Bd6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund 5th-8th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2004.07.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2004.07.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Rg1 Qc7 15.
Qf2 Bd8 16. h4 g6 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Na4 20. Rg3 Nxc3+ 21. Rxc3
Qe7 22. Rxc8 {Due to the dark squared bishop black will be able to get
counterplay against white's pawn structure h4-g5.} (22. Rf3 Bc7 23. Nd4 Bd7 24.
Re3 Rfe8 25. h5 d5 26. Qh4 dxe4 27. Bc4 Bg3 28. Bxf7+ Qxf7 29. Rxg3 e3 {
0-1 Parligras,M-Acs,P/Mallorca 2004 (42)}) 22... Bxc8 23. Bc4 Kg7 24. Qe3 (24.
Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 h6 $11) (24. Rxd6 Bc7 25. e5 b5 26. Bd5 Bxd6 27. exd6 Qe1+
28. Nc1 Bf5 $15) 24... f6 25. gxf6+ Qxf6 (25... Rxf6 26. h5 $14) 26. Bd5 (26.
h5 gxh5 27. Rg1+ Bg4 28. Qa7 Qe7 29. Bd5 Qc7 30. Qe3 Kh8 31. Nd4 Bf6 32. c3 $14
) 26... Qe5 27. Rh1 Rf4 28. h5 gxh5 29. Nc1 {Strong white bishop on d5 and
loose position of the black king favour the first player.} (29. Nd2 $1 h4 (
29... Bg4 30. Bxb7 Bg5 31. Qd3 $16) 30. Nc4 Qf6 31. Rg1+ Bg4 32. Nd2 b5 33. Be6
h5 34. Bf5 Qh6 35. Qa7+ Kf8 36. Nb3 $16) 29... Rg4 30. Nd3 Qg5 31. Qa7 Kh6 32.
a4 (32. Rf1 Qg7 33. Qe3+ Qg5 34. Qf2 $16) 32... Qg7 33. Ka2 $6 (33. Qe3+ $5 Qg5
34. Qf3 Qf6 35. Qd1 Kg7 36. Rf1 $16) 33... b6 34. Qa8 Qc7 35. Nb4 (35. Kb1 Bf6
36. Nb4 a5 37. Na6 $14) 35... a5 36. Nc6 Bf6 37. Rf1 (37. c3 Qb7 38. Qxb7 (38.
Ne5 Qxa8 39. Nxg4+ Kg7 40. Bxa8 hxg4 41. Kb3 Bd7 $17) 38... Bxb7 39. Rf1 Kg7
40. Ne7 Bxd5+ 41. Nxd5 Be5 42. Nxb6 h4 43. Rh1 Rxe4 $15) 37... Rg6 38. e5 $2 {
[%mdl 2048] Karjakin becomes nervous due to his misplaced queen and he
committs serious mistake. All the endgames will now clearly favour black.} (38.
Kb3 Bb7 39. Qf8+ Qg7 40. Qxg7+ Kxg7 41. Ne7 Bxd5+ 42. Nxd5 Bd8 43. Nf4 Rh6 44.
Kc4 h4 45. Kd5 $13) 38... dxe5 (38... Bxe5 39. Rf7 Bd7 40. Nxe5 dxe5 41. Qf8+
Kg5 42. Qe7+ $18) 39. Na7 (39. Be4 Kg7 40. Bxg6 hxg6 $19) 39... Bh3 (39... Ba6
40. Nb5 Bxb5 41. axb5 Qxc2 42. Qc6 Qa4+ 43. Kb1 Be7 $19) 40. Rh1 Bg4 41. c3 (
41. Bb3 e4 42. Nb5 Qc5 43. Qxe4 Qe5 $17) 41... Qd8 $1 {Naiditsch perfectly
uses exposed location of white's pieces, without queens nobody can stop black
passed pawns.} 42. Qxd8 (42. Qc6 Qd7 $19) 42... Bxd8 43. Nc6 Bc7 44. b4 Be6 45.
Ne7 (45. Bxe6 Rxe6 46. b5 e4 $19) 45... Bd6 46. Bxe6 Rxe6 47. Nd5 (47. Nf5+ Kg5
48. Ng7 Rh6 49. Rg1+ Kf4 50. Rf1+ Kg4 51. Rg1+ Kf3 52. Nf5 Re6 $19) 47... e4
48. Nxb6 e3 49. Nc4 Bg3 0-1

[Event "Dortmund final"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2004.08.01"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.07.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. Na5 $5 Qc7 13. Be2 {
White is pursuing active plan of advancing the queenside pawn majority.} (13.
c4 Bg7 14. Be2 O-O (14... h4 15. O-O Nh5 16. Rfd1 Nf4 17. Bf1 b6 18. Nc6 Kf8
19. b4 Bf6 20. a4 h3 21. g3 Ng2 22. Bxg2 hxg2 23. Ra3 Kg7 24. a5 {1-0 Horvath,
A-Papp,G/Balatonlelle 2004/ (33)}) 15. O-O b6 16. Nc6 Nb8 17. Nxb8 Raxb8 (17...
Rfxb8 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Bd3 Kh7 20. f4 e4 21. Be2 Qf5 22. h3 b5 {1/2-1/2 Jenni,
F-Hort,V/Basel 2004/ (62)}) 18. Rac1 Nd7 19. Rfd1 a5 20. Bd3 f5 21. Kh1 Rbe8
22. Bc2 f4 23. Bf2 e4 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. fxe4 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Bonnet,E-Guidarelli,
L/Paris 2002/ (48)}) 13... Bg7 (13... Ng8 14. O-O Bh6 15. b4 Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 Ne7
17. c4 Nf5 18. Qf2 Nd4 19. Bd3 f5 20. f4 b6 {1/2-1/2 Apicella,M-Gerard,N/St
Quentin 2001/ (27)}) 14. O-O-O Rc8 {Kramnik will learn to regret his
reluctance to ask Anand for his dark squared bishop with 14...Nb6!?} (14... Nb6
$5 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Qc3 (16. Nc4 Qc5 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. Rhe1 b5 $13) 16... O-O
17. Rhe1 Rac8 $13) 15. Kb1 O-O (15... Nb6 16. c4 O-O 17. Rhe1 $14) 16. Rc1 e4 (
16... Rfe8 17. c4 Nc5 18. b4 Ncd7 19. g4 h4 $13) 17. f4 Nc5 18. Nb3 (18. b4 $2
b6 $1 19. Nb3 (19. Nc6 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Na4 21. c4 Qxc6 $17) 19... Nxb3 20. cxb3 (
20. axb3 Nxd5 $1 $19) 20... Qb7 $15) 18... Na4 19. c3 (19. c4 $5 Ng4 20. Bxg4
hxg4 21. Nd4 $14) 19... Rfe8 {It might have made sense to fight the future
mobility of the c pawn with 19...b5!?} (19... b5 $5 20. c4 Qd7 21. Bd4 Qf5 $13)
20. Rhf1 Nb6 21. c4 Ng4 22. f5 (22. Bxg4 hxg4 23. Bxb6 Qxb6 24. f5 e3 25. Qe2
a5 $13) 22... Nxe3 (22... Nxh2 23. Rh1 Ng4 24. Bxg4 hxg4 25. Qf2 g3 (25... Nxc4
26. f6 $18) 26. Qf4 gxf5 27. Bd4 f6 28. Nd2 Re7 29. Qxg3 $16) 23. Qxe3 Nd7 (
23... a5 24. Nxa5 Na4 25. b4 Qe7 26. Qb3 Qe5 27. f6 Bxf6 28. Rxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxa4
Qf2 30. Qd1 $14) 24. g4 $1 {[%mdl 32] Black is strong on dark squares, but his
light ones are burning hot. Any opening of the kingside will greatly expose
black's king.} (24. fxg6 fxg6 25. g4 h4 26. Qg5 Ne5 27. Qxh4 Qb6 28. Qg5 $16)
24... Qb6 (24... h4 25. g5 gxf5 26. Rxf5 Ne5 27. Rf4 $16) (24... hxg4 25. fxg6
Nf6 26. Rg1 (26. Rxf6 Bxf6 27. gxf7+ Qxf7 28. Bxg4 Rc7 29. Rf1 Qg6 30. Be6+ $14
) 26... fxg6 27. Bxg4 Nxg4 28. Rxg4 Qf7 29. Nd2 $16) 25. Qh3 Nc5 (25... hxg4
26. Bxg4 $18) 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. gxh5 Nxb3 28. axb3 Qd4 29. Rc2 {It becomes
obvious that success favours white with his domination on light squares.} Rf8 (
29... g5 30. h6 Be5 31. Bg4 Rc7 32. Qh5 $18) 30. Rd1 Qf6 31. Bg4 1-0

[Event "Dortmund Gr-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2004.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2004.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f3 b5 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Qf2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Nc5 Be7 14. h4 (14.
g4 $2 Bxg4 15. N5a4 Be6 16. Rhg1 g6 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Ncd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20.
Rxd5 Rb5 21. Qd2 Qc7 22. Bh6 Rxb2 23. Bg7 {0-1 Illes,S-Stanescu,C/Miercurea
Ciuc 2002/ (23)}) (14. N5a4 h5 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Ncd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5
Rb5 19. Rhd1 Qa5 20. Kb1 O-O 21. Qd2 Qc7 22. Rxb5 axb5 23. Qd5 b4 24. b3 {
1-0 Almasi,Z-Lalic,B/Jahorina 2003/ (46)}) (14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 d5 16. exd5
exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxc4 Nxe3 19. Qc6+ Kf7 20. Rxd8 Rhxd8 21. Qe4 Bg5 22.
Qxe5 Rd5 23. Qc7+ Kg8 24. f4 Rad8 25. b3 Bf6 {0-1 Pym,T-Eckersley Waites,T/
Millfield School 2003/ (30)}) 14... Qc8 15. N5a4 Rb8 16. g4 Qc6 17. Nb6 Bd8 $1
(17... Qb7 18. g5 Nd7 19. Nba4 Qc6 20. a3 O-O 21. h5 f5 22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Qg3
Kh8 24. Rdg1 Rf7 {1/2-1/2 Slobodjan,R-Bruzon Bautista,L/Varadero 2000/ (52)})
18. Ncd5 O-O $6 {[%mdl 4] Svidler misses a golden opportunity to show the
weaker side of white's set up. Taking on b6 would promise black excellent
chances.} (18... Bxb6 $5 19. Nxb6 d5 20. exd5 (20. g5 $2 d4 21. gxf6 Qxb6 $19)
20... Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Rh3 O-O 23. f4 f5 $15) 19. c3 Nxd5 (19... Bxb6 $4
20. Ne7+ $18) 20. Nxd5 (20. exd5 Qb7 21. Nxc4 Bxd5 22. Nxd6 Qc6 $15) 20... Rb5
21. Nb4 Qb7 (21... Qd7 22. Nxa6 Be7 23. Nb4 Ra8 24. Kb1 Qc7 $13) 22. Rxd6 a5 (
22... Be7 23. Rxa6 Bxb4 24. Ra7 Qc6 25. cxb4 c3 (25... Rb7 26. Rxb7 Qxb7 27. a3
$16) 26. b3 $1 Ra8 27. Rd1 $16) 23. Na6 $1 {Anand is certainly not afraid of
concrete tactical solutions, the knight is heading for c5 square.} (23. Nc6 Bc7
24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Rd2 a4 $14) 23... Be7 (23... Bc7 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 25. Rhd1 $16)
24. Nc5 Qc8 (24... Rxc5 25. Bxc5 Bxd6 26. Bxd6 Rd8 27. Bxe5 $16) 25. Nxe6 fxe6
(25... Bxd6 26. Nxf8 Qxf8 27. Rd1 $16) 26. Rb6 $1 Rxb6 27. Bxb6 a4 (27... Qc6
28. g5 $16) 28. a3 Qc6 29. g5 Rb8 30. Ba5 Qb5 (30... Bc5 31. Qe2 Ra8 32. Bb4
Bxb4 33. cxb4 c3 34. Qc2 $16) 31. Bb4 Bxb4 32. cxb4 c3 {Black has to seek
counterplay as his pawn structure is rather misserable.} 33. Qc2 (33. bxc3 Qc4
34. Qc2 Rf8 35. Rd1 Rxf3 36. Rd8+ Kf7 37. Kb2 Kg6 38. Rd2 $16) 33... cxb2+ 34.
Kxb2 Rd8 (34... Rf8 35. Rd1 Rxf3 36. Rd8+ Kf7 (36... Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38.
Qc5+ $18) 37. g6+ $1 $18) 35. Rc1 Kf7 36. Qc4 Rd2+ 37. Kb1 Qd7 (37... Qxc4 38.
Rxc4 Rd3 39. b5 Rb3+ 40. Ka2 Rxb5 41. Rxa4 $18) 38. Qc7 Qxc7 (38... Kg6 39.
Qxd7 Rxd7 40. Rc6 Rd3 41. Rxe6+ Kh5 42. Kb2 Rb3+ 43. Ka2 Rxf3 44. Rxe5 Kxh4 45.
Ra5 Rf2+ 46. Kb1 Re2 47. Rxa4 Rxe4 48. Ra7 Kxg5 49. Rxg7+ $18) 39. Rxc7+ {
The rook endgame is also bad for Svidler, since white will quickly create two
passed pawns on the queenside.} Kg6 40. Ra7 Kh5 (40... Rh2 41. b5 Rxh4 42. b6
Rh1+ 43. Kc2 Rh2+ 44. Kc3 Rh3 45. Rxa4 Rxf3+ 46. Kb4 $18) 41. Rxa4 Kxh4 42. g6
$1 {A very fine moment, since it is impossible to find a good antidote to this
move.} h5 (42... hxg6 43. Ra6 Kg3 44. Rxe6 Kxf3 45. Rxe5 Kf4 46. Re7 $18) 43.
Ra7 Kg5 44. Rxg7 Rd8 (44... h4 45. b5 Kf6 46. Rh7 Kxg6 47. Rxh4 $18) 45. Kb2
Kf6 46. Rc7 Kxg6 47. b5 h4 48. Rc1 h3 49. Rh1 Rh8 50. a4 Kf6 51. b6 Ke7 52. a5
Kd6 53. Rc1 $1 (53. Rc1 $1 h2 54. b7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 49th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2014.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6 7. g4 Qb6 {
Grischuk is a great proponent of this idea to push the mighty knight from the
ideal d4-square. The move order in the game was a bit unusual, but in the end
it ammounts to the line 6.h3 Nc6 7.g4 Qb6.} 8. Nde2 {The b2-pawn is hanging so
White should not defend the centre with 8.Be3 and needs to decide what to do
with his best piece sitting on d4. The sad truth is that there is no ideal
square for the retreat of the knight, as the b3-square is a notoriously modest
location as is known from other Sicilian lines.} (8. Nb3 e6 9. g5 (9. Be3 Qc7
10. Qe2 (10. g5 Nd7 11. f4 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Bg2 Na5 15. Nxa5 Qxa5
16. O-O Be7 17. f5 exf5 18. exf5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rc8 20. Ng3 Ne5 21. f6 gxf6 22.
gxf6 Bf8 23. Nf5 $14 {0-1 Pikula,D (2513)-Damljanovic,B (2590)/Vrsac 2007 (42)}
) (10. f4 b5 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. O-O Be7 13. g5 Nd7 14. Qe1 Nb6 15. Rd1 b4 16. Ne2
Nc4 17. Bc1 e5 18. Kh1 a5 19. fxe5 dxe5 $17 {1-0 Magem Badals,J (2531)-Fluvia
Poyatos,J (2469)/Lleida 2009 (35)}) 10... b5 11. f4 Bb7 12. Bg2 Be7 13. O-O-O
Nd7 14. Qf2 Na5 15. Nxa5 Qxa5 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Bd4 O-O 18. e5 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 dxe5
20. fxe5 Nc5 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 $11 {0-1 Dominguez Perez,L (2719)-Grischuk,
A (2736)/Moscow 2009 (44)}) (9. Bg2 Be7 10. Be3 (10. O-O h6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. f4
Nd7 13. Qf3 b5 14. e5 d5 15. Ne2 Bb7 16. Qf2 O-O 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. Ned4 Nd8 19.
Bd2 b4 20. c3 bxc3 21. Bxc3 Nc5 $11 {1/2 (59) Istratescu,A (2645)-Feller,S 
(2666) Caen 2011}) (10. g5 Nd7 11. O-O Qc7 12. Ne2 b5 13. f4 Bb7 14. f5 exf5
15. exf5 Nce5 16. Nc3 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nb6 18. Qe2 O-O 19. Be3 Qb7+ 20. Kh2 Nbc4
21. f6 Bd8 22. Bd4 $11 {1/2 (83) Prizant,J (2515)-Sjugirov,S (2647)
Yekaterinburg 2013}) 10... Qc7 11. g5 Nd7 12. f4 b5 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. O-O-O Nb6
15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. h4 b4 17. Ne2 a5 18. Nbd4 a4 19. Kb1 Qc5 20. h5 Nxd4 21. Nxd4
a3 $15 {˝-˝ Naiditsch,A (2689)-Grischuk,A (2736)/Moscow 2009 (47)}) 9... Nd7
10. h4 Qc7 11. f4 (11. h5 b5 12. a3 (12. Rh3 Bb7 13. g6 Nf6 14. Be3 hxg6 15.
hxg6 Rxh3 16. Bxh3 Ne5 17. gxf7+ Qxf7 18. Nd4 Nxe4 19. Bxe6 Qg6 $11 {0-1 (84)
Sutovsky,E (2660)-Artemiev,V (2560) Baku 2013}) 12... Bb7 13. Rh3 Nce5 14. g6
hxg6 15. f4 Nc4 16. hxg6 Rxh3 17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Bxh3 Nf6 19. Nd4 Re8 $11 {
1-0 (156) Giri,A (2752)-Grischuk,A (2792) Flor & Fjaere 2014}) 11... b5 12. Bg2
Bb7 13. a3 g6 14. f5 Nde5 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Qe7 17. O-O Bg7 18. Ne2 Nf7 19.
Nf4 Bc8 $11 {1/2 (29) Nepomniachtchi,I (2730)-Grischuk,A (2792) Dubai 2014})
8... e6 (8... Bxg4 $6 9. hxg4 Nxg4 10. Nd4 $1 (10. Be3 Nxe3 11. fxe3 Qxe3 12.
Rh3 $16) 10... Nxd4 11. Nd5 Qc5 12. c3 Nxf2 13. Kxf2 Ne6+ 14. Be3 $16) 9. Bg2
Be7 (9... h6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. f4 b5 12. Ng3 Bb7 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. O-O b4 15. Na4
Be7 16. c4 bxc3 17. Nxc3 O-O 18. Rfc1 Qd8 19. b4 Bh4 20. Nf1 e5 21. Qd2 Re8 22.
Rd1 Nb6 $11 {0-1 (55) Saric,I (2637)-Palac,M (2583) Sibenik 2011}) 10. O-O {
Topalov has made an attempt to punish Black for his early foray with the queen
by means of the developing the bishop to a3.} (10. b3 h6 11. Qd2 (11. Bb2 Ne5
12. Qd2 Nc4 $1 13. Na4 Qc6 14. Nd4 Qxa4 15. bxa4 Nxd2 16. Kxd2 Bd7 $11) 11...
g5 $5 (11... O-O 12. Bb2 Nd7 13. Nf4 $13) 12. Ba3 Ne5 (12... O-O 13. f4 Nd7 14.
O-O-O Qf2 15. Rhg1 gxf4 16. Nxf4 Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Nc5 18. Kb1 $14) 13. O-O-O Qxf2
14. Bxd6 Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Nfd7 16. Nd4 Qf6 17. Qa3 Qe7 18. Qb2 O-O {1-0 (69)
Topalov,V (2805)-Grischuk,A (2736) Linares 2010} (18... b5 19. Nc6 Qc5 (19...
Nxc6 20. Nd5 exd5 21. Qxh8+ Qf8 22. Qxf8+ Kxf8 23. exd5 Nce5 24. d6 Rb8 $11)
20. Nd5 Qxc6 21. Nf6+ Ke7 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. Qxe5 Rac8 24. Rd2 Rhd8 $11)) 10...
O-O 11. a3 (11. Be3 Qc7 (11... Qxb2 $2 12. a3 $1 d5 13. Ra2 $18) 12. g5 Nd7 13.
f4 b5 14. a3 Bb7 $11) 11... Re8 12. Kh1 Qc7 {Dominguez sensibly admits that
White is able to push the queen out from b6. The priority at this moment is
centred around the idea of generating counterplay on the queenside.} 13. f4 b5
14. f5 (14. g5 Nd7 15. Be3 Bb7 $11) 14... Nd7 (14... Ne5 15. Nf4 (15. g5 Nh5
16. Qd4 Bb7 17. Qf2 exf5 18. exf5 Rac8 $11) 15... h6 16. fxe6 fxe6 $11) 15. Nf4
{Vallejo Pons will give a rather special spectacle with a logical effort to
play the standard kingside attack in the most original way possible.} (15. g5
$1 Bd8 16. Nf4 g6 $11) 15... Bf8 16. Nh5 (16. g5 Bb7 17. Nd3 $11) 16... Nce5 (
16... g6 17. Ng3 Bb7 18. Qf3 Rac8 $11) 17. Bg5 $6 {Concentrating pieces on the
kingside is in itself desirable, but without a pawn move it will be impossible
to break the ideal defensive pawn structure f7 to h7.} (17. g5 Bb7 18. f6 g6
19. Nf4 $11) 17... Bb7 18. Qc1 (18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Qd4 Qc5 20. Qxc5 Nxc5 $15)
18... Kh8 (18... Rac8 19. f6 g6 20. Bh6 Kh8 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Ng3 Rg8 $15) 19.
Rf2 {If moves could talk the rook would certainly share a story about the
frustration of the player with White. His main idea of f5-f6 seems to favour
Black so Vallejo starts to dance around with his pieces.} (19. f6 g6 20. Ng3
Rad8 21. Nge2 d5 22. exd5 exd5 $15) 19... Rac8 20. Bh4 Qc5 (20... Nc4 21. f6 g6
22. Nf4 Qb6 (22... Nxb2 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Qxb2 Nc5 $15) 23. g5 h6 $15) 21. Re2
a5 {The defender's counterplay on the queenside is very real and it happens in
yhr good old-fashioned manner - with a pawn advance!} (21... Qc7 22. Rf2 Nc4
$15) 22. a4 (22. Nf4 b4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Na4 Qb5 25. b3 exf5 26. gxf5 g6 $15)
22... b4 23. Nb5 Ba6 (23... exf5 24. gxf5 b3 25. c3 d5 $15) 24. fxe6 (24. Qg1
Qc4 25. Rd2 Bxb5 26. axb5 Qxb5 27. b3 Rc3 $15) 24... fxe6 25. Qg5 $2 {White is
definitely not lucky with his persistence in using the g5-square for his
pieces. The queen sortie is outright bad as Black has an easy way to cope with
the lurking dangers.} (25. Qg1 Qc4 26. Rf2 Bxb5 27. b3 Qc6 28. axb5 Qxb5 29.
Qd1 $15) 25... Bxb5 26. axb5 g6 $1 {[%mdl 256] It is always advisable to take
the enemy attack very seriously, but it does not mean that the defender should
feel paralysed. The simple advance of the g-pawn is forcing White to start the
retreat of his attacking pieces.} 27. Bf2 (27. Nf6 Nxf6 28. Qxf6+ Bg7 29. Qf1
Qxb5 $17) (27. Nf4 h6 $1 28. Nxg6+ Kg7 $19) 27... Qxb5 28. Ng3 Bg7 (28... Be7
$1 29. Qd2 (29. Qh6 Bf6 30. Bd4 Rf8 31. Qd2 Bh4 $17) 29... Nc4 30. Qd3 Bf6 $17)
29. Bd4 a4 30. Qd2 $2 {The white queen lives the life of a split personality
in this game. After failing to do anything positive on the kingside it
retreats for the defensive tasks, but it will not be very successful in that
either.} (30. Rf2 Nc5 31. Qe3 Rf8 $17) 30... Kg8 (30... Nc4 31. Qd3 (31. Bxg7+
Kxg7 32. Qd4+ e5 33. Qd5 Rc5 $19) 31... a3 32. bxa3 bxa3 33. Ree1 Bxd4 34.
Qxd4+ Kg8 $19) 31. b3 (31. Qd1 Rf8 32. Bf1 Nc5 $17) 31... a3 $1 32. Nf1 Bh6 {
Black has realised, that there is no danger for him and so he starts to
improve the coordination of his pieces.} (32... Nc6 $5 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Re3
Nce5 $19) 33. Qd1 (33. Qxh6 $2 Qxe2 34. Ne3 Rf8 $19) 33... Nc6 (33... Rf8 34.
Nh2 Rf7 $19) 34. Bg1 (34. c4 Qb8 35. Bg1 Rf8 $19) 34... Bg7 35. Ra2 Nde5 (35...
Bd4 36. c4 Qc5 $19) 36. Rd2 Nf7 37. Ne3 Nce5 {The big goal of regrouping the
forces has been achieved; the only vulnerable spot (d6) is now well defended.}
(37... Bc3 38. Rf2 Bd4 39. Rf3 Qc5 $19) 38. Rd4 (38. h4 Rf8 39. g5 Rc3 40. Ng4
Nxg4 41. Qxg4 Re8 $19) 38... Nc6 39. Rd3 Nce5 40. Rd4 Rc3 $1 {The last move
before time control announces the final phase of the game. Dominguez is ready
to infiltrate the enemy position with devastating effect.} 41. Qd2 (41. h4 Qc5
42. Nc4 Nxc4 43. Rxc4 Qa5 44. Rxc3 Bxc3 $19) 41... Bh6 42. Qe1 Rec8 43. h4 (43.
Rd2 Ng5 $19) 43... Bxe3 44. Bxe3 Nxg4 {White has the bishop pair, but that
remains his last asset. Black is perfectly coordinated and can aim his sights
at the vulnerable white king.} 45. Bg1 (45. Bf4 Rxc2 46. Rxc2 Rxc2 47. Rxb4 Qe2
$19) 45... Qe5 46. Rd3 (46. Bf1 Re3 47. Qd2 Qf6 48. Bxe3 Qxh4+ 49. Kg1 Nfe5 50.
Bg2 Qh2+ 51. Kf1 Nxe3+ 52. Qxe3 Rf8+ $19) (46. Rxb4 Re3 47. Qd2 Qg3 $19) 46...
Rxc2 47. Rxc2 Rxc2 {The main reason for White's disaster was his unsuccesful
attempt to treat the standard position in a pretty original way.} 0-1

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Holguin"]
[Date "2002.04.17"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Gongora Reyes, Maikel"]
[Black "Herrera, Irisberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2002.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. a5 Qb7 15.
Bc4 g6 16. Ra4 Rb8 17. Nc1 $5 h5 18. Na2 Bh6 19. Qd3 O-O 20. Bxa6 Qa7 21. Bb5
e4 $5 {Black needs to play very creatively in order to fight for equality in
17.Nc1!? line.} 22. fxe4 Ng4 (22... Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Rxb5 24. Nxb4 Rxa5 25. Rxa5
Qxa5 26. O-O $16) 23. Rf1 (23. Qe2 $2 Rxb5 24. h3 Rxa5 $19) 23... Ne5 24. Qe2
b3 (24... Rfc8 25. Nxb4 (25. Ba6 Rc5 26. b3 Qc7 27. c3 bxc3 28. b4 c2 $19)
25... Qc5 26. c4 (26. Ba6 Rxb4 27. Rxb4 Qxb4+ 28. c3 Rxc3 29. bxc3 Qxc3+ $17)
26... Qd4 27. Ra1 Rxc4 $1 $15) 25. cxb3 Rxb5 $5 (25... Rfc8 26. Bc4 (26. Nc3 $2
Rxb5 27. Qxb5 Qe3+ 28. Qe2 Nd3+ 29. Kd1 Qc1#) 26... Rxc4 27. Rxc4 Qxa5+ 28. Nc3
Nxc4 29. bxc4 Bg7 $14) 26. Qxb5 Rb8 27. Qe2 Rxb3 28. Ra3 (28. Kd1 Qb8 $17)
28... Rxa3 {The sacrifice of the exchange is pretty dangerous for black, if
white can organize his pieces his chance will be excellent.} (28... Nd3+ 29.
Qxd3 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Qxa5+ 31. Nc3 Qa1+ 32. Nd1 Qa4 $11) 29. bxa3 Qxa5+ 30. Kf2
Qa7+ 31. Kg3 Qxa3+ 32. Kh4 Qa7 (32... f5 $5 33. Qc2 (33. exf5 g5+ 34. Kxh5 Qa4
35. Kxh6 Qh4+ 36. Qh5 Nf7+ 37. Kg6 Ne5+ $11) 33... Qe3 34. g3 fxe4 35. Kh3 $14)
33. Nb4 Qe7+ 34. Kh3 (34. Kg3 Bg5 (34... Ng4 35. Nc6 Qg5 (35... Qd7 36. h3 $18)
36. h4 $18) 35. h3 f5 36. Kh2 $16) 34... Ng4 35. Nc6 Qd7 36. Kg3 Bg5 37. Rh1 (
37. h4 Bf6 38. Qd2 Ne5 39. Qf4 $16) 37... h4+ 38. Kf3 (38. Kh3 $2 Nf2#) 38...
Ne3 39. h3 (39. Kf2 Nxd5 $1 40. exd5 Qf5+ 41. Qf3 Qc2+ 42. Qe2 Qf5+ 43. Ke1
Qb1+ 44. Qd1 Qe4+ $11) 39... f5 40. Qd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Terrible mistake
probably in time trouble, white will suffer due to the insecure position of
his king.} (40. Re1 fxe4+ (40... Qf7 41. Kf2 $14) 41. Kf2 Qf5+ 42. Kg1 Qxd5 43.
Ne7+ Bxe7 44. Qxe3 Bf6 45. Qxe4 Qxe4 46. Rxe4 Kf7 47. Kf2 $14) 40... fxe4+ 41.
Qxe4 (41. Kxe4 $4 Qf5+ 42. Kd4 Qf6+ 43. Ke4 Qf4#) 41... Qf7+ 42. Ke2 Nxd5 43.
Ke1 (43. Qc2 Qe6+ 44. Kf2 Be3+ 45. Kf1 Bc5 $19) 43... Nc3 44. Qf3 (44. Qd3 Qe6+
45. Kf1 Ne4 $19) 44... Qe6+ (44... Qb3 45. Rf1 Qb1+ 46. Kf2 Qc2+ 47. Kg1 Ne2+
48. Kh1 Ng3+ 49. Kh2 Nxf1+ 50. Qxf1 $17) 45. Kf1 (45. Kf2 Ne4+ 46. Kg1 Nd2 $19)
45... Ne4 46. Kg1 Ng3 (46... Nd2 $1 47. Qg4 (47. Qd3 Qe1+ 48. Kh2 Bf4+ $19) (
47. Qf2 Be3 $19) 47... Qe3+ 48. Kh2 Bf4+ $19) 47. Kh2 (47. Qd1 Qe3+ 48. Kh2 Bf4
49. Qd5+ Kf8 $19) 47... Nxh1 48. Kxh1 Kg7 $2 {This move not only misses an
easy win, but probably gives away the lion share of the advantage.} (48... Qe1+
49. Kh2 Be3 50. Ne7+ Kg7 $19) 49. Qd1 Bf6 50. Nb4 Be5 51. Nd5 Bg3 52. Qa1+ Qe5
(52... Kf7 53. Qd1 $15) 53. Qxe5+ Bxe5 (53... dxe5 54. Kg1 Kf7 55. Kf1 Ke6 56.
Nc3 Kf5 57. Ke2 e4 58. Nd5 $15) 54. Kg1 Kf7 55. Kf2 Ke6 56. Nb4 d5 (56... Bc3
57. Nd3 Kf5 58. Kf3 $15) 57. Ke3 Bc3 58. Nd3 g5 (58... Kf5 59. Kf3 d4 60. Nf4
g5 61. Nd3 $15) 59. Nc5+ Kf5 (59... Kd6 60. Nd3 Kc6 61. Nf2 Kc5 62. Kd3 $15)
60. Nd3 d4+ 61. Kf3 Bd2 62. Nc5 Bb4 (62... Ke5 63. Nd3+ Kd5 64. Nf2 Kc4 65. Ke2
Be3 66. Nd3 Kc3 67. Ne1 $15) 63. Nd3 Bd6 64. Nb2 Bf4 65. Nd3 Be3 66. Nb2 Ke5
1/2-1/2

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Holguin"]
[Date "2002.04.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri"]
[Black "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2002.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Qd2 a5 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 a4 15. Nc1
Qa5 16. Nd3 d5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bh3 Rd8 19. Bxd7+ Rxd7 20. Nxe5 Rd8 {Vera
sacrificed the pawn, but he can look at the compensation in bishop's pair and
active pieces.} (20... Re7 21. O-O-O Rxe5 22. Bf4 Re6 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Rxd5
Be7 25. Kd2 f6 26. g6 h6 27. Re1 {1-0 Ni Hua-Xu Yaping/Beijing 2001/ (36)}) 21.
O-O-O Be7 22. Qe2 (22. Bd4 Qa6 23. Qe3 b3 $15) 22... b3 23. a3 (23. Bd2 Qc5 $15
) 23... Rc8 (23... Qc7 24. c4 Qxe5 25. cxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Qxd5 27. Bf4 $11) 24.
Rd2 (24. c4 Be6 25. Bd2 Qc5 26. Rh4 $14) 24... Be6 25. Bf4 Bxa3 $2 {[%mdl 512]
Spirited idea, but it is rather flawed and Gonzalez has problems to choose the
safest refutation.} (25... bxc2 26. Rxc2 $16) 26. bxa3 Qc5 27. c4 (27. Kb1 Qxa3
(27... O-O 28. Qd3 g6 29. Kb2 $18) 28. Qb5+ Kf8 29. cxb3 Bf5+ 30. Nd3 $18)
27... Qxa3+ 28. Kb1 Bf5+ 29. Nd3+ Kf8 30. Be5 Rd8 (30... Re8 31. f4 f6 32. gxf6
gxf6 33. g4 Bg6 (33... Bxd3+ 34. Qxd3 fxe5 35. Qf5+ $18) 34. f5 Bf7 35. Qh2
fxe5 36. Qh6+ Kg8 37. Qg5+ Kf8 38. Nxe5 $16) 31. Rhd1 Re8 32. f4 h5 (32... f6
33. gxf6 gxf6 34. g4 $1 Bg6 35. f5 Bf7 36. Qh2 fxe5 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Qg5+ Kf8
39. Nxe5 $18) 33. Qf2 Rd8 34. c5 (34. Bc7 Rxd3 35. Rxd3 b2 36. Qf3 Kg8 37. Be5
Kh7 (37... Qb3 38. Bxb2 a3 39. R1d2 Kh7 40. Qd5 $14) 38. Bxb2 Rb8 39. Qxh5+ Kg8
40. Qe2 Bxd3+ 41. Rxd3 Rxb2+ 42. Qxb2 Qxd3+ $11) 34... Kg8 35. Bd6 (35. c6 $1
Rc8 (35... Rxd3 $6 36. Rxd3 b2 37. Qe2 Qa1+ 38. Kc2 Qa2 39. Bxb2 a3 40. Kc3 $18
) 36. Qg2 Qb4 $14) 35... b2 $1 {With this idea black finally managed to get
real counterplay, white's king is under fire.} 36. Qf1 (36. Rxb2 Bxd3+ $19)
36... Qa1+ 37. Kc2 Qa2 38. Kc3 (38. Rb1 $2 Qb3#) 38... Qa3+ $2 (38... Qb3+ 39.
Kd4 a3 $13) 39. Kd4 Kh7 40. Nxb2 (40. Rxb2 $2 Rhe8 41. Rb6 (41. Re2 Rxd6+ 42.
cxd6 Qxd6+ 43. Kc3 Qa3+ $19) (41. Rbb1 Re4+ 42. Kd5 Re3 $40) 41... Re4+ 42. Kd5
Qa2+ 43. Kc6 Bd7+ 44. Kb7 (44. Kc7 Rc8+ 45. Kb7 Qd5+) 44... Qd5+ $19) 40...
Rhe8 41. Nc4 (41. Re2 Rxd6+ $1 42. cxd6 Qxd6+ 43. Kc3 Qa3+ 44. Kc4 Rc8+ $19)
41... Re4+ 42. Kd5 {The king on d5 does not emit health or confidence, the
board is still full of pieces.} Qb3 43. Rb2 (43. Rb1 $5 Qxc4+ 44. Qxc4 Rxc4 45.
Kxc4 Bxb1 46. Kb4 $14) 43... Qc3 44. g4 (44. Rc1 Qd4+ 45. Kc6 Rc8+ 46. Kb5 (46.
Kb6 Re6 47. Ka7 Rxc5 $17) 46... Bd7+ 47. Kb6 Re6 $40) 44... Rxc4 $1 45. gxf5 (
45. Qxc4 Be6+ $19) 45... Rxc5+ 46. Ke4 Rc4+ 47. Kd5 Rc5+ 48. Ke4 Re8+ 49. Be5
Rexe5+ 50. fxe5 Rxe5+ (50... Rxe5+ 51. Kf4 Qe3#) 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 23rd"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2008.03.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2008.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
Bxb3 {[%mdl 4] In the refreshing development of this ultra sharp line, Black
is finally finding alternatives to the much played and analysed line starting
with 15...a4.} (15... a4 16. Nbd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 b3 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Nxc2 Bb3)
16. cxb3 a4 17. bxa4 Rxa4 18. b3 {Exposing the king's territory, but otherwise
the rook sacrifice on a2 invites White into dangerous complications.} (18. Kb1
Rxa2 $5 19. Kxa2 Qa8+ 20. Kb3 (20. Kb1 Qxe4+ 21. Qc2 Qxh1 22. f6 Bd8 23. Ng3
Qf3 $15) 20... Bxg5 21. Qd3 (21. Qd5 Qxd5+ 22. Rxd5 Bxe3 23. Bg2 Bc5 24. Ra1
Nef6 25. Rd2 g6 26. Ra6 Kg7 27. Ng3 Rb8 28. Rc6 Rb7 29. Bf3 Rb8 30. h4 {
1/2 Motylev,A (2644)-Maslak,K (2510)/Moscow 2008/LF08_02/}) 21... Nef6 22. Bg2
Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qc6 24. Rc1 Nc5+ 25. Rxc5 dxc5 26. Ra1 c4+ 27. Kc2 Ng4 28. Qg3
Rd8 29. Qxg4 Qd6 30. Nd4 Qxd4 31. Rd1 b3+ 32. Kc1 Qe3+ 33. Kb1 Rd2 34. Qf3 Qa7
35. Qe2 Qa2+ 36. Kc1 Qxb2# {0-1 Szelag,M (2469)-Bobras,P (2558)/Ustron 2007})
18... Ra5 (18... Ra3 19. f6 gxf6 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. Ng3 Qa5 22. Nf5 Rxa2 23.
Ne7+ Kh8 24. Qxa2 Qxa2 25. Bc4 Nc7 26. Rhf1 Qa1+ 27. Kc2 Qc3+ 28. Kb1 Ra8 {
0-1 Blazkova,P (2190)-Dworakowska,J (2190)/Herculane 1994}) 19. Ng3 d5 $5 20.
exd5 Bc5 21. Kb1 (21. Bxc5 Rxc5+ 22. Kb1 Nd6 23. Bd3 (23. Qxb4 Qxg5 $11) 23...
Re8 24. Rhe1 Qa5 25. Qg2 $14) 21... Qa8 (21... Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Nb6 23. Bg2 Nxd5
24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 26. f6 Nd6 $11) 22. a4 $6 {It is hard to believe,
that the seriousness of Black's activity merited such desperate meassures.} (
22. Bg1 $5 Qa7 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. d6 Nxd6 25. g6 (25. Qxd6 Rxa2 26. Qxe5 Ra8 $19
) 25... hxg6 26. fxg6 Ncb7 $13) 22... bxa3 23. Ka2 (23. Ne4 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Nc7
25. d6 Nd5 $17) 23... Nd6 24. f6 Rb8 25. Rb1 {Too many black pieces were
flocking around the shaky cover of the white king.} (25. Be2 Rxb3 $1 26. Kxb3
Bxe3 27. Qc3 (27. Qxe3 Qb7+ $19) 27... Bd4 $19) 25... Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Nb6 (26...
Qxd5 27. Be2 Qe6 $17) 27. Bg2 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 (28... Rxd5 29. fxg7 Qa5 30.
Rbd1 Rc8 $17) 29. Rhd1 Qe6 30. Qd3 {Hillarp Persson manages to stay in the
game with the help of counterplay benefiting also from the back rank weakness.}
(30. fxg7 Nb5 31. Nh5 Nd4 32. Nf6+ Kxg7 33. Qd3 Qf5 34. Qxf5 Nxf5 $17) 30...
Ne8 31. fxg7 Ra4 (31... Nxg7 32. Ne4 Ne8 33. Qd7 $1 Qg6 $15) 32. Qd7 Rh4 33.
Qxe6 Rxh2+ (33... fxe6 34. Rd2 $11) 34. Kxa3 fxe6 35. Rd7 {The endgame should
be defendable for White, since he can hope to profit from the potential of the
b-pawn.} (35. Rh1 Rg2 36. Rbg1 Rxg1 37. Rxg1 Nxg7 $15) 35... Nxg7 (35... Ra8+
36. Kb4 Rh4+ 37. Kc5 Rc8+ 38. Kb6 Nxg7 39. b4 $15) 36. Ne4 $6 (36. Re1 $1 Rh3
37. Re3 $11) 36... Nf5 37. Nf6+ Kh8 38. Rb2 (38. Rbd1 Nd4 39. Rd3 Nc2+ 40. Kb2
Ne1+ 41. Rd2 Rxd2+ 42. Rxd2 Nf3 $17) 38... Rh3 39. Ka4 $2 {The concentrated
pressure of black pieces has proven to be too much in White's time pressure.} (
39. Ra7 Nd4 40. Nd7 Rg8 41. Rb7 Ra8+ 42. Kb4 e4 $17) 39... Nd4 40. Ra7 (40. Rg2
Nxb3 $19) 40... Nxb3 41. Rc2 Rh1 42. Ka3 Nd4 43. Rc1 (43. Ra2 Nb5+ $19) 43...
Nb5+ (43... Nb5+ 44. Ka4 Rh4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.02.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7.
Bc1 Nf6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. h3 Nf6 13. Qe2 Nc6 14.
Nxc6 bxc6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bxe5 O-O 17. g4 $146 {Dominguez Leinier has prepared
a plan with a very straightforward attack against the compromised position in
front of the black king. Can it be successful without White having completed
his development?} (17. h4 g4 $1 18. g3 Qb6 (18... a5 19. Bg2 Ba6 20. Qe3 Rc8 $2
(20... Qd7 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. Bxd4 Bb7 (22... e5 23. Be3 Rfd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25.
Kxd1 Nd5 26. Bd2 Bc4 27. Na4 Bb5 {1/2-1/2 Hoffmann,M (2455)-Kulaots,K (2593)/
Budapest 2004 (30)}) 23. O-O-O a4 24. Rhe1 e6 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 c5 27. Bxg7
Bxe4 28. Bxf8 Bxg2 29. Bxh6 Bd5 30. b3 axb3 31. axb3 c4 {0-1 Van Beers,E (2431)
-Van den Doel,E (2615)/Tilburg 2003 (52)}) 21. Rd1 Nd5 (21... Qe8 22. f3 $1 $16
) 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxe5 (23... Qe8 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qd4+ Kh7 26. Be4+
Kg8 27. Rg5+ hxg5 28. Bh7+ Kxh7 29. hxg5+ Kg6 30. Rh6+ Kxg5 31. Qf4#) 24. Qxh6
$1 {1-0 Rowson,J (2541)-De Firmian,N (2553)/Selfoss 2003/ (25)}) 19. O-O-O Be6
20. Bg2 Rfd8 21. Rhe1 (21. f3 Qa5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. fxg4 Bxg4 24. Qe3 Be6 $15)
21... h5 22. b3 (22. f3 $1 Qa5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. fxg4 Bxg4 25. Qe3 $14) 22...
Rac8 23. Na4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qb5 25. Bf1 $2 {White misses a small combination
by his lady opponent at the very moment, when he had the chance to get a
serious advantage.} (25. Qxb5 cxb5 (25... axb5 26. Nb6 Rf8 27. Bxc6 $18) 26.
Bb7 Rf8 27. Nc5 Bc8 28. Bxa6 $16) 25... Bc4 $1 26. Qxc4 (26. Qe1 Bxf1 27. Bxf6
Bxf6 28. Qxf1 e6 $15) 26... Qxe5 {0-1 Ponomariov,R (2743)-Polgar,J (2685)/
Benidorm 2002/ (40)}) (17. g3 Be6 18. Bg2 Qb6 19. O-O-O Rad8 20. f4 $14) 17...
a5 (17... Ra7 18. Bg2 Rb7 19. Rb1 Nd5 $11) 18. h4 $5 {White would not be able
to castle to either side after 18.Bg2, so he goes for broke.} (18. Bg2 Ba6 19.
Qe3 Qd7 $13) 18... Bxg4 (18... Ba6 19. Qf3 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 (20. hxg5 Nh7 21. Bxg7
Nxg5 22. Qg3 Kxg7 23. Kxf1 Qd6 $11) 20... Qd2 21. Re1 $14) 19. f3 Bf5 (19...
Be6 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Qe3 Nd5 22. Qxg5 f6 23. Qg6 $16) 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Qe3 $1
{Unusually straightforward, White's strategy is not easy to counter
efficiently, as the black king has rather shallow cover.} a4 (21... Qd7 22.
Qxg5 Qe6 23. f4 Rfd8 24. Rg1 Bg6 25. Bd3 $14) 22. Qxg5 Bg6 23. Bd3 a3 24. b4 (
24. O-O-O Qb6 25. b3) (24. Bxg6 fxg6 (24... axb2 $2 25. Bh7+ Kh8 26. Rb1 $18)
25. b4 Qb6 26. O-O-O Qxb4 27. Qxg6 Ra5 28. Bd4 $14) 24... Qb6 $1 25. Rh4 $2 {
The critical moment for Dominguez's initiative, objectively best seems to be
the difficult move 25.Rb1!} (25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Rd1 (26. Rh4 Kf7 $14) 26... Rad8
(26... Qxb4 $2 27. Qxg6 $16) 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rh4 Kf7 $14) (25. Rb1 $1 Nh7 (
25... Rad8 26. Na4 Qa7 27. Nc5 Rd5 28. f4 $16) (25... Rfd8 26. Ke2 Rxd3 27.
cxd3 Rd8 28. Rhd1 $16) 26. Qf4 Bxe5 27. Qxe5 Rad8 28. Ne2 $16) 25... Nh7 $1 26.
Rxh7 (26. Qf4 Bxe5 27. Qxe5 Qg1+ 28. Bf1 Rad8 $11) 26... Kxh7 27. O-O-O Qxb4
28. Rh1+ Kg8 29. Bxg7 $2 {[%mdl 64] White is still enjoying dangerous chances,
but the path to success has become much more narrow. The best line 29.Bxg6!
would lead to perpetual check.} (29. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 30. Qxg6 Rf6 $1 31. Qh7+ Kf7
32. Rg1 Ke6 (32... Rg8 33. Ne4 $16) 33. Qxg7 Rd8 34. Ne4 Kxe5 35. Qg3+ Rf4 36.
Qg5+ Rf5 37. Qg7+ Ke6 38. Qg6+ $11) 29... Kxg7 30. Qh6+ Kf6 31. Ne4+ (31. Bxg6
fxg6 32. Ne4+ Ke6 33. Qxg6+ Kd7 34. Rd1+ Kc7 35. Qg3+ Kb6 $19) 31... Ke6 32.
Rd1 (32. Qh3+ f5 33. Qg3 Be8 34. Ng5+ Kd7 35. Qe5 Ra5 $19) 32... Qb2+ 33. Kd2
Kd7 $6 {Karjakin's desire to run away with his exposed king is more than
understandable. Unfortunatelly his execution is so unfortunate, that he will
keep the advantage only by a small miracle.} (33... Rh8 34. Qf4 Bxe4 35. Qxe4+
Kd6 36. Qc4 Rh2+ 37. Ke1 Rh1+ 38. Bf1+ Kc7 $19) 34. Qf4 $2 (34. Nc5+ $1 Ke8 (
34... Kc7 35. Na6+ $5 Kb7 36. Nc5+ Ka7 37. Qe3 $15) 35. Bxg6 Qb4+ 36. Kc1 Qxc5
37. Bf5 Ra7 38. Qd2 Qb6 39. Bd7+ Kd8 40. Bxc6+ Kc8 $19) 34... Rfd8 35. Ke2 Ke8
36. Rh1 Ra5 {White was in time trouble and he simply missed his chance on the
move 34. Unfortunately for him the position is now flatly lost.} (36... Rac8
$19) 37. Qc7 (37. Qe3 Rad5 38. Kf1 e6 $19) 37... Rad5 38. Ke3 (38. Qxc6+ Kf8
39. Ke3 Kg7 $19) 38... Kf8 39. c3 $2 $138 {The rook strives to give check on
h8, but the bishop on d3 now goes for free. The game is over...} (39. Qxc6 Kg7
$19) 39... Rxd3+ 40. Kf4 f6 41. Rh8+ Kf7 (41... Kf7 42. Rxd8 Qh2+ 43. Kg4 Bh5+
(43... Bf5+ 44. Kxf5 Qh3+ 45. Kf4 Rxf3# (45... Qxf3#)) 44. Kf5 Rxf3+ 45. Qf4
e6# (45... Qxf4#) (45... Rxf4#)) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 15th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2014.03.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2014.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 {It would be
difficult to miss the rise in popularity of this modest move 6.h3 in recentt
months. White is avoiding a huge part of opening theory, also in many
positions the advance g2-g4 will represent a suitable form of aggression.} e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4 Nbd7 {The positions which arise are so truly fresh and
original that the move 8...Nbd7 bears a flavour of novelty. Black is rushing
the development of pieces in order to find suitable counterplay in any
continuations that his opponent may fancy.} (8... b5 9. f5 Bc8 10. Bg5 Bb7 11.
Qf3 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 h5 17.
g3 h4 18. g4 Nh7 19. Nd2 Ng5 20. Qg2 Qb6 21. Bd3 $11 {1-0 (61) Grischuk,A 
(2785)-Wojtaszek,R (2701) Riga 2013}) (8... exf4 9. Bxf4 Nc6 10. Qd2 (10. Qe2
Qc7 11. O-O-O Be7 12. g4 Ne5 13. g5 Nfd7 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 O-O 16. h4 Rfe8
17. Bh3 Bf8 18. Qf2 a5 19. Nd4 a4 20. a3 Qb6 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22. Rhf1 $14 {
0-1 (34) Koepke,C (2344)-Durakovic,A (2305) Austria 2014}) 10... Be7 11. Be2
O-O 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Nd4 Rc8 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 b5 16. g4 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5
18. Qxd5 Bg5 19. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 20. Kb1 $14 {1/2 (37) Ten Hagen,Y (2215)-Bezemer,A
(2343) Maastricht 2010}) (8... Nc6 9. f5 Bxb3 10. axb3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12.
Nxd5 Qh4+ 13. Kd2 O-O-O 14. c4 Qd4+ 15. Ke2 Qe4+ 16. Be3 Nd4+ 17. Kf2 Nxf5 18.
Qg4 Qc2+ 19. Be2 h5 20. Rac1 hxg4 21. Rxc2 $18 {1-0 (41) Sutovsky,E (2657)
-Bates,R (2338) London 2013}) 9. g4 {Khismatullin has tried to drag his
youngish opponent into lesser known waters, but now he will be the one dealing
with the new situation. It seems, that the immediate pawn advance 9.f5 could
not bring him any plus.} (9. f5 Bxb3 10. axb3 d5 11. exd5 (11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12.
Qxd5 Qh4+ 13. Ke2 Bc5 14. Qd3 O-O-O $11) 11... Bc5 $5 (11... Nb6 12. Qe2 Be7
13. Bd2 Nfxd5 14. Qxe5 O-O 15. O-O-O $14) 12. Qf3 O-O $13) 9... b5 10. Bg2 {
White prefers to concentrate fully on the g5-advance. After the immediate
attack Black could counter with the counterblow on the queenside.} (10. g5 b4
$1 11. gxf6 bxc3 12. f5 Bxb3 13. axb3 cxb2 14. Bxb2 Nxf6 15. Bc4 Ra7 16. Qf3
$11) 10... Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 (11... b4 12. Nd5 Nfxd5 13. exd5 Bd7 14. Na5 Qc7 15.
a3 Rc8 (15... Nc4 16. axb4 Nxa5 17. Rxa5 Be7 18. fxe5 Bb5 19. Bf1 $14) 16. axb4
Qxc2 17. O-O Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Bb5 19. Nc6 $14) 12. f5 Bc4 13. Na5 Rc8 14. Qd2 {
White is finding the opponent's counterplay on the queenside to be rather
unpleasant. His queen manoeuvre seems to be rather artificial. I have to admit
that it fails to impress me and surely it contributed to the failure of the
player with the white pieces.} (14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. b3 (15. Nd5 Ndb6 16. f6 Nxd5
17. fxg7 Bxg7 18. Qxd5 O-O 19. Rf1 Qb6 $11) 15... Qa5 16. Qd3 Na3 17. Bxa3 Rxc3
18. Qd2 Re3+ 19. Kd1 Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 Rg3 $11) (14. b3 d5 15. a3 Bxb3 16. cxb3
Rxc3 17. exd5 h6 $11) (14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Nxc4 Rxc4 16. Qxd5 Rxc2 17. O-O Be7 $15
) 14... b4 15. Nd1 Bb5 16. a3 (16. Qxb4 $2 Rxc2 17. Bf3 Nc5 $19) 16... d5 $1 {
The really promising junior Duda is playing the game very courageously and
does not show any mercy to his illustrious adversary.} (16... bxa3 17. b3 $14)
17. exd5 (17. b3 Qc7 18. exd5 Qxc2 19. Ne3 Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 Nc5 $11) (17. axb4 d4
18. c3 h6 19. h4 Be7 20. f6 gxf6 21. gxh6 f5 22. exf5 Nf6 $13) 17... Nc4 $1 18.
Nxc4 Rxc4 {The grab of the d5-pawn was a rather meek move and as a consequence
Black was able to obtain annoying counterplay. The balance was not fully
disturbed, but White will have to play very carefully.} 19. a4 (19. axb4 Rf4 (
19... Bxb4 20. c3 Nc5 21. Qc2 $14) 20. Nf2 Bxb4 21. c3 Qxg5 22. Bf1 Bc5 23.
Bxb5 Qg2 24. Rf1 axb5 25. Ra8+ Ke7 26. d6+ Kf6 27. Ng4+ Rxg4 28. Qxg2 Rxg2 29.
Rxh8 Bxd6 $11) 19... Rd4 20. Qf2 Bc4 21. Be3 {In retrospect, after the
spectacular demise of the white position it seems logical to search for better
continuations. The computers are hinting, that Khismatullin ignored the chance
with his f-pawn to his own peril.} (21. c3 $2 Nc5 $1 22. Qg3 Rxd5 $17) (21. f6
$1 gxf6 22. Be3 Bc5 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. b3 d3 25. Qf5 Qe7+ 26. Be4 dxc2 27. bxc4
fxg5 28. Kd2 cxd1=Q+ 29. Raxd1 $11) 21... Bc5 22. Bxd4 $2 {[%mdl 2048] The
game will probably sneek into chess literature as a perfect example of playing
with nerves. Acceptance of the material is extremely risky and leads into a
very dangerous position.} (22. f6 $1 O-O 23. b3 (23. fxg7 Re8 24. Qf5 Rh4 25.
Bc1 Nb6 26. Nf2 Bxd5 27. Ne4 Kxg7 $11) 23... Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. fxg7 Re8
26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27. Ne3 Rd4 28. Ng4 Re4+ 29. Kf1 Rf4 30. Nf6+ Rxf6 31. Qxf6 Qd4
$11) (22. b3 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 $15) 22... exd4 $1 (22... Bxd4 23. Qd2 O-O 24.
f6 $16) 23. Qf4 (23. b3 Qe7+ 24. Kd2 Qxg5+ 25. Ke1 d3 $1 26. Qd2 (26. Qf3 d2#)
26... Qg3+ 27. Nf2 (27. Kf1 Ne5 28. bxc4 Nf3 29. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 30. Nf2 Bxf2 $19)
27... Be3 $19) (23. Qh4 O-O 24. Nf2 b3 25. O-O-O bxc2 26. Rd2 Qa5 $17) 23...
O-O 24. Nf2 $2 {Khismatullin is slightly unlucky that the most natural move is
not precise and there will be no chance for a retreat.} (24. Be4 Re8 25. Nf2 b3
26. O-O-O Qa5 $17) 24... b3 $1 25. c3 {White is already lingering in the final
stages of a lost cause and thus can afford to play any defensive move. The
other lines offered the chance for Duda to exercise his attacking imagination.}
(25. O-O-O bxc2 26. Rd3 Qb6 27. Qd2 Rc8 28. Qxc2 Ne5 $19) (25. cxb3 Bb4+ 26.
Kd1 Bxb3+ 27. Ke2 Bc4+ 28. Kf3 Bxd5+ 29. Kg3 Nf6 30. Kh4 (30. Qxd4 Qc7+ 31. Kh4
Bc5 32. Qd2 Bf3 $3 33. Rhf1 Bxf2+ 34. Rxf2 Ne4 $19) 30... Bd6 31. Qxd4 Bxg2 32.
gxf6 (32. Rhd1 Nd5) 32... Bg3+ 33. Kxg3 Qxd4 34. Kxg2 Qxf6 $19) 25... Re8+ 26.
Ne4 (26. Be4 dxc3 27. bxc3 Qa5 28. Kd2 Bxf2 29. Qxf2 Rxe4 30. Rae1 Qxd5+ 31.
Kc1 Ne5 $19) 26... dxc3 27. O-O-O (27. bxc3 b2 28. Rb1 Ne5 29. Qg3 Bxd5 30.
Nxc5 (30. Nf6+) 30... Bxg2 31. Qxg2 Nf3+ 32. Kf2 Qd2+ 33. Kg3 Qxg5+ 34. Kxf3
Qxf5+ 35. Kg3 Qe5+ 36. Kf2 (36. Kf3) 36... Qxc5+ 37. Kg3 Qe5+ 38. Kf2 Qe3+ 39.
Kf1 Qd3+ $19) 27... Qb8 $5 {Most players would choose this move, whichpretty
obviously advances Black's attack. Duda is falling back on his exceptional
tactical gifts and introduces the final attack with the help of a somewhat
unexpected, but very witty combination.} (27... Qa5 28. Nf6+ gxf6 29. Qxc4 Be3+
30. Kb1 c2+ 31. Ka1 Rb8 $19) 28. d6 (28. Nf6+ gxf6 29. Qxc4 Be3+ 30. Kb1 c2+
31. Ka1 Rc8 $19) (28. Qxb8 Be3+ 29. Kb1 (29. Nd2 cxd2+ 30. Rxd2 Rxb8) 29... c2+
30. Ka1 cxd1=Q+ 31. Rxd1 Rxb8 $19) 28... Qb4 29. Nxc5 (29. Nxc3 Be3+ 30. Qxe3
Rxe3 $19) 29... Re2 30. Rhe1 {There is no reason to doubt that all parties
involved had understood the vanity of further resistance. The centralisation
of the rook seems to be the ambition to catch up on the coordination of the
pieces that White did not manage to achieve during the game.} cxb2+ 31. Kb1
Bd3+ $5 {Under the surface one more small provocation. The obvious 31...Qa3
was probably not original enough for the creative youngster...} (31... Qa3 32.
Nxb3 Bxb3 $19) 32. Nxd3 (32. Rxd3 Qxe1+ $19) 32... Qa3 {One of the best games
played in the EU-ch, Black played with a healthy dose of remarkable chess
fantasy.} 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f3 b5 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. g4 Nb6 12. g5 b4 13. Na4 $146 {Dominguez Perez
is well prepared for his dangerous opponent. His novelty is certainly better
than the passive retreat tested by Leko.} (13. Nb1 Nfd7 14. Bxa6 Nc4 15. Bxc4
Rxc4 16. Qd3 Qa8 17. N1d2 Rc6 18. Kb1 Be7 19. Rc1 Nc5 20. Qe2 Na4 21. Rcd1 O-O
22. Nc1 Nc3+ 23. bxc3 bxc3 24. Qb5 Rb8 25. Qxb8+ Qxb8+ 26. Ndb3 Qb4 27. Ne2
Bxb3 28. axb3 Ra6 {0-1 Leko,P (2741)-Morozevich,A (2774)/Yerevan 2008}) 13...
Nxe4 $1 (13... Nxa4 $6 14. gxf6 gxf6 15. Qxb4 Qc7 16. Bd3 Nc5 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18.
Qa4+ $16) 14. fxe4 Nxa4 15. Qxb4 (15. Bxa6 Rb8 16. Qd3 Qd7 17. h4 Be7 18. h5
O-O 19. g6 Qc6) 15... Qc7 16. Rd2 {The first sign that White is playing
aggressively for a win as he sidesteps the weakening 16.c3.} (16. Qxa4+ Bd7 17.
Qc4 Qxc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 $11) (16. c3 Nxc3 $5 17. Qxc3 (17. bxc3 d5 18. Qa4+ Bd7
19. Qa5 Qxa5 20. Nxa5 Rxc3+ 21. Kd2 Bb4 $17) 17... Qb7 18. Nc5 dxc5 19. Qxe5 c4
20. Bd4 Qb5 $14) 16... Bd7 (16... Nxb2 $5 17. Kxb2 (17. Bb6 Qc6 18. Bxa6 d5 19.
Qa5 Nc4 20. exd5 $1 (20. Bxc4 $2 Qxc4 $19) 20... Qxb6 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. dxe6
$14) 17... d5 18. Qa4+ (18. Qa5 Qxa5 19. Nxa5 d4 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Bxa6 Rb8+
$15) 18... Bd7 19. Qxa6 d4 (19... Qc3+ $2 20. Kb1 Qxe3 21. Bb5 $18) 20. Bb5 $16
) 17. Qa5 $1 {The a-file will become a playground for quite a few white pieces.
} Qc6 (17... Qxa5 18. Nxa5 Rb8 (18... Nc5 19. Bxc5 dxc5 (19... Rxc5 20. b4 Rc3
21. Bxa6 $16) 20. Rg1 $16) 19. Nc4 Bc6 20. Bh3 $1 Bb5 (20... Bxe4 21. Rhd1 $16)
21. Nxd6+ Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Nxb2 23. Ba7 Ra8 24. Bf2 $16) 18. Bxa6 Rb8 (18... Ra8
19. Bb5 $1 Qxe4 (19... Rxa5 20. Bxc6 Ra6 21. Bb7 $18) 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 (20... Ke7
$2 21. Qc7 $18) 21. Qb5+ Qc6 22. Qf1 Ke8 $14) 19. Rd5 Be7 (19... Ra8 20. Bb5
Rxa5 21. Bxc6 Rxd5 22. Bxd5 $16) 20. Ba7 $1 Ra8 $2 {Morozevich has been asked
to withstand a lot of direct pressure and thus it made lot of sense to search
for the best solution.} (20... Bxg5+ 21. Kb1 Bd8 $1 (21... O-O 22. Bxb8 Rxb8
23. Bb5 Rxb5 24. Qxa4 Rxd5 25. Qxc6 Bxc6 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Rd1 Bf3 28. Rxd6 $16
) 22. Qd2 (22. Rxe5+ $5 dxe5 (22... Kf8 23. Bb5 Bxa5 24. Bxc6 dxe5 25. Bxb8
Bxc6 26. Nxa5 Bxe4 27. Re1 f5 28. Bxe5 $16) 23. Qxe5+ Be6 24. Bxb8 Qxa6 25.
Qxg7 Rf8 $11) 22... Rxb3 23. axb3 Qxa6 24. Be3 Bc7 25. bxa4 Qxa4 $14) 21. Bb5
Qb7 (21... Bxg5+ 22. Kb1 Qb7 23. Qxa4 Rxa7 24. Na5 Qc7 25. Rhd1 $16) 22. Qxa4
Rxa7 23. Na5 $1 {[%mdl 2048] The fourth white piece is building its future on
the a-file, a truly rare picture in the games of top players.} Qc7 24. Rhd1
Bxb5 (24... Bxg5+ 25. Kb1 O-O (25... Be7 26. c4 O-O 27. Bxd7 Qxd7 28. Qxd7 Rxd7
29. c5 $16) 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Qxd7 Rxd7 28. Nc4 $16) 25. Qxb5+ Kf8 26. Kb1 g6
27. Nc4 {The dust has settled and not only is Black playing a pawn down, but
he faces a complete army of determined white pieces.} Rb7 28. Qa4 Qb8 (28...
Kg7 29. Nxd6 Bxd6 30. Rxd6 Qe7 $16) 29. b3 Ra7 30. Qc6 Rc7 31. Rb5 $1 Qa7 (
31... Rxc6 32. Rxb8+ Kg7 33. Rxh8 Kxh8 34. a4 $18) 32. Qd5 Qf2 (32... Kg7 33.
Nxd6 Bxg5 34. Qxe5+ $18) 33. Qd2 Qf3 34. Nxd6 Bxg5 $2 35. Nf5 $1 {The final
combination comes to crown an exceptional performance by the Cuban chess star.}
Rc8 (35... Bxd2 36. Rb8+ $18) 36. Rb8 $1 (36. Rb8 $1 Rxb8 37. Qd6+ Kg8 38.
Qxb8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 07th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2006.03.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 {This
variation is becoming ever more popular in the recent months. White would love
to use the weak squares d5 and f5 in a positional way.} Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O
Nc6 10. h3 b5 11. Bb3 Na5 (11... Bb7 12. Bg5 (12. Re1 Rc8 13. a3 Na5 14. Bd5
Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 f5 17. b3 Bf6 {0-1 Valach,B (2090)-Dobrotka,M 
(2255)/Sala 1995 (26)}) 12... b4 (12... Na5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bd5 Nc6 15. a3 g6
16. Qe2 Bg7 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Rd3 Rae8 19. Qd2 Nd4 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Nd5 Nxf3+
22. Rxf3 f5 {0-1 Chang,H-Basheer,F/Macau 1996 (98)}) 13. Bxf6 bxc3 14. Bxe7
Nxe7 15. Qd3 cxb2 16. Rab1 Ng6 17. Rxb2 Nf4 18. Qe3 Qf6 19. Kh2 {1-0 Maninang,
R (2320)-Ardiansyah,H (2380)/Manila 1979 (38)}) (11... b4 12. Ne2 a5 13. c3 Bb7
14. Ng3 bxc3 15. bxc3 Qd7 16. Bg5 Rfd8 17. Rb1 Qc7 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Nh4 d5 20.
exd5 Ba6 21. Re1 Nxd5 22. Qh5 Bd3 23. Ne4 Nf4 24. Ng6+ Nxg6 25. Bxg6 h6 26.
Bxh6 {1-0 Tomilova,E (2263)-Airapetian,T (2128)/Kolontaevo 2005}) 12. Bg5 Nxb3
(12... Be6 13. Qd3 Nc4 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rab1 Be7 16. Rfd1 Rc8 $13) 13. axb3
Bb7 (13... Be6 14. Qd3 Qc7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Rac1 $14) 14. Bxf6 $5 {Shirov is
willingly parting with his bishop in order to make the vulnerability of d5
square more palpable. The game is getting the contours of the Sveshnikov
defense, black will have to generate some play for the bishops.} Bxf6 15. Nd5
g6 (15... Rc8 16. Qd3 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Rxc2 18. Rxa6 Rxb2 19. Qxb5 $14) 16. Qd3
Bg7 17. c4 bxc4 (17... f5 18. Nd2 (18. cxb5 fxe4 19. Qxe4 axb5 20. Nf6+ Qxf6
21. Qxb7 Rae8 22. Qxb5 e4 $15) (18. Rfe1 Rc8 19. cxb5 $6 Rc5 $1 20. Nc3 fxe4
21. Nxe4 Rd5 22. Qe2 Rxb5 $17) 18... Rb8 19. Rfe1 (19. cxb5 axb5 20. Qxb5 Bh6
$15) 19... Qh4 $13) 18. bxc4 f5 19. Rfe1 (19. b4 $5 fxe4 (19... Kh8 20. Ra5 $16
) (19... a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Rxa5 Qxa5 22. Ng5 (22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Qxd6 Qa6 $14)
22... Bxd5 23. cxd5 $14) 20. Qxe4 Rf4 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Qxb7 $16) 19... Kh8 20.
Rad1 fxe4 {Bologan was in an extremely poor form at the start of the Poikovsky
memorial, in critical moments his choices were consequently second rate.} (
20... a5 $5) 21. Rxe4 a5 22. Rg4 $5 Bc8 (22... Rf5 23. Nd2 $1 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 e4
25. Qxe4 Bxb2 26. Nf3 Rb8 27. Rf4 $14) 23. Rg3 Bf5 (23... a4) 24. Qa3 Rf7 $6 {
[%mdl 256] Black has decided for some mysterious reasons to play passively.
The transfer of the rook to the d7 square is breaking the harmony of pieces
and still will not prevent loss of a d6 pawn.} (24... Rb8 $5 25. Nd2 (25. Ne3
e4 26. Rxd6 Qc7 27. Nd4 Be5 28. Nb5 Qf7 $15) (25. Nc3 Qc7) (25. Ne3 Rb4 26. c5
e4 27. Nxf5 Rxf5 28. Rxd6 Qe7 29. Qxa5 Qxd6 30. Qxb4 Qd1+ 31. Qe1 Rd5 32. Kh2
Qxe1 33. Nxe1 Be5 $17) 25... a4 26. Ne3 $11) 25. Ng5 Rd7 $2 (25... Rb7 26. Ne3
Qc8 27. Rd2 $14) 26. Ne3 $1 Qe8 (26... Raa7 27. Nxf5 gxf5 28. Ne6 Qb8 29. Rb3
Qc8 30. Rxd6 $16) (26... Qf6 $5 27. Nxf5 (27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Nf7+
Kg8 30. Nxd6 Be6 31. b3 $16) 27... Qxf5 28. Qd3 $16) 27. Rxd6 e4 (27... Bf8 28.
Rxd7 (28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Qf3 Ra7 31. Qh5 $18) 28... Qxd7 (28...
Bxa3 29. Rxh7+ Kg8 30. Nd5 Qd8 31. bxa3 $18) 29. Qc3 $16) 28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Ne6
Be5 30. Qc5 $1 {Shirov is in tactical positions in his own waters, all his
pieces are prepared to storm black king.} (30. Rxd7 $2 Qxd7 $19) 30... Bxb2 (
30... Bxg3 31. Qd4+ Be5 32. Qxe5+ Kg8 33. c5 $1 $18) 31. Qb5 1-0

[Event "HUN-ch 54th"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2004.08.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2004.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. g4 e6 8. Nb3
h6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. O-O-O Nbd7 (11... Bb7 12. Qf2 Nbd7 13. Bd3 b4 14.
Na4 d5 15. Nb6 Nxb6 16. Bxb6 Qf4+ 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Bb6 Qf4+ 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Bb6
{1/2-1/2 Navarro Cia,M-Candela Perez,J/Vila Real 2001/ (20)}) 12. h4 (12. Qf2
g5 $5 13. h4 Rg8 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Kb1 Ne5 16. Bb6 Qb8 17. a3 Be7 18. Be2 Nfd7
19. Bd4 Qc7 20. Rh7 Nf6 21. Rh6 Bd7 22. Qh2 O-O-O {0-1 Pupo,E-Vasquez,R/Dos
Hermanas 2004/ (79)}) 12... Bb7 13. Qf2 $6 {Almasi plays with ambition, but
this move enhancing control of the a7-g1 diagonal has a serious tactical flaw.}
(13. a3 Ne5 $13) 13... b4 14. Na4 (14. Ne2 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Ned4 Bd6 $15)
14... d5 $2 {[%mdl 64] Ruck is not grabbing his golden chance of turning the
tables in the opening with a shocking move 14...Bxe4!} (14... Bxe4 $1 15. Nb6 (
15. fxe4 Nxg4 16. Qg3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qc6 $17) 15... Nxg4 16. Nxa8 Bxa8 17. Qe2
Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Bb7 $15) 15. Nb6 Nxb6 16. Bxb6 Qf4+ (16... Qb8 17. Na5 Nd7 18.
Bd3 $13) 17. Be3 Qc7 (17... Qb8 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bd3 Qb7 20. Rhf1 Bd6 $11) 18.
exd5 Bxd5 (18... Nxd5 19. Bd4 Rc8 20. Kb1 Nf4 21. Bd3 Nxd3 22. Rxd3 Bd5 23.
Rhd1 f6 $13) 19. Rg1 (19. Bd3 Bxb3 20. axb3 Bd6 $11) 19... Bd6 20. Kb1 Nd7 (
20... Bxb3 21. cxb3 Nd5 22. Bd4 O-O 23. g5 $13) 21. f4 Nf6 $6 (21... O-O 22. g5
h5 23. Bg2 Bxg2 24. Rxg2 $36) 22. Bd3 g6 $2 {Positionally horrible decision,
the defender was losing threath of thought. The weakened diagonal a1-h8 will
become terminal for him.} (22... Ne4 23. Qe2 O-O (23... Bxf4 $2 24. Bxf4 Qxf4
25. Rgf1 Qe5 26. Nc5 $16) 24. g5 $14) 23. Bd4 Ke7 (23... Be7 24. g5 $18) 24. f5
$5 {Most practical players would surely decide for 24.g5! with a win of an
exchange.} (24. g5 $1 Nh5 25. Bxh8 Rxh8 26. f5 gxf5 27. gxh6 $16) 24... gxf5 (
24... e5 25. Bb6 Qc8 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. g5 $18) 25. Bxf6+ Kxf6 26. gxf5 Qa7 (
26... e5 27. h5 Rag8 28. Qh4+ Rg5 29. Nd2 $16) 27. Qf1 Ke7 (27... e5 28. Bc4
Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Rhd8 30. h5 $18) 28. Bc4 $1 {The black bishop on d5 is keeping
the defensive structure, with his demise white will get to the centralized
black's king.} Rag8 (28... Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Qc7 30. Qe4 $18) 29. Rxg8 Rxg8 30.
Bxd5 exd5 31. f6+ Kd8 (31... Kf8 32. Qf5 Qb7 33. Na5 $18) 32. Nd4 Kc7 33. Nf5
Qc5 (33... Rg4 34. Nxh6 Rf4 35. Qd3 Rxf6 36. Ng4 Re6 37. h5 $18) 34. Nxh6 Rg6
35. Nxf7 Bh2 36. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 f5 (15... Nb6 16. Na5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. c4 $13) 16. gxf6 Rxf6 {
The line may seem dubious for black due to his vulnerability on the white
squares. On the other hand white pawn f3 is exposed and black gets lot o play
for his pieces.} (16... Bxf6 17. Na5 Nf4 18. Nc6 Nb6 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Qb4 Qc7
21. Qe4 Qf7 22. h4 g6 23. Bh3 Kh8 24. Bg4 {1-0 Almagro Llanas,P-Sarralde Osua,
R/Oropesa del Mar 2001/ (34)}) 17. Na5 Nf4 (17... Rxf3 18. Be2 (18. Nc6 Rf7 19.
Bh3 Nf8 20. Be6 Nxe6 21. dxe6 Rf5 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Nf4 25.
Rhd1 $14) 18... Rh3 $1 (18... Rxe3 $6 19. Qxe3 Nf4 20. Nc6 Nf6 21. Bf3 $16) 19.
Bg4 Rh4 20. Be6+ Kh8 21. Nc6 Ndf6 22. Qf2 $13) 18. c4 (18. Nc6 Bf8 $11) 18...
bxc4 (18... Nb6 19. Rc1 Bd8 20. Nc6 $13) 19. Bxc4 Bd8 20. Nc6 Qb7 (20... Nb6
21. Bb3 Qd7 22. Rc1 $11) 21. Nxd8 (21. Rc1 Bb6 $1 $15) 21... Rxd8 22. Rc1 Rdf8
23. Rhf1 Nb8 {This passive knight will cost Rashkovsky dearly, but who could
have foreseen it at this moment?} (23... Kh8 24. Bb3 $11) 24. Qa5 Qf7 (24...
Ng2 25. Bd2 Nf4 (25... Rxf3 26. Rxf3 Rxf3 27. Bf1 Rf2 (27... Nh4 28. Qd8+ Rf8
29. Qxh4 $18) 28. Bxg2 Rxg2 29. Qd8+ $18) 26. Bb3 Qb5 $11) 25. Bb3 Nd3 (25...
Ne2 $5 26. Rc7 Qh5 $15) 26. Rc7 Qh5 27. Rd1 Nf4 (27... Nf2 $2 28. Bxf2 Rxf3 29.
Rg1 $1 Rxf2 30. Rgxg7+ Kh8 31. Rxh7+ Qxh7+ 32. Rxh7+ Kxh7 33. Qc7+ R2f7 34.
Qxd6 $18) 28. Qb6 Ng2 29. Bc1 (29. Rg1 Qxf3 30. Qa7 $1 R6f7 (30... Rg6 31. Bc2
Qxe3 32. Bxg6 Qxa7 33. Rxa7 hxg6 34. Rxg2 $18) 31. Rxf7 Rxf7 32. Qxb8+ Rf8 33.
Qxd6 Nxe3 34. Qxa6 $16) 29... Qxf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This tactical mistake
abbandons the defense of the Nb8, white achieves perfect coordination of
pieces.} (29... Nd7 30. Qf2 Nf4 31. Qa7 R8f7 $13) 30. Bc2 $1 {xNb8} (30. Rb7
Nd7 31. Qc7 (31. Rxd7 Qf5+ $19) 31... R8f7 $15) 30... e4 (30... Qg4 31. Qa7 Re8
32. h3 Qg3 33. Be4 Nf4 34. Rg1 $18) 31. Rg1 Rg6 (31... e3 32. Qb7 Qg4 33. h3
Qg3 34. Be4 e2 35. Rxg2 Qxg2 36. Bxg2 Rg6 37. Bd2 Rxg2 38. Rc8 $18) 32. Rb7 $1
Nf4 33. Rxb8 (33. Rxg6 Nxg6 34. Rxb8 $18) 33... Rxg1 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Qxg1
Nd3 (35... Nxd5 36. Qd4 Nf6 37. Qxd6+ $18) 36. Qg3 1-0

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.02.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Nge5 12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 Rb8 $1 14. Nd4 (14.
O-O-O Bd7 15. Nd4 Qa5 (15... Na5 16. b3 Nac6 17. Kb1 Qa5 18. Nd5 Qxd2 19. Rxd2
Rb7 20. Be2 O-O 21. h4 gxh4 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Rfb8 {1/2-1/2 Tolnai,T-Vegh,
E/HUN 1995 (36)}) 16. Kb1 O-O 17. h4 g4 18. f4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Ka1 Qb6
21. b3 cxb3 22. cxb3 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Wallace,J-Szekely,P/Budapest FS05 GM 1995 
(40)}) (14. Nd5 e6 15. Ne3 a5 16. a4 (16. Rd1 $6 a4 17. Nc1 O-O) 16... bxa4 17.
Rxa4 O-O 18. Be2 Ng6 (18... d5 $1 19. exd5 exd5 20. Qxd5 Be6 $1 21. Qxd8 Rfxd8
$132) 19. O-O Nf4 20. Rb1 Rb4 21. Rxb4 Nxe2+ 22. Qxe2 axb4 23. Qb5 {1/2-1/2
Leko,P-Milos,G/Yopal 1997 (43)}) 14... b4 $1 {Excellent active approach to the
problems of the opening. Kasparov studies his lines in extraordinary detail
manner.} (14... Bd7 15. Be2 (15. h4 g4 16. f4 g3 17. Bg1 Ng4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19.
exf5 Nf2 20. Bxf2 gxf2+ 21. Qxf2 Qa5 22. Qg3 Kf8 23. a4 b4 24. Nd1 Nd4 25. Rc1
Nxf5 {0-1 Schneider,B-Heissler,J/BL9697 1997 (39)}) 15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17.
Rb1 Rg8 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. h3 h5 $1 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qb6 $1 22. Qxb6 Rxb6
23. b4 cxb3 24. axb3 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Linares 1998/ (24)}) (14...
Na5 15. b3 (15. Nd5 Nac4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. h4 e6 18. f4 exd5 19. fxe5 Bb7 20.
e6 O-O 21. exf7+ Rxf7 22. Be3 Qe8 23. O-O-O Qa4 {0-1 Tidman,S-Petrovitch,I/
Murek 1998/ (34)}) 15... e6 16. Be2 Nec6 17. Rd1 Be5 18. a4 b4 19. Na2 Qf6 20.
g3 Ke7 21. Nxc6+ Nxc6 22. O-O Rd8 23. Kh1 a5 24. Be3 {1-0 Kovacevic,A-Ilincic,
Z/Belgrade/1998/ (43)}) 15. Nd1 (15. Nce2 Na5 16. Ng3 Nec4 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18.
Qc1 Bd7 19. O-O Be5 20. Nh5 Qc7 21. h4 Rg8 22. Kh1 Rg6 23. Rb1 gxh4 {0-1 Ortiz,
N-Dzagnidze,N/Oropesa del Mar/1998/ (28)}) 15... Nxd4 16. Bxd4 d5 $1 {The key
move to black concept, second player has better development and he uses it to
his benefit.} 17. exd5 (17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Qxd5 (18. exd5 Qd6 19. g3 Bxb2 20.
Nxb2 Qe5+ 21. Be2 Qxb2 $15) 18... Qc7 19. g3 O-O (19... Bxb2 20. Nxb2 Qc3+ 21.
Qd2 Qxb2 22. Rd1 $13) 20. Qb3 Be6 21. Qa4 Bxb2 $17) (17. Nf2 dxe4 18. fxe4 Qxd4
19. Qxd4 Nf3+ 20. gxf3 Bxd4 $15) 17... Qxd5 18. c3 $6 {Endgames are usually
nice for black in the sicilian, but even middlegames can be very good. White
probably had to accept some problems after exchange of the queens.} (18. Ba7
Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Rb7 20. Be3 $15) 18... O-O 19. Be2 Rd8 20. Qe3 (20. Ne3 bxc3 21.
bxc3 Qe6 $15) 20... Bb7 21. Nf2 (21. Bb6 Rd6 22. Bc7 Re6 23. Bxb8 Nd3+ 24. Kf1
Rxe3 25. Nxe3 Qc5 $17) (21. O-O $5 bxc3 22. Bxc3 Rbc8 $15) 21... bxc3 22. Bxc3
(22. bxc3 Ng6 $1 (22... Nc4 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. h4 $1) 23. Bxg7
Kxg7 $17) 22... Qe6 23. Kf1 (23. Ne4 Ng4 24. fxg4 Qxe4 25. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 26. bxc3
Bxe4 $17) (23. O-O $2 Nxf3+ $19) 23... Bd5 $1 24. b3 (24. h4 Nc4 25. Qxe6 Bxe6
$15) 24... Rbc8 25. Rd1 (25. Rc1 Nxf3 26. Qxe6 Bxe6 27. gxf3 Rxc3 $17) 25...
Rxc3 $5 {This sacrifice seems so strightforward, that it is easy to overlook
small tactical problem in the main line.} 26. Qxc3 Ng4 27. Qa5 (27. Rxd5 Rxd5
28. Qe1 Ne3+ 29. Kg1 Nf5 $17) (27. Qd2 Ne3+ 28. Kg1 Nxd1 $17) 27... Ne3+ 28.
Kg1 Rc8 (28... Nxd1 29. Qxd8+ Kh7 30. Kf1 $1 {A shocking defense, but black
would be hard pressed to find anything better than a draw.} (30. Nxd1 Qxe2 $19)
(30. Bd3+ f5 31. Bxf5+ Qxf5 32. Nxd1 Qd3 $19) (30. Ne4 Bd4+ 31. Kf1 Ne3+ 32.
Ke1 Nxg2+ 33. Kd1 (33. Kd2 f5 $19) 33... Bxb3+ $1 $40) 30... Ne3+ (30... Nxf2
31. Kxf2 Bd4+ 32. Ke1 Qe3 33. Kd1 $1 $11 (33. Qxd5 $2 Qc1+ 34. Bd1 Qc3+ 35. Kf1
Qd3+ 36. Be2 Qb1+ $19)) 31. Kg1 Nf5 32. Kf1 $13) 29. Qxa6 $6 (29. Rd3 Rc1+ 30.
Bd1 Nxd1 31. Rxd1 (31. Nxd1 Bc3 32. Qd8+ Kh7 $19) 31... Rxd1+ 32. Nxd1 Qe2 $19)
(29. Rb1 Bd4 (29... g4 $6 30. Qxa6 Rc6 31. Qa8+ Rc8 32. Qa6 $11) 30. Qxa6 (30.
Qd2 Qb6 31. Rc1 Rd8 32. Bxa6 Bxf3 33. gxf3 Qxa6 $17) 30... Qxa6 31. Bxa6 Rc2
$17) 29... Nxd1 30. Qxe6 (30. Nxd1 Qxa6 31. Bxa6 Rc2 $17) 30... Bxe6 31. Bxd1 (
31. Nxd1 Rc2 32. Kf1 Rxa2 $17) 31... Rc1 {Ivanchuk was a bit depressed,
resigning in such a position is unusual. White position is difficult, but he
could have marched on with a lof of resistance.} (31... Rc1 32. g4 (32. Kf1 Ra1
33. Ke1 Rxa2 $17) 32... Ra1 33. Kg2 Bc3 34. a4 Ra2 35. Rf1 Bd4 36. Kg3 Rd2 $17)
0-1

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Rg1 g6 15.
h4 Qc7 16. Qf2 Bd8 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Na4 20. Rg3 Nc5 $6 {
The first independent move is not very fortunate for black, after so much
invested energy it makes more sense to exchange knight on c3.} (20... Nxc3+ 21.
Rxc3 Qe7 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Bc4 Kg7 24. Qe3 f6 25. gxf6+ Qxf6 26. Bd5 Qe5 27.
Rh1 Rf4 {0-1 Karjakin,S-Naiditsch,A/Dortmund 2004/ (49)}) 21. Nd4 d5 22. e5 (
22. Rf3 dxe4 23. Nxe6 Qxf4 24. Rxf4 Nxe6 25. Rxe4 $14) 22... Qe7 (22... f6 $5
23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Nxe6 Nxe6 25. Qg4 Qxe5 26. Rxd5 Qe1+ 27. Rd1 Qe5 28. Bg2 $14)
23. Bg2 Bc7 24. Re3 (24. h5 Rfd8 25. Rh1 Ne4 26. hxg6 fxg6 27. Nxe6 Qxe6 28.
Qh4 $16) 24... Rcd8 25. h5 $1 {Defender's problem is obvious, his dark squared
bishop doesn't sit on g7 so the black king is very vulnerable.} (25. Qf6 Qxf6
26. exf6 Bf4 27. Re2 $16) 25... Ba5 26. Rh1 Bxc3 (26... Rd7 27. Qh4 Rfd8 28.
Ka1 Bxc3 29. Rxc3 Ne4 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Rf3 $16) 27. Rxc3 Ne4 28. Re3 Nd2+ (
28... Qxg5 29. Rxe4 Qxg2 30. Ree1 Qg4 31. Qf6 $18) 29. Ka1 Nc4 30. Re2 Bc8 31.
Qh4 Na5 (31... Nxe5 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Rxe5 $18) 32. e6 $1 {[%mdl 128] Inarkiev
is ready for action with all his pieces and opening of the kingside gives them
the necessary playground.} Nc6 (32... Nc4 33. Rf2 Ne3 34. exf7+ Rxf7 35. hxg6
Rxf2 36. gxh7+ Kh8 37. Qxf2 Qxg5 38. Bf3 $18) 33. exf7+ Qxf7 34. hxg6 Qxg6 35.
Ne6 Bxe6 (35... Rfe8 36. Nf4 Qg7 37. Bxd5+ Kh8 38. g6 h6 39. Qg5 $18) 36. Rxe6
Qf5 37. Rh6 (37. Bh3 $1 Qxc2 38. g6 Rd7 39. Re7 Rxe7 40. Be6+ Kg7 41. Qh6+ Kf6
42. g7+ $18) 37... Qxc2 38. Rxh7 Rf2 (38... Rf1+ 39. Rxf1 Qxh7 40. Qf4 Qe7 41.
Qf5 $18) 39. Rh8+ (39. Rxb7 Ne7 40. Qh8+ Kf7 41. Qxd8 $18) 39... Kf7 (39... Kg7
40. Qh6+ Kf7 41. Rh7+ $18) 40. g6+ $1 {The key move of the tactical solution,
the black king will find not a square to hide.} Ke6 (40... Kxg6 41. Qg4+ Kf7
42. R8h7+ $18) 41. Bh3+ Ke5 (41... Kd6 42. Rxd8+ Kc7 43. Rb1 $18) 42. Re1+ Re2
43. Qg5+ Kd4 (43... Ke4 44. Rh4+ Kd3 45. Qg3+ Kd2 46. Rxe2+ Kxe2 47. Bg4+ $18)
44. Qg1+ Ke5 (44... Kd3 45. Bf5+ $18) (44... Kc4 45. Rxe2 Qxe2 46. Bf1 $18) 45.
Rxe2+ (45. Rxe2+ Qxe2 46. Qg3+ Kd4 (46... Kf6 47. Qf4+ Kxg6 48. Rh6+ Kg7 49.
Qf6+ Kg8 50. Rh8#) 47. Qc3+ Ke4 48. Rh4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 37th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f4 {The lines with the advance of the pawn to f4 are gradually
replacing the older fashion with the f3-g4 setup.} exf4 10. Bxf4 Ne5 11. O-O-O
Be7 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 b5 {The sign of modern times as
defenders are turning to this active advance on the queenside. It is not easy
to argue, why the older main idea with 14...Qc8 lost the trust of black
players.} (14... Qc8 15. h3 {Svidler is ready to sacrifice the f5-pawn in
order to get compensation in strong play for his pieces.} (15. Bd3 b5 16. Rhf1
Rb8 17. Kb1 b4 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Ne4 Rd8 20. Qe2 a5 21. g4 a4 22. g5 Nxe4 23.
Qxe4 Bxg5 24. f6 Bxf6 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 {0-1 Grosar,A (2470)-Istratescu,A (2505)/
Biel 1993 (33)}) (15. Be2 Qxf5 16. g4 Nexg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Nd5 Bh4 19. Rhf1
Qe6 20. Qb4 Rac8 21. Qxb7 Qe2 22. Kb1 Qxc2+ 23. Ka1 Rb8 {0-1 Kotronias,V (2545)
-Istratescu,A (2515)/Peristeri 1994}) (15. g4 Nexg4 16. Bd3 Ne5 17. Bxe5 dxe5
18. Rhg1 Kh8 19. Qg2 Rg8 20. Nd5 Qc5 21. Be4 Rad8 22. Rge1 b5 23. Qf3 {1/2-1/2
Bologan,V (2585)-Istratescu,A (2430)/Calimanesti 1992}) 15... Qxf5 16. g4 Qg6
17. Bg2 h6 18. Rhe1 (18. Bxb7 $14) 18... Rab8 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Rxe5 Rfd8 21.
Qe2 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Rd8 23. Qf3 Bd6 24. Rf5 b5 $11 {0-1 Svidler,P (2765)
-Topalov,V (2801)/Monte Carlo 2006 (68)}) (14... Nh5 15. Be3 ({It is quite
possible, that Black stopped experimenting with knight decentralization due to
this unplayed idea} 15. g3 $1 Qc8 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. Bh3 $16) 15... Ng4 16. Kb1
Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bf6 18. g4 $5 (18. Nd5 Be5 19. Qf3 Nf6 20. Bc4 $14) 18... Re8 19.
Qf3 (19. Ne4 d5 20. Bg2 Qa5 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Qd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Yagupov,I 
(2494)-Kovchan,A (2527)/Tula 2007 (39)}) 19... Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Nf6 21. Qf3 Qb6 (
21... d5 22. Bd3 $14) 22. Bc4 Rac8 23. Bb3 Re3 24. Qg2 Ne4 25. g5 $14 {1-0
Kaminski,M (2495)-De Firmian,N (2605)/Polanica Zdroj 1995/ (37)}) (14... Rc8
15. Be2 b5 16. g4 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qb6 19. Kb1 Rfe8 20. Rhf1 Bf8 21. g5
Qc7 22. Rd2 a5 23. Bb5 Re7 24. Bd3 $16 {1-0 Grosar,A (2455)-Adianto,U (2485)/
Manila 1992 (59)}) (14... Qa5 15. Kb1 Rfe8 16. h3 Rac8 17. g4 Bf8 18. Ne4 Qd8
19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Bg2 h6 21. Bd5 Rc5 22. Rhf1 Be7 23. Be3 $16 {1/2-1/2
Rodriguez Vila,A (2531)-Goldwaser,C (2374)/Villa Martelli 2008 (66)}) 15. Kb1 {
Jakovenko retains the maximum flexibility for options later on. Topalov has
got a much better ending with the natural 15.Be2 move.} (15. g4 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5
17. Qxd5 Bg5 18. Qd2 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 a5 20. Rg1 a4 21. Qxb4 a3 22. Rg3 Qg5+ 23.
Kb1 axb2 24. Bg2 Rab8 $15 {0-1 Korbut,E (2399)-Gunina,V (2340)/Samara 2005 (49)
}) (15. Be2 Qa5 16. Kb1 Rfd8 17. Nd5 Qxd2 18. Nxe7+ Kf8 19. Rxd2 Kxe7 20. Rhd1
Ne4 21. Rd4 Nc5 22. b3 $16 {1-0 Topalov,V (2791)-Gundavaa,B (2458)/Dresden
2008 (42)}) 15... b4 {The knight from c3 would move to d5 at the most suitable
moment for White, but pushing it to move might not be the most precise
continuation.} (15... Re8 16. h3 Rc8 17. g4 Qc7 $14) 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qc7
18. g4 Rfc8 19. Bd3 {White deviates from the recent game from Wijk 2009 as
Black managed to hold there.} (19. Rd2 a5 20. g5 a4 21. f6 Ra5 $1 22. Qe4 Bf8
23. h4 a3 24. b3 Ng6 25. Bc4 Nxf4 26. Qxf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S (2706)-Van
Wely,L (2625)/Wijk aan Zee 2009 (42)}) 19... Nxd3 (19... a5 20. Be4 $16) 20.
Qxd3 Qc4 21. Rhf1 h6 {Naiditsch sensibly avoids an immediate forcing of
matters as his pawns are more exposed in the endgame.} (21... Qxd3 22. Rxd3 Rc4
23. h3 Rac8 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Rxc2 26. Rxa6 b3 (26... Rh2 27. Rb6 Rxh3 28.
Rxb4 $16) 27. axb3 Rh2 28. Rf3 $14) 22. h3 d5 23. Be5 (23. b3 Qc6 24. Rfe1 Bf6
$11) 23... Rc6 {White is the player sporting a small advantage so it made
sense to look for the best solutions like 23...Bh4!?} (23... Bh4 $5 24. b3 Qe4
$11) 24. b3 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Rac8 26. Rf2 Bh4 27. Rg2 (27. Re2 $2 Re8 $1 28. Rdd2
Rcc8 $11) 27... f6 $2 {[%mdl 4096] Black is making his task more difficult
with the unnecessary positioning of most of his pawns on dark squares.} (27...
Rd8 28. Rgd2 Rc5 29. Bd4 Rc6 30. Re2 Bg5 31. Kb2 Rdc8 $14) 28. Bb2 Rc5 (28...
Re8 29. a3 bxa3 30. Bxa3 $14) 29. Re2 Bg5 30. a3 $6 {Jakovenko is eager to
benefit from his structural advantage, but he could have achieved more by
first luring the black pawn to the a5-square.} (30. Rd1 Bh4 31. Rd4 a5 32. a3
bxa3 33. Bxa3 Rb5 (33... Rc3 34. Rxd5 Rxh3 35. Rxa5 $16) 34. Red2 Rc3 35. Rxd5
Rxd5 36. Rxd5 Rxh3 37. Rxa5 $14) 30... bxa3 31. Bxa3 Rc3 $1 32. Bb2 (32. Rxd5
Rxh3 33. Ra5 Rc6 34. Bb2 Bf4 $11) 32... Rxd3 33. cxd3 Kf7 {The defender has
started to breath more freely even though the problems are not yet completely
over. The timely sacrifice of the d5-pawn would have promised him sufficient
counterplay.} (33... a5 $5 34. Re7 Bd2 35. Rd7 Bb4 36. Rxd5 Re8 $11) 34. Re6 a5
(34... Re8 35. Rxa6 Re1+ 36. Ka2 Re2 37. Ka3 Re3 38. b4 Rxd3+ 39. Ka4 Rxh3 40.
b5 Rg3 41. b6 Rxg4+ 42. Kb5 $16) 35. Rd6 Re8 36. Rd7+ Kg8 (36... Re7 37. Rxe7+
Kxe7 38. Bc3 $16) 37. Bc3 $1 {An excellent move restoring White's advantage.
The marching b-pawn will be very difficult to stop.} Re3 38. Rxd5 Rxh3 39. Bxa5
Rh4 (39... Rh1+ 40. Kb2 Rh2+ 41. Ka3 Bc1+ 42. Ka4 $14) 40. b4 Rxg4 (40... Bd2
41. Kc2 Be1 42. Kd1 Bc3 (42... Rh1 43. Ke2 Bc3 44. Rc5) 43. Rc5) 41. b5 Be3 42.
Kc2 (42. b6 $2 Bxb6 43. Bxb6 Rb4+ $15) 42... Rg2+ 43. Kb3 Rg1 44. Ka2 Rg2+ 45.
Ka3 $1 Bc1+ {An extremely difficult moment for Naiditsch. His survival chances
after the sacrifice of the bishop for the b-pawn are not huge, but winning
would present White with a precarious task.} (45... h5 46. b6 Bxb6 47. Bxb6 $16
) 46. Kb3 h5 (46... Rb2+ 47. Kc3 h5 48. b6 Kh7 49. Bb4 Rb1 50. Kc4 $1 (50. b7
$2 Bd2+ 51. Kxd2 Rxb4) 50... Bf4 51. Rd4 Bg3 52. b7 $16) 47. b6 h4 48. Bc3 {
The most natural move supporting the advance of the b-pawn.} (48. Bb4 Rb2+ 49.
Kc4 h3 50. Rd8+ Kh7 51. Rd4 Bg5 52. b7 h2 53. b8=Q h1=Q 54. Qe8 $16) 48... h3
49. b7 Bf4 50. Be5 $1 h2 {The game would seem decided after the last flashy
move, but there is still some life in the position.} (50... Bxe5 51. Rxe5 fxe5
52. b8=Q+ Kh7 53. Qb7 (53. Qxe5 h2 54. Qe1 Rg3 $1 55. f6 gxf6 56. Qe4+ Kg7 57.
Qh1 Rxd3+ 58. Kc2 Ra3 59. Kb2 Rg3 60. Qxh2 $18) 53... Rf2 54. Qe4 h2 55. f6+
Kg8 56. Qd5+ Kh7 57. fxg7 Kxg7 58. Qxe5+ $18) 51. b8=Q+ Kh7 52. Bxf4 $1 {
Jakovenko deserves credit for avoiding the euphoria of the "easy win". Black's
counterblow on the dark squares is extraordinarily beautiful!} (52. Rd8 $4 Rb2+
$3 53. Bxb2 Bxb8 $19) 52... h1=Q 53. Rd8 $1 Qd1+ (53... Qb1+ 54. Kc3 Qxb8 55.
Rxb8 Rf2 56. Rb4 $18) 54. Kc4 Rc2+ 55. Kd4 {The white king in the centre seems
to be vulnerable, but it can fall back on help from its pieces.} Qa1+ (55...
Qg1+ 56. Be3 Qg4+ 57. Qf4 $18) 56. Kd5 Qa5+ 57. Ke4 $1 (57. Ke6 $2 Re2+ 58. Kd7
Qd5+ $19) 57... Qe1+ 58. Be3 Qh1+ 59. Kd4 Qa1+ (59... Qh4+ 60. Qf4 $18) 60. Kd5
Qa5+ (60... Qh1+ 61. Ke6 Qc6+ 62. Kf7 Qc7+ 63. Qxc7 Rxc7+ 64. Ke6 $18) 61. Ke4
{A tidier way to escape than the run towards the f7-square.} (61. Ke6 Qa2+ 62.
Ke7 $18) 61... Qa4+ 62. d4 (62. d4 Qc6+ 63. Kf4 Qc7+ 64. Qxc7 Rxc7 65. d5 $18)
1-0

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Black "Loskutov, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. Be2 Bg7 (12... Ng8 $5 13. Qb4 (13.
O-O-O a5 14. a4 Bg7 15. f4 Ngf6 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Bb5+ Nfd7 18. Rhf1 Qc7 19.
Kb1 O-O 20. Bh6 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nd4 Ne5 24. Qg5 {1-0
Konguvel,P-Jaracz,P/Biel 2000/ (43)}) 13... Qc7 14. Na5 Bh6 15. Bf2 Ngf6 16. c4
O-O 17. O-O Rae8 18. Kh1 Bf4 19. Rad1 e4 20. Be1 Nc5 21. Qc3 exf3 22. Bxf3 Nce4
23. Qb4 Be5 24. Qxb7 Qxb7 25. Nxb7 Rb8 26. Na5 Rxb2 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,
S-Tisdall,J/Jakarta 1997/ (40)}) (12... h4 13. Na5 Qc7 14. c4 Nh5 15. O-O-O Nf4
16. Bf1 h3 17. gxh3 Bh6 18. Kb1 Kf8 19. Nb3 Kg7 20. h4 Nh5 21. Bg5 Bxg5 22.
hxg5 Ng3 23. Rg1 Nxf1 24. Rgxf1 Rh4 25. f4 {1-0 Bologan,V-Ashley,M/New York
2000/ (33)}) 13. O-O (13. c4 b6 14. O-O O-O 15. Rab1 Re8 16. Na1 h4 17. Nc2 a5
18. Na3 Nc5 19. Nb5 Qd7 20. b3 Nh5 21. Bd1 f5 22. Bc2 Kh7 23. a3 e4 24. f4 {
1-0 Gadjily,R-Visweswaran,K/Dubai 2002/ (56)}) 13... O-O 14. Na5 {The knight
on a5 will paralyze black's kingside, since b7-b6 is always met with Nc6.} (14.
Kh1 Rc8 15. c4 e4 16. f4 Ng4 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. Rac1 Nf6 19. Nd4 g3 20. h3 Ng4
21. b3 {1-0 Blimke,D-Jaracz,B/Brzeg Dolny 2000/ (37)}) 14... Qc7 15. c4 e4 (
15... b6 16. Nc6 Nb8 17. Nb4 $16) 16. f4 (16. Rae1 exf3 17. Bxf3 Ne5 18. Be2
Rae8 $13) 16... Rfe8 (16... Ng4 $5 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. Rac1 Nc5 19. Nb3 Nd3 20.
Rc2 $14) 17. h3 Nc5 18. b4 Nd3 (18... Ncd7 19. Rac1 $16) 19. f5 $1 {Loskutov
is beeing reprimanded for the early h7-h5, his kingside pawn structure is now
rather vulnerable.} (19. Bxd3 exd3 20. Qxd3 Ne4 21. Rac1 Re7 22. f5 Rae8 23.
fxg6 fxg6 24. c5 Ng3 $14) 19... Nd7 (19... Ne5 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. Nb3 $16) 20.
Rad1 Rac8 (20... N7e5 $1 21. c5 dxc5 (21... Rac8 22. f6 Bf8 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24.
c6 $14) 22. bxc5 gxf5 23. Bxd3 exd3 24. d6 Qd7 25. Bh6 Bf6 $14) 21. Bxd3 exd3
22. Bf4 (22. a3 Ne5 23. Rc1 $14) 22... Qb6+ (22... Ne5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. fxg6
fxg6 25. Qxd3 Qb6+ 26. Kh2 Qxb4 27. Qxg6 Re7 28. Rf5 $1 $18) 23. Kh1 Nf6 (23...
Ne5 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. a3 Kh7 26. c5 Qb5 27. a4 Qxa4 28. Nc4 $18) 24. fxg6 fxg6
25. c5 $1 {[%mdl 128] Excellent positional solution, since white opens
possibility for the d pawn advance and frees the hands of the knight on a5.} (
25. Qxd3 Ne4 (25... Qxb4 26. Bd2 Qa4 27. Qxg6 $18) 26. a3 Nf2+ 27. Rxf2 Qxf2
28. Bxd6 Re1+ 29. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 30. Kh2 Kh7 31. Nxb7 Rf8 $1 $13) 25... dxc5 (25...
Qb5 26. a4 Qxa4 27. Nxb7 Nxd5 28. Nxd6 Nxb4 29. Nxe8 Rxe8 30. c6 Nxc6 31. Qxd3
Rd8 32. Bd6 $16) 26. Qxd3 Qxb4 (26... Kh7 27. Nc4 Qxb4 28. Nd6 c4 29. Qf3 b5
30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. d6 $18) 27. Qxg6 Qxa5 (27... Qe4 28. Qg5 b5 29. Nc6 Nxd5 (
29... c4 30. Be5 Rxc6 31. Bxf6 Rc7 32. d6 Rd7 33. Qxh5 $16) 30. Be5 Rxe5 31.
Nxe5 Qxe5 32. Rf5 Qe6 33. Rfxd5 $16) 28. d6 {The final phase is exciting, but
probably more precise winning continuation was 28.Bh6!?} (28. Bh6 $5 Rc7 29.
Rxf6 Re1+ 30. Kh2 Rxd1 31. Qe8+ Kh7 32. Bxg7 Rxg7 33. Qe4+ Kg8 (33... Kh8 34.
Rh6+ Kg8 35. Qe8#) 34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Rh6+ Rh7 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Rg6#) 28... Nd7 (
28... Qxa2 $5 29. d7 Qf7 30. dxc8=Q Rxc8 31. Qf5 $16) 29. Bh6 Qc3 30. Rf7 Re1+
31. Kh2 Qe5+ (31... Rxd1 32. Rxg7+ $18) 32. Bf4 Nf8 33. Bxe5 (33. Bxe5 Nxg6 34.
Rxg7+ Kf8 35. Rxe1 Nxe5 36. Rh7 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Black "Shanava, Konstantine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Qd2 a5 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 a4 15. Nc1
Qa5 16. Bh3 d5 (16... Bxh3 17. Rxh3 Nb6 18. b3 (18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Ne2 Be7 20.
f4 Rc8 21. Qd3 g6 22. Kd2 Kf8 23. Rah1 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Firman,N-Shneider,A/
Alushta 2002/ (44)}) 18... d5 19. Nd3 Bd6 20. Rd1 d4 21. Bg1 axb3 22. axb3 Rc8
23. Qh2 Qa2 24. Rxh7 Rxh7 25. Qxh7 Rxc2 {0-1 Morovic,D-Shirov,A/Barcelona 2000/
(38)}) 17. exd5 (17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nd3 Bd6 19. exd5 exd5 20. Rh4 e4 21. Bf4
exd3 22. Bxd6 Qb6 23. Qxb4 Qg1+ 24. Kd2 Qxa1 25. Qb7 Rb8 26. Qxd5 Kd8 27. Rc4 {
1-0 De Vreugt,D-L'Ami,E/Amsterdam/2001/ (27)}) 17... Qxd5 18. Qxd5 (18. Bxe6
Qxe6 19. Nd3 Rd8 20. Rh4 Nb6 21. Qe2 Nc4 22. Re4 Be7 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. Bxc5 Nd2
25. Qb5+ Rd7 26. O-O-O f5 27. Re3 {1-0 Crosa,M-Coelho,L/Sao Paulo 2002/ (27)})
18... Bxd5 19. Nd3 Rd8 {Black position is not without dangers as his queenside
pawns are exposed and the location of pieces in the center open to white's
attack.} (19... Bxf3 $2 20. Bxd7+ Ke7 21. Rh4 $18) (19... Bd6 $5 20. O-O-O (20.
Kf2 Rc8 21. Rhc1 (21. Rhd1 Rxc2+ 22. Kg1 Be6 $15) 21... a3 $11) 20... Ra5 (
20... Bxf3 21. Bxd7+ Ke7 22. Bf5 $14) 21. Bxd7+ Kxd7 22. Nc5+ Kc6 23. Rxd5 Bxc5
(23... Kxd5 24. Rd1+ Kc6 25. Rxd6+ Kxd6 26. Nb7+ Kd5 (26... Kc6 27. Nxa5+ Kb5
28. Nb7 Kc6 29. Nc5 $18) 27. Nxa5 Ra8 28. Nb7 a3 29. b3 $16) 24. Rxe5 Bxe3+ 25.
Rxe3 Rxg5 $11) 20. Kf2 Bd6 (20... e4 $2 21. fxe4 Bxe4 22. Rhe1 f5 23. gxf6 Nxf6
24. Bg5 Rd4 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Bf5 $18) 21. Rhd1 Bc6 (21... Nf8 22. Bb6 Rb8 23.
Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxd5 Bxb2 25. Re1+ Ne6 26. Bc5 $16) 22. c3 $1 {[%mdl 32] Opening
of the position is very unpleasant for the defender, as he has yet to complete
his development.} (22. Bd2 Rb8 23. Re1 f6 24. gxf6 gxf6 25. Bf5 $14) 22... bxc3
23. bxc3 e4 (23... Bc7 24. Nb4 Bb7 25. Nd5 $14) 24. Nb4 (24. fxe4 Bxe4 25. Nb2
Be7 $14) 24... Bxb4 (24... Ne5 25. Nxc6 Nxc6 26. Bb6 Rb8 27. Rxd6 Rxb6 28. Ke3
$18) 25. cxb4 Ne5 (25... exf3 26. b5 Bxb5 27. Rab1 Bc6 28. Rd6 Rb8 29. Bxd7+
Ke7 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Bc5 $18) 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8 27. Bb6+ Ke7 (27... Ke8 28. fxe4
h6 29. Rd1 Nd7 30. Bxd7+ Bxd7 31. Rh1 $16) 28. Bc5+ Kd8 (28... Ke8 29. fxe4 h6
30. g6 $1 $16) 29. Bb6+ Ke7 30. fxe4 {White's bishops pair is very strong and
black still needs to get his missing pawn back.} h6 (30... Bxe4 31. Bc5+ Ke8 (
31... Kd8 32. Rd1+ Ke8 33. Bd4 $16) 32. Bd4 f6 (32... Nf3 33. Rc1 $18) 33. gxf6
gxf6 34. Bxe5 fxe5 35. Re1 Rf8+ 36. Kg1 Bg6 37. Rxe5+ $16) 31. Bc5+ Ke8 32. g6
$1 fxg6 (32... Nxg6 33. b5 Bd7 34. Bf5 Ne5 35. Bd4 f6 36. Rd1 $16) (32... Bxe4
33. gxf7+ Kxf7 34. Ke3 Bc6 35. Rf1+ $16) 33. Ke3 Nd7 (33... Bd7 34. Bf1 h5 35.
Rd1 $16) 34. Bd6 Nf6 (34... Bb5 35. Rc1 Kd8 36. Rc7 $16) 35. e5 Ne4 (35... Bd7
36. e6 Bc8 37. Rc1 Ba6 38. Kd4 $18) (35... Nd5+ 36. Kd4 Ne7 37. Rc1 $18) 36.
Bg2 Nxd6 37. Bxc6+ 1-0

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.02.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 {Petursson} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7.
Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 h5 10. O-O-O (10. Nd5 Nxd5 (10... Bxd5 11. exd5 g6
12. Be2 Ng8 13. Qb4 Qc7 14. Na5 Bh6 15. Bf2 Ngf6 16. c4 O-O 17. O-O Rae8 18.
Kh1 Bf4 {Tiviakov,S-Tisdall,J/World Cities 1997/1/2-1/2 (40)}) 11. exd5 Bf5 12.
Be2 g6 13. Na5 Qc7 14. O-O Bg7 {Nijboer,F-Van Wely,L/Hoogovens/1998/}) 10...
Rc8 (10... Qc7 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Qa5 Rc8 14. c3 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4
16. Rhe1 Be7 17. Bg5 O-O 18. Bxf6 Qf4+ 19. Nd2 Qxf6 20. Qb6 Rb8 {Shirov,
A-Ljubojevic,L/Investbanka 1997}) (10... b5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Kb1 (
13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 g6 15. f4 Bh6 16. Rde1 O-O 17. f5 Bxe3+ 18. Rxe3 Qg5 19.
Rf1 Nf6 {0-1 Kasimdzhanov,R-Sadvakasov,D/WchJM U18 1996/ (41)}) 13... Rc8 14.
Bd3 Bxd3 15. cxd3 Be7 16. Na5 Nf6 17. d4 Nxd5 18. dxe5 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 O-O 20.
Nb7 Qc7 21. Nxd6 Bxd6 22. exd6 Qc2+ 23. Ka1 Rfe8 24. Qd4 Re2 {Hachian,
M-Sadvakasov,D/RUS-Cup3 1996/1/2-1/2 (45)}) 11. Kb1 Be7 (11... Qc7 12. Nd5 (12.
g3 Be7 13. h3 b5 14. Qf2 Qb7 15. Na5 Qc7 16. Nb3 Qb7 17. Na5 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Sax,
G-Leko,P/HUN-ch 1997/}) 12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Be7 16.
Nd2 g6 17. c3 b5 18. h4 Qb7 19. Nb3 Bd8 20. Bg5 Nc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. f4 O-O
23. g4 {0-1 Wang Zili-Van Wely,L/ST Lee Cup 4th 1997/ (41)}) 12. Nd5 (12. h3 b5
13. Be2 h4 14. a4 b4 15. Na2 a5 16. Bb5 O-O 17. Nac1 Qc7 18. Qf2 Rb8 19. Qxh4
Rxb5 20. axb5 a4 21. Na1 a3 22. Qe1 axb2 23. Kxb2 d5 {0-1 Porubszky
Angyalosine,M-Bacso,G/HUN-chT 1993/ (37)}) 12... Bxd5 (12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5
14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Bg5 16. Rhe1 O-O 17. g3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qc7 19. c3 Nb6 20.
Qg5 Nc4 21. Nd2 Qb6 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 {0-1 Kovacevic,A-Gelfand,B/Investbanka
Belgrade/1997 (29)}) 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 (14. Qa5 Qc7 15. c3 Bd8 $13) 14...
Qxb6 15. g3 O-O 16. Bh3 Ra8 $6 (16... Rc7 17. Rhe1) 17. Rhe1 a5 $2 {Svidler is
impatient and hopes for a quick counterplay. The problem is weakening of the
white squares.} (17... Rfe8 $14) 18. a4 Qc7 $6 (18... Qb4 $5 19. f4 e4 (19...
Qxa4 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. d6 Rfd8 22. Nc5 Qc6 23. Nd7 $1 Rxd7 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25.
dxe7 Qxe7 $13) 20. Qxb4 (20. Qd4 Bd8) 20... axb4 21. Bf5 (21. a5 Bd8) 21...
Rxa4 22. Bxe4) 19. Bf1 $1 Rfc8 20. Bb5 Bf8 21. f4 $1 {White pieces are clearly
more active and black must be very careful in order to avoid great
disadvantage.} exf4 (21... e4 22. Re2 Qb6 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 g6 25. Nd2 $16)
22. gxf4 Qb6 23. Re2 Ne8 (23... Rc7 24. Rde1 Rac8 25. Qd3 $16) 24. f5 Nc7 $2 {
[%csl Yf6][%cal Ye8c7]} (24... Nf6 25. Rde1 Rc7 26. h3 $14) 25. f6 $1 {Shirov
could have only dreamed about the chance like this. White's attack will be
dangerous, since his pieces can use open g file.} g6 (25... Nxb5 26. fxg7 $1 (
26. axb5 g6 27. Nd4 $16) 26... Bxg7 27. Rg2 Rc4 $1 (27... Nc7 28. Qh6 Ne8 29.
Re1 Kf8 30. Rxg7 $1 Nxg7 31. Qh8#) 28. axb5 $1 (28. Rdg1 Rg4 29. Rxg4 hxg4 30.
Rxg4 Nc7) (28. h3 Nc7 29. Qg5 (29. Rdg1 Ne8 30. Rxg7+ (30. Qh6 $2 Rg4) 30...
Nxg7 31. Qg2 Qxg1+ 32. Qxg1 Rxa4 $13) 29... Ne8 30. Re1 Kf8 31. Rxe8+ Kxe8 32.
Qxg7 Rd8 33. Re2+ Kd7 34. Qxf7+ Kc8 35. Qxh5 Rxa4 $13) 28... Rg4 29. Rxg4 hxg4
30. Qg5 Qxb5 (30... Kf8 31. Qxg4 Be5 32. Nd4) 31. Qxg4 Qe8 32. Nd4 Qe5 33. c3
$18) 26. Bd7 Rd8 27. Be6 $1 {The bishop was already on h3 in the 16th move,
but used quite a different route for landing on the e6 square. Black's king is
now in a hopeless situation.} Re8 (27... fxe6 28. Qg5 (28. dxe6 Nxe6 29. Qd5
Re8 30. Rxe6 Rxe6 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 32. Qf7 $18) 28... Kf7 29. Rg2 Ke8 30. dxe6
Nxe6 31. Qxg6+ Kd7 32. Qf7+ $18 (32. Qf7+ {Petursson} Kc8 33. Qxe6+ Kb8 34. Qd5
$18)) 28. Qg5 (28. Qg5 Bg7 (28... Nxe6 29. dxe6 Kh7 30. e7 Bh6 31. Qd5 Kg8 32.
Rg2 $18) 29. Rg1 (29. Qxg6 Nxe6) 29... Nxe6 30. dxe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 89th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2002.08.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ramesh, Ramachandran B"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2002.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Bd3 b5 13. f4 Qc7 14. h3 Nb6 (
14... h4 15. Rhe1 Bc4 16. Bf2 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 O-O 20.
Nd4 Bf6 21. Nc6 exf4 22. Ne7+ Bxe7 23. Rxe7 Qd8 24. Bxh4 Ne5 25. Rxe5 Qxh4 26.
Re4 a5 27. Qf3 Rfe8 28. Rxf4 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S-Quinn,M/Bratto 1999/ (53)})
15. f5 (15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. g4 (16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 e4 18. Be2 h4 19. Qd4 Qc7
20. Rc1 O-O 21. c4 b4 22. Rhg1 Nd7 23. Qxe4 Bf6 24. g4 Nc5 25. Nxc5 Qxc5 26.
Bd3 g6 {0-1 Bologan,V-Zhang Zhong/Shanghai 2001/ (46)}) 16... b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5
18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bxa6 Bxh1 20. Bxc8 Bf3 21. Re1 O-O 22. Bf5 g6 23. Qd3 {
1-0 Dubiel,J-Jakubowski,T/Zakopane 2000/ (40)}) 15... Bd7 16. Bxb6 {White
hopes to benefit from the weak square d5, but black will get enough
counterplay.} (16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Nd2 Qc7 $11) 16... Qxb6 17. g4 b4
(17... hxg4 $2 18. hxg4 Rg8 (18... Rxh1 19. Rxh1 Nxg4 20. Nd5 Qc6 21. Rh8+ Bf8
22. Qg5 Nf6 23. Qxg7 $18) 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 $14) 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 a5
20. Qe2 (20. Nc1 a4 $15) 20... a4 21. Nd2 a3 $1 22. Ne4 (22. bxa3 bxa3+ 23. Nb3
Qb4 24. Qe1 Rc3 $17) 22... Qd4 23. c3 bxc3 24. Bc2 Qc4 $5 {The endgame with
bishop's pair and active pieces must be very good for black.} (24... Qb4 25. b3
Rc7 $15) 25. Qxc4 Rxc4 26. bxc3 (26. Nxc3 hxg4 27. hxg4 Rxh1 28. Rxh1 Rxg4 $15)
26... Ba4 (26... Rc7 27. Kc1 Bb5 $15) 27. Nd2 Rf4 (27... Bxc2+ 28. Kxc2 Rf4 29.
Kb3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Rxh1 31. Rxh1 Rxg4 32. Rh8+ Kd7 33. Ra8 $11) 28. Rhf1 hxg4 $2
{Rowson had to keep both bishops, now white is out of worts trouble.} (28...
Bb5 29. Rxf4 exf4 30. c4 Ba6 31. Rf1 hxg4 32. hxg4 Rh2 $15) 29. Rxf4 Bxc2+ 30.
Kxc2 exf4 31. hxg4 Bf6 $6 (31... Rh4 32. Rg1 Rh2 33. Rb1 f3 34. Kd3 $11) 32.
Nc4 Kd7 33. Nxa3 Rh3 34. Nb5 Be5 (34... Rg3 35. a4 Rxg4 (35... Kc8 36. Nxd6+
$18) 36. a5 f3 37. a6 Ra4 38. a7 $16) 35. a4 Kc8 36. a5 Kb7 37. Ra1 Ka6 38.
Nc7+ Ka7 (38... Kb7 39. a6+ Kxc7 40. a7 $18) 39. Ra3 {White a pawn is quite
dangerous and black must play ver well to avoid the worst.} f3 40. Nb5+ (40. a6
f2 41. Nb5+ Kb6 42. Ra1 Kxb5 43. a7 Rxc3+ 44. Kd2 Rc8 $19) 40... Ka6 41. Nc7+
Ka7 42. Kd3 f2+ 43. Ke2 Rf3 (43... Bg3 44. Ra1 Kb7 45. Ne8 (45. a6+ Kxc7 46. a7
f1=Q+ 47. Rxf1 Kb7 48. Ra1 Ka8 $19) 45... Ka6 46. Rb1 Kxa5 47. Nxg7 Be5 48. Nh5
$14) 44. Ra1 Bxc3 $2 {The light pieces endgame will prove to be hopeless for
black.} (44... Rf4 45. Rb1 f1=Q+ (45... Rc4 46. Nb5+ Ka6 47. Nxd6) 46. Rxf1
Rxg4 47. Rb1 Rc4 48. Nb5+ Ka6 49. Nxd6 Bxd6 50. Kd3 Rf4 51. Rb6+ Kxa5 52. Rxd6
Rxf5 53. c4 $16) 45. Kxf3 Bxa1 46. Kxf2 Be5 (46... Kb7 47. Nb5 Be5 48. Na3 $18)
47. g5 Bf4 (47... Kb7 48. Ne6 Ka6 49. Nd8 f6 50. g6 Bf4 51. Kf3 Bc1 52. Nf7 Ba3
53. Ng5 Bc1 54. Ne4 Bh6 55. Nxd6 $18) 48. Ne6 $1 {[%mdl 4096] This elegant
move underlines the problems, that black has to fight, white pawns are too
advanced.} Bd2 (48... fxe6 49. f6 gxf6 50. g6 Bh6 51. dxe6 $18) 49. Ke2 Bc1 50.
g6 fxg6 (50... fxe6 51. f6 Bb2 52. f7 $18) 51. fxg6 Bb2 (51... Ka6 52. Nxg7 $18
) 52. Nd8 Ka6 53. Nc6 Bc3 54. Kd3 Be1 (54... Bxa5 55. Nxa5 Kxa5 56. Ke4 Kb4 57.
Kf5 Kc4 58. Ke6 Kc5 59. Kf7 Kxd5 60. Kxg7 Ke4 61. Kf6 d5 62. g7 d4 63. g8=Q $18
) 55. Ke4 Bc3 56. Kf5 Bb2 57. Ke6 Ba3 58. Kf7 Bb2 59. Ne7 Kxa5 60. Nf5 Kb5 61.
Nxg7 Kc5 62. Ne8 Bh8 (62... Kxd5 63. Nf6+ Bxf6 64. Kxf6 $18) 63. Ke6 (63. Ke6
Kd4 64. Kxd6 Kc4 65. Ke6 $18) 1-0

[Event "SVK-ch"]
[Site "Kaskady"]
[Date "2002.06.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2002.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. Kb1 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14.
Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Be2 a5 $5 {Sutovsky is trying to make white's life uncomfortable
with an immediate attack on the queenside.} (15... Bxb3 16. axb3 Rd8 17. Qc3
Nc6 18. Bd3 Rac8 19. Be4 Rd6 20. Bc5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 g6 22. Be3 Bf8 23. h4 {
1-0 Bruzon Bautista,L-Delgado,N/Holguin City 2002/ (34)}) 16. Bb6 (16. Qxd5
Qxc2+ 17. Ka1 Qxe2 18. Qxb7 Nc6 19. Rc1 Qxf3 $17) (16. Nc1 Rd8 17. Nd3 Nc6 $15)
16... Qxb6 (16... Qc6 17. Qxd5 (17. Bxa5 Bxb3 18. cxb3 Rxa5 19. Qxa5 Qc2+ 20.
Ka1 Qxe2 21. Rhe1 Qxf3 22. Qxe5 Nc6 $17) 17... Qxc2+ 18. Ka1 Qxe2 19. Rhe1 Qxh2
$17) 17. Qxd5 Qc7 (17... a4 18. Nd2 a3 19. b3 $11) 18. Bd3 a4 19. Nd2 (19. Qe4
g6 20. Nd2 a3 21. Nc4 Ra4 $1 22. b3 b5 $19) 19... a3 20. Bc4 (20. Nc4 Nc6 (
20... axb2 21. Nxe5 Bf6 22. Nc4 Qc6 23. Qxc6 Rxc6 24. Rhe1 Na6 25. Be4 Rxc4 26.
Bxb7 Rcc8 $11) 21. b3 Rd8 22. Qe4 g6 $15) (20. b3 $2 Qc3 21. Nc4 Rxc4 $19)
20... axb2 (20... Bg5 21. Ne4 Qxc4 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. Nxg5 Nc6 24. b3 Rd4 25. c3
$11) 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22. c3 {Movsesian must carefully avoid all traps, simple
solutions with eating of the b2 pawn promise great play for black.} (22. Bd3
Qa5 23. Qb3 Nc6 24. Nc4 Qc5 25. Nb6 Ra3 26. Qxb2 Rd8 $15) 22... Ra3 23. Bb3 (
23. Kxb2 $2 b5 $1 $19) 23... Qxc3 24. Nc4 (24. Qxe7 Qd3+ 25. Kxb2 Rxb3+ $1 26.
Nxb3 (26. axb3 Rc2+ 27. Ka3 Qa6+ 28. Kb4 Nc6#) 26... Rc2+ 27. Ka3 Qa6+ $19)
24... Nc6 $1 (24... Rxb3 25. axb3 Qxb3 26. Qxe7 Qxc4 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Qxd8+
Qg8 29. Rd1 Nc6 30. Qxg8+ Kxg8 31. Kxb2 $16) 25. Nxb2 (25. Rd7 Rxb3 26. axb3
Nb4 27. Rd2 Ra8 28. Nxb2 Qxd2 $19) (25. Nxa3 Bxa3 26. Qc4 Nd4 27. Qxc3 Rxc3 28.
h4 Rc8 29. Rhe1 b5 30. g5 g6 $19) 25... e4 $1 26. Rc1 (26. fxe4 Bf6 27. e5 Qxe5
28. Nc4 Qa1+ 29. Kc2 Qc3+ 30. Kb1 Rxa2 31. Bxa2 Nb4 $19) 26... Qxf3 27. Qe6 $2
{This aggressive move probably seals the fate for white, the paradoxal
solution with queens exchange was still keeping chances equal.} (27. Qxf3 $1
exf3 28. Nc4 Ra6 (28... Rxb3+ 29. axb3 Rf8 30. Rhf1 $13) 29. Ne5 $1 g6 (29...
Rf8 30. Nf7+ Rxf7 31. Bxf7 $14) 30. Rhf1 $11) 27... Rf8 28. Bd5 Bf6 (28... Nb4
29. Bxe4 Qf6 30. Qxf6 (30. Bd5 Nxd5 31. Qxd5 Qg6+ 32. Rc2 Rc3 33. Rhc1 Bg5 $19)
30... Bxf6 31. g5 Bxg5 $17) 29. Bxe4 (29. Qxe4 Rxa2 $3 30. Kxa2 Ra8+ 31. Na4 (
31. Kb1 Ra1+ $1 32. Kc2 (32. Kxa1 Qa3+ 33. Kb1 Qxb2#) 32... Qc3+ 33. Kd1 Qxc1+
$19) 31... Qxe4 32. Bxe4 Rxa4+ $19) 29... Rxa2 $3 {[%mdl 128] Great
combination and a nasty surpise for white, suddenly his king remains naked in
the cold.} 30. Rc2 $8 (30. Kxa2 Ra8+ 31. Kb1 Qa3 32. Nd3 Qa1+ 33. Kc2 Nd4+ 34.
Kd1 Qa4+ $19) (30. Qxa2 Qxe4+ 31. Ka1 Bxb2+ 32. Kxb2 (32. Qxb2 Ra8+ $19) 32...
Rf2+ $19) 30... Rxb2+ 31. Rxb2 Qa3 32. Qb3 (32. Ra2 Qb4+ 33. Kc1 Bg5+ 34. Kd1
Qd4+ 35. Kc2 Nb4+ $19) 32... Bxb2 33. Qxb2 Qe3 34. Bc2 (34. Bxc6 bxc6 35. Rd1
Qe4+ 36. Qc2 Rb8+ 37. Kc1 Qxg4 $19) 34... Nd4 35. Rd1 (35. Qb4 Qf3 36. Rc1 Nxc2
37. Rxc2 Ra8 $17) 35... Nxc2 36. Qxc2 Qb6+ {There are still some technical
difficulties on the road to victory, but black plays very carefully.} 37. Kc1
Qe6 38. Qa4 Qh6+ 39. Kb1 Qxh2 40. Qb4 Ra8 41. Qxb7 Rb8 42. Kc1 Qf4+ 43. Kc2
Qc4+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 09th Group1"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2002.05.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Makarov, Marat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tyumen Gazovik"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Transsib"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Qd2 a5 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 a4 15. Nc1
Qa5 16. f4 exf4 $6 {Very dubious idea of giving up the center for the
immediate counterplay, black has much better alternative in 16...g6!} (16... g6
$1 17. Nd3 (17. Bg2 Bg7 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Bxa8 (20. O-O e4 21. Qxd6
Be5 22. Qc6 Ra6 23. Qc8+ Ke7 24. Qc4 {1-0 Zakurdjaeva,I-Batsiashvili,N/Baku/
2002/ (39)}) 20... Qxa8 21. O-O Bh3 22. Rf2 d5 23. Qe2 Be6 24. Bd2 e4 25. Bxb4
Bxb2 26. Rb1 Be5 {0-1 Zakurdjaeva,I-Dzagnidze,N/Baku/2002/ (35)}) 17... Bg7 18.
a3 bxa3 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 20. Rxa3 O-O (20... f5 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Bg2 O-O 23. fxe5
Ng4 24. Bd2 Rb5 25. exd6 Bxb2 26. Rxa4 {1-0 Nijboer,F-Sadvakasov,D/Amsterdam
2002/ (42)}) (20... d5 21. Bg2 d4 22. Bd2 Ra7 23. Bb4 Bf8 24. b3 Bxb4+ 25. Nxb4
Nb6 26. O-O O-O 27. fxe5 Rd7 28. Rd1 axb3 29. cxb3 Rc8 {0-1 Paehtz,T-Fressinet,
L/Cappelle la Grande 2001/ (52)}) 21. Bg2 Rc8 22. Kd2 exf4 23. gxf4 Rb5 24. Rb1
Nb6 25. Bxb6 Rxb6 26. Bf3 h6 {0-1 Nijboer,F-L'Ami,E/Dieren 2002/ (43)}) (16...
Nb6 17. f5 Nc4 18. Qf2 b3+ 19. c3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bd7 21. axb3 d5 22. b4 Bxb4 23.
Nb3 Qd8 24. exd5 O-O 25. Nd2 Be7 26. f6 gxf6 27. Qe4 {1-0 Smirnov,P-Yandarbiev,
R/Samara 2002/ (27)}) 17. gxf4 d5 18. f5 (18. Ne2 dxe4 19. Nd4 Bc5 20. Nxe6
fxe6 21. O-O-O O-O-O 22. Bc4 Qb6 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Qe2 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 {
0-1 Blehm,P-Bobras,P/Warsaw 2002/ (36)}) (18. Bg2 Nb6 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. exd5
Bg4 21. Nd3 Bc5 22. Bh3 Bxh3 23. Rxh3 O-O 24. Ne5 b3 25. Qd3 {1-0 Alonso,
S-Calaf Rellver,G/Sitges 2001/ (29)}) 18... Ne5 19. Qf2 b3+ (19... Ng4 20. Qf4
Nxe3 21. fxe6 Qa7 22. exf7+ Kd8 23. g6 Nxc2+ 24. Kd2 b3 25. Nd3 h6 26. Rh5 {
1-0 Rodriguez Guerrero,E-Herrera,I/Mancha Real 2002/ (35)}) 20. Bd2 (20. c3 Ng4
21. Qf4 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 $16) 20... Bb4 21. c3 (21. fxe6 $2 Bxd2+ $19) 21... a3 {
[%mdl 4] Black has obviously overstretched his forces, but this active move
leads at least to very attractive complications.} (21... Bc5 22. Qg2 (22. Qg3
dxe4 23. fxe6 Nf3+ 24. Ke2 O-O-O $17) 22... Bd7 (22... dxe4 23. Qxe4 $18) 23.
axb3 dxe4 24. b4 $18) 22. axb3 (22. cxb4 axb2 23. bxa5 bxa1=Q 24. fxe6 O-O (
24... b2 25. exf7+ Nxf7 26. Bb5+ Ke7 27. Qc5+ $18) 25. Qf5 g6 26. Qh3 h5 27.
axb3 $18) (22. bxa3 $2 Bc5 23. Qg3 b2 $13) 22... axb2 (22... Ng4 23. Qe2 axb2
24. Rxa5 Bxa5 25. fxe6 b1=Q 26. Qb5+ Kf8 27. Bd3 Qa1 28. Qd7 $18) 23. Rxa5 Bxa5
(23... Rxa5 24. cxb4 b1=Q (24... Ra1 25. Qf4 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 b1=Q 27. fxe6 $18)
25. Qf4 Qxe4+ 26. Qxe4 dxe4 27. bxa5 $18) 24. fxe6 b1=Q (24... fxe6 25. Bb5+
Kd8 26. Qc5 b1=Q 27. Qd6+ Kc8 28. Qxe6+ Kc7 29. Qxe5+ Kb6 30. Qd6+ Kxb5 31. c4+
$18) 25. Bb5+ {Makarov will go under for an understandable reason, that his
king is simply too vulnerable.} Kf8 (25... Kd8 26. e7+ Kxe7 27. Qc5+ Kd8 28.
Qxd5+ Kc7 29. Qxe5+ $18) 26. Qc5+ Kg8 27. Qxd5 (27. Qxd5 Rc8 28. exf7+ Nxf7 29.
Rf1 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. Na5 Rc8 15.
Nd5 {White is more or less forced to justify his knight move to a5 with a pawn
sacrifice.} (15. Nb7 Qc7 16. Na5 Rfe8 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxa5
20. Bd3 g6 21. c4 Nf4 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Rhe1 Rc5 24. Qd4 Rxg5 25. Qxf4 b4 26.
Be4 Kg7 27. Bc6 Rg2 28. Bxe8 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 (63) Szelag,M (2461)-Jakubowski,K 
(2508) Dzwirzyno 2004} 29. Rxd6 $16) 15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18.
c4 {[%mdl 4] It seems very logical to exploit the misplaced nature of the
black pieces on a5 and h5.The downside of the operation lies in the fact, that
White is weakening the paan cover of his king on the queenside.} (18. Bh3 Rc4
19. Bg4 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Rxf4 21. Qb7 Bxg5 22. Rxd6 e4 23. Qd5 Bf6 $17 {0-1 (35)
Moradi,B (2195)-Darini,P (2527) Hamedan 2016}) 18... Nf4 (18... Rb8 19. Bd3 g6
20. h4 (20. Rc1 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. cxb5 axb5 23. h4 Ra8 24. Bxb5 Rab8 25. a4
Rbc8 26. h5 Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Qd8 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Bd3 {1-0 (29) Ponomariov,R 
(2721)-Almagro Mazariegos,S (2311) Villarrobledo 2006}) 20... Qb4 21. Bd2 Qc5
22. Qxc5 dxc5 23. Rhe1 f6 24. f4 Rbd8 25. Ba5 Rd4 26. fxe5 fxg5 27. cxb5 Nf4
28. Bf1 axb5 $11 {1-0 (49) Sokolov,A (2580)-King,D (2535) Switzerland 1997})
19. Bxf4 exf4 20. cxb5 {Good old Nimzowitsch insisted that often the threat is
stronger than its execution. The slightly more challenging move 20.h4 has to
be treated with care, but the chances would remain balanced.} (20. h4 Qa4 (
20... Rc5 21. Qd4 Rd8 (21... bxc4 22. Bxc4 Rfc8 23. Bb3 Bf8 24. Qxf4 Rf5 25.
Qe4 Rcc5 26. Qa8 Qc7 27. Qxa6 Rxf3 {1-0 (31) Guennigmann,M (2133)-Antipov,M 
(2208) Moscow 2009} 28. Rhf1 $16) 22. Qxf4 d5 $11) 21. b3 Qb4 22. Bd3 bxc4 23.
Qe4 g6 24. Bxc4 Qc3 25. Rc1 Qe5 26. Rhe1 Rfe8 27. Qxe5 dxe5 28. Rxe5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 (47) Kryvoruchko,Y (2693)-Van Wely,L (2674) Monzon 2016}) (20. Bd3 g6
21. cxb5 axb5 22. h4 Rc5 23. Qe4 Ra8 24. a3 Bf8 25. Qxf4 Bg7 26. Qb4 Qb6 27.
Be4 Ra4 28. Qb3 $11 {1-0 (35) Predein,V (2386)-Ivanov,S (2003) Izhevsk 2014})
20... axb5 21. h4 {Very few players would be brave enough to contemplate
taking on b5 as it opens up access to the white king.} (21. Qxb5 $6 Qc7 22. Bd3
Rb8 23. Qc4 Qb6 24. b3 Bxg5 $15) 21... Rc5 22. Qb3 {Leko prefers a cautious
retreat as the ctralisation of the queen loses control of the a2-square.} (22.
Qd4 Ra8 23. a3 Qa7 24. Bd3 b4 $17) 22... d5 23. Be2 (23. Rh2 Rfc8 24. a3 $11)
23... Rd8 {In our times the computer knows best and indeed the suggestion of
improvement with 23...b4! could indeed create some problems for White.} (23...
b4 $1 24. Rhe1 Rfc8 25. Bd3 Bf8 $15) 24. Rd4 Qb6 (24... Qc7 25. Bxb5 f6 $1 $11)
25. Rhd1 h6 {Giri manages to activate his kingside and compensate for the
pressure against his pawns on b5 and d5.} 26. Rxf4 (26. Rxd5 $2 Qg6+ $1 27.
R5d3 hxg5 $15) 26... hxg5 27. hxg5 Bxg5 28. Rb4 Rdc8 {Silicon engine brain
prefers ...Qc7, but Black is doing fine with normal active moves.} (28... Qc7
29. a3 g6 30. Bxb5 Qh2 $11) 29. a3 Rc1+ 30. Ka2 Qf2 31. Bxb5 Rxd1 {Black has
missed the most exact move with 31...Be7, but the fight terminated with a draw
by agreement just after 30 move rule.} (31... Be7 $142 $1 32. Bd7 Bxb4 33. Bxc8
Rxd1 34. Qxd1 Bxa3 35. Kxa3 Qa7+ $11) (31... Rxd1 32. Qxd1 Rd8 33. Bd3 $14)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. g5 Nh5 12. O-O-O b5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 f5 {
This line is remarkable in it´s nature. Black has next to no firepower on
light squares, but his counterplay will be build around the dark ones.} 15.
gxf6 Bxf6 16. Na5 Nf4 17. Nc6 (17. Kb1 Nb6 18. c4 bxc4 19. Qb4 Nd7 20. Nc6 Qc7
21. Qxc4 Rfc8 22. h4 Kh8 23. Qe4 Nxd5 24. Bd3 Nf8 25. Qxd5 Qxc6 26. Qxc6 Rxc6
27. Be4 $16 {1-0 Arakhamia Grant,K (2452)-Vajda,S (2391)/Chisinau 2005 (48)}) (
17. c4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Ng2 19. Qxg2 Qxa5 20. Kb1 Rab8 21. Qd2 Qd8 22. b3 a5 $11 {
1-0 Zontakh,A (2543)-Purtov,A (2404)/St Petersburg 2005 (58)}) 17... Qc7 18. c4
$5 $146 {Novelty and the whole concept is aimed against the counterplay with
Nb6.} (18. Bd3 Nb6 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Rhg1 Kh8 (20... Nxd3+ 21. Qxd3 Bh4 (21...
Rf7 22. Rg4 Raf8 23. Rf1 g6 24. Kb1 Bg7 25. a4 bxa4 26. Rb4 Qc5 27. Rxa4 $14 {
0-1 Vovk,Y (2421)-Areshchenko,A (2660)/Evpatoria 2006 (52)}) 22. Kb1 Rf4 23.
Qf1 Qc7 24. Qh3 Re8 25. Rg4 Bf6 $11 {1/2 Kryvoruchko,Y (2474)-Bindrich,F (2326)
/Deizisau 2005 (78)}) 21. Be4 b4 22. Kb1 a5 23. Rg4 Rf7 24. Rdg1 Nh3 25. Rf1
Nf4 {1/2 Mutschnik,I (2410)-Bindrich,F (2326)/Deizisau 2005}) (18. Kb1 Nb6 19.
Bxf4 exf4 20. c3 Rae8 21. Rg1 Re3 22. Rg4 Rxf3 23. Bd3 Qf7 24. Rxf4 Rxf4 25.
Qxf4 Qh5 $11 {1/2 Bologan,V (2666)-Efimenko,Z (2648)/Sochi 2006 (39)}) 18...
Nb8 (18... Nb6 $2 19. Qa5 $16) (18... bxc4 19. Bxc4 a5 $5) 19. Qa5 Rc8 $2 {
Indirectly Ponomariov is admitting, that Black has serious problems. The only
chance for real resistance must be connected with the retreat of the black
queen.} (19... Qb7 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Qxb5 Qxb5 (21... Qf7 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Bh3
$14) 22. Bxb5 Rxa2 23. Kb1 Ra8 24. Rc1 Nd7 $13) 20. Kb1 (20. Qxc7 $5 Rxc7 21.
Kb1 $14) 20... bxc4 {The choices were already pretty rotten for the second
player.} (20... Nxc6 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. dxc6 Rxc6 (22... Rb8 23. cxb5 axb5 24.
Rxd6 $16) 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Bxb5 $16) (20... Qb7 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Qxb5 Qd7 23.
Qc4 $16) 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Bxc4 Kf8 (22... Nxc6 23. dxc6+ d5 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25.
Bxd5+ Kf8 26. Bb6 Rac8 27. Bxc7 Rxc7 28. Kc2 $16) 23. Na5 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Very
fine move clearly underlining the fact, that the black queenside pieces are
under lot of pressure.} (23. Bb3 Nxc6 24. dxc6 Ke7 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Rhe1+ Be5
27. Bd5 $16) 23... Nd7 24. Rc1 Bg5 (24... Rac8 25. Bxa6 (25. b4 $5 $16) 25...
Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Nxd5 28. Nc6 $16) 25. h4 Bh6 26. Bb3 Rac8 27. Rc6
$1 Ne2 {Ponomariov must have agonized about the most promissing line of
resistance, the tactics with 27...Nxd5 was not exactly encouraging.} (27...
Nxd5 28. Bxh6 Rxc6 29. Nxc6 N7f6 (29... Rxc6 $2 30. Bxd5 Rc5 31. Be6 $18) (
29... N5f6 30. Bxg7+ $1 Kxg7 31. Ne7 Rd8 32. Nf5+ Kf8 33. Nxd6 $16) 30. Na5 (
30. Nxe5 gxh6 31. Nc4 $16) 30... gxh6 31. Rd1 Rc5 32. Nb7 Rb5 33. Nxd6 $16) 28.
Bxh6 gxh6 29. Bc4 (29. Rxd6 $4 Rc1+ $19) 29... Nd4 30. Bxa6 $5 {Reportedly
Svidler have played this move pretty quickly and it is hard to tell how much
he had calculated or felt.} (30. Rxd6 Ke7 31. Rxh6 Rxc4 32. Nxc4 Rxc4 33. Rxh7+
Kd6 34. Rf7 $16) 30... Nxc6 31. dxc6 Rxc6 (31... Ra8 32. cxd7 Ke7 (32... Rxd7
33. Bb5 $18) 33. Bc8 $1 Rxa5 34. Rg1 Rac5 $1 (34... Rxd7 35. Rg7+ Kd8 36. Bxd7
Ra7 37. Rg8+ $18) 35. Rg7+ Kf6 36. d8=Q+ Kxg7 37. a4 Rxc8 38. Qxd6 $18) 32.
Nxc6 Rxc6 33. Bb5 Rc7 34. Rc1 $1 {This is the position Peter was striving for,
nominally the position is equal but the white bishop and two passed pawns
promise a huge advantage with no risk.} Nc5 (34... Rxc1+ 35. Kxc1 Nc5 36. Kd2
$16) 35. Bc4 (35. b4 $2 Rb7 36. a4 Nxa4 $1 $19) 35... e4 (35... Ke7 36. b4 Rb7
37. a3 Ne6 38. Bd5 $16) 36. b4 $1 Rb7 37. a3 exf3 38. Rf1 Na4 39. Rxf3+ Kg7 40.
Bb3 Nb6 41. Kb2 {Ponomariov has no arguments for preventing the advance of the
white queenside pawns.} Re7 42. a4 Re4 43. Ka3 (43. Ka3 Rxh4 (43... Nc4+ 44.
Bxc4 Rxc4 45. a5 Rc1 46. Ka4 Ra1+ 47. Kb5 d5 48. a6 $18) 44. a5 Nc4+ 45. Ka4
Nd2 46. a6 Nxf3 47. a7 Rh1 48. Ka3 Ra1+ 49. Ba2 $18) 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 59th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2002.05.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Blehm, Pawel"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2002.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. O-O e6 15.
Nde2 Qe7 16. Na4 Ne5 17. Nb6 Rd8 18. Bd4 Bc6 19. c4 Rg8 20. Nc3 g4 21. f4 $1 h4
22. Re1 {[%mdl 4] Leaving the black knight on e5 was not a very clever idea,
since white could have strived for great advantage with the timely jump of the
own knight to d5 in quite a few lines.} (22. fxe5 $5 dxe5 23. Nbd5 $1 exd5 (
23... Bxd5 24. Bb6 $1 Bxc4 25. Bxd8 Qc5+ 26. Kh1 Bxf1 27. Qxf1 Kxd8 28. Qxf7
$18) (23... exd4 24. Nxe7 dxc3 25. Qxd8+ Kxd8 26. Nxg8 $18) 24. Bb6 Rc8 25.
exd5 Bd7 26. Ne4 Rxc4 27. Bc5 Rxc5 28. d6 Qd8 29. Nxc5 $16) (22. b4 Nd7 23.
Nxd7 Qxd7 24. Bxg7 Rxg7 25. Qd4 Rg8 26. Rad1 $14) 22... g3 23. h3 (23. fxe5
dxe5 24. Nbd5 exd5 25. exd5 gxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Qg5 27. Qf3 $14) 23... Kf8 24. b4 (
24. fxe5 $1 dxe5 25. Nbd5 exd5 26. exd5 Bd7 27. Qb3 $16) 24... Ng6 25. f5 (25.
b5 $1 Bxd4+ 26. Qxd4 Be8 (26... e5 27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Qe3 axb5 29. cxb5 $16) 27.
Rad1 $14) 25... Nf4 26. Rf1 (26. Bxg7+ Rxg7 27. Qf3 Qf6 $1 (27... Qc7 28. Qxf4
Qxb6+ 29. Kh1 Qxb4 30. Qxh4 Rc8 31. Qh8+ Rg8 32. Qh6+ Ke8 33. Nd5 $16) 28. b5
Qd4+ 29. Qe3 Qxe3+ 30. Rxe3 Be8 $11) 26... Be5 27. b5 (27. fxe6 $1 Nxe6 (27...
fxe6 28. Ne2 $16) 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Nbd5 Qg5 30. Rf5 $14) 27... Qf6 (27... Be8)
28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Qf3 Qe7 $2 {Kempinski is full of optimism, but his position
is not so rosy despite the cramped location of the white's king.} (29... axb5
30. cxb5 Be8 $11) 30. bxc6 (30. Qe3 Rd3 $17) 30... Qc5+ (30... Rd3 $2 31. Nd7+
Ke8 32. cxb7 Kxd7 33. Rad1 $18) 31. Kh1 Qxb6 32. fxe6 (32. cxb7 $1 Qxb7 (32...
Rd3 33. Rfb1 $18) 33. fxe6 $16) 32... bxc6 33. Rab1 (33. Rad1 Rg6 34. Na4 Qc7
35. Qa3+ Kg7 36. exf7 Kxf7 37. Nc3 $14) 33... Qa7 34. Rbd1 (34. exf7 Rg7 35.
Rbd1 Rxd1 36. Qxd1 Qd4 $1 $17) 34... Rxd1 35. Qxd1 Qe7 (35... fxe6 $2 36. Qd6+
Ke8 37. Qxe5 $18) 36. Qd2 $2 {The last serious mistake as white queen is not
doing anything useful on d2 and black can use his tactical prowess.} (36. exf7
Rg6 37. Qb3 $1 Rf6 38. Qb8+ Kxf7 39. Qh8 Nd3 $11) 36... Rg6 37. exf7 Nxh3 $1
38. Nd1 (38. gxh3 g2+ 39. Qxg2 Rxg2 40. Kxg2 Qg5+ 41. Kh1 Qe3 $19) 38... Nf4
39. Ne3 h3 40. Kg1 (40. Rf3 Rd6 $1 (40... hxg2+ 41. Nxg2 Rh6+ 42. Kg1 Nh3+ 43.
Kf1 Ng5 44. Rf5 $17) 41. Qb2 hxg2+ 42. Kg1 Qh4 $19) 40... hxg2 41. Rxf4 (41.
Nxg2 Nh3+ 42. Kh1 Nf2+ 43. Kg1 Rf6 $19) 41... exf4 42. Nf5 Qxe4 43. Qd8+ Kxf7
44. Nd6+ Rxd6 45. Qxd6 Qxc4 0-1

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.10.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nb6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 (12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Rc8 14.
Na5 Nxd5 (14... Qc7 15. Bh3 Ra8 16. Bg4 g6 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. O-O-O Bg7 19. Bxb6
Qxb6 20. Rde1 O-O {0-1 Fierro Baquero,M-Buervenich,S/WchJW-U20/1994/ (35)}) 15.
Nb7 Nxe3 16. Nxd8 Nxc2+ 17. Kd1 Nxa1 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Qd5+ Ke8 20. Qb7 Rd8 21.
Qxa6 Be7 22. Bxb5+ {1-0 Garcia Carbo,M-Gallego,V/Pontevedra2/1992/ (30)}) 13.
exd5 Bd7 14. Na5 (14. Rg1 Be7 15. O-O-O O-O 16. Nc5 Bf5 17. Ne4 Rc8 18. h4 Qd7
19. Bd3 Rc7 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Rc4 23. Rde1 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 {
1-0 Ionica,I-Iwaniuk,D/EU-chJW U16/1996/ (29)}) 14... Rc8 (14... Be7 15. O-O-O
O-O 16. Rg1 (16. Bd3 f5 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18. Be4 g6 19. Rdg1 Bg7 20. h4 Bf5 {
0-1 Dolgener,T-Armas,I/Dortmund op/1988/ (42)}) 16... Qc7 17. Kb1 g6 18. h4
Rab8 19. Be2 b4 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 Qxc6 22. f4 Nxf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Qxf4
Rfc8 25. Bd3 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 Lukin,A-Spassov,L/Plovdiv/1984/ (39)}) 15. O-O-O Be7
16. Kb1 O-O 17. c4 $1 {Both knights are at the edge, but white is supporting
pawn break and also aims at sensitive square c6. Black one is more displaced
and has much less future.} Nf4 (17... bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nf4 19. h4 $14) 18. h4 Re8
19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Nc6 Qb6 (20... Bxc6 21. dxc6 Rxc6 (21... bxc4 $2 22. Bxc4
Rxc6 23. Bxf7+ $1) 22. cxb5 Rb6 23. bxa6 $16) 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Qxf4 $1 (22.
Nxe7+ $6 Rxe7 23. Qxf4 Re5 $44) 22... Bxc6 23. dxc6 Rxc6 24. Bd3 {[%mdl 128]
The whole difference for players lays in the position of their bishops. White
is ready to attack on the kingside while black needs many moves just to create
any threat on the opposite part of the board.} Rc5 (24... g6 $2 25. h5 $1 d5 (
25... Rf8 26. hxg6 fxg6 27. Qh4 h5 28. Qe4 $18) 26. hxg6 fxg6 27. Rxh7 $18) 25.
Rhe1 (25. Bxh7+ $5 Kxh7 26. Qxf7 Qd8 27. Rhe1 d5 $2 (27... Qd7 28. Re6 Kh8 29.
h5 Rf8 30. Qxe7 Qxe7 31. Rxe7 Rxg5 32. Rxd6 $16) 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. g6 $18) 25...
Qc7 26. Qe4 (26. Bxh7+ $5 Kxh7 27. Qxf7 Qd7 28. Re6 Kh8 29. h5 $16) 26... g6
27. f4 Qd7 (27... d5 28. Qe3 b4 29. h5 $40) 28. h5 Rcc8 (28... d5 29. Qe2 b4
30. hxg6 fxg6 31. f5 gxf5 32. Qh5 $16) 29. Qd5 Rc5 30. Qe4 Rcc8 31. hxg6 hxg6 (
31... fxg6 $2 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. Bxb5 $18) 32. f5 $1 {If white succeeds in
opening the kings protection his task will be much easier.} (32. Qd4 Bf8 33.
Rxe8 Rxe8 34. Qd5 Qe6 35. Qxb5 $16) 32... Bxg5 (32... Qxf5 $2 33. Qxf5 gxf5 34.
Bxb5 $18) 33. Qg2 Rxe1 34. Rxe1 Qe7 35. Qg1 $1 (35. Rxe7 $4 Rc1#) 35... Qf6 36.
Rf1 Qe7 (36... Qd8 37. fxg6 fxg6 38. Bxg6 Rc7 39. Bf5 $16) 37. Re1 $138 (37.
fxg6 $16) 37... Qf6 38. Rf1 Qe7 39. fxg6 fxg6 40. Bxg6 {The material balance
is restored, but only one king fools around naked.} Kg7 (40... Rf8 41. Re1 Qf6
42. Bd3 b4 43. Qg4 $18) 41. Bf5 (41. Rf7+ Qxf7 42. Bxf7 Rc1+ 43. Qxc1 Bxc1 44.
Be8 $14) 41... Rf8 (41... Rc5 42. Qh1 Kg8 43. Bc2 $18) 42. Qg4 Qe3 (42... Qf6
43. Bd3 Qxf1+ 44. Bxf1 Rxf1+ 45. Kc2 $18) 43. a3 Rh8 44. Bc2 (44. Bc2 Rf8 45.
Rg1 Kh6 46. Rh1+ Kg7 47. Qd7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "ARM-ROW m"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.06.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.06.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rest of the World"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f3 b5 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Qf2 Nfd7 12. f4 Rc8 13. f5 Bc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 {
Gelfand doesn't want to lose control of the d5 square.} (14... bxc4 15. Nd2 Be7
16. h4 $14) (14... Nxc4 15. Nd5 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. g4 Qe7 18. g5 Qc7 19.
Rhe1 Be7 20. f6 $14) 15. Qd2 Qc8 (15... Rc8 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Rhe1 b4 18. Nd5
Nxd5 19. exd5 Be7 20. Bxe7 Kxe7 $11) 16. Na5 Rc7 17. g4 Be7 (17... b4 18. Nd5
Nxd5 19. exd5 Be7 20. Kb1 $14) 18. g5 Rxc3 $6 {This sacrifice is going too far
as black doesn't have enough attacking pieces on the queenside and also his
development is not finished yet.} (18... b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 f6 21. h4 $14
) 19. Qxc3 (19. bxc3 Na4 20. c4 Ndc5 $14) 19... Qxc3 20. bxc3 d5 (20... Na4 21.
Nb7 $1 d5 (21... Nxc3 22. Nxd6+ Kf8 23. Rd3 Nxa2+ 24. Kb2 Nb4 25. Rc3 $18) 22.
Rxd5 Nxc3 23. Nd6+ Bxd6 24. Rxd6 $18) 21. exd5 Ba3+ 22. Kb1 $1 (22. Kd2 Nxd5
23. Nb7 Ke7 24. Rhe1 Rc8 $44) 22... Na4 23. c4 (23. Bd2 Ndb6 24. c4 Nxc4 25.
Nxc4 bxc4 26. c3 Kd7 27. Kc2 Kd6 28. Rhf1 $16) 23... Nc3+ 24. Ka1 Bb4 (24...
Nxd1 25. Rxd1 g6 26. cxb5 axb5 27. Rd3 $16) 25. Nc6 Nxd1 26. Rxd1 Bc3+ 27. Kb1
bxc4 28. Rg1 h5 {Despite material balance black is in great trouble, since
with c4 pawn he would lose the house. The bishop on c3 is rather vulnerable.} (
28... g6 29. Rg4 gxf5 30. Rxc4 $18) 29. a4 (29. Kc1 $5 Rh7 30. Bf2 $16) 29...
e4 (29... O-O 30. Ka2 e4 31. Rb1 Ne5 32. Rb6 $16) 30. Ka2 Ne5 31. Rb1 Kd7 (
31... Nxc6 32. dxc6 Be5 (32... O-O 33. Bf4 Ba5 34. c7 e3 35. Bd6 $18) 33. h3
O-O 34. Rb4 $16) 32. Rb6 $6 {Both players have missed the great tactical shot
32.Bd2! with an immediate solution.} (32. Bd2 $1 Bxd2 (32... Nxc6 33. dxc6+
Kxc6 34. Bxc3 $18) 33. Nxe5+ Kc7 (33... Ke7 34. Rb7+ $18) (33... Kc8 34. Nxf7
Rf8 35. Nd6+ Kd7 36. Nxe4 $18) 34. d6+ Kc8 35. Rb6 $18) 32... Rc8 33. Nb8+ Ke8
(33... Kc7 34. Nxa6+ Kd8 35. Nc5 $18) 34. h3 Nd7 (34... a5 35. Rb7 Rd8 36. Na6
Bb4 37. Bb6 Rd6 38. Rb8+ Kd7 39. c3 Bxc3 40. Nc5+ Ke7 41. f6+ gxf6 42. gxf6+
$18) 35. Nxd7 Kxd7 36. Rxa6 Rb8 (36... Be5 37. g6 fxg6 38. fxg6 Rf8 39. Re6 $18
) 37. Rc6 Rc8 38. Rxc8 Kxc8 39. Kb1 $1 {Once again a very good move since
white king has to fight his way into the center.} g6 (39... Kd7 40. Bf4 Bb4 41.
Kc1 Bd6 42. Bxd6 Kxd6 43. Kd2 Kxd5 44. Ke3 $18) 40. fxg6 fxg6 41. Kc1 Kd7 42.
Bf4 Ba5 43. Kd1 c3 44. Ke2 Bb6 45. Be5 Ke7 46. Bxc3 Kd6 47. a5 Bc5 48. Bd2 Kxd5
49. Be3 Be7 50. a6 Kc6 51. a7 Kb7 52. Kd2 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. Kb1
a4 16. Nbc1 exf4 (16... b3 17. f5 bxa2+ 18. Ka1 Bc4 19. Nc3 Rc8 20. h4 Kh8 21.
h5 a3 22. b3 Bxf1 23. Rhxf1 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Bxg5 25. Nxa2 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Qc7 {
1-0 Bruzon Bautista,L-Vera,R/Havana 2003/ (38)}) 17. Nxf4 (17. Bxf4 Nc5 (17...
b3 18. Nd4 bxa2+ 19. Nxa2 Nc5 20. Bg2 Qd7 21. Nb4 Rb8 22. Ndc6 Rb6 23. e5 d5
24. Bxd5 Nc7 25. Bf3 {1-0 Perez,R-Adla,D/Pontevedra 2003/ (34)}) 18. Qe3 (18.
Bg2 b3 19. cxb3 axb3 20. a3 d5 21. Nd4 Nd6 22. exd5 Bg4 23. Rde1 Qd7 24. Qb4
Bf5+ 25. Ka1 Rfb8 26. Qxc5 Nc4 {0-1 Svidler,P-Vallejo Pons,F/Monaco 2004/ (30)}
) 18... b3 19. cxb3 axb3 20. a3 Qc8 21. Nd4 d5 22. Ncxb3 Nxe4 23. Rc1 Qd7 24.
Bb5 Qa7 25. Bc6 Rd8 26. h4 {1-0 Kalezic,B-Djukanovic,S/Bijelo Polje 2004/ (44)}
) 17... Bxg5 18. Nxe6 (18. Rg1 Bf6 19. Nh5 b3 20. cxb3 axb3 21. a3 Rc8 22.
Nxf6+ Ndxf6 23. Bd4 g6 24. Qf4 Nd7 25. Rg3 Qa5 26. Bc3 Qa4 {0-1 Mastrovasilis,
D-Sakaev,K/Tripoli 2004/ (61)}) 18... Bxe3 19. Nxd8 (19. Qxe3 fxe6 20. Bb5 Ndf6
$17) 19... Bxd2 20. Rxd2 Rxd8 21. Rd4 {Almasi can only hope to get better
chances if his bishop will become stronger than the black knight.} Nef6 (21...
Rb8 22. Nd3 Ne5 23. Rxb4 Rxb4 24. Nxb4 Nf6 25. Bg2 Neg4 $13) 22. Rxb4 Nc5 23.
Bg2 Rfe8 24. Re1 Nd5 (24... Rb8 $5 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Nd3 a3 27. b3 Re8 $11) 25.
Rd4 Nf4 26. Bf3 (26. Bh1 f6 27. Nd3 $11) 26... g5 (26... Nfe6 27. Rd5 (27. Rc4
Ng5 28. Bg2 f5 29. e5 Nge4 $17) 27... f6 28. h4 Nf4 29. Rd4 Kf7 $13) 27. Rg1 f6
28. Nd3 Nfxd3 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Reckless move that improves white's pawn
structure, black is worse.} (28... Nfe6 29. Rc4 Rb8 $13) 29. cxd3 Kf8 (29... d5
30. exd5 Re3 31. Rg3 Kh8 (31... Nxd3 32. Bd1 Rxg3 33. hxg3 $16) 32. Be4 Re1+
33. Kc2 Re2+ 34. Kc3 Rc8 35. Rc4 Nxe4+ 36. dxe4 Rxc4+ 37. Kxc4 Rxe4+ 38. Kd3
Re5 39. Kd4 Kg7 $14) 30. Bg4 Ke7 (30... d5 31. Rc1 $16) 31. Rg3 h5 (31... d5
32. exd5 (32. Rh3 $6 dxe4 33. Rxh7+ Kf8 $11) 32... Kd6 33. Rf3 Re1+ 34. Kc2 Rf8
35. Rb4 $16) 32. Bf5 (32. Bxh5 Rh8 33. Bd1 (33. Rh3 Ne6 34. Rxa4 Nf4 $17) 33...
Rxh2 34. Bxa4 Rh1+ 35. Kc2 Rc8 36. Rc4 Nxe4 $1 $11) 32... Rb8 33. Rc4 h4 34.
Re3 a3 (34... Rb5 35. d4 Ne6 36. Rxa4 $16) 35. b3 Rb7 36. d4 Ne6 (36... Nd7 37.
Kc2 Nb6 38. Rc6 $16) 37. Kc2 Reb8 38. Kc3 Kf7 39. Rc6 Nc7 40. Kd3 Ke7 (40...
Nb5 41. Re2 Re7 42. Rf2 $16) 41. Re2 Ra7 42. e5 $1 {The complete triumph of
white's gradualist strategy. All his pieces are stronger and black king is
simply lucky not to be mated.} dxe5 43. dxe5 fxe5 (43... Rd8+ 44. Kc4 fxe5 45.
Rxe5+ Kf8 46. Bd3 $16) 44. Rxe5+ Kf8 45. Kc4 (45. Be4 $1 Na6 46. Rf6+ Kg7 47.
Rf2 Kh6 48. Re6+ Kh5 49. Bf3+ g4 50. Re5+ Kg6 51. Be4+ Kg7 52. Rg5+ Kh6 53.
Rxg4 $18) 45... Rab7 (45... Re8 $1 46. Rcc5 $1 (46. Rxe8+ Nxe8 47. Kb4 Rf7 48.
Bg6 Rf4+ 49. Kxa3 Nf6 50. b4 g4 51. b5 g3 $11) 46... Rxe5 47. Rxe5 Ne8 48. Bg6
Nd6+ 49. Kb4 $16) 46. Bd3 g4 (46... Rb5 47. Rf6+ Kg7 48. Rg6+ Kf7 49. Rexg5 $18
) 47. Rf6+ (47. Rh5 Ne8 48. Rxh4 $16) 47... Kg7 48. Rg6+ Kf7 49. Rh5 Rg8 {
Vallejo will now lose two pawns and his position becomes resignable.} (49... h3
50. Rh7+ Kf8 51. Rh8+ $1 Kf7 52. Rxb8 Rxb8 53. Rxg4 $18) 50. Rh7+ Kf8 51. Rxg8+
Kxg8 52. Rxh4 Na6 53. Rxg4+ Kf7 54. Kc3 Nc5 (54... Rc7+ 55. Rc4 Ke7 56. Rxc7+
Nxc7 57. b4 $18) 55. b4 (55. Bc4+ Kf6 56. h4 $18) 55... Na4+ (55... Nxd3 56.
Kxd3 Rb5 57. Kc3 Rf5 58. Rg3 Rf2 59. Kb3 Rxh2 60. Kxa3 $18) 56. Kb3 Nc5+ 57.
Kc2 Na4 58. Bc4+ Kf6 59. Kb3 Kf5 60. h3 Nb6 61. Kxa3 Re7 62. Bd3+ Kf6 63. Rg6+
1-0

[Event "Krynica zt"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1998.09.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.09.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Atlas,V} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 Rc8 10. g4 Nb6 11. O-O-O Be7 12. h4 O-O (12... Nc4 {
Atlas,V} 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. h5 b5 15. Kb1 b4 16. Na4 Nd7 17. Nc1 Qc7 18. Rh2 a5
19. Ne2 O-O 20. Ng3 Rc6 21. Nf5 Nc5 22. Nxc5 {1/2-1/2 Gipslis,A-Petrosian,A/
Jurmala 1983/MCD-r8 (22)}) 13. Kb1 (13. g5 {Atlas,V} Nh5 14. Qf2 Nc4 15. Bxc4
Rxc4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 f5 18. exf5 Rxf5 19. Nd2 Rc6 20. Qe2 Qf8 21. Qd3 Qf7
22. Kb1 {0-1 Van den Doel,E-Wojtkiewicz,A/Graz 1997/EXT 97 (58)}) 13... Kh8 {
'?!' Atlas,V.} ({An dubious alternative to} 13... Nc4 {Atlas,V} 14. Bxc4 Rxc4
15. h5 b5 16. g5 Nd7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nb6 19. Na5 Rc8 20. Bxb6 {, and
White is clearly better, Movsesian,S-Jedlicka,A/Litomysl 1995/EXT 97 (31)}) 14.
Rg1 {'!' Atlas,V. Atlas,V: 'A strong profilcatic move. Immediate'} (14. h5 h6
15. g5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 Nbd7 17. Bh3 Nd5 18. Bxe7 Nxc3+ 19. Qxc3 Qxe7 20. Qd2 Rc6
{1/2-1/2 Dobrowolski,P-Wojtkiewicz,A/POL-chT/1997/}) (14. g5 {Atlas,V} Nh5 15.
Nd5 (15. Rg1 f5 $132) 15... Bxd5 16. exd5 {is strongly met by} Ng3 17. Rg1 Nxf1
18. Rdxf1 Nc4 $36) 14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 (15... Bxc4 16. h5 Qc7 17. Rg2 $14)
16. Qd3 {White had to give up the bishops pair, but he controls the d5 square
and can hope for a kingside attack.} (16. g5 {Atlas,V} Nh5 17. Nd5 f5 18. Nxe7)
16... b5 (16... Qc7 17. Nd2 Rc6 18. Nd5 Qd7 19. g5 Nh5 20. Nb3 $14) 17. g5 Nh5
(17... Nd7 18. h5 $1 $40) (17... Ne8 {Atlas,V} 18. h5 $5) 18. Nd2 (18. Nd5 {
Atlas,V} Bxd5 19. Qxd5 f5 20. Nd2) 18... Rc8 19. Nd5 f5 {Black needs some
active play as well and on the queenside he doesn't have supporting pieces.}
20. c4 fxe4 21. fxe4 bxc4 22. Nxc4 Nf4 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 (23... exf4 $5 24. Rdf1 $1
(24. h5 $6 Bxg5 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Rxg5 h6 27. Rg6 Qe5 $17) (24. Rgf1 Qe8 $13)
24... Qe8 (24... Bxd5 25. exd5) 25. Nd2 Bxd5 26. exd5 Qa4 27. Rg4 $14) 24. h5 {
'!' Atlas,V. Atlas,V: 'The best continuation, yielding White decisive
advantage. The text move is much stronger than immediate 24. Nd6.'} (24. Nxf4
$2 Bxc4 $17) 24... Bf8 (24... Bxg5 {Atlas,V fails to} 25. Nxd6 $1 Qxd6 26. Nxf4
) (24... Bxd5 {Atlas,V} 25. Qxd5 Bxg5 26. Nxd6 {loses immediately.}) 25. Nxd6 {
[%mdl 64] Almasi misses a nice win in direct attack with 25.Nxf4.} (25. Nxf4 $5
Bxc4 26. Ng6+ $1 hxg6 27. Qh3 gxh5 (27... Be7 28. hxg6+ Kg8 29. Rdf1 $16) 28.
Qxh5+ Kg8 29. g6 (29. Rh1 Bxa2+ 30. Kxa2 Qc7 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Rdf1+ Ke7 33. Qg8
$18) 29... Be7 30. Rh1 Kf8 31. Qf5+ Kg8 32. Rd5 $1 $18) 25... Bxd5 (25... Qxd6
{Atlas,V} 26. Nxf4 {does not leave Black any chances. The text move is more
stubborn, but the arising rook ending is lost for Black.}) 26. Qxd5 Bxd6 27.
Qxd6 Qxd6 (27... Qe8 {Atlas,V is even worse, as after} 28. h6 {Black's
position is unbearable.}) 28. Rxd6 Rxe4 29. Rxa6 Rh4 30. h6 $1 {[%mdl 4096]
Black has a minus pawn and back rank problem.} (30. Re6 Rxh5 31. Rxe5 Kg8 $16)
30... Rg8 31. Re1 e4 32. Re6 Rg4 33. Re5 gxh6 34. gxh6 Rh4 35. Re6 Rgg4 36.
Re8+ Rg8 37. R1xe4 Rxh6 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8 39. a4 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 15th"]
[Site "Terme Zrece"]
[Date "2003.08.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Borisek, Jure"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nd7
15. Bh3 g6 {Sutovsky's patent in one of the critical variations of the modern
English attack.} 16. Bg4 a5 17. Bxh5 a4 18. Na1 (18. Nc5 Nxc5 (18... Nb6 19.
Qe2 gxh5 20. Ne4 $14) 19. Bg4 Nb3+ (19... a3 20. b3 Nd7 21. h4 h5 22. gxh6 f5
23. Bh3 Qc3 24. Qxc3 Rxc3 25. Rd3 $14) 20. axb3 axb3 21. Qc3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 Rxc3
23. Kd2 Rxc2+ 24. Kd3 Ra5 $11) 18... a3 $1 {The fact, that black can afford
this beautiful move is not a sign of a perfect health of white's position.} 19.
b3 (19. Bg4 axb2+ 20. Kxb2 Nb6 21. Bxb6 (21. Kb1 Nc4 22. Qe1 Na3+ 23. Kb2 Nxc2
$19) 21... Qxb6+ 22. Nb3 (22. Kc1 Rxa2 $19) 22... Bxg5 $1 23. Qg2 (23. Qxg5
Rxa2+ 24. Kxa2 Rxc2+ 25. Ka3 Qa6+ $19) 23... Rc7 $40) 19... gxh5 20. Kb1 (20.
f4 b5 21. f5 Nc5 $13) 20... b5 21. Qd3 (21. f4 Qc3 22. Qc1 f6 $13) 21... Nc5
22. Qf5 (22. Qxb5 $2 Na4 $1 23. bxa4 Rcb8 $17) 22... Na4 $1 23. bxa4 Qc3 24.
Bc1 bxa4 25. Qd3 $2 {[%mdl 256] Borisek is failing in the critical moment,
after the correct 25.Nb3! it is not easy to see the continuation promissing
black advantage.} (25. Nb3 $1 axb3 26. cxb3 Rcb8 (26... Rab8 27. Bxa3 Qa5 28.
Bb2 Ra8 29. a3 Qb6 30. b4 $16) 27. Qc2 Qxf3 28. Rhf1 Qg4 29. Qd3 $11) 25...
Rab8+ 26. Nb3 axb3 27. cxb3 (27. Qxc3 bxa2+ 28. Kxa2 Rxc3 29. Rd3 Rxc2+ 30.
Kxa3 Rb1 31. Rdd1 Rc3+ 32. Ka2 Rb5 $19) 27... Rxb3+ $1 28. axb3 a2+ 29. Kxa2
Ra8+ 30. Ba3 (30. Kb1 Ra1#) 30... Qb4 {The point of the whole combination,
white king is hopelessly exposed.} 31. Kb1 (31. Kb2 Qxa3+ 32. Kc3 Qa5+ 33. Kc2
Qa2+ 34. Kc3 Rc8+ 35. Kb4 Bd8 36. Ra1 Ba5+ 37. Kb5 Rb8+ 38. Kc6 (38. Ka6 Qf2
$19) 38... Qf2 $19) 31... Qxa3 32. Rhg1 Qa1+ 0-1

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2007.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. Rg1 {It comes as no surprize, that
white players are actively looking for an alternative to the sharp shootout
after 12.g5 b4. The move 12.Rg1 leaves the pawn on g4 for the time being,
maintaining control of the light squares. This is especially effective, since
Black will have to take on d5 with the bishop.} (12. g5 b4) 12... b4 13. Nd5
Bxd5 14. exd5 a5 15. g5 Nh5 16. Kb1 a4 $6 {Van Wely is rushing the counterplay,
but this approach was criticised after the game. The sensible solution seems
to be 16...Rb8 played by Morozevich.} (16... Rb8 17. h4 f5 18. Qe2 a4 19. Nd2
Qc7 20. Qc4 Rfc8 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Nc4 Ra8 23. b3 g6 24. Rg2 f4 25. Bf2 Ng7 {
0-1 Anand,V (2792)-Morozevich,A (2721)/Monte Carlo 2006/ (68)}) 17. Nc1 Qa5 18.
Nd3 Rfb8 (18... a3 19. b3 Rab8 20. Rg4 f5 21. Rxb4 Qxd5 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Nb4
Qxd2 24. Bxd2 $16) 19. Rg4 Nf4 $6 {The pawn sacrifice will slow down Dominguez
'onslaught on the b4 square, but Black will not find enough time to generate
sufficient compensation.} (19... Qxd5 20. Rxb4 a3 21. b3 Nf8 22. Rh4 g6 23. Nb4
$14) 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Bxf4 g6 (21... Ne5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Qe1 Bd6 24. Rc4 $16
) 22. Bg3 (22. Re1 Bf8 23. Bd3 a3 24. b3 $14) 22... Bf8 (22... Ne5 23. Re4 Nxf3
24. Qe2 Ne5 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. d6 Bxg5 27. Rxe5 Qd8 28. d7 $16) 23. Rc4 Nc5 24.
Bf2 (24. Re1 Qb6 25. Bf2 $16) 24... Bg7 (24... b3 25. Qxa5 Rxa5 26. Bxc5 bxc2+
27. Rxc2 Rxc5 28. Rxc5 dxc5 29. d6 $16) 25. Bxc5 $1 {Black has finally managed
to prepare for real counterplay, but the first player solves the problems very
elegantly. The passed pawn on the d-file will completely tie down the enemy's
forces.} dxc5 26. d6 a3 (26... b3 27. Qxa5 Rxa5 28. d7 bxa2+ 29. Kxa2 Raa8 30.
c3 $18) 27. b3 Bd4 (27... Rd8 28. Bh3) 28. d7 Rd8 29. Bh3 Ra6 $2 (29... Qb6 30.
Qf4 Qb7 31. Bg4 Qd5 32. h4 $16) 30. Re1 f5 (30... Raa8 31. Qf4 $18) 31. Rxd4 $1
{The exchange sacrifice is an impressive, but at the same time obvious
solution. Black's king will fall prey to the active white pieces.} cxd4 32.
Qxd4 (32. Qxd4 Qb6 33. Re8+ Kf7 34. Qd5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Bf4
{This modest move should be noted for its inherent qualities. White is
preparing the development of his queen with the idea that it can be useful in
various ways.} Qc7 (8... Nbd7 9. g4 (9. Qe2 Qc7 10. g4 Ne5 11. a4 h6 12. Be3
Bd7 13. f4 Nexg4 14. Bg1 h5 15. h3 Nh6 16. a5 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19.
Bb6 Qc8 20. O-O-O Nf5 21. Rg1 Be7 22. Qxe4 Bc6 23. Qe1 $14 {1-0 Shimanov,A 
(2447)-Teterev,V (2487)/Lvov 2007 (59)}) 9... Be7 10. Qe2 (10. Qd2 Ne5 11. Be2
O-O 12. O-O-O Qc7 $13) 10... h6 11. h4 Qc7 12. O-O-O b5 13. a3 Rb8 14. Qg2 Nc5
(14... b4 {or} 15. axb4 Rxb4 16. g5 Nh5 17. Bd2 Nc5 $11) (14... Ne5 {Nc4}) 15.
g5 Nh5 16. Be3 Na4 $6 (16... Nxb3+ $5 17. cxb3 b4 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. Bc4 Qc6 (
19... d5 20. exd5 Nf4 21. Qc2 $14) 20. Qd2 a5 21. gxh6 gxh6 22. Kb1 Ba6 $13)
17. Rd3 $1 g6 18. Kb1 (18. gxh6 Nc5 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. Qh2 Qxh2 21. Rxh2 Bf8 22.
Rhd2 Bb7 $13) 18... Bb7 19. Be2 e5 20. Qf2 Bc6 $6 (20... Nc5 21. Nxc5 dxc5 22.
Rhd1 b4 23. axb4 cxb4 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 $16) 21. gxh6 $1 (21. Nd5 Bxd5 22.
Rxd5 Nb6 23. Rdd1 Nc4 24. Bc1 $14) 21... Nb6 22. f4 $1 (22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5
Na4 $1 24. f4 $1 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qxf4 $16) 22... Nf6 $6 (22... exf4 23.
Bxf4 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 Nc4 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Ne5 (26... Bf8 27. h5 Bxh6 28. Qf6
) 27. Nd4 $3 Nxd3 28. Bxd3 $16) 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Rf1 O-O 25. Nc5 $1 {1-0
Anand,V (2786)-Ponomariov,R (2700)/Wijk aan Zee 2005 (62)}) (8... Be7 9. Qd2
O-O 10. O-O-O Rd8 11. g4 Nfd7 12. Bxd6 Ne5 13. Nd5 exd5 14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Bc5
Qf6 16. f4 Nxg4 17. h3 Qh6 18. e5 Qh4 19. Bb5 axb5 20. hxg4 Qd8 21. f5 {
1-0 Feuerstack,A-Magalashvili,D/Chalkidiki 2003/ (42)}) 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O
Ne5 11. Bg3 {From the g3-square the bishop squeezes the b8-h2 diagonal,
attacks the d6-pawn and supports the e4-e5 advance.} (11. Nd4 Be7 12. g4 O-O
13. h4 b5 14. h5 b4 15. Nb1 Nexg4 16. Bg3 Qc5 17. h6 g6 18. Nb3 Qe3 19. Bxd6
Rd8 20. Bxe7 Rxd2 21. N1xd2 Nf2 22. Bc5 Nxd1 23. Bxe3 Nxe3 24. Na5 Kf8 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2788)-Grischuk,A (2720)/Mainz 2005}) 11... Be7 12. f4 Ned7 (
12... Nc6 13. Be2 O-O 14. Kb1 b5 $13) 13. Be2 e5 $1 {A huge part of success is
chess lies in understanding the problems on the board properly. Grischuk must
address the danger of White's e5 advance.} (13... O-O 14. e5 $1 Ne8 (14... dxe5
15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Qg5 $18) 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Bf3 $16) 14. Nd5 (14. h4 O-O 15.
h5 h6 16. Kb1 b5 $14) 14... Nxd5 15. exd5 (15. Qxd5 Nf6 16. Qd3 O-O 17. Rhf1
Bd7 $11) 15... Bf6 16. fxe5 Nxe5 (16... Bxe5 17. Kb1 O-O 18. Rde1 $14) 17. Rhf1
Qe7 {The bishop on f6 requires protection otherwise the rook will always
contemplate an exchange sacrifice.} 18. Kb1 (18. Rde1 O-O 19. Kb1 Re8 20. Nd4
Qd8 21. Nf3 $14) 18... O-O 19. Na5 Bd7 20. Qb4 (20. Nxb7 $2 Rfb8 21. Na5 Rxb2+
$19) 20... Rab8 $2 {[%mdl 32] Grischuk has a fascinating feeling for positions
and the right solution, but even he sometimes fails to spot the best idea.} (
20... Rfc8 21. Rde1 Bb5 $1 22. Nb3 $11) 21. Rde1 $1 b5 (21... Rfc8 22. Nc4 $1
$16) 22. Nc6 $5 {Black usually goes to great lengths to prevent the enemy
knight from moving to the c6-square.} (22. Bf3 Rbc8 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. dxc6 Qc7
25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Rd1 $16) 22... Bxc6 23. dxc6 Qc7 24. Qe4 $6 {Vallejo Pons
could not bring himself to the decision to give up the dark-squared bishop for
the support of the c6-pawn. White might have not won, but the defensive task
for Black would have been gruelling.} (24. Bxe5 $1 dxe5 (24... Bxe5 25. Bf3
Bxh2 26. Bd5 Be5 27. g4 $16) 25. Qe4 Rfd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rd8 28. Rxd8+
Bxd8 29. Qd5 $16) 24... Rbe8 25. Qd5 Re6 $1 (25... Qxc6 26. Qxc6 Nxc6 27. Bxd6
Bh4 28. g3 Be7 29. Bf4 Nd4 30. Bg4 $14) 26. Bg4 (26. Bf3 Rc8 27. Bxe5 dxe5 28.
c3 $14) 26... Nxg4 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Qxe6+ Rf7 (28... Kh8 29. Qxg4 Qxc6 30. Qf3
d5 $11) 29. Qe8+ {The excitement is over, in the last round of the event both
players are happy to repeat the moves in an equal position.} (29. Qxg4 Qxc6 30.
a3 Qxg2 31. Qc8+ Rf8 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Re1 Be5 $11) 29... Rf8 30. Qe6+ Rf7 31.
Qe8+ Rf8 32. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia 53rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2010.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2010.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Bg5 {The dance of the pieces in the
centre smacks a bit of shadow boxing. White his hoping to get some plus due to
the weakness of the d5-square, but this tiny issue is not enough against the
well coordinated black army.} Nxb3 13. axb3 Nd7 (13... Rc8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Re2 Rc6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qc8 18. c3 Rc5 19. Qd3 Qe6 20. b4 Rb5 21. Rd2 Be7
22. Rad1 f5 23. g3 f4 $11 {1-0 Guliyev,N (2510)-Rios Parra,M (2349)/Barcelona
2008/ (41)}) 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nd2 Nb6 {Gashimov is locating the knight to b6
with a clear plan in mind. After the advance of the f-pawn the key d5-square
will still be covered.} (15... Rac8 16. h3 Rc6 $11) 16. Nf1 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5
18. f4 Bg6 (18... Rad8 19. Ne3 Be6 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Qh5 $11) 19. fxe5 dxe5 20.
Qe2 Qh4 {Black has played the opening very well and could have enjoyed a
pleasant plus after 20..Qc5+!?} (20... Qc5+ $5 21. Qe3 Qc6 22. Rac1 Rae8 $15)
21. Qe3 (21. Qxe5 $2 Qf2+ 22. Kh1 Rae8 $19) 21... Rf6 22. Ne4 Rxf1+ $6 {
The activity of the black pieces was fair, but he does not have enough for a
succesful attempt to grab the initiative.} (22... Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qf2+ 24. Kh1
Raf8 25. Ng3 Qc5 $11) 23. Kxf1 Qxh2 (23... Nd5 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. Nxg3 Bxc2 26.
Rxe5 Bxb3 27. Kg1 $16) 24. Nf2 $6 {Move 24 from both players speaks volumes
about the diffculty of judging the position properly over the board. White
should have taken the knight on b6, while Black had to move it away when he
could.} (24. Qxb6 $1 Rf8+ 25. Nf2 Qh1+ 26. Ke2 Qxg2 27. Rf1 $14) 24... Rf8 $2 (
24... Nd5 $1 25. Qh3 (25. Qxe5 $2 Nf4 26. Qg5 h6 27. Qg4 Bh5 $19) 25... Qxh3
26. gxh3 Bxc2 27. Rxe5 Bxb3 $11) 25. Qxb6 Qh1+ 26. Ke2 Qxg2 27. Rf1 h6 {
[%mdl 1024] Black can claim only two pawns for the rook, but the white pieces
are passive and his exposed king very vulnerable.} (27... Bxc2 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29.
Qh3 Qd5 30. Rac1 $16) 28. Kd2 $2 {This move by Short is a serious mistake.
White should have tried the clever 28.Qc5! securing a serious advantage.} (28.
Qc5 $1 e4 (28... Rf6 29. Ke1 $1 Kh7 30. Ra4 $16) 29. Rae1 Rf6 30. Kd1 $16)
28... Rf6 29. Qc5 Kh7 30. Rae1 Rc6 {Gashimov is attacking the c2-pawn, but
loses his pressure along the f-file. The best idea 30...e4! would seriously
challenge White's defensive potential.} (30... e4 $1 31. Kc1 Rf3 32. Rg1 Qxf2
33. Qxf2 Rxf2 34. Rgf1 Rh2 $15) 31. Qxe5 Rxc2+ 32. Ke3 Qc6 $2 {Playing without
a whole rook is quite precarious even for very strong players. Black is
organising his pieces for the counterattack in the wrong way, the rook had to
go back to the 8th rank.} (32... Rc8 $1 33. Rg1 Qc6 34. Ne4 Re8 35. Rxg6 Qxg6
36. Qd5 $14) 33. Ne4 Qb6+ 34. Kf4 Qxb3 35. Rf3 (35. Rf2 Rc8 36. Qe7 $18) 35...
Qb4 36. Rc3 Rf2+ (36... Rxb2 37. Rc7 Qf8+ 38. Kg3 Rb3+ 39. Nc3 $18) 37. Kg3 Rf5
38. Qe6 Qxb2 (38... Qb5 39. Rb3 Qa5 40. Rbe3 $18) 39. Rc8 $6 {Searching for
the best moves in such an exceptional position must have taken lots of time
and energy. No wonder that both players are missing the best ideas right
before the time control.} (39. Rd1 $1 Qb5 (39... Rf8 40. Ng5+ Kh8 41. Rf3 Rxf3+
42. Nxf3 $18) 40. Rc5 $1 Rxc5 41. Nf6+ gxf6 42. Qe7+ $18) 39... h5 $6 (39...
Qa3+ $1 40. Rc3 (40. Kh2 Qb2+ 41. Kg1 Qd4+ 42. Kh1 Rf1+ 43. Rxf1 Bxe4+ 44. Kh2
Qd2+ 45. Kg3 Qg5+ 46. Qg4 Qe3+ $11) (40. Nc3 Rg5+ 41. Kf2 Rf5+ 42. Ke3 Rf7 $13)
40... Qb2 41. Rd1 $18) 40. Qg8+ Kh6 41. Qh8+ Bh7 42. Qd8 $1 {The smoke has
settled and White managed to control the critical entry squares around his
naked king.} g5 (42... Bg6 43. Qe7 Qe5+ 44. Qxe5 Rxe5 45. Kf4 $16) 43. Nd2 Rf6
(43... Qf6 44. Qxf6+ Rxf6 45. Re7 $16) 44. Rc7 h4+ 45. Kg2 Bg8 46. Rd7 {
White is preparing to play Rd6 at some stake swapping rooks and winning the
game.} (46. Re2 Rg6 47. Qf8+ Kh5 48. Qf3+ Kh6 49. Ne4 $18) 46... Qc3 (46... Qb6
47. Ne4 $16) 47. Re3 $1 Qc6+ (47... Qxe3 48. Qxf6+ Kh5 49. Qf5 Qg3+ 50. Kf1 Qe3
51. Ne4 $18) 48. Ne4 Rg6 49. Rd6 {The war is over as the black pieces have
failed to cause any damage to White's exposed king.} Qc2+ (49... Rxd6 50. Qxg5+
Kh7 51. Qe7+ Kg6 52. Qxd6+ $18) 50. Kg1 Qb1+ 51. Kf2 Qa2+ 52. Re2 Qf7+ 53. Kg1
Qf5 54. Nf6 $1 {The last clever move, White is already trying to mate his
opponent.} Qc5+ 55. Kh2 (55. Kh2 g4 56. Qf8+ Kg5 57. Ne4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 60th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2007.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2007.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. a4 Na6 12. g4 Nb4 13. Kb1 Nd7 {As a result of
White's convincing victory in this game black players will be obliged to look
for alternative ways to solve opening problems.} 14. h4 Nb6 15. Qf2 Nc4 16.
Bxc4 Bxc4 17. f4 $5 exf4 $6 {[%mdl 4] The score in this line is devastating
for black and our game does not seem to solve the problems either.} (17... Qc8
18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Nc5 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. b3 Be6 22. g5 Bg4 23. Rf1 Bh5 24.
Kb2 {1-0 Bologan,V (2658)-Smeets,J (2538)/Wijk aan Zee 2007 (37)}) 18. Bxf4
Bxb3 (18... Rc8 19. Nd4 $1 Be6 (19... g6 20. g5 $40) 20. Nf5 Rc6 21. Qg3 $16)
19. cxb3 Qd7 20. Qf3 {Iskusnyh managed to exchange White's dangerous knight on
b3, but as a result his light squares have remained terribly weak.} Rfe8 (20...
Rac8 21. Nb5 Rfd8 22. Bxd6 Qe6 23. Nc7 Qd7 24. Bxb4 Qxc7 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Bc3
$16) (20... Rfc8 21. Nb5 Ra6 22. Bxd6 Bxd6 23. e5 $16) 21. Nb5 Ra6 (21... Bf8
22. Bxd6 Qc6 23. Rhe1 Qc2+ 24. Ka1 $16) (21... Rad8 22. Rhf1 Qc6 23. Rc1 Qd7
24. Bg3 $16) 22. g5 (22. Rhf1 Rf8 (22... Bf8 23. Bxd6 $16) 23. Bxd6 Bxd6 24. e5
$16) 22... Bf8 23. Rhf1 Rc6 (23... Re6 24. Bg3 Ra8 25. h5 $16) 24. Bxd6 $1 {
Lastin has won seemingly without problems, the fall of the central pawn is
breaking black's defense.} Bxd6 25. Nxd6 Rf8 (25... Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qe7 27. Qf5
$18) 26. Qf5 (26. Nxf7 $5 Qe8 (26... Qxf7 27. Qxf7+ Rxf7 28. Rd8+ $18) 27. Qf5
Rc7 28. Nd6 $18) 26... Qe7 (26... Qxf5 27. exf5 Rc7 28. f6 $16) 27. Nxf7 $1 {
The demisse of the second pawn underlines the hopless nature of Black's
resistance.} Rc5 (27... Rxf7 28. Qxf7+ Qxf7 29. Rd8+ $18) (27... Re6 28. Rd7
Qxd7 29. Nh6+ $18) 28. e5 Rd5 (28... Nc6 29. g6 hxg6 30. Nh6+ $1 gxh6 31. Qxg6+
Qg7 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Rf1+ Kg8 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. Rf7 $18) 29. Rc1 (29. Rxd5
Nxd5 30. g6 hxg6 31. Nh6+ gxh6 32. Qxg6+ Qg7 33. Qe6+ Kh7 34. Rxf8 Qg1+ $1 $13)
29... Rdd8 (29... Rxf7 $2 30. Qxf7+ Qxf7 31. Rc8+ $18) 30. e6 Rd5 31. Qe4 Re8
32. Nh6+ $1 Kh8 (32... gxh6 33. Rf7 $18) 33. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 Be7 (8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. c4 Bb4+ 12. Kf2 Be6 13.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Rd1+ $14) 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 h6 (10... b5 11. a4 $1 b4 12. Nd5
Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. a5 Nbxd5 15. g5 Nxe3 16. gxf6 Nxf1 17. fxe7 Qxe7 18. Rxf1
$18) (10... Nb6 {Boensch} 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Rg1 Rc8 13. g5 Nfd7 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 Bf5 16. Bd3 $14 {Jonsson,B-De Firmian,N Akureyri 1994 1-0 40}) 11. h4
(11. O-O-O {Boensch} b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. h4 b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16.
exd5 a5 $15 {Lanka,Z-Piesina,G Vilnius zt 1993 0,5 22}) 11... b5 12. Rg1 $146
b4 (12... Nb6 $5 13. g5 hxg5 14. hxg5 Nfd7) 13. Na4 (13. Ne2 $2 {Boensch} a5
14. g5 Nh5 $15 {Los,S-De Boer,GJ Groningen op (08) 1990 0,5 45}) 13... d5 (
13... a5 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh5 $14) 14. g5 (14. exd5 Nxd5 15. h5 Nxe3 16.
Qxe3 Bh4+ $15) 14... d4 (14... hxg5 15. hxg5 d4 16. Bxd4 Bxb3 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18.
axb3 exd4 19. O-O-O Ne5 20. f4 Nf3 21. Qg2 Nxg1 22. e5 $40) 15. Bxd4 (15. Bf2
$2 {Boensch} Nh5 $17) 15... Bxb3 (15... exd4 16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. O-O-O Bxb3 18.
axb3) 16. gxf6 Bxf6 (16... Bxa4 $2 {Boensch} 17. fxe7 Qxe7 18. Bf2 $16) 17.
axb3 exd4 18. O-O-O Ne5 (18... Bxh4 $2 19. Qxd4 $16) (18... O-O 19. Qxh6 $18) (
18... Qa5 19. f4 {/\ 20.e5+/-}) 19. f4 $3 (19. Be2 d3 $1) (19. Bg2 Bxh4 20. f4
O-O $1 21. fxe5 $140 (21. Kb1 {Boensch} Nc6 22. e5 Qc7 $13) 21... Bg5 $19) (19.
Qg2 $1 Ng6 20. h5 Nf4 21. Qg4 Be5 22. Nc5 $14) 19... Nf3 20. Qg2 Nxg1 21. e5
O-O (21... Bxh4 22. Qxg7 Rf8 23. Qxg1 {/\ Bg2, Rd4+/-}) 22. Bd3 $1 (22. exf6
Qxf6 23. Qxg1 Qxf4+ 24. Kb1 Qxh4 25. Rxd4 Qe7 $13) 22... Bxe5 (22... Bxh4 23.
Rxg1 g6 (23... g5 24. Qh3 $1 $18 Kh8) 24. Bxg6 Kh8 25. Bh7 $1 Bg5 26. fxg5 Kxh7
27. Qh3 $1 (27. g6+ Kg7 28. Qb7 (28. gxf7+ Qg5+ $1 (28... Kxf7 {Boensch} 29.
Qb7+ $1 Ke8 (29... Ke6 30. Nc5+ Kxe5 31. Qe4+ $18) 30. Qc6+ Kf7 (30... Ke7 31.
Rg7+ Rf7 32. Qf6+ $18) 31. Qc4+ $1 Ke8 32. Qe6+ Qe7 33. Qc6+ $18)) 28... Rb8
29. gxf7+ Kh8 30. Qxa6 Rxf7 31. Qxh6+ Rh7 $16) 27... Kg8 28. Qxh6 {/\ 29.g6+-})
23. fxe5 Qxh4 24. Rxg1 Qf4+ (24... Qg5+ 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Rxg5 $16) 25. Kb1
Qxe5 26. Nc5 $1 Ra7 (26... Qxc5 $4 27. Qxg7#) (26... Rad8 $1 27. Nxa6 Ra8 (
27... Rfe8 {Boensch} 28. Nxb4 g5 29. Rf1 $16 (29. Nc6 $4 Qe1+ $19)) 28. Nxb4
$18) 27. Qc6 Qe3 (27... Rd8 28. Qxh6) (27... Kh8 28. Nd7 Qe3 29. Rg2 Rd8 30.
Re2 Qg1+ 31. Ka2 Raxd7 $2 32. Qxd7 $1) (27... Rc7 {Boensch} 28. Qxh6 $18) 28.
Rg2 Kh8 29. Re2 Qg1+ 30. Ka2 Raa8 (30... a5 31. Re8 Kg8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Qd6+
$18) 31. Nd7 Rac8 (31... Rfc8 32. Qe4 Qg6 33. Qxg6 fxg6 34. Nb6 $18) 32. Qf3 f5
(32... Rfe8 33. Ne5) 33. Nxf8 Rc5 $1 (33... Rxf8 34. Qb7 $18) 34. Ng6+ $1 (34.
Qxf5 $2 Rxf5 35. Bxf5 Qf1 $1 36. Re5 g5 (36... Kg8 37. Bg6 Qxf8 38. Re8 Qxe8
39. Bxe8 Kf8 40. Bh5 Ke7 41. Kb1 Kf6 42. Kc1 Kg5 $18) 37. Nd7 Kg8 $13) 34...
Qxg6 (34... Kh7 35. Re5 $18) 35. Re1 Qf6 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Bc4 Rc6 38. Qg8+ Kg6
39. Rg1+ (39. Rg1+ Kh5 40. Qe8+ g6 (40... Qg6 41. Bf7) 41. Qe2+) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 b5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Nb6 16. Na5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. c4 Rab8 19. Rg1 g6 (19... Qb4 20. cxb5
axb5 21. Rg4 Nf4 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. a3 Qc5 24. Rxf4 b4 25. axb4 Rxb4 26. Qxc5
dxc5 {1/2-1/2 De Vreugt,D-Ftacnik,L/Germany 2002/ (40)}) (19... Qa4 20. Rg4
bxc4 21. Bxc4 Kh8 22. Qd3 f5 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Rg2 d5 25. Bb3 Qb5 26. Qf5 Bd6
27. Bg5 a5 28. Qe6 a4 29. Qxd6 axb3 {0-1 Kupczyk,E-Kadziolka,B/Sroda Wlkp 2003/
(61)}) 20. Rg4 (20. Bd3 Ng7 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Rc1 Ne6 23. h4 Rfe8 24. h5 Bf8
25. Be4 Qa4 26. Rg4 b4 27. Bc2 Qd7 28. Bb3 Rb5 29. Qd3 d5 30. Ba4 Reb8 31. hxg6
hxg6 32. Bxb5 Rxb5 {1/2-1/2 Fressinet,L-Pelletier,Y/Cap d'Agde 2002/ (69)})
20... Ng7 (20... Rfc8 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Bc4 Rf8 23. f4 Qb4 24. Bb3 Nxf4 25. Qf3
Qa5 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. h4 d5 28. Bxd5 Bd6 29. h5 {1-0 De Vreugt,D-Gallagher,J/
Lisbon/2001/ (39)}) 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Bd2 $5 {Pawn structures of both sides
are somewhat compromised, white should trust his potential of bishops pair.} (
22. h4 Nf5 23. Bd2 Qb6 24. Rb4 Nd4 25. f4 Rfc8 26. Bg2 Rc5 27. Qe4 Bf8 28. h5
d5 29. Qxe5 Bg7 30. Qe3 Nc2 {0-1 Jaracz,B-Palac,M/Bled 2002/ (35)}) 22... Qb6 (
22... Qc7 23. Bxb5 Ne6 24. Be3 Rfc8 $13) (22... Qa6 23. a4 (23. Rb4 Ne6 24.
Bxb5 Qa7 $17) 23... Ne6 24. Bxb5 Qa7 $13) 23. Rb4 Ne6 (23... Qf2 24. Rxb5 Ne6
25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Bc4) 24. Rxb5 Qf2 25. Rxb8 (25. Qe4 Rxb5 26. Bxb5 Nxg5 $17)
25... Rxb8 26. Bc4 Bxg5 27. Bc3 (27. b3 Qxh2 28. Bxg5 Nxg5 29. Qxd6 Ra8 30. a3
Qf4 $17) 27... Qxh2 28. Qc6 (28. Qxd6 $4 Rd8 $19) 28... Qf4 $6 {Palac is
missing a chance to get clearly better position with minimum risk for himself
with 28...Nd4!?} (28... Nd4 $5 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 31. Bb3 Be3 $17) 29.
Bxe6 (29. a4 Be7 30. a5 $15) 29... fxe6 30. a4 (30. Qxd6 Qf5+ 31. Ka1 Rd8 $19)
30... Qf5+ (30... Be7 31. a5 $132) 31. Qe4 Be7 32. a5 Rb5 $2 {Black has to
stop white queenside pawns somehow, but this move is not logical.} (32... Qf6
33. a6 Qf8 34. Kc2 Ra8 35. Ra1 $13) (32... Qf8 $1 33. Qg4 Qc8 34. Rc1 Qd7 $17)
33. Qxf5 gxf5 (33... exf5 34. Kc2 Kf7 35. a6 Rb8 36. b4 Ke6 37. b5 Bd8 38. Bb4
Rc8+ 39. Kb3 d5 40. a7 e4 (40... Bb6 41. Rc1 $1) 41. fxe4 fxe4 42. Bc5 $13) 34.
Kc2 d5 $2 (34... Rb8 35. a6 (35. b4 d5 36. a6 d4 37. Bd2 Bxb4 $19) 35... Ra8
36. Ra1 Kf7 37. b4 Bd8 38. b5 Bb6 $15) 35. a6 Bc5 (35... Rc5 36. a7 Rc8 37. Ra1
Ra8 38. Bxe5 Bc5 39. b4 Bf2 40. Bb8 $13) 36. Ra1 Ba7 (36... d4 37. Ra5 $1 (37.
a7 $2 Bxa7 38. Rxa7 dxc3 39. bxc3 Rd5 $19) 37... Rxa5 38. Bxa5 e4 39. fxe4 fxe4
40. b4 d3+ 41. Kd2 Ba7 42. b5 $18) 37. Bxe5 d4 38. f4 {Now black is probably
lost, as only white pawns have potential to move forward.} Kf7 39. Rh1 d3+ (
39... Kg6 40. Rg1+ Kh6 41. Rg8 Rc5+ 42. Kd3 Ra5 43. Rg7 Bb6 44. Re7 Kh5 45.
Rxe6 $18) 40. Kxd3 Kg6 41. Ra1 h5 42. Kc4 (42. Bc3 Rd5+ 43. Ke2 h4 44. b4 Kh5
45. Bd2 Rd4 46. Rc1 $16) 42... Rd5 $2 (42... Rc5+ 43. Kb4 (43. Kd3 Rb5 44. Bc3
$16) 43... Rc6 $14) 43. b4 $18 h4 44. Rh1 Kh5 45. Bf6 Kg6 46. Bxh4 Rd4+ 47. Kb5
Rxf4 48. Be7 Re4 49. Bc5 Bb8 (49... Re5 50. Kc6 Rxc5+ 51. bxc5 e5 52. Kd6 Bb8+
53. Ke6 e4 54. c6 $18) 50. Rh8 1-0

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. h3
Nc6 9. g4 Qb6 10. Nde2 $146 {The new move in this sharp line represents the
novelty, but it definitely is not the most exciting part of the fascinating
fight. The knight hopes to get more quickly to the kingside from the e2-square.
} (10. Nb3 e6 11. Be3 (11. Bg2 Be7 12. Be3 Qc7 13. g5 Nd7 14. f4 b5 15. Qd2 Bb7
16. O-O-O Nb6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. h4 b4 19. Ne2 a5 20. Nbd4 a4 21. Kb1 Qc5 22. h5
Nxd4 23. Nxd4 a3 $15 {1/2-1/2 Naiditsch,A (2689)-Grischuk,A (2736)/Moscow 2009
(47)}) 11... Qc7 12. Qe2 (12. g5 Nd7 13. f4 b5 14. a4 b4 15. Ne2 Bb7 16. Bg2
Na5 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. O-O Be7 19. f5 exf5 20. exf5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rc8 22. Ng3
Ne5 23. f6 gxf6 24. gxf6 Bf8 25. Nf5 $14 {0-1 Pikula,D (2513)-Damljanovic,B 
(2590)/Vrsac 2007 (42)}) (12. f4 b5 13. Bg2 Bb7 14. O-O Be7 15. g5 Nd7 16. Qe1
Nb6 17. Rd1 b4 18. Ne2 Nc4 19. Bc1 e5 20. Kh1 a5 21. fxe5 dxe5 $17 {1-0 Magem
Badals,J (2531)-Fluvia Poyatos,J (2469)/Lleida 2009 (35)}) 12... b5 13. f4 Bb7
14. Bg2 Be7 15. O-O-O Nd7 16. Qf2 Na5 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Kb1 Rc8 19. Bd4 O-O 20.
e5 Bxg2 21. Qxg2 dxe5 22. fxe5 Nc5 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 $11 {0-1 Dominguez
Perez,L (2719)-Grischuk,A (2736)/Moscow 2009 (44)}) 10... e6 (10... Bxg4 $5 11.
hxg4 Nxg4 12. Nd4 $1 (12. Be3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Qxe3 14. Rh3 $16) 12... Nxd4 13.
Nd5 Qc5 14. c3 Nxf2 15. Kxf2 Ne6+ 16. Be3 $16) 11. Bg2 Be7 12. b3 h6 13. Qd2 {
Topalov playes a clever move avoiding the problems lurking in the knight move
to c4 after the obvious 13.Bb2.} (13. Bb2 Ne5 14. Qd2 Nc4 $1 15. Na4 Qc6 16.
Nd4 Qxa4 17. bxa4 Nxd2 18. Kxd2 Bd7 $11) 13... g5 $5 {Grischuk is a very
gifted man, with a healthy confidence in his own abilities. The radical
prevention of the f2-f4 advance weakens the position forever. The modest
castling seems timid in comparision.} (13... O-O 14. Bb2 Nd7 15. Nf4 $13) 14.
Ba3 Ne5 (14... O-O 15. f4 Nd7 16. O-O-O Qf2 17. Rhg1 gxf4 18. Nxf4 (18. Bxd6
Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qe3+ 20. Qd2 Qxd2+ 21. Rxd2 e5 22. Rgd1 Nf6 $11) 18... Qxd2+ 19.
Rxd2 Nc5 20. Kb1 $14) 15. O-O-O Qxf2 {At first glance Black's courage is quite
breathtaking. The conflict in the centre starts at the moment, when White is
much better prepared for the complications.} (15... Bd7 16. Bxd6 Bxd6 17. Qxd6
Qxd6 18. Rxd6 h5 19. f3 $14) 16. Bxd6 Bxd6 (16... Qxg2 $2 17. Bxe7 Nfd7 18. Bd6
$18) 17. Qxd6 Nfd7 18. Nd4 Qf6 (18... Qxg2 19. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kd8 21.
Qxe5 Rf8 22. Qg7 Rf2 23. Nd5 Qxe4 24. Qh8+ Qe8 (24... Rf8 25. Qxf8+ Nxf8 26.
Nf6+ $18) 25. Qxe8+ Kxe8 26. Nc7+ Kf7 27. Nxa8 $18) 19. Qa3 {The great
critical moment of the game. Topalov must have realised, that getting serious
advantage is not so easy. Objectively speaking his initiative is good only for
a moderate plus.} (19. Na4 $5 Rb8 (19... Qe7 20. Qc7 Qd8 21. Qc3 O-O 22. Qg3
$16) 20. Rhf1 Qe7 21. Qc7 b5 22. Nf3 Nxf3 23. Rxf3 (23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxb8 Qd2+
25. Kb2 O-O 26. Bxf3 bxa4 $11) 23... bxa4 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Qxb8 O-O 26. Rd3
Qc6 $14) (19. Rd2 Qe7 20. Qc7 Qd8 $1 21. Qxd8+ Kxd8 $14) (19. Kb2 Qe7 20. Qc7
Qd8 21. Qxd8+ Kxd8 22. a4 Ke7 23. a5 h5 $14) 19... Qe7 20. Qb2 O-O (20... b5
21. Nc6 (21. Nd5 exd5 22. Nf5 Qd8 23. exd5 (23. Rxd5 f6 24. Qc3 Rb8 $13) 23...
Qb6 24. d6 Bb7 $15) (21. Nf3 O-O 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Kb1 f6 $11) 21... Qc5 (21...
Nxc6 22. Nd5 exd5 (22... Qf8 23. Nc7+ Ke7 24. Nxa8 Bb7 25. Rxd7+ Kxd7 26. Rd1+
Kc8 27. Nb6+ $16) 23. Qxh8+ Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. exd5 Nce5 26. d6 Rb8 $11)
22. Nd5 Qxc6 23. Nf6+ Ke7 (23... Nxf6 $2 24. Qxe5 Ke7 25. Rhf1 $18) 24. Nxd7
Bxd7 25. Qxe5 Rac8 26. Rd2 Rhd8 $11) 21. Nf5 $6 {The Bulgarian star must have
prepared for the event psychologically with a goal to play with maximum
sharpness and risk. The knight sacrifice is spirited, but objectively speaking
not good enough.} (21. Nce2 b5 22. Ng3 b4 (22... Bb7 23. Ngf5 exf5 24. Nxf5 Qd8
25. Nxh6+ Kh7 26. Nf5 $40) 23. Ndf5 exf5 24. Nxf5 Qc5 25. h4 Qc3 26. hxg5 Qxb2+
27. Kxb2 Re8 $13) 21... exf5 22. Nd5 Qc5 23. exf5 a5 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Excellent
defence by a Grischuk in splendid form. The rook will help the black king from
the 6th rank.} (23... Re8 24. Kb1 (24. h4 $2 gxh4 25. Rxh4 Nd3+ 26. Rxd3 Re1+
$19) 24... a5 (24... b5 25. h4 Qf2 26. Ne7+ Rxe7 27. Bxa8 $13) (24... f6 25. h4
Kg7 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Rh5 Rh8 28. b4 Qd6 29. Rxh8 Kxh8 30. Nc3 Qf8 31. Nd5 $13)
25. h4 Nxg4 26. hxg5 Nde5 27. Bh3 $1 Bxf5 28. Bxg4 Nxg4 29. gxh6 $13) 24. h4
gxh4 25. Rxh4 Ra6 (25... Qf2 $2 26. Rxh6 Qxg2 27. f6 $18) 26. Kb1 (26. Rdh1 $2
Nd3+ $19) (26. f6 Rxf6 27. Nxf6+ Nxf6 28. Rxh6 Nd3+ (28... Bxg4 29. Qd4 Qa3+
30. Kb1 Bxd1 31. Qxd1 Qe7 32. Qh1 Kg7 $17) 29. Rxd3 Qg5+ 30. Kb1 Qxh6 31. Rd6
Kg7 $17) 26... Qf2 27. Ne7+ {The crisis is reaching its maximum as White is
facing near oblivion with his scattered pieces and only murky attacking
chances.} (27. Rh2 Nxg4 28. Ne7+ Kh7 29. Nxc8 Nc5 30. Rf1 Qd2 31. Rg1 Rxc8 32.
Bxb7 Qxh2 33. Rxg4 Rg8 34. Rxg8 Kxg8 35. Bxa6 Qg1+ 36. Qc1 Qxc1+ 37. Kxc1 Nxa6
$19) 27... Kg7 (27... Kh7 $1 28. Rdh1 Qxg2 29. Qc1 Nxg4 30. Ng6 fxg6 31. Rxg4 (
31. Rxh6+ Kg7 (31... Nxh6 $2 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Qh7#) 32. Qg5 Nxh6 33. Qxg2 Nxf5
$19) 31... Qxh1 32. Qxh1 Rxf5 33. Re4 Ne5 $17) 28. Rh2 f6 $2 $138 {The
following phase of the game is truly imperfect. Grischuk was seriously short
of time and Topalov could not find the patience in his heart..} (28... Qg3 29.
Nxc8 Qxh2 30. Bxb7 Rf6 31. Qc3 Qe2 $19) 29. g5 $2 (29. Qc1 $1 Nxg4 (29... Rh8
30. Nxc8 Qg3 31. Rdh1 $18) 30. Nxc8 Nc5 (30... Nxh2 31. Rxd7+ Rf7 32. Rxf7+
Kxf7 33. Bxb7 Ra7 34. Nxa7 Qxa7 35. Qxh6 $18) 31. Rd2 Qxf5 32. Bh3 Rxc8 33.
Bxg4 Qxg4 34. Rdg2 Qg5 35. Qe1 $16) 29... fxg5 30. Nxc8 Raf6 $1 31. Ne7 (31.
Qc3 Qc5 32. Qxc5 Nxc5 33. Ne7 Ng4 34. Rhh1 Nf2 $17) 31... R8f7 (31... Qg3 $1
32. Rhh1 (32. Rdh1 Ng4 $17) 32... Qxg2 33. Ng6 Re8 $19) 32. Nd5 Nf3 $2 (32...
Ng4 33. Nxf6 Ndxf6 34. Bd5 Qxh2 35. Bxf7 Kxf7 36. Qc3 Qe5 $17) 33. Bxf3 Qxh2
34. Nxf6 (34. Qd4 Qe5 35. Nxf6 Qxf6 $11) 34... Nxf6 35. a4 {The smoke has
nearly cleared and White is back in the game with his potentially strong
bishop.} (35. Qd4 Re7 $15) 35... Qf4 (35... Re7 36. Qd4 Qe5 37. Qb6 Qxf5 38.
Bxb7 h5 $13) 36. Bd5 Rd7 37. Re1 Qxf5 38. Bc4 (38. Be6 Qf2 39. Qe5 Re7 40. Qxa5
g4 41. Qb4 Rc7 $11) 38... Qf2 {The last nervous move shortly before the time
control. The queen should have aimed for the c5 square.} (38... Qc5 $1 39. Qc3
(39. Re6 Qg1+ 40. Ka2 Qd4 41. Re7+ Kh8 42. Qxd4 Rxd4 43. Rxb7 g4 $17) 39... g4
40. Ka2 b6 $15) 39. Qe5 Qd4 40. Qf5 Qg4 41. Qxa5 Rd1+ 42. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 43. Kb2
Qd6 (43... Qd4+ 44. Ka2 g4 45. Qc7+ Qd7 46. Qe5 Qe8 47. Be6 h5 $11) 44. Qa7 $1
{White can claim some small chances with his long range bishop in an exciting
ending.} Qe5+ 45. Ka2 Qe4 (45... Qc7 46. a5 Ne4 47. Qd4+ Nf6 48. b4 g4 $13) 46.
Bd3 Qc6 47. a5 Nd5 48. Qd4+ $1 Nf6 {Unfortunately for the defence the knight
has to retreat.} (48... Kf7 $2 49. Bc4 Ke6 50. c3 Kd6 51. b4 h5 52. Kb3 g4 53.
Qd2 $16) (48... Kf8 49. Qh8+ Ke7 50. Qg7+ Kd8 51. Qf8+ Kc7 52. c4 Nf4 53. Bf5
$16) 49. Qe5 Kf8 (49... Kf7 50. Bc4+ Kg6 51. Qe6 Qc7 $1 (51... Qxe6 52. Bxe6
Ne4 (52... g4 53. Bc8 $18) 53. Bc8 Nd6 54. Bxb7 Nxb7 55. a6 $18) 52. Bd3+ Kg7
53. Qf5 Qf7 54. Qe5 $14) 50. c4 (50. Kb2 g4 51. Bc4 Kg7 52. Qe7+ Kg6 53. Be6
$16) 50... g4 51. Bf5 Kf7 52. Qb8 Ne8 $2 {The permanent struggle is finally
bearing fruits for the inventive Topalov as his opponent is finally showing
signs of wear and tear.} (52... Ke7 $1 53. Bc8 Qc5 54. Qxb7+ Kd8 55. Qa6 (55.
a6 Qxc8 56. Qb6+ Ke7 57. c5 g3 58. Qb7+ Qxb7 59. axb7 g2 60. b8=Q g1=Q $15)
55... Qf2+ 56. Ka3 Qc5+ 57. b4 Qe3+ 58. Ka4 Ne4 $11) 53. Qf4 (53. Qh2 Qc5 54.
Qh5+ Ke7 55. Bxg4 Qxh5 56. Bxh5 Kd8 57. b4 $18) 53... Qc5 $2 {Shocked and in
disbelief Black gives in and loses the unbelievably complex fight.} (53... Nf6
$1 54. Qxh6 Qd6 55. Bxg4 Qe5 56. Qd2 Nxg4 57. a6 bxa6 58. Qd7+ Kf6 59. Qxg4 $16
) 54. Bxg4+ Nf6 55. Qf5 Qd4 56. Bf3 Qf2+ 57. Ka3 Kg7 58. Ka4 {The advance of
the white king represents the proverbial last straw in the position. Black is
helpless.} b6 (58... Qa2+ 59. Kb4 Qf2 60. Kb5 Qe3 61. b4 $18) 59. axb6 Qxb6 60.
c5 Qa7+ 61. Kb5 Qb8+ 62. Kc4 Qg8+ 63. Kc3 Qe8 64. b4 Qe1+ 65. Kc4 Qf1+ 66. Kb3
Qb5 67. Bd1 Qc6 68. Bc2 Kf7 69. Bd3 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2003.08.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Guidarelli, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2003.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. a5 Qb7 15.
O-O-O g6 16. g4 h5 {It is easy to understand black's wish to close the h file,
otherwise white would plan his operations alongside it's opening.} (16... Bg7
17. h4 O-O 18. h5 Rfc8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. g5 Nd7 21. Rh4 Rab8 22. Bh3 Rc7 23.
Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Kb1 Rc7 25. Rdh1 Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Feher,G-Ostergaard,D/Eger 1991/ 
(35)}) 17. g5 Nd7 18. Kb1 Bg7 19. Bh3 Rb8 (19... O-O $5 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qxb4
Rfc8 22. Qe4 $14) 20. Rhe1 O-O 21. f4 exf4 (21... Qc7 22. Qf2 (22. Bxd7 Qxd7
23. fxe5 Bxe5 24. Re4 Qf5 25. Rde1 f6 26. gxf6 Qxf6 27. Nd4 $14) (22. f5 Nc5
23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. f6 Bh8 25. Bd7 Qxa5 26. Re4 $11) 22... Rfe8 23. f5 $16) 22.
Re7 $1 Rbd8 23. Qxf4 {The grip on black's position is very strong, Guidarelli
can not avoid loss of some material.} Qb5 (23... Be5 24. Qf3 Qb5 25. Qe4 $16)
24. Bf1 (24. Bxd7 $6 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Be5 26. Qd2 Qxd7 27. Qxb4 Bxh2 $11) 24...
Qb8 (24... Qb7 25. Qxd6 Qb8 26. Qxb8 Nxb8 27. d6 $18) 25. Bxa6 Qa8 (25... Be5
26. Qf3 Bxh2 27. Qh3 Nc5 28. Qxh2 Nxa6 29. Nd4 $18) 26. Qf1 Nc5 27. Nxc5 dxc5
28. d6 Rb8 (28... Bd4 29. Bc4 Rxd6 30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. Re1 $18) 29.
d7 (29. Bc4 Qxa5 30. Rxf7 Kh8 31. d7 $18) 29... b3 30. cxb3 Rxb3 (30... Kh7 31.
Rd2 Rxb3 32. d8=Q Rxd8 33. Qxf7 Rg8 34. Qxb3 $18) 31. Qxf7+ $6 {[%mdl 64]
Sokolov got carried away in a moment, when simple 31.d8Q! cared for a complete
triumph of his strategy.} (31. d8=Q $1 Rf3 (31... Rxd8 32. Qxf7+ Kh7 33. Qxg7#)
(31... Rxb2+ 32. Kc1 Kh7 33. Qxa8 Rxa8 34. Qxf7 $18) 32. Qxa8 Rxf1 33. Qxf8+
Bxf8 34. Bxf1 Bxe7 35. a6 $18) 31... Rxf7 32. d8=Q+ Rf8 (32... Qxd8 33. Rxd8+
Rf8 34. Bc4+ Kh8 35. Rxf8+ Bxf8 36. Bxb3 Bxe7 37. a6 $18) 33. Qxa8 (33. Qd7 Kh8
34. Rxg7 Qe4+ 35. Ka2 Rxb2+ 36. Kxb2 Rf2+ 37. Rd2 Rxd2+ 38. Qxd2 Kxg7 39. Qc3+
$18) 33... Rxb2+ 34. Kc1 Rxa8 35. Rxg7+ $6 {Once again the chosen method of
advantage realization is second rate.} (35. Bc4+ $1 Kh8 36. Rdd7 Rb4 37. Bd5
Rg8 38. a6 $18) 35... Kxg7 36. Kxb2 Rxa6 37. Ra1 Kf7 38. Kc3 Ke6 39. Kc4 Kd6 (
39... Kd7 40. Kb5 Ra8 41. a6 c4 42. a7 Kc7 43. Ka6 $18) 40. Kb5 Ra8 41. a6 Rb8+
42. Kc4 h4 43. a7 Ra8 44. Ra6+ Ke5 45. Kxc5 Kf5 46. Kb6 Kxg5 47. Ra4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Nbd7 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. Qf2 b5 14. g5 Nh5 15.
h4 b4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Rcb8 18. Na5 {White knight will not be such a
great piece on the edge of the board, but at least black has to solve new
problems.} Nb6 19. Rd1 (19. Rd2 Na4 20. Nb3 Rd8 $14) 19... g6 20. Be2 Bf8 21.
f4 $5 (21. Rd2 Na4 22. Nc4 $2 Nc3+ $1 23. Ka1 Nxe2 24. Nb6 Nef4 $17) 21... Nxf4
22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Qxf4 Re8 $5 {Zakharstov is doing fine in reacting to white's
novel approach.} (23... Rc8 24. Rd2 Qc5 25. Nb7 $1 (25. Nb3 Qe5 $11) 25... Qe5
26. Rf1 Qxf4 27. Rxf4 Rc6 28. Rd4 $16) 24. h5 Ra7 (24... Re5 $1 25. hxg6 fxg6
26. Nb3 $13 (26. Nc6 Qxc6 27. Rxh7 Re7 $1 28. Rxe7 Bxe7 29. Rh1 Qc5 $1 (29...
Nd7 30. Bg4 Nf8 31. Rf1 Qe8 32. Qd2 Qb5 33. Qf4 $11) 30. Qh4 Qxg5 31. Qh8+ Kf7
32. Bc4+ Nxc4 33. Qxa8 Qc5 $17) (26. Bg4 Rae8 27. Nb3 Rxe4 28. Qg3 Re3 $15))
25. hxg6 fxg6 (25... hxg6 26. Qh2 Bg7 27. Rxd6 $16) 26. Bg4 (26. Qd2 Re5 (26...
Rxe4 27. Bf3 Re8 28. Nc6 Raa8 29. Nxb4 Rac8 30. Bd5+ Kh8 31. Qd4+ Re5 32. Bb3 {
Nd3+-}) 27. Qxb4 d5 28. Qb3 Qc5 29. Qg3 Rxe4 $13) 26... Na4 $1 (26... Nc4 27.
Rhf1 $1 Bg7 (27... Nxa5 28. Be6+ Kh8 29. Qxf8+ Rxf8 30. Rxf8+ Kg7 31. Rg8#) 28.
Nxc4 Qxc4 29. Qxd6 $16) 27. Qf6 (27. Nb3 Bg7) 27... Qf7 $2 {[%mdl 64]
Seemingly very logical move, but white has a nasty surprise up his sleeve.} (
27... Qxa5 $4 28. Be6+ Rxe6 29. Qxe6+ Rf7 (29... Kg7 30. Rxh7+ Kxh7 31. Rh1+
Kg7 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Rh8#) (29... Kh8 30. Qe8 Kg8 31. Rdf1 $18) 30. Rdf1 Qc7
31. Rxh7 Bg7 32. Qe8+ Rf8 33. Rxf8+ Kxh7 34. Rf4 $18) (27... Nc5 $8 28. Be2 $1
(28. Nc4 Rxe4 29. Bf3 Be7 $19) (28. Nb3 Bg7 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Nxe4 $15)
28... Nxe4 (28... d5 $5 29. Rxd5 Nxe4 30. Qf3 Kh8 $13) 29. Qd4 Nxg5 (29... Nc3+
30. bxc3 Rxe2 31. Nc6 $1 Qxc6 32. Qxa7 $16) 30. Bc4+ Nf7 (30... Ne6 $2 31. Rde1
$18) 31. Qh4 h6 32. Rdg1 Kh7 33. Rxg6 $1 Kxg6 34. Qg4+ Kh7 (34... Ng5 35. Qh5+
Kh7 36. Qxe8 Qe7 37. Bd3+ Kg8 38. Qb8 Rc7 39. Qxb4 $16) 35. Bd3+ Kh8 36. Qg6
Ne5 37. Qxe8 Qf7 38. Rxh6+ Kg8 39. Qxf7+ Rxf7 40. Rh5 $11) 28. e5 $1 dxe5 (
28... Rxe5 29. Nc6 $18) (28... Bg7 29. Qxf7+ Rxf7 30. exd6 $18) 29. Qc6 $1 (29.
Qxf7+ Rxf7 30. Bd7 Rxd7 31. Rxd7 $16) 29... Nc5 (29... Nxb2 30. Rdf1 Qe7 31.
Rf6 $18) 30. Rdf1 Qe7 (30... Rc7 31. Rxf7 Rxc6 32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 33. Nxc6 $18) 31.
Qd5+ Kh8 (31... Ne6 32. Rf6 $18) 32. Nc6 Qb7 (32... Qc7 33. Nxa7 Qxa7 34. Rf7
$18) 33. Rxf8+ $1 Rxf8 34. Qxc5 {Smirnov has won material and is in good
control in the center.} Raa8 (34... Rfa8 35. Qxe5+ Qg7 36. Qd6 Rf7 37. Ne5 $18)
35. Qxe5+ Qg7 (35... Kg8 36. Be6+ $18) 36. Qd5 Rae8 37. Be6 Rf4 38. Ne5 Ref8 (
38... h5 39. gxh6 Qf6 40. Nf7+ Kh7 41. Ng5+ Kh8 42. Qg2 $18) 39. a4 bxa3 (39...
Rf1+ 40. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 41. Ka2 $18) 40. bxa3 Rf2 41. Rh6 $1 Rb8+ (41... R2f6 42.
Rxh7+ Qxh7 43. gxf6 $18) 42. Kc1 Rf6 43. Kd1 (43. Rh1 Rf4 44. Bf7 $18) 43...
Rb1+ (43... Rbf8 44. gxf6 Qxh6 45. Nf7+ Rxf7 46. Bxf7 $18) 44. Ke2 Qc7 45. Qa8+
Rb8 (45... Qb8 46. Qxb8+ Rxb8 47. gxf6 $18) 46. Rxh7+ $1 {The final
combination is very neat. White opens the h file in the very moment, when
black queen is badly overstretched.} (46. Rxh7+ $1 Qxh7 (46... Kxh7 47. Qh1+
Kg7 48. Qh6#) 47. Qxb8+ Kg7 48. Qc7+ Kh8 49. Qd8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 38th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2003.05.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.05.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. Kb1
$146 a4 16. Nbc1 b3 $6 {This move will in the future probably give way to the
less positionally compromising 16...exf4!?} (16... exf4 $5 17. Nxf4 (17. Bxf4
b3 18. cxb3 axb3 19. a3 Nc5 $15) 17... Bxg5 18. Qxb4 Bxf4 19. Bxf4 a3 20. b3
Qf6 21. Nd3 $11) 17. f5 $1 bxa2+ 18. Ka1 Bc4 19. Nc3 Rc8 (19... a3 20. b3 Bxf1
21. Rhxf1 Rc8 22. h4 $14) 20. h4 (20. N1xa2 Bxf1 (20... Nb6 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22.
Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. h4 $14) 21. Rhxf1 a3 22. b3 Nc5 23. Nb4 $14) 20...
Kh8 (20... a3 21. b3 Bxf1 22. Rhxf1 Nc5 23. h5 Qd7 $14) 21. h5 a3 22. b3 Bxf1
23. Rhxf1 Rxc3 $5 {[%mdl 1024] White's progress on the kingside became
unbearable, so Vera sacrifices exchange to get some breathing space.} (23...
Rg8 24. Rg1 Nc5 25. N1xa2 $16) 24. Qxc3 Bxg5 25. Nxa2 Bxe3 (25... h6 26. Bxg5
Qxg5 27. Qf3 $14) 26. Qxe3 Qc7 27. h6 g6 (27... Qxc2 $2 28. Rd2 Qc5 29. hxg7+
Nxg7 (29... Kxg7 30. Rg2+ Kh8 31. Qh6 Qd4+ 32. Nc3 Qxc3+ 33. Ka2 $18) 30. Qh6
$18) 28. Qc3 Qa7 (28... Qxc3+ 29. Nxc3 $16) 29. Qc4 Ndf6 (29... gxf5 30. Rxf5
Ndf6 31. Nc3 $16) 30. Nc3 g5 (30... Qe3 31. Qd3 Qxh6 32. Rh1 Qg7 33. Rdg1 $16)
31. Rd3 Qb7 $2 {It is a pitty, that black refrained from 31...Rg8! with
unpleasant counterplay with his free g pawn.} (31... Rg8 $1 32. b4 (32. Nb5 Qb6
33. Nxa3 g4 $14) 32... g4 33. Ne2 Nh5 $132) 32. b4 g4 33. b5 Qb8 (33... Rg8 34.
Qc6 Qb8 35. b6 $16) 34. Qc6 d5 (34... Rg8 35. b6 $16) 35. Nxd5 (35. exd5 Nd6
36. Qa6 $16) 35... Nxe4 36. Nb6 N4f6 37. Nd7 Nxd7 38. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Ng6 {In this modern line Black
has many options in the fight for equality, Grischuk is chosing the trendy
knight retreat.} (12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Be6 14. Qd2 Bf6 15. O-O-O Rc8 16. Kb1 Rg8
17. Be2 Nd7 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. h4 $14 {1-0 Leko,P (2741)-Morozevich,A (2747)/
Moscow 2006 (59)}) (12... Be6 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. h4 (14. Nb3 Bxb3 15. cxb3 Nb4 16.
a3 Ng6 17. Rd1 Nc6 18. Nd5 Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 O-O 20. b4 b5 21. Nc7 Rab8 22. Nxa6
Rb7 {1/2 Leko,P (2725)-Kasparov,G (2851)/Linares 2000/ (37)}) 14... Rc8 15.
Nxe6 fxe6 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Rxh8+ Bxh8 18. Nd1 Qa4 19. b3 Qa5 20. c3 Kd7 21.
Rb1 Qd8 $132 {Sadvakasov,D-Sutovsky,E/Mallorca 2004}) 13. Qd2 (13. Nd5 Qa5+ (
13... Rb8 $5) 14. c3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Be6 $13 17. Bc4 Rc8 18. b4 Qa3
19. O-O O-O 20. Bb3 Bxd5 21. exd5 Qb2 22. Rae1 Qxc3 {1-0 Fernandez,L-Hernandez,
H/Avila 2000 (64)}) (13. Nf5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qa5 $17) 13... Qa5 14. Nd5 $5 $146
{[%mdl 4] Karjakin has prepared a very deep and spectacular novelty with a
temporary piece sacrifice.} (14. O-O-O Bd7 (14... Be6 15. Kb1 Rc8 (15... Nxd4
16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Rc8 $11 {/\Qc5}) 16. Nd5 (16. Nb3 Bxc3 (16... Bxb3 17.
cxb3 Nb4 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 {(/\a3, b4)} Rxc3 $140 20. Qxc3 Qxa2+ 21. Kc1
O-O 22. Qxb4 Rc8+ 23. Bc4 b5 24. Qa3 bxc4 25. Qxa2 cxb3+ 26. Kb1 bxa2+ 27. Kxa2
$16) 17. Nxa5 Bxd2 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Rxd2 {1/2 Tiviakov,S (2600)-Dominguez,L 
(2605)/Wijk aan Zee 2004/ (48)}) (16. a3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 $11)
16... Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 h5 20. Rb4 Bxd5 21. exd5 Rc7
22. Bd3 Rh6 23. c3 Nf4 24. Be4 h4 {1/2 Kobalia,M (2618)-Gelfand,B (2709)/
playchess.com INT 2004/ (55)}) 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. g3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4
Qe5 19. Qf2 Rxc3 $6 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21. Rd3 Qa5 22. Qe3 Be6 23. Ra3 Qb4+ 24. Ka1
$14 {1-0 Svidler,P (2738)-Polgar,J (2735)/San Luis 2005/ (59)}) (14. Nb3 Bxc3
15. bxc3 Qc7 $13) 14... Qxd2+ (14... Qd8 $2 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bb6 Qd7 17. Nc7+
$18) (14... O-O 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. O-O-O $14) 15. Kxd2 Bxd4 (15... Nxd4 $2 16.
Nc7+ Kd7 17. Nxa8 Kc6 18. c3 Ne6 19. Nb6 $16) 16. Bxd4 Nxd4 (16... O-O $5 17.
Bf2 Be6 18. h4 $14) 17. Nc7+ Kd7 18. Nxa8 Kc6 19. a4 $1 {The key move of the
whole idea, White will be able to hunt the loose black knight on d4.} (19. Bc4
Be6 (19... e6 20. c3 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Bd7 22. a4 $14) 20. Bd5+ Bxd5 21. exd5+
Kxd5 22. Nb6+ Kc5 23. Na4+ Kc6 $11) 19... Be6 (19... Bd7 20. a5 $1 Rxa8 21. Ra4
Ne6 (21... Nb5 $4 22. Rc4# $1) 22. Rc4+ Nc5 (22... Kb5 23. Rc8+ $18) 23. b4 Ne5
24. Rc3 $16) 20. Ra3 Rxa8 21. Rd3 $1 {It feels like a small miracle since the
knight is indeed trapped in the middle of the board!} Kc5 22. b4+ Kxb4 (22...
Kc4 $2 23. Rb3+ $18) 23. Rxd4+ Kc5 24. Rd3 Ne5 25. Rc3+ Nc4+ (25... Kb4 26. Be2
Kxa4 $2 27. Ra1+ Kb4 28. Rb1+ Ka4 29. Rxb7 $18) 26. Bxc4 Bxc4 27. h4 $1 {
The level of preparation among the best players in the world is astonishing.
Karjakin has most likely studied this position in the quiet of his home
laboratory.} d5 (27... b5 $5 28. axb5 axb5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Rh5 f6 31. f4 b4
32. Rch3 $14) 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rh5 d4 $6 (29... dxe4 $5 30. Rxg5+ Kb4 31. Re3
Rd8+ 32. Kc1 exf3 33. gxf3 Kxa4 34. Kb2 Kb4 35. Rxe7 b5 $14) 30. Ra3 f6 31. Ra1
(31. Rh7 $1 Kd6 32. a5 $16) 31... Kd6 32. Rah1 a5 (32... b5 33. a5 (33. c3 bxa4
(33... dxc3+ 34. Kxc3 Rc8 35. Rh8 Bg8+ 36. Kb2 $16) 34. cxd4 a3 35. Kc3 Rc8 $14
) 33... Rc8 34. Rh8 $16) 33. Rb1 $1 {Grischuk has failed to put up the
strongest resistance and his position is becoming critical.} b5 (33... Rb8 34.
g3 b5 35. axb5 Rxb5 36. Rxb5 Bxb5 37. f4 $16) 34. axb5 a4 35. b6 a3 36. b7 Rb8
37. Rhh1 $1 Kc5 (37... a2 38. Rb4 Kc5 39. c3 dxc3+ 40. Kxc3 $18) 38. c3 dxc3+ (
38... d3 39. Rb4 Bb5 40. Ra1 Rxb7 41. Rxa3 $18) 39. Kxc3 {Elimination of all
the queenside pawns leads to a technically won position for White.} Bb5 40. Ra1
Rxb7 41. Rxa3 Rd7 42. Kc2 Kd6 43. Kd2 (43. Rd1+ Ke6 44. Rxd7 Bxd7 45. Kd3 $18)
43... Ke6+ 44. Ke3 Kf7 45. Rc1 Rb7 46. Rc5 Bd7 47. Ra6 Bb5 48. Ra5 Bd7 49. e5
$1 {White has to play actively to convert the advantage of the exchange.
Naturally, he needs to keep at least one pawn on the board.} f5 (49... g4 50.
exf6 gxf3 51. gxf3 exf6 52. Kd4 $18) 50. Kd4 Rb4+ (50... Rb2 51. Rc7 Rd2+ 52.
Ke3 Rd1 53. Raa7 Ke8 54. Ke2 Rd5 55. e6 Re5+ 56. Kf2 Bxe6 57. Rxe7+ $18) 51.
Kc3 Rb7 52. g3 Be6 53. Ra3 f4 $5 {Black tries to to exchange as many pawns as
possible which might give him some survival chances.} 54. gxf4 (54. g4 Rd7 55.
Kc2 Rd8 56. Rd3 Rh8 $16) 54... gxf4 55. Kd3 Kg6 (55... Bf5+ 56. Kd4 Rb1 57. Rc4
Rd1+ 58. Kc5 Ke6 59. Rxf4 Kxe5 60. Rh4 $18) 56. Ra8 Rd7+ (56... Rb3+ $5 57. Rc3
Rb4 58. Ra7 Bf5+ 59. Kd2 Rb2+ 60. Kd1 e6 61. Rc4 $16) 57. Ke2 (57. Ke4 $6 Kg5
58. Rg8+ $5 Bxg8 59. e6+ Rd5 60. Rxd5+ (60. Kxd5 Kf6 61. Rc6 Kf5 $13) 60... Kf6
61. Rb5 $16) 57... Rd5 $6 {Grischuk gives in after a tortuous defence. Without
the rook Black will not be able to really hold on.} 58. Rxd5 Bxd5 59. Rf8 Kg5
60. Re8 Kf5 (60... e6 61. Rf8 $18) 61. Rxe7 Be6 62. Kd3 Kxe5 63. Re8 Kd5 64.
Rh8 Bf7 65. Rf8 Bg6+ 66. Kc3 Ke5 67. Rg8 Bf5 68. Rg5 Kf6 69. Rh5 Bc8 (69... Kg6
70. Rh8 Kf6 71. Kd4 $18) 70. Rb5 $1 {Preventing the transfer of the bishop to
the a8-h1 diagonal and sealing his opponent's fate.} (70. Kd4 $2 Bb7 71. Rh3
Kg5 $14) 70... Bd7 71. Ra5 Bc8 72. Rb5 Bd7 73. Rc5 Ke6 74. Kd4 Kd6 75. Ra5 Bc6
76. Ra6 $1 Kd7 77. Rxc6 {A truly great game by Karjakin.} 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 {The modern openings are sometimes playing with
paradoxes. Black is losing a tempo, weakens b5 square but still gets
reasonable play due to the activity against the castled white king.} 11. Qe1
Qc7 {Much less common then 11...Qc8, but in higher sense much more logical.} (
11... Qc8 12. Bb5 (12. a3 a4 13. Nd2 Nbd7 14. Kb1 Rd8 15. Bb5 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Ne4 Be6 20. Nc3 Nb6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Nxa4 Nc4
23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Qf2 Qc6 25. Nb6 Be6 {0-1 Leko,P (2749)-Svidler,P (2728)/
Morelia/Linares 2007 (37)}) (12. a4 Nc6 (12... Na6 13. Kb1 Nc7 14. g4 Rd8 15.
Bb6 Nd7 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Bb6 Nd7 18. Bf2 b6 19. Bd3 Qb7 20. Qe2 Nc5 21. Nxc5
bxc5 22. Nb5 Rdb8 23. c4 {1-0 Svidler,P (2750)-Bu Xiangzhi (2671)/Germany 2007
(47)}) 13. g4 Nb4 14. g5 Nh5 15. Kb1 Qc7 16. Qf2 Nf4 17. Nb5 Qb8 18. Bxf4 exf4
19. N3d4 Bd7 20. Rg1 g6 21. Bc4 Qc8 22. Bb3 Qc5 23. Qd2 {1-0 Anand,V (2766)
-Vallejo Pons,F (2663)/Monte Carlo 2004 (31)}) 12... Na6 13. Na4 Nb4 14. Qf2
Nxa2+ 15. Kb1 Nb4 16. Nb6 Qc7 17. Nxa8 Rxa8 18. Bb6 Qc8 19. Ba4 d5 20. c3 Na6
21. Nd2 dxe4 22. fxe4 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Bc2 a4 $17 {0-1 Talla,V (2419)
-Babula,V (2594)/Havlickuv Brod 2008 (40)}) 12. Bb5 Nbd7 13. Qf2 Rfc8 {The
first independent move, Bu has a quite playable position.} (13... Bc4 14. Bxc4
Qxc4 15. Qf1 Qc6 16. a4 Nb6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Qb5 Qc7 19. Kb1 Rfc8 20. Rd2 Bf8
21. Rhd1 Qc6 22. Rd3 Nd7 23. Rd5 Nb6 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. Rxa5 Nc4 26. Rxa8 Rxa8
27. Nc1 {1-0 Karjakin,S (2599)-Wojtaszek,R (2553)/Moscow 2005 (44)}) 14. Kb1 (
14. a4 Bxb3 15. cxb3 Nc5 16. Qc2 Qd8 $13) 14... Bc4 15. g4 (15. a4 Bxb3 16.
cxb3 Nc5 $13) 15... Bxb5 16. Nxb5 Qc6 17. a4 {Cheparinov is wisely refraining
from grabbing the exchange after Na7 as the knight would remain trapped.} (17.
Na7 Rxa7 18. Bxa7 b6 $11) 17... Ne8 (17... d5 18. g5 d4 (18... dxe4 19. gxf6
Nxf6 20. Na7 Rxa7 21. Bxa7 exf3 22. Rc1 Nd7 23. Be3 $16) 19. Bxd4 Nxe4 20. fxe4
exd4 21. N3xd4 Qc5 22. h4 $16) 18. Rd3 Qc4 19. Nc3 Nc7 20. Bb6 {White decided,
that is is ncessary to prevent b7-b5 thrust.} (20. f4 b5 $1 $15) (20. h4 b5 $1
21. axb5 Nxb5 22. Nd5 Bd8 $36) 20... Nxb6 21. Qxb6 Qb4 $1 22. Qxb4 (22. Qe3 b5
$1 23. axb5 Rcb8 $1 (23... a4 24. Nc1 Rab8 25. N1a2 Qc4 26. Qa7 $13) 24. Nc1
Nxb5 25. Nxb5 Rxb5 26. Rb3 Qa4 $11) 22... axb4 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxa4 25.
Rb5 Ra7 $5 {[%mdl 4096] Black was definitely not worse with his spare pawn,
but the Chinese player will play the endgame in a very insecure manner.} (25...
Rc7 26. Rd1 g6 $11) 26. Rxb4 g6 27. Rd1 f5 (27... d5 $2 28. Rb5 dxe4 29. Rxe5
Bf6 30. Rxe4 $16) 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Rd5 (29. exf5 Kf7 30. f4 d5 31. Rb5 exf4
32. Rbxd5 Ra4 33. Nd4 $14) 29... fxe4 30. fxe4 Kf7 31. c3 h5 32. Na5 Rc7 $2 {
All good teachers warn chessplayers not to forget about activity in the
endgames. When facing a dangerous opponent we all tend to forget to good
maxims and commit mistakes.} (32... Rg8 $5 33. Rxb7 (33. Nxb7 Rg1+ 34. Kc2 Rg2+
35. Rd2 Rxd2+ 36. Kxd2 Ra1) 33... Rg1+ 34. Ka2 Rxb7 35. Nxb7 Ke6 $11) 33. Nc4
Ke6 (33... Ra6 34. Ne3 Bg5 35. Nf5 Ke6 36. Rd1 $14) 34. Ne3 Bd8 (34... Bg5 35.
Nf5 Ra6) 35. Nf5 Rd7 (35... Be7 36. Ng7+ Kf7 37. Nxh5 $18) 36. c4 b6 $6 {
Now the position is also structurally bad and White can roam freely on the
kingside.} (36... Ra5 $1 37. Rxa5 (37. Rd1 b5 38. cxb5 Bb6 $11) 37... Bxa5 38.
Ra4 Bd8 39. Ra8 $14) 37. Rb3 Ra4 38. Rbd3 Be7 (38... Rxc4 $2 39. Rxd6+ $18) (
38... Bc7 39. b3 $16) 39. b3 Ra8 40. Rg3 $1 $16 {Saving the position becomes
truly challenging for the defender.} Bf8 (40... Bf6 41. Kb2 h4 42. Rg6 $16) 41.
Kb2 h4 42. Rg6+ Kf7 43. Rg4 Rda7 (43... h3 44. Rg3 Ke6 45. Rxh3 $16) 44. Rxh4
Ra1 45. Rh7+ Ke6 (45... Kg6 46. Rh8 Re1 47. Rh4 Kf6 48. Kc3 $16) 46. Rh8 {
With good play White should be winning, unless Black manages to create great
counterplay.} Re1 47. Ng3 (47. Nxd6 $2 Re2+ 48. Kc3 Re3+ 49. Kb4 Rd8 50. Ka4
Rb8 $14) 47... Kf7 48. Rh7+ Ke6 (48... Kg6 49. Rb7 $16) 49. Rb7 Rea1 50. Nf5
R8a2+ 51. Kc3 Rc1+ 52. Kb4 Rb2 53. Rb8 Rcb1 54. Rd3 Kf7 55. Rf3 (55. Rf3 d5+
56. Nd6+ Ke6 57. cxd5+ Kxd6 58. Rbxf8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nde2 Be6 8. f4
g6 {Nisipeanu has a pet line with the rare move 7.Nde2 which is growing into
an independent system. Topalov must have known he would be facing it, so his
setup is clearly the fruit of home preparation.} 9. h3 h5 $5 {Actually this
idea is the key to the defender's strategy. Restricting the advance g2-g4 may
leave the knight on e2 in a truly awkward situation.} (9... Nc6 10. g4 d5 11.
fxe5 Nxe5 $11) 10. fxe5 (10. Qd3 Nc6 11. O-O-O $13) 10... dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8
12. O-O-O+ Nbd7 13. Ng1 $5 {Nisipeanu has indirectly admitted, that Black has
found a kind of antidote to the ambitions of 7.Nde2 move. Redirecting the
knight from e2 to the more promising square f3 increases the harmony in
White's position.} (13. g3 Kc7 14. Bg2 Bh6 $11) 13... Rc8 14. Bd3 (14. Nf3 Rxc3
$5 15. bxc3 Ba3+ 16. Kb1 Nxe4 17. Rd3 Kc7 $15) (14. Bg5 Bh6 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16.
Nf3 Ke7 17. Ng5 h4 $11) 14... Bh6 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. Nf3 Ke7 17. Ng5 (17. h4
Rhh8 18. Rhe1 Rhd8 $11) 17... h4 {This modest move fixing the pawn structure
on the kingside will prove to be very useful in the long run.} 18. Be2 Rc5 19.
Rhf1 (19. Rd2 Rh8 20. Rhd1 Rhc8 $11) 19... Rh8 20. Rd3 Rhc8 21. Kd2 b5 (21...
Bc4 22. Rdf3 b5 23. a3 $11) 22. a3 a5 $1 23. b4 (23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Nxb5 $2
Rxc2+ 25. Ke1 Rxb2 $19) 23... axb4 24. axb4 R5c6 {Topalov has managed to
provoke the move b2-b4 and White has to fight for equality.} (24... Rc4 25.
Rdf3 Rxb4 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Bd3 $15) 25. Rdf3 Bc4 26. Bxc4 (26. Nxb5 $2 Bxb5
27. Bxb5 Rxc2+ 28. Kd1 Rxg2 29. Bxd7 Ra8 $17) 26... Rxc4 27. Ra1 (27. Rb1 Nf8 (
27... Nb6 28. Ra1 Na4 (28... Rd8+ 29. Kc1 Rxb4 30. Ra7+ Rd7 31. Ra6 Rd6 32.
Ra7+ $11) 29. Nxb5 Rxc2+ 30. Ke3 Rxg2 31. Nxf7 Rcc2 32. Rxa4 Rge2+ 33. Kd3
Red2+ $11) 28. Ra1 Ne6 29. Nxe6 Kxe6 $15) 27... Rxb4 28. Nd5+ {[%mdl 4096]
Nisipeanu is pinning his hopes on the active approach with counterplay and
active pieces.} (28. Ra7 $5 Ke8 (28... Rbc4 29. Nd5+ Nxd5 30. Rxf7+ Ke8 31.
exd5 Rxc2+ 32. Kd1 R2c7 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. d6 Rc4 35. Re7+ Kd8 36. Rg7 $11) 29.
Ra5 Rd4+ 30. Ke1 Rdc4 31. Nxb5 Ke7 32. Na3 R4c5 $15) 28... Nxd5 29. Rxf7+ Kd6 (
29... Ke8 30. exd5 Rd4+ 31. Ke1 Rxd5 32. Rg7 Nf8 33. Ne4 Rc6 $11) 30. exd5 Rd4+
31. Kc1 (31. Ke1 $5 {One of the tough decisions for White. The feeling that
his king should protect the pawn c2 is quite understandable.} Ra4 (31... Rxd5
32. Ne4+ Ke6 (32... Kc6 $2 33. Ra6+ Kc7 34. Nf6 Rd6 35. Ra7+ $18) 33. Ng5+ Kd6
$11) 32. Rc1 e4 $17) 31... Nc5 32. Raa7 e4 (32... Kxd5 33. Nf3 Rc4 34. Kd1 Rd8
$17) 33. Ne6 $5 Rc4 (33... Nxe6 $2 34. Rad7+ Ke5 35. dxe6 $11) 34. Nxc5 R8xc5 (
34... Kxc5 35. Rad7 e3 36. Kd1 Kb4 $17) 35. Rad7+ Ke5 36. Rf2 {White has
managed to exchange the knights and he still keeps the material balance.
Unfortunately Topalov's pieces are better coordinated and he can eliminate the
d5 pawn at any moment.} (36. Rde7+ Kxd5 37. Rf2 Kd6 38. Rg7 g5 39. Rg6+ Ke5 40.
Rxg5+ Kd4 $17) 36... b4 (36... Rc7 $1 37. Rd8 Rc8 38. Rxc8 Rxc8 $17) 37. Re7+
Kd6 (37... Kxd5 $2 38. Rd2+ Kc6 39. Kb2 $11) 38. Rb7 (38. Re6+ Kxd5 39. Rxg6 b3
$1 $17) 38... Kxd5 39. Kb2 (39. Re2 e3 40. Rg7 (40. Rxe3 Rxc2+ 41. Kb1 Rc1+ 42.
Kb2 R5c2+ 43. Kb3 Rxg2 44. Rxb4 Rb1+ 45. Ka4 Rxb4+ 46. Kxb4 Rg3 $19) 40... b3
41. Rxe3 Rxc2+ 42. Kb1 Rxg2 $17) 39... e3 40. Re2 Re4 $1 {From this moment
onwards the e3-pawn becomes a superpower in the endgame struggle.} 41. Kb3 (41.
Rd7+ Ke5 (41... Kc4 42. Rd3 Rce5 43. Rb3 Re7 44. Rd3 $13) 42. Rf7 Rd5 43. Rf3
Kd4 $17) 41... Ke5 42. Rf7 (42. Rxb4 Rxb4+ 43. Kxb4 Kd4 $1 44. Rxe3 Rxc2 45.
Rf3 Ke4 46. Rb3 Rxg2 $19) 42... g5 43. Rf8 Rd5 44. c4 Rd7 $5 {A fine move
proving, that coordination is more important than sheer material. Black's king
plans to enter the fight via the d4-square with crushing effect.} (44... bxc3
45. Kxc3 Ra5 46. Rf7 (46. Re8+ Kf4 47. Rf8+ Rf5 $19) 46... Ra3+ 47. Kb2 Rd3 48.
Kc2 $17) 45. Re1 (45. Kxb4 $2 Kd4 $1 46. Rf1 Rb7+ 47. Ka5 Kxc4 $19) 45... Rd2
46. Kxb4 Rxg2 47. Kc3 Rg3 48. Re8+ (48. Kd3 e2+ 49. Kd2 Rxh3 $19) 48... Kf5 (
48... Kf4 $4 49. Rf1+ Rf3 50. Rf8+ $18) 49. Rf1+ Kg6 $1 {It was not too late
to spoil everything with the greedy approach and transfer of the king to the
queenside. Topalov played the endgame with great confidence...} (49... Rf4 50.
Rf8+ Ke5 51. Re8+ Kd6 $2 52. Rd1+ $11) 50. Rxe4 e2+ 51. Rf3 Rxf3+ 52. Kd2 Rxh3
53. c5 (53. Rxe2 Ra3 54. c5 Ra2+ 55. Kd3 Rxe2 $19) 53... Ra3 54. c6 (54. Rxe2
Ra2+ 55. Kd3 Rxe2 56. Kxe2 Kf5 $19) 54... Ra2+ (54... Ra2+ 55. Kd3 Ra6 $19) 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2003.08.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2003.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Rg1 g6 15.
Qf2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Na4 Be6 18. Nb6 Rc7 19. Qd2 Rc6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5
Rc8 22. Qd3 Qd7 23. Nd2 f6 24. gxf6 Rxf6 25. c4 Rf7 26. c5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 4]
Bacrot is coming with a reasonable novelty in a very popular line, it's main
goal is to unleash the potential of the d5 pawn.} (26. Rc1 Qf5 27. Rc3 b5 28.
b3 Qh3 29. Rgc1 bxc4 30. Rxc4 Ra8 31. Ra4 Bf8 {0-1 Leko,P-Anand,V/Dortmund
2003/ (46)}) 26... Rd8 (26... dxc5 27. Nc4 Qf5 (27... Qb5 28. a4 Qe8 29. d6 Rd8
30. d7 Qf8 31. Nxe5 $16) 28. d6 Qxd3+ 29. Rxd3 Bf6 (29... Bf8 30. Nxe5 Rf5 31.
d7 Rd8 32. Bg5 $18) 30. Rd5 Nf4 31. Rxc5 Rxc5 32. Bxc5 b5 33. Nd2 $14) (26...
Re8 27. cxd6 Bxd6 28. Rc1 Nf4 29. Bxf4 Rxf4 30. Ne4 $14) 27. cxd6 Bxd6 (27...
Qxd6 28. Ne4 Qd7 29. d6 $16) 28. Bg5 Rdf8 (28... Nf4 29. Qb3 Nh3 30. Bxd8 Nxg1
31. Rxg1 Qxd8 32. Ne4 $14) (28... Be7 29. Ne4 Bxg5 30. Rxg5 Nf4 31. Qb3 $14)
29. Bh6 Nf4 (29... Ng7 30. Rc1 Qh3 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qe2 Rd7 33. Rc3 $14) 30.
Qb3 Rd8 31. Bxf4 Rxf4 $6 (31... exf4 $5 32. Ne4 b5 33. Qc3 Qf5 34. Qa5 $14) 32.
Ne4 Kh8 33. Rd3 {Black bishop is no match for the perfect knight on e4, white
is much better.} Rf7 (33... Rh4 34. Rg2 Qe7 35. Re2 Rf4 $14) 34. Rc1 Qf5 35. a3
Rfd7 36. Ka2 Bf8 37. Rcd1 (37. h4 Be7 38. Rh1 b5 $11) 37... Qf7 (37... b5 38.
d6 Qf4 39. R1d2 $14) 38. d6 Qf5 (38... Qxb3+ 39. Kxb3 h6 40. Kc4 Kg7 41. Kd5
Kf7 42. Kxe5 $16) 39. Rd5 Rc8 40. R1d3 b5 41. Rc3 Rxc3 $2 {Lautier is losing
patience in a difficult position, it was possible to put up more resistance
with 41...Rdd8.} (41... Rdd8 42. Rxc8 Rxc8 43. h4 Rd8 44. Qc3 Qe6 45. Qxe5+
Qxe5 46. Rxe5 Bxd6 47. Re6 $16) 42. Qxc3 Qe6 43. Qd3 (43. Qxe5+ $1 Qxe5 44.
Rxe5 Kg7 (44... Rd8 45. Re6 Kg8 46. Kb3 Kf7 47. Rf6+ Kg8 48. h3 $18) 45. Rc5
Kf7 46. Rc7 Ke6 47. Nc5+ $18) 43... Qf5 44. Kb1 Kg8 45. Ka1 h6 46. Qc3 Bg7 47.
Qc8+ Kh7 48. Rd3 Qf7 (48... b4 49. axb4 Qh3 50. Rc3 Qf1+ 51. Ka2 Qb5 52. Qc6
$18) 49. Rc3 {Black has not a trace of counterplay and white capitalizes on
his mighty d6 pawn.} b4 50. axb4 Qf5 51. Qe8 Rb7 (51... Qf7 52. Qxf7 Rxf7 53.
Rc7 Rxf3 54. d7 Rd3 55. Nf6+ Kh8 56. Rc8+ $18) 52. Rc8 g5 53. Qg8+ Kg6 54. Rc7
1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 60th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2007.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2007.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Ng6 13. Qd2 Nxd4 {[%mdl 4]
Interesting solution of the opening problems in a well known position. Black
is exploiting the fact, that the white queen has already invested a tempo.} 14.
Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Be6 16. g3 Qa5 (16... Rg8 17. O-O-O Qa5 18. Kb1 Rc8 19. Nd5
Qc5 20. Qd2 Ne5 21. Be2 Nd7 22. c3 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qf2 24. Qe1 Qxe1 {1/2
Vitiugov,N (2604)-Khairullin,I (2586)/Saint Petersburg 2007}) 17. f4 (17. Be2
O-O-O 18. O-O-O Kb8 $11) 17... gxf4 18. gxf4 O-O-O $1 {The key idea, as the
second player is able to finish development in record time.} (18... f5 $2 19.
Rg1 Rg8 20. Bc4 Bf7 21. b4 Qc7 22. Nd5 $16) 19. f5 Ne5 20. Be2 $2 (20. Qf2 Bc4
21. a3 Qc5 $11) 20... Bc4 $1 21. Bh5 (21. Rg1 Rhg8 22. a3 Rxg1+ 23. Qxg1 Bxe2
24. Kxe2 Kb8 $17) 21... Rhg8 {Zakharstov can not complain in the least, White
has to fight for the equality.} 22. Rg1 (22. b3 $2 Rg3 $19) 22... Nc6 (22...
Rxg1+ 23. Qxg1 f6 $1 24. a3 Rg8 25. Qf2 Rg5 $17) 23. Qf2 Rxg1+ (23... Nb4 24.
Rg4 Rxg4 25. hxg4 Kb8 $17) 24. Qxg1 Nb4 25. O-O-O $6 {Smirnov is panicking and
his long castling drops the pawn and the game.} (25. Qf2 Rg8 $17) 25... Nxa2+
26. Nxa2 Qxa2 27. Qd4 Kb8 28. e5 (28. f6 Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Qa5+ 30. Kc1 exf6 31. Bg4
h5 $17) 28... Rc8 $1 {Black is solving the crises with an attack of his own,
the white king will be in trouble.} (28... Rg8 29. Bf3 (29. exd6 $2 Rg2 $19)
29... d5 30. e6 (30. Bxd5 Bxd5 31. Qxd5 Qa1+ 32. Kd2 Qxb2 $19) 30... f6 $17)
29. exd6 Bb3 30. Kd2 $8 (30. c3 Qa1+ 31. Kd2 Qxb2+ 32. Ke1 Bxd1 $19) 30... Qa5+
$1 {It seems likely that White has probably missed this strong continuation,
Black will be able to cope with the pesky white d-pawn.} (30... Rxc2+ $2 31.
Ke3 $16) 31. Ke3 (31. c3 Rd8 32. d7 Bxd1 $19) 31... Bxc2 32. d7 (32. dxe7 Bxd1
33. Bxd1 Qxf5 $19) 32... Rd8 33. Rc1 (33. Qd5 Qb6+ (33... Qxd5 34. Rxd5 f6 35.
Be8 b6 $17) 34. Rd4 Ba4 35. Qe5+ Ka7 36. Bxf7 Rxd7 $17) 33... Bxf5 {With the
fall of the d7-pawn the game will effectively be over.} 34. b4 (34. Qf4+ Ka8
35. Rc8+ Rxc8 36. dxc8=Q+ Bxc8 37. Bxf7 Qe1+ $19) 34... Qb5 35. Rc5 Qxd7 36.
Qe5+ (36. Qxd7 Bxd7 37. Bxf7 Rf8 $19) 36... Ka7 37. Be2 (37. Qxf5 Qd2+ 38. Kf3
Rd3+ $19) 37... Qd2+ 38. Kf2 Bd3 0-1

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qf3 Qb6 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Be2 Nd7 {
Black's results in this line used to be very good. The exposed kingside is his
only worry, but counterplay against the castled white king usually managed to
compensate for it.} (14... Qc5 15. Rhe1 (15. e5 dxe5 16. Qe3 Qxe3+ 17. fxe3 e4
18. Rd4 O-O 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Be6 21. Bc4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8
24. Rd1 Rc6 25. Rd7 {1/2-1/2 Gallagher,J (2540)-Xu Jun (2643)/Bled 2002}) 15...
Be6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bd3 e4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O-O 20. a3 Rd5 21. Qb4 Rhd8
22. Qxc5+ Rxc5 23. Be2 Bf5 24. c3 Rd7 25. Bg4 Bxg4 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,C (2640)
-Polgar,J (2715)/Budapest 2003}) 15. Nd5 Ne5 16. Qa3 {The white queen is
testing out new territory; the main advantage of this move lies in the
tactical motif Bb5 that Black will have to parry.} (16. Qb3 Be6 17. h4 Rc8 18.
hxg5 hxg5 19. Rxh8+ Bxh8 20. Kb1 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. f3 Bxd5
24. Rxd5 Bf6 25. b3 Rc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M (2746)-Shirov,A (2718)/Wijk aan
Zee 2001 (37)}) (16. Qe3 b5 (16... Be6 17. h4 Rc8 (17... g4 18. f4 Rc8 19. c3
Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Kb1 f5 22. Rhe1 Qxe4+ 23. Qxe4 fxe4 24. Bf2 Rf8 25. g3
Bf5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Svetushkin,D (2569)-Banikas,H (2576)/Ermioni 2006 (43)}) 18.
Rd2 g4 19. Kb1 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Re1 Qb5 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. axb3 Rc6 24. Nf4
O-O 25. Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Kobalia,M (2620)-Kempinski,R (2576)/Kharkov 2002}) 17. h4
g4 18. f4 gxf3 19. gxf3 Be6 20. Be1 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 {1/2-1/2
Van den Doel,E (2574)-Van Wely,L (2670)/Leeuwarden 2001}) 16... b5 {A novelty,
as Karjakin believes in active queenside counterplay supported by the pawns.} (
16... Rb8 17. h4 (17. Rd4 b5 18. Rhd1 Qb7 19. f4 gxf4 20. Bxf4 Be6 21. Qg3 Ng6
22. R4d2 O-O 23. Be3 $16 {0-1 Ivanchuk,V (2699)-Shirov,A (2723)/Monte Carlo
2003 (47)}) (17. f4 $1 gxf4 18. Bxf4 Be6 19. Qg3 Ng6 20. Bh5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Qb5
22. c3 Nxf4 23. Qxg7 $16) 17... Be6 18. hxg5 Rc8 19. Rd2 hxg5 20. Rxh8+ Bxh8
21. Qe3 Qa4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2794)-Shirov,A (2706)/Villarrobledo 2001 (28)
}) 17. h4 {The idea for future exploration could be the advance of the f-pawn
in order to compromise Black's kingside.} (17. f4 $5 gxf4 18. Bxf4 Rg8 19. Qg3
Ng6 20. Be3 $16) (17. Bxb5 $2 axb5 18. Qxa8 Qxa8 19. Nc7+ Kd7 20. Nxa8 Kc6 $17)
17... Be6 18. hxg5 Rc8 $1 (18... hxg5 19. Rxh8+ Bxh8 20. Qe3 (20. Bxb5 $6 axb5
21. Qxa8+ Qxa8 22. Nc7+ Kd7 23. Nxa8 Kc6 $11) 20... Bf6 21. Nxf6+ exf6 22. b3
$14) 19. Rd2 hxg5 20. Rxh8+ Bxh8 21. Qe3 {The critical moment of the opening.
Both sides have achived their goals, but Black must decide how to cope with
the attack against the g5-pawn.} Nc4 (21... Bf6 22. Nxf6+ exf6 23. b3 $14) 22.
Bxc4 bxc4 $2 {Karjakin should have found the courage to sacrifice the pawn for
a healthy structure and some counterplay. His solution is positionally second
rate and the lasting damage to the structure cannot be undone.} (22... Qxc4 $5
23. Qxg5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Bg7 (24... Qf1+ 25. Rd1 Qxg2 26. Qb7 Rd8 27. Bh4 $16)
25. Kb1 Bh6 $14) 23. c3 (23. Qxg5 $2 Bxb2+ $1 24. Kd1 Qb7 $11) 23... f6 (23...
g4 24. Qh6 Kd7 25. Qh4 Bxd5 26. exd5 Qa4 27. Qxg4+ Kc7 28. Re2 $16) 24. Qa7 Bd7
(24... Qd7 25. Qxa6 Kf7 26. f3 $16) 25. f3 Bg7 (25... Kf7 26. Nb6 Rd8 27. Rd5
Bg7 28. Ra5 $16) 26. Nb6 Rd8 (26... Rc7 27. Qxa6 Be6 28. Bf2 Kf7 29. Qa5 Rb7
30. Rd1 $16) 27. Qxa6 {Akopian could have achived more with the transfer of
his rook to the a5-square.} (27. Rd5 $1 Kf7 28. Ra5 $16) 27... Be6 28. Qa7 Kf7
29. Nd5 Bxd5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] A very serious strategical mistake; with the
pawn structure which exists on the dark squares this exchange was prohibited.}
(29... Bd7 30. Kb1 Ra8 31. Qg1 Qa4 32. Nb4 $16) 30. exd5 Qa8 31. Qc7 Rc8 32.
Qd7 Rh8 33. Qe6+ (33. Bxd6 $2 Rh1+ 34. Rd1 (34. Kc2 Qxa2 $19) 34... Rxd1+ 35.
Kxd1 Qxd5+) 33... Kf8 34. a3 {The defence was left with the bishop which is
completely locked behind the pawn structure. White enjoys a huge advantage
with excellent chances for a win.} (34. Re2 Rh1+ 35. Kd2 Qb7 36. Kc2 Qc7 37.
Be1 $18) 34... Rh1+ 35. Rd1 {Keeping the rooks could have been even more
difficult for the defence, but White did not want to face any counterplay.} (
35. Be1 $1 Qb7 36. Re2 $16) 35... Rxd1+ 36. Kxd1 Qa4+ 37. Kd2 Qb3 38. Kc1 Qb6 (
38... Bh6 $2 39. Bxd6 $1 g4+ 40. f4 exd6 41. Qxf6+ $18) 39. Be1 Qg1 (39... Bh6
40. Qc8+ Kg7 41. Qxc4 Qe3+ 42. Bd2 Qg1+ 43. Kc2 Qxg2 44. Qg4 Qf1 45. a4 $18)
40. g4 Qf1 {Should the black bishop not get out of the cage, survival for
Black will remain a pure illusion.} (40... Qc5 41. a4 Bh6 42. Bd2 Qg1+ 43. Kc2
Qc5 44. Be3 Qc7 45. Bd4 Bg7 46. Qe2 Ke8 47. b4 cxb3+ 48. Kxb3 $18) 41. Qe4 (41.
a4 Qxf3 42. a5 Qf1 43. a6 Qg1 44. Kd1 Qc5 (44... Ke8 45. Qc8+ Kf7 46. Qd7 $18)
45. Qf5 Kf7 46. Bf2 $18) 41... Ke8 42. Kd2 (42. Kc2 Qg2+ 43. Bd2 Qf1 44. a4 $18
) 42... Kd8 43. Qe2 Qh1 44. Kc2 (44. a4 f5 45. gxf5 Be5 46. a5 Bf4+ 47. Kc2 Qh3
48. Qe4 $18) 44... f5 $1 {Getting more oxygen for the pieces deserves a small
celebration even though the position remains lost.} 45. gxf5 Qh3 46. Qxc4 (46.
Qe4 Qg2+ 47. Bd2 Be5 48. Qxc4 Qxf3 49. Qd3 Qg4 50. b4 Qg2 51. b5 g4 52. b6 $18)
46... Qxf3 47. Qd3 Qg2+ (47... Qxd3+ 48. Kxd3 Be5 49. Bf2 g4 50. Ke4 $18) 48.
Kb3 g4 49. a4 Be5 (49... Qg1 50. Bg3 Be5 51. Bxe5 dxe5 52. Qb5 g3 53. Qb8+ Kd7
54. Qb7+ Ke8 55. Qc6+ Kf8 56. Qc8+ Kg7 57. Qe6 Kf8 58. f6 $18) 50. a5 Qg1 51.
Qb5 $1 {Fortunately for White his a-pawn is much more dangerous than black's
g-pawn since the king on d8 is sitting in a tight spot.} Qxe1 (51... g3 52. a6
Qa7 53. c4 e6 (53... g2 54. Ba5+ $18) 54. fxe6 Qe3+ 55. Bc3 $18) 52. a6 Qa1 (
52... g3 53. a7 $18) 53. Qb8+ Kd7 54. Qb5+ {The next few moves serve as an
excercise for gaining time on the clock - thanks to increments of 30 seconds
for each move.} (54. a7 $18) 54... Kd8 55. Qb6+ Kc8 56. Qc6+ Kd8 57. Qa8+ Kd7
58. Qc6+ Kd8 59. Qa8+ Kd7 60. Qb7+ Kd8 61. Qb8+ Kd7 62. a7 {Finally the pawn
advances and only the strongest measures can do anything against it promoting.}
Qd1+ 63. Kb4 Bxc3+ (63... Qxd5 64. a8=Q $18) 64. Kxc3 (64. bxc3 $4 Qb1+ $11)
64... Qc1+ 65. Kb3 Qd1+ 66. Kb4 Qe1+ 67. Kb5 Qf1+ 68. Kb6 Qg1+ 69. Ka6 Qa1+ 70.
Kb7 Qc1 (70... Qxb2+ 71. Ka8 Qc2 72. Qb5+ (72. Qb7+ $2 Qc7 $11) 72... Kd8 73.
Kb7 Qc8+ 74. Kb6 Qc7+ 75. Ka6 Qc8+ 76. Ka5 Qc3+ 77. Qb4 $18) 71. a8=N $1 {
The final move serves as a nice reminder, that in chess soul often triumphs
over sheer material.} (71. a8=N $1 Qxb2+ 72. Nb6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 {At first glance it
seems, that White is in an aggressive frame of mind. Below the surface it
becomes clear that he is fighting for the better pawn structure.} dxe5 (13...
Nd5 14. Qc4 (14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. O-O-O O-O 16. exd6 exd6 17. Rxd5 $16) 14... O-O
15. Qxc6 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Bf5 17. Bd3 Rc8 18. Qa3 Bxd3 19. cxd3 dxe5 20. Qxa6 Rc2
21. O-O Rxb2 {1/2-1/2 Sedlak,N (2519)-Ruck,R (2556)/Topola 2004/ (36)}) 14.
Bxe5 O-O 15. h4 (15. g3 Be6 16. Bg2 Qb6 17. O-O-O Rad8 18. f4 $14) 15... g4 {
Black's kingside is exposed enough, it makes sense to keep the access to the
king as closed as possible.} 16. g3 Bf5 $6 {Karjakin will suffer a great deal
in this position and the main reason lies in a misjudgement of the problems.
Black will agonize in a difficult endgame with hardly any counterplay. The
best defence against such a fate seems to be the idea of developing the bishop
to a6 and preventing short castling.} (16... Qb6 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Bg2 Rfd8 19.
Rhe1 (19. f3 Qa5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. fxg4 Bxg4 22. Qe3 Be6 $15) 19... h5 20. b3
(20. f3 $1 Qa5 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. fxg4 Bxg4 23. Qe3 $14) 20... Rac8 21. Na4
Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qb5 23. Bf1 $2 (23. Qxb5 cxb5 24. Bb7 Rf8 25. Nc5 Bc8 26. Bxa6
$16) 23... Bc4 $1 24. Qxc4 Qxe5 25. c3 Qf5 $11 {0-1 Ponomariov,R (2743)-Polgar,
J (2685)/Benidorm 2002/ (38)}) (16... a5 $5 17. Bg2 Ba6 18. Qe3 Qd7 (18... Rc8
$2 19. Rd1 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxe5 22. Qxh6 $1 Rxc2 (22... Qc7 23. Qxa6
Qxc2 24. O-O Qxb2 25. Qxa5 Bg7 26. Rd2 Qf6 27. Qh5 $16) 23. Rxe5 $1 {1-0
Rowson,J (2541)-De Firmian,N (2553)/Selfoss 2003/}) 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. Bxd4 Bb7 (
20... e5 21. Be3 Rfd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Nd5 24. Bd2 Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Hoffmann,
M (2455)-Kulaots,K (2593)/Budapest 2004/ (28)}) 21. O-O-O a4 22. Rhe1 e6 23.
Ne4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 c5 25. Bxg7 Bxe4 26. Bxf8 Bxg2 27. Bxh6 Bd5 28. b3 axb3 29.
axb3 c4 {0-1 Van Beers,E (2431)-Van den Doel,E (2615)/Tilburg 2003/ (50)}) 17.
Bg2 (17. Rd1 $6 Qb6 18. Bg2 (18. b3 Qa5 19. Bg2 Bxc2 20. Rc1 Bd3 21. Qxd3 Qxe5+
$11) 18... Qxb2 19. O-O Qb6 $11) 17... Qd7 (17... Rc8 18. O-O Qb6 19. Rad1 Rfd8
20. b3 $14) (17... Qb6 18. b3 $14) 18. O-O {The critical position arises right
after the end of the opening. Black has many weak pawns (a6, c6, g4) and no
prospect of getting counterplay.} Rfd8 19. Rfe1 (19. Rad1 Qe6 (19... Qb7 20. b3
e6 21. Na4 Nd7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rd6 $16) 20. Rfe1 Rxd1 21. Qxd1 Re8 22. Qd2
$16) 19... e6 (19... Qe6 20. Rad1) 20. Na4 (20. Rad1 Qb7 (20... Nd5 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. b3 Qc7 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. c4 d4 25. Qe5+ Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Kf6 27. Ra5 $16)
21. b3 Rac8 $14) 20... Qb7 21. c4 (21. b3 Nd7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qe3 f6 24. Qc3
Ne5 $14) 21... Nd7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rad1 {In few moves the situation has
become quite critical. Bacrot can hope to succeed on both flanks as Black's
kingside structure remains exposed.} Rab8 (23... f6 24. Rxd7+ $1 Qxd7 (24...
Rxd7 25. Nc5 Qc8 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. Rd1 Qc7 28. c5 $16) 25. Nb6 Qc7 26. Nxa8
Rxa8 27. Be4 $1 $16) 24. Qe3 (24. Rd6 $5 Qb4 25. Red1 Qxa4 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27.
Qe5+ Kg6 28. Rxd7 Rf8 29. Be4 $16) 24... Qc7 25. b3 (25. b4 a5 26. Qc3+ f6 27.
bxa5 Ra8 28. Qb4 c5 29. Rxd7+ Rxd7 30. Nxc5 Rb8 31. Qa3 $14) 25... a5 {The
defender did not want to expose his pawn structure even more with a move of
the f-pawn, but it would at least remove some pawns from the light squares.} (
25... f6 $5 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. Qxc5 e5 28. Qxc6 Qxc6 29. Bxc6 Kf7 30. f3 gxf3 31.
Kf2 $16) (25... c5 26. Rd2 Nf6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Nxc5 $16) 26. Nc5 $1 Nxc5 27.
Qxc5 Rxd1 {Karjakin has realized, that his opponent wanted to eliminate the
last defender of the kingside. His hope is to generate counterplay in a queen
and bishop endgame.} (27... h5 28. Qxc6 Qxc6 29. Bxc6 Kf6 30. f4 gxf3 31. Bxf3
a4 $16) (27... Rbc8 28. Be4 $1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Bxe4 30. Qd4+ Kg8 31. Qxe4 h5 32.
c5 $16) 28. Rxd1 Rd8 29. Rxd8 (29. Rd4 Rxd4 30. Qxd4+ Kh7 31. Qc5 Qd8 32. Qxc6
Qd1+ 33. Kh2 Qd2 34. Qc7 Kg6 35. h5+ Kf6 36. Qa7 $16) 29... Qxd8 30. Bxc6 (30.
Qxc6 Qd4 31. Qb5 Qa1+ 32. Kh2 Qxa2 33. Qe5+ Kg6 34. Qe3 a4 35. bxa4 Qxa4 36. c5
$16) 30... Qd2 31. Qe5+ Kg8 (31... f6 32. Qc7+ Kf8 33. Qc8+ Kg7 34. Qb7+ Kf8
35. h5 $16) 32. c5 Qxa2 33. Bg2 $6 {[%mdl 4096] Bacrot is setting his hopes on
the potential of the passed c-pawn. The better move 33.Qe3 postponed the
demise of the b3-pawn and attacked the h6-pawn.} (33. Qe3 $1 Bc2 34. Qxh6 Qa1+
(34... Qxb3 35. Qg5+ Kf8 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Qxa5 $18) 35. Kh2 Qe5 (35... Bxb3 36.
Qg5+ Kf8 37. Bg2 $18) 36. Qe3 Qxe3 37. fxe3 Bxb3 38. Bb5 Kf8 39. c6 Bd5 40. Kg1
Ke7 41. c7 Bb7 42. Bc6 Ba6 43. Kf2 Kd6 44. e4 $18) 33... Qb1+ (33... Qxb3 34.
c6 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Qc2 36. Qxa5 Qxf2 37. c7 e5 38. Qa8+ Kg7 39. c8=Q Bxc8 40. Qxc8
Qd4 $16) 34. Kh2 Qxb3 35. c6 a4 36. Qc5 a3 $2 {Sergey did not have his best
day suffering all the way to the end. Much tougher resistance would be offered
by the move controlling the promotion square, c8.} (36... e5 $1 37. c7 (37.
Qxe5 $2 Be6 $11) (37. Bd5 Qd3 38. c7 Qd4 $11) 37... Bc8 38. Qxe5 Qe6 39. Qc5
Qd7 40. Qb6 a3 41. Bb7 Qe6 42. Qa7 Kh7 43. Qa8 Bxb7 44. Qxb7 a2 45. c8=Q Qxc8
46. Qxc8 a1=Q 47. Qf5+ Kh8 48. Qxg4 $16) 37. c7 e5 38. Bd5 $1 {The real
problem will arise with the defence of the vulnerable black king.} (38. Bd5 $1
Qa4 (38... Qb2 39. c8=Q+ Bxc8 40. Qxc8+ Kg7 41. Qf5 $18) 39. Qe7 Qd7 40. c8=Q+
Qxc8 41. Bxf7+ Kh8 42. h5 $18) 1-0

[Event "New York Hudson"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Be2 Bg7 10. Bg3 h5 11. Bxg4 $1 (11. h4) 11... Bxg4 (11... hxg4 12. Nf5
$14) 12. f3 Be6 (12... Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. Nd5 $14) 13. Qd2 g4 14. Nxe6 fxe6
15. fxg4 hxg4 16. e5 Nc6 $8 (16... Bxe5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Qg5) (16... dxe5 17.
Qg5 $16) 17. exd6 exd6 18. O-O (18. O-O-O Bh6 19. Bf4 Qf6 20. Bxh6 Qxh6 21.
Qxh6 Rxh6 22. Rxd6 Ke7 23. Rhd1 Ne5 (23... Rd8 24. Rxd8 Nxd8 25. Rd4 $16) 24.
Rb6 Rb8 25. Nd5+ Kf7 26. Rf1+ $18) 18... Qb6+ 19. Bf2 Qc7 (19... Qxb2 20. Qxd6
Qxc3 21. Rad1 $1 $18) 20. Qg5 Be5 (20... Ne5 21. Bh4 $1) 21. Bg3 Qh7 22. Qxg4
Bxg3 23. Qxg3 O-O-O 24. Rae1 $1 e5 25. Ne4 d5 26. Ng5 Qxc2 27. Rf2 Qa4 28. Nf7
Rdg8 29. Qf3 Rf8 30. Qxd5 Qb4 31. Ref1 Nd4 32. Nd6+ Kc7 33. Rf7+ Rxf7 34. Rxf7+
Kd8 35. Nb5+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Rg1 g6 {
This position has become common currency at the the highest level. Many
grandmasters are intimate with its problems with both colours.} 15. h4 (15. Nd5
Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Bd3 Qd7 (17... Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qd7 19. Nd2 Qh3 20. c4 b5
21. cxb5 axb5 22. Qxb5 Qf5+ 23. Ne4 Qxf3 24. Qd3 Kh8 {1-0 Smirin,I (2656)-Lutz,
C (2631)/Biel 2003 (42)}) 18. Qb4 Rc7 19. Bb6 Rcc8 20. Be4 f6 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22.
Nd2 Rf7 23. Be3 b5 24. Qa3 Bxe4 25. fxe4 Ng4 26. Bb6 Qb7 27. Qh3 Qxb6 28. Qxg4
{1/2 Ponomariov,R (2738)-Ivanchuk,V (2731)/Foros 2006 (40)}) 15... Qc7 16. Rg2
{Svidler's new move leaves the impression of being too artificial. It will
probably fail to attract a huge following.} (16. Qf2 Nc4 (16... Bd8 17. Nc1 f6
18. gxf6 Rxf6 19. Rh1 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Nd3 Qf7 22. Ne1 Ba5 23. Nd5 Bxd5
24. Rxd5 Bxe1 25. Rxe1 Rxf3 26. Qd2 Rc6 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Qxd6 Rxe3 29. Qb8+ {
1/2 Anand,V (2766)-Topalov,V (2735)/Bastia 2003}) 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Na5 Qc7 19.
Bb6 Qd7 20. Qd2 f6 $5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Qb3 Nh5 25.
Qd5 Nf6 26. Qb3 Nh5 27. Qd5 Nf6 {Akopian,V-Efimenko,Z/Aeroflot op/2007/}) (16.
f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18. Qxf4 Na4 $1 19. Rg3 Nxc3+ 20. Rxc3 Qb6 21. Re3 f6 $1
22. Qg3 fxg5 23. hxg5 Qc7 24. Bd3 Bc4 25. c3 Bxd3+ 26. Rexd3 $14 {1/2 Wang Hao
(2643)-Ponomariov,R (2705)/Khanty Mansiysk 2007 (49)}) 16... f6 $1 17. Qf2 (17.
gxf6 Rxf6 18. Qf2 Nc4 $13) 17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Bb6 {According to the
unwritten ethics of chess, White has a certain obligation to try to convert
the advantage of the first move into something tangible. There is no real
reason for Morozevich to suffer from the dance of White's minor pieces.} (19.
gxf6 Rxf6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Rf7 $11) 19... Qd7 20. Nc5 (20. Na5 Be6 21.
gxf6 Nxf6 22. Qe3 Nh5 $15) 20... Qc6 21. Nd3 Bxd3 $1 22. cxd3 {Black has
pocketed a great success in the transformation of the pawn structure. Svidler
would love to recapture the bishop with the rook, but the tactics would favour
his opponent.} (22. Rxd3 Nf4 23. Nd5 $1 (23. Rd2 fxg5 (23... Nxg2 24. Nd5 Qd7
25. Qxg2 fxg5 26. hxg5 Bd8 $15) 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Qd7 26. hxg5 Qf5 $17)
23... Nxd5 24. exd5 Qb5 25. h5 fxg5 26. hxg6 hxg6 $15) 22... Nf4 23. Rg4 (23.
gxf6 Bxf6 24. Rh2 d5 $15) 23... fxg5 24. hxg5 Bxg5 (24... d5 25. exd5 (25. Rxf4
exf4 26. Nxd5 Bxg5 27. Ba5 Rf7 28. Bc3 Bh6 $15) 25... Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Qxd5 27.
Rg3 Rf5 $15) 25. Rh1 {If White could only have guessed the pain the future
winner will inflict on him! Svidler would then probably have put an effort
into finding the original solution with the help of a kingside attack.} (25.
Rxg5 $5 Nh3 26. Rxg6+ $1 hxg6 27. Qg3 Nf4 28. Be3 d5 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Qh2 dxe4
31. Rh1 Kf7 32. Qh7+ Ke8 33. dxe4 $11) 25... Ne6 26. Qh2 Qd7 (26... Rf7 27. Be3
Bf6 28. Nd5 $11) 27. Qh3 (27. Rhg1 h6 $17) 27... Rf7 (27... Qf7 $1 28. Nd5 Nf4
$17) 28. Be3 Rxc3 $1 {A bad sign for the safety of the king, which is sitting
on the queenside without the support of its own pieces.} (28... Bxe3 29. Rxg6+
Kf8 (29... Kh8 30. Qxe6 Qxe6 31. Rxe6 Rxf3 $11) 30. Rxe6 Rxc3 31. bxc3 Qb5+ 32.
Kc2 Qa4+ 33. Kb2 Qb5+ $11) 29. bxc3 (29. Bxg5 Nxg5 30. Rxg5 Qxh3 31. Rxh3 Rxd3
$19) 29... Qb5+ 30. Kc2 Nd4+ (30... Bxe3 31. Rxg6+ Kf8 32. Rxe6 Qa4+ $11) 31.
Bxd4 (31. cxd4 $2 Rc7+ 32. Kd2 Qb4+ 33. Ke2 Rc2+ $19) 31... exd4 32. c4 $2 {
[%mdl 256] Morozevich has an exceptional charisma among chessplayers and it
influences even the members of the world top class such as Grischuk and
Svidler. Otherwise it is not easy to explain why they volunteer to play
distinctly under the level of their creative abilities. Instead of the poor
move from the game it was necessary to find the 32.Rg2! idea with a drawish
outcome.} (32. Rg2 $1 Qa4+ (32... Rc7 33. Qe6+ Kg7 34. c4 Qb4 35. Rxg5 Qc3+ 36.
Kb1 Qxd3+ $11) 33. Kb1 Qb5+ 34. Ka1 Qxd3 35. Qc8+ Rf8 36. Qe6+ Rf7 37. Rxg5
Qxc3+ $11) 32... Qa4+ 33. Kb1 Qb4+ 34. Ka1 (34. Kc2 Qd2+ 35. Kb1 Qxd3+ $19)
34... Qc3+ 35. Kb1 Qxd3+ 36. Ka1 Qc3+ 37. Kb1 Qb4+ 38. Ka1 (38. Kc2 d3+ 39.
Kxd3 Qd2#) 38... Bf6 {Disgusted, Svidler resigned and did not even want to
complicate the play with the desperate 39.e5.} (38... Bf6 39. e5 dxe5 40. Rgg1
Qe7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. O-O-O Nb6 {Topalov is convinced,
that the counterplay against the d5-pawn will compensate for the missing light
squared bishop.} (12... Rc8 13. Kb1 Bg7 14. c4 O-O 15. Be2 Re8 16. Rc1 b6 17.
Rhf1 Nc5 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Bg5 Rb8 20. Rc2 e4 21. Qf4 e3 22. g4 a5 23. Rg1 a4
24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. gxh5 Be5 26. Qg5 Qb6 {0-1 Li Wenjun (2342)-Wu Shaobin (2496)/
Shenyang 1999/ (46)}) (12... Bg7 13. Qb4 Qc7 14. Na5 O-O 15. Nc4 Ne8 16. Nb6
Nxb6 17. Bxb6 Qe7 18. Kb1 Nf6 19. c4 Rfc8 20. Bd3 Nd7 21. Be3 {1-0 Dolzhikova,
K (2248)-Batsiashvili,N (2316)/Herceg Novi 2005/ (80)}) 13. Qa5 (13. c4 $6 Rc8
14. Na5 Nfxd5 15. Bg5 Qxg5 16. Qxg5 Bh6 17. Qxh6 Rxh6 18. Nxb7 Kd7 $11) 13...
Bh6 (13... Nfd7 14. Kb1 Bh6 15. Bf2 $16) 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Qb4 $5 {
Anand demonstrates his exceptional feeling for the pieces. The vulnerability
of the h6-rook is helping to lessen the pressure against the d5-pawn.} Kf8 (
16... Nfxd5 17. Rxd5 Nxd5 18. Qd2 Qc7 (18... Nf4 19. g3 Qf6 20. gxf4 Qxf4 21.
Qd5 Rc7 22. Nd2 $14) 19. c4 Nf4 20. g3 b5 21. cxb5 Ne6 22. Be2 Rh8 23. Rc1 $16)
17. c4 Kg7 18. g3 $1 {The fixed queenside has helped the first player to avoid
problems with his king. On the other hand any activity on the kingside is
desirable for White.} Rh8 (18... g5 $6 19. Bd3 g4 20. f4 $16) 19. Rc1 Qc7 20.
Bh3 Rce8 21. Rhd1 (21. Rhe1 Nbd7 22. Re3 Ra8 $13) 21... Re7 {Topalov in the
role of a defender must be very careful about timing of the strategic advance
with his e5 pawn.} (21... e4 $6 22. c5 $1 Nbxd5 (22... dxc5 23. Nxc5 Qd6 24.
fxe4 Rxe4 (24... Nxe4 25. Qd4+ Nf6 26. Nxb7 $18) 25. Qa3 Qe5 26. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 27.
Qd3 $18) 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qd4+ Nf6 25. cxd6 Qb8 26. Nd2 exf3 27. d7 Re7 28.
Rc8 Rxd7 29. Bxd7 Rxc8 30. Ne4 $16) 22. a3 (22. c5 Nbxd5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qd2
Qc6 25. Na5 Qc7 (25... Qb5 $2 26. cxd6 Ree8 27. Bf1 $18) 26. Nb3 $11) 22... Rd8
(22... e4 $6 23. c5 $1 dxc5 (23... Nbxd5 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Qd4+ $16) 24. Nxc5
Nbxd5 25. Ne6+ fxe6 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Qb3 $16) 23. Nd2 Nbd7 $6 {Innaccuracies
against the world champion can have the impact of real mistakes. Black must
have been very unhappy about the missed opportunity to equalise with a timely
23...e4!} (23... e4 $1 24. Qc3 (24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Rxe4 26. Bg2 $11) (24.
f4 $6 e3 25. Nf3 e2 26. Re1 Rde8 $17) 24... Na4 25. Qc2 (25. Qd4 exf3 26. Rf1
Qc5 $15) 25... Nc5 26. fxe4 Nfxe4 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 $11) 24. Qc3 a5 (24... Nc5 25.
b4 Ncd7 26. g4 $14) 25. Bxd7 (25. g4 $5) 25... Nxd7 (25... Rdxd7 26. Rf1 Qb6
27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rc7 29. Qf3 $14) 26. f4 Nf6 {[%mdl 256] Topalov has lost
confidence in his position and the next few moves will push him slowly under.
Objectively speaking his chances were still very fair after the correct 26...
Nc5!?} (26... Nc5 $5 27. Re1 f6 $11) 27. Rf1 b6 (27... b5 $5 28. fxe5 Rxe5 (
28... dxe5 29. Qf3 $16) 29. Nf3 Rf5 30. Nh4 (30. Nd4 Rxf1 31. Rxf1 Qxc4 32.
Ne6+ fxe6 33. Qxf6+ Kh6 $11 (33... Kh7 $2 34. Rc1 $16)) 30... Re5 31. cxb5 $14)
28. h3 Qd7 $6 (28... b5 $1) 29. f5 $1 {In the post mortem Anand claimed this
position to be strategically winning. True enough it comes very naturally for
White to enhance the pressure.} (29. fxe5 dxe5 (29... Rxe5 30. Nf3 Rf5 31. g4
$18) 30. Rce1 $16) 29... Rf8 (29... gxf5 $2 30. Qe3 Nh7 31. Nf3 $16) 30. Qe3 e4
(30... a4 31. Ne4 Nxe4 32. Qxe4 f6 33. g4 $16) 31. g4 hxg4 32. hxg4 Re5 (32...
Nxg4 $2 33. Qg5 Nf6 (33... e3 34. f6+ $18) 34. Rh1 Nh5 35. f6+ Kg8 36. Rxh5 $18
) 33. Rf4 $1 {White is already spoiled by the pleasant choice of promising
attacking ideas.} (33. Rh1 Nxg4 34. Qh3 Qxf5 (34... gxf5 35. Qh7+ Kf6 36. Qh4+
Kg6 37. Rcg1) 35. Qh7+ Kf6 36. Rcf1 Nf2 37. Qh4+ $16) 33... Qd8 34. g5 Nh5 (
34... Nd7 35. f6+ Kg8 36. Rh1 $18) 35. f6+ Kg8 36. Rxe4 Rfe8 37. Ka2 $1 {
Black has no squares along the e file so it is not necessary to worry about
the pin.} a4 38. Rc3 (38. Re1 Rxe4 39. Nxe4 Qc7 40. Rc1 $18) 38... Qc7 39. Qd4
Qc5 (39... Rxe4 40. Nxe4 Qd7 41. Nf2 Qf5 42. Re3 $18) 40. Qxc5 {Topalov never
really began believing in his position even though he played many reasonable
moves and kept his chances alive.} (40. Qxc5 bxc5 41. Rce3 Rxe4 42. Rxe4 $18)
1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Qe2 Nc5
15. Rad1 {Anand has a compact opening repertoire, so finding an advantage is
not easy. Polgar has made a sensible choice, Black has to fight for complete
equality.} b5 (15... f5 16. exf5 Rxf5 17. Ne3 Rf7 18. Nc4 Nxb3 19. axb3 Bxc4
20. Qxc4 Qf6 21. Qd5 Rd8 22. c3 h6 23. Nd2 Kh8 24. Ne4 Qg6 {1/2
Solodovnichenko,Y (2537)-Czakon,J (2484)/Castelldefels 2006 (79)}) 16. Ne3 Nxb3
(16... Nxe4 17. Qd3 Ng5 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qxd6 Nd4 21. c3 $14)
17. axb3 Qc7 18. Rd3 Nb4 {Black is hurrying with the knight move as otherwise
the white queen would complicate the counterplay.} (18... Rfd8 19. Qd2 $14) 19.
Rd2 Qe7 (19... f6 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21. h4 $14) 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Nf5 $6 {The idea
of forcing the bishop to take on f5 is not bad, but somewhat better chances
were promised by the more standard move to d5.} (21. Ra1 Qb7 22. c3 Nc6 23. Nd5
$14) 21... Bxf5 22. exf5 Rfe8 23. c3 Nc6 24. Qe4 Na5 (24... Qc7 25. h3 Na5 26.
Qb4 Nc6 27. Qg4 $14) 25. Qd5 Qf6 $6 {Anand was struggling to get his
tournament going and this dubious decision reflects his desire to fight. It
was objectively better was to equalise with the help of the 25...e4! advance.}
(25... e4 $1 26. Nd4 Qe5 27. Nc2 Qxd5 28. Rxd5 Nxb3 29. Nb4 Nc5 $11) 26. Re2 (
26. Ra1 e4 $1 27. Rxa5 exf3 28. Rd1 fxg2 29. Rxa6 $11) 26... Rc8 (26... Qxf5 $2
27. Ra1 $18) 27. Nd2 $6 {We should not be too harsh on Judit, since the
relocation of the knight is not bad. The sad part lies in a missed chance to
punish her great opponent with the precise 27.Ra1! gaining a serious advantage.
} (27. Ra1 $1 Rc5 (27... e4 28. Rae1 Qd8 29. g4 Qd7 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Qc6
32. Qxc6 Nxc6 33. Kg2 $16) 28. Qd1 Nb7 29. Rxa6 Qxf5 30. b4 Rc7 31. Qd5 $16)
27... Qxf5 28. Ne4 (28. b4 $1 Nc6 29. Ne4 Qe6 30. Red2 Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Red8 32.
f3 $14) 28... Qe6 29. Nxd6 Rcd8 $1 {The flow of the game has changed and
suddenly White has to look for ways to equalise matters.} (29... Qxd5 30. Rxd5
Rcd8 31. Red2 Rf8 32. b4 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Nc4 34. Kf1 $14) 30. Red2 (30. Qxe6 $2
Rxe6 31. Red2 Nxb3 $17) 30... Nxb3 31. Nxe8 (31. Rd3 h5 32. Nxe8 Rxd5 33. Rxd5
Qg4 $15) 31... Rxd5 32. Rxd5 h6 33. Rd8 (33. Rd6 Qf5 34. Rxa6 Qc2 35. Rad6 Qxb2
$15) 33... Kh7 34. Nd6 $6 {[%mdl 1024] The mislocated knight will not decide
the issue, Anand was better in any line. On the other hand the idea to
counterattack the f7-square will turn into a pipe dream and White will go
under.} (34. Nc7 Qg6 35. R8d3 Nc5 36. Rd6 Qc2 37. R6d2 Qb3 $17) 34... Nc5 (
34... e4 $6 35. Re8 Qg4 36. Re1 f5 37. Nf7 $11) 35. h3 (35. g3 Qb3 36. Rd2 Na4
$17) 35... Qg6 {The other very strong idea was to assault the b2-pawn with
both black pieces.} (35... Qb3 $1 36. Rd2 Na4 $17) 36. g3 (36. Nc8 Ne6 37. R8d6
Qg5 38. Kh2 e4 $17) 36... Ne6 $1 37. Rd7 (37. Ra8 Ng5 38. h4 Nf3+ $19) 37...
Ng5 38. h4 Qe6 {Black could already choose between three different lines with
variable levels of catastrophe for White.} (38... Qc2 39. Rf1 (39. Ne8 Nh3+ 40.
Kg2 Nxf2 41. R7d2 Qxd1 42. Rxd1 Nxd1 $19) 39... Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Qd3 $19) (38...
Qh5 39. Ne8 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Nd4 $19) 39. Rb7 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 (40. Kf1 Qh3+ 41. Ke2
Qg4 42. Ke3 Nxh4 $19) 40... Qg4 {Repeatedly Anand refused to contemplate the
move Qb3, even though here it was the strongest line winning outright.} (40...
Nxh4+ 41. Kf1 Qh3+ 42. Ke2 Qg4+ 43. Kd2 Nf5 44. Nxf5 Qxf5 45. Ke3 $17) (40...
Qb3 $1 41. Ra1 Qd5 42. Kf1 Qxd6 $19) 41. Rd5 (41. Rh1 Nd2 42. Kh2 Qf3 43. Rxf7
Qd5) 41... Nxh4+ 42. Kf1 Qf3 43. Rd2 Nf5 44. Nxf5 $8 (44. Rd7 Nxg3+ 45. Ke1
Qh1#) 44... Qxb7 {In the end the decision will fall in the endgame, where
White has perilously little material for the enemy queen.} 45. Ke2 a5 46. Ne3
a4 47. Rd5 (47. Nd5 Kg6 48. f3 Kg5 49. Rd1 h5 $19) 47... b4 48. cxb4 (48. Rxe5
bxc3 49. bxc3 Qa6+ 50. c4 a3 $19) 48... Qxb4 49. Rd2 f5 50. Rc2 (50. Nxf5 $2
Qg4+ $19) 50... Qb3 51. f4 exf4 52. gxf4 Qb4 53. Nc4 (53. Nxf5 Qb5+ $19) 53...
g5 {White has no more hopes even for resistance.} 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. a4 Be7 11. Be2 Qc7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 {Topalov plays
Sicilian positions with great feeling for them and often finds subtle
improvements in different lines. The text move is technically new, but it is
the idea of advancing b5 that counts as a real contribution.} (13... Nb6 14. a5
Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Na4 Rad8 17. Nb6 Qb5 18. Qd3 Qxd3 19. Rxd3 d5 20. Bc5
dxe4 21. fxe4 Rxd3 22. cxd3 Re8 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Nc5 Rc7 25. b4 {1-0
Rytshagov,M (2533)-Astrom,R (2462)/Gothenburg 1999 (55)}) 14. a5 b5 $5 15. Nd5
{Leko plays very cautious chess, so he had no desire to unleash the black
pieces with a grab of a pawn.} (15. axb6 Nxb6 16. Rxa6 Rxa6 17. Bxa6 d5 $1 18.
Nb5 Qb8 19. Na5 Bd7 (19... dxe4 20. Qxd8+ Bxd8 (20... Qxd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22.
Nc6 Nbd5 23. Bc5 Bb6 24. Bxb6 Nxb6 25. Nxe5 $16) 21. Nc6 $18) 20. exd5 Nfxd5
$44) 15... Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Rac1 Rdb8 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3
Qc4 $11) 16. exd5 Rac8 17. c3 (17. Rac1 Qb7 18. c3 Re8 $13) 17... Qb7 18. Ra3
g6 19. Na1 {Black decided to part with the e6 bishop, but in consequence left
the c6-square vulnerable. Leko is ready to play a rather unsual manoeuvre with
his miplaced knight to bring it to c6.} Re8 (19... e4 20. f4 Ne5 $5 21. fxe5
dxe5 22. d6 (22. Ra2 Nxd5 $17) 22... Rxd6 23. Qxd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Nd5 $13) 20.
Nc2 Bf8 21. Nb4 Bg7 22. Rc1 (22. h3 e4 23. f4 Nc5 24. Bd4 e3 25. Bxe3 Qe7 26.
Nc2 Nfe4 27. Qe1 Bf6 $132) 22... e4 $1 {It was obvious, that Black will try to
capitalize on his pawn majority on the kingside. White must be careful not to
let the enemy pieces intrude on his territory.} 23. f4 (23. fxe4 $6 Nxe4 24.
Qe1 f5 $17) 23... Ng4 24. Bxg4 (24. Bd4 $2 e3 $1 25. Qe1 Nh6 $17) 24... hxg4
25. Qe2 (25. Nc6 Nc5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Re1 Qd7 $15) 25... Nf6 (25... f5 26. Nc6
Nb8 $13) 26. Rd1 Rc4 27. Qd2 (27. Raa1 Qc8 28. Rd4 Rc7 29. Rdd1 Nh5 $13) 27...
Qc8 28. Raa1 g3 $5 {Topalov is best when playing active aggressive ideas. The
sacrifice of a pawn is unpleasant for White, since it would be painful to
defend the king after grabbing it.} (28... Nh5 29. Qf2 Bf6 $13) 29. h3 (29.
hxg3 Ng4 $1 30. Nc2 Qf5 31. Kf1 Bf6 $15) 29... Nh5 30. Rac1 (30. Nc6 $5 Qd7 31.
Rdc1 Nf6 32. b3 Rxc6 33. dxc6 Qxc6 $13) 30... Bh6 31. b3 {This move deserves
some explanation. Leko was unsure about the consequences of trapping Black's
rook on c4 forcing the exchange sacrifice for the knight c6. He prefers to
kick the rook away and Black will not be forced to take on c6!} (31. Nc6 Ng7 $1
32. b3 Rxc6 33. dxc6 Nf5 $15) 31... Rc7 32. Nc6 Ng7 (32... Qf5 33. Rf1 Rb7 $15)
33. c4 bxc4 34. Rxc4 (34. bxc4 Rb7 35. Rb1 Rxb1 36. Rxb1 Nf5 37. Rb6 Bg7 $15)
34... Qd7 35. Qc2 Rb7 {Topalov was not on his best form in Wijk aan Zee and
thus he avoids the risk connected with the more enterprising idea 35...Nf5!?} (
35... Nf5 $5 36. Bb6 Bxf4 (36... Rb7 37. Rxe4 $16) 37. Ne7+ (37. Rxe4 Be3+ 38.
Bxe3 Nxe3 39. Rxe8+ Qxe8 40. Qe2 f5 41. Rd4 Kf8 42. b4 Nxd5 43. Qxe8+ Kxe8 44.
Rxd5 Rxc6 $15) 37... Nxe7 38. Rxc7 Qf5 $15) 36. b4 (36. Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Qxe4 Rxb3
38. Bb6 Nf5 39. Re1 Kh7 $15) 36... Nf5 37. Bc1 e3 38. Re1 (38. Re4 Rb5 39. Bb2
Bg7 40. Bxg7 Kxg7 $17) 38... Rb5 39. Qd3 f6 {This move was criticized as it
exposes the black king, but no better alternative can be found. Black wants to
gain access to the d5-pawn by moving his queen to f7.} (39... Bg7 40. Re4 Rxe4
41. Qxe4 Bc3 42. Re2 Rxb4 43. Nxb4 Qa4 44. Rc2 Nd4 45. Qd3 Qxb4 46. Rxc3 Qxc3
47. Qxc3 Ne2+ 48. Kf1 Nxc3 49. Bxe3 Nxd5 50. Bd2 $11) (39... Qb7 40. Re4 Rxe4
41. Qxe4 Bg7 42. Bxe3 $14) 40. Re4 (40. Bxe3 Qf7 41. Re4 Rxe4 42. Qxe4 Qxd5 43.
Qxd5+ Rxd5 44. Bc1 Rb5 45. Kf1 $14) 40... Rxe4 41. Qxe4 Qf7 42. Nd4 {This
witty tactical move deserves at least some mild criticism. White would have
kept the better part of equality after 42.Rd1, now he will retain the lesser
part.} (42. Rd1 e2 43. Qxe2 Rxd5 44. Re1 Rb5 45. Bd2 $14) 42... Qxd5 (42...
Rxb4 $4 43. Nxf5 Rxe4 44. Nxh6+ $18) 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Nxf5 (44. Qd7+ Bg7 45.
Nxf5 gxf5 46. Qe8 Rxb4 47. Qh5+ $11) 44... Qxf5 45. Qxe3 Rxb4 46. Qxg3 Re4 {
It takes some courage to criticise the winner, but objectively speaking it
made more sense to advance the d-pawn.} (46... d5 $5 47. Bd2 Rb1 48. Rxb1 Qxb1+
49. Kf2 d4 $15) 47. Rxe4 Qxe4 48. Qe3 f5 49. Qxe4 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Leko must
have badly miscalculated the consequences of this tragic exchange. His king
had hoped to centralise first and level the chances, but it will not be
possible.} (49. Qa7+ $1 Bg7 50. Kh2 Qc2 51. Be3 Qc3 52. Qe7 Qe1 53. Qa7 Qc3 $11
) 49... fxe4 50. Kf2 d5 51. g4 (51. Be3 Bg7 52. Bb6 d4 53. Ke2 Kg8 54. g4 Kf7
$17) (51. Ke3 g5 $1 52. g3 (52. Kd4 gxf4 53. Kxd5 f3) 52... gxf4+ 53. gxf4 Bg7
54. Ba3 Kg6 $19) 51... d4 52. Bb2 Bg7 {It is most doubtful, whether white was
hoping for this prospect. Black's pawns are not accesible and the king marches
to the centre.} 53. Ba3 (53. Ke1 Kg8 $19) 53... Kg8 54. h4 Kf7 55. Bc5 Ke6 56.
h5 (56. Bb6 Bf6 57. h5 (57. Kg3 d3 58. Kf2 Bxh4+ 59. Ke3 Bg3 $19) 57... gxh5
58. gxh5 Kf5 59. Bc7 Bg7 60. Bd6 Kg4 $19) 56... gxh5 57. gxh5 d3 {The material
balance on the board should not fool anybody. Black enjoys the better pawn
structure and the active king.} 58. Ke3 (58. Be3 Kf5 59. Kg3 Bd4 $19) 58... Bh6
59. Bb4 Kd5 (59... Kf5 60. Bd6 Kg4 61. Be5 Bf8 (61... Kxh5 $2 62. Bc3 $11) 62.
Bc3 Kf5 63. Be5 Bc5+ 64. Kd2 Bb4+ 65. Ke3 Bxa5 66. Bd6 Bc3 $19) 60. Bd2 Bf8 61.
Bc1 (61. Kf2 Bc5+ 62. Ke1 e3 $19) 61... Bc5+ 62. Kd2 Kc4 63. h6 Bf2 $1 {
Looking for fine details in similar positions is a joy for stronger side.} (
63... e3+ 64. Kd1 e2+ 65. Ke1 Be7 66. Be3 Kc3 67. h7 Bh4+ 68. Bf2 d2+ 69. Kxe2
Kc2 70. Bxh4 d1=Q+ 71. Kf2 Qh5 $19) 64. Kd1 e3 65. Bxe3 Bxe3 66. h7 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Chess Champions League"]
[Site "Vitoria Gasteiz"]
[Date "2007.11.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nde2 $5 {
Nisipeanu may go down in history with his name for this subvariation. White's
knight hopes to get better prospects than on the standard squares b3 or f3,
and the Romanian player is actively developing the line...} Be6 8. f4 Nbd7 9.
f5 Bc4 10. Nc1 d5 (10... Bxf1 11. Rxf1 b5 (11... Rc8 12. Nb3 Be7 13. Qd3 O-O
14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Nd2 Nc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Kb1 Qd4 18. Qf3 Qc5 19. g4 h6 20.
h4 d5 21. g5 {1-0 Van den Doel,E (2587)-Van der Weide,K (2512)/Dieren 2007 (28)
}) (11... d5 12. Nxd5 Nxe4 13. Nb3 Ndf6 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. Bg5
Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. c3 Bg5 19. Nc5 Ke7 20. Ne4 f6 21. Ke2 h5 22. Rad1 h4 23.
Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 {1-0 Nisipeanu,L (2695)-Gelfand,B (2727)/Turin
2006 (43)}) 12. Nb3 Rc8 13. a3 Nb6 (13... Be7 14. Qd3 Qc7 15. O-O-O Qc4 16. Bg5
h6 17. Bh4 O-O 18. Qxc4 Rxc4 19. Na5 Rc7 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5
Rfc8 23. c3 {1-0 Nisipeanu,L (2695)-Areshchenko,A (2660)/Foros 2006 (72)}) 14.
Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Qd3 Be7 16. O-O-O b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. g4 h6 19. h4 Nxg4 20. Qxa6
Qc4 21. Qxc4 Rxc4 22. Na5 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Ne3 24. h5 {1/2 Andreikin,D (2509)
-Areshchenko,A (2644)/Dresden 2007 (66)}) 11. Bxc4 {[%mdl 4] Indirectly White
admits, that there is no palpable advantage to be had after the natural move
11.exd5.} (11. exd5 Bxf1 12. Rxf1 Nb6 13. Qf3 Nbxd5 14. N1e2 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qc7
(15... Qd6 16. Rd1 Qc5 $13) 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. Kb1 Bc5 18. Qf3 Qc6 19. Ng3 Bd4
20. Qxc6+ Rxc6 21. Nce4 {1-0 Nisipeanu,L (2689)-Kempinski,R (2590)/Dresden
2007 (50)}) 11... dxc4 12. Qf3 b5 (12... Bc5 13. N1e2 Qc7 $11) 13. N1e2 b4 14.
Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nf6 16. O-O-O Bd6 {Topalov is well preapred for the
counterplay on the kingside, but he has to survive the attack on his own king.}
(16... e4 17. Qh3 Qa5 18. Kb1 O-O-O 19. Bg5 Rxd5 20. Ng3 $13) 17. g4 (17. Bg5
e4 (17... O-O 18. Ng3 b3 19. axb3 (19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ne4 Qh6+ 21. Kb1 bxc2+ 22.
Kxc2 Rab8 23. f6 $14) 19... cxb3 20. Qxb3 Qa5) 18. Qe3 O-O 19. Qd4 Re8 20. Qxc4
Be5 $44) 17... b3 $1 18. cxb3 (18. axb3 cxb3 19. g5 (19. cxb3) 19... bxc2 20.
Kxc2 Nd7 21. Ng3 $13) 18... cxb3 19. Kb1 $6 {White's reaction to Black's
attack is too timid; the second player will experience no problems.} (19. axb3
h6 20. Kb1 Rb8 $132) 19... bxa2+ 20. Ka1 (20. Kxa2 $2 Qa5+ 21. Kb1 Rb8 $17)
20... e4 (20... h6 21. Nc3 Qa5 22. h4 Rb8 23. g5 Qb4 24. Bc1 Nd7 $13) 21. Qg2
Be5 22. Bd4 (22. g5 Nd7 23. Qxe4 O-O $13) 22... Bxd4 23. Nxd4 (23. Rxd4 O-O 24.
g5 Nxd5 25. Qxe4 Re8 26. Qf3 Re3 27. Qg2 Qe8 $13) 23... O-O 24. d6 (24. Nc6 Qd6
25. g5 Nxd5 26. Qxe4 Qxc6 27. Qxd5 $11) 24... Qb6 (24... Qxd6 25. Ne6 Qe5 26.
Nxf8 Rxf8 $44) 25. g5 Nd5 26. g6 $6 {Nisipeanu plays with an honest ambition
to open up the black kingside. Despite everything it seems that the best
solution was to even the scores in the centre...} (26. Qxe4 Rab8 27. Rd2 Qb4
28. Qg2 Qxd6 29. f6 $13) 26... fxg6 (26... hxg6 27. fxg6 Rab8 $1 28. gxf7+ Rxf7
29. Rhe1 Qxd6 30. Rxe4 Nb4 $17) 27. fxg6 (27. Qxe4 Qxd6 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Ne6 (
29. Qe6+ $6 Qxe6 30. Nxe6 Rf5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Nc7 Rad8 33. Nxd5 Rxd5 34. Rg1
Kf7 35. Kxa2 g5 $17) 29... Rf5 30. Rhg1 Qe5 31. Qxe5 Rxe5 32. Rxd5 Rxe6 33.
Kxa2 $15) 27... Qxd6 (27... hxg6 28. Qxe4 (28. Qxg6 Rab8 29. Rd2 Nf4 30. Qxe4
Qxd6 31. Rhd1 $15) 28... Qxd6 29. Ne6 $15) 28. gxh7+ Kh8 (28... Kxh7 $2 29.
Rhg1 $1 Qe7 30. Ne6 $18) 29. Rhg1 {The smoke has cleared and chances are even
again.} Qf6 (29... Rf7 30. Qxe4 Rb8 31. Nb3 $11) 30. Qxe4 Rad8 31. Ne6 Rfe8 32.
Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Erdogdu, Mert"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Bd3 b5 13. h3 h4 (13... Nb6 14. g4
Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc1 Qa5 17. g5 Nd7 18. a3 Nb8 19. Qf2 Qc7 20. f4 exf4 21.
Bd4 O-O 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Nd7 24. Qxf4 {1-0 Krstic,U-Krkljes,S/Bosnjaci
2003/ (38)}) 14. f4 Qc7 (14... b4 15. Na4 O-O 16. f5 Bc4 17. Qxb4 d5 18. Qe1 d4
19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Bxd4 Qc7 21. Nc3 Bxd3 22. cxd3 Qd6 23. Qe3 Ne5 24. Ne2 Nh7
25. Qf4 Bf6 {0-1 Gerber,R-Nemet,I/Scuol 2001/ (46)}) (14... O-O 15. Rhg1 Nb6
16. f5 Bd7 17. g4 b4 18. Qf2 Nc4 19. Ne2 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Nh7 21. Bxa6 Ra8 22. Bc4
Ng5 23. c3 Rb8 24. Bd5 Qb6 25. Qxb6 Rxb6 26. Rh1 bxc3 27. Nxc3 {1-0 Van den
Doel,E-Soltanici,R/Bled 2002/ (49)}) 15. Rhe1 (15. f5 Bc4 16. Bg5 b4 17. Ne2 a5
18. Ng1 a4 19. Nc1 Bxd3 20. cxd3 Nxe4 21. dxe4 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Qc2+ 23. Ka1 a3
24. bxa3 bxa3 {0-1 FightingDragon-YearOfTheRabbit/Dos Hermanas 2003/ (24)})
15... Bc4 $1 {[%mdl 8] Significant improvement in the critical position of
this line, black doesn't want to give up the bishop after the impending Nd5
jump of white knight.} (15... Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 (17... Qd8 18. c3
O-O 19. Bc2 Re8 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. f5 Bxb3 22. Bxb3 Qa5 23. Rg1 Red8 24. g4
hxg3 25. Rxg3 {1-0 Lutz,C-Ftacnik,L/Germany 2001/ (35)}) 18. exd5 Rh5 19. fxe5
dxe5 20. Be2 Rf5 21. Bf3 Rd8 22. Qe2 Qc7 23. Rd3 Kf8 24. Rc3 Qd7 25. Re3 Bd6
26. Nd2 Rf4 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 2003/ (26)}) (15... b4 16.
Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxa6 Bb7 20. Bb5+ Kf8 21. Re2 Be4 22.
Bf4 Bg6 23. Nd4 Qc5 {1/2-1/2 Zontakh,A-Areshchenko,A/Alushta 2002/ (48)}) 16.
Qf2 (16. f5 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nf6 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Na5 Qc7 21. Nb3 O-O
$13) 16... b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd3 (18... Bxd5 19. Bxa6 Bb7 20. Bb5 Bc6
21. Bd3 $13) 19. Rxd3 O-O 20. fxe5 {White has won another game in Istanbul
event after 20.Rc1, but the result of the opening was fine for black.} (20. Rc1
a5 21. c4 a4 22. Nd2 f5 23. g4 hxg3 24. Qxg3 e4 25. Rd4 Nc5 26. Rg1 {1-0
Mastrovasilis,D-Efimenko,Z/Istanbul 2003/ (41)}) 20... dxe5 21. d6 $6 Bxd6 22.
Red1 Nc5 (22... Nf6 23. Bb6 (23. Na1 Bc5 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Qxh4 Rfe8 $15) 23...
Qc4 24. Rxd6 Ne4 25. Qe1 Nxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxc2+ 27. Ka1 Qxg2 $17) 23. Bxc5 (23.
Rxd6 $2 Ne4 24. Qxh4 Nxd6 $19) 23... Bxc5 24. Qxh4 (24. Nxc5 Qxc5 25. Qxc5 Rxc5
26. a3 a5 $17) 24... Be7 25. Qf2 Rfd8 26. Rf1 (26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 (26... Rxd8 27.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 $11) 27. Rd5 Bf6 28. Rc5 Qd7 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Qe2 $11) 26... Bf6
27. Nc5 $2 {There is a huge difference in the potential of the knight and
bishop in this position, transfer of the knight is not solving anything.} (27.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Qe2 Rc8 $15) 27... Rxd3 (27... Qxc5 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. Qxf7+ Kh7
30. Qh5+ $11) 28. Nxd3 Qc4 29. Rc1 (29. Qe2 e4 30. Rf4 Re8 31. Qe1 Qe6 $19)
29... e4 30. Nf4 Qb5 31. Re1 Rd8 32. Qe3 (32. g3 Qe5 33. Nd3 Qd5 34. Nc1 a5 $17
) 32... Qe5 33. Qc1 (33. c3 bxc3 34. Qxe4 c2+ $19) 33... a5 {White has no
arguments against the march of black's pawn to a3.} 34. g3 a4 35. Nd3 (35. c4
bxc3 36. Qxc3 Qb5 37. Qc2 Rb8 38. Re2 Bxb2 39. Qxb2 Qe5 $19) 35... Qd4 36. Nf4
a3 37. c3 (37. Nh5 Be5 $19) 37... bxc3 38. Qxc3 Qf2 (38... Qf2 39. Qc1 axb2 $19
) 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Ioseliani, Nana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1993.10.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 f5 $5 (11... Be6 12. h4 gxh4 13. Bxh4 Rc8 14.
O-O-O Nb4 15. Kb1 Qb6 16. f3 a5 $2 (16... Ne3 17. Bf2 Rxc3 $3 18. bxc3 Nxd1)
17. fxg4 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Nxa2 19. Bf2 Qc6 20. Kxa2 a4 21. Bd4 $18 {Shirov,A-Oll,
L/Wijk aan Zee/1993/}) 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Bd3 Qd7 14. O-O O-O 15. Nd5 Bxd3 16.
Qxd3 Qf5 17. Qc4 (17. Qxf5 Rxf5 18. Nc7 Rc8 19. h3 Rxc7 20. hxg4 Rf8 $10) 17...
Kh8 18. Rae1 Nge5 19. Qe4 Rac8 20. c3 e6 21. Bxe5 (21. Qxf5 Rxf5 22. Ne3 Rf7
23. f4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Rcf8 $10) 21... Qxe5 (21... Nxe5 $6 22. Qxf5 exf5 23. Nd4
$14) 22. Nb6 Qxe4 23. Rxe4 Rce8 24. Rfe1 Ne5 (24... e5 25. Nd2 {xd5}) 25. Rd1
d5 26. Re2 Rf7 27. Nc5 $2 (27. Nd4 $15) 27... Rc7 28. Nd3 $2 Nxd3 29. Rxd3 d4
30. g3 (30. Rc2 Rc6 31. Na4 b5 $19) (30. c4 Rc6 31. Rb3 g4 $1 {/\ e5-e4-/+})
30... dxc3 31. bxc3 Rc6 (31... Rxc3 32. Rd7 $132) (31... Bxc3 32. Nd5 Rd7 33.
Rxc3 Rxd5 34. Rc7 b5 $15) 32. Nd7 Rd8 $2 (32... Bxc3 $1 $17) 33. c4 Rc7 34. Nc5
Rxd3 35. Nxd3 Rxc4 36. Rxe6 Rc3 37. Ne5 Ra3 38. Nf7+ Kg8 $2 (38... Kh7 39. Rb6
(39. Re2 b5 $17) 39... Rxa2 40. Rxb7 Kg6 {/\ Bd4}) 39. Nxh6+ Bxh6 40. Rxh6 b5
41. Rg6+ Kh7 42. Rb6 (42. Rxg5 Rxa2 $17) 42... Rxa2 43. Kg2 Ra4 44. Kh3 Kg7 45.
f4 (45. f4 gxf4 46. gxf4 Rxf4 (46... b4 47. Kg4 a5 48. Kg5 $132) 47. Rxa6 $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Yongchuan zt 3.3"]
[Site "Yongchuan"]
[Date "2003.07.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Zhao, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.07.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Be7 15.
h4 O-O 16. O-O-O a5 17. Kb1 f5 18. Nd2 Qc7 {The line was adopted by some of
the best players in the world, both sides have to play well to prove their
chances.} (18... a4 19. Nc4 (19. f4 Qc7 20. Nc4 exf4 21. Bd4 Nc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5
23. Rhf1 Rfe8 24. Rxf4 g6 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Kasparov,G/Bled 2002/ (54)}) 19...
Qc7 20. Rhe1 Rae8 21. b3 Bd8 22. f4 Qb8 23. Rf1 g6 24. h5 exf4 25. Bxf4 {
1-0 Ramesh,R-Sriram,J/Mumbai 2003/ (34)}) (18... Qc8 19. f4 Qa6 20. Qxa6 Rxa6
21. Nc4 Rc8 22. b3 Bd8 23. Rhe1 Kf7 24. Bc1 Rxc4 25. bxc4 e4 26. Bb2 Bb6 {
1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R-Anand,V/Mainz 2002/ (40)}) 19. Nc4 Nc5 (19... a4 20. Rhe1)
20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Ne3 g6 (21... f4 $5 22. Nc4 (22. Nf5 Ra7 23. g6 h6 24. Rhe1
Rc7) 22... a4 23. Nd2 Rfb8 24. Ne4 Qb6 $13) 22. f4 $1 exf4 $6 (22... e4 23. Qe2
$1 a4 24. h5 $40) (22... a4 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. d6 Bxd6 25. Qxd6 Qxe3 26. h5 gxh5
27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Rxh5 $14) 23. Ng2 Qf2 (23... b3 $5 24. cxb3 (24. Nxf4 bxa2+
25. Kxa2 Rfc8 $132) 24... a4 25. Nxf4 axb3 26. a3 Rfc8 27. Rde1 $14) 24. Rd2
Qg3 25. Qd4 Rae8 (25... f3 26. Nf4 Rfc8 27. h5 $1 gxh5 28. Nxh5 Qe5 29. Qh4 $16
) 26. Qxf4 Qxf4 (26... Qg4 27. Rg1 Qxf4 28. Nxf4 $14) 27. Nxf4 {[%mdl 4096]
Black is in trouble, since the bishop is restrained and white knight on e6
will exert great pressure.} Bd8 28. Ne6 Rf7 29. h5 $1 gxh5 (29... Rg7 30. Rdh2
Rxe6 31. dxe6 Bxg5 32. hxg6 h6 33. Rf2 f4 34. Rd2 Rxg6 35. Rxd6 $16) 30. Rdh2
Bb6 31. Rxh5 Rfe7 (31... f4 32. c4 $1 (32. g6 Rf6 33. Rxh7 Rxg6 34. Rh8+ (34.
c3 Rgxe6 35. dxe6 Rxe6 36. cxb4 axb4 37. Rb7 Bc5 38. Rhh7 $14) 34... Kf7 35.
Rxe8 Kxe8 36. Nxf4 $16) 32... bxc3 33. g6 Rf6 34. Rxh7 Rexe6 35. dxe6 Rxe6 36.
Rb7 Bf2 37. Rh5 Rxg6 38. Rxa5 Rg7 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Rf5 $18) 32. c4 bxc3 33.
bxc3 f4 34. R1h3 {The last white's worry is over as his king can breathe
freely without back rank problems.} (34. Nxf4 Rb8 35. Ne6 Bd4+ 36. Kc2 Be5 37.
R1h3 Rf7 38. Kd3 $18) 34... Be3 35. Kc2 a4 (35... Rxe6 36. dxe6 Rxe6 37. Rxh7
Re5 38. g6 Rg5 39. R7h5 Rg2+ 40. Kd3 a4 41. Ke4 Rxg6 42. Ra5 $18) 36. Kd3 a3
37. Rh6 Rb8 38. g6 Rbb7 (38... hxg6 39. Rxg6+ Kf7 40. Rg7+ Ke8 41. Rh8+ Kd7 42.
Rxe7+ Kxe7 43. Rxb8 $18) 39. g7 Rxe6 (39... Rxg7 40. Nxg7 Rxg7 41. Rxd6 $18)
40. dxe6 Rxg7 41. Rxh7 $1 (41. Rxh7 $1 Rxh7 42. Rxh7 Kxh7 43. e7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Rg1 O-O 14. Kb1 g6 15.
Qf2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Na4 Be6 18. Nb6 Rc7 19. Qd2 Rc6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5
Rc8 22. Qd3 Qd7 23. c4 f6 24. gxf6 Rxf6 25. Nd2 Rf7 26. Rc1 {[%mdl 4] The
whole line became very fashionable in the last few months, black is certainly
proving the ability to use his chances.} (26. c5 $5 Rd8 27. cxd6 Bxd6 28. Bg5
Rdf8 29. Bh6 Nf4 30. Qb3 Rd8 31. Bxf4 Rxf4 32. Ne4 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Lautier,J/Aix
les Bains 2003/ (54)}) 26... Qf5 27. Rc3 (27. Qxf5 Rxf5 28. a4 Nf4 $11) 27...
b5 28. b3 (28. cxb5 Rxc3 29. Qxf5 Rxf5 30. bxc3 axb5 31. Kc2 Nf6 $15) 28... Qh3
(28... b4 29. Qxf5 Rxf5 30. Rc2 Nf4 31. Ne4 $11) 29. Rgc1 (29. cxb5 Rxc3 30.
Qxc3 axb5 $17) 29... bxc4 (29... b4 30. R3c2 Nf4 31. Bxf4 Rxf4 32. Qe3 (32. c5
dxc5 33. Ne4 Qxf3 34. Qxf3 Rxf3 $17) 32... Rd4 33. Ne4 a5 $15) 30. Rxc4 Ra8 (
30... Rxc4 31. Qxc4 Qxh2 32. Qxa6 Ng3 $15) 31. Ra4 Bf8 {Strangely enough black
is well prepared to exploit his chances on the kingside to the maximum.} (31...
Qxh2 32. Rxa6 Rxa6 33. Qxa6 Ng3 $15) 32. a3 (32. Rxa6 e4 $1 33. Nxe4 (33. Qb5
Rxa6 34. Qxa6 exf3 $17) 33... Rxa6 34. Qxa6 Qxf3 35. Ng5 Qxe3 36. Nxf7 Kxf7 $17
) 32... Nf6 33. Bg5 (33. Rxa6 Rxa6 34. Qxa6 Nxd5 $17) (33. Rc6 Qxh2 34. Raxa6
Rxa6 35. Rxa6 Nh5 36. Ra4 Qh1+ $15) 33... Qxh2 34. Rh4 Qg2 35. Bxf6 Rxf6 36.
Rg4 $2 {Leko has missed the golden chance to force his dangerous opponent into
move repetition.} (36. Qe3 $1 Qg3 (36... Rf4 37. Rxf4 exf4 38. Qe6+ Kh8 39. Rc7
Qg1+ (39... Qg5 40. Ne4 Qg1+ 41. Kc2 Qg2+ 42. Kc3 Qxf3+ 43. Kb4 Rb8+ 44. Ka5
$18) 40. Kc2 Qh2 41. Rc8 Rxc8+ 42. Qxc8 Kg7 43. Qxa6 $16) (36... h5 37. Rhh1
Qg3 38. Rcg1 Qf4 39. Qxf4 Rxf4 40. Rxh5 $11) 37. Rch1 h5 38. R1h3 Qg2 39. Rh2
Qg3 40. R2h3 $11) 36... Qh3 37. Rcg1 Ra7 38. R1g3 Qh6 39. Ne4 Rf4 40. Rxf4 (40.
Qf1 Be7 41. Rh3 Qf8 $17) 40... Qh1+ 41. Ka2 exf4 42. Rg4 Bg7 {Apart from the
extra pawn black has all the trumphs in the position.} 43. b4 a5 44. Kb3 axb4
45. Kxb4 Qe1+ 46. Kb3 Qc1 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Rg1 g6 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Bd3 (17. Rc1 Qc7 18. Ka1 Bd8 19. c4 b6 20. h4 a5 21.
Rc3 f6 22. Nc1 Rb8 23. Ne2 fxg5 24. hxg5 Rf7 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,A-Wojtkiewicz,A/
Cannes 1998/ (36)}) 17... Bxd3 (17... Qd7 18. Nc1 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 Qf5 20. Qe2
Rfe8 21. Nf2 b5 22. Ne4 Rc4 23. Rd2 Rec8 24. Rf1 Rf8 25. Qd3 Nf4 26. Bxf4 Qxf4
{0-1 Scarpa,J-Julia,E/Buenos Aires 1998/ (46)}) 18. Qxd3 f6 (18... Qd7 19. Nd2
Qh3 20. c4 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Qxb5 Qf5+ 23. Ne4 Qxf3 24. Qd3 Kh8 25. Rgf1 Qg4
26. Rc1 {1-0 Smirin,I-Lutz,C/Biel 2003/ (42)}) 19. gxf6 Rxf6 20. Nd2 Qd7 {
This variaton undergoes great development, black is not without chances.} (
20... b5 21. Rgf1 Qd7 22. Rc1 Nf4 23. Qb3 Rff8 24. Ne4 Rc4 25. Nd2 Rc7 26. Ne4
Qc8 27. Bxf4 Rxf4 {0-1 Mamedov,N-Shengelia,D/Tbilisi 2001/ (57)}) 21. c4 Nf4
22. Qe4 (22. Bxf4 Rxf4 23. Ne4 Qh3 $15) 22... b5 23. Rg4 (23. cxb5 Qxb5 24. a4
Qb7 $17) 23... Rcf8 (23... bxc4 24. Nxc4 Qb5 25. b3 $13) 24. Qc2 bxc4 25. Qxc4
Qb5 {[%mdl 4096] Exchange of the queens is not so bad, but black might have
tried for more due to the d5 square weakness.} (25... Rc8 $5 26. Qe4 Nh5 $15)
26. Qxb5 axb5 27. Ne4 Rf5 28. Bxf4 (28. Bd2 Ne2 29. Rg2 Nd4 30. Bh6 Rd8 31. f4
Rf7 $11) (28. Nc3 b4 29. Ne4 Nh5 30. Bh6 Rb8 31. Rd3 Kf7 $11) 28... exf4 (28...
Rxf4 29. Rxf4 Rxf4 30. Rd3 g5 31. Re3 Kf7 32. Kc2 $14) 29. Rg2 Re5 30. a3 g5
31. Rd3 h5 32. Nc3 b4 (32... Rb8 33. Rd4 Kf7 34. Re4 $14) 33. axb4 Rb8 34. b5
Kf7 35. Kc2 Kf6 (35... Bf6 36. Rd1 Rf5 37. Ne4 Ke7 38. Re2 Re5 39. Ra1 Rxb5 40.
Ra7+ Kf8 $11) 36. h3 Kf5 37. Ne2 Kf6 (37... Rc8+ 38. Kb3 Rc5 39. Nd4+ Kf6 40.
b6 $16) 38. Nc3 Kf5 39. Ne4 Rxe4 $6 {Shneider is dreaming about chances to use
his potential of two passed pawns on the kingside. Objectively this attempt is
too ambitious and white is now better.} (39... Kg6 $1 40. Kb3 Rxb5+ 41. Kc4 Rb8
(41... Ra5 42. b4 Ra1 43. b5 $14) 42. b4 Rc8+ 43. Kb3 Rb8 $13) (39... Rxb5 $2
40. Rxg5+ Bxg5 41. Nxd6+ Kf6 42. Nxb5 $18) 40. fxe4+ Ke5 (40... Kxe4 $2 41.
Re2+ Kf5 42. Rxe7 $18) 41. Rb3 Rf8 (41... Bf6 42. Kd3 $1 (42. b6 Kxe4 $13) (42.
Rb4 f3 43. Rf2 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. Kd3 Bh4 46. Rf1 Rf8 $17) 42... f3 43. Rg1
Kf4 44. b6 Be5 45. b7 g4 46. hxg4 hxg4 47. Ra1 Kg3 48. Ra8 f2 49. Rxb8 f1=Q+
50. Kc2+ Kh4 51. Rc8 Qe2+ 52. Kb1 $18) 42. b6 f3 43. Rg1 (43. Rf2 g4 44. b7 Rb8
45. hxg4 hxg4 46. Rf1 Kf4 47. Rb4 Kg3 48. Rg1+ Kh3 49. Rb3 Bg5 $14) 43... g4
44. b7 f2 (44... Rb8 45. hxg4 f2 46. Rf1 hxg4 47. Rxf2 $18) 45. Rf1 Bh4 (45...
g3 46. Rxg3 Kxe4 47. Rb3 Rb8 48. Rxf2 $18) 46. hxg4 hxg4 47. b8=Q Rxb8 48. Rxb8
Kxe4 {From afar black might have missed the mating problem after the logical
48...g3.} (48... g3 49. Kd3 g2 50. Rxf2 $1 Bxf2 51. Rf8 g1=Q 52. Rf5#) 49. Kd2
g3 50. Rb4+ (50. Rb4+ Kxd5 51. Rxh4 g2 52. Rhh1 Kc4 53. Rhg1 fxg1=Q 54. Rxg1
$18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.11.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qd3 {The whole line became extremely popular of late. Socko
manages to come up with an early independent move,} Bg4 (10... Na5 $5) (10...
b5 11. Bb3 Na5) 11. a3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nd7 (12... Nh5 13. Nd5 (13. Qd2 Rc8 14.
Bb3 Nf4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Qxf4 Bf6 $44) 13... Bg5 14. Kh1 Nf4 $132) 13. b4 $6 {
Socko belives that with the white pieces he has a claim to the better control
in the position.} (13. Kh1 Nc5 14. Qd2 Ne6 15. Rg1 Kh8 $11) 13... Nd4 $1 14.
Kg2 (14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Nd5 (15. Qxd4 $2 Bf6 16. Qe3 Rc8 $19) 15... Ne5 16. Qe2
$13) (14. f4 $2 Nf3+ 15. Kh1 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nfe5 17. Qd4 Bf6 $17) 14... Rc8 15.
Ba2 (15. Bd5 Rc7 $11) 15... Bg5 $1 16. f4 Bh6 17. fxe5 $2 {White is very
ambitious, but the position was asking for remedial action.} (17. Bxd4 exd4 18.
Ne2 (18. Nd5 $6 Nf6 19. f5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Bf4 $15) 18... Qf6 19. Qxd4 Rxc2 20.
Qxf6 Nxf6 21. Rfe1 $11) 17... Bxe3 $2 (17... Nf3 $1 18. Bxh6 (18. Kxf3 $4 Nxe5+
$19) 18... Ndxe5 19. Qe3 Qh4 $1 20. h3 gxh6 (20... Rxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxe4 22. Rg1
$1 Nxg1+ (22... Qg6+ 23. Kh1 Nxg1 (23... Qxh6 $2 24. Rg3 $16) 24. Bxg7 $1 Qe4+
25. Kxg1 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 Nh2+ $11) (22... Nd2+ 23. Kg3 Ndf3 24. Kg2 $11) (22...
Nd4+ 23. Kf1 Qe2+ 24. Kg2 $11) 23. Kxg1 gxh6 24. Rd1 $1 Nf3+ 25. Kf1 Qf5 26.
Rd3 $1 Qxh3+ 27. Ke2 Re8+ 28. Re3 Rxe3+ 29. Qxe3 Ng5 30. Qxh3 Nxh3 31. Ke3 $17)
21. Rh1 Kh8 $17) 18. fxe3 Nb5 $2 {Shirov is drifting in the wrong direction,
Black was still better with the logical kingside attack.} (18... Qg5+ 19. Kh1
Nf3 $1 20. Rxf3 (20. Nd5 Qxe5 21. Qe2 Ng5 $17) 20... Nxe5 21. Rxf7 $1 (21. Qe2
Nxf3 22. Qxf3 Rxc3 $19) 21... Nxf7 22. Rf1 Qe7 23. Nd5 Qe8 24. Nf4 $17) 19.
Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 (19... Rxc3 $2 20. Rxd7+ Kh8 21. Rxd8 $18) 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $2 {
[%mdl 128] The defender was frustrated and could not believe, that the tables
had been turned on him.} (20... Kh8 21. Nxb5 axb5 (21... Nxe5 22. Qxd6 Rxc2+
23. Kh1 Nxf7 24. Qxd8+ Nxd8 25. Rd1 $18) 22. e6 Ne5 23. Qe2 Qh4 24. Kg1 Qxe4
25. Rf1 $16) 21. Qd5+ Kg6 (21... Kf8 22. Rf1+ Nf6 23. exf6 Nxc3 24. fxg7+ Kxg7
25. Rf7+ Kg8 26. Qh5 $18) (21... Ke8 22. Qg8+ Nf8 (22... Ke7 $2 23. Nd5#) 23.
Rf1 Qe7 24. Nd5 Rxc2+ 25. Kh1 Rxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Qh4+ 27. Kg2 Qg4+ 28. Kf2 Qxe4 29.
Rc1 $18) 22. Qe6+ Kh5 (22... Kg5 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Rd1 g6 25. Rxd6 Rc7 26. Qh3
Qe7 27. Re6 Qf8 28. Kg3 h5 29. Qf5+ Qxf5 30. h4+ Kh6 31. exf5 Nf8 32. Rd6 $16)
23. Nd5 $1 {The king in front of the pieces on h5 is a dream object of attack;
White is doing his best with the remaining pieces.} (23. Nxb5 $2 axb5 (23...
Rxc2+ 24. Kh1 Qh4 25. Qf5+ Kh6 26. Qf4+ Qxf4 27. exf4 axb5 28. Rd1 Rc6 $17))
23... dxe5 (23... Rxc2+ 24. Kh1 Rxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Qh4+ 26. Qh3 $16) (23... g6 24.
Kh1 Kh6 25. Ne7 $18) 24. Ne7 $1 Nf6 (24... Rxc2+ 25. Kh1 Nf8 26. Qf5+ Kh4 (
26... Kh6 27. Ng8#) (26... g5 27. Qh3#) 27. Rg1 $18) 25. Kh1 $1 {The king
retreats in order to make room for the activity of the rook on a1.} Nxe4 26.
Qf7+ (26. Qf7+ Kh4 (26... g6 27. Qxh7+ Kg4 28. Qxg6+ Ng5 29. Rg1+ Kf3 30. Qf5+
$18) (26... Kh6 27. Nf5+ Kg5 28. Rg1+ $18) 27. Nf5+ Kg4 28. Rg1+ Kf3 29. Qh5+
$18) 1-0

[Event "Budapest zt-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rasik, Vitezslav"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Nf5 Nf6 $5 $146 (9... e6 10. Qxg4 exf5 11. exf5 gxh4 12. Qd4 Rg8 13. Ne4
$13 {Nunn,J-Sadler,M/Hastings/1993/ CBM 33}) 10. Bg3 Nxe4 11. Qd4 $6 (11. Nxe4
Bxf5 12. Qd4 e5 $5 (12... Rg8 13. O-O-O Nc6 14. Qe3 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 e6 16. Qh7
$132) 13. Qd5 (13. Bxe5 $2 Qa5+ 14. b4 Qxe5 $19) 13... Nc6 14. O-O-O Be6 15.
Nxd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qa5 17. Qa3 Qxa3 18. bxa3 $15) 11... Nf6 (11... Nxg3 12.
hxg3 e5 13. Qe4 $13) 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Qe3 (13. Qa4 $2 Bxf5 14. Bxf5 b5 15. Qa3
e6 16. Bd3 d5 $19) 13... Bxf5 14. Bxf5 Qa5 15. Qf3 (15. Bd3 Nd5 16. Qd2 Nxc3
17. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 18. bxc3 Bg7 $19) (15. Qd3 e6 16. Be4 d5 17. Bf3 g4 18. Be2 d4
$19) 15... h5 $5 (15... d5 16. O-O Nd4 17. Qd3 Nxf5 18. Qxf5 Bg7 19. Rfe1 e6
20. Rxe6+ fxe6 21. Qxe6+ Kd8 22. Be5 $40) (15... Bg7 16. O-O O-O $17 (16... Nd4
17. Qxb7 O-O 18. Bd3 Rfb8 19. Qxe7 Rxb2 20. Nd1 Rxa2 21. Rxa2 Qxa2 22. Qxd6 $13
)) 16. O-O (16. Bd3 g4 17. Qf5 (17. Qe2 Nd5 (17... Nd4 18. Qe3 e5 19. O-O Bh6
20. Qe1 $15) 18. O-O Nxc3 19. bxc3 O-O-O $17) 17... Qxf5 18. Bxf5 e6 19. Bd3
Nb4 $17) 16... h4 17. Bxd6 exd6 18. Bc8 (18. Rfe1+ Be7 19. Bc8 Rxc8 (19... O-O
$5 20. Bxb7 Nd4 (20... Ne5 21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. Bxa8) 21. Qd3 Ne6 22. Bxa8 (22.
Rxe6 fxe6 23. Qg6+ Kh8 24. Qh6+ Nh7 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Qxe6 Bf6 $19) 22... Rxa8
$17) 20. Qxf6 Rg8 21. Qxd6 (21. Rad1 Ne5 22. Qf5 Rc5 $17) 21... Rd8 $17) 18...
Rxc8 (18... Rh6 $6 19. Rfe1+ Kd8 20. Bxb7 Nd4 21. Qd3 Rb8 22. Bxa6 $13) 19.
Qxf6 (19. Rfe1+ Ne5 (19... Be7 20. Qxf6 Rg8) 20. Qxf6 Rh6) 19... Rh6 (19... Rg8
$142 20. Rfe1+ Be7) 20. Rfe1+ Ne5 $8 (20... Ne7 $2 21. Rxe7+ Bxe7 22. Qxh6) 21.
Qxg5 Qd8 22. Qf5 Qd7 (22... Re6 23. f4 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Qxb2 25. Ne4 $1 $13 (25.
Nd5 Qxc2 $17)) 23. Qf4 (23. Qg5 Qc6 24. Ne4 Rg6 25. Qf5 Be7 $17) 23... Kd8 (
23... h3 24. Rad1 Rg6 25. g3 Bg7 $17) 24. Nd5 $6 (24. Qg5+ Qe7 25. Qf5 (25. Qg8
Rg6 26. Qh8 Nf3+ $19) 25... Re6 $17) (24. Rad1 Rc4 25. Qg5+ f6 (25... Qe7 $2
26. Rxe5) 26. Qg8 Qf7 27. Rxd6+ Kc7 28. Qxf7+ Nxf7 $17 29. Rxf6 $140 Rxf6 30.
Nd5+ Kc6 31. Nxf6 Rxc2 $19) 24... Qg4 25. Qe3 Rg6 26. Nf4 (26. Qb6+ Ke8 27. Ne3
Qe4 $19) 26... Nf3+ 27. Kh1 (27. Kf1 Nxh2+ 28. Kg1 Nf3+ 29. Kf1 Nxe1 $19) 27...
Nxe1 $19 28. Rxe1 Re6 (28... Rg7 29. Qb6+ Rc7 $19) 29. Nxe6+ fxe6 30. Qb3 Rc7
31. h3 Qc4 32. Qf3 Be7 33. b3 Qc3 (33... Qxc2 34. Rxe6 Qxa2 35. Qf7 Qa1+ 36.
Kh2 Qh8 37. Rg6 Bf8 $19) 34. Re3 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qf6 36. Qg4 (36. Qxf6 Bxf6 37.
Rxe6 Be5+ 38. Kg1 Rxc2 $19) 36... e5 (36... Kd7 $19) 37. Rf3 Qh8 (37... Qg5 $2
38. Rf8+) 38. c4 (38. Rf7 Bf6 $19) 38... Rd7 39. Qe6 (39. Rf7 Kc7 40. Qe6 Qd8
$19) 39... Kc7 40. Rd3 Qd8 41. b4 Bg5 42. c5 Bf4+ 43. g3 dxc5 (43... dxc5 44.
Rxd7+ Qxd7 45. Qxd7+ Kxd7 46. gxf4 c4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. Rg1 {White is waiting with the
g4-g5 move with a useful rook development. The heavy artillery can later dream
about transfer to the queenside via the 4th rank.} Nb6 (12... b4 13. Nd5 Bxd5
14. exd5 a5 15. g5 Nh5 16. Kb1 a4 17. Nc1 $14) 13. Na5 (13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 Rc8 16. Na5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. Kb1 Qc7 19. Bd3 g6 20. h4 Rb8 21.
Be4 {1/2 (21) Zhigalko,S (2647)-Borovikov,V (2599) Alushta 2010}) 13... Rc8 {
Vachier Lagrave occupies the semi-open c-file with a rook, Black needs to
think about a sensible queenside counter-attack.} (13... Qc7 14. g5 Nh5 15. Nd5
Bxd5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. Kb1 $11) 14. g5 Nh5 15. Kb1 Qc7 {The
whole line was worked out to a great degree, but Black retains some
flexibility in his options. Two ideas worth mentioning are an attempt to save
tempo with the immediate 15...g6 or even the spoiling of White's plan by
moving to f4.} (15... g6 16. a3 (16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxa5 19.
c4 (19. Bd3 $5) 19... Nf4 (19... Rb8 20. Rg4 Ng7 21. h4 Nf5 22. Bf2 Bd8 23.
cxb5 axb5 24. Bd3 b4 25. Qb3 $44 {1/2 (61) Anand,V (2791)-Karjakin,S (2706)
Nice 2009}) 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Qxb5 Qa7 $13) 16... Qc7 17. Nd5
Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxa5 20. Rg4 (20. Bd3 Rfd8 21. Rg4 Rb8 22. Rh4 $1 {
A very strong move. Now Black can't avoid Rxh5 and Qe4 with a decisive attack.}
Qc7 23. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 24. Qe4 f5 25. Qxf5 Bf8 26. g6 $18 {1-0 (37) Ter Sahakyan,
S (2567)-Wei,Y (2418) Athens 2012}) 20... Ng7 21. h4 Qc7 22. c4 Ne6 23. Bd3 Qb8
24. cxb5 Nc7 25. Qb3 d5 26. h5 Nxb5 $11 {1-0 (47) Svidler,P (2756)-Sjugirov,S 
(2653) Loo 2014}) (15... Nf4 16. a3 g6 (16... Qc7 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 (
18... Bxd5 19. exd5 Qc5 20. Rg4 Rfe8 21. h4 Bf8 22. Rxf4 Nxd5 23. Nb3 {1/2 (25)
Leko,P (2735)-Anand,V (2772) Wijk aan Zee 2013}) 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Qxa5
21. Bd3 g6 22. h4 Rc5 23. Qe4 Re5 24. Qxf4 Rb8 25. c3 Qb6 26. Bc2 a5 27. Bb3
$36 {1/2 (45) Dominguez Perez,L (2712)-Van Wely,L (2641) Wijk aan Zee 2010})
17. h4 Qc7 (17... d5 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxa5
22. Bd3 Rfd8 23. Qb3 Rc5 24. Be4 $14) 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 20. exd5
Nxd5 {This is forced, otherwise Nc6 is very unpleasant.} 21. Qxd5 Qxa5 22. Rg4
$1 Rc5 23. Qb3 d5 24. Rxf4 Qc7 25. Rfd4 Qh2 26. c3 Rd8 27. Qc2 $1 {1-0 (41)
Anand,V (2783)-Topalov,V (2793) Stavanger 2013}) (15... b4 16. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 17.
exd5 Qxa5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Bh3 Kf7 $2 20. g6+ $1 hxg6 21. Qg2 $18) 16. Nd5
Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxa5 19. Bd3 {The transfer of the rook via g4
deserves serious attention now or on the next move. Caruana has to seek
positional compensation for the sacrificed pawn and maximising the impact of
his pieces must surely be a sensible strategy.} (19. Rg4 $5 Qc7 20. Bd3 Qc6 (
20... g6 21. h4 Qd7 22. a4 bxa4 23. Bxa6 Rb8 24. Rd3 Ng7 25. Ra3 Ne6 {0-1 (68)
Zhigalko,A (2538)-Dydyshko,V (2574) Minsk 2007} 26. Rc4 $11) 21. Qxc6 Rxc6 22.
a4 bxa4 23. Rxa4 d5 24. Rxa6 Rc7 25. c3 g6 26. Ra5 Rb8 27. Rxd5 Rxc3 28. Rxe5
Ba3 {1-0 (37) Kramnik,V (2777)-Vallejo Pons,F (2663) Monte Carlo 2004} 29. Bc1
$14) 19... g6 20. c4 (20. Rg4 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. h4 Rc5 23. Qd4 Re5 24. Be4
Qc7 25. Bd5 Rc8 26. c3 b4 27. Qxb4 Rb8 28. Qd4 Re2 29. Rd2 Re1+ 30. Kc2 $16 {
1-0 (38) Zherebukh,Y (2586)-Onischuk,V (2498) Alushta 2011}) 20... Nf4 21. Bxf4
exf4 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Qxb5 Qa7 {Black has given up the queenside pawns, but
open files against the white king promise serious compensation in the
complicated middlegame with opposite coloured bishops. Please note that the
second player enjoys relative safety for his monarch.} 24. Be4 (24. Rge1 Rc7
25. Bc4 (25. Rc1 Rb7 26. Qd5 Bxg5 27. Qxg5 Qd4 28. Bb5 h6 29. Qg1 Qxg1 30. Rxg1
Rxb5 31. Rc4 $11) 25... Rb8 26. Qd5 Bf8 (26... Bxg5 $15) 27. Bb3 Qf2 28. Qd3
Qxh2 29. Re2 Qh3 $15 {0-1 (55) Gonzalez de la Torre,S (2459)-Sarralde Osua,R 
(2351) Zornotza 2014}) 24... Rc7 25. Bd5 (25. Qd5 Rb8 26. Qd4 Qa6 27. Rc1 Rxc1+
28. Rxc1 Bxg5 29. Bd5 Bf6 30. Qxf6 Qd3+ 31. Ka1 Qxd5 32. Qxf4 $11) 25... Qf2 $1
{An excellent strategy of combining attack on both flanks. The elimination of
the h2-pawn will play a great role later in the game.} (25... Rb8 26. Qd3 Bf8
27. Bb3 Qf2 $15) 26. Qb3 (26. h3 $2 Bxg5 $1 $17) 26... Qxh2 27. a4 Qf2 28. Rc1
Ra7 {The choice between exchanging the rooks and keeping more pieces on the
board was important and difficult for Black. The defender would like to slow
down the advance of the a-pawn.} (28... Rc5 29. Rxc5 dxc5 30. Rd1 Qe3 31. Ka2
Bxg5 32. a5 $11) 29. Qb4 Qe3 30. Rcd1 (30. Qb5 Rxa4 $1 31. Qxa4 Qd3+ 32. Qc2
Qxd5 33. Qc6 Qd3+ 34. Rc2 Qf5 $15) 30... Qe5 31. Qb5 Kg7 (31... Rc7 32. Bc6
Rfc8 33. Qxe5 dxe5 34. Be4 Ra7 35. b3 $11) 32. Bc6 Rc8 33. Rg2 $2 {[%mdl 32]
The critical moment of the middlegame as Caruana has probably missed the very
strong reply by Black. The g5-pawn will fall and endgames will be painful for
White.} (33. Rde1 $1 Qd4 34. Rd1 Qf2 35. Rdf1 Qd2 36. Rc1 $11) 33... d5 $1 34.
Bxd5 (34. Rxd5 Qe1+ 35. Ka2 Qe6 36. Rc2 (36. Bd7 $2 Rxa4+ 37. Qxa4 Qxd5+ $19)
36... Bxg5 37. Kb1 Bf6 $17) (34. Qxd5 Qxd5 35. Bxd5 Rxa4 $17) 34... Rc5 $5 (
34... Rb8 35. Re2 Qf5+ 36. Qd3 Qxd3+ 37. Rxd3 Bxg5 38. Bc6 h5 $17) 35. Qb3 Bxg5
{Black will be a pawn up and his king remains very safe. Both aspects give him
excellent winning chances as White struggles to get his pieces aligned.} 36.
Bc4 (36. Qb6 Rxd5 37. Rxd5 Qxd5 38. Qxa7 Bf6 39. Rc2 Qd1+ 40. Rc1 Qxf3 41. Qc5
h5 $17) 36... Bf6 37. Re2 Qf5+ 38. Re4 (38. Bd3 Qg5 39. Rdd2 h5 $17) 38... Re5
{Move 40 has a very tainted reputation in practical chess. The main time
control with all forms of time trouble for one or both players have influenced
too many games in chess history. Vachier Lagrave dis not suspect that the
advance of the h-pawn would promise him an easier win.} (38... h5 $1 39. Bd3
Qg5 40. Re8 Qg2 41. Bb5 h4 $19) 39. Rde1 Rxe4 (39... h5 $1 40. Bd3 Rxe4 41.
Rxe4 Qg5 $19) 40. Rxe4 Re7 (40... h5 $1 41. Qb5 Qh3 42. Rxf4 Qh2 43. Rxf6 Qg1+
44. Ka2 Kxf6 $19) 41. Bd3 Rxe4 42. Bxe4 Qd7 43. Qb5 {Caruana is desperate, as
he has understood that with queens on the board he will not be able to stop
Black's h-pawn running towards h1.} (43. a5 h5 44. a6 h4 45. Bb7 (45. Qb7 Qd1+
46. Ka2 h3 47. Bd5 (47. a7 Qa4+ 48. Kb1 h2 $19) 47... Qa4+ 48. Kb1 h2 49. Qxf7+
Kh6 $19) 45... h3 46. a7 h2 47. a8=Q h1=Q+ 48. Ka2 Qc1 49. Qaa3 (49. Qb4 Kh6
$19) 49... Qdd2 $19) 43... Qxb5 44. axb5 Bd4 45. Kc2 h5 46. b6 (46. Bd3 f5 47.
Bc4 Kf6 48. Kd3 Bb6 $19) 46... Bxb6 47. Kd1 f5 48. Bc6 g5 49. Bd7 Kf6 50. Ke2
g4 {Unfortunately for White it is impossible to stop the pawns on the kingside
as Black can boast of 4 against one.} 51. Kf1 Kg5 (51... Kg5 52. Kg2 h4 53. Kh2
h3 54. Bb5 Kh4 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.12.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2006.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 (10. Bg5 Be6 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Bb3 Na5 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14.
Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Nxb3 17. cxb3 Qb8 18. Rad1 Rc6 $11 {Khairullin,
I-Andriasian,Z/Yerevan/2006/}) (10. Qe2 Na5 11. Bb3 h6 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. cxb3
Qe8 14. Ne1 b5 15. Nd3 a5 16. b4 a4 $132 {Khairullin,I-Alekseev,E/Moscow/2006/}
) 10... b5 {It makes sense for black to play actively in order to get some
compensation for the weakness of the d5 square.} (10... h6 11. a3 Be6 12. Nd5
b5 13. Ba2 Rc8 14. Nd2 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb8 16. c4 $1 Nbd7 17. b4 Nb6 18. Rc1 bxc4
19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Nxc4 Qb5 21. Na5 $14 {Short,N-Anand,V/Monte Carlo/1993/}) (
10... Na5 11. Bf1 Be6 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 b5 14. b3 Ng4 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. h3
Nxf2 $6 17. Bxa5 Qxa5 18. Kxf2 Qb6+ 19. Kg3 $16 {Topalov,V-Gelfand,B/Linares/
1994/}) 11. Bb3 $146 (11. Bf1 Rb8 12. Bg5 Ng4 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. a3 Bb7 15. Qd2
Qc7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. h3 Nf6 18. Qe3 Bc6 19. Bd3 Re8 {1/2-1/2 Short,N-Ehlvest,
J/Horgen 1995}) 11... Rb8 12. Bg5 Nd7 $5 {Black prefers to exchange bishops as
his knight can hope to defend the wekaness on d5 or even occupy the d4 square.}
13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd5 (14. Qd2 Nc5 15. Rad1 b4 16. Nd5 Qb7 17. Qe3 Be6 $11)
14... Qd8 15. c3 (15. Ne3 Nc5 16. Bd5 (16. h3 h6 17. Rc1 Be6 $11) 16... Nb4 $1
$132) 15... Nc5 16. Bc2 a5 (16... b4 $6 17. Ba4 $1 Ne7 18. cxb4 Nxa4 19. Nxe7+
Qxe7 20. Qxa4 $14) 17. b4 (17. a3 f5 $5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 20. b4 Ne6
(20... e4 $6 21. bxc5 exf3 22. cxd6 Qg5 23. Ne3 $16) 21. a4 $14) 17... axb4 18.
cxb4 Ne6 {Khairullin snesibly prefers to centralize the knight and not to use
it only for control of the d5 square.} (18... Na6 19. Qd2 Be6 20. a3 Nc7 21. h3
$13) 19. Bb3 Ned4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Ne3 (21. a4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 Bd7 23. Ra7 $11)
21... Be6 22. Bd5 Rc8 (22... Qg5 $5 23. a4 bxa4 24. Rxa4 Rfc8 $15) 23. a4 {
White needs some activity otherwise black could become unpleasant with f7-f5
advance.} bxa4 24. Qxa4 Qg5 25. Rf1 (25. Kh1 $6 Bxd5 26. exd5 (26. Nxd5 $2 Nc2
$19) 26... f5 $15) 25... Rb8 (25... Ne2+ 26. Kh1 Nc3 27. Qb3 Qh6 28. Bxe6 Qxe6
$11) 26. Kh1 (26. Qa6 Rxb4 27. Qxd6 Rbb8 $11) 26... Qh4 27. Rae1 Rfc8 28. Rb1
h6 $5 {The position is about equal and black pieces well placed. He is using
the moment to get a a retreat for the king from the basic rank.} 29. b5 (29.
Qa6 Qd8 30. Qd3 Qb6 31. Rfd1 $11) 29... Bd7 30. Qa7 Bxb5 31. Nf5 $6 {Jakovenko
is getting too ambitious in the moment, when thinking about keeping balance
was more appropriate.} (31. Qxf7+ Kh7 32. Rxb5 Nxb5 (32... Rxb5 33. Nf5 Qf6 34.
Qxf6 gxf6 35. Nxd6 Rxd5 36. Nxc8 (36. exd5 Rd8 37. Ne4 Kg6 $11) 36... Rc5 37.
Ne7 $14) 33. Be6 Qf6 (33... Rf8 34. Bf5+ Kh8 35. Qg6 $14) 34. Qxf6 gxf6 35.
Bxc8 Rxc8 $11) 31... Nxf5 32. exf5 (32. Qxf7+ Kh8 33. Rxb5 Rxb5 34. Qxf5 Rbb8
$17) 32... Qf6 (32... Bxf1 $2 33. Rxb8 $16) 33. Rb3 {White is not happy with a
win of an exchange as only black could have played for win.} (33. Bc4 Bxc4 34.
Rxb8 Qxf5 $15) 33... Ra8 $1 (33... Qxf5 34. Rfb1 Qf4 35. h3 Kh7 36. Rb4 $132 (
36. Rxb5 $2 Rxb5 37. Rxb5 Rc1#)) 34. Qxf7+ Qxf7 35. Rxb5 (35. Bxf7+ Kxf7 36.
Rxb5 Ra2 37. g4 Rcc2 $15) 35... Ra2 36. Bxf7+ Kxf7 37. Rd5 $2 {Under pressure
the favourite makes a grave mistake and will pay the heavy price.} (37. g4 Rd2
$15) 37... Rxf2 $1 38. Kg1 (38. Rxf2 $2 Rc1+ $19) 38... Rxf1+ 39. Kxf1 Ke7 40.
Ke2 Rc5 {On top of everything even f5 pawn is rather exposed. The win for
black would be reasonably easy matter.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
Qb6 9. g4 {It is important to compare the game with the line featuring the
early Nb3 and Bf4.} (9. Nb3 e6 10. Bf4 Nbd7 (10... Qc7 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. O-O-O
Ne5 13. Kb1 (13. Nd4 Be7 14. g4 O-O 15. h4 b5 16. h5 b4 17. Nb1 Nexg4 18. Bg3
Qc5 19. h6 g6 20. Nb3 Qe3 $11 {1/2 Anand,V-Grischuk,A/Mainz 2005/ (26)}) 13...
Be7 14. Nd4 O-O 15. g4 b5 16. Qg2 b4 17. Nce2 Bb7 18. g5 Nfd7 19. h4 Qb6 20.
Bc1 Nc5 21. h5 {1-0 Anand,V (2788)-Grischuk,A (2720)/Mainz 2005/ (38)}) 11. g4
Be7 12. Qe2 h6 13. h4 Qc7 14. O-O-O b5 15. a3 Rb8 16. Qg2 Nc5 17. g5 Nh5 18.
Be3 Na4 19. Rd3 g6 20. Kb1 $14 {1-0 Anand,V (2786)-Ponomariov,R (2700)/Wijk
aan Zee 2005/ (64)}) 9... Nc6 10. Nb3 e6 11. Bf4 {Svidler was probably trying
to improve on the Adams continuation, but in his version the idea was not
doing well.} (11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Be3 b5 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. Qf2 Rb8 (14... Be7 15.
g5 Nce5 16. a3 Rb8 17. Rg1 Nb6 $6 18. f4 Nec4 19. Bxc4 $1 Nxc4 20. Bd4 O-O $2
21. Bf6 $1 $40 {Grischuk - Ponomariov, Wijk aan Zee 2005}) 15. f4 Na5 16. Ba7
Ra8 17. Bd4 Bb7 18. Nxa5 Qxa5 19. Kb1 $1 Rc8 (19... b4 20. Ne2 Bxe4 21. Bg2
Bxg2 22. Qxg2 $44) 20. Bg2 b4 21. Ne2 Nf6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Ng3 $14 {Grischuk
- Kasparov/Moscow/2004/}) 11... Qc7 12. Qd2 Ne5 13. Be2 {The first palpable
problem is a loss of a tempo, white has to defend the sensitive point f3.} Be7
14. Bg3 $6 {The retreat of the bishop will turn out to be an unfortunate move.
White does not exactly need to move the f pawn.} (14. O-O-O b5 15. g5 Nfd7 16.
Qd4 O-O 17. h4 $13) 14... b5 15. g5 (15. O-O-O O-O 16. g5 Nfd7 17. Qd4 $13)
15... Nfd7 16. h4 (16. f4 Nc4 17. Qd4 O-O 18. O-O-O Bb7 $11) 16... Nb6 (16...
b4 17. Nd1 d5 18. exd5 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Qxg3+ 20. Qf2 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Ne5 $11) 17.
Qd4 {The centralized queen is preventing the advance b5-b4, but she is too
strong a piece to fulfill this function for any period of time.} O-O 18. O-O-O
Rd8 $1 {The fine move is defending the d6 pawn and frees the hands for the
knight e5.} (18... Nec4 19. Nd2 e5 20. Qd3 $13) 19. a3 (19. Kb1 Nc6 20. Qg1 $8
b4 21. Bf2 Rb8 22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Qxb6 Rxb6 24. Na4 Rb8 25. c4 $15) 19... Nec4
20. Bxc4 (20. g6 fxg6 (20... hxg6 21. Bxc4 Nxc4 22. h5 Bf6 23. Qd3 $15) 21. h5
Bf6 22. Qd3 Nxb2 $1 23. Kxb2 Qxc3+ 24. Qxc3 Na4+) 20... bxc4 $1 {Grischuk has
decided to agressively attack along the semiopen b file. The unfortunate white
manouvers have offered him excellent chances for this concept.} (20... Nxc4 21.
Nd2 $13) 21. Nd2 e5 $1 22. Qe3 (22. Qg1 Rb8 23. Bf2 (23. Nf1 Qb7 24. Ne3 Bd7)
23... d5 $1 24. Bxb6 Rxb6 25. Nxd5 $6 (25. exd5 Bf5 $36 26. Nde4 Bxe4 27. fxe4
Rdb8 28. Na4 Rxb2 29. Nxb2 c3 $15) 25... Rxd5 $1 26. exd5 c3 27. Nb3 Bf5 28.
Rh2 a5 $15) 22... Be6 23. Kb1 (23. h5 Rab8 24. g6 Qb7 25. gxh7+ Kh8 26. Rdg1
Nd7 27. Nd1 Nc5 (27... c3 $1 28. Qxc3 $8 Rdc8 29. Qe3 Nc5 30. h6 $13) 28. f4
$13) 23... Rab8 24. Ka1 Qc6 $1 (24... f5 $5 25. gxf6 Bxf6) 25. Rb1 $2 {Most
likely Svidler could have put up tougher resistance with the move 25.Ndb1, but
he would still have grappled with problems.} (25. Ndb1 Rd7 (25... Na4 26. Nxa4
Qxa4 27. Qc1) 26. Rh2 Rdb7 $40) 25... Na4 26. Rhd1 Rd7 $1 {An excellent move
of many connotations. Black is preparing the doubling of the rooks along the b
file, but at the same time opens the scope for the bishop manouver Bd8-b6.} 27.
f4 exf4 28. Bxf4 Rdb7 (28... Bd8 29. Nf3 Nxc3 30. Qxc3 Bb6 31. h5 $13) 29. Nxa4
Qxa4 30. Qc3 (30. h5 c3 31. Qxc3 Rc8 32. Qd3 Rxc2 $17) 30... g6 $1 (30... Bd8
31. Bxd6 Ba5 32. Qd4 $11) 31. h5 {Very interesting was a shadow dance of dark
squared bishops. After 31.Be3 Bd8! the aggressor would get to the diagonal
a3-c5 on time.} (31. Be3 Bd8 $1 (31... d5 32. exd5 Bb4 33. Qxc4) (31... Rb5 32.
Bd4 Ra5 33. Bh8 Bf8 34. Rf1 $13) 32. Bf4 Ba5 33. Qd4 Bb6 34. Qc3 (34. Qxd6 Bc7
$19) 34... Bc5 $19) (31. Nf3 Rb3 $1 32. cxb3 Rxb3 33. Qd2 c3 $19) 31... gxh5
32. Rh1 Bf8 33. Rxh5 (33. Be3 Bg7 34. Bd4 Bxd4 35. Qxd4 Qxc2 $17) 33... Bg7 34.
e5 d5 (34... Bf5 $1 $17) 35. Be3 (35. Rhh1 Bf8 36. Be3 Bb4 37. Qd4 Bxa3 $19)
35... Bf5 {All black pieces are harmoniously cooperating in the attack, white
has achieved nothing at all.} 36. Bd4 Bxc2 37. e6 Bxb1 38. Nxb1 (38. Bxg7 Rxb2
39. exf7+ Kxf7 40. Qf6+ Kg8 41. Qe6+ Kxg7 42. Qe5+ Kf8 43. Qf6+ Ke8 44. Qe6+
Kd8 45. Qf6+ Kd7 46. Qg7+ (46. Qf7+ Kc6 47. Qe6+ Kc7 48. Qe5+ Kb7 49. Qxb2+ Ka8
$19) 46... Kc6 47. Rh6+ Bg6 48. Rxg6+ hxg6 49. Qf6+ Kb7 50. Qxb2+ Ka8 $19)
38... fxe6 0-1

[Event "IND-ch"]
[Site "Mumbai"]
[Date "2003.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ramesh, Ramachandran B"]
[Black "Sriram, Jha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2003.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Be7 15.
h4 O-O 16. O-O-O a5 17. Nd2 f5 18. Kb1 a4 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. Rhe1 {Fighting for
advantage is not easy for white as black pawns are completely controlling the
center.} (20. b3 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Qe3 Qc7 23. Rhe1 Ra6 24. Re2 f4 25. Qd2
{1-0 Bindrich,F-Sebag,M/Deizisau/2003/ (47)}) 20... Rae8 21. b3 Bd8 22. f4 (22.
bxa4 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. f4 exf4 25. Re6 Rxe6 26. dxe6 Be7 $13) 22... Qb8 (
22... e4 23. Qd2 Qb8 (23... Be7 24. Qxb4 axb3 25. cxb3 Rb8 26. Qa4 Rfc8 27. Rc1
Qd8 28. Na5 $14) 24. bxa4 Bc7 $13) 23. Rf1 g6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] This extremely
unfortunate move serves the only purpose of helping white to open up the
kingside and start ferrocious attack.} (23... e4 $1 24. Qd4 Bc7 $13) 24. h5 $1
exf4 (24... e4 25. Qd2 Rf7 26. Rh1 axb3 27. cxb3 Nf8 28. hxg6 Nxg6 29. Rh6 $16)
25. Bxf4 Ne5 (25... Bc7 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Qh3 Rf7 28. Rh1 Rg7 29. Qh8+ Kf7 30.
Qh2 $18) 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. d6 {Black pieces are very passive and
open h file just waits for white heavy pieces, the defender has hopeless
position.} Qb7 (28... axb3 29. Qd5+ Kg7 30. cxb3 Bxg5 31. Nxe5 Qa7 32. Rg1 Ra8
33. a4 Qe3 34. Rxg5 Qxg5 35. Qb7+ Kg8 36. Rh1 $18) 29. Rh1 (29. d7 Re6 30. Rh1
Qg2 31. Rdg1 Qc6 32. Qh3 Qxd7 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Rh7+ Ke8 35. Qxf8+ Kxf8 36. Rxd7
$18) 29... axb3 (29... e4 30. Qd2 Qd7 (30... Qf7 31. d7 Re6 32. Rh3 e3 33. Rdh1
Qg7 34. Qd5 $18) 31. Rh6 Re6 32. Qd5 $18) 30. d7 bxc2+ (30... bxa2+ 31. Ka1 Re7
32. Qh3 Rxd7 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Rxd7+ Qxd7 35. Rh7+ Ke8 36. Qxe5+ Be7 37. Qb8+
Qd8 38. Qb5+ Qd7 39. Nd6+ Kd8 40. Qb8+ Qc8 41. Qxc8#) 31. Qxc2 Re7 (31... Re6
32. Qh2 Qe4+ 33. Ka1 $18) 32. Qh2 Qe4+ 33. Ka1 Rg7 34. Nd6 1-0

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Luhacovice"]
[Date "2003.02.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 b5 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Qf2 Nfd7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 Nc4 16. Bc1 g6 17. Bd3 Bg7 18. h4 h5 {Black plays ambitiously and
tries to avoid the problems of kingside structure after white's move h4-h5.}
19. Qe1 Ndb6 (19... Qc7 20. f4 hxg4 21. f5 gxf5 22. Bxf5 Bh6 23. Bxh6 Rxh6 24.
h5 (24. Rg1 Rh5 25. Bxg4 Rxh4 26. Qf2 (26. Qxh4 Na3+ 27. bxa3 Qxc2+ 28. Ka1
Qc3+ $11) 26... Rh8 27. Rdf1 Kd8 $11) 24... Qb6 25. Rd3 $14) 20. Na5 Kf8 $2 {
Serious loss of a tempo, white will manage to occupy the center with pieces.} (
20... Qc7 21. Nxc4 bxc4 (21... Nxc4 22. Rg1 $14) 22. Be4 Rb8 $11) 21. Nc6 Qd7
22. Qe4 (22. b3 $5 Nxd5 (22... Ne3 23. Bxe3 Nxd5 24. Be4 Nxe3 25. Qxe3 Rxc6 26.
Bxc6 Qxc6 27. Qd2 $16) 23. bxc4 bxc4 24. Be4 Nf6 25. Na5 Qb5+ 26. Ka1 d5 27. g5
$16) 22... Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Nb6 (23... Rxc6 24. Be4 Rc8 25. b3 f5 26. gxf5 gxf5
27. bxc4 fxe4 28. fxe4 bxc4 29. Ba3 Qb5+ 30. Qxb5 axb5 31. Rxd6 $16) (23...
Qxc6 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Be4 d5 26. Bxd5 $14) 24. Nxe5 $1 Bxe5 (24... dxe5 25.
Qxd7 Nxd7 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Rxd7 $16) (24... Nxd5 $2 25. Nxd7+ Ke7 26. Be4 $18)
25. Qe4 Na4 (25... Re8 26. Qb4 Nd5 27. Qa3 hxg4 28. fxg4 Qxg4 29. Qxa6 $14) 26.
f4 Bg7 (26... Nc5 27. Qe2 (27. Qd5 Bg7 28. f5) 27... Bf6 28. f5 (28. g5 Bg7 29.
Rhe1 $14) 28... Re8 29. Qf1 $16) 27. f5 Nc5 28. Qd5 (28. Qe2 $5 Qe8 29. fxg6
Qxe2 30. Bxe2 Re8 31. Bf3 hxg4 32. gxf7 Kxf7 33. Bxg4 $16) 28... hxg4 $2 {
Babula was far from his best form in Luhacovice and so he loses without real
resistance.} (28... Qc6 $1 29. Qxc6 Rxc6 30. Be2 $14) 29. fxg6 Nxd3 (29... Qe6
30. Bf5 Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Rc6 32. Bxg4 fxg6 33. Rg5 $16) 30. Rxd3 fxg6 31. Rf1+ Ke8
32. Re3+ 1-0

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.11"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Qe2 Rc8 {This idea seems to be very sound in
the newly fashionable 7.Nf3 variation of the English attack. Black takes the
c-file firmly under control at the first suitable moment.} 12. Rfd1 Nbd7 13.
Bg5 b5 14. Ne1 $146 {Akopian comes up with a new move, but it can hardly
change the general impression that Black is doing fine.} (14. Rac1 Bc4 (14...
Rab8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc4 19. Qxc4 bxc4 20.
Rb1 g6 $11 {0-1 Burg,T (2262)-Li Shilong (2502)/Netherlands 2008 (53)}) 15.
Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Qxc4 Rxc4 17. Nd2 Rc7 18. Nf1 (18. Ne2 Rac8 19. c3 Nb6 {1/2-1/2
Alonso,S (2419)-Bittencourt,J (2428)/Passos 2007}) 18... b4 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20.
Nd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 a5 22. Ne3 Bg5 23. Rxd6 Bxe3 24. fxe3 f6 25. Kf2 $14 {
0-1 Andriasian,Z (2564)-Kovalyov,A (2557)/ICC INT 2009 (96)}) (14. Bxf6 Nxf6
15. a3 Bc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Qxc4 Rxc4 18. Nd2 Rc6 19. f3 Bd8 20. Nb3 Kf8 21.
Rd3 h5 $11 {0-1 Kharlov,A (2572)-Van der Weide,K (2502)/Dresden 2007 (34)}) (
14. a3 Rab8 15. Nd2 Qc5 16. h3 a5 17. a4 b4 18. Nb5 Bxb3 19. cxb3 Qc2 20. Na7
Rc7 21. Rac1 Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Nf1 Rc7 $11 {1-0 Henrichs,T (2413)-Van
der Weide,K (2482)/Germany 2005 (36)}) 14... Qb7 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17.
Bxd5 (17. exd5 g6 18. Nf3 Rc5 $15) 17... Nxd5 18. Rxd5 f5 $1 {Opening of the f
file is vital, otherwise White would put the knight on d5 in the long run.} 19.
Rad1 fxe4 20. Qxe4 Rc4 21. Qe2 Rac8 22. a3 (22. h3 $6 b4 23. Qd3 g6 $15) 22...
b4 $6 {Morozevich has no problems in this position, but this move starts the
string of small helping hands he offers his opponent.} (22... Rf8 23. c3 Rcf4
$11) 23. axb4 (23. b3 R4c6 24. axb4 Qxb4 25. Ra1 $14) 23... Rxb4 24. b3 Rf8 25.
g3 a5 (25... Rb5 26. Qc4 Kh8 27. Ng2 $14) 26. Nd3 {Black has certainly been
hoping for the transfer of his bishop to b6 in the event of 26.Rxa5.} (26. Rxa5
Bd8 27. Raa1 Rxf2 $1 28. Qa6 $11) 26... Rb5 (26... Qxd5 27. Nxb4 Qc5 28. Nd5
Bd8 29. Kg2 $14) 27. Nf4 Rb8 $2 {Exchange of the pair of rooks is helping the
attacker. Black will face a difficult task of controlling many squares with
too few pieces.} (27... Rb4 28. Ne6 Rb8 $14) 28. Rxb5 Qxb5 29. Qe4 $1 Qb4 (
29... exf4 30. Qxe7 a4 31. bxa4 Qxa4 32. Qxd6 Rf8 33. Qd5+ Kh8 34. c4 $16) 30.
Qd5+ Kh8 (30... Kf8 31. Ne6+ Ke8 32. Nxg7+ $18) 31. Qf7 Qb7 $2 {Morozevich is
finding defending as difficult as most other mortals. He shoukd have traded
minor pieces and eliminated the queenside pawns.} (31... exf4 32. Qxe7 a4 $1
33. bxa4 (33. Rxd6 Rg8 34. bxa4 f3 35. Re6 Qxa4 36. Re3 Qxc2 37. Rxf3 $16)
33... Qxa4 34. Qxd6 Re8 35. Qxf4 Qxc2 36. Rd7 $16) 32. Ne6 Bf6 33. Qxb7 Rxb7
34. Rxd6 Kg8 35. Ra6 Rb5 36. Rc6 {[%mdl 4096] The endgame is pretty grim for
the defender, since his bishop is passive and pawn structure vulnerable.} Be7 (
36... Kf7 37. Nc7 Rb7 38. Kf1 $16) 37. Rc7 Kf7 (37... Bf6 38. Kg2 h6 39. Kf3
$18) 38. Nxg7 e4 39. g4 $1 {The witty tactical solution works perfectly for
the White's stranded knight.} Kf6 (39... Rg5 40. Nf5 Rxg4+ 41. Kf1 Ke6 42. Nxe7
Rg7 43. Nd5 $18) 40. Nf5 Bd8 41. Rxh7 Rc5 42. Ne3 Kg6 43. Ra7 Rc3 (43... Kf6
44. h4 $18) 44. Ra6+ Kf7 45. h4 Bxh4 46. Rxa5 {A perfect technical performance
from Akopian.} 1-0

[Event "Pamplona-A 16th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2006.12.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2006.12.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. Kb1 a4 12. Nc1 a3 13. b3 Ra5 14. Bc4 $5 {
Bologan's idea is rather profound as the black bishop on e6 is the best
black's piece. On the other hand destroyed pawn structure on the queenside
offers real counterchances.} (14. Qf2 Nbd7 15. Bd2 Ra8 16. g4 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qc6
18. c4 Nc5 19. Nc3 Bd8 20. h4 Ba5 21. Qe1 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Nfxe4 23. fxe4 Bxg4 24.
Be2 $14 {1-0 Efimenko,Z-Nedilko,V/Rivne 2005/ (35)}) (14. b4 Ra8 15. g4 Nc6 16.
Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. g5 Nxd5 20. Qxd4 Nc7 21. f4 Ne6 22. Qe4
Qc7 $15 {0-1 Thirion,M-Van Mechelen,J/Belgium 2002/ (34)}) (14. g4 d5 15. g5
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. fxe4 Nd7 20. Be2 Be7 21.
Rd1 {1/2 Zhang,J-Majdan,J/Kochin 2004/ (61)}) 14... Bxc4 15. bxc4 Qc8 16. Qd3 {
The first independent move, that is not changing the value of the line.} (16.
Nb3 Ra6 17. Qe2 Rc6 (17... Qe6 18. g4 Rc8 19. g5 Nfd7 20. Nd5 Rac6 21. f4 $18)
18. Nb5 Rxc4 (18... Qe6 19. Nxa3 Nbd7 20. c5 $1 dxc5 21. c4 Ra6 22. Nb5 $14)
19. Nxd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Na6 21. Rhd1 Nb4 $2 (21... Rxe4 $3 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23.
R6d3 Nb4 24. Bc1 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Nc3+ 26. Rxc3 Qxc3 27. Bxa3 Re8 28. Bb2 $14) 22.
Rd8 $16 {1-0 Bologan,V-Loginov,V/Moscow 1994/ (30)}) 16... Nbd7 17. Nb3 Ra6 18.
g4 Rc6 (18... Nc5 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. Nb5 Ra4 $11) 19. g5 Ne8 (19... Nh5 20. Nd5
Bd8 21. Nb4 Rxc4 22. Qxd6 $14) 20. Nd5 Bd8 21. Nd2 (21. h4 Kh8 (21... Rxc4 22.
Na5 Ra4 23. Qb5 Rxa5 24. Qxa5 Bxa5 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Nxc8 $16) 22. Nd2 Ra6 $13)
21... Nc5 {[%mdl 2048] Wojtaszek is hoping for counterplay and prefers it to a
bit passive defense of the a3 pawn.} (21... Ra6 22. h4 Nc7 $13) 22. Qxa3 Ra6
23. Qb2 Na4 24. Qb4 (24. Qb3 $1 Nc7 25. Nb4 Ra8 26. h4 $14) 24... Nc7 25. Nb3
b5 $1 (25... Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Qh3 27. Nd2 Qg2 $11) 26. c5 $2 {Shirov is
stretching the position too far, he had no real ground for taking such a risk.}
(26. Rd3 Nxd5 27. cxd5 Qd7 $11) 26... Nxd5 27. exd5 (27. Rxd5 dxc5 28. Bxc5 (
28. Nxc5 Be7 29. Rxe5 Re6 $15) 28... Bxg5 29. f4 Bf6 (29... Bxf4 30. Bxf8 Nc3+
31. Qxc3 Qxc3 32. Rd8 Qc7 33. Be7+ Qxd8 34. Bxd8 $16) 30. Rc1 (30. fxe5 Be7 31.
Bxe7 Nc3+ 32. Qxc3 Qxc3 33. Bxf8 Kxf8 $17) 30... Re8 $15) 27... Bb6 $5 {
Very neat combination showing the dangers of the vulnerable squares around the
white king.} (27... dxc5 28. Bxc5 Bb6 29. Bxf8 Nc3+ 30. Qxc3 Qxc3 $17) 28. cxb6
(28. Bd2 dxc5 29. Qxb5 c4 $17) (28. Qd2 dxc5 29. d6 Qd7 $17) 28... Nc3+ 29.
Qxc3 (29. Kb2 Rxa2+ 30. Kc1 Nxd1 $19) 29... Qxc3 30. Rd3 Qc4 31. Rc1 Qa4 0-1

[Event "Samba Cup 1st"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2003.10.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. g4 Nb6 13. h4 Qc7 14. h5 Nfd7 15.
g5 f5 (15... Rfd8 16. Qf2 (16. g6 d5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nf6 19. c4 Bf5+ 20.
Ka1 a5 21. gxf7+ Kf8 22. Qxa5 Qxa5 23. Nxa5 Ra8 24. Nxb7 Rdb8 25. d6 Rxb7 26.
dxe7+ Kxe7 27. Bd3 {1-0 Korneev,O-Llapasset,J/Asti 1997/ (46)}) (16. Qh2 Nf8
17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nc4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qb6 21. Rd4 Ne5 22. Re4 Qc7 23.
Bh3 Rb8 24. Rf1 {1-0 Pikula,D-Nikolic,S/Nis 1997/ (46)}) 16... Nc5 17. Bh3 Bxh3
18. Rxh3 Nca4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Qd7 21. Rh1 Qe6 {1/2-1/2 Gipslis,A-Tatai,S/
Dortmund 1978/ (39)}) (15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 (16... Bxc4 17. g6 Bxb3 18. cxb3
Nb6 19. h6 gxh6 20. gxh7+ Kh8 21. Bxh6 {1-0 SH-Kletzel,U/Dos Hermanas 2003/ 
(25)}) 17. g6 Nf6 18. gxh7+ Nxh7 19. Qg2 Kh8 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Rcd8 22. Be3
Bf6 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 {1-0 Gunawan,R-De Firmian,N/New York 1994/ (60)}) (
15... Nc5 16. Qg2 Nca4 17. Nxa4 Nxa4 18. Bd3 f5 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Rdg1 Nc5 21.
Qd2 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Rf7 23. Rh2 b5 {0-1 Mihevc,N-Balinov,I/Graz 1996/ (59)}) 16.
gxf6 Nxf6 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxb6 $5 {[%mdl 4] The whole line is very topical
these days. White plan bear all the feautures of the idea prepared beforehand
at home.} (18. Bd4 Nfd7 19. h6 g6 20. Bg7 Rf7 21. Nd4 Bg4 22. Rg1 Bxd1 23. Qxd1
Qc5 24. Bh3 Bf6 25. Ne6 Qe3 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Ng5 Rxc3 28. Re1 Qxh3 29. Nxh3
Rxh3 {0-1 Motylev,A-Dvoirys,S/Krasnoyarsk 2003/ (44)}) 18... Qxb6 19. Bh3 Bxh3
(19... Bxb3 20. Bxc8 (20. axb3 Rc6 21. Qxf4 $11) 20... Bf7 21. Bf5 Qe3 22. Qg2
$16) 20. Rxh3 Kh8 (20... Qb4 21. Qxf4 Qc4 22. Qf5 $14) (20... d5 $5 21. e5 (21.
Nxd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Qd6 23. Qg2 $11) 21... Ng4 22. Nxd5 Qe6 23. Re1 Bg5 (23...
Nxe5 $2 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Qd5+ $18) 24. Qg2 Rc4 $13) 21. Qxf4 Nd7 $6 {It is
not so easy for black to find the best set up for the pieces, since white
knights are planning a slow penetration.} (21... Qc7 22. Nd4 Qc4 23. Qf5 $14)
22. Qg4 Ne5 23. Qe6 Bg5 (23... Qc7 24. Nd4 Bf6 (24... Rf6 25. Nd5 Rxe6 26. Nxc7
Rh6 27. Nd5 $16) 25. Nd5 Qf7 26. Qxf7 Rxf7 27. Nf5 $16) 24. a3 Nc4 25. Rf3 Qc7
$2 {Alekssev is looking for counterplay, but he might have missed a great
tactical shot for white on 29th move.} (25... Rxf3 $4 26. Qxc8+ Qd8 27. Qxc4
$18) (25... Bf6 26. h6 (26. Nd5 Qc6 27. Rxf6 (27. Nxf6 Nxa3+ 28. Ka2 Nxc2 29.
h6 Nb4+ (29... gxf6 30. Rg1 Nb4+ 31. Kb1) 30. Ka3 Nc2+ 31. Ka2 $11) 27... gxf6
28. Nd4 Qe8 29. Qf5 Qe5 $15) 26... Nxa3+ 27. bxa3 Rxc3 28. hxg7+ Bxg7 29. Rxf8+
Bxf8 30. Qf7 Qd8 31. Rg1 Bh6 32. Qxb7 $14) 26. Nd5 (26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Nd5 Qf7
28. Qg4 Qf3 $11) 26... Nxa3+ (26... Qc6 27. Nd4 Qc5 28. b4 $1 Qa7 29. h6 b5 30.
Nf5 $16) 27. Ka2 Qxc2 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Rf1 $1 Rg8 (29... Rxf1 30. Qe8+ $18) (
29... Bf6 30. Rxf6 gxf6 31. Qe7 Kg8 32. Kxa3 $18) 30. Kxa3 a5 31. h6 $1 {
Sadvakasov plan to win really quickly.} a4 (31... Bxh6 32. Qxg8+ $1 Kxg8 33.
Ne7+ Kh8 34. Rf8#) (31... g6 32. Nf6 $18) 32. hxg7+ Kxg7 33. Qd7+ (33. Rf7+ Kh8
34. Nf6 $1 $18) 33... Kh8 34. Qxa4 h6 35. Rf7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Kovalyov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 h5 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Nd5 {White players find it difficult
to achieve an advantage against the clever 10.Be3 h5 line. The main
theoretical discussion has shifted towards the variation with the move of the
white knight to d5.} Bxd5 13. exd5 Qc7 14. c4 a5 15. a4 {Very solid but
somewhat alibistic line serving the purpose of totally stabilising the defence
of the queenside against Black's counterplay. If White wants to test the
opponent's skills in this type of position he will probably have to resort to
the more flexible move 15.Rc1.} (15. Rc1 a4 (15... b6 16. Be2 g6 17. O-O Bg7
18. Na1 O-O 19. Nc2 Nc5 20. Na3 h4 (20... Nh7 21. Nb5 Qe7 22. Bd1 f5 23. Bc2
$16 {1-0 (53) Zakhartsov,V (2529)-Kovchan,A (2488) Kharkov 2005}) 21. Nb5 Qe7
22. b3 Nh5 23. Bd1 f5 24. a3 $14 {1/2 (52) Goloshchapov,A (2556)-Anisimov,P 
(2500) Sochi 2006}) 16. Na1 e4 (16... g6 17. Be2 Bg7 (17... Ng8 18. O-O Bh6 19.
f4 Ne7 20. fxe5 Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Nxe5 22. Nc2 Nf5 23. Qf2 Qc5 $11 {0-1 (49)
Aguera Naredo,J (2417)-Van Kampen,R (2581) Basel 2013}) (17... Qa5 18. Qxa5
Rxa5 19. Nc2 Bh6 20. Bxh6 Rxh6 21. Na3 Nc5 22. Kd2 $11 {0-1 (52) Kuipers,S 
(2381)-Van Kampen,R (2529) Netherlands 2011}) 18. Nc2 Nc5 19. Na3 (19. O-O O-O
20. Na3 Rac8 21. Nb5 Qe7 22. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 (46) Varadi,V (2388)-Ardelean,G 
(2503) Hungary 2012}) 19... b6 20. O-O O-O 21. Nb5 Qe7 22. Rb1 Nfd7 23. b4 axb3
24. axb3 $14 {1-0 (38) Saric,I (2622)-Ardelean,G (2510) Legnica 2013}) 17. Nc2
exf3 18. gxf3 Ne5 19. Nd4 Be7 20. Be2 O-O 21. O-O Rfe8 22. Kh1 Bf8 23. Rg1 $14
{1/2 (52) Mekhitarian,K (2543)-Kovchan,A (2579) Wijk aan Zee 2013}) 15... b6
16. Be2 (16. Qf2 g6 17. Be2 Bg7 18. O-O O-O 19. h3 Nc5 20. Ra3 Nfd7 21. g4 hxg4
22. hxg4 f5 23. gxf5 gxf5 $11 {0-1 (42) Apicella,M (2501)-Areshchenko,A (2566)
Cappelle-la-Grande 2003}) 16... g6 17. O-O Bg7 18. Rae1 O-O 19. h3 {Caruana
does not object to the safe concentration of his forces in the centre and the
kingside, as the other flank was closed against counterplay.} Rfe8 (19... Nc5
20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. Bd1 Nd7 22. b3 f5 23. Bc2 Nf6 24. Qd1 Nh7 25. g4 $14 {
0-1 (43) Nolte,R (2420)-Gopal,G (2604) Olongapo City 2010}) 20. g4 Rab8 21. g5
{White is openly admitting that his strategy has limits and it is not easy to
improve the position further.} Nh7 22. Qc2 Nc5 23. Nxc5 (23. Nd2 Qd7 24. Kg2
Nxa4 25. Ne4 Nc5 $11) 23... dxc5 $2 {[%mdl 32] The Argentinian player of
Russian origin lives in Canada and belongs to the most promising young GMs on
the American continent. Unfortunately for him his judgement in this critical
position has simply failed him. Recapturing with the d-pawn is strategically
inferior and Black will be devoid of any counterplay. After the correct 23...
bxc5! the game would most likely have ended with a draw.} (23... bxc5 $1 24. b3
e4 25. h4 (25. fxe4 Qe7 26. Bd3 Be5 $15) 25... exf3 26. Bxf3 Nf8 $11) 24. Kg2
Qd8 (24... h4 $2 25. Qe4 $18) 25. h4 Rb7 26. Bd3 Nf8 27. Bf2 Rbe7 28. Bg3 Qd6
29. Re4 {Caruana will concentrate all his pieces, aiming at Black's weakness
on e5. Unfortunately the defender can only wait and exercise his patience.} Nd7
30. Rfe1 Kf8 31. Qb3 {The Italian/American superstar understands very well
that it is not that easy to break Black's stronghold in the position. White's
queen will be threatening to sneak in via the b5-c6 axis, which is very
dangerous.} (31. R1e2 Kg8 32. Qb1 Nb8 (32... f5 33. gxf6 Nxf6 34. R4e3 Bh6 35.
Bxg6 Bxe3 36. Bxe8 $16) 33. Qe1 Nd7 34. R4e3 Kf8 $16) 31... Bh8 (31... f5 $5
32. gxf6 Qxf6 (32... Nxf6 33. R4e2 Kf7 34. Qc2 Nh7 35. f4 $18) 33. Qb5 $16) 32.
Qb5 $1 Bg7 (32... f5 33. gxf6 Nxf6 34. R4e2 Kf7 35. Rg1 $16) 33. R4e3 Bh8 34.
R1e2 Bg7 35. Be4 Rc8 {Kovalyov relents and prepares to reshuffle his forces
for the protection of the c6-square.} (35... Kg8 36. Qc6 $1 Qxc6 37. dxc6 Nb8
38. Rb3 $16) 36. Bc2 Ree8 37. Qb3 Red8 38. Re4 Re8 39. R4e3 Red8 40. Qc3 $1 {
Defence belongs to the most difficult skills for any chessplayer, as it is too
easy to get it not quite right. Black is suddenly unable to pile up his rooks
on the e-file and will perish.} Kg8 (40... Re8 41. Qe1 Qb8 42. f4 $1 exf4 43.
Bxf4 Rxe3 44. Bxb8 Rxe2+ 45. Qxe2 $18) 41. Qe1 Rf8 42. Re4 f5 {Kovalyov bows
to the necessity to do something against the impending idea f3-f4 with an
immediate decision.} (42... Rfe8 43. f4 Qe7 44. fxe5 $18) (42... Rfd8 43. f4
exf4 44. Bxf4 Qf8 45. Re7 Bxb2 46. R2e6 fxe6 47. Qxe6+ Kh8 48. Rh7+ $18) 43.
gxf6 Rxf6 44. Rxe5 $1 (44. Bxe5 Nxe5 45. Rxe5 Rcf8 $16) 44... Nxe5 (44... Nf8
45. Re7 Qd8 46. Qd2 $18) 45. Bxe5 Qf8 46. Bxf6 Qxf6 {The queen is hoping to
get some activity and complicate the progress of the white pieces.} (46... Bxf6
47. Bxg6 Qh6 (47... Qg7 48. Kh3 $18) 48. Be8 $18) 47. Qg3 Rf8 48. Bxg6 Qd4 49.
b3 Qd1 50. Re7 Kh8 51. Bd3 $1 {In a completely winning position Caruana enjoys
the task of finding the most precise continuations.} Qd2+ (51... Rg8 52. Qg6
$18) 52. Kh3 Qb2 (52... Qh6 53. d6 Qf6 54. Be4 $18) 53. Be4 Qa1 54. Qg2 {
White has managed to crush all the dreams of counterplay and is ready to
advance his passed pawn on the d-file.} Rf4 (54... Rd8 55. d6 Qf6 56. Qg5 Qxg5
57. hxg5 Bf8 58. Rb7 Bg7 (58... Rxd6 59. g6 $18) 59. g6 $18) 55. Qg5 Rxe4 (
55... Qf6 56. Re8+ Bf8 57. Qxh5+ $18) 56. Qxh5+ Kg8 57. Rxe4 Qf1+ {Kovalyov
feels obliged to give some checks and hope for the utterly impossble miracle.}
58. Kg4 Qg2+ 59. Kf5 Qc2 60. Kg6 Qg2+ 61. Qg4 {The game is very instructive
for the typical plans in this line. Black lost due to his unfortunate
recapture on the c5-square with the d-pawn.} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7.
Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Be6 13. Qd2 Nxd4 14.
Bxd4 Qa5 15. a3 O-O 16. h4 Ng6 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. b4 Qc7 19. Ne2 {Logical first
new move in the game.} (19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. O-O-O Rh8 21. Rxh8 Rxh8 22. Kb2 f6
23. g3 Ne5 24. f4 gxf4 25. gxf4 Nc4+ 26. Bxc4 Qxc4 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ponomariov,
R/Mainz 2002/ (40)}) {[#]} 19... f6 $6 {Kramnik's plan of closing the kingside
and then opening the centre to get to White's king looks logical. On the other
hand it weakens the white squares, which combined with open h file turns out
to be a big problem. Black could probably have got away with} (19... Be5 $5 20.
Bxe5 (20. c3 f6) 20... dxe5 21. Qxg5 Qxc2 22. Rc1 Qb3 $1 23. Rh6 Rfc8 24. Rxg6+
fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ Kf7 27. Qh5+ Kf6 28. Qh6+ $11) 20. Bb2 Bf7 21. Nd4
d5 22. exd5 Qe5+ {The queen rushes to the center, where she also defends white
squares.} (22... Bxd5 23. Bd3 (23. O-O-O Rad8 24. Bd3 $14) 23... Nf4 24. Bh7+
Kf7 25. Qf2 $14) (22... Qg3+ $2 23. Kd1 Rfd8 24. c4 $18) 23. Be2 (23. Kf2 $5
Qxd5 (23... g4 $6 24. c4 g3+ 25. Kg1 $18) 24. c4 Qd7 25. Qc2 Rfd8 $14) 23...
Qxd5 24. O-O-O Rfc8 $2 {Much better move must have been the other rook
centralisation.} (24... Rfd8 $5 25. Qe3 $14) 25. Bd3 Ne5 (25... a5 $5 {Shipov}
26. Be4 Qc4 27. Bxb7 axb4 28. axb4 Ra2 $5 29. Bxc8 Rxb2 30. Be6 $1 Bxe6 31.
Nxe6 $1 $18) 26. Be4 Qa2 (26... Qd7 27. Bf5 e6 28. Nxe6 $1 Bxe6 29. Qxd7 Bxd7
30. Bxd7 Nxd7 31. Rxd7 $18) 27. Nf5 {Akopian had missed 29.Nc6! in a sharp
tactical variation beginning with the courageous 27.Bxb7!?} (27. Bxb7 $5 Nc4
28. Qc3 Nb6 29. Nc6 $1 (29. Bxc8 $2 Na4 30. Ne6 Nxc3 31. Rd8+ Be8 32. Bxc3 Qc4
33. Rxe8+ Kf7 34. Bd7 Rxe8 35. Nxg5+ fxg5 36. Bxe8+ Kxe8 37. Bxg7 $11) 29...
Na4 30. Nxe7+ Kf8 31. Nxc8 Nxc3 32. Rd8+ Be8 33. Bxc3 $18) 27... Nc4 28. Qc3
Rc7 $2 (28... Qxb2+ 29. Qxb2 Nxb2 30. Nxe7+ $1 (30. Kxb2 Rc7 $11) 30... Kf8 31.
Nxc8 Rxc8 (31... Nxd1 32. Bxb7 $1 Nf2 (32... Rxc8 33. Bxc8 Ne3 34. Bxa6) (32...
Rb8 33. Rxd1 Rxb7 34. Rd8+ Be8 35. Rxe8+ Kxe8 36. Nd6+ $18) 33. Rf1 Rb8 34. Nd6
$18) 32. Rd7 $1 (32. Kxb2 $2 f5+) 32... Na4 (32... Nc4 33. Bxb7 Re8 34. Rxf7+
Kxf7 35. Bd5+ $18) 33. Bxb7 Rc3 34. Rh7 $1 Kg8 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 36. Bd5 $18) {[#]
} 29. Rh7 $3 {[%mdl 128] Really shocking move for the world champion, he goes
down without any real resistance.} Qxb2+ (29... Kxh7 30. Nxe7+ Kh6 31. Rh1+ Bh5
32. g4 $18) (29... Bf8 30. Rdh1 $18) ({The toughest defense must have been} 
29... Nxb2 $1 30. Rxg7+ Kf8 31. Qxb2 Qxb2+ 32. Kxb2 e6 33. Rxf7+ (33. Rh7 $1
exf5 34. Bxf5 $18) 33... Kxf7 34. Bxb7 Rb8 35. Nd6+ Ke7 36. Bxa6 $18) 30. Qxb2
Nxb2 31. Rxg7+ Kf8 32. Rh1 $1 {A phantastic opening of the event.} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nd7
15. Bh3 g6 16. Kb1 (16. Bg4 a5 (16... Ng7 17. h4 a5 18. h5 a4 19. Na1 a3 20. b3
gxh5 21. Bxh5 Nxh5 22. Rxh5 Qc3 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Kd2 {1-0 Pena Gomez,M-Gomez
Anadon,D/Mondariz 2003/ (40)}) 17. Kb1 (17. Bxh5 a4 18. Na1 a3 19. b3 gxh5 20.
Kb1 (20. f4 exf4 21. Bd4 Ne5 22. Qxf4 Bf8 23. Rhf1 Bg7 24. Kb1 Ng6 {0-1
Iswarya,S-Gopal,G/Chennai 2004/ (39)}) 20... b5 21. Qd3 Nc5 22. Qf5 Na4 23.
bxa4 Qc3 24. Bc1 bxa4 25. Qd3 $2 (25. Nb3 $1) 25... Rab8+ 26. Nb3 axb3 27. cxb3
Rxb3+ 28. axb3 a2+ {0-1 Borisek,J-Sutovsky,E/Terme Zrece 2003/ (32)}) 17... a4
18. Nc1 a3 19. b3 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. h4 Re8 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Nd3 Bf8 24. h5
Qf5 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Qxf4 Qxf4 27. Nxf4 Re5 {0-1 Winants,L-Sutovsky,E/
Chalkidiki 2002/ (49)}) 16... Bf8 17. Qc1 $5 $146 {[%mdl 4] Very important
novelty fo this variation and it truly reflects the strenghts of Adams. He is
not after crazy tactical complications, but strives for perfect location of
his pieces. White often feels, that the knight on b3 is far from perfect and
can hardly be improves. How about setting him on a dream square e4?} (17. Bg4
Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Qxf4 Bg7 21. Rhe1 a5 22. a4 b5 23. Re4 Be5
24. Rxe5 dxe5 25. Qxe5 bxa4 26. Nd2 Qf5 27. Qxf5 gxf5 28. c4 $14 {1-0 Hautot,
S-Ftacnik,L/Rethymnon 2003/ (51)}) 17... Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Nd2 $1 Bg7 (
19... Re8 20. Ne4 Bg7 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Qxf4 $16) 20. Ne4 Be5 21. Rd2 (21. Nf6+
Nxf6 $1 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Rhe1 Be5 $14) 21... Qd8 (21... Re8 22.
Bxd7 Qxd7 23. h4 $14) 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. h4 Rc7 (23... Qb5 24. h5 Rc7 25. c3 $14
) 24. h5 Rac8 25. Rh4 Qf5 $6 {The queen doesn't belong to f5, when the knight
from e4 completely controls her freedom.} (25... Qb5 $5 26. hxg6 fxg6 27. Nf6+
Kh8 28. Ng4 Bc3 29. Rdh2 Re8 $13) 26. Rdh2 Re7 (26... Qd7 27. Qf1 $1 Qa4 28. c3
$16) 27. a3 b5 28. Qd2 Rc4 $6 (28... Rcc7 $1 29. Qa5 Qc8 30. Qb6 $14) 29. Qa5
Qc8 30. Nf6+ $1 {This jump was in the air for some time and it comes in very
unpleasant moment.} Bxf6 (30... Kf8 31. hxg6 fxg6 32. Rxh7 $18) 31. gxf6 Rec7 (
31... Rd7 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Qe1 $18) 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Qe1 $1 Qf8 (33... Rxc2
34. f7+ $1 Kxf7 35. Rxh7+ Kf6 36. Rxc2 Rxc2 37. Qe7+ Kf5 38. Rf7#) 34. Qe6+ Kh8
(34... Qf7 35. Rxh7 Qxe6 36. dxe6 Rxh7 37. Rxh7 Kxh7 38. e7 $18) 35. Rh6 b4 {
Black is utterly lost, as his counterplay has got nowhere and white simply
theatens to finish him off on the kingside.} (35... Rxc2 36. Rxc2 Rxc2 37. Kxc2
Qxh6 38. Qe8+ $18) (35... Qg8 36. Rxh7+ $1 Rxh7 37. Rxh7+ Qxh7 (37... Kxh7 38.
Qh3#) 38. Qe8+ Qg8 39. f7 $18) (35... g5 36. Qf5 Qg8 37. Rg6 Qf8 38. Rg7 Rxg7
39. fxg7+ Qxg7 40. Re2 $18) 36. axb4 Rxb4 37. Rxg6 Rb8 (37... Rcb7 38. b3 $18)
38. f7 Rxf7 (38... Qxf7 39. Qxd6 $18) 39. Qxd6 Re7 (39... Qxd6 40. Rxd6 a5 41.
Ra6 $18) 40. Rf6 Re1+ 41. Ka2 Qe8 42. Rxf4 1-0

[Event "Pamplona"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2003.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2003.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. Qd2 d5 11. g5 (11. O-O-O d4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bxd4 Be7 (
13... Qc7 14. Qe3 Nbd7 15. g5 Nh5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5+ Kd8 18. d6 Bxd6 19.
Qb3 Nf4 20. Bxg7 Re8 {0-1 Blehm,P-Senff,M/Yerevan 2000/ (40)}) 14. Qe3 Nbd7 15.
h3 Qa5 16. f4 Bxa2 17. g5 Nh5 18. h4 Rg8 19. Bh3 Nc5 20. Bg4 g6 21. Nxa2 Qxa2
22. Bxc5 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Rd8+ 24. Ke2 {1-0 Topalov,V-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo 2000/
(33)}) (11. exd5 Nfxd5 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bd3 Bb4 15. Qf2 O-O (
15... Rc8 16. Kb1 O-O 17. Be4 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Be7 19. Bd3 Rfd8 20. Rhe1 Bh4 21.
Rg1 g6 {0-1 Vovsha,E-Kritz,L/Biel 2003/ (42)}) 16. Kb1 a5 17. a3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3
Be7 19. Rhe1 a4 20. Nd2 Ra5 21. Bf5 Bxf5 22. gxf5 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Spasov,V-Hracek,
Z/Bled 2002/ (34)}) (11. Bxb6 Qxb6 12. exd5 Rd8 13. Qf2 Qxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Nxd5 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bd3 Be7 17. Rhd1 h5 {0-1 Zhang Pengxiang-Zhao Jun/Tianjing 2003/
(52)}) 11... d4 12. Nxd4 $6 {Bologan might have felt obliged to play for a
refutation of black's strategy, but the piece sacrifice is risky.} (12. gxf6
dxe3 13. Qxe3 (13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. fxg7 Bxg7 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Rg1 Bh6 $11) 13...
gxf6 14. Rd1 Nd7 $11) 12... exd4 13. Bxd4 Nh5 14. Qf2 $2 {White had no right
to make a second rate move in this sharp position, now he is lost.} (14. O-O-O
$1 Rc8 (14... Be7 15. f4 Bg4 16. Be2 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Qd6 $15) 15. Qe3 Nd7 16. f4
Bg4 17. Rd2 $15) 14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. O-O-O (16. h4 Bd6 17. O-O-O Qc7
$17) 16... Qxg5+ 17. Kb1 Be7 18. Be3 (18. Rhg1 Qh6 $17) 18... Qh4 19. Qxh4 (19.
Qd2 Rd8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 O-O $19) 19... Bxh4 20. Nd5 Bd8 {Sutovsky has an
extra piece for one pawn and the queens are not on the board.} (20... Rd8 21.
Rd2 f5 $19) 21. Rd4 Rc8 22. b3 Be2 23. f4 Nf6 24. Re1 Bb5 (24... Bf3 25. Rf1
Bg4 $19) 25. c4 Bc6 26. f5 Bxd5 27. exd5 (27. cxd5 Ng4 28. Bf4 g5 29. Bg3 Bb6
$19) 27... Kd7 28. Rd3 Re8 29. Rf1 Ne4 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. cxb3 {Recapturing
with the c-pawn is not desirable, but Carlsen believes in the advantages it
carries. Opening of the c-file invites activity by White's rook, also the
knight move to d5 will gain in impact.} Nd7 (13... Qe8 14. Ne1 (14. Bg5 Nh5 15.
Nd2 f5 16. Bxe7 {1/2 Movsesian,S (2632)-Babula,V (2585)/Czechia 2006}) 14...
Ng4 (14... h6 15. Nc2 Qd7 16. Nb4 Rfc8 17. f3 Bd8 18. Rd3 a5 19. Nbd5 Nxd5 20.
Nxd5 a4 21. bxa4 Rxa4 22. b3 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2675)-Nunn,J (2617)/Amsterdam
2006 (45)}) 15. Nc2 f5 16. f3 Nxe3 17. Nxe3 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Rd8 19. Nd5 Qf7 20.
Qd3 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Kf7 23. Rad1 Ke6 $11 {0-1 Carlsen,M (2698)
-Karjakin,S (2672)/Cap d'Agde 2006 (50)}) 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. Nd5 Qd8
{Ivanchuk is much too strong to fall for the simple trick of the black rook
being hit by the e3-bishop later in the tactical line.} (16... Qxc1 $2 17.
Nxe7+ Kf8 18. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 19. Nf1 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Kxe7 21. Qc2 Kd8 22. f4 $16)
17. Rxc8 (17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nc4 Rc6 19. Na5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 h6 21. Nxb7 Nf6 22.
Na5 Nxe4 $11) 17... Rxc8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nc4 Bxc4 {Black was surely
confident, that he could hold the position even though White will now have
reason to fight for more.} (19... Rc6 20. Na5 Rc7 21. Qd2 Nf8 22. Qb4 Rd7 23.
f3 $14) 20. bxc4 Nc5 21. b3 (21. f3 Ne6 22. g3 Rc6 $14) 21... Rc6 (21... Nxe4
$2 22. Qg4 $18) 22. Qc2 h6 23. g3 Qc7 24. Kg2 (24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Qd2 Rc6 26.
Qd5 $14) 24... Nd7 25. Qd3 Nf6 26. a4 Nd7 27. h3 (27. b4 Rxc4 28. Bc5 b5 $11)
27... Kf8 $2 {The king has decided to help with the support of the vulnerable
d6-pawn, but the move has a serious flaw.} (27... Qa5 28. Qe2 Qb4 29. Rd3 Nc5
30. Bxc5 Qxc5 $14) 28. Bc1 $6 {[%mdl 64] The last truly exciting moment of
this game has passed without either playersreally noticing. Carlsen misses a
golden chance to create serious problems with the b-pawn advance.} (28. b4 $5
Rxc4 (28... Nf6 $6 29. b5 Rxc4 30. Bb6 Qc8 31. Qxd6+ Kg8 32. Qe7 Qe6 33. Rd8+
Kh7 34. Qxe6 fxe6 35. bxa6 bxa6 36. a5 Nxe4 37. Ra8 $16) (28... a5 29. c5 axb4
30. cxd6 Qa5 31. Qb3 Ra6 32. Bd2 Qxa4 33. Rc1 $16) 29. Bc5 Rxc5 30. bxc5 Nxc5
31. Qxd6+ Qxd6 32. Rxd6 Nxa4 33. Rd5 f6 (33... Nc3 $2 34. Rxe5 f6 35. Rc5 Nxe4
36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Rc7+ $16) 34. Rd8+ Ke7 35. Rg8 Kf7 36. Rc8 b6 37. Rc7+ Kg6 (
37... Kf8 38. Rb7 Nc5 (38... b5 39. Kf3 $16) 39. Rxb6 Nxe4 40. Rxa6 $16) 38. f4
exf4 39. gxf4 Nc5 40. Kf3 a5 41. Rc6 $16) 28... Nc5 29. Qf3 Qb6 30. Ba3 Qxb3
31. Qxb3 Nxb3 32. Bxd6+ Kg8 33. Bxe5 Rxc4 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Rd7 Rxe4 36. f4 {
White's pieces are active enough to secure draw.} Kg8 (36... Kg6 37. Rxb7 Nc5
38. Rb6+ f6 39. Bd6 Nxa4 40. Rxa6 $11) 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Rd7 Kg8 39. Rd8+ Kh7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Selfoss Milk Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Selfoss"]
[Date "2003.11.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2003.10.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15.
h4 g4 16. g3 a5 (16... Qb6 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Bg2 Rfd8 19. Rhe1 h5 20. b3 Rac8
21. Na4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qb5 23. Bf1 Bc4 24. Qxc4 Qxe5 {0-1 Ponomariov,R-Polgar,
J/Benidorm 2002/ (38)}) 17. Bg2 Ba6 18. Qe3 Rc8 $2 {De Firmain has produced
the first independent move, but it makes a sorry impression. In the following
tactical tussle all trumphs will be sitting in white's hands.} (18... Qd7 19.
Qd4 Qxd4 20. Bxd4 Bb7 21. O-O-O a4 22. Rhe1 e6 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 c5 25.
Bxg7 Bxe4 26. Bxf8 Bxg2 27. Bxh6 Bd5 28. b3 axb3 29. axb3 c4 {0-1 Van Beers,
E-Van den Doel,E/Tilburg 2003/ (50)}) 19. Rd1 Nd5 (19... Qe8 20. f3 $1 $16) 20.
Nxd5 cxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxe5 (21... Qe8 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qd4+ Kh7 24. Be4+ Kg8 25.
Rg5+ hxg5 26. Bh7+ Kxh7 27. hxg5+ Kg6 28. Rh6+ Kxg5 29. Qf4#) 22. Qxh6 $1 {
[%mdl 64] Very impressive solution in a position brimming with tactical
possibilities. Rowson is refraining from grabbing the queen and opts for the
violent kingside attack.} (22. Rxd8 Rfxd8 23. Qxh6 (23. Qxe5 Rxc2 24. Bd5 e6
$17) 23... Rd6 24. Qg5+ Bg7 $16) 22... Rxc2 (22... Qc7 23. Qxa6 (23. Be4 f5 (
23... Bc3+ 24. bxc3 Qxc3+ 25. Kd1 Qa1+ 26. Qc1 $18) 24. Qxa6 (24. Qe6+ Kg7 25.
Bxf5 Bc3+ 26. Kd1 Rf6 $11) 24... Rf6 25. Qxa5 Re6 26. Bxf5 Bc3+ 27. Kd1 Bxa5
28. Bxe6+ Kf8 29. Bxc8 Qxc8 30. Kc1 $16) 23... Qxc2 24. O-O Qxb2 25. Qxa5 Bg7
26. Rd2 Qf6 27. Qh5 $16) 23. Rxe5 $1 (23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Qxa6 Rc1+ 25. Ke2 Rc2+
26. Ke3 Bd4+ 27. Ke4 Bxb2 28. Rb1 $18) (23. Rxe5 $1 Re2+ (23... f6 24. Qg6+ Kh8
25. Rh5#) 24. Rxe2 Bxe2 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Qe5+ f6 27. Qxe2 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.12.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2009.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. f4 $5 {
Grischuk is using a rarely played idea in the position, where at least three
other ideas have been tested extensively.} (14. Nd5) (14. Qf2) (14. Rg1) 14...
exf4 15. Bxf4 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Ne5 $2 {White will display such a comfortable way
of handling the position, that Black probably needs a better idea at the
moment. I presume that the knight move to b6 might offer much better chances
in the fight for equality.} (16... b5 17. Nd4 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 a5 20.
h4 Ne5 21. h5 (21. Bh3 Rf8 22. Nc6 $16) 21... a4 22. g6 Bf6 23. Bh3 a3 24. Bxc8
Rxc8 25. gxf7+ Qxf7 26. h6 $18 {1/2-1/2 De la Paz Perdomo,F (2461)-Mosquera,M 
(2434)/Havana 2005 (46)}) (16... Nb6 $5 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 $14) 17. h4 (
17. Nd4 Re8 18. h4 Rac8 19. h5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Nf5 b5 22. Ne3 Qa5 23.
Nxc4 Rxc4 24. Rdf1 Rf8 25. Nd5 Qd8 26. Rhg1 Qe8 27. Nf6+ $1 $18 {1-0 Pavel,M 
(2190)-Nguyen Huynh Minh,H (2217)/Budapest 2006 (30)}) (17. Nd4 Qb6 18. Nd5
Bxd5 19. exd5 Rc5 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. h4 Rac8 $132) 17... Qb6 {The second critical
moment of the opening fight. It seems that both the text and also 17...b5 fail
to promise fair chances. Black may have contemplated the exchange sacrifice
after the more modest retreat 17...Qd8!?} (17... b5 18. Nd4 $1 (18. Rh2 b4 19.
Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 a5 21. Nd4 a4 22. Rh3 Ra5 23. Qe4 Bf8 24. Bd3 Nxd3 25. cxd3
a3 26. Nc6 axb2 27. Rh2 b3 $15 {0-1 Jaracz,B (2306)-Kadziolka,B (2289)/
Bogatynia 2009 (42)}) 18... b4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qb7 (20... a5 21. Bh3 Rf8
22. Nc6 $16) 21. Bg2 Rc4 22. b3 Rc3 23. Nc6 $16) (17... Qd8 $5 18. Bh3 Rxc3 19.
bxc3 Bc4 20. Bf1 (20. Qe3 a5 $132) 20... Be6 21. Qe3 Rc8 22. Bh3 Nc4 23. Qf2
Qc7 $14) 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 $1 {The reacapturing with the rook is desirable,
since it helps to slow down Black's counterplay. Quite often the openness of
the diagonal a2-g8 can be used to White's benefit.} (19. exd5 a5 20. Rd4 (20.
a4 Rxc2 21. Kxc2 Rc8+ 22. Kb1 Qxb3 23. Rc1 (23. Bb5 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Qf5
Rxa4) 23... Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Qxa4) 20... a4 21. Rxa4 Rxa4 22. Qxa4 Qe3 23. Bb5
Qf3 24. Re1 Qxd5 $14) 19... a5 (19... Qd8 20. Be2 b5 21. Nd4 Ra7 22. Rf1 $16)
20. Rb5 Qc7 21. Nd4 a4 22. a3 $1 Ra5 {Sjugirov has a hard time coming up with
anything, that could give him real counterplay.} 23. h5 (23. c3 Rxb5 24. Bxb5
Qb6 25. Rh3 $16) 23... Bf8 $6 (23... Rxb5 24. Bxb5 Qc5 25. c3 Ra8 26. Rf1 Qc8
27. Be2 $16) 24. g6 $1 {[%mdl 128] Grischuk plays in great style seemingly
without much effort. Storming the kingside position has devastating
consequences.} Rxb5 (24... fxg6 25. hxg6 Nxg6 26. Qf5 Rxb5 27. Bxb5 Ra8 28. Bd7
$18) 25. Bxb5 Qb6 (25... fxg6 26. hxg6 Nxg6 27. Qf5 Ra8 28. Bd7 $18) 26. gxf7+
Kh8 (26... Nxf7 27. Rf1 Ne5 28. Bxa4 $1 Qxd4 29. Bb3+ $18 {The diagonal has
decided the game!}) 27. h6 $1 {Opening up access to the black king before its
army can organise better resistance.} Qxd4 (27... gxh6 28. Ne6 Bg7 29. Nxg7
Kxg7 30. f8=Q+ Rxf8 31. Qxh6+ Kf7 32. Rf1+ $18) 28. hxg7+ Bxg7 (28... Kxg7 29.
Qh6+ Kxf7 30. Qxh7+ Bg7 31. Qf5+ Bf6 32. Qxc8 $18) 29. Qf5 Ng6 (29... h6 30.
Qxc8+) 30. Qxc8+ Nf8 31. Qc3 Qxe4 (31... Qxc3 32. bxc3 Bxc3 33. Rg1 Bg7 34.
Bxa4 $18) 32. Rg1 {White's convincing performance represents the dream of
attacking chess in the Sicilian Defence.} (32. Rg1 Qe5 33. Qxe5 dxe5 34. c3 Ng6
35. Bd3 Nf4 36. Kc2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O b5 10. f3 Be6 11. Nd5 {This move order is making advance of the
black queenside pawns more challenging.} (11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 a5)
11... Bxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 (12... Nbd7 13. Na5 $1 Qc7 14. Nc6 Bd8 15. Kb1 Nb6 16.
c4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Rc1 Qb7 19. Rhd1 $6 (19. Rxc4 Qb5 20. Rc2 Nxd5 21.
Rd1 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 $14) 19... Qb5 20. Nxd8 Rfxd8 $15 {1/2 Van den Doel,E (2528)
-Neverov,V (2549)/Hoogeveen 1999/ (39)}) 13. g4 Rc8 14. Kb1 b4 15. g5 Nfd7 16.
h4 (16. f4 a5 17. Bh3 a4 18. Nc1 a3 19. b3 Ra5 20. Bf5 g6 21. Be4 Na6 22. Nd3
exf4 23. Bxf4 Nb6 24. Ne1 Bf8 25. h4 Bg7 26. h5 Nc5 27. Bg2 Nca4 28. bxa4 Nxa4
29. Rh3 Nc3+ {0-1 Jakic,I (2246)-Ljubicic,F (2397)/Bibinje 2001/}) 16... a5 17.
Bh3 (17. h5 a4 18. Nc1 Nb6 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. g6 b3 21. gxf7+ Kxf7 22. cxb3 axb3
23. Nxb3 Qa7 24. a3 Qa4 25. Qd3 Bf6 26. Qb5 Qa7 27. Bh3 {1-0 Zatonskih,A (2320)
-Calotescu,A (2180)/Bucharest 1998/ (52)}) 17... a4 18. Nc1 Na6 $6 {The first
independent move seems to be flawed, as black will find it hard to make
progress with his counterplay.} (18... a3 19. b3 Ra5 20. Rh2 (20. Bf5 $5) 20...
Na6 21. h5 Qc3 22. Qxc3 Rxc3 23. Nd3 (23. Re2 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 Bxg5 25. Re4 Nb6 {
1/2 Mamedov,N (2517)-Maenhout,T (2282)/Instanbul 2005/ (42)}) 23... Ndc5 24.
Bd2 Nxd3 25. Bxc3 Nf4 26. Be1 Nxd5 27. g6 $16 {0-1 Stander,H (2128)-Maenhout,T
(2282)/Instanbul 2005/ (54)}) 19. h5 Rcb8 (19... a3 20. b3 Rf8 21. Nd3 Nb6 22.
Nf2 $16) 20. g6 Bf6 21. gxf7+ (21. gxh7+ $5 Kxh7 22. h6 g6 23. Ne2 $14) 21...
Kxf7 22. Be6+ Kf8 $2 (22... Ke7 $1 23. Nd3 $14) 23. b3 $2 {Fortunatelly for
Topalov the mistakes of both sides are not of the same magnitude. Black's king
retreat could have been punished by the immediate 23.Qd3!} (23. Qd3 $1 Nac5 24.
Qxh7 Ke7 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. Bg5 $16) 23... Ndc5 24. Rhg1 Qe7 25. Bf5 Kg8 $2 {
[%mdl 256] The second mistake will not go unnoticed, Van Wely has managed to
enhance white's attack.} (25... axb3 26. cxb3 e4 $1 27. f4 Kg8 $11) 26. Bxc5 $1
Nxc5 27. Qh6 Kf8 28. Qxh7 Qf7 (28... axb3 $4 29. Qh8+ Kf7 30. Bg6#) 29. Nd3
axb3 30. cxb3 Nxd3 (30... Rxa2 31. Qh8+ (31. Kxa2 $2 Qa7+ 32. Kb1 e4 33. Nb2
Bxb2 34. Kxb2 Qa3+ 35. Kb1 Qxb3+ 36. Kc1 Qc3+ 37. Kb1 Qb3+ $11) 31... Ke7 32.
Qxb8 $18) 31. Rxd3 e4 (31... Qg8 32. Qg6 Qf7 33. h6 Qxg6 34. Rxg6 $18) 32. Be6
exd3 (32... Qa7 33. Qg8+ Ke7 34. Qf7+ Kd8 35. Qf8+ Kc7 36. Rc1+ Kb7 37. Qf7+
Ka6 38. Rc6+ Rb6 39. Qxa7+ Kxa7 40. fxe4 $16) 33. Bxf7 Rxa2 {The desperate
final slavo is easy to parry..} 34. Qg8+ (34. Kxa2 $4 Ra8+ 35. Kb1 Ra1#) 34...
Ke7 35. Kxa2 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. f3 {
[%emt 0:00:58]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 7. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:16]
} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 9. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} O-O {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. g4 {
[%emt 0:00:49]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 12. g5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
13. Na4 {[%emt 0:01:32] Dominguez is meeting one of the greatest current
experts on the Najdorf/Scheveningen complex. His choice in this great
theoretical position is the least often tested move, while the main line is
without fail 13.Ne2.} Nh5 {[%emt 0:12:44]} 14. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:45] The
elimination of the b4-pawn diminishes the danger of Black's queenside
counterplay, but in the simplified position White's chances for advantage will
become more limited.} (14. Kb1 Rb8 $1 (14... Qb8 15. Na5 Rc8 16. b3 Qc7 17. Nc4
Rab8 18. Ncb2 Qc6 19. Rg1 Nf4 20. Bc4 g6 21. h4 $14 {0-1 (37) Tirto (2370)
-Nguyen,A (2555) Kuala Lumpur 2005}) (14... a5 15. Bb5 Rb8 16. c4 Qc7 17. Rc1
Nc5 18. Rhd1 Rfd8 19. h4 f5 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. Naxc5 dxc5 22. Qh2 $11 {1/2 (71)
Magem Badals,J (2560)-Pogorelov,R (2440) Las Palmas 1997}) (14... Qc7 15. Qxb4
Rfc8 16. Bd3 (16. Qd2 Qc6 17. Nc3 Nb6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qc7 20. Na5 g6 21.
c4 Bf8 22. Rc1 $18 {1-0 (40) Nandhidhaa,P (2126)-Divya,L (1828) Mumbai 2014})
16... Nc5 17. Nbxc5 dxc5 18. Qb6 c4 19. Be2 Rab8 20. Qxc7 Rxc7 $14 {1/2 (48)
Szalanczy,E (2295)-Erdelyi,Z (2362) Budapest 2009}) 15. Nc1 Qc7 16. b3 a5 17.
Nd3 (17. Rg1 Rfd8 18. Rg2 Nc5 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. Qe1 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 $15 {
1/2 (35) Gorjatchev,V (2355)-Vaulin,A (2480) Moscow 1996}) 17... Rfd8 18. Qf2
Nc5 19. Ndxc5 dxc5 $13) 14... d5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 15. Qa5 {[%emt 0:01:58] The
great players of current chess have decided to avoid this line. Most likely
the anayses of the subsequent positions have not seemed to be promising much.}
(15. Bc5 Nxc5 16. Naxc5 a5 17. Qa4 Bxc5 18. Nxc5 Qxg5+ 19. Kb1 Qe3 20. Nxe6
fxe6 21. Bb5 Qxf3 22. exd5 exd5 23. Bc6 Rad8 24. Qxa5 Nf4 $11 {0-1 (38) Letov,
P (2264)-Sharafiev,A (2445) St Petersburg 2010}) (15. Nac5 d4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17.
Qc4 dxe3 18. Bh3 $2 (18. Qxe6+ Kh8 (18... Rf7 19. Bc4) 19. Rxd7 Bxg5 20. Bc4 (
20. Bxa6 Qf6 21. Qxf6 Nxf6 22. Rd6 Nxe4 $1 $132 23. fxe4 $2 Rxa6 24. Rxa6 Rf1+
25. Rxf1 e2+ $19) 20... Qf6 21. Qxf6 Nxf6 22. Rd6) 18... Kh8 19. Bxe6 Ra7 20.
h4 Nf4 21. Kb1 e2 $19 {0-1 (24) Iordachescu,V (2520)-Vajda,L (2440) Bucharest
1998}) (15. Nbc5 Nxc5 16. Bxc5 Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Qxg5+ 18. Qd2 Nf4 19. h4 Qe7 20.
exd5 Bxd5 21. Nd3 Bxf3 22. Nxf4 Bxh1 23. Bd3 exf4 {0-1 (23) Jochens,A (2155)
-Van der Stricht,G (2427) Cappelle la Grande 2001}) 15... Bxg5 {[%emt 0:08:21]}
(15... Qxa5 $145 $5 16. Nxa5 d4 $13) 16. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Qxg5+ {[%emt 0:
00:55]} 17. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:02:34]} 18. Nd4 $5 $146 {
[%emt 0:00:13][%mdl 8] This new move discloses the reason why Dominguez become
interested in the whole line. Black has to accept the exchange of the strong
e6-bishop and seek compensation in the activity of his knights.} (18. fxe4 Bg4
(18... Nf4 19. Bd3 Rfc8 20. Rhg1 Qe7 21. Rg3 g6 22. Bf1 Qh4 23. Rc3 Qxh2 24.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Nc3 Bg4 $15 {0-1 (41) Mnatsakanian,E (2415)-Vaulin,A (2520)
Katowice 1992}) 19. Rg1 Qf4 20. Re1 Ndf6 (20... Nhf6 21. h3 Bh5 22. Qd2 Rfd8
$11) 21. Qd2 Rfd8 22. Bd3 Qxd2 23. Nxd2 Nf4 24. Nc5 a5 25. Nc4 Re8 $11 {
0-1 (44) Eyo Castro Rial,A (2192)-Zagrebelny,S (2482) Aghios Kirykos 2007})
18... Qf6 {[%emt 0:18:07]} 19. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 20.
fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ndf6 {[%emt 0:05:56]} (20... Nhf6 21. Nc3 Rfc8 22. Rd3
Qc6 23. Bh3 h5 24. Rhd1 $14) 21. b3 {[%emt 0:00:30] It is necessary to presume,
that White also prepared this dangerous move at home, otherwise he would
surely look at 21.Nc3 line. From the perspective of the annotator that is the
most promising idea with some slight pull for White.} (21. Nc3 Nf4 22. b3 (22.
Rg1 Rfc8 $11) 22... Rfc8 23. Bc4 Qe7 24. Rd2 Rab8 25. Rhd1 h6 26. Rd6 $14)
21... Nxe4 $1 {[%emt 0:12:45] Vachier Lagrave is rising to the occasion with
the daring, but also most promising grab of the e4-pawn.} (21... Nf4 22. Bc4
Qe7 23. Nc3 Rfc8 24. Rd2 Rab8 25. Rhd1 h6 26. Rd6 $14) 22. Bc4 {[%emt 0:02:17]
The logical follow-up to the idea which started with 21.b3, since putting
bishop on g2 was not leading to an advantage either.} (22. Bg2 Nhf6 23. Rhe1
Qg4 24. Bxe4 Nxe4 25. Qxe5 Rae8 26. Qd4 Qf4 27. Ka1 Qf5 $11) 22... Qf5 {
[%emt 0:05:55]} (22... Qe7 23. Bd5 Nf2 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 (24... Nxd1 25. Bf3 Nf2
26. Rf1 Qg5 27. h4 Qxh4 28. Qe1 $16) 25. Nb6 $16) 23. Rhf1 {[%emt 0:17:14]} (
23. Bd3 Nf4 (23... Nhf6 24. Nc5 Qf4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Rhf1 Qe3 $11) 24. Rhf1
Qg6 $11) 23... Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 24. Bd3 {[%emt 0:08:07]} (24. Nb6 $145 $5)
(24. Rde1 $145 $1) 24... Qg6 {[%emt 0:08:54]} 25. Rg1 {[%emt 0:20:43] The
Cuban star has decided to admit, that Black has solved the problems on the
highest level.} (25. Bxe4 Qxe4 26. Rfe1 Qc6 27. Qxe5 Ng6 28. Qd4 Rae8 $11) (25.
Qxe5 $6 Nxd3 26. cxd3 Rfe8 $11) 25... Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 26. Rgf1 {[%emt 0:
27:28]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 27. Rg1 {[%emt 0:04:36]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 28.
Rgf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2003.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. g4
Nc6 9. g5 {Acs has decided not to pursue the bishop to e3 right away. Black
queen can not sit on b6 forever, since otherwise Polgar would not be able to
develop the queenside.} Nd7 10. h4 Qc7 (10... Be7 11. h5) 11. Be3 b5 12. h5 Bb7
(12... b4 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Nf4 Be7 15. Rg1 $13) 13. Rh3 Nb6 (13... g6 $2 14.
hxg6 fxg6 15. Nd4 $16) 14. Qd2 (14. g6 b4 15. gxf7+ Kxf7 16. Nb1 d5 $13) 14...
Ne5 (14... b4 15. Nd1 (15. Qf2 bxc3 16. Bxb6 Qe7 17. Be3 cxb2 18. Rb1 d5 $132)
15... Rd8 16. Qf2 Nc8 $13) 15. Qf2 Nec4 (15... Nbc4 16. Bd4 b4 17. Nd1 d5 18.
h6 $14) 16. Bd4 b4 (16... e5 17. Bxb6 Nxb6 18. O-O-O b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5
Rc8 21. Rg3 $11) 17. Nd1 d5 {Black is keeping low profile on the kingside, all
her energy goes into activity in the center and the queenside.} (17... e5 $5
18. Bxb6 Nxb6 19. Ne3 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. f4 exf4 23. O-O-O Be6
24. Rhd3 $13) 18. e5 (18. h6 e5 19. hxg7 Bxg7 20. Bc5 dxe4 21. fxe4 Bxe4 $13)
18... Nd7 19. f4 Be7 20. Ne3 (20. g6 fxg6 21. hxg6 h6 22. Ne3 O-O 23. Qh2 Ndb6
24. O-O-O Nxe3 25. Bxe3 Nc4 $11) 20... a5 21. Nd2 (21. h6 g6 22. O-O-O O-O $11)
21... Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Nc5 23. g6 (23. h6 g6 24. Bb5+ Bc6 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Nxd5
exd5 27. Qxd5 Bf2+ 28. Kf1 Ra6 29. Qd3 Rb6 30. Bxc6+ Rxc6 31. Kxf2 Rxc2+ $11) (
23. Bb5+ Bc6 $11) 23... hxg6 24. hxg6 Rxh3 25. Bxh3 (25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Bxh3
Ne4 27. Qg2 Bh4+ 28. Kd1 Bg3 29. f5 Bxe5 30. fxe6+ Kg8 $17) 25... Bh4+ 26. Kf1
$2 {The classical problem with schematic thinking, Acs subconciously drifts
the king to his flank. Somewhat paradoxically the right approach was to move
in the opposite direction to d1 with equal chances.} (26. Kd1 $1 Ne4 (26... f5
27. Bxf5 exf5 28. Nxf5 Ne4 29. Qh2 Qc4 30. Nxg7+ Kd7 31. Qh3+ Kc6 32. Ne6 Ba6
$11) 27. Qg2 Bg3 28. Qf3 Rc8 29. Bf1 f5 30. Bd3 $11) 26... Ne4 27. Qd1 (27. Qg2
Bg3 28. gxf7+ Qxf7 29. f5 Ba6+ 30. Kg1 Bf2+ 31. Kh2 exf5 $19) 27... Bf2 $1 28.
Qg4 (28. gxf7+ Qxf7 29. Qg4 Bc8 30. Ke2 g5 (30... Bg3 31. f5 Ba6+ 32. Kf3 $13)
31. fxg5 Bg3 $17) 28... Bxe3 29. Bxe3 d4 30. gxf7+ (30. Bg1 Qxc2 31. gxf7+ Kf8
32. Rd1 Nd2+ 33. Rxd2 (33. Kf2 Nf3+ 34. Kg3 Qxd1 $19) 33... Qxd2 34. Bf2 Rc8
$19) 30... Kf8 $1 {The key move of the tactical shoot out, black will be tempo
ahead in the attack.} 31. Qh4 (31. Bxd4 $2 Qc4+ 32. Ke1 Qxd4 $19) 31... Qc4+
32. Kg1 dxe3 33. Bg4 (33. Qh8+ Kxf7 34. Qh5+ Kg8 35. Re1 Bd5 36. Rxe3 Qxc2 $19)
33... e2 0-1

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Be2 Nbc6 12. Nb3 (12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. O-O Qb6 14.
Rb1 Be6 15. Qd2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Rfe1 Rd8 18. Kh1 Qd4 19. Qc1 e5 20. Rd1
Qc5 21. Na4 Qb4 22. b3 Be6 23. c4 {1/2-1/2 Perunovic,M-Perovic,V/JUG-chT2 (06)/
1994/ (54)}) (12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Nd4 14. Bg4 (14. Bd3 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qa5 16.
f6 Bxf6 17. O-O Rc8 18. Rae1 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Ne6 20. Qf3 Qxc3 21. Qxb7 O-O 22.
Qxa6 Nd4 23. Qd3 Qxd3 24. cxd3 Ra8 25. f4 Rxa2 26. fxg5 {1/2-1/2 Thorhallsson,
T-Gallagher,J/Forli op (05)/1992/}) 14... Nc4 15. Rb1 Nxb2 16. Rxb2 Qa5 17. O-O
Qxc3 18. Rxb7 Bf6 19. Be2 Qc6 20. Rb4 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 O-O {1-0 Misailovic,
N-Petrosian,A/JUG-chT2 (11)/1994/ (35)}) 12... Be6 {Despite the weaknesses on
d5 and f5 black seems to be enjoying good compensation. All his pieces are
active and pawns are not a target.} (12... Ng6 13. Qd2 Be6 14. h4 Nxh4 15. Bxh4
gxh4 16. Rxh4 Rc8 17. O-O-O Qb6 18. Bg4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Bxg4 20. Rxg4 Ne5 21. Rg3
{Tolnai,T-Pigusov,E/EUCupf Lyon/1994/0.5 (44)}) 13. Nd5 Rc8 14. O-O Ng6 15. c3
Be5 16. Bxe5 (16. Bg4 Bxg4 17. Qxg4 e6 18. Ne3 h5 19. Qf3 Bxg3 20. Qxg3 Nf4 21.
Kh1 Ne5 22. Rad1 h4 23. Qh2 Qb6 24. Rd2 Ke7 {Szalanczy,E-Ruck,R/Budapest FS08
GM (07)/1993/1/2-1/2 (85)}) 16... Ncxe5 17. Ne3 Qb6 18. Qd4 $1 (18. Nd4 Qxb2
19. Rb1 Qxa2 $17) 18... Qxd4 19. Nxd4 $6 (19. cxd4 $1 Nf4 20. Rfe1 (20. Bxa6
bxa6 21. dxe5 dxe5 $15) 20... Ned3 21. Bxd3 Nxd3 22. Re2 Bxb3 23. axb3 $15)
19... Nf4 20. Bd1 $6 (20. Rfe1) 20... Bc4 $1 21. Nxc4 Nxc4 22. g3 Nd3 23. b3 (
23. Bg4 e6 24. b3 Nce5 $17) 23... Nd2 24. Bg4 Rxc3 25. Rfd1 Nxf2 {Very
interesting combination, but black had even slightly better option without
sacrificing material.} (25... h5 $5 26. Bf5 (26. Be2 Nxf2) 26... e5 $1 27. Rxd2
exd4 28. Kg2 Ke7 29. Rad1 Ne5 $15) (25... Nxe4 26. Ne2 Ndc5 27. Nxc3 Nxc3 28.
Rdc1 Nd5 29. Bf3 Nb4 $15) 26. Rxd2 (26. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 27. Kg2 Rxg3+ 28. Kh2 $13)
26... Nxg4 (26... Nxe4 27. Rc2) 27. Ne2 $6 (27. hxg4 Rxg3+ 28. Kf2 $1 (28. Rg2
Rd3 $15) 28... Rxg4 29. Rc1 O-O (29... Kd7 $6 30. Rdc2) 30. Kf3 Rf4+ 31. Ke3
$13) 27... Ne5 $1 28. Nxc3 Nf3+ 29. Kf2 Nxd2 30. Ke3 Nxe4 31. Nxe4 {The N is
not so strong in the fight against three passed P.} (31. Kxe4 e6 32. Rc1 Ke7
33. Na4 d5+ 34. Kd4 Kd6 $15) 31... f5 32. Nc3 Kd7 $2 (32... Kf7 $1) 33. Nd5 e6
34. Nb6+ Kc6 35. Nc4 b5 36. Na5+ Kb6 37. b4 Rc8 38. Kd3 Kc7 (38... h5 39. Re1
e5 40. Rf1) 39. Rc1+ Kd7 40. Rxc8 Kxc8 41. Nc6 $2 (41. g4 $1 Kd7 (41... f4 42.
Ke4) 42. Nb3 Ke7 43. Nd4 Kf6 $14) 41... Kd7 42. Nd4 h5 43. Nf3 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4
45. Nd4 Ke7 46. Ke3 $6 (46. Nc6+ $5 Ke8 $5 {/\e6-e5} (46... Kf6 47. Nb8 e5 48.
Nxa6 f4 $13) (46... Kd7) 47. Kd4 Kd7 (47... e5+ 48. Nxe5 $18) 48. Na5 (48. Nb8+
Kc7 49. Nxa6+ Kb7 50. Nc5+ dxc5+ 51. Kxc5 f4 $19) 48... e5+ 49. Kd3 f4 {
Black should win.}) 46... Kf6 47. Nc6 e5 48. Nb8 Ke7 $1 (48... Kg5 49. Nxa6 f4+
) 49. Nc6+ (49. Nxa6 Kd7) 49... Ke6 50. Nd8+ Kd7 51. Nb7 Kc7 52. Na5 d5 $19 {
Black pawn mass will be too strong for the N and a K.} 53. Nb3 d4+ 54. Ke2 Kc6
55. Nc5 Kd5 56. Nxa6 e4 57. Nc5 Kc4 58. a3 Kc3 59. Ne6 d3+ 60. Ke3 d2 61. Ke2
f4 $1 (61... f4 $1 62. Nxf4 Kc2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Yongchuan zt 3.3"]
[Site "Yongchuan"]
[Date "2003.07.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yu, Shaoteng"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2003.07.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. a4 Nbd7 7. g3 e5 8. Nde2
h6 {Black is not so well versed in theory, his plan was most likely born over
the board.} 9. Bg2 Nc5 (9... b6 10. O-O Bb7) 10. h3 Be7 11. g4 (11. b4 Ne6 12.
a5 $14) 11... Ne6 12. Ng3 (12. a5 b5 13. axb6 Qxb6 $11) 12... g6 13. Be3 (13.
a5 b5 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Qd2 Rb8 $11) 13... Nf4 14. Bxf4 (14. Bf3 Qa5 15. Bd2 Qb6
16. Qc1 g5 $11) 14... exf4 15. Nge2 h5 $2 {Enterprizing but wrong, as white
will occupy the center. Much better was 15...g5! with fair chances.} (15... g5
$1 $11) 16. g5 (16. gxh5 Nxh5 17. Nd5 $14) (16. Nxf4 hxg4 17. hxg4 Rxh1+ 18.
Bxh1 Nxg4 $11) 16... Nd7 17. Nxf4 (17. h4 f3 (17... Ne5 18. Nxf4 Bg4 19. f3 Be6
20. Ncd5 $16) 18. Bxf3 Ne5 19. Bg2 Be6 20. f4 Ng4 21. Qd4 $14) 17... Ne5 (17...
Bxg5 18. Qxd6 Bf6 19. Qd2 $16) 18. Nfd5 (18. h4 $1) 18... Bxg5 19. Qd4 (19. f4
$2 Bxf4 20. Nxf4 Qh4+ 21. Ke2 Qxf4 22. Nd5 Qg5 23. Qg1 O-O $17) 19... O-O 20.
O-O $6 {White is missing a tactical shot from his opponent, the chances are
now balanced.} (20. f4 Nc6 21. Qd2 Bh6 22. O-O $14) 20... Bxh3 $1 (20... Bh6
21. f4 Nc6 22. Qf2 $14) 21. f4 (21. Bxh3 $4 Nf3+ $19) 21... Bxg2 22. Kxg2 (22.
fxe5 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 dxe5 24. Qxe5 Rc8 $19) 22... Nc6 23. Qb6 (23. Qe3 Bf6 24.
Rad1 $44) 23... Bh6 24. Qxb7 (24. Qxd8 Rfxd8 25. f5 $13) 24... Nd4 25. Rad1 (
25. Rf2 Bg7 26. Rd1 Qh4 27. Qd7 Rad8 28. Qh3 Qxh3+ 29. Kxh3 f5 $11) 25... Bg7
26. Ne3 (26. Rd2 Rb8 27. Qxa6 Rxb2 28. Qd3 Qh4 $11) 26... Rb8 27. Qxa6 (27. Qd5
Rb4 28. b3 Ne6 29. Ne2 Nc7 30. Qd3 Qe7 31. c4 Re8 $13) 27... Rxb2 28. Qd3 $2 {
[%mdl 64] White is unsuspecting the level of problems, that arise after
black's spirited tactical combination.} (28. Rf2 Qd7 29. Qd3 Ra8 $11) 28...
Nxc2 $1 29. Nxc2 Qc8 30. Rf3 (30. e5 dxe5 31. f5 gxf5 32. Rxf5 e4 33. Qxe4 Qxc3
$17) 30... Bxc3 31. Kh1 (31. Qxc3 $2 Rxc2+ $19) 31... Bg7 32. Ne3 Qd7 33. Rg1 (
33. Qxd6 Qxa4 34. e5 Bh6 $17) 33... Qxa4 34. f5 (34. Nf5 Rfb8 (34... gxf5 $2
35. Qc3 f6 36. Qxb2 Qxe4 $11) 35. Nxd6 Qa2 $19) 34... Be5 35. Rh3 Qa2 36. Nf1 (
36. Rg2 $2 Rxg2 37. Nxg2 Qa1+ $19) 36... Kg7 $6 {A weak moment for the
stronger side, it was advisable to activate the rook and decide the issue
right away.} (36... Rc8 $1 37. fxg6 Rc3 38. gxf7+ Kxf7 39. Qxc3 Bxc3 40. Rxc3
Qe6 $19) 37. Qf3 Qc4 38. fxg6 fxg6 39. Rxg6+ Kxg6 40. Qxf8 Qxe4+ 41. Rf3 Qh4+
0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 04th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2003.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. f4
Bd7 9. Bf3 Rc8 10. Qe2 b5 11. a3 (11. O-O-O b4 12. Nb1 Qa5 $15) 11... Qc7 {
Rublevsky is meeting the Scheveningen setup with the unusually early
development of the whole queenside.} 12. g4 (12. O-O-O b4 13. axb4 Nxb4 $36)
12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qc4 14. Qxc4 (14. Qf2 e5 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxg4 $13)
14... Rxc4 (14... bxc4 15. g5 Ng8 16. O-O-O $14) 15. O-O-O h6 (15... e5 16.
fxe5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Nxg4 18. Bd4 f6 19. Nd5 $14) 16. Rhe1 (16. e5 $5 dxe5 17.
fxe5 Nh7 (17... Ng8 18. Ne4 Bc6 19. Rhe1 $16) 18. Rhf1 Be7 (18... Bc5 $2 19.
Ne4 Rxd4 20. Nxc5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bc8 22. Nxa6 $18) 19. Be2 $16) 16... Be7 17.
e5 dxe5 18. Bxe5 (18. fxe5 $1 Nh7 19. Be2 Rc7 20. Ne4 $16) 18... Bc8 (18... Bc6
19. Be2 Rc5 20. Bd4 $16) 19. Be2 Rc6 20. h4 (20. Nxb5 axb5 21. Bxb5 Bb7 (21...
Bd7 22. Rxd7 Kxd7 23. Rd1+ Nd5 24. c4 Rhc8 25. Kb1 f6 26. cxd5 exd5 27. Bc3 $16
) 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Re3 Kf8 24. Bxc6 Bxc6 25. b4 $16) 20... O-O 21. g5 Nd7 (
21... hxg5 22. hxg5 Nd7) 22. Bd4 (22. gxh6 Nxe5 23. hxg7 Kxg7 24. fxe5 Rc5 25.
Bf3 Rh8 26. h5 $14) 22... hxg5 23. hxg5 Bd6 (23... Rc7 24. Bf3 Bb7 25. Bxb7
Rxb7 26. g6 $14) 24. Be3 Bxa3 $6 (24... Bb8 25. Bf3 Rc7 26. Re2 (26. Rd3 Bb7
27. Bxb7 Rxb7 28. Red1 Nb6 29. b3 Kh7 $14) 26... Bb7 27. Bxb7 Rxb7 28. Ne4 $16)
25. Nxb5 $1 Bxb2+ $2 {[%mdl 4096] The transfer into the endgame with the
necessity to fight bishops pair and a passed "c" pawn is not very clever,
white will control the whole board.} (25... Bb4 26. Nd4 $1 (26. Na7 Rc7 27. c3
Bc5 28. Bxc5 Nxc5 29. Nxc8 Rfxc8 $14) 26... Rc7 27. c3 $16) (25... Bc5 26. Bf3
Rb6 27. Bxc5 Nxc5 28. Nd6 $16) 26. Kxb2 axb5 27. Bxb5 Rc7 28. c4 Nc5 (28... e5
29. Kc3 f6 30. g6 $1 $18) 29. f5 $5 (29. Kc3 Bb7 30. Kb4 Rfc8 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 32.
Rd8+ Rxd8 33. Kxc5 $16) 29... exf5 (29... Bb7 30. Bf4 Rcc8 31. Bd6 Rfd8 32.
Bxc5 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 Rxc5 34. g6 fxg6 35. fxe6 Re5 36. Rd7 Bf3 37. e7 Re2+ 38.
Kc3 Kf7 39. e8=Q+ Kxe8 40. Rd3+ Ke7 41. Rxf3 $18) 30. Bf4 Rb7 (30... Ra7 31.
Bd6 Nd7 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. Rd5 $18) 31. Bd6 Be6 32. Bxc5 Rc8 (32... Bxc4 33.
Bxf8 Bxb5 (33... Rxb5+ 34. Kc3 $18) (33... Kxf8 34. Re8# (34. Rd8#)) 34. Rd8
$18) 33. Rxe6 $1 {Black has even managed to generate magical defense due to
the pin along the b file, but this simple blow practically finishes the fight
in white's favour.} (33. Bb4 Bxc4 $15) 33... fxe6 34. g6 Rbb8 (34... Rxc5 $2
35. Rd8#) 35. Ba7 Rb7 (35... Ra8 36. Bd7 Rc7 37. Bxe6+ Kf8 38. Bd4 $18) (35...
Rd8 36. Re1 Rb7 37. Bc5 Rc8 38. Rxe6 $18) 36. Bf2 Kf8 37. Kb3 e5 (37... f4 38.
Rh1 Kg8 39. Re1 Re7 40. Bh4 Rb7 41. Rxe6 $18) 38. Rd6 f4 (38... Ke7 39. Ra6 f4
40. Bh4+ Kf8 41. Re6 $18) 39. Rd5 Rc6 40. Bc5+ 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2003.04.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 Nb6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Qf2 Nfd7 13. h4 Rc8 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Nd2 Ra4 $6 {It is perfectly fine to be
optimistic at the chess board, but when it entails misslocation of a heavy
piece it could be very dangerous.} (17... Rc8 18. Kb1 f5 19. gxf5 Rxf5 20. Qg2
b5 $13) 18. Kb1 f5 (18... b5 $5 19. b3 Ra3 20. Ne4 b4 21. Nd2 Ra5 22. Nc4 Rb5
23. g5 Qa8 24. Qd2 f5 $13) 19. b3 Rb4 (19... Ra5 20. Nc4 Rb5 21. a4 Rb4 22. Qe1
Rxc4 23. bxc4 Qc7 $14) 20. c3 Rb5 21. c4 Ra5 (21... Rb4 $2 22. a3 $18) 22. gxf5
b5 (22... Rxf5 23. Ne4 b5 (23... Qf8 24. Qe2 Rxf3 25. Rhf1 Rf5 26. h5 (26. Bd2
$16) 26... Bd8 27. Bh6 Rxf1 28. Rxf1 Nf6 29. Bd2 $18) 24. c5 $1 Nxc5 25. Nxc5
dxc5 26. d6 $18) 23. c5 $1 {Now the rook on a5 must have felt really out of
touch.} Nxc5 (23... dxc5 24. d6 Bf6 (24... Bxd6 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Nxc5 Bxc5 27.
Bxc5 $18) 25. Bxc5 Bxh4 26. Rxh4 Nxc5 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. fxe4 b4 29. Qh2 h6 (
29... Qa8 30. Qh1 $18) 30. Rxh6 $18) 24. Ne4 Nd7 (24... Nxe4 25. fxe4 Qd7 26.
h5 b4 27. h6 $18) (24... Qd7 25. Qd2 b4 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. d6 Bd8 28. Qd5+ Kh8
29. Qe6 Qf7 30. Qxf7 Rxf7 31. Ng5 Rxf5 32. Ne6 Bf6 33. d7 $16) 25. f6 (25. Bd2
b4 26. Bxb4 Rb5 27. Bxd6 Bxd6 28. Nxd6 Rb6 29. Nc4 $16) 25... Bxf6 (25... gxf6
26. Bd2 b4 27. Bxb4 Rb5 28. Rhg1+ Kf7 (28... Kh8 29. Bxd6 $18) 29. Nxd6+ Bxd6
30. Bxd6 $18) 26. Bd2 b4 27. Bxb4 Rb5 28. Bxd6 {With the loss of the d6 pawn
black is deprived of the anchor for his scattered pieces.} Rf7 (28... Be7 29.
Rhg1 Bxd6 30. Nxd6 Rb6 31. Ne4 $16) 29. Qc2 (29. Qa7 Nf8 (29... Nc5 30. Nxf6+
Rxf6 31. Be7 Rf7 32. Qxa6 Nxa6 33. Bxd8 $16) 30. Qxa6 Rb6 31. Qa3 $16) 29...
Bxh4 $2 (29... Nb6 30. Qc6 Rd7 31. h5 $16) 30. Bc7 (30. Bc7 Qe7 31. d6 Qf8 32.
Ng5 (32. Rxh4 $18) 32... e4 33. Nxf7 Bf6 34. Qxe4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2003.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Qf2 Qb8 12. g4 b4 13. Ne2 {White believes,
that his pieces are better prepared for the tactical battle on all fronts of
the board.} (13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 a5 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bh3 a4 17. Nd2 b3 18. axb3
axb3 19. Nxb3 Ra4 20. Bg4 Nf4 21. h4 Qb7 {0-1 Votava,J-Lutz,C/Germany 1997/ 
(38)}) 13... a5 14. Kb1 (14. g5 Nh5 15. Qh4 a4 16. Nd2 b3 17. axb3 axb3 18.
Nxb3 g6 $15) 14... a4 15. Nbc1 (15. Na1 b3 16. a3 bxc2+ 17. Nxc2 Qb7 $17) 15...
b3 16. cxb3 (16. g5 bxa2+ 17. Ka1 Nh5 18. Qh4 g6 $17) 16... axb3 17. a3 d5 18.
g5 (18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Bg2 Ra4 $17) 18... Bxa3 $5 {Black chooses a radical
method of fighting for the survival with fervent counterattack.} 19. gxf6 (19.
bxa3 $2 b2 $1 20. Nd3 (20. gxf6 Rxa3 21. Bb6 (21. Na2 d4 $19) 21... Nxb6 22.
Na2 d4 $19) 20... dxe4 21. Nxb2 (21. gxf6 exd3 22. fxg7 Rg8 23. Nc3 Rxa3 $19)
21... Rxa3 22. gxf6 Ba2+ 23. Kc1 Qc7+ 24. Kd2 Qa5+ 25. Kc1 Bb3 $19) 19... Bxb2
(19... Nxf6 20. bxa3 b2 21. Nd3 Rxa3 22. Nxb2 dxe4 23. Nc1 Nd5 24. Rxd5 Bxd5
25. Qd2 $16) 20. Kxb2 (20. fxg7 Rg8 21. Kxb2 (21. exd5 Bf5+ 22. Kxb2 Qb4 23.
Nxb3 Qa3+ 24. Kc3 Rc8+ 25. Kd2 Qb4+ 26. Nc3 Qxc3+ 27. Ke2 Qxb3 $40) 21... Qb4
22. Ba7 d4 23. Nxd4 (23. Bxd4 $2 Qa3+ 24. Kb1 exd4 25. Qxd4 b2 26. Qxb2 Rb8 $17
) 23... Rxa7 (23... exd4 24. Qxd4 Qa5 25. Nxb3 Qxa7 26. Qxa7 Rxa7 27. Nd4 $16)
24. Nb5 Ra5 (24... Ra2+ 25. Nxa2 bxa2+ 26. Ka1 Nc5 27. Nd6+ Ke7 28. Bc4 Bxc4
29. Qh4+ (29. Nf5+ Ke8 30. Nd6+ Ke7 $11) 29... f6 30. Nf5+ Ke8 31. Qh5+ Bf7 32.
Nd6+ Kd8 33. Qxf7 Qc3+ 34. Kxa2 Qc2+ 35. Ka3 Qc3+ $11) 25. Nc7+ Ke7 26. Nxe6 (
26. Qh4+ f6 27. Nxe6 Nb6 28. Qe1 Qa3+ 29. Kc3 b2+ $17) 26... fxe6 27. Nxb3 Qa3+
28. Kc3 Rc5+ 29. Bc4 Rxc4+ 30. Kxc4 Rc8+ 31. Kd3 Qxb3+ 32. Ke2 Rc2+ 33. Rd2
Qb5+ 34. Ke1 Qb1+ 35. Ke2 Qb5+ $11) 20... Qb4 21. Ba7 (21. fxg7 Qa3+ 22. Kc3
Rg8 23. Kd2 (23. exd5 b2+ 24. Nb3 Bxd5 25. Kd2 Qb4+ 26. Nc3 b1=N+ 27. Rxb1 Ra2+
28. Ke1 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Qxc3 $19) 23... Qb4+ 24. Nc3 d4 25. Ke2 dxc3 $19) (21.
Nxb3 d4 22. Rd3 Nc5 23. Nec1 Nxd3+ 24. Bxd3 Bxb3 25. Bb5+ Qxb5 26. Nxb3 Rb8 27.
Qc2 dxe3 $19) 21... O-O (21... d4 22. fxg7 Rg8 23. Nxd4 Rxa7 24. Nb5 Ra5 $11)
22. Bh3 $2 {[%mdl 64] The position is etremely dangerous for white, but this
surprising defense is not correct. It is most likely that white was winning
with the coolbloded capture 22.exd5!} (22. exd5 $1 Rfc8 (22... Bf5 23. Nxb3
Rfc8 24. Rc1 Nxf6 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Bc5 $18) 23. dxe6 Rc2+ (23... Nc5 24. Rd8+
$1 (24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. Qxc5 Qxc5 $11) 24... Rxd8 25. Qxc5 Qd2+
26. Kxb3 gxf6 27. Bh3 $18) 24. Kb1 Qa3 (24... Nc5 25. e7 Qa5 26. Rg1 g6 27.
Rd8+ Rxd8 28. exd8=Q+ Qxd8 29. Qe3 $18) (24... Nxf6 25. Qb6 $18) 25. exf7+ Kxf7
26. Rxd7+ Ke8 27. Bd4 Kxd7 (27... b2 28. Re7+ Kf8 29. Kxc2 Rc8+ 30. Bc5 Rxc5+
31. Qxc5 bxc1=Q+ 32. Nxc1 Qxc5+ 33. Kd1 $18) 28. Bh3+ Kc6 29. Bxe5 $18) 22...
Bxh3 23. Nxb3 (23. Qg3 g6 24. Qxh3 Rxa7 $19) 23... d4 $1 24. Qg3 (24. Nexd4
Rxa7 (24... exd4 25. Rxd4 (25. Qxd4 Qb7 26. fxg7 Rfc8 27. Ra1 Be6 28. Ra3 Rc4
29. Qe3 Rb4 30. Rha1 Ne5 $19) 25... Qb7 26. Qg3 Nxf6 27. Rg1 g6 28. Bc5 Rfc8
29. Qd6 Rc6 30. Qe7 Nd7 31. Bb4 Qc7 32. Rd2 Be6 $19) 25. Nc2 Qb8 26. Qg3 g6 27.
Qxh3 Nc5 28. f4 Nxb3 29. Qxb3 Rb7 30. Rd3 exf4 $19) 24... g6 $1 (24... Nxf6 25.
Bc5 Qc4 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Nexd4 $16) 25. Nexd4 (25. Qxh3 Rxa7 26. Rd3 (26. Ra1
Rb8 27. f4 Qd2+ 28. Kb1 d3 $19) 26... Nc5 27. f4 Nxb3 28. Rxb3 Qd2+ 29. Kb1
Rfa8 $19) 25... Rxa7 {The headcount is not favourable for white, for the
exposed king he doesn't even have some material as a compensation.} (25... Rfc8
26. Qe1 (26. Rc1 exd4 27. Qxh3 Rc3 $19) 26... Qb7 27. Ra1 exd4 28. Bxd4 Be6 29.
Qe3 Bxb3 30. Qxb3 Qxb3+ 31. Kxb3 Rab8+ 32. Ka3 Rc6 $19) 26. Nc2 (26. Nc6 Qa3+
27. Kc2 Qa2+ 28. Kc3 Rc8 $19) 26... Qc4 27. Qf2 (27. Qxh3 Ra2+ 28. Kxa2 Qxc2+
29. Ka3 Ra8+ 30. Kb4 Rb8+ $19) 27... Rb7 28. Nca1 Nc5 29. Qe3 (29. Qc2 Qxc2+
30. Kxc2 Nxb3 31. Nxb3 Rc8+ 32. Kb2 Be6 33. Rd3 Rcb8 $19) 29... Be6 30. Rc1
Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Mihail Marin} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7.
Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 {Mihail Marin: 'A controversial move. Black prevents the
standard advance of the white g-pawn, but ireparably weakens his kingside.'} 9.
Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h3 ({Mihail Marin: An ambitious move, aiming to
start active kingside operations as soon as possible. Earlier this year, a
game between the same opponents continued with} 11. Kb1 Qc7 {Mihail Marin: It
is interesting to quote here the game played by one of Topalov's seconds:} 12.
h3 (12. Bd3 {Mihail Marin} b5 13. Bg5 Nb6 14. f4 Rb8 15. Rhe1 Nc4 {,
Svidler-Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 2007. Black has a very active position and we
can understand Svidler's desire to deviate in spite of the favourable result.})
12... b5 13. Bd3 h4 14. f4 Rc8 (14... Nb6 {Mihail Marin} 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Rhe1
O-O {and Black's stability on dark squares offered adequate compensation for
White's strong centralisation, Cheparinov-Borovikov, Pamplona 2003.}) 15. Rhe1
g6 16. Qf2 Qb7 17. Na5 Qb8 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bc4 20. Nxc4 bxc4 21. Be4 Nxe4
22. Nxe4 {1/2 Karjakin,S (2678)-Topalov,V (2783)/Wijk aan Zee 2007/ (54)})
11... Qc7 {Topalov has done his homework and found out, that the rook is not
needed on the attractive semiopen c file.} (11... Rc8 12. Be2 (12. f4 b5 13.
Bd3 Bc4 14. Kb1 Qc7 15. Rhf1 h4 16. Rf2 O-O 17. Rg1 b4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5
Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Nf6 21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Qxa6 {1-0 Thorhallsson,T (2499)-Ashley,M 
(2473)/Bermuda 1999/ (54)}) 12... h4 13. f4 (13. Kb1 b5 14. Rhe1 Nb6 15. Bxb6
Qxb6 16. f4 O-O 17. Bf3 Rc4 18. Qd3 Rfc8 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5
Bd6 22. c3 g6 {0-1 Onischuk,V (2411)-Dydyshko,V (2575)/Minsk 2006/ (27)}) 13...
b5 14. Bf3 b4 15. Ne2 a5 16. Kb1 Qc7 17. Rhe1 a4 18. Nbc1 Qb7 19. Ng1 Nxe4 20.
Bxe4 Qxe4 21. fxe5 b3 {0-1 Mutschnik,I-Shneider,A (2551)/Alushta 2000/}) 12.
Bd3 h4 (12... O-O 13. g4 Nb6 14. Kb1 $14) 13. f4 b5 14. Rhe1 (14. f5 Bc4 15. a3
O-O 16. Qe1 d5 $11) 14... Rb8 $5 {[%mdl 4] Black is supporting the square b6
for the knight route Nb6-c4 as well as for the pawn advance against white king.
} (14... exf4 15. Bxf4 O-O 16. Bg5 Ne5 17. Bxh4 b4 18. Ne2 a5 $13) 15. Kb1 (15.
f5 Bc4 16. Qe2 b4 17. Nb1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 O-O $15) 15... Nb6 $1 16. Qf2 (16. fxe5
dxe5 17. Qf2 b4 18. Nd5 Nbxd5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Bc5 $13) 16... b4 17. Ne2 (17.
Nd5 Nbxd5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Bc5 Nf4 $5 (20... Nc3+ $6 21. bxc3
Bxb3 22. cxb3 Bxc5 23. Qf5 $16) 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Nc5 $13) 17... Nc4 18. Nd2 (
18. Bc1 a5 19. f5 Bd7 20. Nd2 Nxd2+ 21. Bxd2 a4 $15) 18... Nxe3 {Black's
position is so sound, that he might have contemplated swap of the knights on
d2. Elimination of the darksquared bishop is strategically very useful.} (18...
Nxd2+ 19. Bxd2 a5 $13) 19. Qxe3 a5 20. b3 a4 21. Bc4 (21. f5 Bd7 22. g4 hxg3
23. Qxg3 Rh7 $15) 21... axb3 22. cxb3 (22. axb3 $2 Ra8 $17) 22... Bd7 {
Svidler's strategy of play on the light squares would have been successful
after the exchange of the black's bishop, so the second player prefers to keep
it.} (22... O-O 23. Rc1 Qb7 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Rc2 Nh5 26. fxe5 dxe5 $11) 23.
Nf3 O-O (23... Qb6 $6 24. Qxb6 Rxb6 25. fxe5 Nxe4 26. Rd4 $14) 24. fxe5 dxe5
25. Nxh4 (25. Rc1 Qa5 26. Nxh4 Ra8 27. Rc2 Rfc8 $44) 25... Bc6 (25... Bc5 26.
Qf3 Ra8 27. Nf5 $11) 26. Ng3 (26. Rc1 Nxe4 27. Bd5 Bxh4 28. Rxc6 Qd7 29. Rd1
Nf2 30. Rd2 Qf5+ $15) 26... Nxe4 27. Nxe4 (27. Nhf5 $2 Bg5 $19) 27... Bxh4 28.
g3 {Svidler is facing two bishops with a vulnerable position of his own king.
On the other hand his pieces are so nicely centralized that it gives him
enough play for the full equality.} Be7 (28... Bxe4+ $2 29. Qxe4 Bxg3 30. Rg1
Bf4 31. Qg6 $18) 29. Nf2 Rbd8 30. Rxd8 (30. Qxe5 $2 Rxd1+ 31. Nxd1 Bd6 32. Qf5
Bxg3 $17) (30. Rc1 Qd6 $11) 30... Qxd8 (30... Rxd8 31. Ng4 $36) 31. Rd1 (31.
Qxe5 Bd6 32. Qf5 Bxg3 33. Ng4 Bxe1 34. Nh6+ $1 gxh6 35. Qg6+ Kh8 36. Qxh6+ $11)
31... Qa5 32. Ng4 e4 (32... Ra8 33. Rd2 (33. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 34. Nxe5+ Kg8 35.
Nxc6 Qxa2+ 36. Kc1 Bf6 $19) 33... Bc5 34. Qxe5 $11) 33. Nh6+ $1 {Very witty
combination, as wite queen from h6 is attacking also the black bishop on c6.}
gxh6 (33... Kh7 34. Nxf7 Ra8 35. Rd2 Qf5 36. g4 $14) 34. Qxh6 Qf5 (34... Qc5
35. Qg6+ $11) 35. g4 (35. Rf1 Qc5 36. Qg6+ $11) 35... Qc5 (35... Qf6 36. Qxf6
Bxf6 37. Rd6 Kg7 38. Rxc6 Rh8 39. Bf1 Rd8 $11) 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38.
Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.02"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lipovec"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. Qf2 Qd8 15.
h4 Rxc3 (15... b5 16. Bh3 g6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 a5 19. Bg4 a4 20. Nd2 Qc7
21. Ne4 a3 22. b3 f5 23. gxf6 Nhxf6 24. Be6+ Kh8 25. Ng5 {1-0 Goloshchapov,
A-El Arousy,A/Dubai 2003/ (30)}) 16. bxc3 Qc7 17. c4 $1 {Unpleasant move for
black, since with more pieces off the board his compensation will become more
difficult to prove.} (17. Bh3 Bxh3 18. Rxh3 a5 19. Rh2 g6 20. Rd5 a4 21. Nc1
Qxc3 22. a3 Nf4 23. Na2 Qc4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Rd4 Qc7 26. Nb4 Nb6 27. Qd2 {
1/2-1/2 Movsesian,S-Sakaev,K/Herceg Novi 2001/ (27)}) 17... Rc8 (17... a5 $5
18. Rd5 a4 19. Nc1 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Bd8 21. Bb5 Nb6 22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Qxb6 Bxb6
24. Ne2 a3 {1/2-1/2 Anisimov,P-Zakharstov,V/St Petersburg 2002/ (36)}) 18. Rh2
g6 19. Qd2 (19. Bd3 a5 20. a3 a4 21. Nc1 Bxc4 $13) 19... Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21.
Qd5 Qc7 (21... Qb4 22. Rg2 Rc6 23. Qa5 Qc4 $14) 22. c4 $1 {Movsesian has yet
another pawn that can land on c4!} Nb6 (22... Qxc4 $4 23. Rc1 $18) 23. Bxb6
Qxb6 24. Rb2 Nf4 25. Qd2 Qc7 (25... Rxc4 $2 26. Na5 $18) 26. Nc1 (26. Rc2 Qb6)
26... Qxc4 27. Rxb7 Bf8 28. Nd3 Qc6 (28... Nxd3 29. Qxd3 Qc6 30. Qb3 Rc7 31.
Rb6 Qc5 32. Rxa6 $16) 29. Rb2 Qa4 30. Rb4 Qe8 31. Rb2 (31. Nxf4 exf4 32. Qxf4
Bg7 33. Rc1 Be5 34. Rxc8 Qxc8 35. Qc1 Qh3 36. Rb8+ Kg7 $14) 31... Qa4 32. Rc1
Rxc1+ 33. Nxc1 Qc4 34. Ne2 h5 $5 {One step closer to the promotion square and
it will be extremely important later on.} (34... Nxe2 35. Qxe2 Qd4 36. Qd2 (36.
Rb8 d5 $1 37. exd5 Qxd5 $11) 36... Qg1+ 37. Kc2 Qg3 38. Rb3 Kg7 $11) 35. Qc2 (
35. Nxf4 exf4 36. Rb3 Bg7 37. Qd3 Qc5 38. Qxa6 Qg1+ 39. Kc2 Qh2+ 40. Kd1 Qxh4
$132) 35... Qe6 (35... Qxc2+ 36. Rxc2 Ng2 37. Ng1 Nf4 38. Rc6 $16) 36. Nxf4
exf4 37. Rb8 Qh3 38. Qf2 (38. Qc8 Qf1+ 39. Kb2 Qe2+ $11) (38. Qd3 Qxh4 39. Qxd6
Qe1+ 40. Kb2 Qe2+ $11) 38... Qg3 39. Rb2 Bg7 40. Qxg3 $2 {[%mdl 4096] Tragedy
for white, who was a bit frustrated with the black's resistance in a difficult
position.} (40. Rc2 Be5 $11) 40... fxg3 41. Rg2 Be5 42. Kc2 f6 43. gxf6 g5 $1 {
Suddenly it is black who has all the reasons to celebrate his marching pawns.}
44. hxg5 (44. Kd3 gxh4 45. Ke2 h3 $19) 44... h4 45. Rg1 (45. f4 Bxf4 46. g6 h3
(46... Bg5 47. f7+ Kg7 48. Kd3 Be7 49. Ke2 Kxg6 50. f8=Q Bxf8 51. Kf3 $11) 47.
Rg1 (47. f7+ $2 Kg7 48. Rg1 g2 $19) 47... g2 48. Rb1 d5 49. exd5 (49. Rb7 g1=Q
50. Rg7+ Kf8 51. Rf7+ Ke8 52. Re7+ Kd8 $19) 49... Be5 (49... h2 50. Re1 Kf8 51.
g7+ Kf7 52. Re7+ Kxf6 53. g8=Q Kxe7 54. Qxg2 $18)) 45... h3 46. Rb1 Bxf6 $1 (
46... g2 47. Rb8+ Kf7 48. Rb7+ Ke8 49. f7+ (49. Rb8+ Kd7 50. f7 Bg7 $19) 49...
Kf8 50. g6 Bg7 51. Rb1 h2 $19) 47. gxf6 h2 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. Nbd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 b3 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Nxc2 Bb3 20. axb3 axb3 21. Na3
Ne5 22. h4 Ra4 23. Qg2 {The latest cry of fashion in the long forced line.
White players have found no other way to fight for an advantage.} (23. h5 Qa8
24. h6 (24. Qd5 Rxa3 25. bxa3 Qxa3 26. Rh2 b2 27. Rh3 Qa1+ 28. Kc2 Nf6 29. Qb7
Nxe4 {0-1 Sethuraman,S (2231)-Czakon,J (2486)/Marseille 2006/ (33)}) 24...
Qxe4+ 25. Bd3 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 f6 27. g6 hxg6 28. fxg6 f5 29. Nb5 Qxd3+ 30. Rxd3
Rg4 31. Nc3 Rxg6 32. Nd5 $11 {1-0 Shabalov,A (2595)-De Firmian,N (2547)/
Ledyards 2006/ (40)}) 23... Qa8 24. f6 Bd8 25. Bd4 Nc7 26. fxg7 (26. Rh3 Ne6
27. fxg7 Kxg7 28. Be3 Be7 29. Rd5 Rc8 30. Bd2 Nc7 31. g6 fxg6 32. h5 Nxd5 33.
exd5 Rg4 {0-1 Al Modiahki,M (2575)-Ftacnik,L (2597)/Turin 2006/ (40)}) 26...
Kxg7 {Possible improvement might be connected with the rook move leaving white
pawn on g7 untouched.} (26... Re8 27. Rh3 Ne6 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Rxb3 Nd4 30.
Bb5 Nxb5 31. Rxb5 Be7 $13 {1/2 Nebula,R (2467)-Elissa (2465)/playchess.com INT
2006/ (71)}) 27. h5 (27. Bc4 Ne6 28. Bd5 Qc8 29. Rc1 Qa6 30. Bxe5+ dxe5 31. Qg3
Nf4 32. Qxb3 $14 {1-0 Rohit,G (2393)-Karavade,E (2321)/Atul 2006/ (69)}) 27...
Ne6 $1 28. g6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Shirov was in Corus performing on the level far
from his best days. It is even difficult to guess what he could have missed
when deciding for this blunder.} (28. Bxe5+ dxe5 29. g6 Bg5 (29... Qxe4+ 30.
Qxe4 Rxe4 31. Bc4 hxg6 32. hxg6 Ng5 $11) 30. gxf7 Rxf7 31. Bb5 Qxe4+ 32. Qxe4
Rxe4 33. Bc4 Rf6 34. Bxb3 $11) 28... Rxd4 $1 29. Rxd4 Nxd4 30. h6+ Kf6 $1 {
The game is suddenly over as black king can walk in front of the pawns without
any fear.} (30... Kh8 31. g7+ Kg8 32. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 33. Qg7+ Ke7 $13) 31. g7 (
31. gxh7 Ke7 32. Qg5+ Ke8 $19) 31... Rg8 32. Qf2+ (32. Bc4 Ke7 33. Bd5 Qa6 34.
Rd1 Ndf3 $19) 32... Ndf3 (32... Nef3 33. Bg2 Qxe4+ 34. Ka1 Kg6 35. Rf1 Qh4 $19)
33. Bg2 (33. Bd3 Ke7 34. Rd1 Ba5 35. Qe3 Bb4 $19) 33... Qxe4+ 34. Ka1 Ke6 {
Van Wely enjoyed such a huge material advantage, that even loss of a knight
could not change the outcome.} 35. Rf1 Bg5 36. Bxf3 Qxf3 37. Qxf3 (37. Qe1 Qd3
$19) 37... Nxf3 38. Rxf3 Bxh6 39. Rxb3 Rxg7 40. Rh3 Bf4 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h3 {White usually tries to prove, that the
interesting move ...h7-h5 did not stop the kingside pawn attack for good.} (11.
Kb1 Qc7 12. h3 (12. Bd3 b5 13. Bg5 Nb6 14. f4 Rb8 15. Rhe1 Nc4 {
Svidler-Topalov/Wijk aan Zee 2007/}) 12... b5 13. Bd3 h4 14. f4 Rc8 (14... Nb6
15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Rhe1 (16. Nd5 Qa7 17. Rhe1 Kf8 18. Nxf6 Bxf6 19. f5 Bd7 20.
Nc1 Rc8 21. c3 Be7 22. Bc2 a5 23. Bb3 Be8 24. Nd3 Rh5 {0-1 Rensch,D (2400)
-Critelli,J (2262)/Peabody 2007 (52)}) 16... O-O {Cheparinov-Borovikov/
Pamplona/2003/.}) 15. Rhe1 g6 16. Qf2 Qb7 17. Na5 Qb8 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bc4
20. Nxc4 bxc4 21. Be4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 {1/2 Karjakin,S (2678)-Topalov,V (2783)/
Wijk aan Zee 2007/ (54)}) 11... Qc7 (11... Rc8 12. Be2 (12. f4 b5 13. Bd3 Bc4
14. Kb1 Qc7 15. Rhf1 h4 16. Rf2 O-O 17. Rg1 b4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bxd3 20.
Qxd3 Nf6 21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Qxa6 {1-0 Thorhallsson,T (2499)-Ashley,M (2473)/
Bermuda 1999/ (54)}) 12... h4 13. f4 (13. Kb1 b5 14. Rhe1 Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16.
f4 O-O 17. Bf3 Rc4 18. Qd3 Rfc8 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Bd6 22. c3
g6 {0-1 Onischuk,V (2411)-Dydyshko,V (2575)/Minsk 2006/ (27)}) 13... b5 14. Bf3
b4 15. Ne2 a5 16. Kb1 Qc7 17. Rhe1 a4 18. Nbc1 Qb7 19. Ng1 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Qxe4
21. fxe5 b3 {0-1 Mutschnik,I-Shneider,A (2551)/Alushta 2000/}) 12. Bd3 b5 $5 {
[%mdl 8] Dominguez comes up with a logical novelty, as Black might not be
obliged to prevent the g2-g4 advance after all. The white knight from c3 does
not have any ideal square for the retreat.} (12... h4 13. f4 b5 14. Rhe1 (14.
f5 Bc4 15. a3 O-O 16. Qe1 d5 $11) 14... Rb8 $5 (14... exf4 15. Bxf4 O-O 16. Bg5
Ne5 17. Bxh4 b4 18. Ne2 a5 $13) (14... O-O 15. g4 hxg3 16. Rg1 exf4 17. Bxf4
Ne5 18. Nd4 Qc5 19. Be3 b4 20. Na4 Qa5 21. b3 Bd7 22. Kb1 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Nh5 $17
{1-0 Caruana,F (2640)-Vallejo Pons,F (2664)/Pamplona 2008 (40)}) 15. Kb1 (15.
f5 Bc4 16. Qe2 b4 17. Nb1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 O-O $15) 15... Nb6 $1 16. Qf2 (16. fxe5
dxe5 17. Qf2 b4 18. Nd5 Nbxd5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Bc5 $13) 16... b4 17. Ne2 (17.
Nd5 Nbxd5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Bc5 Nf4 $5 (20... Nc3+ $6 21. bxc3
Bxb3 22. cxb3 Bxc5 23. Qf5 $16) 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Nc5 $13) 17... Nc4 18. Nd2 (
18. Bc1 a5 19. f5 Bd7 20. Nd2 Nxd2+ 21. Bxd2 a4 $15) 18... Nxe3 (18... Nxd2+
19. Bxd2 a5 $13) 19. Qxe3 a5 20. b3 a4 21. Bc4 (21. f5 Bd7 22. g4 hxg3 23. Qxg3
Rh7 $15) 21... axb3 22. cxb3 (22. axb3 $2 Ra8 $17) 22... Bd7 (22... O-O 23. Rc1
Qb7 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Rc2 Nh5 26. fxe5 dxe5 $11) 23. Nf3 O-O (23... Qb6 $6 24.
Qxb6 Rxb6 25. fxe5 Nxe4 26. Rd4 $14) 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Nxh4 (25. Rc1 Qa5 26.
Nxh4 Ra8 27. Rc2 Rfc8 $44) 25... Bc6 (25... Bc5 26. Qf3 Ra8 27. Nf5 $11) 26.
Ng3 (26. Rc1 Nxe4 27. Bd5 Bxh4 28. Rxc6 Qd7 29. Rd1 Nf2 30. Rd2 Qf5+ $15) 26...
Nxe4 27. Nxe4 (27. Nhf5 $2 Bg5 $19) 27... Bxh4 {Black was faring well even
with the older plan of preventing the g4-advance in 1/2-1/2 Svidler,P (2728)
-Topalov,V (2783)/Morelia/Linares 2007 (38)}) (12... O-O 13. g4 Nb6 14. Kb1 $14
) 13. g4 b4 14. Ne2 (14. Na4 Rb8 $1 15. g5 Nh7 16. Na1 (16. g6 fxg6 17. Qg2 Qc6
18. Qxg6+ Bf7 19. Qxg7 Bf6 20. Qg2 Qxa4 $17) 16... Qa5 17. b3 Nc5 $17) 14... d5
{Future games will be challenging for White, since it is not easy to see how
he can meet the speedy advance of Black's a-pawn.} (14... a5 $5 15. g5 Nh7 16.
f4 a4 17. Na1 a3 18. b3 exf4 19. Nxf4 Nxg5 $17) 15. g5 dxe4 (15... d4 $2 16.
Bxd4 $1 Nh7 17. Be3 $16) 16. fxe4 (16. gxf6 exd3 17. fxe7 dxe2 18. Qxe2 Kxe7
19. f4 Rhc8 $11) 16... Nh7 17. Ng3 (17. Kb1 Nc5 (17... O-O 18. Ng3 g6 19. Nf5
$16) 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Ng3 g6 $14) 17... g6 18. Nf5 $5 {Karjakin is not
satisfied with the prospect of the fixed pawn structure. The piece sacrifice
on the "forbidden" square f5 is coming at a moment, when the defender has not
finished his development.} (18. Kb1 Nc5 19. h4 O-O $14) 18... gxf5 19. exf5 Bd5
20. Rhe1 (20. Rhg1 Bf3 21. Be2 Be4 22. Bd3 Bf3 $11) 20... Bf3 21. f6 Nhxf6 {
Black is preferring safety to the alluring prospect of grabbing the whole rook.
Unfortunately the defence would be quite challenging and chances for mistakes
quite high.} (21... Bxd1 22. fxe7 Bf3 23. Bf5 Kxe7 (23... a5 24. Nd4 $1 exd4 (
24... Nxg5 25. Nb5 Qc6 26. Bxd7+ Qxd7 27. Nd6+ Kxe7 28. Bxg5+ Ke6 29. Rxe5+
Kxe5 30. Nc4+ Ke6 31. Qe3+ Kd5 32. Nb6+ $18) 25. Qxd4 Nhf6 (25... Rg8 26. Bxh7
Rc8 27. Kb1 $16) 26. Bxd7+ Qxd7 27. Qxf6 Rg8 28. Qxf3 $16) 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25.
Qxb4+ Ke8 26. Bf4 f6 27. gxf6 Kf7 28. Bxe5 Rhg8 29. Nd2 $14) 22. gxf6 Nxf6 (
22... Bxf6 $2 23. Be2 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 Rc8 25. Rd2 $16) 23. Bd4 $1 {The young
attacker is playing with a great deal of inventiveness, the main idea is the
insecure location of the black king.} exd4 (23... Nd7 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 f5
(25... O-O-O 26. Qe2 Bg5+ 27. Be3 $14) 26. Ree1 O-O-O (26... exd4 27. Qg2 O-O-O
28. Rxe7 $16) 27. Qd3 Bg5+ 28. Be3 Bxe3+ 29. Qxe3 $11) 24. Qf2 Qf4+ (24... Bxd1
25. Qxf6 Rg8 26. Nxd4 Be2 27. Rxe2 Rd8 28. Nc6 Rg1+ 29. Kd2 Rg2 30. Qh8+ Kd7
31. Qd4+ Kxc6 32. Qc4+ Kd7 33. Rxg2 Qxc4 34. Bxc4 Kc7+ $11) 25. Nd2 Ng4 26.
Qxf3 {Chess played on the highest level still obeys the general principles.
Should both parties play without major errors, the most likely outcome should
be draw.} (26. hxg4 hxg4 27. Be4 Rh2 28. Qf1 Rc8 (28... d3 29. Bxf3 (29. Bxa8
$2 dxc2 30. Bxf3 (30. Kxc2 Bxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Rxd2+ $19) 30... cxd1=Q+ 31. Rxd1
gxf3 32. Qxf3 Bg5 $17) 29... gxf3 30. Qxd3 Rd8 31. Qxf3 Qxf3 32. Nxf3 $11) 29.
Qxa6 Qc7 30. Nxf3 gxf3 31. Rh1 Rxh1 32. Rxh1 Qc4 $11) 26... Qxf3 27. Nxf3 Ne3
28. Rd2 Kf8 (28... Bf6 29. Nxd4 Bxd4 30. Bb5+ axb5 31. Rxd4 O-O 32. Rxe3 Rxa2
33. Rxb4 $14) 29. Nxd4 Bg5 30. Nf3 (30. Rg1 Bh6 31. Nc6 Nd5 $15) 30... Bf4 31.
Kb1 (31. Kb1 Rh6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. f3 h5 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. Bd3 b5 13. Bg5 {The first
independent move in the position. Svidler is hoping to exploit the vulnerable
kingside after 10...h5 move.} (13. h3 h4 14. f4 Rc8 15. Rhe1 g6 16. Qf2 Qb7 17.
Na5 Qb8 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bc4 20. Nxc4 bxc4 21. Be4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Nf6 23.
Qf3 {1/2 Karjakin,S-Topalov,V/Wijk aan Zee 2007 (54)}) 13... Nb6 14. f4 Rb8 $5
15. Rhe1 Nc4 {Topalov's task is clear; he has to strive for queenside
counterplay and at the same time defend the vulnerable squares d5 and d6 in
his own camp.} (15... O-O 16. f5 Bd7 17. a3 Na4 $13) 16. Bxc4 (16. Qc1 b4 $1
17. Ne2 (17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxg5 19. dxe6 Bxf4 $17) 17... a5 18. f5 Bd7 19.
Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qe3 $13) 16... bxc4 (16... Bxc4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18.
Qxd6 $14) 17. Nc1 (17. Bxf6 $5 gxf6 $1 (17... Bxf6 18. f5 cxb3 (18... Bd7 19.
Nd5 Qb7 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qxd6 cxb3 22. axb3 $16) 19. fxe6 bxc2+ 20. Kxc2 O-O
21. Qxd6 Qb7 22. b3 $14)) 17... Qb7 18. b3 exf4 19. Bxf4 (19. Qxf4 $5 O-O 20.
Nd5) 19... O-O 20. Bxd6 Bxd6 {The first indication, that the Bulgarian
grandmaster plays for a win without compromises despite leading the black
pieces.} (20... Rfd8 $5 21. e5 (21. Qf4 $2 Rxd6 22. Rxd6 cxb3 23. cxb3 Qc7 24.
Red1 Ne8 $17) 21... Rbc8 $11) 21. Qxd6 Rfc8 22. Nd5 Nxd5 (22... Bxd5 23. exd5
Rd8 24. Qc6 Nxd5 25. Qxb7 Rxb7 $11) 23. exd5 Bf5 $5 {Black is pretty
consequent in refusal to eliminate the risk with the help of the d5 pawn
elimination.} (23... Rd8 $5 24. Qc6 (24. Rxe6 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Rc8 $15) 24... Bxd5
25. Qxb7 Bxb7 26. g3 $11) 24. Rd2 Bg6 25. Re7 Qb5 26. Rc7 $2 {Svidler very
correctly sensed the danger from the opponent's active pieces. The exchange of
the rook via c7 will give Black the chance to gain the critical tempo.} (26.
Qa3 Rb6 27. d6 Rd8 $11) 26... Qa5 $1 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Re2 (28. Qf4 c3 29. Re2
Qxd5 $17) (28. Qd7 $2 Rd8 29. Qe7 Qxd2 $19) (28. b4 $2 Qa3 $1 29. Re2 Kh7 $1 (
29... c3 $6 {It nearly unbeliavable, that White would probably save the game
after the most tempting advance of the pawn to c3.} 30. Nd3 Bxd3 $140 31. cxd3
c2+ 32. Rxc2 Qxd3 33. Qc6 Rxc6 34. dxc6 Qd1+ 35. Kb2 Qd4+ 36. Kb3 $13) 30. Qe5
Qxb4+ 31. Qb2 Qd6 $19) 28... cxb3 29. axb3 (29. Nxb3 Qc3 30. Na1 Bd3 $19) 29...
Qc3 30. Qg3 Bxc2+ 31. Ka2 Bb1+ $2 {[%mdl 64] Even the best players on this
planet are not able to avoid weaker moments. Topalov was confident, that his
position is winning, but he has overlooked an unusual defence with the
transfer of the white queen to the b4 square.} (31... Qc5 $1 32. d6 Bb1+ $1 33.
Kxb1 Qxc1+ 34. Ka2 Rc5 $1 35. Qe1 Rc2+ $1 36. Rxc2 Qxe1 37. d7 Qa5+ $1 38. Kb1
Kh7 (38... Kf8 39. Rc8+ Ke7 40. d8=Q+ Qxd8 41. Rxd8 Kxd8 $19) 39. Kb2 Qd5 $19)
(31... Qb4 $5 32. Qh3 f5 33. Qe3 Be4 $17) (31... Qxg3 $6 32. hxg3 f5 $15) 32.
Kxb1 Qxc1+ 33. Ka2 Rc5 34. Qb8+ $1 Kh7 35. Qb4 $1 f5 $4 {The enormous
disappointment has manifested itself thourgh the second rate soluction. Black
was still enjoying advantage.} (35... Rxd5 $4 36. Qe4+ $18) (35... Rc2+ 36.
Rxc2 Qxc2+ 37. Ka3 $11) (35... Rb5 $1 36. Qd2 Qc5 $1 37. d6 Qd5 $15) 36. Qd2 $1
Qxd2+ (36... Kg6 37. d6 $1 Qxd2+ 38. Rxd2 Rc8 39. Ka3 $18) (36... Qf1 $5 37. d6
Ra5+ 38. Qxa5 Qxe2+ 39. Ka3 Qe6 $14) 37. Rxd2 {The sudden change of the
perspective was shocking. Suddenly Black has serious problems with the defence
of a very difficult endgame.} Kg6 38. b4 (38. d6 $5 Rc8 39. Ka3 Kf6 40. Kb4 Ke6
41. d7 Rd8 42. Ka5 Rxd7 $140 43. Rxd7 Kxd7 44. Kxa6 f4 45. Kb5 g5 46. Kc4 g4
47. Kd3 $1 (47. Kd4 $4 h4 48. Ke4 f3 49. gxf3 g3 50. hxg3 h3 $19) 47... h4 48.
Ke2 $1 Kd6 49. h3 $1 gxh3 50. gxh3 Kc5 51. Kf3 Kb4 52. Kxf4 Kxb3 53. Kg4 Kc4
54. Kxh4 Kd5 55. Kg5 Ke6 56. Kg6 $18) 38... Rc8 39. Kb3 Kf7 40. Ra2 Ra8 (40...
Rd8 $5 41. Kc4 Rc8+ 42. Kd4 Rb8 43. Kc5 (43. Rxa6 Rxb4+ 44. Ke5 Rb2 $11) 43...
Rb5+ 44. Kc4 Rb6 $14) 41. h4 f4 $6 (41... Ke7 42. Re2+ Kd7 43. Re6 $16) 42. Re2
(42. Kc4 $5) 42... Kf6 $6 {The disappointed Topalov was unable to cope with
the search for the best defence, several of his moves belonged to the second
category.} (42... Re8 43. Rxe8 Kxe8 44. Kc4 f3 45. gxf3 g5 46. hxg5 h4 47. g6
h3 48. g7 Kf7 49. d6 h2 50. g8=Q+ Kxg8 51. d7 h1=Q 52. d8=Q+ $16) (42... Rd8
43. Kc4 Rc8+ 44. Kd4 Rb8 45. Kc5 Rc8+ 46. Kb6 Rb8+ 47. Kc7 Rxb4 48. Rc2 $1 $18)
(42... Rc8 43. Re4 $1 $16) 43. Kc4 Rc8+ 44. Kd4 Rb8 $6 (44... Rc1 45. d6 Rd1+
46. Kc5 $18) 45. d6 $1 Rxb4+ 46. Kc5 Rb1 47. Rd2 Rb8 48. d7 (48. d7 Ke7 49. Kc6
Rf8 50. Kc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 b5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Nb6 16. Na5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. c4 Rab8 19. Bd3 Qd8 $5 {Najer is a
very original player with independet mind. The retreat of the queen to d8 is
new, as nobody has tried to gain tempo with counterattack against the g5 pawn.}
(19... Qb4 20. Bd2 (20. Rd2 bxc4 21. Bxc4 a5 22. Ka1 Rbc8 23. Ba6 Nf4 24. Qe4
Rc7 25. h4 Rb8 26. Qxb4 Rxb4 27. a3 Rb3 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. Bd3 g6 {1/2
Fressinet,L (2619)-Kuczynski,R (2490)/Germany 2002/ (50)}) 20... Qa4 21. Rhe1
bxc4 22. Bxc4 Rbc8 23. b3 Qd7 24. Bxa6 Ra8 25. Bb5 Qa7 26. a4 Nf4 27. Bxf4 exf4
28. Qd4 Bxg5 29. Qxa7 Rxa7 30. Rxd6 Rb8 31. Red1 Kf8 32. Rd7 {1-0 Shirov,A 
(2720)-Areshchenko,A (2640)/Fuegen 2006/ (45)}) (19... Qa4 20. cxb5 axb5 21.
Rc1 Nf4 22. Bxf4 Qxf4 23. h4 Bd8 24. Qxd6 {1/2 Ponomariov,R (2673)-Sutovsky,E 
(2604)/Ohrid 2001/}) (19... g6 20. h4 Qb4 21. Bd2 Qc5 22. Qxc5 dxc5 23. Rhe1 f6
24. f4 Rbd8 25. Ba5 Rd4 26. fxe5 fxg5 27. cxb5 Nf4 28. Bf1 axb5 29. hxg5 {
1-0 Sokolov,A (2580)-King,D (2535)/Switzerland 1997/ (49)}) 20. Rhg1 (20. cxb5
axb5 21. Bxb5 Bxg5 22. Ba7 Rc8 $15) 20... bxc4 21. Bxc4 a5 22. Rc1 (22. h4 Qc8
23. Rg4 a4 $13) 22... Qd7 $5 {Another vital part of the concept, black queen
is abandonning the passive location in order to generate counterplay.} 23. Qxa5
(23. Rg4 g6 24. Ka1 Ng7 $13) 23... Qf5+ 24. Ka1 (24. Rc2 Qxf3 25. Qd2 Nf4)
24... Qxf3 25. Qd2 Nf4 26. Rgf1 (26. h4 Rfc8 27. Rgf1 Qe4 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29.
Bxf4 Kg8 $15) 26... Qh5 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. h4 (28. Qxf4 Bxg5 29. Qf5 Qg6 30. Rc2
Bf6 $15) 28... Qxh4 29. g6 hxg6 (29... h6 30. gxf7+ Kh8 31. Rc2 d5 32. Qxd5
Rfd8 33. Qe4 Qf6 34. Bd3 Rxd3 35. Qxd3 Qxf7 $14) 30. Rh1 Qg5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A
tragic mistake after a very good performance. Black gueen had to go to g4 in
order to solve the problem of the open h file, that endangers the life of his
own king.} (30... Qg4 $1 31. Rcg1 (31. Rh2 Bh4 $1 32. Rch1 g5) 31... Qf5 32.
Qh2 Qh5 33. Qxf4 (33. Qf2 $2 Rxb2 $3 34. Qxb2 Qf5 35. Rd1 Bf6 36. Rd4 f3 37.
Rhd1 f2 38. a4 Re8 39. Ka2 Rc8 $17) 33... Bf6 (33... Qe5 34. Qxe5 dxe5 35. Rh2
g5 36. Rgh1 g6) 34. Qxf6 Qxh1 35. Qxf7+ Rxf7 36. Rxh1 Rb4 $15) 31. Rh2 $1 Rxb2
(31... Bf6 32. Rch1 Qh5 33. Bb3 Rb5 34. Rxh5 gxh5 35. Qxf4 $18) 32. Rch1 {
The catastrophy is complete, black si continuing by innertia..} Rxa2+ (32...
Qh5 33. Rxh5 gxh5 34. Kxb2 $18) 33. Kxa2 (33. Qxa2 Bf6+ 34. Kb1 Qf5+ 35. Kc1
$18) 33... Ra8+ 34. Kb3 Rb8+ 35. Kc2 Qf5+ 36. Qd3 1-0

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.25"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 h6 {
Black is ready to play the necessary moves to limit his opponent's
possibilities on both flanks (a6, h6). The fight in the middlegame will centre
around the d5-square and the chance of a timely pawn advance ...d6-d5.} 8. a5
Be6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Be2 Ng4 $146 {Nepomniachtchi is trying to provoke the
opponent into playing h2-h3 by the unusual move of the knight.} (10... Rc8 11.
O-O (11. Nd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. O-O Bc5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. c4
Bc6 17. b4 Ne6 18. b5 Bd7 $11 {0-1 Escobar Forero,A (2477)-Renteria,J (2252)/
Cali 2007 (34)}) 11... Be7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Bf3 Qc7 14. Qe2 Qc6 15. Rfd1 Rfe8
16. Nb3 Bf8 17. Rd2 Qc7 18. Qd1 Qb8 19. Ra4 Rc4 20. Rxc4 Bxc4 21. Be2 Be6 $11 {
1-0 Arencibia Rodriguez,W (2485)-Gonzalez Zamora,J (2465)/Colon 1993 (72)}) (
10... Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Qc7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 15. c4 Bh7 16. Nd2
f5 17. f3 Bh4 18. b4 f4 19. Bf2 Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 $11 {1-0 O'Donnell,T (2390)
-Gardner,R/Canada 1992 (43)}) 11. Bd2 Rc8 12. O-O Ngf6 (12... Be7 13. b4 Ngf6
14. Bd3 O-O 15. Re1 $13) 13. Re1 Be7 14. Bf1 O-O 15. h3 {Smirin is making the
desired move of his own free will; the sensible alternative was to push the
g-pawn.} (15. g3 Re8 16. Nh4 Qc7 17. Qf3 Nb8 18. Nf5 Nc6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5
e4 $11) 15... Qc7 16. Nh4 {White can not make progress in the centre or the
queenside, but the transfer of the knight to f5 is certainly unpleasant for
the defender.} Nc5 (16... Rfd8 17. Qf3 Nc5 18. Nf5 d5 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. exd5
Nxd5 21. Rad1 (21. Rxe5 Nb4 22. Qd1 Qd6 23. Bf4 Qxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd1 25. Nxd1
Nxc2 $11) 21... Nb4 22. Rxe5 Nxc2 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Nd4 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.
Qe3 $14) 17. g3 Rfd8 {Strictly speaking Black could have probably played the
central advance without preparation, but the risk involved was simply too big.}
(17... d5 $5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bc3 (20. Bxh6 Be6 21. Be3 Bxh4 22.
gxh4 Rfd8 $44) (20. Nf5 Bf6 21. b4 Ne4 22. Bxh6 Nc3 23. Qg4 Be6 24. Bg5 Qd8 25.
Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Rxe5 g6 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Nh4 g5 $11) 20... Be4 21. Bg2 Bxh4 22.
Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Bf6 $11) 18. Qe2 (18. b4 Ncd7 19. Qf3 Nb8 20. Nd5 (20. b5 $6
d5 $17) (20. Bd3 Nc6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 e4 23. Bxe4 Ne5 24. Qg2 Nxe4 25.
Rxe4 Qxc2 $15) 20... Bxd5 21. exd5 Qxc2 22. Nf5 Bf8 $15) 18... d5 $1 {The
perfect timing of the central advance is worth noticing. The second player was
not able to improve his pieces any more and correctly decided to begin
activity in the centre.} 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 (20. Qxe5 $2 Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Nb4
$17) 20... Rxd5 21. Bg2 {The refocussing of the knight on h4 via g2 would have
been too meek, so White prefers to maximise the impact of his bishops.} (21.
Ng2 f5 (21... Rdd8 22. Bc3 f6 23. Nh4 Qc6 $15) 22. Ne3 Rd7 (22... Rdd8 23. Bg2
e4 24. Bc3 f4 $15) 23. Bg2 Rf8 $15) 21... Rdd8 22. Bc3 e4 $5 {The Russian
champion from 2010 is a very ambitious young player. His decision to sacrifice
the pawn involves very little risk and faces Smirin with some difficult
choices.} (22... f6 23. Ng6 Bd6 24. h4 Qd7 25. h5 Na4 26. Rxa4 Qxa4 27. Bxb7
$11) 23. Bxe4 (23. Qe3 Bg5 24. f4 Bxh4 25. gxh4 f5 $17) 23... Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Bc5
25. Nf5 {The desire to get rid of the miserable knight on h4 is fully
commendable, but the retreat of the queen might have been objectively stronger
.} (25. Qf3 Bd4 (25... Rd5 26. Rad1 Rg5 27. Kh2 Bd6 28. Re4 $13) 26. Bxd4 Rxd4
27. Nf5 Rd2 28. Ne3 Rcd8 29. h4 Bd7 $11) 25... Bxf5 26. Qxf5 Qxg3+ 27. Kf1 Qh2
28. Qf3 Bd4 29. Re7 $2 {Some of the choices in a chess game are of transitory
importance, others can influence the battle till the end. White is taking
enormous risks by accepting the damage to his pawn structure. With five
isolated or doubled pawns he will need serious compensation for the strategic
vulnerability.} (29. Bxd4 Rxd4 30. c3 Rd6 31. Rad1 Rf6 32. Qg2 Qc7 $15) 29...
Bxc3 30. bxc3 (30. Qxf7+ $2 Kh8 31. bxc3 Qxh3+ 32. Ke2 Qg4+ 33. Kf1 Rf8 $19)
30... Rf8 31. Rd1 (31. Ra4 Rc7 32. Rxc7 Qxc7 33. Rb4 Qxa5 34. Rxb7 Qc5 $15)
31... Rc6 32. Rd4 (32. Rxb7 $2 Rg6 33. Rdd7 Qg1+ 34. Ke2 Rf6 $19) 32... Re6 $1
{Black needs to improve the positions of his pieces, defend f7 and take over
the initiative. Success in this plan will give him every reason to fight for
the full point.} 33. Rxb7 (33. Rxe6 fxe6 34. Qe3 e5 35. Rd6 h5 $15) (33. Rdd7
Rf6 34. Qe3 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qb1 36. Qd3 b5 $15) 33... Rf6 34. Qg2 Qe5 35. Rg4 (35.
Rb6 Re8 36. Kg1 Qe1+ 37. Qf1 Qxc3 38. Rxf6 Re1 $17) 35... Re8 36. Rb1 (36.
Rxg7+ $2 Kh8 37. Rb1 Rfe6 $19) 36... g6 37. c4 (37. Qg3 Qxa5 $17) 37... Qxa5 {
The material on the board is equal egain, but Black has the better pawn
structure and perfectly coordinated forces.} 38. Qd5 Qa2 39. Qd1 (39. Rb3 h5
40. Qd4 hxg4 41. Qxf6 Qxc2 $19) 39... h5 (39... Qa3 40. Kg2 Qc5 41. Qd2 Rf5 42.
Kg1 h5 $17) 40. Rd4 Qa5 41. Qd3 (41. Qd2 Qf5 42. Rb3 $15) 41... Qe5 42. Kg1 (
42. Rd1 $2 Qh2 $19) 42... Qg5+ 43. Qg3 Qf5 {The most depressing aspect of
White's position is the fact that he can not hope to improve it. The only
chance would be a counterattack against the black king, but Nempomiachtchi can
easily prevent that.} (43... Qxg3+ 44. fxg3 Re2 45. Rb2 Rff2 46. Rd6 Rh2 47.
Rxa6 Reg2+ 48. Kf1 Rxg3 $17) 44. Rd2 Kh7 (44... Rfe6 45. Rd5 Qxc2 46. Qd3 Qxd3
47. Rxd3 Rc6 $17) 45. Rbd1 Rc8 (45... Qe4 $1 46. Qd3 (46. c5 Rf5 47. Qe3 Qxe3
48. fxe3 Rxe3 $19) 46... Qh4 47. Qg3 Qxc4 $17) 46. Qc3 {The last moment, when
the reistance could have been stronger with a slightly quirky queen move to h4.
} (46. Qh4 $5 Rcc6 (46... Rfc6 47. Rd5 Qxc2 48. Qf4 $15) 47. c3 Qa5 48. Rd3 Kg7
$17) 46... Qf4 47. Qd4 Qg5+ 48. Kf1 (48. Kh2 Rf4 49. Qe3 Rcxc4 50. Rd4 Rfxd4
51. Qxg5 Rxd1 $19) 48... Rf3 49. Qd5 (49. Rd3 Rf4 50. Qd5 Qh4 $19) 49... Qg3 {
The demise of the h3-pawn makes any further resistance pointless.} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 f5 15.
gxf6 Rxf6 16. Na5 (16. Kb1 Nf4 17. Qf2 Qc7 18. Bd3 Raf8 19. Be4 Bd8 20. Nc1 Qb7
21. Qg3 Bb6 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Qe1 Ne5 {0-1 Vovsha,E-Pavlovic,M/Biel 2001/ (52)}
) 16... Nf4 17. Nc6 (17. Rg1 Qf8 18. Nc6 Bd8 19. Qf2 Qf7 20. Rg3 Rh6 21. Qg1
Bh4 22. Rg4 Nf6 23. Bxf4 {1/2-1/2 Ciemniak,R-Gralka,J/Lubniewice 1994/ (23)})
17... Qf8 {Black is hoping to compensate for the intruder on c6 with his own
magnificient knight on f4.} (17... Qe8 18. Re1 (18. c4 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Kh8 20.
Kb1 Bd8 21. Nxd8 Qxd8 22. Rc1 Rf7 23. Rc3 {1-0 Jaracz,P-Mrdja,M/Lido Estensi
2002/ (38)}) 18... Kf8 19. Rg1 Qf7 20. Bxf4 Rxf4 21. Bh3 Bh4 22. Re4 Rxe4 23.
fxe4 Nf6 24. Qb4 Qc7 25. Be6 g6 26. Nxe5 {1-0 Malakhov,V-Cvitan,O/Saint
Vincent 2002/ (34)}) 18. Kb1 Bd8 (18... Nb8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qa5 Qe8 21. Rg1
Nd7 $13) 19. Nxd8 Qxd8 (19... Rxd8 20. c4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 Nb8 $13) 20. c4 bxc4 (
20... Rb8 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Rg1 Rf7 23. Rc1 $14) 21. Bxc4 Nb6 22. Bb3 (22. Rc1
a5 23. Rhg1 a4 $13) 22... a5 23. a3 (23. a4 Nd7 24. Rc1 Rb8 $15) 23... Rf7 (
23... a4 24. Ba2 Rb8 25. Rc1 Qe8 26. Rc6 Nd7 27. Rhc1 Qh5 $13) 24. Rc1 Rb7 25.
Rc2 Qd7 $2 {Hracek is eager to generate some real counterplay, but there was
no need to sacrifice the pawn.} (25... Qf6 26. Rg1 a4 27. Ba2 $13) 26. Bxf4
exf4 27. Qxf4 Qb5 (27... Rf8 28. Qg4 Qf5 29. Qxf5 Rxf5 30. Rc3 $14) 28. Ba2 Qd3
(28... Rd8 29. Re1 $14) 29. Rhc1 (29. Qxd6 $5 Na4 (29... Kh8 30. Rhc1 Re8 31.
f4 $16) 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Kc1 Rf8 32. Qe4 Nxb2 33. Qxd3 Nxd3+ 34. Kd2 $16) 29...
Rd8 30. Ka1 Rf7 31. Qh4 Re8 (31... Rdf8 32. Rc6 Qb5 33. Rxd6 Na4 34. Qd4 $16)
32. Rc6 {Black simply doesn't have enough play for the missing pawn.} Qe3 33.
Qg3 (33. Bb1 g6 34. Be4 $16) 33... Rf6 (33... Qd2 34. Qxd6 Rd7 35. Qe6+ Rxe6
36. dxe6 Kf8 37. exd7 Nxd7 38. R6c2 $16) 34. Bb1 (34. Qg1 Qxg1 35. Rxg1 Nd7 36.
Ra6 $16) 34... Na4 (34... Nxd5 35. Ba2 Qd2 36. R6c2 Qd3 37. Rc8 Rxc8 38. Rxc8+
Kf7 39. Qg5 $18) 35. Rc7 (35. Qh4 Nc5 36. Qxh7+ Kf8 37. Qh8+ Kf7 38. Rc7+ $18)
35... Re7 (35... Qh6 36. Re1 $16) 36. Rc8+ Rf8 (36... Kf7 37. Bxh7 $18) 37. Qh4
$1 (37. Qh4 $1 g6 38. Qxa4 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Iljin, Artem"]
[Black "Dworakowska, Joanna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 Rfb8 13. g5 Nh5 14. f4 $5 $146
{The pawn advance is new in this very position, but belongs to the well known
strategical motives in the similar lines of the English attack.} (14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 (15. Qxd5 b5 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. Qb3 Rb7 18. Be2 Rab8 19. Nf1 Nc4 20. Bc1
Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. h4 a5 {0-1 Muhren,B-Svent,S/Budva 2003/ (36)}) 15... Nf8
(15... a5 16. Nc1 Nb6 17. Rg1 g6 18. Qd3 a4 19. a3 Ra5 20. Qe4 Rc8 21. Na2 f5
22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Rxg6+ Kh8 24. Bxb6 Nxe4 25. Bxc7 Rxc7 26. Rg1 {1-0 Pelletier,
Y-Gaule,P/Lausanne 2004/ (71)}) 16. Bh3 Ng6 17. Bg4 Ngf4 18. Nd4 Nxd5 19. Ne6
fxe6 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Bxd5 {1-0 Shomoev,A-Calotescu,A/Cappelle la Grande 2003/
(47)}) 14... exf4 15. Bxf4 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 g6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Horrible
strategical decision, black is only speeding up white's attack along the h
file.} (16... Ne5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 b5 19. h4 $14) 17. h4 $1 Bf8 18. Nd4 (
18. h5 Re8 19. Bh3 $40) 18... Bg7 19. h5 Nc5 (19... Qb6 20. Na4 $1 Qb4 21. Nxe6
fxe6 22. Bh3 Re8 23. Qxd6 $18) 20. hxg6 hxg6 (20... fxg6 21. Nxe6 Nxe6 22. Qg4
Re8 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Bc4 Qxg5 25. Qh3 Qh5 26. Qxh5 gxh5 27. Nc7 $18) 21. Rd2 (
21. Qh2 b5 22. Nxe6 Nxe6 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. gxf6 Qxf6 26. Rxd6 $18)
21... Qe7 (21... Re8 22. Qh4 Qb6 23. Rdh2 Kf8 24. Nxe6+ fxe6 25. Rf2+ Ke7 26.
Qh7 Rg8 27. Rf6 $18) 22. Nf5 $5 {The position was very critical for
Dwoarakowska, but Iljin's solution is original and convincing.} gxf5 (22...
Bxf5 23. exf5 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Qe1+ 25. Kb2 Rc8 26. fxg6 Na4+ 27. Qxa4 Qxd2 28.
Rh8+ Kg7 29. Rh7+ Kg8 (29... Kxg6 30. Qe4+ Kxg5 31. Qh4+ Kf5 32. Bh3+ $18) 30.
Bc4 $18) 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 Bxc3 (24... Qe6 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Bd3 Bxc3 27.
bxc3 Nxd3 28. cxd3 Ke7 29. Rf1 Rf8 (29... Rh8 30. Rxf7+ Qxf7 31. Re2+ $18) 30.
Qh1 $18) 25. Bc4 $1 {The key move of the combination, white will be able to
brak through the light squares.} Bxd2 $2 (25... Bg7 26. Rdh2 $1 Qe8 (26... Ne6
27. Rh8+ Bxh8 28. Qh7+ $18) 27. Rh7 Nd7 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Rh7+ $18) 26. Qh7+
1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 h5 10. a4 Nbd7 11. a5 Rc8 12. Be2 Qc7 13. O-O O-O 14. Kh1 $5 {
Grischuk has taken his time to study an inetresting theoretical position and
came with a novelty of removing the king from the a7-g1 diagonal.} Rfd8 15. Nc1
(15. Rfd1 d5 $1 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Nf6 $11) 15... h4 (15...
Nc5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. b4 $14) 16. Rd1 Nc5 (16... g6 $5) 17. Nd5 $1
Bxd5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Serious positional mistake, black will not be able to
withstand the march of white queenside pawns without the white squared bishop.}
(17... Nxd5 $1 18. exd5 Bf5 19. b4 Nd7 20. c4 $14) 18. exd5 Nh5 19. b4 Nd7 20.
c4 f5 (20... Bf6 21. Ra2 $16) 21. c5 $1 Ndf6 (21... dxc5 22. d6 Bxd6 23. Qxd6
Qxd6 24. Rxd6 cxb4 25. Nd3 $18) 22. c6 Rf8 (22... bxc6 23. Bxa6 Nxd5 (23... Rb8
24. Qc3 c5 25. b5 $18) 24. Bc4 Rb8 25. Bxd5+ cxd5 26. Qxd5+ Kf8 27. Bb6 $18)
23. b5 $1 axb5 (23... bxc6 24. bxc6 Rb8 25. Bxa6 $18) 24. Bxb5 Bd8 (24... h3
25. g3 $16) 25. cxb7 Qxb7 26. Bc6 Qf7 (26... Rxc6 27. dxc6 Qxc6 28. Qxd6 $18)
27. a6 f4 28. Bf2 e4 29. a7 $1 {The main white trumph will help to avert the
focus from the endangered location of the white's king.} (29. fxe4 $2 Nxe4 30.
Qd4 (30. Qe1 Nhg3+ $1 31. Kg1 (31. hxg3 hxg3 32. Qxe4 Qh5+ 33. Kg1 gxf2+ 34.
Kxf2 Bh4+ $19) 31... Nxf2 32. Qxf2 Ne4 $17) 30... Bf6 31. Qxe4 Bxa1 $13) 29...
Ng3+ (29... e3 30. Bxe3 fxe3 31. Qxe3 $18) 30. Bxg3 (30. Kg1 e3 31. Qb4 exf2+
32. Kxf2 $17) (30. hxg3 $2 hxg3 31. a8=Q Qh5+ 32. Kg1 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 Qh1+ 34. Ke2
(34. Bg1 Bb6 $1) 34... Qxg2 35. Rf1 Rxa8 36. Rxa8 exf3+ 37. Ke1 Ne4 $19) 30...
hxg3 (30... fxg3 31. a8=Q Rxa8 32. Rxa8 exf3 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. gxf3 $18) 31.
Qxf4 Qh5 (31... exf3 32. Qxf3 Ng4 33. Qxf7+ (33. Qxg4 $4 Qf1+ 34. Rxf1 Rxf1#)
33... Kxf7 34. Nd3 $18) 32. h3 exf3 33. Qxf3 Ne4 $5 {In the lost position
black can afford even such brave attempt to turn the tide of the unfavorable
flow of the fight.} (33... Qxf3 34. gxf3 Bb6 35. a8=Q $18) 34. Qxh5 Nf2+ 35.
Kg1 Bb6 (35... Nxd1 36. Qxd1 Bb6+ 37. Kh1 $18) 36. Kf1 (36. a8=Q $2 Nxd1+ 37.
Kh1 Rf1#) 36... Nxh3+ (36... Nd3+ 37. Ke2 (37. Qf3 Rxf3+ 38. gxf3 Nf4 39. Rd2
g2+ 40. Rxg2 Nxg2 41. Kxg2 $18) 37... Nf4+ 38. Kd2 Nxh5 39. a8=Q Rxa8 40. Rxa8
Rxa8 41. Bxa8 Nf4 42. Ne2 $18) 37. Ke1 (37. Qf3 Rxf3+ 38. gxf3 Nf4 39. Rd2 $18)
37... Nf4 38. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 {Atlas,V} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3
e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Bd3 b5 (12...
Nc5 $5 13. Nxc5 (13. Be2 Nxb3 14. cxb3 b5 15. h4 O-O 16. Bg5 b4 17. Na4 a5 18.
Qe3 Rb8 19. g3 Nh7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. g4 Nf6 22. Rhg1 hxg4 23. fxg4 d5 {0-1
Tiviakov,S-Gallagher,J/Batumi/1999/ (56)}) 13... dxc5 14. Qe2 Qa5 15. Nd5 Nxd5
16. exd5 Bxd5 17. c4 Be6 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. Bc3 Bf6 20. Bc2 Ke7 21. g4 g6 {
0-1 Shabalov,A-Zhang Zhong/Seattle 2001/ (45)}) 13. h3 h4 (13... O-O 14. g4 h4
15. g5 Nh5 16. Rhg1 $14) 14. f4 Qc7 (14... g6 15. Rhf1 Qc7 16. Qf2 $14) 15.
Rhe1 {Due to the uncertain structure on the kingside black has problems to
remove the king from the center.} Nb6 (15... exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. Nd4 g6 18.
Rf1 $14) 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Nd5 $1 Qd8 (17... Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. fxe5 Bxb3
20. axb3 dxe5 21. Rxe5 Kf8 22. Bxb5 $1 Bf6 (22... axb5 23. Rxe7 Qc5 (23... Kxe7
24. Qd7+ Kf6 25. Rd6+ $16) 24. Rd7 $16) 23. Bd7 Bxe5 24. Bxc8 $16) (17... Bxd5
18. exd5 Rh5 19. Na5 (19. Be2 Rf5) 19... exf4 (19... Nxd5 20. Be2 Rh6 21. Bg4
Rd8 22. Qxd5 Qxa5 23. fxe5 $16) (19... Kf8 20. Be2 Rf5 21. fxe5 Rxe5 22. Bf3
$16) 20. Nc6 Nxd5 21. Qe2 f3 (21... Qxc6 22. Qxh5 g6 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Qxg6+
Kf8 25. Rd4 $18) 22. Qxf3 Rg5 23. Qxd5 Rxd5 24. Nxe7 Re5 25. Nxc8 Qc5 26. Rxe5+
dxe5 27. Nd6+ $16) 18. c3 $1 O-O (18... Nxd5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Bxb5+ axb5 21.
Qxd5 $16) 19. Bc2 Re8 $2 {[%mdl 32] The decisive mistake, as black is
misjudging the strategical complications of the solution in the center.} (19...
Nh5 $1 20. Nxe7+ (20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Qf2 Bd6 $11) (20. f5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qb6)
20... Qxe7 21. f5 (21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Nxf4 $11) 21... Bxb3 22. Bxb3 Rfd8
$11) 20. Nxf6+ (20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 exf4 23. Rxa6 Bxb3 (23...
b4 24. cxb4 Bxb3 25. Bxb3 Nxe4 26. Rd1 $16) 24. axb3 Re5 25. Rf1 $1 $16) 20...
Bxf6 (20... gxf6 21. f5 $18) 21. f5 Bxb3 $2 (21... Bd7 $1 22. Qxd6 Bc6 23. Qxd8
Rexd8 24. Nc5 a5 $14) 22. Bxb3 Qa5 (22... Rf8 23. Qxd6 Qa5 24. Qd2 $16) 23. Rg1
{'!' Atlas,V.} (23. Qxd6 $6 Red8 24. Qb4 Qxb4 25. cxb4 Bg5 $14) 23... Red8 (
23... d5 24. Bxd5 Be7 25. g3 b4 26. c4 $18) 24. g4 {'!' Atlas,V.} hxg3 (24...
d5 25. Bxd5 Be7 26. g5 b4 27. c4 $18) 25. Rxg3 Kf8 26. h4 $1 {The white attack
is devastating, black has no counterplay and very poor chance to survive with
his endangered king. Atlas,V: 'As we will see, the march of the h-pawn is very
important element in White's attacking concept.'} Qb6 (26... Bxh4 27. Rh3 Bf6
28. Qd5 $16) (26... d5 27. Bxd5 Bxh4 28. Rxg7 $3 Kxg7 (28... Rxd5 29. Rxf7+
Kxf7 30. Qxd5+ Kf8 31. Rg1 $18) 29. Rg1+ Kf8 (29... Kf6 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. Rg7
$18) 30. Qh6+ Ke8 31. Bxf7+ Kd7 32. Rg7 $18) (26... Qc7 27. h5 $18) 27. h5 Qc6
28. Bd5 Qd7 29. Rdg1 Rc5 30. h6 {'!' Atlas,V.} gxh6 (30... Ke7 31. hxg7 Rg8 32.
Rh1 (32. Qh6 Qc8 33. Qh7 a5 34. Rg6 Rxd5 35. Rxf6 Rd3 36. Qh4 $18) 32... Qd8
33. Rh6 $18) 31. Qxh6+ Ke7 32. Qxf6+ $3 {Very impressive combination with
unusual mating motive.} (32. Bxf7 Rh8 {'/\' Atlas,V.} 33. Qg6 $16) ({or} 32.
Rg7 {Atlas,V would be sufficient for win, but the terrific queen sacrifice is
certainly the best continuation!}) 32... Kxf6 33. Rg6+ {'!' Atlas,V. Atlas,V:
'Well, if you would not see this brilliant strike, you would not sacrifice
your queen, would you?'} fxg6 (33... Ke7 34. f6+ Kf8 35. Rg8#) 34. Rxg6+ Ke7
35. f6+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[Round "10.8"]
[White "Bromberger, Stefan"]
[Black "Balzar, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2346"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tegernsee"]
[BlackTeam "Baiertal/Schatthausen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. a5 Qb7 15.
Bc4 Be7 16. Ra4 Rb8 17. Qd3 Ra8 18. Qd2 Rb8 19. Nc1 Bd8 (19... e4 20. Na2 exf3
21. gxf3 Qd7 22. b3 Qh3 23. Rf1 Nd7 24. Nxb4 Nc5 25. Ra2 O-O 26. Kd1 {1-0
Tseshkovsky,V-Lukov,V/Sochi/1981/ (55)}) (19... O-O 20. Na2 e4 (20... Bd8 21.
Nxb4 Bxa5 22. Rxa5 Qxb4 23. Qxb4 Rxb4 24. b3 Ra8 {1/2-1/2 Svatos,J-Neuman,P/
Litomysl 1994/ (70)}) 21. Nxb4 exf3 22. gxf3 Nd7 23. Bxa6 Bh4+ 24. Kf1 Qa8 25.
Be2 Nc5 26. Ra2 {1-0 Pilarska,C-Gocheva,R/Hajduszoboszlo/1991/ (76)}) 20. Nd3 (
20. Kd1 Bxa5 21. Rxa5 Qc7 22. Rxa6 Qxc4 23. Rxd6 O-O 24. Re1 Rfc8 25. Rc6 Rxc6
26. dxc6 Qxc6 27. Rxe5 {1/2-1/2 Djurhuus,R-Sadler,M/Gausdal/1994/ (56)}) 20...
Bxa5 (20... Nxd5 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Bxd5 O-O 24. Ke2 Rc8 25. Bb3
Be7 26. Rd1 Rfd8 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Bc4 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-De Firmian,N/Polanica
Zdroj/1995/ (53)}) 21. Nc5 $6 {This new approach to the older problem is not
the best, black has enough counterplay to fight for an advantage.} (21. Rxa5
Qc7 22. Rxa6 Qxc4 23. Rxd6 O-O 24. O-O Nxd5 25. Re1 f6 26. Re4 Qb5 {1/2-1/2
Lima,D-Leitao,R/Rio de Janeiro/1997/ (39)}) 21... dxc5 22. Rxa5 O-O 23. Rxa6 (
23. O-O $5 Rfd8 24. Rd1 Rd6 $15) 23... Ra8 $6 (23... Rfd8 $1 24. d6 (24. Ra1
Rd7 25. Rd1 Rbd8 26. Qg5 h6 $17) 24... Ra8 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. O-O Ne8 27. Rd1
Rxd6 $17) 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. O-O Rd8 26. Rd1 h6 (26... Qb8 27. d6 Ne8 28. Qd5
Nxd6 29. Qxc5 Nxc4 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Qxc4 $11) 27. Qe3 Qc7 28. Re1 Re8 (28...
Nxd5 29. Qxe5 $14) 29. Qb3 Re7 (29... Qd6 30. Qa4 Rd8 31. Qc6 $11) 30. Qa4 Ne8
31. Qc6 {The ending is pretty equal, but white can believe he has slightly
better chances.} Nd6 (31... Qxc6 32. dxc6 Nd6 33. Bd5 $14) 32. Qxc7 Rxc7 33. b3
f6 (33... Nxc4 34. bxc4 f6 35. Ra1 $14) 34. Bd3 (34. Ra1 Kf7 35. Ra6 Ke7 36.
Kf2 $11) 34... Kf7 35. Ra1 f5 36. Ra6 Ke7 37. g4 fxg4 (37... g6 38. Kf2 $11)
38. fxg4 Kd7 39. Kf2 Ke7 40. Ke3 Kd7 41. h4 Ke7 42. Kf3 Kd7 43. Ra8 Ke7 44. Rg8
Kf7 (44... Kf6 45. Rd8 Ke7 $11) 45. Rb8 Ke7 46. Rb6 Rc8 47. Ra6 Rc7 48. Bh7 c4
$5 (48... g5 $11) 49. bxc4 Rxc4 50. Ra7+ Kf6 51. Rd7 Rf4+ 52. Ke2 (52. Kg3 Ne4+
53. Bxe4 Rxe4 54. Rb7 Re3+ 55. Kf2 Re4 $11) 52... Ne4 $6 {Black could have
already tried for more with well coordinated forces.} (52... Nb5 $1 53. g5+
hxg5 54. hxg5+ Kxg5 55. Rxg7+ Kf6 56. Rg6+ Kf7 57. Rg5 $15) 53. Ke3 Nf2 54.
Rd6+ Kf7 55. Bg6+ Kf8 (55... Ke7 56. Re6+ Kd7 (56... Kd8 57. Rxe5 Rxg4 58. Kxf2
Rxg6 59. Re4 Rd6 $11) 57. Rxe5 Rxg4 58. Kxf2 (58. h5 Rxg6 $1 59. hxg6 $2 (59.
Kxf2 $142 $11) 59... Ng4+ 60. Kf4 Nxe5 61. Kxe5 h5 $19) 58... Rxg6 $11) 56. Rd7
Nxg4+ 57. Ke2 Nf6 58. Rf7+ Kg8 (58... Ke8 $2 59. Rxf6+ $18) 59. d6 Rg4 (59...
Re4+ $1 60. Kf3 (60. Bxe4 Kxf7 61. Bf5 g6 62. d7 Ke7 63. Bxg6 Nxd7 $17) 60...
Rf4+ 61. Ke2 (61. Kg2 Rxh4 $19) 61... Re4+ $11) 60. h5 Nh7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]
Horrible mistake that will cost a piece, since the knight is suddenly so far
away from the white's passed d pawn.} (60... Re4+ $1 61. Kf3 Rf4+ 62. Kg2 Nxh5
63. d7 Rg4+ 64. Kf2 Rxg6 65. Rxg7+ Kxg7 66. d8=Q $13) 61. d7 Rd4 62. Re7 Nf8
63. Bf5 Nxd7 (63... g5 64. Re8 $18) 64. Rxd7 Rf4 (64... Rxd7 65. Bxd7 Kf7 66.
Bf5 $18) 65. Bg6 Kf8 66. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Sanjin Hotel Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Tiayuan"]
[Date "2005.07.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Qd2 Be7 13. Ng3 Nf4 14. h4 h6 15. Bxf4
exf4 16. Nh5 Bxb3 17. axb3 Kf8 $5 {Interesting retreat of the king. Black
solves the problem of the centralized monarch and hopes to save the tempo
later in the game.} 18. Nxf4 (18. g6 Ne5 19. O-O-O Nxg6 20. Nxf4 Nxh4 21. Bc4
Bg5 22. Kb1 Nxf3 23. Qf2 Bxf4 24. Qxf3 g5 25. e5 Ra7 26. Rxd6 Qe7 27. Qh5 Bxe5
28. Rxh6 Rxh6 29. Qxh6+ Bg7 {0-1 Birmingham,E-Renet,J/Epinal 1986/ (42)}) 18...
hxg5 19. Nd5 g4 $1 (19... gxh4 20. Qxb4 Nf6 $16) 20. f4 (20. fxg4 Bxh4+ 21. Kd1
a5 $11) 20... Bxh4+ (20... Rxh4 $5 21. Rg1 Nf6 22. Qd4 (22. Qxb4 Nxd5 23. exd5
a5 $15) 22... Rh2 23. Nxb4 Qc8 $15) 21. Kd1 Nf6 (21... a5 22. Bc4 $14) 22. Qxb4
Nxd5 23. exd5 a5 24. Qd4 {The chances are about equal since both sides enjoy
pawn majority on the opposite flanks.} (24. Qd2 Qb6 25. Bd3 Rh6 $11) 24... Rh6
25. c3 (25. Be2 f5 26. c3 Bf6 27. Qg1 $11) 25... Bf6 26. Qg1 Qd7 27. Be2 $6 (
27. Bd3 Rh3 28. Kc2 a4 (28... Rxd3 $2 29. Rh8+ Ke7 30. Re1+ Be5 31. Rxa8 Qf5
32. Rxe5+ dxe5 33. Qc5+ $18) 29. b4 $11) 27... Rh3 $1 (27... Qf5 28. Rxh6 gxh6
29. Qxg4 Qxd5+ 30. Kc2 $11) 28. Bf1 (28. Rh2 Qf5 29. Bxg4 Qxd5+ 30. Kc1 Rxh2
31. Qxh2 Kg8 $15) 28... Qf5 $1 29. Bxh3 $2 {Motylev has completely lost the
feeling of danger. After the demise of the black rook his opponent will still
have enough firepower to finish white king.} (29. Rxh3 gxh3 30. Qh1 Rb8 31.
Qxh3 Qxd5+ 32. Bd3 Qxb3+ 33. Bc2 Qb6 34. Rxa5 g6 $17) 29... Qd3+ 30. Kc1 (30.
Ke1 $2 Re8+ 31. Kf2 Qf3#) 30... Bxc3 $1 31. Qd1 Bd2+ 32. Qxd2 Rc8+ 33. Kd1 Qf3+
34. Qe2 Qxd5+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.01"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Denmark"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. Ng3 a5 15.
Kb1 Nc7 16. f4 a4 17. Nc1 exf4 18. Bxf4 b3 19. Nf5 Nd5 $5 {[%mdl 4] Slightly
artificial route for the knight from g8-f6-e8-c7-d5 to e7 is quite efficient.
Black sacrifices the pawn, but hopes to get the counterplay.} (19... bxc2+ 20.
Qxc2 Bxf5 21. exf5 Nc5 22. f6 gxf6 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Rxd6 Qe7 25. Rg1+ Kh8 26.
Qxc5 Rab8 27. Nd3 Rb5 28. Qc6 Bg7 29. Rxg7 {1-0 Lukin,A-Shashin,A/Leningrad
1975/}) 20. Nxe7+ Nxe7 21. Bxd6 bxa2+ (21... Re8 22. h4 Qb6 23. cxb3 axb3 24.
a3 Ra4 25. Bh3 Rxe4 26. Bxe6 Rxe6 27. Rhe1 Nd5 28. Bg3 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Qg6+ 30.
Ka1 Rxe1 31. Bxe1 Qe4 32. Nxb3 {1-0 Inarkiev,E (2618)-Loginov,V (2527)/Kazan
2005/ (57)}) 22. Nxa2 Re8 23. h4 (23. Nc3 Nc6 24. Bb5 $14) 23... Nc6 (23... Bg4
$5 24. Re1 (24. Be2 Bxe2 25. Qxe2 Qb6 26. Ba3 Ne5 $132) 24... Ne5 $11) 24. h5
Ra5 $6 {The rook will remain exposed and the idea does little to prevent the
advance of white kingside pawns.} (24... Bg4 25. g6 Nde5 26. gxh7+ Kxh7 27. h6
g6 28. Be2 $16) 25. g6 $1 fxg6 (25... Qb6 26. gxh7+ Kxh7 27. h6 g6 28. Nb4 $16)
26. hxg6 hxg6 (26... h6 27. Nb4 Nde5 28. Nxc6 Nxc6 29. Qc3 Qb6 30. Bc4 $18) 27.
Nb4 $1 Ndb8 (27... Nxb4 28. Qxb4 Qa8 29. Bc4 Rh5 30. Bb5 Rc8 31. Qxa4 $18) 28.
Nd5 $5 {Parligras has made a great deal of work with his knight, Hansen is
unable to tame it without outright exchange on d5.} Bxd5 (28... Qxd6 29. Nf6+
gxf6 30. Qxd6 $18) (28... a3 29. Bxa3 Bxd5 30. exd5 Ne5 31. Qc3 $18) 29. exd5
Qxd6 (29... Ne7 30. Bxb8 a3 31. Bc4 $18) 30. dxc6 Qxd2 (30... Qxc6 31. Qxa5
Qxh1 32. Bc4+ $18) 31. Bc4+ Kf8 (31... Qd5 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Bxd5+ Kf8 34. Rh8+
Ke7 35. Rxe8+ Kxe8 36. c7 $18) 32. Rxd2 Nxc6 (32... Rh5 33. Rf2+ Ke7 34. Re1+
$18) 33. Rd7 $1 (33. Rd7 $1 Ne7 34. Rh8+ Ng8 35. Rxg8#) 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.06.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 {The idea of preventing the main plan in the English Attack with h5 is
among the most solid defensive ideas for Black. The compromising of the
kingside pawn structure is amply compensated for by the slowing of the
opponent's plans.} 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 g6 12. Be2 {Quiet
development for White seems to be natural enough, but it may not be sufficient.
The only real alternative is an immediate attempt to hinder Black's plans with
the move 12.Na5!?} (12. Na5 $5 Qc7 13. Be2 (13. c4 Bg7 14. Be2 O-O (14... h4
15. O-O Nh5 16. Rfd1 Nf4 17. Bf1 b6 18. Nc6 Kf8 19. b4 Bf6 20. a4 h3 21. g3 Ng2
22. Bxg2 hxg2 23. Ra3 Kg7 24. a5 {1-0 Horvath,A-Papp,G/Balatonlelle 2004/ (33)}
) (14... e4 15. f4 Ng4 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. O-O f5 18. Rab1 Nc5 19. b4 Nd3 20. c5
Qf7 21. Nc4 O-O 22. Nb6 Rad8 $15 {0-1 (33) Mamedov,N (2580)-Korobov,A (2670)
Moscow 2011}) 15. O-O b6 16. Nc6 Nb8 17. Nxb8 Raxb8 (17... Rfxb8 18. Rac1 Qd7
19. Bd3 Kh7 20. f4 e4 21. Be2 Qf5 22. h3 b5 {1/2-1/2 Jenni,F-Hort,V/Basel 2004/
(62)}) 18. Rac1 Nd7 19. Rfd1 a5 20. Bd3 f5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (25) Bonnet,
E-Guidarelli,L/Paris 2002/ (48)}) 13... Bg7 (13... Ng8 14. O-O (14. Qb4 Ne7 15.
O-O-O Rc8 16. c3 b5 17. Kb1 Nf5 18. Bc1 Bh6 19. Bxh6 Rxh6 20. c4 Nd4 21. Rhe1
Kf8 22. Nc6 Nxe2 23. Rxe2 bxc4 24. Qxc4 $14 {1-0 (44) Smeets,J (2628)-Asis
Gargatagli,H (2431) Barcelona 2011}) 14... Bh6 15. b4 Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 Ne7 17. c4
Nf5 18. Qf2 Nd4 19. Bd3 f5 20. f4 b6 {1/2-1/2 Apicella,M-Gerard,N/St Quentin
2001/ (27)}) (13... b6 14. Nb3 Bg7 15. a4 O-O 16. O-O Kh7 17. c3 Ng8 18. g4
Ndf6 19. g5 Nd7 20. f4 exf4 21. Rxf4 Ne7 22. Raf1 Kg8 23. c4 $11 {0-1 (62)
Bologan,V (2678)-Dominguez Perez,L (2719) Khanty-Mansiysk 2011}) 14. O-O-O Rc8
(14... Nb6 $5 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Qc3 (16. Nc4 Qc5 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. Rhe1 b5 $13)
16... O-O 17. Rhe1 Rac8 $13) 15. Kb1 O-O (15... Nb6 16. c4 O-O 17. Rhe1 $14)
16. Rc1 e4 (16... Rfe8 17. c4 Nc5 18. b4 Ncd7 19. g4 h4 $13) 17. f4 Nc5 18. Nb3
(18. b4 $2 b6 $1 19. Nb3 (19. Nc6 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Na4 21. c4 Qxc6 $17) 19... Nxb3
20. cxb3 (20. axb3 Nxd5 $1 $19) 20... Qb7 $15) 18... Na4 19. c3 (19. c4 $5 Ng4
20. Bxg4 hxg4 21. Nd4 $14) 19... Rfe8 (19... b5 $5 20. c4 Qd7 21. Bd4 Qf5 $13)
20. Rhf1 Nb6 21. c4 Ng4 22. f5 Nxe3 (22... Nxh2 23. Rh1 Ng4 24. Bxg4 hxg4 25.
Qf2 g3 (25... Nxc4 26. f6 $18) 26. Qf4 gxf5 27. Bd4 f6 28. Nd2 Re7 29. Qxg3 $16
) 23. Qxe3 Nd7 (23... a5 24. Nxa5 Na4 25. b4 Qe7 26. Qb3 Qe5 27. f6 Bxf6 28.
Rxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxa4 Qf2 30. Qd1 $14) 24. g4 $1 {1-0 (31) Anand,V (2782)-Kramnik,
V (2770) Dortmund 2004}) 12... Qc7 {Dominguez is preparing the great plan of
queenside counterplay with this natural queen move. Black has given up the
light-squared bishop, but his other pieces are doing a good job of controlling
vital squares.} (12... Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Na5 Qc7 15. c4 Rfe8 16. Rac1 b6 17.
Nc6 a5 18. b3 Nb8 19. Nxb8 Qxb8 20. a3 Nd7 21. Rc2 f5 22. Rb1 Kh7 23. Qc1 Re7
24. Bg5 Bf6 $11 {1/2 (65) Bulmaga,I (2393)-Duda,J (2506) Legnica 2013}) 13. c4
a5 $5 {A new idea of advancing an queenside initaitive. Black is not afraid to
expose his pawn structure on the dark squares since White is not prepared any
better for the oncoming conflict.} (13... Bg7 14. O-O b6 15. Rac1 O-O 16. Na1 (
16. Qc2 Rfe8 17. Nd2 a5 18. Ne4 Nc5 19. b3 Nh7 20. Nc3 f5 21. a3 Nf6 22. h3 Kh7
23. Nb5 Qb8 24. b4 $16 {1/2 (34) Turutin,A (2321)-Tihonov,J (2470) Zvenigorod
2008}) 16... Kh7 17. Bd1 Qb7 18. Be2 b5 19. Nb3 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Rfb8 21. Rfd1 {
0-1 (45) Arenas Vanegas,D (2420)-Dominguez Perez,L (2716) Santiago de los
Caballeros 2011} Qb4 $11) (13... b6 14. O-O-O Bg7 15. Kb1 Nc5 16. Na1 O-O 17.
Nc2 Rfe8 18. h3 Rac8 19. Rc1 a5 20. g4 e4 21. f4 Nd3 22. Nd4 Nxc1 23. Rxc1 hxg4
24. hxg4 $11 {1-0 (35) Lopez Martinez,J (2506)-Guerra Mendez,J (2434) Montcada
2012}) 14. Rd1 (14. O-O a4 15. Nc1 Bg7 16. a3 e4 17. Na2 $11) 14... a4 15. Na1
Qa5 {The exchange of the queens will alter the dynamics of the position to a
significant degree. White will not be able to exploit Black's weaknesses with
the help of a direct attack and will have to resort to positional measures.} (
15... Bg7 16. Nc2 O-O 17. Na3 $14) 16. Qxa5 Rxa5 17. Nc2 Bh6 18. Bf2 {For
better or worse the dark-squared bishop is the valuable piece for White, so
Caruana is retreating to safety.} (18. Bxh6 Rxh6 19. Kf2 Ke7 $11) 18... Ke7 {
Keeping the king in the centre seems very logical since the d6-pawn is
vulnerable, but Black could have chosen castling with a similar effect on the
value of the position.} (18... O-O 19. Na3 Rc8 20. O-O e4 $1 21. Bd4 (21. Nb5
Rxb5 22. cxb5 Rc2 $15) 21... exf3 22. Bxf3 Bf4 $11) 19. g3 (19. O-O Rc8 20. Na3
$14) 19... Ne8 (19... e4 20. Bd4 exf3 21. Bxf3 Ne5 $11) 20. O-O f5 {The
kingside expansion is a way for Black to show some teeth in a balanced
position. He could have concentrated more on maintaining the equilibrium with
the modest idea of 20...h4!?} (20... h4 $5 21. Rfe1 Nc5 22. Na3 Nc7 $11) 21.
Rfe1 Nef6 22. Bf1 (22. Kg2 Rc8 23. Na3 Nc5 24. Nb5 $14) 22... Kf7 23. Na3 e4 {
It would take a lot of imagination to believe in any advantage for White. On
the other hand Black is not obliged to wait for his adversary's initiative and
can start some activity on his own accord.} 24. f4 (24. fxe4 Nxe4 25. Nb5 Ra6
26. Bd4 Bg7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Bg2 Ndf6 $11) 24... g5 $5 {Dominguez must have
decided to play normal positions for the win; he is conciously avoiding the
still waters of more peaceful continuations.} (24... Ng4 25. Bd4 Bg7 26. Nb5
Bxd4+ 27. Rxd4 Ra6 28. h3 Ngf6 29. Be2 $11) 25. fxg5 (25. Be3 $6 gxf4 26. gxf4
Rg8+ 27. Bg2 h4 $15) 25... Bxg5 26. Bd4 Ne5 27. Be2 {White does not see the
need for any extreme measures. The position is balanced , but we are talking
about dynamic equality.} (27. Bxe5 dxe5 28. h4 Bh6 29. Bh3 Kg6 30. Nb5 Rd8 31.
d6 $11) 27... h4 28. Rf1 Kg6 29. Nb5 Rxb5 $1 {Black is demonstrating excellent
nerves, even though this positional sacrifice was carefully prepared by the
previous play.} (29... Ra6 $2 30. c5 $1 $16) 30. cxb5 hxg3 31. hxg3 Rc8 {
[%mdl 4096]} 32. Rf2 {Despite the nominal material advantage Caruana will have
to exercise some caution. All the black pieces are located actively and his
coordinaton is examplary.} (32. b3 axb3 33. axb3 Nfg4 34. Bxg4 Nxg4 35. Ra1 Bd2
$11) 32... Nfg4 33. Bxg4 (33. Rg2 $2 Be3+ 34. Kf1 Nf3 $19) 33... Nxg4 34. Re2
Rc4 35. a3 (35. b3 $2 axb3 36. axb3 Rb4 $17) 35... Bf6 $1 {Black hopes to
exchange the strong white bishop that is holding the position together.} 36.
Ba7 (36. Bxf6 Kxf6 37. Rdd2 Rc1+ 38. Kg2 Ke5 $15) 36... Be5 (36... Ne5 37. Rb1
Nd3 38. Rh2 $11) 37. Kg2 Nf6 38. Rdd2 (38. Be3 Nh5 39. g4 $1 (39. Rc1 Rxc1 40.
Bxc1 Nxg3 41. Rc2 f4 42. Rc4 Ne2 $1 43. Rxe4 Nxc1 $17) 39... fxg4 40. Rc1 Rxc1
41. Bxc1 Bf4 42. Be3 $11) 38... Rc8 (38... Nh5 39. Rc2 Rxc2 40. Rxc2 Nxg3 41.
Rc7 $11) 39. Bd4 (39. Rc2 Ra8 40. Bf2 Ra5 41. b6 Nxd5 42. Rc4 Rb5 43. Rxa4 Nxb6
44. Bxb6 Rxb6 45. b4 $11) 39... Re8 40. Re1 {It is highly probable, that White
could not have made up his mind about his goals at this stage of the game.
There were quite a few ways to keep the balance, but it is hard to point at
any idea that would promise White any plus.} (40. b6 Kg5 41. Rd1 Kg4 42. Rc2
Bxd4 43. Rxd4 Nh5 44. Rxa4 f4 45. gxf4 e3 46. f5+ Nf4+ 47. Kf1 Kxf5 48. Re2 $11
) 40... Kg5 41. Bxe5 (41. Be3+ Kg4 42. Rh1 Bxg3 43. Rh6 f4 44. Rxf6 fxe3 $11)
41... Rxe5 42. Rd4 f4 $5 {It would be difficult to overlook Black's consequent
drive towards initiative. Dominguez is definitely not happy about only keeping
the balance.} (42... Nxd5 43. Rxa4 Nb6 44. Ra7 Rxb5 45. b4 Nc4 46. Kf2 d5 $11)
43. gxf4+ Kxf4 44. Rxa4 (44. b6 $5 Nxd5 45. Rxa4 Nxb6 46. Rb4 Nd5 47. Rxb7 e3
48. Rg7 Ke4 $11) 44... Rxd5 45. Re2 (45. Rf1+ Ke5 46. b4 Rd3 47. Ra8 Nd5 $11)
45... Rxb5 46. b4 $6 {Caruana is still experiencing problems in evaluating the
position properly. His move demonstrates that he has grossly underestimated
the inherent dangers.} (46. Kf1 d5 47. Rf2+ Ke5 48. Rg2 $11) 46... Rg5+ 47. Kf1
(47. Kf2 Ng4+ 48. Ke1 e3 $17) 47... Ng4 48. Ke1 (48. Ra8 Ne3+ 49. Kf2 Rg2+ 50.
Ke1 Rg1+ 51. Kd2 Rd1+ 52. Kc3 Rd3+ 53. Kb2 Nc4+ 54. Kc1 d5 $17) 48... Ne3 49.
Rf2+ Ke5 50. Ra7 Rg7 51. a4 d5 $1 {Dominguez is now much closer to his lasting
dream of taking over the initiative. Black has no reservations about his
ambition to play for a win.} (51... Nd5 52. Ra5 e3 53. Rf5+ Kxf5 54. Rxd5+ $11)
52. a5 (52. Rh2 Rc7 53. Rf2 Nc2+ 54. Kd1 Nxb4 $17) 52... d4 53. a6 Rg1+ (53...
d3 54. Rxb7 (54. axb7 Rg1+ 55. Kd2 Kd4 $19) 54... Rg1+ 55. Kd2 Nd5 56. Re2 Ra1
$19) 54. Ke2 (54. Kd2 bxa6 55. Re7+ Kd5 56. Rd7+ Kc4 57. Re7 Nf1+ 58. Rxf1 Rxf1
59. Rxe4 Rf2+ $19) 54... bxa6 $6 {Unfortunately the final phase of the game
was not conducted in a perfect manner. Black must have been excited about his
promising chances and most likely lacked the time to calculate dangerous
attacking lines after 54...Nd5!} (54... Nd5 $1 55. Rf7 (55. axb7 d3+ 56. Kd2
Kd4 57. Rf3 e3+ 58. Rxe3 Nxe3 $19) 55... d3+ 56. Kf2 d2 57. axb7 d1=Q 58. b8=Q+
Kd4 $19) 55. Re7+ Kd5 56. Rd7+ $2 {White is also demonstrating very human
features, his nervous check decides the game.} (56. Rh2 $1 Rg2+ (56... Rg5 57.
Rc7 Kd6 58. Rc8 $15) 57. Rxg2 Nxg2 58. Kd1 Nf4 $17) 56... Kc4 57. Rc7+ Kb3 58.
Rh2 (58. Rd7 Nc2 59. Rh2 d3+ 60. Kf2 Rd1 $19) 58... Rg3 $1 {With his own king
in complete safety Black can switch his attention to the famous motif of the
perfect coordination of forces.} 59. Rd7 d3+ 60. Ke1 (60. Kf2 Rf3+ 61. Ke1 Rf1+
62. Kd2 Nc4#) (60. Kd2 Nf1+ 61. Ke1 Nxh2 $19) 60... Rf3 (60... Kc3 $5 61. Rc7+
Nc4 $19) 61. Rh1 Nc4 62. Rd4 {A symbolic way of resigning in the face of the
inevitable. White is unable to do anything against the coordinated advance of
the black pawns in the centre.} (62. Rd8 Kc3 63. Rh6 d2+ $19) (62. Rh4 Re3+ 63.
Kf2 Re2+ 64. Kg3 d2 $19) 62... Re3+ 63. Kf2 (63. Kd1 Nb2+ 64. Kc1 Re2 $19)
63... Re2+ 64. Kg3 Kc3 65. Rd8 d2 {A fascinating ending with a great
performance by Black. Confidence still plays a huge role in modern competitive
chess..} 0-1

[Event "Mondariz zt 1.1"]
[Site "Mondariz"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2000.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Nd5 Be7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. Na5 Nc5 14. Qd2 Rc8 (
14... Qc7 $5) 15. Rd1 $1 {Both players have to fight hard, since black misses
e7 bishop and white king is far from safe in the center.} (15. O-O-O Qc7 $13)
15... Na4 16. c4 (16. Qxd6 $5 Nxb2 (16... Rxc2 17. Qxa6 O-O 18. Nc6 Qe8 19.
Bxb5 $16) 17. Nc6 Qxd6 (17... Qd7 18. Nxe5 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Rxc2 20. Rxa6 O-O 21.
Bxb5 Rb8 22. a4 Nxa4 $140 $2 23. Nc6 $1 $18) 18. Rxd6 Bxa2 19. Bh3 Be6 $1 (
19... Ra8 20. Bd7+ Kf8 21. Bc5 $16) 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Nxe5 O-O 22. Rxa6 Rxc2
23. Rxe6 Nc4 $14) 16... bxc4 17. Qb4 Nc5 (17... Qd7 18. b3 Nc5 (18... cxb3 19.
Bxa6 $1 O-O 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Rxd6 bxa2 22. Rxd7 a1=Q+ 23. Rd1 $18) 19. Nxc4 $1
(19. Bxc5 dxc5 (19... Rxc5 20. Nb7 $18) 20. Qc3 Qc7 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 $14)
19... Bxc4 20. Qxc4 $16) 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 (18... d5 19. Nxe5 $1) 19. Bxc4 (19.
Qxc4 O-O 20. Qd5 Rfd8 21. b3 Ne6) 19... O-O 20. O-O Kh8 (20... Nf4 $1 21. Bxf4
exf4 22. Rd5 (22. Kh1 a5 $1 (22... Qxg5 23. Rxd6 $14) (22... Nxe4 23. Bxa6 Ra8
24. Qb7 Ng3+ 25. hxg3 Qxg5 26. Qb5 Qxg3 27. Rd2 $16) 23. Qxa5 Nxe4 $11) 22...
a5 23. Qe1 (23. Qxa5 Nxe4 24. b3 Rc5 25. Rxc5 Nxc5 $13) 23... Na4 24. b3 Nb6
$11) 21. Qd2 $2 (21. b3 Nf4 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Rd5 $13) 21... Rcd8 $2 {Both
players have missed the equalizing possibility for black, Fressinet now plays
with a handicap of knights against strong bishops.} (21... Nxe4 22. fxe4 Rxc4
23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Rxe4 25. Rxf7 Rc8 26. Rc6 Kg8 27. Rxc8+ Kxf7 28. Kf2 Rh4
$11) 22. Kh1 Ne6 23. Bxa6 Nhf4 24. Bc4 Qxg5 25. a4 Qg6 (25... Qh5 26. a5 f5 27.
Bxe6 Nxe6 28. a6 $16) 26. a5 f5 27. Bd5 fxe4 (27... Nxd5 28. exd5 $16) 28. Bxe4
Qh5 29. Bb6 Rd7 30. Bc6 Rdf7 31. a6 $1 (31. Qxd6 Nd4 32. Bxd4 exd4 33. a6 Rf6
$132) 31... Nd4 32. Bxd4 exd4 33. Qxd4 Qg5 34. Qg1 (34. Rd2 Qa5 35. Bb7 $16) (
34. Rg1 Qa5 35. Ra1 Qc7 36. Bb5 $16) 34... Qa5 35. Ra1 Qc7 36. Bb7 d5 37. Ra3 (
37. Qd4 Qc2 38. Rf2 $16) 37... Rf6 38. Rc1 Qd7 39. Qg4 $2 (39. Qc5 $1 Qh3 40.
Rg1 $18) 39... Qb5 40. a7 h5 $1 (40... Qxb7 41. a8=Q Rxa8 42. Rxa8+ Qxa8 43.
Rc8+ $18) (40... Qxb2 $2 41. Rg1 Rh6 42. Qxf4 Qxa3 43. Qxf8+ Qxf8 44. a8=Q $18)
41. Qg1 Qxb7 $2 {Black did not have realized his great chance to benefit from
the inaccurate white move 39.Qg4?} (41... Rg6 42. Qd4 (42. Qc5 $2 Qxc5 43. Rxc5
Nh3 $19) 42... Qe2 (42... Qxb7 43. a8=Q Rxa8 44. Rxa8+ Qxa8 45. Qxf4 $11) 43.
Rg1 Rxg1+ 44. Qxg1 Nd3 45. Bxd5 Nf2+ 46. Kg2 Nd3+ 47. Kh1 $11 (47. Kg3 Qe5+ $19
)) 42. a8=Q (42. Rc7 $2 Qxc7 43. a8=Q Nh3 $1 44. Qaa7 (44. Qb1 Rxf3 $17) 44...
Rg6 45. Qxg6 (45. Qf1 Qxa7 46. Rxa7 Rxf3 $19) 45... Qc1+ 46. Qag1 Nxg1 47. Qxg1
Qxb2 $17) 42... Rxa8 43. Rc7 Qxc7 44. Rxa8+ Kh7 45. Ra7 Qxa7 46. Qxa7 Re6 (
46... h4 $1 47. Qe7 Kh6 48. Qd8 $1 $16) 47. h4 Re2 48. Qd4 Ng6 49. b4 $1 (49.
Qxd5 Re1+ 50. Kh2 Nxh4 51. Qxh5+ Kg8 52. Kg3 (52. Qxh4 Re2+ 53. Kg3 Rxb2) 52...
Ng6 $16) 49... Ne5 50. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.06"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Klovans, Janis"]
[Black "Nikolaidis, Ioannis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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 "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Qa5 Nc4
15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Qxd8+ Bxd8 17. Nd2 Rc8 18. c4 b5 19. Rc1 (19. cxb5 axb5 20.
a3 (20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. fxe4 Rc4 $17) 20... Kd7 $15) 19... Kd7 {[%mdl 4096] The
endgame is fine for black, since his central pawns are well defended and he
can play actively on all parts of the board.} 20. Rhd1 (20. b3 bxc4 21. bxc4
Rb8+ 22. Kc2 Bb6 $15) 20... Re8 21. Bg5 (21. a3 e4 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23. cxb5 Rxc1+
24. Kxc1 axb5 25. Nxe4 Rxe4 26. Rd3 f5 27. Kd2 $11) 21... Ba5 (21... Nxd5 22.
Bxd8 Ne3 23. Ba5 Nxd1 24. Rxd1 f5 $13) 22. Bxf6 Bxd2 23. Rxd2 gxf6 24. Rdc2 (
24. cxb5 Rxc1+ 25. Kxc1 axb5 $11) 24... f5 25. cxb5 Rxc2 26. Kxc2 (26. Rxc2
axb5 27. Rc6 e4 28. f4 h4 $15) 26... axb5 27. Kd3 Ra8 28. a3 Ra4 29. Ke2 (29.
Rc6 Rd4+ 30. Ke2 Rxd5 $17) 29... f4 30. Rc3 Rd4 31. Rd3 Rc4 (31... Rxd3 32.
Kxd3 f5 $17) 32. Kd2 f5 33. g3 e4 $1 {In order to win the endgame black needs
to improve his fine position.} (33... fxg3 34. hxg3 f4 35. gxf4 Rxf4 36. Ke3
$15) 34. Rb3 (34. fxe4 fxe4 35. Rb3 Rd4+ 36. Ke2 (36. Ke1 fxg3 37. hxg3 Rxd5
38. Rb4 Re5 $19) 36... f3+ 37. Ke3 Rd1 $19) 34... e3+ 35. Kd1 (35. Kd3 Rd4+ $1
36. Ke2 (36. Kxd4 e2 $19) 36... Rd2+ 37. Ke1 fxg3 38. hxg3 f4 39. gxf4 Rxd5 40.
Rxe3 h4 $15) 35... fxg3 36. hxg3 f4 $1 37. gxf4 h4 38. Rxb5 $2 {Wrong decision
in the critical moment, white will lose the rook.} (38. Rxe3 Rd4+ (38... h3 39.
f5 h2 40. Re1) 39. Ke2 Rxd5 $15) 38... h3 39. Rb7+ Rc7 40. Rb8 Rc8 41. Rb7+ Rc7
42. Rb8 e2+ $1 43. Kxe2 h2 44. Rh8 Rc1 $1 (44... Rc1 $1 45. Rh7+ Ke8 46. Rh8+
Ke7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.06"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Rc8
15. Na5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Qxa5 17. Bh3 Rc4 18. Bg4 Nf4 (18... g6 $5 19. Bxh5 (19.
Qa8+ Bd8 20. Rxd6 O-O 21. Qxa6 Qc7 22. Rd2 Ra4 23. Qxb5 Rxa2 24. Kb1 Ra5 $15)
19... gxh5 20. Qa8+ Qd8 $1 (20... Bd8 21. Rxd6 O-O 22. Qxa6 Qc7 23. Rd2 $14)
21. Qxa6 O-O 22. Qxb5 Qc7 $40) 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 (19... exf4 20. Rhe1 $16) 20. Qc6+
Kf8 21. Rxd6 $1 {[%mdl 128] Fine attacking idea, black king suffers in his
insecure retreat.} g6 (21... Bxd6 22. Qxd6+ Ke8 23. Bd7+ Kd8 24. Bc6+ $18) 22.
Qc5 $1 Kg8 (22... Qb4 23. Qxe5 f6 24. Rxf6+ Bxf6 25. gxf6 $18) 23. Qxe5 Bxd6
24. Qxd6 Rc4 (24... Qxa2 25. Re1 $1 h5 26. Qxf4 hxg4 27. Re7 $1 $16) 25. Qb8+
Kg7 26. Qe5+ Kg8 27. Qf6 Qc7 (27... Qxa2 28. Rd1 $18) 28. Re1 Qc6 (28... Rxc2+
29. Kb1 Qc6 30. Rd1 Qxf6 31. gxf6 h5 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Rxh8+ Kxh8 34. Kxc2 $18)
29. Be6 $1 {In the hands of a strong player even creative attack looks fairly
accesible.} fxe6 (29... Rxc2+ 30. Kb1 Rc1+ (30... Rxb2+ 31. Kxb2 fxe6 32. Rd1)
(30... fxe6 31. Qd8+ Kg7 32. Qe7+ Kg8 33. Rd1 $18) 31. Rxc1 Qxe6 32. Qxe6 fxe6
33. Rc8+ Kg7 34. Rxh8 Kxh8 35. Kc2 $18) 30. Rd1 (30. Rd1 Rxc2+ 31. Kb1 Rc1+ 32.
Rxc1 Qd7 33. Re1 $16) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.08"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f3 Be7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 Nb6 16. Rg1 (16. Na5 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. h4 (18. Bh3 Re8 19. Qxf4
Bf8 20. Rd3 (20. Rd2 Re5 21. Rhd1 Rae8 22. Qh4 g6 23. Bf1 Rf5 24. Rd3 Bg7 25.
Nb3 Nc4 26. c3 b5 $44 {0-1 Tiviakov,S-Morozevich,A/Wijk aan Zee/2001/ (55)})
20... g6 21. Rc3 Nxd5 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Gelfand,B/New Delhi/2000/ (21)}) 18...
Nxd5 19. Bh3 Ne3 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 d5 22. Nb3 g6 23. c3 Bf8 24. h5 Qe5 25.
hxg6 hxg6 26. Rh4 Bg7 {1/2-1/2 Motylev,A-Hracek,Z/Novi Sad/2000/ (32)}) 16...
a5 17. a3 a4 18. Nc5 $5 {Shirov, always original player, directs his knight to
the ideal e4 square.} (18. Nc1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Rg4 $14) 18... dxc5 (18...
Nf4 19. Bxf4 Qxc5 (19... dxc5 20. d6 $1 Bxd6 21. Qxd6 exf4 22. Bb5) (19... exf4
20. Ne4 Ra5 21. c4 $16) 20. Be3 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Rg4 Qa6 23. f4 $14) 19.
d6 Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Nf4 $6 (20... Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Rc6 22. Rd2 Rcc8 23. Bb5 $14) 21.
Bxf4 exf4 22. Bb5 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Black has an extra pawn, but all his pieces
are inferior.} g6 $2 (22... Rab8 $1 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 24. Rd6 Na8 25. Rgd1 Rcc8 26.
Bxa4 $16) 23. Rge1 Ra5 (23... Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Rc6 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Re4 $18) 24.
Re8+ Rxe8 (24... Kg7 25. Qf6# (25. Qf8#)) 25. Qxc7 Rxb5 26. Qxb7 1-0

[Event "World Youth Stars 3rd"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2005.05.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2005.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Rg1 g6 15.
Qf2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 {In this line black economized on the move Qd8-c7, so
the rook comes to the fore and takes care about the activity.} (16... Bxc4 17.
Na4 (17. Qd2 Qc7 18. Rg2 f5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. c3 Qc6 22. Na5 Qxd5
23. Rxd5 b5 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 2003/ (23)}) (17. f4 exf4 18.
Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 f6 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. Rxd6 Qe7 22. Qd2 Rcd8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 {
1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Savchenko,S/Istanbul 2003/ (27)}) 17... Be6 18. Nb6 Rc7 19.
Qd2 (19. h4 Qe8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 f6 22. Nd2 fxg5 23. hxg5 Nf4 24. Bxf4
Rxf4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Akopian,V/Wijk aan Zee 2004/ (40)}) 19... Rc6 20. Nd5 Bxd5
21. exd5 Rc8 22. Qd3 Qd7 23. Nd2 f6 24. gxf6 Rxf6 25. c4 Rf7 26. c5 (26. Rc1
Qf5 27. Rc3 b5 28. b3 Qh3 {0-1 Leko,P-Anand,V/Dortmund 2003/ (46)}) 26... Rd8
27. cxd6 Bxd6 28. Bg5 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Lautier,J/Aix les Bains 2003/ (54)}) 17.
Rd3 (17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 b5 19. Rdd1 (19. Qd2 Qb8 20. Rg2 Rfc8 21. Na5 R4c7
22. Qb4 Ng7 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Stefansson,H-Olafsson,H/
Reykjavik 2004/ (34)}) 19... f6 20. gxf6 Rxf6 21. Nd2 Rc8 22. Qf1 Qd7 23. Qd3
Bd8 24. c4 {1/2-1/2 Wang Yu-Yagupov,I/Moscow 2004/ (51)}) 17... b5 18. Nd5 Bxd5
19. exd5 Nf4 {Alekseev understands, that he will have to play f6 at some stage.
With the text move he wants to preceed it with the exchange of the e3 bishop.}
(19... f6 $5 20. Nd2 Rc8 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Qg2 Qc7 23. Ne4 b4 $11) 20. Bxf4
Rxf4 (20... exf4 $2 21. h4 Re8 22. Qh2 b4 23. Nd2 Rc8 24. Ne4 $16) 21. Qg3 Rf5
(21... f6 22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. Nd2 Qb6 24. Ne4 Bh4 $11) 22. h4 f6 23. Qh3 (23. h5
Rxg5 24. Qh2 Rxg1+ (24... gxh5 25. f4 Rxg1+ 26. Qxg1+ Kh8 27. Rh3 $14) 25. Qxg1
g5 26. Qa7 Qe8 $13) 23... fxg5 24. h5 $5 {Karjakin is opening the kingside at
a cost of a pawn. The pawn structure severely limits the bishop on e7.} gxh5 (
24... Qb6 25. Rh1 gxh5 26. Qxh5 R5f7 27. Nd2 $14) 25. Qxh5 Qe8 26. Qh3 Qf7 27.
Nd2 Kh8 28. a3 (28. Rh1 Rf4 29. Qd7 b4 $13) 28... Bd8 29. Rh1 (29. Rg3 $5 Rf4
30. Ne4 Rh4 31. Qg2 $14) 29... Qg6 30. Rc3 (30. Ne4 Be7 31. Qg4 Qf7 32. Rh3 Rf4
33. Qg2 Rxe4 34. fxe4 Qf1+ 35. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 36. Ka2 g4 37. Rh2 $13) 30... Rf4 31.
Rc6 Rh4 32. Qg2 Qh6 (32... Rxh1+ 33. Qxh1 a5 34. Ne4 Be7 35. Rc7 $14) 33. Rd1
$2 {[%mdl 64] White did not like the look of black passed pawn on the h file,
but the retreat of the rook is much worse.} (33. Rxh4 gxh4 34. Ne4 h3 35. Qh2
Be7 36. Rc3 Qh5 $11) 33... g4 $1 34. Rg1 (34. f4 exf4 35. Ne4 f3 36. Qf2 Rh1
$19) (34. fxg4 Rh2 35. Qe4 Rxd2 $19) 34... Rh2 35. Qxg4 Rxd2 36. Qd7 {The last
chance lays in fishing in murky watters, Karjakin can claim no real
compensation for the piece.} (36. Rxd6 Bf6 37. Rd7 Qh2 $19) 36... Rxd5 37. Rc8
Qf6 38. Ra8 (38. Rh1 h6 39. Rxd8 Rxd8 40. Rxh6+ Qxh6 41. Qxd8+ Kh7 42. Qd7+ Qg7
43. Qh3+ Kg8 44. Qc8+ Qf8 45. Qg4+ Kf7 46. Qd7+ Kf6 $19) 38... Rd2 39. Ra7 Rh2
40. Rg7 (40. Rxa6 Qe7 41. Qxb5 Rxf3 $19) 40... Qh6 41. Rf7 Rg8 (41... Rxf7 42.
Qxf7 Rg2 $19) 42. Ka2 Qg6 {At long last it is possible to start thinking about
attack on the white's king.} 43. Qc6 (43. Rxa6 Qxc2 $19) 43... Qe6+ 44. b3 Qg6
45. Kb2 Bb6 $1 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Black "Thorfinnsson, Bragi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. fxe6 axb3 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Kxc2 Rf3 $5 {Interesting
idea connected with a surprizing shot b4-b3+, when white is not able to take
with a king as the bishop e3 is pinned.} (19... Nb6 20. Nc1 d5 21. exd5 Nd6 22.
Kb1 (22. h4 Nbc4 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Qe2 Qc8 25. Kb1 Qf5+ 26. Ka1 Qe4 {0-1 Gross,
D-Babula,V/Austria 2005/ (32)}) 22... Rf3 (22... Nbc4 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Qe2
Nxe3 25. g6 Nxd1 26. gxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rxd1 Bd6 28. Qe4 Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Zambrana,
O-Vera,R/Havana 2005/ (32)}) 23. h4 Na4 24. Qe2 Rg3 25. Bf2 Rc3 26. Qxe5 Nxb2
27. Bd4 Bf8 28. Kxb2 {1-0 Topalov,V-Vallejo Pons,F/Linares 2005/ (32)}) (19...
Rxa2 20. Nc1 Qc7+ 21. Kb1 Ra8 22. Qd5 Rc8 23. Bd3 Qc6 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Bb5 Rc7
26. Nd3 Bf8 27. Ba4 d5 28. Bb3 Rc4 29. exd5 {1-0 Perunovic,M-Fercec,N/Neum
2005/ (52)}) 20. Nc1 (20. Bg2 b3+ $1 21. axb3 Rf8 $13) 20... Qc7+ (20... b3+
21. Nxb3 Rxa2 22. Kb1 Ra8 23. Be2 $14) 21. Kb1 Qc6 22. Bd3 (22. Bg2 $5 Rf7 23.
Rhf1 $14) 22... Nc7 23. Rhf1 (23. Qe2 Rh3 24. g6 Nf6 $13) 23... Rxf1 24. Rxf1
d5 $5 {Thorfinnson opens up the position in order to get better control of the
center.} 25. exd5 (25. Qc2 Qxc2+ 26. Bxc2 Bc5 27. Bd2 $14) 25... Nxd5 26. Nb3 (
26. Rd1 N7b6 $13) 26... Nxe3 27. Qxe3 Rf8 28. Rd1 (28. Rxf8+ Bxf8 29. Be4 $14)
28... Nc5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Bad tactical mistake as the knight is falling under
the pin and black king will become defensless.} (28... Rf4 $5 29. Rc1 Qg2 $14)
29. Rc1 Rc8 (29... Rd8 30. Rxc5 Bxc5 31. Qxc5 Qh1+ 32. Nc1 $18) 30. Qxe5 Bf8 (
30... Nxd3 31. Rxc6 Nxe5 32. Rxc8+ $18) 31. Nxc5 Bxc5 32. Qf5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Rc8 10. Kb1 Be7 11. f3 h5 12. g3 b5 13. h4 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15.
Bh3 a5 (15... O-O 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxh3 18. Rxh3 Rc4 19. Rh2 Rfc8 20. Qd3
b4 21. Re2 a5 22. Qe3 Qb5 23. Qd3 Qb6 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. Rxe3 Bd8 26. Re2 f5 {
0-1 Rate,B-Neverov,V/Trignac 2002/3 (34)}) 16. Nc1 $6 {Inarkiev is not
reacting to the spontanneous novelty by black in the most precise manner. The
chances of the second player are enhanced by the absence of the dark squared
bishop from e3 and good attacking chances on the queenside.} (16. a4 Bxh3 17.
Rxh3 bxa4 18. Nxa4 Qc6 19. Qc3 Qb7 $1 20. Qxa5 Bd8 21. Qd2 Qd7 22. Rh2 Qxa4 $19
) (16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qd3 b4 18. Qb5+ Qxb5 19. Nxb5 a4 20. Nd2 d5 $15) (16. Qe2
$5 a4 (16... Rb8 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qd3 b4 19. Ne2 O-O $13) 17. Nc1 Bc4 (17...
b4 18. Qb5+ Qxb5 19. Nxb5 Bxh3 20. Rxh3 d5 21. exd5 Rc5 22. c4 Rxc4 23. d6 $16)
18. Qd2 Rb8 19. Nd3 $13) 16... b4 17. Na4 (17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxh3 19. Rxh3
O-O $15) (17. N3e2 a4 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nd3 b3 $15) 17... Qc6 (17... Qb5 18. b3
O-O 19. c4 bxc3 20. Nxc3 Qb7 $15) 18. b3 (18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. b3 O-O 20. Nd3 Nd7
$15) 18... Bxh3 (18... O-O 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Nd3 $15) 19. Rxh3 d5 $1 {A small
witty trick, since the backward d6 pawn is coming to word in the moment, when
black is suffering due to the especially bad piece coordination.} 20. exd5 (20.
g4 hxg4 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. fxg4 e4 $17) 20... Nxd5 21. Rh2 (21. Qxd5 Qxc2+ 22.
Ka1 Bf6 23. Qd7+ Kf8 24. Rhh1 e4+ 25. Rd4 Kg8 $1 (25... exf3 26. Nd3 g6 27. Qd5
(27. Rc1 Qxd3 28. Qxc8+ Kg7 $19) 27... Rd8 28. Qxd8+ Bxd8 29. Rxd8+ Kg7 30. Rd4
Qg2 $19) (25... Qc7 26. Kb1 Qc2+ 27. Ka1) 26. fxe4 Qxe4 27. Qxc8+ Kh7 28. Nb2
Bxd4 29. Qh3 Qc2 30. Ncd3 Qxd3 $19) 21... Rd8 (21... Nf6 22. Re2 Rd8 23. Nd3
Qxf3 (23... O-O 24. Rxe5 Bd6 25. Rf5 Rfe8 $44) 24. Rxe5 Ne4 25. Qe1 f5 26. Kc1
$13) 22. Qe1 (22. Nd3 f6 23. Qe1 O-O $15) 22... O-O 23. Rhd2 (23. Qxe5 Bf6 24.
Qe1 Rfe8 25. Re2 Rxe2 26. Nxe2 Rc8 $17) 23... Bf6 {Black had a hard time
finding the best continuation, since defending white has found the most
resilient mobilization of his forces.} (23... Nc3+ 24. Nxc3 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 bxc3
26. Qe3 $13) (23... f6 $5 24. f4 (24. Qe4 f5 25. Qe1 Bf6 $17) 24... exf4 25.
gxf4 (25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxe7 fxg3 $17) 25... Rfe8 26. Qg3 f5 $15)
24. Qe4 (24. Rd3 Rd6 25. Qe4 Rfd8 26. Ne2 $15) 24... Nc3+ (24... Qxa4 25. Rxd5
Qe8 26. g4 $13) 25. Nxc3 Qxc3 26. Rxd8 (26. Rd5 g6 $15) 26... Rxd8 (26... Bxd8
27. Rd3 Qc7 28. Rd5 $11) 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Nd3 (28. Qa8 Qd4 29. Nd3 g6 30.
Nxe5 Kg7 31. Qe4 Qg1+ 32. Kb2 Qxg3 $17) 28... Bb6 (28... Bf6 29. Qc4 Qd2 30.
Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ Kg8 32. Qc8+ $11) 29. Qxe5 $2 {The decisive mistake in a
critical moment. Inarkive was aware of the danger and after the game suggested
29.Kc1 as an improvement. In the heat of the fight both players have missed,
that equality was at hand after the fine mouver 29.Qa8!} (29. Kc1 Bd4 30. f4
Qa1+ 31. Kd2 Bc3+ (31... Qf1 32. fxe5 Bc3+ 33. Ke3 Qg1+ 34. Kf3 Qh1+ 35. Ke3
Qh2 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Qf3 $11) 32. Ke2 g6 33. fxe5 Qxa2 34. Nf4 $132) (29. Qa8+
$1 Kh7 30. Qe4+ g6 (30... Kh6 $2 31. Nxe5 $18) (30... Kg8 31. Qa8+) 31. Qd5 $1
Kg7 32. Nxe5 Qe1+ 33. Kb2 Qc3+ $11) 29... Qxe5 (29... Bd4 $5 30. Qe8+ (30. Qb8+
Kh7 31. Kc1 Be3+ 32. Kb1 Qd2 33. Qe5 Qd1+ 34. Kb2 Bd2 35. Qxh5+ Kg8 $19) 30...
Kh7 31. Kc1 Qa1+ 32. Kd2 Bc3+ 33. Ke3 (33. Ke2 Qxa2 34. Qe4+ (34. Qxf7 Qxc2+
35. Ke3 Qd2+ 36. Ke4 Qe2+ 37. Kf4 Bd2+ $19) 34... g6 35. Nf4 a4 $19) 33... Qg1+
34. Kf4 Bd2+ 35. Kf5 Qxg3 36. Qxf7 Qxf3+ 37. Ke6 Qxf7+ 38. Kxf7 Bc3 $19) 30.
Nxe5 Bf2 31. g4 g5 $1 {[%mdl 4096] Very unpleasant surprize. White king is so
far away from the kingside, that free h pawn will cost the life of the knight.}
(31... hxg4 32. Nxg4 (32. fxg4 Bxh4 33. Nc6 Kh7 34. Nxa5 Kg6 35. Nc6 Be1 36. c4
Kg5 37. Ne5 Bg3 $13) 32... Bxh4 33. Ne3 g5 34. Nd5 Bf2 35. a3 $11) 32. hxg5 (
32. gxh5 gxh4 33. Ng4 Bg3 34. Nh6+ Kg7 35. Nf5+ Kf6 $19) 32... h4 33. f4 (33.
g6 h3 34. gxf7+ Kf8 $19) 33... h3 34. Nf3 Be3 $1 (34... Bg3 35. f5 h2 36. Nxh2
Bxh2 37. a3 $17) 35. g6 (35. f5 Bxg5 36. c4 bxc3 37. Kc2 Bf6 38. a3 Be7 39.
Kxc3 Bxa3 40. Kc4 Kg7 41. Kd5 Kf6 42. Kc6 Bc1 43. Kb5 Bf4 44. Kxa5 h2 45. Nxh2
Bxh2 $19) 35... fxg6 36. f5 gxf5 37. gxf5 Kg7 {The defender is completely
helpless, in such a position the bishop is exceptionally strong and efficient.}
(37... Kf7 38. Ne5+ Kf6 39. Ng4+ Kg5 $1 $19) 38. a3 (38. c4 bxc3 (38... Kf6 39.
Kc2 Kxf5 40. Kd3 Kf4 41. Ke2 Bc5 42. Nh2 Kg3 43. Nf3 Bg1 44. Nd2 h2 45. Nf1+
Kf4 46. Nxh2 Bxh2 $19) 39. Kc2 Bd4 40. a3 Kf6 41. b4 Kxf5 42. Nxd4+ Kg4 $19)
38... Kf6 39. axb4 axb4 40. c3 Kxf5 41. Kc2 Ke4 42. Nh2 Bf4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Brkic, Ante"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Rfd1 h6 13. Nh4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]
Naiditsch understands the positions after 7.Nf3 quite well and his timely
novelty realizes white's dream idea of placing the knight on f5.} (13. a4 Qc7
14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qc4 Nd4 16. Qxc7 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Rxc7 18. Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,
S-Kotronias,V/Corfu 1990/ (47)}) (13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Nb4 (14... Nxd5 15.
Rxd5 Qc7 16. Qd2 Nb8 17. Ne1 {1/2-1/2 Maki Uuro,M-Nyback,T/Helsinki 2001/ (17)}
) 15. Bxb7 Rxc2 16. Qe1 Qc7 17. Qxb4 Rb8 18. Qa4 Rxb7 19. b3 Qc6 20. Qxc6 Rxc6
{0-1 Brusa,E-Robledo,N/Buenos Aires 1994/ (28)}) 13... Kh7 (13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4
Bxb3 15. axb3 Bxh4 16. Nxd6 (16. Rxd6 Qc7 17. Qg4 $14) 16... Nd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd6
18. Bxe5 Qg6 19. Bc3 $14) 14. Nf5 Nxe4 $2 (14... Bxf5 15. exf5 Qd7 16. Qf3 Na5
17. Bd5 b5 18. Be4 $14) 15. Qg4 $1 (15. Bxe6 $6 fxe6 (15... Nxc3 16. Qg4 g6 17.
Qh3 h5 18. Bxc8 $14) 16. Nxe4 exf5 17. Nc5 Qe8 18. Nxb7 Qg6 $15) 15... Ng5 (
15... g6 16. Bxe6 Nxc3 (16... fxe6 17. Nxe7 $18) 17. Bxc8 Qxc8 18. Bxh6 Rd8 19.
bxc3 Qxf5 20. Qxf5 gxf5 21. Be3 $16) 16. Bxg5 hxg5 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qh3+ $6 {
White is missing the best line with clear advantage in the endgame after 18.
Nxe7, Brkic on his part has not found courage to advance his king towards the
center.} (18. Nxe7 Qxe7 19. Ne4 $1 Kg8 (19... Nd4 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Nxg5 g6 22.
Qxg6+ Qg7 23. Qxg7+ Kxg7 24. c3 Kg6 25. Ne4 $16) 20. Qh5 Qe8 21. Qxe8 Rcxe8 22.
Rxd6 $16) 18... Kg8 $2 (18... Kg6 19. Nxd6 (19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qd3+ Kf7 $14)
19... Bxd6 20. Qd3+ Kf7 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Ke7 23. Rd2 $14) 19. Nxd6 $1
Bxd6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Rxd6 {Black king will be mated along the open h file.} (
21. Rxd6 Qb6 22. Rf1 (22. Nd1 Qb4 23. c3 $16) 22... Qxb2 23. Rd3 g4 24. Qxg4
$18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
Be6 9. Bb3 h6 10. Nh4 $146 {[%mdl 8] Smirnov comes up with a novelty with
logical transfer of the knight to f5. Black is not without resources and
fights back.} Nxe4 (10... Bxb3 11. axb3 Nxe4 $2 12. Nxe4 d5 (12... Bxh4 13.
Nxd6+ Kf8 14. Qd5 $18) 13. Nf5 dxe4 14. Nxg7+ Kf8 15. Qg4 $18) (10... d5 $2 11.
exd5 Bg4 (11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxh4 13. Bb6 $18) 12. Qd3 $16) 11. Nxe4 (11. Bxe6
$5 Nxc3 (11... fxe6 12. Nxe4 Bxh4 13. Nxd6+ Ke7 14. Bc5 Qc7 15. b4 $18) 12. Qh5
O-O 13. Ng6 fxe6 (13... Re8 14. Bb6 $1 Qxb6 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Nf4+ Kg8 17.
Qxe8+ Bf8 18. Ne6 $18) 14. Nxf8 Bxf8 15. bxc3 Nc6 16. O-O $14) 11... d5 $1 (
11... Bxh4 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Nxd6+ $18) 12. Nf3 (12. Nc3 Bxh4 13. Nxd5 Nd7 $14)
12... dxe4 13. Bxe6 exf3 (13... Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 exf3 (14... fxe6 15. Nd2 Nd7 16.
Nxe4 $16) 15. Bc8 fxg2 16. Rg1 $18) 14. Qxd8+ {White finds it hard to find
anything better than the slightly better ending.} (14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Qxf3+ Ke8
(15... Kg8 16. Qxb7 Nd7 17. O-O-O $18) 16. Qxb7 (16. Qh5+ Kf8 17. Qf3+ $11)
16... Nd7 17. Rd1 Rc8 18. Qxa6 Qc7 $13) 14... Bxd8 (14... Kxd8 15. Bxf7 fxg2
16. Rg1 Kc7 17. Rxg2 g5 18. Rd1 $14) 15. Bc8 fxg2 (15... b6 16. gxf3 Nd7 17.
Bb7 Ra7 18. Be4 Bg5 $11) 16. Rg1 (16. Bxb7 gxh1=Q+ 17. Bxh1 Nd7 18. Bxa8 Bb6
$11) 16... Nd7 (16... b6 17. Rxg2 g5 18. Rd1 Ra7 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Bxb6+ Ke7
21. Bxa7 Rxc8 22. f3 $13) 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bc6 Ba5+ $6 (18... Rc8 19. Be4 (19.
Ba4 Rc4 20. Bb3 Rg4 21. Rd1 Bg5 $13) 19... Nf6 20. Bf5 Rc6 21. O-O-O $13) (
18... Rxb2 $2 19. O-O-O $18) 19. c3 Ke7 (19... Rxb2 $2 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21.
O-O-O+ $18) 20. O-O-O Rhd8 21. Rxg2 g5 22. h4 $2 {White has a natural ambition
to open up the position for his pieces, but the chosen move is not the best
idea.} (22. Rd5 $5 Bb6 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Rxe5+ Kf6 25. Re4 $14) 22... f6 $2 (
22... gxh4 $1 23. Rh2 Nf6 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Rxh4 Bb6 $11) 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Rh2
Nf8 (24... Ke6 25. b4 Bb6 26. Bxg5 fxg5 27. Bxd7+ $16) 25. Bc5+ Ke6 (25... Kf7
26. Bd6 Rb6 27. Bd5+ Ne6 28. Bc7 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Nxc7 30. Rxa5 (30. Rd7+ Kg6 31.
Rxc7 Rxb2 32. Kxb2 Bxc7 $13) 30... Rc6 31. Kc2 $16) 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Bb7 Nd7
28. Ba3 Nb6 (28... Nb8 29. c4 (29. Rh7 Bb6 30. Be7 Re8 31. Bxf6 Kf5 $14) 29...
Rd4 30. Bd5+ $14) 29. Rh7 Nd5 $2 {Black's position was deteriorating, but
after the text move it becomes hopeless.} (29... Nc4 30. Bc5 Bb6 31. Re7+ Kf5
32. Bxb6 Nxb6 33. Bxa6 $16) (29... Rd7 30. Rxd7 Nxd7 31. Bxa6 $16) 30. b4 Bb6
31. c4 1-0

[Event "Guillermo Garcia Memorial-A 08th"]
[Site "Santa Clara"]
[Date "2000.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "De la Paz Perdomo, Frank"]
[Black "Roeder, Mathias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2000.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4
exf4 9. Bxf4 Nc6 10. Qd2 d5 11. O-O-O Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qe3 Qc8 14. Qxe4
Be7 15. Bd3 Nb4 16. Nd4 Nxa2+ 17. Kb1 Nb4 18. Rhe1 $5 {[%mdl 8] Great
improvement over the older exchange on e6. White can try to benefit from the
control of the c file.} (18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Qxe6 fxe6 {1/2-1/2 Kaminski,
M-Sadler,M/Linares/1995/ (19)}) 18... Nxd3 (18... Nd5 19. Be5 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bc4 $16) 19. Rxd3 O-O 20. Rc3 Qe8 (20... Qd7 $2 21. Rc7 $18)
21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Qf7 (22... Rf7 23. Bg5 $18) 23. Qxe7 Qxf4 24. Qxb7 {
The outcome of the exchange operation favours white with a spare pawn and more
active pieces.} Kh8 (24... Qxh2 25. Rc7 Qg3 26. Ree7 $18) (24... Rab8 25. Qd5+
Kh8 26. Qe5 $16) 25. Rf3 $1 Qxh2 26. Ref1 Qd6 (26... Rfb8 $2 27. Qxa8 $1 Rxa8
28. Rf8+ $18) 27. Qc6 (27. Qxa6 Qe7 28. Qb7 Qd6 29. Qc6 $18) 27... Qb4 28. c3
Qe7 29. Rf7 $1 {The basic rank motive in a bit less usual form decides
immediately.} Rac8 30. Rxe7 Rxf1+ 31. Ka2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Van Haastert, Edwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Leerdams"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Bb3 Nbd7 13. Bg5 Rac8 14. Rac1 {
Bologan is doing his best in order to benefit from the weak d5 square, but
black's pieces are very compact and well located.} (14. h3 b5 15. Nd2 b4 16.
Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nc5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Qc5 21. h4 Bd8 22.
Rd3 Rf8 23. a3 bxa3 24. Rxa3 f5 {0-1 Sulskis,S-Vaulin,A/Warsaw 1992/ (45)})
14... h6 (14... b5 $5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. a3 $14) 15. Bxf6 (15. Bh4 b5 $13) 15...
Nxf6 16. Nh4 Bg4 (16... Bc4 $5 17. Qe1 (17. Qe3 d5 $1 18. exd5 Qd7 19. Bxc4
Rxc4 20. Nf3 Bc5 $15) 17... d5 18. exd5 Qd7 19. Nf3 Bb4 $13) 17. f3 Qc5+ 18.
Kh1 Be6 19. g3 (19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Qc7 $11) (19. Bxe6 $6 fxe6 20. Ng6 Bd8
$17) 19... Nd7 $1 {Van Haastert is relocating his knight to c4, where it will
severely limit white's ambitious plans.} (19... d5 20. exd5 Bh3 21. Ne4 Nxe4
22. fxe4 Bg5 23. Ra1 Qd6 24. Qf3 $14) 20. Ng2 (20. Nf5 Nb6 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 $11)
20... Nb6 21. Rd3 Nc4 22. Rb1 b5 23. Nd5 Bg5 (23... a5 24. a4 b4 25. Rdd1 Bd8
$11) 24. c3 (24. h4 Bd8 25. Nge3 Bb6 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. Rdd1 Qc6 $11) 24... Be7
(24... Na5 25. h4 Bd8 26. Nge3 Nxb3 27. axb3 a5 $11) 25. Nge3 Bf8 $2 {[%mdl
2048] Black has suddenly decided to play passively and the prize to pay will
be very high. The good defensive work had to be crowned with the move 25...Bg5
with fair chances.} (25... Bg5 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. Rdd1 Bxe3 28. Nxe3 Rcd8 $11)
26. Rdd1 Red8 (26... Nxe3 27. Nxe3 b4 28. cxb4 Qxb4 29. Nd5 $16) 27. Bxc4 $1
bxc4 28. b3 cxb3 29. axb3 Qb5 (29... a5 30. f4 $16) 30. c4 Qb7 31. b4 g6 32. b5
$6 {Even better was the advance of the f pawn, white knights are completely
dominating black's bishops pair.} (32. f4 $1 Kh8 33. f5 $16) 32... h5 $2 (32...
axb5 33. cxb5 (33. Rxb5 Qc6 34. f4 Kh8 $14) 33... f5 $14) 33. f4 $1 exf4 (33...
h4 34. f5 Bxd5 35. Nxd5 hxg3 36. hxg3 axb5 37. Rxb5 Qa7 38. Rdb1 $16) 34. gxf4
axb5 35. f5 $1 {All defender's pieces are passive and far away from the weak
kingside.} Bxd5 (35... Bd7 36. Rg1 Kh7 37. fxg6+ fxg6 38. Nf6+ Kg7 (38... Kh6
39. Qg2 $18) 39. Qxh5 Kxf6 40. Nd5+ Qxd5 41. Qxg6+ Ke7 42. exd5 $18) 36. Nxd5
Bg7 (36... Qa7 37. cxb5 Bg7 38. Rg1 $18) 37. Rg1 Kh7 (37... Re8 38. fxg6 Re5
39. Rxb5 Qa7 40. Nf6+ (40. Qf3 fxg6 41. Nf6+ Kf8 42. Rxe5 dxe5 43. Rxg6 $18)
40... Bxf6 41. gxf7+ Kxf7 42. Rxe5 Bxe5 43. Qxh5+ Kf8 44. Qh6+ Bg7 45. Rf1+ Kg8
46. Qe6+ Kh7 47. Qf5+ Kh6 48. Qh3+ Kg6 49. Qxc8 $18) 38. Rxb5 {The position is
already ripe for the nice tactical solution.} Qa7 (38... Qd7 39. fxg6+ fxg6 40.
Qxh5+ $1 Kg8 (40... gxh5 41. Nf6+ Kh8 42. Rxh5+ Bh6 43. Rxh6+ Qh7 44. Rxh7#)
41. Rxg6 $18) 39. fxg6+ fxg6 40. Qxh5+ $1 gxh5 (40... Kg8 41. Qxg6 $18) 41.
Nf6+ Bxf6 42. Rxh5# 1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2000.05.30"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.05.30"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bd7
15. Na5 O-O 16. Kb1 f6 $6 (16... Rc8 $1) 17. gxf6 Rxf6 (17... Nxf6 18. Rg1 $14)
18. Nc6 $1 {[%mdl 32] The dream situation for the knight, that has been
fullfiling two purposes on a5. The blockade of pawn advance on the queenside
was supplemented with a hope to jump to the c6 square. Black pieces are so
badly coordinated, that he can has problem to win white c pawn.} Bxc6 (18...
Qe8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bg5 $16) 19. dxc6 Qc7 (19... d5 20. c7 $1 Qd6 21. Bh3
$18) 20. Bg5 Rg6 (20... Qxc6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Bh3 $16) 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Qa5
Qe8 (22... Ra7 23. c4 $16) 23. c7 Nf4 24. c4 b4 (24... bxc4 25. Bxc4+ Kh8 26.
Rc1 $18) (24... Rc8 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Bxb5 Qe7 27. Rc1 $16) 25. c5 d5 (25...
Qd7 26. cxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Qxd6 28. Bc4+ Kh8 29. Bxa6 $18) 26. Bc4 $1 {White
decides the issue with the direct attack against d5 pawn. His strong c7 pawn
is giving him additional tactical chances.} Qf7 (26... dxc4 27. Rd8 $18) 27. c6
Rd6 (27... Rxc6 28. Rxd5 $1 Qg6+ 29. Ka1 Rxc4 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Rxa8 Qc2 32.
c8=Q $18) 28. Qxa6 Qe8 (28... Rxa6 29. c8=Q+ Qf8 30. Qxf8+ Kxf8 31. Bxa6 $18) (
28... Qf5+ 29. Bd3 Qf8 30. Qb7 $16) 29. Qb7 Qxc6 30. Qxc6 Rxc6 31. Rxd5 $1 Rxc4
32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rc1 $1 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Obolenskikh, Dmitry Aleksandrovi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 Rc8 10. Qd2 Be7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. h4 Qc7 14. h5 Nfd7 15.
Rh2 $5 {Very interesting move that tries to improve on the obvious
continuation of the attack with 15.g5. White is defending c2 square and asks
black what is he going to use the tempo for.} (15. g5 f5 (15... Nc4 16. Bxc4
Qxc4 17. g6 Nf6 18. h6 fxg6 19. Rdg1 gxh6 20. Bxh6 Rfd8 21. Bg5 Rd7 22. Ne2 d5
{0-1 Molina Ballester,S-Larios Crespo,M (2177)/Cullera 2004/ (35)}) 16. gxf6 (
16. g6 f4 17. Bxb6 Nxb6 18. h6 hxg6 19. Bh3 Qd7 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Bxd5 22.
Bxd7 Bc4 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 {0-1 Losada Carrera,F (2194)-Pablo Marin,A (2424)/
Barbera del Valles 2005/ (50)}) 16... Nxf6 17. f4 exf4 18. Bd4 (18. Bxb6 Qxb6
19. Bh3 Bxh3 20. Rxh3 Kh8 21. Qxf4 {1-0 Sadvakasov,D (2595)-Alekseev,E (2613)/
Skanderborg 2003/ (35)}) 18... Nfd7 19. h6 g6 20. Bg7 Rf7 21. Nd4 Bg4 22. Rg1
Bxd1 23. Qxd1 Qc5 24. Bh3 Bf6 25. Ne6 Qe3 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Ng5 Rxc3 28. Re1
Qxh3 29. Nxh3 Rxh3 {0-1 Motylev,A (2634)-Dvoirys,S (2555)/Krasnoyarsk 2003/ 
(44)}) 15... Rfd8 (15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. g5 f5 18. Na5 Qc7 19. Nd5 Bxd5
20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. exf5 b6 22. h6 gxh6 23. Qe6 Bf6 24. gxf6 Nxf6 25. Bxh6 {
1-0 Perez,O (2439)-Colovic,A (2418)/Havana 2005/ (30)}) 16. Nd5 (16. g5 $2 d5
$1 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Nb6 $17) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 e4 $6 {
Obolenskih loses patience and sacrifices important pawn. The best move seems
to lay in the retreat of the rook to the f8 square.} (17... Rf8 18. g5 f5 19.
f4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Re1 $14) 18. fxe4 Ne5 (18... Nf6 19. Qg2 Nc4 20. Bxc4
Qxc4 21. g5 Nd7 22. Bd4 $18) 19. Qg2 Nec4 (19... a5 20. g5 a4 21. Nd4 Nbc4 22.
Bxc4 Nxc4 23. Bc1 $16) 20. Bd4 (20. Bc1 Bf6 21. g5 Bxb2 22. Bxb2 Nxb2 23. Kxb2
Qc3+ 24. Kc1 Na4 25. Bd3 $16) 20... h6 (20... Bg5 21. h6 g6 22. Qf2 $16) 21.
Qf2 Nd7 (21... Bg5 22. Rh3 Nd7 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. Rf1 Nf6 25. Rc3 Qa4 26. Rxc8
Rxc8 27. Qf5 Qc4 28. e5 dxe5 29. Na5 Qxc2+ 30. Qxc2 Rxc2 31. Kxc2 exd4 32. d6
$18) 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 23. Qf5 {Black's counterplay is nowhere to be seen, white
can be sure to open up the kingside in the suitable moment.} Qc7 (23... Ne5 24.
Bxe5 dxe5 25. Rf2 Bh4 26. Qxf7+ (26. Rg2 Bf6 27. Nc1 $16) 26... Kh8 27. Rh2 Bg3
28. Rg2 Qxe4 29. Qf1 $16) 24. Rf1 Rf8 (24... Bf6 25. g5 hxg5 26. h6 Ne5 27.
hxg7 Bxg7 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Nc5 Rd6 30. Ne6 $18) 25. Be3 Rce8 26. Rg2 Bg5 (
26... Bf6 27. g5 Bxg5 28. Bxg5 Re5 29. Qf4 hxg5 30. Rxg5 $18) 27. Bxg5 Re5 28.
Bxh6 $1 {[%mdl 1024] Very nice combination and a terrible shock for black as
he was surely hoping to slow down the onslaught.} Rxf5 (28... gxh6 29. Qf4 $18)
29. gxf5 Kh7 (29... g6 30. fxg6 $18) (29... Rc8 30. Rxg7+ Kf8 31. Rg2+ Ke8 32.
Rg8+ Ke7 33. f6+ Nxf6 34. Rxc8 Qxc8 35. Bg5 $18) 30. Bxg7 Rg8 31. Rfg1 Qd8 (
31... Ne5 32. h6 Nf3 33. Rf1 Ne5 34. Rg3 $18) 32. Nd2 Nc5 (32... Nf6 33. h6 Qe7
34. e5 $1 Qxe5 (34... dxe5 35. Nf3 Ne4 36. Rg4 Qc5 37. Rxe4 $18) 35. Nf3 Qxf5
36. Ng5+ Kg6 37. Ne4+ $18) 33. f6 Qe8 (33... Rh8 34. Rg4 Nd7 35. Nf3 Nxf6 36.
Ng5+ Kxg7 37. Ne6+ Kh6 38. Nxd8 $18) 34. Rg6 $1 {Original and impressive small
combination, with exceptional phantasy Motylev managed to get closer to the
black king.} (34. Rg6 $1 Rxg7 (34... fxg6 35. hxg6+ Qxg6 36. Rh1+ $18) 35.
Rxg7+ Kh8 36. h6 Qd8 37. Rxf7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund 44th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2016.07.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2016.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 {The system preventing the key idea of White's set up g2-g4 has long become
a regular guest even on the highest level. It is necessary to change the track,
and Dominguez Perez immediately modifies the pawn structure with the knight
jump to d5.} 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. c4 {
This highly charged position has so far seen only few different types of
solutions for the tension around the d5-pawn. The Cuban player chooses a move
which does not enjoy great reputation and in annotations is usually awarded an
?! Most probably the best continuation should be 13.Qa5, since this does not
expose White's pawn structure.} (13. Qa5 Bh6 (13... Nfd7 14. Kb1 Bh6 15. Bf2
$16) 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. g3 $1 (15. Kb1 Kf8 (15... Rc8 16. Qb4 $5 Kf8 (16...
Nfxd5 17. Rxd5 Nxd5 18. Qd2 Qc7 (18... Nf4 19. g3 Qf6 20. gxf4 Qxf4 21. Qd5 Rc7
22. Nd2 $14) 19. c4 Nf4 20. g3 b5 21. cxb5 Ne6 22. Be2 Rh8 23. Rc1 $16) (16...
Qc7 17. c4 Kf8 (17... Rh8 18. Rc1 Nbd7 19. g3 Kf8 20. Bh3 Kg7 21. Rhd1 b6 22.
Qa4 a5 23. f4 Ng4 24. fxe5 Ndxe5 $15 {0-1 (37) Pavlov,M (2353)-Areshchenko,A 
(2657) Alushta 2009}) 18. h4 Rh8 19. Rc1 Kg7 20. g3 Nbd7 21. Bh3 b6 22. f4 Rce8
23. f5 Nc5 24. Qc3 a5 25. Rhf1 Rhf8 26. Nd2 $11 {1-0 (60) Mekhitarian,K (2467)
-Bittencourt,J (2454) Americana 2009}) 17. c4 Kg7 18. g3 $1 Rh8 (18... g5 $6
19. Bd3 g4 20. f4 $16) 19. Rc1 Qc7 20. Bh3 Rce8 (20... Nxc4 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22.
Nd2 b5 23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Rhd1 a5 25. Qd2 Qb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 (59) Nijboer,F (2560)
-Hillarp Persson,T (2586) Wijk aan Zee 2009. The active black pieces are
promising sufficent compensation for the missing exchange.}) 21. Rhd1 (21. Rhe1
Nbd7 22. Re3 Ra8 $13) 21... Re7 (21... e4 $6 22. c5 $1 Nbxd5 (22... dxc5 23.
Nxc5 Qd6 24. fxe4 Rxe4 25. Qa3 Qe5 26. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 27. Qd3 $18) 23. Rxd5 Nxd5
24. Qd4+ Nf6 25. cxd6 Qb8 26. Nd2 exf3 27. d7 Re7 28. Rc8 Rxd7 29. Bxd7 Rxc8
30. Ne4 $16) 22. a3 (22. c5 Nbxd5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qd2 $11 Qc6 25. Na5 Qc7 26.
Nb3 $11) 22... Rd8 (22... e4 $6 23. c5 $1 dxc5 (23... Nbxd5 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25.
Qd4+ $16) 24. Nxc5 Nbxd5 25. Ne6+ fxe6 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Qb3 $16) 23. Nd2 Nbd7
$6 (23... e4 $1 24. Qc3 Na4 25. Qc2 (25. Qd4 exf3 26. Rf1 Qc5 $15) 25... Nc5
26. fxe4 Nfxe4 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 $11) 24. Qc3 a5 (24... Nc5 25. b4 Ncd7 26. g4 $14)
25. Bxd7 Nxd7 (25... Rdxd7 26. Rf1 Qb6 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rc7 29. Qf3 $14)
26. f4 $14 {1-0 (40) Anand,V (2799)-Topalov,V (2780) Wijk aan Zee 2008. Anand
won in a strategically very interesting middlegame fight.}) 16. h4 Rc8 17. Qb4
Kg7 18. c4 Rh8 19. Be2 Re8 20. g3 Qc7 21. Rc1 e4 22. f4 e3 23. Qc3 Na4 24. Qb4
Nc5 $17 {1/2-1/2 (56) Dominguez Perez,L (2719)-Carlsen,M (2801) Moscow 2009.
The artificial transfer of the king to g7 has the advantage of taming down
White's potential initiative on the kingside with the help of the rook on h8.})
(15. h4 Kf8 16. g3 Kg7 17. Kb1 Rh8 18. c4 Re8 19. Be2 Rc8 20. Rc1 e4 21. f4 e3
22. Rhg1 Ne4 23. Ka1 Nd7 24. Qxd8 Rcxd8 $15 {1/2-1/2 (62) Leko,P (2751)
-Ivanchuk,V (2779) Mukachevo 2009}) 15... Kf8 16. Kb1 Kg7 17. Be2 Rh8 18. c4
Rc8 19. Rc1 Nfd7 20. Rhd1 Rc7 21. Qa3 Nc8 22. Nd2 Nf6 23. h3 Re7 24. g4 $16 {
1-0 (42) Topalov,V (2813)-Wojtaszek,R (2734) Skopje 2015. Topalov likes the
line for White and he obviously tries hard to make it work as a dangerous
weapon.}) (13. Kb1 {A very clever preparatory move (the c1-h6 diagonal), but
it might be too slow in a very tense position.} Nfxd5 (13... Nbxd5 14. Bg5 Be7
(14... Nb6 15. Na5 Rb8 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 $16) 15. g3 (15. Na5 Rb8 16. Bc4
Nb6 (16... Qc7 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Bxg5 $11) 17. Bxf6 $6 (17. Rhe1 $1 Qc7 (
17... O-O 18. Bb3) 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 $14) 17... Bxf6 18.
Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Bd8 20. Rd3 Bc7 21. Bb3 Ke7 22. Rhd1 Rhd8 23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24.
Nc4 Nxc4 25. Bxc4 $11 {1/2-1/2 (31) Grischuk,A (2771)-Topalov,V (2816) Saint
Louis 2015}) 15... Rc8 (15... Nb6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bd8 19.
Bh3 O-O 20. Rhd1 Nc4 21. Rd7 b6 22. Nd2 Ne3 23. Re1 Bg5 24. Nf1 $14 {0-1 (53)
Svetushkin,D (2591)-Baklan,V (2633) Montpellier 2015}) (15... O-O 16. f4 a5 17.
Bg2 a4 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 axb3 20. Qxb3 Bxg5 21. fxg5 Qxg5 22. Rxd6 $14 {
1/2-1/2 (36) Leko,P (2737)-Giri,A (2730) London 2012}) 16. Bg2 Qc7 17. f4 Ne3
18. fxe5 Nc4 19. Qe2 Nxe5 20. Rhf1 Nfd7 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Bd5 Nf6 23. Bg2 Nfd7
24. Nd4 Rce8 25. Qe4 $14 {1-0 (41) Idani,P (2560)-Darini,P (2524) Urmia 2016})
(13... Rc8 14. Qa5 Nfd7 15. Qb4 Qc7 16. c3 h4 17. f4 Bg7 18. Be2 exf4 19. Bxf4
Be5 20. Bg4 Qc4 21. Bxe5 Qxb4 22. cxb4 dxe5 23. Na5 f5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (49)
Tahbaz,A (2282)-Idani,P (2568) Rasht 2016}) 14. Bf2 Nf6 15. Bd3 (15. Bh4 Be7
16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bd8 $11) 15... Nbd7 16. Rhe1 Qc7 17. g3
Bh6 {1/2-1/2 (17) Saric,I (2654)-Palac,M (2568) Porec 2016}) 13... Rc8 14. Na5
Nbxd5 {Every serious choice in the game of chess might be critical for the
success. A world of its own would be introduced by 14...Nfxd5. The nature of
the fight would have been different, with a rather small advanatge for White.}
(14... Nfxd5 15. Bg5 (15. Bxb6 Nxb6 16. Nxb7 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4+ 18. Kb1 Qc7
19. Qd5 Qc6 $15) 15... Qxg5 16. Qxg5 Bh6 17. Qxh6 Rxh6 18. Nxb7 Kd7 19. c5 Ke7
$1 20. Bxa6 dxc5 21. Rhe1 f6 $11) 15. Bg5 (15. Nxb7 $2 Qc7 16. Bg5 Qxb7 17. Kb1
Nh7 18. cxd5 Nxg5 19. Qxg5 Bg7 $17) 15... b6 $1 {Ponomariov is not losing
control of the situation, his choice is objectively best.} (15... Qb6 16. Kb1
Nh7 17. Bh4 (17. Qxd5 Nxg5 18. Qxb7 Qxb7 19. Nxb7 Rc6 20. c5 dxc5 21. Bc4 $14)
17... Ne3 18. Bf2 Bh6 19. Qe1 Qc7 20. Bxe3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Qxa5 22. Rxd6 $16) 16.
Nb7 (16. Kb1 bxa5 17. cxd5 Be7 $11) 16... Qc7 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 {The modern
engines are helping players to understand chess much better. Objectively best
was the very clever exchange of the bishops, with the line leading to the
equal ending.} (17... Bh6 $1 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Qxb7 20. Kb1 Qe7 21. Qxe7+
Nxe7 22. Rxd6 Rc6 $11) 18. Nxd6+ Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Nd7 20. Be2 {Due to the
slightly assymetrical pawn structure, the white bishop should be better than
the black knight. Objectively speaking the presence of rooks on the board is
minimizing the defender's problem.} a5 (20... h4 21. b3 $14) 21. b3 Qxd6 22.
Rxd6 Ke7 23. Rhd1 Rc7 24. Kb2 Rb8 25. R6d5 Ke6 26. Rd6+ Ke7 27. R6d5 Ke6 28. a3
{Dominguez has to start advancing his pawns or admit that otherwise he can
hardly improve the position.} (28. g3 Nf6 29. Rd6+ Ke7 30. a3 Rd7 31. Rxd7+
Nxd7 $11) 28... Nf6 29. Rd6+ Ke7 30. R6d2 h4 (30... Rd7 31. Kc3 Rxd2 32. Rxd2
Ke6 33. b4 e4 $11) 31. Bd3 Nh5 32. Re1 Kf6 33. Bc2 Nf4 {The knight became
active for the first time in the game, and White finds it intolerable to live
with the intruder.} 34. g3 hxg3 35. hxg3 Ne6 36. Rd5 a4 $5 {Solid practical
solution as the deficient pawn structure will minimize white's chances to play
for win.} (36... Rh8 37. Rdxe5 Rh3 38. Rb5 Rc6 (38... Rxg3 39. Be4 Nc5 40.
Rxb6+ Kg5 41. Rb5 f5 42. Bc2 Rxf3 43. Rg1+ Kf6 44. Rxa5 Rf2 45. Kc3 $14) 39.
Be4 Rd6 40. g4 Nc5 41. Re2 $14) 37. Rexe5 axb3 38. Bxb3 Nc5 (38... Rh8 39. Re3
Rh3 40. f4 $14) 39. f4 Rd7 (39... Kg7 40. Bc2 Nb7 41. Bd3 Rh8 42. Re3 $14) 40.
Bc2 {Very strong grandmasters are groomed not to make any serious decisions in
the moments before the time control. Let us just note that the immediate
exchange of the rooks was a serious alternative.} (40. Rxd7 Nxd7 41. Rb5 Rh8
42. c5 Rh5 43. Rb4 Nxc5 44. Rxb6+ Ke7 45. Kc3 $14) 40... Rh8 41. Rxd7 Nxd7 42.
Re3 Nc5 43. Kc3 Rh2 44. a4 Rg2 45. Bb3 {White is enjoying the advantage of a
spare pawn, but it seems to be very difficult to make any progress. Black has
located his pieces on the best squares, and the g3-pawn remains a serious
weakness.} (45. Bd1 Rg1 $11) 45... Rg1 (45... Kf5 $2 46. a5 Nxb3 47. axb6 $18)
46. Kb4 Rb1 47. Ka3 Ra1+ 48. Kb2 Rg1 49. Bc2 Rg2 50. Kc3 Rf2 51. Bb3 (51. Re5
Rf3+ 52. Kd2 Rf2+ 53. Kd1 Rf1+ 54. Ke2 Ra1 $11) 51... Rf1 52. Bc2 Rf2 53. Bd1
Rf1 54. Bb3 Rg1 55. Kb4 Rb1 {It is a bit unusual to see the same position
after a distance of 9 moves (46th move). If Dominguez wants to play on, he
will have to try a pawn advance.} 56. a5 $5 Nxb3 {Ponomariov had a clear way
to equality with 56...Na6+!, but the rook ending seemed to be quite harmless
to him.} (56... Na6+ $1 57. Kb5 Nc5 58. axb6 Nxb3 59. c5 Nd4+ 60. Ka6 Ra1+ 61.
Kb7 Rc1 62. Re5 Ne6 63. Kc6 Rb1 $11) 57. Rxb3 {[%mdl 4096]} (57. axb6 Nd2+ 58.
Kc3 Nxc4 59. Kxc4 Rxb6 $11) 57... bxa5+ 58. Ka4 Rc1 (58... Rxb3 $2 59. Kxb3 Ke6
60. Ka4 Kd6 61. Kb5 a4 62. Kxa4 Kc5 63. Kb3 $18) 59. Kb5 g5 $6 {A serious step
in the wrong direction. Black king should have helped to slow down the
dangerous c-pawn.} (59... Ke6 60. Ra3 (60. Rd3 Ra1 61. c5 a4 62. Kb4 f6 63. g4
Rc1 64. Rd6+ Ke7 65. Rd5 Ke6 $11) 60... Kd6 61. Rd3+ Kc7 62. Kc5 Ra1 63. Rd6 a4
64. Rf6 a3 65. Rxf7+ Kb8 66. Kb4 a2 67. Kb3 Rg1 68. Kxa2 Rxg3 $11) 60. fxg5+
Kxg5 61. c5 (61. Rf3 f5 $1 (61... f6 $2 62. c5 Kg6 63. c6 Kf7 64. Ra3 Ke7 65.
Kb6 a4 66. Rxa4 Rc3 67. g4 $18) 62. c5 a4 63. Ra3 Kf6 64. Rxa4 Rc3 65. c6 Rxg3
66. c7 Rg8 $11) 61... a4 $2 {Once again it was crucial to hurry back with the
black king abstaining from the ambition to create counterplay.} (61... Kf6 $1
62. Re3 a4 63. c6 $14) 62. Ra3 Kg4 (62... Kf5 63. Rxa4 Ke5 64. Rc4 Rb1+ 65. Rb4
Rc1 66. Kb6 Kd5 67. Rb2 $1 $18) 63. c6 f5 64. Rd3 $2 {Rook endgames are
notoriously difficult, and the fight of two excellent players only confirms
this suspicion.} (64. Kb6 $1 Rc4 (64... Rb1+ 65. Kc5 Rc1+ 66. Kd6 Rd1+ 67. Ke7
Rc1 68. Kd7 Rd1+ 69. Kc8 Kh3 70. c7 Rb1 71. Rf3 Rb2 72. Rxf5 a3 73. Kd7 Rd2+
74. Kc6 a2 75. c8=Q a1=Q 76. Ra5+ $18) 65. c7 f4 66. gxf4 Kxf4 67. Rxa4 Rxa4
68. c8=Q $18) 64... f4 $2 {The final mistake pushes Black over the edge. It
was still possible to make a draw with a speedy retreat of the black king.} (
64... Kg5 $1 65. Kb6 Rb1+ 66. Ka6 Rc1 67. Kb7 Rb1+ 68. Kc8 Rb3 69. Rd5 a3 70.
Ra5 Rxg3 $11) 65. gxf4 Kxf4 66. Kb6 Ke4 67. Rd2 (67. Ra3 Kd5 68. c7 Rb1+ 69.
Ka6 Rc1 70. Kb7 Rb1+ 71. Kc8 Ke6 72. Rxa4 $18) 67... Rb1+ 68. Kc5 Ke3 (68...
Rc1+ 69. Kd6 Ke3 70. Ra2 Rd1+ 71. Ke5 Rc1 72. Ra3+ Ke2 73. Kd5 Rd1+ 74. Kc4 $18
) 69. Ra2 Rc1+ 70. Kd6 Rd1+ 71. Ke5 Rc1 72. Ra3+ Ke2 73. Kd5 Rd1+ 74. Kc5 (74.
Kc4 Rc1+ 75. Rc3 $18) 74... Rc1+ 75. Kb5 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbc6 13. Nd5 e6 14. fxe6 fxe6
15. Ne3 O-O 16. Be2 (16. c3 d5 17. Be2 Ng6 18. O-O Nf4 19. Bg4 Qe7 20. Re1 Ne5
21. Be2 Rad8 22. Ng4 Nc6 {0-1 Cheparinov,I-Sakaev,K/Dos Hermanas 2003/ (42)})
16... Qe7 (16... d5 17. O-O Ng6 18. c4 Nd4 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Bg4 Nf4 21. Bxf4
Rxf4 22. Qd3 Qd6 23. Rad1 {1-0 Shirov,A-Gelfand,B/Monte Carlo 2000/ (40)}) 17.
O-O Rad8 18. Bh5 $5 $146 {Kasimdzhanov has done his homework and is well
informed about the nuicances of the position. His new move strives to prevent
relocation of the black knight to f4 square.} (18. c4 Ng6 19. Qd2 Nf4 20. Rab1
Qf7 {1/2-1/2 Dolmatov,S-Sakaev,K/Moscow 2003/}) 18... Kh8 19. Re1 d5 20. a4 Nc4
$6 {This hasty move fails to solve the problems of the position. Much better
results could have been achieved with the fine manouver of the knight 20...
Nd7!?} (20... Nd7 $5 21. Ng4 (21. c3 Be5 $1) (21. Nxd5 Qc5 22. Ne3 Nf6 23. Qe2
Nd4 $19) 21... Nc5 (21... Bxb2 22. Rb1 Bc3 23. Rxb7 Bxe1 24. Qxe1 e5 25. Nxh6
$14) 22. c3 e5 $13) 21. Nxc4 dxc4 22. Qg4 Qb4 (22... Nd4 23. c3 Nc2 24. Rxe6
Qxe6 25. Qxe6 Nxa1 26. Be5 Bxe5 27. Qxe5+ $18) 23. Qxe6 Rd2 (23... Nd4 24. Qe4
Qxb2 25. Be5 Bxe5 26. Qxe5+ Kg8 27. Rab1 Qxc2 28. Rxb7 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 $18) (
23... Qxb2 24. Qxc4 Qc3 25. Qe6 $16) 24. Rad1 (24. c3 Qxb2 25. Be8 Rdxf2 26.
Bxf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kh1 $16) 24... Nd4 (24... Rxc2 25. Bf3 Rd2 26. Bd6 $16) 25. Qe4
(25. Bd6 Qb6 26. Qd7 Rdxf2 (26... Nf3+ 27. Bxf3 Qxf2+ 28. Kh1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1
Rxf3 30. Bc5 Rxh3+ 31. Qxh3 Qxc5 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Qe6 $18) 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28.
Kh1 $16) 25... Nf5 26. Be5 $1 {Anand suffers due to the vulnerability of his
king, the exchange of the bishops will expose him wide open.} Rxf2 27. Bf3 (27.
Kxf2 Qc5+ 28. Ke2 Bxe5 29. Rd5 Ng3+ 30. Kd1 Nxe4 31. Rxc5 Rd8+ 32. Kc1 Bf4+ 33.
Kb1 Nxc5 $19) 27... Rd2 (27... Qb6 28. a5 Qa7 29. Kh1 $16) 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 (
28... Nxg7 29. Rxd2 Qxd2 30. Rd1 Qa5 31. Qxc4 $16) 29. Qe5+ (29. Rxd2 Qxd2 30.
Qe5+ Rf6 31. Bxb7 $16) 29... Rf6 30. a5 $6 $138 (30. Rxd2 Qxd2 31. Bxb7 $16)
30... Nh4 $2 {[%mdl 64] Both mistakes are closely related to the time trouble,
white will somehow manage to find a fine refutation.} (30... b5 31. axb6 Qxb6+
32. Kh1 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 $16) 31. Qc7+ Rf7 32. Qe5+ Rf6 33. Bh5 $1 Ng6 {Modest
and necessary, since otherwise black king would suffer indignity of beeing
mated.} (33... Rxg2+ 34. Kh1 Rd2 35. Rxd2 Qxd2 36. Qc7+ Kg8 37. Re8+ Rf8 38.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 39. Qf7#) 34. Bxg6 Rxd1 (34... Kxg6 35. Qe8+ Rf7 36. Qg8+ Kf6 37.
Qh8+ $18) 35. Rxd1 Kxg6 36. Qe4+ Kg7 (36... Kf7 37. Rd7+ Kf8 38. Qe5 $18) 37.
Rd7+ Kg8 (37... Rf7 38. Qe5+ Kg8 39. Rd8+ Rf8 40. Qe6+ Kg7 41. Rd7+ $18) 38.
Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.03.12"]
[Round "12.6"]
[White "Wegener, Olaf"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Muelheim Nord"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f3 b5 7. a4 b4 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. exd5 Bb7 10. Bc4 Nd7 (10... Qa5 11. Ne2 Nd7 12. Be3 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6
14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Rc8 16. b3 g6 17. Kf2 Bg7 18. Rad1 O-O 19. Rhe1 {1-0
Maia Filho,L-Mangini,J/Recife 1963/ (38)}) 11. a5 Qc7 12. Qe2 (12. Bb3 Nc5 13.
Be3 g6 14. O-O Bg7 15. Bc4 Nd7 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Ne5 18. Bb6 Qc8 19. Bd5 e6
20. Bb3 d5 21. c7 O-O 22. Qd2 Nd7 23. Qxb4 Be5 {0-1 Leko,P-Svidler,P/Cap
d'Agde 2003/ (60)}) 12... Nf6 (12... g6 13. Bg5 Qc5 14. Nc6 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5
16. Bb3 Bg7 17. Be3 Qd6 18. Ba4+ Kf8 19. O-O-O h5 20. Qc4 Rc8 21. Bc6 Bh6 22.
Bxh6+ Rxh6 23. Qe4 Rc7 {1/2-1/2 Kritz,L-Ruck,R/Budapest 2004/ (59)}) 13. Bg5 $6
{Wegener did not found the best solution to the problem of defending d5 pawn.
He will get just vague compensation for the missing material.} (13. Qd3 $1 Nxd5
(13... g6 14. Nb3 Nd7 15. f4 Bg7 16. O-O $14) 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Nb5 axb5 (15...
Qc5 16. Qxd5 $18) 16. Qxd5 Rb8 17. Be3 e6 18. Qd3 Be7 $13) 13... Nxd5 $1 (13...
Bxd5 14. Bxa6 $14) 14. Bb3 g6 15. Ba4+ Kd8 16. Rd1 Bg7 17. Bh4 (17. Bb3 h6 18.
Bh4 Re8 (18... Kc8 19. Ne6 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kb8 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Bxb2 23.
O-O $11) 19. O-O Qxa5 $15) 17... Kc8 $1 18. O-O e5 19. Nb3 (19. Nc6 Bxc6 20.
Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qe4 g5 22. Bxg5 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Nc7 24. Be7 Bf8 $19) 19... Kb8 20.
Bf2 Rc8 {Schlosser keeps excellent control of the center and white pieces are
unable to find a target.} 21. Qe1 (21. Nc1 Qxa5 22. Bb3 Nf4 23. Qe1 d5 $17)
21... Bf8 (21... f5 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxb4+ Bb7 24. Bb6 Qe7 25. Nd2 Bf8 $17)
22. Nd2 Qxa5 23. Bb3 $6 (23. Ra1 Qc7 24. Bb3 a5 $15) 23... Qb5 $1 24. Ne4 f5
25. c4 $2 {White insists on activity, but his move is faulty on many counts.
It was probably better to keep fighting with piece activity.} (25. Ng5 Nf4 26.
Be3 Qe2 (26... Bd5 27. Bxf4 Bxb3 28. cxb3 exf4 29. Nxh7 $15) 27. Bxf4 Qxe1 28.
Rfxe1 exf4 29. Ne6 Be7 30. Nxf4 Bf6 $17) 25... Rxc4 (25... bxc3 $1 26. Bxd5 c2
27. Bxb7 (27. Rd2 c1=Q 28. Qxc1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 fxe4 $19) 27... cxd1=Q 28. Qxd1
Kxb7 29. Nxd6+ Bxd6 30. Qxd6 Rc6 $19) 26. Bxc4 Qxc4 27. Ng5 (27. Nd2 Qd3 $17)
27... h6 28. Ne6 Be7 29. Rc1 (29. Nc5 Bc6 (29... dxc5 30. Qxe5+ Ka7 31. Rxd5
Qxd5 32. Qxe7 Rc8 33. Rc1 $15) 30. Rc1 Qb5 31. Nb3 Bg5 $17) 29... Qb5 30. Qd2
$2 {[%mdl 8192] The final mistake will cost a piece for no compensation.} (30.
Nc5 Nf4 $1 (30... dxc5 $2 31. Qxe5+ Ka7 32. Rfd1 Bf6 33. Rxc5 Bxe5 34. Rxb5+
Kb8 35. Rdxd5 Bxh2+ 36. Kxh2 axb5 37. Bg3+ $11) 31. Nxb7 Ne2+ 32. Kh1 Nxc1 $17)
30... Qd7 $1 31. Qxh6 Qxe6 32. Qh8+ Bc8 33. Rc6 (33. Rfd1 Nf6 (33... Kb7 34.
Rxd5 Qxd5 35. Qg7 Qe6 36. Bh4 Bd7 $17) 34. Bb6 g5 35. Bd8 Qg8 $19) 33... Kb7
34. Rfc1 (34. Rc2 Bd7 35. Qh6 g5 $19) 34... Bd7 35. Rc7+ Nxc7 36. Rxc7+ Kxc7
37. Qxa8 Bb5 $19 {The game is over as black king can easily get away from
checks.} 38. Qa7+ Kc6 39. Qa8+ Kd7 40. Bb6 Qc4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 07th"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2441"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2000.04.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow M. Saulin PRSFI"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. Qf2 (12. Nd5 Nxd5 (12... Bxd5 13.
exd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 $1 Qxb6 15. Bd3 $5 (15. g3 O-O 16. Bh3 Ra8 $6 (16... Rc7 17.
Rhe1) 17. Rhe1 a5 $2 (17... Rfe8 $14) 18. a4 Qc7 $6 19. Bf1 $1 Rfc8 20. Bb5 Bf8
21. f4 $1 {1-0 Shirov,A-Svidler,P/Linares 1998/ (28)}) 15... g6 16. Rhe1 Nd7
17. g3 Kd8 18. Re4 $1 Nc5 19. Rb4 Qc7 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. d6 $1 {0-1 Timman,J-De
Firmian,N/Malmoe/1999/ (41)}) 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Bg5 (15... Qc7
16. Nd2 Nc5 (16... g6 17. c3 b5 18. h4 Qb7 19. Nb3 Bd8 20. Bg5 Nc5 21. Nxc5
Rxc5 22. f4 O-O 23. g4 {0-1 Wang Zili-Van Wely,L/ST Lee Cup 4th 1997/ (41)})
17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Rhe1 Qc7 19. f4 exf4 20. Qe4 Kf8 21. c3 Rh6 22. Qxf4 Rf6 23.
Qe4 Qd7 {1/2-1/2 Wang Zili-Ye Jiangchuan/4th ST Lee Cup, Beijing CHN (02) 1997
(47)}) 16. Rhe1 (16. Bf2 O-O (16... b5 17. h4 Bh6 18. Be1 Qc7 19. Na5 Nb6 20.
Bf2 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Sadler,M/Tilburg/1998/ (34)}) 17. h4 Bf4 18. g3 Bh6 19.
g4 hxg4 20. fxg4 Bf4 21. Rhg1 Re8 22. Rge1 {1-0 Socko,B-Gallagher,J/Batumi/
1999/ (87)}) 16... O-O 17. g3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qc7 19. c3 Nb6 20. Qg5 $6 Nc4 {
0-1 Kovacevic,A-Gelfand,B/Belgrade 1997/ (41)}) 12... b5 13. Bd3 Rxc3 $5 14.
bxc3 Qc7 {The exchange sacrifice on c3 in this type of position is becoming
popular, black certainly has a medium term prospects for stirring lot of
trouble.} 15. Qg3 (15. Kb2 O-O 16. Qd2 d5 $13) 15... h4 (15... O-O $6 16. Bh6
Ne8 17. Bd2 $16) 16. Qe1 (16. Qxg7 $2 Rh7 17. Qg5 Rh5 18. Qg7 Bf8 $19) 16...
Nb6 17. Bxb6 (17. g4 Na4 18. Bd2 g5 $5 $14) 17... Qxb6 18. f4 (18. g3 Qc6 19.
gxh4 d5 20. Rg1 g6 $14) 18... exf4 19. Rf1 Ng4 $5 (19... Nh5 20. Nd4 (20. Be2
h3 21. gxh3 Bxh3 $13) 20... h3 21. Nxe6 hxg2 22. Rxf4 fxe6 23. Rg4 Bf6 24. Rxg2
Qc6 $13) 20. Rxf4 Bg5 21. Rf3 (21. Rxg4 Bxg4 22. Be2 Bd7 $17) 21... Nxh2 22.
Rf5 (22. Rf2 Bg4 23. Be2 Be3 24. Rd4 Bxf2 25. Qxf2 Qc6 $19) 22... Bf6 $6 (22...
Bxf5 $5 23. exf5+ Kd7 24. c4 Re8 $17) 23. e5 $1 {Excellent move that should
have equalized the chances due a strong counterplay.} (23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Qd2
Ng4 $17) 23... dxe5 (23... Bxe5 24. Rxe5 dxe5 25. Qxe5 Ng4 26. Qxg7 $11) 24.
Qe4 $2 (24. Rxe5 $1 Ng4 (24... h3 25. gxh3 (25. Re2 hxg2 26. Rxg2 Nf3 27. Qe4
$13) 25... Nf3 26. Qe3 Qxe3 27. Rxe3 Rxh3 28. Kb2) 25. Re2 O-O $13) 24... Bxf5
25. Qxf5 g6 26. Qc8+ (26. Bxb5+ axb5 27. Qc8+ Bd8 28. Qd7+ Kf8 29. Qxd8+ Qxd8
30. Rxd8+ Kg7 $17) 26... Ke7 27. Qh3 e4 $1 28. Bxe4 (28. Re1 Kf8 29. Bxe4 Qc7
30. Rh1 Be5 $19) 28... Qc7 29. Nd4 Qg3 30. Bb7 (30. Rh1 Ng4 31. Bb7 a5) 30...
a5 31. Rh1 Ng4 32. Qxg3 (32. Nxb5 $2 Rb8 $19) 32... hxg3 33. Rxh8 Bxh8 34. Nxb5
(34. Nc6+ Kd6 35. Nxa5 Bxc3 36. Bf3 Ne3 $17) 34... Ne3 35. Kb2 f5 {The endgame
is pretty bad for white, since black has a clear cut plan of marching his
pawns through f3 square.} 36. Kb3 f4 37. c4 (37. Ka4 g5 38. Kxa5 g4 39. Nc7 Kd6
$1 (39... f3 40. Nd5+ Nxd5 41. Bxd5 Kd6 42. Be4 Kc5 43. Ka4 $17) 40. Nb5+ Kd7
$19) 37... g5 38. c5 Be5 39. c6 (39. Ka4 g4 40. Kxa5 f3 $19) 39... Kd8 40. c7+
(40. c4 g4 41. Ka4 f3 42. c7+ Bxc7 43. gxf3 g2 $19) 40... Bxc7 41. Nd4 (41.
Nxc7 Kxc7 42. Be4 g4 43. Kc3 f3 44. Kd2 fxg2 $19) 41... g4 42. c3 Be5 $1 (42...
f3 43. gxf3 g2 44. Ne2 gxf3 45. Bxf3 $17) 43. Ne2 (43. Ka4 Bxd4 44. cxd4 f3 $19
) 43... Nxg2 (43... Nxg2 44. Nxg3 (44. Bxg2 f3 45. Kc2 fxg2 46. Kd3 Bb8 47. Ke4
Ba7 48. Kf4 g1=Q 49. Nxg1 Bxg1 50. Kxg3 Kd7 $19) 44... Ne3 45. Ne4 f3 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qf3 g4 12. hxg4 Bxg4 13. Qe3 Nc6 {[%mdl 4] Black
consequently fights for the center in the modern line with the retreat 10...
Nf6.} (13... Nbd7 $6 14. f3 Bh5 15. Nf5 $16) 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. e5 Nd5 (15...
dxe5 16. Bxe5 Qa5 17. Bd3 Qb4 (17... Nd5 18. Qd4 $16) 18. a3 Qxb2 19. Nb5 $16)
16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bd3 (17. exd6 $2 Bxb2 $17) 17... dxe5 (17... Rb8 18. exd6
Bxb2 19. dxe7 Qxe7 20. Bxb8 Bc3+ 21. Kf1 Qxe3 22. fxe3 Bxa1 23. Bxa6 $16) 18.
Bxe5 f6 (18... d4 $6 19. Qe4 Bf5 20. Qxf5 Qa5+ 21. Kf1 Qxe5 22. Qf3 $16) 19.
Bg6+ Kf8 20. Bd4 (20. Bc3 e5 21. Rh4 Be6 22. Rd1 $14) 20... Qd6 21. Kf1 Rc8 22.
Re1 e5 (22... f5 $2 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Bh5 $16) 23. Qg3 $1 {Kempinski has
grabbed the chance to build up the strong pawn center, but his king stands in
a way of the rook h8.} Qd7 (23... Be6 24. a3 Qc6 25. Bc3 $14) 24. Bc3 Bf5 (
24... Be6 25. Bd3 d4 26. Bb4+ Kg8 27. a3 $14) 25. Rh5 Bxg6 (25... Bg4 26. Rh4
$14) 26. Qxg6 d4 27. Bd2 (27. Bb4+ Kg8 28. Re2 Qf7 29. Qf5 $14) 27... Qf7 28.
Qf5 Rxc2 $5 (28... Rc7 29. Rh4 (29. b3 $5) 29... Qc4+ 30. Re2 Qxa2 $2 31. Rxd4
$1 exd4 32. Bb4+ Kf7 33. Qh5+ $18) 29. Qxc2 Qxh5 30. Qc4 $1 {The exchange of
pieces has exposed the fragile black king on the f8.} Qf7 (30... Qh1+ 31. Ke2
Qh5+ 32. f3 $14) 31. Qc8+ (31. Qxa6 Kg8 32. Qc8+ Kh7 33. Qf5+ Qg6 34. Qxg6+
Kxg6 35. a4 $14) 31... Qe8 32. Qf5 (32. Qxa6 Kf7 33. Rc1 Qd7 $14) 32... Qb8 $2
(32... Qb5+ 33. Kg1 Kf7 34. Rc1 Qb8 35. Rc6 a5 36. Qc2 $16) 33. Qe6 $1 (33. Qe6
$1 Rh7 (33... Qe8 34. Bb4+ $18) 34. Rc1 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 (10... b4 $5 11. Ne2 Nh5) 11. Nd5 Be7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 (
12... Kxe7 13. Qd2 Nb6 14. O-O-O Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Na5 Qc7 17. Nb7 $5 Qxb7
18. Qxd6+ Ke8 19. Qxe5 Rc8 20. Rd6 c3 21. b3 Ke7 22. Bc5 {1-0 Gullaksen,E-Sasu
Ducsoara,A/Berlin/1997/ (26)}) 13. Qd2 Rd8 (13... O-O 14. O-O-O $14) 14. Na5
Nb8 (14... Rc8 15. a4 $1 $16) 15. c4 $1 {White has to fight the opening of the
center with d6-d5.} bxc4 (15... O-O 16. cxb5 d5 17. bxa6 dxe4 18. Qc3 $16) 16.
Bxc4 O-O 17. b3 Nf4 (17... d5 18. exd5 (18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nf4 20. Bxf4
exf4+ 21. Kf1 Qxg5 22. Rd1 Qh5 $13) 18... Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. O-O-O $16) 18.
Bxf4 exf4 19. O-O-O (19. Qxf4 $2 d5 20. Bd3 Qa3 $1 $19) 19... Qxg5 20. Rhg1 Qe5
21. Qb2 Rc8 $6 {Black must have been happy about his position from the opening,
but his last move is false. In the position with equal number of pawns white's
queenside majority gives him distinct pull.} (21... Rd7 22. Bd5 Rc8+ 23. Nc4
Qxb2+ 24. Kxb2 Rcd8 25. Rd2 $11) 22. Rxd6 $1 Rc5 (22... Qxd6 $2 23. Qxg7#) (
22... Qxb2+ 23. Kxb2 Rc5 24. Nb7 $16) 23. Nb7 Qxb2+ 24. Kxb2 Rc6 (24... Rh5 25.
Rg2 Bc8 26. Nd8 Bd7 27. Nxf7 Rxf7 28. Rb6 Nc6 29. Rd2 $1 $18) (24... Rc7 25.
Bxe6 fxe6 26. Nd8 $16) 25. Rxc6 Nxc6 26. Bxa6 Nd4 27. Rf1 Ra8 (27... Rc8 28.
Rf2 $16) 28. Bd3 g5 29. Nc5 Bh3 30. Rf2 Kf8 31. a4 {Black's kingside pawns
have problems to advanace, while white is making steady progress.} Nc6 (31...
Ke7 32. Kc3 Nc6 33. b4 $16) 32. Bb5 (32. Kc3 Ke7 33. b4 Kd6 34. Rd2 $18) 32...
Ne5 (32... Nd4 33. Bc4 Ke7 34. Kc3 Nc6 35. b4 $18) 33. b4 Ke7 (33... g4 34.
fxg4 f3 35. Kc3 Bg2 36. Nd7+ Nxd7 37. Bxd7 $18) 34. Kc3 Kf6 (34... Kd6 35. a5
f6 36. Bc4 h5 37. Bd5 $16) 35. Bf1 Bxf1 (35... Bc8 36. b5 $18) 36. Rxf1 g4 37.
fxg4 Kg5 38. b5 f3 39. b6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.05"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. g4
Qc7 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Kb1 Ne5 13. Qf2 $6 {The pawn
structure in the center can be vulnerable and the queen move is clearly
insufficient to protect it.} (13. Be2 Rb8 (13... h6 14. h4 Rb8 15. g5 hxg5 16.
hxg5 Rxh1 17. Rxh1 Nfd7 18. Rh8 Ng6 19. Rh7 b4 20. Nd1 d5 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. f4
{1-0 Acs,P (2542)-Vera,R (2546)/Varadero 2000/ (36)}) 14. Qd4 Nfd7 15. g5 Nc6
16. Qd2 Ra8 17. h4 Nce5 18. Ka1 Be7 19. h5 O-O 20. Nd4 b4 21. Nb1 Nc5 {0-1
Alvarado,N (2324)-Suba,M (2520)/Balaguer 2005/ (38)}) 13... b4 $1 14. g5 (14.
Na4 Nxf3 15. Nb6 Rb8 $17) 14... Nfg4 (14... bxc3 15. gxf6 gxf6 16. Rg1 $15) 15.
Nb5 (15. fxg4 bxc3 16. Bb6 Qc8 17. Qd4 cxb2 $17) 15... axb5 16. Bxb5+ $2 {
Parligras is impatient and so he swaps light squared bishops first.
Unfortunatelly for him it opens the chance for a great combination by black.} (
16. fxg4 Nxg4 17. Bxb5+ Bc6 18. Qe2 Nxe3 19. Bxc6+ Qxc6 20. Qxe3 Qa4 21. Nc1
Be7 $15) 16... Bc6 17. Bxc6+ Qxc6 18. fxg4 Qa4 19. Nc1 (19. Qe2 Qxa2+ 20. Kc1
Qa4 21. h4 Be7 $17) 19... b3 $1 {[%mdl 64] Banikas is suddenly shooting on
many sqaures and e4 seems to be the most painful point.} 20. Rd4 (20. cxb3
Qxe4+ 21. Ka1 Nxg4 22. Qh4 Qxe3 23. Qxg4 Be7 $17) (20. Nxb3 Qxa2+ 21. Kc1 Nc4
$19) 20... bxa2+ 21. Ka1 Qc6 22. Qe2 Be7 23. Nd3 (23. h4 O-O 24. h5 Rfb8 $17)
23... Qa6 (23... O-O 24. Rd1 Rfb8 25. Nb4 Qb7 26. c3 Nc6 27. Nxc6 Qxc6 $17) 24.
b3 (24. Qd1 Nc4 25. Bc1 O-O 26. b3 Ne5 $17) 24... O-O {Black is finishing
development with material balance and nasty a2 pawn puting white king in grave
danger.} 25. Bc1 Nc6 (25... Qb6 26. Rb4 Qc7 $19) 26. Ra4 Qb5 27. Rxa8 (27. Rxa2
Rxa2+ 28. Kxa2 Ra8+ 29. Kb2 Nd4 30. Qd1 Qa5 $19) 27... Rxa8 28. Qe3 Bd8 (28...
d5 29. Rf1 Nb4 $19) 29. Rf1 Ra7 30. Bb2 (30. Qf2 Bb6 31. Be3 Bxe3 32. Qxe3 Qa5
$19) 30... Bxg5 31. Qf2 Bd8 {With a spare pawn the task of converting
advantage becomes even easier.} 32. Qf4 e5 (32... Qb8 33. h4 Bb6 $19) 33. Qf5
g6 34. Qc8 Kg7 35. Rd1 Bb6 (35... Bg5 36. Bc3 Be3 $19) 36. Nf4 Nd4 37. Nd5 Qxb3
$1 {Great tactical shot proves once again, that strandled king opens
possibilities for most unusual combinations.} 38. Rc1 (38. cxb3 Nxb3#) (38.
Bxd4 Bxd4+ 39. Rxd4 Qb1#) (38. Rxd4 Bxd4 39. cxb3 Bxb2+ 40. Kxb2 a1=Q+ $19)
38... Bc5 39. Qd8 (39. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 40. c3 Rb7 $19) 39... Qf3 40. g5 Nxc2+ $1 41.
Rxc2 Qd1+ 42. Bc1 (42. Rc1 Qxc1+ 43. Bxc1 Bd4+ 44. Bb2 Bxb2+ 45. Kxb2 a1=Q+ $19
) 42... Bd4+ (42... Qxc2 $2 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qd8+ $11) 43. Nc3 Ra8 $1 {Banikas
shows his great tactical provess, black only needed to break the idea of
perpetual check.} 44. Qf6+ (44. Qxa8 Qxc2 $19) 44... Kg8 45. Qf2 Qxc1+ $1 46.
Rxc1 Bxf2 47. Nb5 Ra5 48. Rc8+ Kg7 49. Rb8 Ra4 50. Rd8 Bd4+ 51. Nxd4 Rxd4 (
51... Rxd4 52. Kxa2 Rxe4 53. Rxd6 Rg4 $19) 0-1

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Nb6 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. h4 d5 $2 {[%mdl 4] It
seems, that black can benefit from the delayed g4-g5 by advancing the d pawn.
Unfortunatelly the tactics works perfectly for white and the line is
unplayable.} (13... Rfc8 14. g5 (14. h5 Nfd7 15. g5 a5 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Rh2 Nc5
18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. h6 {1-0 Karjakin,S (2635)-Nepomniashchy,Y (2505)/Kirishi
2005/ (57)}) 14... Nfd7 15. Rh2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. h5 (17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5
a5 19. a4 Qc4 20. Qxb7 Qxa4 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. Qxe7 {1-0 Lenderman,A (2378)
-Nepomniashchy,Y (2502)/Belfort 2005/ (53)}) 17... a5 18. Nc1 b5 19. Nd5 Bxd5
20. Qxd5 b4 21. g6 Qc4 22. gxf7+ Kf8 23. Qd2 Kxf7 {1/2-1/2 Alekseev,E (2605)
-Nepomniashchy,Y (2483)/Nojabrsk 2005/ (30)}) 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. g5 Nh5 (15...
d4 16. Na4 Qc6 17. gxf6 Bxb3 (17... gxf6 18. Nac5 Bxc5 19. Rg1+ Kh8 20. Qh6 $18
) (17... Bxf6 18. Nac5 $18) 18. fxe7 Bxa2+ 19. Kxa2 Qxa4+ 20. Kb1 Rfe8 21. Rg1
Rxe7 22. Qg5 f6 23. Qxf6 $18) 16. exd5 Rfd8 (16... Rad8 17. Bd3 Bc8 18. Qe1 Qc7
19. Qe4 f5 20. gxf6 Nxf6 21. Qc4 Qxc4 22. Bxc4 Bb4 {1/2-1/2 Gelman,A-Neverov,V
(2550)/Katowice 1993/ (37)}) 17. Qe1 $1 {Shabalov is not afraid of any ghosts,
and grabs the second pawn.} (17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Rhe1 Qc7 19. Ne4 Bf5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6
21. Bxf5 Be7 22. Qe3 Bd6 23. Nd2 Nf4 24. Qb3 g6 25. Bd3 b5 26. Ne4 Be7 27. Bf1
{1-0 Zhigalko,A (2526)-Baramidze,D (2535)/Hengelo 2005/ (56)}) 17... Bd7 18.
Qxe5 Bf8 (18... Bd6 19. Qd4 Qc7 20. Ne4 $16) 19. d6 $1 {The pawn on d6 will be
paralysing black pieces, Vera will not be able to generate any counterplay.}
Rac8 (19... Be6 20. Ne4 Rac8 21. Bh3 $18) (19... Bc6 20. Bc4 $18) 20. Ne4 g6
21. Qa5 Qe3 (21... Qxa5 22. Nxa5 Rb8 23. Bh3 $18) (21... Qc6 22. Nd4 $18) 22.
Bc4 $1 Bf5 (22... Rxc4 23. Qxd8 Ba4 24. d7 $18) 23. Qd5 {White plays with a
full swing and thus shortens opponent's pain of defending miserable position.}
Rxc4 (23... Be6 24. Qe5 Rxc4 25. Nf6+ Nxf6 26. Qxe3 $18) 24. Qxc4 Qxf3 25. Rhe1
b5 26. Qc7 Rc8 (26... Rd7 27. Qc6 Qf4 28. Nbc5 $18) 27. Qb7 Qg4 28. Nbc5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Black "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qd2 h5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Kh1 h4 13. f4 h3 (13... exf4 14.
Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nd4 $14) 14. g3 (14. f5 hxg2+ 15. Kxg2 Bxb3 16. axb3 Nc5 17. Bf3
Rh4 $17) 14... Nb6 15. Bxb6 $6 {[%mdl 16384] The absence of the dark squared
bishop will be felt for a long time, white will have to fight for equality.} (
15. f5 Nc4 $15) (15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd8+ Bxd8 17. Na5 (17. Nc5 Nc4 18. Bxc4
Bxc4 19. Rfd1 Rc7 $11) 17... Nc4 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. Bg5 Ba5 $11)
15... Qxb6 16. Bf3 (16. Rad1 Qc6 $13) 16... O-O 17. g4 (17. f5 Bd7 18. a4 Bc6
$13) 17... exf4 18. Qxf4 Nd7 19. g5 $6 (19. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Bf6 21. Qf5
Rc7 22. c3 Re8 $11) 19... Ne5 20. Be2 f5 $1 {The punishment comes in form of
the king side opening, black has excellent control of many squares.} 21. gxf6 (
21. Bd3 Rce8 22. Qg3 Nxd3 23. cxd3 fxe4 24. dxe4 Bxb3 25. axb3 Qxb3 $17) (21.
exf5 Rxf5 22. Qe4 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Bxg5 24. Bd3 Qc6 $17) 21... Rxf6 22. Qd2 (22.
Qg3 $6 Rg6 $1 23. Qf2 Qxf2 24. Rxf2 Bh4 25. Rff1 Rg2 $17) 22... Rcf8 23. Rg1 (
23. Nd5 Bxd5 (23... Rxf1+ $6 24. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 Bxd5 26. Qxd5+ Kf8 27.
Bxh3 Qe3 $13) 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Rxf6 Rxf6 $15) 23... Qf2 $1 {Rashkovsky
dominates the board and uses his control to a full benefit, white is helpless
on the dark squares.} 24. Rg3 (24. Raf1 $2 Qxf1 $1 25. Bxf1 Rxf1 26. Nd4 Bc4
27. Nce2 Ng4 $19) (24. Nd4 Ng4 $19) (24. Nd5 Nf3 $1 25. Nxe7+ Kh7 26. Qxd6 Rf4
$19) 24... Nf3 25. Bxf3 Rxf3 26. Qxf2 (26. Rxf3 $2 Qxf3+ 27. Kg1 Rf4 $19) 26...
Rxf2 27. Nd4 Bd7 28. Nd5 Bh4 29. Rg6 (29. Rgg1 Bf6 30. Nxf6+ R8xf6 $17) 29...
Rf1+ 30. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 31. Rg1 Rf2 32. b3 (32. Rg6 $2 Kf7 $17) 32... Kf7 33. Nb6 (
33. a4 Bf6 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 $17) 33... Bf6 $1 34. Nf5 Bxf5 35. exf5 Be5 0-1

[Event "UKR-ch KO 74th"]
[Site "Rivne"]
[Date "2005.08.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Zinchenko, Yaroslav"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nc5 12. Qf3 Be7 13. Bc4 Be6 14. a5 (14. Bxe6
fxe6 15. Qe2 h5 16. h4 g4 17. f4 gxf3 18. gxf3 Rg8 19. Bh2 O-O-O 20. O-O-O Kb8
21. Nc4 Rc8 22. b3 {1-0 Kurajica,B (2525)-Hmadi,S/La Valetta 1980/ (33)}) 14...
Rc8 (14... g4 15. Qe2 h5 16. f3 Rc8 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. fxg4 hxg4 19. O-O Ncd7
20. Rf2 Qc5 21. Ra4 Rc6 22. Nb3 Qa7 23. Rc4 Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Qe3 {0-1 Tal,M (2605)
-Eolian,L (2355)/Yerevan 1982/ (58)}) 15. Bxe6 Nxe6 16. Qd3 Rg8 17. f3 (17. h3
h5 18. h4 g4 19. O-O Rg6 20. Nb3 Qc4 21. Ra4 Qxd3 22. cxd3 Rg8 23. d4 Nd7 24.
Rd1 exd4 25. Nxd4 Ndc5 26. Rc4 {1-0 Zinchenko,Y (2493)-Loskutov,O (2435)/
Alushta 2005/ (57)}) 17... h5 18. Bf2 $6 {The game proves, that this seemingly
logical move is a serious innacuracy. Black was ready to accept the weaknes on
d5 and sacrifice the castling for the promise of piece activity.} (18. O-O $5
h4 19. Bf2 Nf4 20. Qe3 g4 21. g3 $13) 18... Nf4 19. Qf1 d5 $1 20. exd5 (20. Bb6
Qc6 21. g3 d4 22. Na2 (22. Nd1 Qxc2 23. gxf4 Bb4 24. Qe2 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Bxd2+
26. Kf1 gxf4 27. Ra3 Be3 28. Qxc2 Rxc2 29. Rd3 f5 $19) 22... Qxc2 23. gxf4 Qxb2
24. Rb1 (24. Ke2 Rc2 25. Qd1 gxf4 $19) 24... Qxa2 25. fxe5 Bb4 $19) (20. g3 d4
21. Na4 (21. Na2 Qxc2 22. gxf4 Qxb2 $19) 21... Qxc2 22. gxf4 Bb4 23. Qe2 Nxe4
24. fxe4 Bxd2+ 25. Kf1 gxf4 $19) (20. Nxd5 $2 N6xd5 21. exd5 Qxc2 $19) 20...
Bb4 $1 {[%mdl 2048] With white queen on f1 and the king on e1 without castling
any activity by black is very dangerous.} 21. Bb6 Qd6 22. Nde4 (22. Qf2 N6xd5 (
22... g4 23. g3 N4xd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 25. Qxd2 Qxd5 $15) 23. Nde4 Qc6 24. O-O
Nxb6 25. Qxb6 Qxb6+ 26. axb6 Rc6 $17) 22... Nxe4 23. fxe4 Bxc3+ (23... Qg6 24.
Ra4 (24. Qf3 Bxc3+ 25. bxc3 g4 26. Qf2 Qxe4+ $19) 24... Qxe4+ 25. Kd1 Rxc3 26.
bxc3 Nxd5 27. cxb4 Nc3+ 28. Kc1 Nxa4 29. Qe1 Qxe1+ 30. Rxe1 f6 $17) 24. bxc3
Rxc3 25. Qf2 Kd7 26. O-O Rgc8 27. Rac1 (27. Ra2 Qb4 28. Qe1 Qc4 $17) 27... Qa3
{Areschenko could have already won the exchange, but he is probably hoping for
more.} (27... Qg6 28. Rfe1 (28. Kh1 Qxe4 29. Rfe1 Qg6 30. Qf1 Rxc2 31. Rxc2
Rxc2 $19) 28... Nd3 $1 29. cxd3 Rxc1 30. Qe3 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 g4 $15) 28. Qd2 (
28. Kh1 Qa4 29. Qe1 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Qxc2 31. Rf2 Qc1 32. Rf1 Qxe1 33. Rxe1 h4 34.
g3 hxg3 35. hxg3 Nh5 36. Kg2 Nf6 $17) 28... Qa4 29. Rf2 Qxe4 30. d6 (30. Qd1 g4
31. Rd2 g3 32. h3 Qc4 33. d6 Rd3 34. Rxd3 Qxd3 35. cxd3 Rxc1 36. Qxc1 Ne2+ 37.
Kf1 Nxc1 $19) 30... Rxc2 $1 {Excellent combination proves once again that too
much pressure usually leads to a great tactical possibilities.} 31. Rxc2 Rxc2
32. Qxc2 (32. Qe3 Ne2+ 33. Kf1 (33. Rxe2 Rxe2 $19) 33... Rc1+ 34. Kxe2 Qc4+ 35.
Qd3 Re1+ 36. Kxe1 Qxd3 37. Rxf7+ Kxd6 $19) 32... Qe1+ 33. Rf1 Ne2+ 34. Qxe2
Qxe2 35. Rxf7+ Kxd6 36. h3 e4 {Zinchenko will find it very hard to stop the
black e pawn.} 37. Rf8 (37. Rf2 Qe1+ 38. Rf1 Qd2 $19) 37... e3 38. Re8 Qd1+ 39.
Kh2 e2 40. Bf2 Qf1 (40... h4 $1 $19) 41. Kg3 Qd1 $1 (41... h4+ 42. Kf3 Qd1 43.
Rxe2 Qd5+ 44. Re4 Qf5+ 45. Ke3 Qxa5 $19) 42. Re3 (42. Kh2 h4 43. Re3 Qf1 $19)
42... h4+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Qe2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. h4 Ne5 $2 {Kempisnki plays the knight into center way too
early, so white goes into great end to punish him.} (10... Qc7 11. Bg2 b5 12.
g5 Nh5 13. Qf2 b4 $13) 11. f4 $1 Nexg4 (11... Ng6 12. Bg2 $14) 12. e5 dxe5 13.
fxe5 Qc7 (13... Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Bd6 15. Qe3 $16) 14. Bf4 (14. exf6 Qg3+ 15. Kd2 (
15. Kd1 Nf2+ 16. Kd2 Nxh1 $19) 15... Nf2 16. Ne4 Qf4+ 17. Ke1 Qxe4 18. Rg1 gxf6
19. Kxf2 Qxh4+ $15) 14... Bb4 (14... h5 15. O-O-O Nd7 16. Bh3 $40) 15. Rh3 h5
16. O-O-O Nd7 17. Kb1 O-O {Black decides to park his king, since otherwise
white's activity might become very dangerous. Unfortunatelly his kingside
position was alaready compromised and the bishop on b4 is not helping in the
defense.} (17... Ndxe5 18. Rhd3 $1 (18. Nb5 axb5 19. Qxb5+ Bd7 20. Qxb4 Nc6 21.
Bxc7 Nxb4 $17) 18... f6 (18... O-O 19. Bh3 $1) 19. Bh3 Qe7 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. a3
Bxc3 22. Bd6 Qf7 23. Rxc3 $36) 18. Ne4 $1 Ndxe5 (18... Ngxe5 19. Nf6+ $5 Nxf6 (
19... gxf6 20. Rg3+ $18) 20. Bxe5 Qc6 21. Bxf6 e5 22. Bxe5 Bg4 23. Rg3 $1 Bxe2
24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Rxf7+ Kg8 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Rc7+ Kg8 28. Bxe2 $18) 19. a3 Be7
20. Rc3 Qb6 (20... Qb8 21. Bh3 $5 (21. Ng3 Bxh4 22. Nxh5 f5 23. Rc5 Bf6 24. Bg2
$14) 21... Qa7 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Qxh5 f5 24. Rc7 $16) 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Qxh5 f6
(22... f5 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. hxg5 g6 25. Qh6 $18) 23. Bh3 Bd7 24. Rg3 $1 {
White has got a magnificient attacking position for a single pawn, especially
the pressure along the g file is too strong.} (24. Nbc5 Be8 25. Qe2 Bf7 $13)
24... Rf7 (24... Be8 25. Qh6 Bg6 26. Rxg6 Nxg6 27. Qxg6 $18) (24... Rad8 25.
Rdg1 Rf7 26. Qh6 g5 27. Nxg5 Rg7 28. Nf3 $18) 25. Qh6 f5 (25... Qd8 26. Nd4 (
26. Bxe6 Bxe6 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Qf4 $16) 26... Bf8 27. Nxe6 Qe7 28. Rxd7 Qxd7
29. Nxf6+ Rxf6 30. Qxf6 Ng4 31. Qg6 $18) 26. Bxf5 (26. Bxf5 Bd8 (26... exf5 27.
Qxb6 fxe4 28. Qd4 Bf6 29. Qxe4 $18) 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Bxe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "CRO-ch"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "2004.11.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fercec, Nenad"]
[Black "Brkic, Ante"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2004.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. h4 $5 {Fercec doesn't like the
prospect of black knight blockading advance of the pawns from h5 square. For
that reason he decides to wait with g4-g5 push.} (12. g5 Nh5 13. Qf2 a5 14. Kb1
a4 15. Nc1 a3 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. b3 Nf4 18. h4 d5 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. exd5 Bxd5 21.
Be2 Rfc8 22. c4 Be6 23. Qd4 Bf5+ 24. Nd3 Nc5 25. Qxf4 Qg6 26. Qe3 Rd8 {Beltz,
F-Siebarth,R/playchess.com INT 2004/ 0-1 (49)}) 12... b5 13. h5 Bc4 14. Qg2 b4
15. Bxc4 Qxc4 (15... bxc3 16. Bd3 cxb2+ 17. Kb1 Ne8 18. g5 $40) 16. g5 bxc3 {
Bad sign as Brkic has no choice, white knight on d5 square would easily decide
the issue.} (16... Nxh5 17. Nd5 $18) (16... Ne8 17. Nd5 Bd8 18. g6 $18) 17.
gxf6 Nxf6 $2 {[%mdl 256] Clearly a wrong choice as black does not have to
protect d5 square, but definitely a g7 one.} (17... Bxf6 $5 18. Rxd6 Rfd8 19.
Rg1 $14) 18. Rdg1 cxb2+ 19. Kb1 Ne8 (19... g6 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Rxh7 $18) 20.
Bh6 g6 (20... Bf6 21. Bxg7 Nxg7 22. h6 Rfc8 23. hxg7 Bg5 24. Qh2 Bh6 25. Rg2
$18) 21. hxg6 hxg6 (21... fxg6 22. Bxf8 Bxf8 23. Rxh7 $18) 22. Qh2 {Survival
in such a position is not even a distant dream.} Ng7 23. Be3 (23. Be3 f6 24.
Rxg6 Kf7 25. Rxg7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 b6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Re1 (9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Bg5 Be7 11. f4 b5 12. axb5 Qb6 13. Qd2 e5 14. fxe5
dxe5 15. Be3 exd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Kh1 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4
{1-0 Tskitishvili,S-Melkonian,A/Tbilisi 2002/ (36)}) 9... Qc8 (9... Be7 10. Qf3
Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qg3 O-O 13. Bh6 Ne8 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Bd3 Bf6 16. Bg5 Bxc3
17. bxc3 f6 18. Bd2 Qf7 19. Rb1 b5 20. Qh3 bxa4 21. Rb6 {1-0 Winkworth,
J-Regnault,A/Vichy 2000/ (31)}) (9... Nc6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. f4 O-O
13. Qd3 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Bb3 Rfd8 16. Qe2 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e5 dxe5 19.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. fxe5 Bg5 {0-1 Nguyen T Thuy,L-Nguyen T Thu,H/Phu Dong 2004/ (43)
}) 10. Ba2 Be7 11. f4 Nc6 (11... g6 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nfd7 14. Bh6 Nc6 15.
Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Qg4 Qc5+ 17. Kh1 Nxe5 18. Qf4 Nd7 19. Rad1 g5 20. Qf1 Nf6 21. Bg7
Ng4 22. Bd4 Qc7 23. Qg1 Bc5 {0-1 Onoprienko,V-Galkin,A/Krasnodar 1997/ (31)})
12. Be3 Nb4 13. Bb3 $6 {Lastin choses a luxurious solution of keeping the
bishops pair at the cost of a central pawn.} (13. Qf3 Nxa2 14. Rxa2 Qc4 15.
Raa1 $11) 13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qg4 (15. f5 exf5 $15) 15... g6 (15...
Bf6 $5 16. Rad1 d5 $17) 16. Nxe6 $6 {[%mdl 1024] Another dubious solution to
the mounting problems, for the piece white will be unable to get enough
compensation.} (16. Qe2 d5 $15) 16... fxe6 17. Bd4 (17. Bxe6 Qb7 18. Bd4 Rf8
$19) 17... Bf5 (17... e5 18. Qxc8+ Rxc8 19. fxe5 d5 $19) 18. Qe2 O-O 19. c3 (
19. g4 Nxc2 20. Bxc2 (20. Bf2 Nxa1 21. Rxa1 d5 22. gxf5 Rxf5 $19) 20... Bxc2
21. Rac1 Rxf4 22. Rxc2 Qd7 $19) 19... Nd3 20. g4 (20. Qxd3 Bxd3 21. Bxe6+ Qxe6
22. Rxe6 Rae8 $19) 20... Nxf4 $1 (20... Nxe1 $2 21. gxf5 d5 (21... Nf3+ 22.
Qxf3 Rxf5 23. Bxe6+ Qxe6 24. Qxa8+ $11) 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Rxe1 $11) 21. Qf3 Bd3
22. Rxe6 $5 {The best chance, that tests black's defence to the limit.} (22.
Qxd3 Nxd3 23. Bxe6+ Rf7 24. Bxc8 Nxe1 25. Be6 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nxd4 27. cxd4 Raf8
$19) 22... Nxe6 23. Qxd3 Rf7 (23... Bh4 $6 24. Qe4 Re8 25. g5 Bxg5 26. Re1 $15)
24. Re1 Nxd4 25. Qxd4 (25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rf1+ Kg8 27. Qxd4 Qc5 $19) 25... d5
$1 {Naiditsch found an excellent move, that wins the crucial tempo for the
complete coordination of black forces.} 26. Rxe7 (26. Qxd5 Bc5+ 27. Kh1 Raa7
$19) 26... Rxe7 27. Bxd5+ Rf7 (27... Kf8 $4 28. Qh8#) 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qd5+
Ke7 30. Qe4+ (30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qf6+ Kg8 $19) 30... Kd8 (30... Kd8 31. Qd5+ Kc7
32. Qe5+ Kb7 33. Qd5+ Qc6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Qd2 a5 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Qc7 15. a3
$1 bxa3 (15... Qb7 16. axb4 axb4 17. Rxa8+ Qxa8 18. Qxb4 d5 19. Qa5 Qb8 20. Qb5
Qxb5 21. Bxb5 dxe4 22. fxe4 Bxb3 23. cxb3 Bb4+ 24. Ke2 $16) 16. Rxa3 a4 17. Bb5
(17. Nc1 Qb7 18. c4 Be7 19. Na2 $11) 17... d5 18. exd5 $5 {Grischuk plays with
phantasy in order to prove, that black underdeveloped pieces will have hard
time fighting against activity of his own army.} (18. Rxa4 Rxa4 19. Bxa4 dxe4
20. fxe4 Qc4 21. Bxd7+ Bxd7 22. Qd5 Qc7 $14) 18... Bxa3 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. bxa3
(20. Bb6 $2 Qxb6 21. Qxd7+ Kf8 22. bxa3 Rd8 $19) 20... axb3 21. cxb3 Rxa3 22.
O-O (22. Bb6 $2 Ra1+ 23. Ke2 Rxh1 24. Bxc7 Rh2+ 25. Ke3 Rxd2 26. Kxd2 Rf8 $17)
22... Rxb3 (22... e4 23. Rd1 Qxg3+ 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rxb3 26. Bxd7+ Kf7
27. Kf2 $11) 23. Rc1 Qd8 24. Bc4 Rxe3 $5 {Sensible decision by Svidler as in
other lines white pieces would be too dangerously active for black king.} (
24... Rb8 25. Bxe6 Nf8 26. Bd5 $44) 25. Qxe3 Qb6 (25... Kf7 26. Bb5 Qb6 27.
Qxb6 Nxb6 28. Rc7+ Kg6 29. Bd3+ Kxg5 30. Rxg7+ Kf6 31. Rxh7 $11) 26. Qxb6 Nxb6
27. Bxe6 Ke7 28. Rc6 (28. Bf5 g6 29. Be4 Rd8 $11) 28... Rb8 29. Bf5 g6 30. Bg4
Kf8 31. Rf6+ (31. Rc5 Re8 $11) 31... Kg7 32. Re6 {White is still slightly
better in the endgame, but it is not enought for win.} Nc4 33. Re7+ Kf8 (33...
Kh8 34. Be6 Nd6 35. Bd5 $14) 34. Rxh7 Rb1+ 35. Kf2 (35. Kg2 Ne3+ 36. Kf2 Nxg4+
37. fxg4 Rb4 $11) 35... Rb2+ 36. Ke1 Ne3 37. Be6 Ng2+ 38. Kf1 Ne3+ 39. Ke1 Ng2+
40. Kd1 Ne3+ 41. Kc1 Rc2+ 42. Kb1 Rg2 43. g4 e4 $1 44. fxe4 (44. fxe4 Nxg4 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Astana"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2001.05.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Be7 12. h3 {Previously white players have
tried nearly esxclusively 12.Nd5, but white has a chance to generate some
attack without closure of the center. If black decides to prevent g pawn march
with h5-h4 he will have serious problem with castling.} (12. Bd3 b5 (12... Nc5
13. Nxc5 (13. Be2 Nxb3 14. cxb3 b5 15. h4 O-O 16. Bg5 b4 17. Na4 a5 18. Qe3 Rb8
{0-1 Tiviakov,S-Gallagher,J/Batumi/1999/ (56)}) 13... dxc5 14. Qe2 Qa5 15. Nd5
Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. c4 Be6 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. Bc3 Bf6 20. Bc2 Ke7 21. g4 g6 {
0-1 Shabalov,A-Zhang Zhong/Seattle/2001/ (45)}) (12... O-O 13. f4 b5 14. h3 h4
15. g4 hxg3 16. Ne2 Nb6 17. Nxg3 Nc4 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Bc1 d5 20. Rhg1 exf4 21.
exd5 Nxd5 22. Nh5 g5 23. Qe4 Na3+ 24. Ka1 Nxc2+ {1/2-1/2 Fleck,J-Schoenthier,F/
Germany/2000/ (24)}) (12... Qc7 13. f4 b5 14. Rhe1 O-O 15. h3 b4 16. Ne2 a5 17.
g4 a4 18. Nbc1 Nc5 19. Bxc5 dxc5 20. f5 c4 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Ng3 cxd3 23. Nxd3
{1-0 Tiviakov,S-Ashley,M/Wijk aan Zee/2000/ (79)}) (12... Nb6 13. h4 Nc4 14.
Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Bg5 Rc6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Rc8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qb4 Qc7 20.
c3 O-O 21. g4 Qc4 {0-1 Ramesh,R-Rashkovsky,N/Biel/2000/ (50)}) 13. h3 h4 14. f4
Qc7 15. Rhe1 Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. c3 O-O 19. Bc2 Re8 20. Nxf6+
Bxf6 21. f5 Bxb3 22. Bxb3 Qa5 23. Rg1 Red8 24. g4 {1-0 Lutz,C-Ftacnik,L/GER/
2001/ (35)}) (12. Nd5) 12... Qc7 (12... b5 13. Be2 (13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6
15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. f4 Nd7 17. Bd3 exf4 18. Qxf4 Ne5 19. Rhf1 Bf6 {0-1 Manotas,
F-Bolivar,J/Columbia 1999/ (32)}) (13. a3 Qc7 14. Be2 h4 15. f4 Qb8 16. f5 Bc4
17. Bf3 b4 18. axb4 Bxb3 19. cxb3 Qxb4 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 O-O 22. Rc1 {
1-0 Bilic,I-Golubovic,B/Pula 2000/ (45)}) 13... h4 14. a4 b4 15. Na2 a5 16. Bb5
O-O 17. Nac1 Qc7 18. Qf2 Rb8 19. Qxh4 Rxb5 20. axb5 a4 21. Na1 a3 22. Qe1 axb2
23. Kxb2 d5 {0-1 Porubszky Angyalosine,M-Bacso,G/HUN 1993/ (38)}) 13. Bd3 b5 (
13... h4 $5) 14. g4 Nb6 (14... d5 $5 15. g5 d4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Nh7 18.
f4 O-O 19. Nd5 $13) 15. Bxb6 $1 {Important strategical motive, in the fight
for d5 white is ready to give up the valuable dark squared bishop.} Qxb6 16. g5
Nd7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 g6 (18... Nc5 19. f4 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 exf4 21. Qf5 $14)
19. Rhe1 Qc7 20. h4 (20. f4 $6 exf4 21. Qxf4 Ne5 22. Nd4 O-O 23. Nc6 Nxc6 24.
dxc6 d5 $11) 20... Nb6 (20... O-O 21. f4 Rfe8 22. f5 $40) 21. f4 exf4 $2 {
[%mdl 128] The opening of the center will have tragic consequences, Morozevich
would have to put more effort after the courageous 21...Nxd5.} (21... Nxd5 $5
22. f5 $1 (22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Bxg6 (23. Bxb5+ axb5 24. Qxd5 Qxc2+ 25. Ka1 O-O
26. Qxe5 Ra8 $17) (23. Qa5 O-O $15) 23... fxg6 24. Qxd5 Qxc2+ 25. Ka1 Rd8 26.
Qf3 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 e4 28. Qh1 $13) 22... Nf4 23. f6 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 (24. cxd3 Bd8
25. d4 O-O $13) 24... Bf8 25. Qe4 Qc6 (25... Qc4 26. Rd4 Qc6 27. Rd5) 26. Rd5
$14) 22. Qxf4 O-O (22... Nxd5 $2 23. Qd4 $18) 23. Nd4 Rfe8 (23... Nxd5 $2 24.
Qe4 Qb7 25. Qh1 $1 (25. Bf1 Rfe8 26. Bg2 Bxg5 27. Qxe8+ Rxe8 28. Rxe8+ Kh7 29.
hxg5 (29. Bxd5 Qxd5 30. hxg5 Qxg5 $13) 29... Nc3+ 30. bxc3 Qxg2 31. Re7 $14)
25... Nc3+ 26. bxc3 Qxh1 27. Rxh1 $18) 24. Nf5 $1 Bf8 (24... gxf5 25. Qxf5 Kf8
26. Qh7 $18) (24... Nxd5 25. Nh6+ Kh8 26. Qxf7 Nc3+ 27. Ka1 Rf8 28. Qxg6 Bxg5
29. Qxg5 Nxd1 30. Re7 $18) 25. Nh6+ Bxh6 (25... Kh7 26. Nxf7 Nxd5 27. Qf3 Kg7
28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Nh6 Qb7 30. Bxg6 Kxg6 31. a3 Bxh6 32. gxh6 Re5 33. Rg1+ Kxh6
34. Qf8+ $18) 26. gxh6 Kh7 (26... Nd7 27. h7+ Kg7 28. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 29. h8=Q+
Kxh8 30. Qh6+) 27. Qf6 Kxh6 28. Re6 $5 {Very effective, but this move is
probably not the strongest.} (28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Rg1 Rg8 30. Rg5 Qd8 (30... Qd7
31. Rxh5+ $18) 31. Qxf7 Qe8 32. Qxe8 Rxe8 33. Rxg6+ Kh7 34. Re6+ $18) (28. Re6
$5 Nxd5 (28... Rxe6 29. dxe6 Nc4 30. exf7 $18) 29. Qg5+ Kg7 30. Rxe8 (30. Rxg6+
fxg6 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 32. Rf1+ Ke7 33. Qg5+ Kd7 34. Qxd5 Re5 35. Bf5+ Ke7 36. Qg2
Rf8 $13) 30... Nc3+ (30... Rxe8 31. Qxd5 $18) 31. bxc3 Rxe8 $14 32. Rf1 $16) (
28. Rg1 $1 Rg8 29. Rg5 Qd8 30. Qxf7 Qe8 31. Qf6 Nc4 32. Rxh5+ Kxh5 33. Qg5#)
1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Na5 $5 $146 {Motylev
is trying to confuse the opponent in a well known position with a witty new
move. The main motive after 9...Nb6 is usually the knight jump to c4 and it is
now seriously restricted.} (13. Rg1) (13. Kb1) 13... Qc7 14. h4 Ng3 (14... Nd7
$5 15. Nd5 (15. Nb3 Ng3 16. Rg1 Nxf1 17. Rgxf1 O-O 18. h5 $14) 15... Bxd5 16.
exd5 Ng3 17. Rg1 Nxf1 18. Rdxf1 Bd8 19. Nb3 Qc4 (19... a5 20. Kb1 a4 21. Nc1 a3
$13) 20. f4 Bb6 $13) 15. Rg1 Nxf1 16. Rgxf1 O-O $6 {In the future games black
will probably try to address the problem of the knight on a5 right away. White
will be able to claim distinct success in the fight for the opening advantage.}
(16... Nd7) 17. Kb1 Nd7 18. Nb3 b5 (18... a5 19. h5 Bc4 20. Rf2 a4 21. Nxa4 $14
) 19. f4 $1 {[%mdl 32] Stretegically very important motive. In the English
attack white are now often turning to the advance f3-f4 as it adds dynamic to
the position.} exf4 (19... b4 20. Nd5 (20. Ne2 f5 $15) 20... Bxd5 21. exd5 a5
22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Nd4 $14) 20. Bxf4 Ne5 (20... b4 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 a5 23.
h5 $14) 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Nc4 23. Qh2 Qd7 (23... a5 24. Nd4 a4 25. Nc6 $1
Rfe8 26. h5 $16) 24. h5 Bd8 (24... b4 25. Nd4 Rc5 26. Nc6 Re8 27. Bc1 $16) 25.
Nd4 Bb6 26. Bc1 {The priviledge of the very strong grandmasters are seemingly
surprizing solutions to the clear cut positions. Most mortals would not
hesitate long before jumping the knight to the covetted square c6.} (26. Nc6 $5
f5 (26... Be3 27. h6 $16) 27. g6 $16) 26... Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Rce8 (27... Qc7 28.
h6 $16) 28. h6 $1 g6 29. Qf4 Qe7 (29... f5 30. gxf6 Re5 31. Qh4 Nb6 32. Rfd1
Qf7 33. Bf4 $16) 30. b3 Nb6 (30... Ne3 $2 31. Re1 $18) 31. Ba3 Nc8 (31... Qe5
32. Bxd6 Qxf4 33. Bxf4 $18) 32. Bb2 {Motylev has achieved weakening of the
diagonal a1-h8 and it's complete control with the bishop.} Qe5 (32... Qe3 33.
Qf6 Qe5 34. Qg7+ Qxg7 35. hxg7 Kxg7 36. Ra4+ Kg8 37. Rxa6 $16) 33. Rb4 Qxf4 (
33... Qxd5 $4 34. Qf6 $18) 34. Rbxf4 f5 {In a difficult situation Efimenko is
not hiding behind dreams. The pawn sacrifice should somewhat alter the very
unfavourable development of the situation.} (34... Ne7 35. Bg7 Nxd5 36. R4f3
Ne3 37. Rg1 $16) (34... Re7 35. Bd4 Rfe8 36. c3 Re1+ 37. Kc2 Rxf1 38. Rxf1 $18)
35. gxf6 Kf7 36. a4 Nb6 (36... Na7 37. axb5 axb5 38. Rb4 $18) 37. axb5 Nxd5 (
37... axb5 38. Rb4 Nxd5 39. Rxb5 Nc7 40. Rb7 Rc8 41. Bd4 $18) 38. Ra4 $1 {
Thanks to the activity of his pieces white will be able to easily advance his
passed pawn.} axb5 (38... Ne3 39. Rf3 Nf5 40. bxa6 Re1+ 41. Ka2 $18) 39. Ra7+
Ke6 40. Re1+ Kf5 41. Rxe8 Rxe8 42. f7 Re1+ (42... Rc8 43. Bg7 $18) 43. Bc1 (43.
Bc1 Nc3+ 44. Kb2 Nd1+ 45. Ka3 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U20"]
[Site "Nojabrsk"]
[Date "2005.03.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kuznetsov, Viktor2"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6
15. Na5 {The knight on a5 is a double edged sword. It limits the scope of
black's activity, but resides at the edge of the board and requires attention.}
(15. Kb1 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Rhg1 Qc7 18. Rg4 g6 19. Qa5 Rac8 20. Qxc7 Rxc7
21. Na5 f6 22. gxf6 Rxf6 23. Bb6 Rd7 24. Nc6 Rf8 {0-1 Feuerstack,A-Bekker
Jensen,S/Germany 2003/ (57)}) 15... Nf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. h4 (17. Qxf4 Rfe8 (
17... Nd7 18. Nb3 a5 19. Nd4 $16) 18. Bd3 g6 19. Be4 Bf8 $44) 17... Rfe8 18.
Qxf4 Bf8 19. h5 (19. Bd3 Re5 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 Qxc4 22. Bxc4 Rae8 $14)
19... g6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Rh4 (21. Qh4 Bg7 22. Nb3 Rac8 23. Rh2 Nc4 $14) 21...
Bg7 22. Nc4 {Kuznetsov finds nothing better than exchange of the knights,
since otherwise of would be difficult for him to connect his rooks.} (22. Bh3
$2 Re2 23. Nc4 Na4 $17) 22... Nxc4 23. Bxc4 (23. Qxc4 Qb6 24. Qb3 Qxb3 25. axb3
Re3 $14) 23... Re5 24. Qh2 Rae8 (24... Rxg5 25. Rh1 Kf8 26. f4 Rf5 27. Rh8+
Bxh8 28. Qxh8+ Ke7 29. Re1+ Kd7 30. Qxa8 Qxc4 31. Qxb7+ $18) 25. f4 (25. Rh1 $2
Re1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kd2 Qe7) 25... Re1 26. Bd3 (26. f5 gxf5 27. c3 b5 28.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kd2 Qe7 30. Qg3 $11) 26... Qa5 $1 {Alekseev managed to avert
the danger along the h file, he even wins the pawn and begins with serious
counter attack.} 27. Qd2 (27. c3 $2 Bxc3 $1 28. bxc3 Qxc3+ 29. Qc2 Rxd1+ 30.
Kxd1 Re1#) 27... Rxd1+ 28. Kxd1 Qxa2 29. c3 Qa1+ (29... Qxd5 30. f5 gxf5 31.
Rf4 Be5 32. Rxf5 $11) 30. Kc2 Qa4+ 31. Kb1 (31. Kc1 b5 32. Bb1 Qc4) 31... b5
32. Rh1 b4 $5 33. cxb4 (33. c4 $2 b3 $19) 33... Qb3 (33... a5 34. Bc2 (34. bxa5
Rb8 $17) 34... Qb5 35. Re1 Rxe1+ 36. Qxe1 axb4 $11) 34. Bxa6 Qa4 35. Bb7 (35.
b5 $4 Qe4+ $19) 35... Re7 $2 (35... Rb8 36. Bc6 Qxb4 37. Qxb4 Rxb4 38. Re1
Rxb2+ $11) 36. Bc6 {Closer to the time trouble players are making serious
mistakes, both have missed white's potential check on c8.} (36. Qc1 $1 Qd7 37.
Qc8+ Qxc8 38. Bxc8 Re2 39. Ka2 $16) 36... Qb3 37. Qf2 $2 (37. Qc2 Qf3 38. Rd1
Qxf4 39. Bb5 Be5 $15) 37... Ra7 $1 (37... Ra7 $1 38. Qd2 (38. Rc1 Qa2+ 39. Kc2
Qxb2+ $19) 38... Qa2+ 39. Kc1 Qc4+ 40. Kb1 Qe4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "YUG-ch 56th"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2001.03.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Tadic, Branko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Be7 {Unusual reaction to the white's plan
of an early jump 9.Nd5, in most cases the bishop strives for g7 square.} (11...
g6 12. Be2 (12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Kb1 Bg7 14. c4 O-O 15. Be2 Re8 16. Rc1 b6 17.
Rhf1 Nc5 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Bg5 Rb8 20. Rc2 e4 {0-1 Li Wenjun-Wu Shaobin/
Shenyang/1999/ (46)}) (12. Rd1 Bg7 13. Qb4 Qc7 14. Na5 O-O 15. Nc4 Ne8 16. Be2
b5 17. Na5 Qxc2 18. Rc1 Qa4 19. Qd2 Qxa2 20. O-O e4 21. Rc2 b4 22. Qxb4 Rb8 {
1-0 Damaso,R-Ubilava,E/Lisbon/1999/ (22)}) (12. Na5 Qc7 13. Be2 (13. c4 b6 14.
Nc6 Nb8 15. Nxb8 Qxb8 16. Be2 Bg7 17. O-O O-O 18. b4 Nd7 19. Rab1 {1/2-1/2
Gunnarsson,J-Shneider,A/Ohrid/2001/ (44)}) 13... Ng8 14. O-O Bh6 15. b4 Bxe3+
16. Qxe3 Ne7 17. c4 Nf5 18. Qf2 Nd4 19. Bd3 f5 20. f4 {1/2-1/2 Apicella,
M-Gerard,N/Saint Quentin/2001/ (27)}) 12... Ng8 (12... h4 13. Na5 Qc7 14. c4
Nh5 15. O-O-O Nf4 16. Bf1 h3 17. gxh3 Bh6 18. Kb1 Kf8 19. Nb3 Kg7 20. h4 Nh5
21. Bg5 {1-0 Bologan,V-Ashley,M/New York/2000/ (33)}) (12... Bg7 13. O-O O-O
14. Kh1 Rc8 15. c4 e4 16. f4 Ng4 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. Rac1 Nf6 19. Nd4 g3 20. h3 {
1-0 Blimke,D-Grabarska,B/Brzeg Dolny/2000/ (37)}) 13. Qb4 (13. O-O-O a5 14. a4
Bg7 15. f4 Ngf6 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Bb5+ Nfd7 18. Rhf1 Qc7 19. Kb1 O-O 20. Bh6 {
1-0 Konguvel,P-Jaracz,P/Biel/2000/ (43)}) 13... Qc7 14. Na5 Bh6 15. Bf2 Ngf6
16. c4 O-O 17. O-O Rae8 18. Kh1 Bf4 19. Rad1 e4 20. Be1 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,
S-Tisdall,J/Jakarta/1997/ (40)}) (11... Qc7 12. c4 a5 13. a4 Nb6 14. c5 dxc5
15. Bb5+ Nbd7 16. d6 Qxd6 17. Nxa5 Qxd2+ 18. Bxd2 O-O-O 19. Nc4 {1-0 Krylov,
S-Palacios Perez,M/Brno/1998/ (31)}) (11... Rc8 12. Na5 Qc7 13. c4 Be7 14. Be2
e4 15. O-O-O Bd8 16. Nb3 O-O 17. Kb1 Qb8 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Qd3 Re8 20. Bd4 Nef6
{0-1 Konguvel,P-Pelletier,Y/Biel/2000/ (50)}) 12. Be2 g6 13. Na5 Qc8 (13... Qc7
14. c4 Bd8 15. b4 $14) 14. a4 O-O (14... Bd8 15. Nc4 Bc7 16. a5 $14) 15. Ra3 $5
Bd8 16. Nc4 Qb8 17. a5 e4 (17... b5 $2 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 Bxb6 20. Rb3 Nd7
21. Nxb6 Nxb6 22. Qa5 $18) 18. f4 Ne8 $2 (18... Re8 19. Rb3 $5 (19. O-O b5 20.
axb6 Nxb6 $132) 19... Nc5 20. Rb4 $14) 19. f5 $1 {[%mdl 128] Black pieces are
passive so white starts a kingside attack supported indirectly by Ra3.} Ng7 20.
O-O Bf6 (20... Nxf5 $2 21. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 22. Bd4 Ne5 23. Qh6 f4 24. Nxd6 $18)
21. g4 (21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Rf4 $16) 21... hxg4 22. Bxg4 Qc7 23. Nb6 (23. b3 Rae8
$14) 23... Nxb6 24. Bxb6 Qc4 (24... Qd7 25. Qh6 $18) 25. Be2 e3 (25... Qc8 26.
fxg6 fxg6 27. Rg3 $16) (25... Bg5 26. Qxg5 Qxe2 27. Rg3 $18) 26. Bxe3 (26. Rxe3
Qh4 27. fxg6 fxg6 28. Rg3 $18) 26... Qh4 27. Bf2 Qh7 (27... Qg5+ 28. Qxg5 Bxg5
29. fxg6 fxg6 30. Rg3 $18) 28. fxg6 fxg6 29. Bg4 (29. c4 Be5 $16) 29... Nh5 (
29... Bxb2 30. Rh3 Nh5 31. c3 $18) 30. Rh3 Be5 31. Kh1 (31. c3 Rf4 32. Qe2 $18)
31... Rf4 32. Rg1 Raf8 33. Be3 (33. Rxh5 $2 Rxf2 (33... gxh5 34. Bf5+ Kh8 35.
Qxf4 Rxf5 36. Qe3 $16) 34. Be6+ Kh8 35. Rxh7+ Kxh7 $11) 33... Rxg4 {An act of
desperation, it was more advisable to suffer without exchange sacrifice.} (
33... Rf1 34. Be6+ Kh8 35. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 36. Kg2 Rf8 37. c4 $18) 34. Rxg4 Rf5 (
34... Bxb2 35. c3 Ba3 36. Qg2 Rf6 37. Bd4 $18) 35. Qg2 Kf7 36. Rg5 Rf6 (36...
Rxg5 37. Qxg5 Bxb2 38. Qd8 Be5 39. Bg5 $18) 37. Qg4 Ke7 (37... Bxb2 38. Rhxh5
$1 gxh5 39. Qd7+ $18) 38. Rxe5+ dxe5 39. Bg5 Qf7 40. Qe6+ $1 Qxe6 41. dxe6 Kxe6
42. Bxf6 Nxf6 43. Rb3 e4 44. Rxb7 e3 45. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Linares 22nd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2005.02.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Be2 Nbc6 12. Nb3 b5 13. Nd5 {[%mdl 32] Adams is
great in strategical fight and here he transformes the pawn structure to
something quite promissing.} (13. O-O Bb7 (13... O-O 14. Kh1 Bb7 15. f4 gxf4
16. Bxf4 Ng6 17. Be3 Nce5 18. Nd4 b4 19. Nd5 e6 20. Nf4 Bxe4 21. Nh5 Qh4 22.
Bf2 Qxh3+ 23. Kg1 Qxg2# {0-1 Angelov,A-Herman,M/Dos Hermanas 2004/ (23)}) 14.
a4 b4 15. Nd5 e6 16. Ne3 a5 17. Bb5 O-O 18. f4 gxf4 19. Rxf4 Qg5 20. Qe1 Ne7
21. Rd1 {1-0 Klimpel,T-Fenske,N/Passau 1997/ (37)}) (13. a3 Bd7 14. O-O O-O 15.
f4 Nc4 16. Qc1 f6 17. Rd1 gxf4 18. Bxf4 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Kh7 20. Bxd6 Rfd8 21. Rf1
Nxd6 {0-1 Krcal,M-Bohm,T/Czechia 2001/ (21)}) 13... Nc4 (13... e6 14. Ne3 Bb7
15. Qd2 $14) 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Nd2 Bxb2 (15... Rb8 16. Nxc4 Na5 17. Qd3 Nxc4
18. Qxc4 Rxb2 19. O-O $13) (15... e6 16. Nxc4 $1 exd5 17. Qxd5 Qd7 18. Rd1 $14)
16. Rb1 Be5 $6 {Vallejo has probably underestimated the might of the knights
in the center.} (16... c3 17. Nc4 Rb8 18. O-O $13) (16... Bg7 17. Nxc4 Be6 18.
O-O O-O 19. Nce3 $14) 17. Nxc4 Bxg3 18. fxg3 Be6 (18... Rb8 19. Rxb8 Nxb8 20.
O-O Be6 21. Qd4 $14) 19. O-O (19. Rb6 Qd7 20. Nxd6+ Qxd6 21. Nf6+ Kd8 22. Qxd6+
exd6 23. Rxc6 Ke7 $11) 19... Rb8 20. Rb3 Rb5 (20... O-O 21. Nce3 Kg7 22. Qd3
$14) 21. Kh2 O-O 22. Nce3 Ne5 (22... Qa5 $2 23. c4 Rc5 24. Rb7 $16) 23. c4 $1 {
White stabilizes the grip of knights over the position as a prelude to
kingside attack.} Rc5 (23... Rxb3 24. axb3 g4 25. Qa1 $14) 24. Qh5 Kh7 (24...
Kg7 25. Rb7 $16) 25. Rb7 Re8 (25... Nc6 $2 26. Ng4 $1 Bxg4 27. Rxf7+ $18) 26.
Nf5 Bxf5 27. exf5 (27. Rxf5 Kg7 28. Rxe5 dxe5 29. Ne3 Rh8 30. Nf5+ Kf8 31. Nxh6
Rh7 32. Qxg5 Rg7 33. Qd2 $1 $18) 27... Rf8 $2 {Black's position was truly
difficult, but this move represents a second rate solution to the problems. It
seems much better to play 27...Qc8! with tough resistance.} (27... Qc8 $1 28.
Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Nxe7 Qf8 30. f6 Rxc4 31. Rd1 Rc2 32. Rxd6 $16) (27... Rxc4 28. f6
$1 Qa8 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. fxe7 $18) 28. Nxe7 Qa8 (28... Rc7 29. Rxc7 Qxc7 30. f6
Qd8 31. Rd1 $18) 29. Rfb1 Rb5 (29... Rxc4 30. Ng6 $1 $18) 30. cxb5 (30. R1xb5
axb5 31. f6 Qxb7 32. Nf5 Ng4+ 33. hxg4 Rh8 34. Nxh6 $18 (34. Qxh6+ Kg8 35. Ne7+
Qxe7 36. Qxh8+ Kxh8 37. fxe7 $18)) 30... Qxb7 31. f6 Qe4 32. Rf1 Rh8 (32... Qd4
33. Nf5 Ng4+ 34. hxg4 Qxf6 35. bxa6 $18) 33. Nf5 Kg8 34. bxa6 1-0

[Event "Linares 22nd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2005.02.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. fxe6 axb3 17. exf7+ {The line with rapid advance of blacks pawns on the
queenside has become very popular.} (17. cxb3 fxe6 18. Kb1 Qa5 19. Nc1 Nc7 20.
Bh3 g6 21. Rhf1 Rxf1 22. Rxf1 Nc5 {0-1 Ivanovic,B-Djukanovic,S/Bijelo Polje
2004/ (53)}) 17... Rxf7 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Kxc2 (19. Qxc2 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21.
Ng3 Nb6 22. Qb3 d5 23. Qxb4 Qd8 24. Bh3 Rf6 25. exd5 {1-0 Djukic,N-Arsovic,G/
Kopaonik 2005/ (33)}) 19... Nb6 (19... Nc5 20. Ng3 Kh8 21. Bc4 Qc8 22. Kb1 Rf8
23. Rhf1 Nc7 24. Bxc5 Rxf1 25. Rxf1 dxc5 26. Rf7 Bf8 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 28. Qd5 {
1-0 Ivanovic,B-Benderac,S/Bar 2005/ (28)}) 20. Nc1 d5 21. exd5 Nd6 22. Kb1 (22.
h4 Nbc4 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Qe2 Qc8 25. Kb1 Qf5+ 26. Ka1 Qe4 27. Bd2 Qxe2 28.
Nxe2 Rf2 29. Rhe1 b3 {0-1 Gross,D-Babula,V/Austria 2005/ (32)}) 22... Rf3 $6 {
[%mdl 4] Vallejo is stretching his luck too far, white is probably better with
two bishops and a spare pawn.} (22... Nbc4 $5 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Qe2 Nxe3 25. g6
hxg6 26. Qxe3 Bd6 27. Rhg1 Qc8 28. Qe4 Qf5 {1/2-1/2 Czarnota,P-Bobras,P/Poznan
2005/ (31)}) 23. h4 Na4 (23... Nbc4 24. Bxc4 Nxc4 25. Qe2 Rxe3 26. Qxc4 Bd6 27.
Qg4 $14) 24. Qe2 Rg3 $2 (24... e4 25. Bd4 Nb6 26. Bg2 Rf4 27. Nb3 $16) (24...
Qf8 25. Ka1 Qf5 26. Re1 e4 27. Bg2 $16) 25. Bf2 Rc3 26. Qxe5 Nxb2 (26... Rf3
27. Bd4 Rf7 28. Bh3 $18) 27. Bd4 $1 {Topalov's control of the position becomes
overwhelming.} (27. Kxb2 Qa5 28. Kb1 Rxc1+ 29. Kxc1 Qxa2 30. Rd2 $18) 27... Bf8
(27... Nf5 28. Kxb2 Nxd4 29. Rxd4 $18) 28. Kxb2 Rf3 (28... Qa5 29. Bxc3 Qa3+
30. Kb1 bxc3 31. Rh2 Rb8+ 32. Ka1 Rb2 33. Bd3 $18) 29. Bd3 Kh8 (29... Qa5 30.
Qe6+ Rf7 (30... Kh8 31. Qh6 $18) 31. Bxh7+ Kxh7 32. g6+ $18) 30. Qe2 Rf4 (30...
Rxd3 31. Qxd3 Qc7 32. h5 $18) 31. Qh5 {White has extra piece and mating attack,
the game is over.} Nf5 32. g6 (32. g6 h6 33. Bxf5 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 Qf6 35. Rhd1
Bc5 36. Qg4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7.
Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 Qb6 9. g4 Nc6 10. Nb3 e6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Be3 b5 13. O-O-O Nd7 14.
Qf2 Be7 15. g5 (15. h4 Nce5 16. Kb1 Rb8 17. g5 b4 18. Ne2 (18. Na4 $2 Qc6)
18... Nc4 {Blehm,P-Gershon,A/Wch U20 /Guarapuava 1995/}) 15... Nce5 16. a3 Rb8
17. Rg1 Nb6 {Ponomariov's plan of queenside counterplay is a bit artificial.
Apart from a nice knight on c4 he will not be able to claim any achievements.}
(17... b4 $5 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. f4 Nc6 20. h4 Na5 21. Nd4 Nc4 (21... Nc5 $5) 22.
Bxc4 Rxc4 23. f5 {L'Ami,A-Acs,A/ Amsterdam 2004/ 1-0 (42)}) 18. f4 Nec4 19.
Bxc4 (19. Bd4 e5 20. Bxb6 Qxb6 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. f5 Bb7 $11) 19... Nxc4 20. Bd4
O-O (20... Rg8 $5 21. Rd3 b4 22. axb4 Rxb4 23. Rh3 $14) 21. Bf6 $1 {[%mdl 128]
This type of moves is well known from various Sicilian lines, but in the given
position it is rather devastating. Black can not do much against the transfer
of white's rook to h3.} Bb7 (21... b4 22. axb4 Rxb4 23. Rd3 Bd8 24. Rh3 Qb6 25.
Bd4 Qb7 26. Qh4 h6 27. Bxg7 $18) 22. Rd3 Rfc8 23. Rh3 Kf8 (23... gxf6 24. gxf6+
Kf8 25. Rxh7 Bxf6 (25... Ke8 26. Rg8+ Kd7 27. Rxf7 Rxg8 28. Rxe7+ Kd8 29. Rxc7
Kxc7 30. Nd4 $18) 26. Qg3 d5 (26... Ke7 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qg6+ Kf8 (28... Ke7
29. Qh7+ $18) 29. Qg8+ Ke7 30. Qh7+ Kd8 31. Rg8#) 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. Qxf7+ Kd6
29. Qxf6 Qxh7 30. Rg7 Qxg7 31. Qxg7 $18) 24. Rxh7 Ke8 25. Bxg7 Kd7 26. g6 {
In the end defender was not able to offer any real resistance, Grischuk wins
without any effort.} a5 (26... fxg6 27. Bf6 Re8 28. Rxg6 $18) 27. gxf7 Bf8 28.
Bxf8 Rxf8 29. Rd1 Bc8 30. f5 e5 31. Nd5 {A truly crushing defeat for the
former world champion.} 1-0

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2004.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. Ng3 a5 15.
Kb1 Nc7 16. f4 a4 17. f5 {Nijboer would like to get rid of the excellent
bishop on the e6, but it is not easy to combine the idea with the defense of
the queenside.} (17. Nc1 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nc5 (18... b3 19. Nf5 bxc2+ 20. Qxc2
Bxf5 21. exf5 Nc5 22. f6 gxf6 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Rxd6 Qe7 25. Rg1+ Kh8 26. Qxc5
Rab8 27. Nd3 Rb5 28. Qc6 Bg7 29. Rxg7 {1-0 Lukin,A-Shashin,A/Leningrad 1975/})
19. Qe3 (19. Bxd6 Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Bg4 21. Be2 Bxe2 22. Ncxe2 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 N7e6
24. h4 b3 {Remiro Juste,F-Villuendas Valero,A/Zaragoza 2003/ 0-1 (39)}) 19...
Re8 20. h4 b3 21. cxb3 axb3 22. a3 Qb8 23. Nd3 Qb7 24. Rd2 Nb5 25. Nxc5 dxc5
26. Bxb5 Qxb5 27. Be5 {Alekseev,E-Smikovski,I/St Petersburg 2004/ 1/2-1/2 (35)}
) 17... axb3 18. cxb3 d5 (18... Nc5 $5 19. Qg2 (19. fxe6 N7xe6 20. h4 Qa5 21.
a3 Nxb3 22. Qd5 Nbc5 $17) 19... Bd7 20. f6 Kh8 (20... Re8 21. fxe7 Qxe7 22. Bc4
$13) 21. Nf5 gxf6 22. Nxe7 Qxe7 23. gxf6 Qxf6 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. Rxd7 Qc6 26.
Rd2 Ne6 $15) 19. fxe6 d4 $2 {Zhigalko was unable to cope with a new situation
and his solution plays directly into white's hands.} (19... fxe6 20. exd5 exd5
21. Bg2 Ra5 22. g6 hxg6 23. Ne4 $13) 20. exf7+ Kh8 (20... Rxf7 $2 21. Bc4 $18)
21. g6 $1 hxg6 (21... dxe3 22. Qxd7 Ne6 23. Bc4 $18) 22. h4 (22. Qg2 Bh4 23.
Bc4 Qe7 24. Qh3 $18) 22... Ne6 (22... Rxf7 23. Bc4 dxe3 24. Qxd7 Rf2 25. h5 g5
26. h6 g6 27. Ne2 $18) 23. Bg5 {[%mdl 128] White makes no secrets about his
ambition to open up the h file.} Kh7 (23... Qa5 24. a4 Bf6 (24... Rxf7 25. h5
Kh7 26. Bxe7 Rxe7 27. hxg6+ Kxg6 28. Nf5 $18) 25. h5 Kh7 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27. Bc4
$18) 24. Bc4 Nf4 (24... Ndc5 25. Rdf1 Bf6 26. Bd5 $18) 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qxf4
Bf6 (26... Qa5 27. h5 g5 28. Qf5+ Qxf5 29. Nxf5 $18) 27. e5 {Not bad, but the
first player might have tried for the unusual mating pattern with 27.h5!} (27.
h5 $1 g5 28. Qf5+ Kh8 29. Qg6 Ne5 30. h6 $1 Nxg6 31. hxg7+ Kxg7 32. Nf5#) 27...
Nxe5 (27... Bxe5 28. Qe4 Qa5 29. a4 (29. h5 Qxa2+ 30. Kc2 d3+ 31. Kd2 Qxb2+ 32.
Ke3 Bd4+ 33. Qxd4 Rae8+ 34. fxe8=Q Rxe8+ 35. Qe4 Rxe4+ 36. Nxe4) 29... Nf6 (
29... bxa3 30. h5 $18) 30. Qd3 Bxg3 31. Qxg3 $18) 28. Ne4 Kh8 (28... Nxf7 29.
h5 g5 30. Qf5+ Kh8 31. Bxf7 Rxf7 32. Qg6 Kg8 33. h6 $18) 29. Ng5 Qa5 30. a4
Nxc4 (30... bxa3 31. h5 $18) 31. h5 $1 {The main idea is on the board, black
is utterly lost under mating along the h file.} Qf5+ (31... Nd2+ 32. Rxd2 Qf5+
33. Rc2 $18) (31... Bxg5 32. hxg6+ Bh6 33. Rxh6+ gxh6 34. Qf6# (34. Qxh6#)) 32.
Ka1 1-0

[Event "Dortmund m"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2001.07.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2001.07.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Nb6 12. Qf2 Nfd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nc4
15. Bc1 Qb6 16. Qe1 (16. Qxb6 Ndxb6 17. Be2 Be7 $11) 16... Be7 17. g4 O-O 18.
h4 b4 (18... a5 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nxa5 Nb8 21. Bd2 $14) 19. Bd3 Rc7 20. g5 a5
21. h5 a4 $2 {[%mdl 128] It is understandable, that Naiditsch feels the urge
for action, that would distract white from attacking ideas on the kingside.
This sharp position required quite delicate approach and 21...a4? fails
tactically.} (21... Rfc8 $1 22. g6 fxg6 (22... h6 23. gxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qg3 a4 25.
Qg6+ Kf8 26. Bf5 Bf6 27. Bxh6 $18) 23. hxg6 h6 24. Bf5 Bf6 $13) 22. Nd4 $1 Na3+
(22... exd4 23. Qe4 $1 f5 24. Qe6+ Kh8 25. h6 $18) (22... b3 23. cxb3 axb3 24.
Qe4 f5 25. Nxf5 Bxg5 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. Qxc4 $18) 23. bxa3 (23. Ka1 Qxd4 24. Rh2
(24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rxd4 Nxc2+ $19) 24... Kh8 25. Bf5 Qb6 26. bxa3 bxa3 $15)
23... exd4 (23... bxa3+ $2 24. Nb5 Nc5 25. Be2 $18) 24. axb4 $6 (24. Qe4 $1 f5
(24... bxa3+ 25. Ka1 g6 26. hxg6 Qb4 27. Qe1 $18) 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. h6 bxa3+ 27.
Ka1 gxh6 28. Qxe7 Qb4 29. Qe1 $18) 24... a3 (24... Ne5 25. a3 $16) 25. Bxa3 $2
{Skripchenko is playing to the black's tune, she was still able to win in the
sharp attack.} (25. g6 $1 h6 26. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 (26... Ne5 27. Bd2 Nxf3 28. Qe2
Nxd2+ 29. Qxd2 Rc3 30. b5 Qc5 31. Ka1 $18) 27. Qxe7 Qxb4+ 28. Kc1 $18) 25...
Bxg5 26. f4 (26. Bb2 Be3 $14) 26... Rc3 27. Bb2 (27. fxg5 Rxa3 28. g6 h6 29.
Rf1 $14) 27... Qxb4 28. Ka1 (28. Bxh7+ Kxh7 29. Qe4+ f5 30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4
Rg3 32. fxg5 Rxg5 33. Ba3 $16) (28. fxg5 Rb8 29. Kc1 Qxb2+ 30. Kd2 Nc5 $19) (
28. a3 Qb6 29. Bxh7+ Kxh7 30. Qe4+ Kg8 31. Qxd4 Bf6 32. Qxb6 Nxb6 33. Bxc3 Bxc3
34. Rd3 $16) 28... Ra8 29. fxg5 Nc5 30. Bxh7+ (30. g6 Qa4 $1 31. gxf7+ Kxf7 32.
Rf1+ Kg8 33. Bc4 Qxc4 $19) 30... Kxh7 31. g6+ Kh8 32. h6 $2 {Obviously the
first player mating the opponent will win, but this last mistake enables
forced mate.} (32. gxf7 $2 Rxa2+ 33. Kxa2 Qa4+ 34. Kb1 Qxc2+ 35. Ka2 Ra3+ 36.
Kxa3 Qa4#) (32. Rxd4 $1 Qa5 (32... Qxd4 33. Qxc3 Rxa2+ 34. Kb1 $18) 33. Qb1
Rxc2 34. Rb4 Qxb4 35. Qxc2 $18) 32... Rxa2+ $1 33. Kxa2 Qa4+ 34. Kb1 Qxc2+ 35.
Ka2 Ra3+ $1 (35... Ra3+ $1 36. Kxa3 Qa4# (36... Qb3#)) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Bf4
$5 {Unusual introduction to the development of the queenside, but the move is
certainly sound.} (8. g4) (8. Qe2) 8... Nbd7 (8... Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Rd8
11. g4 Nfd7 12. Bxd6 Ne5 13. Nd5 exd5 14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Bc5 Qf6 16. f4 Nxg4 17.
h3 Qh6 18. e5 Qh4 19. Bb5 axb5 20. hxg4 Qd8 21. f5 {1-0 Feuerstack,
A-Magalashvili,D/Chalkidiki 2003/ (42)}) 9. g4 Be7 10. Qe2 (10. Qd2 Ne5 11. Be2
O-O 12. O-O-O Qc7 $13) 10... h6 11. h4 Qc7 12. O-O-O b5 13. a3 {Anand is
willing to slow down advance of the black's b pawn since his knight has no
good squares for the retreat.} Rb8 14. Qg2 Nc5 (14... b4 {or} 15. axb4 Rxb4 16.
g5 Nh5 17. Bd2 Nc5 $11) (14... Ne5 {Nc4}) 15. g5 Nh5 16. Be3 Na4 $6 {
Ponomariov clearly understands the necessity to create some counterplay, but
it might have been more promissing to try the advance of the b pawn.} (16...
Nxb3+ $5 17. cxb3 b4 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. Bc4 Qc6 (19... d5 20. exd5 Nf4 21. Qc2
$14) 20. Qd2 a5 21. gxh6 gxh6 22. Kb1 Ba6 $13) 17. Rd3 $1 g6 18. Kb1 (18. gxh6
Nc5 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. Qh2 Qxh2 21. Rxh2 Bf8 22. Rhd2 Bb7 $13) 18... Bb7 19. Be2
e5 20. Qf2 Bc6 $6 {This moves was heavily criticized in the post mortem, but
Anand's suggestion 20...Nc5 is not much better.} (20... Nc5 21. Nxc5 dxc5 22.
Rhd1 b4 23. axb4 cxb4 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 $16) 21. gxh6 $1 (21. Nd5 Bxd5 22.
Rxd5 Nb6 23. Rdd1 Nc4 24. Bc1 $14) 21... Nb6 22. f4 $1 {Important strategical
moment, the timely f3-f4 is gaining great popularity in many lines of the
English attack. The opening of the position comes at undesirable moment for
black.} (22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Na4 $1 24. f4 $1 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qxf4 $16
) 22... Nf6 $6 (22... exf4 23. Bxf4 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 Nc4 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Ne5
{White has prepared a small surprise for his opponent, he seriously
contemplated sacrifice of the exchange. Black king would become unsafe
anywhere on the board.} (26... Bf8 27. h5 Bxh6 28. Qf6) 27. Nd4 $3 Nxd3 28.
Bxd3 $16) 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Rf1 O-O 25. Nc5 $1 Bb7 {[%mdl 2048] A modest
retreat and an admission, that black pieces are poorly coordinated.} (25... Qa7
26. Rd6 $3 Nc4 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. Rxf6 $18) 26. Ne6 $1 fxe6 27. Bxb6 Qc6 28. Qg1
$1 Kh7 29. Rdf3 {Ponomariov's position has fallen apart, his survival chances
are negligable.} Qe8 (29... Rbc8 30. h5 $18) 30. Bc5 Bxc5 (30... Nd7 31. Rxf8
Nxf8 32. Qg3 Nd7 33. Bxe7 Qxe7 34. Qg5 $18) 31. Qxc5 Nd7 32. Qe3 Qe7 33. Qg5
Qxg5 34. Rf7+ $1 Rxf7 (34... Kxh6 35. hxg5+ Kxg5 36. Rg1+ Kh6 37. Rxd7 $18) 35.
Rxf7+ Kh8 36. hxg5 {There is not a slightest doubt that endgame is lost for
black. Anand shows his patient side a realizes his advantage mit maximum
security-rather slowly.} Bc6 37. b4 Nf8 38. Rf6 Kg8 39. Bg4 Bd7 40. Kb2 Re8 41.
Nd1 Re7 42. Nf2 Be8 43. Rf3 (43. Nd3 $5 Nh7 44. Nxe5 Nxf6 (44... Nxg5 45. Nxg6
$18) 45. gxf6 Rh7 46. Bxe6+ Kf8 47. f7 Rxh6 48. fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 49. Bf7+ Ke7 50.
Bxg6 Ke6 51. Nd3 $18) 43... Rf7 (43... Nh7 44. Nh3 Bc6 45. Re3 $18) 44. Rxf7
Kxf7 45. Kc3 Nh7 46. Nh3 Bc6 47. Kd3 Ke7 48. Ke3 Kd6 49. Be2 Ke7 50. Bd3 Kd6
51. Kf3 Ke7 52. Kg4 Nf8 53. Ng1 Nh7 54. Nf3 Kd6 55. Kg3 Be8 56. Kf2 Bc6 57. Ke3
Bd7 58. c4 $1 {At long last white's extra pawn is marching forward and
breaking the resistance.} bxc4 59. Bxc4 Bc8 (59... Bb5 60. Bd3 Kc7 61. Nxe5
Nxg5 62. Nxg6 $18) 60. a4 Bb7 61. a5 Bc8 62. Bd3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 h5 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. h3 $5 h4 (12... b5 13. Be2 (13.
Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. f4 Nd7 17. Bd3 exf4 18. Qxf4 Ne5 19.
Rhf1 Bf6 20. Nd4 O-O {0-1 Manotas,F-Bolivar,J/Columbia/1999/ (32)}) 13... h4
14. a4 b4 15. Na2 a5 16. Bb5 O-O 17. Nac1 Qc7 18. Qf2 Rb8 19. Qxh4 Rxb5 20.
axb5 a4 21. Na1 a3 {0-1 Porubszky Angyalosine,M-Bacso,G/HUN/ 1993/ (38)}) (
12... Qc7 13. Bd3 b5 14. g4 Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. g5 Nd7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5
g6 19. Rhe1 Qc7 20. h4 Nb6 21. f4 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Sadvakasov,D/Astana/2001/ 
(28)}) (12... Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Bd3 h4 15. f4 Rc7 16. Rhe1 O-O 17. fxe5
dxe5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Rxe5 Nb4 {1/2-1/2 Costantini,R-Rashkovsky,
N/Biel/2001/ (45)}) 13. f4 b5 14. Bd3 Qc7 15. Rhe1 Qb8 (15... Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6
17. Nd5 Qd8 18. c3 (18. Qf2 Nd7 19. Qa7 O-O 20. Qxa6 Bxd5 21. exd5 exf4 22. Qa5
Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Shomoev,A-Shariyazdanov,A/Tomsk/2001/ (52)}) 18... O-O 19. Bc2 Re8
20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. f5 Bxb3 22. Bxb3 Qa5 23. Rg1 Red8 24. g4 {1-0 Lutz,
C-Ftacnik,L/GER/2001/ (35)}) 16. Nd5 $1 Bd8 (16... Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. fxe5
$1 (18. Bxb5 Qxb5 (18... Bxb3 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. axb3 $14) 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20.
Rxd5 Rh5 $11) 18... Bxb3 (18... Nxe5 19. Bxb5+ Qxb5 20. Qxd5 $14) 19. exd6
Bxa2+ 20. Kxa2 Qxd6 21. Bg5 f6 22. Bg6+ Kd8 23. Bf5 $18) (16... Bxd5 17. exd5
Nxd5 18. fxe5 Nxe3 19. exd6 Bg5 20. Rxe3+ Kf8 21. Bf5 Rd8 22. Re8+ Rxe8 23.
Qxg5 Nf6 24. g4 $14) 17. c3 $1 {[%mdl 4] Excellent move along the ideas of
Lutz-Ftacnik game, white finds excellent squares for his lightsquared bishop.}
Nb6 (17... Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bf5 Bxb3 20. axb3 $16) 18. fxe5 dxe5 (18...
Nfxd5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Be4 $18) 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (19... gxf6 20.
Nc5 $16) 20. Nc5 O-O (20... Nc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Qd7+ Kf8 23. b3 b4 24. bxc4
bxc3+ 25. Qb7 $18) 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Qe2 $1 Na4 (22... Nc4 23. Bf2 $16) 23. Qg4
Rc6 (23... b4 24. Qxe6+ Kh7 25. cxb4 Qxb4 26. Qb3 $16) 24. Bc2 $1 Qe8 (24...
Nb6 25. Bb3 Nc4 26. Bg5 $16) 25. Bb3 {White's bishops are quite unpleasant and
Hulak has no counterplay.} Nb6 26. Bxb6 Rxb6 27. Rd3 a5 (27... b4 28. cxb4 $16)
28. a3 Kh7 29. Rf1 b4 30. cxb4 axb4 31. a4 $1 (31. axb4 $2 Qb5 32. Rdf3 Qxb4
$11) 31... Ra6 32. g3 $1 Qg6 (32... hxg3 33. Rxg3 Qe7 34. h4 $18) 33. gxh4 Be7
(33... Qh6 34. h5 $16) 34. Rxf8 Bxf8 35. Rd8 Qxg4 (35... Qf7 36. Bc4 Rc6 37.
Bxe6 Qxe6 38. Qxe6 Rxe6 39. Rxf8 b3 40. Rf3 Ra6 41. Rxb3 Rxa4 42. Re3 $18) 36.
hxg4 {Black has no survival chances despite opposite coloured bishops.} Be7 (
36... Kg8 37. Rd7 Kh7 38. Kc2 $18) 37. Rb8 Kg6 (37... Bxh4 38. Rxb4 $18) 38. g5
Kh5 39. Rb7 Bf8 40. Rf7 Ra8 (40... Bc5 41. Rxg7 Kxh4 42. g6 Kg5 43. Rc7 $18)
41. Bxe6 Bc5 (41... Kxh4 42. Bd5 Rd8 43. a5 Kxg5 44. a6 $18) 42. Rxg7 Kxh4 43.
g6 (43. g6 Kg5 44. Rc7 Bf8 45. g7 Bxg7 46. Rxg7+ Kf6 47. Bd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Karlovy Vary"]
[Date "2005.02.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. Kb1
a4 16. Nbc1 exf4 17. Bxf4 Nc5 {Great theoretical discussion of two rivals for
the championship title.} (17... b3 18. Nd4 bxa2+ 19. Nxa2 Nc5 20. Bg2 Qd7 21.
Nb4 Rb8 22. Ndc6 Rb6 23. e5 d5 24. Bxd5 Nc7 25. Bf3 {1-0 Perez,R-Adla,D/
Pontevedra 2003/ (34)}) 18. Bg2 (18. Qe3 b3 19. cxb3 axb3 20. a3 Qc8 (20... Qb6
21. Nd4 Nc7 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Rfe8 24. g6 d5 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. Bg2 Bf6 27.
Qg3 Be5 {1/2-1/2 Baramidze,D-Lendwai,R/Austria 2005/ (47)}) 21. Nd4 d5 22.
Ncxb3 Nxe4 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. Bb5 Qa7 25. Bc6 Rd8 26. h4 {1-0 Kalezic,
B-Djukanovic,S/Bijelo Polje 2004/ (44)}) 18... b3 19. cxb3 axb3 20. a3 d5 21.
Nd4 Nd6 (21... Bg4 22. Nc6 Qd7 23. Qxd5 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Bd6 25. Bxd6 Nxd6 26.
Qxc5 Qg4 27. Rxd6 Qxg2 28. Nxb3 Qxe4+ 29. Ka2 {1-0 Quezada,Y-Das,A/Kochin 2004/
(31)}) 22. Bxd6 {Hracek must have prepared the move in order to avoid problems
from the foreruner games.} (22. exd5 Bg4 23. Rde1 Qd7 24. Qb4 (24. Nc6 Bf5+ 25.
Ka1 Nde4 26. Qe3 Bd6 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Nxb3 Nd3 {0-1 Ivanov,A-Solovjov,S/St
Petersburg 2005/ (37)}) 24... Bf5+ 25. Ka1 Rfb8 26. Qxc5 Nc4 27. d6 Rxa3+ 28.
Qxa3 Nxa3 29. dxe7 Nc2+ 30. Nxc2 Qa4+ {0-1 Svidler,P-Vallejo Pons,F/Monaco
2004/ (30)}) 22... Qxd6 23. Nf5 (23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. exd5 e5 $11) (23. Nf5 Qd7
24. Rhf1 Ra4 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. exd5 Bg4 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal WCT"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2005.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Antonio, Rogelio Jr"]
[Black "Hauchard, Arnaud"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 Nb6 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Kb1 O-O 13. h4 Nfd7 14. g5 f5 {
Not always desirable, but certainly a valid defense against the threats posed
by the advancing white g and h pawns.} (14... Kh8 15. h5 f5 16. exf5 Rxf5 17.
g6 h6 18. Bxh6 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. Be3 Nf6 21. Nc5 Qc8 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. h6
gxh6 24. Rxh6+ Kg7 25. Qh2 {1-0 Ayas Fernandez,A-Arencibia,W/Valencia 1998/}) (
14... Qc7 15. h5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. g6 Nf6 18. gxh7+ Nxh7 19. Qg2 Kh8 20. f4
exf4 21. Bxf4 Rcd8 22. Be3 Bf6 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 {Gunawan,R-De Firmian,N/
New York 1994/ 1-0 (60)}) (14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. h5 b5 17. Rdg1 b4 18.
Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qc7 20. Rg2 Bd8 21. Na5 {1-0 Lobron,E-Tassi,O/Rome 1981/ (23)
}) 15. gxf6 (15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Rxf3 18. Qe4 $14) 15... Rxf6
16. Be2 (16. Bh3 Bxh3 17. Bxb6 Nxb6 18. Rxh3 Rf7 19. h5 $14) 16... Rf7 17. h5
Qc7 18. Rhg1 Nf6 (18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Bg5 Bf8 21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 $14)
19. Rg5 {Antonio doesn't want to play h5-h6 yet and pawn on h5 had to be
defended.} (19. h6 g6 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 23. Qe3 $14) 19...
Rd8 (19... Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. h6 g6 22. Qg2 b5 $11) 20. Qe1 (20. h6 g6 (
20... d5 21. Rxe5 dxe4 22. Qxd8+ Bxd8 23. Rxe6 Nbd7 24. Nxe4 $40) 21. Qe1 Nc4)
20... Nc4 21. Bxc4 (21. Bc1 Rc8 (21... d5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5
Bxd5 25. Bxc4 Qxc4 26. Rxe5 Bf8 27. f4 $14) 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 $11) 21... Qxc4 22.
h6 g6 23. Qg1 Kh8 24. Na5 Qc8 (24... Qb4 $2 25. a3 $1 Qxa5 26. Bb6 $16) 25. f4
$2 {White had probably forgotten, that his Be2 is already gone and g4 square
is not adequately protected.} (25. Bb6 Rdf8 $15) 25... Ng4 $1 26. f5 (26. Bc1
exf4 27. Rxg4 Bxg4 28. Rf1 g5 $19) (26. Rxg4 Bxg4 27. Rf1 Be6 $17) 26... Nxe3
27. fxe6 (27. Qxe3 Bxg5 28. Qxg5 gxf5 $17) 27... Nxd1 28. exf7 Nxc3+ 29. bxc3
Qe6 $1 {Only this fine move serves as a refutation of white's plan, the mighty
pawn on f7 is marked for anihilation.} (29... Qxc3 $2 30. Rxg6 $1 $18) 30. Rf5
Rf8 31. Kb2 d5 $1 32. Qg3 (32. Rf1 dxe4 33. Qe3 Qd5 34. Nb3 Rxf7 35. Rxf7 Qxf7
36. Qxe4 Bd6 $17) 32... Bf6 33. Rf1 Rxf7 34. exd5 Qxd5 {Hauchard has extra
pawn, better pieces and a pawn structure- not bad for the defender of the
sharp opening line!} 35. Qg4 Kg8 36. Nb3 (36. Qc8+ Rf8 37. Qxb7 Qxb7+ 38. Nxb7
e4 39. Kb3 e3 40. Kc4 e2 41. Re1 Rc8+ 42. Kd3 Rc7 $19) 36... Be7 37. Rd1 Qc6
38. a4 Rf4 (38... Rf4 39. Qd7 Qxd7 40. Rxd7 Bf8 41. Rxb7 Rxa4 42. Rb8 Kf7 $19)
0-1

[Event "New York Smartchess.com"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2001.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shahade, Gregory P"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 e5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. f3 Be6 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. g4 O-O 13. O-O-O Nb6 14. h4 Rc8 (
14... Nfd7 15. h5 a5 16. Kb1 a4 17. Nc1 Qc8 18. g5 f5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nc4
{1/2-1/2 Ljubicic,F-Marinelli,T/Makarska/1994/ (66)}) (14... a5 15. Kb1 a4 16.
Nc1 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. h5 d5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qd6 {0-1 Buervenich,
S-Richtrova,E/Germany/1996/ (36)}) (14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. h5 (16. g5 Nh5
17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qc7 19. Kb1 Rac8 20. Rd2 Kh8 21. Rc1 b6 22. Rd3 Qc6 23.
Nd2 Qxd5 24. exd5 {1/2-1/2 Blehm,P-Dao Thien Hai/Calicut/1998/ (22)}) 16... b5
17. g5 Nd7 18. Rdg1 a5 19. g6 fxg6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Rxg6 Rf6 22. Rg3 {1-0
Gaponenko,I-Litinskaya,M/Tusnad/1997/ (31)}) 15. Kb1 (15. h5 Qc7 (15... d5 16.
g5 d4 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bxd4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22.
Rhg1 {1-0 Panas,P-Jakubowski,T/Brzeg Dolny/1995/ (32)}) 16. g5 Nfd7 17. g6 fxg6
18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qg2 g5 20. Kb1 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Bxg5 {1-0 Liberzon,
V-Jakobsen,O/La Valetta/1980/ (25)}) 15... Qc7 16. h5 (16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4
Qxc4 18. h5 Ne8 19. Bb6 Qc6 20. Na5 Qd7 {0-1 Naumann,A-Bischoff,K/Paignton/
2000/ (40)}) 16... Nfd7 17. g5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Rdg1 f5 (19... b5 20. g6
$1 $40) 20. g6 f4 (20... h6 21. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 22. Qxh6 Nf6 23. g7 Rfd8 24. Rg6 (
24. Qg6 Bf7 25. Qxf5 Qe6) 24... Kf7 25. Nd2 Qc7 26. Rg2 $16) 21. h6 $1 {
[%mdl 128] White is perfectly prepared for the kingside attack, so it comes as
no surprise that the blow in the right moment is nearly decisive.} gxh6 (21...
fxe3 22. Qg2 (22. Qh2 hxg6 23. hxg7 Kf7 24. Qh6 $18) 22... Bf6 23. gxh7+ Kf7
24. hxg7 $18) (21... hxg6 22. Rxg6 (22. Qg2 g5 $13) 22... fxe3 23. Qg2 (23.
Rxg7+ Kh8 24. Qg2 Rg8 25. Qg6 Nf6 $17) 23... Kf7 24. Rxg7+ Ke8 25. h7 Rh8 26.
Na5 Qc7 27. Qg6+ $18) 22. gxh7+ Kf7 (22... Kxh7 23. Rxh6+ $1 Kxh6 24. Qh2+ $18)
(22... Kh8 23. Rxh6 fxe3 24. Qg2 $18) 23. Bf2 Rh8 24. Rxh6 Bf8 (24... Nf8 25.
Rgh1 Ke8 26. Qd1 $18) 25. Na5 Qb4 (25... Qc7 26. Rxe6) 26. Rxe6 $1 {This fine
sacrifice removes the key defender, black is lost.} Qxa5 (26... Kxe6 27. Qd5+
Ke7 28. Bh4+ Nf6 29. Bxf6+ Kxf6 30. Qg8 Qxa5 31. Nd5+ $18) 27. Rxd6 Bxd6 (27...
Nf6 28. Rxf6+ Kxf6 29. Qd7 $18) 28. Qxd6 Nf6 29. Bb6 Rc6 30. Qxc6 $1 1-0

[Event "Rostock-10 GM Group"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "1984.08.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lanc, Alois"]
[Black "Bernard, Ryszard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1984.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f3 Be7 (9... b5) 10. g4 b5 11. g5 Nh5 12. Rg1 Qc7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5
O-O 15. O-O-O (15. Na5 Rfe8 16. Nc6 Bf8 $36) 15... Nb6 16. h4 Rfc8 17. Bxb6
Qxb6 18. Bd3 a5 19. a3 g6 20. Kb1 Bd8 21. Rg4 Nf4 22. Re1 Qb7 23. Be4 (23. Rxf4
exf4 24. Re8+ Kg7 25. Bxb5 Qxb5 26. Qd4+ f6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Qxf6+ Kg8 29.
Qe6+ $10) 23... Bb6 24. Rh1 a4 25. Nc1 Qa7 26. Nd3 Be3 27. Qd1 Rc4 28. c3 Rac8
29. Nb4 $2 (29. Nxf4 $142 exf4 30. Bd3 $10) 29... Rxb4 $1 30. axb4 a3 31. h5 $2
axb2 32. Kxb2 Rxc3 $1 33. Kxc3 Qa3+ 34. Kc2 Qa2+ 35. Kc3 Bd4+ 36. Qxd4 exd4+
37. Kxd4 Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schneider, Dmitry"]
[Black "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Rg1 Qc7 15.
Qf2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. f4 $5 Nxf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Qxf4 a5 20. a3 (20. Nxa5
Qb4 21. Nb3 Rxc3 22. bxc3 Qxc3 23. Rg3 Qc4 24. Rd4 Qa6 25. e5 dxe5 26. Qxe5 Rc8
27. Rgd3 b5 28. Rd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 Qa8 {Goloshchapov,A-Korobov,A/Kharkov 2004/
1/2-1/2 (75)}) (20. Rd4 Qc6 21. Qd2 Qb6 22. Na4 Qc7 23. Nc3 Qb6 24. Re1 Bxb3
25. axb3 Bxg5 26. Qd3 Rc6 27. Nd5 Qd8 28. Rf1 {Bologan,V-De Firmian,N/Selfoss
2003/ 1-0 (44)}) (20. h4 b5 21. Nd4 Rc5 22. h5 Re5 23. Nf3 b4 24. Rd4 Qc6 25.
Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. Qe4 Rc5 28. Qxe7 Qxf3 29. Rxd6 {1/2-1/2 Fedorov,
A-De Firmian,N/Copenhagen 2004/}) 20... Rc7 $6 {[%mdl 4] Browne will be way
too slow with his queenside counterplay, only 20...b5! stands a chance of
fighting for equality.} (20... b5 $1 21. Qf1 (21. Nxa5 Qc7 22. Nb3 b4 23. axb4
Bxb3 24. cxb3 Qa7 $13) 21... b4 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25.
exd5 $14) 21. h4 Rfc8 22. Rg3 Qa6 (22... d5 23. h5 dxe4 24. Nd2 Qc6 25. Ndxe4
b5 26. h6 $40) 23. Nd4 Qb6 (23... d5 24. Nxe6 (24. exd5 Bd6 25. Qe4 Bxg3 26.
dxe6 fxe6 $15) 24... fxe6 25. Rf3 $14) 24. Na4 $1 Qa6 25. Rf3 Bf8 {Black is
helpless against the opening of the f file with grave consequences.} (25... d5
26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. exd5 $16) (25... b5 26. Nc3 b4 27. Ncb5 Rd7 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29.
Rdf1 $18) (25... Rf8 26. Nc3 Qc4 27. Nf5 $16) 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. h5 (27. Rdf1 g6
28. h5 gxh5 29. Qf6 $16) 27... Qb5 (27... e5 28. Qf5 d5 29. exd5 $18) (27... g6
28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Qf6 Qc4 30. Rh1 $18) 28. Rdf1 g6 (28... Qe8 29. Qg4 Qe7 30.
g6 b5 31. gxh7+ Kh8 32. Nb6 Rb8 33. Qg6 $18) (28... Be7 29. Qf7+ Kh8 30. Qf8+
$18) 29. Qxf8+ $1 {A merciful final touch, black is mated before he himself
coud manage one shot.} (29. Qxf8+ $1 Rxf8 30. Rxf8+ Kg7 31. h6#) 1-0

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Bogner, Sebastian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2409"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 Nb6 12. Qf2 Nfd7 13. Kb1 Nc4 14. Nd5 {
There are many ways for black to seek counterplay against the black king, the
older line with knights on b6 and d7 might be rejuvenated.} (14. Bc1 Qc7 (14...
Qb6 15. Qe1 a5 16. Rd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 Qb7 18. a4 Ndb6 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. axb5 a4
21. Bxc4 axb3 22. cxb3 {1-0 Motylev,A-Landa,K/Internet 2004/ (37)}) 15. Nd5
Bxd5 16. exd5 a5 17. Nd2 a4 18. f4 O-O 19. h4 Rfb8 20. Rh3 exf4 21. Qxf4 Nde5
22. g5 {1-0 Schmaltz,R-Naiditsch,A/playchess.com 2004/ (46)}) 14... Bxd5 15.
exd5 a5 (15... O-O 16. h4 Bxh4 17. Rxh4 Nxe3 18. Bd3 h6 19. Rg1 Nxd5 20. g5 Nf4
21. gxh6 g6 22. Be4 Rc8 {0-1 Eisele,S-Bogner,S/Stuttgart 2005/ (37)}) 16. Bc1 (
16. Nd2 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bg5 18. Qf2 Bxd2 19. Rxd2 b4 20. Bb5 O-O 21. h4 Nc5 22.
g5 a4 23. Qe3 f5 24. f4 e4 25. h5 {1-0 Mutschnik,I-Naiditsch,A/playchess.com
2004/ (42)}) 16... Bg5 (16... Bh4 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. Ne4 Qc7 $13) 17.
f4 Qf6 $6 {Bogner plays a very dangerous move since black king is not yet in
safety.} (17... Bxf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Nde5 20. Nd4 Qd7 21. Nf5 O-O $13)
18. Nd4 $1 Bxf4 (18... exd4 19. Qe2+ Ne3 20. fxg5 Qe5 21. Bxe3 dxe3 22. Rd3 O-O
23. h4 $14) 19. Nxb5 Rc8 (19... Bxc1 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 21. Bxc4 Bf4 22. Nxd6+ $14)
20. g5 $1 Qe7 (20... Bxg5 21. Qxf6 Bxf6 (21... Nxf6 22. Bxg5 $18) 22. Bxc4 $18)
21. Na7 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Korneev is making small wonders with this knight,
black will go under due to its skillful relocation.} Rc5 (21... Bxc1 22. Nxc8
Qd8 23. Bxc4 Qxc8 24. Bb5 Bxg5 25. Rhg1 h6 26. Qb6 Ke7 27. Qxa5 $18) 22. Bxf4
exf4 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Nc6 Qxg5 (24... Rxc6 25. dxc6 Ne5 26. Qd4 $18) (24...
Qe3 25. Rhe1 $18) 25. Qe2+ Ne5 26. Nxe5 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 13th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nc5 12. a5 Be6 13. h4 {Black is rather
exposed on the kingside, but as a compensation he exerts good control in the
center.} (13. Qf3 Ncd7 14. Bd3 h5 15. h4 g4 16. Qe2 Bh6 17. Nc4 Nf8 18. Nb6 Rd8
19. O-O Ng6 20. Ncd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 O-O 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. c4 {1/2-1/2 Yudasin,
L-Stratil,L/Gdynia 1987/ (45)}) 13... Bg7 (13... g4 14. h5 Qc6 15. Qe2 Bg7 16.
Qe3 $11) 14. Ra3 (14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Rxh8+ Bxh8 16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Ncxe4 18.
Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Nb6 Rd8 20. Qd3 f5 21. O-O-O $13) 14... Rd8 (14... d5 15. exd5
Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. c4 Bc6 18. b4 Ne6 $15) 15. Qe2 (15. b4 Ncd7 16. Ndb1 d5
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qd6 19. Rb3 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Bd3 $14) 15... d5 (
15... b5 16. axb6 Qxb6 17. Nd1 Qc6 18. f3 Nh5 19. Bf2 d5 $13) 16. f3 $2 {
[%mdl 16384] Positionally very bad move, nakamura will dominate the board and
white pieces will forever lack coordination.} (16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18.
Re3 Nd7 19. c4 Be6 20. b4 b6 $132) 16... d4 $1 17. Nd1 (17. Na2 Bxa2 18. hxg5
hxg5 19. Rxh8+ Bxh8 20. Rxa2 d3 21. Qd1 Ncxe4 22. fxe4 dxc2 23. Qc1 Rxd2 24.
Kxd2 Nxe4+ 25. Ke1 Nxg3 26. Bd3 Qc5 27. Qxc2 Qg1+ 28. Kd2 Qxg2+ $19) 17... Nh5
18. Qf2 (18. Bh2 Nf4 19. Qf2 Nd7 20. c3 dxc3 21. bxc3 Nc5 $19) 18... Bf6 19.
hxg5 Nxg3 20. Qxg3 Bxg5 {Th absence of dark squared bishop only adds to
Hansen's plight. Black's king is much safer in the center than his white
counterpart.} 21. Qh2 (21. Bd3 Nxd3+ 22. cxd3 Qc1 23. Qf2 Rc8 24. Nc4 Be7 25.
Rb3 b5 26. axb6 Rxc4 27. dxc4 (27. b7 Bb4+ 28. Rc3 O-O $19) 27... Qxc4 $19) (
21. Nc4 f6 22. Nf2 d3 23. cxd3 Bxc4 24. dxc4 Bd2+ $17) 21... Ke7 22. Nc4 d3 $1
23. cxd3 (23. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 24. cxd3 Bxc4 25. dxc4 Bd2+ 26. Kf1 Qxc4+ 27. Kg1 Qd4+
28. Nf2 Qxb2 $19) 23... Bxc4 24. dxc4 Bd2+ {The attacker is roaming free on
dark squares.} 25. Ke2 (25. Kf2 Bb4 26. Qh4+ Kd7 (26... Ke8 27. Ne3 Bxa3 28.
bxa3 Qe7 29. Qg3 Nd7 $15) 27. Re3 Bxa5 28. Qf6 Kc8 $17) 25... Ne6 (25... Qd6 $1
26. Qh4+ Ke8 27. f4 Bb4 $19) 26. g3 (26. Ne3 Nf4+ 27. Kf2 Bxe3+ 28. Rxe3 Qc5
$19) (26. Rd3 Qxa5 27. Ra3 Qb4 28. Kf2 Qc5+ $19) 26... Qxc4+ (26... Bb4 27. Rc3
Qd7 $19) 27. Kf2 Qc5+ 28. Ne3 (28. Kg2 Bb4 29. Rd3 Qc2+ 30. Nf2 Bc5 $19) 28...
Bxe3+ 29. Rxe3 Rd2+ 30. Be2 Rxb2 {White has lost the battle as he has no
compensation for the problems in the center.} 31. Rd1 Rb3 32. Qh4+ (32. Rdd3
Rxd3 33. Bxd3 Rd8 34. Be2 Rd2 35. Qh4+ Ke8 36. Qxh6 Nd4 37. Qh8+ Kd7 $19) 32...
f6 33. Rdd3 Rxd3 34. Bxd3 Qxa5 0-1

[Event "POL-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Poznan"]
[Date "2005.04.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Szelag, Marcin"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2005.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Ng3 Nf4 13. h4 h6 14. gxh6 (14. Rg1
hxg5 15. hxg5 g6 16. Qd2 Be7 17. O-O-O Bxg5 18. Kb1 Nh3 19. Rh1 Bxe3 20. Qxe3
Ke7 21. Bxh3 Bxh3 22. Qg5+ Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Baramidze,D-Overbeck,T/Willingen 2001/
(32)}) (14. Bxf4 exf4 15. Nh5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Rh7 17. g6 fxg6 18. Nxf4 Rxh1 19.
Nxe6 Qh4+ 20. Kd2 Qf2+ 21. Qe2 Qxe2+ 22. Bxe2 Rxa1 23. Nc7+ Kd8 24. Nxa8 Rh1
25. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Nyysti,S-Maki Uuro,M/Helsinki 2002/ (27)}) 14... Rxh6 15. Qd2
Rxh4 16. Rg1 $2 {Very dubious novelty, white is hoping to complicate matters.
Black has good pieces and control in the position.} (16. O-O-O Rxh1 17. Nxh1 a5
18. Nd4 g5 (18... exd4 19. Bxf4 Bxa2 $17) 19. Nb5 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Wiersma,
E-Gurevich,V/Germany 2002/ (19)}) 16... g6 (16... d5 17. Nd4 exd4 18. Bxf4 dxe4
19. fxe4 $15) 17. Qxb4 Nd5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Original excellent strategical idea,
without dark squared bishop white's chances are much diminished.} 18. Qd2 (18.
exd5 Rxb4 19. dxe6 fxe6 $19) 18... Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Rh2 (19... Qc7 20. Qd3 Bh6 $17
) 20. Qd3 (20. Rg2 Bh6 21. Qf2 Rxg2 22. Bxg2 a5 $17) 20... Qb6 21. Rg2 Rxg2 22.
Bxg2 Be7 23. Nf1 {Szelag is struggling to put his house in order, he could not
not even have made a castling move.} (23. Ne2 Bh4+ 24. Kd2 Bg5+ 25. Ke1 Nc5 $19
) (23. O-O-O $2 Qf2 $19) 23... Bh4+ 24. Kd2 Rc8 25. Ne3 Bg5 26. Re1 a5 (26...
Bc4 27. Qc3 Rc7 28. Qa5 Bxe3+ 29. Rxe3 Bxb3 30. Qxb6 Rxc2+ 31. Kd1 Nxb6 32.
Rxb3 Rxg2 33. Rxb6 Ke7 34. a4 a5 35. Rb5 Rf2 $17) 27. Kc1 a4 28. Nd2 Bxa2 29.
Nd5 (29. Bf1 Bb3 30. Nxb3 axb3 31. c3 Qa7 32. Re2 Nc5 33. Qb1 Ne6 34. Kd2 Nd4
$19) 29... Nc5 $1 {No wonder that final tactical squirmish will end in bitter
tears for white.} 30. Qc3 (30. Qf1 Bxd5 31. exd5 Nb3+ $19) (30. Nxb6 Nxd3+ 31.
Kd1 Nxb2+ 32. Kc1 Nd3+ 33. Kd1 Rxc2 34. Kxc2 Nxe1+ $19) 30... Bxd5 31. exd5
Nb3+ 32. cxb3 Rxc3+ 33. bxc3 Bxd2+ (33... Qf2 34. Rd1 axb3 $19) 34. Kxd2 Qf2+
35. Re2 Qxe2+ 36. Kxe2 a3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.09"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Alkaloid"]
[BlackTeam "Zhiguli"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5
{The bishop move is fighting for the supremacy with a completely different
plan starting with 8.g3. White will be happy to part with the bishop pair in
order to firmly occupy the d5-square.} (8. g3) 8... Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5
Qd8 11. Qd3 {Eljanov is trying to steer clear from the main line, which is
represented by the move 11.Nec3. Ever since the days of the Sveshnikov Black
players have not been terrified by the mighty knight on d5.} (11. Nec3) 11...
Nd7 (11... Nc6 12. O-O-O g6 13. Kb1 (13. g3 Bg7 14. h4 Qa5 15. Kb1 O-O-O 16.
Bg2 Kb8 17. a3 Qc5 18. Rhf1 f5 19. Nec3 Qa5 {1/2-1/2 (19) Alonso,S (2512)
-Mareco,S (2585) Mar del Plata 2014}) 13... Rc8 (13... Bg7 14. f4 (14. h4 Rc8
15. g3 b5 16. Bh3 O-O 17. c3 Na5 18. f4 Bxh3 19. Rxh3 exf4 20. gxf4 Nc4 21. Ng3
b4 22. Nxh5 Nxb2 23. Kxb2 bxc3+ 24. Kc2 Qa5 25. Nhf6+ Kh8 26. Qe3 Qxa2+ $19 {
0-1 (29) Oparin,G (2563)-Gelfand,B (2731) Moscow 2015}) 14... Bxd5 15. Qxd5
exf4 16. Nxf4 Qf6 17. Nd3 O-O 18. Be2 Nd4 19. Rdf1 Qe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. Bd1
Rxf1 22. Rxf1 Rf8 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 (31) Saric,I (2638)-Wojtaszek,R 
(2717) Istanbul 2012}) 14. a3 Bg7 (14... b5 15. g3 Bg7 16. h4 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qb6
18. f3 O-O 19. g4 Qf2 20. Qd3 hxg4 21. fxg4 Nd4 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Qd2 Qxd2 24.
Rxd2 Be5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (61) Kjartansson,G (2438)-Bekker Jensen,S (2473) Runavik
2016}) 15. h4 O-O 16. g3 Na5 17. Nec3 b5 18. Bh3 Nc6 19. f4 exf4 20. gxf4 Na5
21. f5 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 $18 {1-0 (39) Bacrot,E (2692)-Gelfand,B (2731) Ashdod 2015
}) (11... g6 12. O-O-O Bh6+ 13. Kb1 O-O 14. g3 Nd7 15. Nec3 b5 16. a3 Nb6 17.
h4 Rc8 18. Bh3 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Rc5 20. Nc3 Rc6 21. f4 Bc4 22. Qf3 exf4 23. gxf4
$11 {0-1 (37) Handke,F (2515)-Aravindh,C (2566) London 2016}) 12. O-O-O g6 13.
Kb1 Nc5 {The knight is forcing the white queen to show its "cards" and declare
where it plans to try to do some harm.} (13... Rc8 14. Nec3 (14. g3 Bg7 15.
Nec3 b5 16. Qe3 O-O 17. h4 Nc5 18. Bh3 Bxh3 19. Rxh3 Ne6 20. Rhh1 Rc4 21. a3
Nd4 22. g4 a5 23. b3 Rc5 24. gxh5 b4 25. h6 Bh8 26. h7+ Kxh7 27. h5 g5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (44) Ganguly,S (2668)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2767) Doha 2016}) 14... Rc5 15.
Be2 b5 $6 (15... Bg7) (15... Bh6) 16. a3 (16. f4 $1 exf4 17. Qd4 $1 Rh7 18.
Nxf4 $16) 16... Nb6 17. g4 hxg4 (17... Bxd5 18. exd5 hxg4 19. hxg4 Rxh1 20.
Rxh1 Bg7 21. Ne4 $1 Rxd5 22. Qc3 $36) 18. Nxb6 (18. hxg4 $5 Rxh1 19. Rxh1 Bxd5
20. exd5) 18... Qxb6 19. hxg4 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 Bg7 21. Qe3 Qb7 (21... a5 $2 22. b4
$1 $18) (21... Rc6 $5) 22. Rd1 Qc7 23. g5 $1 $14 {1-0 (74) Anand,V (2796)
-Topalov,V (2803) London 2015}) 14. Qf3 (14. Qe3 Bh6 15. f4 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Qe7
17. g3 O-O 18. Bg2 Rfe8 19. Nc3 Ne6 20. Ne2 Rac8 21. Qf2 exf4 22. gxf4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (33) Sidhant,M (2259)-Sunilduth Lyna,N (2515) Noida 2016}) 14... Bg7
15. Nec3 b5 16. Ne3 (16. Be2 Rb8 17. a3 Bd7 18. Qe3 a5 19. b4 Ne6 20. g3 Nd4
21. Bd3 Be6 22. f4 axb4 23. axb4 Ra8 24. f5 gxf5 25. exf5 Nxf5 26. Bxf5 Bxf5
$11 {1/2-1/2 (65) Ganguly,S (2648)-Giri,A (2784) Doha 2015}) 16... O-O 17. g4
$6 {Eljanov is taking a great risk, since his whole structure is based on
control of the white squares. The advance of the g-pawn is stepping over the
acceptable level.} (17. a3 Qb8 18. Ned5 Qb7 $15) 17... h4 $1 18. Rg1 Qg5 $2 {
Oparin is nervous about the possible advance of White's g-pawn. It was much
better to prevent it with the help of the bishop move.} (18... Bf6 $1 19. Nf5
Bg5 20. Be2 (20. Rxd6 Qa5 21. Be2 Rad8 22. Rgd1 Rxd6 23. Nxd6 Rd8 $17) 20...
Qc7 21. Nxd6 Rad8 22. Nf5 Na4 $17) 19. Rxd6 Rfd8 20. Rc6 {At the chess board
it is next to impossible to decide, if the swap of the rooks on d8 is more
exact than doing the same on c8.} (20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Ncd5 Bc8 22. Bd3 Bb7 23.
Rd1 $14) 20... Rac8 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Bg2 Rd4 (22... Bb7 23. Ned5 a5 $11) 23.
Rd1 $6 {Strictly speaking the rook move is inaccurate. White could have
obtained some advantage after the knight move to d5.} (23. Ned5 Bb7 24. Qe3 Ne6
25. Ne2 $14) 23... Bb7 (23... b4 $1 24. Ncd5 Bb7 25. Rxd4 exd4 26. Nc4 Bxd5 27.
exd5 Bh6 28. Qd1 Qf4 $11) 24. Ncd5 Rxe4 $2 {Black is becoming nervous or too
ambitious. Objectively the best approach was to tame down the advance of the
white c-pawn with b4.} (24... b4 $1 $11) 25. c3 Bxd5 $2 {For some reason the
defender is in a panic. Without the light squared bishop Black will not be
able to fight on.} (25... Ra4 26. Qe2 Ne6 27. Qd2 $16) 26. Nxd5 a5 (26... Rc4
27. b3 e4 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. fxe3 $16) 27. a3 $1 Qd8 (27... Ra4 28. Qe2 Rc4 29.
f4 exf4 30. Qe8+ Bf8 31. Qxb5 $18) 28. b4 {Eljanov could have won even without
exposing his queenside pawns.} (28. Bf1 $5 a4 29. Bxb5 $18) 28... axb4 29. axb4
Rc4 30. Ne3 (30. bxc5 Rxc5 31. Qe3 $18) 30... Qc7 31. Qc6 {White has not been
able to find the most exact idea with the knight move to d5.} (31. Qa8+ Kh7 32.
Nd5 Qd6 33. Bf1 $18) 31... Ne4 $2 (31... Qxc6 32. Bxc6 Rxc3 33. bxc5 Bf8 34.
Rc1 Rxc1+ 35. Kxc1 b4 36. Nc4 Bxc5 37. Nxe5 Bxf2 38. Bd5 $18) 32. Qa8+ Kh7 33.
Bxe4 Rxc3 34. Kb2 $1 $18 {Black might have missed this fine move; the black
pieces are starved of good squares.} Rc4 (34... Qc8 35. Qxc8 Rxc8 36. Rd7 Rf8
37. Kb3 $18) 35. Nxc4 Qxc4 36. Qd5 Qxb4+ 37. Kc2 Qa3 38. f3 {The final touch
is denying Black the last possible counterplay.} (38. g5 Qa7 39. Rd2 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[BlackTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Na5 O-O (13... Qc7 14.
h4 Ng3 15. Rg1 Nxf1 16. Rgxf1 O-O 17. Kb1 Nd7 18. Nb3 b5 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4
Ne5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Nc4 23. Qh2 {1-0 Motylev,A-Efimenko,Z/Moscow 2005/ 
(43)}) 14. h4 Qc7 {Najer decided not to take the bishop on f1 as it promiessed
Motylev advantage in Moscow game.} (14... Ng3 15. Rg1 Nxf1 16. Rgxf1 $13) 15.
Rh2 Rfd8 16. Nd5 (16. Bxb6 $6 Qxb6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nf4 19. Nc4 Qc5 $15)
16... Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. Nc4 Rf8 19. Nb6 $6 {The second player will manage
to prove, that the knight on b6 is not so harmful for his plans.} (19. Bb6 Qd7
20. Ne3 Bd8 $11) 19... Rce8 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 f5 22. Qb3 (22. gxf6 Rxf6 23.
Qe4 Ref8 $15) (22. Kb1 Bd8 23. g6 h6 24. Nc4 b5 $11) 22... Bd8 23. Rhd2 f4 24.
Bf2 Ng3 25. Rd3 (25. Bxg3 fxg3 26. Na4 Qf7 27. Nc3 Ba5 $15) (25. Re1 e4 26.
fxe4 Nxe4 27. Qa4 Nc5 28. Qxe8 Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Kf7 30. Na8 Qa5 $15) 25... e4 $1
{Suddenly Potkin has to admit, that opponent's pieces occupy very promising
squares.} 26. fxe4 Nxe4 27. Bd4 Qf7 (27... Ng3 28. Kb1 Nf5 29. Nc4 $13) 28. Qa4
$2 {Unfortunate queen move will only make matters worse for white.} (28. Rf3
Qh5 29. Qd3 (29. Rfd3 f3 $17) 29... Bxb6 30. Bxb6 Qxh4 $15) 28... Bxb6 $1 29.
Bxb6 f3 30. Rf1 f2 31. b3 (31. Qb4 Qf4+ 32. Re3 Qxh4 33. g6 Qg5 $19) 31... Nc3
$1 32. Rxf2 (32. Rxc3 Re1+ 33. Kb2 Rxf1 34. Ka3 Rd1 $19) 32... Qxf2 33. Qxe8 (
33. Bxf2 Nxa4 $19) 33... Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Togliatti Lada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Rg1 Rc8 14. Kb1 Qc7 15.
h4 g6 16. Qf2 Bd8 17. Rg2 Nc4 (17... Nd7 18. Qd2 Be7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 b5
21. Qd2 Nb6 22. Qa5 Na4 23. Rgd2 Qb7 24. c4 {1-0 Pedersen,C-Bogner,S/Gausdal
2005/ (79)}) 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Qd2 $1 {[%mdl 4] Critical position for the 16...
Bd8 line, white is suddenly achieving excellent results here.} (19. f4 exf4 20.
Bxf4 Nxf4 21. Qxf4 f6 22. Qd2 fxg5 23. hxg5 Qe7 24. Re1 Re8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26.
Qxd5+ Qf7 27. Qxd6 {1-0 Asrian,K-Shanava,K/Yerevan 2004/ (35)}) 19... f6 (19...
Be7 20. Na4 (20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 b5 22. Rc1 Qd7 23. Rh2 Qe6 24. Rd1 Qxd5 25.
Rxd5 f6 26. Nd2 {1-0 Mkrtchian,L-Andriasian,S/Yerevan 2005/ (45)}) 20... b5 21.
Nb6 Rb8 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Kh8 24. Rf2 Rbc8 25. Rd3 {1-0 Yegiazarian,
A-Khismatullin,D/Moscow 2005/ (60)}) 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 (20... fxg5 21. Qxc7 Rxc7
22. hxg5 Bxb3 (22... Rcf7 23. Nd2 Be6 24. Nd5 $16) 23. axb3 Rcf7 24. Rgd2 Rxf3
25. Rxd8 Rxe3 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Rd8+ Ke7 28. Rb8 Re1+ 29. Ka2 b5 $13) 21. Rxd6
fxg5 22. Bxg5 Bc7 {Efimenko had to make a difficult choice between 22...Bxg5
and the text move, in both cases white enjoys better chances.} (22... Bxg5 23.
Rxg5 Rxf3 24. Rxe5 Rh3 25. Na5 Rxh4 26. Nxc4 Rxc4 27. Re7 Rh1+ 28. Nd1 Rc8 $14)
23. Rd1 Bxb3 (23... Rxf3 24. Nd2 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Be6 26. Nb3 $14) 24. axb3 Rxf3
25. Rd7 Rf7 $6 {For the purpose of counterplay on the queenside it made sense
to send the white king to a2.} (25... Rf1+ $5 26. Ka2 Rf7 27. Rgd2 Ba5 $5 28.
Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Rd7+ Ke6 30. Rxb7 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Ng3 32. Re7+ Kd6 33. Rxh7 Rxc3
$14) 26. Rgd2 b5 (26... Ba5 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Rd7+ Ke6 29. Rxb7 Bxc3 30. bxc3
Ng3 31. Re7+ Kd6 32. Rxh7 Rc7 (32... Nxe4 33. Rg7 Nxg5 34. hxg5 Ke6 35. Rxg6+
Kf5 36. Rxa6 $16) 33. Rh8 Nxe4 34. Rg8 $16) 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Rd7+ Ke6 (28...
Kg8 29. Nd5 $18) 29. Re7+ Kd6 30. Rxh7 Nf4 (30... Ng3 31. Rg7 $18) 31. b4 $5 {
Akopian improves his position and shows no hurry in realizing his serious
advantage.} Bb6 (31... Kc6 32. Rg7 Rh8 33. Bxf4 exf4 34. Rxg6+ Kd7 35. Nd5 Be5
36. Rg5 Ke6 37. h5 $18) (31... Rg8 32. Rf7 Ne6 33. Be7+ Kc6 34. Nd5 Bd6 35. Bg5
$16) 32. Rf7 Ne6 (32... Bd8 33. Ra7 Bxg5 34. Rxa6+ Kd7 35. hxg5 Rc4 36. Rb6
Rxb4 37. b3 $16) 33. Be7+ Kc6 34. Nd5 Bd8 (34... Bd4 35. c3 Bg1 36. Rf6 Kd7 37.
Rxg6 $18) 35. Rf6 Kd7 36. Rxg6 {Perfection often seems easy, white has won
without much visible effort.} (36. Rxg6 Bxe7 37. Nb6+ Kd8 38. Nxc8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.02.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. g4 b5 10. Be3 b4 $5 (10... Nc6 11. g5 Nd7 12. Qf2 Nce5 13. O-O-O b4 14.
Nb1 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. N1d2 Qc7 17. Kb1 Bb7 18. Rc1 a5 19. c4 Nc5 20. Nxc5
dxc5 21. h4 a4 {1/2-1/2 Prasad,D-Ruck,R/Istanbul/2000/ (41)}) 11. Na4 Nbd7 12.
Qc4 {Grischuk is indirectly admitting, that he is afraid for the fate of his
knight on a4.} (12. g5 Nxe4 $1 13. fxe4 Qc6 14. a3 Qxa4 15. Qc4 Bb7 $15) 12...
Qxc4 13. Bxc4 d5 14. exd5 (14. Bd3 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. fxe4 Bb7 $17) 14...
Ne5 15. Be2 (15. Nb6 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Nxd5 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Nxc5 Ra7 $15) 15...
Nxd5 16. Bd4 Bd6 (16... Nc6 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Naxc5 h5 19. a3 $13) 17. Bc5 {
Black has yet to grab any advantage, but white is helping with a tad too
cautios play. Much better impression made the natural move 17.Rd1.} (17. Rd1 $5
) (17. O-O-O Nf4 $15) 17... Be7 (17... Bc7 18. a3 bxa3 19. Bxa3 Ne3 20. Nd4 h5
$15) 18. a3 $1 a5 19. Bd4 f6 20. Nac5 (20. O-O bxa3 21. bxa3 Bd7 22. Nac5 Nf4
$1 $15) 20... O-O (20... a4 $6 21. axb4 Nxb4 22. Kd2 $1 Nxc2 23. Kxc2 axb3+ 24.
Nxb3 $14) 21. O-O $6 (21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. axb4 Nxb4 23. Kd1 Nd5 $13) (21. Kf2
bxa3 22. Rxa3 Nc6 23. c3 $15) 21... bxa3 22. Rxa3 (22. bxa3 a4 23. Nc1 Rd8 $17)
22... Nf4 23. Bb5 Rb8 24. Bxe5 (24. Rxa5 Bd8 25. Bxe5 fxe5 26. Rfa1 (26. c4
Bxa5 27. Nxa5 Ne2+ 28. Kg2 Nd4 $17) 26... Bxa5 27. Rxa5 Rd8 $15) 24... Nh3+ $1
{[%mdl 2048] Kasparov is like a fish in a watter in positions with myriad of
possibilities, black pieces are springing to life due to the white's problems
with piece coordination.} 25. Kg2 Rxb5 26. Bg3 (26. Kxh3 fxe5 27. c4 Rxc5 (
27... Rb4 28. Rxa5 e4 29. Nd4 Rxc4 30. Ncxe6 Bxe6 31. Nxe6 Rxf3+ 32. Rxf3 exf3
33. Kg3 $11) 28. Nxc5 Bxc5 29. Rxa5 Bd4 $15) 26... Ng5 27. Bf2 $2 (27. c4 $5
Rxc5 (27... Rb4 28. h4) 28. Nxc5 Bxc5 29. Rxa5 Bb6 30. Rb5 Be3 $13) 27... Bb7
$1 $17 28. Bg1 (28. Nxb7 Bxa3 29. bxa3 Rxb7 30. h4 Nf7 $17) 28... Rc8 29. h4
Bxf3+ {The great swapping operation is leading to the very pleasant rook
ending for black.} (29... Nxf3 30. Rxf3 (30. Nxb7 Nxh4+ 31. Kh3 Bxa3 $19) 30...
Bxc5 31. Bxc5 Rbxc5 32. Nxc5 Rxc5 33. c3 h5 $1 $19) 30. Rxf3 Nxf3 31. Kxf3 Bxc5
32. Nxc5 Rbxc5 33. Bxc5 Rxc5 34. c3 (34. c4 g6 35. b3 e5 $19) 34... h5 $1 35.
gxh5 Rxh5 36. b4 axb4 37. cxb4 Rxh4 (37... Rxh4 38. Ra8+ (38. Rb3 $2 Rh3+ $19)
38... Kf7 39. Rb8 Kg6 40. b5 Kf5 41. b6 Rb4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Paris NAO GM 4th"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2004.12.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "David, Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.12.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Qf2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Nc5 Be7 14. g4 O-O {
David might have not known about the great shot 14...Bxg4!? winning a pawn
with good chances for black.} (14... Bxg4 $5 15. N5a4 Be6 16. Rhg1 g6 17. Nb6
Rb8 18. Ncd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Rb5 21. Qd2 Qc7 22. Bh6 Rxb2 {0-1
Illes,S-Stanescu,C/Miercurea Ciuc 2002/ (23)}) 15. h4 Qc7 (15... Bxg4 $2 16.
fxg4 Nxg4 17. Qg3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qb6 19. Nd5 $18) 16. N5a4 (16. Nxe6 fxe6 17.
Qg3 Rab8 $132) 16... Rab8 17. g5 Nd7 (17... Nh5 $5 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4
20. Qxf4 Qc6 21. a3 $13) 18. Qd2 Qc6 19. h5 f5 {A typical reaction to the
threat of suffocation under the impact of the pawns on g5,h5 squares.} (19...
Rb4 $2 20. Nd5 $18) 20. g6 f4 (20... h6 21. Bxh6 $1 f4 (21... fxe4 22. Bg5 Bxg5
23. Qxg5 exf3 24. h6 $18) 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. h6+ Kxg6 24. Qg2+ Kf7 25. Qg7+ Ke8
26. h7 Bf6 27. h8=Q Bxg7 28. Qxg7 $14) 21. gxh7+ Kh8 22. Bf2 Rfd8 (22... Rb7
23. Bh4 Nf6 24. Qg2 $16) 23. Rdg1 Rb7 24. h6 (24. Rh2 Rdb8 25. Rhg2 Bf6 26. Rd1
$14) 24... g5 25. Bh4 $2 (25. Kb1 Rdb8 26. Ka1 $14) 25... gxh4 $2 {[%mdl 64]
Strange comedy of errors, white became too optimistic with 25.Bh4? and black
surprisingly complied, enabling nice mating combination.} (25... Nb6 $1 26.
Bxg5 (26. Nxb6 Qxb6 27. Na4 Qc6 28. Rxg5 Qxa4 29. Qg2 Bxg5 30. Qxg5 Qxa2 31.
Qxd8+ Kxh7 32. Bf6 Qxb2+ 33. Kd2 Qd4+ $19) (26. Rxg5 Nxa4 (26... Bxg5 27. Bxg5
Nxa4 28. Bxd8 $16) 27. Rg7 Bxh4 28. Rxh4 Nxc3 29. Qxc3 Qb6 30. Rxb7 Qxb7 $19)
26... Bxg5 (26... Nxa4 $2 27. Bxe7 Rxe7 28. Qg2 Qd7 29. Nxa4 $18) 27. Nxb6 Qxb6
28. Na4 Qb4 29. Rxg5 Qxa4 30. a3 Rxb2 $19) 26. Qg2 Bf6 27. Qg7+ $1 Bxg7 28.
hxg7+ Kxh7 29. g8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Petrosian Memorial Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. g5 Nh5 14. f4 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 4] There is a great proliferation of the f3-f4 ideas in various lines of
English attack. More often than not black faces new unpleasant problems after
the modification of the pawn structure.} (14. Ne2 Rfc8 (14... Rac8 15. f4 exf4
16. Nxf4 Bxb3 17. axb3 Bxg5 18. Nd5 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Ndf6 20. Rg1 Qc5 21. b4 Qe5
22. Bd3 Kh8 23. Rdf1 g6 {Vallejo Pons,F-Sutovsky,E/Moscow 2001/ 0-1 (31)}) (
14... Nb6 15. Ng3 g6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Nxh5 gxh5 18. f4 Bxb3 19. cxb3 exf4 20.
Qxf4 Rfe8 21. Be2 Bf8 22. Bxh5 Qb7 23. Rhf1 {Tiviakov,S-Lobzhanidze,D/Ubeda
1998/ 1-0 (31)}) 15. f4 exf4 16. Nxf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Nc5 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Bg2
b4 20. h4 a5 21. Bh3 a4 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rh3 Rf8 24. a3 bxa3 {1/2-1/2 Socko,
B-Kuczynski,R/Brzeg Dolny 1996/}) 14... exf4 (14... b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5
exf4 17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18. Qxf4 Ne5 19. Nd4 Qc5 20. Bg2 a5 21. h4 a4 $132) 15. Bxf4
Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Ne5 17. Nd4 (17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 b4 19. Nd4 a5 $13) 17... Qc5
18. h4 b4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 a5 $6 {The good move in principle might still
be inferior to the brave 20...Qxd5!? when black has at least a pawn for his
suffering.} (20... Qxd5 $5 21. Bh3 Qc5 22. Rhe1 $13) 21. Bg2 Rfc8 (21... a4 22.
Nc6 Nxc6 23. dxc6 b3 24. cxb3 axb3 25. axb3 Ra6 (25... Qa5 26. Bd5 $14) 26.
Rhf1 Qa7 27. Bd5 $14) 22. Nc6 Bf8 (22... Rc7 23. Be4 a4 24. Rdf1 Bf8 25. Nxe5
dxe5 26. Qf5 g6 27. Qf2 $13) 23. h5 g6 $2 {Bu Xiangzhi believes, that the
bishop on g7 can help avert the disaster. He will be much disappointed in his
hopes.} (23... a4 24. g6 b3 25. cxb3 axb3 26. axb3 $14) 24. hxg6 hxg6 (24...
fxg6 25. Bh3 Re8 26. Qf6 $18) 25. Rh3 Bg7 26. Rdh1 Rc7 (26... Nxc6 27. Qf6 Bxf6
28. gxf6 Qg1+ 29. Rxg1 $18) 27. Qf6 $1 (27. Qf6 $1 Bxf6 28. gxf6 Qg1+ 29. Rxg1
Ng4 30. Rgh1 Nxf6 31. Rh8+ Kg7 32. Rxa8 $18) (27. Qh2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.03.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6
8. g4 Nc6 9. Qe2 d5 $5 {The possibilities in chess are endless, Shirov comes
up with a novelty in the 9th move.} (9... Be7 10. h4 Qc7 11. Be3 b5 12. O-O-O
Bb7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. g5 Nd7 15. Qf2 Nce5 16. Nd4 Nc4 17. Bh3 {1-0 Iruzubieta
Villaluenga,J-Gomez Esteban,J/ Euskadi 1995/ (32)}) (9... h6 10. Be3 Qc7 11.
O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Ne5 13. Qf2 b4 14. Na4 Rb8 15. Rg1 Bb7 16. Bb6 Qc6 17. Ba7 Ra8
18. Na5 Qxa4 19. Nxb7 Qd7 20. Qb6 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Arizmendi Martinez,J-Gershon,A/
Bermuda/ 1999/ (35)}) (9... Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. O-O-O (11. g5 Nd7 12. Qg2 Nb6
13. h4 b4 14. Nd1 Ne5 15. Bd4 Bb7 16. Na5 Rc8 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Rh3 Nc6 19. Bg1
g6 20. a3 {1-0 Yagupov,I-Selin,O/Tula/2000/ (30)}) 11... Be7 12. Kb1 Nd7 13.
Qf2 Bb7 14. g5 Rc8 15. Rg1 O-O 16. h4 b4 17. Na4 Nce5 18. Nb6 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 Qb8
20. Bh3 Nc4 21. Ba7 Qc7 22. h5 a5 23. g6 {1-0 Leko,P-Topalov,V/Batumi/1999/ 
(51)}) 10. Be3 (10. exd5 Nb4 11. dxe6 Bxe6) (10. g5 d4) 10... d4 11. Bf2 Bc5 (
11... e5 12. g5 Qc7 13. gxf6 dxc3 14. fxg7 Bxg7 15. bxc3 $14) 12. a3 $1 Qc7 (
12... dxc3 13. Bxc5 Qc7 14. bxc3 (14. O-O-O cxb2+ 15. Kxb2 e5 $1 $11) 14... Nd7
15. Be3 O-O $13) 13. O-O-O $6 (13. Nxc5 dxc3 14. b4 $1 $14) (13. Nb5 axb5 14.
Nxc5 b4 $1 $13) 13... Bxa3 14. bxa3 (14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Be7 $11) 14... dxc3
15. Bc5 e5 (15... Na5 $5 16. Qe3 Nxb3+ 17. cxb3 Bd7 18. Bd6 Qc6 $13) 16. Qe3
Nd4 {Black is throwing some sand into white's plans, his main disadvantage is
the absence of the bishop's pair.} (16... Nd7 17. Bd6 Qd8 18. Qxc3 $13) 17. g5
(17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 Be6 $15) 17... Nh5 (17... Nxb3+ 18. cxb3 Nd7 19. Bd6
Qc6 20. Kc2 $14) 18. Qxc3 Nxb3+ 19. cxb3 Be6 20. Kb2 Rc8 21. Bb4 Qxc3+ (21...
Nf4 $5 22. Qxc7 (22. h4 Qxc3+ 23. Bxc3 f6) 22... Rxc7 23. Bc3 f6 24. gxf6 gxf6
25. Rg1 Rg8 $11) 22. Bxc3 f6 23. gxf6 gxf6 24. Rd6 Nf4 (24... Ke7 25. Bb4 a5
26. Rxe6+ Kxe6 27. Bh3+ Kf7 28. Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Bxa5 $16) 25. Bd2 $1 Kf7 26. Bxf4
(26. Rb6 Rc7 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. bxc4 Rd8 $11) 26... exf4 27. Bc4 $1
(27. Rxe6 Kxe6 28. Bh3+ Ke5 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 30. Rd1 Rg8 $1 $11) 27... Bxc4 28.
bxc4 Rxc4 {Hecht: '[#] Doppelturmendspiel mit Mattideen'} 29. Rd7+ Ke6 30. Rhd1
Rc6 $6 {[%mdl 4096] Despite Grischuk's spirited play the chances of both sides
were still balanced. The last Shirov's move is passive and he will pay a prize.
} (30... Rhc8 $1 $11) 31. Rxb7 Rg8 {'?' Hecht.} (31... Rhc8 $1 $11 {Hecht mit
weitaus besserer Zusammenarbeit der schwarzen Türme}) 32. Rdd7 (32. Kb3 $5 Rg2
33. Rxh7 $16) 32... Rg2+ (32... Rgc8 {Hecht} 33. Re7+ Kd6 34. Rbd7+ Kc5 35.
Rxh7 $16) 33. Kb3 Rxh2 (33... Rf2 34. Re7+ Kd6 35. Rbd7+ Kc5 36. Rd3 Rxh2 37.
Rd5+ Kb6 38. a4 {wie in der Partie}) 34. Re7+ Kd6 35. Rbd7+ Kc5 36. Rd5+ Kb6
37. a4 $1 a5 (37... Rcc2 $6 38. a5+ Kc6 39. Re6+ Kb7 40. Rb6+ Kc7 41. Rxf6 $18)
38. Rb5+ Ka6 39. Re8 $1 Rb6 $2 {The last mistake as white will be able to
reach technically winning position.} (39... Ka7 40. Rxa5+ Kb6 41. Rb5+ Ka7 (
41... Kc7 {Hecht} 42. Re7+ Kd6 43. Rbb7 Rf2 44. Rbd7+ Kc5 45. Rd3 {mit
witzigem Rundlauf des Königs und noch keinem wirklich greifbarem weißen
Vorteil, z.B..} Rd6 (45... Rb6+ $6 {Hecht} 46. Kc3 Rbb2 $2 47. Rd5+ Kc6 48.
Re6+ Kc7 49. Rxf6 Rbc2+ 50. Kd4 Rxf3 51. Ke5 $16) 46. Rc3+ Kd4 47. a5 h5 48.
Rh7 Rh2 {sieht eher nach gleichem Spiel aus.}) 42. Rf5 $16 (42. Re7+ Ka6 43.
Rbb7 Rd2 44. Rxh7 Rd3+ 45. Kb4 Rd4+ 46. Ka3 Rc3+ 47. Rb3 Rcc4 $16)) 40. Ra8+
Kb7 41. Rb8+ $1 Kxb8 42. Rxb6+ Kc7 43. Rxf6 {Hecht: '[#] Weiß erhält nun
entweder verbundene Freibauern oder aber eine völlig passive Stellung.'} h5 (
43... Rh4 $6 44. Kc4 $18 Kd7 45. Kd5 Ke7 46. Ke5 $18) 44. Rxf4 h4 45. Kc4 h3
46. Rh4 Rh1 47. Kd5 h2 48. Ke5 Rf1 (48... Kd7 49. f4 $18 Ke7 50. f5 Kf7 51. f6
Kg6 52. Rg4+ Kf7 53. Rg7+ Kf8 54. Rg2 Kf7 55. Rb2 Kg6 56. Ke6 Re1 57. Rg2+ $18)
49. Rxh2 Rxf3 50. Rc2+ Kb6 (50... Kd7 51. Rc5 $18 Rh3 52. Kd4 $18) 51. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Bc4 Qb6 12. O-O Nxe4 $6 13. Nxe4 Qxd4 (13... Bxd4
14. Qh5 $36 Qxb2 15. Rae1 Kd8 16. Re2 Qb4 17. Qxf7 $40) 14. Nxd6+ $1 {[%mdl 64]
Surprising twist in a tale, black is suffering due to his neglected
development.} exd6 15. Qe2+ Be6 (15... Be5 16. Rad1 Qc5 17. Rd5 Qc7 18. Rxe5+
dxe5 19. Bxe5 Qe7 20. Bxh8 $18) (15... Kf8 16. Rad1 Qf6 (16... Qxb2 17. Rfe1
Kg8 18. Qe8+ Kh7 19. Qxf7 $18) 17. Rxd6 Qe7 18. Qd2 (18. Qf3 Kg8 19. Bxf7+ Qxf7
20. Rd8+ Bf8 21. Rxc8 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Kh7 23. Bxb8 $16) 18... Nd7 19. Re1 Be5 20.
Qd5 $18) 16. Bxe6 O-O (16... fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kd8 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Qg6 $18) 17.
Rad1 Qf6 (17... Qxb2 18. Bd5 Nc6 19. Bxd6 $16) 18. Bd5 Nc6 19. c3 {White
enjoys eneormous advantage due to excellent bishops and better pawn structure.}
(19. Bxd6 Rfd8 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Ba3 $16) 19... Rad8 20. Rfe1 Qg6 (20... Rfe8
21. Qxe8+ Rxe8 22. Rxe8+ Bf8 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Bxd6 $18) 21. a4 (21. Bxc6 bxc6
22. Qxa6 $16) 21... Kh7 (21... a5 22. Qb5 $18) 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Qxa6 d5 24. a5
f5 (24... Ra8 25. Qb6 $16) 25. Be5 {Creating anything real out of kingside
attack is hampered by the white's dangerous a pawn.} Ra8 (25... g4 26. hxg4
fxg4 27. Qd3 $18) 26. Qb6 Rf7 27. b4 f4 (27... g4 28. hxg4 fxg4 29. Bxg7 Rxg7
30. Qe3 $18) 28. f3 h5 29. Qf2 Bh6 (29... g4 30. fxg4 hxg4 31. Qh4+ $18) 30.
Bd4 g4 31. hxg4 hxg4 32. fxg4 f3 (32... Qxg4 33. Qf3 $18) 33. gxf3 Raf8 34. Kg2
$1 Rxf3 (34... Bg7 35. Qe3 $18) 35. Qxf3 Rxf3 36. Kxf3 Qc2 (36... Qf7+ 37. Kg2
Qf4 38. Rd3 Qxg4+ 39. Rg3 $18) 37. a6 Qh2 38. Be5 Qa2 (38... Qh3+ 39. Bg3 $18)
39. Ra1 Qc2 40. a7 Qd3+ 41. Kf2 (41. Kf2 Qd2+ 42. Re2 Be3+ 43. Kf1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 Nb6 16. Na5 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Bh3 Re8 19. Qxf4 Bf8 20. Rd2 Re5 $1
21. Rhd1 Rae8 22. Qh4 g6 23. Bf1 (23. f4 Re3 24. c3 Bg7 $44) 23... Rf5 24. Rd3
(24. f4 Re4 25. Qg3 Rfxf4 26. h3 Bg7 $40) 24... Bg7 {[%mdl 2048] Black is
playing without pawn, but all his pieces are excellent.} 25. Nb3 (25. Bh3 Re2
26. c3 Rxd5 $1 27. Rxd5 $140 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxb2+ $1 $44) 25... Nc4 26. c3 b5
27. Re1 (27. f4 Qe7 $1 28. Nd2 (28. Rh3 Ne3 29. Qxh7+ Kf8 $17) (28. Bh3 Qe2 $19
) 28... Nxd2+ 29. R1xd2 Qe4 $15) 27... Rb8 28. Re4 (28. f4 b4 $1 29. Bh3 (29.
cxb4 Bxb2 30. Rh3 Bg7 $15) 29... Nxb2 30. Kxb2 (30. Rde3 Nc4 $13) 30... Bxc3+
31. Kb1 Bxe1 32. Qxe1 Rxf4 $15) 28... a5 29. Nd2 $6 {After this modest move
black's chances are immediatelly better.} (29. Bh3 Re5 30. Rxe5 Nxe5 31. Re3
$14) (29. f4 $5 a4 30. Nd4 Rxd5 31. Qe1 $14) 29... Nxd2+ 30. Rxd2 Rxf3 31. Qe1
b4 32. cxb4 (32. Re8+ Rxe8 33. Qxe8+ Bf8 $15) 32... axb4 33. Re8+ (33. Bg2 Rf5
34. h4 Re5 $15) 33... Rxe8 34. Qxe8+ Bf8 35. Be2 (35. Bg2 Rf5 $15) 35... b3 $5
36. axb3 (36. Bxf3 $1 bxa2+ (36... Qa5 37. Rd1 Qxa2+ 38. Kc1 Qa1+ 39. Kd2 Qxb2+
40. Ke3 Qxh2 41. Rc1 $18) 37. Ka1 Qc1+ 38. Kxa2 Qxd2 39. h4 Qf2 40. Qe4 h6 41.
gxh6 Bxh6 42. h5 $11) 36... Rxb3 37. Rc2 Qb6 38. Bd1 Re3 39. Qa8 Rb3 40. Ka2 (
40. Rc8 $2 Rxb2+ 41. Kc1 Rb1+ 42. Kc2 Qb3+ $19) 40... Rb5 41. Kb1 Ra5 42. Qe8
Qg1 $1 {Finally the activity of black's pieces will bear real fruits, white is
lost.} 43. Rc1 (43. Rd2 Qxg5 $19) 43... Qxg5 44. Bf3 (44. Rc8 Qf5+ 45. Kc1 Ra1+
46. Kd2 Qxd5+ 47. Kc3 Qe5+ 48. Qxe5 dxe5 $19) 44... Ra1+ 45. Kxa1 Qxc1+ 46. Ka2
Qc4+ 47. b3 $8 (47. Kb1 Qf1+ $19) 47... Qc2+ 48. Ka3 Qxh2 49. b4 Qe5 50. Qxe5 (
50. Qa4 Qa1+ 51. Kb3 Qf1 $19) 50... dxe5 51. Ka4 f5 52. b5 e4 53. Bd1 Bd6 54.
b6 Kf7 55. Kb5 h5 (55... h5 56. Kc6 Ke7 57. Be2 f4 $19) 0-1

[Event "SCG-ch 1st"]
[Site "Kopaonik"]
[Date "2005.04.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Djukic, Nikola"]
[Black "Arsovic, Goran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. fxe6 axb3 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Qxc2 $146 {New move in a
well known position. Djukic decides to sacrifice g5 pawn, but at the same time
he avoids highly artificial move 19.Kxc2.} (19. Kxc2 Nb6 (19... Rxa2 20. Nc1
Qc7+ 21. Kb1 Ra8 22. Qd5 Rc8 23. Bd3 Qc6 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Bb5 {1-0 Perunovic,
M-Fercec,N/Neum 2005/ (52)}) (19... Rf3 20. Nc1 Qc7+ 21. Kb1 Qc6 22. Bd3 Nc7
23. Rhf1 Rxf1 24. Rxf1 d5 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. Nb3 {1-0 Mastrovasilis,
D-Thorfinnsson,B/Warsaw 2005/ (32)}) 20. Nc1 d5 21. exd5 Nd6 22. Kb1 (22. h4
Nbc4 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Qe2 Qc8 25. Kb1 Qf5+ 26. Ka1 Qe4 {0-1 Gross,D-Babula,V/
Austria 2005/ (32)}) 22... Rf3 23. h4 Na4 24. Qe2 Rg3 25. Bf2 Rc3 26. Qxe5 Nxb2
27. Bd4 {1-0 Topalov,V-Vallejo Pons,F/Linares 2005/ (32)}) 19... Bxg5 20. Bxg5
Qxg5 21. Ng3 Nb6 22. Qb3 (22. Bc4 Nxc4 23. Qxc4 Qe7 24. Rhf1 Qb7 $15) 22... d5
(22... Qe7 23. Bb5 Qc7 24. Nf5 d5 25. Rc1 Qa7 26. Rhg1 $14) 23. Qxb4 (23. exd5
Nd6 24. Qxb4 Qd8 $15) 23... Qd8 $2 {Arsovic returns with a queen to the basic
rank, it seems to be highly artificial decision.} (23... Qg6 $5 24. Bd3 d4 25.
Bc2 Qd6 26. Qxd6 Nxd6 27. Bb3 Ndc4 $17) 24. Bh3 (24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Qb3 Nec7 26.
Bc4 Rd7 27. Ne4 Rb8 28. Qg3 Qe7 $13) 24... Rf6 (24... Ra4 25. Qc3 Nc7 (25...
Qd6 26. exd5 Nxd5 27. Qc8 Kf8 28. Qe6 $16) 26. exd5 Nbxd5 27. Qxe5 Ra6 28. Rhe1
$14) 25. exd5 Ra4 (25... Nxd5 26. Qe4 Ra5 27. Qxe5 Rd6 28. Rde1 Ndf6 29. Qc3
Rda6 $13) 26. Qc3 (26. Qe1 Nc4 27. Be6+ Kh8 28. b3 Qb6 $13) 26... Qa8 27. Nh5
Rg6 28. a3 $6 {It seems, that daring 28.Qb3! would ideally combine attack and
defense.} (28. Be6+ Rxe6 29. dxe6 Rxa2 $13) (28. Qb3 $1 Nc4 29. Rhf1 Ned6 30.
Be6+ Rxe6 (30... Kh8 31. Qxa4 $18) 31. dxe6 $18) 28... Nc4 (28... Rh4 $5 29.
Bf5 Rxh5 30. Bxg6 hxg6 31. Qc6 Qd8 $11) 29. Be6+ Kh8 (29... Rxe6 30. dxe6 Qc6
31. Qc2 Rxa3 32. Rhg1 Ra8 33. Rg4 Qf3 34. Rxc4 Qxh5 35. Rd3 $18) 30. Rhf1 Ned6
31. Rd3 $2 {The game is marred by mistakes in complicated positions.} (31. Qf3
$1 h6 32. Qf8+ Qxf8 33. Rxf8+ Kh7 34. Bg8+ Kh8 35. Bf7+ $18) 31... Ne4 $2 (
31... e4 $1 32. Rg3 Nb5 $15) 32. Qc2 Rg5 (32... h6 33. Ka2 $18) 33. Qxa4 $1 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. Kb1 Nbd7 (12... d5 $5 13. exd5 Nxd5
14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Be2 (15. Qxd5 $2 Rd8 $1 $17) 15... Be6 16. Bd3 a5 17. Qf2 Nd7
18. a4 b6 19. h4 Rab8 20. h5 Nc5 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Bb5 {1-0 Oppitz,
P-Degenhardt,H/Germany/1992/ (50)}) 13. Qf2 b5 14. g5 Nh5 (14... Ne8 15. h4 b4
16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 $16) 15. h4 b4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 a5 18. Bh3 a4 19.
Nc1 {It s remarkable that this position was alreaday played. The strength of
the bishop along c8-h3 diagonal means, that the black's plan with 11...Rc8 has
it's drawbacks.} Rcb8 (19... Rab8 20. Nd3 b3 21. cxb3 axb3 22. a3 Qb7 23. Bg4
Rc2 24. Qe1 $16) 20. Bg4 Nf4 (20... g6 21. Bxh5 gxh5 22. Rhd1 Nb6 23. Bxb6 Rxb6
24. f4 $16) 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Bxd7 $1 {[%mdl 32] Very deep strategical
solution, black is lost due to the worse pawn structure and absence of the
objects for his own pieces.} (22. Nd3 $6 Nb6 23. Rd4 d5 24. exd5 Rd8 $11) 22...
Qxd7 23. Qd2 Rb5 (23... b3 24. cxb3 axb3 25. Nxb3 Qb7 26. Nc1 $16) 24. Ne2 Rc8
(24... Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Rc8 26. Nxf4 $16) 25. Nxf4 b3 (25... a3 26. Rxb5 Qxb5 27.
Nd5 Bd8 28. b3 $18) 26. cxb3 $1 axb3 27. a3 Rc2 28. Qd3 {There is no way to
improve black's attack, but nobody can prevent white's progress.} Rb8 (28...
Rxd5 29. Nxd5 Qb7 30. Nxe7+ Qxe7 31. Qxb3 Rc8 32. Rc1 $18) 29. Rd4 Bf8 (29...
Bd8 30. Nd5 Rc5 31. Rc4 $18) 30. Nd5 Rf2 31. Qe3 Rg2 (31... Rc2 32. Rd3 Qa4 33.
h5 $18) 32. Rd2 Rg3 (32... Rxd2 33. Qxd2 Rc8 34. Qb4 $18) 33. Qf2 Rh3 34. Rhd1
{The rook on h3 is trapped, the fight is over.} (34. Rhd1 Be7 35. Nf4 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbc6 13. Nd5 e6 14. Ne3 (14.
fxe6 fxe6 15. Ne3 O-O (15... Qa5+ 16. c3 Nf3+ $146 17. Qxf3 Bxc3+ 18. Kd1 Bxb2
$13 19. Rc1 Bxc1 20. Nc4 Qxa2 21. Qf6 Qb1 22. Qxe6+ Kf8 23. Qxd6+ Kg7 24. Bd3
Bf4+ 25. Bxb1 Bxd6 26. Nxd6 {1-0 Cheparinov-Ibarra Jerez, Roquetas de Mar 2004}
) 16. Be2 Qe7 17. O-O Rad8 18. Bh5 $1 Kh8 19. Re1 d5 20. a4 Nc4 $2 (20... Nd7
$5 21. Nxd5 $140 Qc5 22. Ne3 Nf6 23. Qe2 Nd4 $1) 21. Nxc4 dxc4 22. Qg4 $16 {
1-0 Kasimdzhanov,R-Anand, FIDE Wch San Luis 2005}) 14... Qa5+ $146 {Topalov
played his combination rather quickly and the whole idea was obviously
prepared at home.} (14... O-O 15. c3 d5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Be2 Qe7 18. O-O Rad8
19. Qe1 Ng6 20. Rd1 Nf4 21. Bd3 Kh8 22. Bb1 {1-0 Bromberger,S-Berczes,D /
Budapest 2004/ (45)}) (14... Qe7 15. Be2 O-O 16. O-O d5 17. c3 Rad8 18. fxe6
Qxe6 19. Nc2 d4 20. cxd4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Rxd4 {1/2-1/2 Spasov,V-Elsness,F/
Gothenburg 2005/ (79)}) 15. c3 (15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 h5 $11) 15... Nf3+ $1
16. Qxf3 (16. gxf3 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Qxc3+ 18. Ke2 Nd4+ $19) 16... Bxc3+ 17. Kd1
Qa4+ $1 (17... Bxb2 18. fxe6 Qa4+ 19. Kd2 Qb4+ 20. Kd1 fxe6 $13) 18. Nc2 (18.
Kc1 Bxb2+ 19. Kxb2 Qb4+ 20. Kc1 Nd4 $44 21. Qd1 (21. Nc2 Rc8 $40) 21... Qc3+ (
21... Rc8+ 22. Bc4 Qc3+ 23. Kb1 Rxc4 24. Nxc4 Qxc4 25. a3 $16) 22. Kb1 (22. Nc2
Nxc2 23. Qxc2 Qxa1+ $40) 22... Qb4+ $11) 18... Bxb2 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qb3 $1 {
[%mdl 1024] Svidler was well aware of the dangers of playing the middlegame
with his own king loose in the center.} (20. Qg4 Nd4 $1 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Bd3 Kd7
23. Re1 Qxa2 $17) 20... Qxb3 21. axb3 Bxa1 22. Nxa1 $13 Ke7 23. Bd3 (23. Kd2 $5
Rac8 24. f3) 23... Rac8 (23... Nb4 $5 24. Bb1 $140 a5) 24. Re1 (24. Nc2 Na5 25.
Nd4 e5 26. Nf5+ Kf6 27. b4 Nc4 28. Ke2 d5 $13) 24... Nd4 25. f3 (25. Nc2 Nxb3
26. Bf5 e5 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 $11) 25... Rc3 (25... Rc5 $13) 26. Kd2 Rhc8 {Topalov
had to hurry to bring his pieces into attacking locations, otherwise white
pieces might have become pretty dangeorus.} 27. Rb1 (27. Bc4 $5 R8xc4 (27...
Rxf3 $5 28. gxf3 Nxf3+ 29. Ke3 Nxe1 30. Bxe1 $14) 28. bxc4 Rxc4 $11 (28... Ra3
29. Bh2 Ra2+ 30. Kc3 Nxf3 31. Bxd6+ Kxd6 32. gxf3 Rh2 33. Nb3 $14)) 27... R3c5
$1 28. b4 (28. Bf2 Rd5 29. Rb2 Rf8 $1 30. Nc2 Nxf3+ 31. gxf3 Rxf3 32. Be3 Rxh3
33. Nb4 $14) 28... Rd5 $13 29. Bf2 (29. Be4 $2 Nxf3+ $1 30. Ke2 Rd2+ 31. Kxf3
Rc3+ 32. Kg4 Rd4 33. Re1 Rxb4 $1 $19) 29... Kd7 (29... Nc6 30. Ke2 Ne5 31. Be4
Rb5 32. Nc2 d5 33. Bh7 a5 $13) 30. Be3 (30. Nb3 Nc6 31. Ke2 Nxb4 32. Be4 Re5 (
32... Na2 33. Bxd5 Nc3+ 34. Ke1 Nxb1 35. Bxb7 Rb8 $17) 33. Bg3 Rb5 34. Nd4 Rb6
35. Bf2 d5 $13) 30... Nf5 31. Bf2 Nh4 $5 {The future champion is trying his
luck and undertakes some risk. After 31...Nd4 the game would most likely have
ended in a draw.} (31... Nd4 32. Be3 $11) 32. Bxh4 gxh4 33. Nc2 h5 34. Re1 (34.
b5 $1 $14) 34... Rg8 35. Kc3 $6 {Svidler nerves were already playing games
with him and he overlooks opponent's reaction.} (35. Re2 Rdg5 36. Ne1 $11)
35... a5 $1 (35... Rxg2 36. Ne3 Rxd3+ 37. Kxd3 Rh2 $15) 36. Bc4 $2 {With more
time and calm white would surely have taken on a5 and calculated, that the
long tactical line was still better for him.} (36. Re4 axb4+ 37. Rxb4 Rc5+ 38.
Kb3 Rxg2 39. Rxb7+ Rc7 $15) (36. bxa5 $1 Rxg2 37. Nd4 Rc5+ 38. Kb4 Rb2+ 39. Ka3
Rf2 40. Bb5+ Rxb5 41. Nxb5 Rxf3+ 42. Kb4 Rf4+ (42... Rxh3 43. Rc1 $16) 43. Kc3
Rf3+ 44. Kb2 Rf2+ 45. Ka1 Rf5 46. Rb1 $14) 36... Rc8 $1 37. Ne3 (37. Kb3 a4+
38. Kxa4 Rxc4 39. Ne3 Re5 $19) (37. bxa5 Rdc5 38. Ne3 d5 $19) 37... Rb5 $1 38.
Kd3 (38. bxa5 d5 $19) 38... Rxb4 39. Bxe6+ {Black had too many pawns for the
normal continuations, but the rook endgame will be also hopeless.} Kxe6 40.
Nc2+ Kd5 41. Nxb4+ axb4 42. Re7 b5 43. Rh7 Rc3+ (43... Rc4 $1 $19) 44. Kd2 Rc4
$1 (44... Rc4 $1 45. Rxh5+ Kc6 46. Rh8 b3 47. Re8 Kc5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Qf2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Na5 $5 {The older
move 13.Nc5 was replaced by this strange looking knight jump. Surprizingly
enough black is struggling with unpleasant problems.} Qd7 (13... Qc8 14. Nd5
Rb8 (14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 16. f4 Rb8 17. Bd2 f6 18. Bc3 Be7 19. Rhe1 O-O 20.
Re4 Bb5 21. Nc6 Rb7 22. Qf3 {1-0 Sadvakasov,D (2612)-Zhou Jianchao (2516)/
Hyderabad 2005 (61)}) 15. Qe2 Bxd5 16. exd5 c3 17. b3 Rb5 18. Qc4 Qxc4 19. Nxc4
Be7 20. Rd3 e4 21. fxe4 Nxe4 22. a4 Rb8 23. Bd4 {1-0 Najer,E (2641)-Ghaem
Maghami,E (2586)/Khanty Mansiysk 2005 (56)}) (13... Nd7 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Nb4 Qb7
16. Nbd5 Rb8 17. b3 cxb3 18. cxb3 Be7 19. Kb2 Bd8 20. Rd3 (20. Qg3 $5 $14)
20... O-O 21. g4 Kh8 22. Rc1 Ba5 23. Rc2 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V (2700)
-Gelfand,B (2724)/Merida 2005 (56)}) (13... Rc8 14. Bb6 Qd7 15. g3 g6 16. Rd2
Bh6 17. f4 Ng4 18. Qf3 Rb8 19. h3 Nf6 20. Bc5 exf4 21. gxf4 Rc8 22. Bxd6 Qd8
23. Bb4 Qb6 24. a3 Nh5 25. Kb1 Bxf4 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Bb8 28. Rhd1 c3 29.
Rd7 {1-0 Anand,V (2788)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)/San Luis 2005}) 14. Rd2 $146 {
Anand must have seen the combination with a win of d6 pawn, Gelfand will
attack the knight on a5.} (14. g4 Be7 15. g5 Nh5 16. Nd5 Qa4 17. Nc3 Qd7 18.
Nd5 Qa4 19. Qe1 c3 20. Qxc3 Rc8 21. Qd2 Qxa2 22. Qb4 Bxd5 23. exd5 O-O 24. Nc6
Bd8 25. c3 Nf4 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Rhe1 Bxg5 28. Qxd6 {1-0 Cheparinov,I (2625)
-Lahno,K (2500)/Wijk aan Zee 2006 (39)}) 14... Be7 15. Rhd1 Rb8 (15... O-O 16.
Bc5 Qc7 17. Bb6 Qd7 18. g4 $14) 16. Bc5 $1 (16. Bb6 O-O 17. g4 Ne8 18. h4 Nc7
$13) 16... Qc7 17. Rxd6 $1 Qxa5 (17... Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Qb6 19. Qxb6 Rxb6 20. Bxe5
$16) 18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe7 Rb7 (19... Kxe7 20. Qa7+ Kf8 21. Qxb8+ Ne8 22. Rd8
$18) 20. Bd6 {White has got a pawn for the exchange, but black king is still
on e8 and his pawn structure is vulnerable.} Nd7 (20... Kf7 21. f4 $1 $40) 21.
Qh4 (21. Qe2 $5 Qb6 22. Qxc4 Kf7 (22... Qxb2+ 23. Kd2 Kf7 24. Rb1 $18) 23. b3
$16) 21... Qd8 (21... Nf6 22. Qg5 Kf7 23. Bxe5 $16) 22. Qh5+ (22. Qxd8+ Kxd8
23. Bxe5 $16) 22... g6 23. Qh6 Qf6 24. Ne2 Kf7 25. h4 g5 $5 {Gelfand bravely
sacrifices the pawn in order to exchange queens.} (25... Qg7 26. Qe3 $16) 26.
hxg5 (26. Qxg5 Qxg5+ 27. hxg5 Rg8 (27... Kg6 28. f4 exf4 29. Nxf4+ Kf7 30. e5
$16) 28. Rh1 Rxg5 29. Rxh7+ Kg8 30. Rh2 $16) 26... Qxh6 27. gxh6 Rg8 28. g4 (
28. g3 Rg6 29. Rh1 Rb6 30. Bc7 Rc6 31. Ba5 Rf6 $14) 28... Rg6 29. Rh1 {
Unpleasant moment for white since his only rook will be doing an unviable job
of protecting weaknesses.} (29. b3 cxb3 30. axb3 Rxh6 31. Kd2 Rh3 32. Ke3 h5
$11) 29... Rb6 30. Ba3 Rf6 31. Rh3 Kg6 32. Kd2 Rf7 33. Ke3 Nf6 (33... Nb8 34.
Rh5 Nc6 35. f4 exf4+ (35... Nd4 36. f5+ exf5 37. exf5+ Nxf5+ 38. Rxf5 Rxf5 39.
gxf5+ Kxf5 40. Ng3+ Kg4 41. Ne4 $16) 36. Nxf4+ Kf6 37. g5+ Ke5 38. g6+ $18) 34.
Nc3 Rd7 35. Rh1 Rc6 $14 36. Na4 Rb7 37. Nc3 Rb8 (37... Rd7 $5) 38. Nd1 Ng8 $2 {
Black is restless and strives to clarify the situation. Unfortunatelly for him
his e5 pawn will fall and white's advantage significantly grow.} (38... Rb7 39.
Ke2 Rb8 40. Ne3 Ng8 41. Rh5 Rb5 42. b3 (42. Nd1 Nf6 43. Rh2 Rb7 44. Nc3 $14)
42... cxb3 43. axb3 Nxh6 44. Nc4 Nf7 45. Kd3 Ng5 46. Ke3 Nf7 $14) 39. Rh5 Nxh6
(39... Rb5 40. Nc3 Rb8 41. Rxe5 $16) 40. Rxe5 Nf7 41. Rh5 $16 Rb5 42. Rh1 $1 e5
(42... h5 43. Nc3 Rg5 44. Be7 Ra5 45. gxh5+ Rxh5 46. Rg1+ Kh7 47. Bf6 $16) 43.
Nc3 Rb7 44. Nd5 Re6 45. Bb4 $1 {The bishop will be much more useful on the
square c3.} Kg7 46. Rh2 Ng5 47. Bc3 Kg8 48. Rf2 Rf7 49. Rf1 Re8 50. Ke2 $1 Ref8
(50... Re6 51. Ne3 Rc7 52. Rd1 $18) 51. Bxe5 Nxe4 (51... Nxf3 52. Nf6+ Rxf6 53.
Bxf6 $18) (51... Rxf3 52. Rxf3 Rxf3 53. Bf6 $18) 52. Ke3 (52. Re1 $5 Re8 53. f4
Nf6 54. Nxf6+ Rxf6 55. Kf3 Rh6 56. Re4 $16) 52... Nc5 {The defender misses a
golden chance to complicate matters with a fascinating jump 52...Nd2!?. Anand
will now get a full grip on the position.} (52... Nd2 $5 53. Rf2 (53. Kxd2 Rd8
54. Kc3 Rxd5 55. Bd4 Rg5 56. Rf2 h5 57. gxh5 Rxh5 58. Kxc4 Rhf5 59. a4 Rxf3 60.
Rg2+ $16) 53... Nxf3 54. Nf6+ Rxf6 55. Bxf6 Rxf6 56. Rxf3 Re6+ 57. Kd4 Re2 58.
Kc3 Re4 59. g5 $16) 53. f4 $1 Re8 54. Kd4 Nd7 55. Re1 Re6 56. Re2 (56. Kxc4
Nxe5+ 57. fxe5 Rf2 58. Kd3 Rf3+ 59. Ke4 Rf2 60. Ne3 $18) 56... Nxe5 57. fxe5
Rg7 58. Nf6+ Kf7 59. Kxc4 {White has got three pawns for the exchange what is
usually too much even under less favourable circumstances.} Rg5 (59... Rxf6 60.
exf6 Rxg4+ 61. Kd5 Kxf6 62. c4 $18) 60. Kd4 Rb6 61. c4 Ke6 62. b3 Rb8 63. Re4
h6 64. Nd5 Rbg8 65. Nf4+ Ke7 66. e6 (66. e6 Rxg4 67. Nd5+ Kd6 (67... Kd8 68.
e7+ $18) 68. c5+ Kc6 69. Ne7+ Kc7 70. Nxg8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Bg5 Nd7 {Leko sensibly exchanges the bishops,
since the vulnerability of the d5 square will not be so definite.} (11... Na5
12. Bxf6 (12. Qd3 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Rc6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17.
Qxd5 Rxc2 {1/2-1/2 Kotronias,V (2590)-Gelfand,B (2670)/Chalkidiki 1993}) 12...
Bxf6 13. Nd5 Nxb3 (13... Bg5 14. Qd3 Rc8 15. Rfd1 Kh8 16. Nc3 Be7 17. Nd5 Bg5
18. Kh1 Bh6 19. Nc3 Nxb3 20. axb3 Qb6 21. Kg1 Rc6 22. Qe2 {1-0 Anand,V (2725)
-Gelfand,B (2700)/Dos Hermanas 1996 (42)}) 14. axb3 Bg5 15. Qd3 Bh6 16. Rad1
Rc8 17. Nd2 b5 18. c3 Kh8 19. b4 Ra8 20. Nb3 f5 21. Na5 Rc8 22. Qh3 Rf7 23.
Rfe1 {0-1 Ivanchuk,V (2700)-Kasparov,G (2805)/New York 1995 (35)}) 12. Bxe7
Qxe7 13. Nd5 (13. Qd2 Nc5 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. Qe3 Nxb3 16. axb3 f5 17. Nd5 Qd7
18. Ng5 Nd4 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. c3 {1/2-1/2 Predojevic,B (2549)-Shirov,A (2714)/
Sarajevo 2005}) 13... Qd8 14. c3 Na5 (14... Nc5 15. Bc2 a5 16. Qd2 Ne7 17. Ne3
a4 18. Rfd1 f6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Kf1 Rd6 23. Ke1
Rb6 {1/2-1/2 Moroz,A (2345)-Yuferov,S (2455)/Belgorod 1989 (82)}) 15. Re1 (15.
Bc2 Nc4 (15... Rc8 $5 $13) 16. b3 Ncb6 17. Ne3 $14) 15... Rc8 16. h3 Nb6 $5 {
The second player should have no problems, even though against the lesser
opponent than Anand ideas with active f7-f5 would surely be attractive.} (16...
Nxb3 17. axb3 f5 $1 $13) 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Re2 Rc6 (19... Qc6 20.
Qd3 b5 $11) 20. Qd3 Qc7 21. Rd1 Nc4 (21... Rf6 22. Nd2 b5 $13) 22. b3 $1 Nb6
23. c4 Nc8 $2 {[%mdl 16384] It is very difficult to guess, why Leko felt
compelled to play such a passive move. The natural 23...Nd7! looked perfectly
fine with little chance for white to get any advantage.} (23... Nd7 $1 24. b4
Nb6 25. Ng5 Re8 26. b5 Rc5 27. Qxd6 Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Nxc4 29. Rc2 axb5 $11) 24.
Red2 h6 25. Qe2 Kh7 26. h4 $1 Qb6 27. h5 Qc5 $2 {The defender is blind towards
the main positional threat, white knight will begin its route to g6 square.} (
27... Qc7 28. Ne1 Qe7 29. Qg4 $14) 28. Ne1 $1 Rc7 29. Nd3 Qc6 30. c5 $1 Ne7 (
30... dxc5 31. Nxe5 Qe8 32. Qg4 $18) 31. Qg4 Rf6 32. b4 d5 {Sheer desperation,
but black was otherwise facing very quick process.} (32... Nc8 33. cxd6 Qxd6
34. Nc5 $18) 33. Nxe5 Qa4 34. Qg3 (34. exd5 exd5 35. Rxd5 Nxd5 36. Qe4+ Kh8 (
36... Kg8 37. Qxd5+ $18) 37. Rxd5 Rc8 38. Ng6+ Rxg6 39. hxg6 Qxa2 40. Rd7 $18)
34... Rc8 35. Ng4 Rf7 36. Qd6 Rcf8 (36... Qxb4 37. Ne5 $18) 37. Qxe6 {Anand is
truly spoiled for choice, lesser mortals would surely be tempted by the
trivial 37.Ne5.} (37. Ne5 Rxf2 38. Qxe7 $18) 37... Qxb4 38. exd5 Qxc5 39. d6
Nc6 40. d7 Nd8 41. Qe4+ Qf5 (41... Kg8 42. Rd5 Qb6 43. Re5 $18) 42. Re2 Qxe4
43. Rxe4 b5 44. f3 a5 45. Ne5 {Even the small "blunder" 45.Re8 would already
win.} (45. Re8 Rxd7 46. Nf6+ $1 $18) 45... Rf6 46. Ng6 Rg8 47. Re8 Rf7 48. Rd5
b4 49. Ne7 (49. Ne7 Rgf8 50. Re5 a4 51. Ng6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. Nbd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 b3 18. Kb1 {White is surely looking left and right
in this line, since the fight for any advantage is pretty elusive and black is
doing fine.} (18. cxb3 axb3 19. a3 Rc8+ 20. Kb1 Bc4 21. f6 Nexf6 22. gxf6 Bxf6
23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Nxb3 Rxe4 25. Bd4 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Borriss,M (2442)-Gallagher,J 
(2540)/Germany 2003 (39)}) 18... bxc2+ 19. Nxc2 Bb3 20. axb3 axb3 21. Na3 Ne5
22. h4 Ra5 (22... Qb8 23. Rh3 Ra4 24. Bd4 {1/2-1/2 Vorobiov,E (2529)
-Magalashvili,D (2423)/Moscow 2005}) 23. Qc3 $6 {Interesting novelty, but
Karjakin unfortunatelly played Anand. The former FIDE world champion will find
a way to refute the new concept.} (23. Qe2 d5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. exd5 Bxa3 26.
bxa3 Nd6 27. Bc5 Re8 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2749)-Vallejo Pons,F (2686)/Monte Carlo
2005 (67)}) (23. Qb4 Qa8 24. Bb6 Ra4 25. Qxb3 Qxe4+ 26. Nc2 Ra8 27. Qd5 Qxd5
28. Rxd5 {1/2-1/2 Najer,E (2652)-Popov,V (2592)/Moscow 2006 (42)}) 23... Qa8
24. Bg2 (24. Be2 Qxe4+ 25. Ka1 Ra8 $17) 24... Nc7 $3 {[%mdl 128] A real
thunder from the blue, black insists on coming first with his attack.} 25. Qxc7
(25. Bd2 Ra7 26. Rh3 Rb8 $19) (25. Bb6 Rxa3 26. bxa3 Nb5 27. Qxb3 Nxa3+ $19)
25... Rc8 26. Qxe7 (26. Qb6 Nc4 27. Qxb3 Nxa3+ 28. bxa3 Rxa3 29. Qb2 Rb8 30.
Bb6 Ra6 31. e5 Ra1+ 32. Qxa1 Rxb6+ 33. Kc2 Qxg2+ 34. Kc3 dxe5 $19) 26... Nc4 $1
{Excellent position that explains the reason the black's success. Karjakin is
simply lacking the defenders of his king.} 27. g6 (27. Bd4 Rxa3 (27... Qc6 28.
Nxc4 Qxc4 29. Bc3 Rca8 30. Kc1 Qe2 $19) 28. bxa3 Nxa3+ 29. Kb2 Nc4+ 30. Kc3
Qa5+ 31. Kd3 Qa2 32. Bc5 Qc2+ 33. Kd4 Qf2+ 34. Kc3 Qxc5 $19) (27. Bc1 Qc6 $19)
(27. Bc5 $5 Rxa3 (27... Nxa3+ 28. bxa3 Rxa3 29. Qxd6 Ra1+ 30. Kb2 Ra2+ 31. Kb1
Rxg2 32. Ba7 Re8 33. Qd7 Ra2 34. g6 Qxe4+ 35. Qd3 Qxd3+ 36. Rxd3 Rxa7 37. Rxb3
$15) 28. bxa3 Nxa3+ 29. Kc1 (29. Kb2 Rxc5 $19) 29... Rxc5+ (29... Qa5 30. Rxd6
b2+ 31. Kxb2 Nc4+ 32. Kc1 Nxd6 33. Qxd6 Rxc5+ 34. Kd1 Qa1+ $15) 30. Kd2 Rc2+
31. Ke1 b2 32. g6 f6 $17) 27... hxg6 28. fxg6 Nxa3+ (28... Rxa3 29. Qxf7+ (29.
bxa3 Nxa3+ 30. Kb2 Rc2+ 31. Kxb3 Qb8+ 32. Kxa3 Qb2+ 33. Ka4 Rc4+ $19) 29... Kh8
30. bxa3 Nxa3+ 31. Kb2 Nc4+ 32. Kc3 Ne5+ 33. Kd2 Qa2+ 34. Ke1 Qxg2 $19) 29.
bxa3 Rxa3 30. gxf7+ (30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Bd4 Ra1+ 32. Bxa1 Qa2#) 30... Kh7 31.
f8=N+ {White has to play moves worthy of a true wizzard, but his position
remains hopeless.} Rxf8 32. Qxf8 Ra1+ 33. Kb2 Ra2+ 34. Kc3 (34. Kxb3 Qa4+ 35.
Kc3 Rc2+ 36. Kd3 Qc4#) 34... Qa5+ 35. Kd3 Qb5+ 36. Kd4 (36. Kc3 Rc2+ 37. Kd4
Qc4#) 36... Ra4+ 37. Kc3 Qc4+ (37... Qc4+ 38. Kd2 Ra2+ 39. Ke1 Qe2#) 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Smeets, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. g5 Nh5 14. f4 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Ne5 (15... Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Ne5 (16... Rac8 17. Nd4 Nb6 18. Bg2 Na4 19. Nd5
Bxd5 20. exd5 Nxb2 21. Kxb2 Qc3+ 22. Kb1 Qb4+ 23. Kc1 Qa3+ 24. Kb1 Qb4+ 25. Kc1
Qa3+ 26. Kb1 {1/2-1/2 Bogner,S (2361)-Areshchenko,A (2625)/Aarhus 2005/}) 17.
Nd4 Qc5 18. h4 b4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 a5 21. Bg2 Rfc8 22. Nc6 Bf8 23. h5 g6
24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Rh3 Bg7 26. Rdh1 Rc7 27. Qf6 {1-0 Svidler,P (2735)-Bu
Xiangzhi (2615)/ICC INT 2004/}) 16. Nd4 Rfe8 $2 {It is most illogical to leave
the 14.f4 unpunioshed at least with the exchange of the valuable bishop for
the black knight.} (16... Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Rac8 18. Nd5 (18. h4 Qa5 $13) 18...
Bxd5 19. exd5 Qc5 $11) 17. Be3 $1 g6 (17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 (18... Bxc4 19.
Nd5 Qb7 20. Qg2 $16) 19. b3 Qc7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Bf8 22. Rde1 $16) 18. Nd5
Bxd5 (18... Qb7 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Be2 Rad8 22. Bxh5 gxh5 23. Qe2
$16) 19. exd5 Bf8 (19... Rac8 20. Bh3 Nc4 21. Qf2 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Ra8 23. Rhf1
Bf6 24. Ne6 Bd8 25. Nxc7 Rxe3 26. Nxa8 Rxh3 27. Rf2 $16) 20. Nc6 $5 {The
consequences are dire for black as white knight on c6 is constraining his play.
} (20. Be2 Ng7 21. Rhe1 $16) 20... Ng7 (20... Bg7 21. Be2 Nxc6 22. dxc6 Qxc6
23. Rhf1 d5 24. Bf3 Rad8 25. Bg1 Qc7 26. Bxd5 Rd7 $14) (20... Nxc6 21. dxc6
Qxc6 22. Bg2 $16) 21. Bf4 Nf5 (21... Nxc6 22. dxc6 Rad8 23. Bg2 $16) 22. Bh3 (
22. h4 $5 Rac8 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Bh3 $16) 22... Nc4 (22... Nxc6 23. dxc6 Re4
24. Rhf1 Qxc6 25. Bg2 d5 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. Rxd5 $16) 23. Qd3 Ne7 (23... Bg7 24.
Bc1 Ne7 25. Bg2 Ne5 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. Rhf1 $16) 24. Bg2 Nb6 (24... Bg7 $5) 25.
h4 Rac8 26. Nxe7+ $6 {Almasi is not consequent, much more unplesant was
opening of the kingside with an immediate 26.h5!} (26. h5 $1 Nbxd5 27. hxg6
hxg6 (27... Nxf4 28. gxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qxh7+ Bg7 30. Rhf1 d5 31. Bxd5+ Nexd5 32.
Rxd5 Re1+ 33. Rxe1 Nxd5 34. Qf5+ $18) 28. Qh3 Bg7 29. Bxd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 Qxc6
31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Bxd6+ $18) 26... Rxe7 27. h5 Bg7 28. hxg6 hxg6 (28... fxg6 $2
29. Bh3 $18) 29. Rde1 Na4 30. Bc1 (30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Bc1 Qe5 32. Qh3 Rc4 33.
Qd7 $14) 30... Rxe1 31. Rxe1 b4 (31... Qc4 32. Qxc4 bxc4 33. c3 $16) 32. Bh3
Rb8 33. Ka1 (33. Qxa6 $2 Nc3+ 34. Ka1 Qc5 35. Qc6 Qa5 $19) 33... a5 34. Re2 (
34. Bg2 Nb6 35. Re4 $16) 34... Qb6 35. Re1 Qc5 36. Rd1 (36. Bd7 Nb6 37. Bc6 Qc4
38. Re7 (38. Qb3 Be5 39. Rh1 Qxb3 40. cxb3 Kg7 41. Be3 Nc8 42. Kb1 Ne7 $13)
38... Qxd3 39. cxd3 f6 40. Kb1 $16) 36... Re8 $2 (36... Qc7 37. Rh1 Nc5 38. Qf3
$14) 37. Bd7 Re3 38. Qxe3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] In time trouble both players have
miscalculated and misjudged the complications and the consequence is an
amusing comedy of errors.} (38. Bxe3 Bxb2+ 39. Kb1 Nc3+ 40. Kxb2 Nxd1+ 41. Qxd1
Qxe3 42. Qc1 Qe5+ 43. Kb1 $16) (38. Qb5 $1 Qxb5 39. Bxb5 Nxb2 40. Bxb2 Rg3 41.
Bc6 $16) 38... Bxb2+ $2 (38... Qxe3 39. Bxe3 Bxb2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+ 41. Kxb2 Nxd1+
42. Kb3 Nxe3 43. Ka4 f5 44. gxf6 Kf7 45. Kxa5 Nxc2 $17) 39. Bxb2 Qxe3 40. Bf6
$1 {Only now Smeets realized that his king is only one step from beeing mated.}
Qf3 (40... Qe4 41. Bxa4 $18) 41. Re1 (41. Re1 Kh7 42. Bxa4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Acs, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Rg1 Qc7 15.
Qf2 Bd8 16. h4 g6 17. f4 {The plan to counter Bd8 with advance of f pawn is
quite recent, White is getting rid of knight on h5.} Nxf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19.
Qxf4 Na4 20. Rg3 Nxc3+ 21. Rxc3 Qe7 22. Rf3 (22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Bc4 Kg7 24. Qe3
f6 25. gxf6+ Qxf6 26. Bd5 Qe5 27. Rh1 Rf4 28. h5 $16 {0-1 Karjakin,S-Naiditsch,
A/Dortmund 2004/ (49)}) 22... Bc7 (22... f6 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. gxf6 Rxf6 25. Qe3
$14) 23. Nd4 Bd7 (23... d5 24. e5 $1 Bd7 25. Re1 $16) 24. Re3 Rfe8 {Acs could
probably have equalised with centralisation of the queen.} (24... Qe5 $1 25.
Qg3 Bb6 26. c3 f6 $11) 25. h5 (25. Qf3 d5 26. Bd3 Qe5 27. c3 Qf4 $13) 25... d5
$1 26. Qh4 dxe4 $6 (26... Bd8 27. hxg6 (27. Nf3 dxe4 28. hxg6 fxg6 $15) 27...
fxg6 28. Bg2 Qxg5 29. Qf2 $13) 27. Bc4 $6 (27. hxg6 fxg6 (27... hxg6 28. Bg2
Qd6 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 $16) 28. Bc4+ Kh8 29. Bd5 Bd8 30. Rxe4 Qxg5 31.
Rxe8+ Bxe8 32. Qh3 $16) 27... Bg3 $1 {Small comedy of errors enabled Black to
uncork a nice shot.} (27... Bf5 28. hxg6 Bxg6 29. Bd5 Rcd8 30. c4 $13) 28.
Bxf7+ (28. Qxg3 Rxc4 29. c3 Rc5 $11) 28... Qxf7 29. Rxg3 e3 30. Rf3 (30. hxg6
Qxg6 $1 (30... hxg6 31. Rf3 e2 32. Rh1 Qg7 33. Re1 $16) 31. Qh1 $13) 30... e2
$1 31. Re1 Qd5 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Rf6 $2 {[%mdl 64] Extremely tempting, but
most probably wrong move. White should have had taken care about the dangerous
e2 pawn, he lashes into attack instead.} (33. Rd3 Qe4 34. Qxe4 Rxe4 35. Rxe2
Rg4 36. c3 Rxg5 37. Re7 Rd5 $11) (33. Rf2 Rc4 (33... Re4 34. Qh6 Qxd4 35. Qxg6+
Kh8 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. Qf7+ Kh8 38. Rfxe2 Rh4 39. Re7 Rg8 40. Rxd7 $18) 34. c3
Bf5+ 35. Rxf5 Rxd4 $11) 33... Bf5 34. Qf4 (34. Rxf5 gxf5 35. g6 Rc7 36. Qf2
Rxc2 $3 37. Kxc2 (37. Nxc2 Qd1+ 38. Rxd1 exd1=Q#) 37... Qc4+ 38. Kd2 Rd8 $19) (
34. Nxf5 $2 Qd1+ $19) (34. Qf2 Bxc2+ 35. Ka1 Qxg5 $19) 34... Re4 $1 35. Nxf5 (
35. Qd6 Qxd4 36. Rxg6+ Bxg6 37. Qxg6+ Kf8 38. Qh6+ Ke7 $19) 35... gxf5 (35...
Rxf4 $2 36. Ne7+ Kg7 37. Nxd5 Rd4 38. Ne3 Re8 39. c3 $18) 36. Qc1 (36. Qf3 Rxc2
$1 37. Kxc2 Rc4+ 38. Qc3 Rxc3+ 39. bxc3 Qxa2+ 40. Kd3 Qd5+ 41. Kxe2 Qg2+ $19)
36... Rd4 $1 {In the end Black is riding the horse since White has no excuse
against the threat of Rd1.} 37. Rg6+ Kf7 38. Rf6+ Kg7 39. Rxe2 Rd1 40. Re7+ Kg8
41. Rg6+ Kf8 $19 42. Rh7 Qd2 (42... Qd2 43. Rh8+ Kf7 44. Rf6+ Kg7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.27"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Be2 Qb6 12. Nb3 Be6 13. Qd2 a5 $6 {The whole
concept of creating counterplay with advance of the a pawn seems a bit
misplaced here, white will get plenty of time to get a grip on the center.} (
13... Nbd7 14. f3 Rc8 15. Bf2 Qc7 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Nd1 Bc4 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Nde3
Bxe2 20. Qxe2 e6 21. Nd4 Bg7 22. O-O-O Nc4 23. Nxc4 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Nb3
Ke7 {1/2-1/2 Dobrov,V-Ruck,R/Oberwart 2001/}) 14. f3 Nc6 (14... a4 15. Bf2 Qb4
16. a3 axb3 17. axb4 Rxa1+ 18. Nd1 bxc2 19. Qxc2 O-O 20. Qc7 $16) 15. Bf2 Qc7
16. Nd4 Nh5 (16... Nxd4 17. Bxd4 O-O 18. g4 $1 (18. h4 g4 $14) 18... Nd7 19.
Bxg7 Kxg7 20. h4 $16) 17. Ndb5 (17. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 18. g3 Nf6 19. h4 g4 20. fxg4
Ne5 21. g5 hxg5 22. Bd4 $16) (17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Nb5 Qc8 19. exd5 Ne5 20. Bb6 O-O
21. Nc7 Nd7 $1 $11) 17... Qd8 18. g3 $1 {A bad sign for Kempinski, white has
enough time to try for maximalist plan with f3-f4 advance undermining black's
g5 pawn.} (18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Ne5 20. O-O-O $14) 18... a4 (18... Rc8 19.
O-O-O Nf6 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 O-O $14) 19. f4 Nf6 20. O-O-O a3 (20... Nb4 21.
a3 Na2+ 22. Kb1 Nxc3+ 23. Nxc3 gxf4 24. gxf4 $16) 21. b3 (21. Nxa3 gxf4 22.
gxf4 Qa5 23. Nc4 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 $16) 21... Qa5 22. Kb1 Nb4 (22... Rc8 23. fxg5
Nd7 24. gxh6 Bxh6 25. Qe1 $16) 23. Bd4 (23. fxg5 hxg5 24. Qxg5 Kf8 25. g4 Rc8
26. Qe3 $16) 23... Rc8 24. Qe3 (24. fxg5 hxg5 25. Qxg5 Kf8 26. Qe3 $16) 24...
O-O 25. fxg5 hxg5 26. h4 $5 {Lutz is playing for mate and win of a single pawn
is uncomparable with a noble goal.} (26. Qxg5 Rfd8 27. Rdf1 $18) 26... Nc6 (
26... g4 27. h5 Nh7 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. e5 $18) 27. hxg5 (27. Bb6 Qa8 28. Nd5 $18
) 27... Nxd4 $6 (27... Ng4 28. Bxg4 Bxg4 (28... Bxd4 29. Qd2 Bxg4 30. Qh2 Rfd8
31. Rxd4 $18) 29. Rd3 Nxd4 30. Nxd4 Be6 31. g4 $16) 28. gxf6 Nxb5 (28... Bxf6
29. Rxd4 Bxd4 30. Qh6 Rfd8 31. Nxd4 $18) 29. Rh8+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Brilliant
final shot, white just needs a tempo and black king will be finished.} (29.
Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 (29... Bxh8 30. Qg5+ Kh7 31. Rh1+) 30. fxg7+ Kg8 31. Qh6 Nxc3+ 32.
Ka1 f6 33. gxf8=Q+ Rxf8 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Rh1+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 Nb6 12. Qf2 Nfd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 O-O
{In this line black is slowing white's advance due to the control of d8-h4
diagonal. The knights are ready to start jumping into white's position.} (14...
Bg5 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. h4 Bxf4+ 18. Qxf4 Nbc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nd4
c3 21. Nc6 Qb6 22. bxc3 O-O {1/2-1/2 Morper,P (1970)-Riedl,H (2085)/Bayern
1994 (41)}) (14... Rc8 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nd2 Qa5 18. Nb1 Qxa2 19. f5
Rb8 20. c3 Nf6 21. Rhg1 Ne4 22. Qc2 Bg5 23. Bxg5 Nxg5 $17 {1-0 Vymazal,B (1932)
-Maly,F (1954)/Frymburk 2002 (56)}) (14... Nc4 15. Kb1 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 O-O 17.
Bd3 Qb6 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. h4 b4 20. g5 Nf8 21. Rdg1 a5 22. Qe4 Ra7 23. h5 $11 {
1-0 Czarnota,P (2307)-Tomczak,R (2384)/Trzebinia 2002 (37)}) 15. h4 Nc4 16. Bd3
Ndb6 {Only one month later Naiditsch probably managed to improve on his idea
with 16...Nxe3.} (16... Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. Na5 Rac8 20. Be4 g6
21. Nc6 Bd8 22. g5 Nd7 23. c3 Kg7 24. Rhg1 f5 25. gxf6+ Nxf6 {0-1 Shabalov,A 
(2595)-Naiditsch,A (2657)/Moscow 2006 (51)}) 17. Kb1 Na4 18. Bc1 e4 $6 {
Very spirited, but probably not the most solid idea in the position.} (18...
Rc8 19. Bf5 Rc7 20. g5 $14) 19. Bxe4 (19. fxe4 Bf6 20. Nd4 Qb6 21. c3 Ncxb2 22.
Bxb2 b4 23. Bc2 Nxb2 24. Kxb2 bxc3+ 25. Kxc3 Rfc8+ 26. Kd3 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qb5+
28. Kd2 Qa5+ 29. Kd3 (29. Kc1 Rab8 $1 $19) 29... Qb5+ $11) 19... Bf6 20. c3 (
20. Nd4 $1 Qa5 21. g5 Be5 22. f4 Ncxb2 23. Bxb2 Qb4 24. c4 Nc3+ 25. Ka1 Nxe4
26. Qe3 bxc4 27. fxe5 c3 28. Bc1 Nd2 29. Rxd2 cxd2 30. Bxd2 $16) 20... b4 21.
Rd4 (21. cxb4 Bxb2 22. Bxb2 Naxb2 23. Rc1 Rb8 24. Rc2 Rxb4 25. Rxb2 a5 $1 $13)
21... Qb6 $2 (21... Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Qc7 23. h5 f6 (23... bxc3 24. h6 f5 25. Bxf5
$16) 24. cxb4 Rab8 $13) 22. cxb4 $6 {Both players have missed the original
tactical refutation starting with 22.Bxh7+!} (22. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 (22... Kh8 23.
Bd3 $16) 23. Qc2+ Kg8 24. Rxc4 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Nxc3+ 26. Rxc3 bxc3 27. h5 $16)
22... Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxb4 (23... Qxd4 24. Nxd4 Rfe8 25. Nc6 $16) 24. h5 f6 (
24... Rfb8 25. h6 Ne5 26. Qxb4 Rxb4 27. hxg7 Rab8 28. Rh2 (28. Bd2 Rxb3 29.
axb3 Rxb3 30. Rxh7 Rxb2+ 31. Kc1 Nc5 32. Kxb2 Nxe4 $14) 28... Kxg7 29. Rxh7+
Kg8 30. Rh6 $16) 25. Bd3 Rfc8 (25... Rac8 26. Qe4 Na3+ 27. bxa3 Nc3+ 28. Kb2
Nxe4 29. axb4 Nf2 30. Bxa6 Nxh1 31. Bxc8 Rxc8 32. Be3 Re8 33. Bf4 Nf2 34. Kc3
Nh3 35. Bxd6 Rd8 36. Bc5 Rxd5 37. a4 $18) 26. h6 (26. Qe4 Na3+ 27. Ka1 Qxe4 28.
Bxe4 Nb5 29. Be3 $16) 26... Rab8 (26... Na3+ 27. bxa3 Qxd4 28. Nxd4 Nc3+ 29.
Ka1 $18) 27. Qe4 $6 {[%mdl 64] The move itself is not bad, but once again much
stronger idea was 27.Bxh7! with mating attack.} (27. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 28. Qe4+ Kg8
(28... f5 29. hxg7+ Kxg7 30. Qe7+ Kg8 31. Qe6+ Kg7 32. Bh6+ Kh8 33. Bf8#) 29.
Qe6+ Kh7 30. hxg7+ Kxg7 31. Bh6+ Kg6 32. Qf5+ Kf7 33. Qd7+ Kg8 34. Qg7#) 27...
Na3+ 28. bxa3 Qxe4 (28... Nc3+ 29. Ka1 Nxe4 30. axb4 Nf2 31. Bxa6 Nxh1 32. Bxc8
Rxc8 33. hxg7 Kxg7 34. Bf4 $16) 29. fxe4 Nc5 30. Bc2 a5 31. Bb2 Na4 32. Bd4 (
32. Ba1 $5 Nc3+ 33. Kc1 Nxe4 34. Nxa5 $18) 32... Nc3+ 33. Bxc3 (33. Ka1 Nb5 34.
Bd3 a4 35. Bxb5 Rxb5 36. Nd2 Rc2 37. Rd1 Rb7 38. Nf1 $18) 33... Rxc3 34. a4 Rc4
35. hxg7 Rxa4 36. Ka1 {Almasi is enjoying better prospects, but the technical
phase can still be tortuos.} Rc8 37. Kb2 (37. Rh2 Kxg7 38. Nc5 $1 Rc4 39. Ne6+
Kg8 40. Bb1 Rb8 41. Rh1 $18) 37... Rb4 38. Bd1 (38. Bd3 Kxg7 39. Rh2 h6 40. a3
Rb6 41. Ka2 Rc3 42. Bc2 $18) 38... a4 39. Ka3 Rxe4 (39... axb3 40. Kxb4 b2 41.
Bc2 Rxc2 42. Rb1 Kxg7 43. a4 Re2 44. a5 Rxe4+ 45. Kb5 Re8 46. a6 Rb8+ 47. Kc6
Rb3 48. Kxd6 Rb6+ 49. Ke7 Rxa6 50. d6 $18) 40. Na5 $1 Rc1 41. Kb2 (41. Nc6 Kxg7
42. Kb2 Rc5 43. Rh5 $1 $16) 41... Rc5 42. Nc6 Kxg7 43. Rh5 $1 Rcc4 (43... h6
44. Nd8 Ra5 45. Ne6+ Kf7 46. Ka3 Rb5 47. Nd8+ Kg7 48. Rf5 $16) 44. Rh3 Rf4 (
44... Rc5 45. Rd3 Kg6 46. Rd2 $16) 45. Ka3 f5 $5 {Naiditsch complicates
matters as he refuses to be grinded down by white pieces.} (45... h6 46. Nd8
Rf2 47. Ne6+ Kh7 48. Rd3 $16) 46. gxf5 Rh4 (46... Rxf5 47. Bxa4 h5 (47... Rxd5
48. Bb3 Rdc5 49. Bxc4 Rxc4 50. Ne7 Rc5 51. Rf3 $18) 48. Bb3 $18) 47. Rg3+ (47.
Rxh4 Rxh4 48. Bxa4 h5 49. Bd1 Kf6 $16) 47... Kf6 48. Be2 Rc2 (48... Rcf4 49.
Bd3 Rh2 50. Re3 $18) 49. Re3 Rd2 (49... Kxf5 $2 50. Bd3+ Kf4 51. Re4+ $18) 50.
Bd3 h5 51. Re6+ Kf7 (51... Kg5 52. Bb1 Rxd5 53. Rg6+ Kf4 54. f6 Kf3 55. f7 Rf4
56. Nd8 Re5 57. Rg8 Re3+ 58. Kb2 a3+ 59. Kc1 $18) 52. Be4 Rg4 (52... Rhh2 53.
Kxa4 Rxa2+ 54. Kb3 $18) 53. f6 Kf8 54. Bf5 Rg3+ (54... Rg5 55. Ne7 Kf7 56. Be4
Rd4 57. Kb2 h4 58. Kc3 Rd1 59. Rxd6 $18) 55. Kxa4 Rxd5 56. Be4 (56. Ne7 $5 Rd4+
57. Kb5 Kf7 58. Kc6 Ra3 59. Ng8 $3 Rc4+ (59... Kxg8 60. Bg6 Ra8 61. Re8+ Rxe8
62. f7+ $18) 60. Kd5 Rc5+ 61. Kxd6 Raa5 62. Nh6+ Kf8 63. Be4 Ra6+ 64. Kxc5 Rxe6
65. Bd3 Rxf6 66. Nf5 $18) 56... Rd2 $2 {Black begins to slip in the position,
where he finally got a fair chance for real resistance.} (56... Rg4 $1 57. Ka3
(57. Kb3 Rb5+ 58. Ka3 Rc5 $14) 57... Rc5 58. Nd8 Rc3+ 59. Kb2 Rc8 60. Nb7 Rb8
$14) 57. a3 h4 58. Nd8 Rg4 $2 {The final mistake will be costly, since now the
white king will join other pieces preparing mating net.} (58... d5 $1 59. Bh1
$1 (59. Bb1 Rf2 60. Rd6 h3 $15) 59... Rg6 60. Kb5 Rf2 61. Bxd5 Rfxf6 62. Re2
$16) 59. Kb5 Rb2+ (59... d5 60. Bf5 Rg5 61. Re5 $18) 60. Kc6 Rb8 61. Kc7 Rb5
62. Kxd6 (62. f7 Re5 63. Bg6 Rf4 64. Kxd6 Rb5 65. Re8+ Kg7 66. Rg8+ Kh6 67. Ne6
$18) 62... h3 63. Bc6 (63. Bc6 Rd4+ 64. Kc7 Rxd8 65. Bxb5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Kings 6th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2012.11.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2012.11.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. f4 b5 {The first important decision for Black. Ivanchuk
is not prepared to wait for the commencement of enemy activity without
counterplay.} 11. Kb1 {Caruana chooses the move that in the sharp position
could amount to the loss of a tempo. White is understandably concerned about
dangers on the queenside as well as a potential mishap along the c1-h6
diagonal.} (11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 Nxg4 13. Rg1 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 h6 15. Kb1 Bg5 16. Qe1
Bxf1 17. Qxf1 Nb6 18. Na5 Qc7 19. Qh3 Bf6 20. Qd3 Rd8 21. a4 Nxa4 22. Nd5 Qd7
$1 (22... Qxa5 23. b4 Nc5 24. Qc3 Qa4 25. Nb6 $18 {1-0 Sevian,S (2343)
-Yankovsky,R (2474)/Los Angeles 2012 (28)}) 23. Rg2 Nc5 $11) 11... O-O 12. f5
Bc4 13. g4 {All the manuals for aspiring players would insist, that in
position with opposite castling time is possibly the most valuable commodity.
The cautious move 13.Rg1 is certainly not the most radical solution.} (13. Rg1
Bxf1 (13... Qc7 14. g4 b4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. exd5 Bd8
19. Nd2 Bb6 20. Bxb6 Nxb6 21. Ne4 Rfd8 $11 {1-0 Socko,B (2644)-Swiercz,D (2501)
/Lublin 2010 (63)}) 14. Rdxf1 (14. Rgxf1 b4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 a5 17. Qd3
Nf6 18. Bg5 Ne8 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Rfe1 a4 21. Nc1 Ra5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Socko,B 
(2644)-Dziuba,M (2576)/Lublin 2010 (31)}) 14... b4 15. Nd5 a5 16. g4 a4 17. Nc1
Nxd5 18. exd5 Qa5 19. g5 b3 20. cxb3 Qxd2 21. Bxd2 f6 22. bxa4 Rxa4 $11 {
1-0 Nepomniachtchi,I (2616)-Najer,E (2682)/Serpukhov 2008 (45)}) 13... Bxb3 $5
$146 {[%mdl 8] Ivanchuk might not be the youngest player among the world's
best, but we can assume he is still excellently informed about opening
subtleties. There must be a reason, why he prefers the swap on b3 instead of
immediately taking the g4-pawn g4, a move which brought success in several
games.} (13... Nxg4 14. Rg1 Nxe3 (14... Ndf6 15. Bg5 Bxf1 16. Rdxf1 b4 17. Bxf6
Nxf6 18. Qh6 Ne8 19. Nd5 Bf6 20. Rf3 Kh8 21. Qh5 g6 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Rxg6 $18
{1-0 Anwesh,U (2412)-Safarli,E (2603)/Chotowa 2010 (55)}) 15. Qxe3 Bxb3 $1 16.
Qh6 $2 (16. axb3 Kh8 17. Nd5 $44) 16... Bxc2+ (16... Bf6 17. axb3 Kh8 18. Qh5
Be7 19. Nd5 Nf6 20. Nxf6 Bxf6 21. Rd3 h6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Spoelman,W (2554)-Najer,
E (2681)/Germany 2009 (102)}) 17. Kxc2 Bf6 18. Rxd6 (18. Rd3 Kh8 19. Qh5 h6 20.
Rh3 Kh7 21. Nd5 Rc8+ 22. Kb1 Nb6 23. Ne3 (23. Rxg7+ Bxg7 24. f6 Nxd5 25. fxg7
Qf6 26. gxf8=N+ Rxf8 $17) 23... Qc7 24. Bd3 Qc5 $17) 18... Kh8 19. Qd2 (19. Qh5
Qe7 20. Qd1 Rfd8 21. a3 Nb6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qc1 b4 24. axb4 Qxb4 25. Bxa6
Na4 $19 {0-1 Salgado Lopez,I (2554)-Zakhartsov,V (2529)/Cappelle la Grande
2009 (30)}) 19... Ra7 20. Kb1 (20. Qg2 Rg8 21. Rd3 Be7 $17) (20. Nd5 Qc8+ 21.
Kb1 Qc5 $17) 20... Qc7 21. Rd3 Nb6 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Be2 Rxd5 25.
Qxd5 g6 $17 {0-1 Nisipeanu,L (2668)-Karjakin,S (2694)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2007/ 
(37)}) 14. cxb3 Nxg4 15. Rg1 {Caruana plays logically, but in the future some
players with the white pieces may resort to the repetition after the retreat
15.Bg1.} (15. Bg1 Ngf6 16. Be3 Ng4 (16... b4 17. Na4 Qa5 18. Qg2 $14) 17. Bg1
$11) 15... Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Kh8 {In a blitz game at the end of the year 2012
Karjakin tried to improve on the play of his great predeccesor with 16...Nb6.}
(16... Nb6 17. Be2 Bf6 18. Rg3 Re8 19. Qd2 Ra7 20. Qxd6 Rd7 21. Qc6 Rd4 22.
Rgd3 Qb8 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 e4 26. Be2 Qe5 27. Qc2 Qxf5 $17 {
0-1 Jakovenko,D (2741)-Karjakin,S (2775)/Moscow 2012 (39)}) 17. a4 d5 $5 {
Black is not happy to accept equality after the normal moves. The advance in
the centre opens up new tactical possibilities.} (17... bxa4 18. Nxa4 Nf6 19.
Bc4 $11) (17... b4 18. Nd5 a5 19. Bb5 $11) 18. Rxd5 (18. Nxd5 $2 Bc5 $17) 18...
b4 19. Rxd7 $6 {Brave, courageous and in some sense ingenious. Still the
radical reaction to crises is objectively wanting. Caruana should have
invested some energy in finding the clean solution with 19.f6! with complete
equality.} (19. Qg3 Rg8 20. f6 $5 gxf6 (20... Bxf6 21. Qg4 Ra7 22. Nb5 axb5 23.
Bxb5 Qb6 $11) 21. Qxg8+ Qxg8 22. Rxg8+ Rxg8 23. Rxd7 bxc3 24. Rxe7 Rg1 25. Rxf7
$14) (19. f6 $1 Bxf6 20. Bh3 bxc3 21. Rxd7 Qb8 22. Qxc3 a5 $11) 19... Qxd7 20.
Nd5 Qd6 21. Bc4 a5 22. Rd1 Bd8 $6 {White's positional sacrifice is not easy to
meet and even such a great master as Ivanchuk misses the best line. In
retrospect it seems that the d8-square had belonged to the black f8 rook.} (
22... Rfd8 $1 23. Qg3 Qh6 $17) 23. Rd3 Rc8 24. Qg3 Rc6 {The situation has
become a bit delicate, Black does not have an easy way to try improving his
piosition. The fact, that the move 24...Rg8!? seems like the best solution is
indicative of the difficulties facing the second player.} (24... Qb8 $6 25. f6
$1 Rg8 26. Qh4 h6 27. Qh5 Rc6 28. Qxf7 Bxf6 29. Nxf6 Rxf6 30. Qxg8+ Qxg8 31.
Bxg8 Kxg8 32. Rd5 $16) (24... Rg8 $5 25. Ne3 Qc7 26. Nd5 Qb8 $15) 25. Bb5 (25.
Nb6 Qc7 (25... Qe7 26. Nd7 Rg8 27. Nxe5 Rxc4 28. Nxc4 Qxe4 29. Nd6 Qe7 30. Qe5
$16) 26. Nd7 Kg8 27. Nxf8 Kxf8 $11) 25... Rc8 26. Bc4 Rc6 27. Ne3 {White is
even showing some teeth, he could have repeated the moves with small moral
victory.} Qc7 (27... Qe7 28. Nd5 Qc5 29. Qxe5 Bc7 30. Qe7 Bd6 31. Qh4 Qg1+ 32.
Ka2 Bc5 33. f6 Qf2 34. Qg4 $11) 28. Qg2 Qe7 (28... Bh4 29. Qg4 Rh6 30. Nd5 Qa7
31. Rd2 $15) 29. Nd5 Qh4 30. Rh3 Qe1+ {The game has ended on the first move,
that Sofia rules enable for offering the draw. Ivanchuk did not like his
position, even though objectively his chances should still be somewhat better.}
(30... Qe1+ 31. Ka2 Rd6 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 4th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.12.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Nec3 {Anand has had some direct experience
with the line as Black, even though his opponent has chosen a less logical
setup with 11...c3.} (11. c3 Nd7 12. h4 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 Be7 14. g3 O-O 15. Bh3
Nf6 16. Qd3 b5 17. Rd1 Qb6 18. O-O a5 19. Bg2 Rfc8 20. Bf3 $11 {0-1 Naiditsch,
A (2689)-Anand,V (2788)/Moscow 2009 (54)}) 11... Nd7 {We may easily witness
the splitting of players into two distict groups depending on their preference
for the black knight's move. The main atraction for the d7-square seems to be
the control of the b6-square and the prospect of a timely Nf6. With 11...Nc6
Black is controlling the vulnerable spot d4 with better chances for active
counterplay.} (11... Nc6 12. Be2 (12. Ne3 g6 13. Ncd5 Bh6 14. c3 O-O 15. Bc4
Rc8 16. O-O Nb8 17. Bb3 Nd7 18. Qe2 Qh4 19. Rad1 Kg7 20. Nc4 Nc5 21. Ncb6 {
1-0 Vallejo Pons,F (2705)-Shabalov,A (2523)/Las Vegas 2011 (30)} Rc6 $11) (12.
Bc4 g6 13. Ne3 Bg7 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. O-O Qc7 16. Ne2 O-O 17. c3 Bh6 18. Qd3
Rad8 19. Rad1 Kh7 20. b4 Ne7 21. c4 Bg5 $11 {1-0 Predke,A (2450)-Lastin,A 
(2611)/Samara 2011 (51)}) 12... g6 13. Ne3 (13. O-O Bh6 14. Na4 b5 15. Nab6 Rb8
16. a4 O-O 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra6 Kg7 19. c3 Ne7 20. Qd3 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Brkic,A (2592)-Fercec,N (2452)/Zagreb 2011 (66)}) 13... Bh6 14. Ncd5
Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Qb6 16. Qb1 f5 17. c3 fxe4 18. Bc4 Bf5 19. Bd5 Ne7 20. Bxe4 Bxe4
21. Qxe4 Qxb2 22. O-O Qxc3 23. Rfc1 Qd4 24. Qxb7 $14 {1-0 Demchenko,A (2578)
-Gabrielian,A (2545)/Belorechensk 2012 (56)}) (11... g6 12. Bc4 Bh6 13. a3 (13.
O-O O-O 14. a4 Nc6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Ba2 (16. Rfd1 Kg7 17. Bb3 Qh4 18. Nb6 Rcd8
19. Bd5 Nb4 20. Qe2 Nxd5 21. Nbxd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Heberla,B (2531)-Olszewski,M 
(2526)/Warsaw 2012 (60)}) 16... Kh8 17. Rad1 Qa5 18. Ne2 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxa4 20.
Bb3 Qb4 21. Qxd6 Qxe4 22. Nc3 Qf5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Hou,Y (2617)-Ju,W (2518)/Jermuk
2012 (42)}) 13... O-O 14. Ba2 Nc6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. O-O Nd4 17. Kh1 Qh4 18. Kg1
Kh8 19. Rae1 b5 20. Nb4 a5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Fedorchuk,S (2639)-Van Kampen,R (2565)/
Korinthia 2012}) 12. Bc4 {It does not make sense to play active moves for
their own sake, but in our position the bishop should rather go to the a2-g8
diagonal.} (12. Be2 g6 13. O-O Bh6 14. a4 Rc8 (14... b6 15. Bc4 Qc8 16. Qd3 Kf8
17. Ne3 Qc5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nc4 Qd4 20. Rfd1 Qxd3 21. Rxd3 $16 {1-0 Smith,B 
(2444)-Shyam,N (2502)/Philadelphia 2012 (30)}) 15. a5 O-O 16. b4 Nf6 17. Re1
Kg7 18. Ra3 Rc6 19. Bf1 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 $14 {1-0 Saric,I (2586)
-Cvitan,O (2554)/Otocac 2010 (83)}) 12... g6 13. a4 Bh6 (13... Rc8 14. Ba2 Bh6
15. O-O O-O 16. Qe2 Qh4 17. Rfd1 Kh8 18. a5 Rg8 19. Nb6 Nxb6 20. axb6 Rc6 21.
Nd5 Rf8 22. Rd3 {1-0 Heberla,B (2539)-Nitin,S (2387)/Mumbai 2011 (67)} Bxd5 23.
Bxd5 Rxb6 24. b3 Qe7 $11) 14. a5 Rc8 15. Ba2 (15. Qe2 Qg5 16. Ne3 Bxc4 17. Nxc4
Qxg2 18. Nxd6+ Kf8 19. Nxc8 Qxh1+ 20. Qf1 $11) 15... O-O 16. O-O Kg7 {The
position is well defined, with White's main asset in firm control of the
d5-square. Black is ready to generate counterplay on the kingside, but he has
to worry about the safety of the d6-pawn. The king steps away from problems
along the light-squared diagonal as well as avoiding moves of the knight from
d5.} 17. b4 (17. Re1 Qh4 18. Ne3 Qe7 $14) 17... Rc6 18. Qd3 Qg5 19. Rfd1 Rfc8
20. Bb3 f5 {Nakamura is a tactical virtuoso, he is usually striving for lots
of dynamic contact between pieces. A more positional player woul have used the
moment for the swap of one knight on d5 with 20...Nf6!} (20... Nf6 $1 21. Qf3 (
21. Nxf6 Rxc3 22. Ne8+ Kh8 $19) 21... Nxd5 22. Nxd5 f5 23. exf5 Bxf5 $11) 21.
exf5 gxf5 {The American player has no aversion to taking risks, otherwise he
would have strongly considered the alternative 21...Bxf5!? with even chances.}
(21... Bxf5 $5 22. Ne4 Qh4 23. f3 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Nf6 25. Rf1 Nxd5 26. Qxd5 Be3+
27. Kh1 Bd4 $11) 22. Ne2 (22. Ba4 e4 (22... Rc4 23. Ne2 e4 24. Qa3 $16) 23.
Qd4+ Kf7 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Nb6 Rg8 26. g3 h4 27. Nxd7 hxg3 28. Qf6+ Qxf6 29.
Nxf6 Kxf6 30. Rxd6 gxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Rc8 $11) 22... f4 (22... e4 23. Qg3 $1 (23.
Nef4 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Qxf4 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Qxd7 Bg7 27. Rab1 h4 $11) (23. Qd4+
Ne5 24. Qa7 Kh8 25. Qxb7 Rg8 26. g3 Rg7 $11) 23... Qxg3 24. Nxg3 Kf7 25. Nxh5
$14) 23. Ndxf4 $6 {Anand is the world champion, but his tender age of over 40
is sometimes felt in the ease of his decisions. It is very tempting to try
conquering the dangerous adversary on his own tactical turf. The combination
is original, attractive but objectively much weaker than the positional
solution with 23.Nec3!} (23. Nec3 $1 Bf5 (23... Nf6 24. Nxf6 Rxc3 25. Qxd6 Qxf6
26. Bxe6 $16) 24. Ne4 Qg6 25. f3 $16) 23... Bxb3 24. h4 Qg4 (24... Bxc2 $2 25.
hxg5 Bxd3 26. gxh6+ Kxh6 27. Nxd3 $18) (24... Qe7 $2 25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. Qxh6+ $18
) (24... Qxh4 25. Qg6+ $18) 25. f3 Bxc2 26. fxg4 Bxd3 27. Nxh5+ (27. Nxd3 hxg4
$17) 27... Kg8 28. Rxd3 {The smoke has cleared and White even managed to win a
pawn. Unfortunately the black pieces are coordinated so well, that he does not
have to fear the future.} Bf8 29. Kh2 (29. g5 Rc4 30. g3 Rxb4 31. Rc3 Rc6 $11)
29... Rc4 30. Kh3 Rxb4 (30... Re4 31. Neg3 Rxb4 32. Nf5 Rc6 33. Rad1 Nc5 34.
Re3 $14) 31. Rf3 Rc2 (31... e4 32. Re3 d5 33. Rd1 Rc5 34. Nhf4 $14) 32. Nc3 {
Anand keeps playing with ambition, otherwise he would probably have accepted
near equality after the clever move 32.Raf1!?} (32. Raf1 $5 Rxe2 33. Rf7 Re1 $1
34. Rxf8+ (34. R1f5 Rh1+ 35. Kg3 Rb3+ 36. Kf2 d5 37. Rxd7 Bc5+ 38. Ke2 Rb2+ 39.
Kf3 Rf1+ 40. Kg3 Rb3+ 41. Kh2 Bg1+ 42. Kh1 Bf2+ $11) 34... Nxf8 35. Rxe1 b5 36.
axb6 Rxb6 37. Nf6+ $14) 32... e4 $1 33. Rg3 Rd2 34. Re1 d5 35. Nf4 Rbd4 36.
Ncxd5 {The dangerous pawn mass is eliminated and White will hope for the
better coordination of his pieces in the sharp endgame.} (36. g5 Bd6 $15) (36.
Nfxd5 Bd6 37. Rge3 Rxd5 38. Nxd5 Rxd5 39. Rxe4 Rxa5 40. Re8+ Kf7 41. g5 $11)
36... Rxd5 37. Nxd5 Rxd5 38. Rxe4 Rxa5 39. g5 {[%mdl 4096]} (39. Rd3 Nc5 40.
Re5 Nxd3 41. Rxa5 Nc5 42. Ra1 b5 43. Rb1 Nb7 44. g5 b4 $17) 39... Ra3 $2 {
Time trouble has spoiled more games than anybody could possibly count.
Nakamura is hoping to ease his situation with the help of a rook exchange.
Unfortunately his impulsive decision is completely wrong and pushes him to the
edge of a losing position.} (39... Rd5 $1 40. Re8 Kf7 41. Ra8 Kg6 $11) 40. Re8
$6 {The champion must have been quite unhappy about letting his golden chance
slip away. The best was to accept the challenge and swap on a3 with excellent
chances for a win.} (40. Rxa3 $1 Bxa3 41. h5 Bf8 (41... b5 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Re6
Nc5 44. Re7+ Kg8 45. Kg4 $18) 42. h6 a5 43. Re8 Kf7 44. Ra8 b6 45. Ra7 Ke6 46.
Kg4 Ne5+ 47. Kh5 $18) 40... Rxg3+ 41. Kxg3 b5 42. Rd8 {It is simply impossible
to calculate the position all the way to the solution over the board, so the
players must use their intution. Anand will do fine, but on several instances
better lines will escape his attention.} (42. h5 $1 b4 (42... Kf7 43. Ra8 b4
44. Rxa6 b3 45. Ra7 Ke6 46. Rb7 Nc5 47. Rb6+ Ke5 48. h6 $18) 43. Rd8 Nc5 44.
Kg4 b3 45. h6 b2 46. Rb8 Nd3 47. g6 b1=Q 48. h7+ Kg7 49. Rxb1 Ne5+ 50. Kh5 Nxg6
51. Rb6 Nf4+ 52. Kg5 Nd5 53. Rb8 $16) 42... Nc5 (42... Ne5 43. Ra8 b4 44. h5
Nd7 45. Rd8 Ne5 46. Kf4 Nc6 47. Rc8 Ne7 48. Rb8 a5 49. Ke4 $16) 43. Rb8 {
It is easy to criticise after analysing the position with the help of engines.
Let us just agree on the fact, that 43.Kg4! would have been challenging for
the defender.} (43. Kg4 $1 b4 44. h5 b3 45. h6 b2 46. Rb8 Nd3 47. g6 $16) 43...
Kf7 (43... Nd7 44. Rb7 Nc5 45. Rb6 Nd7 46. Rxa6 b4 47. Ra5 $16) 44. g6+ (44.
Rb6 b4 45. Rxb4 a5 46. Rb5 a4 47. Kg4 $16) 44... Kg7 45. Kg4 b4 (45... Ne4 46.
h5 b4 47. Rb7+ Kg8 48. g7 Bxg7 49. Rxb4 $16) 46. h5 $2 {The chess game is
eternally rich and charming, since even world champions can miss the best
continuations. After this wrong choice White will not be able to win any more.}
(46. Rxb4 Kxg6 47. h5+ Kh7 48. Rb8 $16) 46... b3 47. Kf5 (47. h6+ Kxh6 48. Rxf8
Kxg6 49. Kf3 a5 50. Ke3 a4 51. Kd2 $11) 47... Bd6 48. Rb4 $2 {We all know the
frustration, when a good position is slipping away and a bit is missing for
the success. Anand got so frustrated, that he now overstepped the line dividng
safety from risk.} (48. Rb6 $1 Be5 49. Kg5 (49. g4 Kh6 50. Rxb3 Nxb3 51. Kxe5
Kg7 52. Kd5 $11) 49... Ne4+ 50. Kf5 Nd6+ 51. Ke6 b2 52. Rb3 Nc4 53. Rb7+ Kh6
54. Rh7+ Kg5 55. g7 b1=Q 56. g8=Q+ Kh4 57. Qd8+ Kg4 58. Qg8+ Kh4 $11) 48... a5
49. Rb6 (49. Rh4 Kh6 50. g4 Be7 51. Rh2 Nd3 $19) 49... a4 $1 50. Rxd6 (50. h6+
Kxh6 51. Kf6 Be5+ 52. Kf5 a3 $19) 50... b2 51. Rb6 (51. Rd1 a3 52. Re1 Kf8 $19)
51... a3 {Suddenly White finds himself gazing at the unusual exception to the
rule. Rook and extra pawn, advanced structure on the kingside - it all
miraculously pales against the rolling black pawns supported with the
perfectly placed knight.} (51... Nb3 $4 52. Rb7+ Kg8 53. Kf6 $18) 52. Kg5 Ne4+
53. Kf4 a2 54. Rb7+ Kf8 55. Rxb2 (55. Rb8+ Ke7 56. g7 Nf6 57. Rb7+ Ke8 58.
g8=Q+ Nxg8 59. Rb8+ Kf7 $19) 55... a1=Q 56. Rb8+ Ke7 $1 57. Kxe4 Qe1+ $6 {
The game is so rich in missed opportunities, that the final nervous play of
Nakamura can be viewed as somewhat justified conclusion to the game. Naturally
the queen would have won in the fight against the rook.} (57... Qa4+ $1 58. Ke5
(58. Kd3 Qd7+ 59. Ke3 Qe6+ 60. Kf3 Qf5+ 61. Kg3 Qe5+ $19) (58. Kf5 Qc2+ 59. Kg5
Qd2+ 60. Kf5 Qd5+ $19) 58... Qc6 $1 59. g7 (59. Rb1 Qc3+ 60. Kf4 Qd2+ 61. Kf5
Qc2+ $19) (59. Rb2 Qf6+ $19) 59... Qd6+ $19) 58. Kf3 Qc3+ $2 {After this move
the tragedy is complete and the point will be split. White could still have
won with the exact check 58...Qd1!} (58... Qd1+ $1 59. Ke3 (59. Kg3 $6 Qd6+ $19
) 59... Qc1+ 60. Kd3 (60. Kf3 Qc6+ 61. Ke3 Qe6+ 62. Kf3 Qf5+ 63. Ke3 Qe5+ $19)
60... Qf1+ 61. Ke3 Qxg2 62. Rb5 Qc6 63. g7 Kf7 64. Rg5 Qc1+ $19) 59. Kg4 $1
Qd4+ 60. Kh3 $1 Qd3+ {White could have build up a fortress after the better
check 60...Qe3+. The fight is fortunately over.} (60... Qe3+ 61. g3 Qe5 62.
Rb7+ Kf6 63. g7 Qxh5+ 64. Kg2 Qd5+ 65. Kf2 Kg6 66. g8=Q+ Qxg8 67. Rb4 Qf7+ 68.
Rf4 $11) 61. Kh4 Qe4+ 62. g4 Qe1+ 63. Kh3 Qe3+ 64. Kh4 Qe1+ 65. Kh3 Qe3+ {
In many respects a fascinating game, despite the mistakes and omissions!}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[Round "12.6"]
[White "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. Nbd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 b3 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Nxc2 Bb3 20. axb3 axb3 21. Na3
Ne5 22. h4 Ra5 23. Qb4 Qa8 24. Bb6 Ra4 25. Qxb3 d5 $6 $146 {[%mdl 4] Babula
must have missed 33rd white´s move in the preparation, otherwise his daring
idea would ahve been quite teenable.} (25... Qxe4+ 26. Nc2 {Najer,E-Popov,V/
Moscow Aeroflot op-A/2006/}) 26. Qxd5 Bxa3 (26... Qxd5 27. Rxd5 Rxe4 28. Nb5
$16) 27. bxa3 (27. Qxa8 $2 Rxa8 28. bxa3 Rb8 $19) 27... Qb8 28. Qb5 Rxe4 (28...
Ra8 29. Bc5 Nc7 30. Qxb8 Rfxb8+ 31. Ka2 $18) 29. Rd8 Re1+ (29... Nd6 30. Rxb8
Rxb8 31. Qd5 Rxb6+ 32. Ka2 Nd7 33. Bd3 $18) 30. Ka2 Nd6 (30... Qb7 $2 31. Rxe8
Qxh1 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Bc5+ Kg8 34. Qe8#) 31. Rxb8 Nxb5 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. a4
$1 {Black is dominating the board with rook and two knights, but they will not
hold a candle to the white pieces once they will manage to cordinate properly.}
Nc3+ (33... Nd6 34. Bc5 Rd1 (34... Ke7 35. f6+ $1 gxf6 36. gxf6+ Ke6 37. Bh3+
$18) 35. a5 Rd5 36. Bxd6+ Rxd6 37. a6 $18) 34. Kb3 Ne4 (34... Nd1 35. Bc5+ Kg8
36. Bg2 Rxh1 37. Bxh1 $18) 35. Bg2 Re2 (35... Nd2+ 36. Kb4 Re2 37. Bd5 Nd3+ 38.
Kc3 Nf4 39. Bc5+ Ke8 40. Bc6+ Kd8 41. Bb6+ Kc8 42. Rd1 $18) 36. Bxe4 Rxe4 37.
a5 {White passed a pawn is extremely dangerous, stopping him is next to
impossible.} Nd7 (37... Nc4 38. Rc1 Nxb6 39. axb6 Re5 40. Ka4 $18) 38. Rd1 Ke7
(38... Ke8 39. Bd4 Nb8 40. Bxg7 Rxh4 41. Bf6 Nc6 42. Bc3 $18) 39. Bd4 Rxh4 (
39... f6 40. a6 Rxd4 41. Rxd4 Nc5+ 42. Kc4 Nxa6 43. Kd5 $18) 40. a6 Rxd4 $8 41.
Rxd4 Nc5+ 42. Kc4 Nxa6 43. Rh4 {Black has won a battle but Van den Doel the
war as the position is technically won.} Nc7 (43... h6 44. f6+ Kf8 45. gxh6
gxh6 46. Rxh6 Kg8 47. Kd5 $18) (43... f6 44. Rxh7 fxg5 45. Rxg7+ Kf6 46. Rg6+
Kxf5 47. Rxa6 $18) 44. Rxh7 Ne8 45. Kd5 (45. Kd5 f6 46. g6 Kd7 47. Ke4 Kd6 48.
Rh8 Ke7 49. Kf4 Nc7 50. Rg8 Ne8 51. Kf3 Kd7 52. Rf8 Ke7 53. Rf7+ Kd8 54. Ke2
Kc8 55. Kd3 Kd8 56. Kc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Gadjily, Raouf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 b5 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Qf2 Nfd7 13. Kb1 Be7 14. h4 Qc7 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Rb8 (16... Nc4 17. Bc1 (17. f4 Nf6 (17... a5 18. fxe5 dxe5
19. Nd2 Nxb2 20. Bd3 Nxd3 21. cxd3 Nf6 22. Ne4 Nxd5 {0-1 Adams,M-Gelfand,B/
Arnhem/1988/ (29)}) 18. Rg1 Rc8 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nc1 Rb8 21. Ne2 Nxd5 22. Ba7
Rb5 23. a4 Rb7 24. Rxd5 Rxa7 25. Nc3 Rb7 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Kc1 {1-0 Vorobiov,
E-Pigusov,E/Maikop/1998/ (57)}) 17... Qb6 (17... O-O 18. Bd3 a5 19. Nd2 Ndb6
20. g5 h5 21. Qe2 Nxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Nc4 23. Rdd1 g6 24. a4 Rfc8 25. axb5 a4 26.
Bxc4 Qxc4 27. Qxc4 Rxc4 28. Rhe1 f5 29. gxf6 Bxf6 30. f4 {1-0 Blehm,P-Fojudzki,
M/Rowy/1998/ (78)}) (17... a5 18. Bd3 a4 (18... Qa7 {1/2-1/2 Lukin,A-Bigaliev,
R/St Petersburg/1995/ (18)}) 19. Nd2 Rb8 $6 (19... Ndb6 $5 20. Ne4 $1 Nxd5 21.
Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Qd2 Nb4 23. b3 axb3 24. cxb3 Qc6 $1 (24... Qd4 25. Qxd4 exd4 26.
Rxd4 $16) 25. Qxb4 d5 26. Qc3 Qa6 27. Rd2 dxe4 28. Qxe5 $13) 20. Ne4 b4 21. Qe2
Rc8 22. g5 $16 {Svidler,P-Savchenko,S/Russia/1998/ (22)}) (17... Ndb6 18. Bd3
Rb8 19. f4 a5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Rhf1 Bd6 22. g5 h5 23. g6 f6 {1/2-1/2 Pupo,
E-Rodriguez,A/CUB/1995/ (50)}) 18. Qe1 (18. Qxb6 Ncxb6 $14) 18... a5 19. a3 (
19. Na1 Qc5 20. Bd3 b4 21. Qe4 Ncb6 22. Be3 Qc7 23. Bb5 O-O 24. g5 h5 25. f4
exf4 26. Bxb6 Nxb6 27. Bc6 Rab8 {1/2-1/2 Jenni,F-Aronian,L/Yerevan/1999/ (65)})
(19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nd2 Rc8 (20... c3 21. Nc4 Qb4 22. b3 a4 23. Ba3 $140 Qb5 24.
Bxd6 $2 axb3 25. cxb3 Qa6 $19) 21. Ne4 h5 22. g5 O-O 23. Bd2 Rb8 24. Bc3 Qb7 {
0-1 Van den Doel,E-Van Wely,L/Antwerp/1998/ (69)}) (19. f4 a4 20. Na1 $1 Rc8
21. a3 $6 (21. c3 a3 22. b3 Nb2 23. Bxb2 axb2 24. Nc2 exf4 25. Nd4 b4 $1 26.
Bb5 $1 bxc3 27. Bc6 Qc5 28. Rh3 $16) 21... exf4 22. Bxf4 Nde5 23. Be2 $1 O-O
24. g5 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Akopian,V/Elista (m/1)/1998/ (46)}) 19... a4 20. Na1
Nc5 21. c3 f5 22. Nc2 f4 23. Nb4 O-O 24. g5 h5 25. Nd3 Nb3 26. Qe4 Nxc1 27. Bh3
Qe3 28. Qg6 Qxf3 29. Nxc1 Ne3 30. Be6+ Kh8 31. Rdf1 Nxf1 32. Rxf1 {1-0 Luther,
T-Petrosian,A/Schwerin/1999/ (32)}) (16... Na4 17. Bd3 Ndb6 {1/2-1/2 Feher,
G-Kuczynski,R/Cappelle la Grande/ 1992/ (17)}) 17. f4 Nf6 18. Qg2 $1 {The
queen fullfils excellent functions on g2 since it covers c2, d5 and g4 squares.
Very soon black will regret giving up the of the Be6.} h5 (18... Nc4 19. Bc1
Rc8 20. Bd3 $14) (18... e4 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. g5 Nh5 21. f5 $16) 19. gxh5 Nxh5 (
19... exf4 20. Bxb6 Qxb6 21. Qxg7 Rh7 22. Qg2 $16) 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Na5 $1 Bd6
(21... Rc8 22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Nc6 Bd6 24. Qg5 $16) (21... Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxa5 23.
Bc4 $1 (23. Qxe5 Rc8 24. Bh3 Qc7 25. Qf5 Rd8 $14) 23... O-O 24. Qxe5 $16) 22.
Nc6 Rb7 (22... Rc8 23. Be2 g6 24. Rhf1 $16) 23. Be2 g6 (23... Nc4 24. Bg5 g6
25. Rhe1 $16) 24. Nxe5 $1 {Black pieces are so badly ccordinated, that the
proper tactical blow must send his position into spin.} Bxe5 25. d6 Bxd6 (25...
Qb8 26. Bxb6 Rxb6 27. Qe4 O-O (27... f6 28. Qxg6+ Kd8 29. Bxh5 Rxd6 30. Qg7
Rxh5 31. Qf8+ Kd7 32. Qf7+ $18) 28. Qxe5 Re8 29. Qg5 Ng3 30. Qxg3 Rxe2 31. h5
$18) (25... Qd7 26. Qe4 O-O 27. Qxe5 $18) 26. Rxd6 Nc4 (26... Qxd6 27. Qxb7 Nd5
28. Rd1 Nhf6 29. Bf3 $18) 27. Rc6 Qb8 (27... Nxe3 28. Qe4+ (28. Rxc7 Nxg2 29.
Rxb7 $18) 28... Qe7 29. Rc8+ Kd7 30. Qc6#) 28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. Bc5 $1 {White
attacking triumph finishes with a precise idea.} (29. Bc5 $1 Rxb2+ 30. Ka1 $18)
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
b6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 Nc6 11. Ng5 Rb8 12. Bc4 {Carlsen is obviously working
on chess in a great depth. In the given position he comes up with a radical
attack against the weakness f7.} (12. c3 Nd8 13. Qd1 h6 14. Nf3 Be7 15. Bd3 Qc6
16. Qe2 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nd2 Ne6 19. Ra5 Bd7 20. O-O O-O {1/2-1/2 Piuva,
M-Valkesalmi,K/Finland 1980/ (54)}) 12... Nd8 13. Qd3 h6 14. Nf3 Ra8 {Amonatov
has played the first independent move, but it doesn't make a healthy
impression. The tragedy for black is a poor coordination of pieces and rather
slow development.} (14... Qb7 15. O-O Be7 16. Ra3 O-O 17. Rb3 Qc6 18. Ra1 Ne6
19. Bxa6 Bxa6 20. Qxa6 Qxc2 21. Rxb6 Rbc8 22. h3 Qxe4 23. Qb7 Qxb7 24. Rxb7 Rc7
25. Rxc7 Nxc7 26. b4 {1-0 Zieher,H-Schubert,C/Germany 1981/GER-chT (43)}) 15.
Nd2 Ne6 (15... Be7 16. Bd5 Bb7 17. a5 b5 18. c4 $16) 16. Bd5 Rb8 (16... Bb7 17.
O-O Bxd5 18. exd5 Nc5 19. Qc4 $16) 17. Qc4 Nc5 $6 {The logical move, that
finally develops the knight to promissing square fails to the immediate
tactical trick. The defender was poorly prepared for the direct contact of the
pieces.} (17... Qxc4 18. Nxc4 Nf4 (18... b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ba7 $18) 19. Bxb6
Nxg2+ 20. Kd2 $16) 18. b4 $1 b5 $8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qc3 Ne6 21. Qxc7 Nxc7 22.
Ba7 Nxd5 (22... Rb7 23. Bc6+ Kd8 24. c3 $18) 23. Bxb8 Nxb4 24. O-O $1 {The
young Norwegian has won an exchange for the pawn. His development advantage
contributes to the rush cracking of the enemy's resistance.} Nc6 (24... Nxc2 $2
25. Rac1 $18) 25. Rfb1 Be7 (25... Nxb8 26. Ra8 Nc6 27. Rxc8+ Kd7 28. Ra8 b4 29.
Nc4 $18) (25... b4 26. Nc4 Kd7 27. Nb6+ Kd8 28. Ba7 Be6 29. Nd5 $18) 26. Rxb5
O-O 27. Nc4 $1 {The tactical tit for tat is the quickest way to realize the
huge advantage.} Be6 (27... Nxb8 28. Rxb8 Be6 29. Rxf8+ Bxf8 30. Ne3 $18) 28.
Bxd6 Bxc4 (28... Bxd6 29. Nxd6 Rd8 30. Nb7 $18) 29. Rc5 Rc8 (29... Bxd6 30.
Rxc6 $18) 30. Rxc4 Bxd6 31. Ra6 $18 Rb8 (31... Ne7 32. Rxc8+ Nxc8 33. Ra8 $18)
32. g3 Nd4 33. Rxd6 Rb1+ 34. Kg2 Rb2 35. c3 Nc2 36. Kf1 1-0

[Event "VAM Hoogeveen 3rd"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "1999.10.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1999.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. a4 Be7 11. Be2 Rc8 12. O-O Nb6 {Black comes up
with a very ambitious plan of achieving d6-d5 push.} 13. Rfd1 d5 (13... Nc4 14.
Bxc4 Bxc4 15. a5 O-O 16. Bg5 $14) 14. a5 (14. exd5 Nbxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 $11)
14... d4 (14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Qxd8+ Rxd8 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Ra4 $1 $16)
15. axb6 Bxb3 (15... Qxb6 16. Nxd4 (16. Na4 Qc7 17. Bf2 b5 $14) 16... exd4 17.
Bxd4 $16) 16. cxb3 dxe3 (16... dxc3 $2 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Ra5 $1 $18) 17. Qxd8+
Bxd8 $6 (17... Rxd8 $5 18. Ra5 (18. Kf1 Rh6 $13) 18... Rd2 19. Rxe5 Rxb2 20.
Bxa6 Rxb3 21. Bb5+ Kf8 22. Ra1 g6 $13) 18. Ra5 Nd7 (18... Bxb6 $5 19. Rxe5+ Kf8
20. Kf1 Rh6 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Rexd5 Rc7 23. Bc4 $14) 19. Rad5 Nxb6 (19... Nc5
20. Rxe5+ (20. b4 Ne6 21. Rd7 Rb8 $11) 20... Ne6 21. Nd5 Rc2 22. Bxa6 e2 23.
Re1 Bxb6+ 24. Nxb6 bxa6 25. Kf2 Rxb2 26. Ra1 $16) 20. Rxe5+ Kf8 21. Rc5 $1 {
Polgar uses very smart tactics in the fight for an advantage despite an
intruder on e3.} Ke8 (21... Rxc5 $2 22. Rxd8+ Ke7 23. Rxh8 $18) (21... Rb8 $5
22. f4 g6 23. Nd5 (23. Kf1 Be7 24. Rc7 Bd8 25. Rxb7 Rxb7 26. Rxd8+ Kg7 27. Rxh8
Kxh8 28. Bxa6 Rd7 $13) 23... Nxd5 24. Rcxd5 Kg7 25. Rd7 Re8 26. e5 $14) 22.
Rxc8 Nxc8 23. Nd5 Ne7 (23... Rh6 24. Nxe3 Bb6 25. Kf2 Rd6 26. f4 Rxd1 27. Bxd1
Nd6 28. Kf3 $16) 24. Nxe3 Bb6 25. Rd3 $1 (25. Kf2 $6 f5 $1 26. g3 h4 27. Rd3
hxg3+ 28. hxg3 Rh2+ 29. Ke1 $14) 25... Ng6 (25... f5 26. Kf1 fxe4 27. fxe4 Rf8+
28. Ke1 $16) 26. Kf1 Nf4 27. Rc3 Nxe2 (27... Kd7 28. g3 $16) (27... Bd4 28.
Rc8+ $18) 28. Kxe2 Kd7 29. Rd3+ Kc6 (29... Ke6 30. Nf5 Bc7 31. Nxg7+ Kf6 32.
Nf5 Bxh2 33. g3 $18) 30. Nf5 {Savadkasov has lost his case, white is pawn up
and her only difficulty is the doubled pawn on the b file.} Bc5 (30... g6 31.
Ne7+ Kb5 32. Rd7 Rb8 33. Nd5 f5 34. exf5 gxf5 35. Nxb6 Kxb6 36. Rh7 $18) 31.
Rd5 (31. Nxg7 $2 Rg8 32. Nxh5 Rxg2+ 33. Kd1 Rxh2 $11) 31... g6 (31... b5 32.
Kd3 $16) 32. Nd4+ Bxd4 (32... Kb6 33. Kd3 Rc8 34. Rd7 $16) 33. Rxd4 {[%mdl
4096] The rook endgame will become very instructive.} a5 (33... f6 34. Ke3 h4
35. f4 $16) 34. Ke3 Kc5 35. e5 (35. Rc4+ Kd6 36. Kd4 $16) 35... Re8 36. f4 Re6
(36... f6 37. Ke4 b5 38. Rd6 $18) 37. Ke4 b5 38. g3 (38. h3 $6 h4 $1) 38... Re7
39. h3 Re8 40. Rd7 (40. g4 $6 f5+ $1 41. gxf5 gxf5+ 42. Ke3 Rg8 $132) 40... Kb4
(40... f5+ 41. Kd3 Kb4 42. Rd5 $1 $18) 41. Rxf7 Kxb3 42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 {
Hecht: '[#] Es ist ein Freibauernrennen entstanden, bei dem Weiß offenbar
schneller ist.'} Rb8 (43... Kxb2 44. Rb7 b4 45. Ra7 (45. f5 {Hecht} gxf5+ 46.
gxf5 Kb3 47. f6 a4 48. f7 Ra8 49. e6 a3 50. Rxb4+ Kxb4 51. e7 a2 52. f8=Q a1=Q
53. e8=Q+ $18 {Es gibt sicher andere profane Gewinnwege, z.B. 45.Ta7 statt 45.
f5.}) 45... b3 46. Rxa5 Kc2 47. Rc5+ Kd2 48. Rb5 Kc2 49. f5 $18) 44. e6 {
Both parties are marching with pawns, but white ones are already much further.}
Kxb2 45. e7 Re8 (45... a4 46. Rf8 $18) 46. f5 gxf5+ 47. gxf5 a4 48. f6 a3 49.
Rh7 $1 (49. Rf8 $2 a2 50. Rxe8 a1=Q 51. Rf8 Qe1+ 52. Kd5 Qd2+ 53. Kc6 Qc3+ $13)
49... a2 50. Rh2+ Ka3 (50... Kb1 51. Kd5 a1=Q 52. Rh1+ Ka2 53. Rxa1+ Kxa1 54.
Ke6 $18) 51. Rh1 Kb2 52. Kd5 a1=Q 53. Rxa1 Kxa1 54. Ke6 (54. Ke6 b4 55. f7
Rxe7+ 56. Kxe7 b3 57. f8=Q b2 58. Qa8+ Kb1 59. Kd6 Kc1 60. Qa3 Kc2 61. Qa2 Kc1
62. Qc4+ $18) (54. f7 Rxe7 55. f8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. Kb1 Nbd7 12. g4 Nb6 13. g5 Nfd7 14. h4 Qc7 15.
h5 (15. Qg2 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 a5 20. Nd2 a4
21. Ne4 b3 22. cxb3 axb3 23. a3 Qc4 24. Rhd1 Rfc8 25. Rc3 Qb5 {1/2-1/2 Simola,
T-Vatanski,A/FIN/1996/ (33)}) 15... b4 (15... Rfc8 16. g6 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18.
exd5 Bf5 19. gxf7+ Kh8 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rf8 22. Qg6 Bf6 23. Rdg1 Rac8 24.
Bg5 Qd8 25. Nd2 Nc5 26. Nc4 {1-0 Tolnai,T-Kuczynski,R/Stara Zagora/1990/ (34)})
(15... Nc5 16. g6 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nxb3 19. axb3 Bf5 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21.
Qxd3 Qd7 22. Rdg1 Bf6 23. gxh7+ Kh8 24. Bg5 Qe7 25. Qf5 Bxg5 26. Rxg5 Qf6 27.
h6 {1-0 Tolnai,T-Henriksson,C/Debrecen 1992/EU-chT (27)}) (15... Rab8 16. g6
Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. h6 fxg6 19. hxg7 Rf7 20. Nc1 Qb7 21. b3 Rxg7 22. Qg2 Nf6
23. Bg5 Nh5 24. Nd5 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Rf8 26. Ne2 {1-0 Tolnai,T-Schlosser,P/
Leibnitz/1990/ (44)}) 16. Nd5 Bxd5 $6 {This game excellently illustrates the
dangers connected with giving up white squared bishop.} (16... Nxd5 17. exd5
Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 a5 20. g6 h6 $5) 17. exd5 a5 18. Qd3 a4 19. Nd2 a3 (
19... Ra5 20. Qf5 $1 Nxd5 21. Bd3 g6 22. hxg6 Nxe3 23. Qh3 $18) 20. Qf5 $1 {
[%mdl 128] Grischuk plays dangerous move with simple idea to exploit b1-h7
diagonal to the maximum effect.} (20. b3 Ra5) 20... axb2 (20... Nxd5 21. Bd3 (
21. Nc4 Nxe3 22. Nxe3 axb2 23. Bd3 g6 24. hxg6 b3 25. cxb3 Qa7 26. a4 Qxe3 27.
g7 $1 $18) 21... g6 22. hxg6 axb2 (22... Nxe3 23. Qh3 $18) 23. Bd4 Qa5 (23...
exd4 24. Qxd5 Qa5 25. gxf7+ Rxf7 26. Bxh7+ Kg7 27. Be4 $18) 24. Bc4 $18) 21.
Bd3 g6 22. hxg6 Rxa2 $5 (22... Na4 23. Ne4 b3 24. cxb3 $18) (22... fxg6 23.
Qe6+ Rf7 24. Rxh7 $18) (22... hxg6 23. Qh3 $18) 23. c4 (23. gxh7+ Kh8 24. Ne4
Qa7 $19) (23. Kxa2 Ra8+ 24. Kxb2 Qc3+ 25. Kc1 Qa3+ 26. Kb1 Qa1#) 23... Nxd5 (
23... Ra1+ 24. Kxb2 Rxd1 25. Rxh7 $1 Na4+ 26. Kc2 Rxd2+ 27. Kxd2 $18) (23...
bxc3 24. g7 $1 Ra1+ (24... c2+ 25. Bxc2 Ra1+ 26. Kxb2 $18) 25. Kc2 cxd2+ (25...
Rc1+ 26. Kb3 $1 b1=Q+ 27. Nxb1 $18) 26. Kxd2 b1=N+ 27. Bxb1 Nc4+ 28. Ke2 $18)
24. Bd4 $3 {Spectacular position as both kings are nearly mated. White concept
proves to be more sound since black is without white squared bishop.} (24.
gxh7+ Kh8 25. Bd4 Qa7 26. Bxb2 (26. Bxa7 Nc3+ 27. Kc2 b1=Q#) 26... Ne3 27. Qe4
Ra8 $19) 24... Qa7 (24... Nc3+ 25. Bxc3 Ra1+ 26. Kc2 (26. Kxb2 bxc3+ 27. Kc2 (
27. Kxa1 Qa5+ 28. Kb1 Qb4+ $19) 27... Ra2+ 28. Kc1 Qb8 $19) 26... bxc3 27. g7
b1=Q+ 28. Rxb1 Ra2+ 29. Kc1 cxd2+ 30. Kd1 $18) (24... exd4 25. Qxd5 Qa7 26.
gxf7+ (26. gxh7+ Kh8 27. Nb3 Qa4 28. g6 fxg6 29. c5 Nxc5 30. Bc4 Ra1+ 31. Kc2
d3+ 32. Rxd3 Rc1+ 33. Rxc1 (33. Kd2 Bg5+ 34. Qxg5 (34. Ke2 Qe8+) 34... Rxh1 35.
Qxg6 Rh2+ 36. Ke3 Qe8+ $19) 33... bxc1=Q+ 34. Kxc1 Nxd3+ 35. Kb1 Qa8 $19) 26...
Rxf7 27. Bxh7+ Kg7 28. Bf5 Ra1+ 29. Kc2 Qa4+ 30. Nb3 Rc1+ 31. Rxc1 bxc1=Q+ 32.
Kxc1 Bxg5+ $19) 25. g7 $1 {Unless white king gets mated the game is clearly
over.} Ra1+ (25... Nc3+ 26. Bxc3 Ra1+ 27. Kc2 Rc1+ 28. Rxc1 Qa4+ 29. Kxb2 bxc3+
30. Rxc3 Rb8+ 31. Rb3 $18) 26. Kc2 (26. Kc2 Qa4+ (26... b1=Q+ 27. Rxb1 Qa4+ (
27... Ne3+ 28. Bxe3 Qa4+ 29. Kc1 Qa3+ 30. Kd1 $18) 28. Kc1 Rxb1+ 29. Kxb1 $18)
27. Nb3 Rc1+ 28. Rxc1 bxc1=Q+ 29. Kxc1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Prerov Friendship GM"]
[Site "Prerov"]
[Date "2001.12.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stocek, Jiri"]
[Black "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 b5 11. a4 (11. O-O-O Nb6) 11... b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5
Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. O-O-O (15. a5 Qb7 16. O-O-O Be7 17. h4 Nd7 18. Kb1 g5 19.
hxg5 Bxg5 20. Qd3 Ke7 21. Re1 Kf8 22. Qf5 Rc8 23. Bxa6 Qxa6 24. Qxd7 {1-0
Hjartarson,J-Haces,R/Thessaloniki/1984/ (54)}) 15... Be7 16. h4 Nd7 17. Kb1 g5
$6 {This radical defensive approach leaves white squares dangerously exposed.}
(17... Nc5 $1 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Bd3 g6 $11) 18. Bd3 (18. hxg5 Bxg5 19. Qe1 Rb8
$13) 18... gxh4 (18... Nc5 $2 19. hxg5 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 hxg5 21. Rxh8+ Ke7 22.
Rxa8 $18) (18... Rg8 19. Bh7 Rg7 20. Bf5 Nc5 21. a5 $5 Nxb3 (21... Qb5 22. Qe3
Nxb3 23. cxb3 Qxa5 24. Rc1 $36) 22. cxb3 Qxa5 23. Rc1 $36) 19. f4 exf4 20. Rde1
$1 {This pointed move reveals, that black will face an uphill struggle for
equality.} (20. Qxf4 Bg5 21. Rde1+ Kf8 22. Qf5 Ne5 $13) 20... f3 (20... Ne5 21.
Qxf4 Rd8 (21... Bg5 $2 22. Rxe5+ Kf8 23. Rxg5 $18) (21... Nxd3 $2 22. Qf6 Nxe1
23. Qxh8+ (23. Rxe1 $2 O-O 24. Rxe7 Qg1+ 25. Ka2 Qxg4 $19) 23... Bf8 24. Rxe1+
Kd7 25. Qf6 $14) 22. Re4 $13) 21. Rxh4 Ne5 (21... f2 22. Re4 Ne5 23. Rh2 Rg8
$13) 22. Rxh6 Rxh6 23. Qxh6 Nxd3 (23... Qf2 $2 24. Rxe5 dxe5 25. Qc6+ $18) (
23... Rc8 24. Rxe5 $1 Qg1+ 25. Nc1 dxe5 26. Qh8+ Bf8 27. Qxe5+ Kd8 28. Bxa6 $18
) 24. cxd3 f2 (24... Qf2 25. Re3 $1 Ra7 26. Qh8+ Kd7 27. Qd4 Qf1+ 28. Ka2 Rc7
29. Qe4 $18) 25. Rc1 Qb7 26. Qh8+ Bf8 (26... Kd7 27. Qh5 $14) 27. Qd4 Qa7 28.
Qf4 Bg7 $1 29. Rc2 $2 {Stocek is leaving promotion square of the f2 pawn
guarded only by white queen to his own peril.} (29. Rf1 Qb7 30. Qf5 Be5 $14)
29... Qb7 $1 30. Re2+ Be5 31. Qf3 (31. d4 Qxd5 32. Ka2 Qc6 33. dxe5 Qxa4+ 34.
Kb1 Qxb3 35. exd6+ Kf8 36. Qh6+ Kg8 $11) 31... f1=Q+ (31... Qxd5 32. Qxd5 f1=Q+
33. Nc1 (33. Ka2 Qxe2 34. Qxa8+ Ke7 35. d4 Bg3 36. Qb7+ Kf6 37. Qxb4 Kg5 $14)
33... Rc8 34. Rxe5+ dxe5 35. Qxe5+ Kd7 36. Qd5+ Kc7 37. Qc5+ Kb7 38. Qxb4+ $11)
32. Qxf1 Qxd5 33. d4 Qxb3 34. dxe5 dxe5 $2 {[%mdl 256] This move looks like a
reckless decision. Neverov was probably finding it hard to believe, that white
could succed despite active queen on b3.} (34... Qd3+ 35. Ka1 O-O-O $11) 35.
Rxe5+ Kf8 36. Qh1 Kg7 (36... Qd3+ 37. Ka1 Kg7 38. Rg5+ Kf6 (38... Kf8 39. Qxa8+
$18) 39. Qh6+ Ke7 40. Re5+ Kd7 41. Qh1 Kd6 42. Re1 $18 Qc2 43. Rd1+ Ke6 (43...
Ke7 44. Qb7+ Kf6 45. Rf1+ $18) 44. Qd5+ $18) 37. Rg5+ Kf6 38. Qh6+ Ke7 39. Re5+
Kd7 40. Qd2+ Kc6 41. Qd4 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.02"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 h5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. O-O (13. Na5 Qc7 14.
c4 O-O (14... Bh4+ 15. g3 Bf6 16. Rc1 b6 17. Nc6 a5 18. O-O Bh3 19. Rfe1 g6 20.
b3 Bg7 21. a3 O-O 22. b4 {1-0 Wang Yu-Zhao Xue/HeiBei 2001/ (44)}) 15. O-O Bf6
16. Rac1 b6 17. Nc6 Nb8 18. Nxb8 Raxb8 19. b4 Qd7 20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 dxc5 22.
Rxc5 Be7 {0-1 David,A-Dinstuhl,V/Germany 2000/ (39)}) (13. c4 b6 14. O-O Nf6
15. Nc1 a5 16. b3 h4 17. a3 Nh5 18. Bd3 Bd7 19. Ne2 f5 20. f4 e4 21. Bc2 Bf6
22. Nd4 Qc7 23. Rac1 g6 24. Bb1 Kf7 25. Nb5 {1-0 Kraemer,M-Becker,M/Willingen/
2001/ (50)}) 13... Qc7 (13... O-O 14. c4 Bh7 15. Na5 Qc8 16. b4 Bd8 17. Nb3 b6
18. Rac1 Qb8 19. f4 h4 20. f5 {1-0 Conquest,S-Gofshtein,L/Fuerth 1999/ (37)}) (
13... a5 14. f4 a4 15. fxe5 axb3 16. Rxf5 bxa2 17. e6 Nf6 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19.
Bd4 Qc8 20. Bd3 Rf8 21. Qe2 Rh8 22. b3 Qd7 23. c3 Ra3 24. Rxa2 Rha8 25. Qxh5+
Kg8 26. Rxf6 {1-0 Galliamova,A-Hunt,H/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (26)}) 14. c4 b6
15. f4 g6 16. Rad1 (16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Nc1 a5 18. a3 Nc5 19. b3 h4 20. Ra2 O-O
21. Qe1 Kg7 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Rxa2 24. Nxa2 Nd3 25. Qc3 Ra8 {1/2-1/2
Ponomariov,R-Cvitan,O/Neum 2000/ 2001 (39)}) 16... a5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 (17... dxe5
18. d6 $18) 18. Rxf5 $5 {[%mdl 4] Topalov is trying to refute black's concept
with the position exchange sacrifice, even though he could have played more
positionally.} (18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Nf3 $1 Nxf3+ 20. Rxf3 $16) 18... gxf5 19. Nd4
Ng4 $6 (19... Rg8 20. Nxf5 (20. b3 h4 21. Nxf5 Bf6 $13) 20... Nxc4 21. Bxc4 (
21. Rc1 b5 22. b3 Qd7 23. bxc4 Qxf5 24. cxb5 Rb8 $13) 21... Qxc4 22. Re1 Kd7
$13) 20. Nc6 (20. Bxg4 hxg4 (20... fxg4 21. Nc6 f6 (21... Bf6 22. Qf2 $16) 22.
Re1 Rh7 23. Qc2 $18) 21. Nxf5 Bf6 22. Qe2 $14) 20... Rg8 (20... Nxe3 21. Qxe3
Kf8 22. Qc3 Rh6 23. Rf1 Bf6 24. Qd2 Kg7 25. Rxf5 h4 26. Bd3 $14) 21. Rf1 Ne5 {
The knight rushes back proving, that the move 19..Ng4?! was a dubious concept.}
(21... Nxe3 22. Qxe3 h4 23. Rxf5 $16) (21... h4 22. Rxf5 h3 23. g3 $16) 22.
Rxf5 Nxc6 (22... h4 23. Bh5 $1 h3 24. g3 Rg7 (24... Rf8 25. Qf2 $18) 25. Bd4
$18) 23. dxc6 O-O-O (23... Qxc6 24. Bf3 Qc8 (24... Qd7 25. Qd5 Bd8 26. Bxh5 Rg7
27. Bh6 Rh7 28. Qe4+ Qe7 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Qc6+ Qd7 31. Bxf7+ $18) 25. Qd5 Rb8
26. Qxf7+ Kd7 27. Rf6 Rf8 28. Rxd6+ $1 Kxd6 29. Bf4+ Kd7 30. Qd5+ $18) 24. Qd5
Rde8 (24... Rdf8 25. Bxh5 $18) 25. Rxf7 Kb8 (25... Ref8 26. Qe6+ Kd8 27. Rxe7
Qxc6 28. Bf3 Rxf3 29. Qxg8+ Kxe7 30. Bg5+ Rf6 31. Qg7+ $18) 26. Bf4 Ka7 (26...
Rgf8 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Bxd6 Rd8 29. Bxc7+ Kxc7 30. Qf5 Rxe2 31. Qf7+ Kd6 32.
Qf4+ Kc5 33. Qg5+ $18) 27. c5 $1 {Fine attacking idea, that opens access to
black's king.} bxc5 28. Bxd6 Bxd6 29. Rxc7+ Bxc7 30. Qb3 (30. Qb3 Rb8 (30...
Bb6 31. Qf7+) 31. Qc4 Rxb2 32. Qxg8 Rxe2 33. Qb3 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Zhigalko, Andrey"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Minsk Vesnianka"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Qf2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Nc5 Be7 14. Qg3 {
Ftacnik: 'The most promissing plan seems to be the idea to reach d5 with
second knight after Nc5-a4-b6.'} (14. g4 Bxg4 $1 15. N5a4 Be6 16. Rhg1 g6 17.
Nb6 Rb8 18. Ncd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Rb5 21. Qd2 Qc7 22. Bh6 Rxb2 23.
Bg7 {0-1 Illes,S-Stanescu,C/Miercurea Ciuc 2002/ (23)}) (14. N5a4 h5 (14... Rb8
15. Nb6 O-O 16. Kb1 Rb7 17. Ncd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rb5 19. Bb6 Qd7 20. a4 Rxd5 21.
exd5 Bf5 22. g4 Bg6 23. f4 exf4 24. Rhe1 Bf6 {0-1 Quezada,Y-Karjakin,S/
Mallorca 2004/ (71)}) 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Ncd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Rb5 19.
Rhd1 Qa5 20. Kb1 O-O 21. Qd2 Qc7 22. Rxb5 axb5 23. Qd5 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Lalic,B/
Jahorina 2003/ (46)}) (14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 d5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18.
Qxc4 Nxe3 19. Qc6+ Kf7 20. Rxd8 Rhxd8 21. Qe4 Bg5 22. Qxe5 Rd5 {0-1 Pym,
T-Eckersley Waites,T/Millfield School 2003/ (30)}) (14. h4 Qc8 15. N5a4 Rb8 16.
g4 Qc6 17. Nb6 Bd8 18. Ncd5 O-O 19. c3 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Rb5 21. Nb4 Qb7 22. Rxd6
a5 23. Na6 Be7 24. Nc5 Qc8 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rb6 {1-0 Anand,V-Svidler,P/
Dortmund 2004/ (53)}) 14... O-O 15. Bh6 (15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qh3 Qd7 17. g4 Kh8
18. g5 Ng8 $11) 15... Ne8 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Qa5 {'!' Ftacnik.} 18. Nxe6 (18.
Nb7 Qb4 19. Nxd6 Rb8 20. Nxc4 Rb7 21. b3 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Qb2+ 23. Kd2 Bb4 24. Be5
f6 25. Bd4 Rd7 $19) 18... fxe6 19. Rhf1 (19. Qg4 $4 Rxf4 $1 20. Qxe6+ Rf7 $19)
19... Rb8 20. Qg4 Nc7 21. Bh6 Qe5 22. Bf4 (22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. g3 Rb8 24. Be3
Qa5 25. Bd4 $11) 22... Rxf4 23. Rxf4 Bg5 24. Rdf1 (24. g3 Qc5 25. Rd2 (25. Rdf1
$2 h5 26. Qf3 e5 $19) 25... Bh6 26. Nd1 e5 27. Rf6 Bxd2+ 28. Kxd2 d5 (28...
Qa5+ 29. Ke2 Qxa2) 29. exd5 Nxd5 $17) 24... d5 25. h4 Bh6 26. Kb1 d4 (26...
Qxc3 $2 27. Rf8+ $18) 27. Nd1 (27. Ne2 Qb5 28. b3 d3 29. Qf3 Bxf4 30. Qxf4
dxc2+ 31. Kb2 Qc5 $17) 27... Nb5 (27... Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Qxf4 29. Rxf4 Rb5 $15)
28. Qg3 (28. R4f2 Be3 $1 29. Rf6 (29. Nxe3 $2 dxe3 $19) 29... Na3+ 30. Ka1
Nxc2+ 31. Kb1 Na3+ 32. Ka1 c3 33. Qxe6+ Qxe6 34. Rxe6 Bd2 $1 35. Rc6 Nc2+ 36.
Kb1 Ne3 37. Nxe3 dxe3 $19) 28... Bxf4 29. Qxf4 (29. Rxf4 Nc3+ 30. Nxc3 dxc3 31.
b3 Rd8 $19) 29... Qxf4 30. Rxf4 e5 31. Rf5 c3 32. Rxe5 {'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik:
'White is commiting another tactical mistake, Dvoirys will be able to win the
piece with fine tactics.'} (32. b3 Re8 33. Nf2 Nd6 34. Rf3 h5 $17) 32... Na3+
33. Kc1 (33. Ka1 Nxc2+ 34. Kb1 Ne3 $1 35. Nxe3 dxe3 $19) 33... Rxb2 {'!'
Ftacnik.} 34. Re8+ Kf7 35. Nxb2 cxb2+ 36. Kxb2 Nc4+ 37. Kb3 Nd2+ 38. Kb4 Kxe8
39. e5 (39. Kc5 Nxe4+ 40. Kxd4 Ng3 41. Ke5 Kd7 $19) 39... Nf1 40. Kc5 Ne3 41.
Kxd4 Nxg2 0-1

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2002.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 b5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Nb6 16. Na5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. c4 Qb4 19. Rg1 {The line is pretty
dangerous for black, as white hopes for more than a mere compensation for his
sacrificed pawn.} Rab8 (19... bxc4 $5 20. Bxc4 Rab8 21. b3 $13) 20. cxb5 axb5 (
20... Nf4 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. g6 hxg6 23. bxa6 $13) 21. a3 Qa4 (21... Qa5 22. Rg4
g6 23. Rb4 Rfc8 $13) 22. Rg4 Nf4 $2 (22... b4 $1 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. axb4 (24. Rxb4
Rxb4 25. axb4 Bxg5 $17) 24... Rfc8 $15) 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Rd4 Qa5 (24... b4 25.
Rdxf4 (25. Re4 Rfc8 26. Rxe7 Qc2+ 27. Ka1 Qc1+ 28. Ka2 b3+ $19) 25... Qa7 $1
26. Rxb4 Rxb4 27. axb4 (27. Rxb4 Qg1 28. Qd3 Bxg5 $13) 27... Qf2 28. Bd3 Qxh2
29. f4 $13) 25. Re4 $1 Qd8 (25... Bd8 26. Rgxf4 Qa7 (26... Rc8 $2 27. Qxf7+ $1)
27. Bxb5 $14) 26. Bxb5 {[%mdl 32] Bologan fully dominates on white squares and
even manages to prevent counterplay on the dark ones.} Kh8 (26... Rc8 27. Bc6
Qc7 28. Rc4 $14) 27. Rexf4 (27. Rgxf4 Bxg5 28. Rxf7 Bf6 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8 30. f4
$16) 27... Qb6 28. a4 Qc5 (28... f6 29. Qe4 fxg5 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Rxg5 g6 32.
h4 $14) 29. Rd4 (29. Qxc5 $5 dxc5 30. Kc2 Bd6 31. Rf5 $16) 29... f5 30. Rg2 (
30. gxf6 Bxf6 31. Qxc5 dxc5 32. Rd5 Bd4 33. b4 $16) 30... Rfc8 (30... Qa7 31.
Rc4 Qe3 32. f4 $16) 31. Qxc5 Rxc5 (31... dxc5 32. Rd7 $16) 32. f4 g6 33. b4 {
The pair of passed pawns on a,b files will prove too much for black.} Rc3 34.
Rc2 Rf3 35. Bc6 Rf1+ 36. Ka2 Bf8 37. b5 Bg7 38. Rcd2 $1 Bxd4 39. Rxd4 Rc1 40.
a5 1-0

[Event "Bermuda-B"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2002.01.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Blehm, Pawel"]
[Black "Alvarez Marquez, Johan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 b5 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Qf2 Rb8 13. Nc5 Bc8 14. Nd3 Nc4 15.
Nb4 $5 {[%mdl 8] Parting with the vital e3 bishop is a bit revolutionary,
white believes in winning time for his active attacking ideas.} (15. Ba7 Rb7 (
15... Ra8 16. Nb4 Qc7 17. Bxc4 Qxa7 18. Qxa7 Rxa7 19. Bb3 Be6 20. Ncd5 Nxd5 21.
Bxd5 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Klovans,J-Zagorskis,D/Hockenheim 1997/ (33)}) 16. Nb4 Qa5 17.
Bxc4 bxc4 18. a3 Be6 19. Be3 (19. h4 Qc7 20. g5 a5 21. Na6 Qc6 22. Nb8 Qc7 23.
gxf6 gxf6 24. a4 Rxa7 25. Nb5 Qxb8 26. Nxa7 {1-0 Klovans,J-Lapienis,D/Bad
Wildbad 1997/ (37)}) 19... d5 20. Nc6 Qc7 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Qxc6 23. Nc3
Be7 24. Rhg1 O-O {1/2-1/2 Klovans,J-Womacka,M/Schoeneck 1996/ (69)}) 15... Nxe3
16. Qxe3 Be7 17. h4 (17. Nc6 Qb6 18. Qxb6 Rxb6 19. Nxe7 Kxe7 20. a3 Be6 $11)
17... Bb7 18. Qe1 {xh4} (18. Nbd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxh4 $1 $17) 18... O-O 19. Kb1
a5 (19... Nd7 20. g5 h5 21. Bh3 $14) 20. Nbd5 b4 (20... Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22.
Rxd5 b4 23. g5 h5 24. Bb5 $14) 21. Nxe7+ (21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5
a4 24. g5 hxg5 25. hxg5 Bxg5 26. Bb5 b3 $1 $13) 21... Qxe7 22. Ne2 Rfc8 (22...
d5 23. g5 dxe4 24. gxf6 Qxf6 25. fxe4 Bxe4 26. Rh2 b3 27. axb3 Rxb3 28. Nc3 Bh7
29. Bd3 $16) 23. Ng3 {Both darksquared bishops are gone and white has
excellent knight ready to jump to f5.} (23. g5 Nxe4 $1 24. gxh6 (24. fxe4 $2
Bxe4 $19) 24... Nf6 $14) 23... Qc7 24. Rh2 a4 25. g5 $1 Ne8 (25... b3 26. cxb3
Nh7 27. bxa4 hxg5 28. Nf5 $18) 26. gxh6 g6 (26... b3 27. axb3 axb3 28. cxb3 Bc6
29. Bc4 $18) 27. h5 g5 (27... Kh7 28. hxg6+ fxg6 29. Bh3 Rd8 30. Qxb4 $18) 28.
Qd2 {White must be very careful not to underestimate black's chances, but it
is enough for Blehm to exploit his positional achievements on the kingside.} (
28. Qxb4 $2 Bxe4 $3 29. Qxe4 Qc3 30. h7+ Kh8 31. b3 a3 32. Kc1 Rxb3 33. axb3 a2
$19) 28... f6 29. Bh3 Rd8 30. Qxb4 Bd5 (30... Bxe4 31. Qxe4 Qc3 32. Be6+ Kh8
33. Bb3 $18) 31. Qa3 Bf7 32. Bf5 Qc4 (32... Qc5 33. Qxc5 dxc5 34. Rhd2 Rd4 35.
c3 $18) 33. Nf1 Nc7 34. Ne3 Qc6 (34... Qc5 35. Qxc5 dxc5 36. Rhd2 $18) 35. c4
$1 {The first player is clearly succeding in combining attack with a perfect
defense.} Kf8 (35... Bxc4 36. Rc2 Nb5 37. Qb4 $18) 36. Rhd2 Ke7 37. h7 Na6 (
37... Rb6 38. Bg4 $18) 38. Bg4 (38. Bg4 Nc5 39. Nf5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Bermuda-A"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2002.01.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 Nb6 12. g5 Nfd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 (13... Nxd5
14. exd5 Bf5 15. Na5 Nb6 (15... Qc7 16. Nc6 Nb8 17. Nxe7 Kxe7 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19.
Qxd3 Qc4 20. Qxc4 bxc4 21. f4 Nd7 22. Rhe1 Rab8 23. Bd4 f6 {1/2-1/2 Ioseliani,
N-Zhu Chen/Elista 1998/ (38)}) (15... Nb8 16. h4 Qc7 17. Bh3 Bxh3 18. Rxh3 Bd8
19. Nb3 Nd7 20. f4 O-O 21. h5 Rc8 22. Rdh1 f5 {0-1 Somalo Fernandez,M-Garcia
Perez,J/Cala Galdana 1999/ (32)}) (15... O-O 16. Nc6 Qe8 17. h4 Nb8 18. Nxe7+
Qxe7 19. h5 Nd7 20. Bh3 Bxh3 21. Rxh3 f5 22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Rg1 Rf7 {1/2-1/2
Gagunashvili,M-Dzagnidze,N/Batumi 2001/ (38)}) 16. Nc6 Qc7 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18.
Qxd3 Nc4 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 O-O 21. Rhe1 Rfe8 22. Qe4 Ne5 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24.
Qxe5 {1-0 Ribshtein,N-Golberg,I/Petah Tiqwa 1997/ (31)}) 14. exd5 Nc4 (14...
Rc8 15. h4 Nc4 16. Qf2 (16. Qe1 Ndb6 17. Bh3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Rc4 19. Bg4 O-O 20.
Kb1 Qc7 21. Rh2 a5 22. h5 a4 {0-1 Bartel,M-Szelag,M/Poraj 1997/ (33)}) 16... a5
17. Rd3 b4 18. Nd2 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Rc5 20. Nb3 Rxd5 21. Bc4 Nb6 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23.
Re4 a4 {0-1 Papastavropoulos,A-Kaspi,A/Kavala 1996/ (72)}) 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16.
Na5 c3 (16... Rc8 17. Nc6 Qc7 18. f4 Nb6 19. fxe5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Qxc6 21. exd6
Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Rd8 23. Rhd1 Bf8 24. d7+ {1-0 Askarov,M-Mitrofanov,I/Toljatti
2000/ (24)}) 17. Qxc3 Bxg5 18. f4 $1 {[%mdl 128] White is bravely exploiting
his lead in the development, black king will become a target.} (18. Nc6 Bxe3+
19. Qxe3 Qf6 20. Rhg1 O-O {1/2-1/2 Mancebo Ibanez,F-Crespo,R/Valencia 1998/ 
(20)}) 18... exf4 (18... Bxf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Qxg7 $18) (18... Bh6 19. Nc6
Qc7 20. fxe5 Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 dxe5 22. Qa3 $18) 19. Nc6 Qc7 (19... Qf6 20. Bd4
$18) (19... Qc8 20. Bc5 $1 f3+ 21. Kb1 Nxc5 22. Qxg7) 20. Bd4 (20. Qxg7 Bf6 21.
Bb6 $1 Bxg7 (21... Qxb6 22. Rhe1+ $18) 22. Bxc7 $16) (20. Bc5 $6 O-O $13) 20...
f6 21. Rhg1 (21. h4 Bh6 22. Rhg1 Ne5 23. Rde1 O-O 24. h5 Rac8 25. Bxe5 f3+ 26.
Kb1 f2 {0-1 Skurzak,J-Ciolek,M/Kazimierz Dolny 2001/ (32)}) 21... Bh6 (21...
Rc8 22. Rxg5 $1 fxg5 23. Bxg7 Rg8 24. Re1+ Ne5 25. Bxe5 $18) 22. Rge1+ Ne5 (
22... Kf8 23. Re7 Re8 24. Bxf6 (24. Qe1 f3+ 25. Kb1 Qc8 26. Qe6 $18) 24... f3+
25. Kb1 gxf6 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Qxf6+ Kg8 28. Qxh6 f2 29. Qh4 $13) 23. Bxe5 fxe5
24. Rxe5+ $1 dxe5 (24... Kf8 25. Rh5 $1 Rg8 26. Rf5+ $18) 25. d6 {It took a
sacrifice of a whole rook, but the poor defenders king will be haunted over
the board.} Qd7 (25... Qb6 26. d7+ (26. Qxe5+ $6 Kd7 27. Qf5+ Kxc6 28. Qe4+ Kd7
29. Qe7+ Kc6 30. Qe4+ $11) 26... Kf7 (26... Kf8 27. d8=Q+ $18) 27. Nxe5+ Ke6
28. Re1 f3+ 29. Kb1 Qb5 30. Nc4+ Kxd7 31. Qd3+ Kc7 32. Qd6+ Kc8 33. Re7 $18)
26. Nxe5 Qb5 (26... Rc8 27. Qb3 f3+ 28. Kb1 Qf5 29. d7+ $18) (26... Qe6 27.
Qc6+ $18) 27. d7+ Ke7 (27... Kd8 28. Nc6+ Kc7 29. Nd4+ $18) 28. Qa3+ $1 Ke6 29.
Qd6+ Kf5 30. Nf3 Kg4 31. Nd4 {Nakamura need just one thing and that is
coordination of the pieces.} (31. Qe6+ Kxf3 32. Qh3+ Kf2 (32... Ke4 33. Qe6+
Kf3 $11) 33. Rd2+ Qe2 $11) 31... Qc4 (31... Qa5 32. Qe6+ Kh5 33. Rg1 $18) 32.
Rg1+ Kh3 (32... Kh5 33. Qe5+ g5 34. h4 Rhg8 35. Rh1 $18) 33. Qe5 g6 (33... Qf7
34. Qe1 f3+ 35. Kb1 Qf4 (35... f2 36. Qc3+ $18) 36. Qf1+ Kh4 37. Nxf3+ $18) 34.
Qe4 1-0

[Event "Pulvermuehle 6th"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2006.02.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Baramidze, David"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. Kb1 axb3 17. cxb3 Rxa2 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Bh3 Qa5 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Bxd7
$5 {Baramidze is imrpoving on his game against Nielsen, but black should be
able to hold.} (21. Ng3 Nc5 22. Bc4 Nc7 23. Rhf1 Ra8 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Qf2 Qxc4
{0-1 Baramidze,D (2542)-Nielsen,P (2668)/Germany 2006/}) 21... Ra1+ 22. Kc2
Qc7+ 23. Nc3 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 (24. Rxd1 $2 bxc3 25. bxc3 Qxd7 $19) 24... bxc3 $2 {
Terrible decision, since white will now be left with a bishop pair controlling
the whole board.} (24... Qxd7 25. Nd5 Nc7 26. Nxe7 Qxe7 27. Kb1 $11) 25. Be6 (
25. Bg4 Qb7 26. Qd5 Qxd5 27. exd5 cxb2 28. Kxb2 $16) 25... cxb2+ 26. Kxb2 Qd8
27. Rf1 $1 {The challenge for black will be not to become mated wih vulnerable
king in the corner.} (27. Qd2 Nc7 28. Bc4 Qa8 29. Qg2 Rb8 30. Ra1 Qc6 31. Rc1
$16) 27... d5 (27... Nc7 28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Bc4 $16) 28. Bxd5 (28. Rxf8+ $5
Bxf8 29. Qxd5 Qe7 30. Qc6 $18) 28... Nd6 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8 (29... Bxf8 30. Qh5 g6
31. Qh3 $16) 30. Qe2 Qc8 31. Qc2 (31. Bd2 Qh3 32. Qf2 $16) 31... Qh3 {Lahno
has managed to create at least some counterplay despite necessity to protect
the king.} (31... Qg4 32. Bc5 Qh3 33. Qd2 Qd7 34. Qf2 Qe8 35. b4 $16) 32. Bc5
Qf1 (32... Nc8 $2 33. Bxe7 Nxe7 34. Qc7 $18) 33. h4 h6 34. g6 Qf8 (34... Qf6 $5
35. b4 (35. h5 Nc4+ $3 36. Bxc4 (36. Qxc4 Bxc5 37. Qxc5 Qf2+ 38. Qxf2 $11)
36... Bxc5 37. Be2 Qf2 $16) 35... Qxg6 36. b5 Qe8 37. Qb3 $16) 35. Qf2 $1 (35.
b4 Bxh4 36. b5 Qf6 37. b6 Qxg6 38. Qb3 $16) 35... Nc4+ $2 {[%mdl 4096] Wrong
combination, even though the idea is ingenious. The way white wins the
positions due to the multiple zugzwang will find its way into the books.} (
35... Qd8 36. b4 Bxh4 37. Qe2 $16) 36. Bxc4 Bxc5 37. Qxf8+ Bxf8 38. h5 $1 Bb4
39. Bf7 Bc3+ 40. Kc2 Bb4 41. Kd3 Bc3 42. Kc4 Bb4 43. Kd5 Bd6 (43... Bc3 44. Ke6
Bd4 45. b4 $18) 44. Be6 {Now black must let white pawn advance from the square
b3.} Bb8 45. b4 Bd6 46. b5 Bc7 47. Bf7 Bd6 48. b6 Bc7 49. b7 Bd6 50. Kc6 Bc7
51. Kd7 Bb8 52. Kc8 Bd6 53. Be6 Bb8 54. Bf5 (54. Bf5 Bd6 55. b8=Q Bxb8 56. Kxb8
Kg8 57. Kc7 Kf8 58. Kd6 Ke8 59. Kxe5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 "England"]
[BlackTeam "Denmark"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Be7 12. g4 Nb6 13. g5 Nh5 14. Qf2 Nc4 15.
Bxc4 Rxc4 (15... bxc4 16. Nc5 O-O 17. h4 Qa5 18. N5a4 g6 19. Bb6 Qb4 20. a3 {
1-0 Panarin,M-Bach,R/playchess.com 2004/ (20)}) 16. Rhg1 {Adams plays even
sharp Sicilian positions in a positional manner and often with great success.}
(16. h4 Rxc3 17. bxc3 Qc7 18. Bb6 Qb8 19. Ba5 h6 20. gxh6 Rxh6 21. Qb6 Qxb6 22.
Bxb6 Ng3 23. Rh2 f5 {0-1 Anhchimeg,B-Paehtz,E/Mallorca 2004/ (52)}) 16... Qb8 (
16... Rxc3 $5 17. bxc3 Qc7 18. Rd3 Qc4 19. Bc1 $14) 17. Nd5 Bd8 (17... Bxd5 18.
Rxd5 Qc7 19. Rgd1 $16) 18. Nd2 Rc8 (18... Bxd5 19. exd5 Rc8 20. Ne4 O-O 21. Qh4
g6 22. f4 $1 $16) 19. Nf1 Bxd5 (19... f5 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. Ng3 Nxg3 22. hxg3
$16) 20. Rxd5 O-O 21. Ng3 {[%mdl 32] The knight on h5 is a nasty defensive
piece, but it can be removed with the help of Ng3 move.} (21. Qh4 Qc7 22. Rg2
Qc4 23. Rd3 Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Qxf4 Bb6 26. Ng3 $16) 21... Nxg3 (21... Nf4
22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Nf5 Bb6 24. Qf1 Bxg1 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Nxc8 Bc5 27. Ne7 $14)
22. hxg3 f6 (22... f5 23. Qh2 $1 fxe4 24. Rh1 exf3 25. Qxh7+ Kf7 26. Rh6 $18)
23. gxf6 (23. g6 hxg6 24. Rh1 Qc7 25. Rd2 Be7 $14) 23... Bxf6 (23... Rxf6 24.
Rgd1 Qc7 25. f4 $16) 24. Qd2 Rc6 25. Rd1 Be7 (25... Rfc8 26. Rxd6 Rxc2 27. Qd5+
Kh8 28. Rxa6 $16) 26. f4 $1 {White has better pawn structure and stronger
pieces.} Rfc8 (26... exf4 27. gxf4 Rfc8 28. Rh5 h6 29. Qd5+ Kf8 30. Rf5+ $18)
27. fxe5 dxe5 (27... Rxc2 28. Qb4 R2c4 29. Qa3 Rxe4 30. exd6 Bf6 31. d7 Rd8 32.
Rd6 $18) 28. Rd7 Bf8 (28... Rxc2 $2 29. Qd5+ Kf8 30. Rf1+ Ke8 31. Rxe7+ Kxe7
32. Rf7+ Ke8 33. Qd7#) 29. Qd5+ Kh8 30. Ba7 Qa8 31. Qxe5 Rxc2 32. Bd4 {The
positional triumph have resulted in winning kingside attack. Hansen tries the
last trick...} Rc1+ (32... Qc6 33. Bc3 Rxc3 34. bxc3 Qxc3 35. Qxc3 Rxc3 36. Rd8
Rf3 37. e5 $18) (32... Re2 33. Rxg7 Qxe4+ 34. Qxe4 Rxe4 35. Rg4+ Rxd4 36. Rgxd4
$18) 33. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Kxc1 Qc6+ (34... Qc6+ 35. Bc5 Qxd7 36. Qb8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 Nbd7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. h4 Qc7 {During the
game I became convinced, that Black can hardly effort to push 13...d5.} (13...
d5 14. g5 (14. Bxb6 $5 Qxb6 15. g5 Nh5 (15... d4 $2 16. Na4 Qc6 17. gxf6 Bxb3 (
17... gxf6 18. Rg1+ Kh8 19. Nac5 Bxc5 20. Qh6 $18) 18. cxb3 Qxf6 19. b4 Qxf3
20. Bd3 $16) 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 $14) 14... d4 15. gxf6 Bxf6 16.
Nxd4 (16. Bg5 dxc3 17. Qxd8 Bxd8 18. Rd6 Na4 19. bxc3 Bxg5 20. hxg5 Rxc3 {
0-1 Mrochen,M-Pupo,E/Dos Hermanas 2004/ (32)}) 16... exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18.
Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Bd3 g6 22. Kc1 {1-0 Szalanczy,
E-Danner,G/Dortmund 1992/ (60)}) 14. h5 h6 $2 (14... Nfd7 15. g5 f5 (15... Nc4
16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. g6 Nf6 18. h6 fxg6 19. Rdg1 gxh6 20. Bxh6 Rfd8 21. Bg5 Rd7
22. Ne2 d5 {0-1 Molina Ballester,S-Larios Crespo,M/Cullera 2004/ (35)}) 16.
gxf6 Nxf6 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Bh3 Bxh3 20. Rxh3 Kh8 21. Qxf4 Nd7 22.
Qg4 Ne5 23. Qe6 {1-0 Sadvakasov,D-Alekseev,E/Skanderborg 2003/ (35)}) 15. g5
hxg5 16. Bxg5 d5 17. Rg1 {The open g file is a dream for White Sicilian player,
Grischuk will realise his huge advantage very efficiently.} (17. Bxf6 $2 Bxf6
18. exd5 Nxd5 $11) (17. h6 g6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Ne4 Be7 $11)
17... Rfd8 (17... d4 18. Bxf6 $1 (18. Bh6 dxc3 19. Rxg7+ (19. Qg2 Ng4 20. Be3
Na4 21. fxg4 cxb2 $19) 19... Kh8 20. Qg2 Rg8 21. Bd3 Na4 $19) 18... Bxf6 19.
Qh6 Qe7 (19... dxc3 20. Qxf6 $18) 20. Rd2 $1 dxc3 (20... g6 21. hxg6 fxg6 22.
Rxg6+ Kf7 23. Qh5 Qc7 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Ke7 26. Nxd4 $18) 21. Rdg2 g6 22.
hxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6+ Qg7 24. Qxg7+ Bxg7 25. Rxg7+ Kh8 26. R7g6 $18) 18. Bd3 d4
19. Nd5 $1 {[%mdl 128] This knight jump slows down Black's counterplay and
opens up additional routes towards Black king.} Bxd5 (19... Nfxd5 20. exd5 Nxd5
21. Bh6 Bf6 22. Bxg7 Bxg7 23. h6 Nf4 24. Rxg7+ Kf8 25. Rh1 $16) (19... Nbxd5
20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Bh6 Nxh5 22. Qh2 Bxf3 23. Bxg7 Bd6 24. Bh6+ Kh8 25. Bg5 $18)
20. exd5 Nbxd5 (20... Nfxd5 21. Bh6 Bf6 22. Bxg7 Bxg7 23. h6 Ne3 24. Rxg7+ Kf8
25. Rdg1 $18) 21. Bh6 Ne8 (21... Bf8 22. Bxg7 (22. Qg5 Ne8 23. Qf5 Ndf6 24. Bg5
$16) 22... Bxg7 23. Qh6 Ne8 24. Rxg7+ Nxg7 25. Rg1 Kf8 26. Rxg7 (26. Bf5 Ne3
27. Qxg7+ Ke7 28. Qg5+ Ke8 29. h6 $16) 26... Rd6 27. Qg5 Nf6 28. h6 $18) 22.
Bxg7 Nxg7 23. h6 Bf6 24. hxg7 Bxg7 (24... Nf4 25. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 26. g8=Q+ Rxg8
27. Qh2+ $18) (24... e4 25. Qh6 $18) 25. Qh6 f6 26. Nc5 $1 {Fine move that
underlines the fact, that Black is completely helpless against simple
improvement of White's pieces.} Rd6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Bc4 Re8 (28... Qxc5 29.
Rxg7 Nc3+ 30. Ka1 $18) 29. Ne4 (29. Rg6 Qf7 30. Rdg1 $18) 29... Re7 30. Bxd5 (
30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Nxf6) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 b4 12. Ne2 a5 13. Kb1 h6 {
Sutovsky makes a very courageous decision, since this move aiming to slow down
advance of the White's g pawn criticaly weakens the f5 square.} (13... Nb6 14.
Ng3 g6 15. g5 Nfd7 16. f4 a4 17. Nc1 exf4 18. Bxf4 b3 19. Bxd6 bxc2+ 20. Qxc2
Bxd6 21. Rxd6 O-O 22. h4 {1-0 Luethgens,E-Koscielski,J/Germany 1993/ (34)}) 14.
Ng3 a4 (14... g6 15. Bxh6 a4 16. Nc1 b3 17. Bb5 bxa2+ 18. Ka1 Qc7 $13) 15. Nc1
d5 (15... g6 $5) 16. Nf5 Bxf5 (16... Bf8 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bg2 (18. Be2 Qb8 $15
) 18... b3 19. f4 $13) 17. gxf5 d4 (17... dxe4 $5 18. fxe4 (18. Qg2 exf3 19.
Qxg7 Rh7 20. Qg3 Qa5 $15) 18... a3 $1 (18... Nxe4 19. Qg2 Nd6 20. Qxg7 $14) 19.
Bb5 axb2 20. Kxb2 Qc7 21. Rhg1 $13) 18. Bf2 O-O (18... g6 19. fxg6 fxg6 20. Rg1
g5 21. h4 $36) 19. Rg1 Kh8 20. Bb5 Nc5 (20... Qc7 21. Bg3 Bd6 (21... Rfb8 22.
Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Qxd4 $14) 22. Qg2 Rg8 $13) 21. Nd3 a3 $2 {Black understands the
necessity to quickly generate counterplay, but he choses a wrong version of it.
Much better seems to be 21...Ra5! with chances for both sides.} (21... Ra5 $1
22. Bc4 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Nh5 $11) (21... Qc7 22. Nxe5 $1 Qxe5 23. Bxd4 (23. Bg3
Ncxe4 24. Bxe5 Nxd2+ 25. Rxd2 Ra5 $17) 23... Qc7 (23... Ncxe4 24. Qg2 $18) 24.
e5 $16) 22. Nxe5 axb2 (22... b3 23. cxb3 (23. Bc4 $6 bxa2+ 24. Bxa2 axb2 25.
Qxd4 Qa5 26. Qc4 Ncxe4 $11) 23... Qb8 24. Bc4 Qxe5 25. Bg3 Ncxe4 26. Bxe5 Nxd2+
27. Rxd2 $18) 23. Bxd4 Rxa2 {Spirited, but not sufficient as White is never in
real danger of getting mated.} (23... Qc7 24. Qg2 Nh5 25. Nc6 $18) 24. Kxa2 (
24. Qg2 Nh5 25. Kxa2 Qa5+ 26. Kxb2 Qxb5 (26... Qa3+ 27. Kb1 Ra8 28. Nxf7+ Kg8
29. Nxh6+ $18) 27. Ng6+ fxg6 28. Qxg6 Bg5 29. Rxg5 hxg5 30. Qxh5+ Kg8 31. Qg6
$18) 24... Qa5+ 25. Kxb2 Qxb5 26. Rxg7 $3 {[%mdl 64] The bishop on d4 enables
fascinating combination, Black's defence is simply falling apart.} (26. Ra1
Na4+ 27. Kc1 $18) 26... Kxg7 27. Ng4 Rh8 (27... Kg8 28. Qxh6 $18) 28. Nxf6 Bxf6
29. Rg1+ Kh7 (29... Kf8 30. Bxf6 Qb6 31. Bxh8 Na4+ 32. Kb3 Nc5+ 33. Kc4 $18)
30. Bxf6 Na4+ 31. Kc1 (31. Kc1 Rg8 32. Rxg8 Qf1+ (32... Kxg8 33. Qd8+ $18) 33.
Qd1 Qxd1+ 34. Kxd1 Kxg8 35. Be7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Shytaj, Luca"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2356"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Albania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ALB"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 a5 14. Kb1 Qc7 15.
Nc5 a4 16. g5 $1 $146 {White is trying to benefit from knight jump to c5 in
full extent, so the Black's piece is driven away.} (16. Ne4 Rc8 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6
18. g5 b3 19. cxb3 axb3 20. axb3 Bd8 21. Bh3 Nd7 22. Rc1 Qb7 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24.
b4 {1-0 Klovans,J-Bekker Jensen,D/Gelsenkirchen 2000/ (56)}) 16... Nh5 (16...
dxc5 $2 17. d6 Bxd6 18. Qxd6 (18. gxf6 Rd8 19. fxg7 Nc6 $13) 18... Qxd6 19.
Rxd6 Ne8 20. Rd8 Nc7 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Bxc5+ $16) 17. Ne4 Na6 (17... b3 $5 18.
cxb3 axb3 19. a3 f5 20. gxf6 Nxf6 21. Rg1 Nbd7 $13) 18. Bb5 (18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19.
Qxb4 Rb8 20. Qd2 Nf4 $14) 18... Qa5 (18... b3 19. a3 f5 20. gxf6 Nxf6 21. c4
$16) 19. Bc6 Rab8 (19... Rac8 20. Ng3 $16) 20. Ng3 $1 {[%mdl 4] Fedorov is
demonstrating very efficient way of fighting against the blockading strength
of the knight on h5.} Nf4 (20... Nxg3 21. hxg3 Rfc8 22. Qh2 $18) 21. Nf5 (21.
Bxf4 exf4 22. Nf5 Bxg5 23. Rhg1 Qd8 24. Qg2 Bf6 25. Nxg7 Kh8 26. Nf5 $16) 21...
Bxg5 (21... Bd8 22. h4 Bb6 23. Nxd6 $18) 22. Rdg1 Bf6 (22... Qd8 23. Nxg7 b3
24. Bxf4 bxa2+ 25. Ka1 Bxf4 26. Ne6+ Kh8 27. Nxf4 exf4 28. Qd4+ $16) 23. Nxg7
$1 {Opening of the g file will prove decisive, Black has problems to start
counterplay on the other flank.} Kh8 (23... Bxg7 24. Bxf4 f6 (24... Kh8 25.
Rxg7 $18) 25. Bh6 Rf7 26. Bxg7 Rxg7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Rg1+ $18) 24. Nf5 Qc7 (
24... a3 25. b3 Qc7 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Qxf4 $18) 25. Rg4 b3 (25... Rg8 26. Rxg8+
Rxg8 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. Bxa4 $18) 26. cxb3 Nb4 (26... axb3 27. a3 Nc5 28. Rc1 (
28. Bxf4 exf4 29. Qxf4 Be5 30. Qh6 Rg8 31. Rh4 f6 32. f4 Bxb2 $132) 28... Rg8
29. Nxd6 Rxg4 30. fxg4 $18) 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. Rhg1 axb3 {Shytaj is coming with
his pieces, but it is already too late.} (28... Nxc6 29. dxc6 Qxc6 30. Nh6 Qe8
31. Qxd6 $18) 29. a3 Nc2 (29... Nxc6 30. dxc6 Qxc6 31. Nh6 Qc4 32. Qg2 $18) 30.
Qxf4 Qa7 (30... Be5 31. Qh6 $18) 31. Qh6 (31. Qh6 Be5 32. Qxh7+ Kxh7 33. Rh4#)
1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. h4 b5 13. Nd5 (13. h5 Rfc8 (13...
b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb6 (15... a5 16. g5 a4 17. Na1 a3 18. Qxb4 Rfb8 19.
Bb5 Ra5 20. gxf6 Raxb5 21. Qxa3 Nxf6 22. Bg5 Nxd5 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 {0-1 Pavia
Miralles,J-San Segundo Carrillo,P/Barcelona 2000/ (36)}) 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. g5 (
17. Bd3 a5 18. g5 Nd7 19. Rdg1 a4 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. g6+ Kg8 22. h6 axb3 23.
hxg7 Qxg1+ 24. Rxg1 bxa2 25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qg2 a1=Q+ 27. Kd2 Qxg1 28. gxf8=Q+
Nxf8 29. Qxg1 Ra5 {0-1 Watson,W-Kuczynski,R/Germany 1995/ (38)}) 17... Nd7 (
17... Ne8 18. Kb1 f6 19. g6 h6 20. Bh3 a5 21. Rhe1 Nc7 22. Nd4 {1-0 Lanka,
Z-Raicevic,M/Trnava 1988/ (33)}) 18. Bh3 a5 19. Kb1 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. g6 h6
22. gxf7+ Kxf7 23. f4 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Kaminski,M-Kuczynski,R/Warsaw 1995/ (45)})
14. Qg2 Nb6 15. g5 Nfd7 16. g6 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20.
Rxd3 a5 21. Kb1 a4 22. Nc1 {1-0 Kupreichik,V-Gavrikov,V/Minsk 1983/ (43)}) (13.
g5 Nh5 14. Qf2 (14. Bh3 Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Ne2 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Kuczynski,
R/Warszawa 1999/ (16)}) 14... b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 a5 17. Kb1 a4 18. Nc1 f5
19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 a3 21. Be3 axb2 22. Kxb2 Nc5 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. Bc4 Bd6 {
0-1 Teran Alvarez,I-Pablo Marin,A/Cala Galdana 2001/ (36)}) 13... Bxd5 14. exd5
Rfc8 15. Kb1 (15. g5 $2 Nxd5 $17) 15... Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Qe1 a5 18. g5 Nh5
(18... Ne8 19. f4 $14) 19. a3 (19. Nd4 exd4 20. Qxe7 Ng3 21. Rh2 Nf5 22. Qd7
Ne3 $13) (19. Bh3 Rc7 20. Bg4 Nf4 $17) 19... Nf4 20. Rh2 Rc7 (20... a4 21. Nc1
b4 22. Qxb4 Qxb4 23. axb4 a3 24. Bd3 $14) 21. Nc1 Qb7 (21... Rc5 22. Nd3 Rxd5
23. Nxf4 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 exf4 25. Re2 Qb7 26. Re4 $11) 22. Rhd2 Rc5 {Black has
no problem from the opening, chances are equal.} 23. Nd3 Nxd3 (23... Rxd5 24.
Nxf4 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 (25. Rxd2 exf4 26. Bxb5 Bxg5 27. hxg5 Qxb5 28. Rxd6 Rb8 29.
Qc3 Qxg5 $17) 25... exf4 26. Qxf4 $11) 24. Bxd3 g6 (24... b4 25. a4 b3 26. c3
$14) 25. Rh2 Qd7 (25... Rxd5 26. h5 Bxg5 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Rg2 Rxd3 29. Rxd3
Be7 $11) 26. Qe4 Rac8 27. Rdh1 (27. h5 Bxg5 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Rdh1 Bf6 30. Rh7
Bg7 31. Qh4 Kf8 $11) 27... h5 $2 {[%mdl 256] Completely false decision,
Kobalija is opening the play against his own king in an unfortunate way.} (
27... f5 28. gxf6 Bxf6 29. Bf1 (29. h5 g5 $13) 29... R8c7 30. Bh3 Qe7 31. h5 g5
32. Be6+ Kh8 $13) 28. gxh6 f5 29. Qe1 $1 Kh7 (29... b4 30. Rg2 Kh7 31. Rxg6 $1
Kxg6 (31... bxa3 32. Qg3 $18) 32. Qg3+ Kh5 33. Rg1 Qe8 34. Bxf5 $18) 30. Rg2
Rg8 31. Qxa5 Rxd5 (31... Bd8 32. Qd2 Rxd5 33. h5 $18) 32. Bc4 $1 {This fine
geometrical trick wins the exchange and the game.} Bd8 (32... Qb7 33. Bxd5 Qxd5
34. Qc7 Qe6 35. Qb7 $18) 33. Qa8 bxc4 (33... Rc5 34. Bxg8+ Kxg8 35. Rxg6+ $18)
34. Qxd5 c3 35. Rhg1 Bf6 (35... Qe8 36. b4 $18) (35... cxb2 36. Qxg8+ $1 Kxg8
37. Rxg6+ Kh8 38. Rg8+ Kh7 39. R8g7+ $18) 36. b3 Qe7 37. a4 g5 (37... Qf8 38.
Qe6 Kxh6 39. h5 $18) 38. hxg5 Rxg5 39. Rxg5 Bxg5 40. f4 $1 (40. f4 $1 exf4 41.
Qxf5+ Kxh6 42. Rh1+ Bh4 43. Qg4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Ng5 Qd7 11. Qf3 d5 12. exd5 exd5 13. O-O-O d4 14. Nce4 a5
{It doesn´t seem especially logical to advance the black a pawn in the moment,
when Popov has not yet finished his development.} (14... O-O 15. Bd2 Nxe4 (
15... Nc6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (16... gxf6 17. Qb3+ Kh8 18. Nf7+ Kg7 19. Bh6+ Kg6 20.
Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Rd3 $18 {1-0 Anand,V (2420)-De Firmian,N (2490)/London 1986/ (33)
}) 17. Qb3+ Kh8 18. h4 b5 19. Ne4 b4 20. f3 a5 21. Qd3 Qe6 22. Kb1 a4 23. g4
Be7 $11 {0-1 Kudrin,S (2495)-De Firmian,N (2490)/Estes Park 1986/ (48)}) 16.
Qb3+ Kh8 17. Nxe4 Qc6 18. f3 Nd7 19. Kb1 b5 20. h4 a5 21. Qd3 Qc4 22. Bg5 Nf6
23. Rhe1 Rac8 24. c3 $16 {1-0 Short,N (2575)-Portisch,L (2625)/Montpellier
1985/ (30)}) 15. Bd2 a4 (15... O-O 16. h4) 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qh5+ g6 (17...
Ke7 $2 18. Bb4+ $18) 18. Ne4 O-O {Black is refusing to be content with the
slight but lasting disadvantage in the endgame position after 18...gxh5!?} (
18... gxh5 $5 19. Nxf6+ Kf7 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. f4 Rhg8 22. g3 $14) 19. Nxf6+
Rxf6 20. Qxe5 Rxf2 21. Rhf1 Nc6 (21... Rxg2 22. Rf8+ $1 (22. Bh6 Nc6 23. Qc5
Ne7 24. Rxd4 $16) 22... Kxf8 23. Qh8+ Kf7 (23... Ke7 24. Bb4+ Ke6 25. Re1+ Kf5
26. Qf8+ Kg4 27. Re4+ Kh5 28. Qf3+ Rg4 29. Qh3+ Kg5 30. Be7+ $18)) 22. Qb5 Raf8
$2 {The defender felt the need to activate the second rook, but he is dropping
the important a4 pawn.} (22... Rxg2 $5 23. Bh6 Rc8 (23... Rxh2 24. Qxa4 Rc8 25.
Qb3+ Kh8 26. Bg5 h6 27. Rf7 $18) 24. Kb1 Kh8 $13) 23. Rxf2 Rxf2 24. Qxa4 Rxg2 (
24... Qd5 $1 25. h4 (25. Bh6 Kf7 26. Qa8 Rxc2+ (26... Qxg2 27. Re1 Re2 28.
Qxb7+ Ne7 29. Qb3+ $18) 27. Kb1 $1 (27. Kxc2 Nb4+ 28. Kd2 (28. Kb1 Qe4+ 29. Ka1
Nc2+ $19) 28... Qxg2+ 29. Ke1 Nc2#) 27... Qe4 28. Qxb7+ Ke6 29. Qb3+ Rc4+ 30.
Ka1 $14) 25... Qxg2 26. Qa8+ Rf8 27. Qxb7 $16) 25. Rf1 Kg7 (25... Qe7 26. Re1
Qd7 27. Bh6 Rf2 28. Qb3+ Rf7 29. Qxb7 $18) (25... Rxh2 26. Bg5 h6 27. Qa3 Qe8
28. Qb3+ Kg7 29. Bf6+ Kh7 30. Qxb7+ $18) 26. Qa3 $1 {Bologan plays the next
few moves in a great style and achieves completely winning position.} Qe7 (
26... Qc8 27. Qf3 Rxh2 28. Qf7+ Kh8 29. Bg5 Rxc2+ 30. Kb1 $1 $18) 27. Bh6+ $1
Kxh6 28. Qh3+ Kg7 29. Qxg2 d3 (29... Qe3+ 30. Qd2 Qe4 31. Qg5 $18) 30. cxd3 Nb4
31. Kb1 Nxd3 32. Qf3 {White has ended up with an extra exchange and easily
winning position.} Nc5 (32... Ne5 33. Re1 $18) 33. Qc3+ Kh6 (33... Kg8 34. Re1
Qd6 35. Qe3 $18) 34. Re1 Qh4 35. Qe3+ (35. Re3 $1 Ne4 36. Qd4 $18) 35... Kg7 (
35... Kg7 36. Qe7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. Nbd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 b3 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Nxc2 Bb3 20. axb3 axb3 21. Na3
Ne5 22. h4 Ra5 23. Qb4 Qa8 24. Bb6 Ra4 25. Qxb3 Qxe4+ {[%mdl 4] Very modern
and much discussed theoretical position, white must play well to keep his
advantage.} (25... Nd7 26. Nc2 (26. f6 gxf6 27. Bd4 Nc5 28. Qc2 $14) 26... Nxb6
27. Qxb6 Nf6 (27... Qxe4 28. Bd3 Qa8 29. Bb5 $1 Bd8 30. Qc6 Qxc6 31. Bxc6 $16)
28. Bb5 Rb8 29. Qc6 Qxc6 30. Bxc6 Rc4 31. Bd5 Nxd5 32. exd5 Bd8 {1/2 Zontakh,A
(2553)-Goloshchapov,A (2556)/Sochi 2006/ (42)}) 26. Nc2 Ra8 (26... Qxh1 27.
Qxa4 Qb7 28. Qa5 $16) 27. Qd5 Qxd5 28. Rxd5 Rb8 (28... f6 29. Bg2 Rb8 30. Be3
Nc7 31. Rd4 d5 $14) 29. Rb5 (29. Be3 Nc7 30. Rd4 d5 31. Bf4 f6 32. gxf6 Bxf6
33. Bg2 Rb7 34. Rb4 $14) 29... Bd8 (29... f6 30. Nd4 d5 31. Bg2 (31. Bc5 Rxb5
32. Bxe7 Rb7 33. Bxf8 Kxf8 34. Bg2 Nd3 35. b3 Nf4 $11) 31... Nd6 32. Rb3 (32.
Bxd5+ Kh8 33. Rb3 Ndc4 $17) (32. gxf6 gxf6 33. Rb3 Ndc4 $17) 32... Ne4 $15) 30.
Bxd8 Rxd8 31. Bg2 g6 {Two indian players were copying the example few weeks
later and black unsucessfully tried to improve with 31...Nc7.} (31... Nc7 32.
Rb7 Rc8 (32... Na6 33. b4 Rb8 34. Rd1 $16) 33. Rd1 Rfd8 34. Ne3 Kf8 35. Rc1 Ne8
36. Nd5 {1-0 Deepan Chakkravarthy,J (2428)-Arun Prasad,S (2384)/Visakhapatnam
2006/ (50)}) 32. f6 (32. Nd4 Ng7 (32... Rc8 33. f6 Rc4 34. Rd1 Nc7 35. Rb7 $16)
33. f6 Ne6 34. Nxe6 fxe6 35. Bh3 Rfe8 36. Rd1 $16) 32... Nc7 33. Rb6 (33. Rb7
Ne6 34. Rd1 Nf4 35. Bh1 h6 $132) 33... Rb8 $5 (33... Ne6 34. Ne3 Nf4 35. Bb7
Rb8 $13) 34. Rxb8 (34. Rxd6 Rxb2+ (34... Nb5 35. Rd2 Rfc8 36. b3 Rc3 37. Rhd1
Rxb3+ 38. Kc1 h5 39. Rd8+ Rxd8 40. Rxd8+ Kh7 41. Rb8 $14) 35. Kxb2 Nc4+ 36. Kb3
Nxd6 37. Nd4 Rb8+ $14) 34... Rxb8 35. Ka2 (35. Rd1 Ne6 (35... Nc4 36. Kc1 Nxb2
37. Rxd6 Ne6 38. Bd5 $16) 36. b4 $14) 35... h6 $1 {Popov needs a counterplay,
otherwise white b pawn could become too dangerous.} 36. gxh6 (36. Rd1 hxg5 37.
hxg5 Ne6 38. b4 Nxg5 39. Rxd6 Ng4 $11) 36... Ne8 (36... Kh7 37. b4 Kxh6 $11)
37. b4 (37. Rf1 Kh7 38. b4 Kxh6 $15) 37... Nxf6 38. Kb3 Kh7 39. Nd4 (39. Rd1
Ne8 40. Nd4 Kxh6 41. Nc6 $11) 39... Kxh6 40. Nc6 {The game is gravitating
towards draw.} Nxc6 (40... Rb6 41. Nxe5 dxe5 42. Kc4 $11) 41. Bxc6 Ng4 42. Rd1
(42. Rd1 Kh5 43. Rxd6 Ne5 44. Bd5 Kxh4 45. Bxf7 Nxf7 46. Rxg6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Salinnikov, Denis Y"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. Kb1 a4 12. Nc1 a3 (12... Ra5 13. Nd3 $6 (13.
Bb5 $1 a3 14. Nb3 Ra8 15. g4 $14) 13... a3 14. b3 Nc6 15. Na4 Rxa4 $1 16. bxa4
Qa8 17. Nb4 d5 $1 $44 {Santo Roman,M-Landenbergue,C/Belfort/1995/}) 13. b3 Qa5
(13... Ra5 14. Bc4 $1 Bxc4 15. bxc4 Qc8 16. Nb3 Ra6 17. Qe2 Rc6 18. Nb5 Rxc4 (
18... Qe6 19. Nxa3 Nbd7 20. c5 $1 dxc5 21. c4 Ra6 22. Nb5 $14) 19. Nxd6 Bxd6
20. Rxd6 {1-0 Bologan,V-Loginov,V/Moscow/1994/ (30)}) (13... Nc6 14. g4 Ra5 (
14... Nd4 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Qxd4 Qa5 17. Nb5 d5 18. g5 Nh5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20.
Qxd5 Rfd8 21. Nd6 Rxd6 22. Qxa5 Rxa5 23. Rxd6 Bxd6 24. Bc4 Rxg5 {0-1 Melnikov,
D-Neverov,V/St Petersburg/2000/ (38)}) 15. g5 Ne8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nd4 18.
Bxd4 exd4 19. f4 Rxd5 20. Bc4 Rc5 21. Qxd4 Nc7 22. Nd3 Rf5 23. Qe4 g6 24. Qxb7
{1-0 Tolnai,T-Hillarp Persson,T/Budapest/1996/ (40)}) 14. g4 d5 $6 {The line
is very risky for white, since black pawn on a3 stands for great bonus in any
counterplay. Black's mistake is to start counterplay that changes queens, but
leaves him vulnerable in a difficult endgame.} (14... Rc8 $5 15. N1e2 d5 16.
exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bg2 (18. Qxd5 Rd8 $17) 18... Bc6 $11) 15. Nxd5 Nxd5
16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 (17. b4 Bxa2+ 18. Nxa2 Qa4 19. Qd5 $18) 17... Qc3 18.
Nd3 Rc8 (18... Rd8 19. Bd2 Qxc2+ 20. Kxc2 Rxd5 21. Bg2 $18) 19. Rc1 Bf6 (19...
Rd8 20. Qxe5 Rxd3 21. Qxc3 Rxc3 22. Bd4 $16) 20. Qe4 (20. g5 $2 e4 21. gxf6
exd3 22. Qd4 dxc2+ $19) 20... Rd8 (20... Nc6 21. h4 Rd8 22. Rh2 $18) 21. Qc4 (
21. Re1 Rxd3 22. Bc1 Rd4 23. Qe3 $14) 21... Rxd3 22. Qxc3 Rxc3 23. Bd3 {
[%mdl 2048] White's bishop pair can do wonders in an open position, on top of
it a3 pawn could become very bulnerable in many endgames.} Nc6 (23... Nd7 24.
Rcd1 Rd8 25. Bd2 $14) 24. Bd2 Rc5 25. Be4 Rd8 26. Rhd1 Kf8 $6 (26... b5 27. Be1
$14) 27. c4 $1 Ke8 (27... Rxd2 $2 28. Rxd2 Bg5 29. Rd5 Rxd5 30. cxd5 $18) 28.
b4 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 (29. bxc5 $2 Rb2+ 30. Ka1 Nb4 $11) 29... Nxb4 30. Rc3 b5 (
30... Ra5 31. Rb3 $18) 31. Rxa3 Bg5 (31... bxc4 32. Ra8+ Ke7 33. Ra7+ Ke8 34.
Rb2 $18) 32. Ra8+ Ke7 33. Ra7+ Ke8 34. Rdd7 bxc4 (34... Rxc4 35. Rxf7 $18) 35.
Rdc7 Rb5 (35... Rxc7 36. Rxc7 $18) 36. a4 Rb8 37. Rab7 $1 {Exchanging black
rook removes the best attacker and also defender in the position.} Rxb7 38.
Rxb7 Bd2 39. a5 c3 40. Bc2 Nc6 (40... Na6 41. Bxh7 $18) 41. Ba4 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch 5th"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2005.10.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rohit, Gogineni"]
[Black "Saravanan, Venkat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2347"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2005.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. g5 Nh5 14. Qf2 Rfb8 15.
f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 {The motive with advance of the f3 pawn is ever more frequent
in the positions with black knight on h5, white is able to make progress with
his attack.} (16. Bd4 Bxg5 17. Rg1 Be7 18. Be2 Nhf6 19. Qxf4 Ne5 20. Rdf1 Rc8
21. Qg3 g6 22. Nc5 b4 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. h4 Bf8 {0-1 Lanin,
A-Pigusov,E/Togliatti 2003/ (34)}) 16... Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Nb6 $2 {Saravanan is
reacting with afalse manouver, the knight on e5 would significantly slow down
white's attack.} (17... Ne5 $1 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 a5 20. Nd4 b4 21. Nc6 $14)
18. h4 b4 (18... Rd8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 a5 21. Bd3 a4 22. Nd4 $16) 19. Nd5
Bxd5 (19... Nxd5 20. exd5 Bd7 21. h5 Rf8 22. Bd3 Bb5 23. Be4 Bd7 24. Nd4 $16)
20. exd5 a5 21. Bd3 a4 22. Nd4 a3 $2 {[%mdl 128] This form of attack will
prove to be too slow, all black pieces are far away from the poor king.} (22...
b3 $1 23. Rdf1 Bf8 24. cxb3 axb3 25. a3 $16) 23. Bxh7+ $1 (23. h5 Bf8 24. Qe4
g6 25. hxg6 fxg6 (25... hxg6 26. Ne6 $1 fxe6 27. Qxe6+ Qf7 28. Rh8+ $18) 26.
Qe6+ Qf7 27. Bxg6 Qxe6 28. Bxh7+ Kh8 29. dxe6 $18) 23... Kxh7 24. Qxf7 Nxd5 (
24... Bd8 25. g6+ Kh6 26. Nf5+ Kh5 27. Ng3+ Kh6 28. Qf4+ Kxg6 29. Qf5+ Kh6 30.
Qh5#) (24... Rf8 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. g6 $18) (24... axb2 25. Ne6 $18) 25. Qxd5 {
Rohit can be satisfied, not only is his attack meeting feeble resistance, but
he even has extra pawn.} (25. Ne6 $2 Nc3+ $1 26. bxc3 (26. Kc1 axb2+ 27. Kd2
Ne4+ 28. Ke3 Ra3+ $19) 26... Qxc3 27. Kc1 b3 $19) 25... Ra5 26. Qe4+ Kh8 (26...
Kg8 27. Nc6 $18) 27. Ne6 (27. Nc6 d5 28. Qg6 $18) 27... Qb7 (27... Qd7 28. Qg6
Bf8 29. h5 Qe8 30. Rdf1 $18) 28. Qg6 Bf8 29. Rhf1 {White will simply pile
along the f file and the defender is helpless.} (29. Rhf1 Qc8 30. Rf7 Qe8 31.
Rdf1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kashtanov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 h5 10. a4 Nbd7 11. a5 Rc8 12. Be2 Qc7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15.
Qe1 (15. Nc1 d5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Qxc2 18. d6 Bf8 19. Na2 Qxd2 20. Rxd2
Rc6 21. Rad1 Nb8 22. Ba7 Rcxd6 23. Rxd6 Bxd6 24. Nc3 Nc6 {0-1 Hracek,Z-Ftacnik,
L/Germany/1999/ (40)}) 15... Qc6 (15... Nc5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18.
Na4 c4 19. Nb6 Bc5 20. Qf2 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Rc6 22. Rd1 Qf8 23. Kf2 Qc5 24. Qxc5
Rxc5 {1/2-1/2 Rytshagov,M-Gadjilu,R/Elista/1998/ (53)}) (15... g6 16. Rd2 Nc5
17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. b3 c4 20. b4 Be7 21. Na4 Nd7 22. c3 {1/2-1/2
Feher,G-Krutti,V/Budapest/1999/ (46)}) 16. Rac1 (16. Qd2 Qc7 $5) 16... d5 $1 {
Black has achieved great success with the exchange of his backward d6 pawn,
all his pieces are in the center.} 17. exd5 Nxd5 (17... Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19.
Bd2 Qf6 $11) 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. c4 Be6 20. Qc3 h4 (20... Qa4 21. Qc2 $11) 21. f4
(21. Nd2 h3 22. g3 Nf6 $15) 21... h3 22. Bf3 (22. Bf1 exf4 23. Bxf4 Nc5 (23...
Bf6 $6 24. Nd4 $14) 24. Nd4 Qe4 25. Qe3 Bg4 $15) 22... Qxc4 $5 {The tactics
behind this move is rather colourful, black is ready to give up his queen for
piece play.} (22... Qc7 23. g3 Bd6 $15) 23. Rxd7 (23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24. Bxb7 (24.
Rxc4 Bxc4 25. Nd2 exf4 26. Bxf4 Bc5+ 27. Kh1 Bb5 28. gxh3 Nf8 $15) 24... Rb4
25. Bc5 Rxb7 26. Bxe7 Rdb8 $17) 23... Rxd7 (23... Qxc3 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. bxc3
exf4 26. Bxf4 Bxb3 27. Bxb7 Rc5 28. Bxa6 Rxa5 $15) 24. Qxe5 Bf6 (24... Qxb3 $6
25. Rxc8+ Bd8 (25... Bf8 26. Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 27. Qb8+ Ke7 28. Bc5+ $18) 26. Bd4
$14) 25. Rxc4 Bxc4 26. Qh5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] The queen on the board has a very
special appeal so Kashtanov's decision is understandable. Unfortunately his
choice is wrong, since the joined black forces will become too active.} (26.
Qf5 $1 Be6 27. Qe4 Bxb3 28. Bg4 Bc2 (28... Re7 29. Qxe7 Bxe7 30. Bxc8 hxg2 31.
Bxb7 Bb4 32. Bb6 Bc4 33. Kxg2 $16) 29. Qb4 (29. Qf3 Bd1 30. Qxh3 Bxg4 31. Qxg4
Rdc7 $15) 29... Be7 30. Bxd7 (30. Qe1 f5 31. Bb6 Rc6 $15) 30... Bxb4 31. Bxc8
hxg2 32. Bxb7 Bxa5 $11) 26... Bxb3 27. Bg4 Rd5 28. Qxh3 (28. Qxd5 Bxd5 29. Bxc8
Bxg2 $17) 28... Rc2 29. Qf3 (29. Qg3 Rxa5 30. h3 Rxb2 $19) 29... Rxa5 30. h3
Bd5 $1 {Survival for white is moved beyond the wildest dreams, he can claim no
counterplay.} 31. Qd1 Rxg2+ 32. Kf1 Rh2 33. Qe1 (33. Bf2 Bxb2 $19) 33... Ra2
34. Qd1 Bg2+ (34... Bc6 35. Bd4 Bxd4 36. Qxd4 Ra1+ 37. Bd1 Rxd1+ 38. Qxd1 Rh1+
39. Ke2 Bf3+ $19) 35. Ke2 Be4+ 36. Bf2 (36. Kf1 Raxb2 $19) 36... Rxb2+ 37. Ke3
Bc6 38. Be1 Rh1 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.11.12"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Baramidze, David"]
[Black "Sprenger, Jan Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Godesberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Rg1 O-O 14. Kb1 g6 15.
Qf2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Na4 Be6 18. Nb6 Rc7 (18... Rb8 19. c4 f5 20. gxf6
Rxf6 21. c5 Nf4 22. cxd6 Bxd6 23. Qd2 Bc7 24. Qc2 Bd6 25. Bc5 Bxb3 26. Qxb3+
Kg7 27. Nc4 Bxc5 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 {1/2-1/2 Acs,P-Baramidze,D/Germany 2005/ (45)})
19. Nd5 {Baramidze comes with a new move in the line, where white is still
struggling to get any noteworthy advantage.} (19. Qd2 Rc6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5
(21. Qxd5 Qc8 22. Rd2 Bd8 23. Nc1 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Grischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee
2005/}) 21... Rc8 22. Qd3 Qd7 23. c4 f6 24. gxf6 Rxf6 25. Nd2 Rf7 26. Rc1 (26.
c5 Rd8 27. cxd6 Bxd6 28. Bg5 Rdf8 29. Bh6 Nf4 30. Qb3 Rd8 31. Bxf4 Rxf4 32. Ne4
{1-0 Bacrot,E-Lautier,J/Aix les Bains 2003/ (54)}) 26... Qf5 27. Rc3 b5 28. b3
Qh3 29. Rgc1 bxc4 30. Rxc4 Ra8 {0-1 Leko,P-Anand,V/Dortmund 2003/ (46)}) (19.
h4 Qe8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 f6 22. Qg2 (22. Nd2 fxg5 23. hxg5 Nf4 24. Bxf4
Rxf4 25. Rd3 Bf8 26. Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Akopian,V/Wijk aan Zee 2004/ (40)})
22... fxg5 23. hxg5 Qf7 24. Nd2 {1/2-1/2 Pavlov,M-Shtyrenkov,V /Alushta 2003/})
19... Bxd5 (19... Rc8 $5 20. Qd2 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qc7 22. c3 Qc6 $13) 20. Rxd5 Qe8
(20... f5 21. Bb6 fxe4 22. Qe1 $1 Nf4 (22... exf3 23. Qa5 $18) 23. Rd1 exf3 24.
Qa5 Ne6 25. Qd5 $16) 21. f4 exf4 {Sprenger could have probably equalized with
a fine move 21...f6! that keeps the parity in the position.} (21... f5 $2 22.
fxe5 fxe4 23. Qd2 dxe5 24. Rxe5 $16) (21... f6 $1 22. fxe5 (22. f5 fxg5 23. Rd3
gxf5 24. Bxg5 Kh8 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. exf5 Nf4 27. Rdg3 Qf6 $15) 22... fxe5 23.
Qg2 Qa4 $11) 22. Bxf4 Nxf4 (22... f5 23. Bxd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 fxe4 (24... Qxe4
25. Rgd1 Qg4 26. Nc5 Re8 $14) 25. Qd4 $14) 23. Qxf4 f6 24. gxf6 Bxf6 (24...
Rxf6 25. Qe3 Bf8 26. c3 $16) 25. Qxd6 Qxe4 26. Nc5 (26. Qxc7 Qxd5 $11) 26...
Qb4 $2 {[%mdl 64] Surprizingly enough this move will turn out to be quite
false, the tactics was saving black after the correct move 26...Qc4!} (26...
Qc4 $1 27. Qxc7 (27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Rd8 Qxe6 29. Rxf8+ Qg8 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 $15)
27... Qxd5 28. Nd3 (28. Nd7 Bd4 $17) 28... Qc6 $11) 27. c3 $1 Bxc3 (27... Qc4
28. Ne6 Rcc8 29. Nxf8 Qe4+ 30. Ka1 Rxf8 31. Rdd1 $16) 28. Qe6+ Kh8 (28... Rff7
29. Nd3 Qe7 30. Qxe7 Rfxe7 31. bxc3 Rxc3 32. Rg2 $16) 29. Nd3 Qc4 (29... Rc6
30. Nxb4 Rxe6 31. bxc3 Re2 32. Rd7 a5 33. Nd5 b5 34. Rb7 $18) 30. Rc1 $1 {
The refutation was far from trivial, but black now has to lose the piece for
the unsufficient compensation.} Qc6 (30... Rc6 31. Qe7 Rcf6 32. Rd8 $18) 31.
Qxc6 Rxc6 (31... bxc6 32. Rxc3 Rf1+ 33. Kc2 cxd5 34. Rxc7 Rh1 35. Rd7 Rxh2+ 36.
Kc3 $18) 32. Rxc3 Rxc3 33. bxc3 Rf1+ 34. Nc1 (34. Kb2 Rh1 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Rd7+
Kg8 37. Rxb7 Rxh2+ 38. Kb3 $18) 34... Rf2 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Rd7+ Kh6 37. Rxb7
Rxh2 38. c4 Rh4 {Black must try to slow down advance of the white c pawn,
since his own candidates for promotion are not quick enough.} (38... g5 39. c5
Kg6 40. c6 Rh4 41. Rb2 Rc4 42. Rc2 Rb4+ 43. Nb3 Rb8 44. c7 Rc8 45. Nd2 Kf6 46.
Rc5 g4 47. Nc4 g3 48. Nb6 g2 49. Rc1 Rxc7 50. Nd5+ $18) 39. c5 Rc4 40. Nd3 g5
41. Rb4 Rc3 (41... Rxb4+ 42. Nxb4 g4 43. Nc2 g3 44. Ne3 Kg5 45. c6 Kf4 46. Ng2+
Kf3 47. c7 $18) 42. Rd4 (42. Rd4 g4 43. Kb2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.01.28"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Baramidze, David"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. Kb1 {[%mdl 4] The latest cry of fashion in the line, that is proving
pretty unpleasant for white. The king strives to defend a2 square, but in such
a sharp position it feels a bit slow.} (16. fxe6 axb3 17. exf7+ (17. cxb3 fxe6
18. Kb1 Nc7 (18... Qa5 19. Nc1 Nc7 20. Bc4 Nb6 21. Rhf1 Rxf1 22. Rxf1 Nxc4 23.
bxc4 d5 24. g6 hxg6 25. Qg2 Rf8 $11 {1-0 Cvek,R (2498)-Kalod,R (2502)/Brno
2006 (85)}) 19. Bg2 Qb8 20. Rhf1 Rxf1 21. Rxf1 Qb5 22. Rc1 Nc5 23. Rc4 N5a6 24.
Qc2 Qa5 25. Nc1 {1/2-1/2 Hracek,Z (2581)-Babula,V (2593)/Czechia 2005}) 17...
Rxf7 18. Kb1 (18. cxb3 Rxa2 19. Ng3 Rxf1 20. Rhxf1 Ra1+ 21. Kc2 Qc8+ 22. Kd3
Qa6+ 23. Kc2 Qc6+ 24. Kd3 Qb5+ 25. Kc2 Qc6+ {1/2-1/2 Mastrovasilis,D (2562)
-Mamedyarov,S (2646)/Warsaw 2005}) 18... bxc2+ 19. Kxc2 Nb6 20. Nc1 d5 21. exd5
Nd6 22. Kb1 Rf3 23. h4 Na4 24. Qe2 Rg3 25. Bf2 Rc3 26. Qxe5 Nxb2 27. Bd4 {
1-0 Topalov,V (2757)-Vallejo Pons,F (2686)/Linares 2005 (32)}) (16. Nbd4 exd4
17. Nxd4 b3 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Nxc2 Bb3 20. axb3 axb3 21. Na3 Ne5 22. h4 Ra5 23.
Qe2 d5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. exd5 Bxa3 26. bxa3 Nd6 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2749)-Vallejo
Pons,F (2686)/Monte Carlo 2005 (67)}) 16... axb3 17. cxb3 (17. fxe6 bxa2+ 18.
Ka1 fxe6 $17) 17... Rxa2 $1 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Bh3 {Baramidze must try to pay
back with blows of his own, otherwise Nielsen would easily get the upper hand.}
(19. Kxa2 Qa8+ 20. Kb1 Qxe4+ 21. Qd3 Qxh1 22. Bh3 Qc6 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. Bd5 Qc8
$17) 19... Qa5 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Ng3 (21. Bxd7 Ra1+ 22. Kc2 Qc7+ 23. Nc3 Rxd1
24. Qxd1 (24. Rxd1 bxc3 $19) 24... Qxd7 25. Nd5 Nc7 $17) 21... Nc5 22. Bc4 (22.
Bxc5 Ra1+ 23. Kc2 Qxc5+ 24. Bc4 Rf2 $1 $19) 22... Nc7 {Black is certainly
happy on the queenside with control of the a file a attacking potential
against white king. The only drawback is vulnerability of his own king in case
Baramidze will find a way to get closer.} 23. Rhf1 $6 (23. g6 Nb5 $1 24. Bxb5 (
24. Bxc5 Nc3+ 25. Kc1 Nxd1 26. Rxd1 dxc5 27. Nf5 Rd8 $19) 24... Nxb3 25. Qe2
Rc8 26. Bc4 Nd4 27. Bxa2 (27. Bxd4 b3 28. Bxb3 Ra1#) 27... b3 28. Bxb3 Nxb3 $19
) (23. Bxc5 $1 Ra1+ (23... dxc5 $2 24. Nf5 Ra1+ 25. Kc2 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 $18) 24.
Kc2 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 Qxc5 26. g6 Rf4 27. gxh7 (27. Qh5 h6 $15) 27... g6 28. Kb1
$13) 23... Ra8 24. Bxc5 $2 {White has played this move one move too late, now
black's attack will be devastating.} (24. Rf7 Na4 $3 25. Rxe7 (25. bxa4 Qxa4
26. b3 (26. Bxa2 Qxa2+ 27. Kc2 b3+ 28. Kc3 Qa5+ 29. Kxb3 (29. Kd3 Qa6+ 30. Kc3
Nb5+ 31. Kc4 Na3+ 32. Kb4 Qc4#) 29... Qa4+ 30. Kc3 d5 31. exd5 Bb4+ 32. Kd3
Bxd2 33. Bxd2 Nxd5 $19)) 25... Nc3+ 26. Kc1 (26. Kc2 Rxb2+ 27. Kd3 Rxd2+ 28.
Rxd2 Rd8 $19) (26. bxc3 Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Qa1+ 28. Kc2 Qxc3+ 29. Kd1 Qxe3 $19)
26... Ra1+ 27. Kc2 Rxd1 28. Qf2 Qa2 $19) 24... Qxc5 25. Qf2 (25. Qe2 Nb5 26.
Rf7 Nd4 27. Rxd4 Qxd4 28. Rxe7 Ra1+ 29. Kc2 Qxb2+ 30. Kxb2 (30. Kd3 Qc3#) 30...
R8a2#) 25... Qxc4 $1 (25... Qxc4 $1 26. bxc4 b3 27. Kc1 Bxg5+ 28. Rd2 Ra1#) 0-1

[Event "Sufe Cup"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2000.03.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O b5 11. Kb1 Be7 12. g3 (12. Qf2 Rc8 (12... Rb8 13. h3
h4 14. Bd3 Nb6 15. f4 Qc7 16. Bc1 Na4 17. Ne2 Nd7 18. g3 Ndb6 19. gxh4 Bxh4 20.
Qf3 {1-0 Manakov,I-Prosunchikov,G/St Petersburg/2000/ (45)}) 13. g3 Rxc3 14.
bxc3 Qc7 15. h3 d5 16. Bd3 dxe4 17. fxe4 a5 18. g4 a4 19. Nc1 Qxc3 20. Bd2 Qc6
21. Qe2 O-O 22. gxh5 Nc5 {0-1 Pikula,D-Nemet,I/Baden/1998/ (29)}) 12... Nb6 (
12... Qc7 13. f4 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Bg2 O-O 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 exf4 18.
gxf4 Ng4 19. Nd4 Bh4 20. Nf5 Bf6 21. Rde1 {1-0 Gaponenko,I-Paehtz,E/Elista/
1998/ (48)}) 13. Bxb6 (13. Qf2 $5 Nfd7 14. f4 $14) 13... Qxb6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 (
14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 16. f4 Bf6 $11) 15. exd5 a5 {Black seems to be on a
good track of getting serious initiative on the queenside.} 16. Qd3 Rb8 17. Bh3
a4 18. Nd2 (18. Nc1 b4 19. Qc4 O-O $13) 18... Qc5 19. Ne4 (19. Rhe1 a3) 19...
Nxe4 20. fxe4 (20. Qxe4 a3 $1 $40) 20... Bg5 21. Rhf1 b4 22. Qa6 O-O 23. Qc6 (
23. Qxa4 $5 Ra8 24. Qb3 Ra7 25. Rf5 Bf6 26. Bf1 Rfa8 $13) 23... Qe3 24. Qxd6 (
24. Qxa4 Qxe4 $11) 24... b3 $1 {[%mdl 128] Opposite coloured bishops are a
great help in attacks against the enemy king, black's threats are obviously
dangerous.} 25. cxb3 (25. Qc7 Qxe4 26. Bf5 bxa2+ 27. Kxa2 Qb4 $15) 25... axb3
26. Rxf7 (26. Ka1 Rb6 27. Qxe5 Ra8 $19) 26... Qe2 $1 {Instead of defending
directly black believes in the strength of his attack.} (26... Rxf7 $2 27.
Qxb8+ Kh7 28. Qxb3 $18) 27. Rxf8+ Rxf8 28. Rg1 (28. Be6+ Kh7 $19) 28... Qc2+
29. Ka1 Ra8 $1 30. a3 Bc1 (30... Bc1 31. Qxe5 Rxa3+ 32. bxa3 Qa2#) 0-1

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 1st"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2013.02.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Qd2
{The move is an attempt to speed up the queenside castling, but it enables
Black to get the dark-squared bishop.} Ng4 {Naiditsch is confident, that he
can afford to play with the piece, that was already developed. The absence of
the knight on f6 weakens the d5-square, but Black will get strategic
compensation in the exchange of enemy bishop.} 9. g3 O-O {The most natural
move, but not the only option for the defender. The immediate exchange on e3
deserves closer scrutiny, as it complicates life for White with an attack on
the dark squares. Alternatively 9...Nd7 contributes to the solution of the
most annoying problem - the defence of the weak spot on d5.} (9... Nxe3 10.
Qxe3 Bg5 (10... Be6 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. f4 b5 13. Kb1 Qb6 14. Qe2 O-O 15. f5 Bc4
16. Qf3 Rfc8 17. Nd2 Rab8 18. h4 Qc6 $11 {1/2 (27) Yemelin,V (2564)
-Voitsekhovsky,S (2503) Sochi 2007}) 11. f4 exf4 12. gxf4 Bh4+ 13. Kd2 {
It is remarkable, that White can put the king in the centre. The development
advantage of the first player hugely diminishes Black's chances of get a real
profit from the unusual position.} Nc6 (13... O-O 14. Rd1 Be6 15. Kc1 Nc6 16.
Rg1 Qe7 17. Qd2 a5 18. Bb5 Rfd8 19. Kb1 Bf6 20. Ba4 $14 {1-0 (51)
Nepomniachtchi,I (2658)-Loskutov,O (2423) Moscow 2010}) 14. Rg1 (14. Rd1 Bg4
15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Bf6 17. e5 dxe5+ 18. Kc1 Qc8 19. Nd5 $14 {1/2 (53) Ortiz
Suarez,I (2504)-Delgado Ramirez,N (2574) Ciego de Avila 2010}) 14... g5 15.
fxg5 Ne5 16. Kc1 Bg4 17. Kb1 Bxg5 18. Qg3 Bh4 19. Qe3 Be6 20. Be2 Rc8 21. Nd4
Qf6 {1/2 (21) Jakovenko,D (2742)-Gashimov,V (2740) Novi Sad 2009}) (9... Nd7
10. Nd5 (10. O-O-O Nxe3 11. Qxe3 b5 (11... Nf6 12. Bc4 O-O $11) 12. Nd5 Nf6 13.
Nxe7 Kxe7 14. f4 Qc7 15. Kb1 Be6 16. h3 Rab8 17. g4 h6 18. Rh2 a5 19. Rhd2 $11
{0-1 (50) Najer,E (2681)-Tihonov,J (2460) Ohrid 2009}) (10. Bh3 Ndf6 11. Bg5 h6
12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. O-O O-O 15. Qd3 b5 16. a4 b4 17. Nd1 d5 18. Ne3
Nxe4 19. Nxd5 f5 $11 {0-1 (37) Eliseev,U (2490)-Amonatov,F (2610) Moscow 2012})
10... Nxe3 11. Nxe3 Nf6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O b5 14. a4 Bb7 15. Qd3 Qb6 16. a5
Qc7 17. Rfc1 Bc6 18. c4 Qb7 19. Nf5 Rfd8 $11 {1/2 (50) Saric,I (2638)-Amonatov,
F (2610) Istanbul 2012}) 10. O-O-O {Caruana will try to find the best moment
for the obvious move of the knight to the d5-square. Castling seems to be the
flexible solution, as all the options remain open.} (10. Nd5 Nxe3 11. Qxe3 Be6
12. O-O-O Nd7 13. Kb1 b5 14. h4 Bxd5 15. exd5 Qc7 16. g4 Nb6 17. Bd3 Nc4 18.
Qe4 g6 19. h5 Bg5 20. Rh3 {1-0 (31) Deepan Chakkravarthy,J (2492)-Swapnil,S 
(2429) Chennai 2010} a5 $1 21. a4 bxa4 22. Qxc4 Qxc4 23. Bxc4 axb3 $11) 10...
a5 $5 $146 {The counterplay with a pawn is gaining popularity in quite a few
lines of the English Attack in Najdorf. Those, who prefer to limit the risk in
the opening should look into the exchange of the bishop followed by 11...Nd7.}
(10... Nxe3 11. Qxe3 Nd7 12. f4 (12. Nd5 Nf6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bc4 Bg5 15. f4
Bh6 16. Kb1 Be6 17. Bd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 exf4 19. gxf4 Qe7 20. Nd4 g6 $11 {
1/2 (50) Vuilleumier,A (2361)-Borovikov,V (2601) Rethymnon 2010}) 12... b5 13.
Kb1 Qb6 14. Qe1 Nf6 15. Bd3 Bg4 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf6 19. Nd2
Rae8 $15 {1/2 (108) Areshchenko,A (2673)-Wojtaszek,R (2608) Budva 2009}) 11.
Kb1 a4 12. Nc1 a3 13. b3 {Black has managed to weaken the b2 spot for the
future attack, but it came at a cost of mild neglect of his development.} (13.
b4 Be6 14. f4 g6 $15) 13... Nxe3 (13... Nd7 14. Nd5 Nxe3 15. Nxe3 Nf6 16. f3
Qc7 $11) 14. Qxe3 Bg5 {Black does not have to play so aggressively, even
though counterplay on the dark squares is very desirable.} (14... Nc6 15. Nd5
Bg4 16. Rd2 Be6 $11) 15. f4 Bh6 16. Nd3 (16. Bc4 Nc6 17. N1e2 Be6 18. Nd5 exf4
19. gxf4 Ne5 20. Bb5 Rc8 $11) 16... Nc6 17. h4 {White needs to play for an
attack himself, his main zone of operation is located on the kingside.} (17.
Bg2 g6 18. h4 exf4 19. Nxf4 Qf6 $11) 17... Nd4 18. Nb4 (18. Bh3 Bxh3 19. Rxh3
Qc8 20. Nf2 Qc6 21. Ng4 Rfc8 22. Nxh6+ gxh6 23. Rd3 Nb5 24. g4 d5 25. exd5
Nxc3+ 26. Rxc3 Qxd5 $11) 18... Bg4 19. Rd2 Rc8 20. Nbd5 f5 {The advance is
positionally desirable but also somewhat risky due to White's firm conctrol of
the centre. Black would love to have more space for his bishops, but the piece
on h6 has no mobility.} (20... Rc6 21. Bc4 (21. Bh3 Be6 22. Rxd4 exd4 23. Qxd4
$11) 21... Ne6 22. Rf2 $14) (20... Be6 21. h5 Nc6 22. Bc4 Ne7 $11) 21. Bc4 Kh8
22. Rxd4 $5 {The positional sacrifice of the exchange is very tempting, as the
queen on d4 will enjoy a magnificent position.} (22. exf5 Nxf5 23. Qd3 Qe8 $11)
22... exd4 23. Qxd4 Bf3 (23... fxe4 24. Nxe4 Bf3 25. Rf1 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Qd7 $11)
24. Re1 {The natural reflex is dictating the centralisation of the rook, but
the modest 24.Rg1 might have had more venom.} (24. Rg1 fxe4 25. Nxe4 $11) 24...
fxe4 25. Nb5 (25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Re8 $15) (25. Be2 Re8 26. Bb5 Re6 27. Re3
Rb8 $11) 25... Rc6 (25... Rb8 26. Rg1 Qd7 27. Nb6 Qc6 28. Nxa3 $11) 26. c3 {
Caruana has decided to eliminate the pesky a3-pawn, even though it will cost
him perfect coordination of his pieces.} (26. Nxa3 $2 Qa5 $19) 26... Qd7 27.
Nxa3 Qh3 $1 28. Rg1 $2 {The second half of the game was played under great
pressure, with both players drifting gradually into serious time pressure.
Caruana refuses to decentralise the queen, but the rook move is too risky.} (
28. Qf2 Qf5 (28... g6 29. Nb5 Bg7 $11) 29. Kb2 Qh5 $11) 28... Qh2 29. Nb5 (29.
Qe3 Ra8 30. Nc2 g6 $15) 29... Ra8 {The number of smaller and bigger omissions
in the next few moves reveals, how difficult it is to handle the extremely
complex position under time constrains.} (29... e3 $5 30. Qxe3 Ra8 31. Re1 (31.
Nb4 Be4+ 32. Ka1 d5 $17) 31... Qxa2+ 32. Kc1 g6 $15) 30. a3 $2 {White's fear
of advancing the pawn to a4 is understandable. It is only for objectivity's
sake that we give the complex analyses of its consequences.} (30. a4 $1 e3 (
30... Rxc4 31. bxc4 e3 32. Rc1 Rxa4 33. Nb4 Qxg3 34. Qxe3 Ra8 35. Rf1 Qg6+ 36.
Kb2 $11) 31. Rc1 (31. Qxe3 Rxc4 $1 32. bxc4 Bh5 $19) 31... Bh5 32. g4 $1 (32.
Nxe3 Bg6+ 33. Nc2 Qxg3 $15) 32... Bxg4 33. Nxe3 Qxf4 34. Qxf4 Bxf4 35. Nxg4
Bxc1 36. Kxc1 Rxa4 37. Nxd6 Raxc4 38. Nxc4 b5 39. Nge5 Rc7 40. Nd2 $11) 30...
e3 $1 31. Re1 (31. Qxe3 Be4+ 32. Qxe4 (32. Ka1 Rca6 $1 33. Be2 Bxd5) 32...
Qxg1+ 33. Kb2 Qxg3 $17) 31... e2 32. Qe3 (32. Qg1 Qxg1 33. Rxg1 Rc5 34. Nb4 Re8
35. Re1 d5 $17) 32... Qg2 $2 {[%mdl 64] The most critical moment of the game.
Naiditsch has managed to generate great counterplay and his pawn on e2 is a
huge asset. Unfortunately for him he misses a golden opportunity to decide the
battle with small combination.} (32... Qxg3 $1 33. Rxe2 Qg6+ 34. Bd3 Qh5 $19)
33. Nd4 $1 Rxc4 {Suddenly the table are turned and Black is struggling to find
a line that is halfway equal.} (33... Bxd5 34. Rxe2 Qh1+ 35. Re1 Qe4+ (35...
Qg2 36. Qe8+ Bg8 37. Qxa8 Rxc4 38. Re8 $18) 36. Qxe4 Bxe4+ 37. Rxe4 d5 38. Bxd5
Rxc3 39. Nf5 $16) 34. bxc4 Bh5 (34... Bxd5 35. cxd5 Qxd5 36. Qxe2 g6 37. Qa2
$16) 35. Nxe2 $6 {Under stress even the best players turn to natural urges!
The desire to eliminate the pawn on e2 was too strong.} (35. Kb2 Qf1 (35... Re8
$2 36. Qxe8+ Bxe8 37. Rxe2 $18) 36. Qg1 Qxg1 37. Rxg1 $16) 35... Re8 36. Ne7 g5
$2 $138 {Great idea, only the execution is terrible! The game should have
ended with perpetual check after 36...g6.} (36... g6 37. Nd4 Bf8 38. Qe6 Rxe7
39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. Rxe7 Bxe7 41. Qxe7 Qf1+ 42. Kb2 Qg2+ 43. Nc2 Bd1 44. Qe8+ $11)
37. fxg5 Bf8 38. Nf4 {A terrible final blow which finishes the fight right
away. Black has prepared his own demise by offering the perfect spot on f4. 
An exciting game full of tactical errors, but a perfect spectacle for
spectators!} (38. Nf4 Rxe7 39. Qxe7 Bxe7 40. Nxg2 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. Ng3 (14. f4
a5 15. f5 a4 16. fxe6 axb3 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Kb1 $1 bxc2+ 19. Kxc2 Nb6 20. Nc1
d5 21. exd5 Nd6 22. Kb1 Nbc4 $11) 14... a5 15. Kb1 a4 16. Nc1 Qb8 {The line is
very sharp and not without dangers for white.} (16... Nc7 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4
b3 19. Nf5 Nd5 $6 20. Nxe7+ Nxe7 21. Bxd6 $16 {Inarkiev,E-Loginov,V/RUS-ch 58
sf/2005/}) 17. f4 (17. Nf5 Bd8 $1 18. Nxd6 b3 19. Nc4 (19. cxb3 axb3 20. axb3
Ba5 21. Qd3 Nc7 22. h4 Bb4 {Solovjov - Loginov/St Petersburg/2004/}) 19...
bxa2+ 20. Nxa2 Be7 21. Qc3 Nc7 {Bologan - Smeets/Warsaw/2005/}) 17... exf4 18.
Bxf4 b3 19. cxb3 axb3 20. a3 Qb7 (20... Bd8 21. Nf5 Nc5 22. Qd4 Qc8 $6 (22...
Bc7) 23. Bxd6 (23. Nxd6 Nxd6 24. Bxd6 Bg4) 23... Nxe4 $1 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Bd3
Nc5 26. Ng3 Bxg5 {1/2-1/2 Anisimov,P-Loginov,V/St Petersburg 2002/ (40)}) 21.
Nce2 (21. Nf5 Nc5 $5 (21... Bxf5 22. exf5 Qxh1 23. Bg2 Qxd1 24. Qxd1) (21...
Qxe4+ 22. Bd3 Bxf5 23. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 24. Ka1 Bxh1 25. Rxh1 Nc5 26. Be3 $16) 22.
Bg2 Ra4 $13) 21... Bd8 22. Nd4 Ba5 23. Qe2 Nc5 24. Bg2 Bc3 $1 {Black can
afford very original sacrifice adding yet more pressure against the queenside
castling position.} 25. e5 (25. bxc3 Rxa3 26. Bc1 Ra2 27. Rd2 Na4 $19) (25. Nb5
Bxb2 $1 26. Bxd6 (26. Kxb2 Na4+ 27. Kb1 Qxb5 $1 28. Qxb5 Nc3+ 29. Kb2 Nxb5 $17)
26... Nxd6 27. Nxd6 Be5 $3 28. Nxb7 Rxa3 29. Qb2 (29. Kc1 Bc3 30. Qb2) 29...
Bxb2 30. Kxb2 (30. Nxc5 $2 Bc3) 30... Ra2+ 31. Kb1 Nxb7 $19) (25. Nxe6 fxe6 26.
Bxd6 $1 Nxd6 27. e5 Qa6 $1 (27... Qa7 28. Bxa8 $18) 28. Qxa6 (28. Bxa8 $2 Nb5
$1 29. Rhf1 Rxa8 30. Qf3 Qa7 31. Nf5 Ne4 $1 (31... exf5 $2 32. Qd5+) 32. Qxe4
Nxa3+ 33. Kc1 (33. bxa3 Qxa3 34. Ne7+ Kh8 $19) 33... Nc4 $19) (28. exd6 $2 Qxa3
$1 29. bxa3 Rxa3 30. Qb2 Bxb2 31. Kxb2 Ra2+ 32. Kc3 Rxg2) 28... Rxa6 29. exd6
Rf2 $1 30. bxc3 Na4 31. Ne4 Rxg2 (31... Rb2+) 32. d7 Rb2+ $11) (25. Bc1 $5 $13)
25... d5 26. Qb5 (26. Qe3 Bxb2 $1 27. Kxb2 Qa6 28. Ra1 Nd3+ $40) (26. Ndf5 Na4
$1 27. Rxd5 $5 Bxf5+ 28. Nxf5 Bxb2 29. Rd3 Qa6 30. Qf3 Nc7 $15) 26... Qc7 (
26... Qa7 $1 27. Nc6 (27. Nxb3 Na4) (27. Nge2 Bxb2) (27. Bc1 Nc7 28. Qe2 Bxd4
29. Rxd4 Ne4 $17) 27... Qxa3 $1 28. bxa3 Rxa3 29. Qxb3 Rxb3+ 30. Kc2 Nc7 31.
Be3 (31. Ne7+ Kh8 32. Nxd5 Nb5 $1 $40) 31... Rb2+ 32. Kxc3 Na4+ 33. Kd3 Rxg2
34. Bd4 Ra8 $17) 27. Nge2 (27. bxc3 Rxa3 28. Nc6 Ra6 $1 (28... Na4 29. Rd3 Ra2
30. Bc1) 29. Qxc5 (29. Nb4 Ra5 30. Qc6 Qa7 $19) 29... Rxc6 30. Qa3 Rxc3 31. Rc1
Qc4 $17) 27... Bd7 $1 {[%mdl 64] The queen is trapped but the defensive
resource obvious, position is extremely charged with tactics.} 28. e6 (28. Nc6
$5 Ra5 $1) 28... Bxb5 29. Bxc7 Bxd4 (29... Bd3+ 30. Rxd3 Nxd3 31. e7 (31. Bg3
$1) 31... Bxd4 (31... Bxb2 32. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 33. Rd1 Nf2 34. Rd2 Bxd4 35. Nxd4
Nxc7 36. Rxf2 Rxa3) 32. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 33. Bxd5 Rc8 34. Nxd4 Rxc7 35. Bxb3 $16) (
29... Nxc7 $2 30. Nxb5 Nxb5 31. exf7+ Kxf7 32. Bxd5+ Kg6 33. Bxa8 Rf2 $5 34.
Nxc3 Nxc3+ 35. bxc3 Na4 36. Rd6+ Kxg5 (36... Kf7 37. Bd5+ Ke7 38. Re6+ Kd8 39.
Bxb3 $18) 37. h4+ Kh5 38. Bf3+ $1 Rxf3 39. Rd4 Nxc3+ 40. Kb2 $18) 30. Nxd4 (30.
exf7+ Rxf7 31. Nxd4 (31. Bxd5 $2 Bxe2) 31... Bc4 $5 (31... Bd3+ 32. Rxd3 Nxd3
33. Bg3 Rd8 $13) 32. Bg3 Ne4 $11) 30... fxe6 (30... Nxc7 31. Nxb5 Nxb5 32.
exf7+ Rxf7 33. Bxd5 $13) (30... Nxe6 31. Nxb5 N8xc7 32. Nxc7 Nxc7 33. Bxd5 Nxd5
34. Rxd5 $11) 31. Nxb5 Nxc7 32. Nxc7 Rf2 $1 {Black is somin up with a
fascinating drawing idea.} 33. Nxa8 Na4 34. Rd3 {Svidler proposed a draw as
white can only lose by trying to avoid the perpetual check.} (34. Be4 $5 dxe4
35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. Rc8 Rxb2+ 37. Kc1 Ra2 38. Re1 $2 (38. Kb1 $11) 38... b2+ $1
39. Kc2 Ra1 40. Rb1 e3 $1 41. Rc7+ Kg6 42. Rc6 Kf5 43. Nc7 Rxb1 44. Kxb1 e2 45.
Rxe6 Nc3+ $1 46. Kxb2 Ne4 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.10"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Qf2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Na5 $5 {Bologan's
fresh idea since black can not capture the knight.} (13. Nc5) 13... Rc8 (13...
Nd7 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Nb4 Qb7 16. Nbd5 Rb8 17. b3 cxb3 18. cxb3 Be7 {and here
Sakaev proposes} 19. Kb2 (19. Nxe7 Kxe7 20. Nd5+ Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Rhc8+ 22. Kb2
$14) 19... Bd8 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Gelfand,B/Merida 2005/ (56)}) (13... Qc8 14.
Nd5 Nxd5 (14... Rb8 15. Qe2 Bxd5 16. exd5 c3 17. b3 Rb5 18. Qc4 Qxc4 19. Nxc4
Be7 20. Rd3 e4 21. fxe4 Nxe4 22. a4 Rb8 23. Bd4 O-O 24. Bxc3 Bg5+ 25. Kb1 Nf2
26. Rg3 {1-0 Najer,E-Ghaem Maghami,E/Khanty Mansiysk 2005/ (56)}) 15. exd5 Bd7
16. f4 Rb8 17. Bd2 f6 18. Bc3 Be7 19. Rhe1 O-O 20. Re4 Bb5 21. Nc6 Rb7 22. Qf3
Bd8 23. Nxd8 Rxd8 24. g4 {1-0 Sadvakasov,D-Zhou Jianchao/Hyderabad 2005/ (61)})
(13... Qxa5 $2 14. Bb6 Qb4 15. a3 $18) 14. Bb6 Qd7 15. g3 g6 $5 (15... Be7 16.
h3 $1 (16. f4 Bh3 $1 17. fxe5 Ng4 $11)) 16. Rd2 (16. f4 $5 Bh6 17. Kb1 $14)
16... Bh6 17. f4 Ng4 {Kasimdzhanov had a very challenging task do decide on
the best defense. 17...0-0!? might have been the best despite passivity of
black's pieces.} (17... Nh5 $6 18. Rhd1 exf4 $2 19. g4 $1 $16) (17... O-O $5
18. Rhd1 Ne8 $13) 18. Qf3 Rb8 (18... Nf6 19. h3 $1 Bxh3 (19... O-O $5) 20. Be3
Bg4 21. Qf1 Nh5 22. Nxc4 Nxg3 23. Qg2 Rxc4 (23... Nxh1 24. Nxd6+ Kf8 25. Nxc8
Qxc8 26. Qxh1 $18) 24. Rxh6 Rxc3 $1 25. Qxg3 $1 Qe6 26. Kb1 $1 exf4 27. Qxf4
Rc4 28. Bd4 O-O 29. b3 $40) (18... O-O $2 19. Rhd1 $16) (18... exf4 19. gxf4
Rb8 (19... Ne5 20. fxe5 Bxd2+ 21. Kxd2 dxe5+ 22. Kc1 $16) 20. Bd4 $1 $16) 19.
h3 $5 (19. Bc5 exf4 $1 20. gxf4 (20. Rxd6 Qc7 $1) 20... Ne5 $1 $13) 19... Nf6
$4 {[%mdl 64] Kasimdzhanov has missed a phanstastic resource 19...Nh2! that
would have kept him veru much in the game.} (19... Nh2 $1 $13 20. Rhxh2 (20.
Qe3 Nf3 21. Rd5 (21. Rf2 $6 Nd4 $1 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Qxd4 O-O $40) 21... exf4
22. gxf4 O-O (22... Ne5 23. Bc5 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Qd8 25. Qc3 O-O 26. Bb4 Rb5 27.
Kb1 Rxd5 28. exd5 Bxf4 29. Rf1 $14) 23. Nxc4 Qc6 24. b3 Rxb6 25. Qxb6 (25. Rxd6
Qc7 26. Qxb6 Bxf4+ 27. Kb2 Bxd6 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Nxd6 Rd8 30. Nb7 Rd2 $132)
25... Bxf4+ 26. Kd1 Qxb6 27. Nxb6 Ng5 $5 28. Ra5 $16) (20. Qf2 Nf3 21. Nd5 (21.
Rd5 exf4 22. Qxf3 Rxb6 23. Nxc4 Rc6 24. Ne5 Rxc3 25. Qxc3 fxg3+ 26. Kb1 Bg7 27.
Nxd7 Bxc3 28. Rxd6 g2 $1 29. Rg1 Bxd7 30. bxc3 Bxh3 31. Rd3 Be6 32. Rxg2 Ke7 $5
$36) (21. Ba7 $13) 21... Qa4 22. Nc7+ Kf8 $1 (22... Ke7 23. Rxd6 $1 $16) 23.
Rxd6 Qxa2 24. Nxe6+ fxe6 25. Qxf3 Rxb6 $1 26. Nxc4 Rxd6 27. Nxd6 exf4 $5 28. e5
Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Qa5+ 30. Kc1 $11) 20... Rxb6 21. f5 O-O $1 $13 (21... gxf5 $2 22.
exf5 Bxf5 23. Nd5 $1 $18)) (19... Rxb6 $2 20. hxg4 Bg7 21. f5 $18) 20. Bc5 $1
exf4 21. gxf4 Rc8 {Black is now helpless against the myriads of threats.} (
21... Bf8 22. f5 $1 gxf5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Re1+ Kd8 25. Nc6+ $18) 22. Bxd6 Qd8
23. Bb4 Qb6 24. a3 Nh5 25. Kb1 (25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Bxf4 27. Qe4+ $18) 25...
Bxf4 26. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Bb8 (27... Qb8 28. Rhd1 Qc7 29. Qc3 $18) 28. Rhd1
c3 29. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Qd2
$5 {The English attack in the Sicilian without f2-f3; White is ready to part
with a bishop for the enemy knight.} O-O 9. O-O-O Ng4 (9... Be6 10. f4) 10. Kb1
Be6 11. g3 Nc6 12. f4 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Rc8 {The exchange combination has cost the
defender relatively lot of time and weakened the control of the d5-square.} (
13... b5 14. Nd5 Rb8 15. Be2 a5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 $1 (16... Bg5 17. Qc3 Nxe5 18.
Qxa5) (16... dxe5 $2 17. Nf6+) 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nxa5 Rfc8 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Qc3
Qxc3 21. bxc3 {1-0 Sutovsky,E (2637)-Andriasian,Z (2523)/Dresden 2007 (52)})
14. Nd5 (14. h4 exf4 15. gxf4 Qc7 16. Rh2 (16. h5 $5 h6 17. Bh3 Bf6 18. Rhg1
$14) 16... Bf6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rfe8 19. a3 Qe7 20. Bd3 Qc7 21. h5 Ne7 22.
Ra5 h6 {0-1 Zhigalko,A (2545)-Kovacevic,A (2616)/Plovdiv 2008 (37)}) 14... Bxd5
$6 {Kasimdzhanov felt that he could not tolerate the enemy knight on d5 any
longer, but this controversial swap will cost Black a lot of grief and sorrow.}
(14... a5 15. Nb6 Rb8 $13) 15. exd5 exf4 (15... Nd4 16. fxe5 (16. Nxd4 exd4 17.
Rxd4 Bf6 18. Re4 Rc5 19. Qb3 b5 20. Bg2 $16) 16... Nxb3 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Qxb3
Bf6 19. c3 b5 20. Bh3 $16) 16. gxf4 (16. Qe4 Ne5 17. gxf4 f5 18. Qb4 Ng4 $14)
16... Nb8 17. Bd3 (17. Bh3 Nd7 18. Rhe1 Bf6 19. c3 g6 $14) 17... Nd7 (17... Bf6
18. Qe4 $1 g6 19. h4 Re8 20. Qg2 Nd7 $14) 18. Qe4 g6 $6 {Another move, that
has gained critical appreciation. The defender is relaying on a model build up
with a dark squared bishop and a pawn chain on light ones. Unfortunately
Jakovenko's attack can be promoted in no time.} (18... Nf6 19. Qf3 Re8 20. c3
g6 21. Rhe1 $14) 19. h4 $1 Bf6 (19... Bxh4 $6 20. Qg2 Bf6 21. Qh3 h5 22. f5 Ne5
23. fxg6 fxg6 24. Bxg6 $1 $16) (19... Nf6 20. Qf3 Nh5 $5 $11) 20. h5 Bg7 (20...
Re8 21. Qg2 Re3 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Bxg6 $5 fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Bg7 25. Qh7+ Kf7 26.
Nd4 Qf6 27. Qh5+ Kf8 28. c3 Rce8 29. Rdg1 $14) 21. hxg6 hxg6 (21... fxg6 22.
Qe6+ Rf7 23. f5 $1 Nf8 24. Qe3 Qe7 25. Qh3 Re8 26. c3 $16) 22. c3 {[%mdl 128]
White feels that is is necessary to build a barrier against the impact of the
g7-bishop in order to continue his own attack.} (22. Qg2 Qf6 23. c3 Rfe8 (23...
Qxf4 24. Qh3 Nf6 25. Bxg6 $1 $18) 24. f5 Ne5 25. fxg6 Nxd3 26. gxf7+ Qxf7 27.
Rxd3 Qf5 28. Qg3 $16) 22... Qf6 23. Nd4 (23. Qg2 $5) 23... Rfe8 (23... Nc5 $1
24. Qf3 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Rfe8 26. f5 Re5 $14) 24. Qf3 Nb6 {Black's counterplay is
very slow and the awkward knight move does not spoil anything.} (24... Nc5 25.
Bc2 Qe7 26. f5 Qe3 27. Qf1 $16) 25. f5 g5 (25... Nc4 26. Qh3 g5 27. Ne6 $1 fxe6
28. fxe6 $18) (25... Qg5 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Qh3 Nxd5 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Rdg1 $18)
26. Rdg1 Re5 27. Qh5 (27. Rh5 Rce8 28. Rgxg5 (28. Rhxg5 Re1+ 29. Kc2 Rxg1 30.
Rxg1 $16) 28... Kf8 (28... Re3 29. Qg2 Rxd3 30. Rxg7+ Qxg7 31. Rg5 $18) 29.
Ne6+ $1 fxe6 30. Rg6 Qf7 31. f6 Nxd5 32. Rxe5 dxe5 33. fxg7+ Ke7 34. Qe4 Rg8
35. Qxe5 $18) 27... Kf8 28. Nf3 {The attacker has the whole army at his
disposal, but the biggest damage can probably be inflicted by the unpleasantly
mobile knight.} (28. Rxg5 Nxd5 29. Rhg1 Nf4 30. Qf3 Nxd3 31. Qxb7 $1 (31. Qxd3
Re1+ $1 32. Rxe1 Qxg5 $16) 31... Rce8 32. Rxg7 Re1+ 33. Kc2 $1 Rxg1 34. Rxg1
Qe5 35. Qh1 $1 Nb4+ $1 36. Kb1 Qe4+ 37. Qxe4 Rxe4 38. Rd1 $16) 28... Rxc3 $6 {
The defender is using extreme measures as the counterplay along the a1-h8
diagonal represents the last chance.} (28... Nxd5 29. Nxe5 (29. Nxg5 Nxc3+ $1
30. Ka1 (30. bxc3 $2 Rb5+ 31. Bxb5 Qxf5+ $19) 30... Ra5 $1 31. Nh7+ Ke7 32. a3
Qe5 33. Qg5+ (33. f6+ Bxf6 34. Re1 Ne4 35. Rxe4 Qxe4 36. Bxe4 Rxh5 37. Rxh5 Be5
$16) (33. Re1 $4 Rxa3+ 34. bxa3 Ne4+ $19) 33... Bf6 34. Qxf6+ Qxf6 35. Nxf6
Kxf6 36. Rc1 $16) 29... Qxe5 30. Qxg5 Nxc3+ $1 31. bxc3 Qxc3 32. Qxg7+ $16) (
28... Rxd5 29. Nxg5 Ke8 30. Ne4 Qe5 31. Qe2 $18) 29. Nxe5 (29. Nxg5 $5 Rxd3 30.
Nh7+ Ke7 31. Nxf6 Bxf6 $18) 29... Rc7 (29... Qxe5 30. Qxg5 Rxd3 (30... Rc8 31.
Rg2 $18) 31. Qd8+ Qe8 32. Qxd6+ Qe7 33. Qb8+ Qe8 34. Rh8+ $1 Bxh8 35. Rg8+ Kxg8
36. Qxe8+ Kg7 37. f6+ $1 Kxf6 38. Qxh8+ $18) 30. Qxg5 Qxg5 31. Ng6+ $1 {
Quite an impressive move. White is taking great pains in order to avoid hard
technical converting of the spare exchange.} (31. Rxg5 $2 Bxe5 $16) 31... Qxg6
(31... fxg6 32. Rxg5 gxf5 33. Rxf5+ Ke8 34. Rh7 $18) 32. fxg6 Nxd5 33. gxf7 Nf4
(33... Kxf7 34. Rc1 $1 Rxc1+ (34... Re7 $2 35. Bc4 $18) 35. Rxc1 $18) (33...
Rxf7 34. Bc4 Rf5 35. Rh7 $18) 34. Rxg7 $1 {The little combination speeds up
the decision. White's attack has been fully vindicated in the end.} (34. Rxg7
$1 Kxg7 35. Rh7+ Kf8 36. Rh8+ Kxf7 37. Rh7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Vladivostok op"]
[Site "Vladivostok"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Black "Nevostrujev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 (7...
Be6 8. Ng5 $14) (7... h6 8. Bc4 $14) (7... Be7 8. Bc4 $14) (7... Qc7 $13 8. a4
{/\a4-a5; Nf3-d2 ><c4.}) 8. a4 $1 (8. Bc4 b5 9. Bb3 Be7 10. O-O Bb7 11. Nd2 Nc5
12. Bd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Rc8 14. c4 O-O 15. Qe2 Bg5 16. f3 $10 {Khalifman,
A-Nevostrujev,V/Moscow/1992/0,5/16/}) 8... d5 $2 (8... Be7 $14 {/\ 0-0/}) (8...
Qc7 9. a5 (9. Be2 Be7 (9... b6 $5) 10. O-O O-O 11. a5 $14) 9... Be7 (9... Nc5
10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Be2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 $14 {/\ b4/}) 10. Nd2
(10. Ra4 $5 b5 $1 (10... O-O 11. Bc4 $14) 11. axb6 Nxb6 12. Bxb6 (12. Rb4 Nbd7
$13) 12... Qxb6 13. Bb5+ (13. b3 $6 Bd7 $1 $15) 13... Kf8 {Smirin,I-Gelfand,B/
URS/1986/0,5/32/ Inf 42/299/} 14. b3 Bb7 15. Bd3 (15. Bc4 Bc6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17.
Bxd5 Bxa4 18. Bxa8 Bb5 $10) 15... d5 16. O-O $13 {Gelfand, Kapengut/}) 10...
Nc5 11. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Be2 h6 $1 14. O-O O-O 15. c4 $5 (15. b4 $6
Nd7 16. c4 Bg5 $1 17. Bxg5 hxg5 $10 {/\ Nf6, g4!/Huebner,R-Portisch,L/Abano
Terme (m/1)/1980/0,5/26/}) 15... Bg5 16. Bxg5 hxg5 17. Ra3 $14 {/\ b4, Rg3
Matanovic/}) 9. Nxd5 $1 (9. exd5 Bb4 $132) 9... Nxe4 10. Bc4 $16 Nd6 $6 (10...
Be7 $142 11. O-O (11. Qe2 $5 O-O 12. O-O-O $36) 11... Nd6 $16) 11. Qe2 $1 Nxc4
$6 (11... Be7 $5 $16 {/\ 0-0/}) 12. Qxc4 Bd6 $8 13. Ng5 $1 O-O 14. Ne4 Bb8 $2 (
14... Be7 $8 15. O-O (15. Nc7 $6 b5 $1) (15. O-O-O $5 $36) 15... Kh8 {/\ f5/}
16. Nc7 (16. Rfd1 $5 $16) 16... Rb8 17. Ba7 b5 18. axb5 Rb7 (18... axb5 19.
Nxb5 Nb6 20. Qe2 Rb7 $8 21. Rfd1 $16) 19. b6 Nxb6 20. Bxb6 Rxb6 21. Rfd1 $16)
15. O-O-O $1 $18 {/\ Qc8!/} Ba7 16. Bxa7 b5 (16... Rxa7 17. Qxc8 Qxc8 18. Ne7+
Kh8 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Rxd7 $18) 17. Qb4 a5 (17... Rxa7 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nc6 $18
) 18. Qe7 $1 (18. Qe7 $1 Rxa7 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Ne7+ Kf8 21. Nc6 Bb7 22. axb5
$18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.10.03"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Ganguly, Surya Sekhar "]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 {MVL mainly
plays this move nowadays against the English Attack. It is not a difficult
task to predict what MVL might play in the opening but it is challenging to
out prepare him. Things get more difficult to actually win the game even after
out preparing him as he is very tricky and able to swindle from difficult
situations. In this game Dieter managed to do both. First he out prepared him
and then once he got the advantage he kept control all through the game.} 7.
Bg5 h6 8. Bc1 Nf6 {That is modern chess nowadays! After playing three
consecutive moves with the same piece and getting it back to its initial
square all White has achieved is now the black pawn is placed on h6 instead of
h7. In pre-computer era such moves would have been considered as coffeehouse
chess but thanks to strong computers our perspective has changed a lot and we
now see such lines at the top level. Is h6 is a weakness or a useful move?
That depends on which setup White is going to adopt next. For instance, if he
now plays Be2 then Black will play e5 and surely then h6 will be useful as it
stops Bg5. Basically, now if Black can play e5 without concession then h6 is
useful. If he has to play e6 then the debate will be on if h6 can be called as
a potential weakness in the future during a kingside attack.} 9. Bc4 {The most
popular follow up which makes a lot of sense as it practically forces Black to
opt for the e6 setup. White can now try to prove that h6 can be a target.} (9.
Bd3 {Grischuk played this twice. Once against Duda in online blitz and and
once against MVL at Moscow GP 2017.} e5 (9... Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O {
0-1 (45) Grischuk,A (2766)-Duda,J (2737) chess.com INT 2018}) 10. Nde2 Be7 11.
O-O O-O 12. Ng3 {½-½ (66) Grischuk,A (2750)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2795) Moscow
2017}) 9... e6 10. Bb3 Be7 11. Be3 (11. O-O {Magnus tried this against
Grischuk in online blitz. This time Grischuk was on the black side.} O-O 12. f4
b5 {½-½ (38) Carlsen,M (2857)-Grischuk,A (2754) chess.com INT 2016}) 11...
Nc6 12. Nxc6 $5 $146 {A completely new direction. All the games that reached
this position saw 12.f4. Judging by the time consumed I would guess this was
cooked up over the board.} bxc6 13. Qf3 {Such things would not have worked
with the pawn on h7 as then Black can simply castle without fearing any kind
of kingside attack.} Qc7 $6 {A natural reaction for stopping e5 but it is due
to this innocent looking move that the black king will now lack a safe place
for rest of the game. It was time to bite the bullet and simply castle on the
kingside.} (13... O-O $1 {It does look a bit like inviting White for a quick
kingside attack and hence so not easy to take this decision over the board.
Even with the engines on I feel a bit skeptical about this whole process.} 14.
g4 (14. O-O-O d5 {[%cal Ga6a4,Ge7b4] Black has his own way to create quick
counterplay.}) 14... d5 $1 15. h4 (15. O-O-O Bb4 {Things get very complicated
very fast and it would require much depth to draw any conclusion. The numbers
are 0.00 which doesn't mean much in a practical game but at least it shows
that Black is not getting crushed through.}) 15... Bb4 16. exd5 exd5 17. g5 Bg4
(17... Ng4 $5 {also doable}) 18. Qg2 Bh5 $1 19. gxf6 Qxf6 {gives Black great
compensation}) 14. Qg3 $1 {[%csl Re8] A very nice move which will start a
never-ending problem for Black from now on. Where to put the king?} Bb7 (14...
Kf8 $14 {The top choice of the machine but for sure no one would like to play
like this}) 15. O-O-O {Dieter plays the most natural move. Black is unable to
run to the queenside now as then White can take on g7 and f7 will be hanging
next. The computer insists that White could actually have just started to
collect some pawns without fearing any counter-attack by Black.} (15. Qxg7 $1
Rg8 16. Qxh6 O-O-O 17. O-O-O c5 (17... d5 18. Bf4 $16) 18. Qf4 $1 $16) 15... g5
$6 {This just weakens the position further. It was already a tough position
for Black and now it just gets even worse.} (15... O-O-O 16. Qxg7 {[%csl Rf7]})
(15... Rg8 16. f4 d5 {Black remains worse but not as bad as it became after g5}
) 16. h4 $1 {Charging immediately on the weakness.} gxh4 (16... g4 17. f3 gxf3
18. Qxf3 $16 {[%cal Gg2g4,Gg4g5]}) 17. Rxh4 O-O-O (17... h5 18. Na4 $1 {
[%cal Ge3b6]} Rg8 (18... c5 19. Nxc5) 19. Qh2 $1 Ng4 20. Rxg4 $1 hxg4 (20...
Rxg4 21. Bxe6 $1 $18) 21. Bb6 $16 {followed by Qh7 would be crushing}) 18. Rxh6
{White is not only a pawn up but also better from every other aspect.} Rxh6 19.
Bxh6 c5 20. e5 {Dieter switches his play from direct attack to slow strategic
play. There were faster and stronger ways than this.} (20. Bc4 $1 Nxe4 21. Nxe4
Bxe4 22. Bxa6+ Bb7 23. Bb5 $16) (20. f3 $5) 20... dxe5 (20... Rg8 21. exd6 (21.
exf6 Rxg3 22. fxe7 Qxe7 23. fxg3 d5 $14) 21... Rxg3 22. dxc7 Rxg2 23. Bf8 $3 {
a nice little trick to keep the advantage.} Ng8 24. Na4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc5]})
21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 (21... Qxd8 22. Qg7) 22. Bc4 $16 {The material balance is even
now. White in return enjoys a much better structure and with Black's centre
broken there are no more pawn rolling ideas to be worried about.} Nd5 23. Bd2 {
Once again Dieter choses the most solid approach. Not to create any weakness
and play simply aginst Black's weaknesses} (23. Qg8 {The engine way} Nxc3 24.
bxc3 {[%cal Gh6g5]} Qe7 25. Be3 {I personally would also have not opted for
this line even though it gives a huge advantage.}) 23... Kb8 24. Qg8 (24. Na4
Ka7 25. Qg7 $1 {The queen on g7 is better than on g8 as it stops Black's
counter with e4} e4 $2 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Nxc5 Qxc5 28. Be3 {is the point of
keeping the queen on g7 instead of g8}) 24... Ka7 25. Na4 (25. g3 $16) 25...
Qe7 (25... e4 {This was the chance to create a little counterplay} 26. b3 $5 {
is more human and still strong} (26. Bxd5 $1 {This counter-intuitive move
bythe computer would have been difficult to find.} exd5 27. g3 $1 d4 28. Bf4
Qe7 29. Nxc5 e3 30. fxe3 dxe3 31. Nd3 $16) 26... e3 (26... Bf6 27. Qf8) 27.
fxe3 Nf6 28. Qf8 Ne4 29. Bd3 Nxd2 30. Kxd2 Be7 {Black is still clearly worse
but the openness of White's king and having the bishop pair could have given
some practical chances to swindle}) 26. b3 $1 {Keeps everything under control}
Nb6 27. Nxb6 Bxb6 28. Qg7 e4 29. g4 $1 {Now that both bishops are locked in it
is time to advance on the kingside and aim for the f7-pawn.} Bd5 30. g5 $1 {
A nice little tactic.} Qb7 (30... Bxc4 31. g6 $1 $18 {being the point}) 31. Be3
Bxc4 32. bxc4 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5]} a5 33. a4 {Just being professional.} Qc7 34. Qh7
{Black has too many weaknesses to cover.} Qb7 35. Kd1 {Bringing the king to a
safer place before attacking further.} Qd7+ 36. Ke1 Qxa4 (36... Qb7 37. Ke2 {
would slowly lead to some sort of a zugzwang.}) 37. Qxf7+ (37. g6 $18) 37...
Ka6 38. Qxe6 {Once again the most human and safe choice.} (38. g6 {This is the
strongest but can be played only if White sees a concrete way to stop Black's
perpetual.} Qxc2 39. Qd7 $1 {The only move. White takes away two very
important square d3 and d1 which were essential to give any kind of perpetual.
Now by keeping the queen on d7 White will simply queen his pawn.} a4 40. g7
Ba5+ 41. Kf1 Qxc4+ 42. Kg2 $18) 38... Qxc2 39. Qc8+ Ka7 40. Qd7+ {The key file.
Once again the d3- and d1-square are taken away from Black leaving him with no
hope of a perpetual.} Ka6 41. Qd5 (41. g6 Qxc4 42. g7 {was also winning}) 41...
Ka7 42. g6 a4 43. Kf1 (43. g7 $4 Qc3+) 43... a3 44. g7 a2 45. g8=Q Qd3+ (45...
a1=Q+ 46. Kg2 {leads to mate.}) 46. Kg2 Qxd5 47. Qxd5 a1=Q 48. Qd7+ $1 {
first takes care of Qg7+} Ka6 49. Bxc5 Bxc5 50. Qb5+ Ka7 51. Qxc5+ Kb7 52. Qd5+
Kb6 53. Qxe4 Qg7+ 54. Kf3 Qf6+ 55. Qf4 Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.10.01"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Ganguly, Surya Sekhar "]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {What else to expect from
the brave MVL!} 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5
g6 12. Be2 Bg7 {This is one the main positions in the h5 system of the Najdorf
English Attack. Huge number of top games have reached here and almost
exclusively White always went for 13.0-0 while few players tried 13. Na5. MVL
himself had this position as Black twice and one of them was against Magnus in
2018 Biel. Peter shows an entirely different approach to play from the white
side.} 13. O-O-O $5 {This has never been seen at the top level before although
there are many games in correspondence chess.} (13. O-O a5 14. a4 O-O 15. Bb5
Qc7 16. c4 $14 {½-½ (49) Carlsen,M (2842)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2779) Biel 2018}
) 13... O-O $146 {Both 13...b5 and 13...Qc7 are critical replies and mostly
will gain more popularity in the future.} 14. g4 (14. Kb1 {All correspondence
games that reached this position went this way.}) 14... a5 (14... e4 15. gxh5
exf3 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Be2 {White is faster here.}) 15. a4 Nb6 16. gxh5 Nxh5 17.
Bb5 {Peter was playing very fast till here showing the depth of his
preparation. The outcome of the opening has been a clear success for Peter who
now enjoys an overwhelming position with almost no risk.} Nf6 $2 {The problem
with this move is it doesn’t really create a threat and Peter after a long
thought comes up with an excellent antidote.} (17... Qc7 {[%cal Gb6c4] would
have been better} 18. Qc3 $5 {An unusual way to swap the queens.} (18. Qd3 Rfc8
{[%cal Gb6c4]}) 18... Qxc3 19. bxc3 Nc8 20. Nd2 $14 {White keeps some pressure}
) 18. h4 $1 {Peter thought for an impressive 48min here and found the
strongest move.} Qc7 (18... Nbxd5 {runs into} 19. Bg5 $16 {and Black must
either allow h5 or simply give up the d6-pawn and go into a horrible endgame.})
(18... Nfxd5 {There are simply too many options for White to crush through.}
19. Bxb6 (19. Bh6 $16) (19. Bf2 $16) 19... Nxb6 20. Qxd6 {would be the perfect
Leko-way to win the game.}) 19. h5 $1 {Another 18 min of thought and once
again the strongest move. Now White is winning} Nxh5 20. Bh6 $2 {Ironically
Peter just spent less than one minute to play this move while he could have
finished the game right away with a non-Leko move.} (20. Rxh5 $1 {It’s true
that Peter doesn't sacrifice much in his games but in this particular case it
all came down to whether he could spot one particular move.....} gxh5 21. Bh6
f5 {It is sure that Peter considered 20.Rh5 but didn't see a concrete way here.
} (21... f6 {also leads to the same tactics mentioned below.} 22. Bxg7 Qxg7 23.
Qe3 Qc7 24. Rg1+ Kh8 25. Bd3 $1 $18) 22. Bxg7 (22. Rg1 Rf7) 22... Qxg7 {
While considering 20.Rh5 unless the following trick is spotted it is not
possible to enter this line.} (22... Kxg7 {Clearly this didn't bother Peter}
23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qh6+ Qh7 25. Qxd6 $18) 23. Qe3 $1 {[%cal Ge3b6,Gd1g1]} (23.
Qf2 $2 Qh6+ {allows Black to get away from the pin with a check!}) 23... Qc7
24. Rg1+ Kh7 25. Rg5 $1 $18 {Unless this is seen it is not really possible to
enter the Rh5 line.}) 20... Nf4 $8 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Qxf4 {White is still
better but very slightly.} Rfc8 (22... Qe7 $5 {[%cal Ge7e5]} 23. c3 Qe5 24. Qd2
$14) 23. Qe4 {There are no other ways to protect c2} Nxa4 {After 16 min of
thought MVL went for the human way. This indeed looks very tempting. The
machine has another way to solve Black's problem but psychologically it is
almost impossible to find such ideas during a game. It is much more easy to
find Na4 which comes more naturally.} (23... Nc4 {This is the very first move
that anyone would consider} 24. Nd4 {However, upon seeing Nd4 one has to now
justify the previous move as nothing seems to make big progress.} Ne3 (24...
Qc5 25. c3 Nxb2 26. Kxb2 Qxc3+ 27. Ka2 Qb4 {[%cal Gc8c3]} 28. Qb1 $1 {White
consolidates.}) 25. Rd2 (25. Qxe3 Bxd4 {This won't be an issue of course})
25... Nc4 {A weird move but it still comes to mind just to see if this forces
a repetition.} 26. Rg2 $1 (26. Rdh2 Qc5 {Now that the d4-knight is hanging} 27.
Rd1 Qb4 28. c3 Na3 $3 29. Rc2 (29. Bc6 bxc6 30. cxb4 cxd5+ $19) 29... Nxc2 30.
cxb4 Nxd4+ 31. Kb1 Nxb5 32. axb5 Re8 {Not at all a human way of thinking})
26... Qc5 27. Rd1 (27. Rxg6 {also looks scary but not with the engine on.} fxg6
28. Qe6+ Kf8 29. Rh4 Qxd4) 27... Nb6 (27... Qb4 28. c3 Na3 29. Bc6 bxc6 30.
Rxg6 $1 {The point of having the rook on g2 instead of h2}) 28. Kb1 (28. Ne6
Qb4) 28... Qxd5 29. Qxd5 Nxd5 30. Nf5 Nf4 31. Rg4 gxf5 32. Rxf4 $14 {There are
many more complex lines and it could easily be possible that White has an
improvement somewhere. What MVL did in the game is a practical choice which
meant that all of a sudden White now had to defend.}) 24. Bxa4 b5 25. Bxb5 a4
26. Nd4 a3 27. Bc6 $1 {Peter keeps his cool and starts defending. White is
clearly better and just needs to consolidate further, something that Peter is
extremely good at.} axb2+ (27... a2 28. Kd2 Rab8 {is once again a bizarre
computer suggestion which makes zero sense in human terms.} 29. b3 $16) 28. Kd2
Ra2 (28... Ra3 $5) 29. Rb1 Qa5+ 30. c3 Ra4 $1 {Not the best move but the best
practical choice specially with time pressure approaching.} (30... Ra3 31. Qd3)
31. Bxa4 Qxc3+ 32. Kd1 $6 (32. Ke2 $1 {It would have been better to play this
directly} Qc4+ {Tranposes to the game}) 32... Qc1+ (32... Bxd4 $1 33. Bc6 (33.
Bc2 Bf6 $44) 33... Rb8 $1 {Black's compensation is good enough to hold the
balance.} 34. Ke2 Qc5 $1 $44) 33. Ke2 Qc4+ 34. Qd3 Qxa4 {Until now Peter
played almost all the best moves and showed huge class but now things starts
to drift a bit due to time pressure.} 35. Nc6 $2 (35. Rh4 $1 {would have
sealed Black's fate but this once again doesn't fit in to human logic easily.
The point is as soon as once sees 35.Rh4 he also sees the counter 35...Rc4} Rc4
{Why would someone voluntarily pin himself in such a way that the piece is
lost immediately!} 36. Rxb2 $1 Bxd4 (36... Rxd4 37. Rb8+ {is not difficult to
see}) 37. Rd2 $1 {This move however could be very difficult to spot in time
pressure. Instead of giving a check on b8 White simply threatens the d4-bishop
which can't be saved. Suddenly now Black is pinned!} (37. Rb8+ Kg7) 37... Qe8+
38. Re4 $18 {The final touch.}) 35... Re8+ 36. Kf2 {[%cal Gf2g3] If the king
gets to g3 it would be difficult to form any kind of counterplay} Qf4 $3 {
Prophylaxis is important everywhere. Though a rook down Black doesn't rush.
First Kg3 is stopped and now Bf6-Bh4 is coming. All White's advantage has
evaporated by now.} 37. Rbe1 $2 {Probably already under time pressure and a
bit frustrated by getting into this mess from total domination Peter now makes
the final blunder after which there will be no return.} (37. Rh3 {was time to
bailout. There are many moves to do so and this is one of them.} Qc1 (37... Bf6
38. Kg2) 38. Rh1 Qf4) (37. Rbg1 $5) 37... Rxe1 38. Rxe1 Qh2+ 39. Kf1 Qh1+ {
Professional approach. First getting over the 40 moves and then deciding if to
make a draw or look for something more!} 40. Kf2 Qh2+ 41. Kf1 Bf6 $1 $19 {
[%cal Gf6h4] Now after consuming some more time MVL figured out he is now in
the driver’s seat.} 42. Rd1 Bh4 43. Qd4 Bg3 $1 {[%cal Gb2b1] Black now gets
back the piece. The rest of the game was just a mere formality.} 44. Nb4 b1=Q
45. Rxb1 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 Qxb1 47. Nd3 Qc2+ 48. Kf1 Qd2 49. Qe4 Bh4 50. f4 Qd1+ 51.
Kg2 Qg4+ 52. Kf1 Kf8 53. Qe3 Qf5 54. Qf3 g5 55. Ke2 g4 56. Qg2 Qg6 57. Qh1 Bf6
58. Ke3 Kg7 59. Qg2 Bd8 60. Qb2+ Kh7 61. Qh2+ Kg8 62. Qb2 Ba5 63. Qg2 Bb6+ 64.
Ke2 g3 65. Ne1 Ba5 66. Nd3 Kf8 67. Ke3 Bb6+ 68. Kd2 Qg4 69. Kc3 Be3 70. Kc2
Bxf4 71. Ne1 Be5 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 07th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1999.06.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. a4 Nb6 $146 {One of the most logical responds, in
my opinion. White didn't castle yet, so Black are trying to copmplicate this
task. I have to admit that I was also impressed by the way Matthew Sadler -
the main protagonist of h7-h5 idea treated this position.} (10... Rc8 11. a5
Be7 12. Be2 h4 13. O-O g6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Kf8 16. c4 Nh5 17. Rfd1 Kg7 18.
c5 dxc5 19. d6 Bf6 20. Bc4 Nf4 21. Qc2 Bg5 {A-A Nijboer,F-Sadler,M/Sonsbeek
SNS 1999 (113)}) (10... Be7 11. Be2 $5 (11. a5 O-O 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O (13. Nd5
$5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 15. c4 $13) 13... Nc5 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Qe1 c4 16. Kh1 Nd7
17. Na4 Bd6 {A-A Bologan,V-Sakaev,K/St.Petersburg 1995/CBM 46 ext (17)}) 11...
Nb6 12. O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Bg5 Bxb3 $6 (15... Qb6+ {
Atlas,V deserved serious attention here:} 16. Kh1 (16. Qf2 Qxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Ng4+)
16... Rfd8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Bg5 $1 $132) 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17.
cxb3 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Qxb3 19. Nd5 Rfc8 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qh6 {Morozevich- Van
Wely 98/99,Pamplona}) (10... Qc7 $5 11. Be2 Nc5 12. Nc1 Qb6 13. Nd3 Nxd3+ 14.
cxd3 Qb4 15. d4 $1 exd4 16. Bxd4 Be7 17. a5 $1 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Ga1a4,Ga4b4,
Gb4b3,Ge2d1,Gd1b3]} Bb3 18. Na4 $1 {[%cal Ga4b6]} Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 $14 {De la
Villa Garcia,J-Van Wely,98/99,Pamplona}) 11. Qf2 (11. a5 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13.
Na4 Rb8 14. Nb6 Be6 15. O-O-O Be7 16. Qc3 Nd7 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 Qc7 19. Bb4
Qxc3 20. bxc3 Rd8 21. Rd3 Rh6 22. Rhd1 Rg6 23. g3 Rf6 24. h3 Bxh3 25. Rh1 Be6
26. Rxh5 Rh6 27. Rxh6 gxh6 28. g4 {1-0 Shirov,A-Polgar,J/Prague CZE 1999 (73)})
11... Nc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Nd2 (13. Bb6 Qd7 14. Na5 Be6 15. O-O Be7 16. Rfd1
h4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf5 19. c4 Rh6 20. c5 Rg6 21. Kh1 h3 22. g3 Rc8 23.
Nc4 Rf6 24. Qe3 Kf8 25. Ba7 b5 26. c6 Qc7 27. axb5 axb5 28. Bb6 Qb8 29. c7 {
1-0 Arizmendi Martinez,J-Polak,T/Olomouc CZE 1999 (44)}) 13... Be6 14. O-O {
White managed to castle, but their pieces are placed awcwardly now, so they
have to spend some moves to restore harmony.} Be7 (14... d5 15. Bb6 $1 (15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Ne4 (17. Rfd1 Rd8) 17... Rd8) 15... Qd7 16. exd5
Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Rfd1 Qc6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Bc5 $14) 15. Rfd1 Qc7 (15...
Qa5 16. Nf1 Qb4 17. Rab1) 16. Nf1 h4 $1 {Influence of Matthews! h5 square is
important for the Knight and sometimes for the Rook. Moreover, my opponent got
an impression that h4-h3 can be a threat somewhere, so he decided to prevent
it.} 17. h3 $6 (17. a5 Qc6 (17... h3 18. g4) 18. Qd2 Rc8 19. Rac1 (19. Bg5 Qc5+
20. Kh1 (20. Qe3 Qb4) (20. Be3 Qb4) 20... Nh5 21. Bxe7 $2 Ng3+ 22. Nxg3 hxg3
23. h3 Bxh3) 19... Nh5 20. Nd5 (20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Qxg5 Nf4 22. Qxg7 Ke7 23. Qg5+
f6 24. Qg7+ Bf7) 20... Bxd5 21. exd5 Qc4 $132) (17. Rd2 $5 Qc6 (17... h3 18. g4
) 18. Rad1 Rd8 (18... b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bg5 b4 21. Nd5 Nxe4 22. Nxe7 Nxf2
23. Nxc6 Nxd1 24. Rxd1 b3 25. c3 f6 26. Be3 $13) 19. a5 (19. Bb6 Rd7) 19... d5
20. Bb6 Rd7 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 $11) 17... Qc6 (17... Nh5 $1 18. Nd5 (
18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Bf6 (20... Qb6+ 21. Ne3 $13) (20... Qc5+ 21.
Kh1)) 18... Bxd5 19. Rxd5 (19. exd5 $5) 19... O-O $132 20. f4 $6 Nf6) 18. Bg5 (
18. Qd2 Rc8 19. a5 g6) 18... Ng4 {Being short of time, I offered a draw here,
but to his credit Sergey declined. Position is in my opinion very balanced. It
is easy to point d5 square for White's Knight, but another one have nothing to
do. Black Bishop on g5 is exellently placed and as we'll see later weaknesses
of White pawns would tell.} 19. fxg4 Bxg5 20. Nd5 (20. Ne3 g6 (20... Bxe3 21.
Qxe3 Qc5 22. Qxc5 dxc5 23. a5 Rc8 24. Rd6 $14) 21. Ncd5 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 (22. Nxe3
Qxe4 23. Rxd6 O-O) 22... Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qxc2 24. Rxd6 Qxb2 25. Rf1 O-O 26. Qg5
Rac8 27. Rxg6+ fxg6 28. Qxg6+ {with perpetual check}) 20... Rc8 $1 21. c3 Qc5
22. Nfe3 g6 23. Rd3 (23. a5 $5 O-O (23... Rf8 $5) 24. Rd3 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Qxf2+
26. Kxf2 f5 $132) 23... Bxd5 (23... O-O $5 24. b4 Qa7 25. a5 (25. Rf1 a5) 25...
Bxd5 26. Nxd5 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 f5 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. exf5 e4 30. Rd4 Rxf5+ 31. Ke2
Rcf8) 24. Nxd5 O-O (24... Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Rc4 (25... Rf8 $5) (25... O-O 26. Re1
(26. Ne3 Rc6 27. Rad1 Rd8 28. Kf3 b5 $11) (26. Kf3 f5 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. b3 (28.
exf5 Rc4 29. Ne3 Rf4+ 30. Ke2 Re4 31. Kf3 (31. Rf1 d5) 31... Rf4+ $11 (31...
Rxe3+ 32. Rxe3 Bxe3 33. Kxe3 Rxf5 34. a5 Kf7 35. Ra4 $14))) 26... f5 27. exf5
gxf5 28. gxf5 Rxf5+ 29. Rf3 Rxf3+ 30. gxf3 (30. Kxf3 Kf7) 30... Kf7 31. Rg1 (
31. f4 $5) 31... Ke6) 26. Nb6 (26. Re1 Rxa4 27. Nb6 Ra2 28. Re2 Ke7) (26. Kf3
f5) 26... Rxe4 27. Rxd6 $11) 25. Ne3 b5 26. Kh1 $2 {Just a blunder.} (26. axb5
$142 Qxb5 $5 (26... axb5 $13) 27. Rxd6 (27. Rad1 a5 $13) 27... Bxe3 28. Qxe3
Qxb2 29. Rdxa6 (29. Raxa6 Rxc3) 29... Rxc3 30. Qh6 Rg3 31. Rxg6+ $11) (26. b4
Qc6 $1 (26... Bxe3 27. Rxe3 Qb6 28. a5 Qd8 $14) 27. Nd5 bxa4) 26... bxa4 27.
Qf3 (27. Rxa4 Qb5 28. Qc2 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 Qf1+) 27... Rb8 28. Nd1 (28. Rxa4 Rxb2
(28... Qb5 29. Qd1 Qxb2 30. Nc4 $13 Qf2 31. Rxa6) 29. Rxa6 Rb1+ (29... Bxe3 30.
Qxe3 (30. Rxe3 Rb1+ 31. Kh2 Rfb8) 30... Qxe3 31. Rxe3 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 Rfb8 (32...
Rd1 33. Ra2 f5 (33... Rb8 34. g3 g5 35. gxh4 gxh4 36. Kg2 Rbb1 37. Kf2 Kg7 (
37... Rh1 $5 38. Kg2 Kg7)) 34. gxf5 gxf5 35. exf5 Rxf5 36. Re4) 33. Rxd6 Rc1
34. Rd2 Rbb1 35. g3 Rh1+ 36. Kg2 Rbg1+ 37. Kf2 $11) 30. Nd1 Rd8 31. Rd5 Bf4 $3
32. Ra2 (32. Rd3 d5 33. exd5 (33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. exd5 Qxc3) 33... e4 $1 34. Qxe4
Qf2 35. Rxg6+ Kh8) 32... Qc4 $17) 28... Qc6 29. Rd5 Rb5 30. Qd3 Rd8 (30... Rxd5
31. exd5 Qb5 32. c4 Qb4 $17) 31. c4 (31. Ra2 Rc5 (31... Rxd5 32. exd5 Qb5 33.
c4 Qb4 34. Nc3 Rc8) 32. Nf2 Qb5) 31... Rc5 32. Ne3 {Sergey offered a draw here,
probably hoping that being less than 2 minutes left, I'll lack confidence.
White's position is lost.} Qb6 (32... Bxe3 $2 33. Qxe3 Rxc4 34. Rf1 $132 (34.
Rad1)) 33. Rxa4 Qxb2 34. Rxa6 Qc1+ 35. Nd1 (35. Nf1 Qxc4 (35... Rxc4 $5) 36.
Raxd6 Rxd6 37. Rxd6 Qxd3 38. Rxd3 Rc4 $19) 35... Qxc4 36. Raxd6 (36. Qxc4 Rxc4
37. Nf2 Be3 38. Nd3 Rxe4 39. Raxd6 Rxd6 40. Rxd6 Bd4) 36... Rxd5 $1 37. Rxd8+ (
37. Rxg6+ Kh8) 37... Rxd8 38. Qxc4 Rxd1+ 39. Kh2 Bf4+ 40. g3 hxg3+ 41. Kg2 Rd2+
0-1

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 (10... Be7 11. Nd5 (11. Kb1 O-O 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13.
exd5 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Bg5 16. Qd2 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Rc8 18. g4 hxg4 19.
fxg4 Qh4 20. g5 Rc4 {0-1 Cvicela,A-Debnar,L/SVK-ch (09) ;TD 93\10 1993 (30)})
11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Bg5 15. Kb1 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 O-O {
Kasimadzanov-Georgiev,Ki,97}) 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Nd5 (12. g3 Nb6 (12... Qc7 13. h3
(13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qc4 17. Qxc4 Rxc4 18. Na5 Rc7
19. c4 O-O 20. b4 Rb8 {1/2-1/2 McShane,Luke J-Hunt,Harriet/Ch Great Britain,
Hove (England) (7) 1997 (64)}) 13... b5 14. Rh2 (14. Qf2 Qb7 15. Na5 Qc7 16.
Nb3 Qb7 17. Na5 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Sax,Gyula-Leko,Peter/Ch Hungary, Budapest 
(Hungary) (7) 1997}) 14... Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. f4 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5
Bf5 19. Rc1 a5 20. g4 hxg4 21. hxg4 Rxh2 22. Qxh2 Be4 {1/2-1/2 Novgorodskij,
V-Popov,Val/St.Petersburg Petrov (04) ;CBM 52 1996 (52)}) 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bg6 18. Rhe1 f5 19. c4 Kf8 20. Rc1 Qd7
21. Qe2 Bf6 22. Qf2 {1/2-1/2 Fogarasi,T-Szekely,P/HUN tt Postás-Statisztika(04)
1996}) 12... Nxd5 (12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 $1 (14. Qa5 Nc4 15. Qxd8+
Bxd8) 14... Qxb6 15. Bd3 $16) 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Bg5 $146 (
15... O-O 16. f4 $5) (15... Qc7 16. Nd2 Nc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Rhe1 Qc7 19. f4
exf4 20. Qe4 Kf8 21. c3 Rh6 22. Qxf4 Rf6 23. Qe4 Qd7 {1/2-1/2 Wang Zili-Ye
Jiangchuan/4th ST Lee Cup, Beijing CHN (02) 1997 (47)}) 16. Rhe1 $6 (16. Bf2
O-O 17. h4 Bh6 18. g4 Bf4 19. Nd2 $14) 16... O-O 17. g3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 (18. Rxe3
Nb6) 18... Qc7 (18... Nb6 $5) 19. c3 Nb6 20. Qg5 $6 (20. Na5 Na4) (20. Qd3 Nc4
$15) (20. f4 $5 Nc4 21. Qd3 {/\Re4} exf4 $6 22. gxf4 Rfe8 23. Nd4) 20... Nc4
21. Nd2 (21. Qxh5 Qb6 22. Re2 (22. f4 a5) (22. Re4 Qf2) 22... a5 $44) (21. Re4
Qb6 (21... Nxb2 22. Kxb2 Qxc3+ 23. Ka3 Rc5 24. Qd2 Ra5+ 25. Ra4 Rxa4+ 26. Kxa4)
22. Rh4 Qf2 23. Nd2 Ne3 24. Qxh5 f6 $17) 21... Qb6 (21... Nxb2 22. Kxb2 Qxc3+
23. Kb1 $11 Qd3+ 24. Ka1 Rc2 25. Ne4) 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 23. Qxh5 (23. Ka1 Ra4 $1 (
23... Rfc8 24. Re4)) 23... Rfc8 (23... Rxc3 24. Re4 Rfc8 25. Rh4 Kf8 26. Qh8+
Ke7 27. Qxg7 Rc2 28. Qg5+ Kd7 29. Qf5+ Ke7 30. Qg5+ $11 (30. Qxc2 Rxc2 31. Kxc2
Qf2+ 32. Rd2 Qxf3 $15)) 24. Ka1 $2 (24. Re4 $142 Rxe4 25. fxe4 Rxc3 26. Qe2 Qe3
$15) (24. Kc2 $2 Rb4 $19) 24... Ra4 $2 (24... Qa5 $1 25. Re3 (25. Qf5 Rxc3) (
25. Rd3 Ra4 26. a3 Rxa3+ 27. bxa3 Rxc3 $19) (25. Kb1 Ra4 26. a3 Rxa3 27. bxa3
Rxc3 28. Re2 Rxa3 $19) 25... R8c5 (25... Ra4 26. a3 Qb6 (26... Rxa3+ 27. bxa3
Qxa3+ 28. Kb1 $11) 27. Rdd3 $13 (27. Qf5 Rc5 28. Qd7 Rca5 29. Re2 Qb3 30. Qc8+
Kh7 31. Qf5+ Kh6 32. Rdd2 Rb5 $17)) 26. f4 (26. b4 Qa4 27. f4 Rxc3 28. bxc5 Rc2
29. a3 Qc4 $19) 26... Ra4 27. a3 Rxa3+ 28. bxa3 Qxa3+ 29. Kb1 Rb5+ 30. Kc2 Qa2+
31. Kd3 Rxd5+ 32. Ke4 Qc4+ $19) 25. Qf5 (25. Re4 Qb3 $19) 25... Rc5 26. Rd4 $1
(26. Qc2 Rca5 27. b4 Rxa2+ 28. Qxa2 Rxa2+ 29. Kxa2 Qf2+ 30. Kb3 Qxf3 $17) 26...
g6 27. Qf6 $2 (27. Qe4 $1 Rxd4 (27... exd4 28. Qe8+ Kg7 29. Re7 $18) 28. cxd4
Rc4 29. Rd1 Rxd4 (29... Kg7 30. Kb1 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Qxd4 $2 (31... exd4) 32. Qxd4
exd4 33. Kc2 Kf6 34. Kd3 Ke5 35. f4+ Kf5 (35... Kxd5 36. g4 $18) 36. h3 $18)
30. Rxd4 exd4 31. a3 (31. Kb1 d3) 31... Qc5 32. Kb1 Qc4 $15) (27. Rg4 Rxg4 28.
Qxg4 Rxd5 $17) 27... Rxd4 28. cxd4 Rc2 29. Rb1 exd4 $19 30. h4 d3 31. h5 (31.
Re1 Qe3) 31... gxh5 32. Qg5+ Kf8 33. Qh6+ (33. Qxh5 Qd4) 33... Ke8 34. Qh8+ Ke7
35. Qxh5 Qd4 36. Qg5+ Kd7 37. Qh5 Kc7 38. Qxf7+ Kb6 39. Qf5 Ka7 40. a3 Rxb2 (
40... Re2) 41. Rxb2 (41. Qf4 Qxf4 42. gxf4 Rf2 $19) (41. Qe4 Rxb1+ 42. Kxb1
Qg1+ 43. Kb2 d2) 0-1

[Event "Albert m"]
[Site "Albert"]
[Date "2002.10.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2002.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Qd2 a5 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 a4 15. Nc1
Qa5 16. f4 g6 17. Nd3 Bg7 18. a3 bxa3 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 20. Rxa3 O-O (20... d5) (
20... f5 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Bg2 O-O 23. fxe5 Ng4 24. Bd2 Rb5 25. exd6 Bxb2 26.
Rxa4 Be5 27. Bf4 $18 {1-0 Nijboer,F-Sadvakasov,D/Amsterdam NED 2002/The Week
in Chess 404 (42)}) 21. b4 $1 $146 (21. Bg2 Rc8 22. Kd2 exf4 23. gxf4 Rb5 24.
Rb1 Nb6 25. Bxb6 Rxb6 26. Bf3 h6 27. gxh6 Bxh6 $11 {0-1 Nijboer,F-L'Ami,E/
Dieren NED 2002/The Week in Chess 403 (43)}) 21... Raa8 22. Bg2 Rab8 $1 (22...
Rfc8 23. Kd2 $16 (23. f5 Bc4)) 23. Rxa4 Rfc8 24. Kd2 (24. Kd1 exf4 25. gxf4 Rc4
$44) 24... exf4 $1 (24... Nb6 25. Bxb6 Rxb6 26. fxe5 $1 (26. Bh3 Bxh3 (26...
exf4 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. gxf4) 27. Rxh3 Rbc6 28. Ke3 Rxc2 $132) 26... dxe5 (26...
Bxe5 27. Nxe5 dxe5 28. Bf1 Bd7 29. Ra7 Bc6 30. Bc4 Bxe4 31. Bxf7+ Kh8 32. Rh4)
27. c3 (27. Bh3 Rbc6) 27... Rd6 28. Kc2 Rcd8 (28... Bb3+ 29. Kxb3 Rxd3 30. Rc1
Rxg3 31. Bf1 Rxg5 32. Bc4 $16) 29. Rd1 Bg4 30. Rd2 Bf8 31. Ra5 $16) 25. gxf4
Nb6 26. Bxb6 Rxb6 27. Bh3 $1 (27. e5 dxe5 28. fxe5 Bf8 $44) 27... Bxh3 $1 (
27... Rbc6 28. Bxe6 Rxc2+ 29. Ke3 fxe6 30. Ra6 $16 (30. b5)) 28. Rxh3 Rbc6 29.
Kd1 (29. Ke3 Rxc2 30. Ra6 $5) (29. Ra2 Bc3+ (29... Rc4) 30. Ke3 Rc4) 29... Rc4
$6 (29... Rxc2 30. Ra8 Bd4 31. Rh2 Rxh2 32. Rxc8+ Kg7 33. b5 Be3 34. Rc2 Rh1+
35. Ke2 Rh2+ $11) 30. Re3 (30. Ra6 Rxe4 31. Rxd6 Bc3) 30... Rxc2 31. Ra8 Rxa8
32. Kxc2 Rc8+ (32... Bd4 33. Rf3 Re8 34. b5 Rxe4 (34... Rb8 35. Kb3) 35. Nb4
Bg1 36. Nd5 $5 $36) 33. Kb3 Bd4 34. Rf3 Rc3+ 35. Ka4 Kf8 36. Ne1 $1 Rc1 37. Rd3
Bf2 38. Nf3 Ke7 39. Kb5 Rc8 40. Nd4 (40. f5 Rb8+ (40... gxf5 41. exf5 f6 42.
Rd2 $5) 41. Kc4 Rc8+ 42. Kd5 Rb8) (40. Rd5 $1 Rc3 41. Nd4 (41. Nd2 Be3 42. e5 (
42. f5 Bf4) 42... dxe5 43. Nb1 Rb3 44. Kc4 Rxb1 45. Rxe5+ Kd7 46. Rxe3 h5 47.
gxh6 Rh1 $11) 41... Be3 $1 42. f5 Bxd4 43. Rxd4 Rg3 (43... gxf5 44. exf5 Rg3)
44. Kc6 gxf5 45. exf5 Rxg5 $11) 40... Kd7 41. Nf3 Ke7 42. Nd4 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 $1 $146 {B.Gelfand,+A.Huzman,1993} (10... b4 11. gxf6
bxc3 12. fxg7 Bxg7 13. bxc3 Qh4+ 14. Bf2 Qf4 15. Be2 O-O 16. Rg1 Qxh2 17. Qd2
Kh8 18. Be3 Qh4+ $13 {Saltaev,M-Zagrebelniy,S,1988,Tashkent}) 11. a4 (11. Nd5
Bxd5 12. Qxd5 Be7 13. Qd2 Nf4 $13) 11... bxa4 (11... b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. Qxd5
Be7 14. Na5 $1 $16) 12. Rxa4 Be7 13. Nd5 (13. Qd2 $5) 13... Bxg5 $5 (13... Bxd5
14. Qxd5 O-O 15. Qd2 Nf4 16. h4 Nb6 17. Rxa6 Rxa6 18. Bxa6 d5 19. O-O $14) (
13... O-O $5 14. Qd2 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nf4 (15... f5 $5) 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. h4 $13)
14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Nc7+ Ke7 16. Nxa8 Qh4+ (16... Rxa8 17. Qd2 Nf4 18. Nc1 $14)
17. Kd2 Qg5+ (17... Qf4+ $5 18. Ke2 $1 (18. Ke1 Rxa8 19. Nc1 Qh4+ 20. Kd2 Ng3
$17) 18... Rxa8 19. Qd2 Qh4 (19... Qf6 20. Qe3 $13) (19... Nb6 20. Rb4 Bc4+ 21.
Kf2 Qh4+ 22. Kg1 Bxf1 23. Rxb6 $16) (19... Rb8 20. Rxa6) 20. Kd1 $14) (17...
Rc8 $5 18. c4 Rxa8 19. Qe1) (17... Rxa8 18. Qe1 Qg5+ 19. Qe3 Nf4 $13 20. Nc1
$14) 18. Ke1 (18. Kc3 Qe3+ (18... Rc8+ 19. Kb4 Bxb3 20. Rxa6 $13 (20. cxb3 Qe3)
) (18... Bxb3 19. cxb3 Qe3+ 20. Kc2) 19. Qd3 Rc8+ 20. Kb4 Qe1+ 21. Qd2 Rb8+ 22.
Kc3 Rc8+ 23. Kb4 $10) 18... Qh4+ 19. Kd2 Qg5+ 20. Ke1 Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna Millenium"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.08.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1996.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 {So after having
played 6.Be2 in Dos Hermanas, Alexei returned to the system he usually plays
against me} e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. a4 {This year in Madrid he
prefered to play g4.} b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. a5 Qb7 15.
Bc4 Be7 16. Ra4 Rb8 17. Nc1 {Sometimes White are repeating moves by} (17. Qd3
Ra8 18. Qd2 Rb8) 17... Bd8 18. Nd3 Bxa5 $1 {N this is an important improvement
of the Tiviakov-De Firmian game ( Polgnica Zdroj. Which followed as} (18...
Nxd5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Bxd5 O-O 22. Ke2 $14) 19. Rxa5 Qc7 20.
Rxa6 (20. Ra4 Qxc4 21. Nxb4 {is another possibility}) 20... Qxc4 21. Rxd6 O-O
22. O-O {dangerous is} (22. b3 Qc7 (22... Qd4 23. Nf2 Qc5 24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Ne4
) 23. Rc6 Qa7 $40) 22... Nxd5 (22... e4 $6 23. Nf2 exf3 24. gxf3 Qc5 25. Rxf6
gxf6 26. Kh1 $1 $16) 23. Re1 (23. b3 Qb5 (23... Qd4+ 24. Qf2 Rfd8 25. Qxd4 exd4
26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $10)) 23... f6 24. Re4 Qb5 25. h3 {White are a bit more active
and they are trying to put their king in a safe place. Black have to react
immediately.} (25. f4 Nxf4 (25... exf4 26. Rd4) 26. Nxf4 exf4 $10) (25. Nf2 Ne7
(25... Rfd8 $2 26. Rxb4 $18)) 25... Rb6 $5 (25... Rfd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Kh2 (
27. Nxb4 $2 f5) 27... Qb6 {-game} (27... Rb8 28. b3 $14) (27... Nf4 28. Rxb4
Qd5 29. Rb3 $14)) 26. Rxb6 Qxb6+ 27. Kh2 Rd8 28. Nxb4 Nf4 $1 {It is extremely
dangerous to win an exchange. Black are sacrificing a pawn and getting full
compensation.} (28... f5 29. Nxd5 fxe4 30. fxe4 Qd4 31. Qg5 Rf8 32. Ne7+ Kh8
33. Nf5 Qd7 34. Qg3 $14 {and White are playing for a win without any risks})
29. Qe1 Qd6 {I could improve my position by} (29... h5 $5 30. h4 (30. g3 $4 Rd1
) 30... Qd6) 30. Nd3 Nxd3 31. cxd3 Qxd3 $2 {Big mistake. Black could easely
achieve a draw by} (31... h6 $10) 32. f4 Re8 (32... Qd2 33. fxe5 Qxb2 34. e6)
33. fxe5 fxe5 34. b4 $14 {white chances are clearly better here because of the
passed pawn and now have a good plan to weaken Black's king.} h6 35. Qh4 (35.
Qe2 $5) 35... Qd6 36. Qg3 Qd5 37. Qg6 Re7 {This isn't a very accurate move
that I did being short of time. More precise was} (37... Qe6 $5) (37... Rb8
$142) 38. Qf5 Qc6 39. h4 h5 {this weakens Black 's King, but otherewise Black
King can be threatened through the 8th rank} (39... Qd5) 40. Qf3 g6 41. Qe2 Qd6
42. b5 Kh7 43. Qc4 Re6 44. Qb4 Qb8 45. Qc5 Rb6 46. Qe7+ {Alexei is chosing a
forced line which doesn't lead to a win. I was more afraid of} (46. Ra4 $5 e4+
(46... Rxb5 47. Qe7+ Kh6 48. Ra7 e4+ 49. g3 Rb2+ 50. Kh3 Qc8+ 51. Rd7 Qxd7+ 52.
Qxd7 Rf2 53. Qe7 Rf5 54. Qxe4 Kg7 55. g4 hxg4+ 56. Kg3 Kh7 57. Qe7+ Kg8 58.
Kxg4 Kh8 59. h5 Rxh5 60. Qf8+ $18 {- theoretically won ending} (60. Qf7 $2 Rg5+
$10)) 47. g3 Qb7 48. Ra5 $16) 46... Kh6 47. Rc4 Rb7 48. Qg5+ Kh7 49. Rc6 e4+
50. Kg1 Qe8 51. Qf6 Qf7 $1 {This is a key move of Black's defence. Normally
this type of rook ending is won for White, but maybe my opponent forgot that
there are a few exceptions.} 52. Qxf7+ $6 (52. b6 {would give more problems to
Black, but they can hold by} Qxf6 53. Rxf6 Rd7 54. Re6 Rd4 55. Kf2 (55. b7 Rb4
56. Re7+ Kh6 57. Kf2 Rb3 58. Ke2 g5 $10) 55... Rb4 56. Ke3 Kg7 $10) 52... Rxf7
53. Rc3 Rf5 (53... Rf5 54. Rb3 e3 55. b6 e2 56. Rb1 Rb5 57. Re1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. g4 (10. a4) 10... Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 (11... Nh5 12. Nd5 Nxd5
13. exd5 Bd7 $13 {Dolgener-Armas,1988}) 12. Nd5 (12. Na5 Rc8 13. O-O-O Qc7 14.
Kb1 Be7 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. c4 O-O $13 {Lukianov,
I-Kuporosov,V,88,46(328)}) 12... Bxd5 (12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 Be7 16. Rg1 {Jirovsky+Vacek,94}) (12... Rc8 13. O-O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Nc4
15. Qf2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Be7 17. Rg1 Qb6 {Armas-Balzar,88}) 13. exd5 Rc8 (13...
Qc7 14. Na5 (14. O-O-O Rc8 15. Kb1 Be7 16. Qg2 Nc4 17. Bc1 a5 {
Dobrovolsky+Jaworsky,95,POL-chT}) (14. h4 Rc8 15. Rh2 Be7 16. O-O-O Nc4 17.
Bxc4 bxc4 18. Na5 c3 {Grabarchuk+Kuczinsky,96,POL-ch}) 14... Rc8 (14... Nxd5
15. Qxd5 Qxa5+ 16. Bd2 Qd8 17. a4 $1 Be7 18. axb5 O-O 19. bxa6 $16)) 14. Na5
$146 (14. h4 Be7 15. Rh2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nc1 c3 18. bxc3 Qa5 19. Nb3 Qa4
{Ochoa+Lloret Ramis,Albacete,91}) 14... Qc7 $6 (14... Nxd5 $5 15. Nb7 Nxe3 16.
Nxd8 Nxc2+ 17. Kd1 Nxa1 18. Nb7 Nc2 $13) 15. Bxb6 $6 (15. Bh3 Nxd5 (15... Nc4
16. Nxc4 Qxc4 17. Bg4 h5 $5 18. gxh6 (18. Bf5 g6 19. Be4 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21.
O-O-O $10) 18... g6) 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Qxd5 Qxa5+ 18. Bd2 (18. c3 Qc7 19.
Qxf7+ Kc6 $13) 18... Qc7 19. Qxf7+ Kc6 $10) (15. c4 $1 {Ochoa,J} Nxc4 16. Nxc4
(16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Rc1 Nb6 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Nxc4) 16... bxc4 17. Rc1 $16)
15... Nxb6 (15... Qxb6 16. Bh3 Rc7 17. Bxd7+ Rxd7 18. Nc6 $16) 16. Bh3 (16. c4
$5) 16... Ra8 17. Nc6 (17. O-O-O Nc4 18. Nxc4 Qxc4) 17... g6 18. f4 h6 $5 (
18... Bg7 19. f5 $16) (18... Nc4 $5) 19. f5 (19. fxe5 hxg5 (19... Nc4 $5) 20.
O-O (20. Qe2 dxe5 21. Nxe5 Rxh3 22. d6 Bxd6 $13) 20... dxe5 (20... Rxh3 21.
Rae1 $40) (20... Nc4 21. Qxg5 dxe5 22. Be6 $16) 21. Rae1 Bd6 22. Bg4 f5 23.
Qxg5 Qh7 $132) 19... hxg5 20. Qd3 $4 (20. fxg6 $1 Rxh3 21. O-O $1 fxg6 22. Rf6
Be7 $1 23. Rxg6 (23. Re6 Rh7 24. Qd3 Kd7 25. Qxg6 (25. Rxg6 Rf8 $13) 25... Nxd5
) 23... Kd7 24. Rf1 (24. Rg7 Nxd5 $1 25. Nxe5+ (25. Qxd5 Qb6+ 26. Kg2 Rxh2+ $1
$19) 25... Ke6 $13) 24... Rah8 25. Rf7 (25. Rg7 $5 R3h7 (25... Nc8 26. Qf2) 26.
Qxg5 (26. Rxh7 Rxh7 27. Qd3 Nxd5) 26... Nxd5) 25... Nc8 (25... R3h7 $5) 26. Qf2
(26. Rgg7 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Rxh2+ 28. Qxh2 Rxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Ke8) 26... Rxh2 27. Qf5+
Ke8 28. Qxc8+ Qxc8 29. Rxe7+ Kf8 30. Rf6+ $10) 20... Rxh3 $1 21. Qxh3 Nxd5 22.
fxg6 Qxc6 23. gxf7+ Ke7 $19 24. O-O-O (24. Qf5 Ne3 (24... Nf6 25. O-O-O Qe4 26.
Qxg5 Qf4+ $19) 25. Qxg5+ Kd7 26. Ke2) 24... Rc8 25. Qf5 (25. c3 b4) 25... Ne3
26. Qxg5+ Kd7 27. c3 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Olomouc After GP Mladi"]
[Site "Olomouc"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Kalod, Radek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1997.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. h4 gxh4 12. Rxh4 Nc6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Qd2 Rc8 (
14... Bf6 15. Rh1 h4 16. Bf4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 f6 18. f3 Nge5 19. O-O-O Qc8 20. Kb1
Ng6 21. Be3 b5 22. f4 Bd7 23. Bf3 a5 24. Nd4 b4 25. Qd3 Nxd4 26. Qxd4 Rb8 27.
Rc1 Qc7 28. Qd1 e5 29. Bh5 {1-0 De la Villa Garcia,J-Pujos,S/Benasque op 1996/
EXP 53}) (14... Qb6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nce5 17. c3 (17. O-O-O Bf6 (17... Bh6
18. f4 Qe3 19. Qxe3 Nxe3 20. fxe5 Nf5+ 21. Kb1 Nxg3 22. exd6 Bg5 23. Rb4 Nxe2
24. dxe7 Bxe7 25. Rxb7 Bd6 26. c4 Rg8 27. c5 Rb8 28. Rxb8+ Bxb8 29. d6 Rg6 30.
Na5 Bxd6 31. cxd6 Kd7 32. Nc4 f6 33. Nb6+ $16 {0-1 De la Villa Garcia,
J-Hodgson,J/Zaragoza op 1993/EXT 93op (40)}) (17... Ng6 18. Rh3 Bh6 19. f4 Qe3
20. Bxg4 Qxd2+ 21. Nxd2 hxg4 22. Rh5 Kd7 23. Rf5 f6 24. Nc4 Rag8 25. Ne3 Bf8 {
1/2-1/2 Becerra Rivero,J-Morovic Fernandez,I/Capablanca Elite, Havana CUB 1997}
) 18. Rh3 h4 19. Bf4 Qxf2 20. Nd4 Rg8 21. Be3 Nxe3 22. Bb5+ axb5 23. Qxf2 Rxg2
24. Qe1 Nxd1 25. Qxd1 Nc4 $17 {0-1 Wittmann,W-Lendwai,R/AUT-ch 1997/EXP 59/ 
(47)}) 17... Ng6 18. Rh3 h4 19. Bxg4 hxg3 20. Rxh8+ Bxh8 21. Qe3 gxf2+ 22. Kxf2
Qxe3+ 23. Kxe3 Ne5 24. Be2 Kd7 25. Nd2 Rg8 26. Rh1 Bf6 27. Kf2 Ng4+ 28. Bxg4+
Rxg4 29. Rh7 $15 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Geneva Credit Suisse 1996/EXP 54/0-1 
(64)}) 15. O-O-O Bf6 (15... Qb6) 16. Rhh1 h4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nce5 (18...
hxg3 $4 19. Bxg4 $18) 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qb4 Qc7 (20... b5 $5 {/\ Nc4}) 21. c3
Rg8 22. Rhg1 Kf8 (22... Nc4 $5 {[%cal Gc4b2,Gf6c3]} 23. Nd4 (23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24.
Qxb7 (24. Qxc4 Rxc4 {[%cal Gc4g4]} 25. f3 Be5 $17) 24... Bxc3 25. bxc3 Qxc3+
26. Kb1 Qc2+ 27. Ka1 Qc3+ $11) 23... b5 $13 {[%csl Gb4]}) 23. Kb1 Qd7 $6 {
Black should've tried to cut white's queen from the center( by playing 23...
Nc4).Now with white queen on the king's side black king feels a bit
uncomfortable.} (23... Nc4 {- 22...Nc4}) 24. Qf4 Rg5 (24... Bg5 25. Qe4 Bf6 26.
Nd4 $16) 25. Nd4 Ng6 26. Qe4 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gd4f5,Yg5g3] /\ 27.f4 Rg3 28.Nf5} Re5
27. Qf3 (27. Bg4 $2 Rxe4 28. Bxd7 Rc7 29. Bf5 Rf4 $15) 27... Rc5 28. Nb3 Rc8 {
Black's got a pretty solid position here but his major problem is a lack of
any counterplay.However, he waits for white to start any active operation on
the king side to strike in the center and on the queen side .White, on his
part, will try to reduce the attacking potential of black's pieces as much as
possible in order to prevent any counterplay once he starts playing on the
king side.} 29. Bd3 $1 {White aims to capture on g6 which makes black rook
take the less active position on g5.After that white brings the knight to e4
where he will attack black's most dangerous piece the bishop on f6.(By the way,
after Rg5 Ne4 will be even stronger.} Rg5 (29... b5 30. Bxg6 fxg6 31. Nd4 $16 {
[%cal Yf4e6,Yf4g6,Gd4e2,Ge2f4]}) 30. Qe4 {[%cal Gf2f4]} Re5 31. Qf3 Rg5 {
Makes black realize that he doesn't have much of a choise.} 32. Bc2 (32. Nd2 $2
Ne5 $11) 32... Rc4 $5 (32... Ne5 33. Qe4 Rg4 34. f4 Rc4 35. Nd4 $16 {[%cal
Gd1f1,Yc2d1]}) 33. Nd2 Rf4 34. Qe3 Re5 (34... Rfg4 35. Ne4 Rf5 (35... Re5 36.
Nxf6 $18) 36. f3 Rgf4 37. Nxf6 Rxf6 38. g3 Rxf3 (38... hxg3 39. Rxg3 $16 {
[%cal Gd1g1,Yg1g8]}) 39. Qh6+ Ke8 40. gxh4 $16) 35. Ne4 Bg5 36. Qe2 f5 37. g3 (
37. Qh5 fxe4 38. Qxg6 Rxf2 $13) 37... Rfxe4 $2 (37... hxg3 $142 38. Rxg3 (38.
fxg3 Rfxe4 (38... Rg4 39. Qf3 Rexe4 40. Bxe4 Rxe4 41. Qh5 Be3 42. Qxg6 (42.
Rgf1 Kg7 43. Rxf5 Re5) 42... Bxg1 43. Rxg1 Rg4 44. Qh6+ Kf7 45. Qh5+ Kg7 46.
Rh1 $18) 39. Qh5 (39. Bxe4 fxe4 40. Qh5 (40. Rh1 e3 41. Rdf1+ Kg7 42. Qh2 Rf5
43. Qh7+ Kf6 44. g4 Rf2 $15) 40... Kg7 41. Rh1 Bh4 $1 42. Qe2 Bxg3 43. Rdg1 Rg5
44. Qxe4 $13) 39... Rg4 40. Rgf1 Kg7 41. Rxf5 $1 (41. Bxf5 Rxf5 42. Qxg4 Rxf1
43. Qxd7 Rxd1+ 44. Kc2 Rd2+ 45. Kb3 Rxd5 $19) 41... Rxf5 42. Qxg4 Kf6 43. Bxf5
(43. Qh5 Nf8 44. Qh8+ (44. Re1 Rf2 45. Qh8+ Kf7 46. Qh5+ Kf6 47. Qh8+ $11)
44... Kf7 45. Qh5+ $11) 43... Qxf5+ 44. Qxf5+ Kxf5 $17) 38... fxe4 39. Rdg1 $1
(39. Qh5 Qf5 40. Rdg1 Rh4 41. Qxg5 Qxg5 42. Rxg5 Rxg5 43. Rxg5 Rh1+) 39... Rff5
40. Bxe4 {[%csl Yd7][%cal Ge4f5,Gf5d7]} Qa4 41. f3 (41. b4 Nh4 42. Qc2 Qxc2+
43. Bxc2 Bf6 $19) 41... Nf4 (41... Nh4 42. Qd3 $16) 42. Qh2 $16 {[%csl Gg5]
[%cal Gh2h8,Ge4f5]} Rxd5 43. Bc2 Qb5 44. Bxf5 Rxf5 45. Rxg5 Rxg5 46. Qh6+ $18)
38. Qh5 (38. Bxe4 $2 fxe4 39. gxh4 Nxh4 40. Qh5 Qf5 $15) 38... Rg4 39. f3 $18
Rxg3 40. Rxg3 hxg3 41. Qxg5 Qe8 42. f4 Nxf4 $8 (42... Re3 43. Bxf5 Kg7 44. Rh1
$18 {[%cal Gh1h6]}) 43. Qh6+ Kg8 44. Qxf4 Qg6 45. Rg1 Kf7 46. a3 Qg4 47. Qxg4
fxg4 48. Rxg3 Kf6 49. Rxg4 Rxd5 50. Rg6+ Kf7 51. Bb3 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup7"]
[Site "Kstovo"]
[Date "1997.05.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1997.05.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Nor} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6
8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. g4 {Although this variation had been played by very
strong players for many times,I don't really think it can promise something
for white.The results are the best proof for this,especially when in critical
position after 10.a4! white gets more.} (10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6
13. Bxb6 (13. Qxb4 $2 Nbxd5 14. Qd2 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Be7 $15) 13... Qxb6 14. a5
Qb7 15. Bc4 Be7 16. Ra4 Rb8 17. Qd3 Ra8 18. Qd2 Rb8 19. Nc1 Bd8 $5 20. Nd3 $1
Nxd5 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Qxd5 $14 {Tiviakov,S-De Firmian,N/Polanica Zdroj 1995/
1-0 (53)}) 10... Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 (11... Nh5 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bd7 14. Rg1
Be7 15. O-O-O O-O 16. Nc5 Bf5 $6 17. Ne4 Rc8 18. h4 Qd7 19. Bd3 Rc7 20. f4 exf4
21. Bxf4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Rc4 23. Rde1 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 f5 25. gxf6 Bxf6 26. Qh6 Rxe4
27. Rxe4 Qf5 28. Re7 g5 29. Rc7 g4 30. Rxg4+ {1-0 Ionica,I-Iwaniuk,D/EU-chJW
U16 Rimavska Sobota 1996}) 12. Nd5 $5 (12. Na5 $6 Rc8 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. Kb1 Be7
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. c4 O-O $13 {Lukianov,I-Kuporosov,
V,88,46(328)}) 12... Rc8 (12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Rc8 $5 (13... Qc7 14. h4 Rc8 15.
Rh2 Be7 16. O-O-O Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Na5 c3 19. Qxc3 Qxc3 20. bxc3 Bd8 21.
Nc6 Bb6 22. Re2 Bxe3+ 23. Rxe3 Nb6 24. c4 Nxc4 25. Rb3 Kd7 26. Re1 Rxc6 27.
dxc6+ Kxc6 28. f4 h6 29. Rc3 d5 30. fxe5 hxg5 31. hxg5 Re8 32. g6 fxg6 33. e6
Kd6 34. Rg3 $16 {1-0 Grabarczyk,B-Kuczynski,R/POL-ch 1996 (55)}) 14. Na5 Qc7 $6
(14... Nxd5 $5 15. Nb7 Nxe3 16. Nxd8 Nxc2+ 17. Kd1 Nxa1 18. Nb7 Nc2 $13) 15.
Bxb6 $6 (15. c4 $1 {Ochoa,J} Nxc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Rc1 $16) 15... Nxb6 16. Bh3
Ra8 17. Nc6 g6 18. f4 h6 $5 19. f5 hxg5 {0-1 Shirov,A-Gelfand,B/Madrid 1996 
(27)} 20. fxg6 $1 $11 {Gelfand}) 13. O-O-O (13. Na5 $6 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15.
Qxd5 Qxa5+ 16. c3 Be7 17. a4 O-O 18. Bd3 Qd8 19. h4 Nc5 20. Bf5 Nxa4 21. Bxc8
Qxc8 $17) (13. Nxb6 {Huzman} Nxb6 14. Qa5 Nc4 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17.
O-O-O $10) 13... Bxd5 14. exd5 Nc4 15. Qf2 Be7 (15... Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Be7 17. Rg1
$6 Qb6 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. Bd3 Nc4 20. Rde1 Bd8 $1 $15 {Arams,J-Balzar,A
Dortmund op 1988}) 16. h4 Nxe3 (16... h6 $5 {1-0 Polgar,J-Gelfand,B/Novgorod
1996 (41)}) (16... Ndb6 17. Na5 $1 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Qxa5 20. Kb1 $44
) 17. Qxe3 h6 18. g6 f5 (18... Bxh4 $5 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Kb1 Bg5 $15) 19. f4
$1 {New and very interesting plan.} O-O 20. Bh3 $1 {Very interesting
position!White presses on pawn "e5" in order to make it move.In this case the
knight will stand on d4 and together with the bishop will press on f5.After
black's taking on h4,his king will have even more troubles.What does black
have?Only one more pawn,but this "compensation" is not enough for white's
activity!} Bxh4 21. Kb1 $44 Qc7 22. c3 Rce8 (22... b4 $5) 23. Qd3 e4 24. Qc2
Bf6 $2 {Black gives up too early!Now he doesn't even have a pawn and white's
activity gets even stronger.} (24... Nb6 25. Nd4 Nxd5 $140 26. Nxf5 Rxf5 27.
Bxf5 Ne3 28. Qb3+ Kh8 29. Rxh4 Nxf5 30. Rh5 Qc8 31. Qd5 Rf8 32. Qxe4 Ng3 33.
Rxh6+ gxh6 34. Qe7 Qf5+ 35. Ka1 Qxg6 36. Qxf8+ Kh7 37. Rxd6 $18) (24... Nc5 $5
25. Nd4 Bg3 26. Bxf5 Kh8 27. Rdf1 e3 $132) 25. Bxf5 Nc5 $2 (25... b4 $8) 26.
Nxc5 $16 Qxc5 27. Be6+ Kh8 28. Rh3 $1 Rxe6 $8 29. dxe6 Qf5 30. Qh2 $1 $18 Qxg6
31. f5 Qh7 (31... Qxf5 32. Rxh6+ gxh6 33. Qxh6+ Kg8 34. Rg1+ $18) 32. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.28"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.05.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Nor} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6
8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 Be7 10. Qd2 Rc8 $5 (10... b5 $6 11. a4 $1 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13.
exd5 Qc7 (13... Nb6 $2 14. a5 $1 Nbxd5 $140 $2 15. g5 Nxe3 16. gxf6 Nxf1 17.
fxe7 Nxd2 18. exd8=Q+ Rxd8 19. Kxd2 $18) 14. g5 Nh5 15. O-O-O Nf4 16. h4 h6 17.
Rg1 hxg5 18. hxg5 Rh4 19. Kb1 Qd8 20. Nd4 $1 exd4 21. Bxf4 Nb6 22. Bg3 Nxa4 23.
Bc4 Nc3+ 24. bxc3 dxc3 25. Qe2 Qa5 26. Rde1 Ra7 27. Bf4 b3 28. Bxb3 Rb7 29. Rg4
Rxg4 30. fxg4 Qb4 31. Qxa6 {1-0 Nunn,J-Sadler,M/London Lloyds 1993}) (10... h6
$5) 11. O-O-O (11. g5 $6 {Too early.} Nh5 12. O-O-O (12. Rg1 Nf8 13. O-O-O Ng6
14. Qf2 O-O 15. Kb1 b5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Ngf4 18. h4 Qc7 $13 {Rabczewski,
A-Marinelli,T/Roma op 1990/0-1 (76)}) (12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nf4 $1 14. h4 h6
$1 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Nd4 g6 17. Bh3 hxg5 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. O-O-O Rxh4 20. Rxh4
gxh4 21. Kb1 Bg5 22. Ne2 Qe7 23. Rg1 Qe5 24. Nc1 h3 25. Re1 Qf5 26. Re4 Rc5 27.
c4 {0-1 Gschwendtner,M-Hertel,P/Vienna op 1991}) 12... O-O 13. Ne2 Nb6 14. Ng3
Nf4 15. h4 d5 $1 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Qxf4 Bd6 18. e5 Qc7 $1 19. Qd2 Bxe5 20. Nh5
Bf5 21. Bd3 Nc4 22. Qf2 Bg6 23. Nf6+ gxf6 24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. h5 Bxb2+ 26. Kb1
Bc3 27. Qh4 Na3+ 28. Kc1 Be1 {0-1 Acevedo,V-Danner,G/Dubai olm 1986}) (11. h4
h6 12. O-O-O b5 13. Qf2 Qc7 14. Bd3 Nc5 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. Kb1 c4 17. Bb6 Qc6
18. Bf1 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Qxc5 Rxc5 21. Rd6 a5 22. Ra6 b4 23. Na4 Rc7 24.
Rxa5 Ke7 25. Rxe5 Rd8 26. Be2 Rd2 27. Re1 Nd7 28. Kc1 Rxc2+ 29. Kxc2 Nxe5 30.
f4 b3+ 31. Kc3 Nd3 32. Bxd3 cxd3+ 33. Kxd3 bxa2 34. Ra1 Rb7 35. Kc3 Rc7+ {
Lapinskaite,S-Sasirekha,N/WchJW-U12 Szeged 1994/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 11... Nb6 {
This regular maneuver takes a lot of time,which white uses for developing the
initiative.11...b5 should be checked deeper.} (11... Qc7 $6 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. h4
h6 14. Be2 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Rhg1 Nd7 17. g5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Nf6 19. Qf2 b5
20. Be3 b4 21. Ne2 (21. Na4 $1) 21... g6 (21... d5 $1) 22. Nec1 Nd7 23. Bg5 a5
24. Bxe7 Kxe7 25. Nd3 a4 26. Nbc1 a3 27. b3 Be6 28. Rd2 Qc3 29. Rgd1 Nc5 30.
Ne2 Nxd3 31. cxd3 Qc5 32. d4 $16 {1-0 Chandler,M-King,D/Blackpool zt 1990 (45)}
) (11... b5 $5 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. Na5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Qxa5
17. Bh3 Rc4 {1-0 Korneev,O-Baburin,A/Linares op 1996 (35)} 18. Qa8+) 12. h4 Nc4
(12... O-O $6 13. h5 $1 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. g5 Nd7 16. Rdg1 $40 Qc7 17. g6
Rc8 18. Bh6 Bf6 19. gxh7+ Kxh7 20. Bxg7 Bxg7 21. h6 Bf6 22. Qg2 {1-0 Adorjan,
A-Ribli,Z/Budapest plof (Riga izt 3pl) 1979}) 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. g5 (14. Kb1 Qc7
15. Rdg1 b5 16. h5 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. Qd3 $6 Bb5 20. Qd1 Ba4 {
1/2-1/2 Weis,R-Schuh,H/BL2-S 1992}) (14. h5 $5 h6 $5) 14... Nh5 15. Kb1 $5 {
With idea Nd5.} Qc7 16. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 O-O {After this move it had to be
one-sided game.} (17... Rxc2 $142 18. Rc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Qd7 20. Na5 O-O (20...
Ng3 21. Nxb7 O-O 22. Rd1 $16) 21. Qxb7 Qxb7 22. Nxb7 f6 $1 $14) 18. c3 $2 (18.
Bb6 $1 Qc8 19. c3 Nf4 20. Qd2 Qe6 $140 (20... f5 $6 21. gxf6 Rxf6 22. Na5 Ra4
23. Qc2 Qd7 24. Qb3+ d5 $140 25. exd5 Rxb6 26. Qxb6 Bd8 27. Qxb7 Qf5+ 28. Ka1
Rxa5 29. Qb8 Qd7 30. Qxe5 Bc7 31. Qe4 Nxd5 32. Rhe1 $16) 21. Na5 Rcc8 22. Be3
$16) 18... b5 $1 $132 19. Nd2 Rc6 20. Rc1 {Interesting plan!Black's knight and
bishiop are worse than white's and are far away from the queen's flank.So,
Svidler wants to open it.But there is only one "litlle" thing-white has
weaknesses on king's flank,from which black's peices are not far away!I'm not
really sure who is better after 20...Kh8! with idea 21...f6!} Rc8 $5 {Very
pretensious plan!"Try to beat me and I will show you!"-says black.} (20... Kh8
$5 21. Rc2 f6 $1 $13) 21. Rc2 Bd8 22. Rhc1 Qb8 23. c4 Bb6 24. Nf1 Ba5 $2 (24...
Bxe3 $142 25. Nxe3 Nf4 26. Qd2 Qb6 (26... b4 $5) 27. cxb5 (27. Nd5 Nxd5 28.
cxd5 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 $11) 27... Rxc2 (27... Qxb5 $2 28. Qxd6 $1 Nd3
29. a4 Qb3 30. Qd7 $3 $18) (27... axb5 $6 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Nf5
Qc4 $1 $14) 28. Rxc2 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 h5 $1 $13) (24... b4 $5 25. b3 Bxe3 26. Nxe3
Nf4 27. Qd2 a5 $13) (24... Bd4 $6 25. cxb5 (25. Bxd4 $2 Nf4 26. Ba7 Qxa7 27.
Qd2 bxc4) 25... Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Rxc2 27. Kxc2 axb5 28. Qc6 $14) 25. a4 $1 g6 (
25... Bb6 26. axb5 Bxe3 27. Nxe3 Rc5 28. Qd2 axb5 29. cxb5 Qxb5 30. Qxd6 $16)
26. cxb5 Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Rxc2 28. Kxc2 Nf4 29. Qc6 $1 {[%cal Rb5b8]} axb5 30.
axb5 Ng2 31. Bf2 Be1 32. Bg1 Nxh4 (32... Bxh4 33. b6 $18) 33. b6 $18 Ba5 34. b7
Qc7 35. Qxc7 Bxc7 36. Nd2 Bb8 37. Bf2 Ng2 38. Nc4 Nf4 39. Na5 Ne6 40. Nc6 Bc7
41. Bb6 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Tyomkin,D} c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7.
Bc1 (7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 (10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 f5 12. exf5
Bxf5 13. Bd3 Qd7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Qe2 Nge5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Nd5
e6 19. Ne3 Qf7 20. c3 d5 21. h4 Rde8 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Nd4 Qg6 24. Rfe1 Nxd4
25. Rxd4 $11 {1-0 Leko,P-Svidler,P/Tilburg /1996 (38)}) 10... h5 11. Bxg4 (11.
h4 gxh4 12. Rxh4 $5 Nc6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Qd2 Qb6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nce5 17.
O-O-O Bh6 18. f4 Qe3 19. Qxe3 Nxe3 20. fxe5 Nf5+ 21. Kb1 Nxg3 22. exd6 $5 Bg5
23. Rb4 Nxe2 24. dxe7 b5 25. d6 Rh6 26. Nc5 Ng3 27. Nxa6 Kd7 28. Rxb5 (28. Nc7
$6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6+ Kxc7 30. Rd3 $16 {Movsesian,S-Ftacnik,L/Extra League 1996/
1-0 (49)}) 28... Bxe7 29. Rb7+ $18) 11... Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 (13... e6
14. Nb3 Be5 15. Bd4 Nc6 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. Nc5 O-O-O 19. N3a4 Be8
20. Nd3 g4 21. O-O Kb8 22. Nb6 gxf3 23. Rxf3 Qg6 24. Qe3 h4 25. Re1 Rg8 26. Rf2
f6 27. Nc5 Qf7 $13 {Almasi,Z-Van Wely,L/Tilburg/1996/0-1 (60)}) 14. Qd2 Ne5 (
14... Qa5 15. Nb3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qb5 17. a4 Qc4 18. Qe3 Ne5 19. Nd2 Qc7 20. O-O
f6 21. Rfb1 Rc8 22. c4 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Qxc4 24. Rxb7 Bc6 25. Ra7 Bxa4 26. h4 gxh4
27. Bxh4 Bb5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Apicella,M-Villavicencio,A/Linares op 1997 (37)}) 15.
O-O g4 (15... e6 16. b3 Ng6 17. Rad1 g4 18. f4 h4 19. Nde2 h3 20. g3 Rc8 21. e5
d5 22. Nd4 O-O 23. Qd3 f5 $1 24. Nce2 Rf7 25. Rc1 Bf8 26. c3 Ne7 27. Rfd1 Nc6
28. c4 dxc4 29. Rxc4 Qe8 30. Qd2 b5 31. Rcc1 Nb4 32. Nc3 Rc7 $1 33. a3 Qa8 $1
$17 {[%csl Gg2][%cal Ga8h1] Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Geneva CS 1996/0-1 (55)}) 16. f4
Nc4 17. Qe2 Rc8 18. b3 Na3 19. Nd5 e6 20. Nb4 Qa5 21. Qe1 h4 22. Be3 h3 $1 23.
g3 Nb5 24. Rd1 Nc3 25. Nd3 Qc7 26. Rc1 Nxe4 27. f5 e5 28. f6 Nxf6 29. Nf5 Bxf5
30. Rxf5 Qc6 $1 31. Qe2 Qe4 $17 {Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Geneva CS 1996/1-0 (54)})
7... Nf6 8. f3 (8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. Be2 h5 13. h4 (
13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. f3 Bd7 15. Bf2 Nc6 16. Nd5 Rb8 17. O-O e6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19.
Ne3 d5 20. Rb1 Rxb2 21. Rxb2 Bxb2 22. c4 d4 23. Nc2 e5 24. Nb4 Bc3 25. Nd3 Qa5
$17 {0-1 Korneev,O-Wojkiewicz,A/Linares op 1997 (29)}) 13... Nc6 14. Nb3 gxh4
15. Rxh4 Be6 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. f3 Nge5 18. Bf2 Na5 19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. Bd4 Rg8 21.
a3 Bc4 22. Rxh5 Bxe2 23. Kxe2 b5 24. Rg5 Nc4 25. Qf4 f6 26. Qg4 $18 {1-0
Tiviakov,S-Rashkovsky,N/ch-RUS, Elista 1996 (32)}) 8... e5 (8... e6 {Tyomkin,D}
) 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. g4 b5 (12... Nb6 {Tyomkin,D and 12...
h6 were tried in this position many times}) 13. a4 $1 {Before castling
longside white closes the queen side and secures his king's position.} (13. g5
$6 Nh5 {[%cal Gg7g6] It would be very difficult for white to break through.} (
13... Nh5 {Tyomkin,D} 14. a4 b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 $16 {[%cal Gf1a6]}))
13... b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 (14... h5 $5 {Tyomkin,D} 15. Bxa6 (15. g5 Nxd5 16. exd5
Bf5 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 15... hxg4 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. a5 $1 {[%cal Ga5a8] o^a
desides.} (17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. a5 gxf3 19. a6 Qa8 20. Qxb4 $18 {[%cal Gb4b7]})
17... gxf3 (17... g3 18. a6 $16) 18. a6 Nxe4 (18... Nxd5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5
Qxc2 21. Qa8+ Ke7 22. Qxf3 $18) (18... Bxd5 19. exd5 Qa8 $13 {[%csl Rd5]} 20.
Qxb4 Nxd5 21. Qb7) 19. a7 Nxd2 20. a8=Q $18) 15. exd5 Nb8 (15... a5 16. g5 Nh5
17. Bb5 $16) 16. O-O-O Qc7 17. Kb1 (17. g5 $2 {Tyomkin,D} Nxd5) 17... Be7 18.
g5 Nfd7 (18... Nh5 19. Bh3 Nd7 (19... Rd8 {Tyomkin,D} 20. Bg4 $16) 20. Bg4 $16)
19. a5 $1 {[%csl Ga6,Gb4] Black's pieces now are almost stalemated.} O-O {
Just about the only possible move on the board!} 20. h4 Rfd8 $2 {Black is too
optimistic!He must've tried to block white's attack.} (20... f5 $142 21. gxf6
Bxf6 22. Bh3 Kh8 23. Rdg1 Qb7 24. Bf5 $36) (20... Rfe8 $5 {Tyomkin,D it was
best defencive chance.As you see in the next variation rook "e8" will come to
the defence via "e7"} 21. Bh3 Qb7 22. h5 Rc4 23. g6 Nf8 24. gxf7+ Kxf7 25. Bf5
Kg8 26. Rdg1 Bf6 $16 {[%cal Ge8e7]}) 21. Bh3 Qb7 22. h5 {Now black pieces fail
to rescue their king.} Rc4 23. g6 Nf8 24. gxf7+ $6 ({Quicklier was:} 24. Qd3
Qb5 25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Bf1 $1 $18) 24... Kxf7 25. Bf5 Kg8 $2 (25... Nbd7 $142
26. Rdg1 Bf6 27. Rg4 $16) 26. Rdg1 Nbd7 27. Bh6 (27. Bh6 Bf6 28. Bxg7 Bxg7 29.
h6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Maccabiah GM 16th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2001.07.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2001.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f3 h5 $5 ({Against Igor Bitansky in this tournament my contender
played:} 9... h6) 10. O-O-O {I has spent many time on this move,probably,it
was a little better:} (10. a4 $5 {See comments to Polgar,J-Sadvakasov,D/
Hoogeveen,1999/CBM 74(1-0) (Ftacnik,L)(54)}) 10... Qc7 {[%mdl 4] Besides,black
has two principales moves:} (10... Rc8 $5 {See comments to Klovans,
J-Nikolaidis,I/Istanbul,2000(0-1)(Ftacnik,L)(44)}) ({and} 10... b5 $5 {See
comments to Xie Jun-Zhang Zhong/Shanghai,2000/CBM 75(0-1)   (Ftacnik,L)(30)})
11. Kb1 ({A little prematurely:} 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Qa5 Rc8 14. c3
Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Rhe1 Be7 17. Bg5 O-O 18. Bxf6 Qf4+ 19. Nd2 Qxf6 20. Qb6
Rb8 21. Qe3 Qg6 $15 {Shirov,A-Ljubojevic,L/Belgrade,1997(1/2-1/2) (34)}) 11...
Be7 12. g3 $5 {My idea:1) translation of the bishop on a /^c8-h3,after Nd5;2)
preparation of progress:"g4". By this move I have frightened the contender and
he here has accepted the rather doubtful decision.} ({It deserves attention:} 
12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. g3 O-O 16. h4 $13 {Blehm,P-Jaracz,
P/Plock,2000(1/2-1/2)(33)}) 12... O-O-O $6 $146 (12... b5 $5 {/\Nb6-c4}) (12...
Rc8 $6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Bd8 (16... Qc4 17. Qxc4
Rxc4 18. Na5 Rc7 19. c4 O-O 20. b4 $14 {McShane,L-Hunt,H/Hove,1997(1/2-1/2)(64)
}) 17. Nd2 O-O 18. g4 hxg4 19. fxg4 Nf6 20. Rhg1 Re8 21. g5 $14 {Mnatsakanian,
E-Gurgenidze,B/Tbilisi,1983 (1-0)(41)}) ({More logically:} 12... O-O $1 13. h3
b5 14. g4 Nb6 $132 {Brendel,O-Bischoff,K/Germany,1998(0-1)(39)}) 13. Nd5 $14
Nxd5 (13... Bxd5 $143 14. exd5 $40 {[%csl Rc8,Gf1][%cal Gb3a5]}) 14. exd5 Bf5
15. Bd3 $1 Bh3 $6 (15... Bxd3 $142 16. cxd3 {[%cal Gd1c1]} Kb8 17. Rc1 Nc5 18.
d4 (18. Qf2 $5 {[%csl Rc5]}) 18... exd4 (18... Nxb3 $5 19. axb3 Qd7) 19. Nxd4
$14) 16. Na5 $40 {[%csl Rc8][%mdl 128]} Nc5 17. Rc1 {The important move. Now
black can not bring down my bishop "d3".} Kb8 18. b4 Na4 ({Badly:} 18... Nxd3 {
in view of:} 19. cxd3 $1 {<->c} Qd7 20. Bf2 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Gd2e3]} Qb5 21.
Qe3 $1 Qxb4+ 22. Nb3 b6 23. Rc6 $18 {[%csl Rb6]}) 19. c4 Rc8 20. Bc2 Bd7 21.
Bb3 $1 {My pieces are located better and consequently it is not necessary to
hasten with the beginning of active actions:} (21. Bxa4 $6 Bxa4 22. b5 Qd7 $13
{[%csl Rb5][%cal Gd7f5]} (22... axb5 $2 23. cxb5 Qd7 24. Nc6+ $1 bxc6 25. bxc6
Bxc6 26. dxc6 Rxc6 27. Qb2+ $1 Ka8 (27... Kc8 28. Rxc6+ Qxc6 29. Rc1) 28. Qa3+
Kb8 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Qa7+ Kc8 31. Rc1 $18)) 21... Bf6 $6 ({After:} 21... b6
22. Nc6+ (22. b5 $5 $14) 22... Bxc6 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. Rhd1 $36 {[%csl Ra4] I
have very strong compensation behind pawn.}) 22. Rhd1 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gd2c2]}
g6 {[%csl Gd7,Yg6][%cal Yg6f5]} 23. Nc6+ $1 bxc6 24. Bxa4 {+/=/+/-} Bf5+ {
It's best decision.} 25. Bc2 Qd7 26. Be4 Bxe4+ $6 ({Can be recommended:} 26...
h4 $5 27. dxc6 Rxc6 28. g4 $1 Bxe4+ 29. fxe4 Qxg4 $140 30. Qd5 $40) 27. fxe4
Qg4 $6 (27... h4 $142 {<->h}) 28. Qd3 {[%csl Yd3]} Be7 29. dxc6 Rxc6 30. b5 $1
{[%csl Rb8][%mdl 128]} axb5 31. cxb5 Rxc1+ 32. Rxc1 Rc8 $8 ({Very weakly:} 
32... f5 $2 {[%csl Rb1,Rd3] because of:} 33. Rc4 $1 Rc8 $140 (33... fxe4 34.
Qd5 $18 {[%csl Rb8,Gc4,Gd5,Ge3][%cal Ge3a7]}) 34. Ba7+ (34. Ra4 $5 {[%csl Rb8]
[%cal Ga4a8]}) 34... Kxa7 35. Rxc8 $18) 33. Rxc8+ Qxc8 34. a4 {o^ It will be
very heavy to stop this pair(Pa4,Pb5).} Qc7 (34... f5 $143 35. a5 fxe4 36. Qb3
$16 {/\a6,Qd5 and a7.}) 35. Kb2 $5 {[%csl Ra4,Yb2][%cal Yb2b3,Yb3a4]} ({
Pretty dubiously:} 35. b6 Qc6 36. a5 f5 $132) 35... Qa5 36. Qc4 Bd8 37. Kb3 Qe1
$6 ({Most probably more stubborn resistance,after:} 37... Bb6 {+/=/+/-}) 38.
Qd3 $16 d5 (38... Be7 39. Kc4 Qa5 40. Qc2 $16) 39. exd5 Ba5 40. Bc5 {[%csl Yc5]
[%cal Yc5a3,Gc5f8]} e4 41. Qc2 e3 42. b6 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Gc5d6] Here I
already saw the forced transition in winning Q endgame.} (42. Bd6+ $6 Ka7 $140
$8 43. Qc5+ $2 (43. Bc5+ $5) 43... Bb6 44. Bb8+ Kxb8 45. Qxb6+ Kc8 46. Qc6+ Kd8
$132 {[%csl Ge3]} 47. d6 $140 $2 Qd1+ $1 (47... Qb1+ $2 48. Kc3 Qc1+ 49. Kd3
Qd2+ 50. Ke4 $18 {[%cal Gc6c7]}) 48. Kc3 Qd2+ $1 49. Kb3 (49. Kc4 $4 Qc2+ 50.
Kd5 Qxc6+ 51. bxc6 e2 $19) 49... Qd1+ $11) 42... Kb7 $8 43. d6 {[%cal Gc2e4,
Gd6d7]} Qh1 $8 (43... Bxb6 $2 44. Bxb6 Kxb6 45. d7 {[%cal Gd7d8]}) 44. Bxe3
Bxb6 ({Also loses:} 44... Qd5+ 45. Qc4 Qd1+ (45... Qxd6 46. Qe4+ Qc6 (46... Ka6
$4 47. Qa8#) (46... Kb8 $4 47. Bf4) (46... Kc8 47. Qe8+ Kb7 48. Qxf7+) 47. Qe7+
Kc8 48. Qf8+ {[%csl Rf7]}) 46. Kb2 Qxd6 (46... Bxb6 47. Bxb6 Kxb6 48. Qb5+ Ka7
49. d7 $18) 47. Qe4+ Qc6 48. Qe7+ Kc8 49. Qf8+ {[%csl Rf7]}) 45. Bxb6 Kxb6 46.
Qc7+ Ka6 47. Qc4+ Kb6 (47... Ka7 $144 48. Qc5+ Ka8 49. Qa5+ Kb7 50. Qb5+ Kc8
51. Qe8+ Kb7 52. Qxf7+ Kc6 $140 53. Qc7+ Kd5 54. Qb7+) 48. Qb5+ Ka7 49. d7 {
The rest is the matter of technics.} Qb1+ 50. Kc4 Qe4+ 51. Kc5 Qf5+ 52. Kc6
Qf6+ 53. Kc7 Qc3+ 54. Kd8 {[%cal Gd8e7,Gd8e8]} f5 (54... Qe3 55. a5 {[%cal
Gb5b6]}) 55. Ke7 Qg7+ 56. Ke6 Qg8+ 57. Kd6 {Black resigns in absolutely losing
position:} (57. Kd6 Qd8 (57... Qf8+ 58. Kc7 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gd7d8,Gb5b7,Gb5a5]
}) 58. Qc5+ Kb8 59. Qc8+ Qxc8 60. dxc8=Q+ Kxc8 61. Ke6 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6,Rh5]})
1-0

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.10.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Games between Nakamura and Gelfand are always interesting, as both players
are fighters, and they also represent two very different generations. This
game turned out to be one of the most impressive attacking games I have seen
in the last few years. Maybe ever?!} 1. e4 {[%mdl 1]} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 {Will the uncompromising Naka settle
for an early draw?} Nf6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 {Of course not! This kid has balls!
Actually Naka had a big incentive to play for a win in this game- not only
would he leapfrog both Levon Aronian and Vladimir Kramnik into number two on
the live rating list, but he would also move tantalisingly close to joining
the 2800 club - a club that has only a handful of very select members.} h6 10.
Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. h3 Ne5 {Kasparov was the first to popularise this line,
where Black aims for rapid piece development, perhaps at the cost of weakening
the kingside somewhat. However Gelfand must now be considered the main expert
here, which requires serious work, as the slightest mistep by either player
can lead to disaster.} ({Recently in a game against Kamsky, in an analogous
position, Nakamura had tried} 12... Nf6 {but the move played by Gelfand is
easily the main-line.}) 13. f3 Nbc6 14. Bf2 Be6 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. O-O-O Nxd4 17.
Bxd4 Qa5 18. a3 O-O 19. h4 g4 $1 {It looks as if White can now destablise the
knight on e5 by playing f4, but of course Black has devious intentions against
the white king.} 20. Qf2 $6 {Naka wants to play f4, but in an improved
situation. However the queen isn't so well placed here, for reasons which
weren't easy to foresee.} ({If he plays it straight away, he will lose too
much time with his queen;} 20. f4 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Bxd4 $1 ({the line} 21... Rxc4
$2 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. f5 Rfc8 24. fxe6 Rxc3 25. Qd4+ f6 26. bxc3 {just doesn't
work}) 22. Qxd4 Rxc4 23. Qe3 Rfc8 24. f5 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Bd7 {where Black has
very good action for the exchange.}) (20. Qe3 $1 {was the right way. There is
a subtle difference between having the queen on e3 rather than f2, which
becomes clear if Black plays the same way he does in the game:} Rc6 21. f4 Rfc8
22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Ba7 $1 b6 24. Rd5 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Rxc2+ 26. Kb1 {and although
still very sharp, at least White is in the game.}) 20... Rc6 $1 21. f4 Rfc8 $3
{[%mdl 512] Brilliant! Black's attack down the c-file is all that matters.} ({
By contrast,} 21... Nc4 $6 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. f5 {is what Naka
was playing for and really a nightmare scenario for Black in such a variation,
as his queenside initiative will come to an end, when he'll be left with these
horrible weaknesses on the kingside. He must play for the initiative always!}
Bd7 25. f6+ $18) 22. Qg3 $2 (22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Ba7 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Qxa3+ 25. Kd2
Qxc3+ {This is the difference between 20.Qf2?! and 20.Qe3! with the queen on
e3 this variation would be impossible, as the c3-pawn would be protected.}) ({
However White should have continued the theme of fighting for the intiative at
any cost -} 22. f5 $1 {the problem is that pyschologically it's very tough to
make such a move, as the plan of undermining the knight on e5 has gone forever.
} Bd7 {would have led to a complete mess, but one in which you feel that Black
is more than ok. A typical continuation could be something like} (22... Bc4 23.
Bxc4 Rxc4 $2 (23... Nxc4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. f6+ {and White's attack is quicker})
24. Bb6) 23. Qe3 e6 $1 24. f6 Bxf6 25. Qxh6 Bg7 26. Qd2 b5 $1 {when Black's
queenside intiative is still more than kicking. In fact I'd wager that 99
percent of players would prefer to play Black in such a position, where all
his pieces are primed for a brutal assault on the white king.}) 22... Nd7 $1 {
Now White can't prevent an eventual exchange sac on c3, after which Black will
always get terrific compensation.} 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. f5 Rxc3 $6 {Tempting, but
missing something even stronger.} (24... Ne5 $1 $40 25. fxe6 Rxc3 26. bxc3 Rxc3
27. Qf2 Rxa3 {and it's pretty much over.}) 25. bxc3 Qxa3+ (25... Ne5 $1 {
was again very strong, as White's queenside is falling apart.}) 26. Kd2 Nf6 {
Gelfand must have been having a lot of fun here.} 27. Qd3 $1 Bc4 {Gelfand goes
for the safe continuation. Of course after this he is much better, as White's
co-ordination is all over the place, but Naka's defensive skills are so good
that he slowly creeps back into the game.} ({In such positions when your
opponent's king is looking more exposed than Chace Crawford on a hen night,
you have a lot of choice.} 27... Nxe4+ $1 28. Qxe4 Qxc3+ 29. Kc1 Qa3+ 30. Kd2
Qa5+ 31. Ke2 Bxf5 32. Rd5 Bxe4 33. Rxa5 Rxc2+ {would have led by force to this
ending where Black is surely winning. He just has too many pawns!  But it's
very tempting to keep the queens on. It's certainly a good practical decision.
The reality is it's extremely difficult for White to defend such a fractured
position, in a practical game with the clock ticking, especially when your
king is floating about in the centre. Maybe only a supercomputer could do it.})
28. Qd4 d5 {Opening up the position yet further starts to make the white king
look more and more vulnerable.} 29. exd5 Bxd5 30. Rg1 Be4 $1 31. Bd3 Qa5 $1 32.
Qb4 $1 (32. Bxe4 $2 Rd8 $19) 32... Qc7 33. Bxe4 $2 {Under the greatest of
pressure, Naka finally cracks.} ({He had to try} 33. Kc1 a5 34. Qd4 {when
there is still something left to play for.}) 33... a5 (33... Qf4+ $1 34. Ke2
Nxe4 35. Qd4+ Kg8 {and Black has a huge attack and must surely be winning.} 36.
Rgf1 Nxc3+ 37. Ke1 Qg3+ 38. Rf2 Nxd1 {and it's over.}) 34. Qxb7 Qf4+ (34...
Qxc3+ 35. Ke2 Rc4 $1 36. Bd3 Qe5+ 37. Kd2 Qf4+ 38. Ke2 Ne4 $1 {was killing.})
35. Ke2 Rc7 $1 (35... Rc4 $1 36. Bd3 Qe5+ 37. Kd2 Qxc3+ 38. Ke3 Qd4+ 39. Ke2
Qe5+ 40. Kd2 Qf4+ 41. Ke2 Ne4 {would transpose back into the earlier variation,
but Gelfand's choice is more "human".}) 36. Qb6 Nxe4 37. Qd4+ Kh7 38. c4 $2 {
Allowing an immediate kill, but White's task was pretty hopeless in any case.}
(38. Rgf1 Nxc3+ 39. Qxc3 Qxf1+ 40. Kxf1 Rxc3 41. Rd7 Rxc2 42. Rxe7 Kg7 {
and Black should easily win the endgame.}) 38... Rd7 $1 {Gelfand's tactical
sharpness is remarkable.} 39. Qe3 (39. Qxd7 Qf2+ 40. Kd3 Nc5+ 41. Kc3 Nxd7 $19)
39... Ng3+ 40. Qxg3 Qxg3 41. Rxd7 Qe5+ {A superb achievement by big booming
Boris.} 0-1

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Greenfeld,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
{Baburin: In this position 6...e5 is as popular as 6...e6 and the choice
between them is a matter of taste.} 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 (8. a4 {Boensch} Ng4 $5
9. Bc1 Be6 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O Nf6 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. Bxf6 {1/2-1/2
Fedorowicz,J-Wojtkiewicz,A/1st Murphy-ACF Int'l (2) 1994}) 8... O-O 9. O-O Be6
{Baburin: Black starts to fight for the control over the d5-spot. Another way
of doing that would be 9...b5, followed by ...Bb7.} (9... Nc6 {Boensch} 10. Re1
b5 11. Bf1 $2 (11. Bd5 Bb7 12. Qd2 $14) 11... Rb8 $1 12. Bg5 Ng4 $1 13. Bxe7
Nxe7 14. a3 Bb7 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. h3 Nf6 18. Qe3 Bc6 19. Bd3 Re8
$15 {1/2 Short,N-Ehlvest,J Horgen CS (07) 1995 - CBM 50}) 10. Bb3 (10. Qd3 {
Boensch} Nc6 11. a3 Na5 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Na4 $1 Nd7 14. b4 Nc6 15. c4 Qe8 16.
Nd2 Kh8 17. Nb3 $14 {Shirov,A-Gavrikov,V Zurich (10) 1994 1/2 31}) (10. Bd5 {
Boensch} Nc6 11. Bxe6 $2 fxe6 12. Ng5 Qd7 13. Na4 Bd8 14. Re1 h6 15. Nf3 Nxe4
$17) (10. Qe2 {Boensch} Bxc4 $5 11. Qxc4 b5 12. Qd3 Nbd7 13. Rad1 b4 14. Nd5
Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Qc7 16. Rfe1 Nf6 17. Qd3 Rfc8 $15 {Zaitsev,I-Neverov,V Moscow
1989 0-1 40}) 10... b5 (10... Nc6 11. Bg5 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gc3d5,Gb3d5,Gg5f6]}
Na5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bg5 15. Qd3 Bh6 16. Rad1 $14 {Ivanchuk,
V-Kasparov,G (01) New York PCA-Intel GP (04) 1995 0-1 35 - EXP 47}) (10... Qc7
{Boensch} 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Rac8 13. Rfd1 b5 14. Rac1 Qa5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16.
Bxe6 fxe6 17. Ng5 b4 $17) (10... h6 $5 {Boensch} 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13.
Nh4 $14 {1-0 Kotronias,V-Marjanovic,S/Istambul 1988 (41)}) 11. Qe2 (11. Re1 h6
12. a3 Nbd7 13. Nh4 Nb6 14. Nf5 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Qf3 Rb8 17. Rab1 Kh7 $10
{Smirin,I-De Firmian,N/New York PCA rapid/1995/}) (11. Qd3 {Boensch} b4 12. Nd5
Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Nd7 $10) 11... h6 12. Rfd1 (12. Ne1 Nbd7 13. Nd3
Qa5 14. a3 Rfc8 15. Qf3 (15. Nb4 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Nxe4) 15... Qd8 16. h3 Rab8 {
/\ a5,b4} 17. Nb4 Bxb3 18. cxb3 a5 19. Nbd5 b4 20. axb4 axb4 $15 {Xie,Ju-De
Firmian,N/San Fransisco/1995/}) 12... Nbd7 13. Nh4 {N} (13. a3 Qe8 (13... Rc8 {
/\ Rc3}) 14. Ne1 $1 Rc8 15. f3 Nc5 16. Ba2 Bxa2 17. Rxa2 Ne6 18. Nd3 $14 {
Short,N-Kasparov,G/Horgen/1995}) 13... b4 {Baburin: Moving the c3-knight away
from the d5-square is another important techhnique in the Sicilian Defence. In
the meantme Black wins a pawn.} 14. Na4 $6 (14. Nd5 Nxe4 15. Nxe7+ (15. Nf3 {
Boensch} Nec5 16. Nxb4 $10) 15... Qxe7 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Qd3 $13 (17. Bxh6 $2
d5 $17)) 14... Nxe4 (14... Bxb3 $2 {Boensch} 15. axb3 Nxe4 16. Nf5 Nef6 17. Qf3
(17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qe3 $40) 17... Kh8 18. Qh3 Ne8 (18... Ng8 19. Nxd6 $18)) 15.
Bxe6 fxe6 16. Ng6 (16. Bxh6 Nxf2) (16. Qg4 Bxh4 17. Qxe4 d5 18. Qxb4 d4) 16...
Rf6 17. Qg4 $2 (17. Bb6 $1 Nxb6 18. Nxb6 $1 (18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nxb6 (19. Qxe4
d5) 19... Rb8 $17) (18. Qxe4 d5 19. Nxb6 dxe4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nxe7+ Kf8 22.
Nc6 Rd2 23. Rf1 e3 $1 24. fxe3 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Rxc2 26. Nd7+ (26. Nxb4 $2 Rxb2)
26... Ke8 27. Ndxe5 Rxb2 28. Nd3 Rxa2 29. Ncxb4 Ra1+ 30. Ke2 a5 31. Nc2 Rg1 $17
) 18... Ra7 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Nc4 Nxf2 21. Rxd6 $13) 17... d5 $17 18. f3 Ng5 (
18... Nd6 19. Bxh6 $1) (18... Nec5 {Boensch} 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21.
Nxe5 $14) 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Qxg5 $2 (20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxg5 e4 $1 $17 (21...
Rc8 22. Qd2) 22. Rxd5 $6 exd5 23. Qxd5+ Kh7 24. Qxa8 exf3 25. gxf3 Qe2 (25...
Rg6+ 26. Kh1 Qg5 27. f4 Qxf4 $40) 26. Kh1 Rg6 27. f4 Nf6 $19) 20... Bd6 $19 {
פa4,Ng6} 21. c4 $5 (21. h4 Qe8 22. h5 Rf5 {/\ Nf6-+}) (21. b3 e4 {/\ Qe8-+}) (
21. f4 {Boensch} exf4 22. Rxd5 Nf8 $1 $19 (22... exd5 $2 23. Qxd5+ Kh7 24. Qh5+
$10)) (21. Qh5 {Boensch} Qe8 22. Qh8+ Kf7 23. Qxe8+ Rxe8 24. Nh4 g5 $19) 21...
Qe8 22. Nh4 e4 $1 {/\ Bf4,Ne5} 23. fxe4 (23. cxd5 {Boensch} Bf4 24. Qg4 Ne5 25.
Qh3 Qxa4 $19) 23... Bf4 24. Qg4 Ne5 (24... Be3+ 25. Kh1 Ne5) 25. Qe2 Qxa4 $2 (
25... d4 $1 26. Rxd4 (26. Nc5 Be3+ 27. Kh1 Rf2 28. Qe1 Qh5 $19) 26... Qxa4 $19)
26. g3 $1 (26. exd5 g5 27. g3 gxh4 28. gxf4 Ng6 29. dxe6 Qc6 $19) (26. cxd5 {
Boensch} g5 27. g3 (27. Nf3 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 (28. Qxf3 Bxh2+ $19) 28... Rh6 $19)
27... Bxg3 (27... gxh4 $2 28. gxf4 Rxf4 29. Kh1 $13) 28. hxg3 gxh4 29. Qh5 Nf3+
30. Kh1 Qc2 $19) 26... Bg5 27. exd5 Bxh4 $1 28. Qxe5 Qc2 $1 29. Kh1 $2 (29.
dxe6 $2 Bxg3 $19) (29. Rac1 $2 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Rh6 $1 31. Rf1 Qxh2+ $1 $19) (29.
Rf1 $1 $8 {<=>}) 29... Bxg3 $1 $19 30. Qxg3 (30. hxg3 {Boensch} Rh6+ 31. Kg1
Qh2+ 32. Kf1 Rf8+ $19) 30... Rg6 31. Qf3 Rf8 32. Rac1 Qxb2 33. Qh3 (33. Qe4 Rf2
34. Qh4 Rf1+) (33. Rb1 {Boensch} Qe5 34. Qd3 Rf2 $19) 33... Rh6 34. Qg3 Rf2 35.
h3 Rg6 36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. Rg1 e5 $1 0-1

[Event "Athens Acropolis op-A 24th"]
[Site "Chalkida"]
[Date "2009.08.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aroshidze, Levan"]
[Black "Papaioannou, Ioannis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Grivas,E"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2009.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 ({The other option is} 10... Nbd7 11. g4 Nb6 12. g5
Nfd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. Kb1 Rfc8 15. h5 $14 {Lopez Martinez,J-Nepomniachtchi,I
Budva 2009.}) 11. Qe1 Qc7 ({Playable is} 11... Qc8 12. a4 Nc6 13. g4 Nb4 14. g5
Ne8 $13 {Inarkiev,E-Brkic,A Budva 2009.}) 12. Nb5 Qc6 13. Nxa5 Qc8 14. Kb1 ({
A novelty. White's alternatives are: a)} 14. Nxd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Qc7 16. Rb6 Rc8
17. Bd3 Nbd7 18. Qb4 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 Qb8 20. Bb5 $44 {Gu Xiaobing-Motoc, A
Istanbul 2005.}) ({b)} 14. a3 Nbd7 15. Kb1 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 b6 $44 {
Brunello,R-Spaan,N Trieste 2006.}) ({c)} 14. Qb4 $6 Nc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Nc3
Qd7 17. a4 Rfb8 $17 {Andreev,E-Iskusnyh,S Saratov 2006.}) 14... d5 $1 15. exd5
(15. a3 $5 {should be taken into account:} dxe4 16. fxe4 Nxe4 17. Bd3 Nf6 18.
Nb3 $13 {.}) 15... Nxd5 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. a3 {Black's compensation for the
sacrificed pawn is satisfactory but of course the position is rather
complicated.} Nd4 $6 ({Better seems to be} 17... Nxa5 18. Bxa5 b6 19. Bc3 f6
$44 {.}) 18. Bd3 $6 ({White did not take advantage of Black's 'unfortunate'
last move:} 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Nb3 Bf6 20. Bd3 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Qe4 {
and White stands better.}) 18... Nxb5 19. Bxb5 Bf5 20. Bd3 $6 ({I think that
White should try} 20. Nc4 Qc5 21. a4 f6 $44 {.}) 20... Bxd3 21. cxd3 Qd7 $1 22.
Nc4 (22. Qxe5 Bf6 23. Qe4 Rfe8 24. Qc4 Rac8 25. Qb3 b6 26. Nc4 b5 27. Na5 Re2
$44 {.}) 22... b5 $5 (22... Qb5 23. Ka2 f6 $44 {.}) 23. Nxe5 Qb7 24. Qe4 $6 ({
White's position was not pleasant, but} 24. Rc1 b4 25. axb4 Bxb4 26. Bxb4 Nxb4
27. Rc4 Rfb8 $44 {was obligatory.}) 24... f5 $1 {Now Black's attack is
unstoppable.} 25. Qe2 b4 $1 26. axb4 Bxb4 27. Nc4 ({Or} 27. Bxb4 Qxb4 28. Rc1
Qb3 29. Rc4 Rfb8 $19 {.}) 27... Rfe8 $1 28. Qf2 Bxd2 29. Qxd2 Re2 $1 30. Qc1 (
30. Qxe2 Nc3+ {.}) 30... Qb3 {And White resigned as he will be mated in a
maximum of 10 moves!} 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 30th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2000.05.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. f3
g6 {Back in the 80´s Ki. Georgiev was one of the leading experts in the
Sicilian Dragon. However then he changed his opening-repertoire and the
Najdorf Sicilian became his main opening against 1. e4. In this game the
Bulgarien Grandmaster tries to combine the two openings. The choice when
facing Kasparov is difficult: play a main line then the worlds nr. 1 is at
least well at home in - or play a off-beat line that he does less well -
because it is of dubious value.} 8. Qd2 b5 $6 {even taking into consideration
that blacks opening setup is not the best, this is in my opinion a basic
mistake. I think black should play b7-b5 but only after white has castled
Q-side. If white does not put his K on c1 then blacks b-P should stay at home.}
(8... Bg7 $142 9. O-O-O b5 {Even in that case white is probably
substantionally better} (9... b5 10. g4 Bb7 11. h4 Nb6 12. h5 Rg8 {Xie
Jun-Chiburdanidze/World Championshop match Manila 1990})) 9. a4 $1 {'!?'
Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Beating black's flexible set up is anything but easy.
Kasparov hopes to benefit from slightly better pawn structure on the queenside.
'} bxa4 (9... b4 {Ftacnik} 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Nc6 Qc7 12. exd5 $14) 10. Nxa4 $16
{[%csl Rd7] Blacks Q-side has been weakened and the postion of Nd7 makes it
difficult to get the kind of counterplay/exchanges that is normal for
Dragon-positions: Nc6-a5 controlling c4 or Nc6xNd4} Bg7 11. Be2 Bb7 {[%cal
Yd6d5]} 12. c4 (12. O-O {Ftacnik} d5 $1) 12... O-O 13. O-O Nc5 14. b4 (14. Nxc5
{Ftacnik} dxc5 15. Nb3 Qxd2 16. Nxd2 Nd7 $11) 14... e5 {'?' Ftacnik. An
inventive move, however it does not solve blacks basic problems. Ftacnik:
'Positionally wrong, since black's central pawns will become very exposed. '} (
14... Nxa4 {Ftacnik} 15. Rxa4 Qc7 16. Ra5 $14) (14... Ne6 {Ftacnik} 15. Nb3 Qc7
16. Na5 $14) 15. bxc5 exd4 16. Bg5 $1 Re8 (16... dxc5 {Ftacnik} 17. Nxc5 (17.
e5 d3 $1 18. exf6 (18. Bxd3 Qd4+ 19. Be3 Qxe5 20. Nxc5 Rfe8 $14) 18... Qd4+ 19.
Be3 Bh6 20. f4 Bxf4 21. Rxf4 Qxa1+ 22. Bd1 Rfe8 23. Rf1 $16) 17... Qc7 18. Nxb7
Qxb7 19. e5 Nd7 20. f4 $16) (16... Bc6 {Ftacnik} 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Nd5 $16) 17.
cxd6 Qxd6 18. c5 Qc6 (18... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 19. Nb6 $1 Ra7 20. Rfc1 $16) 19. Bc4
{[%csl Ra6,Rd4][%cal Yc4g8,Yg5d8,Ya4b6]} Bc8 (19... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 20. Rfb1 $16
) 20. Nb6 Ra7 (20... Rb8 {Ftacnik} 21. Rfc1 $16) 21. Rfc1 {Ftacnik: 'Black has
problems to hold back white' pieces, since his own forces suffer from lack of
coordination.'} Nd7 22. Bd5 Qc7 23. Nc4 {'!' Ftacnik. White can convert his
advantage into a win in several ways. A funny way of doing so would have been
the antipositional:} (23. Na8 $5 {However Kasparovs move is nicer and most
probably better}) (23. Na8 $5 {Ftacnik} Qe5 24. f4 Qb8 25. Rab1 Rxa8 26. Rxb8
Rxb8 27. c6 $18) 23... Qxc5 24. Na5 Qf8 25. Nc6 h6 26. Bh4 Rc7 27. Be7 $18 {
'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Witty move is a triumph of white's perfect piece play,
black queen is unusually trapped on f8 square. '} (27. Ne7+ {Ftacnik} Rxe7 28.
Rxc7 g5 29. Bg3 $16) 27... Rxc6 28. Bxf8 Rxc1+ 29. Rxc1 Nxf8 30. Qf4 Be6 31.
Rc7 Bxd5 32. exd5 f5 33. d6 Rd8 34. Qh4 1-0

[Event "Novgorod 3rd"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1996.07.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Huzman} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. g4 Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Nd5 Rc8 {about 3 monthes
ago gelfand was very successfull with this line with the black pieces beating
Shirov with only 27 moves} (12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Rc8 (13... Qc7 14. h4 Rc8 15.
Rh2 Be7 16. O-O-O Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Na5 c3 19. Qxc3 Qxc3 20. bxc3 Bd8 21.
Nc6 $16 {Grabarczyk,B-Kuczynski,R POL-ch 1996}) 14. Na5 (14. O-O-O {transposes
to the game}) 14... Qc7 (14... Nxd5 15. Nb7 Nxe3 16. Nxd8 Nxc2+ 17. Kd1 Nxa1
18. Nb7 Nc2 {Gelfand}) 15. Bxb6 $6 (15. c4 $1 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Rc1 $16 {
Gelfand}) 15... Nxb6 16. Bh3 Ra8 17. Nc6 g6 18. f4 h6 $13 {Shirov,A-Gelfand,B
Madrid 1996}) (12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Be7 16. Rg1 {
Jirovsky-Vacek 1994}) 13. O-O-O (13. Na5 {there is a big difference playing
Na5 when black still has his bishop} Nxd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 {now white does not
have Nb7} 15. Qxd5 Qxa5+ 16. c3 Be7 17. a4 O-O 18. Bd3 Qd8 19. h4 Nc5 20. Bf5
Nxa4 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 {with a very good position for black Diaz,Joa-Herrera,I
Capablanca mem-B 1996}) (13. Nxb6 {Huzman} Nxb6 14. Qa5 Nc4 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16.
Bxc4 Bxc4 (16... bxc4 17. Na5 $13) 17. O-O-O $10) 13... Bxd5 14. exd5 Nc4 15.
Qf2 Be7 (15... Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Be7 17. Rg1 (17. h4 $5) 17... Qb6 18. Qxb6 Nxb6
19. Bd3 Nc4 20. Rde1 Bd8 $1 {with a nice position for black Arams,J-Balzar,A
Dortmund op 1988}) 16. h4 h6 (16... Nxe3 $1 {Huzman} 17. Qxe3 h6 18. g6 Bxh4 (
18... f5 19. Qe1 (19. Bh3 O-O 20. Qd3 Bxh4 21. Bxf5 $140 Qg5+ 22. Kb1 Qxf5 (
22... Rxf5 23. Rxh4 Rcf8 $17) 23. Rxh4 Qxf3 $19) 19... O-O 20. Na5 $132) 19.
gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Kb1 Bg5 $15) (16... Ndb6 17. Na5 $1 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Nxd5 19. Rxd5
Qxa5 20. Kb1 $44) 17. gxh6 gxh6 (17... g6 {Huzman} 18. Bxc4 (18. f4 Bxh4 19.
Qe2 Bg3 $17) 18... bxc4 19. Nd2 c3 (19... Qa5 20. Ne4 Qxa2 21. Nc3 Qa5 (21...
Qa1+ $2 22. Kd2 Qxb2 23. Rb1 Qa3 24. Ra1 Qb4 25. Rhb1 $18) 22. f4 $13) 20. Ne4
cxb2+ 21. Kb1 $36) 18. Kb1 (18. Bxc4 $1 {Huzman} bxc4 19. Nd2 c3 20. Ne4 (20.
Nb3 cxb2+ 21. Kb1 a5 $15) 20... cxb2+ 21. Kb1 f5 $6 22. Qg2 $40) (18. f4 {
Huzman} Bxh4 19. Qe2 Bf6 $13 (19... Bg3 $5)) 18... Bxh4 19. Qe2 (19. Rxh4 $2
Nxe3) 19... Nxe3 (19... Bg5 {Huzman} 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Bh3 $1 $132 (21. Nd4 $4
Ne3)) 20. Qxe3 Bg5 21. Qe1 O-O 22. Bd3 f5 (22... Nc5 {Huzman} 23. Bf5 Rc7 24.
Qa5 $1 $132) 23. Qg1 (23. Nd4 {Huzman} exd4 24. Qe6+ Kg7 $19) (23. f4 {Huzman}
Bxf4 24. Nd4 exd4 25. Qe6+ Rf7 26. Rdg1+ Kf8 27. Rxh6 Bxh6 28. Qxh6+ Ke7 29.
Qe6+ Kf8 $10) 23... Kh7 24. Rh5 $1 Nc5 25. f4 $3 {a very strong move forcing
black to clear his control over the d4 square which means white knight is
coming!} (25. Nxc5 {Huzman} Rxc5 26. Qg3 Rc7 27. Rdh1 Rg7 28. Qh3 Qf6) 25...
exf4 (25... Nxd3 26. fxg5 Nf4 27. Rxh6+ Kg7 28. Qh2 {winning}) (25... Bxf4 26.
Bxf5+ Rxf5 27. Rxf5 Qd7 28. Qg4 $1 {with Qh5 on the next move}) 26. Nd4 Kg6 27.
Qh2 Qf6 $6 (27... Rc7 28. Rg1 $1 Rh7 29. Nf3 $1 Rhh8 30. Qh4 {winning}) (27...
Nxd3 $8 {this seems black best chance since Gelfands move gives very little
hope} 28. Ne6 (28. cxd3 {Huzman} Qf6 29. Ne6 $18) 28... Qf6 (28... Qe8) (28...
Ne5 $1 29. Nxd8 Rcxd8 $132) 29. cxd3 $1 Rh8 30. Rh1 Kf7 {is not Nxg5 followed
by Rh6} 31. Nxg5+ hxg5 32. Rh7+ $3 {the correct move since,the very natural
move Rxh8 is not good at all} (32. Rxh8 Rxh8 33. Qxh8 Qxh8 34. Rxh8 f3 {
and the pawns are quick!}) 32... Rxh7 33. Qxh7+ Kf8 34. Rh6 Qe5 (34... Qf7 35.
Qh8+) 35. Re6 {and white is winning}) 28. Bxf5+ Qxf5 (28... Kf7 29. Bxc8 Rxc8
30. Qh3 {with Nf5}) 29. Nxf5 Rxf5 30. Rh1 Rh8 31. Rxg5+ $1 Rxg5 (31... Kxg5 32.
Qh4+ Kg6 33. Qg4+ Kf6 (33... Rg5 34. Qxf4 {is the game}) 34. Rg1 Rg5 35. Qxf4+
Ke7 36. Re1+ $18) 32. Qxf4 Rd8 33. a3 $2 {33.b4 is winning immediately} (33. b4
) 33... Kg7 34. Rf1 Kh7 35. b4 Na4 36. Qe4+ Kh8 37. Qe7 Rdg8 38. Qxd6 Kh7 39.
Qe7+ R8g7 40. Qe4+ Kg8 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. d6 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.08.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. a4 (11. Bb5 {is the main line with many top
games.}) 11... Na6 12. g4 Nb4 13. Kb1 Qc7 (13... Rc8 {is the most popular move.
}) 14. g5 ({The immediate} 14. Bb5 {allows} d5 15. g5 d4 16. gxf6 dxe3 17. Qxe3
Bxf6 18. Nc5 Rad8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 $11 {Ganguly-Gutman, Dresden 2012}) 14... Nh5
15. Bb5 ({Improving the b3 N also came into consideration:} 15. Nc1 f5 16. Nd3
Qc6 17. Rg1 Kh8 18. g6 f4 19. Bf2 Rfc8 20. Ne1 Qe8 21. Bb5 Qg8 22. Nd3 $36 {
Szczepanski-Kasperek, corr. 2009}) 15... Rac8 16. Rhg1 $146 {This very natural
move is a novelty.} (16. Qf2 Nf4 (16... Bd8 {isn't so clear}) 17. h4 d5 18.
Bxf4 exf4 19. exd5 ({A more accurate try is} 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bf5 21. Bd3
$16) 19... Bf5 20. Rd2 Bd6 21. Nd4 $2 (21. Ne4 $18) 21... Bc5 $1 22. d6 $1 Qb6
23. d7 (23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Qxd6 25. c3 Qe5 26. Qf3 $14) 23... Rcd8 $142 $44
(23... Nxc2 $4 24. Nxf5 $3 $18 {Hou Yifan-Sebag, Beijing 2013})) 16... f5 {
This is the typical move in this kind of structure.} 17. gxf6 (17. Nd5 {
seems to win a P, but things aren't so easy:} Nxd5 (17... Bxd5 18. exd5 Qxc2+
19. Qxc2 Rxc2 20. Nxa5 $16) 18. exd5 Bd7 19. Nxa5 Bxb5 20. axb5 Ra8 $44) 17...
Nxf6 18. Qg2 (18. Bh6 Rf7 $13 {is nothing special.}) 18... Nh5 (18... Rf7 19.
Bg5 Nh5 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qd2 Bxb3 22. cxb3 Rf6 23. Qg5 Nf4 24. Rxd6 $1) (18...
g6 $5 {would be a very deep move, the advantage of which becomes clear in the
18...Rf7 line.} 19. Bg5 Nh5 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qd2 Bxb3 22. cxb3 Rf6 23. Qg5 Nf4
{and there is no mating threat on g7!}) 19. Nc1 ({The computer gives the
amazing} 19. f4 $5 exf4 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. Bf2 {, but Topalov's move is much more
logical. He wants to improve the position of his N, maybe exchange Black's
strong b4 N.}) 19... Bf6 (19... Rf7 $5 {seems more logical.} 20. Nd3 Rcf8 21.
Rgf1 Nc6 $13) 20. Nd3 (20. N1e2 Kh8 $1 21. Rd2 Qf7 $1 {and Black is fine.})
20... Nxd3 $1 {Black tries to create counterchances, mainly in connection with
the next move.} (20... Nc6 21. f4 $1 exf4 22. Nxf4 Nxf4 23. Bxf4 Bd4 24. Rxd4
Rxf4 25. Rd2 Rg4 26. Qh1 $1 $14) 21. Rxd3 Nf4 $1 {Practically the only
sensible move, because if Black plays a waiting move, for example} (21... g6
22. Rgd1 Be7 23. Qg1 $16 {White is much better.}) (21... Bh4 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23.
Rxd5 g6 (23... Nf4 $2 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. Rxd6 $18) 24. Qd2 $16 {is also much
better, because the f4-square is useless and the decisive factor is Black's
bad structure.}) (21... Be7 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 g6 24. Rd2 $14 {With two Bs
and a good structure White has a promising position.}) 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Nd5
Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Be5 {Let's take a fresh look at the position. The players have
opposite-coloured Bs, and both of these Bs are strong. At first sight, it's
hard to believe, that Black has good drawing chances, because White is going
to increase the pressure on Black's position. On the other hand, with precise
play Black should have held this position.} (24... Qb6 $5 25. c3 Rc5 26. Rgd1
Be5 {is very similar to the game.}) 25. c3 Rf6 26. Qf2 b6 27. Ba6 Rb8 28. Bd3
Kh8 29. Rb5 Rf7 30. h4 Qa7 {White's pieces are more or less in their best
positions, now White has to improve his Q.} 31. Qc2 Rc7 32. Qb3 Rc5 33. Qe6
Rxb5 34. Bxb5 Rf8 35. h5 Qc7 (35... Qf7 $1 36. Qxf7 Rxf7 37. Kc2 Rc7 {seems to
be drawish.}) 36. Ka2 Qd8 (36... Qf7 $1) 37. Qg4 Qc7 38. Kb3 Rc8 $6 {This move
isn't bad, but the plan in connection with it is. Black should exchange the Q
to reach the draw. If White wants to break into Black's position, he can use
his R to defend on c7, cutting the white K away from the queenside Ps.} 39. Qe6
Qc5 $4 (39... Rf8 $1 40. Rg5 Qf7 41. Qxf7 Rxf7 42. Kc4 Rc7+ 43. Kd5 Kg8 44. Ke6
Rf7 45. Be8 Ra7 46. Bd7 h6 47. Rf5 g5 48. hxg6 Kg7 $11) (39... Qd8 $1 {/\ Qg8})
40. Rg5 $3 $18 {The killing move. The R joins the attack and the game is over.}
Rb8 41. Rf5 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2014.11.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 {This line is very
popular nowadays. White usually wants to follow up with g4, but he can
sometimes play Be3 with a transposition to the English Attack.} e5 (6... e6 {
is the other fashionable line, after which the game is of Scheveningen style.})
7. Nde2 h5 {Black has to play this move, otherwise White plays g4 and gets
control over the position.} (7... Be6 8. g4 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O
Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. Ba3 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 $14 {Kamsky-Shankland,
Saint Louis 2011}) 8. g3 (8. Bg5 {is the other line, which is an attempt to
gain control over the d5-square. See Nakamura-Vachier-Lagrave, 2014.}) 8... Be6
{Black plays very logically, Be6 followed by Nbd7 is almost always a good way
to develop in the Najdorf.} (8... b5 {is also possible to get a comfortable
setup with Bb7, Nbd7 etc.} 9. Bg5 (9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5
Nxd5 13. exd5 a5 $13 {Pancevski-Volokitin, Plovdiv 2012}) 9... Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bb7
11. Nec3 Rc8 12. Bg2 (12. h4 {Karjakin} Qa5 $5 13. b4 {with} Nxd5 $5 14. bxa5
Nxc3 15. Qc1 Bxe4 16. Rh2 d5) 12... Be7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. h4 Nb6 $13 {
Karjakin-Gelfand, Wijk aan Zee 2014 CBM 159 [Karjakin,S]}) 9. Bg2 b5 {This
move was played once by Wojtaszek. The point is clear: Black wants to have the
possibility of playing ...b4 after a4.} (9... Nbd7 {is the most common move,
after which White plays} 10. a4 {in order to prevent ...b5 and try to put some
pressure on Black's position by playing positional moves in the future} Rc8 11.
b3 Nc5 12. O-O a5 13. Bg5 Be7 14. h4 Nh7 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Qd2 $14 {
Firman-Shirov, Germany 2012}) 10. O-O Nbd7 11. a4 $146 {This is the novelty.
White immediately wants to attack Black's b5-pawn.} (11. Be3 {was played by
Giri} Nb6 (11... Rc8 {may be better, the N move seems a bit inaccurate, as
after a4 b4, White will have the possibility of playing a5}) 12. b3 Be7 13. Qd2
(13. a4 {is also good immediately}) 13... Qc7 14. a4 bxa4 15. Nxa4 Nxa4 16.
Rxa4 O-O 17. Rfa1 Rfc8 18. c4 $14 {Giri-Wojtaszek, Biel 2014}) 11... b4 12. Nd5
Nxd5 {This is the most logical move. Black doesn't want to give up the bishop
pair.} (12... Bxd5 {gives up the bishop pair, but Black hasn't got any problem
in this case either.} 13. exd5 Be7 $13) 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bd2 $1 {And White
plays the only available plan, trying to take advantage of the weak pawn
structure on the queenside.} (14. c4 $6 {wouldn't be good} Qc8 15. b3 Nc5 $15)
14... Rb8 (14... a5 {seems an interesting possibility} 15. c3 b3 $1 16. Qxb3
Rb8 17. Qa2 Be7 18. b4 Rc8 $44 {, when Black has many resources, Bd3-c4, or
Nb6-c4.}) 15. Qe1 Be7 $1 {This is a good move, Black isn't afraid of losing
his b-pawn, as, he will get good positional play.} (15... Bxc2 $2 {is bad} 16.
Nd4 $1) ({If Black wants to defend the b4-pawn, it can be done in only one way,
by playing} 15... Qb6 {, but this seems slightly inaccurate, because of} 16.
Be3 $1 Qc7 17. f4 $1 Bxc2 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Nd4 b3 20. Nc6 $44) 16. Bxb4 Qb6
17. c3 Nc5 (17... a5 {was also possible} 18. Ba3 Rc8 $44) 18. a5 $1 Qb5 19.
Bxc5 dxc5 $2 {This move causes all of Black's problems,} (19... Qxc5 {is much
better} 20. b4 Qa7 $44) 20. Nf4 {This is also good, but far from winning.} (20.
Nd4 $1 {was the best way to exploit Black's inaccuracy} exd4 21. d6 Be6 22.
dxe7 Kxe7 23. Qe5 $36) 20... Bd6 $1 21. Nxh5 $1 Bd3 22. g4 $1 Qxb2 $2 (22...
Kf8 {is better} 23. Ng3 $14) 23. Nxg7+ (23. Qe3 $1 {is even better} Bxf1 24.
Nxg7+ Kf8 25. Rxf1 Kxg7 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Qf6 $18) 23... Kd7 24. Qe3 Qxc3 (24...
Bxf1 25. Rxf1 $18) 25. Nf5 $18 Rb3 26. Rfc1 $1 Qb4 27. Nxd6 Kxd6 28. Ra4 $1 Qb5
29. Raa1 $2 {This move is very hard to understand. Black wasn't threatening
anything.} (29. Qg5 $18) 29... f6 $1 {Black seizes his chance, his position
has improved a lot.} 30. f4 $6 (30. Qf3 $1 {was the only way to keep some
advantage} f5 $1 31. gxf5 Be2 32. Qe4 Qd3 33. Rab1 $14) 30... e4 {Black even
has the advantage, though some moves ago, he was almost losing.} 31. f5 (31.
Kh1 $1 {was the surprising move, which avoids checks on c5 after a possible c4:
} Rb2 $1 (31... c4 32. Qa7 $1) 32. f5 Re2 33. Qg3+ Kd7 $15) 31... Kxd5 (31...
c4 {was better} 32. Qf4+ (32. Qa7 $2 Qc5+ $1) 32... Kxd5 33. Rd1 Qc5+ 34. Kh1
Qe7 $1 $15) 32. Rd1 ({After the strong} 32. Re1 $1 Qc4 $1 33. Rad1 {Now, we
can see, why Re1 is stronger - the two Rs are very well-placed in the centre.}
Re8 $1 34. g5 $1 Kc6 $1 35. gxf6 Rg8 36. Rd2 $1 Kb5 37. Kh2 $14 {White should
be slightly better.}) 32... Re8 $1 33. Qh6 (33. Rac1 {is the other way} c4 34.
Kh1 Qc5 35. Qf4 $13) 33... Qc6 34. g5 c4 $1 35. gxf6 Rg8 $1 36. Ra2 Ke5 ({
Black should go away with the king towards the queenside, as the king is much
safer there:} 36... Kc5) 37. Qh7 $2 (37. Rf2 $1 {immediately refutes Ke5,
intending Qf4:} Qd5 38. f7 $1 Qxf7 39. Qf4+ Kf6 40. Qh4+ Ke5 41. f6 $18) 37...
Qc5+ 38. Kh1 Rf8 (38... Rbb8 39. f7 $40) 39. f7 (39. Qg7 {is even more precise}
Rxf6 40. Qg3+ Kd4 41. Qf2+ Kd5 42. Bxe4+ $1) 39... Rbb8 $2 {This move simply
allows White to use his queen to attack the king.} (39... Qe7 $1 $13 {was the
only good move which holds the position.}) 40. Qg6 (40. Qg7+ $1 {is also good}
Kxf5 41. Qg4+ Ke5 42. Re2 $18 {This motif will be seen in the game.}) 40... Qe7
41. Qg7+ Kd5 {Black has managed to play Qe7 and wants to play Qe5 in the
future to exchange the Q, but White has a very nice move...} 42. Re2 $1 {
The last exact move.} Rb1 43. Bxe4+ Qxe4+ 44. Rxe4 Rxd1+ 45. Kh2 Rxf7 46. Qd4+
Kc6 47. Qb6+ Kd5 48. Rd4+ Ke5 49. Qd6+ Kxf5 50. Rf4+ 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 (7. Nde2 h5
{is a more positional line.}) 7... Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 Nc6 (9... exf4 10. Bxf4
Nc6 {is played more often.}) 10. f5 Bxb3 11. axb3 Nb4 (11... d5 12. exd5 Nb4
13. g3 {would transpose to the game.}) 12. g3 d5 13. exd5 Qc7 {Black wants to
take the pawn with the rook.} (13... Nbxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bf2 Bb4+ 16. Ke2 {
is a very unclear position, when Black can play for a development advantage
and White has chances with the bishop pair.}) 14. d6 {This is the start of a
forced line.} Bxd6 15. Nb5 Nxc2+ 16. Ke2 Qc6 17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Rc1 Nxe3 19.
Rxc6 Nxd1 20. Nxb7 Rhb8 21. Rc7+ Kf8 22. Kxd1 (22. Bg2 $1 {is the suggestion
of the computer, but at first it is not so esay to understand:} Nxb2 23. Nd6 e4
$1 24. Rhc1 $1 $14 (24. Rxf7+ $6 Kg8 $132)) 22... Ra7 23. Bc4 Raxb7 24. Rxb7
Rxb7 $11 {This position is more or less equal.} 25. Re1 Nd7 26. Kc2 Rb6 27. Ra1
Nb8 28. Kd3 Nc6 (28... Rd6+ {This keeps the king away from e4.} 29. Ke4 Rd4+
30. Ke3 (30. Kxe5 $4 Nc6#) 30... Ke7 $11) 29. Ra4 Ke7 30. Ke4 f6 31. h4 Nb8 32.
Kd5 Rd6+ 33. Ke4 Rb6 34. Kd5 Rd6+ 35. Ke4 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.06"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Kryvoruchko, Yuriy"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. g4 b5 11. a4 (11. g5 Nh5 12. O-O-O {is another line.})
11... bxa4 {This move makes the structure worse, but aims to confuse White's
forces.} (11... b4 {is another move, the game can go like} 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13.
exd5 Nb6) 12. Rxa4 O-O 13. Na5 $1 {White doesn't want to take the a6-pawn. It
is simply not so important. The positional goals are more important.} Nb8 $6 {
This move is not so good, because the knight will be passive on b8. On the
other hand, it makes some sense, because the alternative line is also worse
for Black.} (13... Qc8 14. g5 Nh5 15. Nd5 $36) 14. g5 Ne8 {Black tries to move
the knight to e8 instead of h5, as the knight would be out of play on the edge.
} 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 $14 {White has managed to get a massive positional
advantage from the opening.} Qd7 17. b3 Bd8 18. Bd3 f5 (18... Qh3 {is nothing
special, White easily protects f3:} 19. Qf2 Bxa5+ 20. Rxa5 f5 21. f4 $16) 19.
f4 $1 {From a practical point of view, this is a very good move. Giving no
chance for Black to break out.} exf4 20. Bxf4 Qf7 21. O-O Nd7 {Black has
managed to develop the knight. It is clear that White has an advantage, but it
is time to exploit it.} 22. Be3 Bxa5 {To get rid of the dangerous knight that
would go to c6.} (22... g6 23. Nc6 $16) 23. Rxa5 Qh5 (23... Nc7 24. Bf4 $16)
24. Rxa6 {Finally winning the pawn.} Rxa6 25. Bxa6 Ne5 26. Be2 Qg6 27. Kh1 $16
{White has decisive a advantage. Black will try a last chance to get some
counterplay.} h6 $5 28. gxh6 Nf6 {At least the knight can get into the game.}
29. Bf4 $1 {Precise move, blocking the f-pawn.} (29. hxg7 Re8 {is also good,
but Black might have somewhat more chances.}) 29... Ne4 30. Qd4 Re8 31. Rg1 Ng4
32. Bxg4 fxg4 33. Qxg7+ Qxg7 34. hxg7 {The game is over. White has prevented
any counterplay and simplified the position.} Rc8 35. Rg2 Ra8 36. Re2 Nc3 37.
Re1 Nxd5 38. Bxd6 Rd8 39. Be5 Nb4 40. Bf6 Rb8 41. c3 Nd5 42. Bd4 Nf4 43. Re4
1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 b5 (7...
h5 {is the usual move}) 8. Bg5 {White plays for the d5-square positionally.} (
8. g4 {is more in the spirit of this line} Bb7 9. Bg2 Be7 10. Ng3 $14) 8...
Nbd7 {Black wants to take on f6 with the N.} 9. Nd5 Bb7 10. Nec3 Rc8 (10... Be7
{led to a slightly better position for White} 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. a4 bxa4 13.
Rxa4 O-O 14. Bc4 Nc5 15. Ra2 $14 {1/2 (45) Heberla,B (2556)-Antoniewski,R 
(2550) Frydek-Mistek CZE 2014}) 11. Nxf6+ $146 (11. a4 {has been played before}
b4 12. Nxb4 Qa5 13. Nbd5 Nxe4 $132 {1-0 (75) Czarnota,P (2526)-Mazurkiewicz,M 
(2223) Katowice POL 2014}) 11... Nxf6 (11... gxf6 $5 {is also interesting in
the spirit of the Sveshnikov System} 12. Be3 Qa5 $13 (12... Rg8 $13) (12... f5
$13)) 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Be7 $1 {Black has to play this move, the d5 N can't be
taken.} (13... Bxd5 14. exd5 $14) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxb4 (15. b3 {prepares Bc4,
but is obviously not dangerous for Black} O-O 16. Bc4 a5 $11) 15... O-O (15...
Rc5 16. Nxa6 Bxa6 17. Bxa6 Qa5+ 18. b4 $1 Qxb4+ 19. Kf1 O-O 20. c4 $14) 16. c3
Bxe4 (16... Rc5 17. Bxa6 Bxe4 {transposes to the game.}) 17. Bxa6 Rc5 18. O-O
Ba8 {Black prepares for ...d5.} 19. Re1 $1 {I like this move , White wants to
move his B to f1, which will be useful to defend the g2 B just in case.} d5 20.
Bf1 $1 e4 {Black's play is also very logical, he gains space and makes d4
stronger in the future.} 21. Nc2 $1 {White also plays very well, the N will be
very well placed on d4.} Be5 (21... Qb6 {is a queenside try} 22. Ra2 $14) 22.
Nd4 Bb8 (22... Qb6 23. Ra2 $14) 23. g3 $1 {A good prophylactic move.} Qb6 24.
Qe2 $1 {A very good move. In the event of Qg6, he keeps the possibility of Qg4
and prepares for Qa6.} (24. Ra3 {would be very interesting} f5 $1 (24... Qxb2
25. Rb3 Qa2 26. Bb5 $18) 25. f4 $1 g5 $1 26. Qh5 $1 gxf4 27. Qg5+ $1 Kh8 28.
Rb3 $1 Qa7 29. Rxb8 $1 Qxb8 $13) 24... Rcc8 (24... f5 25. Qa6 $1 Qxb2 26. Red1
$16) 25. a5 $16 Qg6 26. Qg4 Qh6 27. h4 $1 {Preparing Qg5.} Kh8 (27... Be5 28.
Qg5 Qxg5 29. hxg5 $16) 28. Qg5 Qd6 (28... Qxg5 29. hxg5 $16) 29. Nf5 Qe5 30. f4
$1 h6 31. Qxh6+ gxh6 32. fxe5 Bxe5 33. Be2 Rb8 34. Ra2 Kh7 (34... Rb3 35. Bd1
$16) 35. Rd1 Rb3 36. Kf2 Rfb8 37. Rd2 Kg6 38. Ne7+ (38. g4 $16 {is also good,
if you are afraid of the bishops of opposite colours.}) 38... Kf6 39. Nxd5+
Bxd5 40. Rxd5 Rxb2 41. Rxb2 Rxb2 42. Ke3 (42. a6 Bb8 43. g4 Ra2 44. Rd7 Ke6 45.
Rb7 Bd6 $14) 42... Bxg3 43. a6 Bh2 $2 (43... Rc2 $1 44. Bb5 Rxc3+ 45. Kxe4 Ra3
{is a better chance.}) 44. Bc4 $1 {White exploits the advantage with nice play.
Kxe4 followed by Rf5 can't be defended.} Rc2 45. Kxe4 Rxc3 46. Rf5+ Kg7 47.
Rxf7+ Kg6 48. Bd5 Bg1 49. Rf1 Bc5 50. Ke5 Ra3 51. Rf6+ Kh5 52. Rf4 Kg6 53. Rg4+
Kh7 54. Be4+ Kh8 55. Rg6 h5 56. Rc6 Bf8 57. Kf6 Kg8 58. Bd5+ Kh7 59. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 {This is the main line.} (12.
Rg1 $5 {is the other line, which is very popular, Caruana and Anand play it.})
12... b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5 a4 16. fxe6 $5 {Another try to get a
playable position against this line.} (16. Nbd4 {is the usual move} exd4 17.
Nxd4 b3 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Nxc2 Bb3 20. axb3 axb3 21. Na3 Ne5 22. h4 $13 {
1/2 (67) Leko,P (2749)-Vallejo Pons,F (2686) Monte Carlo 2005}) 16... axb3 17.
cxb3 fxe6 18. Bh3 (18. Kb1 {is met by} Rxa2 $1 19. Bh3 Qa5 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21.
Ng3 Nc5 22. Bc4 Nc7 23. Rhf1 Ra8 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Qf2 Qxc4 {0-1 (25)
Baramidze,D (2542)-Nielsen,P (2668) Germany 2006}) 18... Rxa2 (18... Nc7 {
was also played by Wojtaszek} 19. Kb1 Qc8 20. Rhf1 Qa6 21. Nc1 Qa5 22. Rxf8+
Nxf8 23. a4 $142 $1 $36 (23. Qf2 Qb5 24. Nd3 Ng6 25. Bb6 Rf8 26. Qe3 Bxg5 27.
Qg1 Rf3 28. Bxc7 Rxh3 $132 {0-1 (38) Kryvoruchko,Y (2676)-Wojtaszek,R (2717)
Warsaw 2012})) 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Ng3 Nc7 21. Bc4 Qa8 22. Rhf1 Ra1+ (22... Rxf1
{is more popular} 23. Rxf1 Ra1+ 24. Kc2 {see 22...Ra1.}) 23. Kc2 Rxf1 24. Rxf1
Rxf1 25. Bxf1 d5 {We arrive at a critical position.} 26. h4 (26. exd5 Nxd5 $13
{has been played in many correspondence games}) (26. Qf2 g6 {leads to the game
after} 27. h4) 26... g6 $6 {This move is a novelty in this position.} (26... d4
{was played by Gelfand} 27. Bg1 Ne6 $132 {0-1 (41) Caruana,F (2774)-Gelfand,B 
(2755) Moscow RUS 2013}) 27. Qf2 {Now we have transposed to the 26.Qf2 line..}
(27. Kb1 $14 {is also possible to stabilise the K}) (27. Bc4 $1 {is the
refutation of 26...g6} dxc4 28. Qxd7 cxb3+ 29. Kxb3 Qg8+ 30. Kc2 Qc4+ 31. Kd2
Bf8 32. b3 $1 Qc3+ 33. Ke2 $16) 27... Kg7 {This move is useful to prevent Qf7
in the future.} (27... Qf8 {has also been played} 28. Qxf8+ Nxf8 (28... Bxf8
29. Bd2 Kg7 30. exd5 Nxd5 31. Kd3 Nc5+ 32. Kc2 Nd7 33. Ne4 Nc5 34. Nxc5 Bxc5
35. Kd3 $14 {1-0 (42) Ragger,M (2658)-Maksimenko,A (2489) Austria AUT 2014})
29. Ba7 dxe4 30. Bb8 Nfe6 31. Nxe4 $14 {1/2 (41) Radjabov,T (2726)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2757) Tashkent UZB 2014}) 28. Kb1 $146 {This line has a very long
amount of theory. The novelty comes on move 28.} (28. h5 {was played in a
correspondence game} Qf8 29. Qh2 Qf3 30. Qh3 Kf8 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Ba7 Ke8 $13
{1/2 (39) Cremasco,G (2498)-Alderisio,P (2414) ICCF email 2012}) 28... Qf8 $1 {
Black wants to exchange the queens, as his P structure is better. The exchange
of the strongest piece reduces White's chanches of creating a strong attack.} (
28... Qc6 {seems possible, as the queen is active on c6, but this is not so
good} 29. h5 $1 $36) 29. Qc2 (29. Qxf8+ Kxf8 $11) 29... Nc5 {After this move
White will have to give up his dark-squared B.for the N.} (29... Bc5 {is also
possible} 30. h5 d4 31. Bd2 Na8 $1 $13) 30. exd5 Nxd5 31. Bxc5 Bxc5 32. Bc4 {
White's position seems to be better, as his B is very strong, but things
aren't so simple.} (32. Qe4 Qd6 $13) 32... Ne3 (32... Qf3 {was also good} 33.
Qe4 Qd1+ 34. Ka2 Nc3+ 35. bxc3 Qd2+ $11) 33. Qe4 Qe7 $6 (33... Nxc4 $1 {
was necessary} 34. bxc4 Qf4 $132) 34. Qf3 $1 {White frees the e4-square for
the N.} Nxc4 $6 {This is inaccurate.} (34... Qf8 $1 {seems the best} 35. Qf6+
Qxf6 36. gxf6+ Kh6 37. Ne4 Bb6 $11) 35. bxc4 $14 Qd7 $1 {Black frees the
e7-square for the B, which will defend the critical f6-square, while his Q
will be able to get into White's position.} (35... Qf7 36. Qxf7+ Kxf7 37. Ne4
$14) 36. Ne4 (36. h5 Be7 $1 37. h6+ Kg8 38. Ne4 Qf5 $1 39. Qd3 b3 $1 $132)
36... Be7 {Black has stabilised his position with this defensive manoeuvre,
but White's chances are slightly better.} 37. Kc2 $1 {White plays the position
powerfully.} Qa4+ (37... h6 $1 {seems a good counterplay move} 38. gxh6+ Kxh6
$14) 38. Qb3 Qc6 39. Qd3 Qa4+ 40. b3 $1 {Of course no draw.} Qa2+ (40... Qa7 $5
{is an interesting move, the Q on a7 is a "sniper" as it always threatens to
break into White's position} 41. Kd2 h6 42. gxh6+ Kh7 $1 43. h5 $1 gxh5 44. c5
$1 Kxh6 {and Black more or less holds.}) 41. Kd1 Qg2 $6 (41... Qh2 $1 {was the
only move, but White is better after} 42. c5 $1 Qxh4 43. c6 Qh1+ 44. Kc2 $16)
42. Qd5 $6 {This move loses the advantage.} (42. c5 $1 {is strong, there is no
need to postpone the push of the P} Qh1+ 43. Kc2 Qg2+ 44. Kc1 $16) 42... Qh1+
43. Kc2 Qh2+ 44. Nd2 Qg3 $6 (44... Qxh4 $1 45. Qxe5+ Kf7 $132) 45. Nf3 $1 Qf2+
46. Kd3 {White is again in control.} Bd6 $1 {Defending the e5 P tactically.}
47. Nd2 (47. Qc6 $1 $16) 47... Qg3+ 48. Ke2 Qg4+ 49. Qf3 Qe6 50. Qe4 $1 $16 {
After this move White easily wins.} h6 (50... Qf5 51. Qb7+ Kh8 52. Qd5 $16) 51.
Nf3 (51. gxh6+ Kxh6 52. Qd5 $1 $16) 51... hxg5 $6 (51... h5 $1 {is better} 52.
Ne1 $16) 52. Nxg5 Qf6 53. Qb7+ (53. Qd5 $5 $16) 53... Be7 54. c5 $6 {This move
isn't safe.} (54. Qd7 $1 $16) 54... e4 $1 {Of course opening the diiagonal for
the Q.} 55. Qxb4 Qb2+ $2 (55... Qe5 $3 {was an immediate draw!} 56. Qxe4 Qb2+
57. Kf3 Qxb3+ 58. Kg4 Qd1+ 59. Nf3 Qd7+ 60. Kg3 Qc7+ 61. Ne5 Bxc5 62. Qxg6+ Kh8
$11) 56. Ke3 Qc1+ 57. Kxe4 $16 {From now on the game is simple, till White
doesn't play c6...} Qc2+ 58. Kd5 Qf5+ 59. Kc6 Qc8+ 60. Kb5 Qb8+ 61. Ka4 Qa8+
62. Qa5 Qc6+ 63. Qb5 Qd5 64. Qb6 Kh6 65. c6 $4 (65. b4 $18) 65... Kh5 $2 (65...
Bd6 $3 {would have led to a draw. White has no useful moves!} 66. Qb5 (66. c7
Qa8+ 67. Kb5 Qd5+ $11) 66... Qd4+ $11) 66. Nh7 $4 (66. Nf7 $3 $18 {is a move
suggested by the computer, which seems to be the only easy winning move. The
idea is that Black cannot take on f7.}) 66... Qe4+ $4 (66... Qd6 $3 {with the
threat of Qa3 leads to draw} 67. Kb5 (67. Qb5+ Kh6 68. Qc4 Qc7 $11) 67... Qd3+
68. Ka5 Bd8 69. c7 Qc3+ 70. Ka6 Bxc7 $11) 67. Ka5 $18 {Now White is really
winning.} Kxh4 68. c7 Qa8+ 69. Qa6 Qd5+ 70. Qb5 Qa8+ 71. Kb6 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 (7. Nde2 {
is the usual move, after which the position is of a positional nature, for
example} h5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Nec3 g6 12. Bc4 Bh6 13. O-O
O-O 14. Bb3 Nc6 15. Qd3 Rc8 $13 {Nakamura-Vachier Lagrave, Saint Louis 2014})
7... Be6 8. f4 $5 {This is an interesting and rare line.} (8. Be3 {would be a
normal move, which transposes to the English Attack. A possible line is} Be7 9.
Qf3 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. Kb1 {with a typical English Attack
position, Anand-L'Ami, Wijk aan Zee 2013 see the game annotated in CBM 153.})
8... g6 $5 $146 {This is Gelfand's novelty. White wanted to suprise Black, but
after this move it seems that the one who is suprised is White. The idea of
this move is to avoid f5, but Black will have some ideas in connection with ...
Nh5. Of course Black had other typical Najdorf possibilites like ...Be7, ...b5,
...Nbd7.} (8... b5 9. f5 Bc8 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qf3 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 Rc8
$13 {Grischuk-Wojtaszek, Riga 2013}) (8... Be7 9. f5 Bc8 10. Qf3 b5 11. a3 Bb7
{after which Black had a very nice position, but White worsened the position
even move and played the dubious} 12. g4 $2 {which was met by} d5 $1 13. exd5
e4 14. Qe2 Nxd5 $36 {Sutovsky-Wojtaszek, Bilbao 2014}) (8... Nbd7 9. g4 (9. f5
Bxb3 10. axb3 d5 $1 $132 {is the point}) 9... b5 10. Bg2 Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. f5
Bc4 13. Na5 Rc8 14. Qd2 (14. a3 $5 {was a possible way to prevent ...b4}) 14...
b4 15. Nd1 Bb5 16. a3 d5 $1 17. exd5 Nc4 18. Nxc4 Rxc4 19. a4 Rd4 20. Qf2 Bc4
21. Be3 Bc5 22. Bxd4 exd4 $40 {Khismatullin-Duda, Yerevan 2014}) 9. Qf3 {
The most logical way to develop.} (9. Be2 {is also possible} Nbd7 (9... Nh5 {
doesn't work because of} 10. Bxh5 Qh4+ 11. Kf1 gxh5 12. f5 Bc4+ 13. Kg1 Rg8 14.
Na5 $1 {this is the point, otherwise Black would be fine} d5 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16.
Be3 $14) 10. O-O b5 11. f5 gxf5 12. exf5 Bc4 $13 {and the chances are about
even in a very unclear position}) (9. fxe5 Nh5 $1 $132 {is the strongest, but
9...dxe5 is also good.}) 9... Nc6 (9... d5 {is not so good, as after} 10. Bd3
$1 (10. fxe5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Nc6 $132) (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bd2 Nxc3
12. Bxc3 Nc6 {is also good}) 10... Nc6 11. O-O $36 {White has a nice position})
(9... Be7 {is another possibility} 10. Be3 exf4 11. Bxf4 Nh5 $1 (11... O-O 12.
O-O-O $36) 12. Bh2 Bh4+ 13. g3 Bg5 {and Black has no problem.}) 10. Be3 (10. f5
{leads to a very complicated position, but Black shouldn't worry, because after
} gxf5 11. exf5 Bxb3 12. axb3 Be7 13. g4 d5 $1 {he is just in time with the
counterplay.}) 10... exf4 $1 {This is the only sensible move, which makes use
of 8...g6, as he will be able to play ...Nh5.} 11. Bxf4 Nh5 $1 {This is
practically the only move, as if White can castle long without losing the B
pair, he has a nice position, but he can't do so, as if White plays 12.Bh2,
Black can choose from several good moves.} (11... Ne5 12. Qe3 Qc7 13. O-O-O $36
) 12. Bh2 Qh4+ (12... Bh6 {would be inaccurate, as White plays} 13. Rd1 $1 Qg5
14. Qf2 $1 {preparing g4, after which the threat is g4 Nf4 h4 Qxg4 Rg1
trapping the N} (14. g4 Nf4 $132) 14... O-O 15. Bxd6 $36) (12... Ne5 $5 {
was also good, if Black doesn't want to exchange Qs.}) 13. g3 {White
temporarily closes the diagonal of the B...} Qg5 14. g4 {, but immediately
opens it.} Qh4+ $1 (14... Bh6 {would be a mistake, as White has the strong} 15.
Qf2 $1 Nf6 16. Be2 $36 {with initiative.}) 15. Qf2 Qxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Nf6 {It's
time to look at the position after the exchange of the Qs. Black has a weak
pawn on d6, but in return has control over the e5-square. Black seems to have
fully equalised.} 17. Rd1 Ne5 18. Nd4 (18. Na5 O-O-O 19. Rd4 {is the
computer's suggestion, but Black is perfectly fine after} Be7) 18... Be7 {
Of course, Black could also play Rc8 and Nfd7, both are very typical.} 19. Bg2
$6 {In my opinion this is a bit pointless, as the B isn't doing too much on g2.
} (19. Be2 Nfd7 $13) (19. g5 $1 Nfd7 20. Bf4 O-O 21. Kg3 Rac8 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23.
h4 {seems the best and according to the computer White even has some pressure,
but the position is about equal.}) 19... Rc8 20. Rhe1 (20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5
Bd7 $15 {and Black has a very nice and stable advantage because of the
e5-knight.}) 20... Nfd7 $1 21. Nce2 {Karjakin prepares for b3.} Bh4+ {Black
wants to exchange the "bad" bishop, but this wasn't really needed.} (21... Bd8
{and}) (21... h5 {also came into consideration.}) 22. Bg3 Bxg3+ 23. Kxg3 Ke7
24. Nf4 h6 {Preparing for ...Nf6.} 25. Re3 (25. Rd2 {seems to be better} Nf6
26. Nd3 $11) 25... Nf6 26. Kf2 $6 {White gives Black a chance...} (26. Bf3 $1
$11) 26... Rc5 {...but Black misses it.} (26... Bxg4 $1 {was the right move}
27. hxg4 Nexg4+ 28. Ke2 Nxe3 29. Kxe3 Rhe8 $15 {and the only one who can win
is Black.}) 27. Kg1 $11 Rhc8 28. b3 Rc3 (28... b5 {was still better.}) 29. Rxc3
Rxc3 30. Nfe2 Rc5 31. c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Black "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. Bb5 Na6 12. Kb1 Nc7 13. Qe2 Nxb5 14. Qxb5 a4 15.
Nc5 a3 16. b3 Qc8 17. N5a4 Ra6 18. Qd3 Bd8 19. g4 Bd7 20. g5 Ne8 21. h4 Kh8 22.
Nb5 f5 23. c4 Bc6 24. Nac3 Be7 25. Bc1 Qa8 26. Nd5 Bd8 27. Rhf1 Qc8 28. f4 g6
29. fxe5 dxe5 30. Bxa3 Rxa3 31. Nxa3 Nd6 32. exf5 gxf5 33. Nb5 Ne4 34. Nbc3 Nc5
35. Qe3 Nd7 36. Nf6 f4 37. Qe2 Nxf6 38. gxf6 Bxf6 39. Qc2 f3 40. Nd5 Bg7 41. h5
Qg4 42. h6 Bxh6 43. Rh1 Qe6 44. Nc7 Qf6 45. Nd5 Qe6 46. Rh2 Be8 47. Nc7 Qg6 48.
Nxe8 Qxc2+ 49. Kxc2 Bf4 50. Rf2 e4 51. Nd6 Bxd6 52. Rxd6 e3 53. Rxf3 Rxf3 54.
Kd3 Rf2 55. Kxe3 Rxa2 56. Rd8+ Kg7 57. Rd7+ Kg6 58. Rxb7 h5 59. Kf4 h4 60. Kg4
Rh2 61. Re7 (61. c5 $2 Rc2 62. Rb6+ Kf7 63. c6 Ke7 64. b4 Rc4+ 65. Kh3 Kd6 66.
b5 Kc7 67. Rb7+ Kc8 $10 {Weiß spielt ohne König}) 61... Kf6 62. Re3 Rh1 63. Rh3
$1 Rg1+ 64. Kxh4 Ke5 65. Rg3 Rh1+ 66. Kg4 Kd4 67. Kf5 Re1 68. Rg8 Re3 69. Rd8+
Kc5 70. Rd5+ Kc6 71. Rb5 Re1 72. Kf4 Re8 73. b4 Re1 74. Rc5+ Kb6 75. Kf3 Re8
76. Rb5+ Kc6 77. Rh5 Re1 78. b5+ Kb6 79. Rh6+ Kc5 80. Rc6+ Kd4 81. b6 Rf1+ 82.
Ke2 Rb1 83. c5 Rb2+ 84. Kf3 1-0

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Holguin"]
[Date "2002.03.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Perez Garcia, Rodney Oscar"]
[Black "Delgado Ramirez, Neuris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2002.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. Qf2 Rfc8 14. g5 Nh5 15.
h4 b4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Rcb8 18. Ra5 Qc6 19. Ba7 Rf8 20. Rxa6 Qc8 21. Na5
Nb8 22. Bxb8 Rxa6 23. Bxa6 Qxa6 24. Qa7 Qb5 25. Qxe7 Rxb8 26. Qxd6 Rc8 27. Nb3
Qe2 28. Rc1 Qxf3 29. Qxb4 Ng3 30. Qb7 Rf8 31. Nc5 Ne2 32. Re1 Qg3 33. Qb4 Nd4
34. Nb3 Nf3 35. Rh1 Qg2 36. Rd1 Qe2 37. Rc1 Nxh4 38. a4 Nf3 39. a5 Nxg5 40. Nc5
h5 41. a6 Nf3 42. b3 h4 43. a7 Qe3 44. Nd7 Nd2+ 45. Kb2 Rd8 46. Qb6 Qxb6 47.
Nxb6 Nxe4 48. Ra1 Rf8 49. Rh1 g5 50. a8=Q Rxa8 51. Nxa8 Nf2 52. Rf1 g4 {
Übergang von einer Endspielart in eine andere. Weiß wählt das Springerendspiel
und liegt damit offembar richtig. Bei 53.Txf2 sehen die schwarzen Freibauern
furchterregend aus.} 53. Nb6 ({Ein typisches Beispiel:} 53. Rxf2 h3 54. Rh2 f5
55. c4 f4 56. c5 g3 57. Rd2 h2 58. c6 h1=Q 59. c7 Qc6 60. Rd8+ Kf7 61. c8=Q
Qxc8 62. Rxc8 g2 {und die schwarzen Freibauern erweisen sich in der Tat als
stärker}) 53... g3 54. Nc4 h3 55. Nxe5 h2 56. Nf3 h1=Q 57. Rxh1 Nxh1 58. b4 Kf8
59. Kc3 Ke7 60. Kd4 Nf2 61. Nh4 Kd7 62. Ke3 Nd1+ 63. Kf3 Nc3 64. Nf5 Kc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1999.01.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1999.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 e6 7. g4 d5 8. exd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Be3 Qa5+ 11. c3 Be7 12. g5 O-O 13. Bd3 e5 14. Nb3 Qa4 15.
Qh5 g6 16. Qf3 Nc6 17. h4 Rd8 18. Be4 Be6 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Qb5 21. b4 Qc4
22. h5 Bd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Rc1 Rd3 26. Rg4 Qe6 27. Be3 Qf5 28.
Qh3 e4 29. Rh4 Qxh3 30. Rxh3 Rc8 31. a3 Nd4 32. Kf1 Nf5 33. c4 Rxa3 34. Kg2 Rd8
35. Bb6 Rdd3 36. Rh2 Ra2 37. Rch1 Rg3+ 38. Kf1 Ra1+ 39. Ke2 Ra2+ 40. Kf1 Ra1+
41. Ke2 Rxh1 42. Rxh1 Rb3 43. Rd1 Rxb4 44. Rd8+ Kg7 45. Bc7 f6 46. Rd7+ Kf8 47.
gxf6 Rxc4 48. Be5 Rc5 49. Bf4 b6 50. Kf1 a5 51. Ra7 g5 52. Bc7 Rc6 53. Be5 {
[#] Es folgt ein witziger kombinatorischer Übergang in ein Endspiel Läufer +
Bauer gegen drei Bauern.} Nd6 $2 {[%mdl 12288] Es fällt schwer, einen
schwarzen Zug mit Gewinnaussichten zu finden.} (53... Re6 54. Ra8+ $2 (54. Bb2
$1 {[%cal Rb2a3]}) 54... Re8 55. Rxe8+ Kxe8 56. Bc7 a4 57. Bxb6 a3 58. Ba5 Kf7
59. Bc3 Nh6 60. Ke2 Ng4 61. f3 Nxf6 $19) (53... e3 54. Ra8+ Kf7 55. Ra7+ Ke6
56. f7 Rc8 57. Bc7 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6]}) (53... Nh6 54. Ke2 {kann auch nicht
begeistern.}) 54. Rc7 $1 Rxc7 {Sehr interessant ist der Übergang in das
Endspiel Turm vs Springer, was Schwarz nur wird remis halten können, wenn er
die bauern e+g behält.} (54... Nc4 55. Rxc6 Nxe5 56. Rxb6 Kf7 57. Ra6 Ng4 $1 (
57... Kg6 58. Re6 Ng4 (58... Nc4 59. Ke2 $18) (58... Nf3 59. Kg2 Nd2 60. Ra6 a4
61. Rxa4 Kxf6 62. Rd4 $18) 59. Rxe4 Nxf6 60. Ra4 $18) (57... Nd7 58. Ra7 Ke6
59. f7 Nf8 60. Rxa5 Kf6 61. Ke2 Ne6 62. Ke3 $18) 58. Ke2 Nxf6 59. Rxa5 (59. Ke3
Ng4+ 60. Kxe4 Nxf2+ 61. Kf5 g4 $11) 59... Kg6 60. Re5 Kh6 (60... Kh5) 61. Re6
Kg6 62. Ke3 Kf5 $11) 55. Bxd6+ Kf7 56. Bxc7 Kxf6 57. Bxb6 a4 {[#] Witziges
Endspiel Läufer gegen zwei Bauern mit echoartigem Opfer der schwarzen Bauern e
oder g, je nachdem ob sich der weiße König auf g2 oder e2 aufhält. Der weit
entfernte a-Freibauer bindet den Läufer, so daß dem Weißen sogar die Eroberung
des e-Bauern nichts nutzt.} 58. Bc5 Kf5 59. Kg2 (59. Ke2 Kf4 60. Bd6+ Kf5 61.
Ke3 Ke6 62. Ba3 Kf5 63. Bb2 g4 64. Ba3 Ke5 65. Bc1 Kf5 66. Bb2 g3 67. fxg3 Kg4
68. Kf2 e3+ 69. Kg2 e2 70. Bc3 a3 71. Kf2 a2 72. Be5 e1=Q+ 73. Kxe1 a1=Q+ $11)
59... Kf4 60. Bd6+ Kg4 61. Bc5 Kf4 62. Ba3 g4 63. Bc1+ Kf5 64. Kg3 {[#]} e3 $1
65. Bxe3 (65. fxe3 Ke4 66. Kf2 a3 67. Bxa3 g3+ 68. Ke2 g2 69. Kf2 g1=Q+ $11)
65... a3 66. Bd4 a2 67. Ba1 $11 {Praktisch haben wir nun ein Bauernendspiel
vor uns, da der Läufer als Bewacher des Ba2 ausfällt und nicht die wichtigen
Felder f4/g5 kontrollieren kann.} Kg5 68. Kh2 Kf4 69. Kg2 Ke4 70. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 29th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1999.05.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1999.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 b5 7. g4 Bb7 8. Bg2
e6 9. a3 Nfd7 10. g5 g6 11. f4 e5 12. Nde2 Nb6 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15.
Be3 N8d7 16. O-O-O Ke8 17. Bh3 h6 18. Bxd7+ Nxd7 19. Nd5 Rc8 20. h4 hxg5 21.
hxg5 Rh2 22. Rd2 Rh3 23. Rg3 Rh4 24. Nec3 Bc5 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. b4 Bxd5 27.
Rxd5 Ne6 28. Rxe5 Rh2 29. Rd5 Nf4 30. Rd2 Rh3 31. Rxh3 Nxh3 {[#] Weiß hält
gegen einen unangenehmen f-Freibauern mittels Figurenopfer und Etablierung
eines eigenen Freibauern remis.} 32. Kb2 Nxg5 33. Rd5 f6 34. Rd1 Rc6 35. Kb3
Ke7 36. Rg1 Kf7 37. Rd1 Ke6 38. Rd8 Ke5 39. Rg8 Kd4 40. Nd1 Nxe4 41. Rxg6 Rd6
42. Rg8 f5 43. a4 f4 44. axb5 axb5 45. Rf8 f3 46. Kb2 Rf6 47. Rd8+ Ke5 48. Ne3
Rd6 49. Rf8 Nf6 50. c4 Rd3 {[#] Ist Weiß verloren? Nein!} 51. cxb5 $1 Rxe3 52.
b6 Re2+ 53. Kc3 Nd5+ 54. Kd3 Nf4+ 55. Kc3 Re3+ 56. Kc2 Nd5 57. b7 Nxb4+ 58. Kd2
Rd3+ 59. Ke1 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Rg1 g6 15.
Bd3 Qc7 16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. Bb6 Qb8 19. Qd2 Be6 20. Nc1 Rc6 21. Be3
Rfc8 22. N1e2 Qc7 23. Rc1 Rc4 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qd7 26. b3 Rh4 27. Rg2 Qh3
28. Rf2 Ng7 29. Re1 Qd7 30. Rg2 Nf5 31. Bf2 Rh3 32. Bg3 Qd8 33. f4 exf4 34. Ng1
Rxg3 35. hxg3 fxg3 36. Nf3 Bf8 37. Re4 h6 38. Nd4 hxg5 39. Ne2 Bg7 40. c3 Qf6
41. Kb2 b5 42. a3 a5 43. Qd3 Rb8 44. b4 axb4 45. axb4 Rc8 46. Rg1 Kh7 47. Kb3
Kg8 48. Rg2 Rb8 49. Rg1 Kh7 50. Rh1+ Kg8 51. Rg1 Qd8 52. Nxg3 Nxg3 53. Qxg3 Rc8
54. Rc1 Qf6 55. Qe3 Rf8 56. Re8 Qf5 57. Rd1 g4 58. Rxf8+ Bxf8 59. Qe2 Qd7 60.
Rg1 f5 61. c4 bxc4+ 62. Kxc4 Qc7+ 63. Kb3 Bg7 64. Qc4 Qe7 65. Rg2 Qe3+ {
Die Position ist annähernd ausgeglichen - doch nun folgt ein ausgesprochenes
Hauen und Stechen, das nur schwer nachzuvollziehen ist.} 66. Ka4 g3 67. Kb5 ({
Die schwarzen Freibauern sind wohl auch mit dem Dauerschachversuch} 67. Qh4 f4
68. Qd8+ Bf8 69. Qf6 Qe4 70. Qe6+ Qxe6 71. dxe6 d5 72. Kb5 Kg7 73. Kc6 Bxb4 74.
Kxd5 Kf6 {nicht zu stoppen}) 67... f4 68. Re2 Qf3 69. Re8+ Kh7 70. Re7 Kh6 71.
Kc6 g2 72. b5 g1=Q 73. b6 Qff2 74. Kd7 Qg4+ {Offenbar dominierte schon vorher
und bis zum Partieschluss die einer Turnierpartie unwürdige dem Rapidschach
oder noch besser Blitzschach entlehnte Zeitnotschlacht! Das Resultat 1-0 ist
jedenfalls purer Zufall.} ({Einfach gewann} 74... Qxb6 75. Qxf4+ Qg5 76. Qh2+
Qh5 $19) 75. Kc7 Qd4 76. Qc6 Bf6 77. Rd7 Qc5 (77... f3 78. b7 f2 79. b8=Q f1=Q
{[#] ein seltenes Bild mit 5 (fünf!) Damen auf dem Brett.} 80. Qf8+ Kg5 $19)
78. Qxc5 dxc5 79. b7 f3 80. b8=Q Qf4+ 81. d6 Qe5 $2 {Nachdem Schwarz
beharrlich f2 auslässt, war jedes Resultat möglich, wie den restlichen teils
grob fehlerhaften Zügen leicht zu entnehmen ist.} (81... f2 $19) 82. Qf8+ Kg5
83. Rf7 Qe6 $4 (83... f2 84. Rxf6 Qxf6 85. Qxf6+ Kxf6 86. d7 f1=Q 87. d8=Q+ Kg7
$19) 84. Rh7 $4 (84. Rxf6 $18) 84... Kf5 85. Re7 Qd5 $2 86. Qc8+ (86. Rf7 $18)
86... Kg5 87. Re3 Qd4 $2 88. Re6 $2 Qa4 89. Rxf6 Qa7+ $2 90. Kd8 $2 Kxf6 91. d7
Kf7 $2 92. Qc7 $2 (92. Qb7 $3 {Letzte Chance zum klaren Remis ausgelassen, was
der Partie den angemessenen Schluss beschert hätte.}) 92... Qxc7+ 93. Kxc7 {
Offenbar ZÜ} (93. Kxc7 f2 94. d8=Q f1=Q 95. Qd5+ Kf6 96. Qxc5 $11 {laut
Tablebase, was nackte Theorie ist.}) 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Black "Vink, Nico"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 b5 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. h4 Nb6 13. Qf2 Na4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15.
exd5 Bd7 16. Bd3 h5 17. Rdg1 Qc7 18. gxh5 Rxh5 19. Rg5 Rh8 20. Qg1 a5 21. Bd2
Nc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Bxa5 g6 25. Rg2 Rxd5 26. Bb6 Bh6+ 27. Kb1
Bf4 28. Be4 Rxh4 29. Rhg1 Rd2 30. Rxd2 Bxd2 31. Rd1 f5 32. Bb7 e4 33. fxe4 fxe4
34. Bf2 Rh2 35. Bg3 Rh3 36. Be1 Rh1 37. Bxe4 Rxe1 38. Bxg6+ Ke7 39. Rxe1+ Bxe1
40. Bd3 {Zwei gegen einen Läufer bei minimalem Bauernmaterial.} b4 41. a3 {
Was passiert, wenn Weiß passt und lediglich den Läufer zwischen a4 und b3
pendeln lässt?} (41. Bc4 Kf6 42. Kc1 Ke5 43. Kb1 Be6 44. Bb5 Kd4 45. Ba4 Ke3
46. Kc1 Bh4 47. Kb1 Kd2 48. Bb5 Bf5 49. Ba4 Bf6 50. Bb3 Be4 51. Ba4 d5 52. Bb3
d4 53. Ba4 d3 54. cxd3 Bxd3+ 55. Ka1 Kc1 56. a3 Bxb2+ 57. Ka2 Bb1+ 58. Kb3 bxa3
$19) 41... bxa3 42. bxa3 Kf6 43. Kb2 Ba4 44. Be4 Ke5 45. Bd3 Kd4 46. Bg6 Bc3+
47. Kc1 Bc6 48. Bh5 Kc5 49. Bf7 d5 50. Kb1 Kb5 51. Ka2 Ka4 52. Be6 Bg7 53. Bf7
Bf8 54. Bh5 Bb5 55. Bf7 Bc4+ 56. Kb2 Bxa3+ 57. Kc3 Kb5 58. Kd2 Kb4 59. Be6 Bb2
60. Bf7 Be5 61. Be6 Bf4+ 62. Kd1 Kc3 63. Bf7 d4 (63... d4 64. Bg6 Be6 65. Be4
Bg4+ 66. Ke1 Bd2+ 67. Kf2 Bd1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Elbow Beach Club GM-B"]
[Site "Paget Parish"]
[Date "2001.01.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Black "Shahade, Gregory P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2001.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. Qd3 Be6 10. O-O Bxc4 11. Qxc4 b5 12. Qd3 Nbd7 13. a3 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Rfc8
15. Nd2 h6 16. Nf1 Qc4 17. f3 Qxd3 18. Rxd3 Rc6 19. Bf2 Kf8 20. h4 g6 21. g3
Bd8 22. Rad1 Ke7 23. Ne3 Ne8 24. a4 bxa4 25. Nxa4 Kf8 26. b3 Nb6 27. Nb2 a5 28.
Ra1 Nd7 29. Na4 Nb6 30. Rdd1 Nxa4 31. Rxa4 Nc7 32. Rc4 Raa6 33. Rxc6 Rxc6 34.
Nc4 Nb5 35. Rd5 Nc3 36. Rxd6 Rxd6 37. Nxd6 a4 38. Nc4 axb3 39. cxb3 f6 40. Kf1
Kf7 41. Ke1 Ke6 42. Kd2 Nb5 43. Kd3 Be7 44. Nb6 Bf8 45. Nd5 f5 46. Nc3 Nc7 47.
Kc4 Ne8 48. Bc5 Bxc5 49. Kxc5 {[#] Klarer weißer Mehrbauer bei starker
Königsstellung.} g5 50. hxg5 hxg5 51. b4 Nd6 (51... g4 52. exf5+ ({
langwieriger wäre} 52. fxg4 f4 53. gxf4 exf4 54. Kd4 Nf6 55. g5 Ng4 56. b5 Ne5
57. b6) 52... Kxf5 53. fxg4+ Kxg4 (53... Ke6 54. Kc6 Nd6 55. b5 e4 56. b6 e3
57. Nd5 e2 58. Nf4+ $18) 54. Kc6 Ng7 55. b5 Ne6 56. b6 Kxg3 (56... Nd8+ 57. Kc7
Ne6+ 58. Kc8 Nc5 59. Na4 Na6 (59... Ne4 60. Kc7 $18) 60. b7 Kxg3 61. Nc5 $18)
57. Ne4+ Kf4 58. Nc5 $18) 52. exf5+ (52. b5 Nb7+ 53. Kb6 Nd6 54. Kc7 g4 55.
exf5+ Nxf5 56. b6 Nd6 57. fxg4 e4 58. b7 (58. Nxe4 $2 Nxe4 59. b7 Nc5 60. b8=Q
Na6+ $11) 58... Nxb7 59. Kxb7 e3 60. Kc6 Kf6 61. Kd5 Kg5 62. Ke4 Kxg4 63. Ne2
$18) 52... Nxf5 53. Ne4 Nd4 54. Nxg5+ Kf5 55. b5 ({Klar ist} 55. Ne4 Nxf3 56.
b5 Ke6 (56... Nd4 57. b6 Nb3+ (57... Ne6+ 58. Kd6 Nd8 59. Kc7 Ne6+ 60. Kd7 Nf8+
61. Ke7 $18) 58. Kd5 Na5 59. Nc5 Kf6 60. Nb3 {[%csl Ga5,Gc5]} (60. b7 Nxb7 61.
Nxb7 Kf5 62. Nc5 Kg4 63. Ne4 Kf5 64. Nf2 $18) 60... Nb7 61. Kc6 Nd8+ 62. Kd7
Nb7 63. Kc7 $18) 57. b6 Kd7 58. Kd5 Kc8 59. Nc5 Kb8 60. Ke4 $18) 55... Kxg5 56.
b6 (56. f4+ $1 Kf5 57. b6 Ne6+ (57... Nb3+ 58. Kd5 Na5 59. fxe5 $18) 58. Kd6
Nd8 59. fxe5 Nb7+ 60. Kd5 $18) 56... Nb3+ 57. Kb4 (57. Kd6 Na5 58. Ke6 (58.
Kxe5 Nc4+) 58... Kg6 59. Kxe5 Nc4+ 60. Ke6 Nxb6 61. f4 Na4 62. f5+ Kg5 63. f6
Nc5+ 64. Ke7 Nd7 65. f7 Ne5 66. f8=Q Ng6+ $11) 57... Nd4 58. Kc5 (58. b7 Nc6+
59. Kc5 Nb8 60. Kd5 Kf6 61. g4 Na6 62. Kd6 (62. g5+ Kxg5 63. Kxe5 Nc5 $11)
62... Nb8 63. g5+ Kxg5 64. Kxe5 Na6 65. f4+ Kg6 $11) 58... Nb3+ 59. Kd5 Na5 60.
Kxe5 Nc4+ 61. Ke6 Nxb6 62. f4+ Kg4 63. f5 Nd7 64. Kxd7 Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ehrat Memorial (SUI-GER m)"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "1999.08.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jenni, Florian"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1999.08.13"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. Nd5 Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Bxb2
15. Rb1 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 Bd4 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. Rb4 Nc6 19. Rxb7 Ra7 20. Rxa7 Bxa7
21. Kd2 Kd7 22. Re1 Rb8 23. f6 e5 24. Re4 Ke6 25. Nc7+ Kxf6 26. Rxg4 Nd4 27. c3
Kf5 28. f3 Rb2+ 29. Kd3 Ne2 30. h4 f6 31. hxg5 fxg5 32. Kc4 Rxa2 33. Be1 Bc5
34. Re4 Ra4+ 35. Kd5 Nf4+ 36. Kc6 Rxe4 37. g4+ Kf6 38. fxe4 a5 39. Kb5 Nd3 40.
Nd5+ Kg6 41. Bg3 Bg1 42. Kxa5 Nc5 43. Kb5 Nxe4 44. Be1 Bf2 45. Bxf2 Nxf2 {
[#] Weiß steht aktiv genug, um keine Probleme mit dem Ausgleich zu haben.} 46.
Kc6 Nxg4 47. Kxd6 e4 48. c4 e3 49. Nc3 Kf5 50. c5 Ne5 51. Kd5 g4 52. Ne2 Nd3
53. Kd4 $1 (53. c6 $5 Nf4+ (53... Nb4+ 54. Kd4 Nxc6+ 55. Kxe3 $11) 54. Nxf4 (
54. Kd4 $2 Nxe2+ 55. Kxe3 Nc3 56. c7 Nd5+ $19) 54... Kxf4 55. c7 e2 56. c8=Q
e1=Q {Zwar hält nun jedes sinnvolle Damenschach laut ENDSPIEL-CD remis, doch
am Brett hat Schwarz praktische Gewinnchancen.}) 53... Nxc5 54. Kxc5 ({
Einfacher war} 54. Kxe3 Ne4 55. Nd4+ Ke5 56. Nf3+ $11) 54... Ke4 55. Kc4 $11
Kf3 56. Kd3 Kf2 57. Nf4 g3 58. Nh3+ Kg2 59. Nf4+ Kf3 60. Ne2 g2 61. Ng1+ Kf2
62. Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bermuda-B"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2003.01.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2003.01.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. a4 Rc8 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O Nb6 13. a5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc4 15.
Rfd1 Rc6 16. Nc1 d5 17. exd5 Rd6 18. Nd3 Nxd5 19. Ne4 Re6 20. Ndc5 Rc6 21. Bf2
f5 22. Ra4 fxe4 23. Rxc4 e3 24. Qxd5 exf2+ 25. Kxf2 Rd6 26. Qe4 Rd2+ 27. Rxd2
Qxd2+ 28. Qe2 Qxa5 29. Qxe5 Qd2+ 30. Qe2 Qxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Rh6 32. Nd3 Bd6 33. f4
Kd7 34. Kf3 Rf6 35. Nc5+ Bxc5 36. Rxc5 {Turm mit Mehrbauer} g6 37. Ke4 Rb6 38.
b3 Re6+ 39. Re5 Rc6 40. c4 Rb6 41. Rd5+ Ke7 42. Rd3 Re6+ 43. Kf3 Rc6 44. g4
hxg4+ 45. Kxg4 Kf6 46. h4 a5 47. Rd5 a4 48. bxa4 Rxc4 49. a5 Rc7 50. Rb5 Rd7
51. h5 gxh5+ 52. Rxh5 {Ein weißer Freibauer bei 1-1 am anderen Flügel.
Optimale Verteidigungsstellung mit dem König vor dem weißen Freibauern.} Rg7+
53. Rg5 Rc7 54. Rf5+ Ke6 55. Rb5 Rg7+ 56. Rg5 Rc7 57. Rg6+ Kf7 58. Rb6 Kg7 59.
f5 Kf8 60. Rb5 Kg8 61. Kg5 Kg7 62. Rb6 Rd7 63. Rg6+ Kf8 64. Rf6+ Kg8 65. Re6
Kf7 66. Re5 Rd1 67. Rb5 Rd7 68. Kf4 {Weiß sieht kein Vorwärtskommen am
"Gewinnflügel" und verlagert seine Aktivitäten zum Damenflügel. Er hofft dabei
die Absenz des schwarzen Königs ausnutzen zu können.} ({Logisch sieht} 68. f6
$1 Rc7 69. Kf5 Rd7 70. Ke5 Ke8 71. Ke6 Rc7 72. Rb6 $1 {[%cal Ra5a6]} Re7+ 73.
Kf5 Rc7 74. Kg6 $18 {aus}) 68... Re7 69. Re5 Rc7 70. Ke4 Rc4+ 71. Kd5 Rb4 (
71... Rc6 72. Re6 Rc2 73. Rb6 Rc7 74. f6 Kg6 75. Kd6 Rf7 76. Ke6 Rc7 77. Rb5
Rh7 78. Rf5 $18) 72. Kc5 Rb1 73. Re4 Ra1 74. Kb5 Kf6 75. Ra4 Rd1 76. Rb4 Kxf5
77. Kb6 Rd7 78. Rc4 Ke5 79. Rc7 Rd1 {[#] Tatsächlich ist alles gut gegangen
und der Bb7 könnte rechtzeitig genommen werden, ehe der schwarze König
wirkungsvoll eingreifen kann.} 80. Rc5+ $2 {Der erste Fehler mit großer
Auswirkung. Der schwarze König kommt zurück - Remis!} (80. Kxb7 $1 Rb1+ 81. Kc8
Ra1 82. Rh7 $1 Kd6 (82... Rc1+ 83. Kb8 Ra1 84. Rh6 $18) (82... Kd5 83. Rh6 $1 {
wie gehabt}) 83. a6 $18) 80... Kd6 81. Rb5 Rh1 82. Kxb7 Rh7+ 83. Kb6 Rh8 $8 {
[%cal Rh8b8]} 84. Rg5 Rb8+ 85. Ka7 Rb1 86. a6 Kd7 87. Rg7+ Kc8 88. Rb7 Rc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Apiko-Yakimanka"]
[BlackTeam "Noyabrsk Yamal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. g4 h6 11. h4 b5 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Qf2 Nfd7 14. Kb1 Qc7 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nc4 17. f4 Nf6 18. Rg1 Rc8 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nc1 Rb8 21. Ne2
Nxd5 22. Ba7 Rb5 23. a4 Rb7 24. Rxd5 Rxa7 25. Nc3 Rb7 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Kc1 O-O
28. g5 h5 29. Ne4 Qb6 30. Qxb6 Rxb6 31. Rd7 Re6 32. Rc7 Rd8 33. Rxc4 Rd4 34.
Rxd4 exd4 35. Nf6+ Bxf6 36. gxf6 Rxf6 {[#] Schwarz schluckt den Bh4, kommt
dann aber mit dem Turm nicht rechtzeitig zurück (Regel vom Quadrat). Das
Finale bildet das Duell Turm gegen Freibauern.} 37. Kd2 Rf4 38. b4 Rxh4 39. b5
axb5 40. axb5 Re4 41. Re1 Rf4 42. b6 d3 43. b7 Rb4 44. Re8+ Kh7 45. b8=Q Rxb8
46. Rxb8 dxc2 47. Kxc2 Kg6 48. Kd3 Kf5 49. Rb5+ Kg4 50. Rb7 h4 51. Ke2 g5 52.
Rxf7 Kg3 53. Kf1 Kh2 54. Rf2+ (54. Rg7 h3 55. Rxg5 Kh1 56. Kf2 h2 57. Kg3 Kg1
58. Kh3+ Kh1 59. Ra5 Kg1 60. Ra1+ $18) 54... Kh1 55. Rg2 h3 56. Rg1+ Kh2 57.
Kf2 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch Pool B"]
[Site "Vichy"]
[Date "2000.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. g4 Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. h4 Bxd5 14. exd5 Be7 15.
Na5 Nxd5 16. Nb7 Nxe3 17. Nxd8 Nxc2+ 18. Kd1 Nxa1 19. Nb7 O-O 20. Bh3 Rc2 21.
Bxd7 Rxd2+ 22. Kxd2 f6 23. Be6+ Kh8 24. g6 hxg6 25. h5 g5 26. Rxa1 f5 27. Ke2
Rf6 28. Bd5 Kh7 29. Rc1 Kh6 30. Rc7 Bf8 31. Nd8 Kxh5 32. Bf7+ Kh4 33. Ne6 g4
34. Nxf8 Kg3 35. fxg4 fxg4 36. Ne6 Rf2+ 37. Ke3 d5 38. Ng5 Rf5 {[#] Übergang
in ein Endspiel mit nur einer Mehrfigur aber schlecht stehenden schwarzen
Figuren und zerschlagener Bauernstruktur.} 39. Bxd5 Rxg5 40. Be4 {Beginn der
Einkreisung des schwarzen Turms.} Kh3 41. Rc1 g3 42. Rh1+ Kg4 {[%csl Gf3,Gf4,
Gf5,Gg2,Gg6,Gh3,Gh4,Gh5] Weiß kontrolliert nun alle Felder rund um die
schwarzen Figuren.} 43. b4 (43. b4 g6 44. a3 $22) 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "1999.12.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Ardeleanu, Alin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2409"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1999.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 Ne5 11. Nd5 Nbc6 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Nd7 14. c3 Nf6 15.
Bf3 Rb8 16. O-O Ne5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Qa4+ Kf8 19. Rfd1 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Qb6 21.
Qb3 Qxb3 22. axb3 Bf6 23. Rd7 b6 24. Rxa6 Kg7 25. Kf1 h5 26. Ke2 g4 27. Be4 Bg5
28. b4 Rhd8 29. Raa7 Rxd7 30. Rxd7 {[#] Schwieriges Lavierendspiel.
Langfristig sollte die Damenflügelmehrheit gewinnen.} Kf6 31. Kd3 h4 32. h3
gxh3 33. gxh3 e6 34. f3 exf5 35. Bd5 Bc1 36. Rxf7+ Kg6 37. Rd7 Kg5 (37... Bxb2
38. Kc2 Ba3 39. Ra7 $18) 38. Kc2 Be3 39. Rf7 Kf4 40. Be4 Kg3 41. Bxf5 Kxf3 42.
Bg4+ Kg2 43. Re7 Bf4 44. b5 Rg8 45. Kd3 Rd8+ (45... Rxg4 46. hxg4 h3 47. Ke4 h2
48. Rh7 $18) 46. Bd7 Kf3 47. Kc4 Ke4 48. Rf7 Bg3 49. Bc6+ Ke3 50. Rb7 Rd6 51.
Rxb6 e4 52. Ra6 Re6 53. Bd5 Re5 54. b6 Kf2 55. b7 Re7 56. Rf6+ Kg2 57. Rg6 Re8
58. Bc6 Rd8 59. Bxe4+ Kxh3 60. Bf5+ Kh2 61. Rxg3 hxg3 62. Bc8 g2 63. b8=Q+ Kh1
64. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Be6 12. f3 Nge5 13. Bf2 b5 14. Nd5 Rb8 15. h4
g4 16. f4 g3 17. Bg1 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Nd4 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4
22. Qxd4 Qa5+ 23. Ke2 Kd7 24. Kf3 Rhg8 25. Rhe1 Rxb2 $1 26. Rab1 (26. Qxb2
Qxd5+ 27. Ke3 Rg6 $1 28. f5 Rg4 $13) 26... Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Rc8 28. Rb7+ Rc7 29.
Rxc7+ Qxc7 {The course of this endgame shows again that the possession of a
single passed pawn whose advance can be supported by a queen will often
suffice to draw against a horde of enemy pawns. Here as well White has to
content himself with perpetual check. [#] Der Verlauf dieses Endspiels zeigt
einmal mehr, daß der Besitz eines einzigen Freibauern, der von der Dame
unterstützt vorgehen kann, auch gegen eine ganze gegnerische Bauernhorde
oftmals zum Remis reicht. Auch hier muß sich Weiß mit Dauerschach bescheiden.}
30. Qe4 Qa5 {[%csl Ra2]} 31. Kxg3 Qxa2 32. Kg4 Qa1 {[%cal Ra6a5,Ra5a4,Ra4a3,
Ra3a2]} 33. Kh5 a5 34. g4 a4 35. Qf5+ Kd8 36. Qxf7 a3 37. Qf8+ Kd7 38. Qa8 Qb2
39. Qc6+ Kd8 40. Qa8+ Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Ashley, Maurice"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2000.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 e5 8. Nxc6
bxc6 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Qb6 11. a5 Qxb2 12. Na4 Qb4+ 13. Bd2 Qxe4 14. Nb6 Rb8
15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. O-O Qd4+ 17. Kh1 Qa7 18. Be3 c5 19. Qd3 Be7 20. Qxa6 Qxa6 21.
Bxa6 Ra8 22. Bb7 Ra7 23. a6 Kd7 24. Rad1 Rb8 25. Bxc5 Raxb7 26. axb7 Rxb7 27.
Bd4 Ke6 28. Rde1+ Kd5 29. c3 Bd8 30. h3 Kc4 31. Rf4 Nd5 32. Rg4 h5 33. Rxg7
Nxc3 34. Bxc3 Kxc3 {[#] Die schwarzen Bauernschwächen führen bald zu doppeltem
Bauernverlust. Auch beim Freibauernrennen erweisen sich die Türme in jeder
Hinsicht stärker als Turm und Läufer.} 35. Rf1 d5 36. Rgxf7 Rb5 37. R7f5 h4 38.
Rd1 Kc4 39. Rf4+ Kc5 40. Rf5 Kc4 41. Kg1 Be7 42. Kf1 Bd6 43. Rf6 Rb6 44. Rh6 d4
45. Rxh4 Be5 46. Ke2 Rb3 47. Re4 Bf6 48. Rf4 Be5 49. Rg4 Ra3 50. h4 Re3+ 51.
Kf2 Ra3 52. h5 Ra8 53. h6 Rh8 54. Re1 Bb8 55. Rh1 Kc3 56. h7 Rf8+ 57. Ke1 Be5
58. Rg8 Rf4 59. Rc8+ Kd3 60. Rh3+ 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv/Modiin"]
[Date "2000.12.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Black "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2000.12.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f3 Be7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Rfc8 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 a5 16. a3 a4 17. Nc1 Nb6 18. Rg1 g6 19. Rg4 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Na2
Bf8 22. Rxf4 Bg7 23. Re4 Re8 24. Rde1 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Qc5 26. Nb4 Nd7 27. f4 Qg1
28. Re1 Qb6 29. h4 Qd4 30. Qxd4 Bxd4 31. Bb5 Nc5 32. Re2 Rc8 33. c3 Bg7 34. Nd3
Nxd3 35. Bxd3 Rc5 36. Re8+ Bf8 37. c4 Rc7 38. Ra8 Re7 39. Kc2 Kg7 40. Kd2 Rc7
41. Rxa4 h6 42. Ra7 Be7 43. a4 f6 44. a5 Bd8 45. c5 hxg5 46. cxd6 Rf7 47. f5
gxf5 48. Bxf5 gxh4 49. b4 h3 50. Bxh3 f5 51. b5 Kf6 52. a6 Bb6 53. Rxb7 Rxb7
54. axb7 Ba7 {[#] Kurioses Doppelbauerngespann. Achtung Pattfalle} 55. Bxf5 Bb8
56. d7 Ke7 57. Kd3 Kd8 58. Kc4 Kc7 59. b6+ (59. d6+ $2 Kd8 60. b6 Bxd6 61.
b8=Q+ (61. Kd5 Bb8 62. Ke6 Bg3 63. b8=Q+ Bxb8 64. Kd5 Bg3 65. Kc6 Bf4 66. Kb7
Be3 67. Ka6 Bf4 68. Ka7 Be3 $11) 61... Bxb8 62. Kb5 Bf4 63. Ka6 Bg3 64. b7 (64.
Ka7 Bf2 65. Kb7 Be3 66. Ka6 Bf4 $1 $11) 64... Bb8 65. Kb6 Ke7 $11) 59... Kd8
60. Kb5 Ke7 61. Ka6 Kd8 62. d6 Ba7 (62... Bxd6 63. Ka7 $18) 63. b8=Q+ Bxb8 64.
Kb7 Bxd6 65. Ka8 $1 (65. Ka7 $2 Bc5 $1 66. Ka6 Bd6 $1 67. Kb7 Bc5 68. Kc6 Bf2
$11) 1-0

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Hillarp Persson,T"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 {Who is tricking whom? Did they both expect the Najdorf
through this move order?} d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Both players
have the Najdorf in their repertoire so a more advanced theoretical fight than
what we are to witness is hard to imagine. For the poor guy who is to comment
on it it's a complete nightmare. What are the odds that I will get even half
of it right? For those of you who find no interest in theory I recommend you
to skip to move... 31!} 6. Be3 {Nakamura hasn't played this for some time, so
if Grischuk expected the Najorf, it is still unlikely that he managed to guess
the line.} Ng4 {Both players tend to favour this with the black pieces.} (6...
e6 7. f3 (7. Be2 {leads to the Scheveningen System.}) 7... b5 8. Qd2 {leads to
freakishly complicated lines where memory is a key factor.}) (6... e5 {is the
classical Najdorf treatment, when White can either go for the solid} 7. Nf3 ({
or play} 7. Nb3 {, when there is a great likelihood of opposite side castling
and wild attacks.})) 7. Bg5 {White doesn't have much of a choice when it comes
to moving the bishop.} (7. Bc1 Nf6 {is back to square one}) ({and} 7. Bd2 {
is a non-move that leaves Black with the better chances after} Qb6 $1) 7... h6
8. Bh4 g5 {Driving a bishop on to g3 with Ng4/h6/g5 is not a very good idea
generally speaking, but here Black gets a good grip on the dark squares, so
perhaps it is worth it.} 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 {This has been considered to be the
most critical move for a long time, but lately White has had some success with
other moves:} (10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 {scores well, but this is one of these 
(majority) cases where one must see past the statistics. After} b5 {Black has
been doing well. The latest game went} 12. h4 b4 13. Nd5 Bxb2 14. Rb1 gxh4 15.
Bxh4 Bg7 16. Rc1 {A novelty compared to earlier games.} Nge5 $6 (16... Be6) 17.
f3 $6 (17. c3 $1) 17... Be6 {Shevchenko,K (2450)-Khismatullin,D (2635) 13th
Moscow Open A 2017, with mutual chances.}) (10. Be2 {seems quite challenging
too:} h5 (10... Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbc6 13. Nd5 {is similar to our game,
but Be2 should be a better move to have played than h3.}) 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. O-O
$5 {has scored two wins lately for Bartosz Socko, but the last one seems to
have had little to do with the opening:} Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Qxg4
f6 16. f4 Bxf5 17. exf5 gxf4 18. Qxf4 Qxc3 19. Rae1 Kd7 (19... Kf7) 20. Qe4
Rag8 $6 (20... Qd4+ $15) 21. Re3 Qd4 22. Qe6+ {Socko,B (2595)-Vachier Lagrave,
M (2755) World Rapid 2015, and the tables were turning.}) 10... Ne5 ({Black
can also play} 10... Nf6 {, but Black has struggled to find a good reply to}
11. Qf3 {, targeting the weak f5-square.} {The latest game saw} Qb6 12. O-O-O
Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Be2 Nd7 15. Nd5 Ne5 16. Qa3 Rb8 17. h4 g4 18. f4 $36 {
, Schmaltz,R (2485)-Meissner,F (2255) 26th Erfurt Master Open 2016}) 11. Nf5 {
It's interesting to see that Nakamura keeps to the main line here.} ({The
other option is} 11. Be2 Nbc6 12. Nb3 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd5 {, when} e6 15. Ne3
Bb7 16. Qd2 Qc7 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Kb1 Kb8 19. f3 {turned out to be too good
for White, in Ivanchuk,V (2715)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2757) Wijk aan Zee 2015.
The ball seem to be in Black's court here, but considering Nakamura's choice
he seems to have found a way to throw it back into White's.}) 11... Bxf5 12.
exf5 Nbc6 (12... Qa5 13. Qd5 $1 $14 {Spasov,V-Kempinski,R/Leon 2001}) (12...
Nbd7 {temporarily took over as the main line in 2016.} {The latest word here
was:} 13. Be2 Rc8 14. O-O Nb6 15. Rb1 O-O 16. f4 Nec4 17. fxg5 Ne3 18. Qd3 Nxf1
19. gxh6 {Najer,E (2680)-Artemiev,V (2665) TCh-RUS Men 2016, which left White
with a strong initative for the exchange.}) 13. Nd5 {This knight is seriously
misplaced on c3 (where it can easily become a tactical liability after moves
like Qa5 and Rc8), so White is planning to play c3 and thus dissolve the
pressure along the h8-a1 diagonal.} e6 (13... O-O {has almost only been played
by engines, so I am suspicious about its logic. After} 14. Be2 e6 15. Ne3 d5
16. fxe6 fxe6 17. O-O {Black's acitivity doesn't quite make up for the weak
central pawns.} (17. Bh5 d4 18. Ng4 Qa5+) 17... Ng6 18. c4 (18. c3) 18... d4
19. Ng4 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Rxf4 21. Bd3 Nb4 (21... h5 22. Nh2 Ne5) 22. Re1 h5 23. Nh2
Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Qf6 25. Re2 Qf5 26. Rd1 Rf8 $36 {Carlsen,M-Adly,A/Reykjavik 2006
(0-1 68)}) (13... Nd7 14. c3 Nf6 15. Nxf6+ $6 (15. Bc4) 15... Bxf6 16. Bd3 Ne5
17. Be4 {Yeo Min Yang,E-Wynn Zaw Htun/1st Asean IM, Bangkok THA 2004, left
White with a typical advantage. The problem for Black is that none of the pawn
breaks really works. If it was possible to exchange the dark-squared bishops,
then Black might be all right, but this takes a lot of time and it is not sure
that White will cooperate.}) 14. fxe6 {White can postpone this move, but
sooner or later it has to be played.} fxe6 15. Ne3 Qa5+ {This move has already
been played no less than 200 times.} (15... O-O 16. Be2 Qe7 (16... d5 17. O-O
Ng6 18. c4 d4 {has not been seen in a tournament since 2008. Perhaps it's
because} 19. Qc2 {looks quite strong, but it could also just be that Black's
pawn structure seems hard to make sense of. If you are strong on the dark
squares, you don't want to place all of your pawns there.}) 17. O-O Rad8 18.
Bh5 $1 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)-Anand,V (2788) San Luis 2005, and with the
bishop out of the way and Black's kingside pawns robbed of their dynamism,
White was better.}) ({A tricker way to play it is} 15... Qe7 16. Be2 O-O-O $5 {
The problem is that White still controls h5 and will make contact with Black's
king first:} 17. O-O d5 18. c3 Nd7 19. Rc1 Be5 20. Bxe5 Ndxe5 21. b4 Kb8 22.
Nc2 Ng6 {Gara,A-Huang Qian/36th Olympiad w, Calvia ESP 2004, White could have
kept the steam up with} 23. b5 $1) 16. c3 Nf3+ $5 {According to my database,
this move was first played by the relatively unknown player Rodriquez Ibran in
2003. Some years later it caught on and became the main line.} (16... d5 17.
Be2 O-O {is basically a worse version of 15...0-0, since the queen is badly
placed on a5, whereas c3 helps White.}) 17. Qxf3 Bxc3+ {This is the whole idea
behind Black's 16th move.} 18. Kd1 ({Not} 18. bxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Kd1 Qxa1+ 20. Kd2
Qxa2+ 21. Nc2 Qxc2+ $1 {when Black gets a clear advantage.}) 18... Qa4+ 19. Nc2
Bxb2 {The engine now states: "0.00", which ought to mean that the position is
absolutely equal. It could also be the engine-equivalent of "I have no idea".
At a dinner with my chess club in Malmö, Georg Meier said something that
caught my imagination: "Eventually the engines will be so strong that it makes
no sense to use them".He meant that if chess is indeed a draw with best play
and the engines come to see that clearly, then most positions in the 0.01-0.5
spectrum (and perhaps higher) will be evaluated as precisely "0.00".} 20. Rc1
$1 {This has proved to be the most challenging move.} ({An early encounter went
} 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Bxa1 22. Nxa1 Ke7 {Svidler,P (2738)-Topalov,V (2788)
San Luis 2005, with an unclear game.}) 20... Rc8 {Grischuk took 22 minutes to
play this move, which he has played before himself. Nakamura continued to
blitz out his moves.} (20... Bxc1 21. Qf6 Kd7 ({Another possibility would be} 
21... Bb2 22. Qxb2 e5 {, but after} 23. Bd3 {White's position looks preferable
anyway.} O-O-O 24. f3 Kb8 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. axb3 Rc8 27. Kd2 Rhf8 28. Be4 Rcd8
29. Rb1 d5 30. Bd3 Kc8 31. Re1 $14) 22. Kxc1 Qxa2 23. Bd3 {in Svidler,P (2735)
-Grischuk,A (2726) Mexico City 2007 this gave White the advantage. A game that
have been expertly commented upon in ChessBase Magazine, by Mihail Marin.} Rac8
24. Rd1 {White has completed his development (true, not in a very orthodox way)
and is the first to create strong threats against the enemy king.} d5 ({
For instance, the tempting} 24... Nb4 $2 {, threatening mate in two, loses to}
25. Bb5+ $1 {followed by Rxd6+.}) 25. Bf5 Rhe8 26. Qf7+ Kd8 {It might seem
that Black has defended and can think about finally launching his counterplay
against the c2-knight.} 27. Re1 $3 {A very strong move, increasing the
pressure against the e6-pawn.} Qa3+ ({The simplifications initiated by this
move will not bring Black any relief, but it is hard to suggest an improvement.
The key point is that Black is still slow with his counterplay. For instance,} 
27... Nd4 $2 {loses the knight to} 28. Qf6+) ({while} 27... Nb4 {allows an
attack with checks:} 28. Qf6+ Re7 29. Qf8+ Kd7 30. Bxe6+ Rxe6 31. Qf7+ Kd8 32.
Qg8+ $1) 28. Nxa3 Ne5+ 29. Kd2 Nxf7 30. Bxe6 Rc6 31. Bxf7 Rxe1 32. Kxe1 b5 33.
Kd2 {White has a decisive material advantage, maintaining an acceptable
coordination. The rest is easy.} b4 34. Nc2 b3 35. Nd4 Rb6 36. Kc1 a5 37. Bxd5
a4 38. Be5 b2+ 39. Kb1 a3 40. Ba2 Rb7 41. Bd6 Rd7 42. Nb5 {1-0 Svidler,
P-Grischuk,A/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120/[Marin,M] 6...Ng4-10.h3 Se5 general 2016
[Tiger]}) 21. Bd3 Rf8 {Now we are "down to" only about a hundred games in the
databases.} ({If} 21... Bxc1 {then} 22. Qf6 {is annoying. For instance} Kd7 23.
Kxc1 Nb4 24. Qg7+ Kc6 25. Nxb4+ Qxb4 26. Kd1 $14 {Almeida,D (2341)-Piccoli,F 
(2335) ICCF 2012} (26. Qb2 Kd7+ 27. Bc2 Qxb2+ 28. Kxb2 Rc6 29. Bb3 b5 30. h4
Rcc8 $14) (26. a3 Kb6+ 27. Kd1 Qc3 28. Qxc3 Rxc3 29. Ke2 Rxa3 $15)) 22. Qh5+ ({
The lines after} 22. Qg4 {become long and forced. I honestly doesn't
understand them:} Nd4 23. Re1 Qxa2 24. Re4 Bxc1 25. Rxd4 Bf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 27.
Rxf4 gxf4 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Qf7+ Kd8 30. Qf8+ Kd7 31. Qxf4 Qd5 32. Qf7+ Kd8 33.
Ke2 Rxc2+ 34. Bxc2 Qe5+ {Karjakin,S (2760)-Grischuk,A (2771) Moscow 2010, and
after another 11 checks the game ended in a draw.}) 22... Ke7 (22... Kd7 {
has also been played a number of times and if I was to chose a move by
instinct here, this would be it. A possible downside is that} 23. Qxh6 Bxc1 (
23... Qxa2 24. Ke2) 24. Kxc1 Qxa2 25. Rd1 $1 {leaves the king wishing it had
gone to d7. Not conclusive though.}) 23. Qxh6 Bxc1 24. Re1 Ne5 25. Rxe5 dxe5
26. Kxc1 Qa3+ 27. Kd2 Rxc2+ 28. Bxc2 Qb4+ 29. Ke2 Qb5+ 30. Ke1 Qb4+ {This has
been played before too, with a draw as a result. But instead of taking the
draw Nakamura continues:} 31. Kf1 $1 {A novelty and a strong move, that I
guess was part of Nakamura's preparation. Black gets to take the bishop on c2,
but the ruined pawn structure and the vulnerable position of Black's king
gives White plenty of compensation for the slight material deficit.} Qc4+ 32.
Kg1 $1 Qxc2 33. Qxg5+ Kf7 34. Qxe5 {Other moves are also possible, but
centralising the queen, while keeping f2 properly protected seems like a good
idea.} Qd1+ $6 ({I believe Black should just grab the pawn on a2, thus getting
a passed pawn of his own.} 34... Qxa2 {After} 35. Qc7+ Kg6 36. Qxb7 a5 {
it is hard to evaluate the position with precision, but one thing is sure.
White is trying to win, while Black is trying to draw. If White is able to
find a way to push the h-pawn two steps forward while putting the bishop on e5,
then Black will be in trouble. If the engine is to be believed we are - again
- at a 0.00 situation, but it doesn't mean a thing for a human. Grischuk's
reaction, to bring the queen closer to the defence, is a very natural one.})
35. Kh2 Qd5 36. Qc7+ Kg8 37. Be5 Rf7 38. Qc3 (38. Qc8+ $5 Rf8 39. Qc3 {looks
even stronger. Black's rook is a better defender on the seventh rank.}) 38...
Kf8 39. f4 {The last five moves have been a success for White. With the bishop
safely installed on e5 it becomes possible to move the kingside pawns forward.}
Ke7 40. Qc8 Qc6 41. Qg8 Qe8 42. Qg3 Kd8 43. h4 Rh7 44. Qg5+ Kd7 45. g4 Qc8 46.
Qg6 $2 {According to the notes I have, Nakamura thought for more than 20
minutes before playing this move and still he misses the win. I do not think
that he missed it because he doesn't calculate well enough, but rather because
he is used to calculating almost too well. The result is that he looks for a
very forced win with very small margins, when a small mistake in the
calculation will upset everything.} ({The rather natural} 46. h5 {seems to set
White up for a win. Qg6, followed by h6 and g5, is hanging in the air, so
Black must act, now:} Qc2+ 47. Kg3 Qe4 (47... Kc6 48. Qg6) 48. Qg6 Qxg6 49.
hxg6 Rh6 50. f5 {and the two passed pawns will win the game for White. Perhaps
Nakamura was afraid that Black would get the chance to sacrifice the rook for
two pawns and then hold the endgame since the a-pawn is of the wrong colour?!
Perhaps there was another reason.} exf5 51. gxf5 Rh1 52. Bd4 {stopping the
rook from coming to g1 is the key.} (52. Kg4 Rg1+ 53. Kh5 Rf1 54. Kg5 Ke7 55.
Bd4 Rc1 56. Bb6 a5 57. a4 Rc2 (57... Rc3 58. f6+ Ke6 59. f7 Rf3 60. Bc5) 58.
f6+ Ke6 59. f7) 52... Rc1 53. Kf4 Ke7 54. f6+ Ke6 55. f7 Rf1+ 56. Ke4 Rxf7 57.
gxf7 Kxf7 58. Kd5 Ke7 59. Kc5 b5 60. Kb6 Kd7 61. Kxa6 Kc7 62. Be5+ {and Black
doesn't reach the corner with the king. Not exactly a conclusive variation,
but an indication. It must feel terrible to miss such a great chance to win
the game.}) 46... Rxh4+ 47. Kg3 Rh1 48. f5 Rg1+ 49. Kh2 Qc2+ {This is another
move that could be missed. Now Black holds the draw without much effort.} 50.
Kxg1 Qc5+ 51. Kg2 Qxe5 52. Qf7+ Kd6 53. Qf8+ Kd5 54. f6 Qe4+ 55. Kh2 Qxg4 56.
Qg7 Qf4+ 57. Kh3 Qf5+ 58. Kh4 Kd6 59. Qg3+ (59. f7 Qf4+ 60. Kh5 Qf5+ 61. Kh6
Qh3+ 62. Kg6 Qf5+ {is also a draw.}) 59... Kd7 60. Qg7+ (60. Qg7+ Kd6 61. Qg3+
Kd7 62. Qg7+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ghent op 20th"]
[Site "Ghent"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Horvath, Tamas"]
[Black "Zsinka, Laszlo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bc1
$1 $146 Nf6 (8... e5 9. Nf5 Nf6 10. Bc4 b5 11. Bb3 b4 12. Nd5 Nxe4 13. Ba4+ Bd7
14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Qf3 Ndf6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Qc6+ Nd7 18. O-O Ra7 19. Be3 Qc7
20. Qf3 Rb7 21. Rfd1 Rb8 22. Rd2 g6 23. Nxd6+ Bxd6 24. Rad1 O-O 25. Rxd6 Rfd8
26. Qd5 Rb7 27. Rxg6+ Kf8 28. Bxh6+ Ke7 29. Bg5+ {1-0 Horvath,T-Beck,H/
AUT-chT2S 1995/EXT 97}) 9. Bc4 $1 {Schwarz hat ein Tempo mehr - h6 - das ist
aber Nachteil!} e6 10. Bb3 b5 11. f4 Bb7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Ne4 (13... Nfd7)
(13... Bc5 14. Be3 Nfd7) 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Be3 $1 Bxg2 16. Qg4 $3 Bxh1 17.
O-O-O Bd5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Qg6+ Ke7 21. Bc5+ Kd7 22. Rxd5+ Kc8
23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Bb6+ Kd7 25. Qe4 Nc6 26. Qd5+ Ke7 27. Bc5+ 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Illingworth,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. h3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 7. Nde2 {[%emt 0:01:24]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:15]
} 8. g3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:33] This is a Gelfand specialty,
intending a queenside fianchetto.} (8... Be7 {can be found with analysis in
0-1 (66) Edouard,R (2680)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2714) Tromso 2014 CBM 162 [Edouard,
R]}) 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} (9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Nd5 {comes to the same thing.})
9... Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 10. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} (10. Nec3 Bb7 (10... Rb8
11. Bg5 b4 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nb1 {is a great version of the Sveshnikov for
White, e.g.} f5 14. exf5 Nf6 15. Bc4 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxf5 17. Nd2 $14) 11. Bg2
Be7 12. a4 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 h4 $1 (13... Bxd5 14. Qxd5 b4 15. Bd2 a5 16. h4 O-O
17. c3 $14 {gives White nice play with the bishop pair and a better structure.}
) 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. O-O Bxd5 17. Qxd5 hxg3 18. fxg3 Qb6+ 19. Kh1
Nf6 20. Qb3 Qc6 21. Bg5 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 (27) Shankland,S (2661)-Gelfand,B 
(2747) Tsaghkadzor 2015, and Black successfully nullified White's pressure.})
10... Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 11. Nec3 {[%emt 0:03:56]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 12.
Bg2 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 13. Nxe7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Qxe7 {
[%emt 0:00:43]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:14:11]} (14. h4 {1-0 (60) Karjakin,S (2759)
-Gelfand,B (2777) Wijk aan Zee 2014 CBM 159 [Karjakin,S]}) ({The prophylactic} 
14. a3 $5 {deserves further testing:} Qe6 15. Qe2 {(...Rxc3 was threatened)}
O-O 16. h4 Rc4 (16... d5 17. Bh3 Ng4 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. f3 $14)
17. Rd1 Nc5 18. Bxf6 (18. f3 $5 Qe7 19. O-O Ne6 20. Be3 $14) 18... Qxf6 19. O-O
Qg6 $11 {gave Black enough counterplay in 1/2-1/2 (32) Sethuraman,S (2623)-Wei,
Y (2706) Hyderabad 2015}) 14... Qe6 {[%emt 0:03:18]} 15. Re1 {[%emt 0:12:26]}
b4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 16. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (16. Na4 {1/2-1/2 (51) Leko,P 
(2737)-Mamedyarov,S (2761) Beijing 2013} O-O 17. c3 Rc4 $5 18. f3 d5 $1 19. b3
Rxc3 20. Nxc3 bxc3 21. exd5 Nxd5 $44 {gives Black wonderful compensation for
the exchange.}) 16... Bxd5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} (16... Nxd5 {is quite interesting
too:} 17. exd5 Qg6 18. Bd2 (18. h4 Qxc2 19. Qd4 Nc5 20. Rxe5+ dxe5 21. Qxe5+
Kf8 22. Qe7+ Kg8 23. Rc1 Qf5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Qxc5 Kh7 $11 {is at the minimum
not worse for Black.}) 18... h4 19. g4 $5 (19. Re3 a5 20. c3 bxc3 21. Bxc3 O-O
22. gxh4 Nf6 $1 23. Bxa5 Rc2 $44 {gives Black enough counterplay and weak
kingside squares for his pawns.} (23... Nh5 $5)) 19... O-O (19... Qxc2 20. Bxb4
Qxd1 21. Raxd1 $14) 20. Bxb4 f5 21. c3 e4 ({Not} 21... Nc5 $6 22. Re3 e4 23. c4
Nd3 $6 24. Rxd3 exd3 25. Qxd3 $16 {and Black is getting steamrollered.}) 22. f4
a5 $1 23. Bxa5 Nf6 $13 {and the position is very unclear.}) 17. exd5 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 18. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:12] White must accept the
challenge.} (18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Rc1 O-O $15 {with a good knight against a bad
bishop is Black's dream.}) 18... Rxc2 {[%emt 0:02:40]} (18... a5 19. c3 $1 (19.
a3 bxa3 20. Rxa3 Qxc2 21. Qxc2 Rxc2 22. Rxa5 O-O 23. Bb4 Rb8 24. Bxd6 Rbxb2 25.
Ra8+ Kh7 26. Rf1 $14 {favours White slightly because of the bishop pair.})
19... bxc3 20. Bxc3 $36 {is unpleasant for Black.} O-O 21. Bxa5) 19. Rc1 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 20. Qxc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:
00:17] Both sides continue to play the best moves.} 21. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:01:38]}
Nd3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 22. Qc6+ {[%emt 0:29:29]} (22. Qc2 g6 23. Re2 Nxb4 24.
Qa4+ Qd7 25. Qxb4 Qb5 26. Qxb5+ axb5 $11 {is an equal endgame.}) 22... Qd7 {
[%emt 0:00:21]} 23. Qa8+ {[%emt 0:01:54]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 24. Qc6+ {
[%emt 0:06:48]} Nd7 $4 {[%emt 0:30:26] Trying to play for a win (both sides
needed a win for realistic chances of qualifying for the 2016 Candidates
tournament), but it's a blunder.} (24... Qd7 {with a draw by repetition was
called for.}) 25. Re4 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:02:59] Now Black's position is just
hopeless, but he continues fighting...} f5 {[%emt 0:11:56]} ({Or} 25... Nxb4
26. Rxb4 O-O 27. Qxd6 $18) 26. Rc4 {[%emt 0:03:39]} e4 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 27.
Qxa6 {[%emt 0:11:01]} (27. Bxd6 Rh6 28. Qxa6 {was equally strong.}) 27... Nxb4
{[%emt 0:02:07]} ({Also winning for White is} 27... Kf7 28. Qxd6 Rh6 29. Qc7
Qxc7 30. Rxc7 Nxb4 31. Rxd7+ Kf6 32. a3 Nd3 33. b4 $18) 28. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:05:
41]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 29. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30.
Qxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 31. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} (31. Rxe4
{intending} Rh6 32. Re6 $1 $18 {would also do the trick - White is material up
and the Black king is weak.}) 31... Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 32. Qd6+ {[%emt 0:00:
50]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:02:35]} 33. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:00:40]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 34.
Qxe4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} N3e5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 35. Qf5+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kg8 {
[%emt 0:02:01]} 36. d6 {[%emt 0:05:51] It's all bad news once the
light-squared bishop can enter the attack.} Rh6 {[%emt 0:09:56]} (36... g6 37.
Qe6+ Kg7 38. Rc7 $18 {is no better.}) 37. Re4 $2 {[%emt 0:05:38] This reduces
White's advantage somewhat.} (37. Bd5+ Kh8 38. Ra4 $1 {intending Ra8 just wins
on the spot; if} Nb6 39. Re4 $1 Nxd5 40. Rxe5 Nf6 (40... Rxd6 $2 41. Qxh5+ Kg8
42. Re8+) 41. Qd3 $18 {and the passed d-pawn along with White's other pawns
will be deadly.}) 37... h4 $2 {[%emt 0:08:49]} (37... Rxd6 $1 38. Qxh5 Nf7 $16
{was Black's best chance, when White is still clearly our choice but it's no
longer so simple.}) 38. Rxh4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Rxh4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 39. gxh4 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} (39. Bd5+ $5) 39... Qxh4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 40. Bd5+ {[%emt 0:00:
00]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kh1 {[%emt 0:15:52] This is still a comfortable
win for White with best play.} Qh6 $5 {[%emt 0:14:28] The best practical try} (
41... g6 42. Qe6 Kg7 43. Qg8+ Kh6 44. Qh8+ Kg5 45. Qxh4+ Kxh4 46. a4 {is easy
for White to win.}) 42. f4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 43. Qe6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Qf8 $5 {[%emt 0:00:11] Continuing to refuse to quit.} 44. Bb3
$2 {[%emt 0:23:03] A practical move, but it was better to play} (44. h4 $1 {
with the point that} Qc8 45. fxe5 Qc1+ 46. Kh2 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Qd2+ 48. Kf3 Qd1+
49. Kg3 Qe1+ 50. Kh2 Qd2+ 51. Bg2 Qf4+ 52. Kg1 Qe3+ 53. Kf1 Qd3+ 54. Kf2 Qd4+
55. Kg3 {finally escapes the checks:} Qe3+ 56. Bf3 Qe1+ 57. Kg2 Qd2+ 58. Kh3
$18) 44... g5 $1 {[%emt 0:24:28] Gelfand takes his chance and suddenly it's
not clearly winning for White anymore.} 45. f5 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Nd3 $2 {
[%emt 0:00:49] This should just lose, but it sets up a crafty stalemate trap
that White falls for!} (45... Kg7 $142 {was the best move, when} 46. Qe7+ (46.
Kh2 $5 Qc8 47. Qe7+ Kh6 48. f6 Qh8 49. Kg1 Qxf6 50. Bc2 $14 {is probably the
best winning try, practically speaking.}) 46... Qxe7 47. dxe7 Nf6 48. Bd5 Ne8
49. a4 Kf6 50. a5 Nc7 51. a6 $1 Kxe7 52. a7 Nd3 53. b3 Kf6 54. a8=Q Nxa8 55.
Bxa8 Kxf5 {is just a draw because of the wrong rook's pawn.}) 46. Qxd7 {
[%emt 0:07:43]} Qa8+ {[%emt 0:01:16]} 47. Kg1 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:02:
12]} 48. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} g4 $1 {[%emt 0:15:48] This is the idea, offering
the last pawn in the hope White takes.} (48... Qg2+ 49. Ke3 Qe2+ ({or else} 
49... Qg1+ 50. Ke4 Qg2+ 51. Kd4 Qf2+ 52. Kc4) 50. Kd4 Qxb2+ 51. Kc5 Nd3+ 52.
Kb6 Qd4+ 53. Kc7 Qa7+ 54. Kd8 Qa8+ 55. Qc8 {ultimately escapes the checks.})
49. hxg4 $2 {[%emt 0:05:37] No doubt White saw Black's king was without a
square, but just missed the forthcoming trick.} (49. Ke3 Qf3+ 50. Kd4 {
resembles the note to 48...Qxg2, while}) (49. Kg3 Qf3+ 50. Kh4 Qf2+ 51. Kg5
Nxh3+ 52. Kg6 Nf4+ 53. Kf7 $18 {brings the king to safety, after which it's
all over.}) 49... Qg2+ {[%emt 0:01:47]} 50. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd5+ $1 {
[%emt 0:00:48] By offering the knight, Black is able to draw.} 51. Kd4 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} (51. Bxd5 Qd2+ 52. Ke4 Qe3+ 53. Kxe3 {is clear enough.}) (51.
Kd3 Qg3+ 52. Kc2 Qf2+ {is a perpetual check.}) 51... Qf2+ $1 {[%emt 0:01:11]
Either White has to take the knight, or he must allow perpetual check.} 52.
Kxd5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} 53. Kxd4 {[%emt 0:00:11] Stalemate
it is.} ({or} 53. Ke6 Qe5+ 54. Kf7 Qf6+ 55. Ke8 Qf8+ 56. Kxf8) ({or} 53. Kc6
Qc5+ 54. Kb7 Qc7+ 55. Kxc7) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.12.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Inarkiev,E"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{It was the last round. I had +2 and chances to get a medal, my opponent was
at the bottom of the crosstable, but still, in the last round everything is
possible.  Es war die letzte Runde. Ich hatte +2 und Chancen auf eine Medaille,
mein Gegner befand sich am Ende der Tabelle, aber trotzdem, in der letzten
Runde ist ja alles möglich.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 {
Black shows his aggressive plans for the battle. Schwarz zeigt seine
aggressiven Pläne für die Schlacht.} a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2
O-O 10. O-O-O a5 {Quite a rare variation. This line became popular a few years
ago, thanks to Vallejo Pons; he played it successfully at the highest level. 
Eine recht seltene Variante. Populär wurde dieses Abspiel vor ein paar Jahren
dank Vallejo Pons, der es erfolgreich auf höchster Ebene anwandte.} 11. a4 {
Für den heutigen Tag beschloss ich, ein weniger forciertes Abspiel anzuwenden.
Weiß stoppt sofort die schwarze Aktivität am Damenflügel, auf Kosten des
Feldes b4.} ({The main line is Das Hauptabspiel ist} 11. Bb5) 11... Nc6 12. g4
Nb4 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. h4 $146 {Only now do we have a novelty. Erst jetzt haben
wir eine Neuerung.} ({White got a better position after Eine bessere Stellung
erreicht Weiß nach} 14. Qf2 Nd7 15. Rd2 b6 16. Bb5 Qc7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5
$14 {...1/2-1/2, Margoline Boris 2400 - Dao Thien Hai 2475 , Budapest 1994 It 
(46)}) 14... d5 $5 {Black sacrifices a pawn in order to take over the
initiative. Schwarz opfert einen Bauern, um die Initiative zu übernehmen.} ({
Also interesting is Interessant ist auch} 14... Qc7 $5) 15. g5 Nh5 ({A serious
alternative is Eine ernste Alternative ist} 15... Ne8 $5 {(/\Nd6-c4)} 16. exd5
Bf5 17. Rc1 {Here it is more important to have a knight on b3 than a rook on
d1. Hier ist es wichtiger, einen Springer auf b3 zu haben als einen Turm auf
d1.} (17. Na1 $6 Nd6 $36) 17... Nd6 18. Nc5 $5 (18. h5 $6 {Shows how dangerous
Black's initiative can be. Zeigt, wie gefährlich die schwarze Initiative sein
kann.} Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. h6 Qd7 $1 21. hxg7 {, and now Black has the
combination , und nun hat Schwarz die Kombination} Rxc3 $1 (21... Ra8 $5 {
is also possible. ist auch möglich.}) 22. gxf8=Q+ Bxf8 23. Qxc3 (23. bxc3 $143
$2 Qxa4 24. cxb4 Qxb3+ 25. Ka1 Qa3+ 26. Kb1 Bxb4 $19) 23... Qxa4 24. Rcg1 Bxc2+
25. Kc1 Na2+ 26. Kxc2 Nxc3 $17) {The position is complicated, for example Die
Stellung ist kompliziert, z.B.} 18... b5 $5 19. Rh2 $5 ({After Nach} 19. axb5
$6 {Black gets the initiative erhält Schwarz die Initiative} Nxb5 20. Bxb5 Bxc5
21. Rhe1 Qd6 $36 {(/\Rfd8; /\Rb8, Qb6)}) 19... Bxc2+ $5 {This is good for
White, but it is not easy to suggest anything better. Dies ist gut für Weiß,
doch es fällt nicht leicht, etwas Besseres vorzuschlagen.} 20. Rxc2 Nxc2 (20...
Nf5 $143 $6 21. Nb7 $1 $16 {(/\d6)}) 21. Qxc2 b4 22. Ne2 Nf5 23. Qxf5 Bxc5 24.
Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Nc1 Qxd5 26. Bd3 g6 27. Qe4 $16) 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Na1 $1 ({
Here Hier führt} 17. Rc1 $6 {leads to complications: zu Komplikationen:} Ng3 $1
18. Bh3 (18. Rg1 $2 Nxf1 19. Rgxf1 Qd7 $17 {The bishop on f5 is terribly
powerful. Black has a strong attack. Der Läufer auf f5 ist schrecklich stark.
Schwarz hat starken Angriff.}) 18... Bxc2+ $1 19. Rxc2 Nxc2 {where Black is at
least OK. und Schwarz steht zumindest ordentlich.}) 17... Ng3 $6 {This allows
White to exchange the f5-bishop. Dies erlaubt Weiß, den f5-Läufer zu tauschen.}
({More in line with the plan is Mehr im Einklang mit dem Plan ist} 17... Qd7 $5
{taking the h3-square under control. , um das Feld h3 unter Kontrolle zu
nehmen.} 18. d6 $1 {White should change something Weiß sollte irgendetwas
ändern.} ({After the simple nach dem einfachen} 18. Bb5 Qd6 19. Rhe1 ({or} 19.
Ne4 Qg6 20. Rhe1 Rfd8 $13) 19... Rfd8 $44 {Black has full compensation for the
pawn. hat Schwarz volle Kompensation für den Bauern.}) 18... Bd8 19. Bb5 Qe6
20. d7 $1 Rxc3 $1 21. Qxc3 Qa2+ 22. Kc1 Nd5 (22... Qxa1+ $143 23. Kd2 Qa2 24.
Qxe5 $16) 23. Qxe5 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Qxa1+ 25. Kd2 Qxb2 26. Qc3 Qa2 27. Rhe1 {
This looks better for White, but the position is very sharp. Dies sieht besser
aus für Weiß, aber die Stellung ist sehr scharf.}) 18. Bh3 ({Of course not
Natürlich nicht} 18. Rg1 $2 Nxf1 19. Rgxf1 {and Black has the initiative, for
example und Schwarz hat die Initiative, zum Beispiel} Qd7 $5 {(/\Rc3)} 20. d6
Bd8 21. f4 Qe6 $40 {(/\Rc3)}) 18... Bxh3 ({The move Der Zug} 18... Qd7 {
doesn't work: funktioniert nicht:} 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 {Black wins the pawn back,
but White gets a strong initiative. Schwarz gewinnt den Bauern zurück, doch
Weiß erhält eine starke Initiative.} 20. Rhe1 $1 Qxf3 21. d6 Bd8 22. d7 Rc4 23.
Qf2 $1 $16) 19. Rxh3 Nf5 {(/\Nd6-c4)} 20. f4 $1 {Opens the centre and the 3rd
rank for the rook. Öffnet das Zentrum und die 3. Reihe für den Turm.} Bd6 ({
Nor is Auch} 20... Nxe3 {any better: ist nicht besser:} 21. Qxe3 exf4 22. Qxf4
$16) 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. Bf4 Re8 ({If} 22... Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Qd7 {then} 24. d6 $1
Qxa4 ({or} 24... Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Nxh4 26. Nb3 $16) 25. Ra3 Qd7 (25... Qb5 26. d7
$18) 26. Rxa5 $16) 23. d6 $2 {White just gives the pawn back. I thought that
there are enough resources to protect it on d6. Unfortunately this is not the
case. Weiß gibt einfach den Bauern zurück. Ich dachte, es gäbe genug
Möglichkeiten, ihn auf d6 zu decken. Leider ist dies nicht der Fall.} ({
It's quite obvious what White should do; there's one bad piece - Na1, and it's
time to improve it. Es ist recht offensichtlich, was Weiß tun sollte; es gibt
eine schlechte Figur - Na1, und es ist Zeit, sie zu verbessern.} 23. Nb3 $1 Nd6
({or} 23... b6 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Nd4 $16) 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Qf4 $1 $16 {
An important move, if Black could now play Qe7, it would be some compensation
because all his pieces are active; but then a5 would be hanging. Ein wichtiger
Zug; wenn Schwarz jetzt Qe7 spielen könnte, hätte er etwas Kompensation, weil
alle seine Figuren aktiv sind; dann aber würde e5 hängen.} Re7 $2 26. Nxa5 $18)
23... Qd7 $1 {The d6-pawn is doomed.  Der d6-Bauer ist verloren.} 24. Bxe5 Rxe5
25. Qf4 Rce8 {Here, I understood that the pawn was lost, and started to look
for how to get some initiative instead.  Hier verstand ich, dass der Bauern
verloren ist, und begann zu überlegen, wie ich stattdessen etwas Initiative
bekommen könnte.} 26. Qg4 $5 ({Obviously worse was Offensichtlich schlechter
wäre} 26. Nb5 $2 Ne3 $1 $17 27. Rdh1 $2 Ng2 $1 $19) ({On playing d6, I was
planning to play here Als ich d6 spielte, wollte ich hier} 26. Rh2 $6 {(/\Rhd2)
simply protecting the pawn, fortsetzen, um den Bauern einfach zu decken, doch
Schwarz hat starkes Gegenspiel nach} {but Black has strong counterplay after}
Ne3 $1 {for example , zum Beispiel} 27. Re2 R5e6 28. Rdd2 Ned5 $1 29. Qg4 Qxd6
$36) 26... R8e6 $6 ({Black could take over the initiative after Schwarz konnte
die Initiative übernehmen nach} 26... Re1 $1 {(/\Qd6)} 27. Rh1 Rxh1 28. Rxh1
Qc6 $1 {Nice move! Now Black takes the pawn immediately. Schöner Zug! Nun
kassiert Schwarz den Bauern sofort.} 29. Rc1 Nxd6 $36) 27. Nb3 Rxd6 28. Rhh1
$36 {Black took back the pawn, but there are weaknesses which he has to defend.
Schwarz hat den Bauern zurückgewonnen, aber er hat Schwächen, die er
verteidigen muss. Nach langem Nachdenken macht er einen Fehler.} {After long
thought, Black makes a mistake.} g6 $2 ({The following combination doesn't
work: Die folgende Kombination funktioniert nicht:} 28... Nxc2 $6 29. Qf4 $1 ({
of course not natürlich nicht} 29. Kxc2 $4 Ne3+) 29... Nce3 30. Qxe5 Nxd1 31.
Ne4 $1 Rd5 32. Qb8+ Qd8 33. Qxd8+ Rxd8 34. Nxa5 $16) ({Black has to defend the
8th rank and the queenside; the most simple way is Schwarz muss die 8. Reihe
verteidigen und den Damenflügel; am einfachsten geht dies mit} 28... Nc6 $5 $13
{It's not easy to move back the active knight. Es fällt nicht leicht, den
aktiven Springer zurückzuziehen.}) 29. Nxa5 $1 {Here we both had about 10
minutes left till the time control, and on the next move, my opponent spent a
big part of his time. Hier hatten wir beide noch etwa 10 Minuten bis zur
Zeitkontrolle, und im nächsten Zug verbrauchte mein Gegner einen Großteil
seiner Zeit.} Nd5 ({Of course not Natürlich nicht} 29... Nxc2 $2 30. Nc4 $18)
30. Ne4 $6 {A serious inaccuracy. Eine ernste Ungenauigkeit.} ({White should
just simplify the position: Weiß konnte die Stellung schlicht vereinfachen:} 
30. Nxd5 $1 Rexd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Nb3 $16) 30... Nfe3 $2 {Now White gets a
big advantage. Instead, Black had even two acceptable continuations. Nun
erhält Weiß großen Vorteil. Stattdessen hatte Schwarz sogar zwei annehmbare
Fortsetzungen.} (30... Rxe4 $5 31. Qxe4 Ng3 32. Qc4 ({We both overlooked that
after Wir übersahen beide, dass nach} 32. Qe5 Nxh1 33. Rxh1 {Black has Schwarz}
Nb4 $1 $13 {hat.}) 32... Nxh1 33. Rxh1 Nb6 $14 {White has just a slight edge.
Weiß hat gerade ein leichtes Plus.}) ({Maybe a stronger move was Ein stärkerer
Zug war vielleicht} 30... Ra6 $1 {The problem is obviously the fork: Das
Problem ist offensichtlich die Gabel:} 31. Nc5 {and now und nun} Qc7 $1 32.
Nxa6 Qxa5 $13 {and the knight is trapped. und der Springer ist gefangen.}) 31.
Qxd7 Rxd7 32. Rd4 $1 $16 {A clear extra pawn in the endgame. Ein klarer
Mehrbauer im Endspiel.} Nc3+ $6 (32... b6 $142 33. Nc4 $5 Nxc4 34. Rxc4 $16)
33. bxc3 Rxd4 34. cxd4 Rxa5 ({Or Oder} 34... Rxe4 35. Re1 $18) 35. Re1 Nd5 $6 (
35... Ng4 {was necessary. war erforderlich.}) 36. c4 $1 $18 {The threat Nf6,
Re8 decides. Die Drohung Nf6, Re8 entscheidet.} Nc7 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. Nxh7+ Kg7
39. Re7 $1 Ne6 40. d5 Nc5 41. Nf6 {After the time control. Black resigned.
Nach der Zeitkontrolle. Schwarz gab auf.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 17th"]
[Site "Gjakova"]
[Date "2016.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Inarkiev,E"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "KOS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in round 4, we both had 3 out of 3, and were leading the
tournament along with many other players at that moment. It's a good example
of converting an advantage. I got a big advantage out of the opening, but
Zaven found an idea to complicate the game, so to win I needed to find a lot
of good moves.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {The
Najdorf is the main weapon in Zaven's repertoire.} 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 {Some years ago this line became quite popular.
Instead of pushing all the pawns with b5-b4, Black wants to kick away the
b3-knight, or get the b4-square for his own knight.} 11. a4 Nc6 12. g4 Nb4 13.
Kb1 Rc8 14. g5 Nh5 {The main move.} ({In his previous game in this line,
Andriasian tried} 14... Ne8 $6 {but after} 15. f4 $1 exf4 16. Bxf4 Bg4 17. Re1
$16 {Swiercz,D (2654)-Andriasian,Z (2631) Martuni 2013, White got a clear
advantage.}) 15. Rg1 f5 $6 {Typical idea, but at the wrong moment. Strangely
enough, this is the most popular move in this position.} ({Other options} 15...
g6) ({or} 15... d5 16. exd5 Bf5) 16. gxf6 $1 {After this direct move, Black
doesn't have a comfortable answer.} Rxf6 (16... Nxf6 $2 {is bad because of} 17.
Nc5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gd2g2]} Bf7 (17... dxc5 18. Qg2 $18) 18. Bh3 {[%cal Ge3h6]})
17. Bg5 $1 Rxf3 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 {Now Black has a very
unpleasunt endgame - his queenside is very weak.} Nf4 $5 $146 {This move gives
more practical chances.} ({Objectively better is} 20... Bxb3 {but after} 21.
cxb3 Nf6 22. Bc4+ Kf8 23. Rb6 $16 {Black is passive and didn't save the game
in Wei,Y (2694)-Alikulov,E (2375) Tashkent 2016.}) 21. Nxa5 {I spent a lot of
time on this obvious move, because it was critical to understand how strong
Black's threats were.} Rf2 (21... Rfxc3 {is too much:} 22. bxc3 Rxc3 23. Rb6
$18 {Without queens White's king is out of danger.}) 22. Nxb7 $1 {This greedy
move, and especially its consequences, is important to foresee when you take
on a5. Others options are much weaker:} ({After the straightforward} 22. Bd3 $2
{the position is absolutely unclear:} Nbxd3 $1 23. cxd3 Rxh2 24. Nxb7 Rb8 $13)
({The only move different from the text that keeps a better position is} 22.
Bb5 Nxc2 23. Rxe6 $1 Nxe6 24. Bd7 {White will take the knight, but it's not
clear how big are his chances to convert the advantage.} Na3+ $1 25. Ka1 $1
Nc2+ 26. Ka2 Nb4+ 27. Kb1 Rc7 28. Bxe6+ Kf8 $14) {It seems, that Black has a
lot of ideas, but all of them are just not good enough.} 22... Rxc2 ({A simple
way is} 22... Rxc3 23. bxc3 Ba2+ 24. Ka1 $18) ({or} 22... Ba2+ 23. Nxa2 Rcxc2
24. Bc4+ Rxc4 25. Rd8+ Kf7 26. Nd6+ Ke7 27. Nxc4 $18) ({More difficult to
assess in advance is} 22... Nxc2 23. Rd8+ Rxd8 24. Nxd8 Bb3 {but here White's
pawn goes more quickly than Black's intiative.} 25. a5 $1 {Just in time} ({
If it was Black to move, then the position would be unclear, for example:} 25.
h4 $2 Ne1 26. a5 $5 ({or} 26. Bb5 Nfd3) 26... Nf3 27. Rh1 Nd2+ 28. Ka1 Nxf1 29.
a6 Ne6 30. Nxe6 Bxe6 31. a7 Rf8 32. b4 Ne3 33. Kb2 Ra8 34. Ra1 $13) 25... Nb4
26. a6 Rd2 27. Nb7 $18) 23. a5 $1 {Cool decision, it looks like disregarding
Black's threats, but it is actually opening space for the king!} ({A less
convincing try is} 23. Rd8+ Rxd8 24. Nxd8 Bb3 25. a5 $1 Rd2 26. Nb7 {here
White is also in time, but the advantage is not that big.} Bc2+ (26... Nfd3 27.
Bxd3 Nxd3 28. a6 $1 $18 Rxb2+ 29. Ka1 $18 {and the pawn will promote}) 27. Ka1
Bd3 28. Nc5 $1 $16) 23... Rxh2 {With this move Black accepts that the pawn
will not be stopped, and tries to take as much as he can to compensate that.} (
{An important variation is} 23... R8xc3 24. bxc3 Ba2+ 25. Ka1 Rc1+ 26. Kb2 Rb1+
27. Ka3 Rb3+ {This is the position, where the a4-square is very important for
the king.} 28. Ka4 $1 $18) 24. a6 Bb3 25. a7 Ne6 $1 {The best chance for Black,
otherwise he can simply resign.} (25... Bc2+ 26. Ka1 Bxe4 {is refuted by} 27.
Bc4+ $1 $18) 26. Rb6 Bc2+ $5 {Provocation.} ({Black could force an endgame
similar to the text with} 26... Ra8 27. Rxb4 Bc2+ 28. Kc1 Rxa7 29. Rg2 Rh1 30.
Kxc2 Rxf1 $18) 27. Kc1 Ra8 (27... Bxe4 28. Rxb4 $18) 28. Nd6 h5 $5 {The last
interesting moment in the game, Black offers a rook for mating threats.} 29.
Rxb4 $6 {This is simpler, White gets an extra piece. Of course, it feels that
the a7-pawn already costs more, but Black's threats are starting to look more
real than ever.} ({A very nice variation is} 29. Rb8+ $5 Kh7 30. Rxa8 Nc5 {
[%cal Gc5b3,Gb4d3] I felt that this position is winning, but decided that I
don't need to put all my advantage on one variation. Indeed, there's only one
way to win:} ({On} 30... Nd4 {the simplest is} 31. b3 $18 ({If} 31. Bc4 $2 {
then mate in 2:} Nb3+ 32. Bxb3 Nd3#)) 31. Rh8+ Kxh8 32. a8=Q+ Kh7 33. Rxg7+ $1
{a very important move, otherwise White is lost} Kxg7 34. Qa7+ $18 {[%cal
Ga7c5]}) ({The simplest way to win would be the cool} 29. Nc8 $1 {the a7-pawn
is more important than the white knight. The threat of taking on b4 destroys
Black's attack} Rxc8 (29... Nc5 30. Bc4+ Kh7 31. Rxb4 $18) (29... Nd3+ 30. Bxd3
Bxd3 31. Rb8 $18) 30. Rxb4 $18) 29... Rxa7 30. Rg2 Rh1 31. Kxc2 Rxf1 {The
advantage is decisive of course, but Black has some practical chances, so the
game continues.} 32. Nf5 Nf4 33. Rg5 Rf2+ 34. Kb3 g6 ({Or} 34... Nd3 35. Rb8+
Kh7 36. Rxh5+ $1 Kg6 37. Rbh8 {[%cal Gf5h4]} Rb7+ 38. Kc4 Nxb2+ 39. Kd5 $18)
35. Rb6 Kh7 36. Nh4 Rg7 37. Nd5 $1 {It's important to activate all one's
pieces.} Nd3 38. Rbxg6 Nc5+ 39. Ka3 $1 {As far from the knight as possible.}
Rxg6 40. Rxg6 Nxe4 41. Re6 Nd2 42. b4 $1 {Now Black has no ideas, so the game
is over.} Rf1 43. Ka4 e4 44. Nf6+ Kg7 45. Nxe4 Nc4 46. Kb3 $1 Ne3 47. Nd2 Nf5
48. Rg6+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 12"]
[Site "Montpellier"]
[Date "2015.06.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Ipatov,A"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.05.30"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bois Colombes"]
[BlackTeam "Mulhouse Philidor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Qf3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Be3
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Bc4 O-O 13. Bc5 Rb8 14. Bb3 a5
15. Rhe1 e4 16. Qg3 Re8 17. a4 Qc8 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Be6 20. Rxe6 fxe6 21.
h4 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. h5 Kf7 24. Qe3 Qc8 25. h6 Bf6 26. g4 Ke8 27. g5 Bh8
28. Ba3 Qd7 29. Bxe6 Qd4 30. Qf3 $2 {This position happened in the game of my
teammate Christian Bauer against David Navara. So far Christian had been
playing brilliantly and when it finally came to "taking the point and going
home", he let it go.} (30. Bf7+ $3 {[%emt 0:00:04] was a mate in} Kd7 (30...
Kxf7 31. Qxe7+ Kg8 32. Qe6#) 31. Qxe7+ Kc8 32. Be6+ Qd7 33. Qxd7#) 30... c5 $1
{Black was still clearly worse after White's blunder but somehow David managed
to hold it to a draw.} 31. c3 Qe5 32. Qe3 Rb4 33. Qxe5 Bxe5 34. cxb4 axb4 35.
Bxb4 cxb4 36. a5 Kd8 37. Kc2 Kc7 38. Kb3 Bf4 39. Kxb4 Bxg5 40. Bg8 Bxh6 41.
Bxh7 Bd2+ 42. Ka4 Be1 43. f3 g5 44. b4 Kd6 45. Bg6 Bd2 46. Bh5 Be1 47. Bg6 Bd2
48. Be4 Be1 49. f4 gxf4 50. b5 Kc5 51. a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brownsville UT RGV GM 3rd"]
[Site "Brownsville"]
[Date "2017.03.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hevia Alejano, Carlos Antonio"]
[Black "Kambrath, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[Annotator "Kambrath,Y"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2017.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O {White is trying to avoid playing f3 with some possibilities to
play f4 in one move} Be7 10. h3 Rc8 (10... b5 11. g4 O-O 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. Bg2
Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. f4 Bc4 16. g5 Nh5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Bd6
{This is the position both sides have been aiming for. White has more space,
but the impetuous advance of his kingside pawns has left behind numerous
weaknesses.} 20. Na5 f5 21. gxf6 Rxf6 22. Rhf1 Re8 23. Rxf6 Nxf6 24. Nb3 {
Now that the danger of ...a5 has disappeared, the knight hurries to join the
rest of its army, freeing the queen from its defensive task.} e4 25. Nd4 Re5
26. c3 Qc5 27. Qe2 Nxd5 28. Bxe4 Nf6 29. Nb3 Qc7 30. Nd2 Qe7 31. Qd3 Bc5 32.
Bg2 {1/2-1/2 (32) Anand,V (2779)-Ivanchuk,V (2750) Morelia/Linares 2007 CBM
117 [Marin,M]. In spite of castling on opposite sides, both kings are in
relative safety, while in the event of simplifications the presence of
opposite coloured bishops would make a draw highly probable. Therefore, the
opponents decided to shorten the process.}) 11. Kb1 b5 12. g4 Nb6 13. g5 Nfd7 (
13... Nh5 {was possible} 14. Be2 Nc4 15. Qe1 (15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc1 O-O) 15...
Nxe3 16. fxe3 g6 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. Nd5) 14. a3 {A bit slow.} (14. f4 $5 exf4
15. Bxf4 Ne5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 (16... Nbc4 17. Qg2 O-O 18. Nd4 $14 {White has the
initiative}) 17. exd5 Bf5 18. Rc1 O-O 19. Nd4 $14 {[%csl Yd4][%cal Yd4c6,Yd4f5]
}) 14... O-O 15. h4 Nc4 (15... Qc7 16. h5 (16. Na5 Nc5) 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4
18. Nc1 Rb8) 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nc1 f5 $6 {Black was not ready to open the
position.} (17... Qc7 {[%csl Yb2][%cal Yc7b7,Yc8b8,Yb8b2]} 18. N1e2 (18. Nd5
Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Rb8 20. Ne2 Rb5 21. Qd2 Rfb8 $19) 18... Qb7 (18... Rb8 19. Ka1
Qb7 20. Rb1 f5) 19. Ka1 f5 {Now was the right moment to play ...f5.}) 18. exf5
Rxf5 19. N1e2 Nb6 20. f4 Qc7 21. Rhf1 $6 (21. Ng3 Rff8 22. f5 $1 Bxf5 23. Nxf5
Rxf5 24. Bxb6 Qxb6 25. Qd5+ {White dominates the light squares} Kh8 26. Qe6 Rb8
27. Na4 Qb5 28. Qxf5 $18) 21... Rff8 22. Ng3 $14 Bg4 23. Rde1 Rb8 24. f5 Kh8 {
Avoiding some checks on d5 and preparing the push ...d5.} 25. Ka1 $2 (25. f6
gxf6 26. gxf6 Rxf6 27. Rxf6 Bxf6 28. Nge4 Nd7 29. Rf1 Qb7 30. Qc1 $16) 25... d5
$1 26. f6 (26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Qxd5 Rfd8 28. Qe4 Qa5 $19 {[%cal Ye7a3]}) 26...
gxf6 27. gxf6 Bxf6 (27... Rxf6 28. Rxf6 Bxf6 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Qxd5 c3 31. b3
Bxh4) 28. Nxd5 (28. Bh6) 28... Nxd5 29. Qxd5 Bxh4 $15 (29... c3 30. b3) 30. Rg1
c3 31. b3 Bf3 32. Qe6 Qe7 33. Qxe7 Bxe7 34. Bh6 Rg8 35. Rxe5 Bd6 (35... Bxa3
36. Be3 Rbd8 {[%csl Yd4]} 37. Rf5 Bb7 $15) 36. Rf5 Bg4 37. Be3 Rg6 38. Bd4+ Kg8
39. Rff1 Re8 40. Nh1 Re2 41. Kb1 Bxa3 $6 {Taking the pawn and losing an
important tempo.} (41... Bh2 $1 $17 42. Ng3 Ree6 43. Rg2 Bh3 44. Rxh2 Bxf1 45.
Nh5 Rg2) 42. Ng3 Re8 43. Rh1 Rf8 $1 {The only move which gave hope of an
advantage.} 44. Be5 Rxf1+ (44... Bf3 45. Rh4 Rg5 $15) 45. Rxf1 Re6 (45... Bd6
46. Bxd6 Rxd6 47. Ne4 Rd1+ 48. Rxd1 Bxd1 49. Nxc3 Bf3 50. Kc1 h5 51. Kd2 h4 $11
) 46. Bxc3 Re3 $6 (46... h5 $15) 47. Rg1 $1 {White's trick.} Kf7 48. Bd2 Re6
49. Rh1 Kg8 50. Rh4 Rg6 51. b4 Be6 52. Be1 a5 53. bxa5 Bd6 54. Ne2 Bg4 55. Nd4
h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Southwest op 83rd"]
[Site "Irving"]
[Date "2017.09.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Preotu, Razvan"]
[Black "Kambrath, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2323"]
[Annotator "Kambrath,Y"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2017.08.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 b5 8. g4
b4 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 (10. exd5 {is also possible} h5 11. gxh5 Rxh5 12. a3 {
as in a Caruana-So game.}) 10... Ra7 11. Be3 Be6 12. Qd2 (12. Qd3 {is the main
move here.} Rb7 13. Bg2 Be7 14. O-O O-O $13) 12... Rb7 (12... Rd7 13. Qxb4 d5
14. Qa4 d4 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. b4 Bd6 17. Ng3 O-O 18. Bd3 Rc8 19. O-O g6 $44 {
Black has compensation for the pawn. This is a double-edged position.}) 13. Bg2
Be7 14. Ng3 g6 15. g5 $5 {White didn't castle and has ideas to open the h-file
with the rook still on h1.} Qc8 {[%cal Yc8c2,Yb7c7,Yc7c2,Yc8h3]} 16. h4 Rc7 {
[%csl Yc2]} 17. Rc1 Nc6 18. c4 (18. h5 a5 {White's attack is too slow and
Black expands on the queenside.} 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. c4 $6 bxc3 21. Rxc3 Nb4 22.
a3 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Na6 $15) 18... bxc3 (18... a5 $5 19. b3 O-O 20. h5 Qd7 $11 {
[%cal Yf8a8,Ya5a4]}) 19. Rxc3 O-O 20. O-O Qb7 21. Rfc1 Rfc8 22. Ne2 Bf8 (22...
Bxa2 $5 23. b3 Bxb3 24. Rb1 Na5 25. Rd3 Qb5 26. Rd5 Nc4 $1 27. Qc3 Qd7 28. Qxb3
Qg4 $11 {and the computer gives equality.}) 23. a3 Be7 24. b3 Na7 {[%csl Yb3]
[%cal Ya7b5]} 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27. Nc3 Nb5 28. Nd5 $6 (28. Nxb5 axb5
29. a4 bxa4 30. bxa4 $14 {White can hope for something with his passed a pawn.}
) 28... Bxd5 29. Qxd5 Nxa3 30. Qa8+ Kg7 31. Qxa6 Nc2 32. Bd2 Nd4 33. Qd3 Bd8 {
[%csl Yd4][%cal Yc7c5,Yd8b6,Yb6f2] Black aims to take control over the dark
squares.} 34. Kh2 Qc8 {[%cal Yc8g4]} 35. Bh3 Qc6 $11 {[%cal Yd8b6,Yd6d5]} 36.
f4 Bb6 37. f5 $6 {This move will give Black some attacking chances.} gxf5 38.
exf5 Qf3 $1 39. f6+ Kg8 40. Qc4 $2 ({White's only way to defend is with} 40.
Qe3 Qc6 41. Bg2 d5 $15) (40. Bf1 Qxd3 41. Bxd3 Nf3+ $19) (40. Qc3 Qf2+ 41. Kh1
Ne6 42. Qc1 Qxh4 $19) 40... Qf2+ 41. Kh1 Ne6 {[%cal Yf2g1]} 42. Qc8+ Nf8 43.
Qc1 Qxh4 $19 44. Qf1 Ne6 (44... Bf2 $1 45. Qg2 Qd4 {[%csl Yd2]} 46. Ba5 e4 $19
{[%cal Ye4e1]}) 45. Be1 Qxg5 46. Qg2 Qxg2+ 47. Bxg2 Nf4 48. Bf3 d5 49. Bd2 e4
50. Bxe4 dxe4 51. Bxf4 Kf8 {This ending is lost.} 52. Kg2 Ke8 53. Kf1 Kd7 54.
Ke2 Ke6 55. b4 Kd5 56. Be3 Bd8 57. Bg5 Bb6 58. Be3 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Kamsky,G"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {This was the game that was played in the first round of the FIDE Grand
Prix event in Thessaloniki, Greece. Somehow, first round games are important
to me, as they set the tone for the rest of the event. I lost the first round
game in Tashkent and drew the first round game in Zug. Dies war die Partie,
die in er ersten Runde des FIDE Grand Prix im griechischen Thessaloniki
gespielt wurde. Auftaktbegegnungen sind irgendwie wichtig für mich, denn sie
geben für den Rest der Veranstaltung den Ton an. Die Partie im ersten
Durchgang in Tashkent verlor ich, und die im ersten Durchgang in Zug
remisierte ich.} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {And so, this
move shows the aggressive intentions of my opponent. Lately, I have been going
into a minus score vs. Lenier, especially in fast games, which have usually
involved unusual and dynamic positions, so I decided to play something
positional and solid in this particular game. Also, dieser Zug zeigt die
aggressiven Absichten meines Gegners. In letzter Zeit bin ich gegen Lenier in
ein Minusergebnis gerutscht, vor allem in Schnellpartien, welche in der Regel
ungewöhnliche und dynamische Stellungen aufwiesen; daher beschloss ich, in
dieser speziellen Begegnung etwas Positionelles und Solides zu spielen.} 6. Be3
Ng4 {An invitation to go into those crazy Bg5 lines, which was not something
that I wanted to play on this occasion. Eine Einladung zu diesen verrückten
Bg5-Abspielen, was nichts war, worauf ich mich bei dieser Gelegenheit
einlassen wollte.} 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. a4 {The move that I have played on many
occasions. I was curious as to my opponent's preparation plans. Der Zug, den
ich bei vielen Gelegenheiten gespielt habe. Ich war neugierig bezüglich der
Vorbereitungspläne meines Gegners.} Nc6 9. Be2 g6 {And so we go into a
classical Dragon. At this point I was feeling enthusiastic about my prospects
for this game, given my good memories in this line, in particular a game vs.
Granda Zuniga in 2005 American Continental Qualifier to the World Cup. Und
damit gehen wir in einen klassischen Drachen. An dieser Stelle war ich
enthusiastisch bezüglich meiner Aussichten für diese Begegnung angesichts
meiner guten Erinnungen in diesem Abspiel, vor allem eine Partie gegen Granda
Zuniga beim American Continental Qualifier für den World Cup im Jahr 2005.} 10.
Be3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd2 Bd7 {Granda Zuniga played ...Ng4 here, with a
slight advantage for White. This is a more natural move as Black simply
develops and invites White to show his plans vs a future b7-b5 break, which
would equalise the chances for both sides. Granda Zuniga spielte hier ...Ng4,
mit leichtem Vorteil für Weiß. Dies ist ein natürlicherer Zug, denn Schwarz
entwickelt sich einfach und lädt Weiß ein, seine Pläne gegen einen zukünftigen
b7-b5-Hebel zu zeigen, welcher die Chancen für beide Seiten ausgleichen würde.}
13. f3 {Just solid reinforcement of White's centre, however given how Black
equalised in just couple of moves, perhaps some other moves like Nb3, or Rfd1
were preferable. Einfach solide Verstärkung des weißen Zentrums, aber wenn man
sieht, wie Schwarz in nur ein paar Zügen ausgleicht, waren vielleicht andere
Fortsetzungen wie Nb3, oder Rfd1 vorzuziehen.} Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qa5 $1 {Typical,
but still an excellent move to prevent White's a5 which would fix Black's
queenside and give White some space advantage there. I believe that Black is
completely fine here, and if he somehow manages to exchange the dark-squared
bishops, Black's position would be in fact preferable.  Typisch, aber trotzdem
ein ausgezeichneter Zug, um das weiße a5 zu verhindern, was den schwarzen
Damenflügel fixieren und Weiß einigen Raumvorteil dort geben würde. Ich glaube,
dass die Stellung von Schwarz hier absolut in Ordnung ist, und wenn es ihm
irgendwie gelingt, die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer zu tauschen, wäre seine
Position sogar vorzuziehen.} 15. Rfd1 Kh8 {I didn't like this move during the
game, however, I couldn't quite figure out the way to use it to my advantage.
Während der Partie gefiel mir dieser Zug nicht,, aber ich konnte nicht ganz
den Weg finden, ihn zu meinem Vorteil zu nutzen.} (15... Rfc8 {This was more
natural and in the spirit of the Dragon, even though some lines that run
further on are more reminiscent of the positions where White castles queenside.
Dies war natürlicher und mehr Geist des Drachen, auch wenn manche der
nachfolgenden Abspiele eher an die Stellungen erinnern, wo Weiß lang rochiert.}
16. Nd5 (16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Qxd2 18. Nxf6+ Kg7 19. Nh5+ gxh5 20. Rxd2 h4 (
20... Rc5 21. h4 $11 {equal position as well. equal position as well.}) 21. e5
Bf5 22. exd6 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Bxc2 24. dxe7 Re8 25. Rc1 Bxa4 26. Rc7 Bc6 27. Bxa6
bxa6 28. Rxc6 Rxe7 29. Rxa6 Re2 {with a very likely draw. mit sehr
wahrscheinlichem Remis.})) 16. Nb1 $5 {I wanted to play something different
and noticed that my knight on c3 is quite restricted. The second idea is of
course to liquidate Black's blockading piece on a5. And the final idea was to
make sure the game goes into the endgame, where I felt that I couldn't lose :)
Ich wollte irgendwas anderes spielen und bemerkte, dass mein Springer auf c3
ziemlich eingeschränkt ist. Die zweite Idee lautet natürlich, die schwarze
Blockadefigur auf a5 zu liquidieren. Und die letzte bestand darin, dafür zu
sorgen, dass die ins Endspiel geht, wo ich meinte, nicht verlieren zu können :)
} (16. Ra3 {But this was an interesting idea, to follow up with Rb3 creating
counter pressure on Black's b7-pawn. Dies war allerdings eine inderessant Idee,
um in der Folge mit Rb3 Gegendruck auf den schwarzen b7-Bauern auszuüben.} Be6
{preventing Rb3. Verhindert Rb3.} ({otherwise ansonsten wäre} 16... Rfc8 17.
Rb3 Qc7 18. Bb6 Qc6 19. a5 Be6 20. Rb4 Nd7 21. Bf2 {would be much stronger,
since now White has achieved what he was striving for, a space advantage on
the queenside. viel stärker, denn jetzt hat Weiß erreicht, was er angestrebt
hat, einen Raumvorteil am Damenflügel.} (21. Bd4 Bxd4+ 22. Qxd4+ f6 {would be
fine for Black. wäre für Schwarz in Ordnung ist.}) 21... Bxc3 22. bxc3 f6 23.
Bd4 Bf7 24. f4 e5 (24... Rc7 25. Bf3 e5 26. Bf2 $14) 25. Bf2) 17. Nd5 Qxd2 18.
Rxd2 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nd7 20. Bf2 $14 {This fine idea was missed by me, as I
thought that I would have to automatically exchange the dark-squared bishops,
but now, White has retained some of the pressure and Black faces quite an
unpleasant task of defending his position. So, perhaps, ...Kh8 by Black was a
serious inaccuracy. Diese feine Idee entging mir, denn ich dachte, dass ich
automatisch die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer tauschen müsste; jetzt aber hat Weiß
einen Teil des den Druck behalten, und Schwarz steht vor einer ziemlich
unangenehmen Aufgabe, seine Stellung zu verteidigen. Somit war vielleicht ...
Kh8 von Schwarz eine ernste Ungenauigkeit.}) (16. b4 {Complications arising
after this move are in Black's favour. Die nach diesem Zug entstehenden
Komplikationen sind günstig für Schwarz.} Qxb4 17. Rab1 Qa5 18. Rxb7 (18. e5
Nd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. c4 Qc6 21. exd6 exd6 $13) 18... Rfc8) 16... Qxd2 17. Nxd2
{The knight has prospects of going to c4-b6 now. Jetzt hat der Springer
Aussichten auf die Route c4-b6.} Be6 18. a5 {Playing Nc4 here is not great as
Black will gladly play ...Nd7 and then have a superior knight vs White's
bishop. Hier Nc4 zu ziehen, ist nicht toll, denn Schwarz wird liebendgern ...
Nd7 spielen und dann einen überlegenen Springer gegen den weißen Läufer haben.}
Rfc8 19. c3 Nd7 {The position is equal. White has achieved his goal of
blockading Black's queenside, but the benefits of it are far from obvious. The
only visible plan for White at this point is to centralise his king and start
pushing pawns on the kingside, just like Radjabov did in our game at Dresden
Olympiad. (although it was a Grünfeld :)) Die Stellung ist ausgeglichen. Weiß
hat sein Ziel erreicht, den schwarzen Damenflügel zu blockieren, aber der
Nutzen davon ist keineswegs offensichtlich. Der einzig sichtbare Plan für Weiß
an dieser Stelle lautet, seinen König zu zentralisieren und mit dem Vorrücken
der Bauern am Königsflügel zu beginnen, genau wie Radjabov es bei unserer
Partie bei der Olympiade in Dresden tat (allerdings war es Grünfeld :))} 20.
Ra4 {I felt that Black should have taken the bishop on d4, since Black's Bg7
isn't really doing much compared to the white piece. I felt that Black should
have taken the bishop on d4, since Black's Bg7 isn't really doing much
compared to the white piece.} Rc7 21. Be3 Kg8 22. Rb4 Kf8 {We both were
running a bit short on time here and Black follows the general rule of
bringing the king closer to the centre in the endgame. Hier waren wir beide
ein wenig knapp an Zeit, und Schwarz folgt der allgemeinen Regel, im Endspiel
den König näher ins Zentrum zu bringen.} 23. Kf2 Rac8 24. g4 $6 (24. f4 $1 {
This would have been a lot more unpleasant for my opponent, since Black would
be forced to declare his pawn formation in the centre and since a lot of
central squares are controlled by White, it wouldn't have been an easy task.
Dies wäre wesentlich unangenehmer für meinen Gegner gewesen, denn Schwarz
müsste seine eigene Bauernformation im Zentrum festlegen, und da viele
Zentralfelder von Weiß kontrolliert werden, wäre dies keine einfache Aufgabe
gewesen.} f5 (24... Nc5 25. Nf3 f5) 25. Bf3 {finally hitting on Black's
Achilles heel in the position, the b7-pawn; the advance f5 clearly favours
White. und endlich wird die Achilles-Ferse von Schwarz in der Stellung unter
Beschuss genommen, der b7-Bauer; der Vorstoß f5 begünstigt eindeutig Weiß.})
24... Ne5 $1 {Just in time. Now Black is completely fine again. Gerade
rechtzeitig. Jetzt ist bei Schwarz wieder alles in Ordnung.} 25. Kg3 $6 (25. h3
Nc6 26. Ra4 d5 (26... Ne5 27. f4 Nc4 28. Nxc4 Bxc4 29. Rb4 Bxe2 30. Kxe2 Ke8 (
30... Rc4 31. Rxb7 Rxe4 32. Ra7 {practically winning for White, since the
difference in bishops is too great. und Weiß steht praktisch auf Gewinn, da
der Unterschied der Läufer zu groß ist.}) 31. h4 Rd7 32. h5 $14 {Probably a
draw, but still, White has some pressure. So 25.h3 perhaps was a better move
than Kg3. Vermutlich remis, aber Weiß hat trotzdem etwas Druck. Somit war 25.
h3 vielleicht ein besser Zug als Kg3.}) 27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Nc4 Bxc4 29. Rxc4 Ke8
30. f4 {with considerable advantage for White, again, due to the difference
between dark-squared bishops and overall 2 bishops advantage for White. mit
beträchtlichem Plus für Weiß, erneut aufgrund des Unterschieds zwischen den
schwarzfeldrigen Läufern und dem Vorteil des Läuferpaars insgesamt.}) 25... Nc6
26. Ra4 Ne5 27. f4 Nc4 {And the difference between Kg3 and h3 is now obvious
as White's Be3 is under attack and Rb4 can't be played. Und der Unterschied
zwischen Kg3 und h3 liegt jetzt auf der Hand, denn der weiße Be3 ist
angegriffen, und Rb4 ist nicht möglich.} 28. Bxc4 Bxc4 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. Nxc4
Rxc4 31. e5 {The only chance to fight for an appearance of the advantage,
thanks to Black's weak back rank. White's plan is now clear, take on d6 and
then march with the king to the perfect square on d5, ensuring a very small
but unpleasant advantage. Die einzige Chance, auf Vorteil zu spielen, dank der
schwachen Grundreihe von Schwarz. Der Plan von Weiß ist jetzt klar: Schlagen
auf d6 und dann Marsch des Königs auf das perfekte Feld auf d5, was einen sehr
kleinen, aber unangenehmen Vorteil sichert.} Rc6 32. Kf3 f5 $2 {Probably a
serious inaccuracy, since Black allows the position to open up. My opponent
admitted after the game that this move was likely a key mistake in the game.
Wahrscheinlich eine ernste Ungenauigkeit, denn Schwarz lässt zu, dass sich die
Stellung öffnet. Mein Gegner gab hinterher zu, dass dieser Zug vermutlich ein
Schlüsselfehler in der Partie war.} (32... Ke8 {was preferable, since Black
holds enough resources to defend his position even after White's king gets to
d5. war vorzuziehen, denn Schwarz wahrt genug Ressourcen zur Verteidigung
seiner Stellung, selbst nachdem der weiße König nach d5 kommt.} 33. exd6 exd6
34. Ke4 Kd7 35. Kd5 Rc8 36. Rd3 (36. Bf2 Re8 37. Re1 Re6 38. g5 {is the
computer suggestion, however, Black holds his position with no problems. ist
der Computer-Vorschlag, aber Schwarz hält seine Stellung ohne Probleme.} (38.
h3 Bf6 39. f5 gxf5 40. gxf5 Rxe1 41. Bxe1 Bd8 42. c4 Bf6 43. b3 Be5 $11) 38...
h6) 36... Re8 37. c4 Bxb2 38. Rb3 Kc8) 33. gxf5 dxe5 {Forced, since after
Erzwungen, denn nach} (33... gxf5 34. e6 Bf6 35. Rd5 Kg7 36. Rxf5 Kg6 37. Rd5 {
White is simply a pawn up. Of course Black has still plenty of play left. hat
Weiß einfach einen Bauern mehr. Natürlich besitzt Schwarz noch jede Menge
Spiel.} Rc4 38. f5+ Kg7 (38... Kh5 39. Bd4 $18) 39. Rd1 Rh4 40. Bf4 Kf8 {
but the position is very unpleasant and in the long run White is likely to
prevail. aber die Stellung ist sehr unangenehm, und auf lange Sicht behält
Weiß wahrscheinlich die Oberhand.}) 34. fxg6 hxg6 35. Rd7 exf4 36. Bf2 $1 {
The only way to play for an advantage and also shows the theme of the entire
game since the opening. White's bishop is superior to its black counterpart
because it both supports queenside pawn movements and hinders Black from
moving on the kingside. Der einzige Weg, auf Vorteil zu spielen, und es zeigt
auch das Thema der gesamten Partie seit der Eröffnung. Der weiße Läufer ist
seinem schwarzen Gegenspieler überlegen, da er sowohl Bauernbewegungen am
Damenflügel unterstützt als auch schwarze Züge am Königsflügel verhindert.} ({
If Nach} 36. Bxf4 b6 {Black equalises completely. gleicht Schwarz komplett aus.
}) 36... Be5 (36... g5 37. Rxb7 Rh6 38. Bc5 Bf6 (38... Kg8 39. Rxe7 Rxh2 40.
Rb7 Rh3+ 41. Kg4 Rg3+ 42. Kh5 $18 {Suddenly Black's king is in danger
Plötzlich ist der schwarze König in Gefahr.}) 39. Ra7 Rxh2 40. Rxa6 Kf7 41. Rb6
$18 {and White is winning - und Weiß gewinnt -} Kg6 $2 42. Bxe7) 37. Rxb7 Ke8
38. Ke4 Bc7 (38... Bd6 {This would pose more problems for White. Dies würde
Weiß vor mehr Probleme stellen.} 39. Kd5 Rc8 40. h4 f3 {with the idea of mit
der Idee} 41. Rb6 $2 (41. Ke4 Bc5 42. Kxf3 Bxf2 43. Kxf2 Rc5 44. Rb6 Rxa5 45.
Rxg6 Rb5 46. b4 a5 47. Rg4 $16 {Keeping the advantage, however, Black would
still have considerable drawing chances, now that he has reached the rook
endgame. hält den Vorteil fest, aber Schwarz hätte dennoch beträchtliche
Remischancen, jetzt, da er das Turmendspiel erreicht hat.}) 41... Bc5) 39. Bb6
Re6+ (39... Bxb6 40. Rxb6 {is much better for White. ist viel besser für Weiß.}
Rc4+ 41. Kf3 g5 42. Rxa6 Ra4 (42... Rc5 43. Ra7 Rf5 (43... Kd8 44. Kg4 e5 45.
a6 Rc6 46. b4 Rxc3 (46... Rf6 47. b5 f3 48. Rg7 Rf4+ 49. Kxg5 f2 50. a7 Ra4 51.
Rf7 Rxa7 52. Rxf2 $18) 47. Rf7) 44. h3 Re5 45. a6 Re3+ 46. Kf2) 43. b4) 40. Kf3
Bd6 (40... Bxb6 41. Rxb6 Re5 42. b4 g5 43. Rxa6 Re3+ 44. Kg4 Rxc3 45. Rg6 $16 {
An important finesse. Black can't keep his pawns alive. Eine wichtige Finesse.
Schwarz kann seine Bauern nicht am Leben halten.} f3 46. Kg3 Rb3 47. a6) 41. b4
Re5 42. Bd4 $2 {I relaxed a bit here and it shows. Hier entspannte ich ein
bisschen, und das zeigt sich.} ({Instead, Stattdessen gewinnt} 42. c4 $18 {
wins on the spot of course, since the main idea of b5 and a6 can't be
prevented. natürlich auf der Stelle, da die Hauptidee b5 und a6 nicht zu
verhindern ist.} Bxb4 (42... Rh5 43. b5 axb5 44. a6 Rh3+ 45. Ke4 Ra3 46. a7 Kf7
(46... bxc4 47. Rb8+) 47. c5) 43. Bd4) 42... Rh5 43. h4 $2 {I thought that
this was really clever, but again I missed the direct winning line after Dies
hielt ich für richtig clever, aber erneut verpasste ich das direkte
Gewinnabspiel nach} (43. b5 $1 Bc5 (43... Kd8 {After the game, my opponent
recommended this line as Black's main defence vs. b5, however, Black is lost
after the following sequence: Nach der Partie empfahl mein Gegner dieses
Abspiel als schwarze Hauptverteidigung gegen b5, aber nach der folgenden
Sequenz ist Schwarz verloren:} 44. bxa6 Kc8 45. Rb6 $3 {I missed the idea of
this move in my calculations Die Idee dieses Zuges hatte ich in meine
Berechnungen übersehen.} Rxa5 46. a7 $1 {A study-like manoeuvre, paralysing
Black completely and thus forcing a zugzwang, where Black has to surrender the
c5-square. Ein studienartiges Manöver, das Schwarz komplett paralysiert und
somit in Zugzwang bringt, wonach er das Feld c5 preisgeben muss.} Ra4 (46... g5
47. Rb5) 47. Bc5 $18 Bc7 48. Rxg6 Kb7 49. Rg8 e5 50. Re8 $18 {followed by the
march of the white h-pawn. nebst Marsch des weißen h-Bauern.}) 44. Bxc5 (44.
bxa6 Bxd4 45. cxd4 Rxa5 46. a7 Kf7 47. h4 Kf6 (47... Ra4 48. Kxf4 Rxd4+ 49. Ke5
Ra4 50. Kd5 Kf6 51. Kc6 e5 (51... Ra1 52. Kb6 $18) 52. Kb5) 48. Kxf4 Ra4 49.
Ke4 (49. Ke3 Ke6 50. Ke4 (50. Kd3 Kd5 51. Kc3 Kd6 52. Kb2 Ra5 53. Kb3 Ra1 54.
Kb4 Rb1+ 55. Kc3 Ra1 56. Kd3 Ra3+ 57. Ke4 Ra4 58. Ke3 Ke6 59. Kf4 Kf6 $11 60.
Kf3 Ke6 61. Ke3 Kd6 62. Ke4 e5 (62... Ra5 63. Kf4 e6 (63... Ke6 64. Kg4 Kf6 65.
Kf3 Ra4 66. Ke2 Ke6 67. Kd3 Ra1 68. Kc4 Kd6 69. Rb6+ Kc7 70. Rxg6 Rxa7 71. h5
Ra1 72. h6 Rh1 $11))) 50... Kd6) 49... e5) 44... Rxc5 45. bxa6 Rxa5 46. a7 Kf7
47. Kxf4 $18) 43... Kd8 44. Rb6 Rxh4 $4 {...and thanks to this blunder, the
game, which had actually just started again, was finished. ... und dank dieses
Patzers die wird die Partie, eigentlich gerade erneut begonnen hatte, beendet.}
({After the correct Nach dem korrekten} 44... Kd7 {the fight is just starting,
since Black's bishop on d6 is just as good as White's piece and Black's rook
is always ready to sneak behind the enemy lines to harass the white king. I do
not see a clear win for White here, although the main line leading to a rook
endgame with connected passed pawns for White is close to winning. Here are
some sample lines: fängt der Kampf gerade erst an, denn der schwarze Läufer
auf d6 ist so gut wie sein weißer Antipode, und der schwarze Turm steht immer
bereit, hinter die feindlichen Linien zu schleichen, um den weißen König zu
belästigen. Hier sehe ich keinen klaren Gewinn für den Anziehenden, obwohl das
Hauptabspiel, das zu einem Turmendspiel mit verbundenen Freibauern für Weiß
führt, nahezu gewonnen ist. Hier ein paar Beispielvarianten:} 45. Rxa6 $1 (45.
Bf2 $6 Rd5 46. Rxa6 Rd3+ 47. Ke4 Rxc3 48. b5 Rc2 49. Bd4 Re2+ 50. Kd5 e6+ 51.
Kc4 f3 52. Ra7+ Ke8 $11) 45... Rxh4 46. Ke4 $1 {is a better try, White tries
to save a tempo on b5, since Black is going with g5, g4 check anyway. ist ein
besserer Versuch; Weiß bemüht sich, ein Tempo für b5 zu sparen, da Schwarz
sowieso g5, g4 Schach zieht.} (46. b5 g5 $1 (46... e5 $2 {is not correct since
the white king joins the attack and hits Black's Bd6, winning some critical
tempi. ist nicht korrekt, denn der weiße König greift in den Angriff ein und
attackiert den schwarzen Bd6, was ein paar kritische Tempi gewinnt.} 47. Bb6
Rh3+ 48. Ke4 Rxc3 49. Ra8 Rb3 (49... Bc7 $2 50. Kd5) 50. Rd8+ Ke7 (50... Ke6
51. a6 Rxb5 52. a7 Rb4+ 53. Kd3 e4+ 54. Kc3 Ra4 55. a8=Q Be5+ 56. Kd2 Rxa8 57.
Rxa8 g5 58. Rg8 Kf5 (58... Bf6 59. Ke2 Kf5 60. Bd8 Bxd8 61. Rxd8 e3 (61... g4
62. Rf8+ Kg5 63. Kf2 g3+ 64. Kg2 Kg4 65. Rg8+ Kf5 66. Re8) 62. Rd6 Ke5 63. Rg6
Kf5 64. Rg8 Kf6 65. Kf3 Kf5 66. Rf8+ Ke5 67. Ke2 Ke6 68. Rg8 Kf5 69. Rg7 Kf6
70. Rg8 Kf5 $11)) 51. a6 Rxb5 52. a7) 47. Ke4 g4 48. Rxd6+ (48. Ra8 f3 49. Rg8
(49. Ke3 Rh2 50. a6 Ra2 51. Ke4 Ra4 $11) 49... f2) (48. Rc6 f3 49. a6 f2 50.
Bxf2 g3+ 51. Kf3 gxf2 52. Kxf2 Ra4 $15 {and only Black can be better here. und
nur Schwarz kann hier besser stehen.}) 48... exd6 49. a6 (49. Kxf4 Rh5 50. c4
Rh4 51. Kg3 Rh3+ 52. Kxg4 Ra3 $11) 49... Rh1 (49... f3 50. a7 f2 51. a8=Q f1=Q
$11)) 46... f3+ $5 {probably the only way Black holds. Other lines are
inferior. Vermutlich der einzige Weg von Schwarz, sich zu halten. Andere
Abspiele sind schwächer:} (46... e5 47. Bb6 Rh3 48. Kd5 Rd3+ 49. Kc4 e4 50. Ra8
{An amazing position; it looks like Black is doing fine, but White is winning
here. Eine verblüffende Stellung; es sieht aus, als stünde Schwarz ordentlich,
aber hier gewinnt Weiß.} f3 51. Rd8+ Ke6 52. a6) (46... Rh1 47. b5 Re1+ 48. Kd5
e6+ 49. Kc4 f3 50. Ra7+ Ke8 51. a6 $18) (46... g5 47. Ra8 g4 (47... f3+ 48.
Kxf3 Bxb4 49. Ke2 Bd6 50. a6 $18) 48. a6 f3 49. a7) 47. Kxf3 Bxb4 48. cxb4 (48.
Ke2 Bd6 49. Ra8 Be5 $1 50. Bf2 Ra4 (50... Rh2 51. Kf1 Bxc3 52. a6 Kc6 53. Rb8
Be5 54. Rb6+ Kc7 55. Rxg6 Bd6 56. Rg8 Rh1+ 57. Ke2 Ra1 58. a7 Kb7 $11) 51. a6)
48... Rxd4 49. b5 $16 {This is not so clear. Black has chances to hold, but
probably White is winning, since the pawns are too far advanced. Dies ist
nicht so klar. Schwarz hat Chancen, sich zu halten, aber wahrscheinlich
gewinnt Weiß, da die Bauern zu weit vorgerückt sind.} (49. Rb6 Kc7 50. Ke3 Rg4
(50... e5 51. b5) 51. Kd3 Rf4 $1 52. Rb5 $1 {The difference is amazing. Der
Unterschied ist verblüffend.} (52. Kc3 $2 Rf6 $1) 52... Rf5 $6 53. Rc5+ $1 Kb7
(53... Rxc5 $4 54. bxc5 {and Black is lost: und Schwarz ist verloren:} g5 55.
Ke4 e6 56. a6 Kc6 57. Ke5 Kc7 58. Kxe6 g4 59. a7 Kb7 60. c6+ Kxa7 61. c7 $18)
54. Kd4 (54. Kc4 Rxc5+ $11) 54... Rf4+ 55. Kc3 Rf5 $11 {and Black holds. und
Schwarz hält sich.}) 49... g5 (49... Rb4 50. b6 Rb5 (50... Kc6 51. Ra7 $1 (51.
Ra8 e5 52. Ke3 (52. a6) 52... g5 $4 (52... Rb5 $11 53. Ke4) 53. a6 $18) 51...
e6 52. Rc7+ (52. Ke3 g5 53. Rg7 Kb5 (53... g4 54. Kf2 $18) 54. Rxg5+ Ka6 55.
Kd3 Rh4 56. Rg8) 52... Kb5) 51. Ra7+ Kc6 (51... Kc8 52. Ke4 $18) 52. Ke4 g5 53.
Kd4 g4 54. Kc4 Rc5+ 55. Kb4) 50. b6 g4+ 51. Kg3 $18 (51. Ke3 Rb4 52. Ra7+ Kc8
53. Rxe7 Kb8 54. Kf2 (54. Re5 Ra4 55. Kf2 Ra3) 54... Rb5)) 45. Rxd6+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 {Before this game there was a rest day on which I spent
approximately five hours preparing 2...Nc6, and although I also thought about
preparing for the Najdorf I rejected the latter idea without much thought. 
Vor dieser Partie gab es einen Ruhetag, an dem ich ungefähr fünf Stunden auf
die Vorbereitung von 2...Nc6 verwendete, und obwohl ich auch daran dachte,
mich für Najdorf zu präparieren, verwarf ich diese Idee ohne größeres
Nachdenken.} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 {Two years previously I
had tried 6.Be3 against Boris, but, to tell the truth, unsuccessfully. Zwei
Jahre zuvor hatte ich gegen Boris 6.Be3 ausprobiert, aber, ehrlich gesagt,
ohne Erfolg.} e5 7. Nde2 h5 {The most fashionable continuation! Black does not
allow his opponent to play g4 and ties in the white forces.  Die modischste
Erwiderung! Schwarz lässt den Gegner nicht zu g4 kommen und bindet die weißen
Kräfte.} 8. g3 b5 {This is by far not the most popular, but quite a serious
counter! Black would like to develop his pieces very comfortably and if White
wants to fight for a superiority he has to set about matters energetically! 
Das ist bei weitem nicht die populärste, aber eine ziemlich strenge
Entgegnung! Schwarz möchte mit allen Annehmlichkeiten die Figuren entwickeln
und wenn Weiß um Übergewicht kämpfen will, muss er energisch zu Werke gehen!}
9. Bg5 {Since this position has not been explored, only future practice will
show what the most precise setups are for both sides. Over the board it seemed
logical to me to fight for the d5-square. Da diese Position nicht erforscht
ist, wird erst die weitere Praxis zeigen, welche die genauesten Aufstellungen
für beide Seiten sind. Am Brett erschien es mir logisch, um den Punkt d5 zu
kämpfen.} Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bb7 11. Nec3 Rc8 12. Bg2 ({At the board, after Auf} 12.
h4 {I feared befürchtete ich am Brett} Qa5 $5 {intending to meet mit der Idee}
13. b4 {with mit} Nxd5 $5 14. bxa5 Nxc3 15. Qc1 Bxe4 16. Rh2 d5 {after which
the position seemed totally unclear to me. Black has two knights and a pawn
for the queen, but White's pieces are scattered, the h2-rook is out of play
and I was afraid of going in for this line. zu beantworten, wonach mir die
Position völlig unklar zu sein schien. Schwarz hat zwei Springer und einen
Bauern für die Dame, aber die weißen Figuren sind zerstreut, der Turm h2 ist
außer Spiel und mich darauf einzulassen, machte mir Angst.}) 12... Be7 13. Nxe7
Qxe7 14. h4 {Played with the intention of bringing the bishop to h3 at some
point or other. Mit der Idee gespielt, in irgendeinem Moment den Läufer nach
h3 zu bringen.} Nb6 {Fighting for the centre and preparing to ensconce the
knight on c4.  Kämpft um das Zentrum und bereitet die Einnistung des Springers
auf c4 vor.} 15. Qd3 {Here long castling seemed logical to me, in order to
take advantage of the vulnerability of the d6-pawn. Hier erschien mir die
lange Rochade logisch, um mir die Verwundbarkeit des Bauern d6 zunutze zu
machen.} Qc7 ({Perhaps it made sense to complete development with Vielleicht
war es sinnvoll, mit} 15... O-O {Then die Entwicklung zu vollenden. Es könnte}
16. O-O-O b4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rc5 {could follow with unclear play. mit
unklarem Spiel folgen.}) 16. Bh3 ({Serious consideration needed to be given to
Ernsthafte Aufmerksamkeit verdiente} 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. O-O $1 {By destroying
his opponent's structure and hiding hs own king in a safe place, White can
count on a slight advantage. For example, b4 could be simply met with Nd1 and
the transfer of the knight to e3. Indem er dem Gegner die Struktur zerrüttet
und seinen eigenen König an einem sicheren Ort versteckt, kann Weiß auf einen
kleinen Vorteil rechnen. Beispielsweise ließe sich b4 mit einfach Nd1 und
Überführung des Springers nach e3 beantworten.}) 16... Rb8 ({Here it made
sense to remove the king's knight from the threat: Hier war es sinnvoll, den
Königsspringer der Bedrohung zu entziehen:} 16... Nfd7 $1 17. O-O-O b4 18. Nd5
Bxd5 19. exd5 {with complicated play. mit kompliziertem Spiel.}) 17. Bxf6 gxf6
18. O-O-O {At this point I was satisfied with the results of the opening.
Boris was already starting to suffer from a slight lack of thinking time. The
black king can no longer find a safe refuge on either side of the board. Hier
war ich mit den Ergebnissen der Eröffnung zufrieden. Boris begann bereits,
unter einem leichten Mangel an Bedenkzeit zu leiden. Der schwarze König wird
an keinem Flügel mehr sicheren Unterschlupf finden.} b4 (18... Ke7 19. Kb1 {
does not get rid of Black's problems. entledigt den Schwarzen nicht seiner
Probleme.}) 19. Nd5 Nxd5 {The exchange of all the minor pieces in no way
brings any relief to Black, but rather increases his problems with his king.
Der Tausch sämtlicher Leichtfiguren verschafft Schwarz keineswegs
Erleichterung, sondern vertieft seine Probleme mit dem König eher noch.} ({
He had to play Notwendig war} 19... Bxd5 20. exd5 Qc4 {and White has the
pleasant choice between und Weiß hat die angenehme Wahl zwischen} 21. Kb1 $5 ({
and oder} 21. Qxc4 Nxc4 22. Rd3) 21... Qxd3 22. cxd3 Na4 (22... Nxd5 23. d4)
23. Bf5 {In both cases with a slight superiority. . In beiden Fällen mit
geringem Übergewicht.}) 20. exd5 Bc8 21. f4 Bxh3 $6 ({Perhaps Vielleicht war} 
21... a5 {was the lesser evil. There Black retains chances of a successful
defence. das kleinere Übel. Schwarz behält hier Chancen auf eine erfolgreiche
Verteidigung.}) 22. Rxh3 $14 {Here White is clearly better and has a rather
simple game. The rooks are transferred to f1 and f2. Then it is impossible to
see what Black can do about his exposed king. At the same time Boris had less
than 20 minutes left on his clock here. My mood was pretty optimistic at this
point. Hier steht Weiß klar besser und hat ein ziemlich einfaches Spiel. Die
Türme werden nach f1 und f2 überführt. Dann ist nicht zu sehen, was Schwarz
mit seinem offenen König machen soll. Zudem hatte Boris hier weniger als 20
Minuten auf der Uhr. Ich war hier schon ziemlich optimistisch gestimmt.} Kf8 {
Perhaps not the best but it is hard to suggest anything better for Black.
Vielleicht nicht das beste, aber es ist schwer, Schwarz etwas Klügeres
vorzuschlagen.} ({After Auf} 22... Rc8 {, for example, ist beispielsweise} 23.
Rh2 Qc4 24. Qf5 {with a major advantage is unpleasant. mit großem Vorteil
unangenehm.}) 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. Rh2 Kg7 25. Rf2 Rh6 26. Qxa6 $6 {In Boris'
time trouble I let myself be drawn into winning this pawn; I should have
simply followed my plan with Rfdf1 and I would have been able to achieve a
great advantage! In der Zeitnot von Boris ließ ich mich zu diesem Bauerngewinn
hinreißen, dabei hätte ich mit Rdf1 einfach meinem Plan folgen und damit
großen Vorteil erzielen können!} (26. Rdf1 $1) 26... b3 $1 {Boris finds the
best chance!  Boris findet die beste Chance!} 27. axb3 Rxb3 28. Qc6 {An
inaccuracy, but the position has already become sharper. Eine Ungenauigkeit,
aber die Stellung hat sich bereits verschärft.} Qa7 29. Rxf7+ Qxf7 30. cxb3 Rg6
$2 {An imperceptible error, after which White's superiority becomes
threatening. After the correct Ein unmerklicher Fehler, nach dem das
Übergewicht von Weiß bedrohliche Ausmaße annimmt. Nach dem korrekten} (30...
Rf6 $1 31. b4 Qg6 {White would have regretted his overweening greed for pawns!
Thanks to the activity of his pieces Black would have levelled the game. hätte
Weiß seinen überflüssigen Appetit auf Bauern bedauert! Denn dank der Aktivität
seiner Figuren hätte Schwarz das Spiel ausgeglichen.}) 31. b4 Qf3 ({The final
chance consisted of Die letzte Chance bestand in} 31... Qf2) 32. Qc3 Qf2 33.
Rd3 Rf6 34. Kb1 Qg1+ 35. Ka2 {The white king finds a comfortable hiding place
on b3 and all in all the remainder of the game is a matter of technique. Der
weiße König verbirgt sich komfortabel auf b3 und im Großen und Ganzen ist der
Rest der Partie eine Sache der Technik.} Qa7+ 36. Kb3 Rf1 {The last chance.
Black would like to get on to the a-file ith his rook. Fortunately, in time
trouble I managed to find a strong idea with which I forced the exchange of
queens.  Die letzte Chance: Schwarz möchte mit dem Turm auf die a-Linie
gelangen. Zum Glück gelang es mir in Zeitnot eine starke Idee zu finden, mit
der ich den Abtausch der Damen erzwinge.} 37. Rf3 Ra1 38. Qe3 $1 Qxe3+ (38...
Qa4+ 39. Kc3 $18 {and Black does not have a single check, whereas White moves
on to the decisive attack! und Schwarz hat kein einziges Schach, während Weiß
zum entscheidenden Angriff übergeht!}) 39. Rxe3 {The resulting endgame is
completely won for White. I missed out on the five forced wins, but at least
victory did not slip between my fingers! Das entstandene Endspiel ist
vollkommen gewonnen für Weiß. Ich vergab noch um die fünf forcierten Gewinne,
aber zumindest glitt mir der Sieg nicht aus der Hand!} Kg6 40. b5 Ra8 41. Kb4
Rb8 42. Rf3 (42. Ka5 $1 Kf5 43. b6 e4 44. Ka6 Ke5 45. Ka7 Rg8 46. b7 Kxd5 47.
b8=Q Rxb8 48. Kxb8 {was far simpler... war weitaus einfacher...}) 42... e4 43.
Rf1 e3 44. Kc4 (44. b3 {with zugzwang was simpler, for example: mit Zugzwang
war einfacher, zum Beispiel:} Re8 45. b6 e2 46. Re1 Kf5 47. Kb5 Kg4 48. b7 Kf3
49. Kc6 Kf2 50. Rxe2+ Kxe2 51. Kxd6 $18) 44... Rc8+ 45. Kd3 Rc5 46. b4 Rxd5+
47. Kxe3 Rxb5 48. Rf4 {Black was able to recover the pawn with my help, but
nevertheless White wins without any particular trouble in view of the black
king being cut off. Unter meiner Mithilfe konnte Schwarz den Bauern
zurückgewinnen, aber dennoch gewinnt Weiß im Hinblick auf den abgeschnittenen
schwarzen König ohne besondere Mühe.} d5 49. Kd3 Rb7 50. Kc2 Rb8 51. Kc3 Rb7
52. Rf8 Rc7+ 53. Kb3 Rd7 54. b5 d4 55. Kc2 d3+ ({The final subtlety was Die
letzte Feinheit bestand in} 55... Rb7 56. Rg8+ Kf5 57. Kd3 $1 {with an easy
win. mit leichtem Gewinn.}) 56. Kd2 Rd5 57. Rg8+ Kh6 58. Rg5 Rd4 59. Rc5 Kg6
60. b6 {Black resigned! Omitting the fact that Boris was clearly not in form
in this tournament, I take great satisfaction every time that I beat him. I am
certain that in the future he will entertain his fans more than once with his
striking play!   Schwarz gab auf! Ungeachtet der Tatsache, dass Boris in
diesem Turnier deutlich nicht in Form war, verschafft mir jeder Sieg über ihn
große Genugtuung. Ich bin mir sicher, dass er seine Anhänger auch in Zukunft
mehr als einmal mit seinem markanten Spiel erfreuen wird!} 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.08"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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"]

{This was the second game of the tiebreak. In the first game Evgeny did not
put much problems to me, so in the second game having the white colour I was
in a very agressive mood! Dies war die zweite Partie des Stichkampfs. In der
ersten hatte mich Evgeny vor keine großen Probleme gestellt, daher war ich in
der zweiten mit den weißen Figuren äußerst aggressiv gestimmt!} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7
10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. g5 Nh5 {One of the pet lines of my
opponent. I thought that he knows the positions after 14.Nd5 very well, that
is why I decided to switch to the less popular line. Eine der Stammvarianten
meines Gegners. Ich dachte mir, dass er die Stellungen nach 14.Nd5 sehr gut
kennt, daher beschloss ich, auf das weniger populäre Abspiel umzusteigen.} 14.
f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Rac8 17. Nd4 Nb6 18. Bd3 Qc5 19. Nf5 $1 $146 ({
This move was recommended in "Chess Today" as a possible improvement on the
game Grischuk-Areshchenko in which after Dieser Zug wurde in "Chess Today"
empfohlen als mögliche Verbesserung gegenüber der Partie Grischuk-Areshchenko,
in der man sich nach} 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Nf5 Rce8 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7
23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 {they agreed to a draw. auf Remis einigte.}) 19... Rce8 $2 {
Trying to get the same position, but here a surprise was waiting for him!
Versucht, die gleiche Stellung zu erreichen, aber hier erwartete ihn eine
Überraschung!} (19... Rfe8 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. e5 $1 {was also bad. war
ebenfalls schlecht.}) ({Right was Richtig war} 19... Bd8 $1 {The position is
very unclear, in many lines very precise play from Black is required and in a
rapid game it is not simple at all! Die Stellung ist sehr unklar; in vielen
Varianten wird Schwarz äußerst genaues Spiel abverlangt, und in einer
Schnellpartie ist dies keineswegs einfach!}) 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. e5 $1 $16 d5 {
Sad necessity! Other moves are just bad. Traurige Notwendigtkeit! Andere Züge
sind einfach schlecht.} (21... Qxe5 22. Qh4 g6 23. Rhe1 $16) (21... dxe5 22.
Qh4 f5 23. gxf6 gxf6 24. Ne4 Qc6 25. Nxf6+ Rxf6 26. Rhg1+ $18) 22. h4 $1 {
Probably White has more positional moves, but this move seemed to me as the
most energetic! Wahrscheinlich hat Weiß auch positionellere Züge, aber dies
schien mir am energischsten!} Nc4 (22... Nd7 23. Rde1 b4 24. Ne2 a5 25. Nd4 $16
) (22... b4 23. Ne2 Nc4 24. Nd4 $16) 23. h5 d4 $2 {The decisive mistake! Der
entscheidende Fehler!} ({It was essential to play Erforderlich war} 23... Qe3
$8 {although after , obwohl nach} 24. Qh4 Rb7 (24... Rfe8 25. h6 g6 26. Rhe1
$16) (24... Rc7 25. h6 g6 26. Rhe1 Qf3 27. Qd4 $16) 25. Rhe1 Qc5 26. Ka1 Rc8
27. h6 g6 28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. Qf4 Qb4 30. Rb1 Qe7 31. Red1 $16 {White has a
clear advantage. Weiß klaren Vorteil hat.}) 24. h6 $1 $18 {Now White wins by
force! Jetzt gewinnt Weiß forciert!} g6 ({More stubborn was Hartnäckiger war} 
24... Qxe5 {and White has to find a few strong moves: , wonach Weiß noch ein
paar starke Züge finden muss:} 25. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 26. hxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qh4 Bf5 (
27... Rc8 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qf6 $1 (29. Ne4 Qg7 30. Nf6+ Kf8 $11) 29... Qxf6 30.
gxf6 $18) 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Nd5 Bxc2+ 30. Ka1 f5 31. gxf6 Rh7 32. Rdg1+ Kf7 33.
Rg7+ Ke8 34. Rxh7 Bxh7 35. Qxh7 d3 36. Qe7+ Qxe7 37. fxe7 $18) 25. Nd5 ({
Also winning is Ebenfalls zum Sieg führt} 25. Bxc4 Bxc4 26. Ne4 Qxe5 (26... Qc6
27. Rxd4 $18) 27. Qxe5 Rxe5 28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. Nd7 $18) 25... Qxd5 (25... Na3+
26. Kc1 $18) (25... Nd2+ 26. Kc1 $18) 26. Bxc4 Qxc4 27. Qf6 {Black resigned.
Although it was just a rapid game, I think that this was my best game in the
World Cup! Schwarz gab auf. Obwohl dies nur eine Schnellpartie war, halte ich
dies für meine beste Leistung beim World Cup!} 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O b5 10. f4 {A few days ago my opponent won in this line a very
important game against Ivanchuk, so I was expecting this line. Wenige Tage
zuvor hatte mein Gegner mit diesem Abspiel eine sehr wichtige Partie gegen
Ivanchuk gewonnen, daher kam es für mich nicht unerwartet.} Be7 11. Kb1 O-O 12.
f5 Bc4 13. g4 $6 {A typical idea in this type of position, but maybe here it
is too optimistic. Ein typische Idee in dieser Art von Stellung, hier aber
vielleicht zu optimistisch.} Nxg4 14. Rg1 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Bxb3 $1 {The position
looks very dangerous for Black, but it looks like he defends in all the lines
keeping an extra pawn. Die Stellung sieht sehr gefährlich aus für Schwarz,
aber es sieht so aus, als könne er sich in allen Abspielen verteidigen und
einen Mehrbauern behaupten.} 16. Qh6 $2 ({Better was Besser war} 16. axb3 Kh8
17. Nd5 {and White has enough compensation for the pawn, but no more. und Weiß
hat genug Kompensation für den Bauern, aber nicht mehr.}) 16... Bxc2+ 17. Kxc2
Bf6 18. Rxd6 ({More interesting was Interessanter war} 18. Rd3 Kh8 19. Qh5 h6
20. Rh3 Kh7 21. Nd5 Rc8+ 22. Kb1 Nb6 23. Ne3 (23. Rxg7+ Bxg7 24. f6 Nxd5 25.
fxg7 Qf6 26. gxf8=N+ Rxf8 $17) 23... Qc7 24. Bd3 Qc5 {Although Black is better
White can hope to organize some threats. Schwarz steht zwar besser, doch Weiß
kann hoffen, ein paar Drohungen aufzustellen.}) 18... Kh8 19. Qd2 Ra7 $17 {
Now Black is much better. Nun steht Schwarz deutlich besser.} 20. Kb1 (20. Qg2
Rg8 21. Rd3 Be7 $17) (20. Nd5 Qc8+ 21. Kb1 Qc5 $17) 20... Qc7 21. Rd3 Nb6 22.
Nd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Be2 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 g6 26. Rc1 Qe7 27. Qc5 (27. Qc6 Kg7
28. Qb6 Bg5 $17) 27... Kg7 28. Qxe7 Bxe7 29. Rc6 Kh6 30. a4 $2 {The decisive
mistake! Der entscheidende Fehler!} ({White should have played Weiß hätte} 30.
fxg6 {and if spielen sollen, und falls} hxg6 {then , so} (30... fxg6 31. Re6)
31. a4 {with drawing chances.}) 30... bxa4 31. Rxa6 $2 ({White is not helped
much by Keine große Hilfe für Weiß bedeutet} 31. fxg6 fxg6 32. Bxa6 Kg5 $17)
31... Rxa6 32. Bxa6 Kg5 33. fxg6 fxg6 $1 {The point! Now White has no defence
against Kh4 following by g5, g4, Kh3. Die Pointe! Nun hat Weiß keine
Verteidigung gegen Kh4 nebst by g5, g4 und Kh3.} 34. Kc2 Kh4 35. Bc8 (35. Bf1
g5 36. Kc3 g4 37. Kc4 Bg5 $19) 35... g5 36. Kd3 g4 37. Kc4 Kh3 {In view of the
inevitable h5 and Kxh2 White resigned! Angesichts des unvermeidbaren h5 und
Kxh2 gab Weiß auf!} 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. f3 b5 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Na5 (14.
Qxb4) 14... Nbxd5 $1 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxb4 $146 Nxb4 17. Qxb4 O-O {[#]} 18. g5
$2 (18. Qb6 $1 {was to be prefered. war vorzuziehen.}) 18... Rfc8 19. Qa4 $6 (
19. Qc4 $1 Qxc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. gxf6 Bxf6 (21... gxf6 22. Rhg1+ Kh8 23. Bh6
$132) 22. Rxd6 Kf8 $13) (19. Bd3 {did not solve the problems because of konnte
die Probleme nicht lösen wegen} Rab8 20. Qh4 (20. Qc3 Qxc3 21. bxc3 Nd5 22.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Rxd5 Rxc3 $17) 20... Rxb2 $3 {A very typical idea in this
variation. Eine ganz typische idee in dieser Variante.} 21. Qc4 (21. Kxb2 Qc3+
22. Kb1 d5 $19) 21... Qb7 22. Qxc8+ Qxc8 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Kxb2 e4+ 25. Kc1
exd3 26. Rxd3 Qf5 $19 {and Black should gradually win. und Schwarz sollte
allmählich gewinnen.}) 19... Rab8 $3 {Black is exploiting the fact that White
does not have time to take the knight.  Schwarz nutzt die Tatsache aus, dass
Weiß keine Zeit hat, den Springer zu schlagen.} 20. Bd3 $2 {This is already
the decisive mistake! Dies ist bereits der entscheidende Fehler!} ({Now there
is no Es geht jetzt nicht mehr} 20. Qc4 $2 {anymore because of wegen} Qb7 $19)
(20. Bc4 {was the only chance to stay in the game. Black has a lot of
interesting possibilites here, but at least White is not losing immediately!
war die einzige Chance, in der Partie zu bleiben. Schwarz hat hier eine
Vielzahl interessanter Möglichkeiten, aber wenigstens verliert Weiß nicht
sofort!} Qxc4 (20... Nd7 21. Bb3 Nc5 22. Bxc5 Bxg5+ 23. Kb1 Qxc5 24. Qxa6 $13)
(20... Ng4 21. fxg4 Qxc4 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. h3 $15) 21. Qxc4 Rxc4 22. gxf6 Bxf6
23. Rxd6 e4 24. c3 Ra4 25. a3 exf3 26. Rf1 Be5 27. Rd7 Bxh2 28. Rxf3 f6 $15) (
20. gxf6 $2 Rb4 {loses on the spot. verliert auf der Stelle.}) 20... Nd7 $19
21. Qe4 g6 22. Bxa6 (22. h4 Rxb2 23. Kxb2 Qc3+ 24. Kc1 d5 $19) ({Hardly better
was Kaum besser war} 22. Rde1 Nc5) 22... Rb4 $1 {The logical continuation of
the attack! Die logische Fortsetzung des Angriffs!} 23. Qd3 (23. c4 Qc6 24.
Bxc8 Rxc4+ 25. Kb1 Rxe4 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. fxe4 Qa4 $19) 23... Rcb8 24. b3 Nc5
$1 {When you have a good position it is easy to play well.  Wenn man eine gute
Stellung hat, ist es leicht, auch gut zu spielen.} 25. Bxc5 Qxc5 26. Qd5 Qa7
27. Bc4 Bxg5+ (27... Rc8 $1 {was another very strong option: war eine andere
sehr starke Möglichkeit:} 28. a3 Qxa3+ 29. Kd2 Bxg5+ 30. Ke1 Rbxc4 31. bxc4
Qe3+ 32. Kf1 Rxc4 33. Qd3 Rxc2 34. Qxe3 Bxe3 35. Rxd6 Bd4 $19) 28. Kb2 Ra4 29.
a3 ({Nor does Auch} 29. Ra1 {help: hilft nicht:} Ra5 $1 (29... e4 30. Rhf1 e3
$19) 30. Qe4 (30. Qxd6 Be7 31. Qd3 Ba3+ 32. Kb1 Ra4 $19) 30... Ra3 31. Qd5 Ra8
32. b4 Bf6 $19) 29... Ra5 30. Qe4 (30. Qxd6 Be7 $19) 30... Be3 {30...Kg7 was
also winning, but 30...Rxa3 could have been a mistake. 30...Kg7 gewann
ebenfalls, aber mit 30...Rxa3 gab es noch Gelegenheit zu einem Fehler.} (30...
Kg7 $19) (30... Rxa3 $2 31. Ra1 Ra8 32. Qxa8+ Qxa8 33. Rxa3 Qxf3 34. Rf1 {
and White has counterplay. und Weiß hat Gegenspiel.}) 31. c3 $6 ({The last
chance was Die letzte Chance war} 31. Rxd6 {but after , doch nach} Bc5 (31...
Bd4+ 32. Rxd4 exd4 33. Qf4 $17) 32. Rd5 Bxa3+ 33. Kb1 Bc5 34. Qxe5 Ra8 35. Kb2
Ra1 36. Rxc5 Rxh1 37. Kc3 Rf8 $19 {Black is winning anyway. gewinnt Schwarz
trotzdem.}) 31... Rxa3 {Now it is time to play it.  Jetzt ist der richtige
Zeitpunkt dafür.} 32. Ra1 Ra8 ({White resigned as after Weiß gab auf, denn nach
} 32... Ra8 33. Qxa8+ (33. Qb1 Rxa1 34. Qxa1 Bc1+ $1 35. Rxc1 Qf2+ 36. Rc2
Qxc2+ 37. Kxc2 Rxa1 $19) 33... Qxa8 34. Rxa3 Qxf3 35. Rf1 Qg2+ 36. Kb1 d5 $19 {
his position is hopeless. ist seine Stellung hoffnungslos.}) 0-1

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2007.06.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in the 7th round. I was already doing well, but I did
not want to stop and wanted to win very much!  Diese Partie wurde in der 7.
Runde gespielt. Ich lag bereits gut im Rennen, aber ich wollte nicht aufhören
und unbedingt gewinnen!} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6.
Be3 e5 7. Nf3 {I decided to leave the main lines and to play something else
Ich beschloss, die Hauptabspiele zu verlassen und etwas anderes zu spielen.}
Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 {I did not expect this line and was prepared only
for 9...Be6.  Dieses Abspiel hatte ich nicht erwartet und war nur für 9...Be6
präpariert.} 10. Re1 b5 11. Bf1 Rb8 12. Bg5 Ng4 13. Bc1 $146 ({After Nach} 13.
Bd2 {I did not like missfiel mir} f5 {-> , und diesen Zug wollte ich vermeiden.
} (13... Be6 14. Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2779)-Topalov,V (2783)/Morelia/Linares
MEX/ESP 2007/The Week in Chess 643 (24)})) 13... Qb6 ({Bad was Schlecht war} 
13... f5 $2 {in view of wegen} 14. exf5 $16 ({but not nicht aber} 14. Qd5+ $2
Kh8 15. Qxc6 $4 Bb7 $19) 14... Bxf5 $2 15. Qd5+ $18) 14. Qd2 Nf6 15. h3 $6 {
Prophylactic against Bg4, but White is losing an important tempo! Prophylaxe
gegen Bg4, doch Weiß verliert ein wichtiges Tempo!} ({Stronger was Stärker war
} 15. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 16. exd5 Na5 17. Qb4 {with the idea Nxe5 or a4. White is
keeping some pressure. mit der Idee Nxe5 oder a4. Weiß behält einigen Druck.})
15... Re8 $1 {Black is protecting the bishop on e7.  Schwarz deckt den Läufer
auf e7.} 16. Qd1 ({Now Nun erreicht} 16. Nd5 {did not achieve anything because
of nichts mehr wegen} Nxd5 17. exd5 Nd4 $1 18. Nxd4 exd4) 16... h6 ({Also
posssible was Ebenfalls möglich war} 16... Nd4 17. Be3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qc7 19.
Bd3 {with an aproximately equal position. mit ungefähr gleicher Stellung.}) 17.
b3 Bf8 18. a4 b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Na5 21. Be3 Qc7 $2 {This is an
important moment in the game! Black allows the exchange of knights (Nd2, Nc4)
which is useful for White. Dies ist ein wichtiger Moment in der Partie!
Schwarz lässt den Springertausch zu (Nd2, Nc4), welcher für Weiß nützlich ist.}
({Stronger was Stärker war} 21... Qb7 {[%csl Rd5] I was going to play Ich
wollte darauf} 22. g4 {but it is clear that Black has a good game here.
fortsetzen, aber es ist klar, dass Schwarz hier gutes Spiel hat.}) 22. Nd2 $14
{Suddenly Black has some problems. White has good pieces and an easy game, but
Black has some problems with choosing a plan. Plötzlich hat Schwarz Probleme.
Weiß hat gute Figuren und leichtes Spiel, während es dem Nachziehenden schwer
fällt, einen Plan zu finden.} f5 23. Nc4 Be7 $2 {This is a blunder! Dies ist
ein grober Bock!} (23... g6 {had to be prefered, although after war
vorzuziehen, wenngleich nach} 24. Rc1 $1 {followed by c3 White retains some
advantage. nebst c3 Weiß einigen Vorteil behält.}) 24. Qh5 Rf8 (24... Bd7 25.
Bxh6 gxh6 26. Qg6+ Kf8 27. Be2 Red8 28. Ne3 $18) (24... Kf8 25. Bxh6 $16) 25.
Nxa5 Qxa5 26. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 $6 {A decisive mistake. Loek thought that I have to
repeat moves, but White has more than a perpetual...  Ein entscheidender
Fehlgriff. Loek dachte, ich müsste die Züge wiederholen, doch Weiß hat mehr
als Dauerschach...} 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Re3 $1 f4 {
Diagram [#]} 31. Rxe5 $3 dxe5 32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. d6 $1 $18 {Black has an extra
rook and bishop, but he is defenceless against Bc4! Schwarz hat Turm und
Läufer mehr, ist aber wehrlos gegen Bc4!} Rf7 (33... Kf7 34. Qh7+ $18) 34. Bc4
Bf5 ({No salvation is Nichts hilft} 34... Qd8 35. dxe7 Qxe7 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37.
Bxf7 Qf8 38. Re1 $18) 35. dxe7 {In view of inevitable material losses Black
resigned! Angesichts unvermeidlicher Materialverluste gab Schwarz auf.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 {Not such
a long time ago, this move was considered to be a side line, but now it almost
enjoys the same popularity as 7.Nb3.} Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 {
I have played this position twice: in 2007 I won a nice game against van Wely
and in 2008 I was lucky to draw with Nakamura.} Be6 {This move does not look
so precise. 10...b5 was played against me before, and later Jan played it in
the tie-break against me.} 11. Nd5 b5 12. Bb3 {Playing like in the line 10...
b5 11.Bb3. White also had different possibilities, for example:} ({Even after
the simplest} 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. a4 {White's position is
preferable.}) ({Also interesting is} 12. Bf1 {like Movsesian played against
Jan.}) 12... Bxd5 {Playing like this Black is acceptoing having to play a
slighlity worse position, but it was not easy to recommend anything better.} ({
For example after} 12... Nxe4 {White has the strong move} 13. a4 $1 {and
Black's pieces are hanging.}) 13. Bxd5 Qc7 14. c3 ({The simplest, but also an
interesting move was} 14. c4 $5 bxc4 15. Bxc4 Nxe4 16. Rc1 Nf6 17. Bg5 {
with the initiative!}) 14... Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Bf6 {With the idea Ne7.} 16. Red1 ({
A more precise move was} 16. a4 $1 Ne7 17. Qd3 Qc6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8
20. Rd1 {getting a position from the game, but with Black's move! But it does
not change the evalution as slightly better for White.}) 16... Rfd8 17. a4 Ne7
18. Qd3 Qc6 $2 ({Carelessness! I did not see what to do after} 18... bxa4 19.
Rxa4 d5 {and Black is very close to equalising.}) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 (
20... Qxa8 {was not much better:} 21. Bb6 Rf8 22. Bc7 Nc8 23. Qxb5 Qxe4 24. Nd2
Qc2 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. Nxb3 Re8 27. Na5 {and White has an advantage in the
ending.}) 21. h4 ({I was keen on the idea in the game, but probably stronger
was} 21. Ne1 $1 {followed by Nc2-b4 with a clear advantage for White.}) 21...
h6 ({After} 21... h5 {one possiblilty is} 22. Qxd6 (22. g3 $14) 22... Qxe4 23.
Bg5 Nf5 24. Qd5 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Bxg5 26. hxg5 f6 27. Rxb5 {with an advantage in
the ending.}) 22. Bg5 $5 hxg5 23. hxg5 Rd8 ({Rather better was} 23... Bxg5 24.
Nxg5 f6 (24... Ra6 25. Qh3 $36) 25. Ne6 Kf7 26. Qxd6 Qxd6 27. Rxd6 Nc8 28. Nd8+
Ke7 29. Rd2 {keeping winning chances.}) 24. gxf6 gxf6 {Now Black's structure
seems to be in ruins!} 25. Nh2 d5 26. Ng4 ({Also very strong was} 26. Nf1 {
and then, depending on circumstances Ne3 or Ng3 with a big advantage!}) 26...
d4 27. Qg3 Ng6 28. Qf3 (28. Nh6+ $1 {was more precise:} Kf8 29. Qf3 {and White
is dominating!}) 28... Kg7 {Now Black more or less manages a defence.} 29. Ne3
Ne7 30. Qg4+ Kf8 31. Qh4 Kg7 32. Rd3 {Bringing to the fight a rook...} Qb6 {
Defending the rook and preparing dxe3.} ({The computer suggests} 32... b4 {
after which the only way to keep the iniative is...} 33. Rd1 $3 bxc3 34. bxc3 {
and White is slightly better!}) 33. cxd4 exd4 34. Qg4+ ({There was a forced
draw with} 34. e5 dxe3 35. Rxd8 exf2+ 36. Kf1 Qxd8 37. exf6+ Kg6 (37... Kf8 $4
38. fxe7+ Qxe7 39. Qh8#) 38. fxe7 Qd3+ 39. Kxf2 Qd2+ 40. Kg1 Qe3+ 41. Kh2 f6
$11) 34... Kf8 35. Qd1 {The key position! Till here Jan was defending well,
but here he probably made the decisive mistake!} Ke8 {Threatening to take the
knight. Black misses my reply.} ({After the game we thought that Black should
have played} 35... Rd6 {with the threat dxe3 Rxd6 e2!, but after the simple}
36. Nf1 {followed by Ng3 White keeps the pressure.}) ({The most precise was} 
35... Qc5 {and White is slighlity better, but the position is playable.}) 36.
Qh5 $1 Rd6 ({Black is losing after} 36... dxe3 37. Qh8+ Ng8 38. Qxg8+ Ke7 39.
Rxd8 ({but not} 39. Qxd8+ $4 Qxd8 40. Rxd8 e2 $19) 39... exf2+ 40. Kf1 Qxd8 41.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 42. Kxf2 Kd7 43. Ke3 Kd6 44. Kd4 Kc6 45. b4 Kd6 46. g4 Kc6 47. e5
$18) 37. Qh8+ Kd7 38. Ng4 {Now White's attack plays itself.} Qc6 39. e5 {
The most direct, but also strong was 39.Ra3.} Ng6 $2 ({The last chance was} 
39... Qc1+ 40. Kh2 fxe5 41. Qxe5 {but here White wins a pawn with an attack!})
40. Nxf6+ Ke6 41. Qh3+ Kxe5 42. Ng4+ Kd5 (42... Ke6 43. Nh6+ Kd5 44. Qe3 $1 $18
{did not leave Black chances to survive.}) 43. Rd1 $1 {The last difficult move
in the game! Now Black's king is under attack from all fronts! And there is no
defence any more.} Qe8 (43... Re6 44. Ne3+ $18) 44. Qf3+ Qe4 45. Qxf7+ Qe6 46.
Ne3+ Ke5 47. Ng4+ ({Everything wins, but a nicer finish was} 47. Nc4+ bxc4 48.
Re1+ Kd5 49. Qb7+ Kc5 50. b4+ cxb3 51. Rc1+ Qc4 52. Qc7+ Rc6 53. Rxc4+ Kxc4 54.
Qxc6+ $18) 47... Kd5 48. Qb7+ Kc4 (48... Rc6 49. Ne3+ Ke4 50. Qxb5 $18) 49.
Rc1+ {and because of 49...Kb4 50.Qa7 Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 25th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2018.08.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karthikeyan, Murali"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Karthikeyan,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2018.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
(8. Nd2 Be6 {Just prevents Nc4 and White doesn't have any suitable plan to
continue.} 9. Be2 Be7 10. Bf3 O-O $11) 8... h6 $6 {Prevents Ng5 but it was not
necessary.} (8... Be6 $5 9. Ng5 Bd7 $11 {+=, but more or less transposes to
the game.}) (8... Be7 9. a5 O-O 10. Be2 Nc6 11. Bb6 Qb8 $11 {could have been
played}) 9. a5 Be6 10. Nd5 (10. Be2 $2 Qc6 $11 {White lacks co-ordination as
Nd5 is not possible.}) 10... Nxd5 (10... Bxd5 11. exd5 $16 {[%cal Gc2c4,Gb2b4]}
) 11. exd5 Bf5 12. c4 $6 (12. Bd3 {might have been the correct move but White
had to decide whether to keep the bishops or not.} Bxd3 (12... e4 13. Nd4 exd3
(13... Bh7 14. Be2 $16) 14. Nxf5 Qxc2 15. O-O $16) 13. Qxd3 Be7 {White can go
for c4-b4 ideas with bishop or without bishop but I felt with bishop looks
better.}) (12. Nh4 Bh7 $11 (12... Bxc2 13. Qd2 $16)) 12... Nd7 13. Be2 Be7 14.
O-O O-O 15. b4 Bh7 (15... Bg4 16. Rc1 $14) 16. Rc1 Rac8 (16... f5 17. c5 dxc5
18. bxc5 $18) 17. Qb3 (17. Nd2 f5 18. f4 $14 {this also feels good but first
bringing the queen out also looked very promising.}) (17. Qd2 f5 18. c5 f4 19.
cxd6 Qxd6 20. Bc5 Nxc5 21. bxc5 Rxc5 22. Rxc5 Qxc5 23. Nxe5 Qc2 $11 {just
equalises}) 17... Kh8 (17... f5 18. c5 $18 f4 19. cxd6 Qxd6 20. Bc5 $1 $18) 18.
Nd2 f5 19. f4 (19. f3 Bg5 20. Bxg5 hxg5 $14 {Black might get some counterplay
due to absence of dark square bishop.}) 19... Rce8 (19... Rfe8 $5 20. fxe5 Nxe5
21. Bh5 Rf8 22. Nf3 $16) 20. fxe5 $6 (20. c5 $5 Bg8 (20... dxc5 21. bxc5 Nxc5 (
21... exf4 22. d6 Qd8 23. dxe7 Qxe7 24. Bxf4 Qxe2 25. Qxb7 $16) 22. Qa3 exf4
23. Bxc5 $18 {and unfortunately Black has nothing.}) 21. c6 Nf6 22. Bb6 $16)
20... Nxe5 21. c5 $2 (21. Nf3 Ng4 (21... Bf6 22. Nd4 $16 {[%cal Gd4e6]}) 22.
Bb6 Qc8 23. h3 Bf6 24. Rfe1 $16 {This is clear for White.}) (21. Bh5 Rc8 (21...
g6 22. Bd1 $16) 22. Nf3 {transposes to one of the above variations.}) 21... Bg5
$6 (21... Bg8 22. Bf4 (22. Bh5 Rd8 $11) 22... Bf6 $11) 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Qc3 $2
(23. Nf3 Nxf3+ (23... dxc5 24. Nxg5 $18) (23... Ng4 24. Nd4 dxc5 25. Bxg4 $18)
24. Qxf3 dxc5 25. bxc5 Qxa5 26. d6 $16 {seems that White loses a pawn but has
good chances due to advanced d6 pawn and bad h7 bishop.}) 23... g4 24. Nb3 $2 (
24. Nc4 Nxc4 25. Bxc4 f4 $132) 24... f4 25. Nd4 Bg8 26. Qd2 dxc5 27. Rxc5 Qd6
28. Bd1 g5 $4 (28... Rf6 $17 {also looks good.}) (28... f3 {is practically
good move as the king gets open.} 29. gxf3 gxf3 30. Nxf3 Qg6+ $17 {Even if
black doesnt get any attack, trying this seems more logical.}) 29. Qc3 Qf6 30.
Bb3 $2 (30. Ba4 Re7 31. Nf5 $1 {Very hard move to see.} Rh7 (31... Qxf5 32. d6
Re6 33. Bd7 $1 $18 {the point} Qd3 34. Bxe6 Qxc3 35. Rxc3 Bxe6 36. Re1 $18) 32.
Bc2 $16 {[%csl Gf5]}) 30... Nd7 31. Rc7 Re3 32. Qxe3 $2 (32. Qd2 {is the
correct move.} Rfe8 (32... Ne5 33. Qxe3 $1 {now this is good as knight on e5
is misplaced.} fxe3 34. Rxf6 Rxf6 35. Re7 $16) 33. Rxd7 R8e4 34. d6 Qxd4 (34...
Rxd4 35. Qxe3 $18 {oops}) 35. Qxd4+ Rxd4 36. Bxg8 Kxg8 37. b5 axb5 38. Rxb7
Rxd6 39. Rxb5 $14) 32... fxe3 33. Rxf6 Nxf6 34. Ne6 Nxd5 (34... e2 35. Kf2 (35.
Rc1 Rc8 36. Re1 Rc3 37. Nc5 Bxd5 38. Bxd5 Nxd5 39. Rxe2 $11) 35... Nxd5+ 36.
Nxf8 Nxc7 37. Ng6+ Kg7 38. Bxg8 Kxg8 39. Ne5 g3+ 40. hxg3 Nd5 $11 {is simplest
draw.}) 35. Bxd5 e2 (35... Re8 36. Rc3 $18) 36. Rc1 Bxe6 37. Bxe6 Re8 38. Kf2
Rxe6 39. Ke1 b6 $4 (39... b5 40. axb6 (40. Rc5 Re4 41. Rxg5 Rxb4 42. Rg6 Rb1+
43. Kxe2 Rb2+ 44. Kf1 Ra2 $11) 40... Rxb6 41. Rc4 Kg7 42. Rxg4 Kf6 43. Kxe2 a5
44. bxa5 Rb2+ 45. Kf3 Ra2 $11 {eventually the rook ending will be a draw.}) 40.
b5 axb5 (40... Re5 41. Rb1 $1 $18) (40... bxa5 41. Rc6 Re8 42. bxa6 Ra8 (42...
Kg7 43. Rc5 a4 44. Ra5 $18) 43. Kxe2 a4 44. Kd3 $18 {king is in time.}) 41.
Rc8+ (41. a6 Re8 $16 {is unnecessary when you have a clear win.}) 41... Kg7 42.
a6 Re7 43. Rb8 g3 44. hxg3 Kf6 45. Rxb6+ Ke5 46. Rxb5+ Kd4 47. Ra5 Ra7 48. Kxe2
Ke4 49. Ra4+ Ke5 50. Kf3 Kf5 51. Ra5+ Kg6 52. g4 Kf7 53. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Diese Partie ist Anand völlig mißlungen.} 1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Be6 {Baburin:
A fashionable line, where both sides fight for control over the critical
d5-square.} 10. Qe2 ({Baburin: Often White plays} 10. Bb3 {here. It may lead
to similar positions as in the game, but White rejects the possibility of
developing his queen to d3. On the other hand, Black may try to play without ..
.b5. Here are some examples:} Nc6 (10... b5 11. Qd3 Nc6 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Bg5
Rfd8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Rac8 17. c3 $14 {Kotronias-De Firmian,
OL Yerevan 1996}) 11. Qe2 (11. Bg5 Na5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bg5
15. Qd3 Bh6 16. Rad1 Rc8 17. Nd2 b5 18. c3 Kh8 19. b4 Ra8 20. Nb3 f5 21. Na5
Rc8 {~~ Ivanchuk,V-Kasparov,G/New York (rapid) 1995}) 11... b5 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13.
Bg5 Na5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. c3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Qb7 18. Rd3 f5 {with
good play for Black, as in the game Isupov-Dvoirys, RUS-Cup9 1997.}) 10... b5
11. Bb3 Bxb3 $2 {Baburin: This gives White more control in the centre and must
therefore be considered very risky strategically. Ein schlimmer positioneller
Fehler, nachdem Schwarz ohne jedes Spiel bleibt. Auf b3 tauscht man nur, wenn
man sofort d6-d5 spielen kann.} (11... Nbd7 $4 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ng5 $18) (
11... h6 12. Rfd1 (12. Ne1 {Baburin} Nbd7 13. Nd3 Qa5 14. a3 Rfc8 15. Qf3 Qd8
16. h3 Rab8 17. Nb4 Bxb3 18. cxb3 a5 19. Nbd5 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6
22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Bg5 $11 {Xie Jun-De Firmian, San Francisco 1995}) 12...
Nbd7 13. a3 (13. Nh4 b4 14. Na4 Nxe4 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Ng6 Rf6 17. Qg4 d5 18.
f3 Ng5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Qxg5 Bd6 21. c4 Qe8 22. Nh4 e4 23. fxe4 Bf4 24. Qg4
Ne5 25. Qe2 Qxa4 $19 {Smirin-Sadler, Ischia 1996}) 13... Qe8 14. Ne1 Rc8 15. f3
Nc5 16. Ba2 Bxa2 17. Rxa2 Ne6 18. Nd3 a5 19. Nc1 Nd4 $6 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Nxb5
d5 22. e5 $1 d3 $1 23. Qxd3 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Qxe5 25. Nb3 Be3 26. Re1 Rfe8 27. N3d4
Bxd4 $2 (27... Nh5 $1 {Boensch,U}) 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Ra1 $6 {1/2-1/2 Short,
N-Kasparov,G/Horgen 1995/CBM 50/[Boensch,U] (36)} (29. g3 {Boensch,U} Re1+ 30.
Kg2 Bb6 $16) (29. Qf1 {Boensch,U Vogt} Be3 30. c3 Bd2 31. Ra1 Rce8)) 12. axb3
$16 {[%csl Ra6,Rd5][%cal Ya1a6]} Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Bg5 {Baburin:
Continuing the same strategy - fight over the outpost on d5. If White will
manage to get rid of Black's knight and place his knight to d5, her advantage
will be great. This is what actually happened in the game.} Rfc8 15. Ne1 {
Pressure along the c-file against the c2-pawn is Black's common form of
compensation for some strategic concessions he has made by playing ...e5; the
text denies Black that kind of counterplay.} Qb7 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18.
Rxd5 Rc5 19. Rad1 Rxd5 20. Rxd5 Rc8 ({Baburin: Perhaps, Black should try to
fix the c2-pawn by playing} 20... b4 {[%csl Rc2] although this move would
weaken the light squares further.}) 21. c3 b4 {Sieht seltsam aus} ({aber nach} 
21... Rc5 {kommt auch einfach} 22. Rd1) 22. c4 g6 23. g3 Rc5 24. Rd1 {Baburin:
On d5 White needs a piece, not a pawn! Thus, Polgar avoids ...Rxd5.} a5 25. Nc2
Kg7 26. Qd3 Rc6 27. Ne3 Qc8 28. Kg2 Qe6 29. Qe2 Bd8 30. Nd5 $18 {Baburin: With
precise play Judit Polgar has achieved her strategic goal - White has the
'eternal' knight on d5 vs. Black's rather poor bishop. As the knight should
not just sit on d5, White needs to organise an attack, in which the knight can
take part.} Rc5 31. Qe3 Be7 32. Rd3 Bd8 33. Qd2 Rc6 34. Qd1 Kg8 35. h4 Kg7 {
Baburin: This 'sit & wait' policy is faulty, as White will always find ways to
get through.} ({Baburin: Black should have stopped the further advance of
White's h-pawn by playing} 35... h5) 36. h5 {Baburin: Now there is tension on
the kingside. Entsprechend Nimzowitsch's Regel: Die zweite Schwäche
entscheidet.} Bg5 37. Qf3 Rc8 38. Rd1 Rc6 39. Qe2 Rc8 40. Rh1 Kg8 41. f3 {
Baburin: White vacates the f2-square, from where White's queen will threaten
both flanks (Qf2-a7 and Qf2-g1-h2).} Rb8 42. Qf2 Rb7 43. hxg6 fxg6 ({Alas,
recapturing with the h-pawn -} 43... hxg6 {Baburin is prohibited, as after} 44.
Qg1 f5 ({or} 44... Bf6 45. Qh2 Bg7 46. Qh4) 45. Qh2 Bf6 46. Qh6 Bg7 47. Qg5 Rd7
48. Ra1 {Black cannot cope with the attack going on both flanks.}) 44. c5 {
Baburin: Once the position of the black king has been weakened, White does not
mind opening the c-file.} dxc5 45. Qxc5 Bd8 46. Rc1 Kf7 47. Qe3 Kg7 48. Rc4 Rd7
49. Qc1 h5 50. Rc6 Rd6 51. Rc8 Qd7 52. Qc5 Kh6 53. Rb8 Bf6 54. Qe3+ Bg5 55. f4
exf4 56. Rh8+ {Die Schlusskombination ist sehr hübsch.} (56. Rh8+ Kg7 57. Qd4+
Bf6 58. Qxf6+ Rxf6 59. Rh7+ Kxh7 60. Nxf6+ Kg7 61. Nxd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Donetzk zt"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "1998.11.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Moroz, Alexander"]
[Black "Berezin, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. a4 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
g6 9. f4 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Qe1 Nbd7 12. Qh4 b5 ({Black may also play} 12...
e6 13. f5 Qc7 {transposing to the Najdorf games earlier} 14. Kh1 Rae8 {- see
Adams-King.}) 13. f5 (13. e5 $2 dxe5 14. fxe5 Bxf3 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Qb4 Bc6
17. Bh6 a5 18. Qf4 b4 19. Bxf8 bxc3 20. Bh6 cxb2 21. Rab1 Nc5 22. Rfd1 Qd4+ 23.
Qxd4 Bxd4+ 24. Kh1 Bf6 {0-1 Bromann,T-Spisak,C/DEN-chJ int 1997}) 13... b4 14.
Ne2 {It is not clear whether Black has gained by pushing the knight from c3.
The c-file has been opened, but the knight may join the attack on the kingside.
} Rc8 (14... e6 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Ng5 {x e6}) (14... Nc5 15. fxg6 fxg6 (15...
hxg6 $6 16. Ng5) 16. Ng5 (16. Bc4+ e6 17. Ng5 d5 18. Rxf6 Rxf6 19. Qxh7+ $40)
16... h6 17. Nf3 g5 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 $40) 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Bxe4 $2 {
I believe this is a mistake. Black has two reasonable alternatives, one a
little crazy, one more sensible:} (16... Nxe4 $5 {Brave:} 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Ng5
Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nf6 20. Ng3 (20. Nf4 Rxc2 21. Rae1 Rf2 22. fxg6 Bxg6 23. Nxg6 hxg6
24. Qh4 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Rc8) 20... Bxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Rxc2+ 22. Kh1 Qb7+ $13) (16...
Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Ng4 18. Qh4 Ndf6 $132) 17. Ng5 Bxd3 18. cxd3 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Rc2 20.
Nf4 Qb7 21. d4 $1 {A surprisingly effective slow-motion attacking idea. White
aims at blocking out the attack on the long diagonal, among other things.} ({
It is also possible to try an immediate breakthrough:} 21. fxg6 fxg6 (21...
hxg6 22. Rf3 Qc6 23. Nxg6 Rc1+ 24. Rf1 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27.
Qh6+ Kg8 28. Ne6 Kf7 29. Qxf8+ Kxe6 30. Re1+ Kf5 31. Qxe7 $16) 22. Nge6 Rf7 23.
Nd8 Qa8 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 {. Both these variations are good for White but not
absolutely conclusive.}) 21... Rfc8 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Nge6 Nh5 (23... fxe6 24.
Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Nxe6 Qxg2+ (25... Rg8 26. Qxc2 $1 {One of the hidden points of
playing d4.}) 26. Qxg2 Rxg2 27. Kxg2 $16) 24. d5 $18 Ndf6 25. Nxh5 Nxh5 26. Ng5
Nf6 27. Rxf6 exf6 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Re1 Re2 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Rxe2+ Kd7 32. Qh3+
Kd8 33. Qe3 fxg5 34. Qe8+ Kc7 35. Re7+ Kb8 36. Rxb7+ Kxb7 37. Qxf7+ Rc7 38. Qf1
1-0

[Event "London Agency"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.06.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Black "Bates, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Be2
Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Qd3 Bb7 12. Qc4 $5 Qd8 ({Black could actually
consider} 12... Qxc4 13. Bxc4 {...and now 13...Nbd7 would transpose to
Short-Gelfand below, but...} Nxe4 14. Nd5 (14. Nxe4 $2 Bxe4 15. Bxb6 Nd7 {
[%csl Rc2]}) 14... Bd8 15. Bxb6 (15. Nxb6 Bxb6 16. Bxb6 Nd7 17. Be3 Rac8 {
with at least equal chances for Black.}) 15... Nd7 {looks about equal. Black's
centre pawns are a significant long-term asset.}) 13. Nd2 Nbd7 14. Qb3 {
Tischbierek retreated the queen to a2 in an earlier game - see later in the
article - and that does at least have the merit of staying out of the range of
Black's knight.} Rc8 15. Bc4 (15. Nc4 Nxe4 {is good for Black.}) 15... Nc5 $1 {
Forcing the exchange of the dark-squared bishop reduces White's control over
the queenside and centre.} 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Nd5 {Not exactly what White wants:
he would rather end up with a piece on d5 not a pawn, but that is impossible.}
Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qc7 20. c4 b5 $2 {A bad misjudgement. Black should
have sealed the queenside and pushed his majority on the kingside. Chances are
balanced.} (20... f5 21. Qh3 a5 22. b3 $13 {[%cal Rd2b1,Rb1c3,Rc3b5]}) 21. cxb5
axb5 22. a5 $1 {The a-pawn gives White a clear advantage.} Qb7 23. Ne4 Rxd5 24.
a6 Qa8 25. a7 b4 26. Ng3 Rc8 27. Qxb4 Rdc5 28. Qa4 Rc4 29. b4 d5 30. Rfb1 g6
31. Qa5 Bd8 32. Qb5 Kg7 33. Nf1 R4c7 34. Qa4 d4 35. Nd2 Re7 36. Qa6 Rcc7 37.
Qd6 Rcd7 38. Qb8 1-0

[Event "Moscow5"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Mitenkov, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. Kb1 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 a5 14. g4 a4 15.
Nc1 Qa5 16. g5 Nh5 17. Bh3 Na6 18. Bg4 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Qxf4 Rfd8 21. h4
a3 22. b3 Nc7 23. Qd2 Nb5 24. Ne2 g6 25. h5 Bf8 26. h6 Re8 27. Ka1 Ra7 28. Nd4
Nxd4 29. Qxd4 Rae7 30. Rh2 Re5 31. f4 Re4 32. Qd2 Qc5 33. Kb1 {I suppose the
position is equal, but couldn't Black try just a little with 33...Be7, with
the idea ...Bd8-b6?} R8e7 34. Kc1 Qb5 35. Rh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 13th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Black "Movsziszian, Karen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1997.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8.
Be2 Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Qd3 Bb7 ({For} 11... Nbd7 12. Qc4 {see the
next game, Short-Gelfand.}) 12. Qc4 ({Instead, Huzman, suggests} 12. Nh4 $5 Rd8
(12... g6 13. Bh6 Rd8 14. Nf5 Bf8 (14... d5 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. exd5 Nxd5 17.
Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qe3 $16) 15. Bg5 Nbd7 16. Ne3 $14 {(Huzman)}) 13. Nf5 Bf8 14. Bg5
Nbd7 15. Ne3 $14 {(Huzman)}) 12... Qd8 ({As we saw in the previous game,} 12...
Qxc4 {looks good enough to equalise:} 13. Bxc4 Nxe4 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. Bxb6 (15.
Nxb6 Bxb6 16. Bxb6 Nd7 $36) 15... Nd7 16. Bxd8 Rfxd8 $132) 13. Nd2 Nbd7 14.
Rad1 (14. Qb3 Rc8 15. Bc4 Nc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. exd5
Qc7 20. c4 {was Van den Doel,E-Bates,R/Agency 1998, and now instead of} b5 {
Black should have played:} (20... f5 21. Qh3 a5 22. b3 $13 {[%cal Rd2b1,Rb1c3,
Rc3b5] - see the previous game.})) 14... Rc8 15. Qa2 $5 Nc5 {I think this is
good enough to secure Black at least an equal game, and, unfortunately from
the point of view of this article, it is not clear what White has achieved
with his queen manoeuvre!} 16. Bf3 h6 ({Mowsziszian mentions} 16... Qc7 $5 17.
Bg5 Ne6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bg4 Rfe8 $132) 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Ne3 Qb4
20. Ncd5 $2 (20. Qb3 {is about equal.}) 20... Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Bg5 $1 (21... Bxd5
$2 22. Nxd5 $18) 22. c3 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Qc5 24. g3 g6 $2 ({Mowsziszian reckons
that} 24... Qc6 {would have Black the advantage.}) 25. Bg4 $1 {Now White gets
excellent compensation for the exchange.} Rb8 26. h4 Bd8 27. Bd7 $1 {
Controlling White's heavy pieces.} a5 28. Rd1 {/\b4} b5 29. axb5 Qa7 30. Bc6
Kg7 31. b4 f5 32. exf5 Rxf5 33. bxa5 Bxa5 (33... Qxa5 $1) 34. Ne3 Rf7 35. Rxd6
Rbf8 36. Qc2 Kh8 37. Qxg6 Rxf2 38. Qxh6+ (38. Rd7 $1 Rf1+ 39. Kh2 R8f2+ 40. Kh3
$18) 38... Qh7 39. Qxh7+ Kxh7 40. Be4+ Kh8 41. Rh6+ Kg8 42. Nd5 Re2 43. Bf5 e4
44. g4 e3 45. Rg6+ Kh8 46. Kf1 Rf2+ 47. Ke1 Rd8 $1 48. Rh6+ Kg8 49. Rg6+ Kh8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 14th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.02.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1997.02.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 {Die Bilanz der
Schwarzen mit diesem Zug ist ausgezeichnet. Nach den neuesten Ergebnissen kann
ich nur jedem raten, die Finger von 6.Le3 zu lassen.} 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9.
Bg3 Bg7 {Es gelang bisher selten, aus der zweifellos etwas geschwächten
schwarzen Stellung am Königsflügel Nutzen zu ziehen.} 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4
12. f3 Bd7 13. O-O (13. Bf2 Nc6 14. Qd2 (14. Nd5 Rb8 15. O-O e6 16. Nxc6 bxc6
17. Ne3 d5 {0-1 Smirin,I-Kasparov,G/Erevan olm 1996 (40)}) 14... Ne5 15. O-O e6
16. b3 Ng6 17. Rad1 g4 18. f4 h4 19. Nde2 h3 20. g3 Rc8 21. e5 d5 {0-1 Anand,
V-Kasparov,G/Geneva Credit Suisse 1996 (54)}) 13... Nc6 14. Bf2 e6 $1 (14...
Rc8 15. Nd5 (15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bd4 f6 17. Qd3 Rb8 18. Nd1 c5 19. Bf2 O-O {
1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S-Georgiev,K/Cacak 1996 (33)}) 15... e6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 (16...
bxc6 17. Bb6 $18) 17. Bd4 $1 Be5 18. Ne3 f6 19. Rf2 Ke7 20. c3 Qa5 21. Rd2 Rhc8
22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Rd4 Qc5 24. Qd2 h4 25. Rd1 b5 26. Kh1 Be8 27. Ng4 Qb6 28. e5
$1 dxe5 29. Rd7+ {1-0 Bologan,V-Ribli,Z/BL9697 (35)}) 15. Nce2 (15. Nxc6 Bxc6
16. Bd4 Be5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rad1 {=/=/+ (Poldauf)}) 15... Ne5
16. b3 g4 17. f4 h4 $1 18. Be3 (18. fxe5 dxe5 {/\ g3->}) 18... h3 19. g3 Nc6 {
Die Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel ist festgelegt und momentan ohne große
Bedeutung. Doch auf lange Sicht wird Weiß mit seinem König Probleme bekommen,
sofern die Damen auf dem Brett bleiben.} 20. Qd3 O-O 21. Rad1 f5 22. c4 Qa5 23.
Nc3 $2 {Der Springer steht schlecht, weil er nur durch die Dame gedeckt ist,
was ihre Aktivität einschränkt. Zudem vergibt Weiß hier die Chance, etwas für
den oben erwähnten Damentausch zu tun:} ({Nach} 23. Qd2 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 fxe4 25.
Nxc6 Bxc6 26. Rxd6 {sollte Weiß nicht schlechter stehen.}) (23. Qd2 $11) 23...
Rae8 24. Rfe1 e5 $1 {Schwarz übernimmt die Initiative. Das Ziel, Öffnung der
Stellung rückt näher.} 25. Nxc6 (25. Nde2 exf4 26. Bxf4 Ne5 27. Bxe5 Bxe5) (25.
Nxf5 Bxf5 26. exf5 exf4 $19) 25... Bxc6 26. b4 $6 (26. fxe5 {war notwendig.}
dxe5 (26... Bxe5) 27. Nd5) 26... Qa3 $1 (26... Qxb4 27. Nd5 Qa5 28. Bb6 Qxa2
29. Rd2 fxe4 30. Rxe4 Qa4 31. fxe5) 27. b5 (27. Ne2 Qxd3 28. Rxd3 exf4 29. Bxf4
Rxe4 30. Bxd6 Rd8 {mit schwarzer Gewinnstellung.}) 27... exf4 28. Bxf4 axb5 29.
cxb5 Qc5+ 30. Be3 Qxc3 31. bxc6 Qxc6 32. Qxd6 Qxe4 33. Qd5+ Qxd5 34. Rxd5 Bc3 {
Die Fesselung des Be3 ist tödlich.} 35. Re2 Re4 36. Kf2 Rfe8 37. Rd3 Bf6 38.
Red2 Rxe3 $1 (38... Rxe3 39. Rxe3 Rxe3 40. Kxe3 Bg5+ 41. Ke2 Bxd2 42. Kxd2 f4 {
wäre die Folge.}) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund Master"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1999.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Feygin, Michael"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Der 13-jährige Arkadij Naiditsch aus Dortmund zählt mit seiner Elozahl von
2417 zweifellos zu Deutschlands größten Schachtalenten. Bei den kürzlich
beendeten Turnieren in Dortmund und Lippstadt mußte der gebürtige Lette eine
Menge Lehrgeld zahlen, doch den einen oder anderen Punkt konnte er seinen
teils namhaften Gegnern bereits abknöpfen.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 {Im
Vergleich zu 10.g4 oder 10.0-0-0 ist der Springerzug eher harmlos, doch er
führt auf positionelle Geleise. Beim Spiel gegen einen 13-Jährigen scheint das
manchem die richtige Wahl zu sein.} Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3
Bh4+ $5 {Der Zug schwächt den weißen Königsflügel, überläßt dem Anziehenden
andererseits Terrain auf der anderen Seite.} 14. g3 Bg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Na5
$1 {... ehe Schwarz selbst a6-a5 spielt.} Nc5 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. a4 O-O 19. b4 Nd7
20. O-O Rab8 21. c4 f5 22. Rfe1 f4 $1 23. Kg2 $6 {Vielleicht ein überflüssiger
Zug, denn f3 muss soundso mit dem Turm gedeckt werden, aber g3 ist vorläufig
nicht bedroht.} (23. gxf4 $2 Qh4) (23. Ra3 $5) 23... Qf6 24. Ra3 b6 $5 25. Nc6
Rbc8 {Schwarz ist nun bereit mit a6-a5 einen Bauern zu opfern, um das Feld c5
für den Springer auf d7 freizukämpfen. Dann wäre auch der Vorstoß e5-e4 zu
beachten.} 26. a5 bxa5 27. b5 $2 ({Ich weiß nicht, was gegen} 27. Nxa5 {sprach.
}) 27... axb5 28. cxb5 a4 $1 {Der Ta3 ist an die Deckung des Bauern f3
gebunden.} 29. Qb2 Nb6 $1 {Jetzt wird auch noch d5 anvisiert.} 30. Qa2 Qf7 31.
Rd3 g5 $1 32. Re4 ({Weiß kann sich nicht zu} 32. g4 {durchringen. In der Tat
wäre der Verlust dann auch nur eine Frage der Zeit.}) 32... g4 $1 33. gxf4
gxf3+ 34. Kxf3 Kh8 35. Kf2 Qh5 36. Kg1 Rg8+ 37. Rg3 Qd1+ 38. Kf2 ({Auch nach} 
38. Kg2 Nxd5 {bricht Weiß schnell zusammen.}) 38... Qh1 39. Rxg8+ Rxg8 40. Ke3
Rg2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 (11... b5 12. Kb1 (12. g5 b4 13. gxf6
bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nxf6 15. Rg1 $13) 12... b4 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. Bxb6
Qxb6 16. h4 a5 17. Qd3 a4 $132) 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. Qf2 b5 14. g5 Nh5 15. h4 b4
16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 (17. exd5 Ng3 18. Rh2 (18. Qxg3 Qxc2+ 19. Ka1 Qxd1+ $19)
18... Nxf1 19. Qxf1 a5 $132) 17... a5 18. Bh3 a4 19. Nc1 g6 20. Rhd1 Bf8 21.
Bg4 Rcb8 (21... Ng7 22. h5 $40) 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Rxe5 b3 24. cxb3 axb3 25. a3
(25. Nxb3 $4 Qa4 26. Nc1 dxe5 $19) 25... Qc7 26. Red5 Bg7 27. Nd3 (27. R1d3 $5)
27... Ra4 28. Nb4 Rbxb4 {[%mdl 512]} 29. axb4 Ra2 (29... Be5 30. Rxe5 $1 dxe5
31. Bb6 Qc4 (31... Qc2+ 32. Qxc2 bxc2+ 33. Kxc2 Rxb4 34. Ba5 $18) 32. Qc5 $18)
30. Rc1 (30. Rxd6 $5) 30... Qd8 31. Bb6 Qe8 32. Ra5 Nf4 33. Rd1 $4 {[%mdl 8192]
} (33. Rxa2 $142 $1 bxa2+ 34. Kxa2 $18) 33... Rxa5 $19 34. bxa5 Qa4 35. Rxd6
Qa2+ 36. Kc1 Qa1+ 37. Kd2 Qxb2+ 38. Ke3 Ng2+ (38... Qc3+ $142 $1 39. Rd3 (39.
Kxf4 Be5+ 40. Kg4 Qc8+ 41. Rd7 Qxd7#) 39... Qxd3+ 40. Kxf4 b2 $19) 39. Kd3 Qc3+
40. Ke2 Nf4+ 41. Kd1 (41. Kf1 b2 42. Rd1 Be5 $19) 41... Qa1+ 42. Kd2 Bc3+ 43.
Ke3 Qc1+ 44. Rd2 Bxd2+ (44... b2 $19) 45. Qxd2 b2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.12.10"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Sprenger, Jan Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Godesberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Nd5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (10. Bb3 Nbd7 (10... Be6 11. Qe2 Re8 12.
Ng5 Bf8 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qf3 Nc6 15. Qh3 Qf7 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Na5 18. e5
Nxb3 19. axb3 dxe5 20. Bxe5 Qg6 $13 {Varavin,V (2440)-Vaulin,A (2510)/Smolensk
1991/}) 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Nc5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Re1 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5
17. c3 Bg5 18. Bc2 Kh8 19. Qe2 Bg6 20. Rad1 $14 {Motwani,P (2465)-Evans,L 
(2495)/London 1988/}) (10. Qe2 b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 (11... Nbd7 12. Bg5 Nb6 13. Bxf6
Bxf6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Rb8 16. h3 a5 $13 {Degraeve,J (2375)-Chizelle,B/
Cannes 1990/32)}) 12. Rfd1 Nbd7 13. Bg5 Rac8 14. Ne1 b4 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nd5
Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qb6 18. Rd2 Rc5 19. Rad1 a5 20. g3 Rfc8 21. b3 g6 22. Kg2 Kg7 23.
f3 Qa7 24. Bc4 Nd7 $13 {Zubarev,A (2468)-Vaulin,A (2535)/Tula 2001/}) (10. Qd3
Nbd7 11. Bg5 Nb6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Be6 15. c3 Rac8 16. h3 Qb6
17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. b3 Be7 19. c4 Rf4 20. Rad1 Rcf8 21. Rfe1 g5 22. Qe3 Qxe3 23.
Rxe3 h5 24. c5 $16 {Ramesh,R (2506)-Srinivasa Rao,M (2335)/Chennai 2004/})
10... Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Nd7 12. Qd3 Nf6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. a4 b5 15. Bg5 Rab8 16. a5
Rfd8 (16... Be6) 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bd5 b4 19. Nd2 Rb5 20. Nc4 Be6 21. Ra4 $2 (
21. Nb6 $142 $5) 21... Bxd5 22. exd5 Qc5 23. Rd1 g6 24. b3 Bg7 25. Qh3 Qc7 26.
Qh4 f5 27. f3 Re8 {[%cal Ye5e4]} 28. g4 f4 (28... fxg4 $5 29. fxg4 Rf8 $17) 29.
Qe1 e4 30. fxe4 Qe7 31. Qf2 (31. Rxb4 $4 Rxb4 32. Qxb4 Qh4 $19) 31... f3 32.
Qxf3 Rf8 33. Qe3 Be5 34. h3 Rbb8 35. Rf1 (35. Nxe5 Qxe5 36. Rd3 Rbc8 (36... Rf4
37. Qd4 Rxe4 38. Qxe5 Rxe5 39. Rd4 Rc8 40. Rc4 $16) 37. Ra2 Rf4 38. Qd4 Qe7 $1
(38... Qxe4 39. Qxe4 Rxe4 40. Kf2 $14) 39. Re3 Qh4 40. Qd2 Rcf8 $19) 35... Bc3
36. Raa1 Bxa1 37. Rxa1 Rbe8 38. Re1 Qh4 39. Nxd6 (39. Re2 Re7 40. Kg2 (40. Nxd6
Qf6 $19) 40... Ref7 41. Nxd6 Rf3 $19) 39... Rf3 $1 $19 {[%mdl 64]} 40. Qxf3
Qxe1+ 41. Kh2 (41. Qf1 Qg3+ 42. Kh1 Qxd6 $19) 41... Rf8 42. Nf5 gxf5 43. gxf5
Kh8 44. Qf4 Re8 45. Qd6 Qe2+ 46. Kg3 Rg8+ 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 20st"]
[Site "Charleville Mezieres"]
[Date "2000.11.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Balinov, Ilia"]
[Black "Kalod, Radek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2000.11.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 {"Najdorf" ist eines der
populärsten Systeme in der Sizilianischen Verteidigung. Es wird häufig in
Turnieren aller Klassen angewandt und findet immer noch einen festen Platz im
Eröffnungsrepertoire vieler starker Spieler. Der Grund dafür liegt in dem
verwickelten und sehr komplizierten Kampf: Weiß versucht hier seit Jahren
einen konkreten Eröffnungsvorteil nachzuweisen, aber dem Schwarzen steht eine
ausreichende Zahl an Möglichkeiten mit realen Chancen auf Gegenspiel zur
Verfügung.} 6. Rg1 $5 {[%mdl 32768] Mit dem Textzug bereitet Weiß rasch den
Vorstoß g2-g4 vor und plant damit einen Königsangriff zu starten. Schwarz hat
jedoch viele ausreichende Gegenpläne mit guten Chancen auf ein gleichwertiges
Spiel. In vielen Abspielen verbleibt der Turm auf g1 einfach ohne weitere
Beschäftigung, und Weiß muss ihn woanders postieren. Beim genauen Vorgehen
gegen das Spiel von Weiß besitzt der Nachziehende ausreichende Gegenchancen.}
b5 7. g4 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nfd7 (8... b4 9. Nd5 e6 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 (10... gxf6 11. Be3
Nd7 12. f3 h5 13. h3 hxg4 14. hxg4 Ne5 15. Bf1 Qc7 16. Qd2 d5 17. O-O-O O-O-O
18. exd5 Rxd5 19. Qf2 Rh2 20. Rg2 Rxg2 21. Bxg2 Bd6 22. Qe2 Nc4 23. Bf2 Bf4+
24. Kb1 a5 25. Nb3 a4 26. Rxd5 Bxd5 27. Nc5 a3 28. Qd3 axb2 29. Nb3 Qe5 30. Qd4
Qd6 31. Qc5+ Qxc5 32. Bxc5 Be5 33. Bxb4 Ne3 34. Bh1 Nxg4 35. c3 Nf2 36. Bg2 Nd1
37. Bf1 Bxf3 38. Nd4 Bxd4 39. Bd3 Nxc3+ 40. Kxb2 Nd5+ {0-1 Gullaksen,
E-Reddmann,H/ Hamburg 2002}) 11. Be3 e5 12. Nf5 g6 13. Ng3 Qe6 14. h4 Nc6 15.
a3 a5 16. h5 Bg7 17. Bf1 O-O 18. Nf5 $1 Rfd8 (18... gxf5 $2 19. gxf5 Qe7 20. h6
$18) 19. Nxg7 Kxg7 20. Rh1 d5 $13 {Haapasalo,J-Lehikoinen,P/ Helsinki 1999}) (
8... e5 9. Nf5 b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nd7 12. Be3 Qa5 (12... g6 13. Ng3 Bg7
14. Qd2 a5 15. Be4 Nb6 16. b3 Qc7 17. Rd1 Nd7 18. h4 Nf6 19. f3 Rc8 20. h5 Kd7
21. g5 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rhg8 23. Rg2 Qd8 24. h6 Bh8 25. Qe2 Ke7 26. Qb5 Qd7 27.
Qxa5 f5 28. gxf6+ Bxf6 29. Qxb4 Bh4+ 30. Bf2 Bxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Rgf8 32. Nxd6 Qxd6
33. Qxb7+ Rc7 34. Qb5 Rf4 35. Qe2 Qb4+ 36. Rd2 Qd6 37. c4 Rd7 38. Rd3 Qf6 39.
Re3 Kd6 40. Qd2 Rb7 41. Qa5 Kd7 42. c5 Rc7 43. Qb5+ Kd8 44. d6 Rc8 45. d7 Rc7
46. Qb8+ Kxd7 47. Rd2+ {1-0 Yemelin,V-Vehkalahti,V/ Jyvaskyla op 1999}) 13. Qd2
Nf6 14. a3 g6 15. Bg5 Nxg4 16. Ne3 Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Rc8 18. Rc1 f5 19. Qxb4 Qxb4+
20. axb4 Bg7 21. c4 e4 22. b3 Ba8 23. Bd2 Kd7 24. Ke2 Rc7 25. Rge1 Rb8 $13 {
De Bortoli,P-Mazzilli,P/ Laveno 1999}) (8... Qc7 9. Be3 e6 10. a3 Nc6 11. g5
Nd7 12. f4 Nb6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qd4 Nc4 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Bf2 Rg8 17. f5 Kb8
18. h4 Be7 19. Bh1 Qb7 20. h5 exf5 21. exf5 Bxh1 22. Rxh1 Bxg5+ 23. Kb1 Bf6 24.
Qd3 Qc6 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Rc8 27. Nd5 Rge8 28. Nb4 Qb7 29. Rhg1 f6 30. h6
gxh6 31. Qxf6 a5 32. Nd3 Qc7 33. c3 Ne3 34. Rde1 Rf8 35. Qxh6 Nxf5 36. Qg5 h6
37. Qg6 Qc6 38. Rgf1 Qd5 39. Nf4 Qg8 40. Qxg8 Rxg8 41. Ne6 Ng3 42. Rf6 h5 43.
Nd4 h4 44. Rxd6 Rh8 45. Nxb5 Rc5 46. Rb6+ Kc8 47. Re7 h3 48. Nd6+ Kd8 49. Rbb7
{1-0 Sperdokli,E-Hamelink,D/ EU-ch U20 Girls/ Aviles 2000}) (8... h6 9. h4 e5
10. Nf5 g6 11. Ne3 Be7 12. g5 $2 (12. h5 $142) 12... hxg5 13. hxg5 Nh7 14. Rh1
Bxg5 15. Ncd5 Nd7 16. Qg4 Bf6 17. Bd2 Bg7 18. O-O-O Nhf6 19. Rxh8+ Bxh8 20. Qh3
Bg7 21. Bb4 Nc5 22. Bxc5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 dxc5 24. Nc3 Qe7 25. Kb1 Rd8 26. Nd5 Qg5
27. Nc7+ Kf8 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Nd5 Kg8 30. a3 Qg5 31. Qf3 Bc8 32. Ka2 Be6 33.
Bh3 f5 (33... Bxd5+ $5 34. exd5 Qd2 $17) 34. exf5 gxf5 35. Bxf5 $1 Bf7 (35...
Bxf5 36. Qxf5 Qxf5 37. Ne7+ Kf7 38. Nxf5 Bf8 $15) 36. Be4 Qf4 $11 {Resika,
N-Ngo,N/ Budapest HUN 2002}) (8... e6 9. a3 (9. Qe2 Nfd7 10. Be3 (10. a3 $5)
10... b4 11. Nb1 e5 12. Nb3 $2 (12. Nf5 $142 g6 13. Ng3 Nc6 14. Nd2 $11) 12...
a5 13. c4 (13. N3d2 Be7 14. Nc4 O-O 15. Nbd2 Nc6 $17) 13... Be7 14. N1d2 O-O
15. Rd1 Nc6 16. Qf3 a4 17. Nc1 Nc5 18. Nf1 Qa5 19. b3 axb3 20. axb3 Nd4 21.
Bxd4 exd4 22. Ng3 Bg5 23. Nd3 Nxb3 $19 {Philippe,C-Lautier,J/ Paris 2000}) (9.
g5 Nfd7 10. a3 Nc6 (10... Be7 {see game Ceteras,M-Balabaev,F/ IECC 2001}) 11.
Be3 Nce5 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Bd2 Nc4 14. O-O-O g6 15. f4 Bg7 16. Qf2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2
Nb6 18. Bh3 Nc4 19. Qf2 Nxa3 20. f5 b4 21. fxe6 Rc7 22. Rdf1 Rf8 23. Nd5 Bxd5
24. exd5 fxe6 25. Qe3 Bxd4 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Qxd4 $2 (27. Rf1+ $142 Rf7 28.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. Bxe6+ Ke8 30. Qxd4 $16) 27... e5 28. Qf2+ Rf7 29. Qd2 Nb5 $17 {
Burrows,B-Fernandez,D/ San Francisco 2000}) 9... Qc7 (9... Nfd7 {see game Leko,
P-Topalov,V/ Sarajevo 1999}) 10. f4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Be3 Qb7
14. Bd4 b4 15. axb4 Qxb4 16. e5 Qxd4 17. Bxc6+ Nd7 18. Rg3 Rd8 19. Qe3 dxe5 20.
Rd1 Qxe3+ 21. Rxe3 Bh4+ 22. Ke2 Ke7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Rxe5 Bf6
26. Rc5 Rb8 27. Na4 Bxb2 28. Ra5 Bd4 29. Rxa6 Bg1 30. h3 Rb4 31. Kf3 Ke7 $11 {
Fressinet,L-Relange,E/ FRA 1999}) 9. Be3 (9. a4 bxa4 10. Be3 (10. Rxa4 Nb6 11.
Rb4 e6 12. Be3 N8d7 13. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 14. Bxb6 Nxb6 15. Qd4 Nd7 16. Rxb7 Nc5 17.
Rb4 Qg5 {Polgar,J-Topalov,V/Frankfurt-West Masters 1999/0-1 (50)}) 10... e6 11.
Nxa4 Be7 12. g5 Nc6 13. h4 O-O 14. Nb3 Nce5 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bf2 Re8 17. Bf1 $2 (
17. h5 $5 Bc6 18. Qd4 d5 19. g6 $36) 17... Rc8 18. Bd3 e5 19. f5 d5 20. f6 Bb4+
21. Kf1 (21. c3 Nxb2 $1 22. Nxb2 Bxc3+ 23. Nd2 Bxb2 $19) 21... dxe4 22. Bxc4
Rxc4 23. c3 Bf8 24. fxg7 Bxg7 25. Qe2 Bc6 $19 {Pridorozhni,A-Popov,V/ St
Petersburg 2000/}) (9. g5 e6 10. a3 Be7 (10... g6 11. f4 e5 12. Nde2 Nb6 13.
fxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Be3 N8d7 16. O-O-O Ke8 17. Bh3 h6 18. Bxd7+ Nxd7
19. Nd5 Rc8 20. h4 hxg5 21. hxg5 Rh2 22. Rd2 Rh3 23. Rg3 Rh4 24. Nec3 Bc5 25.
Bxc5 Nxc5 26. b4 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Ne6 28. Rxe5 Rh2 29. Rd5 Nf4 30. Rd2 Rh3 31.
Rxh3 Nxh3 32. Kb2 Nxg5 33. Rd5 f6 34. Rd1 Rc6 35. Kb3 Ke7 36. Rg1 Kf7 37. Rd1
Ke6 38. Rd8 Ke5 39. Rg8 Kd4 40. Nd1 Nxe4 41. Rxg6 Rd6 42. Rg8 f5 43. a4 f4 44.
axb5 axb5 45. Rf8 f3 46. Kb2 Rf6 47. Rd8+ Ke5 48. Ne3 Rd6 49. Rf8 Nf6 50. c4
Rd3 51. cxb5 Rxe3 52. b6 Re2+ 53. Kc3 Nd5+ 54. Kd3 Nf4+ 55. Kc3 Re3+ 56. Kc2
Nd5 57. b7 Nxb4+ 58. Kd2 Rd3+ 59. Ke1 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Topalov,V/ Sarajevo
1999 (59)}) 11. Bh1 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. h4 O-O 14. b3 f5 15. Bb2 Rc8 16. Qd4
e5 17. Qd2 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Nb6 20. O-O-O d5 21. Qe2 d4 22. Kb1 Nd5
23. c3 Nf4 24. Qf3 d3 25. Rge1 Qa5 26. b4 Qa4 27. Rd2 Qb3 28. Qd1 Qe6 29. f3
Rc4 30. Re3 a5 31. h5 Kh8 32. h6 g6 33. Qe1 Rf5 34. Rexd3 Nxd3 35. Rxd3 Rc8 36.
Qd2 Rff8 37. bxa5 Rcd8 38. Rxd8 Rxd8 39. Qe2 Rd5 40. f4 Kg8 41. c4 bxc4 42.
fxe5 Rxa5 43. Qf3 Rb5 44. Kc2 Rb8 45. Nf6+ Bxf6 46. Qxf6 Qf5+ 47. Kc1 Qxf6 48.
gxf6 g5 49. Bd4 Kf7 {0-1 Ceteras,M-Balabaev,F/ IECC 2001/CBM 91-B90 (49)}) 9...
e6 10. g5 (10. f4 Be7 11. g5 Nb6 12. b3 N8d7 13. Qd2 b4 14. Nce2 Nc5 15. Ng3 d5
16. e5 g6 17. h4 Qc7 18. Rc1 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. c4 Nd7 21. Nc2 Nc5 22. Bxc5
Bxc5 23. Rh1 e3 24. Qe2 O-O-O 25. Rh3 Rd2 26. Bxb7+ Qxb7 27. Qf3 Rhd8 28. Qxb7+
Kxb7 29. Nxe3 R8d3 30. Ng4 Rxh3 31. Kxd2 Rg3 32. Nh6 Be3+ 33. Kc2 Bxc1 34. Kxc1
Rf3 35. Nxf7 Rxf4 36. Nd8+ Kc8 37. Nxe6 Rxh4 38. Kd2 Re4 39. Nf8 Rxe5 40. Nxh7
a5 41. Kd3 Kb7 42. Kd4 Rf5 43. Ke3 Kc6 44. Ke2 Kd6 45. Nf6 Ke5 46. c5 Rxg5 47.
Nd7+ Kd5 48. Kf3 {0-1 Adams,M-Topalov,V/ Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 (48)})
10... Nb6 (10... Ne5 11. f4 Nc4 12. Bc1 (12. Bf2 $2 Nxb2 13. Qb1 Nc4 14. a4 Qa5
15. Qb3 Nd7 16. Rb1 Nc5 17. Qb4 Qxb4 18. Rxb4 d5 19. exd5 Nd3+ 20. cxd3 Bxb4
$19 {Gueting,J-Nimtz,M/ Germany 1995/}) 12... Be7 13. b3 Nb6 14. Bb2 b4 (14...
Nc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Qd4 $14) 15. Nce2 a5 $13) (10... Qc7 11. f4 Nb6 12. Qe2
N8d7 13. Bf3 Be7 14. Rg2 Nc4 15. Bc1 O-O-O 16. Nd1 Ndb6 17. b3 Na5 18. Bb2 Rhg8
19. Ne3 d5 20. e5 Nc6 21. O-O-O Kb8 22. Kb1 Rc8 23. h4 Nd7 24. Qd3 g6 25. Ng4
Nb4 26. Qd2 Qb6 27. h5 a5 28. Rh2 Rh8 29. Rdh1 $16 {Heumann,J-Lanzinner,D/
Passau 2000}) 11. a3 N8d7 12. h4 Rc8 13. Qg4 Rxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Bd2 d5 16.
exd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. a4 Ne5 19. Qh3 b4 20. Nxe6 Qe7 21. Nxf8 Nf3+ 22.
Kd1 Nxg1 23. Qd3 bxc3 24. Rb1 Qd8 25. Nd7 Qxd7 26. Rb8+ Ke7 27. Qe4+ (27. Rxh8
cxd2 28. Kxd2 g6 $13) 27... Kd6 28. Rxh8 cxd2 29. Kxd2 Qc7 30. c4 $4 (30. Kc1
$142) 30... Qa5+ 31. Kc1 Qc3+ 32. Kd1 Qa1+ 33. Kd2 Qb2+ 34. Qc2 Nf3+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-CHN Summit (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "2007.08.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Huang, Qian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Kosintseva,N+T"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 {In the previous
year's CHN-RUS match, in her game against me, Huang Qian played 6...Ng4, which
did not lead to the desired results in the opening. It is therefore no
surprise that this time she switched to the system with 6...e5, which she also
plays. However, here a surprise awaited her, in the form of the move 7.Nb3,
since earlier, I had played only 7.Nf3, against which m opponent's preparation
was principally directed.} 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Be7 9. f4 {A rare continuation.
By exchanging off the e5 pawn, White secures a path for the knight on b3 to
return to the kingside (Nb3-d4-f5), and also incrsaes the pressure against the
d6-pawn. However, Black gets use of the e5 square, and the pawn on e4 becomes
isolated and in need of additional protection.} exf4 ({Also seen here are the
moves} 9... Ng4) (9... Qc7) (9... g6) 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Kb1 (12.
Nd4 $5 {deserved attention, immediately transferring the knigt to the kingside.
}) 12... O-O 13. h3 {Preparing the advance of the pawns.} b5 14. g4 Qc7 $6 ({
More principled was the pawn grab} 14... b4 15. Nd5 Nxe4 {as seen in the game
Stefansson,H-Adianto,U /Gausdal 1992, where there followed} 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.
Qd4 Qb7 {and now not 18.Rg1? Nf3 19.Na5 Qe7 as seen in the above-mentioned
game, but} 18. Bg2 Nc3+ 19. Qxc3 Qxg2 20. Qxb4 {with an unclear position.}) 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nc4 17. Qg2 {After the exchange of bishop for knight, White
gets the possibility of of the interesting knight manoeuvre to c6 (Nb3-d4-c6).}
Nd7 {Preparing Bf6, therefore} 18. g5 Rfe8 $2 {The start of an incorrect
regrouping, which is too slow. Black should have started counterplay on the
queenside, otherwise the advance of the g- and h-pawns, in conjunction with
the bishop pair, will simply result in a mating attack against the black king.}
(18... Nc5 19. Bc1 (19. Nxc5 Qxc5 {/\ N:b2}) 19... Na4 20. Nd4 Na3+ 21. Ka1 $16
) (18... a5 19. Nd4 Nde5 20. h4 {-18...Nde5}) (18... Rfc8 19. Nd4 (19. h4 $5)
19... Nxb2 20. Kxb2 Qc3+ 21. Kb1 Qb4+ 22. Kc1 Qa3+ 23. Kd2 Re8 24. Qf3 $16) (
18... Ndb6 19. Bd3) (18... Nde5 $1 {The knight not only controls the important
square c6, but also, by taking up a central position, limits the scope of the
enemy pieces,a nd may, if need be, contribute to the defence of its king.} 19.
h4 a5 20. Nd4 Rfc8 (20... b4 21. Nc6) (20... a4 21. h5 a3 22. b3 Nb2 23. Nxb5
Qc5 24. Re1 $16) 21. h5 a4 ({not} 21... Nxb2 22. Kxb2 Qc3+ 23. Kb1 Qb4+ 24. Kc1
Nc4 25. Bxc4 Rxc4 26. Qe4 $16) 22. g6 Bf6 $132) 19. h4 Bf8 20. h5 {White has
pushed the pawns as far as possible, setting up the unpleasant threat of g6,
against which it is difficult to defend. The following variations are possible:
} Nc5 (20... Ne3 21. Bxe3 Rxe3 22. g6 $16) (20... Ndb6 21. Bd3 (21. g6 Na4 22.
gxf7+ (22. Bc1 Na3+ 23. Ka1 (23. bxa3 Nc3+ 24. Ka1 Nxd1 25. Bd3 Qc3+ 26. Kb1
Re1 $15) 23... Nxc2+ 24. Kb1 Na3+ $11) 22... Qxf7 23. Bc1 Be7 24. h6 Bf6 $132)
21... Na4 22. Bc1 g6 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Qh2 Bg7 25. Bxg6 $18) (20... Nde5 21. g6
fxg6 22. hxg6 Nxg6 23. Bd3 $40) (20... g6 21. hxg6 fxg6 (21... hxg6 22. Qh2 Bg7
23. Bxc4 $18) 22. Nd4 $40) 21. Qf3 $6 ({Premature is} 21. Nd4 $2 {because of}
Nxb2 22. Kxb2 Na4+ 23. Kc1 Qc3) ({Stereotyped is} 21. g6 {in view of} Na4 {
(see the note to 20...Ndb6)}) ({More accurate was} 21. Nxc5 $1 Qxc5 22. g6 {
and now there is not the move} fxg6 (22... Nxb2 23. gxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qf3 $18) (
22... Qb4 23. Bc1) 23. hxg6 h6 24. Qf3 $16) (21. Rh3 g6 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Nd4
Bg7) 21... Na4 ({Premature is} 21... g6 $2 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Nxc5
Qxc5 25. Bd2 $1 Bg7 26. Qh3 $40) 22. Bc1 Rac8 $2 {This routine move turns out
to be the decisive mistake, since White is able to bring the Nb3 into play,
after which the threats on the kingside become significantly more dangerous,
whilst at the same time, Black's queenside play runs up against a brick wall.}
(22... g6 {Only in this way can Black continue the pressure against White's
king and defend against the threat g6.} 23. h6 $5 {trying to play against the
bishop on f8.} ({Interesting variations arise after the natural} 23. hxg6 hxg6
24. Nd4 Bg7 25. Qh3 (25. Bxc4 bxc4 (25... Qxc4 26. Rh7 $3) 26. Qh3 Rab8 $132)
25... Naxb2 $1 26. Bxb2 Nxb2 27. Kxb2 Re4 (27... Qc5 28. Qd3) 28. Qh7+ (28. c3
b4 29. Nc6 bxc3+ 30. Kc2 Qb6 $40) 28... Kf8 29. Rh4 Rc8 30. Qxg7+ (30. c4 Rce8
$1 $40) 30... Kxg7 31. Rxe4 Qc3+ 32. Kb1 Qb4+ $11) 23... Rac8 24. Nd4 {>< c6}
Qc5 25. Bh3 (25. Bg2 $5) 25... Rc7 26. Rhf1 $36 Naxb2 $140 27. Bxb2 Re3 28. Qf6
Rxh3 29. Rde1 $3) 23. Nd4 {Notwithstanding the apparently powerful positions
of the knights, it is hard to see how Black can develop his attack further.
White has defended against possible sacrifices on the queenside and is himself
ready to continue his attack.} Ne5 (23... Re3 24. Bxe3 Nc3+ 25. bxc3 Na3+ 26.
Kc1 Qxc3 27. Bd3 $18) (23... Naxb2 24. Bxb2 Re3 25. Qf2 Nxb2 26. Kxb2 Qc3+ 27.
Kb1 Qb4+ 28. Nb3 $18) (23... g6 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Bxc4 bxc4 (25... Qxc4 26.
Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 27. Qxf7 $18) 26. Qh3 Bg7 27. Ne6 $1 $18) 24. Qg3 Qc5 25. Bg2 ({
The aim could have been achieved more quickly by the forcing line} 25. g6 $1
Qxd5 26. Bh3 Rc4 27. Nf5 Qc5 28. gxh7+ Kxh7 29. Nxg7 $1 Bxg7 30. Rhg1 Bf6 31.
Rdf1 $18) 25... Qb4 26. Nc6 Qg4 27. Qxg4 Nxg4 28. Rde1 {The ending is
extremely difficult for Black, and practically impossible to save, especially
in conditions of time-trouble.} Ne5 29. Bf4 Nc4 30. Bh3 Ra8 31. g6 fxg6 ({
Also losing is} 31... Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 fxg6 33. hxg6 Naxb2 34. Bg5 $1 (34. Be6+
Kh8 35. Bg5 Na4 36. Nd8 Ne5 37. Rf1 Rxd8 38. Bxd8 Nxg6 $16) 34... Na4 35. Nd8
$1 Nc5 (35... Ne5 36. Rf1 $18) 36. Re8 $18) 32. Be6+ Kh8 33. hxg6 h6 34. b3
Nc3+ 35. Ka1 Nb6 36. Be3 Nbxd5 37. Bd4 Rxe6 38. Rxe6 Rc8 39. Rf1 ({Simpler is} 
39. Rxh6+ Kg8 40. Rh7 $1 Rxc6 41. Re8 Nf6 42. Bxf6 gxf6 43. Rf7 $18) 39... Kg8
40. Kb2 b4 41. Nxb4 Nb5 42. Nxd5 Nxd4 43. Ne7+ Bxe7 44. Rxe7 Nc6 45. Rd7 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.14"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.01.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.01.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 $1 {[1955 I.Ivanko.
Boom 2000. White: -53%]} e5 (6... e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 (8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 {
1-0 Anand,V-Van Wely,L/Monaco 2000/CBM 75/[Ftacnik] (32)}) 8... Bb7 (8... Nfd7
{1-0 Smirnov,P-Shipov,S/Elista 2001/CBM 83/[Ftacnik] (39)}) (8... Nfd7 9. Qd2
Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Ndxb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Qc6 14. Nxd6+ {1/2-1/2
Ponomariov,R-Svidler,P/Moscow RUS 2001 (46)}) 9. Qd2 Nfd7 10. O-O-O {1-0
Fedorov,A-Shipov,S/Sankt_Peterburg 1994/Inf 62 (44)}) (6... Qb6 {Wells} 7. g4 (
7. Nb3 e6 8. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Sax,G-Odeev,H/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78/[Wells] (34)}
) 7... Nc6 8. Nb3 e6 {1-0 Ponomariov,R-Georgiev,K/Moscow RUS 2001/The Week in
Chess 369 (57)}) 7. Nb3 (7. Nde2 Be6 {0-1 Ivanco,I-Zobel,L/Stary Smokovec 1955/
EXT 99 (37)}) 7... Be6 8. Be3 Be7 (8... Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7
12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bd7 15. Na5 O-O 16. Kb1 f6 $6 {1-0
Grischuk,A-Fressinet,L/Lausanne 2000/CBM 78/[Ftacnik] (33)} (16... Rc8 $1 {
Ftacnik})) 9. Qd2 h5 (9... O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. Nd5 (11. g4 {Atlas,V} b4 12.
Nd5 (12. Na4 $5 {(Atlas,V) is known to be an important alternative to the text.
It was successfully applied in a number of the high level games, in particular,
Adams,M-Sadler,M/London 1988/TD, Svidler,P-Hansen,C/Groningen 1995/CBM 51, and
Kasparov,G-Ricardi,P/Buenos Aires 1997/EXT 98}) 12... Bxd5 13. exd5 a5 14. Kb1
{0-1 Sax,G-Gallagher,J/Baden 1999/CBM 71/[Atlas,V] (34)}) 11... Nxd5 12. exd5
Bf5 13. g4 {0-1 Vasiukov,E-Gufeld,E/USSR 1979/Inf 27 (42)}) 10. Be2 (10. O-O-O
{1-0 Motylev,A-Hulak,K/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84/[Ftacnik] (43) Ftacnik}) 10... Nbd7
11. a4 (11. O-O Rc8 12. Kh1 h4 13. f4 {0-1 Bezgodov,A-Rashkovsky,N/Samara 2000/
CBM 78/[Ftacnik] (35)}) 11... Rc8 12. a5 g6 (12... Qc7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1
Rfd8 15. Qe1 (15. Nc1 d5 16. Nxd5 {0-1 Hracek,Z-Ftacnik,L/Germany/1999/ (40)})
15... Qc6 (15... Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Rytshagov,M-Gadjilu,R/Elista/1998/ (53)}) (15...
g6 {1/2-1/2 Feher,G-Krutti,V/Budapest/1999/ (46)}) 16. Rac1 (16. Qd2 Qc7 $5)
16... d5 $1 {Black has achieved great success with the exchange of his
backward d6 pawn, all his pieces are in the center.} 17. exd5 {0-1 Kashtanov,
R-Popov,V/St Petersburg 2000/CBM 76/[Ftacnik] (38)}) 13. O-O h4 {[#]} 14. Na4
$6 $146 (14. Nc1 Qc7 {0-1 Morozevich,A-Sadler,M/Reykjavik 1999/EXT 2000 (37)})
(14. Nd5 $1 $146 {Newest Novelty} Bxd5 15. exd5 Nh5 16. c4 f5 17. Rfd1 (17.
Rae1 $5) 17... f4 18. Bf2 h3 $14 {0-1 Kosteniuk,A-Zhu Chen/Moscow RUS 2001/[DK]
(36)}) (14. Rfd1 $5 $146 {is to be checked on practice!}) 14... Nh5 $6 (14...
d5 $1 15. Bh6 dxe4 $15) 15. Rfd1 $14 f5 (15... Nf4) 16. exf5 (16. Bd3) 16...
gxf5 $11 17. f4 Qc7 $5 (17... Nhf6 $14) 18. Rac1 (18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Bxh5+ Rxh5
20. Rac1 h3 $132) 18... h3 $2 (18... Nhf6 $11) 19. Nb6 Ndf6 $2 (19... Nxb6 20.
Bxb6 Qc6 21. Bf3 Qb5 22. g3 $16) 20. Nxc8 $18 (20. Bxh5+ $18 Nxh5 21. Nxc8 $18)
20... Qxc8 21. Bf3 hxg2 22. c4 Kf7 23. c5 Bxb3 24. cxd6 Qe6 25. Rc7 Bxd1 26.
Qxd1 Kg6 27. Rxe7 Qc4 28. fxe5 Ng3 29. Kxg2 f4 30. exf6 Nf5 31. Bf2 Kxf6 32.
Re4 Qg8+ 33. Bg4 Qh7 34. Qf3 Qxh2+ 35. Kf1 Rc8 36. Rxf4 Rc1+ 37. Ke2 Rc2+ 38.
Kd3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 (6... e5 {
is still in vogue}) ({Very rare nowadays is played:} 6... Nbd7 7. Be2 Nc5 8. f3
e6 9. a4 Be7 10. Qd2 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Rfd1 Bb7 (12... O-O 13. b4 Nb7 14. b5
a5 15. Nc6 Re8 16. Bf4 e5 {1/2-1/2 Ivkov,B-Quinteros,M/Manila 1973/EXT 98 (23)}
) 13. b4 Ncd7 14. b5 {Kolev,V-Kostakiev,D/cor m11 - 1982 (14)}) 7. Bc1 Nf6 {
["Are you playing for a draw?"]} 8. f3 {["No I'm not!"...] The same position
but without Nf6-g4-f6 and Bc1-e3-c1, is of course well known:} e5 9. Nb3 (9.
Nde2 Be6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 {Ivanko-Zobel 1955 Stary Samokovec}) 9... Be6
10. Be3 (10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Be7 {0-1 Silva Nazzari,R-O'Kelly de Galway,A/
Lugano 1968/MCD (27)}) 10... Be7 11. Qd2 (11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Rc8 $11 {
0-1 Foguelman,A-Bolbochan,J/Buenos Aires 1960/MCD (39)}) 11... h5 $146 {
["So am I !..Let us try something new!.."} (11... Nbd7 12. g4 h6 {1/2-1/2 Lein,
A-Csom,I/Hastings 1978/MCD (16)}) (11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Bd3
$14 {Hi732}) 12. Na4 (12. O-O-O $5) (12. Rd1 $5) 12... Nbd7 13. c4 (13. Nc3 $14
) 13... O-O 14. Rc1 Qb8 {/\ b7-b5} (14... Rc8 15. Be2 Nc5 16. Nc3 Nxb3 17. axb3
$14) 15. Nc3 $14 Rc8 16. Nd5 Bd8 (16... Bxd5 17. cxd5 $14) 17. Be2 b5 18. O-O
Nb6 (18... Bxd5 $5 19. cxd5 $14) 19. Na5 (19. cxb5 Bxd5 $15) 19... bxc4 {[#]}
20. Nxb6 $6 (20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. f4 $14) (20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Nxd5 22. exd5
$14) 20... Bxb6 $15 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Bxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Qxb2 24. Rb1 (24.
Rfd1) 24... Qc2 25. Rfc1 Qa4 26. Qd3 Qd7 (26... Rc5 $15) 27. Rc3 (27. Rb2)
27... Rc6 (27... Rab8 28. Rbc1 (28. Rcb3 Rxb3 29. axb3 a5 30. Rd1 Ne8 31. Qe3
a4 $132) (28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Bb3 Qa7+ 30. Kf1 $15) 28... a5 $15) 28. Rcb3 (28.
Rc2 Rac8 29. Rbc1 a5 $15) 28... Rac8 $2 (28... Qc8 29. Rc1 Ra7 $15) 29. Rb7 $14
R8c7 30. Bxa6 Rc1+ 31. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 32. Kf2 Qc6 33. Rb2 Kh7 (33... Rc3 34. Qd2
Qc5+ 35. Ke2 Ra3 36. Bd3 Qg1 37. Qg5 Ra8 38. Bc4 (38. Rd2 Qxh2 $15) 38... Ng4
$19) 34. h4 Rc3 35. Qb5 {[#]} (35. Qd2 Qc5+ 36. Ke2 Rc1 $17) 35... Nxe4+ $1 36.
fxe4 Qxe4 37. Qb6 d5 38. Bf1 d4 39. Re2 Rc2 $6 (39... Qxh4+ $1 40. Kg1 f6 (
40... Qg3 41. a4 $5 (41. Qb7 f6 42. Qe4+ Qg6 43. Qxg6+ Kxg6 44. Rd2 Ra3 45. Bc4
Kf5 46. Bd5 h4 47. Kf1 Kf4 48. Ke2 f5 49. Rd3 Rxd3 50. Kxd3 g5 51. a4 g4 52. a5
e4+ 53. Ke2 d3+ 54. Kf2 e3+ 55. Ke1 e2 56. Kd2 Kg3 57. Ke1 f4 58. Be4 h3 59.
gxh3 gxh3 60. Bxd3 h2 61. Kxe2 h1=Q $19) 41... Ra3 42. Qb1+ d3 43. Rf2 Qe3 44.
Qd1 Kg6 45. Qf3 Qxf3 46. gxf3 f5 47. Rg2+ Kh6 48. Rb2 e4 49. fxe4 fxe4 50. Kf2
d2 51. Be2 h4 52. Rb4 e3+ 53. Kf3 g5 54. Rd4 Kg7 55. a5 Kf6 56. a6 Ke5 57. Rd8
Kf5 58. Rd5+ Kf6 59. Rd6+ Ke5 60. Rd8 Kf5 61. Rd5+ Kf6 $11) 41. Qe6 $5 (41. Rf2
Kh6 42. Qe6 d3 43. Qe8 Qd4 44. Qh8+ Kg6 45. Qe8+ Kg5 46. Qf7 Kh6 $1 $19) 41...
d3 42. Qf5+ g6 $15) 40. Qb3 Qf4+ $2 (40... Qxh4+ 41. Qg3 (41. Kg1 Rxe2 42. Bxe2
Qe1+ 43. Bf1 Kg6 44. a4 h4 45. Qc2+ f5 46. Qf2 Qe4 47. a5 Qd5 48. a6 d3 49. g4
fxg4 50. Qxh4 Kf5 51. a7 d2 52. Qf2+ Kg6 53. a8=Q Qxa8 54. Qxd2 Qa7+ 55. Kg2
Qd4 $11) 41... Qxg3+ 42. Kxg3 Rc1 43. Kf2 f6 44. Rd2 (44. Re4 Rc2+ 45. Re2 Rc3
46. g3 g5 47. Bg2 $15) 44... f5 45. Bb5 Ra1 $15) 41. Qf3 $16 (41. Kg1 $16)
41... Qxh4+ 42. g3 Rxe2+ 43. Bxe2 Qe7 44. Qxh5+ Kg8 45. Bc4 d3 46. Bxd3 $18
Qa7+ 47. Kf3 Qxa2 48. Qh7+ Kf8 49. Qh8+ Ke7 50. Qxg7 Qd5+ 51. Ke3 Qd4+ 52. Ke2
Qb2+ 53. Kf1 Qc1+ 54. Kf2 Qd2+ 55. Be2 Qd4+ 56. Kg2 Qe4+ 57. Bf3 Qf5 58. Qg4
Qc2+ 59. Kh3 Kf8 60. Qe4 Qc8+ 61. Bg4 Qc1 62. Bf5 Qh6+ 63. Qh4 Qd6 64. Qg5 Qc6
65. Kg4 Qc4+ 66. Kh5 Qe2+ 67. g4 Qh2+ 68. Qh4 Qd2 69. Be4 Ke8 70. g5 Kf8 71.
Qg3 Qd6 72. Qd3 Qe6 73. Qf3 Ke7 74. Bc2 Qd6 75. Qb7+ Kf8 76. Bb3 Qg6+ 77. Kg4
Kg7 78. Bd5 e4 79. Qb2+ Kh7 80. Qe5 Kg8 81. Qf6 Qxf6 82. gxf6 e3 83. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 18th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2020.01.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Moussard, Jules"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,101,19,38,40,40,80,81,82,70,68,30,75,46,68,38,51,35,43,24,15,25,1,31,
23,1,-7,-11,6,0,-17,-36,8,8,29,28,19,13,16,-59,13,-1,25,25,14,-42,-42,-38,-23,
-44,-44,-70,-71,-60,-76,-76,-76,-66,-41,-70,-96,-82,-75,-47,-57,-6,-7,-34,-37,
-37,0,0,0,0,77,92,70,70,70,72,121,72,261,232,271,328,344,344,349,371,377,408,
396,414,485,501,511,505,547,577,601,658,685,682]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6
4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. g4 {A rare order of moves, leading to a
relatively fresh position, which is a common opening strategy nowadays.} h6 ({
An immediate counter attack in the centre -} 7... d5 {- is met with} 8. Nb3 $1
Nxe4 (8... h5 9. g5 Ng4 10. g6 fxg6 11. Qxd5 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Qc7 13. O-O-O $16 {
0-1 (28) De la Paz Perdomo,F (2462)-Gongora Reyes,M (2439) Santa Clara 2000})
9. Nxd5 e6 10. Nb6 $1 Rb8 11. Nxc8 Rxc8 {0-1 (37) Ponting,A (1674)-Rattay,W 
(1898) Lechenicher SchachServer 2010} 12. Qd4 $14) 8. a4 {Preventing ...b7-b5.
Other options:} (8. Bg2 Ne5 $5 9. h3 Nc4 10. Bc1 e5 11. Nde2 b5 12. b3 Nb6 13.
a4 b4 14. a5 Nbd7 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Rb8 $13 {1/2 (52) Votava,J (2541)
-Babula,V (2566) Pardubice 2011}) (8. f3 b5 $5 9. a4 b4 10. Nc6 Qc7 11. Nxb4 e6
{[%cal Rd6d5]} 12. Nca2 (12. Nd3 Bb7 {[%cal Yd6d5]}) 12... Bb7 $44 13. Qe2 $6
d5 $36 {1/2 (23) Maes,W (2321)-Talon,A (2117) Geraardsbergen 2003}) (8. h4 b5
9. a4 {1/2 (35) Andriasian,Z (2645)-Al Sayed,M (2485) Dubai 2011} {, and now}
b4 $1 10. Nc6 Qc7 11. Nxb4 e6 $44 {like in the previous line}) 8... Nc5 9. f3
e5 10. Nb3 (10. Nf5 $5 {looks quite promising, too, e.g.} g6 (10... Be6 11. b4
Ncd7 12. Nxd6+) 11. Ng3 Be6 12. Nd5 $14) 10... Nxb3 11. cxb3 Be6 12. Bc4 $1 {
[%mdl 32] It is important to establish control over the d5 square.} Rc8 13. Qd3
Qc7 {Black forces the exchange on e6 at the price of delay in development, and
White immediately starts an attack.} 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. h4 {[%mdl 128]} (15.
O-O-O $5 {[%cal Yc1b1] was probably more precise} Be7 $140 (15... d5 16. exd5
Nxd5 (16... exd5 $2 17. Qg6+ Qf7 18. Qf5 $1) 17. Kb1 Nxc3+ 18. bxc3 $14) (15...
h5 16. g5 Nd7 17. Kb1 Be7 18. f4 $1 exf4 19. Bxf4 O-O 20. Qh3 $5 (20. Bxd6 Nc5
$16) 20... Rxf4 21. Qxe6+ Kf8 22. Rhf1 Bxg5 23. Nd5 Qc2+ 24. Ka1 Qxb3 (24...
Rxf1 25. Rxf1+ Nf6 26. Ne7 $18) 25. Nxf4 Qxa4+ 26. Qa2 $16) 16. Kb1 O-O 17. h4
h5 18. Bg5 $5) 15... h5 {[%mdl 256] Forcing g4-g5 in an attempt to shut the
kingside.} (15... d5 16. exd5 Bb4 17. Qg6+ Qf7 18. Qxf7+ Kxf7 19. dxe6+ Kxe6
20. Rc1 {keeping an extra pawn}) (15... Be7 16. O-O-O h5 17. g5 Nd7 {leads to
the game position.}) 16. g5 Nd7 17. O-O-O Be7 18. Kb1 O-O {Otherwise Black
will not be able to castle:} (18... g6 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Ne5 21. Bxe5 dxe5
22. Qh3 Qc6 23. Rhf1 $16) 19. g6 $1 Qd8 20. Bg5 $1 Nf6 21. Rhg1 {[%cal Yc3e2,
Ye2g3]} Qe8 $1 22. Rg2 {There was no need to give up this pawn.} (22. Qd2 $5
Qxg6 $2 23. Bh6) 22... Qxg6 23. Rdg1 Qf7 (23... Qh7 {prevents Bg5-h6 but White
keeps initiative, say, after} 24. Qe3 {. Black is a pawn up but completely
passive.}) 24. Bh6 Ne8 25. Bxg7 Nxg7 26. Rxg7+ Qxg7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Ne2 Rf7
29. f4 $5 {Risky but interesting. Otherwise Black has no problems.} exf4 30.
Nd4 Rf6 31. Qf3 Rh8 {A bit too passive.} (31... Rc5 $5 {e.g.} 32. e5 $5 Rxe5
33. Qg2+ Rg6 34. Qxb7 Kf6 35. Nc6 Re1+ 36. Ka2 Rg7 $13) 32. Qc3 $1 Kf7 {
Enough for equality but Black must play accurately.} ({Even} 32... e5 $5 33.
Nf5+ Rxf5 34. exf5 Bxh4 35. Qc7+ Kf6 36. Qxd6+ Kxf5 {is possible. Black's f4
pawn is very strong, and White will have to give a perpetual after all.}) 33.
e5 dxe5 34. Nf3 Bd6 35. Ng5+ Ke7 36. Qf3 (36. Ne4 $6 Rf5) 36... Rc8 $2 {
[%mdl 8192]} (36... Rb8 $8 37. Qxh5 Rbf8 38. Qf3 (38. Qh7+ R8f7 39. Nxf7 Rxf7
$17 {[%csl Gf4]}) 38... Rb8 {holding on} ({or even} 38... Kd8 $5 39. Ne4 (39.
Qxb7 f3 40. Qxa6 f2 41. Qxd6+ Ke8 42. Qc6+ Ke7 $11) 39... Be7 {, and Black's
f4 pawn guarantees him sufficient counterplay in any case. If} 40. Nxf6 {then}
Rxf6 {[%cal Ye5e4] Of course, this was not easy to find and evaluate over he
board.})) 37. Qxb7+ Rc7 38. Qxa6 {[%cal Rg5e4]} Rf8 39. Qe2 {Comparing to
positions arising after 36...Rb8, there is a "minor" difference: White has
gained two queenside pawns. That is quite enough to win.} Kd7 40. b4 $1 Be7 41.
Qd3+ Kc8 42. Qa6+ Kb8 43. Nxe6 Rf6 44. Qb5+ Rb7 45. Qxe5+ Kc8 46. Nxf4 Rxf4 47.
Qxf4 Rxb4 48. Qf7 Bd8 49. a5 $1 Kb8 50. a6 Rb6 51. a7+ {The overall conclusion:
7.g4! is quite dangerous, and 6...Nbd7 is rather dubious.} 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 6th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden Baden"]
[Date "2019.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Keymer, Vincent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2019.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,85,28,28,46,46,80,80,53,66,61,37,82,33,20,13,5,0,14,14,28,14,21,28,45,
49,54,47,47,46,46,53,52,42,61,51,85,65,70,62,99,59,77,76,103,110,102,102,108,
121,113,109,121,50,79,122,88,95,95,81,114,96,92,125,127,90,108,104,101,100,115,
127,143,130,141,150,147,160,196,196,185,160,195,185,229,237,327,361]} 1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 {A rare system, which has
recently gained popularity.} e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ng3 {The modern
continuation, instead of} (9. f4) 9... Be6 (9... b5 10. Bg5 b4 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Nd5 a5 13. Bc4 Nd7 14. a3 $14 {1/2 (38) Delgado Ramirez,N (2624)-Leitao,N 
(2107) Belem 2017}) (9... Nc6 10. Bc4 Be6 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. f4 b5 13. Nd5 Nd4 14.
Be3 Nxb3 15. axb3 exf4 16. Nxf4 Qc7 17. c3 Qb7 18. Bd4 $14 {1-0 (41) Rowson,J 
(2490)-Tihonov,J (2415) Zagan 1997}) 10. Nd5 Bxd5 (10... Nbd7 11. c4 a5 12. h3
Nc5 13. Bc2 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bc8 15. f4 Bh4 16. Ne2 f5 17. Be3 b6 $13 {1/2 (60)
Aryan,C (2547)-Raja,H (2432) Budapest 2019}) 11. exd5 g6 12. c4 Nbd7 (12... Ne8
$6 13. Bh6 Ng7 14. b4 Nd7 15. Rc1 $14 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 Ra3 (17... f5 18.
c5 $1 dxc5 $140 19. d6 Bg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. bxc5 $16) 18. Ne4 $1 f5 19. Nc3 e4
20. Be2 Bg5 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. c5 $16 {1-0 (33) Nakamura,H (2785)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2796) Stavanger 2017 CBM 179 [Yermolinsky,A]}) 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Rc1 (
14. b4 Bf8 (14... a5 15. a3 axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 b5 $1 $132 {A.
Yermolinsky}) 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 e4 17. Be2 Bg7 18. a3 a5 19. Rc1 axb4 20. axb4
h5 21. Qb3 b6 22. Rfd1 Ra7 23. Bf4 Qe7 24. Re1 Qf8 25. Bf1 Bh6 $13 {1/2 (46)
Najer,E (2683)-Wojtaszek,R (2738) Batumi 2018}) 14... Bf8 (14... a5 15. b3 Nc5
16. Bc2 Nfd7 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Bg5 19. Qf3 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Ne5 $13 {1-0 (27)
Wang,Y (2337)-Zhao,S (2186) China 2018}) ({Here is the most recent game:} 14...
Nc5 15. Bb1 a5 16. b3 Rb8 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 b5 19. Qf3 bxc4 20. Rxc4 Rb4 21.
Bd2 Rxc4 22. bxc4 Ncd7 23. Bc3 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Rf8 25. Qf4 Bd8 {, and White
didn't find anything better than offer a draw after} 26. h3 {1/2 (26)
Nepomniachtchi,I (2773)-Wojtaszek,R (2724) Moscow 2019}) 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 a5
17. b3 h5 18. Re1 Bg7 $14 {Black's position looks fine but, alas, his kingside
is weakened by ...h7-h5.} 19. h3 Qe7 20. Be3 Qf8 21. Qd2 h4 $6 {Driving
White's knight where it wants: to b5!} (21... Nc5 $5 22. Bb1 Reb8 {[%cal Yb7b5]
}) 22. Ne2 Nh5 23. Nc3 f5 24. Bg5 Nf4 (24... Nc5 25. Bf1 {[%cal Yc3b5]}) 25.
Bxf4 exf4 26. Re6 $6 (26. Nb5 $5 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Be5 28. a3 $36 {[%cal Yb3b4]})
26... Ne5 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} ({Black had a sufficient defence here:} 26... Rxe6
27. dxe6 Nc5 $13) 27. Be2 Rxe6 28. dxe6 {Now this pawn can't be attacked and
decides the game, together with numerous weaknesses in Black's camp.} Re8 29.
Qd5 Qe7 30. Nb5 $1 Qxe6 31. Qxb7 Re7 32. Qb8+ Kh7 33. Qxd6 Qxd6 34. Nxd6 Bf8
35. Nb5 Nc6 36. Kf1 Re5 37. a3 Bc5 38. Bf3 Nd4 39. Nxd4 Bxd4 40. Rb1 Re6 41. b4
Rb6 42. Rd1 Bb2 43. c5 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.14"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 (7. Nf3
Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Bg5 Rac8
$132 {Kamsky-Gelfand (Kazan 2011)}) 7... Be7 (7... Be6 8. Qd2 (8. f3 h5 9. Qd2
Nbd7 {->8.Qd2}) 8... Nbd7 (8... Ng4 $2 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. f3 Nf6 12.
O-O-O $16) 9. f3 {führt zu vielen langen, komplexen Varianten.}) 8. h3 $5 {
Dieser Zug wird sehr selten gespielt, obwohl er natürlich viele interessante
Ideen mit sich bringt.} (8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 {->7....Be6}) 8... Be6 9. Qf3 {
Was Weiss will, ist lang zu rochieren und später die Bauern auf dem
Königsflügel aufzurollen. Das große Problem dabei ist, dass, wenn Weiß g4
spielt, und Schwarz ...h6 antwortet, Weiß dann nicht h4 spielen kann, weil der
Bauer g4 hängt.} Nbd7 10. g4 (10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 e4 12. Qg3 O-O 13. c4 b5
14. Nd4 Ne5 15. cxb5 Nxd5 $15 {Casareno-Shirov (Toronto 2010) ^}) 10... h6 11.
O-O-O Rc8 {Unter Umständen kann nun Schwarz auch auf c3 einschlagen.} (11...
Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. Qg2 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. f4 Rc8 16. f5 Bc4 17. Nd2 Qb7 18.
Bxc4 bxc4 19. Ka1 $16 {Navin-Surendran (Kochi 2011)}) 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6
14. h4 {Weiß verliert den Bauern, hat jedoch Kompensation dafür. Ob das ein
Opfer war, ist fraglich. Vielleicht könnte man 14.Kb1 spielen, um den
Bauernverlust zu vermeiden.} (14. Kb1 e4 (14... Qc7 15. c3 {und nun
funktioniert derselbe Trick wie in der Partie nicht:} Nbxd5 $2 16. Rxd5 Qc6 17.
c4 $1 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 $18) 15. Bxb6 (15. Qg2 Nbxd5 $15) 15... Qxb6 (15... exf3
16. Bxd8 Bxd8 17. Nd2 $14) 16. Qe2 $14) 14... Qc7 15. c3 Nbxd5 $1 {Der
Springer ist tabu.} 16. Bd2 (16. Rxd5 Qc6 17. Bg2 (17. c4 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxd5
$19) 17... e4 18. Qf5 g6 $1 (18... Qxd5 19. Qxc8+ $18) (18... Nxd5 19. Bxe4 $18
) 19. Rxd6 (19. Qf4 Nxd5 20. Qxe4 Nxe3 $19) 19... gxf5 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. Nd4
Nxg4 $1 (21... Rc7 22. Nxf5 Nxg4 23. Bb6 Rc6 24. Bd4 Nf6 25. Bxe4 $44) 22. Nxc6
bxc6 $15) 16... Nb6 {Interessant wäre 16....Nb4. Es sieht so aus, als ob
Schwarz dadurch den Damentausch erzwingen könnte.} (16... Nb4 $5 17. g5 Nd7 18.
Kb1 (18. gxh6 gxh6 19. Bg2 Qc6 20. Qh3 Qa4 $17) 18... Qc6 19. Bg2 Qxf3 20. Bxf3
Nc6 $15) 17. g5 Nfd7 18. gxh6 gxh6 {In der entstandenen Stellung hat Weiß
sicherlich gute Kompensation für den Bauern, weil der schwarze König keine
Ruhe findet und die weißen Felder sehr schwach sind.} 19. Kb1 Qc6 20. Qh3 $1 {
Klare Sache, Weiß muss die Damen auf dem Brett behalten.} d5 (20... Nc4 21. Bc1
a5 22. Nd2 Nxd2+ 23. Bxd2 d5 24. f4 e4 25. Be3 $14 {und Weiß steht einfach
besser.}) 21. Be2 {Auch 21.f4 ist interessant. Weiß will alle Figuren ins
Spiel bringen und erst dann die Stellung forcieren.} (21. f4 $5 e4 22. Be2 Nc4
23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. Rhg1 $44) 21... Nc4 22. Bc1 Nf6 23. Rhe1 {Jetzt wäre es Zeit,
um aktiv zu werden.} (23. f4 $5 e4 (23... Ne4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Na5 $16) 24.
Rhg1 Qd7 25. f5 $36 {Weiß hat eine sehr gefährliche Initiative.}) 23... Qe6 {
Nun kommen alle schwarze Figuren ins Zentrum und seine Stellung wird etwas
angenehmer.} 24. Qh2 (24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Bxc4 Rxc4 (25... dxc4 26. Nd2 Rc5 $15)
26. Rxe5 Re4 27. Rxe4 Nxe4 28. f3 Ng3 $15) 24... Qf5+ 25. Ka1 {Die schwarzen
Figuren dominieren das Zentrum und Weiß kann nicht an den schwarzen König
rankommen.} Kf8 26. f3 Bd6 27. Qg1 {Weiß versucht es von allen Seiten - es
droht Qa7.} Bb8 28. Bd3 {Weiß hätte mittels 28.Bxc4 gleich in Vorteil kommen
können.} (28. Bxc4 $5 Rxc4 (28... dxc4 29. Nc5 $1 Ba7 (29... Qxf3 30. Rf1 Qg4
31. Nd7+ $18) 30. Be3 Rb8 31. Qf1 $18) 29. Qb6 Bc7 (29... Qxf3 30. Rf1 $18) 30.
Qxb7 Kg7 31. Qa7 $14) 28... Qh5 $2 (28... Qe6 29. Nd4 Qb6 30. Nf5 Qxg1 31. Rxg1
$16) 29. Qh1 $2 {Das kann kaum gut sein, allein schon weil die Dame auf h1
sehr passiv steht. Stattdessen konnte Weiß den Punkt sichern:} (29. Bxc4 $1
Rxc4 (29... dxc4 30. Na5 Rg8 31. Qb6 $18 {Schwarz ist total verloren.}) 30. Qb6
Qf5 31. Nc5 Kg7 32. Rg1+ Kh7 33. Qxb7 $18) 29... Ba7 30. Qh3 Re8 {Der Turm
müsste auf der c-Linie bleiben, um auf c4 nehmen zu können.} (30... Rc6 $1 31.
Bxc4 $6 Rxc4 $15) 31. Bxc4 {Endlich!} dxc4 32. Na5 $2 {Und gleich wieder ein
Fehlgriff. Der Springer sollte nach d2 laufen.} (32. Nd2 b5 33. Ne4 Nxe4 34.
fxe4 $14 {Weiß hat mehr als nur Kompensation. Er will Rd6/Rd7/Rf1 spielen, der
schwarze König ist nun wirklich in Gefahr.}) 32... e4 33. Nxc4 Qxf3 34. Qh2 (
34. Qxf3 $2 exf3 $17) 34... Ng4 (34... Bf2 $5 35. Rf1 Ng4 36. Qc7 {->34....Ng4}
) 35. Qc7 (35. Qd6+ Kg7 36. Qd5 $13) 35... Bf2 36. Rf1 e3 37. Bxe3 $4 {Hübsche,
aber falsche Kombination. Wahrscheinlich waren beide Spieler in Zeitnot.} Nxe3
38. Ne5 Qf5 $2 {Schwarz lässt den Sieg aus. Es gewann 39...Qh5. Es ist jedoch
sehr schwer unter Zeitdruck solchen Zug zu finden.} (38... Qh5 $1 39. Qc5+ (39.
Rd7 Qxe5 40. Rxf7+ (40. Qxe5 Rxe5 41. Rxf2 Rf5 $19) 40... Kg8 41. R1xf2 Qxc7
42. Rxc7 Rh7 $19) 39... Kg7 {und Weiß kann den Springer auf e3 nicht nehmen,
wie er es in der Partie gemacht hat.} 40. Rg1+ Bxg1 41. Rxg1+ Kh7 42. Qxe3 Qxe5
$19) 39. Qc5+ Kg7 (39... Re7 40. Qxe3 Bxe3 41. Rxf5 Rg8 42. Kb1 $11) 40. Qxe3
Rxe5 {Und das entstehende Turmendspiel ist Remis.} 41. Qxf2 Qxf2 42. Rxf2 Rhe8
43. Rg1+ Kf8 44. Kb1 Re2 45. Rf4 R8e4 46. Rgf1 Re1+ 47. Kc2 R4e2+ (47... Rxf1
48. Rxe4 $11) 48. Kb3 Rxf1 49. Rxf1 Kg7 (49... Re4 $5 50. Rf6 h5 51. Rb6 Rxh4
52. Rxb7 $13 {mit sehr unklaren Folgen, es kann jedoch sein, dass die Chancen
von Schwarz besser sind, weil sein Bauer schon auf h5 steht.}) 50. Rf4 Re6 51.
a4 Kg6 52. Kc4 f5 53. a5 Kf6 54. Kd3 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 46th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2011.05.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2011.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Die Najdorf-Variante ist
heutzutage eine der populärsten Eröffnungen überhaupt.} 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 {
Heute wird immer öfter das ruhigere 7.Nf3 gespielt.} (7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9.
O-O Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Bg5 Rac8 $132 {Kamsky -
Gelfand (Kazan, 2011)}) 7... Be6 8. Qd2 (8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 {->8.Qd2}) 8...
Nbd7 (8... Ng4 $2 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. f3 Nf6 12. O-O-O $16) 9. f3 h5 {
Die Idee dieses Zuges ist es, den weißen Vorstoß g4-g5 aufzuhalten. Der Preis,
den Schwarz dafür zahlt, ist die Schwächung des Königsflügels, so dass, falls
Schwarz später rochieren will, sich sein König unangenehm fühlen wird. Schwarz
hat viele alternative Spielweisen, die alle zu sehr langen theoretischen
Varianten führen.} (9... b5 10. O-O-O h5 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. g3 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6
14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 g6 16. Bh3 Bh6 $132 {Nepomniachtchi - Grischuk (Wijk aan
Zee, 2011)}) (9... Be7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. h4
Qc7 15. Rg1 $36 {Karjakin - Gashimov (Turin, 2006)}) (9... Nb6 10. O-O-O Be7
11. Qf2 Nfd7 12. f4 $36 {Shirov - Ivanchuk (Monte Carlo, 1999)}) 10. O-O-O Be7
{Auch hier hat Schwarz eine Auswahl.} (10... Rc8 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13.
exd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. g3 O-O 16. Bh3 Ra8 17. Rhe1 $14 {Shirov - Svidler 
(Linares, 1998)}) (10... Qc7 11. Kb1 Be7 12. g3 Rc8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bf5
15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qc4 17. Qd2 O-O 18. Rhg1 f5 $132 {Karjakin - Gelfand 
(Moscow, 2010)}) 11. h3 b5 12. Kb1 Qc7 (12... h4 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. f4 $132 {
Akopian - Gelfand (Yerevan, 2008)}) 13. Bd3 (13. f4 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Bd3
h4 16. Rhe1 Bd7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf6 19. c3 Kf8 $15 {und Weiß hatte wenig
erreicht in Van der Weide - Van Wely (Netherlands, 2007)}) 13... b4 14. Nd5 $1
{Man muss den Bauern geben, sonst steht man einfach schlecht.} (14. Ne2 a5 15.
f4 a4 16. Nbc1 a3 17. b3 Nc5 18. Qxb4 O-O $44) 14... Nxd5 {Das Nehmen mit dem
Läufer ist schlechter.} (14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bg5 (16. Be4 Nxe3 17.
Qxe3 Rd8 $17) 16... Bxg5 17. Qxg5 N5f6 18. Qxg7 Rg8 19. Qh6 Rxg2 20. Rhg1 Rxg1
21. Rxg1 $44) 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bg5 (16. Qxb4 a5 17. Qa4 Bc6 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19.
Qxb5 a4 20. Nd2 O-O $17 {Schwarz will Rfb8 spielen, mit vielen Drohungen gegen
den weißen König.}) 16... a5 (16... Bxg5 17. Qxg5 O-O $5 18. Qxh5 (18. Bh7+ $2
Kxh7 19. Qxh5+ Kg8 20. Rxd5 Nf6 $19) 18... Nf6 19. Qh4 a5 20. g4 $40) 17. Rhe1
(17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Qg5+ Kf8 $17 {Der schwarze König fühlt sich sicher im
Zentrum.}) 17... Be6 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. f4 $1 {Man muss die Linien öffnen.} (19.
Be4 {Es ist nicht im Sinne von Weiß, die e-Linie zu schliessen.} Rab8 $17)
19... Nf6 {Fehlentscheidung, stärker wäre 19....a4.} (19... a4 $5 20. Nc1 (20.
Nd4 exd4 21. f5 Qc5 22. fxe6 (22. Qg5+ $4 Kf8 $19) 22... fxe6 23. Be4 Rab8 $17)
(20. fxe5 axb3 21. Qg5+ Kf8 22. exd6 bxc2+ 23. Bxc2 Qa7 24. Qe7+ Kg8 $19) 20...
Rab8 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Qg5+ Kf8 23. Rf1 a3 $17) 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Qg5 {Nun
wird die schwarze Stellung doch noch gefährdet.} a4 22. Rxe5 $1 {Sehr stark
gespielt!} (22. Nd4 $2 exd4 23. Rxe6+ Kxe6 $19) (22. Nd2 Ra5 $15) 22... axb3 {
Schwarz hat keine Wahl.} 23. Rxe6+ Kxe6 (23... fxe6 24. Qxg7+ Kd6 25. Bb5+ Nd5
26. Rxd5+ exd5 27. Qg3+ Kc5 28. Qxc7+ Kxb5 29. cxb3 $18) 24. Qe3+ Kd7 25. cxb3
$3 {Weiß hat einen Turm weniger und trotzdem kann er sich solche Züge erlauben.
Nun wird die offene c-Linie eine Rolle spielen.} (25. Bf5+ Kc6 26. Be4+ Nxe4
27. Qxe4+ Kb5 28. Rd5+ Ka6 29. Qd3+ Kb7 30. Rd7 bxa2+ 31. Ka1 Rhe8 32. Qb5+ Kc8
33. Rxc7+ Kxc7 34. Qxb4 $11) (25. Bb5+ Kc8 $19) (25. Ba6+ Kc6 26. cxb3 Rxa6 27.
Rc1+ Kd7 28. Rxc7+ Kxc7 $19) 25... Qa7 26. Ba6+ $2 {Weiß konnte die Partie
gleich entscheiden.} (26. Bf5+ Kc6 27. Rc1+ Kd5 (27... Kb5 28. Bd3+ Ka5 29.
Qe5+ Kb6 30. Qb5#) (27... Kb7 28. Qe7+ Ka6 29. Bd3+ Ka5 30. Qe5+ Kb6 31. Qb5#)
28. Qd3+ Qd4 (28... Ke5 29. Re1+ Kf4 30. g3+ Kg5 31. h4+ Kh6 32. Qd2+ g5 33.
Qxg5#) 29. Qxd4+ (29. Qf3+ Ke5 30. Re1+ Kd6 31. Rd1 $18)) 26... Kc6 27. Qf3+
Kb6 28. Rd6+ Kc7 29. Qc6+ Kb8 30. Rd4 Nd5 {Alle Züge sind so weit die besten
für beide Seiten gewesen. Auch hier muss Weiß mit der Dame nehmen.} 31. Qxd5 (
31. Rxd5 Qg1+ 32. Kc2 Qxg2+ 33. Kc1 Qh1+ 34. Kd2 Qxd5+ 35. Qxd5 Rxa6 $14) 31...
Qb6 32. Qe5+ Ka7 33. Qe7+ Kxa6 34. Rd6 {Schwarz darf den Bauern b4 nicht
verlieren, daher muss er den Turm auf b8 stellen, um auf b6 mit dem Turm zu
schlagen.} Rab8 35. Rxb6+ Rxb6 36. Qxf7 g6 37. Qc4+ Kb7 {Nun ist die Frage, ob
man die schwarze Festung knacken kann. Das Problem ist, dass, wenn Weiß a3
zieht, Schwarz nicht nimmt, sondern Weiß auf b4 schlagen lässt, denn die drei
Bauern auf der b-Linie sind viel schwächer als das Paar a3-b3. Nach vielen
Versuchen gelingt es Weiß nicht, seinen Vorteil zu verwerten.} 38. Qd5+ Ka6 39.
Qd3+ Ka7 40. a4 {Richtige Entscheidung - früher oder später würde man den
Bauern sowieso nach vorne bringen.} Rhb8 41. Qd4 Ka6 42. Qc4+ Ka7 43. Qc5 Ka6
44. Kc2 {Ohne die Hilfe des Königs wird es nichts.} R8b7 45. Kd3 Rb8 46. Qc4+ (
46. Kc4 R8b7 47. Qc8 Ka7 48. Kc5 Rf6 49. g4 hxg4 50. hxg4 Rf2 51. Kd5 Rf6 $13 {
und Weiß hat immer noch keinen Forschritt gemacht.}) 46... Ka7 47. Ke4 Ra6 48.
Kf4 (48. Qc5+ Ka8 49. Kf4 Rb7 50. Kg5 {->48.Kf4}) 48... Rb7 49. Qc5+ Ka8 50.
Kg5 Kb8 51. Kh6 Ka8 52. g4 (52. a5 Rf6 53. Qd4 Rc6 {- wieder keine Möglichkeit
zum Durchbrechen.}) 52... hxg4 53. hxg4 Kb8 54. Qd5 Ka8 55. Qd8+ Ka7 56. g5 Rb8
57. Qd4+ Ka8 {Weiß kann seine Stellung nicht weiter verbessern. Nun muss er
nur zwei Möglichkeiten berechnen: das Nehmen auf g6 in einer guten Redaktion,
und den Zug Qf6.} 58. Qd5+ (58. Qf6 Rxf6 59. gxf6 Kb7 60. Kxg6 Kc7 61. f7 Kd7
62. Kg7 Ke7 $19 {Schwarz schafft es gerade rechtzeitig.}) 58... Rb7 59. a5 (59.
Qe4 Kb8 60. Qe8+ Ka7 61. Qxg6 Rxg6+ 62. Kxg6 Kb6 63. Kf6 (63. Kh6 Rb8 64. g6
Rh8+ 65. Kg5 Rh2 66. g7 Rg2+ 67. Kf6 Rf2+ 68. Ke7 Rg2 $11) 63... Rc7 {Die
einfachste Spielweise.} 64. g6 Rc2 65. g7 Rf2+ 66. Ke7 Rg2 $11) 59... Ka7 60.
Qd8 Rb8 61. Qd4+ Ka8 62. Qd7 Rb7 63. Qc8+ Ka7 64. Qa8+ Kxa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 {Das ist
sicherlich keine Hauptvariante, aber doch eine sehr interessante Fortsetzung.
Andere moderne Abspiele sind 6...e5 und 6...e6.} (6... e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6 9.
Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 $132 {mit sehr langen theoretischen Varianten
und unklaren Stellungen am Ende.}) (6... e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 Nbd7
$132 {, ebenfalls mit riesiger Anzahl theoretischer Varianten.}) 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 {Die Hauptidee dieses Aufbaus ist es, die Kontrolle über die
schwarzen Felder zu gewinnen und das Spiel später ins Endspiel zu bringen.
Weiß hat zwei gute Spielmöglichkeiten. Die eine wurde in der Partie gespielt,
die andere ist 10.h3!?} 10. Be2 (10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Ng6 13. Qd2 Qa5
14. O-O-O $14 {Wenn man alle Plus und Minus der Stellung zusammenzählt, hat
Weiß doch bessere Chancen.}) ({Sehr schlecht ist} 10. f3 $4 Ne3 11. Qd2 Bxd4
12. Qxd4 Nxc2+ $19) 10... h5 {Es droht h4.} 11. Bxg4 (11. h4 gxh4 12. Rxh4 Nc6
{Schwarz kann sich schnell entwickeln, Weiß hat viel Zeit für die Züge h4-Rxh4
verloren.} 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Qd2 Rc8 $132 {Morozevich - Polgar (San Luis, 2005)})
11... hxg4 (11... Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. O-O $14 {Diese Variante war
früher sehr populär, doch die entstehende Stellung ist eindeutig vorteilhaft
für Weiß, so man spielt sie nicht mehr oft.}) 12. Nd5 ({Nach} 12. O-O Nc6 13.
Nf5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Qxg4 f6 16. Rab1 Qxc3 $132 {hatte Schwarz kein
Problem in Shirov - Kasparov (Sarajevo, 1999)}) 12... Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 ({
Es ist sehr gefährlich den b2-Bauern zu nehmen:} 13... Bxb2 14. Rb1 Ba3 (14...
Be5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 (15... dxe5 16. Nfxe7 $1 Nxe7 $2 17. Nf6+ Kf8 18. Qxd8+ $18)
16. Nfxe7 $16) 15. Nb6 Bxf5 (15... Rb8 16. O-O Bxf5 17. exf5 {->15....Bf5}) 16.
exf5 Rb8 17. O-O Bc5 18. Nd5 $44) 14. exf5 {Der Bauer g4 hängt. Weiß kann auch
noch im nächsten Zug unter Umständen mit 15.f6 fortsetzen.} Bxb2 (14... Ne5 15.
c3 Rc8 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Qxg4 f6 18. g3 $16 {und Weiß hatte einen gesunden
Mehrbauer in Kulaots - Karjakin (Tallinn, 2001)}) 15. Rb1 Qa5+ {Im Endeffekt
gibt Schwarz die Qualität für einen Bauern auf, hat aber die bessere
Bauernstruktur und dementsprechend auch gewisse Kompensation.} (15... Be5 16.
O-O Bxg3 17. hxg3 Rb8 18. Qxg4 $16) (15... Bd4 16. O-O $1 Rb8 17. Re1 Be5 18.
Qxg4 $16) 16. Qd2 Bd4 {Strikt der einzige Zug. Sonst hat Weiß ein starke
Alternative zum Qualitätsgewinn, nämlich das Nehmen auf b7.} (16... Be5 $2 17.
Qxa5 Nxa5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Nc7+ Kd7 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. h4 gxh4 22. Rxh4 $18) (
16... Ba3 17. Rxb7 $1 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 $16) (16... Bg7 17. Rxb7 $1 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2
$16) 17. Qxa5 {Nun gibt es keine Wahl - der Springer d5 hängt.} (17. Rxb7 $4
Qxd5 $19) 17... Nxa5 18. c3 $1 $146 {Starke Neuerung!} (18. Nc7+ Kd7 19. Nxa8
Rxa8 20. Kd1 Bc3 21. h4 gxh3 22. Rxh3 Rc8 23. f4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 b5 $44 {1/2-1/2
Anand,V (2771)-Topalov,V (2690)/Dortmund GER 1999 (51)}) (18. Rb4 Nc6 19. Rxb7
Ra7 20. Rxa7 Bxa7 21. Kd2 Kd7 22. Rb1 Rb8 23. Rxb8 Nxb8 $11 {Bologan - Leitao 
(Buenos Aires, 2000)}) 18... Bc5 {Es ist sehr wichtig, das Feld b4 zu
kontrollieren.} (18... Bg7 19. Nc7+ Kd7 20. Nxa8 Bxc3+ 21. Ke2 {Es stellt sich
heraus, dass ohne den c-Bauern das weiße Spiel viel besser läuft!} Rxa8 22.
Rhc1 Bf6 (22... Rc8 23. Kd3 Bf6 24. Rxc8 Kxc8 25. Rb4 $18) 23. Rb4 b5 24. Rxg4
$16) 19. Nc7+ Kd7 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. h4 {Man muss beide Figuren - Rh1 und Bg3 -
ins Spiel bringen, und das ist die beste Weise.} gxh3 (21... gxh4 22. Rxh4 Rg8
23. Rh7 f6 24. Bf4 $16) 22. Rxh3 b5 23. Ke2 f6 24. Rbh1 $1 {Shirov ist
sicherlich einer der besten Endspielspieler der Welt. Es ist eine sehr schwere
Aufgabe, eine solche Stellung gegen ihn zu spielen. Sein Plan ist einfach - er
will einen Turm tauschen, um für immer das schwarze Gegenspiel zu stoppen, und
danach versuchen, die Schwächen a6 und e7 unter Angriff zu nehmen. Den Läufer
wird er mittels f4 ins Spiel bringen.} Nc6 (24... d5 25. Rh8 Ra7 (25... Rxh8
26. Rxh8 $16) 26. Rd1 $18) 25. Rh8 Ra7 (25... Rxh8 26. Rxh8 $16 {Nach dem
Turmtausch ist schwarze Stellung fast schon hoffnungslos.}) 26. f4 $1 {Es
sieht zwar so aus, als ob die schwarze Stellung solide wäre, doch wie man
sieht, kann Weiß mit ganz einfachen Zügen dem Schwarzspieler immer größere
Probleme stellen.} gxf4 27. Bxf4 a5 {Die einzige Chance ist ein Gegenspiel am
Damenflügel.} (27... Rc7 28. g4 Ne5 29. Rg8 Bb6 30. Bxe5 dxe5 31. Rd1+ Kc6 32.
Rdd8 $18 {Man kann dem Turmtausch nicht aus dem Weg gehen.}) 28. g4 {Die Idee
ist es, g5 zu spielen, und dadurch den Läufer zu aktivieren, so dass er den
Bauern e7 angreift.} b4 29. Bd2 {Man sollte das Spiel nicht forcieren. Weiß
kann auf b4 nicht nehmen, weil dadurch der Bauer a2 geschwächt wird. Man
sollte daher die Spannung am Damenflügel halten.} bxc3 $2 (29... Ne5 30. Rg8
Rb7 $14 {/\b3. Schwarz ist noch lange nicht verloren, Weiß hat bessere Chancen,
aber alles ist noch drin.}) 30. Bxc3 d5 31. g5 {Eine radikale Entscheidung,
die das Endspiel zu einer Stellung bringt, in der es nur zwei Ergebnisse geben
kann.} ({Interessant ist auch:} 31. Rc1 Rb7 (31... d4 32. Ba1 Bd6 33. Kd3 Be5
34. Ke4 $14) 32. Ra8 d4 33. Bxa5 $1 Rb2+ 34. Kf3 Kd6 35. Bc7+ Kd5 36. Bf4 $14)
31... fxg5 {Sonst folgt g6.} 32. f6 exf6 {Schwarz muss wiedernehmen.} 33. Bxf6
{Weiß gewinnt sicherlich den g-Bauern, und dank der Aktivität seiner Türme hat
er auch gute Chancen, den d-Bauern zu erobern.} Nd4+ {Es ist sehr unangenehm,
eine solche Stellung zu spielen.} (33... Be7 34. R1h6 Rb7 35. Bxe7 Nxe7 36. Ra6
$16) 34. Kd3 Ne6 35. R1h6 {Das größte Problem für Schwarz ist, dass er seinen
Turm nicht aktivieren kann.} Ra6 36. Bxg5 {Nun kommt es drauf an, ob Weiß den
Bauern d5 gewinnt.} Bb4 (36... Rd6 $5 37. R6h7+ Kc6 38. Be7 Rd7 39. Bxc5 Rxh7
40. Rxh7 Kxc5 41. Ra7 Kb4 $16 {und Schwarz hat noch Chancen dank der Nähe
seines Königs zum a-Bauern, obwohl mit genauem Spiel Weiß doch gewinnen sollte.
}) 37. R8h7+ Kc8 {Mit dem König auf der Grundreihe sieht schwarze Lage noch
schlechter aus.} (37... Kd6 $2 38. Rxe6+ Kxe6 39. Rh6+ Kf5 40. Rxa6 Kxg5 41.
Kd4 $18) 38. Be3 Rd6 39. Ra7 Nc5+ (39... Kb8 40. Rh8+ Rd8 (40... Nd8 41. Rah7
Kc8 42. Bg5 $18) 41. Rxd8+ Nxd8 42. Rd7 $18) 40. Kd4 Ne6+ (40... Rxh6 41. Bxh6
$18) 41. Ke5 d4 42. Bxd4 $2 {Das Fragezeichen steht nicht, weil der Zug
schlecht ist, sondern weil Weiß das Spiel mittels 42.Rhh7 sofort beenden
konnte.} (42. Rhh7 $1 Kb8 43. Rhb7+ Kc8 44. Re7 Kb8 (44... Kd8 45. Rh7 $18) 45.
Rab7+ Kc8 46. Rxb4 $18) 42... Nxd4 43. Rh8+ ({Zum selben Stellengstyp führt} 
43. Rxd6 Bxd6+ 44. Kxd4 (44. Kxd6 $4 Nb5+ 45. Kc5 Nxa7 46. Kb6 $11) 44... Bb4
$18) 43... Rd8 44. Rxd8+ Kxd8 45. Kxd4 Kc8 46. Kd5 {Diese Stellung ist leicht
gewonnen - der Läufer wird von der Verteidigung des a-Bauern getrennt und das
entstehende Endspiel ist gewonnen.} Kb8 47. Rh7 Bd2 48. Kc6 Bb4 49. Rd7 Kc8 50.
Rd3 Kb8 51. Kb6 Kc8 52. Rd1 {Zugzwang - der Bauer a5 geht verloren.} Be7 (52...
Bc3 53. Rc1 $18) (52... a4 53. Rd4 $18) (52... Kb8 53. Rd8#) 53. Kxa5 {Der
Rest ist Sache der Technik.} Bh4 54. Rf1 Bg5 55. Rf3 Kb7 56. Kb5 Bd8 57. Rf7+
Bc7 58. Rd7 Kb8 59. Ka6 Bh2 60. Rb7+ Ka8 {Auch Kc8 verliert leicht.} (60... Kc8
61. Ka7 Bg1+ 62. Ka8 Be3 63. a4 Bd2 (63... Bf2 64. a5 Be3 65. a6 Bf2 66. a7 Be3
67. Rb3 Bf4 68. Rc3+ Bc7 69. Rc2 Kd7 70. Kb7 $18) 64. Rb2 Be1 65. Rc2+ Kd7 66.
Kb7 $18) 61. a4 Bg3 62. a5 {Wenn der schwarze König auf c8 stehen würde,
dürfte man auf keinen Fall a5 spielen - die Stellung wäre dann theoretisch
Remis. Doch mit dem König in der Ecke gewinnt Weiß ziemlich einfach.} Bf2 63.
Rf7 Bc5 64. Rf5 Bd6 65. Kb6 Bb8 66. Rf7 Bh2 67. Ra7+ Kb8 68. Rg7 Ka8 69. a6 Be5
70. Ra7+ Kb8 71. Rd7 Ka8 72. a7 Bd4+ 73. Ka6 Bb6 74. Re7 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.08.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 $6 {Dieser Zug ist natürlich spielbar, doch es gibt zumindest zwei Gründe,
warum man ihn besser nicht machen sollte. Erstens, Schwarz hat gutes Spiel in
vielen anderen Varianten in dieser Stellung. Zweitens, der Zug 8...h5 sieht
nicht gut aus, weil er den schwarzen Königsflügel schwächt und die Rochade
erschwert.} ({Eins von den vielen guten Abspielen für Schwarz ist zum Beispiel
} 8... Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O b5 12. g5 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5
Bf5 $132) 9. Qd2 Nbd7 (9... Be7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Be2 Nd7 13. O-O
O-O 14. Na5 Qc7 15. c4 $14 {Wiederum sieht der Zug ...h5 sehr unnötig aus.})
10. Nd5 $1 {Ich finde diesen Zug richtig. Weiß hat einfach eine etwas
angenehmere Stellung und Schwarz hat nun wirklich kaum Gegenspiel.} (10. O-O-O
Be7 11. Kb1 b5 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Na5 Rc8 16. Bd3 (16.
Nc6 Nxd5 17. Nxe7 Nxe7 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Nc6 20. Be2 Ke7 $11) 16... Rc5
$132 {Ivanchuk - Gelfand (Astana, 2012)}) 10... Bxd5 (10... Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5
12. Be2 {-> 9...Be7.}) 11. exd5 Qc7 12. c4 b6 {Eine mögliche Alternative ist
12...a5. Dieser Zug ändert allerdings nicht so viel.} (12... a5 13. a4 b6 14.
Bd3 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. Nc1 Nc5 17. Bc2 Nfd7 18. Na2 $14 {Voss,M (2667)
-Soberano,J (2617)/ICCF email 2008/Corr 2011 (39). Und Weiß hat angefangen,
die Schwäche des Feldes b5 auszunutzen.}) 13. Rc1 g6 14. Be2 Bg7 15. O-O O-O {
So weit haben beide Seiten ihre Entwicklungen vollendet. Nun ist die Zeit für
beide Spieler gekommen, einen Plan zu finden.} 16. Na1 $1 {Ein sehr starker
Zug! Weiß hat gleich zwei Ideen im Sinn - er will b4-Nb3 spielen, oder, falls
Schwarz das mittels ...a5 verhindert, Nc2-Na3-Nb5.} a5 (16... Nh7 17. b4 f5 18.
Nb3 $16 {Schwarz kann nichts machen, im nächsten Zug kommt c5.}) 17. Nc2 Nc5
18. Na3 {Der Springer geht nach b5, von wo er den Bauern d6 angreifen wird.}
Qe7 19. Nb5 Nfd7 {Nun bereitet Schwarz seinen Hauptplan vor - ...f5 und weiter
im Zentrum zu spielen. Jedoch aktiver sieht das Spiel mit h4 aus.} (19... h4 $5
20. Rce1 (20. Bg5 h3 21. gxh3 Qd7 22. Kg2 Nh5 $44) 20... Nh5 21. Bd1 Qd7 22.
Bc2 h3 $132) 20. Rce1 {Der Plan von Weiß ist es, b3-a3-b4 zu spielen. Um ihn
durchzuführen, bringt er zuerst seinen Läufer auf c2, um den Bauern b3 zu
verteidigen.} (20. b3 f5 21. Qc2 e4 22. f4 Nf6 23. h3 h4 $132) 20... Rfc8 {
Der andere Turm muss das Feld a7 kontrollieren.} (20... Rac8 21. Na7 Rc7 22.
Nc6 $16) 21. b3 f5 22. Bd1 Nf6 23. Bc2 Kh7 {Schwarz hat keinen guten Plan in
dieser Stellung - Weiß kontrolliert alle wichtigen Felder und seine Figuren
stehen einfach viel besser.} 24. h3 $1 {Ein starker prophylaktischer Zug. Nun
kann Schwarz nicht mehr ...Ng8 mit der Idee ...Bh6 spielen.} Rf8 (24... Ng8 25.
g4 $1 Rf8 (25... hxg4 26. hxg4 $18) (25... f4 26. Bxf4 $18) 26. gxf5 gxf5 27.
Kh2 $1 Bh6 28. Rg1 Bxe3 29. Qxe3 Nh6 30. Rg5 $18) 25. a3 Rac8 26. b4 axb4 27.
axb4 Ncd7 28. Bb3 $16 {Man kann leicht sehen, dass Weiß ruhig seinen Plan
durchführt, während Schwarz einfach zuschaut. Jetzt, wenn der Läufer die
Diagonale b1-h7 verlassen hat, braucht Schwarz keine Angst vor g4 haben und
kann endlich ...Ng8 spielen. Allerdings ist es schon ziemlich spät dafür.} (28.
Na7 $2 Rxc4 29. Bb3 Rc7 30. Nc6 Qf7 31. Ra1 $44 {Weiß hat Kompensation, aber
auch nicht mehr.}) 28... Ng8 (28... Ra8 29. Bg5 $1 $16 {Nun kann sich Schwarz
kaum bewegen.}) 29. f4 {Interessant war 29.Qf2:} (29. Qf2 Bh6 (29... Rb8 30.
Bc1 Bh6 31. Nd4 $16) 30. Bxb6 Nxb6 31. Qxb6 Rb8 32. Qf2 Nf6 33. Ra1 Rb7 $14 {
Obwohl Weiß sicherlich bessere Chancen hat, besitzt Schwarz eine gewisse
Kompensation dank der ungleichfarbigen Läufer.}) 29... Ngf6 {Schwarz darf die
Stellung nicht mittels ...e4 schließen.} (29... e4 30. Nd4 $16) 30. Na7 Ra8 31.
Nc6 Qe8 32. Bc2 {Weiß spielt sehr vorsichtig, um Schwarz kein Gegenspiel zu
geben.} (32. Ra1 $2 Rxa1 33. Rxa1 Ne4 34. Qe1 exf4 $17) 32... Ra2 33. Qd1 Qa8
34. fxe5 dxe5 35. Ne7 $1 {Wieder ein starker Zug. Zum einen will Weiß c5-c6
spielen, zum anderen ist auch der schwarze König nun im Gefahr.} e4 (35... Qa7
{...um c5 zu verhindern, aber dann...} 36. Bxf5 $3 gxf5 37. Rxf5 {Schwarz ist
hilflos gegen Rxh5.} Bh6 38. Rxh5 Nxh5 39. Qxh5 Rf6 40. Bxh6 Rxh6 41. Qf7+ Kh8
42. Qg8#) 36. c5 bxc5 37. bxc5 {Nun laufen die weißen Bauern.} Qa3 (37... Re8
38. d6 Bf8 39. Bb3 Ra3 40. Nd5 $16) 38. Bb1 Rb2 39. Qc1 (39. Bc1 $4 Qxc5+ $19)
39... Rfb8 40. Re2 $2 {Im letzten Zug vor der Zeitkontrolle macht Weiß einen
Fehler.} (40. Rf2 Ne8 41. Rxb2 Bxb2 42. Qc4 $16) 40... Ne5 $2 {Schwarz konnte
nun mittels 40...Ne8 die Initiative übernehmen. Stattdessen verliert er die
Partie forciert.} (40... Ne8 $1 41. Rxb2 Bxb2 (41... Rxb2 42. d6 $14) 42. Qd2 {
Hier geht 42.Qc4 nun nicht, weil der Läufer e3 hängt.} Rb3 43. Bf2 e3 44. Bxe3
Rxe3 45. Nxf5 gxf5 46. Bxf5+ Kg7 47. Bxd7 Nf6 $17) 41. Rxb2 Rxb2 (41... Qxb2
42. Qxb2 Rxb2 43. d6 $18) 42. Bd4 Qg3 {Der letzte Versuch, aber auch hier hat
Schwarz keine Chance.} 43. Bxb2 (43. Qxb2 $2 Nfg4 $1 44. hxg4 Nf3+ 45. Rxf3
exf3 46. Kf1 Bxd4 47. Nxf5 $8 (47. Qd2 Qh2 $19) 47... gxf5 48. Bxf5+ Kg8 49.
Qd2 Qxg2+ 50. Qxg2 fxg2+ 51. Kxg2 Bxc5 $11) 43... Nf3+ 44. Rxf3 exf3 45. Qd2 $1
(45. Qf1 fxg2 46. Qxg2 Qe1+ 47. Kh2 Qxe7 48. d6 Qe3 $11) 45... Nxd5 (45... Ne4
46. Bxe4 fxe4 47. Qf2 $1 Qxf2+ 48. Kxf2 Bxb2 49. c6 Bd4+ 50. Kf1 $18) (45...
Bh6 46. Nxf5 $1 gxf5 47. Bxf5+ Kg7 48. Bxf6+ Kf7 49. Be6+ Ke8 50. d6 $3 $18)
46. Nxf5 f2+ (46... gxf5 47. Bxf5+ Kh8 48. Qh6+ Kg8 49. Be6+ Kf8 50. Qxg7+ Qxg7
51. Bxg7+ Kxg7 52. Bxd5 $18) 47. Kf1 Qh2 48. Kxf2 Bxb2 49. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch U18"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1999.07.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bitensky, Igor"]
[Black "Kundin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2314"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[Annotator "Kundin/Alterman"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bc1
$5 {White loses a tempi, but tries to exploit the h6 move to his favor by
playing h4-g4-g5 later.} Nc6 9. Be2 Nf6 (9... Qb6 $6 10. Bxg4 Qxd4 (10... Bxg4
11. Qxg4 $14) 11. Nd5 $1 Qxe4+ (11... Qxd1+ 12. Bxd1 $14) 12. Be2 Nb4 13. Nc7+
Kd8 14. Nxa8 Nxc2+ 15. Kf1 Nxa1 16. Be3 $36) 10. Be3 e5 (10... e6 {Was also
possible, transfering the game to Rauser with h6}) 11. Nb3 (11. Nf3 $6 Be7 12.
O-O O-O {And now black really has earned a tempi, since he usually playes h6
in this line.}) 11... Be7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. O-O-O a5 $5 (13... b5 {Was another
possibility of attaining counterplay.} 14. f3 Na5 {/\Nc4} 15. Nxa5 Qxa5 16. Kb1
{/\Nd5} (16. Nd5 Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 (18. exd5 Bg5 $11) 18... Be6 19.
Rd2 Rfc8 $11) 16... Qc7 (16... b4 $6 {Now the weakened flank will be under
pressure in the endgame.} 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxd5 19. Rxd5 Bb7 20. Ra5 $14)
17. g4 Be6 (17... b4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 $14) 18. h4 b4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5
Rfc8 $13) 14. a4 (14. Kb1 $6 {White should avoid the a5-a4 move.} a4 15. Nc1
Be6 {/\Ra5,d5}) 14... Be6 15. f4 (15. f3 $6 Nb4 $15 {/\d5}) 15... Qc8 (15...
exf4 $6 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. Nd4 $14 {[%csl Rb5,Rd5,Re6,Rf5]}) 16. Kb1 (16. f5 $6 {
Though a possible threat, now it is premature.} Bxb3 17. cxb3 Nb4 18. Kb1 (18.
Bc4 Qc6 $1 $15) 18... d5 19. exd5 Qxf5+ 20. Bd3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 22. Rxd3 e4
{/\Bb4 =/=/+}) 16... Nb4 (16... exf4 17. Bxf4 Bxb3 18. cxb3 Qe6 19. Bc4 Nxe4
20. Qd3 Nxc3+ 21. bxc3 $44 {White has superb compensation for the pawn.}) 17.
Rhf1 exf4 {I felt black could no longer hold the pressure in the centre. The
constant threat of f5 and inability to improve black rooks' position forces
the exchange.} (17... Rd8 $2 18. Bb6) (17... Re8 18. Bb5) 18. Bxf4 $6 {Better
was to take with the rook with a complicated position.} (18. Rxf4 d5 19. exd5 (
19. e5 Nd7 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Ge7g5]}) 19... Nfxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rc4 Qb8 $1
$13 {[%cal Gd5e3,Gb8h2]} 22. Bg1 $6 b5 $1 $40) 18... Bxb3 19. cxb3 Qe6 {
[%cal Ge6e4,Ge6b3]} 20. Bc4 (20. Bxd6 $2 Bxd6 21. Qxd6 Qxb3 $17) 20... Nxe4 21.
Qe2 Nxc3+ 22. bxc3 d5 (22... Qg6+ $6 23. Kb2 $44) 23. Qxe6 $138 fxe6 $138 24.
Be2 (24. cxb4 $2 dxc4 $17) 24... Nc6 25. Bg4 $15 {The two strong white bishops
and the weaknesses in black's camp make that position difficult to win.} Rf6
26. Bg3 Kf7 27. Bh4 $6 (27. Rfe1 $1 $44 {[%cal Gg4e6,Gg3d6,Gd1d8,Ge1e8] It was
essential to keep both rooks in addition to the bishops pair in order to exert
substantial pressure on the black central pawns. Once a pair of rook is
swapped, the black king feels much more comfortable in the centre, and the
further advance of the pawns is much easier.}) 27... Rxf1 28. Rxf1+ Bf6 $17 29.
Bg3 $138 Rd8 $6 $138 (29... Ke7 30. Re1 e5 31. Kc2 Rd8 $17) 30. Bc7 Rc8 31. Bb6
Re8 32. Be2 Ke7 33. Rc1 $6 (33. Kc2 Kd7 34. Bb5 Bd8 $15) 33... Kd6 34. Bb5 Bd8
35. Bf2 Rf8 36. Bg3+ Kd7 37. Rd1 Bc7 $19 {Finally, black has consolidated his
position, and achieved a technically won endgame.} 38. Be1 Bxh2 39. c4 Kd6 40.
cxd5 exd5 41. Bxc6 bxc6 (41... Kxc6 $6 {Gives extra chances as the pawn on d5
will be weak.}) 42. Bxa5 Rf2 $6 (42... Be5 $1 $19 {Centralisation of the
bishop was necessary prior to rook invasion. Controlling the open f-file,
having the dangerous d pawn and possessing the potential possibility of
creating another passed pawn on the kingside probably should suffice for a
victory. It seems that white hasn't sufficient defence against the following
plan: d4,Kd5,c5,h5,g5 etc.}) 43. Rd2 (43. Bb6 $2 Rxg2 44. a5 Be5 45. a6 Rb2+
46. Kc1 Ra2 47. a7 c5 {/\Kc6} 48. Rf1 (48. b4 cxb4 $19 {/\Kc6,d4}) 48... Kc6
49. Rf8 Kxb6 50. a8=Q Rxa8 51. Rxa8 c4 $19) 43... Rf1+ (43... Rxd2 44. Bxd2 $17
{Long analysis of this endgame lead me to the conclusion that white has
serious drawing chances due to the "a" pawn and the wrong colored bishop that
cannot help the "h" pawn.}) 44. Kc2 c5 45. b4 $1 c4 $6 {A series of
inacuraccies, as well as fine defence by white deprives black from victory.} (
45... Bf4 46. Re2 (46. bxc5+ Kxc5 47. Re2 Kc4 $19) 46... g5 $1 {/\h5-h4-h3} 47.
bxc5+ Kxc5 $19 {The domination will bring victory to black although only few
pawns are left on the board.}) 46. Bb6 $1 (46. b5 $2 {The move I hoped for.}
Kc5 $19 47. Bc3 Bf4 48. Bd4+ Kb4 49. Bc3+ Ka3 $1 50. Rxd5 Rc1#) 46... Bf4 47.
Bc5+ Kc6 48. Re2 Bd6 $2 (48... Ra1 {The last chance to win.} 49. Re6+ Kd7 50.
Re7+ Kd8 51. Rf7 $1 g5 52. Rf5 $17 {Black retains some winning chances.}) 49.
Re6 Rf6 50. Rxf6 gxf6 51. Bxd6 Kxd6 {[%tqu "En","","","","g2g4","",10,"a4a5",
"",0]} 52. g4 $1 (52. a5 $2 f5 53. a6 Kc6 54. b5+ Kb6 55. g3 $8 (55. Kc3 $2 f4
56. Kd4 h5 57. Kc3 h4 58. Kd4 f3 $19) 55... d4 56. Kd2 h5 57. Kc2 f4 58. gxf4
h4 59. f5 h3 60. f6 h2 61. f7 h1=Q 62. f8=Q Qe4+ $19) 52... d4 (52... f5 53.
gxf5 h5 54. a5 h4 55. a6 h3 56. a7 h2 57. a8=Q h1=Q 58. Qb8+ $11) 53. a5 Kc6
54. a6 Kb6 55. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montecatini Terme op"]
[Site "Montecatini Terme"]
[Date "1997.08.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Belotti, Bruno"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Lalic,B"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{ } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 g6 8.
Be3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 $6 d5 $1 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. e5 Nd7 13. f4 e6 14. a5
c5 15. Na4 Qc7 16. Qd2 $1 Rb8 $2 (16... Bb7 17. c3 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6) 17. Nxc5
$1 Rxb2 (17... Nxc5 18. Qc3) 18. Rfc1 $1 Rb8 (18... Nxc5 19. Qc3 f6 $6 20. Qxb2
fxe5 21. Qb6 Qxb6 22. axb6 d4 23. Bd2 $18) 19. Nxd7 Bxd7 (19... Qxd7 20. c4 $1)
20. Bxa6 f6 21. c4 $1 fxe5 22. cxd5 Qd8 23. Bc4 Bb5 24. Bb6 Qd7 25. Bxb5 Qxb5
26. dxe6 exf4 27. Rab1 Qf5 28. e7 Rfe8 29. Qa2+ Qf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Bd8 Ra8
32. Rc4 g5 33. h4 h6 34. Rb7 Bf6 35. Re4 Kg6 36. Kh2 Kf5 37. Rc4 Kg4 38. Rc6
Bxe7 39. Bxe7 Rxa5 40. Rxh6 Ra2 41. Rb5 $1 Rg8 42. Bxg5 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 Be7 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Qf2 $5 $146 (13. Bxb6 {
Lanka,Z - Piesina,G, Vilnius (zt) 1993 - 57/(255)}) 13... Rb8 $1 (13... Nc4 14.
Bxc4 bxc4 15. Nc5 Qc7 (15... Qa5 $4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bb6 Qb4 18. a3 $18) 16.
Nxe6 (16. N5a4 $5) 16... fxe6 17. h4 $14) 14. Nc5 $6 (14. h4 $13) 14... b4 $1
15. N3a4 (15. Nxa6 $2 bxc3 16. Nxb8 Qxb8 17. Bxb6 Bd8 18. Bb5+ Nd7 19. Bxd8
Qxb5 20. b3 Kxd8 21. Rxd6 Ke7 $19 {->}) 15... Nxa4 16. Nxa4 Qc7 17. b3 (17. Nb6
$6 Qc6 {/\ Bd8} 18. b3 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 $17) 17... d5 18. exd5
Nxd5 19. Bc1 (19. Bxa6 $2 O-O $19 {/\ Nc3, Qa5, Ra8->}) 19... Nc3+ (19... O-O
$142 20. Bc4 (20. Bd3 $6 Nc3+ 21. Nxc3 bxc3 22. f4 a5 23. f5 (23. g5 hxg5 24.
fxg5 a4 25. Qh4 g6 26. Qh6 (26. Qxa4 Ra8 27. Qh4 Qa5 28. a4 Rfb8 $19) 26...
axb3 27. cxb3 Bxb3 28. axb3 Rxb3+ 29. Kc2 Qb6 $19) 23... Bd5 24. Rhg1 a4 25. g5
axb3 26. cxb3 Bxb3 27. axb3 Rxb3+ 28. Kc2 Qb7 $19) (20. h4 $6 Nc3+ 21. Nxc3
bxc3 22. f4 (22. g5 h5 $17) 22... Bxg4 23. Be2 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 exf4 $17) (20. Rg1
$6 Nc3+ 21. Nxc3 bxc3 $17 {/\ Bc5}) 20... Rfd8 (20... Nc3+ 21. Nxc3 Bxc4 22.
Nd5 (22. Ne4 Be6 23. h4 f5 24. gxf5 Bxf5 25. Qg2 Rb6 26. h5 a5 27. Rhg1 Rf7 $15
) 22... Bxd5) 21. h4 Nc3+ 22. Nxc3 Bxc4 23. Ne4 Be6 $15) 20. Nxc3 bxc3 21. f4
$1 a5 (21... exf4 $2 22. Bxf4 Qa5 23. Qa7 $1 $16) (21... Bxg4 $6 22. Re1 $1 {
/\ Rg1->} (22. Be2 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 O-O (23... exf4 $2 24. Rhe1 Rb7 25. Ba3 $18)
24. fxe5 $13)) 22. f5 Bd7 23. Bd3 (23. h4 $1) 23... a4 (23... Bg5 $1 24. Ba3
Be7 25. Bc1 $10 (25. Bxe7 Kxe7 26. Rhe1 f6 $13)) 24. Qe2 (24. h4 $1 $36) 24...
Bg5 $1 25. Rhe1 $2 (25. Ba3) (25. Ba3 Be7 $10) 25... f6 26. Ba3 Qa5 27. Bd6 Rc8
$2 (27... Rb6 $1 28. b4 $8 (28. Bc7 Qc5 $1 29. Bxb6 Qa3 $19) 28... Rxb4+ 29.
Ka1 Rd4 30. Ba3 $17) 28. a3 $5 axb3 29. cxb3 Bd2 30. Bc2 Bb5 31. Qf3 $6 (31.
Qe4 Bc6 32. Qc4 Qd5 $15) 31... Bc6 32. Qh3 {/\ Qd5} Bd5 $1 33. Bb4 Qc7 {
/\ Rb8, Rb4!} 34. Re2 Kf7 35. Qh5+ Kg8 36. Rdxd2 cxd2 37. Rxd2 Qc6 38. Kb2 Bf7
39. Qh3 h5 $2 $138 (39... Kh7 $1 40. g5 fxg5 41. f6+ Bg6 $1 $17) 40. g5 $1 fxg5
41. Qe3 g4 42. Bc3 $2 (42. Qxe5 Rh6 43. Bc3 Rf6 44. Qe3 Rd6 45. Qe5 $10) 42...
Re8 $1 43. Be4 $6 (43. Bxe5 Qb5 44. Re2 Rh6 $15) 43... Qb5 44. Bb4 Rh6 45. Qc5
Qf1 46. Rf2 Qd1 47. Bc2 Qh1 48. Qe3 Rc8 $1 {/\ Rhc6->} 49. Bc3 Rhc6 50. Bxe5
Re8 51. Qd4 Qe1 52. Bf4 (52. Bxg7 $2 Re2 $1 53. Qd8+ Kxg7 54. f6+ Kh6 55. Qf8+
Kg5 56. Qg7+ Kh4 $19) (52. Bg3 Re3 $1 $40) 52... Rec8 53. Rd2 Rc3 $17 54. Be5
Rf3 55. Bg3 (55. Bxg7 $2 Rxb3+ $1 56. Bxb3 Qc1+ 57. Ka2 Rc2+ 58. Rxc2 Qxc2+ 59.
Qb2 (59. Ka1 Qxb3 60. Qb2 Qd1+ $19) 59... Bxb3+ 60. Ka1 Qd1+ $19) 55... Qf1 56.
Bd1 Rxf5 57. Qd7 Re8 58. Bc2 Rf3 59. Bd3 Qg1 60. Bc4 Qe3 $1 61. Bxf7+ Rxf7 62.
Qd5 Re6 $6 (62... Qf3 $1 63. a4 (63. Qxh5 Re2 $1 $19) 63... Qxd5 64. Rxd5 Re2+
65. Ka3 h4 66. Bxh4 Rxh2 $19) 63. a4 $6 (63. Rc2 $1 $132) 63... Rf5 64. Qd8+
Kh7 65. Rc2 Qe4 66. Qd7 Rd5 67. Qf7 Qd4+ 68. Ka3 Rf6 69. Qc7 Rf3 (69... Rf1
$142 $19) 70. Qc6 $8 Qd1 (70... Qa1+ 71. Ra2 Rxb3+ 72. Kxb3 Qb1+ (72... Rd3+ $4
73. Kc4 (73. Kc2 $4 Qd1+ 74. Kb2 Rb3#) 73... Qc3+ (73... Rc3+ 74. Kb4 $18) 74.
Kb5 Qb3+ 75. Ka6 Qxa2 76. Qe4+ $18) 73. Rb2 Rd3+ 74. Kc4 Qc1+ 75. Kxd3 Qxc6 $19
) 71. Qc4 Rd4 72. Qc6 $8 (72. Qc5 Qa1+ 73. Ra2 Rxa4+ $19) 72... Rdd3 $2 $138 (
72... Qa1+ 73. Ra2 Rxb3+ 74. Kxb3 Qb1+ 75. Rb2 (75. Kc3 Qd3+ 76. Kb2 Rb4+ $19)
75... Rd3+ 76. Kc4 Qc1+ $19) 73. Qe4+ Kg8 74. Rc8+ $6 (74. Qe6+ Rf7 $8 75. Rc8+
Rd8 $17) 74... Rd8 75. Qe6+ Kh8 76. Rxd8+ Qxd8 77. Be5 Qf8+ $1 78. Bd6 Rf6 $1
$19 79. Bxf8 Rxe6 80. Bc5 h4 81. Bf2 g3 82. Bxg3 hxg3 83. hxg3 Rg6 84. a5 Rxg3
85. Ka4 Rg1 86. b4 g5 87. b5 g4 88. b6 Rb1 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Val d'Isere"]
[Date "2002.08.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fontaine, Robert"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2002.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 14. exd5 (
14. Qxd5 Rfc8 15. Qd2 Nb6 $11) 14... a5 (14... Nb6 15. Na5 (15. Qa5 Rfc8 16. c3
Nc4 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 $11) (15. Qb4 Rfc8 16. c3 Nc4 $11) 15... Rac8
16. Kb1 $14 (16. Bh3 $2 Nxd5 $19)) 15. Kb1 (15. a4 $2 Nb6 16. Bb5 Nc4 17. Qc3
Rfc8 $15) 15... Rfc8 $6 (15... Nb6 $6 16. Nxa5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Rxa5 18. Qb3 $36)
(15... a4 $142 16. Nc1 Nb6) 16. Bh3 $1 Qd8 (16... a4 17. Nc1 a3 (17... Qd8 $6
18. Nd3 $16) 18. b3 {/\ Ne2, Bg4} Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Rhg1 $14) 17. Bg4 Nf4 (
17... a4 18. Bxh5 axb3 19. cxb3 $16) 18. Bxf4 (18. h4 $6 Rc4 $11) 18... exf4
19. h4 $6 (19. Qxf4 Rc7 $5 (19... a4 20. Nd4 Rc5 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 {->> 19.Bd7})
20. Bxd7 (20. h4 Ne5 $44) 20... Bxg5 21. Qxd6 Rxd7 22. Qe5 Bf6 23. Qe4 a4 24.
Nc1 (24. Nc5 Rc7 (24... Qb6 25. Nd3) 25. Nd3 Rac8 $132) 24... Qb6 25. Nd3 $13)
(19. Bxd7 $1 Qxd7 20. Qxf4 a4 21. Nd4 Rc5 (21... Rc4 22. h4 Ra5 23. Qf5 Qc7 24.
h5 a3 25. g6 Bf6 26. gxh7+ Kh8 27. h6 Rxd4 28. hxg7+ Bxg7 29. Rxd4 Bxd4 30. Qg4
$18) (21... a3 22. b3 Rc3 23. Rhe1 $16) 22. Nf5 (22. Qf5 Qc7 23. a3 g6) 22...
Bf8 23. a3 $16) 19... a4 20. Nd4 Rc5 (20... a3 $6 21. b3 Rc5 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23.
c4 $16) 21. Bxd7 (21. g6 hxg6 $1 (21... fxg6 $2 22. h5 $1 (22. Ne6 Qb6 23. Nxc5
Nxc5 24. Qxf4 Bf6 $44) 22... gxh5 (22... g5 $2 23. h6 Bf6 (23... g6 24. Ne6 Qb6
25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. Qd4 $18) 24. Be6+ Kh8 25. hxg7+ Kxg7 26. Nf5+ $18) 23. Rxh5
Nf6 24. Be6+ Kh8 25. Rh2 $16) 22. h5 g5 $1 (22... gxh5 $2 23. Rxh5 g6 (23...
Bf6 24. Rdh1 g6 25. Ne6 Qb6 26. Rh8+ $1 Bxh8 27. Rxh8+ Kxh8 28. Qh2+ Kg8 29.
Qh6 $18) 24. Ne6 Qb6 (24... fxe6 25. Bxe6+ Kg7 26. Qxf4 gxh5 27. Rg1+ $18) 25.
Rh8+ Kxh8 26. Qh2+ Kg8 27. Rh1 $18) 23. h6 g6 24. h7+ Kh8 $132) 21... Qxd7 22.
Qxf4 (22. a3 $142 Rxd5 23. Qxf4 $14) 22... a3 $1 23. b3 $6 (23. Qf5 Qa4 (23...
Qc7 24. b3 Rxd5 $2 25. Qxd5 Qc3 26. Kc1 Qe3+ 27. Rd2 Qc3 28. Rdh2 $18) 24. b3
Qb4 (24... Qa5 25. c4 $16) 25. Rd3 Bf8 (25... Rc4 26. Qe4 $16) 26. Qe4 (26. h5
Re8 $132) 26... Rc7 $14) (23. Nf5 axb2 24. Rhe1 Bf8 25. Nh6+ $1 {(Fontaine)}
Kh8 (25... gxh6 $2 26. gxh6 f5 27. Re6 $18) 26. Nxf7+ Kg8 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. Qf7
Qxf7 29. Nxf7+ Kg8 30. g6 hxg6 31. Ng5 Rca5 32. Kxb2 Rxa2+ 33. Kc1 Rc8 34. Re2
Be7 35. Rd4 $14) 23... Rxd5 $13 24. c4 (24. Rhe1 Bf8) 24... Re5 25. Rhe1 Bf8 $1
(25... Rxe1 26. Rxe1 d5 27. Qf5 (27. Nf5 Bb4 28. Rd1 Qe6 29. Rxd5 Qe1+ 30. Qc1
Qf2 $44) 27... Qxf5+ 28. Nxf5 Bb4 29. Rc1 dxc4 30. Rxc4 Bf8 $11) 26. Nb5 $6 {
/\ Nc3-d5} (26. Rxe5 dxe5 27. Qxe5 (27. Qf5 $2 Qd6 $17) 27... Rd8 28. Kc2 g6
29. Qe2 Qh3 $44) (26. Re4 $5 Qh3 $13) 26... Rxe1 (26... Qh3 27. Rh1 $1 Qe6 (
27... Qg2 28. Rh2) 28. Nc3 $14) 27. Rxe1 d5 $1 28. Rd1 (28. Nc7 $4 Bd6 $19)
28... Qe6 $1 29. Rxd5 (29. Nc7 $2 Qg6+ 30. Kc1 Bd6 $19) (29. cxd5 $2 Qe2 $19) (
29. Nd4 $2 Qg6+ 30. Qf5 dxc4 31. Qxg6 hxg6 32. bxc4 Ra4 33. Rc1 Bc5 34. Nb3 Bf2
$17) 29... Qe2 $1 $15 30. Rd2 $2 (30. Qe5 Qxf3 31. Qe1 {->> 30.Qd2} (31. Nc7
Rc8 32. Rd7 Qf2 33. h5 Rxc7 $1 34. Rxc7 Qd2 $19) (31. Rd7 Qf1+ 32. Kc2 Qf2+ 33.
Rd2 (33. Kb1 $2 Re8 $19) 33... Qxh4 $17)) (30. Qd2 Qxf3 31. Qe1 $5 $15) 30...
Qe1+ 31. Kc2 Qa1 (31... Bb4 $5 $19) 32. Nc3 (32. Kd3 Bb4 $19) 32... Bb4 $19 33.
Qd4 Qb2+ 34. Kd3 Bxc3 35. Qxc3 Rd8+ 36. Ke2 Re8+ (36... Re8+ 37. Kd3 Re3+ $19)
0-1

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.28"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Lempert,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 h5 $5 10. Bd3 (10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 Rc8 (11... O-O 12. Nd5 Nxd5
13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Bg5 $132) (11... O-O 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5
Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Bg5 $132 {Cvicela,A-Debnar,M/SVK/1993/}) 12. g3 $6
Qc7 13. h3 b5 14. Rh2 Nb6 $15 {Novgorodskij,V-Popov,V/St-Petersburg/1996/})
10... Nbd7 11. f4 b5 12. f5 Bc4 13. a4 O-O 14. O-O Rc8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bxc4 (
16. Nxb5 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxb5 $15) 16... Rxc4 17. Qd3 Qc8 18. Nd2 (18. Nxb5 Rxc2)
18... Rb4 $1 19. b3 $1 (19. Ra2 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 21. Kh1 Rc8 $15) 19... Nc5
20. Nd5 $8 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Bg5 $1 22. Bf2 $2 (22. Bxg5 $2 Rd4 $17) (22. Bxc5 $1
dxc5 (22... Qxc5+ 23. Qxc5 dxc5 24. c3 $16) 23. c3 Be3+ (23... Rd8 24. Qxe5 Bf6
25. Qg3 Rxd2 26. cxb4 Bxa1 27. Rxa1 Qd8 $1 28. h3 cxb4 $14) 24. Kh1 Bd4 $1 25.
cxd4 (25. cxb4 Rd8 $13) 25... Rxd4 26. Qxe5 Rxd2 $13) 22... Bxd2 23. Qxd2 Rxe4
24. f6 $2 (24. Qxd6 Nd7 $1 $15) 24... gxf6 25. Qh6 Qg4 26. Be3 $2 (26. Bxc5
$142 dxc5 27. Qxf6 $17) 26... f5 27. Qxd6 Ne6 28. Rae1 Rc8 29. Qd3 b4 30. Rf3
h4 31. Ref1 Rd8 32. Qb5 f4 33. Qb7 Ng5 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Arnold, Marc Tyler"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qd3 Bg4 11. Nh4 Be6 12. Bb3 Bxb3 13. axb3 Nxe4 14. Nf5 Nxc3
15. bxc3 Qd7 16. Rfd1 d5 17. Qe4 Rfd8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Rxd5 Rxd5 20. Qxd5 Rd8
21. Qc4 Rd7 22. h4 Qd8 23. Qg4 Rd6 24. h5 Qd7 25. Qe2 h6 26. Re1 f5 27. Qf3 Qe6
28. c4 Rd7 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Kf7 31. Bc5 Kf6 32. Qd3 a5 33. c3 Qe8 34. b4
axb4 35. cxb4 Qd8 36. Bd6 Qa8 37. b5 Nd8 $2 (37... Qa1+ 38. Kh2 e4 $11) 38. Qg3
$18 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 g5 40. hxg6 Ne6 41. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Ter Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. Qe1 Qc8 12. a4 Nc6 13. Kb1 Nb4 14. g4 Rd8 15.
Bb6 Rf8 16. Bxa5 Bxb3 17. Bxb4 Bxa4 18. Nxa4 Rxa4 19. Bb5 Ra7 20. Qe3 Qa8 21.
c3 Ne8 22. Bc4 Nf6 23. Kc2 Rc8 24. Bb5 Ne8 25. Qb6 Bd8 26. Qg1 Ba5 27. Bxa5
Rxa5 28. Qb6 Ra2 29. Rd3 Nc7 30. Bc4 Ra4 31. Qb3 Rf8 $2 (31... Kh8 32. Rhd1 f6
$16) 32. Rxd6 $18 b5 {[%tqu "En","","","","c4f7","",10]} 33. Bxf7+ $1 (33. Bxb5
$2) 33... Kh8 34. Rhd1 Ra1 (34... Qc8 35. Rd7 Qb8 $18) 35. Rxa1 $18 Qxa1 36.
Qa3 Qxa3 37. bxa3 g6 38. Rd7 Na6 39. g5 1-0

[Event "Berliner Sommer 15th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gullaksen, Eirik Tvedt"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Lorenz,J"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 Be7 11. h4 b5 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. Nc5 Bc8 15.
Nd3 Nc4 16. Nb4 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bb7 18. Kb1 Nd7 19. Qf2 Nc5 20. Ncd5 O-O 21. g5
h5 22. Bh3 a5 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 b4 26. Rhd1 Rb6 27. Qd2 Nb7
28. Qe3 Qc7 29. f4 exf4 30. Qxf4 Re8 31. g6 fxg6 32. Qg5 Qf7 33. Rf1 Rxe4 34.
b3 Qe8 35. Qg1 Nc5 36. Rg5 Rb8 37. Rxg6 Qe7 38. Bg2 Re5 39. Qd4 a4 40. Qd2 axb3
41. axb3 Kh7 42. Qxd6 Re1+ 43. Kb2 Nd3+ 44. Ka2 Qa7+ 45. Qa6 Qd4 46. Rh6+ Kg8
47. c3 {[#]} Re2+ ({Ein effektvollerer Abschluß wäre} 47... Ra1+ 48. Kxa1 {
[%csl Gb1,Gb2]} (48. Rxa1 Qf2+) 48... Qxc3+) 48. Kb1 bxc3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.18"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Marinelli, Tullio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Makarichev,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nde2 h6 (7...
Be7 8. g3 Be6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. h3 Rc8 $132 {Kamsky,G-Lautier,J/Amber rapid/1996/
}) 8. g3 Be7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 $5 10. h3 Rb8 (10... b6 $5) 11. a5 $1 $14 b5 12. axb6
Nxb6 13. b3 $1 Qc7 14. O-O O-O 15. Be3 $14 {<->a,xa6/} Nbd7 16. Qd2 a5 $6 17.
Ra2 Ba6 18. Rfa1 Rfc8 19. Nd1 (19. Rxa5 $4 Bxe2 $15) 19... Bd8 20. Nec3 (20.
Rxa5 $2 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Qxc2 22. Qxc2 Rxc2 23. Ra8 Rcc8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 $10) 20...
Qc6 21. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 22. exd5 Qb7 23. Bxh6 $3 gxh6 24. Qxh6 Nf8 (24... Bf6 $2
25. Ra4 $18) 25. Ne3 (25. Ra4 Ng6 (25... Rxc2 $2 26. Rg4+ Ng6 27. Be4 $18) 26.
Rg4 $140 $6 Be2 $132) 25... f6 (25... Ng6 $6 26. Nf5 Bf6 27. Rxa5 Be2 28. Nxd6
$16) 26. Ra4 Qh7 27. Rg4+ Kf7 (27... Kh8 $4 28. Qxf8+) 28. Qxh7+ Nxh7 29. Nf5
Rc7 $2 $138 (29... Kf8 $1 30. Nxd6 (30. Nh6 $6 Ng5 (30... Rxc2 $2 31. Be4 $5
$16) 31. h4 Be2 $1 $132) (30. Ng7 $2 Ng5 $1) (30. h4 $5 Rxc2 31. Nh6 $5 (31.
Be4 $2 Re2 32. Nh6 Rxe4 $1 $15) 31... Bd3 32. Rg8+ Ke7 33. Rd1 (33. Rg7+ Kf8
34. Rf7+ Ke8 $15) (33. Ra4 Rb4 $1 (33... Rxb3 $2 34. Rag4 Kd7 35. R4g7+ Kc8 36.
Nf7 $18)) 33... Rxb3 34. Bh3 $1 Nf8 35. Rg7+ (35. Bf5 Bxf5 36. Nxf5+ Ke8 (36...
Kf7 $4 37. Rg7+ Ke8 38. Nxd6#) 37. Nxd6+ (37. h5 Bb6 38. Nxd6+ Ke7 39. Ne4 f5
40. Rg7+ Kd8 41. Rg8) 37... Ke7 38. Nf5+ Ke8 39. d6) 35... Ke8 36. Bg4 Bb6 37.
Bh5+ Kd8 38. Nf7+ Kc8 39. Nxd6+ Kb8 $15 40. Rb7+ Ka8 41. Rxd3 Bxf2+ 42. Kf1
Rxd3) 30... Rc7 $1 (30... Rxc2 $2 31. Be4 $16) 31. Rxa5 Be2 $13) (29... Ng5 $6
30. Nxd6+ Ke7 31. Nxc8+ Rxc8 32. c4 $16) 30. Rxa5 $16 Be2 (30... Rb6 31. h4 $1
$16) 31. Rg7+ Kf8 32. Rxc7 Bxc7 33. Ra7 Rc8 34. h4 $1 $18 {xh7,g5/} Bg4 35. Be4
Ke8 36. Kg2 Be2 (36... Nf8 37. f3 Bxf5 (37... Bh5 38. Ng7+ $18) 38. Bxf5 Nd7
39. h5 Bb6 40. Rb7 Rc7 41. Rxc7 Bxc7 42. Bxd7+ Kxd7 43. h6 $18) 37. Ng7+ (37.
Ng7+ Kf7 38. Ne6 $18 (38. Bxh7 Kxg7 39. Bf5 $18)) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gharamian, Tigran"]
[Black "Esen, Baris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 (6... e6) (6...
Ng4) 7. Nb3 (7. Nf3 {L'alternative} Be7 8. Bc4) 7... Be6 (7... Be7) 8. Qd2 (8.
f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 g6 $5 (11... Qc7 12. c4 a5 $132 {
[%csl Gb4,Gc5];Nolte,R (2420)-Gopal,G (2604) Asian Continental op 9th 2010 (1)
0-1}) 12. Be2 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Na5 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6];Leko,P (2737)-Wojtaszek,
R (2717) Istanbul ol (Men) 40th 2012 (6.1) 1/2} (14. Rac1 $5 {[%cal Gc2c4]}))
8... Nbd7 9. O-O-O (9. f3 {[%cal Gg2g4] La grande ligne}) 9... Be7 10. f4 {89}
b5 (10... Ng4 $5 11. g3 (11. Bg1 $6 exf4 {[%cal Ge7g5]}) 11... Nxe3 12. Qxe3
O-O 13. Kb1 {[%cal Gf4f5]} b5 14. f5 Bc4 15. Bxc4 (15. h4) 15... bxc4 {[%csl
Rb2]} 16. Nd2 Nb6 $132 {Vuckovic,B (2576)-Gritsenko,A (2403) Moscow op-A 2009 
(4) 1/2}) 11. Kb1 (11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 Nxg4 13. Rg1 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Bxb3 15. cxb3
O-O 16. Kb1 Nb6 17. Be2 Bf6 18. Rg3 Re8 19. Qd2 Ra7 20. Qxd6 Rd7 21. Qc6 Rd4
22. Rgd3 Qb8 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 e4 26. Be2 Qe5 27. Qc2 Qxf5
28. d6 Qe5 29. d7 Rd8 30. a3 g6 31. Ka2 Bg7 32. Rd2 f5 33. Qc8 Qf6 34. Qc7 f4
35. Bg4 h5 36. Be6+ Kh7 37. Bd5 e3 38. Rg2 f3 39. Rc2 e2 {0-1 (39) Jakovenko,D
(2741)-Karjakin,S (2775) Moscow 2012}) 11... Rc8 {[%csl Gc4]} 12. h3 {Le
français aimait bien cette ligne secondaire qui lui avait d'ailleurs apporté
un point contre Hoang mon coéquipier en N1 mais c'est très lent et après cette
partie, je ne suis pas sur qu'il la rejoue prochainement.} (12. f5 $142 Bc4 13.
g4 $5 Nxg4 14. Rg1 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qg3 $44 {Ni Hua (2701)-Vitiugov,N 
(2681) CHN-RUS Summit Men 6th Rapid 2009 (10) 1-0}) 12... h5 $1 {[%csl Gg4]} (
12... O-O 13. g4 $36) (12... b4 13. Nd5 Nxe4 14. Qxb4 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 $14 {
Gharamian,T (2614)-Pham Minh Hoang (2487) FRA-chT1 0910 2009 (2.1) 1-0}) 13. f5
{Après 30 mns de réflexion sur ce coup} Bc4 {01h29} 14. Bxc4 (14. a3 Qc7 15.
Bd3 h4 16. Rhg1 d5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Qxd5 b4 21. a4
Qxc2+ 22. Ka2 Qxf5 23. Rgf1 Qe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Rc1 Ra8 26. a5 Nf6 27. Rc7
Nd5 28. Ra7 Rxa7 29. Bxa7 Kd7 30. Kb1 Ra8 31. Bg1 g5 32. Kc2 Nf4 33. Ra1 Kc6
34. a6 Nxg2 35. a7 Nf4 36. Na5+ Kb5 37. Kb3 Nxh3 38. Be3 Bc5 39. Bxc5 Kxc5 40.
Nc4 Nf4 41. Ra5+ Kd4 42. Nxe5 h3 43. Ng4 Nd3 {Sivuk,V (2482)-Matuszewski,M 
(2375) Krakow 2012 0-1 (68)}) 14... bxc4 15. Nc1 h4 $1 {[%csl Rg3] Les Blancs
n'ont plus d'espoir d'attaque а l'aile-roi} 16. Rhe1 {Un peu passif d'être
limité а la défense du Pe4 mais la Rh1 n'avait pas vraiment d'autres choix.}
Rb8 $1 {[%csl Rb2]} 17. Bg5 (17. Ka1 $142 Qc7 {[%cal Gc7b7]} 18. Bg5 Qb7 19. b3
Qc6 20. N1e2 a5 21. Nd5 Nxe4 22. Nxe7 Qc5 $13 23. Qc1 cxb3 24. cxb3 Qxc1+ 25.
Rxc1 Nxg5 26. Nc6 Ra8 27. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3a4,Gc3d5]}) 17... Qb6 $132 18. b3 {
Le signe que la partie a mal tourné pour le français} Qc6 {[%csl Re4]} 19. Bxf6
Nxf6 20. Nd5 $6 {Les Blancs vont gagner un P mais sans résoudre leurs
problèmes et le Nc3 était un défenseur important du roque} Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Qc7 {
[%csl Rb1]} 22. Ka1 O-O 23. Qxc4 $6 Qxc4 $1 24. bxc4 Rfc8 $36 {[%csl Ra1,Gb8]}
25. Rd3 Rxc4 26. c3 d5 $1 $40 {[%csl Ra1][%cal Ge7a3,Ga3b2] Sans surprise le K
Blanc est coupé par la Rb8 et les Noirs ont maintenant une forte attaque même
sans les Q} 27. Rxd5 Rxc3 (27... Ba3 28. Nd3 Rxc3 29. Rb1 Rxb1+ 30. Kxb1 f6 31.
Rd7 Kh7 {[%csl Rb1][%cal Gh7h6]}) 28. Nd3 f6 29. Rc1 Rxc1+ 30. Nxc1 Rb4 31. Rd7
Bf8 32. Ne2 Rxe4 {[%csl Ge5]} 33. Nc3 Rf4 $19 34. Ra7 Rxf5 35. Rxa6 Rf2 36. a4
Bc5 (36... Rxg2 37. a5 Rg3 38. Kb2 Rxh3 39. Ra8 Rd3 40. a6 Rd6 (40... h3 $4 41.
a7 h2 42. Rxf8+) 41. a7 Ra6 $19) 37. Rc6 Bd4 38. Kb1 f5 (38... Rxg2 {Plus
simple}) 39. Nb5 Rb2+ 40. Kc1 Rb4 (40... Rxg2 {Les Noirs devaient avoir le
temps de prendre le P car le P"a" est encore loin de la promotion}) 41. Nxd4
Rxd4 42. Rc5 (42. a5 Ra4 (42... e4 43. a6 Ra4)) 42... Rxa4 43. Rxe5 g6 44. Re2
Kf7 (44... Rd4 {[%csl Rc1]}) 45. Rb2 Rd4 {[%csl Rc1] Coupe le R et les Noirs
ont encore des petites chances de gain.} 46. Re2 Kf6 47. Kc2 Kg5 $2 (47... Re4
$1 48. Rd2 (48. Kd2 Rxe2+ (48... Kg5) 49. Kxe2 g5) 48... Ke5 {[%csl Rc2,Rg2]
[%cal Ge5f4,Gf4g3]} 49. Kd3 (49. Kd1 Rd4)) 48. Kc3 Rd1 49. Rf2 Kf6 50. Re2 Rd6
51. Kc2 g5 52. Kc3 g4 53. Rd2 $4 {Il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur de saisie et
c'est bien Rd2 qui a été joué.} Ra6 $2 {Les deux adversaires avaient pourtant
30 mns en phase KO plus l'incrément de 30 s mais il y a beaucoup d'erreurs
dans la finale} (53... Rxd2 $8 54. Kxd2 gxh3 55. gxh3 f4 56. Ke2 Ke5 57. Kf3
Kf5 $19) 54. Kd3 Ra3+ $2 (54... Rd6+ $8 {Les Noirs avaient une nouvelle chance
d'échanger les R}) 55. Ke2 gxh3 56. gxh3 Rxh3 57. Rd8 Kg5 58. Kf2 Kg4 59. Kg2 {
Le K Blanc a fait le plus dur pour annuler} Ra3 (59... Rg3+ $142) 60. Rg8+ Kf4
61. Rb8 Re3 62. Rb4+ Kg5 63. Rb8 Rd3 64. Ra8 h3+ 65. Kh2 (65. Kf2 {Une
nouvelle erreur du plateau DGT et c'est Kh2 qui a été joué} f4 66. Rf8 Re3 67.
Rg8+ Kh4 68. Rh8+ Kg4 69. Rg8+ Kf5 70. Rg7 Ke4 71. Ra7 Rd3 72. Ra8 Rb3 73. Ra7
f3 74. Re7+ Kf4 75. Kg1 Rb1+) 65... f4 66. Rf8 Re3 67. Rg8+ Kh4 68. Rh8+ Kg4
69. Rg8+ Kf5 70. Rg7 Ke4 71. Ra7 Rd3 72. Ra8 Rb3 73. Ra7 f3 74. Re7+ $4 $138 (
74. Kxh3 f2+ 75. Kg2 $11 Ke3 76. Re7+ Kd3 77. Kxf2) 74... Kf4 75. Kxh3 {
Trop tard!} Rb1 76. Rf7+ Ke3 77. Re7+ Kf2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Nedilko, Vasily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 (6... e6) 7. Nb3
(7. Nf3) 7... Be7 (7... Be6 8. f3 (8. Nd5 Nbd7 9. f3 Bxd5 10. exd5 b5 11. a4 b4
12. a5 Qc7 13. Qd2 Qb7 14. Bc4 Rc8 15. Qd3 Rxc4 (15... Nb8 16. Ra4 Nfd7 (16...
Rxc4 17. Qxc4 Nxd5) 17. Bb6 Nc5 $13 {Muratov}) 16. Qxc4 Nxd5 17. Bd2 {Lukin,A 
(2430)-Zilberstein,V (2350) URS-ch otbor56 1988 1-0}) 8... h5) 8. f3 (8. Qd2 {
[%cal Ge1c1]} Be6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. f4 b5 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. f5 Bc4 13. g4 Bxe2 {
Flynn,C-Leskiewicz,M (2170) Redcliffe Challenge 1995 0-1} (13... Rc8 14. g5 b4
15. Bxc4 bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nxe4 $132)) 8... Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 {[%cal
Ga5a4]} (10... Nbd7 {La ligne principale} 11. g4 Qc7 12. g5 (12. Kb1 $142)) 11.
a4 {[%csl Rb4] Résoud le problème de la poussée a5a4 mais en contrepartie, les
Blancs concèdent un trou en "b4"} (11. Bb5 $5 {[%csl Ga4] La grande ligne} Nbd7
{Delorme,A (2257)-Carlsson,P (2515) Rohde op 08th 2008 (2) 0-1} (11... Na6 12.
Qe2 Qb8 13. g4 Rc8 14. g5 Ne8 15. Kb1 Nec7 $132 {Karjakin,S (2739)-Grischuk,A 
(2760) World Cup ACP 4th rapid 2010 (3.1) 0-1})) 11... Nc6 (11... Na6 $5 {
L'alternative} 12. g4 {Zhigalko,S (2680)-Kadric,D (2379) EU-ch 12th
Aix-les-Bains 2011 (3) 1-0}) 12. g4 Nb4 13. Kb1 Rc8 (13... d5 {Tentant pour
profiter du Nb4 mais c'est probablemnt douteux} 14. g5 $1 Nxe4 15. fxe4 d4 16.
Nxd4 exd4 17. Bxd4) 14. g5 (14. h4) 14... Nh5 {La pratique a montré que le Nh5
est un bon défenseur de l'aile-roi} (14... Nd7 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 {[%csl Rd6]
} Nc5 17. Nd4 $14 {Gopal,G (2555)-Baklan,V (2627) Pfalz op 2nd 2009 (9) 1/2})
15. Rg1 f5 16. g6 $5 $146 (16. gxf6 Rxf6 17. Bg5 d5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qh6 Bf8
20. Qg5 d4 21. Qxe5 Qe7 22. Nd5 Nfxd5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Qxe7 Bxe7 25. Nxd4 Bf6
26. Bh3 Re8 27. c3 Nc6 28. Nf5 Bxf3 29. Rd7 g6 30. Bg2 Ne5 {Quesada Perez,Y 
(2582)-Ortiz Suarez,I (2544)/Havana 2010/1-0 (36)}) 16... fxe4 (16... h6 17.
Bh3 $36 {[%csl Re6,Rf5]}) (16... hxg6 $5 17. Rxg6 (17. Bh3 Qe8) 17... Rf6 18.
Rg1 (18. Qg2 Qe8 $132) 18... f4 19. Bf2 Rf8 $132 (19... Rh6 {[%cal Gh6h2] Joué
quelques mois plus tard mais la position de la Rh6 est bizarre} 20. Nc1 Nf6 21.
h4 $13 {Sukandar,I (2362)-Xiu,D (2525) Jakarta Indonesia op 2nd 2012 (7) 0-1}))
17. gxh7+ Kxh7 (17... Kh8 $5 {Un thème tactique courant dans ce genre de
sicilienne ouverte avec attaque sur les ailes opposées est de ne pas reprendre
immédiatement le P et par rapport а la partie, les Noirs auront des ressources
tactiques supplémentaires.} 18. fxe4 Nf4 19. Be2 d5 20. Bxf4 (20. exd5 Nfxd5
$132 (20... Bf5 21. Bxf4 Bxc2+ 22. Qxc2 Nxc2 23. Bxe5 {[%csl Rg7]} Na3+ $1 {
[%csl Rc3]} 24. bxa3 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Ne4 $13)) 20... Rxf4) 18. fxe4 Nf4
19. Be2 d5 {[%cal Gf4d5,Gb4d5] Risqué mais logique} (19... Rf6) (19... Qe8) (
19... Kg8) 20. exd5 (20. Bg4 {[%csl Rh7]} Bxg4 (20... Qd7 $6 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22.
exd5 Nfxd5 23. Qg2) 21. Rxg4 {[%csl Rh7]} dxe4 (21... d4 22. Bxf4 dxc3 23.
Rxg7+ $3 {[%cal Gd2g2,Gd1d8]}) (21... Bf6 {[%cal Gf6g7]} 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Rxf4
d4 (23... Bxc3 24. Rxf8) 24. Qg2 Qc7 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Qe6+) 22. Bxf4 Rxf4 (
22... exf4 23. Qg2) 23. Qg2 {[%cal Gd1d8,Gg2h3,Gg4g7]} Qf8 24. Rg1 $36) 20...
Bf5 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gf5b1]} 21. Bxf4 $3 {Un superbe sacrifice de Q} Bxc2+ 22.
Qxc2+ Nxc2 23. Bd3+ $1 Kh8 (23... e4 24. Bxe4+ Kh8 25. Be5 Na3+ 26. bxa3 Bf6)
24. Bxe5 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Re5g7]} Na3+ $1 25. bxa3 Bf6 $13 {[%cal Gc8c3] Les
pièces Blanches sont trés actives mais le K Blanc est assez exposé.} 26. Bxf6
Rxf6 (26... Qxf6 27. Ne4) 27. Rc1 Rf3 (27... Kg8) (27... Rf2 28. Ne4) 28. Rgd1
$1 {[%cal Gd1d5]} g6 (28... Qb6 29. Nb5) (28... Qg5 29. Nd4) (28... Qe7) (28...
Qh4 29. d6 $14 {[%csl Gd6]}) 29. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4f3,Gd4e6]} Rh3 30. Ndb5 $1 {
[%csl Gb5][%cal Gb5c3,Gd5d6]} Rxh2 $6 (30... Kg7 {[%cal Gh3h2,Gg6g5] Résistait
un peu mieux}) 31. Bxg6 {Elimine un candidat а la promotion et les Noirs n'ont
plus aucun contre-jeu.} Qf6 32. Bd3 Qf3 (32... Rg8 {[%cal Gg8g2]}) 33. d6 $40
Qg4 34. Be4 Qe6 35. Bd5 Qf5+ 36. Be4 Qe6 37. Rd5 Rf8 38. d7 Rd8 39. Rcd1 Qf6
40. Bf5 Qh4 41. R5d2 Rxd2 42. Rxd2 Qg5 43. Rd5 Kg7 44. Nd4 Qg1+ 45. Kb2 Kf6 46.
Rd6+ Ke7 47. Re6+ Kf7 48. Bg6+ {[%mdl 512]} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bellaiche, Antony"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 (7. Nf3) (
7. Nde2) 7... Be6 8. Qd2 (8. f3 {La grande ligne} Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5)
8... Nbd7 9. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:30]} Rc8 10. f4 {74 le coup naturel joué
pourtant après une longue réflexion} b5 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 11. f5 ({RR} 11. Kb1
Qc7 12. h3 h5 13. Bd3 h4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 e4 16. Rhe1 Be7 17. Be2 Nb6 18.
Bg4 Nc4 19. Qf2 Nxg4 20. hxg4 h3 21. Bd4 h2 22. c3 Qb7 23. Qe2 Kf8 24. g5 a5
25. Qxe4 a4 {Topalov,V (2801)-Leko,P (2740)/Monte Carlo 2006/CBM 111 ext/0-1 
(46)}) 11... Bc4 12. Kb1 Be7 13. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} bxc4 $146 {89 Les Noirs
continuent de jouer а tempo} ({RR} 13... Rxc4 14. Qd3 O-O 15. Nd2 Nc5 16. Bxc5
Rxc5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 f6 19. Ne4 Rc4 20. b3 Rd4 21. Qe3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qd7
23. g4 Rb8 24. h4 b4 25. Qd3 Qb5 26. Qf3 Rf8 27. g5 Qd7 28. Rf1 {Mekhitarian,K
(2504)-Humphrey,J (2289)/Barcelona 2008/CBM 126 Extra/1-0 (59)}) 14. Nc1 Qc7
15. g4 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Qb7 $1 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gc8b8] 88} (15... Nxg4 16. Rhg1
$44 {[%csl Re8,Rg7]}) (15... Rb8) 16. Qg2 Rb8 $132 {[%csl Rb2]} 17. b3 {
[%emt 0:01:00]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 18. N1e2 {[%emt 0:00:51]} cxb3 {[%emt 0:
01:21]} 19. cxb3 $1 (19. axb3 Nc5 $132 {[%cal Gc5e4,Gc5b3]}) 19... Rb4 (19...
Nc5 $5 {[%csl Re4]}) 20. g5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 21. Ka1
Qb7 22. Nd5 Nec5 (22... a5 {[%cal Ga5a4]} 23. Nxb4 axb4 24. g6 d5 $44) 23. Nec3
{[%emt 0:00:36]} Bd8 {70 Les Noirs continuent de jouer très vite mais ils
commencent а être nettement moins bien} 24. Rhg1 $36 Ba5 25. Nxb4 Bxb4 26. Nd5
Ba3 {Les compensations du Top GMI sont assez maigres} (26... a5 {[%cal Ga5a4]})
27. Bd2 $2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} (27. Bxc5 $1 Nxc5 28. b4 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Gd5f6,
Gg2b7]} Bxb4 29. Nxb4 Qxb4 30. Qc6+) 27... Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 28. Ba5 $6 {
[%emt 0:00:16] Les Blancs avaient pourtant assez de temps а la pendule mais
après avoir raté le gain, le 2ème coup faible d'affilée va laisser les noirs
revenir dans la partie.} (28. Nxb6 $142 Qxb6 29. Qa8+ Qd8 30. Qxd8+ Kxd8 31.
Rg4 $14 {[%csl Ra3,Rc5][%cal Gb3b4]} (31. b4 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Gg1g3,Gg3a3]} Ne4
)) 28... Nxd5 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Rxd5 Kd7 (30... Ke7 $142 {Moins risqué}) 31.
Rgd1 Ne4 32. Rxe5 Nf2 33. Rd4 Rc8 34. Re1 Rc5 35. Ra4 Nd3 36. Rxa3 (36. Rf1 {
[%csl Ra3]} Bc1 37. Bb6 {Il est difficile pour les Noirs de pas perdre du
matériel}) 36... Nxe1 37. Bxe1 Rc1+ 38. Kb2 Rxe1 39. Rxa6 Re2+ 40. Kc3 Rxh2 41.
Ra7+ Kc6 42. Rxf7 Rxa2 43. Rxg7 Rf2 44. Rf7 Rg2 45. Rxh7 Rxg5 46. f6 Rf5 47. f7
d5 48. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Margvelashvili,G"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Before this game, Topalov was leading the tournament and had half point
more than Caruana. So it was one of Caruana's last chances to catch Topalov.
No wonder he chose a very aggressive set-up with White.} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O (9... h5 {
This move has been played by Topalov previously. The idea is to prevent g4 and
develop an attack on the queenside. On the other hand the h5-pawn almost
denies Black an opportunity to castle short.}) 10. O-O-O {Caruana and Topalov
have castled on opposite sides. Now the question is whose attack will be
faster.} a5 $5 {Topalov tries to push his pawn to a4 and then possibly to a3,
getting rid of the knight from b3 and weakening Caruana's queenside pawns.} 11.
a4 {Preventing the above mentioned plan.} Na6 {We will see on the next move
why Topalov developes his knight on a6, and not c6.} 12. Bb5 Nc7 $1 {Strong
move. Topalov wants to exchange the b5-bishop that defends Caruana's position
on the queenside, and also prepares for a possible d5-push.} (12... Nb4 {
is more natural, but in many variations this knight is misplaced on b4.}) 13.
Bb6 {Caruana cannot afford to give up his b5-bishop, so he decides to exchange
the dark-squared bishop for the c7-knight.} (13. Be2 {this retreat is too slow,
since after} d5 $1 {Black developes a big initiative in the center.}) 13... Qc8
14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. g4 {Caruana proceeds with his own plan. He wants to get rid
of the f6-knight and occupy the d5-square.} Rfd8 16. g5 Nh5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18.
exd5 g6 19. Kb1 {The opening phase of this game is over and we can draw some
conclusions. Both kings are defended very well, and neither side can develop
an attack. But whereas Black has a clear plan of pushing f6 and attacking the
weak f3-pawn, White's plan is less obvious. Probably the best Caruana can do
is to bring the b3 knight to e4. Overall, I think Topalov's position is
slightly preferable and easier to play.} Rf8 $1 20. Qe3 Qd8 (20... Nf4 21. h4
f6 {was already possible, with a slight advantage for Black.}) 21. h4 Nf4 22.
Qg1 h6 $5 {Topalov deviates from his original plan. He wants to exchange the
h6-pawn for the g5-pawn, which would allow him to push ...f5 and dominate in
the center.} 23. Nd2 Kg7 24. gxh6+ Kxh6 {The king looks dangerously placed on
h6, but Caruana does not have enough resources to cause any troubles.} 25. Nc4
Qc7 26. Qe3 Kh7 27. h5 $1 {A strong move by Caruana: sacrificing a pawn to
open files.} g5 $1 {Topalov is correct to decline the pawn sacrifice.} (27...
Nxh5 $4 {would just lose a game.} 28. Rdg1 f5 29. f4 $1 {with the following
Qf3 and Black has no defence against Rxh5.}) (27... gxh5 {is possible, but
risky. For example:} 28. Nb6 Rad8 29. Rd3 $1 {preparing Rc3 followed by Nd7.})
28. h6 f5 29. Qd2 {Freeing the e3-square for the knight, which can attack the
f5-pawn from there. This position is very complicated, which means that plan
with ...f6 was better than Topalov's h6-plan.} Rf6 30. Rdg1 Rg6 31. Ne3 Rf8 32.
Nc4 $6 {Not a good move.} (32. Ng2 $1 {is the right move, exchanging the
f4-knight} Nxg2 33. Rxg2 Bd8 34. Bd3 {with a slight advantage for Caruana.})
32... Bd8 $1 33. Rd1 Rff6 34. Qf2 Rxh6 35. Qa7 $2 {In time trouble Caruana
makes several inaccurate moves.} (35. Ne3 {is better.}) 35... Rxh1 36. Rxh1+
Rh6 37. Qg1 $6 (37. Rxh6+ Kxh6 38. Qg1 {was more accurate, since it would not
allow Topalov to place his rook on h4.}) 37... Rh4 $1 38. Ne3 Qf7 39. Ng2 $6
Rxh1 40. Qxh1+ Qh5 41. Qxh5+ Nxh5 42. Ne3 Ng3 43. Kc1 Kg6 44. Kd1 g4 $6 (44...
e4 $1 45. fxe4 Nxe4 46. Bd7 Ng3 {and White cannot stop the black pawns from
advancing.}) 45. fxg4 f4 46. Nc4 $2 {The final mistake by Caruana.} (46. Nf5 $1
{aiming for an opposite coloured bishop ending that has huge drawing
tendencies.} Nxf5 47. Bd3 f3 48. Kd2 Kg5 49. Bxf5 Kf4 50. Kd3 Kg3 51. Be4 Kxg4
52. c3 {and it is not clear to me how Topalov was going to win this position.})
46... Bc7 {Now it is over.} 47. Bd7 Kg5 48. Ke1 f3 49. Ne3 Bb6 {Topalov's
pawns are unstoppable, so Caruana resigned. A very intense game, where Caruana
took a lot of risks, but in the end Topalov just played a better game.} 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 ({Although
Topalov has obtained outstanding results with} 6... e6 {over the past years,
the text move is also part of his main repertoire.}) 7. Nf3 $5 ({Nowadays, the
main theoretical discussion is held in the sharp lines starting with} 7. Nb3 {
. The knight retreat to f3, which became popular in the '80s, mainly as a
consequence of the efforts of the leading English Grandmasters, usually leads
to a positional battle. It might seem that the knight is less favourably
placed on f3, by blocking the f-pawn and failing to put pressure on the enemy
queenside, but the situation is not that onesided.}) 7... Be7 ({One of the
most obvious ideas of 7.Nf3 is that it inhibits} 7... Be6 {, which can be met
by} 8. Ng5 {. 7...h6 and 7...Qc7 are the main alternatives to the text move.})
8. Bc4 {Now, we can notice a further difference, if compared to the lines
based on 7.Nb3. If attacked with ...Qc7 or ...b5, the bishop can safely
retreat to b3, in the spirit of the Sozin Attack, but with the significant
difference that the a2-g8 diagonal has been weakened after the early advance
of the black e-pawn.} O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 $5 ({This apparently simplistic
move has never been played at grandmaster level. Apparently, White is just
helping his opponent to strengthen his centre, but Ivanchuk relied on some
hidden dynamic factors. There have been some recent development after} 10. Bb3
{. The following game, one of Leko's first experiences ever as a Najdorf
player with Black, must have inspired Ivanchuk when choosing the structure in
the centre:} Nc6 ({It should be mentioned that the only game where Topalov
faced 7.Nf3 continued with} 10... b5 {, but Black failed to equalize,
Kramnik-Topalov, Cap d'Agde 2003.}) 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14.
c3 Na5 15. Re1 Rc8 16. h3 Nb6 ({Later, Leko took greater care about the
activity of hisknight and gradually equalized after} 16... b5 17. Nh2 Nc4 {
in Svidler-Leko, Morelia/Linares 2006.}) 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Re2
Rc6 20. Qd3 Qc7 21. Rd1 Nc4 22. b3 Nb6 23. c4 Nc8 24. Red2 h6 25. Qe2 Kh7 26.
h4 {White was clearly better and went on winning in Anand-Leko, Wijk aan Zee
2006. We can see that the situation is very similar to that arising after
White's 22nd move in our main game. The d6-pawn is submitted to strong
pressure, the black knight cannot find a good square, while the white h-pawn
keeps Black's eventual kingside counterplay under control.}) 10... fxe6 11. Na4
{White's idea becomes clear now. The weakness of the b6- and e6-squares cause
Black serious problems with finishing his development. The generally desirable
11...Nbd7 is impossible because of 12.Ng5.} Ng4 {This solves the problem only
partially. In fact, it just helps White complete his development.} 12. Qd3 Nxe3
13. Qxe3 {Apart from Nb6, White has a new threat already: Qb3, with attack
against b7 and e6.} b5 14. Nb6 Ra7 15. Nd5 Rb7 16. Qd2 {Maintaining the knight
in the centre for as long as possible, in order to prevent the harmonious
development of Black's pieces.} Nc6 17. Rad1 Rd7 18. Qc3 Nb8 19. Nxe7+ {
Now that the enemy knight has retreated to a passive square, this exchange is
entirely justified.} Qxe7 20. Rd3 h6 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. h4 {Dr. Tarrasch used
to say: If one piece stands badly, the whole position is bad. This applies
here perfectly. With his knight on a favourable square (such as f7 or f6,
Black would have a dream position, because of his strong control over the
centre. However, it is virtually impossible to activate the knight, which
leaves him struggling.} Kh7 23. R1d2 Qf8 24. Qb3 Qe8 25. a4 Qg6 $5 ({Topalov
decides to give up a pawn in order to finally bring his knight into play. In
case of} 25... bxa4 26. Qxa4 {White would have had several plans at his
disposal, for instance the infiltration through the b-file or the creation of
a passed b-pawn.}) 26. axb5 axb5 27. Re3 Na6 28. Qxb5 Nc5 29. Qc4 Ra7 30. Re1
Qe8 31. b4 Na4 32. Qb3 Nb6 33. Red1 Rad7 34. Qd3 Rc8 35. c3 Ra7 36. Qe3 Ra6 37.
Qe2 Nc4 38. Ra2 Rac6 39. Ra7 R6c7 40. Rda1 {Topalov's plan has succeeded only
partially. His knight has reached a stable square, but White is under no
direct pressure and can hope to gradually convert his extra-pawn into a win.}
Qf7 $4 {A relatively convincing prove that the recent accusations against
Topalov do not have a solid basis.} 41. Qxc4 {. If 41...Rxa7, then 42.Rxa7,
retaining an extra-knight.} 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 ({Topalov deviates from} 9... Be6 {, which led him to defeat in
the second-round game against Ivanchuk.}) 10. Re1 {Curiously, both players had
previous experience with this position, but with... reversed colours!} b5 ({
This and the next move are aimed to prevent an early installation of the enemy
knight on d5.} 10... Na5 {places the knight on an unfavourable square, which
could be felt after} 11. Bf1 Be6 12. Nd5 {(Preventing the activation of the
knight with ...Nc4. The e4-pawn is taboo because of the threat Bb6.)} Bxd5 13.
exd5 b5 14. b3 $1 {and White had the better chances in Topalov-Gelfand,
Linares 1994.}) (10... h6 11. a3 Be6 {is also met by} 12. Nd5 {for instance} b5
13. Ba2 Rc8 14. Nd2 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb8 16. c4 {and White has the initiative,
while Black still needs some time to reach an active square with his queen's
knight, Short-Anand, Monaco rapid 1993.}) 11. Bf1 ({A safe square for the
bishop. The most recent game in this line went} 11. Bb3 Rb8 12. Bg5 Nd7 13.
Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. c3 Nc5 16. Bc2 a5 {. Black takes full advantage of
the lack of pressure along the f1-b5 diagonal in order to carry out his
standard minority's attack. White tried} 17. b4 {but after} axb4 18. cxb4 Ne6 {
the weakness of the d4-square offered Black good play in Jakovenko-Khairullin,
Moscow 2006.}) 11... Rb8 {The b6-square is well defended now, which enables ...
Nxe4 in case of an early jump of the White knight to d5.} 12. Bg5 Ng4 ({
Black prevents the undesirable exchange Bxf6, which would leave the d5-square
without its natural defender. Another logical possibility was} 12... b4 {and if
} 13. Bxf6 {then} bxc3 14. Bxe7 Nxe7) 13. Bd2 ({A novelty. White avoids the
exchange of the relatively passive e7-bishop. Black had no problems after} 13.
Bxe7 Nxe7 14. a3 Bb7 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. h3 Nf6 {in Short-Ehlvest,
Horgen 1995.}) 13... Be6 14. Nd5 {Finally, White has installed his knight in
the centre, but Black is well coordinated and is not forced to capture on d5
at once.} h6 15. h3 Nf6 16. c4 Qd7 17. b3 Bd8 $1 {A multi-purpose move. Black
clears the e7-square for his knight and prepares the activation of his bishop
along the g1-a7 diagonal.} 18. Rc1 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Ne7 20. Bd3 Bb6 {Black has
successfully solved all his opening problems. We can conclude that after his
painful defeat against Ivanchuk, Topalov did his homework quite well.} 21. Nh4
g5 22. Nf3 Rfc8 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Nh2 Ng6 25. Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. h3 $5 {A new move. White intends to take advantage of
Black's delaying ...b5 by carrying out the standard g4 by other means than an
early f3. The f-pawn is reserved a different fate.} b5 11. g4 O-O ({
Eliminating the central pawn with} 11... b4 12. Nd5 Nxe4 {is not without
strategical risk. After} 13. Qxb4 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Nef6 15. Ra5 {the weakness of
the light squares leaves Black with problems consolidating.}) 12. Kb1 Qc7 13.
Bg2 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. f4 Bc4 16. g5 Nh5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5
Bd6 {This is the position both sides have been aiming for. White has more
space, but the impetuous advance of his kingside pawns have left numerous
weaknesses behind.} 20. Na5 ({This looks more like a defensive move 
(preventing the advance of the a-pawn) rather than an attempt to activate
White's play. Indeed, the knight's efficiency on c6 would be questionable. The
optimal regroupment for White would involve the transfer of the knight to e4,
in order to safely block the e5-pawn and put the d6-square and the enemy
kingside under pressure. However, this manoeuvre is not easy to achieve,
because the best placement of the queen is precisely the d2-square. For
instance, after} 20. Qe1 {Black can radicaly prevent White's plan with} e4 $5 {
when} 21. Bxe4 Ng3 {reveals the main drawback of Anand's novelty, the weakness
of the g3-square.} 22. Rg1 Rfe8 {Black's activity has reached alarming heigths
and White will soon lose the exchange.} 23. Nd2 Qd4 24. c3 Qe5 25. Bc2 Qf4 {
. The white queen is trapped, which forces} 26. Qxg3 {, leading to a small
material advantage for Black.}) 20... f5 21. gxf6 Rxf6 22. Rhf1 Re8 23. Rxf6
Nxf6 24. Nb3 {Now that the danger of ...a5 has dissapeared, the knight hurries
to join the rest of his army, freeing the queen from her defensive task.} e4
25. Nd4 Re5 26. c3 Qc5 27. Qe2 Nxd5 28. Bxe4 Nf6 29. Nb3 Qc7 30. Nd2 Qe7 31.
Qd3 Bc5 32. Bg2 {In spite of opposite castles, both kings are in relative
safety, while in case of simplifications the presence of opposite coloured
bishops would make a draw highly probable. Therefore, the oponents decided to
shorten the process.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 {This
retreat has been fashionable for a while after 6.Be3 e5, thanks to the efforts
of Dieter Nisipeanu. However, there is a lot of practical material with the
current position as well.} h5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. g3 Nbd7 10. a4 Be7 11. Bg2 O-O (
11... Rc8 12. O-O Nh7 13. Be3 h4 14. g4 O-O 15. Qd2 Rc6 16. Rac1 Bg5 {Motylev,
A (2655)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)/Yekaterinburg 2013/ (1/2, 40)}) 12. O-O b5 {
Black cannot afford to delay his counterplay, facing the risk of being
submitted to a blockade on the light squares.} 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15.
Nxb5 Qb8 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qd3 Qc8 18. Nxd6 $146 (18. b3 Bxh3 19. c4 h4 {
Naiditsch,A (2685)-Urkedal,F (2438)/Stockholm 2011/CBM 140 Extra (1-0, 49)})
18... Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qxc2 20. Nc3 Qxb2 21. Nd1 Qb8 22. Qxb8 Rxb8 23. Ne3 g6 24.
h4 Ng4 25. Nxg4 Bxg4 26. Rc1 Kg7 27. Rc5 Rb1+ 28. Kh2 Rb2 29. Kg1 Rb1+ 30. Kh2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.12"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 ({Deviating from} 9... Nc6 {, which failed to achieve the
desired equality in the first quarter-final game against Mamedyarov.}) 10. Bb3
Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 {The only way of keeping up the fight for the d5-square. Since
the exchange on e6 would strengthen Black's centre, White has to give up the
bishop pair.} 12. Rfd1 {[%cal Gf3e5]} ({Much better than} 12. Rad1 {, because
the queen's rook will be useful on the a-file.}) 12... Nxb3 ({In the second
rapid game, Gelfand preferred} 12... Qc7 13. Bg5 Rac8) 13. axb3 Qc7 14. Bg5 {
[%csl Gd5][%cal Gg5f6] Aiming to exchange an important defender of the
d5-square.} Nh5 {Black offers the exchange of bishops, which allows White to
carry out an effective tactical operation.} (14... Rac8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 {would
transpose to the aforementioned rapid game.}) 15. Nxe5 $1 Bxg5 {The only way
to maintain material equality.} 16. Qxh5 Bf6 17. Nf3 $1 {This retreat to a
square which had been occupied by the knight before is not a loss of time.
After the predictable exchange on c3, d4 will become the knight's optimal
square.} Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 {The position has been simplified and Black has a
completely normal development. His most active piece is the queen, causing
White some problems of coordination. However, White has some important trumps
that will be noticed in the long run. The bishop has no targets at all and the
knight certainly is strong in the centre. White's structure is more flexible
and the c2-pawn is likely to get to c4, since the queen is not the best
blocking piece.} 19. Nd4 Rfe8 (19... Rac8 {does not make too much difference.}
20. Qa5 Qxa5 21. Rxa5 Rc3 22. f3 Rd8 23. Rd2 Kf8 24. Ne2 Rcc8 25. c4 $14 {
Efimenko,Z (2680)-Najer,E (2682)/Germany 2008/CBM 126 Extra (0-1, 60)}) 20. Qa5
$1 {An essential element in White's general plan. Unblocking c3 is crucial. An
alternative plan would be preparing an attack with a rook lift to the third
rank, but this is not easy to achieve.} (20. Ra2 $6 Rac8 21. Rd3 $4 Qe1#) (20.
Rac1 $6 Rac8 21. Rd3 $2 Qxd3 $1) ({Seirawan suggested} 20. Rab1 $5 {, but this
allows Black counterplay along the a-file:} a5 21. Rd3 Qc5 22. Qxc5 $5 dxc5 23.
Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Rd7 (24. f3 {is too slow in view of} Kf8 {, allowing the
defensive ...Re7 if needed.}) 24... Rxe4 25. Rxb7 g6 {[%cal Gc5c4,Ga5a4]
followed by ...a4 or ..c4 with perfect equality.}) 20... Rac8 {Of course,
Black has no intention of abandoning the c3-square without a fight.} 21. f3 $1
$146 {A subtle novelty, forcing Black to release the tension.} ({Previously,} 
21. Qxc3 {was played.} Rxc3 22. f3 Kf8 23. Kf2 Rec8 24. Rd2 Ke7 {with a couple
of extra tempi for Black with respect to our main game in Oleksienko,M (2585)
-Brodsky,M (2550)/Poltava 2008/CBM 127 Extra (1/2, 67)}) ({The game move
overprotects e4 and avoids back rank problems, thus threatening 22.Rd3. In the
event of of the hurried} 21. Rd3 {, Black gets counterplay with} Qxa5 22. Rxa5
f5 $1 23. exf5 $140 $6 Bxf5 $1 $17) 21... Qxa5 (21... Kf8 22. Rd3 $14) 22. Rxa5
Rc3 23. Kf2 Kf8 24. Rda1 {Another deviation from Oleksienko's plan. Kamsky
rightly considers that the rook has nothing to do on the d-file for the time
being.} Rec8 25. Ke1 Ke7 26. Kd2 {[%cal Ga1a2,Gd4e2,Gc2c4]} R3c5 27. R5a4 $1 {
In order to retain a tangible advantage, White has to avoid piece exchanges.} (
{After} 27. c4 Rxa5 28. Rxa5 Rc5 29. Ra1 Bd7 {Black's defence is easier to
carry out.}) 27... f5 {A highly committal move.} (27... Bd7 28. Rb4 R8c7 29.
Rb6 $14 f6 {Preparing ...d5 without fearing e4-e5.} 30. c4 f5 $2 31. exf5 Bxf5
$2 32. b4 $1 $18) 28. Rb4 R8c7 29. exf5 Bxf5 30. Re1+ Kf7 {Black has
eliminated the e4-pawn, but has not improved his own structure one single bit.
Besides, his king is starting to feel uncomfortable in the centre.} 31. Rb6 {
This looks natural, but allows Black to stabilise his position.} (31. Nxf5 $5
Rxf5 32. Rd4 $14 {would lead to an unpleasant position for Black. Any ending 
(rook or pawn) would be considerably worse for him.}) 31... Rd5 $1 32. c3 Bc8
33. b4 Re7 $1 {[%cal Gf7e8,Ge8d8,Gd8c7]} 34. Ra1 Ke8 35. b5 Rc7 ({Seirawan
pointed out that} 35... a5 $2 36. Rxa5 Kd8 {fails to} 37. Ra7 $16 Kc7 $2 38.
Rba6 $1) 36. bxa6 bxa6 {White's position remains microscopically better, but
any way of making progress is far from obvious.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 b5 11. Bb3 Rb8 12. Bg5 Be6 $146 {Playing for central
control. Previously, Black moved away with his f6-knight, in order to avoid
the exchange Bxf6 which was strategically unfavourable for him.} (12... Nd7 {
Jakovenko,D (2671)-Khairullin,I (2543)/Moscow 2006/CBM 116/[Ftacnik] (0-1, 40)}
) (12... Ng4 {Balogh,C (2568)-Hou,Y (2523)/Paks 2007/CBM 120 (1-0, 40)}) 13.
Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Bg5 15. Qd3 Bh6 16. Red1 $14 {If compared with a Sveshnikov,
the active position of White's bishop makes a lot of difference. White's
control over the d5-square remains unchallenged. We can conclude that
Gelfand's novelty was not a very inspired one.} Kh8 17. Nc3 Qb6 18. Bxe6 fxe6
19. Qxd6 Nd4 20. Qxb6 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Rxb6 {After having weakened the white
kingside, Black gets some saving chances despite the missing pawn.} 22. a4 Kg8
23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra5 b4 25. Rb5 Rfb8 26. Rxb6 Rxb6 27. Ne2 Rc6 28. c3 bxc3 29.
Nxc3 Bg5 30. Kf1 Rb6 31. Rb1 Be7 32. Ke2 Rb8 33. Kd3 Bc5 34. Na4 Bxf2 35. b4
Ra8 36. Nc5 Kf7 37. Kc4 Ke7 38. Rd1 Bd4 39. Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nde2 $5 Be6 ({
Nisipeanu's first experience with this variation continued:} 7... Nbd7 8. Ng3
g6 ({Just a couple of weeks later, Bologan deviated with} 8... Qc7 {but got
the worse position after} 9. Nh5 Nxh5 10. Nd5 Qa5+ 11. b4 Qd8 12. Qxh5 Nf6 13.
Qh4 Nxd5 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. exd5 Kc7 16. a4 b6 17. a5 b5 18. c4 $16 {Nisipeanu,
L (2693)-Bologan,V (2661)/Asnieres sur Seine 2006 and White soon won.}) 9. a4 (
{Maybe Bologan feared} 9. Bc4 $5) 9... Qc7 10. Qd3 Nc5 11. Qc4 Be6 12. Nd5 Bxd5
13. exd5 Rc8 14. b4 Ncd7 15. Qxc7 Rxc7 16. c4 h5 17. f3 a5 $15 {Nisipeanu,L 
(2693)-Topalov,V (2801)/Bucharest 2006}) 8. f4 Nbd7 9. f5 Bc4 10. Nc1 Bxf1 11.
Rxf1 d5 {After this thematical pawn break, Black will get more or less by
force an inferior ending.} ({I must admit that neither I, nor our team mates
understood the point behind White's previous play. Doesn't Black get easy play
with at least an extra-tempo compared to the line 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0
9.f4 Qc7 10.a4 Be6 ? The following game, played right after the Olympiad, gave
some answers.} 11... Rc8 12. Nb3 b5 13. a3 Be7 14. Qd3 Qc7 15. O-O-O {By
castling long, White threatens with a dangerous king side attack, based on g4.
Therefore, Black's next move looks logical, but is not without drawbacks as we
shall see.} Qc4 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 O-O 18. Qxc4 Rxc4 19. Na5 Rc7 20. Bxf6 Nxf6
21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Rfc8 23. c3 h5 24. Kc2 $16 {Nisipeanu,L (2695)
-Areshchenko,A (2660)/Foros 2006 Here it is! The king is optimally placed on
the queen side, sustaining the pawn attack on this wing. White won
convincingly.}) 12. Nxd5 Nxe4 13. Nb3 Ndf6 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16.
Bg5 Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. c3 Bg5 19. Nc5 Ke7 20. Ne4 f6 21. Ke2 h5 22. Rad1 h4
23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 Bf4 26. h3 Kd7 27. Ke2 Kc6 28. c4 Bc1 29.
b3 b5 30. Kf3 Kb6 31. Kg4 bxc4 32. bxc4 Bg5 33. Nxg5 fxg5 34. Kf3 Kc5 35. Ke4
Kxc4 36. Kxe5 a5 37. f6 gxf6+ 38. Kxf6 a4 39. Kxg5 Kc3 40. Kxh4 Kb2 41. g4 Kxa2
42. g5 a3 43. g6 1-0

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 {For some reasons, Morozevich refrains from his trademark French
Defence again. Por algunas razones, Morozevich evita de nuevo su arma favorita,
la Francesa.} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8.
Be3 Nbd7 {Sicilians with opposite castles do not necessarily feature sharp
attacks, where everything is decided by the speed of action. In the Najdorf
systems where Black plays ...e5, the relative weakness of the d5-square
becomes one of the main themes. Play can take a strategic course and the
kings' position may become a auxiliary factor, determining players to adjust
their plans in accordance to small tactical details. No siempre las Sicilianas
con enroques en flancos opuestos llevan a ataques agudos, donde todo está
decidido por la rapidez de acción. En las líneas de la Najdorf, donde las
negras juegan ...e5, la relativa debilidad de la casilla de d5 se vuelve el
factor estratégico determinante, mientras que la posición de los reyes se
convierte en un elemento auxiliario; mientras llevan a cabo sus planes, los
jugadores tienen que contar siempre con algunos detalles tácticos.} 9. g4 Nb6
10. g5 Nh5 {After the early advance of White's g-pawn, White has increased his
control over the d5-square, but Black has got his share, too: the f4-square.
Después del avance temprano del peón de g, las blancas han incrementado su
control sobre la casilla de d5,pero las negras han recibido lo suyo, también:
la casilla de f4.} 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Rg1 O-O 14. Kb1 Qc7 15. Qf2 {
White forces one more defender of the d5-square to abandon his position. Las
blancas fuerzan a otro defensor de la casilla de d5 a abandonar su puesto.} Nc4
16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 {White has fulfilled the first part of his
plan. The d5-square is all his, and his bishop is more active than Black's.
However, in order to achieve full strategic success, he needs to transfer the
knight to d5 and this is by no means easy. Moreover, his kingside weaknesses
offer Black excellent targets for counterplay. Las blancas han llevado a cabo
la primera parte de su plan. La casilla de d5 está plenamente bajo su control.
Sin embargo, para obtener un éxito estratégico total, necesitan llevar el
caballo a d5, lo que no resulta muy fácil. Además, las debilidades del flanco
de rey ofrecen a las negras posibilidades de contrajuego.} f5 19. gxf6 Rxf6 ({
One of those small tactical nuances I was speaking about prevents Black from
winning a pawn with Una de los pequeños matices tácticos de los que hablaba
impide a la negras ganar un peóncon} 19... Nxf6 20. Rd3 Nxe4 $2 {because of por
} 21. Qg2 $1) 20. Qe2 Nf4 21. Bxf4 Rxf4 {We can see that, for practical
reasons, the black bishop cannot be considered "bad". We are far from the
endgame still and the presence on board of all major pieces requires concrete
evaluation. The bishop is very useful in the middlegame because it neutralizes
White's pressure along the d-file, while the similar weakness of the f3-pawn
is more difficult to defend. Podemos ver que el alfil negro dificilmente puede
ser considerado "malo". Hasta el final queda mucho y en el medio juego el
alfil es muy útil por neutralizar la presión de las blancas sobre la columna
de d. La debilidad equivalente en f3 es algo más difícil de defender.} 22. Rd3
Qd7 23. Nc1 Rcf8 24. a3 $1 {This is not just a prophylactic move, ensuring
White against back rank problems. The main strategic purpose is to clear the
a2-square in view of the knight's transfer to d5. Esta no es solo una jugada
profiláctica, evitando eventuales problemas por la última fila. La idea
principal detrás del avancedel peón de a es abrir camino para el caballo hacía
la casilla d5.} Kh8 {But this might be just a loss of time. En cambío, esta
parece una pérdida de tiempo.} 25. Na2 Qh3 26. Rg3 Qh5 27. Qg2 Rh4 28. h3 {
White has managed to neutralize Black's kingisde pressure in satisfactory way.
Soon, the knight will become one of the main actors. Las blancas hanconseguído
neutralizar las presión de las negras de forma satisfactoría. Pronto, el
caballo se convertirá en uno de los actoresprincipales.} Qh6 29. Rb3 b5 ({
We can notice here the meaning of White's advantage of space. Black's pieces
do not have easy access from one wing to another. Therefore, such a simple
attacking move like Rb3 will cause the chronic weakness of the queenside. The
alternate way of defending the pawn would be Podemos ver quí la importancía de
la ventaja de espacío de las blancas. Las figuras negras notienen acceso fácil
de un flanco al otro y una amenaza tan sencilla como la creada por Rb3 causará
la debilitación crónica del flanco de dama negro. La 'nica alternativa de la
jugada del textosería} 29... Rb8 {but after pero después de} 30. Nb4 {there is
no way to defend the rook in order to parry the threats Nxa6 and Nc6. The rook
would have to move again, but after, say, no hay manera de defender la torre
en vista de las amenazas Nc6 o Nxa6. Las negras tendrían que mover de nuevo
con la torre,pero después de, por ejemplo,} Re8 31. Nd5 b5 {White has achieved
his aim with considerable gain of time. ls blancas lograrían lo mismo que en
la partida, pero con ganancía de tiempo.}) 30. Nb4 Rh5 31. Qf1 Rh4 {
Threatening ...Rxe4. Amenazando ...Rxe4.} 32. Qg2 Rh5 {An important moment of
modern chess history. Anand's most dangerous trailers, Kramnik and Gelfand,
had finished their games hours earlier and a draw would have maintained his
comfortable lead in the tournament. The ambitious decision to play on will
lead to a slightly irrational position, without any safety net for White.
Therefore, Anand deserves the highest praise for the way he chose to climb up
to the highest peak of the chess pyramide. This is the kind of World Champion
the public needs. Un momento importante de la historía moderna del ajedrez.
Los principales perseguídores de Anand, Gelfand y Kramnik, habían acabado ya
sus partidas horas antes. Por esto, unas tablas por repetición le permitiría a
Anand a mantener su comfortable liderazgo en el torneo. Su decisión de
continuar a jugar llevará a una posición algo iracional, sin red de seguridad
alguna para las blancas y merece el más alto halago. Este es el tipo de
Campeón de Mundo que el publico añora.} 33. Nxa6 Bh4 34. Rg4 Bf6 35. Qe2 Rxh3
36. Rxb5 Bd8 37. Rb8 Qf6 38. Nb4 Rxf3 39. Nd5 Qf7 40. Qa6 {Each side has
created two connected passed pawns. The fact that they will have to be
advanced makes the situation very sharp, because the kings will remain
vulnerable. On general ground, White should be better, because of is
dominating knight, but concretely the position remains unclear. Cada parte se
ha creado dos peones pasados. El hecho de que se trata de peones de la guardía
del rey amplifica el carácter agudo de la posición. Generalmente, se puede
decir que las blancas están mejor, por su fuerte caballo, pero concretamente
nada está muy claro todavía.} h5 41. Rg2 h4 $2 ({The speed is an important
factor in this kind of situations, but two central pawns are too high a price
to pay for just one tempo. La velocidad es un factor esencíal en este tipo de
posiciones, pero dos peones centrales son un precio demasiado alto por solo un
tiempo. era necesarío} 41... Qe6 {was necessary.}) 42. Qxd6 Be7 43. Qxe5 {
The essential thing now is that White has a central passed pawn as well,
meaning that he does not need to weaken his king's position yet! The game is
practically decided. La diferencía esencíal es que las blancas se han creado
un peón pasado en el centro, lo que quíere decir que no van a tener que
debilitar su posición de rey avanzando uno de los peones del flanco de dama.
La partida está practicamente decidida.} Rxb8 44. Qxb8+ Kh7 45. Qc7 Bf8 46.
Qxf7 Rxf7 47. Rg4 Rf1+ 48. Ka2 Rh1 49. e5 Bc5 $6 ({Just losing time. Esta
jugadacausará solo pérdida de tiempo.} 49... h3 {would have been more stubborn.
White would win the bishop by advancing his e-pawn, but Black's passed pawns
would have maintained some incertitude still. hubiera ofrecido mejores
posibilidades prácticas. Las blancas hubieran ganado el alfil al avanzar su
peón de e, pero los peones negros quedarían bstante peligrosos, dejando algo
de incertitud en la posición.}) 50. e6 Kh6 51. Rc4 $1 {The start of a well
calculated variation. It appears that the bishop has no stability at all. El
inicío de una variante calculada con exactitud. Resulta que el alfil no tiene
casillas buenas para retroceder.} h3 ({After Después de} 51... Bf8 52. Rc8 Rf1
53. e7 Bxe7 54. Rh8+ Kg5 55. Nxe7 {White's pieces keep the enemy pawns under
control, while the formidable queenside group of pawns is ready to advance.
las figuras blancas mantienen los peones enemigos bajo control, ientras que
sus propríos peones están listos para avanzar.}) 52. Rxc5 h2 53. Ne3 Ra1+ ({
A last try. After Un último intento. Después de} 53... Rg1 54. e7 h1=Q 55. e8=Q
{White has a decisive material advantage and the safer positionof the king.
las blancas mantendrían una ventaja material decisiva y la posición más segura
del rey.}) 54. Kxa1 h1=Q+ 55. Ka2 Qe4 56. Re5 $1 {A last trick, ensuring the
promotion of the e-pawn. Un último truco,asegurando el avance del peón.} 1-0

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 {Fashion is cruel. Just a few years ago, about half of the games
played at high level started with these moves. In Mexico, the first Sicilian
was played in the second half of the tournament... La moda es cruel. Hace
pocos años, mas o menos la kitad de las partidas a nivel alto empezaban con
estas jugadas. En México, la primera Siciliana se jugó en la segunda mitad del
torneo...} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8.
Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 Be7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O b5 12. Rg1 $5 ({This ultra-refined
move was first played by Anand against Morozevich, in Monaco 2006. Morozevich
won the game with Black, but was apparently impressed by the idea and employed
it himself in the same tournament, and... lost, too! White is not in a hurry
to advance his g-pawn, because after Esta jugada ultra-refinada fue empleada
por primera vez por Anand contra Morozevich en Monaco 2006. Morozevich ganó
con negras, pero parece que fue impresionado por la idea ya que la empleó más
tarde en el mismo torneo y... !perdió también! Las blancas no tienen prisa con
avanzar el peón de g porque después de} 12. g5 b4 $1 13. Nd5 {Black can
preserv e his light-squared bishop with las negras pueden conservar su alfil
de casillas blancas con} Nxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 {. At the same time, the presence
of the rook on the g-file is generally useful. . Al mismo tiempo, la presencía
de la torre en la columna de g puede resultar útil para más tarde.}) 12... Nb6
({Now, after Ahora, después de} 12... b4 13. Nd5 {Black would have to give up
his bishop, when a further g5 will open the important h3-c8 diagonal for the
white king's bishop. las negras tendrían que cambíar su alfil, después de que
un futuro avance del peón de g abriría la importante diagonal h3-c8 para
elalfil blanco.}) 13. Na5 Rc8 14. g5 Ne8 15. a3 Qc7 16. Kb1 d5 $1 17. exd5 Nxd5
18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bh3 ({White completes his development and attacks two enemy
pieces at the same time. The immediate Las blancas completan su desarrollo,
atacando dos figuras enemigas al mismo tiempo.} 19. Qxd5 $2 {was impossible
because of era imposible por} Rd8) 19... Be6 $5 ({An interesting decision.
After U na decisión interesante. Después de} 19... Rd8 20. Qf2 {, the pressure
of White's bishop would have been irritating. , la presión de los alfiles
blancos se hubiera vuelto iritante.}) 20. Bxe6 fxe6 {Black's structure does
not look too impressive now, but the open f-file as well as the absence of a
blocking knight on e4 make the situation unclear. La estructura de las negras
tiene bastante mala pinta, pero la presión por la columna de f y la aúsencía
de un caballo blanco bloqueador en e4 hacen que la posición no sea clara.} 21.
Qd7 $5 {A courageous move, which, after Black's cautious answer, will only
lead to simplifications. Una jugada valiente, que, tras la respuesta prudente
de las negras, llevará solo a simplificaciones.} Qxd7 ({Svidler was probably
afraid that after Es posible que Svidler haya temido que depsués de} 21...
Qxc2+ 22. Ka2 {his pieces would lose coordination. Indeed, after sus figuras
hubieran perdido su coordinación. Efectivamente, después de} Rc3 {Black can
parry the threat ...Rxa3+ followed by mate with las negras pueden parar la
amenaza ...Rxa3+, seguído por mate, con} 23. Qxe7 {, when Black's attacking
prospects remain debatable, mainly because of his passive knight. cuando las
posibilidades de ataque de las negras serían cuestionables, por la pasividad
de su caballo.}) 22. Rxd7 Rc7 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 24. Bc5 Ref7 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Nc6
Rxf3 27. Nxe5 Rf5 28. Nd3 a5 29. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. Qf2 Nbd7 13. Kb1 b5 14. g5 Nh5 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Rcb8 17. f4 Nxf4 ({Previously, Black has played} 17... Nb6 {
, but White can transpose if he wishes so.}) 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Nb6 20. Rd3
$146 {Only this move gives the game an independent value.} (20. Rd1 {would
transpose to previously played games. Ivanchuk may have played} Rc8 $5 {anyway.
} (20... Nc4 21. h4 a5 22. Nd4 a4 23. Rh3 Qc5 24. Nf5 Bf8 25. Rd5 Qb4 26. Qc1
a3 27. b3 Ne5 28. Nd4 $16 {Lupulescu,C (2496)-Itkis,B (2452)/Bucharest 2003/
CBM 093 ext (1-0, 35)}) (20... Bf8 21. h4 Re8 22. h5 Re5 23. g6 $40 {Korneev,O
(2613)-Barria,D (2351)/Seville 2003/CBM 092 ext (1-0, 54)}) {However, White
could defend the c2-pawn with} 21. Bd3 {, a move that will not be available in
the game.}) 20... Rc8 21. Rc3 Qd8 22. Rf3 Bxg5 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Rg1 Qe7 25.
Qh5 Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Bd3 Bh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbc6 13. Nd5 e6 14. fxe6 fxe6
15. Ne3 Qa5+ 16. c3 Nf3+ {In San Luis, Topalov managed to surprize and defeat
Svidler with this slightly exotic variation. Grischuk's decision to repeat the
experiment looks a bit risky, because Svidler had obviously analyzed the
position himself, disposing over the invaluable advantage of having faced the
variation in a practical game. En San Luis, Topalov sorprendió y... venció a
Svidler con esta variante algo exótica. La decisión de Svidler de repetir el
experimento parece bastante arriesgada, porque está claro ya que Svidler había
analizado la posición atentamente, disponiendo de la inestimable ventaja de
haberse confrontado con la posición en una partida práctica.} 17. Qxf3 Bxc3+
18. Kd1 Qa4+ 19. Nc2 Bxb2 20. Rc1 $5 ({Here comes the novelty! The
aforementioned game went !Esta es la novedad de Svidler. La partida
anteriormente citada continuó con} 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Bxa1 22. Nxa1 Ke7 {
and White's pieces were more passive than in the present game. y las figuras
de las blancas quedaron más pásivas que en la presente partida.}) 20... Bxc1
21. Qf6 Kd7 ({Another possibility would be Otra posibilidad sería} 21... Bb2
22. Qxb2 e5 {, but after , pero después de} 23. Bd3 {White's position looks
preferable anyway. la posición de las blancas parece preferible de toda forma.}
) 22. Kxc1 Qxa2 ({I suppose that this move was not so much dictated by
grediness as by the concern about the e6-square. However, the developing move
Supongo que esta jugada no fue causada tanto por avaricia, como por los
temores conectados con la vulnerabilidad de la casilla de e6. Sin embargo,
puede que la jugada normal de desarrollo} 22... Rac8 {might have offered
better chances for counterplay. hubiera asegurado mejores posibilidades de
obtener contrajuego adecuado.}) 23. Bd3 Rac8 24. Rd1 {White has completed his
development (true, not in a very ortodox way) and is the first to create
strong threats against the enemy king. Las blancas han completado su
desarrollo (es verdad, de una forma poco ortodoja) y será el primero en crear
amenazas contra el rey enemigo.} d5 ({For instance, the tempting Po ejemplo,
la tentadora} 24... Nb4 $2 {, threatening mate in two, loses to , amenazando
mate en dos, perdería por} 25. Bb5+ $1 {followed by Rxd6+. seguido por Rxd6.})
25. Bf5 Rhe8 26. Qf7+ Kd8 {It might seem that Black has defended and can think
about finally launching his counterplay against the c2-knight. Parece como que
las negras se han defendido y pueden pensar ya en lanzar su contrajuego contra
el caballo de c2.} 27. Re1 $3 {A very strong move, increasing the pressure
against the e6-pawn. Una fortisima jugada, incrementando la presión sobre el
peón de e6.} Qa3+ ({The simplifications initiated by this move will not bring
Black any relief, but it is hard to suggest an improvement. The key point is
that Black is still slow with his counterplay. For instance, Las
simplificaciones no traerán ningún alivio para las negras, pero tampoco es
fácil recomendar una mejora. Lo esencíal es que el contrajuego de las negras
sigue siendo demasiado lento. Por ejemplo,} 27... Nd4 $2 {loses the knight to
pedería el caballo por} 28. Qf6+) ({while mientras que después de} 27... Nb4 {
allows an attack with checks: las blancas atacarían con una seríe de jaques:}
28. Qf6+ Re7 29. Qf8+ Kd7 30. Bxe6+ Rxe6 31. Qf7+ Kd8 32. Qg8+ $1) 28. Nxa3
Ne5+ 29. Kd2 Nxf7 30. Bxe6 Rc6 31. Bxf7 Rxe1 32. Kxe1 b5 33. Kd2 {White has a
decisive material advantage, maintaining an acceptable coordination. The rest
is easy. Las blancas tienen ventaja material decisiva, manteniendo una
coordinación aceptable al mismo tiempo. El resto es fácil.} b4 34. Nc2 b3 35.
Nd4 Rb6 36. Kc1 a5 37. Bxd5 a4 38. Be5 b2+ 39. Kb1 a3 40. Ba2 Rb7 41. Bd6 Rd7
42. Nb5 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. h4 gxh4 12. Bxh4 Nc6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Qd2 Rc8 ({
The main alternative is} 14... Qb6) 15. f3 Bh6 $5 $146 ({So far, Black has
played exclusively} 15... Nge5) 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Nf6 18. O-O-O Rg8 19. Qe3
Rxg2 20. f4 Qc7 21. Kb1 b5 22. Bxh5 Qa7 23. Qxa7 Nxa7 24. Bf3 Rf2 25. Nd4 Nc6
26. Nxc6 Rxc6 27. Rdf1 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Rc5 29. a3 Bg4 30. Bxg4 Nxg4 31. Rh1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be7 8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 $5 {A very aggressive move, questioning
the stability of White's queenside. It might seem that Black neglects his
development, by moving a marginal pawn while the queen's knight is still on
its initial square. However, the rook gets a chance to get activated without
making a single move.} 11. Qe1 {One of the many possible moves. Leko does not
intend to weaken his queenside with 11.a4.} Qc8 (11... a4 {is premature
because of} 12. Nc5) 12. a3 {Ftacnik: 'Leko is looking for a new way to meet
the annoying advance of the black's a pawn. The usual radical a2-a4 weakens
the square b4 from which the black knight can control the crucial square d5.'}
({A novelty. White usually blocks the a5-pawn with} 12. a4 {. Leko has a
different plan: he allows allows the enemy pawn to cross the middle of the
board, hoping that it would become weak.}) 12... a4 13. Nd2 Nbd7 (13... d5 {
Ftacnik} 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bd3 Qc7 17. Ne4 Nc6 $11) 14. Kb1 (14.
g4 {Ftacnik} d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nde4 N7b6 $11) (14. Bb5 {Ftacnik} Nc5 15. Kb1
Rd8 $13) 14... Rd8 (14... d5 {Ftacnik} 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Ne4 Bxe4
18. fxe4 Nf6 19. Bd3 Bc5 $11) 15. Bb5 (15. g4 {Ftacnik} d5 16. g5 d4 $1 $15)
15... d5 {Taking advantage of the slightly unnatural placement of White's
pieces, Black carries out this thematical break, which will yield him an
advantage of space in the centre. Ftacnik: 'Svidler sees no room for waiting
with the logical advance d6-d5. It is a great achievement for black pieces
that will now get lot of space for the activity. '} 16. exd5 (16. Nxa4 {Ftacnik
} d4 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. Nb3 Rac8 $15) 16... Nxd5 17. Nxd5 (17. Nxa4 $6 {Ftacnik}
Ra5 18. c4 Rxb5 (18... Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qc7 20. b4 (20. Nb3 Rxb5 $1 21. cxb5 Qc4
$17) 20... Rxb5 21. cxb5 Ra8 22. Qc3 Qxc3 23. Nxc3 Rxa3 24. Nde4 $11) 19. cxb5
Qa8 $1 20. b3 Qa5 21. Qe2 (21. Nc4 Qxb5 $19) 21... Qxa4 22. bxa4 Nc3+ 23. Kb2
Nxe2 $17) 17... Bxd5 18. Qe2 (18. Ne4 {Ftacnik} Bc4 (18... Be6 19. Qc3 $1 (19.
Qg3 Qc7 20. Bh6 g6 21. Bg5 Rac8 22. Bxa4 f6 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 (23... Bxd7 24. Bb3+
Kg7 25. Nxf6 Bxf6 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6 27. Qh4+ Kg7 28. Qe7+ $11) 24. Bxd7 Qxc2+ 25.
Ka1 Bxd7 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Bxf6 Be6 28. Qe1 Qxg2 $15) 19... Qb8 20. Ng5 $14)
19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Qc3 Qb5 21. Qd3 $11) 18... Qc7 19. Ne4 Be6 20. Nc3 {'?!'
Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Not a real mistake but the first step in the wrong
direction. White had better ways to fight the obvious knight manouver Nb6-c4. '
} (20. h4 {Ftacnik} h6 21. g4 Nb6 $13) (20. Ng5 {Ftacnik} Bxg5 21. Bxg5 f6 22.
Be3 $11) (20. Rd3 {Ftacnik} Nf6 (20... Nb6 $2 21. Rc3 $18) 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $11)
20... Nb6 {'!' Ftacnik.} (20... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 21. Qf2 Nd5 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23.
Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Rd1 $14) 21. Rxd8+ (21. Qf2 {Ftacnik} Nc4 $15) (21. Bxb6 {Ftacnik
} Qxb6 22. Nxa4 Qc7 $44) 21... Rxd8 22. Nxa4 {Up to this point, Leko's
judgement has been justified: he has won the a4-pawn, indeed. However, Black's
activity offers him entirely adequate compensation.} (22. Rd1 {Ftacnik} Rxd1+
23. Nxd1 g6 $11) (22. Bxb6 {Ftacnik} Qxb6 23. Qxe5 Bf6 24. Nxa4 Qa5 25. b4 Qa7
(25... Bxe5 26. bxa5 Rd5 27. Bc4 Rxa5 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Re1 Bxh2 $15) 26. Qc5
Qb8 $40) 22... Nc4 (22... Nxa4 {Ftacnik} 23. Bxa4 Bc4 24. Qf2 Qa5 25. Bb3 Bxb3
26. cxb3 Qb5 27. Qc2 Rd3 28. Rd1 Rxe3 $2 29. Qc8+ Bf8 30. Rd8 $18) 23. Bxc4 (
23. Bc1 {Ftacnik} Rc8 24. Rd1 Qa5 $15) 23... Bxc4 24. Qf2 (24. Bb6 {Ftacnik}
Qxb6 (24... Qc6 25. Qxe5 Re8 26. Qa5 $16) 25. Qxc4 Qf2 26. Qf1 Qd2 (26... Qxf1+
27. Rxf1 Rd2 $44) 27. Nb6 Bg5 $13) 24... Qc6 {'!' Ftacnik.} 25. Nb6 {'?!'
Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The second dubious move with the knight as the poor piece
has no prospects on the square b6.'} (25. Nc3 {Ftacnik} Be6 $44) (25. Bc5 {
Ftacnik} Bg5 26. Nc3 Rd2 27. Qg1 $13) 25... Be6 26. Qe2 (26. Rc1 {Ftacnik} f5
$44) 26... f5 {This mobile pawn tandem will cause White no lesser trouble than
in the game Leko-Topalov, played just a couple of days earlier. This time, the
strong pair of bishops adds force to Black's initiative, while White's
queenside progress is limited to a minimal material gain.} (26... e4 {Ftacnik}
27. fxe4 Qxe4 28. Qf3 Qe5 $13) (26... Rd4 $5 {Ftacnik} 27. c3 (27. Bxd4 exd4
28. Na8 Qd5 29. b3 Qa5 $17) 27... Rd8 $44) 27. Re1 (27. Rd1 {Ftacnik} Rxd1+ 28.
Qxd1 e4 29. fxe4 fxe4 $44) 27... Bf6 28. g3 (28. a4 $5 {Ftacnik} Qd6 (28... Bf7
29. Qb5 Qxb5 30. axb5 h5 31. Kc1 e4 32. fxe4 fxe4 33. Bf4 Bd4 34. Bc7 Re8 $11)
29. Qb5 e4 30. fxe4 fxe4 31. Bc1 Qxh2 32. Rxe4 Qd6 $11) 28... h6 29. Bf2 (29.
a4 {Ftacnik} Bf7 30. Qb5 $11) 29... e4 30. fxe4 (30. g4 {Ftacnik} Bd4 $1 31.
gxf5 exf3 32. Qxe6+ Qxe6 33. fxe6 Bxf2 $19) 30... fxe4 {This pawn is taboo
because of the weakness of the first rank. Now that both black bishops are
targetting the poorly defended enemy king, White is in real trouble. It should
be also mentioned that the beautifully placed knight is in fact completely out
of play.} 31. a4 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Leko was defending very passively
and the sound idea of a pawn advance comes too late. White is already in
serious trouble.'} (31. c4 $1 {Ftacnik} Bd4 32. Nd5 $11) 31... Qd6 32. c4 $2 ({
Shortening White's suffering. The only way to prevent the deadly threat ...Qb4
was} 32. c3 {. However, after} Qd3+ {'!' Ftacnik.} 33. Qxd3 exd3 {the d-pawn
would have been very hard to stop.} 34. Be3 {. The only way to maintain White
in the game.} Bg5 (34... Rd6 {Ftacnik} 35. Rd1 Bb3 $17) 35. Bxg5 hxg5 36. Rd1 (
{Another form of giving up the exchange would be} 36. Rxe6 d2 37. Re8+ Rxe8 38.
Kc2 {with chances for survival.} Rd8 {Ftacnik} 39. Kd1 Kf7 $17) 36... Bb3 {
White is best adviced to defend his rook with the king, because} 37. Rd2 $2 {
would lead to mate after} Re8) 32... Qb4 {The threat ...Rd2 is impossible to
meet in adequate way. White is just lost.} 33. Nd5 Bxd5 34. cxd5 Rxd5 35. Qc2
Rd2 36. Qc8+ Kf7 37. Qc7+ Kg6 $19 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 {For the
third time in this tournament, Topalov faces this variation.} Qc7 ({Deviating
from} 7... Be7 {, as played in the previous two games.}) 8. a4 Be7 9. a5 O-O
10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O Rc8 $5 ({I do not understand the point behind this novelty.
It does not prevent the knight's jump to d5 and it just misplaces the rook
that is supposed to support the pawn attack on the other wing. However, I am
open to accept that there must be well-hidden point, since Topalov never
treats the opening in superficial way. The normal move is} 11... Nbd7) 12. Nd5
Nxd5 ({One critical test for Topalov's novelty is} 12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Qxc2 {
. After} 14. Rc1 Qf5 15. Qb3 {the entire black queenside is in danger, which
makes the a5-pawn a strong candidate to promotion.}) 13. exd5 Bg4 14. c4 Nd7 (
14... Bxf3 $6 {does not yield anything in view of} 15. Bxf3 {when} Qxc4 $2 {
loses material to} 16. Rc1) 15. Nd2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 f5 17. f3 Nf6 18. b4 Qd7 19.
Rfd1 Qe8 20. Qd3 Qh5 21. c5 {White's attack looks more threatening than
Black's counterplay on the other wing.} Rd8 {Re-locating the misplaced rook.}
22. Nc4 Rac8 23. Rac1 e4 24. fxe4 $6 ({White should not have concealed the
control of the g4-square so easily.} 24. Qf1 {would have allowed him maintain
his advantage of space intact.}) 24... fxe4 25. Qb3 Ng4 {Black has strong
counterplay now.} 26. h3 Nxe3 27. Nxe3 Bg5 28. c6 Rf8 29. Re1 Qh4 30. Qa2 Bf4
31. Qe2 Qg3 32. Nf1 Qd3 33. Qxd3 exd3 34. Rc4 bxc6 35. dxc6 d5 36. Rd4 Rxc6 37.
Rxd3 Rc4 38. b5 axb5 39. Rxd5 b4 40. a6 Rc6 41. Rb5 Bd6 42. Ra1 Ra8 43. a7 Rb6
44. Rxb6 Bc5+ 45. Kh1 Bxb6 46. Ra4 Bc5 47. Ra5 Bxa7 48. Nd2 Rd8 49. Rxa7 Rxd2
50. Rb7 Rd4 {The complications have resulted into a thematical rook ending.
Theory considers it to be drawn in spite of Black's extra-pawn. The further
course of the game will not manage to shatter this verdict.} 51. Kg1 Rf4 52.
Kh2 h5 53. Kg3 Rc4 54. Kf3 Kh7 55. Rb6 g5 56. Rb7+ Kg6 57. Rb6+ Kf7 58. g4 Rf4+
59. Kg3 h4+ 60. Kg2 Rc4 61. Kf3 Ke7 62. Ke3 Kd7 63. Kd2 Kc7 64. Rb5 Kc6 65.
Rxg5 b3 66. Rg8 Rc2+ 67. Kd1 Kc7 68. Rg7+ Kb6 69. Rg8 Ka7 70. Rg7+ Ka6 71. Rg8
Kb7 72. Rg7+ Kc6 73. Rg8 Rh2 74. Kc1 Rxh3 75. g5 Kd7 76. Rf8 Ke7 77. Rf6 Rg3
78. Rh6 h3 79. Kb2 Kf7 80. Ka3 Kg7 81. Kb2 Kg8 82. Ka3 Kf7 83. Kb2 Kg7 84. Kc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.12.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cosma, Ioan"]
[Black "Florean, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Marin,M/Stoica"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Bc4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. h4 Qa5 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Bb3 Kd7 15.
hxg5 hxg5 16. Rxh8 Rxh8 17. O-O-O Ne5 18. Kb1 Bf6 19. Qe3 Rc8 20. f3 {Die
Weisse Stellung ist vorzuziehen.} Rc7 $2 21. Be1 $1 {Spekuliert auf die
schlechte Stellung der schwarzen Schwerfiguren.} Nc4 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. b3 Bxc3
24. Bxc3 Qb5 25. a4 Qb8 26. e5 {Die Öffnung des Zentrums bringt Weiss in
Vorteil.} Bd5 27. exd6 exd6 28. Bb2 Qe8 29. Qxg5 Qe2 30. Rd2 Qe1+ 31. Ka2 Rc8
32. c4 {Ein forciertes Gewinnmanöver.} Be6 33. Ba3 c5 34. Qf4 Rc6 35. Bxc5 Kc8
36. Bxd6 Kb7 37. c5 Qc1 38. Qb4+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.13"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 {An interesting
move designed to confuse, as the c1-bishop wants to guard the g1-a7 diagonal
as well as b2.} 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Qe2 e6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. g4 b5 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. h4
Rc8 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. Rg1 Nce5 15. Qf2 b4 16. Na4 Nxf3 $5 17. Qxf3 Qc6 (17...
Qxc2+ 18. Ka1 Qc6 19. Na5 {and the bishop is attacked.}) 18. Nac5 $1 Nxc5 $6 (
18... dxc5 19. Na5 Qc7 20. Nxb7 Qxb7 21. g5 {promises compensation of a
similar sort to that in the game. However, I prefer Black's chances here
because a knight on e5 would be a valuable defensive resource.}) 19. Bxc5 dxc5
20. Na5 Qc7 (20... Qxe4 21. Qf2 {and the threat of Bg2 is problematic as Black
lags in development.}) 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Bc4 {The black queenside counterplay
has been stopped and White's pawns promise to roll forward onto the unprepared
kingside. The open f-file could be of benefit as well. In middlegame positions
with opposite coloured bishops, the most important factor is often who has the
initiative, and there is no doubt here.} Be7 23. Qe2 Qc6 24. g5 (24. Bxa6 Rb8 {
just gives Black an open a-file.}) 24... O-O (24... g6 {is also possible, but
it is harder to castle as h4-h5 will have much greater force.}) 25. h5 Rcd8 26.
g6 $1 {Undermining the light squares.} Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 fxg6 28. hxg6 Rf4 $4 {
A blunder in a difficult position. The alternatives still leave White with
very good chances, e.g.} (28... hxg6 29. Qg4 Rf6 30. e5 Rf5 31. Qxg6 Rxe5 32.
Rg1 Bg5 (32... Bf8 33. Rf1 Qd7 34. Bd3 {wins}) (32... Bf6 33. Qxf6 $3 Re1+ 34.
Rxe1 gxf6 35. Rxe6 {and the queen will be lost by discovered check}) 33. a3
bxa3 34. bxa3 (34. Rxg5 a2+ 35. Kxa2 (35. Bxa2 Re1#) 35... Qa4+ 36. Kb1 Re1#) (
34. b3 Qd7 35. Rxg5 Re1+ 36. Ka2 Ra1+ $3 37. Kxa1 Qd4+ 38. Ka2 Qb2#) 34... Qb7+
35. Ka2 Qe7 36. Rb1 Qd7 37. Rb8+ Bd8 38. Qd3 Rd5 39. Bxd5 exd5 40. Qxa6 {
with a decisive advantage.}) 29. Qh2 $1 (29. Qh2 Rh4 30. Qb8+ Bf8 31. Rf1) 1-0

[Event "Linares 21st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2004.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2831"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14.
a5 Qb7 15. Bc4 g6 16. Ra4 Rb8 17. Qd3 Ra8 18. Qd2 Rb8 19. Nc1 {Ambitious play
from Shirov, as White can choose to continue alternating his attack between
the a6/b4 pawns, with a draw.} h5 {'!?' Ftacnik.} 20. Nd3 Bh6 (20... Nxd5 {
Ftacnik} 21. Bxd5 (21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Bxd5 Qd7 23. Ra1 Bc5 $11) 21... Qxd5 22.
Nxb4 Qb5 23. b3 $14) 21. Qe2 O-O 22. Nxb4 {White has won a pawn and looks to
be winning another on a6. But practice shows that Black will gain dangerous
compensation on the dark squares, particularly on the kingside. White's king
will have difficulty finding a comfortable home.} Qd7 $5 {'N' Ftacnik. The
first new move of the game. Several top level clashes have seen 22...e4
recently, which is also razor-sharp. Ftacnik: 'Kasparov is always very well
prepared, but even he can not change the verdict of the given position. Black
is hopinhg the get sufficient counterplay for the fatally weak a6 pawn. '} 23.
Nc6 (23. b3 {Ftacnik} Qxa4 $5 (23... e4 $13) 24. bxa4 Rxb4 25. Bb3 Ra8 26. O-O
Nd7 $14) 23... Rxb2 24. O-O h4 {'!' Ftacnik.} (24... e4 {Ftacnik}) 25. Bb3 {
Boxing in the rook and preparing to swing the other rook over from a4, but now
Kasparov begins his counterplay in earnest.} (25. Bxa6 $2 {Ftacnik} Nxd5 $19)
25... h3 26. g3 e4 $1 {A thematic sacrifice to create weaknesses in White's
position. But if the counterplay peters out and Shirov can grab the a6 pawn,
Black will be lost.} 27. fxe4 {Ftacnik: 'The choice in the future will
probably be more ambitious approach with 27.f4!? '} (27. f4 $5 {Ftacnik} Re8
28. Qxa6 Bg7 29. Qe2 $16) 27... Qg4 $1 {'!?' Ftacnik.} (27... Ng4 $5 {Ftacnik}
28. e5 $1 Be3+ 29. Kh1 Nf2+ $1 30. Kg1 $1 (30. Rxf2 Bxf2 31. Ra1 Bc5 32. Qxa6
dxe5 $13)) 28. Qd3 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Shirov is careful and avoids
devilish traps after alternative moves.'} (28. Qxg4 Be3+ $1 29. Kh1 Nxg4 {
and with Ng4-f2+ to follow, Black will have at least a draw.}) (28. Qe1 {
Ftacnik} Rb1 $3 29. Qxb1 Be3+ 30. Rf2 Qf3 31. Qf1 Ng4 $19) (28. Qxa6 $2 {
Ftacnik} Be3+ 29. Kh1 Rb1 $1 30. Rxb1 Qf3#) 28... Qg5 29. e5 $5 {'!' Ftacnik.}
dxe5 30. Rh4 (30. d6 {Ftacnik} e4 31. Qd4 Qe3+ (31... Ng4 $5) (31... Bg7 $5)
32. Qxe3 Bxe3+ 33. Kh1 Ng4 34. Raa1 (34. d7 $2 Nf2+ 35. Kg1 Nd1+ 36. Kh1 Rb1 $3
$19) 34... Nf2+ 35. Kg1 (35. Rxf2 Bxf2 36. d7 e3 $17) 35... Nd3+ 36. Kh1 Nf2+)
30... e4 31. Qd4 (31. Rxe4 {Ftacnik} Nxe4 32. Qxe4 Qe3+) (31. Qd1 $5 {Ftacnik})
31... Ng4 (31... Qe3+ {Ftacnik} 32. Qxe3 Bxe3+ 33. Kh1 Bd2 $1 (33... Kg7 34.
Ne5 g5 35. Rxh3 g4 36. Rh4 Bg5 37. Rxg4 Nxg4 38. Nxg4 $14) 34. d6 Kg7 (34... e3
35. Bc4 Kg7 36. Bxa6 $11) 35. g4 e3 36. g5 Nh7 37. Nd4 Nxg5 $17) 32. Rxh6 {
'!' Ftacnik. Simplifying to a draw by perpetual. Ftacnik: 'Kasparov has a
magical ability to create very original and dangerous tactical fireworks on
the board. The very tempting 32.Ne7+ might have ended tragicaly for white.'} ({
An incredible variation given by Jon Speelman goes} 32. Ne7+ Kh7 $1 33. Qxe4
Qxh4 $3 34. Rxf7+ (34. gxh4 {Ftacnik} Be3+ 35. Qxe3 Nxe3 36. Rc1 Rb8 $19) 34...
Kh8 $1 35. Nxg6+ (35. Qd4+ {Ftacnik} Qf6 $3 36. Rxf6 (36. Qxf6+ Nxf6 37. Nxg6+
Kg8 38. Rxf8+ Bxf8 $19) 36... Rxf6 $19) 35... Kg8 36. d6 Rb1+ 37. Rf1+ Kg7 38.
Rxb1 Qg5 {and Black is winning.} 39. Nf4 {Ftacnik} Qc5+ $19) (32. Re1 {Ftacnik}
Qe3+ $3 33. Qxe3 Bxe3+ 34. Kh1 Nf2+ 35. Kg1 Nd3+ 36. Kf1 Nxe1 37. Kxe1 Rb1+ $15
) 32... Nxh6 {'!' Ftacnik.} (32... Qxh6 {'?' Ftacnik.} 33. d6 $1 {rather than
33.Qxb2 Qe3+, leaves Black with problems stopping the advance of the d-pawn.}
Qe3+ {Ftacnik} 34. Qxe3 Nxe3 35. Rc1 $16) 33. Qxb2 ({Here} 33. d6 Rxb3 $1 (
33... Nf5 {Ftacnik} 34. Qxb2 Nxg3 $1 35. Bxf7+ Kh7 36. Bg8+ Rxg8 37. Rf7+ Kh6
$19) 34. cxb3 Nf5 {gives Black enough play.}) 33... Qe3+ 34. Rf2 (34. Kh1 $2 {
Ftacnik} Qe2 $19) 34... Qe1+ (34... Ng4 {was possible, but after} 35. Qd4 (35.
c3 {Ftacnik} Nxf2 36. Qxf2 Qxc3 37. Bd1 $14) 35... Qe1+ {'=' Ftacnik.} 36. Rf1
Qe2 37. Rf2 {Black would risk a lot in playing on with 37...Nxf2}) 35. Rf1 Qe3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-B 79th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2017.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ragger, Markus"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Meier,Georg"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 {Markus has become quite
versatile in his White repertoire. He used to play exclusively 1. e4, but
nowadays he can pretty much play anything. Still, the next move should not
have come as a surprise to Xiong.} 6. h3 {A first in Markus's own games, but...
he started to work with Harikrishna last year and Hari has already employed 6.
h3 a couple of times! It is very important to piece such information together
and I am sure Jeffery will take this as an important lesson from this
encounter.} e5 {This has established itself as the main reply to 6.h3 although
White is precisely readying himself for the weakening of the d5-square. Just
visually speaking I always liked e7-e6 more, when the inclusion of h3 and a6
are certainly in Black's favour, especially when you think of the Keres Attack.
} 7. Nde2 b5 (7... h5 {had been played by Xiong before and is clearly the main
line, but isn't it a really odd move? White's knights are lined up to control
d5, and Black weakens the g5-square, where the c1-bishop usually appears to
support the fight for d5. You can tell I am old school, but this whole line is
clearly something special.}) 8. Ng3 {A rare move with only a few outings at
the highest level (2 out of 7 by Harikrishna!). Judging from Xiong's time
usage he was not aware of this line. White chooses a manoeuvring battle and
keeps the kingside a safe haven for his monarch.} (8. g4 {is the
straightforward alternative.}) 8... Qc7 (8... Bb7 {appears more natural, but}
9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Nh5 $1 {would be quite irritating}) 9. Bd3 (9. Nh5 Nxh5 (9...
Nbd7 $142) 10. Qxh5 (10. Nd5 $142) 10... Be6 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5
Qxc2 $13 {1-0 (35) Harikrishna,P (2753)-Wojtaszek,R (2727) Huaian 2016}) 9...
Be6 (9... g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Re1 (12. Qd2 $142) 12... O-O 13. Nf1
b4 14. Nb1 Bb7 15. Nbd2 d5 $15 {0-1 (74) Motylev,A (2663)-Sarana,A (2457)
Tallinn 2016}) 10. O-O Nbd7 11. f4 {This introduces a very instructive
positional idea: Eventually f4-f5 will force the bishop to c4, and after its
exchange White will exploit the d5 weakness.} (11. Qf3 {is worth considering}
g6 12. Bd2 Bg7 13. b4 $1 O-O 14. a4 {leads to an advantage}) 11... Be7 12. Qf3
O-O 13. Kh1 {Useful prophylaxis} (13. f5 {is premature:} Bc4 14. Bg5 b4 15. Nd1
d5 16. Ne3 Bc5 $1) 13... Qc6 ({Knowing what happened in the game} 13... exf4
14. Bxf4 Ne5 {has to be preferred. While White does have a nice outpost on f5,
Black appears very solid after} 15. Qf2 Rfe8 16. Rad1 Bf8) 14. f5 $1 Bc4 15.
Bg5 Rac8 (15... b4 16. Nd1 d5 17. Ne3 $16) 16. Nh5 $1 {Now it is all about
removing the defenders of the d5-square.} b4 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.
Bxc4 Qxc4 (19... bxc3 $2 20. b3 {is just winning, Black's bishop is useless.})
20. Nd5 Qxc2 21. b3 {White has achieved his strategic goal at the cost of an
unimportant pawn. Black is not lost, but he faces a difficult defensive task,
as White can choose an opportune moment to launch his attack. Black needs to
be ready for action but he cannot force it.} a5 22. Qe3 {Eyeing h6 after a
capture on f6.} Kh8 $2 {The king is not a bit safer here, it turns out that
Black had to prepare an exit in the other direction.} (22... Rfe8 $1 23. Rf2
Qc5 24. Qg3 Kf8 {would be tough to break, as Black controls the c-file and his
king can always find shelter on e7 after an exchange on f6.}) 23. Rac1 $1 {
White forces matters, as his calculations convinced him that he can start a
winning attack.} Qxa2 24. Nxf6 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 gxf6 26. Qh6 Kg8 27. Qxf6 $2 {
I am sure Markus thought he was winning here, and it's hard to blame him for
missing an impressive defensive resource.} (27. Rf1 $1 Rc8 28. Qxf6 (28. Rf3 $2
Rc3) 28... Qxb3 29. Rf3 Rc3 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. f6+ Kg6 32. Qg8+ {mates}) 27...
Qd2 28. Rf1 Re8 $2 (28... h5 $3 29. Rf3 (29. Qh4 Qh6 30. f6 Re8 $1 31. Rf5 Re6)
29... Kh7 30. Rg3 Qh6 {the point!} 31. Qe7 a4 32. f6 Kh8 33. Rg5 Qxg5 34. Qxf8+
Qg8 {is just a draw!}) 29. Rf3 {Now the attack is irresistible} a4 30. Rg3+ Kf8
31. Qg7+ Ke7 32. f6+ Kd8 (32... Ke6 33. Qg4+ Kxf6 34. Qd7 Rf8 35. bxa4 {
and the a-pawn will be one worry too many for Black.}) 33. Qxf7 a3 {The a-pawn
alone cannot help Black.} 34. Qa7 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4 36. Qb8+ Kd7 37. Qb5+ Kd8
38. Qxb4 h5 39. Qxd6+ Kc8 40. Qc6+ Kd8 41. f7 $1 {A nice finishing touch to a
strong game by Markus! Xiong was caught off-balance in the opening and the
pressure turned out too much to bear. It is very difficult to seize an
unexpected defensive resource when you see your position getting worse and
worse and already understand that the day will probably end badly.} 1-0

[Event "BRA-ch 82nd"]
[Site "Rio de Janeiro"]
[Date "2016.01.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Black "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2016.01.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the most important game of the 82nd Brazilian Championship for me.
Rafael Leitao is a 7-time national title winner, and he was the favourite for
this tournament as well. We played early in the 6th round (from a total of 11),
but it was a crucial point in the tournament.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {The Najdorf variation of the Sicilian, his pet defence
against 1.e4.} 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 {A provocative move order,
White could play g4 now.} (8... h5 {is the most popular and critical
alternative nowadays - Black stops g4 and White usually plays a quick Nd5,
when a positional struggle takes place, with both sides castling queenside, as
in many recent games:} 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. Be2 (12. O-O-O
$5 {This move is also interesting - Topalov had a great win with it:} Nb6 13.
Qa5 Bh6 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. g3 Kf8 16. Kb1 Kg7 17. Be2 Rh8 18. c4 Rc8 19. Rc1
Nfd7 20. Rhd1 Rc7 21. Qa3 Nc8 22. Nd2 Nf6 23. h3 Re7 24. g4 $1 $36 {1-0 (42)
Topalov,V (2813)-Wojtaszek,R (2734) Skopje 2015}) 12... Bg7 13. O-O b6 (13...
O-O 14. Rac1 b6 15. h3 Re8 16. g4 hxg4 17. hxg4 $13 {Caruana,F (2782)-Gelfand,
B (2777) Tata Steel-A 76th 2014 (1) 1-0 A very well annotated game by Caruana:}
) 14. c4 O-O 15. Rac1 Nh7 (15... Re8 16. Na1 {this is a good positional idea 
(Nc2-Nb4-Nc6, and if Black plays ...a5 to stop it, then Nc2-Na3-Nb5), but the
timing was bad, Black gets direct play in the centre right away.} e4 $1 17. f4
Ng4 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. Nb3 (19. f5 {is a standard approach, but ...Ne5 followed
by ...b5 looks very active for Black} Ne5 $1 $132) 19... f5 20. Nd4 Nc5 21. Ne6
Rxe6 $5 22. dxe6 Nd3 $44 {Vocaturo,D (2570)-Areshchenko,A (2661) Bundesliga
1516 2015 (1.1) 0-1 and Black has strong compensation for the exchange:}) 16.
Bd3 f5 17. Bb1 Rc8 18. Kh1 a5 19. a4 Nc5 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. g4 hxg4 22. fxg4 e4
$2 (22... f4 $1 {closing in the g7-bishop is not natural, but here it was
necessary} 23. Bf2 Qg5 {with complex play, White has a strong B on b1, but
there is ...Nf6 coming at some point to try and advance ...e4.} 24. Rg1 Qh6 $1
$13 {threatening ...Ng5}) 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Rg1 {now White's initiative is
just too strong} Kh8 $2 25. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 26. Qg2+ Kh8 27. Bd2 $18 {Bologan,V 
(2630)-Wojtaszek,R (2748) EU-chT 20th Reykjavik 2015 (2.1) 1-0 with a
devastating attack:}) 9. Qd2 {I didn't know exactly how he would play against
9.g4 (Black has a wide range of options), so I invited him once more to play ..
.h5.} h5 10. O-O-O $5 {I wanted to try this move that didn't convince me as
being that great, but it was playable and different from the majority of the
games I had seen recently in this variation.} (10. Nd5 {would transpose to all
the lines analysed above after Black's possible 9...h5.}) 10... Be7 11. Kb1 Qc7
12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Qa5 Rc8 15. c3 Nc4 (15... Bd8 {has been played
in 4 games. Here I wanted to keep the position, without taking on b6} 16. g3 $5
$146 (16. Bxb6 {didn't seem appealing to me} Qxb6 17. Qa4+ Kf8 18. Bd3 g6 19.
f4 Kg7 20. Rhf1 Re8 $11 {½-½ (50) Wei,Y (2641)-Zhou,J (2580) Zhongshan 2014,
and Black is doing fine.})) 16. Qxc7 Rxc7 17. Bf2 {At the end I decided to
keep my bishop pair.} (17. Bxc4 {was a possible alternative, to get a quick
initiative on the queenside} Rxc4 18. Na5 Rc7 19. Bb6 Rc8 $5 {having the ...
Rb8 trick in case White takes on b7} (19... Rd7 $5 {to play ...Bd8} 20. Rhe1
Bd8 21. Nc4 Bxb6 22. Nxb6 Rc7 23. f4 $5 e4 24. Rd4 $14 {followed by a4, Kc2, a5
}) 20. Rhe1 Nd7 21. Bg1 $14 {I couldn't evaluate this well, but probably White
has something; a further queenside expansion is possible here (Black has to
waste another tempo to defend on b7).}) 17... Bd8 18. Bd3 O-O {Here and in the
next 3 moves, I had the chance to play the very interesting Nc5, a move that I
didn't even consider.} 19. Rhe1 (19. Nc5 $1 {Now if the black knight moves, I
can play Ne4, improving my position a lot.} Nxb2 {has to be played} (19... Na5
$2 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. fxe4 $16) (19... dxc5 $2 20. Bxc4 b5 21. Bb3 c4 22. Bc2 $16
{d6 and Rhe1 will be played, White has an overwhelming position. It is
interesting to note that if Black had time to place his bishop on d6, he would
have a fine position.}) 20. Kxb2 dxc5 21. Bf5 $1 g6 22. d6 Rc6 23. Bh3 $44 {
with strong compensation for the pawn.}) 19... g6 20. h3 (20. Nc5 $1 Nxb2 21.
Kxb2 dxc5 {now I don't have Bf5, but e5 is hanging} 22. Rxe5 Ne8 {is very
logical, to play ...Bf6 and ...Nd6} (22... Be7 23. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 24. Bxc5 Nxd5
25. Be4 b6 26. Bxe7 Nxe7 27. Rd6 $16) 23. g4 $1 {This is the drawback of the
h5 line, it creates a possible contact on the kingside, that could be
dangerous even without queens.} (23. d6 $5 Nxd6 24. Rxc5 $14) 23... Bf6 24.
Ree1 hxg4 25. fxg4 Nd6 26. h4 b5 27. Kc2 $16 {and White retains better chances.
}) 20... Kg7 21. g3 {I had not seen Nc5 at all, meanwhile I was thinking about
how to push my kingside pawns, at the end I decided to play with f4, trying to
build some pressure on his centre.} (21. Nc5 $1 Nxb2 22. Kxb2 dxc5 23. Rxe5 Ne8
(23... Be7 $2 {here it is even worse} 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Bxc5 Nxd5 26. Be4 b6
27. Bd4+ $1 Nf6 28. g4 $1 g5 29. Bc2 {close to winning, now White has the idea
of f4! followed by g5} hxg4 30. f4 $1 gxf4 31. hxg4 $18) 24. d6 Nxd6 25. Rxc5
$14) 21... Nd7 22. f4 b5 (22... f5 $1 23. fxe5 dxe5 $13 {and Black could very
well obtain a better position with a strong centre. During the game I thought
he wouldn't be able to maintain it, since my d6-pawn would advance at some
point, doing some damage, but it was a very superficial evaluation.} (23...
Ncxe5 $2 24. Nd4 $16)) 23. f5 {I wasn't sure about this move, but it just
bothered me a lot that he could play f5-e4 at any moment. Thus, I decided to
give him a strong passed pawn on e5, but at least I created a target (g6) for
my d3-bishop. The computer doesn't like it, because Black is able to quickly
exchange the dark-squared bishops (with ...Rb7!) and I could run into a worse
position} (23. Bxc4 Rxc4 (23... bxc4 24. Nd2 f5 25. fxe5 Nxe5 26. Kc2 Bf6 27.
Bd4 Rb8 $13 {looks balanced, but I would prefer Black here}) 24. Nd2 Rc8 25.
Ne4 Be7 26. fxe5 Nxe5 27. Bd4 f6 $13) 23... Nf6 24. Bc2 Rc8 (24... Rb7 $1 {
winning a tempo (he played Rc8-Rb8), now Black has a solid advantage after ...
Bb6} 25. Nd2 Nxd2+ 26. Rxd2 Bb6 27. Bxb6 Rxb6 $15) 25. Nd2 Nxd2+ 26. Rxd2 Rb8
27. Be3 Bb6 28. Bg5 Bd8 29. Be3 Bb6 30. Bg5 Bd8 31. Rf1 $5 {In mutual time
trouble, I wanted to keep play alive.} Nh7 (31... Ne4 32. Bxe4 Bxg5 33. Rdf2 h4
$1 {would be a draw} 34. fxg6 fxg6 35. Rxf8 Rxf8 36. Rxf8 Kxf8 37. gxh4 Bxh4
38. Bxg6 $11) 32. Be3 Bb6 33. Bxb6 Rxb6 34. Rdf2 $6 (34. fxg6 $1 fxg6 35. Rxf8
Nxf8 36. b4 $13 {this was the kind of position I was aiming for when I played
31.Rf1 - my bishop is not that good, but I have an eye on g6 and his queenside
is always somewhat vulnerable (if I get to play a4 in good conditions).}) 34...
Nf6 35. fxg6 fxg6 36. Be4 Rbb8 37. Bg2 {Now I am slightly worse again.} b4 $5 {
A brave decision, opening the game right away. It turned out to be good, but
Black had to continue precisely.} (37... Rbe8 $5 {I was expecting this,
followed by ...e4 and ...Re5, limiting my g2-bishop and creating direct play
in the centre.} 38. Kc2 e4 39. Re2 Re5 $15) 38. cxb4 Rxb4 39. Rc1 Nd7 (39...
Rd4 $1 {could be trouble for White:} 40. Rc7+ $1 (40. Rc6 e4 41. Re2 h4 $1 {
getting the f4-square for the knight (after ...Nxd5)} (41... Nxd5 42. Bxe4 Nb4
43. Rc1 Re8 44. Rce1 d5 45. Bc2 Nxc2 46. Kxc2 $11) 42. gxh4 Nxd5 43. Re1 Re8
44. Rxa6 Nf4 $17) 40... Rf7 (40... Kh6 $6 41. Rc6 $1 $132) 41. Rxf7+ Kxf7 42.
Kc2 h4 43. gxh4 Rxh4 44. Kc3 $15 {and White wants to play b4-a4. Black still
retains a small edge because of his better placed pieces.}) 40. Rxf8 Kxf8 41.
Rc6 Rb6 $2 (41... Ke7 $1 $13) 42. h4 (42. Be4 $1 {I was happy to have found
the 42.h4, 43.Bh3 idea, but Be4 targetting g6 is a lot stronger, because there
is no simple way to defend it.} Ke7 (42... g5 $2 43. Bf5 $18) (42... Kf7 43.
Rc7 Ke7 44. Bxg6 Kd8 45. Ra7 $16 {naturally, there is still play, but it's a
much better version of what happened in the game}) 43. Bxg6 Rb5 44. Rxa6 Rxd5
45. Kc2 $16) 42... Ke7 43. Bh3 $6 (43. Rc7 $1 {keeping the black king passive
for now} Kd8 44. Ra7 Nc5 45. Rg7 Rb4 46. Rxg6 Ke7 47. Kc2 $14) 43... Rb7 $1 44.
Rxa6 Nc5 45. Ra8 Rb4 $1 {Black has a lot of counterplay, the position remains
totally unclear.} 46. Bg2 e4 (46... Nd3 $1 {suddenly Black gets a strong
initiative, and could even play for a win} 47. b3 Rg4 {now White doesn't have
Ra3 any more, holding the kingside} 48. Ra7+ Kf6 49. Rd7 Rxg3 50. Be4 $1 {
sacrificing the bishop in order to try and take all the black pawns} Nc5 51.
Rxd6+ Ke7 52. Rxg6 Nxe4 53. Re6+ Kd7 54. Rxe5 Nf6 {holds on to the last pawn,
but White should make a draw} 55. Rf5 Ke7 56. Re5+ Kf7 57. d6 $1 {sacrificing
this one to advance on the queenside} Rd3 58. Kb2 Rxd6 59. a4 $11) 47. Kc2 Rd4
48. Ra3 Kf6 $1 49. Re3 Ke5 $132 50. a3 Rc4+ (50... Kxd5 $5) (50... Nd7 $5 {
with the idea of ...Nf6 and ...Nxd5, removing the blockade on e3} 51. b4 Nf6
52. Re1 Nxd5 53. Bf1 $13 {with an unclear endgame.}) 51. Rc3 Rd4 $2 (51...
Rxc3+ $1 52. Kxc3 Na4+ 53. Kb3 Nb6 $1 (53... Nc5+ 54. Kc4 (54. Kc2 Na4 55. b3
Nb6 56. a4 Nxd5 57. a5 Nc7 58. Bf1 d5 59. a6 $16) 54... Na4 55. b4 Nb6+ 56. Kb3
Kd4 $13) 54. a4 Nxd5 55. a5 Nc7 56. Bf1 $13) 52. Re3 $2 {Missing a great
opportunity, that I found a couple of moves later.} (52. b4 $1 {as happened in
the game (54.b4).}) 52... Rc4+ 53. Rc3 Rd4 $2 54. b4 $1 Nd3 (54... Nd7 $5 {
had to be played} 55. Rc7 $1 {a great move, avoiding Black taking on d5 with
his knight (after ...Nf6)} Nf6 56. Re7+ $1 Kxd5 57. Bf1 $16 {with better
chances for White, the black knight is now weird on f6, the king has lost its
strong post on e5 and the rook also has nowhere to go.}) 55. Bf1 Ne1+ (55...
Nxb4+ 56. axb4 Rxb4 57. Rc4 $1 $18 {and Bg2, winning the e4-pawn and the game.}
) 56. Kc1 Rxd5 (56... Nd3+ {similar to the game, reaches a lost rook endgame}
57. Bxd3 exd3 58. Kd2 Rxd5 59. Rxd3 Rb5 60. Kc3 d5 61. a4 Rb8 62. b5 $18) 57.
b5 $6 {This allows a study-like defence with 57...Kd4!} (57. Bc4 $1 {a very
important nuance, forcing the black rook to place itself on a horrible square.
The rest is forced:} Rd4 58. b5 d5 {the only way to try and catch the pawn} 59.
Be2 Ra4 60. b6 Ra8 61. b7 Rb8 62. Ba6 Nd3+ 63. Kd2 Kd4 64. Rc8 $18) 57... Nd3+
$2 (57... Kd4 $1 58. b6 Rf5 $3 {posing real difficulties for White} (58... Kxc3
$2 59. b7 Rf5 60. b8=Q Rxf1 61. Qb4+ Kd3 62. Qb5+ $18) 59. Rc4+ $1 (59. b7 $2
Rxf1 60. b8=Q Nd3+ $1 61. Kc2 (61. Kd2 e3+ $1 62. Ke2 Rf2+ 63. Kd1 Rd2#) 61...
Rc1+ 62. Kd2 (62. Kb3 Rb1+ $19) 62... e3+ 63. Ke2 Re1+ 64. Kf3 Rf1+ 65. Kg2
Rf2+ 66. Kh3 Kxc3 $19 {winning the endgame with ...Kd2 and ...e2.}) 59... Ke3
60. b7 Rxf1 61. Rxe4+ $1 (61. b8=Q $4 Nd3+ $19 {and Black wins the queen with
Rc1+ and Rb1+}) 61... Kxe4 62. b8=Q $16 {with a long endgame to come, Black
still has real chances to save the game.}) 58. Bxd3 {the rest is simple} exd3
59. Rb3 Kd4 60. Kd2 {The safest, now Rb4+ followed by b6 is unavoidable.} Rf5
61. Rb4+ Kc5 62. b6 $1 {And White is winning.} Rf2+ (62... Rf8 63. b7 Rb8 64.
Kxd3 {would be a simple win} Kc6 65. Kd4 Rxb7 66. Rxb7 Kxb7 67. Kd5 $18) 63.
Kxd3 Rf3+ 64. Ke4 Rxa3 65. b7 $1 {After this game, I began a round-by-round
battle to maintain my lead against the IM (now GM) Evandro Barbosa, as he kept
scoring win after win and was chasing me until the last round. At the end, I
finished with 10/11, scoring my first 2700+ performance ever, and bringing
home my 2nd Brazilian Championship title, a very meaningful achievement for me!
} 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 5th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 {According to my
research, Anand has a whopping 2958 performance over 10 classical games with
this move! 5 wins and 5 draws against a 2767 opposition. Not bad, eh?} e5 {
The main response. Black could also mainly play with e6. g6 and Nc6 are also
playable alternatives to face the scary Adams attack!} 7. Nde2 h5 {The most
fashionable move, Black avoids the kingside expansion, at the price of
slightly weakening his own kingside. Now White has two main moves: Bg5 or g3.}
(7... b5 8. g4 $1 {developing with Bg2 and Ng3.}) 8. Bg5 {going for the
exchange right away} (8. g3 $5 {has been seen in a couple of hundred games in
recent practice. Nakamura used it in the same tournament against MVL} Nbd7 9.
Bg2 b5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Qc7 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Nc3 Nb6 $1 {
establishing good control over d5} 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. a4 Be7 17. axb5 axb5 18.
h4 O-O 19. O-O Rc4 $132 {½-½ (33) Nakamura,H (2792)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2791)
Saint Louis 2017, with enough counterplay.}) 8... Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8
11. Qd3 Nd7 12. O-O-O {White puts his chips on his better development and
prospects for the initiative, while Black sits there with the bishop pair and
a solid pawn structure} g6 13. Kb1 Nc5 (13... Rc8 {Anand scored a great win
against Topalov in 2015} 14. Nec3 Rc5 $6 {a step in the wrong direction, later
it was found that the plan with ...Nc5 (as Nepo played) is the most consistent}
15. Be2 b5 16. a3 Nb6 17. g4 $1 {gets there quickly} hxg4 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19.
hxg4 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 Bg7 21. Qe3 Qb7 22. Rd1 Qc7 23. g5 Qc6 24. Rg1 Qd7 25. Qg3
Rc8 26. Bg4 Bxg4 27. Qxg4 Qxg4 28. Rxg4 $16 {1-0 (74) Anand,V (2796)-Topalov,V
(2803) London 2015, keeping a very strong positional advantage.}) (13... Bh6
14. g3 Nc5 15. Qa3 b5 16. Nec3 O-O 17. Be2 Rb8 18. b4 $2 {trying to play
similar to the Salem-Areshchenko game} a5 $1 19. Ka1 (19. bxc5 b4 $17 {is
devastating}) 19... axb4 20. Qxb4 Na6 21. Qb3 Qa5 22. g4 h4 23. g5 Bxg5 24.
Rhg1 Nc5 25. Qb4 Bd8 $19 {0-1 (33) Ameir,M (2399)-Wei,Y (2728) Khanty-Mansiysk
2017}) 14. Qf3 (14. Qa3 $5 Bxd5 (14... Bg7 $5) (14... Bh6 $5 {similar to the
Ameir - Wei Yi game mentioned above, keeping the flexibility}) 15. Rxd5 Bg7 16.
Nc3 O-O 17. h4 b5 18. f3 Rb8 19. b4 $1 {a very nice move, connected with a
deep idea} Ne6 20. Qxa6 Nc7 21. Qc6 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 $16 {a great exchange
sacrifice. Now White dominates positionally and he went on to win the game
convincingly} f5 23. Bxb5 {White's queenside looks too open, but Black doesn't
have the right pieces to attack, not to mention the completely passive
g7-bishop} fxe4 24. fxe4 Rf7 25. a4 Rc8 26. Qb6 Qf8 27. Qe3 Bh6 28. Qe2 Ra8 29.
a5 $18 {1-0 (41) Salem,A (2652)-Areshchenko,A (2682) Sharjah 2017}) 14... Bg7
15. Nec3 b5 16. Ne3 O-O 17. Rg1 $146 (17. g4 $5 h4 18. Rg1 Qg5 $2 (18... Bh6 {
was the provocative reply} 19. g5 $5 Bxg5 20. Nf5 $40) 19. Rxd6 Rfd8 20. Rc6 $1
Rac8 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Bg2 Rd4 23. Rd1 Bb7 24. Ncd5 Rxe4 $2 (24... b4 $1 $44)
25. c3 $1 $16 {1-0 (38) Eljanov,P (2757)-Oparin,G (2621) Novi Sad 2016}) 17...
Bh6 18. Ncd5 {Black could have kept the e6-bishop with natural moves like ...
Rc8 or ...Kg7.} Bxe3 (18... Rc8 $5) (18... Kg7 $5) 19. Qxe3 Rc8 20. Be2 Kg7 (
20... Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Qe7 {would be similar to the game.}) 21. f4 Bxd5 22. Rxd5
exf4 23. Qxf4 Re8 $1 24. Rxd6 Qe7 {Black has no problems because e4 is falling
next move.} 25. e5 (25. Bf3 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Rc4 $1 $15 {the safest, which may
even give Black an edge, with the nice initiative on the e-file.}) 25... Qxe5
26. Qxe5+ Rxe5 27. Bf3 Ne4 {Making things interesting, most likely for White.
I believe Nepo thought the endgame with bishop against knight could be
somewhat dangerous, that's why he forced the exchange.} (27... a5 $1 {Anand's
suggestion in the post-mortem as well, Black doesn't have any problems int he
endgame, all his pieces are well placed.}) 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. Rxa6 Re2 30. c3 h4
31. Ra5 b4 $2 {The losing mistake.} (31... Rb8 $1 {was forced, and Black has
enough compensation to equalise. A sample line:} 32. a3 (32. Ra3 {Anand said
in the post mortem he was considering this move} Rd8 33. Rb3 Rd5 $1 {with
excellent counterplay again, f5-g5 is coming}) 32... Rb6 33. Ra7 Rf6 34. Rb7
Rf5 35. Ka2 Kh6 $132) 32. cxb4 Rcc2 33. b3 $1 {Maybe Black overlooked this
idea, and didn't realise White has no problems after Ka1.} Rb2+ 34. Ka1 $18 {
With the queenside safe, the b-pawn may start marching, while Black has to
spend some tempi to grab both g2 and h3.} Rxg2 35. Rxg2 Rxg2 36. b5 Re2 37. b6
Re8 38. b7 Rb8 39. Rb5 f5 40. Kb2 $1 {Bringing the king over to control the
f-pawn and finishing the last hope for Black.} 1-0

[Event "London Classic 8th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2016.12.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 $1 {By far Anand's #1 choice} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3
a6 {It is always exciting seeing such a confrontation - Anand, known for his
extremely deep and ambitious opening preparation, continuously finding new
ideas and putting problems to his opponents. On the other side, we have one of
the world's top specialists in the Najdorf Variation (as White and Black) -
current number 4 in the world, having an amazing 2016 year, Maxime
Vachier-Lagrave or simply MVL. Both players had drawn their first round games,
meaning there was a higher chance they would both seek a very tense battle.} 6.
h3 $5 {[%cal Gg2g4] The Adams Attack has become a fashionable idea against the
Najdorf, leading to extremely complicated positions. I always found it weird
to have it called after Michael Adams, who is such a positional genius (he
indeed played it 5 times), but I have just come to realize it is named after
the American master Weaver Adams, who started playing it back in the 1940s!
Black has some options here, e5 being the most common.} e5 (6... Qc7 {was
tried in the very first game of this variation against Mr. Weaver in 1948} 7.
g4 e6 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. Be3 Na5 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. Rd1 h6 12. Bc1 $1 Be7 13. f4 O-O-O
14. O-O $36 {1-0 (29) Adams,W-Pavey,M Baltimore 1948, a very odd situation to
have White castle kingside and Black castle queenside in an Open Sicilian.
White went on to win it in 29 moves!}) 7. Nb3 {Anand has played this 7.Nb3
only once before (in 2014, against Nepomniachtchi). White's idea is to play
something like an English Attack (with Be3, f4 ideas, or even f4 right away,
normally connected with castling on the queenside).} (7. Nde2 {[%cal Gg2g4,
Ge2g3] is the most common move, aiming for g4-Ng3,} h5 {Black normally stops
White's kingside expansion with this move, and White develops with either g3
or Bg5 now, and even the creative Ng1 followed by Nf3 and Ng5 is possible.})
7... Be6 8. f4 Nbd7 9. g4 $5 {A very interesting move, preparing f5 under
better conditions. Now g5 is a threat. There are two important games that have
similarities to this one:} (9. Qf3 Rc8 10. f5 Bxb3 11. axb3 d5 $5 {is a
typical pawn sacrifice that probably led MVL to an important decision later in
this game, as you will see.} 12. exd5 e4 $5 (12... Bb4 $5) 13. Qg3 Nh5 $13 {
0-1 (57) Gormally,D (2488)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2757) Douglas 2014, with an
unclear position.}) (9. f5 Bxb3 10. axb3 d5 $1 {right away!} 11. exd5 Bb4 12.
Bd2 (12. g4 $2 {now fails drastically} Ne4 $1 $17) 12... O-O 13. Qe2 Bxc3 14.
bxc3 e4 $44 {1-0 (34) Sutovsky,E (2635)-Shirov,A (2712) Poikovsky 2015} (14...
Nxd5 $5)) 9... Rc8 $146 (9... b5 {has been played in 2014} 10. Bg2 (10. g5 $6
b4 $1 $132) 10... Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. f5 Bc4 13. Na5 Rc8 $13 {0-1 (32)
Khismatullin,D (2714)-Duda,J (2563) Yerevan 2014, with complex play. 0-1 (32)
Khismatullin,D (2714)-Duda,J (2563) Yerevan 2014}) 10. f5 (10. g5 $2 {would be
a very bad mistake} Rxc3 $1 11. bxc3 (11. gxf6 Rc8 $17 {since White can not
take on g7 because of ...Qh4+}) 11... Nxe4 $17 {[%csl Rb3,Rc3,Re1][%cal Gh7h6]}
) 10... Bxb3 (10... Bc4 $6 11. Bxc4 Rxc4 12. Qd3 $16 {[%csl Rd5] the
light-squared bishop exchange is positionally good for White.}) 11. axb3 {
[%csl Re1][%cal Gg4g5] It is clear that White's position is threatening. g5
looks very annoying and Vachier-Lagrave has to do something, and here he
follows some very important advice - meet a flank attack with a central
counter-attack!} d5 $5 {Black decided to go for a pawn sacrifice, to open up
the position while White wants to create a wing attack (with g5). It goes to
reinforce the idea that MVL is a very brave player who doesn't shy away from
complications, even when it is clear that his opponent is in his preparation.}
(11... Rxc3 $5 {was a critical moment - the typical exchange sacrifice also
follows the golden counter-attack rule and looks very attractive, specially
because Black creates a devastating threat of ...Qh4+ now:} 12. bxc3 Nxe4 {
[%cal Rd8h4]} 13. h4 Qb6 (13... Be7 $5 {is a similar version} 14. g5 Qb6 15.
Qf3 d5 $44 {now Black has the strong ...h6! threat, trying to open up even
more lines against the white king.}) 14. Qf3 d5 $44 {as MVL himself mentioned
after the game, was something he was seriously considering and has to be at
least very interesting.}) 12. exd5 Bb4 13. Bg2 Qb6 $2 {Natural, but from now
on Black faces a difficult position because of this move.} (13... Rxc3 $1 {
would get the pawn back and achieve a complex middlegame position after:} 14.
bxc3 Bxc3+ 15. Bd2 Bxa1 16. Qxa1 O-O {White has the pure bishop pair, but on
the other hand he also has many weaknesses around his king and after:} 17. O-O
Qb6+ $132 {followed by either ...e4 or ...Rc8 shows that Black's activity
could become very dangerous.}) 14. Bd2 e4 15. Qe2 O-O 16. O-O-O Nc5 17. Kb1
Rfd8 {The last moves were kind of expected and now the game boils down to the
moment when Black will release the pressure to get the d5-pawn back, and for
many moves, White's g5-move will need to be analysed.} 18. Rhe1 {A strong move,
bringing the last piece into play, but it was already possible to think about
clearing the dust with the aforementioned g5.} (18. g5 $5 Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Nxd5
20. Bd4 $1 (20. Bxe4 $2 Nxc3+ 21. bxc3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Na4 $1 $19 {[%csl Rc3]
and suddenly White loses!}) 20... Nf4 21. Qf2 Nxg2 22. Bxc5 Qc6 23. Qxg2 Qxc5
24. Qxe4 $16 {with a promising endgame.}) 18... a5 {[%csl Ge1]} (18... Bxc3 $2
{is simply a worse version compared to the last move analysis.} 19. Bxc3 Nxd5
20. Bd4 $18 {with an additional Rhe1 already played, Black has to be in deep
trouble.}) 19. Qf2 $6 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5]} (19. d6 $1 {a very counter-intuitive
and difficult move, worsening the position of the black rook before inserting
g5.} Rxd6 20. g5 $1 {is much stronger now:} Bxc3 21. Bxc3 Nd5 22. Be5 $1 {
this is the key, White wins a very important tempo.} Rdd8 23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24.
Qxe4 $18 {with a winning position.}) 19... Qc7 (19... Bxc3 $1 20. Bxc3 Nxd5 21.
Bd4 a4 $1 {probably underestimated by both players, since apparently Black
doesn't have time for such a move. A sample line could go like this:} 22. bxa4
Qb4 $1 {threatening ...Nxa4} 23. Qg3 (23. Bxc5 $2 Nc3+ $1 24. Kc1 Nxd1 $1 25.
Bxb4 Nxf2 $17) 23... Qxa4 {[%cal Gd5b4] now ...Nb4 is a serious threat} 24. Qa3
Qxa3 25. bxa3 $11 {and Black has every reason to feel at relieved winning the
pawn back and ruining White's structure on the queenside.}) 20. Bf4 (20. g5 $5
{it was the last chance to play this move, but the complications were too
scary.} Nxd5 (20... Bxc3 21. Bxc3 Nxd5 22. Bd4 $16) 21. Nxe4 Nd3 $1 {[%csl Gf2]
[%cal Gc7c2]} 22. cxd3 Qc2+ 23. Ka1 Qxb3 {threatening ...Rc2} 24. Rc1 Bxd2 25.
Qxd2 (25. Nxd2 $2 Qa4+ 26. Kb1 Nb4 27. Bd5 Nxd5 $17) 25... Nb4 26. Nc3 {
Amazingly, all of this was mentioned by Anand in the post-game interview (and
I'm sure MVL had similar calculations), showing how good these guys are. He
said he wasn't sure of the evaluation, which is totally understandable, since
it involves a serious risk to your own king! And he is correct, after a4! the
position remains totally unclear.} a4 $1 $40 (26... Rxd3 $2 27. Qe2 $1 $18 {
threatening mate and following with Be4-Bc2})) 20... Qb6 21. Be5 a4 $1 22. bxa4
Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 $1 {A good practical decision, maintaining
excellent chances in the following position with the strong bishop pair and
many strong pawns on the queenside.} (24. Bd4 Qb4 $1 $132 {- 19...Bxc3!}) 24...
Rxd5 25. Bxe4 Rd6 26. a5 Qb5 {[%cal Gc5a4]} 27. Qe2 $1 Qxe2 28. Rxe2 {Now it
was urgent for Black to eliminate one of White's strong bishops.} Rd1+ (28...
Nxe4 $1 29. Rxe4 Rdc6 30. Ka2 $13 {[%csl Ra5,Rb2,Rb7,Rc2] the pawn majority on
the queenside may be decisive, and White should have the better prospects, but
there is a lot of play left in the position. It is not too easy to advance
those pawns.}) 29. Ka2 Re8 $2 {A huge mistake, not only because of the way the
game continued, but because Black will not be able to deal with these strong
bishops.} (29... Nxe4 {was again forced, achieving a similar version of the
last move, but having lost an important tempo.}) 30. Bf3 $1 Rxe2 31. Bxe2 Rc1
32. Bf3 Rxc2 {[%cal Ga2a3,Ga3b4]} 33. Bxb7 {Maxime resigned since the a-pawn
is unstoppable. A brilliant performance from the legendary world champion
Vishy Anand, showing hard work with deep opening preparation, strong dynamic
play and impressive calculations. Vachier-Lagrave put up strong resistance
after being surprised in the opening, and could have defended the endgame, if
it wasn't for the final mistake on move 29.} (33. Bxb7 Nxb7 34. a6 {[%csl Rb7,
Gc2][%cal Ga5a6] followed by a7, if the knight leaves.} Re2 {the rook is also
not in time:} 35. axb7 Re8 36. Be5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gb7b8]}) 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bc1
$5 {An interesting idea, playing a normal Najdorf (if Black plays ...Nf6, for
example), with an additional ...h6 already played, that may prove harmful to
Black's position. My good friend and IM Diego Di Berardino suggested this idea
back in 2008, when we were playing tournaments in Europe, together with other
Brazilian friends. He played it twice with good results. Now they have finally
heard him and the line has become fashionable! :-D} Nc6 (8... Nf6 9. Bd3 $5 {
is one of the possible ways to try exploiting the ...h6-move} e5 10. Nde2 Be7
11. O-O O-O 12. Ng3 {Ideas connected with Nd5 look good now, because Black
should try to play with ...g6 after exchanging on d5, and with ...h6, that
becomes a problem suddenly} Nbd7 $6 13. a4 $1 Nc5 14. Be2 Be6 15. Bf3 Rc8 16.
Re1 Qd7 17. a5 Rfd8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Re8 20. c4 $16 {1/2-1/2 (66)
Grischuk,A (2750)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2795) Moscow 2017}) 9. Nxc6 $5 (9. Be2 {
a move I played and with which I was able to achieve a better endgame after
some exchanges:} Qb6 (9... Nf6 10. Be3 e5 11. Nb3 Be6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nd5 O-O
14. Bf3 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb8 16. a4 a5 17. Qd3 Nfd7 18. Qb5 Qc7 19. Be2 b6 20. Nd2
Nc5 21. c3 f5 22. b4 f4 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. bxa5 Rxa5 25. Qb3 Bd6 26. Nc4 e4 27.
f3 Nd7 28. Nxa5 bxa5 29. Rab1 Ne5 30. Qc2 e3 31. Qe4 Qe7 32. Rb6 Rf6 33. Rfb1
Rg6 34. Qxf4 Rf6 35. Qe4 Qf8 36. Qxe3 c4 37. Kh1 Bc5 38. Rxf6 {1-0 (38) Di
Berardino,D (2502)-De Groote,E (2208) Hoogeveen 2008}) 10. Bxg4 Qxd4 11. O-O (
11. Qxd4 $1 {was even more precise} Nxd4 12. Bd1 $14 {followed by Nd5 or Na4})
11... Qxd1 $6 (11... Bxg4 $1 12. Qxg4 e6 {I felt I had a big development
advantage, but my c3-knight for example is not well placed, while Black has
free development} 13. Rd1 Qf6 $11 {with ...Be7 and 0-0 to follow}) 12. Bxd1 e6
13. Na4 $1 Be7 14. Nb6 $14 {which White guarantees a small advantage in the
endgame, getting the bishop pair soon} Rb8 15. c3 Ne5 16. Be2 Bd8 17. Be3 Bc7
18. a4 Nd7 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 (47) Mekhitarian,K (2542)-Fernandez,
L (2402) Medellin 2017}) 9... bxc6 10. Bc4 e5 11. b3 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qe2
Nf6 (13... Qb6 14. O-O Nf6 15. Kh1 a5 16. Na4 Qc7 17. Rae1 Nd7 18. Qd3 Bb7 19.
Qg3 Bg5 20. Rd1 $14 {1-0 (38) Adams,M (2736)-Salem,A (2638) Geneve 2017}) 14.
O-O-O $5 {A new idea, that looks very interesting. The white king is safe on
c1, because without the b-pawn, Black has a hard time creating an attack.} Be6
15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. f4 $5 (16. Kb1 Nd7 17. Na4 $14 {was the positional way to
play it.}) 16... Nd7 (16... exf4 $1 {was an important move to avoid a worse
position} 17. e5 Nd5 18. Qg4 Rf5 $1 (18... Nxc3 19. Qxe6+ Kh7 20. Bxc3 d5 21.
Kb1 $14) 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Rxd5 Qf8 21. Rd3 d5 $13 {and things are
double-edged here.}) 17. f5 $5 Nb6 $6 (17... exf5 18. Qc4+ Rf7 19. Qxc6 Qc8 20.
Qxc8+ Rxc8 21. Rhe1 $14 {with a better structure in the endgame.}) 18. Rhf1 (
18. g4 $1 {would be a better move order, trying to reach the same position,
but without allowing exf5.}) 18... Qd7 $2 (18... exf5 $1 {was again necessary}
19. exf5 Qc7 {threatening ...d5} 20. Ne4 Nd5 $1 {stopping f6} 21. Kb1 $14 {
Black always has to be watching the central weaknesses, and also possible
attacking ideas against his king now (connected with f6).}) 19. g4 $1 {Now
Black has real problems, because of the lack of counterplay.} a5 20. a4 $1 {
This kind of move is possible here when there is no b-pawn for Black.} Rab8 21.
Kb1 d5 $6 {Trying something, but it makes White's life even easier.} (21...
Rfd8 22. Qe1 $1 $16 {preparing to increase the attack with h4 and g5.}) 22.
fxe6 Qxe6 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Nb5 $1 {Forcing ...e4, and now all
the black pawns are weak, specially the a5 one.} e4 26. Qe3 Rb7 (26... Qxg4 {
wouldn't help much} 27. Rg1 Qe6 28. Qc3 {[%csl Ra5,Rg7]} Rb7 29. Qxa5 $18) 27.
h3 Rf7 28. Nd4 Bc5 29. Qd2 {Attacking a5.} Bxd4 30. Bxd4 $18 {Now the game is
basically over, with the blockaded central pawns, and a5 falling.} Nd7 31. Qxa5
Rf3 32. Qb5 e3 33. Re1 Rxh3 34. a5 Qxg4 35. Qxd5+ Kh7 36. a6 Rh5 37. Qd6 e2 38.
a7 Ra5 39. Kb2 Qh4 40. Qxd7 {With mate on g7 to follow, if Black takes on e1.
A great win from the World's Women Champion, that crowned a superb tournament
win from her in Biel!} 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 Nbd7 (9... h5 {is the most popular move nowadays. But Black had
something else in his mind.}) 10. g4 O-O 11. g5 Nh5 12. O-O-O b5 {Mamedyarov
chooses a line that has been out of fashion for some time, a very interesting
approach to use against principled opponents like Fabiano Caruana. Thorough
preparation and the surprise factor may play a strong role.} 13. Nd5 (13. Kb1 {
gives Black the chance to improve control over the d5-square:} Nb6 {Now Black
will be always ready to capture on d5 with the b6-knight.} 14. Na5 (14. Nd5
Nxd5 $1 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Na5 f6 {with a similar modern idea that was used in
the game, Black opens the kingside. This position has been played more than 80
times in correspondence chess, and only once in over-the-board games, in 2016.}
17. Nc6 Qd7 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. Ka1 Kh8 20. c4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 Bh4 22. Qa5 Bh3 $1
$17 {0-1 (34) Eggleston,D (2413)-Yu,Y (2721) Novi Sad 2016}) 14... Rc8 15. Nd5
Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. c4 {White has typical compensation in
such positions with the bishop pair and control over the light squares, but
Black is doing well.} Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. cxb5 axb5 21. h4 Rc5 22. Qb3 d5 23.
Be2 Rd8 $11 {½-½ (31) Leko,P (2679)-Giri,A (2762) Heraklio 2017, with a
balanced position.}) 13... Bxd5 14. exd5 f6 $1 {As mentioned before, this is a
typical modern idea in this variation.} 15. gxf6 (15. h4 {is another way to
play the position} fxg5 (15... Ng3 $5 {is also perfectly fine} 16. Bh3 $6 (16.
Rg1 {is the correct answer} Nxf1 17. Rdxf1 a5 $1 $132) 16... Nxh1 17. Be6+ Kh8
18. Rxh1 Nb6 $1 19. Na5 Nc4 20. Nxc4 bxc4 $17 {0-1 (87) Kalinina,O (2359)
-Bodnaruk,A (2446) Riga 2017 and White does not have enough compensation.
Black went on to win convincingly.}) 16. hxg5 Rxf3 17. Rxh5 Rxe3 18. Qxe3 g6
19. Nd4 exd4 20. Qe6+ Kg7 21. Rh3 Bxg5+ 22. Kb1 Ne5 (22... Nc5 $5) 23. Rxd4 Qf8
$44 {0-1 (59) Nakar,E (2479)-Swiercz,D (2646) Kenner 2016, with great
compensation for the sacrificed exchange.}) (15. g6 $5 {questioning the black
pieces} hxg6 16. Na5 f5 17. Nc6 Qe8 18. Rg1 Kh7 $13 {with an unclear position.}
) 15... Bxf6 16. Kb1 (16. Na5 {is the main move here.} Nf4 17. Nc6 Qc7 18. c4 {
The whole concept of this variation is curious - Black intentionally opens the
kingside, while sometimes White tries to open the queenside. It looks
controversial, since opening up your own king is not advisable, but in the
other hand, each of the players has good prospects on those flanks (White, for
example, has better prospects on the queenside with the strong d5-pawn).} bxc4
19. Bxc4 a5 20. a3 Nb6 21. Bb3 Nc8 22. Kb1 a4 23. Ba2 Ne7 $13 {½-½ (31)
Hracek,Z (2613)-Dziuba,M (2584) Czech Republic 2017}) 16... Nf4 {Black is
happy to sacrifice a pawn to open up the a1-h8 diagonal (White can not take it
now because of ...Bxb2 at the end).} 17. Rg1 Kh8 18. Bd3 Bg5 19. Na5 Bh6 20.
Nc6 $6 (20. Be4 {was perhaps more precise} Qf6 21. h4 Nh3 22. Rg5 $1 $36) 20...
Qh4 (20... Qf6 $1 $15 {preparing a possible ...Nh3! exchanging the
dark-squared bishops that looks appropriate for Black. The f3-weakness will
play an important role in the endgame, if everything gets swapped on h6.
Additionally, the simple ...Nxd3 is threatened here.}) 21. Qb4 Rf6 (21... Qf6
$1 {it was never late to go back.}) 22. a4 $1 {Keeping the plan of playing on
the queenside.} Qxh2 $2 (22... Qh5 $1 $132 {[%csl Rf3]}) 23. Be4 Qe2 24. Bxf4
Bxf4 25. Qa5 {The position is getting more difficult for Black after each move,
the queenside is very vulnerable now.} Nc5 26. Qc7 Bh6 27. Nd8 Nxe4 28. fxe4
Rf8 29. Nf7+ $5 (29. Rde1 $1 {would lead to a similar position without losing
the important e4-pawn.} Qc4 30. Nf7+ Rxf7 31. Qxf7 Rc8 32. Rg2 bxa4 33. Qd7 a3
34. Qxd6 $1 axb2 35. Qxe5 $18) 29... Rxf7 30. Qxf7 Rc8 31. Rc1 Qxe4 $132 {
Now Black has decent practical chances of counterplay.} 32. Rgf1 $2 (32. a5 $1
{creating a permanent weakness on a6 and stopping ...bxa4} Qc4 33. Rg2 $1 {
with the threat of playing Rf1} Qc7 34. Rf1 Bf4 (34... Qxf7 35. Rxf7 Ra8 36.
Rd7 $18) 35. Qf5 $1 $18 {followed by Rh1, with a strong attack.}) 32... Bf4 $1
33. Rg1 Bh6 $2 34. Rgf1 $2 (34. a5 {transposes to 32.a5.}) 34... Rg8 $1 {
Either Mamedyarov wanted to win, or he just realised 34...Rg8 was better.} 35.
Rcd1 bxa4 36. Qe7 Qg6 37. Rf8 Bg5 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8 39. Qd7 h5 $132 40. Rg1 e4 41.
Qxa4 e3 42. Qxa6 Qf5 43. Qa8+ Kh7 {Black has lost two pawns, but he has been
able to advance his passers considerably.} 44. Qe8 Bf4 45. Qe6 g6 (45... Qxe6
$5 {was a curious alternative} 46. dxe6 Kg8 47. b4 g5 48. b5 h4 $13 {with a
complicated endgame, arguably 0.00 equal, according to the computers!}) 46. Rf1
Kg7 47. Qxf5 gxf5 48. c4 (48. Rxf4 $4 e2 $19) 48... Bg3 49. Rg1 h4 (49... h4 {
a sample line would be:} 50. Kc2 e2 51. Kd2 e1=Q+ 52. Rxe1 Bxe1+ 53. Kxe1 h3
54. Kf2 f4 55. b4 Kf8 56. c5 dxc5 57. bxc5 Ke7 58. Kf3 $11 {with a theoretical
draw - neither side can make any progress.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0809"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2008.10.25"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 {Diese
Fortsetzung im 6.Be3 e5-Najdorf ist zwar nicht so ambitioniert wie das
schärfere 7.Nb3, aber sie unterbindet besser schwarze Aktivitäten und
verspricht Weiß einen kleinen, dauerhaften Vorteil, was übrigens dem Spielstil
von Efimenko sehr entgegenkommt.} Be7 ({Beachtenswert ist, daß auf} 7... Be6 $6
8. Ng5 {folgen kann.}) 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Be6 (9... Nc6) 10. Bb3 ({Nach der
Alternative} 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Na4 Nfd7 (11... Ng4 12. Qd3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 b5 14.
Nb6 Ra7 15. Nd5 Rb7 16. Qd2 $1) 12. c4 {steht Weiß auch nur minimal besser, z.
B.} Nc6 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qd3 Qc7 15. Rac1 Nc5 (15... Rac8 16. Rfd1 (16. c5 dxc5
17. b4 c4 18. Qc3 b5 19. bxa5 bxa4 $13 {/=}) 16... Qc6 17. b3 b6 (17... b5 $6
18. cxb5 Qxb5 19. Qxb5 axb5 20. Nc3) 18. Nc3 $14) 16. Qa3 Rac8 17. Nd2 Nxa4 18.
Qxa4 Nc6 19. Nf3 Qd8 20. Rfd1 Qe8 $2 21. Qb3 Qg6 22. Qxb7 Qxe4 23. Qxa6 Qg6 24.
Qb7 Qe8 25. Qb3 Rb8 26. Qc2 Qh5 27. Qe4 {1-0, Berg,E (2592)-Moor,O (2388)/
Helsingor 2008}) 10... Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. axb3 ({Neuerdings
wird von den Top-Leuten auch aus der Mitte herausgeschlagen, um das Gegenspiel
(gegen c2) auf der ansonsten halboffenen c-Linie zu vermeiden. In jedem Fall
versucht der Anziehende, über die weißen Felder zu dominieren (d5) und Druck
auf der halboffenen d-Linie (d6) zu entfalten. Die oft resultierenden
Endspiele sind überwiegend etwas angenehmer für Weiß bei allerdings großer
Remisbreite.} 13. cxb3 Qb8 (13... Nd7 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. Nd5 Qd8 17.
Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. bxc4 $14 {remis/39, Carlsen,M (2733)
-Ivanchuk,V (2751)/Morelia/Linares 2008/CBM 123}) 14. Bg5 b5 15. Rd3 h6 16.
Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rad1 Be7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 $14 {remis/37, Leko,P (2753)
-Shirov,A (2755)/Morelia/Linares 2008/CBM 123}) 13... Qc7 (13... Qe8) 14. Bg5
Nh5 15. Nxe5 Bxg5 16. Qxh5 Bf6 17. Nf3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Nd4 Rac8 $146 ({
Von etwa gleicher Qualität wie} 19... Rfe8 {, z.B.} 20. Qa5 Qxa5 (20... Qc5 21.
Qxc5 (21. Qd2 Bd7 22. Re1 Re5 23. f4 Re7 24. Re3 Rae8 25. Rae1 a5 26. h3 b5 27.
Kh2 a4 $15 {0-1 Bologan,V (2682)-Efimenko,Z (2637)/Khanty Mansiysk 2005/CBM
111 (61)}) 21... dxc5 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Rd7 Rxe4 24. Rxb7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bruzon
Bautista,L (2589)-Dominguez,L (2556)/Havana 2001/CBM 084 (33)}) 21. Rxa5 Rac8
22. c4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Postny,E (2571)-Ftacnik,L (2612)/Germany 2006/EXT 2007 (42)
}) 20. Qa5 Qxa5 (20... Rfd8 21. Rd3 Qc5 22. Qd2) 21. Rxa5 Rc3 22. f3 Rd8 23.
Rd2 Kf8 24. Ne2 Rcc8 25. c4 $14 {Efimenko hat den Eindringling von c3
vertrieben und den hier üblichen Stellungstyp erreicht, in dem er relativ
risikolos leichten Druck ausüben kann.} Ke7 26. Nd4 Rc5 27. Ra1 g5 (27... Bd7
28. Ne2 f5 29. Ng3 g6) 28. Kf2 Re5 29. Re2 Bd7 30. g3 Rc8 31. Nc2 f5 32. exf5
Rxe2+ 33. Kxe2 Bxf5 34. Ne3 Be6 35. Kd3 Kf6 36. Kd4 Rf8 37. Rf1 Kg6 38. f4 Bh3
39. Rf3 Bd7 (39... h5 40. Nd5 Rf7 (40... Be6 $6 41. f5+ Kg7 42. Nf4) 41. Re3
Bd7) 40. Nd5 (40. f5+ Kg7 41. g4 Bc6 42. Nd5 (42. Rg3 Re8) 42... h5) 40... Rf7
41. Re3 h6 (41... h5 42. h4) 42. fxg5 ({Eine kritische Phase: Um seinen
kleinen Vorteil zu behalten, sollte Weiß besser mit} 42. Re7 $142 $5 {(42.Re4
Kf5 43.Re2 Kg6)} Rxe7 (42... gxf4 $4 43. Nxf4+ Kg7 44. Rxf7+ Kxf7 45. Kd5 Ke7
46. Ng6+) 43. Nxe7+ {fortsetzen:} Kf7 (43... Kf6 $6 44. Nd5+ Ke6 (44... Kf5 $4
45. g4+ $1) 45. fxg5 hxg5 46. h4) 44. Nd5 gxf4 45. Nxf4 Bc6 $14) 42... hxg5 43.
Re7 Rxe7 44. Nxe7+ Kf7 45. Nd5 g4 $11 {Nun ist die Stellung ausgeglichen,
zumal die weiße Majorität am Königsflügel blockiert und der schwarze Läufer
recht agil ist.} 46. Ne3 (46. Ke3 Bc6 $1 47. Nc3 (47. Kf4 $4 Bxd5 48. cxd5 a5
$19) 47... Bd7 48. Kf4 Be6 49. Ne2 a5) 46... Be6 47. Ke4 a5 48. Nc2 b6 49. Nd4
Kf6 50. Kf4 $2 ({Mangelnde Konzentration, jedenfalls überspannt Weiß hier den
Bogen. Trotz des Matchstandes von 2:4 mußte er sich mit der Punkteteilung
zufriedengeben: I} 50. Ne2 Bg8 51. Nd4 $11 (51. Nf4 $11) (51. Kf4 $2)) ({II} 
50. Nxe6 $4 Kxe6 $19 51. Kf4 (51. Kd4 Kd7) 51... d5 52. Ke3 (52. cxd5+ Kxd5 53.
Kxg4 b5 54. h4 a4) 52... dxc4 53. bxc4 Kd6 54. Kd4 a4 $19) ({III} 50. Nb5 Ke7
51. Nd4 Kf6 $11) 50... d5 $1 {Eine böse Überraschung: Dieser Konter, der von
Weiß übersehen wurde, dreht den Spieß abrupt um und verschafft Schwarz
vermutlich entscheidenden Vorteil.} 51. c5 ({Ein anderer, ebenfalls
interessanter, wenn auch unzureichender Verteidigungsversuch war} 51. cxd5 Bxd5
{und nun z.B.} 52. Ke3 (52. Kxg4 Ke5 53. Nb5 Bxb3 54. Kf3 Bc4 55. Na3 Kd4 $1 (
55... Ba6 $2 56. Ke3 b5 57. h4 b4 58. Nc2 $13) 56. h4 ({Nach} 56. Nxc4 Kxc4 $19
{ist Schwarz etwas schneller, z.B.} 57. Ke3 a4 $8 58. Kd2 a3 59. Kc2 b5 $8 60.
h4 b4 $8 61. h5 b3+ $8 {usw.}) 56... Bd3 57. h5 b5 58. h6 b4 59. Nb5+ Kc5 {
usw. -+}) 52... Ke5 53. Kd3 Kd6 54. Kc2 (54. b4 a4 55. Nb5+ Ke5 56. Na3 Be6 57.
Nb5 Bf5+ 58. Kc3 (58. Ke3 Bg6 59. Na3 Kd5 60. Ke2 Kd4 61. Kd2 Bd3 $19) 58...
Bd7 59. Na3 Ke4 60. b5 $5 Be6 61. Nc2 Bd5 62. Nb4 a3 63. Nc6 Bg8 (63... Be6 64.
Ne7 Kf3 65. Ng6 Kf2 66. Nf4 Bc4 67. Kc2) (63... Bc4 64. Ne7) 64. Ne7 Be6 65.
Ng6 Kf3 66. Nf4 Bf7 67. Kc2 Kf2 68. Kc3 Bg8 69. Kc2 Bc4 70. Kb1 Ke3 71. h3 gxh3
72. Nxh3 Kd4 73. g4 Kc5 74. g5 Kxb5 75. g6 Ka4 76. Nf2 b5 77. g7 b4 78. Ne4 Bg8
79. Nf6 (79. Nc5+ Kb5 80. Ne4 Kc4 81. Nd2+ Kd3 {usw. -+} 82. Nf3 b3) 79... Kb3
80. Nxg8 a2+ 81. Ka1 Ka3 {und b4-b3-b2#}) 54... Kc5 55. Kc3 b5 56. Ne2 b4+ 57.
Kb2 Be6 58. Nf4 (58. Kc2 Bd7 59. Kd2 Bf5 60. Ke3 (60. Nf4 Kd4 $19 61. Nh5 Be6
62. Kc2 Ke3) 60... a4 61. bxa4 b3 62. Nc1 b2 63. Nb3+ Kb4 64. Nd2 Kxa4 65. Kf4
Be6 $19) 58... Bf5 59. Kc1 Kd4 60. Kd2 Ke4 61. Ke2 Bh7 62. Kd2 Bg8 63. Kc2 Kf3
64. Kb2 Kf2 65. Kc2 Bh7+ 66. Kc1 Bf5 {/\Kg1-xh2 -+}) 51... bxc5 52. Nc6 c4 ({
Um einen entfernten Freibauern am Rand zu schaffen, dem Hauptfeind des
Springers, was ähnlich gewinnträchtig ist wie} 52... a4 {, wenngleich Schwarz
mit dem effektiveren Freibauern-Duo nach} 53. bxa4 Bd7 54. Ne5 Bxa4 55. Nxg4+
Ke6 56. Ne5 d4 57. g4 (57. Nc4 Bb5 58. Ne5 Kd5 59. g4 c4 $19) (57. Nd3 Kd5 58.
Kf3 (58. Nf2 c4 $19) 58... c4 $19) {und dem weiteren} 57... Kd5 {seinen
Vorteil bei genauer Verteidigung letztlich erst im Damenendspiel realisieren
kann:} 58. g5 c4 59. g6 Bc2 60. h4 c3 61. h5 Be4 62. g7 Bh7 63. h6 c2 64. Nd3
Kc4 65. Nc1 Kc3 (65... Kb4 66. Kf3 Kc3 67. Ke2 Bg8 (67... d3+ 68. Ke3 $2 $11)
68. Kf3 Kd2 69. Nb3+ Bxb3 70. h7 c1=Q 71. h8=Q) 66. Ne2+ Kd3 (66... Kd2 $4 67.
Nxd4 $18) 67. Kf3 Bg8 68. Nc1+ Kd2 69. Nb3+ Bxb3 70. h7 c1=Q 71. g8=Q (71. h8=Q
Qc3+ {nebst d3 -+}) 71... Bxg8 72. hxg8=Q $19 {mit technischer Gewinnstellung
lt. Datenbank}) 53. bxc4 a4 (53... dxc4 $2 54. Nxa5 c3 55. Ke3 Bf5 56. Kd4 c2
57. Nb3 $11 Bg6 58. Kc3 Ke5 59. Kd2 Be4 60. Nc1 Kd4 61. Ne2+ Kc4 62. Nc1) 54.
cxd5 Bxd5 55. Nb4 ({Oder} 55. Nd4 {und nun z.B.:} a3 56. Nc2 (56. Ke3 a2 57.
Nc2 Ke5 58. Na1 Be4 59. Nb3 Bc2 60. Na1) 56... a2 57. Na1 (57. Kxg4 Ke5 58. h4
Be4 59. Na1 Kd4 60. Kf4 Bh7 (60... Kc3 $2 61. Kxe4 Kb2 62. Kd3 Kxa1 63. Kc2 {
patt}) 61. g4 Kc3 62. Ke3 Kb2 63. Kd2 Kxa1 64. Kc1 Be4 65. h5 Bf3 66. h6 Be4
$19) 57... Bc6 58. Ke3 (58. Nc2 Ke6 59. Kxg4 (59. Ke3 Ke5) 59... Ba4 60. Na1
Ke5 {-d4-+}) 58... Ke5 59. Kd3 (59. Nb3 Bd5 60. Na1 Be4 {führt zum Text, siehe
Stellung nach 62...Be4}) 59... Ba4 60. Ke3 (60. Kc3 Ke4 61. Kb2 Kf3 $19) 60...
Bb5 61. Nc2 Bc6 62. Na1 Be4 63. Nb3 Kd5 64. Na1 Bh7 65. Ke2 (65. Nb3 Kc4 66.
Na1 Kc3 $19) 65... Kc4 66. Kd2 Kb4 $19) 55... Be6 $2 ({Allein} 55... Bb3 $8 {
war korrekt, um den Springer nicht gleich nach c2 zu lassen:} 56. Nc6 (56. Nd3
a3 57. Nc1 {/Nb4} Be6 58. Ke4 a2 $19) 56... Be6 57. Nd4 a3 58. Nc2 a2 59. Na1
Bf5 60. Nb3 Bc2 (60... Ke6 61. Na1 Bh7) 61. Na1 Bh7 {und das Gewinnverfahren
verläuft analog der vorherigen Analyse von 55.Nd4}) 56. Nc2 $1 {Kontrolle des
Stoppfeldes a3} Bf5 57. Na3 Ke6 58. Nb5 $2 ({Weiß schenkt den halben Punkt
wieder zurück, indem er seinen Springer auf a3 kaltstellen läßt und sich der
vitalen Möglichkeit des Doppelangriffs nach} 58. Nc4 $8 {! (58.Ke3? Kd5-+; 58.
Kg5? Ke5-+)} Bd3 (58... Bc2 59. Na3 Bh7 (59... Bd1 60. Ke4) 60. Nc4 Bg8 61. Ke4
Ke7 62. Na3 Kd6 63. Kd4 Ke6 (63... Bb3 64. Nb5+) 64. Kc5 (64. Kc3 Ke5 65. Nc2
Ke4 66. Kb4 Bb3 67. Ne1 Ke3 68. Ng2+ $11) 64... Ke5 65. Kb4 Bb3 66. Nb5 Ke4 67.
Nd6+ {und der Springer wird sich bei Gelegenheit auf g4 opfern (=).}) {durch}
59. Nb2 $1 {beraubt. Die finale Pointe besteht darin, daß sich der Springer
auf a1 opfert und der schwarze König dort pattgesetzt wird:} a3 (59... Bb5 60.
Nxa4) 60. Nxd3 a2 61. Nc5+ Kd5 62. Nb3 Kc4 63. Na1 Kd3 64. Kf5 {/Ke5} (64. Kxg4
$4 Kc3 $19) 64... Kc3 65. Ke4 Kb2 66. Kd3 Kxa1 67. Kc2 {patt}) 58... Bd3 $19
59. Na3 Kd5 60. Kxg4 (60. Ke3 Bh7 61. Kd2 (61. Nb5 Kc4) 61... Kd4) 60... Kc5
0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.11.12"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 {"Diese
Variante ist im Gegensatz zu 7.Nb3 mehr positioneller Natur. Sie wird
angewandt, um das schwarze Gegenspiel auf ein Mindestmaß zu beschränken und
dann die Schwäche des Feldes d5 auszubeuten. " J. Nunn} Qc7 8. a4 Be7 9. a5 Nc6
({I Üblich und vermutlich auch besser ist} 9... O-O {, z.B.} 10. Be2 Nbd7 {
(Diese Spielweise - im Verbund mit 15...Qc5!, siehe die nachfolgende
Naiditsch-Partie - scheint okay für Schwarz zu sein.)} (10... Nc6 11. Bb6 Qd7
12. Nd2 Nb4 (12... d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. O-O $14 {NCO}) 13. Nc4 d5
14. exd5 Nfxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bf3 Bb4+ 17. Kf1 Nxb6 18. Nxb6 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1
Rb8 20. Rd5 Re8 21. c3 Bf8 22. Nxc8 Rbxc8 23. Be4 $14 {1:0/47, Zhang
Zhong-Sakaev,K, Moskau 2004}) 11. O-O b5 12. axb6 Nxb6 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bxb6
Qxb6 15. Nc4 Qc5 {(!, NCO)} (15... Qc7 16. Ne3 $1 $14 {ECO (B3)}) 16. Qd3 (16.
Ra5 Qc7 17. Qd3 Rad8 18. Bf3 Rd7 19. Rfa1 Rc8 {=, Lutz-Gallagher, Biel 1993,
NCO}) 16... a5 {(=, NCO)} 17. Ne3 Rfb8 18. Ra2 Bc6 19. Rd1 g6 (19... a4) (19...
Rb4) 20. Ncd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bd8 22. Qc4 (22. b3) 22... Qxc4 23. Bxc4 a4 24. c3
Ra5 25. b4 Ra7 26. Ra3 Kg7 27. Ne3 $2 Bxe4 28. Rxd6 Bg5 {0:1/75, Ibarra Jerez,
J-Naiditsch,A, Ciudad Real 2004}) ({II} 9... Nbd7 10. Nd2 b5 $6 (10... Nc5) 11.
axb6 Nxb6 12. Bxb6 (12. Bd3 $1 O-O 13. O-O a5 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Nc4 $16 {
ECO (B3)}) 12... Qxb6 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. O-O g6 15. Nc4 Qc5 16. Ne3 Bb7 17. Bc4
Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Ra7 {remis, Satyapragyan,S-Kovalev,A,
Pardubice 2005}) 10. Bb6 Qd7 11. Nd2 ({Der richtige Zeitpunkt für das hier
typische Springermanöver mit dem Ziel c4, während das ungenaue} 11. Be2 {
gut mit} Bd8 $1 {beantwortet werden könnte, um den Störenfried auf b6 zu
tauschen bzw. zu vertreiben.}) 11... d5 (11... O-O 12. Nc4 $1) 12. exd5 Nxd5
13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Nc4 {Schwarz hat zwar den befreienden Vorstoß d5
durchgesetzt, aber damit noch nicht ausgeglichen.} Qxd1+ ({Auch nach} 14...
Qe4+ 15. Qe2 Qf4 {hätte Weiß ein leichtes Plus, z.B.} 16. g3 Qf6 17. Bg2 $14)
15. Rxd1 $14 {Die Schwäche auf den dunklen Feldern, der lästige Bb6 und die
Anfälligkeit auf der d-Linie zwingen den Nachziehenden zu einer unbequemen
Verteidigung.} O-O 16. c3 Be6 17. Be2 (17. Nd6 $5 Bxd6 18. Rxd6) 17... f6 (
17... Bd8 $2 18. Bc5) 18. O-O (18. Nd6 Bxd6 (18... Nd4 $6 19. Bxd4 Bxd6 20. Bb6
Be7 21. Bf3) (18... Rab8 19. Bc7 Ra8 20. b4) 19. Rxd6 Kf7 20. Rd2 $14) 18...
Bd8 $2 ({Der Wunsch ist hier der Vater des Gedankens. Schwarz war noch nicht
bereit für diesen Zug und hätte sich gedulden müssen, vielleicht mit} 18...
Rab8 $5 {und nun z.B.} 19. b4 Bd8 (19... Kf7 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Ne7 22. f4
$1 (22. Rfd1 $6 Nc8 23. Rxe6 Kxe6 24. Bc4+ Kf5 25. Bc7 Ra8 26. Rd7 Re8) 22...
e4 (22... exf4 $6 23. Re1) (22... Nc8 23. fxe5 $1 Nxd6 24. exd6) 23. Rd4 f5 (
23... Rfc8 $6 24. Rxe4 Rxc3 25. Bh5+ g6 26. Rfe1) 24. c4 $5 $16) (19... Rbc8
20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Kf7 22. Rfd1 $14) 20. Rd6 Kf7 21. Rfd1 Be7 22. R6d2 $14)
19. b4 $2 (19. Bc5 $1 {hätte die gegnerische Ungeduld schwer geahndet:} Be7 (
19... Nxa5 20. Nxa5 Bxa5 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Bf3 $16) 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21. Rd6 $16)
19... Bxb6 20. Nxb6 Rad8 $11 21. Bf3 ({Ein anderer Plan, nämlich den Schimmel
auf c5 zu platzieren, war auch nicht von der Hand zu weisen. Falls} 21. Na4 {
, so z.B.} Rxd1 (21... Bb3 $2 22. Rxd8) 22. Bxd1 Rc8 $1 (22... Ne7 $6 23. Nc5
Bd5 (23... Bc4 $6 24. Bf3 $5 Bxf1 $2 25. Kxf1 $16) 24. Be2 Kf7 25. Rd1) (22...
Rd8 $6 23. Nc5 Bc4 (23... Bc8 24. Bb3+ Kf8 (24... Kh8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 f5
(26... Kg8 27. Bf3) 27. Bb3 Ne7 28. f3) 25. Be6 $1 Nb8 26. Bxc8 Rxc8 27. f4))
23. Nc5 Bc4 24. Re1 Rc7 $11 (24... Nxa5 $2 25. Na4 $1)) 21... Kf7 22. Bxc6 (22.
Na4) 22... bxc6 23. f3 Ke7 (23... Bb3 24. Rb1 (24. Rd7+ Rxd7 25. Nxd7 Rd8 26.
Nc5 Bc4) 24... Bc2 25. Rb2 Bf5 26. Na4 Rd5 27. Nc5 Bd3 $11) 24. c4 Bf5 $1 {
Weiß hat diverse Gelegenheiten ungenutzt verstreichen lassen und wird nun als
letzte Chance, seine Bauernmajorität am Damenflügel in Szene setzen. Indes
hält Schwarz nicht nur auf der d-Linie dagegen, sondern wird selbige gar
dominieren.} 25. Kf2 Bc2 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rc1 $1 {Eine forsche Einladung auf
die 2. Reihe, die auch gerne angenommen wird. Vorsichtige Alternativen gäben
Schwarz schon die Oberhand, z.B.:} ({I} 27. Kg3 $6 g5 (27... Rd3 $2 28. b5 $1)
28. Rf2 Bd3 29. Rd2 f5 30. Kf2 Rd4 $15) ({II} 27. Re1 $6 Rd4 28. Re2 Bd3 29.
Rd2 f5 $15) 27... Rd2+ (27... Bf5 $6 28. g4 Be6 (28... Bg6 $2 29. b5 $1) 29.
Ke3 (29. b5 $2 Rd2+ {nebst Ra2})) 28. Ke3 ({Wer A sagt, muß wohl auch B sagen,
denn} 28. Kg3 $6 {sähe wegen} f5 {anrüchig aus.}) 28... Rxg2 29. b5 $1 {
Dieser Bauerndurchbruch bringt schlagartig Spannung ins Endspiel, zumal am
Brett überhaupt nicht klar ist, wie Schwarz darauf zu reagieren hat.} cxb5 ({
Tatsächlich kam} 29... axb5 {, um den Springer nicht nach d5 zu lassen, ebenso
in Betracht:} 30. a6 f5 31. f4 ({Dem verführerischen} 31. Rxc2 $2 Rxc2 32. a7 {
folgt bald die Ernüchterung:} Ra2 33. a8=Q (33. cxb5 cxb5 34. a8=Q Rxa8 35.
Nxa8 Kd6 36. Nb6 g5 $19) 33... Rxa8 34. Nxa8 b4 {und vermutlich -+, z.B.} 35.
Nb6 g5 36. Na4 Kd6 {/\h5,g4}) 31... exf4+ 32. Kxf4 g5+ 33. Ke3 Be4 {I} 34. c5 (
{II} 34. a7 c5 35. cxb5 Ra2 36. Rxc5 (36. Nc8+ Ke6 37. Rxc5 (37. b6 Bb7 38.
Rxc5 f4+ 39. Kd4 Ra4+ 40. Kd3 Ra3+ 41. Kd4 Ra4+ $11) 37... Ra4) 36... Kd6 $13 {
/=} 37. Rc3 (37. Rc4 Ra3+ 38. Kf2 Ra2+ 39. Ke3 Ra3+ $11) 37... Ke6 38. Nc8 Ra4
39. Rc7 f4+ 40. Kd2 Ra2+ $11 41. Ke1 Ra1+ (41... f3 $4 42. Re7+ Kd5 43. a8=Q+
Rxa8 44. Nb6+)) 34... Ra2 ({Sogar} 34... Rxh2 {ist vielleicht auch spielbar,
wenngleich haarsträubend riskant und kompliziert.}) 35. a7 b4 $1 36. Rc4 (36.
a8=Q $4 Rxa8 37. Nxa8 b3 $19) 36... Ra3+ 37. Kd2 Ra2+ 38. Kc1 Ra1+ 39. Kb2 Rb1+
40. Ka2 b3+ 41. Ka3 Ra1+ 42. Kxb3 Rxa7 43. Rxe4+ (43. Nc8+ $4 Kd7 44. Nxa7 Bd5
$19) 43... fxe4 44. Nc8+ Kd7 45. Nxa7 $11 {, z.B.} h5 46. Kc3 g4 47. Kd4 h4 48.
Kxe4 g3 49. hxg3 hxg3 50. Kf3 Ke6) 30. cxb5 axb5 (30... f5 $1 {mit dem
bekannten Mattmotiv wäre jetzt einfacher für Schwarz gewesen:} 31. Rxc2 $8 (31.
f4 $4 exf4+ 32. Kxf4 g5+ 33. Ke5 Re2+ 34. Kd4 axb5 35. a6 Be4 $19) 31... Rxc2
32. bxa6 Rc3+ 33. Kd2 Rc5 34. a7 Rxa5 35. a8=Q Rxa8 36. Nxa8 {, und das Spiel
ist höchstwahrscheinlich ausgeglichen, z.B.} g5 37. Ke3 h5 38. Nb6 Ke6 39. Kf2
g4 40. Nc4 Kd5 41. Ne3+ Ke6 42. Kg2 Kf6 43. Nc4 h4 44. Kf2 Ke6 45. Ne3 g3+ 46.
hxg3 hxg3+ 47. Ke2 f4 $11 (47... Kf6 $11)) 31. Nd5+ {Vorsicht, Falle!} ({Falls
} 31. a6 {, so} f5 32. Nd5+ (32. Rxc2 $2 Rxc2 33. a7 Ra2 34. a8=Q Rxa8 35. Nxa8
Kd6 $17 36. Nb6 g5) 32... Kd6 33. a7 f4+ 34. Nxf4 exf4+ 35. Kxf4 {und der 
(wiederholt auftauchende) Räumungszug} Be4 $11 {macht dem schwarzen Turm freie
Bahn nach a2.}) 31... Kd6 $2 ({Kurz vor dem Remishafen der entscheidende
Fehler. Schwarz hatte die Qual der Wahl: I} 31... Kd8 $1 32. a6 (32. Ra1 $4 f5
(32... Bb3 33. Nb6 Kc7)) (32. Nb4 Bf5 (32... Bg6 $2 33. a6 f5 34. Nc6+) 33. a6
Bc8 34. Rc5 Rb2 35. Nc6+ (35. Rxb5 $2 Rb3+) 35... Kd7 36. Nb8+ Kd8 37. Nc6+ $11
) 32... f5 33. a7 f4+ 34. Nxf4 exf4+ 35. Kxf4 Be4 $11) ({II} 31... Kd7 $1 {
und wie bei 31...Kd8:} 32. a6 f5 33. a7 f4+ 34. Nxf4 exf4+ 35. Kxf4 Be4 $11) ({
III} 31... Kf8 $4 {/31...Ke8??} 32. a6 $18) ({IV} 31... Kf7 $4 32. a6 Bf5 33.
a7 Ra2 34. Rc7+ Kf8 (34... Kg6 35. Ne7+ Kg5 36. h4+) 35. Nb6 $18) ({V} 31...
Ke6 $2 32. Nb4 $1 Bg6 33. a6 f5 34. f4 exf4+ 35. Kd3 f3 36. Rc6+ $1 (36. a7 $4
f4+ 37. Kd4 (37. Kc3 Be4) 37... Rd2+ 38. Kc3 Rd8) 36... Kf7 37. a7 f2 (37...
f4+ 38. Rxg6 (38. Kc3)) 38. Ke2 Rg1 (38... Bh5+ 39. Kf1) 39. Kxf2 Ra1 40. Ra6
$18 {. Problemlos glichen demnach 31...Kd8! und 31...Kd7! aus.}) 32. Nb4 $1 $18
{Ein baldiges Schach auf c6 wird dem Nachziehenden zum Verhängnis!} (32. a6 $2
f5 {wie vorher}) 32... Bf5 (32... Rxh2 33. a6 Kc7 34. Nxc2 $18 (34. Rxc2+ $4
Rxc2 35. Nxc2 Kb6 36. Nb4 h5)) 33. a6 Rb2 34. a7 Rb3+ 35. Kf2 Ra3 36. Rc6+ {
und wegen 37.Ra6 gab Schwarz auf} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0910"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2010.03.21"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.10.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Katernberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 ({Gegenwärtig üblicher und energischer ist
} 11. g4 {und hierzu ein paar ChessBase-Daten:} b5 12. g5 (12. Rg1 Qc7 (12...
Nb6 13. Na5 (13. g5 Nh5 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Be2 Nf6 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18.
Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Be5 20. Rdd1 f3 21. Bxf3 Bxh2 22. Rg2 Bf4+ 23. Kb1 g6 24.
Nc5 Bh3 25. Re2 Ra7 26. e5 Kg7 27. Nd5 Bg5 28. Ne4 Bd8 29. Rh2 Bf5 30. Ndf6 Rh8
31. Nd6 {1-0 Inarkiev,E (2675)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2602)/Novokuznetsk 2008/CBM
126}) 13... Rc8 14. g5 Nh5 15. Kb1 g6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxa5
{1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2791)-Karjakin,S (2706)/Nice 2009/CBM 129 Extra (61)}) 13. g5
Nh5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb6 16. Na5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 {1-0 Motylev,A (2695)
-Najer,E (2666)/Khanty Mansiysk 2009/CBM 134 (41)}) 12... b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4
a5 15. f5 a4 (15... Bxb3 16. cxb3 a4 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P (2738)-Bu Xiangzhi 
(2710)/Ningpo 2008/CBM 126 (41)}) 16. fxe6 (16. Nbd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 b3 18. Kb1
bxc2+ 19. Nxc2 {0-1 Inarkiev,E (2664)-Sjugirov,S (2585)/Ulan Ude 2009/CBM 132 
(56)}) 16... axb3 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. cxb3 Rxa2 19. Kb1 Qa8 20. Ng3 Rxf1 21.
Rhxf1 Ra1+ 22. Kc2 Qc6+ 23. Kd3 Qb5+ 24. Kc2 Qc6+ 25. Kd3 Qb5+ 26. Kc2 {
1/2-1/2 Najer,E (2681)-Potkin,V (2606)/Ulan Ude 2009/CBM 132}) 11... b5 12. Bd3
$6 ({Recht zögerlich und ungewöhnlich, während} 12. g4 {immer noch eine
interessante Option war, z.B.} b4 (12... Nb6 $5 {, CDM}) 13. Ne2 a5 14. g5 Nh5
15. Ng3 Nf4 16. h4 a4 17. Nc1 b3 18. cxb3 axb3 19. a3 g6 20. Nd3 d5 21. Nxf4
exf4 22. Bxf4 Nb6 23. Be5 Bd6 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. exd5 Bxd5 26. Ne4 Bxe4+ 27.
fxe4 Qe7 28. Bb5 Na4 29. Bc6 Rfc8 30. Bxa8 Rc2 31. Qd4 Rxb2+ 32. Qxb2 Nxb2 33.
Kxb2 Qe5+ 34. Kb1 Qf4 35. Bd5 Qf2 36. Bxf7+ {1-0 Sutovsky,E (2629)-Sadvakasov,
D (2615)/Moscow 2007/CBM 117}) 12... Nb6 13. Qf2 Nc4 ({Natürlich und gut,
indes mag das vorbereitende} 13... Rb8 $5 {ebenso Beachtung verdienen, z.B.}
14. h4 Nc4 15. g4 Qc7 16. h5 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 h6 18. g5 hxg5 19. Rdg1 b4 20. Nd1
Nd7 21. h6 g6 $15 {(} 22. Bxa6 $2 Ra8 {)}) 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Nc5 Qc7 ({Genauer
erscheint} 15... Qc8 $142 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bc1 (17. Qg3 Nh5) 17... Rb8 18. h4
Qc6 19. Qg3 Bd8 $15 {/\Bb6-d4 oder Ba5 und Schwarz steht zweifellos besser})
16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qg3 Rab8 18. Qh3 Kf7 $6 ({Das wirkt nun arg gekünstelt,
während die schwarze Stellung nach dem korrektiven} 18... Qd7 $142 {immer noch
vorzuziehen ist, z.B.} 19. Bc1 (19. g4 Qb7 20. Bc1 Ne8 21. g5 Bxg5 22. Qxe6+
Kh8 23. b3 cxb3 24. axb3 Bxc1 25. Kxc1 Rf6 $15) 19... Ne8 20. Ka1 (20. Qg3 Qc6
21. h4 Bd8 22. h5 Ba5 23. Ne2 Nf6 24. Ka1 Nd7 25. Qh3 Rfe8 $15 {/\Nc5}) 20...
Nc7 21. Rhf1 (21. Nd5 Bd8 22. f4 exf4 23. Rhf1) 21... Nb5 22. Nxb5 axb5 23. f4
exf4 24. Bxf4 b4 25. Qg4 Rb5 26. Rd5 $6 (26. Be3) 26... Rf6 27. Rf3 $4 (27.
Rxb5 Qxb5 28. Qe2 $15) 27... Rg6 {0-1 Kranjec,T-Kranjec,P (2074)/ICCF WS 2004}
(27... Rg6 28. Qh3 Qa7 29. Rd1 Ra5 30. a3 c3 31. Bc1 Bg5 $1 $19)) 19. f4 (19.
Bc1 $13) 19... Qa5 (19... Qb7 20. Bc1 (20. b3 $4 Nxe4) 20... exf4 21. Rhf1 e5
22. g3 $13 {/=}) 20. Bc1 exf4 21. Ka1 {eine vernünftige Prophylaxe} ({I Falls
aber} 21. Bxf4 $2 {, so gerät Weiß nach} Qa3 {in große Schwierigkeiten:} 22.
Bc1 (22. b3 $2 cxb3 23. cxb3 Rxb3+ $1 24. axb3 Qxb3+ 25. Kc1 (25. Ka1 $2 Nxe4
$1 26. Rhf1 (26. Nxe4 Qa4+ 27. Kb2 Rb8+ 28. Kc3 Rb3+ 29. Kd2 Rxh3 30. gxh3 Qxe4
$19) 26... Kg8 27. Be5 Nxc3 28. Bxc3 (28. Qxc3 Qa4+ 29. Kb1 Qb5+ (29... Rxf1
30. Qc8+ Rf8 31. Qxe6+ Rf7 $19 (31... Kh8 $2 32. Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Qxe7+ Kg8 34.
Qe6+ Kh8 35. Qxd6)) 30. Kc2 Rxf1 31. Rxf1 (31. Qc8+ Kf7) 31... Qxf1 $19) 28...
Qa4+ 29. Kb1 Qb5+ 30. Ka1 Rxf1 31. Qxe6+ Rf7 $19)) 22... Rxb2+ $1 23. Bxb2 (23.
Ka1 $2 Rfb8 $19 {mit der vernichtenden Doppeldrohung 24...Qxa2+ und 24...Qxc3
jeweils nebst Matt}) 23... Rb8 24. Na4 (24. Nb5 Qxh3 25. gxh3 Rxb5 $17) 24...
Qxa4 25. Qc3 e5 $17 {, z.B.} 26. Rhe1 Qb5 27. a3 Bd8 28. Qb4 Ba5 29. Qxb5 Rxb5
30. Re3 c3 31. Rxd6 Rxb2+ 32. Kc1 Ra2 33. Kd1 Ra1+ 34. Ke2 Rc1) ({II} 21. Rhf1
$6 g5 22. Ka1 Rb7 23. Ne2 e5 24. Nc3 Qc5 25. g3 Qc8 26. Qg2 Ke8 $15) 21... g5
$6 ({Verpaßt eine günstige Gelegenheit, die Damen zu tauschen und zumindest
einen leichten Vorteil festzuhalten mit} 21... Qh5 $142 $1 22. Bxf4 Qxh3 23.
gxh3 e5 24. Bg5 Ke6 $15 25. Rhg1 (25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Nd5 f5) 25... Ne8) 22. g3
$1 ({Strebt konsequente eine Öffnung des Königsflügels an (f-Linie).
Alternativen: I} 22. Qf3 $143 e5 $15) ({II} 22. Qh6 $143 Rfc8 23. h4 Rg8 24.
hxg5 Qxg5 25. Qxg5 Rxg5 26. Bxf4 Rxg2 27. Bxd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 Rxc2 29. Rxa6
Rbxb2 30. e5 Ng4 31. Rxh7+ Kg6 32. Rh1 $15) 22... g4 (22... f3 23. g4 $13 {/=})
23. Qh6 f3 24. h3 Rg8 ({Oder: I} 24... Qh5 25. Qxh5+ (25. hxg4 $143 Qxh6 26.
Bxh6 (26. Rxh6 Kg8) 26... Kg6 $5 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Rd4 (28. Rh4 Nd7 29. Rhh1
Ne5) 28... Nxg4 29. Nd1 h5 30. Rf1 Ne5 $15) 25... Nxh5 26. hxg4 Nf6 27. g5 Ng8
28. Rxh7+ Kg6 $13 {/=}) ({II} 24... Qe5 25. hxg4 (25. Rdf1 Ke8 26. hxg4 Nxg4
27. Qxh7 Kd7 28. Bf4 Qh8 29. Rxf3 Qxh7 30. Rxh7 Rh8 31. Rg7 Rbg8 32. Rxg8 Rxg8)
25... Nxg4 26. Qxh7+ Qg7 $13 {/=}) 25. hxg4 Rxg4 26. Qe3 (26. Qh2 Qe5 27. Bf4
Qa5 28. Rdf1 Rxb2 29. Rxf3 (29. Kxb2 $2 Qb4+ 30. Kc1 Qxc3 31. Kd1 Rxf4 $1 32.
gxf4 Qa1+ 33. Kd2 Nxe4+ 34. Ke3 Qc3+ 35. Kxe4 d5#) (29. Bc1 $2 Rb8 $17) 29...
Rb7 30. Qe2 (30. Bxd6 Kg8 (30... Bxd6 $2 31. Qxh7+ Rg7 32. Rxf6+ Kxf6 33. Rf1+
Ke7 (33... Ke5 34. Qh5+) 34. Qxg7+ Kd8 35. Qxb7 Qxc3+ 36. Kb1 $18) 31. Bxe7
Rxe7 $13 {/=}) 30... Qb6 31. Rb1 Qc6 32. Rxb7 Qxb7 33. Qxc4 Rg8 $13 {/=}) 26...
Qe5 $6 (26... Rxg3 $13 {/=}) 27. Qxf3 Rxg3 $2 $138 {Damit hat der Wahlbelgier
Chuchelov seine Position gründlich verdorben, die in der nahenden Zeitnot den
Bach runtergeht.} (27... Qxg3 28. Rxh7+ (28. Qf1 Rc8) 28... Ke8 29. Rh8+ Ng8
30. Qf1 Rc8 31. Ne2 Qg2 32. Qxg2 Rxg2 33. Nf4 Rg4 34. Nxe6 c3 $14) 28. Qf2 $16
Rg7 $2 $138 ({I} 28... h5 $2 29. Bf4 Nxe4 30. Qh2 $1 Qg7 (30... Qxf4 $2 31.
Rdf1 $18 Rf3 32. Qxh5+) 31. Bxg3 Nxg3 32. Qf2+ Kg8 33. Rhg1 h4 34. Qa7 Rf8 (
34... Rd8 35. Ne4 Bf6 36. Qb6 $18 Rd7 37. c3 Be5 38. Nxd6 $18) 35. Qd7 e5 (
35... Rf6 36. Ne4 Rh6 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Nxg3 hxg3 39. Qxc4 $18) 36. Qe6+ Qf7 37.
Qg4+ Qg7 38. Qxc4+ Qf7 39. Qxa6 $18) ({II} 28... Rbg8 $5 {hätte noch zähen
Widerstand geleistet:} 29. Bf4 Rg2 30. Qf3 (30. Qxg2 $6 Rxg2 31. Bxe5 dxe5 32.
Rdf1 Kg6 33. Rfg1 Rg5 34. Rxg5+ Kxg5 35. Nb1 h5 36. Nd2 c3 37. bxc3 Ng4 $14)
30... Qa5 31. Bxd6 Bxd6 32. Rxh7+ R2g7 33. Rxg7+ Rxg7 34. Rxd6 Rg1+ 35. Rd1 $16
) ({III} 28... Rxc3 $2 29. Rxh7+ $1 $18) 29. Qa7 $1 Rgg8 ({I} 29... Re8 30. Be3
{drohend Bd4-xf6} Kg8 31. Qxa6 {-xc4+-} (31. Bd4 Qf4) 31... Qg3 32. Bb6) ({II} 
29... Rc8 30. Be3 {drohend Bd4-xf6} Qa5 (30... d5 31. Rdf1) 31. Bb6 Qg5 (31...
Qe5 32. Bd4) 32. Rhg1 Ng4 (32... Qh6 33. Be3 $18) 33. Qd7 $18 Rf8 34. Rdf1+ Kg8
35. Qxe6+ Kh8 36. Rxf8+ Bxf8 37. Bd4) 30. Rdf1 $18 h5 31. Bf4 Ra8 32. Qxa8 Rxa8
33. Bxe5 dxe5 34. Rxh5 Bd6 35. Rh6 Be7 36. Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1516"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2016.04.24"]
[Round "15.7"]
[White "Markgraf, Alexander"]
[Black "Brueggemann, Joachim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2309"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.09.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Erfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{KNOTENPUNKTE D5/E4 (ein Lehrstück zum Thema genutzte/ungenutzte Chancen) Mit
9,5 Punkten aus 11 Partien und (längst überfälliger) Großmeister-Norm in
der 1.Bundesliga sowie 4 aus 5 in der 2.Liga-Nord bot Alexander Markgraf für
Werder Bremen eine glänzende Saisonleistung. Mit dem "Glück des Tüchtigen"
gelang ihm auch in der letzten Bundesliga-Runde der folgende gehaltvolle
"Arbeitssieg".} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 {
Für "sizilianische Najdorf-Anhänger" die traditionelle Fortsetzung: Weiß
hat die Wahl zwischen dem scharfen 7.Nb3, üblicherweise mit der langen
Rochade verbunden, und dem soliden 7.Nf3, wo er versucht, mittels Hemmung (Bc4,
Bg5, a4) Aktivitäten des Gegners zu unterbinden und einen kleinen,
dauerhaften Vorteil zu erlangen.} 7. Nf3 ({Hier variiert Markgraf die beiden
Springerrückzüge. Seine letzten Erfahrungen in der 2.Bundesliga-Nord für
Werder Bremen mit dem ambitionierten} 7. Nb3 {waren indes durchwachsen:} Be6 8.
f3 (8. Qd2 Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. a4 $142 $1 $14 (11. Kb1 {Vermutlich
sollte Weiß besser den weiteren Vorstoß des a-Bauern stoppen.} a4 12. Nc1 Ra5
(12... a3 13. b3 Ra5) 13. Qf2 (13. g4 $143 d5 $1 14. g5 Nxe4 $1 15. fxe4 d4)
13... Nbd7 14. g4 $6 (14. a3 $142 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Rxd5 17. Rxd5 Bxd5
$13 {/=}) 14... d5 $1 15. g5 Nxe4 $1 {die hier übliche Wendung} 16. fxe4 d4
$15 {- 0:1/27, Markgraf,A (2483)-Olszewski,M (2544), Germany 2014}) (11. Bb5
$142 {"!", J. Nunn} Na6 12. Qe2 Qb8 (12... Nc7 13. Nc5) 13. g4 Rc8 14. g5 Ne8
15. f4 Nec7 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. f5 Bc4 $13)) 8... Nbd7 (8... h5) 9. Qd2 (9. g4)
9... b5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 O-O (11... b4) (11... Nb6) 12. Rg1 Nb6 13. Na5 Qc7
14. g5 Nh5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 {- remis, Markgraf,A (2483)-Figura,A (2369), Germany
2014}) 7... Be7 ({Oder z.B.: I} 7... Be6 $6 {worauf lästig} 8. Ng5 {folgen
kann.}) ({II} 7... Qc7 {hindert Weiß daran, seinen Läufer nach c4 zu stellen}
8. a4 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Qd3 {mit einem minimalen Plus für Weiß})
8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O h6 {Wird seltener gewählt.} ({Alternativen, z.B.: I Viel
häufiger ist} 9... Be6 {anzutreffen:} 10. Bb3 (10. Bxe6 fxe6 {stärkt das
schwarze Zentrum und gibt Weiß - wenn überhaupt - nur minimalen Vorteil:} 11.
Na4 Ng4 (11... Nfd7 12. c4 Nc6) 12. Qd3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 b5 14. Nb6 Ra7 15. Nd5
Rb7 16. Qd2 $1 Qd7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Rad1 Rb6 19. Ne1 Nd7 20. Nd3 Nf6 21. f3
Qc7 22. c3 a5 $13 {/=, remis/35, Giri,A (2793)-Wojtaszek,R (2741), Baku 2015})
10... Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 {Als beliebte Methode im Kampf um das Zentralfeld d5
wird so das weiße Läuferpaar gekappt.} (11... Rc8 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Bg5 Na5 {
, z.B.} 14. Ne1 Nxb3 (14... Nc4 $5) 15. cxb3 Ne8 16. Be3 (16. Bxe7 $142 Qxe7
17. Nc2 Nf6 18. Ne3) 16... Nf6 (16... b5) 17. Rac1 Qa5 18. Bg5 Rc6 19. Nc2 h6
$13 {/=, remis/47, Markgraf,A (2394)-Bangiev,A (2439), Germany 2006}) 12. Rfd1
Nxb3 13. axb3 {Gelegentlich wird auch aus der Mitte herausgeschlagen (13.cxb3),
um das Gegenspiel (gegen c2) auf der ansonsten halboffenen c-Linie zu
vermeiden. In jedem Fall versucht der Anziehende, über die weißen Felder zu
dominieren (d5) und Druck auf der halboffenen d-Linie (d6) zu entfalten. Die
oft resultierenden Endspiele sind überwiegend etwas angenehmer für Weiß bei
allerdings großer Remisbreite.} Qc7 (13... Qe8) 14. Bg5 Nh5 15. Nxe5 Bxg5 16.
Qxh5 Bf6 17. Nf3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Nd4 Rac8 $146 20. Qa5 Qxa5 (20... Rfd8
21. Rd3 Qc5 22. Qd2) 21. Rxa5 Rc3 22. f3 Rd8 23. Rd2 Kf8 24. Ne2 Rcc8 25. c4
$14 {Efimenko hat den Eindringling von c3 vertrieben und vermag relativ
risikolos leichten Druck auszuüben. Dennoch endete die Partie 0:1/60,
Efimenko,Z (2680)-Najer,E (2682), Germany 2008 CBM 126 Extra [Meyer,CD]}) ({II
} 9... Qc7 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Nh4 g6 (11... Nxe4 $6 12. Nxe4 Bxb3 13. cxb3 Bxh4
14. Qxd6) (11... Nc6 12. Nf5) 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Qd2 Ng4 14. Nf3 Nd7 15. Bg5 Ngf6
16. a4 Rab8 17. Qe2 Bxb3 18. cxb3 b5 19. axb5 axb5 $13 {/=, remis/44, Caruana,
F (2757)-Anand,V (2780), Baden-Baden 2013}) 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Nh4 $5 Nc6 12. Nf5
Bxf5 13. exf5 Rc8 ({Ebenso in Betracht kamen: I} 13... Qd7 14. Qf3 Na5 15. Rfd1
Rac8 16. Rac1 (16. Nd5 Nxb3 17. cxb3 Rc2 18. Nb6 Qc6 19. Qxc6 Rxc6 20. Rac1
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 d5 $11) 16... Nc4 (16... Rxc3 $5 17. bxc3 Rc8 18. Bd5 b5 19. Bb3
Nc4 $44) 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 $14 {- remis/56, Kurmann,O (2430)
-Gurevich,V (2460), Germany 2008}) ({II} 13... Na5 14. Nd5 Nxb3 15. axb3 Nxd5 (
15... Rb8 16. c3 Qd7 17. g4 Rfe8 18. Ra5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Rec8 20. Rd1 $14) 16.
Qxd5 Qd7 17. c3 $14 {- remis/32, Dauga,Z (2468)-Diaz,S (2528), ICCF email 2012}
) 14. Qf3 ({Verpasst eine günstige Transformation mittels} 14. Nd5 $142 $1 {
, und zwar} Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Na5 16. c3 $14 {und weiter z.B.:} b5 (16... Nxb3 17.
axb3 Qd7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. g4) 17. Rfd1 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Qb7) 14... Na5 $1
15. Bd5 $5 $146 (15. Rad1 Nxb3 {und bereits remis vereinbart in der
Bundesliga-Begegnung Medvegy,Z (2467)-Bischoff,K (2559), Germany 2005}) 15...
b5 16. Rfd1 $6 ({An einer derartigen Stelle ist stets zu prüfen, welcher Turm
nach d1 zieht.} 16. Rad1 $142 {dürfte hier den Vorzug verdienen, da eine
etwaige Öffnung der a-Linie kaum zu erwarten ist und so ggf. der Rückzug
Be3-c1 erfolgen kann, ohne die Turmverbindung zu unterbrechen:} Qd7 (16... Nc4
17. Bc1) 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. a3 Nc4 19. Bc1 Nb6 20. Bb3 Nc4 21. Nd5 {mit einem
kleinen weißen Plus.}) 16... Qd7 $13 {/=} 17. a3 $6 (17. Be4 Nc4 18. Bc1 Nb6
19. Be3 Nc4 20. Bc1 Nb6 $11 {mit Stellungswiederholung}) 17... Rfe8 $6 ({
Schwarz agiert planlos, anstatt mit seinen Aktivitäten auf der halboffenen
c-Linie unverzüglich fortzufahren. Viel stärker war} 17... Nc4 $142 $1 {
und nach} 18. Bc1 Nb6 19. Bb3 Rfd8 $15 {steht er für den Gegenstoß d5 bereit.
}) 18. Be4 ({Interessante Verwicklungen entstehen nach} 18. Ne4 $5 {, z.B.} Nc4
(18... Rxc2 $2 {ist wegen} 19. b4 $1 Nc4 20. Bc6 {nicht zu empfehlen:} Qc8 21.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Bxe8 Qxe8 23. Qe4 Rc3 24. Qb7 $14) 19. Nc5 e4 $1 (19... Rxc5
$143 20. Bxc5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Qc6 22. Bb4 Nxb2 23. f6 gxf6 24. Bd2 $14) 20. Nxd7
exf3 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Rab1 Rcd8 24. Bd4 Re2 $13 {/=}) 18... Rc4
$6 ({Das Vorpostenfeld c4 sollte besser anders genutzt werden. Keine
Ausgleichsprobleme hätte Schwarz nach} 18... Nc4 $142 $1 {gehabt:} 19. Bc1
Nxe4 (19... Nb6 20. Be3 Nc4 $11) 20. Qxe4 Nb6 21. Be3 (21. h3 $6 Rc4 22. Qf3 e4
(22... Qc6 23. Qxc6 Rxc6) 23. Nxe4 Qc6 24. Be3 Rxe4 25. Bxb6 Bf6 26. Bd4 Bxd4
27. Rxd4 Qxc2) 21... Nc4 22. Bc1 $13 {/=}) 19. Bd5 ({Die heftigen
Verwicklungen nach} 19. Nd5 $5 {stellen insbesondere die Verteidigung auf eine
harte Probe:} Nxe4 (19... Nxd5 $2 20. Rxd5 $16) 20. b3 $1 Nf6 $5 (20... Nc3 $2
21. bxc4 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 Nxc4 23. f6 $1 Bd8 (23... Bf8 $2 24. fxg7 Bxg7 25. Bxh6
f5 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qg3+ Kf8 28. Nf6 $18) 24. Qg3 g6 25. Bxh6 Qf5 26. Bg5 $16)
(20... Rxc2 $2 21. Qxe4 Rec8 (21... Rb2 22. b4 $1 (22. Nxe7+ $5 Qxe7 23. Qb4 (
23. b4) 23... Nxb3 24. Qc3 Rxf2 $8 25. Qxb3 Rxf5 26. Rac1 $14) 22... Nb3 (22...
Nc4 23. Bc1 $16 {nebst Qualitätsgewinn}) 23. Rac1 $1 Qd8 (23... Nxc1 $4 24.
Bxc1 Ra2 25. Qb1 Re2 26. Kf1 $18 {mit Turmfang})) 22. Nb6 Qc6 23. Qb4 $1 Rb8
24. Nd5 Bd8 25. Bxh6 $1 (25. Qg4 $5 h5 26. Qxh5 Nxb3 27. Rab1 $16) 25... Qc5 (
25... gxh6 $2 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. f6 Bxf6 28. Nxf6 $40 {+-}) 26. Be3 Qxb4 27. axb4
Nc6 28. Rxa6 $16) 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 (21... Rxe7 $143 22. bxc4 Nxc4 23. Qa8+ Kh7
24. Qxa6 $14) 22. bxc4 Nxc4 23. Qc6 d5 (23... Nxe3 $143 24. fxe3 d5 25. a4 $14)
24. Bc5 Qd8 25. Qxa6 Qc7 26. Bb4 Rb8 27. h3 Kh7 28. Rdb1 e4 $13 {/=}) 19...
Rcc8 $13 {/=} 20. Rab1 $6 (20. Ne4 $142) (20. Be4 $142) 20... Bf8 $2 ({Dagegen
hätte Schwarz mit} 20... Nc4 $142 21. Bc1 Rc7 $15 {wieder Morgenluft wittern
können.}) 21. Be4 $6 ({Weiß rangiert ziellos auf den Knotenpunkten d5/e4
herum, während} 21. Ne4 $142 $5 {die Gunst des Augenblicks genutzt hätte:}
Be7 (21... Nxe4 $2 22. Bxe4 Nc4 (22... f6 $2 23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. Qg4 $18) 23. f6
g6 24. c3 $16) 22. Nc5 $5 (22. c3 Nc4) 22... Qd8 23. Nxa6 Rxc2 24. Nb4 Rc8 25.
Rbc1 $14) 21... Rc4 $13 {/=} ({Das "sizilianische Qualitätsopfer"} 21... Rxc3
{ist hier wie auch im Folgenden durchaus erwägenswert:} 22. bxc3 Rc8 $44) 22.
Bb6 $6 {Der Läufer gerät so auf Abwege. Hier hätte Weiß das
Qualitätsopfer forcieren sollen:} (22. Bd5 $142 Rxc3 (22... Rcc8 $2 23. Ne4 $1
{wie gehabt}) 23. bxc3 Rc8 $44) 22... Nxe4 $2 ({Räumt dem feindlichen
Schimmel einen Sonnenplatz auf e4 ein. Statt dessen hätte Schwarz mit} 22...
Nc6 $142 $1 {das Heft in die Hand nehmen sollen:} 23. Bd5 (23. Re1 Rxc3 $1 24.
Qxc3 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Qb7 26. Qe3 (26. Be3 $4 d5) 26... Rb8 27. Rg4 Kh8 28. Qb3
Qxb6 29. Qxf7 Qb7 30. Qxb7 Rxb7 $15) 23... Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Ne7 $1 25. Ne3 (25. f6
Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Rf4 $15) 25... Rf4 26. Qh3 Qc6 $15 {, z.B.} 27. g3 Ra4 28. f6
gxf6 29. b3 Rxa3 30. Qg4+ Kh8 31. Qb4 Qxb6 $1 32. Qxa3 d5 $15) 23. Nxe4 Nb7 $6
({Zieht seinen Rappen freiwillig auf ein unattraktives Feld zurück;
natürlicher wirkt der Gegenangriff} 23... Qc6 {mit etwa gleichen Chancen, z.B.
} 24. Bxa5 (24. Nxd6 $143 Bxd6 25. Qxc6 Nxc6 26. Rxd6 Rxc2) 24... Rxe4 25. Rd2
d5 26. Rbd1 b4 27. axb4 Bxb4 28. Bxb4 Rxb4 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxb2 31. Rc5
$11) 24. b3 ({Nach} 24. Be3 Qc6 25. Rd5 Rxc2 26. b4 Rc4 27. Rbd1 f6 28. Qg4 Kh8
29. f3 $44 {mag Weiß Kompensation für den Minusbauern haben.}) 24... Rxc2 25.
Be3 Qc6 26. h4 $6 (26. Rd3 $142 $5 {versprach dagegen ausreichend Spiel, z.B.:}
Rc8 (26... d5 27. Rxd5 Nd6 28. Ng3 $13) (26... Rd8 27. Nf6+ gxf6 (27... Kh8 28.
Qh5) 28. Qg4+ Kh7 29. Bd2 Bg7 30. Rg3 Rg8 31. Bxh6 Qc8 32. Be3 Bh6 33. Qh5 Rxg3
34. hxg3 Qf8 35. Bxh6 Qxh6 36. Qxf7+ Qg7 37. Qh5+ Qh6 (37... Kg8 38. Qe8+) 38.
Qf7+ $11) 27. Qg4 d5 $5 28. Rxd5 Nc5 29. Bxc5 Bxc5 30. Rbd1 Bxa3 31. g3 (31. h4
) 31... Rc1 32. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 33. Kg2 Qc6 34. f6 g6 35. Qd7 $13 {/=}) 26... Rd8 $2
({Nach diesem Fehler gerät Schwarz in eine fatale positionelle Zange.
Erforderlich war jetzt die Prophylaxe} 26... Kh8 $142 $1 {, z.B.} 27. f6 g6 28.
h5 g5 29. Rbc1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Qd7 31. Nc3 Nc5 32. Qd5 Rc8 $15) 27. Rd5 $1 {
Mit diesem kleinen Trick stopft Weiß das Loch auf d5, behält die vitalen
Zentralpunkte d5/e4 unter Kontrolle und vermag er seine Aktivitäten am
Königsflügel dann in Ruhe zu verdichten.} Kh8 {Zu spät!} ({Nach} 27... f6 {
führt} 28. Rbd1 $1 (28. Bxh6 $2 Nc5 $1 (28... gxh6 $2 29. Nxf6+ Kf7 30. Qh5+
Ke7 31. Qg6 $16) 29. Be3 Nxe4 30. Qxe4 $13 {/=}) 28... Kh8 29. g4 $40 {unter
Zugumstellung zur Partie.}) 28. Rbd1 Qe8 (28... f6 29. g4 Qe8 30. g5 Qf7 {
ist ebenfalls Zugumstellung zur Partie.}) 29. g4 $1 $40 {+/-} ({Allem Anschein
nach ist dieses Vorgehen wesentlich stärker als das sich am Ende der Analyse
als voreilig erweisende} 29. f6 {:} g6 (29... Qe6 30. fxg7+ Bxg7 31. Bg5 $1 Rd7
(31... hxg5 32. Nxg5 Qf6 33. Nxf7+ (33. Qh5+ $4 Bh6 34. Nxf7+ Kg7) 33... Kg8
34. Nxd8 Qxd8 35. R5d2 $14) 32. Bf6 Bxf6 33. Nxf6 Rdc7 34. R5d3 Re7 35. g4 Kg7
(35... e4 $4 36. Qf4 Kg7 37. Nh5+ Kf8 38. Rxd6 Nxd6 39. Rxd6 $18) 36. g5 hxg5
37. hxg5 Rc8 38. Qe4 Rh8 39. Rc3 Nc5 40. Qc6 $14) 30. h5 g5 31. Bxg5 $5 hxg5
32. Qf5 (32. Qd3 Rdc8 33. Nxg5 e4 34. Qh3 Bh6 35. Qe3 Nd8 36. Rxd6 R2c7 37.
Qxe4 Qxe4 38. Nxe4 $13 {/=}) 32... Qe6 (32... Bh6 $2 33. Nxd6 Nxd6 34. Qxc2)
33. Qxg5 Kh7 34. Qg3 Kh8 35. Qd3 Rdc8 36. Ng5 e4 37. Qd4 Qg4 (37... Qe8 38. Re5
$1 Qc6 (38... dxe5 $4 39. Qxe4) 39. Rxe4 $14) 38. Nxf7+ Kh7 39. Ng5+ Kh8 40.
Qxe4 Qxe4 41. Nxe4 $14) 29... f6 30. g5 Qf7 31. Kh2 $1 {Räumt die g-Linie
für die schweren Geschütze zu einem taktischen Feuerwerk! Versuchen wir,
diese reizvollen Kampfhandlungen etwas mehr auszuleuchten:} Rdc8 ({Oder z.B.: I
} 31... Rc6 32. gxh6 gxh6 33. Rg1 $1 $40 {+- Dieses fulminante
Turmopferangebot auf d5 wird in verschiedenen Varianten auftauchen.} Qxd5 34.
Qh5 $1 Rc7 35. Nxf6) ({II} 31... Rcc8 32. gxh6 gxh6 33. Rg1 $1 Nc5 (33... Qxd5
34. Qh5 $1 Rc7 (34... Qxb3 35. Bxh6 $18) (34... Qxe4 35. Bxh6 $18) 35. Nxf6 $18
) 34. Bxc5 $1 Qxd5 $5 (34... dxc5 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Rg6 Bg7 (36... c4 37. Qh5
$18) 37. Nxc5 Qd5 (37... Rg8 38. Ne6 Bf8 39. h5 $18 Kh7 40. b4 Kh8 41. Qe3 Kh7
42. Qb6) 38. Qe3 $1 (38. Qxd5 $5 Rxd5 39. Ne6) 38... Qd4 (38... Rd6 39. Ne4 $18
) 39. Rxg7 $18 Qxh4+ 40. Qh3 Qxf2+ 41. Rg2 Qf4+ 42. Qg3 Rd4 43. Ne6 Qxg3+ 44.
Rxg3) 35. Nxf6 Qf7 36. Rg8+ Qxg8 37. Nxg8 dxc5 38. Nf6 Bg7 39. Qh5 $1 Rc6 40.
Ne8 Rd7 41. Nxg7 Kxg7 42. f6+ $1 {und vermutlich +-}) ({III} 31... fxg5 32.
hxg5 g6 (32... Rdc8 33. g6 Qe7 34. Qh3 $18 {/\f6}) 33. Nf6 Rc3 (33... Bg7 $143
34. Qe4 $1) 34. Rg1 gxf5 35. Qxf5 Be7 36. Rd4 $3 Rg8 (36... Rxe3 37. Rh4 $18) (
36... exd4 37. Bxd4 $18) 37. Rh4 Rg6 38. Rg3 $1 $40 {+-} (38. Qh3 $1 Bxf6 (
38... Bf8 39. Rg3 $1 Bg7 40. Ne4 Rc7 41. Rf3 $18 Qd7 42. Qxd7 Rxd7 43. gxh6)
39. gxf6 Rxf6 40. Rg3 $1 {/\Rf3} Qe6 (40... Rxe3 41. Rxh6+) 41. Qg2 d5 42. Rhg4
Rc8 43. Rg6 $18 Nd6 44. Bxh6)) 32. Qg4 $5 ({Eine beachtliche Alternative ist} 
32. gxh6 $5 gxh6 {wieder mit der zündenden Idee} 33. Rg1 $1 {. Nach der
Abwicklung} Qxd5 34. Nxf6 Qf7 35. Rg8+ Qxg8 36. Nxg8 Kxg8 37. Qd5+ Kh8 38. Qxb7
d5 (38... R2c6 $143 39. Qf7 d5 40. f6) 39. Qxd5 Bg7 40. Kh3 $16 {hätte Weiß
zweifellos beträchtlichen Endspielvorteil.}) 32... fxg5 ({Keineswegs besser
sind: I} 32... Be7 $2 33. g6 $1 Qf8 34. Rg1 Qe8 35. Qh5 Bf8 36. Nxf6 $18 Qd8
37. Ne4) ({II} 32... Rb2 $2 33. R5d3 $1 Be7 34. Rg1 $1 Rg8 (34... d5 35. g6 $1
Qe8 36. Qh5 Bf8 37. Nxf6 $18 gxf6 (37... Qc6 38. Ng4) 38. Bxh6 Rxf2+ 39. Kh1
Kg8 40. Bxf8 Kxf8 41. Qh7) 35. g6 Qf8 36. b4 a5 (36... Rc2 37. Rc3 Rxc3 38.
Nxc3 Bd8 (38... d5 39. Nxd5 Bd8 40. Qh5 Nd6 41. Bc5 a5 42. Rd1 $18) 39. Nd5 a5
40. Rc1 $18) 37. Rc1 $1 Bd8 (37... axb4 38. Rc7 $18 Nc5 39. Nxc5 dxc5 40. Rdd7)
38. Nc3 Qe8 39. Nd1 $1 Ra2 40. Qh5 Qf8 41. Rd5 $18) ({III} 32... h5 $2 33. Qf3
fxg5 34. Nxg5 Qe8 35. f6 $1 g6 36. Qe4 R2c7 (36... Nd8 37. Rxd6 Bxd6 38. Rxd6
R2c7 39. Bb6 Nf7 40. Bxc7 Rxc7 41. Rxa6) 37. Bb6 Rd7 38. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 (38...
Qxe5+ 39. Qxe5 dxe5 40. Rxd7 $18) 39. Rxd7 Qxd7 40. Qxg6 Nd6 41. f7 $18) 33.
hxg5 Be7 $2 ({Alternativen: I} 33... g6 $5 34. fxg6 Qxg6 35. Kg3 R2c7 (35...
Re8 36. Rh1 Re6 37. Rdd1 Rc7 38. f3 Kh7 39. Rh5 $16) 36. gxh6 Qf7 (36... Qh7
37. Rg1 $1 Qd7 38. Qg5 Qf7 39. Kh3 Be7 40. Qg7+ Qxg7 41. Rxg7 $18 Bf8 42. Rxc7
Rxc7 43. Kg4) (36... Qg8 37. Qxg8+ Kxg8 38. Kh4 $16) 37. Kh2 $5 Be7 $5 (37...
Re8 38. Rg1 Be7 (38... Re6 39. Rg3 $18 {/\Rf3} Nc5 (39... Bxh6 40. Qh3) 40. Rf3
Qg8 41. Rxc5 dxc5 42. Rxf8 Qxf8 43. Qxe6) 39. Qg7+ Qxg7 40. Rxg7 $18 Bd8 (40...
Rc6 41. Bg5 Nc5 42. Rxe7 Rxe7 43. Nxc5 Rec7 44. Ne4) 41. Nxd6 Nxd6 42. Rxd6
Rxg7 43. hxg7+ Kxg7 44. Rxa6) 38. Rg1 Rg8 39. Qxg8+ Qxg8 40. Rxg8+ Kxg8 41. Kh3
$16) ({II} 33... h5 $2 34. Qh3 g6 35. Nf6 {- drohend 36.Rxe5! und 36.fxg6 -}
R8c7 36. R5d3 $1 Be7 (36... Bg7 37. Rxd6 Nxd6 38. Rxd6 $18) (36... Ra2 37. Bb6
$1 Rcc2 (37... Re7 38. Rf3 $18) (37... e4 38. Rg3 Rc5 39. fxg6 Qxg6 40. Bxc5
Nxc5 41. Nxh5 $18) 38. fxg6 Qxg6 39. Nxh5 $18) 37. fxg6 Qxg6 38. Nd5 $18) 34.
g6 $5 ({Das agressivere} 34. f6 $1 {kommt gleich zur Sache:} h5 (34... gxf6 35.
g6 Qg7 (35... f5 36. Qh5 $18) 36. Qh5 Rg8 (36... Bf8 37. Ng3 {/\Nf5+-}) 37. Rg1
Bf8 38. Rd3 $1 {mit der unwiderstehlichen Drohung 39.Bxh6 Qxh6 40.Rh3+-} ({auch
} 38. Qf5 $1)) 35. Qh4 Bf8 36. g6 $1 Qxg6 37. Rg1 Qf7 38. fxg7+ Bxg7 39. Rxd6
R2c6 40. Rdd1 $142 $1 (40. Ng5 $5 Nxd6 (40... Qe8 41. Qe4 $18) 41. Nxf7+ Nxf7
42. Qxh5+ Nh6 $16 {und Schwarz zappelt noch}) 40... Rf8 41. Rg5 Rg6 (41... Rh6
42. Qh3 $1 Qe6 43. Qxe6 Rxe6 44. Rd7 $18) 42. Rd7 Qxd7 43. Rxg6 Qf5 44. Rg5 ({
oder auch} 44. Rxa6 Nd8 45. Ng3 Qh7 46. Rb6 $18) 44... Qf7 45. Ng3 Bf6 46.
Rxh5+ Kg8 47. Qg4+ Qg7 48. Qe4 Nd6 49. Qd5+ Nf7 50. Qe6 {/\Nf5+-}) 34... Qf8
35. Rg1 $6 ({I} 35. R5d3 $142 $1 R8c7 (35... R8c6 36. Kg2 $1 Bf6 (36... a5 37.
Rh1 $18 Nc5 38. Rxh6+ gxh6 39. Bxh6) (36... Bd8 37. Rh1 $18) 37. Rh1 $1 (37.
Bg5 $5 Bxg5 38. Nxg5 $16) 37... Kg8 38. Bxh6 gxh6 39. Nxf6+ Qxf6 40. Rxh6 R6c3
41. Rxc3 Rxc3 42. Rh7 $1 Nd8 43. Rd7 Rc8 44. Qh5 Kf8 45. g7+ $18) (35... Bf6
36. Kg2 $1 (36. Nxd6 Nxd6 37. Rxd6 $16 {/+-}) 36... R8c6 37. Rh1 $18) 36. Kg2
$1 ({oder mit Zugumstellung} 36. Bxh6 gxh6 37. f6 Bxf6 38. Rf3) (36. f6 $1 Bxf6
37. Bxh6 gxh6 38. Rf3 Qc8 39. Qxc8+ Rxc8 40. Nxf6 $16) 36... Bf6 (36... Rb2 37.
Rh1 $18) (36... R2c6 37. Rh1 $18) (36... Nc5 37. Bxc5 $1 R2xc5 38. Nxc5 Rxc5 (
38... dxc5 39. Qe4 $18) 39. f6 gxf6 40. Qd7 e4 41. Rg3 $18) 37. Rh1 ({oder auch
} 37. Nxd6 Nxd6 38. Rxd6 R2c6 39. Rxc6 Rxc6 40. Rd7 $1 Qc8 41. Qb4 a5 42. Qd2
Rc7 43. Rxc7 Qxc7 44. Qd5 $1 $18) 37... Kg8 38. Qf3 $1 Rd7 39. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 40.
Nxg5 Nd8 41. Qd5+ Kh8 42. Rh5 (42. Rf3 Rc5 43. Qe4 Rdc7 44. f6 gxf6 45. Rfh3
$18) 42... Rc5 (42... Qxf5 43. Nf7+ $18) 43. Qxc5 dxc5 44. Rxd7 Kg8 45. Ne4 $18
) ({II} 35. Kg2 $142 Kg8 36. R5d3 $1 R8c6 37. Rh1 (37. f6 Bxf6 38. Qe6+ Kh8 39.
Nxf6 d5 40. Qxd5 Rxf6 41. Qxb7 Rxg6+ 42. Kf1 Qf5 43. R3d2 Rxd2 44. Rxd2 Qb1+
45. Ke2 Qxb3 46. Qe4 $16 {/+-}) 37... Bf6 38. Qd1 $1 Rc8 (38... Qe7 39. Bxh6
gxh6 40. Rxh6 $18) 39. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 40. Rdh3 $18) 35... Bf6 {Nur scheinbar hat
Schwarz sich einigermaßen konsolidiert. Tatsächlich hat er seine Chancen
sträflich vernachlässigt, und nun sind ihm angesichts der dominanten weißen
Kräfte Hände und Füße gebunden, so dass er nur noch hinhaltenden
Widerstand leisten kann.} 36. Rg3 R8c7 (36... Rb2 37. Qd1 Rcc2 38. Kg2 Be7 (
38... Rc7 39. Nxd6 Nxd6 40. Rxd6 Qa8+ 41. Qf3 Rc8 42. Qxa8 Rxa8 43. Bxh6 $18)
39. f6 $1 Bxf6 40. Rf3 $18) 37. Rh3 Kg8 ({Nach} 37... Rb2 38. Qd1 Rcc2 {
läuft Schwarz wieder ins Leere:} 39. Kg2 Rc6 40. Rd2 $1 Rxd2 41. Qxd2 $18 {
und gegen den drohenden Läufereinschlag auf h6 ist kein Kraut gewachsen.}) 38.
Kg2 R2c6 ({I Zu spät kommt der Befreiungsversuch} 38... R7c6 39. Rd1 $1 d5 40.
Rxd5 Nd6 {wegen} 41. Bd2 Nxe4 42. Qxe4 Qa8 43. Rd6 Rc8 {und ähnlich wie gehabt
} 44. Qxa8 Rxa8 45. Bxh6 $18) ({II} 38... Rd7 39. Rxh6 $3 gxh6 40. Bxh6 Qe7 (
40... Bg7 41. f6 $18) 41. Nxf6+ Qxf6 42. Bg5 Qg7 43. Qe4 $1 Rcc7 44. f6 Qf8 45.
Rd3 d5 46. Qxe5 Nd8 47. Rg3 $18 {mit der vernichtenden Doppeldrohung f7+ und
Bh6}) 39. Rd1 $1 Nc5 {Kaum kommt der passive Rappe wieder an die Front, wird
er gleich verheizt.} ({Falls} 39... Qd8 {, so platzt es auf h6:} 40. Bxh6 $1
gxh6 41. Rxh6 d5 (41... Bg7 42. f6 $1 Bxh6 (42... Bxf6 43. Qe6+ Kg7 (43... Kf8
44. Nxf6 $18) 44. Rdh1 $18) (42... Qc8 43. f7+ Kf8 44. Qh5 $18 Ke7 45. Qh4+ Ke6
46. Ng5+ Kd7 (46... Ke7 47. Nh7+ Kd7 48. Nf6+ Bxf6 49. Qxf6) 47. Rh7 Bf8 48. g7
) 43. Qe6+ Kf8 44. Qh3 $1 (44. Rh1 d5 45. Rxh6 Qxf6 46. Qxf6+ Rxf6 47. Nxf6 Rc6
48. Nxd5 Rd6 49. Ne3 $18) 44... Bg7 45. fxg7+ Rxg7 46. Qf5+ Ke8 (46... Ke7 47.
Qf6+ $18) 47. Nf6+ Ke7 48. Nd5+ Ke8 49. Rh1 $18) (41... Nc5 42. Rdh1 Nxe4 43.
Qh5 $1 $18) 42. Qh3 dxe4 43. Rh1 $18) 40. Bxc5 dxc5 41. Rhd3 $1 $16 {/+- mit
durchschlagender Zentralisierung} Be7 ({I} 41... Rc8 42. Rd7 $1 $40 {+-} Qe8 (
42... R6c7 43. Qf3 Be7 44. f6 gxf6 45. Qf5) (42... c4 43. Rf7 Qe8 44. Nxf6+
Rxf6 45. Rdd7) 43. R1d6 Rxd6 44. Rxd6 Be7 (44... Rc6 45. Nxf6+ gxf6 46. Qd1 $1
Rxd6 47. Qxd6) 45. f6 $1 gxf6 46. Qe6+ Kh8 (46... Kg7 47. Rd7) 47. g7+ Kxg7 48.
Rd7 Kf8 49. Rxe7) ({II} 41... Qa8 42. Qf3 Rc8 43. Rd7 c4 44. bxc4 bxc4 45. Nd6
$1 ({oder auch} 45. Rb1 $1 Rd8 46. Rxd8+ Qxd8 47. Ng5 Rc8 48. Rd1 Bxg5 49.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 50. Qc6 $18) 45... e4 46. Qxe4 Rc5 47. Rb7 Re5 48. Qf3 Rd8 49. Nxc4
$18) ({III} 41... Re7 42. Rd6 Rxd6 43. Rxd6 $18 Qa8 44. Kg3) 42. f6 $1 gxf6 (
42... Rxf6 43. Nxf6+ Qxf6 44. Rf3 Qg5 45. Qxg5 Bxg5 46. Rd6 $18) 43. Ng3 $1 f5
(43... Rb7 44. Qe4 Qe8 45. Nf5 Bf8 46. Nxh6+ $18) 44. Nxf5 Bg5 45. Qe4 $6 ({
Schade, einen zünftigen Abschluß hätte vorzugsweise} 45. Rd7 $142 $1 {
ermöglicht:} Rxd7 46. Rxd7 Rxg6 (46... Rf6 47. Qe4 $1 Rxf5 (47... Rxg6 48.
Ne7+ Bxe7+ 49. Qxg6+ $18) 48. Qd5+ $18) 47. Ne7+ Kg7 48. Nxg6+ $18 {, z.B.}
Kxg6 49. Qe4+ (49. Qe6+ Bf6 50. f4 $1 (50. Qxa6) 50... exf4 51. Qe4+ Kh5 52.
Qf5+ Kh4 53. Rd3 Qg7+ 54. Kh2 f3 55. Qh3+ Kg5 56. Rxf3 Kg6 57. Qf5+ Kf7 58. Rg3
Qf8 59. Qd5+ Ke8 60. Rg8 (60. Re3+)) 49... Kh5 (49... Kf6 50. f3 $1 Bc1 51.
Qc6+ Kf5 52. Qd5) 50. Qxe5) 45... Qe8 $2 ({Verdirbt die letzte, unverhoffte
wie vage Chance, die mit} 45... Rxg6 $142 {wahrzunehmen war:} 46. Ne7+ Rxe7 47.
Qxg6+ Rg7 48. Qe6+ Kh8 49. Rg3 $16) 46. Nxh6+ $5 ({Zwingender sind: I} 46. Rd7
$142 $1 $18 Rxd7 (46... Qxg6 47. Rxc7 Bd8+ (47... Rxc7 48. Ne7+) 48. Kf1 Rxc7
49. Ne7+) (46... Rxg6 47. Rxc7 Bd8+ 48. Kf3 Bxc7 49. Ne7+) 47. Qxc6 Rd8 48.
Rxd8 Qxd8 49. Qb7 $1) ({II} 46. Rd6 $142 $1 Rxd6 (46... Rc8 47. Qd5+ Kh8 48.
g7+ Kh7 49. Rxc6 Rxc6 50. g8=Q+ Qxg8 51. Qxc6 $18) 47. Rxd6 Kh8 48. Qd5 $1 Ra7
(48... c4 49. Re6 $18) 49. Re6 $18 Qa8 50. Rc6 Qe8 51. Qxe5+ Qxe5 52. Rc8+ {
nebst Matt}) 46... Kf8 (46... Bxh6 47. Rd8 $18) 47. Qf5+ (47. Nf7) 47... Kg7 (
47... Rf6 48. Qxg5 Rxg6 49. Rf3+ Kg7 50. Nf5+ Kh7 (50... Kg8 51. Qxg6+ Qxg6+
52. Rg3 $18) 51. Rh1+ Kg8 52. Qxg6+ Qxg6+ 53. Rg3 $18) 48. Rd7+ Rxd7 49. Rxd7+
Be7 50. Qxe5+ Kxh6 51. Qe3+ $1 (51. Qe3+ $1 Kh5 (51... Kxg6 52. Rxe7 Qg8 53.
Qg3+ $18) 52. Rxe7 Qxg6+ 53. Kh2 Rf6 (53... Qd6+ 54. f4 $18) 54. Qh3+ Kg5 55.
f4+ Rxf4 56. Qg3+ Kf5 57. Re5+ Kxe5 58. Qxg6 $18 {. Ein ebenso aufregendes wie
instruktives Duell mit etlichen Höhen und Tiefen.}) 1-0

[Event "Doha FIDE GP (Women) 6th"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2011.02.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Xu, Yuhua"]
[Black "Sebag, Marie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2011.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f4 ({Generally speaking, with the queen developed to d2, another type
of flank activity looks more logical:} 9. f3 b5 10. O-O-O) 9... b5 ({Another
popular plan to control powerfully the e5-square is also possible} 9... exf4
10. Bxf4 Ne5 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 b5 15. Kb1 b4 16.
Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qc7 18. g4 Rfc8 19. Bd3 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qc4 21. Rhf1 h6 22. h3
d5 23. Be5 Rc6 24. b3 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 {guaranteed White a nice advantage in the
endgame, Jakovenko,D-Naiditsch,A, Dortmund 2009.}) 10. f5 ({A very risky
strategy with a pawn sacrifice paid off in the next game} 10. O-O-O Be7 11. f5
Bc4 12. g4 ({This is serious preparation for an attack; a bit slow, but who
said that only fast attacks succeeded?} 12. h3 Qc7 13. g4 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15.
exd5 a5 16. Kb1 O-O 17. g5 Rfc8 18. f6 Bd8 19. Nc1 Nb6 20. Bxb6 Qxb6 21. fxg7
Ra7 22. h4 Rac7 23. Bh3 Bxa2+ 24. Kxa2 Rxc2 25. Bxc8 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Qe3 27. Rdd1
a4 28. Bf5 Bb6 29. Rhf1 Qg3 30. Nd3 Qxh4 31. Rc1 Qd4 32. Rh1 Bd8 33. Rxh7 e4
34. Rc8 Qxd5+ 35. Ka1 {1-0 Kryvoruchko,Y-Womacka,M, Olomouc 2006}) ({Even more
slow, but possible is} 12. Kb1 O-O 13. h3 a5 14. g4 Bxf1 15. Rhxf1 b4 16. Nd5
Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qc7 18. g5 a4 19. Nd2 Rfc8 20. Qd3 Bf8 21. Rc1 Rab8 22. Rfd1 Qc6
23. h4 Rb5 24. Nf1 Qb7 25. Ka1 Ra5 26. c4 bxc3 27. Rxc3 Rxc3 28. Qxc3 Rb5 29.
Qc2 a3 30. bxa3 d5 31. a4 Ra5 32. exd5 Rxd5 33. Nd2 Qa6 34. Nb3 Rxd1+ 35. Qxd1
Qxa4 36. Qd5 g6 37. fxg6 hxg6 38. h5 gxh5 39. g6 Bg7 40. Qxf7+ Kh8 41. Qe8+ Bf8
42. Bh6 {1-0 Bruzon Batista,L-Vera Gonzalez ,R, Havana 2002}) 12... Nxg4 13.
Rg1 h5 14. Kb1 Bxf1 15. Rdxf1 Ndf6 16. a3 a5 17. Bg5 b4 18. Bxf6 bxc3 19. Bxe7
cxd2 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Nxd2 Nxh2 22. Rd1 d5 23. exd5 Rxd5 24. Nc4 Rxd1+ 25.
Rxd1 Ng4 26. Nxa5 Ke7 {and the black pawns are more dangerous than White's,
Motylev,A-Iskusnyh,S, Sochi 2007.}) 10... Bc4 11. O-O-O ({Old grandmastrers
tried to destroy the attack on the queenside, but were met with a powerful
counterstrike} 11. a4 d5 $1 12. exd5 Bb4 13. Bd3 Nxd5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ke2
N7f6 16. Bg5 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Qc8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qh6 Nf4+ 20. Kd1 Nxd3 21. Ne4
Nxb2+ 22. Kc1 Bxb3 23. c3 Nd3+ 24. Kd2 Nf2 25. Nxf6+ Kd8 26. cxb4 Qc2+ 27. Ke3
Nd1+ 28. Rxd1+ Qxd1 29. Qg7 Qd4+ {0-1 Matanovic,A-Marjanovic,S, Pula 1984}) ({
Despite its success, the following strategy is too risky:} 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12.
Nc1 Qb8 13. N1e2 Qb7 14. Nd5 Nxe4 15. Qa5 Rc8 16. O-O-O Be7 17. Ng3 Ndf6 18.
Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rhe1 O-O 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qd5 Qh4 22. Bg1 Nf6 23. Qxd6 c3 24.
b3 Qf4+ 25. Kb1 Ne4 26. Be3 Qxf5 27. Qxa6 Rfd8 28. Qe2 Nf6 29. Bb6 Rd5 30. Qf3
Qe6 31. Bd4 e4 32. Qe2 Ra5 33. Bxc3 Rac5 34. Bxf6 Qxf6 35. Qxe4 h6 36. Re2 R5c6
37. Qf3 Qg6 38. Qd3 Qh5 39. Rde1 g6 40. Re8+ Rxe8 41. Rxe8+ Kg7 42. Qd4+ {
1-0 Fernandez Aguado,J-Martin,A,Barcelona 1984}) 11... h5 $5 {A very difficult
idea - to stop White's attack on the king ide. It proved to be very dangerous
in Motylev's game. Such plans are difficult to handle, as it is necessary to
keep one's own king in the center for some time.} (11... Rc8 {looks much more
natural, but after the move in the game White must play very actively and
precisely.} 12. Kb1 (12. g4 Nxg4 13. Bg5 Ngf6 14. Rg1 Be7 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16.
Rxg7 b4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Qd3 Qc8 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Rxc2+ 21. Kb1 Qc4 22.
Qa8+ Qc8 23. Qd5 Qc4 24. Qa8+ Qc8 {1/2 Melekhina,A-Guramishvili,S, Zuerich 2010
}) 12... Be7 13. h3 d5 14. Nxd5 Nxe4 15. Qa5 Bxb3 16. Qxd8+ Bxd8 17. axb3 Ng3
18. Rg1 Nxf5 19. Bf2 Nb8 20. Be2 g6 21. g4 Nd6 22. Bg3 Nc6 23. Bf3 Kd7 24. c3
Re8 25. g5 Ke6 26. h4 f5 27. gxf6 Nf5 28. Bf2 Kf7 29. Be4 Bxf6 30. h5 Nce7 31.
hxg6+ hxg6 32. Nb6 Rc7 33. b4 Rh8 34. Nd7 Bg7 35. Nc5 Ra7 36. Ne6 Kxe6 37. Bxa7
{1-0 Todorovic,G-Marjanovic,S, Subotica 2000}) 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. Bxc4 ({The
preparation of the attack on the kingside appears to be very long} 13. g3 Rc8
14. Bg2 a5 15. h3 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Be7 18. g4 a4 19. Nc1 Qb7 {was not
so dangerous for Black. But still it was a better choice for White.}) 13...
bxc4 14. Nc1 Qb7 {Now the e4-pawn is under fire plus the queen is casting an
eye at b2.} 15. Rhe1 Be7 ({It was possible to take a pawn} 15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4
Qxe4 17. Bc5 Qxf5 18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qe6 {with the king still in the
centre but no real threats at the moment.}) 16. h3 h4 ({It was possible to
continue her own plan of attack} 16... a5 17. g4 Rb8 18. b3 hxg4 19. hxg4 a4)
17. Bg5 O-O $5 ({Black decides to forget about the pawn and to solve the
problem of her own king. It was still possible to continue the attack:} 17...
Rb8 18. b3 Qb4) 18. Bxh4 Rfb8 19. b3 a5 20. g4 ({It was possible to stop
Blacks attack directly:} 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. a4) 20... a4 21. Bxf6 ({Now it was
too late, as Black continues increasing threats after} 21. g5 axb3 22. cxb3
cxb3 23. Nxb3 Nc5) 21... Bxf6 22. g5 ({It would be very difficult to defend
against mounting threats after} 22. Qxd6 cxb3 23. cxb3 axb3 24. axb3 Nb6 25.
Qd3 Qa7 26. N1a2 Qa3 {but it was better than the game continuation.}) 22...
axb3 23. cxb3 cxb3 24. a4 b2 $1 {This move decides the result of the game -
White is helpless.} 25. N1a2 Nb6 26. Qe2 Nxa4 27. Nd5 Qb3 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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"]

1. Nc3 {. . . We can expect this move from nobody else but Morozevich.} c5 (
1... d5 {would be a mistake as it allowed Alex to get his favourite Chigorin
with an extra tempo.} 2. d4 $1) 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 {
Eventually the game transposes to the very popular variation of Naidorf.} 6.
Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 {A very popular setup. Most of the top
players including Kasparov played it both with the white and the black pieces.
Also this tournament hasn't become an exception.} 10. Be2 {At the beginning of
this setup White made this move almost automatically.} ({Svidler and
Kasimdzhanov preferred the more fashionable} 10. h3 {in San Luis.} Ne5 11. Nf5
(11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Ng6 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. g3 Nxd4 17.
Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qe5 19. Qf2 Rxc3 $5 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21. Rd3 Qa5 22. Qe3 Be6
23. Ra3 Qb4+ 24. Ka1 Kd7 25. Be2 Qc5 26. Rb1 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7,Rd7] and
Black started to experience problems with the queenside. 1-0 Svidler,P-Polgar,
J/San Luis ARG 2005 (59)}) 11... Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbc6 13. Nd5 e6 14. fxe6 $1 {
An essential exchange.} (14. Ne3 Qa5+ 15. c3 Nf3+ $3 16. Qxf3 Bxc3+ 17. Kd1
Qa4+ 18. Nc2 Bxb2 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Bxa1 22. Nxa1 Ke7 $44 {
0-1 Svidler,P-Topalov,V/San Luis ARG 2005 (44)}) 14... fxe6 15. Ne3 O-O ({
Anand didn't know yet Topalov's smashing idea of the next round. Otherwise he
might have tried} 15... Qa5+ 16. c3 Nf3+ 17. Qxf3 Bxc3+ 18. Kd1 Qa4+ 19. Nc2 (
19. Kc1 $5 {Now this move may work thanks to an intermediate check on h5,
which was impossible with the pawns on f5 and f7 in Topalov's game.} Bxb2+ 20.
Kxb2 Qb4+ 21. Kc1 Nd4 22. Qh5+ Kd8 {In any cases Black's attack shouldn't be
underestimated.}) 19... Bxb2 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Bxa1 22. Nxa1 Ke7 {see
Svidler-Topalov.}) 16. Be2 Qe7 17. O-O Rad8 18. Bh5 Kh8 19. Re1 d5 20. a4 $14 {
1-0 Kasimdzhanov,R-Anand,V/San Luis ARG 2005 (38). (37)}) 10... h5 11. h4 gxh4
12. Rxh4 Nc6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Qd2 Rc8 $5 {A very uncommon line. Black's not in
a hurry with 14...Qb6 which allows 15.Nd5, but waits for White to weaken the
f2-pawn and only then comes with Qb6.} (14... Qb6 {is the main line.} 15. Nd5
Bxd5 16. exd5 Nce5 17. c3 (17. O-O-O {was more popular.}) 17... Ng6 18. Rh3 h4
19. Bxg4 hxg3 20. Rxh8+ Bxh8 21. Qe3 gxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Qxe3+ 23. Kxe3 Ne5 24. Be2
Kd7 25. Nd2 Rg8 26. Rh1 Bf6 $15 {and Black is better thanks to a more compact
pawn structure. 0-1 Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Geneve 1996 (64)}) 15. O-O-O ({
Black won a nice game after} 15. Qg5 $2 Bf6 $1 {[%csl Rg5,Rh4]} 16. Rxh5 Kd7 $1
17. Nc5+ $2 (17. Rxh8 Qxh8 18. Qd2 Nb4 {[%csl Rc3] is also very dangerous for
White, but that's what White had to do.}) 17... dxc5 18. Qd2+ Nd4 19. Bxg4 Bxg4
$1 20. Rd5+ Ke8 21. Qf4 ({It turns out that after} 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $19 {[%csl
Re1][%cal Gh8h1] White can't stop Rh1.}) 21... Bd7 $19 22. O-O-O e6 {and White
resigned in 0-1 Smikovsky,I-Yudasin,L, Chigorin mem 1997./CBM62[Atlas].}) 15...
Qb6 $5 {[%cal Gg4f2] Only this move is new. Black attacks the f2-pawn and thus
provokes the exchange of the queens.} ({The only previous game saw} 15... Bf6
16. Rhh1 h4 17. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nce5 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qb4 Qc7 21. c3 Rg8
{and Black should be OK. Movsesian,S-Kalod,R After GP Mladi 1997/CBM61[Gershon]
.}) 16. f3 (16. Na4 {is senseless in view of} Qa7) 16... Qe3 $1 {After the
exchange of queens the black king feels safer.} 17. Bf4 $1 {White will try to
play on the weakness of the h5-pawn, which is the only clear target in Black's
position.} (17. Nd5 $6 {looks very risky.} Bxd5 18. exd5 Nb4 19. c3 Nxd5 (19...
Bh6 20. Kb1 $1) (19... Nxa2+ $5 {also deserves attention.} 20. Kb1 Bxc3 21.
Qxe3 Nxe3 22. Kxa2 Nxd1 23. Bxd1 Bf6 $13) 20. fxg4 Qxg3 $15) 17... Qxd2+ 18.
Rxd2 {White takes his rook away from a fork on f2.} ({In case of} 18. Bxd2 Bf6
$1 {[%cal Gg4f2] White would have to give up an exchange since Nf2 is coming.})
18... Nge5 {[%cal Ge5g6,Ge5c4] The knight goes to c4 creating on the way a
threat of Ng6. White has to move either rook or bishop.} (18... Bf6 {was
interesting with the idea} 19. Rh1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nge5 {[%csl Ra2,Rc2,Rc3] and
Black compensates the weakness of the h-pawn by White's weaknesses on the
queenside.}) 19. Be3 Bf6 20. Rh1 Nc4 {Forcing an exchange of one of the white
bishops. Black obtains an advantage by the bishop's pair.} 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 {
[%cal Gb7b5]} 22. Na4 $1 {Just in time. Otherwise Black would play b5 herself.}
b5 $1 {Anyway. The bishop on c4 will be untouchable.} 23. Nb6 Rb8 24. Kb1 $5 {
White wants to bring his passive knight into play by means of Nc1-e2-f4.} (24.
Nxc4 bxc4 25. Nd4 c3 $1 26. bxc3 Ne5 $1 {with very strong compensation for a
pawn.}) 24... h4 {[%csl Rg2] Judit fixes the g-pawn on g2.} 25. f4 {[%cal
Gb6d5] White has in mind Nd5 and so he restricts the black pieces and may at
some point break through with e5.} Rb7 26. Nc1 {White creates a hidden threat
of f5 followed by b3, but in fact it's not really a threat because even after
capturing the bishop the knight will be pinned on the b-file and most likely
lost.} (26. Nd5 {White could try to exploit the weakness of the h-pawn by
means of} Bxd5 27. exd5 Nb8 28. Bd4 {but Black is just in time to
counterattack the centre.} Nd7 29. g3 h3 30. Rdh2 Bxd4 31. Nxd4 Nf6 32. Rxh3
Rxh3 33. Rxh3 Nxd5 {and Black should be able to retain the balance.}) 26... Rg8
$1 {[%cal Gg8g3]} 27. Rh3 {[%csl Gg3] Covering the g3-square.} (27. f5 Rg3)
27... Rg4 $1 {Black's position looks very comfortable while White has to find
a way how to unpin his pieces.} 28. b3 Be6 $5 (28... Bf1 $5 {[%csl Rg2]
deserves serious attention.} 29. Rh2 b4 $1 {Preparing to meet Rf2 with Bb5.}
30. Nd3 Rg3 (30... Bxd3 31. cxd3 (31. Rxd3 $2 Rxb6 $1 32. Bxb6 Rxf4 {and Black
picks up the e4-pawn and obtains a clear advantage.}) 31... Nd4 $1 32. Nd5 Bg7
{[%cal Ge7e6] with the idea of e6 and the initiative is on Black's side.})) 29.
Ne2 Rxg2 30. f5 {It starts to seem that White's position is getting better.
He's going to play Nd5, to exchange Black's dark-squared bishop and to win
back the h-pawn.} Bd7 ({With a fantastic positional blow} 30... Rxb6 $1 31.
Bxb6 Bd7 {[%csl Re4,Rf5][%cal Gd6d5] preparing d5! Black could maintain the
initiative although White seems to be able to escape to a draw.} 32. Be3 d5 $1
(32... e6 $5) 33. exd5 Bxf5 34. Rf3 Bg4 35. Rxf6 $1 (35. dxc6 Rxe2 $3 36. Rd1 (
36. Rxe2 Bxf3 37. c7 Kd7 38. Rf2 Bb7 39. Bf4 Kc8 $15) 36... Re1 $1 37. Rxe1
Bxf3 38. c7 Kd7 $15) 35... exf6 36. dxc6 Rxe2 37. Rxe2 Bxe2 $11) 31. Nd5 Ne5 $2
{This is a risky continuation from the positional point of view. There was no
point in destroying her own pawn structure.} ({The position after} 31... Be5
32. Rxh4 e6 33. Ndf4 {is close to equality.}) 32. Nxf6+ exf6 33. Nc3 $1 {
[%csl Rd6,Rf6][%cal Gc3d5] Suddenly the knight finds a very nice square on d5.
Now it's getting clear that Black misplayed her nice position.} ({Certainly not
} 33. Rxh4 $2 Nf3 {[%csl Rd2,Rh4]} 34. Rh8+ Ke7 {and White loses an exchange.})
33... Rg3 (33... Rxd2 34. Bxd2 Bc6 35. a3 $1 {and the position is already
slightly better for White.}) 34. Rxg3 hxg3 35. Nd5 (35. Bf4 $5 {looks better.})
35... Bc6 $1 {[%csl Re4]} 36. Nxf6+ Ke7 37. Nh5 f6 {Black gives up a pawn
which wasn't necessary.} (37... Bxe4 $2 {would be a blunder in view of} 38.
Bg5+ $1 {and suddenly the king can't find a good square.} Kf8 39. Rxd6 $1 {
[%cal Rd6d8,Gh5g3] and in view of the threat of mate in one Black loses also
the g3-pawn.}) ({After the correct} 37... Nf3 38. Re2 g2 $1 39. Rxg2 Bxe4 40.
Ng3 Bc6 {Black is not worse.}) 38. Nxg3 Rb8 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gb8g8,Gg8g4]
As some compensation for the sacrificed pawn she activates the rook and
creates some threats to the e4-pawn.} 39. Rh2 {[%cal Gh2h7]} ({It's hard to
believe that the passive} 39. Bf4 Rg8 40. Rd4 Rg4 41. Ne2 {can promise any
advantage.}) 39... Rg8 40. Rh7+ Nf7 41. Bf4 Rg4 42. Nh5 ({In case of} 42. Bxd6+
Kxd6 43. Rxf7 Rxg3 44. Rxf6+ Kc7 {Black at least shouldn't be worse.}) 42...
Bxe4 {Judit still looks for initiative.} (42... Rh4 {leads to a forced draw.}
43. Bd2 Bxe4 44. Nxf6 Rxh7 45. Nxh7 Bxf5 46. Ng5 $11) 43. Bxd6+ $1 Kxd6 44.
Rxf7 Rg2 $1 {[%csl Rb1,Rc2] The idea behind 42...Bxe4.} 45. Rxf6+ Ke5 46. Re6+
({The immediate} 46. Rxa6 Bxc2+ 47. Ka1 Bxf5 {doesn't change much. Black
compensates a pawn by better placed pieces.}) 46... Kxf5 47. Rxa6 Bxc2+ 48. Kc1
Be4 $11 49. Ra5 Bd3 50. a4 Rc2+ 51. Kd1 Ra2 {[%csl Rd1,Rh5][%cal Gd3e2] The
threat of Be2+ forces White to repeat the moves.} 52. Kc1 Rc2+ 53. Kd1 Ra2 54.
Kc1 Rc2+ {An interesting fighting draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 4th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

1. e4 {(3s)} c5 {(18s) Thanks to their victories in the second round, both
players seem to be in a fighting mood. A Najdorf is a perfect choice for the
audience and chess fans.} 2. Nf3 {(9s)} d6 {(3s)} 3. d4 {(7s) even better
news! no sidelines with Bb5+.} cxd4 {(8s)} 4. Nxd4 {(6s)} Nf6 {(4s)} 5. Nc3 {
(7s)} a6 {5} 6. h3 {9 This move has gained a lot of attention in recent years.
Some of sicilian defence theoretician would convincingly argue that this move
may be even more dangerous than English attack ( similiar to the game between
Giri and MVL in the first round).} e5 {5} 7. Nde2 $5 {9 The most common move.
The idea of this move is to play g4 and transfer the knight to g3, which will
be an improvement of knight's position compared to English attack when the d4
knight ends up on unfavorable square of b3.} h5 {8 Again, the most common move.
Nakamura prevents g4.} 8. Nd5 $5 {7 An odd choice but not for Anand. He has
successfully employed this move against Topalov and MVL earlier this year.
Nakamura is surely prepared against this move.} (8. Bg5 {is the most common
move.} Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Qd3 g6 12. O-O-O Nd7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14.
Nec3 Rc5 15. Be2 b5 16. a3 $14 {1-0 (74) Anand,V (2803)-Topalov,V (2803)
London 2015}) 8... Nxd5 {9} 9. Qxd5 {11} Nc6 $5 {5 Nakamura does not follow
MVL's and Topalov's path. His confident reaction (he only spends a bit of time)
shows that he is prepared to face 'Anand's rich opening arsenal'.} (9... Nd7
10. Nc3 Nf6 {here Anand employed two different moves against Topalov and MVL
and in both cases the two top super-GMs failed to solve all of their opening
problems. Although, one has to consider that these games were played in rapid
and blitz time control.} 11. Qd3 (11. Qd1 Be6 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Be2
g6 15. O-O Rc8 16. Nd5 Bg5 17. c3 O-O 18. a4 Kg7 19. a5 h4 20. Ra4 Rc5 21. b4
Rc6 22. c4 Bf4 23. Ra3 Qg5 24. Nb6 f5 25. b5 axb5 26. cxb5 Rc1 27. Qxd6 Rxf1+
28. Bxf1 Bf7 29. a6 bxa6 30. bxa6 Rd8 31. Nd7 fxe4 32. a7 e3 33. a8=Q exf2+ 34.
Kh1 {1-0 (34) Anand,V (2770)-Topalov,V (2761) Leuven 2016}) 11... Be7 12. Bg5
Be6 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. a3 Rc8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Qc5 17. Qe2 h4 18. Kb1 Bg5
19. g3 hxg3 20. fxg3 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Qe3 22. Qxe3 Bxe3 23. Rxd6 Rd8 24. Rxd8+
Kxd8 25. Bc4 Ke7 26. h4 Rh6 27. g4 Rf6 28. g5 Rf2 29. Rh3 Bd2 30. a4 Rf4 31.
Bd5 b5 32. axb5 axb5 33. Ka2 f6 34. gxf6+ Kxf6 35. h5 Rf2 36. Rg3 Bg5 37. Rc3
Bf4 38. Kb3 Kg5 39. Rc7 Kh6 40. Bf7 Bc1 41. Rc6+ Rf6 42. Rxf6+ gxf6 43. c3 Kg5
44. Bg6 f5 45. exf5 e4 46. f6 Kxf6 47. Bxe4 b4 48. cxb4 Ke5 49. Bf3 Kd4 50. b5
Kc5 51. Bc6 {1-0 (51) Anand,V (2770)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2789) Leuven 2016}) 10.
Qd1 {38} (10. Nc3 $2 {is impossible due to} Nd4 $17) 10... Be6 {10} 11. Nc3 {36
} Ne7 $1 {5 This is Nakmaura's idea. He solves the 'd5' problem of although it
will cost him few tempi before he finishes his development.} 12. Bd3 {191} d5 {
615} 13. exd5 {25} Nxd5 {7} 14. O-O {7} Nb4 {882} ({My computer suggests:} 
14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 f5 {but this is too artifical for a human!}) 15. Qe2 {
1254 Now Vishy addresses the problem of e5 square which is due to lack of
enough development on black's side.} Qc7 {975} 16. f4 {662 A classic reaction
by Anand. Fortunately for Nakamura, he has enough resources to maintain
dynamic balance.} (16. Re1 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Rd8 18. Be3 Be7 19. Rad1 (19. Rac1 Qd6
) 19... h4 20. d4 exd4 21. Bxd4 O-O {and black is out of any danger.}) 16...
Bc5+ {528} 17. Kh1 {113} Nxd3 {8} 18. cxd3 {12} Bd4 {1} 19. f5 {496} Bd7 {419}
20. f6 {158} g6 {28} 21. Nd5 {155} Qd6 {12} 22. Ne7 {29 Black cannot castle
but there is no open file in the game which might let White cause any trouble
for Black's king. The bishop on d4 is nicely placed and it is only matter of
time for White's grip to peter out.} Rd8 {60} 23. a4 {963} Bc6 {584} 24. Be3 {
443 equivalent of a draw offer.} Bxe3 {451} 25. Nxc6 {67} bxc6 {9} 26. Qxe3 {7}
Qd4 {2} 27. Rae1 {257} Qxe3 {8} 28. Rxe3 {6} O-O {6} 29. Rxe5 {24} Rxd3 {2} 30.
Rc5 {13 A nice opening debate and a flawless draw!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 4th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2016.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Anish Giri must have been very well prepared for this game since MVL
plays the Najdorf almost exclusively.} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 a6 {There we are!} 6. Be3 Ng4 {MVL has a number of games here too, most
notably against Ivanchuk in Tata Steel 2015. This move gained respect and
found its way into theory books thanks to Kasparov's games in 1990s.} 7. Bc1 {
Draw? Or Giri is trying to force English attack?} Nf6 8. f3 {No one likes a
short draw of course! Anish forces the game into the English attack.} e5 9. Nb3
Be6 {Both parties are developing their pieces according to very well-known
theory of this opening.} 10. Be3 Be7 (10... Nbd7 {followed by h5 is a less
theoretic, yet riskier choice.}) 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Nbd7 {[#] The players
follow the most popular and most direct continuation. The following moves are
more or less forced.} 13. g4 b5 14. g5 b4 15. gxf6 (15. Ne2 {used to be the
main line when I was a 'young GM'. However, recent theoretical improvements
have shown that this is just a draw!} Ne8 16. f4 a5 17. f5 a4 18. fxe6 axb3 19.
exf7+ Rxf7 20. cxb3 Rxa2 21. Ng3 Rxf1 22. Rhxf1 Ra1+ 23. Kc2 Qc8+ 24. Kd3 Qa6+
25. Kc2 Qc6+ 26. Kd3 Qa6+ 27. Kc2 Qc6+ 28. Kd3 Qa6+ {1/2-1/2 (26) Lu,S (2619)
-Wen,Y (2614) Xinghua 2016}) 15... bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nxf6 17. Na5 Rc8 18. Nc6 Qe8 (
18... Qd7) (18... Qc7) 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qa5 {We are still following the most
popular continuation. There is nothing new to talk about, yet!} Rc6 21. Kb1
Rfc8 22. Rd2 {Ok, now we only have 46 games, according to ChessBase Online
database!} Nh5 23. Rg1 Qh4 $146 {According to my database this move is novelty.
The idea seems very simple. Black wants to mate white in the back rank!
However, jokes aside, black plans to activate his pieces in a move active
manner compared to when the queen is on f6.} (23... Qf6) (23... g6) (23... h6 {
have been played}) 24. Be2 $1 {The h2 pawn is of coure a taboo. Giri's
reaction is deep. He transfers his bishop to d1 in order to cover both f3 and
c2, as well as his back-rank.} Nf4 (24... Qxh2 $4 25. Bxa6) 25. Bd1 $1 f5 $6 {
Computers do not like this move but black has to do something here and this
move is a typical reaction in this sort of positions.} (25... h6 {is one of
many suggestions of engines.}) 26. exf5 Bxf5 27. Ka1 d5 {This is also a forced
move. Otherwise white would play c3 and Bb3 with an unplesant attack for white,
on both sides! MVL correctly tries to diminish the material on the board.} (
27... Bxc2 28. Rxc2 Rxc2 29. Bxc2 Rxc2 30. Qa4 $1 {[%cal Ra4e8,Ra4c2]} Rc8 31.
Qd7 {[%cal Rd7g7,Rd7c8]}) 28. c3 Rg6 $1 {This does not change the evaluation
of the position but it is a good practical decision.} 29. Rxg6 hxg6 30. Bxf4
Qxf4 31. Qxd5+ {Ok, white is a pawn up but he is far from winning. All of
black's pieces are active and white still needs to do something about his weak
back rank.} Kh7 32. Bb3 a5 33. a4 $1 {Giri is very accurate!} Re8 {Now Giri is
closest to win than ever, however, his next move throws the win away on spot.}
34. Ka2 $4 (34. Qb5 Re7 (34... Qxd2 35. Qxe8 Qc1+ 36. Ka2 Qb1+ 37. Ka3 Qa1+ 38.
Ba2 Qe1 39. f4 $18 {black has to give up queen or let white to mate him on g8
and then h8.}) 35. Rd6 Qxf3 36. Ka2 Qe4 (36... e4 37. Qb8 e3 38. h4 {and mate
follows}) 37. Ka3 {Now white's king is safe and black's back rank is so weak.
White's attack will be decisive.}) 34... Be6 $1 35. Qc6 {This is forced.} Bxb3+
36. Kxb3 Rb8+ 37. Kc2 Rxb2+ {There we are, white's advantage is all gone. I
wonder if Anish had missed this move or he just forgot about Be6.} 38. Kxb2
Qxd2+ 39. Kb3 Qxh2 40. Qd5 Qe2 41. Qxa5 Qd1+ 42. Kb2 Qd2+ 43. Kb3 Qd1+ 44. Kb2
Qd2+ 45. Ka3 Qc1+ 46. Kb4 Qb1+ 47. Ka3 {A good day for MVL, when his opening
adventure went astray. Anish Giri had only one bad move in this game,
unfortunately, it was enough for MVL to make a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 18th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2017.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Demchenko, Anton"]
[Black "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2017.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 d6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Be2
O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O-O Na5 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. g4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Rhg1 d5
15. exd5 Rd8 16. Bg5 exd5 17. Rge1 Be6 18. f3 Rac8 19. Nf5 {White looks faster
in his attack and in complete control of the centre. Kovalenko decides to
complicate matters.} Bxa3 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qh6 Bf8 22. Qxf6 {The position
looks lost for Black. However, White needs to remain focussed and control
matters.} Qc7 $2 {This makes White's task much easier.} (22... d4 23. Re4 h6 {
and it is not easy to find a straightforward win for White especially when
computer suggests a move like Rg1 in this position!}) 23. Re5 $1 {The g-file
will be penetrated and thus the game will be concluded soon.} h6 24. Nxh6+ Bxh6
25. Rde1 $1 {Accurate play by Demchenko.} Bf5 {A funny move but White has two
rooks for the g-file!} 26. gxf5 Rd6 27. Re8+ Bf8 28. Rxf8+ {and mate is
inevitable.} (28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 (28... Kxf8 29. Qh8#) 29. Rg1+ Kh7 30. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.03.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Black "Zherebukh, Yaroslav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h4 $6 {Well, not
exactly a novelty but very suspicious. It was played by Peter Heine Nielsen in
2015 and this year three Israeli players used this opening. The idea behind
this line has yet to be understood!} e5 7. Nb3 Be6 {A very normal reaction} 8.
f4 {This was also the choice of the three Israeli players. I still do not
understand why we should weaken g4 and what the pawn is doing on h4!} Nc6 $146
{The most natural move.} (8... exf4 9. Bxf4 d5 (9... Nc6 10. Qd2 b5 11. O-O-O
Ne5 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. Qd4 Nfd7 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bf4 Nc5 16. Be2 Be7 17. Kb1 Rc6 18.
h5 h6 19. Rhf1 O-O 20. Na5 Qxa5 21. Nxe7+ Kh7 22. a3 Rb6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5
Ncd7 25. Bd2 Qa4 26. Bb4 Nc5 27. b3 Nxb3 28. Qxb6 Rc8 29. Qe3 Na5 30. Bd3+ Kg8
31. Qh3 Re8 32. Qf5 Kf7 33. Rde1 Nac4 34. Bxc4 bxc4 35. Qf2 Qd7 36. Qb6 c3 37.
Qxd6 Qb5 38. Qc5 {1-0 (38) Reshef,O (2466)-Erenberg,A (2366) Budapest 2017})
10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Qe3 Qc8 15. a3 Be7
16. Nc5 Bf5 17. Bd3 O-O 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Nxb7 Rac8 20. Rd2 Rfe8 21. Re1 Bf8
22. Qxe8 Rxe8 23. Rxe8 Qxf4 24. g3 Qxg3 25. Rc8 Qg1+ 26. Rd1 Qe3+ 27. Kb1 Qe2
28. Rd6 Qf1+ 29. Ka2 Qc4+ {1/2-1/2 (29) Kobo,O (2501)-Drori,S (2368) Budapest
2017}) (8... Bg4 9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nbd7 11. g4 Nb6 12. g5 Nfd7 13. a4 Rc8
14. a5 Nc4 15. f5 Be7 16. Nd5 Rc6 17. Rh3 Qc8 18. Rc3 b5 19. axb6 Ndxb6 20.
Nxb6 Nxb6 21. Rxc6 Qxc6 22. Rxa6 O-O 23. Na5 Qc7 24. Be3 Nc8 25. Qc4 {1-0 (25)
Steinberg,N (2486) -Agbabishvili,L (2095) Caleta 2017}) 9. f5 Bxb3 10. axb3 d5
$6 (10... Be7 11. g4 d5 {appeals more to me.}) 11. exd5 (11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5
Nd4 13. f6 $1 {and this is what Naroditsky might have missed. White has a huge
advantage here. For instance} Qxf6 14. c3 Nf5 15. Bb5+ $18) 11... Nd4 12. Bd3
Nxd5 13. Bb5+ Nxb5 14. Nxd5 Nc7 {The position is balanced now but..} 15. Ra5 $2
{A horrible move which puts White in grave danger. After a topsy-turvy game,
Naroditsky managed to happily survive. Further analyses would follow in future
reports!} b5 16. Nxc7+ Qxc7 17. Qf3 Bb4+ 18. c3 O-O 19. Ra1 e4 {Black is much
better} 20. Qe3 Bd6 21. Rh3 Rfe8 22. Qf2 Be5 23. Kf1 a5 (23... Rad8 24. Be3 Rd5
{looks critical and Black should have a winning attack soon.}) 24. Bd2 Qd7 25.
Re1 Qd5 26. Rhe3 Bc7 27. R3e2 h5 {Black's advantage has been reduced but the
position remains unpleasant for White.} 28. c4 $2 {Desperation in a bad
position.} Qd3 29. Qe3 Qd7 30. Rf2 Be5 31. Bc3 Bxc3 32. Qxc3 Ra6 33. Kg1 b4 34.
Qd2 Rd6 35. Qg5 Rd1 (35... Re5 36. Qxh5 e3 37. Rf4 (37. Rf3 e2 $19) (37. Rfe2
Rxf5 {wins the queen}) 37... Rd3 {with a huge advantage since the pawns on the
queenside would fall soon.}) 36. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 37. Kh2 f6 38. Qe3 Qd6+ 39. g3 Qe5
40. Qf4 Qc5 41. Re2 Re5 42. Kg2 e3 43. Qf3 Qd4 44. Qxh5 Qd3 45. c5 Qxb3 46. c6
Qd5+ 47. Qf3 Qc5 (47... Qxf3+ 48. Kxf3 Rxf5+ 49. Kxe3 Rc5 {looks like a
winning endgame to me. It seems like Yaroslav's last chance to win this game.})
48. g4 a4 49. Kh3 Kf8 50. c7 Qxc7 51. Rxe3 Rxe3 52. Qxe3 Qc2 53. Qe6 Qd3+ 54.
Kg2 b3 55. Qc8+ Ke7 56. Qe6+ Kf8 57. Qc8+ Ke7 58. Qe6+ Kd8 59. Qg8+ Kc7 60.
Qxg7+ Qd7 61. Qf8 Qd2+ 62. Kf3 Qd3+ 63. Kf2 Qd4+ 64. Kf3 Kb7 65. h5 Qd3+ 66.
Kf2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Round six of the Aeroflot Open saw a nice strategic victory by the
several-times "Candidate", Super-GM Gata Kamsky!} 1. e4 {96} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]
} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} cxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. a4 {[%emt 0:00:04] No surprise! This rare line
is Gata's "pet" line against Najdorf. One of the famous occasions, in which
Gata employed it is during his "Candidates" match against Topalov in 2011.
Another top-level player, who regularly employs this line is British no.1
Michael Adams. No surprise! This rare line is Gata's "pet" line against
Najdorf. One of the famous occasions, in which Gata employed it is during his
"Candidates" match against Topalov in 2011. Another top-level player, who
regularly employs this line is British no.1 Michael Adams.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:52]
} (6... e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5 ({The world champion has a different opinion on
this position!} 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. a5 Nc6 12. Be3 Qd7 13.
Re1 Rae8 14. Bb6 Bd8 $13 {1/2-1/2 (48) Carlsen,M (2864) -Gelfand,B (2755)
Moscow 2013}) 8... Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 (37)
Kamsky,G (2732)-Topalov,V (2775) Kazan 2011}) 7. a5 {[%emt 0:00:27] This move
is actually Gata's "Novelty" against Topalov in 2011. This move is actually
Gata's "Novelty" against Topalov in 2011.} Nxa5 {Young talent, Salem, takes
the challenge. Topalov's reaction was less drastic back in 2011.} (7... e6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O c5 11. Bf4 Qc7 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. e5 Qc6 14. f3 Nh5
15. Bd2 c4 16. Bxc4 dxe5 17. b3 Rd8 18. Rad1 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Nf4 $132 {1/2-1/2 
(41) Kamsky,G (2732)-Topalov,V (2775) Kazan 2011}) 8. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:45] I
hope my memory is not failing me, but I think this move was studied by the
"Chess Evolution" team, extensively back in 2011. I hope my memory is not
failing me, but I think this move was studied by the "Chess Evolution" team,
extensively back in 2011.} e6 9. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:45]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
10. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 11. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} bxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h5 $146 (12... d5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qe2
Bg7 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Ra4 $36 {1-0 (31) Bajarani,U (2471)-Rasulov,V (2512)
Baku 2014} (16. Qg4 $1 $16)) 13. O-O d5 {[#] It is time to turn off engines,
sit back, and evaluate the position. White is a pawn down, and Black has a
great 'pack' of pawns in the center. However, Black king's does not have a
real safe place to go to, and in the long-run Black has a lot of difficulty to
mobilize his pieces. In addition, Black has a number of weaknesses on the
queenside, notably the a-pawn, which would fall once White manages to mobilize
his pieces on the queenside.} 14. Ba5 Qd6 {135} 15. Bc3 {138} Be7 {1005} 16.
Ra4 {536} e5 {437} 17. Qe2 {71} Bg4 {336} 18. f3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Be6 {125} 19.
Kh1 $1 {[%emt 0:00:55] Computers do not like this move, but I do! This move
parries all the possible tactical tricks and prepares White to set-forth
pressure on the queenside. Computers do not like this move, but I do! This
move parries all the possible tactical tricks and prepares White to set-forth
pressure on the queenside.} h4 {206} 20. h3 {[%emt 0:00:40] Obvious prevention
Obvious prevention} Rg8 21. Rfa1 {92} Qb8 {This move proves how hard this
position is for a human to play. The fall of the a-pawn is now inevitable, and
with it comes the fall of Black's position.} 22. b4 {167} (22. b3 {is equally
good if not better.}) 22... Bd7 {264} 23. Rxa6 {413} Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24.
Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 25. Qf1 {[%csl Gf1,Yh3][%cal Gf1h3,
Yd7h3] Gata parries Bxh3.} Bd8 {116} 26. Be1 $1 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Ye1h4] Now,
Black's pawns prove to be ill-structured and Gata makes sure to grab them one
after another!} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 27. Bf2 {120} d4 {[%emt 0:00:36] [#] [#]}
28. Kh2 (28. c3 $1 dxc3 29. Qa1 Bxh3 30. Ra8 {was a neater and more classy
continuation. Gata's choice is equally good and in essence. Black is
strategically lost.}) 28... Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 29. b5 $1 {137} (29. c3 $1
dxc3 30. Qa1 {is another way to win this game!}) 29... cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:55]}
30. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 31. Be1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kf8 {
[%emt 0:00:43]} (31... Bd6 32. Ra7 $18 {and Black is busted.} Rd8 33. Ba5) 32.
Bxd7 {147} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:24] It is White who is a
pawn up. The rest is "just a matter of technique", which Gata takes care of
with caution and patience. It is White who is a pawn up. The rest is "just a
matter of technique", which Gata takes care of with caution and patience.} Rh5
{[%emt 0:00:43]} 34. Qa6 {1258} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 35. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]}
Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 36. Rd6 {150} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 37. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:12]
} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 38. Rh6 {377} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. Qd6 {360} Qe8 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Rxh4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rg4 {154}
Rxg4 {278} 42. fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. g5 {[%emt 0:00:
38] Gata's patience and game plan was simple and deep. I believe that Salem's
loss was as a result of dubious opening choice rather a poor play. The
position was already hard to handle right out of the opening. Gata's patience
and game plan was simple and deep. I believe that Salem's loss was as a result
of dubious opening choice rather a poor play. The position was already hard to
handle right out of the opening.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
{An interesting choice by Nepomniachtchi. He had had difficult times against
Karjakin in this line on the other side of the board.} O-O 9. O-O Qc7 (9... Nc6
10. Re1 b5 (10... Be6 $6 11. Nd5 b5 12. Bb3 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Qc7 14. c3 Nxd5 15.
Qxd5 Bf6 16. Red1 Rfd8 17. a4 Ne7 18. Qd3 Qc6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21.
h4 h6 22. Bg5 $1 $14 {1-0 Karjakin,S (2760)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2720)/Moscow
2010/CB00_2011 (49)}) 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Bg5 Nxb3 13. axb3 Bb7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Nd5 Rc8 16. c3 g6 17. Qd3 Bg7 18. b4 f5 19. Nd2 Bh6 20. Rad1 Rf7 21. f3 Kg7 22.
Nf1 fxe4 23. Rxe4 Bc6 24. Ree1 Qd7 25. Ng3 Qa7+ 26. Kh1 Kh8 27. Ne4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S (2760)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2720)/Moscow 2010/CB00_2011 (52)})
10. Nd5 $6 {Nepemniachtchi deviates from the main continuation} (10. Bb3 Be6
11. Qd2 (11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Nbd7 13. Bg5 b5 14. Ne1 (14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. a3 $14
) 14... Qb7 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 f5 19. Rad1 fxe4
20. Qxe4 Rc4 21. Qe2 Rac8 22. a3 b4 $6 23. axb4 Rxb4 24. b3 $14 {1-0 Akopian,V
(2678)-Morozevich,A (2732)/Bursa 2010/CBM 134 (46)}) 11... Rc8 12. Ng5 Bc4 13.
f4 Nbd7 14. fxe5 $6 dxe5 15. Rf5 $6 Bb4 $1 16. Rd1 Rd8 $17 17. Qe1 h6 18. Nf3
Be6 19. Qg3 Bxf5 20. exf5 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Re1 Nxb3 23. axb3 b5 24. h3
Rac8 25. Nxe5 Re8 26. b4 Qd6 {0-1 Ivanchuk,V (2740)-Anand,V (2803)/Leon 2008/
CBM 124 Extra}) 10... Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Nd7 12. c4 Nf6 13. Qb3 $146 (13. Rc1 Bg4
14. h3 Bh5 15. Qb3 Bxf3 16. Bb6 Qd7 17. Qxf3 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Rfc8 19. b3 h6 20.
Be3 (20. Qg4 Qxg4 21. hxg4) 20... Bg5 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. Qg3 f6 23. Qg4 Qxg4 24.
hxg4 Kf7 25. f3 Ke7 26. Kf2 Kd7 27. Ke3 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rc8 29. Rxc8 {1/2-1/2
Turko,S (1958)-Zuev,K (2186)/ICCF email 2008/Corr 2011}) 13... Nxd5 14. cxd5 b5
15. Rfc1 Qb8 16. Qc3 f5 17. Qc7 Rf7 18. Nd2 Qxc7 19. Rxc7 Bd8 {Black achieved
a comfortable position without any difficulties. This puts more questions on
White's 10th move.} 20. Rc6 $6 {The exchange sacrifice is not really a big
help for White.} Bd7 21. Rxd6 Bc7 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. f3 f4 24. Bc5 Bd6 $6 {
This move diminishes Black's chances to consolidate his advantages.} (24... Rc8
$1 25. b4 (25. Nb3 Bd8 26. Kf1 a5 27. Bf2 Rdc7 $17 {Black will invades White's
second rank with no difficulties} 28. Bb6 Rc2 29. Bxd8 Rxd8 30. Nxa5 Rxb2 31.
Rd1 b4 32. d6 Rxa2 33. Nb7 b3 $1 34. Rb1 Rda8 $19) 25... a5 {[%csl Yc5]} 26. a4
(26. a3 a4 $1 {[%csl Rd2]} 27. Kf1 Bd6 28. Bb6 (28. Rc1 $4 Rdc7 $19) 28... Kf7
29. Ke2 Rb7 30. Ba5 (30. Bf2 Rbc7 $19) 30... Rc3 {and Black's advantage seems
to bring the full point home.}) 26... axb4 27. axb5 Ba5 $1 28. Bf2 (28. Nb3
Rxc5 $19) 28... Bd8 {In comparison to the game we can see a great improvement
for Black on the queenside. His rooks thanks to the open files in there might
be able to turn the favor for him.}) 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Nb3 Rc8 27. Rf1 Kf7 28.
Na5 Rc2 29. Rf2 Rc1+ 30. Rf1 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 g5 (31... Kf6 32. h3) 32. Nc6 Kf6
33. b4 Rd7 34. h3 h5 35. Kf2 Rg7 36. Kf1 g4 37. hxg4 hxg4 38. Kf2 g3+ {It is a
an unavoidable fortress.} 39. Kf1 (39. Kf1 Rh7 40. Kg1 Rh6 41. a3 Rh7 42. Na5
Ke7 43. Nc6+ Kd6 44. Na5 Rf7 45. Nc6 Rc7 46. Kf1 {and Black cannot improve.} (
46. Kh1 $4 a5 47. bxa5 Rxc6 48. dxc6 Kxc6 49. Kg1 Kb7 {[%csl Rg1]})) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 4th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2017.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. a4 {
[%emt 0:05:20] A choice of Carlsen himself.} e5 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 7. Nf3 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:52] Less ambitious but
more solid!} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:23]
} 10. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 11. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rc8 {
[%emt 0:00:52]} 12. Qe2 {[%emt 0:06:14]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:15:06] The World
Champion spent a lot of time here. I am sure he knew the right continuation
but was unhappy with the course of the game which has let White dry up the
position.} 13. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:08:57]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 14. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 15. O-O {[%emt 0:00:48]} (15. b3 O-O 16. Rd1 Rc6
{1/2-1/2 (16) Svidler,P (2739)-Grischuk,A (2746) Khanty-Mansiysk 2011}) 15...
O-O {[%emt 0:18:40]} 16. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:05:39]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:06:59]} 17. a5 {
[%emt 0:18:39] Finally a new move after a long think by the World Women's
number one.} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 18. b3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:03:14]}
19. Rd2 {[%emt 0:07:35]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:07:45]} 20. Rad1 {[%emt 0:12:17]} Qe7 {
[%emt 0:01:06]} 21. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} g6 {[%emt 0:07:16]} 22. g3 {[%emt 0:
02:33] The position is balanced but unlike most of the cases, it is Carlsen
who does not have the patience to wait.} b5 $6 {[%emt 0:02:05] Played after
just a short thinking since Black needs to save time as Carlsen spent a lot of
time early on in the game.} (22... Ne6 23. c4 Rb8 {and now b6 where Black
compensates for his weaknesses by attacking b3.}) 23. axb6 {[%emt 0:00:14]}
Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Rd5 {[%emt 0:05:39]} Rcc6 $6 {[%emt 0:16:20] A
strange square for the rook.} (24... Rbc6 25. Nd2 Ne6 26. Nc4 Nd4 27. c3 Nxb3
28. Nxd6 Rf8 29. c4 Nd4 30. c5 {is not fun to play but is better than what
Carlsen did.}) 25. Nd2 $1 {[%emt 0:03:59]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Nc4 {
[%emt 0:01:40]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Qa7 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:00:00] Excellent
play by Hou Yifan, Black is completely tied up!} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Rxb5
$2 {[%emt 0:12:11] A pity. Hou Yifan concedes a draw precisely when she had
the World Champion on the ropes!} (28. h4 h5 29. Ra1 Rb4 $1 30. Rd2 $1 {
An excellent prophylactic move.} ({Rushing to take the pawn with} 30. Rxa6 {
would let Black confuse the issue with the strong exchange sacrifice} Rcxc4 $1
31. bxc4 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 $1 {The reason this is the best move will be clear in an
instant:} Qxc4 33. Ra1 {Now it is understood. If the king had been on g2,
Black could have struck with ...Qf1+, but now there is no such killer blow.
Therefore} Rxa1 34. Qxa1 Qxc2 35. Kg1 Nc5 36. Rxd6 Nxe4 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Qa7
Qb3 {with good winning chances but it is not clear how winning this position
is... if at all.}) 30... a5 31. Ne3 Nc5 32. Qxc7 Rxc7 33. Rxd6 Nxe4 34. Rd5 f6
35. Raxa5 Rd4 36. Kg2 {and I believe Carlsen would be first in line to play
this position!}) 28... axb5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 29. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:10] And now
the draw is inevitable.} Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 30. Qxc7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxc7 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} 31. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Rd5 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 33. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:
10]} 34. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:12]}
Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 36. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Kg2 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 38. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-C 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Vocaturo, Daniele"]
[Black "Nyzhnyk, Illya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The most exciting battle of the day was not in the "A" nor "B" groups, it was
here. This game was made even more interesting because of its dramatic finale.
Both young players were seeking a place in next year's "B" group. Being young
and ambitous, it is easy to imagine how tense it was.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 {The youngest GM in the world
is reluctant to see his opponent's bishop on c4} 8. a4 Be7 9. a5 {This pawn
advance is what has put a question mark in front of this early queen sortie.}
Nbd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O {#} b5 $6 {Black is saying, "I am a magnificent
tactician, so why should I care about trivial positional stuff?" However, this
is a dubious continuation. One can deduce this by comparing it to normal
Najdorf positions where it is commonly seen.} 12. axb6 Nxb6 13. Nd2 Bb7 14.
Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Nc4 {Solid enough. White is slightly better, though Nyzhnyk is
lucky that White is not the 12h world champion, Anatoly Karpov!} Qc5 16. Ra5
Qc7 17. Qd3 Rad8 (17... Rfd8 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. b3 Nd7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Nb6
22. Nxb6 Qxb6 23. Be2 Rc5 24. Rxc5 dxc5 25. Qxe5 Bf6 26. Qf4 a5 27. Bc4 Qb8 28.
Qe3 Qe5 29. Bd5 Qc3 30. Qxc3 Bxc3 {1/2-1/2 Landa,K (2610)-Aronian,L (2522)/
Cappelle la Grande 2001/CBM 080 ext (84)}) 18. Bf3 $1 {A strong prophylactic
move, which put an end to all Black's hope for counterplay.} Rc8 19. b3 Rfd8
20. h3 g6 21. Rd1 h5 $2 {Black wants to play for win at all cost, however, it
is White who is in control of the game!} 22. Qe2 Bf8 23. Rd3 Re8 24. Ra4 Nd7
25. Nd5 Qd8 $6 26. Rb4 $6 {White traps his own rook. It is the moment at which
the young Italian GM and tournament leader lost control over the game.} Bc6 $1
{#} 27. Bxh5 {This sacrifice is still ok...but what follows is one of those
most dramatic scenes I have ever seen. (Considering the importance of the
result).} a5 28. Rg3 $4 {Hallucination!} (28. Ra4 $1 Bxa4 {and just now} 29.
Rg3 Bc6 30. Bxg6 fxg6 31. Rxg6+ Bg7 32. Qg4 {and you can check with your
engines that White is safe.}) 28... Bxd5 29. exd5 axb4 30. Bxg6 fxg6 31. Rxg6+
Kf7 {#} 32. Nxd6+ Bxd6 $4 {Returns the favor. Caissa chose Vocaturo this time!}
(32... Kxg6 {was winning for Black.}) 33. Qh5 $1 {It is a perpetual now!} Nf6
34. Rxf6+ Kxf6 35. Qh6+ Kf5 36. Qh7+ Kf6 37. Qh6+ Kf5 38. Qh7+ Kf6 39. Qh6+ {
Bravo Daniele!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Koge op-A"]
[Site "Koge"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Mortensen,E"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. Bb5 Nc6 12. g4 (12. Qe2 $5) (12. Qf2 Qb8 13. g4
a4 14. Bxa4 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Rxa4 18. a3 $16 {1-0
Gofshtein,L-Palliser,R/op, Isle of Man (9) 1996 (24)}) 12... Ne8 (12... Qb8 13.
Kb1 Rc8 14. g5 Ne8 15. Na4 Nc7 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nb6 a4 18. Nxc8 Bxc8 19. Nc1
$16 {1-0 Czebe,A-Rodriguez Lopez,R/FS IM Dec, Budapest HUN (10) 1996 (42)}) 13.
Kb1 Qb8 14. Nd5 $6 (14. Na4 Nc7 15. Qe2 d5 16. Nb6 d4 17. Nxa8 Qxa8 18. Bd2 a4
19. Nc1 $16) 14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Nc7 16. dxc6 (16. Be2 a4 17. Nc1 Nd4 $5 (17...
Na5) 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Qxd4 a3 $44) 16... Nxb5 17. Nxa5 Qc7 18. Nb3 bxc6 (18...
Qxc6 $15) 19. c4 Na7 20. f4 $11 exf4 21. Bxf4 Nc8 22. Rhe1 Qa7 23. Nc1 (23. a3
$5 Qb7 24. Re3) 23... Rd8 24. Re3 Nb6 25. Qe2 Bf8 26. Ra3 Qb7 27. Rxa8 Qxa8 28.
b3 d5 29. Bc7 Re8 30. Qf2 Nxc4 (30... Nd7 31. Rf1 $1 f6 32. cxd5 cxd5 33. Nd3
$14) 31. bxc4 Qb7+ 32. Qb6 Rb8 33. Kc2 Qxb6 34. Bxb6 Rxb6 35. cxd5 $11 Bd6 36.
Nb3 g6 37. h3 cxd5 38. Rxd5 Ba3 39. Ra5 Rc6+ 40. Kd3 Bb4 41. Ra4 Be1 42. Re4
Bf2 43. a4 Kg7 44. a5 Rf6 45. Ra4 Ba7 $6 (45... Rf3+ 46. Ke2 Rxh3 $1 47. Kxf2
Rxb3 48. a6 Rb8 $11) 46. Nd4 Bxd4 47. Rxd4 Rf3+ 48. Kc4 Rxh3 49. a6 h5 50. Kb5
hxg4 51. a7 Rh8 52. Rxg4 f5 53. Rb4 Kf6 54. Ka6 Ra8 55. Rb8 Rxa7+ 56. Kxa7 Ke5
57. Kb6 f4 $4 (57... Kd4 $11) 58. Kc5 Ke4 59. Kc4 Ke3 60. Kc3 g5 61. Re8+ Kf2
62. Kd2 g4 63. Re4 $1 g3 (63... Kf3 64. Ra4 g3 65. Ke1 g2 66. Ra3+ $18) 64.
Rxf4+ Kg1 65. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Ostrava"]
[Site "Ostrava"]
[Date "2007.05.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Movsesian,S"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2007.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. Nbd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 b3 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Nxc2 Bb3 20. axb3 axb3 21. Na3
Ne5 22. h4 {I am not a very big fan of long forced lines, but I have played so
many games with Zbynek, that I had decided to come up with something "new"...}
Ra4 $5 {This move has become quite popular lately.} ({Black´s} 22... Ra5 {
was succesfully challenged by} 23. Qb4 $1 {in latest games}) 23. Qg2 Qa8 24. f6
Bd8 25. Bd4 Nc7 26. fxg7 (26. Rh3 $6 Ne6 27. fxg7 Kxg7 28. Be3 Be7 29. Rd5 Rc8
{Al Modiahki-Ftacnik, Turin (ol) 2006. doesn´t look as a good an idea for
White...}) 26... Kxg7 27. h5 ({Another attempt to improve White's play here is
} 27. Bc4 {but I was worried about} Rxc4 $5 (27... Ne6 28. Bd5 Qc8 29. Rc1 Qa6
30. Bxe5+ dxe5 31. Qg3 $14 {Rohit-Karavade, India (ch) 2006}) 28. Nxc4 Qa2+ 29.
Kc1 Ne6 $44) 27... Ne6 28. Bxe5+ {I followed Konstantin Landa´s remarks to the
Shirov -Van Wely game in Wijk.} (28. g6 $2 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Nxd4 30. h6+ Kf6 31.
g7 Rg8 32. Qf2+ Ndf3 33. Bg2 Qxe4+ $19 {Shirov-Van Wely, Wijk aan Zee 2007})
28... dxe5 29. g6 Bg5 30. gxf7 (30. h6+ {looks very tempting, but after} Kxg6
31. Qh3 Kf6 32. Rd7 Rxe4 {it is not clear, how to continue the attack.}) 30...
h6 $5 ({Landa´s suggestion was} 30... Rxf7 31. Bb5 Qxe4+ 32. Qxe4 Rxe4 33. Bc4
Rf6 34. Bxb3 $14 {with a pleasant endgame for White.}) 31. Bb5 Rxe4 32. Bc4 Nd4
(32... Nf4 $6 33. Qf3 {and Black has no useful moves.}) 33. Rhf1 Re1 $1 {
A nice move, which helps Black to solve his problems with the coordination of
his pieces.} 34. Bd5 Rxf1 35. Rxf1 Qa6 $1 {Otherwise 36.Qe4 would cause Black
serious problems.} 36. Bc4 Qa8 37. Qxa8 {An attempt to squeeze something out
of an endgame.} Rxa8 38. Bd5 Rf8 39. Nc4 e4 40. Rd1 ({First I wanted to
continue} 40. Na5 $6 e3 41. Nxb3 e2 42. Rg1 {luckily I saw} Rxf7 $1 {in time}
43. Bxf7 Nf3 {and Black is winning.}) 40... Nf5 41. Bxe4 Rxf7 42. Rf1 Ng3 43.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 44. Bf3 Be7 {White will capture the b3 pawn, but will lose h5 with
an immediate draw.} 45. Nd2 Kf6 46. Nxb3 Kg5 47. Nd4 Nxh5 48. Bxh5 Kxh5 49. Nf5
Bf6 50. Nxh6 Bxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Movsesian,S"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg Finek"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 Be6 $5 (10... b5 {is more frequently played here} 11.
Bf1 Rb8 12. Bg5 Ng4 13. Bc1 Nf6 (13... Qb6 14. Qd2 Nf6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5
Na5 17. a4 Nc4 18. Qb4 $14 {Timofeev-Efimenko, Moscow 2008}) 14. a4 b4 15. Nd5
Nxd5 16. exd5 Na5 17. Bd2 f5 18. c3 b3 19. c4 Bf6 20. Bc3 Qb6 $13 {Vachier
Lagrave-Bologan, France 2008}) 11. Nd5 b5 ({Interesting is also} 11... Bxd5 $5
12. exd5 b5 13. Bf1 Nb4 14. c4 bxc4 15. Bxc4 Qa5 16. Bd2 Qc5 17. Bxb4 Qxb4 18.
b3 Bd8 19. Qd2 Qc5 $13 {with a comfortable play for Black in Filippov,An-Bu,
Visakhpatham 2008.}) 12. Bf1 Rb8 13. c4 Nxe4 14. Qc2 (14. Bb6 $2 Rxb6 15. Nxb6
Nxf2 $19) 14... Nc5 15. Rad1 Bxd5 $2 (15... bxc4 $1 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Nf6+ Bxf6
18. Rxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bxc4 Nb4 20. Qe4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Nd3 $44 {and it looks as if
White has to be careful ...}) 16. cxd5 Nb4 17. Qd2 $6 ({Much stronger was} 17.
Qb1 $1 a5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. a3 Na6 20. Nxe5 $16) 17... Nxa2 ({Still better was
} 17... e4 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Rxe4 Nxa2 20. d6 $44) 18. b3 $5 ({I didn't like} 
18. b4 {as after} Nxb4 19. Qxb4 a5 20. Qb1 Na4 {Black has some counterplay})
18... Ne4 19. Qxa2 Nc3 20. Qxa6 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 $16 Qd7 22. Rc1 b4 23. Rc6 Qf5
24. Qc4 {Re-grouping pieces and bringing them to ideal positions. Black has no
real counterplay.} Qb1 25. Nd2 Qg6 26. Qc2 f5 27. Nc4 Rf6 28. f4 {Not allowing
Black even to think about an attack.} exf4 29. Bxf4 Bf8 30. Nb6 Rb7 31. Nc8 h6
32. Nxd6 Re7 (32... Bxd6 33. Bxd6 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qxb7 Qc5+
37. Kh1 Qf2 38. Qb5 $18) 33. Nb5 Re4 34. Bg3 Qg5 35. Rxf6 Qxf6 36. d6 Re8 37.
Qc4+ Kh8 38. Qxb4 Rd8 39. Qd2 Qa1 40. Qd5 Qc1 41. Qxf5 Qe3+ 42. Bf2 Qxb3 43. h3
Qd1 44. Bg3 Ra8 45. Kh2 Qb3 46. Bd3 Qg8 47. Be5 1-0

[Event "Biel Credis"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Mowsziszian,K"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {King} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 $5 {Eine
Neuerung gegen die Najdorf Variante.} e5 (6... g6 $5 {Der Läufer auf d3 paßt
nicht in die Drachenvariante.}) 7. Nde2 Nbd7 (7... d5 $2 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bc4 $1
Nxc3 10. Bxf7+ $18) 8. O-O b5 9. b4 $1 {Führt die Idee von Ld3 fort.} Bb7 10.
a4 bxa4 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Rxa4 O-O 13. Qa1 $14 {><a6  King: Naturally, it is
pleasant to increase the pressure against the a-pawn, but thet queen also
influences the centre: Black often gains counterplay by breaking with ...d5,
so it is useful to have the queen looking towards the e5 pawn.} d5 (13... Rb8
14. Rd1 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Ng3 $14) 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5
17. Ra5 Bb7 18. Ng3 g6 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. Bxa6 Qxb4 (20... Bxa6 21. Rxa6 Rxa6 22.
Qxa6 Qxb4 23. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 24. Qc8+ $18) 21. Rb1 $1 Qxa5 22. Qxa5 $16 Bxa6 23.
h4 h5 24. Rd1 Kg7 25. Rd6 Bc4 26. Qd2 Be6 27. Kh2 Kh7 28. Ne4 Bf5 29. Ng5+ Kg7
30. Qd5 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Minasian, Ara"]
[Black "Petrosian, Arshak B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Mowsziszian,K"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qd2 Be6 10. O-O-O (10. g4 d5 $1 11. g5 d4 12. gxf6 Bxf6 13. Bf2 (13.
Bxd4 exd4 14. Ne2 Nc6 15. O-O-O Qb6 16. f4 Rfd8 17. Ng3 Rac8 18. Nh5 Nb4 19.
Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qg2+ Kf8 21. Bd3 Nxa2+ 22. Kd2 Bxb3 {0-1 Khmelnitsky,S-Sulipa,A/
Yalta op (04) ;EXP 47 1995 (31)}) 13... Bg5 14. Qd3 dxc3 15. Qxc3 Nd7 16. Rd1
Rc8 17. Qd3 Qf6 18. h4 Bf4 $17 {0-1 Apicella,M-Rodriguez Lopez,R/Zaragoza op-A
(06) ;EXT 95op 1995 (48)}) 10... a5 (10... Nc6 {Ist zu langsam. Weiß erhält
Angriff am Königsflügel.} 11. g4 $1 Rc8 12. Kb1 b5 13. h4 Na5 14. h5 Nc4 15.
Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc1 Rb8 17. g5 Nd7 18. g6 $1 Qa5 (18... fxg6 19. hxg6 hxg6 (19...
h6 20. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 21. Qxh6 $18) 20. Qh2 $40 {/\Qh7+,Rg1}) 19. Nd5 c3 20. Nxc3
Qb4 21. b3 a5 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Nf6 24. Qd2 Qxd2 25. gxh7+ Kxh7 26. Rxd2
$16 {1-0 Andre,W-Huebner,W/BL2-W 9192 (1992) ;BL2 1992 (58)}) 11. Bb5 Nbd7 $146
(11... Nc6 12. Qf2 Qb8 13. g4 Rc8 {/\a4}) (11... Na6 12. Kb1 Nc7 13. Bb6 Qc8
$132) 12. Qf2 Ne8 13. h4 $6 (13. Na4 $142 Bg5 (13... Nc7 $2 14. Bxd7 Bxd7 15.
Nb6 a4 16. Nc5 $1 $18) 14. Kb1 $14 {><d6}) 13... Nc7 14. a4 Nxb5 15. Nxb5 Qc8
16. Kb1 Qc4 17. Nc3 (17. Nxd6 Qxa4 $40) 17... b5 $1 18. Qf1 (18. axb5 a4 19.
Nd2 Qb4 {/\a3->}) 18... Qxf1 19. Rhxf1 bxa4 20. Nxa4 Rfb8 21. Nc1 Ra6 22. h5
Rc6 23. Ne2 $2 (23. b3 {[]} Bc4 24. Rf2 Bb5 25. Nb2 a4 $15 {|^}) 23... Bc4 24.
Rf2 Bxe2 25. Rxe2 Rc4 0-1

[Event "UKR-ch KO 74th"]
[Site "Rivne"]
[Date "2005.08.31"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Borovikov, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Rg1 Rc8 14. h4 g6 15.
Kb1 Qc7 16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 f6 21. Qh2
fxg5 22. hxg5 Rf7 23. Nd4 Rc5 24. Nxe6 Qxe6 25. Qd2 Re5 26. Rg3 Qc4 27. a3 Rf1
28. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 29. Ka2 Qc4+ 30. b3 Qe6 31. Nd5 Rxe4 32. Rc3 Bd8 33. Nf6+ Bxf6
34. gxf6 Qxf6 35. Qd5+ Kg7 36. Rc8 Re7 37. Rg8+ Kh6 38. Qd2+ Kh5 39. Rd8 Re1
40. Qxe1 Qxd8 41. Qh1+ Kg5 42. Qxb7 h5 43. Qxa6 h4 44. Qb7 Kh6 45. Qe4 d5 46.
Qd4 Kh5 47. a4 h3 48. Qd1+ Kh6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (48... Kh4 $11) 49. Qg4 $1 Qc7
50. Qxh3+ Kg7 51. Qd3 g5 52. c3 Qh2+ 53. Ka3 Qg1 54. a5 g4 55. Qxd5 g3 56. Qb7+
Kg6 57. Qb6+ Qxb6 58. axb6 g2 59. b7 g1=Q 60. b8=Q Qc5+ 61. Ka4 $1 {[%mdl 4096]
} (61. Qb4 $2 Qa7+ 62. Qa4 Qc5+ 63. Kb2 Qf2+ $11) 61... Qxc3 62. Qd6+ Kh7 (
62... Kg5 63. Qd5+ (63. b4 $2 {[%cal Gg5h1] lets the king enter the drawing
zone. lässt den König in die Remiszone entkommen:} Kg4 $11) 63... Kg6 64. b4
Qc2+ 65. Kb5 $18) 63. b4 Qc2+ 64. Ka5 Qc3 65. Ka6 Qc8+ 66. Kb6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Thorfinnsson, Bragi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bc4
Qc7 9. Bb3 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Bb7 13. c3 bxc3 14. Rc1 Bxd5 15.
Qxd5 Qc6 16. Qxc6+ Nxc6 17. Rxc3 {Es folgt eine instruktive Modellpartie für
diesen Stellungstyp:} Kd7 18. Ke2 Be7 19. Nd2 Rab8 20. Nc4 Ke6 $2 (20... Nd4+
21. Bxd4 (21. Kd3 f5 22. f3 Ke6) 21... exd4 22. Rc2 Ke6 {leistete mehr
Widerstand.}) 21. Rd1 Rhc8 22. Nb6 Nd4+ 23. Bxd4 Rxc3 24. Bxc3 Rxb6 25. Rd5 f5
26. f3 Bg5 27. Kd3 fxe4+ 28. fxe4 Bc1 29. b4 g5 30. h3 h5 31. Kc4 Rc6+ 32. Kb3
g4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. b5 axb5 35. axb5 Rc8 36. Bb4 Rd8 37. Ba5 Rc8 38. b6 Be3
39. Bb4 Rd8 40. b7 Ba7 41. Ka4 Bb8 42. Kb5 Kd7 43. Rd1 Rh8 44. Rc1 g3 45. Rc8
$1 {gute Technik} Rxc8 46. bxc8=Q+ Kxc8 47. Kc6 Ba7 48. Bxd6 Bd4 49. Be7 Bc3
50. Bh4 Be1 51. Kd6 Bf2 52. Bf6 Be1 53. Ke6 Kc7 54. Bxe5+ Kd8 55. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pedersen, Christian Kyndel"]
[Black "Bogner, Sebastian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2396"]
[BlackElo "2409"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Rg1 Qc7 14. Kb1 Rac8
15. Qf2 Bd8 16. h4 g6 17. Rg2 Nd7 18. Qd2 Be7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 b5 21. Qd2
Nb6 22. Qa5 Na4 23. Rgd2 Qb7 24. c4 Ng3 25. cxb5 Nxf1 26. Rxf1 axb5 27. Rd5 Nc5
28. Qb4 Nxb3 29. Qxb3 Rb8 30. Bd2 Rfc8 31. Bb4 Qc6 32. a3 Qc4 33. Qxc4 bxc4 34.
Kc2 Rb6 35. Rfd1 Rcc6 36. Kc3 h6 37. gxh6 Kh7 38. a4 Kxh6 39. a5 Ra6 40. f4 Bf6
41. Bxd6 exf4+ 42. Kc2 (42. e5 $4 {läuft in den Konter} Rxd6 43. exf6 Rxd5 44.
Rxd5 f3 $17) 42... f3 43. Bf4+ Kg7 44. Rf1 Re6 $6 (44... Bxh4 45. Rxf3 Kf8 {
gefällt mir besser.}) 45. e5 Bxh4 46. Rxf3 f6 ({Auch nach} 46... f5 {hat
Schwarz kein leichtes Leben, z.B.} 47. Kc3 Rec6 48. Bd2 Kf7 (48... Be7 $2 49.
Rd7 Kf8 50. Rh3 $18) 49. Rd4 g5 50. Rxc4 Ke6 51. b4 {und Weiß ist im Rennen
etwas schneller. Ob das zum Gewinn reicht, vermag ich allerdings nicht zu
sagen.}) 47. Rh3 fxe5 (47... g5 $6 48. exf6+ Kxf6 49. Bxg5+ Bxg5 50. Rf3+ Kg6
51. Rg3 Re2+ 52. Kb1 $16) 48. Bxe5+ Bf6 49. Bxf6+ Rxf6 $2 (49... Kxf6 {bot
viel bessere Rettungschancen.}) 50. Kc3 Rf5 (50... Rf4 51. Rc5 Kf6 52. Rh1 Ra8
53. Ra1 g5 54. a6 g4 55. a7 g3 56. Ra6+ Kg7 (56... Kf7 57. Rc7+ Kf8 58. Rb6 $18
) 57. Rg5+ $18) 51. Rxf5 gxf5 52. Kb4 Ra8 53. Ra3 Rb8+ 54. Kc3 f4 55. a6 f3 56.
a7 Ra8 57. Kxc4 f2 58. Rf3 Rxa7 59. Rxf2 Rc7+ 60. Kd5 Rb7 61. Kc5 Rb3 62. Kc4
Rb8 63. b4 Rc8+ 64. Kd5 Rb8 65. Kc5 Rc8+ 66. Kd6 Rb8 67. Rb2 Kf7 68. b5 Ke8 69.
Kc7 Ra8 70. Re2+ Kf7 71. b6 Ra1 72. Rc2 Re1 73. b7 Re7+ 74. Kb6 Re6+ 75. Rc6
Re8 76. Rc8 Re6+ 77. Kc5 Re5+ 78. Kd4 Rb5 79. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7.
Nf3 Qc7 8. a4 b6 9. Qd3 Nc6 10. Qc4 Qb7 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne7
14. O-O-O b5 15. a5 g6 16. h4 h6 17. Bb6 Bg7 18. Qb4 Qd7 19. g4 Bb7 20. Qb3 O-O
21. g5 Qf5 22. Bh3 Qf4+ 23. Kb1 Qc4 24. Qxc4 bxc4 25. Bc7 Nxd5 26. Bxd6 Nc3+
27. bxc3 Bxf3+ 28. Bxb8 Rxb8+ 29. Ka2 Bxh1 30. Rxh1 hxg5 31. hxg5 Rb5 32. Ka3
e4 33. Bf1 Rxa5+ 34. Kb4 Rxg5 35. Bxc4 a5+ 36. Ka4 Rf5 37. Rh4 Rxf2 38. Rxe4
Bxc3 39. Bb3 Kg7 40. Rc4 Rf3 41. Rc7 Rf4+ 42. Kb5 a4 43. Rxc3 axb3 44. Rxb3
Rf5+ 45. Kb6 Rf6+ 46. Kb5 Rf1 47. c4 Rc1 48. c5 f5 49. c6 Kf6 50. Kb6 f4 51.
Rb5 Ke7 52. Rb2 Ke6 53. c7 g5 54. Rb5 {[%tqu "De","Können sich die verbundenen
schwarzen Freibauern durchsetzen?","","","g5g4","",0,"f4f3","",5]} g4 $2 (54...
f3 $1 55. Rxg5 (55. Rc5 Rxc5 56. Kxc5 Kd7 57. Kb6 Kc8 $19) 55... Rxc7 56. Kxc7
f2 57. Rg6+ Kf7 $19) 55. Rg5 $1 $11 g3 56. Kb7 Rb1+ 57. Kc6 Rc1+ 58. Kb7 Kf6
59. Rg8 Ke5 60. c8=Q Rxc8 61. Kxc8 Ke4 62. Kd7 f3 63. Rg4+ $1 {Dieses
Zwischenschach rettet Weiß.} Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kharkov Rector Cup 4th"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2002.03.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Black "Gershon, Alik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2002.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 a6 7. Be3 d5 8. exd5
(8. Qe2 e5 (8... Nxd4 9. Bxd4 dxe4 10. O-O-O exf3 11. Qe3 $44) 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10.
exd5 Nxd5 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Qc4 Qc8 $6 (12... Qd7 $142) 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Qa4
$14 Be6 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Be7 17. Bd6 Bg5+ 18. Kb1 Qb7 19. Bc4 Bf6 20. Ba3
Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Be5 22. Rhe1 f6 23. Qe6+ {1-0 Llobel Cortell,E-Daubenfeld,G/
Halkidiki GRE 2001/The Week in Chess 357 (23)}) 8... Nxd5 (8... Nb4 9. Bc4
Nbxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bf2 Qa5+ 12. c3 $6 {Die Variante 14.Kf1 bedarf
allerdings weiterer Analyse.} (12. Qd2 $142 $14) 12... Nxc3 13. Qd2 Qe5+ 14.
Ne2 (14. Kf1 $5 Nd5 15. Re1 Qf4 16. Qc2 $13 {nach} Nb6 {kommt das überraschende
} 17. Ne6 {in Betracht.}) 14... Nxe2 15. Bxe2 e6 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. O-O Bc5 $15 {
1-0 Barrientos,S-Saladen,R/Cali COL 2001/The Week in Chess 355 (48)}) 9. Nxc6
bxc6 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Bd3 e5 (11... Bf5 12. Bxf5 Qxf5 13. Qd4 Qa5+ (13... Qxc2
$6 {ist extrem riskant:} 14. Rd1 Qf5 15. O-O Qc8 16. Rd3 $36) 14. Bd2 Rd8 15.
Qe3 (15. Bxa5 Rxd4 16. Ke2 $14) 15... Qd5 16. Qc3 f6 17. Be3 e5 18. Kf2 Qe6 19.
Qb3 Rd5 20. Rhd1 Be7 21. Qb8+ Bd8 22. Qb7 Qd7 23. Qxd7+ {1/2-1/2 Sulypa,
A-Ivanisevic,I/Kladovo YUG 2001/The Week in Chess 355 (23).}) 12. Qe2 Qa5+ 13.
Bd2 Bb4 14. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 15. c3 Qc5 16. O-O-O $14 O-O 17. Rhe1 Re8 18. f4 g6 (
18... e4 $6 19. Bxe4 Bf5 20. Qf3 $16) 19. Qe3 $6 ({Warum nicht einfach} 19.
fxe5 {?}) 19... Qa5 20. Bc4 $6 (20. a3 Bg4 21. Rd2 {war besser.}) 20... Be6 $1
$15 21. Bxe6 Rxe6 22. f5 gxf5 23. Qg5+ $6 {bringt vor allem den schwarzen Turm
in Angriffsposition.} (23. Kb1 $5 Rb8 24. Rd7 Qb6 25. Qg5+ Rg6 26. Qd2 $15)
23... Rg6 24. Qxf5 Qxa2 25. Qxe5 Rxg2 26. Rd2 $2 (26. Re2 {war von Nöten,
wonach weiße gewisse Gegenchancen behält.}) 26... Qa1+ $19 27. Kc2 Rxd2+ 28.
Kxd2 Qxb2+ 29. Ke3 Qg2 30. Rd1 a5 31. Rd4 h6 32. h4 (32. Rd6 Qg5+ 33. Qxg5+
hxg5 34. Rxc6 (34. Kd2 a4 35. Kc2 a3 36. Kb1 a2+ 37. Ka1 Ra6 $19) 34... a4 35.
Rc5 f6 36. Rf5 a3 $19) 32... a4 33. Qe7 Qh3+ 34. Kf2 Qe6 35. Rd8+ ({Das
Turmendspiel nach} 35. Qxe6 fxe6 36. Rd2 a3 37. Ra2 $19 {ist aufgrund der
passiven weißen Turmstellung total verloren.}) 35... Rxd8 36. Qxd8+ Kg7 37. Qa5
Qe4 38. h5 Qf4+ 39. Ke2 Qc4+ 40. Kf2 Qb5 41. Qa7 Qb2+ 42. Kf1 Qc1+ $1 ({
Das voreilige} 42... a3 $4 {läuft in} 43. Qd4+ $11 {mit Dauerschach.}) 43. Kf2
Qd2+ 44. Kf1 Qf4+ 45. Ke2 Qe5+ 46. Kf1 Qxh5 47. Qd4+ (47. Qxa4 Qb5+ $19) 47...
Kg6 48. Qd6+ Kh7 $1 {ein starker Rückzug, weil der Bauer c6 nun nicht
verspeist werden darf. Die Technik der Königsbehandlung ist im Damenendspiel
sehr wichtig.} 49. Qxc6 Qf5+ (49... Qf5+ 50. Ke2 (50. Kg2 Qg6+ 51. Qxg6+ Kxg6
52. c4 a3 $19) 50... Qe6+ 51. Qxe6 fxe6 52. Kd2 Kg7 $19) 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch 77th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.04.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2004.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. Ng3 a5 15.
Kb1 a4 16. Nc1 Qb8 17. Nf5 Bd8 18. Nxd6 b3 19. cxb3 axb3 20. axb3 Ba5 21. Qd3
Nc7 22. h4 Bb4 23. g6 hxg6 24. h5 gxh5 25. Rxh5 Nf6 26. Rxe5 Rd8 27. Bc5 Nfe8
28. Qd4 Rxd6 29. Bxd6 Bxd6 30. Rh5 Nf6 31. Rg5 Be7 32. Bc4 Bxc4 33. Qxc4 Ne6
34. Rb5 Qa7 35. e5 Nh5 36. Qa4 Qxa4 37. bxa4 Rxa4 38. Rd7 Bf8 39. Nd3 Rh4 40.
Rb8 Nhf4 41. Nf2 Rh5 42. Rb5 Nc5 43. Rd8 Nfe6 44. Rc8 Rh2 45. b4 Rxf2 46. bxc5
Rxf3 47. c6 Rc3 48. Kb2 Rc4 49. Rd5 Kh7 50. Kb3 Rc5 51. Rxc5 Bxc5 52. Kc4 Bb6
53. Kd5 Kg6 54. Ke4 f5+ 55. exf6 Kxf6 56. Rb8 Bc7 57. Rb1 g5 58. Rf1+ Kg6 59.
Kd5 Nf4+ 60. Ke4 Kf6 61. Rf3 Bd6 62. Rf1 Be5 63. Rc1 Bc7 64. Rf1 Kg6 65. Rf2
Nh5 66. Kd5 g4 67. Ke6 g3 68. Ra2 Nf6 69. Ra7 Ne8 70. Kd7 {The two passed
pawns should cancel each other out, thus a draw...  beide Freibauern sollten
sich neutralisieren, also remis.} Be5 (70... Kf7 71. Ra1 (71. Rxc7 $2 g2 $19)
71... Be5 72. Re1 Nf6+ 73. Kd8 Bc3 74. Re3 (74. c7 $2 Bxe1 75. c8=Q Ba5+ 76.
Qc7+ Bxc7+ 77. Kxc7 g2 $19) 74... Ba5+ 75. Kc8 Nh5 76. Rxg3 Nxg3 77. c7 Nf5 78.
Kb8 $11) 71. Kxe8 g2 72. c7 Bxc7 (72... g1=Q 73. Ra6+ Kh5 (73... Kg7 $2 74.
c8=Q $18) 74. c8=Q $11) 73. Ra1 Bb6 74. Kd7 Kf5 75. Kc6 Bd4 76. Re1 Kf4 77. Kd5
Bf2 78. Ra1 Kf3 79. Kc4 Ke2 80. Ra2+ $4 {[%mdl 8192] What a blunder! was für
ein Bock!} (80. Rb1 Be1 81. Rb2+ Bd2 82. Rb1 $11) 80... Kf1 (80... Kf1 81. Ra1+
Be1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Negi,P"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {It's never easy to know what Andreikin's first move will be...} c5 2.
Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 {This seems to be the 'in' thing
these days. The explanation is probably more to do with the fact that theory
is much less evolved here, so there is a lot of room for innovation...
something rare in the main lines of the Najdorf.} (6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. h3 {
/\g4...Qf3...0-0-0... This is another in vogue line that came up only a few
years ago, but has already been tried in a huge amount of games.}) 6... e5 7.
Nb3 {Compared to the 6.Be3 line mentioned above, White hasn't yet committed to
Be3 yet, and he could try to make use of that. Unfortunately for him, it's not
so easy to utilise that...although White does have a few interesting options.}
(7. Nde2 {is a more natural move - with the idea of g4...Ng3...Bg2, but now
Black replies} h5 $1 {and we get a tense middle game with a lot of slow
manoeuvring since White can't easily get an initiative here.}) 7... Be6 (7...
Be7 {would be an inaccuracy, as now Black doesn't threaten ...d5, and White
could just go for} 8. g4 $1 {/\ g5...h4...Bg2 etc.}) 8. g4 $6 {I really don't
understand what Andreikin had in mind...later in the press conference he
mentioned that he couldn't spend much time on the Najdorf and just decided to
play this. Unfortunately for him, Black's life is just quite easy here after
the natural ...d5.} (8. Be3 {would convert to the 6.Be3 line mentioned above.})
(8. f4 {is a more interesting attempt to make use of the bishop still being on
c1. Now obviously exf4 plays right into White's hands, so Black has to find
more inventive ways to deal with f4:} b5 $5 (8... Nbd7 {ignores f5 altogether.}
9. g4 (9. f5 Bxb3 10. axb3 d5 $1 11. exd5 Bb4 {will lead to a complicated
middlegame, but Black seems ok at first.}) 9... b5 10. Bg2 Nb6 (10... h6 {
is probably better here}) 11. g5 Nfd7 12. f5 Bc4 13. Na5 Rc8 14. Nxc4 (14. Qd2
{lets the bishop off the hook.} b4 15. Nd1 Bb5 {with very unclear play
Khismatullin,D (2714)-Duda,J (2563) Yerevan 2014}) 14... Rxc4 (14... Nxc4 15.
h4 $14) 15. a3 $14) 9. f5 (9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {seems very solid for
Black}) 9... Bc8 {Initially, I had considered this to be just ok for Black
based on the computer assesments...but things might not be so simple:} 10. Bg5
Bb7 (10... Nbd7 $1 11. Qf3 (11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 Bb7 {is very comfortable for
Black}) 11... Bb7 {transposing to the game after 10...Bb7.}) 11. Qf3 (11. Bxf6
$1 Qxf6 12. Qf3 {would have avoided Nd7-Nxf6, and therefore give White a
better version}) 11... Nbd7 12. O-O-O Be7 (12... Rc8 13. Nd5 (13. Kb1 Rxc3 $1
14. Qxc3 Nxe4 15. Bxd8 Nxc3+ 16. bxc3 Kxd8 $44) 13... Be7 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Kb1
{converts to the game.}) 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nd5 {The computer
claims that Black is simply better here, but I think it considerably
mis-assesses White's attacking chances after exd5, and a future kingside pawn
assault.} Nxd5 $146 (15... O-O 16. Bd3 $5 Nxd5 17. exd5 $14 {The kingside
pawns are just pushing - White can always sacrifice them as well, while the
bishop is ideally placed on e4. I would prefer White here...}) (15... Bxd5 16.
exd5 h5 $5 {Black deals with the kingside threats...but h5 is also a big
commitment...For instance White could just ignore h5-h4, and plan a later
break with Rg1...g3.} 17. g3 (17. Bd3 h4 18. Nd2 $13 {/\ Rg1...g3.}) 17... h4
18. g4 Nh7 19. Nd2 Ng5 20. Qg2 Qb6 21. Bd3 Bf6 22. Rhe1 Ke7 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24.
Rxe4 Bg5 $11 {1-0 (61) Grischuk,A (2785)-Wojtaszek,R (2701) Riga 2013}) 16.
exd5 e4 $5 {seems to be the best line to me. At least Black will have a clear
way to continue due to the active dark squared bishop...} 17. Qxe4 O-O 18. Bd3
Bf6 $44 {An interesting position that needs to be analysed more certainly, but
Black's play doesn't seem too hard to me.}) 8... d5 $1 9. g5 (9. exd5 Nxd5 10.
Bg2 {seems a better try to me, as after} Nxc3 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. bxc3 {At
least the newly opened b-file gives White some prospects to create threats
against the black king. At the same time, Black should be ok objectively...}
Nc6 $11) 9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {The king is temporarily
misplaced, but White isn't developed enough to exploit that.} 12. Bg2 Nc6 (
12... Bd7 {seemed a simple way to continue as well, but as Svidler showed in
the game, he doesn't have to hurry to try and equalise either.} 13. Bxe4 Bc6
$11) 13. Bxe4 Kc7 14. Bd2 (14. Be3 {looked more natural, but now after} Rd8 {
White can't go 0-0-0.}) 14... h6 $1 {The g5-pawn is somewhat awkward in an
otherwise typical structure. This makes Black's life much easier.} 15. h4 (15.
gxh6 g6 16. O-O-O Bxh6 $15) 15... hxg5 16. hxg5 Rxh1+ 17. Bxh1 Be7 18. O-O-O
Rh8 {Already White needs to worry about retaining equality. The g5-pawn is
very weak, and White is barely able to keep it, but also there is no clear
plan for White to continue. Andreikin wisely decided to just hold his position
together, and prevent Black's ideas.} 19. Be3 Rh4 (19... Rh5 {doesn't win the
pawn because of} 20. Bf3 $1) 20. Bg2 b6 21. a3 a5 22. Re1 (22. Rh1 Rxh1+ 23.
Bxh1 a4 24. Nd2 Nd4 {isn't an equal endgame yet, so keeping the rooks gives
White more flexibility in defence.}) 22... g6 23. Nd2 Nd4 24. Nf3 $1 {
Exchanging the knights is definitely in White's favour.} Rg4 25. Bh1 Bd6 (25...
Nc6 26. Nh2 {doesn't really let Black achieve much either.}) 26. Bd2 Nc6 27.
Be3 {Black's position looks extremely pleasant, but it's hard to find a way to
break through here. Black repeated once more before trying to play on} Nd4 28.
Bd2 Nc6 29. Be3 Bf5 30. Rg1 Rxg1+ 31. Nxg1 {White has a better version of the
endgame here, as he can generate some play with the threat of Bd5 as well.
Black doesn't really take much risk of course, but it's also quite
understandable that he didn't see any reason to try on for something so minute.
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Nyborg"]
[Date "2001.04.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2001.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 {Not the most
dangerous move, but Fischer did have some succeses with it.} g6 7. g4 Bg7 8. g5
Nfd7 {Reshevsky went to h5, and Fischer critizices Nfd7. To me it looks fine
though. In the modern spirit of how to play the Najdorf.} 9. Be3 b5 {Fischer
just gives 9...Nc6 which is what black would do inthe dragon. But as white
cant play for Bh6 exchanging bishops, I have time to get a proper
Najdorf-setup on the queenside.} 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. f3 Nb6 12. O-O-O N8d7 {
White needs to hurry, as if Black manages to play Rc8 or Ne5 he will just be
better. Mortensen finds the right plan.} 13. Nb3 Rc8 14. Bd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 e5 {
The typical Najdorf move, not caring about d6 being weak. Fortunately g5 is
hanging, so its not a pawn sac.} 16. Qxd6 (16. Qd2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Na1 {
Is hard to evaluate. Black has positional weaknesses, but the knight on a1
must be plenty of compensation for that.}) 16... Qxg5+ 17. Kb1 Qe7 18. Na5 Ba8
19. a4 {White don't want to sit and wait, therebye getting a positionally
suspect ending, but acts before black consolidates.} Qxd6 (19... Rxc3 20. bxc3
Nxa4 {However would have refuted his plans. I feared} 21. Qc7 {Missing} O-O 22.
Rxd7 (22. Rd6 {Is better, but 22...Nxc3 is still better for black.}) 22... Qa3)
20. Rxd6 Ke7 21. Rd2 bxa4 (21... Rxc3 {Is fine again of course}) 22. Bxa6 Rc5 {
Trying to trap whites pieces.} 23. Bb5 Rb8 24. Ka2 Nf6 (24... f5 {Is vere
strong here. I just focused on winning one of his clumsy pieces, which however
doesn't work.}) 25. Ka3 Nc8 26. Kb4 Rc7 27. Nxa4 Nd6 28. c4 $4 (28. Rxd6 Kxd6
29. c4 {Gives white a more or less winning position. His pawns wil advance
easily, and I cant see any black counterplay.}) 28... Rxc4+ {My bluff worked.
Now black just wins material} 29. Nxc4 Rxb5+ 30. Kc3 Nfxe4+ 31. fxe4 Nxe4+ 32.
Kd3 Nxd2 33. Re1 Rd5+ 34. Kc3 Nxc4 35. Kxc4 Rd4+ {A nice trick, and a
important victory which in the end gave me the Danish Title.} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Nisipeanu,LD"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nde2 {This
strange move has brought me incredible results in the past year, despite the
fact that Black should have no problems in the opening. One of the advantages
of playing this line is, that the computer engines do not help all that much.}
Be6 (7... Nbd7 {was Topalov's choice in the first game I played in this line
and was repeated by Bologan one month later.}) (7... Nc6 {was played in
Nisipeanu-Ivanchuk Spain 2006}) 8. f4 Nbd7 9. f5 Bc4 10. Nc1 d5 $1 $146 ({
Gelfand played} 10... Bxf1 {first, but after} 11. Rxf1 d5 {I had the choice to
play} 12. Nxd5 $1 (12. exd5 {would lead to the main line.}) 12... Nxe4 13. Nb3
Ndf6 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. Bg5 $16) 11. exd5 (11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. Qf3
{was also possible, but I don't think that this can worry Black.}) 11... Bxf1
12. Rxf1 Nb6 (12... Bb4 $5 13. N1e2 Nb6 14. Qd3 Nbxd5 15. O-O-O Nxc3 16. Nxc3
Qxd3 17. Rxd3 Rd8 $11 {was a good alternative to the text.}) 13. Qf3 $5 {
Somehow, I felt that this move was not part of my opponent's home preparation.
Also I was sure that the engines suggest something else and it seemed unlikely
that Kempinski had time to check every possible move at home.} Nbxd5 14. N1e2
Nxe3 ({After} 14... Nb4 15. Rc1 Be7 {White would have lost the right to castle,
but Black would also have some troubles with his king, as shown by the
following line:} 16. a3 Nc6 17. Rd1 Qa5 18. g4 h6 19. h4 h5 20. g5 Ng4 21. f6
$1 $36) 15. Qxe3 Qc7 (15... Qd6 {is the computer's preference, trying to
prevent White from castling long, but after} 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5
Bd6 19. Qc3 (19. f6 O-O-O 20. fxg7 Rhg8 21. Qc3 Rxg7 $13) 19... Qe7 20. Kd1 O-O
21. Qe3 Rfd8 22. Kc1 {White still brings his king to c1 and is slightly better.
}) 16. O-O-O Rc8 $1 {A very good move, which takes ideas like 17.g4 Ng4 18.Nd5
out of the position.} ({I had expected} 16... Bc5 17. Qf3 O-O 18. g4 e4 19. Qg2
{with very easy play for White, which at the FIDE time control gives you a big
advantage over your opponent.}) 17. Kb1 Bc5 (17... Bb4 18. g4 $36) (17... Be7
18. Ng3 (18. g4 Nxg4 19. Qg3 Nf6 20. Qxg7 Rg8 21. Qh6 b5 $13) 18... b5 19. Qe2
O-O 20. Nge4 $14) 18. Qf3 Qc6 19. Ng3 $14 {Finally White brings a knight to e4
after which he will have a slight, but enduring advantage.} Bd4 $1 {My
opponent knew my game with Gelfand and therefore tried to create counterplay
by any means.} (19... Qxf3 20. Rxf3 Ke7 21. Nge4 $16 {is quite unpromising for
Black.}) 20. Qxc6+ Rxc6 21. Nce4 Ng4 $1 {I underestimated this move, thinking
that my position is too solid for such attempts. While this might be true,
exchanging the knights seems again too easy to play for White.} 22. c3 Bb6 {
Now, I started to calculate some concrete lines and to my surprise, it was not
at all simple to refute this seemingly desperate counterplay.} 23. Rfe1 (23.
Rd2 h5 (23... Nxh2 24. Rfd1 O-O 25. Rd7 $36) 24. h3 Ne3 25. Rf3 h4 26. Nf1 Nxf1
27. Rxf1 Ke7 {and although I have managed to exchange the intrusive knight,
Black has also made substantial progress on the kingside, since now the f5
pawn needs constant attention.}) 23... f6 ({After the correct} 23... h5 $1 24.
Nf1 f6 25. Rd3 Nh6 26. Rf3 h4 $1 {it seems that Black has managed to finally
equalize.}) 24. Rd3 Ke7 25. h3 Nh6 {/\ g6} 26. Nh5 $1 {Whitout this move White
could not pose any problems.} Nxf5 27. g4 Nd6 28. Nxg7 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 $16 {
Black is left without counterplay and the rest is not so difficult. All that
White needs to do now is to exchange rooks and push his queenside majority.}
Rd8 30. Nf5+ Kf7 31. Kc2 Rxd3 32. Kxd3 Rc7 33. Rc4 Rd7+ 34. Ke4 Kg6 35. Rc8 Bd8
36. Rc5 Kg5 (36... h5 37. gxh5+ Kxh5 38. Rd5 Rxd5 39. Kxd5 $18 {is dead lost
for Black, although the engines can still not 'feel' this.}) 37. c4 $1 $18 h5
38. Rd5 Rxd5 39. cxd5 hxg4 40. hxg4 Kxg4 41. Nh6+ Kh5 42. Nf7 Bb6 43. Kf5 e4
44. Kxe4 Kg6 45. Nd6 Bg1 46. Nxb7 f5+ 47. Ke5 Kg5 48. d6 f4 49. d7 Bb6 50. Ke4
1-0

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Nisipeanu,LD"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 ({In Foros 2007,
Loek played In Foros 2007 zog Loek} 6... e6 {against me and after gegen mich,
und nach} 7. g4 {he managed to shock me by playing gelang es ihm, mich zu
schockieren mit} b5 {instead of 7...e5, which I considered to be the only move
which he could play in this position. statt 7...e5, was ich in dieser Stellung
für den einzig spielbaren Zug hielt.}) 7. Nb3 {My opponents are usually a
little bit surprised when my knight heads in this direction, since my score
with 7.Nde2 is quite convincing. Meine Gegner sind meist ein bisschen
überrascht, wenn mein Springer in diese Richtung strebt, da mein Score mit 7.
Nde2 ziemlich überzeugend ist.} Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. f4 Ng4 11. g3
Nxe3 12. Qxe3 b5 13. Kb1 Qb6 $146 ({I was expecting Ich erwartete} 13... Nf6
14. Be2 Qb8 {because Loek won a very nice game against Ponomariov in this line.
, hatte doch Loek in diesem Abspiel eine sehr schöne Partie gegen Ponomariov
gewonnen}) 14. Qe1 (14. Qe2 $5 {occured in Nepomniachti-Van Wely, Dortmund
2008, a few weeks after Foros. genschah in Nepomniachti-Van Wely, Dortmund
2008, einige Wochen nach Foros.}) ({The more natural Das natürlichere} 14. Qf3
Nf6 15. f5 Bd7 16. g4 {ist einfach gut für Schwarz.} b4 {is just good for
Black.}) 14... b4 $6 (14... Nf6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bg4 17. Be2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2
exf4 {with a complicated game was a better choice. Incidentally, after 14.Qe2,
Black is deprived of this posibility. mit kompliziertem Spiel war eine besser
Wahl. Übrigens, nach 14.Qe2 hat Schwarz diese Möglichkeit nicht.}) 15. Nd5 ({
During the game I considered Während der Partie hielt ich} 15. Na4 Qc6 16. Qxb4
Rb8 {far too risky. With the help of engines it might be playable, though. für
viel zu riskant. Mit Hilfe von Engines könnte es aber spielbar sein.}) 15...
Bxd5 16. exd5 (16. Rxd5 O-O 17. Bd3 Nf6 18. Ra5 {looks artificial, but it
seems to be playable as well. sieht künstlich aus, scheint aber ebenfalls
spielbar zu sein.}) 16... O-O ({The engine likes Den Engines gefällt} 16... Bf6
17. g4 O-O 18. g5 {but I cannot understand why. , ich verstehe aber nicht
wieso.}) 17. Bh3 Nc5 {The most logical move Der logischste Zug.} ({Worse is
Schlechter ist} 17... f5 18. Nd4 $1 g6 19. Ne6 (19. Nc6 Bf6 20. g4) 19... Rfc8
20. g4 Rc3 $1 21. Qf1 $16) (17... Ra7 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Qxe5 Bf6
21. Qe4 {does not give enough compensation for the pawn. gibt keine
rausreichende Kompensation für den Bauern.}) 18. fxe5 $1 (18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19.
fxe5 dxe5 20. Qxe5 Bd6 21. Qd4 Qc7 $44 {/\ a5, a4 with good compensation. /\
a5, a4 mit guter Kompensation.}) 18... Nxb3 19. axb3 dxe5 20. Qxe5 Bf6 21. Qf4
Ra7 ({After the game Loek told me that he missed Nach der Partie sagte mir
Loek, dass er} 21... a5 22. Bd7 $1 $18 {übersehen hatte.}) 22. d6 (22. Rhe1 a5
23. Re4 $16 {was also possible. war ebenfalls möglich.}) 22... a5 23. d7 a4 24.
Qd6 $1 $16 Qxd6 $1 (24... Qd8 25. bxa4 Rxa4 26. Rhe1 $18 {/\ Re8}) (24... Qb5
25. Rhe1 Raa8 26. Bg2 axb3 27. Bxa8 bxc2+ 28. Kxc2 $18) 25. Rxd6 axb3 $1 ({
I was expecting ich erwartete} 25... a3 26. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 27. Re1 axb2 28. Re4
$18) 26. cxb3 Be7 27. Rd5 {A careless move and the start of a wrong plan,
which almost spoiled the game. Ein sorgloser Zug und der Auftakt zu einem
verfehlten Plan, der die Partie fast verdorben hätte.} (27. Rc6 $1 f5 28. Rd1
g6 29. Rc8 Rd8 30. Bg2 $16 {followed by Bc6 should win without many problems.
nebst Bc6 sollte ohne große Probleme gewinnen.}) 27... Rfa8 $1 {During the
game, I could not understand why Black was driving the white king to the
centre. Some moves later, it becomes clear that the king stands in the way of
the white rooks.  Während der Partie konnte ich nicht verstehen, warum Schwarz
den weißen König ins Zentrum trieb. Einige Züge später wird klar, das er hier
den weißen Türmen im Weg steht.} 28. Kc2 Kf8 29. Re1 Rc7+ 30. Kd3 g6 31. Rde5
$6 {I was in serious time trouble here. Hier befand ich mich in ernster
Zeitnot.} (31. Re4 $1 Rd8 32. Rde5 Rcxd7+ 33. Bxd7 Rxd7+ 34. Kc4 {followed by
Re7 still wins.}) 31... Bd8 32. Re8+ $6 ({Only Nur} 32. Rd5 f5 33. g4 Bh4 34.
Rd1 Rd8 35. Ke2 Bf6 $1 36. gxf5 g5 37. Bg4 {keeps some winning chances. wahrt
einige Gewinnchancen.}) 32... Kg7 33. R1e5 Rc1 $2 (33... f5 $1 34. Rd5 Kf7 $1 {
/\ Rd7} 35. Bg2 Rb8 (35... Rxd7 $2 36. Rh8 $1 $18) 36. Re1 Bf6 37. Rd6 Be7 {
would have saved the game. hätte die Partie gerettet.}) 34. Bg2 Rb8 35. Rd5 $18
h5 36. Bf3 Rf1 37. Ke2 Rc1 38. Rb5 $1 {Nice move, especially since I had very
little time on the clock. Ein schöner Zug, zumal ich nur noch sehr wenig Zeit
auf der Uhr hatte.} Rxb5 39. Rxd8 Rc2+ 40. Kd3 Rxb2 41. Rc8 Rxb3+ 42. Kc4 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.02"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "Nisipeanu,LD"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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"]

{I must confess that at the start of this game, I was not exactly filled with
optimism. Ivanchuk played the first rapid game in a very impressive way and I
was in a 'must win' situation. Ich muss gestehen, dass ich zu Beginn dieser
Partie nicht gerade vor Optimismus strotzte. Ivanchuk hatte die erste
Schnellpartie sehr beindruckend gespielt, und ich befand mich in einer 'must
win'-Situation.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Quite a
surprise to me, as I was expecting a Petroff or Anti-Marshall for this game.
Eine ziemliche Überraschung für mich, denn ich hatte für diese Partie Russisch
oder einen Anti-Marshall erwartet.} 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 {Maybe in a different
match situation I would have put my knight on another square... In einer
anderen Matchsituation hätte ich meinen Springer vielleicht auf ein anderes
Feld gestellt...} Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. O-O-O {My opponent has a very broad
repertoire and he usually does not play the same opening twice in a row.
Normally, I would have started to worry about my opponent's home preparation,
but in this case, instead of becoming worried, I became curious to see it.
Mein Opponent hat ein sehr breites Repertoire und spielt gewöhnlich dieselbe
Eröffnung nicht zweimal hintereinander. Normalerweise hätte ich begonnen, mir
über die gegnerische Heimvorbereitung Sorgen zu machen, in diesem Fall aber
wurde ich stattdessen neugierig darauf.} b5 ({In our previous game Ivanchuk
played In unser vorigen Partie spielte Ivanchuk} 9... Be7 10. f4 Ng4 11. g3
Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Nf6 {but he decided to play differently now. , jetzt aber
entschied er sich für eine andere Fortsetzung.}) 10. f4 Qc7 (10... b4 $6 {
is not a good idea, because after ist keine gute Idee, denn nach} 11. Nd5 Nxe4
12. Qxb4 Nef6 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Qa4 {Black will find it hard to find a safe
shelter for his king. wird es Schwarz schwer fallen, ein sicheres Plätzchen
für seinen König zu finden.}) 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. a3 $5 {Stopping ...b4 for now.
The downside of this move is that if Black can prepare the advance b5-b4, he
will open files on the queenside and the white king will not be happy about it.
Stoppt ...b4 erst einmal. Der Nachteil dieses Zuges ist, dass wenn es Schwarz
gelingt, den Vorstoß b5-b4 vorzubereiten, er am Damenflügel Linien öffnen kann,
was den weißen König nicht erfreuen wird.} ({Most of the games played in this
position continued with Die meisten Partien mit dieser Stellung gingen weiter
mit} 12. h3 {but I felt that my opponent would have been prepared for it. ,
aber ich spürte, dass mein Gegner darauf vorbereitet gewesen wäre.}) 12... Be7
13. f5 Bc4 14. g4 $5 (14. Be2 {is not bad, but I wanted to get to the black
king as soon as possible. ist nicht übel, aber ich wollte so schnell wie
möglich den schwarzen König angehen.}) 14... Nxg4 15. Rg1 h5 ({Maybe better
would have been Besser gewesen wäre vielleicht} 15... Nxe3 16. Qxe3 g6 17. Bxc4
bxc4 18. Nd5 Qb8 19. Nc1 {with compensation for the sacrificed pawn. mit
Kompensation für den geopferten Bauern.}) 16. h3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Rh7 18. Bxc4
bxc4 19. Nd2 Nf6 20. Nf3 $6 {Up to this point, I played well, but this move
allows Black to force my queen to c1 and this is not something that I liked.
Bis zu diesem Punkte hatte ich gut gespielt, aber dieser Zug erlaubt Schwarz,
meine Dame nach c1 zu zwingen, und dies behagte mir gar nicht.} ({Better was
Besser war} 20. Qe2 Qc5 21. Nf3 Rb8 22. Ka2 $44) 20... Rb8 $1 21. Ka2 Qb6 22.
Qc1 {Here panic took over and I spent something like 6 minutes for this move.
Hier überkam mich Panik, und ich verbrauchte etwa 6 Minuten für diesen Zug.} ({
The alternative Die Alternative} 22. Qxb6 Rxb6 23. b4 cxb3+ 24. cxb3 {is
probably better, but here the chances of a 'swindle' are zero. ist womöglich
besser, aber die Chancen auf einen 'Schwindel' sind gleich null.}) 22... Qb7
23. Ng5 Rh8 24. Rg2 h4 $1 $17 {Because of the horrible position of the white
queen on c1, White needs a lot of cooperation from Black to succeed with his
attack. Aufgrund der schrecklichen Stellung seiner Dame auf c1 braucht Weiß
reichlich Entgegenkommen von Schwarz, um mit seinem Angriff durchzudringen.}
25. Rdg1 {I played this move in desperation, as I never thought that Ivanchuk
will allow me to sacrifice on f7. Diesen Zug spielte ich in Verzweiflung, denn
ich hätte nie gedacht, dass Ivanchuk mir erlauben würde, auf f7 zu opfern.} Rh5
$6 {A very bad practical decision, which probably cost Ivanchuk the
qualification. Eine sehr schlechte praktische Entscheidung, die Ivanchuk
wahrscheinlich die Qualifikation kostete.} ({The simple Das einfache} 25... Rg8
{would have taken the air out of my position. hätte aus meiner Stellung die
Luft rausgelassen.}) 26. Nxf7 $1 {I played this very quickly, because it
seemed the only chance to complicate the position. Dies spielte ich sehr
schnell, da es wie die einzige Chance aussah, die Stellung zu komplizieren.}
Kxf7 27. Rxg7+ Kf8 $6 {Ivanchuk played this very quickly, but he could not
conceal his frustration about allowing me to sacrifice on f7. Ivanchuk zog
dies ebenfalls sehr schnell, konnte aber nicht seine Enttäuschung darüber
verbergen, dass er mir erlaubt hatte, auf f7 zu opfern.} ({He should have
played Spielen sollen hätte er} 27... Ke8 28. R1g6 Rh7 29. Rxh7 Nxh7 30. Nd5
Bg5 {with advantage to Black. mit Vorteil für Schwarz.}) 28. R1g6 d5 $2 {
Still not reducing the speed, but this move is the decisive mistake. Noch
immer, ohne das Tempo zu verlangsamen, aber dieser Zug ist der entscheidene
Fehler.} ({According to Fritz Laut Fritz ergibt} 28... Qb6 $1 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30.
Rg8+ Kf7 31. R6g7+ Kf6 32. Rxb8 Qxb8 33. Qg1 Nf4 34. Rg6+ {is a draw. ein
Remis.}) 29. exd5 ({Better was Besser war} 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. exd5 Qxd5 31. Qg1
Rh8 32. Rxe7 Kxe7 33. Qa7+ $18 {but the move I played is also winning. , aber
der von mir gespielte Zug gewinnt ebenfalls.}) 29... Nxd5 $6 ({Tougher was
Hartnäckiger war} 29... Ne8 $1 30. Rg8+ Kf7 31. Na4 $1 Rxf5 32. Qg1 $18 {
as indicated by Fritz. , wie von Fritz angegeben.}) 30. Rg8+ Kf7 31. R6g7+ Kf6
32. Nxd5+ Qxd5 33. Rg6+ {The human way again. Wieder der menschliche Weg.} (33.
Qg1 Rxb2+ 34. Ka1 $1 {is a quicker, but by any means, simpler kill. ist eine
schnellere, aber nicht unbedingt einfachere Methode.}) 33... Kf7 34. Rxb8 $18
c3+ 35. Kb1 (35. b3 $2 Qd2 $1 {would have led to unnecessary complications.
hätte zu unnötigen Komplikationen geführt.}) 35... Rxf5 36. Qg1 Bf8 (36... Rf1+
37. Qxf1+ Kxg6 38. Qxa6+ $18) 37. Rg8 Bh6 38. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 25th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1997.07.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Nor,I"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1997.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 g6 $5 7. h3 {
That is not the first time Short "just wants to play chess".He did the same
thing with Kramnik!White,of course,has no advantage in this variation.} (7. f3
Bg7 8. Be3 Bd7 9. Qd2 h5 10. a4 Nc6 11. Bc4 Ne5 12. Bb3 Rc8 13. O-O Nc4 14.
Bxc4 Rxc4 15. b3 Rc8 16. Rad1 O-O $15 {Abbou,M-Dekic,B/Novi Sad olw ALG-AUS
1990/0-1 (44)}) 7... Bg7 8. Be3 Nc6 (8... b5 $5 9. a3 Bb7 10. f4 Nbd7 11. Qf3
Rc8 12. f5 Ne5 13. Qf2 Nc4 14. Bc1 Qb6 15. fxg6 hxg6 16. O-O O-O 17. Nde2 Qxf2+
18. Kxf2 Nd7 19. Rd1 Nc5 20. Rb1 Nxd3+ 21. cxd3 Nxa3 22. bxa3 Bxc3 $17 {
1/2-1/2 Perdomo,J-Rodriguez,A/Las Palmas - Corte Ingles 1993 (37)}) 9. Qd2 O-O
10. O-O-O d5 $1 {Black is not worse.} 11. Nxc6 (11. Nxd5 $6 Nxd5 12. Nxc6 bxc6
13. Bc4 $5 (13. exd5 Rb8 14. b3 Qxd5 $36) 13... Rb8 14. Bb3 a5 $36) 11... bxc6
12. Bh6 $5 (12. e5 Nd7 13. f4 Rb8 $132) 12... Qa5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. b3 $6 Rb8 (
14... e5 15. f4 $5) 15. Rhe1 Qa3+ 16. Kb1 d4 $5 17. e5 Nd7 18. Ne2 Nb6 $1 $36 (
18... Nxe5 $2 19. Nxd4 $16) 19. Ka1 $5 (19. Nxd4 $6 Na4 20. c3 (20. c4 Rd8 $1
$36) 20... Rd8 $1 (20... c5 $6 21. Ne2 $140 Rxb3+ $2 22. axb3 Qxb3+ 23. Ka1 Be6
24. Bb1 $1 $18) 21. Qc1 (21. Re3 $140 $6 c5 22. Nc6 Rxb3+ 23. axb3 Qxb3+ 24.
Kc1 Qa3+ 25. Kb1 Rd7 26. Na5 (26. Nd8 c4 $19) 26... c4 $19) 21... Qc5 $36)
19... c5 20. c4 $5 {In the begining, Short did the best he could in order to
get out of a regular games and the regular ugly results [draw].Now,he tries
very hard in order to get in some regular game with a regular result!} dxc3 $6
(20... a5 $5 21. f4 a4 $36) 21. Qxc3 (21. Nxc3 c4 $1) 21... Be6 22. Qc1 Qa5 23.
Qc3 Qa3 {Gelfand chooses to make a draw.He could keep playing.} (23... Qxc3+ $5
24. Nxc3 c4 25. bxc4 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 Nxc4 27. Rd7 Rfc8 $36) 24. Qc1 Qb4 25. Qc3
Qa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Nor,I"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1997.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Gershon} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 $6 Nc6 7.
Be2 g6 $5 {6.a4 gives white nothing and 7...g6!? is one of the reasons why.
Certainly,not the only one!} 8. Be3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 {The more common
move here is 10.f4.But there is no big difference between this move and 10.Qd2,
because the main idea is that if Dragon dies someday [and I don't think so],it
will not happen in this position!} (10. Nxc6 $6 bxc6 11. a5 Nd7 12. Bd4 Rb8 13.
Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qd4+ Kg8 15. b3 Ne5 16. f4 c5 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. f5 Kg7 19. Nd5 f6
20. Nf4 Ne5 21. Bxa6 Bd7 22. Bd3 g5 23. Nd5 Bc6 24. Nb6 h5 25. Qe2 Rh8 26. Bc4
Qe8 27. Rfb1 h4 28. Nd5 Qd7 29. Nb6 Qa7 30. Bd5 h3 31. Bxc6 Nxc6 32. g3 Ne5 33.
Nc4 Nxc4 34. Qxc4 Rb4 {Hanak,C-Maedler,J/OLO-B 1995/0-1 (60)}) (10. f4 {
The main line.}) (10. h3 $6) 10... Ng4 (10... Bd7 $5 11. Rfd1 (11. Nb3 Na5 12.
Nxa5 Qxa5 13. f3 Rfe8 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Bf1 Qc7 16. Rac1 Qa5 17. Ra1 Qc7 18.
Rac1 Qa5 {1/2-1/2 Vooremaa,A-Zilberstein,V/Tallinn 1979}) 11... Rc8 12. f3 Na5
13. Ra3 Qc7 14. g4 Be6 15. Qe1 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. a5 Nd7 18. Kg2 Rfe8 19.
Rd2 e6 20. Qg3 Be5 21. Qf2 d5 22. exd5 exd5 23. Nd1 Qd6 24. Qh4 Nc5 25. g5 Ne6
26. Nf2 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Nxd4 28. Qxd4 Qe5 29. Qxe5 Rxe5 30. Ng4 Re6 31. Rc3 h5
32. Nf6+ Kf8 33. Nxd5 Rcc6 34. Nf4 Re5 35. Kf2 {Marjanovic,S-Ljubojevic,L/
Reggio Emilia 1986/0-1 (51)}) 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. Nxc6 (12. Nd5 $6 Rc8 13. c3 Na5
14. Bh6 e5 15. Nf3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nb3 17. Qg5 f6 18. Qh4 Nxa1 19. Rxa1 Bxh6 20.
Qxh6 Rf7 21. Kf1 Qf8 22. Qe3 Qe8 23. Ke2 Kg7 24. b3 Qe6 25. Rd1 Qh3 26. Qb6 Rc6
27. Qd8 Qc8 28. Qa5 f5 29. Nb4 Rc5 30. Qb6 fxe4 31. Qxd6 exf3+ 32. Ke1 Qc7 33.
Qe6 Qe7 34. Qxe7 Rxe7 35. c4 e4 36. Rd6 Rh5 {0-1 Song,P-Yedidia,J/New York op
1993}) 12... bxc6 13. a5 $5 {Kamsky played 13.Bh6 and won.But not against
Svidler!13.a5 is maybe a litle better-now white has a chance to equalize!} (13.
Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Rb8 15. b3 Qa5 16. Qe3 e5 17. h3 Be6 18. Rad1 Rbd8 19. Rd3
Rfe8 20. Rfd1 d5 21. Qg5 d4 22. Ne2 Qc7 23. Ng3 Bc8 24. Nh5 Re6 25. Nf6+ Kg7
26. Ng4 Qe7 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. f4 exf4 29. Qxf4 c5 30. e5 Bb7 31. Rf1 Bd5 32. Qh6
{1-0 Kamsky,G-Rechel,B/Bad Mergentheim op 1989}) 13... Rb8 14. b3 c5 (14... Re8
$5) 15. Bh6 $5 {White is trying to use the only possible idea - to tease the
king.} Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Be6 {With the idea of c4.} 17. Nd5 $6 (17. e5 $5 d5 (17...
dxe5 $6 18. Ne4 f6 (18... Qc7 $4 19. Ng5 $18) 19. Nxc5 Qd6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 $132)
18. Rfd1 Rb4 $1 $13) (17. f4 $6 f5 $1 $15 (17... c4 $2 18. f5 Bd7 19. Nd5 $18))
17... Bxd5 $6 (17... Rb5 $5 18. Qd2 f6) (17... f5 $1 18. Qh4 $140 Bxd5 19. exd5
e5 $1 $15) 18. exd5 Rb5 {Black's advantage is not enough.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Solak, Dragan"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Nor,I"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1997.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Gershon} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. Qd2 Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 (10... a5 $5 11. Bb5 $1 (11. Kb1 a4 12.
Nc1 Ra5 13. Bb5 a3 14. Nb3 Ra8 15. g4 Nc6 16. g5 Ne8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nd4
19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Qxd4 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Rhg1 Qf6 23. Qxf6 Nxf6 24. b4 Ne8
25. c4 Nc7 26. Kc2 Nxb5 27. cxb5 Rfe8 28. Rge1 Kf8 29. Kb3 g5 30. b6 h5 31. Rc1
Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Re8 33. Rc1 Re3+ 34. Ka4 f5 35. Rc6 g4 36. fxg4 hxg4 37. Rxd6 Re7
38. Rc6 f4 39. d6 Rf7 40. Rc8+ Kg7 41. Rc7 f3 42. d7 f2 43. d8=Q f1=Q 44. Qg5+
{1-0 Cseshkovsky,V-Bekker_Jensen,S/Politiken Cup '96, VISA NGP Copenhagen 1996}
) 11... Na6 12. Qe2 Qc8 13. Na4 Nb4 14. Kb1 Qc7 15. a3 Nc6 16. Nb6 Rad8 17. Nd5
Bxd5 18. exd5 Nb8 19. Qc4 $1 Qxc4 20. Bxc4 $16 {Sax-Quinteros, Moscow(izt) 1982
}) (10... Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 (12... Nh5 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 (
14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Qc7 16. Rg1 g6 17. h4 Rab8 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Bd3 $10 {
Khaliman,-Kuczynski, BL, 1994}) 15. exd5 Bd7 16. Na5 $5 Qc7 17. Bd3 Bd8 18. Nc6
$1 $14 {Badzarani-Kalantarian, USSR 1989}) 13. Ne2 Nh5 14. Ng3 Nf4 15. h4 a5
16. Kb1 a4 17. Nd4 exd4 18. Bxf4 Ne5 19. Be2 Qc7 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 Rfc8 22.
Rc1 a3 23. b3 Qc3 $13 {Vaulin}) (10... Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. g5 Nfd7 13. f4 exf4
14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nd4 Nbc6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. h4 Bf8 $1 18. Bh3 Re8 $10 {
Smagin-Georgadze,T, Tashkent 1984}) 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 $6 {I don't like this
move.After it black is not worse because his attack is fast and dangerous.What
more should black ask in opening?! 12.Na4 is attacking black's weaknesses on
the queen flank. So,black should start thinking about defense here [instead of
attack!] and white gets time for building something on the other flank.} (12.
Na4 $5 Nc6 $5 (12... a5 $6 13. Nb6 a4 14. Nc5 b3 15. axb3 Qxb6 16. Nxe6 axb3
17. Qc3 Qb7 18. Nxf8 bxc2 19. Kxc2 Nc6 20. Bc4 Bxf8 21. Kb1 Ra4 22. g5 d5 23.
exd5 Na5 24. Ba2 Ne8 25. Qc2 Qb5 26. d6 Nxd6 27. Rd5 Qe8 28. Bc5 Nac4 29. Bb3
Qa8 30. Bxa4 Qxd5 31. Bxd6 Qxf3 32. Bxf8 Qxh1+ 33. Ka2 Qd5 34. Bb4 e4 35. b3
Nb6 36. Qc7 {1-0 Svidler,P-Hansen,C/Groningen 1995}) (12... Nbd7 $5 13. Qxb4 $5
(13. g5 Nh5 14. Kb1 Rb8 15. Nc1 Qc7 16. b3 a5 17. Rg1 Rfd8 18. Rg2 Nc5 19. Nxc5
dxc5 20. Qe1 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. h4 Bd6 23. Rgd2 Be5 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+
Qxd8 26. Nd3 Qd4 27. Nxe5 Qxe5 28. Qd2 h6 29. gxh6 g6 30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. Qxa5 Qh5
32. Bd3 Qxf3 33. Qxc5 Qh1+ 34. Kb2 Qxh4 35. Qxb4 {1/2-1/2 Gorjatschev
Viktor-Vaulin Alexander/Memorial A.Alekhine (open), Moscow (Rus 1996}) 13... d5
14. Bc5 Nxc5 15. Nbxc5 Qc8 16. Qb6 $1 {[%cal Yf1a6]} dxe4 $140 17. Bxa6 $1 $16)
13. g5 (13. h4 Rb8 14. Qf2 Qc7 15. Kb1 Nd7 $13 {Stoica,Istratescu}) 13... Nh5
14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Na5 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Kb1 Bd8 19. Qd3 Bb6 20.
Bc1 Ra8 21. Qe4 Bc5 22. Bh3 Qc7 23. Bg4 Nf4 24. h4 Rae8 25. Rde1 Qd8 26. Bxf4
exf4 27. Qxf4 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Re8 29. Re4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 g6 31. Kc1 {1/2-1/2
Gofshtein,L-Gruenfeld,Y/Rishon le Zion 1994}) (12. Ne2 $6 a5 13. Kb1 a4 14.
Nbc1 b3 15. g5 bxc2+ 16. Qxc2 Nfd7 17. h4 Na6 18. f4 Qb8 19. f5 Rc8 20. Qd3
Nac5 21. Qc2 Na6 22. Qd3 Nac5 23. Qc2 Na6 {1/2-1/2 Lukin,A-Dorfman,I/Soviet
Union 1983}) 12... Bxd5 13. exd5 a5 $132 14. Kb1 {Probably the best} (14. Nc5
Nbd7 (14... dxc5 15. d6 Nc6 16. Bxc5 $16) 15. Na4 Rb8 16. Kb1 Re8 17. h4 e4 18.
g5 Nh5 19. f4 Ng3 20. Rg1 Nf5 21. Bh3 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Bf8 23. Rd4 Rb7 24. Rxe4
Rxe4 25. Qxe4 Nb6 26. Nxb6 Qxb6 27. Qh1 a4 28. h5 a3 29. Rd1 Qf2 30. Qf1 Qh2
31. b3 Rc7 32. Bf5 g6 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Bd3 Qh8 35. c3 Qxc3 36. Qe2 Re7 37. Qc2
Bg7 38. Qxc3 Bxc3 {Gouliev,L-Mitenkov,A/Moscow-ch op 1995/0-1 (57)}) (14. g5
Nh5 15. Nc5 dxc5 (15... Nf4 16. h4 dxc5 17. d6 Nc6 18. Bxc5 Bxg5 19. hxg5 Qxg5
20. Be3 $44 {Kotronias,-Belotti, GM, 1994}) 16. d6 Nc6 17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Qd7
Qxd7 19. Rxd7 Nd4 20. Bc4 $13) 14... Qc7 $5 (14... a4 15. Nc1 Qa5 16. g5 Nh5 (
16... Ne8 $6 17. Rg1 Nc7 18. Rg4 Nd7 19. Qxb4 Nxd5 20. Qxa5 Rxa5 21. Bd2 Ra7
22. Bb5 Nc5 23. Bc6 Nc7 24. Nd3 Nxd3 25. cxd3 a3 26. Be3 Ra6 27. Bb7 Ra5 28. b4
Rb5 29. Bc6 Rbb8 30. Ba7 d5 31. Bxb8 Rxb8 32. Kc2 Na6 33. b5 Nb4+ 34. Rxb4 Bxb4
35. Kb3 Bd6 36. Ka4 d4 37. Ka5 Kf8 38. b6 Ke7 39. b7 Rh8 40. Rc1 h6 41. g6 {
McShane,L-Bates,R/It, Witley ENG 1996/1-0 (58)}) (16... Nfd7 $5) 17. Bh3 f5 (
17... Re8 18. Bg4 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Rhe1 (20. Qxf4 Bf8 {/\ g6,Bg7~/=
Stoica,Istratescu /\ g6,Bg7~/= Stoica,Istratescu} 21. h4 $1 g6 22. h5 Bg7 23.
hxg6 hxg6 24. Rh7 $1 $18 {Tiviakov}) 20... Qb5 21. Qxf4 Na6 22. Bf5 g6 23. Bd3
Qd7 24. Bxa6 Rxa6 25. Re4 Bd8 26. Qg4 Re7 27. Rxb4 Qe8 28. Nd3 Ra8 29. h4 a3
30. b3 Ba5 31. Rc4 Qb5 32. Rc8+ Rxc8 33. Qxc8+ Re8 34. Qc6 Qb8 35. Qa4 Bc3 36.
Qxa3 Re3 37. f4 Qe8 38. b4 Qc8 39. b5 Bd4 40. Qb4 Re2 41. Qb3 Qg4 42. a4 Re4
43. Rc1 Bb6 44. a5 Bxa5 45. Nf2 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Sahu,S/Calcutta 1993}) 18. gxf6
Bxf6 19. Ne2 Na6 20. Be6+ Kh8 21. Ng3 Nf4 22. Ne4 Nc7 23. h4 Nb5 24. Bd7 Be7
25. h5 a3 26. Bxb5 Qxb5 27. b3 h6 28. Rhg1 Rf5 29. Bxf4 Rxf4 30. Rg6 Raf8 31.
Rdg1 R8f7 32. c4 {1/2-1/2 Hellers,F-Pliester,L/Gausdal International 1992}) (
14... Nbd7 $6 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bb5 $14 {Lanka,Z-Sadler,M/Mandelieu_la_Napoule
1992}) (14... Na6 $132 {Lukin}) 15. g5 (15. h4 $6 Na6 16. h5 Nd7 17. g5 a4 18.
Nc1 Ndc5 19. Bh3 f5 20. g6 f4 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Nd3 h6 23. Qxb4 Rfb8 24. Qc4
Qb6 25. Qc3 Bf6 26. Nxc5 e4 27. Nd7 Qxb2+ 28. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 29. Kc1 Bc3 30. Rdf1
Rxa2 31. Kd1 a3 32. fxe4 f3 33. Rxf3 Ra1+ 34. Ke2 Rxh1 35. Be6+ Kh8 36. Rxc3 a2
{0-1 Koka,O-Gallagher,J/Bad Zurzach op 1995}) 15... Nfd7 $2 {About this move I
can say the same I said about 12.Nd5?! - 15...Nh5 is stoping white's attack 
[even if this is only for a while].More than this - the knight on queen flank
can be useless!} (15... Nh5 $5 16. Bh3 f5 17. gxf6 Rxf6 18. Bg4 a4 19. Nc1 Nf4
20. Qxb4 Nd7 21. Qb5 Nf8 22. Qc6 Qb8 23. Nd3 h5 24. Bxf4 hxg4 25. Bg5 gxf3 26.
Nf2 Rf7 27. Bxe7 Rxe7 28. Ne4 Rb7 29. Qc3 Rb4 30. Rhe1 Ra7 31. b3 axb3 32. cxb3
Rf7 33. Ng5 f2 34. Rf1 Rf5 35. Nh3 Rh4 36. Qg3 Qb4 37. Nxf2 Rff4 38. Rg1 g6 39.
Nd3 Qe4 40. Rge1 Qf5 41. Qg2 Rf3 42. Qc2 Nd7 43. Re2 Nf6 44. Nb2 Ne4 45. Na4
Rhf4 46. Kb2 Nf2 47. Rg1 Nd3+ 48. Ka3 Rxa4+ 49. Kxa4 Qd7+ 50. Qc6 Qa7+ 51. Kb5
Qxg1 52. Qxd6 Rf7 53. Qc6 Qg4 54. Rc2 Qb4+ 55. Ka6 Kg7 56. d6 Qd4 57. Kb5 Nb4
58. Qc4 Rb7+ 59. Ka5 {0-1 Gallagher,J-Gutman,L/Bad Woerishofen op 1994}) 16. h4
$5 $14 {Very hard to call it a novelty!There was only one game that went this
way, and white played 16.Qd3?![a strange move].16.h4 is better-that is all I
can say.} (16. Qd3 $6 Rc8 17. Bh3 a4 18. Nd2 Na6 19. Ne4 b3 20. c3 bxa2+ 21.
Ka1 Rcb8 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Rb3 25. Qc4 Nc7 26. Rhg1 Rab8 27.
Nf6+ Bxf6 28. gxf6 g6 29. Qc6 Qf5 30. Rg2 a3 31. Qxc7 axb2+ 32. Rxb2 Rxb2 {
0-1 Anka,E-Gallagher,J/Genf op sp 1996}) 16... Nb6 {Black starts to feel that
sometimes one knight is better than two!The problem is that until Rf8 and Nb8
join the attak black's attack can't be serious,therefore, he should waste his
time on maneuvering.} (16... Na6 $6 17. Bb5 $1 $16) (16... a4 17. Nc1 Rc8 (
17... a3 $6 18. b3 Rc8 19. Bd3 $16) 18. h5 $40) 17. Nc5 $6 {Too
complicated!Chess is an easy game if you are playing primitivly! Attack the
king!} (17. h5 $1 a4 18. Nc1 $40) 17... a4 $1 $36 (17... dxc5 $2 18. d6 Bxd6
19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Nc8 (20... N8d7 $2 21. Bb5 $18) (20... N6d7 $2 21. Bb5
Ra7 22. Rhd1 Rd8 23. Bxc5 $18) 21. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Rc5]}) 18. Bb5 $6 (18. Ne4
$142 b3 $1 $36 19. h5 $140 Nxd5 $19) 18... Ra5 $6 $13 {The complications are
not dangerous for black [if he is not afraid of the draw!],but quiet the 18...
Rc8! was much better.This move reminds me white's 17.Nc5?!} (18... Rc8 $1 {
for example:} 19. Ne4 b3 $40) 19. Qxb4 $8 Rxb5 $8 (19... Nxd5 $2 20. Rxd5 dxc5
21. Bxc5 Rc8 22. Qxa5 $1 Qxa5 23. Bxe7 $16) 20. Qxb5 dxc5 21. d6 $1 {After
this move it is a draw,but even drawhaters will not try here to win [to lose!]
after 21.Qe2?! or 21.h5?} (21. h5 $2 N8d7 22. c4 $140 Rb8 $17) (21. Qe2 $6 N8d7
22. c4 Nc8 $1 $15) 21... Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Bxc5 Qd5 $8 (23... Qc6 $2 24.
Qxc6 Nxc6 25. Bxb6 $16) 24. Qxb6 Nd7 25. Qd6 $8 Qxf3 $5 {Those drawhaters will
not try for black too [25...Q:c5?]!} (25... Qxc5 $2 26. Qxd7 a3 $5 27. Qd3 $1
$16) 26. Re1 Nxc5 27. Qxc5 {Now it seems equal,but for chesspsychologysts I
can recommend to compare the moves:12 of white-15 of black;17 of white-18 of
black; 21 of white-25 of black.Very interesting!!!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Nor,I"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1997.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Gershon} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. a4 $1 b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bxb6 $8 (
13. Qxb4 $2 Nbxd5 14. Qd2 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Be7 $15) 13... Qxb6 14. a5 Qb7 15. Bc4
Be7 16. Ra4 Rb8 17. Nc1 {That is a very important position for this
variation!Now let's see what new will we find in this game.} (17. Qd3 Ra8 18.
Qd2 Rb8) 17... Bd8 $5 {One of the best options in this position.} (17... Nd7
18. Nd3 $6 (18. Na2 $1) 18... Bd8 19. Kd1 Qc8 20. b3 Nc5 21. Rxb4 Ra8 22. Nxc5
Qxc5 23. Ra4 h6 24. Re1 O-O 25. Qe3 {De Toledo,J-Leitao,R/BRA-ch93/1994/1/2-1/
2 (58)}) (17... e4 $6 18. Na2 exf3 19. gxf3 Qd7 20. b3 Qh3 21. Rf1 Nd7 22. Nxb4
Nc5 23. Ra2 O-O 24. Kd1 Bf6 25. Nxa6 Nxb3 26. cxb3 Rxb3 27. Kc2 Rc3+ 28. Qxc3
Bxc3 29. Kxc3 Rc8 $16 {Cseshkovsky,V-Lukov,V/Sochi/1981/}) (17... O-O $6 18.
Na2 Bd8 19. Nxb4 Bxa5 20. Rxa5 Qxb4 21. Qxb4 Rxb4 22. b3 Rb6 23. Kd2 Ra8 24.
Rha1 Kf8 25. c3 Ke7 26. b4 Kd8 27. Bxa6 Kc7 28. Bd3 $18 {Cseshkovsky,V-Bukic,E/
Banjaluka/1981/1-0 (40)}) 18. b3 $146 {Althought Tiviakov won very
impressively after 18.Nd3,not everybody would like to play this ending.18...
Nd7 is interesting too.That is why Hracek starts with 18.b3-it is very
surprising for black but,maybe,not so dangerous!} (18. Nd3 $1 {Dolmatov} Nxd5 (
18... Nd7 $5 19. Kd1 (19. b3 $5) 19... Qc8 20. b3 Nc5 21. Rxb4 Ra8 $1 22. Nxc5
Qxc5 23. Ra4 $14) 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Bxd5 $14 {Tiviakov-De
Firmian1995 [1-0]}) (18. Na2 $6 Qc8 $1 19. b3 (19. Rxb4 $2 Bxa5) 19... Qc5 $1
$132) 18... Qa7 $2 (18... Nd7 $6 19. Nd3 Qc8 $6 (19... O-O $142 20. Kd1 $14)
20. Nxb4 Nc5 21. Ra1 $16) (18... O-O $142 $5 19. Na2 $5 (19. Nd3 $140 $2 Nxd5
20. Nxe5 Nc3 $19) 19... Nd7 $5 $13) 19. Nd3 {[%csl Yb4]} Qd4 $8 {If the best
black can get is a very bad ending,he has already made the mistake!} (19... e4
$2 20. Nxb4 e3 (20... exf3 21. gxf3 {With no chance.}) 21. Qc3 $18) (19... O-O
$6 20. Nxb4 $16) 20. Nxb4 $1 Qxd2+ 21. Kxd2 Rxb4 $8 22. Rxb4 Bxa5 23. Kc3 Kd7
24. Ra1 Bxb4+ 25. Kxb4 Ra8 26. Ka5 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Gb3b4,Gc2c5]} Kc7
27. b4 Kb7 28. Bb3 Rc8 29. c4 Nh5 30. Rc1 Nf4 31. c5 dxc5 (31... Ka7 32. cxd6
$18) 32. bxc5 Nd3 33. c6+ $1 $18 Kc7 34. d6+ $1 Kxd6 35. Rd1 Rxc6 36. Rxd3+ Ke7
{For two strong pawns black gave his useless knight and now he gets some
practical [but not very serious!] chances.} 37. Kb4 Rh6 38. h3 Rg6 39. Rd2 Rd6
40. Rd5 {Strange!Was 40.R:d6 too easy?} (40. Rxd6 Kxd6 41. Bxf7) 40... Rb6+ 41.
Kc3 Rb5 42. Rxb5 axb5 43. Kb4 {Next 20 moves could be skiped!} f5 44. Kxb5 Kf6
45. Kc4 Kg5 46. Kd3 Kf4 47. Ke2 e4 48. fxe4 Kxe4 49. Bf7 Kf4 50. Kf2 g6 51. Be8
g5 52. Bf7 Ke4 53. Bh5 Kf4 54. Bf3 Ke5 55. Ke3 Ke6 56. Kd4 Kd6 57. Bd1 Ke6 58.
Bh5 Kd6 59. Bf7 h6 60. Bg6 Ke6 61. g4 {That was not the first time when
someone won his game at home!} 1-0

[Event "Olomouc After GP Mladi"]
[Site "Olomouc"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Votava, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Nor,I"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "1997.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Gershon} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. O-O-O {In this opening,white should play
agressively and 10.g4! is the most agressive way!} (10. g4 $1 b5 $140 $6 11. a4
$1 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 $36 {And if} Nb6 $2 {than} 14. a5 $1) 10... b5 $5 (
10... Rc8 $6 11. g4 Nb6 12. g5 Nfd7 13. Rg1 Qc7 14. Kb1 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16.
h4 b5 17. Qg2 b4 18. Nd5 Bd8 19. f4 $1 $36 {Byrne-Balashov, Moscow 1971}) 11.
Qf2 {Although 11.g4!? seems more logical,this move has an interesting idea.
White doesn't start to attack immideately,he is ready to "waste" even a tempi
more [12.g4? B:g4!]!He wants to prove that his position is better even without
attacking black's king!He also wants to prove that black's attack isn't
serious.He succeeds to prove all of the above in this game,but I am not sure
he can do it in the next one!} (11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Na5
Rc8 (14... O-O 15. Nc6 Rfe8 16. Bd3 e4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Bf6 19. Rde1 a5
20. Rhf1 Be5 21. g3 b4 22. Rf5 Rac8 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Rf3 a4 25. Kb1 Rc4 26. b3
Rc5 27. d6 Rd8 28. d7 Rc7 29. Rd3 Qb7 30. Rd1 axb3 31. axb3 Qxe4 32. Re1 Qf5
33. Qxb4 Rcxd7 34. Rxd7 Qxd7 35. Rxe5 g6 36. Qe1 Ra8 37. Ra5 Rc8 38. Kb2 Qc7
39. c4 Rd8 40. Re5 Qd7 41. Rd5 Qc7 42. Rxd8+ Qxd8 43. Qc3 Qc7 44. c5 Qc6 45. b4
Qg2+ 46. Qc2 Qc6 47. Kb3 Qd5+ 48. Ka4 Qa8+ 49. Kb5 Kf8 50. c6 Qb8+ 51. Ka4 Qc8
52. b5 Ke8 53. Qe4+ Kd8 54. Qd5+ Ke8 55. Qe5+ {1-0 Ryan,J-Aschwanden,F/EU-chJ
U20 Arnhem 1988}) 15. Nc6 Nxd5 (15... Bd8 $6 16. c4 O-O 17. Kb1 bxc4 18. Bxc4
Nd7 19. Rc1 Nb8 20. Qc3 $16 {Campora-Gallagher, Biel 1991}) 16. Nxe7 Nxe7 17.
Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Nc6 19. c3 Ke7 20. Rd2 Rhd8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Be2 f5 23. a4
bxa4 24. Bxa6 Na5 25. Bb5 Nb3+ {Mecking,H-Evans,L/San Antonio 1972/MCD-r7/1/
2-1/2 (40)}) (11. g4 $5 O-O 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd7
16. Na5 $5 Qc7 17. Bd3 Bd8 18. Nc6 $1 $14 {Badzarani-Kalantarian, USSR 1989
Line -/ 0}) (11. Kb1 $5 O-O 12. g4 Nb6 13. g5 Nfd7 14. h4 Qc7 15. h5 Rfc8 16.
g6 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf5 19. gxf7+ Kh8 $6 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rf8 22.
Qg6 $1 $16 {Tolnai-Kuczynski, Stara Zagora(zt) 1990}) 11... O-O (11... b4 $5
12. Na4 O-O 13. g4 $6 Bxg4 $1 14. h4 Be6 15. Bd3 Nh5 16. Nb6 Nxb6 17. Bxb6 Qd7
18. Bf1 Qc6 19. Na5 Qa4 20. a3 bxa3 21. b3 Qd7 22. Nc4 Qc6 23. Be3 Rab8 24. Bd2
a2 25. Bc3 a5 26. Qa7 {Tate,E-De Firmian,N/New York op 1994/EXP 40/0-1 (43)} (
26. Qa7 Rfe8 27. Kb2 Ra8 28. Qb6 Qc8 29. Qe3 Qd8 30. Kc1 a4 31. Ba1 axb3 32.
cxb3 Qc7 33. Rg1 Reb8 34. Rd2 Nf4 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 36. Qxf4 Bxc4 37. Bxc4 Rxb3
38. Qxf7+ Kh8 39. Rxa2 Rf8 40. Qd5 Rbxf3 41. Ra6 Re8 42. Ra8 Rxa8 43. Qxa8+ Rf8
{0-1 Tate,E-De Firmian,N/New York op 1994})) (11... Rc8 12. Kb1 O-O 13. g4 Qc7
14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nc5 16. Qd2 Nfd7 17. Bd3 Nxb3 18. axb3 Qb7 19. h4 Bd8 20.
g5 Bb6 21. h5 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Nc5 23. Bf5 Rc7 24. b4 Na4 25. Qd3 g6 26. hxg6 fxg6
27. Be6+ Kh8 28. Qxg6 Rg7 29. Qh5 a5 30. Rh4 axb4 31. Rdh1 b3 32. g6 bxc2+ 33.
Kc1 Qc7 34. Qxh7+ {1-0 Figueroa,F-Watanabe,A/WchJ-U20 Santiago 1990}) 12. Kb1
$1 (12. g4 $6 Bxg4 $1 13. fxg4 Nxg4 14. Qg3 Nxe3 15. Rg1 Bg5 16. Qxg5 Qxg5 17.
Rxg5 Nxd1 18. Nxd1 h6 19. Rg3 Nf6 20. Nd2 d5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Bg2 Nf4 23. Bxa8
Ne2+ 24. Kb1 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Rxa8 $17 {Bakhtadze,G-Rangarajan,K/WchJM U14
Bratislava 1993/1-0 (51)}) 12... b4 (12... Rc8 13. g4 $1) 13. Nd5 Bxd5 (13...
Nxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 15. g4 Bg6 16. h4 h6 17. Nd2 f5 18. h5 Bh7 19. gxf5 Bxf5 20.
Bh3 Qc7 21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Rdg1 Kh8 23. Qg2 Rf7 24. Rh3 Nf6 25. Qg6 Raf8 26.
Rhg3 Bd8 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. Qxe4 $36 {Gaponenko,I-Vasilevich,T/WchJW-U16
Duisburg 1992/TD 92\06/0-1 (45)} (28. Qxe4 Qe7 29. Qxb4 Rxf3 30. Rxf3 Rxf3 31.
Qe4 Qf7 32. b4 Qxh5 33. Kb2 Qh3 34. Bd2 Bb6 35. Rc1 Qg3 36. a4 Qf2 37. Bc3 Rf4
38. Qd3 Bd4 39. Rd1 Rf3 40. Bxd4 Rxd3 41. Bxf2 Rxd1 42. b5 axb5 43. axb5 Rxd5
44. b6 Rb5+ 45. Kc3 d5 {0-1 Gaponenko,I-Vasilevich,T/WchJW U16 Duisburg 1992}))
14. exd5 Qc7 15. g4 a5 16. Bb5 $1 {The decoration [!] is for the courage.White
doesn't really care about black's attack!I am not sure it is not against the
sicilian rules,but at least he tries!} a4 17. Nc1 a3 $2 {I am the last who
will blame black.It is posible to get lost in that kind of position!} (17... b3
$2 18. cxb3 axb3 19. Nxb3 Rfb8 20. Bc6 {And white is much better.}) (17... Ra5
$142 $5 18. Bc6 Rb8 $13 {[%csl Rb1][%cal Gd7b6,Gb6c4,Gb4b3]}) 18. b3 Qc3 19.
Nd3 Nc5 (19... Rab8 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Bd2 Qc7 22. Nxb4 {And white should win.})
20. Bc6 $1 (20. Bxc5 $2 dxc5 21. Rhe1 (21. Bc6 e4 $1) 21... Nxd5 22. Bc6 Rad8
$17) 20... Nxd3 $6 (20... e4 $2 21. Bd4 Nxd3 22. cxd3 e3 23. Qxe3 $18) (20...
Ra5 $142 21. Qe1 $1 Qxe1 (21... Nxd3 22. Qxc3 bxc3 23. Rxd3 $16) 22. Rhxe1 Nxd3
23. Rxd3 {With a better position.}) 21. cxd3 Rac8 22. g5 $6 (22. d4 $2 Rxc6 $1
23. dxc6 Nd5 24. Bc1 Rc8 $44) (22. Rd2 $1 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gh1c1]} h6 $5 (22...
Rxc6 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. Rc1 $18) 23. Rhd1 $1 (23. Rc1 $140 $2 Qxc1+ $1 24. Kxc1
Nxd5 {And black is even better!!!}) 23... Rxc6 $8 24. dxc6 Qxc6 25. Rc1 {
And white should win.}) 22... Nh5 23. Rd2 Rxc6 $6 {23...Nf4 was better.Now
black has only practical chances.} (23... Nf4 $142 $5 24. Bxf4 (24. Rc1 $6 Nxd3
25. Rxc3 Nxf2 26. Rc4 Nh3 $13) 24... exf4 25. Rc1 (25. d4 $6 Bxg5 26. Rc1 Qe3
$15) 25... Qe5 26. h4 $16 {[%csl Rb4,Rc8,Re5,Re7,Rf4,Rf8][%cal Gc1c4]}) 24.
dxc6 Qxc6 25. Rc1 Qd7 26. Qh4 g6 (26... Nf4 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. Qxf4 d5 29. h4
$18) 27. Qxb4 d5 28. Bc5 $18 Bxc5 (28... Bxg5 $2 29. Bxf8 Bxd2 30. Qb8 $1 $18)
29. Qxc5 Nf4 30. Qxa3 $2 {Sometimes it's much harder to win in "winning
position" than get it!It is the secret of the best!} (30. Qc6 $1 {The most
simple.} Qf5 (30... Qh3 31. Qf6 $18) (30... Qxc6 31. Rxc6 $18) (30... Qe7 31.
h4 $18) 31. Qf6 $18) 30... Qf5 31. Rcd1 $6 (31. Qe7 $142 Nxd3 32. Rf1) 31...
Qxg5 32. Qd6 d4 33. Rc2 Rd8 $6 (33... Qh5 $142 $16) 34. Qc6 $4 (34. h4 $1 $18 {
[%csl Rd8,Re5][%cal Gg5e5,Gg5d8,Rh4g5]}) 34... Nd5 $1 {Suddenly it became
difficult!} 35. Rc5 $6 (35. Re1 $2 Nb4) (35. f4 $1 {[%csl Rd8][%cal Gg5d8,
Gg5f4]} Qxf4 (35... Qh5 36. Re1 $18) (35... Qh4 36. fxe5 Nb4 37. Qe4 $5 Qxe4
38. dxe4 Nxc2 39. Kxc2 Kf8 40. Kd3 Ke7 41. Rc1 $16) 36. Re1 $14) 35... Nc3+ 36.
Rxc3 dxc3 37. Qxc3 Qe3 $132 38. Re1 Qxf3 39. Rxe5 Qh1+ $1 (39... Qxd3+ $143 $6
40. Qxd3 Rxd3 41. Kc2 {And white is better.}) 40. Re1 $6 (40. Qe1 $142) 40...
Qxh2 41. Qf6 Rc8 $15 42. Rf1 Qc7 43. Kb2 h5 44. a4 Qc2+ 45. Ka3 Qc5+ 46. Kb2
Qd5 $1 47. Qf4 f5 $6 (47... Rd8 $142 $5) 48. Rg1 $132 Kf7 49. d4 Rd8 50. Rd1
Rd7 51. Qh6 Rb7 52. Rd3 Kf6 53. Ka2 Qd6 54. d5 f4 55. Rc3 (55. Rd4 $5) 55...
Rb6 (55... Qxd5 $6 56. Qxf4+ Kg7 57. Rc7+ Rxc7 58. Qxc7+) 56. Qh8+ Kg5 57. Qd4
Qf6 58. Qd2 Rd6 59. a5 Kh6 60. Rc6 $5 Rxc6 61. dxc6 Qxc6 62. Qxf4+ g5 {If the
ending with rooks was very close to a draw,this ending is drawn for sure,BUT
BOTH PLAYERS ARE TRYING TO WIN IN THIS DRAWN POSITION! GOOD SIGýN AND GOOD
LUCK FOR BOTH OF THEM!!!} 63. Qf8+ Kg6 64. Qg8+ Kf5 $6 (64... Kh6 $1 $11) 65.
Qf7+ Ke5 $8 (65... Kg4 $4 66. Qc4+ $1 Qxc4 67. bxc4 h4 68. a6 h3 69. a7 h2 70.
a8=Q $18) 66. Qe7+ (66. Qxh5 Qc2+ 67. Ka3 Qc1+ 68. Ka4 (68. Kb4 Qd2+ 69. Kb5
Qd7+ 70. Kb4 Qd4+ 71. Kb5 Qd7+ 72. Kb6 Qd6+ $11) 68... Qc6+ 69. Kb4 Qd6+ 70.
Kc3 Qd4+ 71. Kc2 Qc5+ 72. Kb2 Qd4+ $11) 66... Kf5 67. Qe2 $11 h4 68. Qd3+ Kg4
69. Qe2+ Kf5 70. a6 {White doesn't want to draw!} h3 71. Qd3+ Kg4 72. Qe2+ Kf5
73. Qd3+ Kg4 74. Qe2+ Kh4 {Black doesn't want to draw either!} 75. a7 Qg2 76.
Qxg2 hxg2 77. a8=Q g1=Q {But the position is drawn.} 78. Qh8+ Kg4 79. Qc8+ Kf3
80. Qf5+ Ke2 81. Qc2+ Kf3 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 3rd "]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Nor,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Gershon} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. Qd2 Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 (10... a5 $5 11. Bb5 $1 Na6 12. Qe2 Qc8
13. Na4 Nb4 14. Kb1 Qc7 15. a3 Nc6 16. Nb6 Rad8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nb8 19.
Qc4 $1 Qxc4 20. Bxc4 $16 {Sax-Quinteros, Moscow(izt) 1982}) (10... Nbd7 11. g4
b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Nh5 14. Ng3 Nf4 15. h4 a5 16. Kb1 a4 17. Nd4 exd4 18. Bxf4
Ne5 19. Be2 Qc7 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 Rfc8 22. Rc1 a3 23. b3 Qc3 $13 {Vaulin})
(10... Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. g5 Nfd7 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nd4 Nbc6 16.
Nxe6 fxe6 17. h4 Bf8 $1 18. Bh3 Re8 $10 {Smagin-Georgadze,T, Tashkent 1984})
11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 $6 (12. Na4 $5 Nc6 $5 (12... Nbd7 13. Qxb4 d5 14. Bc5 Nxc5
15. Nbxc5 Qc8 16. Qb6 $1 {[%cal Gf1a6]}) 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Nd5 Bxd5
16. exd5 Na5 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Kb1 Bd8 19. Qd3 Bb6 20. Bc1 Ra8 21. Qe4 Bc5 22.
Bh3 Qc7 23. Bg4 Nf4 24. h4 Rae8 25. Rde1 Qd8 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Qxf4 Rxe1+ 28.
Rxe1 Re8 29. Re4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 g6 31. Kc1 {1/2-1/2 Gofshtein,L-Gruenfeld,Y/
Rishon le Zion 1994}) (12. Ne2 $6 a5 13. Kb1 a4 14. Nbc1 b3 15. g5 bxc2+ 16.
Qxc2 Nfd7 17. h4 Na6 18. f4 Qb8 19. f5 Rc8 20. Qd3 Nac5 21. Qc2 Na6 22. Qd3
Nac5 23. Qc2 Na6 {1/2-1/2 Lukin,A-Dorfman,I/Soviet Union 1983}) 12... Bxd5 13.
exd5 a5 $132 14. Kb1 $5 {Maybe the best.} (14. Nc5 Nbd7 15. Na4 Rb8 16. Kb1 Re8
17. h4 e4 18. g5 Nh5 19. f4 Ng3 20. Rg1 Nf5 21. Bh3 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Bf8 23. Rd4
Rb7 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Qxe4 Nb6 26. Nxb6 Qxb6 27. Qh1 a4 28. h5 a3 29. Rd1 Qf2
30. Qf1 Qh2 31. b3 Rc7 32. Bf5 g6 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Bd3 Qh8 35. c3 Qxc3 36. Qe2
Re7 37. Qc2 Bg7 38. Qxc3 Bxc3 {Gouliev,L-Mitenkov,A/Moscow-ch op 1995/0-1 (57)}
) (14. g5 Nh5 15. Nc5 dxc5 16. d6 Nc6 17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Qd7 Qxd7 19. Rxd7 Nd4
20. Bc4 $13) 14... a4 $6 {[%csl Rb4] After this "attacking" move,the pawn on
b4 is weak and white will be able to take it,sometimes, without any punishment.
} (14... Na6 $132 {Lukin}) (14... Nbd7 $6 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bb5 $1 $16 {
Lanka-Sadler, Mandelieu la Napoule 1992}) (14... Qc7 $5 15. g5 (15. h4 $6 Na6
16. h5 Nd7 17. g5 a4 18. Nc1 Ndc5 19. Bh3 f5 20. g6 f4 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Nd3 h6
23. Qxb4 Rfb8 24. Qc4 Qb6 25. Qc3 Bf6 26. Nxc5 e4 27. Nd7 Qxb2+ 28. Qxb2 Rxb2+
29. Kc1 Bc3 30. Rdf1 Rxa2 31. Kd1 a3 32. fxe4 f3 33. Rxf3 Ra1+ 34. Ke2 Rxh1 35.
Be6+ Kh8 36. Rxc3 a2 {0-1 Koka,O-Gallagher,J/Bad Zurzach op 1995}) 15... Nfd7
$2 (15... Nh5 $1 {Gallagher,J-Gutman,L/Bad Woerishofen op 1994/0-1 (59)}) 16.
h4 $5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Solak,D-Istratescu,A/Ciocaltea Memorial (8) 1997 cbm60}) 15.
Nc1 Ra5 (15... Qa5 $142 $5 16. h4 $5 (16. g5 Nfd7 $5 (16... Nh5 17. Bh3 $1 Re8
$6 18. Bg4 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Rhe1 Qb5 21. Qxf4 Na6 22. Bf5 g6 23. Bd3 Qd7
24. Bxa6 Rxa6 25. Re4 Bd8 26. Qg4 Re7 27. Rxb4 $18 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Sahu,S/
Calcutta op 1993 (44)}) 17. h4 Na6 18. h5 Nac5 19. Bh3 Nb6 20. b3 axb3 21. cxb3
Nba4 22. bxa4 Nxa4 23. Ka1 Nc3 24. Rh2 b3 25. Rg1 Rfb8 26. Qb2 Nxa2 27. Nxa2
bxa2 28. Qd2 Rb1+ 29. Rxb1 axb1=Q+ 30. Kxb1 Qa1+ 31. Kc2 Ra2+ $19 {0-1
Kaminski,M-Gutman,L/Bad Endbach 1995 (40)}) 16... Na6 17. h5 Nc5 18. g5 Nfd7
19. g6 fxg6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Nd3 b3 22. Bh3 bxa2+ 23. Ka1 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Kf7
25. Kxa2 Bf6 26. Nf2 Rfb8 27. Bxd7 Nxd7 28. Ne4 Ke7 29. Rg1 Nf8 30. Rd3 Rb7 31.
Rg2 Rab8 32. b3 Ra8 33. Kb2 Ra6 34. Rg1 axb3 35. Rxb3 Rc7 36. c3 Kf7 37. Rb6
Rxb6+ 38. Bxb6 Rd7 39. c4 Be7 40. Kc3 Rb7 41. Be3 Nd7 42. Ra1 Nf6 43. Ng5+ Ke8
44. Ra8+ Kd7 45. Ne6 e4 46. f4 Ng4 47. Bd4 Bf6 48. c5 {1-0 Socko,B-Kempinski,R/
POL-ch 1996}) 16. Bc4 Qc7 $2 (16... Na6 $142 $5 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Qxb4 Qc7 (
18... Qa8 19. c4 $16 {Tolnai-Roeder, Budapest 1990}) 19. Qd2 (19. c4 $5) 19...
Rb8 20. Ne2 e4 21. Ng3 $2 exf3 $36 {1-0 Blehm,P-Istratescu,A/Cappelle op 1996 
(31)}) 17. Qxb4 $1 $146 {Today, "novelties" can finish games.} (17. b3 $6 Nbd7
18. g5 Nh5 19. Nd3 axb3 20. cxb3 Nf4 21. Nxb4 Bxg5 22. Nc6 Ra3 23. h4 Bf6 24.
Qb4 Rfa8 25. Rh2 Ng6 26. Bc1 R3a7 27. Nxa7 Rxa7 {1-0 Perunovic,M-Paragua,M/
WchJM U12 Cala Galdana 1996/JUN 97}) 17... Nbd7 18. Bb5 $1 Rb8 19. c4 {I
really can't see any compensation for the pawn.Black couldn't either! "So, if
there is no compensation for the pawn,let's start looking for some practical
chances and give more."-he told to himself!} Raxb5 $5 20. cxb5 Qb7 21. Bg5 {
From this point white is trying to leave no chances for black.As known,that is
not the best way to win!} (21. Qxa4 $5 Nxd5 22. Rhe1 Nxe3 $140 23. Rxe3 d5 24.
f4 $1 $18) 21... h6 $5 (21... Qxb5 $143 22. Qxb5 Rxb5 23. Ne2 Rxd5 24. Nc3 $18)
22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Qxa4 {White,or course,has a winning position.} Nxd5 24. Rhe1
Nb6 25. Qe4 Qd7 26. Qd3 (26. Qc6 $1) 26... Rd8 27. Nb3 Bf6 28. Na5 d5 29. Nc6
Re8 30. Qc3 Qc7 31. Qb3 e4 32. Re2 (32. fxe4 $1) 32... Qf4 33. Qe3 Qc7 (33...
Qxe3 34. Rxe3 Bxb2 35. fxe4 dxe4 36. Kc2 $18) 34. fxe4 dxe4 (34... Rxe4 35. Qd3
$18) 35. Qg3 Qc8 36. h4 $6 e3 37. Qf4 $6 (37. Rxe3 $6 {Would be complicated
too after} Rxe3 38. Qxe3 Qxg4) (37. Rc2 $5) 37... Bxh4 $1 38. Qd4 Qe6 $1 {
Black succeded in confusing white.Now he is using his last chance.} 39. Qxb6
Qxg4 $6 (39... Qe4+ $142 $1 40. Ka1 Qxg4) 40. Nd4 $6 (40. Rde1 $5) 40... Bf6 (
40... Rd8 41. Rd3 $1 Rxd4 42. Qxd4 Qxe2 43. Qxe3 $18) 41. Qc6 $5 Rd8 42. Qg2
Qh4 $2 {Black is not using his chance.After 42...Q:g2 he could make some
troubles.} (42... Qxg2 $1 43. Rxg2 Rxd4 (43... Bxd4 44. Re2 $1 $18) 44. Rxd4
Bxd4 45. Kc2 {And white should win,but it is not so easy.}) 43. Qh1 $6 (43.
Rxe3 {Of course!} Rxd4 (43... Bxd4 44. Red3 $18) 44. Rxd4 Qxd4 45. Re8+ Kh7 46.
Qe4+ $18) 43... Qg4 (43... Qxh1 44. Rxh1 Bxd4 (44... Rxd4 45. Rxe3 Rd2 46. Rb3
$18) 45. Rd1 $18 {[%csl Re3]}) 44. Qg1 Qh5 $6 (44... Rxd4 $142 45. Qxg4 Rxg4
46. Rxe3 Rb4 47. Rb3 Rxb3 48. axb3 $18) (44... Qxg1 45. Rxg1 Rxd4 (45... Bxd4
46. Rd1 $18) 46. Rxe3 $18) 45. Rxe3 {Now there are no chances left.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup7"]
[Site "Kstovo"]
[Date "1997.05.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Doroshkievich, Vladimir K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Nor,I"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1997.05.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Gershon} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 {Let's see what Sakaev wants to say with white,in variation thet he
plays so well with black!} Nbd7 (8... h5 $6 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Sakaev,K/St.
Petersburg op 1995 (17)}) 9. g4 {The regular move here is 9.Qd2.Maybe he
played this way in order not to give the variation 9.Qd2 h5?But black could
play h5 instead of Nbd7!In my opinion,if black wants so much to play h5,white
shoud not disturb him! Any way,after} b5 $1 $132 {White has some problems.The
main white's idea in this variation is to play a4! after b5 [and before his
0-0-0!].Now he cannot wait [for exemple 10.Qd2] because 10...Nb6,so...} (9...
Rc8 10. Qd2 Nb6 11. g5 (11. O-O-O Nc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. g5 Nh5 14. Na4 Be6 15.
Nb6 Rc7 16. Kb1 Be7 17. Nc1 O-O 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qc8 20. Qb3 Qh3 21. Rdf1
Rfc8 22. Rf2 Nf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Nd3 Bxg5 25. Nb4 Rc5 26. Nd5 Rb5 27. Qd3 Qe6
28. c3 Rbc5 29. Rg2 Bh6 30. Rhg1 Kh8 31. Qd4 f6 32. Rd1 Re8 33. Qd3 Rcc8 34.
Nb6 Rc6 35. Nd5 Rd8 {Wedberg,T-Dvoirys,S/EUCup Poliot-Wasa 1991/1/2-1/2 (74)})
11... Nfd7 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Kb1 Be7 14. h4 f5 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17.
Bh3 Bxh3 18. Rxh3 O-O 19. h5 h6 20. Nc1 Kh8 21. Qe1 Nh7 22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Rd3 Bg5
24. Ne2 Nf6 25. Nxf6 Qxf6 26. Qd1 Rc6 27. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Pablo
Marin,A/Manresa 1995}) 10. a4 (10. g5 Nh5 $1 $146 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Gelfand,B/
Madrid 1996 (20)} (10... b4 11. gxf6 bxc3 12. fxg7 Bxg7 13. bxc3 Qh4+ 14. Bf2
Qf4 15. Be2 O-O 16. Rg1 Qxh2 17. Qd2 Kh8 18. Be3 Qh4+ $13 {Saltaev,
M-Zagrebelniy,S,1988,Tashkent})) 10... b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 $1 {
And now he has a problem.If Qd2 and Be7 had been played,he could play a5! If
Qd2 had been played instead of g4,he will play 13.B:b6 as in main line.But
here,after 13...Q:b6 14.a5? there is a Qe3+,so he should look for original
ideas.Still 13.B:b6 was the better move,but with idea 13...Q:b6 14 Qd2!} 13.
Bf2 $6 {Original,but not good.} (13. Bxb6 $142 $5 Qxb6 14. Qd2 $1 e4 $1 15. g5
(15. fxe4 Nxg4 $15) (15. a5 Qb7 16. Qe3 (16. g5 Nxd5 17. fxe4 Nc7 18. Bg2 Be7
19. e5 d5 $15) (16. fxe4 Nxg4 $15) 16... Qxd5 17. g5 Nh5 18. Rd1 Qe5 19. Qxe4
Be7 $15) 15... Nd7 $5 (15... e3 16. Qd3 Nd7 17. a5 Qa7 18. f4 (18. Nd4 $2 Ne5
19. Qxe3 $140 Qxd4 20. Qxd4 Nxf3+ 21. Kf2 Nxd4 $19) 18... h6 19. Nd4 Nc5 20.
Qxe3+ Qe7 21. Qxe7+ Bxe7 $14) 16. fxe4 Be7 17. a5 Qb7 $44) 13... h6 $1 14. f4
$6 {Psychical attack will not succeed this time.} exf4 15. Qe2+ Be7 16. O-O-O (
16. Bg2 O-O 17. Bxb6 $140 Qxb6 18. Qxe7 $4 Rfe8 $19) 16... O-O $1 {Of course!}
17. h4 $1 {The only chance.} (17. a5 Nbd7 18. h4) (17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Kb1 (18.
h4 $6 Qe3+) (18. Qxe7 $2 Rae8 $19) 18... Rfe8 $17) 17... Nxa4 18. g5 Nd7 19.
Qe4 Re8 $5 (19... h5 20. Bd3 g6 21. Qxb4 $13) 20. Qxb4 $6 (20. Bd3 $5 g6 21.
Qxb4 $140 Nac5 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. gxh6 (23. h5 $2 Nxd3+ 24. Rxd3 Bxg5 25. hxg6
fxg6 $19) 23... Bf6 $1 (23... Rb8 24. Qxf4 Rxb2 $140 $2 25. Kxb2 Qb6+ 26. Kc1
Rb8 27. h7+ $1 $18) 24. Qxf4 (24. Bd4 $6 Rb8 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Qa3 Re3 $40) (
24. Bxc5 Rb8 $40) 24... Be5 $1 25. h7+ Kg7 26. Bd4 (26. Qf3 Rb8 27. b3 Qa5 $19)
26... f6 $13) (20. gxh6 $2 Bf6 21. Qxf4 Bxb2+ $19) 20... Nac5 21. Na5 $5 (21.
Nxc5 Nxc5 22. gxh6 Bf6 23. Qxf4 Be5 24. Qg4 (24. h7+ Kh8 $40) 24... Qa5 $1 $40
{[%csl Rc1]} (24... Rb8 $2 25. Bd4 $1)) 21... hxg5 22. Nc6 Qc7 23. Rg1 Bf6 $1 (
23... a5 $5) 24. hxg5 Re4 25. c4 (25. Bc4 a5 26. Qb5 Be5 $17) 25... Be5 26. Rh1
$17 {I hope black has a good reason to agree!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Hoelzl, Franz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Nunn,J"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1986.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 {The current
trend is towards answering the Be3 system by ...e6, but some players, notably
Portisch, prefer to play ...e5.} 7. Nf3 {The two lines 7 Nb3 and 7 Nf3 are
about equally important. The former aims for an eventual kingside attack,
while 7 Nf3 is more positional and intends to eliminate any counterplay by
Black.} Qc7 8. a4 Be7 9. a5 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 {Chandler-Portisch, London 1986
continued 10...Nc6 11 Bb6 Qd7 12 Nd2 (to meet ...Bd8 by Nc4) d5, but White
still had a slight advantage (although he lost the game). Holzl prefers the
traditional development by ...Nbd7.} (10... Nc6 11. Bb6 Qd7 12. Nd2 d5) 11. O-O
Nbd7 $6 {A provocative move. Black normally prefers 11...h6 to stop Ng5, and
only then ...Nbd7,} ({for example} 11... h6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. c4
Nd7 15. b4 Bh7 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. Qb3 {with a slight plus for White, Nunn-Howell,
London 1985.}) 12. Ng5 Bc4 {The alternative is to allow White to take on e6,
but the central pawn mass would be well blockaded and the e6 pawn could be
subject to attack by Bg4.} 13. Ra4 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Rac8 {A game Hubner-Portisch,
match 1980 had continued 14...Rfc8 15 Nf3 Qc6 16 Rd1 with the same general
type of position as in this game. Although the Hubner game ended in a draw,
White held some advantage from the opening.} 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Nf3 Qc6 {Black
has few constructive moves (...Nc5 is met by Rc4), but it is hard for White to
find any way to improve his position, for example 17 Nd2? allows Black to
break out by 17...d5!, or 17 Ne1 Bf8 18 Nd3 (for Nb4-d5) d5! again.} 17. h3 {
With the slow plan of Nh2-f1,Bc1 and Ne3 taking total control of d5. This plan
appears convoluted, but it retains sufficient control of d5 at all times to
prevent Black breaking out by playing ...d5 himself.} h6 $6 {Making sure that
White cannot play Bg5 to exchange one piece capable of covering d5, but in
fact this allows White to change plan.} 18. Nh4 {Of course! Now that Black
cannot play ...g6 White can occupy f5.} Nf8 19. Nf5 Ng6 20. Qf3 {Black must
meet the threat of 21 Bxh6 gxh6 22 Nxe7+ winning a pawn.} Qe8 {Not only
meeting the threat, but also creating his own threat of 21...Rxc3.} 21. Bb6 {
Now 21...Rxc3 22 Qxc3 Qxa4 loses to 23 Nxe7+, so Black must play ...Rd7, but
this cuts out the threat of ...Rxc3.} Rd7 22. g3 Rc6 23. h4 {Although this
does not create any direct threat, it is annoying for Black to have to
calculate the consequences of h5 in every variation.} h5 $6 {The h5 pawn is
weak and if White exchanges off the defender by Nd5 Black will have no way to
defend it. First of all White must defend the c2 pawn, then Nd5 will be a
genuine threat.} 24. Rd2 Bd8 25. Be3 Rxc3 {Since Black has no normal defence
to the threat of Nd5, he decides to sacrifice material to activate his pieces.
This should be insufficient, but it requires a few accurate moves from White.}
26. bxc3 d5 27. Qd1 $1 ({Not} 27. exd5 e4 28. Qg2 Qe5 {and Black's pieces
become very active. After 27 Qd1 White threatens 28 Bg5 followed by Bxf6 and
Rxd5.}) 27... d4 (27... dxe4 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. Qd6 $18) ({and even} 27... Qe6
28. Bg5 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Qxf5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Qxd5 Bxg5 32. hxg5 Qxg5 {must be
a win in the long run.}) 28. cxd4 Nxe4 29. Rd3 {Black's counterplay is over,
since 29...Qe6 may be met by 30 dxe5.} Bf6 30. d5 Nd6 31. Nxd6 Rxd6 32. Re4 Qd7
33. Bc5 Qf5 34. Qe2 Rd7 35. c4 Qh3 {Setting the final trap 36 Qxh5? Nf4.} 36.
Bb6 Be7 37. c5 f5 38. Rxe5 Nxe5 39. Qxe5 {To prevent Qe6+ Black has to give up
another pawn.} f4 40. Qxf4 Bf8 41. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge 4th"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2015.02.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 {A popular line
nowadays, played by Bobby Fischer on a very few occasions a long time ago, has
now resurfaced again. I guess that 6.Bg5 is in crisis as well as 6.Be3,
otherwise I don't really see why would anybody would play such a passive move
with White.} e5 7. Nde2 h5 {A very popular line, it is a direct attempt to
stop a g4 expansion or Ng3.} 8. g3 Nbd7 9. Bg5 Be7 10. a4 Nc5 $5 {I can't say
if this is new or not. In today's chess with so many games played every day it
is difficult to draw a line as to what is new and what is not.} (10... b6 11.
Bg2 Bb7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Re8 15. Qe3 Rc4 16. b3 Rc5 17. Rd3 Qc7
18. Rad1 Qc6 19. h4 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bh3 Bf8 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Qf3 Qc8 {
1/2-1/2 (53) Shirov,A (2675)-Oparin,G (2543) Moscow (rapid) 2014; with a
complicated struggle ahead of us.}) 11. Bg2 Be6 12. a5 b5 (12... O-O 13. g4 $5
{Although interesting, there is no real need for this; White can play 13.0-0
and transpose to the game.} b5 14. axb6 hxg4 15. b7 Rb8 16. Ng3 Qb6 17. hxg4
Qxb2 18. Bd2 Bxg4 19. f3 Be6 20. Rb1 Qa3 21. Rh2 $13 {1-0 (34) Romm,M-Dolin,B
corr. 2014}) 13. axb6 Qxb6 14. b3 O-O 15. O-O a5 16. Qd2 Rfc8 17. Rfd1 a4 {
An intuitive pawn sacrifice, there are interesting computer generated ideas as
an option:} (17... Rc6 18. Ra3 Rac8 19. Rda1 Ncxe4 $5 20. Nxe4 Rxc2 21. Qd3
Nxe4 22. Be3 Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Qd8 24. Rxa5 Bf8 25. R5a2 Rxa2 26. Rxa2 d5 27. Kg1
d4 28. Bd2 Qb6 $44) ({A logical attempt is} 17... Qb4 $5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qxd6
Rd8 20. Qc6 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rc8 22. Qb5 Qxb5 23. Nxb5 a4 24. bxa4 Nxa4 25. Rc1
Be7 $11) 18. bxa4 Bc4 19. a5 $1 $14 {White has an initiative: the black pawn
sacrifice didn't fully pay off and White is gaining momentum.} Qd8 (19... Rxa5
20. Bxf6 Rxa1 21. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 $16) 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6
Nb7 23. Rd2 Rxa5 {Black should have considered an alternative to be played
sooner or later:} (23... h4 $5 24. Nd5 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 Nxa5 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27.
Nc3 Be6 28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. exd5 Nc4 30. Rd3 Nd6 31. Rb3 hxg3 32. fxg3 Rxc2 33.
Rb6 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Nf5 {Black has good counterplay in this endgame.}) 24. Rb1 Nc5
25. Nd5 Bd8 26. h4 $1 Ra3 27. Nec3 Rca8 28. Rdd1 Ba5 {Black has accumulated
all his forces on the queenside but still that won't be enough.} 29. Nb5 Ra2
30. Bf3 g6 31. Ne7+ (31. Nd6 $1 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Rxc2 33. Ra1 {with an unpleasant
position for Black.}) 31... Kg7 32. Nc6 Na4 33. Nd6 Be6 34. Rb7 Rxc2 35. Nxe5
$2 {A serious mistake after which White loses the thread in the game.} (35.
Nxf7 $1 Nc5 (35... Bxf7 36. Nxe5 Rc7 37. Rxc7 Bxc7 38. Nxf7 $16) 36. Rb5 Bxf7
37. Rxa5 Rxa5 38. Nxa5 {White is a pawn up.}) 35... Nc5 36. Re7 Kf8 {The rook
is trapped now, the position has changed dramatically in Black's favour.} 37.
Nc6 (37. Rxf7+ Bxf7 38. Ndxf7 Bc7 39. Nd6 Kg7 40. Ndc4 Raa2 41. Rd5 Bb8 42.
Rxc5 Bxe5 43. Rxe5 Rxc4 44. Rg5 Rcc2 45. Bxh5 Rxf2 $17) 37... Nb3 38. e5 Bb6
39. Rb7 $2 {A big mistake but a logical one; previous moves had been played to
save the rook and not to sac it so Rb7 is consequently played, unfortunately
for White it just loses.} Bxf2+ 40. Kg2 Bc5+ 41. Kh1 Raa2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {This game follows one of the most complex positions in the Sicilian
that has been extensively analysed. The author of this annotations spend a
huge amount of time on it especially while writing a book where one of the
subjects was this line.} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8
14. f4 {So far we are just following the usual path.} a5 15. f5 a4 16. fxe6 {
Not the only move and surely not the main line. Probably the critical move is
16.Nbd4 with immense complications; it has been tested many times.} axb3 17.
cxb3 fxe6 18. Bh3 Rxa2 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Ng3 Nc7 21. Bc4 Qa8 22. Rhf1 Rxf1 23.
Rxf1 Ra1+ 24. Kc2 Rxf1 25. Bxf1 d5 {So far this is all theoretical..} 26. h4 $6
$146 {Finally we see what White wanted. This is a new idea but compared to
alternatives doesn't look good.} (26. exd5 {A bit dry} Nxd5 27. h4 Nc5 (27...
Nxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Qd5 29. Bc4 Qg2+ 30. Kb1 g6 (30... Bc5 31. Qd3 Bd4 32. Ne2 Nc5
33. Qf5 Qe4+ 34. Qxe4 Nxe4 35. Nxd4 exd4 36. Kc2 Nc5 37. h5 $1 {A nice endgame
position, Black is very difficult, his king is cut off from play.}) 31. Ne4 Qg4
32. Ka2 $14 {1/2-1/2 (52) Hoeven,D (2635)-Avotins,M (2459) ICCF 2006. White
looks a tidy bit better although Black's chances to hold are much bigger then
the white chances to win as proved in some games like this one.}) 28. Bf2 Ne6
29. Bc4 Ndf4 {1/2-1/2 (29) Schulz,G (2423)-Bos,H (2435) ICCF 2009. This looks
ok to me.}) (26. Qf2 $5 {This looks like an interesting try} Qc6+ (26... d4 27.
Bd2 $1 {I give an exclamation mark only to emphasise the difference with the
main game; here the bishop is active and the queen on the f-file as well} Qe8
28. Bc4 g6 29. Qf7 Qxf7 30. Bxf7 Kg7 31. Bc4 $14 {[%cal Gg3h1,Gh1f2,Gf2d3]})
27. Kb1 d4 28. Bd2 g6 29. h4 Nb6 30. Qe1 Qd6 31. Nh1 $1 {[%cal Gh1f2,Gf2d3]}
Ne6 32. Nf2 Nf4 33. Ng4 {1-0 (65) Müller,G (2568)-Soberano,J (2583) ICCF 2010.
To me this looks like slight pressure for White although due to the passed
pawn Black's chances can't be dismissed.}) 26... d4 $1 {If we compare this
position with the above mentioned 26.Qf2 the differences are hugely in favour
of 26.Qf2.} 27. Bg1 {The bishop on g1 is somehow "locked in"} Ne6 28. Qe2 $2 {
A further mistake.} (28. Kb1 $1 Ndc5 29. Qxb4 Bd6 30. Qc4 Nf4 31. Qf7 $1 Nxe4
32. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 33. Ka2 Qa8+ 34. Kb1 Qg8 $1 {trying to play for win} 35. Qb7 {
A position like this was White's best chance and it looks more or less like
equal chances.}) 28... Ndc5 $1 $17 29. Qc4 Nf4 $6 {Inaccurate, but still Black
keeps the better game.} (29... h6 $1 30. gxh6 Bxh4 31. hxg7+ Kxg7 32. Nf5+ Kf6
$1 $19 {Due to the pressure on e4 and better coordination of his pieces Black
is winning.}) 30. Qf7 Qf8 31. Qc4 $6 (31. Qxf8+ {The only chance} Bxf8 32. Bh2
g6 $15 {The endgame is better for Black.}) 31... g6 32. Bf2 $2 Ne2 $19 {
Now Black wins.} 33. Nh1 d3+ 34. Kd1 Qf3 35. Bxc5 Qxf1+ 36. Kd2 Nf4 37. Ng3
Qg2+ 38. Kc1 Qxg3 39. Kb1 Ne2 40. Qf7 Qe1+ 41. Ka2 Nc3+ 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 {Preventing g4 at least for the moment. This is an immensly complicated
line, White has many options, as does Black. We are heading towards popular
and sharp lines.} 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Be2 g6 12. Qd2 Bg7 13. O-O {
Not the only move for White; there are a few interesting possibilities as well:
} (13. Na5 Qc7 14. c4 e4 $5 15. O-O (15. f4 Ng4 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. O-O Nc5 18.
f5 Be5 19. g3 gxf5 20. Rxf5 f6 21. Raf1 O-O-O $17) 15... exf3 16. gxf3 O-O 17.
b4 Rfe8 18. Rac1 {now Black sacrificed an exchange recently in two games:} Rxe3
$5 19. Qxe3 Re8 20. Qd2 Kh7 (20... Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Bh6 22. f4 Ne4 23. Qe1 Nef6 24.
Rb1 Ng4 25. Qd2 Nf2+ $5 (25... Ne3 26. Rf3 Ng4 27. Rff1 Ne3 28. Rf3 Ng4 29.
Rff1 {1/2-1/2 (29) Kryvoruchko,Y (2706)-Areshchenko,A (2655) Lviv 2014}) 26.
Kg2 Ne4 27. Qc2 Nc3 28. Qxc3 Rxe2+ 29. Kh1 Bg7 30. Qf3 Rxa2 $44) 21. Nb3 Bh6
22. f4 Ne4 23. Qe1 Ndf6 24. Bd3 Qd7 25. Rc2 Qh3 $44 {1/2-1/2 (37) Caruana,F 
(2844)-Gelfand,B (2748) Baku 2014}) (13. O-O-O $5 {This is a very sharp idea
tested just recently:} Qc7 14. Kb1 O-O 15. g4 $1 Rfc8 16. Rc1 hxg4 17. fxg4 Ne4
$5 (17... a5 18. g5 Ne4 19. Qd3 Nec5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Qd1 Qe7 (21... e4 $5 22.
Bd4 (22. h4 Bxb2 $1 $19) (22. c3 b5 (22... a4 23. a3 Nb3 24. Rc2 $16) 23. h4 b4
24. Bd4 $36) 22... Nd3 $1 23. Bxg7 Nxc1 24. Bf6 Nxe2 25. Qxe2 Qc4 $13) (21...
a4 22. a3 e4 23. h4 {similar to the game}) 22. h4 a4 23. a3 e4 24. h5 Qe5 25.
c3 $16 Nb3 26. Rc2 Qg3 27. Qg1 Qxg1+ 28. Rxg1 $14 {1-0 (54) Dominguez Perez,L 
(2726)-Bacrot,E (2718) Beijing (rapid) 2014}) 18. Qd3 Ndc5 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20.
Qd1 Ne4 21. Qe1 (21. Bd3 Nc3+ $1 $17) 21... a5 22. c4 a4 23. h4 a3 24. b3 Qe7
25. h5 Nc5 26. Rc2 e4 27. h6 Be5 $13) 13... b6 14. Rae1 O-O 15. c4 Rc8 16. h3 {
White has to prevent certain ideas.} (16. Na1 e4 17. f4 Ng4 $13) 16... Nh7 17.
Na1 $5 {Perhaps new at this moment but not as an idea. White wants to play b4
Nb3 or Nc2-Nb4.} a5 18. Nc2 Bf6 19. Na3 Bh4 20. Rb1 f5 21. Nb5 {We have got to
a position which both players wanted.} f4 22. Bf2 Bxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Nc5 24. Qc2
Qf6 25. b3 {With the obvious idea a3 b4.} Ng5 26. Bd3 (26. a3 e4 $1 27. b4 axb4
28. axb4 e3 29. Rff1 Nd7 30. Ra1 Ra8 $13) 26... Kg7 27. a3 Nf7 {A possible
pawn sacrifice, but it seems it doesn't work.} (27... e4 28. Bxe4 Rce8 29. Bd3
Re3 30. Bf1 {all the black pieces are on good squares but with b4 in the air
White is in a position to repulse the pressure and remain a pawn up.}) 28. b4
Nxd3 29. Qxd3 Qf5 $1 30. Qxf5 gxf5 31. Rc2 Kf6 {It looked better to take on b4
at once:} (31... axb4 32. Rxb4 (32. axb4 Kf6 $13) 32... Rc5 33. a4 Ra8 34. Kf2
Kf6 $11) 32. bxa5 $1 bxa5 33. Na7 Rb8 34. Rb5 $1 a4 35. Nc6 Rbc8 36. c5 dxc5
37. Rb6 $14 Nd6 $1 38. Na5 Ke7 39. Nc6+ Kf6 40. Na7 Rcd8 41. Rxc5 e4 {Black
defends well; he now opens up the e5-square for the king.} 42. Ra5 Rd7 43. Raa6
Ke5 44. Nc6+ Kxd5 45. Ra5+ Ke6 46. fxe4 ({The alternative was far more
challenging:} 46. Nd4+ $1 Ke7 47. Re5+ Kf7 48. Ra6 Rb8 49. Nxf5 Nc4 $1 50. Nh6+
Kg7 51. Rg5+ Kh7 52. Nf5 Rb1+ 53. Kh2 Nb6 $1 $14 {Black is holding but just
with computer accuracy.}) 46... fxe4 47. Rxh5 Rf6 48. Nd4+ Ke7 49. Nc6+ Ke6 50.
Nd4+ Ke7 51. Re5+ Kf7 52. Rd5 Ke8 {White still has pressure but Black's
chances of finding the right moves are rather high.} 53. Rb8+ Kf7 54. Nb5 Ke6
55. Nc3 f3 $1 {Now Black is not even worse any longer.} 56. Rb6 Rg6 57. g4 Rh6
58. Kh2 f2 59. Rf5 e3 60. Kg2 Rc7 61. Nd5 Kd7 62. Re5 Rc5 63. Rb1 Nc4 $1 $19 {
White pushed really hard only to find himself in a serious problem now. Such a
dramatic game where every move can bring advantage to either side!} 64. Rf5 Kd6
65. Rb8 Re6 $2 {The last mistake and after which the game ends in a draw.} (
65... Rxd5 $1 66. Rd8+ Ke7 67. Rdxd5 Re6 $1 68. Rxf2 e2 $1 69. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 70.
Kg1 Re3 $19) 66. Rd8+ Kc6 67. Rc8+ Kd6 68. Rd8+ Kc6 69. Rc8+ Kd6 70. Rd8+ {
A very fighting game in which both sides made mistakes, but a really
interesting one.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.02.14"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 Rfc8 {Diese Variante habe ich
auch gründlich auf der schwarzen Seite studiert.} 13. Qf2 b5 14. g5 Nh5 15. h4
Rcb8 16. f4 $5 {Ein seltener aber interessanter Zug in dieser Stellung. Weiss
strebet die Bauernstruktur an, die nach dem 20.Zug der Partie vorkommt.} exf4 (
16... b4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Nb6 19. Ra5 $6 {wurde in einer Partie
Bacrot-Gelfand, Albert m/4 2002 gespielt, aber 19.Rd1 ist vorzuziehen.}) 17.
Bxf4 Nxf4 (17... Nb6 18. Nd5 {ändert kaum was.}) 18. Qxf4 Nb6 $6 ({Ftacnik
spielt 2001 gegen Stocek besser:} 18... Ne5 {Der Springer gehört nämlich auf
diesem zentralen Feld.}) 19. Nd5 ({Möglich war auch} 19. Bd3 g6 (19... b4 20.
Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 $40) 20. h5 $40) 19... Bxd5 20. exd5 a5 21. Nd4 ({Während
der Partie zögerte ich zwischen dem Textzug und der kräftigeren Fortsetzung} 
21. Bd3 $1 a4 22. Nd4 a3 23. Nc6 $16) 21... Nxd5 22. Qe4 Nb4 ({Nach} 22... Nb6
23. Bd3 $1 g6 24. h5 {ist der Angriff sehr stark, z.B:} Bxg5 25. hxg6 hxg6 26.
Rdg1 $1 (26. Ne6 Qe7 27. Rdg1 Qxe6 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. Rxg5 Ra7 30. Rxg6+ Rg7 31.
Rxe6 $14) (26. Qf3 $5) 26... Re8 27. Qg2 Qc5 28. Nb3 $18) 23. Nxb5 (23. c3 d5 (
23... Na6 24. Bd3 g6 25. Nxb5 Qd7 26. Bc4 $1 $18) 24. Qf3 Nc6 25. Nxb5 $16)
23... Qd7 (23... Qc5 24. c3 Nc6 25. Rd5 Qb6 26. Bd3 g6 27. h5 $18) (23... Qd8
24. c3 Na6 25. Bc4 $18) 24. c3 Nc6 (24... Na6 25. Bd3 g6 26. Bc4 (26. h5 Nc5
27. Qh4 h6 28. hxg6 Bxg5 29. gxf7+ Kf8 30. Qd4 Nxd3 31. Qh8+ Kxf7 (31... Ke7
32. Rhe1+ Nxe1 33. Rxe1+ $18) 32. Qh7+ Ke8 33. Rhe1+ Nxe1 34. Rxe1+ Qe7 35.
Nc7+ $18) 26... Nc5 27. Qd5 Ne6 28. Rhe1 $18 (28. a4 $18)) 25. Bh3 (25. h5 Bxg5
$1 26. Rxd6 $2 (26. Nxd6 $142 $16) {funktionniert nicht wegen} 26... Qe7 27.
Qxc6 Qe1+ 28. Kc2 Qf2+ (28... Qc1+ 29. Kb3 a4+ 30. Ka3 Be7 31. h6 $1 Rc8 $44)
29. Kb1 Qe1+ 30. Kc2 Qf2+ 31. Kb1 $11) 25... Qb7 26. a4 {Nach diesem Zug
riskiert Weiss nichts mehr am Damenflügel und hat freie Hand für seinen
eigenen Angriff.} Qb6 $6 (26... Ra6 27. h5 (27. Rhf1 Rf8 $16 28. Be6 $140 $2
fxe6 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Nxd6 Nd8 $1) 27... Bxg5 28. Rxd6 $16) 27.
h5 Ne5 (27... Bxg5 28. Rxd6) 28. g6 {Es ist bereits aus.} hxg6 (28... fxg6 29.
hxg6 h6 30. Be6+ Kh8 31. Qf4 Bf8 32. Rxd6 Nxg6 33. Qg5 $18) (28... Kh8 29. gxf7
Rf8 30. h6 g6 31. Rhf1 $18) (28... Re8 29. gxf7+ Nxf7 30. Be6 Bf6 31. Bxf7+
Kxf7 32. Qd5+ Kf8 33. h6 $18) 29. hxg6 Nxg6 (29... Bf6 30. gxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rxd6)
30. Qxg6 {Leicht, aber immer hübsch!} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.12.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Nbd7 {Eine Rarität.
Nach der unglücklichen Erfahrung der letzten Saison mit 6...e5 und wegen des
an der Olympiade bereits erprobten 6...Qb6, entschied sich Robert für etwas
anderes. Gerechtigkeit verlangt nun wohl, dass er unsere nächste Partie als
Weißer eröffnet!} 7. g4 h6 8. Be3 d5 {Das ist die Idee, aber besonders
vertrauenserweckend sieht das Ganze nicht aus.} 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Qa5+ (
10... Ne5 11. c4 {wäre ein sehr spekulatives Bauernopfer.}) 11. Qd2 Qxd5 12.
Bg2 $1 {Somit kommt Weiß in Vorteil.} (12. c4 Qd6) 12... e6 (12... e5 13. f4 e4
(13... Qc4 14. Nf5 $1) 14. h3 $16 (14. Nb3 Qxd2+ 15. Nxd2 Nf6 16. h3 Nd5) (14.
Ne2 Qxd2+ 15. Bxd2 Bc5 $1)) 13. f4 Qc4 14. O-O-O $1 Bb4 $6 (14... Qxa2 {
ist gefährlich, aber agesichts der Problem in der Partiefortsetzung lohnte es
sich wohl, den Bauernraub zu versuchen. Nach} 15. Nb3 Qa4 {ist} 16. Qc3 {
am besten.} (16. Kb1 Bb4 17. Qd4 O-O 18. g5 (18. Bd2 a5 19. Bc3 f6 $13) 18...
hxg5 19. fxg5 Qb5) 16... Qb4 (16... Be7 $6 {gibt Weiß einen sehr starken
Angriff:} 17. Rd4 Qb5 (17... Qa2 18. Kd2) 18. Rc4 O-O 19. Nd4 Qb6 {(/\ Bf6)}
20. g5 $1 $40 hxg5 $140 $2 21. Nc6 Bf6 22. Bxb6 Bxc3 23. Ne7+ Kh7 24. Rxc3 $18)
17. Qc7 $1 Be7 18. Rd4 Qb6 19. Qc3 Qd8 20. Rd3 Bf6 21. Qc4 {und Weiß besitzt
ausgezeichnete Kompensation für den geopferten Bauern.}) 15. c3 O-O (15... Be7
16. Kb1 O-O 17. h4 $40) 16. h4 $5 (16. Kb1 Be7 17. h4) 16... e5 (16... Be7 17.
b3 $5 Qc7 18. g5) 17. Nc2 Bc5 (17... Be7 18. g5) 18. Bd5 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Qc5 (
19... Qxf4 20. Rdf1 Qa4 (20... Qg3 21. Nf5) 21. g5 $18) 20. f5 Nb6 (20... Nf6
21. g5) 21. g5 h5 (21... Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxf5 23. b4 $18) 22. Qe2 (22. g6 $2 Nxd5
23. Nxd5 fxg6 (23... Bxf5 24. b4 Qd6 25. Qg5) 24. fxg6 Bg4 25. Qg5 Rae8 $132)
22... Nxd5 $6 $138 (22... Bd7 23. Rhe1 $18) 23. Rxd5 Qc6 (23... Qb6 24. Rhd1)
24. Rhd1 ({Sauberer gewann} 24. Qxh5 g6 25. Qh6 $18) 24... Qa4 25. c4 (25. Qxh5
$6 Bxf5) (25. Rd8 $1 $18) 25... Qxa2 26. Rxe5 (26. Qxh5 $2 Bxf5 $1) 26... Bd7
$6 (26... Qa1+ 27. Kc2 Qa4+ 28. Kb1 Re8 29. Rdd5 $18) 27. Rxd7 Qa1+ 28. Kd2
Qxb2+ 29. Nc2 $18 Rad8 30. Rxd8 Rxd8+ 31. Rd5 Qb6 32. g6 Rxd5+ 33. cxd5 fxg6
34. Qe6+ Qxe6 35. fxe6 Kf8 36. d6 g5 $138 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik zt"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O
O-O 8. Bb3 a6 $6 {[#]} (8... Nc6) 9. Re1 (9. a4 {Ernst}) (9. Bg5 {Ernst}) 9...
b5 10. a4 $1 b4 11. Nd5 Bb7 12. Bg5 e6 {[#]} 13. Nxf6+ (13. Nxb4 Qb6 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. c3 a5 $44 (15... a5 {Ernst} 16. Nbc2 (16. Nd3 $2 Bxd4 17. cxd4 Qxd4
$15) 16... Nd7 $44)) 13... Bxf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qd2 a5 {[#]} 16. Nb5 Nc6 (
16... Qxb2 $2 17. e5 $18) 17. Nxd6 Rad8 18. Rad1 e5 (18... Qxb2 19. Qe3 Ba8 20.
e5 $16) 19. Re3 $6 (19. c3 $16) (19. Qd5 $5 {Ernst /\ 20.Nxb7} Ba8 20. Qc5 Nd4
21. Bxf7+ (21. Nc4 $6 Qg5 $1 $36 {/\ 22..Nf3+ /\ 22..Bxe4 23.Rxe4 Nxb3 ףc5,
צd1} (21... Nxb3 $2 22. cxb3 $14)) 21... Rxf7 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. f4 $6 (23.
Qxa5 $142 $13) 23... exf4 $1 $15) 19... Rxd6 20. Qxd6 Rd8 21. Red3 Rxd6 22.
Rxd6 {>< Bb7,>< f7} Qg5 $2 (22... Qh4 $1 {/\} 23. Rd7 Nd4 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25.
Rxb7 Qxe4 26. Rc7 Qg4 27. Rf1 Ne2+ 28. Kh1 Nf4 29. Rg1 Nh3 $1 $10) 23. Rd7 Ba6
24. Rxf7 Kh8 {/\ 25..Nd4} 25. h4 Qxh4 26. Rdd7 {/\ 27.Rf8#} Qh6 27. Bd5 $2 (27.
g3 Qc1+ 28. Kg2 Bf1+ 29. Kh2 Qh6+ 30. Kg1 Bh3 31. Rb7 Bc8 32. Rbc7 Bh3 33. Bc4
$1 (33. Rxc6 $2 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qf1) 33... g5 34. Bf1 Bg4 35. f3 Nd8 36. Rxh7+
Qxh7 37. Rxh7+ Kxh7 38. fxg4 $18) (27. f4 exf4 28. Bd5 f3 29. Bxc6 Qe3+ 30. Kh2
Qh6+ 31. Kg3 $18) 27... Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Qh6+ 29. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 11th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2010.06.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 Nbd7 {I am quite
sceptical about this way of development. The plan of bringing the knight to c5
is a bit too slow. Probably, Emil wanted to avoid the dispute in the main
lines. Instead, Black has several reasonable ways to meet white's setup.} (6...
e5 7. Nde2 h5 (7... Be6 8. g4 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2 Bb4 {is another
theoretical continuation. To my mind Black has little to complain about.}) 8.
Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. c3 Nd7 12. h4 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 Be7 14. g3 O-O
15. Bh3 Nf6 16. Qd3 b5 $11 {0-1 Naiditsch,A (2689)-Anand,V (2788)/Moscow 2009/
EXT 2010 (54)}) (6... e6 7. g4 d5 (7... b5 8. Bg2 Bb7 {leads to a sharp battle.
}) 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nde2 Bb4 10. Bg2 O-O {is another story, playable for Black
as well.}) 7. g4 h6 (7... Nc5 8. Bg2 e5 9. Nf5 g6 10. Ne3 $14 {[%csl Gd5]}) 8.
f4 e5 9. Nf5 Nc5 {[%csl Re4]} 10. Bg2 g6 11. Ng3 h5 $2 {The critical moment.
As far as I understand this position, Black should not allow f4-f5 which will
totally squeeze his position. Therefore, an exchange on f4 is necessary.} (
11... exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne6 13. Be3 Bg7 {White is slightly better, but the whole
fight is still ahead. Here are few sample lines:} 14. Qd2 h5 (14... Nd7 15.
O-O-O Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c4]} 16. b3 Qa5 17. Nge2 Qa3+ 18. Kb1 $16 {[%csl Rd6]}) 15.
g5 Nd7 16. O-O-O (16. Qxd6 $4 Be5 $19 {[%csl Rd6,Rg3]}) 16... Be5 17. Nge2 $14)
12. f5 $16 (12. fxe5 $6 {is not in the spirit of the position, but White has
an advantage even here.} dxe5 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Rd1+ Ke8 16. O-O
Ncd7 17. gxh5 Nxh5 18. Nxh5 Rxh5 (18... Bxg5 $2 19. Ng7+ Ke7 (19... Kf8 20.
Ne6+ $18) 20. Nd5+ $18) 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. Nd5+ Kf8 21. Rd3 $36 {It's hard for
Black to complete the development of his queenside pieces.}) 12... h4 13. Nge2
d5 $6 {This is too much but, it's already hard to give Black any good advice.}
(13... b5 14. g5 Nh5 15. O-O Bb7 16. Nd5) (13... Rg8 14. O-O Bd7 15. Be3 Bc6
16. Nd5 {In both cases White's position is overwhelming.}) 14. fxg6 d4 (14...
fxg6 15. exd5 $18) 15. gxf7+ Kxf7 16. O-O {White has an extra pawn and a
decisive attack.} Kg6 17. Nd5 Bg7 (17... Ncxe4 18. Qd3 $1 {Not the only the
solution, but an elegant one.} Qxd5 19. Nc3 $1 dxc3 20. Rxf6+ Kxf6 21. Qxd5 $18
) 18. b4 Ncd7 19. Qd3 Nb6 20. Nxd4 $1 {The decisive strike.} Bd7 21. Nf5 (21.
g5 $1 {would have been more convincing. For instance:} Nh5 22. Qf3 Rf8 23. Nf5
Nxd5 24. Nxh4+ Kh7 25. Qxh5+ $18) 21... Bb5 22. Nde7+ Kf7 23. Qxd8 Rhxd8 {
The exchange of queens allowed Black to prolong the resistance.} 24. Rf2 Rd1+
25. Kh2 Bf8 26. g5 Bxe7 27. Nxe7 Kxe7 28. gxf6+ Kd6 29. f7 {This pawn decides
the outcome.} Nd7 30. Bf3 Re1 31. Bg4 Rf8 32. Bxd7 Kxd7 33. Bh6 Rxa1 34. Bxf8
Bc6 35. Bh6 Bxe4 36. Rg2 {The only way to prevent mate, but sufficient.} 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Prasanna,V"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 (8... h5 {is statistically the more popular route for Black but I believe
White does have some chances of an advantage there although the whole
variation is quite complex.}) 9. Qd2 h5 {A rare sibling of the traditional ...
h5.} (9... O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 {is one of the main lines and is
considered playable for both sides at the moment.}) 10. Be2 (10. Nd5 Bxd5 11.
exd5 Nbd7 {transposes to the game position after} 12. Be2) (10. O-O-O Nbd7 11.
Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 $1 (12... Nb6 $6 13. Qa5) 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. Qa5 Rc8 15. c3
Bd8 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Qa4+ Kf8 {1/2-1/2 (50) Wei,Y (2641)-Zhou,J (2580)
Zhongshan 2014. The chances are balanced in the final position and Black has
emerged with equality from the opening.}) 10... Nbd7 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 O-O
13. O-O Qb8 {A very common plan nowadays in the Najdorf and sometimes even in
the Ruy Lopez especially in the d6-e5 structure.} 14. Kh1 Bd8 {Nepomniatchi
had already employed the same plan with Black back in 2014 albeit
unsuccessfully.} 15. f4 (15. c4 Bb6 (15... b5 $5 {might have been
Nepomniatchi's planned improvement here.} 16. c5 (16. cxb5 axb5 17. a3 Re8) (
16. Bg5 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Bb6 $132) 16... dxc5 17. Nxc5 Bb6 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Bxb6
Qxb6 {looks about equal for Black}) 16. Bxb6 Nxb6 17. f4 (17. g4 $5) 17... e4
$13 {1-0 (57) Saric,I (2666)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2735) Poikovsky 2014}) 15... Re8
16. c4 (16. fxe5 {was White's best chance to fight for an advantage:} Nxe5 17.
Nd4 g6 (17... Neg4 18. Bg1) 18. c4 Qc7 {with a complicated game but one which
Black has not fully equalised yet.}) 16... b5 $1 (16... Bb6 17. Bxb6 Nxb6 18.
fxe5 Rxe5 19. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 20. Nd4 $16 {White has more than sufficient
compensation for the exchange.}) 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Nd4 (19. Bg1 {
was White's last opportunity to keep the game complicated and the struggle
going.} Qb7 20. Nd4 Bb6 21. Nxb5 $14 (21. Rxf6 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 gxf6 23. Bxh5 Kg7
24. Rf1 Rh8 $132) (21. Bxb5)) 19... Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Bg1 Qb7 22. Qc2 Ne4
23. Rae1 Qxd5 {Black is better because the central pawns are more dangerous
than White's queenside pawns in the middlegame.} 24. Rf5 Qb7 25. Rb5 (25. Qxc4
{loses to} Ng3+ $19) 25... Qe7 26. Rf1 g6 27. Nf3 Qe6 28. a4 h4 29. Nd4 Qd7 30.
Qxc4 h3 31. Rf4 Nc5 (31... hxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Nc5 {was the better move order.}) 32.
b3 (32. gxh3 Rxa4 33. b4 {gives White some chances of defending.}) 32... hxg2+
33. Kxg2 Rc8 34. Qf1 Bg5 35. Rf3 Ne4 36. Rd3 Qg4+ 37. Kh1 Rc1 38. Qg2 Qh4 39.
Rf3 Be3 {Nepomniatchi is very accurate in converting his advantage} 40. Ne2
Nf2+ 41. Rxf2 Bxf2 42. Nxc1 Bxg1 43. Qg3 Qd4 44. Qxg1 Qd2 {White has no
defense against Black's strong attack. His pieces are completely uncoordinated.
} 45. Nd3 Qxd3 46. Rg5 Re2 {Serious material losses are inevitable for White
and so he resigns.} 0-1

[Event "Rohde op 10th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2010.10.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stets, Dmitry"]
[Black "Gajewski, Grzegorz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 (6... e6) 7. Nb3
(7. Nf3) 7... Be7 (7... Be6 {la grande ligne}) 8. Qd2 (8. Be2 {plus courant})
8... O-O (8... Be6 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O) 9. O-O-O Be6 10. f4 $5 {Une ligne
secondaire trés peu jouée} (10. f3 {[%cal Gg2g4] La grande ligne de l'attaque
anglaise}) 10... b5 {la préparation du polonais sur une partie précédente du MI
} ({RR} 10... exf4 11. Bxf4 Nh5 12. g3 Nc6 13. Kb1 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Rc8 15. Nd5
Bf6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Nc1 Rfd8 18. Rg1 Ne7 19. Ne2 d5 20. e5 Qh6 21. Ng3 Kh8
22. Bd3 Bg4 23. Rdf1 Bh3 24. Rf2 Re8 25. a3 {Morozevich,A (2755)-Van Wely,L 
(2680)/Kemer 2007/CBM 121/1/2-1/2 (56)}) (10... Ng4 {[%cal Gg4e3] La ligne
critique pour profiter du fait que les Blancs n'ont pas joué f3} 11. g3 Nxe3
12. Qxe3 Nc6 13. Nd5 a5 14. a4 Nb4 15. Nxb4 axb4 16. Bb5 Qc7 17. Kb1 Rfc8 18.
Qd3 b6 19. Rhe1 Rd8 20. Nd2 Qc5 21. f5 Bc8 22. Nc4 Bb7 23. Ne3 Rac8 24. h4 Ba8
25. Re2 {Stets,D (2390)-Fargere,F (2339)/Val Thorens 2007/EXT 2010/1-0 (44)})
11. f5 Bd7 (11... Bc4 12. g4 Nxg4 $13 {Najer,E (2681)-Sjugirov,S (2585) RUS-ch
Higher League 62nd 2009 (8) 1/2}) 12. Be2 $6 $146 {Trop lent} ({RR} 12. Rg1 b4
13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Bc6 15. Qc4 a5 16. Kb1 a4 17. Nc1 b3 18. g4 bxc2+ 19.
Qxc2 Qd7 20. Ne2 Na6 21. a3 Qb7 22. Nc3 Rfc8 23. g5 Rab8 24. Rg2 Be8 25. f6 Bf8
26. fxg7 Kxg7 {Zhigalko,S (2622)-Dziuba,M (2535)/Lublin 2009/CBM 131/0-1 (43)})
(12. g4 $5 Nxg4 13. Rg1 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Kh8 15. Nd5 {Gomez Garrido,C (2461)-Vera
Gonzalez Quevedo,R (2499) CUB-ch 46th Ciego de Avila 2010 (6) 0-1} (15. f6 $5
Bxf6 16. Rxd6 Qe7 (16... Qc7 17. Rxf6 $1) 17. Rd1 {[%cal Gc3d5]})) 12... Bc6
13. Bf3 a5 $1 {l'attaque noire est plus rapide} 14. Qd3 (14. a3 b4 $40) 14...
a4 {[%csl Rb3]} 15. Nd2 a3 $40 16. b3 Na6 {[%csl Gb4]} 17. Kb1 Qa5 18. Nf1 Rac8
{[%cal Gc8c3,Ga5c3]} 19. Qd2 $2 (19. Ng3 {[%cal Gg3e4]} Nb4 20. Qe2 Rfd8 $17)
19... b4 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nc7 $19 22. Qd3 Nb5 23. Bd2 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Belgrade RAD 30"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1977.01.17"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Bukic, Enver"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1977.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. a4 Be7 10. Nd2 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Nf8 13. h4 $146 {Une tentative
d'amélioration sur une partie jouée par le yougoslave quelques mois plus tôt
} (13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bb3 h5 15. h3 h4 16. Bh2 N8d7 17. Qe2 Nc5 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19.
a5 Rc8 20. Ra4 Nd4 21. Qd1 Nb5 22. Rc4 {1/2-1/2 (22) Hort,V (2600)-Bukic,E 
(2500) Banja Luka 1976}) 13... g4 $5 14. Bc4 Be6 15. Bb3 N8d7 16. Qe2 Nc5 17.
Bc4 Qb6 (17... O-O) (17... Rc8 {[%cal Gc5e4]}) 18. Ra2 Rc8 19. O-O Qb4 20. Nd5
Bxd5 21. c3 $1 Qb6 22. exd5 Qc7 23. f4 $1 gxf3 24. Qxf3 Rg8 25. Be2 Ncd7 26. c4
a5 $1 {[%csl Gb4]} 27. Ne4 {[%csl Rf7]} Rg7 $8 {Une longue suite de coups
uniques pour les Noirs mais les Blancs ont du mal à avoir une forte attaque}
28. Ra3 $1 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 Nf6 30. Qe3 h5 31. Rb3 Ng4 32. Bxg4 hxg4 33. h5 (33.
Kh1 Qc5 34. Qh6) 33... Qc5 34. Qxc5 Rxc5 35. Rxb7 Rxc4 $11 36. Ra7 Bd8 37. Ra8
Kd7 38. b3 Rc5 39. Ra7+ Ke8 40. Rd1 Rh7 41. Bf2 Rc2 42. Ra8 Kd7 43. Ra7+ Ke8
44. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 {This option is much less played than 10...Bxd5,
but the fact that Inarkiev has a good score in that line could have influenced
Salem in his choice.} (10... Bxd5 11. exd5 {is the main line, as the knight
seems more useful to play against White's pawns advancing on queenside.}) 11.
exd5 Bf5 {The thing is that here White has a clear plan to follow, pushing his
queenside pawns to grab space or create a passed pawn. This is the
straightforward plan, but in this game Inarkiev shows a different approach for
White.} 12. Be2 Rc8 {This move was used once by Nakamura to beat Caruana.} (
12... Be7 {is the most played, in general White follows the same plan} 13. O-O
O-O 14. Na5 Qc7 15. c4 {[%cal Yb2b4]}) 13. c4 ({That game went} 13. Rc1 Qh4+ $5
{a good move to force weaknesses in White's camp} 14. g3 Qf6 15. O-O Be7 (15...
h4 $2 16. g4 Bh7 17. Bg5 Qg6 18. Bd3 $18 {[%csl Rg6]}) 16. Na5 $1 {[%csl Yb7]
[%cal Gc2c4,Gb2b4] A typical manouevre in this variation, On a5 the knight
exerts pressure on b7 and frees the path for the b-pawn in order to play c4-b4.
} Rc7 17. Bd3 O-O 18. c4 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Re8 20. b4 Bf8 {Caruana,F (2774)
-Nakamura,H (2784) Moscow Tal Memorial 8th 2013 (4) 0-1} 21. Nb3 {[%cal Yc4c5]}
Rec8 22. a4 $14 {and White has the easier game.}) 13... Qh4+ $5 14. g3 $146 (
14. Bf2 Qf6 15. O-O Be7 16. Na5 Rc7 17. b4 Qg6 {[%cal Yf5h3]} 18. Be3 O-O 19.
Rac1 e4 20. f4 Bh3 21. Bd1 h4 $2 22. c5 $36 {Yagupov,I (2372)-Pulpan,J (2368)
28th Czech Open E 2017 (7.5) 1-0}) 14... Qf6 {[%cal Gh5h4] Black hopes to
exploit White's last move in his favour with h4-ideas.} 15. Na5 Rc7 16. O-O-O
$5 {This is an unexpected but very interesting move, which shows White's
agressive ideas. At first sight, the white king seems to be in a dangerous
position, but it's not easy to see how Black can exploit this. Besides, White
has now finished his development and is ready for active actions.} Be7 ({
for example} 16... b5 $2 17. Nc6 $16 {[%cal Yd2a5]}) 17. Rhf1 $1 {[%cal Yg3g4]
As said, White has mobilised all his forces quickly and is now looking for
concrete ideas.} Qg6 18. b3 {A good move, giving the b2-square for his king.}
O-O ({Knowing the game's continuation} 18... e4 $1 {seems to be better:} 19.
fxe4 (19. g4 $2 hxg4 20. fxg4 Bxg4 21. Rg1 Ne5 $17) (19. f4 Nc5 {[%cal Yc5d3]})
19... Bxe4 {and as Black is playing moves like ...Ne5 or ...Bf6 soon, there's
nothing better than} 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Qxd3 22. Rxd3 Bf6 $11) 19. h4 $1 {
A very nice idea, which puts Black face to face with a challenge, and Salem is
not the kind of player who refuses a good fight...} (19. g4 hxg4 20. fxg4 Be4 {
seems ok for Black.}) 19... Qxg3 $2 {But now Black's position becomes very
dangerous, as White can develop the initiative while gaining time.} (19... e4
$1 {looks like the better option again, but Black needs to play precisely after
} 20. g4 $1 hxg4 21. h5 $1 Qf6 $1 {[%csl Ra1]} (21... Qxh5 22. Rh1 Qg6 23. fxg4
Bxg4 24. Bxg4 Qxg4 25. Qh2 f5 26. Rdg1 $18) 22. Bd4 Qh4 (22... Qg5 23. fxg4
Qxd2+ 24. Kxd2 Bh7 25. b4 $14) 23. Rh1 Qg5 24. fxg4 Bh7 (24... Qxd2+ 25. Kxd2
Bh7 26. b4 $14) 25. Qxg5 Bxg5+ 26. Kb2 Re8 27. b4 Nf6 $132 {[%cal Ye4e3,Gf6e4]}
) (19... Rfc8 20. Rg1 Nf6 21. Bg5 $36 {[%cal Yg3g4]}) 20. Rg1 {Inarkiev
sacrifices two pawns, but in return obtains a promissing attack and the open
h-file.} Qxh4 21. Rh1 Qf6 22. Rxh5 $40 Bg6 (22... e4 {now seems dangerous} 23.
Bd4 Ne5 24. Rdh1 g5 $8 (24... g6 $2 25. Rh8+ Qxh8 26. Rxh8+ Kxh8 27. Bxe5+ dxe5
28. d6 $18) 25. Rh6 Bg6 26. fxe4 Qf4 {Black is able to exchange queens but his
position remains difficult after} 27. Qxf4 gxf4 28. Bh5 $1 Bg5 29. Bxg6 Bxh6
30. Bxe5 fxg6 (30... dxe5 31. Bf5 Kg7 32. d6 Rc5 33. Nxb7 $18 {[%csl Yc4,Yd6]
[%cal Yd6d8]}) 31. Bxd6 f3+ 32. Kd1 $16) (22... g6 23. Rg1 {[%cal Ye3g5]} Re8
24. Bg5 Qg7 25. Bxe7 $18 {[%cal Gh5f5]}) 23. Rh2 Qf5 $1 {Using mating threats
along the diagonal, Black manages to close the h-file using his pieces.} 24.
Kb2 Nf6 25. Rdh1 Nh7 26. Bd1 $1 {[%cal Yd1c2] This nice manoeuvre shakes
Black's defensive setup.} Bf6 (26... Qb1+ 27. Ka3 Qf5 28. Qc3 $1 {[%cal Yd1c2]
renewing the threat} Bf6 29. Bc2 e4 30. Qd2 {transposes to the game.}) 27. Bc2
e4+ 28. Ka3 Qxf3 {Black's position is already quite difficult.} 29. Bd1 Qg3 (
29... Qf5 30. Bh5 $18) 30. Rh3 {Increasing the pressure along the h-file.} Qe5
31. Bf4 Qf5 32. Qh2 {[%cal Yd1h5] Bh5 is coming and it seems pretty difficult
for Black to avoid material losses.} Rd8 (32... Be5 33. Bxe5 Qxe5 34. Rxh7 $18)
33. Bh5 b6 $1 {The best chance.} 34. Bxg6 (34. Nc6 $2 Rxc6 $1 {[%cal Gf5a5]})
34... fxg6 35. Rxh7 Kf7 $5 {As the knight cannot go to c6 (36.Nc6? Rxc6! 37.
dxc6 Qa5#), Black tries to gain a tempo avoiding Rh8 with check.} (35... bxa5
36. Rf1 $1 Kf7 37. Qh1 $1 $18 {[%cal Yf4h6]}) 36. Bh6 $6 {But now Black has
chances, although his position is very difficult.} (36. Rf1 $1 bxa5 37. Qh1 $1
{[%cal Gf4d6,Gf4h6] was a nice way to finish} Qd7 38. Bg5 {and Black is
totally lost.}) 36... Rg8 37. Qg2 bxa5 $2 {This makes things easier for White.}
(37... g5 $3 {[%csl Ya5,Yh6][%cal Gf5h7] was the amazing resource, and
suddenly three white pieces are hanging!} 38. Bxg7 (38. Bxg5 Qxg5 39. Qxg5 Bxg5
40. Nc6 Bf6 {this endgame seems even better for Black}) (38. Rxg7+ Rxg7 39. Rf1
Qe5 $17) 38... Rxg7 39. R7h6 {[%cal Yh1f1]} Rg6 40. Rh7+ Rg7 41. R7h6 $11) 38.
Rf1 {Now Black is totally lost again.} Qe5 39. Bg5 {[%cal Yf1f8,Yh7c7] Too
many pins!} Qf5 40. Bxf6 Kxf6 41. Rhh1 Re7 42. Rhg1 Ke5 43. Qg3+ {Despite one
inacurracy at the end, when Black had an amazing defensive resource, I think
it was a great attacking game by Inarkiev, with an interesting example of how
to open lines towards the black king in this variation.} 1-0

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Krejci, Jan"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw"]
[BlackTeam "Dankowice"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 (7. Nb3)
7... Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qe2 Na5 11. Bb3 (11. Bd3 Be6 12. Na4 b5 13.
Bb6 Qc8 14. Bxa5 bxa4 15. Rfd1 Qb7 16. b4 Nh5 17. g3 Bg4 18. h3 Be6 19. Kh2 Nf6
20. c4 Nd7 21. Nd2 Nb8 22. c5 dxc5 23. bxc5 Bxc5 24. Rac1 Qa7 25. f4 Nc6 26.
Bc3 Bxa2 27. Ra1 Bb3 28. Nxb3 axb3 29. fxe5 Nd4 30. Qb2 Qb6 31. Ra4 Ne6 32. Bc4
Rfb8 33. Rda1 Bd4 34. Bxd4 Qxd4 35. Qxd4 Nxd4 36. Bd5 b2 37. Rb1 Ne2 38. Rc4
Ra7 39. Rxb2 {1-0 (39) Ponkratov,P (2624)-Kokarev,D (2624) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014
}) 11... h6 (11... Be6 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. axb3 Qc7 $11) 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. axb3
Bd7 14. Ne1 b5 $146 (14... Qc7 15. f3 b5 16. b4 Rfc8 17. Nd3 {1/2-1/2 (17)
Bochev,K (2312)-Petkov,S (2371) ICCF email 2010}) (14... Bc6 15. Nd3) 15. Nd3
a5 16. b4 $6 a4 {[%csl Rb4]} 17. h3 (17. Nd5 $6 Nxe4 (17... Nxd5 18. exd5 f5
$15) 18. Bb6) 17... Qc7 18. f4 Qb7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bf5 (20... Qxd5 21.
Nxe5) 21. fxe5 Qxd5 $1 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Qf2 Rfe8 $11 {Les pièces Noires sont
trés actives avec notamment la paire de B} 24. Bf4 Bf8 25. Rd2 (25. Nc5 $2 Qc4
26. c3 Re2 $40) 25... Qc4 $1 26. Bd6 (26. Bxh6 $1 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Qxb4 (27...
gxh6 28. Rg3+ Kh7 29. Qf5+ Kh8 30. Qf6+ {Forçant la nulle}) 28. Rf1 $13 {
[%csl Rf7]}) 26... Bxd6 27. Qxf5 Bxb4 28. Nxb4 Qxb4 29. Rd7 $2 (29. c3) 29...
Qxb2 $1 {[%csl Ga4][%cal Gb2a1,Gb2g7] Les Blancs n'ont pas d'attaque} 30. Qxf7+
Kh8 31. Ra3 {[%cal Ga3g3]} Rf8 32. Qg6 Rg8 {[%cal Gb2a3]} 33. Qd6 Qxc2 {
Restant précis} (33... b4 $2 34. Rg3 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gd6h6,Gg3g7]} a3 35.
Rgxg7 $1 {[%cal Gd6h6]}) 34. Rg3 Rac8 35. Kh2 Qc5 36. Qf4 {[%cal Gf4h6,Gg3g7]}
Rc6 $1 {[%cal Gc6h6]} (36... a3 $4 37. Rgxg7) 37. Qe4 Rf6 38. Rd5 Qb6 $2 {
Une petite imprécision qui va laisser du répit aux Blancs} (38... Qc6 $8) 39.
Qd3 Rb8 (39... a3 40. Qxa3 b4) 40. Rd7 Rg8 41. Rd5 Qa6 42. Qxb5 Qxb5 43. Rxb5
Ra8 {[%csl Ra4,Ga8]} 44. Rb7 g5 45. Ra3 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Gb7b4]} Rf4 46. Rc3 a3
47. Rcc7 a2 48. Rh7+ Kg8 49. Rbg7+ Kf8 50. Ra7 Rxa7 51. Rxa7 Rf2 52. Kg3 Rc2
53. Kf3 Ke8 $1 {[%cal Ge8b8]} 54. g4 Kd8 55. Ke4 Kc8 56. Kf5 Kb8 57. Ra3 Kb7
58. Kg6 Rc6+ 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tazbir, Marcin"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 {La variante à la
mode} e5 7. Nde2 b5 8. g4 (8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Nd5 Bb7 10. Nec3 Rc8 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6
12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Be7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxb4 O-O 16. c3 Bxe4 17. Bxa6 Rc5 18.
O-O Ba8 19. Re1 d5 20. Bf1 e4 21. Nc2 Be5 22. Nd4 Bb8 23. g3 Qb6 24. Qe2 Rcc8
25. a5 Qg6 26. Qg4 Qh6 27. h4 Kh8 28. Qg5 Qd6 29. Nf5 Qe5 30. f4 h6 31. Qxh6+
gxh6 32. fxe5 Bxe5 33. Be2 Rb8 34. Ra2 Kh7 35. Rd1 Rb3 36. Kf2 Rfb8 37. Rd2 Kg6
{Radjabov,T (2734)-Wojtaszek,R (2744) Wijk aan Zee 2015 1-0}) 8... b4 9. Nd5
Nxd5 10. Qxd5 Ra7 11. Be3 Be6 12. Qd3 Rb7 $5 $146 (12... Rd7 13. c4 Be7 14. Ng3
g6 {1/2-1/2 (14) Wang,P (1971)-Molvig,H (2198) Borup 2012}) 13. Bg2 Be7 14. O-O
O-O 15. c4 Nd7 16. b3 a5 $1 $11 17. f4 Nc5 18. Qc2 a4 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. f5 Bd7
21. f6 $1 axb3 22. axb3 Bxf6 23. Rxf6 {La suite logique du sacrifice f6 et la
Qb6 est mal placée pour défendre l'aile-roi} gxf6 24. Ng3 Re8 25. Nh5 $44 (
25. Rf1 Qd8 (25... Re6)) 25... Re6 26. Qf2 Qd8 27. Rf1 (27. Qh4 $1 {[%cal
Gd1f1]} Bc6 $4 (27... Qe7 {[%csl Re6]} 28. Rf1 $40) (27... Kh8 28. Rf1 $36) 28.
Bxc5 {La différence avec l'ordre de coups de la partie}) 27... Bc6 28. Qf5 $5
(28. Nxf6+ $2 Qxf6 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. Rxf6 Nxb3) (28. Bxc5 $5 {Moins risqué}
dxc5 29. Nxf6+ Rxf6 30. Qxf6 Qxf6 31. Rxf6 Rc7 32. Rd6 {[%cal Gg1e3]}) 28...
Nxb3 29. g5 Kh8 30. Nxf6 Rxf6 31. gxf6 Nc5 32. Bh6 Ne6 33. Qg4 b3 {La
nouveauté Rb7 apparait très efficace dans cette partie} 34. Bg7+ Kg8 35. Bh6+
Kh8 36. Bg7+ Kg8 37. Bh6+ {Une belle partie} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2002.01.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Sammalvuo, Tapani"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2002.01.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. Be2 h5 13. Bxg4 hxg4 14. O-O Nc6
15. Nf5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa5 17. Ne3 Be6 $5 $146 (17... Qxc3) 18. c4 Qc5 19. Nd5
Na5 20. Rb1 Ra7 21. Qd2 f6 22. Qc3 Kf7 23. Rfd1 b6 24. Nxb6 Nxc4 25. Nxc4 Bxc4
$15 26. Rb2 Rc7 27. Qd2 Bb5 28. Rc1 Qc3 29. Qd5+ Kg7 30. Rb3 Qc4 31. Qxc4 Rxc4
32. f3 gxf3 33. gxf3 g4 34. fxg4 Rxe4 35. Re1 Rxe1+ 36. Bxe1 Rc8 37. Rc3 Bc4
38. a3 d5 39. Re3 e5 40. c3 e4 41. h4 Rb8 42. Bg3 Rb1+ 43. Kf2 Rb2+ 44. Ke1 Rg2
45. g5 fxg5 46. hxg5 Kg6 47. Bd6 Bd3 48. Rg3 Re2+ 49. Kd1 Rb2 50. Bb4 Ra2 51.
Ke1 Bc4 52. Be7 a5 53. Bc5 Bd3 54. Be7 Rc2 55. Bf6 Ra2 56. Be7 Bb5 57. Bd6 Be8
58. Bc5 Rb2 59. Bd6 Ra2 60. Be7 Kf5 61. Bd8 Rxa3 62. g6 d4 63. Rg5+ Kf4 64.
cxd4 Rg3 65. g7 Bf7 66. Rxg3 Kxg3 67. Bxa5 Kf4 68. Bc7+ Ke3 69. Bb6 Kd3 70. Bc5
e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 "Wroclaw"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Qd2
(8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 h5 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nbd7 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Qb8 14. Kh1
Bd8 15. c4 Bb6 16. Bxb6 Nxb6 17. f4 e4 18. Nd4 Qc8 19. Rac1 Re8 20. b4 Qd7 21.
Nc2 Nc8 22. Ne3 Ne7 23. f5 Rec8 24. Rf4 b5 25. g4 bxc4 26. g5 c3 27. Qd4 Nh7
28. Bxh5 Nxg5 29. h4 Nh7 30. Rg1 f6 31. Qxe4 Kh8 32. Bf7 Qa7 33. Be6 Rc7 34.
Nc4 Rd8 35. Rc1 Qb7 36. Rxc3 Qxb4 37. Rb3 Qc5 {Saric,I (2666)-Nepomniachtchi,I
(2735) Poikovsky 2014 1-0}) 8... O-O 9. O-O-O a5 $1 (9... Be6) 10. Kb1 a4 11.
Nc1 a3 12. b3 Be6 13. f4 $146 (13. f3 {Plus courant} Ra5 14. Bc4 (14. g4 d5
$132 {Demchenko,A (2619)-Filipenko,A (2294) Izhevsk Corporation Cup 6th 2014 
(2) 1-0}) 14... Bxc4 15. bxc4 {Karjakin,S (2725)-Grischuk,A (2756)
Amber-blindfold 19th rapid 2010 (8) 0-1}) 13... exf4 $1 14. Bxf4 Nc6 15. Bxd6
$6 {Il est trés risqué d'accepter le sacrifice} Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qa5 {[%cal
Ga5c3,Gf8d8]} 17. Qd2 Rfd8 $44 18. Bd3 Nb4 {[%csl Rd2]} 19. Nd5 {Les Blancs
espèrent simplifier la position en rendant le P} Nbxd5 20. Qxa5 Rxa5 21. exd5
Nxd5 {[%csl Rb1,Rd1][%cal Gd5c3]} 22. Ka1 Raa8 {[%cal Gd5c3] Une précaution
indispensable} (22... Nc3 23. Bxh7+) 23. Rd2 g6 24. c4 Nb4 $17 {[%csl Gb4]} 25.
Rhd1 Ra5 (25... Kg7) 26. Bb1 Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Bf5 $1 {[%csl Ra1]} 28. Ne2 Re5 29.
Bxf5 Rxf5 30. Ng3 Rf4 31. Kb1 h5 $1 $40 {[%cal Gh5h4]} 32. c5 h4 33. Ne2 Rf2
$19 {[%csl Ra2,Rd2,Re2,Rg2]} 34. Rd4 Nc6 35. Rd2 Rxg2 36. h3 g5 37. Kc1 g4 38.
Nf4 Rxd2 39. Kxd2 gxh3 40. Nxh3 Nb4 {Une partie à sens unique} 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tazbir, Marcin"]
[Black "Kuczynski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw AZS WSB"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 (7. Nb3)
7... Be7 8. a4 O-O (8... Be6 9. Be2 h6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. a5 Rc8 12. Nd2 O-O 13.
Bf3 Nh7 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Nf1 Ng5 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. Bg4 Nf6 18. Bf5 Qc6 19. h4
Ngh7 20. Qf3 Bf8 21. h5 Red8 22. Red1 Qe8 23. Rd2 Rc4 24. Nd5 Bxf5 25. Qxf5
Nxd5 26. exd5 Rdc8 27. c3 Qd8 28. Ne4 Nf6 29. Bb6 Qe8 30. Nxf6+ gxf6 31. g3 Bg7
32. Rd3 Kf8 33. Re1 Ke7 34. Ree3 Qd7 35. Rf3 Rg4 36. Qxd7+ Kxd7 37. Rf5 Rg5 38.
Rdf3 {Yu,Y (2675)-Lu,S (2562) China 2013 0-1 (70)}) 9. Be2 Be6 10. O-O Nc6 11.
Ng5 $5 (11. Nd2 d5) 11... Bd7 12. Qd2 $146 (12. f4 h6 13. Nf3 Ng4 14. Qd2 Nxe3
15. Qxe3 exf4 16. Qxf4 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Qxb2 18. Nd5 Qxc2 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Qxd6
Qxe2 21. Qxd7 Ng6 22. Rfe1 Qf2 23. Rf1 Qc2 24. Rac1 Qxe4 25. Rfe1 Qf4 26. Qxb7
Qxa4 27. Rc7 Qa2 28. Rec1 Rab8 29. Qe4 Rb2 30. Nd4 Qa4 31. Qe3 Re8 32. Qc3 Qb4
33. Qxb4 Rxb4 34. Nc2 Rb2 35. Kg1 Re2 36. Ne1 Nf4 37. R7c2 Rbxc2 38. Nxc2 Rxg2+
39. Kh1 Nd3 40. Kxg2 Nxc1 {0-1 (40) Seguljev,D (2034)-Vajdic,N (2228) Sombor
2004}) 12... h6 13. Nf3 Be6 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Ne1 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Ge2f3,Ge1c2]}
Re8 16. Bf3 Bf8 $132 17. b3 $6 {[%csl Rc3]} Ne7 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gd6d5,Gd8c7]}
18. Qd3 g6 (18... d5 $5) 19. a5 Qc7 20. Na4 d5 $1 21. Bb6 Qc6 22. Nc5 $1 {
[%cal Gc5b7,Gc5e6,Gc5e4]} d4 (22... Bf5 $5 23. exf5 e4 {[%cal Ge7f5]} 24. Qc3
exf3 (24... d4 $1 {Un coup difficile à trouver devant l'échiquier} 25. Rxd4
exf3)) (22... dxe4 23. Nxe4 Bf5 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Be4 Bxe4 $11) 23. c3 $1 Nd7
24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. cxd4 exd4 26. Qxd4 Qxd4 27. Bxd4 Nc6 (27... Bxb3 28. Rdb1 {
[%cal Gb1b7]}) 28. Bf6 Bb4 29. Nd3 Bxa5 30. Nc5 Rc7 $6 (30... Bd8 $142 31. Bb2
(31. Bxd8 Nxd8 {[%cal Gd8b7]}) 31... Ne5 32. b4 Nxf3+ 33. gxf3 Bg5 $132 {
[%csl Gg5][%cal Gg5f4]}) 31. e5 Bb6 32. Nxe6 Rxe6 33. Rd5 {[%csl Rb6,Gf6,Rg8]
Le Bb6 est mal placé pour défendre l'aile-roi} Re8 34. Rad1 $16 h5 35. h4
Rcc8 36. g4 Nb4 $2 37. Rd7 Rc2 38. Rxb7 Bxf2+ 39. Kh1 a5 40. e6 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Black "Perez Ponsa, Federico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 {Une ligne secondaire
} e5 (6... e6) 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 (8. Bg5 Be6) 8... Be6 9. Qe2 (9. Bb3 Nc6 10.
O-O Na5 11. Ba2 Rc8 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bg5 Nc4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bxc4
Bxc4 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Ne1 Qc6 19. a5 h6 20. Nd3 Bg5 21. Qe1 b6 22. g3 bxa5 23.
h4 Be7 24. Rxa5 Qb6 25. Rda1 Re8 26. Qd2 Bd8 27. R5a4 Qb7 28. b3 Bb5 29. R4a2
Rxc3 30. Qxc3 Qxe4 31. Rxa6 Qf3 32. Rxd6 Bxh4 33. Qb4 Bxg3 34. Qxb5 Rc8 35. Qd5
e4 36. Rg6 Bb8 37. Rg2 Qf6 38. Re1 exd3 {Kamsky,G (2741)-Kempinski,R (2606)
Achaea 2012 1-0 (61)}) 9... Qc7 10. Ba2 Nc6 $146 (10... O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rd1
Nb4 13. Bb3 Rac8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne1 Be7 17. Ra3 Qa5 18. Bxe6 fxe6
19. Qg4 Qc5 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Rd2 Bg5 22. Re2 Nc6 23. Nf3 Nd4 24. Nxd4 exd4 25.
Nd1 Rce8 26. Qb3 d5 27. e5 Rf4 28. h4 Rxh4 29. Qxb7 Re4 30. b4 Qc8 31. Qxc8
Rxc8 32. Kf1 Rh4 33. Kg1 Re4 34. Kf1 {1/2-1/2 (34) Fritz,J (2446)-Schuh,G 
(2534) ICCF email 2008}) 11. Bg5 Nb4 12. Bb3 Rc8 (12... Bxb3 $5 13. cxb3 {
[%csl Gb4][%cal Gd6d5]} O-O 14. O-O Rac8 (14... Rfd8 15. Rac1 {[%cal Gc3d5]}
Rac8 16. Nd5) 15. Rac1 Qd7 16. Rfd1) 13. Rd1 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. O-O O-O 16.
Ne1 Qb6 17. g3 Rfd8 18. Nd3 Nc6 (18... Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Bxb3 20. cxb3 Qxb3 21. Nd5
$16) 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nd4 21. Qh5 Rxc2 (21... Rc7 22. c3) 22. Qxf7+ Kh8
23. Qxb7 Qxb7 24. Bxb7 a5 25. Kg2 Nb3 26. Bd5 $16 Rb8 27. h4 Nc5 $6 28. Nxc5
dxc5 29. b3 g5 30. h5 Rd8 31. Rd3 Kg7 32. Rfd1 Rd6 33. Rf3 (33. R1d2 {[%cal
Gg2f3,Gf3g4,Gg4f5]}) 33... Rd7 34. Kh3 c4 $5 {Les Noirs manquent de contre-jeu
et ls tentent de pêcher en eaux troubles} 35. bxc4 Rxc4 36. Bxc4 Rxd1 37. Bd5
Rd2 38. Kg4 Rb2 39. Kf5 $40 Rb6 40. Rc3 $18 Bd8 41. Rc8 Rf6+ 42. Kxe5 Rf8 43.
Ke6 g4 44. Rb8 Bc7 45. Rb7 Rf6+ 46. Kd7 Be5 47. Ra7 Bc3 48. Ke8+ Kh8 49. Rf7
Rb6 50. Rf5 Rb8+ 51. Kd7 Kg7 52. e5 Rf8 53. Rxf8 Kxf8 54. e6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. Rg1 Nb6 13. Na5 Rc8 14. g5 Nh5 15.
Kb1 g6 16. a3 Qc7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. h4 Bd8 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6
Qxc6 22. Bh3 Rc7 23. Qxd6 Qxc2+ 24. Ka1 Nf4 25. Bg4 b4 26. Rc1 Qb3 27. Bxf4
exf4 28. Rxc7 bxa3 29. Rg2 Bxc7 30. Qxc7 Rb8 31. Rd2 $4 (31. Qc1 axb2+ 32. Rxb2
Qa4+ 33. Ra2 Qd4+ 34. Rb2 $11) 31... axb2+ 32. Kb1 Qa2+ 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Olszewski, Michal"]
[Black "Szelag, Marcin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw"]
[BlackTeam "Poznan Pocztowiec"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 (6... e6) (6...
e5) 7. Nf3 e5 8. a4 b6 (8... Be7) 9. Qd3 (9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Nh4 g6
12. Bh6 Bb7 13. Bd3 Bf8 14. Qd2 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 O-O-O 16. Ra3 Kb8 17. b4 d5 18.
Nxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Qd6 20. c4 Qxb4 21. Ra2 Qb3 22. Rd2 Qxa4 23. Rb1 Qa3 24. Bf1
Rc8 25. Nf3 f6 26. Rdb2 Qf8 27. Qh3 Qd6 28. Nd2 f5 29. Nb3 h5 30. c5 Rxc5 31.
Nxc5 Qxc5 32. Qg3 Qd6 33. Ra1 Rc8 34. Qe3 {1/2-1/2 (34) Andriasian,Z (2612)
-Zherebukh,Y (2544) St Petersburg 2009}) 9... Be7 10. Nd2 $146 (10. Qc4 Qb7 11.
Qb3 Bd8 12. Rd1 Be6 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Be7 15. Bg5 Nbd7 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17.
Nd2 O-O 18. Qd3 Rfc8 19. Nf1 Nh5 20. Qf3 Nf4 21. Ne3 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. O-O
Ne6 24. Nf5 Bf8 25. Rd2 g6 26. Nxd6 Bxd6 27. Rxd6 Nd4 28. Qf6 Re8 29. Nd5 Ne2+
30. Kh1 Nf4 31. Nxf4 exf4 32. f3 Qc7 33. h4 Qxc2 34. Rfd1 Qf2 35. h5 Qc5 36.
R6d5 Qe7 37. Qxf4 gxh5 38. Rg5+ Kh8 39. Rd7 Ra1+ {Perez Candelario,M (2463)
-Lopez Martinez,J (2425) Burgos 2003 1-0}) 10... Be6 11. Nd5 (11. Be2 Nc6 $132)
11... Bxd5 12. exd5 Ng4 13. Ra3 $1 {Sacrifiant 2 P!} Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Qxc2 15. Rc3
Qxb2 16. Rc8+ Bd8 {[%csl Ra8,Rb8]} 17. Bd3 $13 {Les Noirs vont avoir du mal à
terminer le développement de l'aile-dame} O-O 18. O-O b5 (18... Qd4 19. Nc4
$44) (18... Bf6 19. Bxh7+) 19. Qh3 (19. Rb1) 19... g6 20. Ne4 $40 {[%cal Ge4d6,
Ge4g5]} bxa4 $2 (20... Qd4 21. Qh6 Nd7 $8 22. Rxa8 Qxd3 $132) 21. Qh6 {[%cal
Gc8d8,Ge4g5]} Nd7 22. Rxa8 Qb3 23. Qh3 f5 24. Nxd6 e4 25. Bxa6 Qb4 26. Nc8 Nc5
27. Ra7 h5 28. Qg3 Rf6 29. Qe5 Nxa6 30. d6 Kf8 31. Rxa6 Qb7 32. Ne7 Kf7 33. Nc6
1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 5th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2017.06.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 g6 {The reason that
this move is not very popular is that many consider 6.h3 to be more useful
generally than 6...a6 in the normal Dragon. That, however, is truly up for
debate.} 7. g3 Nc6 8. Be3 {An example of h3 being useful, normally this runs
into ...Ng4.} Bg7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. b3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 {
Black plays unambitiously, hoping to defend a solid though slightly worse
position.} b6 14. Nd5 Bb7 15. c4 e5 {The weakness on d6 is not easy to target,
while Black hopes to use the break b5 and the control over the dark squares to
create counterplay.} (15... b5 {immediately was also possible.}) 16. Qe3 (16.
Qd2 {keeping pressure on d6 rather than on b6, seemed more logical. Black is
going to play b5 anyway.}) 16... b5 17. Rac1 bxc4 18. Rxc4 Bxd5 19. exd5 {
The eternal fight between the bishop and the knight. In this instance the
knight doesn't have many good anchor squares (it will get kicked out of c5 if
it goes there), on the other hand the bishop on g2 creates no great impression.
} a5 20. Rfc1 Nc5 21. a3 f5 $6 {Black gains space, but truly he simply weakens
his position.} (21... a4 {it's strange Nakamura did not go for this option} 22.
bxa4 $1 (22. b4 {strategically Black usually does not want to allow this, but
after} Nb3 {the knight heads for the d4-square}) 22... Qd7 {and the knight is
superb on c5.}) 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Nd7 24. Rc6 f4 25. gxf4 $1 {Black has to
decide how to lose a pawn.} exf4 (25... Rxf4 26. Rxd6 Qe7 27. Re6 $1 Qxb4 28.
d6 $1 {and with the bishop activated Black's position is difficult, but not
without resources:} (28. Rc7 {might be more precise}) 28... Ra3 29. Qe2 Qd4 {
with counterplay.}) 26. Qe6+ Rf7 27. Qxd6 Qg5 {Again Black finds resources.
Thanks to the exchange of the g-pawn, White's king is exposed and Nakamura
clings on to this as his hope to battle White's passed pawns.} 28. Kh1 (28.
Rc8+ Rxc8 (28... Kg7 29. h4 $1 {doesn't work for Black}) 29. Rxc8+ Kg7 30. Kh1
f3 31. Bf1 {was a better version of the game.}) 28... f3 29. Bf1 Nf6 {The game
is certainly sharp. White is up material but his king is weak, and so are his
pawns. Black's king isn't particularly safe either, and any move can prove to
be a fatal mistake.} 30. Qe6 $6 {Now Nakamura finds strong counterplay.} (30.
Qg3 Qxg3 31. fxg3 Ra2 32. b5 Rb2 {is better for White, despite the passed
position of the f2-pawn.}) 30... Kg7 {Unpinning the rook is an obvious start.}
31. Rc7 Rxc7 $1 32. Rxc7+ Kh6 $1 {Black's king now hides on h6, where it is
much safer than on g8. With the weakness of White's king it is Carlsen who has
to be careful.} 33. Qe1 Ra2 34. Re7 Ng4 {Forcing the result.} (34... Qxd5 {
and Black isn't in much danger, but he is not better either.}) 35. hxg4 Qh4+
36. Kg1 Qxg4+ 37. Kh1 Qh4+ 38. Kg1 Qg4+ 39. Kh1 Qh4+ 40. Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.07"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "7200"]

{Topalov enters this game with a difficult decision. Should he try to hold for
a draw and push for an all-out win with White in the 4th game, or try to risk
potentially losing the match here with Black? These are problems that the
super-GM from Bulgaria must answer even before the players sit down at the
board.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 {Kamsky
repeats his relatively experimental line from game one. Even though Topalov
and his team were probably expecting this, it is very difficult to react in a
mere two days. It's possible that they found no tangible improvement after 6...
Nc6 7. a5!? so Topalov deviates back to the more usual Najdorf approach.} e5 7.
Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. b3 Qa5+ {This
game's novelty. This practically forces White's response, after which it would
only make sense to trade queens. A superficial assessment would be to think
that 'simplifcations lead to draws', when in fact the absence of queens brings
many new strategic ideas to the position.} 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Bg5 {This is
a good time to get a strong hold of the position. The structure is very
reminiscent of a Sveshnikov Sicilian. To compensate for his backward d6-pawn
and weak d5-square, Black has the pair of bishops and a half open c-file. Of
course, this isn't something that he can take advantage of immediately since
the position is rather closed. But it contains potential! The old masters
believed that obtaining the pair of bishops would eventually grant an
advantage, because ultimately the position was bound to become open after pawn
exchanges. Although chess has evolved greatly, this maxim still holds some
value.} 15. Kd1 $5 {This is an interesting move by the American. The king is
perfectly safe on d1, and it holds the queenside somewhat. There is really no
advantage in sending the king to the kingside, as it would serve no purpose
there. The queenside rook will eventually be lifted via a4 (after a pawn push
to a5) and go to b4, where it would be pressuring the b7-pawn. However, White
is not the only one who can push rook pawns...} h5 $1 {A good strategic move:
Black grabs space on the kingside and prepares a potential rook lift there -
but it's also important to understand the psychological implications of such a
move. Because of the match situation, it is possible that Kamsky wants to play
with as little risk as possible. Clearly he holds no advantage, so he does not
want to commit himself to any weaknesses if he cannot see an immediate return.
It is possible that for this reason he shuns the most natural move 16.h4 and
gives Black a decent amount of space on the kingside. In my opinion,
unnecessarily.} 16. Re1 $6 (16. h4 {is of course the most natural continuation,
but then White has to cope with the fact that h4 will be weak and g5 might be
a possible break in the future. All bishop retreats make some sense at this
point, but the most natural would seem to be...} Bd8 {eyeing that h4-pawn.} 17.
g3 Ba5 {Kamsky might have looked at this position and not liked it. The
computer suggests that terribly inhuman move 18.Rb1, so it's understandable
how he didn't go for this line. However, White's position is solid, even if
rather planless.}) 16... h4 {Black quickly grabs the space he was provided.
White can hardly allow the pawn to go all the way to h3, so he must stop it
now.} 17. h3 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ (18. Nb6 {was a natural alternative. However after}
Rc5 19. a5 Nh5 {Black begins to build up some pressure on the kingside. Maybe
saying that Black is better is not quite true, but it does seem more pleasant
to play with the Black pieces.}) 18... gxf6 $1 $15 {Topalov instantly replied
with this move, and with good reason. The g-file opens with great effect to
exert pressure on the now weak g2-pawn, while his centre will be bolstered
after the trade of bishops on e6. This move might seem strange to some players,
but to a Sveshnikov player, or a super-GM like Topalov, it is the only
conceivable move.} 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Nf3 Rg8 {Kamsky must hurry and prevent
Topalov from expanding in the centre too quickly. He still has some resources
- but haste is mandatory.} 21. c4 f5 22. exf5 exf5 23. Ke2 $1 {A resourceful
move! The king's role in the centre has ended, and there is no more need for
him to defend the c2-square. Additionally, he was starting to become exposed,
so it makes sense to transfer his majesty to f1, where it will guard the g2
pawn.} Be7 24. Kf1 Kf7 25. Rad1 {This is another good moment to analyse what
is going on. Black has achieved many things! He has fixed his structure and
now has a potentially dangerous pawn centre. Unfortunately, there is no clear
way for him to use it immediately. He will never want to advance e4 and give
White the d4-square. So it transpires that a logical plan is to play b5. This
can be done immediately, but Topalov shows his class and first plays an
important move.} Rc5 $1 {This move takes control of the fifth rank, an
important element as the 25...b5 variation shows. White is running out of
useful moves, so he plays his card...} (25... b5 $5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Rd5 $1 {
This cool moves forces off more pawns than Black wants to trade. The following
is only a sample line, but shows the great simplification power White has as
his disposal.} bxc4 28. bxc4 Kf6 29. c5 $1 Ke6 30. cxd6 Kxd5 31. dxe7 Rge8 32.
Nxh4 Ke6 33. f4 Rc5 34. g4 fxg4 35. hxg4 $11 {And with the last pawn gone the
draw is obvious.}) 26. b4 $1 {Maybe forced. White uses tactics to resolve some
of the tension.} (26. Re2 b5 27. cxb5 axb5 28. a5 b4 $15 {is definitely NOT
what White is looking for.}) 26... Rxc4 27. Rxe5 {Black has a few ways of
dealing with this position. He wants to create as much play as possible, but
it seems that White is holding in every line.} dxe5 (27... Kf6 28. Ree1 Rxb4
29. Rd4 Rxd4 30. Nxd4 $11 {and Black has no real hopes of winning as he will
soon lose an important pawn.}) (27... Rxb4 28. Rxf5+ Kg6 29. Ra5 {The awkward
placement of the rook on a5 would seem to give Black a reason to go for this
line, however it is actually difficult to come up with a useful move. The
pawns on d6 and h4 are rather weak, and the king will never find shelter.
Practically, it is difficult to go for this line as your top choice, but it
was definitely worth a try.} Rc8 $5 30. Re1 Rc7 $15) 28. Nxe5+ Ke6 29. Nxc4
Bxb4 30. Rb1 $1 {Fixing the pawns on dark squares is important, as it will
allow White to easily control them, or at least force Black into a major
concession if he tries to advance on the queenside.} a5 31. Rd1 Rc8 32. Rd4 {
The weak pawn on h4, the controlled structure on the queenside and the active
white pieces give Black little hope of a win, so Black sets up one final trap..
.} Bc3 $1 33. Rxh4 Bf6 34. Rf4 Bg5 {White is at a small crossroads. He could
try to gain three (!) passed pawns on the kingside with 35.Rxf5!? or he could
play it safe and take a draw. Topalov has simply given Gata the chance to go
wrong, but he doesn't bite.} 35. Rd4 (35. Rxf5 $5 Kxf5 (35... Rxc4 36. Rxg5
Rxa4 37. Rb5 $14 {Black might have enough to draw this, but no more.}) 36. Nd6+
Ke6 (36... Ke5 $2 37. Nxc8 Kd5 {transposes to Kd5 above.}) 37. Nxc8 {So now
that we reach this position in our minds, we realise that more calculation is
necessary. Black has no successful way of trying to corral the knight on c8,
so he must lunge toward the queenside - and he has two ways to do this.} b5 $1
{Speed is everything. White can't take on b5, but he can clearly catch the
pawn.} (37... Kd5 $2 38. Ke2 {Now Black's king cannot prevent White's from
helping on the queenside, since he cannot afford to lose the b-pawn.} Kc5 (
38... Kc4 $6 39. Nd6+ Kb3 40. Nxb7 Kxa4 41. g3 Kb4 42. Nxa5 $18) 39. Kd3 Kb4
40. Nd6 b6 41. Nb5 Kxa4 42. Kc4 $18 {And the pawns roll by themselves on the
queenside.}) 38. Ke2 bxa4 39. Kd3 Bf6 40. Kc4 a3 41. Kb3 Bd4 42. Kxa3 Kd7 43.
Ka4 {and the position should be drawn. Of course this crazy line requires
quite a bit of calculation, and contains many ways in which one could go wrong.
Gata's choice is safe and sound.}) 35... Bf6 36. Rf4 Bg5 37. Rd4 Bf6 {A
tenacious defence by the American. Topalov tried on every flank but eventually
came up short of victory, setting up a very highly anticipated game for
tomorrow, where Topalov will push with everything he has!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund Gr-B"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2004.07.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2004.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Kramnik is well known to
be a solid player, playing for a draw on many ocations with openings such as
the Berlin Ruy, and the Sveshnikov. Yet this year we saw a new addition to his
repertoire, the Najdorf. His results so far have not been very good, his only
win being in Monaco on a blindfold game against Vallejo. Probably faced with a
young GM, Kramnik tries to go for the kill! That said, I find this a very
dubious decision, the sharp long variations of the Najdorf make Karjakin feel
like a fish in the water! (it means he feels confortable....)} 6. Be3 {The
English Attack... Basically everyone plays this stuff now, but there is
nothing wrong with "good ol'" lines such as Be2, f4 and a4!? to try to deviate
from the masses of theory 6. Be3 has accumulated.} e5 (6... Ng4 {Was Kramnik's
choice against Akopian in Corus this year, but he suffered quite a crushing
defeat...}) (6... e6 {This was Vlad's choice against Adams also in Corus this
year... but he lost yet again... perhaps the Najdorf is just not for Kramnik? :
)}) 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 {Again, this is the hot line, to throw g4 in
before Qd2... chess if filled with very subtle detalis! White's score with
this order is extremely good} Nb6 {Despite this move being rather illogical at
first sight (it blocks the b pawn) it has some other ideas, like a quick jump
to c4, for instance...} (9... b5 10. g5 b4 {Is the other main line, which is
very sharp}) 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Rc8 (11... Be7 {allows} 12. Qf2 {which is
another famous game from this year, Leko-Kasparov from Linares, which was
drawn at the end, although Leko was better at a certain point. This lines is
very sharp and easy to prepare against, so perhaps Vlad didnt want to test
Sergey's preparation}) 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Rg1 Qc7 $5 {Before
Linares, for some reason, 14... g6 was almost religiously played, yet 14...
Qc7 seems much more logical} 15. Qf2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. f4 $146 {This
deviates from Vallejo Pons - Kasparov, Linares 2004 which ended in a draw,
although Kasparov was winning easily in many variations, as he himself claimed}
Nxf4 {Forcing the exchange of the knight is quite logical (knights on the rim
are dim... or so they say)} 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Rfe8 $2 {I think, this is
the start of Kramnik's troubles, since this move is connected with a strange,
slow and bad plan. Just looking at the position will reveal that white is
trying to slaughter blacks king, and black is probably aiming to do the same.
Yet chess (thank Caissa!) is much more complex then that. For now, though, b5
looked logical, since the R is well placed on f8 for the time being} (19... f5
{Trying to give air to his bishops, was an interesting try, yet it failed to}
20. Nd4 $1 {When blacks pieces feel rather unconfortable}) (19... f6 {is even
worse, since} 20. g6 h6 21. Nd4 $16 {Leaves him with gaping holes on the light
squares}) (19... b5 {was much more logical} 20. h4 f5 $5 21. Nd4 b4 22. Nd5 $1
Bxd5 23. exd5 Qxd5 24. Rge1 {Leaves white with compensation for the pawn, but
perhaps no more then that.}) 20. h4 Bf8 {This maneouvre is too slow. The whole
plan of sitting and waiting is dubious at least. White's breakthroughs on the
k-side aren't that far off. Karjakin seized his chance, and rams his h pawn
forward, threatening g6} 21. h5 g6 22. h6 $1 {Quite instructive, it is much
more important to kill the black bishop, and leave some big wholes on the
k-side, then to open the h file:} (22. hxg6 $6 hxg6 {Any Dragon fan should
know this: it is not easy to rip your k-side defenses apart, if there is no
dragon slayer to get your g7 bishop! In the normal dragon, the dark square
bishop takes care of that functionality, here, even if white gets Rh1, Qh3 AND
Qh7+, it is still not easy to see a way in.} (22... fxg6 {Is also quite good
for black, defending through the 7th rank})) 22... Qb4 {The queen rushes back
to d8} 23. Qf6 Qb6 24. Nd4 $1 {A good move, black is very solidly placed, and
his bishops are doing an excellent job protecting their king. They must be
eliminated! That said, the N wasn't really doing much at b3...} Qd8 25. Qf3 {
Of course, keeping the Qs on! Try not to exchange when you have a space
advantage} Be7 {Hitting the base of whites strong k-side pawn chain, its time
for white to crash into blacks base} 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Qg4 {Another
possibility was to swing the rook in first, but this looks good enough} Kh8 {
Allowing the e6 to fall, although it was safer to play} (27... Bf8 28. Rdf1 b5
{Since white is still not crashing through anywhere}) 28. e5 {Sergey forces
black to push his d-pawn forward, so he can gobble it up later!} d5 29. Qxe6
Bxg5 30. Qf7 (30. Qxd5 $2 {This would have been a lazy move} Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Bxh6
{And white can at most claim a minimal advantage}) 30... Bxh6 $2 {Huh?! what
is THIS?! After this move it seems white can go on auto-pilot right into 1-0.
Much better was} (30... Re7 31. Qf2 Rxe5 32. Qd4 Bf6 33. Nxd5 Rf5 34. Qe4 {
When black is still inferior, but holding}) 31. Rh1 $1 {Obviously} Rc7 (31...
Bg7 32. Rxh7+ $1 {Was mate}) 32. Qf3 $1 {The strongest move} (32. Qxd5 {
Was also good, black cant exchange queens} Qg5 (32... Qxd5 33. Nxd5 $18) 33.
Qd6 $1 {This goes into a probably won endgame, but if you are not so sure} (33.
Rdg1 $16 {Keeps up the pressure with good winning chances}) 33... Rce7 34. Qf6+
Kg8 35. Ne4 Qxe5 36. Qxe5 Rxe5 37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. Nxe8+ Rxe8 39. Rd7+ Kg8 40.
Rxb7 {And this endgame should be won for white}) 32... Bg7 33. Nxd5 Rd7 (33...
Bxe5 34. Nxc7 Qxc7 {Is not very pleasant for black, since pushing his passed
pawns would be suicide, leaving his King out in the open, on the other hand,
white is not "crashing through" anywhere, so it was interesting to look at
this for black.}) 34. e6 $6 {Karjakin loses the thread a bit, why not Rxh7+
without losing the e pawn?} (34. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 35. Nf6+ Bxf6 (35... Qxf6 36.
Rh1+ Kg8 37. exf6 Rf7 38. Qg2 $1 Rxf6 39. Qxb7 {Should be even easier for
white then the previous variation}) 36. Qh3+ Kg8 37. Rxd7 Qxd7 38. Qxd7 Rxe5
39. Qc8+ Kg7 40. Qxb7+ Re7 41. Qb4 {should be easily winning, since white has
the Queen AND a passed pawn, contrary to the game'sendgame}) 34... Rxe6 35.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 (35... Kg8 {Seemed better, remember my comment on the powerful B on
g7, defending the k-side against all intruders? well this seems to be the case
here:} 36. Rhh1 (36. Qb3 Rdd6 $1 37. Rhh1 Qd7 {And black is far off from ok,
but is holding}) 36... Re5 37. c4 {When black is inferior, but far from lost})
36. Qh3+ Kg8 37. Qxe6+ Rf7 {Thing is, black is close to zugzwang here} 38. a4
$6 {a3 was better, not allowing b5 ideas} (38. Qxg6 $4 {Is of course met by}
Qxd5 $19 {Always watch your back!}) 38... g5 39. Ka2 {Cunning move, with the
idea that Qxd1 will no longer be check} Kf8 $6 {Going into a pretty bad
endgame for black, when he could still have created some counterplay} (39... b5
$1 {This move, which 20 moves ago was supposed to be played, is sitll good :)}
40. axb5 (40. Qxa6 $2 bxa4 41. Qxa4 $2 {Is met with} Qb8 {Forcing} 42. Qb3 (42.
Nc3 Ra7 43. Rd8+ Qxd8 44. Qxa7 Bxc3 {Also promises nothing}) 42... Ra7+ 43. Kb1
Qxb3 44. cxb3 {With a likely draw}) 40... axb5 41. Kb1 Kf8 {And, as in the
previous variations, black is not toast yet}) 40. Nf6 $1 {A brilliant
tactician like Karjakin will never pass an opportunity like this!} Bxf6 (40...
Qxf6 $2 41. Qc8+ Ke7 42. Qxb7+ Ke8 43. Qc8+ Ke7 44. Qd8+ Ke6 45. Qd5+ Ke7 46.
Re1+ {Is totally winning for white}) 41. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {We have arrived at a very
interesting endgame! Black's defensive resources are the passed g-pawn, and
the possibility for a fortress position. Since black's king is still on f8,
far from the Q-side, whites winning chances are quite high. White is probably
winning in this position, but only a very big piece of analysis could prove
that statement right orwrong!} 42. Qc8 $1 Ke8 43. b4 {Marching them up} Rg7 {
Perhaps not the best} (43... Rd7 {Was interesting, cutting the Q from the g4
square although after} 44. c4 {Blacks position isn't so fun, since} g4 {
is met by} 45. c5 $1 g3 46. c6 bxc6 47. Qxc6 {And whites queen dominates the
board to an extent to pick the a6 pawn AND stop the g pawn}) 44. Qg4 b6 {
it seemsthis accelerates defeat, but it was VERY hard to recommend something
for black. His main problem is lack of moves. Sure, he would love to play Kd8
right now, to pass to the Q-side, but theres that detail of the bishop
blocking the way... Also, whites win is still not trivial} (44... Bf6 {Comes
then as a logical move, yet this is met by} 45. Qe6+ $1 Be7 46. Qe4 $1 {
And the b7 falls}) 45. Qe2+ Kf8 46. Qf1+ Ke7 47. Qe2+ {A normal repetition of
moves... giving your opponent the hope of you repeating for a third time and
giving you a draw is an effective and cruel psychological torture :)} Kf8 48.
Qxa6 g4 49. Qc8 Ke8 50. Qc6+ Kf8 51. Kb3 g3 52. Qg2 Rg5 {Kramnik sets his last
hopes to stop the pawns on his 4th rank} 53. c4 Kg7 54. Kc2 (54. c5 bxc5 55.
bxc5 (55. a5 Kg6 $1 {also seems drawn}) 55... Rxc5 {is drawn}) 54... Kh6 55.
Kd3 Be7 56. b5 (56. c5 bxc5 57. b5 Bd8 {Was not so easy, since the root back
from b6 to g1 is cut off}) 56... Bc5 $6 (56... Bb4 $1 {Was much better, since
now both c5 and a5 are being controlled by the bishop, and white can't afford
to lose the 3 pawns for just blacks bishop and b pawn} 57. Ke2 $1 {Continuing
whites march of the king to stop the g pawn, seems like the best try}) 57. a5
$1 {A nice little combination, netting the B and the game} bxa5 58. b6 Bxb6 59.
Qh1+ $1 {The point} Kg6 60. Qc6+ Kh5 61. Qxb6 g2 62. Qg1 Rg3+ 63. Kd4 $2 {
(??) This move, recommended by Illescas, is extremely weak. Much better is} (
63. Kd2 $1 {And here, the win is easier} Kh4 64. c5 Kh3 65. c6 Rg6 (65... Rg7
66. Qe3+ $18) (65... Rg8 66. c7 {Pins the rook to the 8th file}) 66. c7 Rd6+
67. Ke3 Re6+ 68. Kf4 Rf6+ 69. Ke4 Rc6 70. Qe3+ Kh2 71. Qf4+ Kh1 72. Qh4+ Kg1
73. Qd8 $18) 63... Kg4 $1 {Kramniks defensive strategy is best, he wishes to
defend the g pawn with his king, leaving his rook to battle the c pawn and
whites king single-handedly. I must admit, that im sceptical that there is no
win for white here. Yet, I am unable to find one. Perhaps Kd4 was really
extremely bad?} (63... a4 $2 64. c5 a3 65. c6 a2 66. c7 a1=Q+ 67. Qxa1 g1=Q+
68. Qxg1 Rxg1 69. c8=Q {Would have led to a Q vs R endgame, which is of course
won, but Karjakin would have had to show Kramnik his technique! On the other
hand, black's king is already in the edge... making white's task easier.}) 64.
c5 Kh3 65. c6 Rg4+ 66. Kd5 Rg3 67. Kc4 (67. c7 Rc3 68. Kd6 Rd3+ 69. Ke5 Rc3 {
Leads to the same type of positions of the game}) 67... Rg4+ 68. Kb5 (68. Kd3
Rg7 $1 {And again I can't find a winning idea, although perhaps this was the
best try. The difference with this and Kd2, is that white is quite some tempos
down, and cant go running with his queen as easily.}) 68... Rg5+ 69. Kb6 Rg6 $1
70. Kb7 Rg3 $1 {The point, the Rook CAN stop the c pawn from queening
single-handedly, while it ties the queen down to g1} 71. c7 Rb3+ {This
position is now drawn, there is no way for white to progress} 72. Ka6 Rc3 73.
Kb6 Rb3+ 74. Kxa5 Rc3 75. Kb6 Rb3+ 76. Kc6 Rc3+ {The King is just harassed
with checks, and the queen can't help} 77. Kd7 Rd3+ 78. Kc8 Rg3 $1 {This move
draws, since whites queen is pinned down, and any K move will lead to more
checks} 79. Kd7 Rd3+ 80. Ke6 Rc3 81. Kd6 Rd3+ 82. Ke5 Rc3 83. Kf5 Rxc7 {
Now the draw is obvious} 84. Qe3+ Kh2 85. Qf4+ Kh1 86. Qxc7 g1=Q 87. Ke4 {
A heart-breaking draw for many observers, Im sure, but you also have to be
amazed by Kramnik's defensive capacity.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 (10... Ne5 {is more common, after the move in the
game Kamsky started thinking.}) 11. Bc4 Qb6 {Exploiting the diagonal is part
of Black's idea in this set-up. Without activity on the dark squares none of
Black's moves make sense.} 12. Bb3 Nc6 (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qxd4 14. Qe2 $16 {
is just asking for trouble.}) 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. O-O g4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. Qd2 {
Black has problems as he will never find a safe haven for his king. Hikaru
wanted a double edged position to fight for first with a win, but Kamsky can
hold his own in complicated games.} Nd7 17. Nd5 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Be5 {Almost
forced.} (18... Bg7 19. Nxe7 Kxe7 20. Bd5 Qc5 21. Qf4 $1 {with an initiative.
This is not the only way White can play.}) 19. f4 Bg7 20. e5 $1 Nc5 21. Bh4
dxe5 $2 {Too optimistic.} (21... e6 {taking advantage that White can't play
Nf6:} 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Ne4 {and Black's structure is solid and he
retains an extra pawn.}) 22. fxe5 Be6 23. Nxe7 Nxb3 24. cxb3 $6 (24. Rxb3 $1
Qc5+ 25. Kh1 $1 {is complex but better for White.}) 24... Qb6+ $2 (24... Qc5+
25. Kh1 Rd8 26. Qe1 Rd4 27. Bf6 Bxf6 28. exf6 Qh5+ 29. Kg1 Rh4 $11 {this
swinging of pieces to the kingside is of paramount importance.}) 25. Kh1 Rd8
26. Qe1 Rd4 27. Bf6 Bxf6 28. exf6 {Now there is no Qh5+.} Kd7 29. Rd1 $2 {
Letting the advantage slip.} (29. Rc1 $1 {The point of this move is that any
retreat of the knight cannot be answered with Bxf5 as Qe7 will be checkmate.}
Rd8 $6 30. Nf5 $1 Rd5 31. Qe4 $1 {is for example just winning.}) 29... Rd8 30.
Qg3 Ke8 31. Qg8+ Kd7 32. Qg3 Ke8 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Qg3 {Probably White has
little better than a perpetual. A crazy game that proved that even top level
chess players can go wrong with too many complications.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Troff, Kayden W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. gxf6 bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nxf6
15. Na5 Rc8 16. Nc6 Qe8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qa5 Rc6 19. Kb1 {Ray revelead that
he played this exact variation against Torres in the Final Four of last year.
However, the game never made the database, and Troff was caught unaware.} (19.
Rg1 Rfc8 20. Kb1 d5 $1 {Here d5 works without a problem;} 21. exd5 Nxd5 22.
Rxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Rd6 24. Qe4 Rd1+ 25. Bc1 Qc5 $1 {And White is basically
losing. He cannot defend against the different threats, including the rook on
g1, the pressure on c2 and the pins on the first rank.}) 19... d5 $4 {
Confusing variations! Troff thought that this was possible after Kb1, but it
isn't in this position.} 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Rd6 23. Qe4 Rd1+
24. Bc1 {White is threatening Bd3 and he is completely winning.} Qg5 25. f4
Qxf4 26. Qxf4 exf4 27. Bg2 Rxh1 28. Bxh1 {After this forced sequence it is
clear that White is winning. The passed pawn on the c-file, the pair of
bishops and easier activity for the king combined with the fact that Black's
pawns on the kingside are stuck make White's win only a matter of technique,
and Robson finished the game off perfectly.} g5 29. c4 Rc8 30. Bd5 Kg7 31. Kc2
Kf6 32. b4 Kf5 33. a4 g4 34. b5 axb5 35. axb5 Rb8 36. Ba3 f3 37. Bc5 Re8 38. b6
h5 39. b7 h4 40. Ba7 h3 41. Kd2 g3 42. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Neiksans, Arturs"]
[Black "Tihonov, Jurij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 h5 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Qa5 Qc7
{14...Nc4 is also playable. The text move threatens 15...Qxc2+ and mate. 14...
Sc4 ist ebenfalls spielbar. Der Textzug droht 15...Dxc2+ nebst Matt.} 15. Bxa6
$2 {A strange decision. White exchanges the important pawn c2 for the pawn on
a6, at the same time opening lines for Black on the queenside. Eine seltsame
Entscheidung. Weiß tauscht den wichtigen Bauern auf c2 für den Randbauern a6,
womit er gleichzeitig noch Linien für Schwarz am Damenflügel öffnet.} (15. c3 {
is much better. ist viel besser.}) 15... bxa6 16. Qxb6 Qxc2+ 17. Ka1 O-O 18.
Qb7 Rfe8 19. Rd2 Qc4 20. Kb1 ({After Nach} 20. Rhd1 {Black has the very
unpleasant hat Schwarz das sehr unangenehme} Bd8 {threatening 21...Rb7 winning
the queen. mit der Drohung 21...Tb7 und Damengewinn.}) 20... Rc7 (20... Bd8 $2
21. Rc1) 21. Na5 $2 {A nice idea - yet its refutation is even nicer! Eine
schöne Idee - mit einer noch schöneren Widerlegung!} ({Yet also after
Allerdings ist auch nach} 21. Qb6 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxc7 Qd3+ 24. Qc2 Qxe3
$17 {Black is clearly on top. Schwarz klar am Drücker.}) {[%tqu "En","White's
response to the attack on his queen was the counter attack 21.Na5. Has he
solved all his problems now?","Both queens are attacked. But if Black could
move away his queen with tempo (check), he would win material.","Free the
square e4, so that the black queen can give a check there.","f6e4","A
surprising move, after which White must lose material.",20,"De","Die Bedrohung
seiner Dame hat Weiß mit dem Gegenangriff 21.Sa5 pariert. Ist er damit aller
Sorgen ledig?","Beide Damen sind angegriffen. Doch wenn Schwarz seine mit
Tempo (Schach) wegziehen könnte, würde er Material gewinnen.","Machen Sie das
Feld e4 zugänglich, damit die Dame dort ein Schach geben kann.","f6e4","Ein
überraschender Zug, nach dem Weiß Material verliert.",20]} 21... Ne4 $1 {
Surprising - after this Black remains an exchange up. Überraschend - Schwarz
gewinnt unterm Strich eine Qualität.} 22. Nxc4 (22. Rdd1 Qc2+) (22. fxe4 Qxe4+
23. Ka1 Rxb7) 22... Nxd2+ 23. Bxd2 Rxb7 24. a4 Reb8 25. Rc1 Kf8 26. Ka2 Bd8 27.
b4 Ke7 28. Kb3 Kd7 29. Be1 Bb6 30. Ka3 f5 31. Rc2 g5 32. h3 Rc7 33. Kb3 Bd4 34.
Ka3 Rg8 35. Kb3 g4 36. hxg4 hxg4 37. Bf2 {[%tqu "En","","","","c7c4","",10]}
Rxc4 $1 (37... Rxc4 38. Kxc4 (38. Rxc4 Bxf2) 38... Rc8+ 39. Kb3 Rxc2 40. Kxc2
Bxf2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mikheev, Stanislav Valerievi"]
[Black "Odeev, Handszar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 "IPCA"]
[BlackTeam "Turkmenistan"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TKM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Bb3 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. c3 Na5 15.
Bc2 Rc8 16. a4 Nc4 17. Bb3 Ndb6 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Nd2 Bxd5 $1 20. exd5 Rh4 21.
Qb3 ({Better was Besser war} 21. a5 Nd7 22. Ra4) 21... Qc7 $15 22. Rfe1 Nd7 23.
Ne4 Rg4 24. Qa3 {Moving the queen even further away from the kingside...
Entfernt die Dame noch weiter weg vom Königsflügel...} Rg6 25. f3 $2 f5 26. Ng3
(26. Nf2 Qc4 $1 {, and after 27...Qf4 or ...Qh4 Black will have all his forces
concentrated on the kingside. , und nach 27...Df4 oder ...Dh4 hat Schwarz all
seine Kräfte am Königsflügel konzentriert.}) 26... Qb6+ $1 27. Kf1 {Unpleasant
enough. Unangenehm genug.} (27. Kh1 {[%tqu "En","Why does the move 27.Kh1
fail?","The black queen controls the diagonal b6-g1 which can't be blocked by
White. If Black could open the h-file, a major piece coming to f6 would pose
an irresistible mating threat...","Force White to open the h-file!","g6g3",
"Winning a piece, since taking back would allow the deadly 28...Rf6.",15,"De",
"Woran scheitert der Zug 27.Kh1?","Die schwarze Dame kontrolliert die
Diagonale b6-g1, die von Weiß nicht blockiert werden kann. Wenn Schwarz die
h-Linie öffnen könnte, würde eine nach f6 kommende Schwerfigur eine
unparierbare Mattdrohung aufstellen...","Zwingen Sie Weiß, die h-Linie zu
öffnen!","g6g3","Gewinnt eine Figur, da nach dem Zurückschlagen tödlich 28...
Tf6 folgen würde.",15]} Rxg3 $1 28. hxg3 Rf6) 27... Rh6 $1 {Provoking further
weaknesses. Provoziert weitere Schwächen.} 28. h3 Rg6 29. Ne2 Nc5 30. Rad1 {
[%tqu "En","How can Black force White's immediate resignation?","Try to open
the f-file for the Rf8.","There is a deadly move which threatens mate on f2.",
"c5e4","Forcing mate or winning a piece.",15,"De","Wie kann Schwarz seinen
Gegner zur sofortigen Aufgabe zwingen?","Versuchen Sie, die f-Linie für den
Tf8 zu öffnen.","Schwarz hat einen tödlichen Zug, der Matt auf f2 droht.",
"c5e4","Erzwingt Matt oder Figurengewinn.",15]} Ne4 $1 {White resigned, since
the mate threat on f2 can only be parried under the loss of material. Weiß gab
auf, denn das Matt auf f2 lässt sich nur unter Materialverlust parieren.} (
30... Ne4 $1 31. fxe4 (31. Nd4 exd4) 31... fxe4+ 32. Nf4 Rxf4+ 33. Ke2 Rxg2#)
0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gulbas, Cemil"]
[Black "Popovic, Dusan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2362"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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 "Belgium"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. h4 b5 13. h5 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Rfc8 16. Kb1 a5 17. g5 a4 18. Na1 Ne8 19. Rh4 f5 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. Rxb4
Rcb8 22. Rc4 Qd8 23. c3 Nc7 24. Nc2 Nb5 25. Rb4 Nc7 26. Rc4 Nb5 27. Nb4 Qe8 28.
h6 a3 29. b3 e4 30. f4 Nxc3+ 31. Rxc3 Rxb4 32. Bh3 Nc5 33. Rg1 g6 ({In this
wild position, Black could have played his trump with In dieser wilden
Stellung hätte Schwarz mit} 33... Nxb3 $1 {, e.g. bereits seinen Trumpf
ausspielen können, z.B.} 34. axb3 a2+ 35. Kc2 a1=Q 36. Rxa1 Rxa1 37. Rc8 Ra2+
$17) 34. Rxc5 $1 dxc5 35. Be6+ Kh8 36. Bxc5 Rxb3+ $5 {The last chance. If the
rook retreats, White will cover all threats with 37.Bd4 and has the advantage.
Die letzte Chance. Wenn der Turm zurückzieht, wehrt Weiß mit 37.Ld4 alle
Drohungen ab und bleibt im Vorteil.} 37. axb3 Qb5 $1 {Setting a deadly trap.
Stellt eine tödliche Falle.} (37... a2+ 38. Kc2 a1=Q $2 (38... Ra4 $5 {is
better, yet still advantageous for White. ist besser, aber trotzdem
vorteilhaft für Weiß}) 39. Rxa1 Rxa1 40. Bd4 Ra2+ 41. Kb1 {and White wins: und
Weiß gewinnt:} Rxd2 42. Bxf6#) 38. Bd4 $4 {Of course White wants to block the
long diagonale, yet the text move blunders the game way! Natürlich will Weiß
die lange Diagonale blockieren, doch mit dem Textzug stellt er die Partie ein!}
({With the spectacular Mit dem spektakulären} 38. Qd4 $1 {, however, White
could have kept the upper hand, e.g. dagegen hätte Weiß die Oberhand bewahren
können, z.B.} Qxb3+ 39. Ka1 Qb2+ (39... Bxd4+ 40. Bxd4#) 40. Qxb2 axb2+ 41. Kb1
{and in contrast to the game, the white bishop is not hanging on d4. und im
Gegensatz zur Partie hängt kein weißer Läufer auf d4.}) (38. Ka2 Qxc5 39. Re1 {
might also be enough for a slight plus. könnte auch zu einem leichten Plus
genügen.}) 38... Qxb3+ 39. Ka1 {[%tqu "En","Black is a piece down, and White
threatens mate. Can he still save himself?","Black has a fantastic move here
which gets his rook into play and at the same time turns his far advanced pawn
a3 into a deadly force.","Play a move which forces White to take on b2.",
"b3b2","Brilliant! Believe it or not, after this move White is actually lost!",
10,"De","Schwarz hat eine Figur weniger, und Weiß droht matt. Kann er sich
noch retten?","Schwarz hat hier einen fantastischen Zug, der seinen Turm ins
Spiel bringt und gleichzeitig seinem weit vorgerückten Bauern a3 in eine
tödliche Macht verwandelt.","Zwingen Sie Weiß, die a-Linie zu öffnen.","b3b2",
"Brillant! Kaum zu glauben, aber danach ist Weiß tatsächlich verloren!",10]}
Qb2+ $1 {Fabulous! The a-file is opened, the black rook enters the game and
the black passed pawn on b2 makes the day! Prächtig! Die a-Linie wird geöffnet,
der Ta8 greift ins Spiel ein, und der Bauer auf b2 entscheidet den Tag!} 40.
Bxb2 (40. Qxb2 {loses to verliert wegen} axb2+ {Double check! Doppelschach!}
41. Kxb2 (41. Kb1 Bxd4 {, with the double threat Bxg1 and Ra1+ mit der
Doppeldrohung Lxg1 und Ta1+}) 41... Bxd4+ 42. Kb3 Bxg1) 40... axb2+ {Double
check! Doppelschach!} 41. Kb1 Ra1+ 42. Kc2 Rxg1 $1 {Despite his queen, White
is helpless against the black b-pawn. Trotz seiner Dame ist Weiß hilflos gegen
den schwarzen b-Bauern.} 43. Qb4 Rc1+ {A and White resigned. A comedy of
errors! Und Weiß gab auf. Eine Komödie der Irrungen!} (43... Rc1+ 44. Kd2 Bc3+
$1 (44... b1=Q $4 45. Qf8#) 45. Qxc3+ Rxc3 {and the pawn queens. und der Bauer
zieht ein.}) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.11.17"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Qd2
Be6 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 {Wojtaszek's pet variation. Wojtaszeks
Stammvariante.} 11. Qe1 (11. Kb1 a4 12. Nc1 a3 13. b3 Ra5 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. bxc4
Qc8 16. Qd3 Nbd7 17. Nb3 Ra6 18. g4 Rc6 19. g5 Ne8 20. Nd5 Bd8 21. Nd2 Nc5 22.
Qxa3 Ra6 23. Qb2 Na4 24. Qb4 Nc7 25. Nb3 b5 26. c5 Nxd5 27. exd5 Bb6 28. cxb6
Nc3+ 29. Qxc3 Qxc3 30. Rd3 Qc4 31. Rc1 Qa4 {0-1 Shirov,A (2720)-Wojtaszek,R 
(2630)/Pamplona ESP 2006}) 11... Qc8 ({Premature would be Voreilig wäre} 11...
a4 {due to wegen} 12. Nc5) 12. Bb5 $6 {Not a good square for the bishop here.
Kein gutes Feld für den Läufer hier.} (12. Kb1 {was preferable, or 12.a3 (even
the radical 12.a4!?). war vorzuziehen oder 12.a3 (sogar das radikale 12.a4!?).}
) 12... Na6 13. Kb1 (13. Na4 $5) 13... Nc7 {Black has the initiative. Schwarz
hat die Initiative.} 14. Bd3 (14. a4 Nxb5 15. Nxb5 Qc4 $1 {with a very good
game. mit sehr gutem Spiel.}) 14... a4 15. Nc1 a3 16. b3 d5 17. Nxd5 Ncxd5 18.
exd5 Nxd5 19. Bd2 Bf6 20. Be4 Rd8 21. Nd3 Qc7 22. Bxd5 $2 {Now Black's bishops
will become very alive. Nun werden die schwarzen Läufer zum Leben erweckt.} (
22. c4 {was essential. war erforderlich.}) 22... Rxd5 $17 23. Qe2 Rc8 24. Bb4 {
[%tqu "En","White has just attacked the black pawn on a3. What do you play?",
"Black's bishops need scope.","Sacrifice a pawn to open diagonals.","e5e4",
"Good!  Have you already seen what happens if White takes on e4 with the
pawn?",10,"De","Weiß hat gerade den schwarzen Bauern auf a3 angegriffen. Was
spielen Sie?","Die schwarzen Läufer brauchen Raum.","Opfern Sie einen Bauern,
um Diagonalen zu öffnen.","e5e4","Gut!  Haben Sie auch schon gesehen, was
passiert, wenn Weiß auf e4 mit dem Bauern schlägt?",10]} e4 $1 {Opening two
diagonals at the same time (f6-a1 and g4-d1)! Öffnet zwei Diagonalen
gleichzeitig (f6-a1 und g4-d1)!.} 25. fxe4 {[%tqu "En","How should Black
continue?","The white queen is tied to the defence of c2.","","e6g4","The
first point: since White's queen is tied to the defence of c2, Black wins an
exchange.",10,"De","Wie soll Schwarz fortsetzen?","Die weiße Dame ist an die
Deckung von c2 gebunden.","","e6g4","Die erste Pointe: Da die weiße Dame an
die Deckung von c2 gebunden ist, gewinnt Schwarz eine Qualität.",10]} Bg4 $1 {
The first point: since White's queen is tied to the defence of c2, Black wins
an exchange. Die erste Pointe: Da die weiße Dame an die Deckung von c2
gebunden ist, gewinnt Schwarz eine Qualität.} 26. Qf2 (26. Qxg4 Qxc2#) 26...
Bxd1 27. Rxd1 {[%tqu "En","Do you see Black's hammer blow?","White's back rank
is weak. The knight on d3 is pinned since any move forward would allow ...
Rxd1++","Threaten a mate in one with the queen!","c7e5","A wonderful move!",10,
"De","Sehen Sie den schwarzen Hammerschlag?","Die weiße Grundreihe ist schwach.
Der Springer auf d3 ist gefesselt, da jeder Zug nach vorn ...Txd1++ nach sich
ziehen würde.","Drohen Sie mit der Dame einzügig matt!","c7e5","Ein
wunderschöner Zug!",10]} Qe5 $1 {Giving White no respite - Black threatens
mate on a1! Lässt Weiß keine Atempause - es droht Matt auf a1!} 28. Qxf6 (28.
c3 Qxe4 {was of course also hopeless war natürlich auch hoffnungslos}) ({
and und} 28. Nxe5 {fails to scheitert ja an} Rxd1#) {[%tqu "En","White has
just sacrificed his queen, hoping to fish in muddy waters after 28...Qxf6 29.
exd5. What do you suggest for Black now?","Black can force White's immediate
resignation.","The white queen on f6 doesn't run away...","d5d3","Precisely! 
This intermediate move again threatens mate on d1, making White's position
completely hopeless.",10,"De","Weiß hat gerade seine Dame geopfert in der
Hoffnung, nach 28...Dxf6 29.exd5 noch im Trüben zu fischen. Was schlagen Sie
jetzt für Schwarz vor?","Schwarz kann Weiß zur sofortigen Aufgabe zwingen.",
"Die weiße Dame auf f6 läuft ja nicht weg...","d5d3","Genau!  Dieser
Zwischenzug droht erneut Matt auf d1, wonach die weiße Stellung vollends
hoffungslos wird.",10]} 28... Rxd3 $1 {The final point! Der Schlusspunkt!} (
28... Rxd3 {and in view of und im Hinblick auf} 29. Qxe5 (29. Qf1 Qb2#) 29...
Rxd1# {White resigned gab Weiß auf.}) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 Qc7 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 g6 16. h4 Bg7 17. Na5 Rc8 18. c4 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qb8 20. Qa5 O-O 21. Qb6
Qxb6 22. Nxb6 Rb8 23. Nc4 e4 24. g5 hxg5 25. hxg5 Nh7 26. f4 f6 27. Bh3 fxg5 {
Pursuing a nice tactical idea, but White is on the alert. Verfolgt eine
hübsche taktische Idee, aber Weiß ist auf der Hut.} (27... f5 {was better. war
besser.}) 28. Be6+ Kh8 {[%tqu "En","How can White win material here?","The
black king is boxed in at the edge of the board.","How can White make use of
the h-file?","h1h7","Dragging black pieces onto most unfortunate squares in
the h-file, first the king...",10,"De","Wie kann Weiß hier Material gewinnen?",
"Der schwarze König ist am Brettrand eingeklemmt.","Wie kann Weiß Kapital aus
der h-Linie schlagen?","h1h7","Zerrt schwarze Figuren auf höchst unglückliche
Felder in der h-Linie, zunächst den König...",10]} 29. Rxh7+ $1 {Dragging
black pieces onto most unfortunate squares in the h-file, first the king...
Zerrt schwarze Figuren auf höchst unglückliche Felder in der h-Linie, zunächst
den König...} ({Black was probably hoping for Schwarz hoffte vermutlich auf} 
29. fxg5 {, which would have given him the opportunity of delivering a blow
himself: , wonach er selbst einen Schlag hätte anbringen können:} {[%tqu "En",
"How would you play with Black?","There is one point in White's camp which is
under attack, but it seems to be well defended...","Storm the point b2!",
"g7b2","with the idea 30.Nxb2 Rf2 and Black wins.",10,"De","Wie würden Sie mit
Schwarz spielen?","Ein Punkt im weißen Lager steht unter Beschuss, aber der
scheint gut verteidigt zu sein ...","Stürmen Sie den Punkt!","g7b2","mit der
Idee 30.Nxb2 Rf2 und Schwarz gewinnt.",10]} Bxb2 $1 {with the idea mit der Idee
} 30. Nxb2 Rf2 {and Black wins. und Schwarz gewinnt.}) 29... Kxh7 30. Rh1+ {
...then the bishop. ...dann den Läufer.} Bh6 31. fxg5 {Winning decisive
material. Mit entscheidendem Materialgewinn.} Rf2 32. b3 Rbf8 33. Rxh6+ Kg7 34.
Rh1 Rg2 35. Nxd6 e3 36. Re1 Rff2 37. Nc4 Rxa2 38. d6 Kf8 39. d7 Ke7 40. Bg4 $1
Rxg4 41. Rxe3+ Kxd7 42. Ne5+ 1-0

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ribshtein, Nati"]
[Black "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ribshtein,N"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 b5 (10... O-O $142) 11. a4 $1 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5
O-O 14. g5 Nh5 15. O-O-O f5 (15... f6 $1 16. Qxb4 $140 (16. gxf6) (16. h4 $142
$5 $13) 16... fxg5 $132) 16. gxf6 $6 (16. Rg1 $1 f4 (16... a5 17. Bb5 $16) 17.
Bf2 Bxg5 18. Qxb4 $16) 16... Rxf6 17. Kb1 $1 Rxf3 (17... a5 $142 $5) 18. Be2
Rxe3 $6 (18... Rh3 $5 19. Bg4 Rh4 20. h3 Ndf6 $8 21. Be6+ Kh8 22. a5 $1 $44)
19. Qxe3 Bg5 20. Qe4 Nf4 21. Bd3 $1 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 a5 23. Rhf1 $2 (23. Rhg1 Bh6
24. Rdf1 $16) 23... Nf6 24. Qf5 Bh6 25. Nd2 Bxd2 $1 26. Rxd2 Qe7 27. Qd3 $2 (
27. h4 $1 Rf8 28. Rdf2 $40) 27... Nh5 $1 28. Qb5 Nf4 29. Rdf2 Qf6 $6 (29... Qc7
$1 30. Rxf4 $1 exf4 31. Rxf4 $11) 30. Qb7 Rf8 31. Rf3 Qd8 32. c3 $1 bxc3 33.
Rxc3 Qf6 34. Ka2 h6 35. Rc8 $1 Rxc8 36. Qxc8+ Kh7 37. Qc2+ Kg8 38. Qd2 Qh4 39.
Rc1 $1 Qg4 $5 (39... Qh3 40. Rc3 $18) 40. Qxa5 $2 (40. Rc6 $1 $18) (40. Rc4 Qf3
41. Qxa5 e4 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Qe7 $1 e3 44. Qe4+ $18) 40... Nd3 41. Rc3 Qe2 42.
Qb5 e4 43. Rc4 $2 (43. Ka3 $1 Kh7 (43... Qxh2 44. Qe8+ $18) (43... Qe1 44. Rxd3
$1 exd3 45. Qxd3 $18) 44. a5 Qe1 45. Qc4 $18) 43... Kh7 44. Rc7 Qd2 45. Qb7 Qg5
$22 0-1

[Event "Guillermo Garcia Memorial-A 06th"]
[Site "Santa Clara"]
[Date "1998.05.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "De la Riva Aguado, Oscar"]
[Black "Herrera, Irisberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1998.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. h4 (12. Kb1 {Another popular and
important move order that leads to positions very similar to our game. By
great curiosity, these two opponents had played a game on that variation just
a few days earlier in Havana.} Nb6 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. Nc5 b4 15. Ne2 Nc4 16. Nxe6
fxe6 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. h4 Rf8 19. Bh3 d5 20. g5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Bg4 Rxf3
23. Bxf3 exf3 24. gxh6 e4 25. Rhg1 Bf6 26. Bd4 Na3+ 27. bxa3 bxa3+ 28. Kc1 Qf4+
29. Qe3 Qxe3+ 30. Bxe3 Bb2+ 31. Kd2 {1-0 De la Riva,O-Herrera,I/Capablanca mem
Premier, Havana CUB 1998}) 12... Nb6 13. Qf2 Rb8 (13... Nfd7 {is another
logical possibility, there are many games on it, some of them in this CBM66})
14. Nc5 (14. Kb1 {is also possible and please remember the note after White´s
12 move. Some examples:} b4 (14... Nc4 15. Ba7 Ra8 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nc1 Qc7
18. Be3 Rb8 19. N1e2 Qb7 20. Bc1 Nd7 21. Qg2 Nc5 22. g5 h5 $13 {Almasi,Z-Lutz/
Vienna op 1996/EXP 53}) 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Qxb6 Rxb6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7
$11 {Almasi,Z-Lautier,J/Tilburg 1996}) 14... Bc8 (14... b4 15. Nb1 Bc4 16. Nxa6
Bxa6 17. Bxa6 O-O 18. g5 Nh5 19. gxh6 g6 20. Nd2 d5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Nb3 Qd6
23. Bc4 Nhf6 24. h7+ Kxh7 25. h5 g5 26. Rxd5 Nxd5 27. Rd1 Nxe3 28. Rxd6 Nxc4
29. Rd7 Bf6 30. Qa7 {Shirov,A-Sadler,M/Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MON 1998}) 15.
Kb1 $146 {Again Kb1!, already a familiar move but take a look at the Shirov
game just above where he took his knight to b1. So there is more than simple
routine when playing 0-0-0 and Kb1, the timing has to be considered seriously
given the very many subtleties of the position.} (15. g5 $5 Nh5 16. gxh6 g6 17.
Nd3 Nc4 18. Ba7 Rb7 19. Nb4 Bf8 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Nbd5 Bxh6+ 22. Be3 Bxe3+ 23.
Qxe3 $16 {Serebro-Kruppa/Ukraine 1990}) (15. Nd3 Nc4 16. Nb4 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bb7
18. Kb1 Nd7 19. Qf2 Nc5 20. Ncd5 O-O 21. g5 h5 22. Bh3 a5 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24.
Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 b4 $15 {Gullaksen,E-Lautier,J/Berlin 1997/EXP 59}) 15... Qc7
16. Nd3 $1 Nc4 17. Nb4 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Bb7 19. a3 {somewhere arround here Black
has to start preparations to castle king side, now that White does not have a
black bishop.} Rc8 20. Rh2 Qc5 21. Qe1 Kf8 $2 {Simply too slow.} 22. g5 $1 hxg5
23. Bh3 Rd8 24. hxg5 Ng8 $6 (24... Nh7 25. g6 Ng5 {looks more tenacious.}) 25.
g6 Bh4 (25... fxg6 26. Nd3 {[%cal Yf3f4]}) 26. Qe2 (26. Qf1 $5) 26... fxg6 27.
Nd3 Qb6 28. Be6 $5 g5 $6 {[%csl Rh4]} (28... Nf6 $1 29. f4 Rh6 $132) 29. Bxg8
$1 Kxg8 30. Nb4 Qc7 31. Nbd5 $16 Qf7 32. Ne3 g6 33. Ng4 Kg7 34. Qe3 Qc7 35.
Rhd2 Rhf8 36. Nd5 Bxd5 (36... Qc5 $5) 37. Rxd5 $18 Rfe8 38. R1d3 Qe7 $2 39. Qb6
Rd7 40. Qxa6 Red8 41. Qxb5 Bg3 42. Qb4 Bf4 43. c4 Rb7 44. Rb5 Rc7 45. a4 Rdd7
46. Rb6 Qf7 47. b3 d5 48. Rxd5 Rxd5 49. cxd5 Rc1+ 50. Kb2 Qc7 51. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Be6 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Nd5 {A new
move, which, however, didn't surprise the American GM.} ({After} 14. O-O-O {
Black had scored good results in practice.}) 14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd5 16. exd5
Qc7 {All the previous moves were blitzed out by Nakamura.} 17. c3 ({White
would like to play} 17. c4 {but then Black has a nice tactical possibility to
sacrifice the rook:} Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxd4 $1 19. Qxd4 Qxc4 $1 20. Qxh8+ Kd7 {
and with the rook up White must think about excaping, which can be achieved by
21.Qh7, because} 21. Qxh6 {suddenly loses:} Qd3 22. Qxg5 Rc2 {These variations
still belonged to Hikaru's home preparation. Quite impressive.}) 17... Qa5 {
Attacking the d5-pawn. That's why Black provoked the move 17.c3.} 18. Be3 Nc4
19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. O-O {[%cal Gf3f4]} Be5 $1 (20... O-O {would be a big mistake,
allowing White to exploit the weaknesses on his opponent's kingside by playing}
21. f4) 21. Qd3 ({Now} 21. f4 {is bad:} gxf4 22. Bxf4 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Rxf4 24.
Qxf4 Qxd5 {with a healthy pawn up.}) 21... Qb5 22. Rac1 Ra4 $1 {Nakamura plays
very precisely. In the resulting endgame Black is out of danger.} ({After} 
22... Rb4 23. c4 $1 Qa4 {White has a pleasant choice between} 24. b3 ({or} 24.
Qf5) 24... Qxa2 25. Rb1 {with compensation for the pawn.}) 23. Qxb5+ axb5 24.
a3 Kd7 25. Kf2 Rc8 26. Rcd1 f5 27. Ke2 Rg8 28. Kd3 h5 29. Rde1 h4 30. Bf2 Bf6 (
{Karjakin showed that after} 30... g4 {White has} 31. hxg4 fxg4 32. Bxh4 gxf3
33. g3 $1 {with advantage, since} Bxg3 34. Rxe7+ {is clearly better for White.}
) 31. Rh1 Rh8 {In this approximately equal position it looks like that there
are plenty fighting resources, but the players thought that after massive
exchanges soon it should be a draw and they agreed to it immediately.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chebanenco Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Kishinev"]
[Date "1998.02.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.02.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MDA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Atlas,V} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3
Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Be2 Bg7 10. Bg3 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2
Nc6 14. O-O e6 (14... Ne5 15. Nde2 Rc8 16. Nd5 Be6 17. Bd4 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qa5
19. f4 gxf4 20. Nxf4 $14 {Lanka-Ftacnik,Pula1997} (20. Nxf4 {Atlas,V} Qa4 21.
c3 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Rh7 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Nd3 {+/= Lanka,Z-Ftacnik,L/EU-chTM
1997- see my analysis in CBM 59})) (14... Rc8 15. Nd5 e6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 (16...
Rxc6 {Ftacnik} 17. Bd4 Be5 18. Ne3 f6 19. Rf2 Ke7 20. c3 Qa5 21. Rd2 Rhc8 22.
Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Rd4 {1-0 Bologan,V-Ribli,Z/Deutschland 1996 (35)}) 17. Bd4 $14 {
Bologan-Ribli,BL9697}) 15. Nde2 $1 $146 {A strong novelty. I think White is
already clear better and the hole line is dubious, although Black had excelent
results in the practice. I thought for a long time here, but could not find
any counterplay. Black has many weaknesses and the last move made by White is
the best way to exploit them.  Atlas: Not the most popular move, which however
proves an interesting undertaking. For more details on the main alternatives:
15.Nc6 and 15.Nce2 - see CBM 60-63.  Ftacnik: Lanka is a diligent grandmaster,
he studies openings with open mind. The novelty undelines the weakness of d6
pawn and white can multiply the pressure against it.} (15. Nxc6 {Atlas,V see
CBM 60-63.}) (15. Nce2 {Atlas,V see CBM 60-63.}) (15. Qd2 {Ftacnik} Ne5 16. b3
Rc8 (16... Ng6 17. Rad1 g4 18. f4 h4 19. Nde2 h3 20. g3 Rc8 21. e5 d5 {0-1
Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Geneva Credit Suisse 1996 (54)}) 17. Nce2 g4 18. f4 h4 19.
Rad1 Nc6 20. c4 Ne7 21. Be3 h3 22. g3 {1/2-1/2 Garbisu,U-Reinaldo,R/ESP-ch
1997/EXP 60 (33)}) 15... Ne5 (15... Be5 16. Qd2 (16. Na4 $5 $16 {Lanka}) 16...
h4 (16... Rc8 {Ftacnik} 17. Rad1 $14) 17. Be3 $16 {עe8}) 16. a4 $1 (16. Qxd6
$2 Nc4 17. Qb4 b5 $132 (17... b5 $1 {Ftacnik} 18. Nd1 a5 19. Qe1 Nxb2 $13)) (
16. b3 $6 $14) 16... Bc6 17. Bd4 $16 {[עe8,Pd6,g5,h5]} h4 (17... g4 18. f4 $16
) (17... O-O $2 {Atlas,V falls short after} 18. f4 {קh5}) (17... Rc8 {Ftacnik}
18. b4 $5 Qd7 (18... b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. f4 gxf4 21. Nxf4 $14) 19. f4 gxf4 20.
Nxf4 $14) 18. h3 b5 $6 {I didn`t like making such a move, but I didn`t want to
wait either. However, opening the position on the queenside it`s only in
White`s favour.} (18... Rh7 $5) (18... O-O {Atlas,V deserved here serious
attention.}) (18... Rc8 {Ftacnik} 19. b4 $5) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 (20...
Bxa8 $2 {Ftacnik} 21. Nxb5 $18) 21. b3 f5 $2 {Atlas: An untimely action. This
move must be blamed for the black's failure. It seriously weakens the pawn
structure, when the black king is still in the center.} (21... b4 22. Nb1 $16 (
22. Nb1 {Ftacnik} f5 (22... g4 23. hxg4 (23. f4 Bxe4 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Bc5 Bxg2
26. Rxf7 Kxf7 27. Qd7+ $11) 23... h3 24. gxh3 Rxh3 25. Nd2 Qd8 $14) 23. Bf2 O-O
24. Qxd6 fxe4 25. Qxe6+ Rf7 $13)) (21... Ke7 {Atlas,V or 21...Qd8 /\0-0 were
to be preferred.}) (21... O-O $5 {Ftacnik} 22. Qd2 (22. Be3 b4 23. Nb1 d5 24.
exd5 Bxd5 25. Bxg5 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Nxf3+ 27. Rxf3 Qxf3 $36) 22... Qd8 23. Be3 f6
24. Rd1 (24. f4 gxf4 25. Nxf4 Qe7 26. Ra1 Rd8 $13) 24... Nf7 25. Nd4 Qd7 $14)
22. f4 $1 ({Efficient and unexpected response. At expense of weakening the
main diagonal, White develops very dangerous initiative. After} 22. exf5 {
Atlas,V} exf5 {/\g5-g4 Black obtains dangerous counterplay.} ({weaker is} 22...
g4 $6 23. Nf4 {/\Ne6}) (22... exf5 {Ftacnik} 23. f4 gxf4 (23... Bxg2 24. Nxb5
O-O 25. fxe5 Bxf1 26. Qxf1 dxe5 $11) 24. Nxf4 b4 25. Na4 $14)) 22... b4 (22...
gxf4 $142 23. Nxf4 Rh6 24. exf5 exf5 $16 (24... exf5 {Ftacnik} 25. Nce2 Qd8 26.
Ba1 Be4 27. Nd4 $16)) 23. fxe5 bxc3 (23... dxe5 24. Bc5 bxc3 25. Qd6 $18 (25.
Qd6 {Ftacnik} Qb7 26. Qxe6+ Kd8 27. Rd1+ $18)) 24. exd6 $18 e5 ({After} 24...
O-O {Atlas,V} 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qd4+ {followed by 27.Nc3 Black's position is
unbearable.}) (24... Bxd4+ {Ftacnik} 25. Qxd4 O-O 26. Nxc3 $18) 25. Bc5 $1 {
Ftacnik: Perfect picture of the black's folly, pawns c3 and f5 are under fire
and the king on e8 still doesn't sit pretty.} (25. Bxc3 Qa7+ 26. Kh2 Bxe4 $16)
25... Bxe4 ({No chances offers} 25... O-O {Atlas,V} 26. Nxc3 $18 (26. Rxf5 {
Ftacnik} Rxf5 (26... Bxe4 27. Rxg5 Qc6 28. b4 Qa4 29. Nxc3 Qxc2 30. Qxc2 Bxc2
31. Rg4 $18) 27. exf5 Bxg2 28. d7 Bf6 29. Nxc3 Bxh3 30. Qd5+ Qxd5 31. Nxd5 Bd8
32. Bb6 Bxf5 33. Bxd8 Bxd7 34. Nf6+ Kf7 35. Nxd7 Ke8 36. Bxg5 $18)) (25... fxe4
{Ftacnik} 26. d7+ $1 Bxd7 27. Qd6 Kd8 28. Bb6+ Ke8 29. Qg6+ $18) 26. d7+ Kf7 (
26... Kd8 {Ftacnik} 27. Qd6 Qb7 28. Qe7+ $18) 27. Nxc3 Bxg2 (27... Rd8 {Ftacnik
} 28. Nxe4 Qxe4 29. Qh5+ Kf6 30. Qe8 $1 $18) 28. Rxf5+ Kg6 (28... Bf6 {Ftacnik}
29. Qd6 Qd8 30. Kxg2 $18) (28... Ke6 {Ftacnik} 29. Rf2 Bc6 30. Qg4# (30. Qd6#))
29. Qg4 {Atlas: After this move Black could resign with clear consciense.
Ftacnik: Black is utterly lost already for many reasons, the king's
vulnerability beeing the most important.} (29. Be7 {Ftacnik} Kxf5 30. Qg4+ Kg6
31. Qe6+ Kh7 (31... Kh5 32. Qf5 Qa7+ 33. Kxg2 Qe3 34. Ne4 $18) 32. Qf5+ Kg8 33.
d8=Q+ Qxd8 34. Bxd8 $18) 29... Bf6 (29... Bh6 {Ftacnik} 30. Rxe5 Qf3 31. Qxg2
$18) 30. Rf2 Bb7 (30... Qa1+ {Ftacnik} 31. Kxg2 Qxc3 32. Qf5+ $18) 31. Qf5+ Kh5
32. Qxf6 (32. Qxf6 {Ftacnik} Qa1+ 33. Rf1 $18) 1-0

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {The Najdorf is the main
weapon of both players.} 6. h3 {This move is becoming more and more popular.}
e5 ({Topalov has also tried:} 6... e6 {, which also leads to a very complex
battle.}) 7. Nde2 h5 8. g3 Nbd7 {Veselin deviates from the main theoretical
continuations and chooses a less explored move.} 9. Bg2 {This natural move is
quite toothless: Black manages to push b7-b5 without losing control over the
d5-square.} ({The most critical move seems to be} 9. a4 $5 {, reducing Black's
active possibilities on the queenside. For instance,} b6 ({The previously
played} 9... h4 {doesn't look attractive for Black here:} 10. g4 Nc5 11. Bg2
Be6 12. a5 Be7 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Nd5 $14 {Baklan,V-Dziuba,M, Lublin 2nd 2010})
10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Be7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 {Shirov,A - Oparin,G ,
Nutcracker Rapid 2014, White's position was somewhat more pleasant due to an
advantage in space.}) 9... b5 {This position is already quite comfortable for
Black.} 10. Nd5 ({The ambitious} 10. a4 $6 {only helps Black to develop his
counterplay:} b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 a5 13. O-O Ba6 14. Re1 Be7 $15 {Sax,
G-Tatai,S, Bratto 2007}) 10... Nxd5 11. Qxd5 {No doubt, Maxime would prefer to
have a minor piece on d5.} Rb8 $146 {A novelty. Topalov reasonably keeps his
his knight on d7 for a while - since there are few decent routes for it to
take.} (11... Nb6 12. Qd1 Be6 13. f4 f6 14. Nc3 Rc8 $132 {Zherebukh,Y-Gromovs,
S, Campobasso op-A 2010}) 12. Be3 Be7 13. Qd2 Nf6 ({The tempting looking} 13...
b4 {can be met with:} 14. c4 $1 O-O 15. O-O Nc5 16. b3 $14 {and White gets a
small, but long-lasting advantage: Black lacks any active ideas.}) ({However,
it was possible to start with} 13... O-O $1 {keeping the Nd7 on its place for
a while} {and now if} 14. O-O-O Qc7 {then Black would be ready to meet} 15. g4
{with} h4 $1 16. Nc3 Bb7 $132) 14. O-O ({The more aggressive way of handling
the position was:} 14. O-O-O $5 Qc7 ({But} 14... O-O $6 {is unsuccessful in
view of} 15. g4 $1 hxg4 16. Ng3 {with a powerful attack.}) 15. Kb1 b4 16. Bg5
a5 $132) 14... O-O {Now, when there is no threat of a kingside attack, it
definitely makes sense to castle.} 15. Kh2 Bb7 (15... a5 $5 {also deserved
some attention:} 16. a3 (16. Nc3 $6 {is premature:} b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 f5
$15) 16... Qc7 17. Nc3 Bd7 $132) 16. Nc3 Rc8 17. a4 b4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 ({Another
interesting move was} 18... Bxd5 $5 19. exd5 a5 20. Rfc1 Nd7 21. c3 Nc5 22. Qd1
bxc3 23. Rxc3 h4 $132) 19. exd5 a5 20. Qe2 Bg5 $1 {The exchange of bishops
would temporarily leave the Pa5 unprotected, but it is a correct decision.} ({
The alternative -} 20... Qe8 21. c4 $1 {should be met with a pawn sac} ({
Instead, the ''greedy''} 21. Qxh5 f5 22. Qxe8 Rfxe8 23. Rfc1 Bf6 $44 {offers
Black excellent compensation and easy play.}) 21... bxc3 22. bxc3 Rxc3 23. Rfb1
Qa8 24. Qb5 $14) 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. h4 $6 {Wasting an important tempo. White's
position isn't good from a strategic point of view, so} ({it was better to
change the character of the battle and accept the challenge:} 22. Qb5 Qe7 23.
Qxa5 Rxc2 24. Rac1 (24. Qxb4 {is possible also, then after} Qc7 $1 25. Qa3 Ba6
26. Be4 Re2 {Black would obtain sufficient counterplay.}) 24... Rxb2 25. Rb1
Ra2 26. Qxb4 Ba6 27. Qb3 {with complex, double-edged play.}) 22... Qf6 $2 {
A strange reply. Now White's previous move is fully justified!} ({At the same
time,} 22... Qe7 {would allow Veselin to consolidate and keep a definite
positional advantage:} 23. Qxh5 (23. Rac1 {is hardly any better:} f5 24. Qxh5
e4 {the Pd5 is going to fall, after which White's pieces are very passive.})
23... Rc5 (23... Rxc2 $2 24. Be4 g6 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6+ $18) 24. Be4 g6 25.
Qh6 Bxd5 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 $15) 23. Qb5 Qe7 24. Qxa5 Rxc2 {Now in comparison to
the line with 22.Qb5, White benefits from having the pawn on h4 - Black's
kingside activity is limited.} 25. Rac1 $1 {The most energetic.} ({Instead,} 
25. Qb6 {trying to promote the a-passer would yield Black full control over
the c-file:} Rfc8 26. a5 Qc7 27. Qb5 Rc5 28. Qxb4 Ra8 $11) 25... Rxb2 26. Rb1 {
White manages to grab the pawn back.} Ra2 (26... Ra8 27. Qxa8+ Bxa8 28. Rxb2
Qa7 29. Rxb4 f5 30. Ra1 e4 31. a5 Bxd5 32. Kg1 $1 ({The inaccurate} 32. a6 {
gives Black sufficient counterplay after} f4 $1 33. gxf4 Qxf2 34. a7 Kh7 35.
Rb5 e3 36. Rxd5 Qxf4+ 37. Kh1 Qxh4+ 38. Kg1 Qf2+ $11) 32... Kf7 $14 {Black's
position is quite unpleasant, but the Kg1 is not that safe, and that makes
White's task very difficult.}) 27. Qxb4 Ba6 28. Qb3 ({Possibly, a stronger
move was} 28. Ra1 $5 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Qc7 30. a5 Rb8 31. Qa3 $14 {Black has
manages to avoid the penetration of White's pieces into his camp, but the
strong Pa5 still offers White a definite advantage.}) 28... Bxf1 (28... Re2 29.
Qb6 Ra8 30. Rfc1 Qf6 31. Rb2 $14) 29. Qxa2 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 {The Bg2 is gone, so
White's king is getting more vulnerable. However, Black has to play very
precisely in order to prove it.} Ra8 $2 {Switching to a passive defence is the
wrong strategy!} ({All the same, after} 30... e4 $1 31. Qc4 (31. a5 $6 e3 32.
Re1 Qe4+ 33. Kh2 Rc8 $1 34. Rxe3 Rc2 35. Rxe4 Rxa2 $11) 31... f5 32. Rb4 Ra8
$14 {Black would obtain excellent drawing chances.} (32... e3 $5 33. Qe2 Re8
$14)) 31. a5 e4 $2 {This advance is not useful any longer. Moreover, it
invites new troubles.} ({The patient} 31... Qa7 32. Rb5 g6 33. a6 Qd4 $16 {
would allow Topalov to stay in the game.}) 32. Rb3 $1 f5 33. Qd2 $6 {There was
no reason for such prophylactic measures.} ({There was the much stronger} 33.
a6 $1 f4 34. Rb7 Qf6 35. a7 fxg3 36. fxg3 Qf3+ 37. Kh2 Kh7 38. Qb2 Qg4 39. Qf2
$18 {with full domination.}) 33... Qc7 $2 {The last mistake.} (33... Qf7 $1 {
was necessary:} 34. Rb5 Qf6 $16 {it would be not easy for White to make
further progress. For instance, nothing is achieved by} 35. Qb4 $6 Qe5 36. Rb8+
Rxb8 37. Qxb8+ Kh7 38. a6 e3 $1 $11 {leads to perpetual check.}) 34. Qb2 $1 {
White's pieces are dominationg all over the board now.} Rxa5 ({A more stubborn
try would be} 34... Qxa5 35. Rb7 Qa1 36. Rxg7+ Kh8 {, but after} 37. Qxa1 Rxa1
38. Rg5 Kh7 39. Rxf5 Kg6 40. Rg5+ Kh6 41. Rg8 Ra5 42. Re8 Rxd5 43. Rxe4 $18 {
White gets a winning rook ending.}) 35. Rb7 Ra2 36. Qb5 Rxf2+ {Desperation.} ({
Nor was there any hope after} 36... Qc1 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qxh5+ Qh6 39. Qxf5+
Qg6 40. Qxg6+ Kxg6 41. Re7 $18) 37. Kxf2 Qc2+ 38. Qe2 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 68th"]
[Site "Chita"]
[Date "2015.08.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 {White would like to
play the English Attack setup in this game with Be3-Qd2-pawn to f3. But Be3
here could be met with Ng4. Hence, he starts off with 6.f3.} Qb6 {is a way to
stop White's normal way of developing with Be3 and Qd2. But I think we should
pay special attention to how Karjakin reacts to it. White gets a tangible
advantage out of the opening.} (6... e5) (6... e6 {Both the e-pawn pushes have
a huge body of theory behind them.}) 7. g4 (7. Nb3 {is played more frequently
with the idea of Bf4, Qd2 and 0-0-0. or Qe2-Be3 and 0-0-0.} e6 8. Qe2 (8. Bf4
$5 {[%cal Gd1d2,Ge1c1]}) 8... Qc7 9. Be3 b5 10. O-O-O {With a normal Sicilian
position.}) 7... e6 (7... Nc6 8. Nb3 e6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Be3 {1/2-1/2 (20)
Grischuk,A (2663)-Kasparov,G (2849) Cannes 2001 is another way in which the
game can develop and maybe a much more accurate move order than in the game
because as we shall see Karjakin is able to get the bishop on e3 without
having to move his d4 knight.}) 8. a3 $5 {Whenever the b-pawn is attacked, the
move a3 is quite useful because Qxb2 can now be met with Na4 trapping the
queen.} Nc6 (8... Be7 $6 9. Be3 $1 Qxb2 10. Na4 $18) 9. Be3 Nd7 (9... Qxb2 10.
Na4 $18) 10. Qd2 Nxd4 (10... Qxb2 $2 11. Ra2 $1 Qb6 12. Nxe6 $1 $16) ({A
possible variation could be} 10... Qc7 11. O-O-O b5 12. Ndxb5 $5 (12. Nxc6 Qxc6
13. Bd4 Bb7 14. Kb1 Ne5 15. Be2 Be7 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Bxg7 $16)
12... axb5 13. Nxb5 Qb7 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 $14) 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. O-O-O b5
13. f4 Rb8 (13... b4 14. Na2 $1 $16 e5 15. Be3 Nf6 16. h3 Nxe4 17. Qxb4 Qxb4
18. Nxb4 $16) 14. Kb1 $1 e5 (14... b4 15. Na2 e5 16. Ba7 Ra8 17. Be3 $16) 15.
fxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 Nf6 {Diagram [#]} {Artemiev has played the opening quite
poorly and currently stands at a huge disadvantage. If you were in Karjakin's
shoes, how would you finish him off?} 17. Bg5 {Played after ten and a half
minutes of thought. Though this is not bad, and gives Karjakin a good edge, he
had a winning move at his disposal.} (17. g5 $1 Ng4 (17... Nd7 18. Bh3 Rb7 19.
Rhf1 {is simply crushing.}) 18. Bg1 $1 {The threat now is to simply play h3
and trap the knight. It seems as if Black has no good defence at his disposal
but he can try to complicate matters. Here are a few options:} h6 $5 {Maybe
this is the reason why Karjakin rejected 17.g5.} (18... Be6 19. h3 b4 20. Nd5
Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 bxa3 23. b3 $18 {After all the precautionary moves,
we are all ready to take the knight on g4.}) (18... Rb7 19. h3 Rd7 20. Bd3 $18)
(18... b4 19. Nd5 $18 {The pawn on b4 is pinned and there is no good way to
prevent h3.}) (18... Bxa3 19. bxa3 b4 {Here White has many ways to win. The
most human could be} 20. Qd6 {[%cal Gd6b8]} Rb7 21. Qc6+ Rd7 (21... Kf8 22.
Qxc8+ $18) 22. Qxc8+ $18) 19. h3 hxg5 20. Be2 Nf6 (20... Be7 $2 21. Ba7 $1 {
Protecting the h1 rook with a tempo.} Ra8 22. Bxg4 Bxg4 23. hxg4 Rxh1 24. Rxh1
Rxa7 25. Rh8+ Bf8 26. Qd6 $18) 21. Qxg5 $1 {Attacking the e5 pawn which is
quite difficult to defend.} Qc7 22. Bh2 $1 Bd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Bxe5 $18)
17... Be7 (17... Bxg4 18. Bxf6 (18. Be2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Be7) 18... gxf6 (18...
Bxd1 19. Bh3 $18 (19. Bxb5+ axb5 20. Rxd1 $18 {is even stronger.})) 19. Be2 Be6
$14 {is quite tenable for Black.}) 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. g5 Be7 20. h4 Be6 21. Bh3
$1 {The knight on c3 will be superior to the e7 bishop after the light-squared
bishops are exchanged. Even though Artemiev makes sure that he himself doesn't
take the bishop and instead forces Karjakin to exchange on e6 when the d5
square would be covered, yet White's prospects are better as we shall see in
the game.} Rd8 (21... b4 $2 22. Bxe6 bxc3 (22... fxe6 23. Qd7+ Kf8 24. Rhf1+
$18) 23. Qd7+ Kf8 24. Rhf1 $3 {A cool and calm move which finishes off the
opponent.} (24. Bb3 {is the not so flashy way to win.}) 24... Rxb2+ (24... f6
25. gxf6 gxf6 26. Rxf6+ Bxf6 27. Qf7#) 25. Kc1 $1 $18) 22. Qh2 Qc7 23. Rxd8+
Bxd8 24. Rd1 (24. Bxe6 $142 fxe6 25. Qh3 Qc6 26. Qf3 $16) 24... O-O 25. Nd5 Qc4
26. Nc3 {The fact that Karjakin had to retreat clearly shows the he is not in
the best possible form in the tournament and White's advantage is no longer as
threatening as it was a few moves ago.} Bc7 (26... Bxh3 27. Qxh3 Ba5 $5 {
The knight cannot move as e4 would fall but on the other hand b4 weakens the
king and is not a move one would like to make.} 28. b4 Bd8 29. Qe3 Qe6 {
Thanks to the weakness created by b4, Black has pretty good chances.}) 27. Qg3
b4 28. axb4 Qxb4 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. h5 Rb8 31. b3 $16 {With the knight coming
to a4, things will be complelely sealed on the queenside and White's play will
be very strong on the other flank. Karjakin won without many difficulties.} Qe7
32. g6 Kh8 33. Qd3 Ba5 34. Rf1 Rd8 (34... Bxc3 35. Qxc3 $16) 35. Qc4 Qe8 36.
Rf7 Rc8 37. Qf1 $1 h6 (37... Bxc3 38. h6 $1 hxg6 39. hxg7+ Kh7 (39... Kg8 40.
Rf8+ $18) 40. Qh3+ Kg8 41. Rb7 $18) 38. Na4 $18 {The rest is not at all
difficult for a player of Karjakin's stature.} Bb4 39. Qxa6 Qd8 40. Qd3 Qh4 41.
Kb2 Qxh5 42. Rb7 Ba5 43. Ra7 Be1 44. Qd7 Rg8 45. Qf7 Bb4 46. Rb7 Bf8 47. Qxe6
Qg5 48. Nc3 Qg1 49. b4 Qd4 50. Kb3 Qd8 51. Nd5 Bxb4 52. Nxb4 Qa8 53. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-B 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Haast, Anne"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2352"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbd7 (12... Nbc6 {is the main
move here.}) 13. Nd5 Nb6 {It is surprising to see Navara repeat the line that
he played a few months ago in EU Cup against Emil Hermansson. It is definitely
possible that his opponent had come prepared for this variation.} 14. f6 $5 {
Only two games have continued with this move previously and that too by not so
famous players. Anne Haast must have prepared thi move at home.} (14. Be2 {
was how Hermansson-Navara continued.}) 14... Nxd5 (14... exf6 {There doesn't
seem anything wrong with this move at all.} 15. Qd4 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Qb6 17. O-O-O
O-O 18. Qxd6 Qa5 {Black should be more than fine.}) 15. fxg7 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 (16.
c3 {could have been a wiser decision as it makes sense to keep the queen's on
the board.} Rg8 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Bc4 O-O-O 19. Qg4+ e6 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. O-O
$11) 16... Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rg8 {Black doesn't have any problems in this endgame.
} 18. Re1 O-O-O 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Rxe5 {A brave decision. There are no good
discovered attacks with the knight.} f6 21. Re1 Rxg7 22. c3 (22. c4 Nf4+ (22...
Nb4+ 23. Kc3 $14) 23. Kc3 e5 $36) 22... e5 23. Kc2 Rgd7 24. Bc4 b5 25. Bxd5
Rxd5 {The endgame is slightly more dangerous for White but I guess it should
not be a problem to defend it.} 26. Rd1 e4 (26... Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rxd1 28. Kxd1
Kd7 29. Ke2 Ke6 30. Kd3 Kd5 $11) 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Re1 (28. Rd1 {This exchange
and entering the endgame is not advisable for White has black's kingside
majority is more potent than the White queenside majority.} Rxd1 29. Kxd1 f5
30. Kd2 f4 31. c4 $1 b4 (31... bxc4 32. Kc3 e3 33. fxe3 fxe3 34. Kc2 Kc7 35.
Kd1 Kd6 36. Ke2 Ke5 37. Kxe3 $11) 32. Kc2 Kd7 33. Kb3 a5 34. Kc2 Kd6 35. b3 Kc5
36. Kd2 h5 37. Ke2 Kd4 38. Kd2 h4 39. Ke2 a4 40. Ke1 (40. Kd2 axb3 41. axb3 g4
42. hxg4 f3 $19) 40... f3 41. Kf1 a3 42. Kg1 Ke5 43. Kf1 Kf4 44. Kg1 Kf5 45.
Kf1 Ke5 46. Kg1 $11 {the position looks drawn but I maybe missing something
here as my gut feeling says that Black should win it.}) 28... f5 29. a4 bxa4
30. Ra1 g4 31. hxg4 (31. Rxa4 gxh3 32. gxh3 {would have given White better
drawing chances.}) 31... fxg4 32. Re1 Rf5 $1 33. Re2 h5 34. c4 (34. g3) 34...
h4 35. Kc3 Rf4 36. Kd4 h3 37. gxh3 gxh3 38. Ke3 Rf3+ 39. Kxe4 h2 40. Kxf3 (40.
Re1 Rxf2 $19) 40... h1=Q+ 41. Ke3 Qc1+ 42. Kd3 a3 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 68th"]
[Site "Chita"]
[Date "2015.08.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{At the start of the final round Karjakin was in a difficult situation. He had
the black pieces against Jakovenko and most probably had to play for a win in
order to fight for the top honours.} 1. e4 c5 {When in a must win situation
Sicilian is the right choice!} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6.
Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 {This was one of Kasparov's favourite
lines in the Najdorf. Black needs to actively and precisely because he has
pushed his kingside pawns. At the same time it has helped him to get good
control over the dark squares.} 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4 (11... Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7
13. Bf2 {is another story.}) 12. Nd5 {Theoretically this might be the most
challenging move in the position.} (12. O-O Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15.
Qxg4 f6 {Has been seen at the top level namely Shirov- Kasparov and
Adams-Anand. Black seems to be doing fine.}) 12... Nc6 (12... e6 13. Ne3 $14)
13. Nf5 Bxf5 {Karjakin keeps up his pace. He is well prepared.} 14. exf5 Bxb2
15. Rb1 Qa5+ (15... Be5 16. O-O $16 {With the white king safely tucked in and
the g4 and b7 pawns hanging, this is a highly favourable position for White.})
16. Qd2 (16. Kf1 {The king doesn't fit well with the position and after} Bd4
$17 {Black has the advantage.}) 16... Bf6 {Even though this same move has been
played twice by Vachier Lagrave and once by Gelfand, Karjakin took 25 minutes
to play this move. He must have forgotten his preparation.} 17. Rxb7 O-O 18.
Qxa5 (18. Nxe7+ $5 Kg7 $1 {was seen in Ganguly-MVL.} (18... Bxe7 $2 19. Qxa5
Nxa5 20. Rxe7 $14) 19. Nxc6 Rfe8+ 20. Kd1 Qxa2 21. Nb4 Qa1+ 22. Qc1 Qd4+ 23.
Qd2 (23. Nd3 Qe4 {The position becomes a little scary for White.}) 23... Qa1+ {
and the players agreed for a draw.}) 18... Nxa5 19. Rb4 {Jakovenko was still
following the game Kamsky-MVL.} Rfb8 {And this is the first new move and an
excellent one by Karjakin. MVL had preferred to play the other rook to b8 but
it was less accurate.} (19... Rab8 20. Bxd6 $1 {Kamsky had not found this move.
But it seems to be very strong.} exd6 21. Nxf6+ Kg7 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Nh5+ Kh6
24. Ng3 {Defending the h1 rook.} Rb2 25. Kd2 Rxa2 26. Rb1 $16 {White has all
the winning chances.}) 20. Bxd6 {Jakovenko had to put on his thinking hat and
after ten minute he played the same move which he would have come prepared for
19...Rab8.} Rd8 $1 {Karjakin was in top form. He played all the accurate moves
to defuse White's initiative.} 21. Nxf6+ exf6 22. Bg3 Rac8 {Black's pawn
structure on the kingside is weird and he is also a pawn down. But his
activity gives him excellent chances of equalizing the game.} 23. Rxg4 Rxc2 24.
O-O Rd5 $1 {Extremely accurate.} (24... Rxa2 $6 25. h4 $16) 25. h4 Rxf5 26. Ra4
Kg7 27. Rd1 Nc6 28. Rxa6 gxh4 29. Bxh4 Rc4 (29... Nb4 $6 30. Ra4 Nxa2 $2 31.
Rg4+ Kf8 32. Rd8+ Ke7 33. Rgg8 $18 {is game over.}) 30. f3 (30. Bg3 Nd4 $1 {
threatening a check on e2 which is very hard to meet.} 31. Re1 (31. Kf1 Rh5 $1
$17) 31... Rh5 {Threatening Ne2 followed by Rc1+.} 32. Bf4 (32. f3 Rc2 $17)
32... Rc2 $11 {As you can see from the variations the two rooks and the knight
co-ordinate perfectly to create lots of threats and maintain the balance.})
30... Nb4 31. Ra4 Rxh4 32. Rb1 Rb5 33. g4 (33. a3 $2 Nc2 $19) 33... Nxa2 $1 34.
Rxb5 Nc3 35. Raa5 Nxb5 36. Rxb5 {And it's a draw.} Rh8 37. Kg2 Ra8 38. Kg3 Rh8
39. Ra5 Re8 40. g5 fxg5 41. Rxg5+ {Of course Karjakin would not have been the
happiest person in the world because of the draw as he couldn't become the
Russian Champion but the accuracy with which he played in the game was just
mind boggling. Maybe with this game he has ended the discussion for White's
advantage in this line of the Najdorf.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.17"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Maxime Vachier Lagrave is
a firm adherent of the Sicilian Najdorf.} 6. Be3 Ng4 {This line was used
extensively by Garry Kasparov from 1996-2000 and very successfully as well.} 7.
Bc1 Nf6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 {Of course, a player like Vallejo Pons would never
settle for a threefold repetition right out of the opening against any
opposition.} h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. h4 {This is not played much. In
fact there are not more than a handful of grandmaster games with this move.
The main problem is that it doesn't threaten anything and Black can continue
with his normal development.} (12. Be2 {is the main line.}) 12... Nc6 13. Nxc6
bxc6 14. Bc4 Qa5 15. Qf3 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Rf3f7,Rc4f7] This position has been
reached five times in the past. Some players thought they should defend the f7
point with Be6, some decided Rf8 was important and one guy even castled short.
But then comes Maxime Vachier Lagrave who says, why should the f7 point be
defended at all, there are much more important things to be done in life!} Ne5
$5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Bxf7+ (17. Qxf7+ {doesn't really change the nature of the
position by much.} Kd8 18. hxg5 Qxg5 $44) 17... Kd8 {What has Black got in
return for the loss of a pawn? For starters he has the bishop pair. The bishop
on g7 is super strong, the rooks can be used on semi-open files on f8 and b8
and in general it is much easier to play as Black as his king is safe on d8
while the king on e1 is feeling the heat.} 18. hxg5 Rb8 $1 {It always feels
nice to bring a piece into the game with the gain of a tempo.} 19. Bb3 Rf8 20.
Qe3 Qxg5 21. Qxg5 hxg5 {The queens are off the board and yet this position is
dangerous for White. His knight on c3 has no real outposts because of the
central pawns on c6-d6-e7, and the bishop on g7 has no opposition. White is at
a loss for a constructive plan. It is not often you see in a completely normal
queenless middlegame that a side with a pawn deficit is trying to press for an
advantage.} 22. f3 (22. Rh5 Bd4 (22... Bf6 23. e5 Bg4 $1 (23... dxe5 $2 24.
O-O-O+ $14 {[%cal Gc3e4,Gf2f3]})) 23. f3 g4 $36) 22... g4 $1 23. Ke2 a5 {
A pawn push here, a pawn push there, pressure everywhere!} 24. Na4 $6 {White
intends to meet ...Ba6 with c4, but this weakens the dark squares quite a bit
and makes the bishop on b3 very passive.} (24. Rad1 {was much better not
fearing a check on a6.} Ba6+ 25. Ke3 Be5 (25... c5 26. f4 c4 27. Ba4 Rxb2 28.
e5 $14 {The rook on d1 makes itself felt.}) 26. Rh7 $13) 24... Ba6+ 25. c4 Rb4
$1 26. Rac1 gxf3+ 27. gxf3 Bd4 {Nothing really moves for White.} 28. Rc2 c5 29.
Rh2 Rg8 30. Rc1 {White is under a lot of pressure but how exactly should Black
break through?} Bc8 $1 {The bishop would be much more useful both ways 
(kingside and queenside) on e6 than on a6.} 31. Nc3 Be6 32. Kd3 $2 (32. Rd1
Bxc4+ 33. Bxc4 Rxc4 $15 {is surely unpleasant for White but much better than
what happened in the game.}) 32... Rg3 $1 33. Ke2 (33. Rf1 Bh3 34. Rff2 Bxf2
35. Rxf2 Be6 $17 {should also win.}) 33... Bxc4+ 34. Kd2 (34. Bxc4 Rxb2+ 35.
Ke1 Rxh2 $19) 34... Rxf3 35. Bxc4 Rxb2+ {A superb game by Maxime and not one
of the best days at the chess board for Vallejo Pons. No matter what, this
game will remain a model for the power of the bishop pair.} (35... Rxb2+ 36.
Rc2 Rxc2+ 37. Kxc2 Rxc3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/CB Website"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Qd3 Nd7 12. O-O-O g6 13. Kb1 {The thing about
top players like Giri is that they are not only very much up to date with the
latest games but they also find improvements over them. Here the players are
following the game Anand vs Topalov from the London Chess Classic that took
place 20 days ago. Anand had won a nice game with White so Ganguly tried it
once again but Anish already had an improvement prepared.} Nc5 (13... Rc8 {
Anand-Topalov.}) 14. Qf3 Bg7 15. Nec3 b5 16. Be2 Rb8 17. a3 Bd7 {Defending the
b5-pawn and preparing a5-b4.} 18. Qe3 a5 19. b4 {While this stops b4, one
thing which is certain is that White's king is quite exposed now.} Ne6 20. g3
Nd4 21. Bd3 Be6 22. f4 axb4 23. axb4 Ra8 24. f5 gxf5 25. exf5 Nxf5 26. Bxf5
Bxf5 27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Rxh1 29. Rxh1 Be6 {Black has won a pawn and looks
pretty solid, although White with his excellent knights does have some
compensation.} 30. g5 $6 (30. Qe4 {with the idea of Nc7 was interesting.})
30... Kf8 31. Nf6 Ra6 32. Qf3 Qc7 33. Nh7+ Ke8 34. Nf6+ Bxf6 35. gxf6 Kd7 {
Black has got rid of his bad bishop and his king is also safe. Add to it the
fact that he is a pawn up and you can realise that the rest is just a matter
of technique for a player of Giri's calibre.} 36. Rd1 Qa7 37. Kb2 Bc4 38. Qe4
Kc7 39. Nd5+ Kb8 40. Nc3 Kc7 41. Qf3 Qa8 42. Qe3 Qc6 43. Qg3 Ra8 44. Ra1 Rxa1
45. Kxa1 Qb6 46. Qh4 d5 47. Kb2 Qd6 (47... e4 48. Qg5 (48. Qf4+ Qd6 $19) 48...
Qd4 49. Qg7 Kd6 50. Qf8+ Ke5 51. Qe7+ Kf5 {would have been quite an easy win
for Anish. The king escapes the perpetual and the e-pawn marches towards the
last rank.}) 48. Kc1 Qa6 49. Qg5 Kd6 50. Qg8 Qa3+ 51. Kd2 Qa7 52. Qe8 Qd7 53.
Qg8 Qb7 54. Qe8 Qd7 (54... e4 55. Qg8 Qa7 56. Qe8 Qd7 57. Qg8 Ke5 $19 {It is
important to activate the king is in order to win. The f6-pawn will fall now.})
55. Qg8 e4 56. Qg3+ Kc6 57. Qe5 Qc7 58. Qe8+ Kb6 59. Qe7 {White has just too
much activity now.} Qf4+ 60. Kd1 Qf1+ 61. Kd2 Qf4+ 62. Kd1 e3 63. Qd8+ Ka6 64.
Qa8+ Kb6 65. Qd8+ Ka6 {Quite a depressing draw for Anish, who was better for
almost the entire game. A great result for Ganguly who was having a superb
tournament.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grandelius, Nils"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/CB Website"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 $5 {
At the London Chess Classic almost everyone retreated their knight to e2. The
knight to b3 is also one of the main moves but not as popular as Nde2.} Be6 8.
f4 Be7 (8... Nbd7 9. f5 Bxb3 10. axb3 d5 $1 {was played by Shirov against
Sutovsky and Black is already completely fine. The point is that Nxd5 is bad
as after ...Nxd5 there is a check on h4 and the direct exd5 is met with ...Bb4.
} 11. exd5 (11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Qh4+) 11... Bb4 $44 {[%cal Gd8b6,Gd7c5]}) 9.
f5 Bd7 10. Be3 b5 (10... Bc6 11. Qf3 d5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. O-O-O $16) 11. Qf3 b4
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Bd3 Bb5 16. h4 (16. O-O {could
have been more prudent. But knowing what an aggressive player Nils is, his
move with h4 is one that can be expected from him.}) 16... Qd8 17. g4 Nd7 18.
g5 $6 {According to Giri in the press conference this was an inaccuracy by
White as it allows Black to activate his rook with h6.} h6 $1 19. Rg1 (19. f6 {
Good or bad, this should have been tried.} gxf6 20. g6 $1 fxg6 21. Bxg6+ Ke7 {
Black' king looks safe on e7 but after} 22. O-O-O {White is surely the one who
can create dangerous threats in this position.}) 19... hxg5 20. hxg5 Bxd3 21.
Qxd3 Rh5 $1 {It seems it is difficult for White to defend the g5 pawn as Qd2
is met by ...a5 threatening ...a4 when the knight doesn't have the d2-square
to retreat to. And Qe3 is met by ...Qb6.} 22. Qg3 Qc7 23. O-O-O Rc8 {Mate on
c2 is threatened.} 24. Rd2 a5 25. Kb1 a4 26. Nc1 Qc4 27. Qf3 Rh4 28. f6 g6 29.
Rh1 Nc5 30. Rdh2 Ne4 31. Qd1 (31. Qe3 $5 {Black has to find} Rh5 $1 32. Qa7 Kf8
$1 33. Qxa4 Nd2+ 34. Ka1 Qxc2 35. Qxc2 Rxc2 36. Rxh5 gxh5 37. Nd3 {and the
position is unclear.}) 31... Rxh2 32. Rxh2 Kd7 33. Qg1 Qxd5 34. Qa7+ Ke6 35.
Qg1 Kd7 36. Qa7+ Ke6 37. Qg1 Qc4 $1 38. Re2 (38. Qg4+ Kd5 39. Qd7 Rc7 40. Qxa4
Ke6 $17) 38... b3 39. axb3 axb3 40. cxb3 Qxe2 $1 {A very complicated game
which is quite typical of the Sicilian.} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.26"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Palac, Mladen"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Sakaev,K"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kiseljak"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Be6 13. Qd2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qa5 15.
h4 (15. a3 Rg8 16. h4 Rc8 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. O-O-O Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxd4 20. Bb5+
axb5 21. Qxd4 Rc4 22. Qd2 Kd7 23. Na2 Qxd2+ 24. Rxd2 f5 $1 (24... g4) 25. Nc3 (
25. e5 $2 Rc5 26. exd6 $140 Bxa2 27. Rh7 Rd5 $19) 25... fxe4 (25... b4 26. axb4
Rxb4 27. e5) 26. Nxe4 Bf5 27. b3 (27. Ng3 Bg6) 27... Rcc8 $11) 15... Rc8 (15...
Rg8 $5 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Rh7 (17. Qe3 Rc8) (17. a3 Rc8) 17... Rc8 18. O-O-O Bf6
(18... Bxa2 $2 19. Rxg7 Rxg7 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nxa2 $16) 19. Qe3 (19. Qf2 Nd7 (
19... Rc6 $5) 20. a3 b5 $36 21. Nd5 $140 Bxd5 22. exd5 b4) (19. Kb1 Rxc3 $5 (
19... Nd7 20. a3 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 $14) 20. Qxc3 Qxa2+ 21. Kc1 Kd7 22. Qb4 (22. Qe3
Rc8 $44) 22... b5 $44) 19... Nd7 (19... Rc6 20. a3 b5 21. Kb1 b4 22. axb4 Qxb4
23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 $16) (19... Bxa2 $5 20. Bb6 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Qa3+ 22. Kd2
Bc4 (22... g4 $5 23. f4 g3 $13) 23. Be2 g4 24. f4 Bxe2 25. Qxe2 Nf3+ 26. Ke3
Qxc3+ 27. Qd3 (27. Rd3 Qb2 $19) (27. Kf2 Bd4+ 28. Bxd4 Nxd4 $17) 27... Ne1 28.
Qxc3 Bxc3 29. g3 (29. Kf2 g3+ 30. Kf1 Rg4) 29... Nf3 $11) 20. a3 b5 $13) 16.
Qe3 $5 (16. a3 Rg8) (16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Rxh8+ Bxh8 18. Qf2 (18. Qe3 Nc4 19. Bxc4
Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Rxc4 21. Qd2 $11) 18... Bf6 19. O-O-O Nd7 $11) (16. Rd1) 16...
Rg8 17. O-O-O Bxa2 $5 (17... Bf6 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. a3 (19. Bb6 $2 Rxc3 (19...
Qb4 20. a3 Rxc3 21. axb4 $18) 20. bxc3 Qxa2 $1 $36 21. Bd4 $140 Bc4) 19... Nd7
(19... b5 $6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 $16) 20. Kb1 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 $14) 18. hxg5
hxg5 19. Bb6 Rxc3 20. bxc3 Qa3+ 21. Kd2 Bc4 22. Be2 $8 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Qa4 24.
Bd4 Nc4+ 25. Ke1 Be5 (25... Nb2 $6 26. Rb1 Bxd4 27. cxd4 Qxd4 28. Qd2 Qxd2+ 29.
Kxd2 Nc4+ 30. Ke2 $16) (25... e5 $5 26. Bf2 Qc6 27. Kf1 b5 28. g4 Bf6 (28... a5
29. Kg2 a4 30. Rd5 Ke7 31. Rb1 Rb8 $44) 29. Kg2 Bd8 $44) 26. Kf2 Qc6 27. Rh7 b5
28. Rdh1 a5 29. g3 Bxd4+ (29... a4 $2 30. f4 $1 $40) 30. cxd4 Na3 31. Qd3 b4
32. Ra1 Kd7 33. c3 (33. Rxf7 Rc8 34. Ra2 Qc4 35. Qxc4 Rxc4 36. Rf5 a4 37. Ra5
Rxc2+ 38. Rxc2 Nxc2 39. Rxa4 b3 40. Ra7+ Kc6 (40... Kc8 41. Ra5 Nxd4 42. Ra1
$16) 41. d5+ Kb6 42. Ra8 Kb7 43. Ra5 Kb6 $11) 33... Rc8 34. cxb4 Qc2+ 35. Qxc2
Rxc2+ 36. Kg1 axb4 37. Rxf7 Rc7 $1 38. Kf2 Rb7 39. Rh7 (39. Rh1 Kc6 $44) 39...
Nc2 40. Rb1 (40. Ra5 b3 41. Rh1 Nxd4 42. Rxg5 b2 43. Rb1 Rb3 44. Rd5 Nxf3 45.
Rxb2 Rxb2+ 46. Kxf3 $11) 40... b3 41. Rb2 Nxd4 42. Ke3 Ne6 43. Kd3 Nc5+ (43...
g4 $5) 44. Kc4 Rc7 45. Kd5 $4 (45. Kd4 Ne6+ 46. Kd3 Nc5+ 47. Kd4 $11) 45... Ne6
$1 $19 46. e5 Rc5+ 47. Ke4 Rxe5+ 48. Kd3 Nc5+ 49. Kd4 Re1 50. g4 Kc6 51. Rh5
e5+ 52. Kc4 Rc1+ 53. Kb4 Nd3+ 54. Kxb3 Nxb2 55. Kxb2 Rf1 56. Rxg5 Rxf3 57. Kc2
Kd5 58. Rg8 Ke4 59. g5 Rg3 60. g6 d5 61. g7 d4 62. Kd2 Rg2+ 63. Ke1 d3 64. Kf1
Rg6 65. Kf2 Rg5 66. Kf1 Ke3 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Khalifman Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3
Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 (8. Bc1 $5 {Khalifman Horvath,T} Nf6 9. Bc4) 8... g5 9.
Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. O-O (12. Qd2 {Ftacnik} Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6
14. Nd1 (14. O-O Qa5 15. a3 Qc5 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Rfe1 Be5 18. Nd5 cxd5 19. exd5
Bxb2 20. Qxg5 Kf8 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Qxg4 Qxc2 23. dxe6 Bf6 {0-1 Anagnou,
K-Tzoumbas,A/Ikaros op 1995 (26)}) 14... Qb6 15. O-O Be6 16. c3 Qc5 17. Re1 Be5
18. b4 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qe5 20. Qd4 f6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Moldovan,D-Popescu,C/ROM-chT
1993 (34)}) 12... Bxd4 $146 {Ftacnik: Somewhat dubious decision, black gives
up important dark square bishop. The compact pawn structure d6-e7-f6-g5 can be
undermined with white c pawn and the consequences will be dire. Khalifman:
Eine neue Idee.} (12... Nc6 $5 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Bxc3 (14... Qa5 15. Nd5
Be5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. b4 Qd8 18. c4 f6 19. b5 Kf8 20. Re1 Qd7 21. Nb6 Qxf5 22.
Rxe5 dxe5 23. Nxa8 Kg7 24. Nc7 {1-0 Lanka,Z-Degraeve,J/Cappelle 1994 (25)}) 15.
bxc3 Ne5 (15... f6 {Ftacnik} 16. Qxg4 Qa5 17. Rab1 O-O-O 18. Rb3 Rd7 19. Rfb1
Rc7 20. f3 Qd5 21. Re1 Kb8 22. Bf2 {1/2-1/2 Mainka,R-Tischbierek,R/Baden
Baden-B 1992}) 16. Bxe5 (16. c4 Qc7 17. Rb1 f6 18. c5 Qxc5 19. Rxb7 Kf7 20.
Bxe5 Qxe5 21. h3 Qe4 22. Qb1 gxh3 23. Qb3+ d5 24. gxh3 g4 {1/2-1/2 Mainka,
R-Gallagher,J/Eupen op 1993 (32)}) 16... dxe5 17. Qxg4 f6 18. Qe4 $14 (18. Rfd1
Qc7 19. Qa4+ b5 20. Qb3 Rc8 21. a4 e4 22. g3 e3 23. fxe3 Qe5 24. Qe6 Qxe6 25.
fxe6 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Rxc3 27. Rxa6 O-O {1/2-1/2 O'Donnell,T-Gardner,R/CAN-ch
1994 (41)}) (18. g3 Qc7 19. Rab1 b5 20. c4 Kf7 21. Rb4 Qc5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. a4
bxa4 24. Rxa4 Qxc2 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. Qg6+ Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Miranovic,
R-Ruck,R/HUN-chT1 1995}) 18... Qc7 19. Rab1 O-O-O 20. g3 Rd6 21. Rb4 Rhd8 22.
Kg2 Kb8 23. Rfb1 b6 24. a4 $6 (24. h3 {עg2} Ka7 25. Qe3 $14) (24. c4 $1 Qc5
25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. fxe3 Kc7 27. c5 Rd2+ 28. Kf3 b5 29. c4) 24... a5 $1 25. Rb5
Ka7 $13 {1-0 Apicella,M-Gallagher,J/France 1997 (37)}) 13. Qxd4 f6 $8 (13... e5
$4 14. Bxe5 Nc6 15. Qxd6 $18) 14. Nd5 Nc6 15. Qe3 (15. Qb6 $5 Qxb6 (15... Kf7
$5) 16. Nxb6 Rb8 17. c4 e5 18. Rad1 Ke7 19. Rd2 Be6 $14) 15... Be6 16. Nb6 $6 (
16. c4 $1) 16... Rb8 17. c4 Kf7 {Ftacnik: Black's position is quickly becoming
difficult, white enjoys lot of freedom in improving his forces.} (17... Bf7 {
Ftacnik} 18. Rad1) 18. c5 (18. Rfd1 $5 Qg8 $1 19. c5 dxc5 20. Nd7 Rd8 21. Nxc5
Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qc8 $1 23. e5 $5 Rd8 $132) (18. Rad1 $5 {Ftacnik} Qf8 19. c5 Rd8
20. cxd6 Bxa2 21. f3 $1 $16) 18... dxc5 19. Qxc5 (19. Bxb8 {Ftacnik} Qxb6 (
19... Qxb8 20. Qg3 Qd8 21. Nd5 Nd4 22. Nc3 $16) 20. Bg3 Nd4 21. Rfc1 Qxb2 $132)
19... Qg8 20. f4 (20. Bxb8 Qxb8 21. g3 Ne5 22. Rfd1 Nf3+ 23. Kf1 Rxh2 24. Nd5
Qe5 $1 25. Qxe7+ Kg6 26. Qe8+ Kg7 27. Qe7+ $11) (20. Rad1 $5 Rd8 21. Nd5 $14)
20... gxf3 21. Rxf3 Rd8 22. Raf1 Qg6 (22... Bxa2 {Ftacnik} 23. e5 g4 24. R3f2
Rh6 25. exf6 exf6 26. Bh4 $16) 23. Nd5 $1 (23. e5 f5 $1 $15) 23... Qxe4 24.
Nxe7 $8 {Ftacnik: Shirov is playing with lot of phantasy, black is saved only
by small miracle.} (24. Nc3 $2 {Ftacnik} Qd4+ 25. Qxd4 Nxd4 26. R3f2 Bc4 $17) (
24. Nxf6 $5 {Ftacnik} Qd4+ (24... exf6 $4 {Khalifman} 25. Rxf6+ Ke8 26. Rf8+
$19) 25. Bf2 (25. Qxd4 Nxd4 26. Nd5+ Nxf3+ 27. Rxf3+ Kg6 28. Nxe7+ Kh5 $17)
25... Qxc5 26. Bxc5 Bxa2 27. Ne4+ Kg6 28. Rg3 Rd5 $15) 24... Qd4+ $1 (24...
Nxe7 $2 25. Rxf6+ Ke8 26. Re1 Qd5 27. Qe3 $18) 25. Bf2 (25. Qxd4 $2 {Ftacnik}
Nxd4 26. Rxf6+ Kxe7 $19) 25... Qxc5 26. Bxc5 Rh6 $138 (26... Nxe7 $2 {Ftacnik}
27. Rxf6+ $18) 27. h4 $2 {Ftacnik: White is trying very hard to win this game,
but he oversteps the line. Khalifman: Zu riskant gespielt.} (27. Nxc6 $11) (27.
Nf5 {Ftacnik} Bxf5 28. Rxf5 Ke6 29. R5f2 Ne5 $11) 27... gxh4 (27... Nxe7 {
Ftacnik} 28. hxg5 Rg6 29. Rxf6+ Kg8 30. Bxe7 $18) 28. Be3 (28. Nxc6 {Ftacnik}
bxc6 $15) 28... Ne5 $1 $15 29. R3f2 $6 (29. Bxh6 $142 Nxf3+ 30. Rxf3 Kxe7 31.
Bg7 $15 (31. Bg7 {Ftacnik} f5 $15)) 29... Rh5 $1 $17 30. Rxf6+ $6 (30. Ng6 $142
Ng4 $1 $17 (30... Ng4 {Ftacnik} 31. Nf4 Nxf2 $1 32. Nxh5 Ng4 33. Bf2 Rh8 34.
Nf4 Bxa2 $19)) (30. Nf5 {Ftacnik} Bxf5 (30... Ng4 31. Nh6+ Rxh6 32. Bxh6 Nxf2
33. Rxf2 $15) 31. Rxf5 Rxf5 32. Rxf5 Ng4 33. Bb6 Rd1+ 34. Rf1 Rd2 $17) 30...
Kxe7 31. Bc5+ Rd6 {Ftacnik: The refutation of the attack, white rooks are
badly lacking the squares.} (31... Kd7 {Ftacnik} 32. Rd1+ $14) 32. Bxd6+ Kxd6 {
Khalifman: Nun steht Schwarz mit zwei Leichfiguren für den Turm klar besser.}
33. b3 (33. Rd1+ {Ftacnik} Ke7 $19) 33... Rg5 $6 (33... Ng4 $19) 34. Rh6 Ke7 {
Khalifman: Ein Patzer, der unbestraft bleibt.} (34... h3 $1 35. Rf2 $1 (35.
Rff6 Kd5 36. Rxe6 Nf3+ 37. Kf2 hxg2 38. Rd6+ Kc5 $19) 35... Nd3 $1 36. Rff6
Rxg2+ 37. Kf1 Nc5 38. b4 Ke5 39. bxc5 Bc4+ 40. Ke1 h2 41. c6 $1 h1=R+ 42. Rxh1
Kxf6 $19) (34... Rg6 $142 {Khalifman} 35. Rxg6 (35. Rxh4 Bd5) 35... Nxg6 36.
Rf6 Ne7 $17 {/\ Nf5 und Schwarz hat alles unter Kontrolle.}) 35. Rxh4 Bd5 36.
Rf2 $4 {Khalifman: Stellt die Partie ein.} (36. Rh7+ Kd6 (36... Ke6 {Khalifman}
37. Rf2 $15) 37. Rf2 (37. Rf6+ {Ftacnik} Kc5 38. Rf2 $17) 37... Kc5 $17) 36...
Nf3+ 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 4th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2016.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. g4 b5 14. g5 (14. h4
Nb6 15. Qf2 Rb8 16. g5 Nfd7 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Rc8 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bg4
21. Be2 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Re8 23. Qf3 Qc7 24. Nd4 Nb6 25. Rhe1 Bf8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8
27. Nf5 Qc4 28. b3 Qb4 29. c3 Rc8 30. Rd3 Nxd5 31. Bd2 Nb6 32. Kb1 Qc5 33. Be3
Qc7 34. Qf4 Re8 35. h5 Re6 36. Kc2 Qc6 37. Bxb6 Qxb6 38. Rf3 Qb7 39. Ne3 Re4
40. Qg3 Re5 41. Qf4 Rxg5 42. h6 gxh6 43. Rf2 Qd7 44. Nf5 Qe6 {0-1 (42) Caruana,
F (2810)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2798) Dortmund 2016}) 14... b4 15. gxf6 bxc3 16.
Qxc3 Nxf6 17. Na5 Rc8 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qa5 {Alles bestens
bekannte "Theorie". Hier gibt es noch fast 400 Partien in der
ChessBase-Datenbank.} Rc6 21. Rg1 Rfc8 22. Rg2 (22. c3 {ist der Hauptzug.})
22... Bh3 23. Rgd2 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Qe6 25. Rff2 h6 {Eine Partie zwischen Anand
und Grischuk, 2011, endete hier.} 26. Kb1 Qh3 {[#]} 27. Rd3 $2 Rxc2 ({Eine 
(maschinell) verbesserte Version der Idee war:} 27... d5 28. exd5 Rxc2 29. Rxc2
Qf1+ 30. Bc1 Qxd3 31. Qd2 Qf5 $17) 28. Rxc2 Qf1+ 29. Bc1 Qxd3 30. Qd2 Qxc2+ 31.
Qxc2 Rxc2 32. Kxc2 Kf8 {Schwarz hat auch hier einen Bauern gewonnen, aber im
Endspiel hat Weiß Gegenspiel mit seinem Damenflügel-Freibauern.} 33. Kb3 Ke7
34. Kc4 Ke6 35. b4 d5+ 36. exd5+ Nxd5 37. Bd2 f5 38. b5 axb5+ 39. Kxb5 Kd6 40.
a4 g5 41. a5 f4 42. Kc4 Nc7 43. Bb4+ Ke6 44. h3 h5 45. Bc5 e4 46. fxe4 g4 47.
hxg4 hxg4 48. Kd3 Na6 49. Bd4 Nb4+ 50. Ke2 Na6 51. Kf2 Kd6 52. Kg2 Ke6 53. Kf2
Kd6 54. Kg2 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch"]
[Site "Poznan"]
[Date "2016.04.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tomczak, Jacek"]
[Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[EventDate "2016.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 g6 12. Na5 Qc7 13. Be2 Bg7 14. O-O e4 15.
c4 exf3 16. gxf3 O-O 17. Rac1 Rfe8 18. b4 {[#]} Rxe3 $5 {Schwarz bringt Würze
ins Spiel. Allerdings gibt es einen Vorgänger.} 19. Qxe3 Re8 20. Qd2 Bh6 (
20... Kh7 21. Nb3 Bh6 22. f4 Ne4 23. Qe1 Ndf6 24. Bd3 Qd7 25. Rc2 Qh3 26. Qd1
Bxf4 27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. Rxf3 Ng5 29. Rf1 Re3 30. Nc1 Ng4 31. c5 dxc5 32. bxc5 Re8
33. h4 Re3 34. hxg5 Rg3+ 35. Kh1 Rh3+ 36. Kg2 Rg3+ 37. Kh1 Rh3+ {1/2-1/2 (37)
Caruana,F (2844)-Gelfand,B (2748) Baku 2014}) 21. f4 ({Nach} 21. Qxh6 Rxe2 {
droht} 22. Z0 Qb6+ 23. c5 (23. Kh1 Qd4 {gefolgt von} 24. Z0 Qh4) 23... Qxb4 24.
Nb3 Qh4 $19) 21... Ne4 22. Qe1 Ndf6 23. Nb3 b5 24. Kh1 Qd7 25. cxb5 Nxd5 26.
Bf3 Nef6 27. Qf2 Qxb5 28. Qd4 Re3 $2 (28... Bxf4 29. a4 Qxb4 30. Qxb4 Nxb4 31.
Rc4 Nbd5 $11) 29. Bxd5 $6 ({Mit} 29. Rcd1 $1 Rxf3 30. Rxf3 Qe2 31. Rf2 $16 {
behielt Weiß mehr Vorteil.}) 29... Qxd5+ 30. Qxd5 Nxd5 31. f5 Re2 32. Nd4 Re4
33. Rc8+ Kg7 34. fxg6 Kxg6 35. Nf5 (35. Rd1 $5 Ne3 36. Rd3 Ng4 37. Kg2) 35...
Bf4 36. Nxd6 Bxd6 37. Rc6 $2 {Ein Versehen. So bekommt Weiß die Figur nicht
zurück.} (37. Rd8 Re6 38. Rd1 Bxh2 39. R1xd5 Be5 $16) 37... Re6 38. a3 ({Auf} 
38. Rd1 {folgt nun nämlich} Be7 39. Rxe6+ fxe6 $19) 38... Be5 39. Rxe6+ fxe6 {
Neue Situation: Statt Qualität mehr spielt Weiß nun mit Turm gegen zwei
Figuren.} 40. Rf8 Bb2 41. Ra8 Nc7 42. Ra7 Be5 43. a4 Kf5 44. a5 Bd6 (44... Ke4
45. b5 Nxb5 46. Rxa6 Kd5 $15) 45. b5 Nxb5 46. Rxa6 Bc5 47. Ra8 e5 48. Rb8 Na7
49. Rh8 Kg4 50. Rg8+ Kf4 51. Rh8 Kg4 52. Rg8+ (52. Kg2 $5 e4 53. h3+) 52... Kf3
53. Rh8 (53. Rd8 $5) 53... e4 54. Rxh5 Bd4 55. Rf5+ Ke2 56. Kg2 e3 57. h4 Kd3
58. Rf1 e2 59. Rh1 Bc3 60. Kf2 Bxa5 61. h5 Nc6 62. h6 Ne5 63. h7 Ng6 {Gerade
rechtzeitig.} 64. Ra1 Bc3 65. Rc1 Kd2 66. Rh1 (66. Rxc3 e1=Q+) 66... Bd4+ 67.
Kf3 e1=Q {Nun aber...} 68. Rxe1 Kxe1 69. h8=R Nxh8 {Und nun wollte Weiß aber
nach dieser wechselhaften Partie auch noch sehen, ob Schwarz mit Springer und
Läufer mattsetzen kann.} 70. Ke4 Bb2 71. Ke3 Ng6 72. Kd3 Ne5+ 73. Ke3 Bc3 74.
Ke4 Ke2 75. Kd5 Kd3 76. Kc5 Ke4 77. Kd6 Bb4+ 78. Ke6 Ng4 79. Kd7 Kd5 80. Kc7
Ne5 81. Kb6 Kc4 82. Kb7 Kb5 83. Kc7 Be7 84. Kb7 Bd6 85. Ka7 Kc6 86. Ka8 Nc4 87.
Ka7 Nb6 88. Ka6 Bb8 89. Ka5 Nd5 90. Ka4 Kc5 91. Kb3 Nb4 92. Kc3 Bf4 {Er kann
es.} 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Batavia Grolsch 6th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2014.02.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van Delft, Merijn"]
[Black "L'Ami, Alina"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.02.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:02:24"]
[BlackClock "0:03:00"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. h3
{Dieser Zug kam jünsgt wieder in Mode und wird z.B. gerne von Volokitin
angewandt.} ({Üblicher ist} 8. f3) 8... Nbd7 (8... Be7 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6
11. Qe2 Nd7 12. O-O-O Nce5 13. Nd4 O-O 14. Nf5 Rc8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Rc5
17. Qd2 Rxd5 18. Qxd5 Bg5 19. g3 Bf6 20. Be2 Nb6 21. Qxb7 Na4 22. Rd1 Qa5 23.
b4 Qd8 24. Rxd6 Qe8 25. Rxf6 Nc3 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Bxe5 {1-0 (27) Volokitin,A 
(2682)-Dragun,K (2543) Warsaw 2013}) 9. g4 Rc8 10. Qd2 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1
({Die Stammpartie verlief vor mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert so:} 12. Bg2
Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. f4 Be7 15. Kb1 O-O 16. f5 Bc4 17. Bf3 b4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19.
exd5 Bh4 20. f6 Bxf6 21. h4 Bxb3 22. axb3 Qd4 23. Qg2 Qf4 24. Be4 h5 25. Bf5 e4
26. Bxc8 Rxc8 27. g5 Be5 28. Rhe1 Qxh4 29. Rxe4 Qg3 30. Qxg3 Bxg3 31. Rxb4 Kh7
32. Rg1 h4 33. g6+ fxg6 34. Rg4 Re8 35. R4xg3 hxg3 36. Rxg3 Re5 37. c4 g5 38.
Kc2 Kg6 39. Kd3 a5 40. Rg1 Kf5 41. Rf1+ {1/2-1/2 (41) Kramer,G-Rossetto,H
Dubrovnik 1950}) 12... Be7 13. f4 b4 {Eine Neuerung.} ({Andere Beispiele:} 
13... exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Qg2 Nfd7 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Bg5 18. Bg3 Bh4 19.
Nd4 Bxg3 20. Qxg3 g6 21. h4 Rc5 22. Bg2 Qf6 23. g5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Rxh1 25. Rxh1
Qg7 26. Rh4 Kd8 27. Qh3 Nc4 28. Qc3 Nde5 29. Nc6+ Kc7 30. b4 Nd3 31. Nd4 Qe5
32. bxc5 b4 33. Ne6+ fxe6 34. Qxe5 Na3+ 35. Ka1 Nxc2+ 36. Kb1 Na3+ 37. Ka1 Nc2+
{1/2-1/2 (37) Libiszewski,F (2520)-Edouard,R (2665) Linares 2013}) (13... Qc7
14. Bg2 b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 O-O 17. Bf3 Nb6 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. h4 Rc4 20.
g5 Rxf4 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Qg2 Bxh4 23. Rdg1 Bg5 24. Nc1 Qe3 25. Rf1 e4 26. Be2
Rxf1 27. Rxf1 a5 28. Nb3 Ra8 29. Bb5 a4 30. Bc6 Ra7 31. Nc1 f5 32. Qe2 Qd4 33.
Rxf5 a3 34. c3 bxc3 35. bxc3 Qxc3 36. Nb3 Rf7 37. Rxf7 Kxf7 38. Bd7 g6 39. Be6+
Kg7 40. Bd7 h5 41. Be6 h4 42. Bg4 h3 43. Bxh3 Qxh3 44. Qxe4 Qf1+ 45. Kc2 Qf2+
46. Kd3 Qxa2 47. Qd4+ Kh7 48. Kc4 Qc2+ 49. Kb4 a2 50. Qa7+ Kh6 51. Qd4 Kh5 52.
Qh8+ Kg4 53. Qd4+ Kf5 54. Qh8 Bf6 55. Qh3+ Kf4 56. Qf1+ Kg5 57. Qg1+ Kh6 58.
Qe3+ g5 59. Qh3+ Kg6 60. Qe3 Qxb3+ 61. Kxb3 a1=Q 62. Qe8+ Kf5 63. Qe6+ Kf4 64.
Qxd6+ Qe5 {0-1 (64) Vavulin,M (2390)-Bajarani,U (2504) Moscow 2014}) (13... O-O
14. g5 hxg5 15. fxg5 Nh5 16. Rg1 Nb6 17. Qf2 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Nd2 Rxc3 20.
bxc3 Qa5 21. Nb3 Qxc3 22. Qd2 Qc6 23. g6 Qxe4 24. Rde1 Qc4 25. Bg5 Bxg5 26.
gxf7+ Bxf7 27. Rxg5 Rc8 28. Reg1 Qe6 29. Qg2 Qf6 30. Qg4 Rc4 31. Qd1 Rh4 32.
Qd3 Kh8 33. Rf5 Qe6 34. Qf3 Nf4 35. Rfg5 g6 36. R5g4 Rxh3 37. Rh1 Rxh1+ 38.
Qxh1+ Kg7 39. Rh4 Nh5 40. Qg1 Qf5 41. Qa7 Qf1+ 42. Kb2 Qf6 43. Rh2 d5 44. Rf2
Nf4 45. Nc5 g5 46. Qc7 e4+ 47. Kb1 e3 48. Rh2 e2 {0-1 (48) Matijevic,F (2164)
-Lindgren,P (2269) Maribor 2012}) 14. Nd5 Nxe4 15. Qxb4 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Ng3 17.
Rg1 (17. fxe5 Nxe5 ({Günstig für Weiß ist} 17... Nxh1 18. exd6 Bg5 19. Bxa6
Rb8 20. Qe4+ Kf8 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. Qxh1 $16) 18. Qa4+ Qd7 19. Qxd7+ Kxd7 20.
Rg1 Nxf1 21. Rxf1 Nc4 22. Bf4 Bf6 $11) 17... Nxf1 18. Rxf1 Qc7 19. Rc1 Qc6 20.
Rd3 d5 $5 {Schwarz nimmt das Tempo mit und opfert einen Bauern.} (20... O-O $11
) 21. Qd2 O-O ({Nicht} 21... d4 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Nxd4 Qf6 24. Re1 O-O 25. Nf5
$18) 22. Rxd5 exf4 23. Bxf4 Nb6 24. Rh5 $2 {Hier ist der Turm deplatziert.} ({
Nach} 24. Rd3 Nc4 25. Qe2 Bf6 26. c3 a5 $15 {hat Schwarz genug Initative für
den Bauern.}) 24... Nc4 25. Qd5 Qf6 26. Be5 (26. Qd4 g5 {und der Turm h5 ist
ausgesperrt.}) 26... Qg6 27. Rf5 ({Es drohte} 27. Z0 Bg5 {mit der Idee} 28. Re1
Nxe5 29. Qxe5 Qxc2+ 30. Ka1 Bf6 $19) 27... Ne3 ({Gut war auch} 27... Rfd8 28.
Qb7 Bg5 $17) 28. Qd7 Bg5 ({Oder} 28... Nxf5 29. gxf5 Qg5 30. Qd3 Rfd8 $17) 29.
Rf2 $2 ({Erzwungen war} 29. Rxg5 hxg5 30. Bc3 $17) 29... Rfd8 30. Qb7 Nxc2 31.
Rfxc2 {Erlaubt einen hübschen Schluss.} Qxc2+ 32. Rxc2 Rd1+ 33. Rc1 Rdxc1+ 34.
Nxc1 Rxc1# 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. a4 (10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Be7 12. g4 Nb6 13. g5 Nfd7 14. h4
O-O 15. Rg1 b4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. h5 Qc7 20. g6 $40 {
Oll,L-Nepomnishay,M/St.Petersburg/1996/1:0/38/}) 10... b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5
Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. a5 {>< b4,a6/} Qb7 15. Bc4 Be7 16. Ra4 Rb8 17. Nc1 (17.
Qd3 Ra8 18. Qd2 Rb8) (17. O-O) 17... Bd8 (17... O-O $5 18. Na2 e4 19. Nxb4 exf3
20. gxf3 Nd7 $146) 18. Nd3 (18. Na2 Nd7 $1 19. Kd1 Qc8 20. b3 Nc5 21. Rxb4 Ra8
$1 $15 {Cseshkovsky,V-Giorgadze,T/Yerevan/1982/0.5/41/}) (18. b3 O-O 19. Kd1
Qa8 20. Na2 Rb5 $1 $13) 18... Bxa5 $1 (18... Nxd5 $6 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Qxd5
Qxd5 21. Bxd5 O-O 22. Ke2 Rc8 23. Bb3 Be7 24. Rd1 Rfd8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Bc4
$16 {>< a6/Tiviakov,S-De Firmian,N/Polanica Zdroj/1995/1:0/53/}) 19. Rxa5 Qc7
20. Ra4 (20. Rxa6 Qxc4 21. Rxd6 O-O 22. O-O Nxd5 23. Re1 f6 24. Re4 Qb5 25. h3
Rb6 26. Rxb6 Qxb6+ 27. Kh2 Rd8 28. Nxb4 Nf4 29. Qe1 Qd6 30. Nd3 Nxd3 31. cxd3
Qxd3 $10 {Shirov,A-Gelfand,B/Vienna/1996/0.5/53/}) (20. Bb5+ axb5 21. Ra6 O-O
22. Nxb4 Ra8 $10) 20... Qxc4 21. Nxb4 O-O (21... a5 $6 22. Rxa5 Rxb4 23. b3 {
/\ Ra8/}) 22. c3 $6 (22. b3 $5 Qb5 (22... Qh4+ 23. Qf2) 23. Nxa6 Rbc8 $146)
22... Rfc8 {@/} 23. Ra1 (23. Kf2 $5 Qc5+ 24. Kg3 Nh5+ 25. Kh4 $13) (23. Qe2 $2
Nxd5 $17) 23... Rb5 24. Nc6 $2 (24. Rxa6 $2 Rxb4) (24. Qe2 $1 Qxe2+ (24... Qc5
$5) 25. Kxe2 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxa6 $10) 24... Kf8 25. Na7 Rxd5 26. Qe2
Qxe2+ 27. Kxe2 Rb8 28. b4 $2 (28. Rhb1 $1 $15) 28... e4 $1 $17 29. Rhd1 (29. f4
Rd3) (29. Rxa6 exf3+ 30. Kxf3 Re8 $40) 29... exf3+ 30. gxf3 Re8+ 31. Kf1 $2 (
31. Kf2 Rh5 $17) 31... Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 Ra8 33. Nc6 Rc8 34. Na5 (34. Rxd6 Ne8 $19
) 34... Rxc3 35. Rxd6 Rxf3+ 36. Kg2 Rf4 37. Nc6 Rc4 38. Ne5 Rxb4 39. Rxa6 Rb7
$19 40. Kf3 Nd7 41. Ra8+ Ke7 42. Nd3 g6 43. Ra3 Kf6 44. Nf4 Ne5+ 45. Kg3 Rd7
46. Ra2 Kg7 47. h4 h5 48. Ra5 Ng4 49. Rg5 Kh6 50. Ra5 Re7 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 29th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1999.05.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1999.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. Qd2 Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. f4 $5 $146 (12. Nd5) 12...
g6 $1 (12... Nc4 $6 13. Bxc4 bxc4 (13... Bxc4 14. O-O-O $14) 14. f5 $1 cxb3 15.
fxe6 fxe6 16. axb3 $14) (12... exf4 13. Bxf4 $14) 13. O-O-O Nc4 $1 14. Bxc4 (
14. Qf2 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 exf4 16. Qxf4 h6 $5 {'=/+!' Ftacnik.}) 14... bxc4 15. Nd4
$5 {Ftacnik: 'Very daring, but white could also have played strance looking 15.
Na1'} (15. Na1 Rb8 $13) 15... exd4 16. Bxd4 f6 $1 (16... Rg8 17. Rhf1 (17. h4
$5) (17. h4 {Ftacnik} Bg4 18. Rdg1 Bf3 19. Rh3 Bh5 20. Nd5 $36) 17... Qa5 18.
Qg2 $5 $44) 17. gxf6 (17. f5 $5 Bf7 $1 (17... gxf5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Rhf1 Be6
20. gxf6 $13) 18. Bxf6 (18. gxf6 Ne5 $13) 18... Nxf6 (18... Be7 $5 $13) 19.
gxf6 Rb8 $1 (19... Qxf6 $2 20. e5 $3 Qxf5 (20... Qh4 21. Qg2) 21. Rhf1 (21.
exd6 Rd8 22. Rhf1 Qd7 23. Rde1+ Be7 24. Ne4 $18) 21... Qh3 22. Kb1 $40) 20. e5
(20. Qd4 {Ftacnik} Qb6 $17) 20... Qb6 $132) 17... Bh6 $1 (17... Nxf6 $2 18. f5
$1 Bf7 $140 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. e5 $3) 18. f7+ $1 (18. h4 Nxf6 $1 19. h5 gxh5 $1)
(18. Qf2 Nxf6 19. Qh4 Bg7) 18... Kxf7 19. Be3 $2 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik:
'Strange modesty in a very sharp position. It was compulsory to take the rook
with unclear consequences. '} (19. Bxh8 Qxh8 (19... Qh4 $2 {Ftacnik} 20. Bd4
Bxf4 21. Rdf1 g5 22. Be3 $18) 20. Rhf1 $1 (20. Qxd6 Qb8 $1 21. Rhf1 Qxd6 22.
Rxd6 Ke7 $15) (20. Kb1 {Ftacnik} Qb8 21. Rhf1 Qb7 22. Qxd6 Rb8 $13) 20... Rb8
21. Qxd6 Qc8 22. Nd5 Bf8 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Nxc7 Bg4 $13) 19... Bg4 $1 20. Qd5+
Kg7 $1 (20... Be6 $2 21. Qd2 $11) (20... Ke8 {Ftacnik} 21. Rd2 Bg7 22. Qxd6
Bxc3 23. bxc3 $17) 21. Bd4+ (21. Qxd6 Nf6) (21. Rd2 {Ftacnik} Nf6 22. Qxc4 (22.
Qb7+ Qd7 23. Qxd7+ Bxd7 24. Rxd6 Bh3 25. Rd4 Rhe8 26. Rxc4 Bg2 27. Rd1 Re7 $17)
22... Qe7 $15) 21... Nf6 22. Qb7+ Qd7 23. Qxd7+ (23. Bxf6+ Kxf6 24. Rxd6+ Qxd6
25. e5+ (25. Nd5+ Ke6 26. Nc7+ Kf7 $19) 25... Qxe5 26. Nd5+ (26. Ne4+ Ke6 $19)
26... Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Rhd8 $5 $17 {'-/+' Ftacnik.}) 23... Bxd7 24. Nd5 (24. Kb1 {
Ftacnik} Kf7 (24... Bxf4 25. Nd5 Be5 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Nxf6 $11) 25. e5 Bg4 26.
exf6 Bxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxf4 $19) 24... Rhf8 25. Rhf1 $2 {Ftacnik: 'Another mistake,
now black manages to get a great advantage.'} (25. Kb1 $142 Bg4 26. Nxf6 $1
Rxf6 (26... Bxd1 $4 27. Ng4+) 27. Bxf6+ Kxf6 28. Rxd6+ Ke7 $15 {'-/+' Ftacnik.}
) 25... Bh3 $1 26. Rf2 (26. Nxf6 {Ftacnik} Rxf6 27. Bxf6+ Kxf6 28. Rxd6+ Ke7
$19) 26... Rad8 $17 27. b3 Be6 28. Nxf6 Rxf6 29. Kb2 Kf7 30. Bxf6 Kxf6 {
Ftacnik: 'Two bishops are strong compensation in the fight against the rook,
white has only one spare pawn.'} 31. Kc3 (31. e5+ {Ftacnik} Ke7 32. c3 cxb3 33.
axb3 Rb8 34. exd6+ Kd7 35. b4 Bg7 $1 36. f5 Bxf5 37. Kb3 Be6+ 38. Kc2 Rb6 $19)
31... Rc8 $1 32. Kb4 (32. b4 Ke7 $17) (32. Rxd6 {Ftacnik} cxb3+ 33. Kb2 bxa2
$19) 32... Bf8 33. Ka5 Rc6 34. Rfd2 (34. b4 {Ftacnik} Be7 $17) 34... Be7 35.
Rd4 Bd8+ 36. Ka4 Ke7 37. f5 (37. e5 $5 {Ftacnik} Bc7 38. exd6+ Bxd6 39. b4 $17)
37... gxf5 38. exf5 Bxf5 39. Re1+ Kd7 40. Rxc4 Rxc4+ 41. bxc4 Bxc2+ 42. Kb4 Bg6
$1 $19 43. c5 $2 d5 44. c6+ Kd6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.21"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 {Having played a lot of
Najdorf as White against Gelfand I decided that it had been time to employ it
with the other side.} 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 {Before this game the Chinese player
had normally practiced} (7. Nb3 {. As it often happens, having faced something
unexpected I immediately confused the move order.}) 7... Be7 8. Bc4 Be6 $6 {
I forgot to have included} (8... O-O 9. O-O {before playing this move.}) 9.
Bxe6 fxe6 10. Ng5 $1 Qd7 11. Qf3 {[#] Here I realised that I had mixed up
something. White's threats seemed very dangerous to me and after a due
consideration I decided to take radical measures.} h6 $6 {Theoretical is} (
11... d5 {although the position after} 12. exd5 exd5 13. O-O-O {, I didn't
like at all. But the text appears to be just the bluff.}) 12. Qh3 Nc6 $5 (12...
Rg8 {would fail to} 13. Nxe6 Kf7 14. Nd5 $1 {, so Black had already no choice.}
) 13. O-O-O $2 {Timid and wrong. The natural way would, of course be} (13. Na4
{. My intention was to answer it with} Bd8 {instead, although his position
after} (13... Nb4 14. Nb6 Nxc2+ 15. Kd2 Qc6 {, but I didn't notice that after}
16. Rac1 hxg5 17. Qxh8+ Kf7 18. Nxa8 Nxe4+ 19. Kd1 Nxe3+ 20. fxe3 Qd5+ (20...
Qa4+ 21. b3 Nf2+ 22. Ke1 Qa5+ 23. Kf1 Qd2 24. Qh5+ Kf6 25. Re1 Nxh1 26. Qe2 {
is also hopeless}) 21. Kc2 {White king escapes easily and Black is lost. Thus
he should probably choose}) 14. O-O-O {is still quite unnatractive.}) 13... Rc8
$1 {With this precise move Black already takes over the initiative!} 14. Kb1 {
It was difficult to find anything better as the e6 pawn is taboo while} (14.
Na4 {would be now well replied by} Nb4 15. Nb6 Rxc2+ 16. Kb1 Qc6 $1 {and White
is busted}) 14... Nd8 $1 {The most solid and logical continuation. White's
reply is now forced.} 15. Rd3 (15. Nf3 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Nxe4 {looks very
dangerous.}) 15... O-O 16. Nf3 Nf7 17. Nh4 $6 {There is already little room
for activity.} (17. g4 {would possibly have been a better try but generally
speaking I believe that it was already time for a quiet game like}) (17. Nd2 b5
18. f3 {with an approximate equality.}) 17... Rc4 $1 {Straight forward is the
best way to refute White's strategy.} 18. Ng6 Rfc8 19. f4 $2 {More agression
and more trouble for White. Surprisingly my opponent offered me a draw here,
which I, of course, rejected.} (19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. f3 {would possibly have
been his best but after} b5 21. Rc1 Qe8 $1 {Black is still much better. The
same is true after}) (19. f3 Bd8 $1) 19... exf4 20. Bxf4 Nxe4 21. Nd5 {The
same style!} Bd8 22. Re1 Nfg5 $1 {Of course, not} (22... Nf2 $2 23. Qxe6 Qxe6
24. Rxe6 Nxd3 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Nf8+ {with draw by perpetual check.}) 23. Bxg5
Nxg5 24. Qh5 exd5 {[#] The game is over?} 25. Rf3 $1 {Another shocker. Only
after some ten minutes of reflection I found the best reply.} Ba5 {It took me
some time to notice that} (25... Nxf3 {'fails' to} 26. Qxd5+ Kh7 {(only move)}
27. Nf8+ Kh8 28. Ng6+ {(not} (28. Nxd7 $2 Nxe1) 28... Kh7 29. Nf8+ {with draw.
It was possible to try}) (25... Bf6 26. Rxf6 Rxc2 $1 {(of course, not} (26...
gxf6 $2 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Qxh6+ Nh7 29. Ng6+ Kg8 30. Re7 $18 {) with the idea})
27. Ne7+ $2 Qxe7 $19 {, but the text is still better.}) 26. Ne7+ Kh7 (26... Kh8
27. Ng6+ Kh7 {was winning as well}) 27. Rf6 $1 {The last try to cause the
opponent a heart attack.} (27. Qg6+ Kh8 {would lose at once.}) 27... Qe8 {
The only but sufficient way to parry White's ultime threats. Thus he resigned.}
0-1

[Event "Novgorod 3rd"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1996.07.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Short,N"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1996.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Huzman} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3
Qc7 8. Be2 Be7 (8... b5 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Bb7 12. Qc4 (12. Qb3 $5
{/\} Bxe4 13. Ng5 Bxg2 (13... Bxc2 14. Qd5 $18) (13... Bg6 $142 14. h4 h6 15.
Bf3 Nc6 16. Ne6 Qd7 17. Rd1 $36) 14. Rg1 h6 (14... Bc6 15. Bc4 $16) 15. Ne6 $16
) 12... Qxc4 13. Bxc4 {/\} Bxe4 14. Ng5 $1 (14. Bxf7+) 14... d5 15. Bb3 $16) 9.
a4 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Qd3 $5 {N/} (11. Bg5 {Huzman} Nbd7 (11... Be6 12. Bxf6
Bxf6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 Nd7 $14) 12. Nd2 $14) 11... Nbd7 (11... Bb7 12. Qc4
(12. Nh4 {Huzman} Rd8 (12... g6 13. Bh6 Rd8 14. Nf5 Bf8 (14... d5 15. Nxe7+
Qxe7 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qe3 $16) 15. Bg5 Nbd7 16. Ne3 $14) 13. Nf5
Bf8 14. Bg5 Nbd7 15. Ne3 $14) 12... Qxc4 13. Bxc4 Nxe4 14. Nd5 $14 (14. Nd5 Bd8
$5 (14... Nc6 15. Nxb6 $14) 15. Bxb6 (15. Nxb6 Bxb6 16. Bxb6 Nd7 $10) 15... Nd7
(15... Nc6 16. a5 $14) 16. Bxd8 Rfxd8 17. a5 (17. Rfd1 Kf8 $10) 17... Nef6 $10)
) 12. Qc4 Qxc4 $2 (12... Qb8 $142 13. Rfd1 $14 (13. Qb3 {Huzman} Bb7 14. Nd2
Qc7 $10)) (12... Qd8 $5 {Huzman}) 13. Bxc4 Bb7 14. Nd2 Rac8 15. Rfd1 (15. f3 d5
$1 16. Nxd5 (16. exd5 Bb4) 16... Nxd5 17. exd5 Nf6 18. Bxb6 (18. b3 b5) 18...
Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 $44) 15... Rc7 (15... Ng4 $5 16. Bd5 Nxe3 17. fxe3 $14) 16.
f3 Rfc8 17. b3 $16 h5 18. Bf2 Kf8 19. Nf1 g6 (19... Rxc4 20. bxc4 Rxc4 21. Rd3
$16) 20. Ne3 Ke8 21. Kf1 Bf8 22. Rd2 (22. h3 $142 Be7 23. g4) 22... Be7 23.
Rad1 $6 (23. h3 $142 $1) 23... Ra8 24. Ncd5 (24. h3 $1 $16 {Huzman with idea g4
}) 24... Nxd5 25. Bxd5 b5 (25... Bxd5 26. Rxd5 (26. Nxd5 {Huzman} Rc6 $16)
26... Nf6 27. R5d2 b5 28. Ra1 $16) 26. Ra1 Rac8 27. axb5 axb5 28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29.
Nd5 Bf8 (29... Bg5 30. Be3 Bxe3 31. Nxe3 $16 {/\} Ke7 (31... Rb6 32. Nd5 Rbc6
33. Nb4 Rb6 34. Rad1) (31... Rc6 $142 32. Ra8+ Rb8 33. Ra7) 32. Ra6) 30. c3 f5
31. Rda2 Kf7 (31... fxe4 32. fxe4 Nc5 33. Bxc5 dxc5 34. Ra6 $16) 32. Ra7 Rcb8
$8 33. Rxb7 (33. Ke2 Nf6 $1 $14 34. Nb4 Ke6 35. Kd3) 33... Rxb7 34. Ra8 Be7 $1
35. Ke2 Nf6 36. Nxf6 Kxf6 37. Kd3 Ke6 38. Rg8 Kf7 39. Rc8 Ke6 40. Be3 Rd7 $2
$138 (40... d5 $2 41. Rc6+ Bd6 42. exf5+ gxf5 43. Bc5 Rd7 44. f4 $1 $18) (40...
Bf6 $14 41. c4 {Huzman} bxc4+ 42. Kxc4 $16) 41. Rg8 (41. Rb8 $16) 41... Bf6 (
41... Kf7 {Huzman} 42. Rb8 d5 43. exf5 gxf5 44. Rxb5 f4 45. Bf2 Ke6 46. b4 $16)
(41... f4 {Huzman} 42. Bf2 g5 43. Rb8 d5 44. Rb6+ Kf7 45. exd5 (45. Rxb5 dxe4+
46. Kxe4 Rd2 $132) 45... Rxd5+ 46. Ke2 $16) 42. Rxg6 f4 43. Bf2 Kf7 44. Rh6 Kg7
(44... d5 {Huzman} 45. Rh7+ Bg7 46. Rxh5 $18) 45. Rxh5 Kg6 (45... d5 {Huzman}
46. g4 $18) 46. Rf5 (46. Rh3 {Huzman} d5 47. exd5 Rxd5+ 48. Ke2 Rd6 49. g4 Ra6
$16) 46... Rh7 (46... d5 {Huzman} 47. h4 dxe4+ 48. Kxe4 Rd2 49. h5+ Kg7 50. Bc5
Kf7 (50... Rxg2 51. Bd6 $18) 51. h6 Kg6 (51... Rxg2 52. Rh5 $18 (52. h7 Rh2 53.
Bd6 $18)) 52. h7 $18) 47. h4 Kf7 (47... Bxh4 {Huzman} 48. Bxh4 Rxh4 49. Rf8 Rh2
50. Rd8 Kf7 51. Rxd6 $18) 48. g4 fxg3 49. Bxg3 Ke6 50. h5 d5 51. Be1 Rd7 52. h6
dxe4+ 53. Kxe4 b4 54. Bg3 Bh8 55. Rf8 Bf6 56. Bxe5 Bxe5 57. Re8+ Re7 58. Rxe7+
Kxe7 59. cxb4 (59. Kxe5 {Huzman} bxc3 60. h7 c2 61. h8=Q c1=Q $18) 59... Bc3
60. b5 Kd6 61. f4 1-0

[Event "WchT 11th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2017.06.23"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.06.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 {Ding Liren usually prefers closed openings, so already his first move
was somewhat unexpected.} c5 {[%mdl 2] Ponomariov opts for a fighting reaction.
In the end this game really decided the match, although not in the way Ruslan
wished...} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 ({In an earlier
round we saw} 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Be7 8. g5 Nfd7 9. Be3 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. h4 Nc6 12.
Rg1 Nc5 13. f3 O-O 14. Qd2 Rb8 15. h5 Qc7 16. Qh2 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 e5 18. Be3 f5
19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. O-O-O Ne6 21. Kb1 Nf4 22. Bh3 Bc6 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Be6+ Kh8
25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. Bxd5 b4 27. a4 Qe7 28. Qd2 Qe5 29. Qc1 h6 $132 {Ding,L (2783)
-Vidit,S (2692) Khanty-Mansiysk 2017 However, here the Sicilian arose via a 1.
Nf3 c5 2.e4 move-order.}) 6... Ng4 7. Bc1 ({White prefers to retract a move,
unwilling to go for a theoretical duel in the line} 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 (8. Bc1 $5
Nf6 9. Bd3 {is an original attempt to profit from the "weakening" h6. It did
pay off after} e5 10. Nde2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ng3 Nbd7 13. a4 Nc5 14. Be2 Be6
15. Bf3 Rc8 16. Re1 Qd7 17. a5 Rfd8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Re8 20. c4 Bd8 21.
Be3 e4 22. Be2 h5 23. b4 Nd3 24. Bxd3 exd3 25. Qxd3 h4 26. Nf1 h3 27. Bd4 $36 {
Grischuk,A (2750)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2795) Moscow 2017}) 8... g5 9. Bg3 Bg7)
7... Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 Nbd7 {Black goes for an older move, which
is currently not too popular. The more topical and fashionable alternatives
are:} (10... h5 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 g6 14. Be2 Bg7 (14... Qc7
15. Rc1 Bg7 16. O-O O-O 17. c4 b6 18. Na1 Kh7 $13 {So,W (2731)-Dominguez Perez,
L (2768) Havana 2014 For more details about the whole subvariation see the
notes to this game in CBM 161.}) 15. O-O b6 16. c4 O-O 17. Rac1 a5 18. Qd1 (18.
Na1 Kh7 19. h3 Ng8 20. g4 Bh6 21. g5 Bg7 22. Bd3 Ne7 23. Kh2 Nc5 24. Nc2 Qd7
25. Be4 Nf5 26. Bf2 f6 27. Rg1 fxg5 28. Qxg5 Qf7 29. Qg2 Bh6 $15 {Ponomariov,R
(2710)-Bruzon Batista,L (2659) Berlin rpd 2015}) 18... a4 (18... Kh7 $5) 19.
Nd2 Nc5 20. Nb1 Re8 21. Nc3 e4 22. f4 $14 Nd3 23. Bxd3 Ng4 24. Bf2 exd3 25.
Qxd3 Ra7 {Topalov,V (2749)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2796) Paris rpd 2017} 26. Nb5
Nxf2 27. Rxf2 $16) ({MVL has recently gone for} 10... Be7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O
Nbd7 13. g4 b5 14. g5 (14. h4 Nb6 15. Qf2 Rb8 16. g5 Nfd7 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4
Rc8 {Caruana,F (2810)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2798) Dortmund 2016} 19. Qg3 $5 $14 {
For an overview of this line see the notes to this game in CBM 174.}) 14... b4
15. Ne2 Ne8 16. f4 a5 17. f5 a4 18. fxe6 axb3 19. exf7+ Rxf7 20. Kb1 ({A
fighting move,} 20. cxb3 Rxa2 21. Ng3 Rxf1 $11 {forces a perpetual.}) 20...
bxc2+ 21. Qxc2 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Ng3 Kh8 24. Bc4 (24. Qc6 Qd8 25. Bc4 Rc8
26. Qxc8 Qxc8 27. Bxf7 {is an email line, with} Ndf6 $13 {scoring well for
Black.}) 24... Rf8 (24... Rf4 $5 25. Qd2 Rc8 26. Be6 Qe7 27. Bxd7 Qxd7 28. Qxb4
Rf2 29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Nf6 31. Rd1 Qc6 32. Qd3 h6 33. a3 Rd8 34. Rc1 Qd7 35.
Rc4 d5 36. exd5 Qh3 $132 {Gerhardt,F (2645)-Pugh,J (2570) email 2007}) 25. Nf5
Ndf6 (25... Rc8 $5 $13) 26. h4 (26. Rhg1 Qh5 27. Qg2 d5 $1 28. Nxg7 Qf7 29.
Nxe8 dxc4 $132) 26... Qh5 27. Be6 Ra7 (27... g6 $1 28. Nxd6 Nxd6 29. Rxd6 Qf3
$132) 28. Qf2 Rc7 29. Ng3 Qh6 30. Rdf1 g6 31. h5 $36 {Duda,J (2678)-Wojtaszek,
R (2746) Germany 2017}) 11. g4 Nb6 ({There is also a fair share of games with} 
11... b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ng8 $5 ({Recently Black has preferred this retreat
to} 13... Nh5 14. Qd2 a5 15. Ng3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 a4 17. Nc1 Qa5 18. f4 g6 19. Nd3
a3 20. b3 Bg7 21. O-O-O exf4 22. gxf4 Bb2+ 23. Kb1 Bg4 24. Nxb4 Bxd1 25. Qxd6
Bf3 26. Bh3 Qd8 27. Nc6 Ne5 28. Nxd8 Rxd8 29. Bd7+ Rxd7 30. Qb8+ Rd8 31. Qb5+
Nd7 32. Rf1 O-O 33. Rxf3 Nf6 34. c4 $16 {Duchardt,A-Oker,B (1742) email 2013})
14. h4 (14. a3 a5 15. axb4 axb4 16. Ng3 h6 $132 {and}) (14. Qd2 a5 15. f4 h6
$13 {are more tested alternatives.}) 14... h6 15. Bg2 hxg5 16. hxg5 Rxh1+ 17.
Bxh1 Nb6 18. Qd3 Be7 (18... Nc4 $5 19. O-O-O a5 $15 {is an engine preference})
19. f4 Nc4 20. O-O-O Nxe3 21. Qxe3 exf4 22. Nxf4 Bxg5 23. e5 d5 24. Kb1 Ne7 25.
Qf3 Bxf4 26. Qxf4 Qb6 27. Nd4 $44 {Zhigalko,S (2639)-Sutovsky,E (2650)
Poikovsky 2017}) 12. g5 Nh5 {It's important to slow down White's attack.} (
12... Nfd7 {on the other hand, gives White a free hand after} 13. Qd2 Rc8 14.
O-O-O Qc7 15. Kb1 Be7 16. h4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. h5 Nb6 19. Qf2 Nd7 20. Qg3
b5 21. Rh2 Nb6 22. f4 Na4 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 f6 25. h6 g6 26. gxf6 Bxf6 27.
fxe5 dxe5 28. d6 Qd7 29. Bg5 $18 {Sakaev,K (2655)-De Firmian,N (2553)
Copenhagen 2003}) 13. Qd2 Be7 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Rg1 g6 {An
important move if Black wants to get kingside counterplay with f5(f6) later on.
} ({However, a plausible alternative is} 16... Qc7 17. Qf2 Nc4 ({White has
better results after} 17... Bd8 18. h4 g6 19. Rg2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Qd2 Be7
22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 $14) 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. f4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Qxf4
Rce8 22. Rd4 Qc7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Bd8 25. h4 Re5 26. Rxe5 dxe5 27. Qg4 b5
28. a3 Be7 29. Nc1 a5 30. h5 Qc8 31. Qg3 Qe6 32. Rf1 Rc8 33. Nd3 b4 $132 {
Matei,C (2478)-Jonsson,D (2519) email 2013}) 17. Qf2 (17. h4 Qc7 18. Qf2 Nc4
19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Nc1 b5 21. Nb3 b4 22. Na4 Rc7 (22... Qc7 $142 23. Nb6 Rb8 24.
Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 f5 $132) 23. Nb6 Qb5 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qd7 26. Qe2 Rfc8
27. Rc1 Qh3 28. Qf2 f5 29. gxf6 Nxf6 30. Ra5 Nh5 31. Bg5 $36 {Topalov,V (2761)
-Carlsen,M (2855) Leuven blitz 2016}) 17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 (18... Bxc4 $143
{allows} 19. Na4 $1 Be6 (19... b5 20. Nb6 Rc7 21. Na5 $36) 20. Nb6 Rc7 21. Qd2
Rc6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Rc8 24. Qd3 Qd7 25. Nd2 f6 26. gxf6 Rxf6 27. c4 Rf7
28. c5 $1 (28. Rc1 Qf5 29. Rc3 b5 30. b3 Qh3 31. Rgc1 bxc4 32. Rxc4 Ra8 $13 {
/<=>, Leko,P (2739)-Anand,V (2774) Dortmund 2003}) 28... Rd8 (28... dxc5 29.
Nc4 $16) 29. cxd6 Bxd6 30. Bg5 Rdf8 31. Bh6 Nf4 32. Qb3 Rd8 33. Bxf4 Rxf4 34.
Ne4 Kh8 35. Rd3 $16 {Bacrot,E (2645)-Lautier,J (2677) Aix les Bains 2003 See
notes to both these games in CBM 097 by Ftacnik. Afterwards Black began
recapturing with the rook.}) 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 b5 (20... f5 21. Qe2 (21.
gxf6 $5 Nxf6 22. Qd2 {- 20...f6}) 21... b5 22. Qd3 fxe4 {½, De Rover,Y (2338)
-Sarrau,J (2373) Belgium 2016} 23. fxe4 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 $132) (20... Qd7 21.
Nd2 (21. Rgd1 $14 {[%cal Yd5e5]}) 21... Rc6 22. f4 $6 exf4 23. Bxf4 Qe6 24. Bg3
f6 (24... Rc5 $5 $15) 25. gxf6 Nxf6 26. Qd4 Rfc8 27. Rc1 $13 {Mihok,O (2351)
-Nguyen Huynh Minh,H (2398) Budapest 2008}) (20... f6 21. Qe2 (21. gxf6 Nxf6
22. Qd2 Rf7 23. Rd3 Bf8 24. h4 Nh5 25. Bg5 Qc8 26. Qd1 b5 27. a3 Qb8 28. c3 Qa7
29. Na1 a5 30. Nc2 Rc6 $11 {Kubicki,T (2418)-Avotins,M (2458) email 2012})
21... b5 22. gxf6 Nxf6 (22... Rxf6 23. Nd2 Rc6 24. c4 bxc4 25. Nxc4 Qc8 26. Na5
Rc7 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Bxc1 Nf4 29. Bxf4 Rxf4 30. Nc4 {Muzyka,Y (2382)
-Lehtosaari,J (2354) email 2008} Qh3 $132) 23. Rdd1 (23. Rd3 Qc7 24. Nc1 a5 25.
Bg5 Nh5 26. Bh6 Rc8 27. Rd2 a4 28. Nd3 {Mojzis,J (2122)-Cerveny,M (2380)
Nachod 2009} b4 $132) 23... Qc8 24. Bg5 Qe6 25. Qd3 Rfc8 26. c3 Rd8 27. Nd2 Rc7
{Sabaev,S (2480)-Stalmach,K (2559) email 2010} 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. Nf1 $1 $36 {
[%cal Yf1e3,Ye3d5]}) 21. h4 $146 {[%mdl 40] A strategically complex position,
in which it's unclear, who is attacking on which flank - the pawn advances
g4-g5 and b5 have weakened White's kingside and Black's queenside respectively.
Most of the games stem from email practice, objectively White is perhaps
somewhat better. The difficult question for Black is to decide, when he can
afford to exchange his Nh5 for White's Be3. Ding's move supports the Pg5, but
it's not so clear if the pawn will not be more vulnerable on h4, than on h2.} (
21. Qe2 Qd7 (21... f6 {-20...f6}) 22. c3 (22. Nd2 Rc7 $142 $1 (22... Rc6 23. c4
Rb8 (23... Rfc8 $5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Rxb5 (25. Qxb5 Nf4 26. Bxf4 Qa7 $1 $44)
25... Nf4 26. Bxf4 exf4 $132 {[%cal Ye7f8,Yf8g7,Gc8c1]}) 24. cxb5 Rxb5 25. Qd3
Rxd5 26. exd5 Rc7 27. Qxa6 Qf5+ 28. Ka1 Nf4 (28... Rc2 $5) 29. Ne4 $14 {
Akopian,V (2684)-Khismatullin,D (2656) Plovdiv 2012}) 23. c4 Rb8 $11) 22... f5
(22... Rc7 23. Rdd1 f5 24. gxf6 Rxf6 25. Rgf1 Rf7 26. Na1 Rb7 27. Nc2 a5 28.
Na3 Nf4 29. Bxf4 Rxf4 30. Qd3 Rf8 31. Rf2 Qc6 32. Rfd2 Kg7 33. c4 bxc4 34. Nxc4
$14 {Frica,S-Hendrich,T (1826) email 2013}) 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Rdd1 Nh5 25. Bh6
Rf7 26. h4 (26. Na1 $5 {[%cal Ya1c2,Yc2e3,Yc2b4]}) 26... Rc6 27. Nd2 Kh8 28.
Rg4 Qe6 29. Nb3 Bd8 30. Nc1 Bb6 31. Nd3 Qc4 $13 {Rozenberg,D (2612)-Persson,C 
(2596) email 2005}) (21. Qd2 Qc8 $5 (21... Qb8 22. Rg2 (22. Na5 Rc7 23. Rd3 $14
) 22... Rfc8 23. Na5 R4c7 24. Qb4 Ng7 25. f4 exf4 26. Bxf4 Qb6 27. a3 Ne6 $11
28. Bxd6 $6 {1/2-1/2 (34) Stefansson,H (2572)-Olafsson,H (2504) Reykjavik 2004}
Nf4 $1 $15) (21... Qc7 22. Rd1 (22. h4 Re8 23. Rc1 Bf8 24. Qa5 Qc8 25. Nd2 Rc6
26. a4 bxa4 27. Qxa4 Re7 28. c4 Rec7 29. Ra5 Bg7 30. b3 Nf4 $132 31. Bxf4 $2
exf4 $36 {[%csl Gg7] Morros Faura,R (2217)-Rubio Mejia,L (2371) Arinsal 2009})
(22. Rc1 f5 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Rd3 b4 $6 (24... Nh5 $142) 25. c3 bxc3 26. Rdxc3
Rxc3 27. Rxc3 $14 {Hoyos Millan,L (2556)-Cilloniz Razzeto,A (2451) email 2008})
22... Rc8 (22... Qc8 23. Qg2 f5 24. gxf6 Nxf6 25. R5d2 Nh5 26. Bg5 Nf4 27. Qg3
Nh5 28. Qg1 Nf6 29. h4 $14 {Korosec,S (2366)-De Groot,A (2447) email 2008}) (
22... Ng7 23. h4 Ne6 24. c3 Rc8 25. a3 Nf8 26. Nc1 Nd7 27. h5 Nb6 28. Bxb6 Qxb6
29. Nd3 a5 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Qh2 Rf8 32. Qh3 $16 {Lacrosse,M (2268)-Caridi,N 
(1707) email 2008}) (22... f5 23. Bc5 $1 fxe4 24. Rxd6 Bxd6 25. Bxd6 e3 26. Qe1
Qb6 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. Rd3 e2 29. Qxe2 Qg1+ 30. Rd1 Qxg5 31. Qf2 $36 {[%csl Ra6,
Rb5,Rf8] Szymanski,R-Yarkov,E (2197) email 2007}) 23. c3 Rb8 24. Bc5 Nf4 25.
Bxd6 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 b4 27. cxb4 (27. Rd7 Qb6 28. cxb4 $16) 27... Rcxb4 28. Rd8+
Kg7 29. Rxb8 Qxb8 30. Nc5 Rd4 31. Qc2 Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1 Qb5 33. Na4 Nh3 34. Nc3
Qc4 35. Qd6 Qf1+ 36. Kc2 Qxf3 37. Qxe5+ Kg8 38. b4 Qg2+ 39. Kb3 Nxg5 40. Ka4
Nf3 41. Qf6 h5 42. Ka5 Nxh2 43. a4 Ng4 44. Qd8+ Kh7 45. Kxa6 Qg3 46. Nd5 h4 47.
Qf8 Qf2 48. b5 h3 49. b6 h2 50. b7 h1=Q 51. b8=Q Qa1 52. Qbe8 Qg7 53. Qfe7 g5
54. a5 Nh6 55. Qc6 Ng8 56. Qec7 g4 57. Kb7 g3 58. a6 g2 59. a7 g1=Q 60. a8=Q
Qb1+ 61. Nb6 $11 {Szalanczy,E (2354)-Nguyen Thi Mai,H (2213) Budapest 2009 A
truly fantastic game!}) 22. Na5 (22. Qd1 Qh3 23. Rd2 Qe6 24. a3 Rfc8 25. c3 Bf8
26. Rd5 Be7 {½, Pheby,I (2525)-Rodriguez,K (2446) email 2006} 27. Na1 $5 $14 {
[%cal Ya1c2]}) (22. Qg2 f5 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Rdd1 Nh5 25. c3 Nf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4
27. Nd2 Rc5 28. Rge1 Rh4 29. Nb3 Rc7 30. Rd3 {Gross Winter,G (2064)-Bach,W 
(2208) email 2010} Qh3 $11) 22... Rc7 23. c3 (23. Qg2 f5 24. gxf6 Rxf6 25. Rdd1
Nf4 26. Qd2 Bf8 27. Rc1 Nh5 28. Rgf1 Rcf7 $132 {Lipcak,N (2129)-Hliva,R (2056)
email 2008}) 23... Qh3 24. Rd3 Qxf3 $5 (24... Rfc8 25. Qe2 Qe6 26. h4 Rd7 27.
Nb3 f5 28. gxf6 Qxf6 (28... Nxf6 $5) 29. Qg2 Rdd8 30. Bg5 Qf8 31. Rgd1 Bxg5 32.
Qxg5 Nf4 33. R3d2 Kh8 $14 {/<=>, Delavekouras,S (2442)-Antunes,A (2330) email
2005}) 25. Bb6 Qxe4 26. Re1 Qf5 27. Bxc7 Nf4 28. Nc6 Bxg5 29. Nb4 Rc8 30. Bb6
Nxd3 31. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 32. Nxd3 f5 33. Nb4 Kf7 34. Kc2 Be7 35. Ra1 Rc4 $13 {
Nilsson,T (1985)-Hliva,R (2056) email 2008}) (21. Rd3 f5 22. gxf6 Rxf6 23. Qe2
Rf7 (23... Nf4 $5 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 $13) 24. a3 Qc8 25. Nc1 Qh3 26. Bd2 Qc8 27. Qd1
Bf8 28. Ne2 Qh3 $14 {/<=>, Nijboer,F (2564)-Spoelman,W (2448) Vlissingen 2008})
(21. Rdd1 Qc7 (21... f6 22. gxf6 Rxf6 23. Nd2 Rc8 24. Qf1 Qd7 25. Qd3 {Wang,Y 
(2393)-Yagupov,I (2441) Moscow 2004} Nf4 $5 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 $132) 22. h4 f5 23.
gxf6 Rxf6 24. Qg2 Kh8 25. c3 Rf7 26. Rh1 Qb8 $11 {Gramstad,R (2222)-De Groot,A
(2447) email 2008}) (21. Rgd1 Qc8 22. Na5 (22. R5d3 Qe6 23. c3 Rfc8 24. h4 Bf8
25. Qg2 Be7 26. Rd5 Bf8 27. Na5 R4c7 28. R5d3 Be7 29. Qf2 Kg7 30. Qh2 Kg8 31.
Qg2 Bf8 32. Re1 Be7 $11 {Genga,S (2332)-Myakonikikh,D (2334) email 2010}) 22...
Rc7 23. R5d3 Qe6 (23... f5 24. gxf6 Nxf6 25. Qg2 Nh5 26. Nb3 b4 27. Na5 Nf4 28.
Bxf4 Rxf4 29. b3 Rc3 30. Qe2 Rxd3 31. Rxd3 Rh4 32. Nc4 Qf8 33. Ne3 Bg5 34. Nd5
Qh6 {½, Kangur,A (2538)-Van der Hoeven,D (2649) email 2009} 35. Rd1 Rxh2 36.
Qc4 $16) 24. h4 Rfc8 $5 {Perhaps Black can just stay put, as it's not so easy
to find an effective plan for White:} (24... f5 25. gxf6 Nxf6 26. Bg5 Rfc8 27.
R3d2 Qh3 28. Qe3 Ne8 29. a3 Bf8 30. Qb3+ Kg7 31. Rg1 Rf7 32. Rd3 Qh2 33. Rc1
Rfc7 34. Rdd1 Kh8 35. c4 $14 {Haugen,A (2536)-Novikovas,V (2530) email 2006})
25. R3d2 Bf8 26. Qg2 Be7 27. Qf2 Bf8 {½, Korosec,S (2326)-Rodriguez,K (2446)
email 2006}) 21... f6 {Black opts for active counterplay, but maybe a better
way to do so was} (21... f5 $5 22. Nd2 (22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Rd3 Nxe4 24. Qh2 Rxf3
25. h5 Qc8 $5 26. hxg6 h5 27. Bc1 (27. Qxh5 Qh3 $15) 27... Qf5 $13) 22... Rc7
$1 (22... Rc6 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. Ne4 Qf8 25. Rd3 $13 {/+/=}) 23. Qg2 (23. Bb6
Nf4 $11) (23. exf5 $6 Qa8 $1 $15) 23... Qc8 $132) 22. Qd2 fxg5 {Opening the
position increases the tension, but will turn out badly for Black in the end.}
(22... Qc7 $5 23. gxf6 (23. Qd1 $5 $13 {/+/=}) 23... Nxf6 24. Rd3 Nh5 $132 {
/+/=}) 23. Bxg5 Rxf3 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Rxd6 {[%cal Rd6d7]} Rf7 (25... Nf6 26.
Rxa6 {/\} Nxe4 27. Qd5+ Qf7 28. Qxe5 Rf1+ 29. Nc1 $1 $16 Rxg1 $2 30. Ra8+ Qf8
31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Qb8+ {[%cal Rb8a7,Ra7g1]}) 26. Rxa6 Rxe4 (26... Qxh4 $5 27.
Ra5 Nf6 (27... Qxe4 28. Rxb5 Qf5 $14) 28. Rxb5 Rd7 29. Qg2 Rdc7 $14 {/~~}) 27.
Qd5 Rxh4 28. Qxb5 $36 {The position remains complex, but White retains the
initiative - his K is more secure and his pieces are active enough to both
threaten the Kg8 and support the o^a2. On the other hand it's more difficult
for Black to get his pawns moving.} Nf4 $2 (28... Rb4 $142 29. Qa5 Rbf4 (29...
Rc4 $5) 30. a3 $14) 29. a4 (29. Ra8+ $5 Kg7 30. Re8 Qd6 31. Rxe5 $16) 29... e4
(29... Kg7 30. Re1 e4 (30... Rh5 31. a5 $16) 31. Qc4 $16 (31. Qc6 $16)) ({
A more resilient try was} 29... Rh5 {, but White has the initiative after} 30.
Re1 ({, or} 30. Qc4)) 30. Ra8+ Kg7 31. Re8 Qa7 $6 (31... Qf6 32. Rxe4 (32. Nc5
Qd4 33. Rf1 Rh5 34. Rxe4 Qxe4 35. Nxe4 Rxb5 36. axb5 $16) 32... Nh3 33. Rxh4
Nxg1 34. Rh1 Nf3 35. a5 $16 {probably wouldn't save the game, but the text
move loses by force.}) 32. Qe5+ $1 Kh6 33. Qg5+ Kg7 34. Rxe4 $18 Rh5 (34... h6
35. Qg3 (35. Qc5 $5 Qxc5 36. Nxc5 g5 37. a5 $18) 35... g5 36. Qc3+ Kh7 37. Rd1
$18) 35. Qg3 Rh3 (35... Nd5 36. Nd4 $18) 36. Qe1 Nd5 (36... h5 37. Nd4 Kh7 38.
Qf1 $18) (36... h6 37. Nd4 Kh7 38. Rf1 g5 39. a5 $18) 37. Nd4 Qb6 38. a5 $1 {
The most convincing continuation, which forces Black to misplace his Q.} (38.
Ne6+ Kg8 39. Rc4 $18 (39. Ng5 $2 Nc3+)) 38... Qb7 (38... Qf6 39. Ne6+ Kg8 40.
Ng5 $18) (38... Qb8 39. Re8 $18) 39. Ne6+ Kg8 40. Nd8 (40. Nc5 $18) 40... Qb5 (
40... Nc3+ 41. Qxc3 Rxc3 (41... Qxe4 42. Qxh3) 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. Nxb7 Rxb7 44.
a6 $18) 41. Re8+ Kg7 (41... Rf8 42. Rxf8+ Kxf8 43. Rf1+ Kg7 44. Qe5+ Kg8 45.
Qe6+ Kg7 46. Rf7+ $18) 42. Qe5+ (42. Qe5+ Rf6 43. Ne6+ Kf7 44. Rf8+ Ke7 45.
Nd4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 49th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2014.05.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 {Introduced
into elite chess and heavily analysed by Garry Kasparov, this knight sortie
still remains a viable option.} ({The Scheveningen continuation} 6... e6 {
can lead to the extremely complex labyrinth of the English Attack, but White
has also other alternatives. An interesting one is} 7. Qf3 $5 Nbd7 8. O-O-O Qc7
(8... h5 $5 9. h4 Qc7 10. Qg3 b5 11. a3 Rb8 12. Bxb5 axb5 13. Ndxb5 Qc6 14.
Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Qb7 16. b3 O-O 17. Rhd1 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. Rxd7 Bxd7
20. Rxd7 Rxb3 {1/2, Borzenko,A (2524)-Zhak,B (2670)/email/2011/} 21. cxb3 Qc6+
22. Bc5 Qxc5+ 23. Kb2 Rc8 24. Qe3 Qc2+ 25. Ka1 Qc6 26. Qd2 Qxg2 $11) 9. Qg3 Nc5
(9... b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. f3 Ne5 $5 (11... Rc8 12. Bxb5 $5 $14) 12. Nb3 Rc8 13.
Rd2 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nd4 Nc5 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Ne4 19. Nxe4
Bxe4 20. c3 {Vuelban,V (2422)-Piccoli,V (2016)/Cutro/2009/} Rb8 $132) 10. f3
Bd7 11. Nb3 $1 (11. Be2 Rc8 12. Kb1 b5 13. Bxb5 axb5 14. Ndxb5 Qa5 15. Nxd6+
Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Rc6 17. Qb8+ Rc8 18. Qe5 O-O 19. Bg5 Ne8 20. Rxd7 f6 21. Bxf6
Nxf6 $44 {Krivoborodov,E (2502)-Drozdowski,K (2437)/Vienna/2013/}) 11... Na4
12. Nxa4 Bxa4 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Bd3 h5 15. Rhe1 e5 16. Qf2 Be7 17. Bb6 Qb8 18.
Na5 Nd7 19. Nc4 Bxc2+ 20. Kxc2 Nxb6 21. Qxb6 Bd8 22. Qb3 b5 23. Kb1 bxc4 24.
Qxb8 Rxb8 25. Bxc4 $36 {[%csl Gc4,Rd8] ^-, Adams,M (2753)-Van Wely,L (2693)/
Hoogeveen/2013/}) ({Nowadays the Najdorf-style} 6... e5 {is the most popular
reaction, we'll get into this system by transposition later on.}) 7. Bc1 {
So retracts a move and chooses a different approach.} ({After} 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 {Black has been able to withstand the more recent challenges:}
10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Be6 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. O-O-O (14. h4 $5 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 Qa5 16. a3 Bc4 17. Qf2 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 Rg8 19. O-O-O Nc4 20. Bxg7 Rxg7 21.
Nd5 gxh4 22. Qxh4 Rg5 23. Qh3 e6 24. f4 Rxd5 25. exd5 Qb6 26. Qc3 Qe3+ $11 {
Rizzo,R (2388)-Rognes,O (2222)/email/2008/}) 14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qa5 16. a3 O-O
$1 17. h4 g4 18. Qf2 (18. f4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Rxc4 21. Qe3 Rfc8 $132
{[%cal Rc4c3] and White can't well prevent the standard exchange sacrifice, as}
22. Rd3 $6 {runs into the strong} d5 $1 $36) (18. Qe3 $5) 18... Rc6 $1 19. f4 (
19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. f4 Qa2 $1 $17 {Saric,I (2628)-Banikas,H (2633)/
EU-chT Warsaw/2013/} 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Bc3 h5 $1 $19 {[%cal Rg7h6]}) 19... Rfc8
$1 20. Qg3 $2 (20. f5 Bc4 21. Bxc4 Nxc4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. f6+ Kg8 $1 24. Nd5
Nxa3 25. Nxe7+ Kf8 26. Nxc6 Rxc6 27. bxa3 Qxa3+ 28. Kb1 Qb4+ {zapletky koncia
vecnym sachom.}) 20... Nd7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. f5 {Nakamura,H (2772)-Gelfand,B 
(2764)/Elancourt/2013/} Ne5 $1 23. fxe6 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Rxc3 25. Qe1 Qxa3+ 26.
Kd2 Nc4+ $1 27. Bxc4 Rxc4 $19 {[%cal Ra3c3] See the notes to this game by
Gormally in CBM 157.}) 7... Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 {Nepomniachtchi,I 
(2634)-Van Wely,L (2677) Dortmund SuperGM 2008 (4) 1-0 We are back to the main
Najdorf line with two extra moves on the board. Positive for Black is that
with the 6.f3 (or 8.f3) move-order he doesn't have to worry about lines in
which White leaves the pawn on f2 to play f2-f4 afterwards. One possible
example is} h5 {If Black wants to insert this prophylactic move, it's probably
the best and most flexible choice to do so immediately. Ivan Saric has
recently shown some drawbacks of postponing this decision:} (10... Nbd7 11. Qd2
b5 12. O-O-O h5 (12... Be7 {is the more usual continuation, with murky
complications after} 13. g4 O-O 14. g5 b4 $13) 13. Nd5 Rc8 (13... Bxd5 $142 14.
exd5 Nb6 15. Qc3 Nfd7 16. Na5 Rc8 17. Nc6 Qc7 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. f4 Nf6 20. fxe5
Nxd5 21. exd6 Qxc6 22. Rxd5 Qxc3 23. d7+ Ke7 24. bxc3 Rd8 25. c4 Rxd7 26. Rxd7+
Kxd7 27. cxb5 Ba3+ 28. Kd2 axb5 29. Bxb5+ Kc7 30. Rf1 f6 $14 {/=, Repp,H (2497)
-Avotins,M (2488)/email/2010/}) 14. Qa5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Rxd3
Qxa5 18. Nxa5 Nf6 (18... g6 $5 19. Nc6 Bh6 20. Bxh6 Rxh6 21. Ra3 Ra8 22. Ra5
Nb6 23. b3 Kd7 24. Nb4 g5 $132) 19. Rhd1 Kd7 20. a4 bxa4 21. Ra3 Be7 22. c4 h4
23. h3 e4 24. Rxa4 exf3 25. gxf3 Nh7 26. Nc6 $16 {Saric,I (2637)-Wojtaszek,R 
(2711)/Wijk aan Zee-B/2014/}) (10... Be7 11. Qd2 h5 ({Once again Black's
choice is still more or less a matter of taste, he can go for} 11... O-O 12.
O-O-O Nbd7 ({or even} 12... a5 $5)) 12. Nd5 Bxd5 (12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14.
Be2 Nd7 15. O-O O-O 16. Na5 Qc7 17. c4 $14 {/<=> is perhaps playable for Black,
but in practical chess his results have been disappointing:} Bg6 18. b4 f5 19.
Rac1 f4 20. Bf2 e4 21. fxe4 Nf6 22. Bf3 Bxe4 23. c5 Qd7 24. c6 bxc6 25. dxc6
Qf5 {Ponomariov,R (2731)-Ftacnik,L (2545)/CZE-chT/2014/} 26. Bd4 $16) 13. exd5
Nbd7 14. Be2 O-O 15. O-O Qb8 (15... a5 $5) 16. Kh1 Bd8 17. c4 Bb6 18. Bxb6 Nxb6
19. f4 e4 20. Nd4 Qc8 21. Rac1 Re8 22. b4 Qd7 23. Nc2 Nc8 24. Ne3 Ne7 25. f5
Rec8 26. Rf4 b5 27. g4 $1 $36 {Saric,I (2666)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2735)/
Poikovsky/2014/}) 11. Nd5 {Also White doesn't postpone this typical sortie,
which changes the character of the position.} (11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. O-O-O (12. Nd5
{already gives Black a choice, as here} Nxd5 $5 13. exd5 Bf5 {is a plausible
alternative.}) 12... Be7 (12... Qc7 13. Kb1 b5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb6 16.
Bxb6 Qxb6 17. c4 $5 bxc4 18. Na5 g6 19. Nxc4 Qc5 $5 20. Qa5 Qxa5 21. Nxa5 Bh6
22. Bc4 Nd7 23. Kc2 Nb6 24. b4 Kd7 25. Kb3 f5 26. Rhe1 h4 27. a4 Bf4 28. h3 Rh5
29. Re2 Rg5 30. Nc6 $36 {Plenkovic,Z (2354)-Saric,A (2514)/Zagreb/2009/}) 13.
Kb1 Qc7 14. Bd3 b5 15. Bg5 O-O $5 (15... Nb6 16. f4 Rb8 17. Rhe1 Nc4 18. Bxc4
bxc4 {Svidler,P (2728)-Topalov,V (2783)/Wijk aan Zee/2007/} 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 (
19... gxf6 20. Nc1 $14) 20. f5 cxb3 21. fxe6 bxc2+ 22. Kxc2 O-O 23. Qxd6 $14)
16. Nd5 (16. f4 b4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 e4 19. Be2 Rfc8 20. Nd4 Nxd5 21. Bxh5
N7f6 22. Nf5 Nxh5 23. Qxd5 Qxc2+ 24. Ka1 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Qd4 Rc5 27. g4
Rd8 $15 {Serov,A (2074)-Khorunzhy,M (2105)/email/2010/}) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5
Nb6 18. h4 $5 Nbxd5 19. g4 hxg4 20. fxg4 a5 21. Nc1 Rab8 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. g5
Nh5 24. Ne2 $13 {Corral Garcia,P-Chernov,V/email/2010/}) 11... Bxd5 (11... Nxd5
12. exd5 Bf5 {allows White to swap the bishops} 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 {without
losing a tempo. After} Nd7 15. O-O-O Be7 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. f4 Qc7 18. Nd2 O-O 19.
f5 Nf6 20. Bg5 Nxd5 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. f6 Ng6 23. fxg7 Kxg7 24. Ne4 Qc4 25. Nxd6
Qxd3 26. Rxd3 Rc7 27. Rf1 Kg8 28. Nf5 Re8 29. Rd6 e4 30. Ne3 $14 {Shirov,A 
(2722)-Anand,V (2794)/Leon/2001/ Black had an unpleasant endgame, which he
couldn't save in the end. Although subsequently postal players defended better,
in practical chess this branch fell into oblivion.}) 12. exd5 Nbd7 13. Qd2 {
The most usual move, as White has no better square for his queen anyway and he
also toys with the idea of castling queenside.} ({However} 13. Be2 {can and
often does lead to the same (or very similar) position.}) (13. c4 g6 14. Qd2 a5
$5 $132) 13... g6 ({Originally I thought the main alternative} 13... Qc7 {
was more accurate, but it seems both moves are roughly equivalent and often
eventually lead to the same position. The game can get an independent twist
with} 14. c4 (14. O-O-O g6 15. Kb1 Bg7 16. h3 Rc8 17. Rc1 h4 18. Be2 Nh5 19.
Rhd1 O-O 20. c4 b6 21. Bg5 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Ndxf6 23. Qg5 Kg7 24. Qxh4 Nf4 25. Bf1
Qd7 26. Qf2 b5 $44 {Hefka,V (2569)-Gorokhovsky,B (2481)/email/2008/}) (14. Na5
b6 15. Nc6 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Nf6 17. Qb3 Qxc6 18. Qxb6 Qxb6 19. Bxb6 Rb8 20. Ba5
Rxb2 21. Bxa6 d5 22. Kd2 Kd7 23. Rhb1 Ba3 24. Rxb2 Bxb2 25. Bb5+ Ke6 26. Rb1
Ra8 27. Rxb2 Rxa5 28. Kc3 d4+ 29. Kb4 Ra7 30. c4 dxc3 31. Kxc3 Kd6 32. a4 Nd5+
$11 {Bologan,V (2658)-Atalik,S (2586)/Wijk aan Zee-B/2007/}) 14... g6 (14... b6
{is probably somewhat premature - see Bologan-Wang Hao below.}) ({However} 
14... a5 $5 {is more to the point:} 15. Rc1 a4 16. Na1 g6 17. Be2 Qa5 18. Qxa5
Rxa5 19. Nc2 Bh6 20. Bxh6 Rxh6 21. Na3 Nc5 22. Kd2 Rh8 23. Nb5 Kd7 24. Rhf1 h4
$11 {/=/+, Kuipers,S (2381)-Van Kampen,R (2529)/NED-chT/2011/}) 15. O-O-O $5 (
15. Be2 a5 {transposes to Caruana-Dominguez below.}) 15... Nb6 16. Qa5 (16. Na5
$6 Nbxd5 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Kb1 Nf4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qxd6 Qxa5 21. Qxf6 O-O 22.
g3 Rad8 $1 23. Rc1 Nd3 {is pleasant for Black.}) 16... Bh6 17. Bxh6 Rxh6 18.
Kb1 Nfd7 19. Qd2 (19. Rc1 {or}) (19. g3 $5 {keeps the Nb6 pinned and is
perhaps somewhat more demanding.}) 19... Rh8 20. Rc1 Na4 $6 (20... Kf8 $142 $13
) 21. Be2 $6 (21. Na5 $1 $36 {[%cal Rc4c5]}) 21... a5 22. Na1 Kf8 23. Nc2 Kg7
24. Na3 {Topalov,V (2771)-Wojtaszek,R (2698)/ECC Rhodes/2013/} Qd8 25. Nb5 Qf6
26. Bd1 Nac5 $13 {For more details see the notes to this game by Wojtaszek in
CBM 157}) 14. Be2 (14. O-O-O Nb6 15. Qa5 (15. Kb1 Nbxd5 16. Bg5 Be7 17. g3 O-O
18. f4 a5 19. Bg2 a4 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 axb3 22. Qxb3 Bxg5 23. fxg5 Qxg5
24. Rxd6 e4 25. h4 Qf5 26. a3 Rae8 27. Re1 Re7 $11 {Leko,P (2737)-Giri,A (2730)
/London/2012/}) 15... Bh6 16. Bxh6 Rxh6 17. Kb1 ({Too slow is} 17. h4 Kf8 18.
g3 Kg7 19. Kb1 Rh8 20. c4 Re8 21. Be2 Rc8 22. Rc1 e4 23. f4 e3 24. Rhg1 Ne4 $36
{Leko,P (2751)-Ivanchuk,V (2779)/Mukachevo rpd m/2009/}) 17... Rc8 (17... Kf8
18. h4 Rh8 19. Be2 Rc8 20. c4 Nbd7 21. Qe1 Nc5 22. Nd2 Na4 23. g4 Qb6 24. Nb3
Nc5 25. Qg1 {1/2, Papenin,N (2616)-Wilczek,T (2674)/email/2010/} Kg7 $11) 18.
Qb4 Kf8 (18... Nfxd5 19. Rxd5 Nxd5 20. Qd2 Qc7 21. c4 Nf4 22. g3 b5 23. cxb5 $5
Ne6 24. Be2 $44) 19. c4 Kg7 20. g3 Rh8 21. Rc1 Qc7 22. Bh3 Rce8 (22... Nbd7 $5
{[%cal Yb7b6] /\} 23. f4 Ng4 $132) 23. Rhd1 Re7 (23... e4 $5 24. c5 Nbxd5 25.
Rxd5 Nxd5 26. Qd4+ Nf6 27. cxd6 Qb8 28. Nd2 exf3 29. d7 Re7 30. Rc8 Rxd7 31.
Bxd7 Rxc8 32. Ne4 Rc7 33. Nxf6 f2 34. Nxh5+ Kf8 35. Bh3 {1/2, Soares,
P-Soberano,J (2592)/email/2010/} Qe8 36. Qg7+ Ke7 37. Qf6+ Kf8 $11) 24. a3 Rd8
25. Nd2 e4 $1 (25... Nbd7 $6 26. Qc3 a5 $2 (26... Nc5 27. b4 Ncd7 28. g4 $1 $14
{Anand}) 27. Bxd7 $1 Nxd7 28. f4 Nf6 29. Rf1 b6 30. h3 Qd7 31. f5 Rf8 32. Qe3
e4 33. g4 $1 $40 {Anand,V (2799)-Topalov,V (2780)/Wijk aan Zee 2008/CBM 122/})
26. fxe4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Bg2 Re2 29. c5 dxc5 30. Rxc5 Qd6 $132 {
Yeremenko,A (2456)-Schmidt,G (2435)/email/2009/}) (14. Na5 Qc7 15. a4 (15. Be2
b6 {/\} 16. Nc6 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Nf6 18. Qb3 Qxc6 $11) (15. c4 Bg7 16. Be2 O-O 17.
O-O b6 18. Nc6 Nb8 19. Nxb8 Rfxb8 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. Bd3 Kh7 22. f4 e4 23. Be2
Qf5 $132 {Jenni,F (2518)-Hort,V (2543)/Basel rpd/2004/}) 15... Bg7 16. Nc4 O-O
17. a5 e4 (17... Rfe8 18. O-O-O Rac8 19. Qb4 Bf8 20. Be2 e4 21. f4 Ng4 22. Bxg4
hxg4 23. b3 Nf6 {Quesada Perez,Y (2635)-Bruzon Batista,L (2673)/
Khanty-Mansiysk WCup/2011/} 24. h3 g3 25. Rhf1 $36 {[%cal Rf4f5]}) 18. O-O-O
Rfe8 19. Kb1 Rac8 20. Bd4 Re7 21. c3 Rce8 22. Qf2 Bh6 23. Qg3 Ne5 24. Nb6 Bg7
25. h3 h4 26. Qxh4 exf3 27. Qf4 Nh5 28. Qh4 Nd7 29. gxf3 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Re3 $44
{Chiru,I (2532)-Langeveld,R (2694)/email/2009/}) 14... Qc7 (14... Bg7 15. O-O
O-O 16. Rac1 $5 {While still rather rare in human play, computers have tested
this idea already in thousands of games.} (16. Na5 Rb8 17. c4 e4 18. f4 Ng4 19.
Bxg4 hxg4 20. f5 Qh4 21. Bg5 Qh8 22. Rab1 Be5 23. Bf4 Rfe8 24. fxg6 fxg6 25.
Nb3 Rf8 26. Bxe5 Nxe5 27. Qe3 Nxc4 28. Qxe4 Ne5 $132 {Leko,P (2737)-Wojtaszek,
R (2717)/Istanbul olm/2012/}) (16. c4 e4 17. f4 Ng4 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. f5 Ne5 $1
20. fxg6 f5 $132 {[%csl Rc4,Rd3]}) (16. h3 h4 $5 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. c4 (18. Bxh4
Nb6 19. Bxf6 (19. Rfd1 e4 20. c3 Rae8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. f4 e3 23. Qc2 Nc4 24.
a4 Re7 25. f5 g5 26. a5 Nxb2 27. Qxb2 Bxc3 28. Qa3 Bxa1 29. Qxa1 Re5 $13 {
phil harris,r (2809)-bad_move,r (2789)/Engine blitz/2010/}) 19... Bxf6 20. a4
Rac8 21. c3 Rfe8 22. Kh1 Qe7 23. Rfd1 Nd7 24. Qe1 e4 $44 {Franks,K (2334)
-Cannon,A (2255)/email/2011/}) 18... a5 19. Rad1 Nh5 20. Bxh4 Nf4 21. Nc1 Bh6
22. Kh1 Kg7 23. Qe1 Rh8 24. Nd3 Nf6 25. Nxf4 Bxf4 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6 27. Qf2 Kg7
28. Rfe1 Qd8 29. Bf1 Qg5 $44 {Anderson,B (2461)-Fenwick,C (2590)/email/2011/})
16... b6 (16... e4 17. f4 Ng4 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. f5 Bxb2 20. Rce1 $36) 17. h3 (
17. c4 $5 {/\} e4 $2 18. Nd4 $16 {Giri}) 17... Re8 (17... h4 18. Bg5 $36 {
and Black doesn't have Nb6 as above}) 18. g4 $6 (18. c4 $142 $13 {/+/=}) 18...
hxg4 19. hxg4 Nh7 $2 (19... b5 $1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Yd7b6]}) 20. g5 $1 f5 21.
gxf6 Bxf6 22. Rf2 Bg5 23. Rg2 $40 {Caruana,F (2782)-Gelfand,B (2777)/Wijk aan
Zee/2014/ Caruana himself annotated his impressive win in CBM 159.}) 15. Rc1 $5
{[%mdl 32] A strategical refinement, brought about by recent practice. Just
like Caruana above, So doesn't hurry with c4 - this otherwise desirable push
limits the Be2, sometimes prematurely weakens d3 (see the above note), also
invites the reaction a5. Until now Dominguez had a very positive experience
with the whole line:} (15. c4 a5 16. Rd1 a4 17. Na1 Qa5 18. Qxa5 Rxa5 19. Nc2
Bh6 20. Bf2 Ke7 21. g3 Ne8 22. O-O f5 23. Rfe1 Nef6 24. Bf1 Kf7 25. Na3 e4 26.
f4 g5 27. fxg5 Bxg5 28. Bd4 Ne5 29. Be2 h4 30. Rf1 Kg6 31. Nb5 Rxb5 $1 32. cxb5
hxg3 33. hxg3 Rc8 $44 {Caruana,F (2774)-Dominguez Perez,L (2723)/Thessaloniki/
2013/ For mroe details see the notes to this game by Ftacnik in CBM 155. It
practically decided the tournament in Black's favour.}) (15. Na5 b6 16. Nb3 Bg7
17. a4 O-O 18. O-O Kh7 19. c3 Ng8 20. g4 Ndf6 21. g5 Nd7 22. f4 exf4 23. Rxf4
Ne7 24. Raf1 Kg8 $132 {[%cal Yg7e5,Ye7f5,Yd7e5] Bologan,V (2678)-Dominguez
Perez,L (2719)/WCup Khanty-Mansiysk/2011/}) 15... Bg7 (15... Ng8 $5 {is
strategically sound, but slow and not without risk. However, White didn't
manage to refute it after} 16. c4 Bh6 17. f4 (17. Bxh6 Nxh6 18. c5 dxc5 19.
Nxc5 Nxc5 20. b4 b6 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. O-O Nf5 23. Bd3 Nd4 $13) 17... Ne7 18.
fxe5 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Nxe5 20. O-O Nf5 (20... O-O $5) 21. Qd2 (21. Rxf5 $5 gxf5
22. c5 $44) 21... b6 22. Bd3 Nh6 23. Bb1 Kf8 24. Nd4 Kg7 25. b4 Rhe8 26. h3
Rac8 27. Bd3 Qd8 $11 {Mista,A (2584)-Yilmaz,M (2567)/Bundesliga/2014/}) ({After
} 15... a5 {[%csl Rb5] Black must reckon with} 16. a4 $5 {[%cal Ye2b5]} (16.
Bb5 a4 17. Na1 $13 {/+/=})) 16. O-O O-O 17. c4 b6 18. Na1 {[%cal Ya1c2,Yc2b4,
Yb4c6] A typical manoeuvre in this line. The knight heads for c6, if Black
plays a5, it gets an outpost on b5.} (18. h3 $142 {might be more accurate to
prevent Black's following manoeuvre:} Nh7 (18... Kh7 $143 19. g4 $1) ({Engines
prefer} 18... Rfe8 {, but White can proceed with} 19. Na1 $14) 19. Bd3 a5 20.
Na1 Nc5 21. Nc2 f5 22. Na3 g5 23. Nb5 Qd7 24. Bc2 $36 f4 $2 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26.
Qd3 e4 27. Qxe4 Be5 28. Qg6+ Qg7 29. Qxg7+ Bxg7 30. Nxd6 Bxb2 31. Rb1 Bd4+ 32.
Kh1 Nf6 33. Nf5 $18 {Saric,I (2637)-Duda,J (2553)/Wijk aan Zee-B/2014/}) 18...
Kh7 $5 {[%cal Yf6g8,Yg7h6] After finishing his development Black returns to
the idea of swapping his bishop.} ({Too inconcrete is} 18... a5 19. Nc2 Nc5 20.
Na3 Qe7 21. Nb5 Nfd7 (21... h4 $142 $5 {[%cal Yf6h5]}) 22. Rce1 Rfc8 23. b3 f5
24. Bd1 Nf6 25. Bc2 Kh7 26. h3 Rf8 27. a3 Rac8 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Ncd7 30.
Bb3 Ng8 31. f4 Ngf6 32. Na7 Ra8 33. Nc6 $16 {Bologan,V (2732)-Wang,H (2739)/
Biel 2012/ This was a model game from White's viewpoint, see the notes by
Kritz in CBM 150.}) ({Engines have tried other moves as well:} 18... e4 19. f4
(19. Nc2 Ne5 20. Nd4 Rfe8 (20... exf3 $142 21. gxf3 Rfe8 $132) 21. f4 Neg4 22.
f5 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Qc5 24. Rcd1 Nd7 25. Kh1 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Re7 27. b4 Qxb4 28. f6
Re5 29. g4 $40 {chesslet,d (2535)-fischerfanatic3,s (2219)/Engine Room/2011/})
19... Ng4 20. Bxg4 hxg4 21. f5 Rac8 22. Nb3 Ne5 23. Bh6 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 f6 {
neapus,d (2654)-abt tuning,d (2529)/Engine Room/2010/} 25. Nd4 $5 Qc5 26. Qe3
$36) (18... h4 $5 19. Nc2 (19. Bg5 h3 {/\} 20. g4 e4 21. f4 b5 $13) 19... Nh5
20. Nb4 Nf4 21. Bd1 h3 22. g3 Ng2 23. Bf2 Kh7 24. Rc3 Bh6 25. Qc2 a5 26. Nc6
Rae8 27. Be2 f5 28. Kh1 Nc5 29. Rb1 e4 30. Bxc5 dxc5 31. f4 e3 $132 {neapus,d 
(2650)-thamover,r (2625)/Engine Room/2010/}) 19. h3 $5 $146 (19. Bd1 Qb7 20.
Be2 b5 21. Nb3 bxc4 22. Bxc4 Rfb8 23. Rfd1 e4 24. f4 Ng4 25. Bd4 a5 26. h3 Nh6
27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. a4 Qb4 29. Rc3 Qxa4 30. Qe2 Qb4 31. Qxe4 Nf6 32. Qd3 Nf5 $17
{Arenas Vanegas,D (2420)-Dominguez Perez,L (2716)/Santiago de los Caballeros/
2011/}) (19. Nc2 {is best met by the consistent} Ng8 20. g4 hxg4 21. fxg4 Ne7
$132 {[%cal Yf7f5]} 22. Qe1 Rae8) 19... Ng8 (19... e4 20. f4 $14 {- White's
last move has also prevented Ng4.}) 20. g4 Qd8 {[%mdl 512] A positional pawn
sacrifice.} (20... Bh6 $5 21. g5 Bg7 22. b4 Ne7 23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5 Nf5 $132)
21. gxh5 $6 {Accepting the offer isn't too impressive.} (21. Kg2) ({or} 21. Nc2
$5 {keeps the tension and gives White chances to fight for an edge in a
volatile position.}) 21... Qh4 $1 ({Black certainly didn't intend to play} 
21... gxh5 $6 22. Kh2 $36 {[%cal Ye2d3,Yf1g1]}) 22. hxg6+ (22. Rf2 Qxh5 ({
Black has also} 22... Bh6 $5 {, transposing into the game.}) 23. h4 (23. Bg5
Kh8 24. f4 Qh7 $15) 23... Bh6 24. Bg5 (24. f4 Qf5 $13) 24... Qxh4 25. Rh2 Qd4+
26. Qxd4 exd4 $11) 22... fxg6 23. Bd3 Bh6 $1 24. Rf2 (24. Kh2 Bf4+ 25. Bxf4
Rxf4 26. Qg2 Ne7 $44) 24... Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Ne7 $44 {Black has full compensation
- his pieces easily occupy outposts on the weakened kingside.} 26. Rg2 Nf5 $6 {
Simplifiaction helps White, after} (26... Kg7 $142 $1 27. Nb3 Rf4 28. Nd2 Rh8
29. Bf1 a5 $44 {/=/+ , or} (29... Nf5 {Black's forces are very active and he
can even fight for an advantage.})) 27. Bxf5 Rxf5 (27... gxf5 $5 28. Qg5 Qxg5
29. Rxg5 Rg8 30. Rxg8 Rxg8+ 31. Kf2 Nc5 32. Rc3 a5 $132) 28. Nb3 Kg7 29. Nd2
Qxh3 {Again Black is in a hurry.} (29... Rh8 $142 $1 $11 {keeps White's king
in the danger zone at least one move longer and activates the last piece.
Black can restore material equality later.}) 30. Kf2 Raf8 $2 {White was
already getting the position under control, the last chance to throw a spanner
into the works was} (30... e4 $1 {[]} 31. Qxe4 Ne5 32. Rcg1 Qh5 {/\} 33. Ke2
Re8 34. Kd1 Nxf3 35. Qxe8 Nxg1+ 36. Kc2 Nf3 $132) 31. Rcg1 R8f6 32. Ke2 $16 e4
$6 {Black was in big trouble anyway, but here lashing out only eases White's
task.} (32... Rf4 33. Ne4 $5 (33. Rg3 Qf5 34. Ne4 Nc5 35. Rg5 Rxf3 36. Rxf5
Rxe3+ 37. Kxe3 Rxf5 38. Nxd6 Rh5 $14) 33... Rxf3 34. Rxg6+ Rxg6 35. Rxg6+ Kxg6
36. Qxf3 Qh2+ 37. Kf1 {[%cal Rf3g4]} Qf4 38. Kg2 $16) 33. Nxe4 ({More forcing
than} 33. fxe4 Qxe3+ 34. Kxe3 Rh5 35. Nf3 $16) 33... Rxf3 34. Rxg6+ Rxg6 35.
Rxg6+ Kxg6 36. Qxf3 Qxf3+ (36... Qh2+ 37. Ke3 (37. Kf1 Ne5 38. Qf6+ Kh7) 37...
Qg1+ 38. Qf2 Qc1+ 39. Kd4 Qd1+ 40. Kc3 Qc1+ 41. Kb3 (41. Qc2 Qe3+ 42. Kb4 Qe1+
43. Ka4 $18) 41... Nc5+ 42. Nxc5 bxc5 (42... dxc5 43. Qc2+ $18) 43. Qg3+ $18)
37. Kxf3 Ne5+ 38. Kf4 Nxc4 39. b3 Ne5 (39... Na3 40. Nxd6 Kf6 41. Nc4 $18) 40.
Nxd6 $18 {[%mdl 4096] White is again a pawn up and this time it's decisive -
it's usually not too difficult to convert a material advantage in a knight
endgame.} Nd3+ 41. Ke4 Nc1 42. Ke5 $1 Nd3+ (42... Nxa2 43. Nb7 Nb4 44. d6 $18 {
[%cal Rd6d8]}) 43. Kd4 (43. Ke6 $2 Nf4+) 43... Nc1 44. Nc8 Kf7 (44... Nxa2 45.
d6 Nb4 46. d7 Nc6+ 47. Kd5 Nd8 48. Ne7+ Kf7 49. Nc6 $18) 45. Ke5 Ke8 46. Ke6
Kd8 (46... Nxa2 47. Nd6+ Kf8 48. Nb7 $18 {[%cal Rd5d8]}) 47. d6 $5 (47. Nd6 Ne2
48. Nc4 {also wins, but the text is even stronger.}) 47... Nd3 (47... Kxc8 48.
Ke7 $18) (47... Nxa2 48. d7 Nb4 49. Kd6 $1 Nc2 50. Ne7 Nd4 51. Nc6+ Nxc6 52.
Kxc6 a5 (52... b5 53. b4 $18) 53. Kxb6 Kxd7 54. Kxa5 Kc6 55. b4 Kb7 56. Kb5 $18
) 48. Nxb6 {The rest is a matter of time and simple technique.} Nf4+ 49. Kf5
Ne2 50. Ke6 Nf4+ 51. Kf6 Ne2 52. d7 Nc3 53. Ke6 Nb5 54. Na4 Nc7+ 55. Kd6 Nb5+
56. Kc6 Nd4+ 57. Kd5 Nb5 58. Nc5 Kc7 59. Ke6 Nd4+ 60. Ke7 Nf5+ 61. Ke6 Nd4+ 62.
Kf7 Nf5 (62... Kd8 63. Ne6+) 63. Kf6 Ne3 64. Ke6 {[%cal Rc5b7]} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 10th final A"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2003.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 ({Rublevsky used to play} 4... a6 5.
Bd3 Nf6 {but after having problems with this line in 2001 he returned to an
old favourite of his.} 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Bd7 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. b4 b6
11. Bb2 Be7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rad1 Nd7 (13... Qc7 14. f4 Rac8 15. Rf3 Rfd8 16.
Rh3 h6 17. Rg3 Bb7 18. a3 a5 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Ne8 21. Nb5 Qb8 {Luther,
T-Rublevsky,S/WChT Yerevan/2001/} 22. Bc1 $1 axb4 23. axb4 $16) 14. f4 Bb7 15.
Rf3 g6 16. Rh3 Bf6 $6 (16... Rc8 $142) 17. e5 $1 dxe5 18. Be4 Qc7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7
20. Ne4 Bg7 21. fxe5 Qc7 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. exf6 e5 24. Rf3 $16 {Khalifman,
A-Rublevsky,S/Kazan/2001/}) 5. Nc3 (5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 {
leads to a typical hedgehog structure and used to be popular in the eighties.
Nowadays White prefers a more aggressive approach.}) 5... a6 (5... Qc7 6. Be3 {
is currently a very popular line, Rublevsky's move order aims to discourage
White from playing the Be3 set-up.}) 6. Be2 (6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 (7. e5 Qc7 8.
f4 f5 $5 {[%cal Yd7d6] /\d6~~}) 7... d5 8. O-O Nf6 9. Re1 Bb7 10. Bf4 Be7 11.
e5 Nd7 12. Na4 c5 13. c4 d4 14. b3 Bg5 15. Bg3 Bh4 16. Qg4 Bxg3 17. Qxg3 g6 18.
Be4 Rb8 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Re4 Kf8 21. h4 Rg8 22. Rae1 h5 23. Rf4 Qe7 24. Nb2
Kg7 $11 {<=>, Short,N-Rublevsky,S/RUS-ROW Moscow/2002/}) ({Here the typical
English Attack moves} 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Bb4 8. f3 d5 9. a3 Qa5 $5 10. Nxc6 bxc6
11. Bd4 Bc5 $13 {lead to double-edged position.}) 6... d6 7. Be3 {An ambitious
move, White decides to postpone castling and starts toying with a possible
0-0-0. Both opponents had already met this year, the first time Jakovenko
preferred a transposition into the Classical Scheveningen with} (7. O-O Nf6 8.
f4 Bd7 $5 ({The more usual alternatives are} 8... Be7 {and}) (8... Qc7) 9. a4 (
{If White wants to fight for an advantage, he needs this move either now, or
after} 9. Be3 Be7) 9... Be7 10. Be3 (10. Nb3 $5 $14 {/\} Na5 11. e5 $36) 10...
Nxd4 11. Qxd4 (11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Qd3 O-O 13. Qg3 g6 14. Bf3 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16.
Rad1 b4 17. e5 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 bxc3 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Qxc3 Bxd4+ $11 {1/2,Kobese,
W-Rublevsky,S/Hyderabad/2002/}) 11... Bc6 12. b4 O-O 13. b5 Be8 14. e5 Qc7 15.
b6 Qc6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Bf3 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Rd8 19. Rfd1 (19. Ne2 Nd5 20. c3 Bc6
21. g3 Rd7 22. Nc1 Rc8 23. Ne2 a5 24. Kf2 Rdd8 25. Rfd1 g6 26. h3 Be8 27. Be4
h5 28. g4 hxg4 29. hxg4 Bc6 $11 {Palac,M-Borgo,G/Saint Vincent/2001/}) 19...
Rxd4 20. Rxd4 Bc5 21. Ne2 Bxb6 22. Bxb7 a5 23. Kf1 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Bd7 25. Nb3
Nd5 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Nxa5 Ra8 $11 {Jakovenko,D-Rublevsky,S/Aeroflot op/2003/})
7... Nf6 8. f4 Bd7 {Rublevsky aims for the positions from the above note. He
also delays castling, the main reason being denying White's kingside attack a
target. In the game we will see the g4-advance against the Ke8 will not
achieve anything tangible.} (8... Be7 9. g4 (9. O-O O-O {-B85}) (9. Qd2 O-O 10.
O-O-O Nd7 $5 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 b5 13. Kb1 Rb8 14. Bf3 b4 15. Ne2 e5 16. Qd2
exf4 17. Nxf4 Ne5 18. Qe2 Bg5 19. h4 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 Qf6 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. g5 Qe7
23. Bg4 Bxg4 $11 {1/2,Svidler,P-Gavrikov,V/Tallinn act/2001/}) 9... d5 10. e5
Nd7 11. g5 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 b5 $1 $132 {leads to an acceptable French-type
position for Black.} (12... h6 $6 13. g6 Bh4+ 14. Kd2 fxg6 15. Rhg1 Nf8 16. Bd3
g5 17. Raf1 Bd7 18. Kc1 Qe7 19. f5 Bc6 20. f6 gxf6 21. Rxf6 O-O-O 22. Rgf1 Be8
23. Qa7 g4 24. Bxa6 {1-0,Ponomariov,R-Zvjaginsev,V/RUS-ROW Moscow/2002/})) 9.
Bf3 $5 (9. a4 Nxd4 {-7.0-0}) (9. O-O Be7 {-7.0-0} (9... b5 $5 $13)) (9. Qd2 b5
{[%cal Rb5b4] /\b4 also more or less forces White's B to f3, then White's Q on
d2 will become vulnerable to a possible Na5-c4.}) 9... Rc8 10. Nb3 $146 {
[%mdl 8] Such a voluntary retreat is usually more effective in combination
with a4, when White creates the positional threat a5. Now Black gets good <=>.}
(10. O-O {is not the most principled and consistent continuation, Black has a
choice between} Qc7 $13 ({and} 10... b5 $5 $132 {as the direct} 11. e5 dxe5 12.
Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. fxe5 Bxf3 15. Rxf3 Ng4 $15 {leads nowhere.}) 11.
Qe2 b5) ({The really interesting thing would be to know how Rublevsky intended
to improve on} 10. Qe2 $5 b5 11. a3 Qc7 (11... e5 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. O-O-O $32 {
|^}) 12. g4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qc4 14. Qxc4 Rxc4 15. O-O-O h6 $6 (15... e5 $142 $5
16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Nxg4 18. Bd4 $14 {but even this still requires careful
defence.}) 16. Rhe1 Be7 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxe5 Bc8 19. Be2 Rc6 20. h4 O-O 21. g5
Nd7 22. Bd4 hxg5 23. hxg5 Bd6 24. Be3 $36 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5][%cal Gd1d7,Ge1e7] ׫,
|^[+]} Bxa3 $6 25. Nxb5 Bxb2+ 26. Kxb2 axb5 27. Bxb5 Rc7 28. c4 Nc5 29. f5 $1
$16 {Svidler,P-Rublevsky,S/Poikovsky/2003/}) 10... b5 11. g4 h6 $5 {An
inconspicuous, but nevertheless quite committal move-by thus weakening his >>
Black will usually be forced to keep his K in the [+] for a long time (if not
for ever).} 12. Qe2 $6 {Here Svidler's idea is already not ideal, as it
doesn't create any threats and moreover Black's Bd7 will soon come to b5.} (12.
h4 {[%cal Rg4g5] /\g5} h5 $5 (12... b4 13. Na4 $36 {[%cal Ra4b6] /\Nb6}) 13.
gxh5 (13. g5 Ng4 14. Bxg4 hxg4 15. Qxg4 b4 $44) 13... b4 14. Na4 Rb8 $13) 12...
Na5 $1 {[%cal Rc8c1][%mdl 2048] Play on the c-file is one of Black's main
trumps in the Open Sicilian, the text is very direct and consistent.
Rublevsky's piece play will soon be quite overwhelming...} ({Also interesting
was} 12... b4 $5 13. Na4 (13. Nd1 a5 $15 {is too passive.}) 13... Rb8 14. Qf2 (
14. O-O-O Na5 15. e5 Bb5 $1 $15 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Rf6d7] /\Nd7,פa4}) 14... Ne7
(14... e5 15. g5 $132) 15. Nb6 Bc6 16. Nd2 h5 $1 $132 {/=/+}) 13. Rd1 $2 {
Although White's prvious play was not quite ideal, only this move is really
serious mistake and gets him into trouble.} (13. O-O-O $142 {In the game it
will take another 25 (!) moves to get the K away from e1.} b4 (13... Rxc3 14.
bxc3 Nc4 15. h4 $32 {+/=}) (13... Nxb3+ 14. axb3 Qa5 15. Kb1 $5 b4 16. Na4 $32
{/+/= In both cases Black's play starts losing it's impetus, as the kingside
is not mobilized yet.}) (13... Nc4 $5) 14. Nb1 Bb5 15. Qf2 Nxb3+ 16. axb3 Qc7
$15 {[%cal Gc8c1] |^<->c,/~~ The resulting position is pleasant for Black, but
can't be compared with the raging attack he quickly gets in the game.}) (13. e5
b4 14. exf6 bxc3 $36) (13. g5 hxg5 14. fxg5 b4 $1 $15) (13. h4 b4 $15) 13...
Nc4 14. Bc1 b4 15. Nb1 Bb5 16. Qf2 {[%cal Yb3d4,Ye4e5] /\Nd4,e5} (16. Qg2 e5 {
[%cal Yd8b6] /\Qb6|^}) 16... e5 $1 {[%mdl 32] A strong positional move, which
prevents the aforementioned counterplay.} 17. f5 ({After} 17. g5 Nd7 $17 {
the >> P-chain falls apart.}) 17... a5 18. h4 (18. O-O a4 19. Na1 d5 $17 {
[%cal Rf8c5] /-+,/\Bc5}) 18... a4 19. Na1 {Although the Na1 is pathetic, this
is practically the only move.} (19. N3d2 Nxb2 $1 20. Bxb2 Rxc2 {[%csl Rb2]} 21.
Bc1 (21. Ba3 d5 $1 $19) 21... Qc7 22. g5 Nd7 23. Be2 Bxe2 24. Kxe2 Rxa2 $17 {
[%csl Ga4,Gb4,Re2] עe2,o^a,b}) (19. g5 $2 hxg5 20. hxg5 Ng4 $1 21. Qg3 Rxh1+
22. Bxh1 axb3 23. cxb3 Nxb2 24. Bxb2 Qxg5 $19) 19... Qa5 (19... d5 20. g5 {and}
) (19... a3 20. bxa3 {are not too convincing.}) 20. b3 $2 {White is
inconsistent, hesitation in a sharp Sicilian is usually no good. Only the
ruthless} (20. g5 Nd7 $17 {could have still made a fight of it despite Black's
advantage.} ({Premature is} 20... b3+ $6 21. Bd2 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 23. Kxd2
$11 {/~~})) 20... axb3 21. cxb3 Na3 22. Nd2 (22. Nxa3 bxa3+ 23. Bd2 Qa8 {
[%csl Re4] ><e4} 24. Qe3 d5 $1 25. exd5 Bc5 $1 $40 {/-+ opens the [+] for
Black with tremendous effect.}) 22... Rc3 {Black holds the initiative and
rightly chooses to avoid exchanges for the time being.} (22... d5 23. g5 $142
$5 (23. exd5 $6 Bc5 (23... Rc3 $143 24. Ne4 $15) 24. Qg3 Bd4 $40 {/\} 25. g5 $6
{viazne na fails to} hxg5 26. hxg5 Rxh1+ 27. Bxh1 Rc3 $19) 23... Nxe4 24. Nxe4
dxe4 25. Bxe4 $132 {[%csl Re8] עe8 and Black's K also starts feeling the
draught, e.g.,} Bc5 26. Qg3) (22... Nc2+ 23. Nxc2 Rxc2 24. g5 Qc7 $36 {was
also promising.}) (22... Rc2 $5 23. Bxa3 (23. g5 Rxa2 {-23.Ba3}) 23... Rxa2 24.
g5 hxg5 (24... Rxa3 $143 25. Nc2 $15) 25. hxg5 Rxh1+ 26. Bxh1 Nd7 $1 $17) 23.
Nf1 (23. g5 $2 hxg5 24. hxg5 Rxh1+ 25. Bxh1 Ng4 $19) (23. Bb2 Nc2+ $17 (23...
d5 $1 $40)) 23... d5 $1 {[%cal Rf8c5,Rd5e4] /\de4,Bc5 Black has achieved a
Sicilian dream, now White's position collapses (note his most actively placed
piece is the poor Bf3!).} 24. exd5 $8 Bc5 25. Be3 (25. Qg3 O-O $19 {[%cal
Re5e4,Rf6e4] /\e4,Ne4} (25... Bd4 $5)) (25. Qg2 $142 $5 e4 26. Be2 (26. Bxe4 $2
O-O $19) 26... Bd3 $1 27. Bb2 Rc2 28. Rd2 Rxb2 29. Rxb2 Bd4 30. Bxd3 exd3 $17 {
->}) 25... Rxe3+ $6 {Simpler and probably more effective was} (25... Bxe3 26.
Nxe3 e4 27. Be2 Bxe2 28. Qxe2 Qc5 $19 {[%csl Re1] ->,עe1}) 26. Nxe3 Qa7 27.
Nac2 $1 {[]} (27. Kd2 e4 $19 {[%cal Re4f3,Rf6d5] /\ef3,Nd5}) 27... O-O ({
The point of White's previous move was} 27... Nxc2+ 28. Qxc2 Bxe3 $2 29. Qc8+
Ke7 30. d6#) 28. g5 $6 {This loses by force.} ({More resilient was} 28. Qd2
$142 $5 e4 29. Be2 Nxc2+ 30. Nxc2 e3 31. Qc1 Bxe2 32. Kxe2 Nxg4 $40 {[%csl Re2]
עe2 although even here White shouldn't survive with his permanently exposed K.
}) 28... Nxc2+ 29. Qxc2 Bxe3 30. gxf6 Bf4 $1 31. Rd2 (31. Qf2 $2 Bg3 32. Qxg3
Qe3+ $19) (31. Rd3 Bg3+ $1 32. Kd1 Bxd3 33. Qxd3 Rc8 $1 {[%cal Ra7a2,Rg3f4] /
\Bf4,Qa2} 34. d6 Bf4 35. Bc6 Rxc6 $1 36. d7 Qf2 37. d8=Q+ Kh7 $19) 31... Qe3+
32. Be2 Rd8 $6 $138 (32... Ra8 $142 $1 {[%cal Re3d2] /\Qd2-+} 33. Rd3 {All
other moves lead to a quick mate:} (33. Kd1 Rxa2 $1 34. Qxa2 Bxe2+ 35. Kc1 Qc3+
$19) (33. Rd1 $2 Bg3+ 34. Kf1 Qf2#) (33. a4 bxa3 34. Qa2 Rc8 $19) 33... Bxd3
34. Qxd3 Qc1+ 35. Bd1 (35. Qd1 Bg3+ 36. Kf1 Qe3 37. Kg2 Rxa2 $19) 35... Rxa2 {
/\e4-+ and White's K can't escape from the crossfire:} 36. O-O Qc5+ 37. Kh1
Rh2#) 33. Rf1 (33. Kd1 $2 Rxd5 $1 34. Rxd5 Bxe2+ 35. Qxe2 Qc1#) 33... Bxe2 34.
Rxe2 Qg3+ 35. Rff2 (35. Ref2 $143 $2 Rxd5 {/\Qe3-+} 36. Rh1 Rd2 $19) 35... Qg1+
36. Rf1 Qg3+ {Black wants to gain time.} (36... Bg3+ 37. Ref2 Qg2 $5 38. fxg7
Qxd5 $19 {/\} 39. f6 $2 Qf3 $19 {[%cal Rf3e3] /\Qe3}) 37. Rff2 Rxd5 38. Kf1
Qxh4 39. Rxf4 ({Somewhat better, but also insufficient was} 39. Rg2 Qxf6 {
[%csl Rf1][%cal Rh6h3] ע,/\h5-h4-h3-+} (39... Qh3 $5 40. Kf2 Bg5 $40 {/\Rd3-+}
)) (39. Kg1 Be3 $1 40. Rxe3 Qg5+ 41. Kh2 Qxe3 42. fxg7 Rc5 $19) 39... Qxf4+ 40.
Rf2 Qd4 $6 {A typical safe 40-th move.} (40... Qg4 $142 41. Re2 e4 $1 $19) 41.
fxg7 (41. Rg2 e4 $1 42. Rxg7+ Kh8 $19 {and to save his K White will lose both
f-pawns.}) 41... Kxg7 42. Qc6 {Loses by force, but the position was beyond
saving anyway.} (42. f6+ Kh8 43. Qf5 e4 $19) 42... Qd1+ 43. Kg2 Qg4+ 44. Kh2
Qh5+ (44... Qh4+ $142 $1 45. Kg2 Rd3 46. Kf1 e4 $19 {->}) 45. Kg2 (45. Kg1 Rd1+
46. Rf1 Qg5+ $19) 45... Rd3 46. f6+ Kh7 (46... Kh7 47. Qe4+ $8 Qg6+ 48. Qxg6+
Kxg6 $19 {[%csl Ra2,Rf6] ><a2,f6 The R_|_ with an extra P and further
weaknesses on a2 and f6 is easily won for Black.}) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 36th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2008.07.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.06.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 ({
Another example how to keep Black guessing about the intentions of the Pf2 is} 
7... Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O b5 (9... Be6 $142 10. f4 {-8...Be7}) 10. f3 $1 Be6
11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 13. g4 Rc8 14. Kb1 b4 15. g5 Nfd7 16. h4 a5 17. Bh3
a4 18. Nc1 Na6 19. h5 Rcb8 20. g6 $40 {Topalov,V (2783)-Van Wely,L (2683)/Wijk
aan Zee/2007/}) 8. Qd2 {Nepomniachtchi postpones the crucial decision.} ({
After the more usual} 8. f3 {White must reckon with Topalov's favourite} h5 $5)
8... Nbd7 (8... Be7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 {-8...Nbd7} (9... O-O 10. f4 Ng4 {is the
most principled continuation, which is similar to our game. However, even here
Black must still solve some problems after} (10... exf4 $6 11. Bxf4 Nh5 (11...
Ne8 12. Be2 Nc6 13. g4 Bf6 14. g5 Be5 15. h4 Rc8 16. Kb1 Qb6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18.
exd5 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Ne5 20. h5 Qd8 21. Nd4 Qd7 22. Nf5 b5 23. Rdf1 Nc7 24. Qd4
a5 25. Bg4 Qd8 26. Re1 Ra8 27. h6 $18 {->,Ponomariov,R (2723)-Karjakin,S (2678)
/Wijk aan Zee/2007/}) 12. g3 Nc6 13. Kb1 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Rc8 15. Nd5 Bf6 16.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Nc1 Rfd8 18. Rg1 Ne7 19. Ne2 d5 20. e5 Qh6 21. Ng3 Kh8 22. Bd3
Bg4 23. Rdf1 Bh3 24. Rf2 $36 {Morozevich,A (2755)-Van Wely,L (2680)/ECC Kemer/
2007/}) (10... b5 11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 (12. Kb1 Bxf1 13. Rhxf1 Nbd7 14. h3 b4 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 a5 17. g4 a4 18. Nc1 Qa5 19. g5 Rfc8 20. Ne2 Nb6 21. Bxb6
Qxb6 22. f6 $14 {/~~,Gopal,G (2562)-Sandipan,C (2585)/Gausdal/2008/}) 12...
Nxg4 13. Rg1 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 $44 {was an idea Topalov mentioned in his comments
to his game against Van Wely. However, as we will see in a similar position
below, this Psacrifice is far from clear.}) 11. g3 Nxe3 (11... a5 12. Na4 Nd7
13. Bb5 Qc7 14. Kb1 Ngf6 15. Qd3 Rfc8 16. Nd2 d5 17. f5 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Bd5 19.
Nac3 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Bg5 $14 {Firman,N (2495)-Szelag,M (2472)/Krakow/
2006/}) 12. Qxe3 Nc6 (12... b5 13. h4 $5 (13. Kb1 b4 14. Na4 Nc6 (14... Bg4 15.
Re1 Nd7 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bc4 Qc7 18. Bd5 exf4 19. gxf4 Rac8 20. Nd4 Bf6 21. Bb3
Nc5 22. Nf5 Bg6 23. Ng3 Nxa4 24. Bxa4 Qa5 25. Bb3 Rfe8 26. h4 h6 27. Qc1 Rc5
28. Rhg1 $14 {Caruana,F (2598)-Carlsson,P (2501)/Wijk aan Zee-C/2008/}) 15. f5
Bc8 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nxc8 Qxc8 18. g4 a5 19. Bc4 a4 20. Nd2 Nd4 $132 {Yemelin,V
(2564)-Lanin,A (2465)/St Petersburg/2007/}) 13... Nd7 14. f5 Bc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4
16. Nd2 Nb6 17. Nf3 Qc7 18. g4 Rfc8 19. g5 Rab8 20. f6 Bf8 21. fxg7 Bxg7 22. h5
Qb7 23. g6 $1 $40 {Kosintseva,T (2497)-Bodnaruk,A (2347)/RUS-chTW Dagomys/2008/
}) (12... Nd7 13. Kb1 b5 14. f5 Bc4 (14... Bxb3 15. axb3 Nb6 16. h4 Qc7 17. g4
Rfc8 18. Rh2 Qd8 19. g5 f6 20. Qh3 Ra7 21. Be2 Rc5 22. Rg2 Kh8 23. Qe3 Rac7 24.
Bh5 Kg8 25. b4 R5c6 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Rxd5 Qf8 28. c3 $16 {Korbut,E (2443)-Zhao
Xue (2530)/ECCW Kemer/2007/}) 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. Qe2 Qc7 18. Nf1
Rab8 19. Ne3 Qb7 20. b3 Rfc8 21. Ned5 $16 {Gopal,G (2480)-Li,C (2529)/Cebu
City/2007/}) 13. Kb1 b5 14. Nd5 Rb8 15. Be2 a5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.
Nxa5 Rfc8 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Qc3 Qxc3 21. bxc3 Rb6 22. Rd4 Rxc3 23. Rhd1 Rcc6 24.
Na5 Bxa2+ 25. Kb2 Rc8 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxd6 $14 {Sutovsky,E (2637)-Andriasian,
Z (2523)/EU-ch Dresden/2007/}) (9... Ng4 10. Nd5 $5 $32 (10. g3 Nxe3 11. Qxe3 {
can transpose into the game, but White can play more energetically.}) 10...
Nxe3 11. fxe3 Bg5 (11... O-O 12. Na5 b6 13. Nb7 Qd7 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Nxd6 Nc6
16. Qc3 Na5 17. Qxe5 Rfd8 18. Be2 Nc6 19. Nf5 Qf8 20. Qg3 Rdc8 21. a3 $16 {
Frolov,A-Loginov,V (2455)/Uzhgorod/1988/}) (11... Nc6 12. Bc4 Rc8 13. Nxe7 Kxe7
14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Rhf1 Rc7 16. Rf3 Rd7 17. c4 Qe8 18. c5 d5 19. exd5 Rxd5 20.
Qf2 $36 {Frolov,A (2450)-Homiakov,V/Simferopol/1991/}) 12. Na5 $1 $36 (12. h4
Bxd5 13. hxg5 Bxe4 14. Nc5 Bc6 15. Bc4 b6 16. Nd3 $6 (16. Qf2 Qe7 17. g6 $1 $44
) 16... Qxg5 17. Nb4 O-O 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 $15 {Okumus,G-Erdogdu,M (2336)/Izmir/
2003/}))) (8... Ng4 $6 {is premature due to} 9. Bg5) 9. O-O-O Be7 10. f4 $5 {
White shows his cards and plays the most straightforward move.} (10. f3 {
is still the more popular alternative, but the large amount of theory (almost
500 games, many of them top level contests) connected with it can be
discouraging. Already facing only the main moves} b5 ({and} 10... O-O {or}) (
10... h5 $5 {requires a lot of concrete knowledge.})) (10. Kb1 b5 11. f4 {
can transpose after} O-O {into 10.f4 b5!?-} (11... Rc8 $143 12. f5 Bc4 13. g4
Nxg4 14. Rg1 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 g6 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nd2 Nf6 18. Qh3 Qd7 19. Nf1 $5
gxf5 20. Ne3 Nxe4 21. Ncd5 Nf2 22. Qh5 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 $44 {Morozevich,A (2732)
-Topalov,V (2735)/Monte Carlo rpd/2004/}) 12. f5 Bc4 13. g4 Nxg4 14. Rg1 Nxe3
15. Qxe3 Bxb3 $1 16. Qh6 $6 (16. axb3 Kh8 $13) 16... Bxc2+ 17. Kxc2 Bf6 18.
Rxd6 Kh8 19. Qd2 Ra7 20. Kb1 Qc7 21. Rd3 Nb6 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Be2
Rxd5 25. Qxd5 g6 26. Rc1 Qe7 $17 {Nisipeanu,L (2668)-Karjakin,S (2694)/WCup
Khanty-Mansiysk/2007/}) 10... Ng4 (10... b5 $5 11. Kb1 (11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 Nxg4
13. Rg1 h5 14. Kb1 Bxf1 15. Rdxf1 Ndf6 16. a3 a5 17. Bg5 b4 18. Bxf6 bxc3 19.
Bxe7 cxd2 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Nxd2 Nxh2 22. Rd1 d5 23. exd5 Rxd5 24. Nc4 Rxd1+
25. Rxd1 Ng4 26. Nxa5 Ke7 $13 {/-/+,Motylev,A (2642)-Iskusnyh,S (2463)/RUS-chT
Sochi/2007/}) (11. h3 Rc8 12. Bd3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne5 14. Kb1 O-O 15. g4 Nfd7 16.
Nd4 Nb6 17. Rhe1 Bf6 18. g5 Nec4 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. Qc1 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Qb6 22.
Rd3 Rfe8 23. Be3 Qa5 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Re5 $15 {Svidler,P (2728)
-Ponomariov,R (2723)/Wijk aan Zee/2007/}) 11... Rb8 (11... exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne5
13. Qe3 Qc7 14. Nd4 $14) (11... O-O $5 $13 {-11.Kb1}) 12. Qe1 O-O 13. Bd3 Bc4
14. Bc1 a5 (14... Qc7 $5 $132) 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bb4 18. Qe2
a4 19. Nd2 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 a3 (20... f5 $13) 21. b3 f5 22. d6 e4 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24.
Nf1 Rb6 25. Ne3 $13 {/+/=,Kobalia,M (2639)-Stocek,J (2567)/EU-ch Dresden/2007/}
) 11. g3 ({Rather harmless is} 11. Kb1 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 exf4 13. Qxf4 O-O $132)
11... Nxe3 12. Qxe3 b5 {A natural move, but Black can sometimes have problems
with his vulnerable << and weak c6 square.} ({Therefore an interesting move is
} 12... Nf6 $5 13. Kb1 Qc7 14. Be2 h6 15. g4 exf4 16. Qxf4 Nd7 17. Nd4 Bf6 18.
Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Ke7 21. Rhd1 Rad8 22. Bc4 Nc5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8
24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. b4 Bxc3 26. bxc5 Kd7 27. c6+ Kxc6 28. Bxe6 b6 29. a3 Kc5 $11
{1/2, Nisipeanu,L (2668)-Ivanchuk,V (2787)/WCup Khanty-Mansiysk/2007/}) 13. Kb1
(13. h4 Qb6 14. Qf3 b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 O-O 17. Bh3 Nf6 18. Ra5 Rfe8 19.
fxe5 dxe5 20. g4 Nd7 21. Rd5 Qf6 22. Qxf6 Nxf6 23. Rxe5 Bd6 24. Ra5 Nxe4 25.
Bg2 Rad8 {|^[+], Smeets,J (2538)-Van Wely,L (2680)/London/2007/}) 13... Qb6 (
13... Nf6 14. Be2 Qb8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 {[%cal Rb3a5,Ra5c6] /\Na5-c6} Qc7
17. g4 (17. Rhe1 $5 O-O 18. Bd3 $36) 17... O-O 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. g5 Ne8 20. Bg4
a5 21. Rhe1 Bd6 {Ponomariov,R (2705)-Van Wely,L (2680)/Hoogeveen/2007/} 22. Nd2
$1 $16 {Van Wely}) (13... b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 O-O 16. Be2 Qc7 17. Rc1 Nb6
(17... Rfc8 18. c3 $14) 18. Ra5 exf4 19. gxf4 Bf6 20. Bxa6 $2 (20. Rf5 $5 $14)
20... Bxb2 $1 $40 {Krstic,U (2366)-Palac,M (2549)/Ljubljana/2004/} {/\} 21.
Kxb2 Rxa6 22. Rxa6 Nc4+ $19) 14. Qe2 ({Van Wely was certainly prepared for} 14.
Qe1 {, which he encountered earlier in Foros:} Nf6 $5 {/\} (14... b4 15. Nd5 (
15. Na4 Qc6 16. Qxb4 (16. f5 $2 Bxf5) 16... Rb8 (16... d5 17. Na5 Qxc2+ 18.
Kxc2 Bxb4 19. f5 $1 $14) 17. Qa5 Qxe4 18. Bd3 Qc6 (18... Qg2 19. Nc3 $14) 19.
Rhe1 $13) 15... Bxd5 16. exd5 O-O (16... Bf6 $5) 17. Bh3 Nc5 (17... f5 18. Nd4
$1 $36) 18. fxe5 Nxb3 19. axb3 dxe5 20. Qxe5 Bf6 21. Qf4 Ra7 22. d6 a5 23. d7
a4 24. Qd6 $16 {Nisipeanu,L (2684)-Van Wely,L (2677)/Foros/2008/}) 15. Nd5 Bxd5
16. exd5 Ng4 $132) 14... b4 $146 {[%mdl 8] Van Wely continues as against
Nisipeanu, but fails to take fully into account the different position of
White's Q.} ({More circumspect is} 14... O-O $142 $5 15. f5 Bc4 16. Qf3 Rfc8
17. Nd2 (17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Na5 Rab8 $1 $132 {/\} 20. Qe2 Qxa5 21.
Nxe7+ Kf8 22. Nxc8 Rxb2+ 23. Kxb2 Qb4+ 24. Ka1 $8 Qc3+ 25. Kb1 Qb4+ $11) 17...
Rab8 18. h4 Qc6 19. Bd3 Nb6 20. g4 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 b4 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Qb5
24. Qf3 Qc5 25. Qd3 Qb5 26. Qf3 Qc5 27. Qd3 {1/2, Yemelin,V (2564)
-Voitsekhovsky,S (2503)/RUS-chT2 Sochi/2007/}) 15. Na4 $1 {[%mdl 64] With the
Q on e2 White already has a different idea and his N doesn't head for the [+].
The resulting tactics are mostly in his favour, as Black still lacks one tempo
to tuck away his K.} (15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Bf6 $5 17. Bh3 Nc5 18. fxe5 Bxe5
19. Nd2 O-O 20. Nc4 Qb7 $13) 15... Qc6 16. f5 Bxf5 (16... Qxa4 17. fxe6 fxe6 (
17... Nf6 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Qc4+ $36) 18. Bh3 Nf8 19. Rhf1 $16 {/\Qf3-f7|^}) (
16... Nf8 17. fxe6 Nxe6 18. Bh3 O-O $5 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. a3 Qxa4 21. Qc4 Rf6
22. axb4 $14) ({The sedate, but rather unpleasant alternative is} 16... Bxb3
17. axb3 (17. cxb3 Nf6 $132) 17... Nf6 (17... O-O 18. Qf3 Nf6 19. Re1 {/\Bc4|^}
) 18. Qe3 $5 O-O (18... Nxe4 19. Bg2 Nc3+ 20. bxc3 Qxg2 21. Nb6 $16) 19. Nb6
$14 {[%csl Re7,Gf1] ^-}) 17. exf5 Qxa4 (17... Qxh1 $2 18. Bg2 Qxh2 19. Rh1 (19.
Qf2 $5 Bh4 20. gxh4 $16) 19... Qxg3 20. Bxa8 $16 {/+- The extra piece is
definitely more worth than the >>P, which can't even advance properly.}) 18.
Bg2 O-O $6 {A panicky reaction, Black won't have enough for the exchange.} (
18... Ra7 19. Nd2 $44) (18... Rb8 19. Rd5 (19. Rhe1 O-O 20. Nd4 $1 $14) 19...
Nf6 (19... Rb5 20. Qc4 $36) 20. Ra5 Qd7 21. Rxa6 $14) (18... Rc8 19. Rd5 (19.
Bb7 Rc7 20. Qxa6 Qxa6 21. Bxa6 O-O $11) 19... Nb8 20. Rhd1 $5 $44 (20. Nc5 dxc5
21. Rxe5 Rc7 22. Re1 Qd7 23. Rxe7+ (23. Qg4 O-O 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 $13
) 23... Qxe7 24. Qf2 O-O 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 $132)) 19. Bxa8 (19. Nd4 $5 $36) 19...
Rxa8 20. g4 Qc6 (20... Rc8 21. g5 $5 {[%csl Gf5,Gg5][%cal Yf5f6,Yh1g1] ()>>,/
\Rhg1,f6 is good for White, but now he activates his N.}) 21. Na5 $1 Qc7 22.
Nc4 $16 a5 (22... Rc8 23. Ne3 (23. Nxd6 Bxd6 24. Qd3 Be7 $1 25. Qxd7 Qxc2+ 26.
Ka1 Bf6 $44) 23... Nb6 24. h4 $16) 23. Nxd6 $1 {A simplifying combination,
which increases White's advantage.} Bxd6 $8 (23... Rd8 24. Nc4 $18) 24. Qd3 Nf6
25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Nxg4 27. Rg1 $5 (27. Re1 $16) ({or} 27. Rhd1 $16 {
are strong and probably more technical. Nepomniachtchi chooses a more
ambitious, but also rather double-edged plan. He temporarily sacrifices
another P, intending to stop Black's o^ by creating mating threats with his
well-coordinated R.}) 27... Nxh2 28. f6 g6 29. Rg2 Nf3 (29... Nf1 30. Rg5 (30.
Re2 Ng3 31. Rxe5 h5 {-30.Rg5}) 30... h5 (30... Ne3 $2 31. Rxe5 Nc4 32. Ra6 $1
Rd8 33. Rd5 $18) 31. Rxe5 Ng3 $16 {/+/=}) 30. Re2 h5 31. Re3 e4 $6 ({The N
needs a stable outpost, more resilient was} 31... Nd4 $142 $5 32. Rxe5 Ne6 $14
{[%cal Yg8h7,Yh7g6,Yg6g5] /\g5, Kh7-g6<=>}) 32. Rxe4 g5 33. Rd3 g4 34. Rd5 Ra6
(34... g3 35. Re2 h4 36. Rh5 $1 a4 37. Kc1 $18 {[%cal Re2e4,Re4g4] /\Re4-g4})
35. Rf4 Re6 ({Black should have tried to free his K with} 35... Kh7 $5 {
, although it's hardly enough to save the game after} 36. Rxh5+ Kg6 37. Rb5 Nh2
38. Kc1 Re6 $5 (38... g3 39. Rff5 $18) 39. Rxa5 g3 40. Rff5 Re3 41. Rad5 Rf3
42. Rg5+ Kxf6 43. Rg8 Nf1 (43... Ke6 44. Rd3 $18) 44. Rd4 $16 {/\} Rf2 45. Rxb4
g2 46. Rxg2 Rxg2 47. Rf4+ $18) 36. a4 Re1+ (36... bxa3 37. Rxh5 Re4 $8 38. Rff5
$5 $18 {[%csl Rg8] עg8}) 37. Ka2 Rh1 38. Rxa5 Kh7 39. Rd5 $18 {[%csl Ga4] o^a
Black's o^ can't advance freely, while White's o^ will win him more material -
the game is decided.} Kg6 (39... g3 40. Rxf3 g2 41. Rg3 g1=Q 42. Rxh5+ $1 Rxh5
43. Rxg1 $18) 40. a5 Re1 41. a6 Re8 42. a7 Ra8 43. Ra5 Nh2 44. Rxb4 g3 45. Rb8
Rxa7 46. Rg8+ $5 (46. Rxa7 $18) 46... Kxf6 (46... Kh7 47. Rg7+ $18) 47. Rxa7
Ng4 (47... h4 48. Ra4 $18) 48. Ra3 {[%cal Ra3g3] /\Rg3} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund 44th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2016.07.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 {Another installment
of the ongoing theoretical fight between Caruana and MVL in the Najdorf.} ({
Another battling ground was the} 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 {line:} {Caruana failed
to make any inroads after the standard} 8. g3 (8. Ng1 {is an original idea,
which has been tested mostly with shorter time controls. White has been
scoring heavily here, but the knight manoeuvre looks too artificial:} b5 9. Nf3
Bb7 10. Ng5 Be7 (10... b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bc4 $1 Nf6 (12... Nf4 13. Nxf7 Qc7
14. Bb3 $44) 13. Bxf7+ (13. Nxf7 Qc7 14. Bb3 Rg8 $13) 13... Ke7 14. O-O Nc6 15.
a3 a5 16. Be3 g6 17. Bxg6 Rg8 18. Bf5 Bc8 19. axb4 Bxf5 20. exf5 axb4 {
Nepomniachtchi,I (2714)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2758) Beijing blitz 2014} 21. Qd3 $5
$36 {[%cal Yf2f4]}) 11. Qf3 (11. a3 $142 $13 {Bosch}) 11... Nbd7 (11... Nc6 $5
12. Be3 Nd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Nb1 {Narayanan,S (2464)-Marek,M (2326) Pardubice
2015} O-O 15. Bd3 Nd7 $17) 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 O-O 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Bd3 Nc5 16.
O-O d5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Qg3 Nxd3 19. cxd3 Nd7 20. Qh4 f6 21. Ne4 Qf7 22. f3
Bxe4 23. dxe4 Nc5 $15 {Svidler,P (2727)-Sasikiran,K (2639) Berlin rpd 2015})
8... Be6 9. Bg2 b5 (9... Nbd7 10. a4 Be7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Be3 Nb6 13. b3 d5 $5
14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. c4 Qd6 18. a5 f5 19. Qd3 h4 $44 {
Caruana,F (2820)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2757) Wijk aan Zee 2015 This positional
sacrifice brought Black a resounding victory - see the notes by MVL himself in
CBM 165.} 20. Rab1 e4 21. Qd4 Bf6 22. Qe3 hxg3 23. fxg3 Qc5 24. Qxc5 Rxc5 25.
Rbc1 Rxa5 26. c5 {Niegsch,N (2096)-Kramer,J (2254) Willingen 2015} Bb5 $36) 10.
O-O Nbd7 11. Be3 (11. a4 $5 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bd2 Rb8 15. Qe1
Be7 16. Bxb4 Qb6 17. c3 Nc5 18. a5 Qb5 19. Bxc5 {Saric,I (2680)-Duda,J (2599)
Doha 2014} Qxc5 20. b4 Qa7 $44 {For more details see the notes to this game in
CBM 164 by Havasi.}) 11... Be7 12. Nd5 (12. f4 Rc8 13. b3 Nc5 14. f5 Bd7 15.
Bg5 Qb6 16. Kh1 Bc6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. h4 Qb7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Bd8 21. Qe1
Kf8 22. Rc1 Nd7 23. Qb4 Qb6 24. a4 bxa4 25. Qxa4 Nf6 26. c4 a5 $15 {Nigmatov,O
(2330)-Lu,S (2614) Tashkent 2016}) 12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. f4 Qc8 15. Rc1
O-O 16. b3 exf4 17. Bxf4 Qc5+ 18. Nd4 Bf6 19. Be3 Rfe8 $5 20. Nxf5 Rxe3 21. Kh1
Re5 22. c4 b4 23. Qxh5 g6 24. Qg4 Rxf5 25. Rxf5 Ne5 26. Rxe5 Bxe5 27. Rf1 Qd4
$11 {[%csl Ge5,Rg2] ^-, Caruana,F (2805)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2723) Stavanger
2015}) ({Fabiano goes for the English attack, but wants to avoid} 6. Be3 Ng4 {
Maxime plays this with success, one recent example went} 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9.
Bg3 Bg7 10. h4 (10. h3 {is far more popular and principled}) 10... Nc6 11. Nxc6
(11. Nb3 gxh4 12. Rxh4 h5 $13) 11... bxc6 12. Bc4 Qa5 13. Qf3 Ne5 $5 $146 (
13... Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qxg4 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Qxc3+ 17. Ke2 Qc4+ 18. Kd2 Qd4+
{½, Ivanchuk,V (2731)-Dominguez Perez,L (2754) Beijing blitz 2013}) 14. Bxe5
Qxe5 15. Bxf7+ Kd8 16. hxg5 Rb8 17. Bb3 (17. Nd1 Qxg5 18. Qh5 Qxg2 19. Qa5+ Kd7
20. Be6+ Ke8 21. Qh5+ Kd8 $11) 17... Rf8 18. Qe3 Qxg5 19. Qxg5 hxg5 $44 20. f3
$6 (20. Nd1 Be5 21. c3 Rf4 $44) 20... g4 21. Ke2 a5 22. Na4 Ba6+ 23. c4 $2 (23.
Ke3 c5 $36) 23... Rb4 24. Rac1 gxf3+ 25. gxf3 Bd4 26. Rc2 c5 27. Rh2 Rg8 28.
Rc1 Bc8 29. Nc3 Be6 $17 {Vallejo Pons,F (2684)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2765) EU-chT
Reykjavik 2015}) 6... e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 {At this branching point
Vachier Lagrave always preferred the text-move.} ({Contrary to e.g. Topalov,
Gelfand, Dominguez, Wojtaszek etc., who have often essayed} 8... h5 {This line
still remains popular:} 9. Qd2 (9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. c4 ({Less
committal is} 11. Qd2 $142 g6 {, transposing to the main line.}) 11... a5 $1
12. Be2 a4 13. Nd2 g6 14. Nb1 Bh6 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. Nc3 Qb6 17. Qd2 Rh8 18.
O-O-O Kf8 19. g4 hxg4 20. fxg4 a3 21. b3 Rh3 22. g5 Rxc3+ 23. Qxc3 Ne4 $15 {
Shirov,A (2684)-Giri,A (2798) Zuerich blitz 2016}) 9... Nbd7 10. Nd5 (10. a4
Be7 11. Be2 Nb6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. a5 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Nc1 Qc8
17. N1e2 Rd8 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Kh1 b5 20. axb6 Qxb6 21. b3 Rc6 22. Qd3 Rdc8 $132
{Salgado Lopez,I (2618)-Ponomariov,R (2715) Gjakova 2016}) 10... Bxd5 11. exd5
g6 {Recently Black has had more problems after} 12. O-O-O {, but the
reputation of the line remains OK:} (12. Be2 Bg7 13. O-O b6 14. c4 (14. a4 O-O
15. c3 Nh7 16. a5 b5 17. Nc1 Bf6 18. Nd3 Bg5 19. Nb4 f5 20. Nc6 Qf6 21. b4
Bxe3+ 22. Qxe3 h4 23. c4 bxc4 24. Bxc4 h3 25. g3 f4 26. Qe2 Ng5 27. Kh1 Rae8
$132 {[%cal Re5e4] Caruana,F (2804)-Giri,A (2782) Paris blitz 2016}) 14... O-O
15. Rae1 (15. Rac1 Re8 16. Rc2 h4 17. Bg5 h3 18. g3 a5 19. Be3 Nc5 20. Qd1 Nxb3
21. axb3 Nd7 22. Re1 Nc5 $11 {Inarkiev,E (2660)-Areshchenko,A (2661) Germany
2016}) 15... Re8 (15... Rc8 16. Kh1 a5 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. Na1 e4 19. Nc2 exf3 20.
gxf3 Ne5 21. b3 Qd7 22. Nd4 Rfe8 23. Nb5 Nh7 24. Be3 Rb8 25. Bd1 Nf6 26. Bc2
$36 {Ponomariov,R (2712)-Wojtaszek,R (2727) Huaian rpd 2016}) 16. h3 a5 17. Na1
b5 18. c5 (18. cxb5 Nb6 19. Bg5 $5 Nbxd5 $13) 18... Qb8 $1 19. cxd6 Rd8 (19...
e4 $5 $132) 20. Rc1 Nb6 21. Bxb5 (21. Bc5 $142 Nbxd5 22. a4 bxa4 23. Bc4 Rxd6
24. Bxd6 Qxd6 $44) 21... Nbxd5 22. Bc6 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Ra6 24. d7 Nxd7 25. Bxd7
Rxd7 26. Nb3 Rad6 $15 {Bacrot,E (2695)-Areshchenko,A (2654) Ajaccio 2016})
12... Nb6 13. Qa5 (13. c4 $146 Rc8 14. Na5 Nbxd5 15. Bg5 b6 16. Nb7 Qc7 17.
Bxf6 Nxf6 (17... Bh6 $5 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Qxb7 20. Kb1 Qe7 21. Qxe7+ Nxe7
22. Rxd6 Rc6 $11) 18. Nxd6+ Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Nd7 20. Be2 a5 21. b3 Qxd6 22. Rxd6
Ke7 23. Rhd1 Rc7 24. Kb2 Rb8 25. R6d5 Ke6 26. Rd6+ Ke7 27. R6d5 Ke6 28. a3 Nf6
29. Rd6+ Ke7 30. R6d2 {Dominguez Perez,L (2713)-Ponomariov,R (2706) Dortmund
2016} Rd7 $11) 13... Bh6 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. g3 Kf8 16. Kb1 Kg7 17. Be2 Rh8 18.
c4 Rc8 19. Rc1 Nfd7 ({Contrary to previous examples White didn't play Qb4 and
left his queen on a5. A possible improvement might be} 19... Nbd7 $5 $11) 20.
Rhd1 Rc7 (20... Nc5 21. Nd2 $5) 21. Qa3 Nc8 22. Nd2 Nf6 (22... Qe7 $142 $5) 23.
h3 Re7 24. g4 $1 hxg4 25. fxg4 e4 26. g5 Nd7 27. Bg4 e3 28. Qc3+ {Topalov,V 
(2813)-Wojtaszek,R (2734) Skopje 2015} Kh7 $1 29. Nf3 Rhe8 30. h4 $14) 9. Qd2
O-O (9... Nbd7 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 {leads to another crossroads:} {After} b4 (
11... O-O {tranposes back into the game.}) (11... Nb6 {is a specialty of Ian
Nepomniachtchi, as mentioned least year in the notes to Carlsen-So:} 12. g5 (
12. Qf2 Nfd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nc4 15. Kb1 a5 16. Nd2 Qc7 17. h4 a4 18. a3
O-O 19. Bd3 Nf6 20. Be4 b4 21. axb4 Rfb8 22. Nxc4 Qxc4 23. Bd2 Nxe4 24. fxe4
Qxe4 25. Rhf1 Qxd5 $17 {Sevian,S (2573)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2705) Ashdod rpd 2015
}) 12... Nh5 13. Na5 (13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bd7 15. Na5 Qc7 16. Kb1 O-O 17. Rg1
g6 18. c4 f6 19. Rc1 Bf5+ 20. Ka1 Bd8 21. Nc6 fxg5 22. cxb5 $146 (22. Nxd8 Qxd8
23. Bxg5 Qd7 24. h4 Rac8 25. Be2 Nf4 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. h5 Rfe8 28. hxg6 hxg6
29. Bd3 bxc4 30. Bxc4 Re3 $132 {Horvat,M (2423)-Granski,M (2507) email 2012})
22... axb5 23. Bxb5 Nf4 24. Nxd8 Qxd8 25. Rc6 Qe7 26. Bc4 Kh8 27. Qb4 Rfd8 28.
Bb6 Rd7 29. a4 Qf7 30. Qb5 Rb7 31. a5 Bd7 32. Rc1 Rbb8 33. Ba2 Qf5 {Dominguez
Perez,L (2732)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2703) Sochi 2016} 34. Qc4 $13) 13... Qc7 14.
Kb1 O-O 15. Rg1 b4 ({Ian possibly forgot the game} 15... d5 $1 16. exd5 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qf2 Nf4 19. Nb3 Qc6 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Bd3 g6 $11 {/=/+,
Nepomniachtchi,I (2624)-Sjugirov,S (2588) Dagomys 2009}) 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5
Qxa5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Bh3 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Rxf4 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Qe2 Raf8 23. Bd5
g6 24. Qe1 Qc5 25. Be4 $14 {Ponomariov,R (2706)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2719) Almaty
blitz 2016}) 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. f4 (14. Na5 Nbxd5 15. Nc4 $5 $44 {
Carlsen,M (2853)-So,W (2779) Saint Louis 2015 We have already mentioned this
game above, for detailed notes see CBM 168.}) 14... Nfxd5 15. Bxb6 Nxb6 16.
Qxb4 {Black also has} d5 $5 ({Last year we analysed only} 16... Qc7 {and}) (
16... O-O 17. fxe5 a5 $5 $44) 17. Qc3 (17. Qa5 e4 18. c4 O-O 19. c5 Nd7 20.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Rxd5 Nxc5 22. Rxd8+ (22. Rxc5 Bxc5 23. Nxc5 Rac8 24. b4 a5 25.
a3 axb4 26. axb4 Rb8 27. Na6 Rbc8+ $11) 22... Rxd8 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Bxa6 Be3+
25. Kc2 Rd2+ 26. Kc3 Rf2 27. f5 h5 $11 {Hall,R (2640)-Van der Hoeven,D (2629)
email 2012}) 17... Rc8 18. Qxe5 O-O 19. Qe3 Qc7 20. c3 a5 21. Kb1 (21. Nd4 Bd6
$11) 21... a4 22. Nd4 a3 (22... Bc5 $5 $44) 23. b3 Qxc3 24. Qxc3 Rxc3 25. Bg2
Re8 26. Rhe1 Kf8 27. g5 Bb4 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8 29. Nb5 Re3 $132 {½, Petukhov,V 
(2150)-Kaan,J (2142) email 2014}) 10. O-O-O Nbd7 (10... a5 11. a4 Na6 12. g4
Nb4 13. Kb1 Qc7 14. g5 Nh5 15. Bb5 Rac8 16. Rhg1 f5 17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. Qg2 Nh5
19. Nc1 Bf6 20. Nd3 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Nf4 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Be5
25. c3 Rf6 26. Qf2 b6 27. Ba6 Rb8 28. Bd3 $14 {Topalov,V (2772)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2768) Saint Louis 2014 See the notes to this game in CBM 162 by
Havasi. Afterwards MVL abandoned the line with 10...a5.}) 11. g4 b5 12. h4 {
Caruana tries a new approach.} ({Earlier in blitz he went for} 12. a3 Nb6 13.
Na5 Rc8 14. g5 (14. Kb1 Qc7 (14... d5 $1 15. Nb7 Qd7 16. Bxb6 d4 $40) 15. g5
Nh5 16. h4 Ng3 17. Rh2 (17. Rg1 Nxf1 18. Rgxf1 f6 19. gxf6 Rxf6 20. Bg5 Rg6 21.
f4 exf4 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Rxf4 $14 {Demchenko,A (2589)-Najer,E (2681) Gjakova
2016}) 17... Nxf1 18. Rxf1 Rfd8 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Nd5 Qa7 21. h5 $36 Bf8 22. h6
g6 23. f4 Bxd5 24. exd5 Re8 25. Nc6 Qd7 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Rhf2 e4 28. Rxf7 e3
29. Qe2 Qxf7 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 {Caruana,F (2795)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2788) chess.
com INT blitz 2016} 31. Qf3+ Kg8 32. d6 e2 33. Qb3+ Kh8 34. Qc3+ Kg8 35. Ne7+
Rxe7 36. dxe7 Rxc3 37. e8=Q $18) 14... Nh5 15. Kb1 $142 (15. h4 Ng3 16. Rh2
Nxf1 (16... d5 $5) (16... Na4 $1 {/\} 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nc3 $17) 17. Rxf1
b4 18. axb4 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 {Caruana,F (2795)-Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2788) chess.com INT blitz 2016} Qxd5 21. Qxd5 Bxd5 22. Rd2 Ba8 $11) 15... g6 (
15... Qc7 16. h4 {- 14.Kb1}) 16. h4 Ng3 17. Rh2 Nxf1 18. Rxf1 Na4 19. Nxa4 bxa4
20. Rd1 Qc7 21. h5 d5 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. hxg6 Be6 24. Rdh1 Bf5 25. gxh7+ Kh8 26.
Qd5 (26. Qe1 Rfd8 27. Bb6 Bxc2+ 28. Ka1 Qxb6 29. Qxe5+ Bf6 30. gxf6 Qd4 $132 {
½, Efremov,A (2541)-Riccio,E (2606) email 2011}) 26... Be6 27. Qb7 Qxb7 28.
Nxb7 Rc7 {½, Wuerschner,M (2438)-Jensen,E (2501) email 2013} 29. Na5 Rb8 $44)
({Black holds the balance in the more forcing line} 12. g5 b4 {and now:} {
There are no important new developments after} 13. Ne2 (13. Na4 Nh5 14. Qxb4 d5
15. Qa5 Qxa5 $5 (15... Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 17. Kb1 dxe4 18. Nd4 Qf6 19. Nxe6
Qxe6 20. fxe4 Ndf6 21. b3 (21. Nc3 $5) 21... Nxe4 22. Bc4 Qf5 23. Rhf1 Nf4 24.
Bd3 Qg6 25. Rg1 Qf5 26. Rgf1 Qg6 27. Rg1 Qf5 28. Rgf1 {½, Dominguez Perez,L 
(2734)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2754) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015 For more details see the
notes to this game in CBM 167 by Ftacnik.}) 16. Nxa5 d4 17. Bd2 Bxa2 18. Nc6 (
18. Bh3 Be6 19. Bg4 g6 20. Bxh5 gxh5 21. Nc6 Bd6 22. Bb4 Bxb4 23. Nxb4 Rfc8 24.
Nd3 {Manole,G-Secrieru,I email 2005} Bc4 $132) 18... Bd6 19. Nc3 Be6 20. Nd5
Bxd5 21. exd5 Nb6 22. f4 e4 23. Ba5 Nxd5 24. Rxd4 Rfc8 25. Ne5 Nhxf4 26. Nc4
Be7 27. Bd2 Re8 28. Rxe4 Bxg5 $11 {Inarkiev,E (2686)-Wojtaszek,R (2722)
Gjakova 2016}) 13... Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5 a4 16. fxe6 axb3 17. cxb3 (17. exf7+
Rxf7 18. cxb3 Rxa2 19. Ng3 Rxf1 20. Rhxf1 Ra1+ 21. Kc2 Qc8+ 22. Kd3 Qa6+ 23.
Kc2 Qc6+ $11 {Lu Shanglei (2619)-Wen,Y (2614) Xinghua 2016}) 17... fxe6 18. Ng3
$6 ({The main line} 18. Bh3 $142 Rxa2 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Ng3 Nc7 {is still
considered tenable - see Radjabov-Vachier Lagrave, Tashkent 2014.}) 18... Rf3
19. Kb1 Qa5 20. Bc4 Bxg5 (20... d5 $1 21. exd5 Nb6 $40) 21. a4 Nc5 22. Nf5 {
½, Hracek,Z (2613)-Ragger,M (2695) Germany 2015} {Now the position is not so
clear anymore after} Nxa4 (22... Bxe3 23. Nxe3 Kh8 $5 $15) 23. Bxg5 Nc3+ 24.
Kc2 Nxe4 25. Ra1 Nxd2 26. Rxa5 Rxa5 27. Bxe6+ Kh8 28. Bxd2 $13) ({Similar to
12.a3 is} 12. Rg1 Nb6 13. Na5 Rc8 14. g5 Nh5 15. Kb1 g6 (15... Qc7 16. Nd5 Nxd5
17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxa5 19. Bd3 g6 20. c4 (20. Rg4 $5 $44) 20... Nf4 21.
Bxf4 exf4 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Qxb5 Qa7 24. Be4 Rc7 25. Bd5 Qf2 26. Qb3 Qxh2 27.
a4 Qf2 28. Rc1 Ra7 $132 {Caruana,F (2844)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2757) Tashkent
2014 For details see the notes to this game in CBM 163 by Ftacnik.}) 16. a3 Qc7
17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. h4 (19. Bd3 Bd8 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 d5 22. c3
Qxc6 23. Bc2 d4 24. cxd4 {Dominguez Perez,L (2726)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2758)
Beijing rpd 2014} Bb6 $1 25. Be4 Qd6 $11) 19... Bd8 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 Qxc6
22. Bh3 Rc7 23. Qxd6 Qxc2+ 24. Ka1 Nf4 25. Bg4 b4 26. Rc1 Qb3 27. Bxf4 exf4 28.
Rxc7 bxa3 29. Rg2 Bxc7 30. Qxc7 Rb8 {Saric,I (2666)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2757)
Wijk aan Zee 2015} 31. Qc1 axb2+ 32. Rxb2 Qa4+ 33. Ra2 Qd4+ 34. Rb2 $11) 12...
Nb6 13. Qf2 (13. Bxb6 $6 Qxb6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 a5 16. Kb1 a4 17. Nc1 b4
18. h5 h6 19. Bc4 Nd7 20. Nd3 Rab8 21. Rhe1 Bg5 22. Qf2 Qa5 23. Nc1 Nb6 24. Re4
Rfc8 $40 {Nosov,M (2169)-Borovikov,V (2584) Alushta 2009}) (13. g5 Nh5 14. Na5
$5 (14. Qf2 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc5 Qc7 17. N5a4 Rab8 18. Nb6 Nf4 19. Bxf4
Rxb6 20. Be3 Rb7 21. Kb1 Rfb8 22. Bc1 Qa5 23. Qd2 Rb4 24. Ka1 Qb6 25. Nd5 Bxd5
26. c3 Ra4 27. exd5 Qb3 {0-1 (27) Rizouk,A (2493)-Iotov,V (2417) Padron 2004})
14... Rc8 (14... b4 $6 15. Nc6 bxc3 16. Qxc3) 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. Rg1
g6 18. Kb1 Qc7 19. c4 Bd8 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 Qxc6 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Bh3 Rc7
24. Bg4 Be7 25. Rc1 Qb7 26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27. Rc1 Qb7 28. Qc2 Qd5 29. Rd1 {½,
Chacon,P (2537)-Dothan,Y (2589) email 2007}) ({Too slow is} 13. h5 $6 b4 14.
Nb1 a5 15. g5 Nfd7 16. g6 h6 17. gxf7+ Rxf7 18. Rg1 Kh8 $36 {/\} 19. Bxh6 Bxb3
$17) 13... Rb8 (13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Nc5 Qc7 16. N5a4 Rab8 17. h5 Qc6
18. Nb6 Bd8 19. g5 Ne8 20. Nbd5 f5 $14 {/<=>, Szalanczy,E (2420)-Vaulin,A 
(2520) Kecskemet 1992}) ({A more usual reaction is the immediate} 13... Nfd7
14. Kb1 (14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nc4 16. Bd3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qb6 18. Qe2 (18. Qxb6
Nxb6 19. Na5 Rac8 20. Be4 g6 21. Nc6 Bd8 22. g5 Nd7 23. c3 Kg7 24. Rhg1 f5 25.
gxf6+ Nxf6 $15 {Shabalov,A (2595)-Naiditsch,A (2657) Moscow 2006}) 18... a5 19.
Nd2 Nc5 20. Ne4 a4 21. Kb1 a3 22. b3 Rfc8 23. Bxb5 Nxe4 24. fxe4 Rc3 25. Bc6
Rb8 26. Rd3 Rxd3 27. Qxd3 Bxh4 28. Rf1 Bg5 29. c3 g6 30. Kc2 Kg7 $11 {
Perelshteyn,E (2601)-Sevillano,E (2548) Reno 2006}) 14... Qc7 (14... Nc4 15.
Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc1 Qc7 17. N1e2 Rfb8 18. Ka1 a5 19. Ng3 a4 20. a3 Qb7 21. Rb1 d5
22. Nf5 Bf8 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Rhd1 $14 {Santana Penate,G (2590)-Ajoy,M (2328)
email 2007}) 15. Nd5 (15. g5 b4 $1 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19.
cxd3 a5 20. Rc1 Qb7 21. Rc6 a4 22. Nd2 Qb5 23. Qe2 b3 24. a3 Qxd5 $17 {Svidler,
P (2713)-Kasparov,G (2812) Wijk aan Zee blitz 1999}) 15... Bxd5 16. exd5 Nc4
17. Bd3 a5 18. Bg5 Ndb6 19. Qe1 Rfb8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Nd4 Qf6 22. Nc6 e4 23.
Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Rd4 e3 25. g5 Qxf3 26. Nxb8 Rxb8 $44 {Manso Gil,A (2301)
-Benlloch Guirau,A (2382) email 2007}) 14. g5 (14. Kb1 Qc7 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bh3
b4 17. Ne2 Bxh3 18. Rxh3 {Aroshidze,L (2230)-Gashimov,V (2370) Baku 1999} Rfc8
19. Rc1 Nc4 20. Nd2 d5 21. exd5 Nxd2+ 22. Bxd2 Qc4 $15) (14. Nc5 b4 15. N3a4
Nxa4 16. Nxa4 Qc7 17. Kb1 Bd7 18. Nb6 Bxg4 19. Bxa6 Be6 20. b3 {Cherkasov,
N-Pisulinski,J (2345) Polanica Zdroj 1992} Qc6 21. Bd3 d5 $132) 14... Nfd7 $146
{[%mdl 8] Here this move is new.} (14... Nh5 $5 {also deserves attention:} 15.
Nc5 (15. Be2 {Waardenburg,L (1580)-Chang,H (1757) Borne 2013} Qc7 $5 $15 {
[%cal Yb6c4] /\Nc4}) 15... b4 16. Nb1 $5 (16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Ne2 Nc4 18. Bh3 Qd7
19. Bg4 g6 $13 {looks dangerous, but Black isn't without counterplay.}) 16...
Bxa2 (16... d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bh3 Qd6 20. Bg4 (20. Bc5 Qxc5
21. Qxc5 Bxc5 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxd5 Be3+ 24. Nd2 Rfd8 $36) 20... Nhf4 21. Bxf4
Rxf4 22. Rhe1 Rc8 $14 {/<=>}) 17. Nxa6 (17. b3 a5 18. Kb2 $44) 17... Nc4 $5 (
17... Rb7 18. Nxb4 $16) 18. Nxb8 Qxb8 19. b3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Nf4 21. Bc4 Qc7 $44
{[%cal Yd6d5,Ye7c5]}) 15. f4 (15. Na5 Rc8 {is now useless -} 16. Nd5 $2 {
runs into} Nxd5 17. exd5 Qxa5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Kb1 d5 20. Bh3 Rc6 $17) (15.
Kb1 Rc8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 $13) 15... exf4 {Black naturally doesn't
want to allow f5.} (15... f5 16. Bh3 $1 $36 (16. gxf6 Nxf6 $15)) (15... Na4 16.
Nd5 (16. f5 $5 Nxc3 17. bxc3 $40) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 $36) 16. Bxf4 Rc8 {
[%cal Yc8c3]} 17. Nd5 (17. Bxd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Qc7 (18... Rxc3 19. bxc3 Qc7 20.
Qd4 $16) 19. Rd4 f6 $132) ({Caruana changes the character of the positon, but
the restrained} 17. Qg3 $5 Re8 18. Kb1 $14 {was perhaps more promising.}) 17...
Nxd5 (17... Bxd5 $6 18. exd5 {[%csl Gf1] is a positional concession, the Bf1
is potentially very strong and also the tactics don't work:} f6 19. Qh2 {/\} (
19. g6 $5 hxg6 20. Qg2 $36) 19... fxg5 20. hxg5 Rxf4 $2 21. Qxh7+ Kf7 22. Qh5+
g6 (22... Kf8 23. Qh8+ Kf7 24. g6+ Kxg6 25. Qh5+ Kf6 26. Rg1 $18) 23. Qh7+ Ke8
24. Qxg6+ Rf7 25. Rh8+ Nf8 26. Kb1 $5 $18 {[%cal Rf1e2,Re2h5]}) 18. exd5 Bg4
19. Be2 (19. Re1 f6 $132) 19... Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Re8 21. Qf3 Qc7 22. Nd4 Nb6 23.
Rhe1 (23. Nc6 $6 Nxd5 $15) ({White can try to play on the f-file with} 23. Kb1
Qc4 24. Bc1 {[%cal Gf1f7] , but Black gets counterplay after} Qxd5 (24... Bf8
$5) 25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. Nxb5 axb5 27. Rxd5 Rc5 28. Rhd1 f6 $132) 23... Bf8 24.
Rxe8 Rxe8 {Black's pieces seem passive, but he has play on the open files and
against the Pd5.} 25. Nf5 (25. Nc6 $6 Rc8 {[%cal Rb6d5]}) (25. Rf1 Qc4 26. Bxd6
Qxd5 27. Bxf8 Qxf3 28. Rxf3 Kxf8 $11) 25... Qc4 {Possibly not ideal.} (25... g6
$5 26. Nh6+ Bxh6 27. gxh6 Nd7 28. h5 Nf6 29. hxg6 (29. Bxd6 Qxd6 30. Rf1 gxh5
31. Qxf6 Qxf6 32. Rxf6 Re5 33. Rxa6 Kf8 $132) 29... fxg6 $13 {[%cal Yf6e4]
might be tenable for Black, but one can understand MVL is reluctant to weaken
his >>.}) (25... Nc4 26. h5 Ne5 $132) 26. b3 (26. Kb1 $143 Nxd5 27. Bxd6 Nb4
$11 (27... g6 $5 28. Bxf8 gxf5 29. Bh6 f4 30. c3 Ne3 31. Rd4 Qe6 $11 {[%cal
Re6g6]})) 26... Qb4 27. c3 Rc8 28. Rd3 {[%mdl 512] An interesting
pawn-sacrifice.} ({White can also fight for an advantage with} 28. Kc2 Qc5 29.
Ng3 $5 (29. Kb2 a5 30. Ng3 a4 31. Ne4 Qc7 $13) 29... Qa3 (29... b4 30. Ne4 Qa5
31. a4 bxc3 (31... bxa3 32. Nxd6 Bxd6 33. Bxd6 Re8 34. Rf1 $14) 32. Bxd6 Nc4
33. Bxf8 Kxf8 34. Rd3 $36 Rb8 (34... Ne5 $2 35. Qf5) (34... Na3+ 35. Kc1 c2 36.
Rc3 $16) 35. Rxc3 Ne5 36. Qd1 $16) 30. Kb1 $5 Na4 31. bxa4 Rxc3 32. Qf2 g6 $5 (
32... Qb4+ 33. Qb2 Qxa4 34. Qxc3 Qxd1+ 35. Kb2 Qxd5 36. Qe3 $14) 33. Bc1 Rxc1+
34. Rxc1 Qd3+ 35. Qc2 (35. Rc2 Qd1+ 36. Kb2 Bg7+ 37. Ka3 Qg4 38. axb5 axb5 39.
Ne4 Qxe4 40. Rc8+ Bf8 $132) 35... Qxg3 36. axb5 axb5 37. Qe4 h6 $14) 28... Nxd5
29. Bd2 (29. Bxd6 $2 Rxc3+ 30. Rxc3 Qxc3+ 31. Qxc3 Nxc3 $15) 29... Nb6 $8 (
29... Qa3+ $2 30. Kb1 {[%csl Ra3]} Nb6 31. Be3 (31. Nh6+ $5 gxh6 32. gxh6 $40)
31... Nc4 (31... Nd7 32. Qb7) 32. Bc1 $18) 30. Kb1 Qc5 31. Be3 Qc7 (31... Qc6
32. Qxc6 Rxc6 33. Nd4 Rc7 34. Nxb5 axb5 35. Bxb6 $14) 32. Qf4 {[%mdl 256] Now
Black consolidates his defensive ranks. White had more testing continuations,
but Fabiano was running short of time.} (32. Bf4 $5 Rd8 (32... Qc6 $5) 33. h5
$44) (32. Nh6+ $5 gxh6 33. gxh6 {[%cal Re3b6,Rf3g4]} Nd7 34. Qf5 (34. Qg4+ Kh8
35. Qg5 f6 36. Bd4 Qd8 37. Rg3 Bxh6 38. Qxh6 Qe7 $11 {[%cal Yd7e5]}) 34... Ne5
(34... f6 35. Bd2 Kh8 36. Rg3 $18 {[%cal Rf5d5,Rf5e6]}) 35. Bd4 Bxh6 $1 (35...
Ng6 36. h5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rh5g6,Rf5f6]}) 36. Bxe5 dxe5 37. Rd7 Qxd7 38. Qxd7
Rxc3 39. Qe8+ (39. Qd6 Bf8 40. Qxa6 b4 $132) 39... Bf8 40. Qxe5 Rc6 $11) 32...
Re8 $1 33. h5 (33. Nxd6 $142 $1 Rxe3 (33... Bxd6 $2 34. Qxd6 Qxd6 35. Rxd6 $16)
34. Qxe3 (34. Rxe3 $2 Nd5 $19) 34... Bxd6 35. Qe8+ Bf8 36. Rd8 Qc5 37. b4 Qf5+
38. Kc1 Qf1+ 39. Kc2 Qf5+ $11) 33... Re6 (33... Re5 34. Bd4 Re1+ 35. Kc2 (35.
Kb2 $2 Nc4+ 36. bxc4 bxc4 $19) 35... Nd5 36. Nh6+ $1 gxh6 37. Qg3 Nb4+ (37...
Bg7 38. gxh6 f6 39. Rd2 Qe7 $11) 38. Kd2 Be7 39. gxh6+ Kf8 40. Kxe1 Nxd3+ 41.
Qxd3 Qc6 $132) 34. Kc2 Qc6 (34... Nd7 $5 $15) 35. Bxb6 $2 $138 {Now the
advantage unequivocally passes to Black.} (35. Nd4 Qg2+ 36. Qf2 $5 (36. Rd2
Qe4+ $15) 36... Qxf2+ 37. Bxf2 Re5 38. Nc6 Re2+ 39. Rd2 Rxd2+ 40. Kxd2 $44 Nd5
41. a4 $1 bxa4 42. bxa4 Be7 43. Bh4 {[%cal Rc3c4]} Bf8 $11) (35. Qg4 {[%cal
Rf5d4,Rf5h6]} Re4 (35... Nd5 36. Nd4 (36. Nh6+ gxh6 37. gxh6+ Kh8 38. Bd4+ Re5
39. Kb2 f6 40. Qf3 Re6 41. Qf5 Re2+ 42. Ka1 Bxh6 (42... Re1+ $11) 43. Qxd5 Qxd5
44. Bxf6+ $11) 36... Qc5 37. Nxe6 Nxe3+ 38. Rxe3 Qxe3 39. Nxf8 Kxf8 40. Qc8+
Ke7 41. Qc7+ Ke6 42. Qc8+ $11) 36. Qg2 Qe8 37. Qh3 $44) 35... Qxb6 36. Rf3 (36.
Nd4 Re7 37. Rf3 d5 $15) 36... Qb7 $17 37. Ne3 $6 (37. Rf2 $142) 37... Re4 38.
Qg3 Re5 39. Qf4 (39. g6 fxg6 40. hxg6 Qe4+) (39. Rf4 Be7 40. Nf5 Qh1 $40) 39...
Rxg5 $1 $19 40. h6 gxh6 41. Rf2 Qd7 42. Nf5 Qe6 {White has no compensation at
all and after the time-control it makes little sense to plod on 3 pawns down.}
0-1

[Event "Biel GM 48th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2015.07.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2015.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {I was David's second in Biel, so the following remarks come from
first-hand knowledge. From their previous encounters, David felt that Radek
had respect for his calculating abilities, thus he opts for the sharper
opening move.} c5 {Radek also plays the Caro-Kann, but this was expected. As
Anand's second he must have spent long hours examining the Najdorf from every
possible angle, so he puts his full trust in this complex system.} 2. Nf3 d6 3.
d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 ({Jansa, who is still Navara's regular
trainer, prefers the classical} 6. Be2 {While David would assuredly take on
the Scheveningen with 6...e6, getting something tangible in the heavily
analysed} e5 7. Nb3 Be7 {is currently an almost impossible task.}) ({David has
also tested the fashionable} 6. h3 {, but lately Radek reacted with} g6 (6...
e6 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2 Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. f4 Nd7 11. O-O Nxd4 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Qd2
Rb8 14. Rad1 b5 15. Ne2 Qc7 16. f5 Nf6 17. Ng3 Re8 18. Bd4 e5 19. Be3 Bb7 20.
Bxh6 $1 gxh6 21. Qxh6 $40 {Navara,D (2716)-Grischuk,A (2795) Tromso 2014. For
more details see the notes to this game in CBM 162.}) (6... e5 7. Nb3 {was a
major alternative, which could transpose into the game position after} Be6 8.
Be3) 7. g4 Bg7 8. Be3 Nc6 9. g5 Nd7 10. h4 Qa5 11. Qd2 Nc5 12. O-O-O Bg4 13.
Be2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Rc8 15. Kb1 Na4 16. Nxa4 Qxa4 17. c3 Ne5 18. h5 Qc4 19. h6
Qxe2 20. Nxe2 Bf8 21. f4 Nc4 22. Bc1 Nb6 23. b3 e6 24. c4 $16 {Moussard,J 
(2444)-Wojtaszek,R (2746) Montpellier 2015 While Black would hardly repeat
this game, during his preparation David still wanted to narrow down his
options and concentrate on the system, which appeared in the game.}) 6... e5 {
Radek's main choice.} ({He only very rarely opts for the Scheveningen move} 
6... e6) ({Kasparov's sortie} 6... Ng4 {has not yet occurred in his practice.
And in case it did: White can still change tack with} 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. h3) 7. Nb3
Be6 8. h3 ({The English Attack with} 8. f3 {has been heavily analysed and
tested in the past decades, moreover Wojtaszek has used no fewer than three
moves here: especially} h5 $5 (8... Nbd7 {, or}) (8... Be7 {can lead to
similar, but not necessarily the same positions.}) {gives the game a distinct
character of its own:} 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. c4 g6 13.
O-O-O Nb6 14. Qa5 Bh6 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. Kb1 Nfd7 17. Qd2 Rh8 18. Rc1 Na4 19.
Be2 a5 20. Na1 Kf8 21. Nc2 Kg7 22. Na3 {Topalov,V (2771)-Wojtaszek,R (2698)
Rhodes 2013} Qd8 23. Nb5 Qf6 24. Bd1 Nac5 $13 {For more details see the notes
in CBM 157 by Wojtaszek, who won this important game in the crucial match of
the 2013 European Cup.}) (8. Qd2 {is another try, flexibly postponing the
choice between f3 and f4. However, White had different plans.}) 8... Be7 (8...
Nc6 9. Qf3 Rc8 10. O-O-O Nb4 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. a3 (12. Bg5 $5 Be7 13. a3 Nc6 14.
Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Bxg5 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Be7 19. Rd5 Rd8 20.
Bc4 O-O 21. Rhd1 Rxd5 22. Bxd5 Rd8 23. Rd3 g6 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Na5 Rc8 26. Rd7
Bc5 27. f3 f5 28. b4 Bf8 29. c4 $16 {Stukopin,A (2573)-Wang,K (2367) Chicago
2015}) 12... Nxc2 $1 13. Kxc2 Qc6 14. Nd2 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Ndb1 Qa4+ 17.
Kd2 Qb3 18. Ke1 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qxb2 20. Qxe5 Bc5 21. Rd2 Qc1+ 22. Rd1 Qb2 23.
Rd2 Qc1+ 24. Rd1 Qb2 {1/2, Laznicka,V (2681)-Wojtaszek,R (2713) EU-ch Yerevan
2014 The knight sacrifice was an important novelty when this game was played,
but Radek didn't want to repeat it against a prepared opponent.}) ({The same
goes for} 8... Nbd7 9. g4 Rc8 10. Qd2 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. f4 b4 (12... Be7 13.
Kb1 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Qg2 Nfd7 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Bg5 18. Bg3 Bh4 19.
Nd4 Bxg3 20. Qxg3 g6 21. h4 Rc5 22. Bg2 Qf6 23. g5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Rxh1 25. Rxh1
Qg7 {Libiszewski,F (2520)-Edouard,R (2665) Linares 2013} 26. Nc6 $36) 13. Nd5
Nxe4 14. Qxb4 Ng3 15. Rg1 Nxf1 16. Rgxf1 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Be7 18. Qa5 O-O 19. Qxd8
Rfxd8 20. c3 Nf6 21. Ra5 exf4 22. Rxf4 $36 {[%csl Ra6] Ponomariov,R (2714)
-Wojtaszek,R (2744) Beijing blitz 2014}) (8... d5 $6 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5
(10... Qxd5 11. Qxd5 Bxd5 12. O-O-O $32) 11. Qd2 $14 {[%cal Ye1c1]}) 9. g4 $5 {
Although this thrust doesn't give White an advantage, David was attracted to
an unbelievable idea "for 1 game" he found at home. It actually appeared in
the game and subsequently turned out to be more risky than suspected, but the
resulting positions were not to Black's liking. The ticking clock and also
White's instant play put increased pressure on Radek...} ({Here the main move
is} 9. Qf3 {, after} O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bc8 14.
Qe4 (14. Bd3 a5 15. Nc5 {has brought White practical success, but no one has
yet reacted with the simple} dxc5 $5 16. d6 Ra7 17. dxe7 Qxe7 $13) 14... a5 15.
Bd3 f5 16. gxf5 Bxf5 17. Qg2 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Nd7 19. Nd2 Nf6 20. Kb1 Rc8 21. h4
Qd7 22. Rg1 Rf7 23. Bg5 Nh5 $132 {/=/+, Volokitin,A (2702)-Wojtaszek,R (2700)
Loo 2013 Black had typical counterplay.}) ({Wojtaszek was also definitely
aware of} 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. O-O-O Nce5 13. Kb1 O-O 14. g4
Rc8 15. Qe3 Re8 16. Nd4 Qa5 17. a3 Bf8 18. Nf5 Nb6 19. Qd4 Nec4 20. Bxc4 Nxc4
21. Nxd6 Nxa3+ $1 22. bxa3 Rxc3 23. Qb4 Qxb4+ 24. axb4 Bxd6 25. Bxd6 Rec8 $15 {
Navara,D (2751)-So,W (2778) Prague 2015}) 9... d5 {Strong and pretty natural -
Black meets the flank attack with a central counter.} 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bg2 (
11. Nxd5 $143 $6 Bxd5 12. Rg1 Nc6 $13 {/=/+ The extra moves g4 and Be7 change
the evaluation in comparison with the early 8...d5?! line}) 11... Nxe3 $8 (
11... Nxc3 12. Qxd8+ Bxd8 (12... Kxd8 $2 13. Bxb7 Bd5 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. O-O-O
$18) 13. bxc3 $40 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ge3a7,Gg2b7]}) 12. Qxd8+ Bxd8 {Still
logical, but for the first time Black spent some time choosing the way to
recapture.} (12... Kxd8 $143 13. fxe3 Kc7 14. Nd5+ $14 ({or} 14. Bd5 $5 {
is pleasant for White.})) 13. fxe3 Bh4+ (13... Nc6 14. Nc5 Bh4+ {is not just a
transposition, here White has} 15. Ke2 $5 Bc4+ 16. Nd3 {/\b3+/=}) 14. Kf1 (14.
Ke2 Bc4+ 15. Kd2 Nc6 16. Bxc6+ bxc6 17. Na5 Be6 (17... Bd5 $11 {/\} 18. e4 Bd8)
18. Nxc6 f6 19. Nb4 O-O-O+ (19... h5 $5 $44) 20. Ke2 Bc4+ 21. Nd3 e4 22. Nxe4
Bd5 23. Nec5 Bxh1 24. Rxh1 Rd6 25. b4 Re8 26. Kf3 Rc6 27. a4 Bg5 28. e4 $14 {
/+/-, Vavulin,M (2390)-Gordievsky,D (2444) Moscow 2014}) 14... Nc6 15. Nc5 Bc4+
$1 $146 {A novelty, but a very logical one and it was still part of David's
preparation.} ({It's certainly a more forcing and convincing way to equality,
than} 15... O-O 16. Bxc6 (16. Be4 Rad8 17. Ke2 Bc4+ 18. Bd3 Bxd3+ 19. cxd3 Be7
20. N3e4 Bxc5 21. Nxc5 Rd5 22. Rac1 Rb8 23. Rhd1 Kf8 24. Rd2 Rd6 25. a3 {
½, Paveto,K (2302)-Real de Azua,E (2465) Buenos Aires 2012}) 16... bxc6 17.
Rd1 Bc8 18. e4 Rd8 (18... Ra7 $5) (18... Be7 19. Nd7 Re8 20. Nb6 Rb8 $11) 19.
Kg2 Kf8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Rd1 Ke7 22. N3a4 g6 23. g5 Ra7 24. Nd3 Rd7 25. Nac5
Rd6 26. Rf1 Ke8 27. h4 f6 28. gxf6 Bxf6 $132 {Aharon,O (2341)-Kuzubov,Y (2663)
Baku 2014}) (15... O-O-O $2 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Ke2 Nb4 18. Rhf1 $16) 16. Kg1
O-O-O (16... Bg5 $143 17. Re1 Bh4 18. Rd1 $1 Bg5 19. Bxc6+ $5 (19. Kf2 Bh4+ 20.
Kf3 e4+ $13) 19... bxc6 20. Kf2 $14) 17. b3 Bg5 18. Re1 Bh4 19. Rb1 $1 {
We will yet see how the rook will be useful for White on this "mysterious"
square.} Bg5 20. Kf2 Bh4+ (20... Rd2+ 21. Kg3 Rxc2 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. bxc4 Rxc3
24. Nxa6 {[%cal Rb1b8]} Rxe3+ 25. Kf2 Ra3 (25... Kd7 26. Rhd1+ Ke6 27. Nc5+ Kf6
28. Rd6+ Ke7 29. Rd7+ Kf6 30. Rbb7 $16) 26. Rb8+ Kd7 27. Rxh8 Rxa2+ 28. Kf3
Rxa6 29. Rxh7 $14 ({or} 29. Ke4 $5 {is the first line, showing the merits of
19.Rb1!})) 21. Kf3 $5 {[%mdl 64] Embarks on an exceptionally complex tactical
sequence.} (21. Kg1 Bg5 22. Kf2 Bh4+ $11 {seems to be the logical and forced
outcome, but this is not what David had in mind. For the time being White
spurns a draw, Radek had a really long think now.}) 21... e4+ $1 {The best
reaction, other moves are concessions:} (21... Rd2 $6 {[%cal Rd2f2]} 22. N5e4
Bd5 $8 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Ke2 $36) (21... Bd5+ 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. Ne4 $11 {
/+/= is again more pleasant for White. White's bishop is more active than its
counterpart, also his << majority is more mobile, than Black's pawns on the
opposite flank. Also apart from the ^- there are other pieces on the board.})
22. Kf4 $2 {This move deserves certainly more signs than one, but instead of
something like "?!!?" I will just stick with the objective evaluation.} ({
White's king didn't enter the fray to immediately finish the game with a
perpetual after} 22. N5xe4 Ne5+ 23. Kf4 Ng6+ $11 {, but now Black has a way to
punish his opponent's audacity. Out of fairness, one must say that it's
extremely well hidden and even navigating tha right course with an engine is
far from simple.}) 22... g5+ {Black weakens his pawns, cut off his bishop, but
with this strong concrete move he is still on the right track. Alternatives
are complex, but less promising:} (22... Rd2 23. N3xe4 (23. bxc4 Rf2+ 24. Kxe4
Re8+ 25. Kd3 Ne5+ 26. Kd4 Rxg2 {just barely holds after} 27. N5e4 $1 $132)
23... f5 $5 24. Nxd2 (24. gxf5 $2 g5+ $1 25. fxg6 Rf8+ $40 26. Kg4 Rxg2+ 27.
Kxh4 hxg6 28. Ng3 Ne5 $19) 24... g5+ 25. Kxf5 Rf8+ 26. Ke4 Re8+ 27. Kf5 $1 {[]}
(27. Kf3 $4 Nd4+ 28. exd4 Be2#) 27... Rf8+ $11) ({David analysed also} 22...
Rd6 23. N3xe4 g5+ 24. Kf5 {A simpler way is} Rd5+ $5 (24... Rg6 25. Nc3 $1 (25.
bxc4 $2 Re8) 25... Re8 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27. bxc4 Rxc5+ 28. Nd5 $13 Rxe3 (28... Re6
$5) 29. Kf6 $13 {/=}) 25. Kf6 Rg8 26. bxc4 Rg6+ 27. Kxf7 Ne5+ 28. Ke8 Rd8+ 29.
Ke7 Nc6+ 30. Kf7 Ne5+ $11 {with an immediate perpetual.}) 23. Kf5 (23. Kxe4 $2
Rd6 {[%cal Rh8e8,Re8e5]} 24. Kf5 Ne7+ 25. Ke4 Re8 $19) 23... Rhe8 {Continuing
the attack is better than} (23... Be6+ 24. Nxe6 fxe6+ 25. Kxe4 Rd2 $11) 24.
Rhd1 $1 {Practically forced to keep the tension. Black's task after other
moves is relatively simpler:} (24. bxc4 $2 Rd6 $1 {[%cal Re8e5]} 25. Nd3 (25.
Nd7 Ree6 {[%cal Rc6e7]}) 25... Ree6 26. Rxb7 exd3 $1 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Rxf7
Rxe3 29. Rxh7 (29. cxd3 Rf3+ $19)) (24. N3xe4 Be6+ $1 25. Nxe6 (25. Kf6 Rg8 26.
Nxe6 Rg6+ 27. Kxf7 Ne5+ 28. Ke7 Rd7+ 29. Ke8 Rxe6+ 30. Kf8 Rf7+ 31. Kg8 Re8#)
25... Rxe6 26. Nxg5 Re5+ $19) (24. Bxe4 Ne7+ $1 (24... Rd6 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26.
bxc4 Rxc5+ 27. Nd5 $13 {See also 22...Rd6 above.}) 25. Kf6 Rd6+ 26. Kg7 Rg8+
27. Kxh7 Bg3 $1 {[%cal Rg3e5,Rg8h8]} 28. Nxb7 (28. Bxb7+ Kc7 $19) 28... Rd7 $19
) 24... Re5+ $2 {Of course this evaluation is way too harsh, but remember we
also gave 22.Kf4? only a question mark.} ({On the other hand, definitely
deserving 2 exclamation marks is} 24... Bd3 $3 {, pointed out by Knaak. The
main benefit of this move is it keeps the b-file closed! David didn't consider
this move at home, however, Black must still make a number of difficult moves
to wrap up the attack:} 25. cxd3 $8 Ne7+ $1 (25... Rd6 26. d4 b6 27. N3a4 $1 (
27. N5a4 Kc7 $19 {[%cal Ye8e6,Yc6e7]}) 27... bxc5 28. Nxc5 {and Black has no
more than} Rd5+ 29. Kf6 Rd6+ $11) (25... Re5+ 26. Kf6 Rd6+ 27. Kg7 Re7 28. dxe4
f5+ 29. Kg8 Rg6+ 30. Kf8 Rf6+ $11) 26. Kxe4 (26. Kf6 Ng8+ $1 27. Kg7 (27. Kf5
Rd6 {[%cal Rd6f6,Rg8h6]}) 27... Bg3 $3 (27... f5 28. Nd5 $1 {[]} Rxd5 29. Rbc1
(29. dxe4 Rxc5 30. Rbc1 Rxc1 31. Rxc1+ Kd7 32. exf5 $44) 29... Re7+ 30. Kh8 Nh6
31. Nxa6+ Kd8 32. dxe4 Nf7+ 33. Kg7 Rd6 34. Kf8 Re8+ 35. Kxf7 Re7+ $11) 28.
Kxh7 (28. d4 f5 $19) 28... Ne7 29. Kg7 (29. d4 Rh8+ 30. Kg7 Rdg8+ 31. Kf6 (31.
Kxf7 Rh7+ 32. Ke6 Rg6#) 31... Kd8 $1 {[%cal Yg8g6]} 32. Nxb7+ Ke8 $19 {[%cal
Rg8g6,Rh8h6]}) 29... Be5+ 30. Kxf7 Nc6 31. Kg6 (31. Nd7 Re7+ 32. Kg6 Rexd7 33.
d4 Ne7+ 34. Kf7 Rf8+ $1 35. Ke6 (35. Kxf8 Ng6+ 36. Ke8 Re7#) 35... Nc6 36. Nxe4
(36. dxe5 Nd8#) 36... Bc7 37. Nf6 $8 Rd6+ 38. Kf5 Rdxf6+ 39. Ke4 (39. Kxg5 Bd8
$19) 39... Nb4 {[%cal Rf6e6]} 40. d5 Bb6 $19) 31... Rf8 $1 {[%cal Yc6e7]} 32.
Nd5 (32. Kxg5 Ne7 $1 33. Bxe4 Rg8+ 34. Kh6 Rh8+ 35. Bh7 Rxh7+ 36. Kxh7 Rh8#)
32... Rxd5 33. Ne6 Ne7+ (33... Rd6 $19) 34. Kh5 Rh8+ 35. Kxg5 Rg8+ 36. Kh4 Bh2
$1 {[%cal Yg8h8]} 37. g5 (37. Rbc1+ Kd7 38. Nc5+ Ke8 $19 {[%cal Rg8h8]}) 37...
Nf5+ 38. Kg4 Nxe3+ 39. Kh5 Nxg2 40. dxe4 Nf4+ 41. Kg4 Rxd1 42. Rxd1 Nxe6 $19)
26... Nd5+ 27. Kf5 (27. Kd4 Nxe3+ 28. Bd5 (28. Nd5 Nxg2 $19 {[%cal Rh4f2,Rg2f4]
}) 28... Bf2 $1 29. N5e4 Nxd1+ 30. Nxf2 Nxc3 $19) 27... Nxe3+ 28. Kf6 Nxg2 29.
Rbc1 (29. d4 b6 30. N5e4 Re6+ 31. Kg7 (31. Kxf7 Rc6 $1 {/\} 32. Rbc1 Rd7+ 33.
Kf8 Rcc7 $19) 31... Rg6+ 32. Kxh7 (32. Kxf7 Rd7+ 33. Kf8 Nf4 $19) 32... Nf4 33.
Rf1 Rd7 $1 {[%cal Rf7f5]} 34. Rxf4 (34. Kh8 Ne6 $19 {[%cal Rd7d8,Rg6g7]}) 34...
gxf4 35. d5 f3 36. Rf1 f2 {/\} 37. Nxf2 Rgd6 $19 {[%cal Rf7f5,Rd7e7,Rd6d8]})
29... Bf2 30. N5e4 Bd4+ (30... Be3 $17) 31. Kxf7 Rf8+ 32. Ke7 Rde8+ 33. Kd6 Kd8
$1 {[%cal Rf8f7,Rf7d7,Rg2f4,Re8e6]} 34. Kd5 Bxc3 35. Nxc3 Ne3+ $19) 25. Kf6 Rg8
$5 {A good move, but Black was approaching time-trouble fast.} ({Here David's
homework already finished, he concentrated on} 25... Rxc5 26. Rxd8+ (26. Nxe4
$2 Rcd5 $19) (26. Na4 Rcd5 27. Nb6+ Kc7 28. Nxd5+ Bxd5 29. c4 Rd6+ $11 {/=/+})
(26. bxc4 Rxc4 {only transposes after the strongest} 27. Rxd8+) 26... Nxd8 (
26... Kxd8 $6 27. bxc4 Rxc4 28. Nd5 $1 $36) 27. bxc4 Rxc4 28. Rb3 $13 ({or} 28.
Nd5 {or}) (28. Nxe4 $44 {In these lines White has compensation for the pawn
and a draw is a likely result - but his active king is already an asset, not a
target!})) 26. bxc4 Rg6+ 27. Kxf7 Re7+ 28. Kf8 Rf6+ $6 {An error, the attempt
to force a perpetual finally turns the tables in White's favour (although we
are in for still more excitement on the way). However, I repeat - it's easy to
say this after the game with engines running overtime...} (28... Reg7 $142 $1 {
[%cal Rg7g8,Rg8g7] , now the only way to avoid an immediate perpetual is} 29.
Ne6 Rg8+ 30. Kf7 Ne5+ 31. Ke7 Nc6+ 32. Kd6 Re8 33. Kc5 Rgxe6 $11 {White's king
is still exposed, the bishop will reenter the game via g3 and a plausible
finish is} 34. Rd6 Rxd6 35. Kxd6 Bg3+ 36. Kc5 Bb8 $1 37. Nd5 (37. Bxe4 $6 Re5+
38. Bd5 Kc7 39. Na4 Ba7+ 40. Nb6 Rxe3 {[%csl Rb6] can be dangerous only for
White}) 37... Ba7+ 38. Kd6 Bb8+ {with a perpetual (after all!).}) 29. Kg8 Rg6+
30. Kh8 $1 {[%mdl 256] Inspired defence! The king hides in the corner and
White can play for a win.} (30. Kf8 Rf6+ $11) 30... Rf6 $8 {The only way to
continue the fight.} (30... Bg3 31. Rd5 Be5+ (31... Rf6 32. Rf1 $18) 32. Rxe5
Nxe5 {[%cal Re5f7,Rf7e5]} 33. Rxb7 $1 $18) (30... Reg7 31. Rd7 $1 $18) 31. Rf1
(31. Nd7 $6 Rff7 32. Kg8 Rg7+ $11) 31... Bf2 32. Rxf2 $1 {Here David was also
spending quite a lot of time, but he makes a correct decision.} (32. Ne6 {
Navara gives the even more convincing} Re8+ $1 (32... Rexe6 33. Bxe4 Re7 34.
Rxf2 Rxf2 35. Bf5+ {beats off the mating threats, but after} Kb8 36. Nd5 Re8+ (
36... Rf7 37. Kg8 $1) 37. Kxh7 Rh2 {Black should be able to hold the endgame.})
33. Kg7 Rg6+ 34. Kxh7 Rgxe6 {/\} 35. Rxf2 R8e7+ 36. Kg8 Rg6+ 37. Kf8 Rh7 38.
Bxe4 Rh8+ 39. Kf7 Ne5+ 40. Ke7 Rh7+ 41. Ke8 Rh8+ $11 42. Rf8 $4 Re6#) 32...
Rxf2 33. Rf1 Rxg2 ({Far more resilient was} 33... Re8+ $142 $1 34. Kxh7 Rxg2
35. N3xe4 $14 (35. N5xe4 $36)) 34. Rf8+ Kc7 {The best chance.} ({After the
passive} 34... Nd8 {David intended to play} 35. Nd5 Re5 (35... Rf7 36. Rg8 $18
{[%cal Rc5e6]}) 36. Na4 $1 $18 {[%cal Ra4b6] White regains the exchange and is
practically winning.}) 35. Nd5+ $2 {Very natural, but this hasty check costs
White a large part, if not all of his advantage.} (35. N5xe4 $142 $1 {[%cal
Rc3d5] and the threat is stronger, than its execution! (Nimzowitsch). White's
forces coordinate excellently; a nice sample line is} Kd7 36. Nf6+ Ke6 (36...
Kd6 37. Nce4+ Ke5 38. Nxg5 h6 39. Nf3+ Kd6 40. Nh4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rh4f5,Rh4g2]})
37. Ncd5 Rf7 38. Re8+ Kd6 (38... Ne7 39. Ng8 $18) 39. Kg8 $16 {Even the
harassed white king turns from prey to hunter!} (39. Nxh7 $5)) 35... Kd6 36.
Nxe7 Kxc5 37. Rf5+ (37. Nf5 $5 Rxc2 $1 ({David didn't like} 37... Rh2 38. Kxh7
Ne5 {, but White remains on top after} 39. Kh6 Nf3 40. Rc8+ Kb4 41. c5 Rxh3+
42. Kg6 $36) 38. Kxh7 Rxa2 39. Kg6 Kxc4 40. Kxg5 b5 41. h4 b4 42. h5 b3 43. h6
Rh2 44. Nh4 b2 45. h7 b1=Q 46. h8=Q Qb5+ 47. Rf5 Qb6 {[%cal Rb6e3,Yb6d8] and
in this complex endgame Komodo claims equality. However, I can hardly
guarantee this line is forced...}) (37. Nxc6 bxc6 38. Kxh7 Rg3 $11 {is a
rather simple draw. David chooses a different version of the rook endgame and
manages to retain more tension in the position.}) 37... Kxc4 38. Nxc6 bxc6 39.
Rxg5 {[%mdl 4096]} Rg3 ({A simpler way is} 39... Rxc2 $1 40. Kxh7 Kd3 (40...
Re2 {should also hold:} 41. h4 (41. Rh5 Rxe3 42. g5 Rg3 43. g6 e3 44. h4 Kd4
45. Rg5 Rxg5 46. hxg5 e2 47. g7 e1=Q 48. g8=Q Qh4+ 49. Kg6 Qe4+ $11) 41... Rxe3
42. Rg8 Rg3 43. g5 e3 44. Re8 Kd3 45. g6 e2 46. g7 c5 47. h5 c4 48. h6 c3 49.
g8=Q Rxg8 50. Kxg8 c2 51. h7 c1=Q 52. h8=Q e1=Q $11 {Kriebel}) 41. Rh5 (41. Ra5
Kxe3 42. g5 Rh2 $11) 41... Kxe3 42. g5 Rc5 $5 (42... Rg2 43. g6 Kd3 44. g7 e3
45. g8=Q Rxg8 46. Kxg8 e2 47. Re5 c5 48. h4 c4 49. h5 c3 50. h6 c2 $11) 43. Kh6
Kf2 44. g6 Rxh5+ 45. Kxh5 e3 46. g7 e2 47. g8=Q e1=Q $11) 40. h4 h6 $2 $138 {
This mistake exposes Black's pawns.} ({He had to play} 40... Rxe3 {, after} 41.
Kxh7 Rg3 42. h5 e3 43. h6 Kc3 44. Kg6 e2 45. h7 e1=Q 46. h8=Q+ Kxc2 47. Rc5+
Kb1 48. Qb8+ Ka1 $11 {White doesn't have more, than a draw.}) 41. Rg6 $1 {
[%csl Rc6,Rh6] Targetting the pawns is the right move.} ({After} 41. Rg8 Rxe3
42. Kh7 Rg3 $1 43. Kxh6 e3 44. h5 Kc3 45. g5 Kxc2 46. g6 e2 47. Re8 Kd2 48.
Rxe2+ Kxe2 49. Kg7 c5 50. h6 c4 51. h7 Rh3 $11 {Black's counterplay comes just
in time.}) 41... Rxe3 42. Kg7 Rg3 43. Kxh6 e3 44. Kg5 $2 {Exhaustion after a
complex struggle takes its toll.} (44. g5 $1 {was winning:} Rg4 45. h5 Re4 46.
Rxc6+ Kd5 (46... Kb5 47. Rc8) 47. Rb6 e2 48. Rb1 e1=Q 49. Rxe1 Rxe1 50. g6 Ke6
51. Kh7 $1 (51. g7 $2 Kf7 52. Kh7 Re8 $11) 51... Rg1 52. g7 Kf7 53. h6 $18 {
[%csl Gc2][%cal Yc2c8] and the march of the Pc2 decides - this is why the 40th
move was wrong and losing the Pc6 costs Black dearly.}) 44... Kd5 $2 {Repays
the favour.} ({He had to play} 44... Kc3 $1 45. Rxc6+ (45. h5 e2 46. Re6 (46.
Rxc6+ $4 Kd4 47. Re6 Re3) 46... Kd2 47. h6 e1=Q 48. Rxe1 Kxe1 49. h7 Rh3 50.
Kg6 Ke2 51. Kg7 Kf3 52. g5 Kg4 53. h8=Q Rxh8 54. Kxh8 Kxg5 55. Kg7 Kf5 56. Kf7
Ke5 57. Ke7 $11) 45... Kd2 46. Re6 e2 47. Kf4 Rh3 48. h5 e1=Q 49. Rxe1 Kxe1 50.
c4 Kf2 {Here Black holds, as the pawns didn't get as far, as in the previous
note. Kriebel's analysis continues with} 51. c5 Rc3 52. g5 Rxc5 53. h6 Rc4+ 54.
Kf5 Rh4 55. Kg6 (55. g6 Rh5+ $1) 55... Kf3 56. h7 Kf4 $11) 45. Kf4 $6 (45. Rg8
$1 Rg2 (45... Ke4 46. h5 e2 47. h6 $1 (47. Re8+ Kf3 48. Rxe2 Rxg4+ 49. Kf5 Rh4
$11) 47... Re3 48. h7 e1=Q 49. h8=Q $18 {Kavalek}) 46. Kf4 Rxc2 47. Rd8+ $5 (
47. Kxe3 Rxa2 48. h5 {is similar}) 47... Ke6 (47... Kc4 48. Kxe3 $18) 48. Re8+
Kf7 49. Rxe3 Rxa2 50. h5 $18 {should win - White's passed pawns are connected,
more advanced and supported by both pieces.}) 45... Rh3 $2 {The final error
shows that the game cost Black a lot more energy than White.} (45... e2 $1 46.
c4+ (46. Rg5+ $2 Kd4 47. Re5 Rxg4+ $1 $19) 46... Kxc4 47. Re6 (47. Rxc6+ Kd5 $1
48. Rc1 Ra3 {also saves Black, as his king can't be cut off:} 49. h5 (49. Kf5
$2 Rf3+ {[%cal Rf3f1] is what David overlooked from afar.}) 49... Ke6 50. Re1
Rxa2 51. Kf3 Ra3+ $1 52. Kxe2 Kf6 $11 {is a theoretical draw even without the
Pa6.}) 47... Rh3 48. Rxe2 Rxh4 49. Rc2+ Kd5 50. Kf5 Kd6 51. g5 Rh1 $132 {
is close, but Black should hold.}) 46. h5 c5 (46... e2 {is hopeless:} 47. Rg5+
Kd4 48. Re5 Rh2 49. Re8 Kc3 50. Kg3 $18 {and the passed pawn falls.}) 47. Rg5+
Kd4 48. Re5 {[%cal Re5e4,Re4e3]} (48. Re5 Rh2 49. Rxe3 Rxc2 {and here the
simplest is} 50. Rh3 {and White promotes with check.}) 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 ({Two rounds later
Carlsen went for the classical} 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10.
Nd5 O-O ({After} 10... Bxd5 11. exd5 O-O {Black must reckon with the sharp} 12.
g4 $5) 11. O-O (11. c4 b5 $1 $132) 11... Bxd5 12. exd5 {However, Black has
counter-chances in the strategic struggle even without radically changing the
position; a reasonable alternative is} Rc8 ({Here the most often played move is
} 12... Nc5 13. Nxc5 (13. Qd2 $143 Nfe4 14. Qb4 a5 15. Qb5 Qc7 16. Qc4 Rac8 17.
Rfd1 f5 18. c3 Qd8 19. Qb5 b6 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Bxd2 Bf6 $36 {Ponomariov,R 
(2744)-Anand,V (2810) Wijk aan Zee 2011/ For more details see the notes to
this game in CBM 141.}) 13... dxc5 14. Bf3 Qc7 15. c4 g6 (15... Bd6 $142 $1 16.
g3 Rae8 $132) 16. Rae1 h5 $6 17. Bg5 Ne8 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qe3 Nd6 20. b3 Rfc8
21. Qxe5 Qxe5 22. Rxe5 $16 {Nakamura,H (2775)-Topalov,V (2793) Thessaloniki
2013/ For more details see the notes to this game in CBM 155.}) 13. c4 Ne8 (
13... a5 $5 14. Rad1 b6 15. Nd2 Nc5 16. Qc2 Nfd7 17. f3 Bg5 18. Bf2 f5 19. Kh1
Qf6 20. Nb1 Qh6 21. Nc3 {Shirov,A (2718)-Polgar,J (2676) Linares 2001/} Bf4 22.
g3 Be3 $132 {For more details see the notes to this game by Ftacnik in CBM 082.
}) 14. Qd2 b6 15. Rac1 a5 16. Na1 g6 17. b4 Ng7 18. bxa5 bxa5 19. Bd3 Nc5 20.
Bc2 a4 21. Rb1 e4 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Bxa4 Rxc4 24. Bc6 Nf5 25. Qe2 Rc3 26. Qxe4
Ra3 $11 {[%csl Ra2] Carlsen,M (2853)-Grischuk,A (2771) Saint Louis 2015 White
can't retain the extra pawn and the position is drawish. Subsequent mistakes
even cost Carlsen the full point.}) 6... e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 {Both
players have experience with this line with both colours, especially So.} ({
The fashionable continuation here, with many top-level annotated games, is} 
8... h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 (11... Qc7 12. c4 g6 13. O-O-O Nb6
14. Qa5 Bh6 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. Kb1 Nfd7 17. Qd2 Rh8 18. Rc1 Na4 19. Be2 a5 20.
Na1 Kf8 21. Nc2 Kg7 22. Na3 {Topalov,V (2771)-Wojtaszek,R (2698) ECC Rhodes
2013} Qd8 23. Nb5 Qf6 $13 {For more details see the notes to this game by
Wojtaszek in CBM 157.}) 12. Be2 ({A recent example is} 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Kb1 (
13. Qa5 Bh6 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Qb4 Kf8 17. c4 Kg7 18. g3 Rh8 19. Rc1
Qc7 20. Bh3 Rce8 21. Rhd1 Re7 22. a3 Rd8 23. Nd2 {brought White success in
Anand-Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 2008 (CBM 122), but Black can improve with} e4 $1
24. fxe4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Rxe4 26. Bg2 Re2 27. c5 dxc5 28. Rxc5 Qd6 $132 {
Yeremenko,A (2456)-Schmidt,G (2435)email 2009/ I already mentioned this in the
notes to So-Dominguez (CBM 161).}) 13... Nbxd5 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Na5 Rb8 16. Bc4
Nb6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Bd8 20. Rd3 Bc7 21. Bb3 Ke7 22. Rhd1
Rhd8 23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24. Nc4 $11 {Grischuk,A (2771)-Topalov,V (2816) Saint Louis
2015/ The opposite-coloured bishops indicate the point was split shortly
afterwards.}) 12... Bg7 (12... Qc7 13. Rc1 Bg7 14. O-O O-O 15. c4 b6 16. Na1
Kh7 17. h3 Ng8 18. g4 Qd8 19. gxh5 Qh4 20. hxg6+ fxg6 21. Bd3 Bh6 22. Rf2 Bxe3
23. Qxe3 Ne7 $44 {So,W (2731)-Dominguez Perez,L (2768) Havana 2014 For more
details see the notes to this game in CBM 161.}) 13. O-O (13. Na5 Qc7 14. c4 e4
15. O-O exf3 16. gxf3 O-O 17. b4 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Rxe3 $5 19. Qxe3 Re8 20. Qd2 {
Caruana,F (2844)-Gelfand,B (2748) Baku 2014} Qb6+ $1 21. Kh1 Bh6 $44 {For more
details see the notes to this game by Kr. Szabo in CBM 163.}) 13... b6 14. Rae1
O-O 15. c4 Rc8 16. h3 Nh7 17. Na1 a5 18. Nc2 Bf6 19. Na3 Bh4 20. Rb1 f5 21. Nb5
f4 22. Bf2 Bxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Nc5 24. Qc2 Qf6 25. b3 Ng5 26. Bd3 Kg7 27. a3 Nf7 28.
b4 Nxd3 29. Qxd3 Qf5 30. Qxf5 gxf5 31. Rc2 {So,W (2762)-Wojtaszek,R (2744)
Wijk aan Zee 2015} axb4 32. axb4 Kf6 $132 {For more details see the notes to
this game by Pavlovic in CBM 165.}) 9. Qd2 ({An alternative is the immediate} 
9. g4 {After} b5 {White can even spurn castling and play on the queenside with}
(9... Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Rc8 ({and even more often} 11... Be7 $13 {is the
older main line, which was extensively tested in the past decade.})) 10. g5 b4
11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Be7 15. h4 O-O 16. a3 bxa3 17.
Rxa3 a5 18. Qb5 Qc7 19. Nxa5 Rfb8 20. Qc6 Qxc6 $2 (20... Bd8 $1 $132) 21. dxc6
d5 22. Ra2 Bd8 23. cxd7 Rxa5 24. Rxa5 Bxa5+ 25. Ke2 $16 {Topalov,V (2772)
-Wojtaszek,R (2735) Tromso olm 2014/ For more details see the notes to this
game by Kr.Szabo; this line is analysed also in the notes to Navara-Grischuk,
Tromso olm 2014 in CBM 162.}) 9... b5 10. O-O-O Be7 ({Rare and maybe possible,
but definitely more risky is} 10... h5 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Qc3 Rb8 (
13... Nfd7 14. Na5 $14 {Repp,H (2497)-Avotins,M (2488) email 2010 This game
was quoted already in the notes to the aforementioned game So-Dominguez 
(CBM161).}) 14. a4 Be7 15. Qc6+ (15. axb5 O-O 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. bxa6 Rfc8 18.
Bc4 Nd7 $36) 15... Nfd7 16. Na5 Bg5 17. f4 exf4 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Qxd6 Nf6 20.
Qxd8 Rbxd8 21. Nc6 Rd7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Nbxd5 24. c4 Nc7 25. Ba4 Ne6 26.
Kb1 Ra8 27. Ba5 Rb7 $132 {1/2-1/2, Pereira,N-Cintins,I email 2011}) 11. g4 b4 {
Another crossroads and Black opts for a sideline.} ({The main continuation} 
11... O-O 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5 a4 {has been around for more
than 10 years, with numerous practical, email and engine games creating a
complex theoretical labyrinth. Lately White has been trying to get an edge with
} 16. fxe6 axb3 17. cxb3 fxe6 18. Bh3 Rxa2 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Ng3 Nc7 21. Bc4
Qa8 22. Rhf1 Rxf1 23. Rxf1 Ra1+ 24. Kc2 Rxf1 25. Bxf1 d5 26. Qf2 g6 27. h4 Qf8
28. Qxf8+ Nxf8 {He has a pull in the resulting endgmae, but Black seems to
hold:} 29. Ba7 (29. Kd3 Nfe6 30. exd5 Nxd5 31. Bf2 Ndf4+ 32. Ke4 (32. Kc4 h6 $1
) 32... Bd6 33. Bc4 Nc5+ 34. Kf3 Nfd3 35. Bxd3 Nxd3 36. Ne4 Be7 37. Bg3 Kg7 38.
Nd2 (38. Ke3 Nf4 $1 39. Bxf4 exf4+ 40. Kxf4 Bd8 $44 {should also be enough to
hold according to A.Kovacevic.}) 38... Nc5 39. Bxe5+ Kf7 40. Ke3 Ke6 41. Kd4
Kf5 $132 {Lafarga Santorroman,D (2659)-Hefka,V (2571) email 2012}) 29... dxe4
30. Bb8 Nfe6 31. Nxe4 h6 32. Bc4 hxg5 33. hxg5 Kg7 34. Kd3 Kf8 35. Ke3 Bd8 36.
Bxe6 Nxe6 37. Bxe5 Nxg5 $11 {Radjabov,T (2726)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2757)
Tashkent 2014}) ({Apart from the text move, another less played alternative is
} 11... Nb6 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bd7 15. Na5 Qc7 16. Kb1 O-O 17.
Rg1 $5 (17. c4 f6 18. Rc1 b4 $5 19. gxf6 Rxf6 20. Qxb4 Rb8 21. Qd2 Rxf3 22. Be2
(22. c5 $1 $13) 22... Rh3 23. Bxh5 $6 Rxh5 24. Ka1 {Dominguez Perez,L (2726)
-Nepomniachtchi,I (2714) Beijing rpd 2014} Bd8 $36) 17... g6 (17... f6 $6 18.
g6 $40) 18. c4 f6 19. Rc1 b4 (19... Bf5+ $5 20. Ka1 Bd8 21. Nc6 fxg5 22. Nxd8
Qxd8 23. Bxg5 Qd7 $13 {has been tested in email games; although White scored
well, the position remains tense.}) 20. Qxb4 Rab8 21. Qc3 $5 (21. Qd2 Bd8 22.
Nc6 Bxc6 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. Bd3 Qxf3 25. c5 d5 26. Rgf1 Qh3 27. gxf6 Nxf6 28.
Bxa6 Qe6 29. c6 Bc7 $14 {/~~, Tossutti,J (2091)-Saglione,E (2474) email 2008})
21... fxg5 (21... Bd8 22. Nb3 $14) 22. Bxg5 (22. c5 $1 e4 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. cxd6
Qxd6 25. dxc6 Bf6 26. Qc4+ Kg7 27. Rc2 $36 {[%csl Gc6] Inarkiev}) 22... Bxg5
23. Rxg5 Nf4 24. c5 Bb5 25. Nb3 Rfe8 $6 (25... a5 $132) (25... e4 $5 $13 {
Inarkiev}) 26. Bxb5 Rxb5 27. cxd6 Qxd6 28. Qc6 Qd8 29. Nc5 $1 $16 {Inarkiev,E 
(2675)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2714) Moscow 2015}) 12. Nd5 {Very natural, but White
has tried other retreats as well:} (12. Ne2 a5 13. Kb1 h6 14. Ng3 a4 15. Nc1 d5
16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. gxf5 d4 18. Bf2 O-O 19. Rg1 Kh8 20. Bb5 a3 $1 (20... Nc5 21.
Nd3 a3 $2 22. Nxe5 axb2 23. Bxd4 Rxa2 24. Kxa2 Qa5+ 25. Kxb2 Qxb5 26. Rxg7 $1
Kxg7 27. Ng4 {Svidler,P (2735)-Sutovsky,E (2697) Mallorca olm 2004}) 21. b3 Nc5
22. Be1 Bd6 23. Bc4 Qe7 24. Nd3 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Nh5 26. Rg4 Nf4 $11 {Rivas
Romero,G (2322)-Panduro,R (2163) email 2011}) (12. Na4 {has scored really well,
but still lacks more relevant examples. An untested reacton is} Qc7 $5 (12...
d5 13. g5 d4 14. Bxd4 Nxe4 15. fxe4 exd4 16. h4 Ne5 {Gyugyi,P (2117)-Francisco,
V (2033) email 2003} 17. Nxd4 $36) (12... O-O 13. Qxb4 d5 $44) 13. g5 Nxe4 $1
14. fxe4 Qc6 15. Qxb4 Rb8 16. Na5 Rxb4 17. Nxc6 Rxe4 18. Bd2 Rxa4 19. b3 Rh4
$132) 12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Na5 (14. Qxb4 Nfxd5 15. Bxb6 Nxb6 16. f4 O-O
$142 (16... Qc7 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Qe4 O-O 19. h4 $1 ({More concrete than} 19.
Kb1 a5 20. a4 {1/2-1/2, Morozevich,A (2774)-Dominguez Perez,L (2695) Sarajevo
2008}) 19... a5 20. a4 g6 21. Bb5 f5 22. gxf5 $5 (22. Qg2 f4 23. Nd2 (23. Qf3
$142) (23. h5 $5) 23... Bb4 $1 24. g5 Rac8 25. Nf3 Bc3 $36 {Ponomariov,R (2704)
-Bu,X (2637) WChT Beersheba 2005}) 22... gxf5 23. Qg2+ Kh8 24. Rhf1 Bxh4 25.
Kb1 Rac8 26. c4 Qf7 27. c5 Qxb3 28. cxb6 $16 {[%csl Gb6,Rh8] Ruiz Vidal,P 
(2346)-Hervet,G (2357) email 2009}) 17. fxe5 a5 $1 18. Qe1 (18. Qc3 Rc8 19.
Qxa5 Qc7 20. Bd3 Ra8 21. exd6 Bxd6 22. Qb5 {1/2-1/2, Zidu,J (2579)-Casabona,C 
(2598) email 2011} Rxa2 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qd3+ Kg8 25. Qxd6 Qb7 $132) (18. Qe4
d5 19. Qf3 a4 20. Nd4 Qc7 21. Kb1 Rab8 22. Bb5 Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Qc6 Qxe5
25. Rhe1 Qg5 26. Qxa4 Bb4 $11 {Dothan,Y (2589)-Lafarga Santorroman,D (2639)
email 2007}) 18... a4 19. Nd4 Bh4 20. Qe2 $6 (20. Qe4 $142 a3 21. b3 d5 $13)
20... Qg5+ (20... a3 $5 {/\} 21. b3 Nd5 $36) 21. Kb1 Qxe5 22. Nf3 Qf6 23. a3 (
23. Nxh4 a3 $1 24. c3 Qxh4 $15) 23... Rab8 24. c3 Nc4 25. Qxc4 Qxf3 26. Bd3
Rfc8 $17 {Morozevich,A (2788)-Anand,V (2798) Mainz rpd 2008}) 14... Nbxd5 (
14... Nfxd5 $143 $6 15. Nb7 $1 (15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxb4 (16. Nxe7 Nxe3 17. Qxe3
Kxe7 18. Qg5+ Kf8 $15 {Roiz,M (2611)-Sutovsky,E (2607) Rishon Le Ziyyon blitz
2006}) 16... Nxb4 17. Qxb4 Rc8 18. Bd3 Nc4 19. Qa4+ Qc6 20. Qxc6+ Rxc6 21. Bf2
{Karjakin,S (2679)-Ponomariov,R (2721) Tomsk rpd 2006} Bg5+ 22. Kb1 Nd2+ 23.
Ka1 d5 $132) 15... Qc7 16. Bxb6 Nxb6 17. Nxd6+ Kf8 18. f4 e4 (18... Rd8 19.
fxe5 Nc8 20. Bc4 $1 Bxd6 21. Qf4 f6 22. exd6 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Qe4 g5 25.
Rd1 $18 {Dzhumaev,M (2529)-Saravanan,V (2394) Rochefort 2009}) (18... exf4 19.
Qxf4 f6 20. g5 $1 $40) 19. Nxe4 Rd8 20. Bd3 Nd5 21. f5 Qa5 {Inarkiev,E (2628)
-Amonatov,F (2567) Ramenskoe 2006} 22. Kb1 Nc3+ 23. Nxc3 bxc3 24. Qf4 $5 $16)
15. Nc4 {[%mdl 512] Carlsen opts for a positional pawn sacrifice instead of
regaining material:} (15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxb4 Nxb4 17. Qxb4 O-O 18. Qb6 $142 $1 {
makes life far more difficult for Black:} (18. g5 $2 Rfc8 19. Qa4 Rab8 $1 20.
Bd3 (20. gxf6 Rb4 $19) 20... Nd7 21. Qe4 g6 22. Bxa6 Rb4 23. Qd3 Rcb8 24. b3
Nc5 25. Bxc5 Qxc5 26. Qd5 Qa7 27. Bc4 Bxg5+ 28. Kb2 Ra4 29. a3 Ra5 30. Qe4 Be3
31. c3 Rxa3 32. Ra1 Ra8 {0-1, Svidler,P (2728)-Karjakin,S (2678) Wijk aan Zee
2007}) 18... Qc8 19. g5 Nd7 20. Qa5 Rb8 (20... Nc5 21. Bc4 Qf5 22. Qd2 Rfc8 23.
h4 Rab8 24. Qd5 Rb4 25. b3 a5 26. Rhf1 a4 27. f4 $16 {Inarkiev,E (2656)
-Sjugirov,S (2562) EU-ch Budva 2009}) 21. h4 Qb7 22. b3 Qxf3 23. Rh3 Qg4 24.
Qxa6 Ra8 25. Qc4 Qxc4 26. Bxc4 Rxa2 27. Rd5 Rc8 28. Rb5 Kf8 29. Kb1 Rxc4 30.
bxc4 Ra4 $14 {/=, Cavajda,I (2456)-Norrelykke,S (2346) email 2011}) 15... Nxe3
({Inserting} 15... h6 16. h4 {is hardly ideal, as Black can now as good as
forget about castling kingside:} Nxe3 17. Nxe3 d5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5
20. Rxd5 Bf6 21. Ra5 Ke7 22. Rxa6 Rxa6 23. Bxa6 Rd8 24. Bd3 Kd6 25. h5 Bg5+ 26.
Kb1 $14 {/+/-, Dominguez Perez,L (2695)-Predojevic,B (2651) Sarajevo 2008}) 16.
Nxe3 {[%csl Re7,Gf1] White plays for light-square control, with ^- on the
board he is the one with the stronger bishop.} ({Less logical is} 16. Qxe3 Qc7
17. h4 O-O 18. g5 Nd7 (18... Nh5 $5 19. Nb6 Nf4 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 $44) 19. f4 f5
20. gxf6 (20. Rh2 $5 $44 {[%cal Yh2d2]}) 20... Rxf6 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Qe4 Rd8
23. Bd3 g6 24. Ne3 {Franklin,S (2307)-Burrows,M (2123) England 2013} Rf4 $15)
16... O-O (16... Nd7 17. Nd5 Bh4 18. Qxb4 Nc5 19. Qb6 O-O 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. b4
Ne6 22. Kb2 Kf8 23. c3 a5 24. a3 Ra7 25. Bc4 g6 26. Rhf1 Kg7 {Perez Garcia,R 
(2432)-Razmyslov,A (2387) Burguillos 2008} 27. Bb3 $14) 17. Bc4 $146 {[%mdl 40]
Consistent with the previous move, Carlsen shows a different strategy from his
predecessors - White doesn't hurry with his attack and first increases his
central control.} (17. h4 a5 18. Kb1 Rc8 19. Bd3 Rc5 20. Nf5 Nd5 (20... g6 21.
Qh6 gxf5 22. g5 (22. Bxf5 e4 23. fxe4 Re8 24. g5 Rxf5 25. exf5 Ng4 26. Qh5 Ne5
$13) 22... Ne4 23. fxe4 f4 24. Rdg1 Kh8 25. h5 Rg8 26. g6 Rg7 27. gxf7 Rxf7 28.
Bc4 Bg5 $1 29. Rxg5 Rxc4 30. Rhg1 Rxe4 31. Qe6 Rf8 32. Qh6 Rf7 33. Qe6 Rf8 {
1/2-1/2, Papp,P (2254)-Gara,T (2377) Kisvarda 2012}) 21. Rhe1 Kh8 22. Bc4 $6 (
22. Be4 $11) 22... Nc3+ $1 23. bxc3 Rxc4 24. Nxe7 Qxe7 25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6
Rxc3 (26... f6 $1 $15) 27. Rxe5 Rxf3 28. Rxa5 $11 {Shomoev,A (2571)-Bodnaruk,A
(2425) St Petersburg 2012}) 17... Nd7 (17... Rc8 18. Bb3 $5 {retains the
tension.} (18. Qxb4 d5 19. Qb7 d4 20. Qxa6 Nd7 $5 $44)) (17... d5 18. Qe2 $5 (
18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Qc7 $5 $132 (19... Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Bg5+ 21. Kb1 Bf4 22.
Rd7 $14)) 18... d4 19. Nf5 $13 {/+/=}) 18. h4 $1 (18. Kb1 Bg5 $1 19. Qxd6 Bxe3
20. Qxd7 Bd4 $11 {eases Black's task and solves his opening problems.}) 18...
a5 (18... Bxh4 $2 19. Qh2 g5 20. Nf5 $16) (18... Nb6 19. Bd5 $5 (19. Qxb4 d5
$132) 19... Rb8 20. Be4 $44) 19. g5 Rc8 20. Bd5 Nb6 21. Kb1 Qc7 $6 {White has
a strong bind and it's not so easy to say where Black went wrong. Perhaps this
is the moment and the queen shouldn't stray too far from the kingside.
Possibly a better alternative is} (21... Rc5 22. Rhf1 Kh8 (22... Re8 23. Be4 $5
$44 (23. f4 exf4 24. Rxf4 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 Bf8 $132 {[%cal Yd8a8,Ye8e5]})) 23. f4
exf4 (23... f6 24. g6 $5 hxg6 25. f5 $44) 24. Rxf4 f6 25. Rdf1 $44 (25. g6 hxg6
26. Rg4 Qe8 $1 27. Rdg1 Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Qf7 $11)) 22. Rhf1 {[%cal Yf3f4]} (22.
Rhg1 $143 {[%cal Yg5g6]} Kh8 23. h5 Qd8 24. Qg2 Rc5 $132) 22... Nxd5 (22... Kh8
23. f4 exf4 24. Rxf4 {/\} f6 25. g6 hxg6 26. Rg4 $40 {[%csl Rg6,Rh8]}) (22...
Qc5 23. f4 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bd8 25. f5 f6 $5 $14) 23. Nxd5 {[%csl Gd5] The B is
replaced by a N - any minor piece on d5 is a powerhouse!} Qb7 24. f4 f5 {
A natural attempt to curb White's kingside expansion, but it loosens Black's
kingside.} (24... f6 25. g6 $5 h6 26. Ne3 $36 {[%cal Ye3f5]}) (24... exf4 25.
Qxf4 $36 {[%cal Yh4h6,Yg5g6]}) 25. Qe3 e4 (25... Rce8 26. Qh3 {and Black can
sooner or later hardly avoid the stabilising e4 advance.} (26. h5 $5 $36) (26.
fxe5 dxe5 27. Qxe5 Bxg5 28. Qc7 Qxc7 29. Nxc7 Rc8 30. Ne6 Bxh4 $132)) 26. h5
$36 {[%csl Gg5,Rg8,Gh5]} Rc5 27. h6 g6 (27... Rxd5 $2 28. Qb3 $18) (27... Rf7
28. Qb3 $36 {/\} a4 29. Nxe7+ Qxe7 30. Qxa4 $16 {[%csl Rb4,Rd6]}) ({Komodo
initially recommends} 27... gxh6 28. gxh6 Kf7 {, but after} 29. Nxe7 (29. Qd4
Rg8 $13) 29... Kxe7 30. Qd4 Qc6 31. Rg1 $36 {[%csl Rd6,Re7,Rh7] White is on
top even without the Nd5 - Black's K and P are vulnerable.} Rxc2 $2 32. Rg7+
Rf7 33. Qa7+ Qc7 34. Qa8 $1 {[%cal Ra8d5]} Qc4 35. Qb7+ Qc7 36. Qd5 $18) 28.
Qb3 Rf7 29. a4 {A generally useful move, but more energetic and concrete was} (
29. Rf2 {[%cal Yf2d2,Yd5e3]}) ({or} 29. Rd4 $142 $1 $16 {immediately.}) 29...
Bd8 30. Rd4 Kf8 (30... Rc6 $5 31. Rfd1 Qd7 $14 {/\} 32. Ne3 $2 Bb6) 31. Rfd1
Rc6 (31... Rd7 32. Ne3 Be7 33. Nc4 $36 {[%cal Rc4d6,Rc4e5]}) 32. Ne3 $1 Bb6 33.
Nc4 $6 (33. Rxd6 $142 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Bc7 35. Rd5 $5 {seems simpler} (35. Re6
Bxf4 36. Nd5 Bxg5 37. Qc4 {was pointed out by Ramirez, after} Bxh6 (37... Rd7
38. Qd4 $1 Kf7 39. Rd6 $1 Rxd6 40. Qg7+ $18) 38. Qc5+ Kg8 39. Nf6+ Rxf6 40.
Rxf6 $36 {Black has more than enough material, but his pieces are
uncoordinated.}) {/\} 35... Bxf4 36. Rxa5 Bxg5 37. Rb5 $16) 33... Bxd4 $6 {
[%mdl 64] So misses a good tactical chance} (33... Rxc4 $5 {, when White's
advantage is not as convincing, as it was in the game:} 34. Qxc4 $1 (34. Rxc4
Rd7 $1 $15 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Rd6d5]} (34... d5 $2 35. Rxd5 Qxd5 36. Rc8+ $18))
34... Bxd4 (34... Qc7 35. Qa6 $1 (35. Qxc7 $6 Bxc7 $14) 35... Qb7 36. Qxb7 Rxb7
37. Rxd6 Be3 38. Rf1 $16) 35. Rxd4 Qd7 (35... Qc7 $2 36. Qa6 $1 {[%cal Rd4c4,
Rd4d6]}) (35... Rc7 36. Qe6 Qc6 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Qd8+ Kf7 39. c4 $1 {[%cal
Rd4d6]} Ke6 40. Qf6+ Kd7 41. Rd5 $1 $16) 36. Qd5 $36 (36. Qa6 $5)) 34. Nxa5 Qb6
35. Nxc6 Bc5 (35... Qxc6 36. Rxd4 $18 {[%csl Rb4,Rd6,Rf8]}) 36. Qd5 e3 {
Seeking practical chances.} ({Passive defence is disgusting:} 36... Qc7 37. Nd4
$16 (37. a5 Qc8 $16)) 37. a5 Qb5 (37... Qb7 $2 38. Qxc5 $18) ({A more
resilient try was} 37... Qc7 $142 38. a6 (38. c3 $5 b3 $8 (38... bxc3 39. b4
c2+ 40. Kxc2 Bxb4 41. Kd3 $1 $18) 39. a6 $16) 38... Qc8 39. Re1 (39. a7 $5 Qa8
40. Qa2 $16) 39... Qxa6 40. Rxe3 b3 $1 41. Rxb3 $1 Qf1+ 42. Ka2 Qa6+ 43. Ra3 $8
Bxa3 44. bxa3 $16) 38. Nd8 $1 $18 Ra7 (38... Re7 39. Ne6+ Ke8 40. Nd4 Qb7 41.
Nc6 e2 (41... Rf7 42. Qe6+ Kf8 43. Nd8 $18) 42. Re1 Re4 43. a6 Qf7 (43... Qxa6
44. Qg8+ Kd7 45. Nb8+) 44. a7 $5 Bxa7 (44... Qxd5 45. a8=Q+ Kd7 46. Qd8+ Kxc6
47. Qa8+ $18) 45. Qa5 $1 $18 {and White wins a piece with a continuing attack.}
(45. Qxf7+ Kxf7 46. Nxa7 $16)) 39. Ne6+ Ke8 (39... Ke7 40. Nd4 $18 {[%cal
Rd4c6]}) 40. Nd4 $6 {Doesn't squander the advantage, but prolongs the game.} ({
Much simpler was} 40. Nxc5 Qxc5 41. Qg8+ Kd7 42. Qxh7+ Kc6 43. Qxg6 Re7 (43...
e2 $2 44. Qe8+) 44. Qg8 $18 (44. Qh5 e2 45. Re1 $18)) 40... Qxa5 41. Qg8+ Kd7
42. Qxh7+ Kc8 43. Qg8+ Kb7 44. c3 $1 bxc3 (44... Qa4 45. Qb3 Qxb3 46. Nxb3 $18
{is similar to the game.}) 45. Qb3+ Qb6 (45... Qb4 46. bxc3 Qxb3+ 47. Nxb3 $18)
46. Qxb6+ ({Carlsen has had enough excitement, but it was tempting to keep the
queens on board with} 46. Nb5 $18) ({or} 46. Qxc3 $5 {- here Black's king is
still more exposed, than its counterpart.}) 46... Kxb6 (46... Bxb6 {gives
White a pleasant choice:} 47. Ne2 $5 (47. Nb5 $16) (47. bxc3 Bxd4 48. cxd4 Kc6
49. Re1 Re7 50. Kc2 Kd5 51. Kd3 Re4 52. Rxe3 Rxf4 53. Rh3 Rxd4+ 54. Ke2 Re4+
55. Kf2 Re8 56. Rd3+ Kc5 57. Re3 Ra8 58. Re6 Ra2+ 59. Ke3 Ra3+ 60. Kd2 Ra2+ 61.
Kc1 Ra1+ 62. Kb2 Rh1 63. Rxg6 f4 64. Rf6 Rh5 65. Rf8 $18 {[%cal Rg5g6]}) 47...
cxb2 48. Rxd6 Ra1+ 49. Kxb2 Re1 50. Nc1 Bc7 51. Rxg6 Bxf4 52. Nd3 Re2+ 53. Kc3
$18) 47. bxc3 $18 {[%csl Gh6] The powerful o^ makes long-term resistance
futile.} Bxd4 48. Rxd4 $1 Kc6 (48... e2 49. Rxd6+ Kc5 50. Re6 $18) (48... Kc5
49. Kc2 Re7 50. Kd1 e2+ 51. Ke1 Re3 52. Ra4 Rxc3 53. Ra8 Rh3 54. Kxe2 d5 55.
Ra6 Kd4 56. Rxg6 Ke4 57. Rg7 Kxf4 58. h7 $18) 49. Kc2 Ra2+ 50. Kd1 Rf2 51. Ke1
Kd7 52. Ra4 Ke6 53. Ra8 Rh2 54. c4 $5 (54. Rg8 Kd5 55. Re8 $1 $18 (55. Rxg6 $2
Ke4 $132)) 54... Kf7 55. Rb8 $22 Ke6 (55... Rh4 56. Ke2 $18) (55... e2 56. Kd2
$18) 56. Rg8 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 {Kasparov is
undoubtedly the greatest expert on the Najdorf, lately he also plays this most
aggressive move.} (6. f3 $5 {can lead to the same positions and prevents Ng4.}
Qb6 (6... e5 7. Nb3 h5 $5 8. Be3 Be7 9. a4 Be6 10. a5 Nbd7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12.
exd5 Bf5 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. c4 Bh4+ 15. g3 Bf6 16. Be2 e4 17. f4 Bh3 18. Kf2 g6
19. Rac1 O-O 20. Rhd1 Re8 21. Na1 Bg7 22. b4 Nf6 23. Kg1 Ng4 $132 {Yagupov,
I-Rashkovsky,N/Linares op/2000/}) 7. Nb3 e6 8. g4 (8. Qe2 Nbd7 9. Be3 Qc7 10.
g4 h6 11. h4 b5 12. Rg1 Ne5 13. g5 hxg5 14. hxg5 Nh5 15. a4 b4 16. Na2 Bb7 17.
O-O-O Rc8 18. Rd2 d5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. f4 Nc4 $17 {Antoniewski,
R-Kempinski,R/POL-chT Suwalki/ 1999/}) 8... Nc6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. O-O-O
Be7 12. Kb1 Nd7 13. Qf2 Bb7 14. g5 Rc8 15. Rg1 O-O 16. h4 b4 17. Na4 Nce5 18.
Nb6 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 Qb8 20. Bh3 $1 Nc4 21. Ba7 Qc7 22. h5 a5 23. g6 Bf6 24. Bd4
$14 {Leko,P-Topalov,V/EU-chT Batumi/1999/}) 6... Ng4 {Judit has no fear,
Kasparov's own pet move was used against him only once before by Topalov in
rapid chess.} (6... e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4
12. Na4 Qa5 (12... d5 $2 13. Bh3 g5 14. Bg2 $1 gxh4 15. Rxh4 dxe4 16. g5 Nd5
17. Rxe4 Qa5 (17... hxg5 18. Bxg5 Qa5 19. f4 Rh2 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rxe6+ Kf7
22. Qd3 Bg7 23. Qf5+ Kg8 24. Rxd5 Qxa4 25. Re7 {1-0, Kasparov,G-Van Wely,L/
Wijk aan Zee/2000/}) 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rxe6+ Kf7 20. Qd3 $1 Kxe6 21. Qe4+ Ne5
22. Bh3+ Kd6 23. Bc5+ Qxc5 24. Nxc5 Kxc5 25. Qxe5 $18) 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4
15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. f5 $1 {The author of this
inspired novelty is the Russian junior Grischuk, it puts the whole line under
a serious threat.} Nc4 $142 $5 (19... Nxa4 20. fxe6 Nc3 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. Bd3
$1 Bxb4 23. Rdf1+ Kg8 24. Qf2 Re8 (24... Rf8 $2 25. Qxf8+ $1 $18) (24... Na2+
25. Kb2 Bc3+ 26. Kb1 $1 $40) (24... Ba3+ 25. Kd2 Bb4 26. Qf5 Ne4+ (26... Re8
27. e6 Ne4+ 28. Kd1 Qg3 29. Qf7+ Kh7 30. Rf3 Qb8 31. Rf6 {1-0, Zulfugarli,
M-Cvitan,O/Batumi EU-chT/ 1999/}) 27. Kd1 Rf8 28. Qe6+ Kh7 29. g5 Rhg8 30. gxh6
g6 31. h5 Bc8 32. hxg6+ Rxg6 33. Qxg6+ Kxg6 34. Rfg1+ Kh7 35. Rg7+ {1-0,
Grischuk,A-Ibrahimov,R/Batumi EU-chT/1999/}) 25. e6 Rf8 26. Qf7+ $1 Rxf7 27.
exf7+ Qxf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Rf1+ Ke7 (29... Kg8 30. Bg6 Ba3+ 31. Kd2 Ne4+ 32.
Kd3 Nd6 33. Ne6 {1-0, Grischuk,A-Popov,V/St Petersburg/1999/}) 30. Nf5+ Kd8 31.
Nxg7 Ba3+ 32. Kd2 Ne4+ 33. Bxe4 dxe4 34. Rf7 Kc8 35. Nf5 $16 {Selin,O-Rogovoi,
M/St.Petersburg Petroff mem/2000/}) 20. Qe1 $1 (20. Bxc4 dxc4 $5 (20... Qxc4
21. fxe6 Bxb4 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Qd3 Qa2 24. Rdf1+ Kg8 25. Kd1 a5 $1 26. Qf5
Qa1+ 27. Ke2 Ba6+ 28. Nb5 Qxa4 29. Qe6+ $11 {Tiviakov,S-Danailov,S/Wijk aan
Zee-B/2000/}) 21. fxe6 c3 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Rhf1+ Kg8 24. Qd3 Bxb4 25. Ne6
Qxe5 26. Nxg7 Rb8 27. Rde1 Be4 28. Qc4+ Bd5 29. Qd4 Qxd4 30. Bxd4 Bc4 $19 {
Mrdja,M-Vera,R/Aosta op/2000/}) 20... Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Bxb4 22. fxe6 O-O 23. g5
Bc3 24. Rd3 Rac8 25. Rxc3 Qxc3 26. Qxc3 Rxc3 27. gxh6 gxh6 28. Bd3 $44 {
Hracek,Z-Stohl,I/SVK-chT 9900/2000/}) 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 (
10. Be2 h5 {Kasparov's choice in the aforementioned game was} 11. Nf5 $5 {
Black still has his problems after this move.} (11. Bxg4 {Until lately this
was considered the main move, but Black is doing well here:} hxg4 $5 12. O-O
Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 $1 15. Qxg4 f6 $1 16. Rab1 (16. Qf3 Ne5 17. Qe3
Bxf5 18. exf5 Rc8 19. Qa7 Kf7 20. Qxb7 Rxc3 21. Rfd1 Qc5 22. Rd2 Qc6 $44 {
=,Ye Jiangchuan-Sutovskij,E/Shenyang/1999/}) 16... Qxc3 17. Rfd1 Ne5 18. Bxe5
Qxe5 19. g3 b5 20. c4 bxc4 21. Qf3 c3 22. Rbc1 Bb7 23. Qxc3 Bxe4 24. Nxd6+ exd6
25. Re1 Qxc3 26. Rxc3 d5 27. f3 Kf7 $11 {Shirov,A-Kasparov,G/Sarajevo/1999/}) (
11. h3 $2 h4 $1 $17) 11... Bxf5 12. exf5 h4 $5 (12... Qa5 $143 13. O-O Bxc3 14.
bxc3 Qxf5 15. Rb1 $1 Nd7 (15... Qd7 16. Qd5 Nc6 17. Qxg5 O-O-O 18. Bf3 $36) 16.
Rxb7 Ngf6 17. Re1 Kf8 18. h3 Re8 19. Bxa6 h4 20. Bd3 Qd5 21. Rb5 Nc5 22. Bh2
Rg8 23. Rb4 Nxd3 24. cxd3 Qxa2 25. Rb5 Rg6 26. Rf5 $14 {[%csl Rf8,Rg5,Rh4] ׻,
Kasparov,G-Topalov,V/Sofia rapid m/1998/}) 13. Bxd6 $5 (13. Bxh4 Qa5 $1 (13...
Bxc3+ $2 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Bxg5 Nxh2 16. Kd2 Nd7 17. Kc1 Qxc3 18. Rb1 Nc5 19.
Qd5 Rc8 20. Bd2 Qg7 21. Be3 $18 {Shirov,A-Polgar,J/Prague m/1999/}) 14. Bxg4 (
14. Bxg5 $6 Nxf2 15. Kxf2 Qxf5+ 16. Bf3 Qxg5 17. Nd5 Ra7 $36 {[%cal Gg7b2,
Gg5d2] with excellent play on the weakened dark squares.}) 14... Bxc3+ 15. bxc3
Qxc3+ 16. Kf1 Rxh4 $15) (13. Bxg4 hxg3 14. fxg3 Bxc3+ $5 15. bxc3 Nc6 $44 {
[%csl Rc2,Rc3,Ge5,Rf5,Rg2,Rg3][%cal Yc6e5] /\Ne5,ק}) 13... Nxf2 14. Kxf2 exd6
(14... Qb6+ 15. Kf1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qxd6 (16... exd6 17. Rb1 $36) 17. Qxd6 exd6
18. Rb1 $14) 15. Nd5 Nc6 $14 {/<=>}) 10... Nf6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Surprisingly
Judit is the first to come up with a novelty. Although this move is not quite
in keeping with Black's dark-square strategy, it's not easy to pinpoint it's
drawbacks.} ({The more logical and until now universally played alternative was
} 10... Ne5 11. Nf5 (11. Be2 Nbc6 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Nd4 $1 $36 {is
ineffective.}) (11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 e6 13. Qd2 Ng6 14. O-O-O Be5 15. Kb1 Bd7
16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bd4 Qc7 18. Qf2 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 O-O-O 20. Bc4 Ne5 21. Bb3 Rhg8
22. Qf2 $11 {Nunn,J-Bosch,J/Bundesliga 9900/1999/}) 11... Bxf5 12. exf5 Qa5 (
12... Nbc6 $6 13. Nd5 $1 e6 (13... O-O 14. Be2 e6 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Ne3 d5 17.
O-O Qb6 18. Ng4 Rf5 19. c3 Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qxc3 21. Rxb7 Rf7 22. Qb1 Rxb7 23. Qxb7
Re8 24. Qxa6 Nxg4 25. Bxg4 Nd4 26. Rb1 $16 {Shirov,A-Polgar,J/Prague m /1999/})
14. fxe6 fxe6 15. Ne3 Qa5+ 16. c3 d5 17. Be2 O-O 18. O-O Rad8 19. Qb3 b5 20.
Rad1 Qb6 21. Rfe1 Qc5 22. Qc2 b4 23. cxb4 Qxb4 24. Bxa6 Ra8 25. a3 Qb6 26. Bf1
Nd4 27. Qb1 Ndf3+ 28. gxf3 Nxf3+ 29. Kg2 Nxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Qxb2 31. Qg6 $18 {
Anand,V-Gelfand,B/Haifa rapid/2000/}) ({Also deserving attention is} 12... Nbd7
$5 13. Nd5 Rc8 14. c3 Qa5 (14... Nf6 15. Be2 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Qd7 17. O-O Rc5 18.
Qe4 Qc6 19. Qc2 Bf6 20. Rac1 Nd7 21. a3 Be5 $2 22. b4 Rxc3 23. Qd2 Bf6 24. Bf3
Qc7 25. Rxc3 Bxc3 26. Rc1 Bxd2 27. Rxc7 Kd8 28. Rc2 {1-0, Luther,T-Bouaziz,S/
Cappelle op/2000/}) 15. Be2 Nb6 16. Nxb6 Qxb6 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3 Nd7 19. Bf3
Rc7 20. Ke2 h5 21. h4 g4 22. Be4 Be5 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Rhd1 Nd7 25. g3 Kf8 26.
Rd4 Kg7 27. b4 Kf6 $11 {Schumi,M-Lakos,N/Budapest/1999/}) 13. Qd5 Nbc6 14. Qxa5
Nxa5 15. Nd5 Rc8 16. O-O-O e6 17. Ne3 (17. f6 $5) 17... Ke7 18. Be2 h5 19. Rhf1
d5 20. f4 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Nac4 22. Bg5+ Kd6 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Nxc4+
Rxc4 26. Rf7 Rg8 27. h4 Be5 $132 {Svidler,P-Georgiev,K/FIDE WCh Las Vegas/1999/
}) 11. Bc4 {The most aggressive development, but it isn't an ideal solution.} (
{It seems too early for} 11. e5 dxe5 12. Bxe5 Qb6 {[%csl Re5][%cal Yb8d7]} (
12... O-O $5 $132 {/\Nbd7,ץe5})) (11. Nf5 $6 Bxf5 12. exf5 Qa5 13. Bd3 Nd5 $15
) ({Possible, but also an unclear alternative is} 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. Nb3 (12. Nxc6
$143 bxc6 13. e5 $6 Nh5 $1 $17) 12... b5 $13) ({The solid} 11. Be2 $5 Qb6 12.
Nb3 $14 {is probably the most promising.}) 11... Qb6 {A logical sortie.} (11...
Nc6 $2 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6,Rf7] ק}) 12. O-O (12. Nb3 {
doesn't go well together with 11.Bc4, after} Nc6 $11 {Black's position is
satisfactory.}) 12... O-O (12... Nxe4 $2 13. Nxe4 Qxd4 (13... Bxd4 14. Qh5 $16
{->}) 14. Nxd6+ $1 (14. Qe2 $143 O-O 15. c3 Qb6 16. Kh1 Bf5 17. f4 $44) 14...
exd6 15. Qe2+ $1 (15. Re1+ $2 Kd8 16. Qe2 Bd7 $1 17. Rad1 Re8 $17) 15... Kd8
16. Rad1 $40 {+- Black can hardly survive the raging attack.}) ({Also risky,
but deserving more attention is} 12... Qxb2 13. Qd3 $5 {napr.} (13. Nde2 O-O {
-12...0-0}) 13... Qa3 $13 (13... Nxe4 $2 14. Nxe4 $142 $1 (14. Qxe4 $6 Qxc3 15.
Bxd6 O-O 16. Ne2 (16. Bd3 Re8 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Qxe7 Bxd4 $17) 16... Qf6 $5 (
16... Bf5 17. Nxc3 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxa1 19. Bxb8 Raxb8 20. Rxa1 $14) 17. Bxe7 Re8
$11) 14... Qxd4 15. Nxd6+ exd6 16. Qe2+ $1 $18 {[%cal Ra1d1] ->,/\Rad1 is the
same as above.})) 13. Nde2 {[%mdl 512] Kasparov typically isn't interested in
preserving the material balance.} (13. Nb3 $11 {was the solid move.}) 13...
Qxb2 14. Bb3 Qa3 $8 (14... Nh5 $6 15. a4 $1 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Bxc3 17. Ra2 $14 {
/+/-}) 15. f4 {[%csl Ra2,Rc2,Rg5,Rh6] Garri has given a pawn for nebulous
compensation, he is trying to create sufficient play against Black's >>. If he
doesn't succeed, his position on the other flank is hopelessly weakened.} Nc6 (
{Another try was} 15... Nh5 16. Qd3 (16. Nd5 Nc6 $1 $17 {practically forces
White to sacrifice the exchange.}) 16... Nxg3 (16... gxf4 17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18.
Rxf4 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Nc6 20. Raf1 Ne5 21. Qg3 $44 {/=/+ is similar.}) 17. Qxg3 Nc6
18. Kh1 Qc5 19. Rad1 gxf4 20. Rxf4 $15 {[%csl Gg7] Although White has some
initiative, Black with the strong dark-squared B has good defensive chances.})
16. Kh1 Be6 (16... Nh5 $5 17. Qd3 Qc5 $15 {/\} 18. Bf2 $2 Nxf4 $17) 17. Qd3 (
17. Qd2 Nh5 18. Bh2 (18. fxg5 $2 Nxg3+ 19. Nxg3 Qa5 $1 $17 {with no
compensation.}) 18... Nxf4 19. Nxf4 gxf4 20. Bxf4 Qa5 21. Rf3 Qh5 $15 {[%csl
Ge5][%cal Rc6e5] /-/+,/\Ne5}) 17... Rac8 (17... Nh5 18. fxg5 $5 hxg5 19. Bf2 {
is less convincing.}) (17... gxf4 18. Nxf4 Ne5 {/\} 19. Qe2 Bc4 $1 $17) 18.
fxg5 hxg5 19. Nd5 Rfe8 (19... Nxd5 $6 20. exd5 Nb4 21. Qd2 Bxd5 22. Qxg5 $40 {
[%csl Rg8] עg8 dangerously exposes Black's K.} (22. Bxd5 $6 Rxc2 23. Qxg5 Rxe2
$17)) 20. Rad1 $1 {A brave, but objectively correct decision.} (20. Nxf6+ Bxf6
21. Bxe6 Qxd3 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. cxd3 Kg7 $5 24. Rab1 (24. Rac1 Nd4 $17 {/=/+})
24... b5 $17 {/=/+ leads to a perspectiveless _|_, in which White must heavily
fight for a draw.}) 20... Nb4 21. Qf3 $6 (21. Nxb4 Qxb4 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. e5
Ne4 $17 {/\} 24. Nd4 $2 Qxd4 $1 25. Qxd4 Nxg3+ 26. Kh2 Nxf1+ 27. Kg1 Ng3 28.
Qg4 Bxe5 29. Qxg5+ Kf7 30. Rd3 Rg8 31. Rf3+ Bf6 $19) (21. Qe3 $142 $1 Nbxd5 (
21... Bxd5 22. exd5 Rxc2 23. Nd4 $44) 22. exd5 Bxd5 (22... Nxd5 23. Qxg5 Nf6
24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Bxd6 exd6 26. Rxf6 Qc5 27. Qg4 $14) 23. Rxd5 $1 Nxd5 24. Qf3
$40 e6 25. Qxf7+ {gives White at least a perpetual.} {FRITZ6} Kh8 26. Qh5+ Kg8
27. Qg6 Re7 (27... Qb2 28. Rf7 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Yc2c3]} Rf8 29. Qxe6 Rxf7 30.
Qxc8+ Kh7 31. Bxd5) 28. Nd4 $18 Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Nxe6+ Rxe6 31. Qxe6)
21... Nbxd5 (21... Bxd5 $6 {prematurely gives up the important B.} 22. exd5 {/\
} a5 23. Nd4 a4 $2 24. Nb5 Qb2 25. Rb1 $16) 22. exd5 Bd7 {[%cal Ra6a4]} 23. c3
$1 {[%cal Rb3c2,Rf3d3,Gb1h7] In a difficult situation, when his Bb3 is out of
play and under threat (a5-a4) Kasparov finds the only way preserve some
initiative. He intends to attack on the b1-h7 diagonal.} a5 $6 {Ignoring
White's idea is not ideal.} (23... g4 24. Qd3 $5 (24. hxg4 Bxg4 25. Qd3 Bh5 $17
) 24... gxh3 25. gxh3 Bxh3 26. Rf2 Bd7 27. Rg1 $13 {is perhaps possible, but
it seems incosistent to open files for White's R.}) (23... Bb5 $142 $1 24. Rfe1
(24. Nd4 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Qb2 $5 $17 {is hardly sufficient.}) 24... Qb2 $15 {
/-/+ and Black should be able to convert his advantage.}) 24. Qd3 a4 25. Bc2
Qc5 $2 {[%cal Rd7b5] /\Bb5 Sometimes it's difficult to think about prophylaxis
in the middle of a tough fight, but after} (25... Kf8 $1 $15 {there still
isn't anything concrete for White.}) 26. Rxf6 $1 {[%mdl 576] [] Unleashes some
dangerous tactics, in which Black loses her way.} exf6 (26... Bxf6 27. Qh7+ Kf8
28. Nf4 gxf4 (28... Qxc3 $2 29. Ng6+ fxg6 30. Bxg6 $18) 29. Bxf4 e5 $8 (29...
e6 $2 30. Bg6 Bg7 31. Bh6 Qxc3 32. Rf1 f5 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Bg5+ Bf6 35. Qg7+ $1
$18) 30. Bg6 Ke7 $8 (30... Bg7 $2 31. Bh6 Ke7 32. Bg5+ $1 f6 33. Bxf6+ $1 Kxf6
34. Rf1+ Ke7 35. Qh4+ Bf6 36. Qxf6#) 31. Qxf7+ Kd8 32. Qxf6+ Kc7 33. Bxe8 Rxe8
34. Bh6 $14 {[%csl Rc7,Gh1] /+/- White is a pawn up with a better K, he has
winning chances.}) 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Nd4 {[%cal Rc2a4,Rc2f5] /\Bf5,Ba4!} Re5 $8
(28... Re3 29. Bxa4 $1 (29. Bf5 Rxg3 30. Bxd7 Qxd5 31. Ne6+ $16) 29... Bxa4 30.
Nf5 Ke8 (30... Bxd1 31. Bxd6+ $18 {is the same.}) 31. Bxd6 Bxd1 32. Qg8+ Kd7
33. Qxf7+ Kd8 34. Bxc5 Re1+ 35. Kh2 Rxc5 36. Nxg7 $18) (28... Qxc3 $2 29. Bxd6+
$18) 29. Bxe5 ({Unconvincing is} 29. Bf5 Bxf5 30. Nxf5 Rxf5 31. Qxf5 Rd8) 29...
fxe5 $2 {The decisive mistake.} (29... dxe5 $142 $8 30. Nf5 (30. Bf5 $2 exd4
31. Bxd7 Rd8 32. cxd4 Qc4 $5 33. Qf5 Qxa2 $15 {[%csl Ga4] o^a}) 30... Bxf5 31.
Qxf5 {Although White is still a pawn down, with his o^d5 , absolute
light-square control and the poor scope of the Bg7 he is better. But at least
Black's K is relatively safe and he can put up a blockade on the dark squares
after e.g.} Rd8 32. Bxa4 Rd6 $14 {with drawing chances.} (32... Rxd5 $2 33.
Rxd5 Qxd5 34. Qc8+ Ke7 35. Qe8+ Kd6 36. Qd7+ Kc5 37. Qc7+ $18)) 30. Ne6+ $1
Bxe6 $8 (30... fxe6 $2 31. Rf1+ Ke7 32. Qxg7+ Kd8 33. Rf7 $18) 31. dxe6 $40 {
[%csl Rf8][%cal Re6e7] /\e7+- Here the Kf8 is under heavy fire. With ^- on the
board an attack is always very dangerous. Black will start losing pawns and
still want be able to solve the permanent problem-his K.} Rc7 (31... Qxc3 32.
Bxa4 $40 (32. Bg6 $5 $18)) (31... Qf2 32. Bxa4 (32. Bd3 Qf6 (32... Rc7 33. Rf1
Qc5 34. Qg6 $18) 33. exf7 Qxf7 34. Rf1 Bf6 35. Qf5 $18) 32... Qh4 (32... fxe6
33. Qd3 $1 Qc5 34. Rf1+ Kg8 35. Bc2 $18) 33. Qf5 Rc7 34. Bd7 Qf4 35. Qb1 $1 Qc4
36. Rf1 f6 37. Re1 $40 {/\} Qxc3 38. Qg6 $1 Qxe1+ 39. Kh2 $18) 32. Bxa4 (32.
Bg6 $5 {/\} fxg6 33. Rf1+ Ke7 34. Qg8 $1 d5 35. Rf7+ Kd6 36. Qd8+ Kxe6 37. Rxc7
$18) 32... d5 (32... fxe6 33. Qg6 Rf7 (33... Re7 34. Rf1+ Kg8 35. Bc2 {mates.})
34. Qxe6 b5 35. Bb3 $18) 33. Qf5 Qc4 34. Bd7 Qf4 35. Qb1 $1 $18 {[%cal Rd1f1] /
\Rf1} fxe6 {[%mdl 128] This exposes Black's K and White quickly finishes his
attack.} (35... Qc4 $142 36. Qc1 (36. Rf1 f6 37. Re1 $1 e4 (37... Qxc3 38. Qg6
$1 $18) 38. Qd1 Qxc3 39. Rxe4 $1 Ke7 $8 (39... dxe4 40. Qd6+ Kg8 41. e7 $18)
40. Qxd5 $16) 36... Bf6 (36... f6 37. Qa3+ Rc5 38. Qa8+ Ke7 39. Qe8+ $18) 37.
Qa3+ Qc5 38. Qa8+ Kg7 39. exf7 Qf8 40. Qxf8+ Kxf8 41. Be6 $16 {/+- This _|_
should be technically won.}) 36. Bxe6 (36. Rf1 $2 Rxd7 37. Rxf4+ gxf4 $15 {[+]}
) 36... Ke7 37. Bxd5 Rd7 38. c4 $5 (38. Rf1 Qxf1+ (38... Qa4 39. Rf7+ Ke8 40.
Qg6 $1 $18) 39. Qxf1 Rxd5 40. Qf5 $18) 38... Qe3 (38... Kd8 {/\Kc8-b8} 39. Rf1
Qe3 40. Bxb7 $18 {[%cal Rb7c6] /\Bc6}) 39. Qh7 Kd8 (39... Ke8 40. Bc6 $1 bxc6
41. Qg8+ Bf8 42. Qe6+ Re7 43. Qg6+ Rf7 44. Qxc6+ $18) 40. Rb1 (40. Qg8+ Kc7 41.
Rb1 $18) 40... Qf4 41. Be6 Re7 42. Bg4 Rf7 (42... e4 43. Qg8+ Bf8 44. Qd5+ Ke8
45. Rd1) 43. Qd3+ Qd4 (43... Kc7 44. Qd5 Kb8 45. Be6 $18 {wins the R.}) 44. Qg6
{[%cal Rg6f7,Rb1d1] /\Qf7,Rd1} 1-0

[Event "American Continental 14th"]
[Site "Montevideo"]
[Date "2018.06.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2018.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 {This seemingly
innocuous move has gained mainline status in the past few years.} g6 $5 {
In an important game in the penultimate round, Shankland confidently goes for
less played sideline.} ({Earlier he used to prefer the typical Najdorf thrust} 
6... e5 {, which is Black's most popular reaction:} {After the usual retreat}
7. Nde2 {Sam went} ({Anand lately experimented with} 7. Nf3 Nbd7 (7... h6 8.
Bc4 Qc7 9. Bb3 Be6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Be3 Be7 12. Nh4 O-O 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5
b5 15. Qe2 Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. a4 Rab8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5
Bf6 21. Rfd1 Rfc8 22. c3 Rc7 {Anand,V (2759)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2789) Paris
blitz 2018} 23. Qe4 $36 {[%csl Gd5,Rf6] ^- White has full control of the
position and can torture his opponent at will. It's surprising that Anand
quickly lost control and even went on to lose.}) 8. a4 Be7 9. Bc4 O-O 10. Be3
Qc7 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Be6 14. Bxe6 Nxe6 15. O-O Qc6 16. a5 d5
17. exd5 Qxd5 18. b3 Rad8 19. Nc4 Qe4 20. Qc1 Bf6 21. Re1 Qc6 22. Ra4 Rfe8 23.
Rb4 Rd5 24. Rd1 Red8 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 $132 {Anand,V (2759)-Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2789) Paris rpd 2018}) 7... b5 (7... h5 {is more popular}) 8. Ng3 (8. Bg5 $5
Nbd7 9. Nd5 Bb7 10. Nec3 Be7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. a4 {seems more challenging:}
Nxd5 13. Nxd5 bxa4 14. Rxa4 O-O 15. Bc4 Bg5 16. O-O a5 17. Qd3 Bc6 18. Ra2 Qb8
19. Rfa1 Bd8 20. Ne3 Ra7 21. Bd5 Bb5 22. Qd2 g6 23. b4 a4 24. c4 $36 {Vachier
Lagrave,M (2744)-Ortiz Suarez,I (2577) Baku 2015}) 8... Qc7 (8... Bb7 $6 9. Bg5
Nbd7 10. a4 $6 (10. Nh5 $1 $36 Qa5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Qf3 Be7 14.
Bd3 b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qc5 17. O-O Qd4 18. a3 a5 19. axb4 Qxb4 20. b3 a4
21. bxa4 Rxa4 22. Rab1 {1-0, Howell,B-Garcia Varela,J email 2017}) 10... b4 11.
Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Be7 13. a5 Qc7 14. Be2 O-O 15. Nf5 Bd8 16. O-O Nc5 17. Be3 g6
18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Re8 21. Bf3 Ncd7 22. Qd4 Ne5 23. Qxb4 Rb8 24.
Qc3 Qxc3 25. bxc3 Rb5 $15 {Harikrishna,P (2731)-Shankland,S (2661) Tsaghkadzor
2015}) 9. Bd3 g6 $142 (9... Be6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qf3 (11. f4 Be7 12. Qf3 O-O
13. Kh1 {Ragger,M (2697)-Xiong,J (2667) Wijk aan Zee 2017} exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5
15. Qf2 Rfe8 $132) 11... g6 12. Bd2 Bg7 13. b4 $1 O-O 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 {
[%csl Ra6]} Nb6 16. Rxa6 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Rb1 Rb8 20. Nf1
$16 {Sadzikowski,D (2563)-Barski,R (2402) Paleochora 2017}) 10. O-O Bg7 {
Here Black retains his B on c8 to take the sting out of Sadzikowski's plan.}
11. Bd2 (11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Re1 (12. Qd2 O-O 13. b4 $5 $13 {/\a4}) 12... O-O 13.
Nf1 b4 14. Nb1 Bb7 15. Nbd2 d5 $15 {Motylev,A (2663)-Sarana,A (2457) Tallinn
blitz 2016}) 11... O-O 12. a4 b4 (12... bxa4 13. Rxa4 Nbd7 14. b4 Nb6 15. Ra5
Nc4 16. Nb5 Qb7 17. Bxc4 axb5 18. Rxb5 Qc7 19. Bd3 Bb7 20. Qe2 Rfc8 21. Ra5 d5
22. Rb1 d4 23. Rba1 Ne8 24. Nf1 Nd6 25. Be1 Bh6 26. Nd2 Qc6 27. b5 Qc7 28. Rxa8
Bxa8 29. Nf3 Nb7 30. b6 Qd6 31. Ba6 Qxb6 32. Nxe5 $16 {Svidler,P (2760)-Sarana,
A (2587) Sochi 2018}) 13. Na2 a5 14. c3 bxc3 15. Nxc3 Be6 16. Rc1 Nc6 17. Bb5
Qb7 18. Be3 Rfd8 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Bg5 Qb7 21. Qf3 Qe7 22. Rfd1 h6 23. Nd5 Bxd5
24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Qxf6 Bxf6 26. Rxd5 Rdb8 27. Rxd6 Bg5 28. Rb1 Rb4 $11 {
Svidler,P (2760)-Khismatullin,D (2632) Sochi 2018}) ({Another big line is the
Scheveningen reaction with} 6... e6 7. g4 h6 {Navara,D (2716)-Grischuk,A (2795)
Tromsoe ol (Men) 41st 2014 (7.1) 1-0} ({or} 7... Nfd7 {Karjakin,S (2760)
-Topalov,V (2780) FIDE Candidates 2016 (12) 1-0})) 7. g4 Bg7 8. Be3 (8. g5 Nh5
9. Be2 e5 10. Nb3 Nf4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nc6 13. Bg4 Bxg4 14. hxg4 Qc8 15.
Qd1 d5 $1 (15... Nd4 $6 16. c3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Qe6 18. Ra5 f6 19. Qd5 Qxd5 20.
Rxd5 Kd7 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. g5 Be7 23. Ke2 $16 {[%csl Gc1,Rd6,Re7,Rh7] Fischer,
R-Reshevsky,S/New York/1962/}) 16. exd5 Nb4 17. c3 Qc4 $1 $36) ({However,
White plays} 8. Bg2 {far more often, preparing the option to follow up with
0-0. This can lead to a fianchetto Dragon, where White has played g4 in one
move:} O-O (8... h5 $6 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Nde5 13. b3
Qa5 14. f4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Kb2 Be6 18. Rhf1 Rac8 19. Qe3
Nb4 20. Rf2 Qc5 21. Qxc5 Rxc5 22. Na4 Rc7 23. f5 $16 {Navara,D (2719)-Van Wely,
L (2683)/Wijk aan Zee/2007/}) 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 (10. O-O Bd7 (10... Nd7 11.
Kh1 Rb8 12. a4 Nc5 13. f4 Bd7 14. f5 $5 b5 $6 (14... Be5 $142 15. Qd2 $14) 15.
axb5 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ra7 {[%cal Ra7e7]} f6
20. Qd5 Rf7 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. e5 $1 $40 {Naiditsch,A (2700)-Wojtaszek,R (2630)
France 2009}) 11. Nde2 $5 (11. a4 Rc8 12. Nde2 Na5 13. Ra2 $5 (13. b3 Nxg4 14.
hxg4 Rxc3 $5 15. Nxc3 Bxc3 16. Rc1 b5 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 bxa4 19. bxa4 Bxg4
20. e5 Be6 21. exd6 exd6 22. Rcd1 Nc4 $13 {/=/+, Smith,B (2453)-Navara,D (2745)
Pardubice rpd 2016}) 13... Nc4 14. Bc1 Re8 (14... Ne8 $5 {/\} 15. Nd5 e6 16.
Ne3 Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Bc6 18. Nd4 d5 $132) 15. b3 Na5 16. Bd2 (16. g5 $5 Nh5 17.
Nd5) 16... Nc6 17. Nd5 e6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. c4 Qc7 20. Be3 Red8 21. Rd2 $14 {
Navara,D (2658)-Kotronias,V (2598) Turin olm 2006}) 11... b5 12. f4 b4 13. Nd5
Nxd5 14. exd5 Na5 15. b3 $5 Bxa1 16. Qxa1 Rc8 17. Nd4 e5 $5 (17... Nb7 18. f5
f6 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Qe1 a5 21. Qh4 Rf7 22. Qh6 Rg7 23. g5 Nc5 24. Nc6 $44 {
Carlsen,M (2775)-Ponomariov,R (2718) Moscow blitz 2008}) 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Qe1
Nc6 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Nxe6 Qe7 22. Nxf8 Qe4 23. Qg3 Rxf8 24. Re1 Rf7 $132 {
Milde,L (2061)-Massie,J (1915) email 2013}) 10... Bd7 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. f4 (12.
Nde2 Ne5 (12... b5 13. Nd5 a5 14. Bb6 (14. Kb1 $5 $14) 14... Qe8 15. Kb1 Rb8
16. Be3 Ne5 17. Bd4 Nc4 18. Qg5 Nxd5 19. exd5 e5 $1 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
$132 {Radjabov,T (2738)-Smirin,I (2655) Baku 2015}) 13. b3 Qa5 14. Kb1 Nc4 $5
15. bxc4 Rxc4 16. e5 Rfc8 17. exf6 Rb4+ 18. Ka1 Bxf6 19. Bd5 Rxc3 20. Bd4 Rxd4
21. Nxd4 Bb5 22. g5 Bg7 23. Kb2 Qa3+ 24. Kb1 Bd3 25. cxd3 Bxd4 26. Bxf7+ Kg7
27. Qb2 Qxb2+ 28. Kxb2 Kxf7 29. f4 {½, Chocenka,D (2414)-Dunlop,G (2552)
email 2015}) 12... b5 $142 $5 (12... Na5 13. b3 Qc7 14. Nde2 (14. Nd5 Nxd5 15.
exd5 e5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. f5 $2 (17. Rhe1 $14) (17. Kb1 $5) 17... exf5 18. gxf5
Rxf5 $1 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Rh2 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 Qd7 23. Rf1 Rxc2+ 24.
Rxc2 Nc6 25. Rcf2 {Jones,G (2623)-Hillarp Persson,T (2546) Douglas 2015} Ne5
$17) 14... b5 15. Kb1 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 e5 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Rhe1 Rfe8
20. Bd4 Nc4 21. bxc4 Qxc4 22. Nc1 Qxd4 23. Qxd4 Bxd4 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Rxd4 a5
26. Be4 $16 {Keevil,P (2083)-Susla,V (2144) email 2014}) 13. e5 b4 14. Nce2
Nxd4 (14... Ne8 15. Kb1 Qc7 16. Nb3 (16. e6 fxe6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Nxe6 Qb7 19.
Rh2 Be4 20. N2d4 a5 21. Nxf8 Bxf8 22. Ka1 a4 23. Rc1 a3 24. bxa3 bxa3 $44 {
Milde,L (2023)-Franke,H (2022) email 2014}) 16... Nb8 17. Nec1 dxe5 18. Qf2
exf4 19. Bb6 Qe5 20. Nd3 Qg5 21. Nxf4 Bc6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qf6 24. Qxf6
Nxf6 25. Ra5 Nfd7 26. Be3 Be5 27. a3 (27. Nc1 Kg7 28. Nd3 Bd6 29. Re1 Rfd8 30.
b3 h6 31. Ra4 Nc5 32. Bd4+ e5 33. Bxc5 Bxc5 34. Nxc5 Rxc5 35. Rxb4 Rd2 $132 {
Evtushenko,S (2542)-Abramov,S (2412) email 2014}) 27... Bc7 28. Ra4 bxa3 29.
Rxa3 Bb6 30. Bh6 Rfd8 31. Re1 e6 32. Na5 Bxa5 33. Rxa5 $44 {Evtushenko,S (2542)
-Martynov,A (2376) email 2014}) 15. Bxd4 (15. Nxd4 Ne8 16. Qxb4 Qc7 17. Qb7 $5
$14) 15... dxe5 16. fxe5 Qa5 $1 17. a3 (17. Kb1 $2 Be6 18. Nc1 Nd7 $15) 17...
Nd5 18. e6 fxe6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qd4+ Kg8 22. axb4 Qa2 23. Nc3
Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qxb2 25. Rhf1 (25. Rb1 $2 Rf2+ $1 $19) 25... Rxf1 26. Rxf1 e6 27.
Rb1 Qa3 28. Rb3 Qa1 $11 {½, Dominguez Perez,L (2717)-Carlsen,M (2770) Sofia
2009}) 8... O-O {Black doesn't commit his Nb8 yet, he will be able to profit
from this later on.} ({After} 8... Nc6 {interesting is} 9. g5 $5 (9. Qd2 {
is the standard continuation}) 9... Nh5 $142 $1 (9... Nd7 10. h4 Qa5 (10...
Nde5 11. Be2 Na5 12. b3 Nac6 13. Nd5 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Bxg4 15. Qxg4 Nxd4 16. O-O-O
Nb5 17. Bb6 (17. Rd3 $1 $16) 17... Qc8 18. Qxc8+ $2 ({White should retain the
Q with} 18. Qf3 $36) 18... Rxc8 19. c4 Nc3 20. Rd3 Nxd5 21. exd5 h6 22. f4 Kd7
23. Rdh3 hxg5 24. hxg5 Rxh3 25. Rxh3 Rh8 $11 {Fontaine,R (2451)-Guidarelli,L 
(2297) France 2001}) 11. Qd2 Nc5 (11... h6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. gxh6 Bxc3 14. Qxc3
Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 Ne5 16. h5 $14) 12. O-O-O Bg4 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Rc8 15. Kb1
{()} Na4 16. Nxa4 Qxa4 17. c3 Ne5 $6 (17... Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 $14)
18. h5 Qc4 19. h6 Qxe2 20. Nxe2 Bf8 21. f4 Nc4 22. Bc1 Nb6 23. b3 e6 24. c4 Be7
25. f5 $16 {->, Moussard,J (2444)-Wojtaszek,R (2746) Montpellier 2015}) 10. Nb3
(10. Be2 Nf4 $1 $15) 10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qc7 $13) 9. Qd2 (9. Bg2 $142 {
is still the main move, to prevent or at least delay the following Sicilian
push. Play is likely to transpose into positions from the previous note.}) 9...
b5 $1 10. Bg2 (10. O-O-O Bb7 11. f3 (11. Bg2 Nbd7 $15) 11... b4 12. Nce2 Nbd7
13. h4 (13. Qxb4 Rb8 {[%cal Rb7e4]} 14. Qe1 d5 $44) 13... Rc8 14. h5 e5 (14...
Nxe4 15. fxe4 Bxe4 16. Rh2 e5 17. hxg6 exd4 18. gxh7+ Kh8 19. Nxd4 Re8 20. Bh6
Be5 21. Rf2 Nc5 22. Kb1 Ne6 23. Nxe6 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Bxc2+ 25. Rxc2 Rxe6 {
Hovhannisyan,R (2631)-Andriasian,Z (2621) Yerevan 2017} 26. Rdc1 Kxh7 27. g5
$11) 15. Nb3 $2 (15. hxg6 $1 exd4 16. gxh7+ $44) 15... Nxe4 $1 16. fxe4 Bxe4
17. Rg1 Rxc2+ 18. Qxc2 Bxc2 19. Kxc2 a5 20. Kb1 a4 21. Nbc1 Qc7 22. Nd3 b3 23.
Rc1 bxa2+ 24. Ka1 Qa5 25. h6 Bh8 26. Nc3 e4 27. Nxe4 a3 $40 {Amonatov,F (2632)
-Debashis,D (2496) Bhubaneswar 2017 While the position is not fully clear,
these lines and games are an indication of the dangers White's K faces after
castling queenside.}) 10... Bb7 11. a3 $6 $146 {We are already in almost
uncharted territory and while Xiong's move is new, it's hardly too good.} (11.
O-O {is still the way to go:} Nfd7 (11... h5 12. e5 dxe5 13. Bxb7 Ra7 $1 14.
Bf3 Rd7 15. Ne6 Rxd2 16. Nxd8 Rdxd8 17. g5 Ne8 18. a4 $44) (11... Nbd7 12. e5
dxe5 13. Ne6 (13. Bxb7 exd4 14. Qxd4 Rb8 $11) 13... fxe6 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Bg2
e4 (15... Nb6 $5) 16. Rad1 Ne5 17. Qxd8 Rbxd8 18. Nxe4 {½, Mokry,K (2485)
-Georgiev,K (2590) Warsaw 1987} Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Nc4 $11) 12. a4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 (
13. Nxa4 $5 $13) 13... Nb6 (13... Nc5 14. Ra3 Nbd7 15. b4 Ne6 16. Nb3 Rc8 17.
Na5 Ba8 18. Nd5 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. f4 Nc7 21. c4 $16 Ne8 22. Nxe7+ $1 Qxe7
23. Bxa8 $18 {Santos Latasa,J (2263)-Dastan,B (2087) Porto Carras 2010}) 14.
Rb4 N8d7 15. b3 a5 16. Rb5 e5 17. Nf3 Bc6 18. Qxd6 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 a4 20. Rd1 Qf6
21. Qxf6 Bxf6 22. bxa4 Rfd8 23. Nd6 Rxa4 $15 {Krainski,J (2000)-Falatowicz,P 
(2213) email 2006}) 11... Nbd7 {Black has harmoniously developed his forces
and can already harbor higher ambitions - White's previous move doesn't fit in
too well with castling, especially with 0-0-0.} 12. g5 {Relieves the pressure
from Pe4, but on the other hand puts paid to any realistic hopes of a
successful kingside pawn storm. We'll check the alternatives:} (12. O-O Nb6 (
12... Nc5 $5 13. f3 Rc8 $15) 13. b3 Rc8 $142 $5 $15 (13... d5 14. e5 (14. Nde2
Qc7 15. exd5 Rfd8 $15) 14... Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bf4 (16. e6 f5 17. gxf5 gxf5
18. Nxf5 Rxf5 19. Qxd8+ Rxd8 20. Bxb6 Rd6 21. Bc7 Rxe6 $17) 16... Nd7 (16...
Qd5 17. c4 $1 bxc4 18. Qb4 Qxd4 19. Rfd1 Qb2 20. Rab1 Rad8 $5 (20... Qa2 21.
Qxb6 e3 22. Qxe3 $11) 21. Rxb2 Rxd1+ 22. Bf1 Nd5 23. Qxb7 Nxf4 24. bxc4 Bxe5
25. Rb1 Nxh3+ 26. Kg2 Nf4+ 27. Kg1 $11) 17. Rae1 Nxe5 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4
Qxd4 (19... Qd5 20. Qe2 f5 21. gxf5 gxf5 22. Re3 Ng4 (22... Kh8 23. Rd1) 23.
hxg4 Qxd4 24. Be5 Qxg4+ 25. Rg3 $1 Qxe2 26. Rxg7+ Kh8 27. Rxe7+ $11) 20. Rxd4
Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nxd2 22. Rxd2 $11)) (12. O-O-O {is extremely risky:} {Similar is}
Nb6 $5 (12... Ne5 13. g5 (13. b3 Qa5 14. Nb1 Qc7 $17) 13... Nh5 14. Bf1 Qc7 $15
) 13. Bh6 (13. b3 Qc7 $36) 13... Nc4 14. Qg5 Bxh6 (14... b4 $5 15. axb4 Qb6 16.
Bf1 Nxb2 17. Bxg7 Qxb4 18. Bxf6 exf6 19. Nd5 fxg5 20. Nxb4 Nxd1 21. Kxd1 Bxe4
$36) 15. Qxh6 e5 $1 $17) (12. Bh6 {is a typical Dragon motif, but with the
swap of the dark-squared bishops the g4 advance has only weakened the kingside,
especially f4:} Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Nc5 14. Qe3 e5 15. Nde2 (15. Nb3 Na4 $1 $36)
15... a5 $5 16. g5 Nh5 17. Nxb5 Bc6 $44 {[%cal Yf7f5] with excellent
compensation - Black has also the push f5 at a suitable moment.} (17... Rb8 $5)
(17... Ba6 $5)) 12... Nh5 13. Bf3 $2 {This is pushing it too far.} (13. O-O
$142 Rc8 {is pleasant for Black, but not more than that.}) 13... Ne5 $1 14.
Bxh5 ({Consistent. White didn't play his last move to retreat} 14. Be2 {
,as even here he has to trade his light-squared B after} Nc4 (14... Rc8 $5 15.
O-O-O Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 $17) 15. Bxc4 bxc4 $36) 14... gxh5 {Black keeps it
simple.} ({More complex, but objectively maybe even stronger was} 14... Nc4 $5
15. Qe2 Nxb2 $1 (15... gxh5 16. Nf5 (16. Qxh5 Nxb2 $17) (16. O-O-O Rc8 $40)
16... Nxb2 $5 (16... Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Bxe4 18. Nh6+ Kh8 19. Bd4+ e5 20. Qxe4 exd4
21. Qxd4+ $13) 17. Nxg7 Kxg7 $15) 16. Nd5 (16. Bg4 Qa5 17. Bd2 (17. Qd2 Nc4 18.
Qd3 Rac8 $1 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 $40 {and White's position is crumbling:} 20. Bd2 Nxd2
21. Kxd2 Bxe4 $1 22. Qxe4 Qxc3+ 23. Ke2 Bxd4 $19) 17... Bxd4 18. Nd1 b4 $5 $17)
16... gxh5 (16... e5 $5 17. Nf3 Bxd5 18. exd5 gxh5) 17. Nf5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nc4
$17 {/\} 19. Nxg7 Qa5+ 20. Kf1 Qc3) 15. O-O-O {Practically forced, but we have
already said the K won't feel secure on the <<.} (15. b3 $2 Rc8 16. O-O-O Qa5
$1 (16... Nf3 $17) 17. Kb2 b4 $40 {/-+}) (15. O-O $2 Qd7 16. Kg2 (16. Kh2 Bc8
$1) 16... Nc4 $17 {/-+}) 15... Rc8 16. Kb1 ({Seeing what happens, a better
chance was} 16. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 (16... e6 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. gxf6 Bxe4 19. Rhg1+ Bg6
20. Bh6 Qxf6 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 $15) 17. exd5 Rc5 $15 {/\} 18. Nc6 $2 Rxc6 19. dxc6
Nc4 $40) (16. Rhe1 Nc4 17. Qd3 Qa5 $36) 16... Rxc3 $1 {[%mdl 2560] An
attractive positional sacrifice, typical for the Dragon Sicilian. Black has
excellent piece play and his powerful ^^ gives him a strong initiaitve.} (16...
Nc4 17. Qd3 e6 $15 {/-/+ rightly seemed too sedate to Shankland.}) 17. Qxc3 (
17. bxc3 $2 Nc4 18. Qc1 Qa5 $19) 17... Bxe4 {[%csl Ge4,Gg7]} 18. f3 {White
desperately wants to get some breathing space.} (18. f4 Bxh1 19. Rxh1 Nc4 $17 (
19... Qa8 $17)) (18. Rhf1 Nf3 19. Qb3 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Qc8 $1 $17 {[%csl Rc2]
[%cal Yc8h3,Yc8f5,Yf8c8] Black has full light-square control, with Qf5 or Qxh3
and Rc8 coming White's rooks look rather silly.}) 18... Nxf3 19. Rhf1 Qd7 ({
More forcing was} 19... Qa8 $5 20. Qb3 (20. Qc7 Rc8 21. Qxe7 Qd5 $1 22. Ka1
Bxd4 (22... b4 $5 23. axb4 a5 $40) 23. c3 Qe5 24. Qd7 Bf5 25. Bxd4 Bxd7 26.
Bxe5 Nxe5 27. Rxd6 Bxh3 $19) 20... Rc8 21. Nxf3 Rxc2 22. Qxc2 Bxc2+ 23. Kxc2
Qc6+ 24. Kd2 Bxb2 $19 {Black has too many pawns and he should gradually win.})
20. Qb3 (20. Qa5 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 Rc8 22. Rd2 (22. Rf2 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Qa7 $19)
22... Qxh3 $19) 20... Ne5 $5 {[%cal Yf8c8,Ye5c4]} (20... Qxh3 21. Nxf3 Bxf3 22.
Bd4 Bg4 23. Qxh3 Bxh3 $17 {is excellent for Black, but Shankland prefers to
keep the tension.}) 21. Rf4 Bg6 22. Rdf1 e6 (22... Nc4 $5 {/\} 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24.
Rxf5 Qe6 25. Bc1 Bxb2 $1 $19 {This is an attractive line, but the patient
text-move is hardly any worse.}) 23. Rf6 {Trying to block at least one
diagonal, but Black can ignore the kamikadze rook.} Rc8 (23... Nc4 24. Bc1 Bxf6
$5 25. gxf6 e5 $19) 24. Bc1 Rc4 25. Qe3 Qa7 (25... Nc6 $5 $19) (25... Qc7 $1 {
[%csl Rc2][%cal Yc7c5]} 26. Ka1 b4 $40 {/\} 27. axb4 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 Bxf6 29.
Rxf6 Qxc2 $19) 26. Nf5 ({More resilient was} 26. b3 {, but White is still
fighting an uphill battle after} Rc8 $5 $40 (26... Rxd4 27. Rxg6 hxg6 28. c3
Nc6 29. cxd4 Bxd4 $17 {/-+})) 26... Qxe3 27. Nxe3 Rh4 28. R6f4 Rxh3 $19 {
Black has three pawns for the exchange and far more active pieces. The game is
decided.} 29. a4 ({Eases Black's task, but even after} 29. Ng2 Rh2 30. Ne1 h4 {
he should gradually win:} 31. R4f2 Rxf2 32. Rxf2 h3 33. Rh2 Bf5 $19) 29... h6
$1 30. axb5 (30. gxh6 Bxh6 $19 {wins the exchange back.}) 30... axb5 (30...
hxg5 31. bxa6 gxf4 32. a7 Be4 $19) 31. Rb4 (31. Rd4 hxg5 32. Rxd6 g4 $19 {
[%csl Ge6,Gf7,Gg4,Gh5]}) 31... Nd3 $5 ({More forcing than} 31... hxg5 $19) 32.
cxd3 (32. Rxb5 Nxc1 $19 {[%csl Re3]}) (32. Rb3 Nxc1 33. Kxc1 hxg5 $19) 32...
Bxd3+ 33. Ka2 Bxf1 34. Nxf1 Rh1 35. Rf4 $8 hxg5 36. Rf2 Bd4 37. Be3 Rxf1 $1 38.
Bxd4 (38. Rxf1 Bxe3 {and five connected passed pawns are too much. But the
same goes for the game.}) 38... Rxf2 39. Bxf2 h4 {[%csl Gd6,Ge6,Gf7,Gg5,Gh4]}
40. Kb3 f5 41. Kb4 h3 (41... h3 42. Bg1 g4 43. Bh2 e5 44. Kxb5 f4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 18th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2020.01.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lei, Tingjie"]
[Black "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Sunilduth Lyna,Narayanan "]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2020.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

{[%evp 0,41,19,38,40,41,90,58,58,38,25,32,52,41,42,32,33,36,61,53,53,28,63,59,
75,18,17,27,29,30,30,23,-7,9,-4,-22,-30,-33,-15,-21,-23,-43,-41,-43] This game
was played in the third round of one of the strongest open tournaments in the
world - the Gibraltar Masters. I was up against one of the strongest women
players in the world. To get some fighting position with Black is always
difficult, but in this game it became reality.} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:
45]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Nc3
{[%emt 0:00:04]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]
} 7. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. f3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} h5 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. Nd5 {[%emt 0:
00:21]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 11. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:09]
Till here all the moves belonged to the mainstream theory and now I deviated a
bit with this interesting queen move! Well, the idea may seem not so clear,
but it's to remain flexible with my B on f8.} 12. O-O-O {[%emt 0:02:26]} (12.
c4 $5) 12... Be7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 13. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:27]}
14. Qa5 {[%emt 0:11:21]} Rc8 $1 {[%emt 0:01:05]} (14... Bd8 $6 15. c4 $1) 15.
c3 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Bd8 $1 {[%emt 0:00:12] The whole point of Black's setup.
If not for this tactical move, Black would be clearly worse. Now the immediate
threat is to play Nbxd5 followed by Qc6 creating a double attack on the queen
and rook.} 16. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:12:00]} (16. Be2 Nbxd5 $1 17. Rxd5 Qc6 18. Rxe5+
dxe5 19. Qxe5+ Kf8 {And the onus is on White to prove compensation.}) (16. Bg5
$5 Nbxd5 17. Qxc7 Bxc7 18. Bd3 Nf4 {Again there is compensation, but not sure
if it's enough.}) 16... Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 17. Qxb6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:05] A
pleasant surprise. I was pretty much sure the ensuing endgame was in Black's
favour. Perhaps White should have kept the queens with 17.Qa4+ but still it
doesn't mean Black has problems.} (17. Qa4+ Kf8 18. h4 (18. f4 g6 19. g3 exf4
20. Qxf4 Kg7) 18... Rc7 $5 {A strange computer move preparing against White's
Bd3 move in the variation with Qe3.} (18... g6 19. g4 hxg4 20. fxg4 Qe3 21. Bd3
Qf4 22. Qxf4 exf4 23. h5 $132) 19. g4 hxg4 20. fxg4 Qe3 21. Bd3 Qf4) 17... Bxb6
{[%emt 0:00:05]} 18. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} h4 {[%emt 0:11:54]} 19. Rhe1 {
[%emt 0:04:22]} (19. Nd2 Ke7 20. Nc4 (20. Ne4 Nh5) 20... Bc5 21. Rhe1 Nh5 $17 {
[%cal Gg7g6,Gf7f5] The difference in strength between the bishops becomes
crucial in this kind of endgames!}) 19... Kf8 {[%emt 0:07:31]} 20. Bf1 {
[%emt 0:14:28]} Bf2 $5 {[%emt 0:11:57] Provoking the opponents pawns to move
forward to create some weakness. Now already White's position starts looking
suspicious. White doesnt have clear plan, whereas Black does, and this makes
all the difference} 21. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. g3 {
[%emt 0:03:03]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 23. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:
01:07]} 24. Red2 {[%emt 0:52:49]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 25. c4 {[%emt 0:00:30]}
e4 {[%emt 0:00:30] Trying to cash in!} 26. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:
00:30]} 27. Rg2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 28. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:30]}
Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 29. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 30. Rge2 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 31. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:
30]} 32. Rg2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 33. Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:30]}
Bxd2 $19 {[%emt 0:00:30] The rest was a matter of good technique!} 34. Rd1 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} Be3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 35. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:
30]} 36. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rh2+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} 37. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:30]}
Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 38. Ka3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 39. b3 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 40. Bb1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ree2 {[%emt 0:00:
30]} 41. Rf1 {[%emt 0:50:30]} Be3 {[%emt 0:50:30]} 42. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} b6
{[%emt 0:00:30]} 43. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bd2+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} 44. Ka3 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} Rhf2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 45. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:
30]} 46. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rg2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 47. Rxg2 {[%emt 0:00:30]}
Rxg2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 48. Rh8+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 49. Rb8 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} Bc1+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} 50. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:
30]} 51. Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 52. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:30]}
Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 53. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf3+ {[%emt 0:48:17]} 54. Kc2 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Be3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 55. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:
12]} 56. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc5+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 57. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Rf4+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 58. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.17"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Sutovsky,E"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 {That
came as a surprise for my opponent. I used to play 7.Nb3 in this line, but
after spending countless hours with Gata Kamsky, preparing 7.Nf3 (which
actually suits his style more that it suits mine!), I wanted to use some of
the ideas. Besides, I knew from my vast experience, that I should be able to
turn to mess up even the most quiet position:)} Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Qc7 {
A rare line. Actually, it seems that Denis was looking for some reasonable way
to avoid the main lines (7...Qc7 or 9...Be6). He spent nearly half an hour,
opting for the actual move order, but I was familiar with the chosen setup.}
10. Bb3 Be6 11. Nh4 $1 {That's the point. Now the standard 11...Ne4 is not
good, and he has to weaken his king.} g6 12. Bh6 Re8 {I had remembered
eveything up till now. Well, only twelve moves... Nothing special, of course,
still I had spent just couple of minutes till this point, whereas my opponent
had invested more than forty... So, now I could afford to delve into the
position.} 13. Qf3 $5 {Well, maybe 13.Qd2 (as was played in T.
Kosintseva-Cmilyte, 2012) was objectively stronger, but I found such a
beautiful idea, that I couldn't resist the temptation, and after some 15
minutes of calculating opted for the move in the text.} Ng4 {The most natural,
but not the strongest!} ({After} 13... Nc6 $1 14. Nf5 (14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qh3
Nd4 16. Nf3 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Rxf8 {it is just equal}) 14... Bxf5 (
14... gxf5 15. exf5 $1) 15. exf5 Nd4 16. Qh3 {I liked White's position, based
on 16...Nxf5 17.Bg5 with strong play for the pawn. However, after the strongest
} (16. Qd3 Nxf5 17. Bg5 e4 18. Qd2 d5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nxd5 Qe5 {and Black is
fine}) 16... Nxb3 $1 17. axb3 (17. cxb3 d5) 17... Qd7 18. Bg5 Qxf5 19. Qxf5
gxf5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd5 Bd8 {White's gorgeous knight promises just
sufficient compensation, but nothing more.}) 14. Nf5 $1 {That is typical, of
course. But the lines which I had to calculate are unusual:} Bxf5 (14... gxf5 {
was another critical move, and here comes the point of the combination:} 15.
exf5 Bxf5 {and here....} (15... Nxh6 16. fxe6 Rf8 (16... fxe6 17. Qh5) 17.
exf7+ Kg7 {well, here I didn't calculate till the end, but it was evident,
that White has a very strong (and possibly decisive) attack. The evaluation is
confirmed by our silicon friend, although 18.Rae1 (clearly the strongest,
according to Houdini) is not the most natural choice...}) 16. Bg5 $3 {Pretty
unusual! Actually, I never saw such a motif, White removes the piece from an
attacked square, just in order to leave it hanging on a different one:)  Now
everything is hanging. 16...Bxg5 17.Qxf5 is just lost for Black, so he has to
play} Qc8 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Nd5 Nc6 19. Rad1 {now White will take at e7 at
some moment, and snatch the juicy d6-pawn. Black is not lost, but there is
little doubt he has to defend a really unpleasant position.}) 15. Be3 $5 {
And here is another point of the whole white combination. Engines insist, that
15.Bd2! was stronger, but during the game I couldn't believe that 15...Nxe3
was possible after the text. And otherwise, the bishop on e3 is much better
placed. Let's look at the critical line:} Be6 (15... Nxe3 $1 16. fxe3 Bd7 {
this looks very scary, almost losing for Black. But in fact, the objective
evaluation of the position is in his favour, and White has to prove equality
here.} 17. Qxf7+ (17. Bxf7+ Kg7 18. Bxe8 Bxe8 19. Nd5 Qd8 {and only Black can
be better}) 17... Kh8 18. Rf6 {that was my intention. It seems that Rxg6 and
mate in few moves decides the game, but...} (18. Nd5 $1 Qd8 19. Nf6 (19. Nxe7 {
leads to the same endgame}) 19... Bxf6 20. Rxf6 Re7 21. Qf8+ Qxf8 22. Rxf8+ Kg7
23. Raf1 Re8 24. R1f7+ Kh6 25. Bd5 Rxf8 (25... Nc6 26. Rxe8 Bxe8 27. Rxb7 a5
28. c3 {and White has just enough compensation for a draw}) 26. Rxf8 Bc6 {
results in a strange endgame, which should be drawn.}) 18... Qd8 $1 19. Rxg6
hxg6 20. Qxg6 Bg5 $1 {and White doesn't even have a perpetual! So, as painful,
as it is, I'd have to admit, that 15.Bd2 was better, and after 15.Be3 Nxe3!
White didn't have any winning attack, but rather had to liquidate to a likely
drawish ending. Well, I'm getting used to seeing my ideas being dissected by
the cruel silicon mind, and the only consolation is the fact - it was nearly
impossible to see over the board!}) 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qxg4 Bf6 {Now White is
clearly better. But this advantage is not structural - if Black is in time to
play Nb8-c6-d4, he'll be fine. So, the attack must be continued!} 18. h4 $1 Kh8
19. f4 $5 {Which evaluation shall I attach to this move? Of course, I realised,
that after 19.Rad1 Nc6 20.Rd2 White is just better, but I thought it was right
time to open up the position. Only now, when his king is on h8! Why? The
explanation is simple:} Nd7 (19... exf4 20. Qxf4 $1 Be5 (20... Nd7 21. Rad1 Be5
22. Qf7) 21. Qf7 {and now I have this important move, as the f7-square is not
covered! P.S. Yes, I do see the computer's evaluation, and its cold-blooded}
Nd7 {followed by 22...Rac8 and 23...Nf6 with equal play. Well, what can I say?
During this game it seemed different. Probably, not only to me, but to my
opponent as well, because, he avoided this line!}) 20. f5 gxf5 21. exf5 Rg8 22.
Qe2 $1 (22. Qh3 exf5 23. Rxf5 Qc6 {is not so clear.}) 22... Rae8 (22... exf5
23. Rxf5 Qc6 24. Raf1 Raf8 25. Bh6 Bg7 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Ne4 $16) 23. fxe6
Rxe6 24. Nd5 Qc6 25. c4 $1 {During the game, I thought White is about winning.
And yes, I am sick and tired of my pet friend, which suggests 0.13 evaluation
to the best of its knowledge. So be it!} b5 (25... Bd8 {is given by Houdini as
clearly the best defence, and probably White has nothing concrete here.}) 26.
Rac1 $1 Bxh4 27. Rf7 {Here, Black was down to his very last minutes, and I was
busy refuting his only defence 27...Bg5 (in fact, it IS the only move, which
doesn't lose on the spot!), when he suddenly played} Nf6 {...and I saw that 28.
Nc7, which I planned long ago doesn't win outright due to 28...Qb7! I didn't
have a lot of time either and played the natural move, missing a simple and
beautiful win:} 28. Rf1 (28. Qf3 $3 {with the irresistible threat of 29.Nxf6
was winning at once.}) 28... Rg6 {And here I spent most of my time, trying to
find a win after} 29. Ne7 (29. Rf8+ Kg7 30. Qh5 $4 {here I calculated lengthy
lines... only to spot} Rxg2+ $1 31. Kxg2 Nxh5 {and there is neither queen, nor
mate! Finding that, I panicked, and with 4 minutes on the clock, became a
materialist:)}) (29. Nc7 Re8 (29... Qb7 30. Rf8+ $1) 30. Nxe8 Qxe8 31. Ra7 {
was easily winning of course...}) 29... Rxe7 30. Rxe7 bxc4 31. Qf3 {The rest
is not so interesting - I had 4 minutes, he had only 1-2. We didn't play
perfectly, but not too badly either. White preserved some advantage, and on
move 37 Denis just collapsed and blundered.} Qc8 32. Ra7 Rg8 33. Qf5 Qc6 34.
Rf3 c3 35. bxc3 Qxc3 36. Qh3 Qc2 37. Rf7 Ng4 $4 (37... Qg6 38. Rc7 Nd5 39. Rc8
Bd8 40. Bh6 {is better for White, but far from over.}) 38. Qxh4 Qb1+ 39. Rf1
Qg6 40. Rf8 {A really complicated fight, although, analysing it with a
powerful engine may depress you for a while. Luckily, I grew up in the
pre-computer era, and these things are not going to impact my feelings about
this interesting game, played in the decisive match of the European Club Cup
2012.} 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 16th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2015.09.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Sutovsky,E"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{And here it came, another meeting with Alexei. Throughout the years we have
played a number of exciting games, but still nearly all the classical
encounters ended in a draw (one notable exception being my attempt to get
something against the Petroff Defence, which ended up in a loss). But the
games were really remarkable, and I was looking forward to another real battle.
} 1. e4 c5 {Alexei sticks to 1...c5, which has become his main weapon in the
recent years.} 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. h3 {Principled,
even if not wise. I have employed this sharp system regularly in the last two
years. I can't claim to have had a huge success with it - the main achievement
being an absence of draws :) A dozen wins accompanied by a number of painful
losses tells you a lot about this line. The most recent win came just a day
before the present game, when I beat Khismatullin in another crazy game.} e5 7.
Nb3 Be6 8. f4 (8. Be3 {is a less risky, but also less ambitious way to play
this position.}) 8... Nbd7 (8... b5 {was played by Khismatullin just yesterday,
but Alexei follows the principled line, which I have already faced twice.}) (
8... g6 $5 {was successfully employed by Gelfand versus Karjakin, but there
have been no top games in this line ever since.}) (8... Be7 {was the line
played by Wojtaszek against yours truly. I quickly messed up and got into dire
straits (it can happen to you in such a sharp variations, and you may find
yourself losing after move 12 or so, even having White...Well, you may call it
an opposite side of the moon :) )}) 9. f5 Bxb3 10. axb3 d5 {The point behind
Black's opening play. Now it gets very sharp.} 11. exd5 Bb4 {Well, White's
position looks bad. I'd say, that 20 years ago any strong player would have
just stopped his analysis here. Black has excellent compensation - White's
king is weak, the pawn chain is broken, the lag in development is frightening..
. However it turns to be not that simple. White is a pawn up and the position
has opened up, which favours the side with the two bishops. If I manage to
parry all the concrete threats, I'll be better. But of course, that's a big
"if"!} 12. Bd2 O-O (12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ne4 {is a direct attempt to punish
White, but somehow after a ridiculous looking move} 14. h4 $1 {Black still has
to prove his compensation.}) 13. Qe2 {Yeah, I know it looks ugly, but White
got to castle somehow!} Bxc3 (13... Rc8 14. O-O-O Qa5 15. Kb1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 (
16. Bxc3 $2 Rxc3 17. bxc3 Nxd5) 16... Qxd5 17. c4 Qc6 18. Qf3 $1 {and White
was better in Sutovsky-Das, Gibraltar 2015.}) 14. bxc3 e4 15. O-O-O (15. c4 {
is the computer's reccommendation, but the position after} e3 16. Bxe3 Ne4 {
not only looks very dangerous, it was evidently prepared by Alexei, because he
had made all the previous moves without spending any time. Hence I preferred a
more solid continuation. Well, if you can have a solid choice in such a
position at all...}) 15... a5 {This came after some thought, and I knew Black
was on his own already. Nevertheless, that's the strongest move.} 16. Be3 a4
17. b4 Nb6 ({If you let your engine run for quite some time, it will promise
you equality after} 17... a3 $1 18. Kb1 Nb6 {with the following justification}
19. c4 Rc8 20. Rd4 ({one still has to digest and understand, why after} 20.
Bxb6 Qxb6 21. c3 Rfd8 {the position should be considered dynamically equal...})
20... Nxc4 21. Rxc4 Nxd5 22. Bd4 Nc3+ $3 23. Bxc3 Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Qd1+ 25. Ka2
Qxc2+ 26. Ka1 Qc1+ 27. Ka2 Qc2+ {and draw. Well, that's the problem with those
computer lines. Your opponent opts for the "second best move", and then even
if you know, there is a solution, you are simply unable to find it. And let's
not forget, even computers sometimes misevaluate the position, over/
underestimating the compensation in the complex lines. To sum up, chess is
still alive! However, the move in the text is really not the best option, as
White has a very good choice now.}) 18. Qb5 (18. Qf2 {was the strongest,
according to the silicon mind. Indeed, after} Nfxd5 (18... Nbxd5 19. c4 {
now is just winning for me}) 19. c4 (19. Bxb6 Qg5+ $1) 19... a3 20. cxd5 a2 21.
Kb2 Qxd5 {Black's attack is parried in the long lines starting with 22.Bd4...
Well, it all looked a bit too much, and I made the move in the text,
anticipating the queen sac and evaluating it in my favour.}) 18... Nbxd5 ({
I saw, that after} 18... Nfxd5 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Qxb6 Nxb6 21. Bb5 {White has
a comfortable advantage in the endgame (here the computer disagrees with me.
Ok, I disagree with it!), and probably Alexei shared this opinion and went for
the most principled...}) 19. Bc4 Nxe3 20. Rxd8 Rfxd8 21. Ba2 {Of course, it's
a pity to waste a tempo, but this bishop is too important.} a3 {Here I spent a
lot of time, and went...} 22. g4 $5 {...having in mind the line which happened
in the game. It worked out well, but the alternative attempt may have been a
bit stronger:} (22. Qxb7 Ned5 23. g4 h6 {here I didn't manage to find any more
resources.} 24. h4 $1 Rdb8 25. Qc6 Rc8 26. Bxd5 Rxc6 27. Bxc6 Rc8 28. b5 Nxg4 {
I am not convinced it is an easy draw, as suggested by my engines. But
probably all White's attempts are parried by the accurate defence.}) 22... Ned5
$2 {The losing mistake, which came after a long period of thought. Black had
to find} (22... Nfd5 23. Qxb7 (23. f6 Ra6 $5 (23... gxf6 {is also ok})) 23...
Rdb8 $1 (23... Nxc3 24. Bxf7+ $1 (24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. f6 Ne2+ 26. Kb1 Nc3+ {
is a nice draw}) 24... Kh8 25. Bb3 a2 26. Kb2 a1=Q+ 27. Rxa1 Ncd1+ 28. Rxd1
Nxd1+ 29. Kb1 Nc3+ 30. Kc1 {is still better for White}) 24. Qd7 Rd8 {and queen
can't escape from a perpetual attack.}) 23. g5 $1 Nxc3 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 25.
Qxb7+ Nd7 26. Qc6 $1 {This quiet move is the point of the whole combination.
Black's king is exposed and his pieces are discoordinated. Alexei sets a
couple of traps, but I was alert!} a2 27. Kb2 $1 (27. Qe6+ Kf8 28. Kb2 {
looks like a more subtle way to play, not allowing Black's king to escape, but
after} Nc5 $3 29. bxc5 Nd1+ $1 30. Ka1 Rab8 $1 31. Rxd1 (31. Kxa2 Rb2+ 32. Ka3
Ra8+) (31. Qxa2 Nc3) 31... Rxd1+ 32. Kxa2 Re8 {it is White who has to fight
for a draw already!}) 27... Na4+ 28. Ka1 Kg8 {Black managed not to lose at
once, but his position is too bad anyway.} 29. f6 {The most direct!} Ne5 30.
Qxe4 Re8 31. Re1 $1 Nc3 (31... Rad8 {is nicely refuted by} 32. f7+ Nxf7 (32...
Kxf7 33. Qf4+ Kg8 34. Rxe5 {is absolutely hopeless}) 33. Qxe8+ Rxe8 34. Rxe8#)
32. Qd4 {The most precise.} ({Originally I had planned} 32. f7+ Kxf7 33. Qf4+
Kg8 34. Rxe5 {but after} Red8 {White still has to find couple of accurate
moves. The move in the text is cleaner.}) 32... Rac8 33. h4 {Black is in
zugzwang!} g6 34. b5 {No black piece can move without immediately losing the
game, hence Alexei called it a day. Not a masterpiece by any means, but quite
a thrilling game, which I enjoyed pretty much.} 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 Be7 (8... Nbd7 {Boensch} 9. g4 h6 (9... Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O b5
12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 (13... Nh5 14. Ng3 Nf4 15. h4 a5 16. Kb1 a4 17. Nd4 $14 {
Topalov,V-De Firmian,N Polanica Zdroj (01) 1995 1-0 44 - CBM 49}) 14. Ng3 a5
15. Kb1 Nc7 16. f4 a4 17. Nc1 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nc5 $132 {Smirin,I-De Firmian,N
Polanica Zdroj (04) 1995 1/2 72 - CBM 49}) 10. Qd2 Be7 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Nb6
13. Qf2 Rb8 14. Nc5 b4 15. N3a4 Nxa4 16. Nxa4 Qc7 17. b3 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 $10 {
Topalov,V-Lautier,J Belgrade (04) 1995 0-1 88 - CBM 51}) (8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5
10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. c4 Bb4+ 12. Kf2 Be6 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Rd1+ $14) 9. Qd2 O-O (
9... Nbd7 {Boensch} 10. g4 h6 (10... b5 11. a4 $1 (11. g5 $6 Nh5 12. Nd5 Bxd5
13. Qxd5 O-O 14. Rg1 Rc8 15. O-O-O Nb6 16. Qd2 Nc4 17. Qf2 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Nf4
$17 {Ciornei,D-Mowsziszian,K Dresden op 1994 0-1 36}) 11... b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13.
exd5 Nb6 (13... Qc7 14. g5 Nh5 15. O-O-O Nf4 16. h4 h6 17. Rg1 hxg5 18. hxg5
Rh4 19. Kb1 $16 {Nunn,J-Sadler,M London Lloyds (09) 1993 1-0 31}) (13... O-O
14. a5 Nc5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. h4 Nfd7 17. g5 Nxb3 18. cxb3 f5 19. Ke2 Qc8 20. Bf2
Nc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Qe3 {1/2 Fleck,J-Gruenenwald,J BL 8788 1988}) 14. a5
Nbxd5 15. g5 Nxe3 16. gxf6 Nxf1 17. fxe7 Qxe7 18. Rxf1 $18) (10... Nb6 11.
O-O-O O-O 12. Rg1 Rc8 13. g5 Nfd7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Bd3 $14 {
Jonsson,B-De Firmian,N Akureyri 1994 1-0 40}) 11. O-O-O (11. h4 b5 12. Rg1 $146
b4 (12... Nb6 $5 13. g5 Nfd7 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Rc8 17. Na5
Nxd5 $1 18. Nb7 Nxe3 19. Nxd8 Nxc2+ 20. Kd1 Nxa1 $17 {Georgiev,Ki-Kasparov,G
Paris PCA-Intel GP (02) 1995 0-1 58 - EXP 49}) 13. Na4 d5 14. g5 d4 15. Bxd4
Bxb3 16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. axb3 exd4 18. O-O-O Ne5 19. f4 $3 Nf3 20. Qg2 Nxg1 21.
e5 $1 $16 {Anand,V-Kamsky,G Linares (01) 1994 1-0 39}) (11. Rg1 b5 12. O-O-O
Nb6 13. Bf2 Nfd7 14. Kb1 g5 $10 {Perez,RO-Rodriguez,Am CUB-ch (01) 1995 1/2 25
- EXP 46}) 11... b5 12. Kb1 (12. h4 Nb6 13. Qf2 Nfd7 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Qc7
16. Kb1 Nc4 17. Bc1 Qb6 (17... Ndb6 18. Bd3 Rb8 19. f4 a5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21.
Rhf1 $14 {Pupo,E-Rodriguez,Am CUB-ch (05) 1995 1/2 50 - EXP 46}) 18. Qe1 Rc8
19. Bd3 Nc5 20. f4 Na4 21. g5 $40 {Varavin,V-Bigaliev,R Budapest FS MayGM (06)
1995 1-0 37 - EXP 47}) 12... Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. h4 b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 (15...
Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. Re1 $16 {/\ f4}) 16. exd5 a5 (16... Rc8 $2 $146 17. Qd3
Ra8 18. Bh3 $14 {Ye Jiangchuan-Stangl,M Beijing Tan Chin Cup (04) 1995 0-1 38
- CBM 49}) 17. Bh3 a4 18. Nc1 Ra5 19. g5 Nxd5 20. Ne2 Rc5 21. Ka1 Qc6 22. Bf5 {
1/2 Lanka,Z-Piesina,G Vilnius zt 1993}) 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 (11. Kb1 $5) 11...
b4 12. Na4 {12. .Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 a5 unclear; 12.Ne2 a5 13.Kb1 a4 14.Nbc1
unclear} (12. Ne2 a5 13. Kb1 a4 14. Nbc1 b3 15. Ng3 bxc2+ $1 $40 (15... bxa2+
$6)) (12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 a5 $13 14. Nc5 (14. Kb1 a4 15. Nc1 Qa5 16. g5 Nfd7
17. h4 Na6 18. h5 Nac5 $36 {Kaminski,M-Gutman,A/Bad Endbach/1995/} (18... Nac5
19. Rh4 $13)) (14. g5 Nh5 15. Nc5 dxc5 (15... Nf4 16. h4 dxc5 17. d6 Nc6 18.
Bxc5 Bxg5 19. hxg5 Qxg5 20. Be3 h6 21. Bc4 Rad8 22. Kb1 $16 {Kotronias,V-Short,
N/Moscow olm/1994/}) 16. d6 Nc6 (16... Bxg5 17. Bxg5 f6 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Be3
$16) 17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Qd7 Qxd7 19. Rxd7 Nd4 20. Bc4 $13) 14... Nbd7 (14...
dxc5 15. d6 Nc6 16. Bxc5 $16) 15. Na4 Rb8 (15... Re8 16. h4 e4 17. g5 Nh5 18.
f4 Ng3 19. Rg1 Nf5 20. Bh3 $16 {Gulev-Mitenkov (Moskau 1995)}) 16. Kb1 Re8 17.
h4 e4 18. g5 Nh5 19. f4 Ng3 20. Rg1 Nf5 21. Bh3 $14 {Guliev,S-Mitenkov,A/
Moscow-ch/1995/0-1/57/}) 12... a5 $2 (12... Nc6 $6 13. Nb6 (13. g5 {Boensch}
Nh5 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Na5 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Kb1 Bd8 19. Qd3 Bb6
20. Bc1 $14 {Gofshtein,L-Gruenfeld,Y Rishon le Zion (03) 1994 1/2 31 - CBM 45})
13... Rb8 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Na5 16. Kb1 $16 {xa6} (16. Kb1 Nxb3 17. cxb3
$16 (17. cxb3 $1 a5 $14))) (12... Nbd7 $1 $13 13. Qxb4 $140 (13. g5 {Boensch}
Nh5 14. Qxb4 d5 15. Nac5 Bxg5 $15) 13... d5 $1 14. Bc5 Nxc5 (14... Rb8 $2 15.
Bxe7 $1 (15. Qa3 Nxc5 16. Naxc5 Qb6 $17) (15. Qd2 Nxc5 16. Naxc5 Bxc5 17. Nxc5
Qb6 18. Nb3 (18. Na4 Qc6 19. b3 dxe4 20. g5 Nd5 21. fxe4 Nb4 $17) 18... dxe4
$17) 15... Rxb4 16. Bxd8 Rxd8 17. Nac5 $16) 15. Nbxc5 (15. Naxc5 Qc8 16. g5 Nd7
17. exd5 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 $19) 15... Qc8 $1 $36 {Black has a good position.})
13. Nb6 a4 (13... Nc6 $142 14. Nxa8 (14. Bb5 a4 15. Nxa4 (15. Bxa4 Rxa4 16.
Nxa4 Qa8 $17) 15... Qc7 $40) 14... Qxa8 15. Kb1 a4 16. Nc1 $16) (13... Ra7 {
Boensch} 14. g5 Nh5 15. Nd5 Rb7 16. Nxe7+ Rxe7 17. Nc5 $16) 14. Nc5 $1 (14.
Nxa8 {Boensch} axb3 15. cxb3 Nbd7 16. g5 Nh5 $17) 14... b3 $1 {After the text
move (14... b3) things look pretty good for Black. At this moment I was scared
half to death, because Hansen made his moves so quickly that I was sure it's
all prepared at home. [#]} (14... dxc5 15. Qxd8 Bxd8 16. Nxa8 Nbd7 17. g5 Nh5
18. Bb5 $18) 15. axb3 $8 {Only move. After some time I found this move and
things began looking better. Everything else loses:} (15. Nxa8 bxa2 $19) (15.
Kb1 bxc2+ 16. Qxc2 (16. Kxc2 Qxb6 17. Nxe6 Qc6+ $19) 16... Qxb6 17. Nxe6 Qxe3
$19) (15. a3 bxc2 16. Re1 (16. Kxc2 Qxb6 17. Nxe6 Qc6+ $19) 16... dxc5 17. Qxd8
Rxd8 18. Nxa8 Bb3 $19 (18... Bb3 $19 19. Bb5 $145 $13) (18... Nc6 {Boensch} 19.
Nb6 Bb3 20. Bb5 Nd4 $15)) (15. cxb3 $2 Qxb6 16. Nxe6 Qc6+ $19) (15. Nxe6 bxa2
16. Qc3 a1=Q+ 17. Kd2 Qxd1+ 18. Kxd1 fxe6 19. Nxa8 d5 $17) 15... Qxb6 $8 (15...
axb3 16. Nxa8 $18) 16. Nxe6 axb3 (16... Qc6 17. Nxf8 axb3 18. Qd3 $1 $18 (18.
Kb1 $2 bxc2+ 19. Qxc2 Ra1+ $1 $19) (18. Qc3 $2 Qxc3 19. bxc3 Ra1+ 20. Kd2 Rxd1+
21. Kxd1 b2 $19)) 17. Qc3 $1 $18 {And it becomes clear that White is almost
winning.} Qb7 (17... Ra1+ 18. Kd2 Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 bxc2+ 20. Kxc2 Qb7 21. Nxf8
$18) 18. Nxf8 bxc2 19. Kxc2 Nc6 (19... Bxf8 {Boensch} 20. Bc4 $18) 20. Bc4 {
Maybe I should have taken on h7, but I did not bother.} (20. Nxh7 $5 $18) 20...
Bxf8 21. Kb1 $18 Ra4 {21. ...Nb4 22.Qb3! d5 (22...Nxe4 23.fxe4 Qxe4+ 24.Bd3+-)
23.Rxd5+-} (21... Nb4 22. Qb3 $1 d5 (22... Nxe4 23. fxe4 Qxe4+ 24. Bd3 $18) 23.
Rxd5 $18) 22. g5 {I spent 35 minutes on that move, looking for the safest way
to win after 22... Nd7, but my opponent made his move almost immediately and
as hit happens most of the time it was another move.} d5 (22... Nd7 23. Bb3 (
23. Bd5 Nc5 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. Qxe5 (25. Bxc6 Qxc6 $16) 25... Qa6 26. Bxc6 Ra1+
27. Kc2 Qe2+ 28. Rd2 Qc4+ 29. Qc3 Qxc3+ 30. bxc3 Rxh1 $16) (23. Qb3 Rb4 24.
Bxf7+ Kh8 $44) 23... Ra6 (23... Rb4 24. Bd5 Nc5 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. Qxb4 $18) 24.
Qc4 Nc5 (24... Nb6 25. Qb5 $18) 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Rd7 Qxd7 27. Qxa6 Nd4 28. Bd5
Nxf3 29. h4 $18 {/\ 30.Ka2, 31.Rf1 +-}) 23. exd5 Na5 24. Ba2 Ne8 {Black has to
admit with sadness that the attack did not succeed.} (24... Ra3 25. Qc2 $1 Ne8
(25... Rxe3 26. gxf6) 26. Rd3 $18) 25. Qc2 Qb5 26. d6 {Opening the way for the
bishop on a2.} Nxd6 27. Rd5 Qe8 28. Bc5 Nac4 (28... Nab7 29. Ba3 $18) (28...
Ndc4 29. Rhd1 $18) 29. Bb3 $6 (29. Rhd1 Qa8 30. Qb3 Ra5 (30... Qa6 31. Bxd6
Bxd6 32. Rxd6 $18) 31. Bxd6 $18) (29. Bxc4 Nxc4 30. Bxf8 {seemed to be winning,
but then I found the move} Qa8 $1 {and decided that the outcome is not clear
enough.} (30... Ne3 31. Qxa4 Qxa4 32. Rd8 Qc2+ 33. Ka1 h6 (33... Qa4+ 34. Ba3+)
34. Bc5+ $18)) 29... Qa8 30. Bxa4 Qxd5 31. Bxd6 Qxf3 $2 $138 {A final mistake
in time-trouble.} (31... Nxd6 32. Bc6 Qd4 33. h4 $18 {White is winning,
although it will take time.}) 32. Bxf8 Qxh1+ 33. Ka2 Qd5 34. Bb4 $18 e4 35. b3
Nb6 36. Qc7 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wahls} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 h5 $5 {Wahls:Gerade in komplexen Systemen wie der Najdorfvariante,
fällt es angesichts der stets wachsenden Fülle von Analysen zunehmend schwerer,
eine Neuerung im frühen Eröffnungsstadium zu landen-es sei denn,es handelt
sich dabei um irgendwelche albernen,skurilen Züge.Und ein wenig merkwürdig
sieht Sakaevs Neuerung tatsächlich aus,schwächt sie doch den Königsflügel in
beträchtlichem Maße.Nicht von der Hand zu weisen ist allerdings auch ihr
Vorzug:der mit 8.f3 beabsichtigte Bauernaufzug(g4,g5 und gegebenenfalls h4,h5,
g6)wird vollständig verhindert,da nach h3 prizipiell h4 die Folge ist,und der
Plan(g3,h3,Wegzug oder Deckung des Th1 nebst g4)natürlich aus Zeitgründen
ausscheidet.Es bleibt also einzig und allein der Bauernhebel(f3-f4)und die
Frage wie er anzusetzen ist.} 9. f4 {Weiß kann ebensogut zuerst seine
Entwicklung mit 9.Dd2 und 10.0-0-0 beenden,oder den Zug f4 mit 9.Le2
vorbereiten:} (9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. f4 b5 $5 11. f5 Bc4 $13) (9. Nd5 Nxd5 (9... Nbd7
10. c4 $14) 10. exd5 Bf5 11. a4 Nd7 12. a5 g6 $132) (9. h3 $6 {Wahls} h4 10. f4
exf4 11. Bxf4 Nh5) (9. Be2 $5 {Wahls Wahls:Eine mögliche Folge könnte sein:}
Nbd7 10. f4 b5 (10... Qc7) (10... Ng4 $6 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. Qd2 exf4 13. Bxf4
Ne5 14. Nd5 Be7 15. O-O $16) 11. O-O Qc7 12. f5 Bc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 (13... bxc4
14. Nd2 Rb8 15. Rb1 Be7 16. Qe2) 14. Qd3 Rc8) 9... Ng4 $1 (9... exf4 10. Bxf4
Nc6 11. Qd2 Ng4 12. O-O-O Nge5 13. Be2 $14) (9... Qc7 10. f5 Bc4 11. Bxc4 Qxc4
12. Qd3 $14) 10. Bd2 (10. Qd2 Nxe3 11. Qxe3 exf4 (11... Qh4+ 12. g3 exf4 13.
Qxf4 Qxf4 14. gxf4 Nc6 $13) 12. Qxf4 Nc6 (12... Nd7 {Wahls} 13. O-O-O Be7 (
13... Qf6 $5) 14. Kb1 Ne5) 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Kb1 g6 15. Nd5 Bg5 16. Qg3 Ne5 $13
) 10... exf4 11. Bxf4 g5 $1 {Wahls:Im Stile der Variante: 6.Le3 Sg4!? 7.Lg5 h6
8.Lh4 g5 9.Lg3 Lg7 gespielt.} 12. Bc1 (12. Bg3 h4 13. Nd4 (13. Be2 Ne3 $1 $17)
13... Bd7 (13... hxg3 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qxg4 $16) (13... Ne3 14. Qf3 hxg3 (
14... Nxf1 15. Rxf1 hxg3 16. Nxe6 $16) 15. Qxe3 Rxh2 16. Rg1 $1 $13) 14. Nf5 (
14. Be2 Ne3 $17) 14... Bxf5 15. exf5 Qe7+ $1 $19) (12. h3 gxf4 (12... Nf2 $5
13. Kxf2 gxf4 $40) 13. hxg4 Qg5 $1 $17 {Sakaev,K}) (12. Bd2 Bg7 13. h3 {
Wahls:dürfte kaum eine Verbesserung darstellen.} (13. Qe2 {Wahls Wahls:dürfte
kaum eine Verbesserung darstellen.}) 13... Ne5 14. Be3 {- 12.Bc1}) 12... Bg7 (
12... Nc6 $5 13. Be2 $1 (13. h3 Nge5 14. Be3 g4 $1 $132) 13... Qb6 14. Bxg4
hxg4 $1 (14... Bxg4 15. Qd3 Ne5 16. Qe3 Qxe3+ 17. Bxe3 $14) 15. Qe2 (15. Bxg5
Rxh2 $1 $17) 15... Rxh2 16. Rxh2 Qg1+ 17. Qf1 Qxh2 18. Bxg5 $13) 13. h3 Ne5 14.
Be3 (14. Be2 g4 15. Be3 gxh3 16. gxh3 Bh6 $1 17. Bf2 (17. Bxh6 Qh4+ $1 $17)
17... Nbc6 $17) 14... g4 $1 {Wahls:Ein etwas entäuschendes Ende nach
fulminantem Auftakt.Zum Ausklang jetzt noch ein paar Überlegungen in den
blauen Dunst hinein:} (14... g4 15. hxg4 (15. Nd4 Nbc6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 $17) (15.
Be2 gxh3 16. gxh3 Bh6 $1 $17 {- 14.Be2}) (15. Qe2 Qh4+ 16. Bf2 g3 17. Be3 Bc4
18. Qd1 (18. Qd2 $2 Nf3+ 19. gxf3 g2+ $19) 18... Nbc6 $36) (15. h4 Ng6 (15...
Bf6 16. Bf2 g3 $5 17. Bxg3 Rg8 $1 $36) 16. g3 Be5 17. Bf2 Nc6 $13) (15. Qd2 $2
gxh3) (15. Nd4) 15... hxg4 (15... Nxg4 16. Bd4 Bxd4 (16... Ne5 $2 17. Rxh5) 17.
Qxd4 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. O-O-O Ke7 20. Na5 b6 21. Nc4 (21. Nb7 Ne8 $1 $17)
21... Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Nbd7 $10) (15... Bxg4 {Wahls} 16. Be2 Nc4 17. Bc1 Rg8 18.
Bxg4 Bxc3+ 19. bxc3 Rxg4 20. Qxg4 hxg4 21. Rh8+ Kd7 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $13) 16.
Rxh8+ Bxh8 17. Qd2 Qh4+ $1 (17... Nbc6 18. O-O-O $14) 18. Qf2 $8 (18. Bf2 g3
19. Bg1 (19. Be3 Nf3+ 20. gxf3 g2+ 21. Bf2 (21. Qf2 g1=Q $1 22. Qxh4 Qxe3+ 23.
Ne2 Bxb2 $19) (21. Ke2 Bc4+ $19) 21... gxf1=Q+ 22. Kxf1 Qh3+ 23. Ke2 Bc4+ 24.
Ke3 Qh6+ 25. f4 Qh3+ 26. Bg3 Qxg3#) 19... Nf3+ 20. gxf3 g2+ 21. Qf2 gxf1=Q+ 22.
Kxf1 Qh5 $1 $40) 18... Qxf2+ (18... g3 19. Qf4 $1 Ng4 20. Bd4 $14) 19. Bxf2
Nbc6 20. O-O-O $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Swiercz,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Modena"]
[BlackTeam "Belorechensk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. g3
b5 {This is not the first time that Boris Gelfand has used this line against
the 6.h3 Najdorf and I did some preparation before the game. I thought that
White obtains good chances for an advantage but in fact it might not be that
easy. Other lines here are:} (8... Be6) (8... Be7) (8... Nbd7) 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10.
Nec3 Bb7 11. Bg5 ({Not so long ago my opponent had faced} 11. Bg2 {but I had a
different idea in mind. In Shankland - Gelfand 2015 there followed} Be7 12. a4
Nxd5 13. Nxd5 h4 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. O-O Bxd5 17. Qxd5 hxg3 18.
fxg3 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nf6 20. Qb3 Qc6 21. Bg5 O-O 22. Ra1 Bd8 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Ra5
Rb8 25. Ra7 Rf8 26. Ra5 Rb8 27. Ra7 Rf8 {1/2 (27) Shankland,S (2661)-Gelfand,B
(2747) Tsaghkadzor ARM 2015}) 11... Rc8 12. Bg2 Be7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. h4 $5 {
Not a new move obviously, but I thought it was unpleasant for Black. The main
point is that ...Qe6 is not possible because of Bh3 and White hasn't yet
showed where he intends to castle. In this position I checked many moves. I
focussed mostly on ...Nb6 which had been played twice previously. But...} b4 $1
{... the move, which Gelfand played was a big surprise for me.} (14... Nb6 15.
Qd3 (15. O-O $5 Qe6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. a4 Rxc3 $5 (17... b4 {is not so great}
18. Na2 Nxa4 19. Nxb4 Nxb2 20. Qe2 $14 {as in Brkic-Palac 2015.}) 18. bxc3 Nxa4
19. Ra3 $13 {with complicated play}) 15... Qc7 16. Bh3 Nfd7 (16... Rb8 17. Bxf6
gxf6 18. O-O $5 $14 {with some pressure}) 17. O-O Nc5 18. Qd1 Rb8 19. Bg2 $14)
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 e4 $1 {The correct move order. The point is that Black
wants to play ...Qe5 immediately.} (16... O-O {then White has an additional
option:} 17. a3 $5 a5 (17... e4 $2 {is not possible any more} 18. axb4 Qe5 19.
c3 $16) 18. axb4 axb4 19. O-O $14 {I think that the inclusion of a3-a5 and
exchange of pawns is in White's favour.}) 17. O-O (17. a3 Qe5 (17... b3 $5) 18.
axb4 Qxb2 19. O-O O-O {is just back to the game.}) 17... O-O $1 (17... Qe5 $2 {
is bad because of} 18. Bf4 $1 Qxb2 19. Bxd6 $16 {and Black's king cannot
castle and has to stay in the centre.}) 18. a3 Qe5 19. axb4 {The best try to
fight for an advantage.} ({Now} 19. Bf4 Qxb2 20. Bxd6 Rfe8 $13 {would have
been just unclear.}) 19... Qxb2 20. Rxa6 Qxb4 21. Rc6 $1 {I was happy with
this move. I thought that it's unpleasant for Black. According to the computer
it's indeed unpleasant but in my opinion the comp is overestimating White's
position.} (21. Bf4 $6 Nb6 $1 {and Black takes over the initiative.}) 21...
Rfe8 $1 {The most precise answer.} (21... Ra8 22. Bf4 $1) 22. c3 {Not the best
move.} (22. Bh3 {is the comp's suggestion and in fact it's most probably the
best here. I refused to play it because of} Ra8 {with some ideas of Ne5-Nf3 or
...Ng4.} 23. Qb1 (23. c3 Qb8) 23... Qa3 (23... Qd4 $2 24. Rxd6 Ne5 25. Bxf6
gxf6 26. Qb6 $16) 24. Qb3 (24. Qc1 Qb4 25. c3 Qb8 26. Bf4 e3 $1 $13) 24... Qxb3
25. cxb3 Ng4 26. Rxd6 Nde5 $44 {White is a pawn up and obtains some chances
for a win but Black's knights are very strong (and they have good outposts,
which is important) and in my opinion Black has sufficient compensation.
Anyway, it was a better chance than that what I played.}) (22. Re1 $5 Ra8 $1 {
is also fine for Black.}) 22... Qb5 {This is the most precise.} (22... Qb7 $5 {
is another possibility. In analysis after game we thought that White might
have some pressure after} 23. Qa4 (23. Rxd6 Rxc3 24. Qa4) 23... Nc5 24. Qd4 {
but we both missed} Ne6 $1 {and Black is OK} (24... Rxc6 25. dxc6 Qxc6 26. Bxf6
gxf6 27. Qxf6 {looks good for White.}) 25. Qc4 (25. Qd1 Rxc6 26. dxc6 Qxc6 27.
Bxf6 gxf6 28. Qxh5 Ng7 29. Qa5 f5 $11) (25. dxe6 Qxc6 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Bxe4
Qc5 28. Bd5 (28. Qxf6 Rxe6 {and White needs to find a perpetual}) 28... fxe6
29. Qxf6 Qxd5 30. Qg6+ $11) 25... Nxg5 26. hxg5 Ng4 27. Bxe4 Ne5 28. Rxc8 Rxc8
$11) 23. c4 Qb7 {Black is completely fine. I didn't find anything better than..
.} 24. Qb1 {...which leads to 3 vs 3 on one side ending with many possible
material configurations but anyway it's pretty drawish.} (24. Qa4 Ra8 25. Qc2
Ra6 26. Rb1 Qa8 {looks rather fine for Black}) (24. Rxd6 Rxc4 {I thought that
Black is just OK there and that I even need to be careful there as the d5-pawn
might become weak.} 25. Bh3 {this is an important move. The position gets
sharp but it ends up equal.} Re5 $5 (25... Ne5 $6 26. Bxf6 Nf3+ 27. Kh1 gxf6
28. Rxf6 Rd8 29. Bg2 $14) (25... Ng4 $5 26. Bxg4 hxg4 27. Bf4 $1 Ne5 28. Bxe5
Rxe5 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Qxg4 Rxd5 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 Qb5 $11) 26. Bxd7 Nxd7
27. Qxh5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 $11) 24... Qxb1 25. Rxb1 Ne5 $1 26. Rxd6 (26. Rxc8
Rxc8 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Bxe4 Rxc4 $11) 26... Nxc4 27. Rc6 (27. Rxf6 {would have
been overambitious:} gxf6 28. Bxf6 e3 $1 {and Black is not worse for sure.})
27... Nxd5 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Bxe4 Nc3 30. Re1 (30. Bf5 {was maybe more
accurate but it doesn't really change much.} Nxb1 31. Bxc8 Nc3 $11) 30... Nxe4
31. Rxe4 $11 {Now the position is completely drawish.} f6 32. Bf4 Kf7 33. Kg2
Rc6 34. Re2 Nd6 35. Bxd6 Rxd6 36. Ra2 Kg6 37. Re2 Kf7 38. Ra2 Kg6 39. Re2 Kf7
40. Ra2 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 (10. h3 {is the other main line.}) 10... h5 11. h4 {
This move has become popular nowadays.} (11. Bxg4 {is still more common.})
11... gxh4 12. Bxh4 Nc6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Qd2 Rc8 15. f3 Bh6 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17.
Qxg5 Nf6 18. Qd2 (18. O-O-O Rg8 19. Qe3 Rxg2 20. f4 Qc7 21. Kb1 b5 22. Bxh5 Qa7
23. Qxa7 Nxa7 24. Bf3 Rf2 {Svidler-Gelfand, Baku 2014, with a balanced
position.}) 18... Rg8 19. Bf1 Bxb3 20. axb3 Nb4 21. Kd1 $146 {An unexpected
decision by Vachier. He protects his c2-pawn with his king and he frees the
queen.} (21. Ra4 {was tried in a correspondence game} Qb6 22. Bb5+ $5 axb5 23.
Rxb4 Ra8 24. Nd1 Qc5 25. c3 Qe5 26. Rh3 Ra1 27. Rd4 Kd8 28. Kf2 h4 $13 {
with a really complicated middlegame, Cacko-Hudak, corr 2010.}) 21... Qc7 22.
Qd4 {White immediately activates his queen.} Nc6 23. Qd2 Nb4 24. Qd4 Nc6 25.
Qd2 e6 {An ambitious reply. Black doesn't continue the repetitions. He
prepares for ...Ke7.} 26. Kc1 Ke7 27. Kb1 Qb6 28. Ra4 Qc5 29. f4 $6 {An
inaccuracy, which allows Black's following reply.} (29. Rc4 {was important to
attack the queen} Qa7 ({or} 29... Qg5 30. f4 Qg7) 30. Ra4 {and the position is
balanced.}) 29... Rg3 $1 {The right answer! Black immediately finds the
weakness in White's position.} 30. Be2 $2 {White simply gives his g2-pawn, but
he doesn't get any counterplay for it.} ({White should have held with} 30. Qe1
Rcg8 31. Qe2 {, but} R8g4 $15 {and Black's position is favourable.}) 30... Rxg2
31. Rc4 Qf2 32. Qd1 b5 $6 {An error, which gives some practical chances to
White.} (32... Qxf4 {was better} 33. Nd5+ exd5 34. exd5 Ne4 35. dxc6 Rxc6 $17)
({or as recommended by the machine} 32... Ng4 33. Bxg4 hxg4 34. f5 Qd2 $19 {
and Black is a healthy pawn up, he is winning.}) 33. e5 $2 {The decisive
mistake, White returns the loan.} ({The engine suggests the attempt for
practical chances with} 33. Rxc6 $1 Rxc6 34. Bf3 Rc5 35. b4 Rc4 36. Bxg2 Qxg2
37. e5 {and still Black is slightly better, but White has some counterplay.})
33... dxe5 ({The immediate} 33... bxc4 $1 {was also strong} 34. exf6+ Kd7 $19 {
and the black king is safe. White has no hope.}) 34. fxe5 (34. Rf1 {could have
been met by} Rg1 $1 35. Rxg1 bxc4 36. fxe5 Nxe5 37. bxc4 h4 $19 {and Black
wins.}) 34... bxc4 35. exf6+ Qxf6 36. Bxc4 Qd4 $19 {Black is an exchange and a
pawn up. He defended his position, so he is completely winning.} 37. Qe1 Qf2
38. Qe4 Rg1+ 39. Rxg1 Qxg1+ 40. Ka2 Nb4+ 41. Ka3 (41. Ka3 Rb8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Both players are big
experts in the Najdorf opening.} 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 ({White wants to avoid the} 
7. Bg5 {line. He simply repeats and then chooses another move in the starting
position of the Najdorf.}) 7... Nf6 8. h3 e5 9. Nb3 (9. Nde2 {is more common,
but Topalov wanted to transpose to the 6...e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.h3 line.}) 9... Be6
10. Be3 {After a interesting move order, we are now in the B90 line with h3.}
Be7 11. f4 {This is the point of the move h3. Black can't play ...Ng4 and the
structure is changing.} exf4 12. Bxf4 Nc6 13. Qe2 Nd7 {A logical decision.
First Black would like to place a knight on the e5-square, and only then will
he castle.} ({Last year Grischuk had played this position with White:} 13...
O-O 14. O-O-O Ne8 15. Kb1 Bf6 16. Qe3 Rc8 17. g4 Be5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. g5 b5
20. h4 Qc7 21. Nd4 $14 {with a comfortable middlegame for White,
Grischuk-Swiercz, Tromso 2013.}) 14. O-O-O Nce5 {More exact than 14...Nde5
because after ...Rc8 Black wants to threaten the typical exchange sacrifice ...
Rxc3.} 15. Nd5 (15. Kb1 {is more popular.}) 15... Bxd5 16. Rxd5 O-O 17. Kb1
$146 {A completely acceptable novelty by Topalov.} ({Before} 17. h4 {was tried,
} Rc8 18. g4 Qc7 19. g5 Nb6 20. Rd4 (20. Rd1 $5) 20... a5 $1 {/\ a4-a3} 21. Rh3
(21. Nxa5 Ra8 $36) 21... a4 22. Na1 (22. Rc3 $2 {does not work because of} axb3
$1 23. Rxc7 bxa2 $19 {and White can't avoid ...a1Q.}) 22... f6 $1 $132 {
with a double-edged battle in Shirov-Gelfand, Chalkidiki 1993.}) 17... Qc7 18.
Rd1 {A useful prophylactic move. White simply avoids falling prey to the move .
..Nb6 with tempo; moreover the rook was attackable in the centre.} Nb6 19. h4 {
White prepares Rh3.} ({In the event of} 19. g4 Nec4 20. g5 (20. Bc1 Bf6) 20...
Rac8 21. Bc1 Na4 $13 {with an unclear fight.}) 19... Nec4 20. Rh3 Bf6 21. c3 ({
The solid} 21. Bc1 {was also an option} Rfe8 22. h5 $1 (22. Nd4 $2 {does not
work because of} d5 $1 $15) 22... Rac8 (22... d5 23. h6 $1 Rxe4 24. Qf2 {
and White has some play for the pawn, but still this is a double-edged fight.})
23. h6 g6 $13) 21... Rfe8 {The most logical move.} 22. Nd4 Qc5 23. Nf5 $6 {
An inaccuracy, which allows Black's following reply.} (23. Qd3 {, stepping out
of the pin, was easier} d5 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Bc1 Ne5 $13) ({Or} 23. Bg5 {
as suggested by Mr. Houdini,} Bxd4 (23... Bxg5 $2 24. hxg5 Qxg5 25. Nf5 $16) (
23... Be5 24. Nf5) 24. cxd4 Qc6 {with a very difficult middlegame.}) 23... d5
$1 {The strongest move. Now White has to face some dangerous threats.} 24. e5
$1 {The best reply, White wants to close the e-file for a while.} Bxe5 ({
Probably} 24... Nxe5 $1 {was more accurate} 25. Re1 (25. Bc1 $5 {is a typical
computer move; the Ne5 doesn't have a good move.} Nec4 26. Qh5 Re6 27. Rg3 g6 {
and Black looks nicely placed.}) 25... Qc6 {and Black is a healthy pawn up.})
25. Qg4 g6 26. h5 ({In the event of} 26. Nh6+ Kg7 ({or} 26... Kf8 27. Qf3 Re7 {
with a very complicated middlegame.})) 26... Qf2 $1 {Black's queen is very
powerful on f2.} 27. Nh6+ Kg7 28. Bc1 f5 {The only move, otherwise Rf3 would
have followed.} 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Rxf3 (30. gxf3 Re6 {and the Nh6 can't come
back.}) 30... Rad8 31. g4 {Of course White has to organise some help for the
Nh6.} d4 32. hxg6 $6 {A small inaccuracy.} (32. gxf5 {was correct} dxc3 33.
fxg6 $1 {Now we see the point of keeping the h-pawn. White is threatening to
play Rf7+ followed by Rxh7 and mate.} Nd2+ 34. Bxd2 Rxd2 35. Rxd2 cxd2 36. Nf5+
{followed by Kc2 with a nearly equal endgame.}) 32... hxg6 33. Rfd3 $2 {
The decisive mistake, but} (33. gxf5 {wasn't as good as one move earlier,
because} dxc3 34. Rxd8 Rxd8 35. bxc3 Rd1 $15 {and Black is slightly better.})
33... Nd5 $1 $19 {The best move, now Black simply threatens to play Bf4 and
the Nh6 is trapped.} 34. cxd4 Bf4 35. Bxf4 Nxf4 36. Rf3 Re1 $1 {A great
victory by Grischuk!} 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 (10... Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 {is the alternative line
for Black.}) 11. exd5 g6 12. Be2 {This is the most popular reaction nowadays.}
Bg7 (12... Qc7 {is the another main move.}) 13. Na5 {Caruana deviates from his
own game against Gelfand with this move. White takes under control the b7 P
and he prepares for some queenside play by c4, b4.} ({In Wijk aan Zee Caruana
played} 13. O-O O-O 14. Rac1 b6 15. h3 Re8 16. g4 {also with an extremely
complex game, which was later won by Caruana.}) 13... Qc7 {Of course Black
can't move with his b-pawn, because of Nc6.} ({Still} 13... Rb8 {was possible}
14. O-O O-O 15. c4 e4 $13 {with an unclear middlegame in Leko-Wojtaszek,
Istanbul 2012.}) 14. c4 e4 {Black immediately starts his counterplay in the
centre, he also opens the diagonal for his strong B and his d7 N is ready to
go to e5.} (14... O-O {has also been tried.}) 15. O-O ({In the event of} 15. f4
$6 Ng4 $1 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. O-O f5 18. Rab1 Nc5 $15 {and Black looks nicely
placed, N.Mamedov-Korobov, Moscow 2011.}) 15... exf3 16. gxf3 $5 $146 {The
first new move in the game. This looks a strange at first sight, but White's
kingside is safe. It is more important to control the g4- and e4-squares.} (16.
Bxf3 {could have been met by} O-O {and Black prepares for Rae8 followed by Ne4.
} (16... Ng4 17. Bf4)) 16... O-O 17. b4 Rfe8 18. Rac1 {Until this moment both
sides have been making their most useful developing moves. Now suddenly
Gelfand offers a fantastic sacrifice!} ({In the event of} 18. Bf4 $2 {to avoid
the text move, Black can win with a nice tactical line} Nxd5 $1 19. cxd5 Qb6+
20. Kg2 Bxa1 21. Rxa1 Rxe2+ $1 22. Qxe2 Qd4 $19 {and Black is winning!}) 18...
Rxe3 $1 {A great positional exchange sacrifice! Black wants to gain the dark
squares with Kh7, Bh6, all his pieces are becoming very active.} ({The natural
} 18... Re7 {to double the Rs on the e-file allows White to play} 19. Bf4 Rae8
20. Rf2 $1 $14 {followed by Bf1 and White has a comfortable middlegame.}) 19.
Qxe3 Re8 {Now Black's all pieces are becoming very active.} 20. Qd2 {Still
White wants to control the c1-h6 diagonal.} ({In the event of} 20. Qf2 Bh6 $1
21. f4 Re4 $44 ({or} 21... Ne4 $44 {and Black has an excellent compensation!}))
20... Kh7 $6 {Black continues his main plan, he is threatening to play Bh6.
Nevertheless it was a little bit slow.} (20... Qb6+ $1 {was the strongest
reply,} 21. Kh1 Bh6 $1 {This is the point! Black could save Kh7, because the
e2 B is hanging.} 22. f4 (22. Qxh6 Rxe2 $36 {with a strong initiative.}) 22...
Ne4 $44 {and Black has enough compensation.}) 21. Nb3 {A very logical move.
The N was already out of play on a5 and now he is preparing for c5.} ({The
engine suggests} 21. Kg2 $1 {This avoids the unpleasant Qb6!} Bh6 22. f4 Ne4
23. Qd3 {and White has a comfortable position.}) 21... Bh6 22. f4 Ne4 23. Qe1 (
{Now} 23. Qd3 $2 {does not work, as} Qb6+ {followed by Qxb4.}) 23... Ndf6 24.
Bd3 Qd7 $1 {A very nice reply by Gelfand. His last piece is also coming into
the attack!} 25. Rc2 $1 {White also continues with a strong reply. He would
like to play Re2, moreover he avoids the Qg4 with Rg2.} Qh3 26. Qd1 {A logical
move, but this is an inaccuracy, allowing a tactical blow for Black.} (26. Bxe4
Rxe4 27. Qc3 (27. Qg3 $2 {is weak, because of} Qf5 $1 {and White is in trouble.
}) 27... Qf5 28. Nd4 Rxd4 29. Qxd4 Qxc2 30. Qxf6 Bg7 31. Qxf7 Qe2 $1 {and
White can't avoid the perpetual check.}) ({The computer suggests the strange} 
26. Qe2 $1 Nf2 (26... Ng3 $2 {is met by} 27. Qf3 $1 $18) 27. Bxg6+ $1 fxg6 28.
Qxf2 Re4 29. Nd2 Rxf4 30. Qe2 $16 {and still Black has some pratical chances,
but White should be better.}) 26... Bxf4 $1 {Gelfand immediately takes his
chance!} 27. Qf3 ({White could have forced a draw with} 27. Rxf4 Qe3+ 28. Rff2
Nxf2 29. Rxf2 Ng4 30. Qf3 Nxf2 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ $11 {with perpetual
check.}) 27... Qxf3 28. Rxf3 Ng5 $1 {Another nice reaction.} 29. Rf1 ({Of
course} 29. Rxf4 $2 {does not work, as} Nh3+ $19 {and Black wins.}) 29... Re3
$1 30. Nc1 $6 {Too passive.} ({Probably} 30. Be2 $142 {was more accurate to
avoid Black's dangerous reply.}) 30... Ng4 $1 {Very aggressive play by
Gelfand! Still White has a material advantage, but Black is very active;
White's position becomes very difficult.} 31. c5 $1 {The best chance his
passed c-pawn.} dxc5 32. bxc5 Re8 $2 {A decisive mistake! This was Black's
first passive move, which immediately is bad.} ({The difficult} 32... Be5 $1 {
was the correct reply,} 33. c6 (33. d6 Rh3 $1 34. d7 {and now} Bxh2+ $1 35. Kg2
(35. Rxh2 Rxh2 36. d8=Q Nh3#) 35... Ne3+ 36. Kf2 Bc7 $19 {a very nice
variation by Mr.Houdini and Black is completely winning.}) 33... bxc6 34. dxc6
Bc7 $1 35. Re2 Rh3 {and White is under pressure on the kingside.}) 33. h4 $2 {
Returns the compliment. White wants to free his king's position, but he missed
his chance.} (33. Kh1 $1 {was the strongest answer and now Black can't
continue his attack. For example:} Ne3 (33... Nh3 34. Kg2 $18) (33... Be3 34.
c6 $18) 34. Re2 $1 $18 {and White is winning.}) 33... Re3 $3 {This brilliant
move forces perpetual check! Suddenly Black comes back with his R, because now
the g3 square is unprotected.} 34. hxg5 Rg3+ 35. Kh1 (35. Rg2 $2 {loses to}
Be3+ 36. Kh1 Rh3+ $19 {and mate.}) 35... Rh3+ 36. Kg2 Rg3+ 37. Kh1 Rh3+ {
What a wonderful fight!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. g4 Nc6 8. Nb3
e6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Qf2 Nce5 13. Kb1 Be7 14. Rg1 g5 $146
{An interesting novelty by Mamedyarov. This move looks a little bit strange,
because Black already can't castle. On the other hand Black avoids f4, so now
the e5 N is invulnerable.} (14... Bb7 15. g5 O-O 16. f4 b4 17. Na4 Nc4 18. Bxc4
Qxc4 19. f5 Qb5 20. f6 Qxa4 21. fxe7 Rfe8 22. Rxd6 $36 {with a great
initiative, Akopian-Cramling, Gibraltar 2006.}) 15. h4 $1 {An ambitious reply.
Dominguez immediately attacks the g5-pawn.} h6 $1 (15... gxh4 $2 16. g5 $1 $16
{followed by f4.}) 16. Rh1 {The R wasn't useful on the g-file, now he will
open the h-file.} Rg8 {Black gives up the h-file, he wants to hold the g5 P.} (
16... gxh4 $5 {was an interesting option,} 17. Be2 Bb7 18. f4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4
20. a3 {and White's chances are looking better.}) 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Rh3 $5 {
A deep move. White prepares for Qh2 with the unpleasant Rh8 threat.} Rb8 (18...
Bb7 19. a3 $36 {and White's position is more comfortable.}) 19. Nd4 b4 (19...
Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Ka1 {followed by Rb1 and White's queenside is safe, he
can continue his attack on the kingside.}) 20. Na4 Nf6 21. b3 Bd7 22. Bxa6 $1 {
White simply accepts the "poisoned" P. In this type of positions the b5 square
is the most important, that's why the a6 P is important for White. Now he is
ready to play Qe2 and sometimes Nb5 can be dangerous for Black.} d5 $6 {
Logical, but a dubious move.} (22... Qa5 $1 {was the correct reply} 23. Qe2 $1
(23. Be2 Bxa4 24. bxa4 Qxa4 25. Qf1 Kf8 $132 {with a double-edged fight.})
23... Kf8 $1 {A nice prophylactic move. White's position looks slightly better,
but still this is a big fight.} (23... d5 $6 24. Rdh1 $1 dxe4 25. Rh8 $36 {
with a strong initiative.})) 23. Qh2 $1 {This is the point of White's 18th
move!} Bd6 24. Qe2 {Suddenly White's Q is on e2 and he is threatening to play
Nb5.} Qa5 25. Rh6 $1 {A very unpleasant move for Black. Now what can Black do
with his f6 N?} Ke7 $2 {Loses immediately, but Black's position was already
bad.} (25... Be7 26. Qh2 dxe4 27. Rh8 $16 {and White has a strong attack.}) 26.
exd5 Bxa4 27. dxe6 $1 fxe6 28. bxa4 Nd5 29. Nc6+ $1 {A great tactical blow!}
Nxc6 30. Bxg5+ Kf8 31. Qxe6 {A brilliant attacking game by Dominguez!} 1-0

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 ({One year before
they had already played a game with} 6... e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. Bg2 Be7 9. Be3 Nc6
10. h4 $5 Nde5 11. g5 Bd7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. b3 f5 14. f4 Ng4 15. Qe2 Nxe3 16.
Qxe3 fxe4 17. O-O-O d5 18. Nxe4 $13 {Anand-Topalov, Khanty-Mansiysk 2014, with
a complicated position. Later Anand managed to win.}) 7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5 (8. g3
{is the another main move.}) 8... Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Qd3 $5 {
A little improvement by Anand.} ({He had played} 11. Nec3 {a few times, but
now he had this move up his sleeve.}) 11... g6 $146 {Topalov makes the first
new move of the game. He would like to play ...Bh6 to stop White from 0-0-0.}
12. O-O-O Nd7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Nec3 Rc5 ({The straightforward} 14... Bh6 $5 {
looks more natural.}) 15. Be2 b5 $6 {This is an inaccuracy, which allows a
good attack for White.} (15... Bg7) ({or} 15... Bh6 {was important to continue
the development.}) 16. a3 (16. f4 $1 {was stronger, the point being} exf4 17.
Qd4 $1 Rh7 18. Nxf4 $16 {and White has nice play.}) 16... Nb6 17. g4 hxg4 ({
In the event of} 17... Bxd5 18. exd5 hxg4 19. hxg4 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 Bg7 21. Ne4 $1
Rxd5 22. Qc3 $36 {and the rook can be in trouble on d5.}) 18. Nxb6 (18. hxg4 $5
Rxh1 19. Rxh1 Bxd5 20. exd5 {transposes to 17...Bxd5.}) 18... Qxb6 19. hxg4
Rxh1 20. Rxh1 Bg7 21. Qe3 Qb7 ({The unsuspecting} 21... a5 $2 {could have been
met by} 22. b4 $1 $18 {and suddenly White wins.}) (21... Rc6 $5 {was also
possible.}) 22. Rd1 Qc7 23. g5 $1 {Anand fixes the kingside and he prepares
for Rg1 followed by Bg4 to exhange the light-squared Bs.} Qc6 24. Rg1 Qd7 (
24... a5 $5 {was an interesting option to create counterplay on the queenside.}
25. Bg4 b4 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. axb4 axb4 $13) 25. Qg3 Rc8 26. Bg4 $1 {White has
achieved his aim.} Bxg4 ({If Black tries to keep the tension with} 26... a5 {
, White can continue with} 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Qd3 Rb8 29. Nd1 $1 Qc6 30. Ne3 $36
{and White has a great initiative.}) 27. Qxg4 Qxg4 28. Rxg4 Bf8 29. Nd5 $14 {
White has a comfortable endgame, he has a "good N" against the "bad B". The
plan in such positions is usually simple. Keep control and create a passed
pawn on the queenside. However the difficulty here is that the g5-pawn is weak
and the rook has to protect it.} Be7 30. c3 Rc6 31. Kc2 Kd7 32. Kb3 Bd8 33. a4
$1 {The first step of White's plan. He tries to create a passed pawn.} Rc5 34.
axb5 Rxb5+ ({Probably} 34... axb5 $5 {was a larger task to create a passed
pawn for White. Now the engine suggests} 35. Rg2 Rc4 36. f3 Ke6 37. Rg1 Ra4 38.
Rh1 {, but this is still a big fight.}) 35. Ka2 a5 36. b4 axb4 37. cxb4 {
So step one has been completed. Now White should get the rook into the game
somehow.} Rb7 38. Kb3 Rb8 39. Rg1 $1 Rb7 40. Rg3 Rb8 41. Rg1 Rb7 42. Ra1 $1 {
A very good move! Anand sacrifices the g5-pawn and gets his rook into the
action.} Bxg5 43. Kc4 Bd8 44. f3 ({The immediate} 44. b5 {was also good.})
44... f5 45. Rh1 (45. b5 $5) 45... fxe4 46. fxe4 g5 47. b5 Rb8 48. Rh7+ Ke6 (
48... Kc8 {looks safer, because on e6 the king is in a mating net.}) 49. Kb4 $1
{Black is in zugzwang! The rook cannot move away from the b-file as b6 would
come and the bishop cannot move away, because of the mate on e7. Only the
g-pawn can play!} ({The tempting} 49. b6 $2 {was a big mistake, as} Rxb6 $1 50.
Nxb6 Bxb6 {and probably Black can hold.}) 49... g4 50. Rg7 g3 51. Rxg3 Rb7 52.
Rg6+ Kd7 53. Rg7+ Kc8 54. Rg8 Kd7 55. Kc4 Rb8 (55... Kc8 56. b6 $18 {is
hopeless for Black.}) 56. Rg7+ Ke6 57. Kb4 $1 {This is the same zugzwang
position without the g-pawn and White is just winning.} Ba5+ $1 {The best
practical chance.} 58. Kc4 (58. Ka4 $1 {would have won the game with ease, for
example} Bd8 {is strongly refuted by} 59. Ra7 $1 Rc8 60. b6 $18) ({, but even} 
58. Kxa5 Rxb5+ 59. Ka4 Ra5+ 60. Kb3 Ra3+ 61. Kc4 Ra4+ 62. Nb4 $18 {should be
winning too.}) 58... Bd8 59. Rg8 Rc8+ 60. Kd3 (60. Kb4 $1 {was stronger,} Ba5+
$2 61. Kxa5 Rxg8 62. b6 $18 {and the pawn cannot be stopped.}) 60... Rb8 61.
Rh8 $6 {An inaccuracy; now Black can defend more easily.} (61. Kc4 $1) 61...
Kd7 62. Rh7+ Ke6 $2 {A mistake, which helps White to reach the zugzwang
position.} (62... Kc8 $1 {was tougher.}) 63. Kc4 Rc8+ 64. Kb4 Rc1 (64... Rb8 {
could have been met by} 65. Ra7 $1 $18 {and White has managed the final
zugzwang.}) 65. b6 {Finally the pawn moves ahead and it's all over.} Rb1+ 66.
Ka5 Bxb6+ ({In the event of} 66... Rb2 67. Ka6 Ra2+ 68. Kb7 Rb2 69. Kc8 Rc2+
70. Rc7 $1 $18 {and White wins} ({, but not} 70. Kxd8 $4 Rc8+ $1 $11 {and
stalemate!})) 67. Nxb6 {This position is easily winning for White because
Black can't exchange the e4-pawn and White can always protect it with Rh4.}
Ra1+ 68. Kb5 Rb1+ 69. Kc6 Rc1+ 70. Kb7 Rb1 71. Kc7 Rc1+ 72. Kd8 Re1 73. Rh4 Kf6
74. Rg4 $1 {A fine victory for Anand who played a consistent game.} 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 51st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2018.07.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2842"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2018.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 (8... Be7 {is the other main line.}) 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 g6
12. Be2 Bg7 13. O-O a5 {A rare move, probably Black wants to avoid the Na5
variation.} (13... O-O {is the most popular move with a lot of top games.}) 14.
a4 O-O 15. Bb5 $146 {The first new move in the game. It is very logical to put
the B on this square.} (15. Nc1 $6 {(Palekha-Kovchan, Serpukhov 2003) was
weaker, because} Nb6 $1 16. c4 e4 $1 $36 {with good activity for Black.}) 15...
Qc7 16. c4 b6 17. h3 {A useful move to control the g4-square.} ({In the event
of} 17. Rae1 Nc5 18. Nc1 e4 $132 {with some counterplay for Black.}) 17... Nc5
(17... e4 $6 {is dubious, as} 18. f4 $16 {and White has avoided ...Ng4; he is
clearly better.}) 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Ra3 $1 {A smart move! White prepares for
Rb3, Bc6, Rb5 and attack the a5-P.} Nh7 20. Rb3 f5 21. Bc6 Rab8 (21... Ra7 $5 {
was the alternative,} 22. Qe1 ({The immediate} 22. Rb5 {could have been met by}
f4 23. Bf2 Ng5 $36 {threatening ...e4 and Black looks nicely placed.}) 22... f4
23. Bd2 Ng5 24. Rb5 e4 $1 {This break-through is the point!} 25. fxe4 $6 Bd4+
26. Kh1 Qc8 $1 {Threatening ...Nxh3.} 27. Bxf4 Nxh3 28. Bxd6 (28. gxh3 $2 Qxh3+
$19) 28... Nf2+ 29. Rxf2 ({If} 29. Kh2 Qg4 $19 {and mate soon.}) 29... Bxf2 30.
Qxf2 Rxf2 31. Rb8 Qxb8 32. Bxb8 Rh7 $17 {at first sight this is a very strange
position, hard to evaluate. The engine gives winning for Black, but by human
measures especially in a practical game this is complicated enough.}) 22. Rb5
f4 23. Bf2 e4 $1 {A great P-sacrifice to create counterplay on the kingside.}
24. Qc2 $1 {A very high-level reply! White doesn't take, just plays a quiet
move.} ({In the event of} 24. fxe4 Qe7 25. Qd3 (25. Qc2 f3 $40) 25... Qe5 $44 {
with good compensation for the P.}) 24... Qe7 (24... exf3 $2 25. gxf3 $16) (
24... e3 $5 {would be interesting,} 25. Be1 Rxb5 26. axb5 Kf7 $132 {followed
by ...Bd4 with a double-edged fight.}) 25. Qxe4 Qxe4 26. fxe4 Ng5 {Suddenly
they have exchanged the Qs; White is a P up, but Black has some counterplay
for it.} 27. Re1 Nf7 28. Rb1 ({In the event of} 28. b3 Bc3 29. Rc1 Bb4 {
and it's not clear how White can improve his position.}) 28... Ng5 29. Rxa5 (
29. Re1 $11 {would be a repetition.}) 29... Rb3 $1 {A great move to create
counterplay!} (29... Nxe4 $2 {could have been met by} 30. Rb5 $1 $16 {and the
a-P is unstoppable.}) 30. Rb5 Rd3 31. Re1 $2 {The most natural move, but this
is a decisive mistake!} (31. a5 $2 {is too slow, because of} f3 $1 32. a6 fxg2
33. a7 Nxh3+ 34. Kxg2 Rxf2+ 35. Kh1 Rdd2 $1 36. a8=Q+ Kh7 $19 {and White can't
avoid the mate!}) ({The brilliant} 31. e5 $3 {can only hold the position,} Bxe5
32. Re1 f3 33. h4 $1 fxg2 34. hxg5 Rd2 35. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 36. d6 $1 Rfxf2 37.
Bd5+ Kf8 38. Rb8+ $11 {and perpetual checks.}) 31... f3 $1 {Black has a strong
attack even without Qs too.} 32. h4 Nf7 $6 {Black is missing the chance.} (
32... fxg2 $1 {was the winning move,} 33. hxg5 Rd2 34. Be3 Rc2 $19 {and White
can't avoid the ...Be5, ...Rf1 followed by ...Bh2 winning plan. Of course in a
practical game, it isn't so easy to find.}) 33. a5 Ne5 34. a6 Rd2 $1 {The
correct reply!} ({The immediate} 34... fxg2 $2 {could have been met by} 35. Re2
$1 $18 {and White has protected his position and the a-P is unstoppable.}) 35.
a7 fxg2 36. a8=Q Nf3+ 37. Kxg2 Nxe1+ 38. Kf1 Rdxf2+ 39. Kxe1 Rxa8 40. Kxf2 Rf8+
41. Ke2 Rf4 {The position is simplifying, still White needs some accurate
moves to reach the draw, but for Carlsen it is not a difficult task.} 42. b4 $1
{The best way!} cxb4 43. c5 Be5 ({The greedy} 43... dxc5 $6 {is dubious, as}
44. d6 $1 {and suddenly the white Ps are becoming fast.}) (43... Rxe4+ 44. Kf3
Rxh4 45. cxd6 $11) 44. cxd6 Bxd6 45. Kd3 Kf7 46. Rb6 Bc5 47. Rb5 Bd6 48. Rb6
Bc5 49. Rb5 {What a great fight!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 (9... Nb6 {is the other main line.}) 10. g5 b4 11. Nd5 (11. Ne2 {
is more popular.}) 11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Be7 15. h4 (
15. Rg1 {has also been played} O-O 16. O-O-O a5 17. Nd2 f5 $1 $13 {with an
unclear middlegame, Leko-Kasparov, Linares 1999.}) 15... O-O ({6 years
previously Topalov had a game with} 15... a5 16. a3 a4 17. Nd2 Rb8 18. axb4
Rxb4 {(Topalov-Ivanchuk, Morelia/Linares 2008)} 19. Qc3 Qb8 20. Qc6 $1 $14 {
and White's position is promising.}) 16. a3 (16. O-O-O a5 17. Nd2 a4 18. Kb1 f5
$132 {with a double-edged fight, Leko-Kasparov, Bled ol 2002.}) 16... bxa3 $1 (
16... a5 17. axb4 axb4 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Ke2 $1 $14 {Topalov}) 17. Rxa3 a5 18.
Qb5 $1 {The most ambitious reaction.} Qc7 19. Nxa5 Rfb8 (19... Qxc2 $5 {
was an interesting option} 20. O-O Bd8 21. Nc4 (21. Qxd7 Rxa5 22. Qxd6 Qxb2 23.
Rxa5 Bxa5 $11) 21... Rb8 $1 (21... Rxa3 22. bxa3 Qf5 23. Kg2 $1 $14 {and White
is slightly better.}) 22. Qc6 (22. Qxd7 $2 Qxc4 $17) 22... Qf5 23. Qxd6 Rc8
$132 {with a double-edged fight.}) 20. Qc6 Qxc6 $2 {A serious mistake. After
this White will have an unpleasant P in Black's position.} (20... Bd8 $1 {
was the correct answer,} 21. O-O Rxa5 22. Rxa5 Qxa5 23. Qxd7 Bb6 24. Bxb6 Qxb6+
25. Kg2 Qb4 26. Qc7 Rf8 $44 {and Black is not worse.}) 21. dxc6 d5 (21... Rxb2
$2 {does not work, because of} 22. cxd7 Rb1+ 23. Ke2 Rxh1 24. Nc6 $1 $18 {
and White is winning.}) 22. Ra2 Bd8 ({In case of} 22... Rb5 23. cxd7 (23. Bd2
Nf8 24. Ke2 $14) 23... Rbxa5 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Ke2 d4 26. Rd1 $1 Rd5 27. c3
Rxd7 28. cxd4 exd4 29. Bxd4 $14 {and White is a healthy P up.}) 23. cxd7 Rxa5
24. Rxa5 Bxa5+ 25. Ke2 d4 (25... Rxb2 $2 {is bad, as} 26. Ra1 $18) 26. Bd2 Bd8
27. Kd3 (27. Ra1 {was also strong.}) 27... f6 (27... Rxb2 28. f4 Rb7 29. fxe5
Rxd7 30. Ra1 $16 {and White is better.}) 28. f4 Rxb2 (28... Kf7 29. gxf6 gxf6
30. fxe5 fxe5 31. Rf1+ Ke7 32. Bg5+ Kxd7 33. Rf8 Bc7 34. Rxb8 Bxb8 35. Ke4 {
should be a winning endgame for White.}) 29. fxe5 fxe5 30. Ra1 Rb8 (30... Kf7
31. Ra8 $1 Ke7 32. g6 $1 h6 33. Bxh6 $1 $18) 31. Ke4 ({The pretty} 31. Ra5 $1
$18 {was probably stronger.}) 31... Kf7 32. Kxe5 Rb7 ({In the event of} 32...
Ke7 33. Ra7 Bb6 34. d8=Q+ $1 $18 {with a winning position for White.}) 33. Rf1+
Ke7 34. g6 $1 {A really strong move! White frees the g5 square for his B even
with a P sacrifice too.} Rb5+ (34... hxg6 $2 35. Bg5+ Kxd7 36. Rf7+ $18) 35.
Kxd4 Bb6+ $6 (35... Kxd7 36. gxh7 Rh5 37. Bg5 $1 Rxh7 38. Ke5 $18 {and White
is winning.}) 36. Kc4 Rc5+ 37. Kb3 Kxd7 38. Rf7+ Ke6 39. Rxg7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 h5 {This line is one of the favourite weapons of
Dominguez.} 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 g6 14. Be2 Qc7 15. Rc1 $1 {
A deep move by Topalov. This is more accurate than 15.c4. White avoids 15...
Nb6, because he can answer that with 16.c4 and the b6 N becomes very passive.}
(15. c4 {could have been met by} a5 {.}) 15... Ng8 $5 {At first sight this is
a strange move, but Black prepares for Bh6 to exchange the dark squared B.} ({
Now} 15... a5 $6 {is dubious, as} 16. a4 $1 $14 {and the b5 square is weak.}) (
{Three month previously, Dominguez played} 15... Bg7 16. O-O O-O 17. c4 b6 18.
Na1 Kh7 19. h3 Ng8 20. g4 Qd8 21. gxh5 Qh4 $1 22. hxg6+ fxg6 $44 {with nice
compensation, So-Dominguez Perez, Havana 2014.}) 16. O-O $146 {The first new
move in the game.} (16. c4 Bh6 17. f4 Ne7 (17... exf4 $5 {was also interesting}
18. Bxf4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Qb6 $13 {with an unclear middlegame.}) 18. fxe5 Bxe3 19.
Qxe3 Nxe5 20. O-O Nf5 21. Qd2 (21. Rxf5 $5 gxf5 22. c5 $44) 21... b6 $13 {
and Black was active, Mista-Yilmaz, Germany 2014.}) 16... Ne7 ({After the
logical} 16... Bh6 {White can continue with} 17. f4 $36 {and it isn't so easy
for Black to finish his development.}) 17. Bg5 $1 {This is a provocative move
and White avoids Nf5.} f6 ({In the event of} 17... Bg7 18. Kh1 {and Black has
to weaken his position, otherwise he can't castle.}) 18. Be3 O-O-O $1 {An
unexpected, but a great decision. Suddenly Black castles on the queenside,
which is very rare in this type of Najdorf.} ({In the event of} 18... Bg7 $6
19. c4 b6 (19... O-O 20. c5 $1 $36) 20. c5 $1 {What a brilliant break-through!}
bxc5 21. Nxc5 $1 Nxc5 (21... dxc5 22. d6 $18 {with a decisive attack.}) 22. b4
$36 {and Black is in trouble.}) 19. c4 Nf5 20. Bf2 $1 {A brave decision,
Topalov simply sacrifices an exchange.} Kb8 ({After capture the sacrifice with
} 20... Bh6 21. Qb4 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Kb8 23. Na5 {and White has some compensation
for the exchange.}) 21. Qc3 Bh6 22. Rcd1 Nc5 23. Nd2 (23. Na5 $5 {was an
interesting option,} Be3 (23... Ne3 $2 {is losing, because of the brilliant}
24. b4 $3 Nxd1 25. Rxd1 Nd7 26. c5 $18 {and White has an overwhelming attack!})
(23... Nd4 24. Rfe1 {and White is threatening with b4.}) 24. Bxe3 Nxe3 25. Nc6+
$1 {An important intermediate move!} bxc6 26. Qxe3 $36 {and White has some
initiative.}) 23... Nd4 24. Rfe1 ({Of course} 24. Bxd4 $2 {is bad, as} exd4 25.
Qxd4 $2 Rhe8 $19 {and Black is winning.}) 24... a5 {Black simply prevents b4.}
25. Bf1 f5 ({The engine suggests} 25... Na4 $5 26. Qc1 Nc5 {and it is not so
easy to continue the attack with White.}) 26. Nb3 $1 {A nice move. White has
some space disadvantage, so it is good to exchange Black's unpleasant N.} Ndxb3
27. axb3 e4 $6 {An ambitious reply, but it is not the best.} ({The solid} 27...
Qb6 {was better to avoid b4 and the b3 P is under pressure too.} 28. Ra1 Qb4
29. Qxb4 axb4 30. Bxc5 dxc5 31. Rxe5 Rhe8 $44 {and Black has some compensation
for the P.}) 28. b4 $1 {White immediately grabs the initiative.} axb4 29. Qxb4
Rhe8 (29... exf3 30. gxf3 $16 {is not dangerous for White, his K is safe.}) 30.
fxe4 (30. Qc3 $5 {was also strong.}) 30... fxe4 (30... Rxe4 31. Ra1 $16) 31.
Bd4 e3 $6 {This P will be weaker.} (31... Bg7 32. Be3 Be5 33. Qa3 $1 $16 {
followed by b4 and White is better.}) 32. Qa3 {Prepares for b4.} Re4 33. b4 Na6
34. Be2 $1 $18 {Topalov is playing very strong moves. Now he is threatening
with Bf3. White's position is already winning.} Bg5 35. Bf3 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Qb6
37. Re4 Qxb4 38. Qxb4 Nxb4 39. h4 Bh6 40. Rd1 (40. Rb1 $18 {was more simple.})
40... Rc8 41. c5 dxc5 42. d6 Nc6 43. Rb1 Rd8 44. Re7 $1 Nxe7 45. dxe7 Re8 46.
Rxb7+ Kc8 47. Bc6 {A great victory by Topalov!} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Nutcracker"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.12.22"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2014.12.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kings"]
[BlackTeam "Princes"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. g3
Be6 9. Bg2 b5 10. a4 $146 {A novelty by Shirov.} (10. f4 Nbd7 11. b3 Nc5 12.
Be3 Rc8 13. a3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rc1 a5 16. Nxb5 Ncxe4 $132 {with a
double-edged fight, Movsesian-Gopal, Doha 2014.}) (10. O-O Nbd7 11. a4 (11. Be3
Nb6 12. b3 Be7 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. a4 bxa4 (14... b4 15. a5 $1) 15. Nxa4 Nxa4 16.
Rxa4 O-O 17. Rfa1 Rfc8 18. c4 Rcb8 19. R4a3 Nd7 20. Nc3 $14 {with a
comfortable middlegame for White, Giri-Wojtaszek, Biel 2014.}) 11... b4 12. Nd5
Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bd2 Rb8 15. Qe1 Be7 16. Bxb4 Qb6 17. c3 Nc5 18. a5 Qb5
19. Bxc5 {(Iv.Saric-Duda, Doha 2014)} Qxc5 20. b4 Qa7 {with some compensation
for the P.}) 10... b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 ({Probably} 11... Nxd5 $142 {was more
accurate} 12. exd5 Bf5 13. c3 bxc3 14. Nxc3 Nd7 {with a balanced position.})
12. exd5 Nbd7 13. c3 {White immediately plays on the queenside.} ({The natural
} 13. O-O Be7 14. c3 Rb8 {was also similar to what happened in the game.})
13... Rb8 14. Bd2 bxc3 15. Bxc3 Be7 16. b4 O-O 17. O-O Qb6 18. Qd2 Rfe8 {
Black hopes the R will be useful on the e-file.} ({Nevertheless} 18... Rfc8 {
was more logical.}) 19. Rfb1 {White prepares for his queenside play with all
his pieces. Now he is ready to play b5.} Bd8 20. b5 a5 {Black tries to close
the queenside.} ({The engine suggests the strange} 20... Qa7 $5 {. He prepares
for ...Bb6 to exert pressure on the f2 P. For example:} 21. Bb4 ({or} 21. bxa6
Bb6 22. Qe1 Qxa6 {and Black looks nicely placed.}) 21... Bb6 22. Nc3 Bc5 23.
Bxc5 Nxc5 $13 {and Black doesn't have any problem.}) 21. Bb2 {White would like
to put his B on a3.} ({In the event of} 21. Nc1 {to prepare for Nb3, Black can
answer with} Nc5 22. Qe2 (22. Nb3 $2 Nfe4) 22... Qa7 23. Nb3 Rc8 {and Black
can hold his queenside.}) 21... Nc5 22. Ba3 $6 {A brave decision. White simply
sacrifices his a4-P.} (22. Qc2) 22... Rc8 $6 {Black doesn't accept the gift.} (
{On the other hand Black could take with} 22... Nxa4 $1 23. Qc2 Nc5 24. Bxc5
Qxc5 $15 {and Black is a healthy P up.}) 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Rc1 Nd7 25. Nc3 Qb8
$2 {An unexpexted mistake. Black allows the unpleasant Ne4.} (25... f5 $1 {
was important, for example} 26. Nd1 Rf8 $132 {with a double-edged fight.}) 26.
Ne4 $1 $16 {White's N has arrived on a great central square. From this time on,
Black can't play ...f5, because of Ng5! Now Black is in big trouble.} Bb6 {
Black finally sacrifices his exchange and he hopes he has some compensation on
the dark squares.} (26... Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 f5 28. Ng5 Nc5 29. Rc4 $16 {and White
is better.}) 27. Qg5 $1 {Another strong reply. He doesn't take the R
immediately, first he activates his Q and he creates some threats on the
kingside.} Qc7 (27... g6 28. Nxc5 Nxc5 29. Rc4 $16 {and White is simply an
exchange up.}) 28. h4 $3 {A very deep move by Shirov. He doesn't accept the R
yet, he prepares for the really strong Bh3!} Rc8 29. Nxc5 Nxc5 30. Qxh5 $18 {
Now White is an exchange and a P up. Black's situation is hopeless.} Re8 31.
Be4 Qd8 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Ra3 $1 {The R is coming from the other side to f3!}
Ke7 34. Rf3 Rg8 35. Qf5 Qf8 36. Qg5+ f6 37. Qg4 Qf7 38. Bh7 Rf8 39. Be4 Rg8 40.
h5 Rh8 41. Rf5 Kd8 42. Qf3 Kc7 43. Rg5 $1 Rf8 44. Rg6 Kb8 45. Bf5 Qb7 46. Rc4
Rf7 47. Kg2 Ka7 48. h6 gxh6 49. Rxh6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.23"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Socar"]
[BlackTeam "Novy Bor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. O-O-O ({Last year Topalov chose} 
12. Be2 Qc7 13. Rc1 Ng8 $5 14. O-O Ne7 15. Bg5 $1 f6 16. Be3 O-O-O 17. c4 Nf5
18. Bf2 $1 Kb8 19. Qc3 Bh6 20. Rcd1 $36 {Topalov-Dominguez Perez, Tromso ol
2014, and White had a nice position.}) 12... Nb6 {Topalov was the first to
play this move with Black in 2008 against Anand.} 13. Qa5 ({Two month ago
Grischuk played} 13. Kb1 {against Topalov,} Nbxd5 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Na5 Rb8 16.
Bc4 Nb6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Bd8 20. Rd3 Bc7 21. Bb3 Ke7 22.
Rhd1 Rhd8 $11 {Grischuk-Topalov, Saint Louis 2015, with an equal endgame.})
13... Bh6 {This is the point!} 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. g3 (15. Kb1 Rc8 (15... Kf8 $5)
16. Qb4 Kf8 17. c4 Kg7 18. g3 Rh8 19. Rc1 Qc7 20. Bh3 Rce8 21. Rhd1 Re7 22. a3
Rd8 23. Nd2 Nbd7 (23... e4 $5) 24. Qc3 a5 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. f4 $14 {
Anand-Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 2008, and White had a comfortable position.}) 15...
Kf8 16. Kb1 Kg7 17. Be2 $146 {A novelty by Topalov.} (17. f4 {was tried in a
correspondence game,} h4 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. d6 Nbd7 20. Bg2 Qxa5 21. Nxa5 e4 22.
Nxb7 Rh5 23. c4 Rb8 24. c5 Nxc5 25. Nxc5 Rxc5 $11 {Bell-Ísólfsson, ICCF 2014,
with an equal endgame.}) 17... Rh8 18. c4 Rc8 19. Rc1 Nfd7 20. Rhd1 Rc7 ({
In the event of} 20... h4 21. g4) ({or} 20... Nc5 21. Nd2 Nbd7 22. Qa3 $13 {
with an unclear position.} (22. Qxd8 Rhxd8 23. b4 Na4 $11)) (20... Re8 $5) 21.
Qa3 $1 {A very nice move by Topalov; now the d6-P is under pressure and it is
not easy to protect.} Nc8 22. Nd2 (22. c5 $6 {is too early, as} Nxc5 23. Nxc5
dxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Qxc5 Nd6 {and Black has a great blockade on d6.}) 22...
Nf6 (22... f5 $5) 23. h3 $1 Re7 24. g4 hxg4 25. fxg4 (25. hxg4 $6 {could have
been met by} Rh2 $132) 25... e4 26. g5 Nd7 27. Bg4 e3 28. Qc3+ Kg8 (28... Kh7
$5 {was an interesting alternative.}) 29. Nf3 Ne5 30. Nxe5 Rxe5 31. Re1 ({
Probably} 31. c5 $1 {was stronger} Ne7 (31... e2 32. Re1 Rxd5 33. c6 $1 bxc6
34. Qf6 $1 Qxf6 35. gxf6 Na7 36. Rxe2 $16 {and White is better.}) 32. c6 Qc7
33. Qa3 $36 {and White has a dangerous initiative.}) 31... Nb6 32. Qd4 $1 Nd7
33. Rc3 e2 34. Rc2 Rxg5 $6 {A dubious move, which gives up the important
e-file.} (34... b5 {was more accurate} 35. cxb5 axb5 36. Rcxe2 Rxe2 37. Rxe2
Ne5 38. Qf4 $14 {and White is slightly better.}) 35. Bxd7 $1 {Otherwise ...Ne5.
} Qxd7 36. Rcxe2 Kh7 37. a3 $1 {A very strong and deep move. White opens an
airhole in his back rank and now he is ready for action!} ({The immediate} 37.
Re7 {could have been met by} Qf5+ 38. Ka1 b5 {.}) 37... b5 $2 {Loses
immediately, but Black's position was already difficult.} (37... Rf8 {was
tougher, but} 38. Re7 Qxh3 39. Rxb7 $16 {and White's chances are much better.})
38. Re7 $1 $18 {The best move, White's pieces are very active, Black has no
hope left.} Qf5+ 39. Ka2 Rg8 40. Re8 Qd7 41. R8e7 Qf5 42. R1e4 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. g3
Nbd7 9. a4 b6 10. Nd5 ({The straightforward} 10. Bg2 {is also possible, but I
think the text move is more accurate.}) 10... Nxd5 (10... Nxe4 {looks too
dangerous, because} 11. Bg2 Nec5 12. Nec3 Bb7 {and now the engine suggests the
strange} 13. h4 $5 $44 {Black has a pawn up, but White is very active, so he
has a strong compensation.}) 11. Qxd5 Rb8 12. Nc3 {Still White doesn't
continue the development, as the knight goes toward d5.} Bb7 13. Qd2 $146 {
A new move.} ({Five month ago Harikrishna played} 13. Qa2 Be7 14. Be3 Nf6 15.
Bg2 O-O 16. O-O {with a balanced position, Harikrishna-Dominguez Perez,
Huai'an blitz 2016.}) (13. Qd1 {is more common.}) 13... Nf6 (13... h4 $5 {
is also possible.}) 14. Bg2 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. Qe2 h4 17. gxh4 b5 $5 {Black
is very ambitious, however it is risky too.} 18. axb5 axb5 19. h5 $1 {White
befenits from the looks weak h-pawn. The pawn is protected on h5 and he is
ready to push to h6.} ({The greedy} 19. Nxb5 $6 {could have been met by} Nxe4
$1 $132) 19... b4 20. Nd1 (20. Nd5 $5 {was the alternative move.}) 20... Ra8
21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Re1 {Otherwise ...Ba6.} Re8 $6 {Black would like to break in
the centre with ...d5, but this is an inaccuracy.} (22... Rc8 {looks more
natural.}) 23. c4 {White completely avoids ...d5.} ({The intermediate} 23. h6
$5 {was also an interesting option.}) 23... Bf8 24. Bd2 (24. h6) ({and} 24. Bg5
{are also possible.}) 24... Rc8 25. Bg5 ({In case of} 25. Bxb4 Qa4 {and
Black's pieces become very active.}) 25... Nh7 {The knight wants to stay on
the kingside.} ({If} 25... Nd7 26. h6 g6 27. h4 $40 {followed by h5 and White
has a strong attack.}) 26. h4 {A logical move, because he protects the bishop
by a pawn and he frees the h3-square for the g2-bishop. Nevertheless White
can't continue with Ne3, as ...f6 and the g5-bishop is trapped.} ({I think} 26.
Bh4 $1 {was more accurate:} Qa2 27. Ne3 $1 $16 {and White looks nicely placed.}
) 26... Qa2 $1 {The right reply, Black immediately create some counterplay on
the queenside.} 27. Bf1 ({The tempting} 27. Ne3 $2 {could have been met by} f6
$1 {and the bishop is trapped.}) 27... Rc7 28. Qd3 $1 {White starts to improve
his pieces.} Ba6 $2 (28... Qa8 $1 {was more accurate to avoid the unpleasant
Ne3.}) 29. b3 Bc8 {This manoeuvre only helped for White.} 30. Ne3 $1 {Finally
the knight can come into play.} Be6 ({Now} 30... f6 {is nothing, because of}
31. Nd5 $18 {and White is winning.}) 31. Nd5 $18 {Strategically Black's
position is hopeless.} Rb7 32. Bh3 Qa8 33. Bf5 $1 {Another strong reaction.}
Ra7 34. Nxb4 Ra1 35. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 36. Kg2 Bxf5 37. exf5 e4 38. Qxe4 Qc3 39. Nd5
Qxb3 40. h6 gxh6 41. Bf6 Nxf6 42. Nxf6+ Kg7 43. Nd7 {Very nice technique by
Harikrishna!} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. h3
$5 {This move has become very popular nowadays. White's plan is Qf3 followed
by 0-0-0 and g4.} (8. f3) ({or} 8. Qd2 {were the main lines.}) 8... Be7 9. Qf3
O-O (9... Nbd7 {Black wants to develop his queenside first.} 10. g4 h6 11.
O-O-O b5 {looks more flexible.} (11... Rc8 {/\ Rxc3} 12. Nd5 (12. Kb1 $2 {
is met by the typical exchange sacrifice} Rxc3 $1 13. bxc3 Qc7 $36) 12... Bxd5
13. exd5 Nb6 14. h4 (14. Kb1 e4 (14... Qc7 15. c3 Nc4 (15... Nbxd5 $2 16. Rxd5
Qc6 17. c4 $1 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 $16) 16. Bc1 $14) (14... Nc4 15. Bc1) 15. Bxb6 (15.
Qg2 $6 Nbxd5 $15) 15... Qxb6 (15... exf3 16. Bxd8 Bxd8 17. Nd2 $14) 16. Qe2 $14
) 14... Qc7 15. c3 Nbxd5 $1 16. Bd2 (16. Rxd5 $6 Qc6 17. Bg2 e4 18. Qf5 g6 $1 (
18... Nxd5 $2 19. Bxe4 $18) 19. Rxd6 (19. Qf4 Nxd5 20. Qxe4 Nxe3 $19) 19...
gxf5 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. Nd4 Nxg4 $1 (21... Rc7 22. Nxf5 Nxg4 23. Bb6 Rc6 24. Bd4
Nf6 25. Bxe4 $44) 22. Nxc6 bxc6 $15) 16... Nb6 (16... Nb4 17. g5 Nd7 18. Kb1
Qc6 19. Bg2 Qxf3 20. Bxf3 Nc6 21. gxh6 gxh6 22. Be3 $44) 17. g5 Nfd7 18. gxh6
gxh6 19. Kb1 $44 {Kamsky-Gelfand, Kazan m/3 2011}) 12. Kb1 (12. Nd5 Bxd5 13.
exd5 Nb6 14. Rg1 Nc4 15. h4 Nh7 16. g5 hxg5 17. Bd3 gxh4 (17... Nxe3 18. fxe3
gxh4 (18... Ra7 19. Rdf1 Bf6 20. h5 Nf8 21. Nd2 $44 {Kuipers-Deepan
Chakkravarthy, Vlissingen 2011}) 19. Rdf1 Nf6 20. Rxg7 Ra7 $13) 18. Qh5 (18.
Rxg7 $2 Ng5 $17)) 12... Qc7 $13) 10. O-O-O Qc7 (10... b5 {is also possible} 11.
g4 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 (12... Bxd5 13. exd5 a5 14. Kb1 a4 15. Nd2) 13. exd5 Bc8 14.
Bd3 a5 15. Nd2 (15. Nc5 a4 (15... dxc5 16. d6 Ra7 17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Rhe1 $44)
16. Kb1 (16. Ne4 Ba6 17. g5 b3 18. a3 Qc8 19. c3 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Nd7 21. Rg1 f5
22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Nxf6+ Rxf6 $15 {Shirov-Volokitin, Eilat 2012})) 15... Bg5 16.
Kb1 (16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Qe4 f5 18. Qe3 Qf6 19. gxf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Ne4
Ra6 22. Rhg1 Nd7 23. Qe2 Rb6 24. Rg3 g6 $13 {Harikrishna-Leko, Wijk aan Zee
2013})) 11. g4 Rc8 12. Kb1 $146 (12. g5 Nfd7 (12... Ne8 {is too passive} 13.
Kb1 a5 14. a4 Na6 15. h4 Nb4 16. h5 $16 {Fedorchuk-Bajarani, Nakhchivan 2011})
13. Kb1 a5 {- 12.Kb1} (13... b5 14. Bd3)) 12... a5 $5 13. a3 ({On} 13. a4 Na6 {
is the typical knight move after a5 a4.}) ({I think} 13. g5 $5 {is the best
move} Nfd7 {and only now} 14. a3 a4 (14... Nb6 $5 {Compared to the text move,
this is an extra choice.}) 15. Nc1 b5 $6 {is not so strong compared to the
game!} 16. Bxb5) 13... a4 14. Nc1 ({The computer suggests} 14. Na1 {, but it's
not a human move.}) 14... b5 $1 {Very strong and ambitious!} 15. N1a2 (15. Bxb5
Qb7 16. N1e2 Ra5 17. Bxa4 Rxa4 $1 18. Nxa4 Nxe4 19. Kc1 d5 $40) (15. g5 {
is already too late, because of} b4 $1 16. gxf6 (16. axb4 $2 a3 $1 17. gxf6
axb2 $19) 16... bxc3 17. fxe7 cxb2 18. e8=Q+ Rxe8 19. Nd3 Qc3 20. Nxb2 Qxa3 $40
) 15... Bxa2+ 16. Nxa2 (16. Kxa2 $2 {is not possible, because of} b4 $1 17.
axb4 a3 $19 {Black crushes White's queenside.}) 16... Qxc2+ 17. Ka1 Nc6 18. Rc1
$6 (18. Bd3 {pushing back the black queen.} Qb3 19. Nc1 Qe6 20. g5 Nd7 21. Bxb5
Nc5 $132) 18... Qxe4 19. Qxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxb5 Nc5 21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. Rc4 Na5 (
22... Nd4 $5 23. Bxa4 Bh4 24. Nc1 Bxf2 25. Nd3 Bg3 {Black's chances look
completely good.}) 23. Rxa4 Rcb8 $6 {Until this Black played almost the best
moves, but now he makes some mistakes.} (23... Bh4 $142 {puts some pressure on
the kingside.}) 24. Bc4 e4 $2 {This is a very nervous move. He wants to
activate his bishop from f6, but White can protect his queenside easily and
soon the e4 pawn will fall.} ({Black should hold the position by} 24... Rd8 25.
Kb1 Bh4 26. f3 Bf2 27. Nc3 Bd4 28. Nb5 Nxc4 29. Rxc4 Ra6 $13) 25. Bd5 Bf6 26.
Nc3 (26. Bxa8 $2 Rxb2 27. Rxa5 Rb8+ 28. Nc3 Bxc3+ 29. Ka2 Rb2+ 30. Ka1 Rxf2+
31. Kb1 Bxa5 32. Bxe4 Bd2 $15) 26... Ra6 27. Rc1 {White defends his position,
the e4-pawn is lost.} c4 $2 (27... g6 28. Ka2 Rab6 (28... Kg7 29. Rc2 $16) 29.
Rc2 Nb3 30. Bxb3 Rxb3 31. Rxe4 $14) 28. Ka2 ({Perharps} 28. Bxc4 $1 {was the
strongest, but the text move also keeps the advantage.} Rab6 (28... Rc6 29. Ba2
Nb7 30. Rb4 $16) 29. Rxa5 Rxb2 30. Ra8 (30. a4 $5) 30... Rb1+ 31. Rxb1 Bxc3+
32. Ka2 Rxa8 33. Bd5 Rc8 34. Rb7 Rd8 35. a4 g6 36. Bxe4 $14) 28... Nb3 29. Rc2
Nc1+ $1 {Black tries to create some tricks, but White can avoid them easily.} (
29... Rxa4 30. Nxa4 $16) 30. Kb1 (30. Rxc1 $2 Bxc3 31. Rxa6 Rxb2+ 32. Ka1 Rc2+
$11) 30... Rxa4 31. Nxa4 Nd3 32. Bxc4 h5 (32... Ne1 33. Re2 Nf3 34. Ka2 $16)
33. Bxd3 exd3 34. Rd2 hxg4 35. hxg4 Re8 36. Rxd3 Re4 37. Nc3 Rxg4 38. b4 g5 39.
Nd5 $18 {Now the rest is an easy technical job.} Be5 40. Kc2 Kf8 41. a4 Rc4+
42. Kb3 Rd4 43. Rxd4 Bxd4 44. f3 f5 45. Kc4 Bf2 46. Kd3 (46. b5 g4 47. fxg4
fxg4 48. a5 g3 49. Nf4 $18) 46... g4 47. Ke2 Bd4 48. Ne3 g3 49. f4 Kf7 50. Kf3
Ke6 51. b5 Bb6 52. Nc4 Bc5 53. a5 Bd4 54. a6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 {A very interesting and popular line nowadays. Black avoids White's main
attacking plan by g4, so after this play becomes positional.} 9. Qd2 (9. Nd5 {
is similar to the game, but in the event of} Nxd5 10. exd5 Bf5 {White has an
extra} 11. Bd3 {and he doesn't lose a tempo with Qd2.}) 9... Nbd7 10. Nd5 (10.
O-O-O {is another main line.}) 10... Nxd5 (10... Bxd5 {is more common.} 11.
exd5 g6 $5 {a very interesing idea by Topalov.} 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Qa5 Bh6 $1 {
This is the point of 11...g6.} 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. Kb1 Rc8 (15... Kf8 $5) 16. Qb4
$1 {Prepares for c4.} Kf8 17. c4 Kg7 18. g3 Rh8 19. Rc1 Qc7 20. Bh3 $1 Rce8 21.
Rhd1 Re7 22. a3 Rd8 23. Nd2 {(Anand-Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 2008)} e4 $1 {
and Black has some counterplay, for example:} 24. Qc3 ({or} 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25.
fxe4 Rxe4) 24... Na4 25. Qc2 (25. Qd4 exf3 26. Rf1 Qc5 $15) 25... Nc5 $132) 11.
exd5 Bf5 12. Be2 Rc8 13. Rc1 $146 {Novelty. Caruana prepares for c4 and the R
can be useful on c1.} ({Immediately} 13. c4 {is very similar} Qh4+ 14. Bf2 Qf6
15. O-O h4 16. Be3 Be7 17. Na5 Rc7 18. b4 Qg6 (18... O-O $5) 19. Rad1 {This
move is also prepares for the break-through by c5!} Bc2 (19... e4 20. c5 $1)
20. Rc1 Bf5 21. c5 $1 $36 {Maliangkay-Hiltunen, Czechia 2003.}) 13... Qh4+ $1 {
A nice provoking move. Black wants to create weaknesses on White's K side.} 14.
g3 ({In the event of} 14. Bf2 Qf6 {.}) 14... Qf6 {Now White has to calculate
with h4 after all moves.} 15. O-O Be7 ({Still} 15... h4 $2 {doesn't work, as}
16. g4 $1 Bh7 17. Bg5 Qg6 18. Bd3 $18 {and the Q is trapped.}) 16. Na5 Rc7 17.
Bd3 (17. c4 O-O 18. Bd3 {transposes to the game.}) 17... O-O 18. c4 Bxd3 19.
Qxd3 Re8 20. b4 Bf8 21. Rce1 (21. Kg2 $5 {improves the K's position and
prepares h3, which can be useful in case of ...e4 f4.} g6 (21... e4 22. fxe4
Qb2+ 23. Qd2 Qxd2+ 24. Bxd2 Rxe4 25. Bf4 {The _|_ can be slightly better for
White.}) 22. Nb3 $5 (22. Rc2 e4 (22... Qe7 23. Qd2 e4 24. f4 Nf6 25. h3 $14)
23. fxe4 Qe7 24. Bf4 Qxe4+ 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26. Rd1 Nb6)) 21... g6 22. Qd2 ({Still
} 22. Kg2 $5 {is also interesting} e4 23. Qb3 (23. fxe4 Qb2+ 24. Qd2 Qxd2+ 25.
Bxd2 Ne5 26. Rc1 Nd3 $132 {with some counterplay.}) 23... exf3+ 24. Rxf3 {
and White looks nicely placed.}) 22... Qf5 (22... Bg7 $6 {is dubious, because}
23. c5 $1 $16 {is working.}) 23. a4 (23. Kg2 b5 (23... Nf6 24. h3 $14) 24. Nc6)
23... Nf6 24. Bb6 ({After} 24. Kg2 b5 $1 $132 {is very strong.}) (24. c5 h4 25.
c6 (25. g4 Nxg4 $1 26. fxg4 Qxg4+ 27. Kh1 Qe4+ 28. Kg1 (28. Qg2 Qxb4 $132)
28... Qg4+ $11 {and Black has perpetual checks.}) 25... hxg3 26. hxg3 bxc6 27.
dxc6 Rb8 28. Rb1 d5 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 d4 $13 {with a double-edged fight,
because Black looks also very fast.}) 24... Rcc8 25. f4 $6 (25. Kg2 $5) 25...
e4 26. Bd4 Rc7 27. h3 $6 {Dubious, but White's position is already difficult.}
({Now} 27. Bb6 $6 {is not effective because of} Rce7 $15) ({Maybe} 27. Re2 {
was the best, but after} h4 {Black has a nice initiative.}) 27... Bg7 28. Qg2 (
28. Kg2 {is too late, as} b5 $1 $17) (28. Qb2 b5) 28... b5 $1 {A very strong
break-through by Nakamura!} 29. axb5 axb5 30. Bxf6 Bxf6 31. g4 hxg4 32. hxg4
Bd4+ 33. Kh2 Qf6 34. Nc6 Bb6 35. g5 Qf5 36. c5 (36. Qh3 bxc4 37. Qxf5 gxf5 {
is also hopeless for White.}) 36... dxc5 37. Ne5 cxb4 38. d6 Rc3 39. Rxe4 Kg7 {
A great win by Nakamura!} 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. Rg1 {The main line is 12.g5, but
nowadays the text move has become very popular. Actually Anand was the first
to play it himself in 2006 against Morozevich.} Nb6 (12... b4 {is the other
possibility.} 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 a5 15. g5 Nh5 16. Kb1 a4 17. Nc1 {with a
slightly better position for White. Now we can understand the main idea behind
the 12.Rg1 move, that the R will join the battle from g4!}) 13. Na5 $1 {
A very typical reaction in this 12.Rg1 line. White avoids Nc4 and also
prepares for a positional P sacrifice after Nd5.} Rc8 ({In the event of} 13...
Qc7 14. g5 Nh5 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. Kb1 ({or} 18. Bd3 {
. White has sacrificed a P, but the d5 square and the B pair give a nice
compensation for that. White's plan is Rg4 and c4, or Be4.})) 14. g5 Nh5 15.
Kb1 Nf4 {Topalov prevents Nd5, so b4 is threatening now.} (15... b4 {is too
early, as} 16. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 17. exd5 Qxa5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Bh3 {and Black
cannot protect the e6 P. For example:} Kf7 $2 20. g6+ $1 hxg6 21. Qg2 $18 {
and White wins.}) (15... g6 {was a game between Anand-Karjakin} 16. Nd5 (16. a3
$5 Qc7 (16... Nf4 {is transposing to the game.}) 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19.
Qxd5 Qxa5 20. Bd3 Rfd8 21. Rg4 Rb8 22. Rh4 $1 {A very strong move. Now Black
can't avoid Rxh5 and Qe4 with a decisive attack.} Qc7 23. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 24. Qe4
f5 25. Qxf5 Bf8 26. g6 $18 {with a winning attack, Ter Sahakyan-Y.Wei, Athens
2012.}) 16... Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxa5 19. c4 (19. Bd3 $5) 19... Nf4 (
19... Rb8 20. Rg4 Ng7 21. h4 Nf5 22. Bf2 Bd8 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Bd3 b4 25. Qb3
$44 {Anand-Karjakin, Nice rapid 2009}) 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Qxb5 Qa7
$13 {with a double-edged fight.}) 16. a3 g6 $146 {The first novelty in the
game.} (16... Qc7 {was an alternative} 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bxd5
20. Qxd5 Qxa5 21. Bd3 g6 22. h4 Rc5 23. Qe4 Re5 24. Qxf4 Rb8 25. c3 Qb6 26. Bc2
a5 27. Bb3 $36 {and White has some initiative, Dominguez Perez-Van Wely, Wijk
aan Zee 2010.}) 17. h4 Qc7 (17... d5 {could have been met by} 18. Bxf4 exf4 19.
Nxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxa5 22. Bd3 Rfd8 23. Qb3 Rc5 24. Be4 $14 {
and White is slightly better, because his B is stronger, than his opponent's.})
18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nxd5 {This is forced, otherwise Nc6 is
very unpleasant.} 21. Qxd5 Qxa5 (21... Qxc2+ $2 {is only a check,} 22. Ka1 {
and now we can understand 16.a3, otherwise White gets mated on the back rank
with Qc1.}) 22. Rg4 $1 {The R comes immediately into play. White wins back the
P, then thanks to his better B and the attack with h5, his chances are better.}
(22. Bd3 {transposes to 16...Qc7.}) 22... Rc5 23. Qb3 d5 ({In the event of} 
23... Rf5 24. Bd3 {followed by Rxf4.}) 24. Rxf4 {Now we can understand Anand's
17th move. The g5 P is protected} Qc7 25. Rfd4 Qh2 {Topalov wants to
complicate the play, he tries to create some counterplay with his Q in the
opponent's position.} ({After} 25... Rd8 {White can continue with} 26. f4 $1 {
and White's position is more promising, he threatens with Bg2 or f5.}) 26. c3 {
A deep cold-blooded reaction. Anand doesn't hurry with the takes on d5. The
plan will be understandable on the next move.} Rd8 27. Qc2 $1 {This is the
point of c3. White would like to exchange the Q, as the endgame is much better
to him.} Qg3 {Of course...} (27... Qxc2+ $6 28. Kxc2 f6 29. f4 $16 {followed
by Bg2 and the d5 P is lost.}) 28. f4 {Prepares for Bg2.} Bd6 $6 ({Probably} 
28... Qxh4 {should have been played, however White has also a slight advantage
after} 29. Bg2 Rc4 $1 30. Bxd5 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 $14 {but still Black has some
drawing chances after} Kf8 {.}) 29. Bg2 Bxf4 30. Bxd5 {White has a big
advantage, because his B is much better and the f7 P is also very weak.} Kg7
31. Qe4 $1 $16 {A very strong move again... Anand protects the d5 B and
prepares for Rf1!} Qe3 (31... Be5 $2 {loses to} 32. Rf1 $1 Bxd4 33. Qxd4+ $18)
32. Qh1 $1 {Of course... White doesn't change Q, as he hopes for some attack.}
Rd7 33. R1d3 $6 (33. Qf1 $1 {was the best and in the event of} Be5 34. R4d3 $1
Qf4 35. Rf3 $1 $18 {White wins.}) 33... Qe5 $2 {Loses immediately, but Black's
position was already difficult.} (33... Qf2 34. Qe4 $1 (34. Rf3 $2 Qxd4 $1 35.
cxd4 Rc1+ {and Black escapes.}) 34... Qxh4 35. Bb3 $1 {and Black's position is
hopeless.}) ({Maybe} 33... Qe2 {gives the best chance, but after} 34. Rd1 {
White can improve his pieces.}) 34. Qf3 $1 $18 Bh2 35. Be6 {A very pretty
winning move, although it wasn't the only one.} ({The simple} 35. Bb3 $18 {
was also good.}) 35... Re7 36. Re4 Rxe6 37. Rxe5 Rcxe5 38. Rd8 Re4 39. Ka2 Bf4
40. Rd7 Kg8 41. Ra7 {This was a nice win by Anand!} 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5
(8. g3 {is more popular nowadays.}) 8... Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Nec3
g6 ({Nakamura has had a game with} 11... Nd7 {with reversed colours} 12. Bc4 g6
13. a4 Bh6 14. a5 Rc8 15. Ba2 O-O 16. O-O Kg7 {with a balanced position,
Anand-Nakamura, London 2012.}) 12. Bc4 Bh6 13. O-O O-O 14. Bb3 Nc6 15. Qd3 Rc8
16. Rad1 Nd4 17. Ne2 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 b5 {The first new move of the game.} ({
Before} 18... Kg7 {was played} 19. f4 Bxf4 (19... Qa5 $5) 20. Nexf4 exf4 21.
Qxb7 Rxc2 $132 {Paragua-Le Quang Liem, Manila 2013.}) 19. a4 b4 {A pretty move
by Maxime.} ({The natural} 19... Rc5 {was also fine.}) 20. c3 (20. Qxb4 $2 {
is not logical, because of} Rxc2 {and Black has excellent activity.}) 20...
bxc3 21. Nexc3 Kg7 22. Qb7 a5 23. Qa6 Ra8 24. Qe2 Rc8 25. Qa6 Ra8 26. Qd3 {
Nakamura avoids the repetition. The position is balanced and about equal, but
White is who has a little chance to fight for the advantage.} Rc8 27. Nb5 Rc6
28. Qa3 Qd7 29. Rfe1 Bg5 30. Rd3 Rd8 31. Red1 {White wants to put pressure to
the d6 P with almost all his pieces, but Black is solid, he can hold his
position.} Qb7 32. Rc3 ({In the event of} 32. Ndc3 Qb6 33. Rxd6 Rdxd6 34. Rxd6
Rxd6 35. Nxd6 (35. Qxd6 Qxd6 36. Nxd6 Bc1 $132) 35... Bh4 $132 {and Black is
fine.}) 32... Rd7 33. Rdd3 Bd8 34. Rxc6 ({The engine suggests} 34. Qb3 {
planning on Qc2, but} Bb6 35. Qc2 Bc5 {and Black hasn't got any problem.})
34... Qxc6 35. Rc3 Qa8 36. Nbc7 Bxc7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Nxc7 Qc6 (38... Qxe4 {
was also possible} 39. Nxe6+ fxe6 40. Qxd6 Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Qxf2 42. Qxe5+ Kf7 $11
{with a drawish Q ending.}) 39. Nxe6+ ({In the event of} 39. Qxd6 Qc1+ ({
Of course not} 39... Qxd6 $2 40. Ne8+ Kf8 41. Nxd6 $14) 40. Kh2 Qf4+ $11 {
with perpetual check.}) 39... fxe6 40. g3 Kf7 41. b4 Qxe4 42. b5 ({If} 42. bxa5
Qe1+ 43. Kg2 Qxa5 ({Now} 43... Qe4+ $2 {does not work because of} 44. Qf3+ $18
{and the aP wins the game.}) 44. Qxd6 Qxa4 45. Qxe5 Qc6+ $11) 42... Qe1+ 43.
Kg2 Qe4+ 44. Kh2 Qe2 45. Kg2 Qe4+ 46. Kh2 Qe2 47. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "Teske,H"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 Nb6 16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Rhg1 g6 19. Rg4 Qb5 20. a4 Qd7 21.
a5 Qb5 {[#]} 22. Qf1 $1 {Da sich Weiß keine Hoffnungen machen kann, die
Blockade des schwarzen Königsflügels zu knacken und zum Königsangriff zu
kommen, dreht er den Spieß radikal um. Plötzlich ist die Blockade des
Königsflügels von Vorteil. Es zeichnet sich bereits jetzt ab, daß es zu einem
Wettrennen der Majoritäten kommt. Eine vereinfachende sehr abstrakte
Betrachtung macht die weiße Zielsetzung deutlich: Der Raumvorteil kann im
Idealfall einen Vorsprung im Bauernsprint bedeuten.} Qxf1 23. Rxf1 f5 24. Rb4
Rc7 25. c4 Rd7 {Da keine unmittelbare Drohung zu erkennen ist, sollte Schwarz
gleich die Aktivierung seiner Majorität fortsetzen.} (25... h6 $5 $13) 26. Rg1
Rc8 27. Kc2 h6 28. gxh6 Kh7 29. Kd3 Bf8 30. Rb6 Bxh6 31. Bxh6 Kxh6 32. c5 $1
Nf4+ 33. Kc4 dxc5 34. d6 Nd3 $1 35. Rg2 $1 (35. Kxd3 c4+ 36. Kc3 cxb3+ 37. Kxb3
Rc5 $17 {mit den Drohungen Tc5xa5 und Tc5-d5.}) 35... e4 $2 {In beiderseitiger
Zeitnot will Schwarz zu viel.} (35... Nf4 {lädt zur Zugwiederholung ein.}) 36.
fxe4 fxe4 37. Re2 {Nun sieht man die Bescherung. Bei besserer Figurenstellung
gewinnt Weiß den Bauern zurück.} Rc6 38. Rxc6 bxc6 39. Nxc5 Rxd6 40. Nxa6 Ne5+
41. Kc3 Rd3+ 42. Kc2 Rd4 43. b3 $18 {Weiß hat die bessere Bauernstellung,
einen entfernten Freibauern und den aktiveren König.} Nf3 44. Kb2 Nd2 45. Nc5
Rd5 46. b4 Nc4+ 47. Kc3 Nxa5 48. Ra2 {Ein taktischer Witz zum Abschluß. Weiß
gelangt mit dem Turm hinter seinen Freuibauern.} e3 49. bxa5 Rxc5+ 50. Kd3 Re5
51. Ke2 Re8 52. a6 g5 53. a7 Ra8 54. Kxe3 Kh5 55. Kd4 Kh4 56. Ra3 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Eikrem Memorial"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2000.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Bekker Jensen, Simon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.07.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 136] [This game from the 8th round of the tournaments is very important
for the theory. Actually it closes the whole variation with 10...b5 and 11...
b4.]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 {[It was
not very difficult to guess this variation to appear on the board. My opponent
always plays Najdorf in the Sicilian Defence.]} 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Be7 (8... h5 {
nowadays is much more popular than the text. Although 8...h5 has its own
drawbacks.}) 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 {[10...Nbd7 and 10...a5 are the
alternatives to the text.]} 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 $1 {[Much stronger than 12.Na4
and 12.Ne2.]} Bxd5 13. exd5 a5 14. Kb1 a4 ({Other moves in the position are
not better either. After both} 14... Qc7 15. g5 Nfd7 16. h4 Nb6 17. h5 Nc4 18.
Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Rdg1 a4 20. Rg4 $1 $16) ({and} 14... Nbd7 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bb5 $16
{White has the advantage.}) 15. Nc1 Ra5 (15... Na6 {is met by} 16. Bb5 $16 {
, followed by Bc6.}) ({White develops a strong attack after} 15... Qa5 16. g5
Nfd7 ({or} 16... Nh5 17. Bh3 $16 {with the threat Bg4, Tiviakov- Sahu,
Calcutta (India) 1993.}) (16... Ne8 $16) 17. h4 Na6 18. h5 $16 {->}) 16. Bc4
Na6 ({Black has absolutely no compensation for the pawn after} 16... Qc7 17.
Qxb4 $1 Nbd7 18. Bb5 Rb8 19. c4 $18 {in Tiviakov,S-Ye Jiangchuan/Beijing 
(China) 1997}) 17. g5 ({White should not be tempted to win the pawn since after
} 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Qxb4 ({or} 18. g5 Nd7 $11) 18... Qa8 $44 {Black has a
strong compensation for the pawn.} ({or} 18... Qc7 $44)) 17... Nd7 (17... Nh5
18. Nd3 b3 19. cxb3 axb3 20. Bxb3 $16 {is bad for Black.}) 18. Nd3 Nb6 {[#]} ({
Black doesn't have any compensation for the pawn after} 18... b3 19. cxb3 axb3
20. Bxb3 $16) 19. Bxb6 $1 $146 ({Until the present game this has been
considered to be the best line Black can choose in the variation with 11...b4.
In the only previous game Tiviakov,S-Prasad,D/Dhaka (Bangladesh) 1997 Black
managed to get reasonable counter-chances, eventually making a draw. After} 19.
Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Nxb4 Nc4 21. Qd3 Nxe3 22. Qxa6 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 ({or} 23. Nc6 Nc3+
24. bxc3 Qd7 $132 {with unclear position. White king is very weak.}) 23... Bxg5
24. Qxa4 Qf6 $14 {despite being a pawn down, Black is OK (although still
slightly worse). White pawns f3, h2 are weak. Fortunately for White he is not
obliged to play 19.Bxa6, he has a better option. 19.Bxb6! has been found by me
some time after the game with Prasad. I had only to wait... And here this
moment comes!} ({not} 24... Bf4 $6 25. Nc6 Qd7 26. h4 $16 {with advantage for
White in Tiviakov,S-Prasad,D/Dhaka (Bangladesh) 1997.})) 19... Qxb6 20. f4 $1 (
{White doesn't waste any time and immediately opens the 'e' file. Then it
would be easy for White to develop the attack on the king's side. Black has
counter-play after all other moves. For example,} 20. Rhe1 {(with the idea
f3-f4)} Rc8 $1 $132) ({or} 20. Rhg1 Rb8 $13) ({or} 20. h4 Rb8 $13) 20... exf4 (
20... Nc7 $5 {deserves serious attention, planning to meet} 21. Qxb4 Qxb4 22.
Nxb4 {with} Rc5 $14 {and 23...exf4.}) 21. Qxf4 {[Now White attack develops by
itself. Black can do little to prevent White from playing h2-h4-h5-h6.]} Nc5 ({
After} 21... b3 22. cxb3 axb3 23. Bxb3 $16 {White has an extra pawn with Black
still having no attack prospects.}) 22. Rde1 $5 $16 ({Disturbing the
coordination of the black pieces.} 22. h4 {is an alternative to the text.})
22... Ra7 ({After} 22... Bd8 {,} 23. h4 $16 {followed by h5-h6, is the
simpliest solution.} ({although} 23. Nxc5 $5 $40 {and h4-h5-h6, is also
possible}) (23. Rhf1 {is answered by} g6 {and if} 24. Re8 {then} Ra7 $8 $14 {.}
)) 23. h4 a3 $6 ({It is no longer possible to save the game after this move.} 
23... b3 {was better. But still after} 24. cxb3 axb3 25. a3 $16 {White has the
upper hand, planning to meet} Ra4 {by} 26. Nb4 {.}) 24. h5 axb2 25. h6 $18 {
[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Ng6 $5 13. Qd2 $146 (13. Nd5 Qa5+
(13... Rb8 $5) 14. c3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Be6 $13 17. Bc4 Rc8 18. b4
Qa3 19. O-O O-O 20. Bb3 Bxd5 21. exd5 Qb2 22. Rae1 Qxc3 23. Qe4 Qe5 24. Qd3 Qb2
25. Rf2 Qc3 26. Qe4 Qe5 27. Qb1 Qg3 28. Qf5 Qf4 29. Bc2 Qxf5 30. Bxf5 Rc7 31.
Bxg6 fxg6 32. Re6 Kf7 33. f4 gxf4 34. Rxf4+ Ke8 35. Rfe4 Kf7 36. h4 Rg8 37.
Rf4+ Ke8 38. Rfe4 Kd8 39. Rg4 Rc1+ 40. Kh2 Rd1 41. Rgxg6 Rxg6 42. Rxg6 Rxd5 43.
Rxh6 Ke8 44. Rh7 Rd4 45. a3 d5 46. Kg3 Re4 47. Kf3 Re1 48. Rh8+ Kf7 49. Rd8 e6
50. h5 Kf6 51. g4 Ke7 52. Rb8 d4 53. h6 d3 54. h7 d2 55. Re8+ Kf7 56. Rd8 Rh1
57. Rxd2 Ke7 58. Rc2 Kd6 59. g5 Rxh7 60. Kg4 Ke5 61. Re2+ Kd5 62. g6 Rh1 63.
Rg2 Rh8 64. g7 {1-0 Fernandez,L-Hernandez,H/Tomas Jimenez, C.Avila 2000 (64)})
(13. Nf5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qa5 $17) 13... Qa5 14. O-O-O (14. Nb3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7
$13) 14... Be6 15. Kb1 (15. Nb3 Bxc3 $15) 15... Rc8 (15... Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4
17. Qxd4 Rc8 $11 {/\Qc5}) 16. Nb3 (16. a3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 $11)
16... Bxc3 (16... Bxb3 17. cxb3 $14 Nb4 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 {(/\a3, b4)} Rxc3
$140 20. Qxc3 Qxa2+ 21. Kc1 O-O 22. Qxb4 Rc8+ 23. Bc4 (23. Kd2 Qxb2+ 24. Ke1
Rc2 $14 {~/=}) 23... b5 24. Qa3 bxc4 25. Qxa2 cxb3+ 26. Kb1 bxa2+ 27. Kxa2 $16)
17. Nxa5 Bxd2 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 (18... Bf4 19. Nd4 $14 (19. Nb4 $14)) 19. Rxd2 f6
$6 (19... Bc4 $142) (19... h5 20. h4 Nxh4 21. Bxh4 gxh4 22. Rxh4 $14) 20. b3 $1
{^^} Kf7 (20... h5 21. h4 $8 Nxh4 22. Bxh4 gxh4 23. Rxh4 $14 {><h5}) 21. g3 $1
(21. Kb2 h5 22. h4 Nxh4 23. Bxh4 gxh4 24. Rxh4 Kg7 $11 {/\Bf7}) 21... Rhc8 (
21... h5 22. h4 $14) 22. Be2 $6 (22. Kb2 $142 h5 $140 (22... Rc3 23. Be2 {/\Bd4
}) 23. h4) 22... h5 $1 23. h4 (23. c4 $5 h4 24. gxh4 gxh4 {><h4, h3}) 23...
gxh4 24. gxh4 Nf4 25. Bd1 $8 {[ץd1]} (25. Bf1 Rc3 {><f3}) 25... Rg8 $1 {[><g2]
} 26. Be3 (26. Rh2 Bc8 27. Be3 e5 {- 26.Be3}) 26... Ng2 27. Bd4 Nf4 28. Rhh2
Bc8 29. Be3 e5 30. Kb2 (30. Bxf4 exf4 31. Rd5 Rh8 32. Rhd2 Ke7 $11 {/\Be6})
30... Be6 31. a4 Rg3 32. a5 (32. c4 $5) 32... Ng6 33. Bf2 $138 Rh3 34. Rxh3
Bxh3 35. c4 Ke7 36. Kc3 Nf4 37. Bg3 Rc8 38. Rh2 Be6 39. Bxf4 exf4 40. Rg2 Rc5
41. Kb4 Kf7 $11 42. Bc2 Re5 43. Bd3 Rc5 44. Rg1 Kf8 45. Ra1 Rc7 46. Rg1 Rc5 47.
Rg6 Kf7 48. Rg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 (11. a4 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Gelfand,B/Madrid
1996 (20)}) (11. Nd5 {Gelfand} Bxd5 12. Qxd5 Be7 13. Qd2 Nf4 $13) 11... Be7 12.
O-O-O Nb6 (12... Rc8 $6 {Lanka} 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. Na5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5
Qxa5 17. Bh3 Rc4 (17... Rb8 18. Bg4 g6 19. Bxh5 gxh5 20. f4 $16 {->}) 18. Bg4
$1 {N} (18. Bf1 {- 53/231}) 18... O-O $1 (18... Nf4 $6 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. Qc6+
Kf8 21. Rxd6 $16) (18... g6 $6 19. Bxh5 gxh5 20. Kb1 O-O 21. Rhg1 Kh8 22. f4
$16 {->}) 19. Bxh5 Qxa2 20. Bg4 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qxb2 22. Ke2 $1 {+/- Lanka,
Z-Moiseev,V/Deutschland 1991 (26)} (22. Rc1 $2 Bxg5 $1 {/\ Rd4 Lanka,Z})) (
12... O-O $5 13. Nd5 (13. Rg1 {- 36/324}) 13... Bxd5 14. exd5 f5 (14... Nb6 15.
Na5 $14 Nxd5 $2 16. Nc6 Nxe3 17. Nxd8 $18) 15. gxf6 Rxf6 16. Na5 Nf4 17. Rg1
Qf8 18. Nc6 Bd8 19. Qf2 (19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. Bh3 Nc5 21. Be6+ Kh8) 19... Qf7 20.
Rg3 Rh6 21. Qg1 Bh4 22. Rg4 Nf6 23. Bxf4 {1/2-1/2 Ciemniak,R-Gralka,J/POL-chT
Lubniewice 1994} exf4 (23... Nxg4 24. Bxh6 Nxh6 25. Rd3 (25. Bh3 $6 Qxf3 26.
Be6+ Kh8 $17) 25... Rf8 26. Bh3 Qf4+ $11) 24. Rxf4 Rg6 25. Qe3 Re8 (25... Nxd5
26. Rxd5 Qxd5 27. Bd3 Qxc6 28. Rxh4 $13) (25... Bg5 26. Ne7+) 26. Nd8 (26. Qd2
Bg5) 26... Nxd5 $1 27. Rxd5 Bxd8 28. Rxf7 Rxe3 $17 {Tyomkin,D}) 13. Kb1 O-O 14.
Nd5 (14. h4 Nc4 (14... Ng3 15. Rg1 Nxf1 16. Rgxf1 Nc4 17. Qd3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 f6
19. f4 $14) 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc1 Qc7 17. N1e2 Rfb8 18. Qe1 Rb7 19. Bc1 Rab8
20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Qc6 (21... Qb6 $14) 22. Qc3 Bd8 23. Rhd1 Bc7 24. f4 Nxf4
25. Nxf4 exf4 26. b3 $16 {Tolnai,T-Wachinger,G/Cattolica 1993/1-0}) 14... Bxd5
$146 (14... Nxd5 {Tyomkin,D} 15. exd5 Bd7 16. Na5 $5 Qc7 (16... Nf4 17. Bxf4
exf4 18. Rg1 $16 {Badzarani}) 17. Bd3 Bd8 (17... Rfc8 18. Be4 Bf8 19. Rhg1 g6
20. Nc6 a5 21. c3 Qb7 22. Rc1 Be8 23. h4 b4 24. c4 Rxc6 25. dxc6 Bxc6 26. Bxc6
Qxc6 27. Qd5 $16 {Szalanczy,E-Kumric,D/Tapolca 1989 (51)/1-0}) 18. Nc6 $1 f5
19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. Nxd8 Raxd8 21. Rhg1 $14 Kh8 22. Qf2 Qc8 23. Rg5 e4 24. fxe4
h6 $4 (24... Nxd5 $14) 25. Qh4 $18 Rde8 26. Rdg1 Re7 27. Bd4 Qd8 28. Rg6 {
1-0 Badzharani,I-Kalantarian,N/Voroshilovgrad op 1989}) 15. exd5 Qc7 (15... Rc8
$5 16. Na5 Nxd5 17. Nb7 Nc3+ $1 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Qd5 Qxc3 20. Qe4 (20. Bd3 Qb4+
21. Kc1 (21. Qb3 d5 22. Bf5 Rc7 23. Bg4 g6) 21... Qa3+ 22. Kd2 Rc7 $44) 20...
d5 21. Qd3 (21. Rxd5 Ba3 22. Bc1 Bxc1 23. Kxc1 f5 $1) 21... Qb4+ 22. Qb3 Rc7
23. Qxb4 (23. Rxd5 Qe1+) 23... Bxb4 24. a3 (24. Rxd5 Rxb7 25. Rxe5 $13) 24...
Bxa3 25. Na5 Rc3 (25... d4 26. Bd2 $14) 26. Bd3 Bb4 27. Nb3 e4 28. Bd2 $13) 16.
Na5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. f4 (18. Bd3 $142 g6 (18... Rae8) 19. f4 exf4 (19...
Nxf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. h4 Qb4 22. h5 Qc5 23. Qb3 $1 {[%cal Gb3g8,Gb3h3]} (23.
Qf3 Bxg5 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Qh3 Kg7 $1) 23... d5 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26.
Qh3 $16) 20. Bd4 $44 (20. Bd2 $2 Qc7 21. Be2 Rac8 $17)) 18... Nxf4 19. Bxf4
exf4 20. Bd3 Rae8 $1 (20... Qb4 $2 21. c3 Qa4 22. b3) (20... g6 21. h4 {-18.Bd3
}) 21. h4 Bd8 {[%cal Ge8e5]} (21... Qb4 22. h5 Qc5 23. Qe4 g6 24. hxg6 hxg6 25.
Qxf4 Qe5 (25... Kg7 26. Rh7+ $1) 26. Qh4 Qg7 27. Rd2 $16 {[%cal Gd2h2]}) 22.
Qf5 (22. h5 Re5 23. Qxd6 Rfe8 (23... Qc7 24. Bxh7+) (23... Rxg5 24. Bxh7+) 24.
g6 fxg6 25. hxg6 h6) 22... g6 23. Qxf4 Re5 24. c3 Qb6 25. Bc2 Qc6 (25... Qc6 {[
} 26. Bb3 (26. h5 Bxg5 27. Qh2 gxh5 28. Qxh5 h6 $15) 26... a5 27. Rhf1 Rf5 $15
{]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive Crown 14th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2010.10.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Before this game, I had only managed to get two draws with White against
Shirov and Giri. Somehow, since the end of the last Olympiads, my confidence
had not been high, so I was not sure what to want from this game. The huge
problem is that when you're in any way lacking in confidence and you want to
win anyway, it can very easily backfire.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 {I think this was the only line that I had not taken time
to check, as I considered it to be unlikely. Well I had done some work on it
one month ago, but I was still not sure if I would remember everything.} Ng4 7.
Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 $5 {The old main line. But White's problem
here is that the new main line not only doesn't seem to promise much, but
seems to be more or less a forced draw after an improvement from last year:} (
10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbc6 13. Nd5 e6 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. Ne3 Qa5+ 16.
c3 Nf3+ 17. Qxf3 Bxc3+ 18. Kd1 Qa4+ 19. Nc2 Bxb2 20. Rc1 Rc8 $1 21. Bd3 Rf8 {
This is the improvement.} 22. Qh5+ (22. Qg4 Nd4 23. Re1 Qxa2 24. Re4 Bxc1 25.
Rxd4 Bf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 27. Rxf4 gxf4 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Qf7+ Kd8 30. Qxb7 Rc5 $1
{And it should have been a draw in my game with Romain Edouard, where I was
White. But the fact that it was a 25-minutes game helped me to win it! Still
our play until this point was close to perfect, quite an achievement with a
limited amount of time.}) 22... Kd7 23. Qxh6 Qxa2 {and the recent game (maybe
not so recent, in the new era of super-computerised chess. Still it's been
only 3 months) Cornette-Dorfman ended quickly in a forced draw. Although the
play is not forced, I still didn't manage to find a way for White to remain on
course if Black finds (or knows - it's actually sometimes possible to work at
home, and also to remember the work !) 2-3 good moves. The same goes for Black,
of course :)}) 10... h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. O-O {Here I began thinking, because
I was not sure I remembered everything. And indeed I couldn't remember the
good way. So I decided to play a sub-line, which I remembered to be probably
dubious, but in which the play was quite tricky, and where going wrong for
either side means immediately the worse position.} e6 $5 (12... Nc6 13. Nf5
Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Qxg4 f6 {is the main line. It should be just fine for
Black, but the play can be quite tricky with the king in some danger. So I
didn't feel like facing Sergei's home cooked surprise, when I couldn't
remember the old-fashionned lines.}) 13. Nb3 $2 {Well, I didn't expect that
this sub-line would take Sergei by surprise. After all, Kasparov played it!
But I was hoping that still he wouldn't know the optimal treatment of the
position.} (13. Nde2 Be5 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Nd1 {This I actually
didn't know during the game. But it seems that the Pg4 is in some danger, and
there's no easy way for Black not to be in big trouble. If I had known this, I
would probably have thought twice before entering this variation...}) (13. Re1
$1 {was what I think to be the best treatment of the position.} Qb6 $6 (13...
Be5 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Nb3 Qxd1 16. Nxd1 $16 {is more or less the same as 13.
Nde2. But in worse conditions.}) 14. Nf5 $1 exf5 15. exf5+ Kf8 16. Nd5 Qd8 17.
Nc7 $1 $18) (13. Qd2 {was played in the stem game Shirov-Kasparov. The play
continued as follows :} Nd7 14. Bxd6 Ne5 15. Ncb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 f6 17. Rfd1 Kf7
18. Qe2 $1 {and what's going on here? My guess would be that Black should be
holding, and might even objectively take over at some point, but White will
have counterchances forever.}) 13... Bxc3 $1 14. bxc3 e5 {It might just look
odd at first sight. Black is losing many tempi, giving up some good squares to
White, and has no developed pieces. In fact, I just consider this position to
be better for black, but I might be a bit over-optimistic here, so I will just
say easier! For the explanation, it's fairly simple: White's pawn structure is
terrible. His knight is not on a good square (4 moves to come to d5...) and
his bishop is buried. And in fact, Black will develop his pieces in a short
time - and it seems that the Rh8 is already feeling quite good on its starting
square. Still, one tip for the kids that might be looking at the comments. If
you don't want to get your coach totally mad, don't play like that, or he will
ask you why you are playing like a beginner :)} 15. c4 (15. Qd3 Nc6 16. Rad1
Rh6 $1 17. c4 Qe7 {and it's not clear what White can do now.}) 15... Nc6 $6 (
15... Qe7 16. c5 dxc5 17. Qd5 Nc6 18. Qxc5 Be6 19. Qb6 Bxb3 20. axb3 Rd8 {
was probably more precise.}) 16. Qd3 $6 {Another surprising move. I thought he
had to get some play in the centre by trying to break through. Now I probably
take over.} (16. c5 $1 dxc5 17. Qxd8+ (17. Nxc5 Qe7 18. Qd5 O-O 19. Rfd1 Rd8
20. Qc4 Nd4 $17 {It's clear that it's White who is struggling - as always
because of the "BP"g3 (big pawn - as it is about as powerful as a pawn here)})
17... Kxd8 18. Nxc5 Ke7 19. Rab1 {gives White hopes to equalise. It's not
clear that it's enough, but at least Black's play needs to be extremely
precise, while White's play is not that difficult in order to get a draw.})
16... Qe7 17. Rfd1 Be6 $1 (17... Rh6 $5 {is also good, but here I can just
give up the pawn and White remains with all the problems!}) 18. Qxd6 Rd8 19.
Qc5 (19. Qxe7+ $1 {was probably the only way to reduce pressure. But I guess
that it's not so easy to exchange queens when it looks like the only chance of
counterplay. In fact, Black's king is probably safer than White's, at least in
the long run...} Kxe7 20. Nc5 $1 (20. c5 f6 21. f3 gxf3 22. gxf3 a5 $1 $17)
20... Bxc4 21. Nxb7 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 f6 $1 23. Nd6 (23. f3 gxf3 24. Bf2 Be2 $15)
23... Be6 24. c3 $1 Rd8 25. Nf5+ Bxf5 26. Rxd8 Kxd8 27. exf5 Ne7 28. f3 Nxf5
29. Bf2 $1 gxf3 30. gxf3 {and even if this endgame is still quite unpleasant,
White should be able to hold.}) 19... f6 20. Rxd8+ $6 (20. Rd5 $6 {was more or
less the only move I was a bit scared of during the game. But it seems it's
nothing after} Bxd5 21. cxd5 Qxc5 22. Nxc5 Na5 $1) (20. Qb6 $5 Kf7 21. c5 Rd7 {
and it's still hard to find a move for White.}) 20... Qxd8 $1 {Now I also have
the d-file, and White's queen cannot move. So f3 is going to be forced.} 21. f3
(21. Rf1 $5 Rh7 $1 (21... Kf7 22. f3 $1 {was the try to get control of the
d-file.} gxf3 23. Rxf3 $1 Qd1+ (23... Kg6 24. Rd3 $1) 24. Rf1 Qe2 25. Na5 $1
Rd8 26. Nxb7 Rd1 27. Qf2 $1 $11) 22. f3 Rc7 $1 $17) 21... gxf3 22. gxf3 Kf7 (
22... Rh7 {[%cal Gh7d7,Gh7c7] is also strong. But why would I hurry, when I
can also get my king to the safest spot?}) 23. Rb1 Kg6 24. Bf2 Rh3 25. Kg2 $6 {
This loses immediately.} ({But of course after} 25. Bg3 Rh7 $1 26. Kg2 Bh3+ $1
27. Kf2 Rd7 {White's task is terribly difficult.}) 25... Qh8 $1 {This needed
some precise calculation.} 26. Bg3 (26. Rh1 Qh5 $1 27. Bg3 g4 28. Rf1 (28. fxg4
Qxg4 29. Re1 Rxh2+ $1 30. Kxh2 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Qxg3+ 32. Kf1 a5 $1 33. Ke2 a4 34.
Kd2 Bg4 $19) 28... Rxg3+ $1 29. hxg3 Qh3+ 30. Kf2 gxf3 $1 $19) 26... Rxg3+ $1
27. hxg3 Qh3+ 28. Kf2 Qh2+ 29. Ke3 Qxc2 30. Rc1 Qxa2 31. Rc3 {Maybe the
defensive shot Sergei was still counting on, but I had seen the killer shot
far in advance.} (31. Nd2 Qb2 $1 32. Rd1 Qc2 $1 $19) (31. Qb6 Qb2 $1 {[%cal
Gc6d4]}) 31... Qb1 $1 {Now it's over.} 32. Nc1 (32. Kd2 Qb2+ $1 33. Kd3 a5 $1
$19) (32. f4 Bg4 $1) (32. Qa3 Qe1+ 33. Kd3 Nd4 $1 $19) 32... Nd4 33. f4 Qb2 34.
f5+ Kh5 35. Kd3 (35. fxe6 Qxc3+ 36. Nd3 Qc2 $1) 35... Bd7 {[%cal Gd7a4,Ga4c2]}
(35... b6 $1 {was more precise; after} 36. Qf8 (36. Qa3 Bxc4+ 37. Kxc4 Qb5#)
36... Nf3 $1 {it was all over.}) 36. Qa5 Qf2 (36... Nc6 $1 37. Qa3 Nb4+ 38. Ke3
Nc2+) 37. Qa2 Qxg3+ 38. Kd2 Qg2+ 39. Kd1 Qh1+ 40. Kd2 Qxe4 {Still, 4 pawns and
the attack for an exchange is strong enough, also according to the computer
which gives no less than -6...} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 c5 {No more Caro-Kann against Fabiano!} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. g3 {I have plenty of experience on this line
from both sides, although mostly with Black. At first sight it might seem a
bit slow, and it is why it was not the most popular option until 2013. Then
ideas have been found for White to create pressure by gradually removing
Black's counterplay, generally connected with long term plans on the kingside.
This was urged as well by the fact that immediately playing for the control of
the d5-square is not enough for an edge:} (8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8
11. Nec3 g6 12. Bc4 Bh6 {Unexpectedly, this bishop controls a few key squares,
preventing notably Ne3.} 13. O-O O-O 14. Bb3 (14. a4 Nc6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Bb3
Nd4 $11) 14... Nc6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Rad1 Nd4 17. Ne2 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 b5 19. a4 {
is the latest example in this line. Here} Rb8 {would have guaranteed me at
least an equal position.}) 8... Be6 (8... Be7 9. Bg2 b5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5
Ra7 12. Be3 Be6 13. Qd2 Rb7 14. Nc3 Nd7 15. Nd5 $14) (8... b5 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10.
Bg5 Bb7 11. Nec3 Be7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. Bg2 {is also more pleasant for White.
In general playing ...b5 too fast gives White good control of the d5-square,
without having to part with his dark squared bishop, which apparently has got
itself a great summer-house on g5.}) 9. Bg2 Nbd7 {I've always been faithful to
this line instead, allowing White to prevent an expansion on the queenside. My
main hope is to get a good control of the centre. Still, there is a serious
danger of not managing anything on the queenside, nor the d5-break in the
centre, while White calmly improves on the kingside.} 10. a4 Be7 {More precise
than} (10... Rc8 11. Be3 Nb6 12. Bg5 $1 {remember this cute double bishop move!
} Be7 13. b3 {which was the course of my game with Judit Polgar. I certainly
was not satisfied with the outcome of the opening as now my Nb6 is out of
place and d5 is not happening:} d5 $6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Be4 $16)
11. O-O {I warmly recommend readers interested in this line to investigate the
move order subtleties, for instance between the text move and 11.Be3 or 11.a5
right away.} Rc8 (11... Qc7 $6 12. Be3 Rc8 13. a5 O-O 14. b3 Rfe8 {was the
course of another of my games, this time with White. Here the obvious} 15. f4
d5 16. exd5 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Kh2 Bf5 19. Ra4 {and Black doesn't have
enough compensation.}) 12. Be3 (12. a5 {now allows} Rc5 {and although this
pawn grab appears a bit reckless after} 13. Be3 Rxa5 14. Rb1 {and the Ra5 has
no way back, but being a pawn up Black certainly has resources.}) 12... Nb6 {
A very ambitious option, and although I couldn't remember all the details of
my preparation I felt quite confident going for it.} 13. b3 (13. Bg5 {the same
double bishop move as in Judit's game against me! But White has now castled
and this might give Black some counterplay:} Nh7 (13... Qd7 14. a5 Na8 15. h4
$1 $14) 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. a5 Nd7 {and White is not too confident on the
kingside with h4 coming as} 16. f4 h4 17. b3 Ndf6 18. f5 Bd7 {is a bit awkward.
}) 13... d5 $1 {otherwise, there is simply no point to 12...Nb6.} 14. Bxb6 (14.
a5 d4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5 $1 {is ok for Black.}) 14... Qxb6 15. Nxd5 (
15. exd5 {is not the most logical approach:} Bf5 16. a5 Qc7 17. Qd2 O-O {
and White can't make any pawn advance on the queenside, where he's supposed to
make a difference. The lack of good available squares for his knights also
makes it perfectly logical why he would exchange one pair of those.}) 15...
Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 $1 {Generally, when you sacrifice pawns, you want to push
your pieces forward. But the bishop has to make way for the f7-pawn. Now for
an assessment of the position: I have no clue whether White is better, but he
is struggling to move his queenside pawns because of the fantastic job the Be7
is doing. Meanwhile on the kingside, my pawn majority can start rolling. Still,
I need to be careful not to allow White to create a blockade, and especially
the battle for the e4-square will be crucial as White's knight can get there
quite quickly.} 17. c4 Qd6 $5 {After a long period of thought trying to
remember my analysis starting with 17...Bc5, I decided to keep on being very
ambitious as obviously Fabiano was not very comfortable with his position and
getting already quite low on time. Also, I couldn't find a concrete way for
him to make use of my apparent loss of time, while preventing d6 is very
useful in any case.} (17... Bc5 {was actually part of my preparation, but I
didn't like to allow} 18. d6 $1 {allowing White to bale out as his knight will
get to d5 soon.}) (17... Bb4 $6 {would be a logical move as well, preventing
both a5, Nc3 and Re1. But here White has another powerful recycling at his
disposal with} 18. Nc1 $1) 18. a5 $6 {This is too slow. Even though it is
understandable to prevent Black from going ...a5 and ...b6, shutting down
White's majority, White needs too much time to get it rolling so he should for
now focus on the kingside.} (18. h4 g5 $1 19. hxg5 Bxg5 {and ...h4 might come
soon, and White is not preventing f5 for now so he still has no blockade on e4.
Still is was quite playable.}) (18. f4 e4 $1 {was not to Fabiano's taste. I
was mainly focused on 18...exf4, but I like this option more.} (18... h4 19. f5
$5 {Now White has a blockade on e4 but his queenside is also vulnerable after}
b5 $13) (18... exf4 19. Nxf4 h4 20. g4 O-O 21. Nd3 b6 {looks unclear.}) 19. Nd4
(19. f5 Qe5) 19... f5 {and Black's dark squared bishop is on his way to
becoming an unrivalled monster all over the board, while the Bg2 is lacking
any prospects at all.}) (18. Nc3 f5 19. Re1 h4 20. g4 g6 $5 21. Qe2 Bf6 {
might have been the best option available. But White's king is not safe after
the unavoidable e4 which is coming later on.}) 18... f5 (18... h4 $6 19. g4 {
only helps White when Black hasn't played ...f5 yet.}) 19. Qd3 h4 20. g4 O-O $1
(20... fxg4 21. Nc3 O-O 22. Kh1 {is quite playable, but offering a nice
central square and thereby giving up most of my initiative for one lame pawn
is not in my habits.}) 21. Nc3 $6 {This move feels logical but White had to
prevent 21...e4 now, although it took me a lot of time to find the logical
follow-up.} (21. gxf5 Bxf5 22. Qe3 (22. Qd2 Qg6 23. Kh1 Be4 24. f3 Bg5 $1 {
with a strong attack}) 22... Qg6 {looked very threatening to me, but White
might be alright after the cool-headed} 23. Kh1 (23. Qxe5 $2 Bxh3) 23... Bc5
24. Qd2 $1 {to my great surprise Black has no forced win, but probably no
advantage at all as well as White is threatening b4.} Bd3 25. Rad1 Bc2 26. Rc1
Bd3 $11) 21... e4 22. Qe3 Bd8 $1 {After hitting a wall in the very logical
line 22...Qe5 23.f4, I was also investing a considerable amount of time in
slow play like 22...g6 when I suddenly realised there was another way to
create the typically lethal Q+B battery. A few seconds later, my hand was
lashing out the moves and I knew my position was already close to winning.} 23.
Bxe4 {White's best hope. He gives up a piece but the bishop pair is a bit less
scary for now, and especially the Bd7 might be restricted by White's pawns.} (
23. f4 exf3 24. Rxf3 Bc7 25. g5 Rfe8 $1 26. Qf2 Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Bd6 $1 {followed
by 28...Bc5 is curtains.}) (23. gxf5 Bc7 24. Rfe1 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Bf4 26. Qxe4
Bxf5 27. Qf3 Bg3 $1 $19) 23... fxe4 (23... Bc7 $1 24. f4 fxe4 {was more
precise with the idea} 25. Nxe4 (25. c5 Qh6 26. d6 Bd8 $17) 25... Rce8 $1 $17)
24. Nxe4 Qf4 25. Qxf4 Rxf4 26. f3 Be7 {I am aiming for the ideal setup Bb4,
Rcf8 followed by Be8-g6 and White will have too many weaknesses. White
bringing his king to the centre is thus no surprise although it accelerates
his fate.} 27. Kf2 (27. Kg2 Bb4 28. Ra2 Rcf8 29. Rff2 Kh7 30. Rfe2 Kh6 31. Re3
Be8 $1 {and the extra piece shall prevail.}) 27... Rcf8 28. Ke3 Be8 $1 {
Bg6 is now a very serious threat and the Ne4 can't move as it would expose the
Ke3 too much. Fabiano tries cleverly to create a new chain of pawns.} 29. c5
Bb5 30. b4 $1 Rxe4+ $1 {An obvious shot. Black's remaining pieces will work
together in perfect harmony.} (30... Bxf1 $2 {would probably not be my option
even without the tactical shot at my disposal. Now after} 31. Rxf1 {BLACK
SHALL NOT PASS, at least, that is what it feels like with not any of Black's
remaining pieces or pawns able to make a breakthrough.}) 31. Kxe4 Re8 {White's
king is suddenly under fire and he can't run away, being hindered by his own
pawns.} 32. Kf4 (32. Kd4 Bf6# {I don't use the word "cute" lightly, but this
is one hell of a cute checkmate!}) (32. f4 Bxc5+ 33. Kf3 Be2+ 34. Kg2 Bxf1+ $19
) (32. Kf5 Bf6 {this is not the only way to Rome.} 33. g5 (33. Rae1 Bd3+ 34.
Kf4 g5#) 33... Bd7+ 34. Kg6 Re5 35. gxf6 Be8+ $19) 32... g5+ 33. Kf5 Kf7 $1 {
Closing the door.} 34. Rfe1 (34. Rad1 Bf6 35. Rfe1 Bd3+ 36. Rxd3 Rxe1 37. f4
Rf1 $19) 34... Bd3+ 35. Re4 (35. Ke5 Bxc5# {I also have a thing for that one.})
35... Bf6 {And mate follows. Obviously, I'm delighted with the course of the
game, starting from my preparation to the flow of moves leading to my strong
attack, which did not stop after the exchange of queens. It also helped me
finish my successful tournament on a high note, and it didn't take me long to
fulfill my New Year's resolution to win a last round again after one and a
half years!} 0-1

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 {I have been
playing this line on a regular basis for the last couple of years. There is
quite a lot to remember if White plays 7.Bg5, but otherwise it drastically
diminishes White's options and that is one of the reasons 6.Be3 is a bit less
popular than it used to be against the Najdorf.} 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7
10. Be2 h5 11. h4 $5 {One of the old main lines, as the direct play White
liked to get into is not bringing dividends these days.} (11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. Nd5
Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 {is one of White's most
popular choices. I had a game in that line which went} Bf6 $5 17. Rxb7 O-O $1
18. Nxe7+ Kg7 19. Nxc6 Rfe8+ 20. Kd1 Qxa2 {and here my opponent Ganguly
thought for a long time and allowed a perpetual after} 21. Nb4 ({instead} 21.
Rb3 {leads to some more complications but Black should be ok with} a5 $1 22.
Bxd6 Qa1+ $1 23. Qc1 Qa4 24. Be5 Bxe5 $1 25. Qxg5+ Kf8 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 {and it
will soon fizzle out to a draw by perpetual check.}) 21... Qa1+ 22. Qc1 Qd4+
23. Qd2 (23. Nd3 $2 Qe4) 23... Qa1+ 24. Qc1 $11) 11... Nc6 12. Nb3 gxh4 13.
Bxh4 Be6 {I already had a difficult decision, but I decided against} (13...
Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Qd2 Bd7 {as I felt White is the one having more fun,
although the position is very double edged. Probably White's king is in a
slightly safer position and White can dream of being ahead on both sides on
the board whereas Black can normally manage that only on the queenside, which
is why I felt it would be simpler to play this position with White.}) 14. Qd2
Qb6 {After a long period thought, I went for the most direct play even though
I couldn't remember anything from my home analysis. It was probably a risky
decision.} (14... Rc8 {is also a valid option, and had the upside of leading
to a less sharp position.}) 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. c3 $1 {A nice new
idea by Alexander.} (17. Nxd4 Bxd4 (17... Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. O-O-O $1 $14 {
I was a bit afraid that this position would be worse for me, but with direct
play it seems Black is fine after} Bxf2 (19... Nxf2 $6 20. Rxd4 Nxh1 21. Rd1
$16) 20. Bxg4 Be3+ 21. Kb1 hxg4 22. Rde1 Bd4 23. Rxe7+ Kf8 {and even though it
looks a bit scary I am in time to get enough counterplay:} 24. Re4 (24. Rxb7
Bf6) 24... Bf6 25. Rxg4 Re8 26. g3 Bxh4 27. gxh4 Rh5 {with a draw as the
probable result.}) 18. O-O Bf6 $1 (18... Ne3 $2 {I actually wanted to go for
this blunder. When the refutation was pointed out to me I remembered that a
few years ago I had the exact same position on my screen, and was shocked for
a moment that the computer wasn't keen on playing this move, until it showed
why that is the case.} 19. fxe3 $1 {oops} Bxe3+ 20. Bf2) 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 {
with an unclear position. Here the situation is clear as most likely it will
be opposite side castling with mutual chances.}) 17... Nf5 (17... Nxb3 18. axb3
Qxb3 {looks fairly dangerous as for only a pawn White is winning a couple of
tempi and a clear initiative on all sides of the board. During the game I was
even concerned about the direct} 19. Ra3 Qb6 20. Ra4 {and Black is not feeling
comfortable.}) 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. Qg5 e6 (19... Nxh4 $1 {This move was not
obvious but clearly the strongest. With precise defence my position should be
holdable here.} 20. Rxh4 Rg8 $1 (20... Rxh4 21. Qxh4 $14) 21. Kf1 $1 {Running
away from discovered checks. Also, the king is feeling rather comfortable on
the kingside.} Qb5+ 22. Kg1 g3 $1 23. Qxg3 (23. fxg3 Qd3 $1 24. Kh1 O-O-O)
23... Qxd5 24. Rg4 Kf8 25. Re1 Qh5 $1 {threatening 26...Rh8} 26. Rh4 Qf5 27.
Rg4 Qh5 $11) 20. Qxg4 (20. dxe6 {the other option. But it seemed to me it
freed Black's play, so I prefer Alexander's choice.} fxe6 21. Qxg4 (21. Qg6+ $5
Kf8 22. Qxg4 Kf7 (22... a5 $6 {this was my intention during the game, but it
doesn't work because of a great piece of tactics :} 23. O-O-O a4 24. Nd4 Bxd4
25. Rxd4 $1 {The move I missed, and Black is defenceless after} Nxd4 $2 26. Qg6
$1) 23. O-O-O Rag8 24. Qf3 Qc6 $44) 21... Kd7 $5 (21... Kf7 {transposes to 21.
Qg6+}) 22. O-O-O Rag8 {and Black should have enough play to equalise.} 23. Qc4
d5 24. g3 Qxf2 $1 25. Rhf1 Qc2+ $1 26. Kxc2 Ne3+ $11) 20... Bf6 21. dxe6 $5 {
The game is getting very sharp now.} (21. g3 O-O-O 22. Qf4 $1 {strangely
enough it is unclear whether Black has enough counterplay for the pawn, but I
was much more worried by White's choice.}) (21. Bxf6 $1 {was probably the best
option. But the real idea behind this move to get winning chances is rather
deep!} Rxh1+ 22. Ke2 Rxa1 23. Qg8+ Kd7 24. Qxf7+ Kc8 {Up to here, I thought
Black is doing just fine against White's threats, but after} 25. Nxa1 $1 {
there are some new problems to solve. I would probably have played} (25. Qe8+
Kc7 26. Qxa8 Qb5+ 27. Kd2 Qxd5+ 28. Nd4 Nxd4 29. Qd8+ $11) 25... Qxb2+ 26. Kf3
Qxa1 {but White has an interesting option here to deviate from the draw, which
we probably both missed:} 27. dxe6 $1 Kb8 28. e7 Qd1+ 29. Kf4 Nxe7 30. Qxe7 $16
{and Black's rook is still not getting into the game while White's king is
safe from perpetual checks.}) 21... Nxh4 22. O-O-O $1 {Of course! Black can't
get his king to safety yet, so leaving his rooks uncoordinated is the right
thing to do.} Qxf2 $1 (22... Qb5 $6 23. g3 Ng6 (23... Qf5 24. Rxh4 $1 Bg5+ 25.
f4 $18) (23... Qg5+ $6 24. Qxg5 Bxg5+ 25. f4) 24. Rxh8+ Bxh8 25. Nd2 $1 $40)
23. Rxd6 (23. g3 $6 Qe3+ 24. Kb1 Qxe6 {this makes Black's life too easy.} 25.
Rde1 Be5 26. Rxh4 Qxg4 27. Rxg4 $11) (23. Nd4 $5 {was another possible option.
My best guess is that will lead to a draw if Black defends precisely. White's
choice is definitely more natural.} Qe3+ 24. Kb1 Qg5 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. Qe6+
Kg6) (23. exf7+ {This line seems a bit too direct but there certainly are some
things to be concerned about for Black here as well.} Kxf7 24. Rhf1 Qe3+ 25.
Kb1 Rae8 {was my intention but White has a beautiful way to keep on the attack.
Black is probably still fine but the right path is difficult to find.} (25...
Qe6 26. Qb4 $1 {is too dangerous after} Rad8 27. Rde1 Qd5 28. Qf4 $1 Qd3+ 29.
Ka1 Qg6 30. g3 $16) 26. Rxd6 Re6 27. Rd4 $1 b6 $1 (27... Ke7 28. Rxf6 $1 Kxf6
29. Rf4+ Ke5 30. Qg5+ Kd6 $2 (30... Nf5 $16) 31. Rd4+ Kc7 32. Qg7+ $18) 28. Nd2
Rh6 29. Nc4 (29. Ne4 Rxe4 $1 30. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 31. Rxe4 Nxg2 $11) 29... Qe2 30.
Nd6+ Kf8 (30... Ke7 31. Rxf6 $1 {looks very dangerous for Black:} Kxf6 32. Rf4+
Ke7 33. Qg7+ Kxd6 34. Rd4+ Kc5 35. a4 $1 {and the attack continues!} Re7 36.
Qxh6 Qf1+ $1 37. Ka2 Qf7+ 38. Ka3 Ng6 39. Qh3 $1 Re8 40. Qd3 Ne5 $1 41. Qxa6
Kc6 {and White still keeps the initiative but there is apparently no forced
win along the way.}) 31. Qxe2 Rxe2 32. Ne4 Nf5 $1 33. Nxf6 Rxf6 34. Rdf4 Rxg2
35. Rxf5 Rxf5 36. Rxf5+ Ke7 {with a probable draw in the end.}) 23... Rd8 24.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 (24... Kxd8 25. exf7 Ke7 26. Nd2 (26. Qg8 Ng6 $1 27. Rxh8 Bg5+ $11)
26... Kxf7 27. Rf1 Qe3 {transposes to the game, weirdly enough!}) 25. Nd2 $1
Qe3 $8 {The only way to prevent White's knight from coming to e4.} 26. exf7+
Kxf7 27. Rf1+ Bf6 28. Qd7+ $6 {I had calculated that this is not more than a
draw for White.} ({This move got me breathing, as I was much more concerned by
} 28. Qe4 $1 {and I can't exchange the queens. My intention was also a losing
move:} Qg5 $6 (28... Qxe4 $2 29. Nxe4 Rh6 30. g3 $1 (30. g4 Ke7 31. g5 Bxg5+
32. Nxg5 $14) 30... Ng2 31. Kd2 Kg7 32. Rxf6 Rxf6 33. Nxf6 Kxf6 34. Ke2 $18) (
28... Qb6 $1 {is not obvious but might hold things together. It was too scary
to play in the actual game.} 29. Qd3 $5 (29. Nc4 Qe6 $1 30. Qxb7+ $6 Kg6) 29...
Kg7 $1 30. Qd7+ Kh6 31. g3 Rh7 $1 (31... Rd8 32. Qf7 Bg5 33. gxh4 Bxd2+ 34. Kc2
Bxc3 (34... Qg6+ 35. Qxg6+ Kxg6 36. Rd1 Rh8 37. Rxd2 Rxh4 38. Rd7 $18) 35. Qf4+
$16) 32. Qh3 Bg5 $1 33. Rd1 (33. gxh4 Bxd2+ 34. Kxd2 Qxb2+ 35. Kd3 Re7 $1 $11)
33... Qe3 $1 34. Qh2 Qe5 $1 35. Qh3 Qe3 {with an outstanding perpetual.}) 29.
Qxb7+ Kg6 $6 (29... Kg8 $1 $16) 30. g3 $1 Nf5 31. Qe4 {and I didn't foresee
that Black is absolutely defenceless after} Rh2 32. Rf4 $18 {and 33.g4, among
others (maybe winter?!), is coming}) 28... Qe7 29. Qd3 $2 {Alexander thought
he had seen a win, noticed it wasn't the case and didn't realise it was still
a draw there.} (29. Rxf6+ $1 Kxf6 30. Qd4+ Qe5 31. Ne4+ Kf5 {The move he
missed at first, but things are still ok after} (31... Ke6 $2 32. Nc5+ Kf5 33.
g4+ $18) 32. Nd6+ (32. g4+ $2 Kf4) 32... Ke6 33. Qxe5+ Kxe5 34. Nf7+ Kf6 35.
Nxh8 Kg7 36. Kd2 Kxh8 37. Kd3 $11 {and Black's king is definitely too far away
for Black to win this position.}) 29... Kg7 30. Ne4 Be5 {Finally Black
consolidates his position and remains the piece up. Nevertheless, given the
limited number of pawns remaining White still has some chances to hold his
position. But in time trouble and given the course of the game, it was almost
an impossible task for Alexander to give me a tough time converting the
advantage.} 31. Qe2 Ng6 32. g3 Re8 33. Qg4 (33. Qh5 Bxg3 $1 $19) 33... Qe6 34.
Qh5 $6 (34. Qxe6 Rxe6 35. Kd2 Bb8 36. Nc5 Re7 $19 {The win is a matter of good
technique here.}) 34... Qxa2 35. Nc5 $2 (35. Ng5 Qa1+ 36. Kc2 Qxf1 37. Qh7+ Kf8
38. Qxg6 {and now the simplest way to parry all white threats is to centralise
the queen or give some material back (this was what I was planning)} Qg2+ $1 (
38... Re7 39. Nh7+ Rxh7 40. Qxh7 Qg2+ {is also good enough}) 39. Kb1 Qd5 $19)
35... Qa1+ 0-1

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Van Wely,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 {Although I still think
White should be doing very well in this line (and even worse, I don't believe
in it!), first of all it is not easy to prove this at all (but this day will
come, don't you worry) and secondly I have to confess, it's probably the only
line of the Najdorf which I know extremely well, so what to do? I know I am a
sitting duck, but still...} 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5 a4 ({Recently} 15...
Bxb3 16. cxb3 a4 {became fashionable... me however preferred to stick to my
guns.}) 16. Nbd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 b3 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Nxc2 Bb3 20. axb3 axb3 21.
Na3 Ne5 22. h4 Ra4 23. Qc3 $6 {This move had been suggested by the rybka-team
to Peter during the Wch in Mexico City. This made Peter confident enough, that
he didn't bother to check it too deeply. However, a few (logical) moves later
he started to regret this very much. Peter's first try had much more venom.
Darwin where are you when we need you?} (23. Rh3 {was how Peter played against
me in Foros 2006 and I was worse after} Rxe4 24. Qg2 Rg4 25. Qb7 Qd7 26. Qxd7
Nxd7 {and now for example} 27. Be2 Rb4 28. Bd2 $16) (23. Qg2 {This was Alexei
Shirov's try against me in Wijk aan Zee 2007, but he was unlucky that he ran
into some very deep preparation:} Qa8 24. f6 Bd8 25. Bd4 Nc7 26. fxg7 Kxg7 27.
h5 $6 (27. Bc4 Rxc4 $1 28. Nxc4 Qa2+ 29. Kc1 Ne6 $1 30. Bc3 Kg8 $1 {and Black
will get a very nasty initiative.}) 27... Ne6 28. g6 $2 (28. Bxe5+ dxe5 29. g6
{was still playable.}) 28... Rxd4 29. h6+ Kf6 $1 30. Rxd4 Nxd4 31. g7 Rg8 {
and Black was just a piece up.}) 23... Qa8 24. Rd4 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 Nc7 26. Rh3 (
26. h5 Bxg5 $3 27. Bxg5 Nf3) 26... Rb8 27. Bf2 {"Forced" since other moves
"allow" Black to make a draw....} (27. h5 Nc6 28. Qd2 (28. Qd1 Ne5 29. Rh4 (29.
Qd4 $11) 29... d5 $40 (29... h6 $1)) 28... Ne5 29. Qd4 $11 ({or playing for a
win with} 29. Qg2 d5 30. g6 Bxa3 31. gxf7+ Kxf7 (31... Nxf7 32. bxa3 Qxa3 33.
h6 (33. Rg3 Kh8) 33... Nxh6 34. Bxh6 Qa2+ 35. Qxa2 bxa2+ 36. Kxa2 gxh6 37. e5
Re8 38. Re3 $16) 32. bxa3 Qxa3 {could be very risky, although my silicon
friend thinks this position is still rather balanced, this is pretty
irrelevant during the game.})) 27... Nc6 28. Qd1 Qa4 29. Rc3 $2 {Too slow,
either White had to try to remove b3 as soon as possibble, or to distrub Black
on the kingside.} (29. f6 $5 gxf6 30. gxf6 Bxf6 31. Bc4 $13) (29. Bc4 Na5 (
29... d5 {was my original intention, but after} 30. Rxb3 Bf8 {the point} 31.
exd5 Na5 32. d6 $1 {Black is just lucky to make a draw:} Nxc4 33. Nxc4 Rxb3 34.
dxc7 Qxc4 35. Qc2 Qf1+ 36. Ka2 Rb5 37. c8=Q Ra5+ 38. Kb3 Rb5+ 39. Kc3 Qh3+ $1
40. Kd2 Rd5+ 41. Ke2 Re5+ $11) 30. Qd4 (30. Bd5 $6 {the move I was worried
about,} {but} Nb5 $1 31. Nxb5 (31. Qe2 Nxa3+ 32. bxa3 Qxa3 33. Bd4 Qa4 34. Bc3
$13) 31... Rxb5 32. Qd3 Rb4 33. Kc1 Nc4 34. Qb1 Ne5 $40) 30... Rb4 31. Rc3 d5
32. exd5 Nxc4 33. Rxc4 Rxc4 34. Qxc4 Qd7) 29... d5 $1 {Taking on e4 would not
have been in the spirit of the game, Black is aiming for more: the white
monarch!} 30. Qc1 $2 {Losing, but in the heat of the battle difficult to see.}
Bxa3 $2 {After the game when analysing with Peter, he made a very bright
remark that he wasn't even sure he was threatening to take on c6.
Paradoxically, in a position where the price of time is high and where White
has piled up his pieces on the c-file, Black should have forced White to take
some pieces off the c-file!} ({Later when double-checking the game with the
silicon beast, after some time he indeed came up with} 30... Bb4 $3 31. Rxc6
Bxa3 32. Rxc7 (32. bxa3 b2 {- the idea is that a3 isn't covered anymore!})
32... Qxe4+ 33. Ka1 Bf8 34. Ra7 Qc2 $1 35. Be3 Bc5 $1 {- very nice geometry!})
31. bxa3 b2 32. Qc2 Nb5 $1 {But only good enough for a draw. It looks
dangerous, but with accurate play White can neutralize Black's threats.} 33.
Bxb5 Qxb5 34. Be1 $1 (34. Qd3 Qxd3+ 35. Rxd3 dxe4 36. Re3 Re8 37. Re2 {would
cause White only trouble after} (37. Kxb2 Nd4 $15) 37... h6 $1 38. gxh6 (38.
Kxb2 hxg5 39. hxg5 Re5) 38... gxh6 39. Kxb2 Kg7) 34... Qf1 35. Qf2 Qb5 36. Qc2
Qf1 37. Qf2 Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown 11th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2007.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Van Wely,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. Qd2 Be7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. f4 $5 {This is apparently the way to play
against me these days, although my score vs f3 also gives food for thought,
and Ruslan, I suspect after having seen especially my game with Morozevich,
couldn't resist the temptation any longer.} Ng4 {Ftacnik: 'Despite the time
invested, Black is correct to grab his opponent's dark-squared bishop.  '} 11.
g3 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 b5 13. Kb1 ({Smeets played in August in the Staunton memorial
in London} 13. h4 {which isn't so silly either.}) 13... Nf6 14. Be2 Qb8 ({
After the more natural} 14... Qc7 {I was afraid of} 15. f5 Bd7 16. a3 (16. g4
b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bc6 19. Rd2 {is no picnic for Black either.}) 16...
Rb8 17. g4 {and White simply looks too fast.}) 15. Nd5 $5 {A move, which I
have to admit, I had completely missed, and not a bad one. Strangely enough I
had only been looking to knight moves to d5, when being forced away by b4 for
example.} Bxd5 16. exd5 Qc7 {Now Black has to lose a tempo in order to prevent
Na5-c6.} 17. g4 (17. Rhe1 $1 {Ftacnik} Rc8 18. c3 O-O 19. Bd3 $16) 17... O-O
18. fxe5 dxe5 19. g5 Ne8 {Of course, I wasn't so happy to be forced to put my
knight on e8 and preferred a setup with a bishop on d6 and a knight on c5, but
Ftacnik: 'As a consequence of the lost time Black was forced to play somewhat
passively. '} (19... Nd7 $2 {was simply losing at once:} 20. d6 Bxd6 21. Qd2 {
but fortunately, although due to a mistake of Ruslan, I managed to get an even
better setup, bishop on c5 and a knight on d6.}) 20. Bg4 {An annoying move,
first of all controlling c8, and secondly after a possible freeing action by
Black with f5, ready to sit on e6.} (20. Rhe1 $5 {was an interesting
alternative, trying to maximize everything by playing on the edge} {but after}
f5 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Bd3 Bd6 23. Bf5 Nh5 {life is still not so simple.}) 20...
a5 {But at least now I can start to push my friends on the queenside.} 21. Rhe1
Bd6 22. Qd3 $2 {A mistake, which allows Black to take over. White could have
kept his momentum going with:} (22. Nd2 f5 (22... Bc5 $5 23. Qxe5 Nd6 {still
gives Black some play, but it's a completely different story compared to the
game.}) (22... a4 {Ftacnik} 23. Ne4 $14) 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Be6+ Kh8 {and White
is clearly in charge.}) 22... a4 23. Nc1 ({For some reason Ruslan had missed
that after} 23. Nd2 a3 24. b3 Bb4 $1 {he will face serious problems on the
dark squares. Unfortunately for him, the text move doesn't change his fate.})
23... a3 24. b3 Bb4 $1 {a small nuance, to provoke White's rook into going to
e4.} 25. Re4 $2 {Ftacnik: 'Now the rook occupies the e4-square and the whole
position becomes awkward for White.'} (25. Re3 {Ftacnik} Nd6 (25... Qe7 26. Qe2
Bd6 (26... Qxg5 27. Rxe5 Qh6 28. Qxb5 $14) 27. h4 Nc7 28. Bf5 $14) 26. Rxe5 (
26. Rh3 e4 27. Qg3 Qe7 28. Qe3 Qe5 29. c3 Ba5 $17) 26... Nc4 27. d6 Nxe5 (27...
Bxd6 $2 28. Rxb5 $18) 28. dxc7 Nxd3 29. Rxd3 $11) 25... Be7 26. Qe3 Bc5 27. Qc3
Nd6 $1 {Aaron Nimzovitsch lives!} 28. Rxe5 b4 29. Qd3 Rae8 $1 ({Not falling for
} 29... Nb5 $2 30. d6 $1 Nxd6 31. Rxc5 $1) 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Nxe2 Qe7 {Entering
the house, or as my teacher used to say: dedans sans frapper!} 32. c3 Qxg5 33.
Bd7 Qe5 34. Rc1 Qxh2 {Black wants to go to bed with a full stomach!} 35. cxb4
Bxb4 36. Rc2 Qh1+ 37. Nc1 Rd8 {Finally forcing White to make up his mind which
diagonal he wants to control. Whatever his choice would have been, compared to
his collegue on the dark squares, he looks a bit sad.} 38. Bc6 f5 39. Re2 Qg1
$1 {Total domination.} 40. Re6 Rf8 41. Qe2 Ne4 {Time to put Ruslan out of his
misery.} 42. Kc2 Qd4 0-1

[Event "Breda m"]
[Site "Breda"]
[Date "1998.05.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Van Wely,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Qf2 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4
15. Nc5 Qc7 16. N5a4 Rb8 17. h4 Qc6 (17... Nd7 $5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 O-O $13
) 18. g5 Nd7 19. gxh6 gxh6 20. Qd2 (20. h5 $142 {Timman}) 20... h5 21. Ka1 Nf8
22. Qf2 Ng6 (22... Bd8 23. f4 $1 Bg4 24. Rd5 $1 $16) 23. Nb6 Bxh4 $2 (23...
Nxh4 24. Rxh4 (24. Nbd5 $5 Ng6 $44) (24. f4 $5 exf4 25. Bd4 Rg8 $44) 24... Rxb6
25. Bxb6 Bxh4 26. Qxh4 Qxb6 $15) 24. Rxh4 Nxh4 25. Qxh4 Rxb6 26. f4 $3 exf4 27.
Bxb6 $2 (27. Qxf4 $1 Rg8 28. Nd5 $1 Rb8 (28... Bxd5 29. exd5 Qb5 30. Bd4 $1 $40
{+-}) 29. Nf6+ Ke7 30. Qh4 Rg6 $8 31. e5 $18 (31. Bf4)) 27... Qxb6 28. Nd5 Bxd5
29. exd5 Rg8 $1 $11 30. Re1+ Kd7 31. Qxf4 Rg1 32. Qxf7+ Kc8 33. Qe8+ Kc7 34.
Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Quentin op 4th"]
[Site "Saint Quentin"]
[Date "2001.04.21"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Black "Gerard, Nicolas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Verat,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 {Comme dans sa partie contre Habu, Nicolas Gerard montre qu'il est tres
friand du coup ...h5 dans la Sicilienne ! A noter que dans les deux cas le MF
Francais a suivi une idee du GMI Russe Konstantin Sakaiev, qui doit
probablement etre son idole !} 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 g6 12. Na5 Qc7
13. Be2 Ng8 14. O-O $146 (14. Qb4 Bh6 15. Bf2 Ngf6 16. c4 O-O 17. O-O Rae8 18.
Kh1 Bf4 19. Rad1 e4 {avec une position complexe: Tiviakov-Tisdall, Djakarta
1997. Manuel Apicella a une idee differente et interessante, meme si elle
implique d'accepter l'echange des Fous de cases noires.}) 14... Bh6 15. b4 $5
Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 Ne7 (16... Ngf6 17. c4 {serait beaucoup moins precis. Depuis e7,
le Cavalier peut au moins esperer sauter en d4 via f5.}) 17. c4 Nf5 18. Qf2 Nd4
19. Bd3 {Les noirs ont realise leur premier objectif strategique, mais
attention, les blancs sont prets desormais a jouer f4!, minant les fondations
de la position adverse.} f5 {(58'-39')} 20. f4 b6 {Plutot que de determiner
trop rapidement la position de son Roi, qui ne serait guere a l'abri en
roquant d'un cote comme de l'autre, les noirs initient une sequence tactique.}
21. fxe5 (21. Nb3 Nxb3 22. axb3 e4 {permettait aux noirs de fermer la position.
}) 21... Nxe5 22. Qxd4 bxa5 23. a3 ({Apres une longue reflexion, le GMI
Francais decide de garder le controle des cases noires, et en particulier de
la case c5. L'alternative etait d'essayer de creer immediatement un pion passe
en b5 :} 23. b5 $5 O-O (23... Qc5 $2 24. Qxc5 dxc5 25. Rfe1 $18) (23... axb5 {
a le desavantage d'ouvrir la colonne c :} 24. cxb5 {suivi de 25.Tfc1 avec
avantage}) 24. Rab1 (24. b6 $6 Qc5 $1 25. Qxc5 dxc5 26. Rfd1 Rab8 27. Rab1 Rf6
28. b7 Rf7 29. Rb6 Rfxb7 30. Rxa6 {avec une finale compliquee}) 24... Nd7 (
24... Rab8 25. bxa6 $1 Nxd3 (25... Qc5 26. Qxc5 dxc5 27. Be2 $16) 26. Qxd3 Qa7+
27. Kh1 Qxa6 28. Rbe1 $1 $16) (24... Rfb8 25. b6 Qc5 26. Qxc5 dxc5 27. Rfd1 $14
) 25. b6 Qc5 26. Qxc5 Nxc5 27. Bc2 $14) 23... O-O 24. Be2 axb4 25. axb4 a5 {
(1,27-1,24)} 26. b5 Nd7 (26... Qc5 $2 {serait le bienvenu s'il n'y avait pas}
27. Qxc5 dxc5 28. Ra4 $1 {suivi de 29. Tfa1, gagnant le pion a5. Il semblerait
neanmoins, apres le recul du Cavalier en d7, que la strategie de blocage du
complexe de cases b6-c5 ait reussi...}) 27. Kh1 Nc5 {Nulle sur proposition de
Nicolas Gerard. La position restait assez complexe apres 28.Ta3, coup
qu'allait jouer Manuel.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 19th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2018.06.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Vidit,S"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[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"]

{I have played against Korobov countless number of times. Each game being very
fighting but always ending in draw. In the last 4 games, 3 of them were over
80 moves! I was happy to finally break the 'tradition' with this game.} 1. e4
c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9.
Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Kb1 Nbxd5 14. Bg5 Be7 15.
Bd3 {Nothing new so far, though this is a rare move. Played only once before,
by one of the most polite persons I know, Peter Leko.} Rc8 {An 'automatic'
move. What does the rook do on c8? Black should either castle long or keep the
rook on a8 to prepare b5-a5 ideas.} (15... Qc7 16. Rhe1 O-O-O 17. c4 Nb6 18. c5
dxc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Rc1 Nc4 21. Rxc4 Qxc4 22. Bxc4 Rxd2 23. Bxd2 Rh7 24.
Rxe5 $14 {½-½ (35) Leko,P (2679)-Areshchenko,A (2645) Schwaebisch Hall GER
2017}) 16. Rhe1 {Preparing ideas like f4.} O-O 17. h3 {For one pawn, I have
all the compensation. Perfect pieces plus a very clear plan of breaking
through on the kingside.} b5 (17... Qc7 18. g4 Rfe8 {is the engine's stone
cold suggestion. White has various possibilites here. I like the look of
c3-Bc2 threatening gxh5.}) 18. g4 h4 {Played after a lot of hesitation. It
wasn't easy to parry the threat of gxh5.} 19. Bxh4 $16 {It's hard to say where
Black actually went wrong. With a few sub optimal moves he already has a
difficult game.} Nf4 20. Bg3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Qc7 {White has a couple of plans.
h4-h5, preparing f4, or simply re-routing the knight from d2. I was too
confused to chose one of them so ended up playing a 4th idea! The luxury of
good positions :)} 22. c3 (22. h4 $1 {Objectively this seems the best.} Qc4 23.
Qd2 b4 24. h5 $16) 22... Qc4 23. Qd2 Qc6 24. f4 $6 {Although White keeps an
edge. It allows some unnecessary complications.} (24. Qe3 $1 {Slowly preparing
f4 is more advisable.}) 24... Ne4 25. Qd3 d5 $5 {A typical Korobov move! Anton
never misses a chance to muddy the waters.} (25... Nxg3 26. Qxg3 b4 $1 {
I had missed this.} (26... Bf6 27. f5 $1) (26... exf4 27. Qxf4 Rce8 28. Nd4 $16
) 27. cxb4 Qc2+ 28. Ka1 Bf6 {was a brilliant way out. Suddenly Black has a lot
of activity.} 29. f5 e4 30. Rb1 $14) 26. fxe5 b4 27. cxb4 Bxb4 {For a moment I
thought that I had messed up. When I dug deeper, I realised that although
Black's initiative with ...a5-...Qb6 etc is scary, it can be parried
concretely.} 28. Re2 $1 a5 29. Bf4 $1 {An important move. White threatens to
take on d5} Qb6 {Renewing the threat of ...a4.} (29... a4 30. Qxd5 $16) 30. a4
$1 {Probably the most important move of the game. This caught Anton by
surprise and he went into deep thought. If White manages to play Qb5 it's just
winning. What should Black do? His entire play was dependent on dislodging the
b3-knight.} (30. Qxd5 Rfd8 $1 $19) 30... g5 {A sign of desperation. Now White
is completely winning. A normal person would convert this with good technique
but I sometimes have a tendency not to do exactly that!} (30... Nc3+ 31. bxc3
Rxc3 32. Qxd5 Be7 {Preparing ...Rd8 and attacking the b3-knight at the same
time} 33. Rd3 $1 {And White protects everything.}) (30... Bc3 $1 31. Qb5 $1 Rb8
$1 {The only move! During the game, we both underestimated this.} 32. e6 Qxb5
33. axb5 Rxb5 34. e7 Re8 35. Rxe4 $1 Rxb3 (35... dxe4 36. Rd8 $18) 36. Rxd5 f6
$1 (36... Rxb2+ 37. Kc1 f6 38. Rd8 Kf7 39. Bd6 $18 {with idea Rc4-Rcc8 etc})
37. Kc2 Rb4 {After a series of only moves Black has some chances to draw this
endgame.} 38. Re3 $14) 31. Be3 Qg6 32. Ka2 (32. Nd4 $5 $18) 32... Rfd8 33. Nd4
{Black basically has no 'real' counterplay. He has to survive on some tricks.}
Rc4 34. Rc2 $1 {Removing the only active piece.} Qa6 35. Nb5 $6 (35. Rdc1 {
would be game over for Black:} Rdc8 (35... Bd2 36. Rxd2 $1) (35... Bc3 36. Rxc3
$1) 36. Rxc4 Rxc4 37. Rxc4 Qxc4+ 38. Qxc4 dxc4 39. Nc6 $18) 35... Be7 $1 {
Posing some practical problems.} 36. Rxc4 (36. Na3 $5) 36... dxc4 37. Qc2 Rxd1
38. Qxd1 Qe6 39. Qd4 $1 {Despite messing up the advantage a little, I managed
to bring myself back to making good moves.} Nc5 40. Nc3 $1 Nd3 41. Kb1 {
Getting myself out of the fork. The main problem of Black's position is that,
despite restoring material equality he has a tough time. Every endgame is bad
for him due to the weak pawns (a5-c4-g5).} (41. Nd5 Qxd5 {A classic tactic.}
42. Qxd5 Nb4+) 41... Nxe5 42. Qe4 {Planning Nd5 or Bd4.} (42. Qd5 $1 {was much
more forcing and cleaner. After exchanging queens White can easily collect one
of the weak pawns on the queenside.}) 42... Bb4 {Hard to suggest any
alternatives. It's not so easy to avoid queen exchanges.} (42... Bf6 43. Qd5 $1
) (42... Qd5) 43. Bd4 (43. Qd5 $5) 43... Bxc3 44. Bxc3 f6 45. Qa8+ Kf7 46. Qxa5
$1 {It looks like Black can get some counterplay with Nd3-Qe4, but it's all
illusory.} Nd3 47. Qb5 $1 Qe4 48. Ka2 $18 {White simply puts the king on a2.
Black can't co-ordinate the knight and queen to create any problems. White's
simple plan is to just push the a-pawn. The rest is easy.} Nc1+ 49. Ka3 Qe7+
50. Qb4 Qc7 51. a5 Nd3 52. Qb6 Qe7+ 53. Ka2 Nc1+ 54. Kb1 Qe4+ 55. Kxc1 Qh1+ 56.
Kd2 Qh2+ 57. Ke1 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 61st"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk"]
[Date "2008.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lintchevski, Daniil"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Vitiugov,N"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2008.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in the second round. I was in an aggressive mood, and
played for a win, in spite of having the black pieces. That's why I chose the
Najdorf.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3
{My opponent started playing this variation this year, so I had prepared very
well here.} Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qe2 Na5 {It was very easy for me to
play the opening in this game, because till the 23rd move we repeated the game
Movsesian - Areschenko (2006, Russian team championship). That year I played
with Sergey for "Finec", so I observed his games, and only now did I
understand - it was useful!} 11. Bb3 (11. Bd5 $5) 11... h6 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13.
axb3 ({Another continuation was} 13. cxb3) 13... Qe8 14. Nd2 b5 $1 15. Nxb5 Bg4
16. f3 Qxb5 17. Qxb5 (17. c4 $5 {is also playable, but of course White hasn't
any advantage here.} Qd7 18. fxg4 Nxg4 19. Nf1 f5 $132) 17... axb5 18. fxg4
Nxg4 {This endgame looks very favourable for Black, and during this game I was
very optimistic about my position. But really I think, that it is something
like equal.} 19. Nf1 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Rc8 (20... f5 {doesn't promise anything} 21.
exf5 d5 22. Bb6 Rf6 (22... Rxf5 23. h3 Nf6 24. Ra5) 23. Ba7 Rxf5 24. h3 Nf6 25.
Ra5 $132 (25. Ne3 Rf4)) 21. c3 Nf6 22. Ng3 d5 23. Ra5 $6 {This is too original.
} ({The best way was} 23. Nf5 Bf8 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. b4 $1 $13 (25. Rd1 $6 Nxe3
26. Nxe3 b4 {Movsesian - Areschenko, 2006.})) 23... b4 $1 {Simple and strong.
Now White had to play very accurately.} 24. Nf5 {Unlike on the previous move,
now Black has another opportunity.} (24. exd5 bxc3 25. bxc3 Rxc3 26. Nf5 Bb4 $1
(26... Bf8 27. Ra8 Nxd5 28. Nxh6+ gxh6 29. Bxh6 Kh7 30. Bxf8 Rxb3 $11) 27. Rb5
Rxb3 28. h3 g6 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Nc6 Rxe3 31. Rxb4 Nxd5 32. Rb5 $17) 24... Bd8
25. Rb5 (25. exd5 Bxa5 (25... bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxa5 27. Ne7+ Kh7 28. Nxc8 Nxd5 29.
b4 $1) 26. Ne7+ Kh7 27. Nxc8 Nxd5 $17) 25... bxc3 26. bxc3 g6 $1 {I think,
this move was the most difficult move in this game. Black sacrifices a pawn,
but now White's knight is out of play.} (26... Rxc3 27. Rb8 Nxe4 28. Rxd8+ Kh7
29. Rxd5 g6 30. Rxe5 gxf5 31. Bf4 Rxb3 $15) 27. Nxh6+ Kg7 28. Rb7 $2 {The most
simple, but losing continuation.} ({White could just struggle on without a
piece} 28. exd5 $5 Rxc3 29. Rb7 Rxe3 30. Nxf7 Ba5 31. Nxe5+ Kh6 32. Nc4 Re1+
33. Kf2 Bc3 $15) 28... Rc7 29. Rxc7 Bxc7 30. exd5 Nxd5 31. Bd2 f5 {It seems,
White underestimated the danger of this position.} 32. g4 $8 (32. c4 Bb6+ 33.
Kf1 Ne3+ 34. Ke2 Nxg2 $19) 32... e4 33. g5 (33. gxf5 e3 $19) 33... Bb6+ $2 $138
{I was in time trouble, and unfortunately I made a mistake} (33... e3 $1 34.
Bc1 (34. Be1 Nf4 35. Kf1 Nh3 $19) 34... Bb6 35. Kf1 Nf4 36. Ba3 e2+ 37. Ke1 Bg1
$19) 34. Kg2 $2 $138 {But my young opponent couldn't exploit his luck.} ({
The correct way was} 34. Kf1 $1 e3 35. Be1 Nf4 36. Bg3 Nd3 37. Ke2 Nc1+ 38. Kd1
Nxb3 39. Be5+ Kh7 40. Nf7 $13) 34... e3 35. Be1 Nf4+ 36. Kf3 Nh3 37. Bh4 Bd8 (
37... Ng1+ 38. Kg2 e2 39. Be1 $1 (39. Bf2 Nh3 $1 $19) 39... f4 40. Ng4 f3+ 41.
Kg3) 38. Kxe3 Nxg5 39. Nxf5+ gxf5 40. c4 ({I would prefer to begin with
another pawn} 40. b4 $5) 40... Bb6+ {With this move on the time control, Black
set a certain trap. But the young future grandmaster didn't think. For what?}
41. Kf4 $2 ({I think, that the position after} 41. Ke2 Ne6 42. b4 {is quite
drawish, though Black has some chances.}) 41... Kg6 $1 {Now Black has the
advantage again.} 42. Bg3 $2 Ne4 43. b4 Bc7+ 44. Kf3 Nxg3 $1 $19 {Maybe, this
nuance was overlooked by my opponent.} ({Only} 44... Nd2+ $2 {led to draw} 45.
Ke2 Bxg3 46. hxg3 Nxc4 47. b5 Kg5 48. Kf3 $11) 45. hxg3 Kg5 46. c5 Be5 $1 {
The last important move.} (46... Bd8 $2 47. b5 Be7 48. c6 Bd8 49. Ke3 Bb6+ 50.
Kf3 Bc7 51. Ke3 Kg4 52. Kd4 Kxg3 53. Kc5 f4 54. b6 Bxb6+ 55. Kxb6 f3 56. c7 f2
57. c8=Q f1=Q $11) 47. Ke3 {Already having stepped over the brink of defeat,
Daniil began to play very innovatively.} (47. b5 Bd4 48. c6 Bb6 $19) (47. c6
Bc7) 47... Bxg3 48. b5 Bh2 $1 49. Kf2 (49. Kd4 f4 50. b6 f3 51. Ke3 Kg4 $19)
49... Be5 {Where? Because of the previous five hours, Black has obviously
become tired.} (49... Bc7 $5 50. b6 Bd8 $19) 50. Ke3 Bc3 $5 (50... Bc7 $19) 51.
b6 Ba5 {Here my opponent resigned. Due to the strange manoeuvre of the black
bishop, White lacks only one tempo to save the game. I was lucky that evening!}
(51... Ba5 52. Kd4 f4 53. Kd5 (53. Kc4 f3 54. Kb5 Bd2 55. c6 f2 56. c7 f1=Q+)
53... f3 54. Kc6 Bd2 55. b7 Bf4 56. Kd7 f2 57. c6 f1=Q) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Dragun, Kamil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Volokitin,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Poland Futures"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. h3
Be7 9. f4 {Ich habe diesen Zug zum ersten Mal während der Meisterschaft der
Ukraine in der Partie Kryvoruchko-Areshchenko gesehen. Später habe ich erahren,
dass tausende Computer-Partien damit gespielt worden sind.} exf4 ({Die andere
Variante - jedenfalls bei den Enginies - ist} 9... Nc6 10. f5 Bxb3 11. axb3 Nb4
$13) 10. Bxf4 Nc6 $1 {Dies ist wichtig, um den Zug Qf3 zu vermeiden.} ({Nach} 
10... O-O $6 11. Qf3 $1 Nc6 12. O-O-O $14 {Kryvoruchko-Areshchenko 2013; kann
Schwarz nicht ...Ne5 spielen.}) 11. Qe2 ({Nach} 11. Qf3 $6 {folgt} Ne5 $1 $15 {
mit Tempo!}) 11... Nd7 12. O-O-O Nce5 13. Nd4 O-O ({Genauer ist} 13... Rc8 $1 {
mit der Idee auf c3 zu nehmen. Weiß muss den Punkt c3 verteidigen.} 14. Qe3 O-O
{Jetzt hat Weiß zwei Möglichkeiten - 15.Nf5 oder einfach 15.Kb1. In beiden
Fällen mit kompliziertem Spiel.}) 14. Nf5 Rc8 15. Nd5 {Nun sehen wir den
Unterschied zwischen 13...Rc8 und 13...0-0: Weiß besitzt hier die zusätzliche
Möglichkeit Nd5 - ohne vorher Qe3 spielen zu müssen.} Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Rc5 $2 {
Der kritische Moment der Partie. Die Idee die Türme zu tauschen ist langsam
und falsch.} ({Ich hatte gerechnet mit} 16... Nb6 $2 17. Bxe5 $1 Nxd5 18. Bxg7
Bg5+ (18... Nb4 19. c3 $18) 19. Kb1 Ne3 $1 20. Nxe3 Kxg7 21. Nd5 $14 {mit
positionellem Vorteil für Weiß.}) ({Nach der Partie zeigte der Computer einen
starken Zug:} 16... Re8 $1 {ein Baueropfer} 17. Kb1 ({Nach} 17. Nxd6 $6 Bxd6
18. Rxd6 Nc4 $1 19. Rd4 Qf6 20. Rxc4 Rxc4 21. Qxc4 Qxf4+ 22. Kb1 Nf6 23. Bd3
Qg3 $1 {steht Schwarz sogar etwas besser.}) (17. Rxd6 Qc7 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19.
Rd4 Nc5 20. Kb1 Ne6 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Rd5 Qc7 23. Qd2 Nc5 24. Bd3 Nxe4 25. Bxe4
Rxe4 26. Rd1 (26. Rd7 Qc6 27. Rf1 Re2 $1 $11) 26... g6 $11 {Die Stellung ist
ausgeglichen}) 17... Qc7 18. g3 b5 $132 {Im Vergleich zur Partie hat Schwarz
gutes Gegenspiel.}) 17. Qd2 $1 $14 {Jetzt steht Schwarz unter Druck.} Rxd5 18.
Qxd5 {Ohne den Turm auf c8 hat Schwarz kein Gegenspiel.} Bg5 19. g3 $1 {
Vielleicht hat mein Gegner diesen Zug übersehen} Bf6 {Panik.} ({Nach dem
geplanten} 19... Bxf4+ 20. gxf4 Ng6 21. Qxb7 Nc5 22. Qc6 Nxf4 23. Nxd6 $16 {
hat Weiß einen Bauern mehr.}) 20. Be2 $1 $16 {Die Entwicklung der Figuren ist
wichtiger als den Bauern zu nehmen} Nb6 21. Qxb7 $18 {In nur fünf Zügen hat
Schwarz eine verlorene Stellung bekommen.} Na4 22. Rd1 {Menschlich gespielt.} (
{Der Computer spielt sehr kaltblütig:} 22. Qxa6 Nxb2 23. c3 $3 Qb8 24. Bxe5
dxe5 (24... Bxe5 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Nc6 $18) 25. Bb5 $1 $18) 22... Qa5 {Am Ende
hat mein Gegner einen schönen Zug übersehen:} 23. b4 $1 Qd8 24. Rxd6 Qe8 25.
Rxf6 $1 Nc3 ({Nach} 25... gxf6 {folgt} 26. Qxa6 $1 Nc3 27. Qxf6 Nxe2+ 28. Kb1
Nc3+ 29. Ka1 {mit Matt.}) 26. Ne7+ $1 Kh8 27. Bxe5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Volokitin,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Die Europameisterschaft ist ein sehr anstrengendes Turnier für jeder Spieler.
Um sich für den Welt Cup zu qualifizieren, muss man mindestens +5 haben. Es
ist klar, dass man jede Partie mit Weiß und mit Schwarz auf Gewinn spielen
muss.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6
8. h3 {Ziemlich interessant. Diesen Zug hat Kamsky gegen Gelfand in Kazan 2011
gemacht. Ich habe dort Gata geholfen, also haben wir diese Variante analysiert.
} Nbd7 {Es gibt sehr viele Möglichkeiten hier wie} (8... h5) (8... Be7) 9. g4
Rc8 10. Qd2 {Ein logischer Zug, gegen ...Rxc3.} b5 11. O-O-O {Sergei hatte
schon in diesem Moment viel Zeit verbraucht, ich hatte noch ungefähr 1.35.} Be7
({Prinzipiell war der Zug} 11... Nb6 12. g5 Nh5 {Der Springer steht hier nicht
gut, beziehungsweise nach Be2 wird er angegriffen.} ({Nach} 12... Nfd7 {
kommt Weiß leicht in Vorteil:} 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Be7 (14... Ne5 15. Nd5 Bxd5
16. exd5 Be7 17. h4 $14) 15. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 16. exd5 O-O 17. h4 $14) (12... b4 $1
{Prinzipiell} 13. gxf6 $1 (13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Na4 Qc6 15. gxf6 gxf6 $1 {Schwarz
hat keine Probleme}) 13... bxc3 14. bxc3 gxf6 15. Bxa6 Nc4 $1 16. Qd3 Ke7 $1 ({
Nach} 16... Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Rb8 18. a4 Qb6 19. Bb5+ Ke7 20. Qxb6 Rxb6 21. c4 Bh6+
22. Kb2 Rc8 23. c5 dxc5 24. c4 $14) 17. Nc5 $3 ({Nach} 17. Bxc8 Qxc8 {hat
Schwarz sehr gute Kompensation für die Qualität}) 17... Nxe3 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19.
fxe3 Rb8 20. Bc4 $14 {Ich denke, Weiß steht etwas besser hier. Der Plan ist
Bb3, dann Kb2 und den a-Bauer vorzustoßen.}) 13. Kb1 Be7 14. Be2 ({Auch
interessant ist} 14. Na5 $5 $14) 14... Nc4 15. Qe1 Nxe3 16. fxe3 g6 17. Bxh5
gxh5 18. Nd5 Bxg5 19. h4 Bh6 20. Na5 Kf8 21. Qb4 $14 {Weiß steht klar besser.})
12. f4 $14 exf4 ({Nach der Rochade kann Weiß den f-Bauern vorschieben:} 12...
O-O 13. f5 b4 14. Nd5 Nxe4 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qxb4 Bxb3 17. axb3 Ndc5 18. Kb1
$1 $14 {Weiß hat das Läuferpaar und steht besser.}) (12... b4 13. Nd5 Nxe4 14.
Qg2 $1 {Eben so !} ({Nach} 14. Qxb4 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Ng3 16. Rg1 Qc7 17. c3 Qc6 {
ist kein Problem für Schwarz}) 14... Bxd5 15. Rxd5 exf4 16. Bxf4 {Und hier
steht Weiß in allen Varianten besser} Ndc5 (16... Nec5 17. Bxd6 $1 Bxd6 (17...
Nxb3+ 18. axb3 Nb6 (18... Nf6 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 (19... Qxd5 20. Bxb4 $14) 20. Rd1
O-O 21. Kb1 $14) 19. Rd3 $1 Bxd6 20. Qd2 $16)) 17. Bxa6 Nxa6 18. Qxe4 $14) 13.
Bxf4 Nc5 ({Normalerweise spielt Schwarz in solchen Stellungen} 13... Ne5 14.
Kb1 O-O (14... h6 15. Nd4 b4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Na4 O-O 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Bd3
$14) 15. g5 Nfd7 (15... Nh5 $2 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Qe2 Ng3 (17... Qc7 18. Qxh5 b4
19. Nd5 Qxc2+ 20. Ka1 $18) 18. Rxd8 Rfxd8 19. Qf3 Nxh1 20. Qxh1) 16. Nd5 Bxd5
17. exd5 Nb6 18. h4 $14) 14. Qe3 {Es war viel stärker hier, einfach auf c5 zu
nehmen} (14. Nxc5 $1 dxc5 ({Nach} 14... Rxc5 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 (15... b4 16. Na4
Nxe4 17. Qxb4 Bxd6 18. Qxe4 Rc7 19. Bxa6 O-O 20. Kb1 {Weiß steht besser}) 16.
Qxd6 Bxd6 17. Rxd6 $16 {Weiß hat ein besseres Endspiel}) 15. Nd5 $1 {Sehr
stark. Ich habe diesen Zug nicht gesehen.} ({Auch nach} 15. Qe3 Qa5 16. g5 Nd7
17. Kb1 O-O 18. Nd5 $14 {steht Weiß etwas besser}) 15... Bxd5 ({Die Hauptidee
ist} 15... Nxe4 16. Qe3 Bxd5 17. Bg2 Bf6 18. Bxe4 Bd4 19. Qf3 Bxe4 20. Qxe4+
Qe7 21. Rhe1 Qxe4 22. Rxe4+ Kf8 23. c3 $1 Bf2 24. g5 Kg8 25. Bd6 $18 {Schwarz
hat große Probleme mit dem Läufer und König.}) 16. exd5 Ne4 17. Qh2 Nd6 18. h4
O-O 19. g5 $16 {Das ist klar besser für Weiß.}) 14... Nxb3+ {Eine
Ungenauigkeit. Es war besser die Spannung zu halten:} (14... O-O $1 15. Kb1 Re8
$1 16. Bg2 b4 17. Nxc5 Rxc5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bd7 {und Schwarz hat ganz
normales Spiel.}) 15. axb3 Qc7 16. Rh2 O-O 17. Kb1 $14 {Diese Z[ge sind
logisch. Wei- steht etwas besser.} Rfe8 {Dieser Zug ist sinnlos, Schwarz muss
sowieso den Turm auf der d-Linie halten.} (17... Rfd8 18. Rhd2 h6 19. b4 $14)
18. Rhd2 h6 $1 {Ein nützlicher Zug.} 19. b4 $1 {Der Zug sieht sehr logisch aus.
Andere Möglichkeiten sind:} (19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxe5 Qc5 21. Bd4 Qg5 $1 22. Qxg5
hxg5 23. Bg2 b4 24. Na4 Nd5 25. Nb6 Nxb6 26. Bxb6 $14 {Das ist etwas besser
für Weiß, aber ist es nicht leicht zu gewinnen.}) (19. Rd4 Nd7 20. Bxd6 Bxd6
21. Rxd6 b4 22. Bxa6 bxc3 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Qxc3 Nc5 25. b4 Nxe4 26. Qxc7 Rxc7
$14 {Schwarz hat gute Figuren und Gegenspiel.}) 19... Red8 (19... Bc4 20. Bxc4
Qxc4 21. Rd4 Qe6 22. Bxd6 Bd8 23. Bc5 Bc7 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Qxe4 26. Qxe4
Rxe4 27. Rd7 $14) {Ein kritischer Moment, hier habe ich lange nachgedacht.} 20.
e5 $2 {Zu hastig. Mein Gegner hatte in diesem Moment schon wenig Zeit, am
besten ist es in solchen Fällen ruhige Züge zu machen.} (20. Be2 $1 Qb7 21. Rd4
$1 Qb6 22. Qd2 Ne8 23. g5 hxg5 24. Bxg5 {und Weiß hat klaren Vorteil.}) 20...
dxe5 $1 {Stärker als} (20... Ne8 21. Bg2 $1 dxe5 22. Bxe5 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24.
Nd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 $14) 21. Bxe5 Qc6 22. Bg2 Qe8 ({Aber nicht} 22... Qc4 $4 23.
Rd4 $18) 23. Bb7 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rc4 $2 {Ein Fehler. Der Turm steht schlecht
hier.} ({Richtig war} 24... Rd8 $1 {und nach} 25. Bxa6 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Bxb4 27.
Bxf6 gxf6 28. Bxb5 Bxc3 29. Qd3 Qb8 30. bxc3 {kann nur Weiß auf Seig spielen,
aber Schwarz müsste das Remis halten können.}) 25. b3 $1 Rxb4 26. Na2 $2 {
Spiel auf Zeit. Ich musste die schwarze taktische Idee vermeiden.} (26. Qe2 $1
{Jetzt Schwarz hat keine Idee ...Nxg4 und ...Bg5.} a5 (26... Nd7 27. Bc6 Bg5
28. Bd6 $1 Bxd2 29. Qxd2 a5 30. Na2 $1 f5 31. Nxb4 axb4 32. gxf5 Bxf5 33. Bxb4
$16) 27. Na2 a4 28. Nxb4 Bxb4 29. Rd3 axb3 30. cxb3 $16) 26... Bc8 $4 {Die
Nerven.} ({Der einzige Zug war} 26... Nxg4 $1 27. hxg4 Bg5 28. Qc5 Rxb3+ $1 29.
cxb3 Bxd2 30. Kb2 Bxg4 31. Bxa6 Bd7 {Schwarz hat Gegenspiel. Die Partie muss
remis enden.}) 27. Bxf6 $1 $18 {Jetzt ist die Partie vorbei.} (27. Bxc8 $4 Re4)
27... Bxb7 28. Nxb4 $1 gxf6 29. Re2 Kf8 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Qd2 {Am einfachsten.}
Kf8 32. Nd5 Bxd5 33. Qxd5 Qc8 34. Qe4 Ba3 (34... Qd7 35. Qxe7+ $1 Qxe7 36. Rxe7
Kxe7 37. c4 bxc4 38. bxc4 Ke6 39. h4 $18) 35. Qh7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Volokitin,A"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Nc6 {
Eine Überraschung. Ich habe nun ein wenig nachgedacht.} 8. Bc4 ({Ich dachte
auch an} 8. Nd2 {, aber nach} d5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Nc4 Qxd1+ 12.
Rxd1 Be6 {sieht es zu wenig für Weiß aus.} 13. c3 Rd8 $11) 8... Be6 9. Bb3 ({
Interessant war auch} 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. Bxd5 Ne7 $5 {Hier muss Weiß einen Bauern
opfern.} 11. Bb3 (11. Bxb7 $6 Rb8 12. Bd5 Nexd5 13. exd5 Qa5+ 14. Qd2 Qxd2+ 15.
Kxd2 Nxd5 {ist sogar etwas besser für Schwarz.}) 11... Nxe4 12. O-O {Weiß
besitzt Kompensation, aber mein Gegner könnte vielleicht eine Analyse von
dieser Stellung haben, deswegen habe ich einfacher gespielt.}) 9... h6 {
Sonst keine Idee von 7...Nc6.} 10. O-O Na5 11. Nd5 $1 $14 ({Nach} 11. Bxe6 fxe6
12. Nh4 Rg8 {ist die Verbesserung der schwarzen Struktur wichtiger als der
Verlust der Rochade.}) 11... Nxd5 ({Ich habe auch gerechnet} 11... Nxb3 12. Bb6
Qd7 13. Nc7+ Qxc7 (13... Ke7 $2 14. cxb3 Rc8 15. Rc1 $16) 14. Bxc7 Nxa1 15. c3
$1 Rc8 16. Ba5 Nb3 17. axb3 $14) 12. Bxd5 Be7 13. b3 {Während der Partie
wollte ich zu c4 kommen und b4, a3 nachfolgen lassen, aber ich habe das
sofortie b4! übersehen.} (13. b4 $1 Nc6 14. c4 Nxb4 (14... O-O 15. a3 $14) 15.
Qa4+ Nc6 16. Rab1 Qc8 17. Rb6 O-O 18. Rfb1 Nd8 19. c5 $1 dxc5 20. Nxe5 $14 {
Weiß hat volle Dominanz.}) 13... O-O 14. c4 Nc6 {Nach der Eröffnung hat Weiß
eine angenehme Stellung bekommen, ohne Gegenspiel für Schwarz. Aber wie kann
man die Stellung verbessern? Ich habe 30 Minuten nachgedacht und entschied
mich, meine Figuren umzugruppieren.} 15. Ne1 $5 {Der Springer will nach c2.}
Qd7 16. Nc2 b5 {Logisch. Schwarz will Gegenspiel bekommen.} (16... f5 $6 17.
exf5 Rxf5 18. Qd3 $14) 17. Qd3 {Die Dame zieht nach b5.} Rab8 ({Nach} 17...
bxc4 {wollte ich mit dem Läufer nehmen.} 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 a5 20. Qd5 Rfc8
21. Rfd1 $14 {und Schwarz hat kein Gegenspiel.}) 18. Rfd1 Rfc8 19. Bxe6 $1 {
Rechtzeitig, weil Schwarz nun schlecht mit dem Bauern wiedernehmen kann.} Qxe6
(19... fxe6 20. c5 $1 Rd8 21. cxd6 Bxd6 22. Qe2 $14) 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Rac1 Qg6
22. h3 Rc7 $2 {Die Verdoppelung der Türme hat einhe taktische Widerlegung. Der
Zug ...Qg6 war mit der Idee ...Bg5 verbunden. In dieser Position war deshalb ..
.Bg5 sehr logisch.} (22... Bg5 $1 23. a4 $1 (23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. Na3 Kh7 $3 {
Die Idee dieses Computerzuges besteht darin, dass Weiß ohne Schach auf c8
nimmt.} (24... Nb4 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Qf3) 25. Qf1 Qf4 26. Nxb5 Rxb5 $1 27.
Rxc6 Rxc6 28. Qxb5 Rc2 29. Qf1 Rxa2 $11) (23. Qxd6 Qxe4 $1 $11 (23... Qxd6 $2
24. Rxd6 $16)) 23... bxa4 24. bxa4 $14) 23. a3 Rbc8 {Jetzt hatte ich schon
wenig Zeit, aber ich habe die schöne Kombination gesehen.} 24. Bb6 Rb7 25. Nb4
$3 Rxb6 26. Qd5 {Plötzlich hat Weiß eine strategisch gewonnene Stellung
bekommen.} Bg5 (26... Na7 27. Rxc8+ Nxc8 28. Qa8 $18) 27. Rxc6 Rcxc6 28. Nxc6
Kh7 29. Na7 $18 {Sehr stark. Ich war in diesen Moment in Zeitnot, aber es gibt
hier keine Probleme die Züge zu finden.} Qh5 30. Re1 f5 {Viktor stellt noch
eine Falle.} 31. Nxb5 ({Nach} 31. exf5 $2 Qe8 $1 {hat Weiß einige Probleme.}) (
31. Nc8 $5 $18) 31... fxe4 32. Qxe4+ $2 {Der este Fehler.} ({Stärker war} 32.
Rxe4 $1 Qe8 33. a4 $18 {mit voller Dominanz. Weiß gewinnt sehr leicht.}) 32...
Qg6 33. a4 (33. Qd5 $18 {Besser war es zurückzuziehen.}) 33... Bd2 $1 34. Qxg6+
Kxg6 35. Rd1 Bb4 36. Kf1 {Ein Zeitnotzug.} Rc6 $1 37. a5 Rc2 38. Nxd6 Bxa5 39.
Nc4 Bc3 40. Rd6+ Kh7 {Die Zeitnotphase ist vorbei. Ich war sehr enttäuscht
über meine Stellung. Ich dachte, dass Schwarz nun sehr gute Remischancen hat.
Ich habe den besten Zug gemacht.} 41. g3 $1 $14 Bd4 $2 {Es ist schwer zu
glauben, aber ich denke, dass dieser Zug ein Fehler ist. Schwarz muss seinen
Bauern auf e5 für den Bauern auf b3 tauschen. Der Textzug lässt Weiß einen
zweiten Freibauern bekommen.} ({Besser war} 41... e4 $1 42. h4 Bf6 43. h5 Rc3
44. Re6 Rxb3 45. Rxe4 Rb5 $14 {Die Bauern sind am selben Flügel. Schwarz
besitzt gute Remischancen.}) 42. f4 Rf2+ ({Nach} 42... Bf2 43. fxe5 Bxg3 44.
Rd3 Bh4 45. Rd4 Be7 46. Ne3 {hat Schwarz auch große Schwierigkeiten Remis zu
halten.}) 43. Ke1 Rf3 44. fxe5 Bc5 45. Rd5 Bb4+ 46. Ke2 Rxg3 47. Rd3 Rg1 48.
Kf3 {Meiner Meinung nach ist diese Stellung objektiv verloren für Schwarz.
Weiß hat einen klaren Plan: der König zieht nach d5, dann geht der Springer
auf d4 oder d6.} Kg6 49. Ke4 (49. Nd6 $5 $18 {war auch sehr stark.}) 49... Kf7
50. Kd5 $18 Ke7 $2 {Es war besser, seine Bauern zu bewegen.} ({Ein Beispiel:} 
50... h5 51. Nd6+ Bxd6 52. Kxd6 g5 53. b4 g4 54. hxg4 hxg4 55. b5 Rb1 56. e6+
Kf6 57. Re3 Rd1+ 58. Kc7 Rc1+ 59. Kb8 Ke7 60. b6 Rf1 61. b7 Rf3 62. Re4 g3 63.
Kc7 Rc3+ 64. Kb6 Rb3+ 65. Kc6 Rc3+ 66. Kd5 Rb3 67. Rg4 $18) 51. Ne3 Rg5 52. Nc2
Bd6 53. Re3 Kd7 54. Nd4 Bc7 55. Ne6 {Am einfachsten.} Rg1 56. Nxc7 Kxc7 57. Ke6
$1 g5 58. Kf7 g4 59. hxg4 Rxg4 60. e6 Rf4+ 61. Ke8 h5 62. e7 h4 63. Rc3+ Kb7 (
63... Kb6 64. Kd7 Rd4+ 65. Ke6 Re4+ 66. Kd6 Re2 67. Rc8 $18) 64. Rc4 $1 {
Der stärkste Zug.} Rxc4 65. bxc4 h3 66. Kd7 h2 67. e8=Q h1=Q 68. Qc8+ Kb6 69.
Qc7+ Ka6 70. Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 (
7. Nb3 {(Idee Dd2,f3,0-0-0) führt zu bedeutend schärferen Stellungen.}) 7...
Be7 $5 {Schwarz verzichtet darauf die "Drohung"8.Lc4 mittels (des
gebräuchlicheren )7..Dc7 zun verhindern.} 8. Bc4 (8. a4 {ist harmlos.} O-O $10
(8... Nc6 9. Be2 (9. Bc4 h6 (9... O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13.
Qd3 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Nh5 15. Ne2 h6 16. b3 Qe8 17. c4 Qg6 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. b4 Kh8
20. Rdc1 d5 21. Ng3 Nxg3 22. hxg3 dxe4 23. Qc2 Qf5 24. Nh2 Nd4 25. Qd1 Qxf2+
26. Kh1 Ne2 27. Ng4 Nxg3+ 28. Kh2 Nf1+ 29. Kh1 Qxd2 {0-1 Seltzer,R-Byrne,R/
Philadelphia World op (08) ;TD 92\05 1992}) 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. h3 Be6
13. Be2 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Qc3 e4 17. Rfd1 Bb4 18. Rxd5 Bxc3
19. bxc3 Bxd5 20. Nd2 Ne5 21. c4 Bc6 22. a5 f5 23. Bd4 Rfe8 24. Rb1 Rad8 25.
Be3 g5 26. Nb3 Re7 27. Nd4 Kg6 28. Nxc6 Nxc6 29. Rb6 Kg7 30. Bc1 Kh7 31. Bh5
Red7 32. Bb2 Rg8 33. Bc3 Rb8 {King,A-Macekova,M/WchJW U18 Bratislava (04) ;TD
93\05 1993/0-1 (66)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O Rb8 (10... Be6 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. Qd2 Qa5
13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rac1 Kf8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Na5 18. Re1 Nc4
19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. b3 Rcc8 21. Ne3 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Red1 Be7 24. Ra1 g6 25.
g4 b4 26. h3 Bd7 27. Ne1 {1/2-1/2 Ciemniak,R-Wojtkiewicz,A/POL-chT (Lubniewice)
;TD 93\08 1993}) 11. Nd5 b6 12. Nd2 Nxd5 13. exd5 Nb4 14. Nc4 a5 15. c3 Na6 16.
Qb3 Nc5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nxe5 Bb7 19. Rad1 Bd6 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 Qc7 22.
g3 {1/2-1/2 Mendez,Ed-Alonso,Re/CUB-ch (07) ;TD 93\10 1993}) (8... Ng4 $5 {[#]}
9. Bc1 Be6 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O Nf6 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. Bxf6 {1/2-1/2
Fedorowicz,J-Wojtkiewicz,A/1st Murphy-ACF Int'l (2) 1994}) (8... Be6 $6 9. Be2
(9. Ng5 $5 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 h6 12. Nf3 Nbd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qc7
15. a5 Qc4 16. Qxc4 Rxc4 17. Nd2 Rc6 18. Ra4 Kd8 19. Nc4 Kc8 20. f3 Kb8 21. b3
g5 22. Ne2 Nh5 23. Rd2 Ng7 24. g4 h5 25. h3 hxg4 26. hxg4 Rh6 27. Ra1 Rc8 28.
Rad1 Rch8 29. Ng3 Kc7 30. Bf2 Kc6 31. Rd3 Kc7 32. R1d2 R8h7 33. Kf1 Rh8 {
Ree,Hans-Parameswaren,Tiruchy/Bangalore 1981/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 9... Nc6 10. Nd5
O-O 11. Bb6 Qd7 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. c4 Rac8 14. O-O Be7 15. b3 f5 16. exf5 Rxf5
17. Nd2 d5 18. Bg4 Rf4 19. Bxe6+ Qxe6 20. Be3 Rf6 21. cxd5 Qxd5 22. Nc4 Nd4 {
[#]} 23. Nxe5 Bc5 24. Rc1 Rff8 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Qxd4 Qxd4 27. Bxd4 Rd5 28. Rd1
Rfd8 29. Nf3 Rc8 30. g3 Rf8 31. Kg2 h6 32. Rd2 Rfd8 33. h4 {Hetey,L-Truhn,A/
GER-chJI U20 Hamburg ;TD 93\05 1993/1-0 (50)}) 9. Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Karolyi,
T-Danner,G/HUN-chT 9394 ;TD 94\03 1994} (9. a5 Nc6 $5 (9... Nbd7 10. Nd2 b5 11.
axb6 Nxb6 12. Nc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 Be6 14. Qd3 Qb8 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. O-O Qb7 17.
Ra3 d5 18. Rb3 Qd7 19. Bg5 d4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nb1 Qc6 22. Re1 a5 23. Na3 Be7
24. g3 Bb4 25. Re2 Rfc8 26. Qd1 Rab8 27. Nb1 a4 28. Rd3 Be7 29. c3 Bc5 30. Kg2
Rb7 31. f4 Rcb8 32. b4 axb3 33. fxe5 dxc3 34. Rxc3 {Panchev,P-Womacka,M/
Karl-Marx-Stadt ;EXP 18 1990/0-1 (54)}) (9... Be6 10. Ng5 d5 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12.
exd5 Nxd5 13. Qg4 Nxe3 14. Qxe6+ Kh8 15. fxe3 Nc6 16. Bd3 Bh4+ 17. g3 Qg5 18.
O-O-O Qxe3+ 19. Kb1 Bg5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. c3 Rad8 22. Bc2 Qh6 23. Qxh6 gxh6 24.
b4 Kg7 25. Bb3 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Rxd8 Bxd8 28. Be6 Na7 29. Kc2 Be7 30. Kd3
Nc6 31. Kc4 Nd8 32. Bc8 Bg5 33. Nd6 Nf7 34. Nxf7 Kxf7 35. Bxb7 Ke7 36. Bxa6 Kd6
37. Bb7 Be3 38. Be4 {1-0 Arencibia,W-Alonso,Re/CUB-ch (02) ;TD 93\10 1993}) 10.
Bb6 Qe8 11. Nd2 Be6 12. Nc4 Qd7 13. Qd2 Rac8 14. Ne3 Bd8 15. Bxd8 Qxd8 16. Ned5
Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Nb4 19. Qd1 Nxc2+ 20. Kd2 Nxa1 21. Qxa1 d5 22. Ng3
Qg5+ 23. Kd1 Rc7 24. Qb1 Rfc8 25. Ne2 Rc2 26. Qxc2 Rxc2 27. Kxc2 Qf5+ 28. Kb3
Qxf2 29. Nc3 d4 30. Nd5 d3 31. Nc3 e4 32. Nxe4 Qc2+ 33. Ka3 d2 34. Nxd2 Qxd2
35. b4 Qc3+ 36. Ka4 Qc1 37. Kb3 Kf8 38. h4 Ke7 39. g4 Qd1+ 40. Kc4 Qxg4+ {
0-1 Arnason,J-Kengis,E/Reykjavik op (06) ;EXP 39 1994}) (9. Be2 h6 10. O-O Be6
11. Nd2 Qc7 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 Nbd7 14. Nf1 Ne5 15. Ng3 g6 16. Qd2 h5 17. h3
Nh7 18. Nf1 Rac8 19. Rf2 Bh4 20. g3 Be7 21. Kh2 Qd7 22. Bh6 Rfe8 23. h4 Nf6 24.
Ne3 Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Nxe4 26. Qe1 Nxf2 27. Qxf2 Qc6 28. b3 d5 29. Rd1 Qc5 30. Qf4
Nc6 31. c4 d4 32. Nd5 Bxd5 33. cxd5 Bd6 34. Qf3 Ne7 35. Bd3 Qxd5 36. Be4 Qe5
37. Rf1 Nf5 38. Bf4 Qxe4 39. Bxd6 Qxf3 40. Rxf3 Nxd6 {0-1 Mueller,
Ka-Ostermeyer,P/BL 8889 (1989) ;BL 1989}) (9. Bc4 Be6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Nd2 Nc6
12. O-O Nb4 13. Bb3 d5 14. Bg5 Nxe4 15. Ndxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxe6 Qxe6
18. Qxe4 {1/2-1/2 Arnason,Jon-Byrne,Robert/Reykjavik tt (01) 1986})) 8... O-O
9. O-O Be6 {Die positionelle Rechtfertigung von 7..Le7 ist diese
Läuferopposition.Da sich 10.Le6 aufgrund derStärkung des schwarzen Zentrums
verbietet,verliert Weiß ein Tempo.} 10. Bb3 (10. Qd3 $5 {Weiß setzt seine
Entwicklung geradlinig fort.Die Partie der beiden Supergroßmeister zeigt
instruktiv,wie Schwarz bei unbedarftem Spiel unter Druck gerät.Zu beachten
sind deshalb die Alternativen 10..Dc7 und 10..Lc4.} Nc6 (10... Nbd7 $2 11. Bxe6
fxe6 12. Qc4) (10... b5 11. Bd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 Nd7 14. Rfd1 Nf6
15. Qd3 h6 16. a4) (10... Qc7 11. Nd5 (11. Bb3 h6 12. Rfd1 Nbd7) 11... Nxd5 12.
Bxd5 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 Nd7 14. c4 (14. c3 Qc6) 14... Qc6 $5 (14... Nf6 15. Qd3 Qc6
(15... h6) 16. Bg5) 15. Qxc6 (15. Qd3 f5) (15. Nd2 Qxd5 16. cxd5 f5 17. f3 Rac8
18. Rfc1 Nf6 $10) 15... bxc6 16. b4 d5) (10... Bxc4 $5 11. Qxc4 b5 12. Qd3 Nbd7
) 11. a3 Na5 (11... Rc8 12. Bd5) 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Na4 $1 Nd7 14. b4 Nc6 15. c4
Qe8 16. Nd2 Kh8 17. Nb3 $14 Qg6 18. Nb6 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 Rac8 20. Rad1 Rf7 21. f3
h6 22. b5 Nb8 23. a4 Bf8 24. Be3 Nd7 25. bxa6 bxa6 26. Rb1 Rc7 27. Nd2 Be7 28.
Rb3 Rf8 29. Rfb1 Rfc8 30. Rb7 Qe8 31. Rxc7 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Gavrikov,V/Zurich
(10) 1994}) (10. Bd5 Nc6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Ng5 Qd7 13. Na4 Bd8 14. Re1 h6 15.
Nf3 Nxe4 16. Qd3 Nf6 17. Qg6 Ne7 18. Qg3 Qxa4 19. Qh3 Qg4 20. Rad1 Qxh3 21.
gxh3 {0-1 Guliev,L-Yuferov,S/Kstovo op (07) ;EXP 42 1994}) (10. Qe2 Bxc4 11.
Qxc4 b5 12. Qd3 Nbd7 13. Rad1 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Qc7 16. Rfe1 Nf6 17. Qd3
Rfc8 18. Rd2 Qa5 19. Bg5 Qxa2 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. b3 a5 22. c4 Qa3 23. Rb1 a4 24.
Rdb2 d5 25. cxd5 Qxb2 26. Rxb2 Rc1+ 27. Qf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 a3 29. Ra2 Rc8 30.
Ne1 Be7 31. Nc2 Rc3 32. Na1 Rc1+ 33. Ke2 Rb1 34. Rc2 f6 35. Rc7 Kf8 36. Nc2
Rxb3 37. Ne3 a2 38. Ra7 Ra3 39. Rxa3 bxa3 40. Nc2 Bc5 {0-1 Zaitsev,I-Neverov,V/
Moscow 1989}) 10... b5 $5 {Dieser Aufbau,der ein Druckspiel in der c-Linie und
eine geschmeidigere Entwicklung des Damenspringers (nach c7) vorsieht,gefällt
nicht schlecht.} (10... Nc6 11. Bg5 (11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rfd1 Nxb3 13. cxb3 (13.
axb3 Qc7 14. Bg5 Rfc8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne1 Be7 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. c3 Bxd5 19.
Rxd5 Qb6 20. b4 Qc6 21. Nc2 Qc4 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. f3 Rc6 24. b5 Rb6 25. Nb4 a5
26. Ra4 g6 {1-0 Isupov,V-Titlianov,Y/Kemerovo ;TD 91\03 1991}) 13... Qb8 14.
Bg5 b5 15. Ne1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nc2 Bd8 18. Nb4 Bb6 19. Ncd5 Bc5 20. Nc6
Qb7 21. b4 Bxd5 22. exd5 Bb6 23. a4 Rfe8 24. Kf1 bxa4 25. Rxa4 Qc8 26. Rda1 Qf5
27. g3 e4 28. Rxa6 Rxa6 29. Rxa6 Bxf2 30. Qxf2 (30. Qxf2 Qxd5 31. Qe2 e3 32.
Kg1 Qd2 33. Kf1 Qd5 34. Kg1 Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Mainka,R-Skembris,S/Dortmund op-A (06)
;TD 92\03 1992}) 30... Qxd5 31. Qe2 e3 32. Kg1 Qd2 33. Kf1 Qd5 34. Kg1 Qd2 {
1/2-1/2 Mainka,R-Skembris,S/Dortmund op-A (06) ;TD 92\03 1992}) 11... Na5 (
11... Rc8 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Be7 14. Qe2 Na5 15. Rfd1 Nxb3 16. axb3 Qe8 17.
c4 Bd8 18. Ne1 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nc2 Bg6 21. Rf1 Bg5 22. Ncb4 e4 23. Qg4 Qe5
24. Qe2 Rf7 25. Ne3 Rcf8 26. Qd2 Bh5 27. Nbd5 Bh4 28. g3 Bd8 29. Ng2 Bf3 {
1/2-1/2 Rubinchik-Neverov/corres ch USSR 1991}) 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Be7 14.
Qd2 Nxb3 15. axb3 Rc8 16. c3 Rc5 17. b4 Rc6 18. Rfd1 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qb6 20. Nd2
Rfc8 21. Nf1 Bg5 22. Ng3 g6 23. Rd3 {1/2-1/2 Fanouraki,N-Bekker Jensen,Ann/
EU-chJW U14 Herculane (08) ;TD 94\01 1994}) (10... h6 $5 11. Qd3 (11. Qe2 Qc7
12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Nh4 Qd7 14. Na4 Bxb3 15. cxb3 Bd8 16. Nf5 d5 17. Nc5 Rxc5 18.
Bxc5 Nxe4 19. Qf3 Qe6 20. Qg4 Bg5 21. h4 Bf6 22. Be3 h5 23. Qxh5 d4 24. Qf3 Nc5
25. b4 Ncd7 26. Bg5 e4 27. Qg4 e3 28. fxe3 Ne5 29. Nh6+ Kh7 30. Qxe6 fxe6 31.
exd4 Bxg5 32. hxg5 Nec6 33. Nf7 Nxb4 34. Nd8 N8c6 35. Nxc6 Nxc6 36. d5 exd5 37.
Rxd5 Re8 38. Rd7 b5 39. Rd6 Nb4 40. a3 Nc2 41. Rc1 {1-0 Kotronias,V-Marjanovic,
S/Istambul 1988}) 11... Nc6 12. a3 Na5 13. Bd5 Rc8 14. Nd2 b5 15. a4 Nc4 16.
Nxc4 bxc4 17. Qd2 Bxd5 18. exd5 Ng4 19. Rfe1 Nf6 20. Rf1 Ng4 21. Rfe1 Nf6 22.
Rf1 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov-Sabitov/1983}) 11. Qe2 (11. Qd3 b4 (11... Nc6 $5 {Ide
Sc6-b4,Sc6-a5-c4}) 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 (14. exd5 f5 $132) 14...
Nd7 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Rac1 Nf6 17. Qd3 Qa5) (11. Nd5 $5 {Ernst} Nc6 $5 (11...
Nxe4 $2 12. Bb6 $16) 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $14) 11... h6 (11... b4 $6 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13.
exd5 Nbd7 14. a3 {Vorteil Weiß}) (11... Nbd7 $2 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ng5) 12. Ne1
Nbd7 13. Nd3 Qa5 14. a3 Rfc8 {Schwarz hat seine Entwicklung harmonisch beendet
und kann zufrieden sein.} 15. Qf3 (15. Nb4 {Ernst} Rxc3 $5 16. bxc3 Nxe4 $13)
15... Qd8 16. h3 Rab8 {Idee a5,b4} 17. Nb4 (17. Rfd1 {Ernst} a5 $1 {>< Nd3})
17... Bxb3 18. cxb3 a5 19. Nbd5 b4 {Weiß wird dazu gezwungen den Springer
entweder passiv zurückzuziehen,oder das Feld d5 mit einem Bauern zu besetzen.}
20. axb4 axb4 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Bg5 (23... Rc2) 24. Ra7 Rc7
25. Rxc7 Qxc7 26. Rc1 Qe7 27. Rc6 Bxe3 28. Qxe3 h5 29. Qe2 g6 30. Qc4 Kg7 31.
Rc7 Qf6 32. Qa6 Rd8 33. Qb6 Ra8 34. Rc1 Ra2 35. Qxb4 Rxb2 36. Rf1 h4 37. Qc4
Rd2 38. b4 Rd4 39. Qb3 Qd8 40. Rd1 Rxd1+ 41. Qxd1 Qb6 42. Qd2 Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Odeev, Handszar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. g4 b5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bg2 Be7 12. f4 Bb7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Be3 Nb6 15. a4
Nxa4 16. Nxa4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 O-O 18. g5 a5 19. f5 Ba6 20. c4 Rab8 21. Nd2 Rxb2
22. f6 Bd8 23. Qh5 Ne5 24. Rf4 Ng6 25. Rf3 Re8 26. fxg7 Kxg7 $1 {[%mdl 512]
The f8 square is critical to black's defence, and control of it MUST be
recovered. The 'loss' of white's dark squared bishop gives black a handy
superiority on these squares, and again, as mentioned in the text, white's
heavy commitment to the attack ( note the poor co-ordination between his
king-side major pieces and the rook on a4 ) is a further source of
justification and compensation.} (26... e5 27. Rh3 Kxg7 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Rf3
$40) 27. Bd4+ (27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Rh3 Nf8 29. Bd4 e5 30. Bxb2 Qb6+ 31. Kh1 Qxb2
$44) 27... e5 28. Bxb2 Qb6+ 29. c5 $1 Qxb2 30. Rxf7+ $1 {There is something
pleasingly logical about all this. White has commited all to attack. This has
been weakened, but still a draw can be forced, and MUST BE, since white's
pieces are in no state of readiness to scramble back and defend.} Kxf7 31.
Qxh7+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ Kf7 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1997.10.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2820"]
[Annotator "Winants,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.09.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
{[#] Un dispositif agressif que l'on doit aux joueurs britanniques. Les Blancs
ont deux atouts а leur disposition.  La structure de pions d'abord: le pion
central e4 est solidement défendu et ceci leur permettra bientôt de lancer un
assaut а la baïonnette contre le flanc-Roi (g4, h4 ...). Le bon développement
ensuite, car toutes les pièces mineures, а l'exception du Nb3, occupent une
position idéale. Il faudrait d'ailleurs envisager une action du côté Dame.
D'une part, les deux Fous sont braqués dans cette direction, et de l'autre, il
y a un avant-poste pour le Cavalier en d5.} Be7 {Najdorf Variation-English
attack Survey Pris isolément ce coup paraît anodin, voire même banal. Mais
cette impression s'évanouit dès que l'on considère la stratégie des Noirs dans
son ensemble.  Ainsi Kasparov ne se contente pas uniquement de mobiliser ses
pièces. Son but principal est d'éviter de jouer ...b5, aussi longtemps que les
Blancs n'auront pas effectué le grand roque ou, pour le moins, accepté des
responsabilités sur le flanc-Roi, avec le coup g4.} 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 h6 ({
Toujours pas} 10... b5 {а cause de} 11. a4 $1 {le coup du Dr Nunn} b4 12. Nd5
Bxd5 13. exd5 {et si 13...} Nb6 $2 14. a5 $1 Nbxd5 15. g5 {[%csl Rd5,Rf6]} Nxe3
16. gxf6 Nxf1 17. fxe7 {et les Blancs gagnent.}) 11. O-O-O ({Ou bien:} 11. h4
b5 12. Rg1 Nb6 13. g5 Nfd7 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Rc8 17. Na5 Nxd5
18. Nb7 Nxe3 19. Nxd8 Nxc2+ 20. Kd1 Nxa1 21. Nb7 Nc2 22. g6 Nd4 23. gxf7+ Kxf7
24. Bd3 g5 $17 {Georgiev-Kasparov, Grand Prix PCA, Paris 1995}) 11... b5 12. h4
Nb6 {[%csl Gd5] Pour empêcher l'arrivée du Nc3 en d5, ou provoquer l'échange
du Fou de cases noires (Bxb6)} 13. Kb1 (13. Qf2 Rb8 14. Kb1 b4 15. Bxb6 Qxb6
16. Qxb6 Rxb6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. Bd3 h5 20. g5 f5 21. gxf6 Bxf6 {
Almasi-Lautier Tilburg 1996}) 13... b4 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 a5
17. Qd3 {[%cal Yb3d2] Une nouveauté théorique, au lieu de 17.Bc4 joué dans la
partie Bologan-Wahls, Bundesliga 1995. Avec 17.Qd3, les Blancs se proposent de
retirer le Cavalier en d2.} (17. Bc4 O-O 18. Qe2 a4 19. Nd2 a3 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21.
fxe4 axb2 22. g5 Ra3 23. gxh6 g6 24. Bb3 Qa6 25. Qf3 Ra8 26. Rdf1 f5 27. Qg3 g5
28. Qd3 Rxa2 29. Qxa6 R2xa6 30. Kxb2 gxh4 31. Rhg1+ Kh8 {Bologan,V-Wahls,M/
BL9495 1995/BL 90/1/2-1/2 (48)}) (17. Be2 a4 18. Nc1 Rc8 19. Qd3 Rc5 20. Qa6
Qxa6 21. Bxa6 Nxd5 22. Nd3 Ra5 23. Bb7 Ne3 24. Rde1 Ng2 25. Re4 Kd7 26. Nxb4
Nf4 27. Rd1 Ra7 28. Bc6+ Kc7 29. Rc4 Kb6 30. Nd5+ Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Bxh4 {Dimitrov,
V-Howell,J/WchJ Gausdal 1986/EXT 86ch/1-0 (58)}) 17... O-O $1 {Une réaction
instructive, car il semblerait que les Noirs roquent sous le feu de l'ennemi.}
18. Nd2 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Rg4g5,Yd2f6] En route vers й4} ({Après} 18. g5 Nh5 19.
gxh6 g6 {[%csl Gf4,Gh5] l'infanterie des Blancs serait immobilisée et leur
attaque au point mort. C'est pourquoi Shirov décide d'aller échanger le Nf6.})
18... a4 19. Ne4 (19. g5 Nh5 20. gxh6 g6) 19... Rfc8 $1 {[%cal Gc8c2,Yg8f8]
Occupe la colonne ouverte et prévoit l'évacuation du Roi via f8.} 20. Nxf6+
Bxf6 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Ye5e4,Gf6b2]} 21. Qe4 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Yf1d3,Gd3h7] Tout
cela avait probablement été conçu а domicile. Les Blancs projettent d'attaquer
sur la diagonale b1-h7, et bloquent le pion e5, pour éviter le réveil du Bf6 (.
..e4)} (21. g5 $2 e4 $1 22. Qxe4 b3 23. cxb3 axb3 24. a3 Bxb2 $19 {Shirov})
21... Qc5 {[%csl Rb2,Rc3][%cal Ya4a3] Pour mener l'offensive sur la couleur
inverse du Bf1. Kasparov menace 22...a3} (21... b3 $142 22. cxb3 axb3 23. a3
Bxh4 $17 24. Rxh4 $2 Qf2 $19) 22. Bd3 Kf8 $1 {[#]} ({Surtout pas} 22... a3 $2
23. g5 $1 hxg5 24. hxg5 Bxg5 25. Rh8+ $3 {et le mat suit.}) 23. g5 {Impossible
d'avancer autrement.} ({Si} 23. Rdg1 Bxh4 $1 {[%csl Rg1]}) 23... hxg5 24. hxg5
Bxg5 25. Qf5 Bh6 (25... Bf6 $2 26. Bb5 $3 (26. Qd7 $2 g6) 26... Rd8 (26... Qc7
27. Bxa4 Rxa4 $4 28. Rh8+ Ke7 29. Qxc8 $18) (26... Qxb5 $4 27. Rh8+ Ke7 28.
Rxc8) 27. Bc6 $14) 26. Rh4 $132 {[#] La pointe des coups précédents: les
Blancs menacent 27.Rc4} (26. Rxh6 {, joué immédiatement, n'aurait pas entraîné
le résultat escompté:} gxh6 27. Qf6 b3 28. Qxh6+ Ke8 29. Qh8+ Kd7 30. Bf5+ Kc7
{et les Noirs gagnent.}) 26... Ke7 $3 {Une conception inouïe et que l'on ne
pourrait estimer а sa juste valeur, sans examiner d'autres possibilités.} (
26... Rc7 {[%csl Ra8,Gc7] Ce coup présente deux inconvénients: il laisse la
Ra8 sans protection et bloque la case de fuite en c7.} 27. Rxh6 gxh6 28. Qf6 b3
29. Qxh6+ Ke8 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qh4+ $11 {et les Blancs sont hors de danger.}) (
26... Qxd5 {Une prise risquée, car elle accroît le potentiel du Fou de cases
blanches.} 27. Be2 $1 {Le coup juste: il dégage la colonne -d- et prépare
l'intervention du Fou sur la diagonale c4-f7.} (27. Rxb4 {trop mou} Rcb8 ({
non pas} 27... Qe6 28. Qh7) 28. Rxb8+ (28. Rc4 Rxb2+ 29. Kxb2 Rb8+ {et puis 30.
..Qb7}) 28... Rxb8 29. Be2 Qb7 30. b3 Qc7 {et les Noirs sont tranquilles.})
27... Qa5 (27... Qe6 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. Rxd6 $11) (27... Qb7 28. Bc4 Qe7 29. Bd5
$13) 28. Bc4 {[%csl Rf7]} Rc7 29. Rxh6 $1 {toujours le même thème!} gxh6 30.
Qf6 Qc5 (30... Rxc4 31. Qxd6+ Ke8 (31... Kg7 32. Rg1+ Kh7 33. Qf6 $18) 32. Rg1
f6 33. Rg7 $18 {le mat est imminent.}) (30... Ke8 31. Qxd6 Qc5 32. Bb5+ $3 Qxb5
33. Rg1 $18) 31. Qxh6+ Ke7 32. Qh4+ Kd7 33. Qg4+ Ke7 (33... Kc6 34. Qe4+) 34.
Qh4+ $11 {échec perpétuel.}) 27. Rc4 Qxc4 (27... Qxd5 28. Rxb4 $13) 28. Bxc4
Rxc4 29. Qd3 Rac8 {[%csl Rc2,Rd5,Rf3] Les Noirs ont obtenu un matériel
équivalent а la Dame (Tour, Fou et pion). Mais il faut surtout constater que
leur position est désormais imprenable. De plus, les pions c2, d5 et f3 sont
exposés.} 30. Re1 Bf4 {Rien ne presse. Les Blancs sont condamnés а
l'expectative.} 31. Re4 $4 {Shirov souhaitait manifestement rompre la cohésion
entre les Tours ennemies en simplifiant les débats.} ({Or le remède s'est
révélé inopérant, et on peut donc conclure qu'il valait mieux jouer} 31. a3 {
immédiatement.}) (31. b3 axb3 32. axb3 Rxc2 33. Qxc2 Rxc2 34. Kxc2 g5 35. Kd3
f5 $11 {Shirov}) 31... Rxe4 32. fxe4 ({Ou pire:} 32. Qxe4 Rh8 {[%csl Ra1,Rb1,
Rc1,Rd1,Re1,Rf1,Rg1,Rh1][%cal Yh8h1]} 33. a3 (33. b3 a3) 33... b3 34. cxb3 axb3
35. Qe1 Rh2 36. Qd1 Rc2 {etc.}) 32... g5 $1 {[%cal Yg5g1] Tout simplement: le
fantassin va а Dame.} 33. a3 ({Si} 33. Qa6 Rh8 34. a3 g4 35. Qb7+ Kf6 36. Qxb4
g3 37. Qxd6+ Kg7) 33... bxa3 34. Qa6 Rd8 35. Qb6 {Cherchant le salut dans la
contre-attaque (c4-c5).} ({Une variante pour illustrer les conséquences d'une
défense passive:} 35. bxa3 g4 36. Qxa4 g3 37. Qa7+ Kf6 38. Qg1 Rg8 39. Qg2 Rh8
40. a4 Rh2 41. Qg1 Re2 {Pour continuer par ...g2 et ...Be3.} 42. Qh1 Kg5 $1 43.
Qh7 g2 {et gagne.}) 35... g4 36. c4 g3 37. c5 g2 38. cxd6+ Rxd6 39. Qc7+ {
[#] Il semblerait que Shirov soit parvenu а brouiller les cartes.} ({Supposons
} 39. Qc7+ Rd7 {il suivrait} 40. Qc5+ Ke8 41. Qc8+ Rd8 42. Qc6+ Kf8 43. Qc5+
Kg7 44. Qg1) 39... Kf6 $3 {[%csl Gg2] Superbe non?} 40. Qxd6+ (40. Qc5 Kg7 41.
Qg1 Rg6) 40... Kg7 {et les Noirs abandonnèrent.} (40... Kg7 {Si} 41. Qc5 Bh2
42. d6 g1=Q+ 43. Qxg1+ Bxg1 44. d7 Bb6) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.25"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Wojtaszek,R"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Novy Bor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

{Before this match, we were one point behing our opponents. We had no pressure
at all, Socar is like the Real Madrid of chess, they have only star players,
so we were expected to lose. We were even joking that David Navara, our
highest rated player, would be their 2nd reserve player :) Anyway, I was
looking forward to this game, it's always nice to play such strong rivals.} 1.
e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5
{I hestitated before playing this move a little bit because I knew that my
opponent is one of the biggest experts in this line from Black's point of view.
On the other hand I was too curious and decided to see what he prepared.} 9.
Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qc7 ({Last year I played} 11... g6 {against
Leko but here I had different idea in mind. The game went} 12. Be2 Bg7 13. O-O
O-O 14. Na5 Rb8 15. c4 e4 {with unlcear play.}) 12. c4 g6 13. O-O-O $5 {
Quite an interesting novelty. White wants to hide his king on the queenside.} (
13. Be2 {followed by 0-0 would be normal but here Black can try} a5 $5 {
which was played by Dominguez against Caruana. Black's idea is to exchange
queens:} 14. Rd1 a4 15. Na1 Qa5 16. Qxa5 Rxa5 {and I think Black has a very
decent position.}) 13... Nb6 $1 {I think it's the best reaction as it forces
the exchange of dark-squared bishops.} (13... Bg7 {would be normal , but I
didn't like the position after} 14. Kb1 O-O 15. Be2 {and didn't really see how
I can proceed.}) 14. Qa5 Bh6 {A typical idea in this line, Black will castle
in an unusal way with Kf8-g7.} 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. Kb1 Nfd7 ({During the game I
also considered} 16... O-O-O {but it looked bizarre for me, so I decided to
stick to the normal plan} 17. Rc1 Kb8 18. Bd3 ({computers suggest also} 18. c5
$5 Nbxd5 19. Qa4 {and Black might be in trouble also here}) 18... Rhh8 19. Qd2
h4 20. Rhe1 {with the idea Bf1 and Re3, I didn't like Black's position.}) 17.
Qd2 ({White has nothing after} 17. f4 exf4 $1 18. Qd2 Kf8 $1 19. Qxf4 Kg7 20.
Nd4 Ne5 $13) 17... Rh8 18. Rc1 Na4 $6 {I wanted to prepare a blockade with
a5-Nc5 but we both missed a strong reply for White.} ({I should have started
with} 18... Kf8 $1 19. f4 (19. g3 h4 $1) 19... exf4 20. Qxf4 Na4 {with chances
for both sides.}) 19. Be2 $6 (19. Na5 $1 {and strangely enough, Black is
already in trouble:} Kf8 {would be normal but} 20. c5 $1 {is a very strong
sacrifice} dxc5 $6 (20... Nf6 {would be a less evil} 21. cxd6 Qxd6 22. Nxb7 Qd7
23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 Kg7 {but it's clear that Black has not enough
compensation for the pawn}) 21. d6 Qc8 22. Bc4 $36) 19... a5 20. Na1 $5 {
The knight has nothing to do on b3, so White wants to put it on b5. Now it's
all about manouevring.} Kf8 21. Nc2 Kg7 22. Na3 Nf6 $2 {This just loses an
important tempo.} (22... Qd8 $1 23. Nb5 Qf6 24. Bd1 Nac5 {and compared to the
game I would have an extra tempo.}) 23. Nb5 Qe7 24. Rhe1 Nc5 25. Bd1 Nfd7 26.
b3 Qf6 $6 {Around here I started to drift and lose too much time as I couldn't
findthe right plan.} ({It was time to play actively with} 26... f5 $5 27. Bc2 (
27. g4 $6 hxg4 28. fxg4 f4 29. Qxf4 $4 Nd3 $1 $17) 27... Nf6 28. g3 b6 29. h3
Raf8 {but even here Black's position looks already unpleasant.}) 27. Bc2 h4 28.
Rf1 b6 29. Rce1 $6 {It looked tempting to improve the R's position but it was
time for more active play already:} (29. f4 $1 {and it's difficult to
recommend something for Black, for instance} e4 (29... exf4 30. Rxf4 Qe7 31.
Rcf1 Ne5 32. Nd4 $16 {and Nc6 next}) 30. Rce1 Rae8 31. Re2 {with clear
advantage for White.}) 29... Rae8 $1 30. a3 Re7 31. Qc3 $6 (31. g3 hxg3 32.
hxg3 Ree8 {and the opened h-file favours Black I think}) (31. b4 $1 {was a way
to go} Nb7 32. Nc3 Ree8 33. f4 exf4 34. Rxe8 (34. Ne4 $5 Rxe4 $1 35. Rxe4 g5 {
with some compensation}) 34... Rxe8 35. Rxf4 Re1+ $1 (35... Qe7 36. Ba4 {
and Black is paralysed}) 36. Ka2 Qe5 37. Rxh4 Qe3 38. Qxe3 Rxe3 39. Kb3 {
with clear advantage in the endgame.}) 31... Ree8 32. Kb2 $6 (32. Qd2 {would
be better as it's difficult to see what Black can do.}) 32... Nb7 $1 {I was
very happy to find this idea during the game. At least now I will be able gain
some space on the kingside. Moreover, Black has an easy plan - to develop some
pressure on the kingside.} 33. b4 $5 {Fixing the knight on b7 but it's always
risky to push pawns in front of your king...} Qf4 34. Rh1 Nf6 35. Bb3 Rh5 $5
36. Re2 Rg5 37. Bc2 Rc8 38. Be4 Nh5 39. Rc2 Nf6 $6 {Quite a naive decision. I
was a bit short of time so I was hoping to repeat moves once, but of course
White doesn't have to do that.} (39... f5 $1 40. Bd3 Nf6 {was what I should
have done, with a very comfortable position for Black.}) 40. Qe1 $1 Nd7 $6 {
As it happens quite often, mistakes come in pairs. It was much better to keep
the N on f6.} (40... Kg8) 41. Qf2 $1 Kg8 (41... f5 42. Bd3 e4 43. Qd4+ $1 (43.
fxe4 Qxf2 44. Rxf2 fxe4 {ist good for Black}) 43... Kg8 44. Bf1 $1 {and Black
is stuck with the pinned Q on f4.}) 42. Bd3 {With the idea Nc3-e4.} Rh5 $5 43.
Qe2 $6 {White also waits but there was a chance to free the R from h1.} (43.
Nc3 Qh6 {was my idea during the game.}) (43. g4 $1 hxg3 (43... Rh8 44. Rg1 $1 {
threathening g5} Qf6 45. g5 Qg7 46. Rc3 $14) 44. hxg3 Qh6 45. Rxh5 Qxh5 {
and maybe White is a little bit better but I thought I have some
counter-chances as well.}) 43... Kg7 $132 44. Kb1 Rhh8 {Here I decided to
change my plan and try to use the fact that White is expanded on the queenside.
} 45. Qf2 Ra8 $5 46. Nc3 $4 {After manoeuvring for a long time White finally
makes a final blunder.} (46. Nc7 $2 {It's too late for repeating like this:}
axb4 47. Nxa8 b3 $1 48. Rb2 Rxa8 49. Rxb3 Nbc5 50. Rc3 Qd4 51. Qc2 Na4 $17) (
46. Rb2 $1 {was the way to keep equality:} axb4 47. axb4 Ra4 48. Kc2 $1 Rha8
49. g3 Qf6 {with an unclear position where both sides have chances.}) 46...
axb4 47. axb4 Ra3 48. Kb2 Rha8 $19 {White is already lost, there is no defence
against the piece sacrifice and ...Qd4.} 49. Rd2 Nbc5 $1 50. bxc5 Nxc5 51. Be4
Rb3+ 52. Kc2 Raa3 {And my opponent resigned. Later on we were able to win also
on board 1 and 3 which gave us a sensational win against Socar. Thanks to this
result, the next day we were able to celebrate winning the European Club Cup!}
0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Wolff,P"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[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 {Shirov,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4 Nc6 10. Qe2 $5 (10. Qd2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5
13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Be2 (15. g3 Bd6 $1 16. Bxd6 (16. Rxd5 $4
Bxf4+ $19) 16... Rxd6 17. Bc4 Bxh1 18. Rxd6 Ne5 $10 {Malisauskas,V-Dvoirys,S
Biel izt (13) 1993}) 15... g6 {Black needs to protect f5 to block the
sensitive diagonal.} (15... Bd6 $2 16. Bxd6 Rxd6 17. Bf3 $18) 16. Rhg1 Be7 17.
g3 Rhe8 18. Rgf1 f5 19. Bf3 {Yudasin,L-Gelfand,B Biel izt (3) 1993}) 10... a5
11. O-O-O $146 (11. Nb5 Be7 12. N3d4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. O-O-O
Qb6 16. g3 a4 $10 {Shirov,A-Gelfand,B/ Paris Immopar/ 1992/}) (11. Nb5 {
Shirov,A}) 11... Bg4 (11... a4 12. Nc5 (12. Nd4 a3 $13) 12... a3 (12... Bg4 13.
Qb5) 13. e5 $1 (13. b3 Qa5) (13. Qb5 axb2+ 14. Kb1 (14. Kxb2 $2 Ra5 $1) 14...
Qc8 $1 $13 (14... Ra5 15. Nxb7 $18) (14... Qa5 15. Nxe6 $18 (15. Qxb7 $4 Bxa2+
16. Kxb2 Qa3+ $19))) 13... axb2+ 14. Kb1 {I can't find a satisfactory response
for Black here.}) 12. Qb5 Bxd1 13. Qxb7 Bg4 (13... Qc8 14. Qxc8+ (14. Ba6 $2
Bg4 $1 $19) 14... Rxc8 15. Ba6 $44 {White will have a P and the light squared
B for the R, and the initiative and weak pawns to attack, to boot.} (15. Kxd1
$16 {Shirov,A})) 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Bxc6 Rc8 (15... Rb8 $5) (15... Rb8 $2 {
Shirov,A} 16. Bxd7+ Nxd7 17. Qc6 $1 Rc8 18. Qb5 $1 Be7 (18... Rb8 19. Qa4 $1
Rb4 20. Qc6 Rb6 21. Qc4 Rb4 22. Qa6 $16) 19. Rd1 $1 $16 {/\} O-O 20. Bxd6) 16.
Nxa5 $1 Bxc6 17. Nxc6 Qd7 18. Na5 Rxc3 $5 19. bxc3 Qxb7 20. Nxb7 Nxe4 21. Re1 (
21. Kb2 {Shirov,A} Kd7 22. Na5 g5 23. Be3 Be7 $44) 21... d5 22. Nd6+ (22. c4
Bb4 $1 23. Nd6+ (23. Rd1 Ba3+ 24. Kb1 Nc3+) (23. Re2 Ba3+ 24. Kd1 O-O $13)
23... Kd7 24. Nxf7 Rf8 25. Ne5+ Kc8 $19) (22. Bd6 {Shirov,A} f5 $13) (22. Kb2 {
Shirov,A} Kd7 23. Na5 (23. c4 $2 Bb4 24. Rd1 Kc6 25. Rxd5 Bc3+ $19) 23... g5 $1
24. Be5 f6 $44) 22... Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Kd7 24. Bb4 f5 25. a4 Kc6 26. Kb2 g5 (26...
Re8 $1 {Shirov,A} 27. g3 $13 (27. Rd1 $13)) 27. c4 f4 (27... dxc4 28. g4) 28.
Kb3 {Black has some counterplay, but Shirov really should have been able to
win this position. This returns the favor from Munich, when Shirov drew an
absolutely lost position against Gelfand.} Re8 29. cxd5+ Kxd5 30. Rd1+ Kc6 31.
Kc4 (31. a5 $1 {Shirov,A} Re6 (31... Nc5+ 32. Bxc5 Kxc5 33. Rd7 $1 $18) 32. a6
$1 (32. Rd8 g4 33. Rf8 Rf6 34. Rxf6+ Nxf6 35. Kc4 f3 36. gxf3 gxf3 37. Kd3 Ng4
$10) 32... Kb6 33. Ra1 Ka7 (33... Re8 34. Kc4 $18) 34. Kc4 $1 g4 $1 (34... Rc6+
35. Kd5 Rxc2 36. Kxe4 Rc4+ 37. Kf5 Rxb4 38. Kxg5 Rb2 39. Rg1 $18) (34... Rxa6
35. Re1 Nf6 (35... Nd6+ 36. Kd5 Nf5 37. Bc5+ Kb7 38. Re5 Rf6 39. Ke4 $18) 36.
Re7+ Kb8 (36... Kb6 37. h3 $3 {/\ Bc3+-} Kc6 (37... g4 38. Rf7 $18) 38. Re6+
Kb7 39. Rxa6 Kxa6 40. Be7 $1 Ne4 41. Kd5 $1 Nc3+ 42. Ke5 $18) 37. Kb5 Ra2 38.
c4 $1 $40 {/\} Rxg2 39. Rf7 Ne4 40. Kb6 Kc8 41. Kc6 Kb8 42. Ba5 Rb2 43. Bb6 $18
) 35. Kd5 Re8 36. Re1 Nf6+ 37. Kd4 Rxe1 38. Bxe1 f3 $1 $14) 31... Re6 32. a5 (
32. Rd8 {Shirov,A} Nf6 $14) (32. Rd5 {Shirov,A} h6 $1 $14) 32... Nf2 33. Rd8
Ng4 34. Rc8+ Kb7 35. Rg8 Rg6 (35... Ka6 {Shirov,A} 36. Rxg5 Nxh2 37. Rg7 $1)
36. Rh8 Ka6 37. Rxh7 Ne3+ 38. Kb3 Nxg2 39. c4 Rc6 (39... Ne3 $2 {Shirov,A} 40.
Rc7 $1 {/\ Ka4, Bc5+- Gelfand,B}) 40. Bc3 Ne3 41. Bd4 Kxa5 (41... Nxc4 $2 {
Shirov,A} 42. Kb4 $18) 42. Ra7+ Ra6 43. Rg7 Rc6 44. Rxg5+ Ka6 45. Bc5 (45. Rg7
{Shirov,A} Nxc4 46. Kb4 Nb6 $10) 45... Kb7 46. h4 Re6 (46... Rxc5 $4 {Shirov,A}
47. Rxc5 f3 48. Ka4 $1 f2 49. Rb5+ Kc6 50. Rb1 f1=Q 51. Rxf1 Nxf1 52. h5 $18)
47. Bd4 f3 48. Rg7+ Kc6 49. Rf7 Re4 50. Rf6+ Kd7 51. Bxe3 Rxe3+ 52. Kb4 Re4 53.
h5 Rh4 54. Kb5 Rxh5+ 55. c5 Rh2 56. Rf7+ Kc8 57. Kb6 Rb2+ 58. Kc6 Kb8 59. Rxf3
Rh2 60. Rf8+ Ka7 61. Rd8 Rc2 62. Rd1 Kb8 63. Rb1+ Kc8 64. Kb6 Kb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 79th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2017.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Some experts believe that Rado must be a tough opponent for Magnus. Part of
it is Wojtaszek's experience as Vishy Anand's primary opening theory
specialist during his preparation for the World Championship matches, which we
assume included their going over every game Carlsen ever played. There's also
a memorable upset win Radoslaw scored two years ago on the same stage at the
2015 Tata Steel tournament.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3
a6 6. a3 $5 {Just like that Carlsen goes off the theoretical path as early as
on move 6, repeating Karjakin's experiment from round one. We can safely
assume Wojtaszek was not prepared to face it.} e5 {It is largely a matter of
taste. Rado goes the Najdorf way,} ({while some of us would prefer the
Scheveningen Variation after} 6... e6 7. f4 Nc6 8. Nf3) 7. Nf5 ({Much more
common is} 7. Nf3 {if the word "common" can be applied to the 6.a3 line at all.
Russian GM Dvoyris played it a couple of times, and there also was a recent
blitz game Harikrishna-Giri. All in all, the white pawn on a3 does not look
out of place, and a tempo spent on that move is the same tempo White often
loses by stopping over on e3 with his dark-squared bishop on its way to g5.})
7... d5 8. Bg5 d4 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 $2 {I ablosutely loathe this move. In the name
of preserving his pawn structure intact Black invites another white knight to
come up to the centre of the board.} (9... gxf6 10. Ne2 Qb6 ({or} 10... Qa5+
11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Be6) 11. Rb1 (11. b4 a5 $132) 11... Be6 12. Qc1 Nd7 {
has to be absolutely fine for Black.}) 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Qg4 $1 {Carlsen
immediately hits on the right idea.} Bxf5 ({The point was to answer} 11... g6 {
with} 12. Qg3 Nc6 13. Nxd4 $1) 12. Qxf5 {Already here it became painfully
clear that White will win this game. Magnus always wins when he can get his
pieces to safe squares, and the opponent doesn't have any dynamic
possibilities.} Bd6 13. h4 $5 Nc6 14. Bc4 b5 15. Bb3 Ne7 16. Qg4 O-O 17. Rh3
Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Ra7 19. Rg3 Qf6 20. a4 {This move indicates Magnus's desire to
open a second front. He must have felt his kingside intiative alone wouldn't
be enough.} Bb4+ $2 {And Wojtaszek just plays along!} (20... b4 {had to be the
right move simply because it does not accommodate the opponent's intentions.})
21. Kf1 bxa4 22. Rxa4 a5 23. Ra1 Rc7 24. Bb3 Ra8 25. Kg1 Bf8 26. Qh5 g6 27. Qg4
Ra6 28. h5 Qf4 29. Qe2 Qf6 30. Qb5 Qc6 $4 ({I don't see anything wrong with.} 
30... Rc5) 31. Qxe5 Re7 32. Qf4 a4 33. Bd5 Qc7 34. Qd2 Qb6 35. Ra2 Rc7 36. Rf3
Qb4 37. Qe2 Rb6 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. g3 Kg7 40. Kg2 Rd7 41. Qd1 Rf6 42. Rxf6 Kxf6
43. c3 dxc3 44. Rxa4 {We have seen enough games like this. What are these guys
thinking... playing passively against Magnus Carlsen?} 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 5th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2017.06.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 {One of those
sidelines that leaves Black with a choice of options.} e5 {I guess Hikaru
counted on this one, as MVL only plays Najdorf setups.} ({The Dragon response} 
6... g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. a4 O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 {was seen in Judit Polgar's games
against Anand and Grischuk in the World Blitz 2014.}) (6... e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8.
O-O b5) 7. Nde2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ng3 Be6 (9... g6 $5) 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 g6
12. c4 {This is a standard structure, the same as we saw in Carlsen-Nakamura
from round three.} Ne8 $2 {I don't like this retreat because it narrows
Black's options to a K-side attack alone, and later in the game we will see
how iffy this strategy can be.} (12... Nbd7 13. Bh6 Re8 14. b4 a5 15. a3 axb4
16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 b5 $1 {is where your Nf6 comes in handy.}) 13. Bh6 Ng7
14. b4 Nd7 15. Rc1 $14 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 Ra3 (17... f5 18. c5 $1 dxc5
$140 19. d6 Bg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. bxc5 $16) 18. Ne4 $1 {Nakamura gets his
knight to support his queenside offensive.} f5 19. Nc3 e4 20. Be2 Bg5 21. Bxg5
Qxg5 22. c5 Ne5 (22... dxc5 23. bxc5 Nxc5 24. Nb5 Rd3 $1 {was worth taking a
look at, but White has his own ideas:} 25. Bxd3 Nxd3 26. Rc7 f4 27. Rxg7+ $1
Kxg7 28. Nc7 {winning back the exchange.}) 23. c6 {Strategically the game is
decided. The only thing left to do is put it away by exact calculation.} Nh5
24. Bxh5 gxh5 25. Kh1 {Easier said than done...} ({The most resolute was} 25.
cxb7 Ra7 {and now the surprising shot,} (25... Nd3 26. Ra1 Rxc3 27. Ra8) 26.
Nxe4 $3 fxe4 27. Rc7 Ra6 28. Rc8 Nd7 29. Qc2 Qxd5 30. Qc7 Qb5 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8
32. Qxd7 Qxd7 33. b8=Q+ Kg7 {secures White a large advantage,} 34. h3 {The
black king is too open for Black to have any hopes of advancing his d-pawn.} d5
35. b5 Qa7 36. Qe5+ Rf6 37. Qxd5 {etc.}) 25... Qh4 $2 (25... Nd3 26. Nb5 Nxc1
27. Nxa3 Nd3 28. Qc2 $16) 26. Qd4 Ng4 27. h3 f4 {MVL tries a desperado attack.}
28. Kg1 e3 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. cxb7 exf2+ 31. Rxf2 g3 32. Rxf4 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 1-0

[Event "London Classic 9th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2017.12.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2017.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Be6 12. a5 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. h3 Rfe8
15. Ra3 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Kg8 18. Rd2 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Rxc5 20. Nd5 Bxd5
21. exd5 b5 22. axb6 Nxb6 23. Rxa6 Nxd5 24. c3 Nc7 25. Rb6 d5 26. Rb7 e6 27.
Rd3 Na8 28. Rd4 Rc7 29. Rdb4 Kg7 30. f4 Ree7 31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Rb8 Ra7 33. b4 {
White kept a slight edge he obtained in the opening until Adams somewhat
impatiently pushed his passed pawn forward.} Nc7 34. b5 Ra8 $1 {Nepo handles
his defensive task with precision.} (34... Ra2 35. b6 Na6 36. Bxa6 Rxa6 37. g4
$16) 35. Rb7 (35. Rxa8 Nxa8 36. Kf2 Kf6 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. Kd4 Kd6 39. c4 dxc4 40.
Bxc4 Nb6 {is impossible for White to win.}) 35... Ne8 {The knight is about to
escape.} 36. c4 $2 {There must have been some mistake in Mickey's calculations.
} ({Still, a draw was well within White's reach:} 36. b6 Ra1+ 37. Kf2 Nd6 38.
Rd7 Ne4+ 39. Ke3 Rb1 40. Bd3 Rxb6 41. Bxe4 dxe4 42. Kxe4) 36... Nd6 {It's all
forced now.} 37. Rc7 dxc4 38. Bxc4 Ra1+ 39. Kf2 Rc1 40. b6 Nxc4 41. b7 Rb1 42.
Rxc4 Rxb7 {Adams had already pulled off a similar escape earlier in the
tournament against Vachier-Lagrave. The rook endgame with 4 vs. 3 on the same
side of the board is drawn under most circumstances, but in this case the
white f-pawn is sticking out, which gives Black a chance.} 43. Ra4 h6 $1 {
Nepo hits on the right plan immediately.} 44. Ra5 Rb2+ 45. Kf3 Rb3+ 46. Kf2 Rd3
47. h4 {Mickey is aiming to trade as many pawns as possible, which is a sound
strategy.} (47. Rb5 Rd5 48. Rb7 g5 49. fxg5 hxg5 {looks more dangerous for
White. Indeed, if Black is allowed to advance his pawns to f4 and e3 he will
win easily, which means White has to act now.} 50. g4 $1 Rd3 51. Kg2 {The only
realistic way for Black to make progress would be to play} Kg6 52. Re7 Rd6 53.
Kf3 f5 54. gxf5+ exf5 {reaching the position similar to the one in the game
continuation.}) 47... Rd5 48. Ra7 g5 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. fxg5 ({One last
alternative was to stay put with} 50. g3 g4 51. Rb7 Rd2+ 52. Kg1 {
Instinctively, experienced players don't like to see their king cut off on the
back rank. There may follow} Kg6 53. Ra7 f6 54. Ra5 Rd5 55. Ra6 Kf5 56. Kf2
Rd2+ 57. Kf1 e5 58. fxe5 fxe5 {and White must defend with} 59. Ra4 Rd4 60. Ra8
Ke4 61. Ke2 Rb4 62. Ra2 {The same position happened in S.B. Hansen-Leko from
Istanbul Olympiad 2012, and Black won.}) 50... Rxg5 51. g3 Kg6 52. Kf3 Rf5+ 53.
Kg2 Rb5 54. Re7 e5 55. Kf2 f6 56. Re8 Kf5 57. Rf8 {Keeping the rook in the
enemy camp to attack from behind is a proven defensive technique.} Rb3 58. Kg2
Rb2+ 59. Kf3 Rb3+ 60. Kg2 Ke6 61. Kf2 Ra3 62. Re8+ Kf5 63. Rf8 Ra7 64. Kf3 Rg7
65. Re8 Kg5 66. Re6 $6 ({There was no reason for Adams to reject} 66. g4 Kg6
67. Ra8 Rb7 68. Rg8+ Kf7 69. Ra8 Rb3+ 70. Kf2 {apart from a superstitious fear
of having his king separated from the pawn.}) 66... Rg8 67. Re7 Kf5 68. Rh7 Ra8
69. Rh5+ Kg6 70. Rh4 $2 ({This was the last call for} 70. g4 $11 {similar to
Serper-Emelin, 1995 with colours reversed.}) 70... f5 71. Rb4 Kg5 {Now the
white rook is too late to check the black king away.} 72. Rb7 (72. Kg2 Ra2+ 73.
Kh3 Kf6 74. Rb6+ Ke7 75. Rc6 e4 76. Rb6 Rf2 77. Ra6 e3 $19) 72... e4+ $1 73.
Ke3 Ra3+ 74. Kf2 Ra2+ 75. Ke3 Kg4 $19 76. Rg7+ Kh3 $1 {Now we can see the
difference compared with the position from the note to White's 47th move. With
the pawns shifted one file toward the centre the Black king can sneak in along
the h-file.} 77. Rg5 Ra3+ 78. Kf2 (78. Kd4 e3 79. Rxf5 Kxg3) 78... Rf3+ 79. Ke1
Kg2 80. Ke2 Rf2+ 81. Ke3 (81. Ke1 e3) 81... Kf1 $1 82. g4 {One last attempt
but it falls way short.} Rf3+ 83. Kd4 e3 84. Rxf5 Rxf5 85. Kxe3 Rf8 {An
excellent technical display from Ian, who seems to be settling down finally
toward the end of his unsuccessful 2017 campaign.} 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 50th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2015.06.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Yu,Yangyi"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Prior to this game in round 8, I was leading the field by a one point margin.
Having just played with Black three times in a row, I was going to have the
white pieces in two of the last three rounds. In these two games with White I
wanted to play aggressively.} 1. e4 c5 {I have to admit that I did not prepare
myself extensively for this game and was actually expecting 1...e5. My
opponent had lost his previous game, so I thought he would pursue a balanced
type of position in our game.} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6.
Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bc1 Nc6 10. h3 Nf6 11. g4 Qb6 12. Nb3 e6 13.
g5 Nd7 14. Bf4 $1 $146 {I analyzed this novelty during a training session in
Beijing. However, I did not look at this line before the game and had to
recall the right moves at the board.} Qc7 (14... Nce5 $6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. f4 Nc4
17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Qf3 $16) 15. Qd2 b5 16. O-O-O Nce5 17. Bg3 Rb8 18. f4 Nc4 19.
Bxc4 ({Apart from the combative 19.Bxc4, White can also simply try to take
advantage of the fact that Black is lagging behind in development.} 19. Qd4 $5
Ndb6 20. Nd2 $1 (20. a4 $5 b4 21. Na2 a5 22. Nxb4 axb4 23. a5 Nxa5 24. Nxa5 Nd7
25. Nb3 e5 $13) 20... Nxd2 (20... Na5 21. Bd3 Nc6 22. Qe3 $14) 21. Rxd2 h6 22.
g6 $1 fxg6 23. e5 d5 24. Bd3 $40 g5 25. fxg5 Bc5 26. Qg4 h5 (26... Be3 27. gxh6
) 27. Qf3) 19... bxc4 20. Nd4 Nc5 21. Rhe1 $40 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gd4f5,Gc3d5,
Gf4f5] Up to this point I had used only a little time because I have had
similar positions before. My opponent seemed to be less familiar with the
territory. He tried to play cautiously and was far behind on the clock. This
is a fairly typical Sicilian position where White has a number of options such
as f5, Nd5, Nf5 to exert pressure. In practice Black will always have to
defend very accurately in this kind of positions.} Qb6 22. b3 cxb3 (22... Bd7
23. f5 e5 24. Nd5 Qb7 (24... Nd3+ 25. cxd3 Qxd4 26. Qb2 $14) 25. Qa5 $1 Rc8 (
25... exd4 26. e5 Qxd5 27. exd6+ Be6 28. d7+ $16) 26. bxc4 Na4 (26... exd4 27.
e5 $18) 27. Nb3 Rxc4 28. Rd3 $40) (22... Be7 23. Kb1 $1 (23. f5 Nd3+ 24. cxd3
Qxd4 25. dxc4 Bxg5 26. Qxg5 Qxc3+ 27. Kb1 Rxb3+ $11) 23... O-O (23... a5 24.
Ndb5) 24. f5 $40) 23. axb3 Bb7 24. f5 Rc8 25. Kb1 Be7 26. f6 $1 {White's
pieces are very well coordinated here. The black king does not feel very safe.
It's the ideal time to open up the position and to try striking a tactical
blow.} gxf6 27. gxf6 Bf8 {Played after 30mins.} ({If} 27... Bxf6 {White can
play} 28. e5 dxe5 29. Bxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Rd8 31. Qf2 $1 $18 Nd7 32. Na4 Qd6 (
32... Qc7 33. Rxe6+ fxe6 34. Nxe6 $18) 33. Ree1 $18 {White is a pawn down but
has strong compensation. Black's king won't have much breathing space.}) 28.
Qe3 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd4f5,Gc3d5]} Nd7 (28... Qb4 {This was the move I had been
concerned about when considering 28.Qe3. But then I saw that after} 29. Nf5 $1
Nxb3 {White has} (29... exf5 30. exf5+ Kd7 31. Qe7+ $1 $18) 30. Na2 $1 $16 Nd2+
31. Ka1 Qxe4 32. Nxd6+ $1 Bxd6 33. Qxd2 Rxc2 34. Qa5 $1 (34. Qxd6 Rxa2+ 35.
Kxa2 Qc2+ $11) 34... Rc5 (34... Qc4 35. Rxd6 Rxa2+ 36. Qxa2 Qc3+ 37. Qb2 Qa5+
38. Kb1 Qf5+ 39. Kc1 Qc5+ 40. Kd1 $18) 35. Qb6 $18) (28... Qa5 {Like 28...Qb4
this move also seems to hamper the activity of White's queen by tying it up to
the defence of the 3rd rank. But White can respond with a strong and typical
piece sacrifice.} 29. Nd5 $1 (29. Nf5 Nxb3) 29... exd5 30. exd5+ Kd7 31. Ne6 $1
$40 fxe6 32. dxe6+ Kc7 33. e7 Bxe7 34. Qxe7+ Kb8 35. Bxd6+ Ka8 36. Re5 Qd8 37.
f7 Nd7 38. Re6 $18) 29. Nd5 $1 Qc5 ({Accepting the sacrifice would give White
too many tactical opportunities.} 29... exd5 30. exd5+ Ne5 31. Qg5 $5 (31. Bxe5
dxe5 32. Qxe5+ Kd7 33. d6 Qc5 34. Qe2 $1 Bxd6 35. Nf5 Bd5 36. Rxd5 Qxd5 37. Rd1
$18) 31... Kd7 32. Ne6 $1 $18 fxe6 33. dxe6+ Kxe6 34. Qg4+ Kf7 35. Rxe5 $18)
30. Nxe6 $3 {A beautiful double-knight sacrifice. After three strong moves in
a row White has a decisive advantage.} Qxe3 (30... fxe6 31. f7+ Kxf7 32. Qf3+
$18) (30... Qxc2+ {I spent a long time calculating this line when considering
29.Nd5. When I saw} 31. Ka1 fxe6 32. f7+ Kxf7 33. Qf3+ Kg8 34. Qg4+ Bg7+ 35.
Nf6+ $3 $18 {I realised White would end up with a decisive edge.} Kf7 (35...
Nxf6 36. Qxe6+ Kf8 37. Bxd6#) 36. Qh5+ Ke7 37. Bxd6+ Kd8 38. Qa5+ Rc7 39. Bxc7+
Kc8 40. Rc1 $18) 31. Ng7+ Bxg7 32. fxg7 Qxb3+ 33. cxb3 Rg8 34. Ne3 Bxe4+ 35.
Ka1 $6 {After trading a couple of pieces, White ends up with the better
position. But this move is slightly inaccurate.} ({A better one was} 35. Kb2 $1
Kd8 36. Bh4+ Kc7 37. Rc1+ Kb8 38. Rxc8+ Kxc8 39. Rc1+ Kb7 (39... Kb8 40. Be7
$18) 40. Nc4 $18) 35... Kd8 36. Nc4 $6 {Both players had little time left. In
time trouble I again did not find the most accurate move.} (36. Bh4+ $1 Kc7 37.
Rc1+ Kb8 38. Rxc8+ Kxc8 39. Rc1+) 36... d5 37. Nd6 Rxg7 38. Rxd5 Rxg3 {In
mutual time trouble it was impossible to calculate all possible lines. Black
opted for the simplest and most obvious move.} ({Maybe it would have been
better to play} 38... Bxd5 39. Re8+ Kc7 40. Rxc8+ Kb6 41. Bf2+ Ka5 42. Rc7 Rg2
43. Bd4 Kb4 44. Rxd7 Kxb3 45. Nb7 Rc2 $14) 39. Nxe4 Rg6 $2 {In extreme time
pressure Black missed the last chance to draw.} (39... Rf3 $1 {would have
offered good drawing chances.} 40. Red1 (40. Nd6 Rcc3) 40... Rc7 41. Nc5 Rxc5
42. Rxc5 Rxb3 43. Rc6 a5 $14) 40. Red1 Rc7 41. Nc5 $18 {After I had survived
the time control, it was not too difficult to win this position.} Rxc5 42. Rxc5
Rb6 43. Kb2 Rb7 44. Rc6 Ke7 45. Ka3 f5 46. Rd4 Ne5 47. Rxa6 Ng6 48. h4 Nf8 49.
Rd5 1-0

[Event "Pardubice Czech op 22nd"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2011.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Petr, Martin"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2011.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 {I was employing this system with 10...a5 the
first time in this game. Probably this choice had not been expected for my
opponent.} 11. Bb5 ({Previously Martin has played} 11. a4 Nc6 12. g4 Nb4 13.
Kb1 Rc8 {(Petr-Yilmaz, Kharkov 2011)}) 11... Na6 12. Kb1 ({In my opinion} 12.
Qe2 {would be a bit better:} Qb8 13. g4 Rc8 14. g5 Ne8 {, as in the game
Karjakin-Grischuk, Odessa rapid 2010.}) 12... Nc7 13. Bb6 Qb8 14. a4 $6 {
After this move Black obtains an advantage. White has other options, for
instance:} (14. Ba4 d5 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. exd5 Rfd8 17. dxe6 Rxd2 18. exf7+ Kxf7
19. Nxd2 {with some compensation (Svidler-Najer, Moscow ch-RUS 2006)}) (14.
Bxc7 Qxc7 15. g4 Rfd8 16. Qe2 a4 17. Bxa4 Bc4 18. Qf2 d5 19. exd5 Bb4 (19...
Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bb5 e4) 20. d6 Rxd6 21. Rxd6 Qxd6 22. Bb5 Bxb5 23. Nxb5
Qa6 24. a3 Qxb5 25. axb4 Qxb4 {with equality (Bologan-Freitag, Izmir 2004).})
14... Nxb5 15. Nxb5 Rc8 16. Nc3 (16. Bxa5 {would be more of a principled move,
but here Black also would have obtained an advantage by means of} b6 (16... d5
{is not so clear, although Black has good chances after} 17. Bb4 $1 Bxb4 18.
Qxb4 Rc4 19. Qd6 Qxd6 20. Nxd6 Rcxa4 21. Nxb7 dxe4 22. N7c5 Bxb3 23. Nxb3 exf3
24. gxf3 e4) 17. Bb4 Rxa4 18. Bxd6 (18. Nxd6 {?} Rxb4 19. Qxb4 Ne8) 18... Qa8
19. Na3 (19. Bxe7 $4 Ra1+ 20. Nxa1 Qa2+ 21. Kc1 Qxa1#) (19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. bxa3 (
20. Nxa3 b5) 20... Qc6 21. Nd6 Rca8) 19... Rd8 20. Bxe7 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Nd7 22.
Rhd1 Qb7) 16... Ra6 17. Be3 (17. Qf2 Nd7 18. Be3 Rxc3 19. bxc3 b5) 17... Rac6 {
With the inevitable exchange sac on c3.} 18. g4 (18. Nxa5 Rxc3 19. bxc3 b5)
18... Rxc3 19. bxc3 b5 20. axb5 a4 (20... Qxb5 {is also good:} 21. c4 Qxc4 22.
Qd3 Qc7) 21. Nd4 {A desperate try.} (21. Nc1 {loses to} Qxb5+ 22. Ka1 d5 23. g5
d4 24. cxd4 (24. gxf6 dxc3) 24... Bb4) (21. c4 $5 {would be more tenacious:}
Bxc4 (21... axb3 22. cxb3) 22. Na5 d5 {!} 23. Nxc4 Qxb5+ 24. Ka1 (24. Nb2 a3
25. c3 dxe4) 24... Qxc4 25. Qd3 Qc6 26. exd5 Nxd5 {with a strong attack.})
21... exd4 22. cxd4 d5 $1 ({White have hoped for} 22... Qxb5+ 23. Ka1 Qc4 24.
d5 {, although this should not save the game:} Nxd5 25. exd5 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 (26.
c3 Bxf3) 26... Bf6+ 27. Qd4 Bxd4+ 28. Bxd4 Qxc2) 23. Ka1 (23. e5 Qxb5+ 24. Ka1
Bb4 {, and Black wins:} 25. Rb1 Bxd2 26. Rxb5 Bxe3 27. exf6 Bxd4+ 28. Ka2 Bxf6)
23... dxe4 24. Rb1 Qd6 25. Qc1 (25. c4 Qa3+ 26. Qa2 Qxe3) 25... Rxc2 0-1

[Event "Lvov Vasylyshyn Memorial-A 14th"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2017.12.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Firman, Nazar"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Be3
{Nazar Firman is a very original chess player. He is trying to avoid the main
theoretical lines 8.Bg5 or 8.g3, although now Black has an easy game.} Be6 9.
Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Nbd7 ({I didn't like the immediate} 11... Ne4
12. Qd3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 {although the following was quite
possible:} Nd7 15. Rb1 O-O-O 16. Be2 g6 17. O-O Bh6) 12. Be2 Ne4 (12... Nb6 13.
O-O Nbxd5 {would give White full compensation for the pawn:} 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15.
Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Bf3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 O-O-O 18. Bd5 f6 19. e4) 13. O-O Nxc3 14. bxc3
g6 $6 {The first step in the wrong direction.} (14... Qxc3 15. Bxh5 g6 16. Be2
(16. Bg4 f5 17. Be2 Bh6) 16... Bh6 {with excellent play.}) 15. Rb1 Qc7 16. Qc1
$1 {Hindering ...Bh6. I completely underestimated this move in hindsight.} Bg7
{Instead of this I had to find the preventive} (16... Rb8 $1 17. Rb3 (17. Qb2
Bh6 18. Bb6 (18. Ba7 Ra8 19. Bb6 Qb8) 18... Nxb6 19. Qxb6 Kd7) 17... Bg7 18.
Qb2 O-O (18... b5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Rxb8+ Qxb8 21. Qa3) 19. Ba7 Nc5 $5 20. Bxb8
Rxb8 {with full compensation for the exchange.}) 17. Qb2 b5 $6 {As they say,
mistakes go by couples.} (17... Rb8 18. Ba7 Ra8 19. Bb6 Nxb6 20. Qxb6 Qxc3 21.
Qxd6 (21. Qxb7 O-O) 21... Rd8 22. Qb4 (22. Qb6 O-O 23. Qxb7 Qxc2 24. Rb2 Qc5)
22... Qxb4 23. Rxb4 b5 {and Black is holding the position:} 24. c4 Bf8 25. Rb3
b4) 18. c4 $1 {Of course, I saw this move, but I hoped for counterplay against
the d5-pawn.} bxc4 19. Qb7 Qxb7 20. Rxb7 Rc8 21. Rfb1 Nf6 22. Bg5 $1 {A very
strong move.} ({I considered only} 22. R1b6 Nxd5 23. Rxd6 Nxe3 24. fxe3 O-O)
22... Ne4 $4 {With other continuations, White has a strong initiative, but
this move loses at once.} (22... Nxd5 23. Bf3 Nf6 24. R1b6) (22... O-O 23. Bxf6
Bxf6 24. R1b6 Rfd8 25. Rxa6) 23. Re7+ Kf8 24. Rc7 $1 {I blundered, missing
this subtlety.} Ra8 (24... Rxc7 25. Rb8+ Rc8 26. Rxc8#) 25. Be3 Bh6 (25... Nc3
26. Rbb7 Nxe2+ 27. Kf1 {and Black is lost.}) 26. Rbb7 f5 27. Bxh6+ Rxh6 28.
Bxc4 {White is completely winning.} Nc5 29. Rb6 Rd8 30. Bxa6 Rh8 31. Bb5 Rg8
32. a4 Rg7 33. Rxg7 Kxg7 34. a5 Kf6 35. a6 e4 36. Bc6 Nxa6 37. Rxa6 Rb8 38. Ra1
h4 39. Kf1 Ke5 40. Ke2 g5 41. Kd2 Kf4 42. Ra8 (42. Bd7 {would not leave
counter-chanses to Black.}) 42... Rb1 43. Rf8 Rf1 44. Ke2 Rc1 45. Ba4 Ke5 46.
Bb3 Rg1 47. Re8+ Kd4 (47... Kf4 48. c4 Rxg2 49. c5) 48. Re6 f4 49. Rxd6 g4 50.
hxg4 Rxg2 51. Kf1 f3 52. Rh6 Rh2 53. Ke1 h3 54. d6 Kc3 55. Bc4 $1 Kxc4 56. d7
e3 (56... Kc3 57. Rc6+ Kb2 58. d8=Q) 57. fxe3 Rh1+ 58. Kf2 Rd1 59. Rxh3 Rxd7
60. Rh5 1-0

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Borlange"]
[Date "2014.07.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Blomqvist, Erik"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Ziegler,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:37"]
[BlackClock "0:00:31"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nc6 {A rare line} 9. Qf3 {Blomqvist is well prepared!} Rc8 10. O-O-O Nb4 (10...
Qc7 11. Kb1 Nb4 {transposes}) 11. Kb1 ({There is no point with} 11. a3 Na2+ 12.
Nxa2 Bxb3) 11... Qc7 {Black provokes White to play a3.} 12. a3 {which he
happily do!} Nxc2 13. Kxc2 Qc6 14. Nd2 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Ndb1 Qa4+ 17. Kd2
Nxc3 (17... Qb3 {has been played before, Hillarp tries to improve.}) 18. bxc3
Bb3 {The players considered the following 2-3-4-5 moves more or less forced.
In the analysis they did not spend any time on alternatives.} 19. Bd3 (19. Rc1
$1 {-Hans Tikkanen}) 19... Rd8 20. Ke2 (20. Bb6 $5 {-Hans Tikkanen}) 20... Bd5
21. Qg4 e4 22. Ke1 h5 23. Qf4 Bb3 $1 {[#]Difficult move to forsee in move 19.}
24. Bc2 Bxc2 25. Qe5+ Be7 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8 27. Qb8+ Kd7 28. Qxh8 Qb5 29. Qxg7
Qxb1+ 30. Kd2 Qa2 31. Bd4 {?-Hans Tikkanen} (31. Ra1 $11 {according to Hans
Tikkanen.}) 31... Bd3+ (31... Bb3+ {is winning according GM Hans Tikkanen.})
32. Ke3 Bd6 33. Re1 Qd5 34. f3 Qf5 35. fxe4 Bxe4 36. Qf6 {And Tiger's clock
ran out of time...} (36. Qf6 Qxf6 37. Bxf6 Bxg2 38. h4 Bxa3 {should be a draw.}
) 1-0

