[Event "Osterskan op"]
[Site "Osterskan"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Agrest,E"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. h4 b4 10. Nce2 e5 11. Nb3 d5 12. Ng3 Be6 $1 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Qe2 a5 15. Rg1
a4 16. Nd2 a3 (16... Qc7 $5) 17. b3 Qc7 18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 dxe4 $5 20. Ngxe4
(20. gxf6 exd3 21. fxg7 Bxg7 22. Qxd3 e4 $19) 20... Nd5 21. Nc4 Nc5 $1 22. Bd2
(22. O-O-O $2 Nxe4 {/\Nc3}) (22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. Qf2 Qxf2+ (24...
Qc7 $5) 25. Kxf2 Rh2+ 26. Kg3 (26. Rg2 Rxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Nf4+ $15) 26... Rh5 27.
Kf2 Nf4 $5 $13) 22... Nxd3+ (22... Rd8 $5) 23. cxd3 (23. Qxd3 O-O-O $1 (23...
Rd8 24. Qe2 Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Rd1 $13) 24. Qe2 (24. O-O-O Rh2 $1 $17 (24...
Nc3 $6 25. Qxd8+ $3 Qxd8 26. Bxc3 $36)) 24... Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 $17) 23... Qa7
$1 24. Qf2 (24. O-O-O Qd4 25. Kb1 $8 Rc8 26. Bc1 Rh4 {/\Re4-+}) 24... Qxf2+ 25.
Kxf2 f5 $1 {^=} 26. gxf6 gxf6 27. Rh1 (27. Rg6 Kf7 (27... Rd8 $1 $17 28. Nxf6+
$140 Nxf6 29. Rxf6 Bxc4 30. bxc4 Rh2+ 31. Ke3 Bh6+) 28. Rxf6+ (28. Rag1 $5)
28... Nxf6 29. Nxe5+ Ke8 (29... Ke7 30. Ng6+ (30. Bxb4+ Kd8 31. Nxf6 Bg7 32.
Nc6+ Kc7 $19) 30... Kd8 31. Nxh8 (31. Nxf6 Rh2+ 32. Ke3 Bc5+ $19) 31... Nxe4+
32. dxe4 Bg7 33. Rh1 Bxb3 $1 34. Rh7 (34. axb3 a2 35. Ng6 Ra3 $1 $19) 34... Ra7
(34... Bb2 35. Nf7+ Bxf7 36. Rxf7 b3 37. Rf8+ $8 Kd7 38. Rxa8 bxa2 39. Rxa3
Bxa3 40. Bc3 Kd6 41. Ke2)) 30. Nxf6+ Kd8 31. Ne4 $15) 27... Rxh1 28. Rxh1 O-O-O
$1 29. Rh7 (29. Rc1 Kd7) 29... f5 30. Ng5 Bg8 31. Rh1 Bc5+ 32. Ke2 Bd4 33. Rh6
Kc7 $1 34. Rg6 $8 Nf4+ $6 (34... Nc3+ $1 35. Bxc3 Bxc3 36. Rg7+ Kb8 (36... Kc6
$5) 37. Nb6 Bxb3 38. Nd7+ Rxd7 39. Rxd7 Bxa2 $19) 35. Bxf4 exf4 36. Rxg8 $1
Rxg8 37. Ne6+ Kd7 38. Nxd4 Rg2+ 39. Kd1 Rxa2 40. Nb6+ (40. Nc2 Rb2 $1 $19) (40.
Kc1 Rh2 41. Nc2 Rh1+ 42. Kd2 a2 $19) (40. Nd2 Ra1+ 41. Kc2 Rh1 $19) 40... Ke8 (
40... Kd6 $1 $17) 41. Nd5 $1 Rh2 42. Nxb4 a2 43. Nbc2 Rh1+ 44. Kd2 a1=Q 45.
Nxa1 Rxa1 46. Ne6 $3 $8 Rf1 47. Ke2 Rb1 48. Nxf4 Rxb3 49. Ke3 Rb4 50. Ne2 Kf7 (
50... Rh4 51. Nd4 $1) 51. f4 Kf6 52. Kf3 Rb8 53. Ke3 Re8+ 54. Kf3 Rh8 55. Ng3
Ke6 56. Ke3 Rg8 (56... Rh3 57. Kf3 Kd5 58. Kg2 Rxg3+ 59. Kxg3 Kd4 60. Kf2 $10)
57. Kf3 Rf8 58. Ke3 Kd5 59. Ne2 Kc5 60. Ng3 Rf7 61. Ne2 Re7+ 62. Kf3 Kd5 (62...
Kb4 63. Ng3 Rf7 64. Ke3 Kc3 65. Ne2+ Kc2 66. Ng3 Kd1 67. Kd4 $10) 63. Ng3 Ke6
64. Ke3 Rd7 65. Ne2 Kf6 66. Ng3 Kg6 67. Ke2 Re7+ 68. Kf3 Re8 69. Kf2 Rh8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Liss, Eran"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. g4 Nd7 10. O-O-O a6 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. g5 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. Bh3
Ne5 16. f4 Nc4 (16... Nf3 17. Qe3 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 $14) 17. Qd3 Ba6 18. Qg3 $5 Qc7
(18... Nxb2 $5 19. Bxb2 (19. Rde1 Nc4 20. h5 $13) 19... Bxe2 20. Rd2 Bc4 21. f5
$5 $40) 19. g6 $1 hxg6 (19... fxg6 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. h5 g5 (21... Na3 22. Rd2)
22. h6 Bf6 23. fxg5 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 g6 25. Bd5) 20. h5 Rac8 (20... e5 21. hxg6 $1
exd4 22. Be6 $1 $18 fxe6 23. Qh3) 21. hxg6 Ne5 (21... Ne3 22. c3 $1 Nxd1 23.
Bxe6 $1) 22. c3 Nxg6 23. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 24. Qxg6 Bf6 (24... e5 25. Rh7) 25. Qh7+
Kf7 26. Bxf6 Kxf6 27. Rxd6 $1 Bc4 28. Rhd1 bxc3 29. e5+ Ke7 30. Rd7+ (30. Rd7+
Qxd7 31. Qxg7+ $1) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup-D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Stohl} c5 {A surprise. However since the Najdorf was so topical in
Polanica Zdroj, it was to be expected that some players might want to join the
discussion.} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 ({White often
plays} 6. f3 {Stohl now to prevent the Ng4 sortie, which is still doing quite
well. This allows other independent moves, such as} Qb6 $5 {or} (6... Nc6 {
Stohl} 7. Be3 d5 $5)) 6... e6 {This line is all the rage now. Loek as always
is leading the charge, but Gelfand has joined in.} (6... e5 {Stohl is the
full-blooded Najdorf.}) (6... Ng4 {Stohl has also been doing well lately.} 7.
Bg5 ({6.Be3 often serves only reconaissance purposes and White plays} 7. Bc1 {
Stohl} Nf6 8. f3) 7... h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. Nd5
$5 Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 Bd4 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18.
O-O Rc8 $5 (18... Kd7 {Stohl} 19. Rb4 Ba7 20. Re1 Rhe8 21. Rxg4 Rac8 22. Rge4
Nc6 23. c3 f6 24. Re6 Ne5 25. Rb1 b5 26. Rd1 Rc4 27. h3 Bc5 28. Bxe5 fxe5 29.
Rg6 $16 {Polgar,J-Leitao,R/Buenos Aires/2000/}) 19. Rfe1 Rxc2 20. Rxe7+ Kf8 21.
Re4 $13) 7. f3 {7.g4 was played a lot in Polanica Zdroj, but Black had no
problems theoretically speaking and Shirov's win over Van Wely was decided in
the middlegame.} (7. g4 $5 {Stohl} e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 $13 {
is another topical ultra-sharp line.}) 7... b5 8. g4 {Both of us are heading
straight for the main line. It is very difficult for either side to deviate,
so I guess both of us were already thinking about move 16. Stohl: 'The most
accurate move order.'} (8. Qd2 {Stohl} Nbd7 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. g4 {allows} Nb6 $5
11. Qf2 Nfd7 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Rxc3 $1 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Ne2 Be7 16. g5 O-O
17. h4 Na4 18. Bc1 Ne5 19. h5 d5 20. Qh2 Bd6 21. Qh3 Nxd3 22. cxd3 b4 $1 $40 {
Movsesian,S-Kasparov,G/Sarajevo/2000/}) 8... h6 {Stohl: 'The most usual, but
also a very committal reaction. Although Black slows down the kingside
expansion, this >> weakening practically gurantees he won't be able to castle
>>.'} (8... Nfd7 {Stohl} 9. Qd2 Nb6 {is less flexible than the similar
manoeuvre above.} 10. a4 $5 (10. O-O-O {Stohl} Bb7 11. Bg5 $5 ({Another good
try is} 11. Nb3 $5 {Stohl} Nc6 12. Qf2 Nd7 13. Kb1 Nce5 14. g5 Rb8 15. h4 b4
16. Ne2 Be7 17. Rg1 Qc7 18. h5 g6 19. Ned4 gxh5 20. Qh4 Rc8 21. Qxh5 Ng6 22.
Bd3 d5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. f4 Nc5 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. f5 $40 {Bologan,V-Akopian,V/
Stratton Mountain op/1999/}) 11... Qc8 12. Bd3 N8d7 13. Kb1 b4 14. Nce2 d5 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Rhe1 Bc5 17. Bf5 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. Be4 O-O 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21.
Qxb4 Rb8 22. Qa3 $16 {Nedev,T-Psakhis,L/Pula zt/2000/}) 10... bxa4 11. Nxa4
Nxa4 12. Rxa4 Be7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfa1 Nd7 16. Nb3 Rb8 17. Ba7 Rc8
18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bxa6 Ne5 {Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Kopavogur act/2000/} 20. Qe2 $5
$14) 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 ({The older continuation} 11. Bd3 {Stohl}
Ne5 12. Rhe1 {didn't bring Fedorov any success in Polanica:} Qa5 $5 (12... Rc8
{Stohl} 13. Kb1 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc4 15. Qe2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qb6 17. Nd5 Qc5 $1 18. b4
Qa7 19. h4 e5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Nf5 Qxe3 22. Nfxe3 g6 23. Kb2 Be7 24. Rh1 Nf6
25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. c4 bxc4 27. Nxc4 Rd8 28. Bc2 Ke7 29. h5 Rd4 $132 {Fedorov,
A-Van Wely,L/Polanica Zdroj/2000/}) 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Qf2 Nxd3+ 15. Rxd3 Nd7 16.
Rd2 Be7 17. a3 Rc8 18. f4 Nc5 19. Bxc5 $2 (19. Bd4 $13 {Stohl}) 19... dxc5 20.
Red1 b4 21. Rd7 Qb8 22. axb4 cxb4 23. Qb6 Qxf4+ 24. Kb1 Bc6 $19 {Fedorov,
A-Gelfand,B/Polanica Zdroj/2000/}) 11... b4 12. Na4 {Stohl: 'The crtical
position, other N moves are inferior.'} (12. Nb1 $143 {Stohl} d5 13. Bh3 g5 $1
14. hxg5 hxg5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bxg5 Qb6 17. Bg2 Rxh1 18. Bxh1 Rc8 19. Re1 Nc5
$5 (19... Qa5 {Stohl} 20. f4 Qxa2 21. f5 Nc5 22. fxe6 Bg7 23. exf7+ Kxf7 {
Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Linares/1999/} 24. Qf2+ Kg8 25. Qf5 $1 $11) 20. f4 Bg7 21.
Nf5 b3 $1 22. Bxd5 (22. Nxg7+ {Stohl} Kf8 23. Qd4 Nd3+ $1 24. Qxd3 Qf2 25.
Nxe6+ fxe6 (25... Kg8 $5 $17 {Stohl}) 26. Bh6+ Ke7 27. Qh7+ Kd6 28. Bf8+ Rxf8
29. Qe4 bxa2 30. Qxe6+ Kc7 31. Bxd5 Qxf4+ 32. Re3 Qf1+ 33. Re1 Qf4+ 34. Re3
Bxd5 35. Qe7+ Kb8 {0-1,Mastrovasilis,D-Lutz,C/Corfu/1999/}) 22... Bxd5 23. Qxd5
Bxb2+ $1 24. Kxb2 bxc2+ 25. Ka1 Qxb1+ 26. Rxb1 cxb1=Q+ 27. Kxb1 Rb8+ $1 28. Qb3
Nxb3 29. Nd6+ Kd7 $17) (12. Nce2 {Stohl} d5 13. Bh3 dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 {
allows} exf3 {with tempo.}) 12... Qa5 (12... d5 {Stohl} 13. Bh3 $1 {Black's
main move in this line is} g5 $5 (13... Qa5 {Stohl} 14. b3 g5 15. hxg5 (15. Bf1
$5 {Stohl} dxe4 $6 (15... Rg8 {Stohl} 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Bxg5 $14)
16. hxg5 Nd5 17. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 18. fxe4 $16 {Zezulkin,Y-Stocek,J/Passau op/1999/
}) 15... hxg5 16. Bxg5 dxe4 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. g5 Nd5 (18... exf3 $142 $5 {Stohl
}) 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. fxe4 Rd8 21. exd5 Qxd5 22. Qe3 Rxh3 23. Qxh3 Qxg5+ 24. Kb1
Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qe5 26. Qh7 (26. Qd3 $142 $16 {Stohl}) 26... Bg7 27. Qg8+ Ke7
28. Qd8+ Kf7 29. Rf1+ Kg6 30. Rg1+ Kf7 31. Qd7+ Kf8 32. Qd8+ Kf7 33. Qd7+ Kf8
34. Qd8+ Kf7 {1/2,Aarthie,R-Collins,S/BCF-ch Millfield/2000/}) 14. hxg5 (14.
Bg2 {Stohl} Rg8 $1 $13) 14... hxg5 15. e5 Nxe5 16. Bxg5 Rg8 17. Nb6 Rb8 (17...
Nc4 $2 {Stohl} 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nxe6 Bh6 21. g5 fxe6 22. Qd7+
Kf8 23. gxh6 Bd5 24. Qd6+ Qe7 25. Qf4+ Qf7 26. Qe5 {1-0,Kasparov,G-Wojtkiewicz,
A/Kopavogur act/2000/}) 18. Rhe1 (18. Qf4 {Stohl} Ng6 $1 $13) 18... Bd6 $13 {/\
} 19. f4 $2 Rxg5 $1 20. fxg5 Ne4 21. Rxe4 dxe4 22. Nxe6 Qxb6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24.
Rxd6 Ke7 $19) 13. b3 Nc5 ({An alternative is the more modest} 13... Be7 $5 {
Stohl} 14. Kb1 (14. Bh3 {Stohl allows the typical} g5 $1 $13) 14... Nc5 15.
Nxc5 dxc5 16. Ne2 Rd8 (16... c4 $5 {Stohl}) 17. Qc1 Nd7 18. Ng3 Ne5 19. Be2
Rxd1 20. Qxd1 Qc7 21. Bf4 {Kasparov,G-Van Wely,L/Internet/2000/} g6 $1 $132)
14. a3 Rc8 {'!?' Stohl. Stohl: 'Gelfand's newer move is a reaction to
Grischuk's fantastic idea'} (14... Nxa4 {Stohl} 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5
Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. f5 $1 {and now:} Nxa4 (19... Nc4 {Stohl} 20. Qe1 $142 $1 (
20. Bxc4 {Stohl} dxc4 (20... Qxc4 $132 {Stohl}) 21. fxe6 c3 $13) 20... Nxe3 21.
Qxe3 Bxb4 $6 (21... Bc8 $5 {Stohl} 22. b5 $36) 22. fxe6 O-O 23. g5 Bc3 24. Rd3
Rac8 25. Rxc3 Qxc3 26. Qxc3 Rxc3 27. gxh6 gxh6 {Hracek,Z-Stohl,I/SVK-chT/2000/}
28. Rg1+ $1 Kh8 29. Bd3 $16) 20. fxe6 Nc3 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. Bd3 Bxb4 23. Rdf1+
Kg8 24. Qf2 Ba3+ 25. Kd2 Ne4+ 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. g5 $1 $146 (27. Qf5 {Stohl}
Bb4+ $1 (27... Qc4 {Stohl} 28. Ne6 Qd5+ 29. Bd4 Qd7 30. Ke3 $1 $16) 28. Kd1 Qc4
29. Ne6 Qd5+ 30. Ke2 (30. Bd4 $2 {Stohl} Qd7 $19) 30... Qc4+ 31. Kd1 Qd5+ 32.
Ke2 Qc4+ {1/2,Anand,V-Gelfand,B/FIDE WCup Shenyang/2000/}) 27... Bd5 28. gxh6
Bb2 29. Kd1 $1 (29. Rb1 $2 {Stohl} Bc3+ 30. Kc1 Bxd4 31. Bxd4 e3 {Shirov,
A-Anand,V/Sydney ol exh/2000/ (39)} 32. Qg1 $5 Bxh1 33. Qxh1 $44) 29... Qa5 30.
Qf4 $40 {/\} Bc4 31. hxg7 Qa1+ 32. Bc1 Bxc1 33. Qf8+ $1 $18) 15. Qxb4 (15. axb4
$143 {Stohl} Nxb3+ 16. Nxb3 Qxa4 17. Kb2 d5 $5 18. Nc5 Qc6 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Rb4,
Rc2] ׻,Kb2,/\} (18... Bxc5 {Stohl} 19. Bxc5 dxe4 20. b5 $1 $40 {[%cal Rd2d6] /
\Qd6}) 19. e5 Nd7 20. Nxd7 $2 Bxb4 $1 $19) 15... Qc7 {Stohl: '-><<,ףb4,Kc1'} (
15... Qxb4 {Stohl} 16. axb4 Nxa4 17. bxa4 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. b5 $16) 16. Kb1 $1
{16.Nxc5 has been tried a few times, but without too much success. We spent
some time looking for alternatives and pretty soon, 16.Kb1 appeared on the
board. 'N!?' Stohl.} (16. Nxc5 {Stohl} dxc5 17. Qa4+ Nd7 18. Ne2 c4 $1 19. Bf4
(19. b4 {Stohl} Bc6 20. Qxa6 Ra8 21. Qxc4 Rxa3 22. Bf4 Qb7 $40 {Anand,
V-Gelfand,B/Monaco Amber rpd/2000/}) 19... Qc6 20. Qxc6 Bxa3+ 21. Kb1 {Safer is
} Bxc6 $5 (21... Rxc6 {Stohl} 22. Nd4 Rc8 23. Bxc4 $1 e5 24. Nf5 Rxc4 25. Nxg7+
Kd8 (25... Ke7 {Stohl} 26. Nf5+ Ke6 $2 27. Bc1 $1 $18) 26. Bxe5 Rc6 27. Ne6+
Rxe6 28. Bxh8 Ke7 29. g5 h5 30. Rd3 $16 {Ernst,T-Agrest,E/SWE-ch Orebro/2000/})
22. Nd4 (22. bxc4 {Stohl} Bc5 $44) 22... e5 $5 23. Nxc6 Rxc6 (23... exf4 $5 {
Stohl} 24. Nd4 Ne5 $132) 24. Bg3 cxb3 25. cxb3 Ke7 $11) 16... Ncd7 {Khalifman
played this after a long think. Stohl: 'The alternatives are probably stronger:
'} (16... d5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Qa4+ Ke7 (18... Nd7 {Stohl} 19. b4 Bxd4 20. Bxd4
O-O (20... e5 {Stohl} 21. Bb2 dxe4 22. Bxa6 Bxa6 23. Qxa6 exf3 24. Qd3 $36) 21.
g5 $14) 19. b4 Bd6 (19... Bb6 {Stohl} 20. e5 $1 Qxe5 21. Nf5+ exf5 22. Bxb6 $16
)) (16... Nfd7 {I later found this suggestion of Van Wely in NIC, but without
any analysis.} 17. Nb2 d5 18. Qd2 (18. Qe1 {Stohl} dxe4 19. Bc4 (19. b4 $2 {
Stohl} exf3 20. bxc5 f2 $17) 19... e5 20. Nf5 g6 21. Ng3 exf3 22. h5 g5 23. Rf1
Bg7 24. Bd5 {De la Riva Aguado,O-Van Wely,L/Mondariz zt/2000/} (24. Nf5 $5 {
Stohl}) 24... O-O $17) 18... dxe4 19. f4 (19. b4 {Stohl} exf3 20. bxc5 Bxc5 $44
) 19... Nf6 20. Bc4 Nxg4 21. f5 e5 22. Ne2 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Nd7 24. b4 Nf6 25. Qb3
h5 26. Rh3 Bd6 27. Rc3 Qd7 28. Na4 Qe7 29. Nb6 Rc6 30. Bxf7+ Qxf7 31. Qxf7+
Kxf7 32. Rxc6 Bxc6 33. Rxd6) 17. Qd2 (17. Qc4 d5 {'!' Stohl.} 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19.
exd5 Nxd5 {Black regains his pawn, since...} 20. Bc1 {is met by} (20. Bd2 Bxa3
$11) 20... N7b6 $1) 17... d5 18. Bh3 {White usually has to meet the d5 break
with Bh3. The fact that the queenside looks different doesn't change that! '!'
Stohl. Stohl: '><e6'} (18. exd5 {Stohl} Nxd5 19. c4 (19. Kb2 {Stohl} Be7 $5 $44
{[%cal Ye7f6] /\Bf6}) 19... Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bxa3 {cierneho moze realne ohrozit
iba okamzita obet na e6, ale hoci po} 21. Nxe6 (21. g5 {Stohl} Qe5 $5 $15)
21... fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Be7 23. Bd3 Qc6 $5 $15 {there is nothing decisive in
sight:} 24. Bg6+ Kd8 25. Bf5 Qxe6 26. Bxe6 Rc7 27. Nb6 Bc6 {/\} 28. Rxd7+ $2
Bxd7 29. Rd1 Rc6 $1 30. Rxd7+ Ke8 $19) 18... dxe4 19. g5 hxg5 {'[]' Stohl.} (
19... Nd5 $2 {Stohl} 20. g6 $18) 20. hxg5 Nd5 21. fxe4 $6 {Stohl: 'Logical,
but not the best.'} (21. Bxe6 $1 Rxh1 (21... fxe6 {Stohl} 22. Rxh8 Nxe3 23.
Qxe3 e5 24. fxe4 exd4 25. Qf2 $40 {is much more dangerous than the similar
line above.}) 22. Bxd7+ Qxd7 23. Rxh1 exf3 24. Bf2 $16 {Ubilava, Mikhalchisin})
(21. g6 $2 {This is refuted quite simply.} Rxh3 $1 {After my game with Ljubo
in Buenos Aires 1994, I won't forget this resource!} 22. Rxh3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 e5
$17 24. gxf7+ Kxf7 $15) 21... Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Ne5 {'!' Stohl. Stohl: 'Parries
Be6 and plays for dark-square compensation. White's Bh3 is so passive Anand
will have to sacrifice it anyway.'} (22... Rxh3 $2 {Stohl} 23. Qxh3 e5 24. Ne6
$1 Qxc2+ 25. Ka1 $18) 23. Rhf1 {I was already having second thoughts about
this position. What if Black doesn't allow the sacrifice?} ({The Pa3 is not
important anymore.} 23. Kb2 $2 {Stohl} Rh4 $36 {/\} 24. Bg2 Rxh1 25. Rxh1 Qd6
26. Ra1 $2 Rc4 $1 $19 {[%cal Rc4a4] /\Ra4}) 23... Bxa3 {Doesn't lose, but
Black should have considered g6 if only because his position is easier to play
than White's. Stohl: 'Objectively a good move, but maybe more practical in the
approaching time-trouble was'} (23... g6 $1 {And now} 24. Rf6 {is met by} (24.
Rd2 $132 {[%csl Rf6] Stohl ><f6}) (24. Bxe6 $2 {Stohl} fxe6 25. Nxe6 Qxc2+ 26.
Ka1 Rh2 $1 27. Rxf8+ Ke7 $19) 24... Be7 $1) (23... Rh4 $2 {Stohl} 24. Bxe6 $1
Rxe4 25. Qf2 $16) 24. g6 $8 {No exclams or question marks. Otherwise White is
lost. '!?' Stohl. Stohl: 'Frees g5 for the Q and misplaces Black's N.'} (24.
Bxe6 {Stohl} fxe6 25. Nxe6 Qe7 $5 ({If Black is afraid, he can force a draw
with} 25... Qxc2+ {Stohl} 26. Ka1 Rh2 27. Nxg7+ Ke7 28. Nf5+ $11) 26. Qb6 Bc6
$17 {and White's compensation is speculative.}) 24... Nxg6 {'[]' Stohl.} 25.
Bxe6 {I had seen that White has a dangerous attack, but hadn't realized how
strong it was. '!' Stohl. Stohl: 'Consistent, although it leads to great
tactical complications. White needs a N on e6.'} (25. Rxf7 $2 {Stohl} Qxf7 26.
Bxe6 Qc7 27. Qg5 Ne5 28. Bxc8 Bxc8 $17) (25. Nxe6 {Stohl} fxe6 26. Bxe6 Ne5 $15
(26... Qxc2+ $5 {Stohl} 27. Ka1 Ne5)) 25... fxe6 26. Nxe6 (26. Qg5 {Anand} Rh6
27. Nxe6 Qe7) 26... Qe7 $2 {'(+)?' Stohl.} (26... Qxc2+ $2 27. Ka1 $18 Rg8 28.
Qg5 Ne7 29. Rf8+ $1 Rxf8 30. Nxg7+ Kf7 31. Rf1+ $18) (26... Qe5 $8 {I saw 27.
Qb6 Be4 28.Rd8 Ke7 29.Qa7 Rc7 30.Nc7 Kd8 and decided that Black wouldn't be
able to survive that.} 27. Qb6 (27. Qa7 Qxe6 28. Qxb7 Ne7 29. Nb6 Qc6) 27...
Bxe4 $1 {Back in the hotel, our German friend showed us that the position is a
draw! '>=!' Stohl. Stohl: 'and here White must be very resourceful:'} (27...
Bc6 {Stohl} 28. Rd8+ Ke7 29. Qa7+ (29. Rxc8 {Stohl} Rxc8 30. Qa7+ Bd7 $17) (29.
Nf8 {Stohl} Rxf8 30. Rfxf8 Nxf8 31. Rxc8 Bxa4 32. bxa4 Qxe4 $17) 29... Rc7 $1 (
29... Kxe6 $2 {Stohl} 30. Qf7#) 30. Nxc7 (30. Re8+ {Stohl} Kxe8 31. Nxc7+ Kd8 {
-30.Nc7}) 30... Kxd8 31. Rd1+ Bd6 (31... Bd7 $2 {Stohl} 32. Nxa6 Nf8 33. N6c5
$40) 32. Nc5 $5 (32. Nb6 {Stohl} Bxe4 33. Nc4 Bxc2+ 34. Kxc2 Rh2+ 35. Kb1 Qf5+
$11) (32. Qb6 {Stohl} Kd7 33. Nc5+ Ke7 34. Qxc6 Qxc5 35. Nd5+ Ke6 36. Nc7+ $11)
32... Ne7 (32... Kc8 {Stohl} 33. N7e6 {can lead to the same position.}) 33. Qb6
Kc8 34. N7e6 Bxc5 35. Nxc5 Qc7 36. Qxa6+ Kb8 37. Rd4 Qa7 38. Nd7+ $1 Ka8 $1 39.
Nb6+ $8 $11) 28. Rd8+ {'>=' Stohl.} (28. Nxg7+ Ke7 29. Nf5+ Bxf5 30. Rde1 Be4
31. Rxe4 (31. Qxg6 Bxg6 32. Rxe5+ Kd8 $17) 31... Qxe4 32. Qf6+ Kd7 33. Rd1+ Ke8
) (28. Rde1 {Stohl is too sophisticated, e.g.} Rh4 $5 29. Rf5 $5 Bxf5 30. Rxe5
Nxe5 31. Nxg7+ Kf7 32. Qb7+ (32. Nxf5 $2 {Stohl} Rh1+ 33. Ka2 Rxc2+ 34. Kxa3
Ra1+ 35. Kb4 Nc6+ $19) 32... Bd7 33. Qd5+ Kxg7 34. Qxe5+ $17) 28... Ke7 29.
Qa7+ (29. Nf8 $3 {Yes, this seems to be a draw, but who would find such moves
at the board?} Bxc2+ (29... Rxd8 30. Qa7+ Kd6 31. Rd1+ $18) (29... Nxf8 $1 {
Stohl} 30. Rxc8 Nd7 31. Qxa6 Rxc8 32. Qxc8 Qb5 33. Qc4 $8 Qxc4 34. bxc4 $17)
30. Ka2 Nxf8 (30... Rxf8 31. Rfxf8 $16) (30... Rxd8 31. Qb7+ Kd6 32. Qxa6+ $11)
31. Rxc8 Nd7 32. Qxa6 Rxc8 33. Qxc8 Bxb3+ 34. Kxb3 Qb5+ 35. Kxa3 Qxf1 36. Nc3
$11) (29. Rxc8 {Stohl} Rxc8 30. Qa7+ Kxe6 31. Qf7+ Kd6 32. Rd1+ Bd5 $17) 29...
Rc7 30. Nxc7 Kxd8 (30... Rxd8 31. Nd5+ Ke6 32. Qf7+ Kd6 33. Qc7+ Kxd5 (33...
Ke6 34. Qc6+ Qd6 35. Nc7+ Ke7 36. Qxe4+ Ne5 37. Rf5 $18) 34. Nb6+ Kd4 35. Qxd8+
$18) (30... Bxc2+ {Stohl} 31. Kxc2 (31. Ka2 $2 {Stohl} Kxd8 $19 {and d1 is
protected.}) 31... Rh2+ 32. Kb1 (32. Rd2 $2 {Stohl} Qe4+ $1 33. Kc3 Rh3+ $19)
32... Rb2+ (32... Kxd8 {Stohl} 33. Rd1+ $40 {is dangerous for Black, therefore
he first occupied the d-file.}) 33. Ka1 (33. Kc1 $2 {Stohl} Ra2+ $19) 33...
Rd2+ $1 34. Rd4 $1 {[]} (34. Kb1 $2 {Stohl} Kxd8 35. Qb8+ Kd7 36. Rf7+ Ne7 37.
Nb6+ Kc6 $19 {->}) 34... Qxd4+ (34... Rxd4 $2 {Stohl} 35. Nd5+ Kd6 36. Qxa6+
Kxd5 37. Nc3+ Kc5 38. Rf5 $1 $16) 35. Qxd4 Rxd4 36. Nxa6 $15 {/=}) 31. Rd1+ Bd6
32. Nc5 $1 (32. Ne6+ Qxe6 33. Nc5 Bxc2+ 34. Kxc2) (32. Nxa6 Rh2 (32... Bxc2+
33. Kxc2 Rh2+ 34. Kb1 Qe4+ 35. Ka1 Rd2 36. Qb6+ Ke7 37. Rxd2 Qe1+ 38. Ka2 Qxd2+
39. Nb2 $11) (32... Rh1 $1) (32... Rh1 $1) (32... Rh1 $1)) (32. Nb6 $2 {Stohl}
Bxc2+ $1 33. Ka2 Bxb3+ $19) (32. Qb6 {Stohl} Ke7 $17) 32... Bxc2+ (32... Bf5
33. N7e6+ Bxe6 34. Rxd6+ Qxd6 35. Nb7+) 33. Ka2 {'!' Stohl.} Bf5 {'!?' Stohl.}
(33... Bxb3+ 34. Kxb3 (34. Ka3 Bxd1 $1 $19) 34... Rh3+ 35. Ka4 Rh4+ (35... Qe4+
{Stohl} 36. Ka5 $1 Ra3+ 37. Kb6 Rb3+ 38. Nxb3 Qb4+ 39. Kxa6 Qa4+ 40. Na5 (40.
Kb6 $2 {Stohl} Qxb3+ 41. Kc6 Ne7+ $19) 40... Qxd1 41. Nb5 $5 $36) 36. Kb3 $1
$11 {With perpetual} (36. Ka5 Qc3+ $19)) (33... Bxd1 34. N7e6+ Qxe6 35. Nxe6+
Kc8 36. Nd4 $11 (36. Nc5 $11 {Stohl})) 34. Rxd6+ (34. Nb7+ $2 {Stohl} Ke7 35.
Nxd6 Rh2+ $19) (34. N7e6+ {Stohl} Bxe6 35. Rxd6+ {is similar to the main line.}
) 34... Qxd6 35. Nb7+ Kxc7 36. Nxd6+ Kxd6 37. Qxg7 $11 (37. Qxa6+ $143 {Stohl}
Ke7 $15) 37... Ke6 38. Qd4 $1 {and as Black can't save his Pa6, White should
draw the unusual _|_.}) 27. Qb6 $1 {Now White breaks through. Stohl: '/\Ng7!'}
Nf8 {'[]' Stohl.} (27... Rh6 {Anand} 28. Rd8+ {'!' Stohl.} Rxd8 29. Nc7+ Qxc7 (
29... Kd7 {Stohl} 30. Qxb7 Kd6 31. Qb6+ Kd7 32. Rd1+ Kc8 33. Qxa6+ Kxc7 34.
Qa7+ Kc8 35. Nb6#) 30. Qxc7 Rd7 31. Qb8+ Ke7 32. Qg8 $18) (27... Ne5 28. Rd8+ {
'!' Stohl.} Rxd8 29. Nc7+ Kd7 30. Qxb7 Qg5 31. Nxa6+ Ke8 32. Nc7+ Kd7 33. Nb6+
Kd6 34. Nbd5 $18) (27... Bc6 {Stohl} 28. Rd8+ $1 Rxd8 29. Qxc6+ Rd7 30. Nb6 $1
Bd6 31. Nd5 $1 Ne5 (31... Qxe6 {Stohl} 32. Qc8+ $18) 32. Qc8+ Rd8 33. Ndc7+ $18
) (27... Bxe4 $2 {Stohl} 28. Nxg7+ $1 Qxg7 29. Qe6+ $18) 28. Rd8+ {'!' Stohl.}
Rxd8 29. Nc7+ Qxc7 {'[]' Stohl.} (29... Kd7 30. Qxb7 $18 Kd6 31. Rf5 $18 (31.
Nb6 $5 {Stohl} Qxc7 32. e5+ $18)) 30. Qxc7 {'+/-' Stohl.} Rd7 31. Qb8+ {
The queen is much too powerful in this position and Black also to contend with
Nb6} (31. Qe5+ $5 {Stohl} Kd8 (31... Be7 $143 {Stohl} 32. Nc5 $18) 32. Nb6 $142
$1 (32. Qa5+ {Stohl} Rc7 33. Rd1+ Nd7 34. Nb6 Bxe4 35. Ka2 $5 (35. Rxd7+ {Stohl
} Rxd7 36. Nxd7+ Kxd7 37. Qxa3 Bb7 $16 {/+/=}) 35... Rh1 $1 (35... Bxc2 $2 {
Stohl} 36. Kxa3 Bxd1 37. Nd5 $18) 36. Rxd7+ Rxd7 37. Nxd7+ Kxd7 38. Qxa3 Bb7
$16 {/+/=}) 32... Bd6 $8 33. Qg5+ $16 {/+-} Re7 $2 34. Rd1 Kc7 35. Nc4 $18)
31... Ke7 32. Qe5+ Ne6 (32... Kd8 {Stohl} 33. Nb6 {see above.}) 33. Rg1 $18 {
'!' Stohl.} (33. Nb6 $143 $2 {Stohl} Bd6 $1 {chases White's Q away from the [+]
.}) 33... Kf7 {'?!' Stohl.} (33... Rh6 {Stohl} 34. Rxg7+ (34. Nb6 $143 {Stohl}
Bd6 35. Qb2 Rc7 36. Nd5+ Kf7 $14 {/~~}) 34... Ke8 35. Qb8+ Nd8 36. Rg8+ Bf8 37.
Nc5 $40 {and the concentrated assault of White's pieces is too strong.}) (33...
Rg8 $142 {Stohl} 34. Rg6 (34. Nb6 {Stohl} Bd6 35. Qf5 g6 $1 $132) 34... Rd6 35.
Ka2 Bc1 36. Rxe6+ Rxe6 37. Qc7+ Kf6 38. Qxb7 $16 {/+-}) 34. Nb6 Rhd8 (34...
Rdd8 {Stohl} 35. Rf1+ Ke7 36. Nd5+ $18) (34... Re7 {Stohl} 35. Rf1+ Ke8 36.
Qb8+ Nd8 37. Rd1 Kf7 38. Qf4+ $1 Ke8 39. Rxd8+ Kxd8 40. Qb8+ Bc8 41. Qxc8#) (
34... Bc6 {Stohl} 35. Qf5+ Ke7 36. Rg6 Rd6 37. e5 $18) 35. Ka2 {I didn't want
to allow Rd1+ Stohl: 'More ambitious than'} (35. Qf5+ Ke7 36. Rg6 Rd1+ 37. Ka2
R8d6) (35. Nxd7 {Stohl} Rxd7 36. Rg6 $1 Rd6 37. Rxe6 Rxe6 38. Qf4+ $18 {
and Black loses his Bb7.}) 35... Bf8 (35... Rd6 {Stohl} 36. Nc4 Bc5 37. Qf5+
Ke7 (37... Kg8 {Stohl} 38. Nxd6 Rxd6 39. Rf1 $18) (37... Ke8 {Stohl} 38. Rf1 $1
$18) 38. Ne5 Rb8 (38... R8d7 {Stohl} 39. Rh1 $1 Kd8 40. Rh8+ Kc7 41. Nxd7 Kxd7
42. e5 $18 {/\Qf7}) 39. Qf7+ Kd8 40. Rh1 Kc8 41. Rh8+ Nd8 42. Qc4 $18) 36. Nxd7
({More precise would have been} 36. Qf5+ Ke7 37. Rf1 $18) 36... Rxd7 37. Qf5+ (
37. Rf1+ Ke7 38. Rxf8 Kxf8 39. Qxe6 $18) 37... Ke7 38. Rf1 Bc8 (38... Bc6 {
Stohl} 39. Qf7+ Kd6 40. e5+ $18) 39. Qf7+ Kd6 40. e5+ {White wins a piece, so
Black resigned.} (40. Rd1+ Kc7 41. Qxe6 Rxd1 42. Qf7+ $18) (40. e5+ Kd5 41.
Rd1+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge 6th"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2017.04.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[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 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 {This system caught me
slightly off guard, so I started thinking what I should go for.} 6. Be3 Nf6 7.
Qe2 {I considered f4 for a bit and then remembered the offbeat 7.Qe2.} a6 8.
O-O-O Qc7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nd7 11. h4 {I was trying to get back to a Najdorf,
but a3 and f4 is more common.} Bb7 12. a3 Rc8 13. Bh3 b4 (13... Nce5 14. Nxe6
fxe6 15. Bxe6) 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Nxe6 {This move didn't really feel like a
sacrifice, since its clear that White's bishop on e6 not only keeps Black's
king stuck on e8, but also potentially defends White (the a2-square).} (15. Kb1
{The computer is happy with this move and thinks that White is better} Qc4 (
15... Nc5 16. Qc4 Qa5 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 {is huge for White})) 15... fxe6
16. Bxe6 Qa5 17. Kb1 Rxc3 (17... d5 {Peter spent a lot of time trying to make
this work and probably should have tried it anyway} 18. Bd4 (18. exd5 Rxc3 19.
bxc3 Qa2+ 20. Kc1 Ne5 $1 {Surprisingly White can't make the discovered check
work} 21. Bd4 (21. Bb6 Bd6 $1 22. Rh3) 21... Nc4 22. Bf7+ {and White has to
take the draw} Kd8 $1 23. cxb4 Qa3+ 24. Kb1 Qxb4+ 25. Kc1 Qa3+ $11) 18... Bd6 (
18... Kd8 19. Rh3) 19. Qg4 $1) 18. bxc3 Nc6 19. Rh3 (19. f4 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 {
and now the manoeuvre...} 21. Rh3 $1 Kd8 22. Rhd3 Kc7 23. Rd5 $1 {is important}
(23. e5 $2 dxe5 24. Rd7+ Kb8 {only frees Black's bishop on f8}) 23... Qb6+ 24.
Ka2 Nd8 25. Qc4+ Qc6 26. R5d4) 19... Be7 (19... Nc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. e5 {
was the point} Nxe5 22. Re3 $1 (22. f4 Nd7)) 20. Bd4 $2 {This is just absurd,
I can't explain why I didn't go f4.} (20. f4 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Rhd3 {
Here since Black played ...Be7, it's harder to run away via d8.}) 20... Nc5 21.
Bxc5 (21. Bxg7 Nxe6 22. Bxh8 Nf4 23. Qg4 Nxh3 24. Qxh3 Qb6+ 25. Kc1 Qxf2 {
is fine for Black.}) 21... Qxc5 {And here I couldn't see an alternative to f4,
esp with ...Rf8 coming.} 22. f4 Kd8 23. Qe3 {I couldn't see an edge, so
decided to swap queens.} Qxe3 24. Rxe3 h6 $6 {A typical idea to undermine the
pawn chain, but here it isn't necessary.} (24... Kc7 25. c4 Rf8 26. f5 Ne5 {
and I can't see a way for White to progress.}) 25. c4 {Missing a small chance.}
(25. e5 Kc7 26. f5 $1 hxg5 27. hxg5 Rb8 $1 (27... Bxg5 28. Rg3 $1 {The point,
first White forces the bishop to h6} Bh6 29. exd6+ Kb6 30. c4 Nd8 31. Bd5 {
here the computer finds the resource...} Bf4 32. Rxg7 Be5 $1 {but White is
much better}) 28. Ka1 (28. f6 Nxe5 $1 {shows the extreme resilience of the
computer}) 28... Nxe5 29. Rxe5 Bxg5 30. Ra5 Bf6 {Black has good compensation.})
25... hxg5 26. hxg5 Rf8 $6 {A natural move, but now the game turns.} (26... Bc8
$1 {would have been simple} 27. Bd5 Nb4 {and Black is out of danger.}) 27. f5
$1 {We both had the impression that White was much better again, but we both
kept on underestimating ...Bc8.} Ne5 (27... Bxg5 28. Rxd6+ Kc7 29. Rd7+ Kb8 30.
Rb3 {wins}) (27... Bc8 $1 28. Bd5 Ne5 29. Rg3 {with the threat of f6 gxf6 g6}
Rh8 30. f6 Bf8 $1 {is a clever resource.}) 28. Rg1 d5 $2 {Just panic.} ({
And for the 3rd time...} 28... Bc8 $1 29. Bd5 Rh8 {and Black is holding on} 30.
f6 Bf8 $1) 29. Rb3 {And it's over.} Kc7 30. cxd5 {Too many pawns.} Rh8 31. f6
Bf8 (31... gxf6 32. g6 $18) 32. d6+ (32. d6+ Kxd6 33. fxg7 Bxg7 34. Rxb7 $18)
1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2002.08.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Arizmendi,J"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[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 {First surprise from
Tukmakov. I had only prepared for French and Caro-Kann, although I knew he
also played the Classical Sicilian (5...Nc6). But only now did I remember he
used to play Najdorf (a game Romero Holmes-Tukmakov inmediately popped to mind)
in the 80,s. So, it became clear to me I was not the only one going for
victory in the last round.} 6. f3 e6 {The alternative is 6...e5, but 6...e6 is
generally considered the "fighting" line.} 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2 {I have also
played 8.g4 straightaway in this position, but I feared some preparation over
my game against Cvitan from last year in Biel. The advantage of the 8.g4 move
order is that the plan involving the deployment of black´s knight to <b6> is
now held to be very dangerous due to Grischuk´s piece sacrifice.} (8. g4 Nfd7
9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Ndxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Rxa2 13. Kb1 Ra8 14. Nxd6+
Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Na4 16. Bb5 Qe7 17. Qd4 e5 18. Qd5 Nc3+ 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. Rd3 O-O
21. c4 Nb6 22. Qc5 Qf6 23. g5 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Dvoirys,S/Moscow RUS 2002/The
Week in Chess 379 (23)}) 8... Nbd7 9. g4 h6 {Black goes for the main line, but
he could have taken advantage of white´s move order to get another setup,
namely knights on b6 and d7 after} (9... Nb6 {which would have been avoided
with 8.g4 due to 8...Nbd7 being answered with 9.g5}) 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Rc8
{I do not think this line is best for black, since he does not have the option
of castling long anymore. Boris Gelfand, one of the major exponents of the
Najdorf variation, has tried} (11... Ne5 12. Rhe1 Qa5 {here.} (12... Qa5 13.
Nb3 Qc7 14. Qf2 Nxd3+ 15. Rxd3 Nd7 16. Rd2 Be7 17. a3 Rc8 18. f4 Nc5 19. Bxc5
dxc5 20. Red1 b4 21. Rd7 Qb8 22. axb4 cxb4 23. Qb6 Qxf4+ 24. Kb1 Bc6 25. Rxe7+
Kxe7 26. Qxb4+ Kf6 27. Rd6 Kg6 28. Nd4 Bxe4 29. Nxe4 {0-1 Fedorov,A-Gelfand,B/
Polanica Zdroj 2000/CBM 79 (29)})) 12. Rhe1 Ne5 13. Kb1 {This is a must, since
white wants to take with the c pawn on <d3> and not allow black to win a piece
with b5-b4 due to the pin on the c file.} Qc7 $6 {A new move from Tukmakov,
although I believe he came up with it over the board. The idea is to prove
that the Q on c7 will be a more useful move than 14.h4 (which is the normal
follow-up for white). But things are not so clear, and I think white should
get an advantage.} 14. h4 Nfd7 {[#]} 15. Qf2 (15. g5 $1 {is the right way.} Nb6
{This is what was bothering me during the game} (15... hxg5 16. hxg5 Nc4 (16...
g6 {stops white´s play on the kingside, but now black´s king in the center is
not feeling too safe.} 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Nd5 $1 $40 exd5
21. Bd4 Rh7 22. exd5+ Kd8 23. Bc3 $1 {with a strong attack.}) 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18.
g6 {and white is better.} (18. Nb3 $5)) 16. Qf2 $1 {A thematic maneuvre, but I
only thought of it after the game. Now white´s e3 bishop can drop back to
defend his king.} (16. f4 {is another normal move in such positions, but here
it does not work due to some nasty tactics.} Nbc4 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. Qd3 Na3+ {
which is the reason why I rejected 15.g5}) 16... Nbc4 17. Bc1 {white is better.
} (17. Bxc4 $5 Nxc4 18. Bc1 hxg5 19. hxg5) 17... Na3+ 18. Ka1 hxg5 19. hxg5 b4
(19... Nxd3 20. cxd3 e5 21. Nce2 Nc2+ 22. Nxc2 Qxc2 23. d4) 20. Nce2 Nxd3 21.
cxd3 Nc2+ 22. Nxc2 Qxc2 23. Qb6 Qc6 24. Qxb4 $16) (15. f4 $2 {This would be a
normal reaction to 13...Nfd7, but here it is a mistake because black could
simply take on <g4> and the knight will never be in danger there since h2-h3
no longer exists. Besides, the black king has now got <d8> as a flight square
in case a sacrificial attack should come.}) 15... Nc5 16. Qd2 $2 {This stops
the threat, but it obviously is a mistake. During the game I did not want to
touch my queenside, but it was the way to proceed.} (16. a3 $13) (16. g5 b4 17.
Nce2 Nexd3 18. cxd3 e5 19. Nf5 Nxd3 $19 {This is the tactic I only noticed
after my opponent played 15...Nc5 almost instantly.}) 16... Be7 17. g5 b4 18.
Nce2 d5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Nf4 {This seems the most logical way to play now,
although white is objectively worse.} Nxf3 $6 (20... Bxf3 {would have given
black a clear advantage, but precise defense is required.} 21. Rc1 (21. g6 Bxh4
) (21. Be2 Ne4 22. Qc1 Bxe2 23. Nfxe2 hxg5 24. hxg5 $17) 21... hxg5 22. hxg5
Ne4 {getting rid of white´s strong bishop.} 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Bg1 (24. Qe2 Qc4
25. Bg1 (25. Bf2 Qxe2 26. Rxe2 Nc4 27. Rd1 Rh2) 25... Qxe2 26. Rxe2 Nc4 $17) (
24. b3 {Probably best, keeping the knight out of <c4>, although black´s
advantage is not in doubt.} Ng6 $17) 24... Nc4 $1 (24... Bh7 25. Qe2 Nc4 26.
Bh2 Qb6 27. g6 Bxg6 28. Bg1 $1 e5 29. Nde6 Qc6 30. Nxg7+ Kf8 31. Nge6+ Kg8 32.
Nxg6 fxg6 33. Qg4 $44) 25. Qf2 Qe5 $1 {This is the move that gives black a
clear edge} (25... Qb7 {Is not so clear.} 26. Ndxe6 fxe6 27. Nxe6 Rh7 28. Qd4
g6 29. Ka1 Nd6 30. Nc5 Rxc5 31. Qxc5 $13) 26. g6 (26. Rcd1 Bxg5 27. Nd3 Qd5 28.
Nxb4 Qb7) 26... Bh4 27. gxf7+ (27. Nd3 Bxf2 28. Nxe5 Bxe1 29. gxf7+ Ke7 $19)
27... Kd7 28. Rxe4 Qxe4 29. Qe2 Qxe2 30. Ndxe2 Rh6 $17) 21. Nxf3 Bxf3 22. Rc1
hxg5 23. hxg5 e5 $2 {After this mistake white can get an advantage.} (23...
Nxd3 {seems more logical, exchanging white´s dangerous bishop.} 24. cxd3 (24.
Qxd3 Qc4) 24... Qd7 25. g6 {For now it is better to hold the exchange of rooks.
} (25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. g6 e5 $1 27. gxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qf2 Qg4 29. Rg1 Qxg1+ 30.
Qxg1 Rh1 $17) 25... e5 (25... f6 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27. Rc1 Qd7 28. Qc2 Bg4 29. Bb6
Bf5 (29... e5 30. Qc4) (29... Rh6 30. Qc4 $44) 30. Qc8+ (30. Qc4 O-O 31. Qc2
Bd6 $1 $19) 30... Bd8 31. Qxa6 $13) (25... Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 {And black is better,
but there is still some chances due to black´s vulnerable king.}) 26. Qf2 $1
exf4 (26... Bc6 27. gxf7+ Kxf7 28. Ng6+ $1 Kxg6 29. Rg1+ $18) 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8
28. Qxf3 fxe3 29. Qxf7+ Kd8 30. Qd5+ $11) 24. Ng6 $1 fxg6 25. Bxg6+ Kf8 26. Qf2
$2 {This was my idea when I went for this line, but there was a better
solution in} (26. Rf1 Qc6 27. Bxc5 Bxc5 28. Qd3 {This move makes the day: it
attacks the bishop, defends <g6> and stops e5-e4.} Ke7 29. Rxf3 Rcf8 30. Rxf8
Rxf8 31. Re1 $14) 26... Qc6 27. Rh1 Rg8 28. Bh7 e4 $2 {Tukmakov makes another
mistake. Best was} (28... Ke8 $1 29. Bxg8 Bxh1 30. Qf7+ Kd8 31. Rd1+ Bd6 (31...
Nd7 32. Bh7 Bd6 33. Bf5 $40) 32. Bh7 Bf3 33. Rxd6+ (33. Bxc5 Bxd1 34. Qg8+ Ke7
35. Qxg7+ Ke6 36. Bg8+ (36. Qg6+ Kd5 37. Be3 Bxc2+ 38. Qxc2 Qxc2+ 39. Bxc2 $17)
36... Rxg8 37. Qxg8+ Kd7 $19) 33... Qxd6 34. Qxf3 $15 {And white´s bishops are
very dangerous.}) (28... g6 {Is another possibility, but it is only a draw for
black.} 29. Rh3 e4 30. Bxg8 Kxg8 31. Qh2 Bh5 32. Rxh5 gxh5 33. Qxh5 Nd7 $8 (
33... Ne6 34. Rf1 $18 Qxc2+ 35. Ka1 Rf8 36. Rh1) 34. Rf1 Ne5 (34... Qe6 35. Bd4
$18) 35. g6 Nxg6 36. Rg1 Kf7 37. Qf5+ Ke8 38. Qxg6+ Qxg6 39. Rxg6 Rd8 40. Kc1
Rd6 $11) 29. Rh4 $1 $16 {Now the game is over.} Qe6 $6 (29... Qd5 {was more
stubborn} 30. Bxe4 Nxe4 31. Qxf3+ Nf6 32. Qf2 {And white is much better due to
black´s weak pawns and bad king.}) 30. Bxe4 Nxe4 31. Qxf3+ Nf6 32. gxf6 gxf6
33. Re4 $18 Qc6 34. Bh6+ Ke8 35. Rce1 $1 {White's attack is decisive.} Qxc2+
36. Ka1 Rc7 37. Qh5+ Kd7 38. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "Imre Konig Memorial 1st"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2002.09.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 {Testing
this against the mighty defender of Najdorf Wojt sounds cool.} e6 {Wojt
changes the nature of the game into a Scheveningen.} 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 $1 {
This is necessary!} ({After} 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. O-O-O Bb7 {And instead
a stupid Nb8 black has a full-fledged Nf6!}) 8... Nfd7 {One of many Garry's
weapons against English Attack in Najdorf.} 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Ncxb5
$1 {GM Morozevich's stolen novelty.} axb5 12. Nxb5 {The threat of Qc3 is too
strong.} Ba6 $1 {there are other moves but this looks like the best.} 13. Nxd6+
Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. a3 $1 {I have just recently noticed that
Goloshchapov played this even before me. Since during this part of the game
Wojt was stiing there like a cannonball radiating confidence I have produced
this after a 20 minutes of reflection time.} (16. b3 $2 Be2 17. Rd2 Bxf3 18.
Rf1 Bxg4 $1 19. Qg3 Rxa2 $19 {makes the difference between two type of lufts.})
16... e5 $6 {After some time Wojt decided for this plane move. However after
the game I have decided to delve into this position more and I have worked it
out till a draw. Later in Antalya I had some blitz games defending white side
against the talented Russian WGM Tatiana Shadrina where we together discovered
some more subtleties embedded in the position.} (16... Be2 $5 17. Rd2 Bxf3 18.
Rf1 Bxe4 19. Rfd1 Bd5 (19... Bf3 $5 {Ftacnik}) 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Re1 Ne5 22.
Qxe5+ Kf8 23. Bd4 f6 24. Qe6 Rc8 25. Bb6) 17. Rd2 {White is about to set a
battery on the critical d line.} Be6 {According to principles of chess this
position favors the player with the white pieces.} 18. Rhd1 g5 $6 {An
ingenuous idea! Wojt is trying to put Rh8 into the game.} ({After normal moves
like} 18... Rc8 19. g5) (18... Qb8 19. Qc6 Qc8 20. Qxc8+ Rxc8 21. a4 $14 {
white is still on the top.}) 19. Qc6 $1 {Hitting on e5 keeps whites game
threatening.} Rc8 20. Qb5 Rg8 (20... Rb8 $2 21. Rxd7 $18) 21. Rd3 $1 {This
looks like a good support for my a pawn waiting to be rolled.} (21. a4 {Browne}
Qc7 22. a5 Ke7) 21... Rg6 {Wojt sidesteps immediate losses.} (21... Rb8 $2 22.
Rxd7 Bxd7 23. Qxe5+ $18) (21... Rg7 $2 22. Rxd7 Bxd7 23. Qxe5+ Kf8 24. Qd6+ $1
Ke8 25. Bc5 $18) 22. a4 $1 {Time to play your trump in the game!} (22. Kb1 Qc7
23. Rc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Rb8 25. Qb4 {Does not look that great to me.}) 22... Qc7
{Black does not have any moves with his rooks due to trivial tactical answers.}
(22... Rb8 $2 23. Rxd7 Bxd7 24. Qxe5+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ $18 (25. Rxd7 $18)) (22...
Rg7 $2 23. Rxd7 Bxd7 24. Qxe5+ Kf8 25. Qd6+ Ke8 26. Bc5 Rxc5 27. Qxc5 $18 {
Wojtkiewicz}) (22... Ra8 $2 23. Rxd7 Bxd7 24. Qxe5+ Qe7 (24... Kf8 25. Qh8+ Rg8
26. Bc5+ $18) 25. Qh8+ Qf8 26. Qxf8+ Kxf8 27. Rxd7 $18) 23. Rc3 $16 Bc4 $4 {
Wojt stumbles after to much calculation.} (23... Qb8 24. Rdd3 (24. Qxb8 Nxb8
25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. b4 Be6 27. b5 Bc4 28. Rd2 Nd7 29. Kb2 $18) (24. Rxc8+ Qxc8
25. Rd3 $6 Bc4 26. Rc3 Rc6) 24... Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Qxb5 26. axb5 Ke7 27. b6 Rg8
28. Rc7 Kf6 29. c4 Nb8 30. b7 Rd8 31. Bb6 $16) 24. Rxc4 $5 {I was in between a
toatally winning endgame or finishing him off with queens in.} (24. Rxd7 Qxd7
25. Rxc4 Qxb5 26. Rxc8+ Kd7 27. axb5 Kxc8 28. Kd2 $1 Rh6 29. Bg1 $1 $18 {
and the queenside roller coaster is ready to steam!}) 24... Qxc4 25. Qxd7+ Kf8
26. c3 Rgc6 (26... Ra8 27. a5 $18) 27. Bxg5 Qxa4 $2 {Loses at once.} (27... h6
28. Qe7+ Kg7 (28... Kg8 29. Bf6) 29. Qxe5+ Kg8 30. Be3 Qxa4 31. Bd4 $18) (27...
Kg7 28. Rd6 $1 $18) 28. Bh6+ $1 (28. Bh6+ $1 Kg8 (28... Rxh6 29. Qxa4) 29. Qd8+
{simply checkmates.}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nd7 11. Rg1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. g5 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15.
Kb1 Ne5 16. Qf4 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gf5f6,Yf4f6,Gd4f6,Re2g3,Rg3h5,Rh5f6,Yd8f6,
Ge7f6] An interesting concept. White tries to win the battle for the square f6
by distracting black queen from d8.} Qc7 (16... Nc6 17. Bf6 e5 18. Qh4 $40) (
16... Ng6 $6 17. Qg3 {/\h4-h5}) 17. Ng3 g6 (17... Nc6 18. Bf6) 18. Qe3 Bb7 (
18... Nc6 19. Bf6) 19. f4 Nd7 $1 {Threastening e5} 20. e5 {Dubious decision.} (
20. Qd2 e5 21. Be3 exf4 22. Bxf4 Ne5) 20... Rac8 21. Bd3 dxe5 22. fxe5 Bc5 {
[%csl Re5][%cal Gc7e5,Gd7e5]} 23. Be4 Ba6 (23... Bxe4 $5 24. Nxe4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4
(25. Qxd4 Qxc2+ 26. Ka1 a4 $36 (26... Rfd8 $5 27. Nf6+ $140 $2 Nxf6 28. Qxd8+
Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Ne8 30. Rxe8+ Kg7 {with excellent winning chances.})) 25...
Qxc2+ 26. Ka1 Nxe5 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Rh4 Rh8) 24. Nh5 (24. Bd3 $2 Bxd3 25. Qxd3
Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Qxc2+) 24... Bxd4 (24... gxh5 $2 25. g6 $1 {[%cal Ge3h6,Rg1g8]}
fxg6 26. Qh6 Bxd4 $140 $4 (26... Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Bxg6 $18 (28. Rd7 $18))
27. Rxg6+ Kf7 (27... hxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Qh7#) 28. Qxh7+ Ke8 29. Rxe6+ Kd8
30. Qe7#) 25. Qxd4 Be2 $1 {This leads to a clearly better ending.} 26. Qxd7
Bxh5 27. Qxc7 Rxc7 28. Rde1 Rc5 29. Bd3 Rd8 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gd8d5,Gd5e5,Gc5d5,
Gh5g4,Gg4f5,Gf5d3] Chronical weakness of the kingside pawns, and above all Pe5,
stipulates Black's enduring positional advantage. Black's plan is to condemn
wihte rooks to a passive defence of the pawn e5 which opens the way to f5 for
his bishop.} 30. Re3 Rdd5 31. Rge1 Bg4 $1 32. b3 Bf5 {Forcing the exchange of
bishops. Now White has an unpleasant choise betwen getting an additional
weakness at d3 and opening the route to the Pg5 for the black king.} 33. Kb2
Bxd3 34. cxd3 Rc3 35. Rd1 Rd4 $1 {Domination of his rooks guarantees Black
excellent winning perspectives.} 36. a3 Rg4 37. axb4 axb4 38. Rg3 Rf4 39. Rd2
h5 $1 {A very important pawn move, clearing the way to the king. If White does
not take the pawn, black kings marchs to d5; otherwise it comes to h6,
supporting devastating for White movement of Pg6.} 40. gxh6 Kh7 41. d4 Rc7 42.
d5 exd5 43. Rgd3 Kxh6 44. Rxd5 Re7 45. Re2 g5 46. Rc5 g4 47. Kc2 f5 $1 {
The crucial point of Black's plan. March of black pawn "f", supported by the
king, desides the game.} 48. Rc8 Rd4 49. Rc4 Rxc4+ 50. bxc4 Kg5 51. Kb3 f4 52.
c5 f3 53. Rc2 Rxe5 54. c6 Re8 55. Kxb4 Kf4 0-1

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1999.01.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ashley, Maurice"]
[Black "Teplitsky, Yan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
h5 {A rare move, aiming at preventing the advance of the g-pawn.} 9. O-O-O (9.
a4 {is an interesting altermative:} b4 10. Na2 e5 11. Nb3 a5 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13.
c3 bxc3 14. Nxc3 Bxb5 15. axb5 Nbd7 16. O-O Be7 17. Qf2 O-O 18. Ra4 Nc5 19.
Nxc5 dxc5 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. Qxc5 Nd7 22. Qf2 Nb6 23. Raa1 Qc7 24. Rfd1 {
1-0 Olivier,J-Ivanov,M/Cannes 1995/CBM 46 ext (56)}) 9... Nbd7 10. Bd3 Bb7 11.
Rhe1 (11. f4 {is another option here:} b4 12. Nce2 e5 13. Nf3 Qc7 14. Ng5 Rc8
15. Kb1 Be7 16. h3 Nc5 17. Ng3 g6 18. h4 exf4 19. Bxf4 O-O 20. Rhe1 Nxd3 21.
cxd3 a5 22. Be3 Ng4 23. Bd4 Ba6 24. Rf1 a4 25. Ne2 d5 26. exd5 Bd6 27. Ne4 b3
28. Bc3 Rfe8 29. Nd4 Be5 30. Nc6 Bxc3 31. Qxc3 {0-1 Van Laatum,G-Bosboom,M/
Groningen 1995/CBM 50 ext (43)}) 11... Be7 12. Kb1 Rc8 (12... Nb6 {allows
White to develop dangerous initiative:} 13. Qf2 $1 {(threatening 14.Ne6)} Nfd7
14. Qg3 g6 $140 $2 15. Nxe6) 13. h3 {Threatening 14.g2-g4.} h4 14. Bf2 Ne5 $6 (
14... Nb6 $1 15. f4 b4) (14... Nc5 15. a3 g5 $5 {Now} 16. Qxg5 {fails to 16...
Nfe4} (16. Be3 Nfd7 {/\Ne5, with good counterplay.})) 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4
17. Qd3 Qc8 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Rxc3 {A dubious sacrifice.} (19... Nd7 {
is elegantly refuted by} 20. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 21. Qg6+ Kf8 (21... Kd8 22. Bb6+) 22.
Rf1) (19... Nd5 {was to be preferred.}) 20. bxc3 Nd5 21. Ne2 (21. Kb2 $6 {
is strongly met by} Nb6) 21... Qc7 22. Bd4 O-O 23. g3 {The most natural
continuation. Opening the g-file, White develops dangerous attack on the
kingside.} Rc8 (23... hxg3 24. Nxg3 $40) 24. gxh4 b4 25. c4 $1 {Again the best
move. In the occuring ending White has better chances.} Qxc4 26. Qxc4 Rxc4 27.
h5 {[%mdl 4096]} Bg5 28. Rg1 Bh6 29. Rg4 Ne7 {Threatening ...Bf3.} ({Yet,} 
29... a5 {was a better choice.}) 30. Rd3 Nf5 $6 {Again, 30...a5 was to be
preferred.} 31. Ng3 $1 {[%csl Rb4,Rc4][%cal Gd4b2,Gg4b4]} Nxd4 $6 {This
exchange significantly simplifies White's task. 31...Rc8 or 31...a5 was more
stubborn.} 32. Rdxd4 Rc5 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Rxb4 Bg5 35. Rf8 Rc7 36. Ne4 {
[%csl Rb7,Rf7][%cal Ge4d6,Gd6f7,Ge4g5,Gd6b7]} Be7 ({If} 36... Bf4 {then} 37.
Nd6 $18 (37. Nf6+ $6 gxf6 38. Rxf4 Kg7)) 37. Rxf7 a5 38. Rd4 Kh6 39. Nd6 Bg2
40. Rg4 Bxd6 41. Rxc7 Bxh3 ({Black resigned, as after} 41... Bxh3 42. exd6 Bxg4
43. d7 {White promotes his pawn.}) 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "1998.11.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Vydeslaver, Alik"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1998.11.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 cxd4
8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Be3 Be7 10. Kh1 ({A dubious alternative to the standard
continuations:} 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. a4 Qa5 12. Qd4 O-O 13. h3 Rac8 14. Rfd1 Rfd8
15. Qb6 Qh5 16. Qb3 Qg6 17. Bb6 Re8 18. Re1 h5 19. Rad1 Nd7 20. h4 Qg4 21. Bd4
Ne5 {0-1 Kruszynski Wlodzimierz-Dydyshko Viacheslav/It open 1994 (53)}) (10.
Nb3 b5 11. f4 O-O 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxa8 Qxa8 15. Bd4 Neg4 16. Bxf6
Nxf6 17. Rxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxd7 Rd8 19. Qc7 b4 20. Ne2 Rc8 21. Qd7 Bxb2 22. Rf1 Bf6
23. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Ubilava,E-Karpov,A/Daugavpils 1971 (23)}) (10. Qe2 O-O 11.
Rfd1 Qc7 12. a4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. a5 Nd7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 e5 17. Be3
Rac8 18. Rdc1 {1-0 Abbasov Farid-Sharma Arun/Ch World cadets unde 1993 (33)}) (
10. f4 O-O 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Rad1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. f5 exf5 15. Rxf5 b5 16.
a3 Qc7 17. Rdf1 Ne8 18. h4 Qb7 {1-0 Safholm,S-Sanden,S/Stockholm 1993/EXT 97 
(34)}) 10... O-O 11. f4 Rc8 12. f5 $6 {An untimely pawn advance. Better was 12.
a4, with approximately equal chances.} Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Be3 $2 ({A mistake.
} 14. Bg1 {was to be preferred, although at any rate Black has an excellent
play.}) 14... b5 $1 {An important ouverture to the exchange sacrifice. Before
undertaking the sacrifice, Black needs to open the main diagonal for his queen.
} 15. a3 Rxc3 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gd7c6,Gc6e4,Gd8a8,Ga8e4,Gf6e4][%mdl 544] A
thematic exchange sacrifice, yielding Black a large advantage. Black pieces
manage to set the ideal positions and win the weak e4- and c3-pawns.} 16. bxc3
Bc6 17. Bg5 (17. Qd3 {fails to} Qa8 18. Bg5 $140 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 $2 Nxe4 {
winning.}) 17... Nxe4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. f6 {This tactical trick does not help
White.} Qb7 ({Certainly, not} 19... gxf6 $4 20. Qg4+ $18) 20. fxg7 Rc8 $1 21.
Qg4 $6 ({More stubborn was} 21. Qe2 Nxc3 $140 22. Bxc6 Qxc6+ 23. Qf3) 21... Nd2
22. Rf2 Bxg2+ 23. Rxg2 Rxc3 24. Qg5 (24. Qb4 {falls short after} Rxc2 25. Qxd6
Qxg2+ $1 26. Kxg2 Ne4+) 24... Ne4 25. Qd8+ Kxg7 26. Re1 Rxc2 $1 {[%csl Rg2,Rh1]
[%cal Gb7h1,Ge4f2,Gf2h3] The decisive blow! Now White is lost.} 27. Qh4 (27.
Rxc2 Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Nh3+ 29. Kf1 Qf3+) (27. Kg1 Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Ng5+) (27. Rxe4
Rc1+ (27... Qxe4 $140 $2 28. Qg5+ Kf8 29. Qd8+ {with draw by perpetual}) 28.
Rg1 Qxe4#) 27... f5 $1 28. Rxc2 Nd2+ 29. Re4 Nxe4 30. Kg1 {Hecht: '[#] Schwarz
gewinnt mit seinen drei Mehrbauern für die Qualität. Man beachten den
feinsinnigen Schluß! Taktik!'} Qd7 31. Qh5 h6 32. Qd1 Kg6 33. Qd5 Nf6 34. Qc6
Qa7+ 35. Kg2 Qd4 36. h3 a5 {White has no counterarguments against the
advancement of black pawns combined with the threats to White's king.} 37. Kh2
b4 38. axb4 axb4 39. Qc4 Qe4 40. Qb3 h5 41. Rc7 d5 42. Rc6 h4 $1 {The best
move. Black thereby creates the chain of three central advanced pawns.} 43.
gxh4 f4 44. Qd1 Kf5 45. Qg1 Qe2+ ({It was still not too late to lose:} 45... d4
$4 46. Qg5#) 46. Kh1 Qf3+ 47. Kh2 Qe2+ 48. Kh1 Qh5 49. Qg5+ {The occuring
ending is entirely hopeless for White.} Qxg5 50. hxg5 Kxg5 51. Rb6 d4 52. Rxb4
d3 53. Rb8 e4 54. Kg2 d2 55. Rd8 f3+ 56. Kg3 Nh5+ 57. Kf2 Kf4 58. Rf8+ Nf6 ({
The final tactical trick. After} 58... Nf6 $1 59. Rxf6+ Ke5 {there is no way
to stop the d-pawn.}) 0-1

[Event "VISA GP"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1998.03.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Be2
Nxd4 $6 {Rare and dubious move.} 9. Qxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Bc6 $6 ({Another
inaccuracy, allowing White to develop dangerous initiative. Better was} 10...
Be7) 11. b4 $1 Be7 ({After} 11... e5 12. Qd3 {followed by 13. b5 White obtains
a large advanatage.}) 12. b5 Bd7 (12... axb5 13. axb5 {opening of the a-file
is clearly in White's favor.}) 13. f4 $1 Qc7 $2 ({After this mistake Black's
position becomes critical. Better was} 13... O-O 14. e5 $16) 14. e5 Rc8 15.
bxa6 $1 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Ga6b7,Gb7c8] This is the point! Black's defensive
concept would be entirely justified after 15.Na2 Nd5, but after the text move
White obtains decisive advantage.} bxa6 ({If} 15... Qxc3 {, then} 16. axb7 Qxd4
17. bxc8=Q+ $18) 16. Bxa6 Qxc3 17. Bxc8 Qxc8 18. exf6 Bxf6 ({After} 18... gxf6
19. a5 {march of the advanced a-pawn easily decides the game.}) 19. Qxd6 Bxa1
20. Bc5 Qd8 (20... Bf6 21. Rb1 Bd8 (21... Qd8 22. Rb8 Bc8 23. Qc6+ $18) 22. Rb8
Qc6 23. Qe7#) 21. Rxa1 (21. Rb1 Bc8 {must suffice for win, but the text move
is simpler and much stronger.}) 21... Bc8 22. Qc6+ Qd7 23. Qb5 $1 {[%cal Gb1d1,
Gd1d7,Ga1d1,Gd7b5,Ga4b5] The final subtlety. Now after 24.Rd1 Black is forced
to exchange the queens on b5, allowing White to get two advanced pawns: c2 and
b5.} f6 24. Rd1 Qxb5 25. axb5 Kf7 26. c4 e5 27. Bd6 {The game is entirely lost
for Black. The rest need no comments.} exf4 28. c5 Rd8 29. Re1 Rd7 30. Bxf4 Rd4
31. Bd6 Be6 32. Rb1 Bf5 33. Rb2 Be4 34. b6 Bb7 35. Ra2 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Malyshev, Igor"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 {Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3
Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. f4 (13. h4
Rb8 14. Ba7 Rb7 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bd3 b4 17. Ne2 b3 18. axb3 Rxb3 19. Kb1 Rb8 20.
Qc3 Qxc3 21. Nxc3 Bb7 22. Be2 Rfc8 23. Ba7 Ra8 24. Bd4 Rc7 25. Rd2 Rb8 26. Nd1
a5 27. Ne3 a4 {Magem Badals,J-Ehlvest,J/Pamplona 1991/CBM 28/0-1 (38)}) (13.
Be3 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. h4 Ne5 17. Qh2 a4 18. Kb1 b3 19. cxb3 Nxf3
20. Qg3 Bxe4+ 21. Bd3 Bxd3+ 22. Rxd3 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 axb3 24. a3 Qa5 25. Bc3 Qf5
26. Ka1 Rfc8 27. Rg1 Rc4 28. Rd2 Raa4 29. Rf2 Rxc3 30. Qg2 Qc5 {0-1 Maros,
M-Filipek,J/EU-chJ U16 1994/TD 94\01}) 13... b4 14. Ne2 e5 15. Be3 Qa5 (15...
exf4 16. Bxf4 Qa5 17. Kb1 Nc5 18. Bg2 Be6 19. Nc1 Rac8 20. h4 f5 21. exf5 Bxf5
22. Rde1 Ne6 23. Be4 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 Rc4 25. Nd3 Qb5 26. g6 Bxe4 27. gxh7+ Bxh7
28. Qe3 Bf6 29. h5 Rxc2 {0-1 Waitzkin,J-Kraai,J/New York op 1991/EXT 97}) 16.
Qd5 $2 {An unfortunate choice. 16.Kb1 was to be preferred. Baburin: Obviously,
when playing his previous move Black expected this reply, but he had an
interesting plan in mind.} Nc5 $1 ({This strong response discloses the
shortcomings of the premature white queen thrust. Avoiding the complex ending,
occuring after} 16... Qxd5 17. exd5 (17. Rxd5 $2 {is bad in view of} Bb7 {
) , Black undertakes an enterprising sacrifice, yielding him a very strong
attack.})) 17. Qxa8 (17. Kb1 {is certainly impossible because of} Be6) 17...
Bb7 18. Qa7 ({After} 18. Qxf8+ Kxf8 {White, suffering from the weakness of the
e4- and a2- pawns, is helpless against the manifold threats of his opponent.})
18... Ra8 19. Bxc5 {This is the move which White counted on. Now he wins the
rook pair and a minor piece for his queen. However, the remaining black pieces
are extremely active, and we immediately see the failure of White's strategic
concept.} Rxa7 20. Bxa7 Bxe4 {Baburin: This is the point - although now White
has a big material advantage, he cannot keep all of it in view of the two
threats: ...Bxh1 and ...Qc7.} 21. Ng3 {[%csl Ra2,Ra7,Rc2,Rh1][%cal Ga5a2,Ge4c2,
Ge4h1,Ga5c7,Gc7c2,Gc7a7]} ({White has no choice.} 21. Rg1 {loses in view of}
Qc7 $1) 21... Bxh1 22. Nxh1 Qxa2 {Although normally a rook and two minor
pieces are more than sufficient compensation for the queen, in this position
White is defenceless. His pieces are entirely discoordinated and cannot oppose
anything to the march of the black a-pawn. Baburin: A very interesting
position. Normally a rook and two minor pieces are stronger than a queen, but
here White's pieces are badly co-ordinated (just look at the knight on h1!)
and therefore Black's position is much better.} 23. Be3 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qxb2 {
[%cal Ga6a1]} 25. Bd3 a5 26. Nf2 a4 27. Rc1 exf4 ({White was counting on} 27...
a3 28. Nd1 {. The text move deprives White of the last hope.}) 28. Bxf4 a3 29.
Nd1 Qd4 30. Be3 Qe5 31. h4 d5 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup9"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. g4 h6 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Be7 (13... d5 14. Bh3
dxe4 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Nd5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. fxe4 O-O-O 19. exd5 Bxd5 20.
Bb6 Qb5 21. Bf1 Rxh1 22. Bxb5 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Nxb6 24. Nxb6+ Kb7 25. Nxd5 axb5
26. Qf4 Rxd5+ 27. Ke2 $18 {Blehm,P-Jonsson,B/Cappelle la Grande 1995 (50)}) (
13... Nc5 14. Bh3 Nxa4 15. bxa4 Nd7 16. g5 Qxa4 17. g6 Nc5 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19.
Kb1 Qa3 20. Nc6 Na4 21. Bxe6+ Ke8 22. Bf7+ Kd7 23. Ne5+ Kc7 24. Bd4 {0-1
Blodstein,A-Har Zvi,R/Tel Aviv Cup rapid 1996}) 14. Bd3 Nc5 15. g5 Nfd7 16. g6
Ne5 ({On} 16... fxg6 {White has a strong reply} 17. e5 $1 {[%csl Re6,Rg6][%cal
Gd3g6,Yd4e6] attacking the weak squares e6 and g6. , tr}) 17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18.
Be2 (18. f4 $2 {fails to} Nexd3+ 19. cxd3 Nxa4) 18... Nxa4 19. bxa4 {Position
of the white king is seriosly weakened. Yet, White's defensive resources are
not to be underestimated. Black king can also become an object of attack. The
following play is very interesting.} Rac8 ({On} 19... Qxa4 {White can reply}
20. Kb1 {followed by Nb3.}) 20. Rhg1 Bf6 ({Still,} 20... Qxa4 {deserved here
serious attention.}) 21. f4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. e5 $1 {The first culmination.
Blocking the dark-squared bishop and opening d-file, White discloses manifold
threats to the black king.} dxe5 24. Nb3 ({Tempting} 24. Nxe6 {(/\24...Ke6 25.
Qd7#) is met by} Qxa4) 24... Qd5 ({Now} 24... Qxa4 $2 {is refuted by} 25. Qd7+)
25. Qf2 Qe4 26. Nc5 Rxc2+ 27. Qxc2 Qxe3+ 28. Kb1 Bd5 29. f5 Rc8 30. fxe6+ Kg8
31. e7 Bf7 32. Rge1 Qg3 33. Rg1 Qe3 (33... Qxh4 {falls short after} 34. Qf5)
34. Rge1 Qg3 35. Rd8+ $2 ({Overestimting the chances. White had to contend with
} 35. Rg1) 35... Rxd8 36. exd8=Q+ Bxd8 37. Qd2 Bxh4 38. Ne4 $4 {Blunder in the
time-trouble. At any rate, White's position is unberarable.} Qxe1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.15"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. h4 Nd7 14. Qf2 Qc7 15.
g5 b4 16. Na4 d5 17. Nb6 Nxb6 18. Bxb6 Qb8 19. Rg1 dxe4 20. h5 Bd6 21. fxe4
Bxe4 22. Bd3 Bd5 23. h6 g6 24. Rde1 Be7 25. Bc5 Bxc5 26. Qf6 Bd4 27. Qxd4 f6
28. gxf6 Qd8 29. b3 Qxf6 30. Qxb4 a5 31. Qa4 Qc3 32. Rgf1 Rf2 33. Rc1 Raf8 34.
Rxf2 Rxf2 35. Rg1 Bc6 36. Qh4 Rf6 37. Qg3 a4 ({This untimely pawn advance
loses the game. Correct was Dieser Bauernvorstoß ist hier fehl am Platz
verliert die Partie. Korrekt war} 37... Be4 $1 {, exchanging White's dangerous
bishop. After , um den gefährlichen weißen Läufer zu tauschen. Nach} 38. Qd6 (
38. Bxe4 $2 Rf1+) 38... Bxd3 39. cxd3 Rf2 {Black has good chances to escape.
hat Schwarz gute Rettungschancen.}) 38. Qc7 $1 {The energetic queen thrust
yields White an irresistible attack. Der energische Dameneinfall verschafft
Weiß unwiderstehlichen Angriff.} Rf8 (38... Rf7 {fails to scheitert an} 39.
Qc8+ Rf8 40. Qxe6+) {[%tqu "En","Black's forces may appear active, but they
are not well coordinated and don't protect their king. Can White use this?",
"Exploit the power of your active pieces and go after the enemy king!",
"Sacrifice your bishop to add the decisive momentum to White's attack.","d3g6",
"This powerful blow decides the game for White.",5,"De","Die Kräfte des
Schwarzen stehen scheinbar aktiv, aber sie sind schlecht koordiniert und
leisten nichts zum Schutz ihres Königs. Kann Weiß sich dies zunutze machen?",
"Spielen Sie die Kraft Ihrer aktiven Figuren aus und nehmen Sie den
feindlichen König aufs Korn!","Opfern Sie den Läufer, um dem weißen Angriff
entscheidenden Schwung zu verleihen.","d3g6","Dieser Kraftzug entscheidet die
Partie zugunsten von Weiß.",5]} 39. Bxg6 $1 {[%csl Gc7,Rf8,Gg1,Gg6,Rg7,Rg8,Gh6]
[%cal Gg1g8,Gc7g7] The final culmination of White's attack. After the terrific
bishop sacrifice Black is defenseless. Der Schlusspunkt des weißen Angriffs.
Nach dem wuchtigen Läuferopfer ist Schwarz ohne Verteidigung.} hxg6 40. Rxg6+
Kh8 41. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 32nd"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1997.05.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 {Leko} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Be7 7. f3 Nc6
8. Qd2 O-O 9. g4 (9. O-O-O {Leko} d5 $1 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 $11) 9...
d5 10. g5 Nxd4 $5 (10... Ne8 $6 {An interesting approach to the position. A
rare move yielded White an advantage in a recent game after} 11. Rg1 Nc7 12.
O-O-O Bb4 13. a3 Bd6 14. f4 Bd7 15. Bd3 Re8 16. Qf2 b5 17. exd5 exd5 {Lastin,
A-Aseev,K/RUS-ch m3-4 1997}) (10... Nh5 {The main continuaton is Now} 11. exd5
(11. f4 dxe4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Be2 g6 14. Bxh5 Qxd2+ 15. Bxd2 gxh5 16. Nxe4 e5
17. fxe5 Bf5 18. Ng3 Bxc2 19. Nxh5 $14 {1-0 Gelman Alexandr-Zaitsev/Moscow 1994
}) 11... Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bxg5 13. O-O-O Qf6 {leads to an approximately equal
game, e.g.:} 14. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 15. Kb1 Qf4 16. d6 Bd7 17. Bb5 Rfd8 18. Bxd7 Rxd7
19. Ne4 b6 {1/2-1/2 Ippolito,M-Pedzich,D/Cappelle la Grande op (1) 1997}) 11.
Qxd4 (11. Bxd4 {Leko} Nd7 $1 12. h4 (12. f4 e5 $1) 12... e5 13. Bf2 d4 14. Nd5
Nb6 $1 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $15) 11... Nh5 12. f4 (12. exd5 {Leko} Bxg5 13. O-O-O
exd5 14. Nxd5 Be6 15. Bc4 (15. Qe5 $5 {Fritz4} Bxe3+ 16. Nxe3 Qb6 $1 (16... Qh4
$2 17. Ng2 $1 $18) 17. Rd6 Qb4 $17 18. Rxe6 $2 fxe6 19. Qxh5 Rf5 $3 $19 (19...
Qe1+ $2 20. Nd1 Rad8 21. Bd3 $1 $18)) 15... Rc8 $1 16. Bb3 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qc7 $1
$17) 12... dxe4 13. Qxd8 (13. Qxe4 {Leko} Bd7 $1 14. O-O-O (14. Qxb7 Rb8 15.
Qf3 Rxb2 $3 16. Qxh5 (16. O-O-O Qc7 $3 $19 17. Kxb2 $140 Ba3+ $1) 16... Bc6 17.
Rg1 Bb4 18. Bd2 Rxc2 $19) 14... Bc6 $3 15. Rxd8 Rfxd8 16. Qc4 Bxh1 17. Be2 g6
$17) 13... Rxd8 14. Be2 g6 15. Bxh5 (15. Nxe4 {Leko} Ng7) 15... gxh5 16. Nxe4
Kg7 $1 {This continuation is considerably stronger than a thematic e6-e5.
King's position at g6 is quite invulnerable, whereas the light-squared bishop
is active on the main diagonal.} 17. O-O b6 18. h4 Kg6 (18... Ba6 $2 {Leko} 19.
f5 $1 $16) 19. Ng3 {Now White is threatening 20.f5+ ef5 22.Ne2/\Nf4} (19. Rae1
{Leko} Ba6 20. Rf2 Rd5) 19... h6 $1 20. Rf2 {Planning 21.Raf1 and 22.f5+} f5 $1
{This pawn advancement significantly reduces White's possibilities.} 21. Re1
hxg5 22. hxg5 (22. fxg5 {Leko} e5 $1) 22... Bb7 23. c3 {Preparing Bd4.} (23.
Rh2 {Leko} Bf3 24. Kf2 Bg4 25. Reh1 Rd1 $1 $19) 23... Rd3 $1 {Occupying the
third rank and obtaining the excellent interaction between the pieces.} 24. Kh2
Rad8 (24... Bd5 {Leko} 25. a3 (25. Bd4 $5 {Leko} h4 26. Ne2 Bd6 $1 27. Nc1 (27.
Be5 $1 {Leko} Bc5 28. Nd4 (28. Bd4 $6 {Leko} Rd2 $1 29. Kg1 Rxb2 30. c4 Rxe2 $1
)) 27... Rd2 $3 $19) 25... h4) 25. Bd4 h4 26. Ne2 $6 ({This passive move
yields Black a stable advantage. Much better was} 26. Rxe6+ Kf7 27. Rxe7+ Kxe7
28. Nxf5+ {, with dangerous counterchances.}) 26... Bd5 27. Be5 $6 ({An
unfortunate choice. Better was} 27. Nc1 Rg3) 27... Bc5 28. Bd4 $2 {After this
mistake White gets an unbearable position. Essential was 28.Nd4.} Rd2 $1 {
Now the game is over.} 29. Kg1 Rxb2 30. Bxc5 bxc5 31. Rh2 Rh8 32. Nc1 Rb1 33.
Rhe2 c4 34. Kh2 h3 35. Re3 Rh4 36. Kg3 Rg4+ $1 {The final "little combination".
} 37. Kxh3 Rb8 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Gg4g1,Gb8h8,Gh8h3]} 38. Rxe6+ Bxe6 39. Rxe6+
Kf7 40. Rf6+ Kg7 41. Rxf5 Rg1 0-1

[Event "Olomouc AZ Sanace Cup"]
[Site "Olomouc"]
[Date "1998.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Betko, Lubomir"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1998.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4608]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 b5 7.
Qd2 Bb7 8. f3 Nf6 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. a3 Ne5 (11... Rc8 {is a popular
alternaitve here:} 12. Bd3 (12. h4 Ne5 13. Rg1 Nfd7 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 g6 16.
f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. f5 e5 19. Nde2 Qa5 20. Kb1 b4 {1-0 Kaminski,U-Novikov,
I/Odessa 1989/TD 89\09 (42)}) 12... Ne5 13. h4 d5 14. g5 dxe4 15. Bxb5+ axb5
16. gxf6 exf3 17. fxg7 Bxg7 18. Rhg1 Nc4 19. Qe1 Qf6 20. Ndxb5 O-O 21. Nd6 Nxd6
{0-1 Yudasin,L-Lukin,A/Leningrad 1984/MCL 04 (41)}) (11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13.
Nxd5 Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Hazai,L-Barczay,L/Kecskemet 1983/MCD-r8 (13)}) (11... Qa5
12. Kb1 Rc8 13. h4 Rxc3 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. bxc3 d5 16. Bd3 dxe4 17. fxe4 Nxg4 18.
Bd4 e5 19. Bg1 Ngf6 20. Qe1 Bxa3 21. Rh3 {0-1 Commons,K-Soltis,A/Chicago 1974/
MCD-ch (39)}) 12. h4 Nfd7 13. Qg2 $2 ({A dubious continuation.} 13. Rg1 {
is a better option:} Nb6 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 g6 16. f4 Nec4 17. Qf2 Qc7 18. f5
gxf5 19. exf5 e5 20. Nb3 Nxe3 {1/2-1/2 Sindik,E-Kelly,B/Walsall 1997/EXT 97 
(29)}) 13... Rc8 $1 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gc8c3] Disclosing the disadvantages of
White's plan. Black intends to sacrifice the exchange on c3, substantially
weakening thereby the position of the white king.} 14. g5 Rxc3 $1 {A thematic
sacrifice. Now Black has excellent winning perspectives.} 15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Nb3
Qxc3 {Treatening by ...d5.} 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ (17... Qc7 {(or 17...Qc8) was a good
alternative.}) 18. Nxd2 d5 $1 {[%csl Ra3,Re4][%cal Gd5e4,Gf8a3,Gb7h1] Opening
center, Black brings into play both his bishops.} 19. a4 {The most stubborn
response.} bxa4 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Bxa6 Nxf3 22. Nxf3 $2 (22. c4 {was to be
preferred.}) 22... Bxf3 23. Bb5 Ba3+ 24. Kb1 Bxh1 25. Ka2 Bb4 26. Rxh1 (26.
Rxd7 {is met by} O-O) 26... Ke7 27. gxh6 gxh6 28. Rd1 Nf6 29. Bd4 (29. Bxa4 Nd5
) ({If} 29. c3 {then} Bd6 ({Certainly, not} 29... Bxc3 $4 {because of} 30. Bc5#
)) 29... Rc8 30. Bxa4 Nd5 31. Bb3 Nc3+ 32. Bxc3 Bxc3 {The ending is easily won
for Black.} 33. Ba4 Rc4 34. Rd7+ Kf6 35. Ra7 Bd4 36. Kb3 Rc3+ 37. Kb4 Bxa7 38.
Kxc3 h5 39. Kd3 Bf2 40. c4 Bxh4 41. Ke3 Bg3 42. c5 Bb8 43. Bd1 Kg5 44. Kf3 f5
45. Kg2 e5 46. c6 e4 47. Be2 f4 48. Bd1 Bc7 49. Be2 Kh4 0-1

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1999.03.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Borge, Nikolaj"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 (6... e6 7. Qd2
b5 8. f3 Bb7 (8... Nbd7 9. a4 (9. g4 h6 10. Rg1 Nb6 11. h4 Nfd7 12. g5 g6 13.
h5 Ne5 14. hxg6 Nxg6 15. O-O-O Bd7 16. f4 hxg5 17. Rxg5 Qc7 18. Qf2 Rb8 19. Bd3
Ne7 20. Bxb5 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. f5 e5 23. Nb3 f6 {0-1 Malyshev,I-Shakhov,A/
St. Petersburg 1998/EXT 99 (53)}) 9... b4 10. Nce2 d5 11. Ng3 Bb7 12. Bd3 Qc7
13. O-O Bd6 14. Rac1 Nc5 15. e5 Bxe5 16. Qxb4 Bd6 17. Qd2 O-O 18. a5 Nxd3 19.
cxd3 Qe7 20. Nc6 Qd7 21. Nd4 Rab8 22. Nge2 Ba8 23. Ra1 e5 {0-1 Stevanovic,
I-Gustafsson,J/Leipzig 1995/Juniors (48)}) (8... b4 9. Nce2 d5 10. e5 Nfd7 11.
f4 Nc5 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Kb1 Nbd7 14. Nc1 Ne4 15. Qe1 Ndc5 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. Rf1
Be7 18. Ncb3 O-O 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Nf3 Rfc8 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 {1/2-1/2 Dochev,
D-Petrov,M/BUL-ch 1991/TD (43)}) 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 d5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. f4 a5 13.
Bb5 g6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Rac1 Nc6 16. c4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 {[#]. 1-0 Ochoa de
Echaguen,F-Rodriguez Lopez,R/ESP-chT 1995/CBM 50 ext (17)}) 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e6
9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. a4 b4 12. Na2 d5 13. e5 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc5 $1 {This is
much stronger than immediate 14...a5, as after 15.Bb5! threatening 16.f5,
White has a dangerous initiative.} 15. Bd3 ({Both} 15. Nxb4 $4 Ne4 $19 {
and 15.Qb4?? Nd3+ -+ are fatal for White. and}) 15... a5 16. f5 Be7 17. fxe6
O-O $1 ({After} 17... fxe6 18. O-O {prevents Black's short castling and yields
White excellent attacking prospects. The text move yields Black a good
compensation for the sacrficed central pawn.}) 18. exf7+ Rxf7 19. O-O-O Qc7 {
Black has good chances to regain the weak e-pawn, as the white pieces are
quite passive (especially the a2- knight) and discoordinated.} 20. e6 Rf8 21.
Kb1 Nc6 22. Rhe1 Ne4 $1 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Nb5 Qe5 25. Qd7 Rab8 26. Rd5 Qxh2 27.
Red1 h6 28. Nc1 Bf6 29. Rc5 Ne5 30. Qc7 Rfc8 31. Qxb7 $2 {[%mdl 1024]} ({
A dubious sacrifice, yielding Black a large advantage.} 31. Qxa5 {was to be
preferred.} {Now} Nc4 (31... Nc6 {is another option:} 32. Qb6 Ba8 33. Qa6 Bb7
$11) {leads to very unclear complications:} 32. Qa7 (32. Rxc4 Rxc4 33. Nd6 Rd8
34. Qb5 Rxd6 (34... Rc7 35. Bb6 Rxc2 36. Bxd8 (36. Kxc2 Rxd6) 36... Rxb2+ 37.
Ka1 Bc3 38. Qe8+ (38. Qxb7 Rxg2+ 39. Kb1 Rb2+ 40. Ka1 Rb3#) 38... Kh7 39. Nb5
Qxg2 40. Nxc3 bxc3 {, and White is defenseless against the threats 41...Rb1+
and 41...Ra2+, followed by 42...Qb2#.})) 32... Nxe3 33. Rxc8+ Bxc8 34. Qxe3 Qe5
35. Qb3 Bxe6 36. Qxb4 Rc8 $5 {/\Rc4, with a dangerous initiaitve.} (36... Ra8 {
threatening 37...Ra4, also yields Black a good play.})) 31... Rxb7 32. Rxc8+
Kh7 {[%csl Re6,Rg2] Black has a large. probably decisive advantage.White
pieces are badly coordinated, whereas the week e6- and g2-pawns is very
difficult to protect.} 33. Nd6 Re7 34. Nxe4 Rxe6 35. g3 ({Or} 35. Nxf6+ Rxf6
36. Bd4 Rg6 37. Rc5 Nc6 $19) 35... Ng4 {The simplest way.} 36. Nxf6+ Nxf6 37.
Bf4 Qg2 (37... Nh5 38. Bd6 Qf2 $19 {was another option.}) 38. Rd2 Qh1 39. Rd4
Re1 40. Rc7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A blunder in a very difficult position.} ({More
stubborn} 40. Rcd8 {is strongly met by} Ne4 {(with the threat ...Ng3)} {
, and if} 41. R8d5 {then} Nxg3 {/\} 42. Rxa5 Ne2 $19) 40... Nd5 {[%csl Rc1,Rc7,
Rf4][%cal Gh1c1,Gd5f4,Gd5c7,Gf4c1,Gd4d5,Gh1d5,Gb1c1]} 0-1

[Event "Alushta"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1999.03.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Salinnikov, Denis Y"]
[Black "Khomyakov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[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 e6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nb3 O-O 10. f4 b5 11. Be3 (11. a3 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 a5 13. Qe2 b4 14. axb4
axb4 15. Be3 Qb7 16. Qb5 Qc7 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Ne2 Nd4 19. Qd3 Qxc2 {0-1
Rakhimov,D-Kasimdzhanov,R/UZB-ch 1993/TD (40)}) (11. Kh1 b4 12. Ne2 Na5 13.
Ned4 Nc4 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. Rd1 Qb6 16. Rd3 Rfe8 17. c3 e5 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. fxe5
Nxe5 {0-1 Szymczak,Z-Rotstein,A/Naleczow 1989/EXT 97 (48)}) 11... b4 12. Nb1 (
12. Nb5 e5 13. h3 Qb8 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Rxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxd7 Qxb5 17. Bf1 Qa4 18.
Nc5 Qxc2 19. Qxc6 Rac8 20. Qd5 {1-0 Shchekachev,A-Lipman,V/Moscow 1989/EXT 97 
(29)}) 12... e5 $6 ({This move does not seem to be an improvement over the
standard continutation} 12... Qc7 13. c4 Rab8 14. N1d2 a5 15. c5 d5 16. Rc1 a4
17. Nd4 e5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 e4 20. Kh1 Qa5 21. Bg1 Ne8 22. Re1 Bf6 {
0-1 Sherf,R-Maus,S/Netanya 1987/EXT 97 (43)}) 13. f5 Na5 $6 ({Exchanging the
passive b3 knight does not improve Black's position.} 13... a5 {was to be
preferred.}) 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. c4 $1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gb1c3,Gc3d5] After this
move White obtains a large and durable positional advnatage in view of the
chronical weakness of the d5-square.} bxc3 16. Nxc3 Bc6 17. a3 {[%cal Gb2b5,
Ga3a4] Launching the effective pawn march on the queenside.} Rfd8 18. b4 Qa6
19. Rf2 h6 20. Rb1 Qb7 21. b5 Be8 (21... Bxe4 {is strongly met by} 22. Nxe4
Nxe4 23. f6 $1 (23. Qg4 $2 Nxf2 $19) 23... Nxf2 (23... Bxf6 24. Rxf6 gxf6 25.
Qg4+ $18 {->}) (23... Bf8 24. fxg7 Bxg7 25. Qh5 {->}) 24. Kxf2 d5 (24... e4 25.
fxe7 Qxe7 26. Qd5 $16 {/+-}) 25. fxe7 Qxe7 26. Bxd5 Qd7 27. Bxa8 Qxd1 28. Rxd1
Rxd1 29. Bxa7 $18) 22. a4 Rac8 23. Rc2 Rc4 24. Rbc1 Rdc8 25. Bf1 R4c7 (25...
Nxe4 {loses after} 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Rc7 $18) 26. h3 Kf8 27. Qd3
Nd7 28. Nd5 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Nc5 30. Qc4 Bd7 31. Bg2 (31. a5 $2 {fails to} Nxe4
32. Qxe4 Rxc2 33. Qxc2 Qxd5) 31... Bd8 ({If} 31... Bg5 {then} 32. Bf2 {/\h4})
32. Qb4 a5 33. Qa3 Bb6 34. f6 Be6 35. fxg7+ Kxg7 36. Nxb6 Qxb6 37. Qc1 $1 {
[%csl Rc5,Rh6][%cal Ge3b6,Gc1h6,Gc1c8]} Rh8 (37... h5 38. Kh2 {with decisive
threats 39.Bc5 and 39.Bh6+, followed by 40.Qg5+-.}) 38. Kh2 ({Certainly, not} 
38. Bxc5 dxc5 39. Rxc5 $4 Rc8 $19) 38... Bb3 39. Bxc5 dxc5 40. Rxc5 {White
threatens 41.Re5 and 41.Qc3.} Bxa4 41. Rxe5 (41. Qc3 {ia met by} Re8 42. Rxe5
Qf6 43. Rc5 Qxc3 44. Rxc3 Bxb5) 41... Kh7 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} ({A blunder, which
loses immedialely.} 41... Bxb5 {also loses in view of} 42. Qb2) (41... Qf6 42.
Rf5 $140 Qd4 {was more stubborn.}) (41... Rb8 {is refuted by} 42. Rd5 $1 (42.
Qa1 $2 {fails to} Qf6) 42... Bxb5 43. Qf4 {, and Black is defenseless against
the threat 44.Rd6, as 43...} Rd8 {loses in view of} 44. Rxd8 Qxd8 45. Qe5+) 42.
Qc4 {[%csl Ra4,Rf7][%cal Gc4a4,Gc4f7]} 1-0

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1998.06.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. Ndb5 Qb8 10. Bg5 a6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nd4 h5 13. h3 Qa7 14. Nce2
O-O-O 15. a4 e5 $5 (15... Qb6 {deserved serious attention.}) 16. Nb5 $1 Qc5 (
16... axb5 17. axb5 Qb8 ({after} 17... Qb6 {White can choose between capturing
the knight and playing} 18. Nc3 $5 Nb4 (18... Nb8 $2 19. Nd5 $18) 19. Ra8+ Kc7
20. Ra4) 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Qd3 {followed by doubling the rooks along the
a-file, wiht dangerous attack.}) 17. Nbc3 Nb4 18. Nc1 $1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal
Gb4d5,Gc1d3,Gc3d5,Gd3b4] Intending to exchange the b4-knight by Nc1-d3.} Be6
19. Nd3 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Kb8 21. h4 Qb4 22. Qe2 Rdg8 23. Kh2 Bd8 $1 {Intending to
transfer the bishop to the diagonal g1-a7.} 24. f4 exf4 25. Rxf4 Bb6 26. e5 Bd4
27. exd6 Rg4 28. Rxg4 hxg4 29. Qe4 Rd8 30. Nd5 $2 (30. Nb5 $1 {was the
strongest response, e.g:} Bg1+ 31. Rxg1 Qxe4 32. dxe4 axb5 33. axb5 Rxd6 34.
Rf1 $16) 30... Qxb2 31. Ra2 f5 $5 ({Why not to take a rook?} 31... Qxa2 32. Nb4
Bd5 33. Nxd5 Qb2 (33... Qf2 34. Ne3 $18) 34. a5 (34. d7 Qf2 35. Qxg4 (35. Ne3
Rxd7) 35... f5 $17) (34. Qe7 $2 {is refuted by} Qb1 $1 35. Qxd8+ Ka7 $19) 34...
f5 $17) 32. Rxb2 fxe4 33. Rb4 Bc5 (33... e3 {is refuted by} 34. Ne7 $1 $18 (34.
Rxd4 e2 35. Re4 Bxd5)) 34. Rc4 Bxd6 35. dxe4 (35. Bxe4 f5 36. Bg2 Rh8 $19)
35... Rh8 36. e5 Bxe5 37. Rb4 {A strange outcome. caused presumably, by
Black's time-trouble.} (37. Rb4 Rxh4+ 38. Kg1 Bxg3 39. Ne7 Kc7 40. Rxb7+ Kd6
$19) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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 4132]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 d6 7.
Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O Nf6 9. h3 Be7 10. g4 ({Another plan is} 10. a4 Qc7 11. Nde2 Rb8
12. g4 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. g5 Nh5 15. Nxb5 Rxb5 16. Nc3 Ra5 17. Rxa5 Qxa5 18.
Qxh5 h6 19. f4 g6 20. Qh4 Qd8 21. Kh2 Rh7 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. f5 Kg8 24. f6 {
1-0 Makarichev,S-Bistric,F/Sarajevo 1982/MCD-r8 (37)}) 10... O-O (10... h6 {
is a popular alternative:} 11. f4 Qa5 12. Be3 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Bc6 14. a4 e5 15.
Qd2 exf4 16. Bxf4 Rd8 17. Rad1 Rd7 18. b3 O-O 19. Nd5 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Bxd5 21.
exd5 Rc8 22. c4 Kf8 23. Be3 Bd8 24. Bd4 {0-1 Thiel,T-Brodsky,M/Berlin 1993/EXT
93op (45)}) 11. Nde2 b5 12. Ng3 $6 (12. g5 {was more conistent than the text
move.}) 12... b4 13. Nce2 d5 $1 {The advancement of the central pawn is the
most effective objection to White's plan.} 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nf4 ({After} 15.
Bxd5 exd5 16. Qxd5 Qc8 {Black has an excellent compensation for the sacrificed
pawn.}) 15... Nb6 16. Ne4 (16. a3 bxa3 $140 17. b3 {was an interesting option.}
) 16... Qc7 17. Nh5 $6 (17. Re1 {deserved serious attention.}) 17... f6 18. Bf4
$6 (18. Re1 {was a better option.}) 18... e5 19. Be3 Rad8 {Black gradually
seizes an initiative and obtains a durable advnatage.} 20. c3 Be6 21. Qe2 Nc4
22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Bxc5 Rfe8 24. Rfd1 (24. cxb4 Rd2 25. Qe4 Nd4 {, with a good
play for Black.}) 24... bxc3 25. bxc3 Ne7 26. Nf4 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Bf7 28. Nd3
Nd5 (28... Bd5 $6 29. Bxe7 Bxg2 30. Nc5 {, with counterplay.}) 29. Bxd5 Bxd5
30. Nb4 Bf7 31. Be3 a5 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3,Gc4,Rg4,Rh3][%cal Gc4e3,Gc7c3,Gf7a2]
Black has a large advantage due to the excellent position of all his pieces
and chronical weaknesses in White's pawn structure.} 32. Na6 Qc6 33. Nc5 h6 34.
Qd3 ({After} 34. Nb3 Bd5 {White's position is unbearable.}) 34... Rc8 35. Qd7 {
White reasonably tries to tranfer the game into ending, but Black has a direct
refuation of his opponent's idea.} Nxe3 36. Qxc6 Rxc6 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Nd7 Nd5
(38... Bxa2 {was also sufficient for win.}) 39. Nf8+ Kg8 40. Ne6+ ({Or} 40.
Nd7+ Be8 41. Rxe8+ Kf7 42. Rxe5 $140 $2 Rd6 {, winning.}) 40... Be8 41. Rxe8+
Kf7 42. Nd8+ Kxe8 43. Nxc6 {The knight ending is easily won for Black.} a4 44.
c4 Nf4 45. h4 Kd7 46. Nb4 Kd6 {[%csl Ra2,Rc4][%cal Gd6a3,Gc5c4,Gc5d4] White is
defenceless against the black king march to the queenside.} 47. Nc2 Kc5 48. Ne3
Kb4 49. h5 Ka3 $1 {This precisely calculated operation is the shortest way
towards victory.} 50. c5 Kxa2 51. c6 Ne6 52. Nf5 a3 53. Nxg7 Nc7 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Bosboom, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1998.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 e6 7. f3 h5 {
Rare and interestig move. Black pevens the pawn advance g2-g4 at expense of
the serious weakening of his kingside.} (7... Be7 8. g4 (8. a4 Nc6 9. Nb3 b6
10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe1 Rb8 13. g4 Ne5 14. Nd2 Rd8 15. g5 Ne8 16. f4
Nc6 17. Bc4 Nb4 18. Bb3 d5 19. exd5 exd5 20. Qf2 Nd6 21. a5 bxa5 {0-1
Mueckenberger,P-Chachere,L/US op 1989 (55)}) 8... Nc6 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 e5
11. Qb6 Be6 12. O-O-O Qc8 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 O-O 15. g5 Nd7 16. Qb4 b5 17.
h4 Qc7 18. Bd3 Nc5 19. Bf5 g6 20. Bh3 f5 21. gxf6 Rxf6 22. Qg4 Raf8 23. h5 Rf4
24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. Qg2 g5 26. Kb1 h6 {1/2-1/2 Frolov,A-Anastasian,A/Podolsk
GMA-qual 1989 (67)}) 8. a4 b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Rad1 h4
$6 {A dubious decision. More prudent was 12...Be7.} 13. h3 e5 $6 {Another
imprudent advance. 13...Be7 was to be preferred.} 14. Nb3 (14. Nf5 $2 {were a
terrible mistake, since after} g6 {the white knught has no retreat.}) 14... Nh5
{Black seized a temporal initiative on the kingside, but it does not yields a
sufficient comensation for the weakened key d5-square.} 15. Rfe1 Ng3 16. Qf2
Be7 (16... Nc5 17. a5 $5 {seems also hardly sufficient for Black.}) 17. Nd2 $1
{[%csl Rc4,Rd5][%cal Gd3c4,Gc4d5,Gc3d5] This move, enabling bishop transfer to
d5 via c4, signifies White's victory of the opening battle.} O-O 18. Bc4 Rfc8 (
18... Nf6 {is bad in view of} 19. Bxb6) 19. Bd5 Bd8 20. Nf1 {The most logical
continuation. Enjoying full control over the key d5-square, White strives to
further exchanges.} Nxf1 21. Rxf1 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Nf6 23. Rd2 Rab8 24. Bg5 $1 ({
Avoiding unnecessary complications arising after} 24. Qxh4 d5 {Now Black loses
his once active h4-pawn without any compensation.}) 24... b5 25. axb5 axb5 26.
Bxh4 b4 {Initiating series of exchanges, which is profitable for White due to
the extra pawn.} 27. Nd5 (27. Bxf6 bxc3 28. Bxd8 Rxd8 29. bxc3 {also deserved
attention.}) 27... Nxd5 28. Bxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd5 Rdc8 30. Rc1 Rb6 31. c4 bxc3 32.
Rxc3 Rc6 33. Rxc6 Qxc6 34. Kh2 {The ending is technically won for White. Still,
conversion of his material advantage requires an accuracy and patience.} Rb8
35. Qd2 Rb6 36. b4 f6 37. Rd3 Kh7 38. Rc3 Qa4 39. Qf2 $1 Rc6 ({Unpleasant but
forced decision, since the rook exchange is clearly in White's favor. The b4
pawn is invulnerable:} 39... Qxb4 $4 40. Qh4+ Kg6 41. Qg4+ Kh6 42. Rc7 {
, with ineviable mate.}) 40. Rxc6 Qxc6 41. Qb2 Qb5 42. Qd2 Qb6 43. Qb2 Qb5 44.
Qb3 Kg6 45. Kg3 Kh7 46. h4 {The queen endung is hopelss for Black.} Kg6 47. Qc3
Kh7 48. Qd2 Qb8 49. h5 Qb6 50. Qb2 Kh6 51. Kg4 Qe3 (51... Qb7 $4 {loses
immediately after} 52. Qd2+ Kh7 53. Qxd6) (51... Qc6 {does not yield anything
in view of} 52. b5 Qd7+ 53. Kh4) 52. Kf5 $1 {King march to the queenside
decides the game.} Qg5+ 53. Ke6 Qxh5 54. Kxd6 Qe8 55. b5 Qd8+ 56. Kc5 Qc7+ 57.
Kd5 Qf7+ 58. Kc5 Qc7+ 59. Kb4 Qe7+ 60. Ka4 Qa7+ 61. Kb3 Qc5 (61... Qe3+ {
is met by} 62. Kc4) 62. Qe2 Kg5 63. Qd2+ Kh4 64. Qd7 Kg3 65. Qxg7+ Kf2 66. Ka4
Qb6 67. Kb4 Ke3 68. Qe7 Qd4+ 69. Ka5 Qa1+ 70. Kb6 Kf2 71. Kb7 Kxg2 72. Qxf6 Qd4
73. Qf7 Kf2 74. b6 Ke3 75. Qb3+ Kf4 76. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Saintly Cup"]
[Site "Sydney"]
[Date "1999.01.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Johansen, Darryl Keith"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1999.01.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[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 e6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nb3 O-O 10. Kh1 (10. f4 a6 (10... b5 11. Be3 b4 12. Nb1 Qc7 13. c4 Rab8
14. N1d2 a5 15. c5 d5 16. Rc1 a4 17. Nd4 e5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 e4 20. Kh1
Qa5 21. Bg1 Ne8 22. Re1 Bf6 23. Rb1 Nc7 24. Nf1 {0-1 Sherf,R-Maus,S/Netanya
1987/EXT 97 (43)}) 11. a4 Rc8 12. a5 b6 13. Qe2 bxa5 14. Be3 Nb4 15. Nxa5 Qc7
16. Rfc1 e5 17. h3 Rfe8 18. Qf2 h5 19. f5 {1/2-1/2 Grigorov,J-Vratonjic,S/
Belgrade 1989/EXT 97 (79)}) 10... a6 11. f4 (11. a4 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. Bd2
Qc7 14. a5 Bc6 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Bd4 Rfe8 17. Qe2 Nc5 18. Rfd1 b5 19. axb6 Qxb6
20. Qe3 Qb7 21. f3 Nd7 22. Qe2 Red8 23. Ra5 Ne5 24. b3 Be8 25. Raa1 Nc6 26. Bg1
{1/2-1/2 Danailov,S-Oms Pallise,J/Pamplona 1995/EXT 97 (26)}) 11... b5 (11...
Rc8 12. g4 b5 13. a3 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. g5 Ne8 16. Be3 e5 17. Qd2 f5 18. Nd5
Nxd5 19. exd5 Bb5 20. Rf2 Qd7 21. Na5 Bd8 {1/2-1/2 Zatulovskaya,T-Ivanka
Budinsky,M/Tbilisi 1976/MCD (61)}) 12. a3 Rc8 13. Be3 Be8 14. g4 Nd7 15. Qe2
Nb6 (15... Na5 {deserves attention:} 16. Nxa5 Qxa5 17. Rad1 $14) 16. Rad1 Qc7
$6 (16... Nc4 {is met by} 17. Bc1 {followed by 18.Rd3}) (16... b4 $5 {was a
better alternative:} 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Nc5 (18. g5 Na4 $5 $132) 18... Rc6 $1 {
(with the idea 19...Qc8)} (18... Qc7 19. Nxa6 Nxa6 20. Qxa6 Nc4 21. Bc1 Bf6 22.
Rd3 $16) 19. Nd3 (19. Nxa6 Nxa6 20. Qxa6 Nc4) 19... a5) 17. Bc1 Na4 $2 ({
After this move White obtains strong attack.} 17... b4 {was to be preferred.}
18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Rf3 Qc4 $14 (19... d5 20. exd5 N4xd5 21. f5)) 18. Rd3 Nc5 19.
Rh3 b4 20. axb4 Nxb3 21. cxb3 Nxb4 (21... f6 22. f5 $16 (22. b5 $140 Nd4)) 22.
g5 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Ge2h5,Gh2h7]} f6 ({After} 22... g6 23. f5 {White's attack
is very dangerous. The text move leads to opening the g-file and allows White
to involve his dark-squared bishop into attack.}) 23. gxf6 Rxf6 24. f5 $1 $16 {
[%mdl 128] ><d5} e5 ({If} 24... Bf7 {then} 25. Bg5 exf5 26. exf5 $16) 25. Rg1
Qb7 26. Bf3 {[%csl Rg7,Rg8,Rh7][%cal Gc1g5,Ge2g2,Gf2h4,Ge2f2,Gh3h7,Gg1g7]
Black's position is critical. He has nothing to oppose White's attack on the
kingside.} Bf8 27. Bg5 Rf7 28. Qf2 {Threatening Qh4} Nd3 29. Qh4 h6 30. Bxh6
Rxc3 31. bxc3 Bc6 32. Be3 Rf6 (32... Rc7 {does not help:} 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Bh5+
Ke7 35. Rxg7+ Bxg7 36. Qxg7+ Kd8 37. Qf8+ Kd7 38. Qe8#) 33. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Apiko-Yakimanka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. g4 Nfd7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Bg5 $5 ({An important alternative to} 11. Bd3
N8d7 12. Qf2 (12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Qf2 Rxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Bxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Qc6
17. Na7 Qc7 18. Nb5 Qc4 19. Nxd6+ Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Na4 $19 {0-1 Lakos,
N-Dworakowska,J/WchJW U20 1997/EXP 59 (26)}) (12. g5 Rc8 13. Kb1 Ne5 14. f4
Nec4 15. Qf2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rhe1 Be7 {0-1 Vatter,
H-Wojtkiewicz,A/Bern op 1992/CBM 28 (30)}) 12... Rc8 13. f4 b4 14. Nce2 Nc5 15.
Ng3 Nxd3+ 16. Rxd3 Nc4 17. Kb1 Qc7 18. Rhd1 Be7 19. g5 g6 20. f5 $40 {1-0
Kolasinski,M-Shipov,S/Cheliabinsk-B 1991/EXT 91 (38)}) (11. a3 N8d7 12. Qf2 Rc8
13. h4 Rxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Bd3 d5 16. Kd2 Na4 17. Ne2 Ne5 18. Bd4 Bd6 19. f4
Nxd3 20. cxd3 dxe4 21. dxe4 Bxe4 22. Rh3 Nb2 $19 {0-1 Khmelnitsky,
S-Antoniewski,R/Frydek-Mistek opA 1997/EXT 97 (42)}) 11... Qc7 $6 (11... Be7
12. Bxe7 Qxe7 {deserved here serious attention. The text move allows White to
transfer the game into a better ending, in which he has 3 pawns for the knight.
}) 12. Ndxb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Qc6 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 N6d7 (
16... N8d7 $2 {loses on the spot after} 17. Bb5 $1) 17. Kb1 h5 18. gxh5 Rxh5
19. h4 {Not allowing the h5-rook to come into play. Yet, Black can make the
g5-bishop to leave his active position by playing f7-f6.} Ba6 20. Bg2 {
Certainly, it is White's favor to avoid exchanging the bishops.} f6 21. Bd2 (
21. Rxe6+ $2 {falls short after} Kf7) 21... Nf8 22. b3 Nbd7 23. a4 Bb7 $2 ({
A dubious move, after which Black's chances to save the game become minimal.} 
23... Ke7 {is strongly met by} 24. Bb4) ({Rook transfer to the queenside
proves inefficient in view of} 23... Rc5 24. b4 Rcc8 25. b5 Bb7 26. a5) (23...
Nc5 $5 {deserved serious attention here.}) 24. Bf1 $1 {[%csl Rd7,Re8][%cal
Gf1b5,Gb5e8,Gd2b4,Gb4f8] Excellent response! Sacrificing the h4-pawn, White
seizes the f1-a6 diagonal and attains the optimal set-up after transferring
his light-squared bishop to the acitve position on b5.} g5 25. Bb5 Rxh4 26. Rd1
Rh3 27. Bb4 Bc8 28. R1d3 ({Immediate} 28. Rc6 $5 Rxf3 $140 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30.
Rc7 {was a good option here.}) 28... Kf7 29. Rc6 $1 {Threatening 30.Bf8 Kf8 
(30...Nf8 31.Rd8) 31.Rc7.} Ne5 30. Rd8 $1 {The decisive move. Now Black is
defenseless.} Nxc6 31. Rxf8+ Kg7 32. Bxc6 Rb8 33. Bd6 Rxf3 34. e5 (34. Rd8 {
also sufficed:} Rf1+ 35. Kb2 Rd1 36. e5 $18) 34... Rf1+ 35. Kb2 f5 36. Re8 Rb6
37. Rxc8 g4 38. a5 Rxc6 39. Rxc6 g3 40. a6 g2 41. Bc5 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.10"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kobese, Watu"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Qc7 10. Nd1 $5 {[%cal Gc1d2,Gd2c3,Gc3h8,Yd1e3,Ye3c4,Yc4d6,Rf1d1,
Rd1d6] An interesting concept. Transferring his knight to e3 and setting his
dark-squared bishop on the main diagonal, White obtains minimal advantage.} (
10. a4 {followed by Be3 is a standard continuation in this position.}) (10. Bg5
Be7 11. Rad1 O-O 12. Kh1 Bc6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. f4 b5 15. f5 Rab8 16. Qe3 Kh8
17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Ne2 e5 19. Rd2 b4 20. g4 Rg8 21. h3 Bb5 22. Rf5 Qb6 23. Qb3
Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Kluger,G-Fuster,G/HUN-ch 1951 (56)}) 10... Be7 11. Ne3 O-O 12. a4
Bc6 13. Bd2 Rfd8 14. Bc3 ({Premature} 14. b4 $6 {is strongly met by} d5 15. e5
Ne4 {followed by f6|^.}) ({After} 14. c4 {Black can reply with non-trivial} Qb6
$5 15. Qd3 (15. Qxb6 axb6 {, winning either a4- or e4- pawn.}) 15... Qxb2 16.
Rab1 Qe5 {, and White still needs to prove compensation for the pawn.}) 14...
Ne8 15. Rfe1 (15. Qd2 {, intending to weaken Black's queenside by 16.Ba5, was
worth considering.}) 15... Bf6 16. Qd3 Rac8 17. a5 a6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qd4 (
19. c4 {deserved here serious attention.}) 19... d5 20. e5 Nd7 21. f4 Bb5 {
Intending to exchange queens afer 22...Qc5 and transfer the knigth to c6 via
b8.} 22. f5 $5 {Causing upshot.} Qxe5 23. Qxe5 Nxe5 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Nxd5 exd5
26. Rxe5 Rxc2 27. Bxd5+ Kh8 28. Bxb7 Rxb2 {During last six moves opponents
were busy exchanging their resources. The arising ending seems at first glance
more promising for Black, who controls the second rank by his b2-rook and
threatens to double his rook after Rdd2, causing some troubles for White.
However, Kobese finds the radical way to equlaize.} 29. Rxb5 $1 Rxb5 30. Bxa6
Rb2 31. Bf1 {Now due to the strong passed a-pawn, supported by the rook and
the bishop, White has no shadow of problems.} Ra8 32. a6 g6 33. Bg2 Ra7 34. h4
Kg7 35. Kh2 h5 36. Kh3 Kh6 37. Ra3 Rb6 38. Bf1 Rb2 39. Bg2 Rb6 40. Bf1 Rb2 41.
Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be3 b5 8. a4
$6 ({This idea does not seem to be dangerous for Black. The most agressive
set-up, tested in several games, yields White good attacking chances:} 8. f4
Nbd7 9. a3 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Qf3 Rc8 12. Rae1 O-O 13. g4 g6 14. Nde2 d5 15.
e5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Rc4 19. Qf3 Rxc2 20. Nd4 Rc4 21.
Nc6 $16 {Spassky,B-Olafsson,F/Mar del Plata 1960}) 8... b4 9. Na2 ({Also} 9.
Nce2 {does not yield an edge:} Bb7 10. Ng3 Nbd7 11. O-O d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13.
Bd2 Nc5 14. Be2 Be7 15. Bf3 O-O 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. cxb3 a5 {, and Black has got
a lasting advantage, Espig,L-Bukic,E/Zinnowitz 1967}) 9... Bb7 10. f3 Nbd7 11.
Nxb4 $6 {A dubious decision. Better was 11.0-0, although after 11...d5 Black
has an excellent play.} d5 12. c3 ({Certainly, not} 12. Nbc6 Qc7 {, and White
is in trouble.}) 12... dxe4 13. fxe4 Ne5 $1 ({The strongest continuation. After
} 13... Nxe4 {, counting on} 14. Nbc6 $6 Qh4+ 15. g3 Nxg3 16. Bf2 Bd6 {, White
develops a dangerous initiative playing instead 14.0-0.}) 14. Bc2 Nc4 $1 {
Again the best response. forcing exchange of the bishop, Black obtain an
excellent play.} 15. Qe2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Bxb4 $1 (16... Bc5 $5 {, exploiting the
absence of White's dark-squared bishop also deserved a serious attention, but
the text move, devaluating White's material advantage, allows Black to develop
a dangerous intiative.}) 17. cxb4 Qb6 18. O-O-O (18. O-O $2 {is bad in view of}
Ng4) 18... Qxb4 {[%csl Yc1,Yc2,Ye4][%cal Ga8c8,Gc8c2,Rb7e4,Rf6e4,Gb4b2]} 19. e5
$2 ({White's position is quite dubious. His king is exposed to the actions of
black major pieces, diminished pawn structure at the queenside and chronically
weak pawn "e" cause major probelms for White. Black needs just to complete his
development by means of short castling, after which his pieces will perfectly
interact. The subsequent offensive on the queenside seems to be very dangerous
for White.  An attempt to consolidate the position by means of manoeuvre
Nd4-e2-c3 fails after Black energetic play on c-file,, e.g.,} 19. Ne2 Rc8 $1
20. Rd4 (20. Nc3 Nxe4 21. Rd4 Rxc3 $1 22. bxc3 Qa3+ 23. Kd1 Qa1+ 24. Qc1 Qxc3
25. Rxe4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Qd4+ {, winning}) 20... Qc5 21. Nc3 e5 22. Rd3 Nxe4 {
, and Black wins. The text move, which significantly increases activity of
black minor pieces, proves to be an unsuccessful undertaling. Instead, White
had to try 19Rae1 or, perhaps, 19.Qe1!?, which yielded better chanes for
successful defense.}) 19... Nd5 20. Qh3 Rc8 {Preventing 21. Kb1, which is now
impossible in view of 21...Nc3+.} 21. Rhf1 {[%csl Ye6,Yf7][%cal Gf1f7,Rd4e6,
Rh3e6] Threatening 23. Rf7+-. The idea 22.Ne6 fe6 23.Qe6+ after Qe7(Ne7?? 24.
Qf7#) does not work due to the pin of the Bc2 ( White cannot play Bg6+).} ({
An attempt to exchange the queens would be suicidal:} 21. Qb3 $2 Qxb3 22. Nxb3
Ne3 $19) 21... Qe7 $1 {Queen's retreat, opening square b4 for his knight,
allows Black to parry the threats in the center and discloses his crucial
positional threat - to exchange white light-squared bishop, after which the
domination of black pieces must decide the game.} (21... Qxa4 $6 {yields White
exclellemt counterchances:} 22. Kb1 (22. Rxf7 $2 {is bad in view of} Rxc2+ $1
23. Kb1 Nc3+ $1 $19) 22... Qb4 (22... Qd7 {is met by} 23. Nf5 $1 exf5 24. Bxf5
{, with dangerous intiative}) {, and now after} 23. Rxf7 $1 {Black must force
a draw by perpetual:} Nc3+ 24. Kc1 Na2+ 25. Kb1 Nc3+ 26. Kc1 Na2+) 22. Kb1 (22.
Rf2 {fails to} Nb4 23. Rdf1 Nxc2 24. Nxc2 (24. Rxc2 Qg5+ 25. Kb1 Be4 $17) 24...
Qg5+ 25. Kb1 Be4 {, with decisive advantage.}) (22. Rd2 {was, probably, the
better choice, although after 22...Nb4 Black retain a large advantage.}) 22...
Nb4 23. Bxh7 $2 ({Desperation. White had to play} 23. Rf4 {, and althoguh his
position is clarly inferior, Black has to still solve some technical problems.
Now the game is over.}) 23... Be4+ 24. Bxe4 Rxh3 25. gxh3 Qh4 26. Rfe1 Rc4 27.
Re2 Qf4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 {Epishin} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3
Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 Bb4 $6 ({Another option here is} 10... e5
11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bf2 Rb8 15. Bb3 a5 16. Na4 Qc7 17.
Bc5 Rfe8 18. h4 Rb5 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. h5 {1-0 De la Riva,
O-Semprun,F/San Sebastian op 1995/EXT 95op (40)}) (10... Bd7 {Epishin} 11. Nxc6
bxc6 12. e5 Ne8 13. Na4 f6 14. f4 fxe5 15. fxe5 Nc7 16. Bd3 Be8 17. Qg3 Bh5 18.
Rdf1 Qe8 19. Rxf8+ Bxf8 20. Rf1 Bg6 $11 {Khalifman-Aseev,S-Petersburg ch 1998})
11. a3 Ba5 12. Nb3 Bxc3 (12... Bb6 {Epishin} 13. e5 Nd7 14. f4 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3
a6 $14) (12... Bc7 {Epishin} 13. g4 $16) 13. Qxc3 Qc7 14. Bc5 Rd8 15. Bb5 $1 {
A strong response, yielding White a durable advantage.} Bd7 (15... dxe4 {
is elegantly refuted by} 16. Bxc6 Rxd1+ (16... bxc6 {Epishin} 17. Qe5 $18) 17.
Rxd1 bxc6 {, and now} 18. Qe5 $1 {, exploiting the weakness of the last rank,
wins immediately.}) 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 ({Vacating a square d7 for the knight.} 16...
bxc6 17. e5 {is still worse for Black.}) 17. e5 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gc5d6,Gb3d4]}
Nd7 18. Bd6 Qb6 19. Nd4 Rac8 20. Qb4 a5 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. b3 {Preventing 22...
Nc4 and preparing the rook transfer to the c-file.} Nd7 23. Rd3 b6 24. Rc3 Bb7
25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Kb2 {[%cal Gh1d1,Gd2d3,Gd1d3,Gd3c3,Gc3c8] Preparing the
transfer of the second rook to the queenside.} Bc6 (26... f6 $2 {fails to} 27.
exf6 e5 28. Nf5 {, and the f6-pawn is invulnerable due to the threat 29.Ne7+.})
27. Rd1 h6 28. Rd3 Nc5 29. Rc3 Bd7 30. a4 f6 31. Nb5 Na6 $2 ({This move yields
White a decisive advantage.} 31... Kf7 $2 {fails to} 32. Bxc5 (32. Ka3 {Epishin
} Bxb5 (32... Ke8 33. Bxc5 Rxc5 34. Nd6+ Ke7 35. Rxc5 bxc5 36. exf6+ gxf6 37.
Nb7 $18) 33. axb5 fxe5 34. Bxe5 $18) 32... Rxc5 (32... bxc5 $4 33. Nd6+) 33.
Rxc5 bxc5 34. Nd6+ Ke7 35. exf6+ gxf6 (35... Kxd6 36. fxg7 $18) 36. Nb7 $18) (
31... Kh7 $16 {was to be preferred.}) 32. Rxc8+ Bxc8 33. exf6 gxf6 34. Be7 $1 {
[%csl Ra5,Rb6,Rf6][%cal Ge7f6,Ge7d8,Gd8b6] Attacking the f6-pawn, White wins a
tempo for transferring his bishop to d8.} Kg7 35. Bd8 Nb8 36. Bxb6 Nc6 37. c3 {
Threatening 38.Nd4} e5 38. Nc7 $1 d4 39. cxd4 exd4 40. Nb5 d3 41. Kc3 Be6 (
41... Bf5 42. Nd6 Bg6 43. Ne4 {did not help either.}) 42. Be3 Nb4 43. Nd4 Bf7
44. Bd2 Kg6 45. Kb2 {Black is defenseless against 46.Bxb4, followed by Kc1-d2.}
1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kobese, Watu"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O
Nf6 9. a4 Be7 10. Nb3 b6 11. f4 Rb8 12. Be3 Na5 $1 {[%mdl 2048]} ({This move
seems to be more promising than the standard continuation} 12... O-O 13. g4 Re8
14. g5 Nd7 15. Qh5 g6 (15... b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. f5 g6 18. Qh3 Bf8 19. Rf4 b4
20. Rh4 h5 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Ne2 e5 23. Rxh5 gxh5 24. Qxh5 Re7 25. Rf1 Ba6 26.
Ng3 Bxf1 27. Bxf1 Rh7 28. Qg4 Ne7 {0-1 Kagan,S-Csom,I/Sao Paulo 1973/EXT 99 
(42)}) 16. Qh4 Bb7 17. f5 Nde5 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Bh3 Bf8 20. Rf6 Bg7 21. Raf1
Bxf6 22. gxf6 Bc8 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Nf7 25. Rf2 Qc4 {0-1 Al Modiahki,
M-Suba,M/Manila 1992/TD (42)}) 13. e5 $6 ({A dubious move. After} 13. Nxa5 $6
bxa5 {/\Rb4, Black has good play and promising perspectives on the queenside.})
(13. Nd2 $5 {/\Qe2 deserved serious attention. Now} b5 $6 {falls ahort after}
14. axb5 axb5 15. Qe2 $1 Bd7 (15... b4 16. Nb5 Qd8 17. e5 $16) (15... Ba6 16.
Nb3 $16) 16. e5 $16) (13. Qe2 Nc4 14. Bc1 Bb7) 13... Nd7 (13... dxe5 $5 {
was another option:} 14. fxe5 Nd7 15. Qg4 g6 $13 (15... O-O $5 16. Bh6 g6 ({
Certainly, not} 16... Qxe5 $2 17. Bf4 Bc5+ 18. Kh1) 17. Bxf8 Bxf8 $13)) 14.
exd6 Bxd6 15. Ne4 ({After} 15. Nxa5 $5 bxa5 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bd4 O-O 18. Qe2 $11
{/=/+ Black has somewhat better chances.}) 15... Nc4 $1 (15... Be7 16. Nxa5
bxa5 17. Bd4 $11 {/=/+}) 16. Nxd6+ Nxd6 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gb7g2,Gd6c4,Gd6f5]} 17. f5
$6 ({Another dubious decision. More prudent was} 17. Qe2 $15) 17... e5 $1 ({
White's play would be justified in case of capturing the pawn:} 17... exf5 $4
18. Bf4 $18) (17... Nxf5 $2 18. Rxf5 exf5 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Qd5 f6 21. Re1 Bb7 (
21... Qe7 22. Bxe5 Bb7 23. Qd6 $18) 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. Rxe5+ Kf8 24. Rxf5+ Ke8
25. Qe6+ Qe7 26. Bc6+ Bxc6 27. Qxc6+ Qd7 28. Re5+ Kd8 29. Rd5 $18) 18. Qg4 $2 (
18. Qe2 {was to be preferred:} O-O $15 {/\Nf6; /\Bb7}) 18... O-O 19. Bh6 $2 ({
After this untimely bishop thrust White finds himself in a critical position.
Better was} 19. Qe2) ({or} 19. Rf2) 19... Ne8 20. f6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] After
this blunder White is lost.} (20. Rf2 Ndf6 21. Qg5 Qe7 {, and White is
helpless against the threat 22...Kh8.}) (20. Be3 {was to be preferred,
although after} Qxc2 {Black has a large advantage.}) 20... Ndxf6 21. Qg5 {
Threatening 22.Rf6.} Ng4 $1 {[%csl Rg5,Rh6][%cal Gg4h6] This knight thrust
immediately decides the game.} 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 23. h3 Qxc2 (23... Qxc2 24. Rf3 e4
$19 (24... Be6 $19)) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vokarev, Sergey"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. h4 Nd7 14. a3 ({
The alternatives are:} 14. g5 Rc8 (14... b4 15. Ne2 d5 16. e5 a5 17. Nf4 Qc7
18. Qh2 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Nh5 Rfc8 21. Rg1 Kh8 22. Bd3 a4 23. Nf4 a3 24. b3
Nd7 25. Ne2 Nxe5 26. Qf4 d4 27. Be4 Bxe4 {0-1 Schlosser,M-Rachels,S/Adelaide
1988/TD (30)}) 15. Bd3 (15. Rg1 Ne5 16. Rg3 Qc7 17. h5 b4 18. Na4 d5 19. g6
fxg6 20. Bh3 Qd6 21. hxg6 h6 22. Nc5 Nc4 23. Bxe6+ Qxe6 24. Nxe6 Nxd2+ 25. Rxd2
dxe4 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Rd7 exf3 29. Rxe7+ {0-1 Thorhallsson,
T-Palac,M/Hartberg 1991/EXT 97 (37)}) 15... b4 16. Ne2 a5 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. h5
Ne5 19. f4 Nf3 20. Qf2 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 22. Qg1 Qxg1 23. Rhxg1 Rc5 24. Ne2 Rd8
25. c3 bxc3 26. Nxc3 Bc6 27. Be2 Bd7 28. Rd4 Rb8 29. Na4 Bxa4 {1/2-1/2 Salazar,
H-Panno,O/Buenos Aires 1991/TD (29)}) (14. Be3 b4 15. Ne2 d5 16. Ng3 Qc7 17.
Qg2 Bd6 18. Rg1 Nc5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Nf5 Be5 21. Bd4 exf5 22. gxf5 Rfd8 23. b3
Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qe5 25. Rxd5 Qe1+ 26. Kb2 Qc3+ 27. Kb1 Rxd5 28. Bc4 Rd2 {0-1
Sikora,J-Orsag,M/Trinec 1998/EXT 99 (28)}) 14... Rc8 15. g5 Ne5 (15... Qa5 {
/\b4 falls short after} 16. Nd5 $16) 16. Qe3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rhg1 b4 $6 (
{This natural move allows White to obtain a durable advantage. After} 18... Qc7
{Black has counterplay.}) 19. axb4 Rxb4 20. Bc5 $1 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gc5a3,
Gc5d6,Gd1d3,Gg1d1,Gd3d6][%mdl 2048]} ({Very strong move, yielding White a
lrage advantage.} 20. h5 {is met by} Qc7 {/\e5, and Black has dangerous
counterplay. The unusual bishop transfer to the f8-a3 diagonal allows White to
combine attacking chances on the kingside with very unpleasant pressure on the
d6-pawn. Furthemore, it significantly reduces Black's attacking chances on the
queenside.}) 20... Rc4 21. Ba3 Qc7 (21... Qa5 {fails to} 22. Bxd6) 22. Rd3 Ba8
23. h5 Rb8 24. Rgd1 (24. g6 {is strongly met by} Qb6) 24... Rc6 (24... Qa5 $2 {
fails to} 25. Bxd6 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 Rxc3 27. Qxc3 Qxc3 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Rxd8#)
25. f4 Qa5 $6 {This natural move meets a very effective objection.} 26. Qa7 $1
{Excellent queent thrust, based on the precise caluclation.} Rcc8 $2 ({After} 
26... Qd8 {Black's position is very difficult, and yet this continuation was
to be preferred.}) 27. Qxe7 Qxa3 28. b3 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gg5g6,Gd1d6,Ge7d6]}
Rxb3+ {White was threatening 28.Qd6 and 28,g6. The rook sacrifice allows Black
to seize a temporal initiative, but does not change the assessment of the
position.} (28... Rc5 {is refuted by} 29. Qxd6 Rxb3+ 30. cxb3 Qxb3+ 31. Kc1
Rxc3+ 32. Kd2 $18) 29. cxb3 Qxb3+ 30. Ka1 Rb8 31. R1d2 ({Certainly, not} 31.
Rb1 $2 Qa3+ 32. Na2 Rxb1+ 33. Kxb1 Qxd3+) 31... Bxe4 32. Qxd6 Bxd3 33. Qxd3 {
Black did not get a sufficient compensation for the sacrificed material. His
position is hopeless.} Qb6 ({The ending occuring after} 33... Qa3+ 34. Na2 Qxd3
35. Rxd3 {is easily won for White.}) 34. Qd4 Qc7 35. h6 $1 {Signal to the
final attack!} gxh6 36. gxh6 Kf8 37. f5 $1 Qg3 (37... exf5 {loses in view of}
38. Qh8+ Ke7 39. Nd5+) 38. Qh8+ Qg8 (38... Ke7 39. f6#) 39. Qf6 {Threatening
40.Rd8+ Rd8 41.Qd8#.} Qg1+ (39... Ke8 40. Qd4 Qg3 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. f6#) 40. Ka2
1-0

[Event "USA-ch G1"]
[Site "Chandler"]
[Date "1997.08.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[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 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
a6 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Be3 Nc6 ({After} 10... Bd7 {White can choose between the
programmatic 11.a4 and the aggressive 11.g4.}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Na4 d5 (12...
Rb8 {is a popular alternative:} 13. c4 c5 (13... e5 14. b3 Bg4 15. Qd3 h6 16.
h3 Be6 17. Rad1 Nh7 18. c5 dxc5 19. Bxc5 Rfd8 20. Qxa6 Bxc5 21. Nxc5 Nf8 22.
Qe2 Qa7 23. Rc1 Rd6 24. Qb2 f6 25. Bf1 Kh8 26. Rc2 Rbd8 27. Kg2 Bf7 28. Be2 Bg6
29. Bf3 Qb6 30. Qc3 Bf7 31. b4 Rd4 32. a3 R8d6 33. Rcc1 Qb8 34. Red1 Qb5 35.
Qb2 Ne6 36. Nxe6 Bxe6 37. Rc5 Qa6 38. Be2 Qc8 39. Rxd4 Bxh3+ 40. Kh2 Rxd4 41.
b5 Rxe4 42. Bf3 Re1 43. Qd2 Rf1 44. Bg2 Bxg2 45. Kxg2 Rb1 46. Qc2 Ra1 47. Rxc6
Qb7 48. f3 e4 49. fxe4 Qxb5 50. Rc8+ Kh7 51. e5+ {1-0 Krits,L-Kuznetsova,E/
Moscow-ch 1996/EXP 55}) 14. b3 Bb7 15. Nc3 Rbd8 16. Rc1 Rfe8 17. h3 Nd7 18. f4
Nb8 19. g4 Nc6 20. g5 g6 21. Qd2 Bf8 22. Nd1 Bg7 23. Nf2 d5 24. cxd5 exd5 25.
Bxc5 dxe4 26. Qe3 Qb8 27. Red1 {Horvath,T-Tal,M/Lvov 1984/MCL 01/0-1 (37)}) 13.
exd5 cxd5 (13... Nxd5 {leads to White's advantage after} 14. Bd4 Rd8 15. c4 Nb4
16. Bb6 Rxd1 17. Bxc7 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Ra7 19. Ba5 c5 20. Nb6 Bb7 21. a3 Nc2 22.
Rd1 Nd4 23. b4 f6 24. bxc5 Bxc5 25. Na4 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Bxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Bxa3 28. c5
{Galdunts,S-Stangl,M/Bad Woerishofen op 1994/EXP 39/1-0 (39)}) 14. c4 $1 Bb7 ({
A key move. White obtains a better position exchanging his c-pawn and creating
the isolated pawn in Black's camp.} 14... Qxc4 {fails to} 15. Nb6 Qc6 16. Rc1
Qb7 17. Nxa8 Qxa8 18. Bc5) 15. Rc1 Qd8 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5
19. Bxd5 exd5 {The arising position is clearly in White's favor. Yet, Black
has good defensive resources.} 20. Bd4 (20. Re2 {is met by} Bf6 {, with the
idea d5-d4.}) (20. b3 {seems, however, to be a better choice. Now} Bf6 {
fails to} 21. Bc5 {, whilst White can improve his position by Bd4 or Bf4-e5.})
20... Bf6 {Clearly the best decision: exchanging the white active dark-squared
bishop Black simplifies his task.} 21. Re2 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Qa5 23. a3 Rbc8 {
Sticking to the exchange strategy. White was planning to double his rooks
along the c-file, and the text move prevents this intention.} 24. Rxc8 ({
Exchanging the rooks, White reduces his winning chances. Instead,} 24. Rd1 Qb5
25. Rdd2 $5 {desereved serious attention.}) 24... Rxc8 25. Kg2 Qb5 26. Re5 Rd8
27. a4 (27. b4 {is met by} a5 {, minimizing White's winning chances.}) 27...
Qc6 28. b3 h6 29. Re3 a5 30. h4 h5 31. Rc3 Qe6 32. Rd3 Qc6 33. Kh2 g6 34. Rc3
Qd6 35. Re3 Qb4 {Aiming at the weak b3-pawn. Black is ready to exchange his
two queenside pawns for the pawn b3, attaining theoretically equal ending.} 36.
Qf6 Rb8 37. Rf3 Rf8 38. Rd3 Qc5 39. Kg2 Rb8 40. Qg5 Qc6 {[%csl Ra5,Rb3,Rd5]
[%cal Gg5d5,Gd5a5,Gd3d5,Yb8b3]} 41. Qxd5 (41. Kg1 {is effectively met by} Qe6)
41... Qxd5+ 42. Rxd5 Rxb3 43. Rxa5 Ra3 44. Ra8+ Kg7 45. a5 Kf6 46. Ra7 Ke6 47.
Kf1 Ra2 48. Kg2 Ra3 49. a6 Kf6 50. Ra8 {The arising ending is drawn. The
active black rook prevents the white king's march to the queenside, which can
be commited at the cost of the kingside pawns. Certainly, if White moves his
pawn to a7, the black rook cannot leave the a-file. However, in this case,
White cannot win either, since his king cannot approach the a-pawn, being
permanetly attacked by the black rook.} Ke7 51. f3 Kf6 {[%csl Rf3,Rg3][%cal
Ga3f3,Ga3a6]} 52. Kf2 Kg7 53. g4 hxg4 54. fxg4 Ra4 55. Kf3 Ra3+ 56. Ke2 Ra4 57.
Kf3 Ra3+ 58. Ke2 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Black "Sergienko, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 "Voronezh OShK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 h6 8. f3 b5
9. Qd2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. Bh3 Ne5 14. Nf4 ({Another
principal option is:} 14. g5 Nc4 15. Qd3 Qa5 16. Kb1 Nd7 17. g6 Nc5 18. gxf7+
Kxf7 19. Bxe6+ Ke8 20. Nb3 Nxd3 21. Nxa5 Ndxb2 22. Nxb7 Nxd1 23. Bd4 Nc3+ {
1/2-1/2 Ernst,T-Stohl,I/Manila 1992/TD (66)}) 14... Qa5 ({Two important
alternatives are in Black's disposal here:} 14... g5 $5 15. hxg5 Nc4 16. Qe2
Qa5 17. Kb1 hxg5 18. Nfxe6 fxe6 19. Bxg5 Be7 {0-1 De la Riva,O-Vera,R/Sitges
1993/EXT 97 (30)}) ({and} 14... Nc4 $5 15. Qe2 Bd6 (15... Qa5 16. Kb1 Nxe3 17.
Qxe3 dxe4 18. Nb3 Qe5 19. Rhe1 Be7 20. fxe4 g5 21. Nd3 Qxe4 22. Qg1 Qh7 {
1-0 Adla,D-Tratar,M/Paranana 1993/EXT 97 (47)}) 16. g5 Bxf4 17. Bxf4 Nh5 18.
Bh2 hxg5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Nxe6 Qf6 21. Nc7+ Kf8 22. Be5 Nxe5 23. Rxd5 Nf4 {
1/2-1/2 De la Riva,O-David,P/Odessa 1990/EXT 97 (32)}) 15. Kb1 dxe4 16. g5 Nd5
$6 (16... hxg5 {deserves serious attention here:} 17. hxg5 Nc4 18. Qe2 Nxe3 19.
Qxe3 Qxg5 20. Nfxe6 Qxe3 21. Nc7+ Kd8 22. Nxa8 Nd5 23. Nb6 Kc7 24. Nxd5+ Bxd5 {
0-1 Vidarsson,J-Olafsson,H/ISL 1994/EXT 97 (24)}) 17. g6 $1 fxg6 ({In sharp
complications arising after} 17... Nc4 {White has an upper hand:} 18. gxf7+
Kxf7 19. Bxe6+ (19. Qg2 $5 Nxf4 (19... Ncxe3 $4 20. Qg6+ Ke7 (20... Kg8 21.
Bxe6#) 21. Qxe6+ Kd8 22. Qd7#) (19... g5 20. Bxe6+ Ke8 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5
Nxe3 23. Bc6+ $18) 20. Bxf4 Bd5 21. fxe4 Nd2+ 22. Kc1 Nxe4 23. Bxe6+ Bxe6 24.
Qxe4 Qd5 25. Qxe6+ Qxe6 26. Nxe6 Kxe6 27. Rhe1+ $36) 19... Ke8 (19... Kf6 20.
Qg2 Nxf4 (20... Ncxe3 21. Qg6+ Ke7 (21... Ke5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24.
Nc6+ $18) 22. Qf7+ Kd6 23. Qd7+ $18) 21. Bxf4 exf3 22. Qg4 $18) 20. Qg2 g5 21.
Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. fxe4 Nxe3 24. Qf3 $18) 18. Nb3 Qb5 19. Nxe6 {
Threatening 20.Qd5! Bd5 21.Nc7+} Kf7 $6 (19... Nxf3 $2 {fails} 20. Qxd5 $1 (20.
Nc7+ Kf7 $2 (20... Nxc7 21. Bd7+ Kf7) 21. Qxd5+ Bxd5 22. Nxb5 Bxb3 23. Nc7 $18)
20... Bxd5 21. Nc7+ Kf7 22. Nxb5 Bxb3 23. Nc7 $18) ({If} 19... Nc4 $5 {then}
20. Qg2 Ncxe3 (20... Kf7 21. Rhg1 Ncxe3 $140 22. Qxg6+ Kg8 23. Qxg7+ Bxg7 24.
Rxg7#) 21. Qxg6+ Ke7 22. Nxg7 {, with attack.}) 20. Ned4 $1 {This non-obvious
knight retreat yields White a decisive attack.} Nxf3 {Meets an elegant
refutation.} (20... Nc4 {is met by} 21. Be6+ Ke7 (21... Ke8 22. Qg2 (22. Nxb5
Nxd2+ 23. Rxd2 Nxe3 24. Nc7+ Ke7 25. Rd7+ Kf6 26. Rf7+ Ke5 27. f4+ Kd6 28. Rd7+
Kc6 29. Na5+ Kb6 30. Nxb7 $18)) (21... Kf6 22. Bg5+ hxg5 (22... Ke5 23. Qh2+
$18) 23. Qxg5#) 22. Bg5+ Ke8 23. Qf2 $1 $18) 21. Be6+ Kf6 22. Nxf3 Nxe3 (22...
exf3 23. Bxd5 $18) 23. Qxe3 exf3 24. Qf4+ $1 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gd1d8,Gh1e1,
Ge1e8,Gf4f8][%mdl 128]} (24. Qf4+ Kxe6 (24... Ke7 25. Qf7#) 25. Nd4+ Ke7 26.
Nxb5 axb5 27. Rhe1+ Be4 28. Rxe4#) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vilnius Kaise"]
[BlackTeam "Eupen-Kelmis Rochade"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. f4
d6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nb3 (11. Qf3 Na5 12. Rad1 b5 13. e5 Bb7 14. exf6
Bxf3 15. fxe7 Bxd1 16. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 17. Rxd1 b4 $13 {Matikozian A-Movsesian
Sergei/Ch World cadets unde 1994}) (11. Kh1 Bd7 12. a4 Rab8 13. Qe2 Rfe8 14.
Nb3 Na5 15. Nxa5 Qxa5 16. g4 Bc6 17. g5 Nd7 18. Qf2 Bf8 19. Bd4 Qc7 20. f5 $40
{Galdunts,S-Dautov,R/Dortmund (open) 1992}) 11... b5 12. g4 b4 13. Na4 Nd7 14.
g5 Re8 15. c3 a5 16. c4 Bb7 17. Rc1 Rac8 18. Rf3 Bf8 (18... Nf8 19. Bb6 $16)
19. Rh3 g6 20. Qe1 Bg7 21. Qf2 Qb8 22. c5 dxc5 23. Nbxc5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Red8 25.
e5 (25. Qh4 Nd4 (25... Bxb2 $2 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Nxe6+ $1 fxe6 28. Bc5+ $18)
26. Nxb7 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Qxb7 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 $132) (25. Nxb7 Qxb7 26. e5 (26. Qh4
Nd4 $132) 26... Qb5 27. Qh4 Nd4 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Rxc8 Ne2+ 30. Kf2 Rxc8) 25...
Ba8 26. Qh4 (26. Ne4 $2 Nxe5 $1 $17) 26... Ne7 (26... Nd4 $5 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28.
Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Nxe6+ (29. Bxa8 Qxa8 $40) 29... fxe6 30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. Qh8+ Bxh8
32. Rxh8+ Ke7 33. Rxc8 Bxg2 34. Kxg2 Rd2+ $17) 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 28. Bxa8 Qxa8 29.
Qh4 Nf5 $44 30. Qe1 Kg8 31. Bf2 Qd5 32. Rd3 Qxa2 33. Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. b3 Bf8 35.
Ra1 Qc2 36. Rc1 Qa2 37. Ra1 Qc2 (37... Qb2 38. Rb1 Qc3 39. Qxc3 bxc3 40. Rc1
Nd4 $132 (40... Bxc5 41. Bxc5 Rd3 42. Bb6)) 38. Rc1 Qb2 39. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jakarta"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Situru, Nathanael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1996.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Gershon} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2
Ng4 {Gershon: A plan chosen by black wastes a lot of time, and helps white in
developing his game much more than it helps black.} 8. Bg5 Qc7 (8... Be7 {
is inferior in view of} 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. f3 $14) (8... Qb6 {
yields White a better play after} 9. Be2 $1 (9. O-O-O Nc6) 9... Ne5 10. f4 $32)
9. O-O-O (9. Qe2 $5 Ne5 (9... Nf6 10. O-O-O $14) (9... Qc5 {Gershon,Nor} 10.
Qxg4 Qxd4 11. Be3 Qb4 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. f4 $32 $16 b5 14. Bb6 d5 15. exd5 Ne5
16. Qg3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. dxe6 Qxb6 19. Nd5 Qc5 20. f5 Ra7 21. e7 f6 22.
Rhe1 Rd7 23. Nc7+ {Sax,G-Salazar,H/Dubai olm /1986/1-0}) 10. f4 Ng6 11. O-O-O
h6 12. f5 $1 Ne5 13. Qh5 $16 {Sax,Gy; Hazai,L}) (9. f4 $5 {also deserves
attention.}) 9... h6 (9... Nc6 {is more careful.}) 10. Bh4 g5 $5 {The critical
move. Struggling for the control over the square e5, Black reluctantly
diminshes his king side hoping to compensate the weakeness of the kingside by
the active counterplay. Gershon: Comparing to the regular variations with Ng4,
h6,g5 that are very popular in the Najdorf variation, here white has much
better developed pieces (we cannot say the same about black), and that should
asure his advantage.} (10... Nd7 {Gershon,Nor} 11. f3 Nge5 12. f4 $32 $16) 11.
Bg3 Nd7 12. h4 {Gershon: Now white takes over the "h" line which makes it
easier to exploit the development advantage.} Rg8 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Nf3 Qc5 $6
({Better was} 14... Be7 15. Rh5 $140 (15. Be2 {Gershon,Nor} b5 16. Rh5 (16.
Bxb5 $2 axb5 17. Nxb5 Qb7 18. Nxd6+ Bxd6 19. Bxd6 Rxa2 $17) 16... Qc5 17. e5
dxe5 (17... Ndxe5 $2 18. Ne4 Qc6 19. Nxd6+ Bxd6 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 $18) (
17... Ngxe5 $6 18. Ne4 Qc6 19. Nxd6+ Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Ke7 22. Rd4
Nc6 23. Bd6+ Ke8 24. Rg4 $16) 18. Ne4 (18. Nxg5 Nxf2 19. Nce4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qc7
21. Rf1) 18... Qd5 19. Nfxg5 Qxa2 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Qxd6 Ngf6 22. Qc6 $1 (22.
Bxe5 $2 Nxh5 23. Bxh5 Rxg5 24. Bf6 Qa1+ 25. Kd2 Qxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Rd5+ $19) 22...
Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qa5+ 24. c3 (24. Kc1 $10) 24... Rb8 25. Ne4 $1 (25. Bxe5 Bb7 $19)
(25. Nxe6 Bb7 (25... fxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kf8 (26... Kd8 27. Bh4 $18) 27. Rxe5 $1 Qd8
$8 28. Ke1 Rb6 29. Qh3 $16 {Gershon: With a very strong attack.}) 26. Qc7 (26.
Nc7+ Kd8 $19) 26... Qxc7 (26... Qa2 27. Ng7+ Rxg7 28. Rh8+ (28. Rxe5+ Kf8 29.
Kc2 $44) 28... Rg8 $8 (28... Ng8 29. Ke1 $1 (29. Bxe5 Qd5+ 30. Ke1 Qxe5 31.
Qxd7+ Kf8 32. Rh5 Qe6 33. Qc7 Re8 34. Qc5+ Qe7 $19) 29... Bd5 30. c4 Qxb2 31.
Rxd5 Qc1+ 32. Rd1 Qc3+ 33. Kf1 $18) 29. Rxg8+ Nxg8 30. Ke1 Ngf6 31. Bh4 $3 $16
(31. Bxe5 Nd5 $17) 31... Nd5 32. Qd6 $1 $18 {[%cal Gd1d5]}) 27. Nxc7+ Kd8 28.
Rxe5 Rxg3 $19) 25... Nxe4+ (25... Nxh5 26. Bxh5 $16) 26. Qxe4 b4 $1 27. Qd3 (
27. Bxe5 $2 bxc3+ 28. bxc3 Rb2+ 29. Ke1 Nxe5 30. Qxe5 Qxe5 31. Rxe5 Rxg2 $17)
27... bxc3+ 28. bxc3 Bb7 29. Ke1 Nc5 30. Qd6 Qxc3+ 31. Kf1 Rc8 32. Rh7 $16)
15... Qc5 $13) 15. e5 $1 $14 {A thematic breakthrough, yielding White a better
play.} (15. Rh5 {is weaker in view of} Be7) 15... d5 {Gershon: In order to
minimize white's development advantage black tries to close the center, and
make it harder for white to break through} (15... Ngxe5 {fails to} 16. Nxe5
dxe5 (16... Nxe5 $4 17. Ne4) 17. Ne4 $16) (15... dxe5 {Gershon,Nor} 16. Nxg5
$16 {Gershon: Black fails to get his pieces out.}) 16. Nxg5 Be7 (16... Bh6 $2 {
is suisidal in view of} 17. Rxh6 Nxh6 18. Nxe6 $18 {->}) 17. Nf3 {Gershon: Now
there is a French-type position on the board only that white has almost
acomplished his game plan (which is: to break black's position on the king's
side) and black didn't even start yet. And of course the extra pawn should be
counted for something.} b5 18. Kb1 Nb6 (18... Bb7 $2 {fails to} 19. Ne4 $1 (19.
Rh7 $6 Nf8)) ({However,} 18... Nf8 $5 {, establishing control over the square
h7, was more prudent.}) (18... b4 {is dubious in view of} 19. Na4 Qc6 20. b3 {
/\Nd4}) 19. Rh7 b4 (19... f5 $5 {was a noteworthy alternative.}) 20. Ne2 Nxf2
$2 {The crucial mistake. Black had to choose between} (20... Nc4 21. Qf4 f5) ({
and immediate} 20... f5 $5 {, although in both cases White has a better play.})
21. Bxf2 Qxf2 22. Qf4 Rf8 23. Ned4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Yg2g4,Gh7h2,Gh2f2]
Gershon: Now it's just a matter of time till black stops the clock! ףf2, /\g4,
Rh2. After this move Black suddenly finds his queen trapped.} Bc5 (23... Nc4
24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. g4 {/\Rh2+-, and queen is lost.}) 24. Rh1 {/\Rd2} Bxd4 25.
Rxd4 Nc4 26. Bd3 $6 {Gershon: White will build up a pressure on the f7 pawn
without black being able to fight.} ({An artificial move.} 26. Bxc4 dxc4 {
wins immediately after} 27. Rhd1 (27. Qe4 Ra7 (27... Rb8 28. Qc6+ $18) 28. Rhd1
Bd7 29. Nd2 $18) 27... Bb7 28. Qf6 Bd5 29. Rxd5 $1 exd5 30. Qc6+ Ke7 31. Qb7+
Ke6 32. Qxd5+ Kf5 33. e6+ Kg6 34. Qg5+ $18) 26... Rg8 (26... Qxg2 {loses in
view of} 27. Rh2 (27. Rg1 $2 Qxf3 28. Rxc4 Qxf4 29. Rxf4 a5 $13) 27... Qg7 (
27... Qg8 {Gershon,Nor} 28. Bxc4 dxc4 29. Qe4 Ra7 30. Qc6+ Bd7 31. Rxd7 Rxd7
32. Rd2 $18) 28. Bxc4 dxc4 29. Qe4 Ra7 30. Qc6+ Bd7 31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Rd2 f5
33. Qc8+ $18) 27. g4 $4 ({Incredible error in the winning position! Natural} 
27. Bxc4 $1 {easily wins:} dxc4 (27... Qxg2 28. Rhd1 $18) 28. Rhd1 Bb7 29. Rd7
$18 (29. Qf6 Bd5 30. Rxd5 exd5 31. Qc6+ Ke7 32. Qb7+ $18)) 27... Bb7 $4 ({
A rare case of mutual blindness! Black could immediately win after} 27... Qxf3
$1 28. Qxf3 (28. Rxc4 Qxh1+ $19) 28... Nd2+ 29. Kc1 Nxf3) 28. Rf1 {Gershon:
Another problem of black's is that his queen needs a little more space than
it's got....} Qe3 (28... Qg2 {loses after} 29. Ne1 $18 {[%csl Rf7]}) 29. Rxc4
$1 $18 {The final blow. Now the game is over.} dxc4 30. Qxe3 cxd3 31. Ng5 dxc2+
32. Kxc2 Bd5 33. Nh7 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Black "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Na4 Be7 ({Other options are:} 10... Rb8 11. c4 c5 12. Nc3
Be7 13. f4 Nd7 14. Qd3 O-O 15. g4 Bf6 16. Rf2 Bd4 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Bb7 19.
g5 Rbe8 20. Rd1 Nb6 21. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Hernandez,G-Pritchett,C/Novi Sad 1990/TD 
(41)}) (10... Bb7 11. c4 c5 12. Re1 (12. Nc3 Be7 13. f4 Nd7 14. Be3 O-O 15. g4
Bf6 16. Qd3 Rad8 17. Bd2 g6 18. Rae1 Rfe8 19. b3 Nb8 20. Qh3 {1-0 Kuzmin,
G-Maksimenko,A/Kherson 1989/CBM 16 (28)}) 12... Be7 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 Bc6 15.
e5 dxe5 16. Bxe5 Qb7 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Qe2 {1-0 Malisauskas,V-Labuckas,A/
Vilnius 1994/EXT 97 (54)}) 11. c4 O-O (11... e5 12. Be3 Be6 13. b3 Rb8 14. h3
Qc8 15. Kh2 h5 16. Rc1 h4 17. g4 Qc7 18. Kh1 Nd7 19. c5 Nxc5 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21.
Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 {1-0 Kavalek,L-Plachetka,J/Ostrava 1994/CBM 42 (34)}) 12.
Bf4 e5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Rc1 Rab8 15. b3 Rfd8 16. Qe2 a5 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Bxf6
Bxf6 19. Bf3 g6 ({An attempt to prevent 20.Bg4 by} 19... Qc8 {fails to} 20. c5
d5 21. Nb6) 20. Bg4 Bg5 21. Rc3 ({Certainly, after} 21. Bxe6 Bxc1 {White has
no compensation for the exchange.}) 21... f5 22. Bf3 Bf6 23. h4 h5 24. Rc2 {
Intending to play 25. ef5 Bf5 26.Be4, with good attacking perspectives.} f4 25.
c5 $1 fxg3 (25... d5 26. gxf4 (26. exd5 $6 cxd5 27. gxf4 e4 $36) 26... exf4 27.
exd5 $16) 26. fxg3 d5 27. Nb6 dxe4 28. Bxe4 {[%csl Rg6,Rh5][%cal Ge4g6]} Rxd1+
29. Qxd1 Be7 (29... Kg7 {is stronbly met by} 30. Qe1 {, and the a5-pawn is
defenseless.}) 30. Bxg6 Bg4 (30... Bxc5+ 31. Rxc5 Qxb6 32. Qd6 {is hopeless
for Black.}) 31. Qf1 Rf8 32. Qc4+ Kg7 33. Be4 Qd8 34. Bxc6 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Qe1 36.
Bg2 Rf3 {This attempt to cause tactical complications is easily refuted by
White.} ({If} 36... Bxh4 {then} 37. Qc3 $1 {, transforming the game into an
easily winning ending, as Black cannot prevent the advanced c-pawn march.} (37.
gxh4 $2 Qxh4+ 38. Kg1 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 (39. Bf1 Bh3 $19) 39... Qh4+ $11)) 37. Bxf3
Bxf3 38. Rg2 Bxg2 39. Kxg2 {Black is lost. White needs just to prevent the
e-pawn advancement by returning his knight to the king side.} e4 40. Nd5 Qd2+
41. Kh3 e3 42. Nf4 Qd1 43. Kg2 Qd2+ 44. Kf3 Qf2+ 45. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 (3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 d6
8. O-O Bd7 9. a4 Nf6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. a5 Be7 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Na4 O-O 14. Nb6
Nxb6 15. Bxb6 Qd7 16. c4 Rae8 17. Qd2 f5 18. Rfe1 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Bd8 20. Bxd8
Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rf5 23. Qe3 Kf7 24. Re1 Re8 25. Qd3 Kg8 26. Rd4 {
1/2-1/2 Atlas,V-Kaenel,H/Winterthur-B 1996 (39)}) 3... a6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6
6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. a4 Nf6 11. Be3 O-O 12. a5
Nd7 13. Na4 f5 ({The most popular continuation. The alternatives yield Black
better chances:} 13... Qc7 14. c4 Rae8 15. Nb6 Nc5 16. Qc2 f5 17. f3 fxe4 18.
fxe4 Bf6 19. Rac1 Nd7 20. b4 Ne5 21. Qe2 {Gipslis,A-Fogarasi,T/Ostrava 1993/
1-0 (51)}) (13... Kh8 $6 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Nb6 Rae8 16. c4 Nxb6 17. Bxb6 Qd7 18.
Qd3 f5 19. Rad1 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Rf5 22. Rde1 Bf8 23. R1e3 Qf7 24.
Qe2 e5 25. b3 $14) (13... Qxa5 {(an interesting exchange sacrifice, which,
however, does not yield Black a full compensation).} 14. Nb6 Qb5 15. Nxa8 Rxa8
16. Bd4 e5 17. Bc3 Nc5 18. Re1 Na4 19. Qd2 h6 20. b3 Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Bd8 22. Red1
Bb6 23. Bf1 {Mnatsakanian,E-Anastasian,A/ARM-ch Erevan 1994/1-0 (55)}) 14. Nb6
(14. exf5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rxf5 16. Nb6 Nxb6 17. Bxb6 Qd7 18. Ra3 Bd8 19. Rd3 d5
20. c4 Bxb6 21. axb6 Qc6 {1/2-1/2 Bosch,J-Langeweg,K/NLD-ch sf 1995 (27)})
14... Nxb6 15. Bxb6 Qd7 16. Re1 (16. Qd3 {is the main alternative here:} fxe4 (
16... Bd8 17. Rad1 Bxb6 18. axb6 Rad8 19. f4 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 d5 22.
Qd4 Qc6 {1/2-1/2 Nunn,J-Kirov,N/EU-chT 1980 (26)}) 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 d5 (
18... Bf6 19. c3 d5 20. Qg4 Rac8 21. Rfe1 Qe8 {1-0 (43) 1-0 Kudrin,
S-Wojtkiewicz,A/Las Vegas op 1993 (26)}) 19. Qg4 (19. Rad1 Qc6 20. Qg4 Bf6 21.
c3 Rae8 22. Rd2 Rf7 23. Re1 Rd7 24. f4 e5 25. Bd4 {1-0 Mestel,A-Liberzon,V/
Hastings 1979 (59)}) (19. Qe2) 19... Rac8 20. c3 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 {1/2-1/2
Aleksic,N-Cvetkovic,S/JUG-chT FL 1990}) 16... fxe4 ({Black also tested here} 
16... Bd8 17. Bxd8 Raxd8 18. exf5 Rxf5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qe2 Rb5 21. c3 c5 22.
c4 Rb4 23. Rad1 d5 24. Qxe6+ Qxe6 25. Rxe6 Rxc4 26. Rxa6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Timman,
J-Polugaevsky,L/London 1984 (47)}) ({and} 16... Rae8 17. c4 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf6
19. Qd2 d5 20. Rad1 Kh8 21. Bg2 Ba4 22. Rc1 d4 {1/2-1/2 Marinkovic,I-Tringov,G/
Vrnjacka Banja 1990}) 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Bf6 19. c3 d5 20. Re3 Rfe8 (20...
e5 $6 {proves a dubious undertaking in view of} 21. Rd3 d4 (21... Qb5 22. Qd2
Bg5 23. f4 $1 Bd8 (23... exf4 $2 24. Rxd5) 24. Bxd8 Raxd8 25. fxe5 $16) 22.
cxd4 exd4 23. Bxd4 Rad8 24. Bxf6 Qxd3 25. Bxd8 $16) 21. Qg4 {Clearly the
optimal position for the white queen.} Qc6 22. f4 Re7 ({After} 22... e5 {
White retains positional advantage by playing} 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Bxe5 25.
Re1 Re8 26. Qg5 h6 (26... Bd4+ $2 {is refuted by} 27. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 28. Kf2) 27.
Qd2) 23. Rae1 ({The most natural continuation, but it seems that} 23. Bd4 $5 {
was a good alternative here. After the text move Black realizes a liberating
pawn advance e6-e5 and equalize the game.}) 23... Rae8 24. h4 ({Now} 24. Qh5 {
is met by} g6) ({If} 24. Bd4 {then} Bxd4 25. cxd4 Qa4 $1 26. Rxe6 Qxd4+ 27. Kh1
{, and now} Qc4 $1 {(} 28. Rxe7 $140 Rxe7 29. Rxe7 $4 Qf1# {), with a good
play for Black.}) 24... e5 $1 25. fxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Bxe5 28. h5
Qe8 {/\Bf6, Kf7, Qe6.} 29. h6 (29. Qf5 {is met by} g6) 29... g6 30. Qg5 Kf7 {
Intending to centralize the king and play ...Qf7-f3.} 31. Bc5 Ke6 {[%csl Ra5,
Rb2,Rc3,Rg3,Rh6][%cal Ge5g3,Ge5c7,Ge5d6,Gd6f8,Gf8h6] Now White has nothing
better than force a draw by perpetual -otherwise, after ...Qf7 his position
would become dangerous due to his pawn setup inappropriate for the bishop
ending.} 32. Qg4+ Kf7 33. Qf3+ Ke6 34. Qg4+ Kf7 35. Qf3+ Ke6 36. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch playoff"]
[Site "Hove"]
[Date "1997.08.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1997.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {King,D} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2
Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 d6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Rxe5 O-O 13. Bf4 Qb7 14.
b3 (14. Re2 Nd5 (14... Rd8 15. Qe1 Qxb2 (15... Bd7 16. Rb1 Rac8 17. Ne4 Be8 18.
c4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Rd4 20. b3 Rcd8 21. Be5 R4d7 22. Bc3 Bc5 23. Ba5 Bb6 24. c5
Bxa5 25. Qxa5 f6 26. Rbb2 Rd4 27. Rbd2 Qe7 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Qc3 Qd7 30. Re3 e5
{1/2-1/2 Barczay,L-Gauglitz,G/Debrecen 1987/EXT 87b}) 16. Rb1 Qa3 17. Bc7 Rf8
18. Rb3 Qc5 19. Na4 Qa7 20. Nb6 Qxc7 21. Nxa8 Qa7 22. Nb6 Bb7 23. Nc4 Ba8 24.
Nb6 Bb7 25. Qb1 c5 26. Nd7 Bxg2 27. Nxf6+ Bxf6 28. Kxg2 c4 29. Rb7 {Georgiev,
K-Ribli,Z/Wijk 1989/CBM 11/1-0 (57)}) 15. Be5 Rd8 16. Rd2 f6 17. Bd4 Nxc3 18.
Bxc3 Rxd2 19. Qxd2 e5 20. Qe2 Bd7 21. f4 Qb5 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. fxe5 Bc5+ 24.
Kh1 b4 25. Be1 fxe5 26. Be4 Be8 27. Kg2 Ra6 28. Bd3 Ra4 29. Bc4+ Bf7 30. Bxf7+
Kxf7 31. Bf2 Bd6 32. Kf3 Ke6 33. b3 Ra8 34. Ke4 g6 35. Be1 Rf8 36. c3 c5 37. a3
bxa3 38. Rxa3 Rf1 39. Bd2 Rb1 40. Be3 c4 41. b4 Re1 42. Ra6 h5 43. Rc6 g5 44.
Rxc4 g4 45. Rc6 Kd7 46. b5 Be7 47. Kd3 Rh1 48. Rh6 Rxh2 49. b6 Bd6 50. c4 e4+
51. Kxe4 Bxg3 52. c5 h4 53. c6+ Ke8 54. Rh8+ Ke7 55. c7 {1-0 Privara,I-Petrik,
S/SVK-ch Nova Bana 1983/MCD-ch}) (14. Rb1 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qd2 Be6 17. c3
Bf6 18. Re2 Rfd8 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 h6 21. Qh4 Rab8 22. b3 Qb6 23. Rbe1 Qc5
24. Re3 Qa3 25. R3e2 Qc5 26. Re3 Qa3 27. R3e2 {1/2-1/2 Landenbergue,C-Franzoni,
G/SWZ-chT 1994/EXT 94ch}) (14. Re1 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. c4 dxc4 17. Qa4 Qb4
18. Qxb4 Bxb4 19. Bxc6 Ra7 20. Red1 Bf5 21. Rac1 Bd3 22. Bd2 Be7 23. Bd5 Rd7
24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 Rfd8 26. Re1 Rxd2 27. Rxe7 Rxb2 28. Rf4 Rf8 {Fernandez
Garcia,J-Kotronias,V/Dubai olm 1986/TD 86\02/1-0 (77)}) 14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5
16. Re1 Bb4 (16... Bf6 {is met by} 17. Be5) 17. Bd2 Bg4 (17... Be6 {also
deserves attention.}) 18. Qxg4 Bxd2 19. Re2 Bc3 20. Rd1 Rfe8 {The position
does not seem dangerous for Black. The accurate play must suffice to obtain a
draw.} 21. Rd3 Bf6 22. Rde3 Rxe3 23. Rxe3 a5 (23... h6 {was a good alternative.
}) 24. h4 Qc8 (24... Qb4 $6 {fails to} 25. Qd7) (24... h6 {or 24...Rd8 must
allow Black to equalize the game.}) 25. Qf4 Qb8 (25... Qd7 $14 {/=}) 26. Qa4
Qb5 $2 ({Incorrect sacrifice. Black could play} 26... Qd6 $142 {, keeping the
balance.}) 27. Qxb5 cxb5 28. Bxd5 Rd8 29. c4 {King: (f7) Although only a pawn
down and with opposite coloured bishops, the chances of Black surviving this
one are remote. The reason: the pressure on the f7 pawn which Black can never
properly eleviate.} Kf8 30. Kf1 h6 31. h5 Be7 32. Rf3 Bf6 (32... f6 {[%cal
Rf1h3,Rh3f5,Rf5g6] King,D would leave the kingside far too weak. White could
consider, among other things, a king march to g6.}) 33. Re3 Be7 34. Ke2 Bc5 35.
Rf3 Rd7 (35... f6 {weakens the light squares on the kingside.}) 36. Rf5 bxc4
37. Bxc4 Bb4 38. Ke3 Re7+ 39. Kd4 Rd7+ 40. Bd5 Rc7 41. g4 Ke8 42. Bc4 Rd7+ 43.
Ke4 Rc7 (43... Re7+ 44. Kd5 Rc7 45. Bb5+ {/\Bc6}) 44. Rb5 {Activating the rook,
vacating for the king f5-square, and preparing f2-f4 and g4-g5.} Be1 45. f4 Bd2
46. g5 a4 (46... hxg5 47. fxg5 a4 $2 {ia refuted by} 48. Rd5 {/\Bb5+. Still,
it is difficult to find a sufficient defence against Rb5+ and g8.}) 47. gxh6
gxh6 48. Rb6 axb3 49. axb3 Re7+ 50. Kf5 Rc7 51. Rxh6 {Now everything is clear.}
Kf8 52. Ra6 Rc5+ 53. Kg4 Bc3 54. Ra7 Kg7 55. Bxf7 Kh6 56. Bg8 {[%csl Rh6][%cal
Ga7h7,Gh7h6] Black reisgned in view of the line: 56...Bg7 57.Ra6+.} 1-0

[Event "Sao Paulo m"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.11.29"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
d6 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na4 Rd8 12. c4 c5 13. Bf4 ({The most active
comtinuation.} 13. Nc3 Be7 14. Bf4 Bc6 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Rad1 Nd7 17. g4 Ne5 {
does not lead to any advantage: Gruenfeld,Y-Franzoni,G/Biel-JMT 1986 (48)})
13... Be7 ({An accurate move. An attempt to prevent 14.e5 by} 13... Bc6 {
admits a beautiful refutation:} 14. Nxc5 $1 e5 15. Nxa6 Qb6 16. b4 Bd7 17. b5
exf4 18. e5 dxe5 19. Rxe5+ Be6 20. Bc6+ Ke7 21. Qe2 fxg3 22. hxg3 Nd7 23. c5
Qa5 24. Rxe6+ fxe6 25. Re1 $18 {Wedberg,T-Ogaard,L/Oslo 1980 (29)}) 14. e5 $5
dxe5 15. Bxe5 Qa5 16. Nc3 O-O {[%cal Gg2a8,Re5b8] White has a slight, but
enduring advantage, retaining control over the important diagonals.} 17. Qf3
Bc8 18. Rad1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. h3 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Nd7 22. Bf4 Qb4 $6 ({
This active move is an inaccuracy.} 22... Qd8 {was more stubborn.}) 23. Qe2 {
[%csl Gd5][%cal Re2e7] Threatening Nd5.} Bf8 24. Ne4 {Now the threat is Nd6.}
Qb6 ({After} 24... e5 25. Bc1 {white knight comes via c3 to d5.}) 25. Qd2 {
Resuming the threat Nd6.} Nf6 $6 {There was no need to weaken the kingside
pawn structure. It would be better to choose 25...e5, although after 26.Be3
White has good chances to use the square d5.} 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. b3 {Preparing
27.Qd1} Be7 $6 {Black misplaces his bishop. Now the kngside is seriously
diminished, and White developes a dangerous attack. Better was} (27... Bg7 $142
{/\} 28. Qd6 (28. Bd6 Qd8) 28... Qxd6 29. Bxd6 Bf8 {and although White retains
better chances, it is not clear that he will win.}) 28. Qd1 $1 {Now the threat
is Qg4 and Bh6.} f5 29. g4 $1 e5 30. Qe2 $2 ({Not the best way. After the most
natural} 30. Bxe5 Qe6 (30... fxg4 31. hxg4 Qe6 32. Bc3 Qxg4 33. Qxg4+ Bxg4 34.
Bb7 $18) {White gets excellent winning chances by} 31. Bc3 {(31.Qd5 fg4 32.Qe6
Be6 33.hg4 Bg4 34.Bb7 must also suffice)} fxg4 32. hxg4 Qxg4 33. Qxg4+ Bxg4 34.
Bb7) 30... f6 31. Bd5+ Kh8 $2 ({Black returns the compliment. It was essential
to continue} 31... Kg7 $1 {, retaining good counterchances, e. g.:} 32. g5 (32.
gxf5 Bxf5 33. Qh5 Bg6) 32... Qd6 (32... fxg5 $5 33. Bxe5+ Bf6) 33. Bg3 (33. Qh5
$6 fxg5 (33... exf4 $140 $4 34. Qf7+ Kh8 35. Qg8#) 34. Bxg5 $140 Bxg5 35. Qxg5+
(35. Qf7+ $4 Kh6 $19) 35... Qg6 $17) 33... Be6 (33... f4 $143 34. Qh5 $1 fxg5
35. Qf7+ Kh6 36. Be4 $18) 34. Bxe6 Qxe6) {[%tqu "En","Which continuation
yields a decisive attack?","","","g4g5","The real point of the combination.",
10]} 32. g5 $3 {The real point of the combination.} Qc7 {[%csl Re5,Rf6][%cal
Ge2h5,Gh5e8]} (32... Qd6 {doesn't help because of} 33. Qh5 $1 fxg5 34. Qf7 {
, and mate is ineviatble.}) {[%tqu "En","","","","e2h5","The final blow.",10]}
33. Qh5 $1 {The final blow.} Bf8 (33... fxg5 34. Qf7 $18) 34. gxf6 $1 {[%csl
Gf7] After 34...gf4 35.Qe8 Qd6 36.Qf7 mate is inevitable.} 1-0

[Event "Villa Martelli"]
[Site "Villa Martelli"]
[Date "1998.05.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ginzburg, Maximiliano"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1998.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
d6 9. Re1 Rb8 10. a4 (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na4 Nd7 12. c4 c5 13. b3 Be7 14. Bb2
O-O 15. f4 Bb7 16. Qg4 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Qe2 Nd7 19. Rad1 Rbd8 20. e5 {
1/2-1/2 Dueball,J-Horvath,C/EUCup Honved-Solingen 1989 (41)}) 10... Be7 11. h3
(11. Nb3 b6 12. f4 O-O 13. g4 Re8 14. g5 Nd7 15. Be3 Bf8 16. Qe2 Nb4 17. Rad1
Nc5 18. Rd2 Bb7 19. Qc4 Nc6 20. Nc1 Na5 21. Qf1 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Benjamin,J/
Moscow olm 1994 (57)}) 11... O-O 12. g4 Re8 13. g5 Nd7 14. Nce2 Bf8 15. c3 b6
16. Ng3 Bb7 17. Nc2 Nc5 18. Ne3 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ng4 (20. f4 {, prventing
20...Ne5 was a good alterntive to the knight move in this position.}) 20... Ne5
$1 {An important defensive operation. It is essential to exchange the g4
knight, since White was threatening 21.Nh5, followed by 22.Nhf6+ gf6 23.Nf6+
Kh8 24.Qh5->.} 21. Nh5 Nxg4 22. Qxg4 Ra8 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ga8a4,Ga4e4,Ge8a8,
Gb7e4,Gc5e4] Starting fight for the only open file and planning to set a rook
on a4, attacking the central e4-pawn.} 23. Rb1 ({Tempting} 23. Nf6+ {is
refuted by} gxf6 24. gxf6+ Kh8 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Re3 Nd7 $1 (26... Bh6 $2 27.
Rg3 $18) (26... Ra1 $2 27. Rg3 $1 Rxc1+ 28. Kh2 {, with inevtiable mate}) 27.
Rg3 Nxf6 28. Qg5 Qe7 29. e5 dxe5 30. Bxb7 h6 31. Qxe5 Ra1 {, and Black wins.})
23... Nd3 24. Rd1 Ne5 25. Qg3 Ra4 26. Re1 Rea8 27. f4 $6 (27. Kh2 {was to be
preferred here.}) 27... Nd7 {Threatening 28...Nc5.} 28. f5 Re8 29. fxe6 $2 ({
After this move White's position is critical.} 29. g6 $2 {is refuted by} hxg6
30. fxg6 Qc5+ 31. Qf2 Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Nc5 {and White's positon is unbearable.})
(29. Bf4 {was a right choice.}) 29... Rxe6 30. Nf4 d5 $1 31. Qf2 Rexe4 $1 {
Efficient sacrifice, yielding Black excellent attacking perspectives.} 32. Bxe4
dxe4 33. Rf1 Ne5 {[%csl Rf3,Rg2][%cal Ge5f3,Ge4e3,Gb7h1] Exploiting the
chronical weakness of the light squares in the white king's residence.} 34. Be3
Nf3+ 35. Kh1 Nxg5 36. Rbd1 Nf3 37. Qg2 Ra6 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ga6h6,Gh6h3,Gb7c8,
Gc8h3] Involving the rook into attack.} 38. Nd5 Qc8 39. Qg4 f5 40. Qf4 Rh6 41.
Kg2 Qe6 42. Nc7 Qc4 43. Kf2 Be7 $1 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Ge7h4,Gh4f2,Gc4e2,Gh6g6,
Gg6g2] Now all black pieces are involved into attacking operations. White is
entirely defenseless.} 44. Ne8 Bh4+ 45. Kg2 Qe2+ 46. Kh1 Bg5 {The simplest.
The rest needs no comments.} 47. Qg3 f4 48. Rfe1 Qxd1 49. Rxd1 fxg3 50. Bxg5
Nxg5 51. Kg2 e3+ 52. Kxg3 e2 53. Re1 Re6 54. Nc7 Re7 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9697 39th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1996.12.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tatai, Stefano"]
[Black "Mantovani, Renzo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1996.12.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. a4 Qd7 ({The main alternative is} 11... a6 12.
a5 Qc7 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Na4 Rae8) 12. b3 Rac8 (12... b6 13. Bb2 Qb7 14. b4 e5
15. Qd3 Rac8 16. a5 bxa5 17. b5 Bd7 18. Rxa5 Bd8 19. Ra4 Bb6 20. Qxd6 Ng4 {
Donaldson,J-Ligterink,G/Lone Pine 1978}) 13. Bb2 b6 14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. Rad1 Qc7
16. Rd2 {The most efficient set-up in this sistem. White sucessively increases
the pressure upon the Pd6, whereas Black is deprived of the active counterplay.
} Rd7 17. Nb5 Qd8 18. Red1 Ne8 19. c4 a6 20. Nd4 Ba8 21. f4 Qc7 (21... d5 $2 {
fails to} 22. exd5 exd5 23. Bh3) 22. h3 Rcd8 23. Kh2 Bf6 24. Ba3 Bxd4 {
Desperately seeking for counterchances, Black readily exchanges his bishop in
order to realize the advancement b6-b5.} 25. Rxd4 Bc6 26. R4d2 Qb7 27. Bb2 {
/\Qe3, Bd4} b5 28. cxb5 axb5 29. a5 $14 {Threatening 29.b4+/-} b4 ({Thematic} 
29... d5 {does not solve the defensive problems:} 30. exd5 Bxd5 31. Bxd5 Rxd5
32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 Qxd5 34. a6 $1 Qxb3 35. a7 Qa4 (35... Qd5 36. Be5 Qb7
37. Bb8 $18) (35... Qa2 36. Qxb5 $18) (35... Nc7 36. Qd2 Qd5 (36... h6 37. Be5
$18) 37. Qc3 $18) 36. Bd4 Nc7 37. Bb6 Na8 38. Qd2 Qa3 39. Qd8+ Qf8 40. Qb8 $18
{/\Bc5}) 30. Bd4 Bb5 31. Qe3 Rc8 32. Ra2 Rdc7 33. Qd2 Ba6 34. e5 ({Impatient} 
34. Ra4 $2 {would be a fatal mistake:} Rc2 35. Qxb4 $140 $2 Rxg2+ $1 36. Kxg2
Qxe4+ 37. Kg1 Bb7 $19) 34... d5 35. f5 $6 ({Unnecessary move. Nothing spoke
against} 35. Ra4 Rc2 36. Qxb4 Qxb4 37. Rxb4 Ra2 38. Ra1 $16) 35... Rc6 36. fxe6
fxe6 37. Qf4 Qf7 38. Qh4 $6 (38. Qxf7+ {was much simpler:} Kxf7 39. Ra4 Rc2 (
39... Rb8 40. Bb6) 40. Rxb4 Ra2 41. Ra1) 38... Rc2 $2 ({A mistake. Better was} 
38... Nc7 $1 {/\Nb5<=>}) 39. Rd2 $16 Rxa2 40. Rxa2 Qd7 $2 (40... Nc7 $16 {
was to be preferred.}) 41. Bb6 $18 Rc1 42. Rf2 $1 (42. Qxb4 Bf1) 42... h6 43.
Qxb4 Kh7 44. Be3 Rd1 45. Qf8 Bb5 46. Bxh6 $1 Qa7 (46... Kxh6 47. Qh8+ Kg6 48.
Bf3 $18) 47. Bd2 Qd4 48. Qf4 Qd3 49. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Velicka, Petr"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.06.12"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Nxc6 $5 {More common is 9.Be3 or 9.a4, but White's choice is also an
interesting option.} bxc6 10. Na4 Bb7 {The disadvantage of the knight exchange
on move 9 is that now Black can develop his bishop at the big diagonal. When
the black bishop is already placed on d7, White usually gets a slight, but
durable advantage, if Black takes on c6 with the pawn.} 11. c4 c5 12. Re1 (12.
Nc3 Be7 13. Qd3 O-O 14. f4 Rad8 15. b3 Nd7 16. g4 Rfe8 17. g5 Bf8 18. Bb2 g6
19. Rad1 Qa5 20. Qh3 Qc7 21. Rd3 Bg7 22. f5 Ne5 23. Rg3 Bc8 24. Qh4 Bf8 25. Rh3
h6 26. gxh6 Kh7 {Kuzmin,G-Poluljahov,A/Yalta op 1995/EXP 47/1-0 (58)}) 12...
Nd7 ({A standard continuation is} 12... Be7 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 Bc6 15. e5 dxe5
16. Bxe5 Qb7 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19. Bc3 Ra7 20. Rad1 Rad7 21. Rxd7 Rxd7
22. Nb2 Qb7 23. f4 h6 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Ng4 26. Re2 h5 27. h3 {
Malisauskas,V-Labuckas,A/LTU-ch Vilnius 1994/EXT 94ch/1-0 (54)}) 13. b3 Be7 14.
Bb2 O-O 15. Qd2 Bc6 16. Rad1 $1 Rfd8 ({After} 16... Bxa4 {White can reply with
efficient} 17. e5 $1 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 (18. Bxa8 $2 Nxc4) 18... dxe5 19. Bxa8 Rxa8
20. bxa4) 17. Nc3 Nf8 {It seems not the best place for the knight. 17...Rb8
was a better choice.} 18. Ne2 (18. h4 {is met now by} Bf6) 18... a5 19. h4 a4
20. Nf4 axb3 $2 ({Black does not feel the danger. Essential was} 20... Ng6) 21.
Bxg7 $3 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gf4h5,Yd2g5,Gb2g7] Excellent sacrifice, yielding
White a decisive attack} Kxg7 (21... Rxa2 {does not help in view of} 22. Qe3)
22. Nh5+ Kg6 $1 (22... Kg8 {loses immediately after} 23. Qh6) 23. Qf4 $1 {
[%csl Rh5][%cal Gf4f7,Gf7h5] Threatening 23.Qg4+ Kh6 24.Qg7+ Kh5 25.Bf3#.} Kxh5
24. Qxf7+ Kh6 25. g4 $1 {White is two pieces down, but his attack is
irresistible.} Ra7 26. g5+ Bxg5 27. hxg5+ Kxg5 28. f4+ Kg4 ({Or} 28... Kh6 29.
Qf6+ Ng6 30. Re3 {followed by 31.Rh3#.}) 29. Bh3+ $1 {[%csl Rg4,Rh3][%cal
Gf7h5,Ge1e3] A final accord. Black resigned in view of mate in three moves. A
spectacular game!} 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1997.10.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h4 Bb7 13. g5 Nd7 14. Kb1 Rc8 15.
Qg2 $6 ({This move allows Black to seize the initiative. The most popular
alternatives are:} 15. Rg1 Ne5 16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. h5 Qc7 19. g6 fxg6
20. hxg6 h6 21. Rh1 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Qg3 b4 24. Na4 d5 25. e5 Rf5 26. Rhe1
Rcf4 27. Re3 d4 28. Red3 Qxe5 29. b3 Bxf3 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 {0-1 Ryan,J-Milu,R/
Manila olm 1992/TD 92\02}) (15. g6 fxg6 (15... b4 16. gxh7+ Kh8 17. Nd5 exd5
18. Bxg7+ Kxg7 19. Rg1+ Kxh7 20. Bh3 Ne5 21. Bf5+ Ng6 22. h5 Kg7 23. hxg6 Rg8
24. gxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qh6 Bf6 26. Qh5+ Kf8 27. Rxg8+ Kxg8 28. Be6+ {1-0 Socko,
B-Maciejewski,M/POL-ch 1997/CBM 59/[Baburin]}) 16. Bh3 e5 17. Be3 Rxf3 18. Bg4
Rf8 19. h5 gxh5 20. Rxh5 Nf6 21. Be6+ Kh8 22. Bxc8 Qxc8 23. Bg5 Nxh5 24. Bxe7
Re8 25. Qxd6 Nf4 26. Bh4 Ng6 27. Bg5 Kg8 28. Rg1 Qe6 29. Qd2 Nh8 {Socko,
B-Rowson,J/WchJM U20 1997/EXP 59/1/2-1/2 (74)}) 15... b4 16. Ne2 Qc7 17. Nc1
Ne5 $1 18. f4 ({Black's main threat becomes evident in the line} 18. h5 Nxf3 $1
19. Qxf3 $140 Qxc2+ 20. Ka1 Qxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Rxc1# {The vulnerability of the c2
pawn and the last rank is a crucial factor on which Black founds his strategy
in this game.}) ({After} 18. Bxe5 dxe5 {Black has a superior position.}) 18...
Ng6 19. Be3 d5 20. Qf2 dxe4 21. h5 Nxf4 $1 ({It is much stronger than} 21...
Nh8 22. Rg1) 22. Bxf4 (22. Qxf4 {is certainly impossible in view of} Qxc2+)
22... e3 23. Qh2 (23. Bxc7 $2 {is hopeless in view of} exf2) 23... e2 $1 {
[%csl Rc2,Rd1,Rf1,Rh1][%cal Gc8c2,Gc7h2,Ge2d1,Ge2f1,Gb7h1] This elegant pawn
move makes things clear. Black obtains a large advantage. White has now the
only move.} 24. Bxe2 ({Everything else loses:} 24. Bxc7 exd1=Q $19) (24. Qxe2
Qxf4 $19) (24. Rd2 Bxh1 $19) 24... Qxc2+ 25. Ka1 Bxh1 26. Qxh1 (26. Rxh1 {
is strongly met by} Bd6 $1 {Black is now threatening by 28...Qc1+. White has
the only defense} 27. b3 ({all other continuations lose immediately:} 27. Bxd6
Qxc1+ 28. Rxc1 Rxc1#) (27. Nd3 Bxf4 28. Nxf4 $140 Qc1+ 29. Rxc1 Rxc1#) (27. Qf2
Be5 $1 28. Nd3 Bxf4 $19) {Now the main diagonal is seriously weakened and
Black has dangerous threats, although it is not easy to suggest the convincing
way to convert his advantage:} 27... Qc3+ (27... Qxc1+ $2 28. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29.
Kb2 Rfc8 30. Bc4 $18) (27... Bc5 $5 28. Be5 Be3) 28. Kb1 e5 29. Bg3 Qc2+ 30.
Ka1 Qd2 31. Bc4 Qxg5 $15) 26... Qf5 27. Nd3 (27. Qh4 {fails to} h6) (27. Rf1 {
falls short after} Bxg5 28. Bd6 $140 $2 Qxf1 $19) 27... Rfd8 28. Qb7 Bxg5 29.
Bc7 (29. Bxg5 {does not solve the problem:} Qxg5 30. Rf1 (30. Qxb4 Rc2 $17)
30... Rf8 31. Qxb4 Rc2 $36 (31... Qe3 $5 32. Qg4)) 29... Qd5 30. Qb6 (30. Qxd5
Rxd5 {is hopeless for White.}) 30... Rd7 31. Bg3 (31. Be5 $2 {loses
immediately after} Qxe5 32. Nxe5 $140 Rxd1+ 33. Bxd1 Rc1#) 31... Qg2 32. Bf2 (
32. Qf2 {admits a simple refutation:} Qxf2 33. Bxf2 Rc2 34. Bf1 Rxd3 $19) 32...
Qe4 33. Re1 (33. Qxa6 {does not help because of} Ra8 34. Nc5 Rxd1+ 35. Bxd1 Qd5
$19) (33. Bf1 {loses after} Rxd3 34. Bxd3 Qxd3 $19) 33... Rxd3 34. Bxd3 Qxd3
35. Qxb4 Qd2 0-1

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1997.06.12"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qe2 a6 11. Nxc6 ({The main continuation.} 11. a4 Qc7 12. f4
(12. Kh1 Rac8 13. f4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15. Bg1 Qc4 16. Qe1 {1/2-1/2 Gdanski,
J-Rytshagov,M/Excelsior Cup Goteborg 1997/CBM 57}) 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14.
Be3 Be6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Rac8 17. c3 exf4 18. Rxf4 Nd7 19. Bh3 Bg5 20.
Bxd7 Bxf4 21. Bxc8 {1/2-1/2 Spassky,B-Tal,M/Montpellier ct 1985/CAND}) 11...
Bxc6 12. a4 Qa5 (12... Qc7 13. a5 Nd7 {is a possible set-up.}) 13. Rfb1 ({
The popular alternatives are:} 13. Qd2 Kh8 14. h3 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Qh5 16. g4 Qg6
17. Qd3 Nd7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 f5 20. dxe6 Ne5 21. gxf5 Rxf5 22. Qe4 Nf3+
23. Kh1 Nh4 24. Qg4 Nxg2 25. Qxg6 hxg6 26. Kxg2 Re5 27. c3 Rxe6 28. Bf4 Kg8 29.
Rd4 Re2 30. Rb4 Rc7 31. Rd1 Rd7 32. Kf3 Rc2 33. Rd5 Kf7 34. Be3 Ke6 35. Ke4 Re2
36. Rd1 d5+ 37. Kd3 {1/2-1/2 Watson,W-Bologan,V/BL9394 1994/BL 90}) (13. Rfd1
Rfd8 14. Bd4 e5 15. Be3 h6 16. Qc4 Rdc8 17. Qb3 Qd8 18. a5 Bd7 19. Na4 Be6 20.
Qd3 Nd7 21. b3 Rc6 22. Qe2 Qc7 23. c4 Nc5 24. Nb6 Rxb6 25. axb6 Qxb6 26. Rdb1
Qc6 27. b4 Nd7 28. Rc1 Qc7 29. f4 Nf6 30. f5 Bd7 31. g4 Bc6 32. Bf2 b6 33. h4
a5 34. g5 hxg5 35. hxg5 Nh7 36. g6 Nf6 37. gxf7+ Kxf7 38. bxa5 bxa5 39. c5 dxc5
40. Qc4+ Kf8 41. Bxc5 Bb7 42. Bf2 Qd7 43. Bf3 Qd2 44. Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Kuzmin,
G-Kochyev,A/URS-FL Baku 1977/MCL 05}) 13... Rfc8 14. h3 h6 15. Bd4 e5 $5 {
White was threatening 16.Qe3 /\Bb6. The text move weakens the d5-square, , but
allows Black to obtain a counterplay.} 16. Be3 Bd7 17. Qd2 Be6 18. Nd5 {
The critical continuation.} Qxd2 19. Nxe7+ Kf8 20. Ng6+ (20. Bxd2 Rxc2 {
does not seem dangerous for Black.}) 20... fxg6 21. Bxd2 Rxc2 22. Bc3 {[%csl
Rc2][%cal Gg2f3,Gf3d1] Threatening Bg2-f3-d1.} d5 {AllowsWhite to regain the
pawn, but saves the rook.} 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxe5 Nf6 26. Rc1 {
White is slightly better due to superiority of his bishop over the black
kinght.} Rac8 27. Bc3 Rxc1+ 28. Rxc1 Kf7 (28... Nd5 $4 {loses after} 29. Bxg7+)
29. Rd1 b5 ({Loses a pawn. More prudent was} 29... Ke6) 30. Bxf6 (30. Rd6 Ne4
$1 31. Rd7+ Ke6 32. Rxg7 Nxc3 33. bxc3 Kf6 34. Ra7 bxa4 35. Rxa6+ Kf7 36. Rxa4
Rxc3 {leads to draw.}) 30... gxf6 31. axb5 axb5 32. Rd5 Rc2 33. Rxb5 g5 34. Kg2
h5 35. Kf3 Kg6 36. Rb4 Kh6 37. Ke3 Kg6 38. Rb8 Kf5 39. Rb5+ Kg6 40. Kf3 Kh6 41.
Ke3 Kg6 42. Rb8 Kf7 43. b4 h4 44. gxh4 gxh4 45. f3 Rc4 46. b5 Rb4 47. Kd3 Ke7
48. b6 Ke6 49. Kc3 Rb1 50. Kc4 Kd6 51. f4 Kc6 52. Rf8 Rh1 53. Rxf6+ Kb7 54. Kc5
Rxh3 55. Rf7+ Kc8 56. Rh7 Rh1 57. Kc6 Rc1+ 58. Kd6 Rh1 59. f5 h3 60. Kc6 Rc1+
61. Kd6 Rh1 62. Rc7+ Kb8 63. Rc2 h2 64. Kc6 Kc8 65. f6 Rf1 66. Rxh2 Rxf6+ 67.
Kb5 Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.04"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {This was a tough choice
for me,as i'm relatively unexperienced in Najdorf,whereas i decided not to
play my favourite lines,Sveshnikov and Rauzer.} 6. Be3 e6 7. Qf3 $5 {Recently
Mickey's main weapon against 6..e6} Nbd7 8. Be2 h5 $5 {An interesting attempt
to exploit immediately the nuances of the position.This sharp reaction
prevents white from following up with the standard g4 -g5 with good attacking
chances.Of course this move has a clear drawbacks too,as right now it's very
unclear where my king will castle in future.} 9. Bg5 Qa5 {Following Kasparov's
play} ({Also interesting} 9... Qc7 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 10. a4 Qc5 11. Qe3 g6 12. Qd2
b6 13. f4 Bb7 14. Bf3 O-O-O 15. Ra3 e5 16. Nde2 {1/2-1/2 Rizouk,A-Najer,E/
Linares ESP 2003/The Week in Chess 435 (16)}) 10. Bd2 (10. h4 Ne5 11. Qe3 b5
$13 {[%cal Gb5b4]}) 10... Qb6 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. a4 (12. O-O b5 {[%cal Gc8b7,
Gb5b4] leads to comfortable play for black}) 12... b6 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Rd1 (14.
O-O $143 d5 $1 {and black has no problems}) 14... Be7 (14... d5 $140 $6 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 $1 exd5 18. Qxd5 Ra7 19. O-O $36) 15. Qe3 (15.
O-O $5 Ne5 $1 (15... d5 $143 $2 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19.
Qxd5 $16 {[%cal Gg5e7]}) 16. Qe3 (16. Qf4 h4 $1 $132) 16... Nfg4 $1 17. Bxg4
Nxg4 18. Qd2 Bxg5 (18... d5 $6 19. Bf4 e5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 exf4 22. d6
$16) (18... f6 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Nd4 {[%csl Ge6]} Kf7 $13) 19. Qxg5 d5 {[%csl
Gh2]} 20. f4 $5 (20. g3 $143 dxe4 21. Qxg7 Qe5 22. Qxe5 Nxe5 $15) 20... Ne3 (
20... O-O 21. exd5 Ne3 22. f5 {leads to 20..Ne3}) 21. exd5 Nxd1 (21... O-O $140
$2 22. f5 $1 Nxf1 23. f6 Qxh2+ 24. Kxf1 g6 25. Rd4 $1 $18 {[%cal Gg5h6]}) 22.
Rxd1 f6 (22... exd5 $5) 23. Qg6+ Qf7 $15) 15... Nc5 16. Nd2 Rd8 $1 17. O-O O-O
$5 $146 {This novelty i found during the game over the board ,as i had no idea,
that we were still following Adams-Kasparov game .Black's idea to play d6-d5
is so unpleasant for white,that he has no time to attack black h-pawn,using
this fact black obtains a very nice play.} (17... Ng4 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. Bxe7 d5
{[%csl Gh2]} 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. fxg3 Kxe7 22. exd5 exd5 23. Rde1+ Kf8 24. b4 Ne4
25. Ncxe4 dxe4 26. Nc4 Rh5 27. Nxb6 Rd6 28. Nc4 Rd4 29. Ne3 Rxb4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Adams,M-Kasparov,G/Linares 2002/CBM 88 (34)}) 18. Rfe1 ({White could win a
pawn after:} 18. b4 Ncd7 19. Bxh5 {but black has a very rich play,due to white
weaknesses on the queenside} d5 ({During the game i had planned:} 19... Rfe8 $5
20. Bf3 d5 (20... Ng4 $5 21. Bxg4 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Qxc3 $11 {[%csl Gb4,Gc2]}) 21.
exd5 Bxb4 $1 (21... exd5 $143 22. Bf4 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Qd4 $16) 22. Nce4
$1 {otherwise white is clearly worse} exd5 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 (23... gxf6 24. Nxf6+
$1 Nxf6 25. Qg5+ $36) 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qd4 Bd6 26. Qg4+ Kf8 $15 {[%csl Gc2]})
20. exd5 exd5 (20... Bxb4 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Na2 $1 $16 Bxd2 $140
24. Rxd2 Nxh5 25. Qh3 $18 {[%cal Gf1d1]}) 21. Bf4 $1 (21. Qxe7 $2 Rde8 22. Bxf6
Rxe7 23. Bxe7 Re8 $17 {[%csl Gc3,Ge7]}) 21... Bd6 (21... Qc8 22. Qxe7 Nxh5 23.
Ne2 $14) 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Bf3 Qxb4 24. Rb1 Qd6 $11) 18... d5 $1 19. exd5 exd5
20. Bf4 (20. Bxa6 $2 Ng4 $19) ({The principled answer was:} 20. Bxh5 Rfe8 {
[%cal Gd5d4,Ge7d6]} ({Not enough:} 20... d4 $2 21. Qxe7 Qxe7 22. Rxe7 dxc3 23.
Bxf6 $16 {with clear advantage}) 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Qxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rxe8+ Kh7 {
Formally white has extra pawn,but black's activity more than compensates it.
White should fight for the equality.} 24. Nb3 (24. Nf3 Qd7 $1 $17 {[%csl Rh5]
[%cal Gg7g6]}) (24. Rde1 g6 (24... Bxc3 $2 25. bxc3 Ne4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Re3
$16 {[%cal Gh5e2,Ge3h3]}) 25. Bf3 (25. Bg4 $2 Qf4) 25... Bxc3 26. bxc3 Ne6 27.
c4 Bc6 28. R8xe6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 Qd7 $1 $17) 24... Ne6 $1 (24... Nxb3 25. cxb3 d4
26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 Qc2 28. Be2 $1 $14) (24... Ne4 25. Nxe4 dxe4) 25. Bg4
$140 d4 26. Bf5+ (26. Bxe6 dxc3 27. Bf5+ g6 28. Rd7 cxb2 29. Re1 Qe5 $1 $19)
26... g6 27. Ne4 gxf5 28. Nxf6+ Kg6 $1 $19) 20... Bd6 21. Bxd6 Rxd6 22. Qg3
Rfd8 23. Bf1 h4 $1 (23... d4 $143 $6 24. Nc4 R6d7 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Nxb6 (26.
b3 Ne6) 26... Ne6 27. Nb1 $1 Rxc2 28. Nc4 $16 {[%cal Gb1a3]}) 24. Qxh4 (24. Qf4
h3 $1 $40) 24... d4 25. Ncb1 Nxa4 26. Nc4 Rd5 27. b3 b5 (27... Nc5 28. Qg3 $1
Qxg3 29. hxg3 b5 30. Na5 Ba8 31. f3 $11) 28. bxa4 bxc4 29. Nd2 d3 (29... Rc5
30. Qg3 Qxg3 31. hxg3 Bc6 32. Bxc4 Bxa4 33. Bb3 $11) 30. cxd3 cxd3 {In first
sight black has a clear advantage in this position,but in fact things are not
that simple. In the game white manged to create a counterplay,which appeared
to be enough for equality.} 31. Rc1 Qd7 {[%cal Gd5d4]} (31... Qa5 32. Nb3 Qb6
33. Rb1 {[%csl Gb6]} Qd6 34. Re3 Ba8 35. Rd1 $132 {[%csl Gd3]}) 32. Qb4 Rd4 (
32... a5 33. Qb6 $132) 33. Rc4 Nd5 (33... Bc6 34. Rec1 $1 Bxa4 $140 $2 35. Rxd4
Qxd4 36. Rc4 $18 {[%cal Gb4a4]}) 34. Qc5 Rxc4 (34... Nf4 $142 35. Re7 $8 (35.
Rxd4 $140 Qxd4 36. Re8+ $2 Rxe8 37. Qxd4 Ne2+) 35... Qg4 36. Rxd4 Nh3+ 37. Kh1
Nxf2+ 38. Kg1 Nh3+ $11) 35. Qxc4 Nb6 (35... a5 $143 36. Qxd3 Qxa4 37. Re4 $1
$36 {[%cal Ge4h4,Ge4d4]}) 36. Qb4 (36. Qh4 $5 {[%cal Ge1e7]} Nd5 $1 37. Bxd3
Nf6 38. Re3 Qg4 39. Bh7+ $1 Kf8 40. Qxg4 Nxg4 41. Rd3 Rc8 42. Bf5 Rc1+ 43. Nf1
Ne5 44. Rd2 g6 $44) 36... Nd5 $138 37. Qd4 Nf6 38. Qb6 (38. Qxd7 Rxd7 39. Re3
Rd4 40. Rxd3 Rxa4 41. f3 $11) 38... Bc6 39. Qxa6 Bxa4 40. h3 Bc2 41. Qc4 Rc8 {
Certainly black is slightly better,due to very strong d-pawn, but his
advantage is unsufficient for something serious.White should hold the position
quite easily.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik zt"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Thorhallsson, Throstur"]
[Black "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. g4 Nc6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Nd7 12. h4 b5 13. g5 b4 14. Ne2 Rb8 15.
Ba7 Rb7 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Kb1 Na4 19. Nb3 a5 20. Ka1 Rd8 21. Nd4 d5
22. e5 Bd7 23. h5 Nc3 24. Re1 a4 25. g6 f5 26. h6 $1 {It seems that White is
succeeding more in opening the King side, than Black in attacking the White
King.} hxg6 27. hxg7 Kf7 28. Bg5 a3 29. g8=Q+ Rxg8 30. Rh7+ Rg7 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7
32. Bf6+ $1 Bxf6 33. exf6+ Kxf6 34. Qh6 axb2+ 35. Kxb2 Rb8 36. Qh4+ Kf7 37.
Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 54th"]
[Site "Sopot"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Maciejewski, Miroslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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 e6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h4 Bb7 ({Black avoided
obstructing the b-file and preferred} 12... Rb8 {in the game Smirin-Van Wely,
Wijk 1994. In that game Black did well after} 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. g5 b4 15. Ne2 Qc7
16. h5 Ne5 17. Ng1 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4) 13. g5 Nd7 14. Kb1 Rc8 15. g6 ({The text
looks much more energetic than} 15. Rg1 {which was employed in the game
Ryan-Milu, Manila ol 1992, which continued:} Ne5 16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18.
h5 Qc7 19. g6 fxg6 20. hxg6 h6 21. Rh1 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Qg3 b4 24. Na4 d5
25. e5 Rf5 26. Rhe1 Rcf4 27. Re3 d4 28. Red3 Qxe5 29. b3 Bxf3 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 {
0-1}) 15... b4 $2 ({It is easy to recommend} 15... fxg6 {knowing what happened
in the game. However, the text looks promising and obviously it was hard for
Black to foresee that it would be so dangerous to play it.}) 16. gxh7+ Kh8 {
[#] Black's idea is rather standard - he wants to keep the h7-pawn as a
shelter for his king.} 17. Nd5 $3 {Here this is a real sacrifice, as White
will be playing a piece down for a good while and there is no immediate win
for White. However, the attack, which he gets, more than compensates for the
material deficit. As we will see, one of the ideas of this standard for the
Sicilian Defence sacrifice here is to open the h3-c8 diagonal for the bishop.}
({The quiet approach -} 17. Ne2 {- was possible too, but would have given
Black reasonably good play after} Ne5 18. Rg1 Qc7) 17... exd5 18. Bxg7+ $1 Kxg7
19. Rg1+ Kxh7 $2 ({Black had to play} 19... Kh8 {although leaving the h7-pawn
alive is dangerous as well: after} 20. Qh6 {White threatens to play something
like Bh3 followed by Rg8+ Rxg8, hxg8Q++ Kxg8, Rg1+ winning. Therefore Black is
forced to give one piece back by playing} Bg5 {After} 21. Rxg5 Qf6 22. Qh5 {
White maintains a strong attack, for example:} Ne5 23. Bh3 Nc4 24. e5 Nxe5 25.
Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Rdg1) 20. Bh3 $18 Ne5 (20... f5 {isn't a remedy either: after}
21. Qf4 {White's attack succeeds, for example:} ({but not} 21. Qg2 $2 Rg8 22.
Bxf5+ Kh8 23. Qd2 Bf8 24. Rxg8+ Kxg8 25. Rg1+) 21... Qe8 22. Bxf5+ Rxf5 23.
Qxf5+ Kh8 24. Rg6 Nf8 25. Rh6+ Kg7 26. Qf4 $18) 21. Bf5+ Ng6 22. h5 Kg7 23.
hxg6 Rg8 24. gxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qh6 Bf6 26. Qh5+ Kf8 27. Rxg8+ Kxg8 28. Be6+ 1-0

[Event "BL2-Nord 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.02.20"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Bangiev, Alexander J"]
[Black "Apel, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1999.10.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Isernhagen"]
[BlackTeam "Berlin Empor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nd7 (10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4) 11. h4 (
11. f4 $1) 11... Nde5 12. Qe2 $5 (12. Be2 b5 (12... Na5 13. b3 $1 d5 14. f4 $1)
13. f4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc6 $132) (12. Qf2 b5 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. g5) 12... b5 13.
g5 (13. f4 $6 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc6) 13... Bb7 (13... Bd7 $5 14. Nb3 $5 (14. f4 b4
$1 15. Nb1 (15. fxe5 bxc3 16. exd6 cxb2+ 17. Kb1 Bxd6 $13) 15... Nxd4 16. Bxd4
Nc6 $132) (14. h5 $6 b4 15. Nb1 Nxd4 (15... Bxg5 16. f4) (15... Qa5 16. Nb3
Qxa2 17. f4 $16) 16. Rxd4 Qa5) (14. Bh3 $6 b4 15. Nb1 (15. Na4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4
Bxa4 17. Bxe5 Bxc2 $17) 15... Qa5 16. Nb3 Qxa2 17. f4 (17. h5 Rfc8) 17... Ng6
18. h5 Nh8 $17) 14... Nc4 (14... b4 15. Na4 $1) 15. f4 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 b4 17. Na4
$13) (13... b4 14. Na4 $5 (14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. Na4 Qa5 16. b3 Bd7 17. Bh3 $36
Rab8 (17... Ne5 18. Nb6) 18. Kb1 (18. f4 Nd8) (18. h5 Nd8) 18... Ne5 19. Nb2
Rfc8 $132) 14... Nxd4 (14... Bd7 15. Nb3 $1) 15. Bxd4 Bd7 16. Nb6 Bb5 17. Qf2
Rb8 18. f4 Nc6 19. Be3 $14) 14. Kb1 Rc8 (14... b4 15. Na4 Qa5 16. b3) 15. Bh3
Nc4 $6 (15... Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Nc6 17. Be3 $13) 16. g6 $5 {[%mdl 640]} (16. Nxe6
fxe6 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Bxc8 Qxc8 $13) 16... hxg6 $6 (16... Nxe3 17. gxf7+ Rxf7
18. Qxe3 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Qd7 20. Rd3 {/\Ne2-d4 -> Pe6} Rcf8 21. Bg4) 17. Nxe6
fxe6 18. Bxe6+ Kh7 (18... Rf7 19. h5 g5 20. h6 $16) 19. Bg5 (19. h5 g5) 19...
Rf6 (19... Rb8 20. f4 Rh8 21. h5 (21. Rd5 $1) 21... Bxg5 22. hxg6+ Kxg6 23. Qg4
$18) 20. Bxc8 Qxc8 21. f4 (21. h5 $1) 21... Re6 22. h5 $18 Kg8 (22... Bxg5 23.
hxg6+ Kg8 24. fxg5) 23. hxg6 Rxg6 24. Qh5 Re6 25. f5 Re5 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qg6
1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sergeev, Veniamin"]
[Black "Pavlov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 Rc8 $6 (11... b4 $142) 12. Bh3 $1 {/\g5} Ne5 (
12... b4 13. Na4 Qa5 14. b3 Nc5 15. g5 $36) 13. g5 b4 (13... Nc4 14. Qf2 b4 15.
Na4 Qa5 16. b3 $16) 14. Na4 Qa5 15. b3 Nfd7 16. Kb1 (16. Qe2 Nc5 $5) 16... Nc4
(16... Nxf3 $5 17. Nxf3 Bxe4 18. Nd4 Bxh1 19. Rxh1 hxg5 20. hxg5 Ne5 21. Qg2
$16 {[%cal Yg5g6]}) 17. bxc4 Qxa4 18. g6 $1 {[%mdl 128] Die Pointe der
vorangegangenen Spieles.} fxg6 (18... f5 19. Nxe6 Ne5 20. Bc5 Nxc4 21. Qxb4 $16
) (18... Nc5 $5 19. Bf2 $16 {[%cal Yd2f4]}) 19. Bxe6 Rc7 20. Qg2 $1 g5 (20...
Ne5 21. f4 $16) 21. hxg5 Ne5 22. f4 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. gxh6 $18 {[%cal
Yg2g6]} Qd7 25. Qg6+ Qf7 26. hxg7 Bxg7 27. Rxh8+ Bxh8 28. Qxd6 Bxd4 29. Bxd4
Bxe4 30. Qb8+ Ke7 31. Bc5+ Kf6 32. Qh8+ Kf5 33. Qh3+ 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9495 5th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. g5 (12. e5 dxe5 13. Qxe5 Nd7 14.
Qe4 Rb8 15. Bd3 g6 $15) 12... Nd7 13. h4 Rb8 (13... Bb7 14. f4 (14. Kb1 $142)
14... Rc8 15. Kb1 Qa5 16. h5 b4 17. h6 gxh6 18. Nd5 exd5 19. exd5 Rc5 20. Bg2
Nb6 21. Qd3 Qb5 22. Bxc5 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 dxc5 24. Rxh6 Nc4 25. Rdh3 Bc8 26. Rh2
Re8 27. Rxh7 Bf6 28. a3 Bf5 29. R7h4 b3 {0-1 Romero Holmes,A-Georgiev,Ki/
Tarrasa (11) ;CBM 19 1990}) 14. Kb1 $1 (14. Qd2) 14... b4 15. Ne2 Bb7 $6 (15...
a5 $142 {/\a5-a4}) 16. h5 a5 (16... Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. h6 $1 $40 Qf6 (18...
Qe5 19. hxg7 Rfd8 20. Qxd6 $14) (18... e5 19. Qxd6 g6 20. Bh3 $1 (20. Qxd7 Rbd8
) 20... Nf6 21. Rdg1 $1 $18) 19. hxg7 Rfd8 20. Qf2 $13 (20. Qxd6 $2 Ne5)) 17.
g6 $1 Bf6 (17... hxg6 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Bh3 Nc5 20. Qxc5 dxc5 21. Bxe6+ Rf7 22.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Nf4 $1 Rd6 24. Nxg6 $18) 18. gxf7+ Rxf7 19. Qxd6 Qe8 $2 (19...
Ne5 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Bh3 Bc8 22. Nd4) 20. Bh3 Nf8 (20... Nc5 21. Bxe6 Rd8 22.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 (22... Qxf7 23. Qxd8+) 23. Qc7+ $18) 21. Nf4 Bg5 22. Bc1 e5 23. Nd5
Bxc1 24. Kxc1 h6 (24... Rxf3 25. h6 $1) 25. Bg4 Kh8 26. Rh2 Rd8 27. Nc7 $1 Rxd6
28. Nxe8 Rxd1+ 29. Kxd1 Bc6 30. Nd6 Rc7 31. Rd2 Kg8 32. b3 (32. Nc4 Bxe4 33.
Nxe5 $16) 32... Bd7 33. Nc4 Bxg4 34. fxg4 Nd7 35. Ke2 (35. Rd5 Nf6) 35... a4
36. Kf3 Kf8 37. Rd5 axb3 38. axb3 Ke7 39. Rb5 Nc5 40. Rxb4 Ne6 41. Ke3 Kf6 (
41... Nd4 42. Kd3 $1) 42. Rb6 Ra7 43. b4 Ra1 44. Kd2 (44. Kd3 $6 Rd1+ $1) 44...
Rg1 45. Ne3 Ke7 46. c4 Ng5 47. Kd3 Ra1 48. Nd5+ Kf7 49. Rb7+ Kf8 50. Rb8+ Kf7
51. Rb7+ (51. c5 $2 Rd1+ 52. Kc4 Rd4+ 53. Kb5 Nxe4) 51... Kf8 52. Nc3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 "China"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 (
8. g4 h6 (8... b4 9. Nce2 h6 10. Qd2 e5 11. Nf5 d5 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Kb1 Be6
14. Nc1 d4 15. Bf2 g6 16. Ng3 Nbd7 17. h4 Rc8 $15 {Nunn,J-Situru,N Moskow olm 
(04) ENG-INA 1994 0-1 36 - CBM 45}) 9. h4 Bb7 10. Rh3 Nfd7 11. Qd2 Ne5 12.
O-O-O Nbd7 13. g5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Qa5 15. f4 Nc6 16. Nb3 Qc7 17. f5 $16 {Frolov,
A-Arnason,J EUCup f Lyon 1994 1-0 34 - CBM 45}) 8... Bb7 (8... Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6
10. g5 Nfd7 11. f4 Bb7 12. a3 Nc5 13. Bg2 Nc4 14. Qe2 e5 15. Nb3 Ne6 16. f5
Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Nf4 18. Qg3 Rc8 19. Bf3 h6 $17 {Hatanbaatar,B-Short,N Moskow olm
(01) MON-ENG 0-1 54 - CBM 45}) 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 (11. Bd3 Ne5 12.
Rhe1 b4 13. Na4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bf2 Bd6 16. Bf5 O-O 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18.
Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Bxd5 Nxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxf3 21. Bb6 Bxd1 22. Bxd8 Raxd8 $15 {
Hjartarson,J-Kasparov,G Thessaloniki ol 1988}) 11... b4 12. Nce2 (12. Na4 $146
d5 13. Bh3 Qa5 14. b3 Nc5 15. g5 Nxa4 16. bxa4 Nd7 17. g6 Nc5 18. gxf7+ Kxf7
19. Nb3 Nxb3+ 20. axb3 $16 {Gunawan,Ru-Paschall,W New York op (09) 1994 1-0 34}
) 12... d5 13. Bh3 (13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nf4 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Bc4 O-O-O 17.
Nd3 Qc7 $15 {Sax,Gy-Anand,V Philadelphia 1986}) 13... dxe4 (13... Ne5 14. Nf4
g5 15. hxg5 Nc4 16. Qe2 Qa5 17. Kb1 hxg5 18. Nfxe6 fxe6 19. Bxg5 Be7 20. Nxe6
$16 {De La Riva-Vera/1993/}) (13... Qa5 14. Kb1 g6 (14... dxe4 15. g5 hxg5 16.
hxg5 exf3 17. Ng3 Bd5 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22.
Qg5 $18 {Magem_Badals,J-Vera,R Barcelona 1990 -Inf.50/247}) 15. g5 Nh5 16. f4
O-O-O 17. f5 gxf5 18. exf5 e5 19. Ne6 $18 {Magem_Badals,J-Brenninkmeier,J Novi
Sad (ol) 1990 -Inf.50/247}) 14. g5 hxg5 (14... exf3 15. Ng3 (15. Nf4 Ne4 16.
Qe1 f2 $2 (16... Bd6 17. Ndxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Nxe6 Qe7 19. Bd4 {/\ 20.Ng7, 20.Bf5
+/- Magem_Badals -Inf.50/248}) (16... Qa5 $6 17. g6 f5 18. Nfxe6 Qxa2 19. Nb3
Rc8 20. Rxd7 Kxd7 21. Bxf5 Ke8 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Bc5 Bxc5 24. Nexc5 Kd8 25.
Qxe4 Kc7 26. Qe7+ {1-0 De la Villa Garcia,J-Martin Vazquez/Sevilla op (2) 1993}
) 17. Bxf2 Bd6 18. Nfxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe6 Qe7 20. Nf5 $18 {Magem_Badals,
J-Rojo_Huerto,G Spanien(ch) 1990 -Inf.50/248}) 15... Nd5 16. g6 Nc5 17. gxf7+
Kxf7 18. Nxf3 $13 {Savko-Karklins URS 1990 -Inf.50/248}) 15. hxg5 exf3 16. Ng3
(16. Nf4 Ne4 17. Qe1 f2 (17... Rxh3 $146 18. Nxh3 e5 19. Nb3 (19. Nf5 $2 Qa5
20. Kb1 Bd5 21. a3 Rb8 {/\ Nc3 -+}) (19. Nxf3 $2 Qa5 (19... Nc3 20. g6 $13) 20.
Kb1 Nc3+ 21. bxc3 Bxf3 $17 (21... bxc3 22. Nd4 $1 $13)) 19... a5 20. Nd2 Qc7 $6
$16 {Anand,V-Ljubojevic,L Buenos Aires Sicilian (08) 1-0 39 - CBM 44} (20... f2
$1 21. Nxf2 Nxf2 22. Bxf2 Bxh1 23. Qxh1 Rc8 $15)) (17... Nxg5 18. Ndxe6 $1 $16
fxe6 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. Rxh8 Qf6 21. Rd6 $1 O-O-O 22. Nxe6 Re8 23. Qxb4 f2 24.
Qc4+ Kb8 25. Qc7+ Ka8 26. Rxa6+ {1-0 Romero Holmes,A-Tukmakov,V Wijk-B (08)
1991}) 18. Bxf2 Qxg5 19. Be3 Qh4 20. Ndxe6 $1 Qxe1 21. Nxg7+ Kd8 22. Rhxe1 Rxh3
$1 23. Nxh3 Bxg7 24. Ng5 Ke8 $2 (24... Kc8 $1 25. Nxf7 a5) 25. Nxf7 Ne5 $2 (
25... Ndf6 $5 26. Nd6+ Nxd6 27. Rxd6 $14) 26. Nd6+ $1 Nxd6 27. Rxd6 Kf8 28. Bh6
Bxh6+ 29. Rxh6 Nf7 30. Rb6 $18 {Anand,V-Beliavsky,A/Groningen/1993/1-0 (38)})
16... Ne4 (16... Ne5 $5 17. gxf6 gxf6 $13 18. Kb1 Qc7 19. Bf4 Bd5 20. Qe3 Be7
21. Bg2 Rxh1 22. Bxh1 O-O-O 23. Nxf3 $6 Bxa2+ 24. Kc1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Nc4 $1 26.
Qc1 e5 27. Bh6 f5 $17 {Velimirovic,D-Bronstein,D Donner mem-B (08) 1994 0-1 38
- CBM 43}) 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bf4 $2 (18. Bxe6 $1 Rxh1 19. Rxh1 (19. Bxd7+ Qxd7
20. Rxh1 O-O-O $17) 19... fxe6 20. Nxe6 Qe7 $1 (20... Qa5 $2 21. Rd1 Bc6 22.
Nxf8 Nxf8 (22... Qxa2 23. Qd6 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qxb2 25. Bd4 $18) 23. Qd6 Rc8 24.
Bc5 Kf7 25. Qf4+ $1 Kg6 26. Rd6+ Kh5 27. Qf5 $1 $18) (20... Qc8 21. Bf4 Kf7 22.
Re1 $1 $40) 21. Nc7+ Kf7 22. Qd4 Kg6 $1 23. Rh4 Nc5 24. Nxa8 $1 Bxa8 25. Rf4 $1
Qe8 26. Rxf8 Qxf8 27. Qxc5 Qxc5 28. Bxc5 $10 {Zagrebelny,S-Efremov,V Alushta
op 1994 1/2 37}) (18. Nxe6 $6 fxe6 19. Bxe6 Nc5 $1 20. Rxh8 (20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Rxh8 Nxe6 $19) 20... Qxd2+ 21. Bxd2 Nxe6 22. Bxb4 Kf7 $19) 18...
Nc5 19. Qe3 Qa5 20. Kb1 Bd5 21. Nb3 Nxb3 22. axb3 Qc5 $19 {Die Partie wurde
durch die bessere Hausanalyse entschieden.} 23. Qd3 Qc6 24. g6 Be4 25. gxf7+
Kxf7 26. Qd2 Rc8 27. Rc1 Be7 28. Rh2 Qd5 29. Qe1 (29. Qe1 Rxh3 $1 30. Rxh3 Qf5
31. Rh2 Qxf4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Pamplona 9091 1st"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 (9... h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 Be7 13. Kb1 Nfd7 14.
f4 Nxg4 15. Bg1 b4 16. Nd5 $13 {Conquest,S-Stohl,I Prag 1989 -Inf.48/302}) 10.
a4 {N} (10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Ncxb5 axb5 12. Bxb5+ Nfd7 13. Qb4 Nc8 14. Nc6 Bxc6
15. Bxc6 Rxa2 16. Qb7 Ne7 17. Kb1 Nxc6 18. Kxa2 Nce5 $13 {Tischbierek,R-Vogt,L
Strahlsund DDR(ch) 1988}) (10. Qf2 $5) 10... Nc4 (10... b4 $6 11. Nd1 (11. Na2
$5) 11... Bb7 $2 (11... d5 12. e5 Nfd7 13. f4 $14) 12. a5 $16) 11. Bxc4 bxc4
12. O-O-O Qc7 13. e5 $2 (13. g5 Nd7 14. Nf5 $2 (14. f4 $13) 14... exf5 15. Nd5
Qc6 16. exf5 Bb7 $19) 13... dxe5 14. Ndb5 axb5 15. Nxb5 Qe7 (15... Qa5 $5 16.
Qxa5 (16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Ra6 $19) 16... Rxa5 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Bb6 Rd5 $17)
16. Bc5 Rxa4 17. b3 (17. Kb1 Qd7) 17... Ra1+ 18. Kb2 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Qd7 20. Qa5
Qxd1 21. Nc7+ Kd7 22. Qb5+ Kd8 (22... Kxc7 $6 23. Qa5+ (23. Bb6+ $2 Kb8 $19)
23... Kc6 (23... Kd7 24. Qb5+ Kd8 25. Bb6+ Ke7 26. Bc5+ Qd6 $17) (23... Kb7 $4
24. Qb6+ Ka8 25. Qa7#) 24. Qb6+ Kd5 25. bxc4+ Kxc4 26. Qb4+ Kd5 27. c4+ Kc6 28.
Qb6+ $10 Kd7 29. Qb5+ $10) 23. Bb6 Nd7 $19 24. Nxe6+ Ke7 25. Nd8 c3+ 26. Kxc3
Qxf3+ 27. Kb2 Ke8 28. Nc6 Ba6 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 32nd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 Nc6 7. f3
e6 8. g4 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 (12. h4 Rb8 13. g5
Nd7 14. Kb1 (14. Ba7 Rb7 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bd3 b4 17. Ne2 b3 18. axb3 Rxb3 $15 {
Magem Badals,J-Ehlvest,J Pamplona (5) 1991 0-1 38}) 14... b4 15. Ne2 Ne5 (15...
Qc7 16. h5 Ne5 17. Ng1 (17. f4 Nc4 18. Qd3 e5 19. Nc1 Bg4 20. Qxc4 Qxc4 21.
Bxc4 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 exd4 23. Nb3 $14 {Tiviakov,S-Van Wely,L Wijk (06) 1994 1-0
46}) 17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. h6 g6 20. Bf6 Bxf6 21. gxf6 Rb6 22. Nh3 Bb7
23. Qe3 Rc6 $132 {Smirin,I-Van Wely,L Wijk (09) 1994 0-1 41}) 16. Bg2 Nc4 17.
Qd3 Qc7 18. b3 Na3+ 19. Kb2 Bd7 20. c4 $10 {Leko,P-Van Wely,L Wijk (02) 1994 1/
2 56}) (12. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 13. Qxd6 Qa5 $40) 12... Bb7 13. h4 Rc8 14. g5 Nd7 15.
a3 (15. Rg1 b4 $1 (15... Ne5 16. Qf2 (16. Rg3 Qc7 17. h5 b4 18. Na4 d5 (18...
Bc6 $5) 19. g6 fxg6 20. Bh3 Qd6 21. hxg6 h6 22. Nc5 Nc4 23. Bxe6+ Qxe6 24. Nxe6
$16 {Thorhallsson-Palac Hartberg op (5) 1991 0-1 37} (24. Nxe6 Nxd2+ 25. Rxd2
dxe4 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Rd7 $17 {0-1 Thorhallsson-Palac/Hartberg
op (5) 1991 (37)})) 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. h5 Qc7 19. g6 fxg6 20. hxg6 h6
21. Rh1 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 $17 {Ryan,J-Milu,R Manila olm 1992 0-1 30} (22...
Rxf6 23. Qg3 b4 24. Na4 d5 $17 {Ryan,J-Milu,R/Manila olm/1992/0-1 (30)})) 16.
Ne2 (16. Na4 Bc6 17. Qxb4 d5 $19) 16... Ne5 17. Rg3 $6 (17. Bg2 Nc4 18. Qxb4
Qd7 19. Qb3 a5 $40) 17... Nc4 18. Qc1 e5 $1 $17 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G
Amsterdam Euwe-mem (3) 1995 0-1 28} (18... e5 {Ftacnik} 19. Bf2 a5 20. Bg2 Ba6
21. Re1 a4 22. Bh3 Rc6 23. Qd1 d5 24. exd5 $17 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Amsterdam
Euwe-mem (3)/1995/0-1 (28)})) (15. g6 fxg6 (15... b4 16. gxh7+ Kh8 17. Ne2 e5
18. Be3 f5 19. Qxb4 {Varavin,V-Pugachev,A/Budapest op/1992/} (19. Bh3 $1 {
Ftacnik} f4 $1 20. Bf2 a5 $44) 19... Ba8 20. Qd2 fxe4 $13 {Varavin,V-Pugachev,
A Kobanya op (08) 1992 1-0 54}) (15... Ne5 $6 16. Qg2 (16. gxf7+ {Ftacnik} Rxf7
17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Bh3 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Rc6 20. Bg4 $10) 16... Bf6 17. gxh7+ Kh8 (
17... Kxh7 {Ftacnik} 18. Rg1 Qe7 19. h5 Rfd8 $13) 18. Rg1 Qe7 19. h5 Rfd8 20.
f4 $16 {Varavin,V-Obukhov,A Krasnodar 1991 1-0 30  Varavin,V-Obukhov,A/USSR/
1991/}) 16. Bh3 e5 $17) (15. Bd3 b4 (15... Ne5 16. Qg2 Nxd3 17. Rxd3 b4 18. Nd1
Qc7 19. b3 $10 {Fedorov,A-Mochalov,E Minsk (10) 1995 1-0 63 - EXP 46} (19. b3
e5 20. Bb2 f5 21. gxf6 Rxf6 22. Ne3 Rcf8 23. Ng4 Re6 24. h5 $14 {Fedorov,
A-Mochalov,E/Minsk (10) 1995/1-0 (63)})) (15... Nc5 16. Rdg1 e5 17. Be3 b4 18.
Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qc7 21. Rg4 $14 {Rodriguez,A-Larsen,B San
Martin (03) 1995 1-0 57} (21. Rg4 {Ftacnik} a5 22. Rhg1 f5 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24.
Bg5 $14 {Rodriguez,A-Larsen,B/San Martin (03)/1995/1-0 (57)})) 16. Ne2 a5 17.
Ng3 Qc7 18. h5 Ne5 19. f4 Nf3 20. Qf2 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 $15 {Salazar,H-Panno,O
Buenos Aires Cup Lat (07) 1991 1/2 29} (21... Qc5 22. Qg1 Qxg1 23. Rhxg1 Rc5
24. Ne2 Rd8 25. c3 bxc3 26. Nxc3 Bc6 27. Be2 Bd7 28. Rd4 Rb8 29. Na4 Bxa4 {
1/2-1/2 Salazar,H-Panno,O/Buenos Aires Cup Lat (7) 1991})) (15. Bh3 Ne5 16. Qg2
Nc4 17. g6 Bf6 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Ne2 Rc7 20. Nf4 Bc8 21. e5 dxe5 22. Bxe5 Qe7
23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Bxe6+ $16 {Kovacevic,A-Zetocha,C Szekszard op (09) 1994 1/2
37 Kovacevic,A-Zetocha,C/Szekszard op (09)/1994/0.5 (37)}) 15... Qc7 $2 $146 {
Zu langsam und in einigen Varianten ein Tempoverlust.} (15... Ne5 16. Qe3 (16.
Bxe5 $6 dxe5 $17) 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rhg1 (18. Rd3 $5 $146 Qe8 (18...
Qc7 19. Bb6 Qc8 20. Ba5 $14 {/\ Bb4}) (18... Qb8 $5 {/\ b4}) (18... b4 $2 19.
axb4 Rxb4 20. Bc5 $16 {/\ Bd6}) 19. Rg1 e5 20. Bb6 f5 21. gxf6 Rxf6 22. Ba5 Bf8
23. Rgd1 Qh5 24. Bb4 h6 25. Bxd6 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxf3 $10 {Wang Zili-Boensch,U
Peking op (07) 2nd. S.T. Lee Cup 1995 1-0 62}) (18. f4 b4 19. axb4 Rxb4 {xe4})
18... b4 19. axb4 Rxb4 $15 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G Novgorod (04) 1995 0-1 40 -
CBM 48} (19... Rxb4 {Ftacnik} 20. Rg2 (20. f4 Qc7 21. f5 e5 22. Ba7 Rc8 $15)
20... Ba8 21. b3 (21. h5 e5 22. Bc5 Rc4 23. Ba3 Qc7) 21... a5 22. h5 Qc7 23.
Bf6 (23. g6 e5 24. gxh7+ Kh8 25. Ba7 Rc8 26. h6 g6 27. Rd3 Bc6 $40) 23... Rfb8
(23... gxf6 $4 24. gxf6+ Kh8 25. Qg5 $18) 24. Bxe7 (24. h6 a4 $40) 24... Qxe7
25. Rd4 (25. h6 $2 a4 $19) 25... e5 26. Rxb4 axb4 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/
Novgorod (04)/1995/0-1 (40)})) 16. Rg1 Kh8 $6 (16... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 17. Qe3 Nc4
18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Bf6 $1 $16) 17. h5 e5 {xd5} (17... f5 {Ftacnik} 18. h6 e5 19.
hxg7+ Kxg7 20. Be3 $16) 18. Be3 f5 {Damit wird der direkte K-Angriff zwar
gestoppt, aber die Felderschwaechen d5 und e6 garantieren Weiß vorzuegliches
Spiel.} (18... Nb6 {Ftacnik} 19. g6 $1 $40) 19. exf5 $1 (19. g6 {Ftacnik} f4
20. Bf2 h6 $13) 19... Rxf5 (19... Bxf3 {Ftacnik} 20. f6 $5 (20. Be2 Bxe2 21.
Qxe2 Rxf5 22. Nd5 Qd8 23. g6 $40 h6 $140 24. Qg4 Rf8 25. Bxh6 $1 $18) 20...
gxf6 21. g6 Rg8 22. Be2 $40) 20. Nd5 $3 {Ganz hervorragend gespielt! Mit der
radikalen Ausnutzung der weißen Felder widerlegt Topalov den Aufbau seines
Gegners.} Bxd5 (20... Qd8 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 $18 (23. Rxd6 {
Ftacnik} Rf7 24. Bh3 $18)) 21. Qxd5 Qxc2+ 22. Ka2 {Es droht Bd3, Bh3, Rc1 und
gelegentlich Qe6 bzw. mit dem B auf d3 Qe4.} Rff8 (22... Nc5 {Ftacnik} 23. Rd2
(23. Bh3 $2 Na4 24. Qd2 Nc3+ 25. Ka1 Nxd1) 23... Qa4 24. Bh3 $16) (22... Rc3 {
Ftacnik} 23. Rd3 (23. Bd3 $4 Rxa3+ $1 24. Kxa3 Qa4#) 23... Rc7 24. Bh3 Qc4+ (
24... Rf8 25. Rc1 $18) 25. Qxc4 bxc4 26. Bxf5 cxd3 27. Bxd3 $16) (22... Qc6 {
Ftacnik} 23. Qe6 $18) 23. Rc1 Qa4 (23... Qf5 24. Bd3 Qh3 25. Rh1 Qg2 26. Qe4 g6
27. hxg6 $18) (23... Nb6 {Ftacnik} 24. Qb7 $18) 24. Qe6 (24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qe6
b4 26. Qxe7 bxa3 27. Rg4 Qc2 28. Rg2 Qc6 (28... Qa4 29. b3 $18) 29. h6 $18)
24... Rxc1 25. Bxc1 Qd4 (25... b4 26. Qxe7 bxa3 27. b3 Qc6 28. Bd3 Qxf3 29. Rf1
Qg2+ 30. Kxa3 Rxf1 31. h6 gxh6 32. Qxh7#) (25... Qc2 {Ftacnik} 26. Qxd7 Qxc1
27. Qxe7 $18) 26. Rg4 (26. Rg4 Qd1 27. Qxd7 Qxf1 (27... Bd8 {Ftacnik} 28. h6 $1
$18) 28. Qxe7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Bb7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 Nb6 11. Qf2 Nfd7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Nce2 Qc7 14. Kb1 d5
15. Ng3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 $1 (16... Qxc4 $6) 17. g5 $1 (17. f4 $2 Nf6) (17.
exd5 $6 Bxd5 {/^a8-h1}) 17... dxe4 18. f4 $1 {ץb7} Bd5 19. Ka1 Qb7 $6 (19...
Rb8 $5 {/\ Qa5, Nc5}) 20. h4 Rb8 21. Rb1 Nc5 $2 (21... c3 $1 22. b3 Ba3 {
/\ Nb6-c4}) 22. Nde2 $1 $16 Qc6 23. Nc3 Na4 24. Nge2 Bb4 25. f5 $1 Bxc3 26.
Nxc3 Nxc3 27. bxc3 Rb5 28. f6 g6 29. h5 gxh5 $8 30. Qh2 Kd7 31. Qxh5 e5 32.
Rhd1 (32. g6 $1 fxg6 33. Qxe5 Rxb1+ 34. Rxb1 Re8 35. Qd4 $18) 32... Qe6 33. Qh6
Rhb8 34. Rxb5 axb5 35. Qxh7 Kc6 36. g6 $1 Qxf6 37. g7 Qf3 (37... Qg6 38. Qh8
$18) 38. Re1 $1 f6 $8 (38... Qg3 39. Qh6+ Qg6 40. Qh8 $18) 39. g8=Q $1 Bxg8 40.
Qa7 (40. Qe7 $142 $1 $18 {Akopian,V}) 40... Rd8 41. Qb6+ Kd7 42. Rg1 Bf7 43.
Qxb5+ $2 (43. Rg7 $1 Ke8 44. Rh7 $1 $18) 43... Ke6 $10 44. Qxc4+ Rd5 45. Qc8+
Rd7 46. Qc6+ Rd6 47. Qc8+ Rd7 48. Re1 (48. Bc5 $6 e3 $1 $15) 48... Bh5 49. Qc6+
Rd6 50. Qc8+ Kf7 51. Qc7+ Ke6 52. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Be7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 Nxd4 (9... d5 10. g5 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nd7 12. exd5 Bxg5 13. O-O-O Bf6
14. Qb4 a5 15. Qa3 Qc7 16. d6 $16 {Tiviakov,S-Jansa,V Gausdal Peer Gynt (8)
1992 1-0 35}) 10. Bxd4 d5 $146 11. O-O-O (11. g5 Nh5 12. Rg1 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Qd5
$13) 11... dxe4 12. g5 Nh5 (12... exf3 $2 13. gxf6 Bxf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Ne4
Qe5 16. Bd3 $16) 13. Nxe4 Bd7 (13... Qd5 $5 14. Kb1 (14. c4 Qf5 $13) 14... Rd8
$13) 14. Qg2 (14. Qe3 Qa5 $2 (14... Qc7 $13) 15. Bxg7 $18) 14... Qc7 15. Nf6+ (
15. Qg4 Rfc8 16. Bc3 g6 $17) 15... Bxf6 $8 16. gxf6 Bc6 17. Qg4 (17. fxg7 Rfd8
18. Qg4 Qf4+ (18... f5 $1 19. Qxh5 Qf4+ 20. Kb1 Bxf3 $19) 19. Qxf4 Nxf4 20. Rg1
Bxf3 21. Rd2 $14) 17... Rfd8 18. Rg1 (18. fxg7 $2 f5 $1 $19) (18. Qxh5 $2 Qf4+
$19) 18... g6 19. c3 Kh8 $15 20. Bc4 e5 21. Be3 Bxf3 $1 (21... Nxf6 $5 22.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qh4 Nh5 24. Bxf7 $13) 22. Qxf3 Qxc4 $17 23. Qxb7 (23. Kb1 Qc6
$17) 23... Qxa2 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxa7 (25. Qe7 Rb8 $19) 25... Qd5 (25... Qxa7
$6 26. Bxa7 Nxf6 $13) 26. Qe7 Nf4 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. Re1 h5 29. h4 $2 (29. Qe2
$17) 29... Qd2+ 30. Kb1 Qd3+ (30... Rb8 $19) 31. Ka2 Ra8+ 32. Kb3 Rb8+ 33. Ka2
Qd2 $19 34. Rb1 Qd5+ 35. b3 Ra8+ (35... Ra8+ 36. Kb2 Qd2#) 0-1

[Event "Pamplona 9091 1st"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2
d6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. a4 (11. Qg4 h5 12. Qe2 b5 13. Bd2 h4
(13... Nf6 14. Bg5 O-O $10 {-ECO}) 14. a4 bxa4 15. Nxa4 hxg3 16. hxg3 Nf6 $13 {
Mokry,K-Marjanovic,S Trnava 1989 -Inf.47/230}) 11... Nf6 12. Be3 O-O 13. a5 Nd7
(13... Rac8 14. Bb6 Qd7 15. f4 Bd8 $10 {Popovic,P-Gufeld,E Vinkovci 1982 -Inf.
33/259}) 14. Na4 Rae8 15. Nb6 f5 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bb6 f4 $15 18. c3 Bd8 19.
Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Qg4 Qf7 21. Qxf4 (21. gxf4 Qxf4 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Re2 d5 $1 $17)
21... Qxf4 22. gxf4 Rxf4 $15 23. Rad1 Kf7 24. Rd3 e5 (24... Ke7 $2 25. e5 $140
Rg4 26. Rg3 $10) 25. Rf3 g5 26. Rd1 g4 27. Re3 Ke7 28. Rd2 h5 29. c4 (29. f3 $2
gxf3 30. Bxf3 Rg8+ 31. Rg2 Rxf3 $1 32. Rxf3 Rxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Bxe4 $19) 29... h4
30. Rde2 Rc8 31. Rb3 h3 $17 32. Bh1 Bb5 $1 33. Rc2 d5 34. exd5 Rcxc4 35. Rxc4
Rxc4 36. Rc3 Rd4 37. Rc1 e4 $19 38. Re1 Be2 $1 39. Bg2 Bf3 40. Bf1 Kd6 41. Rb1
Rd2 42. Re1 (42. b4 e3 43. fxe3 g3 $19) 42... Rxb2 43. Rb1 Ra2 (43... Rxb1 $4
$10) 44. Ra1 Rd2 45. Ra3 Ke5 46. d6 Rd1 47. d7 Bg2 48. f4+ Kxf4 49. Kf2 Rd2+ (
49... Rd2+ 50. Ke1 Rxd7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-A"]
[Site "Matanzas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. g4 $2 $146
h6 $2 (7... Nxd4 8. Bxd4 e5 9. Bb5+ (9. Be3 Bxg4 10. Bb5+ Bd7 $15) 9... Bd7 $15
) 8. h4 $6 (8. h3 $14) 8... Nxd4 9. Bxd4 e5 10. Be3 (10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+
Qxd7 12. Be3 Nxg4 $17) 10... Bxg4 (10... Nxg4 $4 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Qxg4 $18) 11.
f3 Bd7 $6 (11... Be6 12. Bb5+ Nd7 13. Qd2 a6 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. O-O-O $15) 12.
Bc4 Bc6 13. Qd3 a6 $6 (13... Be7 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Rhg1 Kh7 16. f4 $44) 14.
O-O-O Be7 15. Rhg1 Nh5 16. Nd5 b5 17. Bb3 Rc8 18. f4 $1 (18. Nxe7 Kxe7 19. Rd2
{/\ Rgd1 <=>}) 18... exf4 19. Nxf4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 g5 21. Be5 $1 $16 (21. hxg5
hxg5 (21... Bxg5 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Rgf1 Rf8 24. Qg3 $18) 22. Bg3 $40 (22. Bxd6
Qxd6 23. Qxd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Bxe4 (24... Ke7 25. e5 $14) 25. Rxg5 $14 (25. Re1
Rh1 $17))) 21... dxe5 22. Qf3 O-O 23. Rxd8 Rcxd8 24. Qf5 Kg7 25. hxg5 Bxg5+ 26.
Rxg5+ $1 $18 hxg5 27. Qxg5+ Kh7 28. Qh5+ (28. Bxf7 Bxe4 $16) 28... Kg7 29.
Qxe5+ Kh7 (29... f6 30. Qc7+ Bd7 31. Be6 $18) 30. Qf6 $1 Ba8 31. c3 Rd3 (31...
Rg8 32. Qxf7+ Kh8 (32... Rg7 33. Qh5#) 33. Qf6+ $18) 32. e5 Rg3 33. Bc2+ (33.
Bc2+ Kg8 34. Bh7+ Kxh7 35. Qh4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2
b5 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. Bh3 dxe4 (13...
Qa5 14. Kb1 g6 (14... dxe4 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 exf3 17. Ng3 Bd5 18. Nb3 Qc7
19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Qg5 $18 {Magem_Badals,J-Vera,R
Barcelona 1990 -Inf.50/247}) 15. g5 Nh5 16. f4 O-O-O 17. f5 gxf5 18. exf5 e5
19. Ne6 $18 {Magem_Badals,J-Brenninkmeier,J Novi Sad (ol) 1990 -Inf.50/247})
14. g5 hxg5 $6 {N} (14... exf3 15. Ng3 (15. Nf4 Ne4 16. Qe1 f2 $2 (16... Bd6
17. Ndxe6 $1 {Magem_Badals} (17. g6 O-O 18. gxf7+ Rxf7 19. Bxe6 Qf6 20. Nd5
Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Re8 $13 {Magem_Badals,J-Danailov,S Sitges 1990 -Inf.50/248})
17... fxe6 18. Nxe6 Qe7 19. Bd4 {/\ 20.Ng7, 20.Bf5 +/- Magem_Badals -Inf.50/248
}) 17. Bxf2 Bd6 18. Nfxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe6 Qe7 20. Nf5 $18 {Magem_Badals,
J-Rojo_Huerto,G Spanien(ch) 1990 -Inf.50/248}) 15... Nd5 16. g6 Nc5 17. gxf7+
Kxf7 18. Nxf3 $13 {Savko-Karklins URS 1990 -Inf.50/248}) 15. hxg5 exf3 16. Nf4
Ne4 17. Qe1 Nxg5 (17... f2 18. Bxf2 Nxf2 19. Bxe6 Rxh1 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qe6#)
18. Ndxe6 $1 fxe6 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. Rxh8 Qf6 21. Rd6 $1 $18 O-O-O 22. Nxe6 Re8
23. Qxb4 f2 24. Qc4+ Kb8 25. Qc7+ Ka8 26. Rxa6+ $1 {(1.24/1.48)} 1-0

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 Nbd7 (7...
Nc6) (7... b5) 8. g4 h6 9. Rg1 $146 (9. h4 b5 (9... Qb6 10. Qd2 (10. a3 Ne5 $13
(10... Qxb2 $2 11. Na4 $18)) 10... Qxb2 11. Nb3 Ne5 12. Be2 Qa3 13. Kf2 b5 14.
Qe1 d5 15. g5 Nfd7 16. exd5 Bb7 17. Rd1 Rc8 18. f4 Nc4 19. Bc1 Qe7 $13 {
Nunn,J-Ribli,Z BL 8788 1988 1/2 32}) (9... Qc7 10. Bh3 Nb6 11. Qe2 Bd7 12.
O-O-O Nc4 13. Bf2 b5 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh5 16. g6 $14 {Thorhallsson,
T-Silseth,S Gausdal Troll (8) 1992 1-0 30}) 10. Rg1 g6 11. g5 hxg5 12. hxg5 Nh5
13. a4 b4 $1 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Nxb4 Bg7 16. Nd3 Rb8 $44 {Short,N-Kasparov,G
London m 1987 0-1 52}) 9... Qb6 (9... b5 $5) 10. a3 Ne5 11. Bf2 Qc7 (11... Qxb2
$2 12. Na4 $18) 12. f4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Qf3 e5 $6 (14... h5 $5 15. h3 hxg4
16. hxg4 e5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. gxf5 $14) 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. gxf5 $16 d5 $2 (16...
Rh7 17. O-O-O Be7 $16) 17. fxe5 Nxe4 18. Rg4 $1 $18 h5 19. Rh4 Bc5 (19... Be7
20. Nxe4 Bxh4 21. Nd6+ $18) 20. O-O-O Bxf2 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qxf2 Rc8 $6 23.
Kb1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Rh3 Qd5 26. Rc3 Kd7 (26... Qxe5 27. Qb6+ Ke8 28.
Qxb7 $18) 27. Qb6 Rd8 28. Rc5 Qd1+ 29. Ka2 Ke8 30. Qxb7 Qg4 (30... e3 31. e6
$18) 31. e6 $1 fxe6 32. Re5 Qg5 33. h4 Qxh4 34. Rxe6+ Kf8 35. f6 (35. f6 gxf6
36. Qe7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Arnason, Jon Loftur"]
[Black "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5
8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. Ng3 (13. Bh3 dxe4
14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 exf3 16. Nf4 Ne4 17. Qe1 Nxg5 18. Ndxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe6 Nxe6
20. Rxh8 Qf6 $2 (20... Nxf4 21. Bxf4+ Qe7 $1 $10 {Stohl -Inf.51/218}) 21. Rd6
O-O-O 22. Nxe6 Re8 23. Qxb4 f2 24. Qc4+ Kb8 25. Qc7+ Ka8 26. Rxa6+ {1:0 Romero
Holmes,A-Tukmakov,V Wijk-B 1991}) 13... Qa5 {N} (13... e5 14. Nb3 d4 15. Bf2
Qc7 16. Bh3 g5 17. Bf1 $14 {Nunn,J-Stohl,I Dortmund-A 1991} (17. Bf1 {Ernst}
Rg8 18. Kb1 a5 19. Bd3 $14 {Nunn - Stohl, Dortmund 1991.})) (13... Bd6 14. Ngf5
exf5 15. Nxf5 Bf8 16. e5 $40 {Thorhallsson,Th-Arnason,J Island (ch) 1991}) 14.
Kb1 dxe4 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Rxh1 17. Nxh1 Nd5 18. g6 (18. fxe4 Nxe3 19. Qxe3
Ne5 $17) 18... O-O-O $1 19. fxe4 (19. gxf7 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Nf6 $17) 19... Nxe3
20. Qxe3 Nc5 21. Nf2 fxg6 22. Bh3 Kb8 23. Qg5 (23. Nxe6 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Nxe6 25.
Bxe6 Qe5 $15) 23... Ka8 24. Bxe6 b3 $5 25. axb3 (25. Bxb3 $2 Nxb3 $19) 25...
Rxd4 (25... Nxb3 26. Qxa5 Nxa5 27. Bd5 Bxd5 28. Ne6 $16) 26. Rxd4 Qe1+ 27. Rd1
Nxe6 28. Qxg6 Qxf2 29. Qxe6 Ka7 30. Rd7 {Boensch} (30. Rd7 Qe1+ 31. Ka2 Qa5+
$10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Sicilian"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.10.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1994.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 (11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 b4 13. Na4 d5 14. exd5
Nxd5 15. Bf2 Bd6 16. Bf5 O-O 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Bxd5 Nxf3 20. Bxf3
Bxf3 21. Bb6 Bxd1 22. Bxd8 Raxd8 $15 {Hjartarson,J-Kasparov,G Thessaloniki ol
1988}) 11... b4 12. Nce2 (12. Na4 $146 d5 13. Bh3 Qa5 14. b3 Nc5 15. g5 Nxa4
16. bxa4 Nd7 17. g6 Nc5 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nb3 Nxb3+ 20. axb3 $16 {Gunawan,
Ru-Paschall,W New York op (09) 1994 1-0 34}) 12... d5 13. Bh3 (13. exd5 Nxd5
14. Nf4 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Bc4 O-O-O 17. Nd3 Qc7 $15 {Sax,Gy-Anand,V
Philadelphia 1986}) 13... dxe4 (13... Qa5 14. Kb1 g6 (14... dxe4 15. g5 hxg5
16. hxg5 exf3 17. Ng3 Bd5 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6
22. Qg5 $18 {Magem_Badals,J-Vera,R Barcelona 1990 -Inf.50/247}) 15. g5 Nh5 16.
f4 O-O-O 17. f5 gxf5 18. exf5 e5 19. Ne6 $18 {Magem_Badals,J-Brenninkmeier,J
Novi Sad (ol) 1990 -Inf.50/247}) (13... Ne5 14. Nf4 g5 15. hxg5 Nc4 16. Qe2 Qa5
17. Kb1 hxg5 18. Nfxe6 fxe6 19. Bxg5 Be7 20. Nxe6 $16 {De La Riva-Vera/1993/})
14. g5 hxg5 (14... exf3 15. Ng3 (15. Nf4 Ne4 16. Qe1 f2 $2 (16... Bd6 17. Ndxe6
$1 (17. g6 O-O 18. gxf7+ Rxf7 19. Bxe6 Qf6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Re8 $13 {
Magem-Danailov, Sitges 1990}) 17... fxe6 18. Nxe6 Qe7 19. Bd4 {/\ 20.Ng7, 20.
Bf5 +/- Magem_Badals -Inf.50/248}) (16... Qa5 $6 17. g6 f5 18. Nfxe6 Qxa2 19.
Nb3 Rc8 20. Rxd7 Kxd7 21. Bxf5 Ke8 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Bc5 Bxc5 24. Nexc5 Kd8 25.
Qxe4 Kc7 26. Qe7+ {1-0 De la Villa Garcia,J-Martin Vazquez/Sevilla op (2) 1993}
) 17. Bxf2 Bd6 18. Nfxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe6 Qe7 20. Nf5 $18 {Magem_Badals,
J-Rojo_Huerto,G Spanien(ch) 1990 -Inf.50/248}) 15... Nd5 16. g6 Nc5 17. gxf7+
Kxf7 18. Nxf3 $13 {Savko-Karklins URS 1990 -Inf.50/248}) 15. hxg5 exf3 16. Nf4
(16. Ng3 Ne4 (16... Ne5 $5 17. gxf6 gxf6 18. Kb1 Qc7 19. Bf4 Bd5 20. Qe3 Be7
21. Bg2 Rxh1 22. Bxh1 O-O-O $15 {Velimirovic,D-Bronstein,D Donner mem-B (08)
1994 0-1 38 - CBM 43}) 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe6 Rxh1 19. Rxh1 fxe6 20. Nxe6 Qe7
21. Nc7+ Kf7 22. Qd4 Kg6 $13 {Zagrebelny,S-Efremov,V Alushta op 1994 1/2 37})
16... Ne4 17. Qe1 Rxh3 $146 (17... f2 $1 18. Bxf2 Qxg5 19. Be3 Qh4 20. Ndxe6
Qxe1 21. Nxg7+ Kd8 22. Rhxe1 Rxh3 23. Nxh3 Bxg7 $10 {Anand,V-Beliavsky,A
Groningen PCA (05) 1993 1-0 38}) (17... Nxg5 18. Ndxe6 $1 $16 fxe6 19. Bxe6
Nxe6 20. Rxh8 Qf6 21. Rd6 $1 O-O-O 22. Nxe6 Re8 23. Qxb4 f2 24. Qc4+ Kb8 25.
Qc7+ Ka8 26. Rxa6+ {1-0 Romero Holmes,A-Tukmakov,V Wijk-B (08) 1991}) 18. Nxh3
e5 19. Nb3 (19. Nf5 $2 Qa5 20. Kb1 Bd5 21. a3 Rb8 {/\ Nc3 -+}) (19. Nxf3 $2 Qa5
(19... Nc3 20. g6 $13) 20. Kb1 Nc3+ 21. bxc3 Bxf3 $17 (21... bxc3 22. Nd4 $1
$13)) 19... a5 20. Nd2 Qc7 $6 (20... f2 $1 21. Nxf2 Nxf2 22. Bxf2 Bxh1 23. Qxh1
Rc8 $15) 21. Bb6 $5 Nxb6 (21... Qxb6 22. Nxe4 $13) 22. Nxe4 Rc8 23. Rh2 Qc6 24.
Ng3 Qe6 25. Kb1 Nc4 26. Nf2 Nxb2 $1 {[#]} 27. Rc1 $2 (27. Kxb2 $1 Rxc2+ 28.
Kxc2 Qxa2+ 29. Kc1 (29. Kd3 $4 Qb3+ 30. Kd2 Qc3#) 29... Qa1+ 30. Kc2 b3+ (30...
Qa2+ 31. Kc1 $10) 31. Kxb3 Bd5+ (31... Qa3+ 32. Kc4 (32. Kc2 Qa2+ 33. Kd3 Qd5+
$10 (33... Qb3+ $2 34. Qc3 Ba6+ 35. Kd2 Bb4 36. Rh8+ Ke7 37. Nf5+ Kd7 38. Ke3+
$18)) 32... Qa4+ 33. Kd3 Ba6+ 34. Kd2 Bb4+ 35. Ke3 Bxe1 36. Rh8+ Ke7 37. Nf5+
Ke6 38. Nxg7+ Ke7 39. Re8+ Qxe8 40. Nxe8 Bxf2+ 41. Kxf2 Kxe8 42. Rd5 $10) (
31... a4+ 32. Kc2 Qa2+ 33. Kd3 Qd5+ 34. Kc2 Qb3+ 35. Kd2 Bb4+ 36. Kc1 Ba3+ (
36... Bxe1 $4 37. Rh8+ Ke7 38. Nf5+ Ke6 39. Nxg7+ Ke7 40. Re8#) 37. Kd2 Bb4+
$10) 32. Rxd5 Qxe1 33. Nfe4 $13) 27... Na4 $17 28. Nfe4 Rc4 29. Ka1 Qg4 $6 (
29... Bxe4 30. Nxe4 Rxe4 $1 31. Qxe4 Qxa2+ 32. Kxa2 Nc3+ 33. Kb2 (33. Kb3 a4+)
33... Nxe4 $19) 30. Qf1 Nb6 (30... Rxe4 31. Nxe4 Qxe4 32. Qb5+ Qc6 33. Qxe5+
Qe6 34. Qb5+ Bc6 35. Qb8+ Ke7 36. Rh8 Be8 37. Rd1 $132) 31. Nd2 Rc5 $6 (31...
Qxg3 $1 32. Nxc4 Qxh2 33. Nxb6 Qe2 34. Qh3 Qd2 $19) 32. Qf2 Nc4 $2 (32... Qxg5
33. Rh8 Nd7 $19) 33. Rh8 Rc8 34. Re1 $13 Nxd2 $4 (34... f6 35. gxf6 gxf6 36.
Nge4 $13) 35. Rxe5+ $18 Kd7 36. Qxd2+ Kc7 (36... Bd6 37. Rxc8 Bxc8 (37... Qxg3
38. Rd8+ $18) 38. Nf5 Qg1+ 39. Kb2 Qb6 40. Nxd6 Qxd6 41. Rd5 $18) 37. Rxf8 $1
Rxf8 38. Re7+ Kc6 (38... Kb8 39. Qd6+ Ka7 40. Qc5+ Ka6 41. Re5 $18) 39. Ne4 (
39. Ne4 Qg1+ 40. Kb2 Kb6 41. Qd6+ Ka7 (41... Bc6 42. Qc7+ Kb5 43. Re5+ $18) 42.
Nc5 Rb8 43. Qa6#) 1-0

[Event "Hafnarfirdi"]
[Site "Hafnarfirdi"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Jonsson, Bjorgvin"]
[Black "Arnason, Jon Loftur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Qd2 e6 8. f3
b5 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 $5 (11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 b4 13. Na4 d5 14.
exd5 Nxd5 15. Bf2 Bd6 16. Bf5 O-O 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Bxd5 Nxf3 20.
Bxf3 Bxf3 21. Bb6 Bxd1 22. Bxd8 Raxd8 $15 {Hjartarson,J-Kasparov,G
Thessaloniki ol 1988}) 11... b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. Bh3 (13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nf4 Nxe3
15. Qxe3 (15. Ndxe6 fxe6 16. Nxe6 Nxd1 17. Nxd8 Kxd8 18. Qxd1 Kc7 $13 {(Anand)
-Nunn,J 'Najdorf for the Tournament Player' S.83}) 15... Qb6 16. Bc4 O-O-O 17.
Nd3 Qc7 $15 {Sax,Gy-Anand,V Philadelphia 1986}) 13... Ne5 14. g5 Nc4 15. Qd3
Qa5 16. Kb1 (16. gxf6 $2 Qxa2 $19) 16... hxg5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. Qd2 Nxf3 $1 $17
19. Nxf3 Bxd5 20. Nc1 Bxf3 21. Bg2 (21. hxg5 Bxh1 22. gxf6 Bd5 $19) 21... g4
22. Bxf3 gxf3 23. Bd4 Be7 24. Qf4 Qf5 25. Qc7 Qb5 26. Qg3 Qf5 27. Qc7 (27. Qxg7
Rg8 28. Qh6 O-O-O $17) 27... Qb5 28. Qg3 Rc8 29. Qxf3 Qc6 30. Qe2 Qe4 31. Qd2
Rd8 32. Rhe1 Qxh4 33. Qd3 Kf8 34. Nb3 Qh5 35. Qc4 (35. Qxa6 $5 e5 36. Qa7 g6
$17) 35... Qd5 36. Qc7 Qd6 37. Qb7 Rh5 38. c4 bxc3 39. Bxc3 Rd5 (39... Qxd1+
40. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 41. Kc2 $17) 40. Rc1 Rb8 41. Qa7 Qb6 $19 42. Qxb6 Rxb6 43. Rh1
g5 44. Rcf1 Kg7 45. Nd2 Rf5 46. Rxf5 exf5 47. Nf3 g4 48. Nh4 Rb5 49. Rf1 Kf8
50. a4 Rd5 51. Rxf5 Rxf5 52. Nxf5 Ne4 53. Be1 Nd6 54. Ne3 f5 55. Kc2 Kf7 56.
Kd3 Ke6 57. b4 Bg5 58. Bf2 Nf7 59. b5 Ne5+ 60. Ke2 axb5 61. axb5 f4 62. b6 fxe3
63. b7 Nd7 64. Bg3 Kf5 65. b8=Q Nxb8 66. Bxb8 Bf4 67. Ba7 Ke4 {Boensch} 0-1

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nc3 (2. Nf3 {Ftacnik} e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6
6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. f4 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Bf3 Rb8 13.
Qe2 Na5 14. Rad1 (14. Nd2 Bb7 15. g4 Rfc8 16. Qg2 Nd7 17. g5 Nc4 18. Nxc4 Qxc4
19. h4 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rac1 b4 22. Nd1 b3 23. cxb3 Qxb3 24. Rxc8+ {
Fichtl,J-Jansa,V/CSSR ch/1974/}) (14. g4 Nc4 15. g5 Nd7 16. Bc1 Re8 17. Bg2 b5
$10 {Spassky,B-Garcia Martinez,S/Moskva/1975/}) (14. Rae1 Nc4 15. Bc1 b5 16.
axb5 axb5 17. Kh1 b4 18. Nd1 Ba6 19. Nf2 Rfe8 20. Nd3 e5 21. g3 d5 22. exd5 e4
23. Bxe4 Bd6 24. Qg2 {Grottke,HJ-Vogt,L/DDR ch/1977/0-1 (30)}) 14... Nc4 15.
Bc1 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qf2 b4 18. Ne2 d5 19. f5 e5 20. Ng3 d4 21. Nh5 Qb6 22.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Rfe1 Ba6 24. g4 {Cabello,FJ-Arroyo,E/Candas op (04)/1992/0-1 
(42)}) 2... d6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 (7. Nde2 e6
8. O-O Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Ng3 a6 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. f4 Rac8 14. Bd3
Rfe8 $10 {Saltaev,M-Tseitlin,MS Tiraspol (5) 1994 0-1 63}) 7... e6 8. Bf4 Ne5
9. Be2 Be7 (9... a6 10. Bg3 $146 (10. Be3 Qc7 11. f4 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. Qf3
d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Qxe4 dxe4 17. O-O-O $16 {Zaitzev,I-Serper,G
Moskow7 op 1991 1-0 41}) 10... h5 $1 11. h3 Qc7 12. f4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14.
Qf3 h4 15. Bh2 Bd7 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. Rhe1 b5 18. Qf2 $2 (18. a3 $13) 18... Qc7
19. e5 b4 20. Rd3 dxe5 21. fxe5 bxc3 22. Rxc3 Qxc3 $5 (22... Qb8) 23. bxc3 Ba3+
24. Kd2 $2 (24. Kb1 $13) 24... Nd5 $17 {Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V Linares (06) 1993
0-1 33}) (9... Bd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Be3 Qc7 12. f4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Bd4 O-O
15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nd5 $10 {Zaitzev,I-Kiselev,S Podolsk 1991 1-0 48}) 10. Be3
Qc7 11. f4 Nc6 (11... Ng6 12. O-O O-O 13. g3 Bd7 14. h4 Rfc8 15. h5 Nf8 16. Bf3
h6 17. Rf2 e5 $10 {Zaitsev,I-Makarov,M Podolsk 1992 1/4 22}) (11... Nc4 12.
Bxc4 (12. Nb5 Qc6 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Qd3 $13) 12... Qxc4 13. Qf3 $36) 12. Bf3 a6
13. O-O O-O (13... b5 $6 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Nd4 (17.
Na5 Qc7 18. Qf3 Qxa5 19. Qxa8 O-O $44) 17... Qb7 18. Qg4 $40) 14. a4 b6 15. g4
Rb8 16. g5 Nd7 17. Bg2 Re8 (17... Nc5 18. f5 $1 $16) (17... g6 {Ftacnik} 18. f5
$40 (18. Rf3 Nc5)) 18. Rf3 Nc5 $6 (18... Na5 $5) 19. Rh3 g6 20. Qg4 Nb4 (20...
e5 {Ftacnik} 21. f5 Nb4 22. Qh4 h5 23. Bf3 Nxc2 24. Nd5 Qd8 25. Bxh5 Bxf5 26.
Bg4 $18) 21. Qh4 h5 22. Bf3 $1 Bf8 (22... Nxc2 23. Bxh5 $18) 23. Bxh5 gxh5 (
23... Bg7 $5 24. Bd4 (24. Bd1 $14) 24... e5 25. f5 $3 exd4 26. Bxg6 fxg6 (26...
dxc3 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. f6 $18) 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Rf1 $3 gxf5 29. exf5 Re1 $1 (
29... dxc3 30. f6 $18) 30. Rxe1 dxc3 31. Rhe3 Ne6 32. fxe6 Bxe6 33. Rf1+ $18)
24. Qxh5 Bg7 25. Bd4 e5 (25... Bxd4+ {Ftacnik} 26. Nxd4 Kf8 27. g6 $1 (27. Qh6+
Ke7 28. Qf6+ Kd7 29. Rh7 Re7 30. g6) 27... Bb7 28. Qg5 $18) 26. f5 $1 Nxe4 (
26... exd4 $2 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. f6 $18) (26... Kf8 $5) 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Nxe4
Bxf5 (28... exd4 {Ftacnik} 29. f6) 29. Qxf5 exd4 30. Nf6 $3 $18 Qxc2 31. Nxd4
$1 Qxb2 (31... Qxf5 32. Nxf5 Red8 33. Nh7+ (33. Rh7 {Ftacnik} Bxf6 34. gxf6 Ke8
35. Re1+ $18) 33... Kg8 34. Ne7+ Kh8 35. Nf6+ $18) 32. Rd1 Re5 (32... Re1+ {
Ftacnik} 33. Rxe1 Qxd4+ 34. Rhe3 Bxf6 35. gxf6 Nd5 36. Qh5 $18) 33. Nd7+ Ke7
34. Nxe5 Bxe5 35. Qe4 $1 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bd7 9. Be3 Be7 10. a4 (10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. a4 O-O 12. a5 Nd7 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Rfb1
Kh8 15. Qc4 Rad8 16. Rd1 h6 17. f4 Rfe8 18. Rd2 Bf8 19. Bf2 Kg8 20. Qa2 {
1/2-1/2 Ivanov,AV-De Firmian,N/Bermuda (08) ;CBM 46 1995}) 10... Ne5 11. Qe2
Rc8 12. Rad1 O-O 13. Kh1 Nc4 14. Bc1 Nb6 {Schwarz spielt gegen den P-a4, muß
aber einen Königsangriff über sich ergehen lassen.} 15. f4 $6 {Das Bauernopfer
ist nicht korrekt.} (15. e5 dxe5 16. Qxe5 Nc4 17. Qe2 $10) 15... Nxa4 16. Nxa4
Bxa4 17. e5 (17. b3 Bd7 18. e5 Nd5 19. Bb2 $15) 17... Nd5 18. Qg4 Bxc2 $1 $17 {
Schwarz nimmt den zweiten P und der Angriff schlägt nicht durch.} 19. Nxc2 (19.
Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Rxd5 Bf5 $19) 19... Rxc2 20. Be4 Rc4 (20... Rxc1 $2
21. Rxc1 Ne3 22. Qh3 $14) 21. f5 $2 (21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Qc8 23. Qxc8 Rfxc8
24. exd6 Bxd6 (24... Rxc1 $2 25. dxe7 Rxf1+ 26. Kg2 $10) 25. Rxd6 Rxc1 26. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 27. Kg2 Kf8 $17) 21... Rxc1 $1 $19 22. Rxc1 Ne3 23. Qe2 (23. Qh5 Nxf1 24.
f6 g6 25. fxe7 Qxe7 26. Qe2 Nxg3+ 27. hxg3 dxe5 $19) 23... Nxf1 24. f6 Bxf6 (
24... gxf6 $2 25. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 (25... Kh8 26. Qh5 Kg7 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qh5 $10
) 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. Qg4+ $10) 25. exf6 Nxg3+ 26. hxg3 Qxf6 27. Rc7 (27. Qh2 g6
28. Bxb7 Rb8 29. Rc7 d5 {-/+, -+}) 27... d5 28. Bf3 Rb8 29. b4 g6 30. Kg2 h5
31. Qf2 Kg7 32. Qa7 Rh8 33. Qe3 (33. Rxb7 h4 34. Qf2 hxg3 35. Qxg3 Qb2+ 36. Kg1
(36. Qf2 Rh2+ $19) 36... Rc8 $19) 33... h4 34. g4 g5 35. Be2 (35. Rxb7 Rc8 $19)
35... b5 36. Rc1 Qf4 37. Qxf4 gxf4 38. Bd3 e5 39. Bf5 e4 40. Rd1 f3+ 41. Kf2 (
41. Kh3 e3 42. Bd3 e2 43. Rc1 Re8 $19) 41... h3 42. Rh1 (42. Rh1 Kf6 43. Kg3
Ke5 44. Rxh3 Rxh3+) 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Bd3 e5 (13... Rd8
$142) 14. Qa5 $1 Qf6 15. h4 b6 16. Qa4 (16. Qd5 $142 $1 Bf5 (16... Be6 17. Qe4)
17. Bg5 $16) 16... Bb7 17. Bg5 Qe6 18. Bxe7 (18. Bc4 Bxg5+ 19. hxg5 Qg6 20. Bd3
e4 $1) (18. Qd7 $5 {Fritz3} Qxd7 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Rxd7 Bxf3 $1 $10 21. gxf3 (
21. Bxe7 Bc6 22. Rc7 Rfc8) 21... Bxg5+ 22. hxg5+ Kg6 23. Re1 f6 $10) 18... Qxe7
19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Rad8 21. a3 f5 22. Qc4+ Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxd8 (24.
c4 $142 $10 {Fritz3}) 24... Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 b5 $15 27. Kd2 Ke6 28.
b3 (28. Kd3 {/\c4}) 28... Kd5 (28... h5 $142) 29. Kd3 a5 (29... h5) 30. Ke3 (
30. g4 $5) (30. h5 $5) 30... a4 31. h5 $2 (31. bxa4 $142 bxa4 32. g4 $1 {Fritz3
} fxg4 (32... g6 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Kd3 $10) 33. fxg4 Kc4 34. Ke4 Kc3 35. Kxe5
Kxc2 36. Ke6 $1 Kb3 37. Kf7 Kxa3 38. Kxg7 Kb4 39. Kxh7 a3 40. g5 a2 41. g6 a1=Q
42. g7 Qb1+ 43. Kh8 Qb2 44. h5 $1 $10 Qf6 45. Kh7 Qf5+ 46. Kh6 Qg4 47. g8=Q
Qxg8 $10) 31... b4 $19 0-1

[Event "Biel SKA"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.07.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1996.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 Qc7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
d6 9. Re1 Rb8 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5 (11. Na4 Be7 12. c4 c5 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2
Nd7 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Rad1 Rbd8 17. Bc3 $14 {1/2-1/2 De Firmian,N-Christiansen,L/
San Francisco (05) ;CBM 46 1995 (31)}) 11... dxe5 12. Rxe5 Bd6 (12... Qxe5 13.
Bf4 Qc5 14. Bxb8 Be7 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Na4 Qb5 17. b3 e5 18. c4 Qb8 19. Be3 Bg4
20. Qe1 Qc8 21. Qa5 $14 {Adams,M-Gelfand,B/Cap d'Agde (05) ;EXP 43 1994/1/2-1/
2 (69)}) 13. Re1 (13. Re3 O-O 14. Rd3 Be7 15. Na4 e5 16. Be3 Bg4 17. Qd2 Nd5
18. c4 Nb4 19. Rb3 Rfd8 20. Qc3 Nxa2 $1 $19 {0-1 Sivokho,S-Kuporosov,V/St.
Petersburg op (03) ;EXP 43 1994 (46)}) 13... O-O 14. Qe2 (14. b3 c5 15. Bb2 Rd8
16. Qe2 Bb7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 c4 $10 {1/2-1/2 Adams,
M-Lautier,J/Munich (05) 1993 (26)}) 14... c5 15. b3 Bb7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Bb2 (
17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Rfc8 19. Bb2 c4 20. Rad1 Bb4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Lautier,J/
Horgen CS (09) ;CBM 43 1994}) 17... Be7 {Die Stellung ist im Gleichgewicht. In
den naechsten 10 Zuegen erreicht Schwarz nach dem Abtausch beider Tuerme, dank
seiner aktiven Q eine leichte Initiative.} 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Ne4
Ne8 21. a4 h6 22. Ba3 Qc6 23. Qf3 Qc7 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qe5 26. Nd2 Qd4
27. Qe1 Qc3 28. Qd1 Nd6 {Schwarz spielt auf Gewinn.} (28... Qd4 $10) 29. Kg2 h5
$1 30. Nf3 Nf5 31. Qd2 Qf6 32. Qa5 $6 g5 33. Qxa6 {Ein riskanter P-gewinn,
nach dem die Initiative des Nachziehenden an Kraft gewinnt.} (33. Bxc5 g4 34.
Nd2 Qe5 35. Bb6 Qe2 $40 {/\ h4}) 33... g4 34. Nd2 h4 35. Qf1 (35. Qc8+ Kg7 36.
Bxc5 Qc3 $19) 35... Qd4 36. Bc1 Bg5 37. Qc4 (37. Qe2 h3+ 38. Kf1 Qa1 39. Qd1
Nd4 40. a5 Nf3 $19) 37... h3+ 38. Kg1 Qa1 39. Qxg4 (39. Qf1 Nd4 40. f4 gxf3 41.
Kf2 Nxc2 $19) 39... Qxc1+ 40. Nf1 Kf8 41. Qxh3 Qxc2 $19 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. Qb8
Bf6 44. Qc7+ Kf8 45. a5 Bd4 46. Qd8+ Kg7 47. Qg5+ Kh7 48. Nd2 (48. Qh5+ Nh6 49.
Qf3 Qa2 $19) 48... Qd1+ 49. Kg2 Qe2 50. a6 (50. Qf4 Be3 $19) 50... Bxf2 51. Kh3
Bg1 (51... Bg1 52. a7 Qxh2+ 53. Kg4 Qxg3+ 54. Kh5 Qh3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1995.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3
Be7 8. g4 O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 (10... Nd7 11. Kb1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13.
h4 b4 14. Na4 a5 15. g5 Qc7 16. Bb5 Rb8 17. Qe2 Ne5 18. f4 Ng6 19. Be3 d5 $132
{Stefansson,H-Akesson,R Reykjavik zt (09) 1995 0-1 39 - CBM 47}) 11. Bxd4 b5 (
11... Nd7 12. h4 b5 13. g5 b4 14. Ne2 (14. Na4 Bb7 $6 (14... Qa5 15. b3 Nc5 (
15... Bb7 $5) 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Qf4 Ra7 18. Kb1 Rd7 19. Bc4 Rd4 $5 $10 {
Inkiov-Vera Varna 1986}) 15. Nb6 $1 Rb8 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Kb1 Qc7 (17... a5 $5)
18. Bd3 $10 {Fischer,R-Spassky,B (25) St Stefan/ Belgrade m 1992 1-0 35}) 14...
Rb8 (14... a5 15. Be3 Ne5 16. Nd4 Bb7 17. h5 b3 $1 18. axb3 a4 19. b4 a3 $132 {
Ilincic-Cvetkovic/Jugoslavia-ch/1990/}) 15. Ba7 Rb7 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Nd4 Nc5 18.
Kb1 Na4 19. Nb3 a5 20. Ka1 Rd8 21. Nd4 d5 22. e5 Bd7 23. h5 Nc3 $132 {
Torhallsson,T-Akesson,R Reykjavik zt (04) 1995 1-0 37 - CBM 47}) 12. Kb1 (12.
h4 Rb8 13. g5 Nd7 14. Kb1 (14. Ba7 Rb7 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bd3 b4 17. Ne2 b3 18.
axb3 Rxb3 $15 {Magem Badals,J-Ehlvest,J Pamplona (5) 1991 0-1 38}) 14... b4 15.
Ne2 Ne5 (15... Qc7 16. h5 Ne5 17. Ng1 (17. f4 Nc4 18. Qd3 e5 19. Nc1 Bg4 20.
Qxc4 Qxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 exd4 23. Nb3 $14 {Tiviakov,S-Van Wely,L Wijk 
(06) 1994 1-0 46}) 17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. h6 g6 20. Bf6 Bxf6 21. gxf6 Rb6
22. Nh3 Bb7 23. Qe3 Rc6 $132 {Smirin,I-Van Wely,L Wijk (09) 1994 0-1 41}) 16.
Bg2 Nc4 17. Qd3 Qc7 18. b3 Na3+ 19. Kb2 Bd7 20. c4 $10 {Leko,P-Van Wely,L Wijk
(02) 1994 1/2 56}) (12. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 13. Qxd6 Qa5 $40) 12... Bb7 13. h4 Rc8 14.
g5 Nd7 15. Rg1 (15. g6 Ne5 (15... b4 16. gxh7+ Kh8 17. Ne2 e5 18. Be3 f5 19.
Qxb4 Ba8 20. Qd2 fxe4 $13 {Varavin,V-Pugachev,A Kobanya op (08) 1992 1-0 54})
16. Qg2 Bf6 17. gxh7+ Kh8 18. Rg1 Qe7 19. h5 Rfd8 20. f4 $16 {Varavin,
V-Obukhov,A Krasnodar 1991 1-0 30}) (15. Bd3 b4 16. Ne2 a5 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. h5
Ne5 19. f4 Nf3 20. Qf2 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 $15 {Salazar,H-Panno,O Buenos Aires
Cup Lat (7) 1991 1/2 29}) (15. Bh3 Ne5 16. Qg2 Nc4 17. g6 Bf6 18. gxf7+ Kxf7
19. Ne2 Rc7 20. Nf4 $40 {Kovacevic,A-Zetocha,C Szekszard op (09) 1994 1/2 37 -
EXP 45}) 15... b4 $146 (15... Ne5 16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. h5 Qc7 19. g6
fxg6 20. hxg6 h6 21. Rh1 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 $17 {Ryan,J-Milu,R Manila olm 1992
0-1 30}) 16. Ne2 (16. Na4 Bc6 17. Qxb4 d5 $19) 16... Ne5 17. Rg3 $6 (17. Bg2
Nc4 (17... a5 18. b3 $13) 18. Qxb4 Qd7 19. Qb3 a5 $40) (17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Qxd8
Rfxd8 $17) 17... Nc4 (17... a5 18. b3 $13) 18. Qc1 e5 $1 19. Bf2 a5 $17 20. Bg2
Ba6 21. Re1 a4 {Baburin: Just by looking at the position we can say that Black
is succeeding in his attack. White's pieces are in awkward positions and not
coordinated. It means that some time ago White did not play energetically
enough.} 22. Bh3 Rc6 23. Qd1 d5 $1 24. exd5 (24. Qxd5 Rd6 $19 {Baburin The
Queen is trapped in the very centre!} 25. Qc5 Rd1+ $19) 24... Rd6 25. f4 (25.
c3 b3 $19) 25... Rxd5 26. Rd3 (26. Qc1 Nd2+ 27. Ka1 Ne4 28. Rf3 Bxe2 $19) 26...
Na3+ 27. bxa3 Bxd3 28. cxd3 Rxd3 (28... Rxd3 29. Qxa4 Rxh3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Summit"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bönsch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2
Nbd7 8. f3 b5 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. g4 h6 11. h4 (11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 Be7 13. Kb1
Nfd7 14. f4 Nxg4 15. Bg1 b4 16. Nd5 $13 {Conquest - Stohl Prag 1989}) 11... b4
12. Nce2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nf4 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qe1 O-O-O $1 $17 17.
Nfe2 Bc5 18. Bg2 Nf6 19. Nb3 Be3+ 20. Kb1 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Nxg4 $19 22. Qf1 Nf2
23. Rh2 Rd8 24. Nec1 Bf4 0-1

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 Nbd7 (7...
b5) 8. g4 h6 9. Rg1 b5 (9... Qb6 $6 10. a3 Ne5 11. Bf2 Qc7 12. f4 Nc4 13. Bxc4
Qxc4 14. Qf3 e5 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. gxf5 d5 17. fxe5 Nxe4 18. Rg4 $18 {Kasparov,
G-Kamsky,G Linares (13) 1993 1-0 35}) 10. h4 Nb6 (10... g6 11. g5 hxg5 12. hxg5
Nh5 13. a4 b4 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Nxb4 Bg7 16. Nd3 Rb8 17. Ne2 Nc5 18. Nxc5 dxc5
19. Rb1 Bd7 20. c3 Be5 $17 {Short,N-Kasparov,G (2) London m 1987 0-1 52}) 11.
g5 Nfd7 (11... hxg5 12. hxg5 Nfd7 13. g6 $40) 12. Qe2 (12. Qd2 b4 13. Nd1 d5
$13) 12... hxg5 13. hxg5 g6 (13... b4 $2 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Nxb4 d5 16. Nd3 $16)
14. O-O-O Nc4 15. Bf2 Bb7 16. f4 Qa5 17. Qg4 $1 O-O-O 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Nxe6 $5
fxe6 20. Qxe6 Kb8 (20... Bg7 21. Bd4 (21. Qxc4+ Qc7 22. Qxc7+ Kxc7 23. Nd5+ $14
) 21... Bxd4 22. Rxd4 $16) 21. Qxg6 Rh3 22. Kb1 (22. Bd4) 22... Rf3 23. Bd4
Rxf4 24. Qh7 d5 $2 (24... Nc5 25. g6 Nxe4 26. g7 Bxg7 27. Rxg7 Nxc3+ 28. Bxc3 (
28. bxc3 Be4 $13) 28... Qd5 29. Kc1 $14) 25. g6 Bc5 (25... dxe4 26. g7 Bxg7 27.
Rxg7 Bc6 28. Qh6 Qc7 29. Bb6 $18) 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 (26... Qxc5 27. g7 Nf6 28. g8=Q
Nxg8 29. Rxg8 $18) 27. g7 Ka7 28. g8=Q Rxg8 29. Qxg8 $18 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 (30.
Nxd5 $18) 30... Rxe4 31. Qg7 Qc5 32. Rge1 Rf4 33. Re7 Qb6 34. Qg5 c3 35. b3 Qb4
36. Rc7 Re4 (36... Kb6 37. Rxc3 $18) 37. Qxd5 Kb8 38. Qd8+ Ka7 39. a3 Qxa3 (
39... Qxa3 40. Rxb7+ Kxb7 41. Rd7+ Kc6 42. Qc7+ Kb5 43. Rd5+ Kb4 44. Qc5#) 1-0

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.05.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {King Baburin Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6.
Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. g4 a6 10. O-O-O {Ftacnik The fight immediately
becomes very tense, each tempo is important.} Nxd4 (10... Nd7 11. Kb1 Nxd4 12.
Bxd4 b5 13. h4 b4 14. Na4 a5 15. g5 Qc7 16. Bb5 Rb8 17. Qe2 Ne5 18. f4 Ng6 19.
Be3 d5 $132 {Stefansson,H-Akesson,R Reykjavik zt (09) 1995 0-1 39 - CBM 47})
11. Bxd4 b5 (11... Nd7 12. h4 b5 13. g5 b4 $6 14. Ne2 (14. Na4 Bb7 $6 (14...
Qa5 15. b3 Nc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Qf4 Ra7 18. Kb1 Rd7 19. Bc4 Rd4 $5 $10 {
Inkiov,V-Vera,R Varna 1986}) 15. Nb6 $1 Rb8 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Kb1 Qc7 (17... a5
$5) 18. Bd3 $10 {Fischer,R-Spassky,B St Stefan Belgrade m25 1992 1-0 35}) 14...
Rb8 15. Ba7 Rb7 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Kb1 Na4 19. Nb3 a5 20. Ka1 Rd8 21.
Nd4 d5 22. e5 Bd7 23. h5 Nc3 $132 {Torhallsson,T-Akesson,R Reykjavik zt (04)
1995 1-0 37 - CBM 47}) 12. Kb1 (12. h4 Rb8 13. g5 Nd7 14. Kb1 (14. Ba7 Rb7 15.
Be3 Qc7 16. Bd3 b4 17. Ne2 b3 18. axb3 Rxb3 $15 {Magem Badals,J-Ehlvest,J
Pamplona (5) 1991 0-1 38}) 14... b4 15. Ne2 Ne5 (15... Qc7 16. h5 Ne5 17. Ng1 (
17. f4 Nc4 18. Qd3 e5 19. Nc1 Bg4 20. Qxc4 Qxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 exd4 23.
Nb3 $14 {Tiviakov,S-Van Wely,L Wijk (06) 1994 1-0 46}) 17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4
19. h6 g6 20. Bf6 Bxf6 21. gxf6 Rb6 22. Nh3 Bb7 23. Qe3 Rc6 $132 {Smirin,I-Van
Wely,L Wijk (09) 1994 0-1 41}) 16. Bg2 Nc4 17. Qd3 Qc7 18. b3 Na3+ 19. Kb2 Bd7
20. c4 $10 {Leko,P-Van Wely,L Wijk (02) 1994 1/2 56}) (12. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 13.
Qxd6 Qa5 $40) 12... Bb7 13. h4 Rc8 14. g5 Nd7 15. a3 {King It is satisfying to
see that Topalov came to the same conclusions as I did about this position. If
you return to Topalov-Kasparov, Amsterdam 1995, played a couple of months
prior to this, I recommended 15.a3. The only thing that takes the shine off
the medal that I've just awarded myself is the fact, that it doesn't actually
alter the result of the game: Kasparov keeps his head and wins in fine style.}
(15. Rg1 b4 $146 (15... Ne5 16. Qf2 (16. Rg3 Qc7 17. h5 b4 18. Na4 d5 19. g6
fxg6 20. Bh3 Qd6 21. hxg6 h6 22. Nc5 Nc4 23. Bxe6+ Qxe6 24. Nxe6 {
Thorhallsson-Palac/Hartberg op (5)/1991/0-1 (37)}) 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18.
h5 Qc7 19. g6 fxg6 20. hxg6 h6 21. Rh1 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 $17 {Ryan,J-Milu,R
Manila olm 1992 0-1 30} (22... Rxf6 23. Qg3 b4 24. Na4 $17 {Ryan,J-Milu,R/
Manila olm (11.20.4)/1992/0-1 (30)})) 16. Ne2 (16. Na4 Bc6 17. Qxb4 d5 $19)
16... Ne5 17. Rg3 $6 (17. Bg2 Nc4 (17... a5 18. b3 $13) 18. Qxb4 Qd7 19. Qb3 a5
$40) (17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 $17) 17... Nc4 (17... a5 18. b3 $13) 18. Qc1
e5 $1 19. Bf2 a5 {Ftacnik} 20. Bg2 Ba6 21. Re1 a4 22. Bh3 Rc6 23. Qd1 d5 24.
exd5 $17 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Amsterdam Euwe-mem (3)/1995/0-1 (28)}) (15. g6
fxg6 (15... b4 16. gxh7+ Kh8 17. Ne2 e5 18. Be3 f5 19. Qxb4 Ba8 20. Qd2 fxe4
$13 {Varavin,V-Pugachev,A Kobanya op (08) 1992 1-0 54}) (15... Ne5 $6 16. Qg2
Bf6 17. gxh7+ Kh8 18. Rg1 Qe7 19. h5 Rfd8 20. f4 $16 {Varavin,V-Obukhov,A
Krasnodar 1991 1-0 30}) 16. Bh3 e5 $17) (15. Bd3 $1 b4 (15... Ne5 16. Qg2 Nxd3
17. Rxd3 b4 18. Nd1 Qc7 19. b3 $10 {Fedorov,A-Mochalov,E Minsk (10) 1995 1-0
63 - EXP 46}) (15... Nc5 {Ftacnik} 16. Rdg1 e5 17. Be3 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5
Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qc7 21. Rg4 a5 22. Rhg1 f5 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Bg5 $14 {Rodriguez,
A-Larsen,B/San Martin (03)/1995/1-0 (57)}) 16. Ne2 a5 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. h5 Ne5
19. f4 Nf3 20. Qf2 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 22. Qg1 Qxg1 23. Rhxg1 Rc5 24. Ne2 $10 {
Salazar,H-Panno,O/Buenos Aires Konex (07)/1991/0.5 (29)}) (15. Bh3 Ne5 16. Qg2
Nc4 17. g6 Bf6 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Ne2 Rc7 20. Nf4 {Ftacnik} Bc8 21. e5 dxe5 22.
Bxe5 Qe7 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Bxe6+ {Kovacevic,A-Zetocha,C/Szekszard op (09)/1994/
0.5 (37)}) 15... Ne5 16. Qe3 (16. Bxe5 $6 {Ftacnik} dxe5 $17) 16... Nc4 17.
Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rhg1 {Baburin A typical position in the Sicilian Defence. The
a3P often allows the N to remain on c3, but at the same time helps Black to
open the b-file.} (18. Rd3 $5 Qe8 (18... Qc7 19. Bb6 Qc8 20. Ba5 $14 {/\ Bb4})
(18... Qb8 $5 {/\ b4}) (18... b4 $2 19. axb4 Rxb4 20. Bc5 $16 {/\ Bd6}) 19. Rg1
e5 20. Bb6 f5 21. gxf6 Rxf6 22. Ba5 Bf8 23. Rgd1 Qh5 24. Bb4 h6 25. Bxd6 Bxd6
26. Rxd6 Qxf3 $10 {Wang Zili-Boensch,U Peking op (07) 2nd. S.T. Lee Cup 1995
1-0 62}) (18. f4 {Ftacnik} b4 19. axb4 Rxb4 {xe4}) 18... b4 {[%csl Rb2]
Ftacnik In order to generate concrete threads as the b2P is vulnerable. King
15.a3 gave White some security in the centre as the Nc3 was able to maintain
its position. However, we now see the disadvantages of the little pawn move:
Kasparov is able to open the b-file towards the K. Having said that, it will
take some time before the rest of Black's pieces can join in the attack, and
White has his own play on the other side of the board. Topalov's problem is,
what is the best way to open a file on the kingside?} 19. axb4 Rxb4 20. Rg2 {
King Over the next few moves Topalov loses the initiative. To be honest, I
don't see the point of 15.Rg2. Trundling on with 15.h5 seems reasonable,
hoping for a chance to disrupt Black on the kingside with h6 or g6.} (20. Bc5
$2 Rc4 21. Bxd6 Bxd6 22. e5 Bc5 $19) (20. f4 Qc7 21. f5 e5 $1 22. Ba7 Ra8 $17 (
22... Rc8 $15 {Ftacnik})) 20... Ba8 {King Clearing the B from the b-file in
preparation for the attack} 21. b3 $2 (21. h5 Qc7 (21... Qa5 $2 22. Bf6 $1 (22.
g6 $2 fxg6 23. hxg6 h6 $15) 22... Qa3 23. Nd5 $1 Qxe3 24. Nxe3 $16) (21... e5 {
Ftacnik} 22. Bc5 (22. Bxe5 Qb8 $17) 22... Rc4 23. Ba3 Qc7) (21... Qb8 22. Ne2
Rc8 $132) 22. Bf6 Rfb8 $1 $40) (21. Bf6 Bxf6 22. gxf6 Qxf6 23. Rxd6 Bxe4 $1 $17
) (21. Bc5 $1 dxc5 $5 (21... Rb7 22. Rgd2 (22. Ba3 $2 Qa5 $15) 22... Qa5 (22...
Qb8 23. Ba3 $13) 23. Bxd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Rxb2+ 25. Kxb2 Rb8+ 26. Nb5 $1 (26. Kc1
Qa3+ 27. Kd2 Qxd6+ 28. Ke2 Qc7 $17) 26... Rxb5+ 27. Kc1 $18) (21... Rb8 22.
Bxd6 Bxd6 23. Rgd2 Rxb2+ 24. Kxb2 Qb8+ 25. Ka2 Bf4 $17) (21... Rc4 22. Bxd6
Bxd6 23. Rgd2 Bc5 24. Qxc5 Qxd2 25. Qxf8+ Kxf8 26. Rxd2 $18) 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23.
h5 $1 $13) 21... a5 22. h5 $6 {Zu langsam!} Qc7 {Threatening ...e5.} 23. Bf6 {
King Smart way to get rid of the main kings defender. Ftacnik Looks flash, but
the B can be safely ignored. Kasparov refuses to allow an open file in front
of the K.} (23. g6 e5 24. gxh7+ Kxh7 (24... Kh8 {Ftacnik} 25. Ba7 Rc8 26. h6 g6
27. Rd3 Bc6 $40) 25. Ba7 Rc8 26. Kb2 Bc6 $15 {/\ a4, Ra8}) 23... Rfb8 (23...
gxf6 $4 {Ftacnik} 24. gxf6+ Kh8 25. Qg5 $18) 24. Bxe7 (24. h6 {Ftacnik} a4 $40)
24... Qxe7 {King Although the pawns on h5 and g5 look impressive, it is
impossible to open a file, for instance: 25 g6 fxg6 26 hxg6 h6, and Black's K
remains safe.} 25. Rd4 {Verhindert a4.} (25. h6 $2 {Ftacnik} a4 $19) 25... e5 (
25... Qa7 $4 26. Rxb4 $18) 26. Rxb4 axb4 {King Recapturing with the P is an
interesting decision. With one pair of R exchanged, Kasparov recognises that
the attack down the b-file has diminished, and he changes the nature of his
advantage. White's N is driven from the centre, and there is a chance that
Black can use the open a-file.} 27. Na2 (27. Na4 Bc6 28. Nb2 Bb5 29. Rd2 Qc7
$17) (27. Nd5 {Ftacnik} Bxd5 28. exd5 Qb7 $17) 27... Qc7 $1 $17 28. Qd3 Kf8 {
King Intending to support the dP with ...Ke7 in the case of Rd2.} 29. g6 {
King With the BlackK on the march, Topalov feels justified in blowing the
position open; however, Kasparov scuttles the K back into the corner, and
White has only managed to weaken his position.} (29. Rd2 Ke7 $17) 29... fxg6 (
29... hxg6 {Ftacnik} 30. hxg6 f6 31. Rh2 $40) 30. hxg6 h6 31. f4 $6 {Sieht aus
wie Selbstmord, aber wenn Weiß passiv bleibt ist er gegen die Verdoppellung
auf der a-Linie hilflos.} exf4 32. Rf2 Kg8 33. Rxf4 {King The bishop on a8
lives again: the e-pawn is a target, and potentially the g-pawn as well.} Qc5 (
33... d5 $5 {Ftacnik} 34. Rf7 Qd6 35. exd5 Qxd5 36. Nxb4 Qxd3 (36... Rxb4 $2
37. Qxd5 Bxd5 38. Rd7) 37. Nxd3 Be4 38. Rc7 Bxg6 $15) 34. Rf1 Qb5 (34... Qe5 {
Ftacnik} 35. Qc4+) 35. Rc1 $2 (35. Qf3 Qe8 $1 $19 {x e4, x g6}) (35. Qxb5 {
Die beste Chance liegt in einem schlechteren Endspiel.} Rxb5 36. Rd1 Bxe4 37.
Rxd6 Kf8 38. Rd4 Bxg6 39. Nxb4 h5 $17) (35. Rf5 {Ftacnik} Qb6 (35... Qe8 $6 36.
Qxd6 Rd8 37. Re5) 36. Qc4+ Kh8 37. Nxb4 Qg1+ 38. Rf1 Qxg6 $15) (35. Rd1 {
Ftacnik} Qxd3 36. cxd3 (36. Rxd3 Bxe4 37. Rxd6 Kf8 $17) 36... d5 37. e5 d4 $17)
35... Qe5 $19 36. Qc4+ (36. Re1 {Ftacnik} d5 $17) 36... Kh8 37. Rh1 (37. Re1 {
Ftacnik} d5) (37. Nxb4 {Ftacnik} Qxe4 38. Qxe4 Bxe4 39. Nd3 Bxg6 $17) 37...
Bxe4 {[%csl Ge4,Ra2] Ftacnik The B is stronger in open positions, on top of it
the N occupies very modest square.} 38. Qc7 (38. Rxh6+ gxh6 39. Qc7 Rb7 $19)
38... Rf8 39. Rxh6+ Kg8 (39... gxh6 $4 {Ftacnik} 40. Qh7#) 40. Nc1 (40. Qc4+ {
Ftacnik} d5 $19) (40. Nxb4 {Ftacnik} Rf1+) (40. Rh3 {Ftacnik} Qe6 $1) 40...
Bxc2+ (40... Bxc2+ 41. Kxc2 (41. Qxc2 gxh6 $19) 41... Rf2+ 42. Kd3 (42. Kd1 {
Ftacnik} Qd4+) 42... Qd5+ 43. Ke3 Qd2+ 44. Ke4 Rf4#) 0-1

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.06.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2
Qc7 8. O-O Be7 9. a4 $6 {Zu früh!} (9. Re1 O-O (9... Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5
dxe5 12. Rxe5 O-O 13. Bf4 Qb7 14. Re3 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Rb3 Qa7 $10 {- ECO}
) 10. Be3 Nc6 11. a4 Bd7 (11... Ne5 $1) 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. a5 Nd7 14. Na4 Rae8
15. Nb6 f5 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 $10 {Horvath,T-Chuchelov,V Hamburg HSK (02) 1991 1/2
48}) 9... Nc6 10. Re1 (10. Nb3 b6 11. f4 Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. g4 Rfe8 14. g5 Nd7
15. Be3 Bf8 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. h4 Na5 18. Nd4 Nc4 19. Bc1 e5 20. Nf5 exf4 21.
Rxf4 Nce5 $10 {Donguines,F-Sadler,L Genting zt (06) 1995 0-1 40 - EXP 47}) (10.
b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Bd7 12. Nde2 Rab8 13. Nf4 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Nh5 Nxh5 16. Qxh5
Bf6 17. Rfb1 Nd4 18. Qd1 Nxc2 $17 {Burnett,R-Oll,L New York op (02) 1995 0-1
26 - EXP 47}) 10... O-O 11. Be3 {Die Aufstellung Re1 und Be3 paßt nicht
zusammen.} Ne5 $1 (11... Na5 12. Qd3 Bd7 13. b3 Rac8 14. Bd2 Rfd8 15. h3 Nc6
16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Qe2 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 {1/2 Brink Claussen,B-Votruba,P
Tastrup-B (03) 1992}) (11... Rb8 {Ftacnik} 12. h3 (12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Nb3 Na5 14.
Nxa5 Qxa5 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. a5 Bc6 17. Be3 Rbc8 18. Bb6 Qb8 19. Reb1 Rfe8 20. b4
Nd7 21. Bd4 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. b5 axb5 24. Nxb5 d5 25. e5 Bxb5 26. Rxb5 Nd7
27. a6 {Garcia,G-O'Reilly,E/Thessaloniki olm (5)/1988/1-0 (37)}) 12... Re8 13.
Qe2 Na5 14. Rad1 Bd7 15. g4 h6 16. Bc1 Nc6 17. Nb3 Rec8 18. h4 Nh7 19. g5 hxg5
20. hxg5 Nxg5 21. Rd3 Ne5 22. Rg3 Nh7 23. f4 Ng6 24. f5 Bh4 25. fxg6 Bxg3 26.
gxh7+ Kh8 $13 {Atlas,V-Cvitan,O/SWZ-GP Wohlen (3)/1993/0-1 (71)}) 12. h3 Rb8
13. Qe2 (13. g4 $5 {Ftacnik} Nc4 14. Bc1) 13... Bd7 14. g4 (14. f4 $2 Nc4 15.
Bc1 Qc5 16. Qf2 e5 $15) (14. Rad1 $6 {Ftacnik} Nc4 15. Bc1 Nb6 16. a5 Nc4 $17)
14... h6 $1 {Die Schwächung h6 ist vertretbar und so bleibt der Nf6 auf seinem
guten Feld.} 15. Rad1 Rfc8 16. f4 (16. Bc1 $5 Qa5 17. f4 Nc4 18. e5 Ne8 $15 {
/\ Qb4}) (16. g5 $6 hxg5 17. Bxg5 b5 (17... Nc4 18. Bc1 Qa5 $17) 18. axb5 axb5
19. Ndxb5 Qc5 $1 (19... Bxb5 20. Nxb5 Qxc2 21. Nxd6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Qxb2 $10) 20.
Bxf6 Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Bxf6 22. Nxd6 Rd8 23. Qe3 Qxe3 24. fxe3 (24. Rxe3 Nc4 25.
Red3 Nxb2 $19) 24... Rb6 $19) 16... Nc4 17. Bc1 e5 $1 $17 {[%csl Ye4,Yf4,Yg4]
Ftacnik Black hopes to eliminate strong pawn chain e4-g4 with a typical push.
Erzwingt wegen der Schwäche b2 den Tausch auf e5.} 18. fxe5 (18. Nf5 $2 Bxf5
19. exf5 Nxb2 $1 $19) (18. Nb3 exf4 19. Qf2 g5 $19) 18... dxe5 19. Nb3 (19. Nf5
{Ftacnik} Bb4 20. Rd3 $13) 19... b5 {Schon optisch eine Sizi-Traumstellung.}
20. axb5 axb5 21. Kh1 b4 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 (23. Rxd5 {Ftacnik} Be6 24. Rdd1
Nb6 $17 {xc2}) 23... Bh4 $1 24. Rg1 (24. Rf1 {Ftacnik} Bb5) 24... Bb5 25. d6
Qd7 (25... Nxd6 $2 26. Qxe5 $13) 26. Qe4 {Unpleasant slip in a critical moment,
it was important to strive for Nc5.} (26. Rd5 $1 {[%cal Gb3c5] Ftacnik} Bf6 27.
Nc5 Qa7 28. Ne4 Nxd6 $140 29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. Qd2 $40) 26... Rb6 27. Rd5 Rxd6
$19 28. Nc5 Qa7 29. g5 {In seiner Verzweiflung gibt Short noch einen P um Rgd1
spielen zu können.} (29. Rgd1 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxc5 $19) (29. Rxd6 $2 {Ftacnik}
Nxd6 30. Qxe5 Qxc5) 29... hxg5 (29... Rxd5 {Ftacnik} 30. Nb3 Bf2 (30... Rd4 31.
Nxd4 Qxd4 32. Qb7 Nd6 $19) 31. Qxd5 Bc6 32. Qd1 Bxg1 $19) 30. Rgd1 Rxd5 31.
Rxd5 Bc6 (31... Rxc5 $4 32. Rd8+ Be8 33. Rxe8#) 32. Qf5 (32. Qxc4 {Ftacnik}
Bxd5 33. Bxd5 Rxc5 $19) 32... Qa8 33. Kh2 Bxd5 34. Bxd5 Nd6 (34... Qxd5 $2 {
Ftacnik} 35. Qxc8+) 35. Qd3 Qa7 36. Be3 Rxc5 0-1

[Event "NED-ch45"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1990.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Brenninkmeijer, Joris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1990.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bönsch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5
8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 (9. h4 b4 10. Nce2 e5 11. Nb3 d5 12. Ng3 d4 13. Bf2 Be6 14. Bd3
Nbd7 15. Rg1 Be7 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Nh7 {Fedorowicz - Browne, Chicago 1989})
9... Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 b4 13. Na4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15.
Bf2 Bd6 16. Bf5 O-O 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Bxd5 Nxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxf3 21.
Bb6 Bxd1 22. Bxd8 Raxd8 23. Qg2 (23. Qxd1 Bf4+ 24. Kb1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Bxh2 26.
c3 $15 {Hjartarson - Kasparov, Thessaloniki 1988 - Inf.46/284}) 23... Bf3 24.
Qg1 Bf4+ 25. Kb1 Bd2 26. Rf1 Be2 (26... Bxg4 27. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $44 {( Kasparov )
- Inf.46/284}) 27. Rf2 Rfe8 (27... Rxf2 28. Qxf2 Bxg4 $13) 28. b3 Bc3 (28...
Bxg4 $2 29. Rxd2 (29. Qxg4 $2 Re1+ 30. Kb2 Bc1+ 31. Kb1 Ba3+) 29... Rxd2 30.
Qxg4 Re1+ 31. Kb2 Rdd1 32. Nc3 $1 $16) 29. Nxc3 $8 bxc3 30. Kc1 Rd2 31. a4 a5
32. h3 Re4 33. Qh1 Kg8 34. Rf1 Re3 35. Re1 Bf3 36. Qg1 Rxe1+ 37. Qxe1 Be2 38.
Qh1 Rd8 39. Qe1 Rd2 40. Qh1 Rd8 41. Qg1 $2 (41. Qe1 Rd2 $8 (41... Bf3 42. Qxc3
$18) 42. Qh1 $10 {3 mal gleiche Stellung!}) 41... Rf8 0-1

[Event "Reunion IBM op"]
[Site "Reunion"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "De la Riva Aguado, Oscar"]
[Black "Minnebo, Alain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Qa5 9. a4 b4 10. Nce2 d5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. f4 Nc5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. cxb3 Nc6 15.
Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. Rc1 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 O-O 19. Bd3 Bb7 20. Rc5 Qb6 21. a5
Qa7 22. Ke2 Rac8 (22... f6 $1 $132) 23. Rhc1 Rxc5 24. Qxc5 Qa8 (24... Qxc5 25.
Rxc5 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Ke3 Kf8 28. Kd4 Ke7 29. Kc5 $18 Kd7 30. Kxb4 Kc6
31. Bxh7 g6 32. Bg8) 25. Qd4 f6 $2 {[#]} 26. Rc7 Qb8 27. Qb6 Rf7 28. Bxh7+ 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1995.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3
Bd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. h4 Ne5 12. Rg1 g6 13. g5 hxg5 14. hxg5 Nh5 15.
f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Nb3 b5 18. f5 (18. e5 $5) 18... b4 19. fxe6 fxe6 20.
Ne2 e5 21. Kb1 Rh7 (21... Qxe4 22. Nc5) 22. Nec1 Be6 23. Na5 Qb5 24. Ncb3 Rc8
25. Rgf1 Be7 26. Rh1 Rf7 27. Qd3 Bg4 28. Qxb5+ axb5 29. Rd5 Bf3 30. Rc1 Bxe4
31. Rxb5 Ng3 32. Nd2 Bf5 33. Nac4 Bd7 34. Rb6 Nf5 35. Bg1 Rh7 36. Rd1 Bc6 37.
Be3 d5 38. Nxe5 Nxe3 39. Re1 Ng2 40. Rg1 Bc5 0-1

[Event "Lugano Open-10"]
[Site "Lugano"]
[Date "1985.03.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1985.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[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 Nc6 6. f3 $6 a6 7. Be3 e6 8.
Qe2 Nxd4 $1 9. Bxd4 e5 10. Bf2 Be6 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Qe1 (12. Be1) 12... Be7
13. g4 $2 (13. Kb1) 13... Qa5 14. Kb1 $2 (14. a3) 14... Rxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxa2+ 16.
Kc1 d5 $1 17. Qxe5 (17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Qxe5 O-O {/\ ...Bf6, ...Bb4}) (17. g5
Nxe4 18. fxe4 Bxg5+ 19. Be3 d4 20. Rxd4 exd4 21. Qxd4 Bxe3+ 22. Qxe3 Qa1+ $19)
17... O-O 18. Bd4 Rd8 $1 19. Bd3 (19. g5 Bd6) 19... h6 {/\ ...Bd6} 20. Qc7 dxe4
21. Qxe7 Rxd4 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23. Qe8+ Kh7 24. Bxe4+ Rxe4 25. Qd8 Qa1+ 26. Kd2
Qxb2 27. Qd3 f5 28. Rb1 Qe5 29. Rbe1 (29. Rhe1 Qa5+ 30. c3 Bc4 31. Qc2 Qd5+ $19
) 29... Qa5+ $1 30. c3 (30. Kd1 Bc4 31. Qg3 (31. Qd7 Qa1+ 32. Kd2 Rd4+ 33. Ke3
Qxe1+ $19) 31... Rd4+) 30... Bc4 31. Qc2 Rf4 32. Kd1 Qa1+ 33. Qc1 Qa4+ 34. Kd2
Qa2+ 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Greenville"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1983.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[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. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5 (11. Na4 d5 $1) 11... Nd5 12. exd6 Bxd6 13.
Bd2 Rb8 $10 14. Na4 $6 (14. Rb1 $1) (14. Ne4 $2 Be5) 14... c5 15. c4 Ne7 16.
Bc3 Nf5 17. b3 e5 18. Bb2 Nd4 19. Nc3 f5 (19... Re8 $1) 20. f4 $1 exf4 21. gxf4
Re8 22. Rf2 Bb7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5+ Kh8 25. Kh1 Qc7 26. Qd2 Re7 27. Rg1 Rbe8
$2 (27... a5 28. Bc3 $1) 28. Bxd4 $1 cxd4 29. b4 Re3 $2 (29... Re4 $1 30. Bxe4
$2 (30. Rgf1 Qe7 31. c5 Bc7) 30... Rxe4 $1) 30. c5 $1 Bxf4 31. Qxd4 Bh6 32.
Rxf5 Re2 33. Qh4 Qd7 (33... Be3 $2 34. Qxh7+ $1) 34. Rgf1 g6 $2 (34... Qc8 $6
35. c6 R2e5 36. Rxe5 Rxe5 37. Qg4 Qd8 38. Bg2) 35. Qd4+ R8e5 (35... Bg7 36.
Rf8+ Rxf8 37. Rxf8#) 36. Rxe5 Bg7 37. Rxe2 $2 (37. Rf8+ Bxf8 38. Re8+ Qg7 39.
Rxf8#) 37... Bxd4 38. Rf8+ (38. Rf8+ Kg7 39. Rf7+) 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 79th"]
[Site "Plymouth"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Collinson, Adam"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Qd2 e6 8. f3
b5 9. g4 h6 10. h4 b4 {[ A very rare move and an excellent idea to get White
out of main line preparation. Black usually plays 10..Bb7 11.0-0-0 b4 ]} 11.
Nce2 d5 12. exd5 (12. g5 hxg5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg5 Qa5 15. Nf4 Bb7 16. Bc4
Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Qe5+ $1 {[ Was good for Black in Yudasin-Gavrikov USSR Ch. Kiev
1986 ]}) 12... Nxd5 13. Bf2 $6 {[ I cant believe White has time for this, by
comparison with the main line 13.0-0-0 is better ]} Bb7 14. O-O-O Bc5 15. Ng3
Qa5 16. Bc4 N7b6 $5 {[ This works out well and was designed against 17.Nb3 16..
Ne5 fails to 17.Nb3]} (16... Ne5 17. Nb3 $1 (17. Bb3 O-O-O 18. Ne4 {[#] [ The
central box of knights ! ]} Nxf3 $1 19. Nxf3 Nc3 $1 $17) 17... Nxc4 18. Nxa5
Nxd2 19. Bxc5 $18) 17. Bb3 (17. Nb3 {[ Now this fails ]} Qxa2 18. Bxd5 Na4 $1
$19 {[ The point of Nb6 ]}) 17... Nc3 $2 {[#] [ Was this a bluff ? White now
caves in but what did Julian have in mind against 18.Nxe6! (?) ]} (17... O-O-O
$1) 18. Rde1 $2 {[ This just loses, White was perhaps a bit too overawed to
think about the advantage ! ]} (18. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 (18... Bxf2 19. Nc7+ (19. Rhe1
{[ D.Knox - looks incredibly strong ]}) 19... Kf8 20. Qxf2 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 $16
Rc8 22. Nf5 $1) (18... Nxa2+ 19. Bxa2 Qxa2 20. Nxg7+ $16 (20. Qd8+ Rxd8 21.
Rxd8+ Ke7 22. Bxc5+ Kxe6 23. Re1+ Kf6 24. Rd6+ {[ This line made the
commentators (birth) day ]})) 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 (19... Nxd1 20. Qd6 $18) (19...
Nxa2+ 20. Kb1 $1 (20. Bxa2 Qxa2 21. Qxb4 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 O-O-O+ $1 23. Ke2 Rxd1
24. Rxd1 Bxf3+ $1 $19) 20... Qxc5 21. Qd6 $1 (21. Bxe6 Nc3+ 22. bxc3 bxc3 23.
Bd7+ Kd8 $3 $19) (21. Bxa2 Bxf3 22. Rde1 $1 O-O $1 $13 (22... Bxh1 23. Rxe6+
$18) 23. Rxe6 Bd5) 21... Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Nd5 23. Re1 Nac3+ 24. bxc3 Nxc3+ 25. Kb2
O-O 26. Rexe6 Kh7 27. Nf5 $1 {[ /\ 27.Rxh6+ gxh6 28.Rxh6 # ]}) 20. bxc3 bxc3
21. Qd6 $16) 18... O-O-O 19. bxc3 bxc3 20. Qf4 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Qa3+ 22. Kd1 Rxd4+
23. Qxd4 Bxf3+ 24. Ne2 Qb2 0-1

[Event "World U20-ch22"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Bulletin/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. a4 (7. g4 $1
h6 8. Bg2) 7... b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. f4 Nbd7 10. g4 $5 $146 {Après avoir adopté
une suite tranquille comme 7.a4, le suédois devient plus agressif avec cette
nouveauté 10.g4} Nc5 {[%cal Gc5e4,Gf6e4,Gb7e4]} 11. Qf3 h6 12. O-O {Le plan
des blancs est assez douteux: avec la structure g4, le B serait mieux placé en
f3 qu'en d3 car l'aile-roi des blancs s'est affaibli} g6 13. b4 {le signe que
le suédois n'était pas satisfait de sa position} Nxd3 14. cxd3 Bg7 $15 15. Rac1
h5 $1 {réfutant le plan des blancs} 16. g5 Ng4 $1 17. Nde2 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 O-O
$17 {[%csl Gb7,Gg7] La nouvelle preuve que Fritz 10 ne comprend pas vraiment
la position car il donne l'égalité alors que c'est un net avantage noir à
cause de la paire de B et de la position exposée du K blanc} 19. Rc2 Re8 20.
Rfc1 Rc8 21. Nb1 $6 Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Bf8 23. Qd2 (23. Qc1 {[%cal Gc2c7]} e5 $1 $40
{[%csl Rf4,Gf8,Rg5]}) 23... d5 $1 $40 24. e5 {[%cal Ge2d4] Les Blancs
espèrent avoir le temps de jouer Nd4 bloquant le centre Noir et le Bb7} d4 $1
{[%csl Gb7,Re2][%cal Gd8d5] Pare la menace Nd4 et c'est probablement déjà
gagnant pour les Noirs} 25. Rc4 Bd5 (25... Qd5 $142 {[%cal Gd5g2]}) 26. Rc1 Qd7
27. Nxd4 Qxa4 28. Nc2 Be7 29. Nc3 Bxb4 30. Nxa4 Bxd2 31. Rf1 $2 Rc8 {STOHL
remonte à la 05ème place avec 4,5/6} 0-1

[Event "World U20-ch22"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Bulletin/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 (5... a6 6. g3 {Short,N 
(2510)-Klinger,J (2300) Wch U20 Belfort 1983 0-1}) 6. g3 {Une suite tranquille
contre la Scheveninge, jouée notamment par le GMI BROWNE dans les années 70}
Nc6 7. Bg2 Bd7 $1 (7... Be7 $143 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 $36 {[%csl Rc6,Gg2][%cal
Gg2c6,Re5d6]}) 8. O-O Be7 (8... a6) 9. a4 a6 10. Re1 {une nouveauté théorique
mais en fait c'est une simple interversion de coups} (10. Nb3 {Ostojic,P (2485)
-Suetin,A (2520) URS-YUG Odessa 1975 (2) 1/2}) 10... O-O (10... Qc7) 11. Nxc6
Bxc6 12. a5 {[%csl Gb6]} Qc7 (12... Nd7) 13. Be3 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7b6]} 14. Na4
Rae8 $1 {[%cal Gf7f5] Une idée récente qui avait été popularisée par ANDERSSON}
(14... Rac8 $143 15. Nb6 Nxb6 16. Bxb6 Qd7 17. c4 $14 {Avec un net avantage
d'espace des blancs}) (14... Rad8 $143 15. Nb6 Nf6 16. Bf4 $14) (14... Bxa4 $5
{la paire de B donne permet de garder un petit avantage blanc} 15. Rxa4 Rfc8 {
Jansa,V (2460)-Schmidt,W (2495) Vrnjacka Banja 1981 (7) 1-0}) 15. Nb6 f5 $1 {
[%cal Ge8e6,Ge8e4] L'idée de Rae8 qui soutient "e6" pour permettre d'attaquer
"e4" par "f5"} 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 $11 {[%cal Gd7e6] les noirs ont d'excellents
résultats avec ce plan} 17. Qd3 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Bf6 20. Qb4 $5 $146
(20. Bd4 {Wedberg,T (2420)-Velikov,P (2445) Politiken Cup (9) 1/2}) 20... d5
21. c3 Rc8 22. Rad1 Qb5 $5 23. Qxb5 axb5 24. Ra1 {[%cal Ga5a6]} e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dilijan FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Dilijan"]
[Date "2013.06.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 {The Scheveningen
Variation of the Sicilian has been a very strong weapon in Garry Kasparov's
hands.} 6. Be3 Be7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. g4 a6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12.
g5 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. Kb1 b4 15. Na4 Bb7 16. g6 $1 {Very impressive, and Black
didn't find a satisfactory answer. However as the game continued Kosintseva
managed to create a very strong counterplay on the kingside and push a pawn
all the way to f2.} e5 17. Be3 Bc6 18. gxf7+ Kh8 19. Bg5 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21.
Qxb4 Rab8 22. Qc4 Qb7 23. b3 Bb5 24. Qb4 Be7 25. Rd5 Bxf1 26. Qxb7 Rxb7 27.
Rxf1 Bxh4 28. Rxd6 Rbxf7 29. c4 g5 30. c5 g4 31. c6 gxf3 32. Nb6 f2 {This pawn
is a real distraction for White, but unfortunately for Tatiana she blundered
it in time trouble.} 33. Nd7 Rg8 34. Rdd1 Re7 35. c7 Rc8 36. Nb6 Rcxc7 37. Nd5
Kg7 $2 (37... Rg7 38. Nxc7 Rxc7 {should secure a draw.}) 38. Rh1 Bg5 39. Rdf1
Red7 40. Nxc7 Rxc7 41. Rxf2 {Now Black is simply lost.} Bf4 42. Rg2+ Kf6 43.
Rc2 Ra7 44. Rc6+ Kg7 45. Rd1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.02"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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"]

{In the first rapid game Svidler missed a large advantage, compensating for
Rublevsky's missed win yesterday. The second rapid game started well for
Rublevsky, but two mistakes in a row led to immediate disaster for Black.} 1.
e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O Nf6
9. Nce2 Rc8 10. a4 Qc7 {A tricky move. Usually Black develops the bishop first
(10...Be7)} 11. b3 $6 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 e5 13. Nf5 d5 14. Qd3 g6 $6 {In his desire
to take the pawn in the most convenient way Rublevsky weakens the position and
allows White to keep the queens on the board.} ({After} 14... Bxf5 15. exf5
Qxc2 {it is White who must play for a draw}) ({Less clear is} 14... Qxc2 15.
Qxc2 Rxc2 16. Ne3) 15. Nh6 Qxc2 $2 ({Black had to continue} 15... dxe4 16. Bxe4
Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Bg7 {and in opposite to the game it is more difficult for White
to create threats.}) 16. Qf3 $1 Bg7 17. exd5 {Now the material is equal and
Black has serious problems with the king.} Rf8 {A clear sign that things went
terrible for Black. The rest was an easy task for Svidler, who quickly creates
a decisive attack.} 18. Re1 Rc3 19. Qf4 Kd8 20. Qh4 Rxb3 21. Bg5 Rb6 22. a5 Rd6
23. Qb4 Qc7 24. Rac1 Qb8 25. Rxe5 Bxh6 26. Bxh6 Re8 27. Bf4 Bb5 28. Ree1 Rxe1+
29. Rxe1 Kd7 30. Bh3+ 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O-O a6 {Both players had some experience in this line. Leko's next
move is a slightly unusual way to start the king side attack.} 10. h4 ({
For the time being, White refrains from weakening the f3-square with the more
popular} 10. g4 {. Leko probably wanted to prevent the following plan,
introduced by Kasparov in 1988 and employed a couple of times by Morozevich in
2005:} Nd7 11. h4 Nde5 {when White needs to spend a tempo on the defence of
the f3-pawn. However, this might have been unnecessary precaution in this
concrete case, since Svidler has a different pet variation.}) 10... Nxd4 11.
Bxd4 ({The more natural way to capture back. The alternate} 11. Qxd4 Nd7 12. g4
b5 13. g5 Qa5 14. Kb1 b4 15. Ne2 Bb7 {was seen in Adams-Svidler, San Luis 2005.
}) 11... Nd7 12. g4 b5 13. g5 Qc7 14. Kb1 b4 15. Na4 Bb7 16. b3 Bc6 17. Nb2 a5
18. h5 Ne5 19. Be2 f5 $5 ({This is an interesting novelty over the game
Leko-Kasparov, Linares 2003 which continued with} 19... a4 {and ended in a
draw after complicated fight. It seems to be in Svidler's nature to fight
against the opponent's advantage of space in such radical way. Compare with
the move 30...f5 from the game against Aronian, played in the 5th round of the
Morelia half, although this time the advance oif the f-pawn seems to be more
to the point. An interesting tactical phase will follow now, leading to mass
simplifications and an obvious draw.}) 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. Nc4 d5 22. Nb6 Rad8
23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Qe3 Ng4 25. Nxd5 Nxe3 26. Nxc7 Bxd4 27. Nxe6 Nxd1 28. Rxd1
Bf6 29. Nxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Bxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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. f3 e6 {Loek goes for
the sharpest possible line in the Sicilian. Not really what I expected, but he
was probably inspired by my abysmal score in the Najdorf.} 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 {The old, somewhat forgotten main line.} ({These
days everyone plays} 10... b4 11. Nce2 Qc7 12. h4 d5 {, and now White has a
million options, in all cases leading to immense complications (and very often
a computer analysis aided draw.)}) 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Be7 $5 {
This move was already new to me, although Loek had played it 16 years ago...
against Garry Kasparov! I don't think he prepared it for our game, but instead
decided to play it over the board.} ({I was trying to recall the theory after} 
13... Nc5 14. a3 {and here we get a position comparable to the game:} Rc8 (
14... Nxa4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 {is another huge line,
with hundreds of games played.}) 15. axb4 Nxb3+ 16. Nxb3 Qxa4 17. Kb2 d5 {
Now if White attempts} 18. Bc5 {, as in the game, Black is perfectly fine after
} (18. c3 {is the correct move, which theory assesses as better for White.})
18... dxe4 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Nc5 Qc6) 14. Rh3 $1 {I spent a lot of time on
this move, and came up with an excellent one. I protect my rook, prepare g5,
and get out of the way of possible tactics on the long diagonal.} ({I didn't
like the stereotypical} 14. Bh3 {because of} g5 $1 {, freezing up White's
kingside play. The machine insists White is better after} 15. a3 d5 16. hxg5
hxg5 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Bxg5 {, but it seems unnecessarily complex to me.}) (14.
Be2 {was my instinctive reaction, but then I realized that} g6 $1 {, followed
by ...e5 leaves the knight comically trapped on d4.}) 14... Nc5 {Necessary, as
otherwise g5 comes.} 15. a3 Rc8 {A very natural move, and the one I was
expecting, but surprisingly it seems to be a serious error.} (15... Nxa4 16.
axb4 Qc7 17. bxa4 Nd7 {was probably the only way to achieve a playable
position.} (17... d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. f4 {is a better version of the same
position without Rh3 and Be7 for White. The rook is excellently placed on h3
to defend White's king after Bg1, with a quick attack with f5 to follow.}) 18.
a5 Ne5 19. Nb3 {, but Black is still struggling to find meaningful counterplay.
}) 16. axb4 (16. Qxb4 $6 Qc7 $1 {is unclear, because ...d5 is in the air.})
16... Nxb3+ 17. Nxb3 Qxa4 18. Kb2 {Logically it seems like the inclusion of
Rh3 and Be7 should favor Black, but the opposite is true.} d5 (18... Bxe4 $5 {
was Loek's suggestion after the game, but it doesn't work:} 19. Ra1 $1 Qc6 20.
fxe4 Nxe4 21. Qd3 Bf6+ 22. Bd4 Nf2 23. Qd2 Nxh3 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Bxh3 {
, and White emerges with a decisive advantage.}) 19. Bc5 {A good move, and
after this it becomes clear that all is not well with Black's position, but
there was an even stronger option.} ({The counter-intuitive} 19. Ra1 $1 {
was extremely strong:} Qc6 (19... Qxb4 20. c3 Qd6 21. e5 $1 {, and the pawn is
immune because the queen will get trapped on e5, so Black loses a piece.}) 20.
c3 Qc7 21. e5 Nd7 22. f4 {, with a tremendous positional advantage.}) 19... Qd7
({I spent a lot of time calculating what happens after} 19... dxe4 20. Bxe7
Kxe7 21. Nc5 Qc6 (21... Rxc5 $4 22. Qd6+ Ke8 23. Qd8#) 22. g5 (22. Nxb7 e3 $1
23. Qd6+ Qxd6 24. Nxd6 Rcd8 {regains the piece with an unclear position.})
22... Rhd8 (22... Nd5 23. fxe4 Nxb4 24. Qd7+ {wins a piece.}) 23. gxf6+ gxf6
24. Qe1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 exf3 {, and although Loek seemed extremely skeptical
about Black's position after the game, this might have been a good practical
chance.}) 20. g5 ({In hindsight I think the less direct, more positional
approach with} 20. e5 Ng8 21. f4 {, would have been crushing. Black has no
counterplay and will soon be under attack after f5.}) 20... hxg5 ({I was
expecting} 20... Nh5 {and planned} 21. f4 Qc7 22. e5 {with a tremendous
advantage. Loek found a more resilient defense.}) 21. hxg5 Rxh3 22. Bxh3 Nh7
23. f4 {A natural move, restricting the knight on h7, but it was best to
aggressively break up Black's kingside immediately.} (23. g6 $1 Ng5 24. Bg4 {
was very strong, for example after} fxg6 25. exd5 Bxd5 26. c4) 23... Qc7 24.
Bxe7 $6 ({Again} 24. g6 {was best:} Nf6 25. gxf7+ Kxf7 {and this position
didn't look entirely clear to me, but there are various ways to win, the most
convincing being} 26. Qe2 $1 {, with the point that ...Nxe4 is met by Qh5+ and}
dxe4 {loses to} 27. Bxe6+ $1 Kxe6 28. Qc4+ Bd5 29. Rxd5 Nxd5 30. Nd4+ Kf6 31.
Qxd5) 24... Kxe7 25. Nc5 a5 {Now I started to realize that the position was
spiraling out of control and to make matters worse, we were both getting low
on time.} 26. g6 Nf6 ({Possibly better was} 26... Nf8 27. gxf7 axb4 28. Nxb7 {
and here what Loek missed and what concerned me during the game was} Qc3+ $1
29. Qxc3 bxc3+ 30. Ka3 (30. Kc1 Ra8) 30... Ra8+ 31. Kb4 Rb8 32. Kxc3 Rxb7 33.
exd5 exd5 34. Rxd5 Kxf7 {, and White still has chances to win this, but it
will be far from easy.}) 27. e5 Nd7 (27... Ne4 28. Nxe4 dxe4 29. Qd6+ Qxd6 30.
exd6+ {should win handily.}) 28. Nxd7 Qxd7 29. f5 {Now the situation looks
grim for Black, because threats like f6 and gxf7 are in the air.} Rc4 $2 {
This loses, but it was hard to find the correct defence for Black.} ({We tried
to make} 29... Qa4 {work after the game, but it isn't close to adequate:} 30.
f6+ gxf6 31. exf6+ Kd6 {, and now, among other moves,} 32. Bxe6 $1 Kxe6 (32...
fxe6 33. f7) 33. Re1+ Kd7 34. gxf7 {wins.}) (29... Qc7 $1 {was most persistent.
} 30. f6+ Kf8 $1 31. fxg7+ Kxg7 32. gxf7 Kxf7 {, and surprisingly checks lead
nowhere, so White needs to play the quiet move} 33. Kb1 $1 {, with an
initiative, but Black has good chances to hold on.}) 30. f6+ {Now it's all
over.} gxf6 31. exf6+ Kd6 (31... Kxf6 32. Rf1+ {is curtains.}) 32. Qh2+ $1 {
This is the move Loek missed when he played 29...Rc4.} (32. g7 Qa4 $1 {starts
counterplay, and although it's still winning for White, under time pressure
Black has swindling chances.}) 32... Kc6 33. g7 {Now Black's queen can't
quickly come to aid the attack.} Qd8 (33... Rxb4+ 34. Kc1) 34. Qe5 Bc8 ({
I was expecting} 34... Qb6 35. g8=Q Rxb4+ 36. Kc1 Rb1+ 37. Kd2 Qf2+ 38. Qe2
Qd4+ 39. Ke1 {, and was a bit worried about this position, but didn't see any
constructive checks for Black.} Qh4+ 40. Kf1 Qxh3+ 41. Kg1 Rxd1+ 42. Qxd1 Qe3+
43. Kg2 {is indeed winning for White.}) 35. b5+ Kb7 36. Rg1 (36. Rxd5 $1 exd5
37. Qe7+ Qxe7 38. fxe7 {was even stronger and more aesthetically pleasing.})
36... Qb6 37. g8=Q (37. g8=Q Qxb5+ 38. Kc1 {is the end of the checks, so Loek
resigned. After this win I moved to +4, with chances to catch up to 1st place
going into the last round, but a disappointing loss ended my hopes.}) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.14"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Chandler,M"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 $5 5. Nc3 (5. Nb5 Qb8 6. c4 Nf6 {
With some difference to a usual Maroczy bind set-up. After ...e6, ...Be7, ...
0-0 the move ...Rd8 can be useful.}) 5... e6 {Now we have a standard Taimanov
variation.} 6. g3 (6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 $5 b5 8. Nxc6 Qxc6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 Nf6
11. f3 $5 Bc5 12. Kh1 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 b4 14. Ne2 O-O 15. Rfc1 $5 {Short,N-Rogers,
I/Manila olm (13)/1992/1-0/42/ ->CBM 30}) 6... d6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 (7... a6 8. O-O
Nf6 {The standard position. Black continues with ...Be7 and ...Bd7.}) 8. Qxd4
Nf6 9. O-O (9. Bg5 Be7 10. O-O-O {Timman,J-Portisch,L/Candidates sf/1989/})
9... Bd7 10. a4 $146 {Short's positional continuation seems a new and powerful
plan.} (10. Re1 Be7 11. e5 dxe5 12. Rxe5 O-O 13. Bf4 Rfd8 $5 {A few games with
this position are played by A.Zapata.}) 10... a6 11. a5 Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qb4
$1 {An unusual square for the queen in a Sicilian, but in addition to dealing
with Short's inevitable Be3-b6 Portisch must now also watch out for White's
pawn push e4-e5 in some positions.} Bc6 14. Bb6 Qb8 (14... Qd7 15. Rad1 d5 16.
Qb3 $14 (16. Bc5 $14)) 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Qb3 Nd7 17. Na4 Bd8 18. Bxd8 Rxd8 19.
Red1 Qc7 20. Nb6 Nxb6 21. axb6 Qe7 22. Qb4 Kf8 23. c4 Rac8 24. Rd2 Rd7 25. Rad1
Rcd8 {White has significant pressure on the d-pawn and Black is cramped.} 26.
h4 f6 27. Qa5 Rc8 28. Qa3 Rcd8 29. Kh2 Qf7 30. Rd4 Qe7 31. b4 Kg8 32. Bh3 {
The pressure on Black has become untenable - White threatens the immediate 33.
b5 axb5 34.cxb5 Bxb5 35.Qb3! for example, attacking both b5 and e6. Portisch
pragmatically jettisons a pawn to gain some space.} f5 33. exf5 e5 34. R4d2 Kh8
35. Kg1 Qf6 36. Qe3 h6 37. Qe2 Re7 38. Bg2 e4 39. Qe3 Re5 40. Bh3 Ba4 41. Re1
Bd7 42. g4 $2 (42. Rd4 {Short} Bxf5 43. Bxf5 Qxf5 44. Rxe4 {Short: 'White is
simply a pawn up'.}) 42... Qxh4 43. Rxd6 Bc6 44. Red1 $6 Rf8 45. R1d4 Kg8 46.
Kh2 h5 47. Qg3 Qe7 48. gxh5 e3 49. f4 Rfxf5 $6 50. Bxf5 Rxf5 51. Rd8+ Be8 52.
R4d7 $1 {Thanks to Short's faulty 42nd move Black has conjured up dangerous
threats of his own, such as ...e2 and ...Rxh5+. White must enter a queen v
rook+bishop endgame, where there is a serious danger of a positional blockade.}
Rxh5+ 53. Kg1 Qxd7 54. Rxd7 Bxd7 55. Qxe3 Rf5 56. Kf2 Bc6 57. Qe7 Rf6 58. Kg3
Kh7 59. Kg4 Bg2 60. Qe3 Bc6 61. Qd3+ Kg8 62. Kg5 Kf7 63. f5 $1 {This was the
sealed move. As we left the playing hall together at adjournment, Short,myself
and team captain M.Stean seriously feared a positional draw, if Black puts his
rook on h6, and keeps his bishop on c6-h1 diagonal.} Rh6 $6 (63... Kg8 {
We were only marginally cheered by Nigel pointing out he had at least a trap
to play for} 64. Qd8+ Kh7 $2 65. Qxf6 $1 gxf6+ 66. Kxf6 Bd7 67. c5 $1 Kg8 68.
Ke7 Bxf5 69. c6 $18) (63... Kg8 {The most resilient defence} 64. b5 $1 (64.
Qd8+ Kf7 $1) 64... axb5 65. cxb5 Bh1 66. Kf4 $1 Kh7 67. Ke5 $1 Bg2 68. Qe2 Bh1
69. Qf1 Rh6 {With the king on e5 White can decisivly penetrate with...} 70. f6
$1 gxf6+ 71. Ke6 $18) 64. b5 axb5 65. cxb5 Bh1 66. Qd1 $1 {Mutual zugzwang!
White to move has no threat (67.f6? Rg6+!), but any Black move now loses
immediately.} Rh7 (66... Kg8 67. f6 $18) (66... Be4 67. Qd7+ Kf8 68. Qc8+ Ke7
69. Qc5+ Kf7 70. Qc4+ $18) (66... Bg2 67. Qb3+ $1 Kf8 68. Qa3+ Ke8 (68... Kg8
69. Qa2+ $18) 69. Qa2 $18 {/\ Qg8#, Qxg2}) 67. Qd7+ Kf8 68. Qd6+ Kf7 69. Qe6+
Kf8 70. f6 gxf6+ 71. Kg6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch10 Final"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1937.05.04"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Panov, Vasily N"]
[Black "Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1937.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[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 e6 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 a6 8. O-O
Qc7 9. Kh1 (9. f4 O-O (9... Nc6 $6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nd7 13.
Bf4 O-O 14. Ne4 Bb7 15. Qh5 $16 {Tal,M-Darga,K/URS-BRD/1960/}) 10. g4 Nc6 11.
Nxc6 bxc6 12. g5 Ne8 13. Be3 Rb8 14. b3 d5 $13 {Popovic,P-Stoica,V/Tuzla/1981/}
) (9. Re1 $5) (9. Be3 $5) 9... Nc6 10. Nb3 Bd7 11. f4 O-O 12. g4 Rac8 13. Bd2 (
13. Be3 Na5) 13... b5 (13... Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.
Bb4 Ne8 18. e5 Bc6 19. exd6 $16) 14. g5 Ne8 15. Qh5 f5 $6 (15... g6 $5 16. Qh6
Ng7 (16... f6 {/\Rf7, Ng7}) 17. Rf3 Rfe8 18. Rh3 Nh5 {/\ Bf8/}) 16. exf5 Rxf5 (
16... exf5 $2 17. Bd5+ Kh8 18. Bf7 {/\19.Bg6}) 17. Rae1 (17. Be4 g6 $1) 17...
g6 18. Qe2 Ng7 19. Ne4 $14 Nh5 (19... Rf7 $5) 20. Ng3 Nxg3+ 21. hxg3 Rf7 22.
Kh2 (22. a3 $5 {/\ Bc3/}) 22... Re8 (22... Bf8 $5 {/\ Bg7/} 23. Bc3 b4 24. Bf6
a5) 23. a3 Bf8 24. Bc3 e5 $6 (24... Bg7 $5) (24... Bg7 25. Bxg7 Rxg7 {><h6,
><f6}) 25. Qd1 $1 Bg7 (25... exf4 26. Bd5) 26. Nd2 Be6 27. Ne4 Rd8 (27... d5 $6
28. Nc5) (27... Nd4 $5) 28. b3 Qd7 (28... exf4 29. gxf4 Bxc3 30. Nxc3 $16 (30.
Nxc3 Re8 31. Nd5 $16 Qa7 32. Nf6+)) 29. fxe5 Nxe5 (29... dxe5 $6 30. Qxd7 (30.
Qxd7 Bxd7 31. Nc5) 30... Bxd7 31. Nc5 $18) 30. Nf6+ (30. Nf6+ Bxf6 31. gxf6 Qc8
32. Qd4 $1 Rfd7 $2 33. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 34. f7+ $1 Rxf7 35. Qxe5 Kf8 36. Qg7+ Ke7
37. Bb4+ {1-0 Panov,V-Makogonov,V/URS-ch10 Tbilisi 1937}) 30... Bxf6 31. gxf6
Qc8 (31... Rdf8 32. Bxe5 dxe5 33. Qxd7 Rxd7 (33... Bxd7 34. Bd5) 34. Rxe5) 32.
Qd4 $1 (32. Bb2 $6 Rc7 $1) 32... Rfd7 (32... Rc7 33. Ba5) 33. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 34.
f7+ $18 Rxf7 (34... Kf8 35. Bb4+ Re7 36. Qxe5) 35. Qxe5 Kf8 36. Qg7+ Ke7 (36...
Ke8 37. Qg8+ Ke7 38. Bb4+ $18) 37. Bb4+ (37. Bb4+ Rd6 38. Rxf7+ Bxf7 39. Qe5+
Qe6 40. Bxd6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch02 Final"]
[Site "Petrograd"]
[Date "1923.07.21"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich"]
[Black "Dus Chotimirsky, Fedor Ivanovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1923.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bb5+ (6. g4 $5) 6...
Nbd7 7. O-O (7. Bg5 Qb6 (7... a6 $5) 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Qd3 a6 10. Bxd7+ Bxd7 11.
O-O-O Qa5 12. Kb1 b5 13. f4 b4 14. Nce2 Be7 $13 {Bagirov/}) 7... Be7 8. Qf3 $6
(8. f4 $5) 8... O-O 9. Be3 a6 10. Be2 Qc7 11. Qg3 Rd8 (11... Re8 $5) 12. Rad1
b5 13. a3 Bb7 $15 14. f3 Ne5 (14... Rac8 $5 {/\ d5/}) 15. Kh1 Nc4 16. Bc1 Nxa3
$6 (16... Rac8 $5) 17. Nd5 $1 exd5 (17... Nxd5 $5 18. exd5 Nxc2 19. dxe6 Nxd4
20. exf7+ Kxf7 21. Rxd4 Bf6 22. Rdd1 $13 {/\ Bf4, Bd3/}) 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. bxa3
g6 (19... dxe4 20. Bb2 Ne8 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. fxe4 $40) 20. Qg5 Ne8 21. exd5 f6 (
21... Qxc2 22. Bd3 Qc7 23. Bb2 $36) 22. Qg3 Qxc2 23. Bd3 Qc7 24. Bb1 Qf7 25.
Nh4 $1 $13 Bg7 $6 (25... Kg7 $5) 26. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 27. Bxg6 Qd7 28. Rfe1 Nc7 $6
(28... Rac8 29. Qh4 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Bxd5 $13) 29. Qh4 Bxd5 (29... Re8 30. Qh7+
Kf8 31. Bh6 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Bxd5 33. Qh8+ Bg8 34. Bh7 Qf7 35. Bxg8 Qxg8 36.
Bxg7+ Kf7 37. Qh5+ Kxg7 38. Re7+ Kf8 39. Rxc7 $18) 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Rxd5 (31.
Rxd5 Nxd5 32. Bh6 {/\ Qh8#/}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. g4 Nxd4 (9... d5 10. g5 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nd7 12. exd5 Bxg5 13. O-O-O
Bf6 14. Qb4 a5 15. Qa3 Qc7 16. d6 Qc6 17. Ne4 $16 {Tiviakov,S-Jansa,V/Gausdal/
1992/1|0/35/}) (9... a6 $5 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. h4 Rc8
14. g5 Nd7 15. a3 Ne5 16. Qe3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rhg1 b4 19. axb4 Rxb4 20.
Rg2 $13 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Novgorod/1995/0|1/40/}) 10. Bxd4 Nd7 11. O-O-O a6
12. h4 b5 13. g5 Rb8 $6 {N/} (13... Bb7 $5) (13... b4 $5 14. Ne2 a5 15. f4 Bb7
16. Ng3 Rc8 17. Kb1 e5 18. Be3 exf4 19. Bxf4 Ne5 20. Qe2 Rc5 $132 {Sasu
Ducsoara,A-Cebalo,M/Pula/1996/0|1/43/}) 14. Kb1 Bb7 15. Bh3 $6 (15. Rg1 $5) (
15. a3 $5) 15... b4 16. Ne2 Ne5 17. f4 Nc4 (17... Nf3 18. Qe3 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 $36
) 18. Qd3 Qc7 19. g6 $1 e5 (19... hxg6 20. h5 e5 21. hxg6 exd4 22. Be6 $1 Ne3
23. Nxd4 fxe6 24. Qxe3 $18) 20. gxf7+ Kh8 21. Ba7 Ra8 22. Bf2 Bc8 23. h5 Bf6
24. h6 g6 25. fxe5 Bxe5 26. Bd4 Bxh3 27. Qxh3 (27. Rxh3 $5 Rxf7 28. Rf3 $22
Raf8 29. Rxf7 Qxf7 30. Bxe5+ dxe5 31. b3 Na3+ 32. Kb2 $14) 27... Rxf7 28. Qe6 (
28. Rhf1 $5) 28... Raf8 29. Bxe5+ dxe5 30. Qxa6 Rf2 $44 31. Rhe1 Ne3 32. Rc1
Ng2 33. Red1 Ne3 34. Re1 Nc4 (34... Ng2 35. Red1 $10 (35. Rg1 $5)) 35. Qb5 (35.
Ka1 R2f6 36. Qb5 Rb8 37. Qa4 Qb7 $36) 35... Rb8 36. Qa6 Nd2+ $6 (36... Rbf8 $5)
(36... Na3+ 37. Ka1 $22 (37. bxa3 bxa3+ 38. Ka1 Rxe2 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. Qe6+ Kh8
$10) 37... Nxc2+ 38. Kb1 Rc8 39. Qd3 Nxe1 40. Rxc7 Nxd3 41. Rxc8+ $18) 37. Ka1
Nxe4 38. Nd4 $1 Nc5 (38... exd4 39. Rxe4 Rd8 40. Rce1 Rff8 (40... Qxc2 41. Re8+
Rf8 42. Qf6+ $1 $18) 41. Re7 Rd7 (41... Qxc2 42. Qb7 $18) 42. Qf6+ $1 $18) 39.
Qc4 Ra8 (39... exd4 $4 40. Qxd4+ Kg8 41. Qxf2 $18) 40. Nb5 Qa5 41. Rxe5 Rf4 42.
Re8+ Rxe8 43. Qxf4 $18 Ne4 (43... Qd8 44. Nd6 $18) 44. Rf1 Qd8 45. Nc7 g5 (
45... Rg8 46. Qe5+ $18) 46. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation BUL-FRA"]
[Site "Bulgaria"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Renet, Olivier"]
[Black "Semkov, Semko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]
[EventType "team-schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. b3 (9. Re1 $5) 9... Rc8 10. Bb2 b5 $5 (10... Be7 11. a4 O-O 12. Nxc6
Bxc6 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Qe2 Rfe8 $13 {Shamkovich,L-Sax,G/Rio de Janeiro/1980/})
11. Nce2 (11. a4 $5 b4 12. Nce2) 11... Be7 12. h3 O-O 13. g4 h6 14. f4 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 d5 16. e5 Ne4 $1 17. Qd3 (17. f5 Bg5 {/\Qc7/}) 17... Qb6 $5 (17... Nc5 18.
Qe3 $13) 18. Kh2 (18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Bc6 20. Qe3 Ba8 {/\Bc5,Qb7->}) 18...
Rfd8 19. a3 (19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Bc6 21. Nxc6 Rd2+ 22. Kh1 Qxc6 23. Qxc6
Rxc6 $17) 19... Bh4 20. Rf3 (20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Bc6 22. Nxc6 Rd2+ 23. Kh1
Qxc6 $17) 20... Qc7 21. Raf1 f6 $1 $17 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Re3 (23. Kg1 $5) 23...
e5 24. fxe5 Bxe5+ 25. Kg1 Kh8 (25... Bh2+ 26. Kh1 Ng3+ 27. Rxg3 Bxg3 28. Bxd5+
Kh8 29. Rf7 $40) 26. Rf7 Rf8 $1 27. Ne6 $2 (27. Qf1 $2 Bf4 $1) (27. Ref3 $1 Nf6
28. Rxf8+ Rxf8) 27... Bh2+ 28. Kh1 Rxf7 29. Nxc7 Nf2+ 30. Kxh2 Nxd3 $19 31.
Rxd3 Rxc7 32. Bxd5 Rxc2+ 33. Kg3 Re7 34. Bc3 Rce2 35. Bd2 (35. Kf3 Be8 {/\Bg6/}
) 35... Be8 36. Bf3 R2e6 37. Bb4 Re3 $1 38. Rxe3 (38. Rd8 Rd7 {/\Rdd3/}) 38...
Rxe3 39. Kf4 Rxb3 40. h4 g5+ 0-1

[Event "Podolsk"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1993.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 (
7. Qd2 Nc6 8. f3 Qc7 9. g4 b5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Nd4
Qc7 14. h4 Re8 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bh3 $16 {Beshukov,S-Obukhov,A Sochi 1993 1-0 32
-CBM 38}) 7... b5 (7... Nbd7 {Boensch} 8. g4 h6 9. Rg1 $146 Qb6 10. a3 Ne5 11.
Bf2 Qc7 12. f4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Qf3 $16 {Kasparov,G-Kamsky,G Linares (13)
1993 1-0 35 -CBM 34}) 8. g4 Bb7 (8... h6 9. Qd2 (9. h4 Be7 (9... b4 10. Nce2 e5
11. Nb3 d5 12. Ng3 d4 13. Bf2 Be6 14. Bd3 Nbd7 15. Qe2 a5 16. Rg1 g6 17. Nd2
Qc7 18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Nh5 20. Nxh5 Rxh5 $15 {Brunner,L-Vera,R Luzern WchT 
(SUI-CUB) (4) 1993 0-1 35 -CBM 38}) 10. Rg1 Nfd7 11. g5 hxg5 12. hxg5 g6 13.
Qd2 Bb7 14. O-O-O Nc6 15. Kb1 Qc7 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 $10 {Anand,V-Polugaevsky,L
Monaco rapid (02) 1993 0-1 52}) 9... Nbd7 (9... Bb7 {Boensch} 10. h4 b4 11.
Nce2 d5 12. e5 Nfd7 13. f4 Nc5 14. Bg2 Nbd7 15. O-O-O Be7 16. g5 h5 17. f5 $1
$40 {Anand,V-Ftacnik,L Biel izt (03) 1993 1-0 37 -CBM 37}) 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4
b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. Ng3 Qa5 14. Kb1 dxe4 15. Nxe4 {Nunn,J-Polugaevsky,L /
Hastings/1992 Inf 56/236/} O-O-O $5 16. Nb3 Qc7 17. Qf2 $13) 9. g5 (9. Qd2 Qa5
$5 (9... Nfd7 {Boensch} 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Bd3 N8d7 12. Qf2 Rc8 13. Nce2 Be7 14.
Kb1 O-O 15. h4 d5 16. g5 dxe4 17. fxe4 Nc4 18. Bc1 Qb6 19. Qg2 Nde5 $132 {
Adams,M-Georgiev,Kr Elenite (02) 1993 1-0 32 -CBM 38}) (9... Be7 {Boensch} 10.
O-O-O Nfd7 11. g5 Nc5 12. h4 b4 13. Nce2 Nbd7 14. Kb1 Qb6 15. h5 O-O-O $10 {
De la Villa Garcia,J-Modr,B EUCup Gr7 Barcelona (1) (UGA-Bohemians [5]) 1993})
10. a3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 Rb8 14. Bd4 Qc7 15. g5 Nd7 16.
Bxg7 Rg8 17. Bd4 a5 18. h4 b4 19. Na2 bxa3 20. b3 d5 21. Bd3 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4
23. fxe4 a4 24. Rh3 {Chandler,M-Suba,M /Blaskpool/1990 1/2:1/2 Inf 49/255/})
9... Nfd7 10. Qd2 Nb6 (10... Qa5 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Qf2 Nc6 13. O-O-O Nce5 14. Nd4
Rc8 15. Kb1 Nc5 16. a3 Be7 17. h4 O-O 18. h5 $14 {Frolov,A-Ginsburg,G /
Smolensk/1992 Inf 55/239/}) 11. O-O-O N8d7 12. Qg2 $5 Rc8 $6 (12... Be7 $5) (
12... b4 {Boensch} 13. Nb1 Ne5 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Kb1 g6 16. h4 h5 17. gxh6 Bxh6
18. Bxh6 Rxh6 19. h5 O-O-O $10 {Ernst,T-Novikov,I London Loyds (06) 1991 1/2 30
}) 13. g6 $1 hxg6 14. Nxe6 Qe7 (14... fxe6 15. Qxg6+ Ke7 16. Bg5+ Nf6 17. e5
$40) (14... Qf6 $5 {Boensch}) 15. Nf4 Rxc3 $8 16. bxc3 Na4 17. Bd4 d5 18. Nxd5
(18. exd5 {Boensch} Qa3+ 19. Kd2 Bd6 $132) 18... Qa3+ 19. Kd2 Bd6 20. Bxg7 $16
Rh5 (20... Rg8 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. Bxf6 Bf4+ 23. Ke1) 21. Qg4 $6 (21. Nf6+ $5
Nxf6 22. Bxf6 Be5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Bd3 $16) 21... Ne5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Ke1
Bxd5 (23... Nxc3 $2 24. Nf6+ Ke7 25. Qd7+ Kxf6 26. Qxd6+ $18) 24. Qc8+ Ke7 25.
Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Qb7+ (26. exd5 Qc1+ $40) 26... Kf8 27. Qxd5 Nxc3 28. Qd2 Nxe4 $1
$44 29. Qh6+ (29. fxe4 $4 {Boensch} Bb4 $19) 29... Kg8 30. Bd3 (30. fxe4 Qf3 $1
) 30... Qb4+ (30... Qxa2 {Boensch} 31. Ke2 $13 (31. Bxe4 $2 Qa1+ 32. Ke2 Qxh1
$19)) 31. Kf1 $8 (31. Ke2 Bf4 $1 32. Qh4 Qd2+ 33. Kf1 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qd2+ $10)
31... Bf4 32. Qh4 (32. Qxf4 $2 {Boensch} Nd2+ $19) 32... Ng5 33. Kg2 Qd6 34.
Re1 Ne6 35. Kh1 Bd2 36. Re2 Bc3 37. Qg3 (37. Qg4 $5) 37... Nf4 38. Re4 Be5 39.
Qg5 $6 (39. Bf1 $5 f5 40. Re3) 39... Nxd3 40. cxd3 Qxd3 $10 41. Rxe5 Qf1+ 42.
Qg1 Qxf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-14b"]
[Site "Szirak"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1987.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 $6 (9... Qc7 $6) (9... d5) 10. g4 Rc8 11. g5 Nh5 12. Nxc6 $1
Bxc6 13. f4 b5 $1 14. Be2 b4 15. Nd5 exd5 16. Bxh5 $1 dxe4 17. f5 Qa5 18. Kb1
Bd7 19. f6 Be6 20. b3 gxf6 21. Bd4 Rg8 22. gxf6 e3 23. Qe2 Bd8 24. Bxe3 (24.
Rd3 $142 $1 {/\ Re3+/- de la Villa Garcia,J}) 24... Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Bf5 26. Rd3
Bxd3 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qxd3 Rg6 29. Qc4+ Kf8 30. Rf1 Qb5 31. Qxb5 axb5 32. Bf4
d5 33. Bd6+ Kf7 34. Bxb4 Rxf6 35. Rxf6+ Kxf6 36. a4 bxa4 37. bxa4 Ke5 38. Kc2
Kd4 39. Kb3 Bb6 40. a5 Ba7 41. Bd6 Ke3 42. Bc7 Ke2 43. a6 h5 44. h4 d4 45. Bf4
d3 46. Kc3 Be3 47. Bxe3 Kxe3 48. a7 d2 49. a8=Q d1=Q 50. Qe8+ Kf4 51. Qe7 Kg4
52. Qe4+ Kg3 53. Qd3+ Qxd3+ 54. Kxd3 Kxh4 55. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O (9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Nb3 $14) 10. g4 Rb8 (
10... Nd7 11. h4 Nde5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Be2 Rb8 14. g5 d5 15. Bd4 $5) 11. h4
Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nd7 13. g5 b5 14. Kb1 Qc7 (14... Re8 15. Rg1) 15. h5 b4 16. Ne2 (
16. Na4 Nc5 $1 (16... Ne5 $6 17. Qf2 Bd7 18. Nb6 $13) 17. Nxc5 dxc5 $10 18. Bf6
$2 gxf6 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Rg1+ Kh8 21. Qh6 Qe7) 16... Ne5 (16... e5 17. Be3 Nc5
) 17. Ng1 $1 (17. f4 Nc4 18. Qd3 e5 19. Nc1 Be6) 17... f5 $1 (17... Nc4 18.
Bxc4 Qxc4 19. b3 Qc6 20. g6 $40 (20. h6 $40)) 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. h6 g6 20. b3 $1
(20. f4 Ng4 $1 $17) 20... Bb7 (20... Qe7 $1) 21. Bh3 Qe7 22. Rh2 $6 (22. Bb2 $1
Nxf3 23. Nxf3 Bxb2 24. Kxb2 Rxf3 25. Qxb4 $16) 22... a5 $1 23. Re2 Nf7 24. Bxf6
Qxf6 25. f4 Rbc8 $6 (25... e5 $1 26. f5 Ng5 $1 $36) 26. Nf3 $1 (26. e5 dxe5 27.
fxe5 Qe7 $1 28. Qd7 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 Bd5 $17) 26... Qc3 $5 (26... Rc3 27. Ng5 Nxg5
28. fxg5 Qe5 29. Bg2 $16) (26... a4 27. Qxb4 Qxf4 28. Nd4 $16) 27. Re3 Qxd2 28.
Rxd2 $2 (28. Nxd2 $1 {/\ Nc4+/-}) 28... Rc3 $1 29. Rxc3 (29. Rdd3 Rxd3 30. cxd3
Nxh6 $17) 29... bxc3 30. Rd3 Bxe4 (30... Nxh6 31. Bxe6+ Kg7 32. Rxc3 $10) 31.
Rxc3 Bxf3 32. Bxe6 $1 (32. Rxf3 Ng5 33. Re3 Nxh3 34. Rxh3 Rxf4 $19) 32... Bh5 (
32... Be2 33. Rc7 Bb5 34. a4 Be8 35. b4 $1 $16) 33. Rc7 g5 34. fxg5 Re8 (34...
Re8 35. Bf5 $1 Bg6 36. Bxg6 hxg6 37. Kb2 Nxg5 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rxg6 Ne4 40. Rg7
$10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-29"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.11.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Diaz Diaz, Joaquin Carlos"]
[Black "Espig, Lutz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "German Dem Rep"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DDR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 Nb6 11. Bd3 (11. Qf2 Nfd7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. h4 Rxc3 14.
bxc3 Qc7 15. Be2 d5 16. e5 Na4 {Campora-Yudasin, Moskva 1989}) (11. Ncxb5 axb5
12. Bxb5+ Nfd7 13. Qb4 Nc8 14. Nc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 Rxa2 $13 {Tischbierek-Vogt,
Straslund 1988}) 11... Rc8 12. h4 Nfd7 13. Bg5 (13. g5 Ne5) 13... Qc7 14. h5
Ne5 15. Kb1 Nec4 16. Bxc4 (16. Qe1 Nxb2 17. Ncxb5 (17. Kxb2 Qxc3+ 18. Qxc3 Na4+
) 17... axb5 18. Bxb5+ Nd7 19. Kxb2 h6 $146) 16... Nxc4 17. Qd3 h6 (17... Qc5
$6 18. Bc1 Na3+ 19. bxa3 Qxc3 20. Qxc3 Rxc3 21. Bb2 Rc4 22. h6 $14) 18. Bc1 Be7
19. Rhg1 Bf6 20. f4 {[#]} Na3+ (20... O-O 21. e5 (21. g5 hxg5 22. fxg5 Be5) (
21. b3 Qa5 $5 22. bxc4 $142 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Rxc4) 21... dxe5 22. g5 hxg5 23. fxg5
e4 24. Nxe4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Na3+ 26. bxa3 Qxc2+ 27. Ka1 Bxe4 $17) 21. bxa3 Qxc3
22. Bb2 Qc4 23. Rd2 O-O 24. Re1 Rfe8 $6 (24... Rfd8 25. Nb3 Bxb2 26. Kxb2 Ba8 {
P d5} 27. Nd4 Qa4 28. Qb3 Rc4 29. Qxa4 bxa4 $17) 25. Nb3 Bxb2 26. Kxb2 d5 (
26... Ba8 $1) 27. Na5 Qc7 28. Nxb7 Qxb7 (28... dxe4 29. Qd7 (29. Qxe4 $2 Qc3+)
29... Qc3+ 30. Kb1 Re7 31. Qxe7 Qxd2 32. Rc1 e3 33. Nd6 Rf8 34. Ne4 $18) 29.
exd5 b4 $6 (29... exd5 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Qxd5 Qxd5 32. Rxd5 Re4 $10) 30. a4
Red8 31. d6 Qc6 32. Re3 Rd7 33. f5 Rcd8 $2 (33... exf5 34. Qxf5 (34. gxf5 Rcd8
35. Qe4 $1 $16) 34... Qc3+ $1 35. Kb1 (35. Rxc3 bxc3+ 36. Ka3 cxd2 37. Qxd7 Rf8
$19) 35... Qxd2 36. Re7 Qd1+ 37. Kb2 Rxc2+ (37... Qd4+ 38. Kb1 Rdd8 39. d7 $1)
38. Qxc2 Qxc2+ 39. Kxc2 Rxd6 $17) 34. fxe6 fxe6 35. Rxe6 $18 Qxa4 36. Qe4 Rf8
37. Re8 Qa3+ 38. Kb1 Rdf7 39. Rxf8+ Rxf8 40. Qc4+ Kh8 41. d7 Qa5 42. Qc8 Rd8
43. Re2 Kh7 44. Qc6 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14b"]
[Site "Szirak"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1987.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 b4 13. Na4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 (
14... Nxd5 $16 15. Bf2 $1 Bd6 (15... Qg5 16. Be4 $1 Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Nc4 18. Nxe6
$1 Nxd2 19. Nc7+ $1 Kd8 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxf3 22. Rd1 $16) (15... Nxd3+
16. Qxd3 Be7 17. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Qg6+ Kf8 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5+ Kg8 21. Qxe6+
Kh7 22. Qf5+ Kg8 23. Re7 $1 $16) 16. Bf5 $1 {/\ Ne6+/-}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Espoo zt"]
[Site "Espoo"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Black "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1989.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 Nbd7 8. g4
h6 9. h4 Ne5 10. Be2 {!; Nunn} (10. Rg1 Qb6 {Short,N-Kasparov,G/London 30 min/
1988/} 11. Qd2 $2 Qxd4 $1) 10... d5 11. f4 Nc4 (11... Nc6 12. exd5 exd5 13. g5
hxg5 14. fxg5 Ne4 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. O-O-O+ $14)
12. Bxc4 dxc4 13. Qf3 h5 (13... b5 $2 14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Bb7 $2 16. Nf6+ $1)
14. O-O-O (14. g5 $1 Ng4 15. Bg1 $14) 14... hxg4 (14... Nxg4 $2 15. Nc6 $1) 15.
Qf2 Qc7 (15... Qa5 16. Nc6 bxc6 17. Bb6 $1) 16. e5 Nd7 17. f5 Nc5 (17... Nxe5
18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Ne4 $44) 18. Bg5 b5 (18... Be7 19. f6 gxf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21.
Qxf6 $40) 19. fxe6 Bxe6 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Nd5 Qa7 22. Qg2 Rc8 23. Qxg4 b4 24.
Rhf1 Qb7 (24... b3 25. axb3 cxb3 26. Qa4+ $1) 25. Qf3 Qa7 26. Be7 $1 Nd8 27.
Nc7+ $1 Rxc7 (27... Kxe7 28. Qf6+ $1 gxf6 29. exf6#) (27... Qxc7 28. Rxd8+ Kxe7
29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Qxf7+ Kd8 31. Rd1+ $18) 28. Rxd8+ Kxe7 29. Qd5 Qe3+ 30. Kb1
f5 31. exf6+ gxf6 32. Qd6+ Kf7 33. Qxf6+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch09 Final"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1934.12.22"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Panov, Vasily N"]
[Black "Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1934.12.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Kh1 Rb8 10. f4 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Nb3 Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. g4 Nc5 15.
Nxc5 dxc5 16. g5 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Nd7 18. f5 exf5 19. Rxf5 Bd6 20. Bg1 Ne5 21. Raf1
Re8 22. b3 {[#]} Bc8 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Qh5 Kh8 (24... Rb7) 25. R5f4 $16 (25. Rxf7
Bg4 26. Qh4 h5 (26... Nxf7 27. Rxf7 Be6 28. Nf6 $18) 27. h3 $16) 25... Re6 {[#]
} 26. Nf6 $2 (26. Rh4 $16) (26. b4 $16) 26... h6 (26... gxf6 27. Rxf6 Rxf6 28.
gxf6 Be6 $19) 27. Rh4 $2 (27. Bh3 Ng6 28. R4f3 Re5 $11) 27... Be7 (27... Ng6
$17 28. Rg4 gxf6 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Rh4 Nxh4 31. gxf6 Rxf6 32. Qxh4 Be7 $17) 28.
Rd1 (28. Be3 $14) 28... Rd6 $11 (28... Qf8) 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 {[#]} 30. Nd5 $2 (30.
Qxh6+ gxh6 31. Rxh6+ Kg7 32. Ne8+ Kg8 33. Nxd6 $16) 30... Ng6 $17 31. Nxe7 (31.
Bf2) 31... Qxe7 $19 32. Be3 Nxh4 33. gxh6 g6 34. Qd5 0-1

[Event "URS-ch56"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Qc7 $5 5. Nc3 $5 cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6 7. O-O d6
8. e4 Bd7 9. Re1 Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. a5 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Na4
Rae8 15. Nb6 f5 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bb6 $6 f4 18. Bh3 Bd8 19. Qd4 Bf6 $1 20. Qb4
Be5 $15 21. Rad1 Qf7 22. Rxd6 Bxd6 23. Qxd6 Qg6 $6 (23... Qh5 $6 24. Bxe6+ Kh8
25. Bd7 $1 Rf6 $2 (25... Rd8 $2 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 27. Qe7 $1) 26. Bxe8 Bxe8 27. Qe7
$1) (23... e5 $1 24. Qc5 (24. Bg4 Qc4) 24... Qh5 25. Bf1 Rf6 $40) 24. Qe5 $1
$44 Qh6 25. Bf1 (25. Bg4 $2 fxg3 26. hxg3 Qd2 $1 27. Re2 Qd1+ 28. Kg2 Bb5 $19)
25... fxg3 26. hxg3 Rf5 27. Qd6 Rf7 28. Qe5 Qf6 (28... Rf5 $10) 29. Qxf6 gxf6
30. b4 f5 (30... Rd7 $5 31. c4 Ba4 $13) 31. exf5 Rxf5 32. c4 Kf7 33. Rd1 Rc8
34. Rd4 Rh5 (34... h5) 35. Rf4+ Ke8 (35... Kg7) 36. Bg2 Bxg2 37. Kxg2 Rf5 38.
Re4 Ke7 (38... Kf7 {>=}) 39. g4 Rf7 (39... Rg8 $5) 40. f4 Kf8 41. Bc5+ Kg8 $14
(41... Kg7 $6 42. Bd6 $16) 42. Bd6 (42. Rd4 $5) 42... Rg7 (42... Rf6 $5 43. Be5
Rg6) 43. Kf3 Kf7 44. Rd4 Rgg8 45. c5 Rcd8 46. b5 axb5 47. Rb4 Rd7 48. Rxb5 h6
49. Kg3 Ra8 50. Kh4 Kg6 51. Be5 Rc8 52. Rb6 Kf7 53. Bd6 Ra8 54. Rb5 Kg6 55. Be5
Rc8 (55... Ra6 $2 56. Rb6 $1 Rxb6 57. axb6) 56. Rb6 Kf7 57. Bd6 (57. Kh5 Rxc5
58. Kxh6 Rc1 (58... Rxa5 $2 59. g5 $16) 59. a6 bxa6 60. Rxa6 $14) (57. a6 bxa6
58. c6 Rd1 59. Rb7+ Ke8 $14) 57... Ra8 58. Kh5 Rxa5 59. Kxh6 Ra1 60. Rb3 Rh1+
61. Kg5 Rh8 62. Be5 Rh1 63. Ra3 $4 Rd8 64. f5 $8 Rg8+ 65. Kf4 exf5 $2 (65...
Rg1 $19) 66. Kxf5 Rf1+ 67. Bf4 Rc8 68. Ra5 (68. Rc3 Rc6 69. g5 b6 70. g6+ Kg7
$1) 68... Kg8 (68... Rd8 $5) 69. Kg5 Kh7 70. Be5 $2 (70. Bh2) 70... Rg8+ 71.
Kh4 Re1 $1 72. Bf4 (72. Bh2 Re4) 72... Rh1+ 73. Kg3 Rg1+ 74. Kf3 Rf1+ 75. Kg3
Rg1+ 76. Kf3 Rf8 77. Ke3 Rxg4 $19 78. Bd6 Rf7 79. Rb5 Rd7 80. Rb6 Rc4 81. Rb1
Kg6 82. Rg1+ Kf6 83. Rh1 Ke6 84. Rh5 Rf7 85. Rh8 Kd5 86. Rh5+ Kc6 87. Rh6 Kb5
88. Rh1 Ra4 89. Rh5 0-1

[Event "Naestved Nimzowitsch Memorial"]
[Site "Naestved"]
[Date "1985.09.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1985.09.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Bb7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Bd3 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. exd5 (13. Ng3 e5 14.
Nde2 d4 15. Bf2 g6) 13... Nxd5 14. Nf4 (14. Nxe6 $5 Qa5 (14... fxe6 15. Bg6+
Ke7 16. Nf4 $40) 15. Kb1 (15. Nxf8 Qxa2 16. c4 Kxf8 $132) 15... fxe6 16. Bg6+
Kd8 17. Nf4 Bd6 18. Nxe6+ $44) 14... Bd6 (14... Bc5 15. Nfxe6 fxe6 16. Bg6+ Ke7
17. Rhe1 $40) (14... Nc5 15. Bc4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Be7 17. Qe3 $36) (14... Ne5 15.
Ndxe6 fxe6 16. Nxe6 Qf6 17. Bd4 $13) 15. Nh5 (15. Ndxe6 fxe6 16. Nxe6 (16. Bg6+
Ke7 17. Rhe1 Ne5 $17) 16... Qf6 17. Bf5 (17. Bd4 Qxe6 18. Rhe1 Ne5 19. f4 Nxf4
$1) 17... Be5 $17) (15. Be4 N7f6 $1 $13) 15... Be5 $8 (15... g6 16. Nxe6 $1
fxe6 17. Bxg6+ Ke7 18. Bxh6 $16) (15... O-O 16. Bxh6 $1 Be5 17. Be4 $16) 16.
Rhe1 $2 (16. f4 Nxe3 17. fxe5 $1 (17. Qxe3 Bxh1 18. fxe5 Bd5 19. Nxg7+ Kf8 $17)
17... Qg5 $8 (17... Nxd1 18. Nxg7+ Ke7 19. Qxb4+ $18) 18. h4 Qxe5 (18... Qxg4
19. Be2 $18) 19. Nxe6 $3 Bxh1 (19... Nxd1 20. Nhxg7+ Ke7 21. Qxb4+ Nc5 22. Nxc5
Bxh1 (22... Qxb2+ 23. Qxb2 Nxb2 24. Nxb7 Nxd3+ 25. cxd3 Rhc8+ 26. Kd2 Rab8 27.
Nf5+ $18) 23. Nf5+ $1 Kd8 24. Qb6+ Ke8 25. Bb5+ $1 axb5 26. Qxb5+ Kf8 27. Nd7+
$18) 20. Nexg7+ Kf8 21. Rxh1 Nd5 22. Nf5 $44) 16... Qa5 17. Kb1 (17. Bc4 g6 18.
f4 (18. Ng3 N7b6 19. Bb3 Nc3 $1) 18... gxh5 19. fxe5 Nxe5 20. Bb3 O-O-O 21.
gxh5 Nc3 $19) 17... Nc3+ $1 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Qc1 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 $2 (20. Bc4 Nb6
$5 (20... Be5 21. f4 g6 22. fxe5 gxh5 23. Bd4 $17) 21. Bb3 (21. Bxd4 Nxc4 22.
Rd3 $8 (22. Nxg7+ Kf8 23. Rd3 e5 24. Bxc3 Qb5+ $19) 22... Nd2+ 23. Ka1 Bd5 24.
Nxg7+ Kd7 $1 25. a3 Rhb8 26. Rxc3 Rb1+ 27. Qxb1 Nxb1 $19) 21... Bxe3 22. Qxe3
O-O $17) 20... Bd5 21. a3 Rb8+ (21... O-O $2 22. Bxg7 Rfb8+ 23. Ka1 Rb2 24.
Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. Qh8#) 22. Ka1 Rb2 23. Nxg7+ Kf8 (23... Kd8 $5)
24. Qxb2 cxb2+ 25. Bxb2 Rg8 26. Nh5 Bxf3 27. Be2 Bxg4 $6 (27... Bxe2 28. Rxe2
Rxg4 29. Rxd7 Qxh5 30. Bf6 Kg8 31. Rf2 Qc5 $1) 28. Ng3 (28. Nf6 Nxf6 29. Bxf6
Qxa3+ 30. Kb1 Qb4+ 31. Ka2 Qa5+ 32. Kb2 Ke8 33. Rg1 Rg6 $1 34. Rd8+ Qxd8 35.
Bxd8 Bxe2 36. Rxg6 fxg6 $19) 28... Ke7 29. Ne4 Bf5 $1 30. Nd6 Bxc2 31. Nc4 Qa4
32. Rd6 Rb8 33. Rf1 Rxb2 $1 34. Kxb2 Qb3+ 35. Kc1 Qc3 $1 36. Rxd7+ Kxd7 37.
Rxf7+ Kd8 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1987.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
b5 9. g4 Bb7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. h4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. g5 Nd7 14. Ne2 $5 {N} (
14. h5 Ne5 15. f4 Ng4 16. Bd3 $5 (16. Bh3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qa5 18. Kb1 b4 19. Ne2
Qc5 $1 $13)) 14... d5 (14... Ne5 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. h5) 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Bh3 Ne5 (
16... dxe4 $2 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qxd7 $18) (16... e5 $2 17. Nf5 d4 18. Bxd4 $18)
17. Qe1 $6 (17. f4) 17... Nc4 (17... Bc5 $1 18. f4 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Nf3 20. Qb4 (
20. Qe3 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Qa5 $17) 20... Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Qb6 $13) 18. f4 Nxe3 19.
Qxe3 Qa5 $6 (19... Qb6 20. e5 Bc5 $13) 20. Kb1 dxe4 $2 (20... Qb6) 21. Nxe6 $1
Rfe8 (21... fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Rd7 Bc8 24. Rxe7 Qd8 (24... Qb4 25. Bd5) 25.
Qc5 Bxe6 26. Rxe6 Rxf4 27. Qe3 $16) 22. h5 $1 $18 (22. Nd4 $2 Bc5 $17) 22...
Bd8 (22... fxe6 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. h6 Bf8 25. hxg7+ Bxg7 26. Rxh7+ Kxh7 27. Qh3+
) (22... Bf8 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. h6) 23. Rd7 Bc6 (23... Bb6 24. Qb3 Bc6 25. Rxf7
Kxf7 26. Nd8+ Ke7 27. Nxc6+) 24. Qd4 Bf6 (24... Rxe6 25. Bxe6 Bxd7 26. Qxd7)
25. gxf6 Bxd7 26. Qxd7 Qb6 27. Nxg7 Red8 28. Qg4 Kh8 29. Ne8 $1 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch40"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popovic, Petar"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1985.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[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. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
Qc7 9. g4 Nc6 (9... h6) 10. g5 Nd7 11. Kh1 O-O 12. f4 Nxd4 (12... Rd8 13. Be3
Nxd4 14. Bxd4 b5 15. f5 Ne5 16. f6 Bf8 17. fxg7 Bxg7 18. Qh5 $36) 13. Qxd4 b5
14. f5 Re8 (14... Bb7 15. f6 gxf6 16. gxf6 e5 17. Qf2 Nxf6 18. Bh6 $16) 15. Qf2
$1 Ne5 16. a3 (16. Bf4 $5) 16... Bb7 17. Bf4 Bf8 18. Rad1 Bc6 $6 (18... Rad8 $1
$13) 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. fxe6 (20. Rd3 exf5 21. Qxf5 g6 22. Qf2 $14) 20... fxe6
21. Rd3 b4 $6 (21... Bd6 $1 $10) 22. g6 $1 hxg6 $2 (22... Qa7 $8 23. Qh4 h6 24.
axb4 Bxb4 25. Rf7 Qb8 (25... Re7 26. Na2 $18) 26. Nd1 {/\ Ne3}) 23. Rh3 g5 24.
Nd5 $1 Qb7 (24... exd5 25. Qf5 g6 26. Qxg6+ Qg7 27. Qxc6 $18) 25. Qf3 Bb5 26.
Qh5 Bxf1 27. Qh7+ (27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. Rf3#) 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 e6 7. f3 Nc6 8. g4
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Nd7 12. h4 b5 13. g5 Rb8 14. Bh3 Qc7 15.
g6 hxg6 16. h5 Ne5 17. hxg6 fxg6 (17... Nxf3 $1 $17 18. Bxe6 $2 Nxd2 $2 {
18...Bg5! -+} 19. Rh7 Bf6 20. Rdh1 $1 $18) 18. Bg4 b4 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Ne2 Rb6
21. Kb1 a5 $2 (21... Rd8 $1 $17 {/\ 22...Rxd1+}) 22. Nc1 $1 $16 Rd8 23. Nd3 a4
24. Qh2 Bf6 25. f4 exf4 26. e5 Bg5 27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. Bh5 gxh5 29. Qxh5+ Kg8 30.
Rdg1 Bb7 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Rxg5 Qf7 33. Rh4 Rd4 34. Rhg4 g6 35. Qh8+ Qg8 36. Qh4
b3 37. Rxg6 bxc2+ 38. Kc1 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. Kh1 (10. Be3) 10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc6 12. f4 $6 (12. h3 a6
13. Be3) 12... a6 13. Be3 (13. a5 $5) 13... b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. e5 $6 (15. b4
$10) 15... Bxg2+ 16. Kxg2 Ng4 $1 (16... dxe5 17. fxe5 $14) 17. Bg1 (17. Nxb5 $2
dxe5 18. fxe5 $2 Nxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Qd5+ $19) (17. exd6 Bf6 18. Qd2
Nxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Qxd6 $17) 17... dxe5 18. fxe5 b4 19. Ne2 (19. Ne4 Qc7 $17) 19...
Qxd4 20. Bxd4 Rac8 21. c3 bxc3 22. bxc3 Bc5 23. Rfc1 Rfd8 24. Ra4 Bxd4 25. cxd4
Rb8 26. Kh3 $5 (26. Ra2 $15) 26... h5 (26... Ne3 $5 27. Ra3 Nf5) 27. Nf4 g6 (
27... Rb2 28. Nxh5 Nf2+ 29. Kh4 Nd3 30. Rh1 $13) 28. Rc2 Rb1 $6 (28... Rb3 $1
29. Re2 Ne3 $17) 29. Re2 $1 Rb7 30. d5 exd5 31. Rd4 Re7 32. e6 Kg7 33. Kg2 Nf6
34. h4 $1 Rd6 35. exf7 Rxe2+ 36. Nxe2 Kxf7 37. Nf4 Rc6 38. Rd3 Rc2+ 39. Kf3 $4
(39. Kg1 Rc5 40. Kg2 $15) 39... Ng4 40. Nh3 (40. Nxd5 Ne5+ 41. Ke4 Nxd3 42.
Kxd3 Rg2 $19) (40. Rxd5 Rf2+ 41. Ke4 Nf6+ 42. Ke3 Rxf4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kagan, Shimon"]
[Black "Adamski, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Czerniak,M"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

{Inf.26/455} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 a6 7.
Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nde2 Nc6 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 b5 12. Nf4 Bb7 13. Rc1 Rfd8
14. Qe2 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Nd7 16. a4 $5 b4 17. Nb1 $14 {[/\ Nd2, c3]} Bf6 18. c3
Nc5 19. Nh5 $6 Be5 $6 (19... Nxb3 $1 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qg4+ (21. Rc2 Ncd4 $1
$17) 21... Kf8 22. cxb4 Nxc1 23. Rxc1 (23. Bxf6 Ne7) 23... Qe7 $17) 20. cxb4
Nxb4 (20... Nxb3 $2 21. b5 $16) 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Qg4 g6 (22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1
f6 24. Rd7 $3 $18) 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Qh4 h5 (24... h6 25. Ng4 {/\ Qf6+}) (24...
Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rh8 26. Nh5+ gxh5 27. Qg5+ Kf8 28. Rd8+ $18) 25. Qg5 Rh8 26. Nd7
$1 Qxd7 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Rd1 $1 Rhd8 29. Na3 Nc6 30. Nc4 Nc5 $1 31. Rxd8 Rxd8
32. h3 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 f6 34. Qe3 Nd4 35. Nd6 Rd3 36. Qe1 (36. Qc1 $2 Ndxb3 $19)
36... Ndxb3 37. Nxb7 Nxb7 38. Qb4 N3c5 39. Qb6 Rd6 40. Qc7+ Rd7 41. Qc8 Rd8 42.
Qc6 Rd6 $2 (42... g5 $11) 43. Qe8 Rd7 44. f4 $5 exf4 45. gxf4 a5 (45... Nd6 46.
Qa8 $1 $16) 46. e5 fxe5 47. Qb8 Rd8 48. Qc7+ Rd7 49. Qxe5+ Kh7 50. Bxb7 Nxb7
51. Qxe6 Nc5 52. Qc6 Rd2+ 53. Kg3 Rc2 54. Qc7+ Kg8 55. Qxa5 $18 Rc3+ 56. Kh4
Rc4 57. Qd8+ Kf7 58. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "PAL/CSS Freestyle fin 4th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.10.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Flying Saucers"]
[Black "Nebula, Rybka 2.1o mp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dagh,Nielsen"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[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 running on auto, operated by Anastasios Kakirdakis
from Greece, and probably accompanied by a very strong opening book made by
him. Rumour had it that the engine was running on an 8-way Opteron. Before the
game, Nebula was on +2, while I was on +1. The task was thus clear: Win, and
you will be in contention for money prizes. With luck, I could get shared
first, but Jazzled would then probably win the tournament by Sonneborn-Berger 
(SB) points.} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]
} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]
} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. f3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} b5 {
A good part of my preparation for the final was about deciding whether to play
8.Qd2 or 8.g4 here. [%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} (8. g4 h6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 9. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne5 {The strong surprise that
Topalov sprang on Kramnik, and my main reason for discarding 8.g4. I had not
been able to find anything convincing for white here, and my assessment was
somewhat confirmed in the following "book-battle" in round 5. The first 24
moves was in my analysis, and they have no doubt been played several times
already in the engine room. [%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd7 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Qb3 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16.
Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. N3a4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 21. Qxa4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Qxa6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 23. Nxa6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Bd4 {
[%emt 0:01:43]} exf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. a3 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Nc3 {[%eval -10,
20] [%emt 0:01:40]} 26. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne2+ {[%eval -3,19] [%emt 0:00:23]
} 27. Kd1 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Nxd4 {[%eval -7,22] [%emt 0:02:36]} 28. Rxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc3 {[%eval -9,22] [%emt 0:02:09]} 29. Kd2 {[%emt 0:02:23]}
Rxa3 {[%eval -8,23] [%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Nc7+ {[%emt 0:01:31]} Ke7 {[%eval -14,
21] [%emt 0:00:26]} 31. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Ra4 {[%eval -19,21] [%emt 0:00:55]
} 32. Kc3 {[%emt 0:02:21]} g5 {[%eval -11,22] [%emt 0:01:53]} 33. Kb3 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Ra6 {[%eval -16,23] [%emt 0:01:44]} 34. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {
[%eval -11,22] [%emt 0:01:56]} 35. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {[%eval -15,22] 
[%emt 0:01:10]} 36. Rdxf3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} f4 {[%eval -9,22] [%emt 0:01:12]}
37. h3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h5 {[%eval -3,22] [%emt 0:10:32]} 38. gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} Rxh5 {[%eval -3,23] [%emt 0:00:20]} 39. Rg1 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Rb6 {[%eval
-6,23] [%emt 0:05:30]} 40. c4 {[%emt 0:01:55]} Rb8 {[%eval -9,23] [%emt 0:00:
00]} 41. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Rh7 {[%eval -12,23] [%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Ka4 {
[%emt 0:01:32]} e5 {[%eval -10,23] [%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Nd6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Bf8
{[%eval -9,23] [%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Rg7 {[%eval -7,24] 
[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Rc3 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Ke6 {[%eval -3,24] [%emt 0:07:45]} 46.
c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g4 {[%eval -3,18] [%emt 0:01:20]} 47. hxg4 {[%emt 0:02:03]}
Rxg4 {[%eval -3,23] [%emt 0:00:00]} 48. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Be7 {[%eval -3,22]
[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Nf2 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Rg3 {[%eval -3,23] [%emt 0:00:00]} 50.
Rxg3 {[%emt 0:01:12]} fxg3 {[%eval -3,20] [%emt 0:01:00]} 51. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} Rg8 {(Lag: Av=0.52s, max=1.5s) 1/2-1/2 Jazzled,R (2614)-Nebula,R (2652)/
playchess.com #078752 2006/ playchess.com [%eval -3,23] [%emt 0:00:56]}) 8...
Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. g4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nb6 {This variation is not
possible for black after 8.g4, and in that sense it is a critical test of 8.
Qd2. [%emt 0:00:00]} 10. a4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Bxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. g5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 13. f4 {This compl ex position has been seen in countless games in the
engine room, while there is only two games with it in the Shredder base. [%emt
0:00:08]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (13... Qa5 {is the common continuation in the
engine room at the moment, and where I had put in most of my preparation. It
is a novelty though according to the Shredder base. 13...Qc7 I had hardly
looked at, but the experience with analysing the similar position after 13...
Qa5 helped me a lot. In particular, I think I developed some feel for how
Rybka as black likes to respond and put her pieces, and when she tends to be
right or wrong about the assessment of white's various ways to proceed.}) 14.
O-O {[%emt 0:05:50]} Rb8 $146 {A novelty according to the Shredder base, but
what I had expected. [%eval 20,18] [%emt 0:02:02]} 15. Rab1 {A strong move, I
think. The key idea is to keep a cramp on black and hopefully achieve a
superior structure. If white pushes forward with f5 before black plays Bb7,
black can respond Ne5, and I have seen white's position crumple many times in
related analysis of 13.. .Qa5. Compared to this, after Bb7 f5, black is forced
to e6-e5, and white usually has a positional bind on black. [%emt 0:12:35]} Bb7
{[%eval 5,20] [%emt 0:01:45]} 16. f5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} e5 {[%eval -3,21] [%emt
0:01:15]} 17. Nde2 $1 {This knight often finds itself excellently placed on g3.
[%emt 0:00:48]} h6 {[%eval 3,20] [%emt 0:02:46]} 18. f6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} hxg5 {
[%eval 7,18] [%emt 0:00:19]} (18... Rg8 {may be a better defense.}) 19. fxg7 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Bxg7 {[%eval 5,19] [%emt 0:00:28]} 20. Ng3 {[%emt 0:05:47]} (
20. Bxg5 {would give black about the same options through transposition.
Deciding on 20.Ng3 was mainly a matter of hoping to make it more difficult for
the opponent engine to find the best defense.}) 20... Nc5 {[%eval 9,18] [%emt
0:02:24]} 21. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:03:45]} ({The immediate} 21. Rf2 {was an
interesting alternative, perhaps giving black worse defensive options.} Ne6 (
21... f6 22. Nf5 (22. Nd5 {was a move I should probably have looked deeper
into.}) 22... Bf8 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Qb7 25. Nxd6+ Bxd6 26. Qxd6 Nxe4 {
with a draw was the main reason I discarded 21.Rf2. I did find it outrageous
that black should be able to hold after 21...f6, but this last round battle
was a matter of money, not morality : P}) 22. Nf5 Bf8 23. Bxg5 Rg8 24. Rg2)
21... Bf8 {[%eval 16,20] [%emt 0:00:00]} 22. Rf2 {Perhaps the critical moment
of the game. This position was part of my analysis before 15.Rab1. Black has a
difficult defensive task ahead of him. [%emt 0:01:05]} Rh7 {This was somewhat
expected, but it is probably not black's best defense. While I was pondering
my next move, a kibitzer from Czech (same country as Team Xakru ;-)) kibitzed:
"I like 23.Rbf1 Ne6 24.Be3 Bc6 25.Nd5, Rybka also." I was indeed about to
decide on 23.Rbf1, but had not seen 24.Be3 yet, only 24.Nf5. This incident
made my decision on 23.Rbf1 easier, but it also made me more nervous due to
the slightly controversial turn of events ;-) It is certainly not the first
time kibitzers may have influenced the course of a game - I think it is
probably easiest to just consider this a part of the Freestyle spirit, since
the alternative seems to be that the games are not even broadcast. Happily, my
opponent seemed to take it in good spirit. [%eval 10,19] [%emt 0:01:14]} 23.
Rbf1 {[%emt 0:09:14]} (23. Qe2 Ne6 24. Be3 Bh6 25. Nf5 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Nf4 {
was the alternative. I could not find anything really convincing here, and
some lines led to endings with perhaps good drawing chances for black.
Compared to this, 23.Rbf1 keeps the pressure.}) 23... Ne6 {[%eval 20,19] [%emt
0:02:26]} 24. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} (24. Nf5) 24... Bc6 {[%eval 45,18] [%emt 0:
00:36]} 25. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Bxd5 {[%eval 45,20] [%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Qxd5 {
I guess nerves and a slight feeling of guilt led to a breakdown of discipline.
I should have examined 26.exd5 properly. After I played 26.Qxd5, the kibitzer
from Czech jokingly remarked: "I must admit that 26.exd5 was my unwritten
suggestion". 26.Qxd5 is still pretty close to winning, especially against an
un-aided engine that have horizon problems in the types of endings that arise
after this. [%emt 0:00:17]} (26. exd5 Nc5 27. Qe2 {and white is probably
winning.}) 26... Be7 {[%eval 35,19] [%emt 0:01:17]} (26... Bh6 27. Bxh6 Rxh6
28. Rxf7 Qc5+ 29. Qxc5 dxc5 30. Ra7 Nd4 {and white is probably winning.}) (
26... Nd8 $5 27. c3 {and black has an awkward position.}) 27. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:
17]} Rxb2 {[%eval 38,19] [%emt 0:01:27]} (27... Nf4 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. Rg2) 28.
Qa8+ {[%emt 0:01:14]} Nd8 {[%eval 48,20] [%emt 0:02:51]} (28... Rb8 $5 29. Qxa6
Bf8) 29. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qb7 {This move I had not anticipated. One
advantage of being a centaur when playing against a pure engine is that you
can often predict their moves. A related drawback is that IF the engine "by
means of brute force" makes an unexpected reply, it sends a cold shiver down
your spine ;-). Here I tried to pull myself together, and found the game
continuation with critical moves 34.Rxf7+ and 36.Rg7. [%eval 53,19] [%emt 0:01:
08]} (29... Qc6 30. Qxc6+ Nxc6 31. Ra1 {was what I had expected. White is
close to winning.}) (29... Rh8 30. Rg2 Qc6 (30... Kd7 31. a5 Qc6 32. Bb6) 31.
Qa5 Rb8 32. Qd5 Qxd5 33. exd5 Ra8 34. Ra1) 30. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:05:47]} (30. Qxc4
$5 Rb4 31. Qe2) 30... Bxd6 {[%eval 39,24] [%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Nxd6+ {[%emt 0:
00:07]} Kd7 {[%eval 45,22] [%emt 0:00:52]} 32. Nxb7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rg7+ {
[%eval 51,23] [%emt 0:00:52]} 33. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nxb7 {[%eval 42,21] 
[%emt 0:01:33]} 34. Rxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rxf7 {[%eval 77,22] [%emt 0:00:22]}
35. Rxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Ke6 {[%eval 95,24] [%emt 0:01:03]} (35... Kc6 36. h4
Nd6 37. Rf3 Ra2 (37... Rxc2 38. h5) 38. h5 Rxa4 39. h6 Ra8 40. Rf6 Kd7 41. Rg6)
36. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:58]} (36. Rc7 Nd6 37. a5 Rxc2 38. a6 Ra2 39. a7 Nb5 40.
Rc6+ Kd7 41. Rb6 {is perhaps winning, but I had not seen 41.Rb6. It wasn't
really necessary either.}) 36... Nd6 {[%eval 100,24] [%emt 0:00:33]} 37. a5 {
[%emt 0:00:49]} Ra2 {[%eval 100,23] [%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Rg6+ {[%emt 0:00:17]}
Kd7 {[%eval 97,21] [%emt 0:00:06]} 39. h4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxa5 {[%eval 116,23]
[%emt 0:00:49]} 40. h5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf7 {[%eval 131,24] [%emt 0:01:27]} (
40... Nxe4 41. h6 Ra8 42. Kg2 Nd6 43. Kf3) 41. Kg2 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Ra2 {
[%eval 137,26] [%emt 0:00:00]} 42. h6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rxc2+ {[%eval 163,21] 
[%emt 0:00:55]} 43. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nxh6 {[%eval 164,21] [%emt 0:00:40]}
44. Rxh6 {Black is lost. The thing to check is if black can pick up the
e4-pawn, but no. [%emt 0:00:13]} c3 {[%eval 175,22] [%emt 0:02:24]} 45. Rh1 {
[%emt 0:01:14]} Ra2 {[%eval 178,25] [%emt 0:00:59]} 46. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} c2
{[%eval 193,23] [%emt 0:00:18]} 47. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kc6 {[%eval 210,25] 
[%emt 0:00:56]} 48. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Kd6 {[%eval 227,25] [%emt 0:00:00]}
49. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ke6 {[%eval 234,24] [%emt 0:00:58]} 50. Bf2 {[%emt 0:
01:09]} Kd7 {[%eval 249,22] [%emt 0:00:00]} 51. Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Kd6 {
[%eval 271,26] [%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kc5 {[%eval 369,26] 
[%emt 0:06:59]} 53. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Ra5 {[%eval 492,26] [%emt 0:00:31]}
54. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Kd4+ {[%eval 492,23] [%emt 0:00:58]} 55. e5 {[%emt 0:
00:17]} Ra8 {[%eval 768,27] [%emt 0:01:08]} 56. e6 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Rf8+ {
[%eval 768,28] [%emt 0:00:44]} 57. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rg8+ {[%eval 768,28] 
[%emt 0:05:09]} 58. Bg5 {Nebula,Rybka 2.1o mp resigns (Lag: Av=0.60s, max=4.3s)
[%emt 0:00:20]} 1-0

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kolev, Atanas"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 {Endspiel-CD} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7.
f3 b5 8. Qd2 Bb7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 b4 (12... Nfd7
13. f4 Nxg4 14. Bg1 e5 15. Nf5 g6 16. Nxd6+ Bxd6 17. Be2 Bb4 18. Bxg4 Nf6 19.
Qe2 Qe7 $13 {Dochev,D-Stohl,I/Pardubice/1994/ Inf 61/236/}) 13. Na4 d5 14. exd5
Nxd5 15. f4 Qd7 16. b3 (16. fxe5 $6 Qxa4 17. Bc4 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 (18. Nb5 $2
Qxc2+ 19. Qxc2 Nxc2 20. Kxc2 Rc8 $17) 18... Bc5) 16... Nxd3+ (16... Nxg4 $6 17.
Nxe6 $1 (17. Bg1 $2 Bd6) 17... Ngxe3 (17... fxe6 18. Bg6+ Kd8 19. Nb6 $40) 18.
Rxe3 Nxe3 19. Bb5 $18) 17. Qxd3 O-O-O 18. f5 $6 (18. Nf3 $5 Qc7 19. Ne5 $40)
18... e5 19. Nf3 Qc7 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Nb6+ Kb8 (21... Kc7 22. Qc4+ $16) 22.
Nd7+ (22. Nxd5 Qxd5 (22... Qa1+ 23. Kd2 $16 Qxd1+ 24. Kxd1 Rxd5 25. Bd4) (22...
Rxd5 23. Ba7+ Kxa7 24. Rxe5 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 $14) 23. Bf4+ Ka8 (23... Bd6 24. Qg3
$3 $18) (23... Ka7 24. Qe3+ Bc5 25. Rxd5 Bxe3+ 26. Bxe3+ $16) 24. Qxd5 (24. Qg3
Qa5 25. Bc7 Qa3+ 26. Kb1 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Be7 $19) 24... Rxd5 (24... Bxd5 25. Re5
(25. Bc7 Rd7 26. Re8+ Kb7) 25... Bd6) 25. Re8+ Ka7 26. Be3+ $18) 22... Rxd7 23.
Ba7+ Kxa7 24. Rxe5 Bc5 $15 25. Qc4 Rc8 26. Kb2 (26. Rdxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Be3+
$19) 26... Ne3 (26... Nb6 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Re2) 27. Rxd7 Nxc4+ 28. bxc4 Kb6
$15 29. c3 Bc6 30. Rxf7 bxc3+ 31. Kxc3 Rd8 32. Re6 a5 $6 (32... Bd4+ 33. Kc2
Kc5 34. Rc7 Rd6 $15) 33. Kc2 Bd4 34. h4 Rc8 35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 Kc5 37. f6
gxf6 38. g6 Be8 (38... Be5 39. g7 Be4+ 40. Kc1) 39. Rfxf6 Bxf6 40. Rxf6 Kxc4
41. g7 Ba4+ 42. Kd2 Rd8+ 43. Ke2 Rg8 44. Rf5 Rxg7 (44... Kb4 45. a3+ $10) (
44... Bb5 45. a4 $10) 45. Rxa5 $10 Bc6 46. Ke3 Rf7 47. Re5 Rf3+ 48. Ke2 Kd4 49.
Re7 Ra3 50. Kf2 Be4 51. Re8 (51. Rd7+ Ke5 52. Rd2 $10) 51... Rxa2+ 52. Kg3 Ke3
53. Rf8 Rg2+ 54. Kh4 Bf3 55. Re8+ Kf2 56. Re5 $4 (56. Rf8 $142 $1 $10 {
Endspiel-CD} Rg4+ 57. Kh3 Rg5 58. Rf4 $10) 56... Rg4+ 57. Kh3 Rf4 0-1

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 (11... b4 12. Nce2) 12. Rhe1 b4 (12...
Be7 13. h4 b4 14. Na4 Qa5 15. b3 Nfd7 16. Kb1 $14 {Ghinda,M-Marin,M/ROM-ch/
1987/1:0/48/Inf 44/270/}) 13. Na4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. f4 $1 (15. Bf2 Bd6 16.
Bf5 O-O 17. Nxe6 fxe6 $15 {Hjartarsson,J-Kasparov,G/Thessaloniki(ol)/1988/0,5/
54/Inf 46/284/} 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Bxd5 Nxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxf3 21. Bb6 Bxd1 22. Bxd8
Raxd8 23. Qxd1 Bf4+ $15) 15... Nxg4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bg6+ Kd7 18. Bd4 Bd6 (
18... Ngf6 19. Qe2 $40) (18... Qc7 19. Qe2 Qxf4+ 20. Kb1 $40) 19. Qe2 Ngf6 (
19... Nxf4 $5 20. Qxg4 Qg5 21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. Nb6+ Ke7 23. Nxa8 Nxg6 24. Nb6
Rxh2 $132) 20. Nc5+ Bxc5 (20... Kc6 21. Nxe6) 21. Qxe6+ Kc7 22. Bxc5 Qd7 23.
Qe5+ Kc6 24. Bxb4 Qc7 (24... Nxb4 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Qc3+ Kb5 27. Bd3+ Nxd3+ 28.
Qxd3+ Kc6 29. Re6+ Kc7 30. Qd6+ $16) (24... Rhe8 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26. Qd4 Nxb4 27.
Qc4+ $18) 25. Qe6+ Kb5 26. Bd6 Qc8 27. Qe2+ Kc6 28. Ba3 a5 29. Qc4+ Kb6 30.
Qd4+ Kc7 31. Re7+ Nd7 (31... Kd8 32. Qb6+ $18) 32. Bf5 $18 Rd8 33. Qc5+ Kb8 34.
Qd6+ Qc7 35. Rxd7 Rxd7 36. Bxd7 Nb4 37. Bxb4 axb4 38. Qf8+ Ka7 39. Qxb4 Rd8 40.
Bg4 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-A"]
[Site "Matanzas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Black "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
Qc7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Be3 Re8 (10... Nc6 $142 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Na4 Rb8 13. c4 c5
14. b3 Bb7 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Rc1 Rfe8 17. Rc2 Rbd8 18. Rd2 Qb7 $13) 11. h3 (11.
a4 $5 Nfd7 12. a5 Nc6 13. Nb3 Nde5 14. Bb6 Qb8 15. Ra4 $14) 11... Nc6 12. Nxc6
bxc6 13. Na4 Bb7 14. c4 c5 15. Nc3 Nd7 (15... Bc6 16. b3 Qb7 17. Qc2 Rad8 18.
Rad1 $10) 16. f4 Nb8 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Rad1 Red8 19. g4 Bh4 20. Rf1 (20. Bf2
Bxf2+ 21. Qxf2 Nd4 22. Ne2 e5 $15) 20... Bf6 21. Ne2 Qa5 22. Qxa5 Nxa5 23. b3
$14 Be7 (23... Nc6 24. e5 (24. g5 $5 Be7 25. e5) 24... dxe5 25. fxe5 Bxe5 26.
Bxc5 $14) 24. Nc3 Nc6 25. e5 $1 dxe5 26. fxe5 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rd8 28. Rxd8+ (28.
Bxc6 $142 $1 Rxd1+ 29. Nxd1 Bxc6 30. Nf2 f6 31. exf6 gxf6 32. Nd3 $16) 28...
Nxd8 29. Na4 (29. Ne4 Bxe4 30. Bxe4 f6 31. exf6 gxf6 32. Kf2 $16 {1.Läuferpaar
Vorteil. 2.Besseres Bauernstruktur.}) 29... Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Nb7 31. Nb6 Kf8 32.
Nd7+ Ke8 33. Nb8 a5 34. Kf3 a4 (34... Kd8 35. Nc6+ Kd7 36. Nxe7 Kxe7 37. Ke4
$14) 35. bxa4 $14 Na5 36. Bd2 Nxc4 37. Bc3 Bd8 (37... Kd8 38. Nc6+ Kd7 39. Nxe7
Kxe7 40. g5 $14) 38. Ke4 f6 (38... Ba5 $142 $1 39. Bxa5 Nxa5 40. g5 Kd8 $15)
39. Nc6 Nxe5 40. Bxe5 (40. Nxe5 $2 fxe5 41. Bxe5 Bf6 42. Bg3 c4 $17) 40... fxe5
41. a5 Kd7 42. Nxe5+ Kc7 (42... Kd6 $5) 43. Kd3 Bf6 44. Nf3 Kb7 45. Kc4 Ka6 46.
Kxc5 Kxa5 47. Kd6 Kb4 48. Kxe6 Ka3 49. g5 Bc3 50. Kf7 Kxa2 51. Kg8 h6 52. g6
Bf6 53. Nh4 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alekseenko, Kirill"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. a3 $5 {This is the latest fashion, when people used to all play 9.g4.}
h5 $5 (9... Bb7 10. g4 h6 $5 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. h4 {is another debate:} d5 $5 (
12... Ne5 13. Rg1 Nfd7 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 g6 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. f5
Nc5 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. b3 Rxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxe4 22. Qd3 Qd7 23. Ne2 $14 {1/2-1/2 
(37) Perez Ponsa,F (2563)-Pichot,A (2522) ARG 2015}) (12... Nb6 13. Kb1 Nfd7
14. Qe1 Ne5 15. Rh3 Qc7 16. Bc1 Be7 17. g5 Nec4 18. Na2 d5 19. gxh6 gxh6 20.
exd5 (20. Bxc4 $5 Qxc4 21. e5 $14) 20... Nxd5 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. f4 Bf6 23. Qf2
{½-½ Leko,P (2703)-Steinberg,N (2532) Minsk 2017}) 13. Rg1 $5 (13. Bh3 $5 b4
$1 (13... e5 $2 14. g5 $16) (13... dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nd5 16. Nxe4 {
should be good for White.}) 14. axb4 Bxb4 15. g5 Ne5 $1 16. gxf6 Bxc3 17. bxc3
Nc4 18. Qe1 Qa5 19. Kb1 Na3+ 20. Kc1 Nc4 {½-½ Peng,H (2347)-Xu,Y (2532)
Qinhuangdao 2019}) 13... dxe4 (13... b4 14. axb4 Bxb4 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Bxc3
17. bxc3 {and there is no ...Ne5-c4 here.}) 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nd5 16. Nxe4
g6 17. Bf2 b4 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. c3 Qa5 20. Nc2 $1 $14 (20. Kb1 $6 Be7 $6 (20...
Nxc3+ $1 21. Nxc3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Bd5 $44) 21. Bd3 $14 {1-0 (38) Arjun,K (2484)
-Solomon,K (2383) Cattolica 2019})) 10. O-O-O Bb7 {Maxime decides to transpose
into two games he got during his match against Magnus Carlsen, Londres 2019.
Strangely enough, this position had been reached through the move order 6.Bg5
e6 7.f3!? h6 8.Be3 b5 9.a3 Nbd7 10.Qd2 Bb7 11.0-0-0 h5!?.} 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Rg1
$1 {That was Carlsen's improvement in his second game against MVL.} ({The
first one had continued} 12. Qe1 Rc8 13. Rg1 Qc7 14. g3 Ne5 15. Rg2 O-O 16. h3
d5 17. f4 Nc4 18. e5 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Ne4 {and Black was fine. The rest of the
game was quite elegant, by the way:} 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Re2 Bd5 22. Bg2 Qc4 23.
Nb3 Bc5 $1 24. Nxc5 Qa2+ 25. Kc1 Rfd8 $1 26. c4 bxc4 27. Red2 Qa1+ 28. Kc2 Qa2
29. Kc1 Qa1+ 30. Kc2 Qa2 31. Kc1 {½-½ (32) Carlsen,M (2872)-Vachier Lagrave,
M (2780) London 2019.}) 12... Rc8 13. Be2 Nb6 14. Qe1 Nfd7 15. g4 $1 hxg4 16.
Rxg4 {Until now, we are repeating game 9 of the Carlsen-MVL match.} g6 $1 $146
{This was the Frenchman's improvement.} ({Maxime had chosen} 16... Bf8 $2 {
in the previous game, but after} 17. Bg5 $1 $146 Qc7 18. Rh4 $1 {the engine
thinks White gets a serious advantage, taking the h-file to his advantage.}) (
16... Kf8 $5 {was played in a correspondence game, and might deserve
investigation.}) 17. Rxg6 $5 {The logical follow-up. In London, Maxime said
this pseudo rook sacrifice was the reason by he did not play the most natural
16...g6.} Rxc3 $1 {But of course, Maxime is no longer in unexplored teritories
- he knows what he's going!} (17... fxg6 $4 18. Nxe6 $18) (17... e5 $2 18. Qg1
$1 exd4 19. Bxd4 Rf8 20. Rh6 {is very difficult for Black according to the
engine.}) 18. Nxe6 $5 {Again the computer move! Both players are just playing
their home prop, hoping to see the opponent go wrong, for example by
forgotting his home analysis, which regularily happens, even at such high
level.} (18. Qxc3 Na4 $1 {is fine for Black; a fun draw is} 19. Qb3 fxg6 20.
Nxe6 Qc8 21. Ng7+ {and Black cannot go} Kd8 $4 {due to} 22. Qf7 $1 $18) 18...
Qc8 19. Ng7+ Kf8 20. Rh6 {With this manoeuvre White saves both of his hanging
pieces on the kingside. On the other hand, the c3-rook is still in the air!}
Rxh6 21. Bxh6 Rxc2 $1 22. Nf5+ (22. Rxd6 $5 Na4 (22... Bxd6 $4 23. Nf5+ $18)
23. Rd2 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 Qc6 $13) 22... Ke8 23. Nxe7 (23. Ng7+ $4 Kd8 $19) (23.
Be3 $5 {with the idea of Bd4 might be worth a try in a future game:} Bf8 24.
Bd4 Na4 25. Bd3 Rg2 26. Qh4 $44) 23... Kxe7 24. Qh4+ $1 f6 (24... Nf6 {leads
to a draw as well:} 25. Rxd6 $1 Nbd7 26. Rxd7+ Kxd7 27. Qxf6 Rxe2 28. Qxf7+ Kc6
29. Qg6+ Kc5 30. Qg1+ Kc6 31. Qg6+ $11) ({But not} 24... Ke8 $2 25. Rg1 Nf8 26.
Bxf8 Kxf8 27. e5 $3 Rxb2+ (27... Rxe2 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qf6+ Kf8 30. Qxd6+ Ke8
31. Rg8#) (27... dxe5 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qxe5+ Kd7 30. Qf5+ Ke7 31. Qxc2) 28.
Kxb2 Na4+ 29. Kb1 Qf5+ 30. Kc1 Qc8+ 31. Kd1 $18) 25. Bf4 Rxb2+ $1 {Radically
forcing a draw.} 26. Kxb2 Na4+ 27. Kb1 Nc3+ 28. Ka1 Nxd1 29. Qh7+ Kd8 30. Qg8+
Ke7 31. Qh7+ (31. Qxc8 Bxc8 32. Bxd1 Ne5 {with the idea ...Bh3 and ...Bg2
would definitly not be better for White.}) 31... Kd8 32. Qg8+ Ke7 33. Qh7+ {
Honestly, that looked like two identical opening preparations facing each
other!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Podgorica"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Pikula, Dejan"]
[Black "Arsovic, Zoran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Engqvist"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 {If you want to play the
Scheveningen but not the Keres attack (6.g4) this is a good move order. Of
course you must be prepared to play the Taimanov varia- tion after 5.Nb5.} 5.
Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 {The well known English attack.} Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9.
O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nd7 11. h4 Nxd4 (11... Nde5 $5) 12. Bxd4 (12. Qxd4 {Magem
Badals,J-Kalesis,N, Berga op 1995 - CBM 49/1018}) 12... b5 13. a3 $6 {It is
not necessary, nor good to weaken the King's position in this sharp position.
Black's goal now is to push the pawn to b4 and open the b-file.} (13. g5) (13.
h5 {Chandler-Govedarica, Beograd 1982}) (13. Qf2 {Mokry-Bischoff, Novi Sad (ol)
1990}) (13. Kb1) 13... Ne5 14. Qf2 {/\ 15.Be5} (14. Be2 Nc6 (14... Qc7 $5 {/\}
15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4) 15. Be3 b4 $6 (15... Qa5 {/\ b5-b4}) 16. axb4 Nxb4
17. Bc4 $1 Bb7 18. g5 d5 19. exd5 exd5 20. Bb3 $1 (20. Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 21. Bxd5
Qa5 $40) 20... d4 21. Bxd4 Bxf3 22. Qf2 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 $44 {Gullaksen-Tisdall,
Oslo 1992}) 14... Nc6 (14... Qc7 $5 $13) 15. Bb6 Qd7 16. f4 Rb8 $6 (16... Qb7
$1 $36 {/\ Rb8, b5-b4}) 17. e5 $1 $13 {>< c5} (17. g5 $2 Qb7 18. Be3 b4 $40)
17... d5 18. Bc5 b4 {This is the disadvantage with White's 13.a3. It is very
easy to open the b- file with ...b4 at any moment.} 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. Rh3 Bxc5
21. Qxc5 Qb7 22. b3 Bd7 23. Rd2 Rfc8 {White has defended well, particularly
with his rooks, so it is not possible for black to break through on the Q-wing.
} 24. Qa5 d4 25. Na2 $13 (25. Rxd4 $2 Nc6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pan American Intercollegiate-chT"]
[Site "South Padre Island"]
[Date "2009.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Ludwig, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.12.27"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. a4 Nc4 ({Another theoretical line is} 10... bxa4 11. Nxa4
Nxa4 12. Rxa4 {, after which, White has a superior pawn structure, but
vulnerable king.}) 11. Bxc4 bxc4 {This variation is extremely complicated for
evaluation: each side has his own strong points. On the one hand, White is
definitely better developed and his pieces will occupy very active positions
after the queenside knight has been transferred to b6. On the other hand,
Black has a pair of bishops and his king seems to be safer than its
counterpart.} 12. a5 {Preparing to transfer the knight to b6.} Bb7 13. Na4 Rc8
({The most principled is probably} 13... d5 14. g5 ({Another logical
possibility is to sacrifice the g4 pawn with} 14. e5 Nd7 15. f4 {[%csl Rb7,Gd4]
} Qh4+ 16. Bf2 Qxg4 17. Rg1 Qh5 18. h4 (18. Rg5 $5 Qxh2 19. O-O-O $13) 18...
Be7 19. Rxg7 $2 (19. Nb6 $5) 19... Nxe5 $1 (19... Bxh4 $2 20. Bxh4 Qxh4+ 21.
Qf2 $14) 20. Nb6 Rd8 $17 {0-1 Zhigalko,A (2554)-Gubajdullin,A (2475)/St
Petersburg 2007/CBM 121 Extra (36)}) 14... Nd7 15. O-O-O dxe4 (15... Rc8 $6 16.
exd5 Bxd5 17. Qc3 $32 {1-0 Akopian,V (2700)-Grigoriants,S (2565)/Budva 2009/
CBM 130 (34)}) 16. Qc3 (16. f4 Bd5 17. Qc3 Qc7 18. Ne2 {[%cal Ya4b6]} (18. Nf5
Rg8 19. Nb6 Nxb6 20. axb6 Qc6 21. Ng3 a5 $17) 18... Qc6 19. Nb6 Nxb6 20. Bxb6 (
20. axb6 $5) 20... Rg8 (20... Qa4 21. Kb1) 21. f5 $13 {1-0 Balogh,C (2609)
-Grigorov,G (2488)/Metz 2009/CBM 129 Extra (40)}) 16... Qe7 $1 {[%cal Ye7b4]}
17. fxe4 Qb4 18. Qxb4 Bxb4 19. Bd2 Bc5 (19... Bd6 $5) 20. Bc3 Be7 ({The e4
pawn is rather a shelter for Black's monarch.} 20... Bxe4 $2 21. Rhe1 $16 Bg6
22. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 23. Bxg7 Rg8 24. Rxe6+ Kf7 25. Rxd7+ Kxe6 26. Nxc5+ Kf5 27.
Bf6 $14) 21. h4 Bxe4 22. Rhe1 Bb7 23. Kb1 $2 (23. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Nf8 (
24... Kf7 25. Re2 Bc6 26. Rf1+ $16) 25. Re3 Ng6 26. Bxg7 $14) 23... Rd8 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Shomoev,A (2580)-Stella,A (2301)/Biel 2009/CBM 131 Extra (32)}) 14. Nb6
$146 {Surprisingly enough, nobody has ever played this logical move. White has
previously preferred to put the queen on c3, apparently, preventing the c4-c3
strike and putting some pressure on Black's kingside.} ({Another possibility is
} 14. Qc3 {[%cal Yc3g7]} Bxe4 15. fxe4 Nxe4 16. Qb4 Qh4+ 17. Kd1 Qxg4+ 18. Kc1
e5 19. Nb6 exd4 20. Rg1 Qe6 21. Nxc8 dxe3 22. Qb8 f5 $6 (22... d5 $5) 23. Nxd6+
Ke7 24. Qc7+ Kf6 25. Qd8+ Ke5 26. Nxe4 Kxe4 27. Ra4 $18 {1-0 Kasimdzhanov,R 
(2670)-Anand,V (2785)/Leon 2005/CBM 108 (63)}) 14... Rc7 ({Worth considering is
} 14... c3 15. bxc3 Rc7 16. O-O Be7 {[%cal Ye8g8] and position is not so clear,
since White's monarch is very vulnerable. In fact, it is very difficult to
play such kind of position for a typical human player.}) 15. g5 ({I didn't play
} 15. Ne2 {, mostly because I was worried about} Bxe4 $2 ({Of course, Black
can play the normal} 15... Be7 {, which would probably lead to the game.}) 16.
fxe4 Nxe4 {However, White is clearly better after both 17.Qd1 and 17.Qd4:} 17.
Qd4 (17. Qd1 {is even simpler if one finds such an unhuman move.} Qh4+ 18. Ng3
d5 19. Qf3 $16) 17... d5 (17... Qh4+ 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. Bf2 h5 20. Bxg3 Qxg4 21.
Qxg4 hxg4 22. O-O $16) 18. Ng3 Qh4 {and now White can castle!} 19. O-O-O Bc5
20. Qe5 Bxe3+ 21. Kb1 $18) 15... Nd7 (15... c3 {is possible again.}) 16. Ne2 {
Preventing c4-c3, thus preparing to castle long.} Be7 17. O-O-O {[%csl Ga5,Gb6,
Ge3] In this type of position, White's king usually feels safe on the
queenside, since the barrier constructed on the queenside is not easy to
remove for Black.} O-O (17... Nxb6 {is refuted by} 18. Bxb6 Bxg5 19. f4 Be7 20.
Rhg1 O-O 21. e5 d5 22. f5 exf5 23. Qh6 g6 24. Nf4 $18) (17... Ne5 18. Rhf1 O-O
19. f4 Nc6 (19... Nd7 20. Nc3 f5 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Rg1 $36) 20. Nxc4 d5 21.
exd5 exd5 22. Bb6 dxc4 23. Qxd8 Bxd8 24. Rxd8 Nxd8 25. Bxc7 $16) 18. Rhg1 {
Protecting the g5-pawn and moving the rook from the unpleasant opposition with
Black's light-squared bishop.} Qe8 {Adding an option of the capture on b6 and
preparing to transfer the queen to the queenside.} (18... Ne5 19. Rg3 f5 20.
gxf6 Bxf6 21. f4 Nd3+ 22. cxd3 cxd3+ 23. Nc3 Bxe4 $44) 19. Nc3 {Covering the
a4-square and preparing the advance of the f-pawn.} Nxb6 20. axb6 $1 {This is
probably better than the capture with the bishop, since it is more difficult
for Black to get rid of the pawn than to eliminate the bishop. In addition, it
can become advanced in the future.} (20. Bxb6 $6 Rc6 {[%cal Ye7d8]}) 20... Rd7
({The idea behind the capture on b6 with the pawn is illustrated by the
following variation:} 20... Rc6 21. f4 Bd8 22. Qf2 {keeping the barrier in
place.} (22. f5 $40 {is fine too.})) 21. f4 ({Perhaps I should have attacked
the c4-pawn and then started the attack on the kingside:} 21. Qe2 $5) 21... f5
{Black had to activate his rook.} ({Black is strategically lost after} 21... d5
22. exd5 exd5 23. f5 $40 {[%cal Yf5f6]}) 22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. e5 Be7 24. exd6 $6 (
24. Bc5 {comes into consideration. For example,} d5 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Ne4 {
leads to an obvious advantage for White.}) 24... Bxd6 $1 {To be honest, I
missed this move, which is stronger than} (24... Rxd6 25. Bd4 g6 (25... Bf6 $2
26. Bxf6 $1 Rxd2 27. Rxg7+ Kh8 28. Be5 Rxd1+ 29. Nxd1 $18) 26. Qe2 $16) 25. Qe2
({I didn't like} 25. Kb1 {because of} Bf3 $1 {However, White is still better
here after the less than obvious} 26. Qd4 $1 (26. Rdf1 Bxf4 27. Qf2 Be5 $13)
26... Bxd1 27. Rxd1) (25. Qf2 $5) 25... Bd5 $2 ({Black had to take the pawn to
have chance to survive. For instance:} 25... Bxf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 27. Rxd7 Qxd7
28. Rd1 Qe7 29. Qe5 {with more than enough compensation for a sacrificed pawn.}
) (25... Qc8 26. Rd4 $16) 26. Kb1 $1 {A very strong prophylactic move, which
protects the f4-pawn. From now on, I was no longer worried about the result of
the game.} ({Of course not} 26. Nxd5 $2 exd5 {which would create a strong
centre for Black and activate his pieces.}) 26... Rf5 {Trying to hold the d5
outpost.} 27. Bd4 $1 $18 {Now it is clear that White dominates the board. My
king is much safer and other pieces have occupied superior positions.} g6 (
27... Bxf4 {is now met by} 28. Bxg7) 28. Nxd5 {Simple and strong. Black is
lost due to vulnerable position of his king.} Rxd5 29. Bc3 Bc5 {Loses on the
spot.} (29... Bxf4 {doesn't help much:} 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Qxc4 $18) 30. Rxd5
Rxd5 {[%tqu "En","Please find the winning continuation for White.","","",
"b6b7","Winning the game quite effectively. The rest needs no comment.",10]}
31. b7 $1 {Winning the game quite effectively. The rest needs no comment.} Kf7
(31... Bxg1 {loses because of} 32. b8=Q Qxb8 (32... Rd1+ 33. Qxd1 Qxb8 34. Qxg1
$18) 33. Qxe6+ Kf8 34. Qf6+ $1 Ke8 35. Qh8+ $18) 32. Re1 Bd6 33. Qxc4 Qd7 34.
Qc8 Bxf4 35. Qxd7+ Rxd7 36. Rf1 Rxb7 37. Rxf4+ Ke7 38. Bb4+ Ke8 39. Rf8+ Kd7
40. Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS09 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2004.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Sammalvuo, Tapani"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 {
This continuation prevents from black to realize the following maneouvre:
Nb8-d7-b6} h6 (8... Nbd7 {is met by} 9. g5) (8... Nfd7 {is another theoretical
possibility.}) 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 {White's idea is to play Bh3
and afterware to carry out g4-g5.} b4 {Black reacts with the strike in the
centre.} 12. Na4 ({Worse is} 12. Nce2 d5 13. Bh3 dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 exf3
{This is the difference between 12.Na4 and 12.Nce2- now white's knight is
attaked.} 16. Nf4 Ne4 17. Qe1 f2 $19) 12... d5 {Black tried also} (12... Qa5
13. b3 Be7 $5 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Van Wely,L/Internet 2000/CBM 76/[Van Wely/
Cifuentes] (38)}) 13. Bh3 dxe4 (13... Qa5 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Rashkovsky,N/Linares
1999/CBM 68 ext/[Tiviakov] (30)}) 14. g5 hxg5 {Black needs to open the "h"
file, that he will have an option of eliminating white's light-squared bishop.}
15. hxg5 exf3 16. Nxe6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 712] Very interesting attempt to get an
advantage. In previous games white tried the following options, but without
succeess:} (16. gxf6 Nxf6 17. Qd3 (17. Qe1 Qa5 18. Nb6 Rd8 19. Nb3 Rxd1+ 20.
Qxd1 Qe5 21. Qd2 Be7 22. Bf4 Qe2 23. Rh2 Qxd2+ 24. Nxd2 g5 $17 {0-1 Nakamura,
H-Najer,E/New York 2002/EXT 2003 (47)}) (17. Bg2 Rxh1 18. Bxh1 Qa5 19. b3 Rd8
20. Qe1 Qh5 21. Qf1 Ng4 22. Bf4 Bd6 $1 $17 {1/2-1/2 Vorobiov,E-Gajsin,E/St
Petersburg 2002/CBM 86 ext (51)}) 17... Be4 18. Qb3 Bd5 19. Qd3 Be4 20. Qf1 $6
Qa5 21. b3 Rc8 22. Qf2 g6 $2 (22... Rh5 $1 $17) 23. Bxe6 Rxh1 24. Bxc8 Rxd1+
25. Kxd1 $16 {0-1 Svidler,P-Najer,E/ACP Blitz Final, playchess.com INT (4.3
2004 (41)}) (16. g6 Rxh3 17. Rxh3 Qa5 18. b3 Ne5 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Bg5 Ne4 21.
Qf4+ Kg8 22. Nxe6 Ng6 23. Rh8+ Nxh8 24. Rd7 Nf6 25. Bxf6 Ng6 26. Qc4 Qb5 27.
Nxf8+ Qxc4 28. bxc4 f2 29. Rxg7+ Kxf8 30. Kb2 f1=Q 31. Rxg6 {0-1 Sammalvuo,
T-Bromberger,S/FSGM September, Budapest HUN 2004 (31)}) 16... fxe6 17. Bf5 $1 {
[%mdl 704] That is the point of the novelty! The rook is going to invade into
black's camp, while, black monarch is still in the centre...} exf5 (17... Rxh1
18. Bg6+ Ke7 19. Qd6#) 18. Rxh8 Nd5 $2 {After this move white's attack becomes
unparried. Black had the following alternatives:} ({Probably,} 18... Ne4 $1 {
was the best reply.} 19. Qxb4 Qc7 $1 (19... Bc6 20. Nb6 Qe7 (20... Rb8 21. Rxd7
$18) 21. Qxe7+ Kxe7 22. Nxa8 Bxa8 23. Rxd7+ Kxd7 24. Rxf8 $18) 20. Nb6 $1 Ndc5
21. Bxc5 $1 Nxc5 (21... Qxc5 22. Qb3 $18) 22. Re1+ Be4 23. Nxa8 Nd3+ 24. Kb1
Qxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Nxb4+ $13) ({In October this year black tried} 18... Ng4 19. Nc5
Nxc5 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Rxf8+ Kd7 23. Bxc5 Ke6 24. Kd2 Ke5 25.
Ke1 Kf4 26. Rf7 Be4 27. Rxg7 Kg3 28. g6 f4 29. Rg8 f2+ 30. Bxf2+ Nxf2 31. g7
Ng4 32. Re8 Bd5 33. g8=Q Bxg8 34. Rxg8 f3 35. Rf8 Ne3 36. c3 bxc3 37. bxc3 Nd5
38. c4 Nb4 39. c5 Nd3+ 40. Kd2 Nxc5 41. Ke3 {1-0 Zhang Pengxiang-L'Ami,E/
Hoogeveen NED 2004/The Week in Chess 520 (41)}) 19. Nc5 $1 {[%mdl 128]
attacking black's pieces.} Bc6 (19... Nxe3 20. Nxd7 $18) (19... Nxc5 20. Bxc5
$18) 20. Bd4 $1 $40 {[%mdl 128] opening the "e" file for the heavy pieces, and,
at the same time, threatening with the capture on g7 and Ne6.} Qa5 {loses
immediately... But, other continuations don't change anything:} (20... Ke7 21.
Re1+ Kd6 22. Ne6 Qa5 23. Qh2+ f4 24. Nxf4 $18) (20... Kf7 21. g6+ Ke7 (21...
Kxg6 22. Ne6 Qa5 23. Qg5+ Kf7 24. Re1 $18) 22. Re1+ Kd6 23. Ne6 $1 $18 {
[%cal Yd2h2]}) 21. Qe1+ $1 {[%mdl 128]} Kd8 22. Qe6 $18 {attacking the bishop,
and intending to take on d7.} Kc7 23. Nxd7 {It is the right moment to win
material... a lot of material!} Bd6 (23... Bxd7 24. Be5+ $18) (23... Qxa2 24.
Rxf8 $18) {[%tqu "En","How can white win the game immediately?","","","d4b6",
"",10]} 24. Bb6+ $1 {Simple tactics, which brings white immediate victory.}
Qxb6 (24... Nxb6 25. Qxd6+ Kb7 26. Rb8+ {mating.}) 25. Nxb6 {This game was
chosen as the best one of the week on the site: www.dachess.ru (with Garry
Kasparov amongst the jury).} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Ermenkov, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[Annotator "Ermenkov,E"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 {More and more
people are starting to use this so-called English Attack.} e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 {
Here the normal order of moves is 8. Qd2. The move in the game allows an
interesting reaction from Black} Bb7 {After 8.g4 Black normally plays 8...h6,
or 8...Nfd7, if he wants to avoid playing h6 at all. I decided to play in the
oldest fashion.} (8... b4 $5 9. Nce2 h6 $5 10. Qd2 e5 11. Nf5 d5 12. O-O-O Be6)
({Kiril Georgiev won an important game with Black in the last Olympiad against
Svidler after} 8... Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Bg5 $5 Qc7) 9. Qd2 Nfd7
{I am from the family of "not-playing h6 at all" folk.} 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Nb3
$5 {This is supposed to be the refutation of the premature 8..Bb7. But the
Bishop on b7 is not an active piece for Black in this system, restricted by
the pawns on f3 and e4, and it becomes a question whether it is worth for
White to spend so much time to exchange it with the excellent Knight on d4.}
N8d7 12. Na5 Qc7 13. Bf4 {Here White spent a lot of time calculating the
consequences of the eventual sacrifices on b5, but they are obviously not
correct.} Nc8 {This looks a bit ugly but is necessary since 13...e5, or 13...
b4 14.Ne2 e5 is just bad for Black. Now again White can try to sacrifice
something on b5 but all in vain.} 14. Ne2 Rb8 $1 15. Nxb7 {otherwise Black
will retreat Ba8 and Na5 will be out of action.} Rxb7 16. h4 Be7 17. Bg5 $6 {
Starting from here White obviously didn't have a clear idea how to proceed
with his attack.} Ndb6 18. Nd4 O-O 19. Kb1 Re8 $1 20. Bd3 $6 {Absolutely
inconsequent and I think even bad. White had to exchange here the dark-squared
Bishops.} Bf8 21. Qe2 Na4 22. Bc1 Ncb6 23. Ka1 g6 $1 24. h5 Nc3 $6 {In the
period of the last ten moves the position transformed from some advantage for
White into a decisive advantage for Black and now after the natural} (24... Bg7
$1 {Black would have an irresistible attack.} 25. c3 {can be answered by} Nxc3
$1 26. bxc3 Na4 {and White's position crumbles. I thought here that Black's
attack would be even more effective with a White pawn on c2, so that White
cannot use the second rank for defence with heavy pieces. In fact this is
wrong because in some lines after 24...Bg7! Black can play even for an attack
and material advantage, taking on d1 with the Knight from c3.}) 25. bxc3 Na4
26. Qe1 Bg7 27. hxg6 $1 fxg6 {In all the lines if Black had played 24...Bg7,
after such an exchange Black could have taken hg and that would mean the end
of White's counter-play.} ({while here after} 27... hxg6 {I didn't like} 28.
Bh6 Bh8 29. Bd2 $1) 28. Bf1 {So now White has some counter-play based on the
"usual" weakness of the "e6" square in the Scheveningen.} Nxc3 29. Bb2 b4 30.
g5 (30. Rh2 {might have been more useful here.}) 30... Na4 $2 ({I had about 4
minutes left here on the clock and I spent them calculating} 30... Qa5 $1 31.
Bc4 (31. Bxc3 bxc3 32. Bc4 Qa3 {is a disaster for White.}) 31... b3 $3 32. a3 {
seemed to me very unclear while in fact after} (32. Bxb3 Rxb3 {is excellent
for Black}) 32... bxc2 $1 {Black wins in all variations, for example} 33. Rd3
Reb8 34. Bxe6+ Kf8 {and White is helpless} 35. Qxc3 (35. Rxc3 Rxb2 36. Rc8+
Rxc8 37. Qxa5 Bxd4 38. Bxc8 Rb5+ 39. Ka2 Rxa5 40. Rc1 Rc5) 35... Rxb2) 31. Rh2
{Now the momentum of the attack is gone, besides I was playing here by the
rule "three+30 seconds" on the clock.} Rc8 $2 {Now the game is over since this
is a blunder, but White is probably winning anyway.} 32. Bxa6 Nxb2 33. Kxb2 Ra8
34. Bxb7 Qxb7 35. Qe2 Qc7 36. Kb1 Qc5 37. Qd3 Ra3 38. Qb5 Bxd4 39. Qe8+ Kg7 40.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 41. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 16th"]
[Site "Buekfuerdo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fogarasi, Tibor"]
[Black "Belotti, Bruno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.02.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[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 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nfd7 {[#]} 11. Bd3 $146 (11. f4 Bb7 12. a3 Nc5 13. Bg2
Nc4 14. Qe2 e5 $15 {Hatanbaatar,B-Short,N/Moskva/1994}) (11. a4 b4 $5 12. Nd1
a5 13. Bb5 Qc7 14. O-O $14 {Natali,N-Volker,B/Baden-Baden/1991}) 11... Bb7 12.
O-O-O Rc8 13. Kb1 Ne5 14. f4 Nec4 15. Bxc4 Nxc4 16. Qd3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 {[#]} Rc4
18. Rhe1 Be7 19. h4 Qb6 20. Qd3 Qc7 21. f5 $36 b4 $2 {>< Rc4} 22. Na4 e5 23.
Nb3 f6 24. gxf6 Bxf6 25. h5 h6 26. Nb6 $1 $16 {[#]} Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Qxb6 28. Ree1
d5 {[#]} 29. Qe3 Qxe3 (29... Qc7 30. Nd4) 30. Rxe3 O-O 31. Nc5 $18 d4 32. Rg3
Bc8 33. Rf1 Be7 34. Rfg1 Bg5 35. Ne4 Bxf5 36. Nxg5 hxg5 37. Rxg5 Rf7 38. Kc1 e4
39. Rf1 Be6 40. Rxf7 Kxf7 41. Ra5 Bc4 42. Re5 e3 43. Re4 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Black "Atlas, Valeri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Be7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
a6 9. g4 b5 (9... Nc6) 10. O-O-O Nfd7 11. g5 {[#]} Nb6 $5 $146 (11... Bb7) 12.
Bd3 Qc7 13. Kb1 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. h4 Nd7 16. g6 $1 {[#]} Bf6 (16... fxg6 $2
17. b3 $18) (16... hxg6 17. h5 $1 $40) 17. h5 Bb7 18. Qh2 {/\ 19.Qxd6, /\ 19.h6
} fxg6 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Qxd6 $16 Ne5 {[#]} 21. Nxe6 Rfc8 22. Nc5 Rd8 23. Qc7
b4 24. f4 $1 (24. N3a4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qe2 $13) 24... Ng4 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {[#]}
26. Qxb7 $2 (26. e5 $142 Nxe5 27. fxe5 Bxh1 28. exf6 Qf1+ 29. Bc1 Qxf6 30. N3e4
$16) 26... Nxe3 27. e5 bxc3 $2 (27... Bxe5 28. fxe5 bxc3 $13) 28. exf6 Qf7 29.
Qf3 Qd5 30. Ne4 Nc4 31. f7+ Kxf7 32. Ng5+ Kg8 33. Qxd5+ Rxd5 34. bxc3 Rf5 35.
Ne6 $16 Kf7 36. Re1 Nd2+ 37. Kc1 Nf3 38. Re3 Nh4 39. Ng5+ Kf8 (39... Kf6 $2 40.
Re6#) 40. Re4 Ng2 41. Ra4 a5 42. Rc4 Ke7 43. Re4+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.06"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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 "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "Brazil"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 (11. h4 $1) 11... Ne5 12. Rhe1 Qc7 13. Kb1
Be7 14. h4 Nfd7 15. g5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 b4 18. Nd5 exd5 19. exd5 Qd8
20. Qxg7 Qf6 21. Qxf6 Nxf6 22. f4 O-O-O 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Nc6 $16 Bxc6 25. dxc6
Rxh4 26. Rxe5 Kc7 27. a4 (27. Ra5 $18) 27... bxa3 28. Re7+ Kxc6 29. Be4+ $4
Rxe4 0-1

[Event "Donner Memorial-B"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Black "Bronstein, David Ionovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. Bh3 dxe4 (13... Ne5 14.
Nf4 (14. g5 Nc4 (14... hxg5 $6 15. hxg5 Nc4 16. Qd3 dxe4 (16... Rxh3 17. Rxh3
dxe4 18. Qxc4 Bd5 19. Nxe6 Bxc4 20. Nxd8 Bxe2 21. Re1 exf3 22. gxf6 Rxd8 23.
Bb6 Kd7 (23... Rd6 24. Rxf3 $18) 24. Bxd8 Kxd8 25. Rhh1 $18) 17. Qxc4 Bd5 18.
Nxe6 Bxc4 (18... fxe6 19. Qd4 exf3 20. Nf4 (20. gxf6 $10) 20... f2 21. Nxd5
Nxd5 22. Bxe6 Rxh1 23. Rxh1 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Qe7 25. g6 $1 $16) 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.
Nc7+ Ke7 21. Bc5+ Rd6 22. gxf6+ gxf6 23. Nd4 Kd8 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. b3 Kxc7 26.
bxc4 Be5 27. Nf5 exf3 28. Kd2 $18) 15. Qd3 Qa5 $13 {Korneev-Ftacnik/1993/})
14... g5 15. hxg5 Nc4 16. Qe2 Qa5 17. Kb1 hxg5 18. Nfxe6 fxe6 19. Bxg5 Be7 20.
Nxe6 $16 {De La Riva-Vera/1993/}) 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 exf3 16. Ng3 (16. Nf4
Ne4 17. Qe1 f2 18. Bxf2 Qxg5 19. Be3 Qh4 20. Ndxe6 $1 $14 {Anand-Beliavsky/
1993/}) 16... Ne5 $5 (16... Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe6 Nc5 $3 20.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Rxh8 Nxe6 $19) 17. gxf6 gxf6 $13 18. Kb1 Qc7 19.
Bf4 Bd5 20. Qe3 Be7 21. Bg2 Rxh1 22. Bxh1 O-O-O 23. Nxf3 $6 Bxa2+ 24. Kc1 Rxd1+
25. Kxd1 Nc4 $1 26. Qc1 (26. Bxc7 Nxe3+ 27. Ke2 Nxc2 $17) 26... e5 27. Bh6 f5
$17 28. b3 (28. Nxf5 $2 Qd7+ $19) 28... f4 29. Nf1 (29. bxc4 fxg3 $40) 29...
Qd6+ 30. Ke2 Qxh6 31. N3d2 Qxh1 32. bxc4 e4 $19 33. Qa1 Qh5+ 34. Kf2 Bc5+ 35.
Kg2 f3+ 36. Kg3 Bd6+ 37. Kf2 Qh4+ 38. Ke3 Bc5+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Black "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 "Macedonia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Qf2 Rc8 13. Nce2 Qc7 14. Kb1 d5
15. e5 Qxe5 (15... Nxe5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxb6 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Qc2+ 19. Ka1 Be7
20. Qe3 $13) 16. Nf4 {White slows down Black's counterplay with the help of 15.
e5, but it is rather unclear whether he has compensation for the pawn.} (16.
Bf4 Qf6 17. g5 Qd8 (17... Qe7 18. Ng3 g6 19. h4 Na4 20. Bd2 Ndc5 21. h5 Bg7 22.
Bf1 Nxb2 23. Re1 (23. Kxb2 Na4+ 24. Kb3 Bf8 $19) 23... Nba4 24. Bh3 Ne4 25.
Nxe4 dxe4 26. Qe3 Rc4 {0-1 Bellaiche,A-Khismatullin,D/Moscow 2004/ (26)}) 18.
g6 hxg6 (18... e5 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Rhg1 exd4 21. Nxd4 Rc6 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23.
Be3 Be7 24. Bd4 Bf6 {0-1 Fercec,N-Palac,M/Nova Gorica 2002/ (57)}) 19. Nxe6
fxe6 20. Bxg6+ Ke7 21. Nd4 e5 22. Rhe1 Nc4 23. Nf5+ Ke6 24. Qg3 Qc7 25. c3 Qb6
{0-1 Svetushkin,D-Szabo,G/Bucharest 2000/ (34)}) 16... Bc5 (16... Nc4 17. Bxc4
bxc4 18. Rhe1 Qc7 19. Ndxe6 fxe6 20. Nxe6 Qc6 21. Ng5 $13) 17. Rhe1 Na4 $6 (
17... Bxd4 $1 18. Bxd4 Qxf4 19. Bxb6 Nxb6 20. Qxb6 Rc7 (20... Qc7 21. Qd4 O-O
22. g5 $15) 21. c3 O-O $17) 18. Nh5 $1 {[%mdl 128] Nedev gets some concrete
threats just in the moment, when all his pieces are already well centralised.}
g6 (18... g5 $2 19. c3 Qd6 20. Bxg5 $18) 19. f4 Qd6 (19... Qb8 20. Ng7+ Kf8 21.
Ngxe6+ fxe6 22. Nxe6+ Kg8 23. Bd4 $14) 20. Ng7+ Kd8 (20... Kf8 21. Ngxe6+ fxe6
22. Nxe6+ Kg8 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Qe7 25. f5 $36) 21. f5 e5 (21... gxf5 22.
Qh4+ Kc7 23. Bf4 e5 24. Ngxf5 Qf8 25. Rxe5 $18) 22. fxg6 $1 Bxd4 (22... hxg6
23. Qxf7 Kc7 24. Bxb5 $1 $18) 23. Bxd4 exd4 (23... fxg6 24. Qg3 (24. Qf7 Nac5
25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. b4 Rf8 27. bxc5 Rxf7 28. cxd6 Rxg7 29. Rxe5 Kd7 $17) 24...
Rg8 25. Rxe5 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 $16) 24. gxf7 Qb4 {Berkes has managed to find
counterplay against the White King.} (24... Nxb2 25. Ne8 $1 Qb4 26. Qh4+ $18)
25. Ne6+ Ke7 26. f8=Q+ Rcxf8 (26... Nxf8 27. Nc5+ Kd6 28. Qf6+ Kxc5 (28... Kc7
29. Re7+ $18) 29. Qe7+ Kc6 30. Qxb4 $18) 27. Nxf8+ Kd6 (27... Kd8 28. Ne6+ Kc8
29. Qxd4 $18) 28. Qg3+ (28. Qg3+ Kc6 (28... Kc5 29. Qc7+ Bc6 30. Nxd7#) 29.
Re6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 35th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2005.05.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O
Nf6 9. a4 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. f4 Na5 12. Kh1 Nc4 13. Bc1 Rd8 14. Qe2 {Black
has a very active knight sitting on the c4 square, but white is not without
chances to sent him away.} (14. b3 Na5 15. Qe1 Bd7 16. Bb2 Nc6 17. Nf3 Nb4 18.
Rc1 Rac8 19. h3 Qb6 20. g4 Bc6 21. g5 Nh5 22. Nd2 e5 23. Nc4 Qc5 24. fxe5 dxe5
25. Rf5 {1-0 Babaev,R-Ginzburg,M/Tallinn 1997/ (36)}) 14... Nd7 (14... e5 15.
Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 d5 17. b3 Na5 18. Qxe5 Bd6 19. Qd4 Nc6 20. Qd2 Bb4 {1/2-1/2
Timofeev,A-Kempinski,R/Rethymnon 2003/ (43)}) 15. b3 Bf6 (15... Na5 16. Bb2 Nc6
17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Rad1 Rb8 $13) 16. Qf2 Na5 (16... Qa5 17. Nce2 e5 18. Nf5 exf4
19. Ra2 Ne3 20. Nxe3 fxe3 21. Bxe3 $14) 17. Bb2 g6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] One of the
rare occasions of a horrible strategical blunder, black helps white to open up
access to his king with deadly consequences.} (17... Nc6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Rad1
e5 $13) 18. f5 $1 Re8 (18... e5 19. Nd5 Qc5 20. fxg6 $18) (18... Bxd4 19. Qxd4
Ne5 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Rad1 $16) 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Nxe6 $1 (20. Bh3 Qc5 21.
Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Nd5 Rxe6 23. b4 Qa7 24. bxa5 $18) 20... Rxe6 21. Nd5 {Timofeev
must have enjoyed this phase of the game, white pieces are springing to life
against poorly coordinated enemy.} (21. Bh3 Re5 22. Nd5 Rxd5 23. Be6+ Kf8 24.
exd5 $18) 21... Qc5 (21... Bxb2 22. Qf7+ Kh8 23. Nxc7 $18) 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (
22... Rxf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf2 24. Rxf2 $18) 23. Bd4 (23. Bxf6 Qxf2 24. Rxf2 Nc6 25.
e5 $18) 23... Qc7 24. Bxf6 Nc6 25. e5 dxe5 (25... Re8 26. exd6 Qxd6 27. Bc3 Bf5
28. g4 $18) 26. Bxe5 (26. Bd5 Qd6 27. Rad1 $18) 26... Qe7 27. Bf6 Qe8 28. Bc3 {
Movsesian is lost many times over as he misses a pawn, piece coordination and
antidote to the open a1-h8 diagonal.} (28. Bd5 Nb4 29. Bxe6+ Bxe6 30. Kg1 $18)
28... Bd7 (28... Re7 29. Qf6 Ne5 30. Bd5+ $18) 29. Bd5 Ne5 30. Rae1 $1 (30.
Bxe5 Bc6 31. Qf3 Bxd5 32. Qxd5 Rd8 33. Qxb7 Rxe5 34. Qxa6 $18) 30... Bc6 31.
Rxe5 Rd8 32. Bxc6 Qxc6+ 33. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM 5th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2004.09.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Be7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. c4 Qd6 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Qc2 {
Black seems to be holding this line, since his only real worry is to complete
his development.} (14. Bd3 Rd8 15. Qc2 (15. Qe2 Nb4 16. Bb1 Bd7 17. Nc3 Qe5 18.
f4 Qa5 19. a3 Nc6 20. h4 Be8 21. h5 {1-0 Sanchez,J-Guido,F/Bratto 2004/ (42)})
15... f5 16. Qf2 b6 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 Nb4 19. Bb1 Ba6 20. a4 Rdc8 21. b3
Nd5 22. Bd4 Nf6 23. Rhe1 Kf7 {1/2-1/2 Ziatdinov,R-Ionov,S/St Petersburg 2003/ 
(45)}) 14... e5 15. a3 (15. Bd3 Nb4 16. Qb1 (16. Bxh7+ $2 Kh8 17. Qb1 g6 18.
Bxg6 fxg6 19. Qxg6 Nxa2+ 20. Kd2 Bf5 $19) 16... Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 Be6 $17) (15.
Nc3 Be6 16. a3 Rc8 17. Nd5 b5 $15) 15... Be6 16. Bd3 $6 (16. Kb1 Na5 17. Qa4 b6
18. Nc3 Rc8 19. Nd5 $11) 16... Na5 $1 17. b4 $2 {Kosteniuk, confronted with
excellent play by Black, is making a reckless move that loses immediately.} (
17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Bd3 Rc8 19. b3 a6 20. Nc3 b5 $17) 17... Nxc4 $1 18. Bxc4 Rc8
19. Bc5 (19. Bxe6 Rxc2+ 20. Kxc2 fxe6 $19) 19... Bxc5 20. bxc5 (20. Bxe6 Be3+
21. Kb1 Rxc2 $19) 20... Rxc5 21. Nd6 Bxc4 22. Kb2 (22. Nxc4 Qc7 $19) 22... Qc7
23. Nxc4 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. g4 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 b4 14. Na4 Bb7 15.
Nb6 $1 {This must be a good move as white exchanges his challenged knight on
a4 for the good piece on d7.} (15. g6 Bc6 16. h5 Bg5 17. f4 Bh6 18. Qxb4 Bxf4+
19. Kb1 Rb8 {0-1 Cubas,J-Milos,G/Sao Paulo 2004/ (28)}) 15... Nxb6 (15... Rb8
16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Kb1 Qc7 18. Bd3 Bc8 19. h5 e5 20. Be3 Be6 21. Rdg1 a5 22. g6
{1-0 Fischer,R-Spassky,B/Belgrade 1992/ (35)}) 16. Qxb4 Rb8 (16... d5 17. Qxb6
Qd7 18. Bc3 $14) 17. Bxb6 d5 18. Bc5 (18. Bxd8 Bxb4 19. Bc7 Rbc8 20. Bf4 dxe4
21. a3 $14) (18. Qd4 Qc8 19. e5 Bc6 20. f4 $14) 18... Bxc5 19. Qxc5 {Limited
number of light pieces will make it very difficult for black to get
compensation for the sacrificed pawn.} Qd7 20. Qd4 Rfc8 21. Rh2 (21. exd5 Qc7
22. Rd2 Bxd5 23. Bxa6 Rd8 24. Rhd1 Ra8 $132) 21... a5 22. Qe5 (22. h5 Qe7 23.
Qe5 $16) 22... Bc6 23. Rhd2 Kf8 24. Ba6 $6 {Not really a bad move, but
exchange of the bishops on d5 looks even more convincing.} (24. exd5 Bxd5 (
24... exd5 25. h5 $18) 25. Bc4 $1 Qb7 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. h5 Re8 28. Qd4 $16)
24... Qc7 25. Qxc7 (25. Qc3 Rd8 26. h5 Qb6 27. h6 $16) 25... Rxc7 26. e5 Ke7
27. Rd4 f6 28. exf6+ (28. f4 fxe5 29. fxe5 Rf8 30. Bd3 $16) 28... gxf6 29. f4
Kd6 30. R4d2 (30. gxf6 Rf8 31. Bd3 Rxf6 32. Re1 Rcf7 33. h5 $14) 30... Rb4 31.
Rf2 fxg5 (31... e5 32. gxf6 Rxf4 33. Rdf1 Rxf2 34. Rxf2 Rf7 35. Be2 e4 36. Bh5
Rf8 37. c3 Ke5 38. f7 $16) 32. hxg5 Rf7 33. Rdf1 Bb5 {[%mdl 4096] Ehlvest si
fighting like a lion and white will have to work hard in order to win the rook
endgame.} (33... d4 34. c3 dxc3 35. bxc3 Ra4 36. c4 $16) 34. Bxb5 Rxb5 35. a4 (
35. c3 Rb8 36. Kc2 $16) 35... Rbb7 36. f5 (36. c3 Rf5 37. Kc2 Rbf7 38. Kd3 $16)
36... Rb4 $1 37. b3 (37. fxe6 Rxf2 38. Rxf2 Kxe6 39. Rf6+ Ke5 40. Rf7 Rxa4 41.
Rxh7 Rg4 $11) 37... Rg4 38. fxe6 Rxf2 39. Rxf2 Rxg5 (39... Kxe6 40. Rf6+ Ke5
41. Ra6 Rxg5 42. Rxa5 h5 43. Ra6 $14) 40. Rf7 h5 (40... Kxe6 41. Rxh7 $16) 41.
e7 Re5 42. Rh7 Rxe7 43. Rxh5 Kc5 $5 {The endgame should be lost as the
weakness of a5 pawn seriously ties down black pieces.} 44. Rh6 (44. c4 Kb4 45.
cxd5 Kxb3 46. d6 Rd7 $11) 44... Ra7 45. Kb2 (45. c3 $1 Ra8 (45... Rg7 46. Ra6
Rg1+ 47. Kb2 Rg2+ 48. Ka3 Rc2 49. Rxa5+ Kb6 50. Kb4 $18) 46. Kb2 Ra7 47. Ka3
Ra8 48. b4+ Kc4 49. Rc6+ Kd3 50. bxa5 $16) 45... Kd4 46. Re6 (46. c3+ Ke5 47.
Rh5+ Ke4 48. Rh4+ Ke5 49. Rh8 $16) 46... Ra8 47. Re7 (47. c3+ Kd3 48. Rd6 Ke4
49. Kc2 Ke5 50. Rh6 $16) 47... Ra6 48. Rd7 Ke4 49. Kc3 Rc6+ 50. Kd2 d4 51. Rb7
{The rook would love to land on d5, but black can organize enough counterplay
to prevent it.} (51. Re7+ Kd5 52. Ra7 Rc5 53. Rh7 Ke4 54. Rh4+ Kd5 55. Rh5+ Kd6
56. Rxc5 Kxc5 57. Kc1 Kd5 58. Kb2 Kd6 59. Ka3 Kc5 60. b4+ axb4+ 61. Kb3 $18)
51... Rh6 52. Re7+ (52. Rb5 Rh2+ 53. Kc1 d3 $1 $11) 52... Kd5 53. Ra7 Rh2+ 54.
Kc1 Ke4 55. Rxa5 d3 56. Rc5 $4 {A terrible slip of attention, it was of course
natural to exchange the last black pawn and win with the pair of own marching
peasants.} (56. cxd3+ Kxd3 (56... Kd4 57. Rb5 Kc3 58. Kb1 Rb2+ 59. Ka1 Rg2 60.
a5 $18) 57. Rc5 Rg2 58. a5 $18) 56... Rh1+ 57. Kd2 (57. Kb2 $2 d2 $19) 57...
Rh2+ 58. Kc1 Rh1+ 59. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O b4 10. Na4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bc4 Bb7 {[%mdl 4] The line
chosen by Bologan is very risky despite the fact, that it was introduced to
the praxis by Topalov.} (12... N7f6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. Rhe1 Bb7 16.
Qe2 Qd6 17. Kb1 h6 18. Bh4 Nf4 19. Qf2 $14 {0-1 Leko,P (2763)-Topalov,V (2788)/
San Luis 2005/ (40)}) 13. Bg5 (13. Rhe1 Qa5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bb6 Qxa4 16. Bxd5
Be7 17. Bxb7 Nxb6 18. Rxe6 O-O 19. Rxe7 Qxa2 20. Qd4 Rf6 21. Bxa8 {1-0 Wang
Hao (2519)-Nava,R (2317)/Instanbul 2005/}) 13... Qc7 (13... Be7 $2 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Nf5 $1 $18) 14. Qe2 Ne5 (14... Bd6 $2 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ $18) 15.
Bb3 h6 16. Bd2 (16. Bh4 Nf4 17. Qd2 Neg6) 16... Be7 {Serious improvement could
have been the more active development of the bishop.} (16... Bd6 $5 17. f4 Ng6
18. g3 O-O $13) 17. Rhe1 Nc6 (17... Nd7 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Kb1 $14) 18. Nf5 Na5 $2
{This provocative move in the face of serious crises is not boding well for
black´s future.} (18... O-O-O 19. Nxe7+ Ncxe7 20. Qe5 $14) 19. Nxg7+ $6 (19.
Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 20. Nxe7 Bxa2 (20... Qxe7 21. Nb6 $18) 21. b3 Nxb3+ 22. Kb2 Nxd2
23. Qxd2 Qxe7 24. Kxa2 $18) 19... Kf8 (19... Kd7 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Nf5 Rac8 22.
Be3 $16) 20. Nxe6+ (20. Nh5 Rc8 21. Qd3 Nxb3+ 22. axb3 Ke8 $14) 20... fxe6 21.
Qxe6 Nxb3+ 22. axb3 Qc6 23. Qf5+ Qf6 (23... Ke8 $2 24. Re6 $18) 24. Qh3 $6 {
Motylev is consequent in chosing the second rate continuations, with more
exact 24.Qd7! he could have forced the draw.} (24. Qd7 $1 Bc6 25. Qh3 Kf7 26.
Qh5+ Kf8 27. Qh3 $11) 24... Kf7 25. Qh5+ Qg6 $1 26. Qxg6+ (26. Qh3 Bc8 27. g4
Be6 $17) 26... Kxg6 27. Nb6 $1 Rae8 $1 {Bologan finishes the development and
enjoys pleasant advantage in the endgame.} (27... Nxb6 $2 28. Rxe7 Bd5 29. Bxb4
$18) 28. Nxd5 Bxd5 29. Bxb4 Bxb4 (29... Bxf3 30. Bxe7 Bxd1 31. Kxd1 Rh7 32. Bb4
$14) 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Rxd5 Re1+ 32. Rd1 Re2 33. Rd4 Be7 (33... a5 34. c3 Be7
35. Rg4+ Kf5 $17) 34. g3 (34. Rg4+ Kf7 35. h4 Bf6 $17) (34. Ra4 Rxg2 35. Rxa6+
Kf5 $19) 34... Rxh2 35. Ra4 (35. Rd3 Rh1+ 36. Kd2 h5 $17) 35... a5 $1 {Tactics
is present in the simplest of positions, black wins time for attack on the
white pawn establishment.} 36. Kb1 (36. Rxa5 $4 Rh1+ 37. Kd2 Bb4+ $19) 36...
Rh3 37. g4 (37. Rg4+ Bg5 38. c3 h5 39. Ra4 Rxg3 $19) 37... Rxf3 38. Rxa5 Rf4
39. Ra4 Kg5 40. Ra7 (40. c4 Kxg4 41. Ra7 Bf6 $19) 40... Re4 41. c3 (41. Ra4
Rxg4 $19) 41... Kxg4 42. b4 h5 {White´s pawn advance is no match for the speed
of the black h trumph card.} 43. b5 h4 44. b6 h3 45. b7 Bd6 (45... Bd6 46. Ra6
h2 47. Rxd6 h1=Q+ 48. Ka2 Re8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schneider, Dmitry"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3
d6 9. g4 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. h4 Nd7 12. g5 b5 13. g6 $5 {[%mdl 128] Opening
of the klingside with sacrifice of the pawn on g6 belongs to the standard
tactical meassures. In most cases defender has to react with utmost precision.}
hxg6 (13... Nf6 14. gxh7+ Kxh7 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Bd3 Kh8 17. Rdg1 b4 18. Bh6
Rg8 19. e5 g6 20. exf6 bxc3 21. Qg5 {1-0 Adams,M-Sheldon,R/Hove 1997/ (21)}) (
13... Nde5 14. gxh7+ Kh8 15. Rg1 b4 16. Qg2 Ng6 17. Nce2 Bxh4 {1/2-1/2 Rosito,
J-Panno,O/Mendoza 2003/ (17)}) (13... Nxd4 14. gxh7+ Kxh7 15. Bxd4 Bb7 (15...
Ne5 16. Rg1 Bf6 17. Qg2 Qe7 18. f4 b4 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Ne2 exd4 21. e5 Bxe5
22. Qxa8 Bb7 23. Qa7 Qc7 24. Bg2 {1-0 Spangenberg,H-Celi,V/Mar del Plata 1991/
(51)}) 16. Rg1 e5 17. Be3 Nf6 18. Bd3 Rg8 19. h5 Kh8 20. Rg2 {1-0 Vehi Bach,
V-Alvarez Fernandez,E/Seville 2004/ (26)}) 14. h5 Nxd4 (14... gxh5 15. Rxh5 Bf6
16. Rh1 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 f6 (17... Nxd4 18. Qh2 f6 19. Rxd4 $16) 18. Be3 b4 19.
Nb1 Nce5 20. Be2 $16) 15. Bxd4 Ne5 {Benjamin will quickly end up in a lost
position without any obvious mistake of horrible kind. Overall white scores
excellently in this line.} (15... b4 $5 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Ne2 (17. Rh8+ Kf7 (
17... Kxh8 $2 18. Qh6+ $18) 18. Rxf8+ Kxf8 19. Ne2 e5 20. Be3 Nf6 21. Kb1 $14)
17... g5 18. Qxb4 $16) 16. h6 $1 (16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Nd5 Qc5 19.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qh2 Bb7 21. Be2 $16) 16... Bf6 (16... f6 17. hxg7 Kxg7 18. Qh6+
Kf7 19. f4 Nc6 20. f5 $18) 17. hxg7 Bxg7 18. f4 $1 {The artificial was not
entirely succesfull for the defender, Schneider attack with a great skill and
energy.} (18. Qh2 f6 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. Rg1 $16) 18... Bb7 (18...
Nf3 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 (19... Nxd2 20. Bf6 $18) 20. Qe3 b4 21. Nb1 $18) (18... Ng4
19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Be2 b4 21. Nb1 Nf6 22. f5 Ng8 23. Bd3 exf5 24. Qh2 $16) 19.
Qh2 Rfd8 (19... Rfc8 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Be3 b4 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Bh6 Bxh6+ 24.
Qxh6+ Ke8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qh4+ Ke8 27. Qf6 $18) 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Be3 Rxd1+
22. Kxd1 $1 {Little bit of exact calculation shows, that black is unable to do
any harm to white's king.} b4 (22... Rc8 23. Bd3 b4 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Nb1 Rd8
26. Nd2 $18) 23. Na4 Qd7+ (23... Rd8+ 24. Kc1 Bxe4 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Bc5+ Rd6
27. Rh2 $18) 24. Bd3 Qxa4 25. Qh7+ (25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Bc5+ Ke8 27. Qxg7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2849"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15. axb4
Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. Rh3 {Is is a bit special, that both
players have caused the explosive popularity of this position on the highest
level, even though then they have played with reverse colours! Kasparov goes
for the much lesser analysed move than the main line 19.f5.} (19. f5 $5) 19...
Nc4 20. Qc3 Rc8 (20... Qe7 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Bd2 $16) 21. Bd2 Be7 (21... Nxd2
$5 22. Qxd2 Be7 23. a5 $14) 22. Be1 Rb8 (22... Qb8 23. Qb3 h5 24. g5 g6 25. Rc3
$16) (22... O-O 23. g5 $40) 23. f5 $1 (23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Qe3 Bg2 $5 25. Rh2 Bc6
$11) 23... Bc8 24. Bxc4 dxc4 (24... Bxb4 $2 25. Bb5+ Kd8 26. Nc6+ $18) (24...
Qxc4 $2 25. Qxc4 dxc4 26. Nc6 $16) 25. Qf3 Bd7 (25... Bxb4 $2 26. Bxb4 (26.
Qc6+ $6 Qd7 (26... Qxc6 $2 27. Nxc6 $18) 27. Qxc4 Bxe1 28. Rxe1 O-O $14) 26...
Rxb4 27. Nc6 $1 Rxa4 (27... Bb7 28. Qa3 $18) 28. Rd8+ Qxd8 29. Nxd8 Kxd8 30.
Qc6 $18) 26. fxe6 fxe6 (26... Bxe6 27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. c3 $16) 27. g5 $1 {
[%mdl 128] In is quite possible that white's preparation was reaching all the
way to this position. Both kings are not especially safe, but black's seems
more exposed.} (27. Qe4 $2 O-O) (27. c3 Bxa4 28. Nxe6 Qxe5 29. Bg3 Qxe6 30.
Bxb8 Bxd1 31. Kxd1 $13) 27... hxg5 (27... Bxb4 28. Qh5+ $1 Ke7 29. Qg6 Qxe5 30.
Rf3 Rhf8 31. Bg3 c3 32. Rxc3 $1 (32. Bxe5 $2 Ba3#) 32... Rf4 33. Rf3 $16) 28.
hxg5 Rxh3 (28... Bxg5+ $5 29. Kb1 Rxh3 30. Qxh3 Bh6 31. Qh5+ Kf8 32. Bc3 Kg8
33. Rg1 Bf4 34. Ne2 $16) 29. Qxh3 Qxe5 (29... Bxg5+ 30. Kb1 Ke7 $5 (30... Qxe5
31. Nf3 Qf6 32. Qh8+ $18) (30... Bh6 31. Nxe6 (31. Qh5+) 31... Qxe5 32. Nxg7+
$1 Qxg7 33. Qh5+ Kf8 (33... Kd8 34. Bh4+ Kc7 35. Qc5+ Kb7 36. Rd6 $16) 34. Rxd7
Qxd7 35. Qxh6+ Kg8 36. Bc3 $16) 31. Qh7 Qxe5 32. Bc3 (32. Nf3 Qf6 33. Nxg5 Qxg5
34. Bh4 Rxb4+ 35. Ka2 Rxa4+ 36. Kb1 (36. Kb2 $2 c3+ $19) 36... Rb4+ $11) 32...
Bf6 33. Nc6+ Bxc6 34. Bxe5 Rxb4+ 35. Kc1 Bxe5 $13) 30. Qh5+ $1 Kf8 (30... Kd8
$2 31. Nc6+ $18) (30... g6 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 32. Bd2 Qg7 33. Qxe6 $1 $18) 31. Nf3
$1 {White enjoys excellent piece coordination.} (31. Bd2 Qxd4 (31... Kg8 $5)
32. Rf1+ Bf6 33. c3 Qd3 34. Rf3 Qd5 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Rxf6+ gxf6 37. Qh7+ Ke8 (
37... Kf8 38. gxf6 $18) 38. Qh8+ Kf7 39. Qxf6+ Ke8 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Qxb8 Qh1+
42. Kb2 Qd1 43. Qf4 Qb3+ 44. Kc1 Bxa4 $11) 31... Qe3+ (31... Qa1+ 32. Kd2 Rd8 (
32... Bxb4+ 33. Ke2 Qxa4 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Qxg7+ $18) (32... Qb2 33. Ke3 $1 Rd8
34. c3 $18) 33. Qh8+ (33. Ke3 $1 Bc5+ (33... Qxd1 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Ne5#) 34.
bxc5 Qxd1 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36. Qxg7+ Ke8 37. g6 $18) 33... Kf7 34. g6+ $1 Kxg6 (
34... Kf6 35. Qh4+ Kxg6 36. Qg4+ Kf7 37. Rxa1 $18) 35. Qxd8 Qxd1+ 36. Kxd1 Bxd8
37. Ne5+ Kf5 38. Nxd7 $18) 32. Kb2 $1 (32. Bd2 Qa3+ 33. Kb1 Rxb4+ $1 (33... Bd6
34. Qh8+ Kf7 (34... Ke7 35. Qxg7+ Ke8 36. Ne5 $18) 35. g6+ Kf6 36. Qh4+ Kxg6
37. Rg1+ Kf7 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Bh6+ $18) 34. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 35. Kc1
Qa3+ 36. Kd2 Qb2 37. Qh8+ Kf7 38. Qh4 $14) (32. Kb1 Be8 33. Qh8+ Kf7 $13) 32...
Be8 $2 (32... Rb7 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Bc3 Qxf3 35. g6+ Kxg6 36. Qxg7+ Kf5 37. Qf7+
Kg4 38. Rd4+ Kg3 39. Be1+ $18) (32... Bxb4 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qxb8 $18) (32...
Bxa4 $1 33. Bc3 (33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qxb8 Qxf3 35. Rd4 (35. Ra1 $2 Bxc2 $1 36.
Kxc2 Qb3+ $19) 35... Bxg5 $14) 33... Rxb4+ $1 (33... Bxb4 $2 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35.
Qxg7+ Ke8 36. Qg6+ Ke7 (36... Kf8 37. Rd8+ $1 Rxd8 38. Bxb4+ $18) 37. Qh7+ Ke8
38. Qh5+ Ke7 39. Bf6+ Kf8 40. Qh8+ Kf7 41. g6+ Kxg6 42. Qg7+ Kf5 43. Nh4+ Ke4
44. Qg4+ Qf4 45. Qxe6+ Qe5+ 46. Qxe5#) 34. Bxb4 Bxb4 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. g6+ Kf6 (
36... Kxg6 $2 37. Rg1+ Kf5 38. Qh7+ Kf4 39. Qh4+ Kf5 40. Qg4+ Kf6 41. Qxg7+ Kf5
42. Qg6+ Kf4 43. Qg4#) 37. Qh4+ Kxg6 38. Rg1+ Kf7 39. Qxc4 Qb6 $13) 33. Qh8+
Kf7 34. Bc3 (34. Bc3 Rxb4+ 35. Bxb4 Qxf3 (35... Bxb4 36. g6+ Kf6 37. Qxe8 $18)
36. g6+ Kxg6 37. Rg1+ $18) 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 74th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2002.11.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kritz, Leonid"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.11.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Nb3 N8d7 12. Na5 Qc7 13. Ne2 {This art of
treating the position seems quite artificial, white is losing lots of time for
the knight's moves.} Rc8 14. Nd4 d5 15. Bf4 $6 (15. Nxb7 Qxb7 16. Bd3 Nc4 17.
Bxc4 bxc4 $15) (15. Bg2 e5 $1 16. Ndb3 Nc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 $17) 15... e5 16. Bg3
(16. Re1 Nc4 (16... Bc5 17. Nf5 Bb4 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Qxb4+ Kxg7 20. Qc3 Qb8
21. Bxe5+ Nxe5 22. Qd4 $15) 17. Nxc4 dxc4 18. Bg3 c3 19. bxc3 Qa5 20. Nb3 Qxa2
$19) 16... Ba8 17. Bd3 Nc4 $1 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. exd5 c3 20. Qe2 (20. Qxc3 Qxc3
21. bxc3 exd4 22. Rde1+ Kd8 23. Nc6+ Bxc6 24. dxc6 Rxc6 25. cxd4 Ba3+ $19)
20... Bxd5 $1 {Graf is sensibly opting for the very promising attacking
position with bishop's pair, extra pawn and safety for the own king.} (20...
Qxa5 21. Bxe5 cxb2+ 22. Kb1 Kd8 23. Nc6+ Rxc6 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Bxb2 $17) 21.
Nab3 (21. b4 Bxb4 22. Nab3 O-O $19) 21... cxb2+ 22. Kb1 f6 23. g5 Be7 24. Rhe1
(24. Nf5 $2 Bxf3 $19) 24... O-O 25. Nf5 Nb6 26. Rg1 (26. Nxe7+ Qxe7 27. gxf6
gxf6 28. f4 Be6 (28... Na4 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. Rxd5 Nc3+ 31. Kxb2 Nxd5 32. fxe5
Qc7 $17) 29. Qxa6 (29. fxe5 Na4 30. Rd3 Bf5 $17) 29... Bf5 30. Re2 Qc7 $19)
26... Kh8 27. Nxe7 Qxe7 28. gxf6 gxf6 29. Be1 (29. Qd3 Rfd8 30. Qf5 Be6 $19)
29... Be6 30. Kxb2 {Desperation, but black can easily mount more pressure with
the help of active pieces and opposite colour bishop.} (30. f4 Rc4 31. Kxb2
Na4+ 32. Ka1 Rfc8 $19) 30... Na4+ 31. Ka1 Qa3 32. Rb1 (32. c4 Bxc4 33. Qc2 Be6
34. Qg2 Rg8 $19) 32... Bf5 33. Rg2 (33. Rg4 Bxg4 (33... Rxc2 $6 34. Qxc2 Bxc2
35. Bb4 Qxb4 36. Rxb4 Bxb1 37. Kxb1 Nc3+ 38. Kb2 $17) 34. fxg4 Nc3 35. Bxc3
Rxc3 $19) 33... Rxc2 34. Qxc2 Bxc2 35. Rxc2 Nb6 36. Rc5 (36. Rd1 Rg8 37. Bg3
Qa4 $19) 36... Rc8 37. Ra5 (37. Bf2 Qb4 38. Rxc8+ Nxc8 39. Rc1 Nb6 40. Bc5 Qb5
$19) 37... Na4 38. Nc5 (38. Nd4 Rc1 39. Rxa4 Rxb1+ 40. Kxb1 Qxa4 $19) 38...
Rxc5 39. Bb4 Qd3 40. Rxa4 (40. Bxc5 Qc3+ $19) (40. Rxc5 Qd4+ 41. Bc3 Qxc5 $19)
40... Qd4+ 0-1

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.10.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Nb1 $5 {This somewhat unnatural move
is the product of a colourful development in this sharp line. It doesn't bring
any advantage and will probably be seen less in the future.} (12. Nce2 d5 13.
Bh3 (13. Ng3) (13. Rg1 dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 exf3 16. gxf6 fxe2 17. Qxe2
gxf6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qg4 Bd5 20. Qg6+ Ke7 21. Bg2 Bxg2 22. Rxg2 Qc7 23. Rf2
Rc8 24. Bf4 e5 25. Bg5 Qc6 {0-1 Prie,E-Shneider,A/Corsica rap op/1997/}) (13.
exd5 Nxd5 14. Nf4 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Bc4 O-O-O 17. Nd3 Qc7 $15 {Sax,
Gy-Anand,V Philadelphia 1986}) 13... dxe4 (13... Ne5 14. Nf4 g5 15. hxg5 Nc4
16. Qe2 Qa5 17. Kb1 hxg5 18. Nfxe6 fxe6 19. Bxg5 Be7 20. Nxe6 $16 {De La
Riva-Vera/1993/}) (13... Qa5 14. Kb1 g6 15. g5 Nh5 16. f4 O-O-O 17. f5 gxf5 18.
exf5 e5 19. Ne6 $18 {Magem Badals,J-Brenninkmeier,J/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 14. g5
hxg5 (14... exf3 15. Nf4 (15. Ng3 Nd5 16. g6 Nc5 17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Nxf3 $13 {
Savko-Karklins/URS/1990/}) 15... Ne4 16. Qe1 Qa5 17. g6 O-O-O 18. Nb3 Qxa2 19.
gxf7 Bd6 20. Nxe6 Bc6 21. Rxd6 Nxd6 22. Qxb4 Nxf7 23. Nxd8 Nxd8 24. Bf4 Nb7 25.
Qb6 {1-0 Kalesis,N-Kouvatsou,M/Hania op/1997/}) 15. hxg5 exf3 16. Ng3 (16. Nf4
Ne4 17. Qe1 f2 18. Bxf2 Qxg5 19. Be3 Qh4 20. Ndxe6 $1 Qxe1 21. Nxg7+ Kd8 22.
Rhxe1 Rxh3 $1 23. Nxh3 Bxg7 {Anand,V-Beliavsky,A/Groningen/1993/1-0 (38)})
16... Ne4 (16... Ne5 $5 17. gxf6 gxf6 $13 18. Kb1 Qc7 19. Bf4 Bd5 20. Qe3 Be7)
17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe6 $1 (18. Bf4 $2 Nc5 19. Qe3 Qa5 20. Kb1 Bd5 21. Nb3 Nxb3
22. axb3 Qc5 $19 {0-1 Ye Jiangchuan-Topalov,V/Moscow olm/1994/}) (18. Nxe6 $6
fxe6 19. Bxe6 Nc5 $1 20. Rxh8 Qxd2+ 21. Bxd2 Nxe6 22. Bxb4 (22. Re1 Bd5 23.
Bxb4 Kd7 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Rxf8 Nxf8 {0-1 Cvicela,A-Solodovnichenko,Y/SVK-ch/
1997/ (37)}) 22... Kf7 $19) 18... Rxh1 19. Rxh1 fxe6 20. Nxe6 Qe7 $1 21. Nc7+
Kf7 22. Qd4 Kg6 $1 23. Rh4 Nc5 24. Nxa8 $1 Bxa8 25. Rf4 $1 Qe8 26. Rxf8 Qxf8
27. Qxc5 Qxc5 28. Bxc5 $11 {Zagrebelny,S-Efremov,V/Alushta op/1994/0,5 (37)}) (
12. Na4 d5 13. Bh3 Qa5 14. b3 Nc5 15. g5 Nxa4 16. bxa4 Nd7 17. g6 Nc5 18. gxf7+
Kxf7 19. Nb3 Nxb3+ 20. axb3 $16 {Gunawan,Ru-Paschall,W/New York op (09)/1994/
1-0 (34)}) 12... d5 (12... e5 13. Nf5 d5) 13. Bh3 Ne5 14. g5 Nfd7 15. Qe2 dxe4
(15... Qa5 16. f4 Nc4 17. b3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 dxe4 19. g6 Nc5 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21.
Rhg1 Rc8 22. Nxe6 (22. Qg3 Bd5 23. Qg6+ Ke7) 22... Nxe6 23. Rd7+ Be7 24. Bxe6+
Kxe6 25. Qh3+ Kf7 26. Rxb7 Qc5 {Ivanchuk,V-Van Wely,L/Wijk/1996/1/2-1/2 (64)} (
26... Rxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Qc5+ 28. Nc3 $1 Qf2+ 29. Ne2 $1)) (15... hxg5 $5 16. hxg5
Rxh3 17. Rxh3 dxe4 $44) 16. f4 Nd3+ $1 {The time factor plays dominant role in
this type of positions and Topalov was obviously well prepared from home.} (
16... Nc6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6 $18) (16... Nf3 17. g6 Nxd4 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19.
Rxd4 $40) 17. cxd3 exd3 18. Qxd3 (18. Qh5 $2 g6 19. Qg4 Bxh1 $19) 18... Nc5 (
18... Rc8+ $5 19. Kd2 (19. Nc2 Bxh1 20. Rxh1 hxg5 21. hxg5 Nc5 22. Qxd8+ Rxd8
23. Bxc5 (23. Nxb4 Nd3+ 24. Nxd3 Rxd3 $19) 23... Bxc5 24. Nd2 Bd6 $17) 19...
Nc5 20. Qf1 (20. Qe2 Bxh1 21. Rxh1 Qd5 $17) 20... Bxh1 21. Qxh1 $15) 19. Qc2 (
19. Qf1 $5 Qc8 20. Nd2 $1 (20. Nc2 b3 $1 $19) 20... Ne4+ 21. Qc4 Nxd2 (21...
Bd5 22. Qc2 Nxd2 23. Qxc8+ Rxc8+ 24. Kxd2 Bxh1 25. Rxh1 $14) 22. Qxc8+ Rxc8+
23. Kxd2 Bxh1 24. Rxh1 $14) 19... Be4 (19... Bxh1 $2 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 (20... Qxd1+
21. Qxd1 Nxe6 22. Qxh1 $18) 21. Qa4+ Ke7 22. Qxb4+ Ke8 23. Qa4+ Ke7 24. Rxd8
Rxd8 25. Qxa6 $16) 20. Nxe6 $1 {If anybody worries about chess becoming boring
he should check this entertaining position. There are many pieces attacked,
lines opened and dangers waiting for both sides.} (20. Qe2 Rc8 21. Kd2 Bxh1 22.
Rxh1 Qd5 $17) 20... fxe6 $1 (20... Qa5 21. Nxg7+ Bxg7 22. Bd7+ Kf8 23. Qxc5+
Qxc5+ 24. Bxc5+ $18) 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxc5 (22. Qh2 Nd3+ 23. Kc2 Nf2+ 24. Kb3
Nxh1 $17) (22. Qc4 Nd3+ 23. Kc2 Nc5+ (23... b3+ 24. Kc3 (24. axb3 $2 Nb4+ 25.
Kc3 Na2#) (24. Kxb3 Bd5 25. Bxe6 Rb8+ 26. Kc2 Bxc4 27. Bxc4) 24... Bb4+ 25.
Kxb3 Bd5 26. Bxe6 Bxc4+ 27. Bxc4 hxg5 $13) 24. Kc1 $11) 22... Bxc2 23. Bxf8
Kxf8 (23... Bxb1 24. Bxg7 Rh7 25. Kxb1 (25. gxh6 Bxa2 26. f5 $13) 25... Rxg7
26. Re1 $14) (23... Rxf8 24. Kxc2 Rxf4 25. Bxe6 $14) 24. Kxc2 hxg5 25. fxg5 (
25. hxg5 Rd4 26. Bg2 Rxh1 27. Bxh1 Rxf4 $13) 25... Rxh4 26. Nd2 {[%mdl 4096]
White must reestablish coordination of his pieces, fortunately for him black
pawns are all potentially weak.} Ke7 27. Nf3 Rc4+ 28. Kb1 (28. Kb3 Re4 $11)
28... Re4 (28... Rf4 29. Ne5 $16) 29. Rc1 Rd3 30. Bg2 Ree3 (30... Re2 $2 31.
Bf1 Rxb2+ 32. Kxb2 Rxf3 33. Bxa6 $18) 31. Nh4 Rd2 32. Bf1 (32. Ng6+ Kf7 33. Nf4
Rf2 34. Rc7+ Ke8 $15) 32... a5 33. Bc4 Kd6 (33... Rd4 34. Ng6+ Kf7 35. Nh8+ Kg8
36. g6 $5 Kxh8 $4 37. Bxe6 $1 Rd8 38. Rh1+) 34. Ng6 Re4 35. Nf8 e5 (35... Rf4
36. Nxe6 Rxc4 37. Rxc4 Kxe6 38. Rc7 $11) 36. Ng6 Rg4 (36... Rg2 37. Nh8 $1) 37.
Nh8 $1 {This fine move keeps the balance, white is playing creatively in the
defense of this endgame position.} e4 (37... Rxg5 $4 38. Nf7+ $18) 38. Nf7+ Ke7
39. Re1 Kf8 (39... Rd4 $2 40. Ne5 $1 $18) 40. Ne5 Rxg5 41. Rf1+ (41. Kc1 $2 Rf2
$17) 41... Ke8 (41... Ke7 42. Rf7+ Kd8 (42... Ke8 43. Bb5+ Kd8 44. Nc6+ Ke8 45.
Ne5+ $11) 43. Nc6+ Ke8 44. Re7+ Kf8 45. Rf7+ $11) 42. Bb5+ Ke7 (42... Kd8 $2
43. Nf7+ $18) 43. Nc4 Rh2 44. Ba4 Rc5 45. Ne3 g6 46. Re1 $15 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch 58th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2001.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Black "Gajewski, Grzegorz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2001.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[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 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. Qf2 Nfd7 11. f4 Bb7 (11... Na4 12. Nxa4 bxa4 13. Bg2 (13.
O-O-O Bb7 14. f5 e5 15. Nf3 Bxe4 16. Bc4 h6 17. Rhe1 Qc7 18. Qe2 Rc8 19. Bd3
Bb7 20. c3 a3 {0-1 Rupasinghe,S-Nutiu,H/Singapore/1990/ (32)}) 13... Bb7 (13...
e5 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Nb4 Nf6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Rb8 18. O-O Rxb2 19. fxe5 dxe5
20. d6 Qc4 {1/2-1/2 Zezulkin,J-Ilincic,Z/YUG/2000/ (43)}) 14. e5 Bxg2 15. Qxg2
dxe5 16. Nc6 Qc7 17. Nxe5 Rc8 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. O-O {1/2-1/2 Aseev,K-Ehlvest,J/
Lvov/1985/ (19)}) (11... Qc7 12. f5 e5 13. Ndxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5 Kd8 15. O-O Bb7
16. Rad1 Nc4 17. Bc1 Nf6 18. Qe2 Rc8 19. a4 {1-0 Lastin,A-Vorobiov,E/Moscow/
1997/ (52)}) 12. f5 exf5 (12... Be7 13. fxe6 O-O 14. Nf5 fxe6 15. Bxb6 Nxb6 16.
Nxe7+ Kh8 17. Qh4 b4 18. Ne2 Bxe4 19. Rg1 Nc8 20. g5 d5 21. Nc6 Qd6 22. Ncd4 {
1-0 Khalifman,A-Ehlvest,J/Lvov/1985/ (42)}) 13. gxf5 (13. Nxf5 g6 (13... b4 14.
Nd5 (14. Nb5 Nc8 15. Nbd4 Ne5 16. h3 {1/2-1/2 Zezulkin,J-Dydyshko,V/Zakopane/
2000/ (16)}) 14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. Bd4 g6 17. Ne3 Bg7 18. O-O-O O-O 19.
h4 a5 20. Kb1 a4 21. g5 b3 22. cxb3 axb3 23. a3 {1-0 Gaponenko,I-Strelnikov,O/
Alushta/1999/ (57)}) 14. Nh6 Qf6 15. Qxf6 Nxf6 16. g5 Bxh6 17. gxh6 Nbd7 18.
Bg2 Ne5 19. O-O-O Nfg4 20. Bg1 Ke7 21. Nd5+ Bxd5 22. Rxd5 f6 23. b3 Nxh6 {
0-1 Stets,D-Khomyakov,V/Alushta/1998/ (47)}) 13... Be7 14. O-O-O Bf6 (14... b4
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Qa5 (16... Bxd5 17. Bg2 $14) 17. Bc4 Ne5 18. Bb3 Bxd5 19.
Bxd5 Qxd5 $13) 15. Rg1 Rc8 (15... b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bg2 $44)
16. Ndxb5 axb5 17. Bxb5 $6 {Cyborowski is hoping to use the potential of
attacking knights, but he will sorely miss his white squared bishop.} (17. Nxb5
$1 O-O $1 (17... Be5 18. Nxd6+ Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Nc4 (19... Qe7 20. Rxb6 Nxb6 21.
Bxb6 Bxe4 22. Qd4 Rxc2+ 23. Kd1 Rc6 24. Bb5 Qd7 25. Re1 $18) 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21.
Rgd1 Bc8 22. e5 $16) 18. Nxd6 Rb8 19. Bf4 (19. Bxb6 Nxb6 20. e5 Bxe5 21. Nc4
Nxc4 22. Rxd8 Bxb2+ 23. Kb1 Ba6 $19) 19... Bc6 $13) 17... Nc4 (17... O-O 18.
Rxd6 Qe7 19. Rxf6 Qxf6 (19... Nxf6 $2 20. Bh6 $18) 20. Bd4 Qh6+ 21. Kb1 f6 22.
Bxb6 Nxb6 23. Qxb6 $14) 18. Bxc4 (18. Qe2 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nce5 20. Rxd6 Qe7 $17)
18... Rxc4 19. Nb5 O-O $2 {[%mdl 8192] Black misses his chance to refute
white's strategy with nice idea starting 19...Bxb2+!} (19... Bxb2+ $1 20. Kxb2
(20. Kb1 Be5 21. Nxd6+ Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Bxe4 $19) 20... Rb4+ 21. Kc1 Rxb5 22. Bd4
Qa8 23. Bxg7 Rg8 $19) 20. Nxd6 Rc7 21. Bh6 (21. Bd4 Bc6 22. Qe3 Qe7 23. Bxf6
Qxf6 24. Qg5 $14) 21... Qe7 (21... Kh8 $2 22. Qg3 $1 Bxb2+ 23. Kxb2 Qf6+ 24.
Kb1 Qxh6 25. Nxf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxc7 $18) 22. Bf4 Ne5 23. Qg3 Ba6 (23... Ra8 24. a3
Bc6 $17) 24. Bh6 g6 $2 {Complex position was not easy to decipher over the
board, Gajewski misses another good chance to obtain clear plus.} (24... Bd3 $5
25. Bxg7 (25. Rxd3 Nxd3+ 26. Qxd3 Bxb2+ 27. Kxb2 Qf6+ 28. c3 Qxh6 $17) (25. c3
Qxd6 26. Bxg7 Rxc3+ 27. bxc3 Qa3+ 28. Kd2 Qxa2+ 29. Ke3 Qe2+ $19) 25... Rxc2+
26. Kb1 Rg2+ 27. Qxd3 Rxg7 (27... Nxd3 $2 28. Bxf6 Qxf6 29. Rxg2+ Kh8 30. Rxd3
$18) 28. Rxg7+ Bxg7 29. Qg3 Rd8 $17) 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Qa3 Rc6 (
27... Ra7 28. Qb4 $14) 28. Rg3 (28. Rd5 Kg8 29. Rgd1 Be2 30. Re1 Bd3 31. Rxe5
Rxc2+ 32. Kd1 Bxe5 33. Qxd3 Rxb2 $17) 28... Nd7 29. Rb3 (29. Nb7 $6 Qxa3 30.
Rxa3 Bg5+ 31. Kb1 Bxb7 32. Rxd7 Rf6 $11) 29... Be5 30. Rb8+ $1 (30. Nf5 Bf4+
31. Kb1 gxf5 32. Rxd7 Qxa3 33. Rxa3 Rg6 $11) 30... Nxb8 (30... Kg7 $2 31. Nf5+
$18) 31. Nf5 $1 {White's combination is very fresh, black suddenly struggles
to avoid mating attack.} Bd6 (31... Qxa3 $2 32. Rd8#) (31... Bxb2+ $5 32. Qxb2
Rxc2+ (32... gxf5 $2 33. Qh8#) 33. Kxc2 $1 Qxe4+ 34. Kc1 Qf4+ 35. Qd2 Qc4+ 36.
Kb2 Qb5+ 37. Ka3 Qxf5 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qxb8 Bc4 40. Qb2+ Kh7 41. Qc3 $16) (
31... Rd6 32. Nxd6 (32. Nxe7 $2 Bf4+ 33. Rd2 Bxd2+ 34. Kb1 Bb4 35. Nxg6+ Kg7
36. Qf3 Rxg6 $17) 32... Kg8 33. Qc5 $16) 32. Rxd6 Qg5+ (32... gxf5 $2 33. Rd8+
$18) 33. Rd2+ Kg8 (33... Ke8 $2 34. Ng7#) 34. Ne7+ Kh7 35. Qh3+ $2 {Probably
time trouble move, since 35.Nxc6 was winning without any complications.} (35.
Nxc6 Qg1+ 36. Rd1 Qg5+ 37. Kb1 Qg4 38. Re1 $18) 35... Kg7 36. Nxc6 Nxc6 37. Qg3
(37. Qc3+ Ne5 38. Qg3 $16) 37... Qf6 38. Qd6 Qf1+ (38... Bb7 39. Qxf6+ Kxf6 40.
a4 Ke6 41. b3 g5 42. c4 Ne5 43. Re2 $18) 39. Rd1 Qc4 40. Qd5 Qa4 41. a3 Be2 (
41... Bc4 42. Qc5 $18) 42. Re1 Bg4 43. Qc5 Kh7 44. b3 Qa6 45. Kb2 Qc8 46. a4
Qe6 47. a5 Qf6+ 48. e5 (48. e5 Qe6 49. a6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bermuda-B"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2003.01.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Black "Dinstuhl, Volkmar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 e6 7. g4 Nc6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. f4 Rb8 14. h4 b4 15.
Ne2 Qc7 16. Kb1 e5 {This may look like a logical prompting of white queen from
the center, but the negative consequence lays in the weakening of the d5 and
f5 squares.} 17. Qd2 Nc5 (17... Bb7 18. Bg2 Rfc8 19. Ng3 Nb6 20. b3 exf4 21.
Bxf4 a5 22. Nf5 $16) (17... Nb6 18. b3 (18. Ng3 Bg4 19. Re1 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4
21. f5 Rfc8 22. Qg2 Rb5 23. f6 Bf8 $13) 18... Qc6 19. Bg2 Bg4 20. h5 f6 21. f5
fxg5 22. h6 $36) 18. Bg2 Bb7 $6 (18... Bg4 $5 19. Rde1 (19. Rhe1 Qc6 20. Qd5
Qb5 21. Qd2 Qc6 $11) 19... Qc6 20. Ng3 Rfc8 21. h5 b3 $3 22. axb3 Rxb3 23. cxb3
Nxb3 24. Qb4 Qc2+ 25. Ka2 Be6 $40) 19. Ng3 exf4 (19... Rfe8 20. f5 Bc6 21. h5
$40) 20. Bxf4 Rfe8 21. Rhe1 Qa5 (21... g6 $2 22. e5 $1 Bxg2 23. exd6 Qc6 24.
dxe7 $18) 22. Nf5 $1 {White knight has landed on the ideal square with lots of
demage potential.} Nxe4 (22... Rbd8 23. Bxd6 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Nxe7+ Rxe7
26. Qxb4 Qxb4 27. Bxb4 $16) 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 (24. Nh6+ gxh6 25. Rxe4 Bf8
26. Rd4 hxg5 27. hxg5 Re6 $14) (24. Nxe7+ $5 Rxe7 25. Bxd6 Rd8 26. Qxb4 $16)
24... Qxf5 25. Rde1 Qd7 (25... Rb7 26. Bxd6 $18) 26. Qe2 {The trippling of
heavy pieces along the e file is pretty unpleasant for black.} Rb7 (26... Kf8
27. Qxa6 Rbd8 28. Qd3 d5 29. R4e3 g6 30. h5 Bc5 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Rd1 $16) 27.
Qxa6 g6 $2 (27... Ra7 28. Qb6 Qa4 29. a3 $16) (27... Rbb8 28. Bxd6 Bf8 29. Bf4
Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Qd1+ 31. Bc1 $16) 28. Bxd6 Rd8 29. Rxe7 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 1st"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2005.05.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 9. Nce2 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6 $5 $146 {Interesting novelty in the position, that
was giving black decent results so far.} (10... d5 11. exd5 Qxd5 12. O-O-O Be6
13. Qe1 Qc6 14. Ng3 Nbd7 15. Kb1 Be7 16. Bd3 a5 17. Qe2 a4 18. Bb5 Qc7 19. Nc1
O-O 20. Nd3 b3 {0-1 Bhawoodien,S-Mauba,S/Cape Town 1995/ (27)}) (10... a5 11.
a4 bxa3 12. Rxa3 d5 13. Rxa5 Rxa5 14. Nxa5 (14. Qxa5 Qxa5+ 15. Nxa5 dxe4 16.
Nc4 Nc6 17. fxe4 Nxe4 18. g3 Nb4 19. Kd1 f6 20. Bg2 Bf5 {1/2-1/2 Balogh,
C-Cheparinov,I/Warsaw 2005/ (54)}) 14... dxe4 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Bb6+ Ke8 17.
Nc4 exf3 18. gxf3 Nbd7 19. Bc7 Bb7 20. Nxe5 Nd5 21. Nxd7 Nxc7 22. Ne5 f6 23.
Nd3 Bxf3 {0-1 Daubenfeld,G-Shtyrenkov,V/Pardubice 2004/ (56)}) 11. c4 (11. g4
h6 12. Ng3 Be6 13. h4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Bd3 a5 17. Nc5 Bxc5
18. Bxc5 O-O-O 19. Nf5 g6 20. Ng7 Kb8 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Be3 {1-0 Naiditsch,
A-Palac,M/Warsaw 2005/ (48)}) 11... Be7 (11... bxc3 $6 12. Nxc3 $14) 12. Ng3 g6
(12... O-O 13. Be2 a5 $13) 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Rd1 (14. O-O a5 15. Be2 Qc7 $13)
14... O-O 15. Qf2 a5 {Topalov has no need to exchange a pair of knights as it
would make the weakness on d5 more palatable.} (15... Na5 16. Nxa5 Qxa5 17. b3
Nc5 18. O-O $14) 16. O-O (16. c5 dxc5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 Nd4 (18... Bxc5
19. Qxc5 Qf6 20. O-O Rd8 21. Bc4 $14) 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 $11) 16... a4 17. Nc1 Nc5 (
17... Bg5 $5 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Nce5 $11) 18. Bb1 Qc7 19. Nce2
(19. Nd3 Be6 $1 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Ra5 23. Qe3 Bxc4 $15)
19... Be6 {A paradoxal jump of black's knight to a5 might have posed some
unpleasant problems for white.} (19... Na5 $5 20. Bh6 Re8 21. Rc1 Ba6 $17) 20.
Bh6 Rfe8 21. Nf5 $1 (21. Rc1 Na5 22. Nf5 Bxc4 23. Ne3 Be6 24. f4 $44) 21...
Bxc4 22. Ne3 $1 Ba6 (22... Be6 23. f4 $1 Bf8 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. f5 $14) 23. f4
exf4 24. Bxf4 (24. Nxf4 $5 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Ne5 $17) 24... Ne5 25. Nd5 Qa7 26.
Bxe5 $6 {Kramnik played very creatively, sacrificed the pawn for piece
activity. The exchange of the dark squared bishop can not be good, as taking
the f7 pawn would have given black serious advantage.} (26. Be3 $5 Bd8 $13)
26... dxe5 27. Kh1 (27. Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Nxe7 Ne6+ 29. Kh1 Rxe7 30. Qf6+ Kg8 $17)
27... Bg5 $1 (27... Bxe2 28. Qxe2 Ne6 $11) 28. Nxb4 Bc4 29. Rfe1 Qb7 30. Nd5 (
30. Qxc5 Rac8 31. Qa5 Ra8 $11) 30... Qxb2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Players were
obviously very tired in the last round of Sofia supertournament. Topalov plays
a horrible blunder, that could have lost a piece.} 31. Nc7 (31. Qxc5 Bxe2 32.
Qf2 $18) 31... Ne6 32. Nxe8 Rxe8 33. Rf1 Rf8 34. Nc1 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Kramnik
pays back with a lemon, that immediately cost him the whole point. It is
really rare to see double blunder in the game of two 2750+ players!} (34. Bd3
Bxd3 (34... Bxa2 35. Ra1 Bb3 $15) 35. Rxd3 f5 36. Rf3 Qxa2 37. Qb6 Bd8 38. Qc6
Ng5 39. Nc3 Qe6 40. Qxe6+ Nxe6 $15) 34... Qxb1 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Ndxb5 $5 {[%mdl 8] Very
interesting novelty, white is forcing exchange combination despite his
vulnerable a2 pawn.} (12. Kb1 Bb7 13. Ndxb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Qc5 15. b4 Qc6 16.
Nxd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Na4 19. Kc1 Bc8 20. Bb5 Nc3 {0-1 Svidler,
P-Georgiev,K/Istanbul/2000/ (31)}) 12... axb5 13. Nxb5 Qc6 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15.
Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Ba6 $6 (16... Rxa2 17. Kb1 Ra5 18. Be3 Na8 19. Be2 Ke7 20.
Rhd1 $13) 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. a3 h5 19. h4 hxg4 20. fxg4 f6 21. Be3 (21. Rxe6+ $2
Kf7 22. Rxb6 Rxb6 $19) 21... Ke7 22. Rhd1 $5 Rb8 $2 {Shipov defends the
position in a very passive way, white has excellent chances due to the
coordination of his pieces.} (22... Rxh4 23. Bxb6 (23. c4 $2 Nd5 $1 24. Rxd7+
Kxd7 25. exd5 Rxg4 $17) 23... Nxb6 24. c4 Rxg4 25. c5 Rxe4 26. cxb6 Rc4+ 27.
Kb1 f5 28. b7 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 Kxd6 30. b8=Q+ $18) (22... Nd5 $5 23. Rxd7+ (23.
Rxa6 Nxe3 24. Rh1 Nxg4 $13) 23... Kxd7 24. Bf2 Ra5 25. exd5 (25. c4 Ra4 26.
cxd5 Rxe4 27. dxe6+ Kxe6 $11) 25... Rxd5 26. c4 Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 $13) 23. Rc6 Ra7
(23... Rc8 24. Rdd6 $1 (24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Rxb6 Rxb6 26. Bxb6 Rc4 $13) 24...
Rxc6 25. Rxc6 $16) 24. Rdd6 Rab7 25. Rxe6+ Kf7 26. g5 Nc8 (26... Nf8 27. Red6
Nbd7 28. gxf6 Rxb2 (28... gxf6 29. Bd4 $18) 29. fxg7 Rb1+ 30. Kd2 Kxg7 31. e5
$18) 27. Bf4 Ra8 28. h5 fxg5 (28... Ne7 29. g6+ Kf8 30. Bd6 Ne5 31. Rxe7 Rxe7
32. Rc7 Rae8 33. b4 $18) 29. Bxg5 Ra5 (29... Nb8 $5 30. Rxc8 Kxe6 31. Bf4 Kd7
32. Rg8 Ke6 33. Rh8 Rb5 34. c4 Rb7 35. Kc2 $16) 30. Rg6 Na7 31. Ra6 Re5 $2 {
The defender will fall under attack of white rooks, good or bad black had to
swap pieces on a6.} (31... Rxa6 32. Rxa6 Nc5 33. Ra5 Nxe4 34. Be3 $16) 32. h6
gxh6 33. Bxh6 Rxe4 34. Rg7+ Ke8 35. Bg5 Kf8 (35... Re1+ 36. Kd2 Re5 37. Rh6 $18
) 36. Rag6 Nc6 (36... Re1+ 37. Kd2 Rh1 38. Be7+ Ke8 39. Re6 $18) 37. Rh7 Ne7
38. Rgg7 Nb6 (38... Ne5 $5 39. Bxe7+ Rxe7 40. Rxe7 Re1+ 41. Kd2 Nf3+ 42. Kd3
Rxe7 43. Rxe7 Kxe7 44. c4 $18) 39. Bf6 1-0

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2004.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zhigalko, Andrey"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15. axb4
Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. f5 Nxa4 20. fxe6 Nc3 21. exf7+ Kxf7
22. Bd3 Bxb4 23. Qf2+ Kg8 24. Rdf1 Ba3+ 25. Kd2 Ne4+ 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. g5 Bd5
28. e6 {[%mdl 4] The theory of this complicated line has advanced that far,
only this move is new.} (28. Qf5 Rc8 29. Qg6 Qxe5 30. Qxa6 Bb4+ 31. c3 Ra8 32.
Qb5 Ra2+ 33. Kc1 Ba3+ 34. Kd1 Ra1+ 35. Kd2 Ra2+ 36. Kd1 Ra1+ {1/2-1/2
Lupulescu,C-Zhigalko,A/Peniscola 2002/ (36)}) (28. gxh6 Bb2 29. Rb1 Bc3+ 30.
Kc1 Bxd4 31. Bxd4 e3 32. Qxe3 Bxh1 33. Rb6 Rc8 34. Qb3+ Qc4 35. hxg7 Rxh4 36.
Rb8 Qxb3 37. Rxc8+ Kxg7 38. cxb3 Rxd4 39. Rc7+ {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Anand,V/
Sydney 2000/ (39)}) 28... Rf8 29. Qg2 Rc8 (29... h5 $5 30. Rxf8+ (30. g6 $6 Rc8
$17) 30... Bxf8 31. Qf2 Bb4+ 32. Kd1 $11) 30. Rf7 Qc3+ 31. Ke2 h5 (31... Qxc2+
32. Nxc2 Rxc2+ 33. Kf1 Bc4+ 34. Kg1 Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 hxg5 36. Ra1 Bb2 37. Rb1 $16
) 32. Qh3 Qc4+ 33. Kf2 Re8 {Zhigalko must do something against imminent loss
of a vital pawn on e6.} (33... Bxe6 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Nxe6+ Kg6 (35... Kf7 36.
Qf5+ Ke7 37. Qf6+ Ke8 38. Ng7+ Kd7 39. Rd1+ $18) 36. Nf4+ Kg7 37. Ne6+ $11 (37.
Qf5 Rhf8 $11)) 34. Rb1 Bxe6 35. Nxe6 Qxc2+ (35... Kxf7 36. Rb7+ Be7 (36... Re7
$2 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. Qxg7+ Rxg7 40. Rxg7#) 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Rxe7
$16) 36. Kg3 Bd6+ (36... Kxf7 37. Rb7+ Be7 38. Nd8+ Rxd8 39. Qf5+ Ke8 40. Qe6
$18) 37. Nf4 Qd3 $2 {Fascinating moment when black could have eaten both white
rooks, but only exact move 37...Qc3! was actually keeping balance.} (37... Kxf7
38. Qd7+ Re7 39. g6+ $18) (37... Bxf4+ 38. Kxf4 Qxb1 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Qd7+
Kg6 41. Qf5+ Kg7 42. Bd4+ $18) (37... Qxb1 38. Rxg7+ Kxg7 39. Qd7+ Kf8 40.
Qxd6+ $18) (37... Qc3 $1 38. Kg2 Qc2+ $11) 38. Kg2 $6 {White was unable to
discover, that he is actually winning after the spirited move 38.Rxg7+!} (38.
Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 39. Qd7+ Kf8 (39... Re7 40. Qxe7+ Bxe7 41. Nxd3 exd3 42. Bd4+ $18
) 40. Kg2 Re7 (40... Qc2+ 41. Bf2 Bxf4 42. g6 Re7 43. Qd8+ $18) 41. Qd8+ Kf7 (
41... Kg7 42. Qxe7+ Bxe7 43. Nxd3 exd3 44. Bd4+) 42. Qxh8 Bxf4 43. Qxh5+ Kg8
44. Rd1 $18) 38... Qc2+ 39. Kg3 Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 d5 10. g5 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nd7 12. exd5 Bxg5 13. O-O-O exd5 14. Bxg5 (
14. Nxd5 Nb6 15. Bxg5 (15. f4 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Bh6 18. Bd3 Bg4 19.
Rg1 Rfe8 20. Bd2 Be2 21. f5 {1/2-1/2 Nouro,M-Ksieski,Z/Copenhagen/1996/ (21)})
15... Qxg5+ 16. f4 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Be6 19. Rd4 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Bg2 b6 22. Rd1 {1-0 Hennigan,M-Rossiter,P/Blackpool/1988/ (40)}) 14...
Qxg5+ 15. f4 Qh6 16. Nxd5 Nb6 17. Ne3 (17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Bc4 b5 19. Bb3 Bg4 20.
Rd2 Be6 21. a3 Bxb3 22. cxb3 Qc6+ {0-1 Vatter,H-Hansen,C/Germany/1999/ (22)})
17... Bd7 {White will manage to prove, that black's play is a bit slow. The
complete control of the center and semiopen g file clearly favour the first
player.} (17... Be6 18. Rd2 g6 19. Bg2 Rad8 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kg7 22. Rd4
{1/2-1/2 Hector,J-Sax,G/Aarhus/1993/ (50)}) 18. Bg2 Rab8 (18... Bc6 $2 19. Nf5
Qf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Bxc6 $18) 19. Kb1 Rfe8 20.
Rhg1 Re7 (20... Qxh2 $2 21. Bh3 g6 22. Bxd7 Red8 23. Nf5 $18) 21. a4 a5 (21...
Nxa4 22. Nd5 Ree8 23. Bf3 Kh8 24. b3 $16) 22. Bxb7 $1 {[%mdl 64] Deep
combination, that is toying with the back rank motives.} Rxe3 (22... Rxb7 $2
23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. Qd8+ $18) 23. Qxe3 Rxb7 24. Qe4 Rb8 (24... Rc7 $5 25. Qe7 Rc8
26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27. Qxd7 $16) (24... Qc6 $2 25. Qxc6 Bxc6 26. Rd8+ $18) 25. Qe5
Rc8 26. Rd6 $1 Nc4 (26... g6 27. Rxb6 Qxh2 28. Rc1 Bxa4 29. b3 Be8 30. Rb8 $18)
27. Rxh6 Nxe5 28. fxe5 Bf5 29. Rg2 {Motylev is ahead in material and his
queenside majority will decide the game.} Be4 (29... Rxc2 30. Rxc2 gxh6 31. Kc1
Bxc2 32. Kxc2 Kf8 33. b4 $1 $18) 30. Re2 Bf3 (30... gxh6 31. Rxe4 $18) 31. Rf2
gxh6 32. Rxf3 Rc4 33. b3 Re4 (33... Rc5 34. Re3 $18) 34. Rf5 Rh4 35. e6 fxe6 $1
36. Rxa5 Rxh2 37. Re5 Kf7 (37... h5 38. a5 h4 39. a6 $18) 38. a5 Rd2 39. a6 Rd8
40. b4 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[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. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 {Topalov is showing remarkable skill at using provocative moves in sharp
Sicilian lines. Black has only one piece firmly developed, but he is the first
to start active operations.} 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. c4 {Facing Topalov´s invention
Anand is using a novelty enhancing the control of the center.} (10. O-O-O Qa5 (
10... d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bc4 Bb7 (12... N7f6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15.
Rhe1 Bb7 16. Qe2 Qd6 17. Kb1 h6 18. Bh4 Nf4 19. Qf2 Qc7 20. Nf5 $16 {0-1 Leko,
P (2763)-Topalov,V (2788)/San Luis 2005 (40)}) 13. Rhe1 Qa5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15.
Bb6 Qxa4 16. Bxd5 Be7 17. Bxb7 Nxb6 18. Rxe6 O-O 19. Rxe7 Qxa2 20. Qd4 Rf6 21.
Bxa8 {1-0 Wang Hao (2519)-Nava,R (2317)/Instanbul 2005}) 11. b3 Bb7 12. a3 (12.
g4 Nc5 13. a3 Nxa4 14. axb4 Qc7 15. bxa4 Nd7 16. Nb3 d5 17. Na5 Rc8 18. c4 Ba8
19. c5 Nxc5 20. bxc5 Bxc5 21. Bxc5 Qb6 22. Nc4 Qxc5 23. Qd4 Ke7 24. Qxc5+ Rxc5
25. Be2 dxc4 $17 {0-1 Andreev,E (2470)-Sasikiran,K (2670)/Cappelle la Grande
2006 (47)}) 12... Qc7 13. axb4 d5 14. c4 dxe4 15. f4 (15. Kb2 Be7 16. Be2 O-O
17. Bf4 e5 18. Bg3 g6 19. Nc2 Rfd8 20. Qe3 Bc6 $11 {1-0 Motylev,A (2638)
-Cheparinov,I (2625)/Wijk aan Zee 2006 (42)}) 15... Nd5 16. Nc2 Nxe3 17. Qxe3
Be7 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Nb6 Qc7 20. Nxa8 Bxa8 21. Be2 O-O $17 {1-0 Ponomariov,R 
(2738)-Grischuk,A (2719)/Sochi 2006 (32)}) (10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. b3 Bd7
13. Nb2 Qa5 14. a4 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. f4 Nxg4 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. f5 Ngxe3 19.
fxe6 Nxd1 20. exd7+ Qxd7 $19 {1-0 Fierro Baquero,M (2273)-Choisy,M (2152)/
Guingamp 2006 (29)}) (10. Bc4 Qa5 11. b3 Bb7 12. a3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. O-O
Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qe5 16. Qd2 Qd6 17. f4 bxa3 18. Rad1 Nb6 19. Qa5 Nxc4 20. bxc4
Qb4 21. Qxb4 Bxb4 $17 {0-1 Ewaldt,M (2099)-Ftacnik,L (2612)/Hamburg 2005 (31)})
10... bxc3 11. Nxc3 (11. Qxc3 Bb7 12. Rc1 (12. Nc6 $6 Nxe4 $1 13. fxe4 (13.
Nxd8 Nxc3 14. Nxb7 Nxa4 15. b3 Nc3 16. Bd2 Nd5 17. Rc1 $13) 13... Qh4+ 14. Kd1
Rc8 $17) 12... Rc8 13. Qb3 Rxc1+ 14. Bxc1 Qb8 $11) 11... Bb7 12. Be2 (12. Bc4
d5 $5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Bb3 Nfxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 $11) 12... d5 $6 {The annotator
is probably crossing the silver line of praising the winner, but in my opinion
immediate opening of the center is too risky for Black. The lesser moratls
than Topalov would have preferred 12...Be7 finishing the development with
equal chances.} (12... Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rac1 (14. b4 d5 15. exd5 Bxb4 16.
dxe6 Nd5 17. e7 Nxe7 18. Rab1 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Nd5 20. Qa3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Re8 $11)
14... Ne5 $11) 13. exd5 Nxd5 (13... Bxd5 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rac1 $14) 14. Nxd5
Bxd5 15. O-O (15. Rc1 Bd6 16. Nf5 Be5 17. O-O O-O 18. f4 Bf6 19. Rfd1 $14)
15... Qb8 $1 {In the post mortem Topalov was praising this move, that prepares
Bd6 and prevents b2-b4.} (15... Be7 16. Nf5 $5) 16. Nf5 $1 (16. f4 Bb4 17. Qc2
O-O 18. Rac1 Bc5 $11) 16... Qe5 17. Ng3 Bb4 $1 (17... Qxe3+ $6 18. Qxe3 Bc5 19.
Qxc5 Nxc5 20. Rfc1 Nb7 (20... Nd7 21. Bxa6 $1 $16) 21. Nh5 O-O 22. Nf4 $16) 18.
Qxb4 $6 {The first dubious decision by the great Indian player. It was much
better and safer to centralize the pieces, since Black still had to finish his
development.} (18. Qd4 $5 O-O 19. Ne4 Rfb8 20. Rfd1 $14) 18... Qxe3+ 19. Kh1
Rb8 $5 {[%mdl 4] Topalov deserves great praise for playing actively and
striving for win, the much more modest 19...Qb6 was good only for equality.} (
19... Qb6 20. Qa3 f5 (20... a5 21. Nh5 Qb4 22. Nxg7+ Kf8 23. Nh5 $14) 21. Nh5
Kf7 $11) 20. Qd6 (20. Qa4 $5 Rxb2 (20... h5 21. Rfe1 Qf2 22. Nf5 h4 23. h3 g6
$15) 21. Rac1 Ke7 $15) 20... Rb6 (20... Rxb2 $2 21. Rac1 $14 (21. Rfc1)) (20...
Qb6 21. Qxb6 Rxb6 22. Rac1 Ke7 $11) 21. Qc7 (21. Nf5 Qg5 $1 22. Rac1 $1 (22.
Qc7 exf5 $19) 22... Bb7 (22... Rxd6 23. Rc8+ Qd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Nxd6 Ke7
26. Nc4 Rc8 $15) 23. Qc7 exf5 24. Rcd1 (24. Rfe1 O-O 25. Qxd7 Rxb2 26. Rb1 Bc8
$17) 24... O-O 25. Rxd7 Rxb2 26. Qe5 $1 Qf6 27. Qxf6 gxf6 $17) 21... Rc6 (21...
Qc5 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Rac1 Nb7 24. b3 $14) 22. Qb7 Rc2 $5 {Daring and
courageous it is Black who plays for a win out of the opening!} (22... Qb6 $11)
23. Qxa6 O-O 24. b3 $2 {It is hard to believe, that Anand has missed the
spirited move 24.Qa4! with an unclear position.} (24. Qa4 $1 Rc7 (24... Rxe2 $2
25. Nxe2 Nc5 26. Qd4 $16) (24... Rd2 $2 25. Qxd7 $18) 25. Bb5 Nf6 $13) (24. Qd3
$6 Qxd3 25. Bxd3 Rxb2 26. a4 Nc5 $15) 24... Ne5 (24... Ra8 25. Qd6 (25. Qd3
Qxd3 26. Bxd3 Rcxa2 27. Rxa2 Rxa2 $15) 25... Nf6 $5 $17) 25. Rae1 (25. f4 $2
Ng4 $1 (25... Nd3 26. Bf3 Nf2+ 27. Rxf2 Qxf2 $19) 26. Bf3 Nxh2 $19) 25... Qd2 (
25... Qf4 $5) (25... Ra8 $2 26. Bd1 $1 Qc5 (26... Qxe1 27. Qxa8+ Bxa8 28. Rxe1
Rc1 29. Rf1 $14) 27. Qxa8+ Bxa8 28. Bxc2 $16 Nxf3 $2 29. Rc1 $1 $18) 26. Rd1
Qf4 {Black is now exercising so much pressure, that the missing pawn does not
even deserve to be mentioned.} 27. Bb5 (27. Qa7 g6 $5 $44 (27... h5 28. Nxh5 $5
$13) (27... Nc6 $5) 28. Rd4 Qe3 $17) 27... h5 (27... Rxg2 $2 28. Rxd5 $1 (28.
Kxg2 $2 Bxf3+ 29. Kg1 Qe3+ 30. Rf2 Bxd1 $19) 28... Rxg3 29. hxg3 Qxg3 30. Rd2
Nxf3 31. Qd6 $16) 28. Ne2 (28. Nxh5 $6 Qh4 $1 29. Rxd5 (29. Ng3 $2 Ng4 $19)
29... exd5 30. Ng3 Qf4 $17) 28... Qe3 29. a4 (29. Nd4 Rxg2 $5 (29... Rd2 30.
Rxd2 Qxd2 31. Nc6 Ng6 $5 $44) 30. Kxg2 Ra8 31. Qd6 Rxa2+ 32. Kh3 $13) 29... Rb2
(29... h4 30. h3) (29... Nxf3 $2 30. Rxd5 $1 Nxh2 31. Kxh2 exd5 32. Rf5 $13)
30. Qd6 (30. Ng1 $2 Ng4 $1 31. Nh3 (31. Rxd5 Nf2+ 32. Rxf2 Qxf2 33. Rg5 Rb1 $19
) 31... Qe5 $1 $19) 30... Rc8 31. Rde1 Nxf3 $5 32. gxf3 {Anand must have been
a bit tired of the need to defend very carefuly against myriad of dangers, so
he missed possibly better defense with 32.Rxf3!?} (32. Qg3 $2 Nxe1 $1 33. Qxe3
Nxg2 34. Qg3 $8 Nf4+ 35. Kg1 Nxe2+ 36. Bxe2 Rxe2 37. Re1 Rb2 $19) (32. Rxf3 $5
Bxf3 33. Qg3 Bxg2+ 34. Kxg2 (34. Qxg2 Qxb3 $17) 34... Qe4+ 35. Qf3 (35. Kg1 h4
36. Qf4 Qg6+ 37. Kh1 h3 $17) 35... Qxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Rxb3+ 37. Kf2 g5 $15) 32...
Bxf3+ 33. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 34. Kg1 Qe3+ 35. Kf1 Qf3+ (35... Rc5 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Bd3+
$1 (37. Qd3+ $4 Rf5+ $19) 37... f5 38. Qh4 Qf3+ 39. Kg1 Re5 40. Rf1 $11) 36.
Kg1 Qxb3 37. Qe5 Rd8 38. Qc3 Qxc3 39. Nxc3 h4 40. Re4 Rb3 {White pieces are
pretty loose and there is no counterplay.} 41. Ne2 (41. Rc4 Rd2 $17) 41... g5
42. Re5 Rd5 43. Rxd5 exd5 44. Bc6 Ra3 45. Nd4 (45. Bxd5 Rxa4 $17) 45... Kg7 46.
Bxd5 Rd3 47. Nf5+ Kf6 48. Be4 Rd1+ 49. Kg2 Rd2+ 50. Kf3 (50. Kg1 Ke5 $19) 50...
Rxh2 51. Ne3 Ra2 52. Bc6 Ra3 {Black now has too many passed pawns and White is
still unable to fully coordinate his pieces.} 53. Kf2 Ra1 54. Bd7 Ke5 55. Kf3
Ra3 56. Kf2 Ke4 57. Bc6+ (57. Ng2 h3 58. Bc6+ Kd4 $19) 57... Kf4 58. Ng2+ Ke5
59. Ne3 Ra2+ 60. Kf3 f5 61. Bd7 h3 (61... h3 62. Nxf5 h2 63. Ng3 Ra3+ 64. Kg2
Rxg3+ 65. Kxh2 Kf4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Sammalvuo, Tapani"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[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 "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Finland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 d5 13. Bh3 Qa5 14. b3 dxe4 15. g5
hxg5 16. hxg5 exf3 17. Nxe6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 4] Sammalvuo has prepared this line
for the Olympiad, but Lutz has done his homework too. The whole system might
have a future as the position is extremely rich.} (17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. Qe1 Qe5
19. Nb6 f2 20. Qxf2 Bxh1 21. Rxh1 Ng4 22. Qg2 Qxe3+ 23. Kb1 Rc8 24. Qb7 Qxd4
25. Qxc8+ Ke7 26. Qb7+ Kf6 (26... Ke8 27. Qc6+ Kd8 28. Qc8+ Ke7 $11) 27. Rf1+
Kg5 28. Bxg4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Perunovic,M-Sammalvuo,T/Mallorca 2004/ (41)}) 17...
fxe6 18. Bxe6 Rxh1 (18... Qe5 19. Bxd7+ Kf7 20. Bd4 $18) 19. Bxd7+ Kf7 (19...
Kd8 20. Bb6+ (20. Bb5+ Kc7 21. Bf4+ Kc8 22. Bd7+ Kd8 23. Be6+ Ke8 24. Rxh1 $16)
20... Qxb6 21. Nxb6 Ne4 22. Qf4 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Bd6 24. Qf7 $18) 20. Rxh1 Ne4 (
20... f2 21. Rd1 Ne4 22. Qe2 Bd6 $13) 21. g6+ (21. Qd3 Qe5 22. Bd4 Qxg5+ 23.
Kb2 Nf6 $15) 21... Kxg6 (21... Ke7 22. Qd4 Qd5 23. Qxd5 $1 (23. Qxb4+ Kxd7 24.
Nb6+ Ke6 25. Nxd5 Bxb4 26. Nxb4 Ng3 $11) 23... Bxd5 24. Nb6 Rd8 25. Rh5 Be6 26.
Re5 Rxd7 27. Rxe4 (27. Nxd7 Kxd7 28. Rxe4 Bd6 29. Rd4 $14) 27... Rb7 28. Rxb4
$16) 22. Qh2 {White must try to succeed in the attack, othewise Black will
enjoy bright prospects.} Kf7 (22... f2 23. Qg2+ Kf7 24. Qf3+ Ke7 25. Bf5 Qd5 (
25... Qe5 26. Bg5+ $18) 26. Nb6 Qc6 27. Nxa8 Nf6 28. Qxc6 Bxc6 29. Rf1 $16) 23.
Qf4+ Nf6 (23... Ke7 24. Bf5 $18) 24. Nb6 Be4 (24... Qxa2 25. Bd4 Rd8 26. Bxf6
gxf6 27. Qc4+ $18) 25. Kb2 (25. Bd4 $1 Qxa2 26. Rh2 Rd8 27. Qc7 $16) 25... g5 (
25... Rd8 26. Nc4 g5 27. Ne5+ Ke7 28. Qxg5 Qc7 $11) 26. Qc7 Ra7 $2 {Clever
idea, but most likely it is decisive mistake. Position was full of life for
Black after the natural move 26...Be7!} (26... Be7 $1 27. Bc6 (27. Nxa8 Qxc7
28. Nxc7 Nxd7 29. Nxa6 g4 $15) 27... Bxc6 28. Qxc6 Rb8 $11) 27. Qc4+ (27. Qxa7
Qe5+ 28. Kb1 Bxc2+ 29. Kxc2 Qc3+ 30. Kd1 Qd3+ 31. Bd2 Qb1+ 32. Bc1 Qd3+ $11)
27... Kg6 (27... Kg7 28. Bd4 Qxb6 29. Bxb6 Rxd7 30. Bd4 $16) 28. Bd4 Bg7 (28...
f2 29. Be8+ Kg7 (29... Nxe8 30. Qe6+ Nf6 31. Qxf6#) 30. Rf1 $18) 29. Qe6 Rxd7
30. Nxd7 f2 (30... Qf5 31. Ne5+ Qxe5 32. Bxe5 $18) 31. Nf8+ $1 (31. Nf8+ $1
Bxf8 32. Qxf6#) 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires zt 2.5"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Black "Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[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. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. a4 Be7 10. Nb3 b6 11. f4 O-O 12. g4 g6 13. Be3 Rb8 14. h3 b5 15. Qe2 (
15. axb5 $5 axb5 16. Qd3 b4 17. Ne2 e5 18. f5 $14) 15... bxa4 16. Nxa4 (16.
Rxa4 Nb4 17. Raa1 Qc7) 16... Qc7 17. Nc3 (17. Qxa6 $2 Nb4 18. Qa7 Qxa7 19. Bxa7
Nxc2 $15) 17... Nb4 18. Qf2 Bc6 19. Nd4 Ba8 20. f5 (20. g5 $1 Nd7 21. f5 e5 22.
f6 Bxf6 23. gxf6 exd4 24. Bxd4 $14) 20... e5 21. Nb3 (21. fxg6 exd4 22. gxh7+
Nxh7 23. Bxd4 Bg5 $15) 21... d5 $1 {Black was well prepared for a timely
counterplay in the center as a form of defense against the kingside attack.}
22. exd5 (22. Bh6 $5 Nxe4 $1 (22... Rfd8 23. fxg6 fxg6 24. exd5 $16) 23. Bxe4 (
23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. f6 Bd6 25. Bxf8 Bxf8 $15) 23... dxe4 24. Bxf8 Bxf8 25. fxg6
hxg6 26. Rfe1 Nxc2 27. Qxc2 Qb6+ $13) 22... Nfxd5 23. Bh6 (23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. f6
Bd6 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxa6 Rxb3 27. cxb3 Nxe3 28. Rxd6 Nxf1 29. Rd3 $14) 23...
Nf4 $1 24. Bxf4 (24. Bxf8 $2 Bxf8 $19) 24... exf4 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Qxf4 $2 (
26. Rad1 $1 Rad8 27. Rd4 Rxd4 28. Nxd4 Bc5 $15) 26... Qxf4 27. Rxf4 Nxc2 28.
Raa4 (28. Rd1 Rfb8 $17) 28... Rab8 {[%mdl 4096] Spangerberg now fights with
many problems, his pawn are all exposed, black's bishop is stronger than the
knight and nakendness of white's knight doen#t help either.} 29. Nd5 (29. Rf2
Rxb3 30. Rxc2 Rfb8 $11) 29... Bg5 30. Rf3 (30. Rf2 Ne3 31. Nb4 gxf5 32. gxf5
Rfd8 $17) 30... Rfd8 31. Ra5 (31. Nf4 Rd1+ 32. Kf2 Ne1 33. Rc3 Rb1 $17) 31...
Be3+ $1 32. Nxe3 Rxb3 33. Re5 (33. Kf2 Rd2+ 34. Kg3 Nxe3 $19) 33... f6 34. Re4
gxf5 35. gxf5 Rdd3 36. Kf2 (36. Nxc2 Rxf3 37. Nd4 Rg3+ 38. Kf2 Rbd3 $19) 36...
Nd4 37. Rg3+ Kf8 38. Rgg4 (38. Reg4 Rxb2+ 39. Kg1 (39. Kf1 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 Rd2#)
39... Ne2+ $19) 38... Rxb2+ 39. Kg3 Nxf5+ 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9394"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Black "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 a6 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Qc7 10. a5 Nc6 11. Nb3 Ne5 (11... b5 12. axb6 Qxb6 13. Be3 $14) 12.
h3 Rb8 13. f4 (13. Be3 Nc4) 13... Nc4 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Kh2 Bf6 16. Rf3 b5 $1 17.
axb6 Ndxb6 18. Rd3 Re8 19. Nd1 Bb7 20. Nd4 e5 $1 21. Nf5 d5 22. Nf2 (22. exd5
e4 (22... exf4 23. Bxf4 Rxe2 24. Bxc7 Nxd5 (24... Rc8 25. Bxb6 Nxb6 26. Nfe3
Nxd5 27. Rxd5 Bxd5 28. Nxd5 Rcxc2 29. N1e3 Rxb2 30. Rxa6 $14) 25. Bxb8 Nb4 26.
Nde3 Nxe3 27. Nxe3 Nxd3 28. cxd3 Bd4 29. Kh1 Rxb2 30. Bxb7 Rxb7 31. Rxa6 Rxb8
$15) 23. Bxe4 Bxd5 24. Nf2 Nxb2 (24... Qb7 25. Bxd5 Rxe2 26. Bxb7 Rxb7 27. Kg2
Rxc2 28. b3 $5) 25. Bxb2 Bxb2 $17) 22... exf4 23. Bxf4 Be5 24. Qg4 g6 25. exd5
Bxf4 26. gxf4 Bc8 $5 (26... Nxb2 $5) 27. Nh6+ Kg7 28. Qh4 f5 29. Rc3 Qc5 (29...
Qe7 30. Qg5 (30. Qxe7+ Rxe7 31. b3 Nd2 $17) 30... Nxb2) 30. Nd3 Qd4 31. Re1 Bd7
32. Rb3 Ne3 $6 (32... Qf6 33. Qg5 $5) 33. Rb4 Nbc4 $2 34. Rxb8 Rxb8 35. b3 $1
Nb6 (35... Nxg2 $5 36. Re7+ Kh8 37. Kxg2 $1 (37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Nh6+ $10) 37...
Qxd5+ 38. Kg3 Bc6 39. Qf6#) 36. Qe7+ Kxh6 37. Qxe3 Qc3 38. Qe7 Re8 39. Qg5+ Kg7
40. Rxe8 Bxe8 41. Qe7+ (41. Qe7+ Bf7 42. Ne5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.03.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. g4 Nb6 11. Qf2 Nfd7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Nce2 Be7 14. h4 (14.
Kb1 O-O 15. g5 d5 16. g6 hxg6 17. h4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. h5 g5 20. b3 Rc8 21.
f4 dxe4 22. fxg5 Bxg5 23. Rhg1 {1-0 Conquest,S-Yakovich,Y/Saint Vincent/2000/ 
(38)}) 14... O-O (14... Nc5 15. Kb1 Qc7 16. Bg5 Nba4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. g5 O-O
19. Ng3 f6 20. Nh5 {1-0 Polgar,J-Svidler,P/Cannes/2001/ (62)}) 15. Kb1 Na4 (
15... d5 16. g5 dxe4 17. fxe4 Nc4 18. Bc1 Qb6 19. Qg2 Nde5 20. h5 Rfd8 21. Bxc4
Rxc4 22. Be3 {1-0 Adams,M-Georgiev,K/Elenite/1993/ (32)}) 16. g5 Ndc5 (16... d5
17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Nf4 Ndc5 19. Nb3 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Qd7 21. Rhd1 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2
Nevednichy,V-Badea,B/Bucharest/1994/ (37)}) 17. Ng3 (17. Qg3 Qc7 18. Rd2 Rfe8
19. h5 Bf8 20. g6 fxg6 21. hxg6 h6 22. Qh2 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Georgiev,K/Mulhouse/
2001/ (43)}) 17... Qc7 18. Nb3 (18. h5 d5 $15) 18... d5 19. e5 (19. exd5 Nxd3
20. Rxd3 Bxd5 $15) 19... Qxe5 20. Bd4 Qc7 21. f4 Ne4 (21... Rfd8 22. Nxc5 Nxc5
23. h5 $13) 22. Bxe4 $2 {Only this move tilts the balance towards black's
advantage, Polgar could have fought for a full compensation with 22.Qe3.} (22.
Qe3 Bd6 23. Nh5 e5 24. fxe5 Bxe5 25. Rhf1 $44) 22... dxe4 23. Rhe1 Bd6 (23...
f5 24. Nh5 Rf7 25. Be5 $13) 24. Nh5 e5 25. c3 $1 f6 (25... exd4 26. Qxd4 f5 27.
Qxd6 (27. gxf6 $2 Rfd8 28. fxg7 Be7 $1 (28... Bxf4 29. Qf6 $16) 29. Nf6+ Bxf6
30. Qxf6 Re8 $19) 27... Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Rfd8 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Nd4 Rd5 $15) 26.
gxf6 (26. Nxg7 $2 Qxg7 27. gxf6 Qxf6 28. Qg3+ Qg6 29. Qxg6+ hxg6 $19) 26...
exd4 (26... Nxb2 $6 27. Qxb2 exd4 28. Nxd4 $13) 27. Nxd4 g6 $2 {[%mdl 256] The
defense is difficult art even for the world's best players, Kasparov misses
the great shot 27...Ba3!!} (27... Nc5 28. Rg1 Rf7 29. Nxg7 Kh8 30. Nde6 $40) (
27... Ba3 $3 28. Rg1 (28. fxg7 Rf7) (28. Ne6 Qf7 29. Nxf8 Bxb2 30. Re3 (30.
fxg7 $2 Nxc3+ 31. Kxb2 Qxa2+ 32. Kc1 Ne2#) 30... Nxc3+ 31. Rxc3 Bxc3 32. fxg7
Qxh5 $19) 28... g6 29. f5 Bxb2 30. fxg6 Nxc3+ 31. Kxb2 Nxd1+ 32. Rxd1 hxg6 33.
Qg2 Kh7 $19) 28. f5 $1 (28. Ne6 Qc6 29. Nxf8 Bxf8 30. Ng3 Ba3 $19) 28... gxh5 (
28... gxf5 $2 29. Qg1+ Kf7 30. Nxf5 $18) 29. Ne6 Nxc3+ (29... Qb8 $2 30. Qg1+
Bg3 31. Re3 Rxf6 32. Rxg3+ Kh8 33. Rg7 $18) (29... Qd7 $2 30. Qg2+ Kf7 31. Qg7+
Ke8 32. Nxf8 $18) 30. bxc3 (30. Ka1 $2 Qa5 31. bxc3 Qxc3+ 32. Kb1 Rc4 $19)
30... Qxc3 31. Rxd6 {Now black will have to be content with a perpetual, as
his king on g8 is far from safe.} (31. Qg2+ Bg3 $17) 31... Qb4+ 32. Ka1 Qc3+ (
32... Qxd6 $2 33. Qg2+ Kf7 34. Qg7+ Ke8 35. Qxb7 Rb8 36. Qxe4 $18) 33. Kb1 Qb4+
34. Ka1 Qc3+ 35. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15. axb4
Qc7 16. bxa4 Nd7 17. Nb3 d5 18. Kb1 {The retreat of white knight from the
center is double edged, but white has clear plan of putting pressure along the
d file.} (18. Rh3 Rc8 19. Bd3 Be7 20. Kb1 Nb6 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. a5 Qxb4 23.
Qxb4 Bxb4 24. exd5 exd5 25. Bf5 Rc7 {0-1 Toma,K-Michalik,P/Frydek Mistek 2005/
(43)}) (18. b5 Qd6 19. Kb1 Qa3 20. Qc1 Qxa4 21. Rd4 Bb4 22. Qb2 a5 23. exd5 e5
24. Rd1 Rc8 25. c4 Nf6 26. Qa2 Nxd5 27. cxd5 Qxa2+ 28. Kxa2 Rc2+ 29. Kb1 Rc3
30. Rd3 {1-0 Stojanovski,D-Smirnov,P/Ohrid 2001/ (42)}) (18. Kb2 Rc8 (18...
dxe4 19. c4 Be7 20. c5 exf3 21. Qh2 Bf6+ 22. Bd4 Be5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 24. Qxe5
Nxe5 25. Rd6 Ke7 26. Na5 {1-0 Zavoronkov,V-Kanep,M/Kilingi Nomme 2002/ (64)})
19. c3 Be7 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Bxa6 O-O 22. c4 Bf6+ 23. Ka3 Ra8 24. Bb5 Bc6 25.
Qd6 Bxb5 26. cxb5 Qc2 {0-1 Cioara,A-Vorobiov,E/Pardubice 2001/ (26)}) 18... Rc8
(18... dxe4 $5 19. c4 (19. f4 Nf6 20. Be2 Nd5 21. Nc5 Rb8 $17) (19. Na5 Bd5 20.
f4 (20. c4 $2 Bxb4 21. Qxb4 Rb8 $19) 20... Rb8 21. b5 Bc5 22. Qc3 O-O $15) (19.
fxe4 Bxe4 20. Bg2 Bxb4 21. Qxd7+ Qxd7 22. Rxd7 Bxg2 23. Rhd1 Bf3 $19) (19. b5
exf3 20. b6 Qc8 21. Na5 Nf6 22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. a5 $15) 19... exf3 20. a5 $15)
19. c4 $5 (19. exd5 Bxb4 20. Qe2 e5 $11) 19... dxc4 (19... dxe4 20. f4 $1 $36)
20. Bxc4 {[%mdl 4] Belov has rather pardoxically opened the c file and
threatens to play with a spare pawn.} Bxb4 (20... Ne5 21. Be2 Bc6 22. Bf4 Bxa4
23. Rc1 Qd8 24. Bxe5 Bxb3 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Rc1 $18) (20... Be7 21. Be2 Rd8 22.
b5 $14) 21. Qxb4 (21. Qd4 $2 Ne5 $17) 21... Qxc4 22. Qxc4 (22. Qxb7 Rc7 23.
Qa8+ Rc8 24. Qb7 Rc7 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Qb6 Rd6 27. Qxd6 Qxb3+ $11) 22... Rxc4
23. Rc1 $1 Ne5 (23... Rxa4 24. Rc7 Rb4 25. Ka2 Kd8 26. Rhc1 Ne5 27. Ka3 Rb5 28.
Nd4 Rb6 29. Bd2 Rb1 30. Ba5 $18) (23... Rb4 24. Kb2 Nb6 (24... f5 25. Ka3 Rxb3+
26. Kxb3 fxe4 27. Rc7 Bd5+ 28. Kb4 $16) 25. Bxb6 Rxb6 26. a5 $16) (23... Rxc1+
24. Rxc1 Ke7 25. Rc7 Rb8 26. Nc5 Bc6+ 27. Ka2 Kd6 28. Nxd7 Kxc7 29. Nxb8 Kxb8
30. a5 $14) 24. Rxc4 Nxc4 25. Bd4 O-O (25... e5 $2 26. Rc1 $18) 26. Rc1 Rc8 27.
Ka2 $1 {White keeps distinct advantage with better coordinated pieces and
active king ready to enter the fray.} (27. Nc5 $2 Nd2+ 28. Kb2 Nxf3 $17) 27...
f6 (27... Nd6 28. Nc5 Ba8 29. Rc3 $16) (27... Rc6 28. Nc5 e5 29. Rxc4 (29. Bf2
Nd2 30. Rc3 $14) 29... exd4 30. Kb3 Bc8 31. a5 Rd6 32. Kc2 $16) 28. Nc5 Na5 (
28... Nd2 29. Rc3 Rd8 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Nxb7 $16) 29. Rc3 Rc6 (29... e5 30. Be3
Rc7 31. h5 $16) 30. Ka3 e5 (30... Rd6 31. Be3 e5 32. Kb2 Bc8 33. Nb3 Nc6 34.
Bc5 $16) 31. Bxe5 $1 {Very nice small combination, black is unable to improve
the coordination of his forces.} Ba8 (31... fxe5 32. Kb4 Rxc5 33. Kxc5 Nc6 34.
Kb6 Nd8 35. Kc7 $18) 32. Kb4 Nb7 33. Nd7 $1 (33. Nxb7 Bxb7 34. Rxc6 Bxc6 35.
Bd4 $16) 33... Nd8 34. Bg3 a5+ 35. Kb3 h5 (35... Ne6 36. Bf2 Rxc3+ 37. Kxc3 Bc6
38. Nb6 $18) 36. gxh5 Ne6 37. Bf2 Kh7 38. Nb6 Bb7 39. Rxc6 Bxc6 40. Be3 {
Ehlvest will lose the a5 pawn on top of two others already missing.} (40. Be3
Be8 41. Nc4 Bxh5 42. f4 $18) 1-0

[Event "NED-ch57"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2002.06.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2002.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 Rc8 13. Kb1 g5 14. h4 {It is
very difficult to break the set up with black's pawn on g5, sacrifice of the h
pawn is very risky for white.} (14. Qf2 Be7 15. h3 Ng6 16. Nb3 Nd7 17. Ne2 Nde5
18. Rf1 Nc4 19. Bd4 O-O 20. Bc3 Qb6 21. Na5 Qxf2 22. Rxf2 Nxa5 23. Bxa5 d5 24.
exd5 Bxd5 {0-1 Martinov,P-Gelfand,B/Sochi 1986/ (54)}) 14... gxh4 15. g5 hxg5 (
15... Nfd7 $5 16. gxh6 (16. f4 Nxd3 17. cxd3 hxg5 18. fxg5 Ne5 $17) 16... Nxd3
17. cxd3 Qf6 $17) 16. Bxg5 Be7 (16... h3 17. f4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Be7 19. Rh1 b4
20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nce2 Qc7 $17) 17. f4 Nc4 (17... Nxd3 18. cxd3 h3 $17) 18.
Bxc4 (18. Qe2 h3 (18... Qb6 19. Nf5 exf5 20. exf5 Ne3 21. Qxe3 Qxe3 22. Rxe3
Kd7 23. Rxe7+ Kxe7 24. Re1+ Kf8 25. Bxf6 $16) 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 $17) 18... Rxc4 19.
Qd3 (19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Nd5 21. Bxe7 Nxc3+ 22. Qxc3 Qxe7 $17) 19... h3 20.
Nxe6 $3 {[%mdl 128] Excellent attacking idea, Van Wely will have to play very
carefully in order to avoid all dangers.} (20. Rh1 h2 21. Qe2 Qb6 22. Rxh2 Rxh2
23. Qxh2 Rxd4 24. Qh8+ Kd7 25. Bxf6 Rxd1+ 26. Nxd1 Qg1 27. Kc1 Bxe4 $17) 20...
fxe6 21. e5 Nd5 (21... Ng8 22. Qg6+ Kf8 23. exd6 Bxg5 24. fxg5 Rf4 25. Rf1 (25.
d7 $6 Ne7 26. Qxe6 h2 27. Qd6 Rf7 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Qg6+ Rg7 31.
Qe8+ Kh7 $11) 25... Rhh4 26. Ne2 Rf3 27. Rxf3+ Bxf3 28. Rf1 $18) 22. exd6 Qxd6
(22... Nxc3+ $2 23. bxc3 Bxg5 24. Qg6+ Kf8 (24... Kd7 25. Qxe6+ Kc6 26. d7+ Kc7
27. Qd6#) 25. fxg5 Rf4 26. Rxe6 $18) (22... Bxg5 23. Nxd5 (23. Qg6+ Kf8 24.
fxg5 Nf4 25. Rf1 Bg2 $19) 23... Kd7 24. Nc7 Bxf4 25. Nxe6 Qf6 26. Nxf4 $16) 23.
Qg6+ Kd7 (23... Kf8 $2 24. Ne4 (24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 26. Bxe7+ Kxe7 27.
Qg7+ Kd6 28. Qxh8 Rd4 $11) 24... Qc7 25. Bh6+ Rxh6 26. Qxh6+ Ke8 27. Qxe6 $18)
24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Nxd5 {More challenging for the defender seems the other
capture on d5, but it is such a paradoxal idea that Nijboer might have
neglected it in his calculations.} (25. Rxd5+ $1 Kc8 (25... Kc7 26. Rxe6 Qh7
27. Qf6 $18) (25... Bxd5 26. Nxd5 h2 (26... Qd6 27. Qg7+ Kc6 28. Ne7+ Kb6 29.
Qxh8 Qxe7 30. Qxh3 $18) 27. Nxe7 h1=Q 28. Qxe6+ Kc7 29. b3 $18) 26. Rxe6 Qf8
27. Rde5 Qxf4 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Kc7 30. Qh7+ Kb6 31. Qxh3 $16) 25... Bxd5
26. Rxd5+ Kc7 27. f5 (27. Qg1 $1 Kb8 (27... Kb7 28. f5 Rc6 29. Qh1 Kc7 30. Rde5
Rh6 31. Qh2 $14) 28. Qb6+ Qb7 29. Qxe6 Rcc8 30. Rdd1 h2 31. Rh1 $14) 27... h2
28. Qg3+ (28. Rdd1 Rd4 29. Rc1 Rdh4 30. f6 Qf8 $11) 28... Kc8 29. Rdd1 Rch4 30.
f6 (30. Rh1 exf5 31. Qg6 R4h6 32. Qxf5+ $11) 30... Qc7 $1 (30... Qxf6 31. Qd6
h1=Q 32. Rxh1 Rxh1 33. Qc6+ Kb8 34. Qb6+ Kc8 35. Qc6+ $11) 31. Qf3 (31. Qa3 $2
h1=Q 32. Rxh1 Rxh1 33. Qxa6+ Kb8 34. Qxb5+ Qb7 35. Qe5+ Ka8 36. Qa5+ Qa7 $19)
31... Qb7 32. Qc3+ (32. Qxb7+ Kxb7 33. Rh1 Rf4 34. Kc1 Rxf6 35. Rd2 Rfh6 $19)
32... Rc4 33. Qe5 $2 {A sad finish of a fascinating game, white was still able
to hold balance with the correct move 33.Qd2.} (33. Qd2 Qd5 34. Qxd5 exd5 35.
c3 Rch4 36. Rh1 Kd7 37. Rdf1 $11) 33... h1=Q 34. Qxe6+ Kb8 35. Rxh1 (35. Rxh1
Rxh1 36. Qe5+ Rc7 37. Qe8+ Rc8 38. Qe5+ Ka8 $19) 0-1

[Event "HUN-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Heviz"]
[Date "2003.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2003.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[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 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Bb7 9. g4 Nfd7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Kb1 N8d7 12. Qe1 {The merits of this unusual
move are not obvious, other ways to meet the threat of Nc4 are more advisable.}
(12. Qf2 Rc8 13. h4 (13. Nce2 Nc4 14. Bc1 b4 15. g5 Qb6 16. Qg3 e5 17. Nb3 a5
18. Na1 a4 19. Bh3 Rc7 {1/2-1/2 Chuprov,A-Predein,V/Kurgan 1993/ (66)}) 13...
Rxc3 14. bxc3 Na4 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Qe1 d5 17. Bd3 Bd6 18. Rg1 O-O 19. g5 dxe4
20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Baramidze,D-Kohlweyer,B/Germany 2001/ (72)}
) (12. Bg5 Qc7 (12... Qc8 13. Qf2 b4 14. Nce2 d5 15. Ng3 Qc7 16. Bd3 Ne5 17.
Rhe1 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Bc5 19. Nh5 O-O 20. Bf6 gxf6 21. Qd2 {1-0 Mulyar,M-Ashley,M/
Boston 2001/ (21)}) 13. Ndxb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Qc5 15. b4 Qc6 16. Nxd6+ Bxd6 17.
Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 {1-0 Costantini,R-Vismara,D/Estensi 2001/ (42)}) (12. h4 b4
13. Nce2 Nc4 14. Qc1 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qc7 16. g5 Rc8 17. Qd2 Be7 18. Bh3 g6 19.
Rc1 e5 20. Nb3 a5 21. c3 {1-0 Cardoso Garcia,S-Jaime Montalvan,L/Malaga 2002/ 
(43)}) 12... b4 13. Nce2 Be7 (13... d5 14. Ng3 Rc8 $13) 14. h4 d5 15. exd5 (15.
Bg2 O-O 16. h5 Nc4 $13) 15... Nxd5 16. Nf4 (16. Bf2 Rc8 17. h5 O-O $15) 16...
Nxe3 17. Qxe3 e5 18. Bc4 $2 {[%mdl 1024] It seems very logical to bring in the
last reserves, but this move costs material. Objectively 18.Nf5! with equal
position had to be preferred.} (18. Nde6 fxe6 19. Nxe6 Qb6 20. Nxg7+ Kf7 21.
Qe2 Rhd8 22. Nf5 Bc5 $19) (18. Nf5 $1 exf4 (18... O-O 19. Nh5 Bc5 20. Qb3 $14)
19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Qxf4 Bxd6 (20... Nf6 21. g5 Qc7 22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. Bc4 $16) 21.
Qxd6+ Qe7 22. Qxd7 Bxf3 23. Qxe7+ Kxe7 24. Re1+ Kd6 25. Rg1 f6 $11) 18... exd4
$1 (18... exf4 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qe6+ Kf8 (20... Ke8 21. Nf5 Kf8 22. Rxd7 $18)
21. Qf5+ Kg8 (21... Ke8 22. Ne6 Qc8 23. Nxg7+ Kd8 24. Ne6+ Ke8 25. Qh5#) 22.
Qe6+ Kf8 23. Qf5+ $11) 19. Bxf7+ (19. Rxd4 Qb6 20. Re1 O-O-O 21. Nd3 Rhe8 22.
Bxf7 Bc5 23. Bxe8 Bxd4 $19) 19... Kxf7 20. Rxd4 (20. Qb3+ Ke8 21. Ne6 Qb6 22.
Nxg7+ Kd8 23. Rxd4 Kc8 $19) 20... Qc7 21. Qb3+ (21. Qe6+ Ke8 22. Nh5 Nf6 23.
Nxg7+ Kf8 24. Nf5 Bc8 $19) 21... Ke8 22. Ne6 (22. Re1 Nc5 23. Qxb4 (23. Nd5
Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Rd8 $19) 23... Rd8 $19) 22... Qe5 23. Rhd1 {Sad necessity, but
black has two extra pieces and no real problems.} (23. f4 Qxd4 24. Nxd4 Bxh1
$19) 23... Nc5 24. Nxc5 Qxc5 25. Qe6 Rc8 26. Ka1 (26. Qd7+ Kf8 27. Rf4+ (27.
Qxb7 $2 Qxc2+ 28. Ka1 Qc1+) 27... Bf6 $19) 26... Qc6 0-1

[Event "NED-ch59"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2004.07.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Bosboom, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Rc8 14. Bh3 Nc5 {
Black could not have been happy about the result of the opening, so it makes
sense to look for the improvement. Two examples with alternative 14...Ne5!?
were much more encouraging.} (14... Ne5 $5 15. g5 Nfd7 (15... Nxf3 16. Nxf3
Nxe4 17. Qd3 Nc3 18. Bb6 Qd5 19. Qxd5 Bxd5 20. Rdf1 Ne2+ 21. Kd2 Ng3 {0-1
Fodor,I-Varga,C/Budapest 2001/ (26)}) 16. f4 Nc4 17. bxc4 Qxa4 18. g6 Nc5 19.
gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Rhg1 Bxe4 21. Nb3 Qa3+ 22. Kb1 Nxb3 {0-1 Vorobiov,E-Shipov,S/
Moscow 1999/ (30)}) 15. g5 Nxa4 (15... hxg5 16. hxg5 Nfxe4 17. fxe4 Nxe4 18.
Qe1 $1 Nc3 19. Nxc3 (19. Bg2 Rxh1 20. Bxh1 Bxh1 21. Qxh1 Nxd1 22. Kxd1 Qc7 (
22... g6 23. Qb7 Qc7 24. Qxa6 Bg7 25. c4 $16) 23. g6 e5 24. gxf7+ Qxf7 25. Qe4
$14) 19... Bxh1 20. Qxh1 bxc3 (20... Rxc3 21. g6 Rxe3 22. Qa8+ Kd7 23. gxf7 Qc5
24. Qe8+ Kc7 25. Bxe6 $16) 21. Kb1 g6 22. Qb7 Qc7 23. Bg2 $16) 16. bxa4 (16.
gxf6 $2 Nc3 $19) 16... hxg5 17. hxg5 Nd7 (17... Nh5 18. g6 fxg6 19. Nxe6 Rc6
20. Qg2 $18) 18. g6 $1 Rxh3 {This exchange sacrifice hopes to avoid the
immediate disaster on the fallen stronghold e6.} (18... fxg6 19. Nxe6 Qxa4 20.
Kb1 Ne5 21. Nc5 $1 dxc5 22. Bxc8 Rxh1 23. Qd8+ Kf7 24. Rxh1 $18) 19. gxf7+ Kxf7
20. Rxh3 Qxa4 21. Kb1 Ne5 (21... d5 22. Nb3 Ne5 23. Bc5 $1 $16) 22. Qh2 $1 {
[%mdl 128] Only this logical move is new and it becomes clear, that black is
in trouble with his exposed king.} (22. Bg5 Ke8 (22... Rc3 23. Qf4+ Ke8 (23...
Kg8 24. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 25. Qxf8+ Kh7 26. Rh1+ Kg6 27. Rh6+ gxh6 28. Qxh6+ Kf7 29.
Qh7+ Kf8 30. Nxe6+ Ke8 31. Qe7#) 24. Rh8 Ng6 25. Qxd6 $18) 23. Qg2 Rc5 24. Nb3
Rc7 25. Bc1 Rf7 26. f4 Nc4 27. Qg6 {1-0 Medvegy,N-Nimtz,M/Bad Wiessee 2000/ 
(38)}) 22... Rc5 23. Qf4+ Ke8 (23... Ke7 24. Nf5+ exf5 25. Bxc5 Nc4 26. Bxd6+
Ke8 27. Rh8 Na3+ 28. Ka1 Nxc2+ 29. Kb2 $18) 24. Rh8 Ng6 25. Qxd6 Nxh8 26. Qxe6+
Be7 (26... Kd8 27. Nb5+ $1 Bd5 28. Rxd5+ Rxd5 29. Bb6#) 27. Qg8+ Bf8 (27... Kd7
28. Nb3+ Rd5 29. exd5 $18) 28. Nb3 {Illustrative position, black is a piece up
but the coordination of his forces is extremely poor.} Rh5 (28... Re5 29. Bf4
Re7 30. Qxh8 $18) (28... Rxc2 29. Qe6+ Be7 30. Kxc2 Qxa2+ 31. Kc1 $18) 29. Qe6+
Be7 30. Bc5 (30. Bc5 Rxc5 31. Nxc5 Qc6 32. Qg8+ Bf8 33. Ne6 Ng6 34. Nxg7+ Ke7
35. Nf5+ Kf6 36. Rg1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Taiyuan 4th"]
[Site "Taiyuan"]
[Date "2007.07.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[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 Nc6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Qxe5 {
Very often accepting sacrifices of this kind is tied to great risk and very
few games exist for this variation.} Qa5 (14... Qb6 15. Be3 Qb4 16. Bd4 Rfc8
17. Bd3 Bd6 18. Qe3 Rab8 19. Ne2 Nd7 20. Nf4 Bc5 21. Nxe6 Qxb2+ 22. Bxb2 Bxe3+
23. Kb1 fxe6 $15 {1/2 Perez Garcia,R (2423)-Muhren,B (2282)/Gent 2004/ (31)})
15. Bc4 $2 (15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxe7 Rfc8 17. Bd3 Qxa2 18. Ba3 a5 19. Kd2 Nb4 20.
Bxb4 axb4 21. Ra1 Qxa1 22. Rxa1 Rxa1 23. f4 $14 {0-1 Pinol Fulgoni,F (2210)
-Antal,G (2475)/Barcelona 2003/ (33)}) 15... Nd7 $1 16. Qg3 Bxg5+ 17. Qxg5 h6
18. Rxd5 {The strange mistake in 15th move has put White on the brink of
disaster. Tactics suddenly fail White and he will have to fight on without the
piece.} (18. Qh5 g6 19. Qxh6 dxc4 20. h4 Qh5 $17) 18... Qxc3 $1 (18... hxg5 19.
Rxa5 Bxc4 20. Rd1 Be6 21. Rxg5 $15) 19. Qf4 (19. bxc3 hxg5 20. Rd4 Bxc4 21.
Rxc4 Nb6 $19) 19... Qb4 (19... Qf6 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 21. Rc5 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rae8 $17
) 20. Rd4 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Qa5 22. Ra4 (22. a3 Rfe8 23. Rd1 Ne5 $19) 22... Qb6 23.
Rd1 (23. Rb4 Qe6 $19) 23... Nc5 {Two pawns are no match for the mobile knight.
Black did not have to pay any positional price.} 24. Rb4 Ne6 25. Qd2 (25. Rxb6
Nxf4 26. Ra6 Nxg2 27. Rd7 Ne1 28. Raxa7 Rxa7 29. Rxa7 Nxf3 $19) 25... Qa5 26.
a3 Rfd8 27. Qe3 Rxd1+ 28. Kxd1 Qd5+ 29. Kc1 Qa2 (29... Qa2 30. c3 a5 31. Rb6
Rd8 $19) 0-1

[Event "HUN-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Heviz"]
[Date "2003.05.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[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. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Ndxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ba6 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14.
Qxd6 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Qd4 $146 {[%mdl 8] Novelty in a fascinating
variation, that was so far working fine for white with 16.a3.} (16. a3 Be2 (
16... e5 17. Rd2 Be6 (17... Ra6 18. Qb4 Qc7 19. Rhd1 Be6 20. g5 Rc6 21. b3 Rc3
22. Bb6 Qc8 {0-1 Borisek,J-Berkes,F/Balatonlelle 2003/ (44)}) 18. Rhd1 g5 19.
Qc6 Rc8 20. Qb5 Rg8 21. Rd3 Rg6 22. a4 Qc7 23. Rc3 Bc4 24. Rxc4 Qxc4 25. Qxd7+
{1-0 Atalik,S-Wojtkiewicz,A/San Francisco 2002/ (28)}) 17. Rd2 Bxf3 18. Rf1
Bxe4 19. Rfd1 (19. Qd4 Nf6 20. Rxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxe4 O-O 22. Bd4 {1-0 Farakhov,
R-Panarin,M/Essentuki 2003/ (53)}) (19. Bg5 f6 20. Qxe6+ Qe7 21. Qxe7+ Kxe7 22.
Re2 Nc5 23. Bd2 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Gelfand,B/Budapest 2003/ (28)}) 19... Bd5 20.
Rxd5 exd5 21. Re1 Ne5 22. Qxe5+ Kf8 23. Bd4 f6 24. Qe6 Rc8 25. Bb6 {1-0
Goloshchapov,A-Aroshidze,L/Batumi 2002/ (25)}) (16. Rd4 Be2 17. a4 e5 18. Rb4
Qe7 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Bxg4 22. Rg1 h5 23. b3 Rhc8 24. Kb2 {
1-0 Nakamura,H-Wojtkiewicz,A/New York 2003/ (47)}) 16... Rxa2 17. Kb1 (17. Qxc4
Ra1+ 18. Kd2 Ne5+ 19. Ke2 (19. Kc3 Rxd1 $19) 19... Rxd1 20. Qb5+ Rd7 (20... Qd7
21. Qb8+ Ke7 22. Qxe5 Rxh1 23. Bc5+ Ke8 24. Qb8+ Qd8 25. Qb5+ Qd7 26. Qb8+ $11)
21. Qxe5 O-O 22. c4 $11) 17... Ra8 (17... Qc8 18. Qxg7 Rf8 19. Rxd7 $1 Kxd7 (
19... Qxd7 20. Bc5 Rxb2+ 21. Qxb2 $18) 20. Rd1+ Kc6 21. b3 $16) 18. Qxg7 (18.
Qxc4 Qa5 19. Kc1 O-O 20. Qc3 Qxc3 21. bxc3 Ne5 22. Kd2 Nxf3+ 23. Ke2 Ne5 $11)
18... Rf8 19. Bc5 Qc7 {Berkes is afraid of playing for more with the
aggressive move 19...Qa5!?} (19... Nxc5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qc3 $18) (19... Qa5
$5 20. Ba3 Be2 21. Rxd7 (21. Rd6 Qe5 (21... Bxf3 22. Rxe6+ Kd8 23. Rd6 $40) 22.
Qxe5 Nxe5 $17) 21... Kxd7 22. Qd4+ Kc7 23. Qd6+ Kb7 24. Qd7+ Qc7 25. Qd2 Rxa3
26. Qb4+ Qb6 27. Qxa3 Rc8 $15) 20. Bd6 (20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. Qc3 Qa7 22. b3 Be2
23. Rd4 Qa2+ 24. Kc1 Bxf3 25. Re1 $11) 20... Qb6 (20... Qa5 $1) 21. Qc3 Rc8 (
21... Qa6 22. Ba3 f6 23. Rd6 Qa4 24. Rhd1 $16) 22. Qd2 Rg8 23. Ba3 Ne5 (23...
Qc7 24. Qb4 Qd8 25. Rd2 $13) (23... Qb7 24. Qh6 Nf8 $13) 24. Qf4 $6 {The rest
of the game is marred by the several poor moves by both sides.} (24. f4 $1 Be2
(24... Bd3 25. cxd3 Nxg4 26. Rc1 $18) 25. Qxe2 Nc4 26. Ka1 (26. Rd3 Rb8 27. Rb3
Nxa3+ 28. bxa3 Qd6 29. f5 Rxb3+ 30. cxb3 Qxa3 31. Qb5+ $16) 26... Nxa3 27. bxa3
Rc3 28. Rd3 Qa5 29. Rxc3 Qxc3+ 30. Ka2 Rxg4 31. Rb1 $16) 24... Ng6 25. Qf6 Qb5
(25... Be2 26. Rd6 Qc7 27. Rd2 Bb5 28. Rhd1 $13) 26. Qd4 $2 (26. Rd2 $1 Qe5 27.
g5 Qxf6 28. gxf6 Rd8 $13) 26... Be2 $1 27. Rd2 Bxf3 28. Rg1 (28. Rc1 Bxg4 $19)
28... Qc4 $4 (28... Qc6 29. e5 Qb5 $19) 29. Qd7# 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 {Topalov insists on using his own pet line with active play before the
pieces have been developed. White feels some discomfort since his pieces will
have to be regrouped.} 9. Nce2 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. Ng3 {The knight eyes the
perfect square f5, but two other concepts have been tried against this set up.
Both begin with pawn advances, but one is aimed at queenside 11.c4 and the
other one at the kingside 11.g4.} (11. c4 Be6 (11... Be7 12. Ng3 g6 13. Bd3 Nd7
14. Rd1 O-O 15. Qf2 a5 16. O-O a4 17. Nc1 Nc5 18. Bb1 Qc7 $11 {0-1 Kramnik,V 
(2753)-Topalov,V (2778)/Sofia 2005/ (34)}) 12. Ng3 Be7 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 a5
15. Rd1 Rc8 16. Bd3 a4 17. Nc1 d5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Ba6 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 $16 {
1/2 Varga,Z (2525)-Papp,G (2474)/Austria 2005/ (53)}) (11. g4 h6 12. Ng3 Be6
13. h4 (13. Rd1 g6 14. Qf2 Qc7 15. h4 h5 16. g5 Nd7 17. Bd3 Be7 18. Nd2 $15 {
1/2 Papp,G (2474)-Valeanu,E (2398)/Belfort 2005/}) (13. O-O-O Qc7 14. Kb1 a5
15. h4 a4 16. Nc1 d5 17. Bb5 d4 18. Bf2 Qb6 19. Qe2 Ra5 20. Bc4 $11 {1/2
Sakelsek,T (2418)-Kurnosov,I (2517)/Cappelle la Grande 2006/ (58)}) 13... d5
14. exd5 Nxd5 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Bd3 a5 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Bxc5 O-O-O 19. Nf5 g6
20. Ng7 $14 {1-0 Naiditsch,A (2626)-Palac,M (2574)/Warsaw 2005/ (48)}) 11...
Be6 12. O-O-O Qc7 (12... Be7 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 d5 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. h4 d4 17.
Bxf6 Bxf6 18. g4 e4 19. Qf4 O-O 20. g5 Be5 21. Qxe4 $16 {1/2 Morozevich,A 
(2721)-Grischuk,A (2717)/Monte Carlo 2006/ (37)}) 13. f4 $146 {Svidler is
often inspired at the board, White certainly understands the need to act
quickly before Black manages to finish his kingside development.} (13. Kb1 a5
14. Bb5 a4 15. Nc1 Qb7 16. Bxc6+ Qxc6 17. Nd3 Rb8 18. b3 Qb5 19. f4 Be7 20.
fxe5 dxe5 $15 {1-0 Borisek,J (2509)-Gallagher,J (2544)/Gothenburg 2005/ (35)})
13... h5 $1 14. h4 a5 15. f5 $6 {Dubious decision, since the structure in the
center will now favour Black. White has no way of quickly benefitting from the
weakness of the d5 square.} (15. fxe5 $5 dxe5 16. Bb5 Be7 (16... a4 17. Na5 Bd7
18. Nc4 $14) 17. Nc5 Bg4 $11) 15... Bd7 16. Kb1 Rb8 17. Be2 Na7 (17... Be7 18.
Qd3 a4 19. Nd2) (17... a4 18. Nc1 Be7 19. Bf3 a3 $13) 18. Bxa7 $5 {Both
players might have regretted their last moves to some degree. Topalov has won
the bishops pair, but White will now act a bit on white squares.} Qxa7 19. Qd3
Bb5 20. Qf3 (20. Qxb5+ Rxb5 21. Bxb5+ Ke7 $17) 20... Bc6 $1 21. Nd2 Qc5 22. Nb3
Qb6 23. Nd2 Be7 $1 24. Nc4 Qc5 25. Ne3 a4 26. Bc4 Bd8 (26... Ng4 27. Nxg4 hxg4
28. Qe2 $13) 27. b3 $6 {Svidler is too willing to fix his structure, it seems
better to wait for a3 with 27.Rd3 keeping the queenside bit more closed.} (27.
Rd3 a3 28. b3 Rc8 $15) 27... Bb6 28. Rd3 axb3 29. cxb3 (29. axb3 $2 Ra8 $17) (
29. Bxb3 Bb5 $17) 29... Ra8 30. Rc1 Qa5 31. Rc2 Ke7 $5 {Topalov certainly
knows no fear when going for win, the king in the center is less safe than it
may seem.} 32. Nd5+ $2 {Svidler has missed his chance to force equality with
the better version of the same idea.} (32. Bd5 $1 Bb5 (32... Bxd5 $2 33. Nxd5+
Nxd5 34. Rxd5 Qa7 35. f6+ $1 $18) 33. Bxa8 Bxd3 34. Nd5+ Nxd5 35. f6+ $1 (35.
Qxd3 Nc3+ 36. Rxc3 bxc3 $19) 35... gxf6 (35... Nxf6 36. Nf5+ Kf8 37. Qxd3 Bc7 (
37... Bc5 38. Nxd6 g6 39. Bc6 $16) 38. Nxd6 Kg8 39. Bb7 Bxd6 40. Qxd6 Kh7 $11)
36. Nf5+ Kf8 37. Qxd3 Nc3+ 38. Rxc3 (38. Ka1 Bd4 39. Nxd4 exd4 40. Bd5 Qc5 $17)
38... bxc3 39. Qxd6+ Kg8 40. Qxf6 c2+ 41. Kxc2 Qxa2+ 42. Kc1 Qa3+ 43. Kc2 Qa2+
$11) 32... Bxd5 (32... Nxd5 $2 33. Bxd5 Bxd5 34. f6+ $1 $18) 33. Bxd5 Rac8 34.
Rxc8 (34. Bc4 Bd4 35. Rcd2 Rxc4 36. bxc4 b3 37. Re2 bxa2+ 38. Rxa2 Rb8+ 39. Rb3
Rxb3+ 40. Qxb3 Qe1+ 41. Kc2 Qf2+ 42. Kb1 Qg1+ 43. Kc2 Qxg2+ 44. Kd1 $11) 34...
Rxc8 35. Bc4 Rh8 $1 (35... Qc5 36. Nxh5 Qg1+ 37. Rd1 (37. Kc2 Nxh5 38. Qxh5
Qxg2+ 39. Kd1 Rxc4 40. bxc4 Qxe4 $17) 37... Nxe4 $1 38. Rxg1 Nd2+ 39. Kc2 Nxf3
$15) 36. Rd2 Qc5 37. Qd1 $2 {The time trouble takes it´s toll, the defender
has missed the best chance for showing true resistance.} (37. Rc2 Qg1+ 38. Rc1
Qe3 39. Be2 Qxf3 40. Bxf3 Bf2 41. Nf1 Kd7 $15) 37... Ba7 $6 (37... Qe3 $1 38.
Rd3 (38. Rxd6 Bd4 $19) 38... Qf2 39. Qc2 (39. Rxd6 Bd4 40. Rxd4 Qxd4 41. Qxd4
exd4 $17) 39... Rc8 40. Qxf2 Bxf2 $17) 38. Rc2 Qe3 39. Bd3 $1 Bc5 40. Qf3 Rd8
41. Be2 Qf4 (41... Qxf3 42. Bxf3 g6 43. fxg6 fxg6 44. Ne2 $15) 42. Nxh5 (42.
Qxf4 exf4 43. Nxh5 Nxe4 44. Nxf4 Nc3+ 45. Rxc3 bxc3 46. Nd5+ Kf8 47. Bb5 (47.
Nxc3 Re8 $15) 47... g6 $13) 42... Qxh4 (42... Qxe4 43. Nxf6 Qxf3 44. Ng8+ $1
Rxg8 45. Bxf3 Kf6 46. Be4 Rh8 47. g3 $15) 43. Nxf6 gxf6 $1 {Topalov has great
phantasy in playing for win, opposite coloured bishops can be very unpleasant
for the white king.} 44. g3 Qg5 45. Qg4 Rh8 $1 (45... Qxg4 46. Bxg4 Rg8 47. Be2
Rxg3 48. Bc4 $11) 46. Qxg5 fxg5 47. Bg4 $1 {Fortunatelly for white this
defensive set up is very difficult for breaking up.} Kf6 48. Rc1 Rh2 49. Rc2
Rh6 (49... Rxc2 50. Kxc2 Bf2 51. Kd3 Bxg3 52. Kc4 $11) 50. Rc1 Bf2 51. Rd1 $1
Kg7 (51... Ke7 52. Rd3 Rh2 53. f6+ Kxf6 54. Rxd6+ Kg7 55. Rd2 Rh1+ 56. Rd1 Rh8
57. Rd3 Be1 $17) 52. Rd3 Bd4 (52... Rh1+ 53. Rd1) 53. Kc2 Kf6 54. Rd2 Rh1 55.
Rd1 Rh8 56. Kd3 $1 {Finally the worst is over for Svidler and the rest is not
so difficult for him.} Rc8 57. Ke2 Rc3 58. Rd3 Rc5 59. Bf3 $15 Ke7 60. Rd2 Rc3
61. Rd3 Rc8 62. Rd2 Rh8 63. Kf1 Rc8 64. Ke2 Rg8 65. Kf1 Rh8 66. Rc2 Bc5 67. Kg2
Kf6 68. Be2 Rh7 69. Rc1 Rh8 70. Rc2 Rh7 71. Rc1 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rodriguez Guerrero, Enrique"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 b4 10. Na4 Nbd7 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. b3 Bd7 (12... d5 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxe5
Bxe5 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Qxb4 dxe4 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Kb1 Qc7 20. Qa4+
Kf8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Qc4 {1-0 Anand,V-Topalov,V/Linares 2005/ (59)}) 13. Nb2
d5 14. Bf4 Nxf3 $5 15. Nxf3 Nxe4 16. Qd4 Qa5 {[%mdl 4] The ways of modern
chess theory are pretty remarkable, black sacrifices the knight for two pawns
and good tactical chances.} (16... f6 17. Bd3 Bc5 18. Bxe4 Bxd4 19. Bg6+ Kf8
20. Rxd4 a5 21. Re1 Be8 22. Nh4 e5 23. Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Topalov,V/Sofia
2005/ (60)}) 17. Bd3 Nc3 18. Rde1 Qxa2 19. Nd1 (19. Na4 Bxa4 20. bxa4 Qxa4 $17)
19... Qa1+ 20. Kd2 Nb1+ 21. Kc1 {The only way to continue the fight for white
was the move 21.Ke3!? with unclear position. Rodriguez Guerrero was probably
grateful to have escaped possible great complication against much higher rated
opponent.} (21. Ke3 $5 Qxd4+ (21... Qa5 22. Ke2 Na3 23. Kf1 Qc5 $14) 22. Nxd4
f6 23. c4 dxc4 24. Bxb1 e5 $13) 21... Nc3+ 22. Kd2 Nb1+ 23. Kc1 Nc3+ 24. Kd2
Nb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski-B 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "De Gleria, Francesco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[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. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Ndxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Rb8 {New move in the
critical line for the whole set up with Nb6,Nd7. In case that 11.Ndxb5 is
correct, black will have to look for other ways to meet dangerous English
attack.} (12... Rxa2 13. Kb1 Ra8 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Na4 16. Bb5 Qe7 17.
Qd4 e5 18. Qd5 Nc3+ 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. Rd3 O-O 21. c4 Nb6 22. Qc5 Qf6 23. g5 {
1-0 Grischuk,A-Dvoirys,S/Moscow 2002/ (23)}) (12... Ba6 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6
Bxf1 (14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. a3 (16. Qd4 Be2 17. Qxg7 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6
19. Rde1 Bxf3 20. Rhf1 Bxg4 21. Bd4 Rxa2 22. Kb1 Ra8 23. Bxf6 Rg8 24. Re3 Kd7
25. b3 Kc6 26. Rf2 {Shirov,A-Georgiev,Kir/FIDE GP Dubai rap/ 2002/ 1-0 (46)})
16... Be2 17. Rd2 Bxf3 18. Rf1 Bxe4 19. Rfd1 Bd5 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Re1 Ne5 22.
Qxe5+ Kf8 23. Bd4 f6 24. Qe6 Rc8 25. Bb6 {1-0 Goloshchapov,A-Aroshidze,L/
Batumi 2002/ (25)}) 15. Bxb6 Qg5+ (15... Nxb6 16. Qc6+ Nd7 17. Rxd7 Qg5+ 18.
Kb1 Qb5 19. Qxa8+ Kxd7 20. Qa7+ Ke8 21. Qf2 Bc4 22. b3 Qb7 23. Qd4 Be2 24. Qxg7
Rf8 25. Qc3 {1-0 Adla,D-Costa,J/Orense 2002/ (36)}) 16. f4 Qb5 17. Rhxf1 Rxa2
18. b3 Ra6 19. c4 Qxb6 20. Qxd7+ Kf8 21. Kb2 Ra8 22. Qd6+ Qxd6 23. Rxd6 h5 24.
g5 {1-0 Popovic,D-Genov,P/Subotica 2002/ (36)}) 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Qe7 (
14... Na4 $2 15. Qxb8 Nxb8 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. b3 Nc3 18. Bd2 Nxa2+ 19. Kb2 $18)
(14... Qf6 15. g5 Qe7 (15... Qxf3 16. Bc5 $18) 16. Bb5 $16) 15. Bb5 Qxd6 16.
Rxd6 Ke7 17. Rhd1 h5 (17... h6 18. a4 $16) 18. g5 Nd5 19. Rxd7+ (19. R1xd5 exd5
20. Rxd5 Ra8 21. a3 Rd8 $15) 19... Bxd7 20. Bc5+ Ke8 21. Bxd7+ Kxd7 22. exd5
exd5 (22... Ra8 23. dxe6+ Kxe6 24. a3 $16) 23. Bd4 $1 {[%mdl 4096] Excellent
move, white has no wish to exchange the rooks in 23.Rxd5+ line. Black has to
defend g7 pawn, so Naiditsch is winning tempo for the pawn march.} (23. Rxd5+
Kc6 24. c4 Rbd8 $1 25. Rf5 g6 26. Re5 Rhe8 $13) 23... Rhg8 24. a4 Ra8 (24...
Rb4 25. b3 Kc6 26. Kb2 $16) 25. b3 Ke6 26. Re1+ Kf5 27. Re5+ Kf4 28. Rxd5 Kxf3
(28... Rgd8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Bxg7 Kxf3 31. b4 $16) 29. Bc3 (29. c3 Kg2 (29...
Ke4 30. Re5+ Kf4 31. Re7 $18) 30. Rf5 Kxh2 31. Rxf7 h4 $132) 29... h4 (29...
Kg2 30. Rd2+ Kh3 31. Rf2 $18) 30. a5 Ke4 {Black is still hoping to get
counterplay against the weak h2 pawn.} (30... Kg2 31. Rd2+ Kh3 32. b4 $18) 31.
Rd4+ Kf5 32. Bd2 h3 33. b4 Rgb8 34. Rd3 (34. c4 f6 35. gxf6 gxf6 36. b5 $18)
34... Kg4 35. c4 Re8 36. Re3 {Probably not the best move, 36.Rg3+!? seems very
tempting as the king has to decide which way to go.} (36. Rg3+ $5 Kf5 37. Rxh3
(37. Re3 $2 Rxe3 38. Bxe3 Ke4 $11) 37... Rh8 38. Rf3+ $18) 36... Rxe3 37. Bxe3
Kf3 (37... Rc8 38. Kb2 $5 (38. Bc5 Kxg5 39. a6 Kf5 40. a7 Ke6 41. b5 Kd7 $13) (
38. c5 Kf3 39. Bd4 Rb8 40. Bc3 Ke4 41. Kd2 Kd5 42. Kd3 $16) 38... Rxc4 39. Kb3
Re4 40. Bc5 Re6 41. b5 Re5 42. Kc4 Re2 43. Bd6 $16) 38. Bc5 Rd8 (38... Ke4 39.
Kd2 f6 40. gxf6 gxf6 41. Kc3 f5 42. b5 Rxa5 43. b6 Ra8 44. Bd6 f4 45. b7 $18)
39. a6 Kg2 40. a7 (40. a7 Kxh2 41. Bd6+ Kg1 42. b5 Rxd6 43. a8=Q h2 44. Qa3
h1=Q 45. Qxd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2001.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Black "Gadjily, Raouf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[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. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4
Bb7 9. Qd2 Nfd7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Bd3 N8d7 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. g5 Ne5 14. Qe1 (14.
f4 Nec4 (14... Nbc4 15. Qe2 Nxd3 16. cxd3 b4 17. Na4 Qa5 18. dxc4 Bxe4+ 19. Nc2
Qxa4 {0-1 De la Riva Aguado,O-Simutowe,A/Istanbul/ 2000/ (36)}) 15. Qf2 (15.
Bxc4 Nxc4 16. Qd3 b4 (16... Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Be7 18. Rhg1 b4 19. Nce2 Qb6 20. Qd3
a5 21. f5 e5 22. f6 {1-0 Paehtz,E-Krupkova,P/Dresden/2000/ (40)}) 17. Nce2 Nxe3
18. Qxe3 Qb6 19. Ng3 e5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Ndf5 Qxe3 22. Nxe3 h6 {1/2-1/2
Doncevic,D-Coenen,N/Germany/1996/ (59)}) 15... Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Nc4 (16... Be7 17.
h4 b4 18. Nce2 Nc4 19. Qg3 d5 20. e5 g6 21. h5 {1-0 Ayas Fernandez,A-Vehi Bach,
V/Barcelona/ 1995/ (28)}) 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rhe1 Be7 19. h4 b4 (19... Qb6 20.
Qd3 Qc7 21. f5 {1-0 Fogarasi,T-Belotti,B/Buekfuerdo/1995/ (43)}) 20. Nce2 O-O
21. Ng3 Re8 {0-1 Vatter,H-Wojtkiewicz,A/Bern/1992/ (30)}) (14. Qe2 Rxc3 15.
bxc3 Qc7 16. f4 Nec4 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. Bc1 Be7 19. Rhf1 Nb6 20. f5 Na4 21. Bb2
{1-0 Thorhallsson,T-Shipov,S/Internet ICC/2000/ (29)}) 14... Nbc4 (14... Be7
15. h4 Nec4 16. Bc1 O-O 17. g6 hxg6 18. h5 g5 19. Rg1 Bf6 20. Nce2 d5 21. f4
gxf4 22. h6 g5 {1/2-1/2 Staszko,M-Blazkova,P/Trinec/1998/ (48)}) 15. f4 (15.
Bc1 Qb6 16. Nce2 d5 17. Rf1 Bc5 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Nf4 O-O 21.
Nxd5 exd5 22. Qh4 Rfe8 23. Nf5 {1/2-1/2 Neber,A-Kulcsar,T/HUN/2000/ (23)})
15... b4 $5 {Black is well prepared for the queenside action, so he can even
afford to play aggressively.} (15... Nxd3 16. cxd3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qb6 18. f5 Be7
19. h4 e5 20. Nc2 Bd8 {1/2-1/2 Mamedov,R-Odeev,H/Dubai/2001/ (43)}) 16. Na4 (
16. fxe5 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 bxc3 18. exd6 Bxd6 $15) 16... Qa5 (16... Nxd3 17. cxd3
Nxe3 18. Qxe3 e5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Nf3 $15) 17. fxe5 Nxe3 (17... dxe5 18. Bxc4
exd4 (18... Rxc4 $2 19. Nxe6 fxe6 (19... Qxa4 20. b3 $18) 20. Qd2 Qc7 21. Bb6
$18) 19. Rxd4 Qxa4 20. Qf2 $11) 18. Qxe3 Qxa4 (18... dxe5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Nb6
Bc5 21. Nc4 $14) 19. exd6 Bxd6 20. Rhf1 Qa5 $2 {[%mdl 128] In sharp positions
one innaccuracy can easily have fatal consequences, black could not have
dreamed about the immediate disaster he will be facing.} (20... Bc5 $1 21. Qf4
O-O 22. Bc4 Qe8 23. e5 $11) (20... Rc7 21. g6 hxg6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. e5 Bd5 24.
Bxg6+ Kd7 25. b3 Qc6 26. exd6 Qxd6 $13) 21. Qh3 $1 Be5 (21... Qe5 22. g6 $1
fxg6 23. Nf3 Qf6 24. e5 Bxe5 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. Bxg6+ $18) (21... Qxg5 22. Rxf7
$1 $18) 22. Rxf7 $1 Qb6 (22... Kxf7 23. Qxe6+ Kf8 24. Rf1+ Bf6 25. gxf6 $18) (
22... Bxd4 23. Qxe6+ Kd8 24. Qd7#) 23. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9394"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. Ng3 Bd6 14. Rg1 $5 (14.
Ngf5 exf5 15. Nxf5 Bf8 16. e5 Nxe5 $1 17. Bd4 Nc6 18. Qe3+ Kd7 $13) 14... Qc7
15. g5 $5 (15. Nh5) (15. f4 Nxg4 16. Nh5 Nxe3 17. Nxg7+ Ke7 18. e5 $13) 15...
hxg5 16. hxg5 Bxg3 17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. Qxb4 Bd6 (18... dxe4 $2 19. Rxg3 $1 Qxg3
20. Qxb7 $18) 19. Qa4+ Kf8 20. Bd3 Nd7 (20... dxe4 21. fxe4 Rh2 $132 (21...
Bxe4 $2 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. Qxe4 $16)) 21. Nb3 (21. Rh1 Rxh1 22.
Rxh1 Nc5 23. Qa3 Nxe4 $36) 21... Bc6 $2 (21... Ne5 $13) 22. Qa5 Ne5 23. Bc5 $1
Kg8 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Nd4 Bb7 26. Kb1 Rc8 27. Be2 $1 g6 (27... dxe4 $2 28. Nf5
$1) 28. f4 Nc6 29. Qb6 Qc7 (29... Qb4 30. Qxb4 Nxb4 31. a3 Nc6 32. Nxc6 Rxc6
33. exd5 exd5 34. Rxd5 $16) 30. Qxc7 Rxc7 31. exd5 Nxd4 32. Rxd4 exd5 (32...
Bxd5 33. Bxa6 $18) 33. f5 Kg7 34. fxg6 fxg6 35. Bd3 Rh6 36. Rb4 $1 a5 37. Ra4 (
37. Rb6 Bc6 $14) 37... Rc5 38. b4 $1 Bc6 (38... axb4 39. Ra7 Rc7 40. Ba6 Bxa6
41. Rxc7+ $18) 39. b5 $1 Bxb5 40. Rxa5 Bxd3 41. Rxc5 Be4 42. a4 Rh8 43. Kb2 Kf6
44. a5 Ra8 45. Kc3 Ke5 46. Kb4 Kd6 47. c4 d4 (47... dxc4 48. Rd1+ $18) 48. Rg4
Re8 49. Rf4 Re6 50. Rb5 (50. Rb5 d3 51. Rb6+ Bc6 52. Rd4+ Kc7 53. Rxd3) 1-0

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Las Tunas"]
[Date "2001.04.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri"]
[Black "Leyva Proenza, Ricardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2001.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nd7 11. h4 Nde5 12. Qg2 b5 13. Kb1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc6
15. Be3 b4 16. Na4 Rb8 17. Qf2 $5 {[%mdl 8] Interesting novelty as white
queens supports the vital diagonal a7-g1and eyes the b6 square.} (17. g5 d5 18.
exd5 exd5 19. f4 d4 20. Bc1 Na7 21. Bd3 Bd7 22. Qe4 g6 {Mober,KJ-Kupreichik,V/
Rilton Cup/1992/ (64)}) 17... d5 $2 18. exd5 exd5 19. Bf4 $1 Qa5 (19... Rb7 20.
Bxa6 $16) (19... Ra8 20. Nb6 Ra7 21. Rxd5 $18) 20. Bxb8 Nxb8 (20... Qxa4 21.
Bc7 $18) 21. b3 Nd7 22. Qa7 Bd6 23. g5 Bb8 {The game is more or less over
since the defender has no real compensation for the sacrificed exchange.} (
23... Ne5 24. Qb6 Qxb6 25. Nxb6 Bb7 26. Nxd5 Nxf3 27. Bg2 Ne5 28. Nf6+ gxf6 29.
Bxb7 $18) 24. Qa8 Qc7 25. Qxd5 Ne5 26. Nc5 Ba7 (26... a5 27. Na6 Bxa6 28. Bxa6
$18) 27. Nxa6 Qc3 28. Nxb4 Nxf3 (28... Qxb4 29. Qxe5 Bb7 30. Bd3 $18) 29. Nc6
Be6 30. Ne7+ Kh8 31. Qd8 $1 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Meijers, Viesturs"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2001.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qf3 Nbd7 8.
O-O-O Qc7 9. Qh3 Nc5 10. f3 b5 11. a3 Rb8 12. g4 Nfd7 13. f4 b4 14. axb4 Rxb4
15. g5 Nb6 {[%mdl 256] Black's counterplay can become very dangerous, as he
has saved tempos by not touching his kingside pieces.} (15... g6 $5 16. Bg2 Qb6
17. b3 Bg7 $15) 16. f5 (16. b3 $2 Nxb3+ 17. Nxb3 Rxb3 $19) 16... Nba4 17. Nxa4
(17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Nxa4 Rxa4 19. c3 e5 20. Nf5 Nxe4 $19) 17... Rxa4 18. Kb1 (
18. fxe6 Nxe4 19. Kb1 fxe6 20. Bg2 e5 21. Qh5+ g6 22. Qe2 Bb7 $19) 18... exf5 (
18... Qa5 19. Nb3 Nxb3 20. cxb3 Rxe4 21. Bg2 Re5 $17) 19. b3 (19. exf5 Qa5 $1
20. Nb3 (20. b3 Ra1+ 21. Kb2 Ra2+ 22. Kb1 Qa3 $19) 20... Nxb3 21. cxb3 Bxf5+
$19) 19... fxe4 20. Qh4 Rb4 21. Bc4 (21. Qe1 Rb8 22. Bf4 Be7 $19) 21... Qb7 22.
g6 $2 {White attempts to turn the tide with desperate measures, but black will
break through.} (22. Kc1 d5 23. Be2 Qc7 $17) 22... Rxc4 23. Qxh7 (23. gxf7+
Kxf7 24. Qd8 Bg4 $1 (24... Nd7 25. Nf5 Nf6 26. Nxd6+ Bxd6 27. Qxh8 Rc6 $19) 25.
Rhf1+ Bf3 $19) 23... Rxh7 24. gxh7 Rc3 25. Rhe1 (25. h8=Q Rxe3 $19) 25... Nxb3
$1 (25... Nxb3 $1 26. cxb3 Rxb3+ 27. Nxb3 Qxb3+ 28. Kc1 Qc4+ 29. Kb2 Qb5+ 30.
Ka1 Qh5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 e6 7. a4 b6 8. g4
Bb7 9. Bg2 Nfd7 $6 {This smart move is not suffcient to slow down white
advance on the kingside. Ivanchuk moves developed piece in the moment, when he
is slightly behind in bringing pieces to play.} (9... h6 10. h4 g6 11. Qe2 Nbd7
12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Rxh1+ 14. Bxh1 Nh5 15. O-O-O Rc8 16. Bf3 Ng7 17. Rh1 Ne5
18. Bg2 Nc4 19. f4 Qc7 20. Bd2 Nh5 21. Qd3 Bg7 {0-1 Atlas,V (2503)-Nielsen,P 
(2642)/Austria 2002 (36)}) (9... d5 10. e5 Nfd7 11. f4 Nc6 12. O-O Nxd4 13.
Bxd4 Bc5 14. Ne2 Qc7 (14... O-O 15. g5 a5 16. Rf3 Ba6 17. Bf1 Qe7 {1/2-1/2
Smirin,I (2630)-Yudasin,L (2615)/Haifa 1995}) 15. c3 a5 16. Ng3 O-O 17. g5 g6
18. Rf2 Rfc8 19. Nf1 b5 20. axb5 Qb6 21. Ne3 Qxb5 {1/2-1/2 Asrian,K (2646)
-Huzman,A (2573)/Moscow 2006 (39)}) 10. f4 Nc6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Nxc6 $1 Rxc6 $6
{Taking the knight on c6 is a strategical meassure in quite a few positions
and black always agonizes about the best way to recapture. The rook doesn't
really belong to c6.} (12... Bxc6 13. Bd4 Bb7 14. Qe2 $14) 13. f5 g6 (13... Be7
14. fxe6 fxe6 15. g5 Ne5 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qh6 Bf8 18. Qh3 Bc8 $14) 14. fxe6 fxe6
15. Ne2 $1 {[%mdl 2048] An excellent manouver of the knight. Defender will
have a difficult task to defend critical weakness e6.} Bg7 (15... e5 16. Nc3
$16) 16. Nd4 (16. e5 Bxe5 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 e5 19. Qd1 Qh4 20. g5 Rc7 21.
Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Qf3 $16) 16... Bxd4 17. Bxd4 e5 (17... Ne5 18. Qd2 $16) 18. Be3
Rf8 19. Qe2 (19. Qd5 $5 Qe7 20. g5 (20. Rxf8+ Nxf8 21. Rf1 Rxc2 22. Qb3 Rxg2+
23. Kxg2 Bxe4+ 24. Kg3 Ne6 25. Qxb6 $16) 20... Rc7 21. Qb3 a5 22. Qd3 $16)
19... Qe7 20. c3 (20. a5 bxa5 21. g5 $16) 20... Qe6 21. Rxf8+ Nxf8 22. a5 $1 {
Unpleasant situation for black ,since his dark squares will now become
vulnerable on all parts of the board.} b5 (22... bxa5 23. Rxa5 Kf7 24. g5 $16)
23. Qf2 Qe7 (23... b4 24. cxb4 Qb3 25. Bg5 $1 Nd7 26. Qh4 Qxb2 27. Rd1 Qb3 28.
Rf1 Qg8 29. Qf2 $16) 24. h4 Ne6 25. Rd1 Rc4 26. g5 Nc5 (26... Bxe4 27. b3 $1
Bxg2 28. bxc4 $18) 27. Bxc5 Rxc5 (27... dxc5 28. Bh3 $1 (28. Qc2 Ra4 29. b3
Rxa5 $13) 28... Bc6 29. Qg3 Kf7 (29... Ra4 30. Qg4 Kf7 31. Qc8 Be8 32. Bd7 $18)
30. b3 Rxe4 31. Bg2 $18) 28. Rd3 $1 {Adams knows, how to play with pieces and
the rook aims for the perfect location on f6.} Bc8 $6 (28... Rc4 29. Qb6 Rc6
30. Qa7 Bc8 31. Qf2 Be6 32. Rf3 $16) 29. Rf3 Be6 30. Rf6 Rc6 (30... Bb3 31. Kh2
Rc6 32. Qf3 Bf7 33. Bh3 $16) 31. Kh2 Rc5 32. Qe3 Qd7 33. Qf3 Qe7 34. h5 $1 {
White has all the advantages of better pieces, but he needs concrete targets.}
b4 (34... Bf7 35. hxg6 hxg6 (35... Bxg6 36. Bh3 Bf7 37. Bg4 $18) 36. Qh3 Qf8
37. Qh7 Rc7 38. Bh3 Rb7 39. Be6 $18) 35. cxb4 Rc2 36. Qd3 Rxb2 37. Qc3 Ra2 38.
Qc6+ Kd8 (38... Bd7 39. Qa8+ Qd8 40. Rf8+ $18) 39. Qb6+ Kd7 40. Qxa6 gxh5 41.
Qb7+ Kd8 42. Qb8+ Kd7 (42... Bc8 43. Rxd6+ $18) 43. a6 Kc6 44. Qb7+ $1 (44.
Qb7+ $1 Qxb7 45. axb7 Kxb7 46. Rxe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Holguin"]
[Date "2002.04.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vazquez Igarza, Renier"]
[Black "Abreu Delgado, Aryam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 Nc6 7. f3 e6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Bb7 14. g6 b4 15.
gxh7+ Kh8 16. Nd5 $6 {[%mdl 4] This very ambitious sacrifice of two pieces is
very ambitious, but seems to be not completely correct.} exd5 17. Bxg7+ Kxg7
18. Rg1+ Kxh7 19. Bh3 f5 20. Qf4 Rf6 21. Rg5 (21. Bxf5+ Kh8 22. Rg5 Qe8 23.
Rdg1 Qf7 24. Qg4 Rxf5 25. Rxf5 Nf6 26. Qf4 Rg8 27. Rxg8+ Qxg8 28. Rg5 (28. Rxf6
Qg1+ 29. Kd2 Qd4+ $19) 28... Qh7 29. Rf5 dxe4 30. Rxf6 Bxf6 31. Qxf6+ Qg7 32.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 33. fxe4 Bxe4 {0-1 Muhren,B-Chistiakova,T/Chalkidiki 2000/ (44)})
21... Qf8 22. Rh5+ (22. Bxf5+ Rxf5 23. Rxf5 Nf6 $17) 22... Kg8 23. Bxf5 (23.
Rg1+ Kf7 24. Rh7+ Ke8 25. Rgg7 dxe4 26. Rxe7+ Qxe7 27. Rxe7+ Kxe7 $19) 23...
Kf7 24. Qg4 (24. Bg6+ $5 Kxg6 25. Qg4+ Kf7 26. Qxd7 Bc8 27. Rh7+ Kg8 28. Qxe7
Qxe7 29. Rxe7 dxe4 30. fxe4 Bg4 31. Rg1 Rf4 $17) 24... Ne5 25. Rh7+ Ke8 26.
Qh5+ Kd8 (26... Nf7 27. Bg6 Rxg6 28. Qxg6 Rc8 29. Rg7 dxe4 30. Rg8 exf3 $15)
27. Rh8 Kc7 28. Rxf8 Raxf8 29. Rg1 {White has won a queen, but black's chances
are quite good with enough material and active play.} (29. Rd4 a5 30. c3 bxc3
31. bxc3 dxe4 32. fxe4 Bc8 $15) 29... R6f7 (29... Nxf3 $2 30. Rg7 Kd8 31. Qh7
$18) 30. b3 (30. Be6 Rf4 $1 (30... Rxf3 31. Qh7 Rf1+ 32. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 33. Kd2 Kd8
34. exd5 a5 $13) 31. Qh7 Kd8 32. Rg8 dxe4 $17) 30... Nxf3 $1 31. Qxf3 $2 {
This meak move puts up hardly any resistance, black will win with the help of
"e" passed pawn.} (31. Rd1 dxe4 32. Be6 Ne5 $5 (32... Rg7 33. Qa5+ Kb8 34. Bd5
$15) 33. Bxf7 Rxf7 $17) 31... dxe4 32. Qe2 Rxf5 33. Qc4+ Rc5 34. Qxb4 e3 35.
Rg7 (35. Kb1 Rf2 $19) (35. Qd4 Rf2 36. c4 Rxa2 $19) 35... Re5 36. Rg1 e2 37.
Re1 Bc6 38. Qc4 Rf2 39. Qxa6 Bxh4 40. Qc4 Rh2 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qa5 $1 {It seems to be a more promissing line than
the daring 10...d5. Black has to be a bit better prepared for opening of the
the center.} (10... d5 11. exd5 (11. Bf4 Bb7 12. e5 Nh5 13. b3 Nxf4 14. Qxf4
Nc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Qd2 Qb6 17. Kb1 a5 18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. Ba4 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Teo
Wei Xing-Wee,K/Singapore 2004 (33)}) 11... Nxd5 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. Rhe1 $1 (13.
Bg5 Qc7 14. Qe2 Ne5 15. Bb3 h6 16. Bd2 Be7 17. Rhe1 Nc6 18. Nf5 Na5 19. Nxg7+
Kf8 20. Nxe6+ fxe6 21. Qxe6 Nxb3+ 22. axb3 Qc6 23. Qf5+ Qf6 {0-1 Motylev,A 
(2638)-Bologan,V (2661)/Moscow 2006 (45)}) 13... Qa5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bb6 Qxa4
16. Bxd5 Be7 17. Bxb7 Nxb6 18. Rxe6 O-O 19. Rxe7 Qxa2 20. Qd4 Rf6 21. Bxa8 {
1-0 Wang Hao (2519)-Nava,R (2317)/Instanbul 2005}) 11. b3 Bb7 12. a3 (12. g4
Nc5 13. a3 Nxa4 14. axb4 Qc7 15. bxa4 Nd7 16. Nb3 d5 17. Na5 Rc8 18. c4 Ba8 19.
c5 Nxc5 20. bxc5 Bxc5 21. Bxc5 Qb6 22. Nc4 Qxc5 23. Qd4 Ke7 24. Qxc5+ Rxc5 25.
Be2 dxc4 {0-1 Andreev,E (2470)-Sasikiran,K (2670)/Cappelle la Grande 2006 (47)}
) 12... Qc7 13. axb4 (13. Qxb4 $2 d5 $17) 13... d5 14. c4 (14. exd5 Nxd5 15. c3
Bxb4 16. Bc4 Be7 $17) 14... dxe4 (14... dxc4 15. bxc4 a5 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. bxa5
Be7 18. Qc3 $16) 15. Kb2 Be7 {Cheparinov has won a pawn back and his chances
seem to be better.} (15... exf3 16. gxf3 (16. Nxf3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rb8 $17) 16...
e5 17. Bh3 $1 (17. Nf5 Bxf3 18. Bg2 Bxd1 19. Bxa8 Bg4 $17) 17... exd4 (17...
Qd6 18. Rhe1 Qxb4 19. c5 $16) 18. Bxd4 Be7 19. Rhe1 $40) (15... e5 16. Nf5 exf3
17. c5 Rb8 18. Rg1 $15) 16. Be2 O-O 17. Bf4 (17. f4 Rfd8 18. Qe1 Rab8 $17)
17... e5 18. Bg3 g6 (18... exf3 $5 19. gxf3 Rfd8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Qg5 Kh8 $17)
19. Nc2 Rfd8 (19... a5 20. b5 Rfd8 21. Qe3 Rac8 (21... Nc5 22. b6 $15) 22. Rhf1
Nc5 $17) 20. Qe3 Bc6 (20... a5 $5) 21. Nc3 Rab8 $2 {Mistake, that will be
rather costly. Black had the last chance to swap the pawns on f3, now the
initiative will wander to to white.} (21... a5 22. b5 Bc5 23. Qg5 exf3 24. Bxf3
Bxf3 25. gxf3 $13) (21... exf3 $5 22. Bxf3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 a5 $15) 22. f4 $1 Bxb4
(22... Re8 23. Rhf1 $14) 23. Nxb4 Rxb4 24. fxe5 Nh5 (24... Rdb8 25. Nb5 axb5
26. exf6 Qa5 27. Bxb8 bxc4 28. Bxc4 Rxb8 29. Qc3 $16) (24... Qb7 25. Na2 Ne8
26. Nxb4 Qxb4 27. Rhf1 $18) 25. e6 {Motylev was surely worried about the
complications after 25.Bxh5, the chosen move leaves him in safe position with
the attacking chances.} (25. Bxh5 Rdb8 $1 26. Nb5 (26. e6 Rxb3+ 27. Kc1 Qa5 28.
exf7+ Kxf7 $19) 26... axb5 27. e6 Ne5 (27... bxc4 28. Bxc7 Rxb3+ 29. Qxb3 Rxb3+
30. Kc2 fxe6 31. Bg4 $18) 28. exf7+ Qxf7 29. Bxe5 bxc4 30. Bxb8 Rxb3+ 31. Qxb3
cxb3 32. Be2 $14) 25... Nxg3 26. exf7+ $1 (26. Qxg3 Qxg3 27. hxg3 fxe6 28. Bg4
Re8 $11) 26... Kxf7 27. hxg3 Kg8 (27... Nf6 28. Rdf1 Qb8 29. Qg5 (29. Rxh7+ Kg8
30. Rxf6 Rxb3+ 31. Kc2 Kxh7 32. Qg5 Be8 33. Rf8 Rd2+ 34. Kxd2 Qd6+ 35. Kc2
Rxc3+ 36. Kxc3 Qxf8 37. Qh4+ Kg8 38. Qxe4 $14) 29... Rxb3+ 30. Kc2 Rxc3+ 31.
Kxc3 $18) 28. Bg4 Nf8 (28... Nf6 29. Be6+ Kh8 30. Qf4 $1 Qe7 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32.
Rf1 Kg7 33. g4 $16) 29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Nxe4 Bxe4 $6 {It must be dubious to part
with such a nice bishop, white will now get a chance to dominate the game.} (
30... a5 31. Nc5 Qf6+ 32. Ka2 a4 33. Ka3 Rb6 34. b4 Bxg2 35. Re1 $16) 31. Qxe4
Qf6+ 32. Kc2 h5 (32... Qf2+ 33. Kc3 Rb6 34. Qf3 $16) 33. Bf3 Rb6 (33... Ne6 34.
Rd1 Rb6 35. Qe3 $16) 34. Rd1 Kh7 35. Rd5 Re6 36. Qd4 (36. Rxh5+ $4 Kg7 $19)
36... Qe7 37. Kb2 {The position is surely won for Motylev, black knight cuts a
sorry picture.} Qc7 (37... Re1 38. Rd8 Rh1 39. Ra8 $18) 38. Qf4 Qg7+ 39. Qd4
Qc7 40. Rd8 Qe7 41. c5 Re1 (41... Rf6 42. Rb8 Rf7 43. c6 $18) 42. Rb8 $1 (42.
Rb8 $1 Qf7 43. b4 Re7 44. c6 Rc7 45. Qe5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.02.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. Kb1 b4 15.
Na4 Bb7 16. b3 Bc6 {The whole variation is used by black only by players of
the Kasparov's and Kramnik's format. White has reasonably high chances of
developing dangerous attack on the kingside.} 17. Nb2 a5 18. h5 Ne5 (18... a4
19. h6 (19. g6 h6 20. gxf7+ Rxf7 21. Bh3 e5 $1 22. Be6 exd4 23. Qxd4 axb3 24.
cxb3 Ne5 $17) 19... g6 20. Nd3 axb3 21. cxb3 d5 22. Qb2 f6 23. Bh3 $14) 19. Be2
a4 20. Nc4 Bb5 (20... Nxc4 21. Bxc4 d5 22. exd5 exd5 23. Bd3 Bd6 $15) 21. Nb6
Rab8 22. h6 (22. Bxb5 Nxf3 23. Qxb4 Nxd4 24. Qxd4 axb3 25. cxb3 Rxb6 $15) 22...
Bxe2 23. Qxe2 g6 (23... Rxb6 $2 24. hxg7 Rc8 25. Bxb6 Qxb6 26. Qh2 $1 $18) 24.
f4 Nc6 (24... axb3 25. cxb3 (25. fxe5 bxa2+ 26. Kxa2 Rxb6 27. Bxb6 Ra8+ 28. Kb1
Qc3 $19) 25... Nc6 26. Qb2 Nxd4 27. Qxd4 f6 28. Nc4 Rbd8 $11) 25. Nxa4 Nxd4 26.
Rxd4 e5 27. Rc4 (27. Rd5 exf4 28. Rf1 f6 29. Rxf4 fxg5 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 $11)
27... Qa5 28. f5 (28. Qd2 exf4 29. Qxf4 Qxg5 30. Qxg5 Bxg5 31. c3 bxc3 32. Nxc3
f5 $11) 28... Bxg5 29. Rc6 Rfd8 $2 {Black is leaving the defensive location of
his rook on the f8 square and thus accepts rather high risk.} (29... Rbd8 30.
Qg4 Be3 $11) 30. Qg4 Be7 (30... Bf4 $2 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. Qh4 $1 $18) 31. Rd1 (
31. fxg6 hxg6 32. Qf3 Bg5 33. h7+ Kg7 34. Qg4 Be7 35. c4 bxc3 36. Nxc3 Ra8 37.
Qh3 $16) 31... Qa7 32. c3 Bf8 (32... Kh8 33. fxg6 fxg6 34. cxb4 Rf8 35. Nc3 Rf2
36. Rc8+ Bf8 37. Rxb8 Qxb8 38. Qg3 $14) 33. fxg6 hxg6 (33... fxg6 34. Qe6+ Kh8
35. cxb4 Re8 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Rc4 $14) 34. h7+ Kh8 (34... Kxh7 35. cxb4 Kg8 36.
Rc4 Qd7 $11) 35. cxb4 Rxb4 36. Qf3 Rdb8 (36... f5 $5 37. exf5 (37. Nc3 Qb7 38.
Nd5 Qxc6 39. Nxb4 Qxe4+ 40. Qxe4 fxe4 $15) (37. Qg2 Qxa4 38. Qxg6 Rxb3+ 39.
axb3 Qxb3+ 40. Kc1 Qe3+ 41. Rd2 Be7 $17) 37... Qxa4 38. fxg6 Rdb8 39. Rc3 e4
40. Qf5 Rxb3+ 41. Rxb3 Rxb3+ 42. axb3 Qxb3+ 43. Kc1 $11) (36... Qxa4 $2 37.
Qf6+ Bg7 38. Qxd8+ Kxh7 39. Rc3 $1 $18) 37. Nc3 Qb7 (37... R4b7 38. Rh1 f5 39.
exf5 gxf5 40. Qxf5 Rxh7 41. Rxh7+ Qxh7 42. Qxh7+ Kxh7 43. Ne4 $14) 38. Rcxd6 $2
{Leko in time trouble did not have the chance to consider the advantages of
the correct continuation 38.Nd5!} (38. Nd5 $1 Qxc6 39. Nxb4 Qb7 40. Nd5 $14)
38... Rxb3+ 39. Ka1 (39. axb3 $2 Qxb3+ 40. Kc1 Qb2#) 39... Rxc3 (39... Rb2 $5
40. R6d2 Rxd2 41. Rxd2 Kxh7 $17) 40. Qf6+ (40. Qxc3 Bxd6 $19) 40... Kxh7 (40...
Bg7 41. Rd8+ Rxd8 42. Qxd8+ Kxh7 43. Rh1+ Bh6 44. Qg5 Kg7 45. Qxh6+ Kf6 46.
Qh4+ Ke6 47. Rf1 $11) 41. Rb6 $1 {This beautiful move is not able to save the
game, but serves as an excellent parade in the defense of the endangered
position.} Qc7 (41... Qxb6 42. Rh1+ Bh6 43. Qxf7+ Kh8 44. Rxh6#) 42. Rh1+ (42.
Rxb8 Rc1+ 43. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 44. Rb1 Qc3+ 45. Rb2 Bc5 46. Qxf7+ Kh6 $17) 42... Bh6
43. Rxb8 (43. Qg5 Rc1+ $1 44. Qxc1 (44. Rxc1 Qxb6 $19) 44... Qxc1+ 45. Rxc1
Rxb6 $19) 43... Rc1+ 44. Rxc1 (44. Rb1 $2 Qc3#) 44... Qxc1+ 45. Rb1 Qc3+ 46.
Rb2 Qe1+ 47. Rb1 Qc3+ 48. Rb2 Kg8 $1 {[%mdl 4096] After this witty move white
has no chance to prevent the loss of an exchange, his opponent will enjoy
advantage of two spare pawns in the queens endgame.} 49. a4 Bc1 50. Qb6 Kg7 51.
Ka2 Bxb2 52. Qxb2 Qc4+ 53. Ka3 Qxe4 54. a5 g5 55. Qd2 Qf4 (55... Kg6 56. a6 g4
57. a7 g3 58. Qd6+ f6 59. Qb8 $13) 56. Qd8 (56. Qxf4 exf4 57. a6 f3 58. a7 f2
59. a8=Q f1=Q $19) 56... Qc1+ $6 {The best prove, that in Linares the
participants were human and no computers. Kasparov became nervous in the
winning position and instead of the correct advance of the g pawn he began to
give checks to the opponent's king.} (56... g4 $1 57. a6 g3 58. a7 Qf3+ 59. Kb4
g2 60. Qg5+ Kh7 $19) 57. Kb4 Qb2+ (57... g4 58. a6 Qe1+ 59. Kc5 $17) 58. Kc5
Qc3+ 59. Kb5 Qb3+ 60. Kc5 Qc3+ 61. Kb5 Qb3+ 62. Kc5 Qe3+ 63. Kb4 Qe4+ 64. Kc5
Qc2+ 65. Kb5 Qe2+ 66. Kb6 Qe3+ 67. Kc6 g4 68. a6 g3 69. a7 g2 (69... Qxa7 $2
70. Qg5+ Kh7 71. Qh5+ Kg7 72. Qg5+ $11) 70. a8=Q Qe4+ 71. Qd5 Qc2+ (71... Qxd5+
72. Kxd5 g1=Q 73. Kxe5 Qg5+ $17) 72. Kd6 (72. Kd7 Qf5+ 73. Ke8 g1=Q $19) (72.
Kb5 Qb2+ 73. Kc6 g1=Q $19) 72... Qg6+ 73. Kc7 $1 {Leko is defending like a
lion and his great opponent will be very frustrated by spoiling enormous
chances for win.} (73. Kxe5 $2 g1=Q $19) 73... g1=Q 74. Qxe5+ Qf6 (74... f6 75.
Qe7+ Kh6 76. Qef8+ Qg7+ 77. Kc6 Qd4 $17) 75. Qh8+ Kxh8 76. Qxf6+ Qg7 77. Qh4+
Kg8 78. Kd6 (78. Qd8+ Kh7 79. Qh4+ Qh6 80. Qe4+ Kg7 81. Qd4+ Qf6 82. Qg4+ Kh6
83. Qh3+ Kg6 84. Qg2+ Qg5 $17) 78... Qg6+ 79. Ke5 Kg7 80. Qe7 Qg3+ 81. Kf5 Qg6+
82. Ke5 Qh6 83. Kf5 Qg6+ {The end of the game was even marred by the
discussions about the result due to the few seconds on the Leko's clock and
several repetitions of the position after 84.Ke5. White is not able to improve
his position and the arbiters have proclaimed the game a draw.} (83... Qh5+ 84.
Qg5+ Qxg5+ 85. Kxg5 $11) 84. Ke5 Kh7 85. Qh4+ Kg8 86. Qd8+ Kg7 87. Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Ne5 $5 {The knight move is equally revolutionary as
Topalov's pet idea of 10...b5-b4. Black is moving the knight, that is already
developed and prepares real counterplay.} 11. Qe1 $146 {White has yet to find
an idea, that would put the daring concept of the opponent under pressure.
Carlsen comes with a new move, but it's merit might be modest.} (11. g5 hxg5
12. Bxg5 Bb7 13. Rg1 Qa5 14. a3 Rc8 15. Kb1 Rxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 Rxh2
18. Bf4 Rh5 19. Rg5 Rxg5 20. Bxg5 $11 {0-1 Motylev,A (2651)-Grischuk,A (2704)/
Moscow 2004 (34)}) (11. a3 Bb7 12. Kb1 (12. h4 Rc8 13. Rg1 Qa5 (13... g6 14. g5
hxg5 15. hxg5 Nfd7 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. f5 Nc5 19. fxe6 Nxe6 20. Nxe6
fxe6 21. Bd4 $16 {1-0 Bologan,V (2669)-Dobrov,V (2487)/chessassistantclub.com
INT 2004 (30)}) 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nfd7 16. g6 Nxg6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rxg6
Kf7 19. Rg3 Nf6 20. Bd3 e5 21. Qf2 Rxc3 22. Bb6 Qa4 23. bxc3 Qxa3+ 24. Kd2 $11
{1/2-1/2 Shirov,A (2714)-Guliyev,N (2526)/Port Barcares 2005 (42)}) 12... Rc8
13. Be2 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Rhe1 Be7 17. Bf2 O-O 18. h4 Nc5 19.
g5 h5 20. b3 Rxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxe4 22. Qe3 Qa5 $17 {0-1 Grischuk,A (2719)-Belov,V
(2543)/playchess.com INT 2004 (54)}) (11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Rhe1 (12. a3 d5 13. exd5
Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bf4 Nxf3 16. Nxf3 Bxf3 17. Qe3 Bxh1 18. Be4 Bxe4 19.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Qxe4 Rd5 $15 {0-1 Erenburg,S (2585)-Volokitin,A (2662)/Mainz
2006 (74)}) 12... b4 13. Nce2 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Kb1 Bc5 16. Bg1 Qb6 17. f4
Nxg4 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bg6+ Kd7 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Nd4 Kc8 $17 {0-1 Landa,K 
(2600)-Najer,E (2653)/Sochi 2006 (29)}) (11. f4 Nexg4 12. Bg1 b4 13. Na4 Nxe4
14. Qe1 d5 15. f5 Bd6 16. fxe6 Bxe6 17. Nb6 Qxb6 18. Nxe6 Qa5 19. Nxg7+ Kf8 $17
{1-0 Azarov,S (2544)-Najer,E (2608)/playchess.com INT 2004 (26)}) 11... Qc7 (
11... Bb7 12. a3 Qc7 $14) 12. h4 {Careful players would surely consider the
modest a3 idea, that complicates Black's counterplay for some time.} (12. a3
Bb7 $14) 12... b4 13. Nce2 (13. Na4 Qb7 14. b3 Bd7 $13) 13... Nc4 (13... d5 14.
Bf4 (14. g5 hxg5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bxg5 Bb7 $11) 14... Bb7 15. Kb1 dxe4 16.
fxe4 Bd6 17. Rg1 Rd8 $15) 14. Nf4 (14. Bf2 e5 (14... d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Ng3
$14) 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. gxf5 a5 $13) 14... Nxe3 (14... e5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5
exd4 17. Bxd4+ Be7 18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Bxh6 $14) 15. Qxe3 Qb6 {Ponomariov has an
ambition of his own and the queen moves hopes to complicate opponent's life
with pressure along the dark squares.} (15... Bd7 16. Be2 e5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18.
exd5 Be7 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. gxf5 Bf6 $11) (15... Be7 16. Nd3 a5 17. Bh3 Nd7 18.
g5 $14) 16. Bc4 $1 Qc5 $2 {Your humble annotator is amazed by the level of
neglect both players will display when dealing with hidden issue of time.
Black is repeatedly playing with the queen in a situation, when his general
development could use some attention.} (16... e5 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qb3+ Ke8
19. Ng6 exd4 (19... Rh7 20. Ne6 Be7 21. g5 $18) 20. Nxh8 Ra7 21. Ng6 $16) (
16... Be7 17. g5 $18) (16... Nd7 $1 17. Qe2 (17. Nfxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6 Bb7 19.
Qb3 O-O-O $13) 17... Ne5 18. Bb3 Bd7 $14) 17. Qb3 $1 d5 (17... Ra7 18. Bxe6
fxe6 19. Nfxe6 Bxe6 20. Nxe6 Qb5 21. Nf4 $16) 18. exd5 Bd6 19. Nfxe6 $1 {
[%mdl 128] In higher sense an obvious move. Carlsen has to use his initiative
and the sacrifice of a piece for three pawns destroys the e6 stronghold in
Scheveningen/Najdorf Sicilian. What is more it creates a dangerous intruder of
his own on the same most critical square!} (19. Ndxe6 fxe6 20. Nd3 Qa5 21. dxe6
Bb7 $13) 19... fxe6 20. dxe6 Be7 (20... Kf8 21. Nf5 Be7 22. Nxe7 Qxe7 23. g5
Nh5 24. Qe3 $18) 21. Qd3 (21. Nf5 O-O (21... Bb7 22. Nxg7+ Kf8 23. Nf5 $18) 22.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. g5 Ne8 24. gxh6 Kh8 $16) 21... O-O 22. Bb3 $2 {The next moves
by both players are strange crimes against the logic of attack and defence.
White's advantage is based partly on the fact, that Black is badly behind in
mobilizing his pieces. Peaceful retreat of the bishop throws away the lion
share of the winning advantage!} (22. g5 $1 Nh5 (22... hxg5 23. hxg5 Qxg5+ 24.
Kb1 Nh5 25. Nc6 $18) 23. gxh6 Nf4 24. Qe4 Qxc4 25. hxg7 Rd8 26. Qxf4 Bxe6 27.
Qh6 Qxa2 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Qh7 Kf6 30. g8=N+ Rxg8 31. Rhe1 $18) 22... Rd8 $2 {
Ponomariov was probably programmed to be beaten badly on the given day. An
independent chess mind would otherwise surely concentrate on a developing move
with the bishop, that would more or less complete the development and nearly
equalize the chances.} (22... Bb7 $1 23. g5 (23. Nf5 Rad8 24. Qe2 (24. Qxd8 $2
Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kh7 26. Nxe7 Bxf3 $17) 24... Kh7 $11) 23... Nh5 24. gxh6 Nf4 25.
Qe3 gxh6 26. Rhg1+ Kh8 27. Rg4 Qc7 $11) 23. g5 $1 Nh7 (23... hxg5 24. Qg6 g4
25. Nf5 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Bf8 27. e7+ Kh8 28. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 29. Rd8 $18) (23... Kh8
24. gxf6 Bxf6 25. Qf5 Qb6 26. Bd5 $18) 24. gxh6 Qh5 (24... Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Rxd4
26. Rxd4 gxh6 27. Rg1+ Kf8 28. Rf4+ $18) (24... gxh6 25. Rhg1+ Kh8 26. Qg6 Qe5
27. Nf5 Rxd1+ 28. Kxd1 Bb7 29. Nxe7 $18) 25. Qe4 $1 Qxh6+ 26. Kb1 Ra7 {The
pieces of the defender are badly scatered on the board with no common purpose.
The final execution of White's attack will be brutal and impressive.} (26...
Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Rb8 28. Qe5 Ra8 29. Qd5 Rb8 30. Qd8+ $1 Nf8 (30... Bxd8 31. Rxd8+
Nf8 32. e7+ $18) 31. Qxe7 $18) 27. Nf5 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qf6 29. Rd7 $1 {Chess
beauty on the highest level and a modern form of small combination!} Bxd7 30.
exd7+ Kf8 {The choice for the defender is not always so deeply rotten as in
this moment. At least both ways of going down have undeniable charm...} (30...
Kh8 31. Nxe7 Rxd7 32. Qa8+ Nf8 33. Qxf8+ $1 Qxf8 34. Ng6+ Kh7 35. Nxf8+ $18)
31. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. a4 Nc6 8. f4
d5 {Topalov comes up with a surprising choice of opening plan. The d-pawn
advance transforms the position into something more closely related to the
French Defence than the Sicilian. No other strong players have tried this idea,
it must have been a surprise for Svidler.} 9. e5 Nd7 10. Qg4 {The Russian star
is wanting to create problems for his opponent on the kingside, but the queen
is leaving the centre of the board.} (10. Qd2 Bb4 (10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc5 12.
Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Qd4 Nd7 14. Bd3 Qc7 15. O-O Qc5 16. Ne2 O-O 17. b4 Qxd4+ 18. Nxd4
Re8 19. Rfe1 b6 20. Kf2 f6 21. Re2 $11 {1-0 (47) Gietl,T (2230)-Wuensch,R 
(2040) Roethenbach 1996}) 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Nc5 13. Qf2 Nxd3 14. cxd3 f6 15.
Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bc5 Bxc5 17. Qxc5 Rb8 18. b4 Qb6 19. Qxb6 Rxb6 20. Rab1 $14 {
1-0 (55) Ji,D (2226)-Liu,Q (2322) Wuxi 2005}) (10. Be2 Bc5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12.
Bxc5 Nxc5 13. a5 O-O 14. Qd4 Nb7 15. b4 c5 16. bxc5 Nxa5 17. O-O Nc6 18. Qd3
Qe7 19. Qh3 Qxc5+ 20. Kh1 Ne7 $11 {1-0 (41) Koziol,K (1710)-Tynski,B (1509)
Mielno 2011}) 10... g6 (10... Nc5 11. a5 $1 h5 12. Qh3 Bd7 13. Be2 $14) 11.
O-O-O Bc5 (11... Bb4 12. Nce2 Qa5 13. Kb1 Qxa4 14. Qg5 $13) 12. Qg3 {Black has
all his pawns on light squares, so the white queen retreats to support the
dark squares in the centre.} Qb6 (12... Bxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Qb6 15. Qf2
Nb8 $11) 13. Qf2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 {The remarkable choice of a
grandmaster as plain mortals would surely prefer the exchange of queens. The
subsequent middlegame position should be at least nominally more pleasant for
White as he has the better bishop.} (15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. Rxd4 Nb8 17. Rd1 Nc6 18.
b3 Bd7 $11) 15... Nb8 16. h4 Bd7 (16... Nc6 17. Rd2 Qxf2 18. Rxf2 h5 19. b3 Bd7
$11) 17. Rd2 Qa5 {Both players are doing their best to keep the flame of the
fight blazing. Topalov is voluntarily sidesteping the easy line with exchange
of the queens.} (17... Qxf2 18. Rxf2 h5 19. b3 Nc6 $11) 18. h5 Rf8 19. hxg6
hxg6 20. Rh3 {White enjoys the better structure and development advantage, but
Black's position is not easy to get at and he does not have obvious weaknesses
apart from the f7-pawn.} (20. Kb1 Nc6 21. g4 O-O-O $11) 20... Nc6 21. b3 O-O-O
22. Ne2 {The knight is aiming for the d4-square, but Black will finally get a
chance to start some counterplay.} (22. Kb2 g5 23. fxg5 Nxe5 24. Re2 Qc7 $11)
22... f6 (22... g5 23. g3 f6 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Bg2 $11) 23. exf6 (23. Rf3 $6
fxe5 24. fxe5 Qb4 25. Qe3 Qe4 $15) 23... Rxf6 24. Rf3 Rdf8 25. Nd4 Qc7 {
The pressure against the f4-pawn is neutralising all White's hopes for some
advantage. Black must remember that his pawns are still on the same colour of
squares as his bishop.} (25... Qb6 26. Kb2 Kc7 27. Rdd3 $11) 26. Nxc6 Bxc6 27.
Rd4 e5 {[%mdl 32] Simple and efficient play will activate the black queen with
good prospects of minimising White's winning chances.} (27... Qg7 28. Qe3 g5
29. fxg5 Rxf3 30. gxf3 e5 31. Rh4 e4 (31... d4 32. Qg1 Rg8 33. f4 exf4 34. Rxf4
Qxg5 35. Qxg5 Rxg5 36. Rxd4 $14) 32. Rf4 Rxf4 33. Bh3+ Bd7 34. Bxd7+ Kxd7 35.
Qxf4 exf3 36. Qxf3 Qxg5+ $11) 28. fxe5 Qxe5 (28... Rxf3 $5 29. gxf3 Qxe5 30. c3
g5 $11) 29. Be2 (29. Rxf6 $4 Rxf6 30. Qg1 Rxf1+ 31. Qxf1 Qxd4 $19) 29... g5 (
29... Rxf3 30. Bxf3 Kc7 31. Kb1 g5 32. Qd2 Rf4 33. Rxf4 gxf4 $11) 30. Qe3 Qxe3+
31. Rxe3 {Topalov has failed to exchange rooks on the f3-square so White still
sports a minimal advantage.} Rf4 (31... Kd7 32. Rg3 Rf4 33. Rd2 Rg8 34. Rgd3
$14) 32. Rxf4 (32. Rd2 d4 33. Re5 Bxg2 34. Rxg5 Bc6 $11) 32... Rxf4 (32... gxf4
33. Re7 d4 34. Bf3 Rf6 35. Kd2 $14) 33. Rg3 d4 34. Bf3 (34. Rxg5 Rf2 35. Kd2
Kc7 36. Rg4 a5 $14) 34... Bxf3 35. gxf3 Kd7 {Black has accepted, that the
extent of his dreams lies in a position which he can draw despite the absence
of the pawn.} 36. Kd2 (36. Rxg5 Rxf3 37. Rd5+ Kc6 38. Rxd4 b5 $11) 36... Kd6
37. Kd3 a5 (37... b5 38. axb5 axb5 39. Rxg5 Kc6 40. Rg4 Rxf3+ 41. Kxd4 Kb6 $11)
38. Kc4 (38. Rxg5 b6 39. Kc4 Rxf3 40. Rg6+ Kc7 41. Kxd4 Rf4+ 42. Kd3 $14) 38...
Kc6 39. Rxg5 Rxf3 40. Rc5+ {Svidler is not ready to pretend that he can win
the general rook endgame with 2 pawns against one on the same flank.} (40. Rxa5
Rc3+ 41. Kxd4 Rxc2 $14) 40... Kb6 41. Rb5+ Kc6 42. Rc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 {Topalov is ready to defend his fascinating idea of an early b5-b4 in the
Sicilian Defence. The system is playable, but Black has to go to extremes to
prove that the pawn advance was not hopelessly premature.} 9. Na4 Nbd7 10.
O-O-O Qa5 11. b3 Bb7 12. a3 Qc7 13. axb4 d5 14. b5 {Caruana is well prepared
for the pet line of his dangerous opponent. White has to play well in order to
minimise the counterplay of Black's pieces in the centre.} (14. c4 dxe4 (14...
dxc4 15. bxc4 a5 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. bxa5 Be7 18. Qc3 $16) 15. f4 (15. Kb2 Be7 (
15... exf3 16. gxf3 (16. Nxf3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rb8 $17) 16... e5 17. Bh3 $1 (17.
Nf5 Bxf3 18. Bg2 Bxd1 19. Bxa8 Bg4 $17) 17... exd4 (17... Qd6 18. Rhe1 Qxb4 19.
c5 $16) 18. Bxd4 Be7 19. Rhe1 $40) (15... e5 16. Nf5 exf3 17. c5 Rb8 18. Rg1
$15) (15... g6 16. Be2 exf3 17. Bxf3 Bg7 18. Bh6 O-O 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rhe1 e5
21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nc2 Rad8 $11 {0-1 (39) Grandelius,N (2366)-Palac,M (2587)
Schwarzach 2008}) 16. Be2 O-O 17. Bf4 (17. f4 Rfd8 18. Qe1 Rab8 $17) 17... e5
18. Bg3 g6 (18... exf3 $5 19. gxf3 Rfd8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Qg5 Kh8 $17) 19. Nc2
Rfd8 (19... a5 20. b5 Rfd8 21. Qe3 Rac8 (21... Nc5 22. b6 $15) 22. Rhf1 Nc5 $17
) 20. Qe3 Bc6 (20... a5 $5) 21. Nc3 $11 {1-0 (42) Motylev,A (2638)-Cheparinov,
I (2625) Wijk aan Zee 2006}) 15... Nd5 16. Nc2 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Be7 18. Rxd7 Qxd7
19. Nb6 Qc7 20. Nxa8 Bxa8 21. Be2 O-O 22. Rd1 a5 23. bxa5 Qxa5 $15 {1-0 (32)
Ponomariov,R (2738)-Grischuk,A (2719) Sochi 2006}) (14. Kb1 dxe4 15. b5 Nd5 (
15... Be7 16. Bf4 (16. bxa6 Bxa6 17. Nb5 Qb7 18. Nac3 O-O 19. fxe4 Rfc8 20. e5
Nxe5 21. Qe1 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Qa6 23. Na7 Qa3 $19 {0-1 (29) Stets,D (2468)-Smith,
A (2478) Fagernes 2012}) 16... Qc8 17. Bc4 axb5 18. Bxb5 O-O 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20.
Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Qxd7 $11 {1/2 (30) Szabo,K (2520)-Kulaots,K (2556) Budapest 2008}
) 16. fxe4 Bb4 17. Qf2 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 O-O 19. bxa6 Bxa6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Qd3
Rfa8 22. Nxe6 Qb8 $11 {1-0 (59) Serfling,R-Solodovnichenko,Y (2585) playchess.
com INT 2007}) 14... e5 $5 {The whole system is not for the fainthearted, but
the e-pawn advance maximises the conflict at the moment when White is better
developed. It is most likely, that in the days before computers could help
grandmasters the idea would have been considered to be too dangerous.} (14...
dxe4 15. b6 Ba3+ 16. Kb1 Qd6 17. Ka2 Qe7 18. c3 O-O 19. Nc2 Bc5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5
21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Rfc8 23. b4 Na4 24. c4 exf3 25. gxf3 Bxf3 26. Rg1 Ne4 $2
(26... a5 27. b5 Ne8 $11) 27. Rd7 $18 {1/2 (59) Saric,I (2643)-Lahno,K (2554)
Germany 2011}) (14... Ba3+ 15. Kb1 O-O 16. Qc3 Qd6 17. bxa6 Bxa6 18. Qc6 Qxc6
19. Nxc6 dxe4 20. fxe4 Bb7 21. Bb5 Rfc8 22. Na7 Rc7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Rxd7 Nxd7
25. Rd1 Nf6 $11 {1/2 (52) Aroshidze,L (2490)-Nielsen,P (2640) Kalamaria 2006})
15. bxa6 (15. b6 Nxb6 16. Ne6 fxe6 17. Bxb6 Ba3+ 18. Kb1 Qe7 19. Ba5 Rb8 20.
Qc3 Bd6 21. Bd3 O-O 22. Rhe1 d4 23. Qd2 Nd7 24. Nb2 Nc5 $15 {0-1 (34) Brodsky,
M (2566)-Cheparinov,I (2632) Hoogeveen 2006}) 15... Bxa6 {Topalov's move is
technically speaking a novelty, but the recapture on d4 is just plain bad. It
is very likely, that both players had analysed this position before meeting
over the board.} (15... exd4 $2 16. Bf4 $1 Qc6 17. axb7 Rxa4 (17... Qxb7 18.
Qxd4 $16) 18. b8=Q+ Nxb8 19. bxa4 Ba3+ 20. Kb1 O-O 21. Bb5 Qb6 22. Qxd4 Bc5 23.
Qe5 $18 {1-0 (38) Wei,Y (2418)-Yilmaz,M (2543) Athens 2012}) 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17.
Bxb5 d4 18. Bxd4 $5 {[%mdl 4] Caruana is admitting that he has to bite the
bullet and try to punish Black for his risky play. The modest retreat with the
bishop would enable Topalov to finish his development and entertain promising
prospects on the queenside.} (18. Bg5 Ba3+ 19. Kb1 O-O 20. c4 Qd6 $15) 18...
exd4 19. Qxd4 Ra5 20. Qd3 Ba3+ 21. Kb1 Ke7 $1 {A brave move by any measure as
the ex-world champion demonstraties his excellent handling of risk. Castling
would have been safer, but White would have an easy time dealing with the
situation.} (21... O-O 22. Bxd7 Rd8 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. Nxc3 Nxd7 25. Rd5 Rxd5 26.
Nxd5 $11) 22. Bxd7 (22. c4 Rb8 23. f4 Raxb5 24. cxb5 Qxf4 25. Rhf1 Qe5 $14)
22... Nxd7 23. Nc3 $2 (23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. Nxc3 Nb6 $15) 23... Ne5 $2 {This
moment in the battle is affecting both players in equal measure as they make
weak moves. Topalov was surely quite unhappy about his decision not to play
the brave move 23...Nb6! with better chances.} (23... Nb6 $1 24. Nb5 Qc5 25.
Nd4 Bb4 26. Nf5+ Kf6 27. c4 Rha8 28. Qd4+ Qxd4 29. Nxd4 Ra1+ 30. Kc2 R1a2+ 31.
Kd3 R8a3 $17) 24. Nd5+ (24. Qd2 Rb8 25. Nd5+ Rxd5 26. exd5 Bd6 27. Rhe1 Kf8 28.
Re4 Nc4 29. Qd3 $11) 24... Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Rc8 (25... Rd8 $2 26. Qxd8+ Qxd8 27.
Rxd8 Kxd8 28. c3 $16) 26. c4 Bc5 {The last mysterious moment when Black has
abstained from the tempting idea of attacking the b3-pawn. Most likely Black
was still hoping to organise a hunt against the white king loosely sitting on
b1.} (26... Rb8 $5 27. c5 Qxc5 28. Qxc5+ Bxc5 29. Rd5 Bd6 30. f4 Ng4 31. e5 Bc7
32. Rhd1 $11) 27. f4 Ng6 28. g3 Ke8 {It would have been useful to enter the
minds of great players, where one would surely find normal human emotions
defining other mortals. Black is probably feeling way too exposed with his
king on the e7-square.} (28... Qa7 29. Qd2 Ra8 30. Qb2 Kf8 $11) 29. Rd3 Ne7 30.
Qe5 {Caruana has worked his way up to the highest level even among the best
players. He must have judged the position to be somewhat risky for him so he
decided to simplify the matters into a middlegame/endgame without queens.} (30.
Qg5 Kf8 31. Rhd1 f6 32. Qg4 Qa5 33. Qe2 Ra8 34. Qb2 $11) 30... Qxe5 31. fxe5
Nc6 32. Rhd1 (32. Rd5 Nb4 33. Rd2 Be3 34. Rdd1 Ra8 35. Kb2 Bc5 36. Kc3 Na2+ 37.
Kb2 Nb4 $11) 32... Nxe5 33. Rd5 f6 {White has got a stable position with rook
and two pawns for two his opponent's two minor pieces. The great base for the
knight on e5 is helping to complicate his efforts to get the pawns rolling.}
34. Kb2 Ke7 35. Kc3 Bf2 36. Ra1 (36. g4 g5 37. h3 h5 38. gxh5 Rh8 $11) 36...
Rc7 (36... h5 37. Rb5 Rc7 $11) 37. Ra2 Be1+ 38. Kb2 (38. Kd4 $2 Nc6+ 39. Ke3
Nb4 $15) 38... Nc6 39. Ra1 Bb4 (39... Bf2 40. Rad1 Ne5 $11) 40. Ra8 Bd6 {
Objectively speaking the position is very close to a dynamic equilibrium, but
White still entertains some mild hopes for an initiative.} (40... h6 41. Rb5
Be1 $11) 41. Ra6 Be5+ 42. Ka3 Nb8 (42... Bc3 43. Rb5 Nd4 44. Rb8 Kf7 45. Rba8
Nc2+ 46. Ka4 Bd4 $11) 43. Raa5 (43. Rb6 Ra7+ 44. Kb4 Na6+ 45. Kb5 Nc7+ 46. Kc6
Nxd5 47. exd5 Rc7+ 48. Kb5 $11) 43... Nc6 44. Ra4 Nd4 45. Rda5 Bd6+ 46. Kb2 Be5
47. Ka3 Nc2+ (47... Bd6+ $11) 48. Ka2 Bd4 49. Rd5 Bc3 (49... Be5 50. c5 Rb7 $11
) 50. Kb1 Nb4 51. Rb5 Nc6 52. Rc5 Bd4 53. Rd5 Bg1 {Topalov loses his patience
with the repeated efforts of his opponent and thus he tries to force matters
with an attack on the pawns on the kingside.} 54. b4 Ne5 (54... Bxh2 55. b5 Rb7
56. Ka2 Nd8 57. c5 Rxb5 58. c6 Rxd5 59. exd5 Bxg3 60. Rg4 Bc7 61. Rxg7+ Nf7 $11
) 55. c5 Rb7 56. Kc2 (56. h3 Nc6 $15) 56... Bxh2 57. b5 Rxb5 58. Ra7+ {A
slight omission is making the defensive task easier for Black. It seems to be
more exciting to play 58.c6!? right away even though Black would have been
able to cope just fine.} (58. c6 $5 Rb8 59. Ra7+ Ke8 60. Rxg7 Nxc6 61. Rd6 Rb6
62. Kd2 Bg1 63. Rxf6 Bd4 64. Re6+ Kf8 65. Rxh7 Rb2+ $11) 58... Ke8 59. Rxg7 (
59. c6 Nxc6 60. Rxb5 Nd4+ 61. Kd3 Nxb5 62. Rxg7 $11) 59... Bg1 60. Rc7 (60. c6
Nxc6 61. Rxb5 Nd4+ 62. Kd3 Nxb5 63. Kc4 $11) 60... Rb4 {The elimination of the
majority of the pawns is not far away. The battle never left the territory of
approximate equality.} 61. c6 Bb6 62. Rxh7 (62. Rc8+ Ke7 63. c7 Rc4+ $17) 62...
Rxe4 63. Rh4 Rxh4 {Topalov has no reason to complicate his defensive tasks by
avoiding exchanges.} (63... Re2+ 64. Kd1 Rb2 65. Rh8+ Ke7 66. Rh7+ Ke6 67. Rc5
Rb3 68. c7 Bxc7 69. Rhxc7 Rxg3 $11) 64. gxh4 Nxc6 65. Rd6 Nb4+ 66. Kb3 Bc5 (
66... Bc5 67. Rxf6 Be7 68. Rf5 Nc6 69. Rf4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[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 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Bb7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Kb1 $5 d5 (10... Be7 11. g4 h6 12. h4 b4 13. Nce2 d5 14.
Bh3 $36 {/\ g5-g6}) (10... Nb6 $5 $13) 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Ne2 $1 (
13. Nf5 Nf6 (13... Bxa2+ 14. Kxa2 exf5 15. Qd5 Be7 16. Qxf5 Qa5+ 17. Kb1 Nf6
$14) 14. Ng3 Be7 $10) (13. b3 Bc5 $13) 13... Be7 (13... Qc7 14. Nf4 Bb7 15. c4
bxc4 16. Bxc4 $14) 14. Nf4 Nf6 (14... Bb7 15. Nh5 $1 $16) 15. Qe1 $1 (15. Nxd5
Nxd5 16. Bd4 O-O 17. Bd3 Bf6 $10) 15... Qc7 (15... O-O 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Qd6
18. Nxd5 exd5 $14) 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 O-O 18. Bd3 Rac8 (18... Bf6 19. Qe4 g6
20. h4 Qe5 21. Qxe5 Bxe5 22. h5 $14) 19. Qe4 g6 $6 (19... Nf6 20. Qh4 (20. Qe2
Nd5 21. h4 Bf6 $132) 20... Rfd8 21. Bc3 Rxd3 $1 22. cxd3 Nd5 23. Qe1 Nxc3+ 24.
bxc3 Qxc3 25. Qxc3 Rxc3 $14) 20. h4 Nf6 (20... Bf6 21. f4 Rfd8 22. h5 $14) 21.
Qe1 Rfe8 (21... Rfd8 $2 22. Ba5 $18) 22. g4 (22. h5 $1 Bf8 (22... Nxh5 $2 23.
Rxh5 $1 gxh5 24. Qe4 Bd6 (24... Bf6 25. Bh6 $18) 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Bh6+ Ke7 27.
Bg5+ Kd7 28. Qxf7+ Kc6 29. Be4+ Kb6 30. Be3+ $18) 23. hxg6 fxg6 $14) 22... Nd7
(22... e5 23. h5 Nd5 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Qg3 $16 (25. Ba5 Qc5 26. Qxe5 Bf6 27.
Qh2 b4 $13)) 23. h5 g5 $8 (23... Bf8 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Ba5 Qa7 26. Bc3 Bg7 27.
Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 (28... Kxg6 29. Qe4+ Kf6 30. Qf4+ Ke7 31. Qg5+ Nf6
32. Rh6 $18) 29. Rxd7+ Qxd7 30. Qe5+ $18) 24. Ba5 (24. Qe4 Nf6 25. Qe2 h6 26.
Bc3 Nd5 27. Be5 Bd6 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. Qe4 Nf6 $13) 24... Qc5 (24... Qc6 $2 25.
Be4 $18) (24... Qa7 25. Bc3 Nc5 26. Qe5 f6 27. Qe3 Qb6 28. f4 b4 29. Bd4 gxf4
30. Qxf4 $16) 25. Bc3 (25. Bxh7+ Kxh7 26. Rxd7 Qxc2+ (26... b4 27. Qe4+ Kh6 28.
Rxe7 Qxe7 29. Bxb4 Qc7 $14) 27. Ka1 Kh6 $5 28. Bc3 b4 $13) 25... h6 26. f4 $1 (
26. Qe4 Nf6 $5 (26... Nf8 27. f4 $40) 27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qxh6+ Bg7
30. Qh7 Qe5 31. c3 Rxc3 $132) 26... Bf6 (26... gxf4 27. Qe4 Nf8 28. Qxf4 Bg5
29. Qe4 $16) 27. Bb4 (27. Bxf6 Nxf6 28. fxg5 Qxg5 $13) 27... Qc6 (27... Qc7 28.
Qe4 Nf8 29. fxg5 Bxg5 30. Bc3 $16) 28. fxg5 Bxg5 29. Rf1 (29. Be4 Qc7 30. Ba5
Qa7 31. Bc3 Nf6 $14) 29... Nc5 (29... Rcd8 30. Be4 Qc7 31. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 32.
Rxf7+ Kg8 33. Qe4 Nf8 $3 {xd1}) (29... Nf6 30. Bc3 (30. Qe5 Red8 $1 31. Rxf6
$140 $2 Rxd3 $19) 30... Nd5 (30... Nxg4 31. Bh7+ Kxh7 32. Rxf7+ Kg8 33. Rg7+
Kf8 34. Qf1+ $18) 31. Bh7+ Kxh7 (31... Kf8 32. Bg6 Nxc3+ 33. Qxc3 Qxc3 34.
Rxf7+ Kg8 35. bxc3 $16) 32. Rxf7+ Kg8 33. Rg7+ Kh8 34. Rh7+ Kg8 35. Rh8+ Kf7
36. Qf2+ $18) 30. Qf2 $6 (30. Bxc5 Qxc5 31. Qe4 f5 $8 (31... Rc7 32. Qh7+ Kf8
33. Bg6 $18) 32. gxf5 exf5 33. Qxf5 Qxf5 34. Bxf5 $16) 30... Rc7 31. Bc3 (31.
Ba5 Rd7 32. Bh7+ Kxh7 33. Rxd7 Qxd7 34. Qxc5 e5 $14) 31... Ne4 (31... Nxd3 32.
Rxd3 Qe4 33. Rf3 $16) 32. Bxe4 Qxe4 33. Rde1 (33. Rd4 Qe3 34. Rd6 Qxf2 35. Rxf2
Rc4 $132) 33... Qc4 (33... Qxg4 34. Rg1 Qxh5 35. Qf6 Rxc3 (35... Kf8 36. Qh8+
Ke7 37. Bb4+ Kd8 38. Rd1+ Rd7 39. Ba5+ Ke7 40. Rxd7+ Kxd7 41. Qd4+ Kc6 42. Rd1
$18) 36. Qxc3 $16) 34. Be5 (34. Qb6 Rec8 35. Qxa6 b4 36. Qxc4 Rxc4 $132) 34...
Rd7 35. b3 $6 (35. Bf4 Bxf4 36. Qxf4 Qxf4 37. Rxf4 Red8 38. b3 $13) 35... Qxg4
36. Bf6 (36. Rg1 Qf5 $17 (36... Qxh5 37. Qf6 Kf8 38. Qg7+ Ke7 39. Bc3 $13))
36... Rd2 (36... Qxh5 37. Bxg5 hxg5 38. Qf6 Qg6 39. Qxg6+ fxg6 40. Rf6 Kg7 41.
Rfxe6 $13) 37. Qa7 Qxh5 (37... Bxf6 $2 38. Rg1 Rg2 39. Rxg2 Qxg2 40. Rg1 Qxg1+
41. Qxg1+ Bg5 42. Qb6 $16) 38. Bxg5 (38. Qxa6 $2 Bxf6 39. Rxf6 Rd1+ 40. Rxd1
Qxd1+ 41. Kb2 Qd4+ $19) 38... hxg5 39. Re5 (39. Qxa6 g4 $17 (39... Qg6 40. Qc6
Red8 $17)) 39... Rd1+ (39... Qg6 $4 40. Rxg5 Rd1+ 41. Rxd1 Qxg5 42. Rg1 $18)
40. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 41. Kb2 Qd2 42. Qc5 f5 $1 (42... f6 43. Re3 Qd7 44. Rd3 Qe7 45.
Qc6 $17) 43. Re3 Qd8 44. Rd3 (44. Qc6 Qd4+ 45. Rc3 Kf7 $19) 44... Qf6+ 45. Kb1
Rd8 46. Rxd8+ (46. Qb6 Rxd3 47. cxd3 f4 $19) 46... Qxd8 47. Qc6 Qd5 48. Qc8+ (
48. Qxa6 f4 49. a4 f3 $1 $19) 48... Kf7 49. c4 (49. Qxa6 g4 50. a4 bxa4 51.
bxa4 g3 52. Qa7+ Kg6 53. Qg1 f4 $19) 49... Qd3+ 50. Kb2 f4 51. c5 f3 52. Qc7+ (
52. c6 f2 53. Qb7+ Kf6 54. c7 f1=Q 55. c8=Q Qfb1+ 56. Ka3 Qd6+) 52... Kf6 53.
Qc8 Qd2+ 54. Ka3 f2 55. Qh8+ Kg6 56. Qg8+ Kf5 57. Qh7+ (57. Qf7+ Ke5 58. Qg7+
Kf4 59. Qf6+ Kg3 60. Qe5+ Qf4 61. Qc3+ Kg4 $19) 57... Kg4 58. Qh1 (58. Qe4+ Kg3
59. Qe5+ Qf4) 58... b4+ 59. Ka4 Qe2 60. Qg2+ Kh5 61. Qh1+ Kg6 (61... Kg6 62.
Qb1+ Kg7 63. Qa1+ Kg8) 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1996.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1996.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 (11... Qc7 12. Rg1 Ne5 13. g5 Nfd7 14. g6
Nc5 15. gxf7+ Qxf7 16. b4 Na4 17. Nxa4 bxa4 18. f4 Nc6 19. Bc4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4
O-O-O 21. Qa7 Qe8 22. Bb6 {1-0 Rios,M-Galarza,P/Bogota Lat Cup (07) ;EXT 92
1992}) (11... d5 12. Bh3 e5 13. g5 b4 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 exd4 16. Bxd4 Qa5
17. Rhe1+ Kd8 18. Qe3 Bd6 19. gxh6 Kc7 20. hxg7 Rxh4 21. Bxd7 Kxd7 22. Be5 Re8
23. g8=Q Rxg8 24. Bxd6 Qd8 25. Be7 {1-0 Svatos,J-Hausner,I/CZE-ch (03) ;TD
94\03 1994}) (11... Nb6 12. Bd3 (12. Rg1 b4 13. Nb1 d5 14. g5 Nfd7 15. g6 Qxh4
16. gxf7+ Kxf7 17. Rg4 Qh5 18. Rf4+ Nf6 19. Nxe6 {1-0 Jirovsky,Pe-Rajnys,V/CZE
Tschechien-ch Prague ;EXT 95ch 1995 (32)}) 12... Nfd7 13. f4 (13. g5 h5 14. g6
Qe7 15. Qf2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Rhe1 Ne5 18. gxf7+ {1-0 Andreescu,N-Schmid,S/
WchJW-U18 Szeged (05) ;TD 94\01 1994 (39)}) 13... Qc7 14. Rhe1 Nc4 15. Bxc4
Qxc4 16. a3 b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Rc8 {Hellers,F-Malisauskas,V/
Biel izt (10) ;CBM 37 1993/1/2-1/2 (46)}) 12. Nb1 $5 $146 (12. Nce2 d5 {
1/2-1/2 Farkas,Ti-Bordas,G/Budapest FS02 IM ;EXT 93 1993}) 12... d5 (12... e5
13. Nf5 d5) 13. Bh3 Ne5 14. g5 Nfd7 15. Qe2 Qa5 (15... hxg5 $5 16. hxg5 Rxh3
17. Rxh3 dxe4 $44) 16. f4 Nc4 17. b3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 dxe4 19. g6 Nc5 20. gxf7+
Kxf7 21. Rhg1 (21. Nxe6 Nxe6 22. Rd7+ Be7 23. Bxe6+ (23. Rxb7 Nc5 (23... Qd5))
23... Kxe6 24. Rxb7 Qd5) 21... Rc8 {/\22...Q:a2} 22. Nxe6 (22. Qg3 Bd5 (22...
g5 $5) 23. Qg6+ Ke7) 22... Nxe6 (22... Qxa2 $2 23. Nd8+ $1 $18) 23. Rd7+ Be7
24. Bxe6+ Kxe6 25. Qh3+ (25. Rxb7 Rxc2+ 26. Kxc2 Qxa2+ 27. Kd1 Qxb1+ 28. Ke2
Qc2+ 29. Qd2 Qxd2+ (29... Qc6 30. Rg6+ (30. f5+ Kf7 31. Rxg7+ $1 $18) 30... Bf6
31. Rbxg7) 30. Kxd2 Rd8+ 31. Ke2 Bf6 $36) 25... Kf7 26. Rxb7 Qc5 (26... Rxc2+
27. Kxc2 Qc5+ 28. Nc3 $1 Qf2+ 29. Ne2 $1) 27. Qg2 Rhg8 28. Re1 e3 $1 29. f5 (
29. Qe4 Rge8 30. Rxe3 Kf8) 29... Rc6 30. Qe4 Rgc8 31. c4 bxc3 $2 (31... Kf8 $1
32. Rxe3 (32. Qxe3 Bxh4 33. Qxc5+ Rxc5) 32... Bf6 $17 (32... Bxh4)) 32. Rxe3
R8c7 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. f6 $1 (34. Qe6+ $1 Kf8 35. f6 $1 gxf6 (35... c2 36.
fxe7+ Rxe7 37. Rf3+ $18) 36. Rg3 $18) 34... gxf6 35. Qh7+ Ke8 36. Qg8+ Kd7 37.
Qe6+ Ke8 38. Rg3 Kd8 39. Nxc3 (39. Rg8+ Bf8 40. Qxf6+ Ke8 $13) 39... Rd7 (39...
Rc6 $5 40. Rg8+ (40. Rd3+ Kc7 41. Qd7+ Kb8) 40... Kc7 41. Rc8+ (41. Qc8+ Kb6
42. Qb8+ Ka5 43. Rg3 Bd6 $19) 41... Kb6 42. Rxc6+ Qxc6 $15) 40. Qxa6 Bd6 (40...
Kc7 $5) 41. Rg8+ Ke7 (41... Kc7 42. Rc8#) 42. Qc4 (42. Rg7+ Ke6 43. Qe2+ Be5
44. Qg4+ f5 45. Qg6+ Bf6 46. Qe8+ Re7) 42... Bf4+ 43. Kb1 Qxc4 44. bxc4 Ke6 $44
45. Nd5 Be5 46. Rh8 Rb7+ 47. Kc2 Rb2+ 48. Kd3 Rxa2 49. Rxh6 Ra3+ 50. Ke4 Ra4
51. Ne3 Bc7 52. Rh8 f5+ (52... Bb6 $6 53. Rc8 Bxe3 (53... Kd7 $2 54. Nd5) 54.
Kxe3 Ra3+ 55. Kf4) 53. Nxf5 (53. Kf3 Ra3 54. Ke2 f4) 53... Rxc4+ 54. Kd3 Ra4
55. Ne3 Bf4 56. Nc2 Be5 57. Rh7 Bf6 58. h5 Rh4 59. Ne3 Rd4+ 60. Ke2 Bg5 61. Nf1
Kf5 62. Rg7 Bf4 63. Kf3 Rd3+ 64. Kg2 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
(8... Bb7 9. Qd2 b4 (9... Qc7 10. O-O-O b4 11. Nce2 d5 12. e5 Nfd7 13. f4 Nb6
14. b3 N8d7 15. Ng3 Nc5 16. Kb1 Be7 17. c3 bxc3 18. Qxc3 Rc8 19. Rc1 Qb8 20.
Qa5 Nbd7 21. Be2 O-O 22. Rhd1 Bd8 23. Qa3 Bb6 24. g5 Rfd8 25. h4 Ne4 26. Nxe4
$13 {Moberg,K-Evdokimov,O/Stockholm op/1990/}) 10. Nce2 d5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. f4
Nc5 13. Ng3 Nbd7 14. Bg2 Be7 15. O-O a5 16. Rae1 O-O 17. Kh1 f6 18. exf6 Nxf6
19. Qd1 Rc8 $13 {Aseev,K-Yudasin,L/Leningrad/1984/}) 9. Qd2 Bb7 10. h4 b4 (
10... Nbd7 11. Rg1 g6 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. g5 hxg5 14. hxg5 Nh5 15. Bd3 Nb6 16.
Ndxb5 axb5 17. Bxb5+ Bc6 18. Bd4 Rg8 19. f4 Be7 20. Qf2 Bxb5 21. Bxb6 Qd7 22.
f5 Bc6 23. f6 Bf8 24. Rge1 Qb7 25. a4 Rh8 26. a5 $36 {Nijboer,F-Van Wely,L/
Amsterdam OHRA II (5)/1990/}) (10... Be7 11. O-O-O $14) 11. Nce2 d5 (11... e5
12. Qxb4 Qd7 (12... Qc7 13. Qa4+ Nbd7 14. Nf5) 13. Nb3 d5 14. Nc5 $16) 12. e5
Nfd7 13. f4 Nc5 14. Bg2 Nbd7 (14... Ne4 15. Bxe4 (15. Qd3 Nd7 16. c4 Ndc5 17.
Qc2 Be7) 15... dxe4 16. f5 $1 $40) 15. O-O-O Be7 (15... Nb6 16. b3 a5 (16...
Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. f5 (18. Nxe6 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 fxe6 20. Bxb6 e3+ 21. Kxe3
Bxh1 22. Rxh1 $13) 18... Bd5 19. Nf4 $16) 17. f5 a4 18. fxe6 axb3 19. cxb3 fxe6
20. Nf4 Qc7 21. Kb1 $16) (15... a5 16. g5 h5 17. f5 Nxe5 18. Nf4 Nc4 19. Qe2 e5
20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Nc6 Qc7 22. Rxd5 $18) (15... Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. f5 Nxe5
18. fxe6 Nc4 (18... Nf3 19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. Nxf3 exf3 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8
fxe2 23. Rd7+ $18) 19. Qe1 (19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. Qe1 Nxe3 21. Qf2+ Kg8 22. Qxe3)
19... Nxe3 20. Qf2 fxe6 21. Qxe3 $16) (15... Qb6 16. g5 h5 17. g6 fxg6 18. Bh3
$40) 16. g5 h5 (16... hxg5 17. hxg5 Rg8 18. g6 $1 $16) (16... g6 17. h5 gxh5
18. Rxh5 $16) 17. f5 $1 (17. g6 fxg6 18. Bh3 Nf8 $13) 17... Nxe5 $8 (17... exf5
18. Nxf5 Nxe5 19. Nxg7+ $18) 18. Nf4 $1 (18. fxe6 Nc4 (18... fxe6 $2 19. Nf4
$16) 19. exf7+ Kxf7 $1 (19... Kd7 20. Bh3+ Kc7 21. Bf4+ $18) (19... Kf8 20. Qe1
Nxe3 (20... Qa5 21. Kb1 Nxe3 22. Nf4 Nxg2 (22... Nxd1 23. Ng6+ Kxf7 24. Qxe7+
Kxg6 (24... Kg8 25. Nf5 Rh7 26. Rf1 Nc3+ 27. bxc3 bxc3 28. Qf8+ Rxf8 29. Nfe7#)
25. Qd6+ Kf7 (25... Kh7 26. g6+ Kg8 27. Bxd5+ $18) 26. g6+ Ke8 (26... Kg8 27.
Bxd5+) 27. Nf5 $18) 23. Ng6+ Kxf7 24. Qxe7+ Kxg6 25. Rhf1 $1 $18 Nxh4 (25...
Rhe8 26. Qf7+ Kh7 27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28. g6 $18) (25... Rhf8 26. Rxf8 Rxf8 27. Qxf8
$18) 26. Qf7+ Kh7 27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28. Qf7+ Kh7 29. Rh1 $18) 21. Nf4 Nxg2 22.
Nfe6+ $18) 20. Qe1 Re8 $1 $132 (20... Nxe3 21. Qf2+ Kg8 22. Qxe3 $16)) 18...
Nc4 (18... exf5 19. Nxf5 $16) 19. Qe2 Qa5 (19... e5 20. f6 $5 (20. Nc6 Bxc6 21.
Nxd5 (21. Qxc4 dxc4 22. Bxc6+ Kf8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Nd5 $15) 21... Qa5 22.
Qxc4 (22. Bxc5 Qxa2 23. Nc7+ Kf8 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7 $19) 22... Bb5 23. Qxb5+ axb5
24. Nxe7 Nd7 25. Bxa8 Qxa8 26. Nd5 Qxa2 $17) (20. Nxd5 Bxd5 (20... Nxe3 21. Nc6
$1 Nxg2 (21... Bxc6 22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. Bxc6+ Kf8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxe3 $18)
22. Nxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxe7 $18) 21. Nc6 (21. Nb3 Nxe3 (21... Nxb3+ 22. axb3 Qa5 23.
bxc4 Bxg2 24. Qxg2 Qa1+ 25. Kd2 Rd8+ 26. Ke2 Qxb2 27. Qc6+ Kf8 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8
29. Bc5+ Kg8 30. Qe8+ $18) 22. Qxe3 Nxb3+ 23. axb3 Bxg2 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $17)
21... Bxg2 (21... Nxe3 22. Bxd5 Qc7 23. Qxe3 $16) 22. Nxd8 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Bxh1
24. Nxf7 (24. Qxe5 f6 $1 $13 (24... Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. Qb8+ Kd7 27. Qxh8
g6 28. Qh7 $1 $16)) 24... Kxf7 25. Rxh1 $13) 20... gxf6 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 (21...
Nxe3 22. Nc6 Nxd5 23. Nxd8 Rxd8 $16) 22. Nf5 Nxe3 23. Nxe3 $16) 20. Kb1 Nxb2 (
20... Na4 21. fxe6 Ncxb2 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Bd2 $18) (20... e5 21. Nxd5 Nxe3 (
21... exd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 $18) 22. Qxe3 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 exd4 24. Rxd4 Rc8
25. f6 $18) 21. fxe6 $1 (21. Kxb2 Na4+ 22. Kc1 Nc3 23. Qd3 e5 $17) (21. Nb3 $5
Nxb3 22. axb3 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 O-O-O 24. fxe6 $44) 21... O-O-O (21... Nxd1 22.
exf7+ Kxf7 23. Rxd1 Raf8 (23... Ne4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Qc4+ Ke8 26. Nde6 Rc8 27.
Nxg7+ Kf8 28. Ng6+ Kxg7 29. Bd4+ $18) (23... Na4 24. Bd2 Nc3+ 25. Bxc3 bxc3 26.
Qe6+ Ke8 27. Nxd5 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Qb4+ 29. Bb3 $18) 24. Nxd5 $18) (21... fxe6 22.
Ndxe6 $1 (22. Kxb2 Na4+ (22... Qa3+ 23. Ka1 Na4 24. Bc1 Qc3+ 25. Kb1 $18) 23.
Kc1 Nc3 (23... b3 24. Nxb3 Ba3+ 25. Kb1 Nc3+ 26. Ka1 Qa4 27. Qd3 Bb4 28. Qg6+
$18) 24. Qd3 O-O $5 25. Ndxe6 $16 (25. Nfxe6 $2 b3 $3 26. Nxb3 Ba3+ 27. Kd2
Ne4+ 28. Ke2 Ng3#)) 22... Nxd1 23. Nxg7+ Kf7 24. Rxd1 $18) (21... O-O 22. Qxh5
Nxd1 23. Rxd1 Na4 24. Bd2 Nc3+ 25. Bxc3 bxc3 26. exf7+ Rxf7 27. g6 Qb4+ 28. Nb3
$18) 22. Kxb2 $1 Na4+ 23. Kc1 b3 (23... Nc3 24. Qd3 Qxa2 25. exf7 $18) 24. Nxb3
(24. cxb3 $2 Ba3+ 25. Kc2 Qc7+ $19) 24... Ba3+ 25. Kb1 Nc3+ (25... Qc3 26. Bd4
$18) 26. Ka1 Qa4 27. Qd3 Bb4 28. Nc1 Kb8 (28... Nxd1 29. Rxd1 fxe6 30. Nxe6 Rd7
31. Bd4 $18) (28... Bc6 29. Bd4 (29. exf7 Bb5 30. Bh3+ Kb8 31. Qd4 $18) 29...
Bb5 30. Bxc3 Bxd3 31. Rxd3 $18) (28... Ba5 29. Bd4 (29. exf7 $2 Qb4 30. Nb3 Qa3
31. Nc1 Qb4 $10) 29... Qb4 30. Nb3 $18) 29. Bd4 Rc8 30. Be5+ $18 Ka7 (30... Ka8
31. Nxd5 $18) 31. Qe3+ (31. Qd4+ Rc5 32. Nfd3 Qxc2 33. Qxb4 Rb5 34. Bxc3 Rxb4
35. Bxb4 Qxg2 36. exf7 $18) 31... Rc5 32. Rd3 Qxc2 (32... d4 33. Bxd4 Qxc2 34.
Bxc5+ Ka8 35. Bxb7+ Kxb7 36. Rd7+ Kc8 37. Qd3 $18) 33. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 34. Rxc3
Qxc3+ 35. Qxc3 Rxc3 36. exf7 Rf8 37. g6 1-0

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Ndxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ba6 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14.
Qxd6 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. a3 Be2 17. Rd2 Bxf3 18. Rf1 Bxe4 19. Bg5 {[%mdl 8]
The first independent move in a great theoretical battle, so far white were
more successful.} (19. Rfd1 Bd5 (19... Bf3 $5 20. Bg5 Qxg5 21. Qxd7+ Kf8 22.
Rf1 Qxg4 23. Qd6+ Ke8 24. Qd7+ Kf8 $11) 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Re1 Ne5 22. Qxe5+ Kf8
23. Bd4 f6 24. Qe6 Rc8 (24... Qc7 25. Bc3 Qf7 26. Qd6+ Kg8 27. Re7 $18) 25. Bb6
{1-0 Goloshchapov,A-Aroshidze,L/Batumi 2002/ (25)}) 19... f6 (19... Nf6 $2 20.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Rxf6 $16) (19... Qxg5 $4 20. Qxd7+ Kf8 21. Qxf7#)
20. Qxe6+ Qe7 (20... Kf8 $2 21. Rxd7 $18) 21. Qxe7+ Kxe7 22. Re2 (22. Re1 Nc5
23. Bh4 (23. Be3 Nb3+ (23... Ne6 24. Bd4 Bf3 25. Bc5+ Kf7 26. Rd7+ Kg6 27. Rxe6
Bxg4 28. Red6 Bxd7 29. Rxd7 Rhe8 $15) 24. cxb3 Rhc8+ 25. Kd1 Bf3+ 26. Ree2 Bxg4
$15) 23... Kf7 (23... Rhc8 24. Re3 Kf7 25. b4 Nd3+ 26. Rexd3 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Rc4
$11) 24. b4 Rxa3 25. bxc5 Ra1+ 26. Kb2 Rxe1 27. Bxe1 h5 $11) 22... Nc5 (22...
fxg5 23. Rxe4+ Kd8 24. Rf7 $13) 23. Bd2 (23. Be3 Ne6 24. Bh6 gxh6 25. Rxe4 h5
26. gxh5 Rhe8 $15) 23... Rhe8 $2 {This is a grave innaccuracy, but in future
games black should probably be just fine with the correct move 23...Kd6!} (
23... Kd6 $1 24. b4 (24. Bb4 Rhe8 $17) 24... Rxa3 25. bxc5+ Kxc5 26. Bb4+ Kxb4
27. Rxe4+ Kc5 28. Rf5+ Kd6 $11) 24. Rfe1 Kd6 (24... Kf7 25. Bb4 $16) 25. b4
Rxa3 (25... Nb3+ $5 26. cxb3 Rec8+ 27. Bc3 $1 (27. Kd1 Bc2+ 28. Kc1 Bd3+ $17) (
27. Kb2 Rc2+ 28. Kb1 Rxd2+ 29. Rxe4 Rxa3 $13) 27... Rxc3+ 28. Kb2 Rc2+ 29. Rxc2
Bxc2 30. Kxc2 Rxa3 31. Kc3 $14) 26. bxc5+ Kd5 27. Bb4 $2 {Sadly Lutz is
missing a great chance to expose Gelfand to a great test with the fine idea of
27.c4+!} (27. c4+ $1 Kd4 (27... Kxc5 28. Rxe4 Ra1+ 29. Kc2 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxe1
31. Bxe1 Kxc4 32. Bc3 Kd5 33. Kd3 Ke6 34. Ke4 g6 35. Kf4 $18) 28. Kb2 Ra7 (
28... Rd3 29. Bc3+ Rxc3 30. Rxe4+ Rxe4 31. Rxe4+ Kxe4 32. Kxc3 Ke5 33. Kb4 g6
34. Kb5 f5 35. c6 Kd6 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. Kb6 $18) (28... Rf3 29. Rxe4+ Rxe4 30.
Rxe4+ Kxe4 31. c6 Rd3 32. c7 Rxd2+ 33. Kc3 $18) 29. Bc3+ Kxc4 30. Rxe4+ Rxe4
31. Rxe4+ Kxc5 32. Kb3 $16) 27... Ra1+ 28. Kb2 (28. Kb2 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Kc4 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Teran Alvarez, Ismael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Nb6 10. Qf2 Nfd7 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. f4 (12. g4 Rc8 13. Nce2 Nc4 14.
Bxc4 Rxc4 15. h4 Be7 16. g5 Qa5 17. Kb1 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Nf4 Rxd4 20. Bxd4
Bxa2+ 21. Kc1 {1-0 Berthelot,Y-Duquesnoy,J/FRA/1999/ (30)}) 12... Rc8 (12... b4
$5 13. Nce2 Nc5 14. Ng3 $11) 13. f5 e5 (13... exf5 14. Nxf5 b4 15. Rhf1 f6 16.
Ne2 $14) 14. Ne6 $1 {[%mdl 4] White's new plan is rather spirited, the
position will open up as the knight b6 loses protection.} fxe6 (14... Qe7 15.
Nxf8 Nc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Nxh7 Rxh7 18. Nd5 $16) 15. fxe6 Nf6 (15... Qf6 16.
exd7+ Nxd7 17. Qg3 $14) 16. Bxb6 Qe7 17. Qf5 Rc6 $2 {Terrible mistake puts the
rook on an unfortunate square so white will be able to occupy the crucial d5
square.} (17... g6 $5 18. Qh3 Bg7 19. Nd5 (19. Ba5 O-O 20. Bb4 Rfe8 $11) 19...
Bxd5 20. exd5 Qb7 21. e7 (21. Be3 Qxd5 22. Kb1 Ke7 $15) 21... Qd7 22. Qxd7+
Kxd7 23. Bd8 Ng8 24. a4 bxa4 25. Bxa6 Rb8 $11) 18. Ba5 Bc8 (18... g6 19. Qh3
Bg7 20. Nd5 $16) 19. Nd5 Qxe6 (19... Nxd5 $2 20. exd5 Rc5 21. Qh5+ $18) 20.
Nc7+ $1 Rxc7 21. Qxe6+ Bxe6 22. Bxc7 Be7 23. Kb1 Kd7 24. Bb6 Rc8 25. Rhe1 $18
Kc6 26. Be3 Bd8 27. Bg5 Ng4 28. Bxd8 Rxd8 29. h3 Nf6 30. c3 Nh5 31. Bc2 Nf4 32.
Bb3 Bxb3 33. axb3 Nxg2 34. Rg1 Nf4 35. Rxg7 Nxh3 36. Rh1 Nf2 (36... Nf4 37.
Rhxh7 $18) 37. Rh4 a5 38. Kc2 Rf8 39. Rgxh7 Rf3 40. Ra7 Kb6 41. Ra8 Re3 42. Kd2
Rg3 (42... Rxe4 43. Rh6 Kc5 44. Rxa5 $18) 43. Ke2 Nd3 44. Rh6 Nf4+ 45. Kd1 Rg1+
46. Kc2 Rg2+ 47. Kb1 Rg1+ 48. Ka2 Rd1 49. Rhh8 Nd3 50. Rhb8+ (50. Rhb8+ Kc6 51.
Rxa5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 b4 10. Na4 Nbd7 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. b3 d5 $6 {Very unfortunate move since
black will have to lose tempo with the developed knight.} (12... Bb7 $1 $13)
13. e5 $1 Ng8 (13... Nxe5 14. Nxe6 $1 (14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bd4 Qd6
$15) 14... Nxf3 (14... fxe6 15. Bb6 Nxf3 16. Qf4 $16) 15. Qg2 Bxe6 (15... Nh4
16. Qg3 Bxe6 17. Bb6 $18) 16. Bb6 Qxa4 17. bxa4 Ng5 18. Bd4 $16) 14. f4 Qc7 (
14... Bb7 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. h4 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Kb1 Ne7 $14) 15. Kb1 g5 $2 {
Movsesian is toying with fire, since his pieces are grossly underdeveloped for
such action.} (15... Bb7 16. h4 $14) 16. f5 $1 Nxe5 (16... Qxe5 17. Nxe6 $1
fxe6 18. Bd4 $16) 17. fxe6 fxe6 (17... Bxe6 18. h4 (18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qe2 Bg7
20. Nc5 $36) 18... Bxg4 19. Re1 Nf6 20. hxg5 Ne4 21. Qh2 Bd6 22. Bf4 $40) 18.
h4 gxh4 (18... Nxg4 19. hxg5 e5 20. Nb5 $1 Qc6 (20... axb5 21. Bxb5+ Bd7 22.
Qxd5 Qxc2+ 23. Ka1 $1 (23. Kxc2 Nxe3+ 24. Kb2 Nxd5 25. Bxd7+ Kxd7 26. Nb6+ Ke6
27. Nxa8 Bc5 $19)) (20... Qb7 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Bh3 $16) 21. Na7
Qe6 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Bh3 $16) 19. g5 $1 hxg5 (19... Bd7 20. Bh3 (20. Rxh4 Ng6
21. Rh5 e5 22. Bd3 N8e7 $13) 20... Qd6 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22. Bc5 Qc7 23. Bxe6 Bxc5
24. Bxg8 $40) 20. Bxg5 Nf7 (20... Be7 21. Re1 Rh5 22. Rg1 $40) 21. Bh3 e5 (
21... Nxg5 22. Qxg5 Qg7 23. Qe3 Qg3 24. Qe2 $40) 22. Ne6 Bxe6 (22... Qd6 $2 23.
Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Nc7#) (22... Qb7 23. Qxd5 Bd6 24. Qc4 Qb5 25. Qg4 $16) 23. Bxe6
d4 $6 (23... Nxg5 24. Qxg5 Qg7 25. Qd2 Nf6 26. Bxd5 Rc8 27. Be6 Rb8 28. Rhe1
$40) 24. Rdf1 Rh7 (24... Nxg5 25. Qxg5 Qg7 26. Bf7+ Kd7 27. Qf5+ Kc7 28. Rhg1
$18) 25. Rxh4 $6 {Leko is less impressive in positions where he has to lash
out for a direct attack. Much better was 25.Qd3!} (25. Qd3 $1 Nxg5 (25... Rg7
26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Qg6 Rc8 28. Qe6+ Re7 29. Qxg8 $18) 26. Qg6+ Rf7 (26... Ke7
27. Qxg5+ Kxe6 28. Qxg8+ Rf7 29. Qg6+ $18) 27. Bxf7+ Nxf7 28. Qe6+ Ne7 29.
Qxf7+ Kd7 30. Rf6 $18) 25... Rg7 (25... Rxh4 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. Rxf7 Rh1+ 28.
Kb2 Kxf7 29. Qg2 Rh5 30. Qf3+ Kg6 31. Qxa8 $18) (25... Nxg5 26. Qxg5 Rxh4 27.
Qg6+ Ke7 28. Rf7+ $18) 26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Re1 Ne7 (27... Be7 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 29.
Rg4 $1 O-O-O 30. Rg6 e4 31. Qg5 $18) 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 (28... Bxe7 29. Rh8+ Rf8 (
29... Bf8 30. Qxd4 Rd8 31. Qxb4 $18) 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Qg5 $18) 29. Qxb4 Rc8
30. Qd2 Qc6 {Despite all the efforts black's position remains very difficult.}
(30... Bg7 31. Qd3 Kd8 32. Rg4 $16) 31. Qd3 Bg7 32. Rg4 Rcc7 (32... Kd8 33. Rg6
Bf6 34. Qf5 Re6 35. c3 dxc3 36. Nxc3 Ke7 (36... Qxc3 37. Rg8+ Ke7 38. Qh7+ Kd6
39. Rd1+ $18) 37. Rf1 $18) 33. Rg6 Qd5 (33... Qb7 34. Rb6 e4 35. Qg3 Qc8 36.
Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Qg6+ $16) 34. Nb6 Qc5 (34... Qb5 35. Qe4 $18) 35. Qe4 d3 (35...
Rb7 36. Rc6 Qb5 37. Rc8+ Kf7 38. Qf5+ Bf6 39. Rh1 $18) 36. Qxd3 $6 {Very
positional and very dull, since white could have mated his opponent with a
simple serie of checks.} (36. Qa8+ $1 Kf7 (36... Rc8 37. Qxc8+ Qxc8 38. Nxc8
dxc2+ 39. Kxc2 Rc7+ 40. Kd3 Kf7 41. Reg1 $18) 37. Rf1+ Kxg6 38. Qe4+ Kh6 39.
Rh1+ Kg5 40. Qg2+ Kf5 41. Rf1+ Ke6 42. Qg6+ Bf6 43. Rxf6#) 36... Qf2 (36... e4
$5 37. Qc4 $1 (37. Rxe4 Rxe4 38. Qxe4+ Re7 39. Qa8+ Kf7 40. Rxg7+ Kxg7 41. Qg2+
Kh6 $14) 37... Qf2 38. Qg8+ Bf8 39. Rc1 $18) 37. Rf1 Qc5 38. Nc4 Qd4 (38... e4
39. Nd6+ $18) 39. Qxd4 exd4 40. Rxa6 d3 41. cxd3 Re2 42. Ra8+ Ke7 43. Rg8 Bc3
44. Rgf8 Ke6 45. R8f2 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Port Barcares"]
[Date "2005.05.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Guliyev, Namig"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. a3 Bb7 12. h4 (12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Be2 Nfd7 14. f4
Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Rhe1 Be7 17. Bf2 O-O 18. h4 Nc5 19. g5 h5 20. b3 Rxc3 21.
Qxc3 Nxe4 {0-1 Grischuk,A-Belov,V/playchess.com INT 2004/ (54)}) 12... Rc8 13.
Rg1 Qa5 {Both sides are prepared to harm each other's king, the line is very
sharp.} (13... Nfd7 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nb6 16. g6 Nbc4 17. gxf7+ Kd7 (17...
Kxf7 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qg2 Qf6 20. Bg5 Qg6 21. Qf2 Qh5 22. f4 {1-0 Panarin,
M-Belov,V/ChessAssistantClub INT 2004/ (35)}) 18. Qe1 Qh4 19. Qxh4 Rxh4 20. Bf2
Rh7 21. f4 Nxf7 22. Rg3 {1-0 Kovalev,A-Agrest,E/Passau 1994/ (30)}) (13... g6
14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nfd7 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. f5 (18. Rh1 Rxh1 19.
Rxh1 Nc5 20. Rh8 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Qh2 {1/2-1/2 Perez,R-Ortiz,I/Santa
Clara 2005/ (34)}) 18... Nc5 19. fxe6 Nxe6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bd4 Rh5 22. Be5
Rc6 23. Bf6 {1-0 Bologan,V-Dobrov,V/chessassistantclub.com INT 2004/ (30)}) 14.
g5 hxg5 (14... Nfd7 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. gxh6 gxh6 18. f5 $14) 15. hxg5
Nfd7 16. g6 $5 {Undermining the f7 pawn (and thus also e6 pawn) belongs to the
main ideas for white.} Nxg6 (16... Rxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. bxc3
d5 20. f4 Bxa3+ 21. Kb1 Nc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. f5 $14) 17. Nxe6 (17. Rxg6 b4 18.
Na2 fxg6 19. Nxe6 Qh5 20. Nxb4 Qxf3 21. Nxa6 $16) 17... fxe6 18. Rxg6 Kf7 (
18... Rxc3 19. Bd4 b4 20. Bxg7 Rxa3 21. bxa3 Bxg7 22. Rxg7 Qxa3+ 23. Kb1 b3 24.
c3 $14) 19. Rg3 Nf6 (19... Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxc3 21. bxc3 d5 22. a4 $1 bxa4 23. c4
$16) 20. Bd3 (20. Kb1 Rxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 d5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Bd4 $14)
20... e5 (20... Rxc3 21. bxc3 Qxa3+ 22. Kb1 d5 23. e5 Nd7 24. Bd4 $16) 21. Qf2
{Shirov naturally saw Rxc3 coming and he had some problems to decide about the
best way to meet it.} (21. Qe1 Rxc3 22. Bd2 b4 23. bxc3 Qxa3+ 24. Kb1 b3 25.
Bc4+ Bd5 $1 $19) (21. Rg5 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23. bxc3 Rh3 24. Rf1 d5 $13) 21...
Rxc3 22. Bb6 (22. bxc3 Qxa3+ 23. Kd2 d5 $15) 22... Qa4 23. bxc3 Qxa3+ 24. Kd2 (
24. Kb1 Qxc3 $13) 24... b4 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Gouliev correctly opens acces to
the white's king and actively seeks counterplay for the sacrificed exchange.} (
24... d5 25. Rdg1 Nh5 $15) 25. cxb4 Qxb4+ 26. c3 Qb2+ (26... Qa4 27. Rb1 $16)
27. Bc2 Bc6 28. Rb1 Qa2 29. Ke3 $6 {Shirov badly wants to win, but this
unnatural move is very dangerous. Suddenly black pieces will get the chance of
springing to life.} (29. Rg2 d5 30. Qg3 $13) 29... d5 30. Qd2 g6 $1 31. Kf2 (
31. Qe2 Bb5 32. Rxb5 axb5 33. Kf2 Qc4 34. Qxc4 dxc4 $17) 31... Ba4 32. Rc1 Rh2+
33. Rg2 Bh6 $6 {White got lucky, as this seemingly winning move enables him to
escape with the perpetual.} (33... Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Ba3 35. Ra1 Qxa1 36. Bxa4
dxe4 37. Bb3+ Kg7 38. fxe4 Qb2 $17) 34. Be3 (34. Qe2 Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Bxc1 $19)
34... Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Bxe3 36. Qxe3 Bxc2 37. Qa7+ Kg8 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qc7+ Kh6
40. Rh1+ (40. Qxe5 Bxe4+ 41. Kg1 Qd2 $19) 40... Nh5 41. Rxh5+ $1 {The key move,
black pieces are far away and can not prevent checking of his monarch.} gxh5 (
41... Kxh5 42. Qxe5+ g5 43. Qe8+ Kh6 44. Qe6+ $11) 42. Qd6+ Kh7 (42... Kg5 43.
Qxe5+ Kg6 44. Qe6+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kharkov Rector Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2001.04.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Nb3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Ponomariov comes up
with an early novelty in a very modern variation. The knight prevents bihop's
development to b7, but leaves excellent central square.} (11. Qf2 Bb7 12. Bd3
Rc8 13. Nce2 Be7 (13... Nc5 14. Kb1 Nba4 15. b3 (15. h4 Qc7 16. Rc1 d5 17. e5
Qxe5 18. f4 Qd6 19. g5 Be7 20. h5 f5 {0-1 Grischuk,A-Kasparov,G/Cannes/2001/ 
(39)}) 15... Nxd3 16. cxd3 Nc5 17. Ng3 Be7 18. Qb2 b4 19. Nh5 Rg8 20. Ne2 g6 {
0-1 Polgar,J-Kasparov,G/Cannes/2001/ (50)}) 14. Kb1 Na4 15. h4 Ndc5 16. g5 O-O
17. Qg3 Qc7 18. Rd2 Rfe8 19. h5 Bf8 20. g6 fxg6 21. hxg6 h6 22. Qh2 {1-0
Grischuk,A-Georgiev,K/Mulhouse/2001/ (43)}) 11... b4 12. Nb1 (12. Ne2 $6 Nc4
13. Qd4 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Bb7 $15) 12... a5 13. Bg5 $1 (13. Bb5 Be7 14. Nd4 Qc7 $13
) 13... f6 (13... Qc7 14. Nd4 d5 15. Nb5 Qb7 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bc4 N7b6 18.
Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Qe2 $40) 14. Nd4 Ne5 (14... fxg5 15. Nxe6 Qf6 16. Nc7+ Ke7 17.
Nxa8 Nxa8 18. Qd5 Qxf3 19. Qxa8 Qxh1 20. h3 $14) 15. Bb5+ Kf7 (15... Bd7 16.
Nxe6 Qc8 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. Nxf8 Rxf8 19. Be3 $14) 16. Bh4 Qc7 {The bishop on
c8 has to defend central pawn e6, that have lost his support from f7 neighbour.
} (16... Bb7 17. f4 Nxg4 18. Qe2 Nh6 19. f5 $16) 17. f4 Nec4 (17... Nxg4 18.
Rhg1 $40) 18. Qe2 e5 19. Nf5 (19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Nf5 g6) 19... exf4 20. g5 Ne5
21. gxf6 g6 22. Nd2 (22. Ne7 Bg4 $17) 22... a4 (22... gxf5 $2 23. Qh5+ Ng6 (
23... Ke6 $2 24. exf5+ Kd5 25. Nb3+ $18) 24. exf5 (24. Bd3 Qc5 25. exf5 $18)
24... Bxf5 25. Qxf5 Nxh4 26. Qh5+ Ng6 27. Bd3 Rc8 28. Rhg1 $18) 23. Kb1 a3 24.
Nf3 Nxf3 (24... gxf5 $2 25. Nxe5+ dxe5 26. Qh5+ $18) 25. Qxf3 axb2 26. Rxd6 $5
{[%mdl 512] This shocking move is an indirect sign, that white is not very
happy with his achievements. Accepting the sacrifice is very dangerous, but
the great combination is probably incorrect.} (26. Nd4 Qc3 27. Qxc3 bxc3 28.
Rhf1 Bh6 29. Rd3 g5 30. Be1 Rxa2 31. Rxc3 (31. Kxa2 Be6+ 32. Nb3 (32. Kb1 Ba2+
$3 33. Kxa2 Ra8+) 32... Bxb3+ 33. cxb3 Ra8+ 34. Ba4 Nxa4 35. Kb1 Nc5 36. Rxc3
$17) 31... Ra8 $15) 26... Qxd6 $2 (26... Bxd6 $1 27. Qb3+ Kf8 (27... Be6 28.
Nh6+ Kf8 29. Qxe6 Rc8 30. Bc6 $1 $16) 28. Bg5 (28. Nxd6 Qxd6 29. Be1 Qe6 30.
Bxb4+ Kf7 31. Rf1 g5 $19) 28... Bd7 29. e5 (29. Bh6+ Ke8 30. f7+ Kd8 31. Qxb2
Be5 32. Qxb4 Bxb5 $19) 29... gxf5 30. Rg1 Qc5 31. Bh6+ Ke8 32. Rg8+ Rxg8 33.
f7+ Ke7 34. fxg8=Q Rxg8 35. Qxg8 Bxb5 36. e6 Nd7 37. Bg5+ Nf6 38. Qf7+ Kd8 $17)
27. Nxd6+ Bxd6 28. e5 $1 Be6 (28... Bxe5 29. Bc4+ Nxc4 30. Qd5+ Ke8 31. Qxc4
$18) 29. Qb7+ Nd7 30. Bc4 (30. Bc4 Rhd8 (30... Bxc4 31. Qxd7+ Kf8 32. e6 $18)
31. Bxe6+ Kxe6 32. exd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2003.03.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Firman, Nazar"]
[Black "Burnoiu, Nicolae Costel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 b4 13. Nce2 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5
15. Nf4 Qa5 16. Nb3 $1 {Great improvement over the older 16.Kb1, white pieces
will get a chance to prove their might in the center.} Qxa2 17. Be4 Rd8 (17...
Nc3 $1 18. bxc3 Bxe4 19. fxe4 Rc8 20. c4 Be7 (20... Qa3+ $5 21. Kb1 Qa4 $11)
21. c5 a5 22. Qd4 O-O 23. Nh5 f6 24. Qa1 Qxa1+ 25. Nxa1 a4 26. Nf4 Kf7 27. Nd3
Nxd3+ 28. Rxd3 Bxc5 29. Bxc5 Rxc5 30. Rd7+ Kg6 {0-1 Firman,N-Najer,E/St
Petersburg 2002/ (47)}) 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 (18... exd5 19. Bb6 $18) 19. Bxd5 (19.
Bf4 Be7 (19... Nc4 20. Qd4 Be7 21. Bxd5 $18) 20. Bxe5 Bxe4 21. Qe3 Bd5 22. Bxg7
$13) 19... Rxd5 20. Qe2 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Be7 22. f4 Ng6 $2 {Black is
underestimating the danger in the position, with a queen locked out on a2 and
the king in the center extreme caution was called for.} (22... Nc6 23. Qc4 Qa4
24. Kd2 O-O 25. Ke2 Nb8 26. g5 Qc6 $15) 23. f5 $1 Bf6 $6 (23... Ne5 24. Bf4 Nc6
25. Qe4 Qa4 26. fxe6 O-O 27. Bd6 $14) (23... Nh4 24. fxe6 O-O 25. Rd7 Ng6 26.
g5 $1 hxg5 27. Bd4 $14) 24. Bd4 (24. fxg6 Qxb2+ 25. Kd2 Qc3+ 26. Kc1 Qb2+ $11)
24... Bg5+ (24... Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Ne7 26. fxe6 O-O 27. exf7+ Rxf7 28. Rd8+ Kh7
29. Rd7 $18) 25. Rd2 $1 {[%mdl 128] This exchange sacrifice decides the game,
since black will not have enough time to consolidate his defense.} Ne7 (25...
Bxd2+ 26. Kxd2 Ne7 27. Qe5) 26. Qe5 Bxd2+ 27. Kxd2 Kd7 28. Qxg7 Re8 29. Qxf7
Qb1 30. Nc5+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.06"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Kb1 Bb7 (12... b4 $5 13. Nce2 h6
14. Bh4 Nc4 15. Qe1 $13) 13. Ndxb5 (13. Bd3 Ne5 $13) 13... axb5 14. Nxb5 Qc5 (
14... Qc6 15. Nxd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxd6 $44) 15. b4 $6 {This seemingly aggressive
move will have serious consequences, much better was 15.Be3.} (15. Be3 $5 Qc6 (
15... Nc4 16. Bxc5 Nxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Nxc5 18. Nc7+ Kd7 19. Nxa8 Bxa8 20. b4 $16)
16. Nxd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 $13) (15. Nxd6+ $2 Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qxg5 $19) 15... Qc6
16. Nxd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Na4 19. Kc1 (19. Bd2 Ke7 20. Rd4 Ne5 $15)
19... Bc8 (19... Nc3 20. Kb2 Nxa2 $2 21. Bb5 $1 Bc8 22. Rhd1 $18) 20. Bb5 Nc3
21. Bxd7+ (21. Bc6 Rxa2 22. Kd2 Na4 23. Rb1 h6 $17) 21... Bxd7 22. Kb2 Rc8 (
22... Nxa2 $2 23. Ra1 $16) 23. Bd2 (23. Rc1 h5 $1 (23... Bb5 24. Bd2 Ke7 25. e5
Na4+ 26. Kb3 Rc4 $15) 24. Rd3 Na4+ 25. Kb3 hxg4 26. fxg4 Rxh2 27. Rxd7 (27.
Rcd1 Nb6 $19) 27... Kxd7 28. Kxa4 Rhxc2 $17) 23... Na4+ 24. Kb3 Bb5 25. Rd4 $2
{Svidler will be surprised, that his centralized rook can get trapped.} (25.
Rc1 Bc4+ $1 26. Ka3 Ra8 27. Ra1 h5 $15) 25... Nb6 26. Rc1 (26. e5 Ba4+ 27. Ka3
Bxc2 $17) 26... e5 $1 27. Rd6 Bc4+ (27... Ba4+ $1 28. Ka3 Nc4+ 29. Kxa4 Nxd6
$19) 28. Kb2 Na4+ 29. Ka3 (29. Kb1 Ke7 $19) 29... Ke7 30. Rd5 Bxd5 31. exd5 Nc3
0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 24th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2008.02.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tissir, Mohamed"]
[Black "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.02.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 b4 10. Nce2 Ne5 11. Ng3 h6 12. h4 d5 {The counterattack in the
centre seems to be the best reaction to White's speedy advance on the kingside.
} (12... Qc7 13. O-O-O Rb8 14. Kb1 Nfd7 15. Qe2 Nc5 16. f4 Nc6 17. Bg2 a5 18.
e5 d5 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. f5 $14 {0-1 Pinol Fulgoni,F (2257)-Tukmakov,V (2559)/
Lausanne 2005 (26)}) 13. g5 hxg5 14. hxg5 Rxh1 15. Nxh1 Ng8 {Sandipan probably
felt, that with this modest retreat the knight achieves parity with his
counterpart on h1.} (15... Nxf3+ $6 16. Nxf3 Nxe4 17. Qg2 (17. Qh2 Qa5 18. Kd1
Bb7 19. Nf2 $14) 17... Bb7 18. g6 f6 19. Qh3 Qd7 20. O-O-O O-O-O 21. Nf2 $16 {
1-0 Zawadzka,J (2381)-Muhren,B (2260)/Istanbul 2005 (27)}) (15... Bc5 16. Be2
Nh5 17. O-O-O $14) 16. exd5 (16. O-O-O dxe4 17. fxe4 Ne7 18. Ng3 $14) 16...
Qxd5 17. O-O-O (17. f4 Nc4 18. Bg2 Nxd2 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Kxd2 Ne7 21. Nf2 $14)
17... Bb7 $1 (17... Qxa2 $5 18. Nb3 Bb7 19. f4 Bd5 20. fxe5 Rc8 21. Ng3 Ne7 (
21... Qxb3 22. Bxa6 Qa4 23. Qd3 $14) 22. Ne4 Nf5 $13) 18. f4 $6 {Tissir is
right in his ambition to storm the underdeveloped black position.
Unfortunatelly his pieces also need a bit more coordination, so he had to
accept equality.} (18. Kb1 Ne7 19. Nf2 Nf5 $11) 18... Ng4 (18... Qxh1 $2 19.
fxe5 Qd5 20. g6 fxg6 21. Bh3 $18) 19. Bg1 (19. Nf2 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bc5 $15) 19...
Rd8 (19... Qxh1 $2 20. Nxe6 Qc6 21. Nd8 $18) 20. Qe2 (20. Bd3 Bd6 (20... Qxh1
$2 21. Nxe6 $1 $18) (20... Qxa2 21. Nb3 Be7 22. Bb6 $13) 21. Kb1 Qxh1 22. Nxe6
fxe6 23. Bb6 Qd5 $15) 20... Qxa2 21. Nb3 {The necessity for the knight retreat
shows, that Black was more successful in the early middlegame.} (21. Qxg4 Qa1+
22. Kd2 Qxb2 $17) 21... Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Bxh1 23. Qxg4 Bd5 $6 {Moving the only
developed piece is hardly the best idea.} (23... Bd6 $1 24. Bd3 Bd5 25. f5 exf5
26. Qxf5 Ne7 $15) 24. Bg2 Bxb3 $2 {Sandipan clearly sees red and forgets about
his naked king and undeveloped kingside.} (24... Ne7 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. g6 f5
27. Qe2 Nxf4 28. Qe5 Nxg6 29. Qxe6+ Ne7 30. Bc5 $11) 25. Bc6+ Kd8 (25... Ke7
26. Bc5+ Kd8 27. Bb6+ Kc8 28. cxb3 $18) 26. Bb6+ Kc8 27. cxb3 Qxb3 (27... Ne7
28. Qf3 Qa1+ 29. Kc2 Qe1 30. Bc5 $18) 28. f5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] It is a bit
unbelievable, but both players seem to have missed the fine idea 28.Qe2!
immediately finishing the fight.} (28. Qe2 $1 Qa2 29. Qd3 $18) 28... Bd6 29.
Qe2 Qa2 30. Qd3 Ne7 31. Qxd6 Qc4+ 32. Kb1 Qf1+ 33. Ka2 Qc4+ 34. Kb1 Qf1+ 35.
Ka2 Qc4+ 36. Kb1 Qxc6 {The last attempt to complicate matters, but the
position is equal.} 37. Qxe7 Qxb6 38. g6 (38. Qxf7 b3 39. Qg8+ Kd7 40. Qf7+ Kc8
$11) 38... fxg6 39. fxe6 Qd4 40. Qf8+ Kc7 41. Qf7+ Kb6 42. e7 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-CHN Summit"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2001.03.15"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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 "China"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 1]} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3
b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3
Nxa4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. f5 Nxa4 20. fxe6 Nc3
21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. Bd3 Bxb4 23. Qf2+ Kg8 24. Rdf1 Ba3+ 25. Kd2 Ne4+ (25... Bb4
26. Qf5 Ne4+ (26... Re8 27. e6 Ne4+ 28. Kd1 Qg3 29. Qf7+ Kh7 30. Rf3 Qb8 31.
Rf6 {1-0 Zulfugaryi,M-Cvitan,O/Batumi/1999/ (31)}) 27. Kd1 Rf8 (27... Qe7 28.
e6 Ng3 29. Qg6 Nxf1 30. Rxf1 Rf8 31. Nf5 Qf6 32. Nxh6+ {1-0 David,A-Kocic,S/
Lisbon/2000/ (37)}) 28. Qe6+ Kh7 29. g5 Rhg8 30. gxh6 g6 31. h5 {1-0 Grischuk,
A-Ibrahimov,R/Batumi/1999/ (35)}) 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. g5 $1 (27. Qf5 Bb4+ 28. Kd1
Qc4 29. Ne6 Qd5+ 30. Ke2 (30. Bd4 Qd7 31. Ke2 Bd5 32. Nxg7 Bc4+ 33. Ke3 Bd2+ {
0-1 Potkin,V-Vorobiov,E/Moscow/2000/ (33)}) 30... Qc4+ 31. Kd1 Qd5+ 32. Ke2
Qc4+ {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Gelfand,B/Shenyang/2000/ (32)}) 27... Rc8 (27... Bd5 $6
28. gxh6 Bb2 29. Rb1 $2 (29. Kd1 $142 $1 Qa5 30. Qf4 Rxh6 (30... Qa1+ 31. Ke2
Bc4+ 32. Kf2 Bxf1 33. hxg7 Rh7 34. Qxe4 $18) 31. Nf5 Rh5 32. Rfg1 Kh8 33. Rg5
Rh7 34. Rxg7 $1 $18) 29... Bc3+ 30. Kc1 Bxd4 31. Bxd4 e3 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,
A-Anand,V/Sydney exh/2000/ (39)}) 28. Qf5 Qc3+ {Black is losing the way in a
sharp modern line, the queen belongs to the a2-g8 diagonal.} (28... Qc4 $5 29.
Qd7 (29. e6 $2 Rf8 30. Qh3 Rd8 $19) (29. gxh6 Rxh6 30. Rfg1 Rh7 $15) 29... Bd5
30. e6 Qb4+ 31. Kd1 Qb1+ 32. Ke2 Rxc2+ 33. Nxc2 Qxc2+ 34. Bd2 Qd3+ 35. Ke1 Qb1+
36. Kf2 (36. Ke2 Qd3+ 37. Ke1 $11) 36... e3+ 37. Kg3 Qe4 38. Bc3 Qg2+ 39. Kf4
Qe4+ $11) 29. Kd1 Bd5 $2 (29... Qa1+ 30. Ke2 Qa2 31. Qd7 Qd5 $13) 30. e6 $1
Qa1+ 31. Ke2 $1 (31. Kd2 Qc3+ 32. Ke2 $2 Bc4+ 33. Kf2 Rf8 $19) 31... Bc4+ 32.
Kf2 Qxf1+ (32... Bxf1 $2 33. Qf7+ Kh7 34. g6#) 33. Rxf1 Rf8 34. g6 $3 {[%mdl
1024] Phantastic exchange sacrifice, white will be winning due to complete
domination of his forces.} (34. Ra1 Rxf5+ 35. Nxf5 Bxe6 36. Ng3 Bf8 37. Rxa6
$16) 34... Rxf5+ (34... Bxf1 35. Kxf1 (35. Qf7+ $2 Rxf7+ 36. exf7+ Kf8 37. Kxf1
Ke7 $15) 35... Rxf5+ 36. Nxf5 $16) 35. Nxf5 Bxf1 36. Kxf1 Kf8 (36... h5 37. Bd4
Rh6 38. Nxh6+ gxh6 39. c4 $18) 37. Bd4 Rg8 (37... Ke8 38. Nxg7+ (38. Bxg7 Rg8
39. h5 Rxg7 40. Nxg7+ Ke7 41. Ke2 Bb2 42. Nf5+ Kxe6 43. Nxh6 a5 $1 $132) 38...
Kd8 39. Ke2 Rg8 40. h5 $18) 38. c4 Ke8 (38... a5 39. c5 Ke8 40. Ke2 a4 41. Ke3
$18) 39. Ke2 Rf8 40. Nxg7+ Ke7 41. Ke3 Rd8 (41... Rf1 42. Kxe4 Re1+ 43. Kd5 Rf1
44. c5 a5 45. c6 Bd6 46. c7 $1 Bxc7 47. Bc5+ Kf6 48. e7 $18) 42. Kxe4 {White
can count on no less than three passed pawns!} a5 (42... Rxd4+ 43. Kxd4 Bb2+
44. Kd5 Bxg7 45. c5 a5 46. c6 Kd8 47. Kc5 a4 48. Kb6 Be5 49. Kb7 Ke7 50. c7
Bxc7 51. g7 $18) 43. c5 a4 44. Ke5 Rg8 (44... Rxd4 45. Nf5+ $18) 45. Nf5+ Kd8
46. g7 (46. g7 Kc7 47. Kf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. f3 b5
9. Qd2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bf2 Be7 15.
Ng3 Nc5 (15... Bxh4 16. Rxh4 Qxh4 17. Ngf5 Qd8 18. Nxg7+ (18. Nd6+ Kf8 19. Nxb7
Qc7 $13) 18... Ke7 19. Bh4+ f6 (19... N7f6 20. Nh5 $40) 20. Ngxe6 $40) 16. Bc4
Qc7 (16... Bxh4 17. Rxh4 Qxh4 18. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 (18... exd5 19. Ndf5 $18) 19.
Ne4 Qe7 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. Nxe6 Qc8 22. Nxg7+ Kf8 23. Nf5 $40) 17. Nh5 $2 (17.
Ngf5 $5 exf5 18. Nxf5 Rd8 $1 (18... Nb6 19. Bg3 Nxc4 20. Qe2) (18... O-O-O 19.
Bg3 Qd7 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5) (18... Ne6 19. Bxd5 Rd8 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 21. Bxb7
Rxd2 22. Bc6+ Kf8 23. Rxd2 Qc7 24. Ba4 $44) 19. Bg3 (19. Nxg7+ Kf8) 19... Qd7
$13) 17... O-O-O 18. Bg3 (18. Nxg7 Nb6 19. Qe2 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Bd5 21. Qe2 Qa5
$40) 18... Bd6 19. Bxd6 Rxd6 20. Nxg7 (20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Qxb4 e5 22. Nf5 Nd3+
$17) 20... Rhd8 21. Bb3 R6d7 {/\ Nf4} 22. Qxh6 Nf4 23. h5 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Ne2+
25. Kb1 Nxd4 26. Rc1 0-1

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Las Tunas"]
[Date "2001.04.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Perez Garcia, Rodney Oscar"]
[Black "Leyva Proenza, Ricardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2001.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Be7 (13... Nc5 14. a3)
14. Kb1 Rb8 {Black has avoided complicated and well analysed lines with 13...
Nc5 14.a3, but his last move is a bit slow. White is well prepared for an
attack so Leyva had to seek some counterplay.} (14... d5 15. Bh3 dxe4 16. g5
hxg5 17. hxg5 Nd5 18. g6 O-O-O 19. fxe4 Nc3+ 20. Nxc3 bxc3 21. Qe2 {1-0
Korneev,O-Herrera,I/Malaga/1999/ (27)}) (14... Nc5 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. Ne2 Rd8 (
16... Qc7 17. Bg2 Nd7 18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 O-O-O 21. Qe1 {
1-0 Nijboer,F-Janssen,R/Rotterdam/2000/ (39)}) 17. Qc1 Nd7 (17... Rxd1 18. Qxd1
c4 19. Qd4 cxb3 20. cxb3 Nxe4 21. Bg2 Bf6 22. Qa7 Qb5 23. fxe4 Qd3+ 24. Kc1 O-O
{0-1 Von Bahr,O-Eriksson,J/Stockholm/2000/ (24)}) 18. Ng3 Ne5 19. Be2 Rxd1 20.
Qxd1 Qc7 21. Bf4 Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Van Wely,L/Internet/2000/ (38)}) 15.
Bh3 g5 (15... Nc5 16. g5 Nxa4 17. bxa4 Nd7 18. g6 Nf8 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 $13) 16.
Bg2 (16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 $2 Nxe4 $1) 16... Rg8 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Bf2 Ne5 (
18... d5 $2 19. Bg3 Rc8 20. e5 $18) 19. Bg3 Nfd7 20. Rh7 Qc7 21. Rdh1 Ng6 (
21... Qa5 22. Be1 d5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Bg3 $13) 22. Nxe6 $5 {[%mdl 64] Very
original tactical combination, that amounts to the piece sacrifice for the
three pawns.} fxe6 23. Rxe7+ Nxe7 (23... Kxe7 $2 24. Bxd6+ Qxd6 25. Rh7+ $18)
24. Bxd6 Qc6 (24... Qd8 25. Bxb8 Qxb8 26. Qxb4 Qc7 27. Rh7 Nc6 $13) 25. Rh7 Nc8
$6 (25... Ng6 26. Bxb8 Nxb8 27. Qxb4 (27. Qxg5 $5) 27... Nd7 $13) 26. Bxb8 Nxb8
27. Qxb4 Nd7 (27... Nd6 $2 28. Nc5 Bc8 29. Nxe6 Bxe6 30. Qxb8+ $18) 28. Bf1 Rf8
29. Bc4 Ba8 (29... Rxf3 30. Qa5 Qd6 31. Qxg5 Bxe4 (31... Qd1+ 32. Kb2 Qd4+ 33.
c3 Qd6 $11) 32. Qh5+ Kd8 33. Qa5+ Ke8 (33... Ndb6 34. Rh8+ Ke7 35. Qg5+ Rf6 36.
Nc3 $14) 34. Qh5+ $11) 30. Qa5 Rxf3 31. Qxg5 Qd6 {The defender is cleverly
building up counterplay with activity of his pieces.} (31... Bb7 32. Rh8+ Rf8
33. Rh6 $18) 32. Qg6+ (32. Qh5+ $5 Kd8 33. Qa5+ Ke8 34. Qxa6 $16) 32... Kd8 33.
Qxe6 Rf6 $2 (33... Qd1+ 34. Kb2 Nf8 35. Qg8 Qd4+ 36. Kb1 Ne7 37. Qh8 Qd1+ 38.
Kb2 Bxe4 39. Rh2 $11) 34. Rxd7+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.12.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lugo, Blas"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[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. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 d5 13. Bh3 Qa5 14. b3 dxe4 15. g5
hxg5 16. hxg5 exf3 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6 Rxh1 19. Bxd7+ Kf7 20. Rxh1 Ne4 21.
Qd4 {[%mdl 4] The first independent move in a very sharp line of English
attack, position is probably in dynamical balance.} (21. g6+ Kxg6 22. Qh2 Kf7
23. Qf4+ Nf6 24. Nb6 Be4 25. Kb2 g5 26. Qc7 Ra7 27. Qc4+ Kg6 28. Bd4 Bg7 29.
Qe6 Rxd7 30. Nxd7 f2 31. Nf8+ {1-0 Lutz,C-Sammalvuo,T/Mallorca 2004/ (31)})
21... Qd5 22. Qxd5+ $6 (22. g6+ $5 Kxg6 23. Qb6+ Nf6 (23... Bd6 24. Rd1 Qe5 25.
Bd4 Qf4+ 26. Kb2 $13) 24. Rg1+ Kh7 25. Rh1+ Kg6 $11) 22... Bxd5 23. Nb6 Rd8 24.
Bg4 (24. Nxd5 Rxd7 25. Nb6 Rd8 26. Rf1 Kg6 27. Rxf3 Nc3 28. Bd2 Nxa2+ 29. Kd1
Nc3+ 30. Ke1 Ne4 $17) 24... Ng3 $2 (24... Nc3 $1 25. Rf1 Kg6 26. Nxd5 Rxd5 27.
Bxf3 Bc5 28. Bf4 Rd7 $15) 25. Rd1 $2 {Both players are finding it difficult to
play exact moves and the value of the position oscilates.} (25. Rh3 $1 Ne2+ 26.
Kb2 Be4 (26... Bd6 27. Nxd5 (27. Bxf3 Be5+ 28. Kb1 Nc3+ 29. Kc1 Nxa2+ 30. Kb1
Nc3+ 31. Kc1 Bxf3 32. Rxf3+ Kg6 $17) 27... Be5+ 28. Kb1 Rxd5 29. c4 bxc3 30.
Bxf3 Rd1+ 31. Kc2 Re1 32. Rh1 Rxh1 33. Bxh1 Nd4+ 34. Kd3 Nf5 35. Bd5+ Ke7 36.
Bc5+ $16) 27. Bxf3 Bxf3 28. Rxf3+ Kg6 29. Nc4 Re8 30. a3 bxa3+ 31. Nxa3 Bxa3+
32. Kxa3 Kh5 33. Bc5 Kxg5 34. Rf7 $14) 25... Ne2+ 26. Kb2 Nc3 27. Rf1 (27. Rd3
Be7 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. Bxf3 Ra5 30. Rd7 Ke8 31. Rb7 Rxa2+ 32. Kc1 $11) 27... Be4
28. Bxf3 Bxf3 29. Rxf3+ Kg6 30. Nc4 $2 {White is pawn up, but text move leads
to an inferior position.} (30. Bc1 $1 Bc5 31. Na4 Nxa4+ 32. bxa4 Rd1 33. c4
bxc3+ 34. Kc2 Rd5 35. Rxc3 Kh5 $11) 30... Nd1+ 31. Kc1 Nxe3 32. Rxe3 (32. Nxe3
Kxg5 $15) (32. Ne5+ Kxg5 33. Nf7+ Kg4 34. Ne5+ Kh5 35. Rxe3 Re8 $15) 32... Kxg5
33. Re6 (33. c3 bxc3 34. Rxc3 Kf4 35. Re3 g5 36. Re6 g4 37. Rxa6 g3 $17) 33...
Kf5 34. Rxa6 Be7 $6 (34... g5 $5 35. a3 $140 bxa3 36. c3 Ke4 37. Kc2 g4 38. b4
g3 39. Rxa3 g2 $19) 35. c3 (35. Ra5+ $1 Kf4 (35... Ke6 36. c3 bxc3 37. Re5+ Kd7
38. Kc2 $11) 36. Ne5 Bd6 37. Nd3+) 35... bxc3 36. Ne3+ $2 {The last huge
mistake, Lugo is just improving the location of black pieces.} (36. Kc2 g5 37.
Kxc3 g4 38. Ne3+ Kf4 39. Nxg4 $11) 36... Kf4 37. Kc2 Bf6 38. Nc4 (38. Nd1 Rd2+
39. Kc1 Rh2 40. Rc6 Ke4 41. Nxc3+ Kd3 $19) 38... Rh8 39. Rxf6+ (39. b4 Rh2+ 40.
Kb3 c2 $19) 39... gxf6 40. Kxc3 f5 41. a4 Rc8 {Novikov must be winning, since
the rook can significantly slow down advance of white pawns.} 42. a5 Ke4 43.
Kd2 Rb8 44. Ke2 (44. Nb6 f4 45. Ke2 f3+ 46. Kf2 Rh8 47. a6 Rh2+ 48. Ke1 Ra2 49.
Na4 f2+ 50. Kf1 Kf3 $19) 44... f4 45. Kf2 Rd8 46. Ke2 (46. a6 Ra8 $19) 46...
f3+ 47. Kf2 Kf4 48. a6 Re8 49. a7 Re2+ 50. Kf1 Ra2 51. Nb6 Rxa7 52. Nd5+ Kg3
0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.30"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 b4 10. Na4 Nbd7 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Nb3 Nxf3 {Palac is finding hard to
believe, that a grab of such an important pawn is not the best move. Two of
his predecessors were more careful and opted for the defense of the b4 pawn.} (
12... Rb8 13. Ba7 (13. Qe2 Bd7 14. Bf4 Qc7 15. Qxa6 Be7 16. Be3 O-O 17. Nb6
Nxf3 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Qe2 Rfc8 20. Kb1 Ra8 21. Bg2 Nfe5 {0-1 Chebotarev,O 
(2480)-Vorobiov,E (2550)/Voronezh 2005/ (29)}) 13... Rb7 14. Qf2 Bd7 15. Bd4
Qc7 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Nac5 Qb6 18. Qg1 Ra7 19. Nd3 Qxg1 20. Rxg1 Bd6 21. f4 Bc7
22. fxe5 Nxe4 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E (2715)-Dominguez,L (2661)/Poikovsky 2005/ (52)}
) 13. Qxb4 Bd7 (13... Nxg4 14. Bb6 Qg5+ 15. Kb1 Bd7 $13) 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. h3 Be7
{One of the critical moments in the opening. Black might have tried to improve
the coordination of his pieces with the timely retreat of the knight 15...Ne5!?
} (15... Ne5 $5 16. Qa5 (16. Nd2 Qc7 17. Qa5 Bc6 18. Bxa6 Nxe4 $15) 16... Nxe4
17. Nxd7 Qxa5 18. Nxa5 Kxd7 19. Bxa6 Be7 $15) 16. Bxa6 Ne5 17. Rxd6 Qc7 {
The second player badly needed to improve on the result of the opening battle.
It seems, that the daring 17...Nxe4!? might have promissed better chances for
equalizing the game.} (17... Nxe4 $5 18. Qxe4 (18. Rxd7 Bxb4 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $15
) 18... Bxd6 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 (19... Rb4 20. Nd4 Nxd7 21. a3 $14) 20. Rd1 Rb4 21.
Qa8+ Rb8 22. Qe4 $11) (17... Bxd6 $2 18. Qxd6 Nc6 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Qxd7+ Kxd7
21. Nc5+ $16) 18. Rhd1 Nc6 (18... Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Nxe4 21. Nxd7
Nxd7 22. Rd1 $14) 19. Qd2 Rxb6 (19... Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Nxe4 22. Rd1
Ne5 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24. a4 $16) 20. Bxb6 Qxb6 21. Rxd7 O-O (21... Qxa6 22. Rxe7+
Kxe7 23. Qd6+ Ke8 24. Nd4 $18) (21... Nxd7 22. Qxd7+ Kf8 23. Qb7 $18) 22. Rxe7
Nxe7 (22... Qxa6 23. Rc7 Ne8 24. Rd7 Nf6 25. Rd6 Nxe4 26. Qg2 Nxd6 27. Rxd6 Rc8
28. Nd4 $18) 23. Bd3 {Motylev has closed the opening chapter with two extra
pawns and objectively winning position.} Ng6 (23... Ra8 24. g5 hxg5 25. Qxg5
Rxa2 26. e5 Nfd5 27. h4 Kf8 28. Kb1 Ra4 29. Rg1 g6 30. Rf1 $16) 24. g5 $1 hxg5
25. Qxg5 e5 (25... Qc7 26. Kb1 Rc8 27. Rg1 $16) 26. Kb1 (26. h4 Nf4 27. Qxe5
Qe3+ 28. Kb1 Nxd3 29. cxd3 Qe2 30. Rg1 Qxd3+ 31. Ka1 Qe3 32. Qc5 Qxe4 33. Qg5
Ne8 34. h5 $16) 26... Re8 27. Qg1 $6 {This artificial manouver was anything
but forced, white could have won much more easily with the help of the mighty
queen.} (27. Rg1 Nh5 28. Bc4 Nhf4 29. h4 $18) 27... Qe6 28. Qf1 (28. h4 Nxh4
29. Nd2 Rc8 30. Qg5 Ng6 31. b3 $16) 28... Nf4 29. Bc4 Qxh3 (29... Qb6 30. Bd5
Rc8 31. Qf3 $14) 30. Qxh3 Nxh3 31. Nc5 {White is still very much winning, but
the advance of black's g pawn is annoying.} (31. Nd2 Rc8 32. b3 (32. Bd5 Nxd5
33. exd5 f5 $132) 32... g5 33. Rf1 Nf4 34. Rg1 $16) 31... g5 (31... Rc8 32. b4
Nf2 33. Rf1 N2xe4 34. Nxe4 Rxc4 35. Nxf6+ gxf6 36. a3 Kg7 37. Kb2 $18) 32. Rf1
Rd8 33. a4 (33. b4 Kg7 34. c3 g4 35. Kc2 g3 36. Rf3 Nh5 37. Bxf7 N3f4 38. Bxh5
Nxh5 39. Rxg3+ Nxg3 40. Ne6+ $18) 33... Kg7 34. Nd3 $2 {[%mdl 4096] Palac has
managed to complicate matters to such a degree, that win for white is not
strightforward any more.} (34. a5 g4 35. a6 g3 36. Rf3 Nh5 37. Bxf7 g2 (37...
N5f4 38. Ne6+ Nxe6 39. Bxe6 g2 40. Rg3+ Kf6 41. Bxh3 Rd1+ 42. Ka2 g1=Q 43. Rxg1
Rxg1 44. Bc8 $18) (37... Kh6 38. Bxh5 g2 39. Rg3 g1=Q+ 40. Rxg1 Nxg1 41. Bf7
$18) 38. Ne6+ Kh6 39. Rxh3 g1=Q+ 40. Ka2 $18) 34... g4 35. Nxe5 g3 $1 (35...
Rd4 36. Bd5 Rxa4 37. b3 $16) 36. Rf3 Nxe4 37. Rxf7+ Kh6 38. Ka2 $2 {White was
surely very upset when he realized, that the natural move 38.Bf1? is probably
losing. The retreat of the king is not solving anything, draw was probably
still on offer with the help of the the paradoxal knight check on g4.} (38. Bf1
$2 Nd2+ 39. Kc1 Nxf1 40. Rxf1 g2 41. Rf6+ Kh5 42. Rf5+ (42. Nf3 Nf2 43. b4 Rd1+
44. Kb2 Rf1 45. a5 Ne4 46. Rg6 Kxg6 47. Nh4+ Kf6 48. Nxg2 Ke5 $19) 42... Kh4
43. Nf3+ Kg4 44. Rf6 Nf4 45. Ng1 Rh8 $19) (38. Ng4+ $1 Kg6 (38... Kg5 39. Ne3
Nd2+ 40. Kc1 Nxc4 41. Nxc4 Rd4 42. b3 Nf4 43. Ne3 Re4 44. Kd2 $18) 39. Ne5+ Kh6
(39... Kg5 40. Nf3+ Kg6 41. Kc1 $16)) 38... g2 39. Nf3 (39. Rf1 $1 Ra8 40. Ka3
gxf1=Q 41. Bxf1 Nf4 $17) 39... Nhg5 40. Nh4 (40. Ng1 Nxf7 $19) 40... g1=Q (
40... Nxf7 41. Nxg2 Ne5 $17) 41. Nf5+ Kg6 42. Ne7+ Kh6 43. Nf5+ Kh5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.11.13"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kritz, Leonid"]
[Black "Maksimenko, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[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 "Katernberg"]
[BlackTeam "Zehlendorf"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. a4 Nc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. a5 Qc7 13. Na4 Nd7 14. Ne2 {
White controls dark squares on the queenside, but the absence of light squared
bishop is unfortunate and enables the second player to start counterplay.} (14.
Nb6 Rb8 15. Ne2 Be7 16. Qc3 O-O 17. Qxc4 Qb7 18. O-O Bd8 19. Nxc8 Ne5 20. Qa4
Qxc8 21. Bd4 Rb5 {1/2-1/2 Fluvia Poyatos,J-Kalod,R /Badalona 2005/ (31)}) (14.
O-O-O Rb8 15. h4 Bb7 16. Nb6 Be7 17. g5 Nxb6 18. axb6 Qd7 19. Qa5 O-O 20. h5
Rbc8 21. Qc3 f6 22. Rhg1 {1-0 Hermansson,E-Kongsted,H /Copenhagen 2005/ (54)})
14... Be7 15. O-O-O O-O 16. g5 (16. Nb6 Nxb6 17. axb6 Qc6 18. h4 a5 19. h5 a4
$13) 16... Bb7 (16... Qc6 17. Nec3 Rb8 18. h4 $14) 17. Nb6 (17. h4 Ne5 18. Rhf1
Rae8 (18... d5 19. Bb6 Qc6 20. Nac3 dxe4 21. fxe4 Bc5 22. Qf4 $14) 19. Nb6 f5
20. gxf6 Rxf6 $11) 17... Nxb6 (17... Rad8 18. Bd4 (18. h4 Ne5 19. Nd4 d5 $132)
18... Qc6 19. Nc3 Ne5 20. Rhf1 $13) 18. Bxb6 (18. axb6 Qc6 19. h4 a5 $132)
18... Qd7 (18... Qc6 19. h4 f5 20. Nc3 fxe4 21. fxe4 Rf3 $11) 19. h4 f5 $1 {
[%mdl 32] The advance f7-f5 is not a new quest in Be3 sicilian, but in this
position white has no piece to match b7 bishop.} 20. Qd4 (20. gxf6 $6 Rxf6 21.
Qe3 Raf8 22. f4 Qc6 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 Rf3 25. Nd4 Rxe3 26. Nxc6 Bxc6 27.
Bxe3 Bxh1 28. Rxh1 Rf5 $17) 20... fxe4 21. fxe4 Qc6 22. Nc3 (22. e5 Rf5 23.
exd6 Bxd6 24. Rhf1 $11) 22... Rf4 23. Qe3 (23. Rdg1 Raf8 24. h5 Rxe4 25. Nxe4
Qxe4 26. Qxe4 Bxe4 27. Rh2 Rf5 28. g6 h6 $15) 23... Raf8 24. Qh3 Qc8 (24...
Rxe4 25. Nxe4 Qxe4 26. Rhe1 Qf4+ 27. Kb1 Bc8 28. Rd4 Qf2 29. Qc3 $18) 25. Rhf1
Rxf1 26. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 27. Qxf1 g6 {Maksimenko has equalized quite comfortably,
but Kritz is still hoping to get better chances.} (27... d5 $5 28. Qf4 dxe4 29.
Nxe4 Qc6 30. Qb8+ Kf7 31. Qf4+ Kg8 $11 (31... Kg6 $2 32. Ng3 h5 33. gxh6 Qf3
34. Qc7 $14)) 28. Kb1 Bf8 29. Bd4 e5 30. Bb6 Qe6 31. Bd8 $5 (31. Qd1 Qf7 32.
Bd8 Qf2 33. Qg4 Qf1+ 34. Ka2 Qf7 35. Bf6 h5 36. Qg1 $14) 31... d5 32. exd5 Bxd5
33. Nxd5 (33. Qd1 Bb7 34. Bf6 h5 35. Qd8 $14) 33... Qxd5 34. Bf6 Bb4 $2 (34...
e4 35. Qh3 Qd1+ 36. Ka2 Qd5 37. Bc3 Qc6 $11) 35. Qh3 $2 {Both players have
missed the important tactics with winning e5 pawn, which would have opened
files for the kingside attack.} (35. Bxe5 $1 Qe6 36. Qf4 Bxa5 37. Bd6 Qf7 38.
Qe4 $16) 35... Kf7 36. Qc8 Bxa5 37. Qh8 Qd1+ 38. Ka2 Qxc2 $1 39. Qxh7+ Ke6 40.
Qe7+ Kf5 41. Qxe5+ Kg4 42. Qxa5 (42. Qxa5 Qb3+ 43. Kb1 Qd1+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2001.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Simutowe, Amon"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. Bd3 Nfd7 11. Qf2 Bb7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Nce2 Nc5 14. Kb1 Qc7
(14... d5 15. e5 Qc7 16. f4 b4 17. f5 Qxe5 18. g5 Qc7 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. g6 Nc4
21. gxh7 {1-0 Dochev,D-Nutiu,H/Singapore/1990/ (32)}) (14... Nba4 15. b3 (15.
h4 Qc7 (15... Be7 16. g5 (16. Ng3 Qc7 17. Bc1 Qb6 18. Nb3 Nxd3 19. Qxb6 Nxb6
20. cxd3 Kd7 {1/2-1/2 Nakamura,H-Shahade,G/New York/2001/ (54)}) 16... Qc7 17.
Rd2 O-O 18. h5 f6 19. g6 h6 20. Bxh6 gxh6 21. Qe3 f5 {0-1 Teran Alvarez,
I-Herrera,I/Santa Clara 2001/ 343 (40)}) 16. Rc1 (16. b3 e5 17. bxa4 exd4 18.
Bxd4 Nxd3 19. cxd3 Qc2+ 20. Ka1 b4 21. Nf4 {1-0 Gonzalez,Y-Herrera,I/Havana/
2001/ (48)}) 16... d5 17. e5 Qxe5 18. f4 Qd6 19. g5 Be7 20. h5 f5 21. Nf3 Ne4 {
0-1 Grischuk,A-Kasparov,G/Cannes/2001/ (39)}) 15... Nxd3 16. cxd3 Nc5 17. Ng3
b4 (17... Be7 18. Qb2 b4 19. Nh5 Rg8 20. Ne2 g6 21. Nhf4 a5 {0-1 Polgar,
J-Kasparov,G/Cannes/2001/ (50)}) 18. Nc2 a5 19. d4 Nd7 20. d5 e5 21. Rc1 Ba6
22. h4 g6 23. h5 Nc5 24. hxg6 {1/2-1/2 Movsesian,S-Nielsen,P/GER/2001/ (24)})
15. g5 Nba4 16. Bc1 g6 17. Ng3 (17. Qe3 e5 (17... Bg7 $2 18. Bxb5+ axb5 19.
Nxb5 Qb6 20. Nxd6+ Ke7 21. Nxc8+ Rxc8 22. Nd4 $14) 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Nc5
$15) 17... Bg7 18. h4 (18. Bxb5+ $2 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qb6 20. Nxd6+ Ke7 21. Nxc8+
Rxc8 22. c4 Nc3+ $19) 18... d5 $1 {The praxis has proved the soundness of
black's set up, white has serious problems to get any attack. On the contrary
black forces are neatly combining defense with aggression.} 19. h5 (19. exd5
Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Bxd5 21. h5 Qc4 $15) 19... O-O 20. exd5 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Bxd5 22.
Ne4 $6 (22. Nb3 Bc4 23. Re3 Nb6 24. Qh2 Rfd8 $15) 22... Bxe4 $1 23. fxe4 Nc5
24. Rdh3 (24. hxg6 Nxd3 25. gxh7+ Kh8 26. cxd3 Qd6 27. e5 (27. Be3 e5 28. Nf5
Qxd3+ 29. Ka1 Qxe4 $17) 27... Bxe5 28. Be3 f5 29. gxf6 Bxf6 $17) (24. Rdd1 Nxe4
25. Qh4 Bxd4 26. Qxe4 Bg7 $17) 24... Nxe4 (24... Rfd8 25. c3 Bxd4 26. cxd4 Nxe4
27. Qg2 Rxd4 28. hxg6 fxg6 29. Rxh7 Qxh7 30. Rxh7 Rd1 31. Rh8+ Kxh8 32. Qh3+
Kg7 33. Qh6+ Kf7 34. Qh7+ Ke8 $19) 25. Qg2 (25. Qh4 Rfd8 26. Qxe4 Rxd4 27. Qe2
Qe5 $17) 25... Bxd4 26. Qxe4 Qc6 {[%mdl 256] Novikov benefits from the fact,
that basic rank mate greatly reduces the strenth of white's kingside attack.}
27. Qd3 (27. Qxd4 $2 Qxc2+ 28. Ka1 Qxc1+ 29. Rxc1 Rxc1#) (27. Qxc6 Rxc6 28.
hxg6 hxg6 $17) (27. Qe2 Rfd8 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Qh2 Kf8 30. Rh8+ Ke7 31. Rxd8
Rxd8 32. Rf1 Rd5 $17) 27... Rfd8 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Qe2 (29. Qxd4 $2 Qxc2+ (
29... Rxd4 $2 30. Rh8+ Kg7 31. R1h7#) 30. Ka1 Qxc1+ $19) 29... Kf8 30. b3 $6 (
30. c3 Bg7 31. Rh7 Qc5 32. Ka1 Qe5 $17) 30... Ke8 31. Rf1 Rd5 32. Ba3 (32. Rh7
$2 Qc3 $19) (32. Rhf3 Rf5 33. Rxf5 Qc3 $1 $19) 32... Rxg5 33. Rh7 Rf5 34. Rd1 (
34. Rxf5 gxf5 $19) 34... Qc3 35. Rxd4 (35. Kc1 Rf3 36. Rxd4 Qa1+ 37. Kd2 Qxd4+
$19) 35... Qxd4 36. Bb2 Qf2 37. Rh8+ (37. Qe4 Qf3 $19) 37... Kd7 38. Qd3+ Rd5
0-1

[Event "Athens Acropolis"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2003.09.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Vouldis, Angelos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. h4 Rb8 13. Kb1 b4 14. Ne2 a5 {
Black is doing his best to promote his cause of queenside counterplay, since
white's attack is rather swift.} 15. h5 Nd7 16. Qd2 Ba6 (16... Ne5 17. Nd4 Qc7
18. g5 $14) 17. Nd4 Qc8 (17... Bxf1 $2 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Nxb8 $18) 18. Bxa6 Qxa6
19. g5 b3 (19... a4 20. g6 $1 b3 21. gxh7+ Kxh7 22. cxb3 axb3 23. Nxb3 Ra8 24.
Nc1 $16) 20. cxb3 a4 21. b4 (21. g6 $5) 21... Ne5 22. a3 d5 $2 {Vouldis is
using extreme meassures, since white's pawn shield is hard to crack. In the
end it will only help white to exert more pressure on the kingside.} (22... Qb7
23. Qe2 Rfc8 24. Rc1 $14) 23. exd5 Nc4 (23... exd5 24. Nf5 Rfe8 25. Qxd5 $18)
24. Qc3 Rbc8 25. h6 e5 (25... gxh6 26. Qd3 $18) (25... Rfe8 26. Nc6 f6 27. Qd3
g6 28. Rh4 $18) 26. Nc6 Rfe8 (26... Rxc6 27. dxc6 Qxc6 28. hxg7 Kxg7 29. Rh3
$18) 27. hxg7 e4 (27... f5 28. Rh6 Nxe3 29. Qxe3 Qb7 30. g6 $18) 28. Rxh7 $1 {
[%mdl 128] Small, but fine mating combination.} Kxh7 29. Rh1+ Kg6 (29... Kg8
30. Rh8#) 30. g8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[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 "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 b4 10. Nce2 e5 11. Nb3 a5 12. Ng3 a4 13. Nc1 d5 14. exd5 {[%mdl 4] It
is rather questionable if white is better prepared for the opening of the
position as his pawn on g4 becomes a weakness of the pawn structure.} (14. Bb5+
Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. g5 (16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nd3 Nc6 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Nf4
20. O-O-O Qxd2+ 21. Rxd2 Ne6 22. Bd6 {1-0 Socko,B (2547)-Ibrahimov,R (2478)/
Plovdiv 2003/ (50)}) 16... hxg5 17. Bxg5 dxe4 18. Bxf6 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 e3+ 20.
Kxe3 gxf6 21. h4 Ke7 22. Nd3 {1-0 Fedorov,A (2604)-Solak,D (2514)/Istanbul
2003/ (57)}) 14... Qxd5 15. Nd3 Bb7 (15... Qxf3 $2 16. Bg2 $18) 16. Be2 Nc6 (
16... a3 17. c4 bxc3 18. bxc3 Nbd7 19. Rb1 $13) 17. Rd1 Rd8 (17... Qxa2 18. O-O
Qd5 19. c4 bxc3 20. bxc3 $36) 18. Bb6 Rd7 19. Qe3 Qxa2 $1 {Cheparinov is a
young player with very concrete attitude towards problems of sharp positions.
Socko will have to open up the position and his king will land on the square
d1.} (19... Qe6 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Bxc5 Nd4 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Qxe6+ fxe6 24. Bb5
Bxf3 25. Bxd7+ Nxd7 26. Rxd4 Bxh1 27. Nxh1 b3 $11) 20. Nxe5 Rxd1+ 21. Kxd1 (21.
Bxd1 Nd5 22. Qe2 Nxb6 23. Nxc6+ Qe6 $17) 21... Nd5 22. Qe4 (22. Qd2 Nxe5 23.
Bb5+ Nc6 $19) 22... Nc3+ {Black could have tried to swim in complicated
watters of the line beginning with 22..Nxb6, but it was tied with some risk.
The solution from the game secures perpetual check.} (22... Nxb6 23. Bb5 (23.
Nxc6+ Kd7 24. Ne5+ Kc7 25. Qf4 g5 $17) 23... Qe6 (23... Kd8 24. Bxc6 Bc8 25.
Bd5 Nxd5 26. Nxf7+ Kc7 27. Qe5+ Kc6 28. Nxh8 Bd6 $13) 24. Re1 a3 25. Bxc6+ Bxc6
26. Qxc6+ Qxc6 27. Nxc6+ Kd7 28. Ne5+ Kc7 29. bxa3 bxa3 30. c3 Bd6 $15) 23.
bxc3 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qxc3+ 25. Kc1 Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Qc3+ (26... Qxe5 27. Qxe5+ Nxe5
28. Bb5+ Bc6 (28... Ke7 29. Re1 Kd6 30. Nf5+ Kd5 31. Ne3+ Kd6 32. Nf5+ $11) 29.
Re1 Bxb5 30. Rxe5+ Kd7 31. Rxb5 Kc6 32. Ra5 Kxb6 33. Rxa4 Bc5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.04"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[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 "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 b4 10. Na4 Nbd7 {Thanks to the advocacy by Topalov the line with early
9...b4 has attracted quite a few adherents.} 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. b3 Bd7 13. Nb2
d5 14. Bf4 (14. Nd3 Nxd3+ 15. cxd3 e5 16. Ne2 d4 17. Bf2 a5 18. Bg3 Qb6 19. Kb1
Bd6 20. Qb2 a4 21. f4 Nxg4 22. fxe5 Bc5 {0-1 Calistri,T (2389)-Gouliev,N (2555)
/Paris 2005/ (29)}) (14. g5 Nxf3 15. Nxf3 Nxe4 16. Qe1 hxg5 17. Ne5 Nc3 18. a4
Nxd1 19. Qxd1 Bd6 {0-1 Cubas,J (2451)-Fernandez,D (2406)/Vicente Lopez 2005/ 
(38)}) 14... Nxf3 15. Nxf3 Nxe4 16. Qd4 f6 (16... Qa5 17. Bd3 Nc3 18. Rde1 Qxa2
19. Nd1 Qa1+ 20. Kd2 Nb1+ 21. Kc1 Nc3+ 22. Kd2 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez Guerrero,E 
(2449)-Cheparinov,I (2621)/Dos Hermanas 2005/ (24)}) 17. Re1 $3 $146 {[%mdl 12]
This move is for sure a brilliant fruit of a home preparation. Almasi must
have suspected, that black's play is risky (note the pawns h6,f6 creating the
holes on black's kingside) and he managed to find a fascinating refutation.} (
17. Bd3 Bc5 18. Bxe4 Bxd4 19. Bg6+ Kf8 20. Rxd4 a5 21. Re1 Be8 22. Nh4 e5 23.
Rd2 a4 24. bxa4 Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2785)-Topalov,V (2778)/Sofia 2005/ (60)})
17... Bc5 18. Qd3 Bb5 19. Nc4 $1 f5 (19... dxc4 20. Qxe4 e5 21. Nxe5 fxe5 22.
Qxe5+ $18) 20. gxf5 exf5 21. Bc7 $1 {The key move of the whole new concept,
black is unable to keep his exposed central structure intact. This game must
be a good candidate for the best novelty of this CB Magazine.} Bxc4 (21... dxc4
22. Rxe4+ Be7 (22... fxe4 23. Qxe4+ Qe7 24. Qxa8+ Kf7 25. Bxc4+ Bxc4 26. Qxh8
$18) 23. Bxd8 (23. Qxd8+ Rxd8 24. Re3) 23... cxd3 24. Rxe7+ Kxd8 25. Rxg7 Bc6
26. Bg2 $18) (21... Qd7 22. Bh3 $1 g6 (22... dxc4 23. Rxe4+ Be7 24. Qxd7+ Bxd7
25. Re3 $18) 23. Nfe5 dxc4 (23... Qxc7 24. Qxd5 Rd8 25. Qe6+ $18) 24. Qxe4 fxe4
25. Nxd7 Bxd7 26. Rxe4+ Be7 27. Rxe7+ Kxe7 28. Re1+ Kf7 29. Bxd7 $18) (21...
Qxc7 22. Qxd5 Qf4+ (22... Bc6 23. Qxc5 $18) 23. Ncd2 Rc8 24. Bxb5+ axb5 25. Kb1
$18) 22. bxc4 Qxc7 23. Qxd5 Qf4+ (23... Qa7 24. Qxf5 Be3+ 25. Kb1 Qe7 26. Ne5
Nd2+ 27. Kb2 Bd4+ 28. Kc1 Rd8 29. Qh5+ g6 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Bd3 $18) (23... Rd8
24. Qxf5 Be7 25. Rxe4 $18) 24. Kb2 Qxf3 (24... Rd8 25. Qxc5 Qxf3 26. Bd3 Kf7
27. Qc7+ Kf6 28. Rhg1 g5 29. Bxe4 $18) 25. Qxa8+ Ke7 (25... Kf7 26. Qd5+ Kg6
27. Bd3 $18) 26. Qb7+ Kf6 {Lutz is putting up the heroic resistance, but his
naked king finds it difficult to find a safe spot on the board.} (26... Kf8 27.
Qc8+ Kf7 28. Qd7+ Be7 29. Qd5+ Kf8 30. Bd3 Bf6+ 31. Kb3 $16) (26... Kd6 27.
Qd5+ Kc7 28. Rxe4 fxe4 29. Qxc5+ Kb7 30. Bg2 Qxg2 31. Rg1 $18) 27. Qc6+ Kg5 (
27... Kf7 28. Qd5+ Kf6 29. Bd3 $18) 28. h4+ Kf4 (28... Kg4 29. Be2 Bd4+ 30. c3
Bxc3+ 31. Kc2 $18) 29. Qc7+ Bd6 (29... Nd6 30. Bd3 Rc8 31. Qxg7 $18) 30. Rxe4+
$1 {The final shot underlying the soundness of Almasi's concept. White is able
to put his house in order and eliminate the dangerous counterplay with Qc3+.}
Kxe4 (30... Qxe4 31. Qxd6+ $18) 31. Bd3+ Ke3 (31... Ke5 32. Qxg7+ Ke6 33. Re1+
$18) 32. Qb6+ Kd2 (32... Kf4 33. Qxd6+ $18) 33. Qxd6 (33. Qxd6 Qxh1 34. Be4+
$18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.07"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Estonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EST"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Ndxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ba6 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14.
Qxd6 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Qd4 Be2 {The whole line with the knight sacrifice
on b5 is still actively developing, Kulaots refrains from the more risky idea
of grabbing the a2 pawn.} (16... Rxa2 17. Kb1 Ra8 (17... Qc8 18. Qxg7 Rf8 19.
Rxd7 Kxd7 20. Rd1+ Kc6 21. b3 Qa6 22. Qe5 Qa3 23. Qd4 {1-0 Browne,W (2456)
-Wojtkiewicz,A (2551)/Fort Lauderdale 2004/ (30)}) 18. Qxg7 (18. Qxc4 Qa5 19.
c3 O-O 20. f4 Rfc8 21. Qxc8+ Rxc8 22. Rxd7 h6 {0-1 Laznicka,V (2450)-Dydyshko,
V (2581)/Cartak 2004/ (45)}) 18... Rf8 19. Bc5 (19. Rxd7 Qa5 20. Ra7 Rxa7 21.
Bxa7 Qa2+ 22. Kc1 Qxa7 23. Rd1 Ke7 24. b3 Bxb3 {0-1 Smeets,J (2515)-Berkes,F 
(2630)/Kochin 2004/ (46)}) 19... Qc7 20. Bd6 Qb6 21. Qc3 Rc8 22. Qd2 Rg8 23.
Ba3 {1-0 Almasi,Z (2676)-Berkes,F (2578)/Heviz 2003/ (29)}) 17. Qxg7 Rf8 18.
Bc5 Bxd1 (18... Nxc5 $2 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Re1 Bxf3 21. Qc3 $18) 19. Rxd1 Qf6
$2 {It may seem logical to limit the danger with the help of the queen swap.
It must have been better to keep the ladies on the board in order to stirr
some trouble.} (19... Nxc5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qxh7 $16) (19... Qc7 $5 20. Bd6 (
20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. Kb1 Qc4 22. a3 Qe2 23. Qd4 Qxf3 24. Qd3 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Nd7 $15
) 20... Qb6 21. Bxf8 Qe3+ 22. Kb1 Qxf3 23. Qd4 Nxf8 24. Qd3 Qxd3 25. cxd3 e5
$15) 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. a3 Ke7 23. Rd4 Nd7 (23... Rd8 24. Rxd8
Kxd8 25. b4 $16) 24. h3 e5 (24... Ne5 25. f4 Nc6 26. Rd3 $16) 25. Rd3 Nf8 26.
b4 Ne6 27. Kb2 Rd8 (27... Nf4 $5 28. Rd2 Nxh3 29. c4 Ng5 30. Rd3 $14) 28. Rd5
$5 {[%mdl 1024] Akopian has four pawns for the knight and a dream of rapid
advance of his queenside foot soldiers.} (28. Rxd8 Kxd8 29. c4 Ng5 30. a4 Nxf3
31. a5 Ng5 32. c5 Nxe4 33. Kb3 Kc8 34. Kc4 Nd2+ 35. Kd5 e4 36. Kd4 Kb7 37. Ke3
Nb1 38. Kxe4 Kc6 39. Kf5 $18) 28... Rxd5 (28... f6 29. a4 Ng5 30. b5 Nxf3 31.
a5 Nd2 32. a6 Nc4+ 33. Kb3 Rc8 34. Kb4 Ne3 35. b6 $1 $18) 29. exd5 Nd4 30. a4
Kd6 (30... Nxf3 31. a5 e4 32. a6 (32. Kc1 Kd7 33. a6 Kc8 34. d6 Ne5 35. b5 f6
36. Kd1 Kb8 37. c4 Nd7 38. Ke2 Nc5 39. Ke3 Ka7 40. Kd4 Kb6 41. a7 Ne6+ 42. Kd5
Kxa7 43. Kxe6 e3 44. d7 e2 45. d8=Q e1=Q+ 46. Kd7 $18) 32... e3 33. a7 e2 34.
a8=Q e1=Q 35. d6+ Kxd6 36. Qxf3 Qxb4+ 37. Qb3 Qd4+ 38. Qc3 $18) 31. c4 Nxf3 32.
a5 e4 (32... Kc7 33. c5 Nd4 34. Kc3 Nb5+ 35. Kc4 Na3+ 36. Kd3 f6 37. Ke4 Nb5
38. Kf5 Nd4+ 39. Kxf6 e4 40. a6 e3 41. d6+ Kb8 42. d7 Nc6 43. b5 Nd8 44. c6 e2
45. a7+ Kxa7 46. c7 e1=Q 47. cxd8=Q $18) 33. c5+ Kc7 {It might have not
changed the outcome of the game, but the last chace to offer any resistance
was connected with elimination of the d5 pawn.} (33... Kxd5 34. a6 Kc6 35. b5+
Kc7 36. b6+ Kb8 37. Kc3 (37. c6 $2 Ne5 38. c7+ Kc8 39. Kc3 Nd7 $19) 37... Ne5
38. Kd4 Nd7 39. b7 e3 40. c6 Nf6 41. Kxe3 Nd5+ 42. Kd4 Nb4 43. Ke5 Nxc6+ 44.
Kf6 $18) 34. d6+ Kd7 35. a6 (35. a6 e3 36. a7 e2 37. a8=Q e1=Q 38. Qb7+ Ke6 39.
Qe7+ Kd5 40. Qxe1 Nxe1 41. d7 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 60th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2007.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[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. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. f4 Bd7 11. Nb3 Rc8 12. Kh1 b5 13. a3 Qb8 $6 {Analyses of
this game made me mistrustful about this neglect of the castling. Black is
playing with fire as Malakhov is well prepared for the opening of the center.}
14. Qe2 Bd8 (14... b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Nd4 O-O 17. g4 g6 18. g5 Nh5 19. f5 Nc6
20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21. f6 Bd8 22. Rab1 {1-0 Malisauskas,V (2530)-Rahman,Z (2480)/
Dhaka 1997 (45)}) 15. Rad1 Na5 (15... O-O 16. e5 dxe5 (16... Ne8 17. exd6 Nxd6
18. Bc5 Be7 19. Bxd6 Bxd6 20. Ne4 $18) 17. Bc5 Be7 18. fxe5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 (19.
Qh5 $5) 19... exd5 20. Bxd5 $16) 16. e5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Excellent execution of
the obvious strategical plan, White has to act as quickly as possible.} dxe5
17. fxe5 Qxe5 (17... Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxd5 Bc6 (19... O-O 20. Rxf7 Rxf7
21. Bxf7+ $18) 20. e6 fxe6 21. Bc5 $18) 18. Qd3 $1 Nc4 (18... Bc6 19. Bxc6+
Nxc6 20. Rxf6 Qxf6 21. Qd7+ Kf8 22. Bc5+ $18) (18... O-O 19. Nxa5 Bxa5 20. Bd4
Qd6 21. Bxf6 $18) 19. Rxf6 $1 {The fireworks are working for White and Belov
is happy just to squeeze in the long delayed castling.} O-O $8 (19... Rc7 20.
Bd4 $18) 20. Rf3 $2 (20. Rff1 $1 Nxe3 (20... Nxb2 21. Qxd7 Nxd1 22. Nxd1 $18)
21. Rde1 Bb6 22. Qxd7 Qh5 23. Rf4 $18) 20... Bc6 (20... Nxb2 21. Qxd7 Nxd1 22.
Nxd1 $18) 21. Bd4 (21. Bc1 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Bg5 $13) 21... Qb8 22. Ne4 e5 (22...
f5 23. Nec5 e5 24. Rxf5 Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Qa8+ (25... Rxf5 26. Qxf5 exd4 27. Qe6+
$18) 26. Kg1 exd4 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Qxh7 $18) 23. Bc3 f5 $1 24. Rdf1 g6 {
White's serious inaccuracy on the 20th move had very unpleasant consequences
as Black has build up huge counterplay.} (24... Bxe4 25. Qxe4 fxe4 26. Rxf8#)
25. Nec5 (25. Qe2 Bb6 26. Ned2 Bxf3 27. Nxf3 Rfe8 $13) 25... Qa7 $1 (25... e4
$2 26. Nxe4 $1 Ne5 27. Qd4 Bxe4 28. Qxe5 Qxe5 29. Bxe5 Bxf3 30. Bxf3 $18) 26.
R3f2 e4 $2 {What a shame to lose for the second time with a bad tactical
blunder! Peaceful improvement of the position would have been challenging for
White.} (26... Bxg2+ 27. Rxg2 Bb6 28. g4 Bxc5 29. Nxc5 Qxc5 (29... Rfd8 30. Qf3
Qxc5 31. gxf5 $16) 30. Bb4 Qc6 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. gxf5 Nxb2 33. Qg3 $14) 27.
Bxe4 $1 (27. Nxe4 $18) 27... Qa8 (27... Bxe4+ 28. Nxe4 $18) 28. Bxc6 Qxc6+ 29.
Qf3 Bb6 30. Qxc6 Rxc6 31. Bd4 Rd8 32. c3 a5 33. a4 1-0

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.03.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[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 {Hecht. McShane} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6
7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Nb1 d5 13. Bh3 g5 (
13... Ne5 14. g5 Nfd7 15. Qe2 dxe4 (15... Qa5 16. f4 Nc4 17. b3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3
dxe4 19. g6 Nc5 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Rhg1 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Van Wely,L/
Wijk aan Zee 1996/ (64)}) (15... hxg5 $5 16. hxg5 Rxh3 17. Rxh3 dxe4 $44) 16.
f4 Nd3+ 17. cxd3 exd3 18. Qxd3 Nc5 19. Qc2 Be4 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.
Bxc5 Bxc2 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Kxc2 hxg5 25. fxg5 Rxh4 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Topalov,V/
Tilburg/1998/ (46)}) 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bxg5 Qb6 $5 {Kasparov
tries to improve on Topalov, his argument is the modest location of the b1
knight.} (16... Qa5 17. Bg2 Rxh1 18. Rxh1 Qxa2 19. Rh8 Rc8 20. Nf5 Nc5 21.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Bh6+ Ke8 23. Nd6+ Kd7 24. Nxc8 Kxc8 25. Qd4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,
P-Topalov,V/Linares/1999/ (53)}) 17. Bg2 Rxh1 18. Bxh1 (18. Rxh1 Bg7 $13) 18...
Rc8 19. Re1 (19. f4 $6 Nc3 $1 20. Re1 Nxa2+ 21. Kd1 Bxh1 22. Rxh1 Bg7 $17) (19.
Nb3 a5 20. f4 a4 21. Nd4 Nc3 $1 $17) 19... Qa5 (19... Bg7 20. Nf5 Be5 21. f4
$16) (19... Rc4 20. Nf5 b3 21. axb3 Qxb3 22. Nc3 $1 Rxc3 23. Qxc3 $1 $16) 20.
f4 (20. a3 Qb6 $1 (20... Nc3 $2 21. Nxe6 $18) (20... N7b6 21. b3 Nc3 22. a4
Nbd5 $13) 21. a4 Nc5 $17) 20... Qxa2 21. f5 Nc5 $5 {Counterattack is the rule
of the day, black is defending the center at the same time.} (21... e5 22. Qh2
Qc4 $1 $17 (22... Bg7 23. Qh7 $13)) (21... Nc3 $2 22. bxc3 bxc3 23. Nxc3 Qa1+
24. Nb1 Ba3+ 25. Kd1 Qxb1+ 26. Ke2 $14) 22. fxe6 (22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. fxe6 fxe6
24. Bf6 Qa1 25. b3 Bd6 $19) 22... Bg7 $1 (22... fxe6 $5 23. Rxe6+ (23. Nxe6 $2
Nb3+ $19) (23. Rf1 Bg7 $19) 23... Nxe6 24. Nxe6 Qc4 25. Nxf8 Kxf8 26. Bh6+ Ke8
$19) 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Bxd5+ $6 {For all the beauty of the spectacular
defense Anand had better accepted the draw with perpetual after the correct 24.
Qf2+.} (24. Rf1+ Kg8 25. Bf6 Nxf6 26. Bxb7 Rd8 $19) (24. Qf2+ $1 Kg8 25. Qf5 $1
{McShane: 'may be enough for a draw, e.g.'} Bxd4 (25... Rf8 $2 26. Qg6 Na4 27.
Bxd5+ Bxd5 28. Nf5 Qxb2+ 29. Kd2 $18) 26. Qg6+ (26. Bxd5+ Qxd5 27. Qg6+ Bg7 28.
Re8+ Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Bf8 30. Qg6+ $11) 26... Bg7 27. Re8+ {McShane: 'with a
perpetual to follow.'} Rxe8 28. Qxe8+ Kh7 (28... Bf8 29. Bh6 Nd7 30. Qg6+ Kh8
31. Be4 $18) 29. Qh5+ $11) 24... Qxd5 25. Re7+ (25. Rf1+ Kg6 26. Be3 Bxd4 $19)
25... Kg8 (25... Kf8 $2 26. Qf4+ Kg8 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Nf5+ $18) 26. Rxg7+ (
26. Nc3 $2 Qh1+ 27. Re1 bxc3 28. bxc3 Qh3 $19) 26... Kxg7 27. Nc3 $3 {
Spectacular and spirited, but still not good enough for a draw. McShane:
'Incredibly, Kasparov was still in his preparation until Anand found this
stunning resource. By getting a black pawn to c3 Kasparov can't play play Qxf5
or Nxf5+ and then Nb3+ with an endgame and an exchange up. Instead Anand heads
for an endgame a piece down but with good drawing chances due to reduced
material.'} (27. Nf5+ Qxf5 (27... Kf8 28. Bh6+ Kf7 29. Nd6+ $14) 28. gxf5 (28.
Qd4+ $2 Kg8 29. gxf5 Nb3+ $19) 28... Nb3+ 29. Kd1 Bf3+ 30. Ke1 Nxd2 31. Nxd2
Bg4 $19) 27... bxc3 (27... Qh1+ 28. Nd1 Bf3 (28... Be4 29. Ne6+ $1) 29. Be7
Bxd1 (29... Ne4 30. Nf5+ Kh7 31. Qd4 Qxd1+ 32. Qxd1 Bxd1 33. Kxd1 $15) 30. Qg5+
(30. Qxd1 Nd3+ $1 31. Kd2 Qxd1+ 32. Kxd1 Nxb2+ $17) 30... Kf7 31. Qf6+ Ke8 32.
Qg6+ Kxe7 33. Nf5+ Kd8 34. Qd6+ Nd7 35. Qe7+ Kc7 36. Qd6+ Kb7 37. Qxd7+ Kb8 38.
Qd6+ $13) 28. Nf5+ Kf7 (28... Kh7 $2 29. Qh2+ Kg8 30. Ne7+ $18) (28... Kf8 $1
29. Bh6+ Ke8 30. Nd6+ (30. Qxd5 {McShane} Bxd5 31. Nd6+ {a knight being less
fast across the board than a bishop in the endgame and therefore less powerful.
}) 30... Kd7 31. Qxd5 Bxd5 32. Nxc8 cxb2+ 33. Kxb2 Kxc8 $17) ({Here} 28... Qxf5
$4 {McShane is met by} 29. Qxc3+ {and athen White takes the queen. Here
Kasparov chooses to give White a knight and not a bishop as he could have done
with}) 29. Qxd5+ Bxd5 30. Nd6+ Kg6 {McShane: ' Interestingly, Kasparov doesn't
flick in 30...cxb2+. It turns out the doubled pawns get in the way somewhat
for White. Of course, Black will never swap knights because even if he could
keep the a-pawn it's a technical draw because the black bishop can't control
the a1 queening square.'} 31. Nxc8 Kxg5 {[%mdl 4096] Hecht: 'Zwei vs eine
Leichtfigur bei minimalem Bauernmaterial und dem "falschen" Läufer bezogen auf
den a-Bauern.'} (31... cxb2+ 32. Kxb2 Kxg5 33. Kc3 $15) 32. Nb6 (32. bxc3 Kxg4
33. Ne7 Be4 $19) 32... Be6 $1 33. bxc3 Kxg4 34. Kb2 Kf4 (34... Kf5 $142 {
(Hecht) mit starkem Vorteil. (Dokhoian)}) 35. Ka3 a5 $6 (35... Ke5 $5 36. Kb4
Kd6 37. Ka5 Kc6 38. Na8 Bf5 39. Nb6 Bxc2 $19) 36. Na4 Ne4 $2 {Even the
gretaest players are only mortals, Kasparov misses the great defensive idea in
white's 40th move. The correct idea was to restrain the mobility of white's
knight.} (36... Nxa4 $2 37. Kxa4 Ke5 38. Kxa5 $11) (36... Nd7 $1 37. Nb2 Nb6
38. Nd3+ (38. c4 {Hecht} Bxc4 39. Nxc4 Nxc4+ 40. Kb3 Ne5 $1 41. Ka4 Nc6 $19 {
(Kasparow)}) 38... Ke3 39. Nc5 Bf7 40. Nb3 Nc4+ $19) 37. Nb2 (37. Kb2 Ke5 $19)
37... Nxc3 38. Nd3+ Ke3 39. Nc5 Bf5 (39... Bd5 $5 40. Kb2 (40. Nb3 Bxb3 41.
cxb3 (41. Kxb3 Kd4 $19) 41... Kd4 $19) 40... Nb5 $1 (40... Kd4 $2 41. Nb3+ Bxb3
42. Kxb3 $22 $11) 41. c3 Kd2 $19) 40. Kb2 $1 (40. Nb7 a4 41. Nc5 Bxc2 42. Kb2
Kd2 $19) 40... Nd5 41. Nb7 a4 42. c4 $1 (42. Ka3 Bxc2 43. Nc5 Nc3 $19) (42. Nc5
{Hecht} Nb6 43. Ka3 Bxc2 44. Kb4 Kd4 45. Kb5 a3 $19) 42... Nb6 43. Nd6 (43. Kc3
a3 44. c5 Nc4 45. Kb3 Kd4 46. Nd6 Bc2+) 43... Bd3 (43... Be6 44. c5 Nd5 45. Ka3
$13) 44. c5 (44. Ka3 Kd4 45. Kb4 Bc2 46. Nb5+ Kd3 47. Nc3 a3 48. Na2 Nxc4 49.
Nc1+ Kd2 50. Na2 $17) 44... Nd5 45. Ka3 Bc2 (45... Kd4 {Hecht} 46. Kxa4 Kxc5
47. Nb7+ $11) 46. Nb5 $1 (46. c6 Nc7 47. Nc4+ Kd4 48. Nb6 Nb5+ 49. Kb4 a3 50.
Kxb5 a2 51. c7 Bf5 $19) 46... Ne7 (46... Ke4 47. c6 Nb6 48. Na7 Nd5 49. Nb5 $11
) 47. Na7 $2 {'??' McShane. Anand slips in the moment, when his heroic
resistance could have been rewarded with a draw with the simple 47.Nc3!
McShane: 'Anand has fought like a mule and perhaps deserved his draw with 27.
Nxc3!! Instead, he loses cruelly after this terrible blunder.'} (47. Nc3 $1 Kd4
48. Nxa4 Kc4 49. Nb6+ Kxc5 50. Nd7+ $11) 47... Kd4 48. c6 Nd5 49. Nb5+ Kc5 50.
c7 Bf5 $1 {Anand resigned as he realized, that the position has a study like
character.} (50... Bf5 $1 51. Kxa4 (51. Na7 Nxc7 52. Kxa4 Kb6 $19) 51... Nb6+
52. Ka5 Nc4+ 53. Ka6 (53. Ka4 Bc2#) 53... Bc8+ 54. Ka7 Kxb5 55. Kb8 Nd6 $19)
0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
d6 9. a4 Nc6 10. Nb3 b6 11. f4 Bb7 12. Be3 O-O 13. g4 Rfe8 14. g5 Nd7 15. Rf3
Nb4 16. Rh3 g6 17. Qd2 Bf8 18. Rf1 {[%mdl 4] Rublevsky uses the well tested
defensive set up. Felgaer will be hard pressed to get any chances despite the
huge concentration of his pieces on the kingside.} (18. Rd1 Rac8 19. Qf2 f5 20.
gxf6 Nxf6 21. Bf3 d5 22. e5 Ne4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Bxb6 e3 25. Qh4 Qf7 26. Rxe3
Nxc2 {0-1 Gunnarsson,J-Stefansson,H/Reykjavik 2000/ (38)}) 18... Rac8 19. Qf2
Bg7 20. Nd4 f5 21. gxf6 (21. exf5 exf5 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Rd1 Nc5 $15) 21...
Nxf6 22. Qh4 (22. Rg3 Qc4 23. Re1 $13) 22... Qe7 23. Rf2 (23. e5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2
dxe5 25. fxe5 Nh5 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27. Bg5 Rf7 (27... Ree8 28. Bf6 Bf8 $11) 28.
Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Rf3+ Ke8 30. Bf6 Bxf6 31. exf6 e5 32. Re3 Nxf6 33. Rxe5+ Kd7 $11)
23... Nh5 24. Qg4 Rc4 25. e5 $6 {Black is excellently prepared for the opening
of the center.} (25. Qd1 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Nxf4 27. Rxf4 e5 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Rf2
Rd4 30. Qf1 $11) (25. Rd2 Nxf4 26. Qxf4 Bxd4 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 e5 29. Qd2
exd4 30. Qxd4 Nxc2 31. Qf2 Nb4 32. Qxb6 $11) 25... Bxg2 26. Rxg2 dxe5 27. fxe5
Qd7 (27... Nd5 28. Nxd5 exd5 29. b3 Rc3 30. Re2 Qc7 $1 $15) 28. Rd2 (28. Rxh5
$2 gxh5 29. Qg5 Kh8 30. Kh1 Rg8 $19) 28... Nc6 29. Ne4 Nxe5 $1 (29... Nxd4 30.
Nd6 Rxc2 31. Rxd4 Rf8 (31... Bxe5 $2 32. Nxe8 Bxd4 33. Bxd4 $16) 32. Rd1 $15)
30. Qd1 Qd5 (30... Rxa4 $5 31. b3 Ra5 32. c4 Qe7 $19) 31. Ng5 Qa8 {Both
players are already dreaming about attacking ideas, the diagonal a8-h1 is
vulnerable for white.} (31... Rxa4 $5 32. c3 b5 33. Rxh5 gxh5 (33... Nc4 $6 34.
Rxh7 Bxd4 35. Rxd4 Nxe3 36. Rxd5 Nxd1 37. Rxd1 $11) 34. Qxh5 Ra1+ 35. Kf2 Rf8+
36. Kg3 h6 37. Ngxe6 Re1 38. Bf2 Rxf2 39. Rxf2 Re3+ 40. Rf3 Rxf3+ 41. Nxf3 Qxe6
$19) 32. b3 (32. Ngxe6 Qc8 33. Rxh5 gxh5 34. Nxg7 Kxg7 35. b3 Rc3 36. Qxh5 Kh8
$17) 32... Rc3 33. Ndxe6 (33. Ne2 $5 Rxe3 (33... Rc7 34. Bxb6 Nf7 35. Nxf7 Rxf7
36. Rhd3 Nf6 37. Rd8 Qf3 38. Ng3 $11) (33... Rcc8 34. Nd4 Nf6 35. Ndxe6 $14)
34. Rxe3 h6 35. Nxe6 Nf3+ 36. Rxf3 Qxf3 37. Nxg7 Qe3+ 38. Kh1 Nxg7 39. Rd8 $11)
33... Bf6 (33... h6 34. Rxh5 (34. Nxg7 Nxg7 35. Bxb6 Rxh3 36. Nxh3 Nf3+ $19)
34... hxg5 $1 (34... gxh5 35. Nxg7 Kxg7 36. Bd4 $14) 35. Rh3 (35. Nxg7 Nf3+ 36.
Kf2 Rf8 37. Nf5 Nxd2 38. Bxd2 Rxf5+ $19) 35... Bf6 $19) 34. Rd5 (34. Rd6 Rec8
$15) 34... Bxg5 (34... Ng4 $1 35. Rd3 Nxe3 36. Rhxe3 Nf4 37. Nxf4 Rxe3 38. Nd5
Rexd3 39. Nxf6+ Kh8 40. cxd3 Qc6 41. Qf3 Qc5+ 42. Kf1 Rc1+ 43. Ke2 Qc2+ $19)
35. Nxg5 Qc8 36. Qd4 (36. Qf1 Rf8 37. Qd1 Ng4 38. Bxb6 Rxc2 $19) 36... Qg4+ (
36... Rxc2 37. Rd6 Qg4+ 38. Qxg4 Nxg4 39. Bd2 Re2 $19) 37. Rg3 $2 {In time
trouble white sees a witty combination, but the whole idea has a big flaw...} (
37. Qxg4 Nxg4 38. Bd2 Rxc2 39. Rd4 Nf4 40. Rxf4 Rxd2 41. Ne4 Re2 42. Rxg4 R8xe4
$17) 37... Nxg3 38. Rxe5 Ne2+ 39. Kh1 (39. Kf1 Rf8+ 40. Ke1 Nxd4 $19) 39...
Nxd4 40. Rxe8+ Kg7 41. Bxd4+ (41. Re7+ Kf8 $19) 41... Qxd4 42. Ne6+ Kf7 (42...
Kf7 43. Rf8+ Ke7 44. Nxd4 Kxf8 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Na4 Bb7 11. Re1 (11. c4 c5 12. Nc3 (12. Re1 Be7 (12... Nd7
13. b3 Be7 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Qd2 Bc6 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Nc3 Nf8 18. Ne2 a5 19. h4
a4 20. Nf4 axb3 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nh5+ Kg6 23. Qf4 {1-0 Velicka,P-Jansa,V/Zlin/
1997/ (29)}) 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 Bc6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bxe5 Qb7 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18.
Qe2 Rfd8 19. Bc3 {1-0 Malisauskas,V-Labuckas,A/Vilnius/1994/ (54)}) 12... Be7
13. Qe2 (13. f4 Nd7 (13... O-O 14. g4 Nd7 15. g5 Rfe8 16. Bd2 Bf8 17. Qg4 Nb6
18. b3 d5 19. exd5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Popovic,P-Paunovic,D/
Herceg Novi/2001/ (21)}) 14. Be3 O-O 15. g4 Bf6 16. Qd3 Rad8 17. Bd2 g6 18.
Rae1 Rfe8 19. b3 Nb8 20. Qh3 Nc6 21. Kh1 Nb4 22. f5 {1-0 Kuzmin,G-Maksimenko,A/
Kherson/1989/ (28)}) (13. Qd3 O-O 14. f4 Rad8 15. b3 Nd7 16. g4 Rfe8 17. g5 Bf8
18. Bb2 g6 19. Rad1 Qa5 20. Qh3 Qc7 21. Rd3 {1-0 Kuzmin,G-Poluljahov,A/Yalta/
1995/ (58)}) 13... O-O 14. Bf4 Nd7 15. Rad1 Ne5 16. Rd2 Nc6 17. Qd1 Nd4 18. Be3
Bf6 19. Ne2 e5 20. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Neumann,J-Preckwinkel,W/Dortmund/1988/ (39)})
11... Nd7 (11... c5 12. Bf4) 12. Bf4 Be7 13. Qd2 $1 {Sutovsky is right to wait
with the push c2-c4, black will have to accept sligtly worse play.} (13. c4 c5
14. Qd2 Rd8 15. Rad1 Ne5 $11) 13... O-O (13... Rd8 14. Rad1 Ne5 15. Bxe5 dxe5
16. Qc3 O-O 17. Nc5 $14) 14. Rad1 e5 (14... Ne5 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Qd7 Rac8 17.
Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Nb6 $14) 15. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 (15... Nf6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Bh3 $14)
16. Qxg5 Nf6 17. c4 c5 (17... Rad8 18. c5 $14) 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. Re3 Bc6 20. Nc3
Qb7 21. b3 Ne8 (21... Rfe8 22. f3 Re7 23. Rd3 Ne8 24. Nd5 $16) 22. Bh3 Kh8 23.
Nd5 {[%mdl 32] It becomes obvious, that the weak pawn d6 and a hole on d5 will
create serious problems for Movsesian.} Bxd5 (23... g6 24. f4 $36) 24. Qxd5 Qc7
(24... Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Nf6 26. Rd1 g5 27. f3 $16) 25. Qd2 Rb8 26. f4 $1 exf4 (
26... f6 $5 27. Rf3 exf4 28. gxf4 Qe7 29. Qd3 $14) 27. gxf4 Rb6 $2 (27... f6 $5
) 28. e5 $1 dxe5 (28... Rg8 29. e6 fxe6 30. Rxe6 $16) 29. fxe5 {All white
pieces are more active, on top of it black's queenside pawns are quite weak.}
Rg6+ 30. Kh1 Kg8 31. Bf5 (31. Qd7 Qb6 32. Rf3 $16) 31... Rh6 32. Qd8 Qc6+ 33.
Qd5 Qb6 (33... Qxd5+ $2 34. cxd5 $18) 34. e6 $1 Nf6 (34... fxe6 $2 35. Rxe6
Rxe6 36. Qxe6+ Qxe6 37. Bxe6+ Kh8 38. Rd8 g5 39. Bd7 $18) 35. exf7+ Kh8 (35...
Rxf7 36. Qd8+ Qxd8 37. Rxd8+ Rf8 38. Be6+ $18) 36. Qg2 Qc7 (36... Rxf7 37. Qa8+
Ng8 38. Re8 Rxh2+ 39. Kxh2 Qh6+ 40. Kg3 Qg5+ 41. Bg4 $18) 37. Be6 {The pawn f7
is a bone in the defender's throat, despite serious resistance black's days
are numbered.} Nh5 38. Bd5 Nf6 39. Be6 Nh5 40. Bd5 Nf6 41. Rg1 $1 Rg6 (41... g6
$2 42. Qb2 $18) 42. Qf3 Rxg1+ (42... Rh6 43. Qg3 Qxg3 44. Rgxg3 g6 45. Be6 $18)
43. Kxg1 h6 (43... Nxd5 $2 44. Re8 Qd6 45. Rxf8+ Qxf8 46. cxd5 h6 47. d6 $18)
44. Qf5 Qa5 45. Qc2 (45. Re2 Qc3 46. Qf2 $16) 45... Qb4 (45... Qd8 46. Qg6 $18)
46. Qe2 Qb8 47. Re5 (47. Re7 Qd8 48. Qe5 Kh7 49. Qc7 $18) 47... Qd8 48. Re7
Nxd5 49. Re8 $1 {Witty combination with the motive of running pawns.} Nf4 (
49... Qg5+ 50. Qg2 $1 (50. Kf2 Qf4+ 51. Ke1 Qxf7 52. Rxf8+ Qxf8 53. cxd5 Qf6
$11) 50... Qc1+ (50... Qxg2+ 51. Kxg2 Nf4+ 52. Kg3 Ng6 53. b4 $1 $18) 51. Qf1
Qg5+ 52. Kh1 $18) 50. Rxf8+ Qxf8 51. Qe8 Ng6 52. b4 $1 Kh7 (52... cxb4 53. c5
a5 54. c6 a4 55. c7 $18) 53. Qxf8 Nxf8 54. bxc5 Ne6 55. c6 (55. c6 Kg6 56. c7
Nxc7 57. f8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 30th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2000.05.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3
b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. g4 Nb6 11. Qf2 Nfd7 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Rxc3 $5
14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Ne2 Be7 16. g5 O-O 17. h4 Na4 $1 {Kasparov improves on the
older game, white compromised queenside pawn structure offers great attacking
chances for black pieces.} (17... d5 18. h5 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. fxe4 Nc4 21.
Bc1 b4 22. cxb4 Bxb4 23. Rh3 {1-0 Zagrebelny,S-Lingnau,C/Berlin/1993/ (31)})
18. Bc1 $6 (18. h5 Ne5 19. h6 g6 $13) 18... Ne5 19. h5 d5 $1 20. Qh2 (20. h6 g6
21. Qg3 Bd6 22. Qg2 Rc8 $17) 20... Bd6 21. Qh3 Nxd3 22. cxd3 (22. Rxd3 $2 dxe4
23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. h6 g6 $19) 22... b4 $1 (22... Nxc3+ 23. Nxc3 Qxc3 24. Bb2 Qb4
25. g6 Be5 (25... dxe4 $2 26. h6 $1 Be5 27. d4 $18) 26. d4 Bf4 27. gxf7+ Kxf7
28. Qg4 Bh6 $13) 23. cxb4 (23. c4 dxc4 24. h6 g6 25. dxc4 Rc8 $40) 23... Rc8
24. Ka1 (24. Qf1 dxe4 25. fxe4 Qc2+ 26. Ka1 Be5+ 27. d4 Bxe4 28. Ba3 Bd5 $19)
24... dxe4 (24... Qc2 25. Rd2 Be5+ 26. d4 Bxd4+ 27. Rxd4 (27. Nxd4 $2 Qxc1+ 28.
Rxc1 Rxc1#) 27... Qxe2 28. Qf1 Qc2 $13) (24... Bxb4 $5 25. Qh2 Qc2 26. Rde1 (
26. g6 Nc3 $19) 26... Bxe1 27. Rxe1 Qxd3 $19) 25. fxe4 (25. dxe4 $2 Be5+ 26.
Nd4 Bxd4+ 27. Rxd4 Qxc1+) 25... Bxe4 $1 {[%mdl 128] Even to an untrained eye
it becomes clear, that black is achieving success in the attack with much
higher speed than his opponent.} 26. g6 (26. dxe4 Be5+ $19) (26. Rhg1 Qc2 27.
Nd4 Be5 28. Qe3 Bd5 $19) 26... Bxh1 27. Qxh1 Bxb4 28. gxf7+ (28. gxh7+ Kh8 $19)
28... Kf8 (28... Qxf7 29. Bd2 Bxd2 30. Rxd2 Nb6 $19) 29. Qg2 Rb8 $1 30. Bb2 (
30. Bd2 Ba3 31. Bc1 Bxc1 32. Rxc1 Qb6 33. Nc3 Nxc3 $19) 30... Nxb2 31. Nd4 (31.
Kxb2 Bd2+ 32. Ka1 Bc3+ $19) 31... Nxd1 $1 {The final combination is simple,
but esthetically very pleasing.} 32. Nxe6+ Kxf7 (32... Kxf7 33. Qxg7+ (33. Nxc7
Bc3+) 33... Kxe6 34. Qxc7 (34. Qh6+ Kf5) 34... Bc3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. g4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 d5 11. e5 (11. g5 Nd7 12. f4 e5 13. Bf2 exf4 14. Nxd5
Bxg5 15. Rg1 Ne5 16. Qc3 Ng6 (16... Ng4 17. Bd4 Bh4+ 18. Kd2 f6 19. Bc4 Kh8 20.
Raf1 f3 21. Kc1 {1-0 Brendel,O-Weindl,A/Zuerich/1992/ (32)}) 17. O-O-O Be6 18.
Bc5 Rc8 19. Qa3 f3+ 20. Kb1 f2 21. Bxf2 Bxd5 22. exd5 {1-0 Brendel,O-Morawietz,
D/Germany/1991/ (43)}) (11. O-O-O dxe4 12. g5 Nd7 (12... Nh5 13. Nxe4 Bd7 14.
Qg2 Qc7 15. Nf6+ Bxf6 16. gxf6 Bc6 17. Qg4 Rfd8 18. Rg1 g6 19. c3 Kh8 20. Bc4
e5 21. Be3 Bxf3 {0-1 Tiviakov,S-Salov,V/Madrid/1994/ (35)}) 13. Nxe4 e5 14. Bc3
Qc7 15. Qd5 Nb6 16. Qxe5 Qxe5 17. Bxe5 Be6 18. h4 Bd5 19. Bd3 Bc6 20. Rhg1 Rfe8
21. Bd6 {1-0 Har Zvi,R-Weindl,A/Biel/1993/ (27)}) 11... Nd7 12. O-O-O f6 (12...
Bg5 13. f4 Be7 14. h4 Bc5 15. h5 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qb6 17. Qd2 Qc6 18. Bb5 Qb6 19.
g5 a6 20. Bd3 d4 21. Ne4 {1-0 Accattato Martin,N-Foisor,V/Lorca/2001/ (33)})
13. exf6 Bxf6 (13... Nxf6 14. Bg2 Bd6 15. Rde1 $14) 14. Qe1 Nb8 (14... Bxd4 $2
15. Qxe6+ Kh8 16. Rxd4 $16) 15. Bc5 Rf7 (15... Bg5+ 16. Kb1 Rxf3 17. Bg2 Bh4
18. Qe2 Rf4 19. Nxd5 $1 $18) 16. Nxd5 $5 {Lastin uses rather strong medicine
with a hope of benefiting from underdeveloped black pieces.} (16. Bg2 Nc6 $13)
16... exd5 17. Bc4 Bd7 $2 (17... dxc4 $2 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Qe8+ $18) (17...
Kh8 $5 18. Rxd5 Rd7 19. Qe4 Rxd5 20. Bxd5 Nd7 $17) 18. Bxd5 Qc7 (18... Na6 19.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Bd4 Bc6 21. Qc3 $14) 19. Bd6 Qb6 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Be5 $1 {
[%mdl 32] Black will suffer due to the lack of piece coordination, as his king
is rather exposed.} (21. Ba3 Qe6 $14) 21... Qe6 (21... Kg8 22. Qe4 $16) 22.
Bxf6 Qxe1 (22... gxf6 23. Qh4 $16) (22... Qxf6 23. Qe4 Bc6 24. Qxh7 $18) 23.
Rhxe1 gxf6 24. Rd5 h6 (24... Bc6 25. Rh5 Kg6 26. f4 $18) 25. Red1 Bc6 (25...
Ke7 26. Rh5 $18) 26. Rd8 {The knight from b8 blocks the rook a8, Sokolov can
forget about the chance to develop the queenside.} Bxf3 27. Re1 Bc6 (27... Bxg4
28. Ree8 $18) 28. Red1 Ke7 (28... b6 29. Rc8 Bf3 30. Rdd8 $18) 29. Rh8 Bd7 (
29... a5 30. Rdd8 $18) 30. h3 a5 31. Rxh6 a4 (31... Ra6 32. Rh8 Nc6 33. Rh7+
$18) 32. Rh8 b5 33. a3 Ke6 (33... f5 34. gxf5 Bxf5 35. Rdd8 Bxh3 36. Rxb8 $18)
34. h4 Ke7 35. h5 Bxg4 36. h6 Bxd1 37. h7 (37. h7 Bf3 38. Rg8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Elgoibar 14th"]
[Site "Elgoibar"]
[Date "2004.12.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Ivanov, Jordan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. g4 a6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. Kb1 b4 15.
Na4 Bb7 16. Qxb4 Bc6 17. Nc3 Rfb8 18. Qc4 Ne5 19. Qe2 Bb5 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. Qe3
Rxa2 $5 $146 {Very spirited sacrifice, black would like to scare white king
into difficult defense.} (21... Nc4 22. Qb3 d5 (22... Na5 23. Qc3 Nc6 24. b4
Bf8 25. Be3 Qb7 26. h5 Ra4 27. a3 Rc8 28. Qb3) 23. exd5 exd5 24. g6 (24. Bd3
Bc5 25. Bxc5 Qxc5 26. h5 Na5 27. Qc3 Qxc3 28. bxc3 Nc4) 24... hxg6 (24... fxg6
25. h5 gxh5 26. Rxh5 Rd8 27. Bf2) 25. h5 {Perunovic,M-Kovacevic,A/BIH-chT/2004/
1-0 (30)}) (21... Qa5 22. Qb3 Nd7 23. g6 hxg6 24. h5 Nc5 25. Qe3 Qxa2+ 26. Kc1
e5 27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. hxg6 c4 {0-1 Muhren,B-Sebag,M/Hengelo 2004/ (34)}) 22.
Kxa2 Qxc2 23. Bxb5 (23. Ba7 $5 Ra8 24. Bxb5) 23... Ra8+ (23... Rxb5 24. Qc3
Qa4+ 25. Qa3 Qc4+ 26. Ka1 Nc6 27. Rc1 Qxd4 28. Rxc6 $14) 24. Ba7 Qc7 25. Kb1
Rxa7 (25... Qxa7 $2 26. Qxa7 Rxa7 27. f4 Ng6 28. f5 $18) 26. Rc1 Qa5 (26... Qb8
27. f4 Ra5 28. Be2 $16) 27. Rc8+ Bf8 28. Qd4 $1 Qa1+ $2 {Ivanov is falling for
the witty winning combination.} (28... Qa2+ 29. Kc2 Ra8 30. Rxa8 Qxa8 31. f4
Ng6 32. Rf1 Nxh4 33. Kb1 $14) 29. Kc2 Qxh1 (29... Rc7+ 30. Kb3 $18) 30. Rxf8+
$1 (30. Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 31. Qxd6+ Re7 32. Qd8+ Re8 33. Qxe8#) 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2002.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Moreno Carnero, Javier"]
[Black "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. f3 d6 10. g4 O-O 11. h4 b5 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. Nd4 Qc7
15. g5 Nc5 {The whole variation is very dangerous for black, as he has
problems of defending against quick opening of the kingside.} 16. h5 b4 17. Kb1
(17. Qxb4 d5 18. Qe1 dxe4 19. fxe4 Bb7 20. Bg2 Rfc8 21. g6 $13) 17... Rb8 18.
Qh2 (18. g6 $5 fxg6 (18... h6 19. Bxh6 e5 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 $16) 19. hxg6
h6 20. Rh5 Bf6 21. Nb3 $14) 18... Na4 19. Bd3 (19. g6 h6 20. gxf7+ Rxf7 $11)
19... e5 20. Nb3 (20. Nf5 $5 Bd8 21. Qg3 Be6 22. g6 $1 Nc3+ 23. bxc3 Bxa2+ 24.
Kc1 fxg6 25. hxg6 bxc3 $17) 20... f5 21. f4 $2 (21. gxf6 Rxf6 (21... Bxf6 22.
Qe2 $14) 22. Rhg1 Bb7 23. Qg3 $14) 21... Nxb2 $1 {[%mdl 64] Excellent tactical
shot, as now white king is even more exposed than his black counterpart.} 22.
h6 (22. Kxb2 fxe4 23. Bxe4 Qc3+ 24. Kb1 Qxe3 25. Bd5+ Kh8 26. fxe5 Qxe5 $17)
22... g6 (22... Nxd1 $2 23. hxg7 $1 Nc3+ 24. Ka1 $18) 23. Kxb2 fxe4 24. fxe5 (
24. Bxe4 Qc3+ 25. Kb1 Qxe3 26. Bd5+ Kh8 27. fxe5 Qxe5 $17) 24... exd3 25. cxd3
(25. Rxd3 dxe5 26. Bd4 Rb5 27. Re1 (27. Be3 Bf5 $19) 27... Bxg5 $19) (25. exd6
Qc3+ 26. Kc1 Bxd6 $19) 25... Qc3+ 26. Kb1 Bf5 27. Qe2 (27. exd6 Bxd3+ 28. Rxd3
Qxd3+ $19) (27. Nc1 dxe5 28. Qb2 Qxb2+ 29. Kxb2 Kf7 $17) 27... dxe5 28. Rd2 (
28. Rhf1 Rfd8 29. Rxf5 gxf5 30. Bc1 Rb5 $19) 28... Rfd8 29. Rhd1 (29. Nc1 b3
30. axb3 Rxd3 $1 31. Rxd3 (31. Nxd3 Rxb3+ $19) 31... Rxb3+ 32. Nxb3 Bxd3+ $19)
29... Qc7 (29... Rbc8 30. Qf1 (30. Rc1 Rxd3 31. Rxc3 Rxd2+ $19) 30... Rc4 31.
Rc1 Bxd3+ 32. Rxd3 Qxd3+ 33. Qxd3 Rxd3 34. Rxc4 Rxe3 $19) 30. Ka1 (30. Rc2 Qd7
31. Bc5 Bxg5 32. Qxe5 Bxh6 $19) 30... Qc3+ 31. Kb1 Rb5 32. Nc1 Rc8 {Leitao is
taking no chances, but the opening of the queenside with 32...b3! was surely a
quicker way to realize advantage.} (32... b3 $1 33. axb3 Rxb3+ 34. Nxb3 Qxb3+
35. Rb2 Qa3 $19) 33. Nb3 Rd5 34. Nc1 a5 35. Qg2 Rd7 36. Rc2 Qxc2+ 37. Qxc2 Rxc2
38. Kxc2 a4 39. Rd2 Kf7 40. Kd1 Ke6 41. Ke2 Rc7 42. Rb2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. c4 bxc3 11. Nxc3 Bb7 12. Be2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Rc1 $146 {Morozevich is able to take an independent look at opening
variations. The novelty in the topical line is based on the logical reaction
against the active opponent's plan.} (15. O-O Qb8 16. Nf5 Qe5 17. Ng3 Bb4 18.
Qxb4 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Rb8 20. Qa4 (20. Qd6 Rb6 21. Qc7 Rc6 22. Qb7 Rc2 23. Qxa6
O-O 24. b3 Ne5 {0-1 Anand,V (2803)-Topalov,V (2804)/Sofia 2006/ (61)}) 20...
Rxb2 21. Bxa6 (21. Rac1 Ke7 22. Rfe1 g6 23. Bxa6 Qd2 24. Qh4+ f6 25. Bf1 h5 26.
Rcd1 Qf2 27. Rxd5 {1-0 Kryvoruchko,Y (2536)-Bobras,P (2535)/Polanica Zdroj
2006/}) 21... Qd2 22. Ne2 Rxa2 23. Rxa2 Qxa2 24. Qxa2 Bxa2 25. Ra1 Bd5 26. Bb5
Ke7 {1/2 Zontakh,A (2553)-Panarin,M (2491)/Voronezh 2006/ (34)}) 15... Qb8 16.
a3 Bd6 (16... Be7 17. Nc6 $14) (16... Qb7 $5 17. O-O Bd6 18. Bc4 $14) 17. Nf5
$1 O-O $6 {[%mdl 4] Grischuk has decided to believe his enemy and resigned to
the worse position against the bishop's pair. It was necessary to put
Alexander's idea to test with the critical move 17...Be5.} (17... Be5 18. f4 (
18. b4 g6 19. Ng3 O-O $11) 18... g6 19. fxe5 gxf5 20. O-O Nxe5 21. Rc5 (21.
Rxf5 exf5 22. Qxd5 O-O 23. Bd4 Re8 24. Rc5 Ng4 25. Bxg4 Qf4 26. Bc3 Qc1+ 27.
Kf2 Qe3+ 28. Kf1 $11) 21... O-O (21... Be4 22. Rd1 Rg8 23. g3 $16) 22. b4 Qd8
23. Qc3 $14) 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. O-O a5 (19... Rfd8 20. Rfd1 $14) 20. a4 $1 {
Black pawn on a5 will remain weak forever, white si able to defend the
structure with the help of bishops.} Rfd8 (20... Qb4 $6 21. Qxb4 axb4 22. Bb5
Ne5 23. Bd2 b3 24. Rc7 $16) 21. Bb5 h6 (21... f6 22. Rc3 Ne5 23. Rfc1 $14) 22.
Rc3 Nf8 23. Rfc1 Ng6 24. Qf2 Rdb8 (24... Qe5 25. Bb6 Rf8 26. Qd2 $14) 25. Rc7
Qb4 (25... Qe5 26. Bd4 Qh5 27. Qg3 $14) 26. Qd2 Rxb5 $2 {Nobody was really
envious about the defender's task, but this desperate move comes at a very
unsuitable moment. Black will lose the gained pawn and without the exchange
will be left only with spoils...} (26... Qxd2 27. Bxd2 Rd8 28. Bc3 $14) 27.
axb5 Qxb5 28. Rc8+ $1 Rxc8 29. Rxc8+ Kh7 30. Rc5 Qb7 (30... Qb3 31. Rxa5 Ne5
32. Ra3 $18) 31. Rxa5 {The battle is over, the rest is just agony of the
frustrated Grischuk.} Ne5 32. Qc2+ Kg8 33. Rc5 Nc6 34. h3 f5 35. Qc3 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 35th"]
[Site "Varadero"]
[Date "2000.05.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15.
axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. f5 Nc4 20. Qe1 $5 {[%mdl 8] An
important novelty in a heavily disputed line. Black has hard time proving,
that he can get enough for the sacrificed pawn as he is also well under attack.
} Qxe5 (20... Bxb4 21. Qxb4 Nxe3 22. Re1 Nxf1 (22... Nxg4 23. fxe6 Rc8 24.
exf7+ Kxf7 25. Bh3 $16) 23. Rhxf1 Bc8 24. Qd6 Qd7 25. a5 Ra7 26. fxe6 fxe6 27.
Rf3 Rb7 28. Rc3 $16) (20... exf5 21. gxf5 $1 (21. e6 Bxb4 22. Qxb4 Nxe3 23. Rd3
Nc4 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25. Nxf5 $13) (21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Nxf5 Bxb4 23. Nd6+ Bxd6 24.
exd6 O-O) 21... Qxe5 (21... Bxb4 22. Qxb4 Nxe3 23. Re1 $16) 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23.
Bf4 Qe7 24. Bd6 $18) 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Rf1 Bg2 (22... exf5 23. Bf4 Qe4 24. Qc3
$18) (22... Bxb4 23. Qxb4 Qxe3+ 24. Kb1 Be4 (24... Bd5 25. fxe6 fxe6 26. Nf5
exf5 27. Rxd5 $18 (27. Rfe1 Kf7 28. Rxe3 Rab8 29. Qxb8 Rxb8+ 30. Kc1 $16)) 25.
fxe6 f6 26. Qd6 $18) 23. fxe6 $1 (23. Rf2 $2 Bxb4 $1) 23... Bxf1 (23... fxe6
24. Bf4 Qxe1 25. Rfxe1 Bxb4 26. Rxe6+ Kf7 27. Bd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 Rhd8 29. Nf5
$16) 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25. Qxf1+ Kg6 (25... Qf6 $2 26. Qxc4+ Kg6 27. Rf1 $18) 26.
Bd2 {The king on g6 is such a bad piece, that white has more than enough for
the sacrificed exchange.} Qd5 (26... Rc8 27. Re1 Qd5 28. Re6+ Kh7 29. Qf7 $18)
27. Bc3 Kh7 (27... Rd8 28. Rd2 $1 $16) 28. Nf5 Qf7 (28... Qc6 29. g5 Rb8 30.
Nd6 $1 hxg5 31. Qf5+ $18) 29. Qg2 Re8 (29... Rb8 30. Qe4 Bxb4 31. Bxb4 Rxb4 32.
Ne7+ g6 33. h5 $18) 30. Qc6 Rg8 $6 (30... Qe6 31. Qc7 Rc8 32. Qb7 Qc6 33. Rd7
Qxb7 34. Rxb7 Rg8 35. Rb6 Ra8 36. h5 $16) 31. Rd7 Qg6 32. Qxc4 {The second
pawn is gone, but the positional misery for black continues.} h5 (32... Rb8 33.
a5 Rb5 34. Rc7 $16) 33. Qd3 Kh8 (33... hxg4 34. h5 Qg5+ 35. Bd2 Re1+ 36. Kb2
Qf6+ 37. Nd4+ Kh8 38. Bxe1 $18) 34. g5 (34. gxh5 Qxh5 35. Rd5 Qh7 36. Qxa6 $18)
34... Rc8 (34... Rb8 35. Qd5 Bxb4 36. Bxb4 Rxb4 37. Rd8 Rxd8 (37... Re8 38. Ne7
$18) 38. Qxd8+ Kh7 39. Ne7 Qe6 40. g6+ $18) 35. Bd2 a5 (35... Rc6 36. Qd5 $16)
36. b5 (36. b5 Qe6 37. Kb1 $1 (37. Nh6 Ba3+ 38. Kb1 Rge8 39. Bxa5 Rxc2) 37...
Bb4 38. Bxb4 axb4 39. Re7 Qg6 40. Rd7 b3 41. cxb3 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 e6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. f3 a6 8. Qd2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Ne5 10. Kb1 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. g4 b4 13. Nce2 d5 14. exd5 (14. g5
dxe4 15. gxf6 exd3 16. cxd3 gxf6 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. Rhf1 Bd6 19. Ng3 Be7 20. Ne4
Bd5 21. Nc5 {1-0 Aleinikov,P-Shipilov,A/Nizhnij Novgorod/ 1999/ (27)}) 14...
Nxd5 15. Nf4 Nxe3 (15... Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Bc5 17. Qe3 Bd6 18. Bb5+ $14) 16. Qxe3
Bd6 (16... Rc8 17. Nfxe6 (17. Nh5 $6 Nc4 18. Qe2 Bd5 $11) 17... fxe6 18. Nxe6
Qa5 19. Rde1 $14) 17. Nfxe6 $3 {[%mdl 512] Very sicilian sacrifice on the
critical square e6, black king will suffer in the center.} (17. Bb5+ Ke7 $1 $15
) 17... fxe6 18. Nxe6 Qe7 (18... Qf7 19. Bf5 Qe7 20. Rhe1 Bxf3 21. Rxd6 Qxd6
22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 $14) 19. Be4 $1 Nc4 (19... Qxe6 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Bc6+
Ke7 22. Bd5 $18) (19... Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Rb8 21. Qd5 Rb6 22. f4 $18) 20. Qd4 Bxe4
(20... Qxe6 21. Bxb7 Be5 22. Rhe1 Bxd4 23. Rxe6+ Kf7 24. Bd5 $18) 21. Qxe4 Rc8
(21... Kf7 22. Ng5+ Qxg5 23. Qxc4+ Kf8 24. Rxd6 $18) 22. Rd4 Ne5 (22... Nb6 23.
Nxg7+ Kf8 24. Ne6+ Kg8 25. Rhd1 $16) 23. Rhd1 $1 {[%mdl 128] White has full
forces in the fight, black lack's coordination.} Nf7 (23... Qxe6 24. Rxd6 Qe7
25. Qf5 (25. f4 O-O 26. fxe5 $18) 25... Rc6 26. Rd8+ Qxd8 27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 28.
Qxe5 $18) 24. Qf5 (24. Nxg7+ Kf8 25. Ne6+ Kg8 26. f4 Be5 $1 27. Nd8 Rxd8 28.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 29. Qxe5 Qxe5 30. fxe5 Kf7 31. Rd6 $11) 24... g6 25. Qd5 (25. Ng7+
$6 Kd8 26. Qa5+ Kd7 27. Rxb4 Nd8 $13 {xNg7}) 25... Be5 (25... Qa7 26. h3 Qa8
27. Qxa8 Rxa8 28. Rxd6 Nxd6 29. Rxd6 Ke7 30. Rb6 Rhb8 $11) 26. Re4 g5 (26... h5
27. Ng5 Qxg5 28. Qd7+ Kf8 29. Qxc8+ Kg7 30. Qxa6 $16) 27. Rxe5 (27. Nxg5 $5
Qxg5 28. Qd7+ Kf8 29. Qxc8+ Kg7 30. Qxa6 Bxh2 31. Rxb4 $18) 27... Nxe5 28. Qxe5
Rg8 (28... Kf7 29. Qg7+ Kxe6 30. Re1+ $18) 29. Qf5 Rb8 (29... Qf7 30. Ng7+ $18)
30. Re1 (30. Nc7+ Qxc7 31. Re1+ Qe7 (31... Kd8 32. Qd5+ Kc8 33. Qxg8+ $18) 32.
Rxe7+ Kxe7 33. Qxh7+ Kd6 34. Qa7 $18) 30... Rb7 31. Ng7+ $6 {Time trouble is a
terrible enemy, white was completely winning with Re4 or Re5.} (31. Re4 Rd7 (
31... Qd6 32. Nxg5+ Kd8 33. Rd4 $18) 32. Nd4 $18) (31. Re5 Rd7 32. Nd4 $18)
31... Rxg7 32. Qc8+ Kf7 33. Rxe7+ Rxe7 34. Qf5+ (34. Qc4+ Ke8 35. Qxb4 Rg6 36.
c4 $18) 34... Kg8 35. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch55"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "2000.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2000.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Rc8 $5 15.
Qxb4 Qc7 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Qa4+ Nd7 18. Ne2 c4 19. bxc4 (19. b4 Bc6 20. Qxa6
Ra8 21. Qxc4 Rxa3 22. Bf4 Qb7 23. c3 Bb5 24. Qd4 Ra2 25. Kb1 Qa8 {1/2-1/2
Anand,V-Gelfand,B/Monaco/2000/ (33)}) (19. Qxc4 $6 Bxa3+ 20. Kb1 Qxc4 21. bxc4
Rxc4 $17) 19... Bc6 20. Qb3 (20. Qxa6 $2 Ra8 $19) 20... Nc5 (20... Qa5 21. c5
$1 Nxc5 (21... Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Qc3 e5 24. Qxc5 Nxc5 25. Nc3 $16) 22. Qc3
$14) 21. Bxc5 (21. Qb2 Na4 22. Qa1 (22. Qb3 Rb8 23. Qa2 Nb2 $17) 22... Bb5 23.
Nc3 Bxc4 24. Nxa4 Bxf1 25. Rd2 Bb5 26. Nb6 Qc3 27. Qxc3 Rxc3 28. a4 Rxe3 29.
axb5 axb5 30. Rhd1 Be7 31. Na8 O-O $17) 21... Bxc5 {[%mdl 4] Black believes in
positional compensation for his two pawns, the white king will need protection
in his challenged house.} 22. Rd3 O-O 23. g5 (23. Bg2 Bd6 24. Rhd1 Be5 $36)
23... h5 24. Bh3 (24. g6 f5 $5 25. Bh3 Rce8 $15) 24... g6 25. Qc3 Bd6 $1 26.
Kd2 (26. Rhd1 Be5 27. Nd4 Rb8 $17) 26... Be5 27. Nd4 (27. Qb4 Rfd8 $40) 27...
Rfd8 28. Ke2 Ba4 29. c5 (29. f4 Bxf4 (29... Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Qxd4 Qxf4
$17) 30. Nxe6 fxe6 31. Bxe6+ Kh7 32. Bxc8 Rxc8 33. Rhd1 Be5 $17) 29... Qb8 (
29... Qxc5 30. Qxc5 Rxc5 31. Ke3 Bxd4+ 32. Rxd4 Rc3+ 33. Rd3 Rdxd3+ 34. cxd3
Rxa3 $15) 30. Ke3 {White king is not happy fullfiling tasks in the center,
black has excellent compensation.} Bb5 31. Rb1 (31. Rdd1 Bf4+ $1 32. Kf2 Bg3+
33. Kg1 Bxh4 $19) 31... Bxd4+ (31... Bf4+ 32. Kf2 Bg3+ 33. Kg1 Bxh4 34. Nxb5
axb5 $17) 32. Rxd4 Qh2 (32... Rxd4 33. Qxd4 Qh2 34. c4 e5 35. Qd3 Qf4+ (35...
Rxc5 36. Be6 $1) 36. Ke2 Qh2+ $11) 33. Qd2 $1 (33. Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. a4 Bxa4 35.
Qa5 Rd7 $17) 33... Qc7 (33... Qxd2+ $2 34. Rxd2 Rxd2 35. Kxd2 Rxc5 36. Bf1 $16)
34. Rd1 (34. c4 Qxc5 35. cxb5 e5 36. Bxc8 Rxd4 37. Rc1 Rc4+ $19) (34. Rxd8+
Rxd8 35. Qb4 Qh2 36. a4 Qxc2 (36... Qe2+ 37. Kf4 e5+ 38. Kg3 (38. Kxe5 Qh2+ 39.
f4 Qxh3 $19) 38... Rd2 39. Qxd2 Qxd2 40. axb5 Qxc2 41. c6 (41. Ra1 axb5) 41...
Qxb1 (41... axb5 42. Rxb5 Qxc6 43. Rd5 $17 (43. Rxe5 Qd6 44. f4 (44. Kf4 f6 45.
gxf6 Kf7 $19) 44... Qd3+ 45. Kh2 Qd2+ 46. Kg3 Qe3+ 47. Kg2 Kf8 $19)) 42. c7
Qg1+ 43. Bg2 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 $13) 37. Rb2 (37. axb5 $2 Rd3+ 38. Kf4 Qh2#) 37...
Qc1+ (37... Rd3+ 38. Kf4 Qc1+ 39. Kg3 (39. Ke5 a5 40. Qxb5 Qc3+ 41. Kf4 Rxf3#)
39... e5 40. Rf2 $13) 38. Kf2 Bxa4 $17) 34... Qxc5 35. Qb4 (35. Kf2 e5 36. Bxc8
Rxd4 37. Qe3 Qxc2+ $19) 35... Qa7 36. Kf4 (36. c3 Rc4 37. Qa5 Rd7 38. e5 Ra4
$19) (36. e5 Rc4 37. Qb2 Qc5 38. f4 Rc3+ $19) 36... e5+ $1 37. Kxe5 {The
exposed location of the white king calls for a proper punishment.} Rc5+ (37...
Qb8+ $1 38. Rd6 (38. Kf6 Qf4+ 39. Bf5 Rc6+ $19) 38... a5 39. Qd4 Rc6 $19) 38.
Kf4 Qc7+ 39. Ke3 Rxd4 40. Qxd4 Rc3+ 41. Rd3 Bxd3 42. cxd3 Rxa3 43. Qb4 Qc1+ 44.
Kd4 Qa1+ 45. Ke3 Qg1+ 46. Kf4 Rxd3 0-1

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.01"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Quesada Perez, Yuniesky"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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 "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nd7 11. h4 Nde5 12. Qg2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Nc6 14. Be3 b5 15.
Kb1 Qa5 16. g5 b4 17. Ne2 d5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Morozevich has a very special
attitude towards openings. As a young man he flatly refused any long forced
lines, in mature years he definitely wants to find original ideas and his own
way. This novelty in a well known position strives to speed up black's
kingside attack.} (17... Bb7 18. h5 Rac8 19. g6 Bf6 20. Nf4 b3 21. cxb3 Nb4 22.
a3 Nc2 23. Bc1 Nxa3+ 24. bxa3 Qe5 25. Qa2 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Qxf4 {0-1 Seidel,
J-Palac,M (2475)/Hartberg 1991/ (29)}) (17... e5 18. f4 (18. Nc1 Be6 19. h5 Qc7
20. g6 Bf6 21. gxh7+ Kh8 22. Rg1 Qe7 23. Bd3 a5 24. Bb5 Na7 25. Ba4 Kxh7 26. f4
{1-0 Tiviakov,S (2635)-Johansen,D (2487)/Catalan Bay 2003/ (37)}) 18... Be6 (
18... f5 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. f5 Qc7 21. Ng3 Nd4 22. Nh5 Bb7 23. Nxf6+ Rxf6 24.
Bxd4 exd4 25. Rxd4 Rxf5 26. Rxb4 {1-0 Morozevich,A (2723)-Short,N (2697)/
Sarajevo 1999/ (43)}) 19. b3 exf4 20. Nxf4 Na7 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Qg4 Nb5 23.
Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Bxb5 axb5 25. Bd4 Qxa2+ 26. Kc1 {1/2-1/2 Lastin,A (2535)
-Akhmadeev,V (2450)/Kstovo 1997/ (52)}) 18. exd5 b3 19. cxb3 (19. axb3 Nb4 20.
Nc3 exd5 21. Bd3 $13) 19... Nb4 20. Nc1 exd5 21. Bd3 {Quezada feels obliged to
make a serious concesion of giving up one of the bishops.} (21. a3 $5 Bf5+ 22.
Nd3 Nc6 23. Qd2 Qb5 24. Ka2 d4 25. Bf4 Be6 26. Nc1 $13) 21... Nxd3 22. Nxd3 Qb5
23. Ka1 a5 24. Bd4 (24. Nf4 Rd8 25. Qe2 Qb7 26. Bb6 $5 $14) 24... a4 25. b4 a3
$1 26. b3 (26. Rhe1 Bd6 27. b3 Bf5 $36) 26... Bf5 27. Qg3 Rfe8 (27... Bxd3 28.
Qe5 f6 29. Qxe7 Rf7 30. Qe3 $11) 28. Ne5 Bd6 (28... Bc2 $2 29. Qf4 f6 30. Ng4
$1 (30. gxf6 Bxf6 31. Rd2 Qxb4 32. Rxc2 Qxd4+ 33. Qxd4 Bxe5 34. Qxe5 Rxe5 $15)
30... Qb8 31. Qxb8 Raxb8 32. Rd2 Bf5 33. gxf6 Bxg4 34. fxe7 Bxf3 35. Re1 Be4
36. Bc5 $16) 29. Qf4 g6 30. h5 Qxb4 31. hxg6 fxg6 (31... hxg6 $2 32. Nc6 $18)
32. Nc6 $5 {White is trying hard to avoid losing a a brilliant game due to the
impending threat Qxd4+!! by black.} (32. Qh4 Qxd4+ $3 33. Rxd4 Bxe5 34. Qxh7+ (
34. Qf2 Rac8 35. f4 Bh8 36. Rhd1 Rc2 37. Qg1 Ree2 $19) 34... Kf8 35. Qh6+ Kf7
36. Qh7+ Bg7 37. Rhd1 Re3 $17) 32... Bxf4 33. Nxb4 Re5 $1 {Besides beeing very
independent in chess strategy Morozevich has extremely developed tactical
feeling. Black keeps the d5 pawn alive in order to regroup his forced and
prepare for the intrusion of his pieces to the second rank.} (33... Bxg5 34.
Nxd5 Re2 35. f4 Bd8 $15) 34. Nc6 (34. Rhg1 Rc8 $17) 34... Re6 35. Nb4 Bxg5 36.
Nxd5 Rd8 37. Bc3 Rc8 (37... Red6 38. f4 Bxf4 39. Ne7+ Kf8 40. Rxd6 Bxd6 41.
Nxf5 gxf5 42. Rf1 f4 43. Kb1 Ke7 44. Rh1 Ke6 45. Rxh7 f3 $17) 38. Bb4 (38. f4
Bd8 39. Bb4 Ra8 (39... Be4 40. Rhg1 Bxd5 41. Rxd5 Re2 42. Rd2 $15) 40. Bc3 Rc6
$17) 38... Rc2 {Black pieces are now operating to their maximum potential. Two
bishops represent exceptional strength in the open position.} 39. Rhe1 (39.
Bxa3 Ree2 $19) 39... Rxe1 40. Rxe1 (40. Bxe1 Kf7 41. Bb4 Bc1 $19) 40... Be6 $1
41. f4 (41. Ne7+ Kf7 42. Bxa3 Bxe7 $19) 41... Bh4 42. Ne3 Bf6+ 43. Kb1 Rb2+ (
43... Rb2+ 44. Kc1 Rxa2 45. Nc2 Bf5 46. Nxa3 Bb2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2003.08.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 a6 11. O-O-O b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. Rg1 {The line with 13.
Rg1 is less frequent than 13.h4, but transfer of the rook to h3 can be pretty
dangerous.} Bb7 14. Bd3 Ne5 15. Rg3 (15. Be2 b4 16. Na4 Qa5 $11) 15... Nxd3+
16. Qxd3 b4 (16... Bxg5+ $5 17. Kb1 f6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qc7 $15) 17. Ne2
e5 (17... Bxg5+ 18. f4 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Rdg1 g6 21. Qxd6 Bxe4 22. Qxb4 $11
) 18. Be3 Qa5 19. Kb1 d5 (19... Rfd8 20. c4 Qc7 $11) 20. exd5 Rfd8 21. c4 bxc3
(21... Bc8 $2 22. f4 exf4 23. Bxf4 $16) 22. Nxc3 Bb4 (22... Bc8 23. f4 Bd6 $11)
23. Rh3 Bxc3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Sokolov must have missed the simple move 25.d6!,
otherwise his courage to let the white queen intrude to h7 is inexplicable.} (
23... g6 $1 24. Ne4 Be7 25. d6 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Rac8 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Bxc1 Rxd6
$11) 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. d6 $1 Rxd6 (25... Ke8 26. Qf5 Rxd6 27. Rxd6 $18) 26.
Rxd6 Qb5 (26... Bxb2 27. Rb6 $18) 27. Rb6 Qf1+ 28. Bc1 {The moment of
punishment is not far away...} Bc8 (28... Bd2 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Rxb7+ Kd6 31.
Rh6+ Kc5 32. Rc7+ Kb5 33. Qxa8 $18) 29. Qe4 Bd4 30. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM 4th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2003.09.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Papa, Severin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2003.09.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. g5 b4 15.
Na4 Bb7 16. b3 d5 17. g6 fxg6 18. Bh3 e5 19. Be3 (19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Bc5 d4 21.
Nb6 Qc7 22. Bxe7 Qxb6 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Qg5 Qe6 25. Rhf1 {1-0 Bologan,
V-Volokitin,A/Istanbul 2003/ (57)}) 19... d4 20. h5 Qc6 $2 {[%mdl 4] Black has
truly faced and unpleasant challenge, as Bacrot has probably analysed this
very sharp position. Unfortunatelly the queen move is not a solution to any
problem as it loses a tempo.} (20... dxe3 21. Be6+ Kh8 22. hxg6 $1 h6 (22...
exd2 23. Rxh7#) 23. Qxe3 Bg5 24. Qxg5 Nf6 25. Rxh6+ gxh6 26. Qxh6+ Nh7 27. Rh1
$18) (20... Nf6 21. Be6+ Kh8 22. hxg6 dxe3 23. Rxh7+ Nxh7 24. Rh1 $18) (20...
gxh5 21. Qg2 $5 (21. Be6+ Kh8 22. Qh2 (22. Rxh5 Nf6 23. Rxh7+ Nxh7 24. Rh1 Rxf3
25. Rxh7+ Kxh7 26. Qh2+ Kg6 27. Qg2+ Kf6 28. Qxf3+ Kxe6 29. Qf5+ Kd6 $19) 22...
Nf6 (22... Rxf3 23. Rxd4 Nf6 24. Bg5 Nxe4 $19) 23. Bxd4 Bd6 24. Be3 $13) 21...
Rf6 (21... Nc5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. Be6+ Rf7 24. Rxh5 Re8 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Rdh1
$16) 22. Rhg1 Bf8 23. Bg5 Rc6 24. Nb2 Nb6 $17) 21. hxg6 Rxf3 (21... hxg6 22.
Bg5 Bxg5 (22... Bd8 23. Bxd8 Raxd8 24. Qxb4 $16) 23. Qxg5 Rxf3 24. Bxd7 Qxd7
25. Nb6 Qd8 26. Qxg6 $18) 22. Bxd7 (22. Bg5 Bxg5 (22... Nf6 23. Qg2 Rxh3 24.
Qxh3 h6 25. Bxh6 Qc8 26. Qh4 Bxe4 27. Bxg7 Qxc2+ 28. Ka1 Qxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Kxg7
30. Qh3 $16) 23. gxh7+ Kh8 24. Qxg5 Rf2 $15) 22... Qxd7 (22... Qxg6 23. Bf5
Rxf5 (23... dxe3 24. Qd7 Bc6 25. Qxe7 $18) 24. exf5 Qf6 25. Bf2 Bxh1 26. Rxh1
Qxf5 27. Qe2 $14) 23. Rxh7 {The open h file is extremely dangerous for the
black king, g6 pawn needs to be eliminated.} (23. Nb6 Qg4 24. gxh7+ Kh8 25.
Nxa8 Rxe3 26. Nb6 Bxe4 $17) 23... Qe6 (23... Rxe3 $2 24. Qh2 $18) (23... Qg4
24. Bh6 $1 Bf6 (24... Bf8 25. Bg5 Bxe4 26. Rh4 Qf5 27. Qe2 Bd5 28. Nb6 $16) (
24... gxh6 25. Qxh6 Bf6 26. Rh1 $18) 25. Bxg7 $1 (25. Qxb4 Qxg6 26. Qxb7 Rd8
$15) 25... Bxg7 (25... Qxg6 26. Bxf6 Kxh7 27. Qxb4 $18) 26. Qxb4 Bc8 27. Qe7
Qxg6 28. Rxg7+ Qxg7 29. Qd8+ Rf8 (29... Kf7 30. Qd5+ Ke8 31. Qxa8 Qb7 32. Qxb7
Bxb7 33. Nc5 $16) 30. Qd5+ Be6 31. Qxe6+ Rf7 32. Nb6 $14) 24. Rg1 Bxe4 (24...
Rxe3 25. Qh2 Re1+ 26. Kb2 $18) (24... Rh3 25. Qg2 $1 Rh4 26. Nc5 $1 Qh3 27.
Qxh3 Rxh3 28. Nxb7 $18) 25. Qh2 Bxg6 $8 26. Rh8+ Kf7 27. Rxa8 dxe3 (27... Rxe3
28. Qh8 Qc6 29. Rc8 Qb5 30. Rg8 Bf6 31. Rb8 $18) 28. Qh8 Qc6 (28... Kf6 29. Rg8
Qf7 30. Qh4+ Ke6 31. Qc4+ Kf6 32. Qc6+ $18) 29. Qg8+ (29. Rc8 Qb5 30. Nb6 $1 e2
31. Nd5 Rf1+ 32. Kb2 Qxd5 33. Qg8+ Kf6 34. Qxd5 e1=Q 35. Qc6+ $18) 29... Kf6
30. Rf8+ $2 {Bacrot is right in his ambition to push hard for the tactical
solution, but the realization is far from perfect.} (30. Rc8 Qd6 31. Nb6 $1
Qxb6 32. Qc4 $16) 30... Bxf8 31. Qxf8+ Bf7 (31... Ke6 32. Nc5+ Kd5 33. Rd1+ $18
) 32. Qxg7+ Ke6 $2 (32... Ke7 $1 33. Qxe5+ Qe6 34. Qc5+ (34. Qb8 e2 35. Qxb4+
Kd8 36. Qe1 Qe3 $11) 34... Qd6 35. Qa7+ Qd7 36. Qxa6 $14) 33. Qh6+ Rf6 (33...
Kd7 $1 34. Rd1+ Kc7 35. Qh4 Qf6 36. Qxb4 e2 $11) 34. Qxe3 Bg6 (34... Kd7 35.
Qxe5 Kc8 36. Nc5 $16) 35. Nc5+ Kf7 36. Qxe5 Rf5 (36... Qd6 37. Qe3 Qf4 38. Qxf4
Rxf4 39. Nxa6 $18) 37. Nd3 $1 {A very neat move that spells Papa's end, black
is lost.} Qb6 (37... Qxc2+ 38. Kxc2 Rxe5 39. Rxg6 Re2+ 40. Kb1 Kxg6 41. Nf4+
$18) 38. Qg3 a5 39. Nf4 (39. Nf4 Rf6 40. Nd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.17"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Jenni, Florian"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CSR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 e6 8. f3
Be7 9. g4 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h4 Nd7 13. g5 Qa5 14. Kb1 b4 15.
Ne2 e5 16. Be3 Nc5 17. c4 {This new move is slowing black's attack, but it
costs a precious tempo and weakens white's queenside.} (17. Nc1 Be6 18. h5 (18.
Bh3 Rab8 (18... Qb5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Nd3 Qc8 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Nxb4 Rxf3 23.
Qe2 {1-0 Boudre,J-Bernard,C/Cannes 1997/ (50)}) (18... Rad8 19. g6 Bxh3 20.
gxh7+ Kh8 21. Rxh3 f5 22. Bg5 Qc7 23. Qxb4 fxe4 24. fxe4 Rb8 25. Qc4 {1-0 Xie
Jun-Galliamova,A/Kazan/Shenyang 1999/ (80)}) 19. g6 Na4 20. Nb3 Qc7 21. h5 Bc4
22. Bf5 a5 23. h6 fxg6 24. hxg7 Kxg7 25. Qh2 Rh8 26. Rdg1 Rbg8 {0-1 Morris,
P-Timoscenko,G/London 1992/ (48)}) 18... Na4 (18... Rad8 19. g6 d5 20. h6 fxg6
21. hxg7 Rxf3 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Qh6 Kf7 24. Qxh7 Rg8 25. Nd3 Qc7 26. exd5 {
1-0 Cherevatenko,R-Nedobora,M/Moscow 1994/ (42)}) (18... Rfd8 19. g6 d5 20. h6
fxg6 21. hxg7 dxe4 22. Qh2 h5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Qxe5 Rd5 25. Qg3 g5 {0-1
Svatos,J-Babula,V/Pardubice 1994/ (29)}) (18... Rab8 19. g6 fxg6 (19... Na4 20.
Nb3 Nc3+ 21. bxc3 bxc3 22. Qd3 Rfc8 23. Qxa6 Qc7 24. Rd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Ra8 26.
gxf7+ Kh8 27. Qb6 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Schaefer,M/Saint Vincent 2000/ (35)}) 20.
hxg6 hxg6 21. Qg2 Rf6 22. Nb3 Qc7 23. Bg5 a5 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Qxg6 a4 {
0-1 Sandor,C-Stanec,N/Germany 1997/ (31)}) 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Qxb4 Nc5 21. Qa5 Qc6
22. Nxc5 dxc5 23. c4 Rab8 {0-1 Sadriev,T-Emeljanov,A/Roslavl 1989/ (65)}) 17...
Be6 18. Nc1 (18. b3 Qc7 19. Qxb4 a5 20. Qc3 Rab8 21. Ka1 Rb7 22. Bh3 Rfb8 $44)
18... Qa4 19. b3 Qc6 20. Bh3 (20. Qxb4 $6 Nxe4 $1 $15) 20... a5 21. Bxc5 (21.
Nd3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 a4 23. h5 axb3 24. axb3 Ra5 $17) 21... Qxc5 (21... dxc5 $6
22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Qd7 $14) 22. Nd3 Qc8 {Babula is playing well and has a
chance to get his ball rolling first.} 23. Bxe6 (23. Qg2 a4 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25.
Qg4 axb3 26. axb3 Kh8 27. Rh2 d5 $1 28. exd5 Qa6 29. Rb2 (29. Kc2 exd5 30. Rb1
dxc4 $19) 29... exd5 30. Nxe5 Bd6 31. Rxd5 Qa1+ 32. Kc2 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 Qf1 $19)
23... fxe6 24. Rhf1 (24. g6 h6 25. c5 a4 26. cxd6 Bxd6 $17) 24... a4 25. Nb2 $2
{Jenni is missing his golden moment for the real resistance, after 25.Qxb4!?
the chances would be about equal.} (25. Qxb4 $5 axb3 26. axb3 Qa6 (26... Qc7
27. c5 dxc5 28. Qc4 Qb6 29. Nxe5 Ra3 30. Kb2 Rfa8 31. Ra1 Qd6 32. Nd3 Rxa1 33.
Rxa1 Qh2+ 34. Kb1 Qh1+ 35. Nc1 Rxa1+ 36. Kxa1 Kf8 $11) 27. Kc2 $1 Qa2+ 28. Nb2
Qa7 29. Qc3 $11) 25... axb3 26. axb3 Rf4 27. h5 (27. Qxb4 Rxh4 28. g6 h6 $17)
27... Qf8 28. Qg2 (28. Qxb4 Rb8 29. Qc3 Bxg5 $17) 28... Ra3 29. Rd3 (29. Kc2
Kh8 $17) 29... d5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Excellent blow on a square, that is typically
weak spot for black. All Babula's pieces are springing to life.} 30. Qh3 (30.
cxd5 exd5 31. Rxd5 (31. exd5 e4 32. Re3 Qa8 33. Rxe4 Ra1+ 34. Kc2 Qc8+ 35. Rc4
Qf5+ 36. Kd2 Ra2 37. Kc1 Bxg5 $19) 31... Rxb3 32. Rxe5 Rbxf3 33. Rxf3 Rxf3 34.
Rxe7 Rf1+ 35. Ka2 Rc1 36. Ra7 b3+ 37. Kxb3 Qb8+ $19) 30... dxe4 31. Qxe6+ Qf7 (
31... Kh8 32. Rd7 Bxg5 33. Rc7 Ra8 $19) 32. Qc8+ (32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. Re3 Bxg5
34. Kc2 Rh4 35. fxe4+ Ke6 $19) 32... Bf8 33. Rd8 (33. Rd5 Rxb3 34. Rxe5 Rfxf3
$19) 33... Rxf3 34. Rfd1 (34. Rxf3 exf3 35. Rd1 Rxb3 $19) 34... Raxb3 35. Rxf8+
(35. Kc2 Qa7 36. Rxf8+ Rxf8 37. Qe6+ (37. Qxf8+ Kxf8 38. Kxb3 Qa3+ 39. Kc2 Qc3+
40. Kb1 b3 $19) 37... Kh8 38. Kxb3 Qa3+ 39. Kc2 Rf2+ 40. Rd2 b3+ 41. Kc3 Rf3+
42. Rd3 Rxd3+ 43. Nxd3 b2+ 44. Kc2 exd3+ 45. Kd2 Qa5+ 46. Ke3 Qa7+ 47. c5 Qxc5+
$19) 35... Qxf8 36. Rd8 {It would be great if it could work, but black was
calculating properly...} (36. Qe6+ Kh8 37. h6 Rfd3 38. hxg7+ Kxg7 39. Qxe5+ Kg8
40. Rxd3 exd3 41. Qd5+ Qf7 $19) 36... Rf1+ 37. Kc2 (37. Ka2 Ra3#) 37... Rc3+
38. Kd2 e3+ 39. Ke2 Rc2+ 40. Kxe3 (40. Kd3 Rd2+ 41. Kxe3 Rxd8 $19) 40... Rf3+
41. Ke4 Re2+ (41... Re2+ 42. Kd5 Rd2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14b"]
[Site "Szirak"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1987.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 Nfd7 $5 13. f4 $1 (13. Qe2 Nc5
$15) 13... b4 (13... Nxg4 14. e5 (14. Bg1 Be7 15. h3 Ngf6 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5
Nd5 18. Nxe6 $1 $18 {Ostoic,P}) 14... Nc5 $1 (14... Nxe3 15. Nxe6 $1 Qb6 16.
Rxe3 fxe6 17. Bg6+ Kd8 18. exd6 Nc5 (18... Bxd6 19. Rxe6 Bxf4 20. Rxb6 Bxd2+
21. Rxd2 $18) 19. f5 $16) (14... b4 15. Nxe6 bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qc8 17. Qb3 $1 Nxe3
(17... fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kd8 19. Qxg4 $18) 18. Rxe3 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kd8 20. exd6
Nf6 21. Qe5 $1 a5 (21... Qc6 22. Qa5+ Kc8 23. d7+ $1 $18) 22. Bb5 Bc6 23. Rc3
Nd7 24. Qe2 $18) (14... dxe5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bg6+ Ke7 17. fxe5 Ngxe5 18. Bg5+
Nf6 19. Qe3 Qc7 20. Bf4 Nfg4 21. Qg3 $16) 15. Nxe6 $5 (15. Ndxb5 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3
axb5 17. exd6 $13) 15... Nxe6 16. f5 Nxe3 17. Rxe3 Be7 18. fxe6 Bg5 19. exd6
Qb6 20. Rde1 $13) 14. Nd5 $1 $8 (14. fxe5 bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nxe5 $15) (14. Na4 Nxg4
15. Qxb4 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 Rb8 $15) 14... Nxd3+ (14... exd5 15. fxe5 dxe4 16. exd6
Bxd6 17. Nf5 $16) (14... Nxg4 15. Qxb4 Rb8 16. Qa4 $16) 15. Qxd3 exd5 16. exd5
Be7 (16... Nc5 17. Qc4 Kd7 (17... Be7 $2 18. Nf5 $18) 18. Qxb4 (18. Nc6 $2 Qb6
$13) 18... Qc7 (18... Be7 $2 19. Nc6 $18) 19. Nc6 $16 {/\} Bxc6 $2 20. dxc6+
Kxc6 21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. Qe4+ $18) 17. Nc6 $1 (17. Nf5 O-O 18. h4 $13) 17... Bxc6
18. dxc6 Nf6 $2 (18... Nf8 19. f5 $1 Rb8 20. Bd4 f6 (20... Rg8 21. Bxg7 Rxg7
22. f6 $18) 21. Qxa6 $16) (18... O-O 19. cxd7 Qxd7 $16) 19. Bb6 $1 Qxb6 (19...
Qb8 20. Qd4) 20. Rxe7+ Kf8 21. Qxd6 Kg8 22. g5 hxg5 23. fxg5 Rc8 (23... Qf2 24.
c7 Rxh2 25. Qd8+ Kh7 26. Qd3+ Kg8 27. gxf6 $18) (23... Ng4 24. Qd5 Rf8 25. g6
Nh6 26. Rf1 $18) 24. c7 $1 $18 (24. gxf6 Qxc6 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 $16) 24... Qxd6 25.
Rxd6 Ng4 (25... Kf8 26. gxf6 gxf6 27. Rdd7 Rh7 28. Re3 Kg7 29. Rg3+ Kh6 30. Rd4
Kh5 31. Rd8 Rxc7 32. Rh3+ Kg6 33. Rg8+) 26. Rd8+ (26. Re8+ $2 Rxe8 27. Rd8 Kh7
$13) 26... Kh7 27. Red7 $1 1-0

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2003.12.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 b4 13. Na4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15.
f4 Qa5 16. b3 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 O-O-O 18. f5 $146 {[%mdl 8] The variation has a
rich and turbulent history. Black is not without chances due to the bishops
pair and passive white knight on a4.} (18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bb6 Qb5 20. Bxd8 Qxd3
21. Rxd3 Kxd8 22. Rxe6 Kc7 23. Re4 (23. Rd4 Bd6 24. f5 {1/2-1/2 Feher,
G-Wegener,O/Budapest 2000/ (32)}) 23... Bd6 24. Rc4+ Kb8 25. Kb2 Re8 {
Gaponenko,I-Savchenko,S/UKR-chT/2000/ 0,5}) 18... Be7 (18... e5 $1 19. Nf3 Be7
(19... Bd6 20. Qc4+ Kb8 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Qxc5 23. Nxc5 f6 24. Ne6 Rc8 $15)
20. Ba7 Qc7 21. Rxe5 Bd6 22. f6 g6 23. Rxd5 Bf4+ 24. Nd2 Rxd5 25. Nb6+ Qxb6 26.
Bxb6 Rxd3 27. cxd3 h5 $15) 19. Bf2 Bg5+ $2 {This unfortunate check just sends
white knight to a better square and exposes important defensive black piece.} (
19... Nc7 20. Bg3 Rhe8 21. Qc4 e5 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. Qxc6 f6 $13) 20. Kb1 Kb8 (
20... Nc7 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Bg3 Rhe8 23. Re5 $14) 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. h4 Bf6 (
22... Bf4 23. Rxe6 Qc7 24. Rxa6 Bxa6 25. Qxa6 Rd6 26. Qb5+ Qb7 $13) 23. Qg3+
Nc7 (23... Ka8 24. Nxe6 Rc8 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. Qe3 Kb7 27. Qa7+ Kc6 28. Nb6 $18)
(23... Kc8 24. Nxe6 Nc3+ 25. Nxc3 Bxc3 26. Qf4 $16) 24. Nxe6 $1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1
Qe5 26. Qxe5 Bxe5 27. Nec5 ({Nijboer already had a chance to get enormous
advantage with the help of an attack on the unfortunate black bishop} 27. Re1
$5 Bd6 (27... Bf6 28. Bg3 $18) (27... Nxe6 28. Rxe5 Re8 29. Be1 Bc6 30. Nb2 g5
31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Bxb4 Bf3 33. Bd2 Bxg4 34. Bxg5 $18) 28. Nxg7 Rg8 29. Nf5 Bf4
30. Rg1 Bf3 31. Be3 $18) 27... Bc8 (27... Bc6 28. Be1 a5 29. c3 bxc3 30. Bxc3
Bxc3 31. Nxc3 Bf3 32. Rd4 $16) 28. Nb6 Bxg4 $6 (28... Bc3 29. Bg3 Bxg4 30. Rf1
Rd8 31. Nxa6+ Kb7 32. Bxc7 Re8 33. Nxb4 Bxb4 34. Nd5 $16) 29. Rg1 Rd8 (29...
Bc8 $2 30. Nbd7+ $18) 30. Nd3 $1 {The game is over as two bishops can be
defended only at a cost of an exchange.} (30. Rxg4 $4 Rd1#) 30... Bf5 (30...
Rxd3 31. cxd3 Be6 32. Bg3 $18) 31. Nxe5 Rd2 32. Nc6+ Kb7 33. Na5+ Ka7 (33...
Kb8 34. Bg3 Rxc2 35. Ka1 $18) 34. Be3 Rxc2 35. Ka1 Re2 36. Nd5+ Kb8 37. Bf4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. a4 {Undermining the black position at a moment when the
b5-pawn has no really good options. The second player is forced to close his
eyes and move forward with the knight.} Nc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. O-O {Some of the
opening choices can be best explained on a psychological level. The main
theoretical discussion in this line is centered around the move 12.a5. The
second viable concept is launching an immediate attack in the centre, but the
quiet approach with short castling is rather untested. Najer is luring the
opponent into territory that is for him rather new.} (12. a5 Bb7 13. Na4 Rc8 (
13... Nd7 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Ne2 Be7 16. Nb6 Nxb6 17. Bxb6 Qc6 18. Nc3 O-O 19.
Rhe1 Rfe8 20. f4 $11 {1-0 (55) Anand,V (2781)-Kulaots,K (2597) Tallinn 2004}) (
13... d5 14. e5 Nd7 15. f4 Qh4+ 16. Bf2 Qxg4 17. Rg1 {1/2 (17) Vescovi,G (2645)
-Gelfand,B (2696) Bermuda 2005}) 14. Qc3 Nd7 (14... Bxe4 15. fxe4 Nxe4 16. Qb4
Qh4+ 17. Kd1 Qxg4+ 18. Kc1 e5 19. Nb6 exd4 $11 {1-0 (63) Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)
-Anand,V (2785) Leon 2005}) 15. O-O-O Be7 16. h4 Bxh4 17. Ne2 Bf6 18. Bd4 e5
19. Be3 Be7 20. Kb1 Qc7 21. Nb6 $14 {1/2 (26) Leko,P (2749)-Kasparov,G (2804)
Linares 2005}) (12. g5 Nd7 13. f4 Nc5 (13... Qa5 14. O-O Bb7 15. Qf2 Nc5 16.
Qf3 g6 17. Qh3 Bg7 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 e5 $11 {0-1 (97)
OpenFormula (2589)-Fredis_cpu playchess.com INT 2007}) (13... Qc7 14. O-O Bb7
15. f5 Nc5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Qe2 Qd7 18. Qxc4 {1/2 (18) Van der Wiel,J (2570)
-Ribli,Z (2585) Reggio Emilia 1986}) 14. f5 Qd7 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. O-O Rb8 17.
Qg2 g6 18. Rad1 Rxb2 19. e5 Bb7 20. Qg3 Bg7 21. exd6 Ba8 $11 {1/2 (106) Ultima
(2640)-Octapus (2673) playchess.com INT 2006}) 12... Bb7 13. Rad1 (13. b4 cxb3
14. Rab1 Be7 15. Rxb3 Qc7 16. Rfb1 Bc8 17. Rb6 Nd7 18. Rc6 Qd8 19. f4 Rb8 20.
Qc1 O-O 21. Rc4 Bb7 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Rc8 $15 {0-1 (44) Almagro Llanas,P 
(2290)-Anand,V (2794) Mirabal 2001}) (13. g5 Nd7 14. f4 Nc5 15. Qg2 g6 16. Rad1
Qc7 17. Qg4 h6 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 e5 20. Ne6 fxe6 {0-1 (29) Anand,V (2769)
-Kasparov,G (2851) Kopavogur 2000} 21. fxe6 hxg5 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Qh5+ Ke7
24. Bxg5+ Kxe6 25. Qh3+ Rf5 26. Qh6+ Kd7 27. Qh7+ Kc6 28. Qxf5 Qd7 $15) 13...
Qc7 14. Nde2 h6 {The first sign, that Vachier Lagrave is somewhat unsure about
his chances. Black is hinting at difficulties in making the advance g4-g5 work
in front of the white king, but the first player has other ideas.} (14... Be7
15. g5 Nd7 16. f4 O-O $11) 15. Bd4 Be7 16. Ng3 e5 $6 {The advance of the
central pawn is a serious concession that was far from necessary. Black will
find it difficult to fully justify his strategically dangerous decision.} (
16... O-O 17. a5 Rac8 (17... Qxa5 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Bb6 Qd7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.
Qxd6 $16) 18. Rf2 $11) 17. Be3 g6 (17... Bc8 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. gxf5 Rb8 20. Rb1
$14) (17... O-O 18. Nf5 Rfd8 19. g5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 $14) 18. Bxh6 O-O-O 19. Bg7 {
With hindsight it is even possible to suggest a slower, purely positional
method of solving the situation with h-file counterplay after 19.Bg5!?} (19.
Bg5 $5 Rh7 20. Kg2 Rdh8 21. h4 Ne8 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Rh1 Rxh4 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25.
Rxh4 Rxh4 26. Qxd5 $16) 19... Rh7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd5 (21. Kg2 Kd7 22. Nd5
Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Ke7 $14) 21... Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Rdh8 (22... Bg5 23. Kg2 Kb8 $14) 23.
Rf2 {Najer is a great fighting player and he is not ready to part with his
chances to play for win.} (23. Qxd6 $2 Qa7+ 24. Rf2 Rxh2 25. Rdd2 Bg5 26. Qc6+
Kb8 27. Qd6+ $11) 23... Bh4 $1 24. Kf1 (24. Kg2 $2 Bxg3 25. hxg3 Rh2+ 26. Kf1
Rxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rh2+ 28. Kg1 Rxc2 $11) 24... Bxg3 25. hxg3 Rh1+ 26. Ke2 Rxd1 $2
{[%mdl 256] Once again Vachier Lagrave becomes nervous and frustrated with his
counterplay. In spite of the sensible 26..R1h2! with minimal disadvantage he
begins to play recklessly as if nothing could happen to his king.} (26... R1h2
$1 27. Rdf1 (27. Qxd6 Rxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rh2+ 29. Kf1 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Rxc2 31. Rb6
Kc7 32. a5 $14) 27... Kd8 28. Rxh2 Rxh2+ 29. Rf2 $14) 27. Kxd1 Rh1+ (27... Qb6
28. Ke2 Qxb2 29. Qa8+ Qb8 30. Qxa6+ Kd8 31. Qxc4 Rh1 $14) 28. Ke2 Kd8 (28... c3
29. b3 Kd8 30. f4 $16) (28... Rc1 29. Kd2 Rh1 30. Kc3 $16) 29. f4 $1 exf4 $2 {
Opening of the centre looks like an invitation to the opposing major pieces.
Admittedly the situation was already pretty grim for the defender.} (29... Qd7
30. Qa8+ Kc7 (30... Ke7 31. f5 $16) 31. Kf3 exf4 32. Qxa6 fxg3 33. Kxg3 $16)
30. e5 $1 fxg3 (30... f3+ 31. Rxf3 Qe7 32. Qxd6+ Qxd6 33. exd6 Rh2+ 34. Kd1 $16
) 31. Rxf7 Rh2+ 32. Ke1 (32. Kd1 Qxf7 33. Qxf7 g2 34. Qf8+ Kd7 35. Qxd6+ Ke8
36. Qb8+ Ke7 37. Qa7+ Ke6 38. Qb6+ Ke7 $16) 32... g2 {The counterplay is real,
so White had better find a way to mate the black king. Fortunately the
coordination of his pieces is close to perfection.} (32... Qxf7 33. Qxf7 Rh1+ (
33... g2 34. Qf8+ Kd7 35. Qxd6+ Ke8 36. Kf2 $18) 34. Ke2 g2 35. Qf8+ Kc7 36.
Qxd6+ Kc8 37. Qc6+ $18) 33. Rf8+ Kd7 (33... Ke7 34. Qf7#) 34. e6+ (34. e6+ Ke7
35. Rf7+ Kd8 36. Qa8+ Qc8 37. Rd7+ Ke8 38. Qxc8#) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nd7 12. h4 b5 13. g5 Qa5 14. Kb1 b4 15.
Ne2 Bb7 16. h5 Ne5 {Svidler refuses to open up the g file against his king
even at the cost of win of a pawn.} (16... Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. h6 e5 (18...
Rfd8 19. hxg7 Qf6 20. Qe3 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 De la Villa Garcia,J-Bauer,C/ Lausanne
2001/ (47)}) 19. Qxb4 Nc5 20. Rxd6 Qe3 21. Qc3 Qxc3 22. Nxc3 {1-0 Vasiesiu,
D-Navrotescu,C /Sovata 2001/ (64)}) 17. f4 (17. h6 Rfc8 18. Ng1 (18. hxg7 $2
Nxf3) 18... Bf8 19. hxg7 Bxg7 20. Qd2 d5 $1 (20... Nxf3 $2 21. Nxf3 Bxe4 22.
Bd3 $1 Bxf3 23. Bxh7+ Kf8 24. Qxd6+ Ke8 25. Qd7+ Kf8 26. g6 $1 $18) 21. Qh2
dxe4 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. fxe4 Rxc2 $1 24. Kxc2 Qa4+ 25. Kc1 Rc8+ 26. Bc5+ (26.
Kd2 Rd8+) 26... Rxc5+ 27. Kd2 Rc2+ 28. Ke1 b3 $19) 17... Ng4 18. Bh3 (18. h6 e5
19. Qd3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 g6 $11) 18... Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qc5 (19... e5 20. g6 $1 $16)
20. Qd3 (20. Qxc5 dxc5 21. Rd7 $2 Bxe4 $17) 20... Qb5 21. Qe3 Qc5 22. Qf3 h6 $5
{[%mdl 32] Black comes up with very original defense. Due to the absence of
white's dark squared bishop he plans to build up defense on squares of that
colour.} (22... Rfc8 23. Nd4 $13) 23. gxh6 (23. g6 $2 f5 $1) 23... gxh6 24. f5
(24. Nd4 Bf6 25. Nb3 Qc7 26. f5 e5 $11) 24... Qe5 $1 25. Rhg1+ (25. Rd4 $13)
25... Kh7 26. fxe6 Bxe4 27. Qb3 a5 {In a very complex position it was not easy
to decide between various ideas.} (27... Rac8 28. Nd4 d5 $1 29. Rge1 (29. exf7
$6 Rc4 $1 30. Qg3 Qxg3 31. Rxg3 Rxf7 $17) 29... f5 $13) 28. Bg2 {The
annotators have discovered phantastic lines. One of them is so fascinating,
that it deserves to be quoted.} (28. Ng3 $1 a4 $1 29. Qxb4 d5 $1 30. Qxe7 Rab8
31. Qa3 Rxb2+ $1 32. Qxb2 Rb8 33. Qxb8 Qxb8+ 34. Kc1 Qf4+ 35. Rd2 Qf6 $1 36.
Kd1 $1 Qa1+ 37. Ke2 Qxg1 38. e7 Qxg3 39. e8=Q Qf3+ 40. Ke1 Qe3+ 41. Re2 (41.
Kf1 Bd3+ $1 42. Rxd3 Qxe8) 41... Qc3+ 42. Kd1 Qa1+ 43. Kd2 Qd4+ $11 {Shipov})
28... Bxg2 29. Rxg2 fxe6 30. Qd3+ Qf5 31. Nd4 {Adams is looking for drawing
chances in the endgame.} (31. Qd4 Bg5 $15) 31... Qxd3 32. cxd3 Rg8 {Svidler
gives up his spare pawn in order to get real chances to win.} (32... e5 33. Ne6
Rg8 (33... Rf7 34. Rdg1 Bf6 35. Rg6 Bh8 (35... Re8 36. Nc7 $1) 36. Rc1) 34. Rf2
Rae8 35. Rf7+ Kh8 36. Rdf1 (36. Nc7 Rgf8 $1 37. Rdf1 Rxf7 38. Rxf7 Kg8 $1 $17)
36... Bg5 37. Nxg5 (37. Nf8 $6 Rg7 38. Ng6+ Kh7 39. Rf8 Rxf8 40. Rxf8 Rc7 $1)
37... Rxg5 38. Rd7 Rxh5 39. Rff7 Rg5 40. Rh7+ Kg8 41. Rxh6 Rc8 42. a4 b3 43.
Rh1 Rg2 44. Rb7 $15) 33. Rxg8 Rxg8 34. Nxe6 Rg2 35. Rf1 Kg8 36. a4 $6 (36. b3
Rh2 37. Rf5 $11) 36... b3 $6 {The time trouble is taking it's toll, both last
moves are imprecise.} (36... Rh2 37. Rf5 b3) 37. Nd4 $1 Bf6 38. Nxb3 Rxb2+ 39.
Kc1 Rxb3 (39... Bc3 40. Nxa5 Ra2 41. Rf5) 40. Rxf6 Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 d5 13. Bh3 g5 (13... Qa5 14. b3 Nc5
(14... e5 15. g5 exd4 16. Bxd4 $16) (14... g5 $8 15. hxg5 (15. Bf1 dxe4 16.
hxg5 Nd5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. fxe4 Bg7 19. exd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 exd5
22. gxh6 Ke7 23. Bg2 {1-0 Zezulkin,J-Stocek,J/Passau/1999/ (29)}) 15... hxg5
16. Bxg5 $5 dxe4 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. g5 $36) 15. Nxc5 (15. g5 Nxa4 (15... Nfd7
16. g6 e5 17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18. exd5 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bd6 20. Rhg1 Rag8 21. Be6+ Ke8
22. Rg6 {1-0 Nedev,T-Palac,M/Yerevan/1996/ (28) 1-0}) (15... hxg5 16. hxg5 Nfd7
17. g6 Rxh3 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rxh3 Nxa4 20. bxa4 Ne5 21. Nb3 Qxa4 22. Bd4 Ng6
23. Rg1 Bd6 24. Rxg6 Kxg6 25. Qg2+ {1-0 Zezulkin,J-Suchan,R/Wisla/1998/ (25)})
16. bxa4 Nd7 (16... hxg5 17. hxg5 Rxh3 18. Rxh3 Nd7 19. g6 Qxa4 20. gxf7+ Kxf7
21. Kb1 e5 22. Nb3 Rc8 $6 23. Rh5 $1 $18 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Rashkovsky,N/Linares/
1999/ (30)}) (16... Qxa4 17. Kb1 $1 $16 (17. gxf6 Qxa2 $44)) 17. g6 Nc5 18.
gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nb3 {Tiviakov: 'at his disposal. After'} Nxb3+ 20. axb3 {
1-0 Gunawan,R-Paschall,W/New York/1994/ (34)}) 15... Bxc5 16. a4 dxe4 17. g5
Nd5 18. g6 f5 19. fxe4 Nxe3 20. Nxe6 Bc6 21. exf5 Ke7 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Rhe1 {
1-0 Arakhamia,K-Zatulovskaya,T/Palma de Mallorca/1989/TD (27) 1-0}) (13... Ne5
14. g5 Nc4 (14... Nfd7 15. b3 Qa5 16. g6 $1 (16. f4 Nc4 $132) 16... Nxg6 17.
Nxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Bxe6 $44 Bd6 19. Qg2 Ndf8 $8 20. exd5 {1-0 Korneev,O-Mrdja,M/
Cutro/1997/ (34)}) 15. Qe2 Qa5 16. b3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Nd7 18. exd5 O-O-O 19. dxe6
fxe6 20. Nxe6 Re8 21. Rxd7 {1-0 Nedev,T-Aleksieva,S/Star Dojran/1996/ (21) 1-0}
) 14. Bg2 $1 gxh4 (14... dxe4 15. hxg5 exf3 16. Bxf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Nxg4 18. Bd4
$40) 15. Rxh4 dxe4 (15... Nxe4 16. fxe4 Qxh4 17. exd5 exd5 18. Bxd5 $1 (18. Nf5
Qxg4 19. Bxd5 Qxf5 $1 20. Bxb7 Rd8 $13) 18... Bxd5 19. Nf5 Qd8 20. Qxd5 $18)
16. g5 Nd5 (16... exf3 17. Nxf3 Nd5 (17... Ne4 18. Qd4 $16) 18. Bd4 $16) 17.
Rxe4 (17. Bf2 exf3 18. Bxf3 Be7 $17) 17... hxg5 $2 {This move clearly helps
white to tighten the mating net around the black king. It would be nice to
know, what Kasparov intended after the better move 17...Qa5!?} (17... Nxe3 18.
Nxe6 $1 (18. Rxe3 hxg5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rxe6+ Kf7 (20... Be7 21. Qxg5) 21.
Qxd7+ Qxd7 22. Rxd7+ Kxe6 23. Rxb7 Rh2 $1 $19) 18... fxe6 19. Rxe6+ Kf7 20.
Rxe3 $18) (17... Qa5 $5 18. f4 (18. b3 Nc5 $19) 18... O-O-O $1 $13 (18... Qxa4
19. Nxe6 Qxa2 20. Nc5+ Be7 21. Qd4 $18) (18... Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Qxa4 20. Bxb7 $18)
19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rxe6 Qxa4 21. Bxd5 Nc5 $17) 18. Bxg5 Qa5 (18... Qxg5 $2 19.
Qxg5 Bh6 20. Nxe6 $1 Bxg5+ 21. Nxg5+ $18) 19. f4 $1 (19. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 20. Rxe6+
Kf7 $19) 19... Rh2 (19... Qxa4 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rxe6+ Ne7 (21... Kf7 22. Bxd5
$18) 22. Bxb7 Nc5 23. Rxe7+ Bxe7 24. Bxa8 Qxa2 25. Bc6+ Kf8 26. Bxe7+ $18) 20.
Nxe6 fxe6 (20... Be7 21. Ng7+ Kf8 22. Bxe7+ Kxg7 23. Rg1 $18) 21. Rxe6+ Kf7 (
21... Be7 22. Rxe7+ Kf8 23. Rxd7 Qxa4 24. Rxb7 $18) 22. Qd3 $3 {[%mdl 128]
Impressive attacking move, black king is suddenly very lonesome in the face of
many white pieces.} Bg7 (22... Kxe6 23. Bxd5+ Bxd5 24. Qg6+ Nf6 25. Qxf6+ Kd7
26. Rxd5+ Qxd5 27. Nb6+ Kc7 28. Nxd5+ $18) (22... Kg8 23. Qg6+ Kh8 (23... Bg7
24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Re7 Rh7 26. Bh6 Kf8 27. Rde1 $18) 24. Re2 Ne7 25. Bxe7 Bg7
26. Rxd7 Qxa4 27. Bxb7) 23. Qf5+ Kg8 24. Rxd5 Qxa4 25. Re7 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Danailov, Silvio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15.
axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 (16... Nd7 17. Nb3 $5 Be7 (17... d5 18. Na5 $36) 18. Bd4
O-O 19. g5 h5 20. Bd3 Rfc8 21. f4 g6 22. Rhg1 Bc6 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Bb7 25.
Qf2 $14 {Murawski,G-Stypka,M/Lubniewice/1994/}) 17. e5 Nd7 (17... Qxe5 $2 18.
Bf4 $18) 18. f4 (18. Bf4 Nxe5 19. Re1 Bd6 $17 {/\Nd3}) 18... Nb6 (18... a5 19.
Nb5 Qc8 20. Bd4 (20. bxa5 $2 d4 21. Nxd4 Bxh1 22. Bb5 Bd5 23. Nb3 Ba3+ 24. Kb1
O-O $19 {Paragua,M-Leroy,A/Linares op/1995/}) 20... axb4 21. Nd6+ Bxd6 22. exd6
$13) 19. f5 $5 {This line is a hot theoretical topic these days, white hopes
to benefit from the massive development advantage.} (19. a5 Nc4 20. Qc3 $8 Qe7
$1 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Bd2 $5 Bxh1 23. Rxh1 Qb7 24. Rd1 Be7 (24... Rb8 25. Qxc4 {
/\} Bxb4 $2 26. Bxb4 Qxb4 27. Qxb4 Rxb4 28. Nc6 $18) (24... Qd5 $5) 25. Qf3 $1
O-O-O {0-1 Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Linares 1999/ (61)}) (19. Rh3 Nxa4 20. Bf2 Rc8
21. Be1 Nb6 22. Ra3 (22. f5 $5) 22... Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Qe2 {1/2-1/2
Bologan,V-Novikov,I/Philadelphia/1999/ (43)} (24. f5 $40)) 19... Nc4 $5 (19...
Nxa4 20. fxe6 Nc3 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. Bd3 Bxb4 23. Rdf1+ Kg8 24. Qf2 Re8 (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 1999/ (31)}) 27. Kd1 Rf8
28. Qe6+ Kh7 29. g5 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Ibrahimov,R/Batumi/1999/ (35)}) 25. e6 Rf8
26. Qf7+ Rxf7 27. exf7+ Qxf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Rf1+ Kg8 (29... Ke7 30. Nf5+ Kd8
31. Nxg7 Ba3+ 32. Kd2 Ne4+ 33. Bxe4 dxe4 34. Rf7 {1-0 Selin,O-Rogovoi,M/St
Petersburg/2000/ (60)}) 30. Bg6 Ba3+ 31. Kd2 Ne4+ 32. Kd3 Nd6 33. Ne6 {1-0
Grischuk,A-Popov,V/St Petersburg/1999/ (33)}) 20. Bxc4 (20. Qc3 $5 Bxb4 (20...
a5 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Qxc4 dxc4 23. Nb5 $16) 21. Qxb4 Nxe3 22. Re1 Nxf1 (22...
Nxg4 23. fxe6 Rc8 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25. Bh3 $16) 23. Rhxf1 $14) (20. Qe1 Nxe3 21.
Qxe3 Bxb4 22. fxe6 O-O 23. g5 {Harcek,Z-Stohl,I/SVK-chT9900/1999/}) 20... Qxc4
(20... dxc4 21. fxe6 c3 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Rhf1+ Kg8 24. Qd3 Bxb4 25. Ne6 Qxe5
26. Nxg7 Rb8 27. Rde1 Be4 {0-1 Mrdja,M-Vera,R/Saint Vincent/2000/ (33)}) 21.
fxe6 Bxb4 22. exf7+ (22. Qd3 Qa2 23. Qb3 $2 Qa1+ 24. Qb1 Qa3+ 25. Qb2 Qxe3+ $19
) 22... Kxf7 (22... Kf8 $2 23. Qf2 $16) 23. Qd3 Qa2 $1 {[%mdl 4] Black usually
doesn't get so many counterchances, he must try to compensate for his
vulnerable king.} (23... Rhc8 $2 24. Qh7 $1 Ba3+ 25. Kb1 Qb4+ 26. Nb3 $18) 24.
Rdf1+ (24. Qf5+ Kg8 25. Qe6+ Kh7 26. Qf5+ $11) 24... Kg8 25. Kd1 $1 (25. Nb3
Qxa4 $13) 25... a5 26. Qf5 {This move is not the most challenging, black would
have to play very well after the aggressive 26.Ne6!} (26. Qb3 Qa1+ 27. Ke2 Ba6+
28. Nb5 Qxe5 29. Rf5 Qe4 $132) (26. Ne6 $1 Rh7 $5 (26... Qa1+ 27. Bc1 Qxa4 (
27... Qxe5 28. Qg6 $18) 28. Qg6 Qd7 29. Nxg7 $1 Qxg7 30. Qe6+ Kh7 31. Rf7 $18)
27. Qg6 Qa1+ 28. Bc1 Ba3 $13) 26... Qa1+ 27. Ke2 Ba6+ 28. Nb5 (28. Kf2 Bxf1 29.
Qe6+ (29. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Rf8 31. Nc6 $11) 29... Kh7 30. Qf5+ $11) 28...
Qxa4 29. Qe6+ Kh7 30. Qf5+ Kg8 31. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[Round "15.3"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Katernberg"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4
Bb7 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. g5 Nd7 12. h4 Nce5 13. Bd3 Nb6 14. h5 Nbc4 15.
Bxc4 Nxc4 16. Qd3 {The whole line seems to be a bit dubious for white, black
enjoys active play and white bishops are disappearing.} b4 (16... Be7 17. g6
Bf6 18. f4 b4 19. Nce2 Qc7 20. Bf2 e5 21. gxf7+ Qxf7 22. Nf5 O-O {1/2-1/2
Prentos,K-Shipov,S/Thessaloniki 1997/ (22)}) 17. Na4 (17. Nce2 d5 18. g6 hxg6
19. hxg6 Rxh1 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Rxh1 e5 $19) 17... e5 (17... Qc7 $5 18. Bd2 d5
$15) 18. Nf5 g6 19. Nc5 {[%mdl 64] The knights on c5 and f5 care for a
norrifying picture, Pelletier had a difficult choice.} (19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Nh4
$1 Qa5 (20... Bg7 21. Nc5 Nxb2 22. Kxb2 dxc5 23. Qxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25.
Bxc5 $16) (20... Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Be7 22. Nxg6 Bxg5 23. f4 Qc7 24. Rd2 Bxf4 25.
Nxf4 exf4 26. Qxf4 $14) 21. b3 Kf7 22. bxc4 Qxa4 23. Qb3 $11) 19... gxf5 $6 (
19... Rxc5 $5 20. Bxc5 gxf5 21. Bxb4 Qxg5+ 22. Kb1 Ne3 $17) 20. Qxc4 $1 (20.
Nxb7 $2 Qc7 21. Bf2 Qxb7 $19) 20... Qe7 21. exf5 dxc5 22. f6 Qe6 (22... Qc7 23.
Rhe1 (23. g6 $6 Bxf3 24. g7 Bxg7 25. fxg7 Rg8 26. h6 Bxh1 27. Rxh1 Qd6 28. Qe4
$11) 23... Bd6 24. g6 hxg6 25. hxg6 Rd8 26. Bxc5 $1 $16) 23. Qxe6+ fxe6 24. g6
Bd5 (24... Bxf3 $2 25. f7+ Ke7 26. Bg5#) 25. Bg5 Kd7 (25... c4 26. Kb1 Kd7 27.
g7 Rg8 28. Bh6 Bxg7 29. fxg7 $14) 26. g7 $1 {Logical and strong, white will
restore rough material balance but still keep dangerous passed pawn.} Rg8 (
26... Bxg7 27. fxg7 Rhg8 28. h6 Kc6 29. Rhf1 $16) 27. Bh6 Bxg7 (27... Bd6 28.
f7 $16) 28. fxg7 (28. Bxg7 Ke8 29. Rhf1 Kf7 $13) 28... Kd6 29. Rhf1 (29. Rhe1
c4 30. c3 a5 31. f4 $16) 29... Rc7 30. f4 Rcxg7 (30... exf4 31. Bxf4+ e5 32.
Bh6 Ke6 33. Rf8 Rc8 34. Rdf1 Kd7 35. Kd2 $16) 31. Bxg7 Rxg7 32. f5 $1 {Very
sound idea of opening files for rooks, black is still struggling for equality.}
(32. fxe5+ Kxe5 33. Rg1 Rf7 $11) 32... Rg5 $2 (32... exf5 33. Rxf5 Ke6 34. Rf8
Re7 35. Rd8 $14) 33. f6 Rg8 34. Rg1 Rf8 35. Rdf1 Be4 (35... e4 36. Kd2 Bxa2 37.
Rg7 Bc4 38. Rf2 h6 39. Ke3 $18) 36. Rg7 Bf5 37. Rd1+ Kc6 38. f7 c4 (38... Kc7
39. a3 bxa3 40. bxa3 e4 41. Kb2 e3 42. c4 e2 43. Re1 $18) 39. Rd8 $1 (39. Rd8
$1 Rxd8 40. Rg8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9293"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3
b5 8. g4 h6 (8... Bb7 9. g5 $146 (9. Qd2 {Boensch}) 9... Nfd7 10. Qd2 Qa5 $1
11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Qf2 Nc6 13. O-O-O Nce5 14. Nd4 Rc8 15. Kb1 Nc5 16. a3 Be7 17.
h4 O-O 18. h5 $14 {Frolov,A-Ginsburg,G/Smolensk/1992/1-0/34/}) 9. Qd2 (9. h4
Be7 $146 10. Qd2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Be4 Qd7 15. Qd3
Nc6 $10 {Polgar,J-Polugaevsky,L Aruba Tumba (11) 1992 1/2 23 -CBM 33}) 9...
Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. Ng3 (13. Bh3 Qa5 (13... Ne5 $5 14.
Qe1 (14. Nf4 Nc4 15. Qe2 Bd6 16. g5 Bxf4 17. Bxf4 Nh5 18. Bh2 hxg5 19. exd5
Bxd5 20. Nxe6 Qf6 21. Nc7+ Kf8 22. Be5 Nxe5 23. Rxd5 $13 {De la Riva,O-David,P/
Odessa stud/1990/}) (14. g5 $1 Nc4 15. Qd3 Qa5 16. Kb1 Nd7 17. g6 Nc5 18. gxf7+
Kxf7 19. Bxe6+ $13 {Stohl,I-Ernst,T/Manila olm/1992/1/2-1/2/66/}) 14... Qa5 15.
Kb1 dxe4 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Nd5 18. Nf4 Nxf4 19. Bxf4 Ng6 20. Nb3 Qb6 21. Be3
Qc7 $15 {Romero Holmes,A-Polugajevsky,L/Logronon/1991/}) (13... dxe4 14. g5
exf3 (14... hxg5 15. hxg5 exf3 16. Nf4 Ne4 17. Qe1 Nxg5 18. Ndxe6 $1 fxe6 19.
Bxe6 Nxe6 20. Rxh8 Qf6 21. Rd6 $1 O-O-O 22. Nxe6 $18 {Romero Holmes,A-Tukmakov,
V/Wijk B/1991/}) 15. Nf4 (15. Ng3 Nd5 (15... Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bxe6 $1 $40
fxe6 $2 18. Nxe6 Qc8 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Qxe6 21. Rhe1 $18) 16. g6 Nc5 17.
gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Nxf3 Bd6 19. Rhf1 $1 $40 {Savko,A-Karklinsh/URS/1990/}) 15...
Ne4 16. Qe1 Bd6 17. Ndxe6 fxe6 18. Nxe6 Qe7 19. Bd4 $16 {Magem Badals}) 14. Kb1
dxe4 (14... g6 15. g5 Nh5 16. f4 O-O-O 17. f5 gxf5 18. exf5 e5 19. Ne6 $1 $18 {
Magem Badals-Brenninkmeijer/Novi Sad ol/1990/}) 15. g5 hxg5 (15... exf3 16.
gxf6 $1 Nxf6 17. Ng3 Bd5 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Rhg1 Qb6 22.
Nd4 O-O-O 23. Qf4 $16 {Varavin-Neverov,V/Smolensk/1991/}) 16. hxg5 exf3 17. Ng3
Nd5 18. Bxe6 Rxh1 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. Rxh1 Re8 $13 {Varavin}) (13. exd5 Nxd5 14.
Nf4 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qe1 O-O-O 17. Nfe2 Bc5 18. Bg2 Nf6 $17 {Adams,
M-Hjartarson,J/Reykjavik Summit/1990/0-1/ ->CBM 16 Lev Polugaevsky:
Niederlagenfür den Englischen Angriff. (CBM 16,S.16)}) 13... Qa5 (13... Bd6 14.
Ngf5 $1 exf5 15. Nxf5 Bf8 16. e5 Ng8 (16... Nxe5 17. Bd4 Nc6 (17... Nfd7 18. f4
f6 19. Re1 Qc7 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Qd4 O-O-O 23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. Rxe5
$14) 18. Bh3 $1 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 $40) 17. Bd4 Qa5 18. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 19. exd6 O-O-O
(19... Kf8 $5) 20. Bxg7 Rh7 21. Bd4 $16 {Thorhallsson,Th-Arnason,J/Island-ch/
1991/}) (13... e5 14. Nb3 (14. exd5 exd4 15. Bxd4 Qa5 $15) 14... d4 15. Bf2 {
Nunn,J-Stohl,I/Dortmund/1991/} g6 (15... Qc7 16. Bh3 g5 17. Bf1 Rg8 $14 {
Nunn,J-Stohl,I/Dortmund/1991/0-1/70/}) 16. h5 g5 17. Nf5 $14) (13... dxe4 $6
14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Rxh1 16. Nxh1 Nd5 17. g6 Nxe3 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Qxe3 Qh4
20. fxe4 Bxe4 21. Nf3 Qh6 22. Ng5+ $16 {Varavin,V-Doroshkievich,V/Anapa/1991/})
(13... Qc7 $2 14. g5 Qxg3 15. Bf4 $18) 14. Kb1 dxe4 15. Nxe4 $5 $146 (15. g5
hxg5 16. hxg5 Rxh1 17. Nxh1 Nd5 18. g6 O-O-O 19. fxe4 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Nc5 21. Nf2
fxg6 22. Bh3 Kb8 $10 {Arnason-Olafsson,H/Reykjavik/1992/}) 15... Nxe4 $2 (15...
O-O-O 16. Nb3 Qc7 17. Qf2 $13) (15... O-O-O $5 $14) (15... O-O-O $5 $14 {
Boensch}) 16. fxe4 Nf6 (16... O-O-O 17. Nb3 Qc7 18. Qf2 Ne5 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20.
Be2 $16) (16... Bxe4 $2 17. Nxe6 $18) (16... O-O-O $5) (16... O-O-O $5 {Boensch
}) 17. Bg2 O-O-O (17... Nxe4 $2 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Nxe6) (17... Bxe4 18. Bxe4
Nxe4 19. Qg2 $16) (17... Nxg4 $2 18. Nxe6 $18) 18. Qe2 Qc7 (18... Nxe4 $2 19.
Qc4+ $1 Qc7 (19... Kb8 20. Nc6+) (19... Qc5 20. Nxe6 $1) 20. Nxe6 $1 Rxd1+ 21.
Rxd1 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kb8 23. Qe8+ Bc8 24. Qxe4 $18) (18... Bd6 19. e5 $1 Bxe5 (
19... Qxe5 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. Qxa6+) 20. Qc4+ Qc7 21. Bxb7+ (21. Nc6 $5) 21...
Kxb7 22. Qxb4+) 19. Rhf1 (19. g5 hxg5 20. hxg5 Rxh1 21. Bxh1 Nxe4) 19... Bd6 $2
(19... e5 20. g5 $1 hxg5 21. hxg5 exd4 22. Bf4 Bd6 23. e5 $16) (19... e5 $5) (
19... e5 $5 {Boensch}) 20. g5 $1 hxg5 21. hxg5 Nxe4 (21... Nh5 22. e5 $1 Bxe5
23. Bxb7+ Kxb7 (23... Qxb7 24. Qc4+ Bc7 25. g6) 24. Qf3+ Rd5 25. g6 $40) 22. g6
$1 (22. Bxe4 $6 Bxe4 23. Qxa6+ Qb7 $17) 22... Rh2 (22... Ng3 23. Bxb7+ Qxb7 (
23... Kxb7 24. Qg2+ Kc8 25. Rxf7) 24. Qc4+ Qc7 25. Qxa6+ Qb7 26. Qxb7+ Kxb7 27.
Rxf7+ $18) 23. Rxf7 Rxg2 (23... Be7 24. Bf4) 24. Rxc7+ Bxc7 25. Qc4 (25. Qxg2
$4 Nc3+) 25... Rxg6 26. Rf1 (26. Bf4 $2 e5 27. Bxe5 Nd2+ $1) 26... e5 $2 27.
Ne6 Rxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kb8 29. Qe7 a5 30. Rf8 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 {Both players are now able to attack the naturally located knights
with b4 or g5.} b4 10. Nce2 h6 {Topalov has done an excellent job of
propagating the early counterplay with the b-pawn advance in the Najdorf
Sicilian. The pawn on b4 is safe for a while, as d6-d5 would have been too
painful for White after 11.Qxb4.} 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. h4 d5 {Khalifman
understands that a flank attack can be efficiently countered by a blow in the
centre. The real trouble in this position lies in the fact that Black is
barely prepared for the opening of the position since the first player is much
better developed.} 13. Bf4 {One of the signs of modern timesis that the top
players work hard at home on discovering ideas or simply playable positions
that are not "worn out". If the attack along the b8-h2 diagonal works it would
be very dangerous for Black.} (13. Bg2 dxe4 14. g5 Nd5 (14... hxg5 15. hxg5
Rxh1 16. Bxh1 Nd5 17. Nf4 Nc3 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Qe1 e5 20. Nd5 Qa5 21. Qxc3
Qxd5 22. Nc6 Qe6 23. fxe4 Bb7 $11 {1/2 (62) Pawnstriker1978 (2568)-Intagrand 
(2638) playchess.com INT 2007}) 15. g6 (15. fxe4 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 hxg5 17. hxg5
Rxh1 18. Rxh1 Ne5 19. Rh8 Bd7 $15 {0-1 (41) Smirnov,I (2505)-Leon Hoyos,M 
(2542) Cappelle la Grande 2009}) 15... N7b6 16. fxe4 Nc4 17. exd5 Nxd2 18.
gxf7+ Qxf7 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Bxa8 Nc4 21. Bc6+ Bd7 22. Rhf1 $14 {1-0 (32) King
Crusher,R (2686)-Hoshad,R (2664) playchess.com INT 2007}) 13... e5 14. Bh2 dxe4
15. g5 hxg5 {In any festival of dangerous positions the situation on the board
would have a chance for high place. Black must tread very carefully, as the
white pieces are ready to strike at any moment.} (15... exf3 16. Nxf3 (16. gxf6
fxe2 17. Bxe2 gxf6 18. Bh5 Rb8 19. Ne6 Qc4 20. Nxf8 {0-1 (90) Aroshidze,L 
(2537)-Banikas,H (2598) Kavala 2009} Qxa2 21. Qd6 Rxf8 22. Bg4 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qa4
$11) 16... Ng4 17. g6 f6 18. Ned4 Qb6 19. Bc4 exd4 20. Rhe1+ Kd8 21. Nxd4 $18 {
1-0 (32) Szabo,K (2518)-Kislik,E (2314) Budapest 2009}) 16. hxg5 Rxh2 {Killing
the most dangerous attacking piece is a well known defensive measure, even
though here it does cost an exchange. The defender could not have afforded to
wait for a bishop strike on the e5-square.} (16... exf3 17. Bxe5 $1 Nxe5 18.
Rxh8 fxe2 19. Qxe2 Bg4 20. Qg2 Rd8 21. gxf6 gxf6 22. Be2 $16) 17. Rxh2 exd4 (
17... e3 18. Qxe3 Nd5 19. Qe4 Bb7 20. Nb3 Nc3 21. Rxd7 Nxe2+ 22. Rxe2 Kxd7 23.
Qf5+ Kc6 24. f4 $16) 18. Rh4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 4] Finally Akopian shows, why he
plays this line with modest history of success for White. The rook is ready to
strike along the 4th rank against the black king which is still uncomfortably
centralised.} (18. Nxd4 Nd5 19. Re1 Bb7 20. Rxe4+ Ne7 21. Nf5 Bxe4 22. Nd6+ Kd8
23. fxe4 Ng6 24. Nxf7+ Ke8 25. Nh8 Qf4 26. Bh3 Nde5 $17 {0-1 (49) Szabo,K 
(2547)-Shomoev,A (2570) Moscow 2012}) 18... Ng4 $1 {In sharp positions the
incredible can easily become a norm. Khalifman had a very difficult choice
between many different ideas with one flaw - none of them seems to promise
full equality. The move of the knight escapes the gxf6 threat and hopes to win
a tempo.} (18... exf3 19. gxf6 fxe2 20. Qxe2+ Ne5 (20... Kd8 $2 21. Rhxd4 $18)
21. Bg2 Rb8 22. Bc6+ Bd7 23. Bxd7+ Kxd7 24. Rhxd4+ Ke6 25. Qxa6+ Qc6 26. Qxc6+
Nxc6 27. fxg7 Nxd4 28. gxf8=N+ Rxf8 29. Rxd4 Rb8 $14) (18... d3 19. gxf6 Nxf6
20. Nd4 Bc5 21. Rh8+ Ke7 22. Bxd3 exd3 23. Qe3+ Kd7 24. Rxd3 Qd6 25. Qg5 Bxd4
26. Rh4 $14) (18... Nc5 19. gxf6 b3 20. Kb1 bxa2+ 21. Kxa2 d3 22. cxd3 exf3 23.
Nd4 gxf6 24. Nxf3 $14) 19. Nxd4 (19. Rxg4 Nc5 20. Rh4 d3 21. Nd4 Bb7 $11) 19...
Nge5 (19... exf3 $2 20. Rxg4 Nc5 21. Qe3+ $18) 20. Rxe4 Bb7 21. Ree1 {The rook
has joined the rest of the white army on the natural square e1 via a very
original path!} O-O-O 22. f4 Ng6 $6 {Black must have been reasonably content
with the outcome of the opening battle. His king is reasonable safe and his
pieces can start to breathe and create threats. The knight's retreat back to
the kingside was not compulsory.} (22... Nc4 $5 23. Qf2 Ndb6 24. Nb3 Bd6 25.
Rd4 Kb8 $15) 23. Bh3 Kb8 (23... Nxf4 $2 24. Bxd7+ Rxd7 (24... Qxd7 25. Qxf4 $18
) 25. Re8+ Rd8 26. Nb5 $18) 24. Bxd7 Rxd7 (24... Qxd7 $2 25. f5 Nh8 26. Nb5
Qxd2+ 27. Rxd2 Rc8 28. Nd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 $16) 25. Re8+ Ka7 $2 (25... Bc8 26.
Rxf8 {Black had to eliminate the worst danger at last after several moves with
the possibility that at some instance he may fail. Khalifman did not like the
little combination with 26.Rxf8, but the king's step to the side is simply
worse.} (26. f5 Bc5 $17) (26. Nc6+ $2 Kb7 27. Na5+ Kb6 28. Nc4+ Qxc4 29. Rxc8
Rxd2 30. Rxc4 Rxd1+ 31. Kxd1 Bd6 $15) 26... Nxf8 27. Qxb4+ Ka8 28. Qxf8 Rd8 29.
Qxg7 Qxf4+ 30. Kb1 Bg4 31. Qh6 Rd6 32. Qh1+ Kb8 33. Nc6+ Rxc6 34. Qxc6 Bxd1 35.
Qb6+ Kc8 36. Qxa6+ $11) 26. Nb5+ $1 (26. f5 Rd5 (26... Bc5 27. Nb5+ axb5 28.
Qxd7 $18) 27. fxg6 Bc5 28. Qe3 fxg6 29. Re4 $16) 26... axb5 27. Qxd7 {The
picture is suddenly quite sad, as the defender's forces are scattered,
demoralised and under fierce attack.} Qxf4+ (27... Kb6 28. Qxc7+ Kxc7 29. f5
Bc6 30. Rde1 Bxe8 31. Rxe8 $18) 28. Kb1 Qxg5 (28... Ka6 29. Ree1 Bf3 30. Rf1
Qg4 31. Qxf7 Bxd1 32. Qxg6+ Ka5 33. Qd3 Be2 34. Qe3 $18) 29. Qc7 {White's
major pieces dominate the central files and the black king is doomed.} Ka6 30.
Rxf8 (30. Rxf8 Nxf8 31. Rd6+ Ka7 32. Qb6+ Kb8 33. Rd8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.09.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 $146 {[%mdl 4] Topalov has prepared a very sharp line at home,
that is very risky.} (9... Bd7 $1 $13) 10. O-O-O (10. Bc4 Qa5 11. b3 Bb7 12. a3
d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. O-O Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qe5 16. Qd2 Qd6 17. f4 bxa3 18. Rad1 Nb6
19. Qa5 Nxc4 20. bxc4 Qb4 21. Qxb4 Bxb4 22. Rb1 O-O-O {0-1 Ewaldt,M-Ftacnik,L/
Hamburg 2005/ (31)}) 10... d5 11. exd5 (11. Bf4 Bb7 12. e5 Nh5 13. b3 Nxf4 14.
Qxf4 Nc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Qd2 Qb6 17. Kb1 a5 18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. Ba4 Rc8 20. f4
Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Bc6 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. a3 Rb6 25. axb4 axb4 26. Kb2
Ke7 27. Ra1 Rc8 28. Ra4 Rbc6 29. Rd2 Rb6 30. Ra7+ Kf8 31. g3 Ke8 32. Ra4 Kd7
33. Rd4 {1/2-1/2 Teo Wei Xing-Wee, Singapore 2004}) 11... Nxd5 12. Bc4 N7f6 (
12... Bb7 13. Rhe1 Qa5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bb6 Qxa4 16. Bxd5 Be7 17. Bxb7 Nxb6
18. Rxe6 O-O 19. Rxe7 Qxa2 20. Qd4 Rf6 21. Bxa8 {1-0 Wang Hao-Nava,R/Instanbul
2005/}) 13. Bg5 Qc7 (13... Bb7 14. Rhe1 Be7 15. Nf5 $1 O-O 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nb6 Rad8 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Qxd5 $18) 14. Bxd5 {White could have
contemplated also other dangerous idea 14.Qe2!?} (14. Qe2 $5 Bd6 $1 15. Nxe6 (
15. Nf5 Bf4+ 16. Kb1 Bxg5 17. Bxd5 Rb8) 15... Bxe6 16. Bxf6 (16. Bxd5 $2 Nxd5
17. Rxd5 O-O $19) 16... Nxf6 17. Bxe6 Bf4+ 18. Kb1 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kf8 20. g3
Bh6 $13) 14... Nxd5 15. Rhe1 Bb7 16. Qe2 Qd6 17. Kb1 (17. f4 $1 $40 Nxf4 18.
Qg4 Nd5 19. Nxe6 $18) 17... h6 18. Bh4 Nf4 19. Qf2 Qc7 20. Nf5 $2 {The opening
experiment by black has failed and white could have capitalized on his
centralized pieces with the winning jump 20.Nb6!} (20. Nb6 $1 $40 Rb8 $8 (20...
Qxb6 21. Nxe6 Qxf2 (21... Qxe6 22. Qa7 $3 $18) 22. Nxg7#) 21. Nf5 Bc6 22. Qd4
Rg8 (22... Ng6 23. Bg3 Qxb6 24. Qxb6 Rxb6 25. Bc7 $18) 23. Nc4 $5 g5 24. Bg3
Rd8 25. Ncd6+ Bxd6 26. Nxd6+ Rxd6 (26... Kf8 27. Bxf4 gxf4 28. Rxe6 $18) 27.
Qxd6 Qxd6 28. Rxd6 $18) 20... g5 $1 21. Bg3 Rc8 22. Qd4 (22. Rd2 Rd8 23. Bxf4
gxf4 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Nc5 Bd5 $14) 22... Rg8 23. c3 $2 {Leko played very
badly in time trouble and transformed the position into difficult ending.} (23.
Qf2 $1) 23... Rd8 24. Qxd8+ (24. Qe3 Bc6 $17) 24... Qxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $17 26.
Ne3 Bc6 27. Nb6 bxc3 28. bxc3 Bg7 29. Bxf4 gxf4 30. Nd1 Bb5 31. a4 Bd3+ 32. Kc1
Kc7 33. a5 Bh8 34. Kd2 Bb5 35. Rg1 Bc6 36. Ke2 Be5 37. c4 Bd4 38. Nf2 Bc3 39.
Ne4 Bxa5 40. c5 f5 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 75th"]
[Site "Hoeckendorf"]
[Date "2004.02.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kritz, Leonid"]
[Black "Wegener, Olaf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Qf2 Bb7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Nce2 Qc7 14. Kb1 Nc5
15. g5 Nba4 16. Rd2 b4 {Black is conciously playing only in the center and on
the queenside. White will have to get some activity on the kingside in order
to compensate for his problems around the king on b1.} (16... d5 17. e5 b4 18.
f4 g6 19. h4 Nb6 20. h5 Rg8 21. Rdd1 Nc4 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Bc1 Ne4 24. Qf3 Bc5
25. Rh7 {1-0 Andreev,E-Panarin,M/Krasnodar 2002/ (58)}) 17. h4 Qb8 (17... g6
18. h5 Bg7 19. Bb5+ $1 $14) 18. Ka1 Nxd3 (18... e5 19. Nb3 Nxd3 20. cxd3 d5 21.
exd5 Bxd5 22. d4 Be7 23. Rhd1 O-O $13) 19. cxd3 Nc5 (19... d5 20. e5 h6 21. f4
hxg5 22. fxg5 $13) 20. h5 a5 (20... d5 $5 21. e5 a5 22. Bf4 Ba6 23. Qe3 Qb6 $14
) 21. Rhd1 g6 (21... d5 22. e5 Ba6 23. f4 $11) 22. f4 Bxe4 $2 {It is
ungrateful to criticize such a spirited combination, but black will be
punished by a great attacking idea by Kritz.} (22... d5 $1 23. e5 Ba6 (23...
gxh5 24. Qh4 h6 25. Qxh5 Ba6 26. g6 $14) 24. Qh4 Bg7 $13) 23. dxe4 Nxe4 24. Qh4
(24. Qe1 Nxd2 25. Qxd2 gxh5 26. Qd3 $14) 24... Nxd2 25. hxg6 Nc4 (25... fxg6
26. Rxd2 e5 27. Qh3 Be7 28. Ne6 $16) 26. gxf7+ Kxf7 (26... Kd7 27. Qh3 $1 Nxe3
28. Qxe3 $18) 27. g6+ $1 {[%mdl 128] Wegener has clearly underestimated the
lack of defenders around his own king.} hxg6 (27... Kxg6 $2 28. Qg4+ Kf7 29.
Qxe6+ Kg7 30. Nf5#) (27... Ke8 28. Qf6 hxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kd7 30. Qxe6+ Kd8 31.
Qf6+ Ke8 32. Qxh8 Nxe3 33. Qh5+ Kd8 34. Qf7 Be7 35. Rh1 $18) 28. Qxh8 Bg7 (
28... Nxe3 29. Qh7+ Ke8 (29... Bg7 30. Rg1 $18) (29... Kf6 30. Rg1 $18) 30.
Qxg6+ Kd8 31. Rh1 $18) 29. Qh3 Re8 30. Rg1 Qd8 (30... Nxe3 31. Qxe3 Qd8 32. Nb5
d5 33. Qc5 $18) 31. Bf2 Qf6 32. Qd3 (32. Bh4 Rh8 33. Rh1 Rxh4 34. Qxh4 Qxh4 35.
Rxh4 $18) (32. Qd3 Rc8 33. Bh4 g5 34. Bxg5 Qg6 35. f5 exf5 36. Nf4 Qh7 37. Qf3
$18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.02"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. g4
Nc6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nd7 12. g5 $6 {In retrospect Svidler
was not too happy about this line, since with best play black's chances are
even more promising.} Bxg5 (12... b5 13. h4 Bb7 (13... Rb8 14. Kb1 b4 15. Ne2
Ne5 16. f4 Nc6 17. Qd2 a5 18. h5 a4 19. Bg2 {1-0 Pinol Fulgoni,F-Weindl,A/
Switzerland 2002/ (36)}) 14. Qd2 Qa5 15. Kb1 b4 16. Ne2 d5 17. Nc1 Ne5 18. Nb3
Qa4 19. Qg2 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Prelog,S-Nikolic,S/Slovenia 1991/ (23)}) 13. Rg1 (13.
Bxg5 Qxg5+ 14. Kb1 Ne5 15. Qxd6 Nc6 16. Be2 Rd8 17. Qc7 Kf8 18. f4 Qe7 19. Qb6
Bd7 20. Na4 Qb4 21. Qxb4+ Nxb4 22. Nb6 {1-0 Marxen,P-Homuth,M/Kropp 1993/ (43)}
) (13. f4 Be7 14. Rg1 g6 $15) 13... e5 $6 (13... Bxe3+ 14. Qxe3 Ne5 $1 (14...
Qe7 15. Qd2 (15. f4 b5 16. Bd3 Nc5 17. e5 Nxd3+ 18. Rxd3 dxe5 19. fxe5 f6 $13)
(15. Qh6 g6 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Rg3 Rd8 18. f4 Nc6 19. Rd3 $13) 15... Ne5 16. Rg3
Rd8 $15) 15. f4 Ng6 16. e5 d5 17. f5 (17. Bd3 d4 18. Qh3 f5 19. exf6 Qxf6 20.
Ne2 e5 21. fxe5 Qxe5 22. Qg3 $11) 17... exf5 18. Nxd5 Qh4 $1 $15) 14. Bxg5 (14.
Qd2 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Nf6 16. Qg5 g6 17. f4 $13) 14... exd4 15. Bxd8 dxc3 16. Be7 (
16. Ba5 cxb2+ 17. Kxb2 Nc5 18. Rxd6 Be6 $13) 16... cxb2+ 17. Kxb2 Re8 18. Bxd6
g6 19. Rg5 {White enjoys bishops pair and a better development.} (19. h4 Nf6
$14) 19... Nf8 20. Rc5 Ne6 21. Rc3 Bd7 22. Be5 Bc6 23. Bf6 $1 Rec8 24. Bc4 $6 (
24. Rd6 Ng7 $14) 24... Nc5 $1 25. Re3 (25. Kc1 $2 Bxe4 $1 26. Bd4 Na4 27. Bxf7+
Kxf7 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. fxe4 $11) 25... Na4+ $6 {Bologan is missing a chance to
win a tempo with timely 25...b5! with good survival prospects.} (25... Nd7 $6
26. Bd4 Bxe4 27. Bb3 $1 Bc6 28. Re7 Rf8 29. Be3 $1 $18) (25... b5 $1 26. Bd5
Na4+ 27. Kc1 Nb6 28. Bb3 $14) 26. Kc1 b5 27. Bb3 Nb6 28. Rd4 Be8 (28... Nc4 $5
29. Bxc4 bxc4 30. Rxc4 Bb5 $14) 29. f4 Rc6 (29... Nd7 30. Bh4 Nc5 31. Bd5 Bc6
32. f5 $14) 30. e5 Rac8 31. f5 Nc4 32. Re2 (32. Rh3 $5 Na5 33. Rxh7 $3 Nxb3+
34. Kb1 Rxf6 35. Rdh4 Nd2+ 36. Ka1 $18) 32... R6c7 (32... Na5 33. Bd5) 33. fxg6
fxg6 34. e6 Rc6 (34... Rc5 35. Rd7 $1 R5c7 36. Bxc4 bxc4 37. Red2 $18) 35. Bg5
$6 (35. Rd7 $1 $18) 35... Kg7 $2 {Both players have ignored the key attacking
trick, but now Svidler has got the message...} (35... Rc5 36. h4 Rf5 $14) 36.
Rd7+ $1 Kg8 37. Bh6 Nd6 (37... Rc5 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rf2 Rf5 40. Rxf5 gxf5 41.
Rf7 $18) 38. Rxd6 Rxd6 39. Rf2 (39. Rf2 Bc6 40. e7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.02.12"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Sedlak, Nikola"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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 "Eppingen"]
[BlackTeam "Stuttgart"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. Qf2 Nfd7 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Nce2 Nc5 14. Kb1 Nba4
15. Bc1 Qc7 16. Ng3 d5 17. e5 $5 {[%mdl 4] This sacrifice of the central pawn
aims to win time for active play, otherwise black can reasonably claim to have
solved the opening problems.} (17. Rhe1 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Bb4 20.
Red1 O-O 21. a3 Bc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Be3 Qc7 24. Bc1 Rfd8 25. g5 Qc4 26. Qd2
Bd5 {0-1 Almasi,Z-Gelfand,B/Monte Carlo 2003/ (46)}) 17... Qxe5 18. Rhe1 Qc7 (
18... Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Qc7 20. Nh5 Nc5 21. Rdd1 $15) 19. Nh5 (19. Ngf5 g6 20. Nh6
e5 $17) 19... Qb6 20. Qe3 $1 {Sedlak finds it hard to complete the development
of the kingside, his king in the center doesn't feel very safe.} Nd7 (20...
Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Nc5 22. Nf5 g6 23. Nf6+ Kd8 24. Qg5 $14) 21. Bf5 (21. Qg5 Qxd4
22. Rxe6+ fxe6 23. Bxh7 Qf6 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qg6+ Kd8 26. h4 $13) 21... g6 (
21... h6 22. Qd2 Ndc5 23. b4 Ne4 24. fxe4 Nc3+ 25. Ka1 Nxd1 26. exd5 $13) 22.
Bxe6 $1 {Opening the access to the king at a cost of one piece.} fxe6 23. Qf4
Nac5 (23... e5 24. Rxe5+ Nxe5 25. Qxe5+ Kf7 26. Qxh8 gxh5 27. Qxh7+ Bg7 28. Nf5
Qf6 29. g5 $18) 24. Nf6+ Kd8 (24... Nxf6 25. Qxf6 Rg8 26. Nxe6 Be7 27. Ng7+
Rxg7 28. Qxb6 $18) 25. Nxd7 Kxd7 26. Qf7+ Be7 $8 (26... Kd6 27. Bf4+ e5 28.
Bxe5#) (26... Kd8 27. Bg5+) 27. b4 Rcf8 (27... Na4 28. Rxe6 Nc3+ 29. Ka1 Qd8
30. Bf4 Nxd1 31. Rd6+ Kc7 32. Ne6+ $18) 28. bxc5 $6 {White is loosing courage
to play consequently for an advantage. It was much more unpleasant to continue
with 28.Qg7! preserving the tension on the board.} (28. Qg7 $1 Rhg8 (28... Ne4
29. fxe4 Rhg8 30. Qxh7 Rh8 31. Qxg6 $16) 29. Qxh7 Rh8 (29... Na4 30. Rxe6 Nc3+
31. Ka1 Qxe6 32. Nxe6 Nxd1 33. Nc5+ Kd6 34. Bf4+ $18) 30. bxc5 Rxh7 31. cxb6
Rxh2 32. Rxe6 $16) 28... Rxf7 29. cxb6 Bc5 (29... e5 30. Rxe5 Bc5 31. Ne6 Bxb6
32. Ng5 Re7 $11) 30. Nxe6 Bxb6 31. Ng5 (31. f4 Re8 $11) 31... Re7 32. Rxe7+
Kxe7 33. Bb2 d4 34. Re1+ (34. Bxd4 Bxd4 35. Rxd4 Rf8 (35... h6 36. Nf7 Kxf7 37.
Rd7+ Kf6 38. Rxb7 Kg5 39. Rb6 $14) 36. Nxh7 Rxf3 $11) 34... Kd7 35. f4 Rf8 36.
Ba3 b4 {For some unknown reason Sedlak decided to give up the b pawn,
otherwise Acs would have had to accept the perpetual.} (36... Rxf4 37. Re7+ Kc8
38. Re8+ Kd7 39. Re7+ $11) 37. Bxb4 Rxf4 38. Re7+ (38. Nxh7 Bd5 $132) 38... Kc8
39. Re8+ Kd7 40. Re7+ Kc8 41. Re8+ Kd7 42. Re6 Rf1+ 43. Kb2 Bd8 44. Rd6+ Kc8 (
44... Kc8 45. Ne6 Be7 46. Rb6 Bf6 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 b4
9. Nce2 h6 10. Qd2 e5 11. Nf5 d5 12. O-O-O Be6 13. exd5 {New move, that hopes
to save the tempo for the usual move 13.Kb1.} (13. Kb1 Nbd7 14. exd5 (14. Nc1
Qc7 15. Bd3 d4 16. Bf2 g6 17. Ng3 Nc5 18. h4 Na4 19. Nb3 Nd7 20. Ne2 Rb8 21. g5
a5 {0-1 Moreno Carnero,J-Vera,R/Seville 2001/ (45)}) 14... Bxd5 (14... Nxd5 15.
Nc1 (15. Bf2 Qa5 16. Nc1 Rd8 17. Nb3 Qa4 18. Bc4 Nf4 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. Nd6+
Bxd6 21. Qxd6 Nf6 22. Qxe5 {1-0 Baramidze,D-Wojtaszek,R/Chalkidiki 2001/ (33)})
15... Qc7 16. Bd3 Rb8 17. Ka1 Nc3 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Qe1 g6 20. Nd4 exd4 21.
Bxd4 Ba3 22. Nb3 {1/2-1/2 Uribe,M-Arencibia,W/Cali 2001/ (64)}) 15. Bg2 Rc8 16.
Nc1 Qc7 17. Rhe1 Be6 18. h3 h5 19. Ng3 g6 20. gxh5 Nxh5 21. Nxh5 Rxh5 22. f4
Bh6 23. Nd3 a5 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Vera,R/Seville 2001/ (41)}) 13... Qxd5 (13...
Nxd5 14. Neg3 Nd7 15. Bc4 Nxe3 16. Nxe3 $14) 14. Bg2 (14. Qxd5 $2 Bxd5 15. Bg2
g6 16. Nfg3 Nbd7 $17) (14. f4 Qxd2+ 15. Bxd2 Nxg4 16. Bg2 Ra7 $17) 14... Nbd7
15. Qxd5 Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 16. f4 (16. Bf2 O-O-O 17. Rd2 g6 18. Rhd1 h5 $17)
16... Nxe3 17. Nxe3 Rd8 18. Bc6 Bc5 19. Nf5 $15) 16. Rxd5 Nxd5 17. f4 Nxe3 (
17... N7f6 $2 18. fxe5 Nxe3 19. Nxe3 $18) 18. Bxa8 {[%mdl 4] It seems logical
to expect, that this position was part of Sandipan's preparation. Black has to
be careful not to neglect his development.} Nxf5 (18... Nxg4 19. Bc6 $5 (19. h3
Ngf6 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. Nf4 $15) 19... exf4 20. Nxf4 Nge5 21. Re1 $11) 19. gxf5
Bd6 (19... exf4 20. Nxf4 Bd6 21. Re1+ Kd8 22. Nd5 Bxh2 23. Nxb4 $11) 20. Bc6
Ke7 (20... exf4 21. f6 gxf6 22. Rd1 Ke7 23. Nd4 Ne5 24. Nf5+ Ke6 25. Ng7+ Ke7
26. Nf5+ $11) 21. Ng3 Nc5 (21... exf4 22. f6+ Nxf6 (22... Kxf6 23. Ne4+ Ke7 24.
Bxd7 Kxd7 25. Rd1 $16) 23. Nf5+ Ke6 24. Nxg7+ Ke5 25. Re1+ Kd4 26. Nf5+ Kc5 27.
Bf3 $15) 22. f6+ $5 {Spirited idea wins access to f5 square, but black is well
organized to meet any danger.} (22. Re1 e4 23. Kb1 Rd8 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. c3
bxc3 26. bxc3 $15) 22... Kxf6 (22... gxf6 23. Nf5+ Ke6 24. Ng7+ Ke7 25. Nf5+
$11) 23. Rd1 Be7 (23... Ke6 24. f5+ Ke7 25. f6+ $1 gxf6 (25... Ke6 26. fxg7 Rg8
27. Bd5+ Kd7 28. Nf5 $18) 26. Nf5+ Ke6 27. Nxd6 $18) 24. fxe5+ Ke6 (24... Kxe5
25. Rd5+ Kf6 (25... Ke6 26. Nf5 Rc8 27. Nxg7+ Kf6 $15) 26. Rf5+ Kg6 27. Bf3 $15
) 25. Nh5 $2 {White has got carried away with a prospect of coordinated attack
on the black king, but this move is a serious mistake.} (25. Bd5+ Kxe5 26. Bxf7
Bg5+ $11) 25... Bg5+ (25... g6 $1 26. Nf6 (26. Ng7+ Kxe5 27. Rd5+ (27. Re1+ Kd6
28. Ne8+ Kxc6 29. Rxe7 f5 $17) 27... Kf4 28. Rd4+ Kg5 29. Ne8 Ne6 $17) 26...
Kxe5 $17) 26. Kb1 Rd8 (26... g6 27. Rd6+ Kxe5 28. Rd5+ Ke6 29. Ng7+ Kf6 30.
Ne8+ Rxe8 31. Bxe8 Be3 $11) 27. Nxg7+ Kxe5 28. Re1+ Kf6 (28... Kf4 29. Rf1+ Kg4
30. a3 $15) 29. Nh5+ Kg6 30. Ng3 Rd2 (30... f5 $2 31. Be8+ Kg7 (31... Kf6 32.
Nh5#) 32. Nxf5+ Kf6 $11) 31. Ne4 Nxe4 32. Bxe4+ Kg7 (32... f5 33. Bd3 Rxh2 34.
Rf1 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.04.27"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Nb6 10. Qf2 Nfd7 11. f4 Qc7 12. f5 Nc5 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. e5 d5
15. Nb3 Nca4 {The concept of quickly opening up the f file is quite dangerous
for black. His only consolation is the weak pawn on e5, that he might try to
win.} (15... Nxb3+ 16. axb3 Nd7 17. Be2 Be7 18. Bd4 Nxe5 19. Qg3 Bd6 20. Nxd5
exd5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Bh5+ g6 23. Rhe1 O-O 24. Rxe5 Kh8 25. Bxg6 {1-0 Korneev,
O-Ortega Valle,J/Dos Hermanas 2002/ (36)}) 16. Nxa4 Nxa4 17. Be2 Qxe5 (17...
Be7 18. Qf4 Bb7 19. Rhf1 Rf8 20. Qg3 $14) 18. Bd4 Qg5+ (18... Qc7 19. Bh5+ $40)
19. Kb1 Bd6 (19... Be7 20. h4 Qh6 21. Rhf1 Rf8 22. Qg3 $40) 20. h4 Qe7 (20...
Qg3 21. Bh5+ Kd8 22. Qe2 $36) (20... Qh6 $5 21. Rhe1 Rf8 22. Bf3 $13) 21. Bh5+
Kd8 22. Rhe1 Rf8 23. Bf3 Bd7 (23... Qc7 24. Qe2 $13) 24. Qd2 Qxh4 $2 {[%mdl
256] This wrong capture takes the queen away from the center and gives white
the chance to open up the position with the help of spirited sacrifice.} (24...
Bg3 25. Re3 Bf4 26. Bxd5 Bxe3 27. Qa5+ Ke8 28. Bxa8 $40) (24... Rf5 $5 $13) 25.
Bxg7 (25. Rh1 Qg3 26. Rxh7 Rf7 $13) 25... Rf7 (25... Bb4 $5 26. c3 Rf7 27. Bxd5
Rf2 28. Bxa8 (28. Re2 $6 Rxe2 29. Qxe2 exd5 30. cxb4 Qg5 $11) 28... Rxd2 29.
Nxd2 $16) 26. Bxd5 $1 exd5 (26... Bf4 27. Qd4 exd5 28. Qxd5 Rxg7 29. Qxa8+ Kc7
30. Qa7+ Kd8 31. Nd4 $18) 27. Qxd5 {Defender's pieces are too uncoordinated.
Two attacked rooks are just complementing the odd location of The queen on h4
and the knight on a4.} Rxg7 (27... Nb6 28. Qxf7 $18) 28. Qxa8+ Kc7 29. Qa7+ Kd8
(29... Kc6 30. Na5#) 30. Na5 Nc5 (30... Rg6 31. Nb7+ Kc8 32. Qxa6 Bb8 33. Nd6+
Kd8 34. Qa8 $18) 31. Qb6+ (31. Qb6+ Bc7 32. Nc6+ Kc8 33. Re8+ Bxe8 34. Na7#)
1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. a4 bxa4 11. Nxa4 Nxa4 12. Rxa4 Be7 13. g5 $146 {Topalov
doesn't move his bishop from f1, since he hopes to win a6 pawn or use the
piece on c8-h3 diagonal.} (13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfa1 Nd7 16. Nb3 Rb8 17.
Ba7 Rc8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bxa6 Ne5 20. Be2 f5 21. gxf5 exf5 22. Nc4 Qe8 {1/2-1/2
Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Kopavogur 2000/ (41)}) 13... O-O 14. h4 Bd7 $5 ({It seems
more natural to develop the bishop to b7, but the pawn e6 could have become
vulnerable.} 14... Bb7 15. h5 Nd7 16. g6 Nc5 17. Rb4 $5 a5 18. Rxb7 $1 Nxb7 19.
gxf7+ $44) 15. Ra1 Nc6 16. Rxa6 Qc7 $6 {It seems, that this move is inferior
to the direct} (16... Rxa6 17. Bxa6 Qa8 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Be2 d5 $5 20. exd5
Bxd5 21. Kf2 (21. O-O $6 Qb8) 21... Rd8 22. Qc1 Qb7 $44 {Anand was not sure,
if the compensation would be sufficient.}) 17. Kf2 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 (18... Rxa6
19. Bxa6 Ra8 20. Bd3 e5 21. Be3 Be6 22. h5 $14) 19. Be3 Rxa6 20. Bxa6 f5 21.
gxf6 Bxf6 (21... gxf6 $6 22. Rg1+ Kf7 23. Ke1 $16) 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Bc4 (23.
Be2 $5 Qxc2 24. Qxd6 Rd8 25. Qb4 Be6 {when black pieces are very active.})
23... Be8 24. Be2 Bf7 25. Qd2 Bh5 (25... Qc6 $5 26. c4 Bxc4 $1 27. Qc3 (27. Rc1
Bxh4+ 28. Kg2 d5 $1 $17) 27... d5 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Qxc6 Bxc6 30. b4 $14) 26.
b3 Qe7 27. Kg2 Qf7 (27... Bxh4 $4 28. Rxh4 $1 Qxh4 29. Bg5 $18) 28. Rh3 (28.
Qxd6 Be7 29. Qd1 Qg6+ 30. Kh3 (30. Kf2 $6 Qxe4) 30... Qf6 31. Bg5 Qe6+ 32. Kh2
h6 33. Be3 Qf6 $132) 28... Be7 29. b4 {It will not be easy to get far with the
b pawn, since it can not easily be supported by white pieces.} h6 30. b5 (30.
c4 Qf6 31. b5 Bf7 32. Rg3 $14) 30... Qg6+ 31. Kh2 Qe6 32. Qd3 (32. b6 Be8 33.
Qd5 $14) 32... Be8 $1 33. Qb3 Qc8 (33... Qxb3 $5 34. cxb3 Bd7 35. Rg3 Bxh4 36.
Rg1 Rb8 37. Ba7 Rb7 38. b6 Bf2 39. Ba6 Bxg1+ 40. Kxg1 Bc6 41. Bxb7 Bxb7 42. Bb8
d5 43. exd5 Bxd5 44. Kf2 e4 $11) 34. b6 Bf7 35. Qb1 $2 (35. Qb2 $1) 35... Qc3
$2 {[%mdl 64] Paying back with the faulty move himself, Anand misses ingenious
shot.} (35... Be6 $1 36. b7 Qc3 $3 37. Ba7 (37. b8=Q Qxe3 $1 $15) 37... Qd2 38.
Qd1 Qb4 $11) 36. Bd3 $1 Rb8 (36... d5 37. b7 Bd6 38. Qb6 Qa3 39. Bc1 Qc5 40.
Qxc5 Bxc5 41. exd5 Rb8 42. c4 Rxb7 43. f4 $16) 37. Qg1 $1 {Topalov has managed
to consolidate his position and now is ready to attack on the kingside.} Bc4 $6
38. Qg6 $1 Bxd3 39. Rg3 $1 Bf6 (39... Qxc2+ 40. Rg2 Qxg2+ 41. Kxg2 $18) 40.
cxd3 Rxb6 {Desperation, but the threat of 41.Bxh6 was otherwise unstoppable.} (
40... Qe1 41. Bxh6 Qf2+ 42. Kh3 Qf1+ 43. Kg4 Qf2 44. Bg5 Rf8 45. Kh3 Bxg5 46.
Qxg5 $18) 41. Bxb6 Qb2+ 42. Rg2 Qxb6 43. Rc2 Bd8 (43... Qd8 44. Qf5 $18) 44. h5
1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 b4
9. Na4 Bd7 10. b3 Bxa4 11. bxa4 Qc7 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O Be7 (13... h6 14. f4
Nxd4 15. e5 $5 Nxc2 16. Rc1 Nxe3 (16... Rc8 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bd4 $40) 17. Rxc7
Nxd1 18. Bxa8 Kd8 19. Rxf7 Ne3 20. exf6 Nxf1 21. fxg7 Bxg7 22. Rxg7 $14) 14. g5
Nd7 15. f4 Nb6 (15... Na5 16. Rc1 Nc4 17. Bf2 Rb8 18. c3 $13) 16. Nxc6 Nc4 $1 {
Black has to play very carefully in order to get enough compensation for the
opponent's bishops pair.} (16... Qxc6 17. Qd4 Qc5 18. a3 $1 bxa3 19. Qd3 Qc7
20. Rxa3 $14) 17. Qd4 $1 (17. Bd4 Qxc6 18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Bd4 e5 20. Bf2 exf4 21.
h4 Ne5 $15) 17... Nxe3 18. Qxg7 Rf8 (18... Nxf1 $2 19. Qxh8+ Bf8 20. Rxf1 Qxc6
21. f5 $18) 19. Nxe7 Nxf1 (19... Kxe7 20. Rf2 Qc5 21. Bf3 $11) (19... Qc5 20.
Kh1 Nxf1 21. e5 d5 22. Nxd5 exd5 (22... Ng3+ 23. hxg3 exd5 24. Qf6 $14) 23.
Rxf1 Qxc2 24. Qf6 $40) 20. Rxf1 $6 {[%mdl 128] White's attack is losing
momentum, it was much more dangerous to open up the position at all costs with
the sharp 20.e5!?} (20. e5 $5 d5 (20... Qc5+ 21. Kh1) 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Rxf1
Qxc2 23. Qf6 $40) 20... Qxe7 21. Qxh7 Rc8 22. Kh1 (22. Rf2 Qa7 23. e5 Rc4 24.
Qd3 d5 $17) 22... Rxc2 23. e5 Rc4 (23... Rd2 $17) 24. g6 fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Qf7 (
25... Kd8 26. Rd1 Rfxf4 27. exd6 Qf6 28. Qg8+ Qf8 29. Qxe6 $13) 26. Qh6 Rg8 (
26... d5 27. f5 Rg4 (27... Rc2 28. Bf3 Kd8 29. f6 Rg8 $17) 28. h3 Rgg8 29. fxe6
Qxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Rxf1+ 31. Kh2 $11) 27. f5 $5 (27. exd6 Rc5 $17) 27... Rcg4 (
27... dxe5 28. f6 (28. fxe6 Qg6 $1 29. Qxg6+ Rxg6 30. Bb7 a5 $19) 28... Rg6 29.
Qh8+ $40 Rg8 30. Qh3 e4 $19) 28. Bc6+ Kd8 29. Qe3 Rc4 $2 {Probably the final
inaccuracy in a messy position, black is losing lion share of his advantage.} (
29... Qc7 $1 30. Bf3 Rh4 $19) 30. Bg2 Rxg2 (30... exf5 $2 31. exd6 $14) 31.
Qb6+ Qc7 32. Qxc7+ Rxc7 (32... Kxc7 33. Kxg2 exf5 34. exd6+ Kxd6 35. Rxf5 $11)
33. Kxg2 dxe5 34. fxe6 (34. f6 Ke8 $15) 34... Rg7+ 35. Kf3 Ke7 36. Rc1 Kxe6 (
36... Kd6 37. Rc8 $11) 37. Rc6+ Kf5 38. Rxa6 Rh7 39. Kg3 (39. Rb6 Rxh2 40. Rxb4
Rxa2 $11) 39... Rg7+ 40. Kf3 Rh7 41. Kg3 Rg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. g5 $6 {Motylev is trying to open up the position,
since he believes in the potential of his better developed pieces. The
exchange of pawns compromises positionally White's structure, Black can
immediately begin the fight for an advantage.} (11. Bd3 Bb7 (11... Qc7 12. Kb1
Bb7 13. h4 Nfd7 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Rxh1 16. Rxh1 b4 17. Nce2 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5
19. Nf4 Nxf3 20. Nxf3 Bxf3 21. Rf1 Qc6 22. Qf2 {1-0 Solozhenkin,E-Agrest,E/
Leningrad 1989/ (48)}) 12. Rhe1 Qa5 13. Kb1 b4 14. Nce2 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. f4
Nxg4 17. Bg1 Be7 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. h3 Ngf6 20. Bd4 Bd6 {0-1 Schneider,D-Belov,V/
Moscow 2004/ (43)}) (11. a3 Bb7 12. Rg1 (12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Be2 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc4
15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Rhe1 Be7 17. Bf2 O-O 18. h4 Nc5 19. g5 h5 20. b3 Rxc3 21.
Qxc3 Nxe4 22. Qe3 Qa5 23. Rd3 g6 24. Kb2 Rc8 {0-1 Grischuk,A-Belov,V/playchess.
com INT 2004/ (54)}) 12... Rc8 13. h4 Nfd7 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nb6 16. g6 Nbc4
17. gxf7+ Kd7 18. Qe1 Qh4 19. Qxh4 Rxh4 20. Bf2 Rh7 21. f4 Nxf7 22. Rg3 Re8 23.
Bh3 {1-0 Kovalev,A-Agrest,E/Passau 1994/ (30)}) 11... hxg5 12. Bxg5 Bb7 13. Rg1
(13. f4 $2 Ned7 14. Bg2 b4 $1 15. Na4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxd8 Nxd2 18. Kxd2
Rxd8 19. Nc6 Rc8 20. Nxb4 Rc4 $19) 13... Qa5 (13... b4 $5 14. Nb1 Qa5 15. a3 d5
$15) 14. a3 (14. Kb1 b4 15. Nce2 Nc4 16. Qd3 Rc8 $15) 14... Rc8 (14... b4 15.
Na2 d5 (15... Nxf3 16. Nxf3 Nxe4 17. Qxb4 Qxb4 18. Nxb4 Nxg5 19. Nxg5 Rxh2 20.
Bd3 $16) 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Nxb4 Bxb4 19. Qxb4 Qxb4 20. axb4 Rxh2
$11) 15. Kb1 (15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Nd4 d5 $15) 15... Rxc3 $5 {[%mdl
1024] Very typical exchange sacrifice, Grischuk is connecting it with an
unusual idea. The only problem for Black was the attacking potential of the
opponent, without queens on the board the theme is endgame.} 16. Qxc3 (16. bxc3
Nxf3 $1 (16... Qxa3 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. f4 $15) 17. Nxf3 Nxe4 18. Qe3 Nxc3+ 19.
Kc1 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxa3+ 21. Kd2 d5 $19) 16... Qxc3 17. bxc3 Rxh2 18. Bf4 Rh5 (
18... Rh8 19. c4 bxc4 20. Ka2 Nfd7 21. Rb1 Nc5 $13) 19. Rg5 $6 {Somewhat
paradoxicaly it was probably better to part with bishop's pair 19.Bxe5!?,
since White would get the chance to solve the problems of his pawn structure.}
(19. Bxe5 $5 dxe5 (19... Rxe5 20. c4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 d5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Rd3 $11
) 20. Nb3 g5 21. c4 b4 $11) 19... Rxg5 20. Bxg5 Nfd7 (20... d5 21. Bxf6 gxf6
22. exd5 Bxd5 23. a4 $11) 21. a4 (21. c4 bxc4 (21... Nxc4 22. a4 $14) 22. Be2
Nc5 $15) 21... bxa4 22. Be2 Nc5 23. c4 (23. Rh1 d5 24. exd5 Bxd5 $15) 23... g6
24. Rh1 Ned7 25. Rh8 $2 {White is making a rare mistake in a difficult
position. The knight is seldom trapped on the central square d4.} (25. Bd3 Bg7
26. Be3 f5 $17) 25... e5 $1 26. c3 exd4 27. cxd4 Bxe4+ $1 {Grischuk calculates
variations excellently, the game move uses phantasy to win the material.} (
27... Ne6 28. Be3 Ke7 29. d5 Bg7 30. Rg8 Nd4 31. Rxg7 Nxe2 $17) 28. fxe4 (28.
Kb2 Ne6 29. Be3 Bf5 $19) 28... Nxe4 29. c5 (29. Bd1 $5 Nxg5 30. Bxa4 Ne6 (30...
Ke7 31. Bxd7 Bg7 32. Rg8 Bxd4 33. Bc6 Ne6 $19) 31. Bxd7+ Kxd7 32. d5 Ke7 33.
dxe6 fxe6 $19) 29... Nxg5 (29... dxc5 30. Be3 Nc3+ 31. Kc2 Nxe2 (31... cxd4 32.
Bxa6 dxe3 33. Kxc3 Ke7 $17) 32. dxc5 Ne5 33. Kd2 Ng3 34. Bf4 Ne4+ 35. Ke3 Nxc5
36. Bxe5 $17) 30. c6 Nb6 31. Bxa6 (31. c7 Ne6 $19) 31... Ne6 32. Ka2 d5 33. Rh1
Bd6 34. Rh8+ Ke7 0-1

[Event "Alushta Autumn 1st"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Livshits, Gaby"]
[Black "Obukhov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
Qc7 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Na4 Rb8 13. c4 c5 14. b3 Bb7 15.
Nc3 Nd7 16. Qd2 Rbd8 {Black must be careful when defending this type of pawn
structure, d5 square could become crucial after elimination of the e6 pawn.} (
16... Rfe8 17. Rad1 Rbd8 18. g4 Bc6 19. g5 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 Popescu,D-Navrotescu,C/
Odorheiu Secuiesc 1993/ (19)}) 17. Rad1 g6 18. f5 Rfe8 19. Bg5 (19. fxe6 fxe6
20. Ne2 Ne5 21. Nf4 Bf8 22. Bh3 Bc8 $14) 19... Ne5 20. fxe6 (20. f6 $5 Bf8 21.
Bh6 Kh8 22. Bf4 $14) 20... fxe6 21. Bh6 Ng4 $2 {Obukhov falls for the cheap
solution, while simple 21...Bf8 seemed perfectly adequate for the equality.} (
21... Bf8 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Ne2 Qe7 $11) 22. Bh3 Nxh6 (22... Ne5
23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. Bf7 $18) 23. Bxe6+ Kg7 $6 (23... Kh8 24. Nd5 (24. Qxh6 Bf8
25. Qh3 Qa5 26. Nd5 $16) 24... Bxd5 25. Qc3+ Bf6 26. Qxf6+ (26. Rxf6 Qg7 27.
exd5 Rf8 28. Rdf1 $16) 26... Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Bxd5 $18) 24. Nd5 $1 (24.
Nd5 $1 Bxd5 25. Qc3+ Bf6 26. Qxf6#) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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 Nc6 7. f3 e6 8. g4
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. Kb1 b4 15.
Na4 Bb7 16. Qxb4 Bc6 17. Nc3 Rfb8 18. Qc4 Ne5 19. Qe2 Qa5 {This queen move
looks a bit slow, Gelfand has improved with bishop's idea in later game.} (
19... Bb5 $5 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. c3 Nc4 22. b3 Qa5 23. Rh2 e5 24. Be3 Na3+ 25.
Kb2 Nc4+ 26. Kb1 Na3+ 27. Kb2 b4 {0-1 Iordachescu,V-Gelfand,B/Bermuda 2004/ 
(40)}) 20. f4 $6 (20. Qe3 $5 $14) 20... Ng6 $1 (20... Bb5 21. Qe1 Nf3 (21...
Bxf1 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Nd5 Qxe1 24. Nxe7+ $16) 22. Qf2 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Bc6 $44)
21. Qf3 (21. f5 e5 $1 22. fxg6 (22. Be3 $2 Qxc3 $19) 22... exd4 23. Nd5 Bxd5
24. exd5 Rxb2+ 25. Kxb2 Rb8+ 26. Kc1 Qa3+ 27. Kd2 Qc3+ 28. Kc1 $11) 21... e5
22. Bf2 {Anand must admit, that his 20th move was too optimistic, since
natural exchange on e5 loses.} (22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Bf2 Rxb2+ $1 24. Kxb2 Qa3+
25. Ka1 Bxe4 $1 26. Qe3 Bxh1 $17) 22... Qb4 23. b3 Nxf4 24. Be1 Qc5 (24... Qb7
25. Bg3 Ne6 26. Bc4 $14) 25. Bg3 a5 (25... Ne6 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Qc6 28.
Rh2 Nd4 $11) 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Nd5 Bd8 $1 {[%mdl 32] Excellent move that saves
the dangerous bishop for an attack on weak dark squares.} 28. Qxf4 a4 29. Rh2
$1 Bxd5 30. exd5 (30. Rxd5 $2 Qc3 31. Rd3 (31. Rb5 Rxb5 32. Bxb5 a3 33. Qc1 Qe5
34. Rf2 Qxb5 $19) 31... axb3 $3 32. cxb3 (32. Rxc3 bxa2+ 33. Kc1 a1=Q+ 34. Kd2
Ba5 $19) 32... Rxb3+ $1 33. axb3 Ra1#) 30... Ba5 31. Qd4 Qa3 (31... Qc7 $1 32.
Qc4 Qd8 33. Qe4 Bc3 34. Bd3 $13) 32. h5 Bb6 (32... Rb4 33. Qb2 Qxb2+ 34. Kxb2
Rg4 35. Rg2 $16) 33. Qc3 Ba5 34. Qd4 Bb6 35. Qd3 $5 Re8 36. g6 $1 fxg6 37. hxg6
h6 $2 {Black finally errs with this faulty defensive move while bishop's
transfer to f6 would have been very unpleasant for white.} (37... Bd8 $1 38.
Rf2 Bf6 39. Rxf6 $1 axb3 40. Qxb3 Reb8 41. Bb5 $1 gxf6 $15) 38. Bh3 $1 Bd8 39.
Be6+ Rxe6 (39... Kh8 $2 40. Rxh6+ gxh6 41. Qd4+ $18) (39... Kf8 40. Rf1+ Bf6
41. Rxf6+ gxf6 42. g7+ $18) 40. dxe6 Bf6 41. c3 axb3 42. Qc4 $3 {Extremely
strong move ideally combines defense with an attack, Anand wins with his
mighty e pawn due to black's back rank problems.} Qa5 $5 (42... Rb8 43. e7+ Kh8
44. Rb2 $1 bxa2+ 45. Qxa2 $18) (42... bxa2+ 43. Rxa2 $18) 43. e7+ $1 (43. Qxb3
$6 Qf5+ 44. Kb2 Qxg6 $16) 43... Kh8 44. Re1 Be5 45. Qc6 1-0

[Event "St Stefan/Belgrade m"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Be7 (
7... a6 8. O-O-O Qc7 9. f3 Bd7) (7... Ng4 8. Bg5) 8. f3 a6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4
$1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 (12. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 13. Qxd6 Qa5 $40) 12... Nd7 13. h4
b4 (13... Bb7 14. Kb1 Rc8 15. Bd3 b4 16. Ne2 a5 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. h5 Ne5 $13 {
Salazar-Panno/Buenos Aires/1991/}) 14. Na4 (14. Ne2 a5 15. Be3 Ne5 16. Nd4 Bb7
17. h5 b3 $1 18. axb3 a4 19. b4 a3 $132 {Ilincic-Cvetkovic/Jugoslavia-ch/1990/}
) 14... Bb7 $6 (14... Qa5 15. b3 Nc5 (15... Bb7 $5) 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Qf4 Ra7
18. Kb1 Rd7 19. Bc4 Rd4 $5 20. Rxd4 cxd4 21. e5 Bd7 22. Nb2 Bb5 23. Qxd4 Rd8
24. Qe4 Qb6 $44 {Inkiov-Vera/Varna/1986/}) 15. Nb6 $1 (15. Qxb4 $6 Bc6 $17)
15... Rb8 (15... Nxb6 16. Qxb4 Bxe4 $2 17. Bxb6 $18) 16. Nxd7 (16. Qxb4 $2 Bc6
$1 $19) 16... Qxd7 17. Kb1 (17. Qxb4 $2 Bxe4) 17... Qc7 (17... f5 18. gxf6 Bxf6
19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. Qxb4 $14) (17... a5 $5) 18. Bd3 Bc8 $6 (18... f5 19. gxf6
Bxf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Rh3 d5 22. Rg1 $14) (18... e5 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. Ba7 $1
Ra8 21. Qf2 Rdc8 22. Bb6 Qc6 23. Rdg1 $16) (18... Rfd8 $5) 19. h5 e5 20. Be3
Be6 (20... f5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. g6 $16) 21. Rdg1 a5 (21... d5 22. exd5 Bxd5 23.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qxd5 $18) 22. g6 $1 Bf6 (22... fxg6 23. hxg6 hxg6 (23... h6 24.
Bxh6 gxh6 25. Qxh6 Bf6 26. g7 $18) 24. Rxg6 Bf7 25. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 26. Bh6+ $1
$18 (26. Bb6 $2 Bxa2+ $1 27. Kxa2 Qxb6 28. Qh6+ Kf7 29. Qh5+ Ke6 $13)) 23.
gxh7+ Kh8 (23... Kxh7 24. Bg5 Qe7 25. f4 $1) 24. Bg5 $1 Qe7 (24... Bxg5 25.
Qxg5 f6 26. Qg6 Qf7 27. h6 Qxg6 28. Rxg6 gxh6 29. Rhxh6 $16) 25. Rg3 Bxg5 26.
Rxg5 Qf6 27. Rhg1 Qxf3 (27... Kxh7 28. Qg2 Rg8 29. Rg6 $1 $18) (27... Qh6 28.
Qg2 $18) 28. Rxg7 Qf6 (28... Qf4 29. Qg2 Qh6 30. b3 $1 Rfd8 31. Bc4 Bxc4 32.
bxc4 Rf8 33. Qg4 a4 34. Rg8+ Kxh7 35. Qf5+ $18) 29. h6 a4 30. b3 axb3 31. axb3
Rfd8 32. Qg2 Rf8 33. Rg8+ $1 Kxh7 34. Rg7+ Kh8 35. h7 (35. h7 Rfd8 36. Rg8+
Kxh7 37. Rh1+) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Black "Arlandi, Ennio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. h4 b4 11. Na4 d5 12. Bh3 (12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 (13. O-O-O
Qa5 14. b3 Bb7 15. Re1 Nc5 16. Nxc5 Qa3+ 17. Kd1 Bxc5 18. Ke2 O-O-O 19. Nb5
Nf4+ 20. Bxf4 Rxd2+ 21. Kxd2 Rd8+ {0-1 Papastavropoulos,A-Belov,V/Ano Liosia
2000/ (21)}) 13... Ne5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. O-O-O Nc4 16. Qe2 Bb7 17. b3 Nxe3 18.
Qxe3 Bc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Rhe1 O-O-O 21. Rd3 Rd7 {1/2-1/2 Anka,E-Novikov,I/
Berlin 1995/ (42)}) (12. O-O-O dxe4 13. Bc4 Ne5 14. Bb3 Bd7 15. Bf4 Nxf3 16.
Nxf3 exf3 17. Qe3 Qa5 18. Qxf3 Rc8 19. Qb7 Qb5 20. Nb6 Rc6 21. Rxd7 Qxb6 22.
Rhd1 Qxb7 23. Rxb7 Nd5 24. Ba4 {1-0 Varga,Z-Galonska,J/Recklinghausen 1995/ 
(24)}) (12. Bf4 Bb7 13. e5 Ng8 14. Bd3 Ne7 15. b3 Qc7 16. Bb5 Nc6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6
18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. h5 Rc8 20. Rh2 Nc5 {0-1 Pile,R-Ribeiro,R/Le Grand Bornand
2003/ (37)}) 12... dxe4 13. g5 hxg5 (13... Nd5 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. O-O-O Ne5 16.
fxe4 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qc7 18. Nf3 Nc4 19. Qb3 e5 20. gxh6 g6 21. Kb1 Be6 {1/2-1/2
Gagunashvili,M-Sadykov,R/Oropesa del Mar 2001/ (56)}) 14. hxg5 Nd5 15. g6 $146
{One of the sharpest lines in the dangerous English attack system, but black
is not without his chances.} (15. O-O-O Ne5 16. Qe2 Qa5 17. b3 Bd7 18. Bxe6
fxe6 19. Rxh8 Bxa4 20. fxe4 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Bd7 22. Qh3 Qxa2 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24.
Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxg7+ Nf7 26. Qf6+ Ke8 27. Rf1 {1-0 Furlan,M-Bratovic,B/Ljubljana
2000/ (46)}) 15... Ne5 (15... fxg6 16. O-O-O (16. Nxe6 Ne5 17. O-O-O Bxe6 18.
Bxe6 Rxh1 19. Rxh1 Nc7 20. Qh2 Nd3+ 21. cxd3 Nxe6 $13) 16... Ne5 17. fxe4 Nxe3
18. Qxe3 Qa5 19. Qg3 $1 $16) 16. gxf7+ Kxf7 (16... Nxf7 $5 17. O-O-O Rxh3 18.
Rxh3 Qd7 $1 (18... e5 19. Nc6 Qd6 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxh3 22. Nb6 $14) 19.
b3 e5 20. Rh4 $13) 17. fxe4 Nxe3 (17... Qh4+ 18. Qf2+ (18. Ke2 $2 Qxe4 19.
Bxe6+ Bxe6 20. Rxh8 Nf4+ 21. Kf2 Ng4+ $19) 18... Qxf2+ 19. Bxf2 Nf4 (19... Nc7
20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Nxe6 $1 $16) 20. Bxe6+ Nxe6 21. Rxh8 Nxd4 22.
Bxd4 Nf3+ 23. Kf2 Nxd4 24. Rf1 Ne6 25. Ke3+ Ke8 26. Nc5 $14) 18. Qxe3 Qh4+ $2 {
[%mdl 256] This false check displaces white king, but even more importantly it
dislocates black queen.} (18... Be7 19. Ke2 Bf6 20. Raf1 Qd6 $13) 19. Ke2 (19.
Kf1 Ke8 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 $17) 19... Qh5+ (19... Ke8 20. Bxe6 Bxe6 21.
Rxh4 Bc4+ 22. Kd2 Rxh4 23. Re1 $16) 20. Kf2 Ke8 (20... Qh4+ 21. Kg1 Nc4 22.
Bxe6+ Bxe6 23. Rxh4 Nxe3 24. Rxh8 $18) 21. Bxe6 Qxh1 (21... Bxe6 22. Rxh5 Rxh5
23. Qg3 $1 (23. Nxe6 Ng4+ 24. Kf3 Nxe3 25. Nc7+ Ke7 26. Nxa8 Rh3+ $15) 23...
Bd7 24. Rh1 Ng4+ (24... Rxh1 25. Qxe5+ Be7 26. Nb6 $18) 25. Kg1 Rxh1+ 26. Kxh1
$18) 22. Rxh1 Rxh1 23. Qg3 {It becomes obvious, that Arlandi's pieces are not
coordinated while his opponent will try to storm the king.} Bd6 (23... Rh5 24.
Bf5 Bd6 25. Qxg7 Rh2+ 26. Kg1 $18) 24. Qxg7 (24. Nf5 $1 Rh2+ (24... Bb8 25.
Nxg7+ Kf8 26. Nf5 $18) 25. Kf1 Rd2 26. Nxg7+ Kf8 27. Qg5 Rd1+ 28. Ke2 Re1+ 29.
Kf2 $18) 24... Bxe6 25. Nxe6 Rh2+ 26. Kf1 Nf3 (26... Rh1+ 27. Kg2 Rd1 28. Nb6
Rb8 29. Nd5 $18) 27. Nb6 Nd2+ 28. Ke1 Nf3+ 29. Kd1 Rd2+ (29... Rh1+ 30. Ke2 Ne5
31. Nd5 $18) 30. Kc1 Be5 $6 (30... Rd8 31. Nxd8 Bf4 32. Qf7+ Kxd8 33. Qxf4 $18)
31. Qf8# 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qe2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. g4 {Very efficient for of english attack in the Sicilian, white
queen on e2 controls g4 and the bishop from f1 will be developed later.} (9.
Rg1 Qc7 10. g4 d5 11. f3 dxe4 12. fxe4 Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Bc5 14. Rd2 Bxe3 15. Qxe3
Qe5 16. g5 Nd5 17. Qg3 Nf4 18. h4 Ng6 {1/2-1/2 Brestak,J-Mochalov,E/Sala 1993/
(52)}) 9... a6 (9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 e5 (10... Nxg4 11. Bxg7 (11. Qxg4 e5 12. Qg3
exd4 13. Rxd4 $14) 11... Nxf2 12. Rg1 Bg5+ 13. Rd2 Nh3 (13... Kxg7 14. h4 $18)
14. Rxg5 Qxg5 15. Bxf8 $16) 11. Bxe5 Bxg4 12. f3 Be6 13. Rg1 $14) 10. g5 Nxd4 (
10... Nd7 11. f4) 11. Bxd4 (11. Rxd4 $2 Ng4 $1 $11) 11... Nd7 12. f4 b5 (12...
e5 13. fxe5 Bxg5+ 14. Kb1 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Re8 16. Bg3 b5 17. Rg1 $14) 13. Rg1 (
13. Qg4 b4 14. Ne2 e5 15. Be3 exf4 16. Qxf4 Ne5 $11) 13... b4 14. Na4 Bb7 {
Ionov has done everything right, since the knight on a4 is not a perfect piece
and black can hope for real counterplay.} (14... e5 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 Qa5
17. b3 $11) 15. b3 Bc6 16. Rg3 (16. Nb2 e5 $1 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Bxe5 Qa5 19.
Bd4 Qxa2 $17) 16... e5 (16... Bxa4 17. bxa4 Qa5 18. f5 $40) 17. fxe5 (17. Be3
exf4 18. Bxf4 Qa5 19. Bxd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Bxa4 21. bxa4 Nc5 22. Rh3 Ne6 $15)
17... Bxg5+ 18. Be3 (18. Kb1 Bf4 19. Rg2 Bxe5 $17) 18... Bxe3+ (18... Bb5 19.
Bxg5 Bxe2 20. Bxd8 Bxd1 21. Ba5 Bh5 22. exd6 $36) 19. Qxe3 Nxe5 20. Nb6 {
Najer has sacrificed a pawn for the attacking chances.} Ra7 (20... Rb8 21. Nc4
Qf6 22. Nxd6 Rfd8 23. Qg5 Qxg5+ 24. Rxg5 f6 25. Rg3 Kf8 $11) 21. Nc4 Rd7 22.
Bh3 (22. Qd4 Qf6 23. Bh3 Rdd8 24. Nxd6 a5 $15) 22... Nxc4 23. bxc4 Re7 $4 {
[%mdl 8192] Terrible blunder since white has a very easy mating combination.} (
23... Rb7 24. c5 Qf6 $1 (24... Re8 25. cxd6 Rxe4 (25... Bxe4 26. d7 Re7 27. Qg5
f6 28. Qxf6 $18) 26. Qc5 $16) 25. Rxd6 Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Rc7 27. e5 Re8 28. Rxg7+
Kxg7 29. Qg5+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Qg5+ $11) 24. Rxg7+ $1 (24. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7
25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Qf6+ Kg8 27. Rg1#) 1-0

[Event "Elgoibar 09th"]
[Site "Elgoibar"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Ubilava, Elizbar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1999.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[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. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Kb1 Ne5 13. Rhe1 Nfd7 14. Nce2 {
It is hard to believe, that this modest move could be a relevant improvement
over the known lines.} (14. g5 hxg5 (14... Nb6 15. g6 Nbc4 16. gxf7+ Kxf7 17.
Qg2 b4 18. Na4 Qd7 19. Qh3 Be7 20. b3 Na3+ 21. Kc1 Bd8 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez,
A-Iglesias,J/Buenos Aires/1998/ (43)}) 15. Bxg5 Qb6 (15... Qc7 16. f4 Nxd3 17.
cxd3 Qb6 18. Nf3 f6 19. Bh4 b4 20. Na4 Qb5 21. b3 {1-0 Korneev,O-Kharitonov,A/
Salamanca/1998 (34)}) 16. Be3 Qd8 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. f5 e5 20. Nf3
Qc8 21. Ng5 Nf6 22. a3 Be7 23. Rg1 b4 24. axb4 Rxb4 {1/2-1/2 Wang Zili-Ye
Jiangchuan/PRC-chT/1987/ (40)}) (14. f4 Nc4 (14... b4 15. Na4 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Qa5
17. b3 Nc5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Nf3 Be7 20. Ne5 Qb5 21. Nc4 a5 22. h4 Ra8 23. g5
a4 24. Qb2 {1-0 Degraeve,J-Lesiege,A/Parthenay/1992/ (35)}) 15. Qe2 (15. Bxc4
Rxc4 16. Bg1 (16. f5 e5 17. Nf3 Qa8 18. b3 Rxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Ng1 Be7 21.
Bf2 O-O 22. Qe3 Nf6 23. Bh4 Qc6 24. Re2 Rc8 25. Kb2 d5 {0-1 Korneev,O-Topalov,
V/Cala Galdana/1999/ 2000 (31)}) 16... Be7 17. f5 e5 18. Nb3 Nf6 19. Qd3 O-O
20. Nd2 Rc8 21. h3 Qc7 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qb7 24. Ne4 Rc4 {0-1 Edelman,
D-Tukmakov,V/New York/1990/ (49)}) 15... Nxe3 16. Qxe3 b4 (16... Qb6 17. h4 (
17. f5 e5 18. Nb3 Qxe3 19. Rxe3 Nc5 20. Na5 Ba8 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Be7 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee/2000/ (31)}) (17. Nd5 exd5 18. exd5+
Kd8 19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Qe8+ Kc7 21. Qxf7 g5 22. Ne6+ Kb8 23. Qxd7 gxf4 24. Rf1 {
1-0 Timman,J-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee/2000/ (37)}) 17... e5 18. fxe5 dxe5 19.
Nf5 Qxe3 20. Nxe3 Be7 21. Rf1 g6 22. h5 Bg5 23. Ned5 {1-0 Peng Xiaomin-Xu Jun/
Beijing/1991/ (42)}) (16... g5 17. e5 gxf4 18. Qxf4 dxe5 19. Nxe6 Qe7 20. Qd2
fxe6 21. Bg6+ Kd8 22. Rf1 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee/ 2000/ (29)
}) 17. Nd5 g5 18. Nf5 Rg8 19. Qa7 Nc5 20. Bxa6 Bxa6 21. e5 dxe5 22. Nde7 Qxe7
23. Nxe7 Bxe7 24. Rxe5 gxf4 25. Rxc5 Bxc5 26. Qxa6 Ke7 {0-1 Morozevich,
A-Topalov,V/Frankfurt/1999/ (75)}) 14... Nb6 (14... Nxd3 15. cxd3 (15. Qxd3 Ne5
16. Qb3 Nc4 $15) 15... e5 16. Nf5 g6 17. Nxh6 Qh4 18. g5 $13) 15. b3 d5 (15...
Be7 16. h3 (16. f4 $6 Nxg4 17. Bg1 Nc4 $17) 16... Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bf6 18. f4 $13)
16. Nf4 dxe4 $2 {[%mdl 64] Ubilava loses the sense of danger, please note the
vulnerable position of the black king. White can quickly dispose most of the
pieces blocking access of the white rook from e1 to the opponent's majsesty.} (
16... Bc5 $5 17. exd5 Bxd4 18. Bxb5+ $1 (18. Bxd4 Nxf3 19. Qe3 Nxd5 20. Nxd5
Bxd5) 18... axb5 19. Qxd4 Nxd5 20. Qxe5 Nc3+ 21. Qxc3 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxc3 23.
Bd4 Rxf3 24. Bxg7 $11) 17. Ndxe6 $1 fxe6 (17... Qe7 18. Bxb6 $1 (18. Bxe4 $6
Bxe4 19. fxe4 Nbc4 $5 20. bxc4 fxe6 $15) 18... Nxf3 19. Qe3 Nxe1 (19... exd3 $2
20. Nxg7+ $18) 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 fxe6 22. Ng6 $18) 18. Bxb6 Nxf3 (18...
Qxb6 19. Bxe4 Be7 (19... Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qc6 21. Rxe5 Bb4 22. Nxe6 Bxd2 23. Nd4+
$18) 20. Bxb7 Rd8 21. Qc3 $18) 19. Bxb5+ $1 {The defender pays dearly for the
undeveloped kingside pieces.} axb5 (19... Kf7 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxd8 Nxe1 22.
Rd7+ Be7 23. Bc5 Re8 24. Ba4 $18) 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kf7 (21... Ke7 22.
Ng6+ Kf6 23. Nxh8 $18) 22. Rd7+ Kg8 (22... Be7 23. Re2 Bc6 24. Rxe7+ Kxe7 25.
Ng6+ $18) 23. Rxb7 Nxe1 24. Nxe6 Kh7 (24... h5 25. Nxf8 Rh6 26. Nd7 hxg4 27.
Bc7 $18) 25. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.09"]
[Round "12.6"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Bb7 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. f4 b4 13. Na4 $6 {White believes
in the attacking potential of his pieces, but giving up the central e4 pawn
might be too costly in the medium term.} (13. Nd5 exd5 14. exd5 (14. fxe5 dxe5
15. Bh3 exd4 16. Qxd4 Rc8 17. exd5 Qc7 18. Rd2 Bc5 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. Qg4+ Kd8
21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Rhd1 Re8 {0-1 Lukasiewicz,A-Borkowski,F/Polanica Zdroj 1992/
(31)}) 14... Bxd5 15. Bg2 Qa5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Qe2 Qxa2 19. Nb3
Rc8 20. Qg4 Rc7 21. Rd3 Be7 22. Rhd1 O-O 23. Rxd7 Qxb3 24. Rxc7 Qxe3+ 25. Kb1
Qxg5 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Suba,M/Mondariz 1999/ (38)}) 13... Bxe4 14. fxe5 (14.
Rg1 Nf3 15. Qg2 Qc8 16. Nxf3 Qc6 17. Nd4 Bxg2 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Nb6 Nxb6 20.
Bxb6 Be4 $17) 14... Bxh1 15. Bg2 (15. exd6 Qa5 (15... Rb8 16. Bc4 Bb7 17. Nb3
Bf3 $17) 16. Nb6 Rd8 (16... Nxb6 17. Nb3 Qd5 18. Qxb4 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20.
Rxd6 Nd5 $15) 17. Nc4 Qxa2 18. Qxb4 Bd5 $17) 15... Bxg2 16. Qxg2 Rc8 17. g6 $5
(17. exd6 Qa5 18. Qb7 Rb8 19. Nc6 Rxb7 20. Nxa5 Rb5 21. Nc6 f5 $17) 17... hxg6
(17... Nxe5 18. gxf7+ Nxf7 (18... Kxf7 19. Nxe6 Qe7 (19... Kxe6 20. Qd5+ Kd7
21. Qxe5 $13) 20. Qd5 Ke8 21. Bd4 $15) 19. Qh3 Qf6 20. Nxe6 Rc6 21. Nb6 $15)
18. Nxe6 Qh4 $6 {It is difficult to blame Graf for not chosing the best
defense with Qa5, white's attacking potential will prove to be surprisingly
dangerous.} (18... fxe6 $4 19. Qxg6+ Ke7 20. exd6#) (18... Qa5 $1 19. Nxf8 Kxf8
(19... Nxe5 20. Nb6 Rd8 21. Nxg6 fxg6 22. Kb1 $13) 20. Qb7 Rd8 21. Bg5 f6 22.
Bf4 fxe5 23. Bg5 Nf6 $19) 19. exd6 (19. Nxf8 Nxe5 20. Nb6 Rc6 21. Nxg6 Qxh2 22.
Nf4 g5 $19) 19... Bxd6 20. Qb7 (20. Rxd6 Qe1+ 21. Rd1 Qxe3+ $19) 20... Rb8 21.
Nxg7+ $2 {[%mdl 64] This faulty move is bad from several aspects, as white is
locking up the knight to a desperate square with no retreat posiibilities.
Even more important is the neglect of the ingenious Nimzowitsch principle:"
The threat is stronger than it's execution! "} (21. Qxa6 $1 Qxh2 (21... fxe6
22. Qxd6 Qe7 23. Qc6 $18) (21... Be5 22. Qc6 Qe7 23. Nac5 $18) 22. Rxd6 Qe5 23.
Bf4 Rh1+ 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Qd5+ 26. Ke1 Qxe6+ (26... Qe4+ 27. Qe2 Qxe6 28.
Qxe6+ fxe6 29. Bxb8) 27. Qxe6+ fxe6 28. Bxb8 Nxb8 29. c3 bxc3 30. Nxc3 $13)
21... Ke7 22. Qc6 Qf6 23. Nc5 (23. h4 Rhc8 24. Qe4+ Qe5 $19) 23... Nxc5 24.
Rxd6 (24. Bxc5 Qg5+ 25. Kb1 Qxc5 $19) 24... Nd3+ $1 {This must have been lost
on white during calculations, suddenly his king will suffer direct defeat.} 25.
cxd3 (25. Kd2 Rxh2+ 26. Kxd3 Qf1+ (26... Qxd6+ 27. Qxd6+ Kxd6 28. Bf4+ Ke7 29.
Bxb8 Rh7 $19) 27. Ke4 Rh4+ $19) 25... Qf1+ 26. Kc2 Rxh2+ 27. Bd2 Rxd2+ 28. Kxd2
Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[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 Nc6 7. f3 e6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. Kb1 Rb8 15.
h5 b4 16. Na4 Qa5 17. b3 {Karjakin was playing in Warsaw in an excellent form.
The loss of the g5 pawn is not scaring him, as the opening of the critical g
file will serve as a promissing compensation for the invested material.} (17.
g6 e5 18. h6 fxg6 19. Bc4+ Rf7 20. Bf2 Nf6 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. b3 Be6 23. Bh4
Rg8 24. hxg7 Rxg7 25. Qe3 {1-0 Brendel,O-Kaiser,W/Germany 1999/ (43)}) 17...
Bxg5 (17... Qxg5 18. Be3 Qf6 19. f4 $40) 18. Qg2 $1 f6 (18... Rd8 19. Rg1 f6
20. Be3 Qc7 21. f4 Bh6 22. f5 Bg5 23. Bxg5 fxg5 24. Qxg5 $16) 19. Rg1 Bh6 20.
Bc4 {[%mdl 128] It is well worth noting, that Del Rio Angelis doesn't have
even a shadow of counterplay on the queenside. The whole action is happening
on the other side of the board, wher black king has fallen under the wheels of
a strong attack.} Kh8 21. Be3 (21. Bxe6 Qxh5 22. Rh1 Qe8 23. Bf5 $14) 21...
Qxh5 22. Bxh6 $1 (22. Bxe6 Ne5 23. Bxc8 Rbxc8 $13) 22... Qxh6 23. Rh1 Qf4 (
23... Qg5 24. Qh2 h6 25. Rdg1 Qe3 26. f4 Qxe4 27. Bd3 Qd4 28. Qxh6+ $18) 24.
Rdg1 g5 {If the defender has to resort to such a collosal weakening of his
pawn structure, his chances can not be very promissing.} (24... Rg8 25. Rxh7+
Kxh7 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Rh1+ $18) (24... Rf7 25. Rxh7+ Kxh7 26. Qg6+ Kg8 27. Bxe6
$18) 25. Qh3 Rf7 (25... Qh4 26. Qxe6 Ne5 27. Qxd6 Bh3 28. Be6 g4 29. Bxg4 Nxg4
30. Rxg4 $18) 26. Qxe6 Ne5 27. Qe8+ Kg7 28. Bxf7 Nxf7 {The final fireworks
represents the simple, but logical fullfilment of the white's attacking
concept.} (28... Bd7 29. Qxb8 Nxf7 30. Nc5 $18) 29. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 30. Qxf7+ Kh6
31. Rh1+ Qh4 32. Qxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Black "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[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. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. f3 b5
9. Qd2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. Bh3 dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15.
hxg5 exf3 16. Ng3 Rxh3 $5 $146 {This novelty is dubious, but not completely
out of touch.} (16... Ne4) 17. Rxh3 Ng4 18. g6 Ndf6 $2 (18... Nde5 $1 19. gxf7+
Kxf7 20. Bf4 (20. Bg5 Nd3+ 21. Qxd3 Qxg5+ 22. Kb1 Nf2 23. Nxf3 Qd5 $17) 20...
Nc4 21. Qd3 Nge5 (21... Nxb2 $6 22. Qb3 (22. Kxb2 $2 Nf2 $17) 22... Qd5 23.
Qxb2 Nf2 24. Rh5 Nxd1 25. Rxd5 Nxb2 26. Rd7+ Kg6 27. Rxb7 $16) 22. Qh7 $13) 19.
Rh8 $1 Qe7 (19... fxg6 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 21. Nxe6+ $18) (19... Qb6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 (
20... Nxe3 21. Rxf8+ Ke7 22. Rxf7+ Kxe6 23. Rxb7 $18) 21. Bc5 $18) (19... Rc8
20. Nh5 $1 Nd5 (20... Nxh5 21. Qxb4 Qe7 22. Qa4+ $18) 21. Nxg7+ Kd7 22. Ngxe6
fxe6 23. g7 $16) 20. Ndf5 $1 {Black is smashed by the enormous activity of
white pieces.} exf5 21. Nxf5 (21. Nxf5 Qe5 22. Nxg7+ Ke7 23. Qxb4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Ndxb5 $5 {[%mdl 8] Quite shocking novelty,
that is trying to refute the whole concept of moving with knights to b6 and d7.
} axb5 12. Nxb5 Rxa2 (12... Ba6 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Bxf1 15. Bxb6 Qg5+ 16.
f4 Qb5 17. Rhxf1 Rxa2 (17... Nxb6 18. b3 Nd7 19. a4 Qb7 $15) 18. b3 Ra6 19. c4
Qxb6 20. Qxd7+ Kf8 21. Kb2 Ra8 22. Qd6+ Qxd6 23. Rxd6 {1-0 Popovic,D-Genov,P/
Subotica 2002/ (36)}) 13. Kb1 Ra8 (13... Ra4 14. Qc3 Bb7 (14... Qf6 15. Qb3 $1)
15. Nxd6+ Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Nc8 17. Qxg7 Nxd6 18. Qxh8+ $13) 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15.
Qxd6 Na4 (15... Ra5 16. Qb4 Ra8 (16... Na8 17. Bb5 $11) 17. Qd6 $11) 16. Bb5
Qe7 $2 {Black is finally losing the coordination in the defense and his
position becomes lost.} (16... Ra5 17. Qc6 Nxb2 18. Kxb2 O-O 19. Bd2 Ra7 $13)
17. Qd4 e5 (17... O-O 18. Bxa4 e5 19. Qc4 $16) 18. Qd5 Nc3+ $8 (18... Ra5 19.
Bxd7+ $18) 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. Rd3 (20. Ba7 Rb7 21. Qxb7 Bxb7 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23.
Bxd7+ Kxd7 24. Rd1+ Kc6 $14) 20... O-O 21. c4 Nb6 22. Qc5 $1 Qf6 (22... Qxc5
23. Bxc5 Nxc4 24. Bxf8 Rxb5+ 25. Kc1 Kxf8 26. Rd8+ Ke7 27. Rxc8 $18) 23. g5 (
23. g5 Qxf3 24. Qxf8+ $1 Kxf8 25. Bc5+ Kg8 26. Rd8#) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Janssen, Ruud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Be7 (13... Nc5 14. a3)
14. Bh3 (14. Bd3 Nc5 15. g5 Nfd7 16. g6 Ne5 17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Be2 Nxa4 19.
bxa4 Rac8 20. Rhg1 Bf6 {0-1 Korneev,O-Galkin,A/Novgorod 1997/ (38)}) (14. Kb1
d5 (14... Nc5 15. Nxc5 (15. a3 Nxa4 16. axb4 Qc7 17. bxa4 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. f4
Nb6 20. Rh3 Nxa4 21. Bf2 Rc8 22. Be1 Nb6 23. f5 Qd7 {0-1 Costantini,R-Arlandi,
E/Montecatini Terme 2001/ (38)}) 15... dxc5 16. Ne2 Rd8 (16... Qc7 17. Bg2 Nd7
18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 O-O-O 21. Qe1 a5 22. Rh7 {1-0 Nijboer,
F-Janssen,R/Rotterdam 2000/ (39)}) 17. Qc1 Nd7 (17... Rxd1 18. Qxd1 c4 19. Qd4
cxb3 20. cxb3 Nxe4 21. Bg2 Bf6 22. Qa7 Qb5 23. fxe4 Qd3+ 24. Kc1 O-O {0-1 Von
Bahr,O-Eriksson,J/Stockholm 2000/ (24)}) 18. Ng3 Ne5 19. Be2 Rxd1 20. Qxd1 Qc7
21. Bf4 Bd6 22. Nh5 g6 23. Nf6+ Ke7 24. g5 h5 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Van Wely,L/
Internet 2000/ (38)}) (14... Rb8 15. Bh3 g5 16. Bg2 Rg8 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Bf2
Ne5 19. Bg3 Nfd7 20. Rh7 Qc7 21. Rdh1 Ng6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rxe7+ Nxe7 24. Bxd6
Qc6 25. Rh7 Nc8 26. Bxb8 Nxb8 27. Qxb4 {1-0 Perez,R-Leyva,R/Las Tunas 2001/ 
(34)}) 15. Bh3 dxe4 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Nd5 18. g6 O-O-O 19. fxe4 Nc3+ 20.
Nxc3 bxc3 21. Qe2 Nc5 22. gxf7 Rxh3 23. Rxh3 Bxe4 24. Bc1 e5 25. Ne6 Rxd1 26.
Rh8+ Kd7 27. f8=Q {1-0 Korneev,O-Herrera,I/Malaga 1999/ (27)}) (14. Rh2 Ne5 15.
g5 Nfd7 16. f4 Ng4 17. Re2 Nc5 18. Nxe6 Nxa4 19. Nxg7+ Kf8 20. bxa4 Nxe3 21.
Rxe3 Kxg7 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. e5 d5 24. e6 {1-0 Vorobiov,E-Yashtylov,A/St
Petersburg 1999/ (35)}) (14. Bg2 Nc5 15. a3 Rc8 16. Qxb4 Qc7 17. Kb1 Nfd7 18.
Nb2 d5 19. exd5 Ne4 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 21. fxe4 Rhd8 22. g5 {1-0 Alekseev,E-Saulin,
D/Tula 2001/ (41)}) 14... g5 (14... Nc5 15. g5 (15. a3 Nxa4 16. axb4 Qc7 17.
bxa4 Nd7 18. g5 Ne5 19. f4 Nc4 20. Qd3 d5 21. g6 Bxb4 22. gxf7+ Ke7 23. Nxe6
Qa5 24. Bd4 {1-0 Sunjaikin,B-Jashnev,D/Cherepovets 2001/ (30)}) 15... Nxa4 16.
bxa4 Nd7 17. g6 Nc5 18. Nb3 Qxa4 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Qf4+ Bf6 22.
Bxe6+ Kf8 23. e5 {1-0 Kunte,A-Sundararajan,K/Mumbai 2000/ (23)}) 15. a3 {
Both sides are looking for best ways to fight in a position, that may grow to
a serious alternative to 13...Nc5 line.} (15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 $4 Nxe4 $1 $19
) 15... d5 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. e5 Nxe5 (17... Nh7 $5 18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Nhf8
$13) 18. Bxg5 Nc4 $2 (18... Ned7 19. Bg2 Rg8 20. Bh4 $13) 19. axb4 $1 Qxa4 (
19... Bxb4 20. Qe2 Ng8 21. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Ne7 23. Bg2 $18) (19... Nxd2
20. bxa5 e5 21. Bxd2 exd4 22. g5 $18) 20. bxa4 Nxd2 21. Bxd2 {The consequences
of the 18...Nc4? move are rather dire, black is pawn down for no obvious
compensation.} Nd7 (21... Nh7 22. Bf1 Bf6 23. Nb3 $16) 22. g5 Rg8 23. Rhg1 Ne5
(23... Rh8 24. Bf1 $16) 24. f4 Nc6 (24... Nc4 25. g6 Rxg6 26. Rxg6 fxg6 27.
Nxe6 $16) 25. Nxe6 $5 (25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. a5 Rb8 27. g6 (27. c3 d4 $132) 27...
Rxg6 28. Rxg6 fxg6 29. Bxe6 Bxb4 $14) 25... fxe6 26. Bxe6 Rf8 27. Bxd5 O-O-O (
27... Rb8 28. Be4 $1 Rg8 (28... Bxb4 29. Bg6+ Ke7 30. Bxb4+ Nxb4 31. Rge1+ $18)
29. c3 $18) 28. Be6+ Kb8 29. c3 {[%mdl 1024] The sheer number of pawns for the
piece (4) is less important than the fact, that they are excellently
coordinated with white pieces.} Rd6 (29... Bc8 30. Bxc8 Kxc8 31. g6 $18) 30.
Rde1 Rfd8 31. Re2 Nxb4 $5 (31... Bc8 32. Bxc8 Kxc8 33. g6 $18) 32. cxb4 Bf3 33.
Re3 (33. Rf2 Rc6+ $1 34. Kb2 Rxe6 $16) 33... Rxd2 {Black has managed to
generate counterplay in a very difficult position, white should be able to
defend and win.} (33... Rc6+ $5 34. Bc3 (34. Kb1 Rxd2 35. Bf7 (35. Bb3 Bxb4 36.
Rxf3 Bc3 $132) 35... Bf6 36. gxf6 Rxf6 $16) 34... Bxb4 35. Kb2 Bxc3+ (35... Bc5
36. Be5+ Ka7 37. Rxf3 Bxg1 38. f5 $18) 36. Rxc3 Rd2+ 37. Kb3 Bd1+ 38. Rxd1 Rb6+
39. Ka3 Rxd1 40. f5 $18) 34. Rxf3 Re2 (34... Bxb4 35. f5 $18) 35. f5 Rdd2 36.
f6 Rc2+ (36... Rxe6 37. Kxd2 $18) 37. Kb1 Rb2+ 38. Ka1 Bxb4 39. f7 Bf8 40. g6
Rbd2 (40... Bg7 41. f8=Q+ $18) (40... Rg2 41. Rg3 Rxg3 42. Rxg3 Rf2 43. g7 $18)
41. Rb3+ Kc7 42. g7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15. axb4
Qc7 16. bxa4 Nd7 17. a5 d5 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bg3 dxe4 20. Nf5 (20. fxe4 Bxe4 21.
Bg2 Bxg2 22. Qxg2 Rc8 23. Qd2 Qb7 24. Nf5 Bxb4 $17) 20... exf3 $2 {Hracek was
unlucky to choose this line against the player, who had recently had his own
bitter experience on the black side of the board in the very same position.} (
20... g6 $5 21. Ne3 exf3 22. Bc4 Nf6 23. Rhe1 f2 24. Qxf2 Ne4 25. Bxe5 Nxf2 26.
Bxc7 Nxd1 27. Nd5+ Kd7 {1/2-1/2 Kovchan,A-Kulaots,K/Kharkov 2003/ (51)}) 21.
Bc4 $1 Rd8 (21... g6 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qxd7+ Qxd7 24. Rxd7+ Kg8 (24... Ke6 25.
Rxb7 gxf5 26. Rb6+ Kf7 27. Bxe5 Rg8 28. gxf5 $18) 25. Rxb7 gxf5 26. gxf5 Rh7
27. Rxh7 Kxh7 28. Bxe5 Bxb4 29. c3 Re8 30. Bd4 Bxa5 31. Rf1 $16) 22. Rhe1 Be7 (
22... f6 23. Qd3 Bxb4 24. Nd6+ Kf8 (24... Ke7 25. Qg6 Rdf8 26. Qxg7+ Kd8 27.
Nf7+ Rxf7 28. Bxf7 $16) 25. Nxb7 Qxb7 26. Rxe5 $3 fxe5 (26... Qc8 27. Re6 Be7
28. Bd6 Re8 29. Qd5 $18) 27. Qf5+ Nf6 28. Rxd8+ Ke7 29. Rd3 $18) (22... g6 23.
Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Qxd8+ Qxd8 25. Rxe5+ Be7 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8 27. Rxe7 $18) (22... Qxc4
23. Rxe5+ $18) 23. Qc3 $1 {[%mdl 128] The game is over as white has clearly
achieved too much in preparation of the final attack.} Kf8 (23... Rc8 24. Bxe5
Qxc4 25. Nd6+ Bxd6 26. Bxd6+ Kd8 27. Be7+ Ke8 28. Bc5+ $18) 24. Nxe7 Kxe7 25.
Bxe5 Nxe5 (25... Qc6 26. Bd6#) 26. Qxe5+ Qxe5 27. Rxe5+ Kf6 (27... Kf8 28.
Rxd8#) 28. Rf5+ Kg6 (28... Ke7 29. Rxf7+ Ke8 30. Re1+ Be4 31. Rxe4#) 29. Bd3 h5
(29... Rxd3 30. Rxd3 f6 31. h5+ Kh7 32. Rd4 $18) 30. Rd5+ (30. Rd5+ f5 (30...
Kf6 31. g5+ Ke6 32. Bf5+ Ke7 33. Re1+ Kf8 34. Rxd8#) 31. Bxf5+ Kf7 32. Rxd8 $18
) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yagupov, Igor"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Rc8 15. axb4
Nxb3+ 16. Nxb3 Qxa4 17. Kb2 d5 18. c3 dxe4 19. Ra1 Qd7 (19... Qc6 $2 20. Na5
Qc7 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Bxa6 $18) 20. Qxd7+ Nxd7 $6 {The crucial moment of the
opening fight, black would have done much better to opt for the courageous 20..
Kxd7!?'} (20... Kxd7 $5 21. Rd1+ (21. Na5 Bd5 22. Bxa6 exf3 $1 (22... Ra8 23.
Bb5+ Kc7 24. g5 hxg5 25. hxg5 Rxh1 26. Rxh1 Nd7 27. Bf4+ $14) 23. Bxc8+ Kxc8
24. g5 Ng4 25. Bb6 f2 $13) 21... Kc7 (21... Ke8 22. Na5 Bd5 23. Bxa6 $16) 22.
Bf4+ Kb6 23. Be3+ {0,5 Khalifman,A-Gelfand,B/Wijk/2002/}) 21. Na5 Bd5 (21...
Ba8 22. Bxa6 Rd8 (22... Rb8 23. fxe4 h5 24. g5 Bxe4 25. Rhe1 $16) 23. Bb5 Be7
24. Rhd1 Bxh4 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Bxc6 e5 27. Bb6 {1-0 Motylev,A-Parligras,C/
Eforie Nord 2000/ (27)}) 22. Bxa6 Rb8 23. fxe4 Bxe4 24. Rhe1 Bf3 (24... Bd5 25.
Bf4 Rb6 26. Bc4 Nc5 27. Red1 {1-0 Vorobiov,E-Paramonov,D/St Petersburg 2001/ 
(38)}) 25. Bf4 {The whole line with 20...Nxd7?! seems to be rotten for black,
white is ahead in the development and creates very unpleasant threats.} Rb6 (
25... Rd8 $5 26. Nc4 Bc6 27. Bc7 Ra8 28. Bb5 $1 Rxa1 (28... Rc8 29. Bxc6 Rxc7
30. Ne5 $18) 29. Rxa1 Bxb5 30. Ra8+ Ke7 31. Bd8+ Ke8 32. Bf6+ Nb8 33. Rxb8+ Kd7
34. Bxg7 Bxg7 35. Rxb5 $18) 26. Nc4 Rxa6 (26... Rc6 27. Bb5 $18) 27. Rxa6 g5
28. Nd6+ (28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Bxg5 Rg8 30. Ne5 Rxg5 31. Nxf3 Rxg4 32. Rd1 Rf4 33.
Ra8+ Ke7 34. Ra7 Rxf3 35. Rdxd7+ Ke8 36. Rdb7 $18) 28... Bxd6 (28... Ke7 29.
hxg5 hxg5 30. Bxg5+ f6 31. Bf4 Bxg4 32. c4 e5 33. c5 $18) 29. Bxd6 Rg8 {
Black keeps hoping in the misserable position.} (29... gxh4 30. Rea1 $1 Nf8 31.
Ra8+ Bxa8 32. Rxa8+ Kd7 33. Bxf8 h3 34. Ra7+ Kc6 35. Bc5 $18) 30. h5 Nf6 31.
Ra7 Bxg4 (31... Nxg4 32. Rf1 Bd5 33. Rfxf7 $18) 32. Be5 1-0

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2004.05.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Black "Kosic, Dragan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2004.05.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sokolac"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 b4
9. Nce2 Bb7 10. Qd2 d5 11. g5 (11. e5 Nfd7 12. f4 Nc5 (12... Nb6 13. b3 N8d7
14. Ng3 Qc7 15. Bg2 Rc8 16. O-O Bc5 17. Rac1 O-O 18. Kh1 Qb8 19. Qf2 a5 20. Nh5
Ba6 21. Rg1 {1-0 Koscielski,J-Naiditsch,I/Senden 1999/ (72)}) 13. Ng3 Nbd7 (
13... Nc6 14. O-O-O Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Rc8 16. Kb1 Qa5 17. b3 Be7 18. h4 Ne4 19.
Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bg2 O-O 21. Qe3 Rxc2 22. Kxc2 Qxa2+ {0-1 Varga,Z-Bakalar,P/Halle
1987/ (22)}) 14. Bg2 Be7 15. O-O a5 16. Rae1 O-O 17. Kh1 f6 18. exf6 Nxf6 19.
Qd1 Rc8 20. g5 Nfe4 {0-1 Aseev,K-Yudasin,L/Leningrad 1984/ (48)}) 11... Nfd7 (
11... Nh5 12. Bh3 dxe4 13. fxe4 Bxe4 14. Rf1 g6 15. O-O-O Be7 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17.
hxg3 Qc7 18. Bxe6 Rf8 19. Bf4 Qb7 20. Bxb8 Rxb8 21. Bb3 {1-0 Blehm,P-Petkevich,
J/Cappelle la Grande 1995/ (26)}) 12. exd5 (12. Ng3 e5 13. Ndf5 d4 14. Bf2 g6
15. Nh6 Bxh6 16. gxh6 Nc6 17. Bc4 Qf6 18. O-O Nb6 19. Bd5 O-O 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 {
0-1 Vasquez,R-Florez,C/Barranquilla 1995/ (75)}) 12... Bxd5 13. Nf4 Bb7 {
The retreat of the bishop must be correct, since it is a vital piece for the
control of the center.} (13... Ne5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. b3 Nbc6 16. O-O-O Be7 17.
Bg2 Qa5 18. Nxc6 Qxa2 19. Qd4 Rc8 20. Qxe5 f6 21. Qa5 {1-0 Penttila,
T-Vehkalahti,V/Lahti 2002/ (31)}) 14. O-O-O (14. Nd3 e5 15. Nf5 g6 (15... Bxf3
16. Bg2 $14) 16. Ng3 h6 17. gxh6 Qh4 $11) 14... Nc5 (14... e5 $2 15. Nf5 exf4
16. Bxf4 Qa5 17. Bh3 $18) 15. Bc4 Nc6 (15... e5 $2 16. Rhe1 exf4 17. Bxf4+ Be7
18. Rxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nf5 $18) 16. Qe2 Qc7 (16... Nxd4 17. Rxd4 (17. Bxd4 Qc7 (
17... Qxg5 $2 18. Bb5+ $1 Ke7 (18... axb5 19. Qxb5+ Ke7 20. Bxc5+ Kf6 21. Bd4+
e5 22. Be3 exf4 23. Qxb7 fxe3 24. Qc6+ $18) 19. Bxc5+ Qxc5 20. Rd7+ Kf6 21.
Rxf7+ $18) 18. Nh5 $14)) 17. Ndxe6 $2 {In the Sicilian opening crushing of the
e6 square is always critical for black, but not necessarily at a cost of a
piece. Simple 17.Nxc6! was promissing serious advantage.} (17. Nxc6 $1 Bxc6 18.
Kb1 Qb7 19. Rhf1 $16) 17... fxe6 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Bxe6 Bd6 $1 (19... Be7 20.
Qc4 Rd8 21. Bg8 Bd6 (21... Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bd6 23. Qe6+ Qe7 24. Rxd6 $18) 22.
Bb6 Qe7 23. Rhe1 $18) 20. g6 (20. Qc4 Ne5 $19) (20. Bd5 O-O-O 21. Rhe1 Rhe8 $17
) 20... Ne5 $1 {Kosic plays the best defensive moves, while Ivanisevic seems a
bit confused.} 21. Bd4 $6 (21. Bd5 Bxd5 (21... O-O-O 22. Bg5 Rde8 23. Qe4 Bxd5
24. Qxd5 h6 25. Bh4 Nc4 $17) 22. Rxd5 Nxg6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Bc5+ Qe5 25. Qxe5+
Nxe5 26. Re1 Kf7 27. Rxe5 Rhe8 $17) 21... Bxf3 22. Bf7+ (22. Bxe5 Bxe2 23. Bxd6
(23. Rxd6 Qc5 24. Bf7+ Kf8 25. Re6 Rd8 $19) 23... Qc6 24. Rhe1 Bxd1 25. Bd5+
Kd7 26. Bxc6+ Kxc6 27. Rxd1 Rad8 $17) 22... Ke7 23. Qe3 Bxd1 (23... Bxh1 24.
Rxh1 hxg6 25. Bxg6 Rh6 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Be4 Rc8 $19) 24. Qg5+ $6 (24. Rxd1 hxg6
25. Bxg6 Rh6 (25... Raf8 26. Re1 Ke6 27. Qb3+ Kd7 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Qd5+ Qd6
30. Qb7+ $36) 26. Bb6 Qc4 27. Qg5+ Kf8 28. Rxd6 Nxg6 29. Bc5 Kg8 $19) 24... Kf8
25. Rxd1 Nxg6 26. Qg2 (26. Bxg6 $2 Bf4+ $19) 26... Kxf7 {Now black simply has
a spare rook and light piece.} 27. Qd5+ Ke7 28. Qg5+ (28. Re1+ Kd7 29. Qe6+ Kd8
30. Rd1 Qe7 31. Bb6+ Ke8 $19) 28... Ke8 29. Re1+ Be7 30. Bxg7 Kd8 $4 {This
move might be incorrectly inputed in database, since it is a horrible blunder
and white resignes!} (30... Kd8 $4 31. Qd5+ Ke8 32. Qxa8+ Qd8 33. Qc6+ Qd7 34.
Rxe7+ Kxe7 35. Bf6+ Ke8 36. Qa8+ Kf7 37. Bxh8 Nxh8 38. Qxh8 Qf5 $11) (30... Kf7
31. Rxe7+ Qxe7 $19) (30... Rg8 31. Qd5 Rxg7 32. Qxa8+ Kf7 33. Qd5+ Kf8 34. Qa8+
Bd8 $19) 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 $5 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bf2
Qc7 {[%mdl 4] The whole line is rather important for the future of 9...d5 line,
since 10.Qe1!? seems to be the most challenging white's response.} (14... Rb8
15. Bb3 a5 16. Na4 Qc7 17. Bc5 Rfe8 18. h4 Rb5 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21.
h5 {1-0 De la Riva Aguado,O (2425)-Semprun Martinez,F/San Sebastian 1995 (41)})
15. Ne4 (15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Bg3 f6 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc4 19. Qd2 Bb4 20. c3
Qxa2 21. Re1 Rfc8 22. Rd7 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qa1+ 24. Kc2 Qa4+ 25. Kc1 {1-0 Wang
Hao (2519)-Xu Jun (2582)/Hyderabad 2005 (39)}) 15... Rfd8 {Aseev has managed
to find a more promissing plan with advance of the a pawn.} (15... f6 $5 16. h4
a5 17. a4 Rfb8 18. Rd3 Rb4 19. Bb3 Bf7 20. g3 Rab8 21. Qd2 Qb7 22. Kd1 h6 23.
Bc5 Bxc5 24. Nxc5 Qa7 $17 {1/2-1/2 Bezgodov,A (2576)-Aseev,K (2517)/Samara
2000 (78)}) 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Bxc5 Nf4 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Be3 c5
21. Qe2 c4 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 (23. Qxd1 Qc6 24. Bxa7 Qa4 25. Be3 Qxa2 26.
Qd5 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qxb2 28. Qa8+ Nf8 29. Bc5 c3+ 30. Ke3 Qc1+ 31. Kd3 Qd2+ 32.
Kc4 h6 33. Qxf8+ Kh7 34. Kb3 {1-0 Motylev,A (2552)-Aseev,K (2517)/Samara 2000 
(43)}) 23... e4 {Xu Jun is right in beeing worried about his chances of
survival. White has the bishop and assymetry of the pawns thus plays into his
hands.} (23... c3 24. b3 Kf8 25. Qc4 (25. Qa6 Nf4 26. g3 Qd7+ 27. Kc1 Nd5 28.
Qxa7 Qxa7 29. Bxa7 $16) 25... Qxc4 26. bxc4 a6 27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Kd3 $14) 24. h3
(24. fxe4 Qxh2 25. Bxa7 Qd6+ 26. Qd2 Qh2 $11) 24... c3 (24... Qd8+ 25. Kc1 exf3
26. Qxf3 h6 27. c3 $14) 25. b3 (25. bxc3 exf3 26. Qxf3 Qxc3 27. Qa8+ Nf8 28.
Qxa7 Qc6 29. Bc5 $14) 25... exf3 (25... Qd6+ 26. Ke1 (26. Kc1 Qa3+ 27. Kd1 Qd6+
) 26... exf3 27. Qxf3 h6 $14) 26. Qxf3 h6 (26... Qd6+ 27. Ke1 h6 $14) 27. Qa8+
Kh7 28. Qe4+ Kg8 29. Ke2 Qa5 (29... Qd6 30. a4 a6 31. b4 $14) 30. a4 Qh5+ $6 {
Defense is becoming more difficult by the day since white king has planned the
advance towards black c3 pawn. The bishop is fully dominating black's knight.}
(30... g5 31. Kd3 Nc5+ 32. Bxc5 Qxc5 33. b4 $16) 31. Kd3 Qa5 32. Qc6 (32. Qa8+
Kh7 33. Qxa7 Qd5+ 34. Kxc3 Qxg2 35. b4 $18) 32... Kh7 33. Kc4 a6 34. Qd6 Qh5 (
34... Kg8 35. g4 $16) 35. Kxc3 a5 36. Kd2 g6 37. Kc1 Qf5 38. Qd2 h5 39. Qf2 $1
1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 89th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2002.07.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Haslinger, Stewart"]
[Black "Gormally, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Rc8 15. axb4
Nxb3+ 16. Nxb3 Qxa4 17. Kb2 d5 18. c3 dxe4 19. Ra1 Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Nxd7 $6 {
Surprisingly enough very few players are aware, that 20...Kxd7 is much
stronger move.} (20... Kxd7 21. Rd1+ Kc7 22. Bf4+ Kb6 23. Be3+ {1/2-1/2
Khalifman,A-Gelfand,B/Wijk aan Zee 2002/ (23)}) 21. Na5 Bd5 (21... Ba8 22. Bxa6
Rd8 23. Bb5 Be7 24. Rhd1 Bxh4 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Bxc6 e5 27. Bb6 {1-0 Motylev,
A-Parligras,C/Eforie Nord 2000/ (27)}) 22. Bxa6 Rb8 (22... Ra8 23. Bb5 exf3 24.
c4 Bxb4 25. cxd5 Rxa5 26. Rxa5 Bxa5 27. dxe6 fxe6 28. Rd1 O-O 29. Bxd7 f2 30.
Bxe6+ Kh8 31. Bc4 {1-0 Shahade,G-Sarkar,J/New York 2002/ (36)}) 23. fxe4 Bxe4
24. Rhe1 Bd5 (24... Bf3 25. Bf4 Rb6 26. Nc4 Rxa6 27. Rxa6 g5 28. Nd6+ Bxd6 29.
Bxd6 Rg8 30. h5 Nf6 31. Ra7 Bxg4 32. Be5 {1-0 Yagupov,I-Korobov,A/Moscow 2002/
(32)}) 25. Bf4 Rb6 26. Bc4 Bf3 (26... Nc5 27. Red1 Bf3 28. Rd4 e5 29. Bxe5 Ne6
30. Rd2 Be7 31. Rf1 Bxg4 32. Bxg7 Rg8 33. Bd4 {1-0 Vorobiov,E-Paramonov,D/St
Petersburg 2001/ (38)}) (26... Bxc4 27. Nxc4 Rc6 28. Ra8+ Ke7 29. Na5 Rb6 30.
Bc7 Rb5 31. Rd1 $18) 27. Bc7 $1 {[%mdl 1024] This move effectively finishes
the fight, since white's material advantage will be overwhelming.} Rxb4+ (27...
Rd6 28. Bxd6 Bxd6 29. Bxe6 Ne5 30. Nc4 $18) 28. cxb4 Bxb4 29. Re3 Bg2 (29...
Bxg4 30. Nc6 Bc5 31. Rd3 O-O 32. Rxd7 $18) 30. Rb3 Be7 31. Rd1 Bxh4 (31... Be4
32. Bb5 Bd5 33. Re3 O-O 34. Bxd7 $18) 32. Rbd3 (32. Bb5 Bf6+ 33. Ka2 Bd5 34.
Rxd5 exd5 35. Re3+ Kf8 36. Bxd7 $18) 32... Bf6+ 33. Ka2 O-O (33... Nc5 34. Bb5+
Kf8 35. Rd8+ Bxd8 36. Rxd8+ Ke7 37. Rxh8 $18) 34. Rxd7 {The rook and extra
piece are way too strong for the compensation of three black pawns.} Bf3 35.
Rg1 Ra8 36. Kb3 Ra7 37. Bb5 Bd5+ 38. Kc2 (38. Kb4 Bg5 39. Nc4 $18) 38... Be4+
39. Kd2 Bg5+ (39... Kh7 40. Rxf7 Be5 41. Rc1 Bg6 42. Rd7 Be8 43. Bd3+ Kg8 44.
Rd8 Bxc7 45. Rxe8+ Kf7 46. Rf1+ Kxe8 47. Bb5+ Kd8 48. Nc6+ $18) 40. Ke2 Ra8 41.
Rf1 Bg6 42. Bc6 Rf8 43. Nc4 f6 44. Nd6 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch 81st"]
[Site "Besancon"]
[Date "2006.08.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Libiszewski, Fabien"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2006.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. g4 Rc8 11. a3 Be7 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 b4 {Sokolov,A is an
experienced player and he correctly believes in the queenside attack. His
action underlines the drawbacks of the moves like 11.a3.} (13... Nce5 14. h5
Nb6 15. Rg1 Nbc4 16. Qf2 Nxa3 17. f4 Qa5 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. fxe5 Nxc2 20. exd6
Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Nxe3 22. Rd4 Nxf1 23. Rxf1 {1-0 Sallai,J-Gomboc,M/Eger 1995/ (27)
}) 14. axb4 (14. Nxc6 bxc3 15. Qxc3 Rxc6 16. Qxg7 Rf8 17. Qxh7 Qc7 $15) 14...
Nxb4 15. Kb1 O-O (15... Qc7 16. h5 Ne5 17. h6 $14) 16. h5 Ne5 (16... Qa5 17. h6
$1 $16) 17. g6 Bf6 (17... Qa5 18. gxh7+ Kxh7 19. h6 g6 20. Be2 $16) 18. h6 $1 {
Libiszewski is correctly pushing the pawns forward with maximum efficiency. In
positions with opposite castlings time is usually of primary importance.} fxg6
(18... hxg6 19. hxg7 Kxg7 (19... Bxg7 20. Qh2 Re8 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Bh6 Bxh6 23.
Qxh6+ Ke7 24. f4 $16) 20. Bh6+ Kg8 21. Bxf8 Qxf8 22. f4 $14) 19. hxg7 (19. Nxe6
Nxf3 20. Qxd6 $1 (20. Qf2 Qe7 21. Nxf8 Bxe4 $13) 20... Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Rfe8 (
21... Rf7 22. Nc5 $18) 22. Nc5 Bc6 23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. hxg7+ Bxg7 25. Bf7 $16) (
19. Bh3 Nc4 20. Bxe6+ Rf7 21. Qe2 Qc7 22. hxg7 Nxb2 23. Kxb2 Qxc3+ 24. Kb1 $16)
19... Re8 20. Bh3 Nxf3 $2 {Black is stumbling in a critical position with
correct combination played too early. It was necessary to improve the location
of the black queen 20...Qd7! as she would fulfill lots of useful functions.} (
20... Qd7 $1 21. Bh6 Nxf3 22. Qf4 $1 (22. Nxf3 Rxc3 23. Nd4 (23. bxc3 Qa4 $19)
23... Nxc2 24. bxc3 Nxd4 25. cxd4 Bxe4+ $19) 22... Bxd4 23. Qxf3 Bxg7 24. Bxg7
Kxg7 25. Qe3 $11) (20... Nc4 21. Qh2 h5 22. Qg1 (22. Nxe6 Qa5 23. Bd4 Ne3 $1
24. Bxf6 Rxc3 25. Bxc3 Qa2+ 26. Kc1 Nc4 27. b3 Qa3+ 28. Kb1 Qa2+ $11) 22...
Nxc2 (22... Qd7 23. Qxg6 Nxc2 24. Qxf6 N2xe3 25. Bxe6+ $18) 23. Kxc2 Qd7 24.
Bh6 $16) 21. Nxf3 Rxc3 (21... Bxc3 22. bxc3 Bxe4 23. Qh2 $1 h5 (23... Qa5 24.
Bxe6+ $18) 24. cxb4 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Bxc2+ 26. Kxc2 $18) 22. e5 $5 {The position
was certainly not easy to be played over the board, there are too many
tactical possibilities to be take into account.} (22. Qh2 $1 Bxg7 (22... h5 23.
bxc3 Qa5 24. Nd4 Qa2+ 25. Kc1 Qa3+ 26. Kd2 Na2 27. Rhf1 $18) 23. bxc3 Qa5 24.
Nd4 Qa2+ 25. Kc1 Bxe4 26. Bxe6+ Rxe6 27. Qxh7+ Kf7 28. Bh6 $18) 22... Rb3 $5 (
22... Rxe3 23. Qxe3 Bxe5 24. Nxe5 Bxh1 25. Qf4 Qe7 26. Qxb4 dxe5 27. Qxe7 Rxe7
28. Rxh1 $18) 23. exf6 (23. cxb3 $4 Be4+ $19) 23... Qa5 24. Qd4 $1 {Very
impressive move centralizing the queen that can now act even from the square
a7!} Bxf3 25. f7+ {In a correspodence game white would have surely find the
mating continuation with Bxe6+! which opens the access for all white pieces in
the hunt for the black king.} (25. Bxe6+ $1 Rxe6 26. f7+ Kxf7 27. Qa7+ Kf6 (
27... Re7 28. g8=Q+ Kxg8 29. Qb8+ Kf7 (29... Kg7 30. Bh6+ Kf7 31. Qf8+ Ke6 32.
Rhe1+ $18) 30. Rxh7+ Kf6 31. Qxd6+ Re6 32. Qf8+ Ke5 33. Qf4#) 28. g8=N+ $1 (28.
Bd4+ $2 Kg5 29. Rdg1+ Bg4 30. Rxg4+ Kxg4 31. g8=Q Qa2+ 32. Kc1 Nd3+ 33. cxd3
Qa1+ 34. Kd2 Rxb2+ 35. Bxb2 Qxb2+ $11) 28... Kf5 (28... Ke5 29. Qd4+ Kf5 30.
Qf4#) 29. Nh6+ Ke4 (29... Kf6 30. Qf7+ Ke5 31. Qf4#) 30. Qd4#) 25... Kxf7 26.
Rhf1 (26. Bxe6+ $1 Kxe6 (26... Rxe6 27. Qa7+) 27. g8=Q+ Rxg8 28. Qxd6+ Kf7 29.
Qd7+ Kf6 30. Rd6+ $18) 26... Kg8 (26... Rxe3 27. Qxe3 Qa1+ 28. Kxa1 Nxc2+ 29.
Kb1 Nxe3 30. Rxf3+ Nf5 31. Rxd6 $18) 27. Rxf3 Qa2+ 28. Kc1 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2005.06.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2005.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Ndxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ne5 13. Qb4 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] Almasi comes with a spectacular novelty in a higly charged position.
After the move 13.Qc3 the score for black was overwhelmingly positive.} Rxa2 (
13... d5 14. Qc3 Nbc4 (14... Nec4 15. exd5 Rxa2 16. Bxc4 Ra1+ 17. Kd2 Nxd5 18.
Bxd5 Qxd5+ 19. Qd3 $16) 15. exd5 Nxe3 (15... exd5 $2 16. Rxd5) 16. Nc7+ Ke7 17.
Qxe3 (17. d6+ Kf6 (17... Kd7 $4 18. Bb5+) 18. f4 Bxd6 19. fxe5+ Bxe5 20. Rxd8
Bxc3 21. Rxh8 Rxa2 22. bxc3 Rxc2+ 23. Kb1 Bb7 $14) 17... Rxa2 (17... Qxc7 18.
d6+ Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Kxd6 20. Qd4+ Ke7 21. Qxe5 $18) 18. Kb1 Ra5 19. Qc3 $18) (
13... Nbc4 14. Bxc4 d5 15. Qc3 Nxc4 16. exd5 Nxe3 (16... Ra4 17. b3 Nxe3 18.
dxe6 $1 Nxd1 19. Qc6+ Ke7 20. Rxd1 $18) 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Qxe3 $1 Qxc7 19. d6+
Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Kxd6 21. Qb6+ $1 Ke7 22. Rd1 $18) (13... Nbd7 $5 14. Qc3 Qa5 15.
Nc7+ Kd8 16. Nxa8 Qxa8 17. Be2 $13) 14. Kb1 (14. Bxb6 $2 Ra1+ $19) (14. Nxd6+
Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Nbd7 $19) 14... Ra4 (14... Ra8 $2 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Nxd6+ $18) (
14... d5 15. Qd4 $1 Nbc4 (15... Rxb2+ 16. Kxb2 Nbc4+ 17. Bxc4 Nxc4+ 18. Qxc4
$18) 16. Bxc4 (16. Kxa2 $2 Qa5+ 17. Kb1 Nxf3 18. Qa7 Qxb5 $19) 16... Nxc4 17.
Qxc4 $1 Rxb2+ 18. Kxb2 dxc4 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Rd1+ Bd7 21. Kc3 $16) 15. Qb3
Ra8 (15... Ned7 $5 16. Nxd6+ Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Nc4 $1 18. Qxa4 (18. Bxc4 Qa5 $19)
18... Nxd6 19. Qd4 Ke7 20. Qxg7 $14) 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Nxd6+ Qxd6 18. Bb5+ $1 {
Clearly the key move of the whole preparation, white is disturbing the harmony
of opponent's pieces before he takes the queen.} (18. Rxd6 Bxd6 19. Qb6 Ke7 $17
) 18... Bd7 (18... Nd7 19. Rxd6 Bxd6 20. Qc3 (20. Rd1 Be5 21. Qb4 $16) 20...
O-O 21. Bxd7 Bxd7 22. Qd3 $16) (18... Qd7 19. Bxd7+ Nxd7 20. Qb5 $16) 19. Rxd6
Bxd6 20. Rd1 Rb8 (20... Be7 21. Bxd7+ Nxd7 22. Rxd7 $1 Kxd7 23. Qb7+ Kd6 24.
e5+ $1 Kxe5 25. Qxe7 $18) (20... Ke7 21. f4 $1 Nxg4 22. e5 $18) 21. Bxd7+ Nxd7
(21... Kxd7 22. Qa4+ Ke7 (22... Kc7 23. Qa5+ $1) 23. Qa7+ Nd7 24. e5 $18) 22.
Qa4 Ke7 (22... Rb6 23. e5 $18) 23. e5 $1 {Black can not avoid the loss of
further material, the ensuing endgame is hopeless for him.} Nxe5 24. Rxd6 Kxd6
25. Qd4+ Ke7 26. Qxe5 Rhd8 27. b3 $1 (27. Qxg7 $2 Rd1+ 28. Ka2 Ra8+ 29. Kb3
Rb8+ $11) 27... f6 28. Qc7+ Kf8 29. Kb2 Rbc8 30. Qb7 e5 (30... Rb8 31. Qe4 $1
$18) 31. c4 {White passed pawns supported by the queen as well as king can not
be stopped.} Rd2+ (31... Rb8 32. Qe4) 32. Kc3 Rcd8 33. c5 R8d3+ (33... R2d3+
34. Kb2 Rd2+ 35. Ka3) 34. Kc4 Rd4+ 35. Kb5 Rxh2 (35... R2d3 36. Ka5 Rd7 37. Qb6
Rxf3 38. c6 Rd5+ 39. Ka6 $18) 36. c6 Rb2 37. Qa8+ $1 Kf7 38. Qa3 {The final
blow against the counterplay, white wins a crucial tempo.} Rc2 (38... Rdd2 39.
b4 $18) 39. b4 Kf8 (39... Rdc4 40. Qb3 Ke7 41. Qxc4 Rxc4 42. Kxc4 f5 (42... Kd6
43. Kb5 Kc7 44. Ka6 $1 $18) 43. Kc5 $1 fxg4 44. c7 Kd7 45. Kb6 Kc8 46. Kc6 gxf3
47. b5 $18) 40. Kb6 Rdc4 41. b5+ Kf7 42. Qd3 1-0

[Event "Montreal Empresa-A"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2006.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[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 e6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4 {
Korneev is pulling out all the reserves in order to punish black for a
gracious build up of a potentially strong center.} (14. Qxe5 Qa5 (14... Qb6 15.
Be3 Qb4 16. Bd4 Rfc8 17. Bd3 Bd6 18. Qe3 Rab8 19. Ne2 Nd7 20. Nf4 Bc5 21. Nxe6
Qxb2+ 22. Bxb2 Bxe3+ 23. Kb1 fxe6 24. Rhe1 Bg5 25. Ka1 {1/2 Perez Garcia,R 
(2423)-Muhren,B (2282)/Gent 2004/ (31)}) 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxe7 Rfc8 17. Bd3
Qxa2 18. Ba3 a5 19. Kd2 Nb4 20. Bxb4 axb4 21. Ra1 Qxa1 22. Rxa1 Rxa1 {0-1
Pinol Fulgoni,F (2210)-Antal,G (2475)/Barcelona 2003/ (33)}) 14... Bb4 15. Qxe5
Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nd7 17. Qg3 {The first independent move as white wants to be
prepared for the attack on the kingside. Two bishops and extra pawn can not
defend loose king on c1 against all dangers.} (17. Qe3 Qa5 18. Bb3 Rfc8 19. Qd4
Qa3+ 20. Kb1 Nb6 21. Bc1 Qe7 22. Rhe1 Qb7 23. Ka1 a5 24. Be3 Rc6 25. a4 Rac8 {
1/2 Zaragatski,I (2329)-Antal,G (2475)/Balatonlelle 2003/ (74)}) 17... Qa5 18.
Bb3 Rfc8 (18... Qxc3 19. Kb1 Rfb8 20. Bc1 f6 21. Bh6 g6 22. Qd6 $16) 19. Be3 (
19. Kb1 Rab8 20. Bh6 (20. Bd2 d4 21. c4 (21. cxd4 $2 Qf5 $1 22. Ka1 Rxc2 $19)
21... Qb6 22. Bh6 g6 $15) 20... Qxc3 21. Rd3 Qf6 22. Bf4 Rb4 $11) 19... Qa3+ (
19... Qxc3 $4 20. Bd4 $18) 20. Kd2 $2 {White is lossing heart and flees with
the king to the open space. The concrete attack against black king was
justifying the more logical retreat to b1.} (20. Kb1 g6 (20... a5 21. Bh6 g6
22. Qf4 a4 23. Qd4 f6 24. Bc1 Qe7 25. Bxd5 $16) 21. Rhe1 Rab8 22. Bc1 Qa6 23.
Bb2 $14) 20... a5 21. Bd4 (21. Ke2 a4 22. Bxd5 (22. Bh6 g6 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24.
Rxd5 Qxa2 25. Rhd1 Nf6 $15) 22... Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxc3 24. Rxd7 Rxe3+ 25. Kf2
Rae8 $17) 21... f6 22. Rhe1 Bf7 23. Qg4 Rd8 (23... Nf8 24. Bxf6 Ng6 25. Bd4 a4
26. h4 axb3 27. axb3 Qd6 28. h5 Qf4+ 29. Qxf4 Nxf4 30. g4 Ne6 $15) 24. Re6 $1
a4 25. Bxd5 Nf8 26. Rxf6 $2 {Up till now Korneev was doing his best in a
dangerous situation, but the critical moment was asking for the best solution.
Opening of the acess to the black king will not compensate for the lost piece.}
(26. Bxf6 Rxd5+ 27. Ke2 Nxe6 28. Rxd5 Nf4+ 29. Kd1 Ng6 $19) (26. Bxa8 $1 Nxe6
27. Be4 Nxd4 28. cxd4 Rxd4+ 29. Ke2 Bc4+ 30. Kf2 Rxd1 31. Qc8+ Kf7 32. Qxc4+
Kf8 33. Qc8+ Ke7 34. Qg8 $13) 26... Bxd5 27. Rf5 (27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 $19) (27. Rd6
g6 (27... Ng6 $2 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. Qe6+ Kh8 30. Qxd5 $18) 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Qh4
Rd7 30. Qf6 Qxa2 31. Re1 (31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qg7+ Ke8 33. Re1+ Be6 $19) 31... Be6
32. h4 Qd5 33. Re5 Rf7 $19) 27... g6 28. Re1 Bxa2 29. Rb5 (29. Rfe5 Rd7 30. Ke3
Qd6 31. Kf2 a3 $19) 29... Rd7 30. Rb4 Rc8 31. Re3 {White would very much like
to get with a queen closer to the black king, but he has hands full of
defending against the treaths.} (31. Ke2 Re8+ 32. Kf1 Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1 Qc1+ $19)
31... Be6 (31... Rxc3 32. Rb7 Rxe3 (32... Rxb7 33. Bxc3 Be6 34. Rxe6 Rd7+ 35.
Bd4 Rxd4+ 36. Qxd4 Nxe6 $19) 33. Rxd7 Nxd7 34. Bxe3 Qd6+ $19) 32. Qf4 (32. Rxe6
Qxc3+ 33. Ke2 Qxb4 $19) 32... Rxc3 $1 33. Rb8 (33. Rxc3 Qxb4 34. Ke3 Bf5 35.
Be5 Qb6+ $19) 33... Rxe3 34. Qxe3 Qd6 $19 {The biggest surprise layed in the
fact, that Timofeev could not get rest for another 10 moves despite an
advantage of a spare rook.} 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. c3 a3 37. Ke2 (37. Kc2 a2 38.
Bc5 a1=Q 39. Bxd6+ Rxd6 $19) 37... Qa6+ 38. Kf2 a2 39. Qf4+ Rf7 40. Qb8+ Qc8
41. Qd6+ Ke8 42. c4 (42. Qa3 Rd7 $19) 42... Qxc4 43. Bc5 Qxc5+ (43... a1=Q 44.
Qb8+ Kd7 45. Qb7+ Kd8 46. Qb8+ Bc8 47. Qd6+ Ke8 $19) 44. Qxc5 a1=Q 0-1

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2004.06.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Perunovic, Milos"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.05.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bijeljina"]
[BlackTeam "Sokolac"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. f3 e6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. Kb1 b4 15.
Na4 Bb7 16. Qxb4 Bc6 17. Nc3 Rfb8 18. Qc4 Ne5 19. Qe2 Bb5 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. Qe3
Nc4 {[%mdl 4] The very first independent move in a very hot line of Englisch
attack.} (21... Qa5 22. Qb3 Nd7 23. g6 hxg6 24. h5 Nc5 25. Qe3 Qxa2+ 26. Kc1 e5
27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. hxg6 c4 {0-1 Muhren,B-Sebag,M/Hengelo 2004/ (34)}) 22. Qb3 d5
(22... Na5 23. Qc3 Nc6 24. b4 Bf8 25. Be3 Qb7 26. h5 Ra4 27. a3 Rc8 28. Qb3 $14
) 23. exd5 exd5 24. g6 $5 (24. Bd3 Bc5 25. Bxc5 Qxc5 26. h5 Na5 27. Qc3 Qxc3
28. bxc3 Nc4 $14) 24... hxg6 $2 {It feels wrong to capture with the "h" pawn,
since black will not be able to avoid opening of the h file for white rooks.} (
24... fxg6 25. h5 gxh5 26. Rxh5 Rd8 27. Bf2 $14) 25. h5 Bc5 (25... g5 $2 26. h6
$18) 26. Bxc5 (26. hxg6 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Qe5 28. Bxc4 bxc4 (28... Qxd4 29. Bxd5
Ra6 30. Qxb5 $18) 29. Qc3 Qf5 (29... fxg6 30. Rxc4) 30. gxf7+ Qxf7 31. Rdh4 Qf6
32. Qxf6 gxf6 33. f4 $16) 26... Qxc5 27. hxg6 {Nobody is going to envy black,
since all his pieces are on the queenside but he has no counterplay.} d4 (27...
fxg6 28. Bh3 Kf7 29. f4 $16) (27... Qf2 28. gxf7+ Kxf7 29. Bd3 Nd2+ 30. Rxd2
Qxd2 31. Qxd5+ $18) 28. gxf7+ (28. Rh4 fxg6 (28... Rd8 29. Bxc4 bxc4 30. Qb7
fxg6 31. Rdh1 $18) 29. Rhxd4 Ra4 30. Rd5 $18) 28... Kxf7 29. Rh4 Re8 (29... Rd8
30. Bxc4+ Qxc4 31. Qxc4+ bxc4 32. Rhxd4 $18) 30. Bxc4+ (30. Bxc4+ bxc4 (30...
Qxc4 31. Qxc4+ bxc4 32. Rhxd4 $18) 31. Qb7+ Qe7 32. Qd5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "David, Alberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 Rc8 13. Kb1 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc4 15.
Qe2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qb6 17. Nd5 $5 Qa7 18. Rf1 Ba8 {[%mdl 4] Black has to be
very careful, his pieces are underdeveloped and not really coordinated. On the
other hand white misses dark square bishop and making progress in the attack
is rather difficult.} (18... exd5 19. exd5+ Be7 20. Rfe1 $16) 19. c3 exd5 20.
e5 (20. exd5+ Be7 21. Rfe1 Nf6 22. Nf5 Qxe3 23. Rxe3 Nxd5 24. Rxe7+ Nxe7 25.
Nxd6+ Kd7 26. Nxf7 Kc7 27. Nxh8 Rxh8 $17) 20... dxe5 (20... Qb6 21. e6 (21.
exd6+ Kd8 22. Bg6 Bxd6 (22... fxg6 $2 23. Ne6+ Ke8 24. Nc7+ $18) 23. Bxf7 Rc4
$17) 21... Nc5 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Bf5 Rc7 24. Be6+ Ke8 25. Bxd5+ Re7 26. Qf3
$40) 21. fxe5 Nc5 (21... Qb6 22. Qf2 f6 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Rde1+ Kf7 25. Qf5 Rd8
26. Re6 $18) 22. e6 $1 f6 (22... Nxe6 23. Bg6 $1 fxg6 24. Qxe6+ Kd8 25. Rxf8+
$1 Rxf8 26. Qd6+ Ke8 27. Re1+ $18) (22... fxe6 23. Bg6+ Kd7 24. Rf7+ Be7 25.
Nxe6 $16) 23. Bg6+ Kd8 (23... Ke7 24. b4 $1 $40) 24. Nf5 {White's attacking
pieces look rather dangerous, but black king is in fact well protected and
white must prove some compensation for the full piece.} Qc7 (24... Rc7 25. Rfe1
Na4 26. Qf3 $40) 25. Rfe1 Be7 (25... Qe5 26. Qf3 Qxh2 27. e7+ Bxe7 28. Rxe7 $40
) 26. Qf3 Rb8 (26... Qc6 27. Ne3 $40) 27. Rxd5+ Bxd5 (27... Kc8 28. b4 Na4 29.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 30. Rd7 Bxf3 31. Rxe7 Nxc3+ 32. Kb2 Nd1+ 33. Kb1 $1 $13) 28. Qxd5+
Kc8 29. b4 $1 Na4 30. Qd7+ (30. Nxe7+ $2 Qxe7 31. Qc6+ Qc7 32. Qxa6+ Qb7 33.
Qxb7+ Kxb7 34. e7 Rbe8 35. Kc2 Nb6 $19) 30... Qxd7 31. exd7+ Kxd7 (31... Kc7
32. Rxe7 Nxc3+ 33. Kb2 Nd5 34. d8=Q+ Kxd8 35. Rxg7 $15) 32. Rxe7+ {The worst
must be over for white; he can hardly hope to win without exchange, but his
pieces are too active for the real trouble.} Kc6 (32... Kd8 33. Rxg7 Nxc3+ 34.
Kb2 $15) 33. Nd4+ Kd6 (33... Kb6 34. Re6+ Kc7 35. Re7+ Kd6 36. Re6+) 34. Re6+ (
34. Nf5+ Kd5 35. Kc2 Rbc8 36. Bf7+ Kc6 37. Re6+ Kc7 38. c4 bxc4 39. Nxg7 $13)
34... Kd7 (34... Kd5 $4 35. Be4+ Kc4 36. Rc6+ $18) 35. Rc6 $1 Rb6 (35... Rb7
36. Bf5+ Ke7 37. Re6+ Kf7 38. Rxa6 Nxc3+ 39. Kc2 Rc7 40. Be6+ Kg6 41. Bf5+ $11)
36. Bf5+ Ke7 37. Rc7+ Kd6 38. Rd7+ Ke5 39. Re7+ Kd6 (39... Kf4 $4 40. Re4+ Kg5
41. Nf3#) 40. Rd7+ Ke5 41. Re7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.12.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 b4 10. Nce2 e5 11. Nb3 Nc6 12. Ng3 Qc7 {The natural square for the
queen as it is not necessary to aim for d6-d5 plan.} (12... Be6 13. h4 d5 (
13... Qc7 $5) 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Bd3 a5 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Bxc5
O-O-O 19. Nf5 g6 20. Ng7 $1 $14 {Naiditsch - Palac/Warsaw/2005/}) 13. O-O-O a5
14. Kb1 a4 15. Nc1 Be6 {Black is ahead with initiative on the queenside, but
his king still sleeps in the center.} 16. Bb5 Qb7 17. Bxc6+ Qxc6 18. Nd3 d5
$146 (18... Rb8 19. Nxb4 Qb5 20. a3 d5 21. Qd3 $6 (21. exd5 Bxb4 (21... Nxd5
22. Qxd5 $1 Bxd5 23. Rxd5) 22. Qxb4 Qxb4 23. axb4 Nxd5 24. Bc5 $14) 21... Bxb4
22. Qxb5+ Rxb5 23. axb4 Rxb4 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Kd7 26. Bd2 Rc4 {0-1
Quezada,Y-Dominguez,L/Santa Clara 2006/ (51)}) 19. Nxb4 $2 {Quite illogical
and risky decision as white is opening up the b file for the attack against
his own king. Much better was to grab the pawn in the center.} (19. Nxe5 $1 Qc7
20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Bd4 $14) 19... Bxb4 20. Qxb4 d4 21. Bf2 Nd7 $1 (21... a3 22.
b3 Rc8 23. Rd2 $14) 22. Nh5 (22. Nf5 $5 Bxf5 23. gxf5 Rb8 24. Qa3 Nb6 $36)
22... Rg8 {The threat of Rb8 and Nb6-c4 is so serious, that Najer decides to
rip open the center.} 23. Bxd4 $5 (23. Bh4 f6 24. Qa3 Rb8 $15) 23... exd4 (
23... Rb8 $2 24. Qc3 $14) 24. Qxd4 Rc8 $1 25. Rd2 (25. Nxg7+ $2 Rxg7 26. Qxg7
Qxc2+ 27. Ka1 Qc4 $1 28. b3 axb3 29. Rc1 Qxc1+ 30. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 31. Kb2 Rc2+ 32.
Kb1 Rxa2 $17) 25... Qc4 26. Qxc4 (26. Nxg7+ $2 Rxg7 27. Qxg7 Qxa2+ 28. Kc1 Qa1#
) 26... Rxc4 27. Rhd1 Ke7 28. h3 g5 $1 {[%mdl 64] Grigoriants choses a very
intriguing line, which enables the opponent to eat lots of pawns.} (28... Nc5
29. Nf4 a3 30. b3 Rc3 31. Rf1 Rb8 $15) 29. Rxd7+ Bxd7 30. Rxd7+ Kxd7 31. Nf6+
Ke6 32. Nxg8 Rc8 $1 {The key move as black will finally penetrate the position
with his rook.} (32... Ke5 33. Nxh6 Rc7 34. Nf5 Kf4 35. Nd4 $11) 33. Nxh6 Rh8
34. Nf5 Rxh3 35. Kc1 $2 {Najer was in terrible form at russian championship.
In this moment he should have tried for the fortress.} (35. c3 Ke5 36. Nd4 Rh2
$1 (36... f6 37. b4 $1 Rh2 38. a3) 37. a3 (37. b4 a3 38. Nb5 Kf4 39. Nxa3 Kxf3
40. Nc4 Kxg4 41. b5 Kf4 42. b6 g4 43. b7 Rh8 44. Nd6 Rb8 $19) 37... Kf4 38. Kc1
(38. b3 axb3 39. a4 Ke3 40. a5 Kd3 41. Nxb3 (41. a6 Kxc3 42. Nb5+ Kb4 43. a7
Ra2 $19) 41... Kxc3 42. Nc5 Rb2+ 43. Kc1 Ra2 44. Kd1 Rxa5 45. Nd7 Kd3 $19)
38... f6 39. Kb1 Ke3 40. Kc1 Kd3 41. Kb1 Rh1+ 42. Ka2 Rf1 $19 {It seems, that
black pieces were just too strong for comfort and white would end up in a rare
zugzwang.}) 35... Ke5 36. c4 Rxf3 37. c5 Kxe4 $1 38. Kc2 (38. c6 Kd3 $1 39. b4
a3 $19) 38... Kd5 (38... Kd5 39. c6 Rf2+ 40. Kc3 Kxc6 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Guseinov, Elmir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2391"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. c4 Qd6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bd3 e5
15. Qc2 h6 {Guseinov is not willing to compromise his position with hanging
central pawns, his ambitions are directed to the queenside.} 16. Be4 (16. Kb1
Be6 17. Rhe1 Rfc8 18. b3 a5 19. a4 Bc5 20. Bc1 Bd4 21. Bb2 Qc5 22. Bxd4 exd4
23. f4 Qb4 24. Kb2 b5 25. axb5 a4 {0-1 Vorobiov,E-Grigoriants,S/Moscow 2000/ 
(36)}) 16... Qa6 17. Kb1 Be6 18. Bd5 (18. b3 Rac8 19. Rhe1 b5 20. c5 b4 $132)
18... Rac8 19. b3 b5 $1 20. cxb5 (20. c5 Rc7 21. Rhe1 b4 $11) 20... Qxb5 21.
Qe4 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Qe2 23. Rd2 {Erenburg has to be careful, as his king is
having somewhat shaky shelter.} (23. Bxa7 Qxg2 24. Rdd1 (24. Rg1 Ba3 $19) 24...
Ba3 25. Qxe5 Qc2+ 26. Ka1 Rfe8 27. Qd4 Re2 $19) 23... Qb5 (23... Qa6 24. Rhd1
Rfe8 $11) 24. Bxa7 (24. Rd5 Qa6 25. Rhd1 Rfd8 $13) 24... Qa5 25. Be3 (25. Rd7
Bg5 (25... Rc7 26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27. Be3 Rd8 $13) 26. Rhd1 Rfd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28.
Be3 Bb6 $13) 25... Rc3 $1 26. Rhd1 (26. Rd5 Qa6 27. Rxe5 Ra8 $1 28. Qxa8+ Qxa8
29. Rxe7 Qd8 $19) 26... Ra8 27. Qb7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Serious tactical
miscalculation, black can now win crucial tempo for the enhamcement of his
attack.} (27. Bb6 Rxb3+ $1 28. axb3 Qa1+ 29. Kc2 Rc8+ 30. Kd3 Qa6+ 31. Ke3 Bg5+
32. Kf2 Qxb6+ $17) (27. Rb2 $5 f5 28. Qb7 Rxe3 29. Qxe7 Re1 30. Qd7 Rxd1+ 31.
Qxd1 Rd8 32. Qe2 $11) 27... Qa3 (27... Rxe3 28. Qxe7 Re1 $1 29. Rxe1 Qxd2 30.
Rxe5 Rxa2 $19) 28. Bf2 (28. Qb6 Kh7 29. Bf2 Rac8 30. Rb2 Bg5 $19) 28... Rac8 $1
{Suddenly white is unable to prevent disaster on the basic rank.} 29. Qxc8+ (
29. Rb2 Bg5 $19) 29... Rxc8 30. Re2 Bg5 31. Be3 Qa6 32. Rde1 Qg6+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. Qf2 Nfd7 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Nce2 Be7 14. Kb1 O-O
15. g5 d5 16. g6 $6 {[%mdl 128] Conquest uses a famous idea of preemptive
opening of the kingside. Unfortunatelly for him the standard sacrifice usually
comes in a position, where black doesn't already has such active pieces.} hxg6
(16... dxe4 17. gxh7+ (17. gxf7+ $2 Rxf7 18. Nxe6 exd3 19. Rxd3 Qe8 20. Bxb6
Nxb6 21. Qxb6 Bxf3 $19) 17... Kxh7 18. fxe4 $14) 17. h4 Nc4 (17... e5 $5 18.
Nb3 (18. h5 $2 exd4 19. hxg6 dxe3 20. Qh2 fxg6 21. e5 Bh4 $19) 18... d4 19. Bd2
Nf6 $17) 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 (18... dxc4 19. e5 $1 Qc7 (19... Nxe5 20. h5 Qc7 21. h6
$13) 20. h5 $40) 19. h5 g5 $2 {Black misjudges the situation and allows
opening of the g file. It took some courage to calculate the consequences of
the better defense 19...e5, but the game move is helping white.} (19... e5 20.
Nb3 (20. hxg6 exd4 21. Nxd4 dxe4 22. Qh2 fxg6 23. Ne6 Qc8 $19) 20... dxe4 21.
f4 $15) 20. b3 Rc8 21. f4 $1 dxe4 (21... gxf4 22. Nxf4 e5 23. h6 $1 exf4 $140
$2 24. hxg7 fxe3 25. Nf5 $18) 22. fxg5 Bxg5 23. Rhg1 Bxe3 (23... Bf6 24. h6 $40
) 24. Qxe3 Kh7 (24... Qc7 25. Qg5 Qe5 26. Nf5 $1 exf5 27. Rxd7 $18) 25. Nf4 {
This fascinating position is clearly better for white despite the missing pair
of pawns. Black has no counterplay and lots of problems along the open d and g
files, white knights are ideally placed for numerous jumps and sacrifices.} Qc7
(25... Qe7 26. Ng6 $1 fxg6 27. hxg6+ Kg8 28. Qh3 $18) (25... e5 26. Nfe6 fxe6 (
26... exd4 27. Rxg7+ Kh8 28. Qh6#) 27. Nxe6 Qe7 28. Rxg7+ Qxg7 29. Nxg7 $18) (
25... Re8 26. Nfxe6 Rxe6 (26... fxe6 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Rg1+ Kf7 (28... Kh7 29.
Rg6 $18) 29. Qh6 $18) 27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. Qd4 $16) (25... Rg8 26. Qg3 e5 (26...
Qc7 27. Qg6+ $1 Kh8 (27... fxg6 28. hxg6+ Kh6 29. Rg2 $18) 28. Qxf7 $16) (26...
Qe7 27. Ndxe6 (27. Qg6+ fxg6 28. hxg6+ Kh6 29. Ndxe6 Qxe6 30. Rh1+ Kg5 31.
Nxe6+ Kf6 32. Rxd7 Kxe6 33. Rxb7 Rc6 $13) 27... fxe6 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. h6 Nf6
30. h7 Rgd8 31. Rxd8+ Rxd8 32. Qg5 Kxh7 33. Ng6 $18) 27. Nde6 Qf6 (27... exf4
28. Ng5+) (27... fxe6 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. h6 Qf6 30. Rxd7 $18) 28. Ng5+ Kh8 29.
Ng6+ $1 $18) (25... Qe8 26. Qg3 Rg8 27. Ndxe6 fxe6 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. h6 Qxg6 30.
Nxg6+ Kh7 31. Rxd7 Bc6 32. Ra7 Kxh6 33. Ne7 $16) 26. Nfxe6 $1 fxe6 27. Rxg7+
Kxg7 28. Nxe6+ Kh7 (28... Kf7 29. Nxc7 $18) 29. Nxc7 Rxc7 30. Qg5 $1 {The poor
coordination of black's pieces will cost him too dearly.} Ne5 (30... Rg8 31.
Qf5+ Kh8 32. Qf4 $18) (30... Nf6 31. Rd8 Rxd8 32. Qg6+ Kh8 33. Qxf6+ Kh7 34.
Qxd8 $18) 31. Qxe5 Rcf7 (31... Rg7 32. Qe6 $18) 32. Qe6 Rf6 (32... Rg7 33. Rd7
$18) 33. Rd7+ Kh6 34. Qe5 R8f7 (34... Bc8 35. Rd6 $18) 35. Rxf7 Rxf7 36. Qe6+
Kg7 37. h6+ Kf8 38. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 1st"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2008.12.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. f4 a6 8. Qf3
Qa5 {The move spotted by Movsesian and it is too early to give a verdict; the
most common is the queen move to c7.} 9. Bd3 (9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Rxd4 Bd7 11.
Bc4 Bc6 (11... Rc8 12. Bb3 Rxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. Kb1 Bc6 15. Rhd1 Be7 16. Bc1
Qa5 17. g4 (17. Bd2 $14) 17... d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 exd5 21.
Rxd5 Qb4+ 22. Qb3 f6 {1/2 Jakovenko,D (2720)-Movsesian,S (2677)/France 2008 
(35)}) 12. Rhd1 b5 13. Bb3 b4 14. Rc4 Bb7 15. Na4 (15. Ba4+ $5 Nd7 (15... Ke7
$2 16. Rxd6 bxc3 17. Bb6 $18) 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Rc5 Qd8 18. Na4 Ke8 19. Rc4
$16) 15... d5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Qe2 Be7 18. Nb6 O-O 19. Nxa8 Rxa8 20. Qd3 Bxc4
21. Qxc4 Nd5 22. Qc6 Rd8 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 exd5 26. Kd2 $14
{1/2 Bryson,D (2295)-Sommerfeld,A (2265)/Edinburgh 1988 (38)}) 9... Nxd4 10.
Bxd4 e5 11. Be3 exf4 {This is the structure, that Sergei prefers for Black in
Sicilian openings, the e4-pawn is left isolated and potentially vulnerable in
the future.} (11... Be7 12. f5 O-O 13. O-O-O b5 14. a3 $14) 12. Bd2 $5 (12.
Qxf4 Be7 13. Bd4 Be6 14. a3 $14) 12... Qc7 (12... Qb6 13. Qxf4 Be7 14. O-O-O
O-O 15. Kb1 $14) 13. Qxf4 Be6 14. Nd5 $5 {[%mdl 512] Ivanchuk wants to break
the pattern of the peaceful development and opts for a philosophical pawn
sacrifice. Black can not possibly take with the bishop, so the diagonals will
be open and Black's own bishop on the comical square d5.} (14. O-O-O O-O-O 15.
Kb1 d5 $1 $11) 14... Nxd5 (14... Bxd5 $2 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Qe4+ Ne7 17. O-O $16
) 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. O-O-O (16. O-O Be6 17. Rae1 O-O-O $11) 16... Be6 (16...
O-O-O 17. Qg5 (17. Kb1 Be6 18. Bc3) 17... Be6 18. Ba5 Be7 19. Qh5 Qd7 20. Bxd8
Bxd8 21. Kb1 $14) 17. Rhe1 Be7 (17... O-O-O 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5+ Kb8 20. Bc3
$14) 18. Bc3 {Now it is clearly visible, what Vassily had in mind with his
sacrifice on d5. All the white pieces are exercising serious pressure and
Black has yet to finish development.} O-O-O (18... O-O $4 19. Qe4 $1 g6 20. Qd4
$18) 19. Kb1 (19. Bxg7 Rhg8 20. Bf6 Bxf6 21. Qxf6 Rxg2 $15) 19... Kb8 {The
next few moves will prove very difficult for such skilful players, both sides
miss what are objectively the best lines.} (19... d5 20. Qxc7+ Kxc7 21. Bxg7
Rhg8 22. Be5+ Bd6 23. g3 $14) 20. g3 (20. Bxg7 Rhg8 21. Qh6 $1 Qa5 22. c4 $16)
20... h5 (20... g5 21. Qe4 Rhe8 22. Qxh7 Qc8 23. a3 $14) 21. Bxg7 Rhg8 22. Bf6
$6 {Ivanchuk might have not been mentally ready to fight for the full point
with all his might. For some reason he is content with a small advantage and
then even equality.} (22. Bd4 $1 Rde8 23. Be4 $16) 22... Rg4 23. Qf2 Bxf6 24.
Qxf6 Rc8 25. Bf5 (25. b3 Qc5 $13) 25... Ra4 26. a3 (26. b3 Ra5 27. Bd3 Qc5 28.
Re4 $14) 26... Ra5 27. Bxe6 $6 {The birds of winning chances are losing their
wings with this modest move, Black has nothing more to fear.} (27. Bd3 Re5 28.
Rxe5 dxe5 29. Bf5 $14) 27... Qxc2+ 28. Ka2 fxe6 29. Rc1 (29. Qxe6 Rb5 30. Qxd6+
Ka8 31. Qd4 Qxh2 $11) 29... Qf5 30. Rxc8+ Kxc8 31. Rxe6 {Instead of an equal
rook ending White decided to let his opponent finish the game with perpetual
check.} (31. Qxe6+ Qxe6+ 32. Rxe6 Kd7 33. Rh6 Rf5 $11) 31... Qd5+ 32. Ka1 Qd1+
33. Ka2 Qd5+ 34. Ka1 Qd1+ 35. Ka2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ibrahimov, Rasul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 (13... d5 $143 $2
14. e5 $1 (14. Bh3 {-12...d5?!}) 14... Nxe5 15. Nxe6 $1 $16 {/\Bb6}) (13... Be7
14. Kb1 $1 (14. Bh3 $143 $6 g5 $1 $13) (14. Bd3 Nc5 15. g5 Nfd7 16. g6 Ne5 17.
gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Be2 Nxa4 19. bxa4 Rac8 20. Rhg1 Bf6 21. f4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23.
e5 dxe5 24. Nb3 Qd5 25. Qf2 Qe4 26. Nc5 Rxc2+ 27. Qxc2 Qxe3+ 28. Kb1 Bd5 $44 {
Korneev,O-Galkin,A/Novgorod/1997/}) 14... Nc5 $142 $5 (14... d5 15. e5 $1 $16 (
15. Bh3 $5 dxe4 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Nd5 18. g6 O-O-O 19. fxe4 Nc3+ 20. Nxc3
bxc3 21. Qe2 Nc5 22. gxf7 Rxh3 23. Rxh3 Bxe4 24. Bc1 e5 25. Ne6 Rxd1 26. Rh8+
Kd7 27. f8=N+ {1-0,Korneev,O-Herrera,I/Malaga op/1999/})) 15. Nxc5 (15. a3 $6
Nxa4 16. axb4 Qc7 17. bxa4 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. f4 Nb6 20. a5 Na4 $1 $36) 15...
dxc5 16. Ne2 Rd8 17. Qe1 $14 {צh8}) 14. a3 (14. Nxc5 $2 dxc5 $17 {/\Qa2}) (14.
Bh3 $143 $6 Nxa4 15. bxa4 Qxa4 16. g5 Nd7 $1 17. g6 Nc5 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Kb1
Qa3 20. Nc6 Na4 21. Bxe6+ Ke8 22. Bf7+ Kd7 23. Ne5+ Kc7 24. Bd4 {0-1,Blodstein,
A-Har Zvi,R/Tel Aviv act/1996/}) 14... Nxa4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 (16... Nd7
17. Nb3 Be7 (17... d5 18. Na5 $36) 18. Bd4 O-O 19. g5 h5 20. Bd3 Rfc8 21. f4 g6
22. Rhg1 Bc6 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Bb7 25. Qf2 {1/2-1/2 Murawski,G-Stypka,M/
Lubniewice/1994/ (51)}) 17. e5 Nd7 (17... Qxe5 $2 18. Bf4 $18) 18. f4 (18. Bf4
Nxe5 19. Re1 Bd6 $17 {/\Nd3}) 18... Nb6 (18... a5 19. Nb5 Qc8 20. bxa5 (20. Bd4
axb4 21. Nd6+ Bxd6 22. exd6 $13) 20... d4 21. Nxd4 Bxh1 22. Bb5 Bd5 23. Nb3
Ba3+ 24. Kb1 O-O {1-0 Paragua,M-Leroy,A/Linares 1995/ (63)}) 19. f5 $5 {
[%mdl 4] This interesting concept was used in three games of the current
magazine. It is certainly dangerous for black, but matters are not so clear.} (
19. a5 Nc4 20. Qc3 $8 Qe7 $1 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Bd2 $5 (22. Rh3 Qxb4 23. Qxb4
Bxb4 24. Bd2 Bc5 $15 {^^,/-/+}) (22. b5 $2 Bxh1 23. Rxh1 axb5 24. Nxb5 Qb7 $19)
22... Bxh1 23. Rxh1 Qb7 24. Rd1 (24. Re1 Rb8 $17) 24... Be7 (24... Rb8 25. Qxc4
{/\} Bxb4 $2 26. Bxb4 Qxb4 27. Qxb4 Rxb4 28. Nc6 $18) (24... Qd5 $5) 25. Qf3 $1
{0-1 Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Linares/1999/ (61)}) (19. Rh3 Nxa4 20. Bf2 Rc8 21.
Be1 Nb6 (21... Be7 22. Ra3 (22. b5 Nc5 $1) 22... Nb6) 22. Ra3 (22. f5 $5) 22...
Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Qe2 (24. c3) (24. f5) 24... Qb6 25. c3 Bd5 26. Qc2 Ra8
27. f5 Qb7 28. Qa4+ Qd7 29. fxe6 Qxa4 30. exf7+ Kxf7 31. Rxa4 Be7 {1/2-1/2
Bologan,V-Novikov,I/Philadelphia/1999/ (43)}) 19... Nxa4 (19... Qxe5 20. fxe6
fxe6 21. Re1 $16) 20. fxe6 Nc3 (20... Qc3 $5 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. e6+ Kg8 (22...
Ke8 23. Qxc3 Nxc3 24. Re1 Bxb4 25. Bd3 Na2+ 26. Kb2 Bxe1 27. Bg6+ Ke7 28. Rxe1
Nb4 29. Nf5+ $16) 23. Qxc3 Nxc3 24. Rd3 Bxb4 25. Kb2 Rc8 26. Bg2 Kh7 $13) 21.
exf7+ Kxf7 (21... Ke7 22. e6 $1 Nxd1 23. Bg5+ hxg5 24. Qxg5+ Kd6 25. Qf4+ $18)
22. Bd3 Bxb4 (22... Nxd1 23. e6+ Kg8 24. Rxd1 a5 25. b5 $40) 23. Rdf1+ Kg8 $2 {
Strangely enough this might prove to be the critical mistake. The surprising
king retreat to e8 might prove to be playble.} (23... Ke8 $5 24. Bg6+ (24. Qf2)
24... Kd8 (24... Ke7 $2 25. Rf7+ Kd8 26. Ne6+ $18) 25. Qf2 (25. Qh2 Na2+ 26.
Kd1 Nc3+ 27. Ke1 Qb6 $17) (25. Ne6+ Kd7 (25... Kc8 26. Qh2 Qe7 27. Nd4 $13) 26.
Nc5+ Kc6 27. Qd3 Qxe5 28. Nxb7 Kxb7 $17) 25... Qxe5 $19) 24. Qf2 Ba3+ (24...
Re8 25. e6 Rf8 26. Qf7+ Rxf7 27. exf7+ Qxf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Rf1+ Kg8 30. Bg6
Ba3+ 31. Kd2 Ne4+ 32. Kd3 Nd6 (32... a5 33. Rf7 $1 Ba6+ 34. c4 Nd6 35. Ra7
dxc4+ 36. Kc2 Bc8 37. Ra8 $18) 33. Ne6 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Popov,V/St Petersburg/
1999/ (33)}) (24... Na2+ 25. Kb2 Nc3 26. Qf5 Na4+ 27. Ka2 Nc3+ 28. Kb3 $16) 25.
Kd2 Bb4 26. Qf5 Ne4+ (26... Re8 27. e6 Ne4+ 28. Kd1 Qg3 29. Qf7+ Kh7 30. Rf3
Qb8 31. Rf6 $1 {1-0 Zulfugarli,M-Cvitan,O/Batumi/1999/ (31)}) (26... Bc8 27. e6
Ne4+ 28. Kd1 Nc3+ 29. Kc1 Ba3+ 30. Kd2 Na2 31. Nc6 $18) 27. Kd1 Rf8 (27... Nc3+
28. Kc1 Ba3+ 29. Kd2 Ne4+ 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Qe6+ Kh7 32. Rf7 $18) 28. Qe6+ Kh7
29. g5 $1 {Black king is under fire despite his hiding on h7 while his white
counterpart sits pretty on d1.} Rhg8 (29... Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 hxg5 31. hxg5 $18)
30. gxh6 g6 (30... Kh8 31. hxg7+ Qxg7 32. Rfg1 $18) 31. h5 $1 Bc8 (31... gxh5
32. Rxf8 Rxf8 33. Bxe4+ dxe4 34. Rg1 $18) 32. hxg6+ Rxg6 33. Qxg6+ $1 Kxg6 34.
Rfg1+ Kh7 (34... Kf7 35. Rg7+ $18) 35. Rg7+ (35. Rg7+ Qxg7 36. hxg7+ Kxg7 37.
Bh6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Yongchuan zt 3.3"]
[Site "Yongchuan"]
[Date "2003.07.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. h5 b4 15.
Ne2 Ne5 16. Ng1 a5 17. g5 Ba6 18. g6 $5 {White understands, that his chances
are connected with the speed and efficiency of the kingside attack.} fxg6 (
18... h6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. gxf7+ Rxf7 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Qd7 $11) 19. hxg6 hxg6
(19... Nxg6 20. Bh3 Nf4 21. Bf5 exf5 22. Qxf4 Rac8 23. Rd2 $13) 20. Bh3 (20.
Bxa6 Rxa6 21. f4 Nc4 22. Qh2 e5 $11) 20... Bc8 21. f4 (21. Qh2 Nc6 22. Ne2 $14)
(21. Qg2 a4 22. Bxe5 dxe5 $13) 21... Nc4 22. Qd3 (22. Qh2 e5 23. fxe5 dxe5 24.
Bf1 Bg4 $11) 22... Rxf4 23. Ne2 (23. Bf1 Ba6 24. Qh3 Kf7 25. Qg3 e5 26. Nh3 Rf6
27. Ng5+ Ke8 $11) 23... Rf7 $2 (23... Rh4 24. Bf2 Rh6 25. Nd4 Ne5 $11) (23...
Rf8 24. Bg2 Qc6 (24... Bb7 25. Qh3 $16) 25. Qh3 e5 $15) 24. Bf5 $3 {[%mdl 64]
Impressive tactical idea, Ni Hua will occupy h file with a devastating effect
for his opponent.} exf5 (24... gxf5 25. Qh3 Bh4 (25... Rf6 26. Rdg1 $1 $18) (
25... Rf8 26. Rdg1 $1 Nd2+ 27. Kc1 $18) 26. Qxh4 Kf8 27. Qg5 Ke8 28. Rh8+ Kd7
29. Nf4 $40) 25. Qh3 (25. Qh3 Rf6 (25... Bh4 26. Qxh4 Kf8 27. exf5 gxf5 28. Nf4
$18) 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27. Rh7 Bf8 28. Bxf6 Kxf6 29. Qxf8+ Qf7 30. Qd8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial-A"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2008.01.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Black "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2008.01.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15.
axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 Nd7 (16... d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 $13) 17. a5 (17. Kb2 d5
18. exd5 Bxd5 19. c4 Bxb4 20. Qxb4 Bxf3 21. Bd3 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Rb8 23. Nb5 Qe5+
24. Kc2 axb5 25. Ba7 bxc4 26. Bxb8 cxd3+ {0-1 Kadziolka,B (2295)-Parligras,M 
(2553)/Bad Wiessee 2007}) 17... Ne5 $5 {Kanep comes up with a fresh idea in a
much discussed position.} (17... d5 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bg3 dxe4 20. Nf5 g6 (20...
exf3 21. Bc4 Rd8 22. Rhe1 Be7 23. Qc3 Kf8 24. Nxe7 Kxe7 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Qxe5+
Qxe5 27. Rxe5+ Kf6 28. Rf5+ Kg6 29. Bd3 h5 30. Rd5+ {1-0 Kulaots,K (2514)
-Hracek,Z (2584)/Istanbul 2003}) 21. Ne3 exf3 22. Bc4 Nf6 23. Rhe1 f2 24. Qxf2
Ne4 25. Bxe5 Nxf2 26. Bxc7 Nxd1 27. Nd5+ Kd7 {1/2 Kovchan,A (2536)-Kulaots,K 
(2513)/Kharkov 2003 (51)}) 18. b5 (18. Bf4 $5) 18... d5 (18... axb5 19. Bf4 $1
(19. Bxb5+ Ke7 20. Bf4 Rxa5 $14) 19... Qxa5 (19... Rxa5 $2 20. Nxb5 Qb6 21.
Bxe5 Rxb5 22. Bxb5+ Qxb5 23. Bxd6 $18) 20. Qxa5 Rxa5 21. Bxb5+ Ke7 22. Kb2 Nxf3
23. Bxd6+ Kxd6 24. Nb3+ Ke5 25. Nxa5 Bxe4 $13) 19. b6 Ba3+ $2 {[%mdl 16384] A
terrible mistake typical of players fighting with their emotions. The bishop
will be exposed on a3 and the white king feels safer on the b1-square.} (19...
Qd7 $1 20. exd5 (20. Bf4 Qa4 21. Kb1 Bb4 22. Qe3 Nc4 $13) 20... Qa4 (20... Bxd5
21. Kb2 Qa4 22. Ra1 Nc4+ 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. Rhe1 $14) 21. Nb3 Nxf3 22. Qf2 Qa2
23. Qxf3 Rc8 24. Bd3 Bxd5 25. b7 Ba3+ 26. Kd2 Bb4+ 27. Kc1 Ba3+ $11) 20. Kb1
Qe7 21. Bf4 Ng6 (21... f6 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Nf5 Qb7 24. Qd4 Bxf3 25. Qa4+ $16)
22. Bc7 $1 Nxh4 {Black did not want to provoke his dangerous opponent, but was
rather choosing between depressing options.} (22... dxe4 23. fxe4 Nxh4 (23...
Bxe4 24. Rh3 O-O 25. h5 $16) 24. Qc3 Ng6 25. Bxa6 $1 Rxa6 26. Nc6 $18) (22...
O-O 23. h5 Nh8 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. c4 Bb7 26. Bd3 $16) (22... Bb4 23. c3 Bxa5 24.
Nb3 Qa3 25. Qb2 $18) 23. Qc3 Bb4 (23... Ng6 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Nf5 Qc5 26. Qxc5
Bxc5 27. Rxd5 exd5 28. b7 $18) 24. Qb3 Bc5 25. exd5 Bxd5 (25... O-O 26. Bc4 $16
) 26. Bc4 {The opening of the position comes at a truly unsuitable moment; the
defender is ill prepared for any clash.} Bb7 (26... Bxc4 27. Qxc4 O-O 28. Nc6
Qg5 29. f4 Qxg4 30. Qxc5 $18) 27. Nxe6 (27. Qa4+ Kf8 28. Nb3 $18) 27... fxe6
28. Rhe1 {Yemelin did not have to think twice about breaking through. Black's
opening concept has failed spectaculary..} Kf8 (28... Bc8 29. Bxe6 Bxe6 30.
Rxe6 $18) 29. Rxe6 Qg5 30. Re5 Nxf3 31. Rxg5 hxg5 32. Bd5 (32. Qd3 Rh6 33. Qf5+
$18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.04"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Qc7 8. Qd2
a6 9. O-O-O Ne5 10. g4 h6 (10... Nc4 11. Bxc4 Qxc4 12. e5 (12. g5 Nd7 13. h4
Ne5 14. Qg2 Qc7 15. Nb3 b5 16. h5 b4 17. Ne2 a5 18. Kb1 Ba6 19. Nbd4 a4 20. g6
b3 21. gxf7+ Qxf7 22. cxb3 axb3 23. a3 Be7 24. f4 Nc4 25. Bc1 Bb7 26. Nc3 Rc8 {
0-1 Hebbinghaus,H-Trisic,A/Hamburg/1994/ (58)}) 12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14.
exd6 Bxd6 15. Qc3 Qxa2 16. Nb3 Be7 17. Qxg7 Rf8 18. Rd3 a5 19. Rhd1 a4 20. Bc5
{1-0 Knick,P-Fuchs,H/Germany 1988/GER-chT2 (20)}) 11. h4 b5 12. Rg1 g6 (12...
b4 13. Na4 $13) 13. Bd3 (13. g5 hxg5 14. hxg5 Nfd7 15. f4 $14) 13... b4 14.
Nce2 d5 (14... b3 15. axb3 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 e5 17. Nc3 exd4 18. Bxd4 $40) 15.
exd5 Nxd5 {Black's defense is well known from the similar line of Sicilain
defense. He occupies the center with knights and hopes for the best with his
king in the center.} 16. f4 (16. h5 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 gxh5 18. gxh5 Bb7 $15) 16...
Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Bc5 19. f5 (19. h5 gxh5 20. gxh5 Bb7 $15) 19...
gxf5 20. Nf4 $1 (20. gxf5 e5 $1 21. f6 Bb7 22. Rg7 O-O-O $17) 20... e5 21. Nh5
$2 {Movsesian is a bit too ambitious, the knight is rather displaced in the
rear of the board.} (21. Rge1 $1 O-O (21... f6 22. Qf3 Bb7 23. Nd5 $16) 22. Nd5
Qd6 23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. Rxe5 $14) 21... f4 (21... fxg4 $6 22. Qe4 $1 Bxd4 (22...
Bb7 23. Qxg4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 exd4 (24... Ke7 25. Rd2 $18) 25. Re1+ $18) 23. Rxd4
f5 24. Qd5 Rb8 (24... exd4 25. Re1+ Kf8 26. Qxd4 Rh7 27. Qf6+) 25. Rc4 $13) 22.
Qe2 (22. Nxf4 Bb7 23. Rge1 O-O-O $1 $19) 22... Kf8 23. Rge1 Be7 (23... Bxd4 24.
Rxd4 $14) (23... Bd6 24. Nf6 Qd8 25. Qe4 $13) 24. Nf5 (24. Nc6 Bxh4 25. Qxe5
Qxe5 26. Nxe5 Be6 $15 (26... Bxe1 27. Rd8+ Ke7 28. Nc6+ Ke6 29. Nxf4+ Kf6 30.
Rxh8 Bb7 $15)) 24... Bxf5 (24... Bc5 $2 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. Rd8+ $18) (24... f6
25. Nxe7 Kxe7 26. Nxf4 $18) 25. gxf5 Bxh4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Great tactical
mistake, Kozul must have overlooked the tricky move approaching his poor king.}
(25... Rc8 $1 26. f6 (26. Qe4 Bxh4 27. Qxb4+ Kg8 28. Rg1+ Bg5 29. Qe4 Qc4 $17)
(26. Kb1 Bxh4 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 Rg8 29. Re4 Rg2 30. Rxb4 Rgxc2 31. Nxf4
Bg5 $17) 26... Bc5 27. Qe4 f3 28. Ng7 Rg8 $17) 26. Qg2 $1 Ke7 27. Qg7 (27. Qg7
Bxe1 (27... Rhg8 28. Rxe5+ $18) 28. f6+ Ke6 29. Qg4#) 1-0

[Event "Ordzhonikidze zt 1.9"]
[Site "Ordzhonikidze"]
[Date "2000.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zubarev, Alexander2"]
[Black "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 Nb6 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Kb1 d5 13. g5 b4 14. Nce2 dxe4 15.
gxf6 exd3 (15... exf3 16. Nxf3 Bxf3 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Be4 $18) 16. fxg7 Bxg7 (
16... dxc2+ $2 17. Nxc2 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Bxg7 19. Bxb6 Bxf3 20. Rf1 $16) 17. Qxd3
{Extremely sharp position from the trendy Sicilian, black has two bishops and
somewhat vulnerable king.} Nc4 18. Rhg1 Bf6 (18... Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Bf6 20. Nxe6
Qe7 21. Ng7+ Bxg7 22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. Rxg7 Bxf3 24. Rg3 $11) 19. Bc1 Qc7 (19...
e5 20. Rge1 $1 Rg8 (20... exd4 $2 21. Nxd4+ $16) 21. Ng3 $13) 20. Bg5 (20. h3
Rd8 21. Qb3 Rd7 22. Qxb4 e5 23. Nf5 Bxf3 24. Rxd7 Kxd7 $13) (20. f4 $5) 20...
Bxg5 21. Rxg5 Ne5 22. Qe3 $2 {Unpleasant blunder, that drops an important pawn.
White had all the chances after the vicious 22.Qb3!? move.} (22. Nxe6 $1 fxe6
23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Qd7+ Kf8 25. Qxb7 Rc7 26. Qxa6 Rg8 $13) (22. Qb3 $5 Nxf3 23.
Nxe6 Qe7 24. Rg7 Be4 (24... Qxe6 25. Qxe6+ fxe6 26. Rxb7 $16) 25. N6d4 (25.
Qa4+ Bc6 26. Qxa6 Qxe6 27. Rd6 Qxd6 28. Qxc8+ Ke7 $19) 25... Kf8 26. Rg4 $13)
22... Nxf3 $1 23. Rg3 (23. Nxf3 $2 Qxc2+ 24. Ka1 Qxd1+ $19) 23... Ne5 (23... e5
$5 24. Rf1 Nh4 $1 25. Rg7 Bd5 $17) 24. c3 (24. Nf4 Ng6 25. Nh5 $15) 24... bxc3
25. Nxc3 Ng6 $2 {Black pays back the favour with a flawed knight retreat, is
looks like an invitation to start an attack.} (25... h5 26. Qe2 Kf8 27. Rf1 Qd6
$17) 26. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 27. Qxe6+ Qe7 (27... Kf8 28. Rf1+ Kg7 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30.
Rxg6+ hxg6 31. Qxg6+ Qg7 32. Qe6+ Kh7 33. Rf7 $16) (27... Ne7 28. Rg7 Rf8 29.
Re1 $18) 28. Rxg6 $1 hxg6 $2 (28... Qxe6 29. Rxe6+ Kf7 30. Re2 $16) 29. Qxg6+
Qf7 30. Re1+ Kf8 31. Qd6+ Kg8 32. Rg1+ Kh7 33. Qd3+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch GpB"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Ginsburg, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2367"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O b4 11. Nce2 Qa5 12. Kb1 d5 {Black has myriad of ideas
how to face the challenge of English attack. The chosen opening of the center
is quite risky as Browne is well ahead in development.} (12... Bb7 13. Ng3 (13.
Nb3 Qc7 14. Qxb4 d5 15. Qa5 Rc8 16. Qxc7 Rxc7 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bg2 Nxg4 19.
Bf4 Nge5 20. Nc3 Rxc3 21. bxc3 $16 {1-0 Svidler,P (2735)-Gelfand,B (2696)/
Monte Carlo 2005/ (41)}) 13... Rc8 14. Bd3 Qc7 15. h4 d5 16. g5 dxe4 17. Nxe4
Nxe4 18. fxe4 Nc5 19. g6 f6 20. Qg2 f5 21. Qh3 Be7 22. Rhf1 $16 {1-0 Valko,K 
(2118)-Barta,F (2045)/Nyiregyhaza 2002/ (29)}) 13. exd5 Nxd5 (13... Qxd5 14.
Bg2 $14) 14. Nf4 Nxe3 (14... Nxf4 15. Bxf4 Qb6 16. Bc4 Be7 17. Rhe1 $16) 15.
Qxe3 Qe5 16. Qd2 (16. Qxe5 Nxe5 17. Bg2 g5 $1 (17... Bb7 18. Rhe1 Nd7 19. Ndxe6
fxe6 20. Rxe6+ Kd8 21. Ng6 $18) 18. Nfxe6 fxe6 19. f4 Nxg4 20. Bxa8 Nf2 $11)
16... Bc5 (16... g5 17. Nh5 Qd5 18. c4 bxc3 19. Qxc3 $16) (16... Qd6 17. Bg2
Bb7 18. Qe2 $1 e5 (18... Qxf4 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Be7 21. Qxd7+ Kf7 22.
Qxb7 $18) 19. Nf5 Qc7 (19... Qb8 20. Rxd7 $1 Kxd7 21. Qc4 Qc7 (21... Ke8 22.
Ne6 $18) 22. Qxf7+ Kc6 23. Qe6+ $18) 20. Nd5 Qc5 21. f4 $16) 17. Ndxe6 $1 {
[%mdl 128] Very typical blow for the whole line, but nevertheless impressive
action of white attacking pieces.} fxe6 (17... Be3 18. Qd5 Qxd5 19. Nc7+ Kd8
20. Nfxd5 $18) 18. Ng6 Qf6 19. Nxh8 g5 (19... Ra7 20. Bd3 Nf8 21. Ng6 $18) 20.
Bc4 Ne5 (20... Qxh8 21. Bxe6 Ra7 22. Rhe1 Kd8 23. f4 $18) 21. Bb3 Be7 (21...
Ra7 22. Qe2 Qxh8 23. Rhe1 Nd7 24. Qxe6+ Kd8 25. Ba4 $18) 22. h4 $1 {Opening of
the h file will launch the reserve rook on h1 into heat of the attack.} Bd7 (
22... gxh4 23. f4 Nd7 (23... Nxg4 24. Qg2 $18) 24. f5 Qxh8 25. Ba4 $18) (22...
Qxh8 23. hxg5 a5 24. Ba4+ Kf8 25. Qf4+ Kg8 26. Rxh6 $18) 23. hxg5 hxg5 (23...
Qxh8 24. f4 O-O-O 25. fxe5 Bc6 26. Qe3 Bxh1 27. Rxh1 $18) (23... Qxg5 24. f4
Qg7 25. fxe5 Bg5 26. Qd6 $18) 24. Ng6 $1 {The decisive blow on the square,
that seems to be very well defended by black pieces.} Qxg6 (24... Nxg6 25.
Qxd7+ $18) 25. Rh8+ Bf8 (25... Kf7 26. Rxa8 $18) 26. Rxf8+ (26. Qd6 Qf6 27.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 28. Qxe5 Qh6 29. Qd6 $18) 26... Kxf8 27. Qd6+ Ke8 28. Qxe5 Rd8 29.
Rh1 {All black pawns are weak and pieces poorly coordinated.} Ke7 (29... Kf7
30. f4 gxf4 31. Qxf4+ Kg8 32. Qc7 Qf6 33. Rd1 Kf8 34. Ba4 $18) 30. Qc5+ (30.
Qc5+ Kf7 31. Qd4 a5 32. Bxe6+ $1 Kxe6 (32... Qxe6 33. Rh7+ $18) 33. Qb6+ Kf7
34. Qxd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.26"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 d5 10. g5 Nh5 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bxg5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Rg1
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Nf6 {Positional seems to be about equal, since black extra pawn
is easily compensated by white's active pieces.} (15... Be6 $2 16. Qh6 $18 {
1-0 Gaponenko,I-Socko,B/Polanica Zdroj 2000/ (16)}) 16. Qg5 (16. Ne4 Nxe4 17.
fxe4 Qb6 18. Qg5 g6 19. exd5 Re8 20. d6 Be6 21. Rg3 (21. Bb5 Red8 22. d7 Qa5
23. Rd6 Qxa2 24. Rg3 Qa1+ 25. Kd2 Qa5+ 26. Kd1 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qxb2 28. Rxe6 fxe6
29. Rc3 Qb4 {0-1 Horvath,A-Sax,G/Heviz 2003/ (40)}) 21... Red8 22. Qf4 Rac8 23.
Bh3 Rc4 24. Qd2 Rc6 25. Bxe6 Rcxd6 {1/2-1/2 Motylev,A-Kharlov,A/Dubai 2002/ 
(28)}) 16... g6 17. h4 (17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxd5 19. Rxd5 Be6 20. Rd2 Rad8
$11) (17. Bc4 Be6 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb6 $11) 17... Qb6 18. h5 (18. Nxd5
Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Be6 20. Rd3 Rfc8 $15) 18... Re8 19. Kb1 $2 {Inarkiev is too
ambitious and he avoids exchange of the queens with equal chances.} (19. hxg6
hxg6 20. Bd3 Qe3+ 21. Qxe3 Rxe3 22. Bxg6 Kf8 23. Bd3 Be6 $11) 19... h6 $1 20.
Qg2 (20. Qxh6 Qxg1 21. hxg6 Qxg6 $19) 20... g5 (20... Re5 21. Rh1 (21. f4 Rxh5
22. Be2 Rf5 $17) 21... d4 22. Ne4 Nxh5 $15) 21. f4 g4 22. Bb5 (22. Be2 d4 23.
Nb5 Rd8 24. Qf2 Bf5 25. Rxd4 (25. Nxd4 Rac8 $19) 25... Rd5 26. Bc4 Rxb5 27.
Bxb5 Qxb5 $19) 22... d4 $1 {[%mdl 64] Fine move, that benefits from the
unfortunate location of white king.} 23. Nd5 (23. Bxe8 dxc3 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25.
b3 Qc5 $19) 23... Nxd5 24. Bxe8 (24. Qxd5 Be6 25. Rxg4+ Kf8 26. Rg8+ Kxg8 27.
Qg2+ Kf8 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Rg1 d3 $19) 24... Nc3+ 25. Ka1 (25. Kc1 Nxa2+ 26.
Kd2 Qb4+ 27. Ke2 Qe7+ $19) 25... Nxd1 26. Rxd1 Bf5 27. Ba4 Rd8 {Kharlov ended
in a position pawn up, active pieces and potential for queenside attack.} (
27... Rc8 28. Bb3 Rc7 $17) 28. Bb3 Qc6 29. Qh2 (29. Qxc6 bxc6 30. Kb1 Kg7 $19)
29... d3 30. Qh4 (30. cxd3 Rxd3 31. Qe2 Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1 Qe4 $19) 30... Rd7 31.
cxd3 Rxd3 32. Re1 (32. Rxd3 Qc1#) 32... Rxb3 $1 {White king is far from safe
in the corner.} 33. Qd8+ (33. axb3 Qa6#) 33... Kh7 34. Qe7 Qd5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Bb7 10. h4 Nbd7 11. O-O-O b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Rc8 14. Rg1 $5 {[%mdl 4]
White needs a good antidote to the smart move 13...Rc8, which avoids
complications of the older main line 13...Nc5.} (14. Kb1 Nc5 15. Nb2 Nfxe4 {
0-1 Mull,T-Maxion,D/Dortmund 1987/ (15)}) (14. Bh3 Ne5 (14... Nc5 15. g5 Nxa4
16. bxa4 hxg5 17. hxg5 Rxh3 18. Rxh3 Nd7 19. g6 Qxa4 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Kb1 Ne5
22. Bg5 {1-0 Medvegy,N-Nimtz,M/Bad Wiessee 2000/ (38)}) 15. g5 Nfd7 16. f4 Nc4
17. bxc4 Qxa4 18. g6 Nc5 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Rhg1 Bxe4 21. Nb3 Qa3+ $1 22. Kb1
Nxb3 {0-1 Vorobiov,E-Shipov,S/Moscow 1999/ (30)}) 14... Nc5 (14... Ne5 15. g5
hxg5 16. hxg5 Nfd7 17. g6 fxg6 (17... Nxg6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rxg6 Kf7 20. Rg5
d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. Qd3 $40) 18. f4 Nf7 19. Nxe6 Bxe4 20. Bd3 Bf5 21. Nd4 $40)
15. g5 (15. a3 Nxa4 16. axb4 Qc7 17. bxa4 e5 18. Nf5 d5 $13) 15... Nxa4 16.
bxa4 (16. gxf6 $2 Nc3 17. a4 bxa3 $19) 16... hxg5 17. hxg5 Nd7 (17... Qxa4 $5
18. gxf6 gxf6 (18... Qxa2 19. Qxb4 $16) 19. Kb1 Rc3 $13) 18. g6 {The
principial continuation, black will have to live with the exposed king and
weak e6 pawn.} Qxa4 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Kb1 Be7 (20... Qa3 21. Bd3 Be7 22. Qg2
Bf6 23. Qg6+ Ke7 24. Bc1 Qa5 25. Bg5 $40) (20... Rc3 21. Qg2 Rxe3 22. Qg6+ Ke7
23. Qg5+ Ke8 24. Qxe3 $14) 21. Qg2 Bf6 (21... g5 22. Bxg5 Rcg8 23. Nxe6 $1 Ne5
(23... Kxe6 24. Bc4+ d5 25. exd5+ $18) 24. Qd2 Kxe6 25. Bxe7 $18) 22. Qg6+ Ke7
23. Bg5 Rcg8 (23... Rhg8 $2 24. Bh3 $1 $18) 24. Nxe6 $3 Ne5 (24... Kxe6 25.
Bc4+ d5 (25... Ke7 26. Bxf6+ gxf6 27. Qf7+ Kd8 28. Rxg8+ $18) 26. exd5+ Kd6 27.
Bf4+ Kc5 28. Be3+ Kd6 29. Bb3 Qa3 30. Bc1 Qa5 31. Bf4+ Kc5 32. Qe4 $1 $18) 25.
Qf5 Bc8 $2 {The correct defensive idea, but black had to find the best way to
put it in practise. Now the tactics wroks fine for Vorobiov.} (25... Rh2 26.
Rg2 (26. Nd4 Bc8 27. Qf4 Be6 $1 $17) 26... Bc8 $1 (26... Rxg2 27. Bxg2 Nf7 28.
Bxf6+ gxf6 29. Nf4 $16) 27. Rxh2 Bxe6 28. Bxf6+ gxf6 (28... Kd7 29. Rxd6+ $1
$18) 29. Rh7+ Nf7 30. Qxe6+ Kxe6 31. Bc4+ Ke5 32. Bxf7 $11) 26. Bxf6+ gxf6 27.
Rxg8 Bxe6 (27... Rxg8 28. Qh7+ Nf7 29. Nf4 $18) 28. Qxe6+ $1 (28. Rg7+ Nf7 29.
Qxe6+ Kxe6 30. Bc4+ Ke5 31. Rxf7 $13) 28... Kxe6 29. Rxh8 Nxf3 (29... Ke7 30.
Rh7+ Kf8 31. Rxd6 $18) 30. Bc4+ Ke5 {There was no safe heaven for the black
king, unfortuanatelly Korobov has no attack at all.} (30... Kd7 31. Bd5 (31.
Rh7+ Kc6 32. Bb3 Qa5 33. Rd5 Qd8 34. Ba4+ Kb6 35. Rd7 $16) 31... Ng5 32. Rb8
$18) 31. Rh5+ Kf4 (31... Kxe4 32. Bd5+ Kf4 33. Rf1 $18) (31... f5 32. Bb3 Qe8
33. Rxf5+ Kxe4 34. Rf6 Ne5 35. Re1+ Kd4 36. Rxd6+ $18) (31... Ng5 32. Rh4 $18)
32. Rf5+ Kxe4 (32... Ke3 33. Rd3+ Kxe4 34. Rdxf3 $18) 33. Rxf6 Nd4 34. Re1+ 1-0

[Event "GRE-GER m"]
[Site "Corfu"]
[Date "1999.10.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1999.10.12"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Nb1 d5 13. Bh3 g5 $5 {The latest word
in this sharp line. Black takes advantage of the awkward location of the
bishop on h3 and the knight on b1.} 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. exd5 (15. Bxg5 dxe4 16.
fxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxd8 Nxd2 18. Bg2 Rxh1 19. Bxh1 Bxh1 20. Nxd2 Rxd8 21. Rxh1 Ne5
22. N2b3 Nxg4 {0-1 Mercs,P-Bushill,M/Scarborough/1999/ (51)}) 15... Nxd5 16.
Bxg5 Qb6 (16... Qa5 17. Bg2 Rxh1 18. Rxh1 Qxa2 19. Rh8 Rc8 20. Nf5 Nc5 21.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Bh6+ Ke8 23. Nd6+ Kd7 24. Nxc8 Kxc8 25. Qd4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,
P-Topalov,V/Linares/1999/ (53)}) 17. Bg2 Rxh1 18. Bxh1 (18. Rxh1 Bg7 $13) 18...
Rc8 19. Re1 (19. f4 $6 Nc3 $1 20. Re1 Nxa2+ 21. Kd1 Bxh1 22. Rxh1 Bg7 $17) (19.
Nb3 a5 20. f4 a4 21. Nd4 Nc3 $1 $17) 19... Nc5 (19... Qa5 20. f4 (20. a3 Qb6 $1
(20... Nc3 $2 21. Nxe6 $18) (20... N7b6 21. b3 Nc3 22. a4 Nbd5 $13) 21. a4 Nc5
$17) 20... Qxa2 21. f5 (21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Rxe6+ Kf7 23. Qd3 Kxe6 24. Qg6+ N7f6
25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Bxb7 Rd8 27. g5 Be7 {0-1 Zufic,M-Tratar,M/Ljubljana/1999/ 
(35)}) 21... Nc5 $5 22. fxe6 (22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Bf6 Qa1 25. b3
Bd6 $19) 22... Bg7 $1 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Bxd5+ $6 (24. Qf2+ $1 Kg8 25. Qf5 $1)
24... Qxd5 25. Re7+ Kg8 26. Rxg7+ (26. Nc3 $2 Qh1+ 27. Re1 bxc3 28. bxc3 Qh3
$19) 26... Kxg7 27. Nc3 $3 (27. Nf5+ Qxf5 (27... Kf8 28. Bh6+ Kf7 29. Nd6+ $14)
28. gxf5 (28. Qd4+ $2 Kg8 29. gxf5 Nb3+ $19) 28... Nb3+ 29. Kd1 Bf3+ 30. Ke1
Nxd2 31. Nxd2 Bg4 $19) 27... bxc3 28. Nf5+ Kf7 (28... Kf8 $1) 29. Qxd5+ Bxd5
30. Nd6+ Kg6 {0-1 Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Linares/1999/ (50)}) 20. f4 Bg7 {The
first independent move in the game, black was well prepared for the following
tactical squirmish.} (20... Qa5 21. Nxe6 Nxe6 22. f5 Qxa2 23. fxe6 Bg7 24.
exf7+ Kxf7 25. Bxd5+ Qxd5 26. Qxd5+ Bxd5 27. Nd2 a5 {1/2-1/2 Mastrovasilis,
D-Dominguez,L/Oropesa del Mar/1999/ (41)}) 21. Nf5 Kf8 22. Nxg7 b3 $3 {[%mdl
64]} (22... Kxg7 23. Qd4+ Kg8 24. Nd2 $16) 23. Qd4 (23. Nxe6+ fxe6 (23... Nxe6
24. axb3 Nxg5 25. Bxd5 $18) 24. Bxd5 (24. Qd4 Nd3+ 25. Qxd3 Qf2 $17) 24... Bxd5
25. Qc3 (25. Be7+ Kxe7 26. Qxd5 bxa2 27. Qxa2 Nb3+ 28. Qxb3 Qxb3 $19) 25... Kg8
26. axb3 (26. Bh6 Rc7 27. axb3 Nxb3+ 28. cxb3 Qf2 $19) 26... Nxb3+ 27. cxb3
Rxc3+ 28. Nxc3 Bxb3 $15) (23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Qd4 (24. Be7+ Kxe7 25. Nc3 bxa2 26.
Nxd5+ Kf8 $19) 24... Nd3+ 25. Qxd3 Rxc2+ 26. Qxc2 (26. Kd1 Bf3+ 27. Qxf3 Qd4+
$19) 26... bxc2 27. Nxe6+ Bxe6 28. Na3 f5 $15) 23... Nd3+ $1 {Excellent move
fights for the initiative in the sharp position. Whoever comes first with his
threats will get an advantage.} (23... bxa2 24. Nxe6+ fxe6 (24... Nxe6 25. Qh8#
) 25. Qh8+ Kf7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 $11) 24. Qxd3 Qf2 25. Nxe6+ (25. Bh4 Qxh4 26. Nxe6+
fxe6 27. Rf1 Rxc2+ 28. Kd1 Qxg4+ $19) (25. Re2 Qf1+ 26. Qd1 Qxd1+ 27. Kxd1 bxa2
$19) 25... fxe6 26. Bh6+ Ke7 (26... Ke8 27. Qg6+ Kd8 28. Bg5+ Kc7 29. Qe4 bxa2
30. Re2 Qc5 $17) 27. Qh7+ Kd6 {Lutz seems to have prepared on a very high
level, black king is escaping danger.} 28. Bf8+ (28. Rxe6+ Kxe6 29. Bxd5+ Bxd5
30. Qf5+ Kd6 31. Qe5+ Kc6 32. axb3 Qg1+ 33. Kd2 Qxb1 $19) 28... Rxf8 29. Qe4
bxa2 30. Qxe6+ (30. Qe5+ Kc6 31. Bxd5+ exd5 32. Qe6+ Kc7 33. Qe7+ Kb8 34. Qxf8+
Ka7 35. Qb4 a1=Q 36. Re7 Qg1+ 37. Re1 Qb6 $19) 30... Kc7 31. Bxd5 Qxf4+ 32. Re3
(32. Kd1 $2 axb1=Q+ 33. Ke2 Qxc2#) 32... Qf1+ 33. Re1 (33. Kd2 axb1=N#) 33...
Qf4+ 34. Re3 Bxd5 35. Qe7+ Kb8 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 h5
$5 {'?' Ernst. Ernst: 'Why does van Wely avoid the main line? The text is an
unneccessary weakening.'} 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. Bc4 Ne5 (9... b5 10. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 11.
Nxe6 Qa5 12. b4 Qxb4 13. Nc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 $18) 10. Bb3 b5 11. O-O-O Bb7 12.
Bg5 {Exactly this represents the adverse side of an h7-h5 idea, black has no
chance to expell the bishop from the g5 square. Ernst: 'Now various sacrifices
are in the air.'} Qa5 (12... Be7 13. f4 (13. Rhe1 b4 14. Nce2 Qa5 $13) 13...
Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Ng4 17. Bf4 Rb8 $13) 13. Kb1 Nc4 (13...
b4 {Ernst} 14. Ba4+ $1 (14. Nce2 {Ernst} Rc8 15. h4 (15. Nf4 {Ernst} Nc4 16.
Bxc4 Qxg5 $15) 15... Be7 16. Nf4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 $13) 14... Nfd7 (14... Ned7
{Ernst} 15. Nb3 bxc3 16. Nxa5 cxd2 17. Nxb7 Rb8 18. Bc6 $16) 15. Nb3 $1 bxc3
16. Nxa5 cxd2 17. Nxb7 Rb8 18. Na5 $16) 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Rhe1 $1 Rb8 (15...
Be7 16. f4 (16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qd7+ Kf7 20. Qxb7 Rab8
$19) (16. Bxf6 {Ernst} gxf6 $1 (16... Bxf6 {Ernst} 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qxd6 Qd8
19. Qxe6+ Qe7 20. Qxc4 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 (21. Qa4+ $6 {Ernst} Kf8 22. bxc3 $14)
21... O-O $16 {White has 4 pawns for a bishop and the attack.}) 17. Qe2 Rc8 18.
f4 Rg8 19. g3 $14 {White has a slight positional advantage.}) (16. Nf5 $2 {
Ernst} exf5 17. exf5 Rd8 $17) 16... Rb8 17. f5 $14) 16. Nf5 $1 {Ernst: 'This
sacrifice totally destroys the black bastions.'} exf5 (16... Bc6 17. Nxd6+ Bxd6
18. Qxd6 Qb6 19. Bc1 $16) 17. e5 $1 {[%mdl 128] The point of the refreshing
Khalifman's combination, black will succumb due to the poorly developed pieces.
} (17. exf5+ Kd7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qd4 Qxf5 $17) 17... Bc8 {'?' Ernst. Ernst:
'This loses at once.'} (17... dxe5 $2 18. Bxf6 Bc5 19. Bxg7 $18) (17... Nh7 18.
exd6+ Kd7 19. Be7 (19. Re7+ Bxe7 20. dxe7+ Bd5 21. Qxd5+ (21. Qe3 {Ernst} Qb4
22. Rxd5+ Kc6 $17) 21... Qxd5 22. Rxd5+ Ke6 23. Bf4 Nf6 (23... Rbc8 {Ernst} 24.
Re5+ Kd7 25. Nd5 (25. Na4 {Ernst} Rc6 26. Nc5+ Ke8 27. Rxf5 Kxe7 28. Rxh5 $14)
25... Rc6 26. Kc1 $14 {The king's attack continues in the ending and white
keeps a slight edge although an exchange down for a pawn.} (26. Rxf5 {Ernst}
Nf6 27. Bg5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5+ Rd6 $15)) 24. Re5+ Kd7 25. Na4 Rhe8 $11) 19... Bc6 (
19... Qb4 20. Bxf8 Rhxf8 21. a3 Qb6 22. Re7+ Kd8 23. Na4 Qb5 24. Qe3 Bc6 25.
Rc7 $16) 20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. Re7+ Kd8 22. Qg5 $18) (17... Kd7 18. exf6 g6 19. Qd4
$16) (17... Nd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 $16) 18. exf6+ Be6 (18...
Kd7 {Ernst} 19. fxg7 Qb4 20. gxf8=N+ Rxf8 21. Re7+ {This leads to a forced
mate.}) 19. fxg7 $1 (19. Qd4 Qb6 20. Qxb6 Rxb6 21. Nd5 Rb7 22. Re3 $16) 19...
Bxg7 20. Qxd6 $1 {Ernst: 'Threatening mate.'} Rxb2+ $8 {Ernst: 'Now it's black
who comes an exchange down in the ending after a few further moves. The
counter-attack is easily parried.'} (20... Rb7 21. Qd8+ Qxd8 22. Rxd8#) 21.
Kxb2 Qxc3+ (21... Bxc3+ 22. Kc1 $18) 22. Kc1 Qb2+ 23. Kd2 Qd4+ (23... Bc3+ 24.
Ke2 Qxc2+ 25. Kf1 $18) (23... Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Rb1 c3+ 26. Kd1 $18) 24.
Qxd4 Bxd4 25. Ke2 Bb6 (25... f6 26. Rxd4 fxg5 27. Rd6 Ke7 28. Rxa6 $18) (25...
Rg8 26. Rxd4 Rxg5 27. Kf2 $18) 26. Rb1 (26. Rd6 Bc7 27. Rxa6 $18) 26... Bc7 27.
Rb7 $1 {The endgame is easily won for white, but the convincing realisation
will shorten defender's suffering.} Bxh2 28. f4 O-O 29. Rh1 Bg3 30. Rxh5 Kg7
31. Bh6+ Kg6 32. Rg5+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.29"]
[Round "14.5"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Espig, Lutz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Plauen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
b5 9. g4 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nfd7 11. Nce2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. g5 Rc8 14. Nd4 Bb7
15. h4 Ne5 16. Qg2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. h5 Qc8 {Espig wants to keep e6 square
defended, but the queen on c8 is not properly placed and will have to move
again.} (18... d5 19. g6 $1 Bf6 20. f4 dxe4 21. Nxe6 Qc8 22. gxf7+ Kxf7 23. f5
$14) (18... Qc7 $5 19. g6 Bf6 $13) 19. g6 Bf6 (19... hxg6 $2 20. hxg6 Rxh1 21.
Rxh1 Bf8 22. gxf7+ Kxf7 23. Rh8 $18) 20. Kb1 (20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Kb1 d5 $13)
20... fxg6 $6 {Dubious strategic solution, since the black king will never
feel really safe on g8 due to semiopen h file.} (20... d5 $5 21. exd5 Bxd5 22.
gxh7 Qc7 23. h6 g6 24. Rd3 Rxh7 25. Qd2 $13) 21. hxg6 h6 22. Rh5 O-O 23. Nb3
Qc7 (23... d5 24. e5 Bd8 25. Bxh6 $1 $18) 24. Qh3 Bc8 (24... e5 $2 25. Qe6+ Kh8
26. Bxh6 $18) 25. Qh2 Be5 (25... e5 26. Qd2 Be7 (26... Rd8 27. Qd5+ Kf8 28. Bb6
$18) 27. Qd5+ Kh8 28. Rg1 $18) 26. f4 $1 {[%mdl 128] Sandipan starts the
attack in the center, since black pieces are tied down with defensive tasks.}
Rxe4 (26... Bf6 27. e5 Be7 (27... dxe5 28. fxe5 Bd8 29. Bxh6 gxh6 30. Rxh6 $18)
28. Bb6 $3 (28. Rxh6 gxh6 29. Qxh6 Bd8 30. g7 Qxg7 31. Rg1 Qxg1+ 32. Bxg1 Rcxf4
33. Qg6+ Kh8 34. exd6 Rf1+ 35. Nc1 $14) 28... Qd7 29. exd6 Rc6 30. Nc5 Rxd6 31.
Rc1 Qe8 32. Rxh6 $18) 27. fxe5 Rxe3 28. exd6 Qb7 (28... Qd7 29. Nc5 Qa7 30.
Rxh6 gxh6 31. Qxh6 Re1 32. Rxe1 Qg7 33. Qh1 Rd8 34. Rd1 $18) 29. d7 Bxd7 (29...
Qxd7 30. Rxd7 Re1+ 31. Nc1 Bxd7 32. Rxh6 gxh6 33. Qxh6 $18) 30. Rxh6 $1 {
One way or the other this blow on the square h6 was bound to come, black king
will feel very unsecure.} (30. Qd2 Rxb3 31. axb3 Be8 $14) 30... gxh6 31. Qxh6
Be8 32. Qxe3 Bxg6 (32... Rf6 33. Rd8 Qe7 34. Ra8 Rxg6 35. Rxa6 $16) 33. Rg1 Rf6
(33... Kf7 34. Nd4 Qd5 35. b3 $16) 34. Nc5 Qb6 $2 (34... Qf7 35. Qd3 Kf8 36.
Qd6+ Kg8 37. Qb8+ Kg7 38. Qe5 $16) 35. Qe5 Qd8 (35... Kf7 36. Qxf6+ Kxf6 37.
Nd7+ $18) 36. Ne4 1-0

[Event "HUN-ch 56th"]
[Site "Szekesfehervar"]
[Date "2006.03.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Szabo, Krisztian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2006.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Bb7 14. Kb1 Ne5 (
14... Rc8 15. h5 (15. Qd2 b4 16. Ne2 Ne5 17. Nd4 d5 18. Qg2 dxe4 19. fxe4 Rc7
20. h5 Qa8 21. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Rodriguez,A (2490)-Slipak,S (2520)/Salta 1995/ (33)
}) 15... Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. h6 Qf6 18. hxg7 Rfd8 19. Qf2 b4 20. Bd3 bxc3
21. Rxh7 Ne5 22. Rdh1 Qf4 23. Qg2 Ng6 24. e5 dxe5 25. Bxg6 {1-0 Rodriguez,A 
(2575)-Sanchez Almeyra,J (2445)/Rosario 1996/}) 15. f4 Ng4 {The black knight
is sometimes stopping the attack from the square h5 in English attack, the
location on g4 is risky and rare.} (15... Nc6 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. Qf2 Qc7 18. Bg2
Rfe8 19. h5 Bf8 20. g6 fxg6 21. hxg6 h6 22. Bb6 Qe7 23. f5 $16 {1/2 Llobel
Cortell,E (2400)-Tissir,M (2442)/La Roda 2004/ (31)}) 16. Bc1 f5 (16... h5 $5
17. gxh6 Nxh6 18. Rg1 Bf6 19. Qb4 Qb6 20. Bh3 $14) 17. Rg1 (17. Be2 e5 18. fxe5
Nxe5 19. Rhf1 fxe4 20. Nd5 Re8 21. Bf4 Nf3 22. Bxf3 exf3 23. Rxf3 Rc8 24. Re3
$16) 17... e5 $2 {[%mdl 16] The pseudoactive move suffers from a terrible flaw,
as it undermines the base of it´s own knight on g4!} (17... Rc8 18. exf5 exf5
19. Be2 d5 20. Bxg4 Bc5 21. Qd3 fxg4 22. Rxg4 Qd7 $14) 18. Qd2 Qb6 (18... exf4
19. Qxf4 Ne5 20. exf5 Ng6 21. Qf2 Qc8 22. Bh3 $18) (18... Rc8 19. exf5 b4 20.
Nd5 $18) 19. exf5 $1 {The fight is effectively over, the knight will die
heroic death.} Nf2 (19... h5 20. Nd5 Qxg1 21. Nxe7+ Kh7 22. Qxd6 $18) 20. Nd5
Bxd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Re1 Ne4 (22... Nd1 23. Bd3 $18) 23. Qxe4 Qxg1 24. Bd3 d5
(24... Qa7 25. f6 g6 26. h5 $18) 25. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Yongchuan zt 3.3"]
[Site "Yongchuan"]
[Date "2003.07.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 b4 14. Na4 Qa5 15.
b3 Nc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Qf4 Ra7 18. Kb1 Rd7 19. Bc4 Rfd8 {Black has reasons
to believe, that the bishop pair will compensate for a mild white's activity
on the kingside.} (19... Rd4 20. Rxd4 cxd4 21. e5 Bd7 22. Nb2 Bb5 23. Qxd4 Rd8
24. Qe4 Qb6 25. Bxb5 axb5 26. Nd3 {1/2-1/2 Inkiov,V-Vera,R/Varna 1986/ (39)})
20. Rxd7 Bxd7 (20... Rxd7 21. Qb8 (21. h5 $2 Qd8 $17) 21... Qc7 22. Qxc7 Rxc7
23. c3 $11) 21. h5 Bxa4 22. g6 $1 Bf6 $1 (22... Be8 23. h6 $1 fxg6 (23... gxh6
24. Qxh6 $18) 24. Qe5 (24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. hxg7+ Kxg7 26. Qh6+ Kf6 27. Bc4 Qc7
28. f4 $18) 24... Bf6 25. Qxe6+ Kf8 26. e5 $18) 23. gxh7+ Kh8 (23... Kxh7 $5
24. h6 Kg8 25. hxg7 (25. e5 Qc7 26. hxg7 Bxg7 27. Qg5 Kf8 28. bxa4 Rd4 $17)
25... Bxg7 26. bxa4 (26. Rg1 Kf8 27. bxa4 b3 $1 28. Bxe6 bxa2+ 29. Bxa2 c4 $19)
26... Rd4 (26... b3 27. axb3 Qc3 28. e5 $14) 27. Be2 $11) 24. h6 Qb6 (24... Bb5
25. e5 (25. Rg1 Bxc4 (25... Rd7 26. e5 (26. hxg7+ Bxg7 27. Qg3 f6 28. Bxe6 Qc7
$15) 26... Qc7 27. exf6 g6 28. Qxc7 Rxc7 $15) 26. hxg7+ Bxg7 27. Qxf7 $18)
25... Rd4 26. exf6 g6 27. Qb8+ Qd8 28. Qa7 $11) 25. e5 (25. bxa4 Qd6 26. Qxd6
Rxd6 27. hxg7+ Bxg7 28. a5 $14) 25... Qc7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Horrible blunder
punishable by the immediate mate, after the best move 25...Bb5 black was still
fine.} (25... Bb5 26. hxg7+ Bxg7 27. Rg1 Qb8 28. Rxg7 Rd1+ 29. Kb2 Kxg7 30.
Qf6+ Kxh7 31. Qxf7+ Kh6 32. Qf6+ Kh7 (32... Kh5 $2 33. Bxe6 $18) 33. Qf7+ $11)
26. exf6 (26. exf6 Rd1+ 27. Kb2 Qxf4 28. hxg7#) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel"]
[Black "Babujian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2386"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 Nc6 7. f3 e6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. h4 b4 14. Na4 $146 {
Technically a novelty, but the knight has no plans to rest on the kingside.
Via the sqaure b6 it can quickly jump to the center of the fight.} Bc6 (14...
Nd7 $5 15. Nb6 Rb8 $13) 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Nc4 d5 $6 {Babujian did not really
appreciate, how dangerous it is to help improve the location of white knight.}
(16... Nd7 17. g5 d5 $13) 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. g5 Ne8 (18... Nd7 19. g6 hxg6 20. h5
$40) 19. Rg1 Nd6 (19... dxe4 20. h5 exf3 21. g6 $1 $16) 20. g6 $1 hxg6 $2 {
[%mdl 128] This move puts black into critical sitiation, since white's attack
will advance with a ferrocious speed.} (20... fxg6 21. Bh3 Qc8 22. h5 g5 23.
Be3 $14) 21. h5 g5 (21... dxe4 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Qh2 $18) (21... gxh5 $2 22.
Nc6 $18) 22. h6 $1 Bf6 (22... gxh6 $2 23. Ng4 h5 (23... f6 24. Nxh6+ Kh7 25.
Qh2 Kg6 26. Rh1 Rh8 27. Qh5+ Kg7 28. e5 $18) 24. Qh2 h4 25. Qe5 f6 26. Qxe6+
Kh7 (26... Kg7 27. Nxf6 Bxf6 28. e5 $18) 27. Bd3 $18) (22... f6 23. hxg7 Re8 (
23... Kxg7 24. Nc6 $18) 24. Qh2 fxe5 25. Qh8+ Kf7 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Rh1 $18) 23.
hxg7 (23. Nd7 $1 Bxd4 (23... Qxd7 24. hxg7 Bxg7 25. Bxg7 f6 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27.
Qxg5+ Kf7 28. Qg7+ Ke8 29. Qxf6 $18) (23... e5 24. hxg7 Bxg7 (24... Re8 25.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Bc5 $18) 25. Bxe5 $18) 24. Qxd4 gxh6 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Rh1 $18)
23... Kxg7 (23... Re8 24. Qh2 Bxg7 25. Rh1 f6 (25... Kf8 26. Nc6 Bxc6 27. Bxg7+
Ke7 28. e5 $18) 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Ng6+ Kf7 28. e5 $18) 24. Nc6 $1 {Lopez
Martinez have missed the spectacular solution 23.Nd7!, but the other jump of
his knight is decisive as well.} Bxd4 (24... Bxc6 25. Qxg5+ $18) 25. Qxd4+ (25.
Rxg5+ Kf6 26. Rg4 $18) 25... e5 26. Qxe5+ f6 27. Rxg5+ Kh6 (27... Kf7 28. Qxd5+
Ke8 29. Qe6+ $18) 28. Rh5+ Kg6 29. Qg3+ {White can even ignore the win of a
queen and strive for the immediate solution.} 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Tivat"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. a4 b6 (7...
Nc6) 8. g4 $5 $146 (8. Bd3) (8. f4) (8. a5) (8. f3 $146 Qc7 9. g4 h6 10. Bg2
Bb7 11. f4 Nc6 $13 {DeFirmian,N-Browne,W/USA/1995/0,5/41/}) 8... e5 $6 (8...
Bb7 $5 9. Bg2 d5 10. e5 Nfd7 11. f4 Nc6 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc5 14. Ne2 O-O
$13 {Smirin,I-Yudasin,L/ISR/1995/0,5/17/}) (8... h6 $5) 9. Nf5 g6 10. Bg2 $1
Bb7 (10... gxf5 $5 11. exf5 Ra7 12. a5 $1 Nbd7 13. g5 $44 {|^/}) 11. Ng3 h5 12.
g5 Nfd7 13. h4 $14 {>< d5/} Nc6 14. O-O Rc8 15. Bh3 Na5 $6 (15... Nb4 $5 16.
Qd2 Rc6 17. Rad1 Bg7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 $14 (19. exd5 Rc4 $5 $13)) 16. Nd5
$1 $16 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Nc4 $6 (17... Be7 $5 18. f4 Nc4 $1 (18... Rxc2 $2 19. f5
$1 $18 {->/} (19. Bxd7+ $6 Qxd7 20. fxe5 $2 (20. f5 $1) 20... Qh3 $1 $132)) 19.
fxe5 (19. Bc1 $6 exf4 20. Rxf4 Nce5 21. Rf2 O-O $14) 19... Ncxe5 20. Rf2 O-O
21. Raf1 $16 {/\ Bd4/}) (17... Rxc2 $2 18. b4 $1 Nc4 19. Rac1 Rxc1 (19... Nxe3
$2 20. fxe3 $18) 20. Rxc1 Nxe3 21. fxe3 $18 {/\ Qb7/}) 18. Bc1 Be7 19. b3 Na5
20. Ba3 Qc7 21. Rad1 Nb7 22. f4 $1 $18 exf4 23. Rxf4 O-O 24. Nxh5 $2 $40 (24.
Rdf1 $1 Nd8 $8 25. Bb2 $1 {/\ Qd4/} (25. e5 $2 Nxe5 $1 $16) 25... Rb8 26. Bxd7
Qxd7 27. Qd4 $18) 24... gxh5 25. g6 Ne5 $2 (25... Nf6 $1 26. Qg5 Qxc2 27. Rdf1
Qc3 $8 28. gxf7+ Kxf7 (28... Kh7 $4 29. Bf5+ $18) 29. Qxh5+ Kg7 30. Qg5+ Kf7
$13) 26. gxf7+ Rxf7 $6 (26... Nxf7 $2 27. Rd2 $1 $18) (26... Kh7 $5 27. Bf5+
Kg7 28. Bxc8 Qxc8 (28... Rxc8 $2 29. Rd2 Nc5 30. Rg2+ Kh7 31. f8=Q $1 Rxf8 32.
Rxf8 Bxf8 33. Qg8+ Kh6 34. Bc1#) 29. Rd2 Rxf7 30. Rxf7+ Nxf7 31. Rg2+ Kf8 32.
Qxh5 $16) 27. Rxf7 Nxf7 28. Qe6 $1 $18 Qxc2 (28... Re8 29. Rf1 Rf8 30. Qg6+ Kh8
31. Bb2+ $1 Ne5 32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. Be6+ $18) (28... Ra8 29. Rf1 Bf8 30. Qg6+ Bg7
31. Rxf7 $1 Qxf7 32. Be6 Rf8 33. Bb2 $18) 29. Qxc8+ Qxc8 30. Bxc8 Nc5 31. Bxc5
dxc5 32. Be6 1-0

[Event "Bermuda"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2004.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14.
Kb1 b4 15. Na4 Bb7 16. Qxb4 Bc6 17. Nc3 Rfb8 18. Qc4 Ne5 19. Qe2 Bb5 $1 $146 {
Ftacnik: 'A sensible novelty in a moement, when black needs a good way to use
his pieces concentrated on the queenside.'} 20. Nxb5 (20. Qf2 Bxf1 21. Rhxf1
Nc4 (21... d5 22. exd5 Nc4 23. b3 e5 24. Be3 Na3+ 25. Kb2 Nc4+ $11) 22. b3 Rb4
23. f4 Rc8 $44) 20... axb5 21. c3 (21. b3 Nc4 22. c3 {-21.c3} (22. bxc4 $2
bxc4+ 23. Kc1 d5 $19)) (21. Qe3 $5 {Ftacnik} Rxa2 (21... Nc6 22. Qb3 Nxd4 23.
Rxd4 Ra5 24. Be2 $14) 22. Kxa2 Qxc2 23. Ba7 Ra8 24. Bxb5 Qc7 25. Kb1 (25. Rc1
Qa5+ 26. Kb1 Qxb5 $11) 25... Rxa7 26. Rc1 Qb7 27. f4 $14) 21... Nc4 $5 (21...
b4 $5 22. c4 (22. cxb4 Rxb4 23. b3 Nc4 $5 $40 (23... Qa5 24. Qb2 $1 (24. Rh2
Nc6 $44))) 22... Qa5 (22... b3 23. a3 $13) 23. b3 Nxc4 24. bxc4 b3 25. a3 Qxa3
(25... b2 26. Rd3) 26. Qb2 $13) (21... Qa5 22. b4 $1 Qa3 $140 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24.
Qb2) 22. b3 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Gelfand's initiative is annoying, but
white will have to make several small mistakes to fall into trouble.'} (22. Rg1
{Ftacnik} Qa5 23. a3 Qa4 $1 $44) 22... Qa5 {'!' Ftacnik.} 23. Rh2 (23. Rc1 {
'!?' Ftacnik.} e5 (23... b4 $5 24. cxb4 Na3+ 25. Ka1 Qxb4 26. Qb2 {Ftacnik} e5
27. Be3 $14) 24. Bf2 d5 25. exd5 (25. bxc4 b4 $3) 25... b4 $40) 23... e5 24.
Be3 Na3+ (24... d5 $5 25. Rxd5 Qxc3 26. Bc1 Ba3 27. Qc2 $5 Qxf3 28. Qd1 $13 (
28. Qd3 Qg4 29. Qd1 Qg1 $13)) 25. Kb2 Nc4+ 26. Kb1 Na3+ 27. Kb2 b4 {'!'
Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Black needs to open the files for an access to the white
king.'} 28. Rd5 $1 (28. cxb4 Rxb4 29. Qd2 Nc4+ 30. Bxc4 Qxa2+ 31. Kc1 (31. Kc3
Rxc4+ 32. Kxc4 Rc8+) 31... Rxc4+ 32. bxc4 Qa3+ 33. Kc2 Rb8 34. Qc3 Qa2+ 35. Kd3
Qxh2 $17) (28. c4 Nb5 $1 (28... Nxc4+ 29. Ka1) 29. Ra1 Nc3 30. Qd2 Qxa2+ 31.
Rxa2 Rxa2+ 32. Kc1 Ra1+ 33. Kc2 Rxf1 $40) 28... bxc3+ 29. Kc1 Qb4 (29... Qc7
30. h5) 30. Qd3 (30. h5 c2 31. Qd2 Qxb3 $3 32. axb3 Rxb3 33. Qe1 Rc8 34. Kd2
Nb1+ (34... Rxe3 35. Kxe3 c1=Q+ 36. Qxc1 Bxg5+ 37. Kf2 Bxc1 $11) 35. Kc1 Na3
$11) 30... Ra5 (30... c2 31. Qd2 Qb7 $13 (31... Qxb3 32. axb3 Rxb3 33. Qe1 Rc8
34. Kd2 c1=Q+ 35. Qxc1 Rxc1 36. Kxc1 $18)) 31. Rxa5 Qxa5 32. Qa6 $2 {Ftacnik:
'Iordachescu is nervous about black's attacking possibilities, but the
position was far from clear. The wandering of the queen will cause much harm
for white.'} (32. Qd5 $1 Qxd5 (32... Qb4 33. h5 c2 34. Qd2) 33. exd5 f5 (33...
Bd8 34. Bd3 Bb6 35. Re2) 34. gxf6 (34. Bd3 f4) 34... Bxf6 35. Bd3 $11) (32. h5
{'!' Ftacnik.} c2 $13 (32... Rb5 {Ftacnik} 33. Qd1 Rc5 $13)) 32... Qb4 33. Qa7
d5 $5 (33... Rb7 34. Qa8+ Bf8 35. h5 (35. Qc8 $5) 35... c2 36. Bd2 Qd4 37. Qxa3
Rc7 38. Bc4 Qg1+ 39. Kxc2 Qxh2 $13) 34. exd5 Bd6 35. h5 Nb5 (35... e4 36. Rh4 (
36. f4 Nb5)) 36. Qd7 $2 $138 (36. Bxb5 Qxb5 37. g6 $1 (37. Rf2 Qd3 38. Bc5 Rc8)
37... hxg6 38. hxg6 fxg6 39. Rf2 Qxd5 40. Qa6 Ra8 41. Qc4 Qxc4 42. bxc4 Rc8 43.
Kc2 $15) (36. Qa4 $1 Qxa4 37. bxa4 Na3 (37... Nc7 38. Bb5 Nxd5 39. Bg1 (39. Re2
e4 $5)) (37... Nd4 38. Bb5 Ba3+ 39. Kd1 c2+ 40. Rxc2 Nxc2 41. Kxc2 $44) 38. Bb5
$11) 36... Bc5 $1 $19 37. Bxc5 Qf4+ 38. Kd1 (38. Be3 Qxe3+ 39. Kd1 Qxf3+) 38...
Qxh2 39. Be3 Nd4 40. Qc7 Qc2+ 0-1

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. h4 b4 10. Nce2 e5 11. Nb3 Be6 $146 (11... d5 12. Ng3 d4 (12... Be6 $1)) 12.
Ng3 (12. Rg1 $5) 12... d5 13. Bd3 (13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Qa5 $10) (13. exd5
Nxd5 14. Bf2 Qc7 $5 {/\ Nd7=}) 13... Nbd7 14. Qe2 (14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Rxh1+
16. Nxh1 dxe4 $1 $15) (14. Rg1 dxe4 $5 15. Nxe4 Nd5 16. Bf2 Nf4 $10) 14... a5
15. Rg1 a4 (15... d4) 16. Nd2 Qc7 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5 dxe4 $1 19. gxf6 $6 (19.
fxe4 $6 Ng4 20. Nf5 Nxe3 (20... Bxf5 21. exf5 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Bc5 23. Qf3) 21.
Nxe3 Bc5 $15) (19. Bc4 $6 Nd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. fxe4 Be6 $15) (19. Ndxe4 Nd5
20. Bb5 a3 $1 21. b3 Nc3 $36) (19. Ngxe4 Nd5 20. Nc4 (20. Bc4 $4 Nxe3 $19) (20.
g6 f6 $1 $15 (20... f5 21. Ng5)) 20... Nc5 $5 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23.
Qf2 (23. O-O-O Nf4 24. Qxe5 Nxd3+ 25. cxd3 Qxe5 26. Nxe5 Bxa2 $17) 23... Qxf2+
24. Kxf2 Nf4 $1 25. Ke3 $1 $10) 19... exd3 20. fxg7 Bxg7 21. Qxd3 (21. cxd3 a3
$15 (21... Qc2 $5)) 21... a3 $1 (21... e4 $6 22. Ngxe4 Bxb2 23. Bd4 $1 $36) 22.
b3 (22. Qe4 $2 axb2 $1 23. Qxa8+ Ke7 $19) 22... e4 $1 23. Qxe4 Ra5 $1 24. Rd1
$1 $8 (24. Bd4 $2 Re5 $3 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 $19) 24... Bc3 $5 (24... Re5 25. Qd4 (
25. Qd3 Bh6 26. Nge4 Bxe3 27. Qxe3 f5 28. f4 Rxe4 29. Nxe4 fxe4 $15) 25... Qxc2
(25... Bh6 26. Ngf1 Qc3 27. Qxc3 bxc3 28. Ne4 Bxe3 29. Nxe3 f5 30. Nd6+ Ke7 31.
Kf2) (25... Nc5 26. Ngf1 Bf6 27. Qxb4 Rh4 28. Ne4 Rhxe4 29. Rg8+ Ke7 30. fxe4
Rxe4 31. Qb5) (25... Bf8 26. Nge4 (26. Ngf1 Qxc2 $17) 26... f5 27. f4 $1 $16) (
25... Bf6 26. Nge4 (26. Nde4 $5 Rh2 27. Nf5 $1) 26... Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Bh4+ 28.
Bf2 $1 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Qc5+ 30. Kf1 Rh2 31. Rg2 $16) (25... f5 $5 26. f4 $1 (26.
Nxf5 Bxf5 27. Rxg7 Rh1+ 28. Nf1 Bh3 $19) (26. Nh5 Rxh5 27. Rxg7 Qc3 $1 28. Kf2
Rxe3 29. Rxd7 Rh2+ $1 $19) 26... Qxc2 $5 (26... Rh4 27. Nxf5 $1) (26... Re4 27.
Qd3 Nc5 28. Qe2 $13) 27. Ngf1 $1 (27. fxe5 $2 Nxe5 28. Ke2 Rh2+ 29. Bf2 Nd3 $19
) (27. Ne2 Nc5 28. fxe5 (28. Nc4 Rd5 29. Nd6+ Kd8 30. Rxg7 Rh1+ 31. Ng1 Rxd4
32. Bxd4 Bd7 $1 33. Nb5 Nd3+ $19) 28... Nd3+ 29. Qxd3 $1 Qxd3 30. Nf1 $1 $16 (
30. Nc4 Qc2 31. Rxg7 Rh1+ 32. Bg1 Qxa2 $17)) 27... Bf6 28. fxe5 Nxe5 29. Ke2 $1
Bf7 (29... Bd7 30. Qd5 $18) (29... Bc8 30. Qd6 $18) 30. Rg5 $1 $16) 26. Nge4
Rg5 27. Qxb4 Rxg1+ 28. Bxg1 Rh1 29. Ke2 $16) 25. Bd4 $8 (25. Ne2 Nf6 $1 (25...
Re5 26. Qa8+ Ke7 (26... Nb8 $5) 27. Qxh8 Rxe3 28. Qh4+ Nf6 29. Kf1 Qd6 30. Qg3
$16) 26. Qd3 (26. Qf4 Be5 27. Qxb4 Nd5 $19) 26... Bf5 $1 27. Qc4 Qxc4 28. bxc4
Re5 29. Bf4 Re6 $17) 25... Nf6 $5 (25... Rg8 26. Kf2 (26. f4 Rd5 $5 $132) 26...
Rag5 (26... Rh5 $6 27. Ndf1) 27. Ndf1 $1 (27. f4 Rg4 $40) 27... Nf6 28. Bxf6
Bxf6 29. Qxb4 Qa7+ 30. Kg2 $1 $16 (30. Ne3 $2 Rxg3 31. Rxg3 Rxg3 32. Kxg3 Qxe3
$19)) (25... Rh3 $6 26. Ne2 Nf6 $1 27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Rg8+ $18) (25... Rg5 $6
26. Qa8+ Nb8 (26... Ke7 27. Qxh8) 27. Bxh8 Rxg3 28. Rh1 $1 $16) 26. Bxf6 (26.
Qe3 Nd5 27. Qe4 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Qc3 $17) 26... Bxf6 27. Nc4 Rh4 $6 (27... Rc5 $1
28. Nf5 $5 Kf8 $1 29. Qa8+ (29. Nfd6 Qa7 $5 $36) 29... Bc8 30. Nfd6 Rh2 $1 $36)
(27... Rg5 $2 28. f4 Rc5 29. f5 $1 $18) 28. Qe3 Rxc4 29. bxc4 Bh4 $1 (29...
Qxc4 $6 30. Ne4 $1 Bh4+ 31. Kd2 Rd5+ 32. Kc1 Qxa2 33. Rxd5 Qxd5 34. Rg8+ Ke7
35. Qf4 $1 $18) 30. Kf2 (30. f4 Qxc4 31. Rh1 Bxg3+ (31... Rh5 32. Rxh4 Rxh4 33.
f5 $18) 32. Qxg3 Qe4+ 33. Kd2 Qd4+ $10) 30... Qxc4 (30... Rc5 $5 31. Rd4 Rxc4
32. Rxc4 Qxc4 33. Rd1 $10) 31. Qd4 $6 (31. Rd2 Qc5 32. Re1 $1 $10) 31... Qxc2+
32. Rd2 (32. Ke3 $6 Qc3+ 33. Qxc3 bxc3 34. Ne4 Bxa2 $17 35. Rh1 $6 c2 36. Rc1
Bb1 $1 $19) 32... Qc5 33. Rh1 Qxd4+ 34. Rxd4 Bxg3+ 35. Kxg3 Bxa2 36. Rxb4 Bd5
37. Rd4 a2 $2 $138 (37... Ke7 38. Ra1 Kd6 39. Rd3 a2 40. Rc3 $10) (37... Kd7 $1
{/\ Kc6-c5-/+}) 38. Ra1 Be6 39. Rd3 Ra4 40. Kf2 Ke7 41. Ke3 Kf6 42. Rd4 Rxd4 (
42... Ra3+ 43. Kf4 Ke7 44. Ke4 $10) 43. Kxd4 Kf5 44. Kc3 Kf4 (44... Kf4 45. Kb2
Kxf3 46. Rf1+ Ke4 47. Rxf7 $1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 37th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "2000.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[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 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 (11... Qa5 12. Kb1 Ne5 13. Rhe1 b4 14.
Nce2 d5 {1/2-1/2 Fedorov,A-Gavrikov,V/Katrineholm SWE 1999 (14)}) 12. Rhe1 Qa5
$5 {N} 13. Nb3 (13. Kb1 b4 14. Nce2 d5 {-Fedorov-Gavrikov}) 13... Qc7 14. Qf2
Nxd3+ $1 (14... Nfd7 15. Kb1 Nxd3 $140 16. cxd3 $1) 15. Rxd3 Nd7 $11 (15... Be7
$5) 16. Rd2 (16. Nd5 $6 exd5 17. exd5 Be7) (16. Rdd1 Be7 17. h4 Ne5 18. Bb6
$140 Bxh4) (16. Bd4 $5 Ne5 17. Rdd1 $11) 16... Be7 (16... Ne5 17. Bb6 Qc8 18.
Na5) 17. a3 (17. Bd4 Ne5 18. f4 Nc4 19. Rdd1 O-O $15) 17... Rc8 (17... g5 $5) (
17... O-O-O 18. Kb1 $14) 18. f4 Nc5 19. Bxc5 $2 (19. Bd4 Nxb3+ (19... O-O 20.
Kb1 {/\h4,g5}) 20. cxb3 e5 $1 21. Bb6 (21. Be3 Bxe4) 21... Bh4 22. Qxh4 Qxb6
$132) (19. Kb1 $5 Nxe4 $140 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Bd4 Qb7 22. Na5 (22. Bxg7 Rg8 23.
Qd4 Rc4) 22... Qa8 23. Bxg7 Rg8 24. Qd4 $13) 19... dxc5 20. Red1 b4 (20... Qb8
$5 21. Na5 Ba8 {Fedorov,A}) 21. Rd7 Qb8 22. axb4 (22. Rxe7+ Kxe7 23. Nxc5 bxc3
24. Rd7+ Ke8 25. Rxb7 cxb2+ 26. Kxb2 Qd6 27. e5 Qd5 $17) (22. Na4 $142 bxa3 23.
bxa3 Bc6 (23... Bxe4 24. Naxc5 Bc6 25. Nxa6) 24. Rxe7+ Kxe7 25. Qxc5+ Kf6 $1 (
25... Ke8 26. Nb6 Rc7 27. Qd6) 26. Nb6 (26. Rd6 Bxa4 27. g5+ Ke7 28. Rc6+ Kd7
$19) 26... Qxf4+ 27. Nd2 Kg6 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 $15) 22... cxb4 23. Qb6 $6 (23. Na4
Bc6 (23... Bxe4 24. Nac5 Bxc5 (24... Bc6 25. Nxa6) 25. Nxc5 Bxc2 26. Rb7) (
23... Rc7 24. Nac5 Bc8 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 26. e5 O-O 27. Ne4 $15) 24. Rxe7+ Kxe7 25.
Nb6 (25. Qc5+ Kf6 $17 (25... Ke8 26. Nb6 Qxf4+ (26... Rc7 27. Qd6 Bxe4 28. Nc5)
27. Kb1 Rc7 28. e5 $13)) 25... Bxe4 (25... Rc7 26. Qc5+ Ke8 27. Qd6) 26. Nxc8+
(26. Rd7+ Ke8 27. Nxc8 Kxd7 28. Nb6+ Ke7) 26... Rxc8 27. Rd2 $17 (27. Nc5 Bxc2
$19)) 23... Qxf4+ 24. Kb1 Bc6 $19 25. Rxe7+ (25. Ne2 Qb8) 25... Kxe7 26. Qxb4+
Kf6 $1 27. Rd6 Kg6 (27... Rhd8 28. Qd4+ Ke7 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Qxg7 Bxe4 $19)
28. Nd4 Bxe4 29. Nxe4 $138 0-1

[Event "Dresden op 08th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1999.07.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gipslis, Aivars P"]
[Black "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Gipslis,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1999.07.15"]
[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. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5 dxe5 (11... Nd5 12. Qg4 g6 13. Nxd5 cxd5
14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Qd4 f6 16. Bf4 Qc6 17. c4 $16) 12. Rxe5 O-O (12... Bd6 13.
Qf3 Bd7 $2 14. Rg5 Rg8 (14... Kf8 15. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 16. Bh6+ Kg6 17. Qe3 Qa5 18.
Nd5 $18) 15. Qxf6 $18) (12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bf4 Qa7 (14... Bd6 15. Qxd5
Bxe5 (15... O-O 16. Qxa8 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Rb1 Qa5 19. a3 Bd7 20. Qe4 $16)
16. Qxe5 (16. Qc6+ Qxc6 17. Bxc6+ Bd7 18. Bxa8 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Ke7 20. Bb7 Bd4 21.
Bxa6 $16 {Kristjansons - Vidarsons, Reikjavika 1990}) 16... Qxe5 17. Bxe5 Ra7
18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Bf6 Rc7 20. Rd1 Bd7 21. Be4 $44 {Pics - Janosevics, Sarajevo
1968}) 15. c4 $1 dxc4 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Bxa8 $16) (12... Bb7 13. Bf4 Bd6 14.
Rxe6+ fxe6 15. Bxd6 Qd7 16. Bc5 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Re1 Kf7 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20.
Bxe4 Rhe8 21. Re3 (21. Kg2 e5 22. Re3 g6 23. Rf3+ Kg7 24. Rb3 $16 {Vasjukovs -
Bobocovs, Varna 1971}) 21... Rd7 22. Rf3+ Kg8 23. Rb3 $14 {Brauns - Langevegs,
Amsterdama 1972}) 13. Bf4 (13. Re1 Rd8 14. Qe2 Nd5 15. Na4 (15. Ne4 a5 16. c4
Nb4 17. Be3 $14 {Franzoni - D.Kramlig, Bile 1986}) 15... Bb7 16. b3 Bf6 17. Bb2
Bxb2 18. Nxb2 Nb6 19. Nd3 a5 20. Nc5 Nd7 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 $14 {Leko - Sion Castro,
Leon 1993}) (13. Re2 Rd8 14. Qe1 Rb8 15. Na4 Bd7 16. Bd2 Rdc8 17. Rd1 c5 $2 18.
Bf4 $18 {G.Fernandes - Burgevis, BCC 1998}) 13... Qb7 (13... Bd6 $2 14. Rxe6
Bxf4 15. Rxc6 Qb8 16. gxf4 Bg4 17. Qc1 $16 {Glansers - Christaph, Bata 1973}) (
13... Rd8 $2 14. Rd5 $1 Rxd5 15. Nxd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bxc6 Ra7 $8 18.
Bd6 {1:0 Gipslis - Lieberum, Pardubice 1995}) 14. b3 (14. Na4 Nd5 (14... Rd8
15. Bd2 (15. Qf3 Nd5 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. Re4 $16 {R. Hibners}) 15... Qc7 16. Re3 a5
17. Qe1 $14) 15. Bd2 Bf6 16. Re2 a5 17. Rb1 Rd8 $14 {Alex.Ivanov - Ashley,
Filadelfija 1989}) (14. Re3 Rd8 (14... Nd5 $5) 15. Qe2 Bd7 16. Be5 Be8 (16...
Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. c4 Bc6 19. Rb3 Qd7 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Rd1 Qc6 22. Rc3 $14)
17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 $14 {Keres - Vasjukovs, SSSR (ch) 1965}) 14... Bd7 $6 (
14... Nd5 $5) 15. Re2 Rfd8 16. Qe1 Be8 17. Na4 $1 Nd5 18. Bd2 Rdb8 $2 (18...
Rab8 $142) 19. h4 Bf6 20. Rd1 $1 Qe7 21. c4 Nb4 $8 22. Be3 $16 a5 23. Bc5 Qb7
24. Red2 Na6 25. Bd6 Rd8 26. Qe3 Ra7 (26... Be7 $6 27. Qb6 $1 $16) 27. Nc3 Raa8
28. Na4 (28. Ne4 $5 Be7 29. Qc3 $16) 28... h6 29. Kh2 Ra7 30. Nc3 Raa8 31. Ne4
Be7 32. Qc3 Bxd6 33. Nxd6 Qc7 34. Nxe8 Rxe8 35. Rd7 Qb6 36. Qf3 Rf8 37. Kg1 $2
(37. Qxc6 Qxf2 38. Rf1 Qc5 39. Rfxf7 $18) 37... Nb8 38. R7d4 Ra7 39. Rg4 f6 40.
Rgd4 a4 41. Rd6 axb3 42. axb3 Re7 43. Qc3 $1 Qc5 44. b4 Qh5 45. Qb3 f5 46. b5
f4 47. bxc6 fxg3 48. Qxg3 {1:23 - 2:30} Qc5 49. Qe3 $1 Qxc4 50. Rc1 $16 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[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. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be3 Rb8 {Giri deviates from a previous game where he played
the more normal ...Qc7. The rook going to this square is very common in this
variation, perhaps to support a later ...b5, but in this particular position
it's very rare.} (10... Qc7 11. f4 (11. Qe2 Re8 12. f4 Rb8 13. Kh1 Nxd4 14.
Bxd4 b6 15. e5 Nd7 16. Ne4 Bb7 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. Nxd6 Bxg2+ 19. Qxg2 Qxd6 20.
Rad1 Qc7 {Dzhumaev,M (2549)-Sasikiran,K (2669) Manila 2013, White got nothing
from the opening and later got ground down.}) 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bd7 13. Kh1
Bc6 14. Qe2 Rac8 15. g4 Nd7 16. g5 e5 17. Be3 exf4 18. Bxf4 Ne5 {Zherebukh,Y 
(2628)-Giri,A (2730) Germany 2012., Giri was fine but later lost.}) ({The
immediate} 10... Bd7 {is also very common.} 11. Qe2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. a5
Nd7 14. Rfd1 Re8 15. Na4 Bf6 $6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Rxd6 {Leko,P (2735)-L'Ami,E 
(2627) Wijk aan Zee 2013, left White better.}) 11. f4 Qc7 12. Kh1 Bd7 (12...
Nxd4 13. Bxd4 (13. Qxd4 $5 Ng4 14. Qb6 $1) 13... Bd7 14. e5 $1 {and Black has
to retreat to a more passive square on e8. I'm not sure how bad this is after}
Ne8 15. Ne4 {but it's not exactly what Black wants.}) 13. Nb3 $1 {As White has
a space advantage it makes sense to retain as much wood on the board as
possible.} (13. g4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 {is a standard equalising idea for Black.}
15. g5 Nd7 {and he's ready to hit back in the centre with ...e5.}) 13... b6 14.
g4 h6 {as Giri lacks the usual retreat square for the knight on d7, he is
anxious to delay g5 for as long as possible. But of course moving the pawns on
the kingside like this always entails a certain amount of risk.} 15. Qe2 (15.
h4 $5 {but this is more Shirov-like than Adamsesque.}) 15... Nb4 16. Nd4 Rbc8
17. Rad1 Qc4 18. Qf3 e5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 exf4 21. Rd4 Qc7 22. Bxf4 Nxc2 $2
{But this is way too optimistic. White is clearly on the verge of building up
a potentially killing kingside attack and grabbing a fairly pointless pawn
like this, is an indulgence too far.} (22... Qc5 $1 {was essential. Perhaps
Giri lost faith in his position at this point but it doesn't seem that bad:}
23. Rd2 d5 24. Be5 (24. Be3 Qc4 $5 {should also be fine} (24... Qc7 {looks
simple and good} 25. h4 Bc5 26. g5 {now looks like a much more double-edged
attack than in the game, if nothing else Black can force an endgame with} Bxe3
27. Qxe3 Qh2+ $1 (27... Rfe8 $5 28. Qf3 Ne4 $1) 28. Kxh2 Ng4+ 29. Kg1 Nxe3 30.
Rff2 hxg5 31. hxg5 Rfd8 {with a bit of a mess}) 25. Rd4 Qc7 {when Black has
useful counterplay coming with ...Nc6-e5}) 24... Rfe8 $1 25. Bd4 (25. h4 $2 {
looks like over-extension after the blow} Ne4 $1) (25. Rfd1 {can also be met
the same way:} Ne4 $1 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Qxe4 Bg5 28. Bd6 Rxe4 29. Bxc5 Rxg4 {
looks terrible for White}) 25... Qc7 {when Black has far more of a foothold in
the centre than in the game.}) (22... Nc6 $2 23. Rc4 $18) 23. Rd2 Nb4 24. h4 $1
{I wonder if Giri underestimated Adams' attacking abilities in this game.
Perhaps he didn't believe that the Cornishman would play h4 at all. I used to
watch Adams play when I was younger and he would seemingly inevitably push his
h-pawn up the board at some point - I never really understood at the time why
this was so strong, but it always seemed to be and this way of cracking the
opposition defences was also a speciality of Fischer and Kasparov. Now White
has a terrible threat of g5 but it turns out that Black cannot prevent it for
tactical reasons.} Nh7 25. g5 $1 {This pawn is poisoned and therefore Black
can't prevent the breakthrough f6, which has catastrophic consquences for his
defensive position.} (25. Ne4 {is also strong, but it's hard to resist the
urge to break open the kingside immediately.} Bxh4 $2 26. Bxd6 Qc4 27. b3 $1)
25... Qc4 (25... hxg5 26. hxg5 Nxg5 (26... Bxg5 {loses trivially to} 27. Bxg5
Nxg5 28. Qg4 $18) 27. Qh5 {and it requires only elementary calculation to see
that Black will be promptly mated down the h-file.} Nh7 (27... f6 28. Nd5 $18)
28. Bf3 (28. Bd5 Nf6 29. Qh3 Nfxd5 30. Nxd5 Nxd5 31. Rh2 $1 f6 32. Rg1 $1 {
is one neat line although hardly necessary}) 28... Nf6 29. Qh3 {with a
harrowing attack.} Rfe8 30. Rg1 $1 Kf8 31. Qh8+ Ng8 32. Qxg7#) 26. f6 $1 gxf6
27. gxf6 (27. gxh6 {is also terribly strong. Basically one glance at the
position is enough to see that things have gone really badly for Black.  The
biggest danger for White I can see is that he has such a dazzling array of
attacking possibilities that it would be easy to lose your way.} Kh8 28. Re1 $5
(28. Ne4 d5 29. Ng3 Bc5 {might not be so convincing.}) 28... Rc7 (28... Bd8 29.
Bxd6 Rg8 30. Re4 $18) (28... Nc6 {might be a better try, with the idea of
meeting} 29. Nd5 {with} Ne5 $1 {but after} 30. Qh3 {Black's defence still
looks torturous} (30. Bxe5 Qxh4+ $1 {is the clever point.})) 29. Re4 Qb3 30.
Rde2 $18) 27... Bxf6 ({After the alternative} 27... Nxf6 {if nothing else
White has the simple} 28. Bxh6 Qxh4+ 29. Qh3 Qxh3+ 30. Bxh3 {winning the
exchange while retaining a commanding position.}) 28. Ne4 Be5 29. Rxd6 $1 {
A crunching blow.} Bg7 (29... Bxd6 30. Nxd6 Qd3 (30... Qe6 31. Bh3 f5 32. Qg3+
$1 Kh8 33. Be5+ {is a massacre}) (30... Qc5 31. Qg3+ Kh8 32. Nxf7+ $1 Rxf7 33.
Be5+ Nf6 34. Rxf6 {is rather neat if straightforward.}) 31. Nxc8 $1 Qxf3 (31...
Rxc8 32. Qg4+ $18) 32. Ne7+ $18) 30. Bxh6 Bxh6 31. Rxh6 Rc6 (31... Rfe8 32.
Qg4+ Kh8 33. Nf6 $1) 32. Qg4+ Kh8 33. Rxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 26th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "2010.03.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Koepke, Christian"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2010.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Be7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. c4 Qd6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bd3 e5
15. Kb1 ({In Erenburg-Guseinov, Warschau 2005, folgte} 15. Qc2 h6 16. Be4 Qa6
17. Kb1 Be6 18. Bd5 Rac8 {mit Ausgleich.}) 15... Be6 16. Rc1 $6 ({Dies ist
passiv, logischer erscheint} 16. Qc2) 16... Rad8 17. Qe2 ({Auf} 17. Qc2 {
käme 17...} f5 {mit gutem Spiel.}) 17... b6 ({Nicht schlecht, doch sieht} 17...
f5 $5 18. Rhd1 b6 19. Bd2 Rd7 {ebenfalls freundlich für Schwarz aus.}) 18. Be4
Qc8 19. g4 Bc5 20. Bg5 Rd4 21. b3 a5 ({Und auch hier kam} 21... f5 $5 22. gxf5
Bxf5 {in Betracht.}) 22. Qc2 f5 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Rce1 Bxe4 25. fxe4 Rd7 $6 ({
Vorteil versprach das konsequnte} 25... a4 $1 26. Be3 ({oder} 26. Rhf1 Rxf1 27.
Rxf1 axb3 28. axb3 Qh3) 26... axb3 27. axb3 Rd6 28. Bxc5 bxc5 29. Rhf1 Rfd8)
26. Rhf1 Bd4 27. Bc1 Rdf7 ({Und wieder bot sich} 27... a4 $5 {an.}) 28. Rxf7
Rxf7 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. Rxe3 Qc5 31. Qd3 h6 32. Kb2 Rf2+ ({Hier war} 32... a4 33.
Re2 Kh7 34. Qd5 Qe7 {zu überlegen.}) 33. Re2 Kh7 34. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 35. Qc2 Qd4+
36. Kb1 h5 37. a3 h4 ({Auch} 37... g5 $5 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 Kg6 {sieht gut
aus.}) 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 g5 40. Qe2 Kg6 $2 ({Danach ist die ganze Arbeit
umsonst. Gute Gewinnchancen versprach Schwarz} 40... Qg1+ 41. Kc2 g4 42. Kb3 h3
43. Qd2 Qb1+ 44. Ka4 Qxe4 45. Kb5 Kg6 46. Qd6+ Kg5) 41. Qg4 Qxc4 42. Qf5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice op-A"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2005.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Oleksienko, Mikhailo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. g4 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nd7 12. Rg1 b5 13. g5 Qa5 ({Wird meist
gespielt, obwohl meines Erachtens die schwarze Dame auf a5 nichts zu suchen
hat.} 13... Ne5 $5 14. Rg3 Rb8 15. Kb1 b4 16. Ne2 a5 17. f4 Nc6 18. Qd2 a4 19.
Nd4 Qc7 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Bd4 b3 $15 {erscheint sinnvoller, Balogh-Korneev,
Warsau 2005}) 14. Kb1 Ne5 (14... Bb7 {ist zu langsam wegen} 15. a3) (14... b4
15. Ne2 {ist dagegen voreilig,} e5 (15... Ne5 16. Rg3 Bb7 17. f4 Nc6 18. Qb6)
16. Qd2 Nc5 17. b3 $5 (17. Bg2 Na4 18. f4 Be6) 17... Be6 18. Bg2 Rfd8 19. f4 {
Balog-Del Rio Angelis, Gothenburg 2005}) 15. Rg3 Bb7 16. f4 ({Macht die
schwarze Aufgabe leichter.} 16. a3 $5 Rac8 17. Qd2 {war genauer, um} Qc7 {mit}
18. f4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. f5 {zu begegnen.}) 16... b4 17. Ne2 (17. Nd5 $2
exd5 18. fxe5 dxe4 19. exd6 Bxd6) 17... Nc6 18. Qd3 (18. Qb6 $5 $14 {
verspricht etwas Plus.}) 18... Rfd8 19. Nc1 Qc7 20. Qd2 d5 (20... a5 21. f5)
21. e5 a5 22. Bd3 d4 23. Bf2 a4 24. Bxh7+ $2 (24. Qe2 g6 25. Be4 $14 {mit
besserem Spiel für Weiß.}) 24... Kxh7 25. g6+ fxg6 $2 ({Nach} 25... Kg8 26.
gxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qd3 Bh4 {ist der weiße Angriff gescheitert.}) 26. Qd3 Bf8 27.
Qxg6+ Kg8 28. Rh3 b3 (28... Re8 29. Qh7+ Kf7 30. Bh4) 29. axb3 axb3 30. Nxb3
Nb4 $2 (30... Bc8 $5 {war gefragt, doch bestimmt nun die Zeitnot den weiteren
Vorlauf der Partie.}) 31. Qxe6+ Qf7 32. Rh8+ Kxh8 33. Qxf7 Be4 34. Rd2 (34.
Qh5+ Kg8 35. Nxd4 $18 {gewinnt sofort.}) 34... d3 35. c3 Nc2 36. e6 (36. Bb6
Rdb8 37. Qc4 $18) 36... Rdb8 37. Qh5+ (37. e7 $5 Bxe7 38. Qxe7 Rxb3 39. Ba7 Bg6
40. Rg2 Rb6 (40... d2 41. Rxd2) 41. Kc1 Na1 42. Kd1 Nb3 43. Ke1 Ra6 44. Be3 {
gewinnt immmer noch.}) 37... Kg8 38. Qf7+ Kh8 39. Qh5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice op-A"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2005.07.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Henrichs, Thomas"]
[Black "Sundararajan, Kidambi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2005.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 d5 (12... Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3
Nxa4 (14... Rc8 15. Qxb4 $5 Qc7 16. Kb1 Nfd7 17. Nb2 {Anand-Kasimdzhanov,
Rapid 2005}) 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 Nd7 {ist ziemlich unklar, siehe
Belov-Ehlvest, Moskau Aeroflot 2005}) 13. Bh3 dxe4 (13... Qa5 14. b3 dxe4 15.
g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 exf3 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6 Rxh1 19. Bxd7+ Kf7 20. Rxh1 Ne4 {
gilt als kritisch, wie in Lutz-Sammalvuo, Calvia Ol 2004, oder Lugo- Novikov,
San Diego 2004}) 14. g5 hxg5 (14... exf3 {, Pedersen-Lonberg, Kopenhagen 2005}
15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. Rhe1 Qa5 17. b3 Ne4 18. Qh2) 15. hxg5 exf3 16. Nxe6 $1 (16.
gxf6 Nxf6 17. Qf2 $5 (17. Nb3 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Rh5 19. Nb6 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21.
Rd1+ Kc7 22. Bf1 g5) (17. Bg2 Rxh1 18. Bxh1 Qa5 19. b3 Rd8 {Sammalvuo}) 17...
Qa5 18. b3 {ist auch nicht übel.}) (16. g6 Rxh3 17. Rxh3 Qa5 18. b3 Ne5 19.
gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qe1 Rc8 21. Kb1 $15 {Kriventsov-Najer, Philadelphia 2002}) 16...
fxe6 17. Bf5 exf5 (17... Rh6 18. gxh6 exf5 19. h7 Nxh7 20. Rxh7 Bc6 21. Rh8 Kf7
{(Harald Fietz, 64) ist keine wirkliche Rettung wegen} 22. Nb6 Nxb6 23. Qxd8
Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Nd7 25. Rc8 Bb5 26. Rh5 Ke6 27. Rg5 Ke5 28. Rg3 Be2 29. Kd2 $16)
18. Rxh8 Nd5 (18... Ne4 $2 19. Qxb4 Qc7 20. Rxd7 $1 ({Erenburg gibt} 20. Nb6
Ndc5 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Re1+ Be4 23. Nxa8 Nd3+ 24. Kb1 Qxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Nxb4+ {
als die beste Antwort.}) 20... Kxd7 21. Nb6+ Ke6 22. Qb3+ Ke7 23. Nxa8 Bxa8 24.
g6 {mit GEWINN.}) (18... Ng4 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.
Rxf8+ Kd7 23. Bxc5 Ke6 24. Kd2 {hat sich nicht bewährt für Schwarz in Zhang
Penhiang-L´Ami, Hoogoveen 2004.}) 19. Nc5 Bc6 20. Re1 $5 (20. Bd4 Qa5 $2 21.
Qe1+ Kd8 22. Qe6 Kc7 23. Nxd7 {folgte in Erenburg-Sammalvuo, Budapest 2004.})
20... Nxe3 (20... Kf7 21. Ne6) 21. Qxe3+ 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Kazan/Shenyang"]
[Date "1999.07.21"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "1999.07.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. g4 Nd7 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. g5 b4 14. Ne2 Qa5 15.
Kb1 e5 16. Be3 Nc5 17. Nc1 Be6 18. Bh3 Rad8 19. g6 Bxh3 20. gxh7+ Kh8 21. Rxh3
f5 22. Bg5 Qc7 23. Qxb4 fxe4 24. fxe4 Rb8 25. Qc4 Qb7 26. Nb3 Bxg5 27. hxg5
Nxe4 28. Rh5 d5 29. Qa4 Rf2 30. g6 Qc7 ({RR} 30... Qc8 $1 $19 31. Rc1 Qg4 $1 {
[%csl Yc3,Ye4][%cal Rg4a4,Rg4h5]}) 31. Rc1 Rg2 32. Qxa6 Nf6 33. Rh3 Rxg6 34.
Qd3 Rg4 35. a3 d4 36. Rf1 Rg2 37. Nd2 Qb7 38. Nc4 Qd5 39. Qf3 Qxf3 40. Rfxf3
Rg1+ 41. Ka2 Re8 42. Rf5 Re1 43. Nd6 Rf8 44. Rh4 Re2 45. a4 g6 46. Rg5 Nxh7 47.
Rxg6 Rxc2 48. Re6 Rb8 49. Nb5 Kg8 50. Rxe5 d3 51. Rd5 Nf6 52. Rxd3 Kf7 53. Rf4
Rb6 54. Rdf3 Ke7 55. Rf2 Rxf2 56. Rxf2 Ke6 57. Ka3 Nd7 58. Rh2 Kd5 59. Rh5+ Kc6
60. Kb4 Kb7 61. Rh7 Kc8 62. b3 Rg6 63. Na3 Ne5 64. Nc4 Rg4 65. a5 Nxc4 66. bxc4
Kb8 67. Kb5 Rg1 68. Kb6 Rb1+ 69. Kc6 Ra1 70. Rh8+ $6 {The importance of this
game seems to have had a great effect on both players. The straight way to the
win would have been:} (70. c5 $1 Rg1 (70... Rxa5 $2 71. Kb6) 71. Rh8+ Ka7 72.
Rd8 {followed by Kc6-c7, c5-c6 with an easy win}) 70... Ka7 71. Kd6 Rd1+ 72.
Kc7 $4 {RR: Maybe, instead 72.Kc6 was played. Than the next moves make more
sense.  But this is rearly incredible} Rg1 $4 (72... Rc1 $1 73. Rh4 {What else?
} Ka6 74. Kc6 Kxa5 75. c5 Rg1 $11 {With a theoretical drawn position!}) 73. c5
Rg5 74. Kd6 (74. c6 $1) 74... Rg6+ 75. Kd7 Rg7+ 76. Kc8 Rg2 $6 (76... Rg6 77.
Kd7 $1 ({Not} 77. Rh7+ Ka6 78. Kd7 Kb5 $1 $11) 77... Rg7+ (77... Kb7 78. Re8
$18) 78. Kd6 Rg6+ 79. Kd5 Rg5+ (79... Kb7 80. Rh7+ Ka6 81. c6 $18) 80. Kc4 Rg1
81. c6 $18) 77. c6 Rd2 78. Rd8 Rc2 79. c7 Rc1 80. Kd7 1-0

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
a6 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be3 (10. Nb3 Na5 (10... Rb8 11. a5 b5 12. axb6 Qxb6 13. Be3
Qc7 14. f4 Rd8 15. Qe2 d5 16. e5 (16. exd5 Nxd5) 16... Nd7 17. Bxd5 $5 Ndxe5 $8
(17... exd5 $2 18. Nxd5 Qb7 19. Na5 $1 $18) 18. Be4 Nd7 $13 {Spangenberg,
H-Vera,R Matanzas 1993 58/(257)}) 11. Nxa5 Qxa5 12. g4 (12. Be3 Bd7 13. Qd2 Kh8
14. h3 Bc6 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Bd4 Rac8 17. Qe3 Nd7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 e5 20.
Bc3 Qc7 21. a5 $13 {/+/= Serper,G-Epishin,V Uzhgorod 1987}) 12... Nd7 13. Bd2
Qc7 $132 {Kamsky,G-Polugaevsky,L Reggio Emilia 1991}) 10... Qc7 11. f4 (11. Qe2
Rb8 12. f4 (12. h3 Bd7 13. g4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. g5 Nd7 16. h4 b5 17. axb5
axb5 18. b4 Ne5 $13 {Atlas,V-Jansa,V Aut-chT 9596 1996}) 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5
14. Be3 Be6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd7 $6 (16... exf4 $142 $13) 17. f5 $1 $14 {
Atlas,V-Mokry,K Bratislava 1990}) (11. Kh1 Bd7 12. f4 Rac8 (12... Rab8 {54/218}
) 13. Nb3 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. g4 Qb4 16. g5 Ne8 17. Qd2 Bd8 18. Ra3 Ba5 19.
Rb3 Qc4 20. Qf2 f6 $13 {de Firmian,N-Wolff,P USA (ch) 1995 65/(224)}) 11... Re8
12. Kh1 Rb8 (12... Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Bd7 14. a5 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Popovic,P-Ribli,Z
Bosnia Herzegovina 1985}) 13. Nb3 b6 (13... Na5 14. Nxa5 (14. e5 $5 Nc4 (14...
dxe5 $6 15. fxe5 Nd7 (15... Nc4) 16. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 17. Qh5+ Kf8 18. Rf1+) 15.
Ba7 dxe5 16. Bxb8 Qxb8 17. Qe2 Qc7 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Ne4 $44 {/+/=}) 14... Qxa5
15. g4 $36) 14. g4 {a typical idea in these type of position advancing the "G"
pawn and then trying to create threats along the half open "H" file} Bb7 15. g5
Nd7 16. Rf3 Bf8 17. Rh3 g6 18. Qg4 Nb4 19. Rc1 (19. Qh4 $6 h5 20. Rc1 (20. gxh6
Nxc2 21. h7+ Kh8) 20... Bg7 $36) 19... f5 (19... Bg7 20. Qh4 Nf8) 20. gxf6 Nxf6
21. Qh4 Bg7 22. Bf3 Rf8 23. Qf2 Ba8 (23... Bc6 24. Nd4 Bd7) (23... g5 $5 {
just a typical idea,for example was played in one of the most famous games
Karpov,A-Kasparov moscow II match (24) in the game was made Kasparov the world
champion} 24. Bxb6 Qd7 $13) 24. Rg1 Rf7 25. Nd4 Re8 26. f5 $1 exf5 27. exf5 Ne4
$2 {a mistake in a very complicated position,after this move white gets the
advantage but the position is not that simple} (27... Qc8 28. fxg6 $2 {this
natural move is a serious mistake!} (28. Ne6 Nh5 29. Nxg7 (29. Rxh5 Rxe6 $1 $17
) 29... Nxg7 $17) (28. Bh6 $1 Ne4 29. Nxe4 Bxe4 30. Bxe4 $1 (30. Bxg7 Bxf5 $3 {
becuase of this move it is so important to take first on e4}) 30... Rxe4 31.
Bxg7 Rxg7 (31... Kxg7 $4 32. Rxh7+ $18) 32. Ne6 $40) 28... hxg6 $17 {it seems
as an unclear position but after looking at the position a few minutes more
you can see it is difficult to play with white,the main problem is that is
some veriations the e3 bishop is hanging,that's way Bh6! is white best move
just playing a usefull move with the "hanging" bishop} (28... Qxh3 29. gxf7+
Kxf7 30. Bxa8 Rxa8 31. Ne4)) 28. Qh4 (28. Qg2 {this was another possible move,
which also seems good for white,but the text move is a "killing"} gxf5 29. Nxf5
) 28... Bf6 (28... Nxc3 29. Bxa8 Bf6 (29... Rxa8 $4 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Ne6+) 30.
Qh6 Rxa8 31. fxg6 Qb7+ 32. Nf3 $18) 29. Qh6 g5 30. Ne6 Qc4 31. Nxe4 Bxe4 32.
Bxg5 $18 Bxf3+ 33. Rxf3 Bxg5 34. Rxg5+ Kh8 35. Rg7 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lu, Shanglei"]
[Black "Zeng, Chongsheng"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2017.04.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 {With
these moves the game transposed to a Scheveningen.} Bd7 8. Be3 Be7 9. h3 O-O
10. f4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc6 12. O-O Qc7 {This move had been played in only two
games before.} ({Yu Yangyi preferred} 12... b5 {and after some moves, Black
equalised easily} 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 dxe5 16. fxe5 exd5 17. Rad1
Qc8 18. Qxd5 Qxh3 19. Bf2 Rac8 20. c3 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Qxg3+ 22. Kh1 Qh3+ 23. Kg1
Qg3+ 24. Kh1 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Qg3+ {1/2 (25) Lu,S (2595)-Yu,Y (2736) Danzhou 2015})
13. a4 $1 {A good, typical move with the idea of expanding on the queenside.}
a6 (13... d5 14. e5 (14. exd5 Rad8 {is counterplay for Black}) 14... Nd7 {
leads to a more closed structure, it is similar to the French.}) 14. a5 Rac8 (
14... d5 15. exd5 Rad8 (15... Nxd5) 16. Qb6 $1 {is the difference compared to
the previous line.}) 15. Rfd1 (15. Qd2 {comes into consideration to prepare
the possibility of Bb6 -} d5 16. Bb6) 15... e5 (15... d5 {is possible, it may
equalise} 16. e5 Nd7) 16. Qd3 exf4 17. gxf4 {Black managed to make change in
White's structure, but as we will see, this gave White the possibily to play
on the g-file.} Rfe8 18. Bb6 Qb8 19. Bd4 {Sending the queen back and placing
the bishop on the strong central square, that can push the f6-knight and the
g7.} Nd7 20. Rd2 {This is a good position-improving plan to double on the
d-file.} Rcd8 (20... Qc7 {a logical, principled move, because the a5-pawn is
under attack and the rook cannot move.}) 21. Rad1 Bf8 (21... Qc7 22. Qg3 Bf6
23. b4 $14) 22. b4 {Over-protecting the a5-pawn.} Nc5 $1 {A spectacular,
active move, but White can just move the queen.} 23. Qe3 Na4 $1 (23... Nxe4 {
does not work:} 24. Bxe4 f5 25. Bxc6 Rxe3 26. Bd5+ Kh8 27. Bxe3 $18) (23... Ne6
24. Ba7 $14) 24. Nxa4 Bxa4 {Black has managed to get rid of the N, and create
some space for his pieces.} 25. Qg3 (25. Qa3 Bc6 26. Qg3 {is a precise move,
but not human, as White calculated, that the B would go to c6 anyway.}) 25...
Bc6 (25... Rc8 $1 {is suggested by the computer and seems to be a good active
move.}) 26. Bf3 (26. f5 {is a good active move and threatens with Bxg7.}) 26...
Rd7 $1 {Overprotecting the g7-pawn, at the same time not weakening the king
position.} 27. f5 g6 28. Qf4 Rde7 29. Re1 Re5 $1 {Good counterchance for Black.
} 30. c3 $1 {Now White is already threatening to take the R.} (30. Bxe5 {
is a mistake} dxe5 31. Qe3 Bxb4 32. c3 Bxa5 $15 {It is obvious, that Black has
counterplay.}) 30... d5 (30... Bg7 31. f6 Bh8 32. Bxe5 dxe5 33. Qg5 Re6 {
is interesting. According to the computer, this position is more or less fine
for Black.}) 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32. Rde2 Bd6 (32... dxe4 $1 33. Bxe4 Qd6 {is
already unclear.}) 33. Qh4 Bb5 34. Re3 Qe8 35. Qf6 (35. Qf2 Qd8 $44 {Black has
some compensation.}) 35... Bb8 (35... Bc7 $1 {would be stronger, with the plan
of Bd8-4, but Bb8 was also logical with the plan of Ba7.} 36. Be2 Bc6 $36 {
and Black even has the initiative}) 36. Qb6 $1 {A very good move. Protecting
the e3 R and preventing Ba7.} Qd7 37. Rd1 (37. exd5 Qxf5 38. Bg2 Rxe3 39. Qxe3
$16) 37... Bc7 38. Qc5 Qd8 (38... Bd6 $1 {is strong with the idea of preparing
Qe7.} 39. Qd4 Qe7) 39. Rxd5 Qg5+ 40. Bg2 Qf4 41. Qd4 ({The computer suggests} 
41. fxg6 hxg6 {and, that is the same plan, as in the game, but preventing gxf5}
42. Qd4) 41... Bc6 {A logical move, but it runs into...} (41... gxf5 $1 {
is simply taking the pawn and White can't recapture it.}) 42. Rf3 $1 {, that
is an important move, and forces Black to exchange the rook, as otherwise he
would lose it.} Rxd5 43. exd5 Qh2+ 44. Kf2 Be5 45. Qh4 $18 {White is already
winning with this nice motif, as the d5 P can't be taken.} Bb8 46. Qd8+ Kg7 47.
c4 Ba4 48. fxg6 hxg6 49. Qf6+ Kh6 50. Qh8+ Kg5 51. h4+ Kg4 52. Qd4+ Kh5 53. Qf6
1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.17"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Novy Bor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O b4 11. Nce2 Qc7 {This line is one of the most
complicated English Attacks. Black has played b4 and wants to play d5, but 11..
.d5 doesn't work because of 12.exd5 Nxd5 Nf4 with great pressure on the centre.
} (11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nf4 $36) 12. h4 d5 {And this is one of the
tabiya positions of this system. White has many choices, but some of them are
risky and very hard. In the game Radjabov preferred to try something new with
13.g5.} 13. g5 $5 (13. Nf4 {- see Morozevich-Vachier Lagrave CBM 132}) (13. Ng3
{is also interesting as the N can't be taken}) (13. Bf4 {is the most popular
move.}) 13... hxg5 14. exd5 Nxd5 (14... e5 {was played in a correspondence
game, but it led to a very complicated fight after} 15. Nc6 Rxh4 16. Rg1 Bb7
17. Bxg5 $13 {Mueller-Pezzica, corr. 2010}) 15. Bxg5 N7f6 $146 {This is
Sasikiran's novelty.} (15... N7b6 16. Nf4 {is similar}) (15... e5 16. Re1 {
with a very complicated position, which is very unclear, even for the
computers.}) 16. Nf4 Bd6 $1 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Kb1 (18. Nf5 Be5 $1 {and Black
holds.}) 18... Bb7 (18... Be5 {or}) (18... Rb8 {are the other possible moves.})
19. Qe1 (19. Bh3 $1 {was stronger with the plan of Nxe6} Bf4 $1 20. Qe1 $1 Kf8
$1 {The only move} 21. Bxe6 $1 Re8 22. Bxf4 Qxf4 23. Ne2 $1 Qc4 24. Bxd5 Bxd5
25. b3 Qc5 26. Rd3 $14) 19... Be7 $6 {The first mistake.} (19... Be5 $1 $13)
20. Bh3 $1 Bxg5 {And the second one, but other moves are bad as well.} (20...
e5 $1 21. Bxe7 (21. Nf5 Bxg5 22. hxg5 O-O-O $44) 21... Nxe7 22. Nb3 Nd5 23. Rg1
$36) 21. hxg5 Nf4 $1 {The best chance, but White has...} (21... O-O-O 22. Nxe6
$1 $18) (21... e5 22. f4 $1 $18) 22. g6 $1 {...with a dangeous attack.} O-O-O
$1 (22... Rxh3 23. Rxh3 Nxh3 24. gxf7+ Qxf7 25. Nxe6 Qe7 $1 26. Qe5 Ng5 27.
Nxg7+ Kf7 28. Qf5+ Kg8 29. Nh5 $18) 23. gxf7 Qxf7 $1 (23... Nxh3 24. Rxh3 $16 (
24. Qxb4 $16)) 24. Qxb4 Nxh3 $2 {But this is losing.} ({A more resilient try
would have been} 24... Qd7 $1 25. Qc4+ (25. Qc5+ Qc7 26. Bxe6+ Nxe6 27. Nxe6
Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qxc5 29. Nxc5 Bxf3 30. Rg1 g5 {and somehow Black has drawing
chances}) 25... Kb8 26. Nc6+ $1 Qxc6 27. Qxf4+ Qc7 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Qg4 Rd2
30. Rc1 e5 31. Bf1 $16) 25. Qc5+ Kb8 26. Rxh3 $1 Qd7 (26... Rxh3 27. Nc6+ Bxc6
28. Qb6+ $18) 27. Rxh8 Rxh8 28. Qe5+ Ka8 29. Kc1 (29. f4 $18) 29... Rc8 30. Rd3
Qa4 31. Kb1 Rh8 32. b3 Qa3 33. Rd1 Rd8 34. Rd3 Rh8 35. Rd1 Rd8 36. Qxg7 Qa5 37.
Qg1 e5 38. Ne6 Rc8 39. Qe3 Rc3 40. Rd8+ Qxd8 41. Qxc3 Qf6 42. Nc5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zaitsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[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 "Novokuznetsk"]
[BlackTeam "Belorechensk Khimik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O
Bd7 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. a4 Nf6 11. a5 Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bb6 Qb8 14. Bd4 Nd7 15.
Na4 Bd8 16. Qd2 b5 17. axb6 e5 18. Be3 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 Bxb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21.
Qxd6 Rfd8 22. Qxe5 Rd2 23. Qc3 Rad8 24. Bf3 g6 25. Rad1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27.
Bxd1 Bxe4 28. Qe3 Qb7 29. f3 Bc6 30. b3 a5 31. Be2 a4 32. bxa4 Qb1+ 33. Bf1
Bxa4 34. c4 Bc6 35. h4 h5 36. Kf2 Qf5 37. Be2 Qh3 38. Qe5 Qh2+ 39. Ke3 Qg1+ 40.
Kd2 Qf2 41. c5 Bxf3 42. Qe3 Qxe2+ 43. Qxe2 Bxe2 44. Kxe2 {[#] Der entfernte
Freibauer gewinnt deswegen nicht, weil Schwarz rechtzeitig mittels f6 und g5
einen wichtigen Bauern tauschen kann. Gegen den verbleibenden weißen h-Bauern
hält er mit einem Tempo remis.} Kf8 45. Kd3 Ke7 46. Kc4 Kd7 $1 {Genauigkeit
ist gefragt. Zu früh wäre hier f6, weil dann der weiße König entscheidend Raum
gewinnt. Man sehe:} (46... f6 47. Kb5 Kd7 (47... g5 48. Kb6 gxh4 49. gxh4 f5
50. c6 f4 51. c7 $18) 48. Kb6 Kc8 49. Kc6 $1 {Der entscheidende Raum- und
Tempogewinn, weil der schwarze König am Rand kleben bleibt.} g5 50. Kd6 gxh4
51. gxh4 {[#] Da nun Kb7 an Kd7 scheitert, verliert Schwarz das entscheidende
Tempo.} f5 52. Ke5 Kd7 53. Kxf5 Kc6 54. Kg6 Kxc5 55. Kxh5 Kd6 56. Kg6 Ke7 57.
Kg7 $18) 47. Kd5 f6 48. c6+ {Sehen Sie den Unterschied? Weiß hat keinen
besseren Zug und muß seinen Freibauern dem schwarzen König quasi zum Fraß
vorwerfen, ohne daß der sich erst noch annähern muß.} Kc7 49. Ke6 g5 50. Kf5 {
Der Weg über f5 ist freilich nicht kürzer als der über die Leiche des Bf6.}
gxh4 51. gxh4 Kxc6 52. Kg6 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "San Martin"]
[Site "San Martin"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {King} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7
8. Qd2 O-O 9. g4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 a6 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. g5 Nd7 14. h4
Rc8 15. Bd3 Nc5 16. Rdg1 e5 17. Be3 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qc7
21. Rg4 a5 22. Rhg1 f5 {Baburin A typically provocative move from Larsen. How
many others would open the g-file when White already has two R barrelling down
towards the K? A closer look at the position reveals that Black is lacking a
plan if he doesn't push the f-pawn.} 23. gxf6 Bxf6 {Baburin Larsen is hoping
to prove that the f and h P will be weak.} 24. Bg5 Bxg5 25. Rxg5 Rf6 26. Rxg7+
Qxg7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 {Q-RR schwarze P-Schwächen, offener K, schlechte
R-connection} 28. a4 {Baburin At first glance I would say that Black has a
fine position. However, it is surprising how powerful the Q turns out to be. 
The reasons: there are plenty of weak P to attack; Black's K is exposed, which
can be exploited tactically; and Black's R are poorly coordinated.} Rc5 (28...
bxa3 29. Qxa3 (29. bxa3 Rcf8) 29... Rc4 {R-Zusammenspiel!}) 29. Qa6 h5 30. Qb6
Kg6 31. Qd8 Kf7 (31... Rc4 32. Qg8+ Kh6 33. Qg5+ $18) 32. Qh8 Rxd5 33. Qxh5+
Ke7 34. Qh7+ Rf7 35. Qe4 Rd4 36. Qb7+ Ke6 37. Qc8+ Ke7 38. h5 Rh4 39. Qc7+ Ke6
40. Qxa5 Rxf3 41. Qa8 Rf7 42. Qe8+ Re7 43. Qg8+ Kd7 44. Qg5 Rh1+ 45. Ka2 e4 46.
Qb5+ Ke6 47. a5 e3 48. Qe2 Kd7 49. a6 Rg1 (49... Kc8 $5 50. Qc4+ Kd8 (50... Rc7
51. a7 Rxc4 52. a8=Q+ $18) (50... Kb8 51. Qxb4+ Ka7 52. Qd4+ $18) 51. Qg8+ Re8
52. Qxe8+ Kxe8 53. a7 $18) 50. a7 Rg8 51. Qb5+ Ke6 52. Qc4+ d5 53. Qc6+ Ke5 54.
a8=Q Rxa8+ 55. Qxa8 e2 56. Qb8+ Kf6 57. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "Olomouc After GP Mladi"]
[Site "Olomouc"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mokry, Karel"]
[Black "Kalod, Radek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[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. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Qc7 10. Be3 (10. h3 Nc6 11. Nde2 Rb8 12. g4 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Ng3
b4 15. Nce2 Bb7 16. g5 Nd7 17. f4 Ra8 18. Rb1 Rfc8 19. f5 Nce5 20. Nd4 Nc5 21.
f6 Bf8 22. b3 Rd8 23. Qe1 g6 24. Bf4 Qb6 {Chiburdanidze,M-Ioseliani,N/WchW
Telavi 1988/CBM 10/0-1 (41)}) 10... Nc6 11. Qe2 (11. f4 Bd7 12. Nb3 Na5 13.
Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Qd2 Qc7 15. a5 Bc6 16. Bb6 Qb8 17. Rfd1 Nd7 18. Be3 Qc7 19. e5 d5
20. Ne2 Rfd8 21. Nd4 Rac8 22. Qe2 Bc5 23. Kh1 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Bb5 25. Qe3 Qxc2 {
Martinez Martin,D-Vilches del Castillo,S/Anibal op4th 1997/CBM 58/0-1 (52)})
11... Rb8 (11... Bd7 12. Nb3 Ne5 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bc1 e5 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Qxb6+
17. Kh1 Rfc8 18. f5 a5 19. g4 h6 20. g5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 a4 22. Nd2 Nxd2 23. Qxd2
Bc6 24. Bf3 Bb7 25. Nxa4 Qb5 26. Qd3 Qc6 27. Qb3 Ba6 28. Rg1 Bb5 29. Bh6 Bf8
30. Qe3 Rxa4 31. Rxa4 Bxa4 32. Rxg7+ Bxg7 33. Qg5 Nh5 34. Bxg7 Qxc2 35. Bxe5+ {
1-0 Wedberg,T-Parameswaran,T/Luzern olm 1982/BIG 80}) 12. h3 Re8 13. Rad1 Bd7
14. g4 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 Bc6 16. g5 Nd7 17. Nb5 axb5 18. axb5 d5 19. bxc6 bxc6 20.
b3 e5 21. Rdd1 d4 22. Bc1 Nc5 23. f4 d3 24. cxd3 Nxb3 25. Be3 exf4 26. Bxf4 Bd6
27. Be3 c5 28. Qf2 Be5 29. Kh1 Rf8 30. Qc2 Nd4 31. Qc4 Ne6 32. h4 Rb4 33. Qc1
Bd4 34. Bd2 Bb2 35. Qb1 Bc3 36. Qc1 Bxd2 37. Qxd2 Nd4 38. Qe3 Rb2 39. Rf2 Rxf2
40. Qxf2 f6 41. Rf1 Qd6 42. gxf6 Rxf6 43. Qa2+ Qe6 44. Qa8+ Kf7 45. Rxf6+ Qxf6
46. Qd5+ Kg6 47. h5+ Kh6 48. Qxc5 Qh4+ 49. Kg1 Qe1+ 50. Kh2 Qe3 51. Qd6+ Kxh5
52. Qg3 Qxg3+ 53. Kxg3 {[#] The better knight as blockader of the White passed
pawns. Maneuvering, technique, and tactics. [#] Besserer Springer als Blockeur
der weißen Freibauern. Lavieren, Technik und Taktik} Kg5 54. Bh3 h5 55. e5 {
A pawn sacrifice, in order to make the other pawn speedy. ein bauernopfer, um
den anderen Bauern flott zu bekommen} (55. Bd7 h4+ 56. Kh3 Ne2 57. Bb5 Nf4+ 58.
Kh2 Kg4 59. d4 Kf3 60. d5 g5 61. d6 g4 62. d7 g3+ 63. Kh1 g2+ 64. Kh2 Kf2 $19)
55... h4+ 56. Kf2 Nc6 57. Ke3 Nxe5 58. d4 Nf7 59. Ke4 Kf6 60. Kf4 g5+ 61. Ke4
Nd6+ 62. Kf3 Nb5 63. d5 Nd6 64. Kg4 Nf7 65. Kh5 Nd6 66. Kg4 Ne4 67. Bg2 Nf2+
68. Kh5 (68. Kf3 $5) 68... h3 69. Bf1 h2 70. Bg2 h1=R+ 71. Bxh1 Nxh1 72. d6
Ng3+ 73. Kg4 Nf5 74. d7 Nh6+ 0-1

[Event "Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Ioseliani, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1997.07.23"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nde2 a6 10. b3 O-O 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Bb2 Rfd8 13. h3 Be8 14. g4 (14.
a3 b5 15. Qe3 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Qb8 17. Rd2 Nd7 18. Nd1 a5 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4
Nc5 21. Nc3 b4 22. axb4 axb4 23. Ne2 e5 24. Bb2 Bc6 25. Re1 Qb7 26. f3 Nd7 27.
Kh2 Qb6 28. Qxb6 Nxb6 {Shamkovich,L-Gheorghiu,F/Lone Pine op 1978/MCL 01/1/2-1/
2 (79)}) 14... h6 15. Nf4 Rac8 16. Nce2 b5 17. Ng3 e5 18. Nfe2 d5 19. exd5 Nb4
20. Nc3 Bc6 21. Qe2 Nfxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxe5 Qxc2 24. Qxc2 Nxc2 25. Nf5 Bf8
26. Rad1 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 f6 28. Bd6 Bxd6 29. Nxd6 Rb8 30. Rd2 Nb4 31. Rfd1 Nc6
32. h4 Rd7 33. Nf5 Rxd2 34. Rxd2 Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Nxd8 {[#] Theme: the active
king and still-to-be-expanded space advantage leads to a clear White win. The
strong knight on f5 fixes the Black kingside pawns. [#] Thema: der aktive
König und weiter ausgebauter Raumvorteil führt zu klarem weißen Gewinn. Der
starke Sf5 fixiert die schwarzen Königsflügelbauern.} 36. Kf3 Nc6 37. Ke4 Kf7 (
37... g6 $142 $5 38. Nxh6+ (38. Nd4 Ne7 39. Ne6 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5][%cal Re6c7]}
f5+ 40. gxf5 Nxf5 41. h5 Kf7 42. Nc7 {with certain counterchances based on the
outside passed pawn following ...Kf6. mit gewissen Gegenchancen durch den
entfernten h-Freibauern nach etwa Kf6}) 38... Kg7 39. g5 f5+ $13) 38. f4 Nb4
39. a4 bxa4 40. bxa4 Nc6 41. Kd5 Nb4+ 42. Kc4 {[%csl Ra6,Rg7]} Nc2 43. a5 Kg6 (
43... g6 44. Nxh6+ Kg7 45. g5 f5 46. h5 Ne3+ 47. Kd4 $18) 44. h5+ Kf7 45. Kc5
g6 46. Nd6+ Kg7 47. Ne8+ Kf7 48. Nc7 f5 49. hxg6+ Kf6 (49... Kxg6 50. gxf5+
Kxf5 51. Nxa6 h5 52. Nb4 h4 53. a6 $1 $18) 50. gxf5 h5 51. Ne8+ Ke7 52. g7 Kf7
53. f6 (53. f6 h4 54. Nd6+ Kg8 55. Nf5 $18 {[%cal Rf5e7,Rf5h6]}) 1-0

[Event "American Continental 2nd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2003.08.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gonzalez Garcia, Jose"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 e6 9. f3 b5 10. g4 b4 11. Na4 Bd7 12. c4 Qa5 13. b3 Bxa4 14. bxa4 h6 15.
Bg2 Nbd7 16. O-O Rc8 17. f4 h5 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. g5 Ng4 20. Bd4 e5 21. h3 exd4
22. hxg4 hxg4 23. Qxd4 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Rac1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Nc5 27. Nxc5
dxc5 28. Bf1 {Main theme: liquidation of the opposite coloured bishops.
Hauptthema: Liquidierung der ungleichen Läufer} g3 29. Bxa6 Rh2 30. Bc4 Bd6 31.
e5 Bc7 32. Rd1 g6 33. Bb5+ Kf8 34. Rd7 Ba5 35. Bc4 Rc2 36. Rxf7+ Ke8 37. Ra7 $2
{A day too early... because the black rook gets a better position. Ein Posttag
zu früh, weil der schwarze Turm besser zu stehen kommt.} (37. Bd5 Rd2 38. Ra7
Rxd5 39. Rxa5 Rd2 40. Rxc5 Rxa2 41. Rb5 Rxa4 42. Kg2 {was the correct way to
get rid of the opposite bishops. war der richtige Weg um die ungleichen Läufer
loszuwerden.}) 37... Rxc4 38. Rxa5 Rc2 39. Rb5 (39. Ra6 Rxa2 40. Rxg6 b3 41.
Rb6 b2 42. f5 Ra1+ 43. Kg2 b1=Q 44. Rxb1 Rxb1 45. Kxg3 c4 $19) 39... Rxa2 40.
f5 gxf5 (40... gxf5 41. g6 Kf8 (41... f4 42. Rb8+ Ke7 43. g7 f3 44. Re8+ Kd7
45. Rd8+ $11) 42. Rb7 {and you can wonder if Black gave up too early. Or was
the trapdoor open? und man kann sich vorstellen, dass Schwarz zu früh
aufgegeben hat. Oder war die Klappe unten?!}) 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 13th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2002.03.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Visweswaran, Kameswaran"]
[Black "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O
Bd7 9. a4 Rb8 10. Re1 Be7 11. Be3 Nf6 12. h3 O-O 13. f4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 e5 15.
Qb6 Qxb6 16. Bxb6 Bd8 17. Bxd8 Rfxd8 18. Rad1 Bc6 19. Rd3 Kf8 20. Kf2 b5 21.
axb5 axb5 22. Na2 exf4 23. gxf4 Re8 24. Rd4 Re6 25. Nb4 Bb7 26. Nd3 Rc8 27. c3
Rc4 28. e5 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 dxe5 30. Rxc4 bxc4 31. Nxe5 Nd5 32. Kf3 f6 33. Rd1 Nb6
34. Nd7+ Ke7 35. Nxb6 Rxb6 36. Rd4 Rxb2 37. Rxc4 Kd6 38. Rd4+ Ke6 39. Rd8 Rc2
40. Rc8 h5 41. Rc7 g6 42. Rc6+ Ke7 43. Rc4 Rh2 44. Kg3 Rd2 45. Re4+ Kd6 46. Re3
Rc2 47. Kh4 Rg2 {Fehlerhafter Übergang ins Bauernendspiel} 48. Rg3 $2 (48. f5
$6 gxf5 49. Kxh5 f4 50. Rd3+ (50. Re4 f3 51. Rf4 f2 52. Rxf6+ Ke5 {sieht nach
Verlust aus, z.B.} 53. Rf8 Ke4 54. h4 Ke3 55. Re8+ Kf3 56. Rf8+ Ke2 57. Re8+
Kf1 58. Rf8 Kg1 59. Kh6 f1=Q 60. Rxf1+ Kxf1 61. h5 Kf2 62. Kh7 Kf3 63. h6 Kf4
64. Kh8 Kf5 65. h7 Kf6 66. c4 Kf7 67. c5 Re2 68. c6 Re8#) 50... Ke5 $17) (48.
Re4 $1 $11 {sperrt seinerseits den schwarzen König aus}) 48... Rxg3 49. Kxg3
Kc5 $2 (49... Kd5 $3 50. Kh4 Ke4 $1 51. Kg3 Ke3 (51... Kd3 52. Kh4 Kxc3 53. f5
gxf5 54. Kg3 $11) 52. c4 Kd4 53. Kh4 Kxc4 54. f5 gxf5 (54... g5+ 55. Kxh5 Kd4
56. h4 $11) 55. Kg3 (55. Kxh5 Kd4 56. Kg6 f4 57. h4 f3 58. h5 f2 59. h6 f1=Q
60. h7 Qh3 $19) 55... Kd5 56. Kf4 Ke6 57. h4 Ke7 58. Kxf5 Kf7 59. Ke4 Ke6 60.
Kf4 f5 61. Kg5 Ke5 62. Kxh5 Kf6 $19) 50. Kf3 $2 (50. Kh4 $1 Kd5 51. f5 gxf5 52.
Kg3 $1 $11 (52. Kxh5 f4 53. Kg4 Ke4 $19)) 50... Kc4 51. Ke4 h4 $1 (51... Kxc3
52. h4 $1 $11) 52. Ke3 Kxc3 53. Kf3 f5 54. Ke3 Kc4 0-1

[Event "Lvov Cup of Galychina"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2001.12.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Firman, Nazar"]
[Black "Maksimenko, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2001.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[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 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 Rc8 13. Kb1 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc4 15.
Qe2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qb6 17. Nd5 Qc5 18. b4 Qa7 19. Nxe6 Qxe3 20. Nec7+ Kd8 21.
Rxe3 Rxc7 22. Nxc7 Kxc7 23. c4 g5 24. cxb5 gxf4 25. Rf3 axb5 26. Rxf4 Kb6 27.
Rxf7 Ne5 28. Rf4 Be7 29. Bc2 Rc8 30. Bb3 Rc3 31. Bd5 Bc8 32. Rff1 Bxg4 33. Rc1
Rd3 34. Rc2 h5 35. Rfc1 Bg5 36. Rf1 Be7 37. Rfc1 Rxd5 38. exd5 Bf5 39. Rf1 Bd3
40. Rd1 Bf5 41. Kb2 Bxc2 42. Kxc2 {[#] Schwer angreifbare weiße Einzelbauern,
weil der schwarze König nicht gut mitspielen kann.} h4 43. Kd2 Bg5+ 44. Ke2 Bf4
45. Rd4 Ng6 46. h3 Bg3 47. Kf3 Ne5+ 48. Ke2 Kc7 49. Re4 Nd7 50. Rd4 Nb6 51. Kf3
Na4 52. Rd2 Kd7 53. Rc2 Be1 54. Rc1 Bd2 55. Rd1 Bg5 56. Kg4 Bf6 57. Rd3 Nc3 58.
Kf5 Ke7 59. a3 Kf7 60. Rd2 Be5 61. Rd3 Na4 62. Re3 Nb6 63. Re4 $6 (63. Rd3 $142
Bf6 64. Rd2 Nc4 $140 65. Ra2 $1) 63... Bf6 64. Re6 Be7 (64... Be7 65. Ke4 Nc4
66. Rh6 Nxa3 67. Rh7+ Ke8 68. Rh8+ Kd7 69. Kd3 $17 {konnte jedenfalls noch
versucht werden.}) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. h4 Bb7 11. Rg1 g6 12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Nh5 14. O-O-O Be7 15.
Kb1 Rc8 16. a3 Nc5 17. Bh3 Qc7 18. Bg4 Nd7 19. f4 Nb6 20. Ndxb5 axb5 21. Qd4
Rh7 22. Qxb6 Qxb6 23. Bxb6 Nxf4 24. Be3 Nh3 25. Rg3 Nxg5 26. Bxg5 Bxg5 27. Bxe6
Rxc3 28. Rxg5 Rc5 29. Bd5 Bxd5 30. Rgxd5 {[#] Nicht ausgespieltes
Doppelturmendspiel mit Freibauern auf beiden Seiten. Als es spannend wird,
gibt es Remisschluß.} Rh4 31. Rxd6 Rxe4 32. R1d2 g5 33. b4 Rce5 34. Rd8+ Ke7
35. R2d7+ Kf6 36. Rb7 Kg7 37. Rbb8 g4 38. Rg8+ Kf6 39. Rb6+ Kf5 40. Rg7 f6 41.
Rf7 Re6 42. Rxb5+ Kf4 43. Rb8 g3 44. Rg8 R4e5 {Ein Schlußspiel 3 weiße
Freibauern gegen Turm ist vorstellbar. Oder eine elegante Zugwiederholung.} (
44... R4e5 45. Rg6 Rg5 (45... Rf5 46. Kb2) 46. Rfxf6+ Rxf6 47. Rxf6+ Rf5 (47...
Ke3 48. Re6+ Kf2 49. Rf6+ Kg1 50. Kb2 g2 51. a4 Kh2 52. Rf2 Kg3 53. Rxg2+ Kxg2
$13 {Analyse erforderlich}) 48. Rg6 Rg5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup-D"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2002.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4
Bb7 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Bd3 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nf4 Qa5
15. Bc4 Ne5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. b3 Be7 19. Qe2 Nd7 20. Kb1 Qb7 21.
Rhe1 Nf6 22. Bc1 O-O 23. Bb2 Rfd8 24. f4 Nd5 25. f5 Bh4 26. Rg1 e5 27. Nf3 Bf6
28. Nd2 e4 29. Nxe4 Bxb2 30. Kxb2 Qe7 31. Rge1 Qe5+ 32. Kb1 Rd7 33. Rd3 Nf4 34.
Qf3 Nxd3 35. cxd3 Rad8 36. Rd1 Qb5 37. Nf2 Rc7 38. Ne4 Qc6 39. Qe2 a5 40. f6 g6
41. h4 a4 42. d4 axb3 43. axb3 Qd5 44. Qd3 {Schwarz erhält nach dem folgenden
Qualitätsopfer Angriff gegen den weißen König.} Rc3 (44... Qa8 {in Verbindung
mit Tc8 und Ta7 war dennoch stärker}) 45. Nxc3 Qxb3+ 46. Kc1 bxc3 47. Qb1 Qa3+
48. Kc2 Qd6 49. h5 Rb8 50. Qc1 Qh2+ 51. Kd3 Qg3+ 52. Qe3 Qxg4 (52... c2 $1 {
entschied sofort}) 53. Rc1 Qxh5 54. Kxc3 Qa5+ 55. Kc2 Qf5+ 56. Kc3 Qxf6 57.
Qxh6 Rc8+ {Zum Mattangriff führen entweder Df3+ oder Dc6+} 58. Kd3 Qf3+ 59. Kd2
Rxc1 60. Kxc1 Qc3+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup Final"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1997.09.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 Nfd7 13. f4 Nxg4 14. e5 Nc5
15. Nxe6 Nxe6 16. f5 Nxe3 17. Rxe3 d5 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Bg6+ Kd7 20. Bf5 Bb4
21. Rd3 Qg5 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. Nxd5 exf5 24. Nxb4+ Ke6 25. Rd7 Be4 26. Rxg7 g4
27. Nd3 Bxd3 28. cxd3 Rxh2 {[%csl Re5][%cal Ra8c8,Rc8c2] [#] Stellungsmerkmale:
schwarze Einbruchsdrohung auf die 2.Reihe - angegriffener Be5 - aktiver
schwarzer König - verbundene Freibauern auf beiden Seiten} 29. Re1 (29. d4 Rc8+
30. Kb1 Rcc2 31. d5+ Kxe5 32. d6 Rxb2+ 33. Ka1 Rxa2+ 34. Kb1 Rhb2+ 35. Kc1 Ra1+
36. Kxb2 Rxd1 $19) (29. Rc7 Kxe5 30. Rc5+ Kf6 31. Rf1 Rh5 $19 {[%cal Rg4g3,
Rg3g2]}) 29... Rc8+ 30. Kb1 Rcc2 31. Rg6+ Ke7 32. Rg7+ Ke8 33. d4 Rxb2+ 34. Ka1
Rxa2+ 35. Kb1 Rhb2+ 36. Kc1 Rc2+ 37. Kb1 Rab2+ 38. Ka1 Ra2+ 39. Kb1 Rcb2+ 40.
Kc1 Re2 (40... Re2 41. Rxe2 Rxe2 42. Rg5 Ke7 43. Rxf5 g3 44. Rg5 g2 45. Kd1 Rf2
$19) 0-1

[Event "North Sea Cup 17th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2002.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2002.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2
Nxd4 9. Bxd4 b5 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Kb1 b4 12. Ne2 e5 13. Bf2 Be6 14. Nc1 Be7 15.
a3 O-O 16. axb4 Qc7 17. c4 Bxc4 18. Qc2 Rfc8 19. Qxc4 Qxc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21.
Na2 Rac8 22. Bh4 R4c6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Rc1 Bg5 25. Rxc6 Rxc6 26. Nc3 {
Riesenspringer mit ideellem Mehrbauer.} g6 27. Nd5 Rc4 28. Rd1 f5 29. b3 Rc8
30. Kb2 fxe4 31. fxe4 Rf8 $132 32. Ra1 Rf2+ 33. Kc3 Rxg2 34. Rxa6 Bh4 (34...
Rxh2 35. b5 Rh3+ 36. Kc4 Rh4 37. b6 Rxe4+ 38. Kb5 Rd4 39. Kc6 $18 {der aktive
König}) 35. b5 Be1+ 36. Kd3 Rd2+ 37. Ke3 Rb2 38. b6 Rxb3+ 39. Ke2 Bh4 $8 40.
Ra7 Rb2+ 41. Kf1 Rb1+ 42. Ke2 Rb2+ 43. Kd3 Bf2 44. Nf6+ Kf8 45. Nxh7+ Ke8 46.
Nf6+ Kd8 47. Ra8+ Ke7 48. Nd5+ {Instruktives Manöver unter Bauerngewinn mit
Springerrückkehr ohne Tempoverlust.} Kf7 49. Ra7+ Ke8 (49... Kf8 $142) 50. Re7+
{Jetzt gelangt der Bauer auf das Idealfeld b7} Kd8 51. b7 $18 Ba7 52. Rh7 Ke8
53. Kc3 Rb1 (53... Bd4+ 54. Kc4 Ba7 55. Nb4 $18) 54. Kc2 (54. Kc2 Rb5 (54...
Rf1 {führt zur freien Auswahl:} 55. Nc7+ {nebst Sb5} ({oder} 55. Nb4 {nebst Sc6
})) 55. Nc7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Las Tunas"]
[Date "2001.04.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri"]
[Black "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2001.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 b4
9. Nce2 h6 10. Ng3 e5 11. Ndf5 Be6 12. g5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Nc6 14. f4 Qb6 15. Qe2
Nd4 16. Qd3 Nxf5 17. Nxf5 Ng4 18. Qe2 Bxf5 19. exf5 Qe3 20. Qxe3 Nxe3 21. Bd3
f6 22. Kf2 fxg5 23. Kxe3 gxf4+ 24. Ke4 Rh3 25. Rhe1 Rc8 26. Re2 a5 27. Rg1 Rc5
28. b3 Be7 29. Bc4 Bf6 30. Rd1 Ke7 31. Rd3 f3 32. Re1 f2 33. Red1 Rxd3 34. cxd3
{[#] Einbruch des Turms in die weiße Stellung mittels Bauernopfer zwecks
entscheidender Unterstützung des Freibauern f2. Einfache Taktik am Ende 
(Abzugsschach).} d5+ 35. Bxd5 Rc2 36. Rf1 Rxa2 37. Kf3 Bh4 38. Kg4 Kd6 39. Bc4
Bd8 40. Kh5 (40. Kf3 Bb6 41. h4 Ke7 42. h5 Kf6 $19 {[%csl Rf5,Rh5][%cal Ra5a4]}
) 40... Bb6 41. Kg6 Bd4 42. Kxg7 (42. h4 Re2 43. h5 Re1 $19) 42... e4+ 0-1

[Event "Winterthur"]
[Site "Winterthur"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
a6 9. g4 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. h4 Nd7 14. g5 {The
position after 14...Rc8 arose in 2 games between Topalov and Kasparov in 1995.
In the first one White went under very quickly after 15.Rg1? b4! 16.Ne2 Ne5 17.
Rg3 Nc4 with decisive attack, but in the second one he improved with 15.a3!
Ne5 16.Qe3 Nc4 17.Bc4 Rc4 18.Rhg1 and White has a good game, although he
misplayed it later and lost. The text-move is quite playable as well.} Ne5 $146
15. Qf2 Qc7 16. Rg1 Rac8 (16... b4 $6 17. Na4 {is good for White.}) 17. a3 Nc4
18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Bf6 {[#]} Bd8 $1 {This move, which I had overlooked
maintains equalibrium. Worse was} (19... Qc7 20. Qh2 Rfd8 21. Rd3 $1 {with
strong pressure along the d-file.}) 20. Bxd8 Rfxd8 21. Rd3 (21. Rd4 Qc5 22.
Rgd1 e5 23. R4d2 Qxf2 24. Rxf2 Kf8 {and White s advantage is minimal.}) 21...
Qc5 {[#]After the game both players were under the impression that Black had
solved all his problem at this point, but White s counterattack on the
kingside is more dangerous than it looks at first glance.} 22. Qh2 $1 a5 23.
Rgd1 b4 24. Na4 Qb5 $2 {Better was probably} (24... Qc6 25. b3 bxa3 26. Rxd6
Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Qc7 28. Rd2 {and Black should be able to draw in the endgame.})
25. b3 d5 (25... bxa3 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. Qxd6 {and White is clearly better.})
26. axb4 axb4 27. h5 {The knight on a4 may look vulnerable, but Black does not
have time to go after it, since he must react to the threat of h6 and Qe5.} Qe8
28. h6 Qf8 29. Qe5 Re8 30. Nb6 Rcd8 (30... dxe4 31. Rd6 $18) 31. exd5 Bxd5 {
[#]White can probably choose whether he wins by technical means by trading off
pieces and going for a rook-ending with pawn up, or by tactical means as in
the game. At this point both players were in severe zeitnot and the rest of
the game, until the time-control is reached, is a comedy of errors.} 32. f4
gxh6 33. gxh6 f6 34. Qc7 Qxh6 35. f5 $2 (35. Rg1+ Kh8 36. Rh3 {wins
immediately.}) 35... Rb8 36. Nd7 $2 (36. Rg1+ Kh8 37. Rh3 {wins again.}) 36...
Rb7 $2 {Better was} (36... Rbc8 37. Qg3+ Kh8 38. Nb6 Rc5 {and most of White s
advantage has gone down the drain.}) 37. Qg3+ Kh8 38. Nc5 Rg7 39. Qd6 Rge7 40.
fxe6 Bxe6 $2 {After the unexpected} (40... Be4 41. Rd4 Bf5 {Black can still
put up some fight, although White is much better. Now he loses a piece and the
game is finally over.}) 41. Re1 Ra7 42. Nxe6 (42. Rxe6 $4 Ra1+ 43. Kxa1 Qc1+
44. Ka2 Qxc2+ $10 45. Ka1 Qc1+) 42... Rea8 43. Qd8+ Rxd8 44. Rxd8+ 1-0

[Event "Erlangen op 5th"]
[Site "Erlangen"]
[Date "1990.05.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kaminski, Uwe"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Kaminski,U"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1990.05.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 8-9/1990 Seite 45} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6
6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Re1 Rb8 10. Nxc6 $2 bxc6 11. Na4 ({Üblicher
ist} 11. e5 dxe5 12. Rxe5 Bd6 (12... Qxe5 13. Bf4) 13. Re1 {mit leichtem
Vorteil für Weiß.}) 11... Nd7 12. c4 c5 {Sonst spielt Weiß 13. c5.} 13. b3 Be7
14. Bb2 O-O 15. f4 Rd8 16. Qd2 $1 {Die Idee 17. Lc3 nebst La5 ist für Schwarz
unangenehm, so dass er sich zum Abtausch der schwarzfeldrigen Läufer
entschließt. Die Stellung ist dann verhältnismäßig fest, jedoch mit geringen
Chancen auf Gegenspiel.} Bf6 17. Bc3 Bxc3 18. Nxc3 Bb7 19. Rad1 Nf6 20. Re3 Rd7
21. Rd3 Rbd8 22. Qe2 {/\ g4-g5, Dh5 und Th3} Bc6 23. g4 g6 24. Bf3 a5 25. g5
Ne8 26. Qf2 (26. a4 $1 {nebst Sb5 hätte Schwarz des Gegenspiels beraubt.})
26... Rb8 27. f5 a4 28. fxe6 fxe6 29. Bg4 Ng7 30. bxa4 Rf8 31. Qg3 Rfd8 32. Nb5
{Danach sollte Weiß gewinnen.} Qb8 33. Qe3 $1 (33. Rxd6 $2 Bxb5 $1) 33... Qa8
34. Nxd6 Bxa4 35. R1d2 Bc2 $1 {Raffiniert nutzt Schwarz trotz Zeitnot seine
Schwindelchancen.} 36. Rxc2 Rxd6 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. Qxc5 {Zwei Mehrbauern
sollten reichen...} Qd8 39. Rf2 (39. Qe3 {mit Vormarsch des c-Bauern hätte den
Sieg gesichert.}) 39... Rd2 40. Rxd2 $2 {Vergibt den Gewinn} ({der mit} 40. h4
{zu erreichen war.}) 40... Qxd2 {Weiß hat zwei Bauern mehr, kann aber nicht
gewinnen, denn Schwarz gewinnt mindestens einen sofort zurück.} 41. Qe5 Qc1+
42. Kf2 Qxc4 43. a4 Qc2+ 44. Kg3 Qb3+ 45. Kh4 Qxa4 46. Bxe6+ Nxe6 47. Qxe6+ Kg7
48. Qe5+ Kg8 49. Qd5+ Kg7 50. Kg4 Qc2 51. Qe5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 6th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden Baden"]
[Date "2019.04.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Keymer, Vincent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Keymer,V"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[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 0,104,25,25,57,53,73,73,70,25,27,30,30,29,52,52,54,48,40,36,35,31,35,
-17,-24,-22,-22,-32,-9,-39,-39,-35,-19,-21,-17,-10,0,0,1,0,0,-21,0,0,0,-41,-4,
-4,0,0,0,-7,6,6,0,0,4,3,0,6,1,-25,-27,-34,-31,-30,-24,-34,-27,-31,-46,-48,-38,
-69,-72,-77,-77,-59,-69,-64,-86,-66,-66,-31,-38,-43,0,0,0,48,50,39,44,44,21,
-18,21,21,0,0,25,21,44,74,72,17,72]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nge2 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5.
Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O e6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. e5 {
Somewhat unexpected. Normally, whenever he takes on c6 White follows up with
a4, Be3 and a5 Etwas unerwartet. Normalerweise spielt Weiß, wenn er auf c6
nimmt, mit a4, Le3 und a5} dxe5 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Rxe5 {In the long term
White may have an advatageous pawn structure, but Black has the outpost on d5
and also a few tempi of an advance. Weiß hat zwar langfristig eine
vorteilhafte Bauernstruktur, aber Schwarz hat den Vorposten d5 und auch ein
paar Tempi Vorsprung.} O-O (13... Nd5 {Is an interesting alternative. Ist eine
interessante Alternative.} 14. Na4 $1 {Otherwise Black is fighting for an
advantage! Ansonsten kämpft Schwarz um Vorteil!} O-O 15. Re4 $1 {prepares c4
and sidesteps the tempo gaining Bf6 bereitet c4 vor und geht aus dem Lf6-Tempo}
(15. c4 Nb4 16. Be3 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Ra5 (19. a3 Nc2 20.
Ra5 Rd1+ 21. Kg2 Nxe3+ 22. fxe3 Rd2+ 23. Kf1 Rxh2 24. Rxa6 h5 25. Rxc6 g5 {
is unclear, but according to the engine a draw ist unklar aber laut Engine
Remis}) 19... Rd1+ 20. Kg2 Bd8 21. Nb6 f5 $13) 15... Qc7 (15... Nf6 16. Rd4 (
16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Re1 {is not a serious attempt ist kein ernsthafter Versuch})
16... Qc7 (16... Qa5 17. Qe2 Rfd8 18. Rc4 c5 19. Be3 {Here White is completely
safe and can slowly exert pressure against the weak pawns. Hier ist Weiß
komplett sicher und kann langsam auf die schwachen Bauern drücken.}) 17. Rc4
Rfd8 18. Qf3 Rac8 19. b3 Nd5) 16. b3 Bf6 17. Rb1) (13... Qxd1+ 14. Nxd1 O-O 15.
Ra5 (15. Ne3 Nd5 16. Re4 Rfd8 {must be ok muss ok sein}) 15... Rfd8 (15... Nd5
16. Bd2 Rfd8) 16. Ne3 (16. Be3 Nd5) 16... Bb4 17. Ra4 Rd4 (17... Be7) 18. Kf1 (
18. Bd2 Rxd2 19. Rxb4 Nd5 $11) 18... Ne4 19. a3 Bc5 20. Rxd4 Bxd4 $11) 14. Qxd8
Rfxd8 15. Re2 {Here Black has many different possibilities, which was also the
reason for my long pause for thought. Hier hat Schwarz viele verschiedene
Möglichkeiten, was auch der Grund für mein langes Überlegen war.} c5 $5 {
I wanted to get my pawn to c4, firstly in order to prevent c4 by White and
also after b3 to always have available to me the possibility of an exchange.
Ich wollte meinen Bauern nach c4 bringen, um erstens c4 von Weiß zu
verhindern und auch nach b3 immer die Möglichkeit des Abtauschs zur
Verfügung zu haben.} (15... Nd5 16. Na4 {and White manages to stabilise his
position which I did not want to allow. und Weiß kommt dazu, sich zu
stabilisieren, was ich nicht zulassen wollte.}) (15... Bb4 16. Na4 Rd1+ 17. Kg2
Rad8 (17... Nd5 18. c4 {During the game I did not really fancy this. Hat mir
während der Partie auch nicht wirklich gefallen.}) 18. b3 {here too White
gets some play. auch hier bekommt Weiß sein Spiel}) 16. Na4 $1 {The only move
to prevent the idea of c4. Der einzige Zug, der die c4-Idee verhindert.} Rd1+
17. Kg2 Rad8 18. b3 (18. c4 $5 {prevents Nd5 and in any case secures a safe
position for White. verhindert Sd5 und sichert Weiß in jedem Fall eine
sichere Stellung} Nd7 19. b3 Nb8 (19... Bf6 20. Nb2) 20. Bb2 Rxa1 21. Bxa1 Rd1
22. Bb2 Kf8 23. f4 {is more pleasant for White, but should be relatively easy
to hold. ist angenehmer für Weiß, sollte aber relativ leicht zu halten sein.}
) 18... Nd5 19. c3 (19. Nb2 Nc3 20. Re3 Bf6 21. Nxd1 Nxd1 22. Rb1 Nc3 23. Rxc3
Bxc3 24. Be3 Rd5 {does not appear to be dangerous scheint nicht gefährlich zu
sein} 25. Kf1 Kf8 26. Ke2 Ke7 27. Rd1 Rxd1 28. Kxd1 Kd6 29. Ke2 Kd5 30. Kd3 Be5
31. f4 Bf6 $11) (19. c4 Bf6 20. Bb2 Rxa1 21. Bxa1 Bxa1 22. cxd5 Rxd5 23. Rc2 g5
24. Nxc5 a5 {is not a real problem either. ist auch kein wirkliches Problem}) (
19. Bb2 $5 Nb4 20. Rxd1 (20. a3 Rxa1 21. Bxa1 Nc6 {With the knight on c6 and
the weak point on a3, Black should have no problems. Mit dem Springer auf c6
und der Schwäche a3 sollte Schwarz keine Probleme haben.}) 20... Rxd1 21. a3
Nc6 22. Re3 {[%cal Ge3c3] may be an original idea, but unfortunately it does
not achieve anything. ist zwar eine originelle Idee, bringt aber leider nichts
ein} g5 23. Rc3 Rb1 {paralyses the white pieces legt die weißen Figuren lahm}
(23... f5 24. Nxc5 Bf6 25. Rd3 Rxd3 26. Nxd3 Bxb2 27. Nxb2 Nd4) 24. b4 g4 (
24... cxb4 25. Rxc6) 25. Rc4 h5 26. h3 (26. Nxc5 Rxb2 27. Nd3 Ra2 28. Rxc6 Rxa3
$11) 26... gxh3+ 27. Kxh3 cxb4 28. Rxc6 bxa3 29. Bxa3 Bxa3 30. Rxa6 Be7 $11)
19... Rc8 $1 {From a practical point of view, an important move. aus
praktischer Sicht ein wichtiger Zug} (19... Rd3 20. c4) 20. Re4 (20. c4 Bf6 21.
Bb2 Rxa1 22. Bxa1 Nf4+ (22... Bxa1 $2 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Nxc5 {is good for
White ist gut für Weiß}) 23. gxf4 Bxa1 24. f5 Rc6 (24... exf5 $2 25. Nxc5 $18
) 25. Rd2 Bd4 26. b4 Kf8 27. b5 Rc7 $1 28. b6 Rc8 {and Black is ok und Schwarz
ist ok}) (20. Nb2 {leads by force to a draw führt forciert zum Remis} Nxc3 21.
Rc2 Bf6 22. Nxd1 Nxd1 23. Rb1 Nc3 $11) 20... Nf6 21. Re2 {White has nothing
better Weiß hat nichts Besseres} Nd5 22. Rd2 Rxd2 23. Bxd2 c4 {Now Black has
implemented his idea and by doing so also solved all his problems.  Jetzt hat
Schwarz seine Idee durchgesetzt und somit auch alle Probleme gelöst.} 24. Nb2
Bf6 (24... cxb3 $6 25. axb3 Bf6 26. Nd1 {Here White can still hope for an
advantage. Hier kann Weiß noch auf Vorteil hoffen.}) 25. Nxc4 Bxc3 26. Rd1
Bxd2 27. Rxd2 g5 {From a practical point of view the last important move.
White can no longer play f4 and thus no longer has a possibility of making any
progress. . praktisch gesehen der letzte wichtige Zug. Weiß kann nun kein f4
mehr spielen und hat somit keine Möglichkeit mehr Fortschritte zu machen.} 28.
Kf3 Kg7 29. Ne3 {I suppose there was no longer any attempt to play for a win,
but he was simply trying to steer the game to a draw as soon as possible. Ich
vermute, dass das schon kein Gewinnversuch mehr war, sondern der Versuch, die
Partie so schnell wie möglich ins Remis zu führen.} Rc3 (29... Nxe3 30. Kxe3
Kf6 {is of course also an easy draw but I considered Rc3 to be the neater
solution. ist natürlich auch locker Remis aber ich hielt Tc3 für die
sauberere Lösung.}) 30. Rc2 $6 {This move suddenly gives Black good chances
of an advantage. Dieser Zug gibt Schwarz auf einmal gute Chancen auf Vorteil.}
f5 31. Rxc3 (31. Ke2 $2 f4 $19) 31... Nxc3 32. a4 (32. a3 g4+ 33. Kg2 Kf6 34.
Nc4 {should easily be drawn sollte leicht Remis sein}) 32... g4+ 33. Kg2 Kf6
34. Nc2 {imprecise ungenau} (34. f3 $5 gxf3+ 35. Kxf3 e5 (35... Ke5 36. g4 $1
fxg4+ 37. Nxg4+ Kd4 38. Nf6 e5 39. Nxh7 e4+ 40. Kf2 e3+ 41. Ke1 {is a dead
draw according to the engine ist laut Engine totremis}) 36. g4 e4+ 37. Kg3 fxg4
38. Kxg4 Ke5 39. Nc2 $11) 34... Ne4 $1 {Important! The knight is threatening
to get to c5 and at the same time f3 is also prevented.  Wichtig! Der Springer
droht nach c5 zu gelangen und gleichzeitig wird auch f3 verhindert} 35. b4 Nc3
36. b5 $5 (36. a5 Ke5 37. f3 h5 (37... Kd5 38. fxg4 fxg4 39. Ne3+ Kd4 40. Nxg4
Nd5 41. Kf3 Kc4 42. Ne3+ Kxb4 43. h4 Ne7 44. Ke4 Kxa5 45. Ke5 $11) 38. h3 gxf3+
39. Kxf3 {should be a draw sollte Remis sein}) 36... axb5 37. a5 {The active
defence die aktive Verteidigung} Nd5 38. a6 Nc7 39. a7 Ke5 40. Kf1 Kd5 41. Nb4+
$1 {The only move  einziger Zug} (41. Ke2 $2 Kc5 42. Kd3 Kb6 $19) 41... Kc4 42.
Nc6 {Once again the only move. Here Black has a lot of options, but
unfortunately none of them lead to an advantage let alone a win. wieder
einziger Zug. Hier hat Schwarz viele Möglichkeiten, die aber leider alle
keinen Vorteil oder gar einen Gewinn bringen.} Kd3 {I wanted to bring my king
to e4 and then try to make progress with e5. Ich wollte meinen König nach e4
bringen und dann mit e5, f4 probieren Fortschritte zu machen.} (42... b4 43.
Ke2 b3 44. Kd2 Kc5 45. Nd8 Kd6 46. Nf7+ Ke7 47. Ne5 Kd6 48. Nf7+ Kd5 49. Kc1
$11) (42... Kc5 43. Nd8 Kd6 44. Ke2 Kd7 45. Nf7 Kc6 46. Nd8+ Kd7 (46... Kb6 $2
47. Nxe6 Na8 48. Nd4 {with advantage to White mit weißem Vorteil}) 47. Nf7 $11
) 43. Ke1 Na8 {The knight on c7 can often be driven away with tempo, so in
many variations it is often better placed on a8.  Der Springer auf c7 kann oft
mit Tempo vertrieben werden, weshalb er auf a8 in manchen Varianten besser
steht.} 44. Nd8 (44. Kd1 Ke4 45. Ke2 e5 {was my plan, but there is no chance
of achieving an adantage here either. war mein Plan, aber auch hier gibt es
keine Möglichkeit Vorteil zu erlangen.} 46. Nb4 h5 47. Nc6 f4 48. gxf4 exf4
49. f3+ gxf3+ 50. Kf2 $11) 44... e5 45. Nc6 Ke4 46. Kd2 {The king is now
threatening to get to b4. This means that Black could no longer play for a win
without taking risks; on the contrary each attempt at winning can now only
backfire. Der König droht nun nach b4 vorzudringen. Dadurch kann Schwarz nun
nicht mehr risikolos auf Gewinn spielen, im Gegenteil, jeder Gewinnversuch
kann nur nach hinten losgehen.} Kd5 (46... f4 47. Kc3 f3 48. Kb4 h5 49. Kxb5
Kd3 50. Nxe5+ Ke2 51. Ka6 Kxf2 52. Kb7 Ke3 53. Kxa8 f2 54. Nc4+ Ke2 55. Kb8
f1=Q 56. a8=Q Qf8+ 57. Ka7 Qf7+ 58. Kb6 Qxc4 $11) 47. Nb4+ Kc4 48. Nc6 Kd5 49.
Nb4+ Ke4 50. Nc6 f4 (50... Kf3 {achieves nothing bringt nichts} 51. Nxe5+ Kxf2
52. Kc3 Kg2 53. Kb4 Kxh2 54. Kxb5 {even looks dangerous for Black sieht sogar
gefährlich für Schwarz aus} Kxg3 55. Kc6 f4 56. Kb7 f3 57. Nd3 f2 58. Nxf2
Kxf2 59. Kxa8 g3 60. Kb8 g2 61. a8=Q g1=Q 62. Qa7+ $11) 51. Kc3 Kd5 (51... Kf3
$4 52. Nxe5+ Kxf2 53. gxf4 $18) 52. Nb4+ Ke4 {Here I decided to offer a draw
since I saw no possibility of making any progress without taking the risk of
losing. Ich entschied mich hier Remis anzubieten, da ich keine Möglichkeit
sah, Fortschritte zu machen ohne das Risiko eines Verlustes einzugehen.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2
Nf6 8. O-O d6 9. a4 Be7 10. Nb3 b6 11. f4 O-O 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Qe2 Rfe8 14. g4
Nd7 15. g5 Bf8 (15... Nb4 16. Rad1 $11) 16. Rad1 Nc5 (16... Rac8 17. Rf3 Nb4
18. Rh3 g6 $13) 17. Qf2 g6 (17... Nb4 $5) 18. Rd2 (18. e5 $5 Red8 (18... dxe5
19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Ne4 Red8 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 exf4 23. b4 $16) 19. Ne4 dxe5
20. Nbxc5 bxc5 21. Bxc5 Nd4 22. Bxf8 (22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Bxf8 Bxg2 24. Qxg2 Rxf8
25. fxe5 $16) 22... Kxf8 23. fxe5 Nf5 24. Nd6 $16) 18... Bg7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20.
Nd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 e5 23. R4d2 exf4 24. Qxf4 {[%cal Rd1d6,Rd2d6,
Rf4d6,Gc7d6,Gd8d6]} Re5 25. h4 Rde8 $2 {[%cal Rb7e4,Rc5e4,Re5e4,Re8e4,Gc3e4,
Gf4e4,Gg2e4]} (25... Rd7 $5) 26. Rxd6 Nxe4 27. Rd7 (27. Bxe4 $142 $1 Qc5+ 28.
Qf2 Bxe4 29. Qxc5 bxc5 30. Rxa6 Bxc2 31. Rd7 $16) 27... Qc5+ 28. R1d4 Bd5 (
28... Rf5 $5) 29. Nxd5 Qxd4+ 30. Kh2 Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 {Hecht: '[#] Die
Stellung ist ungefähr ausgeglichen. Entscheid durch Blackout!'} 32. h5 Rf5 33.
Qe3 Rxg5 34. h6 {'!' Hecht.} Rge5 (34... Rc5 35. Bxe4 Rc4 36. Qxb6 Rcxe4 37.
Qxa6 Re2+ 38. Kg1 Rxc2 39. Kf1 Rxb2 40. Qf6 Rb1+ 41. Kf2 Kf8 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43.
Qe5+ (43. Qxh7 Rb2+ 44. Ke3 Kd6+ 45. Kd3 Rb3+ 46. Kc2 Rh3 47. Qxf7 Rh2+ $11)
43... Kf8 $11) 35. Qxb6 R5e6 (35... R8e6 36. Qd8+ Re8 37. Qd4 Rh5+ 38. Kg1 Rxh6
39. Qc4 $14) 36. Qd4 Rd6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Hecht: 'ohne Dg7# abzuwarten.'} (36...
Nf6 $142 {'=' Hecht.}) (36... Rd6 $4 37. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.10"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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"]

{This game shall meet us with the typical middle game technic: N sacrifice for
3 pawns: Pb5+Pa6+Pd6:} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6.
f3 e6 ({For:} 6... e5 7. Nb3 {see: 1-0 Kosteniuk,A-Zhu Chen/Moscow RUS 2001 
(38).}) 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Bg5 Qc7 {[#]} 12.
Ndxb5 {Ftachnik wrote before this game: 'Very interesting novelty, white is
forcing exchange combination despite his vulnerable a2 pawn.'} (12. Kb1 {
Ftacnik} Bb7 13. Ndxb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Qc5 {0-1 Svidler,P-Georgiev,K/Istanbul/
2000/ (31)}) 12... axb5 13. Nxb5 Qc6 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Ba6
{'?!' Ftacnik.} (16... Rxa2 {Ftacnik} 17. Kb1 Ra5 18. Be3 Na8 19. Be2 Ke7 20.
Rhd1 $13) 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. a3 h5 19. gxh5 $146 (19. h4 {Ftacnik} hxg4 20. fxg4
f6 21. Be3 (21. Rxe6+ $2 {Ftacnik} Kf7 22. Rxb6 Rxb6 $19) 21... Ke7 22. Rhd1 $5
Rb8 $2 {Shipov defends the position in a very passive way, white has excellent
chances due to the coordination of his pieces.} (22... Rxh4 {Ftacnik}) (22...
Nd5 $5 {Ftacnik}) 23. Rc6 {1-0 Smirnov,P-Shipov,S/Elista 2001/CBM 83/[Ftacnik]
(39)}) 19... Ra5 {May be after correct play from both sides the final shall be
draw. Probably in near future we shall see some more games on this topic which
sall confirm this opinion} (19... Rxh5 20. h4 $13) 20. h4 (20. Be3 Nc8 21. Rc6
Ne7 $11) 20... Nc4 21. Rc6 Rc5 22. Rxc5 Nxc5 {[#]} 23. b3 (23. b4 Nd7 24. a4
Rxh5 25. a5 Nb8 $15) (23. h6 $5 {/\ <->hXh4} gxh6 24. Bd2 Ke7 25. b3 $13) 23...
Nxa3 24. h6 gxh6 25. Be3 Nb7 26. Kb2 (26. e5 $5 Nb5 27. c4 Nc7 28. Kb2) 26...
Nb5 27. e5 Rg8 (27... Nc7 $5 $11) (27... h5 $5 28. c4 Nc7) 28. Bxh6 $14 {o^ Ph4
} Nd4 29. h5 Rg2 30. Kc3 Nxf3 31. Bf4 Kf8 32. Rf1 (32. h6 Kg8 $11) 32... Ng5
$11 {[#]} (32... Ng1 $5 33. Bh6+ Kg8 34. Be3 Ne2+ 35. Kd3 Nd8 $15) 33. Kb4 $5 {
It leads to a nice draw} ({From the stronger Wite's position draw should be
after:} 33. h6 $1 $14) 33... Ne4 $15 34. c4 Nbc5 35. Rf3 Ra2 36. h6 (36. Kb5
Ra3 37. Kb4 Ra8 38. h6 Kg8 39. Re3 Rb8+ $17) 36... Kg8 37. Bc1 (37. Kb5 Ra3 38.
Kc6 Nxb3 $17) 37... Ra7 38. Kb5 Nxb3 39. Kb6 Ra8 40. Be3 Rb8+ 41. Kc7 Rb4 42.
Kd8 Rxc4 43. Rf4 Na5 44. Rg4+ Kh8 45. Ke7 {[#]} Nc6+ (45... Nb7 46. Kf8 Rc8+
47. Kxf7 Nbc5 48. Rg7 Rd8 49. Rg1 Rd7+ 50. Kf8 Rd8+ 51. Kf7 $11) 46. Kf8 $11
1/2-1/2

[Event "BUL-ch 65th"]
[Site "Tsarevo"]
[Date "2001.05.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Janev, Evgeni"]
[Black "Bratanov, Zsivko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.05.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[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 e6 6. g3 {[So called line
Panov; /\ f2-f4,g3-g4 ->]} Be7 7. Bg2 O-O ({In the initial games (since 1925
etc.) they were such investigations:} 7... a6 8. O-O Nbd7 (8... Qc7 9. Kh1 (9.
f4 O-O (9... Nc6 $6 10. Nxc6 {Tal,M-Darga,K/URS-BRD/1960/ (14)}) 10. g4 Nc6 11.
Nxc6 {Popovic,P-Stoica,V/Tuzla/1981/ (14)}) (9. Re1 $5) (9. Be3 $5)) 9. Be3 {
1/2-1/2 Sergeant,E-Seitz,J/Hastings 1925/EXT 2001 (9)}) 8. O-O Nc6 (8... a6 9.
b3 Bd7 (9... Qc7 10. Bb2 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Bondarevsky,I-Goglidze,V/Tbilisi 1937/
EXT 2000 (27)}) 10. Bb2 (10. a4 Nc6 11. Bb2 {Kortchnoi,V-Andersson,U/Reggio
Emilia/1987 (22)}) 10... Nc6 11. Nce2 Qa5 (11... Qc7 {/\Tac8, Tfd8}) 12. c4 Qh5
13. Qd2 {0-1 Bohatirchuk,F-Riumin,N/Moscow 1931/URS-ch/[Ftacnik] (39) NB!:-
Tournament table:1.Riumin 11/13 2.Botvinnik 10/13.}) 9. a4 Bd7 10. Nb3 Na5 (
10... Rc8 11. f4 Na5 12. Nxa5 {1/2-1/2 Kaminski,M-Nikolaev,S/Warsaw 1991/EXT
97 (20)}) 11. Nxa5 Qxa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 (12... Qc7 13. Nb5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Tischbierek,R-Boensch,U/Ost-Berlin 1989/CBM 13 (24)}) (12... Qh5 13. Bf3 Qc5
14. Be3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Popovic,P-Timman,J/Belgrade 1987/CBM 04 (62)}) 13. Qe2 Bc6
14. Rfd1 Qc7 $146 (14... a6 15. a5 Qc7 16. Rdc1 $11 {0-1 Ostojic,P-Jasnikowski,
Z/Cappelle la Grande 1994/EXT 99 (58). (58)}) 15. Be3 a6 (15... Qa5 $5) 16. a5
Rac8 17. f4 Rfe8 18. g4 d5 $1 $132 19. e5 Nd7 20. Qf2 f6 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. h3
Rf8 23. Bb6 Qb8 (23... Qd6 $142 24. Qe1 $132) 24. Qe3 Ne4 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26.
Bxe4 Rxf4 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. c3 (28. Rd7) 28... e5 $6 (28... Bg5 $5 29. Qd3 h6
30. Rf1 Rd6 $11) (28... Rf7 $1 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Rxb6 31. axb6 Bc5 32.
Qxc5 Qg3+ $11) 29. Rd7 Qf8 $2 (29... Re6 $142 30. Rad1 Qf8 31. Kg2 $14) 30.
Qxe5 $16 Bh4 $6 (30... Rf7 $16) 31. Rxg7+ $1 $18 Qxg7 32. Qxf4 Rf6 33. Qc4+ Qf7
34. Qxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rf1 Ke6 36. Rxf6+ Bxf6 37. Kf2 Kd5 38. Ke3 Kc4 39. Kf4 Bh4
40. g5 Kb3 41. Kg4 Be1 42. h4 Kxb2 43. Bd4 Kb3 44. h5 Bd2 45. h6 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[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 e6 6. Be3 ({Die
prinzipiellste Fortsetzung ist} 6. g4 h6 7. h3 a6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Bg2 {wonach es
zu interessanten, komplexen Stellungen kommt.}) 6... Nc6 7. f3 ({Nach} 7. Be2
Be7 8. O-O O-O {entsteht die Anfangsstellung der Scheveninger Variante.}) 7...
Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. g4 $1 {Weiß spielt sehr genau. Es gibt eine ähnliche
Stellung, wo der schwarze Bauer auf a6 steht, und Weiß schon rochiert hat.
Dort ist der Vorstoß g4 offensichtlich. Aber warum muss man hier g4 spielen,
bevor man rochiert hat? Die Antwort ist, dass Schwarz nach 9.0-0-0 den Zug a6
nicht mehr braucht:} (9. O-O-O d5 $1 (9... a6 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. h4
$36) 10. exd5 (10. Qe1 e5 (10... Bd7 11. Bf2 Qc7 12. Ndb5 Qf4+ 13. Kb1 dxe4 14.
Bg3 Qh6 15. fxe4 $14 {Morozevich - Svidler (Frankfurt, 1999)}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Kb1 Qd7 15. Ne4 Rfd8 16. Qa5 f5 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18.
Qxc5 Qf7 19. Bd2 Nb6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 $11 {Morozevich - Sokolov (Turin, 2006)}) (
10. Bb5 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 a6 12. Ba4 dxe4 13. Qe5 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Qxe4 Qc8
16. Na4 Nf6 17. Qe5 Qc6 18. Nb6 Rad8 $11 {Dominguez Perez - Timofeev (Sarajevo,
2008)}) 10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. c4 (12. Nb3 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Nb4 14. Kb1 Nd5
15. Bf2 Bg5 16. Rd3 b6 17. g3 Bb7 $11 {Topalov - Shirov (Monte Carlo, 1998)})
12... Qd6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bd3 e5 15. Qc2 f5 16. Rhe1 Be6 17. Bf2 Bd6 $11 {
Socko - Movsesian (Kallithea, 2008)}) 9... d5 $1 {Schwarz muss das Zentrum
öffnen, solange der weiße König in der Mitte steckt.} (9... a6 10. O-O-O Nxd4
11. Qxd4 b5 12. h4 $14) 10. g5 Nxd4 (10... Nh5 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bxg5 {
-> 10....Nxd4}) 11. Qxd4 Nh5 12. O-O-O $1 {Der einzige Weg um Vorteil zu
kämpfen ist dieses Bauernopfer.} (12. Rg1 dxe4 13. Qxe4 g6 14. Bd3 Qc7 15.
O-O-O Bd7 16. h4 Bc6 $11 {Wang Hao - Timofeev (Taiyuan, 2006). Schwarz hat
seine Probleme erfolgreich gelöst und Ausgleich erreicht.}) (12. f4 dxe4 13.
Qxe4 g6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bg2 Ng7 16. O-O Nf5 $132 {Nijboer - Van der Werf 
(Amsterdam, 2000). Weiß hat keinen Angriff am Königsflügel, Schwarz wird sich
demnächst mittels a6-Rb8-b5 entfesseln.}) 12... Bxg5 13. Kb1 (13. Rg1 Bxe3+ 14.
Qxe3 Qf6 15. exd5 Qf4 16. Qxf4 Nxf4 17. Bc4 (17. d6 Bd7 $11) 17... Bd7 18. dxe6
Bxe6 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 $11 {Luther - Sokolov (Zehlendorf, 2008)}) 13... Kh8 ({
Eine Betrachtung verdienende Alternative ist} 13... Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qf6 15. exd5
Qf4 $1 (15... Nf4 16. d6 Bd7 17. Bb5 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Nd5 19. Qe4 $16 {Motylev -
Belozerov (Tomsk, 2006). Mit den Damen auf dem Brett hat Weiß einen großen
Vorteil, weil die weiße Dame den Bauern d6 stark macht.}) 16. Qxf4 Nxf4 17. Bc4
(17. d6 Bd7 18. Bb5 Rfd8 $11 {Ohne Damen dagegen, ist es überhaupt nicht klar,
wer um Vorteil spielt - der Bauer d6 kann genauso stark wie schwach werden.})
17... Rd8 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 $11 {Jens - Timofeev (Kallithea, 2008)})
14. Bxg5 ({Nicht viel bringt} 14. Rg1 $5 {wegen} e5 $1 (14... Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qf6
16. exd5 Nf4 {Tkachiev - Bauer (Aix-les-Bains, 2007)} 17. d6 $1 Bd7 18. Bb5
Bxb5 19. Nxb5 Nd5 20. Qe4 $16 {Wieder ist der Bauer d6 sehr stark.}) 15. Qxd5
Qxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Nf4 18. Nc4 f6 19. Nd6 g6 20. c3 Rb8 21. Kc2 (21.
Nxc8 Rbxc8 22. Rd7 Rfd8 $1 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Kc2 Kg7 $15) 21... Be6 $11 {
Almasi - Balogh (Moscow, 2007)}) (14. Bb5 a6 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Qc5 Rg8 17. Bc4
{1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2729)-Rublevsky,S (2680)/Sochi RUS 2007}) 14... Qxg5 15.
Rg1 Qf4 (15... Qf6 {Stellwagen - Movsesian (Wijk aan Zee, 2009)} 16. Qc5 $1 Bd7
17. exd5 exd5 (17... Rfc8 18. Qe3 exd5 19. Rxd5 $16) 18. Rxd5 Rfc8 19. Qe3 Bf5
20. Rg5 Re8 21. Qc1 Bg6 22. Rxh5 Bxh5 23. Rxh5 $16) 16. Qc5 ({Nichts bringt} 
16. exd5 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 Nf6 18. d6 Bd7 19. Bb5 Rfd8 $132) 16... Bd7 17. exd5 Nf6
(17... exd5 18. Nxd5 (18. Rxd5 Nf6 $11) 18... Qxh2 19. Bd3 $44 {Weiß hat sehr
gefährliche Kompensation für den Bauern. Die schwarzen Figuren sind
diskoordiniert.}) 18. Bh3 (18. d6 $5 {Hier ist der Vorstoß nicht so klar,
obwohl die Damen auf dem Brett sind. Das kommt daher, dass Schwarz seine
Figuren schon aktiviert hat.} Rfc8 19. Qf2 e5 $132) 18... exd5 (18... Qxf3 19.
Rg3 Qh5 20. Qg1 $44) 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. Qxd5 (20. Nxd5 Nxc5 21. Nxf4 Rfd8 $11)
20... Nf6 21. Qxb7 Qxh2 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Rad8 $11 {Im Großen und Ganzen
ist die Stellung im Gleichgewicht, aber sie ist noch lange nicht remis. Beide
Seiten haben gute Chancen, es kommt drauf an, wer sein Spiel aktiver gestaltet.
} 24. a4 $1 {Das Luftloch muss man unbedingt machen.} Qc7 (24... g6 $1 $132 {
Ich würde diesen Zug eher in Betracht ziehen. Schwarz macht sich ebenfalls ein
Luftloch und bereitet gleichzeitig h5 vor.}) 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rg5 g6 27. Rb5
Rd1+ 28. Ka2 Rd7 29. c4 Kg7 $6 {Grundsätzlich gefällt mir die Spielweise des
Schwarzen nicht. Es bietet sich an, den eigenen Bauer nach vorne zu bringen.} (
29... h5 $1 30. c5 Re7 31. Qd4+ Kh7 $132) 30. c5 {Weiß macht das maximal
Mögliche.} a6 31. c6 axb5 32. cxd7 Qxd7 33. Qe5+ Kf8 34. axb5 h5 35. Kb3 Kg8 (
35... Qd3+ 36. Kb4 Qxf3 37. b6 Qg4+ (37... h4 $2 38. Qh8+ Ke7 39. Qxh4+ Kd7 40.
Qd4+ $1 $18 {Der schwarze König kann nicht nach b7 kommen - er wird Matt
gesetzt.}) 38. Ka5 Qd7 39. Qc7 $14 {Schwarz steht am Rande einer Katastrophe.})
36. b6 h4 37. Qc7 Qd1+ 38. Kb4 Qe1+ 39. Kb5 Qe2+ 40. Ka5 Qd2+ 41. b4 {Es wird
immer schwieriger für Schwarz, neue Schachs zu finden.} Qa2+ 42. Kb5 Qe2+ (
42... Qd5+ 43. Qc5 Qxf3 44. Qc8+ Kg7 45. b7 $18) 43. Qc4 Qe8+ 44. Qc6 Qe2+ 45.
Kc5 Qf2+ 46. Kd6 Qg3+ 47. Kd7 h3 $8 {Nach einer Reihe Schachgebote ist es
soweit - Schwarz ist gezwungen, in ein sehr schlechtes Damenendspiel
abzuwickeln.} (47... Qh3+ $4 48. Ke7 $18) 48. b7 h2 49. Qc8+ Kg7 50. b8=Q Qxb8
(50... Qh3+ {Man könnte den weißen König vor den Bauern jagen, aber viel würde
es nicht bringen.} 51. Kc7 Qg3+ 52. Kb6 Qxb8+ 53. Qxb8 h1=Q 54. Qe5+ $16) 51.
Qxb8 h1=Q 52. Qe5+ Kg8 53. Qd5 $1 {Die Dame steht am besten im Zentrum - sie
verteidigt den Bauern f3, deckt den König gegen Schachs und hilft dem eigenen
Bauern schneller nach vorne zu kommen.} Qh3+ 54. Kc7 Qh2+ 55. Kb7 $18 {Das
sieht gewonnen für Weiß aus. Der Weg für den weißen Bauern ist bis b6
gesichert. Die schwarzen Bauern bewegen sich momentan nicht und gleichzeitig
nehmen sie der schwarzen Dame Platz, um Schachgebote von der Seite geben zu
können.} Qh5 56. Kc6 Qh3 57. Kb7 Qh5 58. Qc6 Kg7 59. b5 Qe5 60. b6 g5 61. Kc8
Qf5+ 62. Kd8 Qa5 (62... Qd3+ 63. Kc7 $18) 63. Qd6 Qa8+ 64. Kc7 Qxf3 (64... Qa5
65. Kb8 $18) 65. b7 Qc3+ 66. Kd7 Qh3+ 67. Kd8 Qh8+ 68. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. a4 Nxd4 $146 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Nb5 Qb8 (11... Bc6 12. Rd1 (12. Nxa7 $2
Bxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 $15) 12... a6 (12... d5 13. Nxa7 $16) 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Qxd6
Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Rb6 $14 (17. Rd7 Nc5 $11)) 12. Rd1 Rd8 13.
Nxd6 (13. c4 $5 Bc6 14. b3 a6 15. Nc3 Qc7 $14) 13... Bxa4 $8 (13... e5 $2 14.
Qxe5 Bg4 15. Qxe7 Rd7 16. Qxd7 $5 (16. Qe5 Bxd1 17. Bf4 Bxc2 18. Qc3 Rc7 19.
Qf3 $36) 16... Nxd7 17. f3 Be6 18. Be3 $16) 14. Qxa4 Bxd6 (14... Rxd6 15. Be3
a6 16. e5 $5 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Qxe5 18. Bxb7 Rb8 19. Bf4 Qe2 20. Bxb8 Qxd1+ 21.
Kg2 $14) 15. Be3 $14 a6 16. Qa5 (16. e5 Bxe5 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Bxb7 Rb8 19.
Qxa6 Qc7 $1 $36 (19... Bxb2 $11)) (16. Qb3 $5) 16... Bc7 17. Qb4 (17. Bb6 Bxb6
18. Qxb6 Nd7 19. Qb4 Qc7 20. Qe7 $14) 17... e5 $1 (17... Bd6 $4 18. Rxd6 $18)
18. Bc5 b5 $1 19. Be7 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qb6 21. Qc3 {/\ Bf6, Rd7} Re8 $1 22. Bxf6
gxf6 23. Rd7 Bd6 24. Bh3 Kg7 $1 (24... Rd8 25. Qe3 Bc7 (25... Qb8 26. Ra7 $5
$16 {/\ Bf5} (26. Qh6 Rxd7 27. Bxd7 $16 {>< f6, /\ Bh5})) 26. Qh6 Rxd7 27. Bxd7
f5 $8 28. Qg5+ Qg6 $14) 25. Qf3 Re7 $11 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27. Rxe7 Kxe7 28. Qh5 Bc5
29. Qf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 (9. a4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Rd1 Rd8 13. Nxd6 Bxa4 14.
Qxa4 Bxd6 15. Be3 $14 {Lautier,J-Andersson,U/Ubeda (8)/1997/1/2-1/2/}) 9... O-O
10. Qe2 Qc7 $2 (10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Rad1 $13) 11. Ndb5 $1 Qb8 12. a4 b6
(12... a6 $2 13. Na3 b6 14. Nc4 Bd8 15. Rfd1 Bc7 16. f4 (16. e5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5
dxe5 18. Bg5 $16) 16... Rd8 17. e5 Ne8 18. Qf2 $16) (12... Nb4 $142 {/\ 13...
Bc6}) 13. f4 Rd8 $2 (13... a6 14. Na3 Qc7 15. g4 (15. Nc4 $6 Rab8 16. Qf2 $2 b5
(16... Ng4 $2 17. Bxb6) 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bb6 $2 Qb7 19. Nxb5 d5 $19) 15... Bc8
16. g5 Nd7 $14) 14. g4 a6 15. Na3 Be8 16. g5 Nd7 17. Rf3 Nc5 18. Rh3 g6 19. Rf1
Bd7 (19... Bf8 20. Qg4 h5 21. gxh6 (21. Qh4 $6 Bg7 22. Bf3 Ne7 23. Bxh5 gxh5
24. Qxh5 f5 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Rh6 Bf7 $17) 21... Kh7 22. Nc4 b5 23. axb5 axb5
24. Nd2 $16 {/\ Nf3-g5}) 20. Qg4 h5 21. Qh4 (21. gxh6 Kh7 22. Nc4 Rg8 $132 {
/\ e5, /\ f5, /\ d5}) 21... Bf8 (21... d5 $2 22. Bf3 Kg7 23. f5 exf5 24. exd5
Ne5 25. Bd4 f6 26. Nc4 f4 27. gxf6+ Bxf6 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Qe7+ $18) 22. Bf3 (
22. b4 $5 Nxb4 23. f5 (23. Bf3 $2 Bg7 24. Bxh5 Bxc3) 23... exf5 $2 (23... Nc6
24. Bf3 exf5 25. Bxh5 Bg7 (25... gxh5 26. Qxh5 Bg7 27. exf5 $18) 26. Bxg6 (26.
exf5 Bxf5 27. Rxf5 gxf5 28. g6 Ne5 29. gxf7+ Nxf7 30. Nd5 $40) 26... fxg6 27.
Qh7+ Kf7 28. Rh6 (28. exf5 Bxf5 29. Rxf5+ gxf5 30. Qxf5+ Ke8 31. Qg6+ Kd7 32.
Qxg7+ Kc8 $13) 28... Ne7 29. Bd4 Rg8 30. Nd5 Nxd5 31. Rxg6) 24. exf5 Nc6 (24...
Bxf5 25. Rxf5 gxf5 26. Qxb4 $18) 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Bd5+ Kh8 27. Rf6 {/\ R:g6+-}
) (22. Ne2 $1 Bg7 (22... Ne7 23. Bd4 $1 e5 24. f5 exd4 25. Ng3 Bg7 26. Nxh5
gxh5 27. Qxh5 f6 $8 28. gxf6 Bxf6 29. Rg3+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Kf7 31. Bf3 $18) 23. f5
(23. Ng3 Ne7 24. f5) 23... Ne5 24. f6 Bf8 25. Ng3 {/\ 26.N:h5+-}) 22... Bg7 23.
Bxh5 gxh5 24. Qxh5 Ne7 $1 25. f5 exf5 26. exf5 Bxf5 (26... Nxf5 27. Nd5 Be6 (
27... Qb7 28. Ne7+ $1 $18) 28. Rxf5 Bxf5 (28... Qb7 $16) 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Nxf5
$18) 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. Rxf5 Qb7 29. g6 Nf6 30. Rxf6 Bxf6 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Bh6+ (
32. Rf3 $2 Qe7 $1 (32... Ne4 $2 33. Bh6+ Ke8 34. gxf7+ Qxf7 35. Qxe4+ $18) 33.
g7+ Bxg7 34. Bh6 Qe1+ 35. Rf1 Qe5 36. Nc4 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Ne6 $19) 32... Ke8 33.
Qg8+ Kd7 34. Qxf7+ Kc6 $1 (34... Be7 35. Re3 Re8 36. b4 $1 (36. Bf8 {/\ g7-g8Q}
Ne4 37. Qf5+ Kc7 38. g7 Rxf8 39. gxf8=Q Rxf8 40. Qxe4 Qxe4 41. Rxe4 Bf6 42. c3
$16) (36. Bg5 $2 Ne4 37. Qf5+ Kc7 38. Rxe4 Bxg5 39. Qf7+ Re7 40. Rxe7+ Bxe7 41.
Qxe7+ Kc6 $13) 36... Qc6 (36... Kc6 37. bxc5 bxc5 38. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 39. Rxe8 $18)
37. Bf8 (37. Bg5 $2 Ne4 38. Qf5+ Kc7 39. Rxe4 Bxg5 40. Rc4 Be3+ 41. Kf1 Rf8 $19
) 37... Ne4 38. Qf5+ Kc7 (38... Kd8 39. g7 $18) 39. Rxe4 Bxf8 40. Rc4 $18) 35.
Qxf6 Qd7 36. Qf3+ d5 (36... Kc7 37. a5 (37. Nc4 $6 Qe6 $1) 37... b5 (37... bxa5
38. Bd2 $40) 38. b4 Ne6 (38... Ne4 $2 39. Rh4 $1 d5 40. Bf4+ $18) 39. c4 $36)
37. Nc4 Qe6 (37... Re8 $2 38. Qf6+ Qe6 39. Ne5+ Kb7 40. Qxe6 Rxe6 (40... Nxe6
41. Rf3 Re7 42. h4) 41. Bf4 Rae8 (41... Rg8 42. Rh7+ Kc8 43. h4) 42. Rh7+ R6e7
43. Nf7 Kc6 (43... Ne4 44. h4) 44. h4 Re1+ 45. Kg2 R8e2+ 46. Kf3 Ne6 (46... Ne4
47. Ne5+ $18) 47. g7 Nd4+ 48. Kg4 Rg1+ 49. Kh5 Ne6 50. Bg5 $18) 38. Bf4 Qxg6+ (
38... Nd7 39. Rg3 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Re8 41. Ne3) 39. Rg3 Qe6 $2 (39... Qf6 $2 40.
Nxb6 $1 Ra7 41. c4) (39... Qh7 $1 40. Ne5+ Kb7 $13) 40. Ne5+ $138 (40. Rg7 $1
Nd7 (40... Rg8 41. Ne5+ Kd6 42. Ng6+ Kc6 43. Rc7#) (40... Qe1+ 41. Kg2 Nd7 42.
Rg6+ Kb7 43. Nxb6 $1 Nxb6 44. Rg7+ Rd7 45. Rxd7+ Nxd7 46. Qxd5+ $18) 41. Na5+
bxa5 42. Qc3+ Nc5 43. Rc7+ Kb6 44. Qxc5#) 40... Kb7 41. Rg7+ Nd7 42. Re7 $1 $18
Qd6 (42... Qxe7 43. Qxd5+ $18) 43. Bg3 {/\ 44.Qf7+-} Kc8 44. Nf7 $1 Qc5+ (44...
Qxe7 45. Nd6+ Kc7 46. Nf5+ $18 Qe5 47. Qc3+) 45. Kh1 Kb7 46. Nd6+ Ka7 47. c4 $1
$18 a5 48. Qxd5 Qxd5+ 49. cxd5 Ka6 50. Nb5 Nc5 51. Nc7+ Kb7 52. Ne6+ Ka6 53.
Nc7+ Kb7 54. Nxa8+ Kxa8 55. d6 Nxa4 56. h4 Nxb2 57. h5 (57. Rc7 a4 58. d7 $18)
57... a4 58. h6 a3 59. Be5 Nc4 60. Bf6 1-0

[Event "AUT-chT 0506"]
[Site "Austria"]
[Date "2006.01.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sprenger, Jan Michael"]
[Black "Lazarev, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "Lazarev,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wulkaprodersdorf"]
[BlackTeam "Klagenfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
d6 {The alternatives to this natural move are} (8... Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Bf4
d6 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rad1 e5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qd6
17. f4 O-O 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. d6 Qxb2 20. c4 $1 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Rab8 22. a4 Rfd8
23. Re1 $5 (23. Rb1) 23... Kf8 24. Re5 Nd7 25. Re4 f6 26. Rb2 Re8 (26... b6 $5)
27. Rxe8+ Kxe8 28. Bd5 b6 {and Black is OK. 1/2 Carlsen-Pelletier,GM Biel 2006}
) (8... Bc5 9. Nb3 (9. Nxc6 dxc6) 9... Ba7 10. Qe2 d6 {with counter-play for
Black.}) 9. a4 Be7 10. Nb3 b6 11. f4 Bb7 12. Be3 O-O 13. g4 Rfe8 14. g5 Nd7 15.
Qg4 {The standard plan of attack for White is} (15. Rf3 Na5 $5 (15... Bf8 16.
Rh3 g6 $132) 16. Nxa5 bxa5 17. Rh3 Rad8 18. Qh5 Nf8 19. Rf1 d5 20. f5 exf5 21.
exf5 d4 22. f6 Bc5 {with an interesting and very sharp position that was
played in the game Felgaer-Volokitin,Cuernavaca 2006 0:1}) 15... Nb4 $1 {
The right plan. Black's knight is attacking the c2-pawn and preparing a
counter-play in the center by pushing d6-d5.} 16. Rf2 Bf8 {Fighting against f5,
but a reaction by immediate} (16... d5 $5 {is also interesting}) (16... Nc5 $5)
17. Rd1 Nc5 18. Nxc5 (18. f5 $13) 18... bxc5 19. Qg3 $6 {By playing this my
opponent has underestimated my next move. I think White should play} (19. f5 $5
exf5 20. Qxf5 Bc8 21. Qf3 Be6 {with a complicated and unclear position.}) 19...
d5 $1 20. exd5 $8 exd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qb7 $1 {This is
the point ! Probably Sprenger overlooked this move. Now Black wins back his
pawn, getting a positional advantage.} 24. Rd1 (24. c4 $6 Qb3 $1 25. Bd2 Qxc4
26. Qd3 Qxa4 $17) 24... Qxb2 {White's king and the pawns c2 and a4 are weak.
Now Black is clearly better.} 25. f5 Qa3 26. Bc1 Qxa4 $17 27. g6 {Last chance}
Re4 $138 (27... Rad8 $1 {was stronger.}) 28. gxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qd3 $6 (29. h3 $5)
29... Rg4+ 30. Kf1 Rd4 31. Qf3 Qc4+ 32. Kg1 Rxd1+ (32... Rad8 $17) 33. Qxd1 Be7
$6 34. Rf4 $1 Qa2 {Now Black's queen is out of play.} 35. Ra4 $2 $138 {Missing
the last chance.} (35. f6 $5 {still with some complications.}) 35... Qxa4 36.
Qd5+ Ke8 37. Qxa8+ Bd8 {No perpetual check !} 38. Qd5 (38. Be3 Qg4+ $17) 38...
Qd4+ 39. Qxd4 cxd4 40. Kf2 Kd7 41. Kf3 Kc6 42. Ke4 Kc5 {This ending is not
holding for White: 43.Bb2 Bf6 and pushing the a-pawn and playing Kc4 or Kd5 in
case of White's move Kd3.} 0-1

[Event "Berga op"]
[Site "Berga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Kalesis, Nikolaos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[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. f3 e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nd7 12. h4 Ne5 13. Be2 b5 14. Kb1 Bb7 15.
g5 Rc8 16. h5 Nc6 17. Qd2 Qa5 18. Bd3 b4 19. Ne2 Ne5 20. Nd4 d5 21. g6 Nxf3 22.
gxh7+ Kh8 23. Nxf3 dxe4 24. Bd4 exd3 25. Rdg1 (25. h6 dxc2+ 26. Qxc2 Bf6 27.
hxg7+ Bxg7 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. h8=Q+ Rxh8 30. Rdg1+ Kf6) 25... dxc2+ 26. Kc1 f6
27. Qg2 Qg5+ (27... Rf7 28. h6 g5 29. Nxg5 Bxg2 30. Nxf7+ Kxh7 31. Rxg2 Bf8 (
31... Rg8 32. Rxg8 Kxg8 33. h7+) 32. Rhg1 Bxh6+ 33. Nxh6 $18) 28. Qxg5 fxg5 29.
h6 Bf6 30. hxg7+ Bxg7 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. Nxg5 Bxh1 33. Nxe6+ Kxh7 34. Nxf8+
Rxf8 35. Rxh1+ Kg6 36. Kxc2 $6 $138 (36. Rg1+ $1 Kh7 37. Kxc2) 36... Rf2+ 37.
Kb3 a5 38. Rb1 Kf6 39. Ka4 Rf5 40. Rc1 Rf2 41. Rb1 Rf5 42. b3 Ke6 43. Rd1 Ke7
44. Rd2 Rh5 45. Rg2 Kd7 46. Rg6 Kc7 47. Ra6 Rh2 48. Rxa5 Rxa2+ 49. Kxb4 $10 Rb2
$6 {(Not beeing mistakes, this move and the next ones show clearly that black
has no idea about what is going on, although he proudly offered a drow here
arround.)} (49... Rh2) 50. Rh5 Kb7 51. Ka4 Rb1 $6 52. b4 Ra1+ $6 53. Kb5 Rg1
54. Rh7+ Kb8 55. Ka5 Rg5+ $6 (55... Rg6) 56. b5 Rg1 $6 57. Ka6 Rb1 $4 {(The
young IM chooses the "active" defence and went out to smoke a ciggarre beeing
sure that everything is under control.)} (57... Rg6+ 58. b6 Rg8 $10) 58. Kb6
Kc8 59. Rh8+ Kd7 60. Rb8 $18 Rb2 61. Ka7 Kd6 62. b6 Kd7 63. Rh8 Kc6 64. Rc8+
Kd7 65. b7 Ra2+ 66. Kb8 Ra1 67. Rc2 Rb1 68. Rd2+ 1-0

[Event "Cupa Dinamo"]
[Site "Brasov"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sofronie, Iulian"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bd7 9. b3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bc6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Qd3 Rfd8 14. Rfe1 a6
15. a4 b6 16. Ne2 Bb7 17. c4 Rac8 18. Nf4 Bc6 19. Ne2 Qb8 20. Nd4 Bb7 21. h3
Qa8 22. g4 Nd7 23. Qe3 Bf8 24. g5 Re8 25. f4 Nc5 26. Re2 e5 27. Nf5 Ne6 28. Rf1
(28. fxe5 dxe5 29. Bxe5 $6 (29. Nd6 Nf4 30. Ree1 Bxd6 31. Rxd6 Nxg2 32. Kxg2
$13) 29... Bc5 30. Nd4 (30. Bd4 Nxd4 31. Nxd4 Rcd8 $44) 30... Nd8 31. Bg3 (31.
Qg3 Rxe5 32. Qxe5 Nc6 $19) 31... Nc6 $17) 28... d5 29. Kh1 (29. fxe5 Bc5 30.
Nd4 dxc4 31. bxc4 Rcd8 $17) 29... d4 30. Qg3 Nc5 $2 (30... Nxf4 31. Rxf4 (31.
Ree1 Bb4 32. Rd1 Bxe4) 31... exf4 32. Qxf4 $17) 31. fxe5 Bxe4 $2 (31... Nxe4
32. Qf4 Nc5 33. Nh6+ $6 (33. Nxd4 $16) 33... gxh6 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. gxh6 Bxh6
36. Bxd4 Bxg2+ 37. Rxg2 Re6 38. Bxc5 Rg6) 32. Rxe4 Nxe4 33. Qf4 $18 Qb8 34.
Bxe4 Qxe5 35. Nh6+ (35. Nh6+ gxh6 36. Qxf7+ Kh8 37. Qxh7#) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.12.13"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Erfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h4 Bb7 13. g5 Nd7 14. Kb1 Rc8 15.
a3 Ne5 16. Be2 (16. Qe3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rhg1 b4 19. axb4 Rxb4 20. Rg2 Ba8
21. b3 a5 22. h5 Qc7 23. Bf6 Rfb8 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Rd4 e5 26. Rxb4 axb4 27.
Na2 Qc7 28. Qd3 Kf8 29. g6 fxg6 30. hxg6 h6 31. f4 exf4 32. Rf2 Kg8 33. Rxf4
Qc5 34. Rf1 Qb5 35. Rc1 Qe5 36. Qc4+ Kh8 37. Rh1 Bxe4 38. Qc7 Rf8 39. Rxh6+ Kg8
40. Nc1 Bxc2+ {0-1 Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Novgorod 1995}) 16... Nc6 (16... Nc4 $5
) 17. Be3 b4 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. h5 {White must counterattack immediately,
otherwise black will just go Qa5 and Rxc3.} Qa5 20. h6 g6 21. Qd4 e5 (21... f6
$2 22. Bc4 d5 23. Bb3 $14) 22. Qb6 Qxb6 23. Bxb6 Bxg5 24. Rxd6 $14 Rfe8 25. Rd7
$6 Re7 {Unsure about what was needed in the match I repeated once.} (25... Bc6
26. Ra7 Re7 $14) 26. Rd8+ Re8 27. Rd7 $6 (27. Rxe8+ $142 Rxe8 28. Na4 Bc6 29.
Nc5 Bb5 (29... Be3) 30. c4 Bc6 31. Ba5 Rb8 32. Bxb4 Rxb4 33. Nxa6 Rb3 $44 {
though it is posible white will come out clearly better}) 27... Re7 28. Rxe7
Bxe7 29. Rd1 Bg5 30. Nd5 Nc6 (30... Bxd5 31. exd5 Rxc2 32. Bxa6 $14) (30...
Rxc2 31. Bxa6 $1 Bxd5 32. exd5 {is the same}) (30... Nxc2 31. Rg1 Bxd5 (31...
Bh4 32. Rg4) 32. Rxg5 $16) 31. Bc4 Kf8 32. Nc7 $2 (32. Ba2 $142 Bxh6 $2 33. Nf6
Kg7 34. Rd7 $1 $16) 32... Nd4 33. Bd5 Nc6 $2 (33... Bxd5 $142 34. exd5 Nxf3 35.
d6 e4 $132) 34. Be6 $6 {I couldn't see a breakthrough so I tried to provoke an
error in my opponent's time trouble. Nevertheless, this is a pretty pointless
move. The way forward was} (34. Rd3 {when} Bxh6 (34... Bd8 35. Bxc6 Bxc6 36.
Ne6+ fxe6 37. Bxd8 Bb5 38. Rd2 Be2 39. Bg5 $1 $16 Bxf3 $4 40. Rf2 $18) {
is bad due to} 35. Rc3 Ne7 (35... Nd8 36. Bxb7 Nxb7 (36... Rb8 37. Nxa6) 37.
Ne6+ $18) 36. Bxb7 Rb8 37. Nxa6 Rxb7 38. Nc5 $1 Rxb6 39. Nd7+ $18) 34... Rd8
35. Bd5 Rd7 36. Rd3 Bd8 37. Bc5+ Be7 38. Bb6 {Another repetition, as I still
didn't see anything concrete and I was running quite short of time as well.}
Bd8 39. Bc5+ Be7 40. Bxc6 {Finally I realised what to play.} Rxd3 $2 (40...
Rxc7 $4 41. Rd8#) (40... Bxc6 {was better, however} 41. Nxa6 Rxd3 42. cxd3 Bb5
43. Bxe7+ Kxe7 44. Nc5 Kf6 45. Kc2 Kg5 {when white is better as he has ideas
of Nb7-d6 followed by pushing the b-pawn, and/or Kd2-e3 to defend the kingside,
although black has definite counterchances.}) 41. Bxe7+ Kxe7 42. Bxb7 Rxf3 43.
Nd5+ Kd6 44. Bxa6 $2 {Much better was b4, when the plan of c4-c5 and a quick
promotion wins easily, as pointed out by Khalifman afterwards.} f5 $1 45. Nf6
Rh3 46. b4 f4 (46... Rxh6 47. c4 $1 {and white has enough initiative to get
the pawns home fast.}) 47. b5 Kc7 48. Nd5+ Kb8 49. c4 (49. b6 {is bad as} Rxh6
$1 50. Nf6 (50. Ne7 g5) 50... Rh1+ 51. Kb2 Rd1 {is good for black}) 49... f3
50. c5 f2 51. b6 Rh1+ $4 {black loses after this. Instead} (51... Ra3 52. Be2
Kb7 53. Kc2 Ra5 (53... Ra1 54. Bb5 f1=Q 55. c6+ {is winning, similarly to the
game although white's king being on c2 rather than b2 (from where it guards a1)
which makes life a bit more difficult.}) 54. Kd2 Rxc5 55. Ke3 Rc1 56. Kxf2 Rh1
57. Kg3 Rxh6 58. Bf3 {and black is in trouble due to his awkward rook.}) 52.
Kb2 f1=Q 53. Bxf1 Rxf1 54. c6 g5 55. Nb4 $18 Rf8 56. Na6+ Ka8 57. Nc5 Rb8 58.
b7+ Ka7 59. Kc3 (59. c7 $4 Rxb7+ $19) 59... Kb6 60. Nd7+ Kxc6 61. Nxb8+ Kc7 62.
Nd7 1-0

[Event "Varna op 7th"]
[Site "Varna"]
[Date "2013.06.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Black "Ashwin, Jayaram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. a3 $5
{In my opinion, a very tough move to fight against. Hard to understand why it
is not seen in high-level practice. Even if Black has a good way to deal with
it, it is definitely worth a shot.} Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 {By move
transposition, we can find some recent top-level games here, both mentioned
below.} Bb7 11. O-O-O {There are many alternatives for Black.} Rc8 (11... d5 $5
{is one of the possible moves} 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bg2 $36 {
when White will follow up with f4, having a comfortable initiative. Black has
to watch actions happening both in the center and at the K-side (f5 and g5).})
(11... Ne5 $5 {with Nfd7 soon.}) 12. h4 d5 (12... Nb6 $5 {The position is
indeed very rich and has to be explored in-depth.}) 13. Rg1 $1 (13. exd5 {
seen in the last December in a rapid game, is triable, but didn't seem to
bother Black at all:} Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Kb1 Qc7 17. Rhe1 Nc4
$6 (17... Be7 $1 {would've been just fine} 18. Bf4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 $13) 18.
Bxc4 Qxc4 19. b3 Qc7 $6 (19... Qc3 $5 20. Qxc3 Rxc3 21. Nxb5 axb5 (21... Rc8 $5
) 22. Rxd5 Rxb3+ 23. cxb3 exd5 $14) 20. Bf4 $1 $16 {Be5 next, as well as Nf5
are tough moves to deal with: 1/2-1/2 (59) Bologan,V (2681)-Ivanchuk,V (2766)
Beijing 2012}) 13... dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nd5 16. Nxe4 (16. Nxd5 {played
by Moro against Naka in May. Naturally, a super crazy and bizarre game took
place between these two fighters:} Bxd5 17. g6 f5 (17... f6 $5) (17... exf3 $5
18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nxf3 Bxf3 20. Qf2 Qf6 21. Rxd7+ Ke8 $13) 18. fxe4 fxe4 (
18... Bxe4 $5 19. Nxe6 Bxc2 20. Nxd8 Be4+ 21. Qc3 Rxc3+ 22. bxc3 Bxa3+ 23. Kd2
Kxd8 $13) 19. Kb1 $1 $40 {with a4 next, the computer likes White. Morozevich,A
(2760)-Nakamura,H (2775) Thessaloniki 2013. All these analysis show how tense
and unexplored these lines are.}) 16... g6 (16... Qb6 $5 {was seen in some
correspondence games} 17. g6 f6 $13 {Black allows this K-side weakening, but
in the other hand increases the pressure on the Q-side}) (16... Nxe3 $2 17.
Qxe3 Qb6 (17... g6 $4 {too slow, naturally:} 18. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 19. Nf6+ $18) 18.
g6 f6 19. Rg3 $1 $16 {Bh3 or Rh3 next, and Black is worse.}) 17. Bf2 b4 $6 {
Natural, but fails tactically.} (17... Be7 {would be a normal move} 18. Kb1 Kf8
19. Bg2 $40 {with a weird position, but White seemingly has good chances with
Rh1 and a slow attack against the half-naked black K.}) 18. axb4 Nxb4 $4 {
Losing on the spot. My opponent thought 22.Nxf7 didn't work quite well and
went for it. Honestly, I saw that worst case scenario, I can make a draw with
22.Rxd7, and could still consider the critical, and actually winning 22.Nxf7.}
(18... Bxb4 {had to be played} 19. c3 Be7 (19... Nc5 $2 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Nxe6
$1 fxe6 22. Bxc5 Qa5 (22... Rxc5 23. Qd4 $18) 23. Ba3 Rxc3+ 24. bxc3 Qxa3+ 25.
Qb2 Qxc3+ 26. Qxc3 Nxc3 27. Rd4 $16) 20. Kb1 Nc5 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Bc4 $1 {
now preparing Nxe6 with Bxc5, since there are no tricks on d1 anymore} (22.
Nxe6 $6 fxe6 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. c4 (24. Qd4 $2 Rh4 $1 $17) 24... Qb6 25. cxd5
Bxd5 $15) 22... Qc7 23. Bb3 $36 {looking good for White, again with Rh1 at
some point.}) 19. Nxe6 $1 $18 Bxe4 (19... fxe6 20. Qxd7+ Qxd7 21. Nf6+ Kf7 22.
Rxd7+ Be7 23. Rxb7 Rxc2+ 24. Kb1 Rxf2 25. Ng4 $1 Rd2 26. Bc4 {and Black can't
survive any longer.} Nc6 27. Rc7 $18) 20. Nxd8 Rxc2+ 21. Qxc2 Bxc2 22. Nxf7 Rh2
23. Rd2 $1 {Forced and good.} Nc5 {Loses instantly, but what else?} (23... Kxf7
24. Rxd7+ Ke6 25. Rd2 $18) (23... Bb3 24. Nh6 $18) (23... Bc5 24. Bxc5 Nxc5 25.
Bc4 $18) 24. Rd8+ Kxf7 25. Rxf8+ Kg7 26. Bd4+ $1 Kxf8 27. Bxc5+ Ke8 28. Bxb4
Bf5 29. Bc3 Rc2+ 30. Kd1 1-0

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 23rd"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Black "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2016.08.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 $5 {Inspired by the
great Michael Adams, I wanted to try this modest but very interesting line
against the Najdorf. Needless to say, he scores a lot of wins with this move,
and I mean a lot! Three recent ones against strong players are mentioned here.
It is extraordinary to notice how clean these games are, and even with all the
computers helping to place the Najdorf as one of the best defences against 1.
e4, strong positional knowledge can outplay any well-prepared opponent. I'm
talking about Adams, of course!} e6 (6... e5 7. Nde2 (7. Nb3 {is also
interesting} Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. a4 Bg4 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. a5 Qc7 13.
h3 Be6 14. Rd1 Rfd8 15. Qe1 Ra8 16. Be3 h6 17. Rd2 b5 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Na5 $13
{1-0 (66) Adams,M (2734)-Gallagher,J (2526) France 2003}) 7... Be7 8. Bg2 b5 (
8... O-O 9. O-O b5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Ra7 12. Be3 Rb7 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. Nc3
Nf6 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Bg5 18. h4 Bh6 19. c3 a5 20. a3 Qc8 21.
b4 axb4 22. axb4 Qc6 23. Rfd1 g6 24. Ra3 $16 Kg7 25. Qf3 f5 $2 26. exf5 Bxf5
27. Qe2 Qc4 28. Qxc4 bxc4 29. Ra6 $18 {1-0 (44) Adams,M (2745)-Bok,B (2594)
Douglas 2016}) 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Nec3 Bb7 11. a4 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 O-O 13. axb5 axb5
14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. O-O Nc5 16. b4 Ne6 17. h4 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 $16 {1-0 (56) Adams,
M (2740)-Navara,D (2724) Biel 2015}) 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be3
Rb8 11. Qe2 (11. f4 Qc7 12. Kh1 Bd7 13. Nb3 b6 14. g4 {White already has a
stable centre and the initiative.} h6 15. Qe2 Nb4 16. Nd4 (16. g5 $5 {this
anti-positional thrust was also playable} hxg5 17. fxg5 Ne8 18. Qh5 $1 $40 {
followed by Rf3, looks very dangerous for Black}) 16... Rbc8 17. Rad1 Qc4 18.
Qf3 e5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 exf4 21. Rd4 $16 {Black is already in trouble} Qc7
22. Bxf4 Nxc2 23. Rd2 Nb4 24. h4 $1 $18 {1-0 (33) Adams,M (2745)-Giri,A (2790)
Shamkir 2015, with a decisive attack.}) 11... Qc7 12. Kh1 Re8 13. f4 Bd7 (13...
Nxd4 $5 14. Bxd4 e5 15. Ba7 Ra8 16. Be3 $13) 14. Nb3 $1 Nb4 (14... Na5 {
I was expecting this during the game, but apparently I can exchange and play
Bd2 (as my opponent suggested in the post-mortem)} 15. Nxa5 (15. g4 Nc4 16. g5
Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Nh5 {is not that clear, for example:} 18. Bf3 g6 19. Bxh5 gxh5
$132) 15... Qxa5 16. Bd2 Bc6 (16... e5 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. f5 {
looks consistent for White} Bc6 20. c4 $1 $14) 17. b4 $1 $36 {followed by b5}
Qxb4 18. Nd5 $1 Qd4 19. Be3 Qb2 20. Rfb1 Qxb1+ 21. Rxb1 exd5 22. exd5 $16) 15.
a5 (15. g4 $5 e5 (15... Nxg4 $5 16. Qxg4 Nxc2 17. Qg3 Nxa1 18. Rxa1 Qc4 $13)
16. f5 h6 {with a complex position that needs to be explored.} 17. h4 Nh7 $13)
15... Rbc8 16. Rac1 (16. Bb6 Qc4 17. Qd1 $5 {intending Nd2, I didn't think
about this during the game} (17. Qd2 $13 {was one of my ideas also, but I
didn't know to continue after this, since g4 is not happening anymore}) 17...
e5 18. Nd2 Qc6 19. Ra4 d5 $1 20. exd5 Nbxd5 21. Rc4 Nxc3 $1 22. Rxc3 Qe6 23.
fxe5 Qxe5 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. Nc4 $36 {and maybe White keeps a slight initiative
against Black's queenside.}) 16... Qb8 (16... e5 17. f5 Qc4 18. Qd1 $13 {
The same idea as we saw in White's 16th move analysis.}) 17. Qd2 (17. g4 $6 {
was my idea, I thought it failed because of ...d5 (which is fine), but ...
Rxc3! is even stronger} Rxc3 $1 (17... d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bb5 20. Qf2 Bxf1
21. Rxf1 dxe4 22. Bxe4 $44 {and White has some compensation}) 18. bxc3 Na2 19.
g5 Nxc3 $1 $17 {followed by Nfxe4, with a splendid position for Black. This
line was also pointed out by my oponnent.}) 17... Rc4 18. Bb6 Rec8 19. Nd4 $6 (
19. Rcd1 $5 {to make ...Bd8 harder (I didn't feel it was coming)} Be8 $13 {
And again, it is hard to say what either side is planning to do, clearly a
difficult position to play!}) 19... Bd8 $1 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 {Now ...e5 is coming.}
21. Nce2 Nc6 $1 22. b3 Rc5 23. c4 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 e5 $1 (24... Qc7 $2 {was a
trap I saw during the game} 25. b4 $1 Rxc4 $2 (25... Rh5 26. Bf3 Rh6 {and now
Black's position looks horrible} 27. Rfe1 $16) 26. Rxc4 Qxc4 27. Rc1 $18 {
unusually trapping the black queen.}) 25. b4 Rc7 26. Nf5 (26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Qg5
$2 exd4 28. Rxf6 Be6 $17 {and White's position collapses.}) 26... Bxf5 27. exf5
{I thought my position was still ok (maybe it still is), but it is not easy to
play.} e4 28. Rfe1 $6 {Too slow, Black gets a long-lasting initiative now.} (
28. g4 $1 {was urgent, to avoid ...d5 and activate the g2-bishop.} Nxg4 29.
Bxe4 Re8 30. Bd5 {reaching a complex position, both sides have to be careful}
Rce7 (30... Ne3 31. Rg1 Nxf5 32. Qd3 Ne7 33. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 34. Qxh7 Rg8 35. f5
Kf8 $1 {forced to avoid f6} 36. f6 gxf6 37. Qh6+ Kf7 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Qh6+ Kf7
$11) 31. Bf3 Nf6 32. Rg1 $13) 28... d5 $1 29. cxd5 Rxd5 30. Qe3 $6 (30. Qe2 $15
{was more resilient, avoiding tactical ideas with ...Rd3, ...Ng4, etc}) 30...
Re7 31. Rc5 Rd8 (31... Rxc5 {would have been simpler I think} 32. Qxc5 Qd8 $17
{and White is slowly getting in trouble.}) 32. h3 h5 33. Rec1 Kh7 (33... h4 $5
34. g4 (34. Bf1 {avoiding ...Rd3} Nh5 35. gxh4 Qxf4 36. Qxf4 Nxf4 {Black has a
nice endgame, but White is in the game} 37. Rc8 $132) 34... Nd5 $19) 34. g4 $2
{A losing move, but a valid try having 1 minute on the clock, against 25 for
my opponent! It was not easy to find the refutation, and my opponent ended up
in deep time trouble as well.} (34. Bf1 {it was important to stop ...Rd3.
Black remains better, but it is not easy to break through.} Qd6 35. b5 $5 $132)
34... Rd3 $1 (34... Nd5 35. Rxd5 $1 Rxd5 36. f6 gxf6 37. Bxe4+ Kg8 $1 {
important move} (37... Kg7 {here I felt I would have something to keep the
initiative} 38. Rg1 $5 h4 39. g5 Qd6 40. gxf6+ Kxf6 41. f5 Rxe4 {forced} 42.
Qxe4 Rd4 43. Qxb7 Rd2 44. Rg2 $11 {with a probable draw}) (37... Kh8 38. g5 $5)
38. gxh5 (38. Rg1 $2 h4 39. g5 f5 $19 {and now there is no Qc3+ winning the R
on d5}) 38... Kh8 $1 (38... Kf8 39. Qf3 $1 $44 {stopping Rxh5 and h6 is coming}
) 39. h6 Rh5 40. Qg3 Rxh6 41. Rg1 Qf8 42. Bf5 Re2 $17 {with a very weird
position, even the computer doesn't know how is Black supposed to win this.
White doesn't have any real threats, but the black pieces are somewhat tied to
the defence of the king.}) 35. Qf2 e3 36. Qg3 Qd6 $1 {Already down to 1 minute,
my opponent found the most precise move.} (36... e2 $2 {is not enough} 37. Qxd3
e1=Q+ 38. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 39. Kh2 Qxf4+ 40. Qg3 Qxb4 41. Rc8 $1 $132) 37. g5 Ne4 $4
(37... e2 $1 {the only winning move} 38. g6+ Kg8 $19 {and the king is safe,
since Black can defend the check with a piece on e8.}) 38. Bxe4 Rxe4 39. Qf3 $1
$18 {Suddenly I am winning! After defending against e2, I attack e4 and h5 and
he is helpless.} Re8 40. Qxh5+ Kg8 41. g6 Rd8 $1 {This deserves an exclamation
mark because it offers the best practical chance.} 42. gxf7+ $6 (42. Re5 $1 {
was the most 'human' way to win, not even allowing Qd5+:} Rd1+ 43. Rxd1 Qxd1+
44. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 45. Kg2 Kf8 46. Rxe3 $18 {with an elementary win in the endgame,
being two pawns up.}) (42. Rc8 $1 Qd5+ 43. Kg1 {I saw this position, and
realised that he didn't have any more checks, but I got scared of 43...fxg6
now, exploiting the pin on my queen. But it doesn't work:} fxg6 44. Rxd8+ $1 {
distracting the black queen} Qxd8 45. fxg6 $18 {White takes g7 and wins.})
42... Kf8 {I thought I was nearly mating him with 43.Qh8+ here, but he simply
takes on f7.} 43. Re5 $6 (43. Rg1 $5 Qh6 44. f6 Qxh5 45. fxg7+ Kxf7 46. Rxh5 e2
47. g8=Q+ Rxg8 48. Rf5+ Ke7 49. Re5+ Kf7 50. Rxg8 Kxg8 51. Kg2 Rb3 52. Rxe2
Rxb4 $14 {White maintains some material, but Black will make a draw with
precise play.}) (43. Qh8+ $2 Kxf7 44. Rc7+ Rd7 45. Qh5+ Ke7 $11 {and Black is
fine.}) (43. Rc8 $1 {the last chance} Qh6 $1 44. Qxh6 gxh6 45. Kg2 Rxc8 46.
Rxc8+ Kxf7 47. Kf3 Rd4 48. b5 axb5 49. Rc7+ Kf6 50. Rxb7 e2 51. Rb6+ Kxf5 52.
Rxb5+ Kg6 53. Kxe2 Rxf4 54. Kd2 $18 {should be winning for White.}) 43... Rd1+
44. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 45. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 46. Kg2 Rb1 $6 (46... Rd4 $1 $11 {was the best,
forcing a draw right away.}) 47. b5 axb5 $2 (47... Rxb5 $2 {loses the pawn
endgame} 48. Rxb5 axb5 49. Kf3 $18) (47... e2 $1 {was the best} 48. bxa6 bxa6 (
48... e1=Q $2 49. Rxe1 Rxe1 50. a7 $18) 49. Kf2 Ra1 50. Kxe2 Ra3 {and Black
will make a draw.}) 48. Rxe3 $2 {Makes it all easier for him.} (48. Kf3 $1 {
was the last try, and Black may still be in trouble here:} Kxf7 49. Kxe3 {
White is marching towards the queenside with his king, it is not easy to
defend.} Kf6 (49... Rb4 50. Kd3 Kf6 51. Kc3 Rxf4 52. Rxb5 Ra4 (52... Rxf5 53.
Kb4 $1 $18 {should be winning}) 53. Kb3 Ra1 54. Kc4 Rc1+ 55. Kd4 Rc7 56. h4 $1
$18 {followed by the further invasion of the white king}) 50. Kd4 b4 (50...
Rb4+ 51. Kc3 Rb1 52. Rd5 {preparing Kd4-Kc5}) 51. Rb5 b3 52. Kc3 Rc1+ 53. Kxb3
Rc7 54. Ka4 $1 {avoiding Rc1 and forcing Black to move the R} Rd7 55. Kb4 Rc7
56. Rc5 $18 {and Kb5, Kb6, Rc7.}) 48... Ra1 49. Re6 Kxf7 50. Rb6 Rxa5 51. Kg3
Ra1 $11 {The rest is simple.} 52. Rxb7+ Kf6 53. Rxb5 Rg1+ 54. Kf2 Ra1 55. Kg3
Rg1+ 56. Kf3 Ra1 57. Kg4 Rg1+ 58. Kh5 Rg3 59. Kh4 Rg1 60. Rb8 Kxf5 61. Rf8+ Ke6
62. Kh5 Rg3 63. Kh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 16th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2018.01.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grandelius, Nils"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 {The
'Scheveningen' style of the English Attack against the Sicilian Najdorf. It
normally brings very dynamic positions, and this game is no exception:} 7. f3
b5 8. Qd2 b4 {The modern way to play this setup, Black immediately pushes his
b4-pawn. Grandelius himself has played this position 6 times before this game.
So it is no surprise that Nakamura came prepared for the battle. Now all the
three knight moves are playable.} 9. Na4 (9. Nce2 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. c4 (11. g4
$5 h6 12. Ng3 Be6 13. O-O-O {1-0 (45) Ruiz C,J (2350)-Rios,C (2501) San
Salvador 2017} Qc7 14. Kb1 (14. Nf5 d5 $1 15. Bc5 g6 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. g5 dxe4
$6 (17... hxg5 18. Qxg5 Nh5 $1 $17) 18. gxf6 Bxf5 19. Qd6+ $1 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Nd8
21. fxe4 Bxe4 22. Rg1 $16 {1-0 (45) Ruiz C,J (2350)-Rios,C (2501) San Salvador
2017. White will regain the a6-pawn with a huge positional advantage:}) 14...
d5 $13 {1-0 (57) Martinez Alcantara,J (2388)-Colon Garcia,E (2343) Sabadell
2014, with complex play.}) 11... Be7 12. g4 g6 13. h4 Be6 14. Ng3 h5 15. g5 Nd7
{and Black has a comfortable plus already, mainly because White has no
prospects of bringing a knight to the d5-square.} 16. Bd3 Nc5 17. Be2 a5 $1 $17
{0-1 (32) Tazbir,M (2521)-Anand,V (2776) Germany 2016}) (9. Nd1 Be7 10. g4 h6
11. Rg1 g5 12. Nf2 e5 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. gxf5 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Ne4 Qxd2+ 17.
Bxd2 (17. Nxd2 $1 $14 {with many weak light-squares to explore, White has to
be better in this endgame.}) 17... Nxe4 18. fxe4 Nd7 19. Bd3 Bc5 20. Rg2 Ke7
$11 {1/2-1/2 (52) Dominguez Perez,L (2720)-Grandelius,N (2641) Baku 2016}) 9...
Nbd7 10. O-O-O (10. Bc4 $5 {trying to defend the knight with Bb3 and preparing
kingside castlling} Ne5 (10... Qa5 11. Bb3) 11. Bb3 Rb8 12. O-O Bd7 13. a3 a5
14. axb4 axb4 15. f4 (15. c4 $5 bxc3 16. bxc3 Be7 $11 {and Black looks fine})
15... Neg4 $36 {0-1 (38) Nedev,T (2484)-Saric,I (2671) Tromsoe 2014}) 10... Qa5
11. b3 Bb7 {Preparing ...Nc5.} (11... Nc5 $2 12. Nc6 Qc7 13. Bxc5 Qxc6 14. Bxb4
$18 {1/2-1/2 (64) Warakomski,T (2489)-Gajek,R (2203) Warsaw 2012}) 12. a3 (12.
Kb1 Nc5 $1 13. a3 Nxa4 14. axb4 Qc7 15. bxa4 {similar to the old main line,
but here things are different, and Black has a strong initiative:} Be7 16. c4
O-O 17. Bd3 Rfb8 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. Bc2 d5 $1 20. Bf4 dxc4 21. Bxb8 Rxb8 $44 {
0-1 (36) Gabrielian,A (2524)-Jumabayev,R (2609) St Petersburg 2016; and White
is under huge fire.}) 12... Qc7 13. axb4 d5 14. Bf2 $5 {Nakamura said that
Grandelius was surprised by Bf2 and started to put a lot of thought into the
next few moves. This move has already been seen in two recent over-the-board
games, and two correspondence games as well.} (14. b5 {there was an important
game between two heavyweight players in 2014:} e5 15. bxa6 (15. b6 Nxb6 16. Ne6
fxe6 17. Bxb6 Ba3+ 18. Kb1 Qe7 19. Ba5 $13 {0-1 (34) Brodsky,M (2566)
-Cheparinov,I (2632) Hoogeveen 2006; with complex play.}) 15... Bxa6 16. Nb5
Bxb5 17. Bxb5 d4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Qxd4 (19. e5 $5 Rb8 20. exf6 Rxb5 21. Rhe1+
Re5 22. Qxd4 Ba3+ 23. Kb1 O-O $13) 19... Ra5 20. Qd3 Ba3+ 21. Kb1 Ke7 22. Bxd7
Nxd7 23. Nc3 Ne5 (23... Nb6 $1 $19) 24. Nd5+ Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Rc8 26. c4 {1/2-1/2
(66) Caruana,F (2791)-Topalov,V (2772) Stavanger 2014; I still prefer Black,
but the play still is double-edged.}) 14... Bd6 $6 (14... e5 $5 {this game was
played exactly two days before the Nakamura-Grandelius encounter} 15. Nf5 (15.
exd5 $5 {was worth a try} exd4 16. Qe1+ Kd8 17. Bxd4 $36 {with a wild position,
White keeps a strong attack, having three pawns for the sacrificed piece})
15... g6 16. Nh6 Rc8 17. Bd3 $6 (17. Bc5 $1 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 Qxc5
20. Kb2 Ke7 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Bxa6 {and after a crazy start, this game ran
into severe simplifications to end in a peaceful draw on the 31st move} Rc7 23.
Ra1 Bxb3 $1 24. Ra5 $1 Qxc2+ 25. Qxc2 Bxc2 26. Rxe5+ Kd6 27. Rb5 Nd5 28. Nxf7+
Rxf7 29. Kxc2 Ne3+ 30. Kd2 Nxg2 31. Ke2 {1/2-1/2 (31) Mercader Martínez,J 
(2396)-Cusicanqui,M (2417) ICCF 2017}) 17... dxe4 18. Bc4 Bd5 $1 19. Nb2 (19.
Bxd5 {runs into the very annoying} Bxh6 $1 $19 {and White has to resign
instantly because of the mate on c2}) 19... exf3 20. Rhe1 fxg2 21. Kb1 Qd6 22.
Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Nd3 $2 (23. Qxd5 {was necessary} Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Bxh6 $15) 23...
Ne4 24. Rxe4 Qxe4 25. Nc5 Nxc5 26. bxc5 Bxh6 27. Qd7+ Kf8 28. Qxc8+ Kg7 29. Qc7
Qe2 {0-1 (29) Bok,B (2607)-Gordievsky,D (2622) Wijk aan Zee 2018}) (14... dxe4
{is also a challenging move, simply taking the central pawn} 15. Bg3 Qc8 $6 (
15... e5 $1 {deserves consideration}) 16. Bc4 Bd5 $6 (16... Be7 17. Rhe1 $36)
17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Nf5 $1 $16 N7f6 (18... Bxb4 19. Nxg7+ $18) 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20.
Bxd6 Qc6 21. Bc5 exf3 22. c4 $1 Ne7 23. gxf3 $18 {1-0 (32) Yoo,C (2242)-Preotu,
R (2501) Calgary 2017; and Black is in deep trouble.}) 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bg3 $1
{Nicely defending the b4-pawn.} Rc8 (16... Nxb4 $2 17. Qxb4 Bxb4 18. Bxc7 $18)
(16... O-O 17. c4 $1 $16) 17. c4 $1 {Brave and good - Black is in trouble
already.} Bxb4 (17... Bxg3 {wouldn't help much} 18. hxg3 Qxg3 19. Kb2 {White
has a strong initiative, and his pieces are much more active than their
counterparts:} N5f6 20. Rh3 Qc7 21. g4 $16 {[%csl Rf6] suddenly the knight
doesn't have a decent square to go, meanwhile the white king remains safe on
b2.}) 18. Qg5 $1 {It looks scary to play like this, but White is attacking the
queen and also taking on g7 next move.} Qa5 (18... Bd6 {wouldn't change much:}
19. Qxg7 Rf8 20. Kb1 $18 {the white pawns and pieces create a very interesting
harmony defending the king, keeping a nice pawn up and great attacking
prospects against Black.}) 19. Qxg7 Rf8 (19... Ba3+ 20. Kb1 Nc3+ 21. Kc2 $1 {
not an easy move to see from afar} (21. Nxc3 $2 Qxc3 22. Qxh8+ Nf8 {and White
has to lose a lot of material to avoid checkmate}) 21... Nxd1 22. Qxh8+ Nf8 23.
Kxd1 $18) 20. Nc2 $1 {Now White is a pawn up, and wants to take on d5 possibly.
} Bc6 21. Qa1 $3 {The move is somehwat forced - the double exclamation mark
would be for finding this move in advance, which is very impressive to me.
According to his words after the game - 'it all came down to finding two
precise moves, 20.Nc2 and 21.Qa1'.} Nc5 {One last try by the Swedish
grandmaster, that almost works, but loses the game by force.} (21... N7b6 {
would keep the game going, but after} 22. Nxb6 Qxa1+ 23. Nxa1 Nxb6 24. Nc2 $16
{White is a healthy pawn up.}) 22. Nxc5 Qxa1+ 23. Nxa1 Ba3+ 24. Kd2 Bb4+ 25.
Kd3 $1 {Forced and good!} Nc3 ({There are no ghosts to be afraid of} 25... Bxc5
{as} 26. cxd5 $18 {is a simple win for White.}) 26. Nxa6 Rd8+ 27. Kc2 Rxd1 28.
Nxb4 Rxa1 29. Kxc3 $18 {The rest is quite simple.} Kd7 30. Nc2 Rb1 31. Ne1 Ra8
32. Bd3 Rc1+ 33. Kd2 Raa1 34. Be5 Rd1+ 35. Ke2 Rac1 36. Bb2 1-0

[Event "WchT 11th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2017.06.21"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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 "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 {
One of the most famous 'draw' offers in chess. One can not blame black to be
happy with a draw in a team tournament. Let the white pieces do their job! :-)}
8. f3 $1 {and so it is!} e6 9. Be3 b5 {This is the Scheveningen-style English
Attack of the Najdorf Sicilian. Black makes a lot of pawn moves to start some
action before developing the king-side. A very modern approach, that was tried
numerous times by the one and only Garry Kasparov in the 2000's. Going deeper,
I found that the first time where black tried something similar, was in 1979
by Wachinger (?) and later I found a stronger game, played by Yuri Razuvaev,
in 1987.} (9... Be7 10. Qd2 b5 11. g4 Bb7 12. O-O-O b4 13. Nce2 d5 $2 {this is
simply wrong, but kudos to Wachinger for trying something new :-). Before this,
black always tried to develop the king-side and castle quickly, allowing a
straightforward attack by white.} 14. g5 Nfd7 15. exd5 $5 (15. Nf4 $1 {a
well-known idea nowadays, preparing to destroy the vulnerable e6 square.} dxe4
$2 16. Ndxe6 $1 fxe6 17. Nxe6 $18 {and white has a demolishing attack after
Nxg7+ and Nf5}) 15... Bxd5 16. Kb1 Ne5 17. Nf4 Nxf3 $2 18. Qf2 $1 Nxd4 19. Nxd5
exd5 20. Bxd4 O-O 21. Bd3 Nc6 22. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 23. Qh4+ Kg8 24. Bxg7 {a nice
finish. White has mate in few moves with Qh6+ and g6 if black takes. Thus
Wachinger resigned. 1-0 (22) Teufel,J (2350)-Wachinger,G Passau 1979}) 10. Qd2
Nbd7 11. g4 h6 {slowing down white's attack, this move is very important.} (
11... Nb6 $6 {was played by Kasparov, but is considered to be bad nowadays} 12.
a4 $1 Nc4 13. Bxc4 bxc4 14. g5 Nd7 15. f4 Bb7 16. f5 Nc5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Qg2
$1 g6 19. Rf1 Bg7 20. O-O-O Qd7 21. Qg4 O-O-O 22. Ndb5 $1 $16 {and black is in
big trouble: 1-0 (44) Stukopin,A (2500)-Artemiev,V (2499) Loo 2013}) 12. a3 $5
{I like this idea} (12. O-O-O {is the most common.} b4 $1 {is the critical
move. Black wants to play d5 as fast as possible, before white has time to
play h4 and g5.} (12... Ne5 {was seen in 1987, played by the notable Soviet
player Yuri Razuvaev.} 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Rhe1 b4 15. Nce2 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Nd7 $5
$13 {1/2-1/2 (31) Ostojic,P (2385)-Razuvaev,Y (2490) Berlin West 1987}) 13.
Nce2 Qc7 $1 {preparing d5 next} (13... d5 $6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nf4 $1 {white
gives away his strong bishop, in exchange for a dangerous piece activity
towards e6 and the black king. Nxe3 already loses, for example} Nxe3 $2 16.
Qxe3 $18 {and there is no good way to deal with the sacrifice on e6 (not to
mention moves like Bc4 and Qe4)}) 14. h4 d5 $13 {dozens of games have been
played here, and black has been able to control white's scary initiative.})
12... Bb7 13. O-O-O Rc8 (13... d5 $6 {now is well met by:} 14. exd5 Nxd5 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bg2 $1 $36 {followed by f4 and black doesn't have time to
stabilize the center} Nb6 17. Nf5 $1 Nc4 18. Qe2 $16 {and black is in trouble,
a simple move like f4 is very strong}) 14. Kb1 $5 {I never took this move
seriously, but Ponomariov showed it has to be investigated in future games.} (
14. h4 {I thought this was the only critical move} d5 15. Rg1 $1 dxe4 (15... e5
$2 {is already bad} 16. g5 $1 exd4 17. Bxd4 hxg5 18. hxg5 Nh5 19. Bh3 $40 {
with a devastating attack!}) 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Nd5 18. Nxe4 g6 {was a game
I played back in 2013} 19. Bf2 (19. Kb1 $5 b4 20. axb4 Bxb4 21. c3 Nxe3 22.
Qxe3 Bxe4+ 23. Qxe4 Bxc3 24. Nxe6 $1 $40 {ended in a draw after a wild game,
but white is doing well here!: 1/2-1/2 (59) Robson,R (2668)-Zherebukh,Y (2605)
Saint Louis 2017}) 19... b4 20. axb4 Nxb4 $2 (20... Bxb4 $1 $13) 21. Nxe6 $1
Bxe4 22. Nxd8 Rxc2+ 23. Qxc2 Bxc2 24. Nxf7 $1 Rh2 25. Rd2 $18 {1-0 (30)
Mekhitarian,K (2544)-Ashwin,J (2472) Varna 2013}) 14... d5 $1 15. exd5 Nxd5 16.
Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Be2 (17. Bg2 {now this is not very effective} Nb6 $1 {quickly
reaching the strong c4 outpost} 18. Nf5 Nc4 19. Qe2 Nxb2 $1 $40) 17... Bc5 18.
Rhg1 O-O {black places his king in a dangerous spot, but in the other hand,
gets ready for a queen-side assault - in these kind of positions, he has to
create something fast, otherwise white slowly gets there on the king-side.} 19.
h4 {visually black is entirely fine, but it is not that simple. the white
pawns may get there soon!} (19. g5 $5 {was possible, and similar to the game}
h5 (19... hxg5 {looks very dangerous} 20. Bxg5 $40) 20. g6 f5 $1 {And I have
no idea what is going on}) 19... Ne5 20. f4 Nc4 (20... Bxd4 $5 21. Bxd4 (21.
Qxd4 Nf3 22. Bxf3 Bxf3 {probably heading towards an equal endgame}) 21... Nf3
22. Bxf3 Bxf3 23. Rde1 Rc4 24. c3 Qxh4 $13 {white may try different moves here,
like f5, g5, Re5, with an interesting attack}) 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. g5 (22. h5 $5
{would be the ideal attacking setup, but black will do something before g5} Rb8
$1 (22... Qb6 23. Qc3 $1) 23. Qc3 Qd6 24. Ka1 (24. g5 $2 Bxa3 25. Bc1 Rxb2+ $1
{initiative is the key} 26. Bxb2 Rb8 27. Nb3 Bxb2 28. Qxc4 $1 Ba3 $17 {and
black has clearly the better chances}) 24... a5 $1 {threatening Bb4} 25. Bc1 $1
(25. g5 $2 Bb4 $1 26. axb4 axb4 27. Qd2 Qa6+ 28. Kb1 Ra8 $19) 25... Bb4 26. Qe3
c3 27. g5 Rfc8 $13 {with a crazy position!}) 22... h5 {a typical reaction to
delay white's attack} 23. g6 Qxh4 {brave!} (23... f5 $2 {fails now} 24. Qe2 $1
$18 {and black will get mated soon}) (23... Qf6 $5 24. gxf7+ Rxf7 {with a
complex position}) 24. f5 $1 Qh3 $2 (24... Qe4 $1 {was the right square} 25.
Rde1 $13 (25. gxf7+ Rxf7 26. fxe6 $2 Bxe6 $17 {and now the queen can't be
chased, as in the game (26...Bxe6 27.Rh1)})) 25. gxf7+ Rxf7 26. fxe6 Rb7 $2 (
26... Bxe6 {probably Wojtaszek dismissed this because of 27.Rh1, but there was
still play then:} 27. Rh1 Qg3 {keeping an eye on e3} 28. Rxh5 $40 (28. Rdg1 c3
$1 29. Qxc3 Bxd4 {when black is surviving})) 27. Rg5 $1 {now white is winning}
Bxd4 (27... Be4 28. Qc3 $18 {followed by Rdg1 with a tremendous attack, and
somewow black can not create anymore counterplay}) 28. Qxd4 Bxe6 29. Rdg1 Rcc7
30. R5g3 $2 {one bad move and it all goes away! How cruel is chess?} (30. Bd2
$1 {adding a new attacker to g7 was decisive - and at the same time,
safeguarding the king forever, since the black rooks become useless after the
white bishop reaches c3.} Bg4 {this will be forced sooner or later} 31. Bc3 Rf7
32. Ka2 $18 {followed by Re1 or moves like Qd5 and black won't be able to hold
it}) 30... Qf5 31. Bh6 Qf8 $1 {now black had time to bring the queen back to
defense and also has an eye on the queen-side. Suddenly the position is
complicated again} 32. Rg6 $1 c3 33. b4 {White stops the attack for now, but
this is not stable at all} Bg4 {closing the file, but allowing something on
the a2-g8 diagonal} 34. Bf4 $6 (34. Qd5+ $1 {was the only way to keep the
initiative} Kh7 35. R6xg4 hxg4 36. Bc1 {threatening Rh1} Rf7 $1 {forced} 37.
Rh1+ Kg8 38. Qe4 g6 $16 {and now both Qxg4 and Qxg6+ are appealing, white has
a good attacking potential}) 34... Rf7 35. Bc1 $2 (35. Qc4 $1 {a hard move to
find, pinning the rook and preparing Be5 (without allowing Rf1+)} a5 36. Be5 {
when the position still remains unclear}) 35... a5 $1 {after some defensive
moves, black has once again time to attack, and grabs the initiative until the
end of the game. Ponomariov starts to feel the trouble, with his unsafe king.}
36. Rd6 {cutting the f8-queen, and also threatening Rd8} Rb8 $1 37. Qd5 Kh7 $19
{black has a pawn up and a decisive attack now} 38. Ka1 axb4 39. a4 Ra7 40. Kb1
b3 $1 41. cxb3 Rxb3+ 42. Kc2 (42. Qxb3 Qxd6 $19 {and black is simply two pawns
up with a winning attack}) 42... Rb8 43. Be3 Bf5+ 44. Kxc3 Rc7+ 45. Bc5 Rbc8 {
A dramatic win for Wojtaszek, in a rollercoaster game. Poland scores a major
3-1 victory against Ukraine and now is tied for 2nd-3rd place with China,
right behind Russia, after 5 rounds!} 0-1

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rotstein, Arkadij"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1997.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 Nf6 10. a4 (10. Nb3) 10... Na5 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rad1 Re8 13. h3 g6
14. Kh2 e5 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. c3 Rac8 19. Nd2 Bd7 20.
Ra1 f5 $15 21. f4 Bf6 22. Qf2 Nc4 23. Nxc4 Qxc4 24. a5 exf4 25. gxf4 Re7 26.
Rfe1 Rce8 27. Bf3 $4 (27. Rad1 $17) 27... Bh4 $4 (27... Rxe3 $1 28. Rxe3 Qxf4+
$19) 28. Qxh4 Rxe3 29. Rxe3 Rxe3 30. Bg2 Kg7 $15 {Auf Grund seiner besseren
Bauernstruktur steht Schwarz noch immer leicht besser; sein K ist aber
potentiell gefährdet.} (30... Qc8 31. Qf6 Qf8 32. Qxf8+ Kxf8 $15) 31. Rf1 Bb5
32. Rf2 Qc7 33. Rf3 Re2 34. b4 Qc4 $6 {Sieht wie ein typischer Zeitnotzug aus}
(34... Bc4 35. Rf2 Qe7 36. Qxe7+ Rxe7 37. Rc2 Re3 $15) 35. Qg3 Qa2 $2 (35...
Qxd5 36. Re3 Qd2 $19) 36. Re3 Rd2 $2 {Bei offener Königsstellung verschenkt
Schwarz dem Gegner die siebente Reihe. Das soltte prinzipiell nicht gut sein.}
(36... Qd2 37. Rxe2 Qxe2 38. Qg5 Bc4 39. Kg1 $17) 37. Qg5 $18 Kg8 $4 (37...
Qxd5 $1 38. Kh1 (38. Re7+ Kg8 $8 39. Kh1 Qxg2+ 40. Qxg2 Bc6 41. Qxc6 bxc6 42.
Rc7 c5 43. bxc5 dxc5 44. Rxc5 $11) 38... Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Rd2 $11) 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39.
Re7+ (39. Re7+ Kh6 40. Qf8+ Kh5 41. Rxh7#) 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Milu, Romeo Sorin"]
[Black "Vajda, Levente"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Milu,R"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[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 {Petursson} c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7.
Qd2 Be7 8. f3 O-O 9. g4 b5 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Kb1 Nfd7 12. h4 Ne5 13. Qg2 $6 (
13. Bd3 $142) 13... Nbc6 14. g5 (14. Nxc6 $142) 14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qc7 16. h5
$6 (16. Bd3) 16... b4 17. Na4 Rac8 $5 (17... Bc6 18. Nb6 Rab8 19. f4 $13) 18.
Bd3 (18. Nb6 Nxf3 $1 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 $44) 18... Nxd3 19. cxd3 e5 20. Be3 d5 21.
Rc1 Qa5 22. b3 Qb5 23. Rcd1 $5 Rc6 24. Qh2 f6 25. g6 h6 26. Qd2 Rfc8 27. Rc1
Bf8 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. Rc1 d4 30. Bf2 Rc3 $1 $15 31. Nxc3 bxc3 32. Qe2 {(+)} Ba3
33. Rd1 Qc5 34. Qc2 Qb4 35. Bg3 Bc8 36. f4 exf4 37. Bxf4 Qb5 38. Rh1 Be6 39.
Bc1 Bd6 40. Ka1 a5 41. Qd1 Qc6 42. Qc2 Qc5 43. Rh4 Qb5 44. Qd1 Qc6 45. Qc2 Qc5
46. Kb1 Be7 47. Rh1 Bg4 48. Qg2 $1 Be6 49. Qc2 Qb5 50. Ka1 Bg4 51. Qg2 $1 Bc8
52. Qc2 Ba6 53. Rh3 Bd6 $2 54. Qd1 $2 $11 (54. b4 $3 $16 a4 (54... axb4 55.
Qb3+ Kh8 56. Qf7) (54... Qxb4 55. a3) 55. a3 {/\Qa2}) 54... Bc8 55. Rh4 Qc6 56.
Kb1 Be6 57. Qc2 Bb4 58. Qh2 Bf8 59. Qc2 Bd6 60. Qd1 $4 (60. Ka1 $11 Bg3 61. Rh1
f5 $6 62. Rf1 $1 fxe4 63. Ba3 Bd6 64. Bxd6 Qxd6 65. dxe4 $16) 60... a4 $1 $19
61. bxa4 (61. b4 {Petursson} Bxb4 $17) 61... Bxa2+ ({[%tqu "En","How do you
force White to resign?","Use his white square weakness!","Sacrifice your
bishop!","e6a2","",20]} 61... Bxa2+ $1 {Petursson WHITE RESIGNED because of}
62. Kxa2 c2 63. Qg4 Qxa4+ 64. Kb2 Ba3+ 65. Ka2 Bxc1#) 0-1

[Event "Karlsbad Czech Coal"]
[Site "Karlovy Vary"]
[Date "2007.09.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Movsesian,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.09.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 d5 10. g5 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nh5 12. Rg1 $5 {This is not a very usual
continuation here, but I wanted to surprise my experienced opponent.} ({
White's latest efforts are connected with} 12. O-O-O Bxg5 13. Kb1 $5 ({White
got nothing after} 13. exd5 exd5 14. Rg1 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Nf6 16. Qg5 g6 $11 {
Inarkiev-Kharlov, Russia (tch) 2004}) 13... Kh8 (13... Bf6 $2 14. e5 Bg5 15. f4
Bh6 16. Be2 Qh4 17. Bf2 Qh3 18. Rdg1 f5 19. Bg3 Bd7 20. Nd1 $18 {Fressinet-A.
Sokolov, Bundesliga 06/07}) 14. Rg1 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qf6 16. exd5 Nf4 $13 {
Tkachiev-Bauer, Aix-les-Bains 2007}) 12... b6 $6 (12... dxe4 13. Qxe4 g6 $1 (
13... Bd7 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Bb5 $14) 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. h4 (16. Bb5
Bc6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Ne2 Rfd8 19. Bd4 Rd5 20. h4 Rad8 $13 {Movsesian-Jansa,
Czech (tch) 02/03}) 16... Bc6 17. Qg4 Rfd8 18. Be4 a6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qe4 Qc7
$11 {Wang Hao-Timofeev, Taiyuan 2006}) 13. O-O-O Bc5 14. Qd2 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Bb7
16. exd5 exd5 17. f4 Qc7 18. Rd4 g6 19. Bg2 Ng7 20. Rxd5 $1 {The best piece to
take on d5.} (20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Rfe8 $44) 20... Rae8 21. Re5 Nf5 22. Qe1
Rxe5 23. fxe5 Bxg2 24. Rxg2 Re8 25. Re2 Kg7 26. a3 $5 {White is not hurrying
to force things, I wanted to improve my king's position first.} Qc5 27. Re4 Re6
28. Kb1 a6 29. h4 b5 30. Na2 {Heading to d3.} Nd4 $4 31. Qf2 Nb3 32. Re3 $1 (
32. Re3 Nd4 (32... Na5 33. b4) 33. Rd3 Nb3 34. Qf6+ $1) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.12.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[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. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. g4
h6 9. h4 g6 10. g5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Be7 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. O-O-O Qb6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6
15. Rhe1 Ng8 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Qf4 Rd8 18. Qf6 Rh5 19. Rd2 Kf8 20. Bf3 Ng8 21.
Qf4 Rh6 22. h5 Qc5 23. Rg1 Ke7 24. Rg5 e5 25. Qg3 Nf6 26. hxg6 Rxg6 27. Rxg6
fxg6 28. Qxg6 Rg8 29. Qh6 Rg1+ 30. Bd1 Rg2 31. Qh4 b5 32. Bf3 Rg1+ 33. Rd1
Rxd1+ 34. Nxd1 Qc4 35. Ne3 Qxa2 36. Nf5+ Ke6 37. Qh3 Qa1+ 38. Kd2 Nxe4+ $2 {
After this White gets a winning attack with the (in)famous queen and knight
duo. Danach erhält Weiß gewinnbringenden Angriff mit dem berühmt berüchtigten
Dame/Springer Duo.} (38... Bxe4 $3 39. Nd4+ Kd5 40. Qe6+ Kxd4 41. Qxf6 Bxf3 42.
Qxd6+ Bd5 43. c3+ Ke4 44. Qg6+ Kf4 45. Qf6+ Kg4 46. Qg6+ Kf4 $11) 39. Bxe4 Bxe4
40. Ne3+ $1 $18 Kf7 41. Qd7+ Kf8 42. Qxd6+ Kf7 43. Ng4 Qg1 (43... Qxb2 44.
Nxe5+ Kg8 45. Qd8+ Kg7 46. Qe7+ Kg8 47. Qe6+ Kg7 48. Qf7+ Kh8 49. Qf6+ Kg8 50.
Qg5+ Kf8 (50... Kh8 51. Qh4+ Kg7 (51... Bh7 52. Qf6+ Kg8 53. Qf7+ Kh8 54. Qf8+)
52. Qxe4 $18) 51. Qf4+ $18) 44. Qf6+ Kg8 45. Qg5+ Kf8 46. Qh6+ $6 (46. Qf6+ $5
Kg8 47. Nh6+ Kh7 48. Nf7 $18) 46... Kf7 47. Nxe5+ Kg8 48. Qe6+ Kg7 49. Qf7+ Kh8
50. Qf4 Qg2 51. b4 Bd5 52. Ke3 Kg7 53. Qg4+ Qxg4 54. Nxg4 Be6 55. Kf4 Kg6 56.
Ne3 Kf6 57. Ke4 Bf7 58. Kd4 Ke6 59. Kc5 Ke5 60. Kb6 Be8 61. Kxa6 Ke4 62. Kb6
Kd4 63. Ka5 Bd7 64. Kb6 Be8 65. Nf5+ Ke5 66. Ne7 Kd4 67. f4 Kc4 68. Nc6 Kd5 69.
Ne5 Kd4 (69... Ke4 70. Kc5 Kxf4 71. Nc6 Bg6 72. Nd4 $18) 70. c3+ Kd5 (70...
Kxc3 71. Kc5 Kd2 72. f5 Ke3 73. f6 $18) 71. Nf3 Ke4 72. Nd4 Kxf4 73. Nxb5 Ke3
74. Nd6 Ba4 75. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Rostock GM"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "2002.08.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Nemet, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2331"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. f3 e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2
b5 (8... Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nd7 (11... b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4
Rb8 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. h5 Ne5 16. f4 b4 17. Nd5 exd5 18. fxe5 Qa5 $13 {1-0 Magem
Badals,J-Ricardi,P/Buenos Aires 1996/CBM 53 (25)}) 12. h4 Ne5 13. Be2 b5 14.
Kb1 Bb7 15. g5 Rc8 16. h5 Nc6 17. Qd2 Qa5 18. Bd3 b4 19. Ne2 Ne5 20. Nd4 d5 $13
{1-0 Magem Badals,J-Kalesis,N/Berga op 1995/EXT 95op/[Marin] (68). (67)}) 9. g4
b4 $6 (9... Bb7 10. h4 Nfd7 11. g5 Nb6 12. O-O-O N8d7 13. Bh3 (13. h5 $5) 13...
Nc4 14. Qe2 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Nc5 $2 (15... b4 $142 16. Nce2 Qa5) 16. e5 $6 (16. b4
$1 {e.g. z.B.} Nd7 (16... Na4 17. Nxa4 bxa4 18. Bxe6 O-O 19. Qc3 $40) 17. Bxe6
fxe6 18. Nxe6 Qb8 19. Nxg7+ Kf7 20. Nf5 $40) 16... d5 17. Nce2 Rc8 18. Nf4 Qc7
$13 {1-0 Kaza,P-Adontaki,E/GRE 2001/CBM 85 ext (32). (31)}) (9... Nfd7 10.
O-O-O b4 (10... Bb7 11. h4 Nc5 12. g5 Nbd7 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. h5 b4
16. Nce2 d5 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. cxb3 dxe4 19. fxe4 O-O $2 (19... Nd7 $142) 20. g6
Bf6 (20... h6 21. Bxh6 $40) 21. Qxb4 {1-0 Sakelsek,T-Ciglic,B/Dobrna SLO 2002/
The Week in Chess 405 (21)}) 11. Nce2 Qa5 12. a3 d5 $13 {1-0 Najer,E-Kouvatsou,
M/ECC, Panormo GRE 2001 (29)}) (9... h6 $6 10. Rg1 (10. O-O-O Nbd7 $2 11. Nc6
Qc7 12. Nxe7 Kxe7 13. h4 $16 {1-0 Pena Gomez,M-Devesa Raris,V/Santiago de
Compostela 2002/CBM 86 ext (16)}) 10... Bd7 $6 11. h4 Nc6 12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5
Nh5 14. O-O-O Ne5 15. f4 $36 {1-0 Cheikh Mhamed,K-Amer,M/Doha QAT 2002/The
Week in Chess 385 (31)}) 10. Nce2 e5 $6 (10... d5 $5) 11. Nf5 $1 $14 Bxf5 12.
exf5 d5 13. g5 Nh5 14. Rg1 Nc6 15. Bh3 (15. f4 $5) 15... d4 16. Bf2 h6 $6 17.
f6 $1 $36 {[%mdl 32] Eine typische Strategie: Weiß versucht, mehr weißfeldrige
Schwächen mit f6 nebst g6 zu erzeugen, damit sein Läufer h3, der keinen
Gegenpart hat, möglichst mächtig wird.} Bf8 (17... gxf6 18. g6 Bf8 19. Bf5 Ng7
20. Be4 Rc8 21. Qd3 $36) 18. fxg7 Nxg7 (18... Bxg7 19. g6 Qf6 20. Qd3 $36) 19.
gxh6 (19. g6 $5 {kam auch in Betracht, um die h-Linie geschlossen zu halten, z.
B.} fxg6 (19... f5 20. f4 Bc5 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Bg2 Rc8 23. Nxd4 $36) 20. Rxg6
Ne7 21. Rg1 Nef5 22. f4 $36) 19... Nh5 20. Qd3 Bxh6 $2 (20... Rxh6 $142 $14)
21. Qe4 Qd6 22. Nxd4 $1 {[%mdl 64] Eine schöne Kombination, die Elisabeth
Pähtz klar in Vorteil bringt. Leider zieht sie am Ende ein Dauerschach
weiteren Verwicklungen vor (war ihre Zeit zu knapp geworden?).} Nxd4 (22...
Bd2+ 23. Kf1 $5 (23. Kxd2 $6 Rd8 24. Rae1 Nf6 25. Qf5 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Rh5 27.
Rxe5+ Qxe5 28. Qxe5+ Rxe5 29. c3 $13) 23... Nf6 24. Qxc6+ Qxc6 25. Nxc6 Rxh3
26. Nxe5 $16) 23. Qxa8+ Ke7 24. Qa7+ (24. Qxh8 $2 Nxf3+ 25. Ke2 (25. Kf1 Nd2+
26. Ke1 $11 (26. Kg2 $4 Qd5#) (26. Ke2 $2 Nf4+ 27. Ke1 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Nxh2+ 29.
Ke1 Ng2+ 30. Bxg2 Qd2#)) 25... Nf4+ 26. Kxf3 e4+ 27. Kxe4 (27. Kg3 Ng6+ 28. Kg2
Nxh8 29. Rad1 $13) (27. Ke3 Nxh3+ 28. Kxe4 f5+ 29. Kf3 Qf4+ 30. Kg2 Qg4+ 31.
Kf1 Qc4+ 32. Ke1 Qe4+ $11) (27. Kg4 $4 Qe6+ 28. Kg3 Qxh3#) 27... Qd5+ 28. Ke3
Ng2+ 29. Ke2 Qc4+ 30. Kf3 Qd5+ $11) 24... Kf8 25. Qa8+ (25. Kf1 Nf6 26. Rd1 Be3
27. Bxe3 Rxh3 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Rxd4 Rxf3+ 30. Ke2 $18) 25... Ke7 26. Qa7+ Kf8
27. Qa8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Olszewski, Michal"]
[Black "Thorfinnsson, Bragi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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 e6 7. f3 Qc7 8. Qd2
Be7 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Rd8 12. a5 d5 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bb6 Bc5+ 15.
Bxc5 Qxc5+ 16. Kh1 Bd7 17. exd5 Bc6 18. Ne4 Qxd5 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qxd5 Rxd5
21. Rfd1 Rad8 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Bd3 f5 24. Kg1 Bb5 25. Bxb5 axb5 26. c3 Rd2 27.
b4 Rc2 28. a6 bxa6 29. Rxa6 Rxc3 30. Rb6 Rc2 31. Rxb5 Rb2 32. f4 Kg7 33. Rb7
Kg6 34. Kf1 h6 35. Rb6 Kh5 36. Rb7 Kg4 37. Rxf7 Kxf4 38. Rf6 e5 39. Rxh6 e4 40.
Rh5 Rb1+ 41. Ke2 Rb2+ 42. Kf1 Ke3 43. g3 Rf2+ $2 {Hier steht der Turm
letztlich nicht gut, zumal der Bauer f5 ohnehin direkt geopfert werden konnte:}
(43... Kd3 $1 44. Rxf5 Rb1+ 45. Kg2 e3 $19) 44. Kg1 Ke2 (44... Kd2 45. Kxf2 e3+
46. Kg2 e2 47. Rxf5 e1=Q 48. Rf4 $11) 45. b5 e3 46. b6 Kd3 (46... Kd2 $5 47.
Rh4 {Der Turm geht für die Festung in Position.} (47. Rh7 $2 e2 48. Kxf2 e1=Q+
49. Kg2 Qe2+ 50. Kh3 Ke1 51. Ra7 f4 52. gxf4 Qf3+ 53. Kh4 Qxf4+ 54. Kh3 Qe3+
$19) 47... f4 48. b7 e2 49. Kxf2 e1=Q+ 50. Kg2 Qe4+ 51. Kh3 Qxb7 52. Rxf4 $11)
47. b7 Rb2 (47... e2 48. Kxf2 Kd2 49. b8=Q e1=Q+ 50. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) 48. Rxf5
Rxb7 49. Re5 $2 {Zu schematisch gespielt. Hier gehörte der Turm nicht hinter
den Freibauern:} (49. Rd5+ Ke4 50. Rd1 Kf3 51. Rf1+ Ke2 52. Ra1 $11) 49... Rb1+
50. Kg2 e2 51. Kf3 e1=Q 52. Rxe1 Rxe1 53. Kf4 Kd4 54. h4 Kd5 55. Kf5 Rf1+ 56.
Kg6 Rg1 57. h5 Rxg3+ 58. Kf6 Rh3 59. Kg6 Ke6 60. h6 Rg3+ 0-1

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2002.12.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Werle, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3
Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. g4 Qc7 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O $5 $146 {eine sehr mutige
Entscheidung, die vielleicht noch zu vertreten ist. Allerdings muss Schwarz im
Folgenden genau agieren, um nicht vom weißen Sturm hinweggefegt zu werden.} (
11... e5 12. Qd2 Be6 13. g5 Nd7 14. Nd5 (14. h4 b5 15. Bh3 Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6
17. h5 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 $14 {1-0 Melao,H-Atanes Netto,S/Sao Paulo 1997/
EXT 99 (34)}) (14. Qf2 b5 15. h4 Rc8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Nc5 18. Bh3 Ne6 19.
h5 Qa5 20. Kb1 Rc6 21. g6 $36 {1-0 Rada Equiza,M-Caraballo Campos,F/Vila Real
2001/EXT 2003 (31)}) 14... Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Rc8 16. Qd2 Qc6 17. h4 Nb6 18. Rg1 Nc4
19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Kb1 b5 21. h5 $36 {1-0 Paredes Sanchez,J-Garcia Prados,D/
Madrid 2001/CBM 84 ext (30). (29)}) (11... b5 12. g5 Nh5 13. f4 Bb7 14. f5 e5
15. Qd2 Rc8 16. Bd3 f6 17. h4 $36 {1-0 Naiditsch,A-Stoffel,M/Bad Wiessee 1999/
EXT 2001 (32)}) 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Ne5 14. f4 Nc6 15. Qd2 b5 16. h5 Rd8 $2 {
ist eindeutig zu langsam.} (16... b4 $142 17. Ne2 Bb7 18. Ng3 Rac8) 17. g6 {
Weiß will um jeden Preis schnell Linien am Königsflügel öffnen.} Bf6 18. Bd3
Rb8 (18... fxg6 {Ftacnik} 19. hxg6 h6 20. Ne2 Bb7 $14) 19. e5 $1 {[%mdl 128]
Ftacnik: 'Smeets very actively tries to prove, that black's bishop on f6 is
not sitting on a viable square.' ein typischer Feldfeger, um den Springer c3
schnell in den Angriff führen zu können. Dieses Motiv kommt im Sizilianer
häufiger vor.} dxe5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. gxf7+ Kh8 (21... Kxf7 22. Ng5+ $40) 22. Qg2
(22. h6 $5 g6 23. Rhf1 exf4 24. Bxf4 e5 25. Qc3 Bb7 26. Be3 $40) 22... Bb7 (
22... exf4 $5 23. Rdg1 $1 (23. Rhg1 Qe5 (23... Bf8 $2 24. Bc5 Qe5 25. Bd6 $40)
24. Bd2 Nb4 (24... b4 $2 25. Rdf1 $18) 25. Kb1 Nd5 26. Rdf1 Bb7) 23... Qe5 24.
Bd2 Nb4 (24... Bf8 25. Bc3 Nd4 26. Qg6 Qf5 27. Nd6 $18) 25. Bxb4 Bxb4 26. Nf6
$3 Qxf6 27. Qg6 $3 $18) 23. Qg6 $3 {Ftacnik: 'Beautiful move, that shows the
heart of a true attacker. White makes no secrets about his wish to mate
opponent's king.'} Nb4 (23... hxg6 $2 24. hxg6+ Bh4 25. Rxh4#) (23... Rxd3 24.
Rdg1 Rd1+ 25. Kxd1 Qd8+ 26. Kc1 Qf8 27. Bc5 $18) 24. Rdg1 $1 Bf8 (24... Nxd3+
25. Kb1 Rg8 26. cxd3 $18) {[%tqu "De","Weiß zieht und gewinnt","","","e4f6","",
6,"e4g5","",6]} 25. Nf6 $1 (25. Ng5 $18 {geht auch.}) 25... Nxd3+ 26. Kb1 hxg6
27. hxg6+ Bxh1 28. Rxh1# 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Atlas,V} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3
b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3
Nxa4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 {Bis jetzt folgten beide
Spieler die Begegnung Topalov-Kasparov, Linares 1999, aber Bologan hatte eine
Verbesserung in petto.} 19. Rh3 $5 (19. a5 Nc4 20. Qc3 Qe7 $1 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22.
Bd2 Bxh1 23. Rxh1 $15 {Topalov-Kasparov, Linares 1999} (23. Rxh1 {Atlas,V} Qb7
24. Rd1 Be7 25. Qf3 O-O-O 26. Qc6+ Qxc6 27. Nxc6 Rd7 {0-1 Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/
Linares ESP 1999 (61)})) 19... Nxa4 20. Bf2 {Atlas,V: 'Opening a third rank
for the rook and intending to set the dark-squared diagonal on the diagonal
e1-a5, protecting the b4-pawn and the crucial c3-square.'} Rc8 21. Be1 {
[%csl Yc3]} (21. b5 {in Verbindung mit einem Qualitätsopfer, nahm ich auch in
Betracht:} Nc3 22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23. Rxc3 Rxc3 24. bxa6 Ba8 {erschien mir haltbar
für Schwarz.}) ({Certainly, not} 21. Ra3 $4 {Atlas,V} Nc3 $19) 21... Nb6 $6 (
21... Be7 {war wahrscheinlich präziser, mit möglicher Zugumstellung nach} 22.
Ra3 (22. b5 Nc5 $1) 22... Nb6) 22. Ra3 $6 (22. f5 $5 {kam sehr in Betracht, da
der Turm auf h3 nun angriffsfähig ist.}) 22... Be7 ({Nach der Partie erfuhr
ich von Viktor Bologan, dass er vor kurzem dieselbe Stellung auf dem Brett
gehabt hatte. Sein Gegner Novikov gab} 22... Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 (23... Qxc4 {
Atlas,V} 24. f5 (24. Rc3 $4 Bxb4 25. Rxc4 Bxd2+ $19)) 24. c3 {[%csl Gd4] den
Vorzug, doch Weiss führte in der Folge sein positionelles Uebergewicht zum
Sieg.} (24. f5 {, with a strong attack.})) 23. Kb1 (23. Bxa6 $2 Bxa6 24. Rxa6
Qb7 {[%csl Gc4] wäre etwas selbstmörderisch. Atlas,V: 'Ч§b4, ><c4, with
dangerous attack on the queenside.'}) ({Auf das aggressive} 23. f5 {gibt es
folgende Möglichkeiten:} exf5 $5 (23... Qxe5 24. fxe6 Nc4 25. Bxc4 Rxc4 26.
exf7+ Kd7 (26... Kxf7 27. Bg3) 27. Qf2 {mit bedrohlichem Angriff.}) (23... O-O
24. fxe6 (24. f6 gxf6 25. Qxh6 fxe5 26. Bd3 e4 27. Nxe6 fxe6 $11) 24... Qxe5
25. Bg3 Qe4 26. Re1 Qxg4 27. Be2 Qg6 {mit ungewisser Lage.}) 24. gxf5 (24. e6
O-O) 24... Qxe5 25. Re3 Qf6 $15) 23... O-O (23... Nc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 {Atlas,V:
', with the idea 25...Qb6, Black has good counterplay.'} 25. c3) 24. g5 {
[%csl Re6][%cal Rg4g5,Rg5g6]} ({Nach der Partie kritisierte Viktor seinen Zug
und bestand darauf, dass er nach} 24. c3 {besser gestanden wäre. Aber erstens
bin ich nicht volll überzeugt, dass der Nachziehende nach} Nc4 25. Bxc4 dxc4 {
schlechter steht, und wahrscheinlich lässt sich das schwarze Spiel mit 24...
Ra8 oder 24...Qd7 verstärken.}) (24. f5 $6 {Atlas,V} exf5 $1 25. gxf5 (25. Nxf5
Bxb4) 25... Qxe5 26. Bg3 Qf6) 24... h5 $8 25. g6 {Dieser Vorstoss ist typisch,
um den Bauern e6 unterzuminieren. '!' Atlas,V. Atlas,V: 'Otherwise after 25...
g6 Black has excellent attacking prospects.'} Nc4 (25... fxg6 {Atlas,V is
strongly met by} 26. Rg3 {><e6, ><g6} (26. Nxe6 {leads to unclear
complications after} Qc6 27. Nd4 (27. Nxf8 Bxb4 $1 $36) 27... Nc4 $1 28. Nxc6 (
28. Bxc4 Qxc4 $132) 28... Nxd2+ 29. Bxd2 Rxc6 $13)) 26. Bxc4 dxc4 {[%csl Ge4]
[%cal Gb7h1,Gf8f4] Im Gegensatz zu den vorigen Fällen, wo diese Struktur
vorhanden war, ist nun der Königsflügel geöffnet, was dem schwarzen Läuferpaar
gut tut.} (26... Qxc4 {Atlas,V deserved serious attention.} {If} 27. Rb3 {then}
Bc6 {, with counterplay}) 27. gxf7+ (27. Qe2 Qb6 28. Qxh5 fxg6 29. Qxg6 Bxb4
30. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 31. Ka2 c3 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33. Rb1 Qxd4 34. Rxb7 Qxf4 {verspricht
Schwarz gutes Spiel.}) 27... Rxf7 ({After} 27... Kxf7 {Atlas,V} 28. f5 {
White seizes initiative.}) 28. Nxe6 Qb6 29. Nd4 $2 ({Uebersieht den folgenden
Zug.} 29. Ng5 {hätte den Ausgang der Lage unklar gehalten:} Rd8 (29... Rff8 30.
Qd4 $16) (29... c3 30. Qd4 Qxb4+ 31. Qxb4 Bxb4 32. Nxf7 Bxa3 33. Nd6 Rb8 34.
Ka2 $14) 30. Qe2 Bxg5 $1 (30... Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Bxg5 (31... Bxb4 32. Bxb4 Qxb4+
33. Ka2 c3 (33... Rxf4 34. Qd7 $1 $18) 34. Rb3 Qa5+ 35. Kb1 $16) 32. hxg5 Rxf4
33. Qxh5 $40) 31. hxg5 (31. fxg5 Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1 Rf1) 31... Rxf4 32. Rxd8+ (32.
Qxh5 Rxd1+ 33. Qxd1 Rf1) 32... Qxd8 33. Qxh5 Bf3 34. Qh2 {Weiss besitzt einen
Mehrbauern aber die schwarzen Figuren sind aktiv genug. Dazu erhöht sich die
Remistendenz angesichts der ungleichfarbigen Läufern.}) 29... a5 $1 {[%csl Rb4]
[%cal Gc4c3]} 30. Rxa5 (30. c3 axb4 31. cxb4 Be4+ (31... Rxf4 $2 32. Qxf4 Bxb4
33. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 34. Ka2 c3 35. Qc1 $18) (31... c3 32. Rxc3 Qxb4+ 33. Rb3 Qxd2
34. Bxd2 Be4+ 35. Kb2 Bxh4 $13) 32. Kb2 Bd3 {sieht für Schwarz gut aus.}) 30...
c3 31. Qe2 Qxb4+ ({Certainly, not} 31... Bxb4 $2 {Atlas,V} 32. Rb5 $18) 32. Nb3
Be4 $5 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ge4b1]} ({Verstärkt den Druck auf den weissen König,
aber die Alternativen} 32... Qxf4 33. e6 Rf5 34. Rxf5 Qxf5) ({und} 32... Rxf4
33. Rd7 Re4 {waren nicht von schlechten Eltern.}) (32... Rxf4 $5 {Atlas,V
deserved serious attention.}) 33. Rb5 $2 (33. Kc1 Rb8 $36) 33... Qa3 (33... Bf3
{war meine erste Absicht, und wäre angesichts des Zeitmangels vorzuziehen
gewesen.} 34. Rxb4 (34. Qxf3 Qxb5 35. Bxc3 Qc4 $19) 34... Bxe2 35. Rdd4 Bxb4
36. Rxb4 Rc4 $17) 34. Bxc3 Rxf4 $138 (34... Rxc3 $2 {Atlas,V} 35. Qxe4 $18) 35.
Rd4 {Mein Gegner bot mir hier Remis an, und mir verblieb nur etwas Zeit, um
mich in die Möglichkeit 35...Bxc2 zu vertiefen. Da ich nichts Besonderes fand,
entchied ich das Angebot anzunehmen. Leider erwies sich nach der Partie
schnell, dass 35...Qa8 und 35...Qa6! klaren bzw. entscheidenden Vorteil
versprochen hätten.} (35. Rd4 Qa6 $1 {[%csl Rc3,Rd4,Re2][%cal Ra6e2,Rc8c2,
Ge4b1]} (35... Bxc2+ $2 36. Qxc2 Rf1+ (36... Rxd4 37. Nxd4 Qxc3 {'=' Atlas,V.}
(37... Rxc3 38. Rb8+ Bf8 39. Qa2+ Qxa2+ 40. Kxa2 $14) 38. Qxc3 Rxc3 39. Nf5 Rc7
$11) 37. Rd1 Rxd1+ (37... Rxc3 $2 38. Rb8+ $18) 38. Qxd1 Rxc3 39. Qd5+ $1 {
[%csl Rg8]} Kh7 40. Qf7 Re3 41. Qxh5+ Kg8 42. Qe8+ Bf8 43. Qe6+ Kh7 44. Qc4 $13
) (35... Qa8 36. Ra5 Qc6 37. Raa4 Bf3 38. Qf2 Rxd4 39. Rxd4 Qxc3 40. Rd3 Qxc2+
(40... Qxe5 41. Qxf3 Bxh4 $17) 41. Qxc2 Rxc2 42. Kxc2 (42. Rxf3 Re2 $17) 42...
Be4 $17) 36. Rd2 (36. Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Qxe4 Qxb5 $19) (36. Kb2 Ba3+ 37. Kb1 Rxh4
$19 (37... Bf8 $5)) 36... Qa4 $19 {Weiss ist ganz paralysiert.}) (35. Qe3 $2 {
Atlas,V} Qa4 $1 36. Qxf4 (36. Rb6 Rf3 $19) 36... Bxc2+ $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade RAD 30"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1977.01.25"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 e6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 {Cet ordre de coups évite
l'attaque Keres} (5... Nf6 6. g4 $1) 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O Nc6 9. a4 Be7
10. h3 Qc7 (10... O-O 11. Nb3 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. a5 Bc6 15. Re1
Rae8 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Bd4 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qd4 Re7 20. Qb4 Rd7 21. Rad1
Rfd8 22. Rd4 h6 23. Red1 d5 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 {Ljubojevic,L (2580)
-Ivanchuk,V (2695) Buenos Aires 1994 1-0 (39)}) 11. Nde2 {[%cal Gg3g4,Ge2g3]
Le thème de cette variante g3} O-O 12. g4 Bc8 $1 {[%cal Gf6d7,Gb7b6,Gc8b7]
Libère une case de repli pour le Nf6 et après la poussée g4, le Bb7 doit
donner du contre-jeu} (12... Rab8 {[%cal Gb7b5]}) 13. Ng3 d5 $5 (13... b6 14.
g5 Nd7 15. Be3 Bb7) 14. exd5 Rd8 $132 {[%cal Gd8d1]} 15. Bg5 Nb4 $1 {[%csl Gb4]
[%cal Gb4c2,Gb4d5]} 16. Qf3 $6 Nbxd5 (16... Nfxd5) 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. Nf5 $1
exf5 19. Bxf6 Rc5 $13 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Rfe1 {[%csl Rg8]} Qf8 22. gxf5 $6 (22.
c3 fxg4 23. hxg4 Rg5 {[%cal Gh7h5,Gf7f5]} (23... Be6 $5 24. Qxb7 Rb8 25. Qxa6
Rxb2 $36 {[%csl Gb2]})) 22... Rxf5 23. Qg3 Rf6 24. Ra3 Bf5 25. Qc7 (25. Rc3)
25... Rc8 $1 26. Qxb7 Rxc2 $36 27. Rae3 Bc8 28. Qa8 Be6 29. Qxf8+ Kxf8 $15 {
La structure Blanche est trés affaiblie} 30. R3e2 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 Rf4 (31... Ke7
) 32. a5 Ra4 33. Re5 Rb4 $6 (33... Bd7 $1 {[%cal Gd7b5]} 34. Bf1 Ra1 35. Kg2
Bxh3+) 34. Bf1 Rxb2 35. Bxa6 Bxh3 36. Re3 Be6 37. Ra3 Ke7 38. Bd3 Ra2 39. Rxa2
Bxa2 40. a6 Bd5 41. a7 {Les Blancs proposent nulle et curieusement les Noirs
l'acceptent alors qu'ils pouvaient choisir d'ajourner cette finale favorable}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Avoine op 22nd"]
[Site "Avoine"]
[Date "2007.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Berthelot, Yannick"]
[Black "Doncea, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 Nb6 11. Bd3 Nfd7 12. Kb1 b4 ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. Bg5
Qc7 14. Rhe1 Ne5 15. f4 Nec4 16. Qc1 h6 17. Nd5 Qc5 18. Nb3 Qf2 19. Rf1 Qg2 20.
Nxb6 Nxb6 21. Qe3 Nc4 22. Qa7 Bxe4 23. Qxa6 Rb8 24. Rg1 hxg5 25. Rxg2 Bxg2 26.
Bxc4 bxc4 27. Qa4+ {Polgar,J (2718)-Anand,V (2774)/Mainz 2003/CBM 097/1-0}) 13.
Nce2 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. g5 $146 ({RR} 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Ka1 a5 17. Bb5 Be7 18.
Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Bxd7 Kxd7 20. Rhe1 Rhd8 21. Qg5 g6 22. Nf4 Ke8 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24.
Qf6 Ra7 25. Re2 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Rxd4 27. Red2 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Rd7 29. Rxd7 Kxd7 {
Arsenault,N (2146)-Carrier,C (1971)/Montreal 2006/EXT 2008/1/2-1/2 (38)}) 15...
Ne5 $132 16. h4 Qb6 17. Bg1 Bc5 18. Rh3 $2 (18. h5 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 $11) 18...
Nxd3 19. Qxd3 (19. cxd3) 19... e5 $40 20. Nf5 Bxg1 21. Rh1 Rd8 22. Nxg7+ Kf8
23. Qf5 Qd6 24. Rhxg1 Kxg7 25. Ng3 Qe6 26. Nh5+ Kf8 27. Qxe6 fxe6 28. Rde1 Kf7
29. Rxe5 Rd6 30. Ng3 Ne7 31. Ne4 Rd5 32. Rxd5 Bxd5 33. h5 Rd8 34. b3 Bxe4 35.
fxe4 Rd4 0-1

[Event "British CF-67 Championship playoff"]
[Site "London (RAC Club)"]
[Date "1981.02.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Hartston, William R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1981.02.13"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. a4 Be7 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rfd1 b6 14. Bf4 Rfd8
15. Rd2 Qb7 16. Rad1 Ne8 17. h4 Bf8 18. Qd3 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ne2 e5 21. Bg5
Be7 22. Nc3 Bxg5 23. hxg5 b4 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 g6 26. Re2 Ng7 27. Bh3 Ra5
28. Re4 Rb8 29. Rc4 Rb5 30. Rc6 Qe7 31. Ra1 Qxg5 32. Rxd6 Ne8 33. Rc6 e4 34.
Qxe4 Qxd5 35. Qxd5 Rxd5 36. Ra7 Rd1+ 37. Bf1 b3 38. Kg2 bxc2 39. Rxc2 Rb1 40.
Rd2 R1xb2 41. Rdd7 R8b6 42. Bc4 Nd6 43. Bxf7+ Nxf7 44. Rxf7 h6 45. Rg7+ Kf8 46.
Rgc7 (46. Raf7+ $1 Ke8 47. Rh7 {Ra7+-}) 46... Re2 47. Kf1 Rbe6 48. Rh7 Re7 49.
Raxe7 Rxe7 50. Rxh6 Kg7 51. Rh4 Ra7 52. Rd4 Ra2 53. Kg2 Kf6 54. Rf4+ Kg7 55.
Kf3 g5 56. Rd4 Kf6 57. Rd6+ Ke5 58. Rb6 Ra4 59. g4 Ra3+ 60. Kg2 Kf4 61. Rb4+
Ke5 62. f3 Kf6 63. Rb6+ Kf7 64. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Syre Memorial op 29th"]
[Site "Issy les Moulineaux"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Draoui, Najib"]
[Black "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2369"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2006.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 (11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 b4 13. Na4 d5 14. exd5
Nxd5 15. f4 Qd7 {[%cal Gd7a4]} (15... Nxg4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bd4 Bd6 (17...
Ngf6 18. Bg6+ Kd7 19. Nb6+ Kc7 20. Rxe6 $40) 18. Qe2 Nxf4 19. Qxg4) 16. b3)
11... b4 12. Na4 {La variante critique sur l'attaque anglaise depuis plusieurs
années} Qa5 $1 13. b3 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gd2a5]} Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 (14... Rc8 15. Qxb4
(15. axb4 Nxb3+ 16. Nxb3 Qxa4 17. Kb2 d5 18. c3 dxe4 19. Ra1 Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Kxd7
(20... Nxd7 $143 21. Na5 $14 Bd5 22. Bxa6 Rb8 23. fxe4 Bxe4 24. Rhe1 Bd5) 21.
Rd1+ Kc7 22. Bf4+ Kb6 23. Be3+ Kc7 {[%csl Rc7] Avec un échec perpétuel})) 15.
axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 Nd7 ({RR} 16... d5 17. b5 dxe4 18. bxa6 Bxa6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6
20. Nb5 Qc8 21. Bf4 Nd5 22. fxe4 Nxf4 23. Qxf4 Rc6 24. Rhf1 f6 25. e5 Rxc2+ 26.
Kb1 Qc4 27. Qxc4 Rxc4 28. exf6 gxf6 29. Rxf6 Be7 30. Rxe6 Rb4+ 31. Kc2 {
Ivanchuk,V (2716)-Van Wely,L (2617)/Monte Carlo 2004/CBM 099 ext/1-0 (38)}) 17.
Nb3 d5 18. Na5 $5 $146 {[%cal Ga5b7,Gc2c4,Ra5c4] L'idée de la nouveauté est
probablement de gagner un tempo sur le Bb7 et de protéger le P "c4"} ({RR} 18.
Rh3 Rc8 19. Bd3 Be7 (19... Bd6 {Melnikova,Y (2301)-Sebag,M (2417) EU-ch (Women)
6th (6) 0-1}) 20. Kb1 Nb6 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. a5 Qxb4 23. Qxb4 Bxb4 24. exd5 exd5
25. Bf5 Rc7 26. Rh2 Re7 27. Kb2 Re3 28. Rd3 Rxd3 29. Bxd3 O-O 30. c3 Be7 31. h5
Rb8 32. Re2 Kf8 {Toma,K (2224)-Michalik,P (2225)/Frydek Mistek 2005/CBM 105
ext/0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 18. Kb1 Rc8 ({RR} 18... dxe4 19. c4 ({RR} 19. f4 Nf6 20.
Be2 Nd5 21. Nc5 Rb8) ({RR} 19. Na5 Bd5 20. f4 ({RR} 20. c4 Bxb4 21. Qxb4 Rb8)
20... Rb8 21. b5 Bc5 22. Qc3 O-O) ({RR} 19. fxe4 Bxe4 20. Bg2 Bxb4 21. Qxd7+
Qxd7 22. Rxd7 Bxg2 23. Rhd1 Bf3) ({RR} 19. b5 exf3 20. b6 Qc8 21. Na5 Nf6 22.
Nxb7 Qxb7 23. a5) 19... exf3 20. a5) 19. c4 {La dernière partie de référence
sur cette variante} ({RR} 19. exd5 Bxb4 20. Qe2 e5) 19... dxc4 ({RR} 19... dxe4
20. f4) 20. Bxc4 Bxb4 ({RR} 20... Ne5 21. Be2 Bc6 22. Bf4 Bxa4 23. Rc1 Qd8 24.
Bxe5 Bxb3 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Rc1) ({RR} 20... Be7 21. Be2 Rd8 22. b5) 21. Qxb4 (
{RR} 21. Qd4 Ne5) 21... Qxc4 22. Qxc4 ({RR} 22. Qxb7 Rc7 23. Qa8+ Rc8 24. Qb7
Rc7 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Qb6 Rd6 27. Qxd6 Qxb3+) 22... Rxc4 23. Rc1 Ne5 ({RR} 
23... Rxa4 24. Rc7 Rb4 25. Ka2 Kd8 26. Rhc1 Ne5 27. Ka3 Rb5 28. Nd4 Rb6 29. Bd2
Rb1 30. Ba5) ({RR} 23... Rb4 24. Kb2 Nb6 ({RR} 24... f5 25. Ka3 Rxb3+ 26. Kxb3
fxe4 27. Rc7 Bd5+ 28. Kb4) 25. Bxb6 Rxb6 26. a5) ({RR} 23... Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Ke7
25. Rc7 Rb8 26. Nc5 Bc6+ 27. Ka2 Kd6 28. Nxd7 Kxc7 29. Nxb8 Kxb8 30. a5) 24.
Rxc4 Nxc4 25. Bd4 O-O ({RR} 25... e5 26. Rc1) 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Ka2 ({RR} 27. Nc5
Nd2+ 28. Kb2 Nxf3) 27... f6 ({RR} 27... Nd6 28. Nc5 Ba8 29. Rc3) ({RR} 27...
Rc6 28. Nc5 e5 29. Rxc4 ({RR} 29. Bf2 Nd2 30. Rc3) 29... exd4 30. Kb3 Bc8 31.
a5 Rd6 32. Kc2) 28. Nc5 Na5 ({RR} 28... Nd2 29. Rc3 Rd8 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Nxb7)
29. Rc3 Rc6 ({RR} 29... e5 30. Be3 Rc7 31. h5) 30. Ka3 e5 ({RR} 30... Rd6 31.
Be3 e5 32. Kb2 Bc8 33. Nb3 Nc6 34. Bc5) 31. Bxe5 Ba8 ({RR} 31... fxe5 32. Kb4
Rxc5 33. Kxc5 Nc6 34. Kb6 Nd8 35. Kc7) 32. Kb4 Nb7 {Belov,V (2582)-Ehlvest,J 
(2622)/Moscow 2005/CBM 106/[Ftacnik]/1-0 (40)} {RR} 33. Nxb7 Bxb7 34. Rxc6 Bxc6
35. Bd4) ({RR} 18. b5 Qd6 19. Kb1 Qa3 20. Qc1 Qxa4 21. Rd4 Bb4 22. Qb2 a5 23.
exd5 e5 24. Rd1 Rc8 25. c4 Nf6 26. Qa2 Nxd5 27. cxd5 Qxa2+ 28. Kxa2 Rc2+ 29.
Kb1 Rc3 30. Rd3) ({RR} 18. Kb2 Rc8 ({RR} 18... dxe4 19. c4 Be7 20. c5 exf3 21.
Qh2 Bf6+ 22. Bd4 Be5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 24. Qxe5 Nxe5 25. Rd6 Ke7 26. Na5 {RR} Bd5
27. Rg1 h5 28. g5 Ng4 29. Nc6+ Kf8 30. Bxa6 g6 31. Bb5 f2 32. Rc1 Ne3 33. Ne5
f1=Q 34. Bxf1 Rxa4 35. Kc3 Kg7 36. Ra6 Ra8 37. Rxa8 Rxa8 38. Kd2 Nf5 39. b5 f6
40. Nd7 fxg5 41. hxg5 {Zavoronkov,V (2385)-Kanep,M (2389)/Kilingi Nomme 2002/
EXT 2003/1-0 (64)}) 19. c3 Be7 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Bxa6 O-O 22. c4 Bf6+ 23. Ka3
Ra8 24. Bb5 Bc6 25. Qd6 Bxb5 26. cxb5 Qc2) 18... Rc8 19. c4 $6 {[%csl Rc1]
très risqué, le Na5 protège c4 mais il est aussi moins bien placé que dans la
partie de BELOV pour protéger le K blanc qui est très exposé.} Ba8 20. c5 Nxc5
$1 {La réfutation du plan blanc, le roque explose et le K est а découvert} 21.
bxc5 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 23. Kb2 Rb8+ 24. Nb3 Qb6 25. Qc3 O-O 26. a5 Qa7 27. e5
(27. Rh2 {[%cal Gh2b2]} Rxb3+ $1 (27... dxe4 28. Rc2 $15) 28. Qxb3 (28. Kxb3
Rb8+ 29. Ka2 dxe4 30. Rb2 Bd5+) 28... Rb8) 27... Rfc8 28. Qd4 Qb7 29. Qb6 Qd7
$1 30. Qe3 $2 (30. Qd4 $8) 30... Qa4 $19 31. Ra1 Qb4 32. Rd1 Qxa5 {[%mdl 8]
suite illisible et gain noir au 41ème coup} 0-1

[Event "Match Rossolimo-Tartakower +1-1=8"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1948.11.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rossolimo, Nicolas"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1948.10.31"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 (5... Qc7) 6. Be3 Nf6 7. a4
{Un peu prématuré} (7. g4) (7. Be2) 7... Be7 8. Bc4 $6 {Le coup a4 n'est pas
trés utile dans une attaque Sozine} (8. Be2 $142 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 {
retombe sur les grandes lignes de la Sheveningen}) 8... O-O $11 9. Qe2 Bd7 10.
O-O Qc7 11. f4 Nxe4 (11... Ng4 {[%csl Rc4] plus simple} 12. Qxg4 Qxc4 $132) 12.
Nxe4 d5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nc3 $16 Bc6 (14... Nc6) 15. Qh5 {[%cal Gf1f3,Gf3h3]}
Rd8 16. Rf3 g6 17. Qh3 (17. Qh6 Bf8) 17... Nd7 18. Ne6 $3 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kf8
20. f5 $40 {[%cal Gf3f8]} Ne5 21. Raf1 $2 {Rate un gain assez facile а trouver
pour un GMI} (21. fxg6+ $1 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 hxg6 23. Qxg6 $18 {[%cal Ge3h6]})
21... g5 $1 22. f6 Nxf3+ (22... Bd6 $142 23. Bxg5 Qf7 (23... Nxf3+ 24. Rxf3)
24. Bh6+ Kg8 25. Rg3+ Ng6 $40) 23. Rxf3 Bd6 24. Bxg5 Qf7 $132 25. Bh6+ Kg8 26.
Qg4+ Kh8 27. Bg7+ Kg8 {Bizarrement, l'échec а la découverte ne donne rien aux
Blancs} 28. Bh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.23"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 b5 7. Qd2 Bb7 8. f3
Nd7 9. O-O-O Ngf6 10. g4 Nb6 11. Qf2 Nfd7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Nce2 Na4 14. Kb1 Ndc5
15. Bc1 (15. b3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Nc5 17. Ng3 Be7 18. Qb2 b4 19. Nh5 Rg8 20. Ne2 g6
21. Nhf4 a5 22. d4 Nd7 23. d5 e5 24. Nd3 Ba6 25. Qd2 Bf6 26. Rc1 Bb5 27. g5 Bg7
28. Nb2 Ke7 29. f4 exf4 {Polgar,J-Kasparov,G/Cannes 2001/CBM 082/[Ftacnik]/0-1
(50)}) (15. g5 Qc7 16. Bc1 g6 17. Qe3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bg7 19. h4 e5 20. Nb3 O-O
21. Ng3 Rfd8 22. h5 d5 23. Qe2 Qc4 24. Qg2 dxe4 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nxe4 Bxe4
27. fxe4 Qe6 28. hxg6 Qxg6 29. Qf3 Nb6 {Zaltz,D-Huzman,A/Ramat Aviv 2004/CBM
102 ext/0-1 (47)}) 15... Be7 $146 (15... Qc7 16. Ng3 g6 (16... d5 17. Rhe1 dxe4
18. Nxe4 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Bb4 20. Red1 O-O 21. a3 Bc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Be3 Qc7
24. Bc1 Rfd8 25. g5 Qc4 26. Qd2 Bd5 27. Nb3 Nc5 28. Rc3 Nxb3 29. cxb3 Qh4 30.
Ka1 Rxc3 31. Qxc3 {Almasi,Z-Gelfand,B/Monte Carlo 2003/CBM 093 ext/0-1 (46)})
17. f4 e5 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Nb3 Bg7 20. h4 O-O 21. h5 Rfd8 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23.
Qh2 Bh8 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Be3 Nxd3 26. Bb6 Qf7 27. Bxd8 Nb4 28. c4 Rxc4 29. Ba5
Nc6 30. Bb6 Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Van Wely,L/Monaco 2002/CBM 087 ext (45)}) 16.
b3 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Nc5 18. Bb2 b4 (18... O-O $5) 19. Ng3 (19. Nc2 O-O 20. Nxb4 a5
21. Nc2 d5 $44) 19... a5 (19... O-O 20. Nh5) 20. Nde2 (20. Nh5 Rg8) 20... a4
21. d4 Nd7 22. d5 axb3 23. axb3 O-O $1 24. Nf4 Nc5 (24... e5 25. Nd3) 25. e5
Bg5 (25... Qa5 $5 26. exd6 (26. dxe6 Ra8 $19 27. Bd4 fxe6) 26... Bxd6 27. Nfh5
Bxd5 28. Bxg7 $132) (25... Ra8 $142 26. exd6 Qxd6 $40 {[%cal Od6f4,Gd6a6]}) 26.
Ngh5 Bxf4 27. Nxf4 Qg5 $6 (27... dxe5 $5 28. Bxe5 (28. dxe6 Qf6) 28... exd5 29.
Qb2 f6 30. Bd4 Qd6 $17) 28. Rhe1 $1 (28. Qe3 dxe5) 28... Nxb3 $6 (28... dxe5 $5
29. Bxe5 exd5 $15 (29... Bxd5 30. Nxd5 (30. h4 Be4+ 31. Rxe4 Nxe4) 30... exd5
31. Rxd5 Nxb3 32. Kb2 Rfd8)) (28... Qxf4 $2 29. Bc1 {[%csl Rf4]}) 29. Qe3 $1
dxe5 (29... Na5 30. h4 Qxh4 31. Rh1) 30. Bxe5 Na5 31. h4 Qe7 (31... Qxh4 $5 32.
Rh1 Nc4) 32. Bxg7 $3 (32. d6 $5 Qd7 (32... Qd8 33. d7 Ra8) 33. Bxg7 Qa4 $1 (
33... Kxg7 34. Qe5+ f6 35. Nxe6+)) (32. dxe6 Nc4 33. Rd7 Qxh4 34. Ng2 Qh3 35.
Rxf7 Rxf7 36. exf7+ Kxf7) 32... Kxg7 33. d6 Qd8 34. Qe5+ Kg8 35. Nh5 f6 36.
Qxe6+ Rf7 $138 (36... Kh8 37. Qe7 (37. Qf5 Rc3 $8 38. Re7 Rb3+ $11) 37... Qxe7
38. dxe7 Rfe8 39. Nxf6 $18) 37. d7 Ra8 38. Qe8+ $2 (38. g5 $1 Qf8 39. Nxf6+ Kh8
40. Qxf7 Qxf7 41. d8=Q+ Rxd8 42. Rxd8+ Kg7 43. Rd7 $18) (38. Qa2 Bxf3 39. Re8+
Qxe8 40. Nxf6+ Kf8 41. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 42. Nxe8 Bxd1 43. Nd6 Rd7 44. Qe6 Bxg4 45.
Qxg4 Rxd6 46. Qxb4 Ke7 47. Qxa5 $18) 38... Rf8 39. Re7 (39. g5) 39... Rxe8 40.
Nxf6+ Kf8 41. dxe8=Q+ (41. Rxe8+ Kg7) 41... Qxe8 42. Rxe8+ Rxe8 43. Nxe8 Kxe8
$11 44. f4 Bf3 45. Re1+ Kf7 46. g5 Nc4 47. Kc2 Nd6 48. Re5 Bg4 49. Kb3 (49. Kb3
Kg6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Herzliya"]
[Site "Herzliya"]
[Date "1998.09.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Liss, Eran"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1998.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Bb7 9. g5 (9. Qd2 $5) 9... Nfd7 10. Qd2 Nb6 11. Bd3 N8d7 12. O-O-O Rc8 (12...
Ne5 13. Qe1 Be7 14. Kb1 Qc7 15. f4 Nec4 16. Bc1 Rc8 {~~ Frolov,A-Maksimenko,A/
Ukraine 1993 (22)}) (12... b4 13. Nce2 d5 14. Nf4 $13) 13. h4 {1h04} Ne5 14. h5
$6 {N} (14. b3 d5 15. Nce2 Nbc4 $1 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. f4 Ng4 18. Rhg1 Nxe3 19.
Qxe3 Qa5 $40 {1-0 Ptacnikova,L-Krupkova,P/Wch G20 Medellin 1996 (30)}) (14. Qf2
Nec4 15. h5 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 b4 17. Nce2 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. g6 Qf6 $132 {
0-1 Manu,D-Marin,L/ROM t-ch 1994 (37)}) (14. Kb1 $5) 14... b4 $1 (14... Nbc4
15. Bxc4 Nxc4 16. Qd3) 15. Nce2 (15. Nb1 Nbc4 16. Qe1 Qa5) 15... Nec4 16. Bxc4
Nxc4 17. Qd3 {1h31} (17. Qxb4 $5 Nxe3 18. Qxb7 Nxd1 19. Kxd1 (19. g6 hxg6 (
19... Qc7 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qxc7+ (21. Qb3 Qc4 $17) 21... Rxc7 22. Rxd1 $15)
20. hxg6 Rc7 21. gxf7+ Kxf7 22. Nxe6 $1 Qe7 23. Nxc7 Rxh1 24. Qd5+ Kg6 25. Nf4+
Kh6 $19) 19... Be7 $15) 17... e5 $1 18. Nf5 {1h36} (18. Nb3 a5 $5 (18... Qc7)
19. g6 (19. Nc5 $2 Nxe3 20. Nxb7 Qb6 $19) 19... Qc7 (19... Ba6 20. gxf7+ Kxf7
21. Bf2 $13) 20. Bf2 a4 21. Nd2 Ba6 $36) 18... g6 $1 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Nh6 (20.
Nh4 $5 Bg7 $5 21. Ng2 O-O 22. Rh3 d5 $1 $36) 20... Be7 21. Rhg1 $8 (21. f4 Rf8
$1 22. Rhf1 (22. Ng4 exf4 (22... Nxe3 23. Qxe3 exf4 24. Nxf4 $2 Rxf4 $19) 23.
Bxf4 Bxg5 $19) 22... exf4 23. Rxf4 (23. Bxf4 Bxg5 24. Ng4 Qe7 $19) 23... Nxe3
24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Qb3 (25. Qxe3 Bxg5 26. Nf4 Bxh6 27. Nxg6+ Kg8 $5 28. Qxh6
Bxe4 $19) 25... Rxc2+ 26. Kb1 Rc4 (26... Rxb2+ 27. Qxb2 Bxe4+ 28. Ka1 Nc2+ 29.
Kb1 Ke8 30. Ng3 Ne3+ 31. Nxe4 Nxd1 $19) 27. Qxe3 (27. Rd4 Bxg5 28. Rxc4 Nxc4
29. Qxc4 Bxh6 $19) (27. Nd4 Bxe4+ 28. Ka1 Bxg5 $1 29. Ne6+ Ke8 30. Nxd8 Nc2+
$19) 27... Bxe4+ 28. Ka1 Bxg5 29. Qf2+ Qf6 $19) 21... Rf8 $1 22. Rg3 (22. b3
Na3 23. Rd2 Rxf3 24. Kb2 Qc7 $19) (22. Bd2 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 (23. Rxd2 Bxg5 24.
Rxg5 Qxg5 25. Qxd6 Rxf3 $1 26. Kb1 Rf1+ 27. Nc1 Rd8 28. Qe6+ Qe7 $19)) 22... d5
$1 23. f4 $138 {(4)} (23. exd5 Qxd5 $1 24. Qb3 (24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. Ng4 (25. Rxd5
Nxe3 26. Rd2 Nf1 $19) 25... Bxf3 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. gxf6 Nxe3 $19) 24... Qc6 $5
(24... Qa5 25. Bd2 Bd5 $19) 25. Ng4 Na5 $1 26. Qd3 Rd8 $19) (23. b3 Na3 (23...
dxe4 $5 24. Qxc4 Qxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Rxc4 26. bxc4 exf3 $19) 24. Rd2 dxe4 $19) 23...
dxe4 (23... Nxe3 24. Rxe3 (24. Qxe3 exf4 25. Nxf4 Qc7 $19) 24... exf4 25. Nxf4
(25. Rh3 dxe4 26. Qb3 Qa5 $19) 25... Rxf4 26. exd5 Kd7 $1 (26... Rf2 $2 27. d6
Rcxc2+ 28. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 29. Kxc2 $18) 27. Kb1 Bd6 $19) 24. Qb3 (24. Qxd8+ Rxd8
25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $19) 24... Qc7 $1 25. fxe5 (25. Qa4+ Qc6 (25... Bc6 26. Qxa6 (
26. Qb3 Nxe3 27. Rxe3 exf4 $19) 26... Nxe3 (26... Bd7 $5) 27. Rxe3 exf4 $19)
26. Qxc6+ Bxc6 $19) 25... Na5 $1 (25... Nxe3 26. Rxe3 Bxg5 $19) (25... Na5 $1
26. Qa4+ Bc6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Pula zt 1.2"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "2000.04.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2000.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 {Fashionable line, but 8... h6 maybe stronger} 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O (10.
a4 bxa4 11. Nxa4 Nxa4 12. Rxa4 Be7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfa1 Nd7 16. Nb3
Rb8 17. Ba7 Rc8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bxa6 Ne5 20. Be2 f5 $13 {Anand,V-Kasparov,G/
Kopavogur final 2000 1/2-1/2 (41)}) (10. Qf2 N8d7 11. a4 Nxa4 12. Nxa4 bxa4 13.
Rxa4 Bb7 14. Be2 Be7 15. O-O h5 16. gxh5 Rxh5 17. Qg2 Kf8 18. f4 Rh7 19. f5 e5
{Lederer,Y-Purtov,A/Berlin op 1998/0-1 (34)}) 10... Bb7 11. Bg5 $1 {This
strong move was introduced into practice by Morozevich and puts many problems
before black} (11. Nb3 Nc6 12. Qf2 Nd7 13. Kb1 Nce5 14. g5 Rb8 15. h4 b4 16.
Ne2 Be7 17. Rg1 Qc7 18. h5 g6 {Bologan,V-Akopian,V/Vermont op 1999/1-0 (57)})
11... Qc8 $5 $146 (11... Qc7 12. Ndxb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Qc6 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15.
Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 N6d7 17. Kb1 h5 18. gxh5 Rxh5 19. h4 Ba6 20. Bg2 f6 21. Bd2
Nf8 {Morozevich,A-Shipov,S/RUS t-ch 1998/1-0 (41)}) ({Just few days later
Judit Polgar played} 11... Be7 {but White keeps some initiative after} 12. Bxe7
Qxe7 13. Nb3 Nc8 (13... d5 14. Qd4 Qg5+ 15. Kb1 N8d7 16. Na5 $16) 14. h4 Nd7
15. g5 O-O 16. Kb1 Ra7 17. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Gunawan,R-Polgar,J/Bali Japfa Classic
2000/ (46)}) 12. Bd3 N8d7 13. Kb1 b4 14. Nce2 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Rhe1 Bc5 17.
Bf5 $1 {[%csl Re8][%cal Re1e8,Rf5e6,Rd4e6][%mdl 256] To be honest I just
forgot about this move- Black is almost lost already} Bxd4 $8 ({In the
beggining I start to calculate principal} 17... exf5 {but found after force}
18. Nf4+ Kf8 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Nxf5 Bxf3 {killing move} 21. Bh6 $3 (21. Qxd7
Bxd1 22. Be7+ Bxe7 23. Qxe7+ Kg8 24. Rxd1 $44) (21. Bf4) 21... Kg8 $8 22. Qg5
g6 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qf6 $18) (17... Ne5 18. Nf4 Nc4 19. Qd3 $16) 18. Nxd4 Nc5
19. Be4 $1 {[%csl Rb4]} O-O 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxb4 (21. Nf5 Bxa2+ 22. Kxa2 exf5
23. Be7 Re8 24. Qxb4 Ne6 25. gxf5 Rb8 $13) 21... Rb8 22. Qa3 Qc7 $1 23. Nf5 $2
{I just dreamed that Nedev will make this move} ({After} 23. Bh4 $5 {black
hasn't too many chances for survival}) 23... exf5 24. Rxd5 (24. Be7 Rfc8 25.
Bxc5 Qc6 $1 $13 (25... Qxc5 $5 26. Re8+ Rxe8 27. Qxc5 Bxf3)) 24... Na4 $3 {
[%cal Gb8b2,Ga4c3][%mdl 64] Nice trick} 25. Rd8 $1 (25. Rd3 Nxb2 (25... Rxb2+
$2 26. Ka1 Qxc2 $2 27. Qxf8+ $1) 26. Rb3 Nc4 27. Qe7 Qxh2 $1 28. gxf5 Rfc8 $40)
(25. Qxa4 Qc3 $19) 25... Rfxd8 26. Bxd8 Qc6 ({Maybe} 26... Qd7 $1 $17 {was
stronger}) 27. Qe7 $1 Rxb2+ 28. Ka1 h5 $1 {[%mdl 4096]} 29. Qe8+ $8 Qxe8 30.
Rxe8+ Kh7 31. Re2 $1 hxg4 32. fxg4 Rb8 $2 $138 ({I had less than two minutes
left and start to play terribly -} 32... fxg4 $1 {[%cal Gf7f5]} 33. Re4 $140 $2
Rxa2+ $1 34. Kxa2 Nc3+ 35. Kb3 Nxe4 $19 {wins immediately}) 33. Ba5 Rb5 (33...
fxg4 34. Re4) 34. Be1 (34. Bd2 fxg4 35. Re4 Rd5 $1 36. Bc1 Rd1 37. Rxa4 Rxc1+
38. Kb2 Rg1 39. Rxa6 f5 $17 {[%csl Gf5,Gg4]}) 34... Rd5 $1 35. a3 $1 fxg4 36.
Ka2 Nb6 $2 $138 {Second mistake leads to unclear ending} (36... Rb5 $5 {
[%csl Ra2]} 37. c4 Rb8 38. Rc2 Nc5 $17) 37. Kb3 {[%cal Gc2c4]} Kg6 (37... Rb5+
38. Bb4 {[%cal Gc2c4]}) 38. c4 $132 {[%csl Rc4]} Rh5 39. Rd2 f6 40. Bg3 Rc5 41.
Rd4 Kf5 42. Kb4 Rc6 43. c5 Nc8 44. Rf4+ (44. Rd7 g5 45. Rc7 Rxc7 46. Bxc7 Ke6
47. Ka5 Kd7 48. Bg3 Kc6) 44... Kg5 (44... Ke6 45. Rxg4 g5 $11) 45. Re4 (45. Rd4
$5 f5 46. Be5) 45... f5 46. Re8 Kf6 47. Kc4 Kf7 48. Rd8 (48. Re5 Ne7 49. Bh4
Re6 $19) 48... g5 $15 49. Rd7+ Ke6 50. Rg7 f4 51. Rg6+ Kd7 52. Rg7+ Ne7 53. Bf2
Rg6 (53... Rh6 54. c6+ $1 Rxc6+ 55. Bc5 $11) 54. Rh7 (54. c6+ $142 $1 Ke6 (
54... Rxc6+ 55. Bc5 Re6 56. Rxg5 $11) 55. Rxg6+ Nxg6 56. Kc5 Ne7) 54... Re6 55.
Rg7 Re2 56. Bd4 f3 $1 (56... Rxh2 57. Bf6) 57. Kd3 (57. Rxg5 Re4 $19 {[%cal
Re4d4]}) 57... Re1 $138 (57... Rxh2 $142 $1) 58. Kd2 Re4 59. Kd3 Re1 60. Kd2
Re2+ 61. Kd3 Rxh2 $5 (61... Ra2 $5) 62. c6+ $2 {We both were wery tired
already, othercase White  will play simple} (62. Bf6 $1 Re2 63. Bxg5 g3 64.
Bxe7 (64. c6+ Kxc6 65. Bxe7 g2) 64... Rxe7 65. Rxg3 Rf7 66. Rg1 Kc6 67. Kd4 f2
68. Rf1 Rf3 69. Ke4 Rxa3 70. Rxf2 Kxc5 71. Rf8 $11) 62... Kxc6 $1 63. Rxe7 g3
$19 {[%csl Gf3,Gg3]} 64. Re6+ Kd7 65. Rg6 (65. Rxa6 Rh1 66. Ra7+ Ke6 (66... Kc6
67. Ra6+ Kb7 68. Ra7+ Kb8 69. Rf7 Rd1+ $19) 67. Ra6+ Kf5 68. Ra5+ Kg4 69. Ra4
Rd1+ 70. Kc2 Rxd4 71. Rxd4+ Kh3 $19) 65... Rh1 66. Rxg5 f2 0-1

[Event "Balaguer op"]
[Site "Balaguer"]
[Date "1998.07.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Garbisu de Goni, Unai"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Bb7 9. g4 Nfd7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Bd3 N8d7 12. Kb1 (12. Qf2 $5) 12... Rc8 13. g5
(13. h4 d5 (13... b4 {N} 14. Nce2 d5 15. Ng3 Qc7 (15... Ne5 $2 16. Qe2 $1 Bc5
$1 17. f4 Nec4 (17... Nxd3 18. cxd3 $16) 18. Bxc4 (18. e5 Qc7 $140 $1 19. Bxc4
dxc4 $1 $13) 18... Nxc4 19. g5 (19. e5 $1 $16) 19... Qc7 20. Rh2 (20. h5 $140
$5 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Bxd4 $6 22. Qxd4 Qxc2+ 23. Ka1 $36) 20... Nxe3 21. Qxe3 dxe4
22. Nxe4 O-O $6 (22... Bb6 $1 23. h5 h6 $1 $13) 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. h5 $16 {
1-0 Velimirovic,D-Shipov,S/Jagodina 1994 (34) ->}) (15... e5 16. Nb3 (16. Nde2
$6 d4 17. Bf2 Na4 $1 {/\ Qa5, Nc3->}) (16. Rhe1 $5) 16... Nc4 17. Qe2 Nxe3 18.
Qxe3 d4 19. Qe2 $14) 16. f4 dxe4 $13 {Shipov,S}) 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Rhe1 Bb4 16.
Ncxb5 Qc5 17. Nb3 Bxd2 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. Nd6+ $18 {1-0 Vorobiov,E-Belov,V/
Moscow-ch op 1998 (37)}) 13... b4 $5 $146 (13... Ne5 14. f4 Nec4 15. Bxc4 Nxc4
16. Qd3 b4 17. Nce2 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qb6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Doncevic,D-Coenen,N/BL 1996
(58)}) 14. Nce2 d5 15. Nb3 (15. exd5 Nxd5 16. h4 Qb6 $5 17. Nf5 $140 Qc7 $15) (
15. Rhe1 dxe4 16. fxe4 Nc5 17. Ng3 Bd6 $5 $13) 15... Ne5 (15... Nc4 16. Bxc4
dxc4 (16... Rxc4 17. Nf4 $36 dxe4 $140 18. Na5 Rc7 19. Bb6) 17. Na5 Ba8 18. c3
$14) 16. exd5 (16. Ng3 Nbc4 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. Qf2 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Be7 $15) 16...
Nxd5 (16... Nxf3 $5 17. Qc1 Nxd5 (17... Bxd5 18. Bxa6 Rb8 19. Nf4 $16) 18. Be4
Ne5 19. Nf4 $44) 17. Rhf1 (17. Ned4 $5) 17... Bd6 $1 18. Ng3 O-O 19. Ne4 Nxe3
20. Qxe3 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 (21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Qxd3 Qc7 $15) 21... Bxe4 22. Qxe4 (
22. fxe4 Qc7) 22... Qc7 23. Rf2 Bf4 $1 24. Qxb4 (24. h4 Rfd8 $19) 24... Bxg5
25. f4 Bf6 $17 26. Qe4 g6 27. Nd4 (27. Rfd2 $5) 27... Qb6 28. c3 Rc4 29. Rfd2 (
29. Rc2 $5) 29... Rfc8 (29... Bxd4 $142 30. cxd4 (30. Rxd4 Rxc3 31. Rd6 Rfc8 $1
32. Qe1 Qe3 $1 $19) 30... Rfc8 $40) 30. Qe3 $6 (30. Ka1 $1 $17) 30... Bxd4 31.
Rxd4 Rxc3 $1 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Qe5+ (33. Qe1 Qe3 $19) 33... f6 (33... Kh6 $6 34.
Qg5+ Kg7 35. Qe5+) 34. R2d7+ (34. R8d7+ Kh6) 34... Kh6 35. Qe1 Rc1+ (35... Qf2
$5 36. Qxc3 (36. Qd1 Rxd8 37. Rxd8 Re3 $19) 36... Rxc3 37. bxc3 Qxf4 $19) 36.
Qxc1 Rxc1+ 37. Kxc1 Qg1+ 38. Rd1 Qe3+ $19 39. R1d2 Qxf4 40. b3 e5 41. Kc2 e4
42. Re8 f5 43. Re6 a5 44. a3 Qc7+ 45. Kb2 Qc5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1112"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.11.19"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Klyuner, Vyacheslav"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dortmund Hansa"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bd7 9. h3 O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc6 12. a4 a6 13. a5 Nd7 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Qd2
Ne5 16. b3 Ng6 17. Na4 Nh4 18. Nb6 Nxg2 19. Nxc8 Qxc8 20. Kxg2 Bxe4+ 21. f3 Bc6
22. c4 e5 23. Bg5 f6 24. Bh4 Qe6 25. Kh2 g5 26. Be1 f5 27. Qe2 h5 28. gxh5 Kf7
29. Bc3 Rh8 30. f4 g4 31. hxg4 fxg4 32. Kg3 Rxh5 33. Qxg4 Bh4+ 34. Qxh4 Rxh4
35. fxe5+ Ke8 36. Kxh4 Qh6+ 37. Kg4 Bd7+ 38. Kg3 Qh3+ 39. Kf4 Qxc3 40. exd6
Qxb3 41. Rae1+ Kd8 42. Re4 Bc6 43. Rd4 Qc3 44. Rfd1 Kd7 45. R1d2 Qf3+ 46. Ke5
Qh5+ 47. Kf4 Qh4+ 48. Kf5 $2 (48. Ke3 Qg5+ 49. Kf2) 48... Be4+ $5 49. Ke5 Qe1
50. Kf4 Bg6 51. Kf3 Qe5 52. Kf2 Bh5 53. Kg2 Qxa5 54. Rf2 Qg5+ 55. Kh2 a5 56.
Rff4 Bg6 57. Rg4 Qe5+ 58. Kg2 a4 59. c5 a3 60. Rb4 Qd5+ 61. Kg3 a2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1112"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.11.20"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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 "Hockenheim"]
[BlackTeam "Katernberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. b3 Bb7 12. a3 Qc7 13. axb4 d5 14. b5 dxe4 15.
b6 Ba3+ 16. Kb1 Qd6 17. Ka2 Qe7 18. c3 O-O 19. Nc2 Bc5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Qd6
Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Rfc8 23. b4 Na4 24. c4 exf3 25. gxf3 Bxf3 26. Rg1 Ne4 $2 (26...
a5 27. b5 Ne8 $11) 27. Rd7 $18 Rab8 28. b7 $6 (28. Bd4 g6 29. b7 $18) 28...
Nec3+ $14 29. Kb3 Bxb7 $1 (29... Rxb7 $2) 30. Bd4 g6 31. Rxb7 Rxb7 32. Bxc3
Nxc3 33. Kxc3 a5 34. bxa5 Ra7 35. Rg5 f5 36. Nd4 Rxa5 37. Nxe6 Ra1 38. Bd3 Kf7
39. Nd4 Ra3+ 40. Nb3 Ra2 41. h3 Kf6 42. Rg3 f4 43. Rf3 Ke5 44. c5 Ra3 45. Kb4
Rxb3+ 46. Kxb3 Rxc5 47. Bc2 Rc7 48. Kb2 g5 49. Rb3 Kd4 50. Rd3+ Ke5 51. Rd8 Rf7
52. Bb3 Rf6 53. Rd5+ Ke4 54. Rxg5 f3 55. Bc4 f2 56. Bf1 Rg6 57. Rxg6 hxg6 58.
Kc3 g5 59. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vandoeuvre op 11th"]
[Site "Vandoeuvre"]
[Date "2014.12.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gharamian, Tigran"]
[Black "Bailet, Pierre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2014.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {90} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 (6... a6) 7.
d4 {Transpose sur une Taimanov} cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nb3 $5 {56 joué après
une longue réflexion} (9. Ndb5 Qb8 10. Bg5 (10. Bf4) 10... a6) 9... O-O {75}
10. g4 $5 {50 Une idée agressive du GMI allemand LAU pour prendre de l'espace
à l'aile-roi sans avoir besoin de jouer Nc3e2g3} d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5
exd5 13. c3 (13. h3 Be6 {Lau,R (2465)-Wahls,M (2330) Bundesliga 8586 1985 [4]
1-0}) 13... Be6 $146 (13... a5 {[%cal Ga5a4]} 14. a4 {Lau,R (2540)-Riemersma,L
(2420) Dordrecht 1988 1-0}) 14. Be3 Ne5 $1 15. h3 Nc4 16. Qe2 Re8 $11 17. Rad1
Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Bf6 (18... Bd6 {[%cal Gd8h4]} 19. Rfe1 Qh4 (19... Qd7 20. Qd4
Rad8 21. Qxa7 h5 $44) 20. Bxd5) 19. Rfe1 Bd7 20. Qd2 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Bc6 22. Nd4
{[%csl Rc6,Gd4]} g6 23. Qf4 Bg5 24. Qe5 Bf6 25. Qf4 Bg5 26. Qe5 Bf6 {Ce
tournoi comprend une clause d'interdiction des nulles par consentement mutuel}
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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"]

{Everyone knew this game would end in a draw, but just how that draw was going
to happen was still a mystery.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e6 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. g4 h6 12.
O-O-O b4 13. Nce2 Qc7 14. h4 d5 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bh2 dxe4 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5
Rxh2 19. Rxh2 exd4 20. Rh4 Ng4 (20... b3 {was Leko-Grischuk, 2012. That game
also ended in a draw but Leko had the upper hand for some time.}) 21. Rxg4 Nc5
22. Rh4 d3 23. Nd4 Bb7 24. Rh8 {Played after a little bit of thought} O-O-O {
And after this Leko finally sank into a 20 minute think. A complicated
position that Giri no doubt had deeply analyzed.} 25. g6 (25. Kb1 dxc2+ {
was Jakovenko-Artemiev, 2013. Jakovenko won that game but the computers found
a way of equalizing somewhere somehow.}) 25... fxg6 {Giri seemed to finally be
on his own here, but he played this after only thinking 10 minutes.} 26. fxe4
Bxe4 27. Nb3 Nxb3+ 28. axb3 Be7 29. Bxd3 (29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Bh3+ Kb7 31. Rg1
$1 Qb6 {should also only be equal. Black's king is exposed but White's isn't
happy either.}) 29... Rxh8 30. Bxe4 Rd8 31. Qe3 Rxd1+ 32. Kxd1 Qc5 33. Qxc5+
Bxc5 {for example.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive Crown 17th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2013.10.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[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 e6 {White has tried
basically every legal move in this position, but the one that Adam's chooses
is actually very rare.} 7. Qf3 Nbd7 8. O-O-O Qc7 9. Qg3 {Although this looks
like it should be a somewhat typical Sicilian position, the quick Qf3-g3 has
made this a position that has never been seen at top level chess. It's
interesting that despite the hundreds or thousands of grandmaster Sicilians
every year, there is always new territory to explore before move 10.} Nc5 10.
f3 Bd7 11. Nb3 $1 {I like this move. The knight is threated because of the pin,
so Black must react. If he takes on b3 he solidifies White's position, while
Na4 is a little awkward.} Na4 (11... Nxb3+ 12. axb3 {makes White's position a
little easier to defend.} (12. cxb3 $5 {Might be even better, with the
followup of Kb1 and Rc1.})) 12. Nxa4 Bxa4 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Bd3 h5 15. Rhe1 {
Adams has played very simple chess and he has a slightly more comfortable
position.} e5 (15... Be7 {seemed a little better. Black needs to castle.} 16.
Qxg7 Rg8 17. Qh6 Rg6 18. Qf4 e5 19. Qh4 Ng4 20. Qxh5 Nxe3 21. Rxe3 Rxg2 {
is the kind of counterplay Black should be happy with, despite being down a
pawn.}) 16. Qf2 Be7 17. Bb6 Qb8 18. Na5 Nd7 19. Nc4 Bxc2+ $5 {Changing the
character of the position, but Adams is ready for this.} (19... O-O 20. b3 Bc6
21. g4 {looks worse than it actually is. Black is a little bit worse probably
but he has chances.}) 20. Kxc2 Nxb6 21. Qxb6 Bd8 22. Qb3 b5 23. Kb1 bxc4 24.
Qxb8 Rxb8 25. Bxc4 {A forced sequence has landed us in this endgame. The issue
for Black here is that he holds two permanent disadvantages. The first is that
his bishop will simply never be as useful as White's, who will dominate the
board. The second is that Adams has a mobile majority on the queenside,
letting him create a potential passed pawn. Black will never push d5.} Rb6 26.
Rd3 Rf8 27. Rc1 f5 {An attempt at alleviating the blockade. Adams has to
decide wether to let go a bit of his hold on d5 or give Van Wely the f-file.}
28. Bd5 Kd7 29. exf5 $1 {The correct decision. The rooks and bishop will be
enough to consolidate the blockade.} Rxf5 30. Be4 Rf4 31. g3 Rf6 32. h4 a5 33.
Rc5 Rf8 34. a3 {It's suicide for Black's pawn to ever advance to a4, so Adams
can play this move to pr epare a future b4.} Ke6 35. Rc8 Be7 36. Rc7 Rb5 37.
Bc6 (37. a4 Rc5 38. Rxc5 dxc5 39. Rb3 $1 {Was maybe better, Black has
difficulty holding on to all his pawns.}) 37... Rb6 (37... Rc5 $1 {Was the
only way to play for Black.} 38. Ka2 Rb8 $1 {Halting b4, and White still has
to prove his advantage.}) 38. Bd5+ Kf6 39. g4 $1 {Now it's winning. Black's
rook on b6 is nowhere near as important as White's on c7, which is fueling a
strong attack against the opponent king.} hxg4 40. fxg4 e4 {Otherwise Van Wely
will lose his bishop after g5+.} 41. Bxe4 (41. g5+ $1 {was stronger} Kf5 42.
Re3 {And White wins a pawn but Black's king is still not feeling comfortable.})
41... Bd8 42. Rc2 g5 43. Rf3+ Kg7 44. Rxf8 Kxf8 45. Rc8 Ke7 46. h5 {White's
passed pawn on the h-file is too strong. Black can't afford to lose any more
material, but it is not easy to put a stop to h6.} d5 47. Bxd5 Kd7 48. Ra8 Rf6
49. Be4 Rf1+ 50. Ka2 Rf2 51. Bf5+ Ke7 52. h6 Bb6 53. h7 Bd4 54. h8=Q {Adams
converted a very nice game in which he was better from start to finish. Van
Wely missed his chance to put further problems and try to equalize with 37...
Rc5 and after that it was simply over.} 1-0

[Event "Clarin GP final"]
[Site "Villa Gesell"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Valerga, Diego"]
[Black "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Rechlis,G"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1997.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 (11... Qxd5 12. Nxc6 (12. Nb3 Qxd2+
13. Rxd2 Rd8 14. Rxd8+ Nxd8 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Be4 f5 17. Bd3 Kf7 18. c3 Nc6 19.
Bc4 Rc8 20. Kb1 b6 21. Rd1 Be8 22. Re1 Bd7 23. Ba6 Rd8 24. Bf4 Be8 25. Bc7 Rd7
26. Bg3 Rd8 27. Bb7 Bd6 28. Bxd6 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Salov,V/Dortmund 1992}) 12...
Qxc6 13. Bd3 e5 (13... Rd8 $142) 14. Qa5 $1 Qf6 15. h4 b6 16. Qa4 $2 (16. Qd5
$142 $1 Bf5 17. Bg5 $16) 16... Bb7 17. Bg5 Qe6 18. Bxe7 (18. Bc4 Bxg5+ 19. hxg5
Qg6 20. Bd3 e4 $1) (18. Qd7 $5 {Fritz3} Qxd7 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Rxd7 Bxf3 $1
$10 21. gxf3 Bxg5+ 22. hxg5+ Kg6 23. Re1 f6 $10) 18... Qxe7 19. Be4 Bxe4 20.
Qxe4 Rad8 21. a3 f5 22. Qc4+ Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxd8 (24. c4 $142 $10 {
Fritz3}) 24... Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 b5 $15 27. Kd2 Ke6 28. b3 (28. Kd3 {
/\c4}) 28... Kd5 (28... h5 $142) 29. Kd3 a5 (29... h5) 30. Ke3 (30. g4 $5) (30.
h5 $5) 30... a4 31. h5 $2 b4 $19 {0-1 Adams,M-Lutz,C/Wijk rapid 1995}) 12. Bb5
Ne5 13. Rhe1 a6 14. Bf1 Nc4 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Bf4 Bf6 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 $14
Qh4 19. g3 Qf6 20. Rde1 {[%cal Ge2e4,Ge1e8]} Bd7 21. f4 (21. g4 $5) 21... Rfd8
22. Qb4 b5 23. Qe7 $6 {White's queen is very active , why change it ?} (23. c3
$142) 23... Qxe7 24. Rxe7 Kf8 25. c3 g6 26. R7e5 Rac8 27. Rd5 Bh3 28. Rxd8+
Rxd8 29. Re5 Re8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. Kd2 {In the resulting endgame white's
advantage is theoretical .} Kd7 32. Ke3 Kd6 33. Nf3 f6 34. Kd4 Be6 35. Nd2 Bd5
36. a4 Bc6 37. Nb1 Bd7 38. Na3 Bc6 39. Nc2 Ba8 40. Nb4 Bb7 41. a5 f5 42. Nc2
Be4 43. Ne3 Bf3 44. Nc2 Be4 45. Nb4 Bb7 46. h3 h6 47. h4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Brkic, Ante"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[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 Nc6 7. f3 e6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Qc7 14. Kb1 b4 15.
Na4 Bb7 16. Qf2 Rad8 17. Be2 Nc5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Be3 a5 20. Bb5 Qe5 21. Bc1
Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Re1 Qc7 24. b3 Rd4 25. Bb2 Bd6 26. Rg1 Be5 27. f4 Bxf4
28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. Qxd4 Be5 30. Qd3 g6 31. Rf1 Kf8 32. Bc4 Kg7 33. Qf3 Qe7 34.
h5 Bc6 35. h6+ Kf8 36. Qf2 Ke8 37. Rd1 Qc7 38. Qf1 Qb6 39. Qf3 Ke7 40. a4 bxa3
41. Ka2 Qc5 42. Qd3 Qd6 43. Qxd6+ Bxd6 {An interesting endgame has arisen.
Despite his extra exchange, White's task is not easy since he has many pawn
weaknesses and Black's bishops are quite strong. Es hat sich ein interessantes
Endspiel ergeben. Die Aufgabe von Weiß ist trotz der Mehrqualität keineswegs
einfach, denn er hat viele Bauernschwächen und die Läufer von Schwarz sind
ziemlich stark.} 44. Bd3 Bb4 45. c3 Bd6 46. Rf1 Ba8 47. Rb1 Be5 48. b4 Bxc3 49.
b5 Bb4 ({Worth considering was In Betracht kam} 49... Bd2 {not letting the
rook to c1, e.g. , um den Turm nicht nach c1 zu lassen, z.B.} 50. b6 Bb7 {
and the position remains unclear. und die Stellung bleibt ungeklärt.}) 50. Rc1
$1 Kd7 51. b6 Bc6 52. e5 Bd2 53. Rd1 Bd5+ {[%tqu "En","How would you react to
Black's bishop check?","Pins...","Try to swap one of Black's bishops.","d3c4",
"Very nice!  If this bishop is captured, White will win his pinned black
colleague on d2. With this piece gone, White will have no problems converting
his extra exchange.",10]} 54. Bc4 $1 {Opening the d-file, thus conqering one
of the black bishops. Öffnet die d-Linie und erobert so einen der schwarzen
Läufer.} (54. Kxa3 Bxg5 {would be far less clear. wäre weit weniger klar.})
54... Bxg5 (54... Bxc4+ 55. Kxa3 Kc6 56. Rxd2 Kxb6 57. Rd7 {is also hopeless.
ist ebenfalls hoffnungslos.}) 55. Bxd5 exd5 56. Rxd5+ Kc6 57. e6 $1 {and Black
resigned, since after 57...Kxd5 (57...fxe6 58.Rxg5) 58.exf7 Bxh6 59.b7 one of
White's pawn promotes. und Schwarz gab auf, denn nach 57...Kxd5 (57...fxe6 58.
Rxg5) 58.exf7 Bxh6 59.b7 geht einer der weißen Bauern zur Dame.} 1-0

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Black "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 $6 {Mit diesem Zug kann Weiss kaum noch auf Eroeffnungsvorteil
hoffen.Die richtige Fortsetzung ist 9.Re1!?} O-O 10. a4 d6 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nde2
Rab8 (12... Rfe8 13. g4 Bc8 14. Ng3 Rb8 15. Qe2 Bf8 $13 {Weiss kann am
Koenigfluegel und Schwarz am Damenfluegel spielen. Moeldner,J- Sinowjew,J/
Dortmund op/1992/CBM29/}) 13. g4 h6 $5 14. f4 Nh7 $5 {Typische Idee.} 15. Qd3
Qd8 16. Rfd1 Kh8 17. e5 d5 18. Nd4 f6 $1 {Schwarz will das weisse Zentrum
aufsprengen.} 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Nb3 Na5 {Droht 21...Nc4} 21. Nxa5 Qxa5 22. Bd4
Rbc8 {Polgar,S hat die Eroeffnung zufriedenstellend geloest.} 23. Qe3 Bxd4 24.
Qxd4 (24. Rxd4 $2 Qb6 $1 25. Rb1 Rxc3 $1 26. Qxc3 Rxf4 27. Rbd1 e5 28. Qb4 Qa7
$19) 24... Rc4 25. Qa7 Qb4 (25... Rcxf4 26. Qxb7 Qc5+ 27. Kh1 Bc8 28. Qb3 Ng5
$17 {Schwarz steht mit dem Bauernpulk im Zentrum schon klar besser.}) (25...
Bc6 $5) 26. f5 $5 {Weiss versucht, im trueben zu fischen.} Qxb2 27. fxe6 Rxc3 {
In Betracht kommt 27...Be6 (-/+) und Schwarz hat bessere Stellung und
Mehrbauern} 28. exd7 Rxc2 29. Bxd5 Ng5 (29... Qe5 30. Bg2 Qg3 31. Qxb7 Ng5 32.
d8=Q Nxh3+ 33. Kh1 Nf2+ 34. Kg1 Nh3+ $10) 30. Qe3 $1 Rc3 {Der schwarze Angriff
sieht uebermachtig aus, aber Weiss kann gut kontern.} 31. Ra2 $1 (31. Rf1 Rxe3
32. Rxf8+ Kh7 33. Bg8+ Kg6 $19) 31... Nxh3+ 32. Kh1 $1 (32. Qxh3 Qb6+ $19)
32... Qxa2 33. Bxa2 Rxe3 34. d8=Q Rxd8 35. Rxd8+ Kh7 36. Bb1+ $1 g6 37. Rd7+
Kg8 38. Bxg6 {Im Endergebnis hat S.Polgar einen Bauern erobert, aber das
Endspiel war fuer sie nicht zu gewinnen.} Ra3 39. Rxb7 Rxa4 40. Bf7+ Kf8 41.
Kg2 Ng5 42. Bh5 Re4 43. Ra7 Re6 44. Kf2 Kg8 45. Kf1 Kh8 46. Kf2 Kg8 47. Kf1 {
Schwarz hat im Mittelspiel den Sieg mehrmal verspielt. Ribli} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O
Bd7 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. a4 Nf6 11. a5 Be7 12. Be3 O-O $1 {Zvjaginsev verbessert
jetzt deutlich seine Partie gegen Leko.} (12... Nd7 13. Na4 O-O 14. Nb6 Rae8
15. c4 $1 Nxb6 16. Bxb6 Qc8 17. Re1 $14 {Weiss hat Raumvorteil und steht
besser. Leko,P-Zvjaginsev,V/Wijk/1995/CBM45/}) 13. Bb6 (13. Re1 Nd7 14. Na4
Rae8 15. Nb6 f5 $10 {Vogt,L-Cramling,P/Valby K41/1991/CBM27/}) 13... Qb8 14.
Re1 Re8 15. Na4 $6 {Dieser Springer geht in die Luft.} (15. Qd2 $5) 15... d5 $1
{Dieser Vorstoss ist fuer derartige Stellungen typisch. Weiss kann hier kaum
noch auf Eroeffnungsvorteil hoffen.} 16. Nc3 (16. e5 Nd7 17. Bd4 Bxa4 18. Rxa4
Qc7 $13 {Schwarz hat sehr gutes Spiel am Damenfluegel.}) 16... dxe4 17. Nxe4
Nd5 18. Bc5 Bxc5 19. Nxc5 Qc7 20. Nd3 Red8 {Schwarz kontrolliert das Zentrum,
und seine Figuren sind gut postiert. Zvjaginsev steht etwas bequemer.} 21. Qc1
Ne7 22. Bf1 Bb5 23. Nb4 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Nd5 25. c3 h6 26. Nc2 (26. Nxd5 Rxd5 27.
b4 Rc8 $15) 26... Ne7 27. Nb4 Rd7 $1 {Natuerlich will Schwarz durch
Zugwiederholung nicht remis machen.} 28. Rd1 Rad8 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Qc2 Ng6 31.
Nd3 Qd6 32. Ne1 Ne5 33. Qe4 Qd5 34. Qxd5 Rxd5 $15 {Schwarz kontrolliert die
d-Linie und steht klar besser.} 35. b4 g5 36. h3 Nc4 37. Rc1 f5 38. Kf1 e5 39.
Rc2 e4 40. Ng2 Rd3 41. Ne1 Rd7 42. Ke2 Kf7 43. Ng2 Ke6 44. Ne3 Na3 45. Rd2 (45.
Ra2 Nb5 46. Rc2 Rd3 47. Nd1 Ke5 $19 {Weiss ist hilflos.}) 45... Rxd2+ 46. Kxd2
f4 $1 47. gxf4 gxf4 48. Ng2 Nc4+ 49. Kd1 Kf5 $1 {Weiss ist positionell
ueberspielt und hat bis zum bitteren Ende nur noch Zwangzuege.} 50. Ne1 f3 51.
Nc2 Kg5 $1 52. Nd4 Kh4 53. Ke1 Kxh3 54. Kf1 Kg4 55. Kg1 h5 56. Kf1 h4 {
Zvjaginsev spielte diese Partie hervorragend. Ribli} 0-1

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ermenkov, Evgenij"]
[Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 (9. Re1 d6 10. g4 Nc6 11. g5 Nd7 12. Nb3 Re8 13. a4 b6 14. f4 Bb7 $13
{Golubev,M-Kievelitz,B/Biel op/1992/EXP31/}) (9. Be3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na4
d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. c4 Bb7 $10 {Gubanov,A-Kharitonov,A/St.Petersburg op/1994/
CBM41/}) 9... Nc6 10. Nb3 (10. Nde2 $13 {Sax,Gy-Gross,S/Graz/1973/INF15,329/})
10... d6 (10... b6 11. Nd5 $1 exd5 12. exd5 Bb7 13. dxc6 dxc6 14. Bf4 Qc8 15.
Re1 Re8 16. Nd4 $14) 11. a5 Ne5 (11... b6 12. axb6 Qxb6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Na4 Bb7
$13) 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. f4 Ng6 (13... Nc4 14. g4 $5 Rfc8 15. g5 Ne8 16. f5 $36 {
Kindermann,S-Lau,R/Altensteig/1989/CBM14/}) 14. Be3 Rfe8 15. Bb6 Qc8 16. e5 $6
(16. Rae1 $5 Bc6 17. Nd4 $14) 16... dxe5 17. fxe5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxd5
Bf6 $1 20. Nc5 (20. Bd4 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 $44) 20... Rxe5 21.
Qd3 Rxd5 $1 22. Qxd5 Bc6 $44 23. Qd2 Qg4 $1 24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Rf1 Ne5 26. Rxf6
Nf3+ 27. Rxf3 Qxf3 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Ne4 Qxe4 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Qg5+ Qg6 0-1

[Event "North Sea Cup 17th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2002.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2002.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 {Diese Zugfolge ist
heutzutage weniger populär, man spielt lieber 5...Qc7.} 6. g3 {Großmeister
Tiviakov spielt gern die g3-Variante gegen die Sizilianische Verteidigung.} (6.
Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3) 6... d6 7. Bg2 Bd7 (7... Nf6 8. Nxc6 (8. O-O Be7) 8... bxc6
9. e5 $14) 8. O-O Be7 $5 (8... Rc8 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. a4 Be7 11. Qg4 h5 12. Qe2
h4 13. Rd1 hxg3 14. hxg3 Qc7 15. Bf4 Nf6 16. Rd2 Nd7 17. Nb5 axb5 18. axb5 Ne5
19. bxc6 Qxc6 20. b3 g5 21. Be3 g4 {0-1 Timman,J-Ljubojevic,L/Brussels 1988/
CBM 07 (50)}) 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. a4 {Die Idee dieses Zuges ist, dass Weiß
nachfolgend mit a4-a5 am Damenflügel Raum gewinnt.} (10. Qg4 h5 11. Qe2 h4 (
11... Nf6 12. Bg5 $2 Nxe4 $1 13. Bxe4 Bxg5 14. f4 Qb6+ 15. Kg2 Bf6 16. f5 Bxc3
17. bxc3 e5 18. Rad1 O-O-O {0-1 Karason,A-Petursson,M/Akureyri 1987/EXT 99 (29)
}) 12. Rd1 (12. Be3 Qa5 13. f4 hxg3 14. hxg3 Nf6 15. Bf3 O-O-O 16. a3 d5 17.
exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rad1 Bf6 {0-1 Kudrin,S-Mestel,A/Beersheba 1984/MCL
(37)}) 12... hxg3 13. hxg3 Qa5 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Rd3 b5 16. a4 b4 17. Nb1 Nf6 18.
c4 Qh5 19. Qxh5 Rxh5 20. Nd2 g5 21. Be3 Nd7 22. Bd4 g4 23. b3 Ne5 24. Re3 Bf6 {
1/2-1/2 Kashtanov,R-Osnos,V/St Petersburg 1997/CBM 61 ext (75)}) 10... Nf6 11.
Be3 O-O 12. Re1 (12. a5) 12... Rc8 13. a5 {[%csl Yb6]} Nd7 14. Na4 Bxa4 {
Statt der Partiefortsetzung kann Schwarz 14...f5!? spielen, mit Gegenspiel.} (
14... f5 $5 15. Nb6 Nxb6 16. Bxb6 Qd7 17. c3 $11 (17. Qd3 $11)) 15. Rxa4 Qc7
16. c3 $14 {[%csl Ga5,Ge3,Gg2] Schwarz hat eine sehr feste Stellung, aber Weiß
hat das Läuferpaar und Raumvorteil am Damenflügel, was ihm eine kleine, aber
dauerhafte Initiative gibt.} (16. c4 b6 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Rxa6 Nxc4 {1/2-1/2
Gipslis,A-Balashov,Y/Moscow 1983/EXT 2002 (18)}) 16... Ne5 17. Bf1 $1 {[%csl
Gf1][%cal Gf1a6] Weiß möchte f2-f4 ziehen und verteidigt sich gegen die
Möglichkeit Nc4.} (17. f4 $2 Nc4 $17 {[%cal Gc4e3,Gc4a5]}) 17... Qc6 18. Be2 (
18. f4 $2 Nf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxa4) 18... Qd7 19. f4 Nc6 20. c4 {[%csl Gc4,Ge4] Weiß
hat ein starkes Bauernzentrum und kann im folgenden den Plan b4-b5 ausführen.}
Qc7 {Es ist schwer (wenn nicht sogar unmöglich) für Schwarz aktives Gegenspiel
zu finden: In den letzten Zügen hat er nur abgewartet.} 21. b4 {[%csl Ge2,Ge3]
[%cal Gb4b5] Die weißen Bauern am Damenflügel mit der Unterstützung des
Läuferpaares sind sehr stark.} Bf6 22. Bb6 Qe7 23. b5 axb5 (23... Nb8 24. c5
Bc3 (24... dxc5 $2 25. e5 $18) 25. cxd6 Qd7 26. Rf1 axb5 27. Ra2 $16) 24. cxb5
Nb8 25. Bf2 (25. a6 bxa6 26. bxa6 Nd7 27. Bf2 $14 {[%csl Ga6]}) 25... Bc3 (
25... Nd7 {[%cal Gd7c5]}) 26. Rf1 Nd7 27. a6 bxa6 28. bxa6 {[%csl Ga6][%cal
Ge2a6,Gf2a7] Der weiße a-Bauer ist sehr stark. Schwarz hat kein Gegenspiel,
aber sein Springer bekommt einen starken Vorposten auf c5.} Nc5 {[%csl Gc5]}
29. Rc4 $1 (29. Bxc5 Rxc5 $14) 29... Ba5 30. Bxc5 dxc5 (30... Rxc5 31. Rxc5
dxc5 32. Qa4 $14) 31. Qa4 Bb4 32. e5 {[%cal Ge2f3,Gf3b7] Mit diesem Zug
bereitet Weiß das Läufermanöver Bf3-b7 vor.} Qa7 33. Bf3 {Dieser Zug ist zu
direkt - der Läufer strebt nach b7, aber nach meiner Meinung wäre es besser
zuerst den Turm auf die d-Linie zu stellen.} (33. Rd1 $5 Rfd8 34. Rxd8+ Rxd8
35. Qc6 $16) 33... Rfd8 34. Bb7 Rb8 35. Rd1 Bd2 $1 (35... Rxd1+ 36. Qxd1 $16 {
[%csl Gd1][%cal Gd1d8]}) 36. Kf2 g6 37. Ke2 $2 {Diese scheinbar logische
Fortsetzung gibt Schwarz gute Gegenchancen.} (37. Qc6 $142 Be3+ 38. Ke2 Bd4 39.
Rb1 $16 {[%cal Gc6b6]}) {[#]} 37... Rxb7 $1 {[%mdl 512] Mit diesem
Qualitätsopfer bekommt Schwarz Angriffschancen gegen den weißen König.} 38.
axb7 Qxb7 $44 39. Re4 (39. Rxd2 $2 Qg2+ $19) (39. Kf2 Rd3 40. Re4 Qd5 $44)
39... Qb2 {[%cal Gb2e2]} 40. Kf3 (40. Kf1 Kg7 $44) 40... h5 {Es droht nichts
Konkretes, Schwarz hat "nur" Läufer und Bauern gegen den Turm und eine gesunde
Stellung.} 41. Qc4 (41. Re2 Rd4 $44) 41... Rb8 42. Re2 (42. Rf1) 42... Rb4 $1 (
42... Qb3+ $6 43. Qxb3 Rxb3+ 44. Kg2 Be3 45. Rd7 $16) 43. Rdxd2 (43. Qa6 $4
Qb3+ {[%cal Rb3f3,Rb3d1]}) 43... Qxd2 (43... Qa3+ 44. Qd3 (44. Rd3 Qa8+ $19)
44... Rb3 45. Re3 Rxd3 46. Rexd3 $15) 44. Qxc5 (44. Rxd2 Rxc4 $17) 44... Rb3+
45. Kf2 Qd1 46. Qc2 $15 {Nach großen Komplikationen haben wir jetzt eine
materiell gleiche Stellung erreicht. Schwarz hat mikroskopischen Vorteil, weil
seine Figuren aktiver stehen, aber Weiß kann die Stellung Remis halten.} Qd4+ {
Natürlich tauscht Schwarz nicht die Damen - er hat einige Angriffschancen.} (
46... Qxc2 47. Rxc2 $11) 47. Kg2 Rd3 48. Qc6 Rd1 49. Qf3 Rg1+ 50. Kh3 Qd1 51.
Kh4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Ein unglaublicher Fehler - der König geht von selbst ins
Mattnetz. Nach normalen Zügen hätte Schwarz nur symbolischen Vorteil.} (51. Re3
$15) 51... Rf1 $19 {[%csl Rh4]} 52. Qa8+ (52. Qe4 Rf2 53. Rxf2 Qg4#) (52. Qe3
Re1 53. Rxe1 Qg4#) 52... Kg7 53. Qe4 Rf2 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 {A variation deeply prepared by Topalov for the 2005 World Championship
tournament. Since then it has become highly popular and both players have
contributed a lot to the development of its theory. It must be mentioned that
Veselin had achieved several memorable victories with this variation in the
past two years, including wins against Anand, Kramnik and ... Leko.} 9. Na4
Nbd7 10. c4 {Anand's move, never used by Leko before.} (10. Qxb4 {allows} d5 {
and Black wins back a central pawn.}) ({When faced for the first time with the
this variation, Peter continued} 10. O-O-O {and got a very promising position
after} d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bc4 N7f6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. Rhe1 {
but misplayed it and lost, Leko,P (2763)-Topalov,V (2788)/San Luis 2005.
However, Black has at his disposal the sharp 10...Qa5 11.b3 Bb7 12.a3 Qc7,
which leads to complications which are favourable for him.}) ({Later Leko
switched to} 10. Bc4 {:} Ne5 11. Bb3 Rb8 12. O-O Bd7 13. a3 a5 14. axb4 axb4
15. f4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Grischuk,A/Moscow 2006 (65)}) 10... bxc3 11. Nxc3
Bb7 12. Be2 Be7 ({In 2006 Topalov won against Anand after} 12... d5 13. exd5
Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. O-O Qb8 16. Nf5 Qe5 17. Ng3 Bb4 $1 {but later
Morozevich discovered that Black faces problems after 15.Rc1!.}) 13. O-O O-O
14. Rac1 Qb8 15. Rfd1 Rd8 {An important move. Although White seems to have
more space and therefore some pressure, Black inevitably advances d5 next and
should have no problems whatsoever.} ({The immediate} 15... d5 {is premature
due to} 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Nc6 $14) 16. Kh1 {This new move
changes little: Black has a comfortable game.} (16. Bf2 {was met once before,
after which Black can continue} d5 17. Bg3 Bd6) 16... d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5
Bxd5 19. Bc4 ({Now} 19. Nc6 {is no longer attractive for White due to} Bxc6 20.
Rxc6 Ne5 {and after the forced} 21. Rb6 Qc8 22. Qc1 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Nc4 24. Bxc4
Qxc4 {it is Black who has some initiative}) (19. a3 Nc5 20. Qc3 (20. b4 $2 Nb3
21. Nxb3 Bxb3 $19) 20... a5 $11) 19... Nf6 20. Qe2 Qb7 21. b3 h6 {The position
is completely equal. In the next part both sides try to improve their pieces.
Black will double on the d-file, White will take control over the c-file.} 22.
Bf2 Rd7 23. Rc2 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 (24. Qxc4 $2 e5 $19) 24... Rad8 25. Rf1 {Placing
the rook on c1 and/or e1 is more natural.} (25. Rdc1 Ba3 26. Re1 $11) (25. Re1
Bb4 26. Rec1 Ba3 27. Re1 $11) 25... Rd6 26. Qc2 Bf8 27. Nc6 Re8 {Possibly Leko
overestimated White's achievements: the knight on c6 is strong indeed, but
Black keeps sufficient activity in the centre.} 28. b4 ({More cautious is} 28.
Re1 Rd5 29. Bd4 $11) 28... e5 29. Na5 Qb5 30. Bc5 Rd5 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. Re1 (
32. Nc6 Re8 33. a4 Qb6 34. Re1 $11) 32... Rfd8 33. Nb3 (33. Nc6 Rd1 ({After} 
33... Rd2 34. Qc1 {Black has nothing better than 34...Rd1 anyway.}) 34. Rxd1
Rxd1+ 35. Qxd1 Qxc4 36. Nxe5 Qxa2 37. Nd3 Nd5 38. Qe1 $11) 33... Rd1 $1 {
An unpleasant surprise for Leko, who suddenly must solve concrete problems and
react very precisely.} 34. Qxd1 $2 {With little time the Hungarian GM got
confused and went for the wrong variation.} ({Correct is} 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35.
Qxd1 Qxc4 36. Qc1 $1 ({Not} 36. Qe1 Nd5 $1 37. h3 f6 {and Black wins the pawn
b4}) 36... Qxb4 37. Qc8+ Kh7 (37... Qf8 38. Qxa6) 38. Qf5+ g6 39. Qxe5 {
The e1-square is under control, so White will easily make a draw.}) 34... Rxd1
35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Rxd1 e4 {Black builds a direct attack against the king and
White's situation becomes difficult. Each mistake is fatal and loses at once.
That's exactly what happened.} 37. fxe4 $2 ({The only way to put up some
resistance was} 37. Rc3 Qxb4 38. Re3 exf3 39. Rxf3 $17) 37... Ng4 $1 {A
precise move that wins immediately.} ({Much stronger than} 37... Nxe4 38. Rc2)
38. Rc5 ({After} 38. Rc2 {the quickest win is} Qe5) 38... Qb8 $1 (38... Qb8 39.
g3 Nf2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Romero Holmes"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. a4 {
This idea is not played very often, but it was extensively analysed by the
spanish players like De la Villa, Magem Badals or Ochoa.} b4 9. Na2 e5 10. Nb3
d5 {This position is already new to the chess theory.} 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bf2
Nc6 13. Bc4 Nf4 14. Qxd8+ {White is satisfied with attempt to explore
weaknesess a5 and c5 on the Qside.} Nxd8 15. O-O Be6 16. Na5 Be7 17. Bxe6 $2 {
De la Villa wants to win a pawn, but 17.Rd1! was keeping the small advantage.}
Ndxe6 18. Nc6 $2 {Wrong plan, much better 18.c3 was keeping the equilibrium.}
Rc8 19. Naxb4 a5 $1 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. Nd3 Rxc2 22. Nxe5 Rb8 $1 {The immense
activity of black pieces make the defence for white really difficult.} 23. g3
Ne2+ 24. Kg2 Rbxb2 25. Nd3 Rb3 26. Nc1 Rb4 27. Nd3 Rb3 28. Nc1 Nxc1 29. Rfxc1
Rd2 30. Rd1 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Ra3 32. f4 g6 33. Rd5 Rxa4 34. Be1 Ra2+ 35. Kf3 a4
36. Bb4+ Ke8 37. g4 Rb2 38. Bd6 Rb5 39. Ke4 Rxd5 40. Kxd5 Kd7 41. f5 gxf5 42.
gxf5 Nd4 $1 {In case white takes the N the pawn endgame is easily winning,
after 43.f6 Nc2 the march of an a pawn will decide.} 43. Bc5 Nxf5 44. Ke5 Nh4
45. Kf6 Ke8 46. h3 Nf3 47. Bd6 h5 48. Bc5 Ne1 0-1

[Event "ARG-ch 89th"]
[Site "Saenz Pena"]
[Date "2014.07.19"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Black "Alonso, Salvador"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Rosito,J"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2014.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Ültima ronda. El GM Felgaer tiene medio punto de ventaja sobre el GM Perez
Ponsa que también va de blancas contra el MI Liascovich.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3.
d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. f3 {El blanco se decide por el
agresivo Ataque Inglés.} d5 ({Lo más natural es} 7... Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. O-O-O
O-O 10. g4) 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. exd5 Nxd5 ({También es posible.} 9... exd5) 10. Nxd5
exd5 11. Qd2 Bd6 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Kb1 a6 15. Bd3 a5 {Como sucede
en posiciones con enroques opuestos lo que prevalece es la iniciativa. Alonso
intenta atacar en el flanco dama.} 16. a4 {Felgaer le pone freno al ataque
negro.} Nb4 17. Nd4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Rc8 19. Rhe1 Bd7 20. Nb5 {La posición luce
un tanto más cómoda para las blancas debido al peón aislado de las negras, sin
embargo Alonso tiene mucha actividad.} Bc6 21. g3 Re8 22. Bd4 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf8
24. b3 Qd7 25. Rd1 Qh3 26. Rd2 h5 27. Kb2 Bb4 28. Re2 Bd7 29. Qe3 Bf8 30. Nc3
Re8 31. Qf2 Rxe2 32. Qxe2 Be6 33. Be5 f6 34. Bd4 Bf7 35. Nb5 Qf5 36. Bc3 b6 37.
Bd4 Bc5 38. Qf2 ({Un momento importante. Parece muy interesante.} 38. Bxc5 bxc5
39. Nd6 Qd7 40. Qa6 {Hay que destacar que ambos jugadores se encuentran con
apuro de tiempo.}) 38... Bxd4+ 39. Nxd4 Qe5 40. Qd2 Bg6 41. f4 Qe4 42. Nb5 Qh1
43. Qf2 Be4 44. h4 Kh7 45. Nc3 Bf5 46. Nb5 Qd1 47. Nd4 Be4 48. Nb5 Bf5 49. Nc3
Qh1 50. Nb1 Qe4 51. Na3 d4 52. Nc4 d3 53. cxd3 Qxd3 54. Nxb6 Qb1+ 55. Kc3 Qd3+
({Era para considerar.} 55... Qc1+ 56. Kd4 Qc7 $5) 56. Kb2 Qb1+ 57. Kc3 Qd3+
58. Kb2 Qb1+ {Al ganar Perez Ponsa, se debe realizar un desempate con partidas
rápidas. Final apasionante en la final del Campeonato Argentino versión 2014.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 0304 79th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2004.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Rowson,J"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2003.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[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 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 h5 $5 {
[#] This move was made to look rather dubious in the game Khalifman-Van Wely,
Wijk aan Zee 2001(?) but I think it is probably quite playable and I wanted to
play something that would force my opponent to think as early as possible.
Moreover, Lahno's results on the white side of main line sicilians are rather
impressive.} 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. Be2 (9. Bc4 $5) 9... b6 $5 10. O-O Bb7 11. a4 Be7
12. Rad1 Qc7 (12... Rc8 $5 {is also possible, but I wanted to retain the
option of castling queenside and it can be useful to have the rook defending
a6 if I ever get round to playing ...d5}) 13. Qe1 g6 14. Qg3 $6 h4 15. Qf2 d5
$6 {This was not strictly necessary and Black should probably wait for a while.
However, I had seen until White's ninteenth move and assumed I would have
something good there. In fact I just move from one equalish position to
another, but my position becomes progressively difficult to play, while Lahno,
who was unsure what to do at this stage, started playing more quickly and
confidently.} (15... O-O-O $5) (15... Rh5 $5) 16. exd5 Nxd5 (16... Bxd5 $5 {
is sometimes possible in these lines, but in this case my light squares sorely
miss my bishop after} 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. f4 $1 {followed by Bf3.}) 17. Nxd5 Bxd5
18. f4 $1 Nf6 19. Bf3 {[#] From afar, this position seemed promising due to my
light square control, prospect of castling either side and throwing in h3 at a
suitable moment. However, I thought for over half an hour here and failed to
find a way to coordinate my position.} Ne4 $2 (19... Qb7 $1 {This was my
original intention and I should have played this, but saw a few things that
made me nervous.} 20. c4 $1 (20. Bxd5 Qxd5 $1 {Now I am fine, but it looks
risky to put the queen in such an exposed position.} (20... Nxd5 21. f5 $1 gxf5
22. Nxf5 exf5 (22... Nxe3 23. Ng7+) 23. Qxf5 {seemed very dangerous for Black,
and probably is.})) 20... Be4 $1 {This seems to keep control.} (20... Bxf3 21.
Qxf3 Qxf3 22. Nxf3 Bc5 $6 (22... Nd7 $1) 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Ne5 {This is
troublesome for Black, but Kunte convinced me that the initial ending is fine
for Black as long as I play})) 20. Qe2 $1 {A strong move, which more or less
escaped my attention. For some reason I assumed White would keep her eyes
trained on the h4-pawn.} O-O 21. c4 $5 {This looks strong, and was played with
a certain flourish by my young opponent. However, Lahno would have done well
to follow Tarrasch's advice here: "When you see a good move, sit on your hands
and look for a better one". I have probably probably mis-quoted Tarrasch, and
it may in fact have been one of the Laskers who said something similar, but in
any case, you get the point.} (21. Bc1 $1 {Bishop retreats are often hard to
spot and Lahno could hardly believe that such a simple move could be so strong.
My problem is that the obvious} Nf6 {fails to} 22. Bxd5 exd5 {but after} (22...
Nxd5 23. Nxe6 $1 {so I would have to try}) 23. f5 {white has a raging attack,
and I suspect that my king would not be long for this world.}) 21... Bb7 (21...
Bxc4 22. Qc2 $1 {winning.}) 22. Qc2 Nf6 23. b3 Rad8 24. Qf2 Ne4 25. Qc2 (25.
Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Nf3 {I was trying to encourage this.} Rxd1 27. Rxd1 h3 $1 {
gives Black very dangerous play.}) 25... Nf6 26. Qf2 {[#] I felt this was an
interesting moment psychologically. I was relieved that she hadn't played Bc1
and felt that I had been rather lucky to survive. In this respect a draw was a
good result. However, I can think of some players who would take the fact that
she missed Bc1 as an encouragement to play on. As I mulled these things over I
looked for a way to play the position, but it seemed clear to me that Ne4 was
the best move, and saw no reason to randomize. Given that I managed to beat
Epishin the next day this was probably the right decision, but I quite sure
that if I had not been so succesful in the final round I would have been
kicking myself for not taking a little risk her to win the tournament.} Ne4 (
26... Rd7 $5 {Was my main idea, when White can either try to play a roughly
level ending} 27. Qxh4 (27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. Qf3) 27... Ne4 28. Nxe6 $1) (26... h3
27. gxh3 $1 {and far from weakening White's king, it seemed that the half-open
g-file combined with h4-h5 was likely to cause me problems.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Redbus KO"]
[Site "Southend"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Rowson,J"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2000.04.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4100]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7.
Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O d6 9. Re1 Rb8 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Rxe5 Bd6 13. Re1 O-O
14. b3 Bb7 15. Bb2 c5 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Rd8 19. Qe2 Qc6 20.
Rg4 g6 21. Ra4 Qb5 22. Qf3 Be7 23. Rf4 Rf8 24. Re1 Qd7 25. h4 Qd5 26. Qe2 Rd7
27. Ra4 Rd6 28. Be5 Rb6 29. Rd1 Qc6 30. h5 Rd8 31. Re1 Rd7 32. hxg6 fxg6 33.
Bc3 Bf8 34. Ba5 Rbb7 35. Qxe6+ Qxe6 36. Rxe6 Rd6 37. Re8 Rd1+ 38. Kg2 Rf7 39.
Rc4 Rd5 40. Bc3 Rdf5 41. Re2 Bg7 42. Re8+ Bf8 43. f4 g5 44. Be5 h5 45. Rxc5 Kh7
46. Rc6 gxf4 47. gxf4 Bg7 48. Rxa6 Bxe5 49. Rxe5 Rxf4 50. Rxh5+ Kg7 51. Rg5+
Kh7 52. Kh3 Rf2 53. Ra4 R7f3+ 54. Rg3 Rxg3+ 55. Kxg3 Rxc2 56. Kf3 Kg7 57. Ke3
Kf7 58. Kd3 Rh2 59. Rf4+ Ke7 60. a4 Kd6 61. Kc4 Kc6 62. Kb4 Rh3 63. a5 Kb7 64.
Ka4 Rh7 65. b4 Ka7 66. Rf6 Rg7 67. a6 Rg5 68. b5 Rh5 69. Rf7+ Kb8 70. b6 Rh8
71. Kb5 Rg8 72. Re7 Rh8 73. Kc5 Rg8 74. Rf7 Rh8 75. Kd5 Rg8 76. Ke6 Rg6+ 77.
Rf6 Rg8 78. Ke7 Rg7+ 79. Rf7 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1999.07.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Rowson,J"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1999.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. g3 {Before the game I
decided that I couldn't assume Keti would be happy to draw(I needed 1/2 for my
GM title) and since she is such a strong player I didn't want to risk playing
too passively in the opening. She plays so many different move orders in the
sicilian that I decided to try to learn one which I could use against(almost)
all of them; g3 fitted the bill nicely, despite the fact that I had never
played it before!.....At times like this NCO comes in very handy because it
tends to give a good and digestible synopsis of best play for both sides.} Nf6
7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O Be7 $5 (8... a6) 9. Ndb5 {Given an exclam by Gallagher in
NCO, but I'm not so sure.} Qb8 10. Bf4 (10. Bg5 a6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nd4 Nxd4
13. Qxd4 Qa7 {Black is absolutely fine here but so is White after} 14. Qd3 $1 {
Exchanging Queens tends to be bad in these structures because the bishops can
be unleashed without the Black king coming under fire. I guess it's a matter
of taste which side to prefer here, but I like my position more than I did in
the game.}) 10... Ne5 11. Bg5 {The idea of this bishop manouver is to prevent
the knights coming off on d4 in the following structure.} a6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 {
I had a scarey moment as Keti thought this one over; what if} (12... Bxf6 {
(?).....It looks like I am positionally obliged to sacrafice material again.}
13. Nxd6+ (13. Nd4 Qa7 $17) 13... Ke7 14. Nf5+ exf5 15. Nd5+ Ke8 16. exf5 {
That said, White's initiative does look rather enduring.}) 13. Nd4 Qc7 $5 (
13... Qa7 14. Kh1 {is given as slightly better for White in NCO.} (14. a4 $5 {
was suggested by former Scottish Champion Peter Jamieson in the post-mortem,
with the idea of discouraging queenside castling. The after} h5 15. h4 $1 {
when I think White is definitely not worse.})) (13... h5 $5) 14. Qh5 {I played
this knowing that it is normally a huge gain in such positions; in general it
is now difficult for Black to play actively due to the weakness of f7 and h7.
However, I was basing this largely on lines from the Najdorf or Rauzer where
White's king is on the Queenside and acts as my most efficient defender of b2!
Here by decentralising my Queen, I neglect the dark squares in the centre and
on the queenside, but what else can I play?} (14. Qe2 $5 Qb6 $5 (14... Qc4 15.
Qd2 Qb4 16. b3 Rc8 17. Nde2 h5 18. h4 {looks unclear. Playing b3 is not such a
positional disaster for White because later I can "shore up" with Nd1-e3.}) 15.
Nb3 {or} Rc8 $1 {With threats of ...Rxc3 and ...Nc4 looks slightly better for
Black, though} (15... O-O-O {looks about equal, though I prefer Black.}) 16.
Rab1 $5 {is an interesting way to deal with these problems, and it's good news
for White that Black can't castle queenside.} Rxc3 (16... Nc4 17. Nc1 $5 Nxb2
18. Nd1 $1) (16... O-O $5) 17. bxc3 Bb5 18. Nd4 Bxe2 19. Rxb6 Bxf1 20. Bxf1 $16
) 14... Nc4 $1 {If it were just a question of the b2 pawn this would be risky,
but in conjucntion with the threat of...Qc5 it is a very strong move indeed.}
15. Rfe1 $1 {Only move! There's no way to defend b2 passively even if I wanted
to. Now I woke up to the fact that the safest way to play for my GM title was
to play as sharply as possible!......I comforted myself with the aphormism:
"And the thing is.....if you risk nothing, you risk even more" and tried to
rediscover the youthful enthusiasm which led me to play in such a style en
route to the IM title.} Qc5 $1 {A good and slightly displeasing decision.} (
15... Nxb2 16. Nd5 $1 {is probably quite dangerous for Black. Over theses next
few moves there is a hidden maze of possibilities( a hidden maze?-that's quite
a predicament to find yourself in, especially if you are lost :-)).........I
have only a day to get organised before I go to the British so I'll have to
present a somehwat incomplete version of events. A full and conclusive
analysis would take a long time.} exd5 17. exd5 Nc4 18. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 19. dxe6
O-O-O 20. Rab1 b5 21. a4 $5 {(I. Swan)}) 16. Nf5 $1 {A big and difficult
decision. I guess this is the best move, and I knew that at the time. However,
not only is this sacrifice a little difficult to believe but given my
situation(which wasn't dominating my thoughts, though with the bulletin on my
board reading in bold:"IT NOW LOOKS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT IF JONATHAN ROWSON
MAKES 1 out of2 HE WILL BECOME SCOTLAND'S THIRD GRANDMASTER" and the assembled
crowd looking a little concerned, or confused, or both about my position, it
was hard to block it out completely. The most challenging piece of
interference came from the advice of friend and host for the tournament Alan
Minnican(many thanks to you and Ruth) who mentioned the knight(that was a slip,
I meant night) before the game something like the following: "You know
tommorow there will be a big crowd around your game because of all the weekend
events and everyone knows how close you are, so don't go showing off by
sacrificing a piece or something." Having convinced myself that I wasn't just
showing off, calculating enough to convince me of its viability and being put
off by the general smell of the alternative, I decided to play the best move;
all within about twenty minutes of thought.} (16. Qxc5 dxc5 17. Nde2 {was also
possible. Given that a draw from this game gives excellent chances to make the
title it was tempting just to try to equalise this slightly worse endgame. I
didn't see any particular problem at the time but it just felt bad; like I
might lose if I went this way. I had a strong hunch that Keti would find a
string of good moves and I would be struggling for the whole game. Indeed, in
the post-mortem Keti confirmed my intuition. When trying to subtly gauge
whether she might have taken a draw had I done this she just mentioned the
following and said in her inimicable way: "I think I have a good position",
which left me feeling somewhat relieved.} Bc6 $1 18. b3 Na3 $1 19. Rac1 O-O-O
$1 {Black's next move will be ...c4 or ...Rd2 followed by ...Bc5 and doubling
on the d-file; I would have come under very heavy pressure indeed.}) 16... exf5
(16... Nxb2 $5 {Now there is no big Ne6 hit but this does look a little
suspicious.} 17. Nd5 $5 {followed by Rb1-b7at some moment is probably at least
adequate for White; at least I think that's what we concluded at the time.})
17. exf5 (17. Nd5 f4 $1) 17... Ne5 (17... Qxf5 $5 {leaves White with a few
choices. I was attracted to the idea of:} 18. Rxe7+ (18. Qe2 Ne5 19. f4 {
was Keti's concern but by giving the piece back at a suitable moment Black is
probably not worse.}) (18. Qxf5 $1 {Is probably best.} Bxf5 19. Nd5 Be6 (19...
Ne5 20. Nc7+ Kd7 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxb7 {is similar; I prefer White; there's
lots of scope and targets for the rooks.}) 20. Nc7+ Kd7 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxb7
Rb8 23. Bxa6 Nxb2 24. a4 {is probably even a bit better for White.}) 18... Kxe7
19. Nd5+ Kd8 20. Qe2 Ne5 21. Qe3 $5 {which is very sneaky, but not fully
adequate after:} Rc8 22. Qb6+ Ke8 23. Qxd6 Qe6 24. Nxf6+ Kd8) 18. Nd5 Rc8 {
Of course there are alternatives, but it is likely that this move is best.} 19.
c3 $1 {I was very pleased with this move, because it suggests that I am in no
hurry to justify my sacrifice. A group of players from Polytechnic Chess Club
(Larry Kirk, Doug Finnie and Ian Swan) were trying hard to make sharper lines
(e.g with Qh6) work, but I quickly came to the conclusion that I although I
could win some material back this way, I would also activate Black's pieces.
It's quite correct to check these sharper lines in analysis, but over the
board it's good to be more practical; I was confident that I had full
positional compensation for the piece.} (19. Qh6 Bc6 20. Nxf6+ Kd8 21. Qg7 Bxf6
22. Qxf6+ Kc7) 19... Bc6 {Keti said she didn't like her position here. I
thought of offering a draw around now, but it seemed to me that Black had some
problems to solve. The compensation consists partly in material(one pawn and
will win at least one more), but the rest of the compensation is well
illustrated by Paul Motwani's Four S's: STRUCTURALLY I am much better-all
Black's four pawns from th d-h files are vulnerable whilst it's very difficult
to attack any of White's. I have more SPACE; apart from having one less piece
to find room for, my knight, queen and pawn on f5 exert a strong clamping
influence. My pieces have more SCOPE and are all working at near full capacity,
whilst Black has particular problems with his bishop on e7 and rook on h8. In
terms of SAFETY, I am also much better off because my king has excellent pawn
shield whilst Black will find it difficult to get the king out of the centre
and has to beware of timely sacrafices on e5and the long term threat of f4.
However, a piece is a piece and Keti plays the next few moves more accurately
than me.} 20. Rad1 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rc7 22. Kg2 $2 {Careless. I had assumed this
plan of f4 would be difficult to meet but I was insufficiently attenitve to
Keti's intentions. Had I noticed the immanence of the threat of ...Kd8-c8, I
would have directed my moves against this plan because once the king gets to
c8 I think the position is just unclear. It's particularly important for Black
that Qh6-g7 can be met by ...Rcc8 because if I win the h-pawn I will almsost
certainly come away with three pawns for the piece and a good position.} (22.
Re2 $5 Kd8 23. Qh6 Rc8 (23... Kc8 24. Qg7 Rd8 25. Qxh7 {Winning this pawn in
particular is very good news; I may be able to keep my queen in the vicinity
and push my h-pawn all the way to h8 and Black's f-pawns remain vulnerable.})
24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Bd5 $1 (25. Bxa6 $2 Qc6 26. Rxe5 fxe5 27. Qg7 Kd7 28. Bf1 {
The position is not so clear; but a whole rook?}) 25... Kc7 26. Kg2 {and now
with two pawns and complete control I definitely prefer White.}) (22. Qh6 $2
Qxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Ng4+ 24. Kf3 Nxh6 25. g4 Rf8 26. g5 Ng8) 22... Kd8 23. Re4 (23.
Qh6 Qxf2+) 23... Kc8 24. f4 Nc6 25. Qh6 $5 {###DRAW AGREED###Now I realised I
has let it slip somewhat and since Black is not so badly coordinated I became
more aware that I was a piece down. Neither player felt Black was necessarily
better, because she remains very passive and it's difficult to exchange pieces,
but somehow things look better for Black than they did a few moves ago. Given
the tournamant situation, and that I no longer thought I was better, it seemed
a good moment to offer a draw.} (25. Bxf7 Kb8 26. Bd5 Bd8 $15) 25... Kb8 26.
Qg7 Rcc8 $1 27. Bxf7 Rcf8 28. Bd5 Bd8 29. Qd7 $5 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Redbus KO"]
[Site "Southend"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Rowson,J"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2000.04.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 12]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 Nc6 7.
f3 e6 8. Qd2 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 b4 14.
Ne2 a5 15. Ng3 Qc7 16. Kb1 d5 17. f4 dxe4 18. Bg2 Rd8 19. Bxe4 Bb7 20. Qg2 Nc5
21. Bxc5 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2019.06.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2019.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,69,19,29,40,50,99,76,76,38,26,24,57,33,64,40,64,46,37,66,41,17,-3,-22,
-25,-56,43,13,13,13,74,79,-23,-19,-24,-31,53,53,135,135,135,130,163,163,175,60,
53,132,132,-1,78,62,256,0,669,787,467,1088,1094,1115,1115,1115,1115,1343,1830,
2292,29975,29976,29995,29996,29999,-30000] This game was dubbed the "Nameless
Immortal" in the internet. Perhaps it was not easy to pin point an exact theme
to this game.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7.
Be3 b5 8. Qd2 b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O $5 Qa5 11. b3 Bb7 12. a3 Qc7 13. axb4 d5
14. Bf2 $5 {I had analysed this line in 2006 myself, though I never got a
chance to test until now.} (14. Kb1 {used to be the main line in
correspondence chess, but recently White has had a hard time proving an
advantage there.} dxe4 15. b5 Nd5 $1 16. b6 Qc8 (16... N7xb6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18.
Bxb6 Nxb6 19. Nxb6 Rd8 20. Qxd8+ Qxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. fxe4 Kc7 23. Na4 Bxe4
$11 {corr. 2018}) 17. fxe4 Bb4 18. Qf2 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Nc5 20. Nf5 (20. Nb5 $5 {
An interesting trick but Black has many resources.} O-O (20... axb5 21. Bxb5+
Bc6 22. Rd8+ $5 Kxd8 23. Nxc5 Ke7 24. b7 Bxb7 25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Nd7+ Kg8 27.
Nf6+ Kf8 $11) 21. Na7 Rxa7 22. bxa7 Nxa4 23. bxa4 Bc5 24. Qc3 Qc7 $11 {White
has to be more careful as his king is much weaker.}) 20... Nxa4 (20... exf5 $2
21. exf5+ Kf8 22. Qd4 $1 a5 23. f6 $1 $40) 21. Nxg7+ Ke7 22. Nf5+ exf5 23.
exf5+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Ke8 25. Bb5+ axb5 26. Rhe1+ Bxe1 27. Rxe1+ Kd7 28. Rd1+ $11
{Shablinsky,M (2446)-Mendl,M (2525) ICCF 2016}) 14... Bd6 $2 {My opponent was
not familiar with this line and played this after a long thought. Black cannot
allow the exchange of the dark-squared bishops.} (14... e5 15. Nf5 g6 16. Nh6
Rc8 17. Bc5 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 Qxc5 20. Kb2 Ke7 $1 $11 {connecting
the rooks and ready the bring the h8 rook to play - Mercader Martínez,J (2396)
-Cusicanqui,M (2417) ICCF 2017}) (14... dxe4 $5 15. Bg3 e5 16. Bc4 g6 17. Rhf1
$5 (17. Kb1 h5 18. h4 Bg7 19. Rhf1 O-O 20. Ne2 exf3 21. gxf3 Rad8 $11 {corr.
2017}) (17. Ne2 exf3 18. gxf3 Rc8 $1 {I think this the most accurate move
order.} (18... Be7 19. Rhe1 Rc8 20. Nd4 $1 O-O 21. c3 $1 $16 {Black was
already in big trouble as White has the better coordination and the white king
can safely hide on b2. Johansen,J (2345)-Johansen,A (2048) ICCF 2015}) 19. Qc3
(19. Rhe1 $143 Bxf3 $1 $15 {being the point.}) 19... Bh6+ 20. Kb1 O-O $13)
17... h5 $8 $13 {This was the only move according to my 2006 notes and Black
was surviving somehow.}) (14... g6 $6 15. Bg3 e5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bc4 Bxb4 18.
c3 $16) 15. Bg3 $5 {The engine was quite optimistic about this rather than
exd5 which was played by Nakamura. But i think it is more a matter of taste.} (
15. exd5 $5 Nxd5 (15... Bf4 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Nxd5 18. Qd2 O-O 19. c4 $16)
16. Bg3 Rc8 17. c4 Bxb4 18. Qg5 Qa5 19. Qxg7 Rf8 20. Nc2 $1 Bc6 21. Qa1 $1 $16
{Nakamura-Grandelius 2018}) 15... Bxg3 (15... Ne5 $2 {Black cannot avoid the
exchange of the dark-squared bishops.} 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. c4 Bxb4 18. Qe2 Bd6
19. Kb1 $18) 16. hxg3 dxe4 (16... Qxg3 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. c4 N5f6 19. Bd3 $18 {
and the black king is in big danger.}) {[#]} 17. g4 $1 {My first think of the
game although I clearly remembered the text move from my analysis} Nd5 $5 {
A practical approach but not necessarily the best.} (17... exf3 $5 {might have
been the lesser evil exchanging queens and hoping to defend the endgame.} 18.
gxf3 Nd5 (18... Ne5 19. Rh3 $1 {Stopping queenside castling.} Ng6 (19... O-O-O
20. Qe1 $1 $18 Kb8 21. Nc5) (19... O-O 20. Qh2 $18) 20. Nc5 O-O-O 21. Bxa6 Bxa6
22. Nxa6 $16) 19. Kb2 Qf4 20. Qxf4 Nxf4 21. b5 h6 22. Rh2 $1 $16 {Still Black
has many problems to solve as the initiative is firmly with White.}) (17... O-O
$2 18. g5 $1 $18 {being the point.}) 18. Bc4 $5 {At this point i had already
spent 25 minutes trying to make 18.fxe4 work and could not come to a definite
conclusion. Hence I decided to connects the rooks.The open h-file makes
castling on the kingside extremely dangerous.} (18. fxe4 $1 {The strongest but
over the board it was not easy to find all nuances.} N5f6 19. g5 (19. Bd3 Qe5 (
19... Nxg4 20. Bb5 $1 Ngf6 21. Bxd7+ Nxd7 22. Rh3 $1 $16 {Preparing Rc3 and
Black is in big danger as the knight on d7 is hanging in many lines.}) 20. c3
Nxg4 21. Bc2 $16) 19... Nxe4 20. Qe3 Qg3 (20... Qe5 21. g6 $1 fxg6 22. Bc4 Bd5
{I stopped my analysis here. Felt White was much better but then nothing
decisive was apparent as the knight on d4 cannot move.} {I missed} 23. Rde1 $1
Ndf6 (23... O-O 24. Rh4 $1 $18 {and the pin on the e-file is decisive.}) 24.
Nc5 a5 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Rh4 $18) 21. Nf3 Qf2 22. Qf4 Qg3 {I did not want to
exchange queens as i thought Black's king didn't have a safe haven anywhere.}
23. Rh4 $1 $18 {Missed this move while calculating the line. Despite the
exchange of queens, Black is under severe pressure as White has a development
edge and Nc5 is always in the air.}) 18... Ne5 $2 {Pressured by the clock and
in a tough position, my opponent makes a fatal error.} (18... exf3 $1 19. gxf3
O-O $1 (19... Qf4 $6 {Exchanging queens. Over the board, I thought this might
be alright for Black but it is not.} 20. Rhe1 (20. Nf5 $5 Qxd2+ 21. Rxd2 exf5
22. Re1+ $1 Ne7 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxd7 Be4 25. gxf5 $1 $18) 20... O-O-O 21.
Bxd5 Qxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Bxd5 23. c4 Ba8 24. b5 $18 {and White's initiative is much
faster.}) 20. Bd3 g6 (20... h6 21. g5 $1 $40) 21. Kb2 Rfd8 22. Be4 $16 {
Black is worse (weaker king and bad pawn structure) but it is still a fight.})
(18... e3 $2 19. Qe1 Qe5 20. Rh5 $18) (18... Rc8 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. fxe4 Bxe4
21. Rhe1 Bg6 22. Nf5 $18) (18... N7b6 19. Nxb6 Nxb6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Nxe6 Qe5
22. Qd6 $1 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nd7 24. Rhd1 $18) {[#]} 19. Bxd5 $1 {I just spent
four minutes on this move as I felt my development advantage was the most
important factor and I cannot play slowly.} (19. Nc5 $5 {is the engine's
recommendation and could have been stronger.}) 19... exd5 (19... Bxd5 20. fxe4
Bxe4 21. Nc5 $1 (21. Rhe1 $4 Nd3+ $1 $19) 21... Bg6 22. Rhe1 O-O 23. Qf4 f6 24.
Ndxe6 $18) 20. fxe4 $1 {Again the most direct but more so because I wanted to
stop Black from castling queenside.} dxe4 (20... O-O-O 21. Rh3 $1 {It was
precisely for this move i took on e4.} Kb8 22. Rc3 Qd6 23. Nf5 $18) (20... O-O
21. Nf5 $1 $18) 21. Nf5 $1 {I spent 10 minutes on this natural move as I
understood I was winning and did not want to botch it ( as it happened I
messed up three winning positions towards the end of the event).} O-O (21...
Nd3+ $2 22. Kb1 g6 23. Ng7+ Kf8 24. Qh6 Kg8 (24... Qe5 25. Nf5+ Ke8 26. cxd3
gxf5 27. Nc5 $1 $18) 25. Nh5 $1 Qe5 26. Rdf1 $18) {[#]} 22. Qc3 $5 {A simple
trick, but much more incisive was Rxh7.} (22. Rxh7 $5 Kxh7 23. Rh1+ Kg8 24. Qg5
f6 25. Qh5 Rac8 26. Nc5 $1 {However, this move had to be spotted at the start
of the line. White simply improves the position and guards e6 square and waits
with the check on h7.} a5 27. g5 $1 fxg5 28. Qh7+ Kf7 29. Qxg7+ Ke8 30. Qxg5 $1
$18) 22... Rfc8 (22... Qxc3 $4 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Rxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rh1+ Qh3 26.
Rxh3#) (22... Rac8 23. Nc5 f6 24. Rxh7 $5 Kxh7 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Rh1 Kf7 27. Qh7
$18) 23. Nc5 $1 {Activating my last piece which was out of play.} (23. Rd8+ $4
Qxd8 24. Qxe5 Qg5+ $1 $19) 23... f6 (23... e3 24. Rd7 Qxd7 25. Qxe5 f6 26. Ne7+
$1 $18) (23... h6 24. Rxh6 gxh6 25. Nxh6+ Kh7 26. Nf5 $18) 24. Qh3 (24. Nd6 {
was already winning material but I wanted to finish with an attack on the king,
especially with the knight on f5.}) 24... h6 25. g5 $1 {The necessary prelude
to the following combination opening the way for the queen to e6.} fxg5 (25...
Nd3+ 26. cxd3 Qe5 27. d4 $18) {[#]} 26. Rd7 $3 {Spent six minutes on this move
as I wanted to make sure it was working alright.} (26. Nxh6+ gxh6 27. Qe6+ Qf7
28. Qxe5 $18 {was the easiest.}) 26... Nxd7 27. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 (27... Kf8 28.
Nxd7+ Ke7 29. Nf5+ Kxd7 30. Nd4+ $18) (27... Kh8 28. Ng8+ $1 Kxg8 29. Qe6+ Kf8
30. Rh8#) 28. Qe6+ Kg7 29. Qxh6+ Kf7 30. Qe6+ Kg7 31. Qe7+ Kg6 32. Qh7+ Kf6 33.
Nxd7+ Ke6 34. Qg6+ $1 {This had to be seen from afar.} Kd5 {My opponent
decided to be sportive and to allow checkmate in the centre of the board. It
is to his credit that he rebounded from this loss to share first place in the
event.} (34... Kxd7 35. Rh7+ Kd8 36. Qg8#) 35. Rd1# 1-0

[Event "NED-ch"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2015.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pruijssers, Roeland"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2015.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:58"]
[BlackClock "0:01:12"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nd7 ({Die Hauptvariante ist} 10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 {
z. B.:} 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 Bb7 14. a3 Rc8 15. Rg1 Ne5 16. Qe3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4
18. h5 Re8 19. Kb1 Qc7 20. b3 Rc6 21. Nd5 exd5 22. exd5 Rxc2 23. g6 hxg6 24.
hxg6 Rf8 25. gxf7+ Rxf7 26. Bxg7 Rxg7 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Rxg7 Kxg7 29. Rg1+ {
1-0 (29) Ivanchuk,V (2729)-Van Wely,L (2647) Monte Carlo 2006}) 11. h4 Nde5 12.
Nxc6 ({Häufiger geschieht} 12. Qg2) ({oder} 12. Qf2) 12... bxc6 13. Be2 Rb8
14. h5 ({In einem bekannten Vorgänger geschah} 14. g5 d5 15. Ba7 Rb7 16. Bd4
Nd7 17. exd5 cxd5 18. f4 Qa5 19. Qe3 Nb8 20. f5 Nc6 21. f6 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Bc5
23. fxg7 Rd8 24. Rhd1 Qb4 25. b3 e5 26. Qxe5 Qxc3 27. Rxd5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 Ba3+
29. Kb1 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Rd7 31. Bg4 Rd4 32. Bf3 Kxg7 33. h5 h6 34. gxh6+ Kxh6
35. Ra5 Bb4 36. Re5 f6 37. Re8 Bf5 38. Rh8+ Kg5 39. Rb8 Ba3 40. h6 Rd2 {
0-1 (40) Short, N (2630)-Kasparov,G (2750) Belfort 1988}) 14... Qa5 15. g5 d5
16. Qd4 {Hier kommt die Dame später ins Gedränge.} (16. Kb1 $5 Z0 {mit der
Drohung} 17. Nxd5) 16... Bd6 17. h6 (17. f4 $5 Rb4 18. Qd2 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4
$11) 17... c5 18. Qa4 Qb6 19. hxg7 Rd8 (19... Qxb2+ $6 20. Kd2 Rd8 $2 21. Rb1 {
mit Damenfang.}) 20. b3 (20. Qa3 d4 21. f4 Ng6 22. f5 Nf4 (22... exf5 23. Nd5)
23. g6 {mit wilder Stellung, aber offenbar besserern Chancen für Schwarz.})
20... d4 21. f4 dxe3 ({Weniger gut ist} 21... Ng6 22. e5 Be7 23. f5 exf5 24.
Nd5 {mit Gegenspiel.}) 22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Qc4 Bd7 24. Bh5 Be8 {Droht stark Da5.}
25. Na4 Bxa4 26. Qxa4 Qc7 27. Rdf1 Rd7 28. Qc4 Bxg7 29. c3 (29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30.
Qxe6 {bringt nichts ein wegen:} Rd8 31. Rf1 e2 {und nach} 32. Qxf7+ Qxf7 33.
Bxf7+ Kf8 34. Re1 Rd1+ 35. Rxd1 exd1=Q+ 36. Kxd1 Kxf7 $19 {ist die Sache klar.}
) 29... Qe5 30. Kb1 Qxc3 31. Qxc3 Bxc3 32. Rh3 Bd4 33. Be2 a5 34. Rfh1 a4 35.
Bc4 (35. Rxh7 axb3 36. axb3 Rxb3+ 37. Kc2 Rc3+ 38. Kd1 Be5+ {und Weiß wird
Matt.}) 35... axb3 36. axb3 Ra8 37. b4 Ra4 0-1

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Sethuraman,SP"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,99,29,29,45,38,69,56,56,24,27,13,34,34,36,37,36,36,54,27,50,62,63,55,
61,81,97,97,102,102,96,88,109,91,84,94,89,94,106,97,71,70,70,50,104,109,110,
110,110,94,94,106,106,106,106,106,106,104,106,93,113,113,113,60,60,60,48,61,64,
55,84,84,116,90,130,119,162,194,224,224,224,217,233,233,244,256,309,274,267,
267,252,275,371,371,362,405,372,376,535,611,565,569] Firstly, I was very happy
to take part in one of the strongest Swiss events ever held in recent times.
Also, the conditions of the tournament and the organisation were top notch. So
there were two halls in the event, the top 34 boards in Hall 1 went with a
great scenic view, and Hall 2 where rest of the games happened was nice as
well, but it was kind of a normal one .So most of the people playing in Hall 2
badly wanted to promote to the other one :) And I was one among them after
starting the event badly with 0/2. I then recovered in round 3 and 4 with two
back to back wins. In the fifth round I made a draw against Gata Kamsky .So
this was the sixth round and it was crucial for me to move ahead and it was my
time to promote to Hall 1 :) where World Champion Carlsen and Co were playing .
} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 {I didnt really expect my opponent
to opt for a Sicilian that day, though from time to time he played a few games
with the Najdorf.} 5. f3 {This was one of the interesting sidelines to face
Najdorf apart from a few others, so I wanted to try this out for this game.}
Nc6 (5... e5 6. Nb3 d5 {is the principled and critical option for black}) 6.
Nc3 {Steering the game into a Classical Sicilian.} e6 {Funnily enough, I had
the same opening in Round 3 but with the black pieces against WGM Bulmaga
Irina. So I had briefly checked the critical options and the recent theory
after the game.} (6... e5 {is the mainline} 7. Nb3) 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 (8...
O-O {is the main alternative} 9. O-O-O (9. g4 d5) 9... d5 {and there a lot of
games here.}) 9. g4 h6 $6 {I was kind of shocked by this move as it clearly
weakens the king.} (9... O-O 10. O-O-O Nd7 {is one of the typical positions
where the race begins. White attacks on the kingside and black on the other
wing.}) 10. O-O-O $16 Nxd4 (10... d5 $6 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nf5 $16) 11. Qxd4 {
I thought capturing with the queen is better as after Black's b5 it stops b4
for the time being and Black has to spend one more move to support the idea.} (
11. Bxd4 {is better as well} b5 12. h4 $16) 11... Qc7 (11... b5 12. h4) 12. h4
b5 (12... e5 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Bb5 $16 {was my idea}) 13. Be2 e5 14. Qd2 Be6 (
14... b4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 a5 17. f4 $16) 15. g5 Nh5 16. Rdg1 Rc8 17. Nd5
Bxd5 18. exd5 g6 (18... Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Bd3 hxg5 21. hxg5 Rxh1 22. Rxh1
$16) 19. gxh6 O-O (19... Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Bd3 Rxh6 22. Qxf4 Rh5 23. c3 $18
) 20. Bd3 (20. f4 $1 {was killing:} Nxf4 (20... exf4 21. Bd4 $18) 21. Bxf4 exf4
22. Bd3 {and Black's position is just collapsing.}) 20... Kh7 21. Kb1 f5 22.
Qg2 Rg8 (22... Rf6 23. Bg5 {During the game I stopped here with the evaluation
that White is winning, but computer provides some breathtaking and
asthetically pleasing variations:} Rf7 24. Bxe7 Nf4 25. h5 $3 {is super cool!:)
} Nxg2 26. hxg6+ Kxg6 27. h7 $3 Rxe7 28. Rxg2+ Kf7 29. Rh5 $3 {Cornering the
king} Ree8 30. Rxf5+ Ke7 31. Rg7+ Kd8 32. Rxc7 Kxc7 33. Rf7+ Kb6 34. Bf5 $18)
23. Qh3 Rcf8 24. Rxg6 $1 Kxg6 (24... Rxg6 25. Bxf5 Rxf5 26. Qxf5 $18) 25. Qg4+
(25. Bxf5+ {I was trying to make it work for a long time, but then settled for
25.Qg4 which was simpler:} Rxf5 26. Qg4+ Bg5 27. hxg5 Qf7 28. Rxh5 Rxf3 (28...
Rh8 29. Rh1 $16) 29. h7 Rh8 30. Rh6+ Kg7 {I was not sure about this position
during the game, but the computer as always provides some classy stuff proving
that White is clearly winining:} 31. Rxd6 Rxe3 32. b3 $18 {and Black is simply
stuck with the vulnerable king.}) 25... Kh7 26. Bxf5+ Kh8 27. Qxh5 Bd8 28. Bg6
{Threatening h7.} Rf6 29. Be4 Qf7 30. Qxf7 Rxf7 31. a4 (31. b4 $18 {was much
better and easier.}) 31... bxa4 32. Ka2 Rb7 33. Rh2 $16 a5 34. c3 Rb3 35. Bc2
Rb7 36. Ka3 $1 (36. Bxa4 $6 Rg3) 36... Rg3 37. Be4 Bb6 38. Bg5 Rg1 39. Bf6+ Kg8
40. h7+ $18 Rxh7 41. Bxh7+ Kxh7 42. Kxa4 Rd1 43. c4 Rd3 44. Kb5 Rb3+ 45. Kc6
Bc5 46. Bd8 $1 a4 47. Bc7 Bd4 48. Bxd6 Bxb2 49. Rxb2 $1 Rxb2 50. Bc5 {I was
happy to be back with a bang with this victory after scoring 0/2 at the start
of event.} 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. Nb3 d6 (10... b6 $5) 11. a5 Nd7 12. Ne2 {N/} (12. Be3 b5 13.
axb6 Nxb6 14. Nb5 $5 axb5 (14... Qb8 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Nxd6 $16) 15. Bxb6 Qb8 (
15... Rxa1 16. Bxc7 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 $16) 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Qe2 Qb7 $6 (17... Ne5
$32 $10) 18. Be3 Ne5 19. Ra1 $14 {Chiburdanidze,M-Olafsson,F/Vienna/1993/}) (
12. Qe2 Rb8 (12... b5 $5) 13. Kh1 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. f4 Nb4 16. g4 Re8 17.
Ra5 $1 Qc4 18. Qf2 d5 19. e5 $14 {Giorgadze,G-Foisor,O/Tbilisi/1983/}) (12. Bf4
b5 (12... Nce5 13. Na4 Nc4 14. Qe1 Nxb2 $6 (14... b5 $1 $13) 15. Nxb2 Qxc2 16.
Qb4 Qxb2 17. Rab1 Qf6 18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 $44 {Popovic,P-Grindic,Z/Vinkovci/
1982/}) 13. axb6 Nxb6 14. Qe2 Bf6 15. Rfd1 Ne5 16. Na5 Rb8 17. Ra2 Rd8 18. Bc1
Nec4 (18... Nbc4 $10) 19. Nc6 Bxc3 (19... Qxc6 20. e5 $16) 20. Nxb8 Qxb8 21.
bxc3 $14) 12... Nc5 $1 (12... b5 13. axb6 Nxb6 14. Bd2 $1 (14. Nbd4 Bb7 15. b3
Nxd4 16. Nxd4 d5 $1 $132) 14... Bb7 15. Na5 $14) 13. Nbd4 (13. Nxc5 dxc5 14.
Bd2 Rd8 $132) 13... Rd8 $1 (13... Nxa5 14. b4) 14. Bd2 $1 (14. Be3 Nxa5 15. b4
Nc4 16. bxc5 dxc5 $17) (14. Nxc6 bxc6 $1) (14. Qe1 $32 Bf6 15. Be3) 14... Bf6
15. Bc3 (15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bc3 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 Rb8 $15) 15... e5 $1 $15 16. Nxc6
(16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. cxb3 Be6 $17) (16. Nf5 d5 $17) 16... Qxc6 $1 17. Qd5 (17. f3
Be6 {/\d5-/+/}) 17... Qxd5 18. exd5 Bf5 19. Rfc1 Ne4 20. Be1 Bg5 $1 21. f4 (21.
Rd1 $32) 21... exf4 22. gxf4 (22. Nxf4 $5) 22... Bf6 $17 23. Ra4 Nc5 24. Ra2 (
24. Rb4 Rac8 $17) 24... Re8 25. Bf1 (25. Bf3 $5 Re3 26. Kf2 Rae8 27. Bd2) 25...
Rac8 26. Bf2 (26. Bc3 Bg4 27. Bxf6 Bxe2 28. Bc3 Ne4 29. Bb4 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 Rc4
$36) 26... Be4 27. Nc3 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Bxd5 29. c4 Bc6 30. Ra3 Ne4 31. Be1 (31.
Bh3 $32 Rc7 32. Re1 $17) 31... Re6 $1 32. Bh3 Rg6+ 33. Kf1 Re8 34. Bh4 $2 Nd2+
35. Kf2 Rh6 $19 36. Bg5 Ne4+ 37. Kg1 Nxg5 38. fxg5 Rh5 39. Rg3 Re5 40. Rd1 Rxa5
41. Rxd6 g6 (41... g6 42. Bd7 Bxd7 43. Rxd7 Rhxg5 44. Rxb7 Rxg3+ 45. hxg3 Ra2
46. c3 Ra3 $19) 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4
Bb7 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Qg2 g6 $1 $146 (12... Rc8 $6 13.
g6 hxg6 14. Nxe6 $1 $16 fxe6 15. Qxg6+ Ke7 16. Bg5+ Nf6 17. e5 $18 {Tiviakov,
S-Ehlvest,J/Podolsk/1993/}) (12... b4 $5 13. Nb1 Ne5 14. Nd2 Qc7 $13 {Ernst,
T-Novikov,I/London/1991/}) 13. h4 b4 14. Nb1 (14. Nce2 Nc4 15. Bf2 e5 $5 16.
Nb3 Qc7 $132) 14... d5 15. h5 Rg8 (15... Bg7 $5) 16. f4 $5 (16. hxg6 hxg6 17.
Qg4 e5 $5 18. Nb3 d4 $36) 16... dxe4 17. Nd2 Qc7 (17... Nc5 $5 18. N4b3 Qc7 19.
Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Nxe4 $4 Qe3+) 18. Qf2 $2 (18. Nxe4 $1 O-O-O (18...
Nc5 19. Nf6+) 19. Nb3 $13) 18... Bg7 (18... Rc8 $32 19. Bg2 Nc5 $17) 19. Bg2
Nc5 $2 (19... Rc8 20. Nxe4 $10) 20. Kb1 $2 (20. Nxe6 $3 fxe6 (20... Nd3+ 21.
Kb1 $18) (20... Nxe6 21. Bxb6 $16) 21. Bxc5 Bxb2+ (21... Rc8 22. Bxe4 $1 $16)
22. Kb1 $1 $16) 20... Rc8 $17 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. N2b3 Nca4 $1 {><b2} 23. Bc1 Nc4
24. Rde1 e3 $1 25. Bxe3 $1 Bxg2 26. Qxg2 Naxb2 27. f5 $1 gxf5 28. g6 Na4 29.
Rh7 (29. gxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rh7 Na3+ 31. Kc1 $8 Qe5 $1 $19) 29... Bxd4 $2 (29...
Na3+ 30. Kc1 (30. Ka1 Qc3#) 30... Bxd4 $19) (29... Nc3+ 30. Ka1 Ne4 $19) 30.
Bxd4 $1 (30. gxf7+ Qxf7 $19) (30. Nxd4 Rxg6 $19) 30... Na3+ 31. Ka1 $1 Rxg6 (
31... Nxc2+ 32. Qxc2 $1 Qxc2 33. gxf7+ Kf8 34. fxg8=Q+ Kxg8 35. Rg7+ Kf8 36.
Rh1 $18) 32. Rxe6+ (32. Qxg6 $5 Nxc2+ 33. Kb1 fxg6 34. Rxe6+ Kf8 35. Rh8+ Kf7
36. Rf6+ Kg7 (36... Ke7 37. Rh7+ $10) 37. Rxc8 $8 Qxc8 38. Rc6+ Nxd4 39. Rxc8
$17) 32... Rxe6 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Rxf7+ Re7 35. Rxe7+ Kxe7 36. Qg7+ Ke8 37. Qg8+
Kd7 38. Qg7+ $1 (38. Qd5+ Qd6 $19) 38... Kc6 39. Qg2+ Kb5 (39... Kd6 40. Qg6+)
40. Qd5+ Nc5 41. Nxc5 (41. Bxc5 Ka4 $19) 41... Qc6 $2 {(+)} (41... Nxc2+ 42.
Kb2 Qc6 43. Qe5 (43. Qxc6+ Rxc6 44. Kxc2 Rxc5+) 43... Nxd4 44. Nb3+ Kb6 45.
Qxd4+ Kc7 $19) 42. c4+ (42. Qxf5 Qh1+) 42... bxc3 $4 (42... Nxc4 43. a4+ $1
bxa3 44. Qxf5 $132) 43. Qb3+ Ka5 44. Bxc3# 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.26"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Black "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
Qc7 9. Be3 Nc6 (9... O-O 10. g4 $1 $36) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na4 Bb7 (11... Rb8
12. c4 c5 13. f4 O-O 14. g4 Bb7 15. Nc3 Nd7 16. g5 (16. b3 $5) 16... f5 $1 17.
Qc2 Nb6 18. b3 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qd7 $10 {Kaidanov,G-Yermolinsky,A/
USA/1994/0,5/44/}) 12. Bb6 $5 (12. c4 c5 13. Nc3 Nd7 (13... e5 $2 14. f4 exf4
15. gxf4 Qd7 16. Kh1 $16 {Kasparov,G-Hvarre,K/Internet/1995/0,5/43/}) 14. f4
Bf6 15. Qd2 Rd8 $1 16. g4 h6 17. Ne2 Bc6 18. Ng3 Bh4 $13 {Kudrin,S-Velikov,P/
Belgrade/1988/0,5/23/}) 12... Qb8 13. e5 $1 dxe5 14. Bc5 $1 {>< Bb7/} Qc7 (
14... Bxc5 15. Nxc5 O-O 16. Qe2 Rd8 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Qxe5 $14)
15. Re1 Qa5 (15... Bxc5 16. Nxc5 O-O 17. Qe2 $14) 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. b3 Rhd8 18.
Qc1 Rab8 19. Qg5 h6 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Rd2 22. Rc5 $14 Nd7 23. Rc3 c5 $6 (
23... Kd6 $5 {/\ Kc7,Rd8}) 24. Nxc5 Rc8 25. Rd3 $1 Rxd3 26. Nxd3 Bxg2 27. Kxg2
Rxc2 28. Nb4 Rb2 29. Nxa6 Ne5 30. b4 (30. Nb4 $5 Ng4 $140 31. Nd3 (31. Rf1 $2
Ne3+) 31... Rd2 32. h3 Ne3+ (32... Nf6 33. Nc5 $16) 33. Kf3 Nc2 34. Rc1 Rxd3+
35. Ke2 Nb4 (35... Rc3 36. Kd2) 36. Rc4 $18) 30... Nd3 31. a4 Rxf2+ (31... Nxb4
32. Nxb4 Rxb4 33. a5 Rb7 34. a6 Ra7 35. Kf3 Kd6 36. Ke4 f6 37. Kd4 Kc6 38. Kc4
Kb6 39. Kb4 $1 Rxa6 (39... Rd7 40. a7 $1 Rxa7 41. Rxa7 Kxa7 42. Kc5 $18) 40.
Rxa6+ Kxa6 41. Kc5 $18) 32. Kg1 Rb2 33. b5 e5 34. Nc7 e4 $2 (34... Kd6 35. Ne8+
Kc5 36. Nxg7 e4 $16) 35. a5 Ne5 (35... e3 36. a6 e2 37. a7 Rd2 38. Nd5+ Ke6 39.
Ne3 $18) 36. Ra3 $1 $18 Rb1+ (36... Nf3+ 37. Rxf3 exf3 38. a6 $18) (36... Nc4
37. Ra4) 37. Kf2 Rb2+ 38. Kf1 Kd7 39. a6 Nc4 40. a7 Rb1+ 41. Kg2 Rb2+ 42. Kh3
Nb6 43. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Swidnica op"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Shulman,Y"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[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 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Bb7 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 (11. g5 Nd7 12. h4 (12. Qg2)) (11. h4 Ne5
12. g5 Nfd7 13. h5 Nb6 14. Qg2 Nbc4 15. Bf4 Qa5 16. Nb3 Qb4 17. Bxe5 dxe5 $132)
(11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Ne2 Be7 (12... e5 13. h4 Nd7 14. Ng3 $36) 13. Nd4 O-O 14.
Bd3 Nd7 15. h4 Ne5 16. g5 Qd7 17. Kb1 Bb7 18. h5 f5 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Rdg1 Nc4
$10) 11... Na5 (11... Nd7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bd3 Ne5 14. Qf2 Be7 15. h4 Qc7 16.
Bb6 Qb7 17. Bd4 O-O 18. Ne2 {1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Shneider,A/Lvov Int ;EXT 86
1986}) 12. h4 Nd7 13. g5 (13. Bg5 $5 Qc7 14. h5 Nc4 (14... Ne5 15. h6) (14...
h6 15. Bh4 Ne5 16. g5 Nac4 (16... Nec4 17. Qe1 b4 18. Na4 e5 19. Nf5 Na3+ 20.
bxa3 Qxc2+ 21. Ka1 b3 22. Qd2) (16... Nac6 17. Nxc6 (17. Nce2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4
Nxf3 19. Nxf3 Bxe4 20. Bg2 Qxc2+ (20... Qb7 21. Ne1) (20... Bxc2+ 21. Ka1 Bxd1
22. Rxd1 hxg5) 21. Ka1) 17... Qxc6 18. Bg2 Nc4 19. Qe1 b4 20. Ne2 Ne3) 17. Qe1
Na3+ $10 (17... Qa5 18. g6 Nxf3 19. gxf7+ Kd7 20. Nxf3)) 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Rhe1
h6 17. Bh4 $14) 13... b4 $6 (13... Ne5 14. Qg2 (14. Qe1 b4 (14... Nac4 15. Bc1
Qc7 (15... Qa5 16. Bd3 (16. f4 b4 17. Nd5 (17. Nce2 Bxe4 18. Rh3 Ng4 19. Ng3
Bd5 20. Nb3 Qb5 21. Be2 $16) 17... exd5 18. fxe5 dxe4 (18... dxe5 19. exd5 Bxd5
20. Nb3 Qb5)) 16... b4 17. Nce2 d5) 16. f4 $16) 15. Nce2 Nec4 (15... Nac4 16.
Bc1)) 14... Nec4 15. Bc1 Na3+ 16. Ka1 b4 17. Na4 $14) 14. Na4 Qc7 15. h5 (15.
Bd3 e5 (15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. h5 $36) 16. Nf5 Bc6 17. Qxb4 d5) (15. Qxb4
e5 16. Bh3 exd4 17. Qxd4 Qxc2+ 18. Ka1 Nc4 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. Nb6+ Nxb6 21.
Qxb6 Qc6 $19) (15. b3 $5 Nc5 16. Nb2 Bxe4 (16... e5 17. Nf5 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Bxe4
19. Bd3 $18) 17. fxe4 Nxe4 18. Qe1 Nc3+ 19. Ka1 Nxd1 20. Qxd1 $16) 15... Nc4 (
15... Nc5 16. Qxb4 e5 17. Nxc5 exd4 (17... dxc5 18. Qa4+) 18. Bd2 Qxc5 19. Qxc5
Rxc5 20. b4 $18) (15... e5 $5 16. Nf5 Bc6 17. Qxb4 d5 (17... Rb8 18. Nxd6+ (18.
Qa3 $18) 18... Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Bxa4 21. Rxa6 $18) 18. Nxg7+ $1 (18.
Nc5 d4) 18... Bxg7 (18... Kd8 19. Nc5 {/\ Ne6} Bxg7 20. Nxa6 $18) 19. exd5 Bxd5
(19... Bb5 20. Bxb5 axb5 21. Nc3 $16) (19... Bxa4 20. Qxa4 O-O 21. h6 Bh8 22.
Bd3 $18) 20. Bh3 $1 $40 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rxd7 $1 $18) (15... d5 16. exd5
Bxd5 17. Bxa6 Ra8 18. Bb5 Nc4 19. Qe2 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Be7 21. g6 O-O 22. h6 $16)
16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. g6 hxg6 18. hxg6 Rxh1 19. Rxh1 (19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Rxh1 Be7
21. Qh2 Nf8 $13) 19... e5 (19... Be7 20. b3 Qc7 21. Qxb4 d5 22. Rh8+ Nf8 23.
Qb6 dxe4 24. gxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rxf8+ $1 $18) 20. b3 (20. Nf5 fxg6 21. Nxd6+ Bxd6
22. Qxd6 Qxc2+ 23. Ka1 Qc6 (23... Qxa4)) 20... Qc7 21. gxf7+ Kxf7 22. Nf5 Nf6
$6 (22... Bc6 $5 23. Rh8 $5 (23. Qh2 Nf6 $13) (23. Rg1 $1 Bxa4 (23... Nf6 24.
Nb6 Rb8 25. Nc4 (25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rb5 (26... Qd7) 27. Qg2) 25... d5 26.
Nxe5+ Qxe5 27. Bf4 Qe8 28. Qh2 (28. Rxg7+ $6 Bxg7 29. Nd6+ Kg8 30. Nxe8 Rxe8
$17) (28. e5 Nh5) 28... Rc8 29. Qh8 $16 dxe4 30. Rxg7+ Bxg7 31. Qxg7+ Ke6 32.
Nd4+ Kd5 33. Qg5+ Kxd4 34. Be3+ Kc3 35. Qc5#) 24. Qd5+ Ke8 25. Qe6+ Kd8 26.
Bg5+ Nf6 27. Bxf6+ gxf6 28. Qxf6+ (28. c4 bxc3 (28... Qd7 29. Qxf6+ Kc7 30.
bxa4 Kb8 $10) 29. Qxf6+ (29. Rg8) 29... Be7 30. Rg8+ Be8 31. Qf7 Qd7 32. Ng7 (
32. Kc2 $5) 32... c2+ 33. Kc1 Bg5+) 28... Ke8 (28... Be7 29. Qxe7+ Qxe7 30.
Nxe7 Kxe7 31. bxa4 Rc3 $14 {=}) 29. c4 (29. Qe6+ Kd8 30. c4) 29... Qf7 30.
Nxd6+ Bxd6 31. Qxd6 $16) 23... Bxa4 24. Qd5+ Kf6 25. Nd4 $1 Re8 (25... Nc5 26.
Bf2 (26. bxa4) 26... g5 27. f4 $40 gxf4 28. Bh4+ Kg6 29. Nf5 $18) 26. Rh5 Ke7 (
26... g6 27. Qg8) 27. Bg5+ Nf6 28. Bxf6+ Kxf6 29. Rf5+ Kg6 30. Qg8 $1 exd4 31.
Qh8 $1 $18) 23. Nb6 Rd8 (23... Nxe4 24. fxe4 Qxc2+ (24... Bxe4 25. Nxd6+ (25.
Nxc8) 25... Bxd6 26. Nxc8) 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 26. Nxd6+ $1 Bxd6 27. Rf1+) 24. Nc4
Rd7 (24... d5 25. Bb6 dxc4 26. Qxd8) 25. Qh2 $1 (25. Bb6 Qb8) 25... Ke8 (25...
a5 26. Bg5 $16) 26. Qh8 Kf7 (26... d5 27. Bb6 (27. Nxe5 Qxe5 28. Bc5 Kd8 (28...
Rf7 29. Nd6+) 29. Qxf8+ (29. Bxf8 Kc7 30. Bxg7 dxe4 31. Bxf6 Qxf5) 29... Kc7
30. Bxb4 (30. Nxg7 dxe4 31. Qxf6)) 27... Qc6 (27... Qb8 28. Bc5 Kf7 29. Nxe5+)
28. Nxe5 Qxb6 29. Qxf8+ $1 Kxf8 30. Rh8+ Ng8 31. Nxd7+ $18) 27. Rg1 Qd8 28.
Nxg7 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[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. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
{Lately Black has been trying to do without this prophylactic move,} (8... Nfd7
{was played more often.}) 9. Qd2 b4 $5 {A flank action before finishing
development is always something, which should be considered very carefully and
the reputation of this alternative was not the best. However, modern chess is
a very concrete game, Topalov has a novelty up his sleeve...} (9... Nbd7 10.
O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 {is the older main line, which gradually loses
it's popularity - Black risks more, than White in the arising razor-sharp
positions, for example after} ({The older} 12. Nce2 d5 13. Bh3 dxe4 {is OK for
Black.}) 12... Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7
18. f4 Nb6 {recent practice favours White due to} 19. Rh3 $5 Nxa4 20. Bf2 Rc8
21. Be1 $14 ({or even} 21. c4 $5 dxc4 22. Qc2 $36)) 10. Na4 {Just as in the
line from the above note, White initially focused his attention on} (10. Nce2 {
However, here the situation is different and this retreat is far from
exhausted - actually it was tested in Wijk a few rounds later.} e5 11. Nb3 $142
({More active, but paradoxically less promising is} 11. Nf5 d5 12. O-O-O (12.
exd5 Qxd5 13. Bg2 Bb7 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Rfd1 g6 16. Nfg3 Bc5 17. Nf1 Qxd2 18.
Rxd2 e4 19. fxe4 Nxg4 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. Nf4 O-O 22. Nd5 a5 23. a3 b3 24. Rad1
Kg7 $11 {Kovacevic,A-Ilincic,Z/YUG Cup Herceg Novi/2000/}) 12... Qa5 ({Black
should open the [+] himself instead of letting White do it, after} 12... Be6
13. Kb1 Nbd7 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Bg2 Rc8 16. Nc1 Qc7 {Korneev,O-Vera,R/Sevilla
op/2001/} 17. f4 $1 $36 {is pretty annoying.}) 13. Kb1 dxe4 14. fxe4 Be6 15.
Nc1 Nbd7 16. Qg2 Qc7 $13 17. g5 $6 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Qc6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Nd3 Rd8
21. Re1 g6 22. Nxe5 Qc7 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. Qxg4 Bxa2+ $1 $40 {Balogh,C-Antal,G/
HUN-ch U20/2001/}) 11... a5 (11... d5 {is less played, but perhaps also
possible:} {The critical line is} 12. O-O-O $5 (12. exd5 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14.
Bf2 a5 15. O-O-O Bb7 16. Ng3 Nf4 17. Bb5+ Bc6 18. Rhe1 f6 19. Nd4 Bxb5 20. Nxb5
Na6 21. Nf5 g6 22. Nfd6+ (22. Nbd6+ Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Kf7 $5 $13) 22... Bxd6 23.
Rxd6 O-O 24. Bg3 Nh3 25. Rc6 Nb8 26. Rc7 Na6 $11 {Schwartz,Y-Rashkovsky,N/Bern/
2001/}) 12... d4 (12... Be6 13. g5 $1 hxg5 14. Bxg5 d4 15. Bg2 Be7 16. f4 Ng4
17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. fxe5 Nf2 19. Nexd4 Nxd1 20. Rxd1 Ra7 21. Nc5 Rc7 22. Nd3 Rxh2
23. Nf3 Rh6 24. Nxb4 Rd7 25. Nd5 Qc5 26. Nd4 $16 {Colovic,A-Palac,M/
Saint-Vincent/2001/}) 13. Nexd4 $5 exd4 14. Nxd4 $32 {()|^}) 12. Rd1 $142 $1 (
12. Ng3 a4 13. Nc1 {again gives Black a choice:} Qa5 (13... d5 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. g5 (16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nd3 Nc6 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Nf4 20.
O-O-O Qxd2+ 21. Rxd2 Ne6 22. Bd6 f6 23. Ne2 Kf7 $11 {Socko,B-Ibrahimov,R/
EU-chT Plovdiv/2003/}) 16... hxg5 17. Bxg5 dxe4 18. Bxf6 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 e3+ (
19... gxf6 20. fxe4 Bh6+ $132) 20. Kxe3 gxf6 21. h4 Ke7 22. Nd3 Nc6 23. f4 a3
24. b3 Rd8 25. h5 {Fedorov,A-Solak,D/EU-ch Istanbul/2003/} Ke6 $13) 14. Bc4 Be6
15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Nd3 Nc6 17. O-O Be7 18. Qg2 g5 $5 19. c3 bxc3 20. Rac1 Nb4
21. Nxb4 Qxb4 22. Rxc3 d5 23. Qc2 d4 24. Rc4 Qb5 25. Bd2 Kf7 26. Nh1 Nd7 27.
Nf2 Nb6 $132 {Svidler,P-Ilincic,Z/EU-Cup Chalkidiki/2002/}) ({An interesting
idea is blockading the << with} 12. c4 $5 {, but Black should be able to cope
after} a4 (12... Nc6 13. Rd1 Be6 14. Ng3 a4 15. Nc1 g6 16. h4 h5 17. g5 Nd7 18.
Be2 Be7 19. O-O Qa5 20. b3 Nc5 21. f4 exf4 22. Rxf4 axb3 23. axb3 Qa1 24. Nf5
Nxe4 25. Rxe4 gxf5 26. Rf4 Qc3 27. Bf3 $36 {Iordachescu,V-Lutz,C/Calvia olm/
2004/}) 13. Nbc1 Nc6 (13... Qa5 14. Ng3 g6 15. Bd3 $6 (15. h4 $142) 15... Nbd7
16. O-O Nc5 17. Be2 Be6 18. Nd3 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Be7 20. h3 {Nyysti,S-Szabo,K/
Budapest/2004/} Nd7 $1 {/\Bg5=/+}) 14. Ng3 Nd7 15. Nd3 Qa5 16. Be2 Nc5 17. O-O
Be6 18. Rac1 g6 $13 19. f4 $6 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 exf4 21. Bxf4 Ne5 22. Qd2 Bg7 23.
h3 b3 24. axb3 Qxd2 25. Bxd2 axb3 $36 {Kuznetsov,V-Shtyrenkov,V/Alushta/2004/})
12... a4 (12... Qc7 13. Ng3 g6 14. h4 h5 $6 (14... Be6 $142) 15. Bg5 Nbd7 16.
Bb5 Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. gxh5 Ke7 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. h5 $36 {Nijboer,F-Nielsen,
P/Wijk aan Zee B/2005/}) 13. Nbc1 Nc6 14. Ng3 Qa5 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. gxf5 d5 $5
17. exd5 O-O-O 18. Bc4 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Nd3 Qxc4 21. dxc6 e4 22. Qxb4 Qxc6
23. Qc5 Qxc5 24. Nxc5 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Rd8+ 26. Ke2 exf3+ 27. Kxf3 a3 $5 $14 {
<=>,Zhigalko,A-Svidler,P/EU-Cup Rethymnon/2003/}) 10... Nbd7 (10... e5 $6 11.
Nf5 $36 {[%csl Rb6] ><b6}) (10... d5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. f4 $14 {is Ilincic's
favourite, but transposing so abruptly into a French P-structure is
discouraging for most Sicilian players. White can activate his Na4 after b3
via b2 and should be better.} Bb7 13. Bd3 Qa5 14. b3 Nc6 15. Qf2 Rb8 16. f5 $1
Ncxe5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. O-O Bd6 19. Qh4 Nf8 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Bb6 Qxb6+ 22.
Nxb6 Bc5+ 23. Kg2 $40 {Sammalvuo,T-Ilincic,Z/Budapest/2004/}) 11. O-O-O (11.
Qxb4 d5 12. Qd2 dxe4 $15) (11. Nc6 Qc7 12. Nxb4 d5 $5 $36 {[%csl Ra4,Rb4][%cal
Rc7a5] /\Qa5,פ}) 11... Ne5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting and promising
novelty, previous attempts were not too encouraging:} (11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5
13. Bc4 Bb7 $6 {[%csl Re6] ><e6} ({Safer was} 13... N7f6 $142) 14. Rhe1 Ne5 15.
Bb3 Qc7 16. Bf2 Be7 17. Kb1 Ng6 18. Bg3 (18. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 19. Nxe6 Qd7 20. Qe1
$1 $40 {Z.Almasi}) 18... Qa5 19. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 20. Rxe6 $32 {|^} Rd8 21. Qe1 O-O
22. Rxg6 $16 {Almasi,Z-Movsesian,S/Budapest/2003/}) (11... Qa5 12. b3 d5 $2 {
failed tactically to} (12... Nc5 $2 13. Nc6 Qc7 14. Bxc5 $16) (12... Bb7 $142
$132) 13. e5 $1 Ng8 (13... Nxe5 14. Nxe6 $1 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Re3b6] /\Bb6+-,
ףa5}) 14. f4 Qc7 15. Kb1 g5 16. f5 Nxe5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. h4 gxh4 19. g5 hxg5
20. Bxg5 Nf7 21. Bh3 e5 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. Bxe6 d4 24. Rdf1 $18 {->,Leko,
P-Movsesian,S/Budapest/2003/}) 12. Qxb4 ({A more recent try of a better
prepared opponent was} 12. b3 $5 {However, this novelty is also far from clear
and the final result of the Anand-Topalov game was only indirectly influenced
by the opening battle.} d5 (12... Bd7 $5 {/\} 13. Nb2 Qa5 (13... d5 $5 $13) 14.
a4 (14. Kb1 $2 Nxf3 $1 15. Nxf3 Nxe4 $17) 14... d5 $13) 13. Bf4 Bd6 (13... Ng6
$5 14. Nc6 Nxe4 $5 (14... Qd7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 $36) 15. fxe4 Qf6 16. e5
Qxf4 17. Qxf4 Nxf4 18. Nb6 Bb7 19. Nxa8 Bxa8 20. Nb8 $5 (20. Nd4 Ng6 $44) 20...
a5 $13 {[%csl Re5,Gf4] ><e5}) 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Qxb4
dxe4 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Kb1 Qc7 20. Qa4+ Kf8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Qc4 Qxc4 23. Bxc4
a5 24. Ba6 Rb8 25. fxe4 h5 (25... Nxe4 $5 26. Rd4 Nc5 $14 {/<=>}) 26. gxh5 Nxe4
27. Rd4 Nf6 28. Be2 Nxh5 29. Rh4 g6 30. Rg1 Ke7 31. Ra4 Ra8 32. Bf3 Ra7 33. Rg5
$36 {Anand,V-Topalov,V/Linares/2005/}) 12... Bd7 {[%csl Ra4,Rb4,Gd7,Re6] פa4,
Qb4 The Bd7 covers the traditionally vulnerable Pe6 and targets the sidelined
Na4.} 13. Nb3 $6 {[%mdl 64] The surprised Kramnik loses control and reacts
badly in a volatile position, full of tactics.} (13. Nc3 $142 {Even the
"silicon friend" indicates this after some thought as the best option, as
Black can't immediately trap White's Q. The annotator had to face this very
move himself only 3 days after Kramnik-Topalov!} Qc7 $5 {[%cal Rd6d5] /\d5-+} (
13... d5 $143 $6 14. Qb7 Rb8 15. Qxa6 Bb4 16. Ndb5 $32 {->}) 14. Bf4 ({
Deserving attention is} 14. Qb3 $5 Rb8 15. Qa3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Nb1 $5 d5
18. Nd2 Qc8 $13 (18... Qc7 $5 $44)) 14... g5 15. Bg3 h5 $1 16. h4 $6 (16. gxh5
$142 Nxh5 17. Be2 Nf4 $44) 16... hxg4 17. Bxa6 $2 (17. fxg4 Nfxg4 $15) 17...
Rxa6 18. hxg5 Rxh1 19. Rxh1 Rb6 $1 20. Ndb5 Bxb5 21. Bxe5 (21. Nxb5 $2 Nd3+ 22.
Kb1 Qxc2+ $1 $19) 21... Bd7 22. Qa5 dxe5 23. gxf6 gxf3 $17 {/-+} 24. Nd1 Bc6 $6
25. Nf2 $2 $138 (25. Qc3 $8 $17) 25... Bb4 $1 {Balinov,I-Stohl,I/Betriebsliga
Vienna/2005/ In the end White's Q didn't escape its fate!}) 13... Rb8 $6 {
This is possibly not ideal.} (13... Nxf3 $142 14. Nb6 Rb8 $15) ({or} 13... a5
$5 14. Qa3 Nxf3 $36 {were promising alternatives.}) 14. Qa3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]
After this resigned move White goes under without a trace.} (14. Nb6 Nc6 (14...
Nxf3 $5 {-13...Nf3}) 15. Qa4 Rxb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Qxa6 Qe3+ 18. Nd2 Ne5 19.
h4 (19. Qa8+ Ke7 20. h4 g6 {[%cal Rf8g7] /\Bg7->}) 19... Be7 $17) (14. Bb6 $142
Rxb6 (14... Nxf3 15. Qa5 $13) 15. Qxb6 (15. Nxb6 Nc6 $17 {-14.Nb6}) 15... Bxa4
16. Qxa6 Bd7 {Although White's P are in front of his K and Black's minor
pieces should prevail in the long run, the game is far from decided. Black
still hasn't finished developing his >> and White can create complications with
} (16... Bxb3 $6 {is perhaps possible, but quite risky after} 17. Bb5+ $44) 17.
f4 $5 $132 {/=/+}) 14... Nxf3 {[%csl Re4,Rg4] ><g4,e4 White's centre is
falling apart and he also lacks piece coordination.} 15. h3 Nxe4 16. Be2 (16.
Bg2 Ne5 $1 {/\} 17. Bxe4 Nc4 $19) 16... Ne5 17. Rhe1 (17. Bxa6 Qc7 {[%cal
Rc7c6,Rd6d5] /\Qc6,d5-+}) 17... Qc7 $19 {[%csl Ra4,Rb3,Ge4,Ge5] פ Black is
already a healthy P up, just compare his N with White's.} 18. Bd4 Nc6 19. Bc3
d5 20. Nbc5 Qa7 (20... Qa7 21. b4 $8 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Nxb4 {[%cal Rb4a2] /\Na2}
23. Kd2 Bxa4 24. Nxa4 Be7 $1 $19 {[%cal Re7g5] /\Bg5}) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 (9... b4 $5 {is the modern continuation, which also deserves
attention:} 10. Nce2 (10. Na4 Nbd7 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Qxb4 Bd7 13. Bf4 $5 (13.
Nc3 Qc7 14. Bf4 g5 15. Bg3 h5 $44 16. h4 hxg4 17. Bxa6 $2 Rxa6 18. hxg5 Rxh1
19. Rxh1 Rb6 20. Ndb5 Bxb5 21. Bxe5 Bd7 22. Qa5 dxe5 23. gxf6 gxf3 24. Nd1 Bc6
25. Nf2 Bb4 $1 {[%csl Ra5] 0-1,Balinov,I (2387)-Stohl,I (2561)/Vienna/2005/}) (
13. Nb3 Rb8 14. Qa3 Nxf3 15. h3 Nxe4 16. Be2 Ne5 17. Rhe1 Qc7 18. Bd4 Nc6 19.
Bc3 d5 20. Nbc5 Qa7 {0-1,Kramnik,V (2754)-Topalov,V (2757)/Wijk aan Zee/2005/
- see my notes to this game in CBM 105.}) 13... g5 14. Bg3 (14. Bd2 Rb8 15. Qa3
Be7 $5 16. Bb4 Qc7 17. Bxa6 O-O 18. b3 Bxa4 19. bxa4 Rxb4 20. Qxb4 d5 21. Qb3
dxe4 22. Rhe1 Qa5 23. Bb5 Rc8 $44 {->,Fuhrwerk,K (2287)-Pezikov,E (2200)/corr/
2009/}) 14... h5 15. Nb3 (15. gxh5 Nxh5 16. Be1 Rb8 17. Qa3 a5 18. c4 Qc8 19.
Kb1 Nxc4 20. Qc3 d5 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Nb3 Rh7 23. Qxc4 dxc4 24. Rxd7 Kxd7 25.
Nxa5 e5 26. Nxc4 Ke6 27. a3 Nf4 $15 {0-1 Bucinskas,V (2200)-De Souza,S (2464)/
ICCF email 2006/Corr 2008 (41)}) 15... hxg4 (15... Rb8 16. Qc3 Bxa4 17. Bxe5
Be7 18. Bxa6 hxg4 19. Nc5 Rb6 20. Nb7 Qa8 21. Nxd6+ Kf8 22. Bxf6 Bxd6 23. Bxh8
Qxa6 24. Be5 {1-0,Tiviakov,S (2645)-Mogranzini,R (2423)/Trieste/2008/}) 16. Qc3
gxf3 17. Nbc5 Qb8 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Qxf3 Bxa4 20. Nxa4 Be7 21. Qc3 Rh4 22. Rg1
Kf8 $15 {Kucinskas,S (2190)-Robson,N/corr/2008/}) 10... e5 11. Nb3 Nc6 12. c4
$5 (12. O-O-O a5 13. Kb1 a4 14. Nbc1 Be6 15. Ng3 Qa5 16. h4 d5 17. g5 hxg5 18.
Bxg5 Nd4 19. f4 b3 $40 {Shirov,A (2714)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)/Leon rpd/2005/})
12... Be6 13. Ng3 g6 14. h4 h5 15. g5 Nd7 16. Be2 a5 17. Rd1 a4 18. Nc1 Qa5 19.
b3 (19. O-O Rd8 20. b3 Nc5 21. Rf2 Bg7 22. Bf1 O-O 23. Qc2 f6 24. Nce2 Rd7 25.
f4 Bg4 26. f5 $13 {Arakhamia Grant,K (2506)-Arun Prasad,S (2556)/Edinburgh/
2009/}) 19... axb3 20. axb3 Nc5 21. O-O Be7 22. f4 exf4 23. Rxf4 Qa1 $2 (23...
Ne5 $5) 24. Nf5 $1 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 gxf5 26. Rf4 Qa5 27. Bf3 Rc8 28. Bxc6+ Rxc6
29. Ne2 Bd8 30. Nd4 $16 {Lutz,C (2588)-Ftacnik,L (2553)/Bundesliga/2008/}) 10.
a3 {A practical decision, with this restrained move White avoids the heavily
theoretical main lines. He prevents the b4-advance, but on the other hand the
text costs him time and can weaken the << in some lines.} (10. h4 b4 (10... Bb7
11. O-O-O {-10.0-0-0}) 11. Nce2 (11. Na4 d5 (11... Qa5 $5) 12. Bh3 e5 (12...
dxe4 13. g5 hxg5 14. hxg5 Nd5 15. g6 f5 $5 $13 {is probably the critical line.}
) 13. Nf5 $6 (13. g5 $1 exd4 14. Qxd4 $36) 13... d4 14. Bf2 g6 15. Ng3 Nc5 16.
Nxc5 Bxc5 17. c3 bxc3 18. bxc3 Qa5 19. Ne2 dxc3 20. Qc2 Ba3 $36 {Slobodjan,R 
(2556)-Maksimenko,A (2544)/Bundesliga/2010/}) 11... d5 12. Bh3 dxe4 13. g5 (13.
f4 Nc5 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. g5 Nd5 16. g6 f5 17. Nxe6 Nxe6 18. Bxf5 Bc5 19. Bxc5
Nxc5 20. Ng3 O-O $19 {Trushelyov,V (2358)-Biriukov,O (2404)/St Petersburg/2006/
}) 13... hxg5 14. hxg5 Nd5 15. g6 Ne5 16. gxf7+ Kxf7 $5 (16... Nxf7 17. O-O-O
Bc5 $13) 17. Bxe6+ Bxe6 18. Rxh8 Nc4 19. Nxe6 Kxe6 20. Qxd5+ (20. Nd4+ Kf7 21.
Qh2 Ndxe3 22. Qh5+ Kf6 23. Qh4+ Kf7 $11) 20... Kxd5 21. Rd1+ (21. O-O-O+ $1 Kc6
22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Bg1 $11) 21... Kc6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Bg5 Re8 24. fxe4 b3 $1 {
Getz,N (2333)-Korobov,A (2647)/EU-ch Aix les Bains/2011/} 25. Nd4+ Kd7 26. axb3
Bb4+ 27. Ke2 Rxh8 28. bxc4 $15 {/<=>}) ({The main continuation is} 10. O-O-O {
and now:} b4 $5 ({The previously played long forcing line seems dangerous for
Black:} 10... Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15. axb4 Qc7 16.
bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. f5 $5 Nxa4 20. fxe6 Nc3 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22.
Bd3 Bxb4 23. Rdf1+ Kg8 24. Qf2 Ba3+ 25. Kd2 Ne4+ 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. g5 Bd5 28.
e6 Rf8 29. Qg2 Rc8 30. Rf7 Qc3+ 31. Ke2 h5 32. Qh3 Qc4+ 33. Kf2 Re8 34. Rd1 $1
(34. Rb1 Bxe6 35. Nxe6 Qxc2+ 36. Kg3 Bd6+ 37. Nf4 {Zhigalko,A (2515)-L'Ami,E 
(2516)/Groningen/2004/} Qc3 38. Kg2 Qc2+ $11) 34... Bxe6 35. Nxe6 Qxe6 36. Qxe6
Rxe6 37. Rdd7 $18 Bb2 38. Rb7 Rg6 39. Rfd7 Bc3 40. Rd5 {1-0,Ozturk,E-Endean,A/
corr/2004/}) 11. Nce2 Qc7 12. h4 d5 13. Nf4 e5 (13... dxe4 14. Nfxe6 fxe6 15.
Nxe6 Qc6 16. Nxf8 Nxf8 17. Qxb4 Be6 18. Rd6 Nd5 19. Qa3 Qc7 20. Bd4 Rd8 21. Be5
Rxd6 22. Bxd6 Qc6 23. fxe4 Ne3 24. Bd3 $13 {Cheparinov,I (2668)-Berbatov,K 
(2461)/Bansko/2010/}) 14. Nfe6 fxe6 15. Nxe6 Qa5 16. exd5 Qxa2 17. Qd3 e4 (
17... Kf7 $2 18. g5 Nxd5 19. Bh3 $40 {Morozevich,A (2751)-Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2703)/Biel/2009/ - see the notes by Vachier Lagrave in CBM 132.}) 18. Qd4 Bd6
19. Bc4 b3 20. f4 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qa5+ 22. c3 Qa2 23. Rb1 (23. Ke2 $1 $13 {
Vachier Lagrave}) 23... Bb7 24. Ke2 Rc8 25. Nxg7+ Kd8 26. Nf5 Rxc4 27. Qxc4
Bxd5 28. Bb6+ Nxb6 29. Qd4 Kc7 30. Nxd6 Rd8 $1 $19 {Caspi,I (2454)-Sandipan,C 
(2637)/Tromsoe/2010/}) 10... Bb7 11. O-O-O Rc8 (11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5
Bxd5 14. Be2 (14. Rg1 Ne5 (14... Qc7 15. f4 Bd6 16. Nf5 Bf8 {Shirov,A (2714)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)/Leon rpd/2005/} 17. Bg2 $14) 15. f4 Nf3 16. Nxf3 Bxf3
17. Bg2 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Bxg2 19. Rgxg2 Be7 20. f5 O-O 21. Rd7 Bf6 22. fxe6 fxe6
23. Rd6 Kf7 24. c3 Rfd8 25. Rgd2 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Be5 27. Rd2 Rc8 $11 {Leko,P 
(2749)-Gelfand,B (2696)/Monte Carlo blindfold rpd/2005/}) 14... Be7 (14... Rc8
$132) (14... h5 $5) 15. Nf5 O-O 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. g5 h5 18. Qb4 $6 (18. Bd4
$14) 18... Qxb4 19. axb4 a5 $5 (19... Ne5 20. Rhf1 Rfc8 $11) 20. Bxb5 axb4 21.
Bxd7 Rfd8 22. b3 {Vallejo Pons,F (2705)-Sandipan,C (2622)/Caleta/2010/} Rxd7
$11) (11... Ne5 12. h4 ({Too soft is} 12. Rg1 g5 $1 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Qe1 Be7 15.
Bc1 Qb6 16. Rg2 Nfd7 17. b3 Ng6 18. Bb2 Nde5 19. Rgd2 h5 20. h3 Kf8 21. Qf2 Qc5
22. Nce2 Kg8 23. Ng3 hxg4 24. hxg4 Nf4 $11 {Leko,P (2725)-Van Wely,L (2646)/
Wijk aan Zee/2000/}) 12... Nfd7 13. Be2 (13. Qg2 Rc8 14. g5 Rxc3 $1 15. bxc3
Qa5 16. Nb3 Qxc3 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Nxd2 d5 $44 {Betko,L (2300)-Stohl,I (2540)/
Olomouc/1998/}) (13. Rg1 Nb6 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 g6 16. f4 Nec4 17. Qf2 Qc7
18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 e5 20. Nb3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 O-O-O 22. Na5 Ba8 23. Bxb5 axb5
24. Nxb5 Qc5 25. Na7+ Kc7 26. Qxc5+ dxc5 27. Nb5+ $11 {1/2,Sindik,E (2325)
-Kelly,B (2400)/Walsall/1997/}) (13. Kb1 Nb6 14. Qe1 Qc7 15. Bh3 Nec4 16. Bc1
Rc8 17. Nde2 g5 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Bg2 Rxh1 20. Qxh1 {Ginzburg,M (2260)-Jacek,K
(2017)/Wloclawek/2008/} Na4 $15) 13... Nb6 14. Bf2 Nec4 15. Qe1 Be7 (15... Rc8
16. f4 Qc7 17. Rh3 $14) 16. f4 Qc7 17. Kb1 d5 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. exd5 Qxf4 20.
Rf1 Qxg4 21. Rg1 Qh5 22. dxe6 O-O 23. Nb3 {/\Bd4|^,Gonzalez,J (2325)-Buczinski,
H (2312)/corr/2006/}) 12. h4 Nb6 (12... Ne5 13. Rg1 (13. Be2 g6 14. g5 hxg5 15.
hxg5 Rxh1 16. Rxh1 Nh5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. b3 Rc8 20. f5 Qc7 21. Kb2
Bg7 $2 (21... exf5 $1 $15) 22. f6 Bf8 23. Nde2 $16 {Jaracz,B (2209)-Buturin,V 
(2394)/Swidnica/1999/}) 13... Qa5 $5 (13... Nfd7 14. g5 hxg5 (14... Nb6 15. g6
Nbc4 16. Qe1 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qxh4 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. f4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. f5
e5 22. Ne6 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Qxe4 24. Qa7+ Ke8 {Ortiz Suarez,I (2527)-Berbatov,K 
(2455)/Malaga/2010/} 25. c3 $40 {/+-}) 15. hxg5 g6 (15... Nb6 16. g6 Nbc4 17.
gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qg2 Qf6 20. Bg5 Qg6 21. Qf2 Qh5 22. f4 Qh2 23. Rg2
Qh3 24. f5 e5 25. Ne6 Nxb2 26. Rg3 $16 {Panarin,M (2482)-Belov,V (2552)/
Internet/2004/}) 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. f5 e5 (18... Nc5 19. fxe6 Nxe6
20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bd4 Rh5 22. Be5 Rc6 23. Bf6 $16 {Bologan,V (2669)-Dobrov,V 
(2487)/Internet/2004/}) 19. Nde2 (19. fxg6 fxg6 20. Ne6 Qe7 21. Nxf8 Nxf8 22.
Rgf1 $36 {Hirscheider,H (2134)-Grott,P (2059)/corr/2003/}) 19... Qa5 20. Kb1 b4
21. axb4 Qxb4 22. f6 a5 23. Ng3 Nc5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Nd5 Qxd2 26. Rxd2 Rh4 27.
Rd3 $36 {[%csl Rf8] ץf8,Kaminski,U (2405)-Novikov,I (2500)/Odessa/1989/}) 14.
g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nfd7 16. g6 Nxg6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rxg6 Kf7 19. Rg3 Nf6 20.
Bd3 e5 21. Qf2 Rxc3 22. Bb6 Qa4 23. bxc3 Qxa3+ 24. Kd2 b4 $132 {Shirov,A (2714)
-Guliyev,N (2526)/Port Barcares/2005/ - see the notes by Ftacnik in CBM 107.})
(12... d5 13. exd5 (13. Rg1 dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nd5 16. Nxe4 Qb6 (16...
Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nc5 19. Qe3 Qb6 20. Kb1 g6 21. f4 Nd7 22. Rg2 Bg7
23. Re2 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Rh1 25. Re1 Rh2 26. c3 Nc5 27. f5 $1 gxf5 28. g6 fxg6 29.
Qe5 $40 {Hartl,H (2440)-Cornel,M (2341)/corr/2008/}) (16... b4 17. g6 bxa3 18.
gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nxe6 Kxe6 20. Kb1 axb2 21. Ng5+ {1-0,Flyingfatman (2529)-Murx 
(2548)/playchess.com/2008/}) 17. g6 f6 18. Bf2 b4 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. c3 Nc5 21.
Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Re1 e5 23. f4 Nxc3 24. bxc3 Rh2 25. fxe5 Ba3+ 26. Kd1 Bf3+ 27.
Nxf3 {1/2,Volkov,A (2227)-Kozlov,A (2183)/corr/2009/} Qb1+ 28. Ke2 Qe4+ 29. Qe3
Qc2+ $11 30. Nd2 $6 Bc5) 13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Rg1 (15. Be2 Qc7 16. Bf4
Qb7 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5 Rxh1 19. Rxh1 e5 20. Qe3 f6 21. Rh8 Kf7 22. Bd3 Bc5
23. g6+ Ke7 24. Nf5+ Ke6 {1/2,Dikmen,A (2323)-Mandviwala,P (2181)/corr/2008/}
25. Nxg7+ Kd6 26. Nf5+ Ke6 $11) 15... g6 16. Kb1 Bg7 17. h5 g5 18. Nf5 Be5 19.
Be2 Qc7 20. Nd4 O-O 21. Rgf1 {1/2,Leko,P (2713)-Topalov,V (2739)/Dubai rpd/
2002/} Nc5 $13 {/=/+}) ({Too slow is} 12... Be7 $2 13. Rg1 Ng8 14. g5 hxg5 15.
hxg5 g6 16. Kb1 Bf8 17. f4 Ne7 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 exf5 20. Bd3 Ne5 21. Bf4
Rh3 22. Bxf5 $18 {Volkov,V (2376)-Pellegrinon,F (2411)/corr/2008/}) 13. Rg1 $5
$146 {[%mdl 8] White doesn't want to lose tempi with his Bf1 now, as later he
will probably have to take on c4 anyway.} (13. Bd3 Nfd7 14. g5 (14. f4 Nc4 $1
15. Bxc4 Rxc4 $132) 14... Ne5 15. f4 Nec4 16. Qf2 Qc7 17. Nde2 (17. g6 $2 Nxb2
18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. f5 e5 20. Ndxb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Nxd3+ 22. Rxd3 Qc6 23. Nc3 Ba6
$19 {D'Israel,D (2291)-Frare,F (2225)/Santos/2003/}) 17... Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qc5 (
18... d5 $11) 19. Qf3 hxg5 20. hxg5 Rxh1 21. Rxh1 Nc4 $13) 13... Nfd7 14. g5 {
[%cal Rg5g6] /\g6} hxg5 15. hxg5 (15. Bxg5 Qc7 16. Kb1 Ne5 $15) 15... g6 16. f4
(16. Nb3 $5 {[%cal Ye3d4] /\Bd4} Qc7 $5 (16... Ne5 17. Na5 Ba8 18. Rg3 $14) 17.
Bd4 e5 18. Bxb6 Nxb6 $13) 16... e5 (16... Nc5 $13) 17. Nf3 (17. fxe5 Nxe5 (
17... dxe5 $2 18. Ndxb5 $1 {/\} axb5 19. Bxb6 Nxb6 20. Bxb5+ Ke7 21. Qf2 $18)
18. Qe1 Bg7 $132) 17... Qc7 18. f5 (18. Rg2 $5 Na4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 (20.
Qxd5 $2 Rh3 $1 $19) 20... Bg7 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Bd4 $36) 18...
Nc5 (18... gxf5 19. g6 fxg6 20. Rxg6 $44 {/\} Bxe4 21. Ng5 $40) (18... Nc4 $5
19. Bxc4 Qxc4 $132) 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. fxg6 $6 {Releasing the tension and
allowing Black to develop freely.} (20. f6 $1 $36 {[%csl Rf8] ץf8 leads to a
similar position as in Kaminski-Novikov above.}) 20... fxg6 21. Bd3 Be7 $13 22.
Rh1 Rf8 23. Rh3 (23. Qe2 b4 (23... Nc4 $132) 24. axb4 Qxb4 {[%cal Yc8c3] /\Rc3}
25. Na2 Qc5 $13) 23... Rc7 (23... Nc4 24. Bxc4 $8 (24. Qe1 $2 Nxa3 $17) 24...
Qxc4 25. Qe3 Qc5 26. Qe2 Qc4 27. Rd3 $5 $13 {/\Nd2,Qg4}) 24. Kb1 Nc4 25. Bxc4
Qxc4 26. Qe3 (26. Nd5 $2 Bxd5 27. exd5 Qg4 28. Ng1 Rf2 $17) 26... Qc5 27. Qe2
Bc8 28. Rg3 (28. Rh6 $5 Bg4 29. Rd3 $14) 28... Be6 $11 29. Nh4 (29. Nd5 Bxd5
30. Rxd5 Qc4 31. Rd3 Rf4 $36) (29. Nd2 Rf2 30. Qe1 $13) 29... Rf2 30. Qe1 a5 $5
31. Re3 $2 (31. Rd2 Rxd2 32. Qxd2 b4 $15) (31. Nxg6 b4 32. Nxe7 Kxe7 33. Rd5 $5
(33. g6 Kd7 $17) 33... Bxd5 (33... Qb6 34. Na4 Rcxc2 35. Nxb6 Rxb2+ 36. Ka1 $11
) 34. Nxd5+ Kd8 35. Ne3 $44) 31... b4 $1 (31... Bxg5 32. Qxf2 Qxe3 33. Qxe3
Bxe3 34. Rxd6 Kf7 35. Nxg6 $14) 32. Nxg6 Rg2 $2 (32... bxc3 $1 33. Rxc3 (33.
Nxe7 Rxc2 $1 34. Kxc2 Bb3+ $1 35. Kxb3 Rb7+ 36. Kc2 Rxb2+ 37. Kc1 Qxa3 $19)
33... Qxc3 $1 34. bxc3 Rb7+ 35. Ka1 Rxc2 36. c4 (36. Rd2 Rxc3 37. Ra2 Rbc7)
36... Bxc4 37. Rd2 Rc3 38. Ra2 Rf3 $19) 33. Nxe7 $2 (33. Qh1 $1 $132 Rxg5 (
33... Qxe3 $2 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Qh7+ Ke8 36. Nb5 $18) 34. Qh8+ Kd7 35. Nxe7 bxc3
36. Rxc3 Rg1 $1 37. Qh5 Qd4 38. Rcd3 Qf2 39. Rxd6+ Kxe7 40. Rxe6+ Kxe6 41. Qh6+
Kf7 42. Qh7+ Rg7 43. Qh5+ Ke6 44. Qh6+ Kf7 $11 (44... Qf6 $2 45. Rd6+ $18))
33... Rxe7 $5 (33... Kxe7 34. g6 (34. Rd5 Qb6 35. Rb5 (35. Na4 Qc6) 35... Qa6
$19) 34... Kd7 $1 $19) 34. Red3 (34. Rc1 bxc3 35. Rxc3 Qf2 36. Qd1 Qd2 $19)
34... bxc3 35. Rxc3 Qf2 $17 {/-+ White can't avoid a Q-swap and the rest is
more or less a matter of technique.} 36. Qxf2 (36. Qh1 Rh2 $19) 36... Rxf2 37.
b3 (37. Rxd6 $4 Rf1+) (37. Kc1 Bg4 $1 38. Rh1 Rg7 $19) 37... Rd7 38. Rc8+ Kf7
39. Rh8 (39. Rc6 Ke7 40. Ra6 Bf7 41. Rxa5 Bg6 42. Re1 Rg2 $19) 39... Kg7 (39...
Rg2 $142 $1 40. Rh7+ Ke8 41. Rh6 Ke7 42. g6 (42. Rh7+ Bf7 43. Rf1 Kf8) 42...
Bg8 43. Kc1 Kf6 44. g7+ Rg6 $19) 40. Rh6 Bf7 (40... Bg4 $5 {/\} 41. Rhxd6 Rxd6
42. Rxd6 Re2 43. Rd5 Rxe4 44. Rxa5 Re1+ 45. Kb2 e4 $19) 41. Rhxd6 Rc7 42. R1d2
Rxd2 43. Rxd2 Kg6 44. Rf2 (44. Rg2 Be8 {[%cal Ge8c6,Gc7f7] /\Bc6,Rf7-+}) 44...
Re7 45. Rg2 (45. Rf5 Bd5 $1 $19) 45... Be8 46. c4 Bc6 47. Rg4 Rf7 $19 48. b4
Rf4 (48... axb4 49. axb4 Rc7 50. b5 (50. Kb2 Bd7) 50... Bb7 $19) 49. Rg3 (49.
Rxf4 exf4 50. Kc2 (50. b5 f3) 50... Bxe4+ 51. Kd2 axb4 52. axb4 Kxg5 $19) 49...
Bxe4+ 50. Kb2 Rf3 51. Rg4 Bf5 0-1

[Event "Dortmund-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1991.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 (9. h4 b4 10. Nce2 e5 11. Nb3 d5 12. Ng3 d4 13. Bf2 Be6 14. Bd3 Nbd7 15.
Qe2 $1 {N} (15. Rg1 Be7 $1 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Nh7 18. f4 exf4 19. Nh5 Bxb3
20. axb3 Ne5 21. Nxg7+ Kf8 22. Nf5 Nxg5 $17 {Fedorowicz,J-Browne,W,Chicago 1989
}) 15... a5 16. Rg1 a4 17. Nd2 Nc5 $6 (17... g6 $142 18. h5 $14) 18. Bb5+ Nfd7
19. f4 $1 exf4 20. Nf5 b3 21. Bxd4 bxc2 22. Nc4 $1 $40 {Nunn,J-Neurohr,S,
Bundesliga 1990/91}) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 $1 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. Ng3
$5 (13. Bh3 Ne5 $5 $13) 13... e5 {N} (13... dxe4 $6 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Rxh1
16. Nxh1 Nd5 17. g6 $40) (13... Qc7 $2 14. g5 Qxg3 15. Bf4 Nxe4 16. Qe3 $18) (
13... Bd6 14. Ngf5 $5 exf5 15. Nxf5 Bf8 $8 16. e5 $5 (16. exd5 Qa5 17. Bc4
O-O-O $15) 16... Ng8 (16... Nxe5 17. Bd4 Nxf3 18. Qe3+ Ne4 19. Qxf3 $16) 17.
Bd4 $146 {()}) 14. Nb3 $1 (14. Ndf5 $6 d4 15. Bf2 g6 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bc5
$15) (14. exd5 exd4 (14... Nxd5 $2 15. Ndf5 $16) 15. Bxd4 Qa5 $13) 14... d4 (
14... dxe4 15. fxe4 $1 Nxe4 (15... Nxg4 16. Bh3 Ndf6 17. Qe2 $16) 16. Nxe4 Bxe4
17. Bg2 Bxg2 18. Qxg2 $16) 15. Bf2 Qc7 (15... g6 $5 16. h5 (16. g5 hxg5 17.
hxg5 Rxh1 18. Nxh1 Nh5 {/\Be7><g5}) 16... g5 17. Nf5 $14) 16. Bh3 $1 g5 $8 17.
Bf1 $1 Rg8 18. Kb1 a5 19. Bd3 (19. Nc1 $142 a4 20. Nd3 $36) 19... a4 20. Nc1 a3
(20... Nc5 21. Bb5+ Bc6 22. Bxc6+ Qxc6 23. Nd3 $16) 21. b3 Qc3 $1 $8 22. Qxc3
bxc3 23. Nf5 Bc6 $2 (23... Ba6 24. Bg3 Bxd3 25. Nxd3 Ra5 $14 {/\Kd8,Ne8,f6><f2}
) (23... Nc5 $5 24. Bb5+ Nfd7 {/\Ba6}) 24. Ne2 $6 (24. Bg3 $1 {Zugzwang} Ra5
25. Rh2 Nb6 26. b4 $1 Bxb4 27. Nb3 $18) 24... Nc5 $2 (24... Nb6 $13 {/\Nfd7})
25. Bc4 Nfd7 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Rh7 (27. Nh6 Bxh6 (27... Rg7 28. Ng3 Nb6 29. Nh5
Nxc4 $146 {Nunn}) 28. Rxh6 Rg6 29. Rdh1 Nf8 $13) 27... Ne6 28. Rdh1 $2 (28.
Nexd4 $1 exd4 29. Nxd4 Nf6 30. Rxf7 $1 $18) 28... Nb6 $13 29. Bd3 Nc5 30. Nc1
$8 Bd7 $1 31. Be2 Bxf5 32. gxf5 $2 (32. exf5 $142 $13) 32... Bg7 33. R1h5 Bf6
$6 $138 (33... f6 $1 $17 {/\Kf7,Rh8}) 34. R5h6 Ke7 35. Nd3 (35. Rxf6 $5 Kxf6
36. Rh6+ Ke7 37. Rxb6 f6 $44 {><f2,c1}) 35... Nxd3 36. Bxd3 Rh8 37. Kc1 Rxh7
38. Rxh7 Rh8 39. Rxh8 Bxh8 40. Kd1 Nd7 $19 41. Ke2 (41. Kc1 Nb8 42. Bc4 (42.
Bb5 Kd6 43. Be8 f6 44. Bh5 Nc6 {/\Nb4,Kc5-b6,Bg7-f8-c5,d3-+}) 42... Nc6 43. Kb1
Nb4 44. Bg3 f6 {/\Kf8-g7-h6,Bg7-f8-c5,g4-+}) 41... Nb8 42. Bb5 Kd6 43. b4 $8 (
43. Kd1 Kc5 44. Be8 Na6 45. Bxf7 Nb4 $19) 43... Nc6 44. Bc4 (44. Bxc6 Kxc6 45.
Kd3 Kb5 {/\Kb4,f6,Bg7-f8,Kb5-c6-d7-e8-f7-g7-h6,g4-+}) 44... Nxb4 45. Kd1 Ke7 (
45... f6 $142) 46. Bg3 f6 47. Be1 Bg7 48. Bb3 Bh6 (48... Bf8) 49. Bf2 Na6 $6
$138 50. Bd5 Nc5 51. Bg1 Na4 52. Bb3 Nb2+ $6 53. Ke2 Kd6 54. Bf2 Kc5 55. Be1
Kb4 56. Bf2 Na4 57. Bd5 Nc5 58. Kd1 Bf8 59. Bg1 Na4 60. Bf2 Bc5 61. Be1 Bb6 62.
Ke2 (62. Kc1 Nb2 $1 63. Bg3 d3 64. cxd3 Bf2 $1 $19) (62. Bg3 Kb5 {/\Nc5-a6-b4-+
}) 62... Nc5 63. Bf2 Na6 64. Be1 (64. Kd1 Kc5 65. Kc1 Nb4 66. Bf7 Kd6 67. Bg3
Ke7 68. Bc4 Kf8 69. Kb1 Kg7 70. Be2 Kh6 71. Be1 g4 72. fxg4 Kg5 73. Bg3 Bc5 74.
Bd1 d3 75. cxd3 Bd4 $1 $19 76. Be1 Nxd3 77. Bxc3 Bxc3 78. Kc2 Nf2) 64... Kb5
65. Kd1 Nb4 66. Bb3 d3 $1 (66... Kc6 $19) 67. Bxc3 (67. cxd3 Bd4 $19) 67...
dxc2+ 68. Bxc2 Nxa2 69. Bd3+ (69. Kd2 Ba5 $19) 69... Kc5 70. Be1 (70. Ba1 Kd6 {
/\Bd4}) 70... Nb4 71. Bb1 (71. Bxb4+ Kxb4 72. Kc2 Bd4 73. Kb1 Kc3 74. Be2 (74.
Bb5 Kb3 $19) 74... Kd2 $19) 71... Kc4 72. Bxb4 Kxb4 73. Kc2 Kc4 74. Ba2+ Kd4
75. Bf7 (75. Kd2 Ba5+) 75... g4 76. fxg4 Kxe4 {[Stohl,I]} 0-1

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.03.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 $5
{Topalov obviously wants to play the English attack, this time for the white
side. (see his game with Leko from round 3)} ({His move order aims to avoid
the complications of} 6. Be3 Ng4 $5 {which already gave Gary a full point in
round 2.} 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 (10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Nge5 12.
f3 b5 13. Bf2 Rb8 14. Nd4 b4 15. Nd1 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. c3 O-O
19. Be2 Rd8 20. Qe3 Bb7 21. Nf2 bxc3 22. Bxc3 Qe6 23. Kf1 Bd5 24. b3 Rbc8 25.
Rd1 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 Ng4 27. Qa5 Ne3+ 28. Kg1 Rc8 29. Qxa6 Nxd1 30. Qxe6 Bxe6 31.
Bxd1 Rc1 {0-1,Ivanchuk,V-Kasparov,G/Linares/1999/}) 10... h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12.
O-O (12. Nd5 $5 Nc6 (12... e6 $142 $5 13. Ne3 Qb6 $13) 13. Nf5 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Be5
$2 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Nfxe7 $1 Be6 17. Rxb7 Nxe7 18. Rxe7+ Kf8 19. Rb7 Rc8 20.
O-O Rc4 21. Nc7 Qe7 22. Nxe6+ Qxe6 23. Qd8+ Kg7 24. Qxg5+ Qg6 25. Qxe5+ Qf6 26.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 27. Rb6+ Ke5 28. Rxa6 Rxc2 29. Re1 $18 {Borriss,M-Stangl,M/BL 9899/
1999/}) 12... e6 $5 {Kasparov's novelty from Wijk 99, but there have already
been dangerous attempts to improve Shirov's play:} 13. Re1 $5 (13. Nb3 Bxc3 $1
14. bxc3 e5 $13) (13. Qd2 $6 Nd7 $1 14. Bxd6 Ne5 15. Ncb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 f6 17.
Rfd1 Kf7 18. Qe2 Bd7 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Nd6+ Kg6 21. Rd3 Qf6 22. Qxg4 Qf4 23. h3
Qxg4 24. hxg4 Bc6 25. c4 Rhd8 26. f3 Bf8 27. c5 b6 28. b4 bxc5 29. bxc5 Ra5 $17
{Shirov,A-Kasparov,G/Wijk aan Zee/1999/}) 13... Be5 (13... Nd7 $6 14. Bxd6 Be5
(14... Ne5 15. Ndb5 $1 $40 {In this line Black doesn't have a Nc4 fork at his
disposal.}) 15. Nf5 $1 exf5 16. exf5 f6 17. Nd5 Kf7 18. Nc7 Nb6 19. Bxe5 $5 (
19. Rxe5 $143 fxe5 20. Nxa8 Rh6 21. Nxb6 Rxd6 22. Qxg4 Rxb6 23. Rd1 Qh8 24.
Qxg5 Rf6 25. g4 Qh6 26. Qxh6 Rxh6 27. Kg2 $16 {Vallejo Pons,F-Ortega,L/Valle
d'Aosta/1999/}) 19... fxe5 20. Nxa8 $18) 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 Bc6 24. Rg3 $14 {Jenni,F-Naumann,A/Mitropa Cup Baden/1999/}) 6... e6 {
Kasparov takes up the gauntlet and shows a piece of his famed preparation.} ({
Not in the champion's style is defending a somewhat unpleasant endgame after} 
6... Nc6 7. Be3 d5 $5 8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. c3 $1 e5 11. Nb3 Qxd1+ 12.
Rxd1 Be6 13. Bb6 Be7 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. O-O Nb8 16. Rfe1 Nd7 17. Bf2 f6 18. f4 Kf7
19. f5 Bxb3 20. axb3 Rhd8 21. b4 $36 {Fedorov,A-Wojtkiewicz,A/Calcutta op/1999/
}) 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6 {Just as in the Keres attack here also slowing down
White's >> expansion is more important than a possible weakening of the >>.} 9.
Qd2 ({Attempts do delay castling have brought White only trouble, e.g.} 9. h4
b4 10. Nce2 e5 $1 11. Nb3 Be6 12. Ng3 d5 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Qe2 a5 15. Rg1 a4 16.
Nd2 Qc7 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5 dxe4 $1 19. gxf6 $6 exd3 20. fxg7 Bxg7 21. Qxd3 a3
22. b3 e4 23. Qxe4 Ra5 24. Rd1 Bc3 $44 {->,Anand,V-Gelfand,B/Linares/1994/})
9... Nbd7 10. O-O-O ({Premature is} 10. h4 $6 b4 11. Nce2 d5 $15) 10... Bb7 11.
h4 {After some 10-15 years of practice this has become the main line.} ({
The older move} 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 b4 $132 {or even} (12... Nfd7 $5 $13 {
promises Black sufficient counterplay.})) 11... b4 12. Na4 {Kasparov
practically archives this move.} ({Another try is} 12. Nb1 d5 13. Bh3 Ne5 $5 (
13... g5 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bxg5 Qb6 $5 (16... Qa5 17. Bg2 Rxh1
18. Rxh1 Qxa2 19. Rh8 Rc8 20. Nf5 Nc5 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Bh6+ Ke8 23. Nd6+ Kd7
24. Nxc8 Kxc8 25. Qd4 Qa5 26. Bf8 Nd7 27. Bd6 $16 {^^,Leko,P-Topalov,V/Linares/
1999/}) 17. Bg2 Rxh1 18. Bxh1 Rc8 19. Re1 Qa5 20. f4 Qxa2 21. f5 Nc5 22. fxe6
Bg7 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Qf2+ (24. Bxd5+ Qxd5 25. Re7+ Kg8 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 $17 {
Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Linares/1999/}) 24... Kg8 25. Qf5 $1 $11) 14. g5 Nfd7 15.
Qe2 dxe4 (15... Qa5 $5 16. f4 Nc4 17. b3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 dxe4 19. g6 Nc5 20.
gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Rhg1 Rc8 22. Nxe6 Nxe6 23. Rd7+ Be7 24. Bxe6+ Kxe6 25. Qh3+ Kf7
26. Rxb7 Qc5 $15 {Ivanchuk,V-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee/1996/}) 16. f4 Nd3+ $1 17.
cxd3 exd3 18. Qxd3 Rc8+ $5 (18... Nc5 19. Qc2 (19. Qf1 Rc8 $5 $36) 19... Be4
20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxc5 Bxc2 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Kxc2 hxg5 25. fxg5
Rxh4 26. Nd2 Ke7 27. Nf3 Rc4+ 28. Kb1 Re4 $15 {Anand,V-Topalov,V/Tilburg/1998/}
) 19. Nc2 Bxh1 20. Rxh1 hxg5 21. hxg5 Nc5 $40) ({The once popular} 12. Nce2 d5
13. Bh3 {lost it's sting already 5 years ago:} (13. Ng3 dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15.
hxg5 Rxh1 16. Nxh1 Nd5 17. g6 Qf6 $1 18. fxe4 Nxe3 19. gxf7+ Qxf7 20. Qxe3
O-O-O 21. Bh3 Bc5 22. Qg3 Nf8 23. Rf1 Qe7 24. Nb3 Bxe4 25. Nf2 Bd6 26. Qe3 Bd5
27. Ne4 Bc7 $13 {Arnold,L-Stohl,I/BL 9697/1997/}) 13... dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15.
hxg5 exf3 16. Nf4 Ne4 17. Qe1 Rxh3 $1 18. Nxh3 e5 19. Nb3 a5 20. Nd2 Qc7 21.
Bb6 Nxb6 22. Nxe4 Rc8 23. Rh2 Qc6 24. Ng3 Qe6 25. Kb1 Nc4 $17 {Anand,
V-Ljubojevic,L/Buenos Aires/1994/}) 12... Qa5 (12... d5 $6 {is not so
effective now, as Black doesn't have a possible exf3 follow-up, attacking
White's N.} 13. Bh3 $1 Qa5 (13... dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nd5 16. g6 $16 {->}
) 14. b3 g5 $142 $5 (14... e5 15. g5 $1 exd4 16. Bxd4 $44 {->}) (14... Nc5 15.
g5 Nxa4 16. bxa4 hxg5 (16... Nd7 17. g6 Nc5 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nb3 $1 Nxb3+ 20.
axb3 Qc7 21. Qg2 $16 {Gunawan,R-Paschall,W/New York/1994/}) 17. hxg5 Rxh3 18.
Rxh3 Nd7 19. g6 Qxa4 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Kb1 e5 22. Nb3 Rc8 23. Rh5 d4 24. Rf5+
Ke8 25. Qh2 Qc6 26. Na5 Qe6 27. Bxd4 g6 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Nxb7 exd4 30. Qh8+ {
1-0,Tiviakov,S-Rashkovsky,N/Linares op/1999/}) 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. e5 (16. Bxg5
dxe4 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. g5 exf3 $5 $13) 16... Nxe5 17. Bxg5 Be7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6
19. g5 Bg7 20. f4 Nc6 21. Nf3 Ne7 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Bc6 24. Qf2 Rc8 $132 {
Korneev,O-Van Wely,L/Villarrobledo act/1998/}) 13. b3 Nc5 $1 {Consistent.} (
13... d5 $143 $2 14. e5 $1 (14. Bh3 {-12...d5?!}) 14... Nxe5 15. Nxe6 $1 $16 {
[%cal Re3b6] /\Bb6}) (13... Be7 14. Kb1 $1 {doesn't solve Black's main
problem-his K.} (14. Bh3 $143 $6 g5 $1 $13) (14. Bd3 Nc5 15. g5 Nfd7 16. g6 Ne5
17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Be2 Nxa4 19. bxa4 Rac8 20. Rhg1 Bf6 21. f4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4
23. e5 dxe5 24. Nb3 Qd5 25. Qf2 Qe4 26. Nc5 Rxc2+ 27. Qxc2 Qxe3+ 28. Kb1 Bd5
$44 {Korneev,O-Galkin,A/Novgorod/1997/}) 14... Nc5 $142 $5 (14... d5 15. e5 $1
$16 (15. Bh3 $5 dxe4 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Nd5 18. g6 O-O-O 19. fxe4 Nc3+ 20.
Nxc3 bxc3 21. Qe2 Nc5 22. gxf7 Rxh3 23. Rxh3 Bxe4 24. Bc1 e5 25. Ne6 Rxd1 26.
Rh8+ Kd7 27. f8=N+ {1-0,Korneev,O-Herrera,I/Malaga op/1999/})) 15. Nxc5 (15. a3
$6 Nxa4 16. axb4 Qc7 17. bxa4 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. f4 Nb6 20. a5 Na4 $1 $36) 15...
dxc5 16. Ne2 Rd8 17. Qe1 $14 {[%csl Rh8] צh8}) 14. a3 $8 (14. Nxc5 $2 dxc5 $17
{/\Qa2}) (14. Bh3 $143 $6 Nxa4 15. bxa4 Qxa4 16. g5 Nd7 $1 17. g6 Nc5 18. gxf7+
Kxf7 19. Kb1 Qa3 20. Nc6 Na4 21. Bxe6+ Ke8 22. Bf7+ Kd7 23. Ne5+ Kc7 24. Bd4 {
0-1,Blodstein,A-Har Zvi,R/Tel Aviv act/1996/}) 14... Nxa4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4
d5 (16... Nd7 17. Nb3 $5 Be7 (17... d5 18. Na5 $36) 18. Bd4 O-O 19. g5 h5 20.
Bd3 Rfc8 21. f4 g6 22. Rhg1 Bc6 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Bb7 25. Qf2 $14 {Murawski,
G-Stypka,M/Lubniewice/1994/}) 17. e5 Nd7 (17... Qxe5 $2 18. Bf4 $18) 18. f4 (
18. Bf4 Nxe5 19. Re1 Bd6 $17 {/\Nd3}) 18... Nb6 $146 {[%mdl 8] After a series
of forced moves the first novelty. However, Kasparov's move is natural and
Topalov also analyzed it at home.} ({Also possible is} 18... a5 19. Nb5 Qc8 20.
Bd4 (20. bxa5 $2 d4 21. Nxd4 Bxh1 22. Bb5 Bd5 23. Nb3 Ba3+ 24. Kb1 O-O $19 {
Paragua,M-Leroy,A/Linares op/1995/}) 20... axb4 21. Nd6+ Bxd6 22. exd6 $13) 19.
a5 Nc4 (19... Na4 20. c4 $5 {[]} dxc4 (20... Rc8 $6 21. Qc2 Qd7 22. f5 $1 $40)
21. Qc2 $142 $1 (21. Bg2 c3 (21... Rc8 $5) 22. Qc2 Bxg2 23. Qxa4+ (23. Qxg2 $6
Rc8 24. Qa2 Nb2 25. Nxe6 Qb7 $5 26. Nxf8 c2 $40) 23... Qd7 24. Nxe6 Bc6 25.
Rxd7 $1 (25. Nxf8 $2 Qd2+ $3 26. Bxd2 cxd2+ 27. Rxd2 Bxa4 $19 {פf8}) 25...
Bxa4 26. Nxf8 Bxd7 27. Nxd7 Kxd7 $15) 21... Bxh1 (21... Nc3 22. Nxe6 $1 fxe6
23. Qg6+ Ke7 24. Bc5+ Qxc5 25. bxc5 $32 {[%cal Rf1c4] /\Bc4->}) 22. Qxa4+ Qd7 (
22... Ke7 $2 23. Nf5+ $1 exf5 24. Bc5+ $18) 23. Qxd7+ (23. Nxe6 $6 Bc6 $1 $15)
23... Kxd7 24. Nxe6+ $1 (24. Bxc4 Bd5 $15) 24... Kxe6 25. Bxc4+ Ke7 26. Rxh1
Ke8 27. Kc2 $5 Bxb4 28. Rb1 $44 {[%csl Re8] White has a strong and dangerous
initiative, we must realize Black can't castle anymore.}) 20. Qc3 $8 (20. Bxc4
$6 dxc4 $40 (20... Qxc4 $5 $17)) 20... Qe7 $1 {This is the finesse White
missed, now his << falls apart.} (20... Rc8 $6 21. Bd2 $5 Qe7 (21... Nxd2 22.
Qxd2 Qe7 23. Rh3 $1 $16 {keeps his << intact.}) 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qb2 $14) 21.
Bxc4 dxc4 (21... Rc8 $2 22. Bb5+ $16) 22. Bd2 $5 {Kasparov praised this
decision, but playing on with equal material after} (22. Rh3 Qxb4 23. Qxb4 Bxb4
24. Bd2 Bc5 $15 {^^,/-/+ certainly also deserved attention. Black is surely
better, but is his advantage larger, than in the game?}) (22. b5 $2 Bxh1 23.
Rxh1 axb5 24. Nxb5 Qb7 $19) 22... Bxh1 23. Rxh1 Qb7 24. Rd1 (24. Re1 Rb8 $17)
24... Be7 (24... Rb8 25. Qxc4 {/\} Bxb4 $2 26. Bxb4 Qxb4 27. Qxb4 Rxb4 28. Nc6
$18) (24... Qd5 $5) 25. Qf3 $1 {Overcoming the disappointment of his failed
preparation, Topalov concentrates fully and realizes his chances lie in
simplification.} (25. Qxc4 $143 Rc8 {[%csl Rc1] /\0-0->,עc1}) 25... O-O-O (
25... Qxf3 $142 $5 26. Nxf3 Rb8 $5 (26... c3 $2 27. Bxc3 Rc8 28. Bd2 Rc4 29.
Kb2 $1 Bxb4 30. Kb3) (26... O-O-O 27. Re1 {and although there remain more
pieces on the board, Black has due to the existence of White's N problems with
his ><c4.}) (26... Rc8 $5 27. c3 Rd8) 27. c3 Rd8 {/\Rd3} 28. Be3 $8 Rxd1+ 29.
Kxd1 Kd7 30. h5 g6 $17 {It seems Black has more chances to win this _|_, than
he will have later on.}) 26. Qc6+ $5 (26. Qxb7+ $6 Kxb7 {gives Black some
extra tempi.}) (26. Nc6 $2 Rd5 $17 (26... Kc7 $5 27. b5 Qxb5 28. Nxd8 Rxd8 $17
{->})) 26... Qxc6 ({The last try to avoid the _|_ certainly deserved attention-
} 26... Kb8 $5 27. Qxc4 Rc8 28. Qb3 Rhd8 $36 (28... Bxh4 $5 $15)) 27. Nxc6 Rd7
28. Nxe7+ Rxe7 29. Re1 {Hecht: '[#] A) TLB vs TT bei weitgehend geschlossener
Position.'} h5 $6 {Now White sets up a strong fortress.} ({More flexible was
the immediate.} 29... Kb7) (29... Kb7 {Hecht}) 30. g5 Kb7 31. Be3 Rd7 $8 (31...
Kc6 $6 32. Bd4 {/\c3 gives Black no chances to break through.}) 32. Bc5 Kc6 33.
Bd6 f6 34. gxf6 $6 {This probably doesn't lose, but it's definitely a step in
the wrong direction. White opens the g-file and although he manages to occupy
it with his R, Black has 2 major pieces and with Topalov's help gets the file
back. '?' Hecht.} ({Sounder was to keep the position closed with} 34. g6 $1 Rh6
35. Rg1 $11 {Hecht: 'Festung?'} {as the winning attempt is very double-edged:}
c3 $6 36. Rg3 Kd5 37. Rxc3 Rxg6 38. Rc5+ Ke4 39. Rc6 $36) 34... gxf6 35. Rg1 f5
(35... fxe5 $6 36. Bxe5 $11 {White has an active B and Black too many ק.}) 36.
Kd2 Kd5 37. Ke3 ({Also possible was the more active} 37. Kc3 $5 Rhh7 ({Too
impatient is} 37... Ke4 38. Rg6 $1 Re8 39. Kxc4 Kxf4 40. Kd4 $36 {[%csl Gc2]
o^c}) 38. Bf8 (38. Rd1+ $6 Kc6 39. Rd4 Rhg7 40. Rxc4+ Kb7 $17 {><h4}) 38... Ke4
39. Rg6 {[%csl Rc4,Re6] and Black probably can't strengthen his position.})
37... Rhh7 38. Bf8 $1 ({White avoids the game position} 38. c3 $2 Rhg7 39. Rg5
Rdf7 $19) 38... Rhf7 39. Bh6 Rh7 $138 40. Rg6 $2 {[%mdl 4160] The decisive
mistake, now Black wins the _|_ in great tactical style. White shouldn't avoid
repetition.} (40. Bf8 $142 Rhf7 (40... Rdf7 $2 41. Rd1+ Kc6 42. Rd6+ Kc7 43.
Rxa6 $1 $18) 41. Bh6 Kc6 42. Rg6 Rfe7 ({Black's pieces are too passive after} 
42... Rde7 43. Kd4 $1 Kb5 44. Kc3 $44) 43. Bf8 $132 (43. Bg5 Re8 44. Rh6 Rb7
45. Rxh5 Rxb4 46. Kd4 {[%csl Gh4] o^h also isn't too promising for Black.})) ({
Better than the text was even the tactical} 40. Rg8 $6 Rb7 $1 (40... Rxh6 $4
41. Rc8 $18) 41. Rc8 (41. c3 $2 Rxh6 42. Rc8 Rb5 $19) 41... Rhc7 42. Ra8 Rxb4
43. Rxa6 Rd7 $15) 40... Rb7 $1 41. Bf8 $8 (41. c3 Rb8 $1 {[%csl Rd3,Rh6][%cal
Yb8e8,Yh7d7,Yd5c6] /\Re8,Rd7,Kc6 traps White's Bh6.}) 41... Rhf7 42. Bd6 (42.
Rf6 $6 Rbd7 $1 43. c3 Rxf6 44. exf6 e5 45. Be7 exf4+ 46. Kxf4 Ke6 $19 {only
hastens the end.}) 42... Rg7 43. Rg5 Rbf7 $1 {/\Rg5,o^f} 44. c3 {A necessary
concession. Hecht: '[#]'} (44. Rxh5 $2 Rg3+ $19 {->}) (44. Kf3 Kd4 45. Rxh5 Rh7
$5 $19) (44. Bc5 Rxg5 45. hxg5 h4 $19) 44... Kc6 45. Kf3 Kb5 46. Bc5 {
Returning the B to the defence.} ({Equalizing material with} 46. Rxh5 {doesn't
help:} Rh7 (46... Rg1 47. Bc5 $1 $15) 47. Rxh7 (47. Rg5 Rxh4 $19 {->}) 47...
Rxh7 48. Kg3 {Even simpler is} Ka4 (48... Rg7+ 49. Kh2 $5 (49. Kh3 Rg1 50. Bc5
Rc1 51. Bd4 Rd1 52. h5 Rxd4 $1 $19) (49. Kf3 Rg1 50. Bc5 Rd1 51. Bd4 Rd3+ {
/\Rh3-+}) 49... Ka4 $1 (49... Rg4 $2 50. Be7 Rxf4 51. h5 $36 {[%csl Gh5] o^h})
50. Bc5 Kb3 51. b5 (51. Bd4 Rg4 $1 (51... Rd7 $2 {/\Rd4} 52. b5 $1 axb5 53. a6
b4 54. a7 Rd8 55. cxb4 Kxb4 56. h5 c3 57. h6 c2 58. Be3 Kb5 59. Kg3 $1 $11 Rd3
$2 60. a8=Q Rxe3+ 61. Kf2 c1=Q 62. Qb7+ $18) 52. Kh3 Rxf4 53. b5 axb5 54. a6
Rg4 55. a7 Rg8 56. h5 b4 $19) 51... axb5 52. Bb4 Kc2 53. Kh3 Kd3 $22 54. a6 (
54. h5 Ke4 55. h6 Rg8 $1 56. Be7 Rh8 57. Bg5 b4 $19) 54... Ra7 55. h5 Rxa6 56.
Kh4 Ra1 $19) 49. Bc5 Kb3 50. Bd4 Rh8 $1 {(.)} 51. Kh3 (51. b5 axb5 52. a6 Ra8
53. h5 (53. a7 b4 54. cxb4 c3 55. b5 c2 56. Be3 Rxa7 $19) 53... Rxa6 54. h6 Kc2
55. Kh4 Ra1 56. Kg5 Rh1 57. Kg6 Kd3 {[%cal Rb5b4] /\b4-+}) 51... Rd8 52. h5 (
52. b5 axb5 53. a6 b4 $19) 52... Rxd4 $1 53. cxd4 c3 54. h6 c2 55. h7 c1=Q 56.
h8=Q Qh1+ $19) 46... Ka4 47. Bd4 (47. Rxh5 Rh7 $19 {-46.Rh5}) 47... Rd7 $1 {
Prepares the removal of White's key defensive piece.} 48. Ke3 (48. Rxh5 Rxd4 $1
49. cxd4 c3 50. Ke2 (50. Rh8 Rc7) 50... c2 51. Kd2 Kb3 52. Rg5 Rxg5 53. fxg5
Kb2 $19) (48. Ke2 Kb3 49. Ke3 Kb2 $5 {only delays the prepared breakthrough.})
48... Kb3 49. Ke2 Rxg5 {'!' Hecht. Preparations are over, Black can't improve
his position any more.} (49... Kc2 $6 50. Ke3 Rxg5 (50... Kd1 $5 {Hecht}) 51.
fxg5 f4+ 52. Ke4 $1 $11 (52. Kxf4 $2 Rxd4+ 53. cxd4 Kd3 54. g6 c3 55. g7 c2 56.
g8=Q (56. Kg5 c1=Q+ 57. Kf6 Qc8 58. Kf7 Kxd4 59. g8=Q Qxg8+ 60. Kxg8 Kxe5 61.
b5 Kd6 62. bxa6 Kc7 $19) 56... c1=Q+ 57. Kf3 Qf1+ $19 (57... Qf1+ {Hecht} 58.
Kg3 Qg1+ $19))) (49... Rxd4 $5 50. cxd4 (50. Rxg7 Kxc3 $19) 50... Rc7 {was
also probably sufficient.}) 50. fxg5 (50. hxg5 $6 h4 51. Kf3 h3 52. g6 (52. Kg3
Rxd4 $1 $19) 52... Rg7 53. Kg3 Rxg6+ 54. Kxh3 Kc2 {loses even faster.}) 50...
Rxd4 $5 {Black wins the arising Q_|_ in a study-like manner.} ({Kasparov
allegedly wanted to avoid complications after} 50... f4 51. b5 $5 (51. Kf2 $6
Rxd4 $1 52. cxd4 c3 53. g6 c2 54. g7 c1=Q 55. g8=Q Qe3+ 56. Kf1 f3 57. Qg3 (57.
Qxe6+ Kb2 58. Qc4 Qd2 $1 $19) 57... Qe2+ 58. Kg1 Kxb4 $19 {leads to an even
worse version of the Q_|_.}) 51... axb5 52. a6 {But White's <=> is seemingly
insufficient:} b4 53. a7 Rd8 54. cxb4 Kxb4 (54... c3 $2 55. Bxc3 Kxc3 56. b5
$18) 55. Bb6 (55. Kf3 c3 56. Bb6 c2 $1 57. Bxd8 c1=Q 58. a8=Q Qh1+ $19) (55. g6
c3 56. Kf3 Kc4 $1 57. Bxc3 Kxc3 58. Kxf4 Kd4 59. g7 Rg8 $22) 55... Ra8 56. Kf3
(56. Kd2 Kb3 57. g6 c3+ 58. Kc1 c2 59. g7 f3 {/\Rd8-+}) 56... c3 57. Kxf4 c2
58. Be3 Rxa7 59. g6 Kc4 60. Kg5 Ra3 61. Bf4 Rf3 62. Bc1 (62. g7 Rxf4 $1 $19)
62... Rf1 63. Be3 Kd3 $19) 51. cxd4 {Hecht: '[#] B) Bauernendspiel'} c3 {
Hecht: 'einziges Thema:einfaches Bauernrennen '} 52. g6 c2 53. g7 c1=Q 54. g8=Q
{Hecht: '[#] C) Damenendspiel mit aktiven schwarzen und schlecht postierten
weißen Figuren.'} Qc4+ 55. Ke3 $8 (55. Kf3 $143 $2 Qd3+) (55. Ke1 $143 $2 Qxb4+
) 55... Kc3 $1 $19 {A beautiful example proving positional factors and piece
coordination can outweigh material even in a Q_|_.} 56. Qd8 {White's Q is
misplaced.} (56. Kf3 Qd5+ $5 (56... Kxd4 57. Qd8+ Qd5+ $2 58. Qxd5+ Kxd5 59.
Kf4 $16 {/\b5,Kg5}) 57. Kg3 Kxd4 $19) (56. b5 $5 Qxd4+ (56... axb5 $5) 57. Kf3
Qd5+ 58. Kf2 axb5 59. Qc8+ {was probably the last desperate chance to create
some confusion.}) 56... Qd3+ 57. Kf4 (57. Kf2 $142 f4 $1 58. Qg5 Qxd4+ 59. Ke2
Qd2+ 60. Kf1 Qe3 $22 {-+}) 57... Qd2+ (57... Kd2 58. Kg5 f4 $1 $19 {[%csl Gf4]
o^f is even more convincing.}) 58. Kf3 Qd1+ 59. Ke3 $6 {'?' Hecht. Enables the
final mating attack.} (59. Kf2 f4 $1 60. Qc8+ (60. Qg5 Qxd4+ {-57.Kf2}) 60...
Kd2 61. Qxa6 (61. Qxe6 Qe2+ 62. Kg1 f3 63. Qa2+ Ke3 64. Qb3+ Kxd4 $19) 61...
Qe1+ 62. Kg2 Qg3+ 63. Kh1 f3 64. Qf1 Qxh4+ 65. Kg1 Qg3+ 66. Kh1 Qe1 $1 67. Kg1
h4 {'-+!' Hecht.} 68. a6 f2+ 69. Kg2 h3+ $19) 59... Qg1+ 60. Ke2 (60. Kf3 Qf1+
61. Ke3 f4+ 62. Ke4 Kd2 $1 {[%cal Rf1d3,Rd3e3] /\Qd3-e3#}) 60... Qg2+ 61. Ke3 {
Hecht: '[#]'} (61. Ke1 Kd3) 61... f4+ $1 {'!!' Hecht. Hecht: 'und wegen 62.
Kxf4 Kd3 nebst 63...Dg4 matt bzw. 63...Df2 matt nach 63.Dg5.'} (61... f4+ 62.
Kxf4 Kd3 {/\Qg4#} 63. Qg5 Qf2#) 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2002.10.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 {The
English Attack has become one of the most analysed modern theoretical lines.
White's aggressive setup with f3 and g4, used originally only against the
Dragon, has become a popular weapon against the Najdorf, Scheveningen and even
Paulsen.} e6 {This move is Van Wely's favourite, although he has sporadically
tried other reactions. But the B80 variation has brought him little luck
lately (only 1/5 in Wijk 2000).} ({A less forcing alternative is the typical
Najdorf move} 6... e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8
$5 12. Kb1 d5 $1 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Be2 a5 16. Bb6 Qxb6 17. Qxd5
Qc7 18. Bd3 a4 19. Nd2 a3 20. Bc4 axb2 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 $132 {Movsesian,
S-Sutovsky,E/SVK-ch/2002/}) 7. f3 ({Even more forcing is} 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5 g6 9.
g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 11. gxf6 d4 12. Bc4 Qc7 13. Qd3 dxe3 14. O-O-O exf2 15.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qd5+ Kxf6 17. Ne4+ Ke7 18. f6+ Ke8 19. f7+ Ke7 20. Qd2 Qb6 21.
Qg5+ Kxf7 22. Rhf1 Bh6 23. Rxf2+ Ke8 24. Rd8+ Qxd8 25. Qxh6 Qe7 26. Nf6+ Kd8
27. Nd5 Qe6 28. Qg5+ Kd7 29. Qg7+ Kc6 30. Rf6 Kxd5 31. Rxe6 Kxe6 32. Qxh8 Nd7
33. Qg8+ $1 Kd6 34. Qxh7 b6 35. h4 Bb7 36. h5 Bd5 37. Qg6+ {Perez,R-Dominguez,
L/Holguin City/2002/ and now the correct} Kc7 $1 38. h6 Rg8 39. Qh5 Rg1+ $11 {
gives Black (at least) a draw.}) 7... b5 8. Qd2 (8. g4 {is more precise, as
White one move earlier forces Black to choose between} h6 {or, on the other
hand} (8... Bb7) ({or} 8... Nfd7)) 8... Nbd7 9. g4 h6 {This became the main
line already some 15 years ago, when the theory of the English Attack only
started to develop. Black gains time, but on the other hand seriously weakens
his >>, which nearly always excludes 0-0. Lately he often tries to avoid this
by} (9... Nb6 10. O-O-O {More circumspect is} Bb7 $142 ({Very dangerous is} 
10... Nfd7 11. Ndxb5 $5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ba6 (12... d5 $6 13. Qc3 $40 {/\} Nc5 14.
Bxc5 Na4 15. Qe5 $18) (12... Rxa2 $6 13. Kb1 Ra8 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 $16 {
/\Bb5->}) 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Nc4 (14... Bxf1 15. Bxb6 Qg5+ 16. f4 Qb5 17.
Rhxf1 Nxb6 18. b3 $36 {is also unpleasant for Black, his K remains in the [+].}
) 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. a3 (16. Qd4 Be2 17. Qxg7 Rf8 $13) 16... Be2 (16... e5 17.
Rd2 Be6 18. Rhd1 g5 19. Qc6 Rc8 20. Qb5 Rg8 21. Rd3 Rg6 22. a4 Qc7 23. Rc3 $16
Bc4 $2 24. Rxc4 Qxc4 25. Qxd7+ Kf8 26. c3 Rgc6 27. Bxg5 Qxa4 28. Bh6+ {1-0,
Atalik,S-Wojtkiewicz,A/San Francisco/2002/}) 17. Rd2 Bxf3 18. Rf1 Bxe4 19. Rfd1
Bf3 (19... Bd5 $2 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Re1 Ne5 22. Qxe5+ Kf8 23. Bd4 f6 24. Qe6
Rc8 25. Bb6 {1-0,Goloshchapov,A-Aroshidze,L/Batumi/2002/}) 20. Bg5 Qxg5 21.
Qxd7+ Kf8 22. Rf1 Qxg4 23. Qc7 $5 Ke8 24. Rd3 $14 {Goloshchapov}) 11. Qf2 Nfd7
12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Nce2 {and now Black has more than one move, leading to a
complex and sharp position:} Na4 $5 $13 (13... Qc7) ({or} 13... Nc5)) 10. O-O-O
Bb7 11. h4 ({The alternative is} 11. Bd3 {The most recent top game in this
line went} {Although Black won the game, he didn't manage to fully solve his
opening problems. Therefore the continuations} Ne5 (11... b4 12. Nce2 (12. Na4
$142 $5) 12... d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nf4 Qa5 15. Bc4 Ne5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5
Qxd5 18. b3 Be7 19. Qe2 Nd7 20. Kb1 Qb7 21. Rhe1 Nf6 22. Bc1 O-O 23. Bb2 Rfd8
24. f4 $14 {Morozevich,A-Ehlvest,J/WCup Hyderabad/2002/}) 12. Rhe1 Rc8 $13 {
or the older} (12... b4 {deserve more attention.})) 11... b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3
Nc5 (13... Be7 $6 14. Bh3 g5 15. a3 (15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 $4 Nxe4 $1 $19) (
15. Bg2 $5 Rg8 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Rhe1 Nc5 18. a3 Rc8 19. axb4 Nxb3+ 20. Nxb3
Qxa4 21. Kb2 d5 22. Bc5 $40 {Zontakh,A-Pisakov,I/Alushta/2002/}) 15... d5 16.
hxg5 hxg5 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Bxg5 {and here compared to the 12...d5 13.Bh3 g5
line Black's Q is offside, White has the |^ after} Nc4 (18... Ned7 19. Bxf6 $1
{[%cal Rg4g6] /\g5-g6}) 19. axb4 Bxb4 (19... Qxa4 20. bxa4 Nxd2 21. Bxd2 Nd7 (
21... Nh7 22. Bf1 Bf6 23. Nb3 $16) 22. g5 Rg8 23. Rhg1 Ne5 24. f4 $16 {
Inarkiev,E-Janssen,R/Moscow op/2002/}) 20. Qe2 Nh7 (20... Ng8 21. Nxe6 $1 fxe6
22. Qxe6+ Ne7 23. Bg2 $18) 21. Bh4 $1 {[%cal Rd4e6] /\Ne6} Kd7 22. Nxe6 fxe6
23. Qxc4 $16) 14. a3 Rc8 (14... Nxa4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4
Nb6 {is the other crucial line, the most recent games have shown White doesn't
have to go for the wild complications and has some edge even after the less
committal} 19. Rh3 $5 (19. f5 $13) 19... Nxa4 (19... Nc4 20. Qc3 Rc8 21. Bd2
Be7 22. Be1 Rb8 23. f5 Bc8 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Qf3 Bd7 26. fxe6 fxe6 27. g5 hxg5
28. hxg5 Rxh3 29. Qxh3 Qxe5 30. Qh5+ Kf8 {Kasparov,G-Topalov,V/Wijk aan Zee/
2001/} 31. Bd2 $1 $16) 20. Bf2 Rc8 21. Be1 Be7 (21... Nb6 $5 22. f5 Nc4 23.
Bxc4 Qxc4 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Rf3 {[%csl Re6] ->,><e6}) 22. f5 exf5 23. Nxf5 O-O
24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Qd4 f6 26. Re3 fxe5 27. Rxe5 Qd6 28. Bd3 Nb6 29. Bc3 Qc7 30.
Re6 Qxc3 31. Qxc3 Rxc3 32. Rxb6 $14 {Potkin,V-Galkin,A/Krasnodar/2002/}) 15.
axb4 (15. Qxb4 Qc7 16. Kb1 (16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Qa4+ Nd7 18. Ne2 c4 19. Bf4 Qc6
20. Kb2 Qxa4 21. bxa4 Be7 22. Nc3 Bf6 23. Be2 Nb6 24. e5 Be7 25. a5 Nd5 26. Bd2
f6 27. Nxd5 Bxd5 28. Bc3 fxe5 29. Bxe5 O-O $11 {Anand,V-Kasparov,G/RUS-ROW
Moscow/2002/}) 16... d5 $5 (16... Ncd7 $6 17. Qd2 d5 18. Bh3 dxe4 19. g5 hxg5
20. hxg5 Nd5 {Anand,V-Khalifman,A/WCup Shenyang/2000/} 21. Bxe6 $1 $40) (16...
Nfd7 17. Nb2 d5 18. Qd2 $5 dxe4 19. f4 Nf6 20. Bc4 $1 Nxg4 21. f5 e5 22. Ne2
$44 {Movsesian,S-Kulaots,K/Istanbul olm/2000/}) (16... e5 $6 17. Nxc5 exd4 18.
Qxb7 Qxc5 19. Bc1 $1 Qxc2+ 20. Ka1 $32 {->+/-}) 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Qa4+ Ke7 $1
19. b4 Bd6 $13) 15... Nxb3+ 16. Nxb3 Qxa4 17. Kb2 d5 18. c3 {This position
also underwent some development.} ({Weaker is the older} 18. Nc5 $6 {But much
better is} Qc6 $142 $1 $15 {when White's [+] is falling apart. The main
tactical idea is} (18... Bxc5 $6 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 (19... dxe4 $2 20. b5 $1 {
[%csl Ra4,Re8] ->ףa4,Ke8}) 20. bxc5 O-O 21. Ra1 Qc6 $14 {~~ and although
White should be better, Black's <=> can't be underestimated.}) 19. e5 Nd7 20.
Nxd7 $2 Bxb4 $1 $19) 18... dxe4 19. Na5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} ({The older move} 
19. Ra1 Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $1 {leads to an immediate draw, or a position,
which is OK for Black:} (20... Nxd7 21. Na5 Bd5 22. Bxa6 Rb8 23. fxe4 Bxe4 24.
Rhe1 $16) 21. Na5 (21. Rd1+ Kc7 22. Bf4+ Kb6 23. Be3+ {1/2,Khalifman,A-Gelfand,
B/Wijk aan Zee/2002/}) 21... Bd5 22. Bxa6 exf3 $1 23. Bxc8+ (23. c4 Bxb4 $1)
23... Kxc8 $44 {[%csl Gf3] o^f3}) 19... Bd5 $8 (19... Nd5 $2 20. Ra1 Qd7 21.
Nxb7 Rxc3 22. Nc5 $18) 20. Ra1 Qd7 21. Bxa6 exf3 $1 {[%mdl 512] The exchange
sacrifice is the best reaction, Black has no time to save his R.} (21... Ra8
22. Nc4 {/\Nb6} Rxa6 (22... Rb8 23. Qh2 $1 (23. Ba7 $5 Bxc4 (23... Rd8 24. Ne5
$40) 24. Qxd7+ Nxd7 25. Bxc4 $18) 23... Qd8 24. Ba7 $18) (22... Bxc4 $2 23. Bb5
$1 $18) 23. Rxa6 exf3 (23... Qb5 24. Rha1 $1 $18 {/\Ra8}) 24. Nb6 $16) ({
The other R-move} 21... Rb8 {gives White time for} 22. g5 $40 {/\} hxg5 23.
hxg5 Rxh1 24. Rxh1 Qd8 25. Bb7 $1 Bxb7 26. Qxd8+ Kxd8 27. gxf6 {[%cal Re3f4,
Rh1h8] /\Bf4,Rh8} Bd5 28. Rh8 Kd7 29. fxe4 (29. fxg7 $2 Rxb4+ $1 30. Kc2 Bxg7
$11) 29... Bxe4 30. Bc5 $18 {All these lines show Black's main problem-his
lack of development.}) 22. Bxc8 Qxc8 23. g5 $32 Ne4 ({More natural than} 23...
Ng4 $143 24. Bd4 $14) 24. Qc2 (24. Qd3 Qb8 $5 $44 {Compared with the above
mentioned _|_ with the extra exchange after 19.Ra1 here one can see Black's K
is much more threatened with the Q still on the board.}) 24... Bd6 {[%cal
Rd6e5] /\Be5 Logical, weaker moves are} (24... g6 25. Bd4 $16 {or}) (24... hxg5
25. hxg5 Rxh1 26. Rxh1 g6 27. Rh8 Qc7 28. Bd4 $1 e5 29. Be3 $16 {[%csl Rf8]
[%cal Rc2a4,Rc3c4] /\Qa4,c4 and the Bf8 can't enter the game, while the o^f3
remains cut off from Black's forces.}) 25. Bd4 e5 {[%csl Rd5] This weakens the
outpost of the Bd5. But it's not clear if Black can do without such a move:} (
25... O-O $143 $6 26. gxh6 g6 27. c4 Ba8 28. c5 Be7 (28... Bc7 29. c6 Bxa5 30.
h7+ $1 Kxh7 31. h5 $18 {->}) 29. c6 $1 Ng3 30. h7+ $1 Kxh7 31. h5 $18 {[%cal
Gh1h8] with a decisive -> on the h<->.}) ({More to the point is} 25... hxg5 {
but even here White has} 26. c4 $5 ({Less incisive is} 26. hxg5 Rxh1 27. Rxh1
Ke7 28. Re1 f5 $5 29. gxf6+ Nxf6 $13) 26... e5 (26... Ng3 27. Bxg7 Be4 28. Qd1
$1 Qb8 29. Bxh8 Qxb4+ 30. Nb3 Nxh1 31. Qxh1 $14 {leads to a wild position, but
after all White has an extra R and should be able to contain Black's P.}) 27.
Be3 Ba8 (27... Ng3 $6 28. Qd3 $1 Nxh1 29. Qxd5 $16) 28. hxg5 $36) 26. Be3 hxg5
(26... f5 {Ftacnik} 27. gxf6 Nxf6 28. Qg6+ Bf7 29. Qd3 (29. Qxg7 $2 {Ftacnik}
Rg8 30. Qxh6 Rg2+ 31. Bd2 Ne4 $19) 29... Bc7 30. Nc6 $14) 27. hxg5 Rxh1 (27...
Ke7 $2 28. Rxh8 Qxh8 29. c4 Bxb4 (29... Ba8 30. c5 $18 {[%csl Gb4,Gc5] o^b,c})
30. cxd5 Bc3+ 31. Kb3 Qb8+ 32. Kc4 Qb4+ 33. Kd3 $18 {doesn't work.}) 28. Rxh1
Qg4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] An attempt to support the o^f3 seems natural enough, but
it's a tactical mistake, as now White wins by force.} ({Necessary was} 28...
Ke7 29. Rd1 {[%cal Yc2d3] /\Qd3|^ and although White retains an advantage, the
game is not yet decided.} (29. c4 $6 Bxb4 30. cxd5 Qxc2+ 31. Kxc2 Bxa5 32. Ra1
Bc7 $11) (29. Qd3 {Ftacnik} Ba8 $13)) 29. c4 Be6 (29... Ba8 30. Qa4+ Ke7 31.
Rh8 $18 {[%cal Rh8a8,Ra4e8] /\Qe8#,Ra8}) (29... Qg2 $2 30. cxd5 Qxh1 31. Qc8+
Ke7 32. Nc6#) 30. Rh8+ Bf8 $8 (30... Ke7 31. c5 {loses material or leads to
mate after} Bc7 32. Nc6+ Kd7 33. Qd3+ $1 Kxc6 34. b5+ Kb7 35. c6#) 31. Qd3 $18
{[%cal Rh8f8,Ra5c6] /\Rf8,Nc6} Bd7 {Black parries both threats, but the N
joins the attack anyway.} (31... f5 32. Nc6 Bd7 33. Nxe5 $18) (31... f6 32. Nc6
Bd7 33. Bc5 $1 $18 {/\} Nxc5 $2 34. Qg6#) 32. Nb7 (32. c5 Ke7 (32... f2 33. c6
$18) 33. c6 Be8 34. c7 $18) 32... f2 (32... Qg2+ 33. Kb3 f2 34. Nd6+ $1 Ke7 35.
Nxe4 f1=Q 36. Qd6+ $18) (32... Nxg5 33. Qd6 Nh7 (33... Ne6 34. Nc5 $18) 34. Bc5
$18) 33. Nc5 $1 {Now Black loses his only trump and the game is over.} f1=Q ({
Black gets mated after} 33... Nxc5 $2 34. Bxc5 $18) ({or} 33... Bf5 $2 34.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Qd8#) (33... Bc6 34. Nxe4 f1=Q (34... Qxe4 35. Qd6 $1 $18) 35.
Nd6+ Kd7 36. Qxf1 $18) 34. Qxf1 Bf5 35. Qd3 f6 (35... Nf6 36. Qd6 Qe2+ 37. Bd2
Nh7 38. Na6 f6 39. g6 $1 Bxg6 40. Nc7+ Kf7 41. Qe6#) 36. Nxe4 Bxe4 {Black was
lost anyway, now he gets mated.} (36... Qxe4 37. Qxe4 Bxe4 38. Bc5 $18) 37. Qd6
Qe2+ 38. Bd2 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 h5 {
A rare variation in this 6...e6 system. Black wants to stop White's kingside's
attack by g4, however this is a weakness for Black, meaning he probably can't
castle on the kingside.} 8. a4 (8. Bc4 {was also tried by Leko,} Nc6 9. Qd2 Na5
10. Bb3 Be7 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Bd7 13. Rhe1 b4 14. Nce2 g6 15. Nc1 e5 16.
Nde2 Nxb3 17. Nxb3 a5 $13 {Leko-Topalov, Morelia/Linares 2006, with an unclear
middlegame.}) (8. Qd2 {is the most common move.}) 8... Nc6 9. Bc4 $146 {
A novelty by Caruana.} ({Before} 9. Be2 {was played} d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5
Qxd5 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 (12... bxc6 13. f4 $1 Rb8 14. Bf3 Qc4 15. Qd4 Qxd4 16. Bxd4
$36 {Hracek-Ki.Georgiev, Herceg Novi 2001, with a tempting endgame for White.})
13. O-O Bc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 15. Kh1 h4 16. Bd3 h3 17. g3 Bd7 18. Qe2 Rc8 $132 {
Soltanici-Arribas Lopez, Roquetas de Mar 2015, and Black looks fine.}) 9... Qc7
10. Qe2 Be7 11. O-O Ne5 12. Bb3 Bd7 13. f4 $5 {A brave move by Caruana,
because Black can gain the e3-B. On the other hand White also gains some tempi
and he would like to break in the centre.} Neg4 14. Kh1 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qc5 16.
Rad1 g6 $6 {A typical move, but here I think this is an inaccuracy, because
the g6-pawn can be a target for White.} (16... Rc8 17. Qe2) ({or even} 16...
O-O $5 {which is suggested by the computer.}) 17. Qe2 $1 {White avoids the pin.
Now he is ready for the break-through with e5 or f5.} O-O-O (17... O-O {
is too dangerous, because of} 18. f5 $1 $16 {and White has a strong attack.})
18. f5 (18. e5 $5 {was also tempting,} Ne8 (18... dxe5 19. fxe5 Ng4 20. Rxf7
$16 {and White is better.}) 19. Ne4 Qc7 20. Rf3 $36 {with a strong initiative.}
) 18... e5 19. Nf3 gxf5 20. Ng5 $1 f4 21. Rd3 $1 {A great move. White avoids ..
.Bg4, moreover the R is very useful on the 3rd rank.} ({The immediate} 21. Nxf7
{could have been met by} Bg4 {.}) 21... Kb8 22. Nxf7 h4 23. Nxh8 Rxh8 24. Qf2
Qb4 $2 {In the Sicilian after a4 usually the b4-square is comfortable for the
Q. However at this moment this is not true; it only helps White's attack on
the queenside.} ({A more solid move was} 24... Qa5 25. Qe1 ({of course now} 25.
Nd5 $2 {does not work, because of} Nxe4 $17) 25... Qc7 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5
Bxa4 28. Rc3 Qd7 29. Qf2 $16 {and White should be better.}) 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26.
Bxd5 {Suddenly the b3-B becomes very strong and White is threatening with the
immediate Rb3.} Bxa4 $2 {Loses immediately, but Black's position was already
bad.} ({In case of} 26... Bc8 27. Ra1 $16 {and White is a clear exchange up
moreover his pieces are more active.}) 27. Ra3 $1 {A really strong move, now
Black can't save his B.} h3 28. c3 Qb5 (28... hxg2+ {doesn't change anything,}
29. Qxg2 $18 {and White wins, as in the game.}) 29. b3 Bh4 30. bxa4 Qd3 31. g3
{A nice victory by Caruana!} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qe2 $5 {
This is a slightly rare move, but very powerful. White prepares for 0-0-0 and
he can play for plans involving f4, e5 or g4-g5.} (7. Qd2) ({and} 7. Be2 {
are much more common lines.}) 7... a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 $6 {A small inaccuracy.
Black wants to avoid g4, but sometimes the B is passive on d7. Now White gets
a strong initiative.} (8... Qc7 {is more popular.}) 9. f4 (9. g4 $6 {could
have been met by} Nxd4 10. Bxd4 e5 $132 {and the g4 P is lost.}) 9... Rc8 $146
{First Black wants to develop the queenside.} (9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Rc8 (10...
Bc6 $6 11. g4 Qa5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 O-O-O 14. Bh3 Kb8 15. Kb1 $16 {and White
is better, Baghdasaryan-Ter Sahakyan, Jermuk 2013.}) 11. Kb1 $36) (9... Be7 10.
Kb1 $14 {is also comfortable for White.}) 10. Kb1 Qc7 ({The natural
development with} 10... Be7 $6 {allows the immediate attack for White} 11. g4
$1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. fxe5 Bxg4 14. exf6 $1 {This is the point! White
sacrifices his Q, but he gets three minor pieces.} Bxe2 15. fxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxe2
$18 {and White has a winning position.}) 11. Nb3 $1 {A deep move. The N leaves
the centre, because White has a space advantage and he doesn't want to
exchange on d4. Now he is ready for the attack with g4.} (11. g4 {was a little
bit early, as} Nxd4 12. Rxd4 (12. Bxd4 $6 e5 $1) 12... e5 $132 {and White will
have some compensation for the P, however the position is still complicated.})
11... b5 12. g4 b4 13. Na4 {Black has chased away the c3 N, but now the b6
square is unpleasant for Black.} e5 (13... Nxe4 $4 {does not work, because of}
14. Bb6 $18 {and White wins.}) 14. g5 Bg4 15. Qg2 $1 {The strongest move.} Bxd1
16. Bxa6 $1 {A very nice intermediate move! White doesn't immediately take the
f6 N, now the d1 B is also hanging.} Nd7 (16... Ng4 17. Bb6 $1 $18) ({or} 16...
Ra8 17. Bb6 Qd7 18. Bb5 Bh5 19. gxf6 $18 {followed by Na5 and Black is
hopeless.}) 17. Rxd1 ({Probably} 17. Bxc8 $1 {was the best reply} Qxc8 18. Rxd1
Qa6 19. Qh3 $3 {What a fantastic tactical move! White is threatening Qxd7 and
g6 too.} Qxa4 (19... Ncb8 20. g6 $1 $18 {with a decisive attack.}) 20. Qxd7+ $1
Kxd7 21. Nc5+ Kc7 22. Nxa4 $16 {and White is a healthy P up.}) 17... Ra8 (17...
Rb8 18. f5 $36) 18. Bb5 Be7 (18... Rb8 19. c4 $16) 19. f5 (19. fxe5 {was also
strong,} O-O (19... Ndxe5 20. Nb6 $16) 20. exd6 Bxd6 21. e5 $1 Ncxe5 22. Qd5
$16 {and White is better.}) 19... Qb7 $2 {A logical move to attack the B. On
the other hand, this is a mistake. A few moves later we will see, the Q
doesn't protect the d6 P.} ({It was important to play} 19... O-O 20. g6 (20. f6
Rfb8) 20... fxg6 21. fxg6 $40 {and White is better, but still Black doesn't
have to resign.}) 20. c4 (20. Qf1 {was also good} O-O 21. f6 gxf6 22. gxf6 Nxf6
23. Bh6 $18 {and White wins.}) 20... O-O $6 {Loses immediately, but Black's
position was already bad.} 21. f6 Bd8 22. Rxd6 $18 Ncb8 23. Qg4 g6 24. h4 ({
The simple} 24. Bxd7 $18 {was also winning.}) 24... h5 25. Qf3 Bc7 26. Rxd7
Nxd7 27. Bxd7 Rad8 28. Nbc5 Qa8 29. Qd1 Qa7 30. Qd5 Ra8 31. Bd2 Rfd8 32. Bxb4
Ba5 33. a3 Qc7 34. Nc3 Bxb4 35. axb4 Qa7 36. Kc2 Rac8 37. Nb5 Qa1 38. Nd6 {
and finally Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.12.04"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 d5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Rg1 {This line is a little bit out of fashion. The
last game was in 2008 between Ponomariov and Svidler.} Nxd4 $146 {Van Wely
found a novelty very quickly.} (11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 e5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bc4
Bf5 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. h4 Kh8 17. Qc3 $36 {Ponomariov-Svidler, Moscow blitz
2008. and White had a comfortable position.}) 12. Bxd4 Qa5 13. O-O-O (13. exd5
{was also possible, to play an isolated P structure position} exd5 (13... e5 $2
{does not work, because of} 14. Bxe5 Bc5 15. Rg2 $1 Re8 16. Re2 $18 {and White
preserves his material advantage.}) 14. O-O-O Bd6 15. Kb1 (15. Be3 Bb4) 15...
Be6 {, but because of the g5 P, White has also some weaknesses on the kingside.
}) 13... dxe4 14. fxe4 Rd8 15. e5 g6 16. Bc4 (16. Kb1 {was another option to
protect the a2 P.} Ng7 17. Ne4 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Nf5 19. Bc3 Rxd2 20. Bxd2 Bd7 $11
{with a balanced fight.}) 16... Bd7 {The most natural reply.} (16... Ng7 17.
Ne4 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Nf5 19. Bc3 Rxd2 20. Bxd2 b6 $11 {was also a roughly equal
endgame.}) 17. Ne4 {Akopian exchanges the Qs, otherwise Rac8 and Bc6 is too
dangerous for him.} Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Bc6 19. Nf6+ Nxf6 20. gxf6 Bf8 21. Be3 {
Thanks to the f6 P, White has gained some space, but without Qs in this
endgame it is not so important, the position is about equal.} b5 (21... Rxd2
22. Kxd2 Rd8+ 23. Ke2 {and the white K went to e2, but it does not make a big
difference.}) 22. Bb3 a5 23. a3 Rdc8 {An ambitious move. Black gives up the
d-file, because he wanted to avoid the exchange of the rooks.} 24. Rg4 Rab8 25.
Rd3 a4 26. Ba2 b4 27. axb4 Bxb4 (27... Rxb4 28. Rxb4 Bxb4 $11) 28. Rc4 h5 {
A useful move. Black avoids the mating threats on his back rank and he
prepares for Kh7 and g5 later on.} 29. Bc5 Bb5 (29... Be4 $5 {was an
interesting alternative} 30. Rdd4 Rxc5 31. Rxe4 Rxc4 32. Bxc4 a3 33. bxa3 Bxa3+
34. Kd2 {should be an equal endgame.}) 30. Rxb4 Rxc5 31. Re3 Rbc8 32. c3 Kh7
33. Bb1 Kh6 34. Bc2 Ra8 35. h4 Bc6 36. Rd4 Bb5 37. Kd2 Rb8 38. Kc1 ({Of course
} 38. Bxa4 {is not logical, as} Bxa4 39. Rxa4 Rxb2+ {.}) 38... Ra8 39. Kd2 Rb8
40. Rb4 {They repeated some moves, probably in time trouble.} Rd8+ 41. Kc1 Ra8
42. Rd4 {White protected the b2 P, so 42...Rb8 does not work, but...} Rc4 $1 {
One R exchange is good idea for Black, because after he can play for g5.} 43.
Rxc4 $6 {An inaccuracy.} (43. Kd2 {was safer} Rxd4+ 44. cxd4 Rd8 ({The violent
} 44... g5 {could have been met by} 45. Rg3 $1 (45. hxg5+ Kxg5 46. Re1 $11)
45... gxh4 46. Rg7 h3 47. Be4 {and the black K can find itself in a mating net.
}) 45. Kc3 Rc8+ 46. Kd2 Rc4 47. Kd3 $1 $11 {and Black hasn't got a good R
check, so White can hold the position.}) 43... Bxc4 44. Re4 $2 {Another error.}
(44. Re1 {was better:} g5 45. hxg5+ Kxg5 46. Kd2 Ra5 $15 {, but Black's pieces
are very active, White's position is very unpleasant.}) 44... Bb3 $2 {Black
returns the compliment. The black B would be very strong from d5, preparing
for g5 and the hP is very dangerous.} (44... Bd5 $1 {could have given good
winning chances for Black} 45. Rxa4 (45. Re1 g5 46. hxg5+ Kxg5 $19 {and
Black's h-pawn is very dangerous.}) 45... Rxa4 46. Bxa4 g5 47. hxg5+ Kxg5 48.
Bb5 (48. Kd2 h4 $19) 48... h4 49. Bf1 Kg4 50. Kd2 h3 51. Bxh3+ Kxh3 52. Ke3 Kg4
53. Kd4 Kf4 54. c4 Ba8 55. b4 Bg2 56. b5 Bf1 $3 {This is the point!} 57. b6 Bg2
$19 {and Black wins.}) 45. Bxb3 axb3 46. c4 g5 47. Kd2 Kg6 48. hxg5 Kxg5 (48...
Rh8 49. c5 h4 50. Kc3 h3 51. Re1 h2 52. Rh1 Kxg5 53. Kxb3 {transposes to the
game.}) 49. Re1 h4 50. Kc3 h3 51. Kxb3 h2 52. Rh1 Rh8 53. c5 Kf4 54. Kc4 Kxe5 (
54... Kg3 {was also drawn} 55. c6 Kg2 56. Rc1 h1=Q 57. Rxh1 Rxh1 58. Kc5 Kf3
59. c7 Ke4 60. Kd6 Rd1+ 61. Ke7 Rc1 62. Kd7 Rd1+ $11 {with perpetual checks.})
55. b4 {The critical moment in the game.} Kxf6 $4 {A decisive mistake. After
this Black loses immediately.} ({Black had some drawish moves, for example} 
55... Rh4+ 56. Kb5 Kd5 $11 ({Here even} 56... Kxf6 57. c6 Ke7 58. Kc5 Kd8 59.
b5 Kc8 60. b6 Rh5+ 61. Kd6 Rd5+ 62. Ke7 Rc5 $11 {also saves the game.})) ({but
} 55... Rh5 $11) ({or} 55... Rh3 $11 {was also drawn.}) 56. c6 $1 $18 Ke7 57.
Kc5 Kd8 58. Kb6 $1 {This is the only winning move.} Rh5 (58... Kc8 59. Ra1 $18)
59. b5 f6 60. Rd1+ $1 {Akopian found another important move too.} Rd5 (60...
Kc8 61. Ra1 $18) 61. Ra1 Rh5 62. c7+ Kd7 63. Ra8 h1=Q 64. c8=Q+ Kd6 65. Qc7+
Kd5 66. Qc5+ Ke4 67. Ra4+ Kf3 68. Qc3+ 1-0

[Event "Match/Team URS-World 20,5-19,5"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1970.04.02"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Tal/Najdorf"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1970.03.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 (6... Nf6 $2 7.
Bf4 $1 {P db5 Najdorf=:N}) (6... Nf6 7. Ndb5 Qb8 8. Bf4 {Fischer-Tal/Bled/1961}
) 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O d6 (8... Be7 9. Re1 $1 d6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5 $1 dxe5 12.
Rxe5 {N} O-O 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Rxe6 $1 {Tal=:T}) 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 (10...
Bxc6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 e5 13. Be3 {P c1[] N} (13. f4 $6 Be7 14. Qe2 O-O 15.
fxe5 dxe5 16. Qxe5 Qxe5 17. Rxe5 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Ng4)) 11. Na4 e5 $146 (11... Rb8
12. f4 {T} (12. c4 c5 {T/N})) (11... Be7 12. c4 O-O 13. b3 Rab8 14. c5 e5 15.
Bb2 Be6 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. cxd6 Bxd6 18. Rac1 Nb6 19. Nc5 Bc4 20. Bf1 Bxf1 21.
Rxf1 Ra8 22. Rfd1 Qe7 23. Nb7 Ba3 24. Bxa3 Qxa3 25. Qc5 Qxc5 26. Rxc5 Ra7 27.
Na5 Nd7 28. Rxc6 f6 29. Rdc1 Rfa8 30. f3 Nf8 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Rc7+ Kg6 33. f4
exf4 34. gxf4 Kh6 35. Rxa7 Rxa7 36. Rc6 Ng6 37. Ke3 Kh5 38. Rb6 Kg4 39. Nc6 Rd7
40. e5 Nxf4 41. exf6 {Zaitsev,I-Liberzon,V Almaty 1969 1/2-1/2}) 12. c4 Be7 (
12... c5 $142 {T/N}) 13. c5 $1 {N} O-O (13... d5 14. exd5 cxd5 (14... Nxd5 15.
Bxd5 cxd5 16. Nb6 $1 {T}) 15. Nb6 Rd8 16. Nxd5 {T/N}) 14. cxd6 Bxd6 15. Bg5 (
15. Be3 $142 Be7 {N}) 15... Be7 16. Qc2 h6 17. Be3 Rab8 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. h3 $2
{N} (19. Bc5 {T}) (19. Nc5 {T}) 19... Nh7 20. Bc5 Be8 21. Red1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1
Ng5 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Nc5 Ne6 {N} (24... Rb5 $1 {T/N} 25. Rc1 (25. Nxa6 Ne6 (
25... Ra5)) 25... Ne6 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 {N} 27. Bf1 Rb4 28. Bc4 Qxh3 {T}) 25. Nxe6
Qxe6 26. b3 Qe7 27. Qc3 $1 {P a5 N} Rb4 (27... Rd8 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Qxe5 {N})
(27... Qc7 28. Bf1 a5 29. Rd5 {T/N}) 28. h4 (28. a3 Rd4 $1 {T}) (28. Qd3 a5 29.
Qd2 (29. a3 Rb5) 29... a4 {T}) 28... f6 (28... h5 {T}) (28... a5 {P 29... a4}
29. a3 Rb8 30. Qxa5 Rxb3 31. Rd8 Kf8 $14 {N}) 29. Rd3 Kh7 (29... a5 30. a3 Rb5
31. Bf1 Qxa3 32. Rd8 Qe7 33. Ra8 $16 {N}) 30. Bh3 Bg6 31. Rd7 Qf8 32. Qxc6 Rxe4
(32... Bxe4 33. Qxa6 {N}) 33. Qxa6 Re1+ 34. Kh2 f5 (34... Be4 35. Bg2) (34...
e4 35. h5 $1 Bxh5 36. Qa5 $18 {T}) (34... h5 $142 35. Rd2 {/+- N}) 35. Rd6 (35.
Qa5 Re2 36. Rd2 {T}) 35... Bh5 (35... Qf7 36. Qa5 Re2 37. Rd2 {N}) 36. Qd3 e4
37. Qd5 Bg4 (37... Bf3 38. Bxf5+ (38. Qxf5+ Qxf5 39. Bxf5+ g6 40. Bxg6+ Kg7 41.
g4) 38... Kh8 39. g4 Rh1+ 40. Kg3 Rg1+ 41. Kf4 Rxg4+ 42. Ke3 $18 {P 43. d8 T/N}
) 38. Rd8 Qf6 39. Qg8+ $2 {T/N} (39. h5 $1 Bxh5 40. Bxf5+ $18 {T/N}) 39... Kg6
40. Qe8+ Kh7 41. Bxg4 (41. h5 Bxh5 $1 {T}) 41... fxg4 42. Qg8+ Kg6 43. Rf8 Qe7
(43... Qe7 44. Re8 Qd7 45. Re6+ Kf5 46. Ra6 $18 {T}) 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive Crown 13th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2009.10.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2009.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. a4 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. a5 Nd7 13. Qd2 (13. Qe2 Qc7 14.
Rfd1 Rac8 15. Bd4 Bf6 16. Qc4 Rfd8 17. Qb4 Be7 18. Rd2 Re8 19. Qc4 h6 20. h3 {
1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S-Quezada Perez,Y/Havana 2008 (20)}) (13. Na4 Qc7 14. c4 Rae8
15. Nb6 f5 16. Nd5 exd5 17. exd5 Bf6 18. Qd2 Nc5 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Rad1 Ne4 21.
Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Bb6 Qf7 23. b3 Be7 24. Rfe1 Re8 25. Rxe4 fxe4 26. Qe2 Bf8 27. b4
Qb7 28. b5 axb5 29. cxb5 e3 30. Bxe3 cxb5 31. Qa2+ Qf7 32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. Rd5
b4 34. a6 Ke6 35. Rb5 d5 36. a7 Bd6 37. Bc5 Bxc5 38. Rb8 Bxa7 39. Rxe8+ Kf6 40.
Ra8 Bd4 41. Rb8 Bc3 42. Kf1 Ke5 43. Ke2 Kd4 44. f4 Kc4 45. Rc8+ Kd4 46. Rb8 Kc4
47. Rc8+ Kd4 48. Rb8 Kc4 49. Rc8+ Kd4 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov,S-Vega Gutierrez,S/
Benidorm 2008 (49)}) (13. Re1) 13... Qc7 (13... f5 $5 $11 14. f4 (14. Bd4 $6
fxe4 15. Nxe4 (15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 d5 17. Nc3 e5 18. Bb6 Nxb6 19. axb6 d4
$17) 15... d5 16. Nc3 e5 $15) 14... fxe4 15. Nxe4 $11) 14. Rfe1 Rac8 (14...
Rfc8 15. Bd4 (15. f4 b6 16. axb6 Nxb6 17. b3 Bb7 18. Ra2 d5 19. Qf2 Nd7 20. Na4
dxe4 21. Nb6 Bb4 22. Re2 Nxb6 23. Bxb6 Qd6 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Bc3 26. Rea4
h5 27. Bd4 g6 28. Qe3 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Qb6 30. Rd3 Qb5 31. c4 Rxc4 32. Re2 Rc7 33.
Kg2 Rac8 34. Red2 Rc2 35. Qe2 Qc6+ 36. Kh3 Rxd2 37. Rxd2 Qb5 38. Qd3 Qa5 39.
Rd1 Kh7 40. b4 Qxb4 41. Qxa6 Rc3 42. Qd6 Qe4 43. Rd2 g5 44. Qd4 Qxd4 45. Rxd4
gxf4 46. Rxf4 Kg6 47. Ra4 Rc2 48. Ra8 Re2 49. Rg8+ Kh7 50. Rg5 Kh6 51. Rg8 e5
52. Re8 Kg7 53. Re7 Kf6 54. Re8 Rf2 55. Rh8 e4 56. Re8 Kf5 57. Re7 f6 58. Re8
Re2 59. Rh8 e3 60. Rxh5+ Ke4 61. g4 Rf2 62. Kg3 Rf3+ 63. Kg2 e2 64. Rh8 Re3 {
0-1 Schumi,M-Kurz,E/Zuerich 1995/EXT 1998 (64)}) 15... b5 16. Nd5 (16. axb6
Nxb6 17. Bf1 Bb7 18. Nd1 Nd7 19. Nc3 Ne5 20. Qe2 h6 21. f4 Nc6 22. Bf2 Bf6 23.
Qd2 Nb4 24. Ra3 d5 25. e5 Be7 26. Ra4 d4 27. Ne4 Nxc2 28. Rc4 Nxe1 29. Qxe1
Qxc4 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. b3 Rc2 32. Nd6 d3 33. Be3 Re2 34. Qc1 Bf3 35. Bd2 Bd8
36. Nc4 Rc8 37. Qb1 Rg2+ 38. Kf1 Rxh2 39. Qb2 Bb6 40. Nxb6 Rc2 41. Qd4 Rcxd2 {
0-1 Ratkovich,I-Grachev,B/Minsk 2005/CBM 107 ext (41)}) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 e5
18. Bc3 Rf8 19. Bh3 Rfe8 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. f4 Bf6 22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 dxe5
24. Rad1 Qd6 25. Qc3 f6 26. Qc6 Rad8 27. b3 b4 28. Rd3 {0-1 Radev,N-Doda,Z/
Lublin 1977/MCD (28)}) 15. Bd4 (15. Rec1 Bf6 16. Rd1 Ne5 17. Bb6 Qe7 18. b3 Nd7
19. Bd4 Rfd8 20. Ne2 Nc5 21. Qe3 e5 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Nc3 Rd4 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25.
exd5 Qc7 26. c3 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qxa5 28. d6 Rd8 29. Rd5 Qa1+ 30. Bf1 Qb1 31.
Qxc5 Qxb3 32. d7 e4 33. Re5 Bxe5 34. Qe7 g6 35. Qxd8+ Kg7 36. Qe7 Bc7 37. d8=Q
Bxd8 38. Qxd8 Qxc3 39. Qd5 e3 40. Qxb7 exf2+ 41. Kg2 a5 42. Qf3 Qc7 43. Qxf2
Qc6+ 44. Kg1 Qc3 {1/2-1/2 Rogoff,K-Knaak,R/Polanica Zdroj 1975/MCL (44)}) (15.
Na2 Bf6 16. Qb4 Bb5 {1/2-1/2 Vogt,L-Jansa,V/Trencianske Teplice 1979/MCD (16)})
15... Ne5 $146 (15... Bf6 16. Ne2 (16. Nd1 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Nf6 18. c4 Rfd8 19.
Ne3 e5 20. Qd3 b5 21. axb6 Qxb6 22. Nf5 Kf8 23. Qd2 Ne8 24. b4 Bd7 25. Ne3 Be6
26. Rec1 Nf6 27. h3 Rb8 28. Rab1 Ra8 29. Qe2 Qd4 30. Rd1 Qb6 31. Nf5 Rac8 32.
Rdc1 Bxf5 33. exf5 Qd4 34. Bb7 Rb8 35. Bxa6 Ne4 36. Rb3 d5 37. cxd5 Rxb4 38.
Rxb4 Qxb4 39. Rc4 Nxg3 40. Rxb4 Nxe2+ 41. Bxe2 Rxd5 42. Rb8+ Ke7 43. Rb7+ Kf6
44. Bc4 Rd1+ 45. Kg2 Kxf5 46. Rxf7+ Kg6 47. Rf3 e4 48. Rf4 Re1 49. Rxe4 Rxe4
50. Bd3 Kf5 51. Kf3 {1-0 Garbett,P-Mc Laren,L/Fencible 1997/EXT 1999 (51)})
16... Rfd8 17. c4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 e5 19. Nc2 Nc5 20. Qe3 Rb8 21. b4 Ne6 22. Rec1
Bd7 23. Bf1 h6 24. Ra3 Ng5 25. Qd3 Bc6 26. Bg2 b5 27. axb6 Rxb6 28. h4 Ne6 29.
Rca1 Bb7 30. Rd1 Rc8 31. Rc3 Nd4 32. Nxd4 exd4 33. Qxd4 Rxb4 34. Qxd6 Qxd6 35.
Rxd6 Rbxc4 36. Rxc4 Rxc4 37. e5 Bxg2 38. Kxg2 a5 39. Rd8+ Kh7 40. h5 a4 41. Ra8
g5 42. hxg6+ Kxg6 43. f4 Rc2+ 44. Kh3 Ra2 45. Ra6+ Kg7 46. Kg4 Ra3 47. Ra7 Kg8
48. f5 Ra1 49. Ra8+ Kh7 50. e6 fxe6 51. fxe6 Re1 52. Kf5 Kg7 53. Rxa4 Kf8 54.
Kf6 Rf1+ 55. Rf4 Re1 56. Rh4 Rf1+ 57. Kg6 Ke7 58. g4 Rf4 59. Kxh6 Kxe6 60. Kg5
Ra4 61. Rh7 Ra5+ 62. Kg6 Ra6 63. Rf7 Ra8 64. Kg7 Ra5 65. Rf6+ Ke7 66. Rf5 Ra1
67. g5 Rg1 68. Re5+ Kd6 69. Kf6 Rf1+ 70. Rf5 Re1 71. g6 {1-0 Nevednichy,
V-Dumitrache,D/Eforie Nord ROM 2008/The Week in Chess 723 (71)}) 16. b3 Be8 17.
Re3 Nd7 (17... Ng4 18. Re2 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Na2 $14) 18. Re2 Bf6 19. Bxf6
Nxf6 20. Na2 (20. Na4 $5 Bxa4 21. Rxa4 Rfd8 22. c4 Rb8 $11 {/\b5}) 20... Bd7 (
20... Bc6 21. Nb4 Rfd8 22. c4 Nd7 23. Qe3 $14) 21. c4 Rfd8 22. Nb4 e5 $6 (22...
Qc5) (22... Bc6) 23. Kh1 $5 (23. Qe3 Be6 (23... Qc5 24. Qxc5 dxc5 (24... Rxc5
25. Rd2 $14) 25. Nd5 $14) 24. Rd2 $14) (23. f4 b5 $132 (23... exf4 24. gxf4 b5
$132)) 23... Ra8 24. f4 $5 (24. Qe3 Qc5 25. Qxc5 dxc5 26. Nd5 (26. Nd3 Bg4 27.
Re3 Nd7 28. h3 Be6 29. f4 f6 $14) 26... Nxd5 27. exd5 f6 28. f4 exf4 29. gxf4
$14) 24... Re8 (24... b5 25. axb6 Qxb6 26. fxe5 (26. Re3 exf4 27. gxf4 Rab8 $13
) 26... dxe5 $132) (24... exf4 25. gxf4 $14) 25. Re3 b5 26. axb6 Qxb6 27. Rae1
(27. fxe5 Rxe5 28. Nd3 Re7 29. e5 $140 $6 Rae8 $15) 27... a5 $6 (27... exf4 28.
gxf4 Rab8 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. cxd5 (30. Qxd5 $11) 30... f6 $11) (27... Rab8 28.
Nd5 Nxd5 29. exd5 (29. Qxd5 $11) 29... exf4 30. gxf4 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 a5 $11) 28.
fxe5 Rxe5 (28... Ng4 29. Nd5 Qc5 30. exd6 $1 Nxe3 31. Qxe3 Qxd6 32. e5 Qb8 33.
Nb6 Ra7 34. Nxd7 Rxd7 35. Bc6 $14) (28... dxe5 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. exd5 $14) 29.
Nd3 Qd4 $2 (29... Ree8 $8 30. e5 Ng4 31. R3e2 (31. Bxa8 Rxa8 $11) 31... Rad8
$11) (29... Re7 30. e5 Rae8 31. c5 dxc5 32. exf6 $18) (29... Rh5 30. e5 Ng4 31.
Bxa8 Rxh2+ 32. Qxh2 Nxh2 33. Kxh2 $18) 30. R3e2 Rb8 (30... Rh5 31. e5 $18) (
30... Ree8 31. e5 Ng4 (31... dxe5 32. Bxa8 $18) 32. exd6 $16) 31. Nxe5 Qxe5 32.
Qd3 $18 h5 (32... Be6 33. Rd2 $18 (33. Ra2 Nd7 34. Rd1 $18)) 33. Rd2 Rb6 34.
Qd4 Rxb3 (34... Qxd4 35. Rxd4 Be6 $18) 35. Qxd6 Qxd6 36. Rxd6 Be6 37. c5 Ng4 (
37... Rc3 38. e5 Ng4 39. c6 $18) 38. c6 Rc3 39. e5 a4 (39... Nxe5 40. Rxe5 Rc1+
41. Bf1 Rxf1+ (41... Bh3 42. Rd8+ Kh7 43. Rxh5+ Kg6 44. Rxh3) 42. Kg2 Rc1 43.
Rxa5 $18) 40. Kg1 a3 (40... Kf8 41. h3 Ne3 42. Rxe3 Rxe3 43. c7 Rc3 44. Bc6 $18
) 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Rd3 $1 Rc5 (42... Rxd3 43. Be4+ g6 44. Bxd3 a2 45. c7 Nxe5
46. Be2 $18) 43. Rxa3 Nxe5 44. Ra6 g6 (44... f6 45. Be4+ Kh6 (45... f5 46. Bg2)
46. c7 Bc8 47. Ra7 $18) 45. c7 Bc8 (45... Nd3 46. Rexe6 Rc1+ 47. Bf1 fxe6 48.
c8=Q Rxc8 49. Bxd3 $18) (45... Bf5 46. Rf6 Bc8 47. Rd6 $18) 46. Rd6 {(/\Rd5)}
Ng4 (46... Kg7 47. Rd5 Rxd5 48. Bxd5 Kf6 49. h4 $18) 47. Rc6 Ra5 48. h3 Ne5 49.
Rd6 Rc5 50. Rd5 Rxd5 51. Bxd5 f6 52. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 06th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.01.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 {[An unexpected
choice by my opponent, who always meets 6.Be3 with 6...e5.]} 7. Qd2 {[Usually
I play 7.Be2, only occasionally opting for the sharp lines, arising after 7.
Qd2, 8.f3, 9.g4. But it's an excellent choice against those, not knowing the
theory very well. Any mistake by Black here can be fatal for him.]} b5 {
[Last December in Groningen Alex Yermolinsky (also not familiar with the
latest theoretical developments in the line) took another approach. After} (
7... Nc6 8. f3 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 b5 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O {the game transposed into
the B66 Rauzer with White having an extra tempo. In comparison with the line 5.
..Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Be3 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 b5 11.f3, here White has
already played g2-g4. Later Alex was able to hold the game.}) 8. f3 Bb7 9. g4
h6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 {[I have been studying this variation
recently.]} d5 $6 {[After it Black starts having problems.} (12... Qa5 {
is better. After} 13. b3 {Black has 3 moves at his disposal.} Nc5 $1 {is the
move, White must most worry about. After} (13... d5 $6 {can be met by} 14. e5
$5 {with advantage. E.g.} (14. Bh3 {transposes into the line with 12...d5 13.
Bh3 Qa5 14.b3.}) 14... Ng8 (14... Nxe5 15. Nxe6 d4 (15... fxe6 16. Bb6 $18 {
loses the queen.}) 16. Bxd4 Nxf3 17. Qe3 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Be7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20.
Rd7 Rh7 21. Rxb7 Qe5 22. Qxe5 fxe5 23. Bd3 Rh8 24. Bg6+ {1-0 Lungu,
L-Dumitrescu,Dragos/Ch Romania (team), Romania 1993}) 15. f4 Nc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5
17. Kb1 (17. a4 $5 {also deserves attention.}) 17... Ne7 18. f5 Qb6 19. Rh3 Bc8
20. Qf2 exf5 21. gxf5 $16 {Jazbinsek,Sebastjan-Tratar,Marko/Ch Slovenia 
(cadets) (under 20), Slovenia 1994}) (13... Be7 $5 $13 {, which took place in
the game Korneev,Oleg-Galkin,Alexander/Cup Russia (open), Novgorod (Russia)
1997, leads to an unclear position. For the complete analysis of the game by A.
Galkin see Chess Informant 70/214.}) 14. a3 Nxa4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 $44 {
Black in Paragua,Mark-Leroy,Adrien/It (open), Linares (Spain) 1995 had a
compensation for the pawn. Further analysis and practical tests are required
to correctly evaluate the position, critical for the fate of the whole
variation with 12.Na4.} (16... Nd7 $6 {is worse. After} 17. Nb3 Be7 18. Bd4 O-O
19. g5 h5 20. Bd3 Rfc8 21. f4 $16 {White in Murawski,Grzegorz-Stypka,
Mieczyslaw/Ch Poland (team), Lubniewice (Poland) 1994 has an upper hand.})) 13.
Bh3 Qa5 (13... Ne5 {is not able to neutralise White attack. After} 14. g5 Nfd7
(14... Nc4 $6 {led Black to a quick loss after} 15. Qe2 Qa5 16. b3 Nxe3 17.
Qxe3 Nd7 18. exd5 O-O-O 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Nxe6 Re8 21. Rxd7 {1-0 Nedev,
Trajce-Aleksieva,Silvia/It (cat.7), Star Dojran (Macedonia) 1996}) 15. b3 $16 {
White is better. See the game Korneev,Oleg-Mrdja,Milan/Cutro 1997, annotated
by Korneev in Chess Informant 70/215.} (15. f4 $5 Nc4 16. Qe2 $40 {is also
possible.})) 14. b3 Nc5 $6 {[Black is, probably, not able to save the game
after this move. For} (14... dxe4 15. g5 $16 {see the game Blehm,Pawel-Jonsson,
Bjorgvin/It (open), Cappelle la Grande (France) 1995, published in the Chess
Informant 63/192.}) (14... e5 15. g5 exd4 16. Bxd4 $16 {also leaves Black only
a few hopes.}) (14... g5 $8 {is the only move, preventing the march of the
pawn g4. After} 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 $5 (16. e5 Nxe5 17. Bxg5 Be7 18. Bxf6
Bxf6 19. g5 Bg7 20. f4 $14 {with slightly better chances for White took place
in the game Korneev,Oleg-Van Wely,Loek/It (open) (active), Villarrobledo 
(Spain) 1998}) 16... dxe4 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. g5 $36 {White keeps the initiative.
}) 15. g5 (15. Nxc5 $5 {is an alternative to the text. After} Bxc5 16. a4 dxe4
17. g5 Nd5 18. g6 $16 {White attack is very strong. E.g.} f5 19. fxe4 Nxe3 20.
Nxe6 Bc6 21. exf5 Ke7 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Rhe1 Rhe8 24. Rxe3+ Kf8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8
26. f6 Qe5 27. Qxb4+ {1-0 Arakhamia,Ketevan-Zatulovskaya,Tatiana/Cup World 
(open), Palma de Majorca (Spain) 1989}) 15... Nxa4 (15... Nfd7 16. g6 e5 17.
gxf7+ Kxf7 18. exd5 exd4 19. Bxd4 $18 {is hopeless for Black. White easily
gets the full point.} Bd6 20. Rhg1 Rag8 21. Be6+ Ke8 22. Rg6 Qc7 23. Bxg8 Rxg8
24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Qe3+ Kd8 26. Bxc5 Qf6 27. Bxb4 Qxh4 28. Ba5+ {1-0 Nedev,
Trajce-Palac,Mladen/Olympiad, Yerevan (Armenia) 1996}) 16. bxa4 hxg5 {[Black
is not able to defend the pawn e6 by} (16... Nd7 17. g6 Nc5 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 {
, since White has} 19. Nb3 {at his disposal. After} Nxb3+ 20. axb3 $18 {
White king is safe, while the Black one is an easy target for the White pieces.
See Gunawan,Ruben-Paschall,William M/It (open), New York (USA) 1994}) (16...
Qxa4 {is met by} 17. Kb1 $1 $16 (17. gxf6 Qxa2 $44 {gives Black compensation
for the piece.})) 17. hxg5 Rxh3 (17... dxe4 18. gxf6 $18 {and}) (17... Nd7 18.
g6 $18 {are both hopeless for Black.}) (17... Qxa4 {is followed by} 18. Kb1 {.}
) 18. Rxh3 Nd7 19. g6 Qxa4 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Kb1 e5 (21... dxe4 $142 $16 {
further opens the Black king, but it should have been played, since at least
Black wins another pawn.}) 22. Nb3 Rc8 $6 {[I would have played} (22... d4 $142
{here, since the inclusion of the moves 22...Rc8 23.Rh5 is in White's favour.})
23. Rh5 $1 $18 {[Keeping the eye on the pawn e5.} (23. exd5 Nf6 $132 {
unnecessarily gives Black some counter-play due to the threat Nxd5-c3.}) 23...
d4 24. Rf5+ Ke8 25. Qh2 $1 Qc6 {[Black can't take the bishop e3. E.g.} (25...
dxe3 26. Qh5+ Kd8 27. Rxf8+ $18 {, winning.}) (25... g6 {loses after} 26. Rxe5+
Nxe5 27. Qxe5+ $18 {.}) 26. Na5 Qe6 27. Bxd4 g6 {[If} (27... exd4 {, then} 28.
Nxb7) 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (28... Nxf8 29. Nxb7 exd4 (29... Rc7 30. Nc5 $5 Qd6 31.
Rd3) 30. Nd6+) 29. Nxb7 exd4 30. Qh8+ {[Black resigned, since 30...Qg8 loses
after 31.Qxd4.]} 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 42nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2009.07.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2009.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A lot has already been said about this game, but fortunately there still
remain many tricky moves to explain!} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O b4 {I decided to
play a different variation from the one I chose against Nakamura recently in
San Sebastian.} (10... Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Rc8) 11.
Nce2 Qc7 12. h4 d5 {Up until this point there has been absolutely nothing new,
though at that moment Morozevich began to think for 25 minutes. Nevertheless,
I thought it was probably some kind of bluff because I had already played this
variation and coming into this variation unprepared would be tantamount to
suicide...} 13. Nf4 $1 $146 {Proving that I was right. Though this strong
novelty doesn't seem to deliver a crushing blow to a variation in which Black
anyway doesn't seem to be in trouble, it is really unpleasant to face it over
the board.} e5 $1 {Clearly the best practical choice. I thought about it for a
while to check that at every turn I could have a back-up variation, in case my
calculations were wrong at some point.} ({I think I had planned to play} 13...
dxe4 14. Nfxe6 fxe6 15. Nxe6 Qc6 16. Nxf8 Nxf8 (16... Rxf8 $6 17. g5 $1 Nh5 18.
gxh6 gxh6 19. Bxh6 $40) 17. Qxb4 exf3 {if he had played 13.Nf4, but I didn't
take this move seriously enough and so I didn't check the variation thoroughly.
It was over the board that I realised that this position was extremely
dangerous, e.g :} 18. Bf2 $5 Be6 (18... Nd5 19. Qd4 Ne7 20. Qxg7 Rg8 21. Qe5
Rxg4 22. Bd3 $40) 19. Rd6 Qe4 20. Rd4 Qe5 21. Bd3 $40 {All the white pieces
are converging on Black's king which is unsafe everywhere. Furthermore, some
pawns can fall at anytime, and so the position is very difficult to play, even
though it is probably OK if Black plays well.}) 14. Nfe6 {The obvious
continuation of the novelty.} fxe6 15. Nxe6 Qa5 16. exd5 Qxa2 17. Qd3 {Here I
got lost in thought, seeing that my first idea was losing by force... Except
that it didn't lose !} Kf7 $2 ({I was not keen on} 17... e4 {because of} 18.
Qd4 $1 (18. fxe4 $2 Ne5 $17) 18... Bd6 19. Bc4 b3 $1 20. f4 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qa5+
22. c3 Qa2 23. Ke2 $1 $40 {Here one can feel that something is wrong: my queen
is out of play and my king unsafe. The kingside pawns are going to roll
forward with crushing effect (beginning with g5).}) (17... Ke7 $2 18. d6+ $1
Kxe6 (18... Kf7 19. Qc4 $1 Qxc4 20. Bxc4 Kg6 (20... Rb8 21. Ng5+ Ke8 22. Bf7+
Kd8 23. Ne6#) 21. h5+ Kh7 22. g5 $18) 19. Qc4+ Qxc4 20. Bxc4+ Nd5 21. Bxd5+
Kxd6 22. Bxa8+ $18) (17... Bb7 $1 {was probably the strongest, but I thought
that after} 18. Qg6+ (18. g5 $5 {is a very interesting idea which offers the
opportunity to keep on playing, even though after} e4 $1 19. Nc7+ $5 (19. Qc4
Qxc4 20. Bxc4 hxg5 21. hxg5 Rxh1 22. Rxh1 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Nc7+ Kf7 25.
Nxd5 exf3 $11) 19... Kd8 20. Ne6+ Ke8 21. Qd4 $5 hxg5 22. Nxf8 Nxf8 23. Bc4 Qa5
24. Bxg5 N8d7 25. fxe4 Qa1+ $1 (25... Qc5 $2 26. e5 $1 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 Nh7 28.
Bd2 $16 {is clearly bad: soon there will be 3 pawns all threatening to queen.})
26. Kd2 Qa5 {probably holds; I don't see a better idea (even if it's still
possible to play on a piece down with some compensation) than to take a draw
with} 27. Kc1 Qa1+ 28. Kd2 Qa5 $11) 18... Ke7 19. d6+ $1 Kxe6 20. Bh3 $1 {
I was just lost, but after the very cool} (20. g5 $2 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qxd1+ $1 22.
Kxd1 Bxf3+ 23. Kc1 Bxh1 $19) 20... Qa1+ $1 (20... Bd5 $2 21. g5+ Kxd6 22. gxf6
Nxf6 23. Rxd5+ $1 Qxd5 (23... Kxd5 $2 24. Qf7+ $18) 24. Rd1 $18) 21. Kd2 Qa5 $1
{White has no other choice but to repeat moves.} 22. Kc1 (22. Ke2 $2 Qb5+ 23.
Kf2 Bd5 $1 24. g5+ Kxd6 25. Bxd7 Kxd7 26. gxf6 gxf6 $19 {And Black just
remains a piece up...}) 22... Qa1+ $11) 18. g5 (18. Nd8+ $2 {didn't work, and
I had even seen the best continuation for Black :} Ke7 $1 19. Nc6+ Kd6 $1 20.
Nxb4 $2 (20. Nd8 $1 Ke7 $11 {And Black gets at least a draw.}) 20... Qa1+ 21.
Kd2 Qxb2 22. Qc4 Bb7 23. Ke1 Rc8 24. Nc6 Kc7 $1 $17) 18... Nxd5 19. Bh3 $1 {
Here I saw that my problems were anything but over!} Nxe3 {Probably the best
practical choice, even though this move loses by force.} (19... N7f6 {was my
idea when playing 17...Kf7, but after} 20. Nd8+ Kg8 (20... Ke8 $2 21. Qg6+ Kxd8
22. Bb6+ Ke7 23. gxf6+ gxf6 24. Bc5+ Kd8 25. Qxf6+) 21. gxf6 Nxf6 {I had
rightly thought} 22. Bf1 $1 {was the only move. The only problem was when I
understood it was winning because of the threat 23.Qc4+, e.g :} Bf5 (22... Be7
23. Nc6 $1 $18) (22... e4 23. Qc4+ Qxc4 24. Bxc4+ Kh7 25. Nf7 Rg8 (25... exf3
26. Ng5+ $1 hxg5 27. hxg5+ Kg6 28. Rxh8 Ng4 29. Rxf8 $18) 26. Ng5+ Kh8 27. Bxg8
Kxg8 28. Nxe4 $18) 23. Qxf5 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Rxd8+ 25. Bd3 $18 {with a winning
attack.}) 20. Nd8+ Ke7 $1 (20... Ke8 {was the best choice according to the
computer, but only at the beginning. In fact il loses automatically after} 21.
Bxd7+ Kxd8 22. Bxc8+ $1 {First the computer thinks this leads to draw.} (22.
Be6+ Nd5 23. Bxd5 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qxb2 25. Bxa8+ $16 {leaves some hope for Black.}
) 22... Kxc8 (22... Nd5 23. Be6 Rb8 24. Qe4 $1 Qa1+ (24... Rb5 25. Qxe5 $1 $18)
25. Kd2 Qxb2 26. Ke2 $1 $18 {with a winning attack.}) 23. Qd8+ Kb7 24. Rd7+ Kc6
25. Rc7+ Kb6 26. Rc8+ Kb5 27. Rxa8 (27. Qd7+ Ka5 28. Qc7+ Kb5 29. Qb7+ Ka5 30.
Rxa8 $18 {is probably simpler.}) 27... Qa1+ 28. Kd2 Nc4+ 29. Ke2 Qxh1 30. Qd7+
$1 Kb6 31. Rb8+ $1 Kc5 (31... Ka5 32. Rb5+ $3 axb5 33. Qa7#) 32. Rc8+ Kb6 33.
Rc6+ Ka5 34. Qc7+ $18) 21. Nc6+ Kf7 22. g6+ $1 {The simplest, and perhaps the
most powerful, although there was a well-hidden spectacular win.} (22. Be6+ $3
Kxe6 (22... Qxe6 23. Nd8+ Ke7 24. Nxe6 Kxe6 (24... Nxd1 25. Rxd1 $1 $18) 25.
Qxe3 $18 {and the lack of coordination among Black's pieces leaves him no hope
of saving the game.}) 23. Qg6+ Nf6 24. gxf6 gxf6 25. Qe8+ Kf5 26. Nd4+ $1 Kf4
27. Ne2+ Kf5 {Here I had thought this was a draw, but...} (27... Kxf3 28. Qc6+
$1 $18) 28. Rd4 $3 $18 {The move we probably had both missed. Both threats (29.
Ng3# and 29.Rf4+ exf4 30.Qe4#) are simply too strong.}) 22... Kg8 (22... Kf6 $2
23. Qd6+ $1 Bxd6 24. Rxd6+ Qe6 25. Rxe6#) 23. Qxe3 Bc5 24. Qe4 $1 {The
simplest, and what I was expecting.} (24. Be6+ $1 Qxe6 25. Qxc5 Bb7 (25... Qxg6
26. Rxd7 $1 Kh7 27. Nxe5 $18) 26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Nc6+ Kg8 29. Qc4+
Kf8 30. Rd1 $1 Qc7 31. Qc5+ Ke8 32. Rd6 $18 {is another brilliant win, but is
as tough to foresee as 22.Be6+.}) (24. Qxc5 $2 Qa1+ 25. Kd2 Qxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Nxc5
27. Bxc8 $16 {is still better for White, but 24.Qe4 is just much stronger.})
24... Nf8 25. Rd8 Bb7 {Losing on the spot, but there was no other choice.} (
25... Bxh3 26. Rxa8 Be6 27. Qxe5 $1 Qd5 28. Re1 $1 Qxc6 29. Qxe6+ Qxe6 30. Rxe6
$18 {is totally hopeless.}) 26. Rxa8 $2 {Here Morozevich misses probably the
simplest shot for a win, even though it is not completely obvious. I had also
missed it.} (26. Rxf8+ $1 Bxf8 (26... Kxf8 27. Qf5+ $1 Kg8 28. Qxe5 $18) (26...
Rxf8 27. Qxe5 Bc8 28. Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Qxc5 $18) 27. Qxe5 Bc8 28. Qe8 $18) 26...
Bxa8 27. h5 $1 {The logical follow-up, my pieces are all tangled up, and so
I'm still lost !} (27. Rd1 $4 Bxc6 28. Qxc6 Be3+ 29. Rd2 Qa1#) (27. Bf1 $5 Bxc6
28. Bc4+ Ne6 $1 29. Qf5 $1 Be3+ 30. Kd1 Bxf3+ 31. Qxf3 Qb1+ 32. Ke2 Qxc2+ 33.
Kxe3 Qxg6 34. Rf1 $18 {and despite being 3 pawns down, the Ne6 is going to be
lost, leaving a winning ending for White because Black's pawns are going to
fall.}) 27... Rh7 $1 {A strong defensive move, played because of the necessity
of giving up the h8-square for the king; otherwise I'm just going to be mated
one way or another.} 28. Re1 Bxc6 {Unfortunately the only move...} (28... Kh8
29. Qxe5 $1 $18) 29. Qxc6 Bd4 30. Kd2 $6 (30. Kd1 $1 Bxb2 31. Bf5 Bc3 32. Ke2
$1 Bxe1 33. Qc8 $1 {wins on the spot :} Kh8 (33... Bc3 34. gxh7+ $18) 34. Qxf8+
Qg8 35. Qxg8+ Kxg8 36. gxh7+ Kh8 37. Kxe1 $18) 30... Qxb2 31. Qc4+ Kh8 {
Black's Rh7 is buried alive. And it will remain there for a while. Indeed why
would White take the rook instead of continuing to have mating threats?} 32.
Kd3 $1 a5 {An interesting try, but best was} (32... Qa3+ $1 33. Ke4 Qa5 {
with some counterplay with the queen coming back into play.}) 33. Qc8 $2 {
After this move, I'm not worse anymore !} (33. f4 $1 Bf2 (33... Qc3+ 34. Qxc3
Bxc3 35. Re4 $1 Kg8 36. Rc4 $18) 34. Ke2 $1 Qa3 35. Kxf2 Qxh3 36. Rxe5 Qh4+ 37.
Ke2 Qd8 38. Qf7 Qc8 39. Re8 $18) 33... Qa3+ 34. Ke4 b3 35. cxb3 a4 $1 {Maybe
the move in the game of which I'm the most proud... and it was found in big
time trouble.} (35... Qb4 $2 36. Rc1 Bc5+ 37. Rc4 $1 Qe1+ 38. Kd5 $16) 36. Rb1
{A very dangerous move.} (36. bxa4 Qb4 $1 (36... Bf2 $1 $11 {is also a draw
because 35...a4 opened the third rank!}) 37. Rc1 Bc5+ $1 {and 38.Rc4 is no
longer possible.} 38. Kd5 Qd4+ 39. Kc6 Qd6+ 40. Kb5 Qb6+ $11) 36... Qb4 (36...
Qd6 $5 {is an interesting try for the win, but it is not enough :} 37. bxa4 Bc5
38. Rd1 $1 Qxd1 39. Qxc5 Qe2+ 40. Kd5 $1 Qxf3+ 41. Kc4 e4 42. Bf5 $1 $11) 37.
Qc4 $1 Qb7+ 38. Qd5 Qb4 (38... Qxd5+ $4 39. Kxd5 a3 40. Rc1 $1 a2 41. Rc8 $18)
39. Qc4 Qd2 $5 40. Bg4 $2 {The decisive mistake, on move forty.} (40. Qc8 $1
Qe2+ 41. Kd5 Qb5+ 42. Ke4 $11 {And the best choice is to get the draw.}) 40...
a3 $1 $19 41. Qf7 Qc2+ 42. Kd5 Qc5+ 43. Ke4 a2 44. Rc1 a1=Q $1 45. Rxc5 Bxc5 {
Now I'm a rook and a knight up. So, it's all over, even if Black loses the
rook, isn't it?} 46. Qd5 $5 Qe1+ 47. Kd3 Qd1+ 48. Kc4 Qxd5+ 49. Kxd5 Ba3 $6 {
The following endgame is still winning, but I had a simple tactical shot:} (
49... Nxg6 $1 50. hxg6 h5 51. Bh3 Rh6 52. Kxc5 Rxg6 53. b4 Rg3 $19 {wins
easily, because even if the rook has to be sacrificed for the b-pawn, the 3
remaining pawns helped by the king will win as White's king will be far from
the kingside.}) 50. Bf5 $1 (50. Kxe5 $2 Nxg6+ $1 51. hxg6 h5 $19) 50... Kg8 51.
Kxe5 {Obviously White doesn't take the rook, or else the win is easy with a
knight up and all the pieces back in play.} Rh8 {Finally the rook remains
alive after having been en prise for 24 moves. It will even deliver the final
blow!} 52. Kd5 $1 {Here I understood that I couldn't free my rook and my king
without leaving White with a strong passed pawn on h7.} Nh7 $1 (52... Nxg6 $4
53. Bxg6 Kf8 54. Ke6 $11 {Even without the b3- and f3-pawns, White would draw
easily!}) 53. gxh7+ Kf7 54. Bg6+ Kf6 {Here I was still 90% sure that the
position was winning, as the winning idea is easy to find: stalemate White's
king to force the Bg6 to move, when g5 wins because the rook is freed from the
protection of the h8-square. In fact it's even easier to apply than I thought
it was during the game.} 55. f4 Bc1 $1 {I want to get the e5-square for the
king.} 56. f5 (56. b4 $5 {To push the b-pawn was maybe the most interesting,
but after} Bxf4 57. b5 Rb8 $1 58. Kc6 Ke7 59. b6 Bh2 60. b7 Rh8 $22 {White
will be in zugzwang: either Black's king comes to the queenside, or Black can
play g5...} 61. Kb6 (61. Bb1 g5 $1 62. hxg6 Kf6 $19) 61... Kd6 62. Bf5 g5 $1
63. hxg6 Be5 64. Bc8 (64. Ka7 Kc7 $19) 64... Bd4+ $1 $19) 56... Bd2 57. Kd6 Be1
58. Kd7 Bb4 $1 {Cuts White's king off from the kingside before taking the pawn
on b3, leaving White no counterplay.} 59. Kc7 Ke5 60. Kd7 Ba3 61. Kc6 Kd4 62.
Kc7 Kc3 63. Kd7 Kb4 {The first zugzwang of the game; I prevent unnecessary
counterplay.} (63... Kxb3 64. Bf7+ Kc3 65. Bg8 Kd4 66. Ke6 Ke4 67. f6 gxf6 68.
Kxf6 Kf4 $1 69. Kg6 Bb2 $19 {was also winning anyway.}) 64. Kd6 Kxb3+ 65. Kd5
Bb2 66. Kd6 ({Going to the kingside didn't change anything:} 66. Ke4 Bf6 67.
Bf7+ Kc3 68. Bg6 (68. Bg8 Kd2 69. Kf4 Kd3 70. Kf3 Kd4 71. Kf4 Be7 $19) 68...
Kd2 69. Kf3 Kd3 70. Kf2 Ke4 71. Ke2 Rd8 $1 72. Kf2 Rd2+ 73. Ke1 Bc3 $1 74. f6+
Kf3 $19) 66... Bf6 67. Kc5 Kc3 68. Kd6 Kd4 69. Kc6 (69. Ke6 Kc5 70. Kf7 {
with stalemate ideas, doesn't work:} Kc6 $1 71. Ke6 Rd8 $1 72. Kf7 (72. Bf7
Rd6#) 72... Kd6 73. h8=Q Rxh8 74. Bh7 Rxh7 $19) 69... Rd8 $1 70. Kb6 (70. Kb5
Kd5 71. Bf7+ Kd6 72. Bg6 Rc8 $1 73. Kb4 Kd5 74. Bf7+ Kd4 75. Bg8 Rb8+ $19)
70... Kd5 $1 {Zugzwang!} 71. Kc7 (71. Bf7+ Kd6 72. Bg6 Rb8+ $19) 71... Kc5 72.
Bf7 g5 73. fxg6 Rd6 74. Be8 Be5 75. Kb7 Rb6+ 76. Kc8 Kd6 {A very exciting game,
but also quite frightening! I experienced all sorts of states of mind during
this game, and even if I think I got quite lucky, I also found all the moves
to remain alive in the game.} 0-1

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Vaisser,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 (9... Bb7 {Boensch} 10. h4 b4 $146 11. Nce2 d5
12. e5 Nfd7 13. f4 $1 $14 {(Ftacnik) Anand,V-Ftacnik,L Biel (izt) 1993 1-0 37
-Inf.58/254}) 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. Bh3 $5 (13. exd5 $6 Nxd5
14. Bf2 Be7 (14... Bd6 $5 {Boensch}) 15. Ng3 Nc5 16. Bc4 Qc7 17. Nh5 (17. Ngf5
$3 {Boensch} exf5 18. Nxf5 Nb6 19. Bg3 Nxc4 20. Qe2 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qb7 22. Qxb7
Nxb7 23. Rhe1 O-O 24. Nxe7+ Kh7 25. Rd4 $18) 17... O-O-O $1 18. Bg3 Bd6 19.
Bxd6 Rxd6 20. Nxg7 Rhd8 $1 $36 {Timman-Beliavsky, Tilburg 1993}) 13... dxe4 (
13... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 14. g5 $1 (14. Nf4 $146 {Boensch} g5 15. hxg5 Nc4 $2 (15...
hxg5 16. Nfxe6 fxe6 17. Nxe6 Qd6 18. Nxg5 $36) 16. Qe2 Qa5 17. Kb1 hxg5 18.
Nfxe6 fxe6 19. Bxg5 Be7 20. Nxe6 $16 {(Vera) De la Riva-Vera,J Sitges 1993 0-1
30 -Inf.58/253}) (14. Qe1 {-Inf.55/238}) 14... Nc4 15. Qd3 Qa5 (15... Nd7 16.
exd5 Nde5 17. Qb3 Bxd5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe6 Bxe6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nf4 Bf5
22. Nh5 Rc8 23. gxh6 Nd3+ 24. Kb1 $16 {Renna,T-Goregliad,S/Nassau Masters (03)/
1992/1-0 (39)}) 16. Kb1 Nd7 17. g6 $1 Nc5 $8 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Bxe6+ Ke8 20.
Nb3 Nxd3 21. Nxa5 Ndxb2 22. Nxb7 Nxd1 23. Bd4 Nc3+ 24. Nxc3 $16 {Ernst,
Th-Stohl,I/Manila ol/1992/0.5 (66)}) (13... Qa5 {Ftacnik} 14. Kb1 dxe4 (14...
g6 $5 15. g5 Nh5 16. f4 $16 O-O-O 17. f5 gxf5 18. exf5 e5 19. Ne6 $1 fxe6 20.
fxe6 Kb8 21. exd7 d4 22. Nxd4 $1 exd4 23. Qxd4 $18 {Magem Badals,
J-Brenninkmeijer,J/Novi Sad ol/1990/}) 15. g5 hxg5 (15... exf3 $6 16. gxf6 $1
Nxf6 $8 17. Ng3 $5 Bd5 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Rhg1 Qb6 $1
22. Nd4 O-O-O $16 {Varavin,V-Neverov,V/Smolensk/1991/}) 16. hxg5 exf3 17. Ng3
Rxh3 (17... Bd5 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. Bf4 {Boensch} Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. gxf6 Nxf6
22. Qg5 $16 {Magem Badals,J-Vera,J Barcelona (2) 1990 1-0 29}) 18. Rxh3 Nd5 {
Grosar,A-Rychagov,M/Debrecen EU-chT (4) SLO-EST/1992/0.5 (19)}) 14. g5 (14. f4
{Ftacnik} Nd5 15. g5 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qb6 17. Ng3 Nc5 18. Bg2 hxg5 19. hxg5 Rxh1
20. Bxh1 Rd8 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Bc5 24. Nf5 $14 {Grosar,
A-Belotti,B/Aosta op (06)/1990/1-0 (41)}) 14... hxg5 (14... exf3 {Ftacnik} 15.
Nf4 (15. Ng3 Nd5 16. g6 Nc5 17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Nxf3 $5 Bd6 19. Rhf1 $1 Kg8 20.
Bxc5 Bf4 21. Bxe6+ Kh7 22. Qxf4 Nxf4 23. Rxd8 Raxd8 24. Bf5+ {Savko,
A-Karklinsh/USSR/1990/1-0 (37)}) 15... Ne4 16. Qe1 Bd6 (16... Qa5 $6 17. g6 f5
18. Nfxe6 Qxa2 19. Nb3 Rc8 20. Rxd7 Kxd7 21. Bxf5 Ke8 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Bc5
Bxc5 24. Nexc5 $18 {De la Villa Garcia,J-Martin,V/Sevilla op (2)/1993/1-0 (26)}
) (16... f2 $2 17. Bxf2 Bd6 18. Nfxe6 $1 fxe6 19. Bxe6 Qe7 $18 {Magem Badals,
J-Rojo Huerto,G/Espana ch/1990/}) 17. g6 O-O $1 18. gxf7+ Rxf7 19. Bxe6 Qf6 20.
Nd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 $13 {Magem Badals,J-Danailov,S/Sitges/1990/}) 15. hxg5 exf3
16. Nf4 Ne4 17. Qe1 f2 $1 (17... Nxg5 $2 18. Ndxe6 $1 fxe6 19. Bxe6 (19. Nxe6
$1 {Ftacnik} Nxe6 20. Bxe6 Rxh1 21. Qxh1 Nf6 (21... Qa5 22. Bxd7+ Kf7 23. Qh2
$40) 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qg1 $16) 19... Nxe6 20. Rxh8 Qf6 21. Rd6 $1 O-O-O 22.
Nxe6 {1:0, Romero Holmes - Tukmakov, Wijk an Zee B, 1991}) 18. Bxf2 Qxg5 $1 (
18... Nxf2 $2 19. Bxe6 $1 (19. Ndxe6 {Ftacnik} fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Qe7 21. Qg6+ Kd8
22. Rxd7+ Qxd7 23. Qb6+ Ke7 24. Ng6+ $18) 19... fxe6 (19... Rxh1 $2 20. Bxf7+
$1 Kxf7 21. Qe6#) 20. Ndxe6 Qe7 21. Rxh8 Nxd1 22. Ng6 $18) 19. Be3 Qh4 $1 {
?! Ftacnik} (19... Qe7 {Ftacnik} 20. Ndxe6 Rxh3 21. Nxg7+ Bxg7 22. Rxh3 $13)
20. Ndxe6 $1 {!! Boensch} Qxe1 (20... fxe6 {Ftacnik} 21. Bxe6 Qxh1 (21... Qxe1
{Boensch} 22. Bxd7+ Kf7 23. Be6+ Ke8 24. Rhxe1 $16) 22. Bxd7+ Kf7 23. Qe2 $1 (
23. Be6+ Ke8 24. Qxh1 Rxh1 25. Rxh1 $14) (23. Qxh1 Rxh1 24. Rxh1 Nc5 25. Rd1
Rd8 $13) 23... Qh6 (23... Bd6 24. Qc4+ Ke7 25. Ng6+ Kxd7 26. Ne5+ Kd8 27. Bb6+
Ke8 28. Qf7#) 24. Qc4+ Ke7 25. Qc7 $40) 21. Nxg7+ (21. Nc7+ $2 {Ftacnik} Kd8
22. Rhxe1 Rxh3 23. Nxa8 (23. Bb6 Rh4 $13) 23... Rxe3) 21... Kd8 $6 {? Boensch}
(21... Bxg7 $5 22. Bxd7+ Kf8 23. Rxh8+ (23. Rhxe1 $5) (23. Rhxe1 $14 {Boensch})
23... Bxh8 24. Rxe1 $44 a5) 22. Rhxe1 (22. Bb6+ $2 {Boensch} Ke7 23. Nf5+ Kf6
24. Bd4+ Kg5 25. Rdxe1 Rxh3 26. Nxh3+ Kxf5 $17 {(fritz2)}) 22... Rxh3 23. Nxh3
Bxg7 24. Ng5 $1 Ke8 $6 {? Boensch} (24... Nxg5 $4 25. Bb6+ Kc8 26. Re8#) (24...
Ke7 $4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Bg5+ $18) (24... Nef6 {Ftacnik} 25. Nxf7+ Kc7 26. Bf4+
Kb6 27. Re6+ $16) (24... Kc8 {Boensch} 25. Nxf7 a5 26. Bf4 Ra6 $10) 25. Nxf7 $1
Ne5 $6 (25... Rc8 $2 26. Nd6+ Nxd6 27. Rxd6) (25... Ndf6 $5) (25... Kxf7 {
Ftacnik} 26. Rxd7+ $18) (25... Bf8 {Ftacnik} 26. Ng5 Ndf6 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 28. Rd4
Be7 29. Bf4 Nf6 30. Bd6 Ng8 31. Rg4 (31. Rxb4 Bc6 32. Rg4 $16) 31... Kd7 32.
Bxe7 Nxe7 33. Rxe7+ Kxe7 34. Rg7+ Kd6 35. Rxb7 Kc6 $14) 26. Nd6+ $1 (26. Nxe5
$6 Bxe5 27. Bc5 a5 28. Rxe4 Bxe4 29. Re1 Rc8 30. Bd4 $1 Rxc2+ 31. Kd1 Kd7 32.
Rxe4 Rc4 33. Rxe5 Rxd4+ 34. Kc2 a4 $10) 26... Nxd6 27. Rxd6 $16 Kf8 (27... Kf7
$2 28. Bd4 Nf3 29. Rd7+) (27... Nf3 $2 28. Re2) (27... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 28. Rb6
$16) 28. Bh6 $1 (28. Bd4 $2 Re8) 28... Bxh6+ (28... Re8 29. Rf6+ (29. Bxg7+ {
Ftacnik} Kxg7 30. Rxe5 Rxe5 31. Rd7+ $18) 29... Kg8 30. Rg1 Re7 31. Rb6 $18)
29. Rxh6 Nf7 30. Rb6 Bd5 31. Rxb4 Rc8 32. Rb6 a5 33. a4 (33. Rb5 $2 Bxa2 34. b3
a4 35. Kb2 axb3 36. cxb3 Bxb3 $10) 33... Bc6 34. b3 Bd7 (34... Nd8 $5 35. Ra6
Nb7 36. Re6 Bd5) 35. Kb2 Rc5 (35... Nd8 {Ftacnik} 36. Rf6+ $1) 36. Rb8+ Kg7 37.
Rb7 $18 Bc8 (37... Bf5 38. c4 Kf6 39. Rb5 Ne5 40. Kc3 Nd7 41. Kd4 $18) 38. Rb5
1-0

[Event "KasparovChess GP g/60"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2000.02.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Van Wely/Cifuentes"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.02.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Be7 $5 {Ftacnik: 'Van
Wely avoids confrontation in the line 13..Nc5, that Kasparov knows so well.'} (
13... Nc5 14. a3 $13) 14. Kb1 (14. Rh2) (14. Bd3) (14. Bh3 g5 $1 15. Bg2 Rg8
$13) (14. Bg2) (14. Be2) 14... Nc5 (14... d5 $6 15. Bh3 dxe4 (15... g5 16. hxg5
hxg5 17. Bxg5 dxe4 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. g5 e3 20. Qxe3 Nd5 21. Qe1 $1 (21. Qg1
Bxg5 (21... Rg8) (21... Nf4)) 21... Nf4 (21... Bxg5 22. Nxe6) 22. Bxe6 $1 (22.
Bg4 Rxh1 23. Qxh1 Qxg5) 22... Rxh1 23. Bd7+ $1 $18) 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Nd5
18. g6 $1 O-O-O 19. fxe4 Nc3+ 20. Nxc3 bxc3 21. Qe2 Nc5 22. gxf7 Rxh3 23. Rxh3
Bxe4 24. Bc1 e5 25. Ne6 $1 Rxd1 26. Rh8+ Kd7 27. f8=Q {1-0 Korneev,O-Herrera,I/
Open, Malaga ESP 1999 (27)}) 15. Nxc5 (15. a3 Nxa4 16. axb4 Qc7 17. bxa4 d5 18.
e5 (18. Bf4 e5 19. Bg3 dxe4) 18... Nd7 19. f4 Nb6 20. Bf2 Nxa4 21. Rh3 Rc8 22.
Be1 Nb6 $13) (15. Nb2 $2 Ncxe4 $1) 15... dxc5 16. Ne2 Rd8 (16... c4 $5 17. Bg2
cxb3 (17... c3 18. Qe1 $14) 18. axb3 Rd8 19. Qc1 Nd7 20. g5 h5 21. Qb2 e5 22.
Ng3 $13) 17. Qc1 Nd7 (17... c4 18. Bg2 (18. Nf4 e5 19. Nh5 Nxh5 20. gxh5 cxb3
21. axb3 Rxd1 22. Qxd1 Bc5 $1 23. Bxc5 (23. Bxa6 Bxe3 24. Bxb7 O-O (24... Bd4
25. Bc6+ Ke7 26. Ba4 Rc8) 25. Qd5 Qa7 26. Bc6 Bd4 27. Ba4 Rc8 $44) 23... Qxc5
24. Bc4 Ke7 25. Rg1 (25. Qd2 a5 26. Rd1 Bc6) 25... Rg8 26. Rg2) (18. bxc4 Nd7
$44) 18... cxb3 19. axb3 Rxd1 (19... Nd7 {see 16..,c4}) 20. Rxd1 Nd7 21. Qd2
$14) (17... Rxd1 18. Qxd1 c4 19. bxc4 Qc7 (19... e5 20. Ng3 $14) 20. Nf4 Bc5
$11) 18. Ng3 Ne5 19. Be2 (19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Be2 c4 (20... Bxh4 21. Nh5 Rg8 22.
Qb2 $14) 21. bxc4 Qc7 $13) 19... Rxd1 20. Qxd1 (20. Rxd1 Bxh4) 20... Qc7 {
Ftacnik: 'Black can be satisfied with the outcome of the opening, the only
problem is a safe location for his king.'} 21. Bf4 (21. f4 Ng6) 21... Bd6 $6 (
21... g6 $5 {/\Bf6, x Ng3}) (21... O-O 22. g5 $14) 22. Nh5 $1 g6 (22... O-O 23.
g5 $1 $14) 23. Nf6+ Ke7 24. g5 h5 (24... hxg5 $2 25. Bxg5 Kf8 26. f4 $16) (
24... Rd8 $2 25. gxh6 Nc4 26. Bxd6+ Rxd6 27. Qg1 Na3+ 28. Kc1 Rd8 29. Qg5 $18)
25. Be3 Nc6 (25... Rd8 $5 26. f4 (26. Qd2) 26... Ng4 27. Bxg4 Bxf4 $1 28. Qf3 (
28. Bxf4 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxf4 30. Rd7+ Kf8 31. Rd8+ $11) 28... Bxe3 29. Qxe3 (
29. Bxe6 Qf4 30. Qxf4 Bxf4 31. Bd5 Bc8) 29... hxg4 30. Nxg4 Rd4 31. Nf6 Qe5 32.
Re1 a5 $13) 26. f4 {'!' Ftacnik.} Rd8 27. Qf1 Nd4 (27... Qa5 28. e5 Bc7 29. Bf3
Bb6 $13) 28. Bd3 (28. Bxa6 $6 Ra8 $1 29. Bxb7 Qxb7 30. e5 Bc7 31. Bxd4 cxd4
$132) 28... Kf8 29. Rg1 Kg7 $1 30. Bxd4 (30. f5 Bh2 $5 (30... exf5 $2 31. exf5
Bh2 32. fxg6 fxg6 33. Ne8+ Rxe8 34. Qf6+ Kg8 35. Qxg6+ Kf8 36. Rf1+ $18) 31.
fxg6 fxg6 32. Rg2 Be5 $13) 30... cxd4 31. e5 Be7 (31... Bc5 32. Qe2 a5) (31...
Bc5 $5) 32. Qe2 a5 $6 (32... Rc8 $142) 33. f5 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The
attack is performed with lot of phantasy, black must be careful not to land in
a difficult position.'} exf5 34. Bxf5 d3 (34... gxf5 $2 35. Qxh5 Rh8 36. Ne8+
$1 Rxe8 37. g6 $18) (34... a4 35. Nxh5+ $5 gxh5 36. g6 Rh8 (36... f6 37. Qxh5
Rh8 38. Qxh8+ Kxh8 39. g7+ $18) 37. Qh2 (37. gxf7+ Kxf7 38. Qf2 Ke8 39. Qxd4
Bc5 40. Bg6+ Ke7 41. Qc4 Qxe5 42. Qf7+ Kd8 43. Rd1+ Kc8 44. Qd7+ Kb8 45. Qxa4
Be7 $19) 37... Qc3 38. gxf7+ Kxf7 39. e6+ Ke8 40. Qb8+ Qc8 41. Qe5 $13) 35.
Bxd3 (35. cxd3 Qb6 $13) 35... Bc5 36. e6 $2 {Ftacnik: 'This fine combination
only leads to a draw while the best move 36.Rf1! would keep the flame burning.'
} (36. Rf1 $5 Bd4 (36... Bc8 37. e6 Bxe6 38. Bxg6 fxg6 39. Qxe6 Qe7 $14) 37.
Bc4 Qxe5 (37... Ba6 38. e6 Bxc4 39. bxc4 fxe6 40. Qxe6 $18) (37... Rf8 38. Qd3
Bxe5 39. Nd7 $18) 38. Nxh5+ $1 Kh8 $8 (38... gxh5 39. Qxh5 $18) 39. Qxe5+ {
'+-' Ftacnik.} (39. Nf4 $18) 39... Bxe5 40. Nf4 $14) 36... Bxg1 37. e7 Bc6 38.
Qe5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 37th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "2000.08.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Van Wely/Cifuentes"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2000.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3
b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 Rc8 13. Kb1 Nfd7 14.
f4 Nc4 15. Qe2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qb6 (16... b4 {Ftacnik} 17. Nd5 g5 18. Nf5 Rg8 19.
Qa7 Nc5 20. Bxa6 Bxa6 21. e5 dxe5 22. Nde7 Qxe7 23. Nxe7 Bxe7 24. Rxe5 gxf4 25.
Rxc5 Bxc5 26. Qxa6 $16 {Morozevich,A-Topalov,V/Frankfurt-West Masters 1999/ 
(75)}) (16... g5 $5 $146 {Ftacnik} 17. e5 $1 gxf4 18. Qxf4 dxe5 19. Nxe6 $1 Qe7
$8 (19... Qf6 $2 20. Qd2 $1) 20. Qd2 $1 fxe6 21. Bg6+ Kd8 22. Rf1 {1-0
Morozevich,A-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee/ 2000/}) 17. Nd5 $1 Qc5 (17... exd5 $6 18.
exd5+ Kd8 19. Bxb5 $1 $40 {'!!' Ftacnik.} (19. Qe8+ $2 Kc7 20. Qxf7 Qxd4 $1 21.
Bf5 Qf6 22. Qxd7+ Kb8 23. Re8 Rxe8 24. Qxe8+ Kc7 25. Qd7+ Kb6 26. a4 g6 $17))
18. b4 Qa7 19. h4 e5 20. fxe5 dxe5 (20... Nxe5 $6 21. Qf4 $36) 21. Nf5 Qxe3 22.
Nfxe3 g6 23. Kb2 Be7 24. Rh1 $2 {Ftacnik: 'Unfortunate decision, since white
abbandons defense of the vital e4 pawn. In effect black will be left with
bishops pair in a sharp unblanaced position.'} (24. Nxe7 $1 Kxe7 25. c4 bxc4
26. Nxc4 Rc7 (26... Bc6 27. Na5 Bb5 28. Bxb5 axb5 29. Rd5) 27. Na5 Rb8 28. a3
$14) (24. h5 $6 Bg5 25. c4 Bxd5 26. exd5 Bxe3 27. Rxe3 bxc4 28. Rc1 Nb6 $11)
24... Nf6 25. Nxf6+ (25. Nxe7 $2 {Ftacnik} Kxe7 $17 {xe}) 25... Bxf6 26. c4
bxc4 27. Nxc4 Rd8 28. Bc2 Ke7 $13 29. h5 Rd4 {'!' Ftacnik.} 30. Rxd4 exd4 31.
Bd3 Bc8 32. Nb6 (32. Rg1 Be6 33. Na5 Rc8 34. Bxa6 d3+ 35. Kb1 Rc3 $40 {'<=>'
Ftacnik.}) (32. e5 Bg7 (32... Bg5 33. Rg1 Be6) 33. hxg6 fxg6 34. Bxg6 Bxg4 35.
Rg1 Be6 (35... Be2 36. Bf5 $36) 36. Bd3 Bxc4 37. Rxg7+ Kf8 38. Rg3 Bxd3 39.
Rxd3 Ke7 40. Rxd4 h5 $11) 32... Bxg4 33. Nd5+ (33. hxg6 fxg6 34. Bxa6 d3+ {
'-/+' Ftacnik.}) 33... Ke6 34. hxg6 fxg6 35. Nf4+ (35. Bxa6 $132 Be5 $13 (35...
Bg5 $13) (35... Bg5 $17 {Ftacnik})) 35... Kf7 36. e5 $2 (36. Rg1 h5 37. e5 Bxe5
38. Nxg6 Re8 39. Nxe5+ (39. Rf1+ Bf6 40. Nf4 Re3 $15 (40... Kg7 $15)) 39...
Rxe5 40. Bxa6 $13) 36... Bg5 37. Nxg6 Rb8 38. a3 h5 (38... Kg7 $5 39. Nh4 Rf8
40. Bxa6 Be6 {'=/+' Ftacnik.}) 39. Nf4 (39. Rf1+ Kg7 40. Nf4 Rf8 {'=/+'
Ftacnik.}) 39... Bxf4 40. Rf1 Ke6 41. Rxf4 Kxe5 $17 {Ftacnik: 'Black has won a
pawn and his chances for success are becoming very real.'} 42. Re4+ Kd5 43. Re7
a5 44. b5 a4 $1 $17 45. Kc2 (45. Ra7 h4) 45... h4 46. Rh7 h3 47. Rh4 Bd7 (47...
Be6 $142) 48. Rh5+ Kd6 49. Bf1 (49. Rh6+ Ke5) 49... Rc8+ 50. Kd2 Rc3 51. Rh6+
Kd5 52. b6 Rb3 (52... Rxa3 $4 53. b7 Rb3 54. Bb5 $1 $18) 53. Rh7 Bf5 54. Rh5
Ke4 55. Rh6 Kf4 56. b7 Rxb7 57. Bxh3 Rb2+ 58. Kc1 Rc2+ 59. Kd1 Rh2 60. Rd6 (60.
Rh4+ Ke3) 60... Ke5 61. Rxd4 Bc2+ 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Van Wely/Cifuentes"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3
b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 Rc8 13. Kb1 Nfd7 14.
f4 Nc4 15. Qe2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 g5 $5 $146 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: ''!?' McShane.
' Ftacnik: 'Black tries to punish white for the "sacrifice" of the vital e3
bishop. If the defender could control the e5 square his chances would surely
look very promising.'} 17. e5 $1 {Ftacnik: 'McShane: 'Otherwise Black will get
a hold on this square after capturing on f4, stopping White's attack.''} gxf4
18. Qxf4 dxe5 (18... Qg5 $5 19. Qg3 $5 (19. Qxg5 $6 hxg5 20. exd6 Bg7 $1 (20...
Nc5 21. Nb3 $1 (21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Rd8 $1 $15) 21... Nxd3 22.
Rxd3 Kd7 (22... Rd8 23. Nc5) 23. Rf1 Rh7 24. Nd2 $13) 21. Be4 (21. Rxe6+ fxe6
22. Nxe6 Kf7 23. Nxg5+ Kf6 24. Nh7+ Rxh7 25. Bxh7 Kg5) 21... Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Rxh2
23. c3 b4 $1 24. cxb4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Rcc2 $15) 19... Nxe5 $1 (19... Bg7 20. Nf5
$1 exf5 21. exd6+ Kf8 22. Bxf5 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Bc6 24. Re7 Rd8 25. Rf1 $44) (
19... b4 20. h4 $1 Qg7 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe5 (22... dxe5 23. Nb3) 23. Qb3
$1) 20. Be4 Bxe4 (20... Qe7 $6 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Ne4 Be7 23. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 24.
Nxd6+ Bxd6 25. Rxd6 $36) 21. Nxe4 Qd8 22. g5 $1 $13 (22. Nf5 exf5 23. Nxd6+
Bxd6 24. Rxe5+ Kf8 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Re8+ Kg7 27. Qxd6 Rhxe8)) (18... Nxe5 {
Ftacnik} 19. Nxe6 $1 $16) 19. Nxe6 $1 {Ftacnik: ''!!' McShane. ' Ftacnik: 'The
punishment for black is rather severe, it becomes clear that his development
suffered a lot due to the flank action with g5.'} Qe7 $8 (19... fxe6 $4 20.
Bg6+ Ke7 21. Qf7# {mate}) (19... Qf6 $2 20. Qd2 $1) 20. Qd2 $1 (20. Nxf8 $2
exf4 21. Rxe7+ Kxe7 22. Nxd7 Kxd7 23. Bf5+ Kc6 24. Bxc8 Bxc8 $15) (20. Rxe5
Nxe5 21. Qxe5 Rg8 22. Nxb5 fxe6 (22... axb5 $4 23. Bxb5+ Bc6 24. Bxc6+ Rxc6 25.
Qb8+ $18) 23. Nd6+ Qxd6 24. Bb5+ axb5 25. Rxd6 Bxd6 26. Qxe6+ Kf8 27. Qxd6+ Ke8
28. Qe6+ $11) 20... fxe6 (20... b4 $6 21. Na4 fxe6 22. Bg6+ Kd8 23. Nb6 Rc7 24.
Rf1 Bc6 (24... Bd5 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Qxd5 $18) 25. Rf7 Qe8 26. Qe3 $1 $44 (26.
Rf6 $11)) 21. Bg6+ Kd8 22. Rf1 {Ftacnik: ''!' McShane. ' Ftacnik: 'McShane: 'A
quiet move and difficult to spot from a distance, threatening a devastating
entry on f7.''} Rxc3 $6 {'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'This spirited defence will
fail, but black had chances to survive only in the dangerous variation
starting with 22...Bc6. '} (22... Bc6) (22... Rc7 $142 23. Rf7 Qe8 24. Qe3 (24.
Rf6 $11) 24... Bd5 (24... Be7) 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Rxd5 Qe6 27. Qe4 Bd6) (22...
Bc6 {Ftacnik} 23. Rf7 Qe8 24. Ne4 Kc7 $1 (24... Bd5 25. Qa5+ Rc7 26. Nf6 Qxf7
27. Nxd5 $1 $18) 25. Qe3 (25. Qa5+ Kb7) 25... Kb7 26. Rfxd7+ Qxd7 27. Rxd7+
Bxd7 28. Nf6 Bc6 29. Bd3 $14) 23. Qxc3 Qc5 24. Rf7 {'!' Ftacnik.} Bc8 $2 {
Ftacnik: 'McShane: 'Material is approximately equal, but the huge pin and
difference in activity mean White is almost winning.''} (24... Bd5 $1 25. Qa5+
Kc8 26. Qxa6+ Kc7 27. a4 bxa4 $1 (27... b4 $2 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 (28... exd5 29. Bf5
Be7 30. Qe6) 29. Qa7+ Kd8 30. Be4 Qd6 31. Qa8+ Nb8 32. Rb7 Kc8 33. Bc6 $1 $18)
28. Qxa4 Be7 $13) 25. Qd2 Qa7 26. g5 $1 $18 b4 27. gxh6 Bxh6 28. Qxb4 Bg5 29.
Qg4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Van Wely/Cifuentes"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 Rc8 13. Kb1 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc4 15.
Qe2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qb6 $5 (16... b4 $2 17. Nd5 $1 g5 18. Nf5 Rg8 19. Qa7 Nc5 20.
Bxa6 $1 Bxa6 21. e5 dxe5 22. Nde7 $1 Qxe7 23. Nxe7 Bxe7 24. Rxe5 gxf4 25. Rxc5
Bxc5 26. Qxa6 $18 {Morozevich,A-Topalov,V/Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 (75)})
17. Nd5 $5 (17. f5 $6 e5 18. Nb3 (18. Nf3 Qxe3 19. Rxe3 Nf6 20. h3 Be7) 18...
Qxe3 19. Rxe3 Nc5 $1 (19... Nf6 $143 20. h3 Be7 21. a4 $36) 20. Na5 Ba8 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. exd5 Be7 {/\h5} 23. Be2 Bg5 24. Rc3 e4 $6 (24... Kd7 $1 $15) 25. Nc6
Bf6 26. Ra3 Kd7 27. Nb4 Ra8 28. Nxa6 b4 29. Nxc5+ dxc5 30. Re3 Kd6 31. Rxe4 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee 2000}) (17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Bb4 $1 19.
Nxe6 Qxe3 20. Nxg7+ Kf8 21. Rxe3 Kxg7 22. Bf5 Nb6 $11) 17... exd5 18. exd5+ Kd8
19. Bxb5 $3 (19. Qe8+ $2 Kc7 20. Qxf7 Qxd4 $1 21. Bf5 Qf6 22. Qxd7+ Kb8 23. Re8
Rxe8 24. Qxe8+ Kc7 25. Qd7+ Kb6 26. a4 g6 $17) 19... axb5 (19... Kc7 20. Bc6)
20. Qe8+ Kc7 21. Qxf7 g5 $1 (21... Rd8) 22. Ne6+ Kb8 23. Qxd7 gxf4 $2 (23... h5
$1 24. fxg5 (24. gxh5 g4) 24... hxg4 25. Rf1 Rxh2 $1 26. Rxf8 Rxf8 27. Nxf8
Bxd5 $1 28. Qxg4 Qf2 29. Rc1 (29. Nd7+ Kc7 30. Rc1 Rh4 $1 $17) 29... Qxf8 30.
Qb4 Bc6 31. a4 $13) 24. Rf1 f3 25. a3 $6 (25. Rd4 $142 $1 {/\Rb4 xb5}) 25...
Qe3 26. Rfe1 Qb6 (26... Qf2 $143 27. Nd4 $1) 27. Re4 $1 {/\Rb4 or Rf4-f7} Rc4
$8 28. Nd4 (28. Rxc4 bxc4 29. Qe8+ Ka7 30. Nxf8 c3 31. b3 f2 32. Qf7 (32. Rf1
Bxd5 33. Qe7+ Ka8) 32... Qe3 33. Ne6 Rc8 $132) 28... Rc5 $4 (28... f2 $1 29.
Re8+ (29. Nc6+ Rxc6 30. dxc6 Qxc6 31. Qxc6 Bxc6 32. Rf4 Be7 33. Rxf2 Rh7 $1)
29... Ka7 30. Nc6+ Rxc6 31. dxc6 Qxc6 32. Qf7 Qg2 $3 (32... Bg7 33. Qxf2+ Qc5
34. Qxc5+ dxc5 35. Rxh8 Bxh8 36. Rd6 Bg7 37. h4 $18) (32... Qf3 33. Qxf3 Bxf3
34. Rf1 Bc6 35. Rd8 Bg7 36. Rxd6 Kb6 37. Rxf2 $18) 33. Rxf8 Rxf8 34. Qxf8 Qg1
$1 35. Rc1 (35. Kc1 Qe1 $1 36. Qf7 Ka8 $11) 35... Bg2 36. Qe7+ Ka8 37. Qe8+ Kb7
38. Qxb5+ Kc7 39. Qc4+ Kd7 $11) 29. Re8+ $6 (29. Nc6+ $1 Rxc6 30. dxc6 Qxc6 31.
Re8+ Ka7 32. Qd8 f2 33. Qb8+ $1 Ka6 34. Rxf8 Rxf8 35. Qxf8 $18) 29... Ka7 30.
Nc6+ Rxc6 $2 $138 (30... Ka6 $8 31. Rb8 f2 32. Qf7 Rc4 33. Rxf8 Rxf8 34. Qxf8
Rxg4 35. Nb4+ Ka7 36. Nd3 Rg2 37. Qxh6 Bxd5) 31. dxc6 Qxc6 32. Qd8 $18 Qc4 33.
Qb8+ Ka6 34. Rxf8 Rxf8 35. Qxf8 1-0

[Event "Telechess ol1 7778"]
[Site "telex"]
[Date "1977.10.22"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Black "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Vogt,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1977.02.19"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "German Dem Rep"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DDR"]

{SCHACH 12/1977} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Be7
7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O a6 9. Re1 Qc7 10. a4 Nc6 11. Nb3 b6 {Damit wird der weiße
Vorstoss a4-a5 verhindert.} 12. f4 Bb7 13. Qe2 Rfe8 {Ein nützlicher Zug, der
ein Spiel im Zentrum langfristig vorbereitet.} 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Qf2 Nc5 ({
Im Nachhinein gefiel mir} 15... Bf6 {besser.}) 16. g4 Bf6 (16... Nb4 {wird mit}
17. Nd4 {beantwortet.}) 17. g5 (17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 e5 {
und Schwarz steht ausgezeichnet.}) 17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Ne7 ({Der
Vorbereitungszug} 18... Rac8 {war sicher genauer.}) 19. a5 $1 bxa5 ({Das
geplante} 19... Nxe4 {scheitert leider an} 20. Bxb6 Nxf2 ({bzw.} 20... Qc4 21.
Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Nd2) 21. Bxc7 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Ng4 23. Kh3 Nd5 24. Bb6 Nxf4+ 25. Kg3
) 20. Bxc5 $1 dxc5 21. Rxa5 $6 {Erst hiernach bekommt Weiß echte Probleme, mit
seiner anfälligen Bauernstruktur.} ({Nach} 21. Nxa5 Bc8 22. f5 Rb8 {hätten
beide Seiten ihre Chancen gehabt.}) 21... Ng6 $1 22. Rf1 ({Auch} 22. f5 exf5
23. Rxc5 Qe7 24. Rxf5 Ne5 {ist nicht erstrebenswert für Weiß.}) 22... c4 $1 23.
Rc5 (23. Qc5 Qb8 $1 {ist ebenfalls schwarzer Vorteil.}) 23... Qxf4 $1 24. Na5
Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 ({Nach} 25. Rxf2 Re7 26. Nxb7 Rxb7 27. e5 Rb1+ {ist Schwarz auf
der Siegerstraße.}) 25... Rab8 26. Rd1 Ba8 27. Nxc4 Rb5 $1 28. Rxb5 axb5 29.
Nd6 (29. Na3 {ist wegen} Bc6 {auch nicht besser als der Textzug.} ({oder} 29...
Nf4)) 29... Rd8 30. Bf1 {Weiß möchte aus der Passivität heraus und bringt
deshalb ein Bauernopfer. Es wird schwer sein, etwas zu finden, was besser ist.}
Bxe4 31. Bxb5 Bxc2 32. Rd2 Ne5 33. Rxc2 Rxd6 34. c4 Nd3+ {Der Lauf des weißen
c-Bauern muss gestoppt werden.} 35. Ke3 Nc5 36. Ra2 Rd3+ 37. Kf4 Rd8 38. Ra7 h6
{Schafft "Luft" für den schwarzen König.} 39. gxh6 gxh6 40. Rc7 Nd3+ 41. Ke3
Nb4 $1 42. Ke4 Kg7 43. c5 $2 {Dies räumt Schwarz die letzten Probleme aus dem
Weg, obwohl die Zentrumsbauern immer der Garant eines klaren schwarzen
Vorteils waren.} Nd5 44. Rb7 Nc3+ 45. Kf3 Nxb5 46. Rxb5 Rd5 {Weiß ist nun klar
verloren.} 47. Ra5 Kf6 48. Kf4 Rh5 49. Kg3 Rf5 50. Rb5 Rd5 {Die Zeitnot war
vorüber, und es wäre nun zum Abschätzen gekommen. Weiß überzeugte sich kurz
vom nicht mehr zu vermeidenden Ergebnis, z.B.} (50... Rd5 51. Kf4 Rd2 52. Kg3 (
{oder} 52. c6 Rc2 53. Rb6 Rc4+ 54. Kf3 Ke5) 52... Rc2 53. Ra5 Kg5 54. c6+ f5 {
und gab deshalb auf}) 0-1

[Event "Opatija op"]
[Site "Opatija"]
[Date "1984.04.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kosanski, Stanko"]
[Black "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Vogt,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1984.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 6/1984 Seite 258} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6.
O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. e5 $2 {Weiß wollte
wohl ein schnelles Unentschieden.} (11. Be3) ({oder} 11. a4 {ist normal.})
11... dxe5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. Rxe5 Nd5 ({Auch} 14... Bb4 {
sah gut aus für Schwarz.}) 15. Bg5 ({Bei} 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Re2 d4 {fixiert
Schwarz die weißen Schwächen am Damenflügel}) ({bzw.} 15. Bd2 Nb4 {mit
Bauerngewinn}) 15... Bxg5 ({Natürlich nicht} 15... f6 $2 16. Rxe6 Kf7 17. Rae1)
16. Rxg5 Nxc3 ({Verlockend sah} 16... f5 {aus, aber nach} 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. g4
h6 $2 19. Rg6 Kf7 20. gxf5 {hat Weiß die Initiative}) 17. bxc3 Rd5 $1 18. Rg4 (
18. Rxd5 cxd5 19. Rb1 Rc8 20. Kf1 g5 21. Rb3 a5 {ist klarer schwarzer Vorteil})
18... Rc5 19. c4 Rd8 20. Re4 Rd2 21. Rb1 g5 $1 {Schafft ein Luftloch und eine
weitere Schwäche auf f2.} 22. Rb7 a5 23. a3 Rxc2 24. Ra7 Rf5 25. f4 gxf4 26.
Rxf4 Rxf4 27. gxf4 Rxc4 28. f5 Rg4+ 29. Kh1 Ra4 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Re7 Rxa3 32.
Rxe6 Rc3 33. Re8+ Kf7 34. Ra8 Rc5 35. Ra7+ Kg6 36. Kg2 h5 37. Kf3 Kf5 38. h3
Ke5 39. Ke3 Rc3+ 40. Kf2 Rc5 41. Ke3 Rb5 42. h4 Kd5 43. Kd3 Kc5 44. Kc3 Kb6 45.
Ra8 Rb4 46. Rb8+ Kc5 47. Ra8 Rc4+ 48. Kd3 (48. Kb3 a4+) 48... Ra4 49. Kc3 Kb6
50. Rb8+ Kc7 51. Ra8 Kb7 52. Rh8 Rxh4 53. Kb3 Kb6 54. Rb8+ Kc5 55. Rh8 Rb4+ 56.
Ka3 h4 57. Rh5+ Kb6 58. Rh8 c5 59. Rh7 a4 60. Rh8 Rc4 61. Rh7 Kc6 62. Rh8 Kd5
63. Rh5+ Ke6 64. Rg5 Kf6 65. Rh5 Kg6 66. Rh8 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Congres International"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1878.07.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "Von Gottschall,H"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1878.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{(Source: Adolf Anderssen, Altmeister Deutscher Schachspielkunst; Leipzig 1912,
pp. 500-501.)  (Quelle: Adolf Anderssen, Altmeister Deutscher Schachspielkunst;
Leipzig 1912, S. 500-501.)} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nge2 a6
6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qe2 d6 11. Rad1 Bd7 12. Nb3 {
The knight is not well placed on b3. Black now achieves the superior position.
Der Springer steht auf b3 nicht gut. Schwarz erlangt jetzt das Übergewicht der
Position.} Ne5 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bc1 e5 $1 {Anderssen's play is excellent. 
Anderssen spielt vortrefflich.} 15. f5 b5 $1 16. g4 {A counter-attack, but
which brings White no advantage and loosens up his king position. Ein
Gegenangriff, der aber Weiß keinen Vorteil bringt und seine Königsstellung
lockert.} b4 17. g5 {Logical play, but not favourable for White. Konsequent
gespielt, aber nicht günstig für den Anziehenden.} ({Worth considering was In
Betracht kam} 17. Nd5 {etc. usw.}) 17... bxc3 18. gxf6 Bxf6 $1 19. bxc3 Bb5 20.
Qf3 Rfd8 21. Kh1 Nb6 ({It was probably simpler playing Einfacher war es wohl,} 
21... Rac8 {and leaving the knight at its post on c4. The f1-rook would have
gone to g1 anyway, as we can deduce from White's previous move. zu spielen und
den Springer auf seinem Posten auf c4 zu lassen. Der Turm f1 wäre so wie so
nach g1 gezogen, wie dem vorhergehenden Zug von Weiß zu entnehmen ist.}) 22.
Rg1 Rac8 23. Bd2 Bc6 24. Be3 Nc4 25. Bc1 a5 26. Bf1 Qb7 $1 27. Re1 a4 {This
position is now very interesting. Black has the advantage, since White has to
put up with the weakness of the e4- and c3-squares. The threatened advance of
Black's d-pawn looks worrying for White. Diese Stellung ist jetzt recht
interessant. Schwarz ist im Vorteil, da Weiß mit der Schwäche der Punkte e4
und c3 zu kämpfen hat. Der drohende Vorstoß des schwarzen d-Bauern sieht
bedenklich für den Anziehenden aus.} 28. Bxc4 axb3 29. Bh6 $2 {A bad mistake.
Ein arger Fehlzug.} ({es mußte hier} 29. cxb3 d5 30. Bd3 $1 {had to be played
here.} ({not something like nicht etwa} 30. exd5 {on account of wegen} Rxd5 {
etc. usw.}) {Then after Schwarz würde dann nach} 30... dxe4 31. Bxe4 Bxe4 32.
Qxe4 (32. Rxe4 Rxc3 {etc. usw.}) 32... Qxe4+ 33. Rxe4 Rxc3 {Black would
scarcely have any advantage. kaum einen Vorteil haben.}) 29... Kh8 $1 {Simple
and powerful. Blackburne's choice now was either to play on a piece down and
without any special attack or else to stand up to the overpowering weight of
two opposing queens. Both options were so unfavourable that the correct move
was "Resigns".  Einfach und kräftig. Blackburne hatte jetzt die Wahl, mit
einer Figur weniger ohne sonderlichen Angriff weiter zu spielen oder zu
versuchen, den Angriff gegen die Übermacht von zwei feindlichen Damen zu
behaupten. Beide Alternativen waren so ungünstig, daß "Aufgeben" das Richtige
war.} 30. Bg5 Bxg5 31. Rxg5 b2 32. f6 g6 {Perhaps unnecessary since the
immediate 32.b1Q was on offer. But the cautious text move does not spoil
matters.  Vielleicht unnötig, da 32.b1Q sofort in Frage kam. Der vorsichtige
Textzug verdirbt aber nichts.} 33. Rgg1 b1=Q 34. Bd3 Q1b6 35. Qh3 Bxe4+ {
Black can afford this. The next move is the simplest way to the win.  Schwarz
kann sich etwas erlauben. Der Textzug ist der einfachste Weg zum Gewinn.} 36.
Bxe4 d5 37. Rgf1 {Whatever happens, White wants to get the final support from
the attack the f6-pawn. Weiß will die letzte Stütze des Angriffs, den Bauern
f6, auf alle Fälle behaupten.} dxe4 38. Qh6 Rg8 39. Qg5 e3+ 40. Kg1 e2+ ({
Fritz5: mate in 5 Matt in 5} 40... Q6c6 41. Rxe3 Qh1+ 42. Kf2 Qxh2+ 43. Qg2
Qbxg2+ 44. Ke1 Qd2#) 41. Rf2 Qf3 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Wolff,P"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. a4 b6 8. a5 b5
(8... bxa5 $13) 9. Ndxb5 $1 axb5 10. Bb6 Qe7 11. Bxb5+ Bd7 12. Qf3 $2 (12. Qd3
$1 $44) 12... d5 $1 13. e5 (13. exd5 Bxb5 (13... exd5+ $5 14. Kd1 Qd6 15. Re1+
Be7 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7) (13... Nxd5) 14. d6 (14. Nxb5 Qb4+ 15. Nc3 (15. Qc3 Nxd5
16. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 17. c3 Be7 $17) 15... Nxd5 16. Ra4 Qd6 $15) 14... Qxd6 15. Qxa8
(15. Nxb5 Qe5+ 16. Kd1 (16. Qe2 Qxe2+ 17. Kxe2 Na6 $17) (16. Be3 Rxa5 $1 17.
Rxa5 Bb4+ $17) 16... Qxb5 17. Qxa8 Bd6 $36) 15... Bc6 16. Qa7 Qe5+ 17. Be3 Bxg2
18. Rg1 $13) 13... Ne4 $1 14. Nxe4 (14. O-O Bxb5 (14... Nxc3 15. Qxc3 $13) 15.
Nxb5 Na6 $17 {/\ ...Qd7}) 14... dxe4 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Qxe4 Qb4+ $1 (16...
Nxb6 17. Qc6+ $1 Qd7 18. Qxb6) 17. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 18. Ke2 Nxb6 19. axb6 Kd7 $17 20.
Rad1+ Kc6 21. Rd3 Rhb8 22. Rhd1 Ra2 23. Rd7 Rxb6 24. Rxf7 Bc5 25. Rb1 Rbxb2 26.
Rxb2 Rxb2 27. Kd3 Rb7 28. Rxb7 Kxb7 29. f4 h5 30. Ke4 g6 31. g3 Bf2 32. Kf3 Be1
33. h3 Kc6 34. c4 Kc5 35. g4 hxg4+ 36. hxg4 Kxc4 37. f5 g5 38. fxe6 Bb4 39. Ke4
Be7 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Zherebukh, Yaroslav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[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. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. a3 Bb7 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. h4 d5 13. Rg1 dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15.
hxg5 Nd5 16. Nxe4 g6 17. Kb1 b4 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. c3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bxe4+ 21.
Qxe4 Bxc3 22. Nxe6 Qb6 23. Nc5+ Be5 24. Nd3 O-O 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. Rh1 {A sharp
Scheveningen. Who's going to get to the king first?} Qf2 $2 {Wrong entry point.
} (26... Qb3 27. Bd3 Nxd3 28. Rxd3 Qc2+ 29. Ka1 Rc5 30. Qd4 f6 31. gxf6 Ra5+
32. Ra3 Rxa3+ 33. bxa3 {looks troublesome for Black, but the accurate} Qc6 $1 {
holds everything together. White has no better than} 34. f7+ Kxf7 35. Rh7+ Ke6
36. Rg7 Qc1+ 37. Ka2 Qc2+ 38. Ka1 $11) 27. Be2 Rfe8 28. Qf4 $1 {Despite severe
time trouble Ray finds the best move. He's such a formidable attacker.} Re6 (
28... Qxe2 29. Qh4 Qc2+ 30. Ka1 Qxd1+ {Only move, as White keeps a4 under
control of his queen.} 31. Rxd1 Nxf3 32. Qf4 Ne5 33. Rh1 Nd3 34. Qa4 {White
has good winning chances, but there are possible fortresses after Black trades
a pair of rooks and gives up the knight for the b-pawn. Ray was on the losing
side of a similar situation yesterday against Onischuk.}) 29. Rh2 ({A better
move was} 29. Rd2 Qc5 30. Bd1 $1 Qc1+ 31. Ka2 Qc5 32. Rdh2 Kf8 33. Bb3 {
Once the bishop enters the stage it is truly over.}) 29... Qc5 30. Rdh1 Kf8 31.
Rh8+ Ke7 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Qb4+ Rd6 34. Rd1 (34. Re1 $142 $16) 34... Qc6 35.
Re1 Qb6 36. Qxb6 Rxb6 37. Bxa6 Re6 38. Bb7 Nc4 39. Rxe6+ Kxe6 40. Kc2 Kf5 $2 ({
Yaro could have forced an immediate draw by} 40... Nxb2 $1 41. Kxb2 Kf5 {
The white king is too far to stop his black counterpart from taking on g5 and
coming to f4, after which g5-g4 will trade White's last pawn.}) 41. b4 {
As the game went Ray kept on trying, but it just wasn't enough to win.} Kxg5
42. Kc3 Nd6 43. Bc6 Kf4 44. Kd4 g5 45. Kd5 Nc8 46. Kc5 Ke5 47. b5 Ke6 48. Bd5+
Ke7 49. Bc4 f6 50. Kc6 Na7+ 51. Kc5 Nc8 52. Bd3 Kd7 53. Bf5+ Kc7 54. Kd5 Nb6+
55. Ke6 Nc4 56. Kxf6 Nd2 57. Bg4 Kb6 58. Kxg5 Nxf3+ 59. Bxf3 Kxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch Seniors 50"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.07.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,Alex "]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2019.07.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,81,19,38,40,41,66,66,57,33,33,27,60,34,65,44,79,52,68,31,19,3,-6,-25,
-38,-39,-30,-40,40,-24,-50,-28,-38,-33,-33,-143,-2,33,26,46,-5,9,25,-1,-3,0,0,
0,84,81,76,100,93,97,91,116,116,82,118,160,727,235,510,214,223,82,335,252,247,
267,269,278,271,281,302,251,272,247,256,253,254,254,259,283]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10.
O-O-O ({At the World Senior Team Championship in Rhodes, which was Igor's
first tournament after a long layoff, Novikov had a game against Johann
Hjartarsson that went} 10. h4 Bb7 11. O-O-O {After the game I commented that
lately Black has been trying to leave the bishop on c8 for a better protection
against sacrifices on e6. While it was hardly more than a layman's quip, it
turned out Igor was paying attention.}) 10... b4 {Novikov credited me with
helping him to come to this decision.} 11. Na4 $5 {[#] Shabalov steps off the
main path} (11. Nce2 {has been seen more often, and it can still transpose to
the latest high-profile game in this line, Topalov-Vachier Lagrave, Riga Grand
Prix 2019.}) 11... d5 {Faced with a new problem Igor reverts to the old
strategy of hitting the center.} (11... Ne5 {is the usual choice, often
resulting in} 12. b3 Bd7 13. Nb2 (13. Kb1 $5 Bxa4 14. bxa4 Qc7 15. Be2 {
Caruana-Hou Yifan, 2017}) 13... d5 14. Bf4 Qc7 {with mutual chances.}) 12. exd5
Nxd5 13. Bc4 {[#] Anybody would be scared witless to defend such a position.}
N7f6 $1 {Not Igor Novikov, an old Najdorf dog.} (13... Bb7 14. Rhe1 Ne5 15. Bb3
Qc7 16. Bf2 {is indeed a bit too much to handle.}) 14. g5 ({Engines recommend} 
14. Nf5 {yet they're unable to find a kill after} Qc7 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Rhe1
Bb7) 14... hxg5 15. Bxg5 Bb7 {Once again, this seems wrong.} ({Black just
needs to get his king out of the danger zone, and it can be accomplished by} 
15... Qc7 16. Qe2 Bd6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 O-O) 16. Qe2 Be7 {
[#]} 17. Nf5 $6 ({Shabalov said he couldn't believe where was no follow-up to} 
17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qxe6 Qd7 $3 {but Novikov confirmed he relied on that defense.
}) ({The right move order was} 17. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 (17... gxf6 {gets crushed by}
18. Nxe6) 18. Nc5 {where Black's only remaining option is} Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Qg5+
20. Rd2 (20. Kb1 Nc3+) 20... O-O-O 21. Nxb7 Kxb7 22. Bxa6+ Ka7 23. Bd3 Nc3 $5 {
etc.}) 17... Qc7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 {[#]} Qf4+ {After the
game Igor was critical of this decision.} ({Instead, he advocated} 20... Kf8 $3
21. Rc5 Qf4+ 22. Ne3 (22. Qe3 $142 Bg5 23. Qxf4 Bxf4+ 24. Kb1 exf5 25. Rxf5 $11
) 22... Bd4 23. Re1 Rxh2 24. Qd3 Rd8 {which, indeed, is winning for Black!})
21. Qd2 Qxf3 22. Re1 O-O 23. Nh6+ {[#]} Kh7 $2 {Time shortage rears its ugly
head.} ({Later we established} 23... gxh6 {was playable, as there's no mate
after} 24. Qxh6 Qg2 25. Qxf6 exd5 26. Qd4 Qg5+ 27. Kb1 Rae8 28. Rg1 Kh7 $1) 24.
Rd3 Qh5 25. Nxf7 Rxf7 26. Qxb4 $16 {[#] The very safe white king (which cannot
be said about his black counterpart) is the critical factor in turning the
odds heavily to White's favour.} Kg8 27. Kb1 Qxh2 28. a3 Rc8 29. Qb3 Rfc7 30.
Nb6 $2 ({The players couldn't explain how the simple line,} 30. Qxe6+ Kf8 31.
Rh3 {managed to escape their attention.}) 30... Rb8 31. Qxe6+ Kf8 32. c3 $2 {
This blunder could have cost half a point.} (32. Ka2 Qxc2 33. Rb3 $18) 32...
Rcb7 $2 $138 ({Incredibly,} 32... Re7 33. Qxe7+ Bxe7 34. Nd7+ Kf7 35. Nxb8 Bxa3
$11) 33. Rd7 Qxb2+ 34. Kxb2 Rxb6+ 35. Kc2 Rxe6 36. Rxe6 Rc8 37. Rd3 a5 38. Kb3
Rb8+ 39. Ka4 Rc8 40. Kxa5 Bxc3+ 41. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Alushta op"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Black "Efremov, Roman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Zagrebelny,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. Bh3 dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15.
hxg5 exf3 16. Ng3 $146 (16. Nf4 Ne4 17. Qe1 f2 18. Bxf2 Qxg5 19. Be3 Qh4 20.
Ndxe6 $1 Qxe1 21. Nxg7+ Kd8 22. Rhxe1 Rxh3 $1 23. Nxh3 Bxg7 24. Ng5 Ke8 $2 (
24... Kc8 $1 25. Nxf7 a5) 25. Nxf7 Ne5 $2 (25... Ndf6 $5 26. Nd6+ Nxd6 27. Rxd6
$14) 26. Nd6+ $1 Nxd6 27. Rxd6 Kf8 28. Bh6 Bxh6+ 29. Rxh6 Nf7 30. Rb6 $18 {
Anand,V-Beliavsky,A/Groningen/1993/1-0 (38)}) 16... Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe6
$1 (18. Nxe6 $6 fxe6 19. Bxe6 Nc5 $1 20. Rxh8 Qxd2+ 21. Bxd2 Nxe6 22. Bxb4 Kf7
$19) 18... Rxh1 19. Rxh1 (19. Bxd7+ Qxd7 20. Rxh1 O-O-O $17) 19... fxe6 20.
Nxe6 Qe7 $1 (20... Qa5 21. Rd1 Bc6 22. Nxf8 Nxf8 (22... Qxa2 23. Qd6 Qa1+ 24.
Kd2 Qxb2 25. Bd4 $18) 23. Qd6 Rc8 24. Bc5 Kf7 25. Qf4+ $1 Kg6 (25... Kg8 26.
Qc4+ Kh7 27. g6+ Kxg6 28. Rg1+ Kh7 29. Qf7 $18) 26. Rd6+ (26. Bxf8 $2 Qxg5)
26... Kh5 (26... Kh7 27. Rh6+ $1 gxh6 28. Qf7+ Kh8 29. Bd4+ $18) 27. Qf5 $1 $18
) (20... Qc8 21. Bf4 Kf7 22. Re1 $1 $40) 21. Nc7+ Kf7 (21... Kd8 $5) 22. Qd4
Kg6 $1 (22... Rc8 23. Qc4+ Kg6 24. Qxa6+ $18) (22... Rd8 23. Qc4+ Kg6 24. Ne6
$18) 23. Rh4 Nc5 24. Nxa8 $1 Bxa8 25. Rf4 $1 Qe8 26. Rxf8 Qxf8 27. Qxc5 Qxc5
28. Bxc5 Kxg5 29. Kd2 Kg4 30. Ke1 $1 $10 Be4 (30... Kg3 31. Kf1) 31. Kf2 a5 32.
Bb6 a4 33. Bc5 Bxc2 34. Bxb4 Kf4 35. Bd6+ Ke4 36. Bc7 g5 37. Bd6 1/2-1/2

