[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Black "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bd3 h6 12. h3 Bf5 13. Be3 Re8 14. Bd4 Qc7
15. c3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Ng6 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Nbd4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 a6 20. Rad1 Re4
21. Qb6 Qe7 22. Kf1 Bb8 23. Bg5 Rd6 24. Bxe7 Rxb6 25. Ba3 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Bd6
27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Nd3 Rb6 29. Rd2 Kf8 30. Ke1 Ke8 31. g3 a5 32. h4 h5 33. Re2+
Kd7 34. b3 Rf6 35. b4 axb4 36. cxb4 b6 37. a4 Rc6 38. Ne5+ Nxe5 39. Rxe5 Kd6
40. Rxh5 g6 41. Rh8 Rc4 42. h5 gxh5 43. Rh6+ Kc7 44. Rxh5 Rxb4 45. Rxd5 Rxa4
46. Rf5 Re4+ 47. Kd2 Re7 48. Rf6 Kb7 49. f4 Ka6 50. g4 Ka5 51. g5 b5 52. f5 b4
53. g6 fxg6 54. fxg6 Ka4 55. Rf7 Re6 56. g7 Rg6 57. Kc2 Rg2+ 58. Kb1 Ka3 59.
Rf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Qg4 Kf8 13. b3 Bb7 14. Bb2 Nf6
15. Qh4 Nd5 16. Ne5 g5 17. Qg3 Nf4 18. Rae1 Rd8 19. Bc1 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Nxd3 21.
cxd3 f5 22. exf6 Qxg3 23. fxg3 Kf7 24. h4 gxh4 25. gxh4 c5 26. Rf4 Rhg8 27. Rf2
Rg4 28. h5 Rd5 29. Rxe6 Kxe6 30. f7 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Rf5+ 32. Kg3 Rxf7 33. Rxf7
Kxf7 34. Bxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[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 Qc7 6. f4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 a6 8.
Be3 b5 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. Kb1 Qc5 12. a4 b4 13. Na2 Nf6 14. Rhe1 a5
15. Nc1 Qc6 16. Nb3 Qxa4 17. Qe5 d6 18. Bb5+ Bc6 19. Bxa4 dxe5 20. Bxc6+ Rxc6
21. fxe5 Nd7 22. Nxa5 Rc8 23. Bf4 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Rc5 25. Bxg7 Bxg7 26. Nb3 Rg5
27. Re2 h5 28. Rd6 Be5 29. Ra6 Rhg8 30. Ra8+ Ke7 31. Ra7+ Ke8 32. Ra8+ Ke7 33.
Ra7+ Ke8 34. g3 h4 35. Ra8+ Ke7 36. Ra7+ Ke8 37. Ra8+ Ke7 38. Rxg8 Rxg8 39.
gxh4 Rg4 40. Nc5 Rxh4 41. Nd3 Kd6 42. Nxb4 f5 43. Nd3 fxe4 44. Nxe5 Kxe5 45.
Kc1 Kf4 46. Kd2 Rh3 47. Rf2+ Ke5 48. Rg2 Kf4 49. Rf2+ Ke5 50. Rg2 Kf4 51. b4
e3+ 52. Ke2 Rh8 53. b5 Rc8 54. Ke1 Kf3 55. Rg3+ Kf4 56. Rg2 Kf3 57. Rg3+ Kf4
58. Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8.
Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. Kh1 Qxe4 11. Nd2 Qg6 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Nxc7 Rb8 14. Bh5 Qf5
15. f4 N5c6 16. Nc4 Rd8 17. b4 Be6 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Qe2 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Nf5 21.
Rae1 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Qxe3 23. Rxe3 Kf8 24. Rd3 Rbc8 25. Rfd1 Ne7 26. Bg4 f5 27.
Bf3 d5 28. Kg1 g6 29. Kf2 Rc4 30. g3 Rdc8 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 32. Rxd5 Rxc3 33. Rd8+
Rxd8 34. Rxd8+ Ke7 35. Rb8 Rc7 36. Ke3 Rd7 37. a4 Kd6 38. Ra8 Re7+ 39. Kd3 Re4
40. Rd8+ Kc7 41. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[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 "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Qc7 8.
Qe2 Ne7 9. f4 Nf5 10. Ne4 d5 11. exd6 Nxd6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. O-O-O O-O 14. g3
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bb7 16. Bg2 Bf6 17. Qc4 c5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bc3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3
Qc6 21. Rhe1 Rad8 22. b3 h6 23. Rd2 Rd5 24. Red1 Rfd8 25. Kb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Ne2 c5 12. Nc3 cxd4 13. Rxd4 Rc5 14. Bh4 Qa8
15. Be2 {The supermodern opening shows that Black does not have to defend the
central pawn and the tension can be resolved by a counterblow along the a8-h1
diagonal.} (15. Bd3 Qb8 16. Bg3 e5 17. Rh4 h6 18. O-O d5 19. Qe2 dxc4 20. Rxc4
Rd8 21. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A (2670)-Grischuk,A (2715)/Moscow 2007 (48)}) (15.
f3 d5 16. Bd3 e5 17. Rxd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 Qc8 21. Bxd5
Rxd5 22. Be7 Re8 23. e4 Ra5 24. Bb4 Ra6 25. O-O Nc5 26. Rc1 Re6 {1/2 Khenkin,I
(2603)-Volokitin,A (2666)/Germany 2006}) 15... d5 16. Qd1 (16. b4 Rcc8 17. O-O
e5 (17... dxc4 18. f3 Ne5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nb5 Qb8 21. Nd6 Rcd8 $11 {0-1
Kasimdzhanov,R (2690)-Grischuk,A (2715)/Moscow 2007 (33)}) 18. Rd2 d4 (18...
dxc4 19. f3 $1 $14) 19. exd4 Bxg2 20. Rfd1 exd4 21. Rxd4 Bh3 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23.
Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 $14 {1-0 Bareev,E (2701)-Efimenko,Z (2648)/Turin 2006 (42)})
16... e5 {Jakovenko has the feeling, that with a slight advantage in
development it makes sense for him to start the active operations in the
centre. The opening of the game will benefit Dreev, who enjoys the premium of
the bishop pair.} (16... dxc4 17. Rxd7 Nxd7 18. Qxd7 g5 19. Bg3 Rd8 20. Qe7 $16
) (16... Rfc8 17. f3 Ba6 $1 (17... R5c7 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Bg3 Rc5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5
21. O-O $14) 18. cxd5 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 $11) 17. Rd2 d4 (17...
dxc4 18. Rxd7 Nxd7 19. Qxd7 Bc8 20. Qd1 f6 (20... Qxg2 21. Bf3 Qh3 22. Be7 $18)
21. O-O $16) 18. exd4 exd4 19. Rxd4 Bxg2 20. Rg1 Bh3 $2 {Black is nervous
about White's pressure along the g-file, but the retreat of the bishop is
helping his opponent. The counterplay with 20...Re8!? would leave the outcome
of the game rather open.} (20... Re8 $5 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Qxd7 Bf3 23. Bf6 g6
24. Rg3 Bxe2 25. Nxe2 Qc6 $11) (20... Qb7 21. Qd3 g6 $13) 21. Rd6 (21. b4 $1
Re5 (21... Rc6 22. Qd3 Be6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Bf3 $16) 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Qd3 Bf5
(23... Bg4 24. Qg3 Qf3 25. Rxg4 Qxg4 26. Qxg4 Nxg4 27. Rxg4 $16) 24. Qg3 Rxe2+
25. Kxe2 Re8+ 26. Kd2 $16) 21... Rc6 (21... Kh8 22. Qd4 Rc6 23. Ne4 (23. Rxd7
Bxd7 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Qxd7 Rd8 $14) 23... Rxd6 24. Nxd6 $14) 22. Qd4 Rxd6 23.
Qxd6 {[%mdl 2048] In this version Black has no counterweight to the activity
of the opposing pieces. White's bishops are really dangerous.} Be6 (23... Qb8
24. Nb5 Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Rd8 26. f4 $16) 24. Qd4 (24. Qg3 g6 25. Qf4 Qb8 26. Qxb8
Rxb8 27. Nb5 $14) 24... Kh8 25. f3 Rg8 26. Kf2 Bf5 27. Nb5 $1 (27. Nd5 Nxd5 28.
cxd5 f6 29. Rc1 $14) 27... Bg6 28. Nd6 {The disparity in the activity of the
pieces becomes overwhelming, Jakovenko has to fight for his life.} Qf8 (28...
Qc6 29. Rd1 $16) 29. Re1 (29. b4 Qe7 30. Rd1 $16) 29... Ne8 30. Nc8 Nef6 31.
Nd6 Ne8 32. Nxe8 $1 {Even though without enthusiasm White has realised that
the exchange of the knights will open for him the door to his opponent's
position with decisive effect.} Qxe8 33. Bd3 (33. Bf1 $5 Qc8 34. b4 Re8 35.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 36. c5 $16) 33... Qc8 34. Bxg6 fxg6 (34... hxg6 35. Re7 Nc5 36. Rxf7
$18) 35. Re7 Nc5 36. b4 Ne6 37. Qe4 Re8 38. Qb7 Nd4 (38... Qxb7 $2 39. Rxe8+
Nf8 40. Rxf8#) 39. Bf6 $1 {Such little combinations are the salt of the game
of chess. Black's defence is stretched to the limit.} Nf5 (39... gxf6 40. Rxh7+
$18) (39... Rxe7 40. Qxc8+ $18) 40. Rxg7 Qxb7 41. Rxb7+ Kg8 42. Rxa7 Rc8 43. c5
bxc5 44. b5 Nd6 45. a4 {Black graciously admitted that his hopes for
counterplay had failed.} (45. a4 c4 46. Be5 Nf7 47. Bc3 Rb8 48. b6 Rxb6 49.
Ra8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Nf3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bh2 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O-O Be6
15. Kb1 Rac8 16. g4 b5 17. Rc1 a6 18. Ng5 Nf8 19. Ne2 h6 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Bf5
g6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Nf4 Re7 24. h4 Nxg4 25. Rhg1 h5 26. Nxh5 gxh5 27. f3 Qg6
28. Qxg6+ fxg6 29. fxg4 hxg4 30. Rxg4 Kh7 31. Rg3 Re6 32. h5 gxh5 33. Rh1 Kh6
34. Rgh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 h5 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Qd2 Nh7 13. a5 Qc7 14. Bh6 h4 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Na4 Nd7 17. Ne2 b5 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Nf4 Nxa4 20. Rxa4 Bd7 21.
Rxa6 Rxa6 22. Bxa6 Qa7 23. Be2 Qa1+ 24. Bd1 Rb8 25. Nd3 Bb5 26. Nc1 Nf6 27. Qc3
Ba6 28. Nb3 Qa2 29. Kd2 Rb4 30. Bc2 Bc4 31. Ra1 Rxb3 32. Qxf6+ Kxf6 33. Rxa2 h3
34. gxh3 Rxf3 35. Ra7 Bb3 36. Bd3 Rxh3 37. Bb5 Rxh2+ 38. Ke3 Rh3+ 39. Kd2 Ke5
40. Rxf7 Kxe4 41. Rf6 g5 42. Bc6 Rh2+ 43. Kc3 Rh3+ 44. Kd2 Rd3+ 45. Ke2 Bd1+
46. Ke1 Bg4 47. Rxd6 Ke3 48. Ba4 Rd4 49. Ra6 Rxd5 50. Bb3 Rd2 51. Ra4 Bf3 52.
Rc4 Re2+ 53. Kf1 Rxb2 54. Rc3+ Kf4 55. Bc2 Rb5 56. Kf2 Bd5 57. Bd1 g4 58. Be2
Rb2 59. Rxc5 g3+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 c5 {Modern chess
often becomes more and more daring. The players make attempts to punish their
opponent for the smallest of sins. Black has given up the dark squared bishop,
but seemingly gained a small advantage in development.} 7. dxc5 d4 8. Qg3 (8.
Qc2) 8... Nc6 (8... O-O 9. Bh6 Ne8 10. e3 (10. h4 Nd7 11. h5 Qc7 12. Rh3 f5 13.
Qxc7 Nxc7 14. Bg5 e5 15. Be7 Re8 16. Bd6 Ne6 17. Rd1 Nexc5 18. f4 exf4 19. Nf3
d3 {1-0 Morozevich,A (2755)-Akopian,V (2713)/Crete 2007 (40)}) 10... Nc6 11.
O-O-O Qc7 12. Qxc7 Nxc7 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bg3 dxe3 15. fxe3 a5 16. Ne2 Ne6 17. Rd5
f6 18. Nc3 a4 19. Ne4 Ne7 20. Rd1 (20. Rd6 Nf5 21. Rd3 Nxg3 22. hxg3 f5 23. Nc3
Nxc5 24. Rd5 b6 25. Rxe5 Bb7 26. Nd5 Rae8 $11 {1-0 Gurevich,M (2633)-Gasanov,E
(2498)/Istanbul 2007 (46)}) 20... Nc6 21. Rd5 Ne7 22. Rd1 Nc6 23. Rd5 {1/2
Gelfand,B (2733)-Ponomariov,R (2703)/Moscow 2006}) 9. Nf3 e5 (9... O-O 10. Bh6
Ne8 11. O-O-O (11. h4 e5 12. h5 f5 13. e3 Qa5+ 14. Nd2 Kh8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4
f4 17. exf4 exf4 18. Qf3 Bf5 19. O-O-O Nc7 20. Ne4 Na6 21. Nd6 Bh7 22. g4 Nxc5
{0-1 Gasanov,E (2503)-Miroshnichenko,E (2651)/Kharkov 2007 (27)}) 11... f6 12.
Bd2 b6 13. e3 bxc5 14. exd4 cxd4 15. Bd3 Qb6 16. Qh4 g6 17. b4 a5 18. b5 Qc5
19. Bh6 Qxa3+ 20. Kd2 Nb4 21. Qxd4 Qa2+ 22. Ke3 {1-0 Khismatullin,D (2584)
-Yemelin,V (2520)/Sochi 2006 (34)}) 10. b4 {This novelty by Dreev is an
admission that the shockingly provocative play by Black is well founded. The
complications after the straightforward 10.Nxe5 confirm Black's resilience.} (
10. Nxe5 Qa5+ 11. Kd1 Ne4 (11... Nxe5 12. Qxe5+ Be6 13. Bd2 Qa4+ 14. Ke1 Rd8
15. c6 Qxc6 16. Qb5 Bxc4 17. Qxc6+ bxc6 18. Rc1 Bb5 19. Bb4 Kd7 20. Bc5 {
1/2 Carlsen,M (2714)-Naiditsch,A (2639)/Khanty Mansiysk 2007 (70)}) 12. Qxg7 (
12. Qf4 Qa4+ 13. Ke1 Qa5+ 14. b4 Nxb4 15. axb4 Qxa1 16. Qxf7+ Kd8 17. Qd5+ Kc7
18. Qf7+ Kb8 19. Nd3 Qc3+ 20. Kd1 Qb3+ $11) 12... Nxf2+ 13. Kc2 Bf5+ 14. Kb3
O-O-O 15. Qf6 Be6 16. Nxc6 Qxc5 $5 (16... Qb5+ 17. Kc2 Qxc4+ 18. Kb1 Qxc5 19.
Qxf2 Bf5+ 20. Ka2 Be6+ $11) 17. e4 b5 18. Ka2 Nxe4 19. Ne7+ Kd7 $13) 10... O-O
11. Nxe5 (11. Bg5 $5 Re8 (11... e4 12. Ne5 Nh5 13. Bxd8 Nxg3 14. Nxc6 Nxh1 15.
Ne7+ Kh8 16. Bc7 $16) 12. O-O-O Bf5 13. e3 Ne4 14. Bxd8 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Raxd8 16.
exd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Kd2 $16) 11... Ne4 (11... Nh5 12. Nxc6 (12. Qf3
Nxe5 13. Qxh5 Re8 14. f4 Nd3+ 15. Kd2 Nf2 16. Rg1 d3 17. exd3 Bg4 18. Qd5 Qf6
$19) 12... Nxg3 13. Nxd8 Nxh1 14. g3 Rxd8 15. Bg2 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 $16 {After
winning the exchange, Black would have been left with the nearly insoluble
problem of how develop the queenside pieces in a sensible fashion.}) 12. Nxc6 (
12. Qf3 Nxe5 13. Qxe4 Nxc4 $13 14. Qc2 (14. e3 $2 Re8 15. Qc2 dxe3 16. Bxc4
exf2+ 17. Kxf2 Qd4+ 18. Kf3 Qxa1 $19) 14... Be6 $13) 12... bxc6 13. Qd3 (13.
Qf4 Re8 14. Bb2 d3 (14... g5 15. Qf3 d3 16. exd3 Ng3+ 17. Kd2 Nxh1 18. g3 $16)
15. O-O-O d2+ 16. Rxd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Qh4 18. e3 $16) 13... Bf5 14. Bb2 Qg5 {
The no-nonsense attitude by White has confronted Saakev with the unpleasant
necessity of seeking compensation for the material as well as the positional
disadvantage.} (14... Nxf2 15. Qxf5 Nxh1 16. g3 Re8 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Bxd4 Rad8
19. Qf3 $18) 15. h4 (15. Qxd4 $5 Rad8 16. Qe3 Qxe3 17. fxe3 Nd2 (17... Rd2 18.
Bd4 Rc2 19. g3) 18. Kf2 Nxc4 19. Bd4 $16) 15... Qh6 16. Bxd4 {Dreev prefers to
avoid the problems with development which would arise after the swap of the
queens on e3 in the variation with 16.Qxd4.} (16. Qxd4 Rad8 17. Qe3 Qxe3 18.
fxe3 Rd2 19. Bd4 Rc2 20. g3 Be6 21. b5 Bxc4 22. bxc6 Rc8 $14) 16... Nxf2 17.
Qxf5 Nxh1 18. Qg5 {The elimination of the queens is necessary. White's trump
will be the pawn mass on the queenside.} (18. Qh3 $2 Qf4 19. Be3 Qe5 20. Rd1
Rad8 $19) 18... Qxg5 19. hxg5 Rfe8 20. e3 (20. b5 Ng3 21. Rd1 Rad8 22. a4 $13)
20... Ng3 21. Bd3 Ne4 22. b5 Nxg5 23. Kd2 Ne4+ (23... Ne6 24. Rb1 g6 25. a4 h5
$13) 24. Bxe4 $6 {The bishop pair is of huge importance in most positions; it
was safer to wait for the exchange of c-pawns.} (24. Kc2 cxb5 25. Bxe4 (25.
cxb5 Nxc5 26. Bxc5 Rac8 $19) 25... Rxe4 26. cxb5 Rg4 27. Rg1 $11) 24... Rxe4
25. Kc3 f5 26. b6 a5 (26... Kf7 27. a4 $13) 27. Rf1 g6 28. Kb3 h5 29. Rf4 Re7
30. e4 $5 {[%mdl 4096] Dreev would love to get into the enemy position and he
is ready to take risks.} (30. Bc3 Rxe3 31. Rd4 Kh7 32. Rd6 Rc8 $13) 30... fxe4
31. Bf6 $2 {This serious inaccuracy is pushing White to the brink of a lost
position; the f6-square was destined for the rook.} (31. Rf6 $5 e3 32. Rxg6+
Kf8 (32... Kh7 33. Rxc6 e2 34. Bf2 (34. Bc3 Re3 $19) 34... Rf8 35. Be1 Rf1 36.
Bxa5 Re3+ 37. Kc2 (37. Ka4 Ra1 38. Bb4 Raxa3+ 39. Kb5 Rab3 $19) 37... e1=Q 38.
Bxe1 Rfxe1 39. Rd6 (39. b7 R1e2+ 40. Kd1 Re1+ $11) 39... Rxa3 40. Rd2 Ree3 $1 (
40... Ra2+ 41. Kd3 Rxd2+ 42. Kxd2 Rb1 43. Kc2 Rb4 44. Kc3 Rb1 45. Kd4 Kg6 46.
Kd5) 41. b7 Ra2+ 42. Kd1 Ra1+ 43. Kc2 $11) 33. Rxc6 e2 34. Bf2 e1=Q 35. Bxe1
Rxe1 36. Ka4 Rb8 $11) 31... Re6 32. Kc2 e3 33. Kd1 e2+ 34. Ke1 a4 (34... Rae8
$5 35. Rf3 Re4 36. Bg5 Rxc4 37. Re3 Rxe3 38. Bxe3 Rc3 39. Bf4 Rb3 40. Kxe2 Kf7
$19) 35. Bh4 Kg7 $2 {Sakaev is paying back his opponent with the same coin.
After the correct move 35...Rae8! White's dreams would quickly vanish into
thin air.} (35... Rae8 $1 36. Rf6 (36. Bf2 Rd8 37. Rd4 Rf8 $19) 36... Re4 37.
Bf2 Rxc4 $19) 36. Rf2 $2 (36. Bg5 $1 Re3 (36... Rae8 $2 37. Rd4 $18) 37. Rf7+
Kxf7 38. Bxe3 Rd8 39. Kxe2 Ke6 $15) 36... Rae8 37. Bg3 (37. Bg5 Re4 38. Rf3 Rg4
39. Re3 Rb8 40. Re7+ Kf8 41. Bf6 Rxg2 $19) 37... Re3 38. Rf3 Rb3 $1 {The game
is decided; Black has naturally taken the chance to relocate the rook to the
attractive square b3.} 39. Rxb3 axb3 40. Kd2 b2 41. Kc2 Re3 42. Be1 Rxa3 43.
Kxb2 Rd3 44. Kc2 Rd1 45. b7 Rd8 (45... Rd8 46. Bg3 Kf7 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. Bd2 Nxc5 8.
e3 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nce4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Bxd2 14. Nxd2
d5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Nb3 Qxd3 18. Rxd3 Rc2 19. Rd2 Rxd2 20. Nxd2
Rc8 21. Nb3 Kf8 22. Rc1 Rxc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8.
e3 b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. f3 c5 11. Ne2 Rc8 12. O-O cxd4 13. Qxd4 Ne5 14. Rad1 Nxd3
15. Qxd3 d5 16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. e4 Nc7 19. Bf4 f6 20. Bxc7 Rxc7 21.
Nd4 Re7 22. Rfe1 Rc8 23. Nb5 Ba6 24. Nc3 Kf7 25. Kf2 e5 26. Rd6 Bc4 27. Red1
Rec7 28. g4 Ke7 29. h4 Be6 30. Kg3 h6 31. R1d2 Rc5 32. R6d3 R8c7 33. Rd8 Rc8
34. R8d6 R8c6 35. R6d3 Rc7 36. Kf2 Rc8 37. Ke3 R8c7 38. Rd1 Rc8 39. Rg1 Rh8 40.
Rd2 Rhc8 41. Rgd1 Rb8 42. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2
O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 10. d4 Ne4 11. d5 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 exd5 13. cxd5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. e4 Rfe8 16. Re1 Ba6 17. Rc1 Rac8 18. Re3 h6 19. h4 Ne5 20. Bh3 Rcd8 21.
Nxe5 Qxe5 22. f4 Qd4 23. Qxd4 cxd4 24. Ree1 Bd3 25. Red1 Bxe4 26. Rxd4 Re7 27.
Kf2 g6 28. Be6 Bf5 29. Bxf5 gxf5 30. Rd2 h5 31. Re2 Kf8 32. a4 Rxe2+ 33. Kxe2
Ke7 34. Rc7+ Rd7 35. Rc8 Rd8 36. Rc7+ Rd7 37. Rc6 Rd8 38. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. b3 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 h6 13. h3 Nh5 14. Bc1 f5 15. a4
Bd6 16. a5 bxa5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 dxc4 19. Rda1 c5 20. Rxa5 cxd4 21. Nxd4
cxb3 22. Qxb3 Bc4 23. Qd1 Ndf6 24. Rxa7 Qd6 25. e3 Kh8 26. g4 fxg4 27. hxg4 Nf4
28. exf4 Qxf4 29. Nce2 Qxg4 30. Ng3 Qf4 31. Nf3 e5 32. Qd6 Rce8 33. Re7 Rxe7
34. Qxe7 Re8 35. Qb4 Bd5 36. Qxf4 exf4 37. Nf5 Be6 38. N5d4 Bd5 39. Nh4 Bxg2
40. Kxg2 Kh7 41. Ra7 Re1 42. Kf3 Kg8 43. Ng6 Rg1 44. Nxf4 h5 45. Nde6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Qe2 Bf5 8.
Nbd2 Qe7 9. O-O Nd6 10. Qd1 Bxd3 11. cxd3 Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nf5 14. Nf3
Bc5 15. d4 Bb6 16. a4 a5 17. b3 O-O 18. Ba3 Rfe8 19. Qd3 h6 20. Rfe1 Qe6 21.
Rad1 c6 22. h3 Rac8 23. g4 Ne7 24. Nh4 Ng6 25. Ng2 c5 26. f4 Qd7 27. e6 Qc7 28.
dxc5 Bxc5+ 29. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 30. Kh1 Ne7 31. exf7+ Kxf7 32. Ne3 Red8 33. Nf5 Nxf5
34. Qxf5+ Kg8 35. g5 hxg5 36. fxg5 d4 37. Qe6+ Kh8 38. g6 Qd5+ 39. Qxd5 Rxd5
40. Rd3 Rd6 41. Rg1 Rc3 42. Rgg3 Rxd3 43. Rxd3 Rxg6 44. Rxd4 Rg3 45. Rh4+ Kg8
46. b4 axb4 47. Rxb4 Rxh3+ 48. Kg2 Ra3 49. Rxb7 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 a6 7. d4 b5 8.
Qb3 c5 9. dxc5 Bg7 10. e4 Bc6 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Be3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bg7
15. Rd1 Qa5 16. Kf2 e6 17. a3 O-O 18. Be2 Qc7 19. Rd6 Nd7 20. Rhd1 Nf6 21. Qc2
Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Bf3 Bxf3 25. Kxf3 Qa8+ 26. Kg3 Nd7 27.
Na2 Nb8 28. Kf2 Nc6 29. Nb4 Ne7 30. Qd3 a5 31. Nc2 Bxb2 32. Qxb5 Bf6 33. Qa4 h5
34. Bd4 Bxd4+ 35. Qxd4 Nf5 36. Qc4 Qc6 37. Ne3 Nxe3 38. Kxe3 Kf8 39. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O b5 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 f5 15.
gxf6 Bxf6 16. Na5 Nf4 17. c4 bxc4 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Bxc4 Qh5 20. Rdf1 Nh3 21. Be2
Nf4 22. Bd1 Bg5 23. Kb1 Kh8 24. h4 Bh6 25. a4 Rac8 26. Bb3 Ng6 27. Bxh6 gxh6
28. Ka2 Nc5 29. Bc2 Nf4 30. Na5 Qf7 31. Rd1 Nd7 32. Bb3 Nc5 33. Bc2 Nd7 34. Rc1
Qxd5+ 35. Qxd5 Nxd5 36. Be4 N5b6 37. Rxc8 Rxc8 38. Rd1 d5 39. Bxd5 Rc5 40. Bc6
Nf6 41. b4 Rc3 42. Kb2 Re3 43. Kc2 Kg7 44. Rd3 Re1 45. Nb3 Rh1 46. a5 Nc4 47.
Kc3 Rxh4 48. Nc5 Na3 49. Kb3 Nb5 50. Bxb5 axb5 51. a6 Rh1 52. Kb2 Rh2+ 53. Ka3
e4 54. fxe4 Rh1 55. Nb3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Nc3 b5 11. Qd3 b4 12. Nb1 Be4 13. Qe3 c5 14. Nbd2 Bd5 15.
Qf4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qd5+ 18. Qf3 Rc8 19. Qxd5 Nxd5 20. e4 Nb6 21.
b3 Nc6 22. Bb2 Na5 23. f4 Rc7 24. Rac1 Rac8 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rc1 Rxc1 27. Bxc1
Nd7 28. Nc2 Nc5 29. Nxb4 Naxb3 30. Nxb3 Nxb3 31. Nc6 Nxc1 32. Nxe7+ Kf8 33. Nc6
Nb3 34. Kf3 a5 35. Ke3 Nc5 36. Nxa5 Nxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O b4 11. Na4 Nxe4 12. Be5 Nef6 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Re1 Qe7 15.
Rxc4 Rd8 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. Rxc5 Bg7 18. Qa4 g4 19. Nd2 O-O 20. Qxb4 Nd5 21. Qa5
f6 22. Bg3 f5 23. Be5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Nf4 25. Bf1 Kh7 26. Nc4 Rg8 27. Nd6 Nh3+
28. gxh3 gxh3+ 29. Kh1 Qh4 30. Qc3 Qxf2 31. Bxh3 Rg7 32. Rf1 Rdg8 33. Qc1 Qh4
34. Qe3 Ba6 35. Rcc1 Bxf1 36. Rxf1 Rg3 37. Bxf5+ exf5 38. Qxa7+ R3g7 39. Qe3
Rg2 40. h3 R2g3 41. Qa7+ R8g7 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. Kb1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qc7 13. Qe3 b5 14. Bd3 Bxd4
15. Qxd4 Qc5 16. Ne2 b4 17. Rc1 f6 18. exf6 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Rxf6 20. Rhe1 Nc5 21.
g3 a5 22. Re3 Ba6 23. Bxa6 Rxa6 24. c3 Ne4 25. cxb4 axb4 26. Re2 g5 27. fxg5
Nxg5 28. Rc6 Rf1+ 29. Kc2 Nf3 30. Rc8+ Kf7 31. Rc7+ Kf6 32. Nxf3 Rxf3 33. Rxh7
d4 34. Rh6+ Kf7 35. Re4 Rxa2 36. Rxd4 b3+ 37. Kc1 Kg7 38. Rhh4 e5 39. Rd7+ Kg6
40. Rhh7 Kf5 41. Rhf7+ Ke4 42. Rxf3 Kxf3 43. Rd3+ Kf2 44. Rxb3 e4 45. Rb6 e3
46. Rf6+ Ke1 47. Kc2 e2 48. g4 Ra4 49. g5 Rc4+ 50. Kb3 Rd4 51. Kc2 Rc4+ 52. Kd3
Kd1 53. Re6 Rc8 54. g6 Rd8+ 55. Kc4 e1=Q 56. Rxe1+ Kxe1 57. h4 Rh8 58. Kd5 Rxh4
59. Ke6 Rg4 60. Kf7 Kd2 61. g7 Kd3 62. g8=Q Rxg8 63. Kxg8 Kc4 64. b4 Kxb4 65.
Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 Bd7 8. Ba4
a6 9. d4 Ba7 10. Re1 h6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. a3 Nh7 13. Qd3 Qf6 14. Be3 Nf8 15. Nbd2
Ng6 16. dxe5 Ncxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Qe2 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Ng6 20. Qd4 Ne5 21. Rad1
Re7 22. Qe3 Ng6 23. Qd4 Ne5 24. Qe3 Ng6 25. Qf3 Qxf3 26. Nxf3 Rae8 27. Re3 Ne5
28. Nxe5 Rxe5 29. f4 R5e7 30. Kf2 Bc6 31. Rde1 a5 32. h4 Kf8 33. e5 dxe5 34.
Rxe5 Rxe5 35. Rxe5 Rxe5 36. fxe5 Ke7 37. Bf5 f6 38. exf6+ Kxf6 39. Bd3 Ke5 40.
g3 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Inarkiev,E"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[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"]

{This game was played in the 10th round. My opponent had played a very good
tournament, and before this game he had +3, only half a point behind the
leader. I had had a very strange tournament; in the first 8 rounds I hadn't
managed to win even one game, despite a lot of chances to do so. In round 9 I
won with Black, and before this game had 50 percent. Obviously, I was no
longer giving much thought to the contest to win the tournament. I just wanted
to win one more game.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6.
Bb3 Bb7 {Arhangelsk variation. This is Evgeny's favourite weapon against 1.e4.}
7. d3 (7. c3) ({and} 7. Re1 {other lines.}) 7... Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bd2 d6 10.
Ne2 $5 {A rare move. It had been played only in one game before. At the same
time, It couldn't be a surpise for my opponent, because it that game it was
Tomashevsky who was Black.} ({Mainly, White has chosen} 10. Nd5) ({or} 10. a4)
10... Bc8 $6 $146 ({In that single game Black chose} 10... Nd7 {but didn't
equalise.} 11. Ng3 Nc5 12. Bd5 Rb8 13. b4 Ne6 14. c3 $14 {...0:1
Khairullin-Tomashevsky, Russia 2006. It's interesting, that Tomashevsky,
Khairullin and Vitiugov commented on it for the Informant.}) ({They noted that
both the moves} 10... d5 {and 10...Bc8 are worthy of attention.}) 11. c3 Be6 {
Obviously, this is the idea of the previous move. The bishop on b7 was
confined by the d3- and e4-pawns, and as at the same time, the white bishop on
b3 is quite strong, Black trying to trade the bishops.} {White has saved the
tempi on the typical moves a3, h3, and made the transfer of Nb1 to g3 without
the move Re1. Those small subtleties, and some unconcern in Black's previous
play allow White to gain the initiative with:} 12. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 13. a4 {
Threatening a4xb5 followed by Ra8 and Qb3.} Qd7 14. Ng3 Rab8 15. b4 $14 {
The small defect in Black's pawn structure, and an initiative on the queenside,
give White a long-term advantage.} Nd8 $5 {The N is going to f7, freeing the
way for the c-pawn.} ({If} 15... d5 {then} 16. Qb3 Bd6 17. Rfe1 $14) {A
critical moment. White must decide now, what is more important, let Black
exchange a pair of rooks, or let him play c7-c5.} 16. axb5 $1 ({After} 16. Qb3
$5 Nf7 {(/\d5,c5).} 17. axb5 (17. Ra2 {is slow} d5 {(/\c5).}) 17... axb5 18.
Ra7 $1 Ra8 $1 19. Rfa1 Rxa7 20. Rxa7 $14 {White has prevented c7-c5, and it
will be difficult for Black to get any counterplay; however, with one rook on
the board it's possible to defend passively.} d5 21. h3 h6 $5 22. Qa2 Bd6 {
White is better, but Black has his chances.}) 16... axb5 17. Ra6 Nf7 18. Qa1 $1
{This is the point, White takes the a-file avoiding the exchange of rooks.} d5
{(/\c5)} ({The critical continuation is} 18... c5 19. bxc5 $1 {Breaks Black's
pawns.} (19. Qa2 $6 cxb4 $5 (19... d5 $5) 20. cxb4 d5) 19... dxc5 {This is
position, which I had aimed for. I saw, that here I have different
possibilities, and decided, that there should be a way to exploit the
advantages of White's position.} 20. Qa2 $1 {After other moves Black also has
problems, but this move is the strongest.} Qxd3 ({After} 20... Bd6 21. Ra1 {
White's initiative increases.}) 21. Qxe6 ({Not good is} 21. Rxe6 $6 Ra8 22. Qb3
Bd6 $13 {and White has a problem with his rook.}) 21... Rbe8 ({If} 21... Rb7 $6
{then} 22. Be3 $16 {(/\Nf5).}) ({After} 21... Bd6 {White has a choice.} 22. Ra7
$5 {is strong enough.} (22. Bg5 $1 {may be even stronger but it's more
complicated. For example} Rbe8 ({If} 22... b4 {then} 23. Ra7 $1 Rbe8 (23... b3
$2 {is too slow:} 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nf5 $18 b2 26. Nh6+) 24. Qf5 Re7 $5 25.
Rxe7 Bxe7 26. cxb4 cxb4 27. Nxe5 $16) 23. Qf5 $1 Nxg5 24. Nxg5 Re7 25. Qh3 $1 {
(/\Nf5).} b4 26. Rfa1 $1 Qxc3 27. Nf5 Qxh3 28. Nxh3 Nxe4 29. Nxd6 $18) 22...
Rbe8 23. Qa2 {Ng5 is a strong threat.} h6 24. Re1 {(/\Re3).} b4 25. cxb4 cxb4
26. Re3 Qb5 27. Ra5 Qb6 28. Ra6 Qb8 29. Rb3 $16 {The pawn on b4 will fall.}) {
and now} 22. Be3 $1 {(/\Nf5; xc5).} Bd6 ({or} 22... Kh8 23. Ra7 Bd6 24. Qb3 $16
) 23. Qa2 b4 24. Rb1 $1 Kh8 25. cxb4 cxb4 26. Ne1 Qb5 27. Ra7 $16 {It will be
hard for Black to protect both, the b-pawn and the kingside.}) 19. Be3 {
White mechanically stops c7-c5.} ({Interesting also} 19. Qa3 $5 Rfc8 20. Ra7)
19... Ng4 $5 {Black tries to exchange something.} ({If} 19... Rfc8 {then} 20.
Ra7 $14) 20. Ba7 $1 {Winning a tempo, and maintaining control over the
c5-square.} ({If} 20. Bc1 {then Black can just move back} Nf6 $5 {(/\c5).})
20... Ra8 21. h3 Nf6 22. Qa2 Rfc8 23. Ra1 {Maybe White should not give Black a
chance to play c7-c5.} ({The best way to stop it is} 23. Ra3 $5 {excellent
preventive move!} {Now} c5 $2 {is impossible} 24. bxc5 $16 Bxc5 $2 25. Bxc5
Rxa3 26. Bxa3 $18) {It's not obvious whether should White prevent c5 or not,
because after it White also has the initiative.} 23... c5 $5 {It's not easy to
stay passive.} 24. bxc5 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 Rxa6 26. Qxa6 Rxc5 {Again a critical
moment. I went for this position more intuitively, thinking that there should
be an initiative for me, but White must play precisely.} 27. exd5 $1 ({
Promising could be} 27. Qb6 $6 {but after} Rxc3 28. Ra7 {Black has} Rc6 $1 {
and White can gain only a slight edge} 29. Qa5 Qe8 30. exd5 Nxd5 31. Ra8 Rc8
32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Qxb5) ({Also not enough is} 27. Ra3 dxe4 $5 28. Qb6 $5 {
An interesting trick, but it simplifies the position} ({If} 28. dxe4 {then
there arises the situation, where Black can successfully contain the activity
of White's knights, and without knights it will be hard to make any progress.}
h6 $5 29. Qb6 Qc6) 28... Rc6 $1 29. Ra8+ Rc8 30. Ra7 Nd5 31. Qa5 Qd8 $1 32.
Nxe4 Qxa5 33. Rxa5 b4 34. cxb4 Nxb4 $14 {White is slightly better, but Black
should make a draw.}) 27... Rxd5 $2 {At the cost of the pawn structure, Black
wants to get some activity.} ({Also bad is} 27... Nxd5 $2 28. Ne4 Rc8 29. c4
$16) ({Just necessary was} 27... exd5 $1 {I planned to play} 28. d4 $5 ({
Probably, objectively stronger is} 28. Qa3 Rc8 (28... Qc7 $2 {loses:} 29. Qa8+
Qc8 30. Nf5 $1 $18 {For example} Kh8 31. Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 32. Ne7 Qe8 33. d4 $1
Rxc3 34. dxe5 Rc1+ 35. Rxc1 Qxa8 36. exf6 gxf6 37. Rc8+ Qxc8 38. Nxc8 $18) 29.
Qb4 $14 {(/\Ra5).}) 28... exd4 29. Nxd4 Nd6 $1 ({Bad is} 29... Rxc3 $2 30. Ngf5
$1 $16 {and White has a strong attack. For example} h6 31. Re1 $1 Ne4 32. Qg6
$1 $40) 30. Nge2 (30. Qb6 $6 {doesn't work} Rxc3 31. Ra7 {because of} Nc8 $1) {
The position looks almost equal, but it is not, White has a good initiative.
For example} 30... h6 31. Qb6 Qc7 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. Ra6 $1 Nfe8 34. Qxc7 Rxc7
35. Rb6 Rc5 36. g4 $14) 28. c4 $1 $16 bxc4 ({Or} 28... Rxd3 29. cxb5 $16) 29.
dxc4 Rc5 30. Rb1 $1 {It's amazing how quickly White's advantage increases.
Black has to protect the weaknesses, and can't trade some pieces; because of
this Black is forced to put his pieces in worse positions.} Rc8 31. Rb7 Qd1+
32. Kh2 Qd6 33. Qa7 $1 Qf8 (33... Rf8 $2 34. Ng5 $1) {Here we both had less
than 10 minutes, so the next few moves were made in limited time.} 34. Rc7 Rd8
({After} 34... Rxc7 35. Qxc7 {Black loses the pawn.}) 35. Qb6 Re8 ({If} 35...
Qe8 {then} 36. Qe3) 36. Ra7 e4 {This move doesn't look good, but we can hardly
recommend Black to stand and wait.} 37. Nd2 Nd6 38. Ra6 Rd8 39. Qb3 ({Wrong
would be} 39. Ngxe4 $6 Nfxe4 40. Nxe4 Nxc4 41. Qxe6+ Qf7 $16 {and Black would
have good chances to get a draw.}) 39... Rb8 40. Rb6 Rc8 $5 ({Worse is} 40...
Rxb6 41. Qxb6 {(/\c5; xe4,xe6,P"c").}) 41. Qb4 $1 {We had passed the time
control, and after deep thought I realized, that White's c-pawn, is more
important, than both Black's e-pawns.} ({Because of this} 41. c5 $2 {is mistake
} Rxc5 42. Qxe6+ ({or} 42. Rb8 Rc8 43. Qxe6+ Kh8 44. Rxc8 Nxc8 45. Ndxe4 Nxe4
46. Nxe4 Ne7 $16 {and Black has good chances to make a draw.}) 42... Nf7 43.
Ndxe4 Nxe4 44. Nxe4 Re5 45. Qc4 Kh8 $16 {Here White has real chances to win,
but to have achieved such a position is major progress for Black.}) 41... Rd8 (
41... Nxc4 $2 {loses} 42. Nxc4 Nd5 ({or} 42... Qxb4 43. Rxb4 Nd5 44. Nb6 $18)
43. Qa4 $1 {the most simple, taking the c6-square under control} Nxb6 ({If} 
43... Rxc4 $2 {then} 44. Qxc4 Nxb6 45. Qxe6+ $18 {winning the knight.}) 44.
Nxb6 $18) 42. Rc6 h5 {This is the natural wish to create some counterplay, but
this will finally become one more weakness.} 43. Qc5 $1 {Simple and strong.
The queen is going to e5.} (43. c5 $1 {is also strong and if} Nd5 {then} 44.
Qb1 $1) 43... h4 44. Ngf1 Qe7 45. Qe5 $1 {Excellent position for the queen.
Attacking the e4 and e6 pawns, and preparing c4-c5.} Qd7 46. Ra6 Kf8 47. Kg1 {
There's no reason to hurry. I was planning to attack the h-pawn, but Black
made a mistake. Anyway, there's almost no chance for a successful defence.} Ke7
$6 {Trying to protect e6 for the future. Here Black was in time trouble.} 48.
Nb3 $1 {Starting the decisive attack.} Nf7 ({Also bad is} 48... Kf7 49. Nc5 Qe7
50. Ne3 $18 {and Black falls to pieces.}) ({Losing immediately} 48... Nxc4 $2
49. Qc5+ Nd6 50. Ra7 $18) 49. Qa5 {Threatening Ra7} Qd1 50. Qb4+ Nd6 51. Ra1 $1
{Helping to activate last inactive piece.} Qe2 52. Ne3 $18 {Now all White's
pieces are ready to attack the black king, and the black queen is too far from
home. Game over.} Qb2 53. c5 $1 Nc8 54. c6+ Kf7 55. Nc4 Qe2 56. Nd4 $1 {
The final detail.} Qh5 ({If} 56... Rxd4 {then} 57. Ne5+ $1 $18) 57. Qb7+ $1 {
Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Bg5 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Qa5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Rc1 Qd5 11. Be3 c5 12. Be2 Bd7 13. O-O Bc6 14. Qc2 cxd4
15. cxd4 c3 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Ne1 Nb6 18. Ra1 O-O 19. a5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21.
f3 Bb5 22. Rd3 Nd2 23. Qxc3 Qxc3 24. Rxc3 Nc4 25. Bg5 Rfc8 26. Be7 h6 27. Rac1
Rc6 28. Bb4 Rac8 29. Kf2 b6 30. axb6 axb6 31. Nd3 Na5 32. Bxa5 Rxc3 33. Rxc3
Rxc3 34. Bxc3 Bxd3 35. Bb4 h5 36. Be7 b5 37. Ke3 Bf1 38. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O O-O 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Qxb3 9. axb3 Bf5 10. Ne5 Rd8 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Rxd7 13. Be5 Rdd8 14. cxd5
Nxd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rfc1 Rd7 18. Rc5 e6 19. f3 g5 20. Kf2 Rd6
21. e4 Bg6 22. exd5 exd5 23. Bf1 h6 24. b4 b6 25. Rc7 a5 26. b5 Re8 27. Re1
Rxe1 28. Kxe1 Bf5 29. g4 Bd7 30. Bd3 Be8 31. Kf2 Bd7 32. Rb7 Be8 33. Kg3 Re6
34. Kf2 Kf8 35. h3 Rf6 36. Rc7 Re6 37. Rc1 Rf6 38. b4 axb4 39. Rb1 h5 40. Rxb4
hxg4 41. hxg4 Bd7 42. Ke3 Re6+ 43. Kd2 Rf6 44. Be2 Rh6 45. Ra4 Be8 46. Ra7 Rf6
47. Ke3 Re6+ 48. Kf2 Rf6 49. Bd3 Rh6 50. Rb7 Re6 51. Rc7 Rh6 52. Kg3 Re6 53.
Rb7 Rf6 54. Kf2 Re6 55. Bf1 Rh6 56. Kg3 Rf6 57. Bd3 Re6 58. Bf5 Rd6 59. f4 f6
60. Bd3 Re6 61. Kf3 Rd6 62. Rh7 Bf7 63. Rh6 Ke7 64. Bf5 Be8 65. Rh7+ Kf8 66.
Rh8+ Ke7 67. fxg5 fxg5 68. Rg8 Bxb5 69. Rxg5 Be8 70. Kf4 b5 71. Rg7+ Bf7 72. g5
Kf8 73. Rh7 Rb6 74. g6 Bg8 75. Ra7 Be6 76. Bc2 Rc6 77. Bd3 b4 78. Ke5 Rb6 79.
Bc2 Bg4 80. Kxd5 b3 81. Bb1 Rf6 82. Ra8+ Kg7 83. Rb8 Bd1 84. Rb7+ Kg8 85. Ke5
Rf8 86. Bf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. Qf1 Qh5 19. f3 Rf6 20. Bd1 Re8 21. Bf4
Rxe1 22. Qxe1 Re6 23. Be5 Bh3 24. Qf2 Bxe5 25. f4 Bxd4 26. Bxh5 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2
Nf6 28. Bf3 Kf8 29. Re1 Rd6 30. Ne4 Nxe4+ 31. Rxe4 Be6 32. a3 a5 33. Rd4 Rxd4
34. cxd4 Bd5 35. Bxd5 cxd5 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Re1 Rfe8 12. Qd3 Qh5 13. Rad1 Ne5 14. Qf1 g5
15. f3 Qg6 16. Nce2 Nc6 17. c3 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Bb5 19. Qf2 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Nh5 21.
Qb5 Nf4 22. Qxb7 a5 23. Qd7 a4 24. Bc4 Rec8 25. b3 axb3 26. Bxb3 Rc3 27. Qxe7
Nd3 28. Re2 Nf4 29. Bxf4 gxf4 30. e5 dxe5 31. dxe5 Rf8 32. e6 Kh8 33. exf7 h5
34. Kh1 Rcc8 35. Qe6 Qg5 36. Qxc8 Rxc8 37. Re8+ Bf8 38. Rxc8 Kg7 39. Rxf8 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. Qf2 Qe7 12. Bd3 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. h3 Bd6 15.
Rhf1 Bd7 16. Rde1 Nb4 17. Qd2 Nxd3+ 18. cxd3 b5 19. Kb1 b4 20. Nce2 a5 21. Nf3
a4 22. Ned4 b3 23. a3 Bxa3 24. bxa3 Qxa3 25. Ne5 Rfb8 26. f5 b2 27. Nc2 Qd6 28.
Nxd7 Nxd7 29. Rf4 a3 30. Ka2 e5 31. Rb4 d4 32. Bxd4 exd4 33. Rxd4 Qf6 34. Qc3
Qxf5 35. Nb4 Kh8 36. Re7 Qf1 37. Re1 Qf2 38. Rxd7 Qxg2 39. Rb1 h6 40. Rc7 Rf8
41. h4 Qg4 42. Rc4 Qg2 43. Rc7 Qg4 44. Rc4 Qg2 45. Rc6 Kh7 46. d4 Qg4 47. d5
Rf4 48. Qc2+ Kh8 49. Nd3 Rf5 50. Rc4 Qf3 51. Nb4 Rff8 52. Qc3 Qf5 53. Qd3 Qd7
54. Qc3 Rf7 55. Rc6 Kg8 56. Qc4 Qf5 57. d6 Kh8 58. Rc5 Qg6 59. Nd3 Rfa7 60. Rd5
Ra4 61. h5 Qxd6 62. Rxd6 Rxc4 63. Rd5 Kh7 64. Rd7 Rg4 65. Rc7 Ra5 66. Nc5 Ra8
67. Nd7 Rf4 68. Nb6 Ra5 69. Nc4 Rxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 O-O 8.
Ng3 Bg4 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. h3 Be6 11. Be2 Na5 12. Qd1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O a6
15. Qb1 Nc6 16. Rd1 d4 17. Nce4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bf5 19. Bd3 Be7 20. Ng3 Bxd3 21.
Qxd3 g5 22. Bxg5 Bxg5 23. exd4 Qd5 24. Ne4 Rad8 25. Rac1 Rfe8 26. Rc5 Qxe4 27.
Rxg5+ Kh8 28. Qc3 f6 29. Rg4 Qd5 30. Rf4 Re6 31. a3 Rg8 32. g3 Rge8 33. Kh2
R8e7 34. Rd3 Rd7 35. Rdf3 Rdd6 36. Qc2 Ne7 37. Rh4 f5 38. Rhf4 Re4 39. Rxe4
Qxe4 40. Qc7 Re6 41. Re3 Qd5 42. Rxe6 Qxe6 43. Qxb7 Kg7 44. d5 Qd6 45. b4 h5
46. a4 h4 47. a5 hxg3+ 48. fxg3 f4 49. gxf4 Qxf4+ 50. Kg2 Qd2+ 51. Kf1 Qd1+ 52.
Kf2 Qd2+ 53. Kf1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bd3 h5 11. Qf4 g5 12. Qf3 Nxc3 13. dxc5 d4 14. Bd2 Nc6 15.
Qf6 Qxf6 16. exf6 g4 17. Bxc3 dxc3 18. Ne2 Ne5 19. Be4 Rb8 20. h3 Kd8 21. Nxc3
Bd7 22. a4 Rc8 23. Bxb7 Rxc5 24. Ne4 Rxc2 25. hxg4 Kc7 26. Rxh5 Rxh5 27. gxh5
Kxb7 28. h6 Bc6 29. Nd6+ Kc7 30. h7 Nd3+ 31. Kd1 Rxf2 32. Ra3 Rxg2 33. Rxd3 Rh2
34. Nxf7 Bxa4+ 35. Ke1 Rxh7 36. Ng5 Rh1+ 37. Kf2 Be8 38. Nxe6+ Kc6 39. Rd8 Rh6
40. Nd4+ Kc5 41. Rxe8 Kxd4 42. Re6 Kd5 43. Ra6 Ke5 44. Rxa7 Rxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Bb5 e6 8. Qa4
Qb6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Bxc6 Rfc8 {There were times when this variation
was hotly contested, but it's heyday is over. It seems that even 11...Qb2 is
sufficient for equality.} (11... Qxb2 12. O-O Rfc8 13. e4 bxc6 14. Nxc6 Bf8 15.
exf5 Qxc3 16. Rac1 Qa3 17. Qb5 Ne4 (17... Qxa2 {Matamoros Franco,C-Vera,H/
ESP-chT/2000/ 0,5}) 18. Qb7 exf5 19. f3 Nd6 20. Qd7 Re8 21. Rce1 Rxe1 22. Rxe1
Qc3 23. Rf1 Rc8 $11 {1-0 Knaak,R (2520)-Hector,J (2530)/Jyvaskyla 1994 (62)})
12. O-O (12. Bb5 a6 13. O-O axb5 14. Qxb5 Qxb5 15. Nxb5 Rc2 16. Rfb1 Ne4 17. f3
Nd2 18. Rd1 Rxb2 $17 {0-1 Vera,R (2584)-Hector,J (2509)/Istanbul 2000 (35)})
12... bxc6 13. Rfc1 c5 (13... Qxb2 $5 {It is possible, that White will think
twice before testing these waters in the future. Analysis has managed to prove
with the help of the computer, that the daring 13...Qxb2!? would put the first
player into the unenviable situation of fighting for dear life.} 14. Nxc6 Ba3
$1 15. Qa6 (15. h3 Bc2 $1 16. Qxc2 Rxc6 17. Rab1 Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Rac8 19. Rb3 Bf8
20. f3 a5 $19) 15... Bd3 $1 16. Qxd3 Rxc6 17. Ne2 (17. Rab1 Qxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Bxc1
$15) 17... Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Qxa2 19. Qa6 Qb3 $15) 14. dxc5 Rxc5 (14... Bxc5 15.
Nb5 Ne4 16. b4 Rab8 17. bxc5 Qxb5 18. Qxb5 Rxb5 19. g4 $11) 15. b4 Rcc8 16. a3
d4 $6 {Grischuk has played the game very nervously and in the long run far
below the level of his ability. The opening of the centre for Black was
desirable, but tactically it is not quite working.} (16... Nh5 17. Qd7 Qd8 (
17... Qc7 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. Nb5 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Bf6 21. Nc6 $14) 18. Qxd8+ Bxd8
19. Nb5 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 a5 $11) 17. exd4 Qxd4 18. Nc6 $1 Qd7 (18... Qxf4 19.
Nxe7+ $18) (18... Rxc6 19. Qxc6 Rd8 20. Bc7 $18) 19. b5 Bf8 (19... a6 20. Nxe7+
Qxe7 21. b6 $14) (19... Qb7 20. Be5 Ng4 21. Qa6 Qxa6 22. Nxe7+ Kf8 23. Bxg7+
Kxe7 24. bxa6 $14) 20. Qa6 Bc5 $2 {The active move with the bishop is a false
solution, Grischuk has probably made a mistake in calculations.} (20... Bd3 21.
Ra2 (21. Rd1 $2 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Qxc6 $17) 21... Nd5 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Rd2 $14)
21. Rd1 Bd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This is an unbelievably daring continuation. Black
is quite simply putting his head into the lion's mouth.} (21... Qe8 22. Bd6
Bxd6 23. Rxd6 $16) 22. Bg3 (22. Ne5 Bxf2+ (22... Qd4 23. Nxd3 Qxc3 24. Rac1 Qb3
25. Nxc5 Rxc5 26. Qxa7 Rcc8 27. b6 $18) 23. Kh1 Qd4 24. Nxd3 Rxc3 25. Be5 Qxd3
26. Bxc3 Qg6 27. Qc6 $16) 22... Ng4 (22... Bxb5 $2 23. Qxb5 Qxc6 24. Rd8+ Rxd8
25. Qxc6 $18) 23. Qa4 {The simple retreat of the white lady demonstrates, how
feebly prepared was the aggressive action by Black.} (23. h3 Bxf2+ 24. Bxf2
Nxf2 25. Kxf2 Qd6 26. Rac1 $18) 23... f5 24. h3 f4 (24... a6 25. hxg4 axb5 26.
Ne5 $18) 25. Bh4 $1 {It is surely possible to solve the position with more
forceful moves. Morozevich's move practically excludes any resistance.} (25.
Qxf4 Nxf2 26. Bxf2 Rf8 27. Qg5 Bxf2+ 28. Kh1 $18) 25... Nh6 (25... Bxf2+ 26.
Bxf2 Nxf2 27. Kxf2 a6 28. bxa6 Rxc6 29. Rxd3 Qc7 30. Ne2 $18) 26. Ne4 Bf8 27.
Qb3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qd2 a5 10. Bb5 Be6 11. O-O d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Bxd5
15. Rfd1 Bxb3 16. axb3 Nd4 17. Bd3 Bc5 18. Kf2 b6 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Bc4 b5 21.
Bd5 Rfd8 22. Bb7 Rb8 23. Be4 g6 24. Ra1 f5 25. Bd3 Bb6 26. Ra2 Kg7 27. g3 b4
28. Re1 Rbc8 29. Bc4 f4 30. gxf4 exf4 31. Bxd4+ Rxd4 32. Kf1 Rd2 33. Re6 Be3
34. Rxa5 Rxc2 35. h4 Rd8 36. Rd5 Ra8 37. Rd7+ Kh6 38. Ba6 Rf2+ 39. Ke1 Rxb2 40.
h5 Rb1+ 41. Ke2 Rb2+ 42. Ke1 Rxb3 43. hxg6 hxg6 44. Rdd6 Rb1+ 45. Ke2 Rg1 46.
Kd3 Rb8 47. Ke2 b3 48. Bd3 Rg8 49. Re5 Ra8 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Vitiugov,N"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[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"]

{It was my second game against a 2700+ GM, and I could hardly be optimistic
about this game - my play in first round was too lacklustre.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3 {A little
trick.} Ne5 ({Now after} 8... Bb4 $6 9. a3 Be7 10. g4 $36 {White gets the
initiative}) 9. O-O-O Bb4 10. Nb3 b5 11. Kb1 $6 {In my opinion, this is not
the best continuation .} ({A year ago Svidler played another move against me:} 
11. Qe1) (11. Bd4) 11... Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Nc1 ({Recently} 13. Nd4 {
has been very popular, but here too Black has counterplay:} Rb8 14. Ka1 O-O 15.
g4 d6 16. h4 e5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. gxf5 d5 $1 $36 {0-1 Korneev,O-Vehi Bach,V/
Seville 2007}) 13... Rb8 14. Ka1 (14. Bf4 {leads to other pawn structures:} e5
(14... Bxc3 $2 15. Bxc7 Rxb2+ 16. Ka1 Rxc2+ 17. Qxc3 Rxc3 18. Kb2 $14) 15. Bg5
Qb6 16. N1e2 O-O 17. Bxf6 Ba3 18. b3 Qxf6 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. f4 exf4 21. Qxf4 Bb7
22. Ng3 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rb6 24. Rhd1 $36 {1-0 Cheparinov,I-Pelletier,Y/Crete 2007
}) 14... O-O 15. Bf4 (15. N1e2 $5) 15... e5 16. Bg5 {In this variation Black
has an additional opportunity to save the knight from exchange, and he uses
this opportunity.} Ne8 17. N1e2 ({In the event of} 17. a3 {Black should play}
Bxc3 ({but not} 17... Bxa3 $2 18. bxa3 Qb6 19. Nd3 $1 {and White defends
successfully:} cxd3 20. Rb1 Qd6 21. Rxb8 Qxb8 22. Be7 $16) (17... a5 $2 18.
axb4 axb4 19. N3a2 $18) 18. Qxc3 f5 $1 $132) 17... d6 18. a3 {An attempt to
clarify the situation.} a5 {But Black keeps the tension.} ({Though, he had a
quieter move:} 18... Ba5 $5) 19. Qc1 ({Too dangerous is} 19. axb4 $6 axb4 20.
Na2 (20. Na4 $2 Bd7 21. b3 Bxa4 22. bxa4 Qa5 23. c3 Qxa4+ 24. Qa2 Qc6 $40) {
and here Black can choose between attempting an attack} 20... Qa5 $44 ({
or forcing a draw immediately:} 20... Be6 21. Nxb4 Ra8+ 22. Kb1 Qa5 23. c3 Qa1+
24. Kc2 Qa4+ $11) 21. Be7 $2 Be6 22. Nec1 Ra8 23. Qe2 c3 24. Rd5 Bxd5 25. exd5
Nc7 $40) (19. g4 $5) 19... Be6 20. Na2 {A slow move, after which Black takes
over the initiative.} (20. g4 $5) 20... f5 $15 21. Nec3 (21. exf5 Rxf5 22. Bd2
Qa7 23. Be3 Bc5 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 $15 {appeared in the game Borisek,J-Delchev,A/
Nova Gorica 2005.}) 21... Qb7 22. Rhf1 $2 {I cannot understand how I came to
that decision!} (22. axb4 axb4 23. Nd5 Ra8 24. b3 fxe4 25. fxe4 Bxd5 26. Rxd5
Rf2 $40) ({Maybe} 22. Be3 $5 {was stronger.}) 22... Bc5 23. Rfe1 f4 $1 $17 {
A strong move thanks to which Black gets many important squares.} 24. Re2 Rf7
25. Bh4 Qa7 ({It was mistaken to allow White the chance to sacrifice the
exchange:} 25... Be3 $6 26. Rxe3 fxe3 27. Re1 $15) {White is forced to retreat
the rook to a square which is not the best, because he has no alternative.} 26.
Rde1 (26. Rf1 Rfb7 27. Nd1 c3 $1 $17) 26... Rfb7 27. Nd1 Nc7 {Having gradually
mobilised all his pieces, Black is now ready for the decisive attack.} 28. Bf2
$2 {A blunder in a very difficult position.} ({It is hard to believe, but
White holds the position after} 28. Nac3 Bd4 $17) 28... Bxf2 29. Rxf2 Rxb2 30.
Qxb2 Rxb2 31. Kxb2 Nb5 32. c3 $8 ({After} 32. a4 c3+ 33. Ka1 Bxa2 34. axb5 Bc4
$19 {White is totally paralysed.}) 32... Qb6 33. Kc1 Nxa3 34. Rb2 Nb5 $19 {
The winning plan for Black is simple - to move a knight or bishop to b3, to
push the a-pawn and open play in the centre or on the kingside at the proper
moment.} 35. Kb1 Qc5 36. h3 Bd7 37. Ree2 Kf7 38. Red2 Bc6 39. Nc1 Ke7 40. Ra2
Qa7 41. Ne2 Nc7 42. Nb2 Bb5 43. Nc1 Ne6 44. Ra3 Qb6 45. Nd1 Nc5 46. Rb2 a4 47.
Rb4 Nb3 48. Ne2 {Getting the position to look as similar as possible to a
fortress.} (48. Raxa4 {lost immediately after} Qg1 49. Rxb5 Qxd1 50. Rxc4 Nd2+
$19) 48... Qc5 49. Ra2 d5 {After this breakthrough White's position is
destroyed.} 50. exd5 Qxd5 51. Nf2 Bd7 52. Kb2 (52. Rc2 a3 $19) 52... Nc5 53.
Ka3 Na6 54. Rab2 Nxb4 55. cxb4 Bf5 56. Nc3 Qd4 57. Nfd1 ({The blockading motif
doesn't work because of} 57. Nfe4 Bxe4 58. Nxe4 c3 59. Rc2 Qd1 $19) 57... Kd8
58. b5 Kc7 {White's pawn is not fated to become a queen and I don't think that
the last part of this game deserves any comments.} 59. Kxa4 e4 60. fxe4 Bxe4
61. Kb4 g5 62. Ra2 h5 63. Ra6 Bxg2 64. Rh6 g4 65. hxg4 hxg4 66. Ka5 g3 67. Rh7+
Kc8 68. b6 Bf3 69. Rc7+ Kd8 70. Na4 Qxd1 71. Nc5 Qe1+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6 7. Rc1 Bg4 8. f3
Bd7 9. g4 e6 10. h4 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Bb1 Qb6 13. Rh2 Rfc8 14. h5 Be8 15. Qd3
Nb4 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. Nh3 Nf8 18. Bg5 Qd8 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. f4 f6 21. Kf2 Qd6 22.
Ng1 Rc7 23. Nf3 Rac8 24. h6 g6 25. a3 Nc6 26. e4 Qd8 27. Ba2 Ne7 28. e5 f5 29.
Rg1 Rc6 30. Bb1 Kh8 31. Rhg2 fxg4 32. Rxg4 Bf7 33. Ne2 Nd7 34. Ng5 Bg8 35. R4g3
Nb6 36. b3 Qf8 37. a4 Nd7 38. a5 R6c7 39. Rf3 Nb8 40. b4 Nbc6 41. Rc1 Qxh6 42.
Rh3 Qf8 43. f5 Nxf5 44. Nf4 Qe8 45. Bxf5 exf5 46. Rc5 Rd8 47. Qe3 h5 48. e6 Re7
49. Rxc6 bxc6 50. Qe5+ Rg7 51. Qf6 Rb8 52. e7 Bh7 53. Re3 Kg8 54. Qe6+ Kh8 55.
Qf6 Kg8 56. Qe6+ Kh8 57. Qd6 Ra8 58. Qc7 Rg8 59. Nfe6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 b4 8. d4 d6
9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Bxd8 12. f3 Be7 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Nd2 a5 15.
Rfc1 Ke7 16. c3 bxc3 17. Rxc3 Bd7 18. Bc4 Rhb8 19. b3 Rb4 20. Kf2 Rab8 21. Ke2
Rd8 22. Nb1 Nh5 23. g3 g6 24. Rd3 Ng7 25. Nc3 Bc6 26. Nd5+ Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Ra8
28. Bc5 Ne6 29. Bxb4 Bxb4 30. Rd3 Nd4+ 31. Kf2 Bd6 32. h4 h6 33. Kg2 c5 34. Rf1
Rg8 35. f4 Rg7 36. Rc3 f6 37. Rf2 Kd8 38. Bd5 Rc7 39. Rc1 Ke8 40. Rcf1 Ke7 41.
h5 gxh5 42. Rh1 Kd8 43. Rxh5 Rg7 44. Kh3 Rh7 45. Rh4 Ke7 46. Rg4 h5 47. Rg8 h4
48. f5 hxg3+ 49. Kxg3 Bc7 50. Rg2 c4 51. Bxc4 Rh1 52. Rg7+ Kd6 53. Rf7 Bd8 54.
Kf2 Nc6 55. Rgg7 Rc1 56. Rd7+ Kc5 57. Rd5+ Kb4 58. Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Nc3 c6 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. exf6 gxh4 10. Ne5 Qxf6 11. g3 Nd7 12. Qe2 c5 13. Nc6 Bg7 14. Bg2 cxd4 15.
Nd5 Qf5 16. g4 Qg5 17. f4 d3 18. fxg5 dxe2 19. Nc7+ Kf8 20. Nxa8 Bb7 21. Nc7
Nb8 22. Nxb8 Bxg2 23. Kxe2 Ke7 24. Nba6 hxg5 25. Nxb5 Bxb2 26. Rab1 c3 27. Rxb2
cxb2 28. Rb1 f5 29. gxf5 g4 30. Kf2 Bb7 31. Nc5 g3+ 32. Kg1 Bd5 33. Nc3 Bf3 34.
Rxb2 exf5 35. Rb4 Kf6 36. Rf4 Ba8 37. Ne2 Re8 38. Nxg3 hxg3 39. hxg3 Re3 40.
Nd7+ Kg5 41. Ra4 Bc6 42. Rxa7 Re7 43. g4 f4 44. Ra5+ Kh4 45. Nf6 Kg3 46. Nh5+
Kxg4 47. Nf6+ Kg3 48. Ra3+ f3 49. Nh5+ Kg4 50. Ra5 Re6 51. Kf2 Rh6 52. Rc5 Bb7
53. Rb5 Bc6 54. Rc5 Be8 55. Rc4+ Kxh5 56. Kxf3 Ra6 57. Kf4 Kg6 58. a4 Kf6 59.
a5 Rxa5 60. Rb4 Bc6 61. Rc4 Rf5+ 62. Ke3 Re5+ 63. Kd4 Rd5+ 64. Ke3 Bb5 65. Rd4
Rh5 66. Kf4 Ke6 67. Ke4 Bc6+ 68. Kf4 Rf5+ 69. Ke3 Ke5 70. Rd3 Rh5 71. Rc3 Bd5
72. Kd2 Rh2+ 73. Ke3 Rh4 74. Kd3 Rg4 75. Ke3 Bc4 76. Kf3 Rh4 77. Ke3 Re4+ 78.
Kf3 Be2+ 79. Kf2 Kf4 80. Rc2 Bd3 81. Rb2 Re3 82. Rb4+ Be4 83. Rb2 Rh3 84. Re2
Bd3 85. Rd2 Rf3+ 86. Kg2 Bf1+ 87. Kg1 Ke3 88. Rd5 Bd3 89. Rg5 Be4 90. Kh2 Kf4
91. Rg8 Rf2+ 92. Kg1 Ra2 93. Rb8 Bd5 94. Rd8 Kg3 95. Kf1 Bf3 96. Ke1 Re2+ 97.
Kf1 Re3 98. Rg8+ Bg4 99. Rg7 Re8 100. Rg5 Rh8 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Rc1 a6 13. Nh4 Qd7 14. Rc2 Ne4 15.
Qc1 Nc6 16. Nf3 Nb4 17. Rb2 a5 18. a3 Na6 19. Rc2 f6 20. Bf4 Bf8 21. Na4 Qb5
22. Qb2 c5 23. Nc3 Nxc3 24. Rxc3 a4 25. Qc2 axb3 26. Rxb3 Qa4 27. Qb1 c4 28.
Rxb6 Bc6 29. Qf5 Rad8 30. Nd2 Ba8 31. Re6 Rxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33. Nb1 Nb8 34.
Bxb8 Rxb8 35. Bxd5 Bxd5 36. Qxd5 Qc2 37. Kg2 h6 38. Qf7 Kh7 39. a4 Qe4+ 40. f3
Qxd4 41. Rc1 Rb2 42. Qe6 Bc5 43. Qxc4 Qf2+ 44. Kh3 Rxe2 45. Qd3+ g6 46. Rxc5
Qxh2+ 47. Kg4 Re7 48. Qd6 h5+ 49. Kf4 Qe2 50. Rc3 Kg7 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Rc1 a6 13. Bg5 Nbd7 14. Nh4 h6 15.
Bd2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nf5 Nf6 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Bh3 Rb8 20. Nxd6 cxd6 21. Qc7
Qxc7 22. Rxc7 Nd5 23. Rc2 a5 24. Bd7 Re7 25. Bb5 Rc7 26. Rxc7 Nxc7 27. Ba4 Nd5
28. Rc1 Rd8 29. h4 Kf8 30. Bc6 Bxc6 31. Rxc6 Ke7 32. Bf4 h5 33. Kg2 Ke6 34. a4
f6 35. e3 Rd7 36. f3 f5 37. Kf2 Rd8 38. Ke2 Rd7 39. Kf2 Ke7 40. Bg5+ Kf7 41.
Bf4 Ke6 42. Ke2 Rd8 43. Kf2 g6 44. Ke2 Rd7 45. Kf2 Ke7 46. Bg5+ Kf7 47. Bf4 Ke6
48. Ke2 Rd8 49. Kf2 Rd7 50. Ke2 Rd8 51. Kf2 Rd7 52. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. e4 e5 12. d5 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3 h5 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Rac1 Bh6 19. Rc2 Ke7 20. Na4 Rhc8 21.
Rd1 Rc7 22. Nc5 a5 23. Na4 Nd7 24. Rxd7+ Rxd7 25. Nb6 Rd1+ 26. Kg2 Rb8 27. Rxc6
Rb1 28. Nc4 Bf4 29. Ra6 h4 30. Rxa5 Rc8 31. Rb5 Kf6 32. Rb6+ Kg7 33. Rb7 Kf6
34. a4 Rh8 35. a5 Ra1 36. Na3 Rc8 37. Nc4 Rh8 38. Na3 Rc8 39. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8.
Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 c5 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Qd6 13. Rb1 b6 14. O-O
Nd7 15. g3 h5 16. Bg2 e5 17. dxe6 Qxe6 18. f4 Rad8 19. Qe2 Nf6 20. Rbd1 Nd5 21.
Qd2 Ne7 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Kg7 24. Rf2 Qc4 25. Rd7 Ng8 26. e5 Nh6 27. Bh3
Qxc3 28. e6 Qe1+ 29. Kg2 Qe4+ 30. Kg1 Qe1+ 31. Kg2 c4 32. exf7 c3 33. Rc7 Ng4
34. Bxg4 hxg4 35. f5 gxf5 36. f8=Q+ Kxf8 37. Rxf5+ Ke8 38. Rh5 Qe2+ 39. Kg1
Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Qe2+ 41. Kg1 Qd1+ 42. Kg2 Qd4 43. Rhh7 Kd8 44. Rxa7 Qe4+ 45. Kf2
Qxh7 46. Rxh7 c2 47. Rh8+ Kd7 48. Rh7+ Kd6 49. Rh6+ Kd5 50. Rxb6 c1=Q 51. Rb5+
Kc4 52. a4 Qh1 53. Rh5 Kd3 54. Rh7 Qf3+ 55. Kg1 Qe3+ 56. Kf1 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. Qc2 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Rad1 Nf6 14. Be5 Qc8
15. Ng5 g6 16. Qd2 Nh5 17. Nh3 Qe6 18. Kh1 f6 19. Bf4 Rad8 20. Be3 Bc6 21. Qc2
Rfe8 22. Rfe1 Bf8 23. Qb3 c4 24. Qc2 b5 25. Bd2 a5 26. f3 f5 27. e4 fxe4 28.
fxe4 dxe4 29. Ng5 Qf5 30. Rf1 Qd7 31. Be3 Bd5 32. g4 Qxg4 33. Bh3 Qh4 34. Qg2
Bh6 35. Rde1 Nf4 36. Bxf4 e3 37. Qxd5+ Rxd5 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O Bg4 8. d5 e6
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 exd5 11. exd5 Nbd7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bd2 Ne8 14. Be2 a6 15. a4
f5 16. f4 Qh4 17. Kh2 Qf6 18. Bd3 Qf7 19. Qc2 h5 20. Rae1 Nc7 21. Re2 Rae8 22.
a5 Qf6 23. b3 Qf7 24. Rfe1 Bd4 25. Qc1 Bg7 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Qe1
Qxe1 29. Bxe1 Nf6 30. Kg3 Kf7 31. Kf3 Nce8 32. Nd1 Nd7 33. Ne3 Bd4 34. Nd1 Nef6
35. Nc3 Ke7 36. Bc2 Kf7 37. Ke2 Ke7 38. Kd3 Kf7 39. Bd1 Ke7 40. Bf3 Kf7 41. Bh4
Nh7 42. Be1 Nhf6 43. Ne2 Bb2 44. Kc2 Ba3 45. Nc1 Bb4 46. Bxb4 cxb4 47. Nd3 b6
48. Nxb4 bxa5 49. Nxa6 Ne4 50. Nc7 Nec5 51. Nb5 Nb7 52. Nd4 Ndc5 53. Kd2 Kf6
54. Ke3 Na6 55. Bd1 Nac5 56. Nc6 Nd7 57. Kd4 Ndc5 58. Bc2 Na6 59. Kc3 Kf7 60.
Bd3 Nac5 61. Bb1 Na6 62. Kb2 Nac5 63. Nd4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
f5 9. Qc2 Bf6 10. Rad1 Na6 11. d5 Nac5 {A real model for the clash of two
concepts. Jakovenko enjoys active pieces, solid control of the centre and so
far no weaknesses.} 12. e3 (12. Be1 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Ne4 15. Qe5 d6
16. Qxe6+ Rf7 17. Nd4 Bc8 $17 {1-0 Grabliauskas,V (2395)-Macionis,A (2295)/
Vilnius 1995 (36)}) 12... a5 13. Nd4 Qe7 (13... exd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 g6
16. Be1 Qe7 $13) 14. Nde2 {Sakaev decides on the patient plan with the
transfer of the dark-squared bishop to the diagonal a1-h8.} (14. Nxe4 $2 Nxe4
15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. Qxe4 exd5 17. Qxe7 Bxe7 $15) 14... Qf7 (14... Nd6 $5 15. dxe6
(15. b3 e5 $11) 15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 dxe6 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Nd4 $11) 15. Bc1 Nxc3
(15... Rfe8 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Nf4 Be5 $13) 16. Nxc3 Rae8 {Even though the
completion of the development is very desirable, Black had to concentrate also
on the concrete problems of the position.} (16... c6 $5 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bxc6
dxc6 19. Na4 Nxa4 20. Qxa4 Qc7 21. e4 Rad8 $11) 17. Nb5 Bd8 (17... d6 18. dxe6
Rxe6 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. Qxf5 $14) (17... Be5 18. f4 Bd6 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20. dxe6
Qxe6 21. Bxb7 Nxb7 22. Qb3 Nc5 23. Qxb6 Ne4 $44) 18. b3 d6 (18... e5 $5) 19. a3
Ne4 $6 {If Jakovenko was willingly provoking his opponent into the typical
occupation of the centre he probably committed an error of judgement. The
dance of the black knight leaves the impression of helplessnes.} (19... exd5
20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 $14) 20. f3 Nc5 (20... Nf6 $2 21. dxe6 Rxe6 22. Qxf5 $16
) 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Nd7 23. e4 $1 {[%mdl 32] White's progress is obvious.
Sakaev could only have dreamed of being able to execute the plan with the
improvement of the position of his pieces and control of the centre.} fxe4 (
23... exd5 24. exd5 Ne5 25. Nd4 Qg6 26. f4 $16) 24. fxe4 Qg6 25. Nd4 (25. Bh3
Nf6 26. Bxe6+ Rxe6 27. dxe6 Re8 28. Nd4 $16) 25... Rxf1+ (25... exd5 26. Rxf8+
Rxf8 27. cxd5 $16) 26. Rxf1 Nf8 (26... exd5 27. cxd5 Ba6 28. Rf5 $16) 27. Bb2
Bc8 28. Qf2 Bd7 29. Ne2 {White belongs to the class of very strong strategic
players. This sometimes leads to the neglect of very useful tactics. The
artistic nature of the knight's transfer cannot compete with the impact of the
attractive advance 29.e5!? leading to opening of the centre.} (29. e5 $5 dxe5
30. Nf3 Bf6 31. Nxe5 Bxe5 32. Bxe5 exd5 33. Bxd5+ Be6 34. Bxc7 $16) 29... exd5
$6 (29... e5 $1 30. Nc3 h5 $14) 30. Nf4 Qf7 31. exd5 Ng6 $2 {Jakovenko is
failing to manage his defensive tasks at a high enough level. The move 31...
Bg5 would make things harder for White.} (31... Bg5 32. Qc2 $16) 32. Ne6 $1
Qxf2+ 33. Rxf2 Ne5 (33... Bxe6 34. dxe6 Nf8 35. Bd5 Nxe6 36. b5 h6 37. h4 Re7
38. Kg2 Kh7 39. Kh3 $16) 34. Bxe5 dxe5 (34... Bxe6 35. Bxd6 $16) 35. Nxd8 Rxd8
36. Ra2 Bf5 37. Ra7 Rd7 $2 {On d7 the rook would apparently occupy a more
active square, but for the purposes of the defence it was much better to grit
his teeth and put it on c8.} (37... Rc8 $1 38. Kf2 Kf8 39. c5 bxc5 40. bxc5 $14
) 38. Kf2 Bd3 $2 {Most likely time trouble combined with the feeling of giving
up. Nearly any sensible move was stronger.} (38... c5 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. b5 $16)
(38... Kf8 39. c5 $16) 39. c5 (39. Bh3 $1 Rd8 (39... Re7 40. d6 $18) 40. Be6+
Kh8 41. Rxc7 $18) 39... bxc5 40. bxc5 Kf8 (40... Bf5 41. g4 Bxg4 42. c6 Rf7+
43. Kg3 Bf5 44. d6 $18) 41. d6 {The crisis was over and Black could find no
reason to continue with his futile resistance.} (41. d6 Rf7+ 42. Ke3 cxd6 43.
Ra8+ Ke7 44. cxd6+ Kxd6 45. Rd8+ Rd7 46. Rxd7+ Kxd7 47. Kxd3 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nc3 d5 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. O-O
Rd8 9. c5 Qxb3 10. axb3 Na6 11. Bf4 Nd7 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nb4
15. Bd2 Nd5 16. Nc3 N7f6 17. Ne5 Be6 18. Nc4 Red8 19. Ne2 Ne8 20. Na5 Rd7 21.
Bf3 Rad8 22. Be1 Rb8 23. Nc4 b6 24. Ra3 Rdb7 25. cxb6 axb6 26. Ne5 Rc7 27. Nc3
Nef6 28. Rda1 h5 29. Ra8 Rbc8 30. Rxc8+ Rxc8 31. Ra7 Ng4 32. Nxc6 Rxc6 33. Bxd5
Bxd5 34. Nxd5 Rc1 35. Rxe7 Bxd4 36. Kg2 Rc2 37. Re8+ Kh7 38. Nb4 Rxb2 39. Nc6
Bg7 40. h3 Nf6 41. Re3 Rc2 42. Nb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Bd6 Qxg2 10. Qd2 Nf6 11. Bf3 Qg6 12. O-O-O e5 13. Bxe5 Be6 14.
Ne2 Qf5 15. Qe3 Nb4 16. Nd4 Nxa2+ 17. Kd2 O-O-O 18. Ke1 Rxd4 19. Rxd4 Nb4 20.
Bd1 Re8 21. Rg1 Bxc4 22. f4 Nbd5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qxa7 Rxe5+ 25. fxe5 Qxe5+
26. Kf2 Qxh2+ 27. Rg2 Qh4+ 28. Rg3 Qf6+ 29. Bf3 Qxb2+ 30. Kg1 g6 31. Qa8+ Kd7
32. Rg4 Qb3 33. Bg2 Qb6+ 34. Kh2 Ne3 35. Re4 Be6 36. Bh3 Qb2+ 37. Kg3 Qb3 38.
Bxe6+ fxe6 39. Qf8 Nf5+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 a6 8.
c3 f5 9. Nc5 Bxc5 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Ke7 12. Be2 Nd7 13. b4 a5 14. a3 axb4
15. axb4 Ra3 16. Nd4 Rxc3 17. Kd2 Ra3 18. Ra1 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Rd8 20. Kc3 Nf6 21.
Bf3 e5 22. Nb5 e4 23. Be2 Nd5+ 24. Kb3 Nf4 25. Bc4 Be6 26. Kc3 Bxc4 27. Kxc4
Ne6 28. Ra2 Rd1 29. f3 Kf6 30. fxe4 fxe4 31. Re2 c6 32. Rxe4 cxb5+ 33. Kxb5 Rd2
34. Kb6 Rb2 35. g4 h6 36. h4 Rb1 37. Ka7 Rb3 38. Kb6 Rb2 39. Ka7 Rb3 40. Kb6
Rb1 41. Ka7 Nd8 42. Kb6 Nc6 43. b5 Ne5 44. Rd4 Ke6 45. Rd6+ Ke7 46. Rxh6 Nd7+
47. Ka5 Nxc5 48. Rb6 Rg1 49. g5 Rg4 50. Rh6 Nd7 51. Rh7 Kd6 0-1

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

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

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Rfe8 12. Ne2 Nd8 13. Ng3 Ne6 14. c3 c5 15. d4
exd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Be3 Rac8 20. dxc5 N6xc5 21. N5d4
Nxb3 22. Nxb3 Qd8 23. Qd3 f6 24. exf6 Qxf6 25. Qd4 Qd8 26. Rac1 Rc4 27. Qa7 Re7
28. Nbd4 Qc8 29. b3 Rec7 30. bxc4 Bc5 31. Qxc5 Rxc5 32. cxb5 axb5 33. Nxb5 Rc4
34. Rb1 h6 35. Nbd4 Qc7 36. Ne6 Qe7 37. Bd4 Bc8 38. Nf4 Qd6 39. Be5 Qc5 40. Rb2
Rc1 41. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 42. Kh2 Nf6 43. Rb3 Ne4 44. Rb2 Nf6 45. Rb3 Ne4 46. Rb6 Kh7
47. Rg6 Nf6 48. Bxf6 Qxf4+ 49. g3 Qxf3 50. Rxg7+ Kh8 51. Rg6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bc2
e5 9. a4 Be7 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Nc3 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15.
Qxd4 Qa5 16. b4 Qc7 17. Bb2 Qc4 18. Nd5 Bd8 19. Qxc4 Rxc4 20. Bb3 Rc8 21. a5
Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bg5 23. Red1 Bc6 24. Bb3 Bxe4 25. Rxd6 Bc6 26. Re1 Rfd8 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. Re5 h6 29. Rc5 Be4 30. Be5 Bd2 31. Bc3 Bf4 32. Be5 Bd2 33. Bc3 Bf4 34.
Be5 Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. f3 a6 11. h4 b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. Bd3 {Svidler is
choosing the less common idea with the development of the bishop to d3. From
this square it could more easily take part in the activity on the kingside. In
addition it covers the sensitive square c2.} Rc8 14. g4 (14. Ne2 Nd7 15. Ng3 f6
16. Bc1 Qc7 17. Nh5 $6 (17. h5 h6 18. Ne2 $11) 17... g6 18. Ng3 Qc5 (18... d5
$15) 19. Ne2 Ne5 20. h5 g5 21. Be3 Kf7 $15 {1-0 Nisipeanu,L (2692)-Kharlov,A 
(2593)/Tripoli 2004 (57)}) 14... Nd7 (14... Qc7 15. h5 h6 16. Bh4 Qc5 17. Qxc5
Rxc5 18. a4 b4 19. Na2 a5 20. Nc1 Ra8 21. Nb3 Rcc8 22. Bb5 $14 {1-0 Socko,B 
(2557)-Mantovani,R (2386)/Saint Vincent 2001 (50)}) (14... e5 15. Qg1 Rxc3 16.
bxc3 Qa5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qa7 Bc8 19. Bf1 Qa3 20. Bxb5 Bd8 21. Bc4 Qxc3 22.
Bb3 $16 {1-0 Ruzicka,P (2293)-Zeleny,T (2276)/Czechia 2005 (40)}) 15. Be2 {
The first sign that not everything is going White's way. By retreating the
bishop White increases the pressure against the d6-pawn.} (15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16.
Be2 Rc6 $11) 15... Rc6 16. a3 Bxg5 17. hxg5 Qxg5 18. Rh5 {With the help of a
pawn sacrifice the attacker has achieved the partial opening of the h-file. It
will not be at all easy to break through to the black king.} (18. Qa7 $4 Rb6
$19) 18... Qf4 19. Rdh1 (19. g5 $5 Rd8 20. Rdh1 Nf8 $13) 19... Nf6 20. R5h3
Rfc8 {In the quiet of the home laboratory, it seems that Dreev could have made
it even more difficult for White with the help of the subtle 20...h6!?} (20...
h6 $5 21. Bd3 Qg5 22. Ne2 e5 23. Qf2 d5 $15) 21. Bd3 h6 (21... Kf8 $5 22. Qg1
h6 23. g5 Qxg5 24. Rg3 Qc5 25. Rxg7 Qxg1+ 26. Rgxg1 $11) 22. Ne2 (22. g5 Qxg5
23. Rxh6 gxh6 24. Rg1 Qxg1+ 25. Qxg1+ Kf8 26. a4 $11) 22... Qd2 23. e5 {
The fascinating moment of the game, since Svidler is forced to be consequent
in his risky strategy. The original idea with the move 23.g5 was abandoned
because of the response 23...e5! Objectively seen it would probably have been
the best continuation anyway.} (23. g5 e5 $1 (23... Qxg5 24. Rg3 Qe5 (24... e5
25. Qg1 Qd2 26. Rxg7+ Kf8 27. Nc3 $14) 25. Rxh6 $1 Kf8 26. Rh8+ Ng8 27. Qg1 $14
) 24. Qb4 (24. Qg1 Rxc2 $1 25. Bxc2 Rxc2 26. Ka1 Rxb2 27. Qc1 Ra2+ 28. Kb1 Nxe4
$19) (24. Qa7 Rxc2 25. Bxc2 Rxc2 26. Ka1 Bc8 27. R3h2 Qxg5 $19) 24... Qxg5 $1
25. Rxh6 (25. Rg3 Qe3 26. f4 Qf2 27. Rhg1 Nh5 28. R3g2 Qc5 29. Qd2 Kf8 30. f5
d5 $17) 25... gxh6 26. Rg1 Qxg1+ 27. Nxg1 Nd7 $15) 23... Rxc2 $1 (23... dxe5 $4
24. Bh7+ $18) 24. Bxc2 (24. exf6 Rxb2+ 25. Qxb2 Qxd3+ 26. Ka1 Rc2 27. Nc1 Qc4
28. Qb3 Rxc1+ 29. Kb2 Qxb3+ 30. Kxb3 Rxh1 31. Rxh1 Bxf3 $19) 24... Qxc2+ 25.
Ka1 dxe5 {Dreev has no reason to complain. He found an excellent solution at
the critical juncture in the game. The satisfaction about having averted a
catastrophe has lulled his attention to such a degree, that in the span of
three moves he will turn his position into a lost one.} (25... Nd7 26. Qe3 Nxe5
27. Rxh6 $1 gxh6 (27... f6 28. Rh8+ Kf7 29. Rc1 Qxe2 30. Qxe2 Rxc1+ 31. Ka2
Bd5+ 32. b3 Rc3 $13) 28. Qxh6 Ng6 29. Nf4 Qc1+ $1 30. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 31. Ka2 Nxf4
32. Qg5+ Kh8 33. Qxf4 Bd5+ 34. b3 Rf1 $14) (25... Qxe2 $5 26. exf6 Bxf3 27. Rg1
Rc4 28. Qxd6 Qe3 29. Rb1 Rc1 $17) 26. Qxe5 Nd7 $2 (26... Qc5 27. Qf4 $11) (
26... Qb3 $5 27. Nc1 (27. f4 Nxg4 28. Qd4 Qc4 $19) 27... Qd5 $15) 27. Qe3 Qc5
$2 (27... e5 28. Ng3 Nc5 29. Rxh6 gxh6 30. Qxh6 Nb3+ 31. Ka2 Nc1+ 32. Ka1 Nb3+
33. Ka2 $11) 28. Rxh6 $1 {[%mdl 64] Sometimes in chess there are moments on
the level of a cold shower. This shocking blow must have felt for Dreev like
the ice water treatment!} gxh6 (28... Qxe3 $2 29. Rh8#) (28... Kf8 29. Rxe6
fxe6 30. Qxe6 g6 31. Rh7 $18) 29. Qxh6 Qe5 (29... f6 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Rh7+ Kg6
32. Rg7#) 30. Rh5 {The tragedy is complete. Black's pieces are so poorly
located, that he will not be able to get any counterplay.} Rc5 (30... Qf6 31.
Rg5+ $18) (30... f5 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Qxd7 $18) 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Nf4 Bd5 (32...
Bxf3 33. Nh5 Rxh5 34. gxh5 $18) 33. b4 Re1+ 34. Kb2 f6 35. Ng6 Re2+ 36. Kc1 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 g6 7. Bxf6 exf6 8.
Bb5 {It is impossible to refute the variation where Black accepts the
weakening of his pawn structure in return for White's dark-squared bishop.
Svidler is trying to make development more problematic for Black.} (8. Bc4 Bg7
9. Ndb5 O-O 10. Qxd6 (10. O-O $5 f5 11. exf5 Ne5 12. Bb3 Bxf5 13. Nxd6 Bg4 14.
f3 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Rad8 16. fxg4 Rxd6 $44) 10... f5 (10... a6 {leads to a
position a pawn down without any real compensation for it. führt zur Stellung
mit einem Minusbauern und ohne wesentliche Kompensation.} 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nc7
Ra7 (12... Rb8 13. Bd3 f5 14. O-O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Bd7 17. Rd6 $16
) 13. N7d5 b5 14. Bd3 $14) 11. O-O-O Qa5 (11... Qg5+ 12. f4 Qxg2 13. e5 Bh6 14.
Rhf1 Qxh2 15. Kb1 $16 {Black simply has no more good moves. Schwarz hat
einfach keine guten Züge mehr.}) (11... Qxd6 12. Nxd6 Bxc3 13. bxc3 fxe4 14.
Nxe4 $16 {There is no good square for the c8-bishop. Es gibt kein gutes Feld
für den Läufer c8.}) 12. Qc7 $1 fxe4 (12... Bxc3 {This might be the best try
to refute the move 12.Qc7, but even it fails: Das wäre wohl der beste Versuch,
den Zug 12.Qc7 zu widerlegen, aber auch er scheitert:} 13. bxc3 Qa4 (13... fxe4
14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Bd5 Bg4 16. Rd4 Be6 17. Bxe4 Bxa2 18. Ra4 $18) (13... a6 14.
Rd8 Qxc7 15. Rxf8+ Kxf8 16. Nxc7 Ra7 17. Bd3 b5 18. Nd5 Be6 19. Kb2 Ne5 20. Nf4
Bc4 21. exf5 g5 22. Re1 Re7 23. Ne6+ Bxe6 24. Rxe5 $18 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2675)
-Gurevich,D (2507)/Rishon Le Ziyyon 2006 (36)}) 14. Nd6 Be6 (14... Qa3+ 15. Kb1
Be6 16. Bb3 $16 {The white knight on d6 decisively disrupts the coordination
of the black pieces. der weiße Springer d6 stört entscheidend das
Zusammenspiel der schwarzen Figuren.}) 15. Bb3 (15. Bxe6 $5 fxe6 16. exf5 exf5
17. Kb1 Rad8 18. h4 $1 $36) 15... Bxb3 16. axb3 Qa1+ 17. Kd2 Qa3 18. b4 $3 Qa2
(18... Rad8 19. Ra1 $18) 19. Qxb7 Ne5 20. Qd5 $1 Qxd5+ 21. exd5 Rfd8 22. Nb7
Rxd5+ 23. Ke2 $18) 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Bd5 Bg4 15. Rde1 Rad8 16. Rxe4 Bf5 17. Ra4
b6 18. Rd1 a6 19. Nd4 {1-0 Volokitin,A (2662)-Carlsen,M (2675)/Biel 2006/ (39)}
) 8... Bd7 9. Bc4 (9. Nde2 Be6 10. Nf4 (10. Qd2 Bg7 11. Nd4 Rc8 12. Rd1 Ke7 13.
O-O Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Ba4 Rc5 17. Rfe1 f5 18. Nd5+ Bxd5 19.
exd5+ Be5 $11 {0-1 Matanovic,A (2490)-Chernikov,O (2464)/Elista 2002 (40)})
10... Bg7 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Rd1 f5 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qxd6 Qb6 $1
16. O-O Qxb2 17. Na4 Qxa2 18. Nc5 fxe4 19. Nxe6 Rf6 20. Qxc6 $14 {0-1 Nataf,I 
(2565)-Nisipeanu,L (2687)/Germany 2004 (54)}) (9. O-O a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qd3
Qb6 12. b3 Rd8 13. Rad1 Bg7 14. Kh1 O-O 15. f4 Rfe8 16. f5 a5 17. Na4 Qb8 18.
c4 Qc7 $11 {1-0 Murariu,A (2498)-Savchenko,B (2583)/Dresden 2007 (45)}) 9...
Bg7 10. Nxc6 {What White gains here is that Black has to recapture on c6 with
his bishop.} (10. Ndb5 O-O 11. Nxd6 Ne5 $44) 10... Bxc6 11. Qd3 (11. O-O O-O
12. Qd3 Re8 13. Rfd1 Qb6 $11) 11... f5 (11... O-O $5 12. O-O-O Qb6 $11) 12.
exf5 Qg5 {Both Black's last moves are somewhat problematic. Once he had
decided to escalate the crisis to get play for his bishops, it made sense to
calculate very accurately in order to unearth the most promising continuation.}
(12... Bxg2 13. Rg1 Bc6 (13... Qe7+ $6 14. Kd1 Bc6 15. Re1 Be5 16. f4 O-O-O 17.
Qf1 (17. Qh3 Qd7 $1 18. fxe5 dxe5+ 19. Bd3 Rhe8 $11) 17... gxf5 18. fxe5 dxe5+
19. Kc1 Qg5+ 20. Kb1 f4 21. Bb5 $14) 14. O-O-O (14. fxg6 $6 Qe7+ 15. Kd1 hxg6
16. Re1 Be5 17. f4 O-O-O $1 $13) 14... Qf6 15. Rge1+ Kf8 16. Kb1 $14) (12...
Qe7+ $5 13. Kf1 (13. Ne2 $2 Bxg2 14. Rg1 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Be4 $1 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17.
Qb3+ Kf6 18. Qxb2+ Qe5 $15) 13... O-O-O $5 (13... Bxc3 14. Qxc3 O-O 15. fxg6
hxg6 16. Qd4 $14) 14. Bd5 $14) 13. Nd5 (13. Qxd6 $2 Rd8 14. Qg3 Bxc3+ $5 (14...
Qd2+ 15. Kf1 O-O 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. Qxg6 $14) 15. bxc3 Qxf5 16. O-O O-O $11)
13... Bxb2 (13... O-O 14. O-O $14) 14. Rb1 Qxg2 $6 {Young players have no
special problems with accepting large doses of risk. Caution grows with age.
Vitiugov will step to the edge of abyss, since he has managed to have all
White's pieces operating to their maximum.} (14... O-O $6 15. O-O Bxd5 16. Qxd5
Qf6 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Qxb7 $16) (14... Be5 $5 15. O-O Qxf5 16. Qxf5 gxf5 17.
Nc7+ Ke7 18. Nxa8 Rxa8 19. Rbd1 Rc8 20. f4 $14) 15. Rf1 Bg7 (15... Qg5 16. h4
$1 Qh6 17. Kd1 $1 Qg7 18. Qe3+ (18. c3 Ba3 (18... Bxd5 $2 19. Re1+ $1 Kf8 20.
Qxd5 $18) 19. Nc7+ Kd7 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. Bd5 $16) 18... Kf8 19. Qe7+ Kg8 20. f6
Qh6 21. Rxb2 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Qh5+ 23. Kc1 Qxd5 24. Rd1 Qe5 25. Qxe5 dxe5 26. Rxb7
$18) 16. f6 $1 (16. Qe3+ $2 Be5 $11) 16... Bf8 {The retreat of the dark
squared bishop to the house of its birth gives little reason for joy. Its
prospects in the wider world were intended to be on a larger scale...} 17. Nc7+
(17. Qe2+ $6 Kd8 $1 (17... Kd7 $2 18. Rxb7+ $3 Kd8 (18... Bxb7 19. Bb5+ Bc6 20.
Bxc6+ Kxc6 21. Qc4+ Kd7 22. Qc7+ Ke6 23. Nf4+ $18) 19. Rxf7 $1 Bxd5 20. Rxf8+
$1 $16) 18. Ne7 Qg5 $11) 17... Kd7 18. Bd5 $2 (18. Nxa8 $1 d5 (18... Bh6 19.
Bb5 Rxa8 20. Bxc6+ Qxc6 21. Kd1 Rc8 (21... Re8 $2 22. Qh3+ Kc7 23. Qxh6 Qg2 24.
Kd2 Qd5+ 25. Kc1 $18) 22. Re1 Bf8 23. Re4 $16) 19. Rb5 $5 (19. Bb5 Bc5 20.
Bxc6+ Kxc6 21. Qb5+ Kd6 22. Qa4 $16) 19... Qg4 20. Bxd5 (20. Rxd5+ Bxd5 21.
Qxd5+ Kc8 22. Qb5 $14) 20... Bb4+ 21. Rxb4 Qxb4+ 22. c3 Qd6 23. Qh3+ $1 (23.
Bxc6+ $2 Kxc6 $11) 23... Kd8 24. Bxc6 bxc6 (24... Qxc6 $2 25. Kd2 $1 Qd7+ 26.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 27. Re1 Rxa8 28. Re7+ Kd6 29. Rxf7 $18) 25. f3 $1 Re8+ (25... Qd7 $2
26. Qg3 Kc8 27. Kf2 Kb7 28. Nc7 $1 Qxc7 29. Rb1+ Kc8 30. Qg4+ Kd8 31. Rd1+ Ke8
32. Qe4+ Kf8 33. Qd4 $1 Qxh2+ 34. Ke3 $1 Qh6+ 35. Ke4 $1 Qh4+ 36. f4 $18) 26.
Kf2 Re5 27. Kg1 Rg5+ 28. Kh1 Rh5 29. Qg2 Qxf6 30. Re1 $16) 18... Bxd5 $2 {
[%mdl 64] Life and some chess positions are a comedy full of errors. Both
players have managed to ignore the big chance for Black to obtain equal
prospects with the help of 18...Re8+!} (18... Re8+ $1 19. Kd2 (19. Nxe8 Bxd5
$36) (19. Kd1 Re4 20. Rxb7 Rd4 21. Bxg2 Rxd3+ 22. cxd3 Bxg2 $17) 19... Bh6+ 20.
Kc3 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 Rc8+ 22. Kb2 Rc5 23. Rbd1 Rxd5 $5 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Re8
$11) 19. Nxd5 Re8+ (19... Rb8 $5 20. Qb5+ Kd8 21. Rb3 $1 Bh6 22. Qa5+ b6 23.
Qxa7 Re8+ 24. Re3 $1 Rxe3+ 25. fxe3 Qxd5 26. Qxb8+ Kd7 27. Qxb6 $18) 20. Kd1 b6
(20... Rb8 21. Re1 Kd8 (21... Qg4+ 22. f3 Qa4 23. Re4 Qc6 24. Rc4 $18) 22. Rb4
$1 Qg5 23. Qc4 Qh5+ 24. Re2 Rc8 25. Qb5 Rc6 26. Qa5+ b6 27. Qb5 $18) (20... Qe4
21. Rxb7+ Kc8 22. Ne7+ Rxe7 23. fxe7 Qxd3+ 24. cxd3 Bg7 25. Rxa7 $18) 21. Rxb6
$1 {Black's punishment allowing the domination by the white knight is very
suitable. Black's position has simply fallen apart like a house of cards...}
Re4 (21... axb6 22. Qb5+ Kd8 23. Qxb6+ Kd7 24. Qc7+ Ke6 25. Nf4+) 22. Rb7+ Ke6
23. f3 Rd4 24. Qxd4 (24. Nf4+ Rxf4 25. Qe3+ Kd5 (25... Kf5 26. Rb5+ Kxf6 27.
Qc3+) 26. Qb3+ $1 Ke5 27. Rb5+ Kxf6 28. Qc3+ $1 Ke6 29. Re1+ $18) 24... Qxf1+
25. Kd2 Qg2+ 26. Kc1 Bh6+ 27. Nf4+ (27. f4 Re8 28. Re7+ Rxe7 29. fxe7 Qf1+ 30.
Kb2 Qb5+ 31. Kc3 $18) 27... Bxf4+ 28. Qxf4 {The black king in the middle of
the board becomes an involuntary hero. Unfortunately, his immediate destiny is
very obvious.} Qg1+ 29. Kb2 Kd5 30. c4+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bb3 e5
9. Be3 h6 10. Nbd2 Ne8 11. Nh2 Na5 12. Ba4 Bd7 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. Nc4 Nc6 15. a4
d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Qb3 Rb8 18. a5 Nc7 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Nd2 Qxb3 21. Nxb3 b6
22. axb6 axb6 23. Kf1 Rd7 24. Ke2 Rbd8 25. Nf3 f5 26. g3 Ne6 27. Ne1 f4 28. Bd2
e4 29. dxe4 c4 30. Nc1 fxg3 31. fxg3 Nc5 32. Nf3 Nxe4 33. g4 Re8 34. Kf1 Rf7
35. Kg2 Ref8 36. Rf1 Ne5 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. f4 Qa5 11. e5 dxe5 12. Qxe5 Qxe5 13. fxe5 Nd5 14.
Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Bd3 b6 16. Be4 Rb8 17. Nb5 Bb7 18. Rhe1 a6 19. Rd7 Nd5 20. Nd6
Bc6 21. Ra7 Ra8 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. c4 Nb4 24. Bb1 Bxg2 25. Rg1 Bf3 26. Rg3 Bh1
27. Rg1 Bf3 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. Rf1 Ke7 30. Rxf3 Rc8 31. b3 b5 32. Rg3 Kf7 33.
Bxh7 bxc4 34. Bg6+ Ke7 35. Kb2 Nc6 36. Be4 Nxe5 37. Rxg7+ Kf6 38. Rg3 Rh8 39.
h3 Rh4 40. Re3 a5 41. Kc3 cxb3 42. axb3 Nf7 43. Bg2 Nd6 44. Rf3+ Ke7 45. Rg3
Nb5+ 46. Kd2 Rd4+ 47. Rd3 Rb4 48. Ke3 Nd6 49. Kd2 Nf5 50. Bf3 a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Vitiugov,N"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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"]

{It was my second game against Artyom Timofeev. In Krasnoyarsk I had played a
quiet Paulsen and had had to fight for a draw. This time I decided to play
more sharply, and that's why I preferred another opening.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 {Recently this move has
become very popular but I don't understand why.} ({Another continuation is} 7.
Nb3) 7... Be7 8. Bg2 O-O ({I forgot, that in the game Jakovenko,D-Belov,V/
Khanty-Mansiysk 2007 Black had some troubles because he didn't castle in time.
} 8... Nbd7 9. a4 b6 10. h3 Bb7 11. g4 Nc5 12. Ng3 g6 13. Bh6 Ne6 14. Qd2 Rc8
15. Rd1 Ng8 16. Be3 Nf6 17. O-O O-O 18. Nd5 $14) 9. O-O Nbd7 ({I can't reveal,
why} 9... b5 $5 {is not good.}) 10. a4 b6 11. h3 Bb7 12. g4 Rc8 ({Another way
is} 12... Nc5 13. Ng3 g6 $5 {and White's knight will never get to f5 .}) 13.
Ng3 Nc5 14. g5 ({During the game I liked} 14. Nd5 {even less.} Nxd5 15. exd5 a5
$132) ({or} 14. Be3 g6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Bg5 17. f4 exf4 18.
Bxf4 a5 19. Qd2 $13) 16. exd5 a5 $13 {But, now I think that Black is ok here.})
14... Nfd7 15. h4 {Too slow - a non-Sicilian move.} ({More concrete was} 15.
Nf5 Bxg5 16. Qg4 Ne6 (16... h6 17. Rd1 Nf6 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. Qxg5 Ne6 20. Qh4
$14) 17. Bxg5 Nxg5 18. Rfd1 {and the black pieces are slightly "hanging in the
air". But even here Black retains enough resources to find some counterplay.
For example:} Rc7 (18... Ne6 19. Rxd6 g6 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. Rad1 Rc7 22. Nxf7 $14
) 19. Rxd6 g6 20. h4 Ne6 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Nxf7 Rxf7 23. Rxe6 Nc5 $44 {and
active counterplay for Black compensates for the lack of material.}) 15... g6
$132 {Now Black has solved all his opening problems.} 16. Be3 ({I would prefer
} 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 a5 $13 {, though even here
White can't count on an advantage.}) 16... Ne6 17. Bh3 $2 {An artificial move,
after which Black, thanks to an original combination, gets a decisive
advantage.} ({After} 17. Qg4 {my opponent disliked} Rc4 $132) ({In the event of
} 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 {Black has the opportunity to play} Nf4 {with a more
pleasant game.} 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Ne2 h6 $15) 17... Nf4 $1 18. Bxf4 {
Consistent, but bad.} ({It is hard to recommend} 18. Qg4 Nxh3+ 19. Qxh3 Rc4 $15
) ({Maybe} 18. Bg4 $5 {was preferable.}) 18... exf4 19. Nge2 f3 20. Nd4 {
White plays very logically. However, there is no way back.} ({It's hardly
possible to save the game after} 20. Ng3 Ne5 $17) 20... Bxg5 $1 21. hxg5 (21.
Nxf3 Bf6 $17) 21... Qxg5+ 22. Kh1 Rxc3 $1 {The point of the combination! The
exchange sacrifice on c3 in the Sicilian Defence looks so strong, that it even
helps in an attack on the kingside.} 23. bxc3 Qh4 24. Kh2 {The only move.} (24.
Nxf3 Bxe4 25. Kh2 Qf4+ 26. Kg1 Bxf3 27. Qd4 Qh6 28. Kh2 (28. Bg2 Qg5) 28... Ne5
29. Rg1 Bg4 $19 {Loses by force. When I had seen 27...Qh6, I calmed down.})
24... Ne5 {The knight gets into attack with tempo.} 25. Rg1 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Qh4
27. Kh2 Qf2+ 28. Kh1 Qh4 29. Kh2 h5 $1 {Black was not satisfied with a draw
and continued his attack. Fortunately, he has firm foundations for it.} 30.
Nxf3 {At least White has annihilated the f3 pawn, which caused him so much
trouble. But it brings him no relief.} (30. Nf5 Qf4+ 31. Rg3 h4 32. Nxh4 Qxh4
$19) 30... Qf4+ 31. Rg3 Bxe4 $1 {Only this move allows Black to end the game
immediately} ({If there was any delay, White could organise a defence.} 31...
h4 32. Nxh4 Qxh4 33. Qxd6 $17) 32. Ng5 (32. Nxe5 h4 $1 $19 {lost nicely.})
32... h4 33. Nxe4 hxg3+ 34. Nxg3 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 Nh4+ 36. Kh1 Qxg3 37. Qg4 Qxc3
38. Rf1 Qc6+ 39. Kg1 Qc5+ 40. Rf2 Nf5 $19 {The time control had passed. The
black position is winning, three extra pawns mean that he has no trouble.} 41.
Qf4 Re8 42. Bxf5 Qxf5 43. Qxf5 gxf5 44. Rd2 (44. Rxf5 Re1+ 45. Kf2 Rc1) 44...
Re6 45. c4 Re4 46. Rxd6 Rxc4 47. Rxb6 Rxa4 48. Kf2 Kg7 49. Kf3 a5 50. Ke3 f6
51. Kf3 Kg6 52. Rb8 Ra1 53. Rg8+ Kf7 54. Rg2 a4 55. Kf4 Rf1+ 56. Kg3 Rb1 57.
Rc2 a3 58. Kf4 Rb4+ 59. Kxf5 Rb5+ 60. Kf4 Ra5 {In this game I managed to
calculate and implement a wonderful and correct combination.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Be3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
d5 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 c5 17. Qd2 Re8 18. Nc3 Rc8 19. Bc2 Rc7 20. Ne2 Nd7 21. Rd1 Ne5
22. Nxe5 dxe5 23. Bb1 Rd7 24. Rc1 Qe7 25. Qc3 f5 26. Qxc5 fxe4 27. Bxe4 Nxd5
28. Bxd5+ Rxd5 29. Qc2 b4 30. Ng3 Rc8 31. Qb1 Rxc1+ 32. Qxc1 Qd7 33. Qc4 Qc6
34. Qb3 Kh8 35. f3 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 h6 37. Re2 Qc5 38. Ne4 Qxa5 39. Rc2 Qb6 40. Ng3
Rd1 41. Nf5 Rd7 42. Qa4 Qe6 43. Ng3 Qe7 44. Nf5 Qf7 45. Ng3 Qe7 46. Nf5 Qf7 47.
Ng3 Rd4 48. Qa5 Qf4 49. Qc7 Bd5 50. Qb8+ Kh7 51. Rc8 Rd2 52. Rh8+ Kg6 53. Rf8
Bf7 54. Qb7 h5 55. Qxa6+ Kh7 56. Qa8 Rxg2+ 57. Kxg2 Qd2+ 58. Kg1 Qe3+ 59. Kh1
Qe1+ 60. Kg2 Qd2+ 61. Kg1 Qe3+ 62. Kg2 Qd2+ 63. Kg1 Qe3+ 64. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[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 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. c3 f6 7. Ngf3 Bg6 8. h4 Bh5
9. Be2 Ne7 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. O-O Bf7 12. b4 Qd8 13. Re1 f5 14. Ng5 Bg8 15. h5 h6
16. Nh3 g5 17. hxg6 Nxg6 18. Be3 Bf7 19. g3 Be7 20. f4 a5 21. a3 b5 22. Nb3 a4
23. Nc5 Nb6 24. Kf2 Nc4 25. Rh1 Qc7 26. Bh5 Rg8 27. Nd3 O-O-O 28. Ng1 Nh8 29.
Qf3 Bxh5 30. Rxh5 Nf7 31. Ne2 Rg4 32. Ra2 Rdg8 33. Nb2 Bf8 34. Nxc4 dxc4 35.
Rd2 Qd7 36. Ke1 Nh8 37. Bf2 Qd5 38. Ng1 Ng6 39. Qxd5 cxd5 40. Nf3 Ne7 41. Ke2
Kd7 42. Nh2 Rxg3 43. Bxg3 Rxg3 44. Rc2 Rg2+ 45. Kd1 Rg1+ 46. Ke2 Rg2+ 47. Kd1
Rg1+ 48. Ke2 Ra1 49. Rh3 Rxa3 50. Rg3 Nc6 51. Kf2 Bxb4 52. Rg7+ Be7 53. Nf1 b4
54. Ke3 Ra1 55. cxb4 Rxf1 56. b5 Nb4 57. Rf2 Rxf2 58. Kxf2 a3 59. b6 a2 60. b7
Nc6 61. Rg1 Kc7 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. a3 b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 bxa3 12. O-O Bd6 13. b4 Nf6 14. Bd3 a5 15.
bxa5 Qxa5 16. Ne5 O-O 17. Nc4 Qc3 18. Bxa3 Bxa3 19. Rb1 Ba6 20. Rb3 Qxc4 21.
Rxa3 Qd5 22. Rxa6 Rxa6 23. Bxa6 c5 24. dxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. e3
a6 9. d3 Ba7 10. Bd2 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Ne7 12. Qb3 c6 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Bc3 Rb8 15.
d4 e4 16. Nd2 d5 17. f3 exf3 18. Nxf3 Be6 19. Kh1 Re8 20. Rf2 b5 21. Bd2 Bf5
22. Raf1 Be4 23. Ne1 Rb7 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Nd3 Rd7 26. a4 bxa4 27. Qxa4 Re6 28.
Rc1 Rc7 29. Nf4 Rd6 30. Ba5 Nxa5 31. Rxc7 Bb6 32. Rc3 h6 33. Qc2 Qe8 34. Qf5 g6
35. Qd3 Kg7 36. Kg2 Nc6 37. Qe2 a5 38. Qf3 Ne7 39. Qg4 Kh7 40. Qf3 a4 41. g4
Rf6 42. Qh3 Kg7 43. Qg3 Ba5 44. Rc1 Rb6 45. Nd3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 b5 5. b3 c5 6. O-O Bb7 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. e3 Be7
9. d4 O-O 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. a3 Rfc8 12. Rb1 b4 13. Na4 Qa5 14. Bd2 d5 15. cxd5
Nxd5 16. e4 Nf6 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Rbc1 Qb5 20. Qxb5 axb5 21. e5
Nd5 22. axb4 Ncxb4 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Nd4 Nd3 25. f4 b4 26. Ra1 g6 27. Ra7 Rb8
28. g4 Nc5 29. f5 gxf5 30. gxf5 Nc3 31. Bxb7 Rxb7 32. Ra8+ Kg7 33. f6+ Kg6 34.
Rg8+ Kh5 35. Rg5+ Kh6 36. Rg7+ Kh5 37. Rxh7+ Kg4 38. Kg2 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. exd4 cxd4 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O f6 8. d3
Nge7 9. a3 a5 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. h4 Be7 12. Re1 O-O 13. h5 Nh8 14. Nh4 g5 15.
hxg6 hxg6 16. Be4 f5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nhf3 Nf7 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Bd6 21.
Re1 c5 22. Nf3 Kg7 23. Bg5 Qc7 24. Nh4 Rf7 25. Qe2 Bd7 26. f4 Rh8 27. Kf2 Qb7
28. Rab1 Rh5 29. Nf3 Bc6 30. Rg1 Rf8 31. Nh4 Rxg5 32. fxg5 f4 33. g4 Re8 34.
Qd2 Re3 35. b4 Qe7 36. bxc5 Qxg5 37. Rh1 Bxh1 38. Rxh1 Bxc5 39. Qd1 Qe7 40. a4
Rg3 41. Ng2 Bb4 42. Rh2 Qe5 43. c5 f3 44. Nh4 Qf4 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bg5 h6
9. Be3 Na6 10. Nd2 Bd7 11. g4 Rc8 12. a3 cxd5 13. cxd5 Nc5 14. Be2 a5 15. h4
Bxg4 16. Bxg4 Nd3+ 17. Ke2 Nxb2 18. Qb3 Nxg4 19. Qxb2 f5 20. Rag1 Kh7 21. a4
Qd7 22. Nb5 h5 23. Qb1 Kh8 24. Qd3 Qd8 25. f3 Nxe3 26. Qxe3 Kh7 27. Qd3 Bh6 28.
Nc4 Qf6 29. Nbxd6 Rc7 30. Rg2 Rd7 31. Nb5 Rdf7 32. d6 fxe4 33. fxe4 Qf4 34. Nc7
Qf6 35. Nd5 Qe6 36. Qh3 Qe8 37. Qb3 Qe6 38. Qh3 Qe8 39. Qb3 Qe6 40. Rhg1 b5 41.
axb5 a4 42. Qg3 Rf4 43. Qxg6+ Qxg6 44. Rxg6 Rxe4+ 45. Nce3 a3 46. d7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Qd4 f6 14. Ne3 Be6
15. a5 a6 16. O-O Rd8 17. Qa4 Nd7 18. Qc2 Bc5 19. Nf5 O-O 20. Be4 Kh8 21. e3
Rfe8 22. Rfd1 Bf8 23. Nd4 Bg8 24. Bg2 Re5 25. Qa4 Nc5 26. Qc2 Nd7 27. Qa4 Nc5
28. Qc2 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 c5
9. g4 b5 10. cxb5 a6 11. bxa6 Qa5 12. f3 Nxa6 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. h4 h5 15. g5 Nd7
16. Nh3 Rb4 17. Nf2 f6 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. Rc1 Qd8 20. Rg1 Kh7 21. Bg5 Bxg5 22.
hxg5 Nc7 23. a3 Rd4 24. Qe3 Nb6 25. b4 cxb4 26. axb4 Rxb4 27. Na2 Rb2 28. Nc3
Ba6 29. Nfd1 Rb3 30. Kf2 Qa8 31. Ra1 Qb7 32. Kg3 Nd7 33. Rg2 Nc5 34. Bxa6 N7xa6
35. Rga2 Rf7 36. Ra3 Rxa3 37. Rxa3 Nb4 38. Na4 Nc2 39. Nxc5 Qe7 40. Qc1 Nxa3
41. Ne6 Nb5 42. Nf2 Nc7 43. Nxc7 Qxc7 44. Qxc7 Rxc7 45. Nd1 Kg7 46. Ne3 h4+ 47.
Kg4 Rf7 48. Nc4 Rf4+ 49. Kh3 Rxf3+ 50. Kh2 Kf8 51. Nxd6 Re3 52. Kg2 Ke7 53. Nb7
Rc3 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nf3 c6 8. h3
Qb6 9. Qc1 O-O 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bg2 Ne8 14. g5 Bd6 15.
Bxd6 Nxd6 16. Qc2 Qa5 17. h4 Rfe8 18. O-O-O b5 19. Kb1 Nb6 20. h5 b4 21. Ne2
gxh5 22. g6 Nbc4 23. Rxh5 f5 24. Ng3 b3 25. axb3 Rab8 26. Rdh1 Kf8 27. Nxf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. Qc2 e5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Rd1 c6 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 e4 12. Ne1 h6 13. Bf4 Nf8 14. Nc2 Ng6 15.
Be3 d5 16. b3 Be6 17. h3 Qd7 18. Kh2 h5 19. Bg5 Nh7 20. Bd2 f5 21. Rac1 Rf8 22.
cxd5 cxd5 23. Bf4 Rac8 24. Qd2 Nxf4 25. gxf4 Qe7 26. e3 g5 27. Rg1 Kh8 28. Bf1
Rg8 29. Be2 h4 30. a4 Rg7 31. Nb4 Rcg8 32. a5 a6 33. Na2 Qd8 34. b4 Qd6 35. Kh1
gxf4 36. exf4 Nf8 37. Bh5 Bd7 38. Rxg7 Rxg7 39. Nc3 Ne6 40. Ne2 Bb5 41. Rc8+
Kh7 42. Nc3 Nxf4 43. Nxb5 axb5 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Na5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 c4 13. Bc2 Ne4 14. f3 Nd6
15. a4 f6 16. Ba3 Rd8 17. Ng4 Bxg4 18. fxg4 Nb3 19. Ra2 Qe7 20. Qf3 Qe6 21. Qf4
Rd7 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Qxd6 Rxd6 24. Bxb3 cxb3 25. Rb2 Rc8 26. Rxb3 b6 27. Kf2
Rdc6 28. Rc1 Rc4 29. Ra3 Rb4 30. cxb4 Rxc1 31. b5 h6 32. Ra2 Kf7 33. Kf3 Ke6
34. h4 g6 35. a5 Rf1+ 36. Kg3 Rb1 37. axb6 axb6 38. Rc2 Rxb5 39. Rc6+ Kf7 40.
Rc7+ Kf8 41. Rd7 g5 42. Rh7 gxh4+ 43. Kf3 Rb1 44. Rxh6 Ke7 45. Rxh4 b5 46. Rh7+
Kd6 47. Rf7 Ke6 48. Rb7 b4 49. Rb6+ Ke7 50. Kg3 b3 51. g5 fxg5 52. Kg4 b2 53.
Kxg5 Kd7 54. g4 Kc7 55. Rb3 Kd6 56. Kg6 Rg1 57. Rxb2 Rxg4+ 58. Kf5 Re4 59. Rb6+
Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Qc2
c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Be2 Bg4 14. O-O
Rac8 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. h3 Be6 17. Qd2 Bf5 18. Rac1 Be4 19. Nd4 Ne6 20. Bg4 a6
21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. Bxf5 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 g6 24. Bxe6 Qxe6 25. Qc7 Rd7 26. Qc8+ Kg7
27. Rd4 Qc6 28. Qxc6 bxc6 29. Ra4 c5 30. Rxa6 Rb7 31. b3 c4 32. bxc4 dxc4 33.
g4 Rc7 34. Rd6 c3 35. Rd1 Ra7 36. Rc1 Rxa2 37. Rxc3 Ra5 38. f4 Ra2 39. Kf1 Rb2
40. Kg1 Ra2 41. Rc5 Re2 42. Re5 f6 43. Re7+ Kf8 44. Re4 Kf7 45. h4 f5 46. gxf5
gxf5 47. Re5 Kg6 48. h5+ Kxh5 49. Kf1 Ra2 50. Rxf5+ Kg4 51. Re5 h5 52. Rg5+ Kf3
53. Kg1 Kxe3 54. Rxh5 1/2-1/2

