[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Dlugy, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 {Dlugy's pet system against the Velimirovic} 10. f4 Rc8
11. Bb3 Qa5 12. Ndb5 $5 d5 (12... Ne8 13. e5 (13. Nxd6 Bxd6 14. e5 Nxe5 15.
fxe5 Qxe5 $15) 13... d5 $13) 13. f5 (13. e5 Ne8) (13. exd5 $6 exd5 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Nb4 $17) 13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 (14. Rxd7 Nxd7 15. fxe6 Nde5 (15...
Nf6 16. exf7+ $13) 16. exf7+ Nxf7 17. Rf1 $13) 14... Nxe4 15. Rxd7 exf5 16.
Nxa7 (16. Rxb7 Bf6 $15 17. Nxa7 $2 Qe5) 16... Rc7 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Rhd1 (18.
Rxc7 Qxc7 19. g3) 18... Rxd7 19. Rxd7 Qe5 20. g3 Nc5 21. Rd2 Bf6 22. c3 Re8 $15
23. Bxc5 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Rxe2 25. a4 Bg5+ 26. Kb1 Be3 27. Bd1 Re1 28. Bxe3 Rxe3
29. a5 Kf8 30. Ba4 Ke7 $1 31. Bxc6 Kd6 32. Bb7 g5 33. a6 Kc7 34. Kc1 f4 35. Kd2
Re6 (35... g4 $5 36. b4 h5 $19) 36. gxf4 g4 37. b4 Rh6 38. c4 Rxh2+ 39. Ke3 Ra2
(39... Rb2) 40. c5 Rb2 $2 (40... g3 41. b5 g2 42. b6+ Kb8 43. Bxg2 Rxg2 44. c6
h5 $1 (44... Rg6 $2 45. c7+ $1 Kc8 46. a7 Rg3+ 47. Ke4 Ra3 48. Kd5 Kb7 49. Kd6
h5 50. Kd7 Rd3+ 51. Ke7 $10) (44... Rg8 45. Ke4 h5 46. c7+ Kc8 47. Kd5 h4 48.
Kd6 Rg6+ 49. Kc5 Rg8 50. Kc6 $10) 45. Ke4 (45. a7+ Ka8 46. c7 Rg8 $19) (45. c7+
Kc8 46. a7 Ra2 47. Kf3 Ra3+ $1 48. Kg2 h4 49. f5 f6 50. Kh2 h3 51. Kh1 Kb7 52.
Kh2 Rc3 53. Kh1 Rc2 54. Kg1 h2+ 55. Kh1 Ra2 $19) 45... h4 46. Kd5 h3 47. c7+
Kc8 48. Kc6 (48. a7 Ra2 49. Kc6 Rc2+ (49... Ra6 $4 50. a8=Q+ Rxa8 51. b7#) 50.
Kd6 Kb7 51. Kd7 h2 $19) 48... Rg6+ 49. Kc5 Rxb6 50. Kxb6 h2 $19) 41. Bd5 $1 Kb8
42. c6 Rc2 43. Kd3 Rc1 44. a7+ Kxa7 45. Kd2 $1 {The rook is completely
dominated!} Rxc6 46. Bxc6 h5 47. Ke2 h4 48. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Furman Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zaitsev, Igor A"]
[Black "Gurgenidze, Bukhuti"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Bb3 Na5 10. g4 h6 (10... b5 11. g5 Nd7 (11... b4 12. gxf6 bxc3 13. Ba4+
Bd7 14. fxg7 Bxg7 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. b3 h5 $13 {Lukin,A-Veingold,A/Lvov/1984/})
12. f4 (12. O-O-O Nc5 $1 13. a3 Bb7 14. Ba2 Nxe4 $10 {Arakhamia,K-Lerner,K/
Helsinki/1992/0:1/39/}) 12... b4 (12... Nc5 13. f5 b4 14. Na4 Naxb3 15. axb3
Qb7 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Nf3 Be7 19. Nd2 O-O 20. O-O-O $10 {
Ljubojevic,L-Salov,V/Belgrade/1987/1:0/40/}) 13. Na4 Nxb3 (13... Bb7 14. f5 e5
15. Bxf7+ (15. Nf3 Nxb3 16. cxb3 Bxe4 17. O-O Qb7 18. Nd2 Bc6 $17 {
Rott-Kasparov,G/Malta olm/1980/0:1/45/}) 15... Kxf7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. f6 g6 18.
Qh3 Qc4 19. Ne6 Bxe4 20. Rf1 Kf7 21. Ng7 Bf5 22. Rxf5 gxf5 23. Qxf5 Rd8 24. b3
Qd5 25. Rd1 Qh1+ 26. Kd2 Qxh2+ 27. Kc1 Bxg7 28. Rxd6 Bf8 29. g6+ {Velimirovic,
D-Ivanovic,B/Budva/1981/1:0/}) 14. cxb3 Qb7 15. Qc2 Nc5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Nf3
Be7 18. O-O-O O-O 19. Ne5 $14 {Baimuratov,S-Serper,G/Bishkek(zt)/1993/1:0/43/})
11. Rg1 (11. O-O-O b5 12. f3 Bd7 (12... b4 13. Na4 Nd7 14. Kb1 Be7 15. h4 g6
16. h5 g5 17. c3 bxc3 18. Rc1 $1 $16 {Velimirovic,D-Stein,L/Kapfenberg/1970/1:
0/41/}) 13. h4 Nc4 14. g5 Nh5 15. Rhg1 $36 {Gheorghiu,F-Barczay,L/Vrnjacka
Banja/1967/1:0/34/}) 11... b5 12. f3 Nxb3 (12... Be7 13. h4 g6 (13... Bb7 14.
g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nd7 16. g6 $16) (13... Nd7 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 g6 16. Bxe6
fxe6 17. Nxe6 Qc6 18. Nd5 $44) 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh5 16. f4 $36) 13. axb3
Bb7 14. Bf2 Rc8 15. O-O-O g6 (15... Be7 16. h4 Nd7 $14) 16. b4 Qc4 (16... Bg7
17. Nb3 (17. Ndxb5 $6 axb5 18. Nxb5 Qc6 19. Nxd6+ Kf8 20. Bc5 Kg8 21. Nxc8 Bxc8
22. Rd6 Qa4 23. Kb1 Kh7 $13) 17... O-O 18. Na5 $16) 17. Qe3 $5 Be7 (17... Qxb4
18. Nb3 Qc4 19. Qa7 Qc7 20. Bb6 Qe7 21. Na5 Ba8 22. Qxa6 $16) 18. Nb3 Nd5 $6 (
18... Kf8 19. Na5 Qc7 20. Qa7 Rb8 21. Bb6 Qc8 $16) 19. Rxd5 $1 (19. exd5 Bg5
$19) (19. Nxd5 $4 Qxc2#) 19... exd5 20. Na5 Qc7 (20... Qxb4 21. Nxb7 Bg5 22. f4
$18) 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Nxd5 $16 Qc6 23. c3 Bd8 24. Qd2 f6 (24... O-O 25. Qxh6
Re8 26. Bd4 $18) 25. Bd4 Rh7 (25... Kf7 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Qf4 Rh7 28. Qxf6+ Kg8
29. Qxg6+ Kh8 30. Nf6 $18) 26. Bxf6 Rf7 27. Bxd8 Kxd8 28. Qxh6 $18 Rxf3 29.
Qxg6 Qd7 (29... Qd7 30. Qg5+ Ke8 31. Nf6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Bb3 Nd7 11. g4 (11. f4 Nc5 12. Nxc6 (12. Rhf1 Bd7 13.
f5 Ne5 14. Nf3 Nxb3+ 15. axb3 Ng4 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Bd4 Qa5 18. h3 Nh6 19. Qe1
$1 $13 {Yakovich,Y-Filipenko,A/Belgorod/1989/1:0/38/}) 12... Nxb3+ 13. cxb3
bxc6 14. e5 Qc7 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Qc4 e5 17. Rxd6 Qxd6 18. Bc5 Qg6 19. Bxf8
Qxg2 20. Re1 Be6 21. Qe4 Qxe4 22. Rxe4 Kxf8 23. Rxe5 Ke7 $10 {Hachian,
M-Botvinnik,Il./Bucuresti/1993/}) (11. Kb1 Nxd4 (11... Qc7 12. f4 Nc5 13. f5
Nxb3 14. axb3 Bd7 15. Rhf1 Ne5 16. Nf3 Bc6 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Qg4
Rxf1 20. Rxf1 Qd7 21. Rd1 Qc8 22. h4 Kh8 23. Bg5 {De Firmian,N-Ivanchuk,V/Biel/
1989/,0,5/}) 12. Bxd4 b5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Qb6 15. Bf4 Nc5 16. Nd5 exd5 17.
Qxe7 Nxb3 18. axb3 Bf5 19. Rd2 Rfc8 20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. Bxd6 $10 {Rublevsky,
S-Ruskin,A/Sankt Peterburg/1994/}) 11... Nc5 12. Rhg1 (12. Nxc6 Nxb3+ (12...
bxc6 $4 13. Bxc5 $18) 13. axb3 bxc6 $10) 12... Nxb3+ (12... Qe8) (12... Qc7)
13. axb3 Nb4 $6 (13... Bd7 $5) 14. Rg3 $5 Qa5 15. Kb1 Bd7 (15... Rd8 16. Nf5
Bf8 $5) 16. Nf5 exf5 17. gxf5 $16 Bf6 (17... Rfc8 18. Bd4 g6 (18... Bf8 19.
Bxg7 Bxg7 20. f6 Be6 21. Rxg7+ Kf8 22. Rxh7 Ke8 23. Rxd6 $18) 19. Qh5 Bf8 (
19... Nc6 20. Qxh7+ Kxh7 21. Rh3+ Kg8 22. Rh8#) 20. Qh4 (20. Rdg1 Bg7 $13)
20... Nc6 $13 21. Rh3 $36) (17... Bc6 18. Bd4 f6 19. Rdg1 Rf7 20. Qh5 $36) 18.
Bd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Rac8 (19... Bc6 20. f6 g6 21. Qd2 $18) (19... f6 20. Qc4+ Kh8
21. Qxb4 $18) (19... g6 20. Qd2 Nc6 (20... Bc6 21. f6 $18) 21. Rxd6 Bc8 22. Qh6
Qe5 23. f6 $18) 20. Rxb4 $1 Qxb4 21. Nd5 Qd4 $8 (21... Qb5 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Rh3
h6 (23... gxf6 24. Qh5) 24. Qe3 $140 Bxf5 25. Rxh6+ $18) 22. c3 Bb5 $8 23. Qc2
Qc5 (23... Qe5 24. f4 Qe8 25. Nf6+ $18) 24. f6 Rfe8 (24... g6 25. Qd2 Kh8 26.
Qh6 Rg8 27. Qxh7+ Kxh7 28. Rh3#) 25. f3 (25. Rxg7+ Kf8 (25... Kh8 26. e5) 26.
Rxh7 Kg8 27. Qd2 Kxh7 (27... Bd3+ 28. Kc1 Bxe4 29. Rh8+ Kxh8 30. Qh6+ Bh7 31.
Qg7#) 28. Qg5 Rg8 29. Qh5#) 25... Re5 (25... g6 26. Qd2 $18) 26. Rxg7+ Kf8 27.
Qg2 Ke8 28. Rxf7 $1 Kd8 (28... Kxf7 29. Qg7+ Ke8 30. f7+ $18) 29. Rf8+ Re8 (
29... Be8 30. f7 $18) 30. Qg7 Rc7 31. f7 Rxf7 (31... Rxf8 32. Qxf8+ Kd7 33.
Qe8#) 32. Qxf7 Bd3+ 33. Kc1 Qg1+ (33... Rxf8 34. Qxf8+ Kd7 35. Qe7+ Kc8 36.
Qe8#) 34. Kd2 Qf2+ 35. Kxd3 Qf1+ 36. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Frolov, Artur"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 O-O (10... Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7
14. Nf5 exf5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. exf5 Bb7 17. f6 gxf6 18. Rhe1 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rg8
20. gxf6 Nxf6 21. Rf5 Rb8 22. h4 Ne4 23. Bf4 Rg6 24. Qxe4 $16 {Frolov,
A-Bagaturov,G Biel izt (13) 1993 1-0 30 -CBM 37}) 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Nd7 13.
g5 (13. f4 b5 14. g5 Nc5 15. Rg1 Rb8 16. Kb1 a5 17. f5 a4 18. f6 axb3 19. axb3
b4 20. Nb5 Qa5 21. fxe7 $13 {De Firmian,N-Lein,A New York op (4) 1990 1-0 38})
13... Nc5 14. h4 b5 15. f3 $2 (15. h5 $132) 15... Rb8 16. Kb1 a5 $1 $17 17. a3
(17. Nxb5 $4 Rxb5 18. Qxb5 Ba6 $19) 17... b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Na2 Nxb3 20.
cxb3 Qa5 21. Qh2 Bd7 22. Rc1 Ra8 23. Nxb4 d5 24. Bd2 Rfb8 25. Rc7 (25. Nc6 $4
Qa2+ 26. Kc2 Bxc6 $19) 25... Qb6 26. Rxd7 Qxd4 27. Rxe7 Rxb4 28. Bxb4 Qd1# 0-1

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Bb3
Be7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O-O Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. h4 b4 15.
Na4 Nc5 16. h5 Bd7 17. Kb1 Bxa4 18. bxa4 Rc8 (18... Qb7 19. g6 Bf6 20. f3 Nxa4
(20... Rc8 21. b3 hxg6 22. hxg6 Rxh1 23. gxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxh1 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Qxe4
26. Qf3 Qxf3 27. Nxf3 Rc3 28. Re1 $18 {1-0 Wolff,P-Gurevich,D/New York op 1994
(51)}) 21. Qc4 O-O 22. gxf7+ Qxf7 23. Qxe6 Qxe6 24. Nxe6 Nxb2 25. Nxf8 Nxd1 26.
Rxd1 Rxf8 27. Rxd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 De Firmian,N-Gurevich,D/Philadelphia World op
1995 (36)}) 19. f3 Nxa4 20. Qxa6 Nc5 21. Qb5+ Nd7 22. g6 (22. Rh2 O-O 23. g6
Nc5 24. h6 fxg6 25. hxg7 Rf7 26. Rdh1 Rxg7 27. f4 Ra8 28. Nc6 Nxe4 29. Nxe7+
Rxe7 30. Qxb4 Qc6 31. Bd4 Rb7 {0-1 Wedberg,T-Van der Wiel,J/Haninge 1989}) (22.
Rd2 O-O 23. g6 Nc5 24. h6 fxg6 25. hxg7 Rf7 26. Qxb4 Rb8 27. Qc4 d5 28. exd5
exd5 29. Qa2 Qb7 30. Nb3 Nxb3 31. Qxb3 Qxb3 32. cxb3 Rxb3 $17 {1/2-1/2
Onischuk,A-Van der Wiel,J/Wijk-B 1996 (56)}) 22... fxg6 23. Rh2 e5 24. Ne6 Qc6
25. Qxc6 Rxc6 26. hxg6 Bf6 27. Rxh7 Rg8 28. f4 exf4 29. Bd4 Nf8 30. Nxf8 Rxf8
31. Bxf6 Rxf6 32. Rxg7 Kf8 33. Rb7 Rxg6 34. e5 b3 35. cxb3 Re6 36. b4 dxe5 37.
b5 Rcd6 38. Rh1 Rh6 39. Rc1 Ke8 40. Rc8+ Rd8 41. Rcc7 Rf6 42. b6 f3 43. Re7+
Kf8 44. Rh7 Kg8 45. Rbg7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 24th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1996.07.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1996.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Petursson Dolmatov} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6.
Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 (9... a6 10. Bb3 Qc7) 10. f4 (10. Bb3
$5 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. Rhg1 {P g4-g5,f4~/=} b5 $2 (12... Bc6 13. g4 e5 14.
Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bb5 $13) (12... Rac8 13. g4 e5 14. Be3 Rxc3 $1 $44 {Ivanov,
Alexa-Dlugy, Philadelphia 1989}) 13. e5 $1 dxe5 14. Qxe5 $14 {1-0 Yudasin,
L-Fedorowicz,J/Novi Sad olm (07) URS-USA 1990 (38)}) 10... Rc8 (10... a6 $6 11.
e5 dxe5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. fxe5 Nd5 14. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Timman,J-Ljubojevic,L/Novi
Sad olm (13) NLD-JUG 1990 (42)}) (10... Qc8 $5 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Bd3
e5 14. f5 Nb4 15. Rhg1 d5 16. exd5 Nfxd5 $132 {Wolff,P-Dlugy, Toronto 1989})
11. e5 (11. Bb3 Na5 12. e5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Ne8 14. Kb1 Qa5 15. Bc1 dxe5 16. fxe5
Nc7 $10 {0-1 Szuk,B-Feher,G/Budapest FS DecGM (08) ;EXP 45 1994 (34)}) (11. f5
Na5 12. Bd3 e5 13. Nb3 b5 14. Bxb5 Rxc3 15. bxc3 Nxe4 $10 {Kholmov,R-Tal,M/URS/
1968/}) 11... Ne8 (11... dxe5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. fxe5 Nd5 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc5
$16) (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4) 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. f5 exf5 (13... Bxg2 14. Rhg1 (14.
fxe6 Rxc4 15. exf7+ Rxf7 16. Qxg2 $16) 14... Bh3 15. f6 $16) (13... d5 14. Bd3
$16) 14. e6 Kh8 (14... f6 15. Bxa7 $16) 15. exf7 Nf6 16. Be6 Bd7 17. Bb3 $1 {
Um dem B-Tausch aus dem Wege zu gehen, opfert Topalov die Qualität.} (17. Bd4
Ne4 (17... Bxe6 $5 {Dolmatov} 18. Qxe6 Qd7 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Nd5 Bg5+ 21. Kb1
Rxf7 22. Bxa7 $10) 18. Bb3 (18. Bxd7 $2 {Dolmatov} Nxc3 $15)) 17... f4 (17...
Ng4 {Dolmatov} 18. Bf4 Bg5 19. Qd2 Bxf4 20. Qxf4) (17... Bc6 $5 {Dolmatov} 18.
Rhf1 Qd7) 18. Bxf4 Bg4 19. Qe3 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 a6 21. Be6 Rc5 22. g4 b5 23. h4 b4
24. Ne2 Qc7 (24... Qa8 {Dolmatov} 25. g5 Nd5 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Qxe7 Rxd1+ 28.
Kxd1 Qd5+ 29. Ke1 Qh1+ 30. Kf2 Qxh4+ 31. Bg3) 25. g5 (25. Nd4 {Dolmatov} Nd5 (
25... Qb7 26. g5 Nd5 27. Bxd5 Rxd5) 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Ne6 Rxd1+ 28. Kxd1 $16)
25... Rxc2+ 26. Kb1 Nh5 (26... Nd7 {Dolmatov} 27. Bb3 Rc5 28. Qxe7) 27. Bh2 g6
(27... b3 $5 28. axb3 (28. Bxb3 Rc8 $132) 28... g6 $16) 28. Bb3 Rc5 (28... Rc8
29. Qd3 Rc6 30. Be6 $16) 29. Nf4 Re5 (29... Ng7 {Dolmatov} 30. Ne6 Nxe6 31.
Qxe6 $18) 30. Qd4 Nxf4 31. Bxf4 Qc5 32. Bxe5+ dxe5 (32... Qxe5 33. Qf2 $16) 33.
Qe4 Kg7 34. Bd5 Qd6 35. Bb3 Qc5 36. Rc1 Qd4 37. Qb7 Bd8 38. Rd1 Qb6 (38... Qxh4
$2 39. Rxd8 Rxd8 40. f8=Q+ Kxf8 41. Qf7#) 39. Qe4 Bc7 40. Bc4 a5 41. Rd7 a4 (
41... Qg1+ {Dolmatov} 42. Kc2 Qf2+ 43. Kb3 Qg3+ 44. Ka4 $16) 42. Qf3 Bd8 43.
Qg3 Bc7 44. b3 a3 45. Qf3 Bd8 46. Kc2 Kh8 47. Kd3 Kg7 48. Ke2 Kh8 49. Qd5 Bc7
50. Rd8 $3 {The most beautiful winning move.} (50. Rxc7 $1 {Petursson} Qxc7 51.
Qe6 {now Black must give a piece and resign}) 50... Bxd8 (50... Rxd8 51. Qxd8+
Bxd8 52. f8=Q#) 51. Qxe5+ Bf6 52. Qxf6+ Qxf6 53. gxf6 h5 (53... h6 54. Kf3 Kh7
55. Kf4 Kh8 56. Ke5 Kh7 57. Ke6 Rb8 58. Bb5 Rf8 59. Ke7 $16) 54. Kf3 Kh7 55.
Kf4 Kh6 56. Ke5 g5 57. Ke6 Rb8 58. Bb5 Rh8 (58... Kg6 {Dolmatov} 59. Be8 Rb6+
60. Ke5 Rxf6 61. f8=Q+ $18) 59. Ke7 Kg6 60. Bd3+ 1-0

[Event "URS-sf"]
[Site "Daugavpils"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lukin, Andrei M"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bönsch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3
Be7 8. Qe2 a6 (8... O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Bb3 (10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. exd5 Na5 12.
dxe6 Qc7 13. Bd5 Nc6 14. Bb3 Re8 $13 {- ECO}) 10... Na5 {10...Da5; 10...Lb4;
10...Te8} 11. e5 Nd7 12. f4 Bb4 13. Bd2 Nc5 14. Rhf1 Naxb3+ 15. axb3 a5 16. Kb1
Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Ne4 $13 {De Firmian-Sosonko Luzern 1989 1-0 (27)}) 9. Bb3 Qc7 10.
f4 O-O 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Rxd4 b5 13. f5 $5 {N} (13. Rf1 Bb7 14. f5 e5 15. Rd3
$14 {Ljubojevic-Ribli, Lanzarote 1973}) 13... exf5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. g4 Be6 16.
g5 Nd7 17. Qh5 Bf5 $2 (17... Ne5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rh4 h6 $13) 18. Rf1 Bg6 19.
Qd1 Nc5 20. Bd5 Rab8 (20... b4 $5 21. Rxb4 Rab8 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. h4 Qb6 $13)
21. h4 b4 22. h5 $3 $18 Bxc2 (22... bxc3 23. hxg6 Rxb2 24. gxf7+ Kh8 25. Rh1
Qb6 26. Rxh7+ Kxh7 27. Qh5#) 23. Qxc2 bxc3 24. Qxc3 Ne6 25. Rc4 Qd7 26. h6 Bd8
27. g6 $3 (27. g6 $3 hxg6 (27... f6 28. Re4 Re8 29. Bc6 $18) (27... f5 28.
Bxe6+ Qxe6 29. Qxg7#) 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. h7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bern zt"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Rechlis, Gad"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bönsch} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3
a6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14.
Nf5 (14. h4 b4 15. Na4 Nc5 16. h5 Bd7 17. Kb1 (17. g6 Nxb3+ 18. Nxb3 Bxa4 19.
h6 fxg6 20. Nd4 e5 $15 {Brunner,L - Van der Wiel,J Luzern 1989}) 17... Bxa4 18.
bxa4 Qb7 19. g6 Bf6 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. f3 $13 {Kuczynski,R - Rodriguez,Am
Camagüey 1987}) 14... b4 (14... exf5 $13) 15. Nxg7+ Kf8 16. Qh5 Kxg7 17. Bd4+
Kg8 {N} (17... Ne5 18. f4 bxc3 19. fxe5 $16) 18. Rhg1 (18. Bxh8 $5) 18... Ne5
19. f4 Ng6 20. Bxh8 Kxh8 21. Ne2 Bb7 $17 22. Rd4 Rc8 23. Rc4 Qb6 24. f5 Rxc4
25. bxc4 Qe3+ 26. Kb1 Bxe4 $1 27. fxg6 Bxg6 28. Qg4 e5 (28... b3 $2 29. Qd4+)
29. Nc1 b3 $19 30. Rg2 bxc2+ 31. Rxc2 Qd2 0-1

[Event "New York WFW"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Black "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bönsch} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3
a6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. O-O-O Be7 (9... Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. Bg5 Be7 12. f4 b4 13. Nb1
h6 14. Bh4 e5 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 O-O 17. Nd2 exf4 18. Rhe1 Nc6 19. Kb1 d5
20. g4 fxg3 21. Bxg3 Qb6 22. Qg2 $13 {Hector - Kristiansen, Tastrup 1990}) 10.
Bb3 Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. h4 (14. Nf5 b4 15. Nxg7+ (15.
Nxe7 $5) 15... Kf8 16. Qh5 Kxg7 17. Bd4+ Kg8 18. Rhg1 Ne5 19. f4 Ng6 20. Bxh8
Kxh8 21. Ne2 Bb7 $15 {Wahls - Rechlis, Bern (zt) 1990 - Inf.49/282}) 14... b4
15. Na4 $2 (15. Na2 a5 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Qd3 Ra6 18. Qc4 Nc5 19. Kb1 Rb6 20.
Nxd6+ Rxd6 21. Bxc5 Rc6 22. Ba7 Qc7 23. Qb5 Ba6 24. Qb8+ Qxb8 25. Bxb8 h6 $44 {
de Firmian - Hellers, Reykjavik 1990}) 15... Nc5 16. h5 Bd7 17. Kb1 (17. g6
Nxb3+ 18. Nxb3 Bxa4 $17) (17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Nf3 Bb5 $17) 17... Bxa4 18. bxa4
Nxa4 19. g6 Bf6 20. f4 O-O 21. gxf7+ Rxf7 22. h6 (22. Nxe6 Qb7 $17 {/\ Nc3})
22... Rb8 $1 $40 23. Qxa6 Nxb2 $1 24. Nxe6 (24. Kxb2 Qc3+ 25. Kb1 Qxe3 $19)
24... Qc3 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 b3 $19 27. cxb3 Qxb3 0-1

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Plaskett, H James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7.
Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Bb3 (10. Rhg1 Nd7 (10... Nxd4 $5 11. Bxd4 b5
12. Bb3 b4 13. Na4 Bd7 14. g4 (14. Nb6 Bb5 $17) 14... Bb5 15. Qe1 Rb8 16. g5
Ne8 17. Qe3 e5 18. Bxe5 Bxa4 19. Bxa4 Qa5 $17 {Ceitlin-Chernikov, URS 1975
-Inf.21/356}) 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 b5 13. Bb3 Qe8 14. g5 Nc5 15. e5 dxe5 16.
Rh4 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 f5 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. Bg5 Bb7 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Ne4 Bxe4 22.
Qxe4 g6 23. Qxe5 Qf7 $10 {Kontic-Cabrilo, Niksic 1991 -CBM 24}) 10... Qe8 11.
Rhg1 Nd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. g5 b5 14. Qh5 b4 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 $2 (15... Nxb3+ 16. axb3
Qxc6 17. Nd5 $2 (17. Bd4 Bd7 (17... Bb7 18. Nd5 $1 exd5 19. Rd3 Rfc8 20. c3
dxe4 21. Rh3 Kf8 22. g6 $1 $18 {Howell-Wahls, Gausdal 1986 -Inf.42/296}) 18.
Rg4 bxc3 19. Rh4 Bxg5+ 20. Qxg5 f6 21. Qh5 cxb2+ 22. Bxb2 $16 {Plaskett-Wahls,
Hastings 1989}) 17... exd5 18. Bd4 Qd7 19. Bxg7 (19. Qh6 gxh6 20. gxh6+ Qg4 $19
) 19... Kxg7 20. Qh6+ Kh8 21. g6 fxg6 22. Rxg6 Rf7 23. Rdg1 Bb7 24. Rg7 Bg5+
$19 {Espig-Beliavsky, Suhumi 1972}) 16. Bd5 $1 $16 Qc7 (16... exd5 $2 17. Nxd5
Ra7 18. Nf6+ $18) 17. Bd4 (17. Bxa8 $2 bxc3 $17) 17... bxc3 18. Qh6 f6 (18...
e5 19. g6 $1 gxh6 (19... hxg6 20. Rxg6 Bf6 21. Rdg1 $18) 20. gxf7+ Kh8 21. Rg8+
Rxg8 22. fxg8=R#) 19. gxf6 $2 (19. Bxa8 $1 cxb2+ 20. Kb1 gxh6 21. gxf6+ Kf7 (
21... Kh8 22. fxe7+ $18) 22. Rg7+ Ke8 23. Rxe7+ Qxe7 24. fxe7 Kxe7 25. e5 $16 {
Plasket}) 19... Bxf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Qxf6 cxb2+ 22. Qxb2 exd5 23. Rxd5 Bb7
24. Rxd6 Nxe4 25. Rb6 Nc3 26. Rg3 Ne2+ 27. Kb1 Be4 28. Rgb3 Rc8 29. Ka1 Bxc2 $4
(29... Qxh2 30. Rb8 Qg1+ 31. Qb1 Qxb1+ 32. Rxb1 Rxb8 33. Rxb8+ Kf7 34. Rb6 h5
$19) 30. Rb7 h6 $2 (30... Bxb3 31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Qxb3+ Rf7 $16) 31. Rxc7 Rxc7
32. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Schahin Cury"]
[Site "Americana"]
[Date "1997.07.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1997.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O-O Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. Nf5 exf5 (
14... b4 15. Nxg7+ $6 Kf8 16. Qh5 Kxg7 17. Bd4+ Kg8 $3 {Wahls,M-Rechlis Bern 
(zt) 1990} 18. Nd5 $1 exd5 19. g6 fxg6 20. Qxd5+ Kf8 21. Qxa8 $15) 15. Nd5 Qd8
(15... Qc6 $2 16. exf5 Ne5 17. f4 Bxf5 18. fxe5 Rc8 19. c3 dxe5 20. Bf4 $16 {
Hartmann,G-Breyther,R BL 1987}) 16. exf5 Bb7 (16... O-O 17. f6 Nxf6 18. gxf6
Bxf6 19. Bb6 Bg5+ 20. f4 Bxf4+ 21. Kb1 Qg5 22. Rhg1 Qh6 23. Nxf4 Qxf4 24. Qg2
g6 25. Qxa8 $18 {Kotronias,V-Camilleri,H Zouberi zt (3) 1993 1-0 29}) 17. f6 (
17. Rhe1 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 O-O 19. f6 Nxf6 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. Qd2 Qc7 {1/2
Landenbergue,C-Muir,A Manila olm (08.23.4) 1992}) 17... Bxd5 (17... gxf6 18.
Rhe1 (18. gxf6 $2 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Nxf6 20. Rf5 $5 Qa5 21. Kb1 O-O-O 22. Bd4 Rhe8
23. Qf3 Nd7 24. Qa8+ Nb8 $17) 18... Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rg8 20. gxf6 (20. Bf4 Kf8 21.
Qd2 Rxg5 22. Bxg5 fxg5 23. h4 a5 $1 $17 {Hector,J-Fishbein,A Stavanger 1991}) (
20. h4 Rc8 21. f4 Kf8 22. Kb1 Nc5 23. Red1 Qe8 24. Qh5 Rg7 25. Bd4 Nd7 26. Re1
Qd8 27. Qe2 Rg6 28. h5 Rg8 29. Qe4 fxg5 30. Qxh7 Bf6 31. Rf5 Rh8 $19 {Lind,
JO-Schneider,LA SVE-ch (07) 1992 0-1 42}) 20... Nxf6 21. Rf5 Ng4 (21... Rb8 22.
h4 Ne4 23. Bf4 Rg6 24. Qxe4 Re6 25. Qh1 Qd7 26. Rh5 Rc8 27. Kb1 Rc5 28. Rxh7
Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Qf5 30. Bxd6 {1-0 Frolov,A-Bagaturov,G Biel izt (13) 1993}) (
21... Rg6 22. Bb6 Qd7 23. Qf3 Rb8 24. Rxf6 Rxb6 25. Qa8+ Qd8 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qxd8 $14 {Furhoff,J-Hjelm,N Stockholm 1992 1/2 63}) 22. Bg5 (22.
Qf3 Rc8 23. Bd4 Ne5 24. Qh3 Rg5 (24... Qc7 25. c3 Rg5 $17) 25. Rxg5 Bxg5+ 26.
Kb1 h6 27. Qf5 (27. Bxe5 dxe5 28. Rxe5+ Kf8 29. Rxg5 hxg5 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qe5+
Kd7 32. Qd5+ Kc7 33. Qc5+ Kb7 $19) 27... Qd7 28. Qe4 Qc6 29. Qf5 Qd7 30. Qe4
Qc6 31. Qf5 Be7 $19 {Zapata,A-Van der Wiel,J/Wijk op 1995/1-0 (64)}) 22... Ne5
23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. f4 Nd3+ (24... Qe6 25. Qe4 Nd3+ 26. Kd2 Nxe1 27. Qxa8+ Ke7
28. Qb7+ Kf8 29. Qb8+ {1/2 Waitzkin,J-De Firmian,N Bermuda (06) 1995 - CBM 46})
25. cxd3 Qxe2 26. Rxe2+ Kf8 27. Rh5 Rg1+ 28. Kd2 Kg7 $11 {Macieja,
B-Kasimdzhanov,R/WchJM U20 1997/1/2-1/2 (58)}) 18. fxg7 Rg8 19. Rxd5 Rxg7 20.
f4 $1 $146 {Bevor Weiß aktiv wird, stützt er den Pg5 mit f4 und h4. Jetzt sind
die Verfechter der schwarzen Stellung gefragt. Man darf gespannt sein, welche
Verbesserung die nächste Partie in dieser Variante bringt.} (20. Re1 Kf8 (20...
Rg6 21. f4 Re6 22. f5 Re5 23. Rxe5 Nxe5 24. f6 Bxf6 25. gxf6 Qxf6 $15 {Hector,
J-Fishbein,A/Kerteminde 1991/CBM 23/0-1 (60)}) 21. f4 f6 22. Bd4 Rf7 23. Qe6
Rc8 24. b4 {1/2-1/2 Bromberger,S-Sarosi,Z/Tavasz 1997/EXP 58}) (20. Bd4 Rg6 21.
f4 Re6 22. Qh5 Qa5 23. Rd1 Re1 $17 {1-0 Hewig,D-Lisek,J/OLNO 1993/BIG 90 (36)})
20... Kf8 21. h4 Qa5 22. Re1 Re8 23. Bd4 Rg6 24. Bc3 Qd8 25. Qh5 Kg8 26. Kb1 (
26. f5 Bxg5+ 27. hxg5 Rxe1+ 28. Bxe1 Qxg5+ 29. Qxg5 Rxg5 30. Rxd6 $14) 26...
Bf6 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. f5 Bxc3 29. bxc3 Qe1+ 30. Kb2 (30. Rd1 $16) 30... Rg7
31. Rxd6 f6 $4 (31... Nf8 32. f6 Rg6 33. Qg4 $16) 32. Re6 $18 Qg1 33. gxf6 (33.
gxf6 Rf7 34. Re7 Rxe7 35. fxe7 Nf6 36. e8=Q+ Nxe8 37. Qxe8+ Kg7 38. Qe7+ $18)
1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Nd7 13. f4 (13. g5 Nc5 14.
h4 b5 15. f3 Rb8 16. Kb1 a5 17. a3 (17. Nxb5 $4 Rxb5 18. Qxb5 Ba6 $19) 17... b4
18. axb4 axb4 19. Na2 Nxb3 20. cxb3 Qa5 21. Qh2 Bd7 $17 {Frolov,A-Shirov,A
Biel izt (02) 1993 0-1 28}) 13... Nc5 14. f5 $6 $146 (14. g5 f5 15. gxf6 Bxf6
16. e5 dxe5 17. Rc4 Nxb3+ 18. axb3 Qf7 19. Bc5 b5 20. Re4 Bb7 21. Bxf8 Re8 22.
fxe5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Bxh1 $15 {Wedberg,T-Mednis,E Copenhagen op (02) 1991 r 29})
14... Bf6 15. g5 $8 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 b5 (16... Nxb3+ 17. axb3 exf5 18. Nd5 $40 Qd8
) 17. Rg1 (17. f6 g6 $17) 17... Bb7 18. Rg4 Nxb3+ 19. axb3 e5 $19 20. Be3 b4
21. Na4 (21. Rh4 g6 $17) 21... Bc6 22. Nb6 (22. Rh4 Bxa4 23. Qh5 Rfc8 24. Qxh7+
Kf8 $19) 22... Rab8 23. Qxa6 Rfd8 24. g6 hxg6 25. fxg6 d5 $1 $19 26. gxf7+ Qxf7
27. Bh6 Qh5 28. Rxg7+ Kh8 29. Bg5 Kxg7 30. Bxd8 Rxd8 31. exd5 Bxd5 (31... Bxd5
32. Nxd5 Rxd5 33. Qb7+ Qf7 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.02.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ikonnikov, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Nikolaidis, Ioannis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 (7...
a6 8. Bb3 Qc7 9. f4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qf3 (11. f5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Rb8
14. Qd3 b4 15. axb4 Rxb4 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. Rae1 a5 19. Na2 Ba6 20.
Qxa6 Rxd4 21. Nc3 Rd2 22. Nb1 Rd4 23. Nc3 Rb4 24. e5 dxe5 25. Qxe6 Rbb8 26.
Qxe5 Bd6 27. Qf5 Bxh2 28. Nd5 Qd6 29. Re6 Ng4 30. Rxd6 Rxf5 31. Rxf5 Bxd6 32.
g3 g6 33. Rf1 Be5 34. Ra1 Rf8 35. Nf4 g5 36. Ne6 Rf2 37. Rxa5 h6 38. Ra8+ Kh7
39. Nf8+ Kg7 40. Ne6+ Kg6 41. Rg8+ Kf5 42. Kg1 Bxg3 43. Rf8+ Ke4 44. Rxf2 Bxf2+
45. Kg2 Be3 46. c4 Bc1 47. c5 Ne5 48. Nd8 {1/2-1/2 Egorov,E-Chiburdanidze,M/
RUS-Cup4 1997}) 11... b5 (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 Be6 14. f5 Bxb3 15.
axb3 b5 16. Bg5 b4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Qxc2 19. Rf2 Qc5 20. Qg4 Kh8 21. Raf1
Rac8 22. h3 Qd4 23. Kh2 Rg8 24. Rf3 Qd2 25. Rg3 Qh6 26. Qe2 a5 27. Qa6 Rc2 28.
Qxa5 Bg5 29. Qxb4 Rxb2 30. Qc3 Re2 31. Qd3 Rd2 32. Qc3 Rxd5 33. exd5 Bf4 34.
Rxf4 Qxf4 35. Qf3 Qxf3 {1/2-1/2 Lukin,A-Grishanovich,S/St Petersburg-ch 1997})
12. e5 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nd7 15. Ne4 Bb7 16. Qf4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Bc5
18. c3 Nxe5 19. a4 Rad8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rad1 Nc4 22. Rf2 e5 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24.
Qe2 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Nxb2 26. Qd5 Qe3 27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. Rxf3 Nc4 29. Rd3 g6 30.
Rd5 Rb8 31. Bxc4 bxc4 32. Rxe5 Rb1+ 33. Kf2 Rc1 34. Re3 Rc2+ 35. Kf3 f5 36. Re7
Rxc3+ 37. Kf4 Rc2 38. Kg5 Kf8 39. Rxh7 Rxg2+ 40. Kf6 Ke8 41. Rc7 Rc2 42. Re7+
Kd8 43. Re1 Rxh2 44. Kxg6 Kd7 {0-1 Lukin,A-Aseev,K/St Petersburg-ch 1997}) 8.
Qe2 a6 (8... O-O 9. Rg1 Na5 10. Bb3 e5 11. Nf3 Nxb3 12. axb3 a6 13. Bg5 Be6 14.
O-O-O Qa5 15. Kb1 Rfd8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Rac8 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. g4 Rc6 20.
Nh4 Rdc8 21. Rd2 Kf8 22. Rgd1 Ke7 23. Qf3 Qc7 24. Rc1 b5 25. Nf5+ Bxf5 26. Qxf5
Rg8 27. f3 Rg6 28. Re1 b4 29. Qh5 h6 30. Qh4 Qa7 31. Ree2 a5 32. f4 a4 33. fxe5
{Romanovich,L-Stotika,V/St Petersburg-ch 1997/0-1 (45)}) 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3
O-O 11. Rhg1 Nd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. g5 (13. Kb1 Nxd4 (13... b5 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nd5 Ra7 16. g5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Qe8 18. g6 Bf6 19. f4 Nxe4 20. Qh5 hxg6 21. Rxg6
Be6 22. Bxe4 Bxa2+ 23. Kxa2 Qxe4 24. Rxf6 Qxe3 25. Rfxd6 Rc7 26. R1d3 Qxf4 27.
R3d4 g6 28. Rxf4 gxh5 29. Rf5 Re8 30. c3 Re2 31. Rxh5 Rxc3 32. Rxa6 Rcc2 33.
Rxb5 {1/2-1/2 Pavlovic,M-Krakops,M/Ubeda op 1997}) 14. Bxd4 b5 15. g5 Re8 16.
Qh5 g6 17. Qh6 Bf8 18. Qh4 Nxb3 19. axb3 Bb7 20. Bf6 Rac8 21. Rd2 h5 22. gxh6
Kh7 23. Rgd1 e5 24. Bg7 Be7 25. Qg4 b4 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Rb8 28. f4 f5 29.
Qh3 exf4 30. Rg1 Bf8 31. Rdg2 Rbc8 32. Bd4 Re4 33. Rxg6 Qxc2+ 34. Ka2 Rxd4 35.
Rg7+ Kh8 36. Rg8+ Kh7 {1-0 Pavlovic,M-Arakhamia,K/GRE-chT Athens 1996}) (13.
Nf5 Rd8 (13... b5 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. g5 $1 Bb7 16. f3 Rac8 17. Kb1 Rc7 $13 {
Rytshagov,M-Shirov,A/URS/1990/0,5/22/}) (13... Nxb3+ 14. axb3 b5 15. Nxe7+ Nxe7
16. Qd3 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. f4 Bb7 20. Rg3 Qe7 21. Bd4 Rfe8 22.
f5 {Nijboer,F-Cebalo,M/Luzern/1989/0,5/22/}) 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 (14... Nxe7 $5 15.
g5 b5 $13) 15. g5 b5 16. Qh5 Bb7 $2 (16... b4 17. Na4 Nxe4 18. f3 Nc5 19. Nxc5
dxc5 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Rg4 g6 22. Qh6 Qf8 23. Qxf8+ Kxf8 24. Bxc5+ $16) (16...
Rb8 $1 17. Rg3 g6 18. Qh6 Qf8 19. Qh4 a5 $132) 17. Rg3 g6 18. Qh6 Qf8 19. Qh4
Qe7 (19... Rac8 20. Rh3 Qg7 21. f4 $40 {/\f5-f6/}) 20. Rh3 h5 21. gxh6 Qxh4 22.
Rxh4 Nxb3+ (22... Kh7 23. Bg5 Rd7 24. Bf6 b4 25. Ne2 Ne5 26. Ng1 $1 g5 $1 $8
27. Bxg5 Nxe4 28. Be3 $16) 23. axb3 f6 24. Rh3 $1 Rd7 $2 (24... Ne5 25. f3 $16)
25. Bc5 Ne5 (25... Rad8 26. Bb6 Rc8 27. Rhd3 b4 28. Na4 Ne5 29. Rd4) 26. Rxd6
Rxd6 27. Bxd6 Nf7 28. Be7 Ng5 (28... f5 29. h7+ Kg7 30. e5 $1 Nxe5 31. h8=Q+
Rxh8 32. Rxh8 Kxh8 33. Bf6+ $18) 29. Rd3 Nxe4 30. Rd7 Nxc3 31. Bxf6 $1 {
1-0 Yudasin,L-Sher,M/RUS-Cup1 Chigorin-mem 1996}) 13... b5 (13... Bd7) 14. Qh5
Nxd4 (14... b4 15. Nxc6 $1 (15. Rg3 bxc3 16. Rh3 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 h6 18. Rg1 Qa5
19. Kb1 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxg5 21. Bxg7 cxb2 22. Bxb2 {1-0 Klundt,K-Renner,C/
Augsburg 1986}) (15. Nce2 Re8 16. Rg3 g6 17. Qh4 h5 18. Nf4 Nxb3+ 19. Nxb3 Kg7
20. Nd3 a5 21. f4 Bd7 22. Nd4 Rec8 23. Rd2 Nxd4 24. Bxd4+ Kh7 25. Bf6 Bxf6 26.
gxf6 Qc4 27. Rg5 Qxe4 28. Rdg2 Qe3+ 29. Kb1 Qf3 30. Nc1 Bc6 31. R2g4 Qxg4 32.
Rxg4 Be4 33. Nd3 Rc7 34. Qg5 Rac8 35. Rh4 Bf3 36. Rh3 Bd1 37. Ne1 Rc5 38. Qg3
Bxc2+ 39. Nxc2 Rxc2 40. Qg1 R8c5 41. Rxh5+ Rxh5 42. Kxc2 Rf5 43. Qd4 Rd5 44.
Qa7 Kg8 45. Qb8+ {1-0 Aatrhi,R-Moncayo,E/WchJW-U16 Guarapuava 1995}) 15...
Nxb3+ 16. axb3 Qxc6 17. Bd4 $3 bxc3 18. Qh6 cxb2+ 19. Kxb2 e5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21.
Qxc6 Be6 22. Qc3 a5 23. Qxe5 Rfc8 24. f4 a4 25. Ra1 a3+ 26. Kb1 Bb4 27. Rg3 Rd8
28. Rd3 g6 29. f5 {1-0 Ligterink,G-Weinstein,N/Wijk-B 1975}) (14... g6 $1 15.
Qh6 Re8 16. Rg3 Bf8 17. Qh4 b4 (17... Be7 18. Qh6 Bf8 19. Qh4 {1/2-1/2
Doncevic,D-Fahnenschmidt,G/BL8384 1984}) 18. Rh3 h5 19. gxh6 bxc3) (14... Rd8
15. Nxc6 Nxb3+ (15... Qxc6 16. Bd5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Qe8 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. gxf6 g6
20. Bxc5 Qf8 21. Bb6 Re8 22. f3 Bb7 23. Qg5 Rac8 24. Bd4 Kh8 25. h4 h5 26. Be3
Re6 27. Rd2 Rce8 28. Rgd1 Kg8 29. Bf4 Rd8 30. Bh2 Kh7 31. Qf4 Rd7 32. Rxd6
Rexd6 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 34. Qxd6 Qxd6 35. Bxd6 g5 36. hxg5 Kg6 37. Bf4 h4 38. Kd2
Bc8 39. Ke3 Be6 40. b3 h3 41. Kd4 Bd7 42. c4 bxc4 43. bxc4 Ba4 44. c5 Bd1 45.
c6 Bxf3 46. c7 Bg4 47. Kc5 {1-0 Djurhuus,R-Kaspersen,M/Copenhagen op 1988}) 16.
axb3 Qxc6 17. Rg3 g6 18. Qh6 Bf8 19. Qh4 Be7 20. Bd4 h5 21. Bf6 Qe8 (21... Qc7
22. Ne2 e5 23. f4 b4 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Rd3 Bg4 27. Qe1 Bxf6 28.
gxf6 Qc6 29. h3 Rc8 30. Qd2 Bxe2 31. Qxe2 Qxf6 32. Kb1 Rd8 33. Ka2 Rxd3 34.
Qxd3 Qb6 35. c3 a5 36. Qd5 Qc7 37. c4 Kf8 38. c5 Ke7 39. h4 f6 40. c6 g5 41.
hxg5 fxg5 42. Qc5+ Ke8 43. Qd5 g4 44. Qe6+ Kf8 45. Qf6+ Ke8 {1/2-1/2 Arnold,
L-Escher,T/BL2-S 1995}) 22. f4 Bb7 23. f5 b4 24. Ne2 exf5 25. Nf4 Bxf6 26. gxf6
Qxe4 27. Nxg6 Qxh4 28. Nxh4+ Kf8 29. Nxf5 Be4 30. Ne7 Ke8 31. Re3 {1-0 Kamp,
A-Kojtka,W/NRW-II 1987}) 15. Bxd4 Nxb3+ (15... b4 16. Nd5 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 exd5
18. Qh6 f6 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Bxf6 Rf7 21. Rxd5 Kf8 22. Rdg5 Rxf6 23. Qxf6+ gxf6
24. Rg8+ Ke7 25. R1g7+ Ke6 26. Re8+ {1-0 Van Beek,L-Santos,P/EU-chJM U14
Rimavska Sobota 1992}) (15... Bb7 16. Rg4 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 e5 18. Be3 Rac8 19.
Rd2 g6 20. Qh6 f5 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Bg5 Bg7 23. Qh4 Rf7 24. Qg3 h5 25. Rh4 Kh7
26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Rf5 28. Be3 Qf7 29. Qg2 e4 30. Rxe4 Rxd5 31. Bd4 Bh6 32.
f4 Rf5 33. Be3 Qxb3 34. Re7+ Rf7 35. Qb7 Rxc2+ 36. Rxc2 Qxe3+ 37. Rxe3 Rxb7 38.
Rf3 Rf7 39. Kd1 Bg7 40. b3 {Koch,J-Relange,E/FRA-ch 1994/1/2-1/2 (56)}) 16.
axb3 b4 (16... Rd8 17. Rd3 e5 18. Nd5 Qb7 19. Nf6+ gxf6 20. gxf6+ Kf8 21. fxe7+
Qxe7 22. Qh6+ Ke8 23. Bc5 Be6 24. Rg8+ Kd7 25. Rxd6+ {1-0 Servat,R-Walicki,D/
ARG-chJ Neuquen 1986}) (16... g6 17. Qh6 f6 18. Rd3 Rf7 (18... Bd8 19. gxf6
Bxf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Qh4 Rf8 22. Rgd1 Bb7 23. Rxd6 b4 24. Ne2 Bd5 25. e5 Bxb3
26. Nd4 Rac8 27. Rd2 Bd5 28. Nxe6 Bxe6 29. Rxe6 Qa5 30. Rd7 Rxc2+ 31. Kxc2 Qa4+
32. Kb1 Qxd7 33. Qc4 Qd1+ 34. Ka2 b3+ 35. Ka3 Qa1+ 36. Kxb3 Rf3+ 37. Kb4 Qe1+
38. Kc5 Qxf2+ 39. Kc6 Kg7 40. Re7+ Kh6 41. Qc1+ g5 42. h4 Qe3 43. hxg5+ Kxg5
44. Qc2 h5 45. e6 Rf2 46. Rg7+ Kh4 47. Qc4+ Rf4 48. Qd5 Rf1 49. Rg2 Rc1+ 50.
Kb7 Qf4 51. Rg7 a5 52. Rd7 Rb1 53. e7 Rxb2+ 54. Ka6 {1/2-1/2 Petrik,T-Medina,E/
WchJM-U18 Guarapuava 1995}) 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Rxg6+ hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Rg7 22. Qe8+
{1-0 Pils,W-Aigmueller,M/AUT-chT 1991}) 17. Bf6 (17. Qh6 $1 e5 (17... f6 18.
gxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. Qxf6 bxc3 21. Rxd6 $18) 18. Nd5 gxh6 (18... Qd8 19.
Nf6+ Bxf6 20. gxf6 $18)) 17... Re8 18. Rd3 Qa5 (18... bxc3 19. Rh3 h6 20. Qxh6
cxb2+ 21. Kxb2 gxh6 22. Rxh6 Bxf6+ 23. gxf6+ Kf8 24. Rh8#) 19. Rh3 h6 20. Qxh6
$1 (20. Qxh6 Qa1+ 21. Nb1 gxh6 22. Rxh6 Bxf6 23. gxf6+ Kf8 24. Rh8#) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 {Petursson} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7.
Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Rhg1 Nd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. Nf5 b5
14. Bd5 {King There is something very appealing about the way Shirov declines
to capture any of the sacrificed pieces, but instead seeks to build up his own
attack. The course of the game proves Black's strategy to be correct.} Bb7 (
14... exd5 $2 15. Nxd5 Qb7 16. e5 $1 Ne6 17. exd6 Bd8 18. f4 $40 {Hellers,
S-Mednis,E Copenhagen op (09) 1991 1/2 48}) (14... Re8 $2 15. Nxe7+ Rxe7 16. e5
Nb7 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Be4 Qc7 19. g5 Ne5 20. Rg3 Ng6 21. Qh5 Nf8 22. Bxh7+ Nxh7
23. Rh3 {1-0 Nijboer,F-Hon,A London Loyds 1992}) 15. g5 Rfc8 (15... exf5 $6 16.
g6 $1 hxg6 17. Rxg6 Ne5 18. Rxg7+ $3 Kxg7 19. Rg1+ Ng6 20. exf5 Rh8 21. Bd4+
Bf6 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Qg4 Rh6 24. Bxf6+ Kh7 25. Re1 Bxd5 26. Nxd5 Qc8 27. Re7+
Kg8 28. Rg7+ Kf8 29. Rg8+ Kxg8 30. Ne7+ {1-0 Sokolov,A-Salov,V Nikolaev 1983 -
Inf.36/322}) (15... b4 $6 16. g6 (16. Qh5 Ne5 17. Rg3 exf5 18. exf5 bxc3 19. g6
cxb2+ 20. Kb1 hxg6 21. fxg6 Nxg6 22. Qxg6 Ne6 23. Bxe6 Bf6 24. Qxf6 fxe6 25.
Qxe6+ Qf7 26. Rxg7+ {1-0 Sion Castro,M-Rivera,D/Cordoba op 1991/EXT 91op})
16... hxg6 17. Na4 exd5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. exd5 Bf6 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Nd6 Qe7
$17 {Levitina,I-Ioseliani,N USSR 1977 0-1 27 - Inf. 24/386}) (15... Rfe8 16.
Qh5 Ne5 17. f4 Ng6 18. Rg3 b4 19. Rh3 Nf8 20. Bd4 exd5 21. Bxg7 Bd8 22. Bd4 f6
23. gxf6 Ng6 24. f7+ {1-0 Ginsburg,G-Lanka,Z/Cappelle la Grande op 1997/EXP 57}
) 16. Rg3 {->} Ne5 (16... b4 17. Rh3 g6 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. Bxc6 bxc3 20. Qf3
cxb2+ 21. Kb1 Rf8 22. Ng4 $1 $40 {Efimov,O-Starodubcev USSR 1989 1-0 40 - Inf.
48/355}) (16... exf5 17. g6 Ne5 18. exf5 $40) (16... Bf8 $5 {Romero Holmes})
17. Rh3 (17. Bxb7 $2 $146 Nxb7 $2 (17... Qxb7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. f4 Ned7 $132)
18. Nxe7+ $6 (18. Bb6 $1 Qd7 19. Bd4 exf5 20. Bxe5 Qe6 21. Bd4 b4 22. Nd5 Bd8
$14) 18... Qxe7 19. Bd4 b4 $1 20. Na4 Nc4 $1 21. b3 $5 Na3 $15 {0-1 Sion
Castro,M-Shirov,A/Leon 1995/CBM 48/[Shirov] (33)}) (17. f4 $1 exf5 18. Bxc5 $1
Ng6 19. Be3 b4 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Nd5 fxe4 22. f5 $16) 17... Ng6 18. Qh5 Nf8 19.
Nxg7 $3 $18 (19. Bd4 Bxd5 20. Qh6 Bxg5+ 21. Qxg5 f6 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Qxf6 e5
24. Qf3 Be6 25. Bxc5 Qxc5 26. Rg3 b4 27. Nf7+ Bxf7 28. Qxf7 Rc7 29. Qd5 {
Brunner,L-Wittman/Graz/1991/} Rac8 $19) 19... Bxd5 (19... Kxg7 20. Bd4+ Kg8 (
20... e5 $4 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22. Qg8#) 21. Qh6 e5 (21... f6 22. gxf6 Bd8 23. Rg1+
Kf7 (23... Ng6 24. Rxg6+ hxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kf8 26. Rh8#) 24. Rg7+ Ke8 25. Qh5+ Ng6
26. Qxg6+ hxg6 27. Rh8#) 22. Bxc5 dxc5 (22... Qxc5 23. g6 Bxd5 24. gxh7+ Kh8
25. Qg7+ $3 Kxg7 26. h8=Q+ Kg6 27. Qh6#) 23. g6 $18 (23. g6 {Petursson} Bg5+
24. Qxg5 Nxg6 25. Qh6 $18)) 20. Qh6 e5 (20... Bxg5 21. Bxg5 f6 (21... Nxe4 {
Petursson} 22. Rg1 Ng6 23. Be7 Qxe7 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Nxh8 26. Rxh8#) 22.
exd5 fxg5 23. Nh5 $18) 21. Nh5 $1 (21. Nf5 $1 Nce6 $8 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Nxd5
Qd8 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Qxh7+ Nxh7 26. Rxh7#) 21... Nce6 22. exd5 b4 23. dxe6 Nxe6
24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. gxf6 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[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"]

{Das Springeropfer auf f5 - Schwarz kann sich behaupten!} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3.
d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10.
Bb3 Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. Nf5 $5 exf5 (14... b4 15. Nxg7+
$6 (15. Nxe7 bxc3 16. Nxc8 cxb2+ 17. Kxb2 Rxc8 18. Rd4 O-O 19. Rhd1 Nb6 20. Kb1
Rb8 21. Qxa6 Rfc8 22. Qd3 Nc4 $44 {Furhoff,J-Balashov,Y Rilton Cup op (02)
1992 1/2 32}) (15. Bd4 Bxg5+ 16. Kb1 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nxd6+ Ke7 19. e5
bxc3 20. exf6+ gxf6 21. Qh5 Rf8 22. Rhe1 cxb2 23. Kxb2 Rb8 24. Nf5+ Ke8 25. Qh4
Rg8 26. Qxf6 Rb6 27. Rg1 Rxg1 28. Qh8+ {1-0 Prie,E-Muir,A Novi Sad olm (14)
FRA-SCO 1990}) 15... Kf8 16. Qh5 Kxg7 17. Bd4+ Kg8 $3 {Wahls,M-Rechlis Bern 
(zt) 1990} 18. Nd5 $1 (18. Rhg1 Ne5 19. f4 Ng6 20. Bxh8 Nxf4 21. Qf3 bxc3 22.
Qxf4 e5 23. Qe3 Kxh8 $17 {Zimmersmann,R-Feher,G Budapest Spring op 1992 1-0 32}
) 18... exd5 19. g6 fxg6 20. Qxd5+ Kf8 21. Qxa8 $15) 15. Nd5 Qd8 (15... Qc6 $2
16. exf5 Ne5 17. f4 Bxf5 18. fxe5 Rc8 19. c3 dxe5 20. Bf4 $16 {Hartmann,
G-Breyther,R BL 1987}) 16. exf5 Bb7 (16... O-O 17. f6 Nxf6 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19.
Bb6 Bg5+ 20. f4 Bxf4+ 21. Kb1 Qg5 22. Rhg1 Qh6 23. Nxf4 Qxf4 24. Qg2 g6 25.
Qxa8 $18 {Kotronias,V-Camilleri,H Zouberi zt (3) 1993 1-0 29}) 17. f6 (17. Rhe1
Bxd5 18. Rxd5 O-O 19. f6 Nxf6 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. Qd2 Qc7 {1/2 Landenbergue,
C-Muir,A Manila olm (08.23.4) 1992}) 17... gxf6 (17... Bxd5 18. fxg7 (18. fxe7
Qa5 19. Rxd5 Qa1+ 20. Kd2 Qxh1 $19) 18... Rg8 19. Rxd5 Rxg7 20. Re1 Rg6 $15 {
Hector,J-Fishbein,A Kerteminde 1991}) 18. Rhe1 (18. gxf6 $2 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Nxf6
20. Rf5 $5 Qa5 21. Kb1 O-O-O 22. Bd4 Rhe8 23. Qf3 Nd7 24. Qa8+ Nb8 $17) 18...
Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rg8 20. gxf6 (20. Bf4 Kf8 21. Qd2 (21. Qh5 Qa5 22. Qe2 Qd8 23.
Qh5 Qa5 24. Qe2 Ne5 25. gxf6 Bxf6 26. Rxd6 Re8 $17 {Garber,S-Fishbein,A New
York op (7) 1991 0-1 32}) 21... Rxg5 (21... Ne5 $2 22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. Bh6+ Bg7
24. Rxd6 Qh4 25. Bg5 Nd3+ 26. Kb1 Qxf2 27. Be7+ Ke8 28. Bh4+ Qxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Ne5
30. Qd5 Rc8 31. Bg3 {1-0 Gabler,B-Forgacs,G Sankt Augustin (08) 1990}) 22. Bxg5
fxg5 23. h4 a5 $1 $17 {Hector,J-Fishbein,A Stavanger 1991}) (20. h4 Rc8 21. f4
Kf8 22. Kb1 Nc5 23. Red1 Qe8 24. Qh5 Rg7 25. Bd4 Nd7 26. Re1 Qd8 27. Qe2 Rg6
28. h5 Rg8 29. Qe4 fxg5 30. Qxh7 Bf6 31. Rf5 Rh8 $19 {Lind,JO-Schneider,LA
SVE-ch (07) 1992 0-1 42}) 20... Nxf6 21. Rf5 Ng4 (21... Rb8 22. h4 (22. Bd4 Kd7
23. Qf3 Rg6 24. c3 Kc7 25. Kc2 Rb7 26. Ra1 Nd7 27. Rxa6 $44 {Zapata,A-Becerra
Rivero,J Capablanca mem-A (11) 1994 1-0 52 - CBM 43}) 22... Ne4 (22... Ng4 23.
Bg5 f6 24. Qxg4 fxg5 25. Qh5+ Kd7 26. Rxe7+ Qxe7 27. Rf7 gxh4 28. Rxe7+ Kxe7
29. Qxh7+ {1/2 Sion Castro,M-Atalik,S Oviedo 25' (13) 1993}) 23. Bf4 Rg6 24.
Qxe4 Re6 25. Qh1 Qd7 26. Rh5 Rc8 27. Kb1 Rc5 28. Rxh7 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Qf5 30.
Bxd6 {1-0 Frolov,A-Bagaturov,G Biel izt (13) 1993}) (21... Rg6 22. Bb6 Qd7 23.
Qf3 Rb8 24. Rxf6 Rxb6 25. Qa8+ Qd8 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qxd8 $14 {
Furhoff,J-Hjelm,N Stockholm 1992 1/2 63}) 22. Qf3 (22. Bg5 Ne5 23. Bxe7 Qxe7
24. f4 Qe6 25. Qe4 Nd3+ 26. Kd2 Nxe1 27. Qxa8+ Ke7 28. Qb7+ Kf8 29. Qb8+ {
1/2 Waitzkin,J-De Firmian,N Bermuda (06) 1995 - CBM 46}) 22... Rc8 23. Bd4 Ne5
24. Qh3 Rg5 (24... Qc7 25. c3 Rg5 $17) 25. Rxg5 Bxg5+ 26. Kb1 h6 27. Qf5 (27.
Bxe5 dxe5 28. Rxe5+ Kf8 29. Rxg5 hxg5 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qe5+ Kd7 32. Qd5+ Kc7
33. Qc5+ Kb7 $19) 27... Qd7 28. Qe4 Qc6 29. Qf5 Qd7 30. Qe4 Qc6 31. Qf5 Be7 $19
32. Re3 Rc7 33. Qh7 Qh1+ 34. Ka2 Qxh2 35. Qf5 (35. Qh8+ Kd7 36. Rxe5 dxe5 37.
Bxe5 Qxf2 $19) 35... Nc6 36. Bc3 Qh4 (36... d5 $19) 37. Bf6 Nb4+ $4 (37... Qb4
$19) 38. Ka3 Nxc2+ $2 (38... Qxf6 39. Qxf6 Nxc2+ 40. Ka2 Nxe3 41. Qh8+ Kd7 42.
fxe3 Bg5 $15) 39. Qxc2 Qxf6 (39... Rxc2 40. Rxe7+ Kf8 41. Bxh4 $18) 40. Qxc7
$14 d5+ 41. Ka2 Kf8 42. Qc8+ Bd8 43. Qd7 Be7 44. Qxd5 Qd6 (44... Qxf2 $4 45.
Rf3 $18) 45. Qe4 (45. Qxd6 Bxd6 $14) 45... Bg5 46. Rf3 Kg7 47. Rg3 Kf8 48. Rg4
Qd7 49. Qg2 Qd2 50. b4 Qd1 51. Qg1 Qd5+ (51... Qxg1 52. Rxg1 $14) 52. Ka1 f5
53. Rg3 Qd4 54. Qe1 Bf6 55. Qc1 f4 (55... Qxf2 56. Qxh6+ Kf7 57. Qg6+ Ke7 58.
Rg2 Qe1+ 59. Ka2 Qe6+ $10) 56. Ra3 Qxb4 57. Rxa6 Kf7 58. Qc2 Qd4 59. Qh7+ Bg7
60. Qf5+ (60. Qg6+ Kf8 61. Ra8+ Ke7 62. Re8+ Kd7 63. Qe6+ Kc7 64. Rc8+ Kb7 65.
Qc6+ Ka7 66. Ra8#) 60... Bf6 61. Qh7+ Bg7 62. Qg6+ Kf8 63. Ra8+ Ke7 64. Re8+
1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. g4 b4 12. Na4 (12. Nb1 e5 13. Nf5 Be6 14. b3 g6
15. g5 Nd7 16. Nh6 Bg7 17. h4 Nc5 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. Kb1 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qc3 21. h5
Nb7 22. Qxa6 Qxc2+ 23. Ka1 Qc3+ 24. Kb1 Qc2+ 25. Ka1 {1/2 Nunn,J-Salov,V Wijk 
(03) 1992}) 12... Bb7 (12... Bd7 13. b3 (13. g5 $5) 13... Bxa4 14. bxa4 Qb7 15.
f3 Nd7 16. Nb3 Nc6 $13 {Mantovani,R-Lerner,K Geneve 1988 0-1 40 -Inf.45/285})
13. Nxe6 (13. Kb1 Be7 14. Nb6 Rd8 15. g5 Nxe4 16. Bxa6 O-O 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18.
Nf5 exf5 19. Nd5 Qd7 20. f3 Nxg5 21. Rhg1 Ne6 22. Bd4 Bg5 23. Bf6 h6 $19 {
Sokolov,D-Nikolaev,S URS-sf Voronez 1991 0-1 27}) 13... fxe6 14. Bb6 Qd7 15. b3
Nc6 16. g5 Ng8 17. f4 Qf7 $2 (17... Nge7 18. Bc4 Nc8 19. f5 Qe7 20. Bxe6 Qxg5+
21. Kb1 Qf6 22. Nc5 Nxb6 23. Nxb7 Nd4 24. Qe3 Nb5 25. Qxb6 Qc3 26. Bd7+ Kxd7
27. Nc5+ $13 {Zaitshik,G-Kovalev,A Borzomi 1984 1/2 36 -Inf.38/342}) 18. Rhf1
h6 19. e5 d5 (19... dxe5 20. fxe5 Qe7 21. Bg6+ $18) (19... hxg5 20. fxg5 $18)
20. f5 $1 $18 hxg5 21. fxe6 Qxe6 22. Bf5 Qh6 (22... Qxe5 $2 23. Rxd5 $3 Qxe2
24. Bg6+ Ke7 25. Bc5+ Ke6 26. Bf7#) 23. Rxd5 Bc8 24. Qg4 {Boensch} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Emms, John M"]
[Black "Hennigan, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. h4 b4
15. Na4 Nc5 16. h5 Nxe4 (16... Bd7) 17. g6 Bf6 $1 (17... f5 $6) 18. gxf7+ (18.
Bf4 e5 19. Qxe4 Bb7 20. Qe2 Bxh1 21. Rxh1 O-O $1) 18... Kxf7 (18... Qxf7 19.
Nb6 Rb8 20. Nc6 Rb7 21. Nxc8 $40) 19. Rhg1 (19. Bf4 e5) 19... e5 $1 20. Nf3 Bf5
21. Kb1 (21. Nb6 Rab8 22. Nd5 Qa5 23. Kb1 Nc3+ (23... Rhc8 $17) 24. bxc3 bxc3
25. Qc4 Qa3 26. Nb6+ $13) 21... Rab8 22. Nd2 Nxd2+ (22... Qxc2+ 23. Kxc2 Nc3+
24. Qd3 (24. Kc1 Na2#) 24... Bxd3+ 25. Kxd3 Nxd1 26. Rxd1 d5 27. f3 $17) 23.
Rxd2 Rhc8 24. f4 Rb5 25. Qf2 exf4 26. Bxf4 Qc6 {/\ Rd5} 27. Bg5 (27. Bxd6 Rd5
28. Rxd5 Bxc2+ 29. Ka1 Qxd5 30. Nb6 Qa5+ $19) (27. Rgd1 d5 $1 {/\ d4-d3} (27...
Rd5 28. Rxd5 Bxc2+ 29. Ka1 (29. Ka2 Bxb3+ $1) 29... Bxb3 30. Nb6 $1 Bxd1 31.
Rxd1 Qc2 32. Qxc2 Rxc2 33. Na4)) (27. Rc1 d5 28. h6) 27... Qxc2+ $1 28. Rxc2 (
28. Ka2 Qxb3+ $3) 28... Rxc2 29. Qxf5 Rxf5 30. Bxf6 Rcf2 $1 31. Bd8 Rf1+ 32.
Rxf1 Rxf1+ 33. Kc2 Rh1 34. Ba5 Rxh5 35. Bxb4 Ke6 36. Bd2 g5 37. Nc3 g4 38. Kd3
Rh2 39. Ke3 h5 40. Ne4 d5 41. Nc5+ Kf5 42. Bc3 h4 43. Nd3 Rh3+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nc6 {
'!' Bulletin.} 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Qe2 Na5 10. g4 b5 11. g5 b4 {'?' Bulletin.} (11...
Nd7 $1 12. Nxe6 (12. Bxe6 $6 fxe6 13. Nxe6 Qc4 $1 $15 14. Qxc4 Nxc4 15. Nc7+
Kd8 16. Nxa8 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bb7 18. a4 b4) (12. f4 b4 13. Na4 Bb7 14. f5 e5 15.
Ne6 $5 (15. Nf3 Nxb3 16. cxb3 Bxe4 $17) 15... fxe6 16. fxe6 Nc5 17. Nxc5 dxc5
18. Bd5 O-O-O 19. O-O-O $44) (12. O-O-O Nc5 $5) 12... fxe6 13. Bxe6 Ne5 14. Nd5
Qc6 15. Bxc8 Rxc8 $13 {Kasparov}) 12. gxf6 bxc3 13. Ba4+ {'+/-!' Bulletin.} Bd7
14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. fxg7 Bxg7 16. b3 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Rg1 Bf6 19. Rd1 Ke7
20. Bf4 Rad8 21. Qe3 e5 22. Bg5 Rhg8 23. Rd3 Rg6 24. Rxc3 Qb7 25. Rc4 {'?'
Bulletin. Bulletin: '>= 25.Rg3!+-'} d5 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6 27. Rxg6+ hxg6 28. Qf3+
Kg7 29. exd5 Rxd5 30. h4 Qd7 31. h5 g5 32. a4 a5 33. Rc7 Qxc7 34. Qxd5 Qc3+ 35.
Qd2 Qa1+ 36. Ke2 Kh6 37. Qxa5 Kxh5 38. Qd5 f5 39. a5 g4 40. Qe6 f4 41. a6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Rhg1 Nd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. g5 Bd7 14. Qh5 Rfc8
15. Rg3 g6 16. Qh6 Bf8 17. Qh4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 b5 $1 (18... Nxb3+ $6) 19. Rh3 h5
$1 20. gxh6 Kh7 $15 {|^} 21. Qf6 $6 (21. Rd2 $6 Bc6 $1 22. Bd4 (22. Qf6 Qe7 $1)
22... b4 23. Nd5 $5 Nxb3+ 24. axb3 Bxd5 (24... exd5 $4 25. Qf6 $18) 25. exd5 e5
26. Be3 a5 $17 {->}) (21. f4 $5 Qd8 $1 22. Qf2 $5 (22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Rg3 a5 $36
) (22. Qg3 $5)) 21... Be8 $1 $17 (21... Bc6 22. Rf3 $1 Ra7 23. h4 $40) 22. Bg5
$6 (22. Rd2 Qe7 $1 23. Qxe7 Bxe7 {/\ b4, a5-/+}) 22... Nd7 (22... a5 $2 23. e5
$1 dxe5 24. Rdh4 $1 {/\ Qg7!+-}) 23. Qf3 b4 $1 $19 24. Nb1 (24. Rxb4 $2 Qc5)
24... a5 25. Nd2 a4 26. Bc4 b3 $1 27. axb3 (27. cxb3 a3 $1) 27... a3 $1 28.
bxa3 Qc5 29. Be3 Qxa3+ 30. Kd1 Qb2 $1 31. Qg2 Ra1+ 32. Ke2 Qxc2 33. f4 (33. Kf3
Qd1+ 34. Kg3 Nf6) 33... e5 34. Rd3 Nf6 $1 {/\ Ng4} 35. Rg3 d5 $1 36. Bxd5 (36.
exd5 e4) 36... Bb5 37. Bc4 Rxc4 $1 38. bxc4 Bxc4 39. Bb6 Bb4 $1 40. Rge3 Qxd2+
41. Kf3 Bxd3 42. Qxd2 Bxd2 43. Rxd3 Bxf4 44. Bd8 Ra6 0-1

[Event "EU-ch Seniors 06th"]
[Site "Davos"]
[Date "2006.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bakhmatov, Eduard"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Cebalo,M"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 {White chooses
Sozin instead of Richter-Rauser.} e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 {This move leeds to the
famous Velimirovich Attack.} Bd7 {An interesting sideline developed by Israely
GMs Greenfeld and Avrukh.} ({Main moves are} 8... a6) ({and} 8... O-O) 9. O-O-O
Rc8 {Our first example is dedicated to the author of the system:} (9... a6 10.
Bb3 Qa5 11. f4 b5 12. a3 b4 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. g4 Rc8 15. g5 Rxc3 16. gxf6 Rxe3
17. Qxe3 Bxf6 18. Kb1 O-O 19. e5 Be7 20. Rhg1 g6 21. f5 dxe5 22. Nxe6 Bxe6 23.
fxe6 fxe6 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Rxg6 Qc7 26. c3 Bc5 27. Qh6 {1-0 Velimirovic,
D-Pekun,C/Sofia 1972.}) 10. Bb3 {Other examples are dedicated to the above
mentioned Israely GMs:} (10. f3 O-O 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qa5 13. Bb3 b5 14. e5
dxe5 15. Qxe5 Qc7 16. g5 Nh5 17. Nd5 exd5 18. Qxe7 Rfe8 19. Qb4 a5 20. Qc3 Qf4+
21. Qd2 Bf5 22. a4 Qxf3 23. Rhe1 Nf4 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Re1 Rc8 26. Re3 Qf1+
27. Qd1 Nd3+ 28. Kd2 Qf4 29. Qf3 Qxd4 30. c3 Qf4 31. Qxf4 Nxf4 32. Rf3 bxa4 33.
Rxf4 axb3 34. Rxf5 Rc5 35. Kd3 a4 36. Kd4 Ra5 37. c4 a3 38. bxa3 b2 39. Rf1
dxc4 40. Rb1 c3 41. Kxc3 Rxa3+ 42. Kxb2 Rh3 43. Kc1 Kf8 44. Rb2 Ke7 45. Re2+
Kd6 46. Kd2 Rh5 47. Rg2 Ke5 48. Ke3 Kf5 {0-1 Rogic,D-Greenfeld,A/Pardubice
1995.}) (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. g4 O-O (11... d5 12. g5 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rd4
c5 15. Rxe4 Bc6 16. Rd1 Qb6 17. Rh4 g6 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Bxe6 Bf3 20. Qxf3 Qxe6
21. Qb3 c4 22. Qc3 Rfd8 23. Rd4 Bc5 24. Rxc4 Bxf2 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Qb3 Qe5 27.
Bc3 Qxg5+ 28. Kb1 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. a3 Bd4 31. Bxd4 Qxd4 32. c4 h5 33. Qc2
Kf8 34. c5 Ke7 35. b4 Qe3 36. Kb2 g5 37. Qg2 Qd4+ 38. Kb3 Qd3+ 39. Kb2 Qd4+ 40.
Kb3 Qd3+ {1/2-1/2 Frolov,D-Tseitlin,M/St Petersburg 1997.}) 12. g5 Ne8 13. f4
d5 14. Bd3 Bb4 15. Qh5 f5 16. exf5 exf5 17. Bd4 Bd6 18. Qf3 Nc7 19. Rhe1 Ne6
20. Be5 Qc7 21. g6 hxg6 22. Qg3 Rce8 23. Qxg6 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Nf4 25. Qg5 Nxd3+
26. cxd3 d4 27. Nb1 Rxe5 28. Nd2 Rfe8 29. Rg1 Be6 30. Nf3 Ra5 31. Qg6 Rc5+ 32.
Kb1 Qf7 33. Qxf7+ Bxf7 34. Nxd4 Rd8 35. Ne2 Ra5 36. Nc3 Rd4 37. Rg5 Kf8 38. Kc2
Re5 39. Rd2 Rh4 40. Rf2 g6 41. Ne2 Kg7 42. Nf4 Kf6 43. Rg1 g5 44. Ne2 Bxa2 45.
Ra1 Ra4 46. Nc1 Rea5 47. Nxa2 Rxa2 48. Re1 Rb5 49. Kb1 Ra3 50. Rc2 Rb6 51. Re3
f4 52. Rh3 Ra5 53. Rh6+ Kg7 54. Rcxc6 Rf5 55. Rxb6 axb6 56. Re6 f3 57. Re1 Kf6
58. Kc2 Re5 59. Rf1 Re2+ 60. Kc3 g4 61. h3 Kf5 62. b4 f2 63. hxg4+ Kxg4 64. Kc4
Kf3 65. Kb5 Re6 66. d4 Kg2 67. Ra1 f1=Q+ 68. Rxf1 Kxf1 69. d5 {0-1 Rechlis,
G-Avrukh,B/Israel 2000.}) (10. f4 Na5 (10... O-O 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. e5 Nd5 13.
exd6 Bxd6 14. Qd3 Qc7 15. Rhf1 Rcd8 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bd4 Bc8 18. Qg3 f6 19. Bc5
Kh8 20. Qf2 Bxc5 21. Nxc5 Qb6 22. g3 e5 23. fxe5 Bh3 24. Rfe1 fxe5 25. Qg1 Bg4
26. Rd3 Qb4 27. Bb3 Bf5 28. a3 Qg4 29. Rdd1 e4 30. Kb1 Qg6 31. Rd4 {1/2-1/2
Ashley,M-Avrukh,B/Wijk aan Zee 2000.}) 11. Bd3 e5 12. Nf3 Rxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14.
fxe5 dxe5 15. Bb5 O-O 16. Bxd7 Ba3+ 17. Kd2 Nxe4+ 18. Ke1 Nxc3 19. Qd3 e4 20.
Bf4 Qb6 21. Qxc3 Bb4 22. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 23. c3 Qxc3+ 24. Bd2 Qc5 25. Rc1 Qe7 26.
Ng1 Qxd7 27. Bxa5 Rc8 28. Bc3 e3 29. Nf3 Qd3 30. Ne5 Qd5 31. Rf1 Rxc3 32. Rd1
Rc1 {0-1 Karpman,V-Greenfeld,A/Israel 2002.}) 10... Na5 11. f3 a6 (11... Nxb3+
12. axb3 (12. Nxb3 a5 13. Qf2 Rxc3 14. bxc3 a4 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. c4 e5 17. Kb2 b5
18. Ka1 d5 19. Bb6 Qc6 20. c5 O-O 21. c3 Be6 22. Rhe1 Nd7 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Nb1
Nxc5 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Qd2 Be6 27. Rxe5 a3 28. Qg5 Bd6 29. Rxb5 h6 30. Rxd6 Qc4
31. Qd2 Qxb5 32. Nxa3 Qf1+ 33. Nb1 Bf5 34. Rb6 Ra8 35. Qd5 {1-0 Mortensen,
E-Greenfeld,A/Moscow 1994/CBM 045 (35)}) 12... Qa5 13. Kb1 O-O 14. g4 Ne8 15.
h4 Nc7 16. Bg5 f6 (16... Rfe8 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Qd2 Qc5 19. h5 Ne8 20. h6 g6
21. f4 b5 22. b4 Qb6 23. f5 Bc6 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Rhf1 Qb7 26. Qg5 Qd7 27. e5
Rf7 28. exd6 Nxd6 29. Rxf7 Qxf7 30. Nxc6 Rxc6 31. Nxb5 Ne8 32. Qd8 Qf8 33. Nxa7
Rc7 34. Nb5 Re7 35. Nd6 e5 36. Ne4 {1-0 Sokolov,A-Avrukh,B/Greece 94/177 2005 
(36)}) 17. Bd2 Qa6 18. Qg2 Qb6 19. Be3 Qa5 20. g5 f5 21. exf5 exf5 22. Bf4 Rfe8
23. h5 Bf8 24. Rhg1 g6 25. Qh2 Bg7 26. Bxd6 Nd5 27. Nxd5 Qxd5 28. Rh1 Kf7 29.
Qf4 Rcd8 30. hxg6+ hxg6 31. c4 Qa5 32. Bc7 Qc5 33. Bxd8 Rxd8 34. Rh7 Re8 35.
Qh2 Qe5 36. f4 Qe4+ 37. Nc2 Bc6 38. Qh6 {1-0 Areshchenko,A-Balogh,C/Khanty
Mansyisk RUS 2005 (38)}) 12. g4 O-O 13. g5 Nh5 14. Rhg1 g6 15. f4 Nxb3+ 16.
axb3 Qa5 17. Kb1 b5 18. f5 b4 19. Na4 (19. Na2 d5 20. f6 Bc5 21. exd5 exd5 22.
Nc1 Rfe8 23. Qf2 {would lead to an unclear position with chances for both
sides.}) 19... e5 (19... Rfe8 {is a typical reaction in such positions,
vacating f8 square for the bishop.}) 20. f6 Bd8 {Diagram #} 21. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 ({
Better than} 21... Bxa4 22. bxa4 Qxa4 23. Nh6+ Kh8 24. Rxd6 b3 25. cxb3 Qxe4+
26. Qd3 Qxd3+ 27. Rxd3 {and White would have a decisive advantage due to his
Nh6 which paralyses completely black position.}) 22. exf5 d5 (22... Qb5 23. Qf3
Qc6 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. Rg4 a5 27. Rc4 $1 Rxc4 (27... Ra6 28. Rc8
Be7 29. Rc7 Bd8 30. Rd7) 28. bxc4 Bc7 29. Bb6 {and White is clearly better
because Na4 will be soon back in business.}) 23. fxg6 hxg6 {Diagram #} 24. Rg4
({Wrong piece on the right square!} 24. Qg4 $1 {with the idea to penetrate in
d7 looks almost winning , e.g:} Qc7 (24... Rc7 $2 25. Bb6) (24... Ra8 25. Bc5
Re8 26. Bxb4) 25. Bc5 Re8 26. Rxd5 Nf4 27. Rd7 {and black position looks
horrible. The idea of the text move is to sacrifice exchange on h5.}) 24... d4
{Now Black is again in the game.} 25. Bc1 Qb5 ({A careless} 25... Bc7 $2 26.
Rh4 Bd6 {would allow} 27. Rxh5 {which was the idea behind the rook move in g4.}
) 26. Rd3 {White stubbornly continues to play for exchange sacrifice. Better
was} (26. Re4 $1 {and Black would be forced to let Na4 out of prison,e.g:} Qxe2
27. Rxe2 Bc7 {(the only move to defend e5)} 28. Nc5 {with somewhat better
endgame.}) 26... Re8 27. Rh4 Nxf6 (27... Qc6 28. Rdh3 {and white attack looks
iresistible.}) 28. gxf6 Bxf6 {White's attacking ideas are definitely
eliminated. His material advantage is just symbolic since Na4 is out of play,
while a mass of black pawns in the centre looks terrifying.} 29. Re4 Bg7 30.
Qg2 Qc6 31. Rg3 Re6 {Now Black is ready for f7-f5.} 32. Reg4 e4 33. Rg5 Bf8 $1
{Keeping consequently Na4 out of play and} ({better than} 33... Be5 34. R3g4 d3
35. c4 ({but not} 35. Rxe4 d2 36. Bxd2 Qxc2+ 37. Ka2 Bxb2 $1 {winning.}) 35...
bxc3 36. bxc3 Bd4 37. Bb2 Bg7 38. Rc5 Qb7 39. Rxc8+ Qxc8 40. Rxe4 {and White
is again on the top.}) 34. Bf4 e3 35. Qxc6 Rcxc6 36. Rg1 Re4 $6 ({Missing a
forced win:} 36... Bh6 $1 37. R5g4 f5 38. Rh4 e2 39. Rxh6 (39. Re1 g5) (39. Bg3
Be3 40. Re1 g5 41. Rh5 Bd2) 39... e1=Q+ 40. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 41. Ka2 Rg1) 37. Bg3 $2
(37. Bb8 {was the only move to stay in the game, not allowing Pf7 to march
forward.}) 37... f5 {Now black pawns are unstoppable. The rest is just an
agony.} 38. Be1 Kf7 39. Rf1 a5 40. Rg2 Bd6 41. Rfg1 Be7 42. Rf1 f4 43. Rg4 g5
44. h4 Kg6 45. hxg5 Kf5 46. Rh4 Bxg5 47. Rh8 Re5 48. Rb8 e2 49. Rg1 f3 50. Rf8+
Rf6 51. Rxf6+ Kxf6 52. Nb6 {"Zu spaet majestaet!", as they say in german.} Rf5
{and White resigned without waiting Black to push f3-f2. [ M.Cebalo ]} 0-1

[Event "Match/Nation BUL-FRA"]
[Site "Bulgaria"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Renet, Olivier"]
[Black "Inkiov, Ventzislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. a3 (11. g4 $5 b4 12. Nb1 Bb7 13. Nd2 d5 14. f3
dxe4 15. fxe4 Nd7 16. Kb1 Nc5 17. h4 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Bc5 19. Rc1 $14 {Nunn,
I-Lamford,E/ENG/1979/}) 11... Rb8 $6 (11... Bb7 12. f4 Be7 13. g4 d5 14. exd5
Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Rhe1 Nc4 $132 {Westerinen,H-Polugaevsky,L/Tallinn/1973/}
) 12. f4 Be7 13. Bf2 (13. g4 $5) 13... Bb7 (13... b4 $5 14. axb4 Rxb4 15. Bxa6
O-O) 14. Rhe1 Rc8 (14... d5 $6 15. e5 Nd7 16. f5 $40) 15. g4 g6 $1 16. h3 (16.
f5 e5 {/\17.Nf3 Ng4/}) 16... O-O 17. f5 exf5 (17... e5 18. Nf3 d5 19. exd5 (19.
g5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Rfe8 $13) (19. Bg3 $5) 19... Nxd5
20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Nxe5 (21. Qxe5 $2 Bxf3) 21... Ba2 $1 {/\Nb3><}) 18. Nxf5 $5 (
18. exf5 Rfe8 19. g5 (19. Qd2 d5 $5) 19... Bf8 20. Qd2 Nd7 $6) (18. gxf5 $5
Rfe8 19. Qf3 {/\Bh4,Rf1/}) 18... gxf5 19. exf5 Rfe8 20. Qd2 Bf8 21. Bd4 Re5 (
21... Bg7 22. g5 Nd7 23. f6 Bh8 (23... Bf8 24. Qf2 {/\Qh4/}) 24. Qf2 $13) 22.
g5 Nd5 23. Qf2 Rce8 (23... Nxc3 24. Bxc3 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Nc4 26. f6 Ne5 27. Bxe5
dxe5 28. Qf5 e4 29. Rxe4 $1 $40) 24. Nxd5 $6 (24. f6 $5 Qd7 (24... Rxe1 25. Qf5
$1 Rxd1+ 26. Nxd1) 25. Qh4 h6 26. gxh6 {/\26... Re1 27.Qg3 Kh8 28.Qg7 Bg7 29.
fg Kg8 30.h7><}) 24... Bxd5 25. Rxe5 (25. f6 $2 Nb3+ 26. Kb1 Nxd4 27. Qxd4 h6
28. gxh6 Rxe1) 25... dxe5 26. Bb6 Nb3+ 27. Kb1 Bc5 28. Bxc7 Bxf2 29. cxb3 Bxb3
30. Bc2 (30. Rf1 e4 $1 31. Be2 (31. Bc2 Bxc2+ 32. Kxc2 e3 $19) 31... e3) 30...
Bxc2+ 31. Kxc2 Bd4 $1 (31... Rc8 32. Rd8+ Rxd8 33. Bxd8 $13) 32. Ba5 f6 $1 33.
gxf6 $2 (33. g6 hxg6 34. fxg6 Kg7 $19) (33. h4 $1 Kf7 {/\Rg8/} 34. Bc3 Rc8 35.
Kb3 Rc4 36. Bxd4 exd4 37. Ka2 {/\b3/}) 33... Kf7 34. Bc3 Rc8 35. Kb3 Rc4 36.
Bxd4 Rxd4 37. Rc1 (37. Rxd4 exd4 38. Kc2 Kxf6 39. Kd3 Kxf5 40. Kxd4 Kg5 41. Kc5
Kh4 42. Kb6 Kxh3 43. Kxa6 h5 44. Kxb5 h4 45. a4 Kg3 46. a5 h3 $19) 37... Kxf6
38. Rc6+ Kxf5 39. Rxa6 e4 40. Kc2 $6 (40. Kc3 $5 Rd3+ (40... Rd5 $1 41. Ra8 e3
42. Re8 Kf4) 41. Kc2) 40... e3 41. Ra8 Ke4 (41... Ke4 42. Re8+ Kf3 43. Kc3 Rd5
44. Rf8+ Kg2 45. Re8 Kf2 46. Rf8+ Ke1 47. b3 e2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Dhaka"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. a3 Be7 (11... Rb8 12. g4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 bxc4 14.
g5 Nd7 15. f4 Qb7 16. Qxc4 Qxb2+ 17. Kd2 Qxa3 $6 (17... Nb6 $5) 18. Nc6 Ra8 19.
Nd5 $1 exd5 20. exd5 Nc5 21. Rhe1 Kd7 22. Ra1 Qb2 23. Reb1 Nb3+ 24. Kd1 $1 Qxa1
25. Rxa1 Nxa1 26. Ne5+ $18 {Ghizdavu,D-Ghinda,M/Bucharest/1971/1|0/38/}) (11...
Bb7 12. g4 Rc8 13. g5 Nd7 14. f4 Nc4 $6 15. Ndxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Qb8 17. Bxc4
Bxe4 18. Rhe1 $16 {Hincic,Z-Madl,J/Budapest/1990/1|0 49/}) 12. g4 Bb7 13. g5
Nd7 14. f4 Rc8 $5 {N/} (14... Nc5 $5 15. Kb1 Nc6 (15... g6 $143 $6 16. Rhf1 Nc6
17. f5 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 19. Be3 Bc6 20. Qf3 $16 {London,D-Gurevich,D/New York/
1985/1|0/27/}) 16. f5 O-O-O 17. fxe6 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Nxe6 19. Qg4 Qd7 20. Nd5
Bxd5 21. exd5 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Bxg5 23. Qxg7 $14 {Gosulich,R-Ungureanu,E/Siegen/
1970/1|0/43/}) 15. Qh5 $5 (15. f5 $5) (15. h4 $5) 15... g6 16. Qh6 Nc4 (16...
Bf8 17. Qh3 Bg7 18. Bxb5 $1) 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Qg7 Rf8 19. Rhe1 Nc5 20. Ndxb5
$1 Nb3+ (20... axb5 $2 21. Rd4 Nb3+ 22. cxb3 Qxb3 23. Rb4 Qa2 24. Kd2 $1 Rxc3
25. Qxc3 $18) (20... Nxe4 $2 21. Rd4 Qc6 22. Na7 Qc7 23. Rxe4 Bxe4 24. Nxc8 $18
) 21. cxb3 Qxb5 22. Bd4 $1 Qxb3 23. Bf6 $16 e5 24. Rd3 Qe6 25. fxe5 dxe5 26.
Kb1 Bxa3 $8 (26... Bxf6 27. gxf6 $18) (26... Rd8 $4 27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 (27... Bxd8
28. Bxd8 $18) 28. Qxf8+ $18) 27. Red1 Be7 28. Bxe7 Qxe7 (28... Kxe7 $4 29. Qf6+
Qxf6 (29... Ke8 30. Rd8+ $18) 30. Rd7+ Ke8 (30... Ke6 31. R1d6#) 31. gxf6 Bc6
32. Re7#) 29. Nd5 $6 (29. Qf6 $142 $1 $16) 29... Bxd5 30. Rxd5 f6 (30... Rc5 $2
31. Rxc5 Qxc5 32. Qf6 $18) 31. Qxe7+ (31. gxf6 $5 Rxf6 32. Qh8+ Rf8 33. Qxe5
Qxe5 34. Rxe5+ Kf7 35. Rd7+ Kf6 36. Ra5 Rc6 37. Rxh7 Re8 38. Ra4 $14) 31...
Kxe7 32. Rd7+ Ke8 33. gxf6 (33. Rxh7 Rf7 $6 (33... fxg5 34. Rdd7 Rf2 35. Ra7
Rb8 36. Ka1 g4 37. Rxa6 Rfxb2 38. Rxg6 Rb1+ 39. Ka2 Kf8 40. Rh8+ Kf7 41. Rxb8
Rxb8 42. Rxg4 Kf6 $10) 34. Rh6 $1 $16) 33... Rxf6 34. Rxh7 Rf7 35. Rh8+ Rf8 36.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Rd6 Kf7 $1 $10 38. b3 (38. Rxa6 Rc4 $10) 38... Rc3 39. Kb2 Rh3
40. Rxa6 Rxh2+ 41. Kc3 g5 42. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch51 Final"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1984.04.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1984.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[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 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. Bg5 Be7 12. a3 Rb8 13. Qe1 Nc4 14. f4 Bb7 15.
Rf1 Rc8 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 {[#]} Ne4 (18... Nd5 $142 19. Ne4 (
19. Bxe7 Nxe7 $15) 19... Bxg5+ 20. Nxg5 O-O $11) 19. Bxe7 $1 $18 (19. Nxe4 Bxe4
20. Qxe4 Bxg5+ 21. Kb1 O-O $11) 19... Nxc3 20. Qf2 $1 f5 (20... Ne2+ 21. Kb1
$18) 21. exf6 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 g6 23. Bb4 (23. b3) 23... Kf7 24. b3 Qc7 25. Nxe6
1-0

[Event "WchT U26 08th"]
[Site "Maringa"]
[Date "1991.09.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Black "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1991.09.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

{52/236} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3
Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O (9. Bb3 {- 52/(236)}) 9... Qc7 10. Bb3 Na5 11. g4 b5 12.
g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. b4 $6 (14. Qh5 {RR} g6 (14... Nf8 {Q 16/371}) 15. Qh6
Bf8 16. Qh3 Nc5 17. b4 Na4 18. Rd3 Nb6 $1 {~ Pugachev,A} (18... Bg7 {~})) 14...
O-O 15. f4 $6 a5 $1 16. Ncxb5 Qb7 17. Bd2 {N} (17. f5 {- 14/403}) 17... axb4
18. Bxb4 Ra1+ $2 (18... Nc5 $1 {-/+  19.<<he1 <<a1 20.<<d2 <<a4 21.c3 >>d7, }
19. Bxc5 dxc5 20. Nb3 Ra4) 19. Kd2 Ra4 20. c3 Nc5 21. Ra1 $1 (21. Rhe1 Bd7 {-/+
}) 21... Qa6 $5 (21... Nxe4+ 22. Kc2 $132) 22. Rxa4 Qxa4 23. Nc6 Ba6 24. Nxe7+
$2 (24. c4 $8 Bd8 $5 (24... Bxb5 25. cxb5 Bd8 {~})) 24... Kh8 25. Bxc5 Bxb5 26.
Qd1 (26. c4 Bxc4 27. Qd1 Bb3 28. Qa1 Qxe4 {-/+}) (26. Qe3 dxc5 {-/+}) 26...
Qxe4 27. Bxd6 (27. Bd4 Qxf4+ {-+}) 27... Ra8 $1 (27... Rd8 28. Kc1 Ra8 29. Ba3)
28. c4 $8 Qd4+ $5 (28... Bxc4 29. Kc3 $1 Be2 30. Qd4 (30. Qc2 Qe3+ 31. Kb4 Qb6+
(31... Qd4+ 32. Kb3 Bb5 33. Ra1 $3) 32. Kc3 Qxd6 33. Qxe2 Qxf4 $5 (33... Qxe7 {
-/+}) 34. Nc6 $5 Rc8 35. Qa6 Qf3+ 36. Kb4 Qxc6 {-/+}) 30... Qxh1 31. Be5 Qc1+
32. Kb4 Qe1+ 33. Qc3 $8 Qxc3+ 34. bxc3 {-/+}) 29. Ke2 (29. Kc1 Qxc4+ 30. Kb1
Qe4+ {-+}) (29. Ke1 Qe3+ 30. Kf1 Bxc4+ 31. Kg2 Be2 32. Qe1 Qf3+ 33. Kg1 Bd3 {
 >>e4} 34. h3 Ra1 {-+}) 29... Qxb2+ 30. Kf3 (30. Qd2 Bxc4+ 31. Ke3 Qb3+ {-+})
(30. Ke3 Bxc4 { 1/4c3}) 30... Bxc4 31. Kg3 $2 (31. Bc5 Ba6 $1 {-+}) (31. Re1
$5 {Gurevich,I} Qxh2 {~}) 31... Be2 $1 {-+} 32. Qg1 Qc3+ 33. Kh4 Qf3 34. h3 Ra3
$1 35. Bxa3 Qxf4+ 36. Qg4 Bxg4 37. hxg4 Qf2+ 38. Kh5 Qf3 0-1

[Event "Skopje Solidarnost-01"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "1967.08.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1967.08.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 (6... Qb6 $5 {
Benko,P} 7. Nb3 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 O-O 11. Bd3 $13 {Fischer,
R-Saidy,A ch-USA 1966}) 7. Be3 (7. Bb3 a6 8. f4 $1 Qa5 (8... Na5 9. f5 $1 Nxb3
10. axb3 Be7 11. Qf3 O-O 12. Be3 Bd7 13. g4 e5 14. Nde2 {+/-/+- Fischer,
R-Bielicki,C Mar del Plata 1960}) (8... Qc7 9. f5 $1 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 exf5 11.
exf5 Bxf5 12. O-O $40) 9. O-O $1 Nxd4 $2 (9... d5 {>=} 10. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 11. f5
$1 d4 $2 (11... Be7 12. e5 Nd7 13. fxe6 fxe6 (13... Nxe5 14. Bf4 $1) 14. Qg4
$16) (11... Bc5+ 12. Kh1 O-O $13) 12. Ne2 e5 13. Ng3 $16 (13. Qd3 $16)) 10.
Qxd4 d5 (10... Qc5 11. Qxc5 dxc5 12. a4 $1 $36) 11. Be3 $1 Nxe4 (11... Ng4 12.
Kh1 $1 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 dxe4 14. Qxe4 $1 Be7 15. Rae1 g6 16. Nd5 $1 Bd8 17. Qe5
O-O 18. Ne7+ $18) (11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. Nd6+ $16) 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. f5
$1 Qb4 (13... exf5 14. g4 $1 Be6 (14... Qb4 15. Ba4+ $1 b5 16. Qd5 $1 $18) 15.
gxf5 Bxb3 16. axb3 Qb4 17. Ra4 $1 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 $18 Be7 19. Rxe4 Kf8 20. f6 $3
Bxf6 21. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 22. Bh6+ Kg8 23. Rg4#) 14. fxe6 Bxe6 15. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 16.
Rxf8+ $1 Qxf8 17. Qa4+ {1-0; Fischer,R-Dely,P Skopje 1967} b5 18. Qxe4 Rd8 19.
Qc6+ $1 Rd7 20. Rd1 Qe7 21. Bb6 $1 $18 {Dely,P} (21. Bg5 $2 O-O $1)) 7... Be7 (
7... a6 {>=} 8. Bb3 Qc7 9. Qe2 (9. f4 b5 10. f5 b4 11. fxe6 $5 {Geller}) (9. f4
) 9... b5 10. O-O-O Na5 (10... Bb7 11. f3)) 8. Bb3 (8. Qe2 a6 (8... Nxd4 9.
Bxd4 O-O 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. e5 dxe5 12. Bxe5 {Velimirovic-Geller/Budapest/1973/}
) 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Bd7 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 (12. Rxd4 {>=}) 12... e5 13. g5
exd4 14. gxf6 dxc3 15. fxe7 cxb2+ 16. Kb1 Kxe7 $2 (16... Be6 $10) 17. Qh5 $1 g6
18. Qh4+ f6 19. e5 $1 dxe5 20. f4 e4 21. Qh6 Rae8 22. Rd4 Kd8 23. Rhd1 Kc8 (
23... Re7 24. Be6 $3 Rxe6 25. Qg7 $18) 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7 Kxd7 26. Qg7+ Kd6
27. Qxb7 e3 28. Qb6+ {1-0; Fischer,R-Pascual,n Davoa sim 1967}) 8... O-O 9. Qe2
(9. Qd2 Ng4) 9... Qa5 (9... a6 10. O-O-O Qc7 (10... Qa5 11. Rhg1 $1 {/\
g2-g4-g5 Tal-Bolbochan/Havanna ol/1966/}) 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 $1 b5 (12... e5
{Tal,M} 13. Rc4 $1 Qd8 14. g5 Ne8 15. Rxc8 $1 Rxc8 16. h4 Nc7 17. Qg4 $40 {
/\ h4-h5}) 13. g5 Nd7 14. Qh5 Ne5 15. f4 Nc6 16. Rd3 Nb4 17. Rd2 Rd8 18. f5 g6
19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Qh4 Nc6 21. Qg3 Ne5 22. h4 Bb7 23. h5 b4 24. hxg6 Nxg6 25.
Rdh2 bxc3 26. Bd4 e5 27. Rh8+ $3 Nxh8 28. g6 $1 Bf6 29. gxf7+ Kf8 30. Rh7 $1
$18 {Velimirovic,D-Nikolic,S Beograd 1964}) 10. O-O-O (10. O-O) (10. O-O Nxd4
11. Bxd4 b6 $13 {/\ 12... Ba6 Geller}) 10... Nxd4 (10... Bd7 11. Ndb5 $1 Ne8
12. Bf4 a6 13. Nxd6 Nxd6 14. Bxd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Qg5+ 16. Qd2 Qxg2 17. Rd1 Be8
18. Qf4 $36) 11. Bxd4 (11. Rxd4 {/\ 12.Rd4} Bd7 12. g4 e5 13. Nd5 {Geller} (13.
Ra4)) 11... Bd7 (11... Qg5+ $2 12. Kb1 Qxg2 $2 (12... e5 13. h4 Qxg2 14. Rdg1
Bg4 15. Rxg2 $1 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 exd4 17. Nxd4 $16 Nxe4 18. f3 $1 {/\ Nf5}) 13.
Rhg1 $1 Qh3 (13... Qxh2 14. Rh1 Qf4 15. Rdg1 $1 e5 (15... g6 16. Be3 Qe5 17.
Rg5 $18) 16. Be3 Bg4 17. Qe1 Qf3 18. Rg3 $18) 14. e5 Ne8 (14... dxe5 15. Qxe5
$40) 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Bxg7 $1 Nxg7 17. Rxd6 $18) 12. Kb1 {/\ Bxf6} (12. Rhg1
$6 Rfc8 {(!)} (12... Bc6 {! Kholmov} 13. g4 e5 14. Be3 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 (15. Nd5 {
Kholmov}) 15... Bxe4 16. Bd2 $18) 13. g4 e5 (13... b5 $132) 14. Be3 Rxc3 15.
Bd2 Bb5 $1 16. Qe1 Rxc2+ 17. Kxc2 Qa6 $146 {/\ 18... Bd3, 18.... Be2 Geller})
12... Bc6 {? Geller} (12... Rad8 13. Qe3 $1 a6 {? Geller} (13... b5 $5 14. a3
$1 (14. Bxa7 Ra8 $36) 14... b4 15. axb4 Qxb4 16. Bxa7 Qb7 17. Qb6 $1 Qa8 18. f3
) (13... Bc6 14. Bxa7 $6 Nd7 {Geller}) 14. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 (14... Bxf6 {>=} 15.
Rxd6 Bc8) 15. Nd5 $3 Rfe8 (15... exd5 16. Rxd5 Qb4 17. Rh5 $1 $18 Bg4 18. Qg3)
16. Nxe7+ (16. Qh6 $1 $18) 16... Rxe7 17. Rxd6 Rc8 18. Qd4 Be8 $2 19. Qxf6 {
1-0; Fischer,R-Sofrevski,J Skopje 1967}) (12... Rfc8 $142 {Geller}) 13. f4 Rad8
(13... e5 14. Be3 $1 Bxe4 (14... Nxe4 $2 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bd2 $18) 15. Nxe4
Nxe4 16. Qf3 $16) 14. Rhf1 (14. f5 $1 {Trifunovic,P} exf5 (14... e5 15. Bf2 d5
$2 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qxe5 $18) 15. exf5 Rfe8 16. Qf2 $36) (14. g4
{Kholmov} e5 (14... d5 15. exd5 $1 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bc3 Qc5 18. Bxd5 Rxd5
19. Rxd5 Qxd5 20. Qd1 Qc5 21. f5 exf5 22. gxf5 $16) 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Bf2 Rxd1+
17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rf1 $16 {Geller}) 14... b5 (14... d5 15. e5 Ne4 16. f5 $1 $36)
15. f5 $3 {+- Geller} (15. a3) 15... b4 16. fxe6 $1 (16. Nd5 exd5 17. exd5 Nxd5
18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxe7 Qxa2+ 20. Kc1 Rc8 $1 21. Qxa7 (21. Bxg7 Bb3 $1) 21...
Qc4 $1 22. Rf2 Be4 23. Rdd2 b3 $40 {Geller}) 16... bxc3 17. exf7+ (17. Rxf6 $1
{Murey/Boleslavsky} gxf6 (17... Bxf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. e7 $16 Qe5 20. exd8=Q
Rxd8 21. Qc4 Be8 22. Qxc3 $16) 18. exf7+ (18. Qg4+ Qg5 $1 19. exf7+ Rxf7 20.
Qe6 Rdf8 21. Qxe7 Qd2 $3) 18... Kh8 (18... Rxf7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qc4+ {
21.Qc6 +/-}) 19. Qg4 $1 {/\ 20.Qe6} Rb8 (19... Bd7 20. Qh4 Kg7 21. Rd3 Rxf7 22.
Rg3+ Kf8 23. Qxh7 $1) 20. Qe6 Qd8 21. Rf1 {/\ 22.Rf6} Rb4 22. Bxc3 Rxe4 23.
Rxf6 $1 Re1+ 24. Bxe1 Bxf6 25. Ba5 $3 $18 {Geller}) 17... Kh8 (17... Rxf7 18.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Qc4+ d5 20. Qxc6) 18. Rf5 $1 Qb4 (18... Qc7 19. Rdf1 {/\ Rxf6}
Nd7 (19... Nxe4 20. Qg4 $18) 20. Rh5 $1 $18 {/\ Rxh7+}) 19. Qf1 $1 (19. bxc3
Qb7 {/\ 20... Rf7, 20... Be4 Geller}) (19. Bxc3 Qxe4 {Geller}) (19. Rxf6 Bxf6
20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qf2 Rxf7 $10 {Geller}) 19... Nxe4 {[#]} (19... Nd7 20. Rh5
Ne5 21. Qf5 h6 22. Qg6 $3 Rxf7 (22... Nxg6 23. Rxh6#) 23. Bxe5 $18) (19... Rxf7
20. Bxc3 $18) (19... Bxe4 20. Rxf6 $18 (20. Rb5 $18)) (19... Ng4 {>=} 20. Bxc3
(20. Rh5 Bd7 $1) 20... Qb7 (20... Qxe4 21. Rd4 $1) 21. Qf4 $40 (21. Rh5 Bxe4 (
21... Ne5 22. Qf5 h6 23. Qg6 $1 $18) 22. Bd5 Bxd5 (22... Bxc2+ 23. Kxc2 Ne3+
24. Kd3 Qxd5+ 25. Rxd5 Nxf1 26. Rxf1 Bf6 $2 27. Rxf6 $18) 23. Qf5 h6 24. Rxd5
Nf6 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Rxh6+ gxh6 27. Qxf6+ Kh7 28. Rh5 $18 {Murey})) 20. a3 $2
(20. Qf4 $3 $18 {/\ Rh5} d5 (20... Nd2+ 21. Rxd2 cxd2 22. c3 $3 Qxb3 (22... Qb7
23. Bxg7+ $1 Kxg7 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qd4+ $18) (22... Qc5 23. Kc2 $1 Bd7 (23...
Qe5 $5 24. Rxe5 dxe5 25. Qxe5 Bf6 26. Qc5 (26. Qxf6 $2 d1=Q+ $1) 26... Bxd4 27.
cxd4 Rc8 28. Kxd2 Ba4 29. Qe7 Bxb3 30. axb3 Rcd8 31. Ke3 $18) 24. Bxc5 Bxf5+
25. Qxf5 dxc5 26. Kd1 Rd6 27. Qe5 Rd7 28. Qe6 Rb7 29. Bc2 {/\ 30.Qf5 +- Geller}
) 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qd4+ $18) (20... cxb2 21. Rh5 $1 {/\ Bxg7+}
Nc3+ (21... Bf6 22. Qf5 h6 23. Rxh6+ $1 gxh6 24. Qg6 $3 $18) (21... Nf6 22. Rh6
{/\ 23.Rf6} d5 23. Rxf6 Rd6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Qxd6 Bxd6 26. Rf1 $18 {/\ 27.
Rf6! +-} Bxh2 $2 27. Bc5 $18) 22. Kxb2 Nxd1+ (22... Rxf7 23. Qxf7 Nxd1+ 24. Kb1
$3 Qxd4 25. Rxh7+ $3 Kxh7 26. Qh5#) 23. Kc1 Rxf7 $8 24. Bxf7 $1 (24. Qxf7 $4
Bg5+) 24... Bd7 (24... Nc3 25. Rxh7+ Kxh7 26. Qf5+ Kh6 27. Qh5#) 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7
26. Qxb4 $18) 21. Qe5 Nf6 22. Rxf6 Bxf6 23. Qxf6 $1) 20... Qb7 21. Qf4 Ba4 $3
22. Qg4 (22. Qh6 Bf6 23. Rxf6 Bxb3 $19 (23... Bxb3 24. Rxd6 (24. cxb3 Qxb3 25.
Rf2 Qxd1+ {/\ 26... Qd4 -+}) 24... Ba2+ $1 $19 {Geller})) 22... Bf6 $1 23. Rxf6
Bxb3 $1 (23... Bxb3 $1 24. Rf4 (24. cxb3 Nxf6 $1 $19) 24... Ba2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-29"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.11.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 (9... a6) (9... Qc7) 10. Bb3 $5 (10. Rhg1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4
Qa5 {Brunner-Christiansen, Novi Sad ol (1)}) (10. f4 Qc8 $5 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Kb1
a6 13. Bd3 e5 14. f5 Nb4 15. Rhg1 d5 16. exd5 Nfxd5 $132 {Wolff,P-Dlugy,
Toronto 1989}) 10... Nxd4 (10... Qa5 11. g4 $5 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 $5 e5 13. Rd5 $5
$146 (13. Nd5 $5 exd4 (13... Nxd5 14. Rxd5) 14. Nxe7+ Kh8 15. Bxd4 Qg5+ 16. Be3
Qxg4 $146 17. f3 $40)) (10... Qb8 $5 11. g4 $140 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 $132) 11.
Bxd4 Qa5 12. Rhg1 {P g4-g5,f4~/=} (12. Kb1 $5 Rfc8 13. f4 $40 {Soltis-Zaltsman,
New York 1983}) 12... b5 $2 (12... Bc6 13. g4 e5 14. Nd5 (14. g5 $142 $1 exd4
15. gxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 $1 $146) 14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Bb5 $13) (
12... Rfc8 13. g4 e5 $6 14. g5 exd4 15. gxf6 Bxf6 (15... dxc3 $2 16. Rxg7+ Kh8
17. Rd5 $18 {P h5}) 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. f4 $40) (12... Rac8 13. g4 e5 14. Be3 Rxc3
$1 $146 {Ivanov,Alexa-Dlugy, Philadelphia 1989}) 13. e5 $1 (13. g4 b4 14. g5
Ne8 $13 {Hennings-Navarovszky, Hungary 1970}) 13... dxe5 (13... Ne8 14. exd6
Bxd6 15. Be5 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 Bc6 17. Bxe6 $18) 14. Qxe5 $14 Rfc8 (14... Rfd8 $2
15. Nd5 $1 $18) (14... Bc6 $2 15. Bxe6 $18) (14... Ne8 15. Bc5 Bxc5 16. Rxd7
Qb6 $14) 15. g4 $1 Qc7 $8 16. g5 Ne8 (16... Nh5 17. Nd5 $1 $16) 17. Nd5 $1 Qxe5
$8 18. Nxe7+ Kf8 19. Bxe5 Kxe7 20. Rg4 $1 (20. Rg3 Bc6 21. Rh3 $6 Be4) 20...
Rc5 $6 (20... a5 21. c3 b4 22. Bc2 $16) 21. Bd4 Rf5 22. c3 $1 {P 23. c2 d5 24.
e4} h6 (22... f6 23. gxf6+ gxf6 24. Rh4 h5 25. Bc2 Rg5 26. f4 $18 {P h5}) (
22... Bc6 23. Bc2 Bf3 (23... Rd5 24. Be4 Rd6 25. Bc5) 24. Bxf5 Bxd1 25. Kxd1
exf5 26. Rh4 {P h7}) 23. gxh6 gxh6 24. Rh4 Nd6 (24... h5 25. Bc2 Rg5 26. f4 (
26. Be3 {P e4}) 26... Rg4 27. Rxg4 hxg4 28. Be4 $18 {P a7}) 25. Bc2 Rd5 26.
Rxh6 $18 Bc6 $8 27. Bf6+ Kd7 28. Rxd5 Bxd5 29. Rh8 $1 Rxh8 30. Bxh8 Ne4 (30...
Nf5 31. Bf6 $18 {P h4-h5} (31. Bxf5 exf5 32. b3 $18 {P h4,c4})) 31. Bd4 a6 32.
h4 Ke7 33. h5 f5 $8 34. h6 Ng5 (34... Nf6 35. Bb3 $1 Nh7 (35... Bxb3 36. Bxf6+
$18) 36. Bxd5 exd5 37. f4 $5 $18 {P g7, d2-e3-d4}) 35. f4 Nh7 36. Bd1 $1 Kf8
37. b3 Kg8 38. Bh5 {P g7, d2-e3-d4} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1996.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Magdeburg"]
[BlackTeam "Empor Berlin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {MultiMedia files not imported} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5.
Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. Qe2 a6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Rhg1 Nd7
12. g4 Nc5 13. Nf5 b5 (13... exf5 $2) 14. Bd5 (14. Nxe7+ $11) 14... Bb7 15. g5
Rfc8 16. Rg3 Bf8 (16... Ne5) 17. Qh5 g6 18. Nh6+ Kh8 19. Qh4 b4 20. Bxc6 (20.
Ng4 $142 bxc3 21. Rh3 (21. Nf6 $2 h6) 21... f5 (21... h5 $2 22. Nf6 Bg7 23. Qg4
$18) 22. Nf6 h6 23. Qxh6+ Bxh6 24. Rxh6+ Kg7 25. Rh7+ Kf8 26. Rh8+ $11) 20...
bxc3 21. Bxc5 cxb2+ 22. Kb1 Bxc6 23. Rxd6 Ba4 24. Rc3 Bxd6 25. Bd4+ e5 26. Rxc7
Rxc7 27. Bxb2 Rb8 28. Ka1 Rxb2 29. Nxf7+ Rxf7 30. Kxb2 Rf3 31. Qg4 Ba3+ 32. Ka1
Rxf2 33. Qh3 Be7 34. Qc8+ Rf8 35. Qxa6 Bxc2 36. h4 Bc5 37. Kb2 Bxe4 38. Qe6
Rb8+ 39. Kc3 Bd4+ 40. Kc4 Bf5 41. Qf7 Rc8+ 42. Kd5 Bh3 43. h5 gxh5 44. Qf3 Bg4
45. Qf6+ Kg8 46. g6 hxg6 47. Qxg6+ Kf8 48. Qf6+ Ke8 49. Qg6+ Ke7 50. Qg7+ Kd8
51. Qf6+ Kc7 52. Qc6+ Kb8 53. Qb5+ Ka7 54. Qa5+ Kb7 55. Qb4+ Bb6 56. Kxe5 Rc5+
57. Kd6 Bc8 58. Qa4 Kb8 59. Qb4 Ka7 60. Qa4+ Ra5 61. Qc4 Bb7 62. a4 Rc5 63. Qb4
Rd5+ 64. Ke6 Bd8 65. Qxb7+ Kxb7 66. Kxd5 h4 67. Ke4 h3 68. Kf3 Bh4 0-1

[Event "WchT U26 08th"]
[Site "Maringa"]
[Date "1991.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Epishin,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1991.09.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Na5 9. Bd3 b5 10. O-O-O b4 11. Nb1 Qc7 12. Nd2 Be7 13. g4 Nd7 14. f4 Nc5 15.
Kb1 Bd7 16. g5 O-O 17. f5 Rfc8 (17... e5 18. N4b3 Nxd3 19. cxd3 Nxb3 20. axb3
Rfc8 21. Nc4 {+=}) 18. fxe6 $6 (18. Rc1 $5) (18. N2f3 $5) 18... fxe6 19. e5 $2
(19. Rhf1) 19... Nxd3 20. exd6 Bxd6 (20... Qxd6 21. Qxd3 $1 Be8 22. Rhf1 $1 Bg6
23. Qe2 {=+}) 21. Qxd3 Be5 22. N2f3 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 (23. Nxd4 Nc4 {=+}) 23... Bb5
24. Qe4 Qc6 25. Rhe1 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 {=} Bc6 27. Rf4 $8 Rf8 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29.
Ne5 Be4 30. b3 Rc8 31. Rd2 Nc6 32. Nxc6 Rxc6 33. Kb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-A"]
[Site "Matanzas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Bb3 Be7 10. O-O-O Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. Nf5 (14.
h4 b4 $13) 14... exf5 (14... b4 15. Nxg7+ $6 (15. Nxe7 bxc3 16. Nxc8 cxb2+ 17.
Kxb2 Rxc8 18. Rd2 $14 {Boleslavsky.}) 15... Kf8 16. Qh5 Kxg7 17. Bd4+ Kg8 $3 {
Wahls-Rechlis/Bern(zt)/1990/} 18. Nd5 $1 exd5 19. g6 fxg6 20. Qxd5+ Kf8 21.
Qxa8 $15) 15. Nd5 Qd8 (15... Qc6 $2 16. exf5 Ne5 17. f4 Bxf5 18. fxe5 Rc8 19.
c3 dxe5 20. Bf4 $16 {Hartmann,G-Breyther,R/BL/1987/}) 16. exf5 Bb7 17. f6 gxf6
(17... Bxd5 18. fxg7 Rg8 19. Rxd5 Rxg7 20. Re1 Rg6 $15 {Hector,J-Fishbein,A/
Kerteminde/1991/}) 18. gxf6 (18. Rhe1 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rg8 (19... O-O 20. gxf6
Bxf6 21. Rg1+ Kh8 22. Rh5 Bg7 23. Rxg7 $1 (23. Rxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 $10 25.
Rxg7+ $10) 23... Kxg7 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qf5 Nf6 26. Bd4 $18) 20. Bf4 Kf8 21. Qd2
(21. Qh5 Qa5 22. Kd1 (22. Qe2 Ne5 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Rxd6 Re8 $17 {Garber,
S-Fishbein,A/New York op/1991/}) 22... Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qxb2 24. Qh6+ Rg7 25. Rxe7
Kxe7 26. Qxg7 Rc8 27. gxf6+ Ke8 28. Qxh7 Qc3+ $10 {Kaeser,U-Polajzer,D/Baden
Baden op/1988/}) 21... Rxg5 (21... fxg5 22. Bxd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 $14) 22. Bxg5
fxg5 23. h4 a5 $1 $17 {Hector-Fishbein/Stavanger/1991/} (23... Nf6 $2 24. Rxg5
Qd7 25. Rg3 $16 {Gobet,F-Trepp,M/SWZ-ch/1988/})) 18... Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Nxf6 20.
Rf5 $5 Rg8 (20... Qa5 21. Kb1 O-O-O 22. Bd4 Rhe8 23. Qf3 Nd7 24. Qa8+ Nb8 25.
Rxf7 $15) 21. Re1 Rb8 22. Bd4 Kd7 23. Qf3 Rg6 24. c3 Kc7 25. Kc2 $13 Rb7 26.
Ra1 Nd7 27. Rxa6 $44 Nc5 28. Qc6+ Kb8 29. Rxc5 $1 dxc5 30. Be5+ Bd6 31. Bxd6+
Rxd6 32. Qxd6+ Qxd6 33. Rxd6 $18 Re7 34. Kd3 Kc7 35. Rh6 Rd7+ 36. Ke2 Rd6 37.
Rxh7 Re6+ 38. Kf1 Rf6 39. Rh3 Kd6 40. Re3 Kd5 41. Ke2 b4 42. Rf3 bxc3 43. bxc3
Rb6 44. c4+ Ke4 45. Re3+ Kd4 46. f3 f5 47. Rd3+ Ke5 48. Ke3 Rb8 49. h4 Ke6 50.
Kf4 Rh8 51. Rd5 Rxh4+ 52. Ke3 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Fedorov,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. g4 Rc8 13. g5 Nd7 14. Rhe1 Be7 15.
Qh5 g6 (15... O-O $6 16. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 17. e5 Rf5 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. exd6 Bxd6
20. g6 $40) 16. Qh6 Ne5 (16... Bf8 17. Qh3 Bg7 18. f4 $1 (18. Bxb5 $6 O-O $1
$44) 18... O-O 19. f5 $40) 17. Qg7 Rf8 18. f4 Nec4 19. Bxc4 (19. Bd2 $5) 19...
Nxc4 20. Rd3 e5 21. Nf3 f5 $1 (21... Nxe3 22. Rdxe3 exf4 23. Rd3 $36) 22. Qxh7
(22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 $15) 22... fxe4 23. Qxg6+ Kd8 (23... Rf7 $2 24.
Nxe4 Nxe3 25. Rc3 Nc4 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Nf6+ Bxf6 28. gxf6 $18) 24. Nxe4 Nxb2
$2 (24... Nxe3 $5 25. Rc3 Nc4 26. fxe5 (26. f5 $5 $146) 26... d5 (26... Bxe4
27. Rxe4 (27. Qxe4 $2 Rxf3 $1 $19) 27... d5 28. Rd4 Qc6 29. Rxd5+ Qxd5 30. Rd3
Qxd3 31. Qxd3+ Kc7 32. h4 $15) 27. Nf6 (27. Nd4 Qxe5 28. Ne6+ Kd7 29. Nxf8+
Rxf8 30. Rxc4 Bxg5+ $1 31. Qxg5 Qxg5+ 32. Nxg5 dxc4 $14) 27... b4 28. Rb3 $1
bxa3 29. bxa3 $146) 25. Rxd6+ $1 (25. Rc3 $2 Nd3+ $1 26. Kd2 Bxe4 27. Rxc7 Bxg6
28. Rxc8+ Kxc8 29. cxd3 Bh5 $1 $19) 25... Bxd6 26. Nxd6 Bxf3 27. Nxc8 Kxc8 28.
Kxb2 exf4 29. Bb6 Qd7 30. Bc5 Rf7 31. Qg8+ Kb7 32. Re8 Rg7 33. Qf8 Rf7 34. Qh8
Rg7 (34... Rh7 35. Qe5 $18) 35. g6 Bg4 36. Rb8+ Kc6 37. Qf8 (37. Qf8 Rxg6 38.
Rb6+ Kc7 39. Qb8#) 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Virovlansky, Semen"]
[Black "Kalugin, Sergei G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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. Be3 e6 7. Bc4 Be7 8.
Bb3 a6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O-O b5 11. Kb1 {The feeling says, that white move is
just too slow for this sharp line. It makes more sense to start with immediate
action on the kingside.} (11. a3 Na5 12. g4 Nxb3+ 13. Nxb3 Bb7 14. f3 Rc8 15.
g5 Nd7 16. f4 O-O 17. Rhg1 d5 18. exd5 Bxa3 19. Rd3 Bd6 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Rgd1
{1-0 Ferenczi,C-Kovacs,L/HUN 1997/ (29)}) (11. f3 Na5 12. g4 Nxb3+ (12... O-O
13. g5 Nxb3+ 14. axb3 Nd7 15. f4 b4 16. Na4 Nc5 17. f5 Nxe4 18. f6 Nxf6 19.
gxf6 Bxf6 20. Rhg1 Bd7 21. Bh6 Kh8 22. Qf2 {1-0 Osadchenko,A-Chernovetsky,V/
Moscow 1997/ (39)}) 13. axb3 b4 (13... Nd7 14. f4 (14. h4 b4 (14... Nc5 15. Kb1
Bd7 16. Bg5 b4 17. Na2 a5 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. Qxb5 Rab8 21. Qc4 Qb6
22. Qd4 e5 23. Qd5 {1-0 Desjardins,A-Vokey,C/North Bay 1994/ (40)}) 15. Na4 Nc5
16. Qc4 Bd7 17. Kb1 Qa5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Nf5 exf5 20. Rxd7 Qb5 21. Qd5 Rc8 22.
Rd1 fxg4 23. Bg5 {1-0 Haist,W-Hoffmann,H/Wuerttemberg-ch 1995/ (23)}) 14... b4
15. Na4 Nc5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Nf3 Bb7 18. e5 Bd5 19. f5 a5 20. g5 Qc6 21. Rhf1
exf5 22. Nd2 a4 {0-1 Orsoni,J-Bourquin,P/Cannes 1999/ (27)}) 14. Na2 a5 15. Nb5
Qc6 16. g5 Nd7 17. Nd4 Qc7 18. f4 Ba6 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qh6 e5 21. Qg7 {1-0
Goletiani,R-Krivec,J/Duisburg 1992/ (30)}) (11. f4 Na5 12. f5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 b4
14. Na4 e5 15. Nf3 Nxe4 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nd5 Qa5 18. Kb1 Bxf5 19. g4 Be6 20.
Nxe7 Kxe7 21. Qd3 d5 22. Nxe5 Rbc8 {0-1 Malinin,Y-Kalugin,S/Novgorod 1999/ (37)
}) (11. g4 Na5 12. g5 Nd7 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qc4 15. Qxc4 Nxc4 16. Nc7+ Kd8
17. Ne6+ Ke8 18. Nc7+ Kd8 19. Ne6+ {1/2-1/2 Dobias,R-Cvek,R/Litomysl 1994/ (19)
}) 11... Na5 12. a3 Nxb3 13. cxb3 Bb7 14. Rc1 Qb8 (14... Nxe4 $2 15. Ncxb5 $18)
15. f3 O-O 16. g4 Re8 17. g5 Nd7 18. h4 (18. Rhe1 d5 $1 $15) 18... d5 $1 {
Black has two bishops and well prepared pieces for the opening of the center.}
19. exd5 exd5 20. b4 (20. Nc2 Qe5 $15) 20... Bd6 21. Qd2 (21. Nf5 Be5 $17)
21... a5 $1 22. Ncxb5 (22. bxa5 b4 $1 23. Ncb5 (23. axb4 Bxb4 $17) 23... bxa3
$17) 22... axb4 23. Nf5 $2 (23. axb4 Ne5 (23... Bxb4 $6 24. Qxb4 Rxe3 25. Nc7
Ra7 26. Qd2 $14) 24. b3 Ba6 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. b5 Bb7 $15) 23... Bf8 24. Bf4 (
24. axb4 Ne5 $1 25. Nc7 Nxf3 26. Qd3 d4 $19) 24... Ne5 25. Nc7 (25. Bxe5 Rxe5
26. Qf4 bxa3 27. Rc7 Qe8 $19) 25... Nxf3 26. Qd3 d4 $1 {The key move of the
whole black's tactical concept. White queen in the center will become the
cause of the demise of her forces.} 27. Nxe8 (27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Bxb8 Be4 29.
Qxe4 Nd2+ 30. Ka2 Nxe4 $19) 27... Qxf4 28. Ned6 (28. Nh6+ gxh6 (28... Kh8 29.
Rc7 Be4 30. Nxf7+ Kg8 31. Nh6+ gxh6 32. Nf6+ Qxf6 $19) 29. Nf6+ Qxf6 30. gxf6
Be4 $19) 28... Bxd6 0-1

[Event "UKR-ch KO 74th"]
[Site "Rivne"]
[Date "2005.09.02"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O-O Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. h4 b4 15.
Na4 Nc5 16. h5 Bd7 17. Kb1 Bxa4 18. bxa4 Nxa4 19. g6 Bf6 20. f4 (20. gxf7+ Kxf7
(20... Qxf7 21. Qc4 (21. h6 g6 22. Qg4 O-O 23. Qxe6 Qxe6 24. Nxe6 Rfc8 25. Bd4
{1-0 Pjalmi,E-Camilleri,H/Zouberi 1993/ (60)}) 21... O-O 22. Qxe6 Qxe6 23. Nxe6
Rf7 24. Bd4 Re8 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 (25... Rxe6 26. Bh4 Nc5 27. Rd4 a5 28. e5 dxe5
29. Rd5 Nb7 {0-1 Grosar,K (2225)-Schoen,W (2410)/Pula 1998/ (49)}) 26. Nc7 Rxe4
27. Rd2 Nc5 28. Rhd1 Rh4 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Rxh5 {0-1 Wang Pin (2345)
-Chiburdanidze,M (2505)/Shanghai 1992/ (42)}) 21. h6 g6 22. Qf3 Rhf8 23. e5
dxe5 24. Nxe6 Kxe6 25. Qg4+ Ke7 26. Qxb4+ Kf7 27. Qb3+ Ke7 28. Qxa4 {1-0
Planinec,A-Beliavsky,A/Hastings 1974/ (35)}) (20. Qg4 Qc4 (20... Rb8 21. gxf7+
Qxf7 22. Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Nxe6 Nxb2 24. Rxd6 Nc4 25. Rxa6 Na3+ 26. Kc1 Rc8 {
1/2-1/2 Ashton,A (2152)-Ramaswamy,A (2290)/Torquay 2002/ (66)}) 21. gxf7+ Kxf7
22. f4 Rhb8 23. b3 Nc3+ 24. Kc1 Qc8 25. e5 dxe5 26. fxe5 Bxe5 27. Rdf1+ Kg8 28.
Nxe6 {1-0 Ippolito,M-Badii,M (2255)/Paris 1994/ (39)}) 20... O-O 21. h6 $5 $146
{[%mdl 4] It is a bit surprizing, that nobody really tried this standard way
of opening the file on the kingside. Efimenko is not afraid of investing yeat
another pawn for the very good cause.} (21. gxf7+ Rxf7 22. h6 Rb8 23. Qxa6 Nxb2
$1 24. Nxe6 Qc3 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 b3 $19 27. cxb3 Qxb3 {0-1 Wolff,P (2540)
-Fishbein,A (2470)/New York 1990/}) 21... hxg6 (21... gxh6 $2 22. gxh7+ Kxh7
23. Rxh6+ Kxh6 24. Rh1+ $18) (21... fxg6 22. hxg7 (22. Nxe6 Qc3 23. Bc1 Nxb2
24. e5 Nxd1 25. Qxd1 (25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Rxd1 Re8 27. Rxd6 b3 $19) 25... Rfc8
26. exf6 gxf6 $17) 22... Rfe8 23. Qf3 Bxg7 24. Qh3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Rab8 (25...
Rac8 26. Rc4 Qd7 27. Rxb4 $13) 26. f5 exf5 27. exf5 Qg7 28. Bc1 $14) 22. f5
Rfb8 {Black had a very well hidden idea, that might have given him great
counterplay beginning with 22...exf5!?} (22... exf5 $5 23. hxg7 Bxg7 24. Qh2
Rfb8 (24... Rfc8 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Bh6 Bxh6 27. Qxh6+ Ke7 28. exf5 $18) 25. exf5
Nc3+ 26. bxc3 bxc3+ 27. Nb3 Qc4 28. Kc1 Rxb3 29. cxb3 Qxb3 $13) 23. hxg7 Bxg7
$2 (23... Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Nc3+ 25. Bxc3 bxc3 26. b3 Kxg7 27. Rdf1 Rg8 28. Qf3 $18
) (23... b3 24. cxb3 Nc5 25. Qh2 Bxg7 26. fxg6 $16) (23... exf5 $5 24. Qh2 Bxg7
25. exf5 Nc3+ $1 $13) 24. fxg6 f5 (24... fxg6 25. Qg4 g5 (25... Nc3+ 26. bxc3
bxc3+ 27. Kc1 Bxd4 28. Qxg6+ Bg7 29. Rdf1 $18) 26. Qxe6+ Qf7 27. Qxd6 Rd8 28.
Qh2 $18) 25. Rh7 Ra7 (25... Qc3 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 27. Nxe6+ Kg8 28. Bd4 $18) (
25... Qa5 26. Qc4 d5 27. exd5 Nc3+ 28. bxc3 Bxd4 29. Qc8+ $1 Rxc8 30. Bxd4 $18)
26. exf5 Qa5 {Areschenko must have realized, that tactics works misserably for
him, so he tries to use the brute force on the queenside.} (26... exf5 27.
Rxg7+ $1 Qxg7 (27... Kxg7 28. Ne6+ $18) 28. Qc4+ $18) 27. Qc4 $1 (27. f6 $2
Bxf6 28. Rxa7 Nc3+ $1 29. bxc3 bxc3+ 30. Nb3 Rxb3+ $1 31. cxb3 c2+ 32. Kxc2
Qc3+ 33. Kb1 Qa1+ 34. Kc2 Qc3+ $11) 27... Qe5 (27... d5 28. Qc6 Nc3+ 29. bxc3
bxc3+ 30. Nb3 Qa3 31. Rxg7+ Rxg7 32. Qxe6+ Kf8 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. Qxc3 $18) 28.
Qxe6+ Qxe6 29. Nxe6 Nxb2 30. Rxg7+ (30. Rxg7+ Rxg7 31. Kxb2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. Qf3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Qa5 11. O-O e5 12. Be3 exf4 13. Qxf4 Be6 14. Bb3 (14.
Bxe6 fxe6 $11) 14... Qh5 15. h3 Qg6 16. Qf3 a6 $6 {Black is not alert to the
danger of the radical change in the character of the position. His pawn
structure will become inferior, even though not without counterchances.} (16...
Rfe8 17. e5 $6 dxe5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qxb7 Rab8 20. Qc6 Rxb2 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 $17)
17. e5 $1 (17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. c4 Rae8 $11) (17. Bf4 Rac8 18. Rad1
$14) 17... dxe5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qxb7 Rfe8 20. Rf2 Bf8 (20... Rab8 21. Qxa6
Rxb2 22. Qxe6+ $16) 21. Rb1 (21. Ba7 $5 Qf7 (21... e4 22. Re1 $16) 22. Qxf7+
Kxf7 23. Be3 Rab8 24. b3 Rec8 25. Na4 $14) 21... Kh8 22. Qc7 Rad8 23. Rbf1 (23.
Qxe5 Bd6 24. Qa5 Qg3 25. Bb6 Nd5 $1 $13) 23... e4 24. Qc6 (24. Qa5 Bd6 25. Qxa6
Qg3 26. Bf4 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 Rd2 28. R4f2 e3 29. Re2 $16) 24... Bd6 25. Ne2 (25.
Qxa6 Qg3 26. Bf4 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 Rd2 28. R4f2 e3 29. Re2 (29. Rxd2 exd2 30. Qe2
Qd6 31. Rf3 e5 32. Rd3 Qb6+ 33. Kh2 e4 34. Rxd2 Qxb2 $11) 29... Qg6 $14) 25...
Be5 26. c3 (26. Qxa6 Bxb2 $14) 26... Nd5 (26... Rd3 27. Bf4 e3 28. Rf3 $16) 27.
Bd4 Bxd4 28. Nxd4 (28. cxd4 Ne3 29. Nf4 Qg3 $11) 28... h6 29. Qxa6 e3 30. Rf3 (
30. Rf7 Qe4 (30... e2 31. Qxe2 (31. Nxe2 Ne3 32. R1f2 Nxg2 33. Kh2 Ne3 34. Qa7
$16) 31... e5) 31. Qe2 e5 32. Nf5 Nf4 33. Qg4 g6 $132) 30... Qe4 31. Qe2 e5 32.
Nb3 $6 (32. Qc2 $5 Qxc2 (32... exd4 33. Rf8+ Kh7 34. Qxe4+ Rxe4 35. Rxd8 Nf4
36. Rxd4 Ne2+ 37. Kh2 Nxd4 38. cxd4 Rxd4 39. Re1 Rd2 40. Rxe3 Rxb2 $16) (32...
Nf6 33. Rxf6 Qxc2 34. Nxc2 gxf6 35. Nxe3 $16) 33. Nxc2 e2 34. Re1 Nf4 35. b3
Rd2 36. Nb4 Red8 37. Kf2 $16) 32... Qg6 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Black shows great
skill in exploiting the chances for counterplay, his pieces will come to life
with the surprising vigour.} 33. g4 (33. Re1 Nf4 34. Qf1 e2 35. Rxe2 Nxe2+ 36.
Qxe2 Qb1+ 37. Kh2 Qxa2 $17) (33. Kh2 Nf4 34. Rxf4 exf4 35. Rxf4 Qd6 36. g3 Qd1
$19) 33... Nf4 34. Qxe3 Rd3 35. Qe1 (35. Qc5 Nxh3+ 36. Kh2 Qxg4 37. Qc6 (37.
Rxd3 Qe2+ 38. Kg3 Nf4 $1 $17) 37... Nf4 $1 38. Rxd3 Qh5+ 39. Kg1 Nxd3 $19)
35... Nxh3+ 36. Kh2 Ng5 (36... Rxf3 37. Rxf3 Nf4 38. Qg1 $13) 37. Re3 (37. Rf8+
Rxf8 38. Rxf8+ Kh7 $19) (37. Rxd3 Qxd3 38. Qd1 Qh3+ 39. Kg1 Qg3+ 40. Kh1 e4 41.
Nd4 e3 $17) 37... Red8 38. Nc1 $2 {The movement of this knight is not very
fortunate in the defense, black gets closer to the enemy's king.} (38. Rf5 $5
Qd6 39. Rxd3 Qxd3 40. Qf1 Qd6 41. Kh1 $13) 38... Rxe3 39. Qxe3 e4 40. Kg3 (40.
Rf4 Rd1 41. Ne2 Rd3 $17) 40... Nf3 41. Qf4 (41. b4 Rf8 42. Qc5 Qf6 43. Rh1 Qf4+
$19) (41. Ne2 $2 Nd2 $19) 41... Kg8 42. Qf5 (42. Rh1 Rf8 43. Qc7 Nd2 $17) 42...
Qd6+ 43. Qf4 Qe7 44. Kg2 (44. Rh1 Rf8 45. Qe3 Nh4 46. Rxh4 Rf3+ 47. Qxf3 exf3
48. Rh1 Qd6+ 49. Kh3 Qd2 $19) 44... Rf8 45. Qg3 Nh4+ 46. Kg1 Qc5+ 47. Rf2 Nf3+
48. Kg2 (48. Kf1 Qd5 49. Kg2 Qd1 $19) (48. Kh1 Rd8 49. Ne2 Rd2 $19) 48... h5
49. Nd3 (49. gxh5 Rf5 50. Nd3 Qe3 $19) 49... exd3 (49... exd3 50. Rxf3 Qd5 51.
Kf2 (51. gxh5 d2 $19) 51... Rxf3+ 52. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 53. Kxf3 hxg4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Salou-A"]
[Site "Salou"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hamdouchi, Hicham"]
[Black "Ivanov, Jordan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Rhg1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. g4 Nd7 13. f4 Bf6 $6 {
[%mdl 128] Ivanov is chosing a bit naive defensive set up, white pieces are
too active and d6 square will suffer.} (13... Qa5 $5 14. Qe1 Rae8 15. Nd5 Bd8
$1) 14. g5 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 e5 (15... Nb6 16. Rgd1 Qc7 17. Rxd6 Nc8 18. R6d4 Qxf4+
19. Qd2 Qe5 $14) 16. Rxd6 Qe7 17. Qd2 exf4 18. g6 $1 Ne5 (18... hxg6 19. Rdxg6
Qe5 20. Qg2 $18) 19. gxf7+ Kh8 (19... Nxf7 20. Qd4 $1 g5 21. Rf6 $18) 20. Qg2
$6 (20. Qd4 $1 Rad8 (20... Ng6 21. Rgxg6 hxg6 22. Rxg6 Rxf7 23. Rh6+ Kg8 24.
Rh5 $18) 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 $16) 20... g6 21. Re6 Qxf7 (21...
Qc5 22. Qg5 Qe3+ 23. Kb1 Nxf7 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Rxg6+ $1 $18) 22. Rxe5 Qxc4 23.
Re7 Rf7 24. b3 $2 {White is not happy with uncler position, but his aggrssion
goes too far.} (24. Rxf7 Qxf7 25. Qf3 Re8 $13) 24... Qxc3 25. Rxf7 Qa1+ 26. Kd2
Qd4+ (26... Rd8+ 27. Ke2 Bb5+ 28. c4 Qxa2+ 29. Kf3 Qxb3+ 30. Kxf4 Kg8 31. Qg5
Qd3 $13) 27. Kc1 Qa1+ $2 (27... Bxe4 $1 28. Qg5 (28. Rxf4 Rd8 $1 29. Kb1 (29.
Qxe4 Qa1#) 29... Qd1+ $1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Kb2 Bxg2 $19) 28... Rc8 29. Qf6+
Qxf6 30. Rxf6 Rxc2+ $19) (27... Kg8 $1 28. Re7 (28. Rxh7 Bxe4 29. Rd7 Qe3+ 30.
Qd2 Qxg1+ $19) 28... Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Rd8+ 30. Ke2 Qc3 $19) 28. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 Bd7 9. O-O-O Rc8 10. Bb3 Na5 11. f3 O-O 12. g4 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Qa5 14. Kb1 {
White has rather solid position on the queenside, but he must nevertheless
show some caution.} (14. g5 Ne8 15. Rhg1 (15. f4 d5 16. exd5 Rxc3 $1 17. bxc3
Qxc3 18. Kb1 Ba3 19. Bc1 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Qxd4 21. dxe6 Bxe6 {0-1 Ohlund,N (1650)
-Troffiguer,O (2160)/France 1999 (26)}) 15... Nc7 16. f4 Na6 17. Kd2 d5 18. Ra1
Qc7 19. Kd1 dxe4 20. Nxe4 e5 21. Nf6+ Kh8 22. fxe5 Rfd8 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. c3
Qxe5 {0-1 Schneider,D (2240)-Ashley,M (2465)/New York 1997 (39)}) 14... Ne8 15.
h4 (15. Rhg1 Nc7 16. f4 b5 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nf5 exf5 19. Rxd7 b4 20. Rxe7 bxc3
21. Rxe5 Nd5 22. Bd4 cxb2 23. Bxb2 fxg4 24. Qxg4 g6 25. c4 {1-0 Wohl,A (2425)
-Becerra Rivero,J (2510)/Ubeda 1997 (34)}) (15. Qd2 Kh8 16. h4 Nc7 17. Na2 (17.
g5 d5 18. exd5 Bb4 19. Nde2 Nxd5 20. Bd4 Rc6 21. Qd3 Ra6 22. Kc1 Bb5 23. Qe4
Bxe2 {0-1 Bozinovic,B (2137)-Balogh,C (2340)/Budapest 2001 (30)}) 17... Qxd2
18. Rxd2 d5 19. Ne2 Bc6 20. Nd4 Be8 21. Bf4 dxe4 22. fxe4 Na6 23. h5 Nc5 $11 {
0-1 Menoni,V (2270)-Greenfeld,A (2540)/Montecatini Terme 1997 (37)}) 15... Nc7
16. Bg5 $5 {Areschenko is unsure, if he can break on the kingside without a
bishop's pair. The unusual exchange proposal aims to change the character of
the struggle.} (16. Qd2 Na6 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. h5 Rfd8 20. g5 e5
21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 d5 23. f6 Qe6 24. fxg7 d4 25. Bf2 $16 {1/2-1/2 Smetankin,
S (2385)-Gershon,A (2255)/Menorca 1996 (42)}) 16... f6 (16... Bd8 17. Qh2 Qa6
$13) 17. Bd2 Qa6 18. Qg2 (18. Qxa6 Nxa6 19. f4 Rfe8 $11) 18... Qb6 (18... d5 $5
19. exd5 exd5 20. Qe2 Bc5 $11) 19. Be3 Qa5 20. g5 f5 $6 {Balogh is starting to
drift in the defense, his own initiative on the queenside is stalled.} (20...
b5 21. Qh3 b4 22. Nce2 f5 $13) 21. exf5 exf5 22. Bf4 Rfe8 (22... Nd5 23. Nxd5
Qxd5 24. Qd2 Rfe8 25. h5 $16) 23. h5 Bf8 24. Rhg1 (24. Qg3 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Qxd5
26. c3 $14) 24... g6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] The opening of the h file will be
terminal for black, much better 24...Ne6!? could still keep the demage limited.
} (24... Ne6 $5 25. Nxe6 Rxe6 26. Qg3 $14) 25. Qh2 Bg7 (25... Qa6 26. hxg6 hxg6
27. Rh1 Bg7 28. Qh7+ Kf7 29. Rh6 d5 30. Bxc7 Rxc7 (30... Rh8 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32.
Be5+ Kf7 33. Bxh8 $18) 31. Nxd5 Rh8 32. Qxh8 Bxh8 33. Rxh8 $18) 26. Bxd6 Nd5 (
26... Ne6 27. b4 Qd8 28. Be5 Bxe5 29. Qxe5 Nxd4 30. Qxd4 $18) 27. Nxd5 Qxd5 28.
Rh1 Kf7 (28... Bxd4 $2 29. hxg6 Re7 30. Bxe7 $18) 29. Qf4 Rcd8 $6 {Black's
prospects are misserable, but this omission loses the exchange.} (29... Kg8 30.
hxg6 hxg6 31. Bb4 a5 32. Bc3 $18) 30. hxg6+ hxg6 31. c4 Qa5 32. Bc7 Qc5 33.
Bxd8 (33. Nb5 Re2 34. Rd2 Qf2 35. Rhd1 Bxb5 36. Bxd8 $18) 33... Rxd8 34. Rh7
Re8 (34... Rh8 35. Rxh8 Bxh8 36. Nc2 Bc6 37. Re1 $18) 35. Qh2 Qe5 36. f4 Qe4+
37. Nc2 Bc6 (37... Qe6 38. c5 Qe7 39. Rd6 Be6 40. Nd4 $18) 38. Qh6 (38. Qh6 Rg8
39. Rd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8.
Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. Bb3 Nd7 {An important subtlety in this very sharp
opening. Black is trying to get away without the need to play Qc7 as in the
positions with opposite castling each move is worth its weight in gold.} 11.
Kb1 (11. f4 Nc5 12. Nxc6 Nxb3+ 13. cxb3 $5 bxc6 14. e5 d5 15. Qf2 f6 $13 {
0-1 Novikov,S (2562)-Dreev,A (2606)/Krasnoyarsk 2007 (35)}) 11... Qc7 {
Timofeev's play in these championships showed that he was in truly bad form.
Usually this is manifest even in tiny decisions, as when now Black sidesteps
the promising line 11...Nxd4 as well as the original 11...Qe8.} 12. f4 $1 Nc5
13. f5 Ne5 $2 {One of the important aspects of Black's counterplay was to keep
up the pressure on the d4-square. The move of the knight to e5 does not solve
anything, but frees the hands of his opponent for speedy progress on the
kingside.} (13... Nxb3 14. axb3 Bf6 (14... Bd7 15. Rhf1 (15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rhf1
Rfb8 17. f6 gxf6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Ne4 f5 20. Bc5 Be8 21. Nd6 f6 22. Qc4 Bf7 $15
{1/2-1/2 Reeh,O-Borik,O/Germany/1985/ (29)}) 15... Ne5 (15... Bf6 16. g4 Rfe8
17. Qf2 b5 18. g5 Be5 19. h4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 b4 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. f6 g6 23. Na4
Bb5 $13 {0-1 Steiner,B-Wittmann,W/Austria/1994/ (67)}) 16. Nf3 $1 Bc6 17. Nxe5
dxe5 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Qg4 Rxf1 20. Rxf1 Qd7 21. Rd1 Qc8 22. h4 Kh8 23. Bg5 $14
{'1/2-1/2 De Firmian,N-Ivanchuk,V/Biel/1989/ (23)'}) 15. Qd2 $1 Bd7 (15... Rd8
16. g4 $14) 16. Nf3 Rad8 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 f6 19. Qf4 Bc8 20. fxe6 Bxe6 21.
Rd2 f5 22. Ng5 Bc8 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Ne6 Bxe6 26. Qxe6 $14 {
1-0 Dominguez,L (2613)-Galliamova,A (2505)/Esbjerg 2002 (63)}) (13... Bf6 14.
g4 Re8 15. fxe6 (15. g5 $2 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Nxb3 17. axb3 exf5 $17) 15... fxe6 16.
Rhf1 (16. Nf5 $2 Nxb3 17. Nxd6 Rd8 18. Nxc8 Nbd4 $19) 16... Bxd4 $1 17. Bxd4
Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Nxb3 19. axb3 (19. cxb3 $5 b5 20. Qd3 Rd8 $13) 19... b5 20. Rfd1
(20. e5 $2 dxe5 21. Re4 Bd7 22. Rxe5 b4 23. Na4 Bb5 $19) 20... Rd8 21. e5 (21.
Qd3 e5 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Bxg4 25. Rd5 Re8 $11) 21... d5 22.
Qe3 Bd7 23. Ne2 a5 24. Rf4 Be8 25. Nd4 Bg6 $1 {0-1 Dervishi,E (2491)
-Thorfinnsson,B (2292)/Ohrid 2001/ (33) The pressure along the b1-h7 diagonal
is a perfect complement to the advance of the a-pawn. White is struggling with
distinct problems.}) (13... Na5 14. Rhf1 Bf6 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. g4 Naxb3 17.
axb3 Bd7 18. g5 Be5 19. Rxf8+ Rxf8 20. b4 Na4 {1/2-1/2 Reeh,O-Lanka,Z/Gausdal/
1994/ (24)}) 14. g4 (14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Nxe5 (15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Nd5
$1 Rae8 $14) 15... dxe5 16. f6 gxf6 (16... Bxf6 $2 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Rxd7) 17.
Bh6 Kh8 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 $44 19. Qh5 b5 20. Rhe1 b4 21. Re3 {1-0 Zapolskis,A 
(2370)-Sherbakov,R (2505)/Warsaw 1991 (56)}) 14... b5 15. a3 $1 {Shortly after
this simple move it will become clear, that the advance of the counterplay on
the queenside will be truly problematic. On the other hand Amonatov's
onslaught on the other side of the board will meet feeble resistance.} (15. g5
$6 b4 16. Na4 Bd7 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. f6 $13) 15... Rb8 (15... Nxb3 16. cxb3 b4
17. axb4 Rb8 18. g5 Rxb4 19. Rhg1 $40) 16. g5 Re8 {The standard location of
the rook on the e8-square e8 will not lead to counterplay along the e-file in
this game.} (16... Nxb3 17. cxb3 b4 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. Rhg1 $40) 17. h4 b4 18.
axb4 Nxb3 19. cxb3 Rxb4 20. f6 {[%mdl 128] The attacker was keeping open doors
for all sorts of pawn breaks. Finally he decided to use the f-pawn as a front
runner.} (20. h5 Nc6 21. Rhg1 $40) 20... Bd8 (20... gxf6 21. gxf6 (21. Rdf1 $5
f5 (21... Qd8 22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. Qf2 Bg7 24. Rhg1 f6 25. Qg3 Qc7 26. h5 $18) 22.
exf5 Qa5 (22... Qb7 23. g6 $1 fxg6 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. h5 g5 26. h6 Kh8 27. Qh5
Rd8 28. Rfg1 Qd7 29. Bxg5) 23. fxe6 Bxe6 (23... fxe6 24. Qh5 Bd7 25. g6 hxg6
26. Rhg1 $18) 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Qh5 Rf8 (25... Ng6 26. Rf7 Kxf7 27. Qxh7+ Kf8
28. Rf1+ $18) 26. Rxf8+ Bxf8 27. Qe8 Qc7 28. Qxe6+ Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Kc2
$16) 21... Bxf6 22. Rhg1+ Kh8 (22... Kf8 $2 23. Bh6+ Ke7 24. Nf5+ exf5 25. Nd5+
) 23. Qf2 Qe7 24. Bh6 Bb7 25. h5 $14) (20... Bf8 21. h5 $16) 21. h5 Bb7 (21...
gxf6 22. gxf6 Kh8 (22... Bxf6 23. Qf2 Qe7 24. Rdf1 Bg7 25. Rhg1 Kh8 26. h6 Bf8
27. Bg5 $18 (27. Nc6 Nxc6 28. Qg3 $18)) 23. Rdf1 Rg8 24. Rhg1 Rxg1 25. Rxg1
Bxf6 26. Qg2 Ng6 (26... Qd8 27. Bh6 $18) 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Rc1 Qd7 29. Qd2 $18)
22. fxg7 h6 {Timofeev had probably calculated, that the automatic recapture of
the g7-pawn would lead to a rapid disaster after 23.g6! His defensive setup is
very original, but on h7 the black king has no real chance of surviving.} (
22... Kxg7 23. g6 $1 fxg6 (23... hxg6 24. hxg6 Nxg6 25. Qh5 Rh8 26. Bh6+ Kg8
27. Rdg1 $18) (23... f6 24. Rdg1 Kh8 25. Bh6 $18) 24. hxg6 hxg6 (24... Nxg6 25.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Qxg6+ $18) 25. Qh2 Nf7 26. Qh7+ Kf8
27. Rdf1 $18) 23. gxh6 Kh7 24. Rhg1 Rg8 (24... Qe7 25. g8=Q+ Rxg8 26. Rxg8 Kxg8
27. Qg2+ $18) 25. Qg2 {Amonatov will concentrate his attention on the idea of
the charming mating pattern with the queen sacrifice on the g6 square.} Qe7 (
25... Bf6 26. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 27. Qg6+ Nxg6 28. hxg6#) 26. Nf3 Bb6 (26... Bxe4+
27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Ng5+) (26... Nxf3 27. Qg6+ $1 fxg6 28. hxg6#) 27. Ng5+ (27.
Nxe5 Bxe3 28. Ng4 Bxg1 29. Rxg1 $18) 27... Kxh6 28. Nxf7+ Kh7 29. Qg6+ $1 {
This spirited combination uses the central motif of the queen sacrifice on the
g6 square.} Nxg6 30. hxg6+ Kxg7 31. Bh6+ Kf6 32. Rdf1+ 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Frolov, Artur"]
[Black "Bagaturov, Giorgi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 (7...
Be7) 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Bb3 Be7 10. O-O-O Na5 (10... O-O) 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13.
axb3 Nd7 14. Nf5 exf5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. exf5 Bb7 17. f6 gxf6 18. Rhe1 Bxd5 19.
Rxd5 Rg8 20. gxf6 Nxf6 21. Rf5 Rb8 (21... Rg6 22. Bb6 Qd7 23. Qf3 Rb8 24. Rxf6
Rxb6 25. Qa8+ Qd8 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qxd8 d5 29. Qxd5+ $1 $16)
22. h4 $3 $16 (22. Ba7 Nd7 (22... Rb7 23. Bd4 Ng4 (23... Kf8 24. Qf3 Rd7 25.
Rxf6)) 23. Bxb8 Nxb8 24. Qf3 Nd7 $1 25. Qc6 $13) 22... Ne4 (22... Kd7 23. Bd4
$18) (22... Ng4 23. Bg5 Rxg5 24. Rxg5 Nf6 25. Rg7 $1 Kf8 26. Rg3 $18) (22...
Nd7 23. Qh5 Ne5 24. Qxh7 Rg2 25. Bd4 $1 $16) 23. Bf4 $1 Rg6 $8 (23... d5 24.
Bxb8 $18 (24. Qh5 $18)) (23... Nc5 24. Rxc5 (24. Qh5 Rg6 25. Qxh7 Nd3+ 26. cxd3
Qc8+ 27. Kb1 Qxf5 28. Qh8+ $18) 24... dxc5 25. Bxb8 Rg6 26. f4 Re6 27. Be5 f6
28. Qh5+ Kf8 29. Qh6+ Ke8 30. Rd1 Qa5 31. Kb1 $18) 24. Qxe4 Re6 25. Qh1 Qd7 (
25... Qa5 26. Qc6+ Kd8 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Rf8+ Bxf8 29. Bg5+ Be7 30. Qxd6+ Kc8
31. Qxe6+ Kb7 32. Qe4+ $1 Kc8 (32... Kb6 33. Qxe7 $18 {/\ Qd8}) 33. Qxe7 $18)
26. Rh5 Rc8 27. Kb1 Rc5 28. Rxh7 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Qf5 (29... Qe6 $18) 30. Bxd6
1-0

[Event "Penta Media GM"]
[Site "Kelamabakkam"]
[Date "2000.08.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Reefat, Bin Sattar"]
[Black "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2000.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Rhg1 Qe8 11. g4 Nd7 12. g5 Nc5 (12... Nxd4 13. Rxd4 b5
14. Bb3 Nc5 15. Qh5 Nxb3+ 16. axb3 f5 17. g6 hxg6 18. Rxg6 Bf6 19. Rxd6 {
1-0 Pisk,P-Hausner,I/CZE/1998/ (27)}) 13. Qh5 (13. f4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 b5 15. Bxc5
dxc5 16. Nxb5 Bxg5 17. Rxg5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Qe7 19. Qc4 Qf6 20. e5 Qh6 {0-1
Kamble,V-Turzo,A/Calicut/1998/ (57)}) 13... Nxd4 $6 {The whole concept of
defense with 10...Qe8 is very risky for black. Very often white gets the
chance to place the bishop on f6 and the game is over.} (13... b5 14. Bd3 (14.
Nxc6 bxc4 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. e5 d5 17. Rd4 g6 18. Qh6 f5 19. gxf6 Qf7 20. Rdg4
{1-0 Sulava,N-Grbac,B/Djakovo/1994/ (20)}) 14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 b4 16. Bf6 $1
Kh8 17. e5 Nxd3+ 18. Rxd3 Bxf6 19. Rh3 h6 20. gxf6 {1-0 Hostinsky,J-Vodicka,V/
CZE/1997/ (20)}) 14. Bxd4 b5 (14... Kh8 15. Rg4 e5 16. Rh4 Bxg5+ 17. Qxg5 exd4
(17... f6 18. Rxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh4+ Kg6 20. Rg1+ $18) 18. Nd5 $18) (14... f6 15.
Qxe8 Rxe8 16. gxf6 $18) 15. Bf6 $1 {[%mdl 128] Black is lost without ever
having gotten a fighting chance,his kingside is not really defended by any
piece.} Kh8 (15... gxf6 16. gxf6+ Kh8 17. Rg7 $18) (15... Bxf6 16. gxf6 g6 17.
Qh6 $18) (15... bxc4 16. Qh6 $1 gxh6 17. gxh6#) 16. Rg4 $1 Bxf6 (16... bxc4 17.
Rh4 $18) 17. gxf6 g5 (17... g6 18. Qh6 Rg8 19. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 20. Rh4#) 18. h4
$1 {Opening of the h file for the second white rook wins immediatelly.} e5 (
18... Rg8 19. hxg5 Rg6 20. Rh1 Qg8 (20... h6 21. Qxh6+ Rxh6 22. Rxh6+ Kg8 23.
Rgh4 $18) 21. Rgh4 $18) 19. hxg5 Nxe4 (19... Bxg4 20. Qh6 $1 Rg8 21. Rh1 $18) (
19... bxc4 20. Rh1 $18) 20. Rh1 (20. Qxh7+ $5 Kxh7 21. g6+ $1 (21. Rh1+ $2 Kg6
$19) 21... Kg8 22. gxf7+ Kh7 23. Rh1#) 20... Bf5 21. Rgh4 (21. Rgh4 Nxg5 22.
Qxg5 Rg8 23. Rxh7+ Bxh7 24. Rxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qh5#) 1-0

[Event "Moscow op-A 04th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Black "Novikov, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2008.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Na5 9. Bd3 b5 10. b4 Nc4 11. O-O $5 {[%mdl 8] The variation with 10.b4 is well
known, but not quite sufficient to promise anything for White. Popov comes up
with an unsual idea of keeping the light-squared bishop.} (11. Bxc4 bxc4 12.
Qxc4 (12. a3 Bb7 13. f3 Qc7 14. O-O d5 (14... Be7 15. Bf2 g6 16. Qe1 O-O 17.
Rd1 Rfd8 18. Bh4 h6 19. Kh1 Kg7 20. Qg3 g5 21. f4 Nh5 22. Qf3 Nxf4 23. Nce2 e5
{1-0 Fedorov,A (2580)-Kovalev,A (2405)/Minsk 1997 (32)}) 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5
Bxd5 17. Rad1 Bd6 18. f4 O-O 19. Nf5 Rfd8 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Qg4 Qe7 22. Bd4 f6
23. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Azarov,S (2582)-Bakre,T (2467)/Pardubice 2005 (52)}) 12...
Bb7 13. O-O (13. Rd1 Rc8 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Qa4+ Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Nxd7 17. Nde2 Nf6
18. f3 d5 19. e5 Nd7 20. Bd4 Bxb4 21. Rb1 Rc4 $15 {1/2 Kuczynski,R (2460)
-Dautov,R (2525)/Dresden 1988 (54)}) 13... Rc8 14. Qb3 (14. Qd3 d5 15. e5 Nd7
16. Bf4 Bxb4 17. Nce2 Be7 18. Rab1 Nc5 19. Qh3 O-O 20. Ng3 Kh8 21. Nh5 Rg8 22.
Rfe1 Ba8 23. g4 Ne4 24. f3 Rc3 $17 {0-1 Frolov,D (2447)-Aseev,K (2554)/St
Petersburg 2000 (38)}) 14... Qc7 15. Qa4+ (15. Bd2 e5 16. Nf5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4
Bxe4 18. Ne3 Be7 19. c4 Bg5 20. Rfc1 Qd7 21. f3 Ba8 22. Qd3 Bxe3+ 23. Bxe3 $14
{0-1 Brodsky,M-Kovalev,A (2500)/Bela Crkva 1990 (44)}) 15... Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Nxd7
17. Nde2 Rc4 18. f3 Be7 19. Bd4 O-O 20. Rab1 Rfc8 21. Rb3 g6 22. Rd1 f5 23.
exf5 gxf5 {1/2 Solozhenkin,E (2528)-Ionov,S (2558)/St Petersburg 2000 (50)})
11... Bb7 (11... Nxe3 12. Qxe3 (12. fxe3 Bd7 13. a4 Rc8 $11) 12... Qb6 13. a4
Bd7 (13... Ng4 14. Qd2 g6 15. Nf3 Bh6 16. Qe1 $14) 14. h3 Rc8 (14... bxa4 15.
Nxa4 Qxb4 16. Rfb1 Qxb1+ 17. Rxb1 Bxa4 18. Ra1 Bd7 19. Rxa6 $18) 15. axb5 e5 (
15... Rxc3 16. Rxa6 Qb7 17. Rfa1 Rc8 18. Nc6 $18) 16. Nde2 Qxe3 17. fxe3 axb5
18. Ra7 $14) 12. a4 $1 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 bxa4 (13... Rc8 $2 14. axb5 Rxc3 15. bxa6
Rxd3 16. axb7 Rxe3 17. Ra8 Nd7 18. Nc6 Be7 19. Nxd8 Bxd8 20. fxe3 $18) 14. Rxa4
Be7 15. Rfa1 Qc8 {Novikov decided to defend the a6-pawn in the hope of
surviving till his development could be completed.} (15... O-O 16. Bxa6 Ng4 17.
Qd2 Bg5 18. Qe2 Bxa6 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20. Rxa6 $16) 16. b5 axb5 (16... Qxc3 $6 17.
bxa6 O-O 18. axb7 Qxa1+ 19. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 20. Bf1 Rb1 21. Nb3 $18) 17. Bxb5+ Kf8
18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19. e5 {Dangerous as it may seem, the opening of the centre may
not represent the most dangerous line for Black. White might have tried to
improve his prospects with piece play.} (19. Ba6 Qd8 20. Bc4 Qc8 21. Ra7 Bb7
22. Nb3 h5 23. Na5 $16) 19... dxe5 (19... Ng4 $2 20. Bd7 $1 Qb8 21. Nxe6+ fxe6
22. Qf4+ $18) 20. Qxe5 g6 $2 {Black needs to finish development, but he is not
obliged to castle. The weakening of the a1-h8 diagonal will prove to be fatal.}
(20... Bb7 21. Ra4 h5 22. h3 $14) 21. Ra7 Bb7 (21... Rg8 22. Ba6 Qd8 23. Bc4
Kg7 24. g4 h6 25. h4 Kh7 26. Bxe6 Rg7 (26... fxe6 27. Qxf6 $18) 27. g5 $16) 22.
h3 (22. Na4 $1 Kg7 23. Ba6 Bxa6 24. Rxe7 $18) 22... h5 (22... Rg8 23. Na4 Nd5
24. c4 Bf6 25. Qd6+ Be7 26. Qd7 $18) 23. Na4 $1 {Unusual in the respect that
the knight chooses the edge of the board in its quest to improve its location.}
Kg7 (23... Kg8 24. Nb6 Qc5 25. Qb8+ Bf8 26. Qxb7 Rh7 27. Ra4 e5 28. Rc4 Qd6 29.
Rc6 Qxd4 30. Rxf6 $18) 24. Ba6 Bxa6 (24... Qb8 25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. Rxb7 $18) 25.
Rxe7 {The key defender is gone from e7, Novikov can not hold for much longer.}
Bc4 (25... Re8 26. Nxe6+ Kg8 27. Qxf6 $18) 26. Nc5 Re8 (26... Kg8 27. Qxf6 e5
28. Qxe5 $18) 27. Ncxe6+ Bxe6 28. Nxe6+ Qxe6 29. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "BLR-ch 71st"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2005.03.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Lutsko, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2005.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Rhg1 b5 12. g4 b4 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Nd5 exd5
15. g5 Nxe4 16. Bxd5 Qa4 17. Bd4 Bf5 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rfe8 20. Kb1 (20.
Qd5 Bf8 21. Qb3 Qxb3 22. axb3 a5 23. Kd2 Re4 24. Be3 Rh4 25. Ke2 g6 26. Rd5 a4
27. bxa4 Rxa4 {1/2-1/2 Watson,W-Weindl,A/Brocco 1991/ (40)}) 20... Bf8 $6 {
The first independent move is probably wrong, since there will be a huge
difference in the impact of bishops.} (20... Bf6 21. Qd5 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 {
1/2-1/2 Hennel,K-Dobrovolsky,L/Trnava 1979/ (22)}) (20... Rac8 21. Qd3 Bf8 22.
Rg4 Qd7 23. Rh4 g6 24. Qf3 Qe6 25. Qf4 h5 26. gxh6 Kh7 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,
S-Zakharstov,V/Smolensk 1991/ (32)}) 21. Qd3 Qc6 (21... d5 22. h4 Qc6 23. h5
$14) 22. h4 Qe4 23. h5 Rac8 (23... Qxd3 24. Rxd3 Re2 25. Kc1 Rae8 26. Kd1 $14)
24. Be3 Re6 (24... d5 25. h6 g6 26. Rd2 Red8 27. Rgd1 $14) 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26.
Rd5 {[%mdl 4096] The endgame is extremely difficult, since black has to worry
about worse pawn structure and passive bishop.} Rec4 27. Rc1 Be7 (27... Rh4 28.
Rd4 Rxd4 29. Bxd4 Be7 30. f4 d5 $14) 28. b3 Re4 (28... Rh4 29. h6 $14) 29. Rcd1
Rc6 (29... Re5 30. a3 a5 (30... bxa3 31. c4 $16) 31. a4 f6 32. g6 $16) 30. R5d4
(30. a3 $5 bxa3 31. c4 Rh4 32. h6 $16) 30... Rxd4 (30... f5 31. gxf6 Rxd4 32.
Rxd4 Bxf6 33. Rxb4 $16) 31. Rxd4 {The exchange of the pair of rooks has only
made matters worse, Lutsko has no counterplay at all.} a5 32. Rd5 Bd8 (32...
Ra6 33. a3 bxa3 34. Ka2 Rc6 35. Rxa5 Rxc2+ 36. Kxa3 $16) 33. Rb5 Kf8 34. Bd4
Rc8 (34... Bc7 35. a3 bxa3 36. c3 $1 Ke7 37. Ka2 $16) 35. Kb2 g6 (35... h6 36.
f4 hxg5 37. fxg5 f6 38. g6 $16) 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. c3 bxc3+ $6 {The tirering
defense has probably influenced defender's judgement, white will now be able
to attack also a5 pawn.} (37... Ra8 38. c4 Ke7 39. Rd5 Ke6 40. a4 $16) 38. Bxc3
Ke8 (38... f5 39. f4 Ra8 40. Rb7 $16) 39. Bxa5 Bxa5 40. Rxa5 Kd7 41. a4 Rh8 42.
Ra7+ (42. Rd5 Rh2 43. Rd2 Rg2 44. b4 Rxg5 45. Kb3 $16) 42... Ke6 43. Rc7 {
The rook ending is beyond hope, since white connected pawns will be simply
rolling over.} Rh2 44. Rc2 Rg2 45. a5 $1 Rxg5 46. b4 Rb5 (46... d5 47. a6 Rh5
48. Rc8 $18) 47. Kb3 d5 48. a6 Rb8 49. Ka4 d4 50. b5 Kd5 51. a7 Ra8 52. b6 d3
53. Rd2 (53. Rc3 d2 54. Rd3+ Kc6 55. Ka5 $18) 53... Kc6 54. Ka5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Bb3 Qe8 11. Rhg1 Nd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. g5 b5 14. Nxc6 Qxc6
15. Bd4 (15. Bd5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Re8 17. Bd4 Bf5 18. Bxg7 Nxe4 19. Qf3 Rac8 20.
c3 Bg6 21. Bf6 Nxf6 22. gxf6 Bf8 23. Rd4 Re5 {0-1 Bogachkov,I-Loginov,V/St
Petersburg 2002/ (29)}) (15. Rd4 Nxb3+ 16. axb3 Bb7 17. h4 Rfc8 18. h5 a5 19.
g6 a4 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qf3+ Bf6 22. h6 gxh6 23. Qh5+ Ke7 24. Qxh6 Rf8 25. Bg5
Bxg5+ 26. Qxg5+ Rf6 27. Nd5+ {1-0 Nykopp,J-Maki,V/Helsinki 1984/ (27)}) (15.
Bxc5 Qxc5 16. f4 Bd7 17. e5 Bc6 18. f5 Qxe5 19. Qxe5 dxe5 20. fxe6 fxe6 21.
Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Bd5 {1-0 Rosito,J-Sola,R/Buenos Aires 1997/ (47)}) 15... Bd7 (
15... Nxb3+ 16. cxb3 (16. axb3 Bd7 17. Qh5 Rfc8 18. Bf6 g6 19. Qh4 Bf8 20. Rd3
e5 21. Rgg3 h5 22. gxh6 Kh7 23. Bg7 {1-0 Ilincic,Z-Kiss,A/Aosta 1989/ (30)})
16... b4 17. Qh5 bxc3 18. Qh6 e5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Qxc6 cxb2+ 21. Kxb2 Be6 22.
Qc7 {1-0 Soltis,A-Gurevich,D/Lone Pine 1981/ (22)}) 16. Bd5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Rfe8
18. Nf6+ $6 {[%mdl 4] This brave move will badly bacfire, white needs more
convincing method of attacking black's kingside for his sacrificed bishop.} (
18. Qh5 Rac8 19. c3 Ne6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nf6 Bxf6 22. gxf6+ Kh8 23. Rd5 {
1-0 Anand,V-Wegner,H/London 1987/ (23)}) 18... Bxf6 $1 (18... Kh8 19. Qh5 Bxf6
(19... gxf6 20. gxf6 Ne6 21. Qxf7 Bd8 22. Qxe8+ Bxe8 23. f7+ $18) 20. gxf6 g6
21. Qh6 Ne6 22. Rg4 (22. Rg3 Qxe4 23. Rh3 Qf4+ $19) 22... Rac8 23. Bc3 g5 24.
Rxg5 b4 25. Rh5 Qxe4 26. Rh4 Qf5 27. Rd5 Qg6 28. Qxg6 fxg6 29. Rxb4 Kg8 30.
Rxd6 Nc5 $15) 19. gxf6 g6 20. f3 (20. Qe3 Rxe4 21. Qh6 Ne6 22. Rg3 Re2 23. Bc3
Qe4 $19) 20... Rac8 21. Bc3 (21. Qd2 b4 22. Qxb4 Nd3+ $19) 21... b4 22. Bxb4
Nxe4 $1 {Loginov is playing very forcefully and white finds no time even to
dream about some counterplay.} 23. Rg2 (23. fxe4 Rxe4 24. Qd2 Rxb4 25. c3 d5
26. Qh6 (26. Rgf1 Rh4 $19) 26... Qxf6 $19) 23... Bh3 $1 (23... Nxf6 24. Qd3 Be6
$19) 24. fxe4 Rxe4 25. Qd2 Bxg2 26. Bc3 (26. Qxg2 Rxb4 $19) 26... Rh4 27. Rg1
Be4 0-1

[Event "Rostock-10 GM Group"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "1984.08.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lanc, Alois"]
[Black "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1984.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Bc4 a6 8. Qe2
Be7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 O-O (10... Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14.
h4 (14. Nf5 b4 15. Na4 Nc5 16. h3)) 11. g4 Nd7 (11... Nxd4 12. Rxd4) 12. Rhg1
Nc5 13. Nf5 exf5 14. gxf5 Ne5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. f4 Ned7 17. Qg2 Nxb3+ 18. axb3 g6
19. Bd4 Bh4 $2 20. Rd3 Nf6 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Rh3 Ne8 23. Qg4 Ng7 24. Rxh4 Bxf5
25. exf5 Nxf5 26. Qxf5 Qxh4 27. Nd5 Rfe8 28. Qf6 Re1+ 29. Kd2 Qxh2+ 30. Kxe1
Re8+ 31. Kd1 1-0

[Event "Groningen Harmonie+"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2002.12.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dgebuadze, Alexandre"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Qe2 a6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Nd7 13. g5 Nc5 14. Rg1 f5
$6 15. exf5 Rxf5 16. Rh4 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 g6 18. Rg3 Bd7 19. Rgh3 Rf7 20. Qd3 Rg7
{[%mdl 128] The first independent move in the line, that is extremely dubious
for black. White was preparing Qxg6+! move and his pieces are simply too
strongly aiming at black's kingside.} (20... e5 21. Nd5 (21. Qxg6+ Rg7 22.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rxh7+ Kg8 24. Rh8+ Kf7 25. R3h7+ Kg6 26. Rh6+ Kg7 27. R8h7+ Kf8
28. Rxe7 $18) 21... Qa5 22. Qxg6+ Kf8 23. b4 Qxd5 24. Rxh7 Qh1+ 25. Kd2 Qd5+
26. Kc1 Qh1+ 27. Kd2 {1/2-1/2 Szmetan,J-Liberzon,V/Buenos Aires 1979/ (27)})
21. Rxh7 $1 Rxh7 22. Qxg6+ Rg7 23. Qh6 Bxg5 (23... Kf7 24. Qh5+ Kf8 25. Qh8+
Rg8 26. Rf3+ $18) (23... Qc6 24. g6 Qh1+ 25. Kd2 $18) 24. Bxg5 Bc6 (24... Qc6
25. Bf6 Rg1+ 26. Kd2 Kf7 27. Qh7+ Kxf6 28. Rh6+ Ke5 29. f4+ Kd4 30. Qd3+ Kc5
31. Qe3+ Kb4 32. Qd4+ Ka5 33. b4#) 25. Bf6 Rg1+ 26. Kd2 Qd7 27. Qf4 $1 {
The stylish final move kills away any black hopes for the survival.} (27. Qf4
$1 Rg7 28. Bxg7 Qxg7 29. Rg3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Alushta Autumn 1st"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2002.09.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Black "Shtyrenkov, Veniamen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2457"]
[BlackElo "2457"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Bb3 Qe8 11. Rhg1 b5 12. g4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Nd7 14. g5 Nc5
15. Qh5 Nxb3+ 16. axb3 e5 17. Nd5 Kh8 (17... exd4 18. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 19. gxf6
Qxe4 20. Qh6 $18) 18. Bc3 $5 {[%mdl 4] The variation is somewhat dubious for
the defender as white's attack can become very dangerous.} (18. Bb6 Be6 19. Nc7
Qc6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. g6 h6 22. Be3 Qxe4 23. Bxh6 Qh4 24. Qxh4 Bxh4 25. Rxd6
Bxf2 26. Rg2 Rf5 27. Bg5 Rxg5 {1/2-1/2 Lazic,M-Kosic,D/Kladovo 1990/ (27)})
18... Bb7 (18... Bd8 19. Bb4 Qe6 20. Rd3 $16) 19. Nc7 Qc8 20. Nxa8 Bxe4 (20...
Qxa8 21. f3 $16) 21. Nb6 Qc6 22. Qe2 Rb8 (22... Bf3 23. Qe3 Rb8 24. Nd7 Rb7 25.
Nxe5 $18) 23. Nd7 Rb7 (23... Rd8 24. f3 Bxf3 25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27.
Qxe5 $18) 24. f3 $1 {Nice little combination in order to get closer to the
center with white queen after the impending Nxe5.} Bxf3 (24... Bg6 25. Nxe5
dxe5 26. Qxe5 f6 27. gxf6 Bxf6 28. Qd6 $18) 25. Nxe5 dxe5 (25... Bxe2 26. Nxc6
$18) 26. Qxe5 f6 (26... Qg6 27. Rd8+ $1 Bxd8 28. Qe8#) 27. gxf6 Bxf6 28. Qxf6 (
28. Rd6 h5 29. Rxf6 gxf6 30. Qf5 Rf7 31. Qg6 $18) 28... Qxf6 29. Bxf6 Bxd1 {
White will have no problem to win pawn endgame with one extra man.} (29... Bxd1
30. Rxg7 Rxg7 31. Kxd1 Kg8 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Kd2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Qingdao Daily Cup"]
[Site "Qingdao"]
[Date "1999.10.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Isaev, Jamshed"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2411"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1999.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Be7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 e5 13. Rc4 Qd8 14. g5 Nd7 (
14... Ne8 15. Rxc8 $1 Rxc8 (15... Qxc8 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. h4 {/\ g6, h5->}) 16. h4
Rxc3 (16... Qa5 17. Nd5 Bd8 18. Qg4 $16) 17. bxc3 g6 18. h5 Ng7 19. hxg6 hxg6
20. Rh6 $1 Bxg5 21. Rxg6 Bxe3+ 22. fxe3 $18 {Segueiro-Paz de la Torre/corr/
1994/ (22)}) 15. Qh5 {White has a promising attacking position due to the
weakness of d5 square and the whole a2-g8 diagonal. Unfortunatelly his rook on
c4 is seriously misplaced.} (15. Nd5 Nc5 (15... Bxg5 16. Rg1 Bxe3+ 17. Qxe3 Kh8
18. Qg3 g6 19. Rc7 Nc5 20. Re7 Be6 21. Nf6 Rg8 22. Qh4 Rg7 23. Re8+ Qxe8 24.
Nxe8 Rxe8 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Rd1 {1-0 Shilov,S-Staniszewski,P/Warsaw/1997/ (53)}
) 16. h4 b5 17. Rc3 Be6 18. Rd1 Nxb3+ (18... Nxe4 19. Rc6 Qe8 20. Bb6 Nc5 21.
Bxc5 dxc5 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Qxe5 Qf7 25. Rc7 Qf4+ 26. Qxf4 Rxf4
27. Rdd7 {1-0 Berdichersky,W-Miersch,M/GER/1998/ (57)}) 19. axb3 Bxd5 20. Rxd5
Qa5 21. Kb1 Rfc8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. f4 Qc7 24. h5 {1-0 Martinovic,S-Stanev,V/
Ybbs/1968/ (38)}) (15. h4 b5 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Nd5 Nc5 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. h5 a5
20. c3 a4 21. Bc2 a3 22. b4 Ne6 23. Rg1 Rc6 24. Bd3 Nc7 25. Kd2 Nxd5 26. exd5
Rc8 27. Bf5 {1-0 Moe,M-Paoli,E/Siegen/1970/ (41)}) (15. Rg1 b5 16. Rxc8 Rxc8
17. Qh5 Nc5 18. Bd5 (18. Rg3 Nxb3+ 19. axb3 g6 20. Qh6 f6 21. Nd5 fxg5 22. h4
$5 Rf7 (22... gxh4 23. Rxg6+) 23. hxg5 Qa5 24. c3 Qa1+ 25. Kc2 Qf1 26. Qh3 Qxh3
27. Rxh3 Rcf8 28. Kd3 Bd8 29. Ke2 {1-0 De Firmian,N-Tanenbaum,P/Palo Alto/1981/
(59)}) 18... Ne6 (18... g6 19. Qh6 Kh8 20. Rg4 Rg8 21. Bxf7 Rg7 22. Bd5 b4 23.
Ne2 Qc7 24. Kb1 a5 25. f4 Qd7 26. Rh4 a4 27. Nd4 {1-0 Kaiszauri,K-Fredriksson,
L/SWE-ch/1974/ (48)}) 19. g6 hxg6 20. Rxg6 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Rh6 gxh6 23.
Qg6+ Kh8 24. Qxh6+ {1/2-1/2 Kuczynski,R-Staniszewski,P/Lubniewice/ 1995/ (24)})
15... Nc5 $6 (15... b5 $5 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17. g6 $1 hxg6 18. Qxg6 Nc5 (18... b4
$2 19. Rg1 Bf6 20. Bh6 Nc5 21. Bd5 Nd3+ 22. cxd3 bxc3 23. b4 $18) 19. Bd5 Bh4
20. Rg1 Qf6 $17) 16. Rxc5 $1 dxc5 17. Rd1 Qe8 (17... Qa5 18. g6 $1 hxg6 19.
Qxg6 c4 (19... Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Qxe6+ Rf7 22. Rd7 Re8 23. Rxb7 $18) 20.
Bxc4 Bf6 21. Rg1 Qd8 22. Bh6 b5 23. Bxg7 bxc4 24. Qh6 $18) (17... Bd7 18. g6
hxg6 19. Qxg6 Rc8 20. Bh6 Bf6 21. Bd5 Rc6 22. Rg1 Be6 23. Qg3 (23. Bxe6 Rxe6
24. Qg4 g6 25. Rd1 Rd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Bxf8 Qxf8 $13) 23... Kh7 24. Bxc6 bxc6
25. Be3 $16) 18. Nd5 a5 (18... Be6 19. Nf6+ gxf6 (19... Bxf6 20. gxf6 Bxb3 21.
Qg5 g6 22. Qh6 $18) 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. Qh6 Qe7 22. Rg1+ Kh8 23. Bxc5 $1 Rg8 24.
Rxg8+ Rxg8 25. Bxe7 Bxe7 26. h4 $18) (18... Bd8 19. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 20. g6 $18)
19. Ba4 $1 {The tactics works splendidly for white, black gives up material in
order to avoid mate.} Qd8 (19... Qxa4 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. g6 fxg6 22. Nxg6+ Kg8
23. Nxf8 $19) (19... b5 20. Bxb5 $18) 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Rxd8 Bxd8 22. Bxc5 Be6
23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. g6 (24. Qxh7 Bxg5+ 25. Kb1 Rd8 $18) 24... hxg6 (24... fxg6
25. Qxe5 Bf7 26. a3 $18) 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qe8+ Kf6 27. Bb3 {Black has only
rook and bishop for the active queen, his chances are negligable.} g5 (27...
Bxb3 28. axb3 Rb8 29. Qb5 $18) 28. Bd5 Rb8 (28... Bxd5 29. exd5 Rb8 30. Qf8 Bc7
31. Qc5 $18) 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Qf8+ Kg6 31. Qd6 $1 Ra8 32. Qxe6+ Bf6 33. Qf5+
Kh6 (33... Kf7 34. Qd7+ Kg6 35. Qxb7 $18) 34. Qd7 Rd8 35. Qxb7 g4 36. c4 Rd4
37. b3 Rd3 (37... Bg5+ 38. Kc2 Rd2+ 39. Kc3 Rxa2 40. c5 Rxf2 41. c6 $18) 38.
Qb6 Rc3+ 39. Kd1 Rd3+ 40. Ke2 Rh3 41. c5 Rxh2 42. c6 (42. c6 g3 43. Qe3+ Bg5
44. Qxg3 $18) 1-0

[Event "NED-ch59"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2004.07.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Rhg1 Na5 11. Bd3 b5 12. g4 Bb7 13. g5 Nd7 14. Qh5 $6 {
[%mdl 4] The attack with a queen will prove to be not so dangerous, but black
will win time for enhancing his chances on the queenside.} (14. f4 b4 15. Nb1
Nc5 16. Nd2 d5 17. exd5 (17. e5 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 g6 19. h4 Nc4 20. h5 (20. b3
Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Rc8 22. Nb1 Bc5 23. Rg2 Qb6 24. h5 Rc7 {0-1 Rodriguez,A-Valerga,
D/Buenos Aires 1993/ (40)}) 20... Nxe3 21. Qxe3 O-O-O 22. Rh1 Kb8 23. Rh3 Rc8
24. Rdh1 Rhf8 25. hxg6 hxg6 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Dorfman,J/Cheliabinsk 1975/ 
(32)}) 17... Bxd5 18. Kb1 Na4 (18... Rb8 19. f5 b3 20. N2xb3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 e5
22. Nxa5 Bxa2+ 23. Kxa2 Qxa5+ 24. Kb1 exd4 25. Bxd4 O-O 26. f6 Ba3 {1/2-1/2
Wolf,W-Schoen,W/Porz 1991/ (46)}) 19. N4b3 Nc6 20. Be4 O-O 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22.
Qh5+ Kg8 23. Rg4 Rfc8 24. Rh4 f5 25. Nd4 Bc5 26. g6 {1-0 Burkett,M-Boctor,W/
Berkeley 1983/ (38)}) 14... g6 15. Qh6 b4 16. Qg7 (16. Nce2 Ne5 17. Kb1 $13)
16... Rf8 (16... O-O-O 17. Qxf7 bxc3 18. Qxe7 Rde8 19. Qf7 $16) 17. Nce2 Nc5 $1
{An excellent move, Stellwagen suddenly feels the heat on his not quite
sufficient build up in the center.} 18. Kb1 (18. Qxh7 $2 e5 $1 $17) 18... Rc8 (
18... e5 $5 19. Nb3 (19. Nf3 Nxe4 20. Qxh7 Nc3+ 21. bxc3 Bxf3 22. cxb4 e4 $19)
19... Naxb3 20. axb3 Nxd3 21. cxd3 d5 $15) 19. Rc1 (19. Ng3 b3 20. Rc1 (20.
axb3 e5 21. Nde2 Nxd3 22. cxd3 Qc2+ $19) 20... bxa2+ 21. Kxa2 d5 22. e5 Nc6 23.
Nxc6 Qxc6 $15) 19... Bxe4 (19... Nxe4 20. f3 (20. Qxh7 Nc4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22.
Qh4 Bb7 $17) 20... Nc5 21. Qxh7 e5 $17) 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxh7 Nc4 22. Ka1 (22.
Qh3 e5 23. Nb3 d5 $17) 22... Nxe3 (22... d5 $1 23. Ng3 Nxg3 24. Rxg3 Qe5 $17)
23. fxe3 Nxg5 (23... Bxg5 $2 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Qxg6+ Qf7 26. Qxe4 $16) 24. Rxg5
$1 {The only chance to fight back in difficult position for white.} (24. Qh6 e5
$19) 24... Bxg5 25. Nxe6 fxe6 (25... Qe7 26. Nxf8 Qxf8 27. Qh3 $11) 26. Qxg6+
Qf7 (26... Kd7 27. Qxg5 Rf7 $17) 27. Qxg5 Qf5 28. Qg2 Rxc2 $2 {This feels like
a reckless move in a very good position for black, he would nearly be winning
after the better 28...d5.} (28... d5 29. Nd4 Qf6 $17) 29. Qa8+ Ke7 (29... Kf7
30. Qa7+ Kf6 (30... Kg6 $2 31. Rg1+ $18) 31. Qd4+ Kg6 32. Rg1+ Kf7 33. Qxd6 $13
) 30. Qa7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 60th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2007.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 a6 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. f4 O-O {Malakhov understands,
that the greedy grab of the central pawn is extremely risky.} (12... b4 13. Na4
Nxe4 14. Bxg7 $1 (14. Nb6 O-O (14... Rb8 15. Bxg7 Bf6 16. Ba4+ Ke7 17. Bxf6+
Nxf6 18. Nc4 $16) 15. Nxa8 Qxa8 $44) 14... Rg8 15. Bd4 $14) 13. a3 Qb8 (13...
Qc7 14. f5 e5 15. Bf2 a5 16. Nxb5 Qc6 17. Bh4 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6
20. Bd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 $16) (13... Rc8 14. f5 $1 (14. Kb1 $6 Rxc3 15. Bxc3 Nxe4
$44) 14... Qd7 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe5 Bd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Rhf1
$16) 14. f5 e5 15. Bf2 Bc6 $6 {Sicilian positions with an active white bishop
on b3 are very dangerous, time plays a crucial role. Black probably had to use
more aggressive counterplay with advance of the a-pawn.} (15... a5 $5 16. Nd5 (
16. Nxb5 Bxe4 17. Bh4 Bxf5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Rhf1 Bg6 $15) 16... Nxd5 17. Bxd5
b4 18. a4 Qc7 $13) 16. g4 $1 b4 (16... Qb7 17. Rhe1 h6 18. h4 Nd7 19. Qf3 $14)
17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Rhe1 Nd7 19. h4 (19. Qc4 $5 Qxc4 20. Bxc4 Rfb8 21. Nd5 $14)
19... Nc5 (19... Rab8 20. g5 (20. Qc4 Qxc4 21. Bxc4 h6 $14) 20... a5 21. Qd2 a4
22. Nd5 Qxd2+ 23. Rxd2 Bd8 24. Bc4 $14) 20. Bxc5 $1 {White bishop is dying for
a very good cause, since his brother on b3 is central for the success of the
kingside attack.} dxc5 (20... Qxc5 21. g5 Rab8 22. Qh5 Rxb3 23. cxb3 Rc8 24. f6
$16) 21. g5 Bb5 (21... c4 22. Qxc4 Qxc4 23. Bxc4 $16) 22. Qh5 $1 c4 23. Nd5 Qc5
(23... g6 24. Qh6 Rfd8 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. h5 $1 Rxd5 27. hxg6 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1
Bxg5+ 29. Qxg5 cxb3 30. gxf7+ $18) 24. f6 $1 Bd8 {Malakhov is obliged to play
only moves just to survive white's mounting attack.} (24... gxf6 $2 25. gxf6
$18) (24... cxb3 $2 25. Nxe7+ Kh8 26. fxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qh6+ Kh8 28. Qf6#) 25. Ba2
Re8 (25... a5 26. Ne3 Re8 27. fxg7 $18) 26. fxg7 Re6 (26... Qc6 27. Rf1 Qg6 28.
Qf3 Kxg7 29. Ne3 $16) 27. Rf1 Be8 (27... Ra7 28. Rf6 Qc8 29. Rh6 Rxh6 30. gxh6
$18) 28. g6 $1 Rxg6 (28... fxg6 29. Qh6 Bf7 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Qxh7 $18) 29.
Qxe5 Qc6 30. Bxc4 $1 {[%mdl 128] The fall of the important black pawn c4 was
indirectly indicating the speedy decision in this attacking position.} Bxh4 (
30... Qxc4 31. Qxe8+ Kxg7 32. Rxf7+ Kh6 33. Qf8+ $18) (30... Rc8 31. Ne7+ Bxe7
32. Qxe7 Kxg7 33. Qe5+ Kf8 34. b3 $18) 31. Ne7+ Bxe7 32. Qxe7 Rxg7 33. Rg1 $2 {
Amonatov misses a golden opportunity to play a brilliant combination deciding
the fight on the spot.} (33. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 (33... Bxf7 34. Rd8+ $18) 34. Rg1+
Qg6 (34... Kh8 35. Qe5+ Qf6 36. Qxf6+ Rxf6 37. Rg8#) 35. Rxg6+ hxg6 36. Qb7 Rd8
37. Qb6 $18) 33... Qb6 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Kb1 (35. Rf1 Rb8 36. b3 $18) 35...
Rc8 36. Qe5+ Kf8 (36... f6 37. Qe7+ Kg6 38. e5 $18) (36... Kg8 37. b3 Qc5 38.
Qf6 $18) 37. Bb3 {White enjoys safe position of his king and excellent chances
to pester his black counterpart.} Qg6 38. Qh8+ (38. Rd3 Qg1+ 39. Ka2 Qb6 40.
Qh8+ Ke7 41. Rd5 $18) 38... Ke7 39. Qd4 a5 (39... Qc6 40. Qe5+ Kf8 41. Rd6 Qc5
42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. Rd5 $18) 40. e5 Qc6 41. Qh4+ (41. Re1 Qc5 42. Qh4+ Kd7 43. e6+
$18) 41... Kf8 42. e6 $1 {This pawn advance is deciding the game since the
black king will not be able to survive.} fxe6 43. Rf1+ (43. Qh6+ Ke7 44. Qxh7+
Bf7 45. Rf1 $18) 43... Bf7 44. Qxh7 Rc7 45. Qh8+ (45. Rf4 $1 Qd6 (45... Qb6 46.
Qh8+ Ke7 47. Qf6+ Kf8 (47... Ke8 48. Ba4+ Kf8 49. Qh6+ Ke7 50. Qg7 $18) 48.
Bxe6 $18) (45... Qc5 46. Qh8+ Ke7 47. Qf6+ Kf8 48. Qxe6 $18) 46. Qh8+ Ke7 47.
Rd4 $18) 45... Ke7 46. Qh4+ (46. Qg7 Ke8 47. Rf4 $18) 46... Kf8 47. Qd8+ Kg7
48. Qf6+ Kf8 49. Ba4 $1 {A witty way of breaking the optiimal defensive set up
of black pieces.} (49. Rf4 Qh1+ 50. Ka2 Re7 51. Rh4 $18) 49... Qg2 (49... Qxa4
50. Qd8+ Qe8 51. Qxc7 $18) 50. Qd8+ Kg7 51. Qd4+ e5 (51... Kf8 52. Qh8+ Ke7 53.
Rd1 $18) 52. Qxe5+ Kh7 53. Re1 Rb7 54. Qf6 Bg6 (54... Rc7 55. Ka1 Qd5 56. Qh4+
Qh5 57. Qxh5+ Bxh5 58. Rh1 Kh6 59. Be8 $18) 55. Bc6 $1 {The bishop remained a
true hero through the whole game!} Qxc2+ 56. Ka1 (56. Ka1 Rg7 57. Qh4+ Kg8 58.
Bd5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "North Sea Cup 18th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2003.06.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2003.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[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 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. Nf5 b4
15. Bd4 $146 {[%mdl 8] It is astonishing, that even in forceful variations
there is so much scope for independent thinking. Dominguez varies on the well
know themes with a different move order.} (15. Nxg7+ Kf8 (15... Kd8 16. Na4 Rg8
17. Nh5 Bxg5 18. Rhg1 Bxe3+ 19. Qxe3 $14) 16. Bd4 (16. Qh5 Kxg7 (16... h6 17.
Rhg1 bxc3 18. g6 cxb2+ 19. Kb1 Bf6 20. Nxe6+ fxe6 21. g7+ Bxg7 22. Rxg7 Nf6 23.
Rxc7 Nxh5 24. Bc5 Ke8 25. Bxd6 {1-0 Bagirov,R-Csolto,R/Rimavska Sobota 1996/ 
(45)}) 17. Bd4+ Kg8 (17... Ne5 18. f4 bxc3 19. Bxc3 (19. fxe5 cxb2+ (19... dxe5
20. Rhf1 Rf8 21. g6 Bg5+ 22. Qxg5 f6 23. Rxf6 cxb2+ 24. Kb1 h6 25. Rf7+ Qxf7
26. Bxe5+ {1-0 Gdanski,J-Schoen,W/Naleczow 1988/ (30)}) 20. Bxb2 d5 21. exd5
Bc5 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Rhf1 Bf8 24. Qh4 Bc5 25. Rd3 a5 26. Rdf3 {1-0 Zaichik,
G-Korsunsky,R/Leningrad 1976/ (34)}) 19... Bb7 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Rd7 Qxd7 22.
Qh6+ Kg8 23. Bxe5 f6 24. gxf6 Bc5 25. Qg7+ Qxg7 26. fxg7 Kf7 27. gxh8=Q Rxh8
28. Bxh8 Bxe4 29. Rf1+ {1-0 Medina Garcia,A-Pomar Salamanca,A/Malaga 1969/ (54)
}) 18. Nd5 (18. Rhg1 Ne5 19. f4 Ng6 20. Bxh8 Kxh8 (20... Nxf4 21. Qf3 bxc3 22.
Qxf4 e5 23. Qe3 Kxh8 24. g6 cxb2+ 25. Kxb2 fxg6 26. Rxg6 Bf8 27. Qf3 Bb7 28.
Rf6 {1-0 Zimmersmann,R-Feher,G/Budapest 1992/ (32)}) 21. Ne2 Bb7 22. Rd4 Rc8
23. Rc4 Qb6 24. f5 Rxc4 25. bxc4 Qe3+ 26. Kb1 Bxe4 27. fxg6 Bxg6 28. Qg4 e5 {
0-1 Wahls,M-Rechlis,G/Bern 1990/ (31)}) 18... exd5 19. g6 fxg6 20. Qxd5+ Kf8
21. Bxh8 Bb7 22. Qd2 Rc8 23. Rhe1 Kg8 24. Bd4 Bg5 25. Be3 Bxe4 26. Bxg5 Qa5 {
0-1 Furhoff,J-Sanden,S/Stockholm 1994/ (30)}) 16... Bxg5+ 17. Kb1 Rg8 (17...
Bf6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qf3 Qe7 20. e5 Bb7 21. Qf4 dxe5 22. Qh6 Ng4 23. Nxe6+ Ke8
24. Ng7+ Kf8 25. Qb6 Kxg7 26. Rhg1 h5 {1/2-1/2 Kiik,K-Porrasmaa,T/Gausdal 1994/
(49)}) 18. Na4 e5 19. Nf5 exd4 20. Rhg1 Rg6 21. Qh5 Nf6 22. Qe2 Bxf5 23. exf5
Rg8 24. Rxd4 a5 {0-1 Bammoune,A-Kyriakides,S/Luzern 1982/ (36)}) 15... bxc3 (
15... Bxg5+ 16. Kb1 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nxd6+ Ke7 19. e5 bxc3 20. exf6+ gxf6
21. Qh5 Rf8 22. Rhe1 {1-0 Prie,E-Muir,A/Novi Sad 1990/ (28)}) 16. Nxg7+ Kd8 (
16... Kf8 17. Nxe6+ fxe6 18. Bxh8 Bxg5+ 19. Kb1 cxb2 20. Rhg1 $40) 17. Nxe6+
fxe6 18. Bxh8 e5 (18... Bxg5+ $2 19. Kb1 e5 20. Rhg1 h6 21. h4 $18) 19. Rhg1 (
19. h4 Bb7 20. Rh3 cxb2+ 21. Kxb2 a5 $13) 19... Bb7 20. Bf6 $6 {This move is
hard to explain as white is giving up vital pawn for free, only black can
aspire for advantage with his bishops pair.} (20. g6 hxg6 21. Rxg6 Qc6 22. f3
Kc7 (22... cxb2+ 23. Kxb2 Ke8 24. Rg8+ Nf8 25. Qg2 $16) 23. Bg7 cxb2+ 24. Kxb2
Rc8 $11) 20... Nxf6 (20... Bxf6 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. f3 (22. bxc3 Qxc3 23. Qd3
Qxd3 24. cxd3 Bc6 $17) 22... cxb2+ 23. Kxb2 Ke8 24. Qg2 $13) 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22.
Rg8+ Ke7 23. Rdg1 Rxg8 (23... cxb2+ 24. Kxb2 Qc6 25. Qh5 $1 Qxe4 (25... Rxg8
26. Rxg8 Qd7 27. Qxh7+ $14) 26. R1g7+ Bxg7 27. Rxg7+ $18) 24. Rxg8 Qa5 $6 {
Both players had their ghosts to avoid in this game so the draw will now
become imminent.} (24... cxb2+ 25. Kxb2 Qd7 $17) 25. bxc3 Qxc3 26. Qh5 Qa1+ 27.
Kd2 Qd4+ 28. Kc1 Qa1+ (28... Bc6 29. Qxh7+ Ke6 30. Qf5+ Ke7 31. Qh7+ $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pinski, Jan"]
[Black "Pedzich, Dominik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Be7 8.
Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Rhg1 Nd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. g5 Bd7 14. f4 b5
15. Qh5 (15. f5 b4 16. g6 (16. f6 bxc3 17. fxe7 (17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. fxe7 cxb2+
19. Kxb2 Qxe7 20. e5 dxe5 21. Qc4 Nxb3 22. axb3 Rfc8 {0-1 Rocha,W-Leitao,R/Sao
Paulo/1998/ (27)}) 17... cxb2+ 18. Kxb2 Nxe7 19. Qh5 Nxe4 20. Rd3 g6 21. Qh6 e5
22. Rf1 d5 {0-1 Ermenkov,E-Mednis,E/Palma de Mallorca 1989/ (33)}) (16. Nxc6
Nxb3+ 17. axb3 Bxc6 18. Na4 Bxe4 19. f6 Bd8 20. Rd4 d5 21. Rxb4 Qc6 22. Nc3 Ba5
23. Nxe4 Bxb4 24. fxg7 dxe4 25. gxf8=Q+ Bxf8 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,S-Molnar,B/Erkelmem/
1992/ (33)}) (16. Nd5 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 exd5 18. f6 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bd8 20. Qh5 Rc8
21. Rg2 Re8 22. Rf1 Bb5 {0-1 Hernandez,G-Solomons,D/Manila/1992/ (31)}) (16.
Bxe6 Bxe6 17. g6 bxc3 18. gxh7+ Kh8 19. Rxg7 cxb2+ 20. Kxb2 Bf6 21. Rdg1 Bxg7
22. Rxg7 Nxd4 23. Rg8+ Rxg8 24. Bxd4+ f6 {0-1 Frolov,A-Krakops,M/Berlin/1994/ 
(30)}) 16... Nxb3+ 17. axb3 fxg6 18. fxg6 bxc3 19. Qh5 hxg6 20. Rxg6 Rf7 21.
Rh6 gxh6 22. Rg1+ Bg5 23. Bxg5 Rg7 24. Be3 Be8 25. Qxh6 Nxd4 {0-1 Benjamin,
J-Liberzon,V/Lone Pine/1980/ (25)}) 15... g6 {Black's position is very solid
and he can already claim strong counterplay on the queenside.} (15... Rfc8 16.
Kb1 Nxb3 17. cxb3 b4 18. Nce2 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 e5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Rgf1 g6 22.
Qf3 Be8 23. Ne2 a5 24. Rc1 Qb7 {1/2-1/2 Schneider,L-Eriksson,M/Borlange/1992/ 
(55)}) 16. Qh6 (16. Qh4 b4 17. Nce2 Nxe4 $17) 16... Rfc8 (16... b4 17. Na4 (17.
f5 Rfc8 18. Bxe6 Bxe6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. fxg6 Bf8 $15) 17... Nxb3+ (17... Na5 $2
18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Rg4 $1 Nxb3+ 20. Nxb3 $16) 18. Nxb3 Rab8 19. Rg3 f5 20. gxf6
Bxf6 $15) 17. Rg3 Bf8 18. Qh4 b4 19. Nf5 (19. Rh3 h5 20. gxh6 Be7 $1 (20...
bxc3 21. Qf6 Kh7 22. Qxf7+ $11) 21. h7+ Kh8 22. Qe1 $19) (19. Nce2 Nxd4 20.
Nxd4 Nxb3+ 21. axb3 e5 $19) 19... Nxb3+ (19... gxf5 $6 20. Rh3 h6 21. gxh6 bxc3
22. Qf6 $40) (19... exf5 $2 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Nf6+ $18) 20. axb3 (20. cxb3 bxc3
21. Rh3 h5 22. gxh6 cxb2+ 23. Kxb2 Qd8 $17) 20... bxc3 21. Nh6+ $2 {[%mdl 256]
Sharp move that burns all the bridges, the player getting first to the king
will win.} (21. Rh3 $1 h5 22. gxh6 cxb2+ (22... Kh7 23. Qf6 cxb2+ (23... Be8 $2
24. Qg7+ $1 Bxg7 25. hxg7+ Kg8 26. Rh8#) 24. Kxb2 exf5 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Qf6+
Kh7 $11) 23. Kxb2 Qd8 (23... exf5 24. Qf6 $1 Kh7 25. Qxf7+ $11) (23... Kh7 24.
Qf6) 24. Nxd6 Qxh4 25. Rxh4 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 Rc7 $15) 21... Bxh6 22. Qxh6 (22.
gxh6 Nb4 23. Qf6 cxb2+ 24. Qxb2 (24. Kd2 Qxc2+ 25. Ke1 Qxd1+ 26. Kxd1 b1=Q+ 27.
Ke2 Bb5+ $19) 24... Qxc2+ $19) 22... Nb4 23. Bd4 (23. Rg2 cxb2+ 24. Kxb2 (24.
Kb1 Qa5 $19) 24... Qc3+ 25. Kb1 Nxc2 $19) 23... cxb2+ 24. Kd2 (24. Kxb2 Qxc2+
25. Ka3 Qa2+ 26. Kxb4 a5#) 24... Qxc2+ 25. Ke1 Qxd1+ $1 (25... Qxd1+ $1 26.
Kxd1 b1=Q+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Pardubice op-A"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2005.07.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ninov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. f4
$2 (8. Bb3 $5) (8. Qe2 $5) 8... d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Be2 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. Kh1
(12. Bf3 Re8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd4 {Dobias-Lanc, Tatry 2001} Bf5 $5 15. g4 Be4
16. g5 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Ne4) 12... Re8 13. Qd3 (13. Bg1 Bxc3 14.
bxc3 Ne4 $17 {1/2 Mitkov-Kacheischwili, USA 1002}) 13... Bxc3 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15.
bxc3 Qe7 16. Rf3 Bg4 17. Rg3 Bxe2 (17... Ne4 $1 18. Rxg4 f5 19. Rxg7+ Qxg7 20.
Bd4 Qh6 {mit entscheidendem Vorteil.}) 18. Qxe2 Ne4 19. Rh3 Nxc3 (19... Qf6 $5
20. Qh5 h6 21. Bd4 Qxf4 22. Rf3 Qc7 23. Raf1 f6 {kommt in Betracht.}) 20. Qh5
h6 21. f5 Qf6 22. Rf1 d4 23. Bf2 Qe5 $2 (23... c5 $5 24. Bh4 Qe5 {ist stärker.}
) 24. f6 Ne4 25. Qxe5 Nxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Rxe5 27. g4 c5 $6 (27... Rb8 $1 28. fxg7
Rb2 29. Kg2 Rc5 {mit gewonnenem Endspiel für Schwarz.}) 28. fxg7 Kxg7 29. Rhf3
Ra7 30. c3 Rd7 31. cxd4 cxd4 32. Rd2 Re4 33. h3 Kf8 34. Rf6 (34. Kg2 Ke7 35.
Rfd3 f5 36. Kf3 Kf6 37. Ra3 $15) 34... Re6 35. Rf4 $2 (35. Rf3 Ke7 36. Kg2 $15)
35... d3 $19 36. Rf3 Re2 37. Rdxd3 Rxd3 38. Rxd3 Rxa2 39. Rd6 Kg7 40. Kg1 a5
41. Rd5 a4 42. Ra5 Kf6 43. h4 a3 44. Rf5+ Ke6 45. Rf3 Ke5 46. g5 h5 47. Kf1 Ke4
48. Rb3 Kf4 49. Rb7 Rb2 0-1

[Event "Pardubice op-A"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2005.07.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Bakre, Tejas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Na5 9. Bd3 b5 10. b4 Nc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. a3 $5 (12. Qxc4 Bb7 13. O-O Rc8 14.
Qd3 d5 15. e5 Nd7 16. Bf4 Bxb4 17. Nce2 Rc4 18. Rab1 Qc7 {hat sich als OK für
Schwarz erwiesen, Smeets-Kosteniuk, Wijk aan Zee 2005.}) 12... Bb7 13. f3 {
Von Judasin empfohlen.} Qc7 14. O-O (14. Bg5 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. Kh1 Rfe8 17.
Rad1 h6 18. Bc1 Rad8 19. Rfe1 Bf8 20. Qf2 e5 21. Nf5 d5 {folgte in
Frolov-Kuznetsov, Russland 2001.}) 14... d5 ({Schwarz nutzt die Möglichkeit
diesen Vorstoß sofort durczusetzen, doch scheint hinterher} 14... Be7 $5 15.
Rad1 O-O {nachhaltiger zu sein.}) 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rad1 Bd6 (
17... c3 18. f4 Bc4 19. Qf3 Rd8 20. Rfe1) 18. f4 O-O 19. Nf5 Rfd8 20. Nxd6 Qxd6
21. Qg4 {Die enstandene Stellung ist etwas angenehmer für Weiß, aber Schwarz
sollte sich verteidigen können.} Qe7 22. Bd4 f6 23. Rfe1 Qf7 24. c3 (24. Re3
Qg6 25. Qe2 Rd7) 24... Qg6 25. Qxg6 hxg6 26. a4 Bc6 (26... Kf7 {war auch
möglich.}) 27. Rxe6 Bxa4 28. Rde1 Re8 29. Re7 Rad8 30. Kf2 Rxe7 31. Rxe7 Rd7
32. Re8+ Kf7 33. Rc8 Bb5 34. g4 Re7 35. Bc5 Rd7 36. Bd4 Re7 37. h4 Re8 (37...
Ke6 $5 38. Rc5 (38. Kg3 Kd5 39. Rd8+ Ke4) (38. Rd8 Re8) 38... Rd7 $11) 38. Rc5
Ke6 39. Kg3 Kf7 (39... Re7 40. g5 Rd7 $11) 40. g5 Re1 $2 (40... Ke6 $11) 41. f5
$1 gxf5 42. gxf6 gxf6 43. Rxf5 Re6 44. Rc5 Rc6 45. Rd5 Rc8 46. Rd6 Rc6 47. Rd7+
Kg6 48. Kg4 Re6 49. h5+ Kh6 50. Rc7 Re1 51. Bc5 Re8 52. Bd6 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Estremera Panos, Sergio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.06.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 {Vladimir
Kramnik is consequently avoiding the Velimirovic-attack by playing 6..Qb6. At
least that is what I thought.  However there are also top-GMs who do not mind
playing the black side - Alexei Shirov being one of them - Valery Salov
another. Who is right? To judge from the games in Leon - where the black
player in this game played against the Velimirovic-attack twice - black does
not seem to have a lot to fear at the moment. But it may of course just be a
matter of taste or habit. May be 6...Qb6 is not dangerous for black either.} 7.
Be3 a6 8. Qe2 {If white wants to play this setup he should not play Bc4-b3 to
early. There are lines where Nc6-a5 is answered with Bc4-d3.} Qc7 9. O-O-O Be7
10. Bb3 Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ (12... Nd7 $4 13. Bxe6 $18) 13. axb3 Nd7 14.
h4 b4 15. Na4 Nc5 16. h5 Bd7 17. Kb1 (17. g6 {Was tried by Sion Castro in
round 9.}) 17... Bxa4 18. bxa4 Rc8 {[%cal Rc5e4]} (18... Qb7 $5 {Seems to be a
reasonable alternative - judging from the results in the games played.}) 19. f3
{[%csl Ra4][%cal Yb2b3]} (19. g6 {A standard-move which is practically always
answered with another standard-move -} Bf6 $132) 19... Nxa4 20. Qxa6 {Played
almost exclusively. I would say it is a bad sign when white as to take
material back in such a sharp line by taking pawns on a6. But then again I
suppose the passive 19. f3 signals that white does not believe to much in his
attacking potential.} (20. g6 $5 {looks kind of natural to me to keep c2
protected while attacking the black central-formation f7-e6 while the black N
protecting e6 is placed on a4. However} Bf6 (20... Nc5 $6 21. h6 $14) 21. Qxa6
Nxb2 {gives black strong counterplay}) 20... Nc5 21. Qb5+ Nd7 {[%csl Rc2][%cal
Re6e5,Yc7c2] The idea of 18..Rc8 begins to show. White has to think about his
c2-P.} 22. g6 e5 {Only this natural move is new.} (22... fxg6 $6 23. Rh2 $1 (
23. hxg6 e5 (23... h6 24. Rh2 $14) 24. Rxh7 Rf8 {and white has to give up a
piece for unclear compensation.}) 23... e5 24. Ne6 Qc6 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 26. hxg6
Bf6 27. Rxh7 Rg8 28. f4 $16 {Hector,J-Rytshagov,M/Excelsior Cup Goteborg (05)
1997 (45)}) 23. gxf7+ (23. h6 $2 {Another standard-move that has to be
considered} exd4 {[%cal Rc7c2,Rc8a8] and the threat 23. - Qxc2+ followed by 24.
- Ra8+ means blacks is at least equal.} 24. gxf7+ Kxf7 (24... Kd8 25. Rh2 g6
26. Bxd4 Rf8 27. e5 $13) 25. Qd5+ Ke8 26. hxg7 Qxc2+ 27. Ka1 Qa4+ $11) 23...
Kxf7 24. Qd5+ Ke8 25. Ne6 Qxc2+ 26. Ka1 Qa4+ 27. Kb1 Qc2+ 28. Ka1 Qa4+ 29. Kb1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Black "Estremera Panos, Sergio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1997.06.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 a6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O-O Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. h4 b4 15.
Na4 Nc5 16. h5 Bd7 17. g6 (17. Kb1 Bxa4 18. bxa4 Rc8 {happened in
Nunn-Estremera in round 2 of the same tournament. Black did not have any
problems making a draw.}) 17... Nxb3+ 18. Nxb3 Bxa4 19. h6 fxg6 20. hxg7 Rg8 {
[%cal Ra4b3]} 21. Nd4 {[%cal Rd4e6] So white has managed to break up blacks
pawn-struckture around the K. However it is not clear that his position is
better. Black has serious counterplay against c2, and it is not easy for white
to coordinate attack and defence while keeping the material situation in
balance.} e5 22. Ne6 Qc6 23. Rxh7 Bb3 {[%cal Rb3e6] It seems to be very
important to challenges whites N but also to take control over the diagonal
a2-g8} (23... Rc8 {[%cal Rc6c2] Looked very natural.} 24. Bc5 $1 {The same
idea basically as 24. Nc5 - to block the c-line and thereby obstruct blacks
counterplay.} (24. Nc5 {White gives up material to block the c-line} Bb5 $1 {
Taking the important c4 square away for whites Q which forces the passive} (
24... dxc5 25. Qc4 $16) 25. Nd3 $17 {and black should be clearly better.}) (24.
Rd2 Qxe4 $1 {and it seems to me that whites position has been overextended.} (
24... Bb3 $2 25. Qg4) (24... Qc4 25. Qxc4 Rxc4 26. Rh8 Kf7 27. Bh6 Rcc8 $13))
24... dxc5 {Again it is very dangerous to allow whites Q to c4. Unfortunately
this time black does not have any  obvious alternatives.} (24... Bb5 25. Qg4
$16) 25. Qc4 {[%cal Re6c7,Rc4g8]} Bh4 (25... Bf6 $2 26. Nc7+ Ke7 27. Nd5+ Kf7
28. Nf4+ $18) 26. Rxh4 $16 (26. Nd8 $2 Bg5+ 27. Kb1 Bxc2+ $1 28. Kxc2 Qa4+ $17)
) (23... Kf7 24. Ng5+ Bxg5 25. Bxg5 Rac8 26. Rd2 $16 {and black is in trouble})
24. Rd5 Rc8 25. Rh8 Kf7 (25... Qxc2+ 26. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 27. Kb1 Kf7 28. Rxg8 Kxg8
29. Rd3 $14) 26. Nc5 $1 {Again it is the blocking of the c-line that keeps
white in the game} dxc5 (26... Bxd5 27. Qf3+ Bf6 (27... Kxg7 28. exd5 Qxc5 29.
Rxg8+ Kxg8 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. Qd3 $16) 28. exd5 Qc7 29. Bg5 Qe7 30. Ne4 $16) 27.
cxb3 c4 {[%cal Rc4b3,Rc6c1] Black can only fight for the initiative by opening
the c-line yet again} (27... Rxh8 28. gxh8=Q Rxh8 29. Rxe5 $14 {[%cal Re2c4]})
28. bxc4 Qxc4+ 29. Qxc4 Rxc4+ 30. Kd2 Rxe4 {Incredibly only this move is new.}
(30... Kxg7 31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 32. Kd3 Rc6 33. Rd7 Kf7 34. Bg5 Rd6+ 35. Rxd6 Bxd6
36. Kc4 Ke6 37. Bd2 a5 38. Kb5 Bc7 39. b3 Bd8 40. Be3 Kd7 41. Kc5 Be7+ 42. Kd5
Bd6 43. f3 Bb8 {1/2-1/2 Rechlis,G-Piket,J/WchJ Gausdal ,EXT (13) 1986}) 31. Kd3
{[%csl Ra6,Re5,Rg7] White has to fight for draw. He is a P down and P-g7 is
weak - but so are the blacks pawns on a6 and e5} (31. Bh6 $6 Rd4+ 32. Rxd4 exd4
$17) 31... Rh4 32. Rxg8 Kxg8 33. Rd7 Bf6 34. Rd6 Bxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bermuda-A"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O-O Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. Nf5 exf5
15. Nd5 Qd8 16. exf5 Bb7 17. f6 gxf6 18. Rhe1 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rg8 20. gxf6 (20.
Bd2 Kf8 21. Ba5 Qxa5 22. Qxe7+ Kg7 23. Rxd6 Rae8 24. gxf6+ Kh6 25. Qxe8 Rxe8
26. Rxe8 Qc7 27. Rxa6 Nc5 28. Raa8 Nxb3+ 29. Kb1 Nd2+ 30. Kc1 Qf4 31. b3 Nxb3+
32. Kb2 Na5 33. Rab8 Qb4+ 34. Kc1 Nc4 35. Red8 Qe1+ 36. Rd1 Qc3 37. Rxb5 Qa1+ {
0-1 Goliak,I-Petrushin,A/USSR 11/331 1971}) (20. h4 Rc8 (20... fxg5 21. Bxg5
Ne5 22. f4 Bxg5 23. hxg5 Kf8 24. fxe5 Qxg5+ 25. Kb1 Re8 26. Rxd6 Rg6 {=/+
Yurtaev,L-Sher,M/USSR (ch I) 37/(274) 1983}) 21. Bf4 (21. f4 Kf8 22. Kb1 Rg6 (
22... Nc5 23. Red1 Qe8 24. Qh5 Rg7 25. Bd4 Nd7 26. Re1 Qd8 27. Qe2 Rg6 28. h5
Rg8 29. Qe4 fxg5 30. Qxh7 Bf6 31. Rf5 Rh8 32. Qxh8+ Bxh8 33. Bxh8 gxf4 34. Rh1
Qc7 35. Rh2 Re8 36. b4 Re1+ 37. Ka2 Qc4+ 38. b3 Qe4 39. Rg5 Ne5 40. Bg7+ Ke7
41. Bxe5 dxe5 42. h6 Qd4 {0-1 Lind,JO-Schneider,LA/SVE-ch (07) 1992}) 23. Rf5
fxg5 24. hxg5 Kg8 25. Rd5 Re6 26. Qd3 Qc7 27. Re2 Qc6 28. Rh2 Nf8 29. Bd2 Qb6
30. Rg2 b4 31. f5 Re5 32. g6 hxg6 33. fxg6 Qc6 34. gxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rf2+ Ke8 36.
Rd4 Ne6 37. Rxb4 Kd7 38. Bc3 Rh5 39. Re2 d5 40. Rg4 Qb5 41. Qf3 d4 42. Rge4 Rc6
43. Bxd4 Qf5 {1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Tischbierek,R/Leningrad 37/274 1984}) 21... Kf8
22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Rf5 Rc5 24. Bh6+ Ke8 25. Rxc5 dxc5 26. Bg5 Rg6 27. f4 Ng8 28.
f5 Rd6 29. Qe4 Kf8 30. Bf4 Rd4 31. Qe3 Rxf4 32. Qxf4 Bxh4 33. Rg1 h6 34. Kb1
Bg5 35. Qf3 Nf6 36. Rd1 Qc8 37. Rd6 Kg7 38. Ka2 a5 39. Rb6 a4 40. Rxb5 Qa6 41.
c4 axb3+ 42. Kxb3 Qd6 43. Rb7 h5 44. Qe2 Kf8 {Gheorghiu,F-Hamann,S/Vrnjacka
Banja 3/438 1967/0-1 (89)}) (20. Bf4 Kf8 21. Qh5 (21. Qd2 $1 {N; 21.Qh5 - 22/
435} Rxg5 (21... Ne5 22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. Bh6+ Bg7 24. Rxd6 Qh4 25. Bg5 Nd3+ 26.
Kb1 Qxf2 27. Be7+ Ke8 28. Bh4+ Qxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Ne5 30. Qd5 Rc8 31. Bg3 {1-0
Gabler,B-Forgacs,G/Sankt Augustin (08) 1990}) 22. Bxg5 fxg5 23. h4 $1 $44 {
-> ~/= Riemersma,L-Cardon,H/Nederland (ch) 43/(310) 1987} (23. h4 Nf6 (23... a5
$5 {N} 24. hxg5 $2 (24. Rxb5 Nc5 $1 {צb5}) 24... a4 25. b4 a3 26. b3 $2 (26.
bxa3 Rxa3 27. Qd4 Kg8 $1 $15 {/\ Bf8-g7}) 26... Ne5 $1 $19 27. f4 a2 28. Kb2
Nf3 29. Qc3 Bf6 30. gxf6 Nxe1 31. Rd1 Nxc2 $1 {0-1 Hector,J-Fishbein,A/
Stavanger 53/228 1991}) 24. Rxg5 Qd7 25. Rg3 Qf5 26. Qe3 Ng8 27. Reg1 Nf6 28.
Qh6+ Ke8 29. Rg8+ Nxg8 30. Rxg8+ Kd7 31. Rxa8 Qxf2 32. Kb1 Bxh4 33. Rxa6 Bf6
34. Qf8 Bxb2 35. Qxd6+ {1-0 Gobet,F-Trepp,M/SWZ-ch 1988})) 21... Rg7 (21... Qa5
22. Qe2 Ne5 (22... Qd8 23. Qh5 Qa5 24. Qe2 Ne5 25. gxf6 Bxf6 26. Rxd6 Re8 27.
Bh6+ Bg7 28. Kb1 Bxh6 29. Rxh6 Kg7 30. b4 Qxb4 31. c3 Qg4 32. Rxa6 Nf3 {
0-1 Garber,S-Fishbein,A/New York op (7) 1991}) 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Kb1 Qb4 25.
Bh6+ Bg7 26. Qe3 Re8 27. c3 Qxb3 28. Rxd6 Qc4 29. Bxg7+ Rxg7 30. f4 Rg6 31.
Rxg6 hxg6 32. fxe5 Kg7 33. Qf3 Re6 34. h4 Qxh4 35. Rh1 Qg5 36. Qa8 {1-0 Silva,
F-Tukmakov,V/Odessa 22/435 1976}) 22. Rxe7 Kxe7 23. Bxd6+ Ke6 24. c4 bxc4 25.
bxc4 Rxg5 26. Qh3+ f5 27. f4 Nf6 28. Qe3+ Ne4 29. fxg5 Rc8 30. b3 Rc6 31. Re5+
Kd7 32. Qa7+ Kc8 33. Qa8+ Kd7 34. Qb7+ {1-0 Martinovic,S-Musil,V/Jugoslavija
16/370 1973}) (20. Rf5 Rg6 21. Qf3 Ne5 22. Qd5 Rc8 23. gxf6 Qa5 $17 {
Saveraide-Levitina, Tbilisi 1982}) 20... Nxf6 21. Rf5 Ng4 (21... Rg6 22. Bb6
Qd7 23. Qf3 Rb8 24. Rxf6 Rxb6 25. Qa8+ Qd8 26. Rxe7+ {+/- Kupreichik,
V-Beliavsky,A/USSR 17/(418) 1974} (26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qxd8 Rb7 (
28... d5 $1 $13) (28... d5 29. Qxd5+ $1 $16) 29. Qa8 Re7 30. Qxa6 Rg2 31. Qxb5
Rxf2 32. Qh5+ Kf8 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34. Qg5+ Kf8 35. Kd1 Ree2 36. Qd8+ Kf7 37. Qd7+
{1-0 Losev,D-Zaitshik,G/USSR 21/351 1976})) (21... Rb8 22. Ba7 (22. h4 $5 Ne4 (
22... Kd7 23. Bd4 $18) (22... Ng4 23. Bg5 Rxg5 (23... f6 $1 24. Qxg4 fxg5 25.
Qh5+ Kd7 26. Rxe7+ $1 (26. Rf7 $2 Re8 27. Qxh7 gxh4 28. f4 Rb7 $19) 26... Qxe7
27. Rf7 gxh4 28. Rxe7+ Kxe7 29. Qxh7+ {1/2-1/2 Sion Castro,M-Atalik,S/Oviedo
59/(289) 1993}) 24. Rxg5 Nf6 25. Rg7 $1 Kf8 26. Rg3 $18) (22... Nd7 23. Qh5 Ne5
24. Qxh7 Rg2 25. Bd4 $1 $16) 23. Bf4 $1 Rg6 $8 (23... d5 24. Bxb8 $18) (23...
Nc5 24. Rxc5 dxc5 25. Bxb8 Rg6 26. f4 Re6 27. Be5 f6 28. Qh5+ Kf8 29. Qh6+ Ke8
30. Rd1 Qa5 31. Kb1 $18) 24. Qxe4 Re6 25. Qh1 Qd7 (25... Qa5 26. Qc6+ Kd8 27.
Rxe6 fxe6 28. Rf8+ Bxf8 29. Bg5+ Be7 30. Qxd6+ Kc8 31. Qxe6+ Kb7 32. Qe4+ $1
Kc8 33. Qxe7 $18) 26. Rh5 Rc8 27. Kb1 Rc5 28. Rxh7 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Qf5 (29...
Qe6 $18) 30. Bxd6 {1-0 Frolov,A-Bagaturov,G/Biel (izt) 58/285 1993}) 22... Rb7
(22... Nd7 23. Bxb8 Nxb8 24. Qf3 Nd7 $1 25. Qc6 $13) 23. Bd4 Ng4 24. Qf3 (24.
h3 Ne5 25. Qe4 Rg5 26. Rxg5 Bxg5+ 27. f4 Re7 28. Rg1 d5 29. Qxh7 Nf3 {0-1
Guseinov,A-Korsunsky,R/USSR 25/435 1978}) 24... Rd7 (24... Qc8 25. Rxf7 (25.
Qd5 Nh6 26. Rh5 Rg6 27. Be3 {N} (27. f4) 27... Rc7 $2 (27... Ng8 28. Rxh7 $16)
(27... Ng4 $1 28. Rxh7 Re6 $17 {Popovic,P}) 28. Rxh6 Rxc2+ 29. Kb1 Qc6 $6 (
29... b4 {/\ Rb2}) 30. Qd3 Rxh6 31. Bxh6 Rc5 32. Bg7 $1 Kd8 33. Qxh7 Qf3 $1 $10
{Ivanovic,B-Popovic,P/Jugoslavija (ch) 53/(228) 1991}) 25... Ne5 26. Bxe5 dxe5
27. Kb1 Qg4 28. Qxb7 Kxf7 29. Qxa6 Rd8 $19 {Kozlov-Losev, USSR 1976}) 25. Qh3
Ne5 26. f4 Bh4 27. Re2 Re7 28. fxe5 dxe5 29. Bc5 Bg5+ 30. Kb1 f6 31. Qh5+ Rg6
32. h4 Qc8 33. Bxe7 Qxf5 34. Bb4 Qf4 35. Qxh7 Rh6 36. Qe7# {1-0 Velimirovic,
D-Popovic,P/Novi Sad 22/436 1976}) 22. Bg5 Ne5 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. f4 Qe6 (24...
Rg2 25. Qxg2 Nd3+ 26. Kd2 Qxe1+ 27. Kxd3 {1/2-1/2 Soloviev-Lisenko, USSR 1979})
25. Qe4 Nd3+ 26. Kd2 Nxe1 27. Qxa8+ Ke7 28. Qb7+ Kf8 29. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group7"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1997.09.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gdanski, Jacek"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1997.09.15"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warszawa Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Petah-Tikva Elitzur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Bb3
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Kb1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Qb6
15. Bd4 Bc5 16. Qg4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Nc5 19. Rhd1 Rb8 20. f3 a5 21.
a4 bxa4 22. Bxa4 Bb7 23. b3 Rfc8 24. Bd7 Nxb3 25. cxb3 Rxc3 26. Kb2 Rc7 27. Bc6
g6 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Kg7 30. Bxb7 Rxb7 31. Ra8 Rb5 32. Ka3 Rd5 33. Ka4
Rd2 34. Rxa5 {# Ein brutales Gegenst�ck zu den Endspielen dieses Abschnitts.
Wegen des hohen Blutzolls am K�nigsfl�gel hat nur Schwarz Gewinnchancen.
Wei� kommt mit einem blauen Remisauge davon.} Rxg2 35. b4 Rxh2 36. b5 Rb2 37.
Ka3 Rb1 38. Ka2 Rd1 39. b6 Rd8 40. Kb3 Rb8 41. Rb5 h5 42. Kc4 Kf6 43. Kc5 Kf5
44. Kd6+ Kf4 45. Kc7 Re8 (45... Rxb6 46. Rxb6 {nebst Kd6 und evtl. Tb7 sieht
nach remis aus. Gewinnen kann Wei� jedenfalls nicht.}) 46. b7 Kxf3 (46... h4
$5) 47. Rb6 h4 {Remis ergibt sich einfach so:} (47... h4 48. Rd6 h3 49. Rd8
Re7+ 50. Rd7 Re8 51. Rd8) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Frolov, Denis"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 b5 13. g5 Nd7 14. f4 Nc5 15.
f5 Nxb3+ 16. axb3 exf5 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Rg1 Re8 19. Qf2 g6 20. Qh4 Bb7 21. exf5
Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Bf8 23. Bd4 Qe7 24. Kb1 Qe4 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26. f6 h6 27. gxh6 Kh7
28. Rg3 Re1+ 29. Ka2 Rc8 30. Rg2 Rce8 31. Bc3 R1e2 32. Rd2 Rxg2 33. Rxg2 Bxh6
34. Ka3 Re4 35. h3 Be3 36. b4 Bd4 37. Rg3 Bxc3 38. Rxc3 Re6 39. Rc6 d5 40. Rc5
Rxf6 41. Rxd5 Rf3+ 42. Rd3 Rxd3+ 43. cxd3 {[#] Thema: entfernter Freibauer} f5
44. Kb3 g5 45. Kc3 g4 46. hxg4 fxg4 47. Kd4 Kg6 48. Ke4 Kg5 49. d4 g3 (49... g3
50. Kf3 Kf5 51. Kxg3 Ke4 52. Kf2 Kxd4 53. Ke2 Kc4 54. Kd2 Kxb4 55. Kc2 a5 56.
Kc1 Kb3 57. Kb1 a4 58. Ka1 b4 59. Kb1 a3 60. Ka1 axb2+ 61. Kb1 Ka3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9495"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 (8... Na5 9. Bd3 b5 10. b4 $1 (10. a4 $5 b4 11. Nb1 Be7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. O-O
Nd7 14. f4 Bf6 15. Bf2 Bb7 16. f5 $44 {Sokoov-Aseev/UdSSR/1989}) 10... Nc4 (
10... Nb7 11. a4 $16) 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. O-O $1 (12. Qxc4 Bb7 13. Rd1 Rc8 14.
Qb3 Qc7 $44 {Kuczynski-Dautov/Dresden/1988}) 12... Bb7 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. Rad1 h6
15. Bh4 Be7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxh4 18. Nxe6 $1 $18 {Horvath,T-Jasnikovski/
Balatonbereny/1985}) 9. O-O-O Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. a3 Be7 (11... Bd7 $5 12. Bg5
$6 Be7 13. f4 Rc8 14. Nf3 $6 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 $15 {Ivanovic-Popovic/Titograd/
1984}) (11... Rb8 $5) 12. g4 Bb7 (12... Rb8 13. Rhe1 Nc4 14. g5 Nd7 15. Nf5 $1
{Nunn-Prichett/Bundesliga/1989}) 13. g5 Nd7 14. h4 (14. f4 $1 Nc5 15. Kb1 g6 $6
16. Rhf1 Nc6 17. f5 $16 {London-Gurevic/New York/1985}) 14... Ne5 15. f4 Nec4
16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Rd3 b4 18. b3 Nxb3+ 19. cxb3 Qc7 20. axb4 (20. Qc2 $5 bxc3
21. Rxc3 Qd8 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 $14) 20... Bxe4 21. Re1 d5 22. Nc2 Bxd3 23.
Qxd3 O-O 24. h5 (24. f5 Qg3 25. f6 Bxb4 26. Rg1 Qb8 $44) 24... Rfc8 25. Kb2 Bd6
26. f5 Rab8 27. g6 hxg6 28. hxg6 Bxb4 29. Nxb4 Rxb4 30. fxe6 $6 (30. Bd4 $142
$1 Rcb8 31. Qh3 Rxb3+ 32. Kc2 Qh2+ 33. Qxh2 Rb2+ 34. Kd3 Rxh2 35. gxf7+ Kxf7
36. fxe6+ $18) 30... fxe6 31. Bd4 Rcb8 32. Qh3 Rxb3+ 33. Kc2 Qh2+ $1 34. Qxh2
Rb2+ 35. Kd3 Rxh2 36. Rxe6 Rh3+ 37. Kd2 Rh2+ 38. Ke3 Rh3+ 39. Kf4 Rh4+ 40. Ke5
Rd8 41. Bb6 $2 (41. Re7 $1 $16) 41... Rh5+ 42. Kd4 Rh4+ 43. Ne4 Rxe4+ 44. Rxe4
dxe4+ 45. Bxd8 a5 46. Be7 a4 47. Ba3 Kh8 48. Kxe4 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novak Nikolic Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2000.02.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Black "Vuckovic, Bojan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2427"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2000.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3
Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. Qe2 {A speciality of Velimirovic - he was one of inventors
of this line.} a6 10. O-O-O Qe8 {The move was considered one of the best
replies for black. This game will, perhaps, change this assessment.} 11. Rhg1
Nd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. g5 Bd7 {The best. In a number of games white after 13...b5
14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.Qh5 achieved a strong attack..} 14. f4 {This is stronger than}
(14. Qh5 {what after} Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Nxb3+ 16. axb3 f5 {could lead to an
approximate equilibrium.}) 14... b5 15. f5 b4 (15... Nxd4 {Ftacnik} 16. Bxd4
Nxb3+ 17. axb3 exf5 18. Nd5 Bd8 19. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 20. gxf6 g6 21. Qh5 Kh8 22.
Rxg6 $1 $18) 16. f6 $1 bxc3 17. Qh5 $1 {Certainly not to release a tension on
the king side by 17.fe? or 17.fg? Ftacnik: 'The power of white f6 pawn is
overwhelming, it shuts off all black pieces from the defense of their own
ruler.'} (17. fxe7 {Ftacnik} cxb2+ 18. Kxb2 Qxe7 $19) 17... cxb2+ {Black
misses a chance to simplify the position by} (17... Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Nxb3+ 19.
axb3 e5 20. Bxc3 a5 $13) 18. Kxb2 Nxe4 (18... Bd8 {Ftacnik} 19. Rg4 $1 Nxd4 20.
Bxd4 Nxb3 21. cxb3 e5 22. Rh4 h6 23. fxg7 Bxg5 24. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 25. Bc3 $16)
19. Rdf1 $1 (19. fxe7 {Ftacnik} Nxe7 20. Rg4 f5 $19) 19... Qd8 (19... Nc5 {
Ftacnik} 20. Rg4 Nxd4 21. Rh4 h6 22. fxg7 $18) (19... Nxf6 {Ftacnik} 20. gxf6
Bxf6 21. Rxf6 $16) (19... Nxd4 {Ftacnik} 20. Bxd4 Bb5 21. Rf4 d5 22. Rh4 $18)
20. fxg7 ({It seems} 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Bd4 {was more exact. In case of} Nd2 {
white would win by} 22. g6 $1) (20. fxe7 {Ftacnik} Qxe7 21. Rf4 g6 22. Qh6 d5
$19) 20... Qa5 $1 {This move was surely a surprise to white!} (20... Kxg7 {
Ftacnik} 21. g6 $1 fxg6 22. Rxg6+ Kh8 (22... hxg6 23. Nxe6+ Bxe6 24. Qh6+ Kg8
25. Bxe6+ $18) 23. Rh6 $18) 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 $4 {'?' Ftacnik. Black, presumably
in a severe time trouble, abstains from an intermediary Ftacnik: 'This
inaccuracy makes the life for white easier, black will be helpless against
attack.'} (21... Qc3+ $1 {Perhaps in the variation} 22. Kb1 Bxc6 23. g6 (23.
gxf8=Q+ {Ftacnik} Rxf8 24. Bc1 $16) 23... fxg6 24. Bxe6+ $2 (24. gxf8=Q+ Rxf8 (
24... Bxf8 25. Rxg6+ Bg7 26. Rxg7+ Qxg7 27. Bxe6+ $16) 25. Rxg6+ Kh8 26. Rxf8+
Bxf8 27. Bxe6 (27. Bc1 Bg7 28. Rxg7 Qxg7 $11) 27... Qe1+ 28. Bc1 Nc3+ 29. Kb2
Na4+ $11) 24... Kxg7 25. Rxg6+ {he has not seen the winning move} Kh8 $1) 22.
Bd4 $18 Qd2 23. gxf8=Q+ Rxf8 24. Rd1 Qa5 25. Qh6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 (7...
a6 8. Qe2 Qc7 {is the other main plan finishing the development of the <<, and
waiting on the >>.}) 8. Qe2 Bd7 {/\ Rc8. At first sight this looks a bit
passive, but leads to immense complications as well.} (8... O-O {is the
theoretical path here.}) 9. O-O-O (9. Bb3 Rc8 10. f4 (10. O-O-O {transposes to
9.0-0-0}) 10... O-O 11. O-O {In the Velimirovic Attack White's main idea is
the << castles with mutual attacks. 0-0 is not a consistant move here.} Na5 12.
e5 Ne8 13. Qh5 {(Vouldis-Atalik, Karditsa 1996)} Nxb3 14. axb3 a6 15. Ne4 f5
$13 {Atalik}) 9... Rc8 10. Nxc6 (10. Bb3 Na5 {After the quick Bd7 Rc8 Black
has always threats of Rxc3 and the important e4 P falls.} 11. f3 Nxb3+ 12. axb3
(12. Nxb3 a5 13. Qf2 Rxc3 $5 {This is the typical exchange sacrifice in the
Sicilian. Black corruptes White's P structure and begins an -> on the <<.} 14.
bxc3 a4 15. Nd2 {(E.Mortensen-Greenfeld, Moscow ol 1994)} Qa5 $1 $13 {E.
Mortensen}) 12... O-O (12... a6 {Black doesn't want to hurry with castles.} 13.
g4 b5 14. g5 Nh5 {The N here blockades well the >>.} 15. f4 (15. Rhg1 g6 {
/\ b4, /\ e5} (15... b4 $5)) 15... g6 16. Rhg1 b4 17. Nb1 (17. Na4 $6 Qa5)
17... e5 $5 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Nf3 Qc7 $13) 13. g4 Bc6 (13... a6 14. g5 Ne8 15.
h4 b5 16. f4 Qa5 17. Kb1 b4 18. Na2 Nc7 19. h5 d5 20. e5 Nb5 $13 {N.
Rogers-Ashley, USA 1994}) 14. g5 Nd7 15. h4 Re8 16. f4 Qa5 17. Kb1 e5 18. Nf5
Bf8 19. fxe5 Rxe5 20. Nxd6 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Rce8 22. Rf1 Nf8 23. Bf4 R5e7 24. Qd2
$1 $14 {Heindrich-Heinbuch, BRD 1984}) (10. f3 $5 Na5 $142 (10... O-O 11. g4
Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qa5 13. Bb3 b5 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxe5 Qc7 16. g5 Nh5 {
(Rogic-Greenfeld, Pardubice 1995 Inf.64/253)} 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Ne4 Bc6 19.
Rhg1 $14 {Greenfeld}) 11. Bd3 {looks logical at first sight to avoid the
exchange of the B immediately.} (11. Bb3 $142 {- 10.Bb3}) 11... a6 $5 {/\} 12.
g4 b5 13. g5 (13. a3 Nc4 (13... Rxc3 $2 14. bxc3 d5 15. e5 $16 {and the white
K escapes.}) (13... g6 $5 {/\ e5}) 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. g5 Nh5 16. f4 g6 $13)
13... Nh5 14. f4 g6 $13 {/\ b4, /\ e5, /\ Nf4} (14... b4 $6 15. Nd5 $1 {
This intermediate move is White's main weapon in this line.} (15. Nb1 $6 {
is a sad retreat.} Nxf4 16. Bxf4 e5 $15) (15. Qxh5 bxc3 $13) 15... exd5 (15...
Nxf4 16. Nxf4 (16. Bxf4 $5 exd5 17. exd5 $16) 16... e5 17. Nd5 $5 exd4 18. Bxd4
Bxg5+ 19. Kb1 $40) 16. Qxh5 dxe4 (16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. f5 (18. e5 $5))
17. Bxe4 Nc4 18. Rhe1 $16)) 10... bxc6 $142 (10... Bxc6 $2 {This opens the d
<-> for the black R.} {Crisper is} 11. e5 $1 (11. Bxa7 $5 {is against the
principles, although it is not bad at all.} Ra8 (11... b6 12. e5 $1 (12. Qe3
Nd7 $1) 12... Nd7 13. exd6 Bg5+ 14. Kb1 Ra8 (14... O-O 15. a4 $5 Bxg2 (15...
Ra8 16. Bb5 $1) 16. Rhg1 Bf3 17. Qxf3 Rxc4 18. Ne4 Bh6 19. b3 Rc8 20. a5 bxa5
21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 $40) 15. Bb5 $1 Qc8 (15... Bxb5 16. Nxb5 O-O 17. a4 {
/\ a5+/-}) 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qb5 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 {/\ a4-a5}) (11... Qa5 12. Bd4
$1 (12. Qe3 $2 b5 (12... Ra8 $5 13. Bb6 Qb4 14. Bd3 Nd7 $1 $17) 13. Bb6 (13.
Bb3 b4 $17) 13... Qa6 14. Bd3 Ng4 15. Qg3 Qxb6 (15... Ne5 $5 16. Bd4 Nxd3+ 17.
Qxd3 Qa8 $5 $13) 16. Qxg4 Bf6 $44) 12... e5 (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4
Rxc4 15. Qxb7 $16 {/\} Qxa2 16. Qb5+ Kd8 17. Rd3 $1) 13. Be3 Nxe4 $6 14. Qg4 $1
$40 (14. Nd5 $14)) 12. Bd4 $1 e5 13. Be3 Nxe4 14. Nd5 $1 $14) 11... Ne4 12.
Nxe4 Bxe4 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Bxa7 $16) (10... Rxc6 {/\ Qc8, Rc3 Xe4} 11. f3 $142
(11. Bxa7 b6 $1 (11... Qc8 $143 12. Bb5 Rxc3 13. bxc3 (13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. bxc3
b6 $15) 13... Qxc3 14. Bxd7+ $1 Nxd7 15. Bd4 Qa3+ 16. Kb1 $1 $16 (16. Bb2 Qxa2
$44)) (11... Qc7 $5 12. Bb5 (12. Nb5 $5 Qa5) 12... Rxc3 13. bxc3 b6 14. e5 $1
dxe5 15. Rxd7 Nxd7 16. Rd1 Qxa7 17. Bxd7+ (17. Rxd7 Qa3+ 18. Kb1 O-O $13) 17...
Kf8 18. Qxe5 $14) 12. Bb5 (12. Nb5 O-O $44) 12... Qc7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Nb5 (
14. Qa6 Nd7 15. a4 Bb7 16. Qe2 (16. Qb5 Bc8 $1 $13) 16... Bc6 $1 17. Qa6 Bb7
$11) 14... Bxb5 15. Qxb5+ Nd7 16. Qa6 O-O $13) (11. Bb5 Rxc3 $5 12. bxc3 (12.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. bxc3 Nxe4 14. Bd4 d5 $44) 12... Nxe4 13. Bd4 d5 14. Bd3 $13)
11... a6 12. g4 b5 13. Bb3 O-O 14. g5 Ne8 15. f4 b4 16. Nb1 a5 17. Nd2 Rc8 18.
h4 $14) 11. g4 (11. f4 Qa5 $13 {/\ 0-0, /\ d5} (11... d5 $6 12. e5 dxc4 (12...
Ng8 13. Ba6 Rb8 {/\ c5, /\ Qa5} 14. Bxa7 $1 Rb4 (14... Ra8 15. Bf2 $14) 15. Be3
c5 (15... Qb8 16. a3 $3 Rxb2 17. Ba7 Rxc2+ (17... Qxa7 18. Kxb2 $16) 18. Kxc2
Qxa7 19. Rb1 $1 $16) 16. a3 Rb6 17. Bb5 $1 Bxb5 (17... d4 18. Bxd7+ Qxd7 19.
Ne4 $16) 18. Nxb5 Qb8 19. a4 $16) 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Qxc4 $16 (14. Ne4 $5)))
11... O-O (11... d5 $5 12. g5 (12. Ba6 Rb8 13. exd5 (13. e5 Ng8 $13 {/\ c5})
13... Nxd5 $1 (13... cxd5 14. g5 Ng8 15. f4 {/\ Bd4}) 14. Ne4 $5 (14. Nxd5 cxd5
15. Bxa7 $6 (15. Bd4 $11) 15... Ra8 16. Bd4 Qa5 $13) (14. Bd4 Qa5 $1 $13 {
/\ Bg5}) 14... O-O $5 (14... Qa5 15. Bc4 $13 {/\} Qb4 $6 (15... Nxe3 16. Qxe3
Qb4 17. Bb3) 16. c3) 15. Bc4 $1 $13) (12. exd5 cxd5 $1 {/\} 13. Ba6 Rxc3 14.
bxc3 Ne4 $44) (12. Bd3 $5 e5 $13) 12... Nxe4 $1 (12... Ng8 13. Ba6 Rb8 14. exd5
cxd5 15. f4 {/\ Bd4}) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rd4 (14. Rd2 Rc7 $13) 14... c5 $1 15.
Rxd7 (15. Rxe4 Bc6) 15... Kxd7 $1 16. Rd1+ Bd6 17. Bf4 Rc6) 12. g5 Ne8 13. h4
d5 14. Bb3 Bb4 $1 15. h5 (15. Na4 Qa5 $1 (15... c5 16. exd5 $1 (16. c3 c4 $1
17. Bc2 Be7 18. exd5 Qa5 $44) (16. a3 Bxa3 $1 (16... c4 $6 17. axb4 cxb3 18.
Nc5 bxc2 19. Qxc2 $14) 17. exd5 $1 (17. bxa3 c4 $15) 17... c4 $1 (17... exd5
18. Rxd5 c4 19. Bxc4 $16) 18. Bxc4 (18. dxe6 cxb3 $1 19. Rxd7 Qa5 {~~/-/+ /\}
20. Rxa7 (20. bxa3 Qxa4 21. Rxa7 Qe4 $19) 20... Qd5) 18... Bxa4 19. bxa3 (19.
dxe6 Nd6) 19... Nd6 20. Bd3 exd5 $15) 16... c4 (16... exd5 $6 17. Rxd5 $16 (17.
a3 $5)) 17. Bxc4 (17. dxe6 $2 cxb3 18. Rxd7 bxa2 $19) 17... Bxa4 18. dxe6 Qc7
19. exf7+ Rxf7 (19... Kh8 20. fxe8=Q Rfxe8 21. Bb3 Bxb3 22. axb3 $16) 20. Rd4
$1 Bc6 21. Rhd1 $14) 16. a3 Be7 (16... c5 $2 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Nc5 $16) 17. Qd2
Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 c5 19. c3 (19. exd5 exd5 $1 $13 (19... c4 20. dxe6 Bxe6 21. Ba2
$13 c3 $6 22. Nxc3 Rxc3 23. Bxe6 Rxe3 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. fxe3 Bc5 $14)) 19...
d4 $1) (15. Qd3 Nd6 $1 (15... Qa5 16. a3 (16. Bd2 $5) 16... Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3
18. bxc3 $14 {/\} c5 $6 19. exd5 (19. Bc4 $5 $16) 19... c4 20. dxe6 Bxe6 21.
Ba4 $16) 16. f3 (16. e5 Nb7 $40) 16... c5 $1 $17) 15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nd6 17.
h6 $1 g6 18. f3 (18. exd5 cxd5) 18... c5 19. Qh2 (19. exd5 $1 c4 20. dxe6 cxb3
(20... Bxe6 21. Bf4 $16) 21. Rxd6 bxa2 $8 (21... Qc7 22. Rxd7 $1 Qxc3 (22...
bxa2 23. Rxc7 a1=Q+ 24. Kd2 Qxh1 (24... Rfd8+ 25. Bd4 Rxd4+ 26. Ke3 $18) 25.
exf7+ $18) 23. Bd4 $18) 22. Kd2 $1 Qc7 $1 (22... Bxe6 23. Rxd8 Rfxd8+ 24. Bd4
$18) (22... Qa5 23. Qd3 $1 Bxe6 $1 (23... a1=Q 24. Rxa1 Qxa1) 24. Ra1 $1 $132 (
24. Qd4 f6 25. gxf6 a1=Q 26. Rxa1 Qxa1 27. Rxe6 Rfd8 $1 (27... Rcd8 $2 28. Rd6
(28. f7+ $6 Kxf7 29. Re7+ Kxe7 30. Bg5+ Ke6 31. Bxd8 $15) 28... Rxd6 29. Qxd6
$40) 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Qd5+ Kh8 $1 (29... Kf8 30. Qd6+ Kf7 $2 31. Qd7+ Kxf6 32.
Bd4+ Kg5 33. Qg4+ Kxh6 34. Qh4#) 30. Qd4 Qxc3+ $1 (30... Kg8 $11) 31. Qxc3 Rxc3
$19)) 23. Qd3 Bxe6 $13) 19... Qb6 $1 20. exd5 (20. Qe5 f6 21. gxf6 Nf7 22. Qg3
Qa5 $1 23. c4 (23. exd5 c4 24. dxe6 Bxe6 $40) 23... d4 24. Bd2 Qa3+ 25. Kb1 a5
$40) 20... Nf5 21. Bf2 Qa5 22. c4 (22. dxe6 Bxe6 $17) 22... Qa3+ 23. Kb1 a5 $17
24. Rhe1 a4 25. dxe6 Bxe6 26. Rxe6 axb3 27. cxb3 fxe6 28. Qe5 Qa7 29. Qxe6+ Qf7
30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rd5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 "Maykop Universitet"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Apiko-Yakimanka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Rhg1 Nd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. Nf5 {choosing this
line against Fedorov is a play with the fire. His excellent tactical abilities,
faith in his pet lines and theoretical knowledge make him extremely dangerous
in these types of positions.} b5 (13... Nxb3+ 14. axb3 b5 15. Nxe7+ Nxe7 16.
Qd3 {and White switches back to positional plans exploiting the weakness on d6.
} b4 17. Na4 d5 18. Bc5 dxe4 19. Qg3 e5 20. Bd6 Qa7 21. Qxe5 Be6 22. Nc5 $16 {
Ulibin-Yermolinsky, Simferopol 1988}) 14. Bd5 Bb7 15. g5 Rfc8 ({On} 15... b4 {
follows naturally} 16. Qh5) 16. Rg3 b4 {[#]} (16... Ne5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 (17...
Qxb7 $5) 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bd4 b4 20. Na4 Nc4 21. b3 Na3 {(Sion-Shirov, Leon
1995)} 22. Rd2 $14) (16... Bf8 {deserves attention.}) 17. Nxg7 $1 {This
beautiful sacrifice is not easy at all, White has to find some brilliant moves
later in order to continue the ->.} (17. Rh3 g6 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20.
Qf3 Be8 21. Ng4 bxc3 22. Nf6 Bxf6 23. gxf6+ Kg8 $19 {was an unsucsessful
attempt for the black player in this game to decide the game with an ->,
Kobalia-Prokopchuk, Kolontaevo 1997. He probably thought that if it doesn't
work with White, it will be good for Black!}) 17... Kxg7 (17... bxc3 18. Qh5 $1
) 18. Qh5 Rg8 {[#]} (18... Rh8 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. Bxe6 $1 Bf8 {[#]} (20... bxc3
21. g6 $1 $18) (20... Nxe6 21. Nd5 $18) 21. g6 $3 Bxh6 22. gxf7+ Kf8 23. Bxh6+
Ke7 24. Nd5+ Kxe6 25. Nxc7+ $18) 19. Bxe6 $3 {The second brilliant move!} bxc3
(19... fxe6 20. g6 $18) (19... Nxe6 $142 20. Nd5 Qa5 21. f4 {with a strong ->
on the >>.}) 20. Bxf7 $1 $18 Qa5 21. Rh3 $1 (21. g6 $4 Nb3+ $19) 21... Kf8 22.
Rf3 $1 Ne5 23. Bd5+ Kg7 24. Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.03"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Black "Popovic, Petar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Lysenko"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lithuania"]
[BlackTeam "Serbia & Montenegro"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Na5 (9... Be7 10. Bb3 Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14.
h4 b4 15. Na4 Nc5 16. h5 Bd7 17. Kb1 Bxa4 18. bxa4 Qb7 19. g6 Bf6 20. f3 Rc8
21. b3 $14 {Wolff,P-Gurevich,D/New York(op)/1994/1:0/52/}) 10. Bb3 b5 11. f3
Be7 12. g4 b4 $5 (12... O-O 13. g5 $36 {Tal,M-Gipslis,A/Riga/1981/1:0/41/}) (
12... Nxb3+ $5 13. axb3 $132 {Wedberg,T-Shamkovich,L/Reykjavik/1982/0:1/44/})
13. Na4 Nd7 14. h4 Nc5 $6 (14... Nxb3+ 15. axb3 Nc5 16. Qc4 Bd7 17. Qxb4 d5 $36
) 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. Ba4+ $1 Kf8 $8 17. Nb3 $1 Nxb3+ 18. axb3 h5 $5 (18... e5
19. g5 Be6 20. h5 c4 21. Kb1 $16) 19. g5 g6 20. Qf2 Kg7 21. Rd2 Rf8 22. Rhd1
Ra7 23. f4 Kh7 24. Kb1 Rb7 25. e5 Qb6 26. Rd6 $1 Bxd6 27. Rxd6 (27. exd6 Bd7
28. Bxc5 Qa5 29. Bxd7 Rxd7 30. Qd4 Rb7 $14) 27... Qc7 28. Bxc5 Rd8 29. Qd4 Bd7
30. Bxb4 (30. Bb6 $5 Rxb6 31. Qxb6 Qxb6 32. Rxb6 Bxa4 33. bxa4 Rd4 34. Rxa6
Rxf4 35. Rb6 Rxh4 36. a5 Re4 37. Rb5 h4 38. a6 h3 39. a7 h2 40. a8=Q h1=Q+ 41.
Ka2 Qe1 42. Qf8 $16) 30... Bxa4 31. Rxd8 Bxb3 32. cxb3 $6 (32. Bc3 Ba4 (32...
Bd5 $2 33. Rxd5 exd5 34. e6 $18) 33. f5 $36) 32... Rxb4 $1 33. Qd2 Qb7 34. Rd7
Qe4+ 35. Ka2 Kg7 36. Rd8 Rb5 37. Rd4 Qf3 38. Qc3 Qb7 39. Qd3 Qb6 40. Ra4 Qc6
41. Qc4 Qb6 42. Qd4 Qb7 $10 43. Qe4 Qb6 44. Qd4 Qb7 45. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.24"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Eynatten"]
[BlackTeam "Istanbul"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. Kb1 b5 12. g4 b4 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 Qc7 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. f4 Bxb3 18. axb3 a5 19. Qb5 Rfc8 20. Rc1 Bf6 21.
Rhe1 g6 22. Re2 Rcb8 23. Qa4 d5 24. Rce1 d4 25. Bc1 d3 26. cxd3 Qd6 27. Re3 Kg7
28. g5 Bd8 29. Ka2 Rc8 30. Re4 Qxd3 31. Re8 Rc2 32. f5 gxf5 33. Bf4 Rxb2+ 34.
Ka1 Bc7 35. Qc6 Rb1+ 36. Rxb1 Qd4+ 37. Ka2 Rxe8 38. Qf6+ Qxf6 39. gxf6+ Kxf6
40. Bxc7 Ra8 41. Rd1 a4 42. Bf4 axb3+ 43. Kxb3 Re8 44. Rd6+ Re6 45. Kxb4 Rxd6
46. Bxd6 Kg5 {und im Folgenden steuert alles auf das hübsche Pattfinale zu:}
47. Kc4 Kg4 48. Kd4 f4 49. Ke4 f5+ 50. Kd3 h5 51. Ke2 f3+ 52. Kf2 h4 53. Bc7
Kh3 54. Kxf3 f4 (54... f4 55. Bxf4 {patt} (55. Kxf4 Kxh2 $11)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Sher, Miron Naumovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. Rhg1 Qc7 11. Bb3 Nd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. Nf5 Rd8 (13... b5 14.
Nxe7+ (14. Bd5 $5 Bb7 15. g5 Rfc8 (15... exf5 16. g6 hxg6 17. Rxg6 Ne5 18.
Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 19. Rg1+ Ng6 20. exf5 $16 {Sokolov,A-Salov,V/Nikolaev/1983/1:0/
30/}) 16. Rg3 Ne5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $13 {Sion Castro,M-Shirov,A/
Leon/1995/0:1/33/}) 14... Qxe7 15. g5 $1 Bb7 16. f3 Rac8 17. Kb1 Rc7 $13 {
Rytshagov,M-Shirov,A/URS/1990/0,5/22/}) (13... Nxb3+ 14. axb3 b5 15. Nxe7+ Nxe7
16. Qd3 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. f4 Bb7 20. Rg3 Qe7 21. Bd4 Rfe8 22.
f5 {Nijboer,F-Cebalo,M/Luzern/1989/0,5/22/}) 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 (14... Nxe7 $5 15.
g5 b5 $13) 15. g5 b5 16. Qh5 Bb7 $2 (16... b4 17. Na4 Nxe4 18. f3 (18. Nb6 Rb8
19. Nxc8 Rbxc8 20. Rg4 f5 21. Rh4 g6 $13) 18... Nc5 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. Rxd8+
Qxd8 (20... Nxd8 21. Rg3 e5 22. g6 $18) 21. Rg4 g6 22. Qh6 Qf8 23. Qxf8+ Kxf8
24. Bxc5+ $16) (16... Rb8 $1 17. Rg3 g6 18. Qh6 Qf8 19. Qh4 a5 $132) 17. Rg3 g6
18. Qh6 Qf8 19. Qh4 Qe7 (19... Rac8 20. Rh3 Qg7 21. f4 $40 {/\f5-f6/}) 20. Rh3
h5 21. gxh6 Qxh4 22. Rxh4 Nxb3+ (22... Kh7 23. Bg5 Rd7 24. Bf6 b4 25. Ne2 Ne5 (
25... Na5 26. f3 {/\Ng1-h3-g5/}) 26. Ng1 $1 g5 $1 $8 27. Bxg5 Nxe4 28. Be3 $16)
23. axb3 f6 24. Rh3 $1 Rd7 $2 (24... Ne5 25. f3 $16) 25. Bc5 Ne5 (25... Rad8
26. Bb6 Rc8 27. Rhd3 b4 28. Na4 Ne5 29. Rd4) 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. Bxd6 Nf7 28. Be7
Ng5 (28... f5 29. h7+ Kg7 30. e5 $1 Nxe5 31. h8=Q+ Rxh8 32. Rxh8 Kxh8 (32...
Nc6 33. Rd8 $1 Nxe7 34. Rd7) 33. Bf6+ $18) 29. Rd3 Nxe4 30. Rd7 Nxc3 31. Bxf6
$1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Rhg1 b5 12. g4 b4 13. Nd5 exd5 14. Nxc6 Qxc6
15. g5 Nxe4 16. Bxd5 Qa4 {Die vorigen Züge habe ich nicht kommentiert, da sie
alle "von der Theorie gut bekannt sind". Dies war zumindest die Aussage meines
Gegners nach der Partie! Ich hatte leider keine Ahnung davon, wobei ich mich
längst schon in der Improvisation-Phase befand. Nach langem Überlegen
entschied ich mich für die materialistische Lösung, da ich dachte, besser zu
stehen.} 17. Bxa8 $5 ({Die Alternative} 17. Bxe4 {erschien mir völlig unklar
nach} Be6 (17... b3 18. Rd4 $18) (17... Rb8 18. Bd4 Re8 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+
Kg8 21. g6 $18) 18. Bd4 (18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. g6 fxg6 21. Qxg6 Bf6
$19) 18... g6 $13) 17... Nc3 18. bxc3 Qa3+ (18... bxc3 $2 19. Rd4 Qxa2 20. Kd1
Be6 (20... Bf5 21. Be4 $18) (20... d5 21. Bxd5 Qb1+ 22. Bc1 Ba3 23. Qe3 Bf5 24.
Be4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Rd8+ 26. Ke2 $18) 21. Be4 Rb8 (21... d5 $2 22. Bxh7+) 22. Bc1
Rb1 23. Qe3 d5 24. Bd3 Bc5 25. Ke2 $16) ({Möglich und vielleicht besser könnte
} 18... Be6 $5 {sein:} 19. Bd4 (19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qxa2) (19. c4 Rxa8 {xa2})
19... bxc3 (19... Rxa8) 20. Bxc3 Rxa8 21. g6 $1 hxg6 22. Rxg6 Qf4+ 23. Rd2 fxg6
24. Qxe6+ Qf7 $13) 19. Kb1 (19. Kd2 Qxc3+ 20. Kc1 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 $11) 19... Be6 (
19... bxc3 $2 20. Bc1 Qb4+ 21. Ka1 Be6 22. Qe4 $18) 20. c4 (20. Bd5 Bxd5 21. c4
Be6 22. Bc1 Qa5 23. Bb2 Qf5 (23... Rc8 $2 24. g6 $1 $18) 24. Bf6 Bxf6 25. gxf6
Qxf6 26. Rxd6 $14) 20... Rxa8 21. Bc1 ({Ich wollte zuerst den logischen} 21.
Bd4 {ziehen, entschied mich aber für die Alternative. Nach} Qh3 (21... Rc8 22.
g6 $1 Bxc4 23. gxh7+ $18) 22. Rg3 Qf5 23. Qd3 $14 {kann nur Weiß Vorteil
behaupten.}) 21... Qc3 22. f4 (22. Bf4 $2 Bxc4 $1 23. Qe4 (23. Qxe7 $2 Bxa2+
24. Kxa2 Qxc2+ 25. Ka1 b3 $19) 23... d5 $17) 22... g6 (22... Rc8 23. Bb2 Qxc4
24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Rd4 $1 $16) 23. Bb2 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Bxc4 25. Rd4 ({Um die
Überfühfung des Bc4 nach f5 zu verhindern:} 25. Rge1 Be6 $44 {/\ Bf8-Bf5})
25... d5 26. Rd2 ({Logischer sieht} 26. Re1 {aus, aber ich träumte von
Aktionen auf der h-Linie. Dazu ist der Rd4 nach} Bd6 {[%csl Rd4] an die
Verteidigung von f4 etwas gebunden.}) 26... Bd6 27. Be5 Bc5 (27... Bxe5 28.
fxe5 Re8 29. Re1 h6 30. h4 Kg7 31. Rf2 hxg5 32. hxg5 $14 Rh8 $140 33. e6) 28.
Bd4 ({Nach} 28. Rg3 Re8 29. h4 a5 30. h5 a4 31. Rh2 Re7 $132 {passiert eben
nicht viel auf der h-Linie.}) 28... Bxd4 $5 29. Rxd4 Re8 {[%csl Rb1][%cal
Ge8e3,Ga6a3] Der schwarze Turm beherrscht die einzige offene Linie, wobei Weiß
dagegen nichts machen. Die Stellung liegt im dynamischen Gleichgewicht.} 30.
Rg3 $1 Re1+ 31. Kb2 Rf1 32. Re3 Kf8 33. h4 a5 34. a4 Rf2 35. Kc1 Rf1+ 36. Kb2
Rf2 37. Kc1 Rf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 09th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2009.10.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Philippe, Christophe"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2009.10.24"]
[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 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qe2 {La dangereuse attaque Velimirovic} O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Rhg1 {
[%cal Gg2g4,Gg4g5]} (11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 b5 13. g5 Nd7 14. Rg1) 11... b5 12.
g4 Na5 13. g5 Nxb3+ 14. axb3 Nd7 15. f4 b4 16. Na4 ({RR} 16. Nf5 Nc5 17. Nxe7+
Qxe7 18. e5 d5 19. Qf2 Nd7 20. Na4 a5 21. Nb6 Nxb6 22. Bxb6 Re8 23. Bc5 Qc7 24.
Rd3 Bb7 25. Bd6 Qc6 26. Rh3 Rec8 27. f5 d4 28. fxe6 fxe6 29. g6 hxg6 30. Rf1
Qxc2+ {Nunn,J (2605)-Arakhamia Grant,K (2455)/England 1997/EXT 1999/1-0 (33)})
16... Bb7 17. f5 Bxe4 $146 ({RR} 17... e5 18. f6 exd4 19. fxe7 Rfe8 20. Rxd4
Rxe7 21. Rxb4 Bxe4 22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Rh4 Nf8 24. Qd2 Rae8 25. Bd4 Ng6 26. Rh3 Qa5
27. Kb1 Re2 28. Qd1 Qf5 29. Nxe2 Qxh3 30. Rg3 Qxh2 31. Rc3 Bb5 32. Ng3 {
Velimirovic,D (2520)-Ivanovic,B (2460)/Belgrade 1978/EXT 1999/0-1 (52)}) 18. f6
Bd8 19. Bf4 Bg6 20. h4 Bxf6 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bxd6 Qc6 24. Bxf8
Rxf8 25. Qc4 Rc8 $2 (25... Qxc4) 26. Rd8+ {[%csl Rc6]} 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 {King Romero Holmes Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4
Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Rhg1 Nd7 12. g4
Nc5 13. Nf5 b5 14. Bd5 {King There is something very appealing about the way
Shirov declines to capture any of the sacrificed pieces, but instead seeks to
build up his own attack. The course of the game proves Black's strategy to be
correct.} Bb7 (14... exd5 $2 {Boensch} 15. Nxd5 Qb7 16. e5 $1 Ne6 17. exd6 Bd8
18. f4 $40 {Hellers,S-Mednis,E Copenhagen op (09) 1991 1/2 48}) (14... Re8 $2 {
Boensch} 15. Nxe7+ Rxe7 16. e5 Nb7 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Be4 Qc7 19. g5 Ne5 20. Rg3
Ng6 21. Qh5 Nf8 22. Bxh7+ Nxh7 23. Rh3 {1-0 Nijboer,F-Hon,A London Loyds 1992})
15. g5 Rfc8 (15... exf5 $6 {Boensch} 16. g6 $1 hxg6 17. Rxg6 Ne5 18. Rxg7+ $3
Kxg7 19. Rg1+ Ng6 20. exf5 Rh8 21. Bd4+ Bf6 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Qg4 Rh6 24. Bxf6+
Kh7 25. Re1 Bxd5 26. Nxd5 Qc8 27. Re7+ Kg8 28. Rg7+ Kf8 29. Rg8+ Kxg8 30. Ne7+
{1-0 Sokolov,A-Salov,V Nikolaev 1983 - Inf.36/322}) (15... b4 $6 {Boensch} 16.
g6 (16. Qh5 $1 bxc3 17. Rg3 Qb6 18. bxc3 $18 {Sokolov,A - ECO}) 16... hxg6 17.
Na4 exd5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. exd5 Bf6 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Nd6 Qe7 $17 {Levitina,
I-Ioseliani,N USSR 1977 0-1 27 - Inf. 24/386}) 16. Rg3 {->} Ne5 (16... b4 {
Boensch} 17. Rh3 g6 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. Bxc6 bxc3 20. Qf3 cxb2+ 21. Kb1 Rf8 22.
Ng4 $1 $40 {Efimov,O-Starodubcev USSR 1989 1-0 40 - Inf.48/355}) (16... exf5 {
Boensch} 17. g6 Ne5 (17... hxg6 18. exf5 Ne5 19. fxg6 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Qb7 21.
gxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qh5+ g6 23. Qh7+ Ke8 24. Rxg6 $18) 18. exf5 $40) (16... Bf8 $5 {
Romero Holmes}) 17. Bxb7 $2 $146 (17. Rh3 Ng6 18. Qh5 Nf8 19. Bd4 Bxd5 20. Qh6
Bxg5+ 21. Qxg5 f6 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Qxf6 e5 24. Qf3 Be6 25. Bxc5 Qxc5 26. Rg3 b4
27. Nf7+ Bxf7 28. Qxf7 Rc7 29. Qd5 {Brunner,L-Wittman/Graz/1991/} Rac8 $19) (
17. f4 $1 exf5 (17... b4 18. Bxc5 $1 dxc5 (18... bxc3 19. Bxb7 cxb2+ 20. Kb1
Qxb7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Bxd6 $18) 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. fxe5 bxc3
22. Rxc3 $16 (22. Rxc3 Qc7 23. Rd6 $16)) (17... Ng6 18. Nxg7 Kxg7 19. f5 $40) (
17... exd5 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. exd5 $16) (17... Bxd5 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. exd5 Nc4
20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Rh3 $18) 18. Bxc5 $1 Ng6 (18... dxc5 19. fxe5 $16 (19. fxe5
b4 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Nd5 $16)) 19. Be3 b4 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Nd5 fxe4 22. f5 $16
(22. f5 {Boensch} Ne5 23. Nb6 $16)) 17... Nxb7 $2 (17... Qxb7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7
19. f4 Ned7 $1 (19... Nc4 $6 20. Bd4 Nd7 (20... b4 21. Qxc4 bxc3 22. Rxc3 $16)
21. Rh3 b4 (21... Nf8 22. f5 $1 exf5 23. Nd5 $40) 22. Qh5 Nf8 23. Bxg7 $1 bxc3
(23... Kxg7 24. f5 $1 f6 (24... exf5 25. exf5 $40) 25. Qh6+ Kh8 (25... Kf7 26.
g6+ $18) 26. gxf6 Qf7 27. Ne2 $40) 24. Bxc3 $40) 20. f5 (20. a3 $1 $14 {Boensch
}) 20... b4 21. f6 Qe8 $1 22. fxg7 bxc3 23. Qh5 cxb2+ 24. Kb1 Nxe4 25. Rh3 Nc3+
26. Kxb2 Nxd1+ 27. Kc1 Kxg7 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. g6 Nxe3 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 $19) 18.
Nxe7+ $6 (18. Bb6 $1 Qd7 19. Bd4 (19. Nxe7+ {Boensch} Qxe7 20. f4 Nc4 21. Bd4
b4 22. Na4 e5 $1 $10) 19... exf5 20. Bxe5 Qe6 (20... fxe4 $13) 21. Bd4 b4 22.
Nd5 Bd8 $14) 18... Qxe7 19. Bd4 {/\ 20.f4 Nc4 21.f5->, 21.Rh3} (19. f4 {Boensch
} Nc4 20. Bd4 b4 21. Na4 (21. Bf6 Qc7 22. Qh5 bxc3 23. Bxc3 (23. Rh3 cxb2+ 24.
Kb1 Na3+ 25. Kxb2 Qxc2+ 26. Kxa3 Qxe4 $19) 23... d5 $19) 21... e5 $1 $10) 19...
b4 $1 20. Na4 Nc4 $1 21. b3 $5 Na3 22. c4 $6 (22. Rd2 {Romero Holmes}) 22...
bxc3 23. Nb6 Nb5 $1 (23... c2 $2 {Boensch} 24. Rd2 Nb5 25. Bb2 $18) 24. Bf6 $2
(24. Nxc8 Rxc8 25. Qc2 (25. a4 c2 $1 26. Rd2 Nxd4 27. Rxd4 d5 $1 28. b4 e5 29.
Rd2 Qxb4 30. Rxc2 Nc5 $40) 25... Nc5 $1 (25... d5 {Boensch} 26. a4 Nxd4 27.
Rxd4 Qc5 28. Rgd3 (28. Rdd3 d4 $19) 28... dxe4 29. Rxe4 Qxg5+ $15) 26. Bxc5
dxc5 $15) (24. Nxa8 $2 {Boensch} d5 $1 25. Qc2 Qa3+ 26. Kb1 Qb4 $19) (24. a4 {
Romero Holmes} c2 $1 $17) 24... Qc7 25. Nxc8 (25. Nxa8 $2 {Boensch} Qc5 26. Qc2
gxf6 27. gxf6+ Kh8 28. Rg7 Qe5 $19 {/\ Qf4, Na3}) 25... Rxc8 26. a4 e5 $3 (
26... Qa5 27. Qa2 Nc5 $17 (27... Nc5 $1 {Boensch} 28. b4 Qxa4 29. Qxa4 Nxa4 $17
)) 27. Qa2 $2 (27. Qc4 c2 $1 28. Rd2 $8 Qxc4 29. bxc4 Nd4 30. Rxd4 exd4 31.
Bxd4 Rxc4 32. Rb3 (32. Rc3 Rxc3 33. Bxc3 Nc5 34. f3 $1 Nxa4 35. Bd4 (35. Bb4
Nc5 36. Kxc2 Ne6 $19) 35... Nc5 36. Kxc2 Ne6 37. Be3 f6 38. h4 Kf7 39. Kc3 Nd8
$17) 32... Rxd4 33. Rxb7 g6 $17 (33... g6 {Boensch} 34. f3 Rxa4 35. Kxc2 Ra3
36. Rb3 (36. f4 Rf3 $19) 36... Rxb3 37. Kxb3 f6 38. gxf6 (38. h4 h5 $19) 38...
Kf7 39. Ka4 Kxf6 40. f4 g5 $19)) (27. axb5 {Boensch} Qa5 28. Qg4 Rc7 (28...
Qa1+ 29. Kc2 Qb2+ 30. Kd3 $13) 29. b6 (29. Kc2 Qa2+ 30. Kd3 Nc5+ 31. Ke3 (31.
Kxc3 Nxe4+ 32. Kd3 Qc2+ 33. Ke3 Rc3+ 34. Rd3 Qxd3#) 31... c2 $19) 29... Qa2 $19
) 27... c2 28. Rdd3 (28. Rd2 {Boensch} Nc3 29. Qxc2 Nxe4 $19) 28... Qa5 $19 29.
Rge3 (29. b4 {Boensch} Qxb4 30. axb5 Qe1+ $19) 29... Nc5 30. Rd5 Nc3 31. Qxc2
Nxd5 32. exd5 Nxb3+ {King White failed to open a file on the Kside, but on the
Qside...} 33. Rxb3 Qe1+ 0-1

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3
Be7 8. Bb3 a6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Nd7 13. g5 Nc5 14.
Rg1 b5 15. Qh5 {N} g6 16. Qh6 Rd8 $1 (16... Re8 $2 17. e5 Bf8 18. exd6 $16) 17.
e5 Bf8 18. Qh3 (18. exd6 Rxd6 19. Qh4 Bb7 $15) 18... Bg7 (18... d5 $1 19. Rh4
Bg7 $1 (19... Qxe5 20. Bd4 Qf5 21. Qe3 $1 $44 {De Firmian}) 20. Rgg4 $5 $13)
19. Rxd6 $6 (19. Rh4 $1 h5 $5 {19...d5-18...d5 19 Rh4 Bg7} 20. gxh6 Bxe5 21.
Bg5 $1 (21. h7+ Kh8 22. Bg5 Bb7 $1 $13) 21... Kh7 22. Bxd8 Qxd8 23. Ne4 $14)
19... Bb7 $1 (19... Rxd6 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Qf3 $14) 20. Bf4 Rxd6 $6 (20... b4
21. Na4 Ne4 $15) 21. exd6 Qc6 22. Rd1 $1 b4 (22... a5 23. Qe3 $1 {with the
idea 24 Bd5!}) 23. Ne2 a5 {Baburin: White's initiative on the K-side is over,
while Black starts his attack on the opposite wing.} 24. Bc4 $2 (24. Qe3 $1 $14
) 24... a4 $2 (24... Ne4 25. Bxe6 $8 Nxf2 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qb3+ Kf8 28. Rf1
a4 29. Qe3 b3 $1 $40) 25. Qe3 b3 26. Nc3 a3 27. Be5 $2 $138 (27. cxb3 axb2+ 28.
Kxb2 Ne4 29. Rd3 $1 $16 (29. Rd4 Nxc3 30. Kxc3 Rxa2 31. Be5 Qh1 $1 32. Bxg7
Qa1+ 33. Kb4 Ra8 34. Qe5 Qa3+ 35. Kc3 Qc1+ $10)) 27... axb2+ $2 $138 (27...
bxa2 28. Bxa2 axb2+ 29. Kb1 (29. Kxb2 $2 Na4+ 30. Nxa4 Qxa4 $19) 29... Bxe5 30.
Qxe5 Rc8 $1 31. Bd5 Qb6 $1 $17) 28. Kxb2 Na4+ 29. Nxa4 bxc2 30. Rd4 Bxe5 $2 (
30... Rxa4 31. Bxg7 Rxc4 32. Rxc4 Qxc4 $14) 31. Qxe5 Rxa4 32. d7 c1=Q+ 33. Kxc1
Rxc4+ 34. Rxc4 Qxc4+ 35. Kb2 Qb4+ 36. Kc1 $4 (36. Ka1 Qd2 37. Qb8+ Kg7 38. Qxb7
e5 39. Qc6 $1 $18) 36... Qa3+ 37. Qb2 $4 (37. Kd2 Qxa2+ 38. Kc1 Qc4+ 39. Kd2
Qb4+ 40. Kc1 $10) 37... Qc5+ 38. Kb1 Be4+ 39. Ka1 Qd6 40. Qb5 Qd4+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-29"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.12.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Timman,J"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. f4 a6 $6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. fxe5 Nd5 14.
Ne4 $14 Qa5 (14... Qc7 15. Bc5 $16) 15. Bg5 Bxg5+ 16. Nxg5 h6 17. Ne4 (17. h4
$2 Rfb8 $1) 17... Rab8 18. Bb3 $1 (18. Qd2 $2 Qa4 19. Qd4 Rb4 $17) (18. Rhf1 $2
Qb6 $17) (18. c3 c5 $10 {P b5}) 18... Rxb3 $2 (18... Rfd8 19. Rhf1 $16) (18...
Nb6 $142 $1 19. Nd6 c5 20. Rhf1 $14) 19. cxb3 (19. axb3 $2 Qa1+ 20. Kd2 Qxb2
$44) 19... Qxa2 20. Nc5 $1 Nc3 (20... Qa1+ 21. Kc2 Nb4+ 22. Kc3 Qa5 23. Nxd7
$18) 21. Qd3 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 Bc8 23. Qc3 $18 {<-> a2,c8} a5 (23... f6 24. exf6
Rxf6 25. Rd8+ Kf7 (25... Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Qf3+ $18) 26. Nd3 $1 (26. Ne4
$142 $2 Rf1+ 27. Kd2 Qa1 $1 28. Nd6+ Kg6 29. Qd3+ Kh5 $1 $10) (26. Rxc8 $142 $2
Rf2 $1 27. Rc7+ Ke8 $10) 26... Rf1+ 27. Kd2 $18 Qb1 28. Ne5+ Ke7 (28... Kf6 29.
Rf8+ $18) 29. Nxc6+ Kf7 30. Ne5+ Ke7 31. Qc7+ Kf6 32. Rf8+ $18) 24. Qc4 {
P 25. a4-c3} f6 $8 25. Nxe6 Bxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kh7 27. exf6 a4 (27... Rxf6 28. Qe4+
$18) 28. Qe4+ Kg8 29. f7+ $1 $18 Kh8 $8 30. Qxa4 Qxa4 31. bxa4 Rxf7 32. Rd6 Ra7
33. b3 Ra6 34. g4 Kg8 35. h4 Kf7 36. h5 Rb6 37. Kc2 Rb4 38. Rxc6 Rxg4 39. a5
Rg5 40. a6 Rxh5 41. b4 Rh1 42. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Barbera del Valles op"]
[Site "Barbera del Valles"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dimitrov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Zvjaginsev,V"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1996.07.??"]
[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 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. a3 Rb8 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Qe1 (13. f4 $32 b4 14.
axb4 Rxb4 15. Nf3 $13) 13... h6 $1 {N/} (13... b4 $5 14. axb4 Rxb4 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. Nd5 exd5 17. exd5+ Kf8 18. Qxb4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Nb3+ $19) 14. Bh4 g5 $1
15. Bg3 e5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 b4 18. axb4 Rxb4 $40 19. h4 $8 g4 20. Qe3 O-O
$1 21. Qxh6 Rxb2 $1 (21... Rfb8 22. Qg5+ Kf8 (22... Kh7 23. Nd5 Nb3+ 24. Kb1
Nd2+ 25. Kc1 Nb3+ $10) 23. Qh6+ Ke8 24. Bxe5 $1 dxe5 25. Qh8+ Bf8 26. Qxf6 Rxb2
(26... R4b6 27. Nd5 Nb3+ 28. Kb1 Nd2+ 29. Kc1 Nb3+ $10) 27. Rhe1 Rb1+ 28. Nxb1
Nb3+ 29. Kb2 Nd4+ 30. Kc1 $10) 22. Nd5 $4 (22. Kxb2 Rb8+ 23. Nb5 Nc4+ $17) (22.
Qg5+ $1 $8 Kh7 23. Nd5 Rb1+ 24. Kd2 $8 Nb3+ 25. cxb3 Qa5+ 26. Ke2 $8 Rb2+ 27.
Kf1 Qxd5 28. Kg1 $15) 22... Nxd5 23. f6 Nb3+ (23... Nb3+ 24. Kxb2 Qc3+ $19) 0-1

