[Event "American Continental 2nd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2003.08.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Sagalchik, Gennadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D09"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Be6 6. Nbd2 Bb4 {Sagalchik
verfolgt eindeutig die Überraschungstaktik- erst eine seltene Eröffnung, dann
eine seltene Variante dieser Eröffnung!} (6... Qd7 7. Bg2 O-O-O 8. O-O h5 9. h4
$14) 7. Bg2 $1 {Das Zurückgeben des Bauern sieht sehr energisch und gut aus,
aber auch 7.Qc2 kam durchaus in Frage.} (7. Qc2 $5) 7... Bxc4 8. O-O Bxd2 $1 (
8... Bd5 $2 9. Nb3 Qd7 10. Nbxd4 $16) (8... Ba6 $2 9. a3 Be7 10. b4 d3 11. e3
Qd7 12. Rb1 $16 {Sorokin,M-Arruda,E/Rio de Janeiro 1991}) (8... Bxd2 9. Qxd2
Qd7 10. b3 Bd5 11. Bb2 Nge7 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Qg5 O-O 14. Nxd4 h6 15. e6 hxg5
16. exd7 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nb8 18. Nb5 f6 19. Nxc7 Rxd7 20. Rxd7 Nxd7 21. Rd1 Nb6
22. Ne6 Rc8 23. Rd8+ Kh7 24. Rxc8 Nbxc8 25. Kf3 Kg6 26. Ke4 Nd6+ 27. Kd3 Nc6
28. a4 Kf7 29. Nd4 Ne5+ 30. Kd2 Ne4+ 31. Ke3 Nd6 32. Kd2 Ne4+ 33. Ke1 Nc5 34.
Ba3 b6 35. f3 g4 36. f4 Ned7 37. Kd2 g6 38. Kc2 Ne4 39. Nb5 a6 40. Nc7 a5 41.
Kd3 f5 42. Kd4 Nd2 43. b4 Nf1 44. Kd5 Nxh2 45. Kc6 Nf1 46. Kxd7 Nxg3 47. b5 Ne4
48. Ne6 g3 49. Bb2 g2 50. Bd4 Nf6+ 51. Kd6 Ne4+ 52. Ke5 Nc3 53. Bxb6 Nxa4 54.
Bf2 Nb2 55. b6 Nc4+ 56. Kd5 Nxb6+ 57. Bxb6 a4 58. Ng5+ Kg7 59. Nf3 a3 60. Bd4+
Kh6 61. Ne1 g5 62. Nxg2 Kh5 63. Ke5 {1-0 Seul,G-Muse,M/Germany 1994/GER-chT 
(63)}) (8... Bd5 9. a3 Bxd2 10. Qxd2 Nge7 11. Qg5 Ng6 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Bg5
Rb8 14. Rac1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ngxe5 16. Be4 O-O 17. Bf4 Rfe8 18. b4 a6 19. Rfd1
Rbd8 20. Rd2 d3 21. Bxc6 Nxc6 22. Rxd3 Rxd3 23. exd3 Re7 24. Kg2 f6 25. h4 Kf7
26. Rc4 Rd7 27. Rc3 Ke6 28. Kf3 h6 29. g4 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Bg3 Ne5+ 32.
Bxe5 Kxe5 33. Ke3 c6 34. Rc4 Rd5 35. Re4+ Kd6 36. d4 a5 37. f4 gxf4+ 38. Rxf4
Ke6 39. Re4+ Kf7 40. Kd3 axb4 41. axb4 Kg6 42. Re7 Rb5 43. Kc4 Kg5 44. Rg7+ {
1/2-1/2 Benencia,E-Avendano,M/Chivilcoy 1997/EXT 2001 (44)}) 9. Qxd2 Nge7 (9...
Qd7 10. b3 Bd5 11. Bb2 Nge7 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Qg5 O-O 14. Nxd4 h6 15. e6 $1 hxg5
16. exd7 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nb8 18. Nb5 $16 {Seul,G-Muse,M/Germany 1994}) 10. Rd1 {
Shabalov beginnt eine lange Serie forcierter Züge, die ihm ein vorteilhaftes
Endspiel einbringt.} (10. b3 Bd5 11. Bb2 $14) 10... O-O 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4
Bxe2 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14. Rxd8 $1 (14. Re1 Ba6 15. Bg5 Rfe8 16. Rad1 Kf8 17. Be3
b6 18. f4 c5 $14) 14... Rxd8 15. Bg5 Kf8 16. Bxb7 (16. Re1 Ba6 $14) 16... Rb8
17. Be4 Rxb2 18. Be3 $6 {Soweit korrekt gespielt, verliert Weiß durch diese
Ungenauigkeit ein wichtiges Tempo.} ({Nach dem genauen} 18. Rc1 $1 c6 (18...
Rxa2 $2 19. Rxc7 $18) (18... h6 19. Bxe7+ Kxe7 20. Rxc7+ Ke6 21. Rc5 $1 $16)
19. a4 Rb4 (19... Ra2 $6 20. Rb1 $1) 20. Bxe7+ Kxe7 21. Bxc6 $16 {bekam er
einen Mehrbauern.}) 18... a6 19. Rc1 c6 20. a3 Ke8 21. Bc5 Ra2 22. Kg2 g6 23.
h3 $6 {Hier und im nächsten Zug läßt Shabalov eine günstige Möglichkeit aus,
den aktiven schwarzen Turm abzutauschen.} (23. Rc2 $1 Rxc2 24. Bxc2 Nd5 25. f4
$16 {, und dank dem Läuferpaar hat Weiß einen klaren Vorteil.}) 23... Kd7 24.
Bd6 $6 Bb5 25. Rc3 Nf5 $1 {Aktiviert den Springer.} 26. Bb4 Nd4 27. Bc5 Rd2 28.
g4 Ne6 {Weiß steht inzwischen nur leicht besser, deswegen ist der Remisschluß
verständlich.} (28... Ne6 29. Be3 Rd1 (29... Re2 30. Bf3 Re1 $14) 30. f4 Nc7
$14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.30"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D09"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 "France"]
[BlackTeam "Estonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EST"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Nge7 6. Bg2 Ng6 7. Qa4 {Eine
seltene Fortsetzung, meistens wird hier 7.0-0 oder 7.Bg5 gespielt.} (7. Bg5) (
7. O-O) 7... Bb4+ {Dies ist fast erzwungen.} (7... Qd7 8. O-O Ngxe5 9. Nxe5
Nxe5 10. Qxd7+ Kxd7 (10... Nxd7 11. Bf4 $16) 11. Rd1 Nxc4 12. Rxd4+ Nd6 13. Nc3
$16 {Hansen,C (2613)-Marder,S (2043)/Copenhagen 2005}) (7... Be7 $2 8. Nxd4 $16
) 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O Be7 $146 {Logisch gespielt, Schwarz will als Erstes den
geopferten Bauern zurückgewinnen.} (9... a5 10. a3 Be7 11. Rd1 (11. b4 $5 Ncxe5
12. Bb2 d3 13. e3 $13) 11... Ncxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Bf6 15.
c5 Qe7 16. Bf4 g5 17. Bd2 c6 (17... g4 $5) 18. Qc2 a4 19. e3 Be6 $15 {Khenkin,
I (2610)-Morozevich,A (2707)/Mainz 2005}) (9... Bxd2 10. Bxd2 Ncxe5 11. Nxe5
Nxe5 12. Qb5 Re8 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 c6 15. Qb3 Qb6 16. Rfd1 c5 17. Bd5+ Be6 18.
Bxe5 fxe5 19. Bxb7 $14 {Alekhine,A-Pires,A/Lisbon 1941}) 10. a3 (10. Rd1 Ncxe5
11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Nf3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 c5 $11) 10... Ncxe5 (10... a5 $5) 11. b4
d3 $1 12. e3 Bf6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Ein grober strategischer Fehler. Die
Einschätzung der Stellung hängt davon ab, wie sicher der vorgerückte schwarze
Freibauer d3 ist. In der Partie taucht der weiße Springer auf d4 auf, und der
Freibauer wird schwach. Deswegen sollte Kanep unbedingt die Springer auf f3
tauschen.} (12... Nxf3+ $1 13. Nxf3 (13. Bxf3 Bf6 14. Rb1 Qe7 15. Qb3 Rd8 16.
Bb2 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 c6 $15) 13... Bf6 14. Rb1 Bf5 15. Nd2 c6 $13) 13. Nd4 $1 Bd7
$6 (13... c6 14. Qb3 $14) (13... Qe7 14. Qb3 $14) 14. Qb3 {Damit ist der Kampf
praktisch entschieden, Schwarz ist gegen das bald kommende f2-f4 mit
Bauerngewinn hilflos.} a5 15. Bb2 $16 a4 (15... Re8 16. Ne4 axb4 17. axb4 Be7
18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. f4 Ng4 20. Qxd3 $16) 16. Qc3 $16 b6 17. Ne4 c5 $2 18. bxc5
Rc8 19. f4 $18 Ng4 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. c6 Be8 22. Rad1 Qe7 23. Qxd3 Qc5 24. Bc3
1-0

[Event "Staunton CC Albin Theme Invitational"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2001.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D09"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4 6. Bg2 Qd7 7. O-O O-O-O 8.
Nbd2 h5 (8... Nge7 9. Qa4 Kb8 (9... Ng6 10. b4 Kb8 11. b5 Ncxe5 12. Bb2 Nxf3+
13. exf3 Bf5 14. Nb3 Bc2 15. Qa5 d3 16. Nd4 Bc5 17. Nxc2 dxc2 18. Rac1 $16 {
Kortschnoj,V-Mosionzhik,I/Moscow 1966}) 10. Nb3 Nc8 11. c5 Nxe5 12. Qxd4 Nxf3+
13. exf3 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Rxd4 15. fxg4 Rxg4 16. Be3 $14 {Bischoff,K-Vatter,H/
Baden-Baden 1990}) 9. b4 $1 {Dieses energische Vorgehen ist typisch. Weiß gibt
gerne den Bauern zurück, um die b-Linie zu öffnen und den gegnerischen König
als erster anzugreifen.} (9. h4 Nge7 10. Qa4 Ng6 11. Nb3 Kb8 12. Na5 Nxa5 13.
Qxa5 Qf5 $13 {Browne,W-Mestel,A/Las Palmas 1982}) 9... Nxb4 $146 {Eine neue
Idee, Tiviakov verhindert den Ausfall der gegnerischen Dame auf a4.} (9... Bxb4
10. Rb1 h4 (10... Bf5 11. Rb3 Be7 12. Bb2 b6 13. Rb5 h4 14. Qa4 Kb8 15. Rd5 Qe6
16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 hxg3 18. Qxa7+ {1-0 Wilde,M-Vatter,H/Germany 1990}) 11.
Qa4 hxg3 12. Rxb4 (12. fxg3 Bh3 13. Rxb4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qh3+ 15. Kg1 Nxb4 16.
Qxb4 d3 17. e3 $16 {Wiechert,H-Meszaros,G/Mannheim 1994}) 12... Nxb4 13. Qxb4
Bh3 {Vladimirov,B-Wolfson/Agler 1969} 14. fxg3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qh3+ 16. Kg1 Nh6
17. Ne4 $16) 10. a3 Na6 11. Nb3 $1 {Der weiße Springer strebt nach a5 und
greift unterwegs den Bauern d4 an.} d3 ({Nach} 11... c5 12. Na5 b6 {würde
analog der Partie} 13. e6 $1 {folgen:} Qxe6 (13... Bxe6 14. Ne5 $16) 14. Ng5
Qxe2 (14... Qe8 15. Nc6 $16) 15. Qa4 $40) 12. Be3 Ne7 13. Na5 {Weiß entwickelt
einen vernichtenden Angriff.} b6 (13... dxe2 14. Qxe2 Qa4 15. Nxb7 $1 Kxb7 16.
Ng5+ Kc8 17. Qb2 $16) 14. e6 $1 Qd6 (14... Qxe6 15. Ng5 Qf6 16. Nb7 Bxe2 17.
Qa4 $40) 15. Ng5 $1 dxe2 16. Qa4 exf1=Q+ 17. Rxf1 {Trotz des Mehrturmes ist
Schwarz hilflos gegen die vielzähligen generischen Drohungen.} fxe6 (17... bxa5
18. Qb5 $18) (17... c6 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. Qxa6+ $18) 18. Nb7 Qd3 19. Qxa6 1-0

[Event "Izmir op"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.09.06"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Yilmaz, Turhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D09"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2338"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2004.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4 6. Bg2 Qd7 7. a3 O-O-O 8.
Nbd2 Bh3 9. Bxh3 Qxh3 10. b4 f6 11. Qa4 Kb8 12. Bb2 Qe6 $5 (12... fxe5 13. b5
Nce7 14. Nxe5 Qe6 15. Ndf3 Nf6 16. c5 Nf5 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Qd5 19. O-O
Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Nf3 Rhe8 22. Rad1 $16 {1-0 Pixton,A-Kaufman,R/
Philadelphia 2001/CBM 85 ext (54)}) 13. O-O-O $1 (13. exf6 Nxf6 14. b5 Ne5 15.
Bxd4 (15. Nxd4 Nd3+) 15... Nd3+ 16. Kf1 Bc5 $36) 13... fxe5 14. Rhe1 {[/\15.e3]
} Nh6 (14... e4 15. Ng5 Qg6 16. Ngxe4 $16) (14... Nf6 15. e3 Ng4 (15... d3 16.
b5 Ne7 17. Nxe5 $16) 16. exd4 Nxf2 17. d5 Qg6 (17... Nd3+ 18. Kb1 Qg6 19. Nh4
$16) 18. Qc2 $1 (18. Nh4 Qd6 $13) 18... Qxc2+ 19. Kxc2 Nxd1 20. Kxd1 Ne7 21.
Nxe5 $16) 15. e3 $1 Qf6 $6 (15... dxe3 16. Rxe3 Ng4 17. Re2 Qf5 18. h3 Qd3 19.
Rde1 e4 20. Nxe4 Qxf3 21. hxg4 Qxg4 22. b5 $36) 16. exd4 exd4 17. Re4 $18 {
[/\18.Rde1,18.b5]} a6 18. Rde1 Nf5 19. Re6 Qf7 20. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 21. Ne5 Qf6 22.
Nxc6+ Kb7 23. Re6 $1 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT1"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2002.02.03"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Renet, Olivier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D09"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.02.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mulhouse"]
[BlackTeam "Vandoeuvre"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4 6. Bg2 Qd7 7. Qb3 O-O-O 8.
Bd2 $146 {/\Na3,0-0-0} (8. O-O $5 Nge7 (8... Bh3 9. e6 Bxe6 10. Ne5 Qd6 11.
Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 $16) (8... Bc5 9. Rd1) 9. Rd1 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Ng6 11. Bf4 Be7
12. Nc3 a6 13. Nd5 $16) 8... Nge7 9. Na3 d3 (9... Ng6 10. h3 (10. Nb5 Bc5 11.
O-O a6 12. a4 Qf5 $17) 10... Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ngxe5 12. Bd5 Bc5 13. O-O-O $14) 10.
e3 $8 (10. exd3 Qxd3 11. O-O-O Qxb3 12. axb3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxe5 14. Be2 Nd3+
$11) 10... Qf5 $1 (10... Bh3 11. e6 Bxe6 12. Nb5 $16) 11. Nh4 (11. Nd4 $2 Rxd4
$1 12. exd4 Bf3 13. O-O Nxd4 14. Qa4 Nec6 $19) 11... Qh5 $6 (11... Qxe5 12. Nb5
Kb8 13. O-O $14 {/\14.Nd4; ><d3}) 12. Nb5 g5 (12... Kb8 13. Nd4 $16) 13. h3 $1
Be2 (13... Be6 14. Nxa7+ (14. Nf3 $5 $16) 14... Nxa7 15. Bf3 Qh6 16. Qxb7+ (16.
Bxb7+ Kd7 17. Nf3 Nac6 $13) 16... Kd7 17. Ba5 d2+ 18. Kd1 Rc8 (18... Ke8 19.
Bxc7) 19. Qxa7 gxh4 20. Bb7 $18) 14. Nf5 $1 (14. Nxa7+ Nxa7 15. Qxb7+ Kd7 16.
Nf5 (16. Qxa7 gxh4 17. Ba5 d2+ 18. Bxd2 hxg3 19. Ba5 Rc8 20. fxg3 Bf3 $13)
16... Nac6 $5 (16... Nxf5 {-14.Nf5}) 17. g4 Qg6 18. Qb5 Rb8 19. Nxe7 Bxe7 20.
Qd5+ Kc8 21. Qxc6 Qxc6 22. Bxc6 Rxb2 $13) 14... Nxf5 (14... Bf3 $2 15. g4) 15.
Nxa7+ $1 (15. g4 Nh4 $1 16. Nxa7+ Kd7 17. Bd5 Qh6 $19) 15... Nxa7 (15... Kd7
16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bxc6+ Ke6 (17... Kxc6 18. Qb5#) 18. Bd5+ Ke7 19. Bb4+ $18)
16. Qxb7+ Kd7 17. g4 $1 (17. Qxa7 Qg6) 17... Qh6 (17... Bxg4 18. hxg4 Qxg4 19.
Bf3 Qxc4 20. Rc1 $18) 18. gxf5 Qb6 19. Qxb6 cxb6 20. Bc3 $16 {/\21.e6} Kc7 (
20... Rg8 21. Bd5 Ke8 22. Kd2 $16) 21. e6 (21. Kd2 $5) 21... Bh5 22. Kd2 Rg8
23. Bd5 fxe6 (23... Be7 24. f6 Bd6 25. e7) 24. Bxe6 Rg7 (24... Bg7 25. Bxg8
Bxc3+ 26. Kxc3 Rxg8 27. Kxd3) 25. Be5+ $1 Kb7 26. Bxg7 Bxg7 27. Bd5+ Nc6 28. h4
$1 g4 29. Kxd3 b5 (29... Bxb2 30. Rab1 Bf6 31. Ke4 Kc7 32. Rb5 Ne7 33. Rhb1
Nxd5 34. Rxd5 $16) (29... Kc7 30. Rab1) 30. Ke4 Re8+ (30... bxc4 31. Bxc4 Re8+
32. Kf4 h6 33. Kg3 $18) 31. Kf4 $18 {/\32.Kg5} Bh6+ 32. Kg3 Kb6 33. cxb5 Ne5
34. a4 Bf8 35. a5+ Kxb5 36. a6 Bd6 37. a7 Bf7 38. a8=Q Nc6+ 39. Kxg4 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 11th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2007.11.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Abbasov, Farid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D09"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This is my game from the final round of the traditional Bavarian open in Bad
Wiessee. I had 6 out of 8, while my opponent, a grandmaster from Azerbaijan
had half a point more. Therefore, only a win could give me a chance to be in
top three. Still, I didn't intend to rush into the battle for "all or nothing",
but to play "normal chess".} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 {Even if my opponent plays
almost every possible opening, it was difficult to expect from him to go for a
gambit, especially when a draw is a satisfactory result for him.} 3. dxe5 d4 4.
Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Nge7 {In this line Black is intending to grab the sacrificed
pawn back as soon as possible. From time to time, this variation is employed
by Alexander Morozevich.} (5... Bg4 {is a real gambit where Black is going to
castle to the queenside.}) 6. Bg2 Ng6 7. Bg5 (7. Qa4 Bb4+ 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O a5
10. a3 Be7 11. Rd1 Ncxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Bf6 $11 {0-1
Khenkin,I (2610)-Morozevich,A (2707)/Mainz 2005/CBM 107 ext (32)}) 7... Qd7 8.
O-O {I remembered that the most principled line is 8.e6. However, since my
opponent had played very quickly till now, I suspected some preparation in
that direction, therefore I went for simple castling without changing the pawn
structure.} h6 9. Bc1 {Unfortunately, there is no better retreat.} (9. Bf4 $6
Nxf4 10. gxf4 g5 $1 11. Nbd2 gxf4 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Qd2 Qg4 14. Kh1 Bf5 15. Nxd4
$2 Rd8 16. Nxf5 Rxd2 17. Nxe7 Kxe7 18. Nxd2 Qxe2 $19 {0-1 Gelfand,B (2709)
-Morozevich,A (2732)/Monte Carlo 2004/CBM 099 ext (28)}) 9... Ngxe5 10. Nxe5 (
10. Nbd2 Be7 (10... Nxf3+ $142 11. Nxf3 Bc5 $11) 11. Qa4 Nxf3+ 12. Nxf3 O-O 13.
Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rad1 Bg4 16. Rd2 Rad8 17. Rfd1 Qf6 18. h3 Bf5 19. b4
$14 {1-0 Riazantsev,A (2599)-Kurenkov,N (2455)/Minsk 2005/CBM 107 ext (49)})
10... Nxe5 11. b3 {A slight inaccuracy.} (11. Nd2 {This is a bit more precise,
since now 11...Bc5 is met by 12.Nb3. Still, after} Be7 12. Nf3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3
O-O 14. Bf4 Bf6 {Black has no real problems to equalise.}) 11... Bc5 $1 {
Here the bishop is better placed than on e7, since it is protecting the Pd4.}
12. Nd2 O-O 13. Bb2 Nc6 {It's clear that White achieved nothing out of the
opening, the position is equal.} 14. Nf3 Re8 {Inaccuracy. It was preferable to
complete the development of the queenside pieces.} (14... Qd6 15. a3 ({Black
is fine after} 15. Qd2 Bg4 16. Rad1 Rad8) 15... a5 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Rxa1
18. Qxa1 Nxb4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Nc2 21. Be5 Nxa1 22. Bxd6 cxd6 23. Rxa1
Be6 $11) 15. Qd2 Qd6 16. Rad1 Bf5 {I expected that my opponent would admit the
inaccuracy made on 14th move by 16...Rd8, not allowing the massive
simplifications that now follow.} ({After} 16... Rd8 {I intended to continue}
17. Ne1 {opening the long diagonal for my bishop and transfering the knight to
d3.}) 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Rxe2 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22.
Bd5 Rxa2 {In this endgame White has some chances to squeeze a full point, but
with a few accurate moves Black would have no problem in holding it. Luckily,
my opponent didn't stand up to the pressure of the last and decisive round and
played this endgame quite badly.} 23. Re1 Kf8 24. g4 (24. Rf4 Bg6 25. Re6 Rb6
$1 $11) 24... Bg6 (24... c5 $1 {was the most convincing way to equalise.} 25.
Rf4 Bg6 26. h4 f6 27. g5 Rxb3 28. gxf6 Rb1 $11) 25. c5 Ra5 $2 {This move only
accelerates my offensive on the queenside.} (25... a5 26. h4 Bc2 27. Rf4 f6 28.
g5 hxg5 29. hxg5 Bxb3 30. Bxb3 Rxb3 31. gxf6 gxf6 32. Rxf6+ Kg7 33. Rc6 Rf3 34.
Rxc7+ Kg6 $11) 26. b4 Ra3 27. Bc4 $1 {A strong move, preventing Ra3-d3 and
opening the d-file for the forthcoming penetration.} Rc3 (27... a5 28. b5 a4
29. c6 $18) 28. b5 Ra3 {[%cal Ga3a4] My opponent lost track completely.} (28...
Re8 29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 30. c6 h5 31. gxh5 Bxh5 32. Bf1 Rc1 33. Kg2 {[%csl Ra7,Rc7]
[%cal Gd4d7,Gd4a4] I evaluated this endgame quite optimistically.}) 29. Bf1 $1
{Now the rook is ready to penetrate to the 7th rank.} (29. Rd7 $6 Rc3 {and I
have to go back with the rook to d4.}) 29... Rc8 30. Rd7 h5 {Desperation. But
there is not much Black can do. His pieces are not coordinated and his
queenside pawns are just waiting to be captured.} 31. h3 hxg4 32. hxg4 Ra4 33.
f3 Rf4 34. Kg2 Rf6 (34... f5 35. Kg3 Rb4 36. Ree7 f4+ 37. Kh4 $18) 35. Ra1 c6
36. b6 axb6 37. cxb6 Re6 38. b7 1-0

[Event "Match Janowski-Marshall +5-2=2"]
[Site "Suresnes"]
[Date "1908.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Janowski, Dawid Markelowicz"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D09"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1908.01.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 (4. e4 $143 {Janowski,D-Marshall,F
Suresnes m 1908 (8) 1/2}) 4... Nc6 5. g3 Nge7 $5 6. Na3 $2 $146 {trop lent} (6.
Bg2 {Burn,A-Schlechter,C Barmen IT Masters-A 1905 (5) 1/2}) (6. Nbd2 Ng6 7. Nb3
Ngxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Qxd4 (9. Bg2 Nxc4 (9... c5 10. f4 Ng4 11. O-O Be7 12. h3
Nf6 13. e3 $36) 10. O-O $32)) 6... Bg4 $11 7. Nc2 Qd7 {[%cal Gg4h3]} 8. Bg2
O-O-O $40 9. h3 $6 {MARSHALL avait dit de son adversaire pour qualifier son
style " qu'il suivait le mauvais chemin avec une détermination que je n'ai
jamais rencontré chez un autre joueur!"} Bxf3 10. exf3 (10. Bxf3 $142 Nxe5 11.
Bg2 Nxc4) 10... Nxe5 11. O-O $2 (11. f4 $8 Nxc4 12. O-O d3 13. Ne3 {Sauve le
Bc1}) 11... d3 (11... Nxc4 12. f4 d3 $40) 12. Ne3 d2 $17 13. Bxd2 Qxd2 14. Qa4
N5c6 15. Rad1 Qa5 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Qc2 g6 18. b4 Qxb4 19. Rb1 Qa3 20. Rxb7
Bg7 21. Nd5 Qa6 22. Qb1 Nxd5 23. cxd5 Nd4 24. f4 Re8 25. Qb4 Bf8 26. d6 Qxd6
27. Qa4 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Re2 (28... Ne6 $5) 29. Rb8+ Ke7 30. Qe8+ Kf6 31. Qxf8 Qxf8
32. Rxf8 Rxf2 33. a4 Ra2 34. g4 Rxa4 $2 (34... Ne6 $142 $19) 35. Rh8 Ne2 36.
Rxh7 Nxf4 37. Bf1 Ra1 38. Bb5 Ra5 39. Bc6 Rc5 40. Be8 Rc2+ 41. Kg3 Ke5 42. Rxf7
Rc3+ 43. Kh4 Nxh3 44. Rf1 g5+ 45. Kh5 Kd6 46. Ra1 Ke7 47. Bb5 Kf6 48. Ra6+ c6
49. Kh6 Nf4 50. Kh7 Nd5 51. Kg8 Nc7 0-1

[Event "Match Tartakower-Lilienthal (1) +1-0=5"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1933.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Lilienthal, Andor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D09"]
[Annotator "Tartakower,S/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1933.09.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 {Attaché en Italie au nom de Locatelli, cette ligne de jeu
conserve sa vitalité mais aussi ses dangers comme le montre cette partie 
(Tartakover)} 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 (4. a3) 4... Nc6 5. Nbd2 (5. g3 Be6 (5... Bg4)
(5... Nge7 {[%cal Ge7g6,Gg6e5]}) 6. Nbd2 Qd7 7. Bg2 O-O-O (7... Bh3)) 5... Be6
{Suite Kostich (X.T)} (5... Bg4 6. a3) 6. g3 Qd7 7. Bg2 Nge7 $5 {[%cal Ge7g6,
Gg6e5]} (7... O-O-O {Marshall,F-Janowski,D Biarritz m 1912 1-0}) (7... Bh3 8.
O-O h5 (8... Be7 9. a3 Bxg2 {Burn,A-Leonhardt,P Ostend 1906 1-0}) 9. Bxh3 Qxh3
10. Ne4 O-O-O) 8. O-O (8. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4] Le plus conséquent suivi de b4 (X.
T)}) 8... Ng6 (8... Rd8 $5 9. Qa4 Ng6 10. a3 Be7 11. b4 O-O 12. Bb2 Bh3 13. b5
Ncxe5 14. Bxd4 Nf4 $1) 9. a3 (9. Qa4) (9. Qb3 O-O-O) 9... O-O-O (9... Rd8 10.
b4 Be7 11. Qa4 O-O 12. Bb2 b6 13. Rac1 $36 {Spielmann,R-Kostic,B Bled 1931 (14)
1/2}) 10. b4 $14 (10. Qa4 Kb8 {[%cal Gc6e5]}) 10... Ncxe5 11. Nxe5 {les blancs
vont être en retard de développement et il vallait mieux sortir une pièce
supplémentaire.} (11. Bb2 $142 h5 12. Bxd4 h4 13. Qc2 hxg3 14. fxg3 (14. hxg3
$2 Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 Bh3 $1 $40 {[%cal Gh3g2,Gd7h3]})) 11... Nxe5 12. Qc2 d3 $1
13. exd3 Nxd3 14. Nb3 $1 (14. Rd1 Qd4) 14... Nxc1 {Pourquoi échanger un fort N
centralisé contre un B qui n'a pas bougé? Il faut d'ailleurs noter que les
blancs vont prendre l'initiative а ce moment de la partie.} (14... Bf5 15. Be3
Ne1 16. Qb2 Nxg2 17. Rfd1 (17. Kxg2 Bh3+) 17... Bd6 18. Kxg2 Bh3+ $40) 15.
Raxc1 $32 {les blancs ont non seulement comblé le retard de développement mais
ils ont maintenant une avance de développement!} Bf5 16. Qb2 $16 h5 17. c5 $36
{[%cal Gc5c6]} c6 18. b5 $1 h4 (18... cxb5 $2 19. c6) 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Na5 $40
hxg3 21. hxg3 Qc7 $2 (21... Rh6 $8 {[%cal Gh6c6]}) 22. Nxc6 $18 {La partie est
finie.} Rd7 23. Nd4 Bh3 24. c6 Rd8 25. Qb7+ Qxb7 26. cxb7+ Kd7 27. Bxh3+ Rxh3
28. Nc6 1-0

[Event "Staunton CC Albin Theme Invitational"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2001.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Brenninkmeijer, Joris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D09"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[This game game was played in the 1st round of the Albin Counter Gambit Theme
Invitational Tournament in Groningen, organised by the Chess Club Staunton.]} 
1. d4 {Dautov} d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 {[The Albin Counter Gambit has a very
bad reputation. Black sacrifices the pawn (almost for nothing) and tries to
create counter-play. Mostly it doesn't work, White gets a winning position
from the opening.] Dautov: 'Dieses Gegengambit trägt den Namen des rumänischen
Spielers Adolf Albin. Das Bauernopfer ist nicht ganz korrekt, dennoch braucht
der Weiße einige Theoriekenntnisse, um seinen Vorteil zu behaupten.'} 4. Nf3
Nc6 5. g3 Be6 6. Nbd2 Qd7 7. Bg2 Be7 $5 {[This move is very rare.] '?!' Dautov.
Dautov: 'Ein seltener Zug. Schwarz bereitet h5-h4 vor und nimmt vorsorglich
den Punkt g5 unter Kontrolle. Dennoch ist dieser Plan zu langsam, was von
Tiviakov deutlich demonstriert wird.'} ({Other better known alternatives are} 
7... Nge7) (7... f6) (7... Bh3) ({and} 7... Rd8) ({Die Hauptfortsetzung ist} 
7... O-O-O {Dautov} 8. O-O h5 9. b4 $5 {Ein energischer Angriffszug.} ({
Auch das vorsichtige} 9. h4 {Dautov genügt zum weißen Vorteil.}) 9... Bxb4 10.
Rb1 (10. Qa4 {Dautov} Bh3 $2 (10... h4 {Dautov}) 11. e6 Bxe6 12. Rb1 Bh3 (12...
Qd6 {Dautov} 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rxb4 c5 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 17. Bxb7+ Kc7
18. Bf4 $18) 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxb7+ Kxb7 15. Qxb4+ Kc6 16. Ba3 {1-0 Poulton,
J-Spice,A/England 1998}) 10... h4 11. Qa4 hxg3 12. fxg3 ({Fehlerhaft ist} 12.
hxg3 $2 {Dautov , Schwarz entfaltet einen starken Angriff:} Bh3 13. e6 Qe7 14.
Ne4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 f6 16. a3 Qxe6 $19 {Aagaard,J-Harari,Z/Highgate 1997}) 12...
Bh3 13. Rxb4 Nxb4 14. Qxb4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Ne7 16. Ne4 Nc6 17. Qc5 d3 18. e3 Qg4
19. Nf2 Qh5 20. Bd2 $16 {, und die weiße Stellung ist vorzuziehen, Shepherd,
M-Sedgwick,D/Port Erin 2000.}) 8. Qa4 $5 $146 {[Although this move is very
logical, it is new.]} ({After immediate} 8. O-O h5 {Black can create some
counter-play on the king's side. For example,} (8... Bh3 9. Ne4 Bxg2 10. Kxg2
h6 11. a3 O-O-O 12. Qa4 Qe6 13. Rd1 Kb8 14. Rd3 f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Nxf6 Bxf6
17. Bd2 Rhg8 18. Rb3 Rd6 19. c5 Rd5 20. Qa6 Nd8 21. Rxb7+ {1-0 Steiner,
H-Woliston,P/Los Angeles 1940 (21)}) 9. h4 (9. a3 h4 10. Re1 hxg3 11. hxg3 Bh3
12. Bh1 Qg4 13. Qc2 Qh5 14. Qb3 O-O-O 15. e4 d3 16. Qc3 Bf1 17. Kxf1 Qxh1+ 18.
Ng1 Rh2 {0-1 Hains,W-Von Oettingen,S/Sacramento 1961 (18)}) (9. Nb3 O-O-O 10.
Bf4 h4 11. Rc1 hxg3 12. fxg3 Bh3 13. e3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qh3+ 15. Kg1 g5 16. Qe2
gxf4 17. exf4 Nh6 18. Rfd1 Nf5 19. Rd2 Rdg8 20. Qf1 Qg4 21. Qe1 Bb4 22. Re2
Bxe1 23. Rcxe1 Rh3 {0-1 Calton,W-Finegold,R/Detroit ch-MI op 1990 (23)}) 9...
Nh6 10. Qa4 Nf5 (10... Ng4 11. Nb3 Ngxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxd7+ Bxd7 14. Bf4
f6 15. Nxd4 O-O-O 16. Bd5 c6 17. Be6 Ng6 18. Be3 Bc5 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Bxd7+
Rxd7 21. Bxc5 Rd2 22. e3 Ne5 23. b3 g5 24. Rfd1 Rhd8 25. Rxd2 Rxd2 26. hxg5
fxg5 27. e4 a6 28. Kg2 g4 29. Be3 Rc2 30. Rh1 Nf3 31. Rxh5 Ne1+ 32. Kf1 Nf3 33.
Kg2 Ne1+ 34. Kh1 Nd3 35. Kg1 Rxa2 36. Rg5 Ra1+ 37. Kh2 Ra2 38. Kg1 Ra1+ 39. Kh2
Ra2 40. Rg8+ Kd7 41. Kg1 Ne5 42. Kg2 Ke7 43. Bf4 Nd3 44. Rxg4 Nxf2 45. Rg7+ Kf6
46. Rc7 Nxe4+ 47. Kf3 Nc5 48. Rxc6+ Ne6 49. Ke4 Re2+ 50. Kd5 Kf5 51. Rxa6 Re1
52. Ra5 Kf6 53. Kd6 Nd8 54. Bg5+ {1-0 Haba,P-Wuppinger,M/Werfen 1995/EXT 97 
(54)}) 11. Ne4 (11. Nb3 $1 {Dautov}) 11... Nxe5 12. Qxd7+ Nxd7 13. b3 Nc5 14.
Nfg5 c6 15. Bb2 Nxe4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxe4 Bf6 18. Rad1 O-O-O {1/2-1/2
Rebizzo,C-Rodriguez,A/Rosario 1952/EXT 98 (18)}) 8... h5 (8... Nxe5 {loses
after} 9. Qxd7+ Nxd7 10. Nxd4 $18) (8... O-O-O {can be met by} 9. O-O $16 {
followed by b4 or Nb3}) 9. Nb3 {[Threatening with Nfd4.]} Rd8 {[Defending the
pawn d4.]} ({Both} 9... Nxe5 10. Qxd7+ Nxd7 11. Nfxd4 Bxc4 12. Bxb7 $16) ({and
} 9... O-O-O 10. Ng5 $1 ({not} 10. O-O Kb8 $14) (10. Bg5 $16 {Dautov}) 10...
Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nge7 13. Nb3 $18 {are not satisfactory for Black} (
{or} 13. Nge4)) ({But} 9... d3 $5 {deserved very serious attention. Now White
has to find} 10. Nfd4 ({not} 10. exd3 Qxd3 $132 {with counter chances.}) 10...
Nxe5 11. Qxd7+ Bxd7 12. Bxb7 Rb8 13. Bd5 $16 {with advantage.}) 10. O-O $1 ({
White doesn't have time to play neither} 10. h4 d3 $1 $132) ({nor} 10. Bf4 d3
$132 {with counter-play.}) 10... h4 11. Bf4 (11. Rd1 {was possible as well. E.
g.} hxg3 12. fxg3 $16 {the pawn d4 is very weak.}) 11... hxg3 ({Or} 11... Nh6 {
immediately.}) 12. fxg3 {'+/-' Dautov. Dautov: 'Nach einigen natürlichen
weißen Zügen geriet der Nachziehende in ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten, angesichts
der simplen Drohung Rad1, Nxd4 ist guter Rat teuer.'} Bh3 $2 ({The losing move.
It was necessary to finish the development and bring the knight into play.
After} 12... Nh6 13. Rad1 $16 {White still keeps the large advantage.} (13.
Bxh6 Rxh6 14. Rad1 $16 {is possible as well.})) (12... Nxe5 {Dautov} 13. Qxd7+
Nxd7 14. Nbxd4 Bxc4 15. Rfc1 $16) 13. Bxh3 Rxh3 (13... Qxh3 {loses after} 14.
Na5 (14. Rf2 $5 {is interesting.}) 14... Qd7 15. Nxb7 Rb8 16. Qa6 $18 ({or} 16.
Qb5 $18 {, winning.})) 14. Rad1 $18 {[Black loses the pawn d4.]} Nh6 ({Or} 
14... Nxe5 15. Qxd7+ Nxd7 16. Nfxd4 $18 {with decisive advantage for White.})
15. Nbxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd7+ Rxd7 17. Nxd4 {[White has 2 extra pawns and the rest
of the game is not interesting. Black could have resigned here.]} Ng4 (17...
Bc5 18. Kg2 $1 Rh5 19. Nb3 $18) (17... g5 18. Kg2 Rh5 19. Bc1 $18) 18. Nf3 {
'+-' Dautov.} g5 (18... Bc5+ 19. Kg2) 19. Rxd7 Kxd7 20. Rd1+ (20. Bxg5 $18)
20... Ke8 (20... Kc6 21. Bxg5) (20... Ke6 21. Bxg5) 21. Bxg5 Bxg5 (21... Nxh2
22. Kg2 Nxf3 23. exf3) 22. Nxg5 Rh6 (22... Rxh2 23. Rd4) (22... Rh5 23. Nf3)
23. Nf3 Ra6 24. a3 Ra4 25. Rc1 Ne3 26. Nd2 Ng4 27. e6 fxe6 28. Rc3 Ke7 29. h3
Ne5 30. Kf2 b6 31. Nf3 Nxc4 32. b3 Nd6 33. Rxc7+ Kd8 34. Rc6 1-0

