[Event "Tata Steel-A 79th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2017.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {Yes, I was playing quite principled
openings during the start of the event :).} Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 $5 {A funky
line.} c5 {Not the most popular move.} (6... Be7 {looks logical and natural.})
7. cxd5 Nxd5 (7... cxd4 $5 {is another way.}) 8. dxc5 Be7 (8... Bxc5 {is the
main move.} 9. Bg5 {with a strong intiative.} f6 (9... Qc8 10. Rc1 $14) 10. Bh4
{White has a minute pull.} (10. Bd2 $5 {(Gelfand-Lautier 1990)})) 9. Bd2 ({
There was no reason not to take the pawn.} 9. cxb6 axb6 (9... Qxb6 10. Nxd5
Bxd5 11. e4 $16) (9... O-O $5 10. bxa7 $16) 10. Bd2 O-O 11. e3 Nd7 12. Bb5 $14)
9... O-O ({The computer feels that} 9... bxc5 {is best with equal chances.})
10. Rd1 ({I had another opportunity to take the pawn, but not on this day :).} 
10. cxb6 Qxb6 11. e3 (11. e4 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Nd7 $44) 11... Nd7 12. Bd3 h6 13.
O-O Rac8 {Black has decent compensation but still this was the principled way.}
) (10. e4 {was another option} Nxc3 11. Bxc3 bxc5 {with a possible
transposition to the game.}) 10... bxc5 (10... Nd7 11. e4 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 {
with a ideal version I felt. But the computer strongly disagrees with} Qc8 $1
13. cxb6 axb6 $44) 11. e4 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 {Dreev and Sokolov use this line very
frequently, through a different move order.} Qb6 (12... Qc7 {is more popular
but there is nothing wrong with ...Qb6.}) 13. Ne5 {Capitalising on the
c4-outpost and fighting against Black's development.} (13. Nd2 Nc6 {is even
more comfortable for Black.}) 13... Rd8 (13... Bf6 14. Nc4 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Qc7
16. Qg3 $1 (16. Nd6 Rd8 17. e5 Nd7) 16... Qxg3 17. hxg3 Bxe4 18. Rh5 $1 f5 19.
Ne3 Nc6 (19... g6 20. Rh4 {White will eventually get back the pawn under
favourable circumstances.}) 20. f3 g6 21. Rh4 Bd5 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 $14)
14. Rxd8+ Qxd8 {The main game in this position is Riazentsev-Brkik.} (14...
Bxd8 {is the ugly move which the computer suggests! It must have had a very
bad coach :).}) 15. Bb5 $5 {Looked like the most ambitious spot for the bishop.
} ({Another decent and possibly stronger option would be} 15. Be2 Nc6 16. Nxc6
Bxc6 17. O-O {with a nice pull.}) 15... a6 (15... Qc7 16. O-O (16. Be8 $5 {
was interesting but doesn't work} f6 17. Qb3 Qb6 $1 {and Black takes over.} (
17... fxe5 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Bxe5) 18. Bf7+ Kf8 19. Qa4 Qd8 20. Ba5 Qc8 21. Qb3
Bxe4 $1 (21... fxe5 22. Bxe6 Nd7 23. O-O $16) 22. Bxe6 Qa6 $15) (16. Qa4 Bf6)
16... Nc6 (16... a6 $6 17. Be8 $1 {Now this is very strong.} f6 18. Qb3 $1 fxe5
(18... Bc8 19. Nc4 $16) 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Bxe5 Bc8 21. Qd5 $1 Qb7 22. Qf7 $18)
17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Bc4 {with a slight pull.}) 16. Ba4 {Now the bishop is
unhindered.} (16. Bc4 $5 {was a good option since Black has played ...a6 which
might prove to be a weakness in the long run.}) 16... Qc7 17. O-O {I was happy
with my position.} Nc6 18. Nxc6 (18. Nc4 Nd4 19. Qd3 a5 $1 {followed by ...Ba6
and Black is fine.}) (18. Bxc6 $5 {is an interesting option unbalancing the
position.} Bxc6 19. Nc4 Bb5 {should be equal though.}) 18... Bxc6 19. Rd1 (19.
Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Rd1 {keeps Black's structure in misery but now Black achieves
equality with} c4 $1 $11) 19... Bb5 {White's advantage is now burnt to a
cinder.} 20. Bb3 h5 $6 {A very provocative move.} (20... Rd8 {I was
calculating this and decided on this move. However White gets an edge with} 21.
a4 $1 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Bc6 23. Qe2 {and Black will have a hard time defending
the weaknesses.}) (20... Qc6 $1 {is the best move.}) 21. g3 ({Now I had a good
option to take the advantage with} 21. a4 $1 Bc6 22. Bc4 Qf4 {I stopped here
but after} 23. Re1 $1 {[%csl Gg2][%cal Gg2g3,Gc4f1] followed by g3-Bf1, I can
take over!}) 21... Qb7 22. Ba2 (22. a4 $5 c4 $1 (22... Bc6 23. f3 $16) 23. Ba2
Bc6 24. f3 Rc8 {I wasn't sure about this position and hence I decided against
a4.}) 22... Bc6 23. Bb1 {A battery!} Qb5 24. Qd2 (24. f3 $5) (24. h4 $1 $14 {
looks good, following the golden principle of fixing your opponent's weakness.}
) 24... Rd8 25. Qe1 h4 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. Qd1 $6 {I wanted the option of
penetrating the kingside with Qg4 and hence didn't even bother to check
Black's idea.} (27. Qd2 $1 Be7 28. Bd3 c4 29. Bf1 $14 {was a simple and safe
edge.}) 27... Ba5 28. Bxa5 Qxa5 29. gxh4 {White is a pawn up, but his pawn
structure is scattered.} c4 {Making way for the queen to come!} (29... Qc7 {
[%cal Rc7f4] was another way to get the queen into the game.}) 30. Qe2 $2 {
A huge error which meets a simple refutation.} (30. Kg2 $5 {is simple chess.
No need to make any decisions yet. Let's see what Black can do!} c3 31. Qc1 Qa4
(31... Qh5 32. f3) 32. bxc3 Bxe4+ 33. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 34. f3 Qe2+ $11) 30... c3 31.
bxc3 Qxa3 {This is what I had forgotten about.} 32. Kg2 a5 {A swift pawn push.}
(32... Qxc3 33. Qxa6 {is a dead draw.}) 33. Qc4 Qa4 $1 (33... Qd6 $5 {was the
natural move but Eljanov finds something better than natural!}) 34. Qxa4 {
I assumed that I could save this bishop endgame since my king was very near,
but I had to keep the queens.} (34. Qd4 $1 Qb3 35. Bd3 a4 36. Qc5 Qb7 37. f3
Be8 $15 {Black is better, but he still has to work hard to bring the point
home.}) 34... Bxa4 35. Ba2 Bc2 36. Kf3 e5 $1 {Fixing the pawn structure. Even
the computer takes a while to understand that this endgame is very difficult
and possibly lost for White.} 37. Ke3 a4 38. Bd5 a3 39. Ba2 Kf8 $17 {Eljanov
plays slowly, realising White can do nothing.} 40. f3 $2 {Too weak, too slow :)
.} (40. c4 $1 {would have given a better fight.} Ke7 41. Kd2 $1 {This is what
I had missed, I didn't realise that my position was very bad and hence much
more drastic measures had to be taken.} (41. c5 f6 $17) 41... Bxe4 42. Kc3 Kd6
43. Kb4 f5 44. Kxa3 Kc5 45. Kb3 Bg2 46. Kc3 e4 47. Bb1 Bf1 48. f3 exf3 49. Kd2
f4 50. Ke1 Bxc4 51. Kf2 Bd5 $17 {But the win doesn't look easy, If at all
possible.}) 40... Ke7 {Now it's over.} 41. Kd2 Ba4 42. Kc1 f5 $1 43. exf5 (43.
Bc4 f4 $3 {wins easily.}) 43... Bc6 {The rest is easy.I tried to cook up some
trouble, but the position was beyond hope.} 44. Kd2 Bxf3 45. c4 Kf6 46. Ke3 Bc6
47. Bb3 Kxf5 48. h3 Ke6 49. Ba2 Kd6 50. Kd3 Kc5 51. Kc3 e4 52. Bb3 Be8 53. Bd1
e3 54. Be2 Bf7 55. Kb3 Bxc4+ 56. Bxc4 a2 0-1

[Event "Zaragoza Casablanca op 5th"]
[Site "Zaragoza"]
[Date "2011.12.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mirzoev, Azer"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Adla Martin"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2011.12.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 c5 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Ndb5
{Esta jugada es novedad. No parece aconsejable al defender las negras
fácilmente "d6". Además, el Cb5 queda descolocado.} Qb8 9. Be3 $6 {Una jugada
muy extraña, sólo explicable por las condiciones particulares del torneo.
Mirzoev necesita tablas para ser primero, pero enfrente tiene a un jugador
notable que no se lo pondrá fácil. Es evidente que, con su última jugada, las
blancas intentan mantener la partida quieta sin embargo no es claro que
consigan su objetivo haciendo jugadas dudosas, aqui se retrasa en desarrollo y
es tendrá un precio en el medio juego. Según definición de Sergio Garza,
"Mirzoev es un yudoca del tablero".} a6 10. Nd4 Ne5 11. b3 Bc5 12. Bf2 O-O 13.
e3 {Es muy chocante el aspecto del plan blanco. Las jugadas Ae3-Af2-e3 no es
el tipo de ajedrez que se entiende fácilmente. La respuesta de Georgiev es
sencilla y clara: las blancas se retrasan en el desarrollo, las negras abren
líneas.} d5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. b4 Bd6 {La debilidad de la
diagonal h2-b8 dará problemas al blanco.} 17. Be2 Rd8 18. Qb1 b5 $1 {Una buena
jugada posicional, buscando la casilla "c4" y una astuta celada táctica, como
se verá.} 19. h3 ({En caso de} 19. O-O $2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 bxc4 22.
f4 Bxf4 $1 {la clave de la combinación del negro, este sacrificio debilita
fatalmente al rey blanco.} 23. exf4 Qxf4 24. Qd1 e5 25. Nf3 Qh6+ 26. Kg1 e4 {
con iniciativa ganadora.}) 19... Nc4 {Con esta jugada las negras obligan al
blanco a ceder la pareja de alfiles y un peligroso peón pasado en "c4". Como
escribió Nimzowitch, "el peón pasado surge, como el ave fénix, de las cenizas
de la fuerte casilla central".} 20. e4 Bb7 ({Buena jugada humana.
Lamentablemente, el comentador de partidas de ajedrez está obligado a ser, en
momentos puntuales, el cronista del brillante pensamiento táctico de los
módulos. Aquí no se lo puede reprochar a Georgiev que no jugará la
brillantísima} 20... Bg3 $3 {Increíble jugada. Nadie la soñó, no somos nada.
Veamos un poco de análisis:} 21. exd5 (21. Nb3 Ne3 $1 22. exd5 Qe5 {y con el
rey en el centro las blancas se enfrentan a una defensa imposible.}) 21...
Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Qb6 23. Rd1 Rxd5 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. Qe4 Rad8 {con clara ventaja.}
) 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Qc2 Be5 23. Rd1 Rd7 ({Quizás más precisa} 23... Qc7 {
para evitar la captura en "c4".}) 24. O-O $6 ({Era jugable y la mejor} 24. Qxc4
{es probable que ambos ajedrecistas pensaran que las negras ganan con} Qd8 25.
O-O {y no vieron que a la natural} Rc8 $2 {sigue la sorpresa} 26. Nxe6 $1 {
gracias rybka. Y las blancas ganan, por ejemplo:} Rxc4 (26... Rxd1 27. Nxd8
Rxf1+ 28. Qxf1 {oops, sorpresa.}) 27. Nxd8 Bc8 28. Nb7 {otra sorpresa más, y
el caballo escapa con dos peones de más.}) 24... Qc7 25. Ne2 Rad8 26. Bc5 $2 ({
Esta jugada ya es un error grave. Las blancas debieron evitar que las negras
entraran en "d3" jugando} 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Bc5 Rd3 {con mucha lucha por
delante.}) 26... Rd3 $1 {Luego de esta precisa jugada las negras dominan la
posición, con el control de la columna abierta, su pareja de alfiles y el peón
pasado de "c".} 27. Nc1 Rc3 28. Qa4 h6 29. Ne2 Rcd3 30. Nc1 Rd2 ({Ganaba
material} 30... Bc6 31. Qc2 Rxa3 {porque no sirve} 32. b5 Rc3 {Sin embargo, la
jugada de la partida también es buena.}) 31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32. Kh1 Bf4 ({La jugada
sugerida por Dragan Paunovic} 32... Qc6 {también gana fácilmente.}) 33. Re1 Qd8
({Obviamente, peón pasado que puede avanzar sin perderse debe adelantarse, y
aquí es el caso, es excelente} 33... c3 {con ventaja abrumadora.}) 34. Ne2 Bb8
35. Be3 Qc7 36. Bg1 ({La celada es que si} 36. Bf4 Rxe2 $1 {ganando.}) 36...
Kh7 37. b5 axb5 38. Qxb5 c3 39. Nxc3 Qxc3 40. Qxb7 Bg3 $4 ({El momento más
dramático de todo el torneo. Las negras ganan fácilmente con} 40... Rb2 {
como señalaron varios ajedrecistas en la sala de análisis. Sin embargo,
Georgiev sufre una ceguera momentánea y no gana la pieza, con lo cuál la lucha
empieza de nuevo.}) 41. Rb1 Qc2 42. Qb3 Rxg2 43. Qxc2 Rxc2 44. Rb3 {Las
blancas, por suerte, sólo están jugando un final perdido, cuándo hace cuatro
jugadas debían abandonar.} g5 $1 {Buena jugada. Georgiev, quizás sin ser
consciente del grave error que había cometido, aprieta fuertemente en el final
fijando debilidades y atando a las piezas blancas a la defensa.} 45. a4 {
Las blancas juegan impreciso y facilitan la tarea a las negras debiltando su
peón "a".} Ra2 $1 46. a5 Kg6 47. a6 Rxa6 48. Rb2 Kh5 $1 {La debilidad es "h3".
Esta jugada recuerda a otro concepto de Nimzowitch, "la centralización de
flanco".} 49. Kg2 Kh4 50. Bc5 Ra4 51. Rc2 h5 $4 52. Be7 ({Las negras permiten} 
52. e5 $3 {que consigue igualar por los temas de mate contra el rey negro.
Otra vez, como si hubiéramos tenido pocas emociones, a un error sigue otro y
otra vez las negras estan ganadas. ?Quién cree que con los 30 segundos de
adición se juega bien?.}) 52... Be5 53. Bc5 Bd4 {El cambio de alfiles favorece
al negro que estabiliza su rey y puede realizar la ruptura "g4", para
debilitar el peón de "e4".} 54. Bxd4 Rxd4 55. Rf2 Rd3 56. Kh2 Re3 $1 57. Kg2 f6
$1 {Con sus últimas jugadas las negras preparan la ruptura "g4", con lo que
destruirán la cadena de peones del blanco.} 58. Kh2 g4 59. hxg4 hxg4 60. fxg4
Kg5 {La última sutileza, las negras se quedan con dos peones de más.} 61. Rc2
Rxe4 62. Kh3 Re3+ {Y las blancas abandonan. Impresionante lucha con gran
emoción. Siempre es un consuelo para los mortales ver a fuertes Grandes
Maestros cometer graves errores, con un ojo (o los dos) en los módulos de
análisis para confirmarlos. Un gran final para el V OPEN DE AJEDREZ AUGUSTA
ARAGÓN.} 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qxd7+ Nbxd7 9. Nb5 Kd8 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. e4 N5f6 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. d5 $5 (13. Bd3
h6 {Van Wely,L-Karpov,A/Wijk aan Zee/1995/}) 13... exd5 14. O-O-O Nd6 (14... c6
15. Nc3 $44) (14... a6 $1 15. Nc3 dxe4 16. Ne5 Nd6 17. Nc4 $44) 15. exd5 a6 16.
Nc3 (16. Nxd6 Bxd6 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Ng5 Ke7 19. Bd3 Nf6 $1 20. Rhe1+ Kf8 21.
Ne4 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Rc8+ 23. Kd2 g6 $10) 16... Bf6 17. Nd4 Re8 $6 (17... Bxd4 18.
Rxd4 Re8 $14) 18. Be2 $6 (18. Nc6+ $1 Bxc6 19. dxc6 Be5 20. Be3 $1 (20. Bg5+
Bf6) 20... Nb8 (20... Nf6 21. Nd5) 21. g3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Nxc6 23. Bg2 Kd7 24.
Bh3+ Ke7 25. Rhe1 $16) 18... Nc5 19. Kc2 Nce4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Be3 Bxd4 $1 (
21... Bxd5 $2 22. Nf5 Nxf5 23. Rxd5+ Nd6 24. Bf3) 22. Rxd4 Re5 23. Bf3 Nf5 24.
Rd3 Nxe3+ 25. fxe3 Kd7 $15 26. h4 (26. d6 Bxf3 27. dxc7+ Bd5 28. e4 (28. Rhd1
Ke6) 28... Rc8 29. exd5 Rxc7+ $17) 26... Rae8 (26... Kd6 $5) (26... f5 27. Kd2
Kd6 28. Rc1 $15) 27. e4 $1 Kd6 28. g4 f6 29. Kd2 h6 30. Ke3 (30. Rg1 $1) 30...
h5 31. Rg1 $8 (31. gxh5 f5 32. Rg1 fxe4 33. Rg6+ Kd7 34. Rxg7+ Kd8 $19) 31...
hxg4 32. Rxg4 R8e7 (32... g5 $1 33. hxg5 fxg5 34. Rg1 Rh8 $17) 33. Kf4 Bc8 34.
Rg1 g5+ 35. hxg5 fxg5+ 36. Kg3 Rh7 37. Rc1 $10 Bd7 38. Bg2 Ree7 39. Rf3 (39.
Rxc7 Kxc7 40. d6+ Kd8 41. dxe7+ $10) 39... Rh4 40. Rf6+ Ke5 41. Rf8 $5 Rg4+ 42.
Kh2 (42. Kf2 Kd6 43. Rd8 Rf7+ 44. Kg1 a5 $10) 42... Rh4+ 43. Kg1 Bh3 $1 44. Bh1
$2 (44. Bxh3 Rxh3 45. Rc4 $1 Re3 46. Rf5+ Kd6 47. Rf6+ Kd7 48. Rxc7+ Kxc7 49.
d6+ Kd7 50. dxe7 $10) 44... Rg4+ $1 (44... Rf4 45. Rh8 $1 $13) 45. Kf2 (45. Kh2
Rh7 $19) 45... Rf4+ 46. Rxf4 Kxf4 47. Rc6 Rf7 $1 48. b4 g4 49. Rg6 b5 50. Rxa6
$2 (50. Rg8 Ke5+ (50... Rf6 $1 51. Rg7 c6 $17) 51. Kg3 Rf1 52. Kh2 $1 Ra1 53.
Re8+ Kd4 54. e5 Ra2+ 55. Kg3 Rxa3+ 56. Kf4 $1 Ra1 57. d6 cxd6 58. exd6 g3 59.
Bg2 $1) 50... g3+ 51. Kg1 (51. Ke2 g2 52. Bxg2 Bxg2 53. Kd3 Bxe4+ 54. Kd4 Rf5
$19) 51... g2 52. Bxg2 Rg7 53. Rf6+ Ke5 54. Rf5+ (54. Rf2 Rxg2+ 55. Rxg2 Bxg2
56. Kxg2 Kxe4 57. Kf2 Kxd5 58. Ke2 Kc4 59. Kd2 Kb3 60. Kd3 Kxa3 61. Kc3 c6 $19)
54... Bxf5 55. exf5 Kxf5 56. Kf2 Rxg2+ 57. Kxg2 Ke4 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 cxd4 {N} (
7... exd5) (7... Nxd5) 8. Qa4+ (8. Nxd4 Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Nd7 11. Be3
Rc8 (11... Bxe4 $6 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Qd4 Nf6 14. Nxa7 Qxd4 15. Bxd4 $36) 12. Qd2
Be7 13. Rd1 a6 (13... O-O $2 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qxd7 $18) (13... Bxe4 $5 14. Ba6
$44) 14. Be2 Ne5 (14... b5 $5 15. f3 Bh4+ 16. Bf2 Bg5 17. Be3 Bh4+ $11) 15. O-O
O-O 16. f3 Nc4 $11 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rc1 (18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Rc1 Rc8 $11) 18...
Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Bf6 20. b4 (20. Nb3 Qxd2 21. Nxd2 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Bxb6
Bxb2 24. Nc4 Bf6 $11) (20. Qf2 Qd7 21. Nb3 $6 Qd3 $15) 20... Qd7 21. Nb3 Qa4
22. Qa2 Qb5 {><b6,Bb7} 23. Rc7 Rb8 24. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Dautov,R/Nussloch 
(07) ;CBM 53 1996 (42)} (24. Qc2 Bd8 25. Nd4 Qe8 26. Rc3 Qd7 $11)) 8... Nbd7 9.
Qxd4 $6 $146 (9. dxe6 dxc3 10. exd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd7+ Nxd7 12. bxc3 Be7 $44) 9...
Bc5 10. Qa4 exd5 $1 11. Bg5 (11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 (12. Ba6 $1 Bxa6 13. Qxa6 Be7
14. O-O Nc5 15. Qe2 Nfe4 $15 16. Rd1 $6 Nb3) 12... Ne4 $15) 11... O-O 12. e3
Be7 $1 13. Rd1 $2 (13. Be2 Nc5 14. Qd1 (14. Qc2 Ne6 (14... Rc8 $1 15. O-O Nce4
$15) 15. Bh4 d4 16. Rd1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rc8 18. Qa4) 14... Ne6 15. Bh4 Ne4 16.
Bxe7 Qxe7 17. O-O Nxc3 18. bxc3 Rac8 $15) 13... Rc8 $17 14. Qb3 (14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Rc1+ 17. Rd1 Nc5) (14. Be2 Nc5 15. Qc2 Nce4 $17) 14...
Nc5 15. Qa2 Nfe4 (15... Nce4 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Be2 $11) 16. Nxe4 $6 (16. Bxe7
Qxe7 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 (17... Qe6 18. Bc4 b5 (18... Rfd8 19. b4 (19. Nd4 Qe5 20.
Nf3) 19... b5 (19... Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nc3 21. Qc2 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. bxc5 Qxc5
24. O-O Qxa3 25. Ng5 g6 26. Ne4 b5 $17) 20. Nd4 Qg4 21. Ne7+ Kf8 22. Nxc8 Qxg2
23. Rf1 bxc4 24. bxc5) 19. Bxb5 Rfd8 20. Bc4 Nd6 21. Be2) 18. Rxd5 Na4 (18...
Nd3+ 19. Bxd3 Rc1+ 20. Ke2 Rxh1 21. Re5 Qc7 22. Bxe4 Qc1 23. Nd2 Re1+ 24. Kd3
Rd1 25. b4 Rc8 26. Ke2 Re1+ 27. Kf3) 19. Qa1 $8 Rc2 20. Bd3 Nxf2 (20... Rxf2
21. Bxe4 Qxe4 22. Kxf2 Qxd5 23. b4) 21. Bxc2 Qxe3+ 22. Kf1 Nxh1 23. Qe1) 16...
Nxe4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Bd3 d4 19. Nxd4 Qg5 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rg1 Qh4 22. h3
Rfd8 23. b4 Rc3 24. Ke2 Bd5 25. Qd2 (25. Qb2 Bc4+ 26. Kf3 Qf6+ 27. Kg3 Qe5+ 28.
Kf3 Rxd4 29. Qxc3 Rf4+ 30. Kg3 Rg4+ $1 31. Kxg4 h5+ $19) (25. Nf5 Qe4 (25...
Bc4+ 26. Kf3 Qh5+ 27. g4 Qxh3+ 28. Ng3) 26. Ne7+ (26. Rxd5 Rc2+ 27. Ke1 Rxd5
28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Nxd5 Rc1+ 31. Kd2 Rxg1 32. g3 Ra1 $19) 26... Kf8
27. Nxd5 Rc2+ 28. Qxc2 Qxc2+ 29. Kf3 Qb3 $19) 25... Rxa3 26. Rc1 Ra2 27. Rc2
Bc4+ 28. Kf3 Rxd4 29. exd4 Bd5+ 30. Ke2 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv super 1st"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.05.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zilberman, Yaacov"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "1999.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qxd7+ Nbxd7 9. e3 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (9. Nb5 Kd8 (9... O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc7
Bxg5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Nxg5 Rac8 14. e4 Bb7 15. Bd3 h6 16. Nh3 Nf6 17. f3 Rfd8
18. Ke2 Rxd4 19. Rac1 Rdd8 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E-Gelfand,B/Cap d'Agde 1998/EXT 99 
(19)}) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. e4 N5f6 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. d5 exd5 14. O-O-O Nd6 15. exd5
a6 16. Nc3 Bf6 17. Nd4 Re8 18. Be2 Nc5 {Gofshtein,L-Alterman,B/Israel 1996/Inf
66}) 9... a6 $1 10. Be2 (10. cxd5 $11) 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13.
Rd1 b5 14. Ba2 h6 15. Bf4 g5 $1 {This is the main idea of black's set up - to
stabelize the position in the center and then to push g5-g4 with pressure on
the kingside.} 16. Be5 $8 Ncd7 17. Bd6 (17. Bg3 g4 18. Nh4 Nh5 $17 {[%csl Rh4]}
) 17... g4 18. Nh4 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Ke7 20. Rd4 Ne5 21. Ke2 Rhd8 22. Rhd1 Rxd4 23.
Rxd4 Rc8 24. f3 h5 25. e4 Nfd7 $1 {Black has some positional advantage because
of the bad placed knight on h4.} 26. h3 Nb6 27. Bb3 Nc6 28. Rd3 Nd7 29. Rd2
Nce5 30. Ba2 Nc4 $6 (30... Nb6 31. Nd1 Nbc4 $1 (31... gxh3 32. gxh3 Rg8 33. Ne3
$11) 32. Bxc4 Nxc4 33. Rc2 Kf6 34. hxg4 hxg4 35. Ne3 (35. fxg4 Bxe4 $17) 35...
g3 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gf6g5]}) 31. Bxc4 Rxc4 32. hxg4 hxg4 33. Ke3 Ne5 34. Kf4
Rc5 35. Ne2 gxf3 36. gxf3 Nc4 37. Rc2 Rc8 38. Kg3 $1 (38. Ng2 $2 e5+ 39. Kg3
Rg8+ 40. Kf2 Rxg2+ $19) 38... Kd6 39. Kf2 Rh8 40. Kg3 $1 (40. Ng2 Rh2 41. Nef4
e5 42. Kg3 Rh8 43. Nd3 Rg8+ $17) 40... Ne3 41. Rc1 Rc8 42. Nc3 Ke7 $1 43. Kf2
$2 {[%mdl 8192]} (43. Ne2 $8) 43... Nc4 44. b3 (44. Nd1 Nxb2 45. Rxc8 Nxd1+ 46.
Ke1 Bxc8 $19) 44... Nxa3 45. Ke3 a5 46. Ng2 a4 47. bxa4 bxa4 (47... b4 $1 48.
Ne2 b3 49. Rxc8 Bxc8 50. Nc3 b2 51. Kd2 Ba6 52. Ne3 Kd6 53. Ned1 b1=Q 54. Nxb1
Nxb1+ 55. Kc2 Na3+ $19) 48. Ne1 Nc4+ 49. Kd3 Ne5+ 50. Kd2 Bc6 51. Ra1 Rh8 52.
f4 Rh2+ 53. Ke3 Nc4+ 54. Kd4 Nd2 55. Kd3 Nb3 56. Ra3 Kd7 57. Nf3 Rh3 58. Ke2
Nc1+ 59. Ke3 Nd3 60. Ra1 Nc5 61. Kf2 Bxe4 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (61... Nd3+ 62. Ke3
Nb2 63. Ke2 Kc7 64. Rc1 Nd3 $19) 62. Ne5+ Kd6 63. Nxa4 Nd3+ 64. Nxd3 Rxd3 65.
Ke2 Rb3 66. Rd1+ Bd5 67. Rd4 Kc6 68. Kd2 f5 69. Nc3 Kc5 70. Ra4 Bc4 71. Ra8 Kd4
72. Rd8+ Bd5 73. Ne2+ Ke4 74. Nc3+ Kd4 (74... Kxf4 75. Nxd5+ exd5 76. Rxd5 Ke4
(76... Kg4 77. Ke2 f4 78. Kf2 Rb2+ 79. Kg1 Kg3 80. Rg5+ Kf3 81. Rf5 $11) 77.
Ra5 f4 78. Ke2 $11) 75. Ne2+ Kc5 76. Rc8+ Bc6 $6 {[#]} 77. Rxc6+ Kxc6 78. Nd4+
Kd5 79. Nxb3 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1999.05.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Liss, Eran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qb3 a5 6. Bg5 Bb7 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 (
8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Be2 d6 (9... O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3 d6 12. Nd2 Nd7 13. f4
Qe7 14. Bf3 Bxf3 15. Rxf3 e5 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. d5 f5 18. Raf1 g6 19. Rh3 {
1/2-1/2 Ivanov,I-Farago,I/Philadelphia 1984/Inf 38 (52)}) 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3
Nd7 12. Nd2 e5 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 e4 15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. c5 bxc5 18.
dxc5 O-O 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Rac1 Rfb8 21. Rfd1 {1-0 Fries Nielsen,J-Arnason,J/
Esbjerg 1984/MCL 02 (55)}) 8... d6 (8... g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Ne5 (10. Bd3 d6 11.
Bxe4 Bxe4 12. O-O-O Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Nd7 14. Ne1 Bb7 15. c5 Nf6 16. f3 Nd5 17. Qa3
dxc5 18. dxc5 Qe7 19. e4 Nb4 20. cxb6 e5 21. Kb1 cxb6 22. Nd3 f6 23. Nxb4 axb4
24. Qb3 {Miles,A-Budnikov,A/Beijing op 1991/EXP 22/1/2-1/2 (64)}) 10... h5 11.
f3 h4 12. Bf2 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxf2 14. Kxf2 d6 15. Nd3 c5 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Ne1
Nd7 18. d5 Nf6 19. h3 {Kogan,A-Horvath,A/Koszeg GM 1997/1-0 (67)}) 9. a3 $5 (9.
Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Qc8 (11... Qe7 12. Ne1 e5 13. Bf5 O-O-O 14. c5
exd4 15. cxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd4 Nd5 17. Qc2 c5 18. Nd3 Bc6 19. Bg3 Qf6 20. Ne5 cxd4
21. Nxc6 {1-0 Miles,A-Singh,R/Calcutta op 1994/EXP 39 (36)}) 12. Qc2 c5 13. d5
e5 14. Nd2 g5 15. Bg3 Qc7 16. f4 exf4 17. exf4 O-O-O 18. fxg5 hxg5 19. Rhf1
Rde8 20. Bf5 Nh5 21. Ne4 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Kb8 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Nf6 {Khalifman,
A-Tunik,G/RUStch Maikop 1998/1-0 (50)}) (9. Be2 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. O-O-O Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Ne1 h5 14. h4 g4 15. Nd3 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Bxg2 17. Rh2 Be4 18.
Rf2 Qe7 19. Rdf1 f6 20. Nf4 {Conquest,S-Onischuk,A/BL9697 GER 1997/BL9697/0-1 
(57)}) 9... a4 10. Qc2 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 $1 {[%mdl 20] This was my idea.Looks
that black gets some tempo a5-a4, but as I understand -pawn on a4 can do only
problems for black ,because they should protect him every time.} Nbd7 12. Nd2
Qe7 13. f3 e5 14. e4 O-O 15. Be2 {Black has a very unpleasant position,because
only way to activisation his pieces to open game on the King side and in the
centre,but I have very strong bishops and opening game will get for white
clear advantage.} Qe6 16. O-O Nh5 17. Rfe1 (17. Rae1 Nf4 18. Bd1) 17... Nf4 18.
Bf1 (18. Nf1 f5) 18... Qg6 19. Rad1 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. Bg3 $1 {[%cal Rg3f4,
Ge1e8,Gd1d8,Yf1d3][%mdl 32] Black pieces stand in the active positions but
strong white's centralisation and pair of bishops will be more important.} Qf7
22. Ne4 $1 Kh8 23. Nf2 $16 Rf8 $138 (23... Nh5 24. Bd3 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Rg5 26. g4
exd4 27. cxd4 Nf6 28. Nh3 $16) 24. Qxa4 Nf6 25. Bxf4 Rxf4 26. dxe5 dxe5 27. Nd3
Rf5 28. Rxe5 Nh5 29. Rde1 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Black has only one minit's left and
I was sure that game is over.,but next move was a bad surprise for me. Easy win
} (29. Rxf5 Qxf5 30. Qb5 c5 31. Qxb6 Bxf3 32. gxf3 Qxf3 33. Re1 Rf6 (33... Rf5
34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. Bg2 $18) 34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. Qe8 Rg6+ 36. Qxg6+ $18) 29... Rxf3
$1 $40 30. Qd1 Qg6 31. Qd2 $6 (31. Qe2 $1 $11) 31... Nf4 32. Nxf4 R3xf4 33. g3
R4f6 34. Bd3 Qf7 35. Re7 Qh5 36. Qe2 Qc5+ 37. Qe3 Rf2 38. Bf1 $2 {Giving black
the possibility to finish the game with nice tactical blow.} (38. Qxc5 Rg2+ 39.
Kh1 bxc5 40. Be4 Bxe4 41. R1xe4 Rff2 42. Rh4 Ra2 43. a4 Rgc2 44. Re1 Rxc3 $17)
38... Qc6 $1 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv super 1st"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.05.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1999.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qb3 c5 6. Bg5 Bb7 7. Rd1 O-O 8. e3
cxd4 9. exd4 {[#]} Bxc3+ $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This is a strong theoretical
novelty of Boris Gelfand which gives black equality.} (9... Bxf3 10. gxf3 Be7 (
10... Nc6 11. Be2 Be7 12. Rg1 Qc7 13. Rg2 Nh5 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. d5 $16 {Slipak,
S-Zarnicki,P/Villa Gesell 1996}) 11. Rg1 Re8 12. Be2 d6 13. f4 (13. Kf1 Nbd7
14. Be3 Nf8 15. f4 Ng6 16. d5 Qc8 {Jakobsen,O-Hansen,C/Torshavn 1997}) 13...
Nbd7 14. Qc2 d5 15. f5 exf5 16. Qxf5 dxc4 17. Bxc4 g6 18. Qf3 Qc7 19. Bb3 Qxh2
20. Rh1 Qc7 21. Kf1 $36 {Sokolov,I-Emms,J/Hastings ENG 1998}) 10. bxc3 Qc7 $1 {
That is the point of black's previous move.} 11. Bxf6 Bxf3 $1 {[%mdl 256]} (
11... gxf6 12. d5 $1 $40 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gf1d3,Gf3d4,Gd1d4]}) 12. gxf3 (12.
Rd3 Be4 13. Re3 Bg6) 12... gxf6 13. Qc2 Qf4 (13... Nc6 14. Qd2) 14. Qe4 Qxe4+ {
This ending is equal.} (14... Qxe4+ 15. fxe4 Nc6 16. Rd3 Rac8 17. Rg1+ Kh8 18.
Rf3 Na5 19. Rxf6 Nxc4 20. e5 Rg8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Black "Gagarin, Vasilij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3 Qb8 12. O-O-O (12. g3 f5 $1 13. O-O-O Nf6
14. Bd3 Qb7 15. f3 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. fxe4 Bd6 18. Rhf1 Be5 19. Bf4 Qb8 20.
Qe2 $2 O-O 21. Qh5 Rxf4 $36 {Lutz,C-Karpov,An/Dortmund 1993}) 12... Bd6 13. g3
f5 (13... Nf6 $5 14. f4 e5 15. f5 $13 (15. Rxd6 $5 Qxd6 16. Bh3 O-O 17. Rd1 Qe7
18. f5 Rac8 $15)) (13... Be5 14. Bd3 {f2-f4} Qb7 15. Rhe1 Nf6 16. f4 Bxc3 17.
Qxc3 Rc8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Qd4 Ba4 20. Rd2 b5 $10 {Kramnik,V-Lutz,C/Dortmund 1993}
) 14. f4 $1 Bc5 (14... fxe4 15. Nxe4 O-O 16. Bd3 $40) (14... Nf6 15. Bg2 O-O $5
16. e5 (16. Rxd6 Qxd6 17. e5 Bxg2 18. exd6 (18. Qxg2 Qd3) 18... Bxh1 $13) 16...
Ng4 17. Bd4 Bc5 18. Bxc6 $14 Ne3 $140 19. Qd3 Nxd1 20. Bxd7 Bxd4 21. Rxd1 Bxc3
22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Qxc3 $16) 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Bg2 {/\ e5, >< Nh5} (16. Be2 $5
Nf6 $140 17. e5 Ne4 (17... Bxh1 18. exf6 Bc6 19. fxg7 Rg8 20. Bh5+ Ke7 $13 21.
Nd5+ $5) 18. Bh5+ g6 19. Bf3 $14) 16... Qb7 17. Nb5 $1 {>< d6, /^ h1-a8} Bxb5
18. cxb5 Qxb5 19. exf5 Rb8 20. fxe6 dxe6 21. Rhe1 O-O 22. Bf1 $1 (22. Rxe6 Nf6
23. Re5 $16) 22... Qb7 (22... c4 23. Bxc4 Qb7 24. Rxe6 $18) 23. Bc4 $16 Kh8 24.
Rxe6 Nf6 25. Kb1 a5 (25... Rbd8 26. Red6) 26. Ka2 h6 27. Rdd6 Rfd8 28. Rxd8+
Rxd8 29. Re5 $18 Qb6 30. Bb3 Rc8 31. Qc4 Qc7 32. h3 Qd6 33. g4 Nd7 34. Re6 Qf8
35. g5 Rb8 36. gxh6 a4 37. Qxa4 c4 38. Qxc4 Nc5 39. hxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Bd2 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd7 11. O-O-O c6 $5 $146 (11... c5 {
Dautov}) (11... Qc8 {Dautov /\Rd8}) (11... Qc8 {Ftacnik} 12. h4 Rd8 13. d5 $1 (
13. Rh3 h6 (13... Ba6 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. Rg3 Qc4 16. Kb1 Bf8 17. h5 f6 $2 18. e5
$1 f5 19. Ng5 Qd5 20. Re3 Be7 21. Nh3 Nf8 22. g4 $1 $16 {Anastasian,
A-Stefansson,H/Luzern WchT/1993/1-0 (53)}) 14. d5 Nf6 15. Ng5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Ng4
17. f4 Bc5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qc3+ e5 20. Be2 Bd6 21. f5 Rg8 22. Bxg4 Kf8 23.
Qf3 c6 24. f6 {Akopian,V-Granda Zuniga,J/Groningen PCA (03)/1993/0.5 (40)})
13... Nf8 14. Rh3 $1 {><g7} exd5 15. Rg3 g6 16. h5 $1 dxe4 17. Bc4 $16 Qf5 18.
Ne5 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 Ne6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bxe6 Bg5+ 22. Rxg5 $1 Qxg5+ 23. Kb1
fxe6 24. Qd7 $18 {Lputian,S-Hjartarson,J/Biel izt (13)/1993/1-0 (26)}) (11...
c5 {Ftacnik} 12. Bb5 (12. dxc5 Qc7 13. cxb6 Nxb6 14. Kb1 Rac8 15. Rc1 Qd7 16.
Ne5 Qe8 17. Qe2 Bf6 18. Qe3 Qa4 19. f4 Bxe4+ 20. Bd3 Bxd3+ 21. Qxd3 Nd5 22. Bd2
Nxf4 23. Bxf4 Qxf4 24. Nd7 {Dinstuhl,V-Almasi,Z/Budapest Elekes (03)/1993/0-1 
(41)}) 12... Qc7 (12... a6 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 Qc7 15. Ne5 Bxc5 16. Rd7 Qc8
17. Qd3 Bc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Qg3 e5 20. Qxe5 Qh6+ 21. Kb1 Qg6 22. f3 Qxg2 23.
Rhd1 a5 24. h4 {Lputian,S-Anastasian,A/URS-OT56 Blagoveshchensk/1988/1-0 (50)})
13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Rfd8 15. Rhe1 Nf8 16. Qe4 Ng6 17. h4 Bf8 18. g3 a6 19. Ba4
b5 20. Bc2 Qe7 21. Qg4 Qd7 22. Bf5 Qd6 23. h5 Ne7 24. Re6 {Piket,J-Polugaevsky,
L (4)/Aruba m/1994/1-0 (44)}) 12. h4 $1 (12. Bd3 b5 {/\ a5<=>} (12... h6 {
Dautov} 13. h4 b5 14. g4 a5 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. g5 h5 $13) (12... b5 13. d5 $1 cxd5
14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Rxd5 $1 exd5 17. Qf5 Bd6 (17... Nf6 18. Bxf6
gxf6 19. Qh5 Kg7 20. Nd4 Rh8 21. Nf5+ Kf8 22. Re1 Rc8+ 23. Kb1 Rc7 24. Qh6+ Ke8
25. Qg7 $18) 18. Qh3 Bf4+ 19. Kb1 Nf6 20. Bf5+ Bh6 21. g4 $18)) 12... b5 13.
Rh3 (13. e5 $5 {/\ Ng5}) (13. Ng5 $6 {Dautov} h6 14. e5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Bxg5+ 16.
Kb1 g6 $19) (13. Kb1 $5 {Dautov} a5 14. d5 cxd5 15. Bxb5 Nf6 $13) 13... a5 14.
d5 cxd5 (14... b4 $2 {Dautov} 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Bc4 $18) (14... exd5 $2 {Dautov
} 15. exd5 b4 (15... cxd5 16. Bxb5 $16) 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Ne5 $1 bxc3 18. Nxc6
cxb2+ 19. Kb1 Qe8 20. Re3 $18) 15. Bxb5 Nf6 (15... Rc8 $1 16. Ng5 $140 (16.
exd5 Bxd5 17. Ng5 (17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Ng5 f5 $17 {/\Bf6}) 17... Nf6 $15) 16...
Bxg5+ (16... Nf6 17. e5 $18) 17. hxg5 Qxg5+ 18. Kb1 Nf6 (18... Nf6 {Dautov} 19.
exd5 Bxd5 20. Bxf6 Rxc2 21. Bxg5 Rxf2 22. g4 $18)) 16. Ng5 $1 Qb6 $1 $8 (16...
h6 $2 {Dautov} 17. e5 $1 (17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bxf6 Rc8 19. Bc3 hxg5 20. hxg5
Bxg5+ 21. Kb1 f5 $13) 17... hxg5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. hxg5 Bxg5+ 20. Kb1 f5 (20...
Bh6 21. Rxh6 $1 gxh6 22. Rd3 $40) 21. Qe2 Qb6 22. Rdh1 $40) 17. exd5 (17. e5 {
Ftacnik} Ne4 18. Nxe4 (18. Bd3 Nxg5 19. hxg5 Bxg5+ 20. Kb1 h6 $15) 18... Qxb5 (
18... dxe4 19. Bd7 (19. Ba4 Rfd8 $132) 19... Bd5 $36) 19. Nd6 Qc6 20. Nxb7 Qxb7
$15) 17... Rac8 $1 (17... Qxb5 {Ftacnik} 18. Bxf6 Rfc8 19. Bc3 g6 20. dxe6
Bxg5+ 21. hxg5 Qxg5+ 22. Kb1 $16) (17... Rfc8 {Ftacnik} 18. Bd7 Bxd5 19. Bxc8
Rxc8) 18. Bd7 Bxd5 $1 $44 (18... Rc7 $2 {Ftacnik} 19. dxe6 $16) 19. Bxc8 Rxc8
20. Rxd5 (20. Qd3 {Dautov} h6 21. Nf3 Ne4 $17) (20. Re1 {Ftacnik} Bb3 21. Qd2
Nd5 $36) 20... exd5 (20... Nxd5 $4 {Ftacnik} 21. Qxh7+) 21. Qf5 (21. Rd3 {
Ftacnik} h6 22. Nf3 Ne4 $17) 21... Qa6 22. Kd2 $6 (22. Kb1 Qf1+ 23. Ka2 Qc4+
$10 (23... Qc4+ {Dautov} 24. Kb1 d4 $1 (24... g6 {Ftacnik} 25. Qd3 h6 $15) 25.
Bxd4 Rd8 26. Nf3 (26. Bc3 $2 Rd1+ 27. Kc2 Qe2+ 28. Kb3 a4+ 29. Kxa4 Qc4+ 30. b4
Rd6 $19) 26... Rxd4 27. Nxd4 Qxd4 $15)) (22. Qd3 {Dautov} Qxd3 23. Rxd3 h6 24.
Nf3 Ne4 25. Kc2 Bf6 $15) 22... g6 23. Qe5 (23. Qd3 {Ftacnik} Qb6 24. Bd4 Qc7
$17) 23... Re8 24. Re3 $2 (24. Qd4 Bd8 $1 (24... h6 $2 25. Re3 $1 $16) (24...
Qf1 {Dautov} 25. Re3 $1 Qxf2+ 26. Kc1 $44) 25. Re3 Rxe3 26. Qxe3 h6 $13) (24.
Qc7 {Ftacnik} Qf1 25. Rf3 Ne4+ $17) (24. Qd4 {Ftacnik /\ Re3+/=}) 24... d4 $1
$15 25. Bxd4 (25. Qxd4 $2 Rd8 26. Rxe7 Rxd4+ 27. Bxd4 Qd6 $19) 25... Bb4+ 26.
axb4 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 (27. Bxe5 {Ftacnik} Ng4 $19) 27... Qc4 (27... axb4 {Ftacnik}
28. Nf3 $17) 28. Nf3 Qxb4+ 29. Kd3 (29. Bc3 {Ftacnik} Ne4+ 30. Kd3 Nxc3 $19)
29... a4 30. Nd2 (30. Bc3 {Ftacnik} Qb6 $17) 30... Qb7 $1 {פf6,e8} 31. f3 (31.
Ne4 {Dautov} Qa6+ 32. Kd2 Nxe4+ 33. Rxe4 f5 $17) (31. g3 $5 {Dautov}) 31... Qa8
32. Nc4 Nd5 33. Nd6 (33. g3 {Ftacnik} Nb4+ 34. Ke2 Nc6 35. Re4 f5 $19) 33...
Nf4+ 34. Kd2 Ne6 35. Bc3 Qd8 36. Rd5 Qxh4 37. Ne4 Kf8 38. Bb4+ $2 (38. Bf6)
38... Kg7 (38... Ke8 {Ftacnik} 39. Nd6+ Kf8 40. Ne4+) (38... Kg8 {Ftacnik} 39.
Bc3 f5 40. Nf6+ $132) 39. Rd7 (39. Bc3+ $1 {Ftacnik} Kh6 40. Kc2 f5 41. Bd2+
Kg7 42. Bc3+ Kf8 43. Nf6 Qh1 44. Rd2 $17) 39... g5 $1 $19 40. Bc3+ Kg6 41. Ke3
h5 42. Ra7 Qh2 43. Kf2 (43. Rxa4 $2 {Ftacnik} Qg1+ 44. Nf2 Qc1+ 45. Bd2 Qc5+
$19) 43... Qb8 $1 44. Ra6 (44. Rxa4 f5 $1 (44... Qb6+ {Dautov} 45. Kg3 (45. Ke1
{Ftacnik} Qg1+ $19) 45... Qg1 $19) 45. Nd2 Qb6+ $1) 44... Qc8 $1 45. Ra5 (45.
Rxa4 {Ftacnik} f5 46. Nd2 Qc5+ 47. Kf1 Qb5+ 48. Rc4 Nc5 49. Kg1 Nd3 $19) 45...
h4 $4 (45... Qc6 $1) (45... Qc7 $1 {Dautov}) 46. Nf6 $4 (46. Rf5 $1 Qc7 47.
Rf6+ Kh7 $15) 46... a3 $1 $19 47. Rxa3 Qc5+ 48. Kf1 Qb5+ 49. Kg1 Qe2 50. Ng4
Nf4 51. Nf2 h3 52. Ra8 (52. gxh3 {Ftacnik} Qxf3 53. Kf1 Qg2+ 54. Ke1 Qg1+ $19)
52... h2+ $1 (52... hxg2 53. Ra1 Qxf3 $19) 53. Kxh2 Qxf2 0-1

[Event "Candidates m7"]
[Site "Madras"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7.
Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. e3 Nd7 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Rc8 12. Qe2 O-O 13. e4 Qc7
14. Re1 Rfd8 15. Bd2 e5 16. d5 c4 17. Bc2 Ba6 18. Be3 Bc5 19. Nh4 g6 $1 20. Qg4
$6 Kh8 21. Bg5 $6 f6 22. Bh6 Rg8 $1 $15 23. Rad1 $6 Bd6 {White has provoked
all the useful moves} 24. Ba4 Nc5 25. Bc6 Bb7 26. Qf3 Qe7 27. Bxb7 Nxb7 28. Qh3
Rc7 (28... Nc5 $2 29. Nxg6+ hxg6 30. Bf8+ Qh7 31. Qxh7+ Kxh7 32. Bxd6 Nd3 33.
Re3 $14) 29. f4 exf4 30. e5 Bxe5 31. Bxf4 Qc5+ 32. Be3 Qd6 33. Bd4 (33. Nf3
Bxc3 $19) 33... Bxd4+ 34. Rxd4 Nc5 35. Rxc4 Qxd5 $19 36. Rd4 Qf7 37. Nf3 Re7
38. Rf1 Qe6 39. Qh4 Rge8 40. h3 Kg8 41. Re1 Qf7 42. Rf1 Re4 43. Qh6 Qg7 44. Qc1
Re2 45. Rd6 Ne4 46. Rd3 Nc5 47. Rd6 Qe7 48. Qd1 Qe3+ 49. Kh2 Qf4+ 50. Kg1 Qg3
51. Qd5+ Kh8 52. Nd4 Rxg2+ $1 (52... Re1 $2 53. Rdxf6 $15) 53. Qxg2 Qxd6 54.
Qf3 f5 55. Rd1 Qe5 56. Nc6 Qe3+ 57. Kg2 Qg5+ 58. Kf1 Ne4 59. Qd3 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "Candidates m7"]
[Site "Madras"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7.
Qc2 Nxc3 8. Qxc3 h6 9. e3 Bd6 $1 10. Bb5+ c6 11. Ba4 O-O 12. O-O (12. Bc2 Ba6
$13) 12... c5 $1 13. dxc5 bxc5 $1 (13... Bxf3 14. cxd6 Qg5 15. g3 Qg4 16. e4
$14) (13... Bxc5 14. Rd1 $14) 14. Rd1 (14. Bc2 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qg5+ $10) 14...
Qe7 $2 (14... Qc7 $10) (14... Bxf3 $1 15. gxf3 Bxh2+ $1 16. Kf1 (16. Kxh2 Qh4+
17. Kg2 Qxa4 18. b3 Qc6 19. Bb2 f6 $17) 16... Qg5 $1 17. f4 Qg1+ 18. Ke2 Qg4+
19. Ke1 Qg1+ $10) 15. Bc2 Rd8 16. e4 $14 Nc6 (16... e5 $2 17. Nxe5 $18) 17. e5
Bc7 18. Bf4 $1 {><d6} Qf8 19. h4 Bb6 20. Rd6 $40 Ne7 21. Rad1 Bd5 22. Nh2 c4
23. Ng4 Bc5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Ne3 Ng6 26. Bg3 Bxe3 27. fxe3 $1 $16 h5 28. e4
Bb7 29. Rd6 Rc8 30. Qd4 Qe8 31. Qxa7 Bc6 32. Kh2 Nf8 33. Bf4 Ng6 34. Bg3 Nf8
35. Rd4 Rb8 36. Rxc4 Rxb2 37. Qd4 Ra2 38. Qc3 Bd7 39. Qb3 Ra1 40. Qb2 Rf1 41.
Bd3 Rd1 42. Be2 Bb5 43. Bxd1 Bxc4 44. Bxh5 Qa4 45. Qd4 Qb3 46. Qa7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.31"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 $5 Be7 7. Rc1 {Keeping
an eye over c7.} O-O 8. e3 Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 $6 ({Still I am for} 10.
Bb5 $142 c6 11. Ba4 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 (13... Ndf6 14. Qe2) (13...
Rac8 14. b4) 14. Ne2 $14) 10... c5 11. O-O Ne4 12. Bxe7 (12. Bf4 Nxc3 13. Rxc3
c4 14. Bf5 $13) 12... Qxe7 13. dxc5 $6 {Maybe this is too early for this.} (13.
Qe2 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 c4 15. Bf5 g6 (15... b5 16. b4) 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 $13) 13... bxc5
14. Qe2 Rab8 $1 {prevents Ba6 forever.} (14... Nxc3 15. Rxc3 c4 16. Bc2 $14)
15. Bxe4 $2 {Why was that?} (15. Rfd1 Ndf6 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 Bc8 18. Rc2
Bg4 19. Nd5 Bxe2 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Rdc1 Bd3 22. Rxc5 Rxb2 23. Nc4 Rb7 24. Nf5
Nd7 25. Rc6 $11) 15... dxe4 16. Nd2 f5 $17 {There are a lot of holes in whites
camp starting with d3.} 17. f3 Qe6 $1 (17... exf3 18. Nxf3 Rbe8 19. Rce1 {
is more or less equal.}) 18. b4 $1 {Almost the only way to deal with black's
threats.} exf3 19. Nxf3 Kh8 $1 {A good practical decision since if black goes
for the pawn it is almost impossible to convert the advantage.} (19... Bxf3 20.
Qxf3 cxb4 21. axb4 Rxb4 22. Qd5 $1 Rb6 23. Ra1 (23. Rb1 Rf7) 23... a6 24. Rab1
Rd6 25. Qxe6+ Rxe6 26. Rb7 Nc5 27. Rc7 $44) 20. b5 Rbe8 21. Na4 $1 f4 $1 {
Very impressive, a pawn on e3 will be very annoying for white.} (21... Qb3 22.
Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 Rxe3 24. Qc2 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 Rxa3 26. Rc7 $11) 22. Nxc5 Nxc5
23. Rxc5 fxe3 24. Rc3 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qe5 26. Rfc1 $6 {This is pretty bad, white
could keep the balance by} (26. Rb3 Re6 27. Re1 Rfe8 28. Kh1 Qc5 29. Rd1 h6 30.
a4 $15) 26... h6 27. Kh1 Rf5 28. a4 Re7 29. Rd3 $6 {Another inaccuracy.} (29.
Rc8+ Kh7 30. R8c4 Qd5 31. Kg2 Rg5+ 32. Kh1 Qd2 33. R4c2 $15) 29... Qf4 $1 {
Trouble is coming.} 30. Rb1 $2 ({Despite of being low on time I have
calculated that} 30. a5 $2 Rxb5 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Qxb5 Qxf3+ 33. Kg1 Re6 $19 {
is lost.}) (30. Re1 $1 Rfe5 (30... Qxa4 $6 31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Qxb5 33. Qxa7
Qd5 34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. Qb2 Rxf3 36. Qg2 $11) 31. a5 Qb4 (31... Rxb5 32. Rxe3 Qxe3
33. Qxe3 Rxe3 34. Rxe3 Rxa5 35. Kg2 $11) 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Qc2+ g6 34. Rg1 R5e6
35. Qc8 Qb2 36. f4 e2 37. Re1 Qg7 38. Rf8 $17 {and white is still in the game.}
) 30... Kh7 31. a5 Qc4 32. b6 (32. Rd2 $2 exd2 33. Qxc4 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Rxb1 35.
Qc2 d1=Q 36. Qxf5+ Kg8 37. Qc8+ Kf7 38. Qf5+ Ke8 39. Qe5+ Kd7 $17) 32... Rxa5
$1 $19 {Black conducts the game with great accuracy.} (32... Rxf3 $2 33. Qxf3
Qxd3 34. Re1 Qc3 35. Rg1 Qf6 36. Qxf6 gxf6 37. Rb1 $11) 33. Rxe3 $6 (33. b7
Rxb7 34. Rxb7 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Ra2 36. Kf1 Rxe2 37. Kxe2 a5 38. Rbb3 Qc2+ 39. Kxe3
Qxh2 40. f4 {had more chances to hold.}) 33... Qxe2 34. Rxe2 Rxe2 35. b7 Re8
36. b8=Q Rxb8 37. Rxb8 Ra2 $1 {Now white is dead meat with his king on h1.} 38.
f4 Kg6 39. Rf8 $1 {The best try!} a5 {Apart from this black had another
winning move.} (39... h5 $5 40. h4 (40. f5+ Kg5 41. Rf7 a5 42. Rxg7+ Kxf5 43.
h4 a4 44. Rg5+ Kf4 45. Rxh5 a3 46. Ra5 Kg3 47. Rg5+ Kxh4 48. Ra5 Kg3 $19) 40...
Ra5 $1 $19) 40. f5+ Kg5 41. Rf7 a4 42. h4+ Kg4 43. Rxg7+ Kxf5 44. h5 Kf4 $1 {
Very strong this forces whites rook to go to a line and after which black will
collect the pawn due to mating threats and the resulting R+(Pa+Ph) vs R ending
is winning.} (44... a3 $2 45. Rg3 $1 {And white achieves the Vancura position.}
Kf4 46. Rc3 Kg4 47. Kg1 (47. Rc5 Rb2) 47... Kxh5 48. Rb3 Kg4 49. Rb4+ Kf3 50.
Rb3+ Ke2 51. Rh3 Kd1 52. Rf3 Kc1 53. Rf1+ Kb2 54. Rf2+ Kb3 55. Rf3+ Kc4 56.
Rf4+ Kd5 57. Rf3 Ra1+ 58. Kg2 Kc4 59. Rf4+ Kd3 60. Rf3+ Ke4 61. Rb3 $11) 45.
Kg1 a3 46. Ra7 Ke4 $2 {This does not spoil the things yet but black king's
walk to the queenside makes things more difficult.} (46... Kg3 $1 47. Rg7+ (47.
Kf1 Rf2+ 48. Kg1 Rf3 49. Ra6 (49. Ra4 Rb3 50. Kf1 Rb1+ 51. Ke2 Ra1 $19 {
and white king cannot return to his safe heaven.} 52. Kd2 a2 53. Kc2 Rh1 54.
Kb2 a1=Q+ 55. Rxa1 Rxa1 56. Kxa1 Kg4 57. Kb2 Kxh5 58. Kc3 Kg4 59. Kd2 Kf3 60.
Ke1 Kg2 {wins by one tempo.}) 49... Rb3 50. Kf1 Rb1+ 51. Ke2 Ra1 52. Kd3 a2 53.
Kc2 Rf1 {is the same.}) 47... Kh4 48. Ra7 Kxh5 $19) 47. Ra8 Kd4 48. Rd8+ Kc3
49. Rc8+ Kd2 50. Ra8 $8 (50. Kf2 Rc2) 50... Kc1 51. Ra6 Kb1 (51... Kc2 {
is still simpler. Now the problem for white is even if his king walks up to 3
rank black rook will cut it from the fourth and it is still winning for black.}
52. Kf2 Kb3+ 53. Kg3 Rd2 $1 54. Rb6+ (54. Rxh6 Rd4 55. Rb6+ Rb4 56. Rf6 a2 57.
Rf1 Kb2 $19) (54. Kf4 a2 55. Kf5 Rd4 $19) 54... Kc2 55. Rc6+ Kb1 56. Rxh6 a2
57. Ra6 Rd4 58. Rb6+ Kc2 59. Ra6 Kb3 60. h6 Ra4 61. Rb6+ Kc4 62. Rc6+ Kd5 63.
Rc1 a1=Q 64. Rxa1 Rxa1 $19) 52. Kf1 Kc2 53. Kg2 Kb3+ 54. Kg3 Ra1 $4 {This
should have thrown away the draw in mutual time trouble GM Grischuk had 12
seconds at this very moment.} (54... Rd2 $1 55. Rb6+ Ka4 56. Ra6+ Kb4 57. Rb6+
Ka5 58. Rb8 (58. Re6 a2 59. Re1 Kb4 60. Kf4 Rb2 61. Ra1 Ka3 62. Kf5 Rb1 $19)
58... Rd5 59. Kg4 Ka4 60. Re8 a2 61. Re1 Ra5 $19) 55. Rxh6 $11 {Now it is one
of the simplest draws.} Rg1+ {Bringing the king even upper.} (55... a2 56. Ra6
Rc1 57. Rxa2 Kxa2 58. Kf4 Rg1 59. Kf5 $11) 56. Kf4 a2 57. Ra6 (57. Rb6+ Kc4 58.
Ra6 a1=Q 59. Rxa1 Rxa1 60. h6 Kd5 61. Kf5 $8 {black's king should be elbowed.}
Ra6 62. Kg5 Ke5 63. h7 Ra8 64. Kg6 $11) 57... Rc1 (57... a1=Q 58. Rxa1 Rxa1 59.
Kf5 $11) 58. Ra8 $4 {Unfucking believable. Here one of the strangest things
happened to my horror. I was conditioned to take the pawn after its promotion
and} (58. Rxa2 {Simplest, it even pushes black's king one row away.} Kxa2 59.
Kg5 $11 (59. h6 Kb3 (59... Rg1 60. Kf5 $11) (59... Rc5 60. Kg4 $11) 60. Kg5 $11
)) ({after} 58. Kg5 Rc5+ 59. Kg6 Rc6+ 60. Rxc6 a1=Q 61. h6 $11 {I was all of a
sudden concerned about this, so in the nick of the time I wanted to avoid this
ending which is absolutely drawn. So that is why I have stupidly moved my rook
out of the 6th.} Qg1+ 62. Kf7 Qa7+ 63. Kg6 $11) ({The following is equally
stupid.} 58. h6 $4 Rc4+ 59. Kg5 Ra4 $19) (58. Rb6+ $5 {Even giving a moronic
check does not lose.} Kc3 59. Rc6+ Kd2 60. Ra6 a1=Q 61. Rxa1 Rxa1 62. h6 Rh1
63. Kg5 Ke3 64. Kg6 Kf4 65. h7 Rg1+ 66. Kf7 $11) 58... Rc4+ 59. Kg5 Ra4 $19 60.
Rb8+ Ka3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.30"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {Once again the Petrosian System.} Bb7 5.
Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 $5 {Playing the game in the Tartacower spirit.} Be7 7. Rc1 O-O 8.
e3 Nbd7 {Black goes for the hanging pawns which is the most challenging.} 9.
cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5 $5 $146 {This move a la Capablanca was never tried before.}
a6 11. Ba4 {One day they will give up the idea of getting stuck with bishops
pair in this position.} (11. Bxd7 $5 Qxd7 12. O-O Rfe8 (12... Ne4 13. Ne5) 13.
Qb3 $13) 11... Rc8 {Black is getting prepared for c5.} (11... c5 $2 12. Bxd7
Qxd7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Na4 Qb5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. b4 cxb4 17. Nd4 Qa5 18. Nf5
bxa3+ 19. Kf1 $18) 12. O-O {Development should not be neglected!} c5 13. Ne5 $6
{Very direct however does not contain any potence.} b5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bc2
Ne4 $6 {Natural moves are always the best.} (15... c4 16. Qf3 (16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Qf3 Qd6) 16... Ne4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qf5 Rfd8 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rfd1 Rd6
$13) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Ne2 $6 {I thought this was cool but it sucks!} (17. Nxe4
dxe4 18. dxc5 Rxc5 $11) (17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Qg4 $14) 17... c4 18.
Qe1 Rfe8 19. Qb4 Nf6 (19... Qxb4 20. axb4 Nf6 21. Bf5 (21. Nc3 g6 22. Ra1)
21... Ra8 22. Nc3 Kf8 23. Ra1 Ke7 24. Ra5 $14) 20. Bf5 Ra8 21. Nc3 Bc6 $1 {
Game is turning around the fact if Black would be able to expand his queenside
or not.} 22. Qa5 Qd8 23. Qxd8 Rexd8 24. b4 $1 a5 25. Ra1 $8 $11 {Tough move to
find but it equalizes.} Ra7 26. bxa5 $8 Rxa5 27. Ra2 Rda8 28. Rfa1 g6 29. Bc2 {
Now we have a statusquo over the board.Actually i was thinking that I would be
better since it is time for me to tryfor f3,e4.} Ne8 30. g4 Nd6 31. f3 Re8 32.
Kf2 Ra7 33. h4 Kg7 34. Rb1 {Only now I have realized that I can not improve my
position either.} Rea8 35. Rba1 Re8 36. Rb1 Rea8 37. Rba1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[BlackTeam "Eupen Rochade"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {Petrosian System in QID always leads to
sharp play.} Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10.
Qe2 $5 {Tkachiev's recipe.} d6 {Almost everybody plays this automatically.} ({
or} 10... e5 11. g3 $1 (11. Nd5 Bc5 12. Bg5 Bxd5 13. exd5 O-O 14. O-O-O {
looks very messy.}) 11... Bc5 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O a6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 $16)
11. g3 Be7 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Nd7 14. Bf4 $6 {I do not like the present
theory about the line.} Qb8 $5 $146 {Black neglects the so called threat.} (
14... Ne5 15. Rfd1 Qb8 16. Rd2 a6 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. a4 Ra7 19. b3 Ba8 20. h4
Rac7 21. Bg5 Bf8 22. Be3 Nc6 23. h5 $13) 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. Nb4 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Ne5
18. Rac1 Be7 19. Nd3 {After a sequence of forced moves black is on the verge
of giving a decision.} Rc8 $1 {Experience counts.GM Chuchelov who is a great
expert of hedgehog type of setups finds the best plan.} (19... Nc6 20. b4 Nd4
21. Qb2 Bf6 22. e5 dxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 (24... Bxg2 25. Qxd4 Bh3 (
25... Qb7 26. Qd7 Qe4 27. Re1) (25... Bb7 26. c5 bxc5 27. bxc5 Qc7 (27... Rc8
28. Qf4 f6 29. Rd7 Ba6 30. Qg4) 28. c6 Ba6 29. Qd6)) 25. Qxd4 Qb8 26. c5 $14)
20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Rd7 exf4 $1 {Well calculated.} (21... Bxa3 22. Qh5 g6 23. Qg5
$5 (23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. Bxe5 Bc6 $11) 23... exf4 24. Qf6 Rf8 25. bxa3 Bc6 26. Re7
fxg3 27. fxg3 $1 {White needs the h pawn.} (27. hxg3 Qd6 (27... a6 28. Bh3 Ra7
29. Rxe6 $1)) 27... Qd6 $1 (27... a6 $6 28. Bh3 Qd6 29. Bxe6 Qc5+ 30. Kf1 Be8
31. Rd1 $16) 28. Rf1 (28. c5 bxc5 29. Rf1 Qd4+) 28... Qc5+ 29. Kh1 Be8 30. e5
Rc8 31. h4 h5 32. g4 $40) 22. Rxe7 Rc7 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. e5 fxg3 {Draw offer}
25. hxg3 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 g6 $1 {keeping the rooks in the game.} (26... Rd8 27.
Rd1 g6 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Qe4) 27. Rd1 Rc8 28. Rd4 Qc5 29. Qe4 a5 $11 30. Qf4
b5 31. cxb5 Qxb5 32. b4 (32. Qf6 Qb7+ 33. Kg1 Qxb2 34. Rd8+ Rxd8 35. Qxd8+ Kg7
36. Qxa5 h5 $11) 32... axb4 33. axb4 h5 34. Qf6 $11 (34. Qf6 Qb6 35. Rf4 Qb7+
36. Kh2 Rc1 37. Rf3 Rb1 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qf6+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "SRB Central-ch op-A 8th"]
[Site "Paracin"]
[Date "2015.07.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Petrov, Vladimir Sergeev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2307"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 $5 {For a long time I did not have touched
to Petrosian System.} Bb7 ({The lines starting with} 4... Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3
c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 {are more popular these days.}) 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7.
e3 Be7 (7... g6 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 $5 (9... Bg7 10. Ne4 O-O 11. O-O {
is en vogue.}) 10. bxc3 Bg7 $13 {is the modern treatment.}) 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 {
The line which has been the center of attention in 1980's was an appropriate
choice to play against my young Bulgarian opponent.} O-O (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5
11. O-O Nc6 12. e4 O-O {leads to a choice between} 13. Be3 $5 ({and} 13. Bb2 $5
)) 10. Qc2 $5 {This maneuver probes a weakness in Black's kingside.} (10. O-O
c5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3) 10... h6 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. O-O Nc6 (13...
Qc8 $142 $5 {is a finess in this opening.} 14. Qe2 Ba6 15. Rd1 Bxd3 16. Rxd3
Nd7 17. Bb2 Qa6 18. Rad1 Rfe8 19. h3 Bf8 20. Nh2 $1 {is my game with Alex from
Continental open in Los Angeles 1998 where I did not feel comfortable with
Black.}) 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Qe2 Na5 (15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Na5 17. Rad1 Bf6 18. Rfe1
Qc7 $13 {is played by people no lesser than Ribli-Hort in Euro Club Cup1991.})
16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Ne5 Bd6 {Interesting enough during the game I was simply
thinking that Black was supposed to be lost! However whatever was on the board,
also was part of established theory.} 18. Ng4 (18. f4 $5 f5 $13) 18... Bf4 $146
(18... Rfd8 19. e5 Bf8 20. f4 $40 {is logical and seen in some correspondence
game.}) 19. e5 {Isolating the Bishop.} cxd4 20. cxd4 Rfd8 21. h4 (21. Rfe1 Nc4)
(21. g3 Bg5 22. h4 Qc6 23. f3 Be7 24. Ne3) 21... Nc4 (21... Qc6 22. Ne3 $1 Nc4
23. d5 exd5 24. Nf5 $40 {gives White the rampant knight.}) 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Nh5
Nxb2 24. Qxb2 g5 $8 {I have to admit that this move utterly surprised me even
if it was the only move to play in the position! Realizing that not only I
could not win a piece immediately but also it was really difficult even to
prove and advantage I have sank into a deep thought.} 25. hxg5 (25. Nxf4 $2
gxf4 $17 {exposes the king via the g-line.}) 25... Bxg5 (25... hxg5 $2 26. Nxf4
gxf4 27. Qe2 Rg8 28. Qh5+ Kg7 29. Rfe1) 26. f4 Be7 27. Rc1 Qd7 {Now seemingly
White was hooked to the d4-pawn.} 28. Rxc8 $1 Bxc8 $6 (28... Rxc8 29. f5 Bg5
30. fxe6 Be3+ 31. Kh2 fxe6 32. Qb4 $1 $40) (28... Qxc8 29. Rc1 Qb8 $1 (29...
Qd7 $2 {transposes into the game.}) 30. Bb1 Rg8 31. g3 Qd8 32. Qc2 Rg6 33. Qe2
Qxd4+ 34. Kh2 Rg8 35. Qc2 $11 {turned out to be Black's best.}) 29. Rc1 Bb7 $2
{This is a real howler!} (29... Rg8 30. Bb5 Qd8 31. Bc6 Ba6 32. Bf3 $14) 30.
Nf6 $2 {This reminded me the famous game composed by Samuel Lloyd: Patzer and
Duffer!} (30. Bb5 Qd5 31. Rc7 {should have won immediately} Rg8 ({but I have
missed that after the seemingly winning} 31... Bxa3 $2 32. Qf2 $1 Rg8 (32...
Qxb5 33. Qh4) 33. Bf1 Qf3 34. Nf6 $18 {curtains!}) 32. Bf1 Bh4 33. Kh2 $1 $16 {
is also very bad for Black.} (33. Rxf7 $2 Qf3 $1)) 30... Bxf6 31. exf6 Qxd4+ $2
{After this move the game practically ended as a draw but he could have
questioned White's play} ({with} 31... Rg8 $1 32. Bf1 Qd8 $17 {would have been
grim for White.}) 32. Qxd4 Rxd4 33. Rc7 Rxd3 34. Rxb7 Rxa3 $5 (34... Kg8 35.
Rxa7 $11) 35. Rxf7 Ra5 (35... Kg8 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37. Kf2 h5 38. Rb7 $11) 36. Kf2
Rf5 37. Ke3 h5 38. Rxa7 Rxf6 39. Rb7 $11 Rg6 40. Rxb6 Rxg2 41. Rxe6 Kg7 42. f5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Imre Konig Memorial 1st"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2002.09.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 {Recently Fed added Queen's Indian to his armour against 1.
d4.} 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 (4... c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 {is another way to reach
into the game position.} (6. Nc3 $5 Bxc4 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Rxf1 $44)) 5. Qc2 c5 6.
d5 ({I believe} 6. e4 cxd4 7. e5 Ng8 8. Nxd4 $14 {is simply better for white
but nothing more than that.}) 6... exd5 7. cxd5 g6 {Playing Benoni style fits
in Fed.} 8. Bf4 $5 {A forcing line.} d6 $8 {looks like forced!} ({During the
game} 8... Bb7 $2 {has caught my eye.} 9. Nc3 (9. e4 Qe7 10. Be5 $16 (10. Bd3
Nxd5 11. Bg5 f6 12. O-O fxg5 13. exd5 $40)) 9... Nxd5 10. Qe4+ Qe7 11. Qxd5
Bxd5 12. Nxd5 Qd8 13. Be5 $18) 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qa4+ {The point.} Qd7 11. Bxd6
Qxa4 12. Nxa4 Nxd5 13. O-O-O Ne7 $6 {This move is chosen more often recently.}
({However things are not crystal clear after} 13... Nf6 $142 14. Nc3 Nc6 15. e4
(15. g3 $6 {is a strange recommendation of Garry !} Ng4 16. Bg2 (16. e3 Bb7) (
16. e4 Bb7 17. Rd2 O-O-O 18. Bh3 h5 19. Rhd1 Na5 $17) 16... Nxf2 17. Ne5 Nxe5
18. Bxa8 Nxd1 19. Rxd1 f5 $15) 15... Bxf1 16. Rhxf1 O-O-O (16... Rd8 $6 17. e5
Ng4 18. Nd5 Rd7 19. h3 $16) 17. Ng5 (17. Bg3 Nd4 $1 (17... Nh5 18. Nb5) 18. Be5
Nc6 $11) 17... Rd7 18. Bf4 Nd4 19. Be5 h6 20. Nf3 Nxf3 (20... Re8 $5 21. Nxd4
Rxe5 22. f4 cxd4 $6 (22... Re8 23. Ndb5 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 (24. Rxd7 Kxd7 25. Rd1+
Bd4 26. Nxd4 Nxc3 27. bxc3 cxd4 28. Rxd4+ Kc6 29. Kd2 $11) 24... Rxe4 25. Nd6+
Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Re2 27. b4 $1 (27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Kxd2 Bxb2 29. a4 Kd7 $15) 27...
Bb2+ 28. Kd1 Rxg2 29. bxc5 Bxa3 30. Rf6 Bxc5 31. Rxf7 a5 32. Rh7 (32. Re1 Kd8 (
32... Rg1 33. Rxg1 Bxg1 34. h4) 33. Re6 $40) 32... a4 33. Re1 Kd8 34. Re4 b5
35. Re5 a3 36. Rd5+ Ke8 37. Rxc5) 23. fxe5 Ng4 24. Nd5 Nxh2 25. Rf6 $3 Bxf6 26.
Nxf6 Rc7+ 27. Kd2 h5 28. Nd5 $16 {Vaganian-Tukmakov,Yerevan 1980.}) 21. gxf3
Rhd8 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. f4 Nh5 (23... Rd3 24. Rg1 Bh8 25. Rg3 $14) 24. Nd5 $14)
14. e4 Bxf1 15. Rhxf1 Nbc6 16. Nc3 Bxc3 {This was believed to be the best but
does not fully solve black's problems in my opinion.} (16... Rd8 17. Nb5 Rd7
18. Bf4 $1 $16 {Kasparov-Gligoric,Bugojno 1982.}) 17. bxc3 O-O $146 {Fed shows
his experience and sens of danger.} (17... O-O-O $2 18. Bxe7 (18. Ng5 Rdf8 19.
e5 f6 {Draw agreed in Soln-Psakhis,Dresden(zt) 1998.Did P.S try to qualify
there?}) 18... Nxe7 19. Ne5 Rdf8 20. Rd6 $1 f5 21. Re6 $1 (21. Rfd1 Rd8) 21...
Re8 22. Nf7 Rhg8 23. Rd1 $1 $18) (17... f6 18. e5 (18. Rfe1 O-O-O $14) (18. Bg3
$5 $40) 18... fxe5 (18... f5 19. Rfe1 $16) 19. Bxe5 Rf8 20. Bc7 $1 Rc8 21. Bd6
$14) (17... Rd8 $6 {That was believed to be the equalizer.} 18. Be5 $1 {
Dreev's bigtime novelty.} Rxd1+ (18... O-O 19. Bf6) 19. Rxd1 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 f6
21. Nd7 Kf7 22. Rd6 Nc8 23. Rc6 Rd8 24. e5 $1 f5 (24... fxe5 25. Nxe5+ Ke7 26.
f4 $1 Rf8 27. Rc7+ Kd6 28. Rd7+ Ke6 29. g3 g5 30. Rxh7 $18) 25. Nf6 Ne7 26. Rc7
Ke6 27. f4 h6 28. Rxa7 g5 29. Nh5 $1 $18 {Dreev-Vallejo Pons,Biel 2002.}) 18.
Bxe7 $1 {I did not want that Bd6 got stuck if it would have been anchored
there with e5.} (18. e5 Rfe8 19. g4 h6 $1 (19... Na5 $6 20. Nd2 (20. Bc7 Nec6)
20... Nc8 21. Bc7 Re7 22. Ne4 $1 Rxc7 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Rd8+ Kg7 25. Rg8+ Kh6
26. h4 $18) 20. h4 Rad8 $132 (20... Na5 21. Nd2 Kg7 22. f4 Nec6 $14) 21. Nd2
$140 $2 Nc8 $1 22. Ne4 Nxd6 23. Nf6+ Kf8 24. exd6 Re6 $17) 18... Nxe7 19. Rd6
$1 {Keeping the black knight away and bringing his one forward.} (19. Rd7 Nc6
20. Rfd1 f6 (20... Rac8 $6 21. R1d6 $1 f6 22. Re6 Rf7 23. Rdd6) 21. R1d6 Rad8
22. Rxd8 Nxd8 23. Rd7 Nc6 24. Rc7 Ne5 25. Nxe5 fxe5 26. f3 Rf7 $11) 19... Rac8
(19... Rae8 20. Re1 $1) 20. Ne5 Rc7 21. Rfd1 $16 {White is clearly better!} ({
The following lines do not bring happiness.} 21. g4 Kg7 22. g5 f5) (21. f4 Rfc8
) 21... Rfc8 (21... Kg7 22. Rd7 Rfc8 23. R1d6 $16) 22. Rf6 $2 {Here I have
lost the track in the game.Alex as usual indicated me how to demonstrate
whites edge right after the game.} (22. Rd7 {Yermo} Kf8 $8 (22... f6 23. Nc4 b5
(23... Kf7 24. Nd6+ Ke6 25. Nxc8 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Kxd7 27. Nxa7 $18) (23... Nc6
24. a4 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Re8 26. f3 (26. Rc7 Ne5 (26... Rxe4 27. Nd6) 27. Nxe5 Rxe5
28. f3 f5 29. exf5 Re2 30. fxg6 (30. f6 Rxg2 $11) 30... hxg6 $11) 26... Re7 27.
Rd6 Ne5 28. Nxe5 fxe5 29. a5 $18) 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Nd6 $18) 23.
Nc4 (23. Ng4 h5 24. Nf6 Ng8 $11) 23... Nc6 24. a4 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Re8 26. Rc7 (
26. f3 Re7 27. Rd6 Re6 28. Rxe6 fxe6 $11) 26... Ne5 27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Rxa7 Rxe4
29. Kd2 $16) 22... Nc6 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 25. Rd7 {Whites advantage
is only optical.} a6 26. Kd2 (26. a4 b5 27. a5 Re6 $11) 26... b5 (26... g5 27.
Ke3) 27. f4 {Not much to do.} (27. Ke3 Rb6 (27... a5 $6 28. Ra7 b4 29. Rxa5 b3
30. Rb5 c4 31. Kd4 $16) 28. Rc7 b4 $11) (27. e5 f6 28. exf6 Rxf6 29. Ke3 Re6+
$11) 27... h5 $6 {This does not spoil everything but Black could have equalize
on the spot.} (27... b4 28. axb4 cxb4 29. cxb4 Rc4 30. Rb7 Rxe4 31. g3 Re6 $11)
28. Kd3 (28. e5 b4 29. axb4 cxb4 30. cxb4 Rc4 $11) 28... a5 29. Ra7 Rd6+ 30.
Kc2 Re6 31. e5 (31. Rxa5 Rxe4 32. Rxb5 Rxf4) 31... f6 32. exf6 $6 {I could
have created more difficulties with 32.Ra5 but still it is a draw.} (32. Rxa5
fxe5 33. fxe5 $1 (33. Rxb5 exf4 34. Rxc5 (34. Kd3 Re3+ 35. Kd2 Re5 36. a4 Rg5)
34... Re2+ 35. Kd3 Rxg2) 33... Rxe5 34. Rxb5 Re2+ 35. Kb3 Rxg2 36. h4 (36. a4
Rxh2 37. a5 Rh1 38. Kc4 (38. Ka2 Rh4 39. Rxc5 Ra4+ 40. Kb3 Ra1 $11) 38... Ra1
39. Kxc5 h4) 36... Rg4 $1 (36... c4+ 37. Kxc4 Rg4+ 38. Kd5 Rxh4 39. c4) 37.
Rxc5 (37. a4 Rxh4 38. a5 Rh1 $11) 37... Rxh4 38. a4 Rh1 $11) 32... Re2+ 33. Kd3
Rxg2 34. Rxa5 Rxh2 35. Rxb5 Kf7 {Safe.} (35... Rh3+ 36. Ke4 Rxc3 37. Rb7 $11)
36. Rxc5 Kxf6 37. Ke4 (37. a4 $6 Ra2 38. a5 h4 {could be dangerous!}) 37...
Re2+ 38. Kf3 Ra2 $11 {Now we went merry go round around!} 39. Rc6+ Kf5 40. Rc5+
Kf6 41. Ra5 Rc2 42. Ra6+ Kf5 43. Ra5+ Kf6 44. Rc5 Ra2 45. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "SLO-chT 12th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2002.11.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ptuj"]
[BlackTeam "Ljubljana Metalka Trgovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 {I was slightly surprised by GM Beliavsky's
choice for Queen's Indian Defence since in almost all our encounters he was
heading for Tartacower's Defence.} 4. a3 {Petrosian System rerevisited.} Ba6 5.
Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg5 $5 {10 o'clock in the morning this looked like a great
improvisation.} ({However with a sober look one can notice that there is no
difference between the text and} 6. Nc3 c5 7. dxc5 (7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 {
is of course should be the normal and the most common continuation.}) 7... bxc5
8. Bg5) 6... Be7 ({after} 6... h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nc3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bg7
11. e3 {and a3 is coherent with the set up as it may be seen in some early
Uhlmann games.}) (6... c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Rd1 ({or even} 9. O-O-O $5
{a la Azmai}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. e3 {transposes to some Qc2 Nimzo
considered to be better for white.} (11. e4 Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 $13)) 7. Nc3 c5 {
What else?} 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e3 O-O (9... Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Be2 f5 12. O-O
O-O 13. b4 $13 {could be the course for another game.}) 10. Be2 h6 ({again} 
10... Nh5 $5 {is an option.}) 11. Bh4 d5 $5 {I thouhgt it was too early for
hanging pawns but maybe not...} (11... d6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Rd2
Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Nf8 16. h3 Ng6 17. Bg3 Rac8 18. Nh2 {looks like logical for both
sides.}) 12. Rd1 Nbd7 13. O-O Qc7 $5 {This looks really weird I have spent
some time trying to understand it.} ({Actually after the natural} 13... Qb6 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. Bb5 $1 Bc6 (15... Rad8 $2 16. Bxd7 Rxd7 17. Na4) (15... d4 $2 16.
Bxd7 Bxf3 17. gxf3 dxc3 18. Qxc3 {black is in trouble.}) 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qf5
Nb6 (17... g6 $2 18. Nxd5) (17... Rab8 $2 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Qxd7
Rb7 21. Qxc6 Nxc6 22. Rc1 $16) 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 (18... Bxf6 $2 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20.
Rxd5) 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 (20. Rxd5 Qxf5 $1 (20... Qxb2 21. Rd7 Qf6 22. Qe4
$1 (22. Qe5 Rfe8 23. Rc1 $16) 22... Bd6 23. Nd2 Rfd8 (23... Rfe8 24. Qd5) 24.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nc4 $16) 21. Rxf5 Rab8 $132 {things are not that clear to me.})
20... Qxb2 (20... Rab8 21. Ne5 (21. b3 Rfd8 22. Qc4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qb2 24. g3 (
24. b4 $2 cxb4 (24... Qxa3 25. Ne5) 25. Qc7 bxa3 $1 (25... Re8 26. axb4 Qxb4
27. Qxa7 $16) 26. Qxe7 Qc2 27. Re1 a2 28. Qxa7 Rb1 $19) 24... Qxb3 25. Qxb3
Rxb3 26. Rd7 Bf6 27. Rxa7 $16) 21... Rfd8 22. Nd7 Qh4 23. b3 $16) (20... Rfd8
21. Qe5) (20... Rad8 21. Qe5) 21. Qe5 (21. Ne5 Rad8 22. Nd7 Rfe8) 21... Qxe5
22. Nxe5 Rfd8 23. g4 $1 Bf6 24. Nc4 $16) 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bg3 Qb6 {Here I
assume I went wrong by playing the obvious but the innoculous Nh4-f5.} 16. Nh4
({I have noticed that the other path for my kings knight could be very
dangerous for my opponent.However the temptation to play forward possesed my
soul!And most likely I was right.} 16. Ne1 Rac8 $1 (16... Rfe8 17. Bf3) (16...
Rfd8 17. Bf3) (16... Rad8 $5 17. Nd3 (17. Bf3 Ba6 18. Nd3 Bc4)) 17. Bf3 (17.
Nd3 $6 {is not satisfactory for white.} d4 18. Na4 Qa5 19. b3 dxe3 (19... Ne4
$5) (19... Nb6 20. Ndb2 Nxa4 21. Nxa4) 20. fxe3 Ne4 21. Be1 Qc7) 17... Ba6 18.
Be2 $11) (16. Ne5 Nxe5 (16... Rad8 17. Bf3 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qe6 19. Bf4 $13 (19.
Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Na4 c4 21. Nc5)) 17. Bxe5 Qe6 18. Bg3 $13 (18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bf3
Rad8 20. Na4 c4 21. Nc5 Qb6 22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. Rd2 Rd7 24. Rfd1 (24. Qf5 Rfd8
25. Rfd1 Qb3 $1 26. h3 (26. Bxd5 $2 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Qxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rxd1#) 26...
d4 $40) 24... Rfd8 25. h3 (25. g3 g6 26. Kg2 (26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28.
Qxc4 Rd4 $1 ({or even} 28... Rc5 $1)) 26... Qc6 $1 $11) 25... Qc6 (25... g6 $5
26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Qxc4 Rd4 $8 (28... Qxb2 29. Bxd5) 29. Qxd4 Bxd4
30. Bxb7 Bxb2 31. a4 a5 $11) 26. e4 dxe4 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Bxe4
Qe6) (18. Bf4 $5 {It is always difficult to deploy the bishop somewhere on the
diagonal;f4 or g3 ,which one is the best?} Rad8 19. Bf3 Ne4 $13) 18... Rad8 19.
Bf3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 (20. Qb3 Ba6 21. Rfe1 Bd3 $3) 20... dxe4 21. Rxd8 $1 (21. Be2
Bd5) 21... Rxd8 22. Be2 Bd5 23. Rd1 $11) 16... Rfd8 $8 {Only move but it is
sufficient to keep black out of harm ,especially noticeable that Ra8 stands
better than Rc8 since in some lines Pa7 may be lost!} 17. Bf3 {The move order
is very important since it allows black with new possibilities.} (17. Nf5 Bf8
18. Bf3 g6 19. Nh4 Qe6 20. Nxg6 $5 fxg6 21. Qxg6+ Bg7 (21... Kh8 22. Nxd5 Qe8
23. Qf5 $40) 22. Nxd5 Nf8 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 $1 {The point!} 24. Qxg7+ $3 (24. Qg4
$6 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Qxf6 $17) 24... Kxg7 25. Nh5+ Kf7 26. Bxb7 Qb3 27. Bf3 Ne6 (
27... Rxd1 28. Rxd1 c4 29. Be5) (27... Qxb2 28. Rb1) (27... Ng6 28. Bd6) 28.
Nf4 Nxf4 29. Bxf4 Rac8 30. Be5 $13) 17... Qe6 18. Nf5 (18. Qf5 Nf8) 18... Bf8 {
A natural retreat.} (18... Ne5 $2 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bxe5 (20. Be2 $6 d4 21.
exd4 cxd4 22. Nb5 Rac8 (22... d3 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 Bxg2 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 27. Kg1 Qxb5 $14) 23. Qf5 Ng6 24. Rfe1 Rc5 25. Qb1 Be4 26. Bd3 Rxb5
27. Rxe4 Nxe4 28. Bxb5 Nxg3 29. hxg3 Ne5 $13) 20... Qxe5 21. Na4 c4 22. Rd4 $16
) 19. Nb5 Ne8 20. Bg4 Qb6 {After couple of pseudo agressive moves whites
pieces will be pushed back,however black also did not gain much from that so
actually for the last 5 moves both sides shuffled his pieces in a way.} (20...
Qg6 $5 21. Bf3 $5 {It is sad but probably this is the best after 20...Qg6.} (
21. h3 d4 22. exd4 Qc6) (21. Be2 $5) (21. Qe2 Ndf6 22. Bh3 Ba6 23. a4 Nd6) (21.
f3 $2 Qc6 (21... Ba6 22. a4 Ndf6 23. Bh3) 22. Nc3 g6 23. Nh4 Ndf6 24. Bh3 d4))
21. Nc3 Ndf6 22. Bf3 Rac8 {Here I should have been more careful.The game with
hanging pawns requires full attention from both sides all the time!} 23. Rd2 $2
{Tactically not alert!} (23. Rfe1 d4 $1 (23... g6 24. Nh4 Bg7 (24... d4 25. Na4
Qa6 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 27. Nf3 Ne4 28. Be5 $36) 25. Na4 Qc6 26. Be5 Qe6 27. Bc3 Qe7
28. g3 $14) 24. Na4 Qa6 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. exd4 cxd4 (26... g6 27. Nxc5 Bxc5 28.
Nxh6+ Kg7 29. dxc5 Rxd1 (29... Kxh6 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. c6) 30. Qxd1 Kxh6 31. b4
$16) 27. Qd3 Qd7 28. b3 Bxa3 29. Be5 (29. Nxd4 Bb4 30. Rf1) 29... Bb4 30. Re2
Nd5 31. Nxd4 Nef6 $11) (23. Na4 $6 Qe6 24. Nc3 Ne4 $36) 23... d4 $1 {Typical
for hanging pawns.Since the side with them would have already got some space
advantage and control in the center if they start rolling things may go
dangerous.} 24. Na4 $8 (24. Bxb7 $6 {Looks terribly dangerous!} dxc3 25. Rxd8
Rxd8 26. Bf3 g6 27. Nh4 cxb2 (27... Qxb2 28. Qxb2 cxb2 29. Be5 c4 (29... Rd2
30. Rb1) (29... g5 30. Nf5 g4 31. Bc6) 30. Bxb2 Rb8 31. Be5 Rb5 32. Bd4 Bxa3
33. Be2 Rb4 34. Nf3 $44 (34. Bc5 $6 Rb2 35. Bxa3 Rxe2 $17)) 28. Rb1 Qa5 29.
Qxb2 c4 $17) 24... Qa6 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. exd4 g6 $2 {Allows some nasty
exchanges!} ({After the natural} 26... Ne4 27. Rd3 g6 28. Nh4 cxd4 29. Qd1 Qa6
$1 $17 {the threat of 30...Rc1 is tremendous.}) 27. Nh4 $2 {I should have gone
for B+3 pawns against 2Ns position.} (27. Nxc5 Bxc5 28. Nxh6+ Kg7 29. dxc5 Kxh6
30. Rxd8 (30. Rfd1 Qe7 31. b4 $14) 30... Rxd8 31. c6 Qb5 32. b4 Kh7 33. Rc1 Rc8
34. Qc4 Qxc4 35. Rxc4 Nd5 36. b5 $40) 27... cxd4 (27... Ne4 28. Rd3 cxd4 29.
Qd1 Qa6 30. Be5 (30. Nf3 $2 Rc1 31. Qxc1 Qxd3 32. Rd1 Qb3 33. Nc3 dxc3 34. Rxd8
cxb2 35. Qb1 Nc3 $19) 30... Rc1 31. Qe2 {and somehow white is still alive.})
28. Qd1 Qa6 29. Be5 {This looked like the most ambitious move to me in the
game.I was simply not aware of being substantially worse in this position!} (
29. Nf3 Ne4 (29... d3 30. Nc3 Rxc3 31. bxc3 Ne4 32. Be5 Nxd2 33. Qxd2 Nd6 34.
Bd4 Nf5 $15) 30. Rxd4 (30. Rd3 Rc1 $1 {again the same old trick.}) 30... Rxd4
31. Nxd4 Rd8 32. Be5 Rd5 $17) (29. Nc3 $2 dxc3 30. Rxd8 c2 $19) 29... d3 {
The pawn went too deep however I was thinking that I was ok around here.} (
29... Rc4 30. b4 $1 (30. b3 Ne4 31. bxc4 Nxd2 32. Qxd2 Qxa4 33. Bxd4 Qxc4 34.
Nf3 Bg7 35. Rd1 Bxd4 36. Nxd4 Ng7 $19 {And white loses a piece.}) 30... Ne4 31.
Rd3 Rc1 32. Qe2 Nc3 33. Nxc3 Rxc3 34. Rfd1 $15) 30. Nc3 h5 $1 $17 31. Qf3 {
Looking meek,I still had fantasies about making Pd2 fall.} ({Possible
positions coming after} 31. h3 $8 Bh6 32. f4 Rxc3 33. bxc3 Ne4 34. Ra2 {
did not appeal to me yet!} (34. Bd4 Nxd2 35. Qxd2 Nc7 36. Rd1 Ne6 37. Qxd3 Qxd3
38. Rxd3 Nxf4 $19)) 31... Bh6 32. Rdd1 {Everything goes well according to the
diary of the madman!Pawn has to walk till d2 and will fall there.} (32. Bf4
Bxf4 33. Qxf4 Rc4 34. Qg3 Rxc3 35. bxc3 Ne4 36. Qf4 Nxd2 37. Qxd2 Nd6 $19)
32... d2 33. Qg3 Rd3 34. Nf3 Rc4 $1 {Of course I have missed this one!After
oblique attack with Bh6 black attacks latterally now with Rc4 and thus
geometrically dominates the board.} 35. Bxf6 $5 {I was worried about the scope
of my queen so I did not hesitate to give my bishop,also this is my bishop not
Gufeld's neither Babitt's bishop.} (35. h3 Qb7 $19) 35... Nxf6 $6 (35... Bf4
36. Qh3 Nxf6 37. Ne2 Bh6 $19 {And black's space advantage combined with Pd2 is
making white choked!}) 36. Qe5 {Now things are not that simple at least my
queen is centralised.} Rc8 37. Qe2 $1 {Very annoying,I have also started to
bring some geometrical aspects into my game.} Qd6 $1 {In mutual time trouble
an extremely annoying idea found by my experienced opponent.} (37... Re8 38.
Ne5 Rd6 39. Qxa6 Rxa6 40. f4 Rd6 41. g3 {looks really solid.} g5 $1 {only this
might be annoying.} (41... Rb8 42. Rf2) 42. Nc4 Rd4 43. fxg5 Bxg5 44. h4 $1
Bxh4 45. gxh4 Rg4+ (45... Rxc4 $2 46. Rxf6 Re1+ 47. Rf1) 46. Kh2 Rxh4+ 47. Kg3
Rg4+ 48. Kh3 Nh7 $1 49. b3 Ng5+ 50. Kh2 Re1 (50... Rh4+ 51. Kg2 Rg4+ 52. Kf2
Nh3+ 53. Kf3 Ng5+ $11) 51. Rf5 Rh4+ {and black has better to take a draw by
repetition.} (51... h4 52. Rxd2 Rgg1 53. Rxg5+ Rxg5 54. Nd5 $14)) 38. Ne5 (38.
Nb5 Qd5 39. Nc3 Rcxc3 40. bxc3 Qe4 $1 41. Qxe4 Nxe4 $17) 38... Rdxc3 39. bxc3
Rxc3 $4 {Here I believe we both got hyponised by our clocks and did stop
calculating well.} (39... Nd5 $1 40. f4 {Strangely only move in a lost
position.} (40. Nc4 Qa6 $1 {I have forgotten about that!} (40... Nxc3 41. Nxd6
Nxe2+ 42. Kh1 Rc1 43. Ne4 f5 44. Nxd2 Bxd2 45. Rxc1 Nxc1 46. Rd1 Nb3 {is not
that clear after} 47. Rb1)) 40... Bxf4 $1 (40... Nxf4 41. Qe4 {white is worse
but the game is prolongued!}) 41. Rxf4 Nxf4 42. Qe4 Qc5+ $19) 40. Nf3 {All of
sudden white is back in business,difficult to figure out who is better and why!
} Rc2 $1 {The trump in other words Pd2 should be protected.} (40... Rxa3 $2 41.
Nxd2 Ra2 42. Ne4) (40... Ng4 $2 41. h3 Rxf3 42. hxg4) 41. Qb5 $2 {Typical
blitz move but works only after bad play from your opponent!} (41. a4 $142 {
There was no need to jettison this pawn!}) 41... Qd5 $4 ({I did not even
calculate what would happen after} 41... Qxa3 42. Qe5 Kg7 (42... Qb2 43. Qd6
Kg7) 43. Qd4 Qa2 $17 {but now I can tell you that white just lost his a pawn
and started to drift with his rooks confined.}) 42. Qb8+ Kg7 43. Qxa7 {All of
a sudden I have even cashed a pawn!} Ne4 44. Qd4+ Qxd4 45. Nxd4 Ra2 $2 {
Simply bad since it allows whites next!} (45... Rb2 46. Ne2 Ra2 47. f4 Kf6 (
47... Rxa3 48. Ng3 Nxg3 49. hxg3 Rxg3 50. Rxd2 Rg4 {should also be sort of
equal.}) 48. Rf3 Bf8 49. Nc3 Nxc3 50. Rxc3 Bd6 51. g3 Bxa3 52. Rxa3 Rxa3 53.
Rxd2 $11) 46. Nb5 $1 $16 {What a turn of events,huh?} Bg5 $1 47. Ra1 Rc2 {
Black is in serious trouble but white has to find the killing plan.} (47... Rb2
48. Rab1 Ra2 (48... Rc2 49. Rfd1) 49. Rfd1 Be7 50. Kf1 $18) 48. a4 $2 {Very
bad! Absolutely out of touch! The a-pawn is not that dangerous yet, White had
to cover the weakness of f2 first of all then his a pawn could have become a
serious threat in black's throat.} (48. Rfd1 Be7 49. Kf1 Bc5 50. Ke2 Rb2 51. a4
$1 {white is already threatening f3.} (51. f3 $6 Nf2 52. Rxd2 Rxb5 53. a4 Rb3
$8 (53... Ra5 $2 54. Rd5) 54. a5 Re3+ 55. Kf1 Nd3 56. a6 Ba7 (56... Kf6 57. Re2
Rxe2 58. Kxe2 Nf4+ 59. Kf1 Ba7 60. Rb1 $18) 57. Re2 Rxe2 58. Kxe2 Nf4+ 59. Kf1
Ne6 60. Rd1 (60. Rb1 Nc5) 60... Nc5 61. Rd8 Kf6 62. Ra8 (62. Ke2 $14) 62... Bb6
63. Rc8 (63. a7 Ne6 64. h4 $11) 63... Nd7 64. a7 Bxa7 65. Rc7 Bb8 66. Rxd7 Bxh2
$11) 51... Bxf2 52. Nd6 $1 Nxd6 53. Kxf2 Ne4+ 54. Ke3 f5 55. a5 Rb3+ 56. Ke2 $3
{We do not care about the exchange important is to be as close as possible to
d1 square with the king even if you may get forked there!} (56. Kd4 Rb4+ 57.
Ke5 Rb5+ 58. Ke6 Rb7 59. a6 Ra7 60. h4) 56... Nc3+ (56... Rb7 57. a6 Ra7 58.
Ra3 Kf6 59. Rb1 Ke5 60. Rb7 Ra8 61. a7 $18) 57. Kxd2 Nxd1 58. a6 Rb8 59. Kxd1
g5 (59... Kf6 60. a7 Ra8 61. h4 Ke5 62. Ra4 Kd6 63. Ke2 Kc6 64. Ke3 Kb7 65. Kf4
$18) 60. a7 Ra8 61. Ra6 (61. Ke2 Kf6 62. Kd3 Ke5 63. Kc4 f4 (63... h4 64. Kc5
h3 65. gxh3 Ke4 66. Kb6 f4 67. Kb7 Rh8 68. a8=Q Rxa8 69. Rxa8 f3 70. Kc6 f2 71.
Rf8 Ke3 72. Kd5 Ke2 73. Ke4 $1 f1=Q 74. Rxf1 Kxf1 75. Kf3 $3 $18) 64. Kd3 (64.
Kb5 $2 g4 (64... Ke4 65. Kb6 f3 66. Ra4+ (66. gxf3+ Kxf3 67. Kb7 Rxa7+ 68. Kxa7
g4 69. Ra2 h4 70. Ra4 $1 h3 $11) 66... Ke3 67. Ra3+ Kf2 68. gxf3 Kg2 69. Ra2+
Kxf3 70. Kb7 Rxa7+ 71. Kxa7 g4 72. Kb6 h4 73. Ra4 $1 (73. Kc5 g3) 73... h3 74.
Kc5 g3 75. Ra3+ Kg2 $11) 65. Kb6 Ke4 (65... f3 66. gxf3 gxf3 67. Kb7 Rxa7+ 68.
Kxa7 Kf4 69. Kb6 Ke3 70. h4 f2 71. Kc5 Ke2 72. Kd4 f1=Q 73. Rxf1 Kxf1 74. Ke3
$1 Kg2 75. Kf4 $18) 66. Kb7 Rxa7+ 67. Kxa7 f3 68. gxf3+ Kxf3 (68... gxf3 69.
Kb6 f2 70. Kc5 h4 71. h3 Ke3 72. Kd5 Kf3 73. Kd4 Kg2 74. Ke3 $18) 69. Kb6 h4
70. Ra4 (70. Kc5 g3 $11) 70... h3 $11) 64... Kd5 65. Ra5+ Kc6 66. Ke4 $18)
61... Kf7 62. Ke2 Ke7 63. Ke3 Kd7 64. h4 gxh4 65. Kf4 Kc7 66. Kxf5 Kb7 67. Ra2
Rf8+ 68. Kg5 Ka8 69. Kxh4 Rf5 70. g3 Re5 71. Ra6 Rb5 72. Rh6 Kxa7 73. Rxh5 Rb1
74. Rc5 Kb6 75. Rc2 $18) 48... Nxf2 $4 {The start for comedy of errors!} (48...
Be7 49. Nd4 Rb2 50. Nf3 (50. a5 Bc5 51. a6 Bxd4 52. a7 Bxa7 53. Rxa7 Nxf2 54.
Rd7 d1=Q 55. Rfxd1 Nxd1 56. Rxd1) 50... Bc5 51. Rad1 Ra2 52. h4 (52. h3 f5)
52... Kf6 (52... Rxa4 53. Nxd2 Ng3 54. Nf3 Nxf1 55. Kxf1) 53. g3 Rxa4 (53...
Bb4 54. Ra1) (53... Nxg3 54. Rxd2 Rxd2 55. Nxd2 Nxf1 56. Nxf1 Kf5 57. a5 Kg4
58. Nh2+ Kxh4 59. Nf3+ Kg4 60. Ne5+) 54. Rxd2 Nxg3 55. Re1 Nf5 56. Rc1 Be7 57.
Rd7 Rf4 58. Rc6+ Kg7 59. Kg2 Nxh4+ 60. Nxh4 Bxh4 61. f3) 49. Na3 ({Ok the
first capture on f2 it is obviously impossible.} 49. Rxf2 $2 Be3 50. Rd1 Rc1
51. Nc3 Rxc3 52. Kf1 Rc1 53. Rfxd2 Bxd2 $19) 49... Rb2 50. Nc4 $4 {Another
gross blunder I have produced recently with the new time control.} ({Now Nf2
is touchable.And it is very simple.} 50. Rxf2 Ra2 (50... d1=Q+ 51. Rxd1 Be3 52.
Rdf1 Ra2 53. Nc4 Bc5 54. a5 h4 55. Ne5 Rxa5 56. Nf3 g5 57. Kh1 Bxf2 58. Rxf2
Ra1+ 59. Ng1 $18) (50... Be3 51. Rd1 $1 Ra2 52. Nc4 Bxf2+ 53. Kxf2 Rxa4 54.
Nxd2 $18) 51. Rff1 $1 $18) 50... Rc2 $2 {Punch to punch! This loses once again!
} (50... d1=Q 51. Rfxd1 Nxd1 52. Nxb2 Nxb2 53. a5 Be3+ 54. Kf1 Ba7 55. a6 Nc4
56. Ke2 Nb6 57. Rc1 Nd5 58. Rc8 Kf6 59. Ra8 Bb6 60. Rb8 Ke6 61. Rb7 Bd4 62. a7
Bxa7 63. Rxa7 $11 {Should be a draw!}) 51. Rxf2 $4 {Who knows if I would see
the capture after having repeated the moves once!} (51. Na3 Rb2 52. Rxf2) 51...
Rxc4 52. Rff1 Be3+ 53. Kh1 Bd4 $1 $15 {I am losing my a-pawn and thus most
likely the game, I have absolutely overlooked this idea.} 54. Rad1 Bc3 55. Rf3
Ba5 56. Rdf1 $4 {Frustrated and collapsed to easy!} (56. Kg1 Rxa4 57. Rd3 $1
Ra2 58. h4 $11 Ra4 59. g3 f5 60. R1xd2 Bxd2 61. Rxd2 Rg4 62. Kf2 f4 63. gxf4
Rxh4 64. Kg3 Rg4+ 65. Kf3 $11) 56... Rc1 $19 57. Rxf7+ Kh6 58. g3 Re1 $1 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 15th Gr6"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.10.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Bistric, Faruk"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "1999.10.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Podgorica Montenegrobanka"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 {A speciality of IM Faruk
Bistric.} 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. e3 $5 ({I did not want to go} 7. Bf4 {because after}
d6 8. e3 Nd7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 g6 11. O-O Bg7 {I do not particularly like
Bf4's standing.}) 7... Qf6 $5 $146 (7... c5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 cxd4 10. Qxd4
$5 (10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. Qe4 $14) 10... Nc6 11. Qd3 Be7 12. e4 $14)
8. Ne5 $5 {A very daring move.} (8. Bd3 $1 {was consistent.} Bxf3 $1 (8... Bxd3
9. Qxd3 Qg6 10. e4 Qxg2 (10... d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. O-O $1 dxe4 13. Re1 $1 {
During the game I could not calculate this simple line.}) 11. Rg1 Qh3 12. Bf4
d6 13. O-O-O $44) 9. Qxf3 Qxf3 10. gxf3 Nc6 $14) 8... Bd6 $1 (8... d6 9. Ng4
Qd8 10. f3 $16) 9. Qg4 $5 {Agressive.} (9. f3 Bb7 10. Ng4 Qe7 (10... Qh4+ 11.
Nf2) 11. Nf2 (11. e4 f5) 11... f5 12. g3 c5 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O $14) 9... Bb7
10. f4 h5 $5 (10... c5 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Bc3 cxd4 13. exd4 h5 14. Qf3) 11. Qe2 c5
12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Qf2 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qg6 15. Bc3 $14 Ne7 16. O-O-O Be4 (16...
O-O-O 17. Rg1 Be4) 17. Rg1 a6 $6 {Needless.} (17... O-O-O $1 18. Be2 f6 19. h3
$5 $36 (19. g4 hxg4 20. Rxg4 Qh6 $8 (20... Qf7 21. Rxg7 Qxg7 22. exf6 Qh7 23.
fxe7 Qxe7 24. Bxh8) 21. Rxg7 Qxh2 22. Qxh2 Rxh2)) 18. g4 $6 {Again white shows
too much of agression.} (18. Be2 b5 19. g4 $13) (18. Qd2 Ra7 (18... O-O-O $6
19. Qd6 Nc6 20. b4 $16) 19. Be2) 18... hxg4 19. h3 g3 $1 {Playing for the
structure.} (19... Bf3 20. Rd2) 20. Rxg3 Qh7 21. Bg2 Rg8 $6 {After this one I
was in between two moves ,in other words which onre to chose first was my
problem.} (21... O-O-O 22. Rd6 (22. f5 $2 Qxf5 $19 (22... exf5 $6 23. Bxe4 fxe4
24. Qxf7 Nf5 25. Qd5 Kb8 26. Rg5 Qxh3 27. e6 dxe6 $1 28. Qe5+ Ka8 29. Qxe4+ Ka7
30. Rdg1 $132)) 22... Nc6 23. Bf3 $13 (23. Rxg7 Qxg7 24. Bxe4 Rxh3)) 22. Bf3 $2
(22. Rg5 $1 Rd8 (22... O-O-O $2 23. f5 $1 Qh6 (23... Bxf5 24. Qf3 Nc6 25. Rd6
$18) 24. h4 exf5 25. Rd6 $18) 23. Bf3) 22... O-O-O $1 23. Rg5 Rh8 $3 {A deep
conception.} 24. f5 $1 (24. Rh5 $2 Qxh5 25. Bxh5 Rxh5 $17 {As white cannot
disturb Be4 he can only stand worse in this kind of position.}) 24... Bc6 $1 {
Excellent defence in time trouble.} (24... exf5 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Qxf7 $16) (
24... Bxf5 $2 25. Rh5 Qg8 (25... Qxh5 $2 26. Bxh5 Rxh5 27. Qf3 $18) 26. Rxh8
Qxh8 27. Rd6 $1 (27. b4 $2 Nc6 (27... Qh7 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. Rd6) 28. bxc5 bxc5
29. e4 Bg6) (27. e4 $2 Bg6 28. b4 Bh5 $1) 27... Nc6 $5 (27... Kc7 28. b4 Qxh3
29. bxc5 $18) 28. Qg2 $3 (28. Bxc6 dxc6 29. Rxc6+ Kb7 30. Qg2 Qxh3) 28... Bxh3
29. Qh1 $1 $18) 25. f6 gxf6 26. exf6 Nf5 27. Bg4 (27. Bxc6 $2 dxc6 28. Rxd8+
Rxd8 29. Qf3 Kb7 $15) (27. Rh5 $2 Qxh5 28. Bxh5 Rxh5 29. e4 Bxe4 30. Qe2 Rh4 $1
(30... Ng3 $2 31. Qg4 $18) 31. Be1 Rf4 $17) 27... Nh6 28. Be2 Nf5 29. Bg4 Nh6
30. Rg7 $2 (30. Be2 $11) 30... Qe4 31. Qf4 Nxg4 32. hxg4 Rdf8 $2 $138 (32...
Qg2 $1 33. Qf1 $15 (33. Rxf7 $2 Ba4 34. b3 Bxb3 35. Rd2 e5 $3 36. Qxe5 Qf1+ 37.
Kb2 Bxc4 {and black's attack is irresistable.})) 33. Qxe4 Bxe4 34. b4 (34. Be5
$1 {I was asked right after the time trouble by many people why I had not
chose this obvious move.The thing is that still I was fantasizing to win the
game as this move just leads to a draw.} d5 35. Bd6 Rd8 36. Be7 Rh2 37. Bxd8
Rc2+ 38. Kb1 Rd2+ 39. Kc1 $11 (39. Ka2 $2 Rxd1 40. Bxb6 dxc4 $1 $19)) 34... Rh2
35. Rd2 Rxd2 36. Kxd2 Kc7 37. Rg5 $6 (37. a4 d5 38. cxd5 exd5 39. a5 $11) 37...
d6 38. Rh5 $2 (38. a4 cxb4 39. Bxb4 a5 40. Bc3 Bc6 41. Rh5 Bxa4 42. g5 $132)
38... Kc6 39. Ke2 Rg8 40. g5 {Draw offer.} b5 $1 $19 41. bxc5 dxc5 42. Rh4 Bg6
43. Kf3 Rd8 $1 (43... bxc4 44. Rxc4 Bd3 45. Rg4) 44. cxb5+ axb5 45. Rh1 Ra8 $2
(45... Rd3 46. Rc1 Kd5 $19) 46. Bb2 Kd5 47. Rh4 Rg8 (47... Ra4 48. Rh6 $132)
48. Bc1 e5 49. e4+ Kc4 50. Rh2 b4 51. axb4 (51. Rc2+ Kb5 (51... Kb3 $2 52. Rxc5
bxa3 53. Bxa3 $1 Kxa3 54. Rxe5 $11) (51... Kd3 52. Rd2+ Kc3 53. Rd5 $11) 52.
axb4 cxb4 53. Be3 b3 $19) 51... cxb4 52. Bb2 Kd3 $1 (52... Re8 $2 53. Rd2 $11)
53. Bxe5 Bxe4+ 54. Kf4 Bg6 55. Rb2 Kc4 56. Rd2 Bd3 57. Ra2 Rc8 $1 58. Ra7 Bg6
$19 {This endgame is surprisingly without any chance for white.} 59. Rb7 (59.
Ke3 Kb3 $19 (59... Rc5 $5 60. Rc7 Rxc7 61. Bxc7 Kb3 $1 (61... Kc3 62. Ba5 Bh5
63. g6 Bxg6 64. Ke2 $11) 62. Kd2 (62. Bd6 $2 Kc3 $19) 62... Kb2 $3 (62... Ka2
$2 63. Kc1 $11) 63. Be5+ Kb1 64. Bf4 $1 (64. Bd6 b3 65. Kc3 Ka2 $19) 64... Bh5
(64... b3 $2 65. Kc3 b2 (65... Ka2 66. Bc1 $11) 66. Kb3 $11) 65. Be3 b3 66. Kc3
b2 67. g6 Ka2 $1 68. g7 b1=Q 69. g8=Q Qb2+ 70. Kc4 Be2+ 71. Kd5 Bf3+ 72. Kc4
Qb3+ 73. Kd4 Kb2 $3 74. Bd2 Qd5+ 75. Ke3 Qe4+ 76. Kf2 Qe2+ 77. Kg1 Qxd2 $19))
59... Rc6 60. Rd7 Kb3 61. Ra7 (61. Rb7 Rc4+ 62. Kg3 Kc2 63. Kf2 b3 64. Rb5 (64.
Kg3 Rc3+ 65. Bxc3 Kxc3 66. Rc7+ Kd2 67. Rb7 Kc2 68. Rc7+ Kb1 69. Kf2 b2 70. Ke2
Ka2 71. Ra7+ Kb3 72. Rb7+ Kc3 $19) 64... Rc3 $3 65. Bxc3 Kxc3 $19) 61... Rc4+
62. Kf3 Re4 (62... Kc2 63. Ra2+) 63. Bf4 Re6 64. Re7 Rb6 65. Ke3 Rc6 66. Ra7
Rc3+ 67. Kd4 Rc4+ 68. Ke3 Kc2 69. Ra2+ $138 Kc3 70. Be5+ Kb3 71. Ra5 $8 Rg4 72.
Bd6 Re4+ 73. Kf3 Re6 74. Bf4 Kc4 75. Ra4 Kc3 76. Ra7 b3 77. Rc7+ Kb2 $19 78.
Be3 Kb1 79. Bd4 Rd6 (79... b2 80. Re7 Rd6 81. Be5 Rb6 $19) 80. Be5 Rd3+ 81. Kf4
b2 82. Rb7 Rd2 83. Bc3 Rc2 84. Bd4 Kc1 85. Be3+ Kd1 86. Bd4 Rc4 87. Rxb2 Rxd4+
88. Ke5 Rg4 89. Kd6 Rxg5 $2 {Makes things more difficult.} (89... Re4 $19) 90.
Ke7 Re5+ $4 (90... Rf5 $1 {Luther} 91. Rb6 $1 (91. Ra2 $2 Ke1 92. Rb2 Kf1 93.
Ra2 Rf2 94. Ra8 Kg2 95. Rg8 (95. Rf8 Re2+ $19) 95... Kg3 96. Rg7 Kg4 97. Rxf7
Bxf7 98. Kxf7 Kg5 $19) 91... Ke2 92. Kf8 Kf3 93. Kg7 Kg4 94. Rb1 Rd5 95. Rg1+
Kf5 96. Rf1+ Ke6 97. Re1+ Re5 98. Rg1 Re2 99. Ra1 Bd3 100. Ra7 Rg2+ 101. Kf8
Bg6 102. Ra6+ Ke5 103. Rb6 Bh5 104. Ra6 (104. Rb5+ Kxf6 105. Rxh5 Ra2 $19) (
104. Ke7 Kf5 $1 105. Rb5+ Kg6 106. Rxh5 Re2+ 107. Kf8 Kxh5 108. Kxf7 Kh6 109.
Kg8 Rg2+ 110. Kf8 Kg6 $19) 104... Be2 105. Rb6 Bc4 $19) 91. Kf8 Re2 92. Rb7 Rf2
93. Rxf7 Bxf7 94. Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 32nd"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2003.07.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Gelashvili, Tamaz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.07.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Qe2 $5 {Tkachiev's move.} Qc7 $5 {The fact that
Chiburdanidze played this is a good proof that Georgians analysed this
together.} 11. e5 $1 {Of course this is the real test of the variation.} Ng8 {
Before this I was pondering about a possibly stronger alternative.} 12. Bf4 $5
{Looks like the most regular move.} Ne7 13. O-O-O a6 $1 {This head a cold
shower effect on me.Black is about to start some serious activity on the
queenside. Besides the Ne7 is about to find a place on the queenside to join
the attack.} 14. h4 $1 {I had to be quick even if I jettison a pawn for
activity.} (14. Kb1 Qb7 $1 $40 (14... b5 $2 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Bxb5 17.
Qxb5 Nd5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Qxd5 (19. e6 Qc6 20. exd7+ Kxd7 21. Bd3 $16) 19...
Rc8 20. Bb5 $16)) (14. Ne4 $6 Ng6 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Nxf4 17. Qe3 Qd8 18.
Qxf4 O-O $15) 14... b5 15. Rh3 (15. Rd4 $6 Ng6 16. Bg3 b4) 15... bxc4 16. Rd4
Nd5 17. Bh2 Nb6 18. h5 $44 {White has compensation for the sacrificed material.
} Rb8 19. Qd2 {I rightfully decided not to touch the pawn for awhile.} (19. h6
$2 g6 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Be7 22. Rc3 O-O 23. Bxc4 Na4 24. Rc2 Rxb2 $19)
19... Qb7 20. Rg4 h6 $5 (20... Nd5 21. Bxc4 (21. Rxc4 $2 Bxa3 22. bxa3 Nxc3 23.
Rb4 Nb5 24. a4 (24. Qg5 Rg8 25. h6 Qb6 26. hxg7 Qxf2 27. Qf6 Qe1+ 28. Kb2 Be4
$19) (24. h6 g6 25. Qf4 Bxg2 26. Qf6 Rc8+ 27. Kb2 Rf8 $19) 24... Rc8 (24...
Bxg2 25. Bxb5 Rc8+ 26. Rc3 Rxc3+ 27. Qxc3 axb5 28. Rxb5 Qa8 29. Qb4 $18) 25.
Kb2 Bxg2 $19) 21... Bxa3 22. bxa3 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Qb1+ 24. Kd2 Rb2+ 25. Ke3 Rc2
26. Qb4 Qc1+ 27. Kd4 Qd1+ 28. Kc5 Qxg4 29. Qb8+ Ke7 30. Qd6+ $11) 21. Rhg3 Nd5
{Now he decided to go for it.} 22. Bxc4 {I have decided to go for it.} (22.
Rxc4 $6 Bb5 $1 ({The sacrifice does not work now.} 22... Bxa3 $1 23. bxa3 Nxc3
24. Rb4 Nb5 25. a4 $18) 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Rb3 Qa8 25. Rc2 b4 $17) (22. Nxd5 $2
exd5 23. Rxg7 (23. Rf4 Be7 $1) 23... Bxg7 24. Rxg7 Qb3 $17) 22... Bxa3 $1 {
This does not win but, it has to be played.} 23. Nxd5 $2 {Good or bad I had to
accept it!} (23. bxa3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 $1 (24. Qc2 $6 Ba4 (24... Qb1+ 25. Qxb1
Rxb1+ 26. Kc2 Rh1 27. Kxc3 Rxh2 28. Rxg7 Rxh5 29. f4 $44) 25. Qxc3 Qb1+ 26. Kd2
Rb2+ 27. Ke3 Rc2 28. Qb4 Qc1+ 29. Kd4 Bb5 $1 30. Bxb5 axb5 31. Qxb5 Qd2+ 32.
Ke4 f5+ 33. exf6 Rc4+ 34. Qxc4 d5+ 35. Ke5 dxc4 36. fxg7 Qd5+ 37. Kf4 Rg8 $5
$17) 24... Qb1+ 25. Kd2 Rb2+ 26. Ke3 Rc2 27. Qb4 Qc1+ (27... Rb2 28. Qc3 $11)
28. Kd4 Qa1+ (28... Bb5 29. Bd3 (29. Bxb5 axb5 30. Qxb5 Qd2+ 31. Ke4 f5+ 32.
exf6 Rc4+ 33. Qxc4 d5+ 34. Ke5 dxc4 35. fxg7 Qd5+ 36. Kf4 Rg8 $17 {We have
seen this movie before no?}) 29... Qa1+ 30. Ke3 Rc3 31. Rd4 Qc1+ (31... Qe1+ $2
32. Kf4 Qxf2+ 33. Kg4 Rxd3 34. Rdxd3 Qf5+ 35. Kh4 g5+ 36. hxg6 fxg6 37. Rgf3
Qh5+ 38. Kg3 Qxe5+ 39. Kf2 Qxh2 40. Qc3 $3 $18) 32. Ke2 Qc2+ 33. Ke1 Qc1+ $11)
29. Kd3 (29. Rc3 Qd1+ 30. Bd3 Qxg4+ 31. f4 Rxc3 32. Qb8+ Ke7 33. Qd6+ $11))
23... Qxb2+ $2 {This somehow surprised me.} (23... Bxb2+ 24. Kd1 exd5 25. Bb3
Bxe5 26. Re3 d6 27. f4 Qb4 28. Rxg7 Qxd2+ 29. Kxd2 Kf8 30. fxe5 Kxg7 31. exd6
Rhd8 $19) 24. Qxb2 Bxb2+ 25. Kd2 $2 (25. Kc2 Bxe5 (25... exd5 26. Bxa6 d6 27.
exd6 Kd7 $11) 26. Nc3 O-O 27. f4 Bf6 28. Bxa6 d5 29. Bg1 Ra8 30. Bd3 $13 {
Black has compensation but nothing more.}) 25... Bxe5 $1 {Sacrificial style is
needed to deal with the position.} (25... exd5 26. Bxa6 Bxe5 27. Re3 d6 28.
Bxe5 dxe5 29. Rxe5+ Kd7 30. Rxg7 $40) 26. Nc3 $5 $138 (26. Ne3 O-O $1 (26... f5
$6 27. f4 Bf6 28. Rg6 Ke7 29. Bxa6 Rb2+ 30. Kc1 Rhb8 31. Rxg7+ Bxg7 32. Rxg7+
Kf8 33. Rh7 Rb1+ 34. Kd2 R8b2+ 35. Kc3 Rb3+ 36. Kd4 Rb4+ 37. Kc5 R4b3 38. Kd4
$11) 27. Rh3 f5 28. Bxe5 fxg4 29. Nxg4 Rb4 30. Kc3 Ra4 31. Rg3 Ra3+ 32. Kd4
Rxg3 33. Bxg3 $17) (26. Rxg7 $2 exd5 27. Re3 d6 28. Bxa6 Kf8 $19) 26... Rb2+
27. Ke1 Rc2 28. Nd1 $2 {one mistake follows the other.} (28. Ne2 f5 29. Rh4 Bf6
30. Rf4 e5 31. Re3 Kd8 32. Rxf5 Rxc4 33. Bxe5 $17 {offers plenty of chances to
stay in the fight.}) 28... f5 $19 29. Ne3 {Everything falls.} (29. Rh4 f4 30.
Re3 Bc7 $19) 29... Bc3+ 30. Kd1 Rd2+ 31. Kc1 fxg4 32. Nxg4 (32. Nf1 Rxf2 33.
Rxc3 Rxg2 $19) 32... Rd4 33. Ne5 Bd2+ 34. Kb2 Bf4 {Curtains!} 0-1

[Event "Berkeley East Bay CC"]
[Site "Berkeley"]
[Date "2005.04.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Roussel Roozmon, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 $5 Be7 6. e3 Ne4 $6 {This looks
like a risky line.} (6... h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxh4 (8... Bxe4 9. Bg3 O-O 10.
Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 d6 12. e4 Nd7 13. O-O a5 $14) 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Qb3 $1 {This
move is designed against black's c5.} d6 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. h4 $13) 7. Nxe4 Bxe4
8. Bf4 $1 {A very important move.} O-O (8... Bb4+ 9. Nd2) 9. Bd3 Bb4+ $5 (9...
Bxd3 10. Qxd3 d6 11. e4 Nd7 12. O-O $14) 10. Kf1 $1 {It took me some time to
understand which square is better to set my king up.} (10. Ke2 $6 {is not good.
So I had to lose some tempi to connect my rooks.} f5 $1 (10... Bxf3+ $5 11.
gxf3 Be7 (11... f5 12. c5 bxc5 13. a3 c4 14. Bxc4) 12. h4 (12. Qc2 f5 13. Rag1
Nc6 14. a3 $13) 12... f5 $13) 11. h4 (11. c5 bxc5 12. a3 c4 13. Bxc4 Bd6 14.
Bxd6 cxd6 $132) 11... Bd6 $132) 10... Bxd3+ 11. Qxd3 Be7 12. h4 $1 {I have
shown some signs of an attacking player!} d6 (12... f5 13. Ke2 Nc6 14. a3 $16)
13. Ng5 $1 {No time to waste!} (13. Ke2 $6 Nd7 14. g4 c5 15. g5 cxd4 16. exd4
b5 $1 $40) 13... g6 14. Nf3 $1 {This the real attacking scheme.} (14. Nxh7 $2
Kxh7 15. h5 Rh8 16. hxg6+ Kg7 17. Ke2 fxg6 18. Qe4 Na6 19. Qxe6 Bh4 $1 20. Rh2
Qe8 21. Qg4 Be7 22. Rah1 Rxh2 23. Rxh2 Qf7 24. Kd2 (24. Qh3 Bf6 (24... Qxc4+
25. Kd2 Qd5 26. Qh7+ Kf6 27. g4 Nc5 $1 $13) 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Bg5 $1 Re8 (26...
Qxc4+ $2 27. Kd2) 27. Qh4 $44) 24... Bf6 25. Qh3 Kf8 26. b3 $44) (14. Qe4 $6 {
is not really in the spirit of the attack.} Nd7 15. Qc6 e5 $1 16. Bg3 $1 exd4 (
16... Re8 17. Nf3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nf6 $36) 17. exd4 Re8 18. Nf3 Nf6 19. Re1 Bf8
20. Rxe8 Qxe8 21. Qxe8 Rxe8 22. Bf4 $11) 14... h5 $2 ({There was no need to
panick!} 14... Nd7 15. Bh6 Re8 16. h5 Bf6 (16... g5 $5 17. e4 c5 18. Rd1 $13)
17. e4 c5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Be3 $40) 15. Bh6 Re8 16. g4 $6 {I have decided for
this after a long time.} ({However the exact move order is} 16. Rg1 $1 f5 (
16... Nd7 $2 17. g4 hxg4 18. Rxg4 Bf8 19. Bg5 $18) (16... Bf8 17. Bg5 Be7 18.
g4 hxg4 19. Rxg4 $40) 17. g4 hxg4 (17... Kh7 18. Ng5+ $18) 18. Rxg4 Kf7 {
transposes to the game.}) (16. Ng5 $5 {Yermo} Bf6 17. f4 d5 $1 18. cxd5 Qxd5
$13) 16... hxg4 (16... Bf8 17. Bg5) 17. Rg1 $2 (17. Qe4 $142 Nd7 18. Qxg4 Nf6
19. Qg2 Nh5 20. Ng5 Bf6 21. Rg1 Qe7 22. Qf3 $40) 17... f5 $4 {Black is totally
lost after this.} ({Things were not that clear after} 17... Bf8 $1 18. Bxf8 $5
(18. Bg5 Qd7 19. Nh2 $5 (19. Rxg4 e5 20. Nh2) (19. Qe4 $4 gxf3 20. Qxa8 c6 $19)
19... f5 20. f3 (20. Nxg4 $2 fxg4 21. Qxg6+ Bg7 22. Rxg4 Qf7 $8 23. Bh6 Qxg6
24. Rxg6 Re7 $19) 20... gxf3 21. Nxf3 (21. h5 Qh7 22. Nxf3 Qxh5 23. Kf2 $44)
21... Qh7 22. Bf4 $44) 18... gxf3 19. Bh6 Qf6 20. Bg5 (20. Qe4 $2 Nd7 21. Rg3
e5 22. Rxf3 exd4 23. Qxa8 Rxa8 24. Rxf6 Nxf6 25. exd4 d5 $17) (20. h5 Qf5 21.
Qxf5 exf5 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Rxg6+ Kh7 24. Rf6 Nd7 $17) 20... Qf5 21. Qxf5 exf5
22. Rg3 Nd7 $11) 18. Rxg4 Kf7 $6 {This has surprised me a lot.} (18... Kh7 19.
Ng5+ Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qd7 21. Rg3 $40 {and the attack continues.}) 19. h5 $2 {
I had an easier win which I have seen but the text looked even easier.} (19.
Rg2 Rg8 (19... Nd7 20. h5 $18) 20. e4 $1 (20. Ke2 $2 Nd7 21. Rag1 Bxh4 22. Bg5
Bxg5 23. Nxg5+ Ke7 $44 {I did not see how my attack could have continued.})
20... Nd7 21. d5 $18) 19... Rg8 20. hxg6+ Rxg6 21. Rxg6 Kxg6 22. Bf4 $5 {
I have made a real calculation here.} (22. Ke2 $1 {Is it so difficult to enter
this line?} Kxh6 (22... Nd7 23. Rh1) 23. Rg1 Qf8 (23... Nd7 24. e4 $1 (24. Qd1
$2 {Now this one is wrong!} Nf6) 24... Nf8 (24... Qf8 25. Ne5 $18) 25. exf5
exf5 (25... Qe8 26. Qe3+ Kh7 27. Qf4 $18) 26. Qxf5 Qe8 27. Rg8 $18) (23... Qe8
$2 24. d5 Nd7 25. dxe6 Ne5 26. Qxf5 Ng6 27. Qh3+ Kg7 28. Nd4 $18) 24. Qd1 $1 {
However in this position it is the right one.} (24. e4 $2 Qf7) 24... Nd7 25.
Qf1 Nf6 26. Qg2 Ng4 27. Nh2 Qe8 28. Nxg4+ $1 (28. f3 $2 {I have only seen this
one.} Qa4 29. Nxg4+ fxg4 30. Rh1+ Kg7 31. Qxg4+ Kf7 32. Rh7+ Ke8 33. Rh8+ (33.
Qg7 Qxc4+ 34. Kf2 Kd7 35. Qxe7+ Kc8 $11) 33... Kd7 34. Rxa8 Qxc4+ $132) 28...
fxg4 29. Ke1 $3 $18 {I did not see this move at all!Being his queen tide up to
the defence of Ra8 black is lost in all possible ways!} Qg6 (29... Bg5 30. Qxg4
(30. Qh1+ Kg6 31. Rxg4 e5 32. dxe5 dxe5 33. Qg2 Qd8 34. f4 exf4 35. exf4 Qe7+
36. Kf1 $18) 30... Qg6 31. f4) 30. Rh1+ Kg7 31. Qxa8 Qb1+ 32. Ke2 Qc2+ 33. Kf1
$18 {is an example!}) 22... Qh8 23. Ke2 (23. Kg2 $2 {is obviously the wrong
side for white's king.} Qh5 24. Rh1 Qg4+ 25. Bg3 Nd7) 23... Nd7 (23... Qh5 $2
24. Bg5 $5 {is seen by both of us.} (24. Rg1+ Kf7 25. Qd1 Nd7 26. Rh1 Qg4 27.
Qa4 $18) 24... Kf7 25. d5 Bxg5 26. dxe6+ Ke7 27. Qxf5 $18) 24. Rg1+ (24. e4 Qh5
25. Kd2 Kf7 $16 {White keeps some edge but he is not winning at all.}) 24...
Kf7 25. d5 $2 $138 {Another flash of stupidity!} (25. Qd1 $1 Rg8 26. Rh1 Qf6
27. Qa4 $18 {was simple and efficient!}) 25... Qxb2+ 26. Kf1 (26. Nd2 $2 Qf6
27. Bg5 Qg6 28. Nf3 e5 29. Qd1 e4 30. Kd2 exf3 31. Bxe7 Qh7 $17) 26... Qa1+ 27.
Kg2 Qg7+ {I have forgotten about this in my preliminary calculations.} (27...
Rg8+ $2 28. Ng5+ $18) 28. Kf1 (28. Bg5 Bxg5 29. dxe6+ Ke7 30. exd7 Rf8 31. Kf1
Qa1+ $11) 28... Qa1+ 29. Ne1 $2 {I have lost my objectivity once again.
Somebody sober would have taken the draw.} Qf6 (29... Nf6 30. dxe6+ Kxe6 31.
Rg5 Qxa2 32. Qxf5+ Kf7 33. Qg6+ Ke6 $11) 30. Bg5 Ne5 (30... Nc5 31. Bxf6 $1 {
is the best option which is analysed below.} (31. Qd1 $2 Qh8 32. dxe6+ (32. Nd3
Qh3+ 33. Ke1 Qh2 $17) 32... Nxe6 33. Qd5 (33. Bxe7 Qh3+ 34. Ke2 Kxe7 $17) 33...
Qh3+ 34. Ke2 Rg8 35. Nf3 c6 $1 36. Qxc6 Bxg5 $1 (36... Nxg5 $2 37. Qd5+ Kf8 38.
Qa8+ Kg7 39. Nxg5 Qxe3+ 40. fxe3 Rxa8 41. Ne6+ Kf6 42. Nd4 $44) 37. Qxd6 Qh5
38. Qd7+ Kf6 39. Qxa7 $17) 31... Nxd3 32. Bxe7 Nxe1 33. Kxe1 Kxe7 $11) 31. Qd1
$2 {My ambitions went too far.} (31. Bxf6 Nxd3 32. Bxe7 (32. Bc3 Ne5) 32...
Nxe1 33. Kxe1 Kxe7 34. Rg7+ Kf6 35. Rxc7 exd5 36. cxd5 Ke5 37. Rf7 $1 b5 38.
Kd2 a5 39. Kd3 b4 40. f4+ Kxd5 41. Rxf5+ $11) 31... Qh8 $8 (31... Qg6 $2 32.
Bxe7 Ng4 33. Ke2 Qh6 34. Bxd6 cxd6 35. Qa4 Ke7 36. Qa6 $16) 32. dxe6+ Kxe6 33.
Qd5+ Kd7 34. Qb5+ {Getting extremely low on time I have thought that I have
come up with a witty escape operation.} (34. Bxe7 $2 Kxe7 35. Rh1 Qg8 $19) (34.
Rh1 $2 Qg8 $19) 34... Ke6 {He has shown first peaceful signs.} (34... c6 $1 35.
Qa6 Qc8 (35... Bxg5 36. Qb7+ (36. Rxg5 Kc7 $19) 36... Ke6 37. Rxg5 Rg8 $1 38.
Rxg8 Qxg8 39. Qxa7 (39. Nd3 Nxd3 40. Qxc6 Ke5 $3 41. f4+ Nxf4 42. exf4+ Kxf4
43. Qxd6+ Ke4 $19 {with a winning queens endgame!}) 39... Qg4 (39... Nxc4 $2
40. Nd3 $132) 40. Qxb6 Qxc4+ 41. Kg2 Qxa2 42. Qb8 $17) 36. Qa4 (36. Qxc8+ Rxc8
37. Bxe7 Kxe7 38. Rg7+ Kf6 (38... Nf7 39. Rh7 Kf6 40. Nd3 Re8 41. Nb4 Kg6 42.
Rh4 Ne5 43. Rd4 d5 $19) 39. Rxa7 Nxc4 $19) 36... Bxg5 37. Rxg5 Qh8 38. Qc2 Rf8
39. Nd3 $17 (39. Qa4 a5)) 35. Qd5+ Kd7 36. Qb5+ Ke6 37. Qd5+ {Now I have
offered a draw which was expectedly but also stupidly accepted by Thomas. Of
course he had to continue the game} (37. Qd5+ Kd7 38. Qb5+ c6 $1 $17 {with a
clear advantage mentioned above.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Wohl, Aleksandar H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 $5 {Alex Wohl is known for his
interesting style.} 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bf4 $5 {After a long thought э have chosen
for the text.} (6. e4 d5 7. e5 Ne4 8. Bd3) (6. Bg5 c5) (6. Rc1 b6 7. g3 Bb7 8.
Bg2) (6. Qc2 {were the alternatives.}) 6... b6 7. e3 Bb7 (7... Nh5 8. Bg3 Bb7
9. Nd2 Nf6 10. Bd3 $1) 8. h3 {Now we are back in Queen's Indian 4.Bf4 line
which was a big time favorite of lateTony Miles who was a great friend of both
players.} d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 $1 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 $1 {Sacrificing the c7 pawn is
alays a good policy in such positions.} (10... Bxd5 11. Bd3 $16) 11. Bd3 $2 (
11. a3 $142 {is a more cautious move}) 11... c5 $1 ({better than} 11... Qa5+
12. Ke2 c5) 12. e4 (12. dxc5 Rd8) 12... Qd8 $6 (12... Qd7 {is even better.} 13.
dxc5 Rd8 $17) 13. dxc5 Nd7 $1 14. cxb6 Nc5 (14... Bb4+ 15. Kf1 (15. Bd2 $2 Nc5
16. Bc2 Qxb6 17. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 18. Qd2 Qxb2 19. O-O Rfd8 $19) 15... Qxb6 16. a3
Be7 $44) 15. Bc2 Qxb6 16. O-O Ba6 $2 {Alex has become way too ambitious!} (
16... Nxe4 17. Qe2 Nf6 $15 (17... Qxb2 $2 18. Rab1)) (16... Qxb2 17. Be5 Qa3
18. Re1 $11) (16... Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Qe2 Nf6 $11) 17. Re1 Rfd8 18. Qb1
Nd3 19. Be3 Qb7 (19... Bc5 $2 20. Bxd3 Bxd3 21. Bxc5 $1 (21. Qc1 Bxe3 22. Qxe3
Qxb2) 21... Qxc5 22. Qc1 $16) 20. Rd1 Nxb2 21. Rxd8+ (21. Rd4 $5) 21... Rxd8
22. Bd4 $1 {The only move which creates difficulties for black.} (22. e5 Nd3 (
22... g6)) (22. Bxa7 Qxa7 23. Qxb2 $11) (22. a4 Nc4 23. Qxb7 Bxb7 24. Bxa7 Na3
$11) 22... Ba3 $2 {A very bad move missing white's next.} (22... Nc4 $1 23.
Qxb7 Bxb7 24. Bxa7 (24. Rc1) 24... Na3 25. Bb3 Bxe4 $11) 23. Qc1 $3 Qb4 $2 {
After the shock Alex blunders.} (23... Rc8 24. Rb1 Bd3 25. Ne1 Bxc2 (25... Qxe4
26. Bxd3) 26. Nxc2 Qxe4 27. Nxa3 Rxc1+ 28. Rxc1 $18) (23... Qb5 $142 24. Rb1
Nc4 25. Qf4 $16) 24. Bxg7 $18 Qb5 25. Be5 $5 {One of white's 3 winning lines.}
(25. Qh6 $18) (25. Bf6 Nd1 26. Qh6 Bf8 27. Qh4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Vladimir op"]
[Site "Vladimir"]
[Date "2002.08.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 {Trying to take PY out of automatic pilot!} 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. a3
Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 $5 6. Qd3 $5 {A weird move which became popular after
Karpov-Romanishin,Biel 1996.} (6. Qc2 $142 $1 {universally accepted to be the
best.} Bxf3 7. exf3 (7. gxf3 Nc6 8. e3 Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. Bg2 Na5 $1 11. Ne2 d5
12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O Qd7 14. Bd2 Nc4 15. Bb4 Rfc8 $8 16. b3 Nd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6
18. Bh3 Nd7 $13) 7... Bg7 8. Be3) 6... d5 7. cxd5 exd5 (7... Nxd5 {is edible
but I prefer the text.} 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 $1 (9... exd5 10. Qe3 (10. Bxe7
Qxe7)) 10. Bxe7 Kxe7 11. Qe3 Rc8) 8. g3 $6 {Once again not the most critical.}
(8. Bf4 Be7 9. Rc1 c5 10. e3 O-O $13) 8... Bg7 9. Bg2 (9. Qe3+ Ne4) 9... O-O
10. O-O Ne4 $36 11. Bf4 Nd7 12. Rad1 c5 13. Qb1 Nxc3 $6 {An outproduct of
miscalculation!} (13... cxd4 $6 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nxd4) (13... Qe7 $142) 14.
bxc3 Qe7 15. Rfe1 cxd4 $6 {Mistake after mistake.} (15... Rac8 $142) 16. Nxd4 {
Played automatically and it is bad.} ({After having played my 15th move I have
immediately realised that white could have} 16. Qb4 $1 {up to his sleeve.} Qxb4
17. cxb4 a5 18. Bd6 $1 (18. Nxd4 axb4 19. axb4 Ra4) 18... Rfc8 19. Nxd4 axb4
20. Bxb4 Nc5 21. Nb5 Ne4 $13) 16... Nc5 17. Qb4 Rfd8 18. Nb5 a5 {I have had
enough with the tournament and wanted to force a stupid draw.} (18... Rd7 $15 {
is keeping black's options open.}) 19. Qb1 Rac8 (19... Ne4 20. Bc7 Rdc8 21.
Bxe4 dxe4 22. Bxb6 Bxc3 23. Nxc3 Rxc3 $13 {is unnecessarily risky and asking
for trouble in "Whose (late) Gufeld's bishop is longer?" style.}) 20. Na7 Ra8
21. Nb5 (21. Qxb6 $2 {looks ridiculously greedy.} Na4 22. Qe3 (22. Qxa5 Nxc3
23. Rd3 Nxe2+ 24. Kf1 d4) (22. Qc7 Qxc7 23. Bxc7 Rd7 $19) 22... Qd7 $19) 21...
Rac8 22. Na7 Ra8 {Draw after threefold repetition rule.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baden-Baden op"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2003.07.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 $5 {
My new style.} Be7 {Believe or not Kostya thought an hour and 10 minutes for
this move.} 8. Qc2 O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 {Everything goes
according to agenda.} bxc5 $5 (11... Bxc5 $6 {This one I have never liked.} 12.
Rd1 Qc7 13. b4 Be7 14. Qb2 $1 f6 (14... Qf4 15. Bd3 $1 Bxe4 16. Bxg7 Rd8 17.
Bh6 $1 $18) 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Rc1 $14) 12. Rd1 Qc7 $5 ({Probably the text is
better than the more common} 12... Qb6 13. Ne5) 13. Bd3 Nc6 (13... c4 14. Be2
Nd7 $13 {was most likely never tried.}) 14. e5 h6 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Qa4 $1 {
A multi purpose move. The switch of the queen to the other flank or Ba6 are
the main aims of this one.} Bf8 $5 {The choice is very difficult for black.} (
16... Rd7 17. Rd2 (17. Be4 Rad8) (17. Qe4 g6 18. Qf4 Bf8 19. Bc4) (17. Bb1 Rad8
18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Qe4 g6 20. Qg4 Kg7 21. Be4 Nd4 $1 $132) 17... Rad8 18. Rfd1
Bf8 19. h4 g6 20. h5 g5 21. Be4 $13 (21. Qe4 Bg7 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Be4 g4)) 17.
h4 g6 $2 {Very ambitious. The move fits GM Aseev's style but one should not
forget that it is very difficult to control everything in such cases.} (17...
h5 18. Qe4 g6 $11 {is more or less equal.}) 18. h5 gxh5 {Very risky.} (18... g5
19. Qe4 Bg7 20. Rfe1 $1 (20. Qh7+ Kf8) 20... Ne7 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Nd2 (22. Nxg5
$6 Nd5 23. Ne4 Nxc3 24. Nxc3 Bxe5 25. Qxh6+ Bg7 26. Qg5 Qe7 $44) 22... Nd5 23.
Nc4 $1 (23. Be4 $5 Nxc3 24. bxc3 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Qxe5 26. Rdd1 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 Qxc3
28. Re3 $13) (23. Ne4 Nxc3 24. Nf6 $140 $2 Qc6 $19) 23... Nxc3 24. bxc3 Bd5 25.
Nd6 $16) 19. Qe4 Bg7 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Be4 Rxd1 $2 {Too optimistic!
Surrendering the d line is really bad.} (21... Ne7 22. Bxb7 $1 (22. Nd2 $6 Nd5
23. Bxd5 Bxd5 (23... exd5 $2 24. Nb3 $1 $16 {25.e6 or 25.Nc5 are twin threats.}
) (23... Rxd5 $2 24. f4 (24. Ne4 $2 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qc6 26. f3 Qa4 $132) 24...
Rad8 25. f5 exf5 26. Rxf5 $18) 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 $11) 22... Qxb7 23. Nh4 $1
Qb3 $1 (23... Nd5 $2 24. Rd3 Nxc3 25. Rxc3 Rd4 26. f4 (26. Ng6+ $4 fxg6 27.
Rf3+ Qxf3 $1 28. gxf3 Kf7 $19) 26... Qe4 27. Qxe4 Rxe4 28. Rxc5 $16) 24. Rde1
$40) 22. Rxd1 Ne7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Nh4 $1 $18 {White has a very strong attack.
Rd1 is ready to switch to critical squares like f3 or g3 and Nh4 not only
keeps away Ne7 from f5 and g6 but also may create tactical shots if his
counterpart leaves his post.} Qc7 $6 (24... Nd5 $5 25. Rd3 Nxc3 26. Rxc3 $1 {
This secures the win safely.} (26. bxc3 $5 Qb1+ 27. Kh2 Bxe5+ 28. g3 Rb8 29.
Ng6+ fxg6 30. Rf3+ Ke8 31. Qf7+ (31. Rf7 Bxg3+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. Kxg3 Qg4+ $11)
31... Kd8 32. Qxe6 Bxg3+ 33. Rxg3 (33. Kg2 $2 Qb7 $1 {defends.}) 33... Qf5 34.
Qd6+ Kc8 (34... Ke8 35. Re3+ $18) 35. Qc6+ Kd8 36. Rf3 $18) 26... Qd5 (26...
Qxb2 27. Ng6+) 27. Rf3 Qd1+ 28. Kh2 Bxe5+ 29. g3 Bxg3+ 30. Kg2 $18) 25. f4 $1 {
Now whites attack get ripe.} Rd8 26. Rd6 {Typical for such cases. Remember the
initiation of the eternal quarrel between Tarrasch and Nimzowitsch.} Nc6 $6 {
This loses quicker and beautifully.} (26... Nd5 27. f5 Nxc3 28. f6 $1 $18) (
26... c4 27. Kh1 $1 $18 {and the attack rolls.} (27. Bb4 $6 a5 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8
29. Bd6 Qb6+ 30. Kh2 Qf2 31. Bxe7+ Kxe7 32. Ng6+ fxg6 33. Qxg7+ Kd8 34. Qf8+
Kc7 35. Qd6+ Kb7 36. Qd7+ Ka8 37. Qc8+ Ka7 38. Qc7+ Ka6 39. Qxc4+ Ka7 $14)) 27.
f5 Nxe5 28. Bxe5 $1 {White is definitely winning now.} Bxe5 29. f6 $1 $18 {
Black can not defend anymore.} (29. f6 $1 Bxf6 30. Ng6+ fxg6 31. Qxc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial 35th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2013.06.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Odnorozhenko, Evgenyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2318"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.05.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 $5 {Tony's treatment of the QID. Strangely
enough I have had some experience with it although the game started in another
opening.} Bb7 (4... Bb4+ $5 5. Nc3 (5. Nfd2 c5) 5... Bb7 6. Qb3 c5 $1 {is the
best line against it in my opinion.}) 5. e3 Bb4+ (5... Nc6 6. a3 Ne7 7. Nc3 Ng6
8. Bg3 $13) (5... g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Bh2 {
is a transposition to Bf4 System in anti-KID schemes.}) (5... Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7.
h3 $5 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 $1 {is what I had against IM Wohl in Biel 
(Open) 2006.} 10. a3 $1 $14) 6. Nfd2 O-O 7. a3 Be7 (7... Bxd2+ 8. Nxd2 d6 9.
Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O $13 {is another typical Bogo or Queen's Indian set up.}) 8.
Nc3 d5 ({I would have given a try to Alex's pawn sac.} 8... d6 9. Qc2 $5 Nbd7
10. Be2 $5 e5 11. Bg3 exd4 12. exd4 Bxg2 13. Rg1 Bb7 14. O-O-O $44) 9. cxd5
exd5 $5 (9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 (10... Bxd5 $6 11. Qc2 (11. Rc1 c5 12. dxc5
Bxc5 13. Bc4) 11... c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bd3 {and each time White has good
development and is hitting targets.}) (10... Qxd5 $1 11. Bxc7 (11. Qf3 $11)
11... Nd7 (11... Nc6 12. Qb3 Qd7 13. Bg3 e5 14. dxe5 Rfd8 15. Rd1 Na5 16. Qc2
Bc6 17. Nb1 Qb7 18. Nc3 Bxg2 19. Bxg2 Qxg2 20. Ke2 $16) 12. Nf3 Rac8 13. Bg3
Nf6 14. Bd3 Ne4 15. O-O h5 16. h4 Nxg3 17. fxg3 Rc7 $44 {and Black has some
compensation for the sacrificed pawn but possibly not more than that!}) 11. b4
$14) 10. Be2 $1 {Since no Nf3-e5 is in the air,Be2-f3 may be wiser to deal
with potential hanging pawns.} Nbd7 (10... c5 11. dxc5 (11. O-O Nc6 (11... cxd4
12. exd4 Nc6 13. Be3 $14) 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Rc1 $14) 11... bxc5 12. Bf3 Nc6 (
12... Ba6 13. Nb3) 13. Rc1 $14 {are sister lines.}) 11. O-O (11. b4 c5 12. bxc5
bxc5 13. Rb1 Nb6 $13 {did not impress me at all.}) (11. Nb5 $5 Ne8 $5 {does
not allow the knight's tour.} (11... c5 12. Nd6 Bc6 (12... Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Re8
14. O-O $14) 13. Nf5 $36)) 11... c5 12. Bf3 a6 $146 {A logical move. I had
some experience with GM Beliavsky in such setups back in 2000's.} 13. dxc5 $1 (
13. Rc1 Rc8 14. a4 $5 Re8 $132) (13. Nc4 $5 Re8 14. Nd6 Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Rc8 16.
Bg3 Qe7 $14) 13... Nxc5 $1 {The expected outcome of the opening which brought
about an equal position.} (13... bxc5 $6 14. Nc4) 14. Qc2 $1 {White's minor
pieces are lined up nicely around the isolani but Black has a space advantage.}
b5 $5 (14... Rc8 15. Rfd1 b5 16. Be5 Qb6 {transposes to the game continuation.}
(16... Nfd7 17. Bd4 Ne6 18. Nb3 $13)) 15. Rfd1 {I was reluctant to put this
rook on the semi-open file to make room for Nd2-b1 but things are not simple.}
(15. Rad1 $5 Rc8 (15... Qb6 16. b4 (16. Be5 Rac8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd5 Bxd5
19. Bxd5 Na4 20. Qf5 g6 21. Qf4 Nxb2 22. Ne4 Bg7 23. Rd2 Nc4 24. Rd3 Nb2 $11)
16... Ne6 17. Be5 Rfd8 18. Nb3 $13) 16. Be5 Nfd7 17. Bg3 Na4 18. Ndb1 Ndb6 19.
Qe2 Bf6 $13 {the position is rich with a lot of possibilities.}) 15... Qb6 16.
Be5 Rac8 $1 {That is my opponent's idea.} 17. Nb3 (17. b4 Qe6 18. Bd4 Na4 19.
Qb3 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Ne4 21. Bd4 $13) (17. Bxf6 $6 {In principle I did not like
the looks of} Bxf6 18. Bxd5 (18. Nxd5 $6 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Na4 20. Qb3 Bxb2 21.
Rab1 Rc3 22. Qb4 a5 $17) 18... Bxc3 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. bxc3 Nd6 $44) 17... Nce4
18. Bd4 Qe6 19. Qe2 (19. Qd3 $5) 19... Nd7 $6 {While Zhenya contemplated his
move I calculated the sacrifice on the spot. However I am not so sure if I
should ever have played it since Black has a very satisfactory position after.}
(19... Ng5 20. Rac1) 20. Bxg7 $5 (20. Nc1 $5 $13) 20... Kxg7 21. Nd4 Qg6 22.
Nxe4 (22. Bh5 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Qe4 24. f3 Qe5 25. f4 Qc7 26. Nf5+ Kf6 27. Qg4 Rg8
28. Qh3 $44 {and I was not sure about this position at all.}) 22... dxe4 23.
Bh5 Qg5 24. h4 Qe5 25. Qg4+ Kh8 $1 {I also anticipated his reaction and
appreciated it.} (25... Kf6 $6 26. Qxd7 Rc7 27. Qg4 Rc5 28. Rac1 Qxh5 29. Qf4+
Kg6 30. g4 Qxh4 31. Nf5 Rxf5 32. Qxf5+ Kg7 33. Rc7 Ba8 34. Rdd7 Re8 35. b4 h6
36. Kg2 Qf6 37. Ra7 Bc6 38. Qxf6+ Bxf6 39. Rxf7+ Kg6 40. Rfc7 $40) 26. Qxd7 Rc7
27. Qf5 Qxf5 $1 (27... Rc5 28. Qxe5+ Rxe5 29. Rac1 $1 Bxh4 30. Bg4 $16) 28.
Nxf5 Bf6 29. Rd2 $1 (29. Rac1 $2 {is deceptive since} Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Bxb2 31.
Rc7 Bd5 32. Nd6 (32. Nh6 Kg7) 32... f5 $17 {is no good.}) 29... Bc8 30. Nd6
Bxh4 31. Nxe4 (31. g3 Be7 32. Nxe4 Be6 $44) 31... Bb7 $2 {From this moment on
his game was unrecognisable!} (31... Bf5 $142 32. Bf3 $5 (32. Nd6 Be6)) (31...
Be6 32. Rd6 Ra8 33. Rad1 Kg7 34. Bf3 Raa7 35. R1d2 Be7 36. Rb6 Rc8 37. Ng3 $40)
32. Nd6 Bf6 33. Rad1 Bc8 $2 {However this one is a blunder!} 34. Nxf7+ $1 (34.
Bxf7 $5 Bg4 35. f3 Bg5 36. Rd3 $18) (34. Nxf7+ $1 Kg7 (34... Rcxf7 35. Bxf7
Rxf7 36. Rd8+ Bxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kg7 38. Rxc8 $18) 35. Nd6 Bd7 36. Ne4 $18 {
wins easily.}) 1-0

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2004.06.06"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Savic, Miodrag R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2004.05.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Sokolac"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {Back to the Petrosian System.} Bb7 5. Nc3
d5 6. cxd5 exd5 {Always nice to see this.} 7. g3 a6 $6 {A bad move.} 8. Bg2 Bd6
9. Nh4 (9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nc4 Ne4 11. Nxd6+ cxd6 $132 {seems acceptable for my
opponent.}) 9... g6 10. Bg5 {I was in between two choices.} (10. Bh6 Ng4 11.
Qd2 Nxh6 12. Qxh6 Be7 {Now black threatens to draw with Bg5-f6.} 13. Nf3 (13.
O-O Bg5 14. Qg7 Bf6 $11) 13... Bf8 14. Qe3+ Qe7 15. Qf4 Bg7 $16) 10... Be7 11.
Qa4+ {A typical move in this system.} c6 (11... b5 $6 12. Qc2 $16) (11... Qd7
12. Rc1 O-O 13. Bxf6 b5 14. Qd1 Bxf6 15. Nf3 c5 16. dxc5 d4 17. Nb1 Re8 18. O-O
$16 {and I doubt if black has any compensation.}) 12. Nf3 $1 {Whites Nh4 has
nothing to do there. Now I was ready for Ne5 or Bf6, e4 type of plans.} O-O $2
(12... Nbd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rac1 Ne4 15. Bh6 (15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17.
Nd2 e3 $1 (17... c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qb4 e3 20. Nc4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 exf2 22.
Nxb6 Qb7+ 23. Kh3 Rab8 24. Rxc5 Qxb6 25. Qxb6 Rxb6 26. b4 Re6 27. Rxf2 f5 28.
Kg2 Rfe8 29. Ra5 $14) 18. Nc4 exf2+ 19. Rxf2 Rab8 20. Qb3 c5 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22.
Qf3 Rbb8 23. dxc5 bxc5 $1 (23... Nxc5 24. Qf6 Qe6 25. b4 $14) 24. Qc6 Ne5 25.
Nxe5 Qxe5 26. Rxc5 Qxb2 $11) 15... Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Re8 17. Rd1 $14) 13. Ne5 {
Now white is about to exchange minor pieces in a very effective way keeping
some edge in the center and on the queenside.} Nfd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7
16. O-O Nf6 $2 {The last stage of self-destruction.} (16... f5 17. e3 g5 18.
Rae1 Rae8 19. f3 $14) 17. Qb3 $16 {As one can very easily observe whites
advantage became obvious.} Qd8 (17... Nd7 18. e4 (18. Bh3 $6 f5 19. Na4 Qxe2
20. Nxb6 Nxb6 21. Qxb6 Qb5 $1 22. Qxb5 axb5 $11) 18... dxe4 19. Bxe4 $16) 18.
Na4 Nd7 19. Bh3 f5 20. e4 b5 (20... fxe4 $2 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Nxb6 Qh3 23. Nxa8
Bxa8 24. f3 $18) {A critical point we have reached in the game.} 21. exd5 {
A very practical decision. I wanted to generate some play against Bb7 by
implanting Nc5 at sometime.} (21. exf5 gxf5 22. Nc3 Qf6 23. Qd1 (23. Ne2 Rae8
24. Rae1 c5 25. Bg2 c4 26. Qc3 Qb6 27. Nf4 Nf6 28. f3 a5) 23... Rae8 24. Qd2
Re7 25. Rae1 Rfe8 26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27. Qf4 Nf8 28. Rd1 Rf7 $13 {Difficult to
figure out if white is any better.}) 21... cxd5 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. dxc5 {White
keeps his edge because of the fact that he will have Bg2 before black will
have time to throw d4 in.} Qf6 24. Bg2 Rad8 25. Rad1 Kg7 {Cheap trick! However
anyway white has different plans than to win d5.} 26. Rfe1 $6 {Not the best.
However it is very difficult to trace the differences in many different lines
in this position.} (26. Bxd5 $2 Rxd5 $1 27. Rxd5 Qc6 28. Rfd1 Rd8 29. Qc3+ Kf7
$19) (26. Qb4 $142 f4 27. Rfe1 Rf7 28. Qd4 $16) (26. f4 Rfe8 27. Rf2 Re7 $132)
26... f4 $1 27. gxf4 Rf7 $1 (27... Qxf4 28. Re7+ (28. Qg3 Qf6 29. Re5 Rde8 30.
Rde1 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 Rf7 32. Qe3 Qh4 $1 $132) 28... Rf7 29. Qc3+ (29. Rxf7+ Qxf7)
29... Qf6 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Qg3 Re8 (31... Rd7 32. Qh3 $1 $18) 32. Bxd5+ Bxd5
33. Rxd5 Qxb2 34. Kg2 $16) 28. Rd3 $1 (28. Bxd5 $2 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Qxf4 {And
most likely white has to force a draw.} 30. Qc3+ Kh6 31. Qh3+ $11) 28... d4 {
During the game I was also only considering this move but a pawn snatch is
always welcomed by computers.} (28... Qxf4 29. Rf3 Qd2 (29... Qg4 30. Rxf7+
Kxf7 31. Qg3 Qxg3 32. fxg3 $14) 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Kf1 $1 $14 (31. Rd1 Qe2 32.
Bf3 Qe5 33. Qb4 (33. Qe3 Qxe3 (33... Qxb2 34. Rd4) 34. fxe3 Ke6 35. b4 Bc6 $11)
)) 29. Bxb7 Rxb7 {I had a long thought around here. A favorable queens
exchange is possible.} 30. Re4 (30. Qe6 Qxf4 31. Qe4 Qxe4 32. Rxe4 Rbd7 33. Re6
Ra7 34. Kg2 $16) 30... Re7 $5 {An obvious move combined with some stupid and
hostile stares, this is how these "pichku materinu" people play chess!} (30...
Qf5 31. Rexd4 (31. Qe6 Qxc5 32. Qe5+ Qxe5 33. fxe5 Rbd7 $11) 31... Rxd4 32.
Rxd4 Qxc5 33. Qe3 Re7 34. Re4 Qxe3 35. Rxe3 Rf7 $14) 31. Rxe7+ Qxe7 32. Qb4 Qe4
33. Qd2 $16 {Once again white is in full command.} h5 34. f3 (34. f5 $2 Qg4+
35. Kf1 Qe4 $11) 34... Qd5 35. b4 Kh7 (35... Kf6 36. Qe1 Kf7 37. Qe4) 36. h4
Qc4 37. Kg2 Qd5 (37... Re8 38. Kf2 Rd8 39. Kg3 {leads to same type of
positions.}) 38. Kg3 Rd7 39. Qe2 Qc4 {Some moves in mutual time trouble and
now white hits.} 40. Qe8 $1 {I have already designed the winning plan based on
f4-f5 pawn trust which will allow my king to escape from perpetual checks.}
Qxd3 (40... Qd5 41. Qe4 Qc4 42. f5 Rg7 43. f6 Rd7 44. Qe8 $18) 41. Qxd7+ Kh6
42. Qd8 Kh7 43. Qe7+ Kh6 44. Qf6 {There are many ways to win but this has the
looks of being the simplest.} (44. Qe5 Kh7 45. f5 gxf5 46. c6 f4+ 47. Kxf4 Qd2+
48. Kg3 $18) (44. Qg5+ Kh7 45. f5 gxf5 (45... Qe2 46. Qxg6+ Kh8 47. Qh6+ Kg8
48. Qe6+ $18) (45... Qd1 46. Qxg6+ Kh8 47. Kf4 Qd3 48. Kg5 Qxf3 49. Qe8+ Kg7
50. Qd7+ Kh8 51. Kf6 $18) 46. Qxh5+ (46. c6 f4+) 46... Kg7 47. Qg5+ Kf7 48. h5
Qb1 49. Qg6+ Ke7 50. Qd6+ Ke8 51. Qe6+ Kf8 52. h6 $18) 44... Kh7 45. f5 gxf5
46. c6 f4+ $1 {The only chance to stay in the fight.} 47. Qxf4 Qg6+ 48. Qg5
Qd6+ (48... Qxg5+ 49. hxg5 h4+ 50. Kf2 h3 51. c7 h2 52. Kg2 $18) 49. Kg2 d3 $6
(49... Qxc6 50. Qxh5+ Kg8 51. Qg4+ Kf8 52. Qf4+ Kg8 53. Qxd4 $18 {transposes
to the game continuation.}) 50. Qxh5+ Kg7 51. Qg4+ Kh6 52. Qd7 $1 $18 {Now the
win is trivial.} Qg6+ 53. Kh3 $6 {Low on time I started to see ghosts.} (53.
Kf2 Qf6 54. Ke3 Qc3 55. Qd6+ Kg7 56. Qc5 Qe1+ 57. Kxd3 Qb1+ 58. Kd4 Qd1+ 59.
Ke4 Qe1+ 60. Kd5 Kf7 61. Qa7+ Kf6 62. Qd4+ $18) 53... Qf6 54. Qxd3 Qe6+ 55. Kg3
Qxc6 56. Qf5 {After my inaccurate move on the 53th I have deprived myself from
my passer, however the current endgame might have occured if the guy would
have forced it earlier.} Qc3 57. h5 Qe1+ 58. Kf4 Qc1+ 59. Ke5 Qc7+ 60. Kd5 Qb7+
61. Kd4 $2 {Incertitude is no good in such cases. I had to be consequent.} (61.
Kd6 Qb6+ 62. Kd7 Qb7+ 63. Kd8 Qb8+ (63... Qb6+ 64. Kc8 Qc6+ 65. Kb8 Qb6+ 66.
Ka8 Qc6+ 67. Ka7 $18) 64. Qc8 Qd6+ 65. Ke8 Qf6 (65... Kxh5 66. Qc5+ $18) 66.
Qg4 Qc6+ 67. Kd8 Qb6+ 68. Kc8 $18) 61... Qb6+ 62. Qc5 {This is still winning
but makes things more difficult since I have broken myself the mating set up
on the queenside.} (62. Kd3 Qd6+ 63. Ke3 Qe7+ 64. Kf4 Qh4+ 65. Ke5 Qe1+ 66. Kd6
$18) 62... Qf6+ 63. Qe5 Qb6+ {Of course f3 is a taboo.} (63... Qxf3 $2 64. Qe3+
Qxe3+ 65. Kxe3 Kxh5 66. Kd4 Kg4 67. Kc5 $18) 64. Kd3 Qd8+ 65. Qd4 Qf8 66. Qd5
$6 {This is a real mistake in the time trouble. Stiff resistance (peh!) by my
opponent made me to get nervous and caught me in time trouble. Actually stiff
resistance should not be the real word, this idiot's strenght in chess is not
to resign.} (66. Qb6+ $1 Kh7 (66... Kxh5 67. Qc5+ $18) 67. Qg6+ Kh8 68. h6 $1 {
Simple and effective.} (68. Ke3 Qc8 69. Kf4 Qc1+ 70. Kg4 Qg1+ 71. Kf5 Qb1+ 72.
Kf6 Qb2+ 73. Kf7 Qb3+ 74. Qe6 Qc4 75. f4 Kh7 76. f5 Qc7+ 77. Kf8 $18) 68...
Qxf3+ 69. Kd4 Qf4+ 70. Kd5 Qf3+ 71. Kc5 Qe3+ 72. Kc6 Qf3+ 73. Kb6 Qe3+ 74. Kb7
Qf3+ 75. Qc6 Qxa3 76. Qf6+ $18) 66... Qf6 67. Ke4 Qe7+ 68. Kd4 Qa7+ 69. Kd3
Qh7+ 70. Kd2 Qb1 71. Qe6+ $2 {Drop in blood sugar level or what?} (71. f4 $5
Qb2+ 72. Kd1 Qb1+ 73. Ke2 Qb2+ 74. Kf3 Qxa3+ 75. Kg4 Qb2 76. Qe6+ Kh7 77. Qg6+
Kh8 78. Qe8+ Kh7 79. Qe4+ Kg8 80. h6 Qf6 81. h7+ Kh8 82. Qe5 $18) (71. Ke2 $142
$1 {Remember about connected squares Suat?} Qh1 72. Qf5 $18) 71... Kxh5 72.
Qxa6 Qb2+ (72... Qa2+ 73. Ke3 Qb3+ 74. Kd4 Qc4+ 75. Ke5 $18) 73. Ke3 $4 {
Fingerfehler combined with poor knowledge in geometry results in stupidity.} (
73. Kd3 Qb3+ 74. Kd4 Qc4+ 75. Ke5 Kh4 76. f4 $18 {should still win.}) 73...
Qe5+ 74. Kd3 Qd5+ 75. Ke2 Qe5+ 76. Kf1 Qd5 $1 $11 (76... Qa1+ 77. Kg2 Qg7+ 78.
Kh3 Qd7+ $11 {is a draw too. I was sitting there like a frozen pizza and
expecting that I would run away from perpetual someway. What a moron I have
become in chess!}) 77. Qa7 {At least I have succeed to see a stalemating trick.
} (77. Qf6 Qd3+ 78. Kg2 Qf1+ $1 $11) 77... Qxf3+ 78. Ke1 Qc3+ 79. Ke2 Qc4+ 80.
Ke3 Qe6+ 81. Kd3 Qc4+ 82. Kd2 Qd5+ 83. Ke2 Qc4+ 84. Kf3 Qg4+ 85. Kf2 {Another
miracle that I did not blunder my queen!} ({Probably after} 85. Ke3 $4 Qg1+ $19
{this guy would claim that he had a deserving victory.}) 85... Qf4+ 86. Ke2
Qc4+ 87. Ke3 Qe6+ 88. Kf4 Qf6+ 89. Ke4 Qe6+ 90. Kd4 Qd6+ 91. Kc3 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT 2nd"]
[Site "Jahorina"]
[Date "2003.06.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.06.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[BlackTeam "Kiseljak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {Despite of a combination of my good and
bad results I started to like Petrosian System in Queens Indian.} Bb7 5. Nc3 d5
6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 $5 {Well the most popular these days.I have also decided
to go for it after the Bled Olympiad.} Nd7 8. Nxd5 Bxd5 (8... exd5 9. g3 {
It is very difficult to prove an edge after for white.}) 9. Qc2 c5 10. e4 Bb7
11. d5 {A double edge fight starts.} exd5 12. exd5 Qe7+ {I was surprised with
this move I have even thought that it is a new move and pretty illogical one.}
13. Be3 O-O-O 14. O-O-O {I have understood that at first I have to castle long.
} (14. Qa4 $6 {Later,after the game I have discovered my opponent had already
played a game with Anand in Dortmund 1998.} Kb8 15. O-O-O Nf6 16. Bf4+ Ka8 17.
d6 Qe4) 14... Nf6 {Dire straits requires drastic measures.} 15. d6 $1 $146 {
A product of 30' over the board meditation.} ({I did not like any of the
following lines.} 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. Bc4 Bd6 $11) (15. Ng5 $2 h6 16. d6 Qe8 $17) (
15. Qf5+ Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Rxd7 17. Ne5 Rxd5 18. Nxf7 Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 Rg8 $15) (15.
Qa4 Kb8 {like in the previous note.}) 15... Qe8 $6 ({Taking the pawn has its
danger.A mere standing chat after the game proved that we both have seen all
these moves.} 15... Rxd6 16. Rxd6 Qxd6 17. Ng5 Qd7 18. Bc4 Nd5 19. Rd1 h6 20.
Qe4 $1 f5 21. Qf3 hxg5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 g4 24. Qd1 $40) 16. Bc4 {After
some more thought I went for the most consequent move.} (16. Bf4 Ne4 $1 (16...
Qe4 17. Qc4 Qxc4+ $2 18. Bxc4 Ne4 19. d7+ $1 $16)) (16. Qf5+ Qd7 17. Qxd7+ Nxd7
18. Ng5 Ne5 19. Bf4 h6 20. Bxe5 hxg5 $15) 16... Bxd6 (16... Bxf3 $2 17. Qf5+
Kb8 18. Qxf3 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Rxd6 20. Bf4 Qe7 21. Qc6 Rhd8 22. Rd1 Ne8 23. Bd5
$18) 17. Ng5 Rf8 18. Rhe1 $1 {Both sides were consumming hell out of time
before every move.} (18. Qb3 $6 Bc7 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 (19... Bxd8 20. Nxf7 Bc7)
20. Nxf7 Qe8 $13) (18. Qf5+ Qd7 19. Qxd7+ (19. Ne6 Nd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 (20...
fxe6 21. Bxb7+ Kxb7 22. Qxh7 Rf5) 21. Qxd5 Qxe6 22. Qa8+ Bb8) 19... Rxd7 20.
Nxf7 (20. Bxf7 Bxg2 21. Rhg1 Bf3 $1 $15) 20... Bc7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 $15) 18... Bc7
(18... Qe7 19. Qb3 (19. Nxf7 $2 Rxf7 20. Qf5+ Kb8 21. Bxf7 Qxf7 22. Rxd6 Rxd6
23. Bf4 Qc4+ 24. Kb1 Be4+ $19) (19. Qf5+ Qd7 20. Qxd7+ (20. Ne6 Nd5 21. Bxd5
fxe6 22. Bxb7+ Kxb7 23. Qxh7 Rf5 24. Qh4 $11) 20... Rxd7 21. Bxf7 Rdxf7 22.
Nxf7 Bxh2 23. Rh1 Bc7 24. Ng5 Bxg2 25. Rhg1 Bc6 26. Ne6 Rf7 27. Rxg7 Rxg7 28.
Nxg7 Bf3 $44) 19... Bxg2 20. Nxf7 $16) 19. Rxd8+ $2 {A practical desicion but
also some sort of an oversight.} (19. Bxc5 $1 {Of course!} Bf4+ (19... Rxd1+
20. Qxd1 Qc6 21. Bxf8 Qxc4+ 22. Kb1 Bd5 23. Qc2 $1 {This cool move indirectly
covering f4 square was what I have missed duing the game.} (23. b3 Qf4 $44)
23... Qa2+ 24. Kc1 Kb8 25. g3 $1 g6 26. Qc3 Ng4 27. Bd6 $1 $18) 20. Kb1 (20.
Be3 Rxd1+ 21. Kxd1 Qd7+ (21... Bxe3 $2 22. Bb5+) 22. Bd3+ Bc7 $11) 20... Rxd1+
21. Qxd1 Qc6 22. Bxf8 Qxc4 23. b3 $16) 19... Qxd8 {Bad moves are coming by
both sides like it rains cats and dogs!} (19... Bxd8 20. Qf5+ $1 (20. Bd2 $6
Qc6 21. Nxf7 Bc7 $15) 20... Qd7 21. Nxf7 (21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $1 (21... Nxd7 22.
Nxf7 Bc7 23. f3 $16) 22. Nxf7 Bxg2 23. Rg1 Bd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Nxd8 Kxd8 26.
Rxg7 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Rf1+ 28. Kd2 Rf2+ 29. Kc3 Rxh2 30. Rxa7 h5 $11) 21... Qxf5
22. Nd6+ Kb8 23. Nxf5 Ng4 24. Nxg7 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Rf2 26. Rf1 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1 $16
) 20. Nxf7 Qd7 21. Ng5 {White has a pleasant edge now.} (21. Bxc5 $2 bxc5 22.
Be6 Rxf7 23. Bxd7+ Rxd7 $17) 21... Re8 (21... Kb8 22. Ne6 Re8 23. Rd1 $16 {
With some pressure.}) 22. Rd1 Qc6 23. Ne6 $1 $16 Kb8 $2 $138 {Why to give the
pawn?} (23... g6 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 25. g3 $16) 24. Nxg7 Re7 25. Nf5 Re8 26. f3 $6
$138 {Another wrong decision.} (26. g3 $1 Qg2 (26... Qf3 27. Nd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6
Nd5 29. Bxd5 Bxd5 30. Rd7 $18) 27. Nd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 Ng4 29. Bf4 $18) 26... Bc8
{After this a wild time scramble phase has started.} (26... Bxh2 $2 27. g4 (27.
g3 Bxg3) 27... Qc7 28. g5 Bf4 (28... Nh5 29. Bf7 Rxe3 30. Nxe3 Bf4 31. Bxh5
Bxe3+ 32. Kb1 Bxg5 33. Qc4 $18) 29. gxf6 Bxe3+ 30. Nxe3 Rxe3 31. f7 Rxf3 32.
Qe2 Qf4+ 33. Kb1 $18) (26... Rxe3 $2 27. Nxe3 Bf4 28. Qd3 b5 29. Bxb5 $18) 27.
Bg1 $2 {Passive!} (27. Bf2 $2 Bxh2) ({Who dares wins!} 27. Bg5 $1 Re5 28. Bd3
c4 $140 29. Nd4 Qd6 30. Bf5 Rd5 31. Bxc8 Rxg5 32. Ne6 Rd5 33. Rxd5 Nxd5 34.
Nxc7 Nxc7 35. Bh3 $18) 27... Re5 (27... b5 28. Bf1) 28. Ng3 (28. Bd3 Qe8 $16 (
28... c4 29. Nd4 Qe8 30. Bxc4 $18)) 28... b5 (28... h5 29. Bd3 h4 30. Ne4 $16)
29. Bd3 (29. Bf1 $6 c4 30. Bd4 Rd5 $44) 29... c4 30. Bf5 (30. Bxh7 $2 Nxh7 31.
Qxh7 b4 $1 32. axb4 Qa4 $44) 30... Bb7 (30... Bxf5 31. Nxf5 Qe8 32. Nd4 Re1 33.
Kb1 $16) 31. Kb1 $6 {Another practical decision.} ({What is wrong with cashing
another pawn?} 31. Bxh7 Nxh7 32. Qxh7 Re8 33. Qf7 Rc8 34. Ne4 $18) 31... h5 32.
Bd4 {This ain't no bad though I had another variation to my disposal.} (32. Ne2
Qe8 33. Nd4 Re1 34. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 35. Qc1 Qe5 36. Qh6 Ka8 37. Qf8+ Bb8 38. Bf2 $18
) 32... Rd5 33. Bh3 {I was not fully aware of the coming d line battery!} (33.
Ne2 $142 $16) 33... Qd6 $1 34. Nf5 Qd8 35. Qf2 Ka8 36. Re1 $6 (36. Ka2 Be5 37.
Qh4 $18) (36. Qh4 Bb6 37. Ka2 Bxd4 38. Rxd4 $18) 36... Bc8 37. Bxf6 $4 {
This is a gift!} (37. Ne7 $1 Bxh3 (37... Rxd4 38. Nc6 Rd1+ 39. Ka2 Bb6 40. Nxd8
Bxf2 41. Rxd1 Bxh3 42. gxh3 $18) 38. gxh3 Rd6 39. f4 Qd7 40. Qf3+ Kb8 41. Bxf6
Rxf6 42. Nd5 Rd6 (42... Rf5 43. Nb4) 43. Nxc7 Kxc7 44. Qxh5 $16) 37... Qxf6 $4
{Time trouble talks!} (37... Rd1+ 38. Ka2 Qd3 $1 $11 {I did not see this
rejoinder.He could have drawn right away!}) 38. Ne7 $18 {Finally it is over.} (
38. Ne7 $18 Bxh3 39. Nxd5 Qf5+ 40. Qc2 Qxd5 41. gxh3 Qxf3 42. Qe4+ Qxe4+ 43.
Rxe4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.28"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Zarnicki, Pablo Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Argentina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 {I am always
happy to see this move.} 7. g3 Bd6 $6 {Another move which makes me a happy
camper!} (7... Be7 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 $14) (7... c5 8.
Qa4+ Bc6 9. Qc2 $14) 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Bh3 c6 $146 {A novelty which does not
really help black much.} (9... h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O Rd8 12. Qa4 {I have
already had this in Atalik-Ciolac,Eforie-Nord(Romanian League)2000.} c6 13. Bg2
$1 Nd7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 $16) 10. O-O Na6 11. Ne5 $16 {White has a decent
control over the center.} Re8 12. f4 $6 {I did not like forcing lines.} (12.
Bd7 $2 Bxe5 13. Bxe8 Bd6 $17) (12. e4 $1 {looks like a more principal move to
me.} dxe4 (12... Bxe5 13. dxe5 Rxe5 14. f4 Rxg5 15. fxg5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Bd7 Re7 20. Bc8 $1 $16) 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nxe4 Qd8
15. Qh5 g6 16. Qf3 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Rd7 Rxe4 20. Rxe7 Rxe7
$14) 12... c5 13. e3 {We got a Pillsbury type of attacking set up for white.} (
13. Bg2 Nc7) 13... Be7 14. Bf5 g6 $2 {A very bad mistake,after this white has
a tremendous attack.} (14... Nc7 15. b4 (15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qh5+
Kg8 18. Qxf7+ Kh8 19. Qh5+ $11 {is only a draw.}) 15... cxd4 (15... cxb4 16.
axb4 Bxb4 17. Bxh7+) 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. exd4 $14) 15. Bd3 $1 $16 {Already white
has ome serious threats on the f line.} cxd4 $5 {Very creative and it is
actually a queen sacrifice.} (15... Nc7 16. f5 $40 {looks like one way traffic
to me.}) 16. exd4 $1 {I did not like to take the gauntlet.} (16. Bxa6 Bxa6 17.
Nc6 dxc3 $1 (17... Qd6 $2 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Qxd4 $18) 18. Nxd8 Raxd8 (18...
cxb2 $2 19. Nc6 bxa1=Q 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. Qxa1 $18) 19. Re1 cxb2 20. Rb1 $14 {
did not look that clear to me.}) 16... Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bc4 $1 {After
this f7 is incredibly weak.} (18. Bxa6 $2 Bxa6 19. Nc6 Qd7 $1 ({but not the
queen sac now} 19... Bxg5 $2 20. Nxd8 Bxd8 21. Qa4 $1 $18) 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21.
Bxe7 Bxf1 22. Qxf1 Qxe7 $17) 18... Rf8 $8 ({simply loses a piece.} 18... Bd5 $2
19. Bxe7) 19. Bxe7 $1 {Sidestepping more difficult positions to convert.} (19.
Bh6 Qd6 20. f5 Bf6 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Rxf6 Qxf6 23. Qd2 $18) 19... Qxe7 20. f5
$18 b5 $5 21. Ba2 {No need to rush the things up!} (21. f6 $5 Qd6 22. Qd2 Nc7
23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Qh6 Qxd4+ 26. Rf2 e3 27. Qxh7+ Ke6 28. Qe7+
Kd5 29. Rf4 $18) 21... Qg5 22. Nxf7 $1 {Now it is all gone for black.} Rxf7 ({
I was expecting} 22... Qe3+ 23. Kh1 Nc7 24. Rc1 Bd5 25. Rxc7 Bxa2 (25... Bxf7
26. Rxf7 $18) 26. Rc3 Qxc3 27. Nh6+ Kg7 28. bxc3 Bc4 (28... Kxh6 29. Qd2+ {
is a nice example for double attack.}) 29. f6+ Kxh6 30. Qg4 g5 31. Rf5 Rg8 32.
Qh3+ Kg6 33. g4 h6 34. Qh5+ Kh7 35. Re5 $18) 23. fxg6 hxg6 (23... Qe3+ 24. Kh1)
24. Qb3 $1 {f7 is attacked by everything except Ra1.} Kh8 25. Qxf7 1-0

[Event "CCA-ICC op"]
[Site "Lake George"]
[Date "2005.05.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2005.05.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 {What is there to say about? It
is not easy to play against Vladimir Epishin with either color. Of course I
had ambitions to win the game but also I did not want to throw everything into
the fire. Petrosian System fits perfectly into my game strategy for this last
round encounter.} d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 $5 Be7 (7... Nf6 8. Qc2 c5 9. Bf4 cxd4
10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Rxd4 Bc5 12. Rd2 $14 {is something I have analysed years ago.}
) 8. Qc2 O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 $1 {This is the modern
approach.} 12. Bd3 (12. Rd1 {is everyone's choice.}) 12... Nd7 (12... Nc6 13.
e5 h6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Qa4 $1 {is a transposition to my game with
late Kostya from Baden-Baden 2003.}) 13. O-O Qc7 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15. Rad1 h6 {
Now we are back in the normal position for the line after 15 moves.} 16. Rd2 $5
(16. Bb5 Bc6 17. Qa4 (17. Ba5 Nb6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Ne5 Qb5 20. Bxb6 axb6 21.
Nc4 Qc6 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $1 $15) 17... Nb6 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Qa5 Bxb5 20. Qxb5
Qd7 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. Ne5 Rb7 $40 {and black has no problems in this position.}
) 16... Rab8 {Starting counterplay on b2 and cutting out Bb5 forever.} 17. Bf1
$5 (17. Red1 Bc6 $13) 17... Bf6 18. Re3 Ne5 (18... Bxc3 $6 19. Rxc3 Qf4 20.
Rcd3 $3 Bc6 (20... Bxe4 21. Qc4 $18) 21. Rd6 $16 {was my idea but Volodya is
tough.}) 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 {I should not have created
weaknesses.} (21. g3 Qd6 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. f3 Qd4 $15) 21... Qxe5 22. f3 $1 {
White has succeeded to exchange most of the minor pieces however the weakness
of c5 is very debatable.} (22. Rd3 $6 Rxd3 23. Bxd3 f5 24. f3 Qd4+ 25. Kf1 fxe4
26. fxe4 a5 (26... Kf7 27. Qf2+ Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Kf6 29. Ke3 a5 $11) 27. Qc4 Qxc4
28. Bxc4 Kf7 29. Bd3 Kf6 30. Ke2 Ke5 31. Ke3 $11) 22... Rd6 $1 {This move
accompanied by a draw offer shook me off. The moment I thought that I might
have an advantage Epish came up with a strong move.} (22... f5 $6 23. Qb3 $1
$16 (23. Rc3 $2 fxe4 24. fxe4 Qd4+ 25. Qf2 Bxe4 26. Rxc5 Qd1 27. Qe2 Qxe2 28.
Bxe2 Rd2 29. Bf3 Bxf3 30. gxf3 Rxb2 31. Ra5 Rb7 32. h4 g6 33. Kf2 $44 {is most
likely a draw but why to go to such an ending?})) (22... Rd6 $1 23. Rc3 Rb6 $1
24. Rxc5 Qd4+ $1 25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rxb2+ 27. Kg3 Rb3 28. Ra5 (28. Rb5 Rxb5
29. Bxb5 e5 $11) 28... Bxe4 29. Rxa7 Bd3 $11 {is just a draw.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 12th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2012.10.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lagarde, Maxime"]
[Black "Nguyen, Chi Minh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[Annotator "Atalik/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:42:01"]
[BlackClock "0:09:37"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:23]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 4. a3 {[%emt 0:00:
45]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} (4... Ba6 {L'alternative dans cette variante
Petrossian}) 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ne4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} (5... d5 {La
grande ligne} 6. cxd5) 6. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. e3 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} (7. Nd2 Bb7 8. e4 $14 {Ivanchuk,V (2709)-Romanishin,O (2578)
Leonid Stein Memorial 2000 (4) 1/2}) 7... Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} (7... g6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bg7 10. e4 d6 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 Nd7 13. h4 h6 14. O-O-O Qe7 15.
Kb1 O-O-O 16. Rhe1 Kb8 17. d5 e5 18. Nd2 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Qxf5 Qxh4 21. Rh1
Qf6 22. Qc2 {Sokolov,I (2655)-Seirawan,Y (2640)/Dordrecht 2002/EXT 2004/1/2-1/
2 (40)}) (7... Be7 {Plus courant} 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3) 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:03:08]}
Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. e4 $5
$146 {[%emt 0:05:09] Continuant de suivre une suite analysée par le GMI Attalik
} (10. Qxg6 hxg6 11. b4 a5 12. b5 d6 13. a4 Nd7 14. Ba3 Be7 15. Ke2 Rc8 16. h3
f5 17. h4 Kf7 18. Rac1 e5 19. g3 Rhe8 20. Rhd1 Bf6 21. c5 e4 22. Ne1 d5 23. Rc2
Be7 24. c6 Nf6 {Saric,A (2513)-Aguettaz,M (2443)/Pula 2012/Mega2012 Update 25/
1/2-1/2}) 10... Qxg2 {[%emt 0:02:29] Relevant le gant du débat théorique} (
10... d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. O-O $1 dxe4 (12... Bd6 {Plus solide car sur la
prise de4, les Blancs ont une sérieuse avance de développement.} 13. Re1 O-O)
13. Re1 {[%cal Ge1e8] Atalik,S}) 11. Rg1 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Qh3 {[%emt 0:00:12]}
12. Bf4 $32 {[%emt 0:01:31][%cal Gf4h2,Gf3g5]} h6 $6 {[%emt 0:22:09] Fin de la
préparation des Noirs} (12... d6 $142 13. O-O-O $44 {Atalik}) 13. Bxc7 {
[%emt 0:05:30]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:05:28]} (13... Na6 14. Bf4 g5 (14... Rc8 15. c5
$40 {[%csl Ra6]}) (14... f6 15. c5 g5 16. Rg3 Qh5 17. Be3 Nc7 18. cxb6 axb6 19.
Rc1 $32) 15. Rg3 Qh5) 14. Rg3 {[%emt 0:09:06]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 15. d5 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} (15. O-O-O $143 Rc8 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gc8c1]}) 15... Rc8 {
[%emt 0:03:17]} 16. dxc6 {[%emt 0:06:45]} (16. Bf4 exd5 (16... Na5 17. Ne5 {
[%cal Ge5c4,Gb2b4]} f6 18. dxe6 dxe6 19. Qd7#) 17. cxd5 $40 {[%csl Re8]} Nb8
18. Rc1 Rxc1+ 19. Bxc1 Bd6 (19... g5 20. Qc3 $18 {[%cal Gc3h8,Gc3c8]}) 20. e5
Bc7 (20... Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 22. Re3) 21. d6 Bd8 22. Rxg7 Kf8 23. Rg3 Nc6 (
23... Rg8 $2 24. Qh7) 24. Bf4 $18 {Comme les Noirs ne peuvent pas jouer Rg8,
ils ont une pièce de moins.}) 16... Rxc7 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 17. Rd1 $40 {[%emt 0:
01:59]} d6 {[%emt 0:04:29]} 18. e5 $1 {[%emt 0:08:40]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:01:44]}
19. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:05:42]} 20. exd6 {[%emt 0:00:22][%cal
Gf3e5]} f6 $8 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 21. Nd4 $1 {[%emt 0:03:02][%cal Gd4e6,Gg3d3]
Toutes les pièces Blanches sont maintenant mobilisées dans la chasse au K Noir}
Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 22. Rgd3 $4 {[%emt 0:00:36] Joué quasiment а tempo alors
que les Blancs avaient encore 50 mns а la pendule et les Noirs qui ont plus
d'expérience ne vont pas rater l'occasion offerte.} (22. Qb7+ Ke8 23. Rgd3 Qg6
{[%cal Gg6d3,Gd6d3]} 24. Kf1 $1 (24. Qc8+ Kf7) 24... Be7 (24... h5 {[%cal
Gh5h4,Gh8h5]} 25. Nxe6 $3 {L'idée de Kf1 mais quasiment impossible а trouver
devant l'échiquier} Rxd3 26. Re1 $18 {[%csl Re8,Rg6][%cal Ge6f8,Ge6f4,Ge1e8]})
25. Nc6 $1) 22... Qe5 $1 {[%emt 0:06:47][%csl Re1,Re4] Un sauvetage miraculeux!
} 23. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 24. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Kc7
{[%emt 0:04:33]} 25. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:20][%cal Ge5f7] Gagne un P mais dans
cette position ouverte, le B est un peu meilleur que le N et les Noirs ont des
chances de nulle.} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 26. Rf3 {[%emt 0:03:47]} Rxd1+ {
[%emt 0:02:49]} 27. Kxd1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 28. Rf7+ {
[%emt 0:01:48]} Kd6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 29. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Be7 $44 {
[%emt 0:04:59][%csl Rh2]} 30. Rh7 {[%emt 0:03:11]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:48]} 31. a4
$1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} (31. Rxh6 Rc8 32. b3 a4 $132) 31... Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:50]}
32. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:06:06]} 33. Rf7 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Bd4 {
[%emt 0:00:45][%csl Rd3,Gd4]} 34. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:07]} g4+ {[%emt 0:06:49]} 35.
Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bc5 $4 {[%emt 0:00:32] Les Noirs pensaient avoir fait le
plus dur et ils se déconcentrent alors qu'ils avaient encore 10 mns а la
pendule} (35... Bg7) 36. Ne5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:13][%cal Ge5g6,Ge5f7] Un réseau de
mat surgi de nulle part! Je rectifie le score 1-0 et non pas nulle} 1-0

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Socko, Monika"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 c5 {
This line has a shaky reputation and the present game corroborates such a view.
} (7... Be7 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nd7 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Qe2
O-O 14. Bb2 $14 {Dautov}) 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. Bb5+ Bc6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12.
O-O O-O ({Kasparov,G-Gheorghiu,F/Moskva (izt) 1982 saw} 12... h6 13. Rd1 Qc7
14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bb5 a6 17. Bf4 Qxf4 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Rxd5+ Kc7
20. Re1 Bd6 21. Rf5 Qc4 22. Re4 Qb5 23. Rxf7+ Kb8 24. Re6 Rd8 25. c4 Qc6 26.
Ne5 Qc8 27. Qb1 {and Black gave up.}) (12... Rc8 $2 13. Ba6 Ra8 (13... O-O 14.
Bxc8 Qxc8 15. Re1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nf6 17. Bg5 {1-0 Jusupov-Campos/Luzern Ol 1982
(17)}) 14. Rd1 $16) (12... Qc7 13. Rd1 $1 $14) 13. Rd1 (13. d5 {is another
promising continuation:} exd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4
Bf6 (17... Nf6 18. Qh4+ Nh7 19. Qc4 Bd6 20. Be3 $14 {Olesen-Bisguier/Dearborn/
1992}) 18. Rd1 Re8 19. Qf5 Re7 20. Ng5 $14 {Schuessler-Unzicker/BL 8687.})
13... g6 (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Rc8 15. Qe2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Minzer,C-Anelli,A/
Buenos Aires PRENAJ 1993 (25)}) 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Bb7 (15... Bxd5 16. Bxg6
$14 (16. Bb5 $143 Nf6 (16... Be6 17. Qa4) 17. Bh6 Qc7 18. Bxf8 Bxf3 $44)) 16.
Bb5 Bf6 17. Bh6 Re8 (17... Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Bc6 Qc7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. c4)
18. Qa4 Re7 19. Ng5 (19. d6 Re4 {leads nowhere}) 19... Nf8 $6 (19... a6 {
was probably a better try:} 20. d6 (20. Bc6 b5 21. Qg4 Qc7 (21... Ne5 $5 22.
Qf4 Bh8 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Ne4 Qb6) 22. d6 Qxc6 23. dxe7 Ne5 $44) 20... Re5 $1 (
20... axb5 21. dxe7 bxa4 22. exd8=Q+ Rxd8 23. Rab1 $16) 21. Bxd7 (21. Nxf7 $2
axb5 22. Qb3 c4) 21... Bxg5 22. f4 b5 23. Bxb5 Bxh6 24. fxe5 Be3+ 25. Kh1 axb5
26. Qxb5 Rb8 $13) 20. d6 Re5 21. f4 $1 $16 Rd5 22. Bc4 Rxg5 (22... Bxc3 23.
Rxd5 (23. Nxf7 Qf6 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Bxa1 26. Ng5 (26. Ne5 Qh4 27. Qd1
Qxh6 28. Qxa1 Qxf4) 26... Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Qxf4 28. Qc4 Kh8 29. d7 (29. Rxc5 Qf2
$11) 29... Qf2 30. Qc1 Rd8 31. Bxf8 Qxf8 32. Ne6 $16) 23... Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Bxa1
25. Nxf7 $16) (22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Qd7 25. Qxd7 Nxd7 26. Re1 $18
) 23. fxg5 Bxg5 24. Bxf7+ $1 $18 Kh8 (24... Kxf7 25. Rf1+ Bf6 26. Rxf6+ $18)
25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26. Qc2 Nd7 27. Qd2 Qf6 28. Bd5 Bxd5 29. Qxd5 Rb8 30. Rac1 Ne5
31. h3 Kg7 32. Re1 Nf7 33. Re7 Qf5 34. Qd2 Kg8 35. Rf1 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[BlackTeam "Murmansk OShK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Bd6
8. Bg5 O-O 9. Bh3 (9. Nh4 $143 h6 $5 (9... Re8 10. Bg2 {Tatai-Sanna, Italien 
(ch) 1981.}) 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Bg2 g5 $1 12. Nf3 Nd7 $11 {Ivanov}) (9. Ne5 $5
h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. f4 {1-0 Tseitlin,M-Rozentalis,E/Podolsk 1989/EXT 97 (50)})
9... h6 $6 {The text, suggested long ago as an alternative to 9...Be7, does
not allow Black to equalize, as the present game convincingly shows.} (9... Be7
10. O-O c5 11. Qc2 (11. Rc1 $142 Nbd7 $140 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Na4 $1) 11... Ne4
$1 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. e3 Nd7 {Vaganian,R-Ivanov,A/USSR 1982/Inf 34 0-1 (42),
and Vaganian,R-Zagorski/Yaroslav 1982/EXT 99 0-1 (42)}) 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O
Qd8 {A sad necessity. How else can black hope to complete development?} (11...
c6 12. e4 {also leads to the position favourable for White.}) 12. Qb3 c6 13. e4
$1 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bc7 15. Rad1 Qd5 (15... Nd7 {does not solve Black's problems
in view of} 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qe7 18. Nd6 $16) 16. Qxd5 cxd5 17. Nc3 Rd8
18. Nb5 Bd6 19. Nxd6 Rxd6 20. Rc1 Nc6 {Finally the knight enters the game, but
now White enjoys pressure along lines c und e and against the pawn at d5, to
which Black has very little to oppose.} (20... Na6 21. b4) 21. Rfe1 Kf8 22. b4
a6 23. Ne5 Rad8 24. Bg2 {White's pieces are placed optimally, and Black faces
now a difficult choice.} Nxe5 {This move offers little resistance.} (24... Nxd4
$6 25. Rc7 Bc6 26. Rxf7+ Kg8 27. Re7) (24... f6 25. Nxc6 Rxc6 (25... Bxc6) 26.
Rxc6 Bxc6 27. Re6 $140 Rc8) (24... Re6 $5 25. Nxc6 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bxc6 27. f4 {
[%csl Rd5]}) 25. dxe5 {[%mdl 4112]} Rc6 26. f4 Ke7 27. Rxc6 Bxc6 {Hecht: '[#]
Thema: Eindringen des Turms über die c-Linie, Vorrücken der Bauernmajorität
mit Einengung des schwarzen Königs, Taktik '} 28. Rc1 Be8 $6 (28... Kd7 29. Kf2
$16 (29. Kf2 {Hecht} f6 $5 (29... Kc7 $2 30. Ke3 Kb7 31. Kd4 $16) 30. e6+ Kd6
31. f5 Re8 $13)) 29. Rc7+ Kf8 30. Kf2 $18 a5 {This attempt to show activity
costs Black a pawn. But he cannot tolerate further advancement of White's king.
} (30... d4 31. Ke2) 31. bxa5 bxa5 32. Rc5 {[%cal Yg2d5,Yc5d5,Yc5a5]} Rb8 33.
Bxd5 Rb2+ 34. Ke3 a4 (34... Rxh2 {Hecht} 35. Rxa5 Rc2 36. Ra8 Ke7 37. f5 Bd7
38. Ra7 $18) 35. h4 g6 36. Rc8 Ke7 37. Rc7+ Kf8 (37... Kd8 38. Ra7) 38. Rc8 Ke7
39. Rc7+ Kf8 40. g4 Rh2 41. Rc8 Ke7 42. f5 gxf5 43. gxf5 Rh3+ (43... Kd7 44.
Ra8 Rh3+ 45. Kd4 $1) (43... Bd7 {Hecht} 44. f6#) 44. Kd4 $1 Rxh4+ 45. Kc5 Rh5
46. f6+ Kd7 (46... Kf8 {Hecht} 47. Kd6 Rh2 48. Bc6 Rd2+ 49. Kc7 $18) 47. Ra8 {
'!' Hecht.} (47. Ra8 Rxe5 48. Ra7+ Kc8 49. Kd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "NED-ch54"]
[Site "Rotterdam "]
[Date "1999.05.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1999.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 c5 11. dxc5 (11. Bf5 g6 12. Bh3 Ba6 13. Qa4 cxd4 14.
Qxa6 dxc3 {0-1 Olafsson,F-Parma,B/Reykjavik 1975/Inf 20 (25)}) 11... Nxc5 {
Black concedes the central square and allows an isolated pawn counting on the
activity of his minor pieces.} (11... bxc5 {led to White's advantage} 12. O-O
Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qe2 Rab8 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Nb5 Ng5 17. Nxg5 Qxg5 18. Qf3
c4 $6 19. Qf5 Qh6 20. Bf1 Nc5 21. Nd4 {xd5, c4, Bb7 in Kuzmin,G-Belinkov,A/URS
1968/MCD 1-0 (39)}) 12. O-O Nfe4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nb5 (14. b4 Nxc3 15. Rxc3
Ne4 16. Rb3 (16. Rc1 a5) 16... Rac8 $132) 14... Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Nc5 16. Qc2 (16.
Qf5 g6) (16. Qd1 Ba6 17. Nfd4 Qd7 18. a4 Rac8 {would not be much better, since
after} 19. Re1 Ne6 20. Qg4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bxb5 {the position similar to the one
which has occured in the game arises.}) 16... Ba6 17. Nfd4 Qd7 18. a4 Rfc8 19.
Rfd1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gd1d5,Gc2f5]} Ne6 20. Qf5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Rd8
(22... Rc8 $2 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Qxf7+ $16) (22... Nc5 $6 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Rc7
a6 25. Nd6) (22... g6 23. Qe5 a6 24. Nc3 $14) 23. Nd4 Rc8 {The most convincing
continuation.} ({Also} 23... h6 {seems to suffice: after} 24. Nxe6 (24. Nc6 Nc5
) 24... Qxe6 (24... fxe6 25. Qe5 Qd6 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27. Rc7 d4 $11) 25. Qxe6
fxe6 26. Rc7 {is not dangerous in view of} d4) 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. g3 Qc1+ 26.
Kg2 Nxd4 27. exd4 Qc6 (27... Qc4 28. b3) (27... g6 28. Qxd5 Qxb2 29. Qd7 Qc2
$14) 28. Qe5 g6 29. Qb8+ Kg7 30. Qxa7 Qe6 31. Kf1 Qc6 {Avoiding the pawn
endgame which White could force if Black immediately plays 31...Qf6.} (31...
Qf6 32. Qc7 Qxd4 33. Qc3 Qxc3 34. bxc3 Kf6 35. Ke2 Ke5 36. Ke3 f6 37. f4+ Kd6
38. Kd4 f5 39. c4 dxc4 40. Kxc4 Kc6 41. Kb4 Kc7 42. Kb5 Kb7 $11) 32. b3 Qf6 33.
a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 29th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1999.05.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1999.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O
8. Rc1 c5 {Black may postpone this advancement, for instance:} (8... h6 9. Bh4
Nbd7 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Rc8 14. Bd3 Nh5 15. Bg3
Nxg3 16. hxg3 Nf6 $11 {Andersson-Karpov/World-SSSR/1984}) (8... dxc4 $6 9. Bxc4
Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. dxc5 (14. Bb5 $143
Rad8 15. Rfd1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nb8 $1 $11 {->Andersson-Miles/Biel-A/1990}) 14...
Nxc5 15. b4 Nd7 16. Ba6 $16 {Piket,J-Almasi,Z/Wijk aan Zee (open) 1995/Inf 62})
(8... Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. Be2 Nd7 14.
O-O c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nb3 Rd8 17. Qc2 Nd3 18. Rcd1 Rac8 {0-1 Evans,
L-Reshevsky,S/USA 1970/Inf 09 (47)}) 9. cxd5 cxd4 (9... Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11.
Nxd5 Bxd5 12. dxc5 $14) 10. Bxf6 (10. Qxd4 Nxd5 $11) (10. d6 dxc3 11. dxe7 Qxe7
12. Rxc3 Nbd7 13. Rc7 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qd8 15. Rc2 Rc8 16. Rd2 $6 Rc5 $1 $15 {
0-1 Miles,A-Rozentalis,E/Groningen 1992 (40)}) 10... Bxf6 11. Nxd4 Bxd5 12.
Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Be2 Bxd4 $5 (13... e5 14. Nb5 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Na6 (15... Nc6 16.
Bf3 Rac8 17. Rd6) 16. b4 $1 {[%csl Ra6]} e4 17. O-O Be5 18. Rd7 Rfc8 19. Rfd1
f5 20. Nd6 Rc7 21. Nxf5 Rxd7 22. Rxd7 Nc7 23. Ne7+ {1-0 Ivkov-Schneider L/
Malta Ol 1980 (23)}) 14. exd4 (14. Qxd4 $2 Qxg2) 14... Qa5+ (14... e5 15. dxe5
(15. O-O $143 e4) 15... Qxe5 16. O-O $32 Nd7 $140 $2 17. Re1 Rad8 18. Bg4 $16)
15. Qd2 {A control over the open file and the strong bishop guarantees White a
lasting edge in the ensuing endgame.} Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 {[%mdl 6144]} Nd7 17. Rc7
Nf6 18. Bf3 Rad8 19. Ke3 Rfe8 20. Rxa7 e5 21. Rc1 $1 (21. dxe5 Rxe5+ 22. Kf4
Rb5 23. b4 g5+ 24. Kg3 Rd3 (24... h5 25. h4) 25. h3 Ne4+ $140 $2 26. Kh2 Nxf2
27. Be2 Nxh1 28. Bxd3 Rd5 29. Bc4 $18) 21... g5 (21... exd4+ 22. Kd3) 22. Bc6
exd4+ 23. Kd3 Re6 (23... Rf8 24. Rb7 Ng4 25. Rxb6 Nxf2+ 26. Kd2 $16) 24. Ra8
Rxa8 25. Bxa8 {Hecht: '[#]'} Ng4 (25... Rd6 26. Rc6) 26. Kxd4 Nxf2 27. Bf3 {
[%csl Rf2] Each White's piece is placed better than his counterpart, and the
b6-pawn is weak. However, Black is capable of preventing the immediate
creation of White's passed pawn at the Q-side, and the outcome still remains
open.} g4 {The only move.} 28. Bd5 Re2 29. Rc7 {[%csl Rf7,Rg8][%cal Gd5g8,
Gc7h7]} Rxb2 30. Bxf7+ (30. Rxf7 $2 Rd2+ $11) 30... Kf8 31. Be6 h5 32. Bf5 Rb5
(32... h4 33. Rc2 $6 Rxc2 34. Bxc2 Ke7 35. Ke3 (35. Kd5 Kd7 36. Bf5+ Kc7) 35...
g3 36. hxg3 hxg3 37. Kf4 Nh1 38. Ke5 Kd7 $11) (32... g3 33. hxg3 Nh1 34. g4
hxg4 35. Bxg4 Rxg2 36. Bf3 Rd2+ 37. Ke3 Rh2 38. Rc6 b5 39. Rb6 $16) 33. Bg6 g3
34. hxg3 Nh1 35. Rf7+ {Pushing Black's king further back from the centre and
preparing the rook exchange.} Kg8 36. Rf5 Rxf5 37. Bxf5 Nxg3 38. Bd3 {[%csl
Ye2,Ye4,Yf1,Yf5,Rg3] Once more time White's bishop maintains to keep Black's
knight out of play.} Kf7 39. Kd5 {[%csl Rb6]} h4 40. Kc6 Nh5 41. Kxb6 Nf4 42.
Be4 Ne2 43. Kc5 Ke6 44. Bc6 Nc3 45. Kd4 Nd1 {Hecht: '[#] Das Finale eines
Endspiels, das eingangs zusätzlich mit je einem Turm bestritten wurde,
beinhaltet einen originellen Springerfang. Dominanz des langschrittigen
Läufers über den kurzatmigen Springer! '} 46. Bf3 Nb2 {Hecht: 'Begibt sich der
Springer ins Gefängnis h1, so machen die weißen Bauern das Rennen.'} (46... Nf2
{Hecht} 47. Ke3 Nh1 48. g4 $1 Ng3 49. a4 Kd6 50. a5 Kc5 51. Kf4 Nf1 52. g5 $18)
47. Kc3 Na4+ 48. Kb4 (48. Kb4 Nb6 (48... Nb2 49. a4 (49. Be2 $18) 49... Nd3+
50. Kb5) 49. Kb5 Nd7 (49... Nc8 {Hecht} 50. Bg4+ $18) 50. Bg4+ Kd6 51. Bxd7
Kxd7 52. Kb6 Kc8 53. Kc6 Kb8 54. Kd6) 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia 41th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia "]
[Date "1998.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1998.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8.
Nxd5 exd5 (8... Bxd5 9. Qc2 c5 10. e4 Bb7 11. d5 $1 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Almasi,Z/
Dortmund 1998/CBM 66 (30)}) 9. g3 Bd6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Rc1 c5 13.
dxc5 bxc5 14. Bh3 Nb6 15. Qc2 {Trying to Immediately capitalize on the
weakness of hanging pawns.} (15. b4 cxb4 16. Qd4 O-O 17. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 18. axb4 a5
19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. O-O Ba6 21. Nd4 Bc4 22. Rb1 Ra6 23. Rb4 g6 24. Rc1 Rfa8 25.
Bf1 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Gelfand,B/Polanica Zdroj 1998/CBM 67 noVC (25)}) 15...
Bc8 $1 (15... Nc4 {doesn't resolve Black's problems. Both 16.Qa4+ and 16.0-0
with the idea 17. b3 lead to a difficult position for Black.}) 16. Bg2 Ba6 17.
O-O Rc8 18. Bh3 Rc7 19. b4 {Gaining a control over d4-square. However, an
activity of Black's pieces makes it hard for White to obtain a real advantange.
} Bc4 (19... Nc4 $2 20. Qa4+ $18) 20. bxc5 Qxc5 (20... Rxc5 21. Nd4 $14) 21.
Qc3 O-O 22. Nd4 Na4 23. Qa1 {White cannot leave a pawn at a3 unprotected.} g6 {
Preventing 24.Nf5 f6 25.Nd4 going to transfer the knight to e6.} 24. Rb1 Qe7
25. Rfc1 Re8 26. Rb4 Nc5 27. Qb2 Qf6 28. Bg2 $2 {Overlooking Black's threat.} (
{Playing} 28. Rb8 Qe7 (28... Rce7 $2 29. Nf5 $1 $18) 29. Rb1 {White would
preserve a small edge due to a superior pawn structure.}) 28... Na6 $1 $19 {
[%csl Re2] groping the joint in White's armour. The rook is to leave b-file
from where it protects White's queen.} 29. Ra4 (29. Nf3 Qd6 30. Ra4 Rxe2 31.
Qd4 Bb5 $17) 29... Rxe2 $1 {Winning a queen.} 30. Qxe2 Bxe2 31. Rxc7 Nxc7 32.
Nxe2 Qa1+ 33. Bf1 Nb5 34. Kg2 Nxa3 35. Nf4 Qb2 36. Nxd5 Qb7 37. Rxa3 Qxd5+ {
White is lost here.} 38. Kg1 a5 39. Ra4 Kg7 40. h4 Qc5 41. Rf4 Qc2 42. Bc4 f5
43. Rd4 Kf6 44. Bg8 Qc1+ 45. Kg2 Qc8 46. Bb3 Qc6+ 47. Kg1 Ke5 48. Ra4 Qb5 49.
Bc2 Kd6 50. Rf4 Qb2 51. Ba4 Kc5 52. Kg2 Qb7+ 53. Kh2 Qd5 54. Bc2 Qa2 55. Ba4
Qb1 56. Be8 Qd3 57. Kg2 Kd6 58. Ba4 h6 {After g6-g5 White's rook would have to
leave 4-th rank all the same.} 59. Rf3 (59. Be8 g5 60. hxg5 hxg5 61. Ra4 Qe2
62. Bg6 Qb5) 59... Qe4 60. Bd1 a4 61. Kf1 Qxf3 $1 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.10"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hansen,Cu} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7.
Bd2 Nd7 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. g3 Be7 (9... Bd6 10. Bg5 $5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Rc1
c5 (12... c6 $6 13. Bh3 O-O 14. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Psakhis,L/
Chalkidiki 1992/Inf 55/(53)}) 13. dxc5 (13. Bh3 O-O $1 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. dxc5
bxc5 16. Rxc5 Qh3 $44) 13... bxc5 14. Bh3 Nb6 15. b4 (15. Qc2 Bc8 16. Bg2 Ba6
17. O-O Rc8 {0-1 Lputian,S-Komarov,D/Reggio Emilia 1998/CBM 69 (61)}) 15...
cxb4 16. Qd4 O-O 17. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 18. axb4 a5 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. O-O Ba6 21. Nd4
Bc4 $11 {Krasenkow,M-Gelfand,B/Polanica Zdroj 73/(576) 1998/Inf 73 (21)}) 10.
Bh3 $5 (10. Bg2 c5 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rfe1 Nf6 14. Bg5 Rc8 15. Bh3 Rc7
{0-1 San Segundo,P-Vyzmanavin,A/Zaragoza 1993/EXT 98 (20)}) 10... O-O 11. O-O
a5 12. Rc1 c6 {This pawn setup led to the advantageous position for White in
the above-mentioned game Kramnik-Psakhis. Black's light-coloured bishop will
now for a long time remain inactive. Probably, 11...c5 instead of 11...a5, was
worth trying.} 13. Bg5 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 Re8 ({The variation} 14... Qxg5 15. Bxd7 {
underscores the difference between White's and Black's bishops.}) 15. e3 Nf6
16. Bg2 a4 {Depriving White of the play at the Q-side. But the problem of
c6-pawn is thereby in no way solved, since Black cannot prevent an advancement
e3-e4, which will allow White to activate his bishop.} 17. Re1 g6 (17... h6 18.
Nf3 {/\ 19.Nd2, 19.Ne5}) 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. Bxe4 {
[%csl Rc6][%cal Ge4c6,Gc1c6]} Qd7 22. h4 $1 {[%cal Gh4h5]} c5 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24.
dxc5 bxc5 25. Qd2 Qe7 $6 (25... Rb8 26. Rxc5 Qxb2 27. Qxb2 Rxb2 28. Rc4 {
would lead to the position similar to one which occured in the game}) ({
whereas after} 25... Qb5 {it is much more difficult for White to keep an edge,
e.g.:} 26. Qd5 Rb8 (26... Rc8 $5) 27. Rxc5 (27. Qxc5 Qxb2 28. Rc4 Qe2) 27...
Qxb2 28. Rc7 Qb3 $1) 26. Qd5 Rd8 27. Qxc5 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Qxc5 {Theory assesses
the ensuing endgame as drawish, though to achieve this result Black, of course,
should play with due caution.} 29. Rxc5 {[%mdl 4096]} Rd2 30. Kg2 Rxb2 31. Rc4
h5 32. Rxa4 {Basically White can choose between two plans in this type of
endgame: 1) to move his pawn to a6 and then to move the king to the K-side,
rescuing from checks at a7, and 2) to move his pawn till a7 and to try winning
Black's pawn on the K-side, using zugzwang. The latter plan may be efficient
if pawn structure is locked or Black's king is misplaced, - something which is
not the case in this game. The former concept works if Black does not succeed
to eliminate timely one or two White's pawn on the K-side and to create a
passed pawn, supported by the own king. In the game White actually avoided to
move the corner pawn immediately and tried first to improve the position of
his king. This strategy led to success - certainly not without the help of the
opponent. Hansen,Cu: 'I must admit that I thought this position was a clear
draw. However after I had a look at the game Dautov-Alterman BL 1998, I
realised black has to know very exactly what to do.'} Ra2 (32... Rb3 {was, in
my opinion, the optimal defense. In this case White's king remains cut, so his
approaching to the passed pawn would take much more time. Probably, Black's
somewhat inconsistent play was caused by the time-trouble.}) 33. Kf3 Kg7 34.
Ke3 Ra1 ({Black could have taken an opportunity to play} 34... Kf6 $5 {Now in
case of} 35. Ra6+ {Black may answer} (35. Rf4+ {Hansen,Cu} Kg7 36. a4 {
generally it is better for white to protect the a-P from the side.}) 35... Ke5
36. f3 Rg2 37. Ra5+ Kf6 38. Kf4 Re2) 35. Ra6 Ra2 36. Ra4 Ra1 37. Ra6 Ra2 38. a4
{Hansen,Cu: 'This exact position was reached in Tal-Gipslis Jurmala 1983. With
white to move. Tal played 36.a5 and the game was drawn shortly afterwards'}
Ra3+ {'?' Hansen,Cu. Hansen,Cu: 'This move is illogical since black does not
follow up by attacking f2. '} (38... f6 $1 {Hansen,Cu /\} 39. a5 (39. f4 Ra3+)
39... g5 $11 40. Ra8 Ra4 41. f4 gxh4 42. gxh4 Kg6 $1 43. a6 Kf5) 39. Kd4 f6 {
'?' Hansen,Cu. Hansen,Cu: 'Now this is not right anymore'} (39... Ra2 $1 {
Hansen,Cu this is better and it seems to be just enough for a draw} 40. a5 (40.
f3 Ra3 (40... Rg2 41. Rb6 Rxg3 42. Rb3 Rh3 $132)) (40. f4 Ra3 41. a5 Rxg3 42.
Rb6 Rf3 43. Ke4 (43. a6 $6 Rxf4+ 44. Kc5 Rxh4) 43... Ra3 44. a6 Ra5 $11) 40...
Rxf2 41. Rc6 $1 (41. Rb6 Rf3 42. a6 Rxg3 {if this is dangerous then only for
white} 43. Kc5 Ra3 {[%cal Yg6g5]}) 41... Rg2 (41... Rf3 42. Rc3) (41... Ra2 42.
a6 Ra3 43. Kc5 Rxg3 44. Kb6 Rb3+ 45. Kc7 Ra3 46. Kb7 g5 47. hxg5 h4 48. a7 $18)
42. a6 (42. Rc3 Ra2 43. Rc5 Ra3 $11) 42... Rxg3 43. Kc5 Ra3 (43... g5 44. hxg5
Rxg5+ 45. Kb6 Rg2 46. a7 Rb2+ 47. Kc7 Ra2 48. Kb7 h4 49. Ra6 $18) 44. Kb6 g5 $1
(44... f5 45. a7 f4 46. Rc7+ (46. Rc5 f3) 46... Kf6 47. Rc5 f3 (47... Rxa7 48.
Kxa7 f3 49. Rc3 Kf5 50. Rxf3+ Kg4 51. Rf6 Kxh4 52. Rxg6 Kh3 53. Kb6 h4 54. Kc5
Kh2 55. Kd4 h3 56. Ke3 Kh1 57. Kf3 $18) 48. Ra5 Rxa5 49. Kxa5 f2 50. a8=Q f1=Q
51. Qf8+ $18) (44... f6 45. a7 g5 46. Kb7 Rxa7+ 47. Kxa7 gxh4 (47... Kg6 48.
Kb6 Kf5 49. Kc5 Kg4 50. Kd4 Kxh4 51. Rxf6 Kg3 52. Rf5 Kg4 53. Rf1 $18) 48. Kb6
h3 (48... Kg6 49. Kc5 Kf5 50. Kd4 Kf4 (50... h3 51. Ke3 $18) 51. Rxf6+ Kg3 52.
Ke3 $18) 49. Rc3 Kg6 50. Rxh3 Kg5 51. Kc5 Kg4 52. Rh1 h4 53. Kd4 Kg3 54. Ke3
$18) 45. hxg5 h4 46. a7 h3 47. Rc3 $8 (47. Rh6 Rb3+ 48. Kc7 Rc3+ 49. Kb7 Rb3+
50. Rb6 h2 51. Rxb3 h1=Q+ 52. Kb8 Qh2+ $11) 47... Rxc3 48. a8=Q Rg3 49. Qc6
Rxg5 50. Qc3+ Kg8 51. Qxh3 Rg6+ $11) 40. Ra7+ Kh6 41. a5 {'+-' Hansen,Cu.} g5
42. Kc5 gxh4 43. gxh4 Ra4 44. a6 Ra2 (44... Rxh4 {Hansen,Cu} 45. Ra8 Ra4 46. a7
Kh7 47. Kb6 h4 48. Rd8 Kg6 (48... h3 49. a8=Q Rxa8 50. Rxa8 h2 51. Ra1 $18) 49.
a8=Q Rxa8 50. Rxa8 Kg5 51. Kc5 Kg4 52. Rh8 $18) 45. Ra8 Kg6 46. Kb6 Rb2+ 47.
Ka7 Rxf2 48. Rb8 Rf4 49. Rb5 Rxh4 50. Kb6 Re4 51. a7 Re8 52. Ra5 h4 53. a8=Q
Rxa8 54. Rxa8 Kg5 55. Kc5 h3 56. Rh8 Kg4 57. Kd4 Kg3 58. Ke3 Kg2 59. Ke2 h2 60.
Rg8+ Kh3 61. Kf2 h1=N+ 62. Kf3 Kh2 63. Rg2+ Kh3 64. Rg6 Kh2 65. Rxf6 Kg1 66.
Rg6+ 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains 2nd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1997.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Rausis, Igors"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1997.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tisdall Mercier} e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 (6.
Bg5 {Tisdall Tisdall: was Bacrot's later choice in his Internet exhibition
match against Simen Agdestein.}) 6... dxc4 {Une nouvelle conception dans cette
ouverture que l'on doit a Timoshenko. Les Noirs menacent simplement de
s'accrocher a leur pion par ...a6 et b5 si les Blancs n'y pretent attention,
voir annotations au coup suivant.} 7. Bg5 $5 {Coup douteux d'apres les
analyses de Timotchenko, un grand maitre russe. Preferable est 7.e4 de suite.}
({A significant, but unsuccessful attempt to revive an interesting line,
popularity of which is nowadays pretty low. This move was introduced into
chess practice by Dreev in his game against Almasi. An important improvement
of Black's play, demonstrated by Timoshenko, put White's play into question. 
The main alternative is 7.e4. Among the latest practical testing of this
position two deserve a special attention:} 7. e4 c5 8. d5 (8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bxc4
Nbd7 (9... Nc6 {Un bon coup d'apres Timoshenko.} 10. Bf4 Ng4 11. Bg3 Qf6 12.
Bb5 O-O 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. O-O Qh6 $1 15. Na4 f5 $1 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Ne5 {
= Sakaev,K-Delchev,A/Burgas II 1994}) (9... Qc7 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Bf4 Bxe4 12.
Qe2 O-O 13. Rd1 Qb7 14. Nc7 e5 15. Bxe5 Nbd7 16. Ba6 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qb8 18. Bg3
Qxc7 19. Bxc7 Rfe8 20. b4 Rxe2+ 21. Kxe2 Be7 22. Rhe1 Nf8 23. Kf1 Ng6 24. f4
Bf8 25. Bb7 Re8 26. Rxe8 Nxe8 27. Bb8 a5 28. Rd8 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Gulko,B/Dos
Hermanas 1994}) 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 a6 12. Bg5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Bh4 Nh5
15. Qa4+ Kf8 16. Qd7 g5 17. b4 Bd4 18. Bxg5 Bxc3 $2 19. Bh6+ Ng7 $2 20. Rac1
Re8 21. Qxb7 Qf6 22. Be3 h5 23. Qxb6 Be5 24. f4 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Polugaevsky,L/
Nederland 1994}) 8... exd5 9. exd5 a6 (9... Bd6 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 (
11... h6 {Tisdall} 12. Re1 a6 13. a4 Nbd7 14. b3 Qc7 15. h3 Ne5 16. Nh4 $13 {
Lautier,J-Karpov,A/Groningen/1995/0,5/38/}) (11... a6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 Qc7
14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 b5 16. Bd3 g6 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. Bc2 Rfe8 19. Qxe8+ Rxe8
20. Rxe8+ Kg7 21. h4 Qd7 22. Rd8 Qc7 23. Re1 Bxd5 24. h5 gxh5 25. Ree8 f6 26.
Rh8 fxg5 27. Rxh7+ Kf6 28. Rxc7 Bxc7 29. Rf8+ Ke7 30. Rf5 Bf4 31. Nxg5 Bc1 32.
Be4 Bxe4 33. Nxe4 c4 34. Kf1 Bxb2 35. Ke2 h4 36. Rf3 Nd5 37. Kd2 a5 38. Kc2 Be5
39. Rf5 Ke6 40. Rh5 b4 41. Nc5+ Kd6 42. Nb7+ Ke6 43. Nxa5 bxa3 44. Nxc4 Bf6 45.
Nxa3 Nf4 46. Rh7 Nxg2 47. Kd2 Kf5 48. Nc4 Kg6 49. Rb7 h3 50. Ke2 Bc3 51. Kf3
Be1 52. Ne5+ Kf5 53. Nd3 Bc3 54. Rb5+ {1-0 Sokolov,I-Hansen,S/Nordic Grand
Prix 1997}) 12. Re1 a6 13. a4 Qc7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Rfe8 16. b3 Ng4 17. Bg3
Bxg3 18. hxg3 Ndf6 {, and chances are about equal, Pinter,J-Sturua,Z/EU-chTM
Pula (3) 1997}) (9... Nxd5 10. Bxc4 Qe7+ 11. Kf1 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qf6 13. Ne5 Be7
14. Bxf7+ Kd8 {1/2-1/2 Petran,P-Lengyel,L/HUN-chT1 1995}) 10. Bg5 b5 11. O-O-O
Bd6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Bxc4 bxc4 14. Rhe1 O-O 15. d6 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 Bxd6 17. Ne5
Nbd7 18. Rxd6 Nxe4 19. Bxd8 Nxd6 20. Nxd7 Rfxd8 21. Nb6 Rab8 22. Nxc4 Nxc4 {
1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Anand,V/Amber-blind6th rapid 1997}) 7... a6 $1 {La nouvelle
idee de Timoshenko.} ({In the above-mentioned game Almasi had chosen} 7... Nc6
{, but the course of the game proved to be favourable for White:} 8. Rd1 Be7 9.
e4 Na5 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. O-O c5 15. d5
Ne5 16. Ba2 exd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Rac8 19. f4 Ng4 20. Qe2 Nf6 21. Bc4 $1
$16 {Dreev,A-Almasi,Z/Tilburg 1994}) (7... h6 {yields White a promising
position after} 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e4 $16) (7... Nbd7 {Tisdall} 8. e4 h6 9. Bxf6
Nxf6 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Rd1 b5 12. Ba2 c6 13. O-O Be7 14. e5 Nd5 15. Ne4 g6 16.
Nfd2 $36 {Dreev,A-Razuvaev,Y/Moscow/1996/1|0/59/}) 8. e4 ({Timoshenko's
analysis shows that after} 8. a4 {the best reaction is} Bb4 (8... Bxf3 9. exf3
Qxd4 10. Be3 Qe5 11. Bxc4 $44) 9. e3 {, and Black gets a good counterplay:} b5
10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O c6 $15) 8... b5 9. d5 (9. e5 $6 {occured in the game
Nestorovic,D-Timoshenko,G/Beograd 1995. the course of the game rapidly
exhibited the failure of White's strategy:} h6 10. Bh4 g5 $5 (10... Bxf3 {
Tisdall} 11. exf6 (11. gxf3 Qxd4 12. Bg3 Nh5 {Au net avantage noir.}) 11...
Qxd4 12. fxg7 Bxg7 13. Bg3 Bb7 {Au net avantage noir.}) 11. Nxg5 (11. Bg3 $6 {
Tisdall} Nd5 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. h4 g4 14. Nfd2 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 $17 16. h5 Nxe4
17. Nxe4 Qa5+ 18. Ke2 (18. Nd2 {Chekhov} O-O-O $17) (18. Qd2 {Chekhov} Bb4 19.
Nd6+ Kf8 20. axb4 Qxa1+ 21. Ke2 Bc6 $19) 18... O-O-O 19. Rd1 Be7 20. Qc1 Kb8
21. f3 Ka8 22. Bh4 Qc7 23. Bxe7 Nxe7 24. Nd6 Nf5 25. Qf4 f6 26. Nxf5 Rxd1 27.
Kxd1 fxe5 28. Qe3 exf5 29. fxg4 f4 30. Qc3 Rg8 {0-1 Ehlvest,J-Hansen,C/Erevan
olm 1996/CBM 55/[Chekhov]}) 11... hxg5 12. Bxg5 Be7 $17 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Rd1 Nc6 16. Ne4 Qg7 17. Qc3 O-O-O 18. d5 Qg6 $17) 9... Be7 $1 {
Mercier: Rausis propose ici la partie nulle...} ({White's idea would be fully
justified after} 9... exd5 $2 10. e5 $1 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. exf6 $16) 10. O-O-O
$5 ({Bacrot clearly rested his hopes upon this continuation. Timoshenko
analyzed just a line} 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Rd1 Qc8 {, and Black gets a better
play.} (11... Nfd7 $17 {Tisdall})) 10... exd5 11. Bxf6 (11. e5 {Tisdall Mercier
} Ng8 $1) 11... Bxf6 12. Nxd5 O-O $1 {[#] 0h54 0h34} ({A critical position.
Now after the panic} 12... Bxd5 $2 13. Rxd5 {, with the subsequent e4-e5,
White developes a dangerous initiative, which fully compensates the sacrificed
pawn.}) (12... c5 {is bad in view of} 13. e5 {, winning the material.}) ({
Also after} 12... Nd7 {a thematic} 13. e5 $1 {yields White dangerous
initiative. The text move, allowing White to win a queen, was, probably,
underestimated by Bacrot. Queen sacrifice yields Black excellent attacking
chances and puts White's strategy into question.}) 13. Nb6 (13. g3 {Tisdall
Mercier est la suggestion de Dorfman dans cette position.}) 13... cxb6 (13...
Bg5+ $5 {Tisdall} 14. Kb1 Qe7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 $132) 14. Rxd8 Rxd8 15. Be2
({Perhaps, White could try} 15. e5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 (16. exf6 $2 Rd1+ $19) 16...
Bg5+ (16... Bxe5 17. Qe4 Nd7 {also leaves not much hopes for White} (17... Nd7
{Tisdall} 18. Bh3 Nc5 $1 19. Qxe5 $2 Nd3+ $19)) 17. Kb1 {, but after} Nc6 {
Black has all the chances to win the game.}) 15... Nd7 {[%cal Gd7c5,Gc5b3,
Rb7e4] Disclosing the decisive threat: Nd7-c5, after which the perfect
interaction of black minor pieces must result into mate attack. Tisdall:
White's position is a nightmare. After ...Nc5 e4 and b2 are terribly weak, and
black's queenside pawn mass enables him to open lines against the king at will.
} 16. e5 {The last chance.} (16. Nd2 {Tisdall Mercier} Nc5 {/\Bg5}) 16... Nc5
$1 {The decisive blow. Now White is defenseless. Un coup excellent, une sorte
de direct au menton echiqueen!} 17. Qc3 ({Or} 17. exf6 Be4 18. Qc3 $140 Nb3+
$19) 17... Be4 18. b4 {Mercier: Le seul coup pour degager les bronches du roi
blanc.} (18. Nd2 {Tisdall} Bg5) (18. Bd1 {Tisdall} Nd3+) (18. Rd1 {Tisdall
Mercier} Nb3+ 19. Qxb3 cxb3 20. exf6 Rac8+ 21. Bc4 Rxc4#) 18... cxb3 {The
simplest. Now after} (18... cxb3 19. exf6 (19. Rd1 Rdc8 $1 20. Kd2 (20. exf6
Nd3+ 21. Kd2 Rxc3 22. Kxc3 Rc8+ 23. Kxb3 (23. Kd4 Nxf2 24. Rf1 b2) 23... Bd5#)
20... Bc2 $1 21. Ke1 Be7 22. Qa1 (22. Rc1 Nd3+ 23. Qxd3 Bxd3) 22... Bxd1 23.
Qxd1 b2 {Avec une totale domination positionnelle noire.}) 19... Na4 20. Qxb3 (
20. Z0 {Tisdall} Rac8) 20... Rac8+ {the game is over.} (20... Rac8+ 21. Bc4
Rxc4+ 22. Qxc4 bxc4)) 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1999.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e4 $6 {This
advancement of the central pawn has certain disadvantages, which Black managed
to exploit in the exemplary way. After exchange of White's dark-coloured
bihsop for the knight, Black will have a real chance to win the fight for the
dark squares in the centre.} (7. e3 {is usually played in this position. After}
O-O (7... d6 8. d5 O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 g5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,
I-Lobron,E/Groningen 1993/CBM 39 (41)}) (7... h6 8. Bh4 Nc6 $5 {/\f5. 1/2-1/2
Lobron,E-Benjamin,J/Munich SKA 1994 (27)}) 8. Be2 d6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Qc2 h6 11.
Bh4 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 $14 {White got better prospects in the recent
game Nikolic,P-Vaganian,R/Erevan 1996/CBM 53 1-0 (53).}) ({Preliminary} 7. Bh4
$5 {with the idea to play e2-e4 did not allow White to obtain an opening edge
in Lutz,C-Romanishin,O/Moscow 1994.} O-O 8. e4 d6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O e5 11. d5
Qe8 12. b4 Nh5 $13 {0-1 Lutz,C-Romanishin,O/Moscow 1994/CBM 45 (40)}) 7... h6
8. Bxf6 (8. Bh4 $2 g5) 8... Qxf6 9. Bd3 d6 10. O-O {A natural but impugnable
continuation. Black will be able to bother White's king at the K-side.} ({
An attempt to abstain from the castle for a while was probably worth attention:
} 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. O-O) (10. Qa4+ {was played in the
recent game Peng,Z-Nikolic,P/Rotterdam 1999/CBM 72_02 0-1 (43).}) 10... Nd7 11.
Re1 {Again, the possibility 11. Qe2 in order to place rooks on c1 and d1 can
be taken into account.} O-O 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. Rac1 (13. b4 $6 c5) 13... c5 $15
14. d5 {[%csl Ge5]} Kh8 $1 {Black is preparing to launch an attack on White's
king.} 15. Qd2 g5 $1 {[%mdl 4]} 16. g3 Rg8 17. Rcd1 Raf8 18. Bf1 Ne5 19. Nxe5
Bxe5 20. Bg2 Qf6 21. Re2 h5 22. Qd3 {[%cal Gh5h4] Preparing the king's flight
from the dangerous zone.} h4 23. Kf1 a6 24. Ke1 Rb8 {Sending a rook to Q-side
where it will be needed after Black ultimately undermines the centre.} 25. a4
Bc8 26. Kd2 Bd7 27. Kc2 b5 $1 28. axb5 axb5 29. cxb5 Bxc3 30. Qxc3 e5 ({
Queen exchange} 30... Qxc3+ 31. Kxc3 (31. bxc3 $2 Bxb5 32. Red2 Ba4+ $19) 31...
Bxb5 (31... Rxb5 32. e5 (32. dxe6 Bxe6 33. Rxd6 Rgb8 $44) 32... Rgb8 33. exd6
Rb3+ 34. Kd2 Rxb2+ 35. Ke1 $11) 32. Red2 e5 {would lead to advantageous
endgame for Black, but he decides to preserve Queens on the board because of
the unsafe position of White's monarch.}) 31. Kb1 Rxb5 {[%cal Gg8b8,Gb8b2]} 32.
gxh4 {Black's bishop is much better than its counterpart, so it is quite
understandible that White seeks the opportunity to exchange his bad minor
piece. Yet after the text Black gains control over the g-file. And it, as the
development of the game shows, turns out to be decisive.} ({To do justice,
White could not passively wait any longer:} 32. Rc2 Rb4 {/\h3-/+}) 32... gxh4 {
[%cal Rg8g1]} 33. Bh3 Bxh3 34. Qxh3 Rbb8 $1 {A mission with which this rook
was charged is over and Black starts the regrouping of his forces.} 35. Rf1 Qf4
36. Qe3 Rg4 37. h3 {Chasing with this move a rook from the 4th rank, White
weakens the g3-square.} (37. Qxf4 Rxf4 38. f3 Rb3 $17 {/\f5}) 37... Rg5 (37...
Qxe3 $6 38. fxe3 $132 {[%csl Yd6,Yf7]}) 38. Qa3 Rb4 39. Rfe1 Kg7 40. Qe3 {
Otherwise Black plays Rg2.} Qxe3 41. Rxe3 {In spite of the equal material,
this endgame is very difficult for White. Mobility of his rooks, bound by
protection of the manifold weaknesses,n is restricted, whereas black's heavy
artillery shoots along vital horizontals and verticals. After Black plays
f7-f5, White will not be able to retain his pawns.} f5 42. R3e2 Rd4 {[%csl Yd5,
Ye4]} 43. Kc1 Kf6 44. f4 exf4 45. e5+ dxe5 46. Rxe5 Rg2 (46... f3 47. Re6+ Kg7
48. Re7+ Kh6 49. R1e6+ Rg6 50. Rxg6+ Kxg6 51. Re3 Rf4) 47. Re8 f3 48. Rf8+ Kg5
49. Re5 Rf4 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 07th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1999.06.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Nd2 {In
order to gain back control over the e4-square and limit Black's light-coloured
bishop. This plan was introduced in the game Tseitlin,M-Zilberstein,V/USSR
1977/Inf 24 (32), which White beautifully won.} Bb7 ({After} 7... Bg6 8. g3 {
is strong. (cf. Kasparow-Andersson, Tilburg 1981).}) 8. e4 g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10.
Nf3 d6 11. O-O (11. h4 $5 h6 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. O-O-O O-O-O {
Galliamova Ivanchuk,A-Balashov,Y/Kstovo 1994/CBM 42 ext 1/2-1/2 (52)}) 11...
O-O 12. Re1 $5 {White does not play standard in this position 12.Bg5
immediately, awaiting where Black's knight will move.} (12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Qd2 Nc6
14. d5 Nd4 (14... Ne5 {Polugaevsky-Christiansen/Thessaloniki ol  YB/2-328 1984
1-0 (48)}) 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Rae1 Bg7 $1 $14 {1-0 Spraggett,K-Hebert,J/
Montreal 1986/Inf 42 (40)}) (12. d5 $5) 12... Nd7 (12... Nc6 {was an
interesting alternative to the text. After} 13. d5 $5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Qg4
{the complex position with approximately equal chances arises.}) 13. Bg5 Bf6
14. Bh6 (14. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 15. Qd2 c5 $140 16. dxc5 bxc5 (16... dxc5 17. Rad1
Qe7 18. Qg5 Rfe8 19. e5 $36) 17. b4) 14... Bg7 15. Bg5 Bf6 16. Be3 c5 {[%csl
Rd4][%cal Gc5d4,Gf6d4,Gd7e5]} 17. Qd2 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Ne5 $1 {This move
equalizes chances.} (18... Bxd4 $143 19. Nxd4 Ne5 20. Bf1 {xd6}) 19. Nxe5 Bxe5
20. Bf1 ({After} 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Rad1 (21. Qc3 Qd4) 21... Qh4 {Black has a
good position.} (21... Qd4 $5)) 20... Qc7 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Qe3 Bxd4 $1 23.
Rxd4 ({At} 23. Qxd4 {Black may react in the same way he has reacted at 23.Rxd4.
}) 23... e5 24. Rd2 f5 25. exf5 Rxf5 26. Red1 {Black could have answered 26...
Rf6 or 26...Rf4 with counterplay.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.11"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Nc3 $5 {A move
which probably was for the first time tried in the game Speelman,J-Romanishin,
played in the eighth round of Elista Olympiad. Few days later the same move
once again became an object of the theoretical discussion on the Grandmaster
level.} (6. e3 exd5 7. cxd5 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. e4 {1-0 Cebalo,
M-Rotstein,A/Cannes 1992/EXT 92op (40)}) (6. b3 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Bb2 Bg7 9.
e3 (9. e4 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 d6 11. Nbd2 O-O {1-0 Hort,V-Van der Wiel,J/Amsterdam
1980/MCL (31)}) 9... Bxf1 10. Kxf1 O-O 11. g3 d6 12. Kg2 Nbd7 {0-1 Hernandez,
J-Balashov,Y/Cienfuegos 1975/EXT 98 (31)}) 6... Bxc4 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Rxf1 b5 {
Novelty which in this game didn't prove effective.} (8... exd5 9. e5 Ng8 (9...
d4 $2 10. exf6 dxc3 11. Qe2+) 10. Qxd5 Nc6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Ne4 $1) (8... d6 {
So the reference game Speelman,J-Romanishin,O/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (27) had
been continued. After} 9. dxe6 fxe6 10. e5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Nxe5 Kc8 13.
Bg5 Be7 14. O-O-O Rd8 15. f4 Kb7 16. Rde1 Na6 17. f5 exf5 18. Nc6 Kxc6 19. Rxe7
Rd7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rxd7 Kxd7 22. Rxf5 Rf8 23. Nd5 Ke6 24. g4 Rf7 25. Nf4+
Ke7 26. Nd5+ Ke6 27. Nf4+ {a draw was agreed.}) 9. Nxb5 Qa5+ {An attractive
continuation, which, however, does not allow Black to solve all the problems
of his position.} (9... Nxe4 {was a sensible alternative to the text. After
this move the game could have continued:} 10. Qa4 Nd6 $1 {Other moves are
inferior:} (10... exd5 11. Bf4 $18) (10... Nf6 11. d6 Nd5 12. Bf4 Qf6 (12...
Nc6 13. O-O-O a6 14. Nc7+ (14. Rxd5) 14... Nxc7 15. dxc7 Qc8 16. Ne5 Nd4 (16...
Nxe5 17. Bxe5 f6 18. Bg3 e5 19. f4 Qxc7 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Bxe5 $40) 17. Nc4 Qb7
(17... Ne2+ 18. Kb1 Nxf4 19. Nb6) 18. Bd6 $2 Qb5 19. Qxb5 axb5 20. Nb6 Bxd6 21.
Nxa8 Ke7 $19) 13. Nc7+ Nxc7 14. dxc7 Nc6 15. O-O-O (15. Rd1 $143 Qxb2 16. Rxd7
Kxd7 17. Ne5+ Kc8 18. Qxc6 Qb1+ 19. Ke2 Qb2+ $11 20. Kf3 $140 Qb7 21. Rb1 Qxc6+
22. Nxc6 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Kd7 $17) 15... Nd4 (15... Be7 $2 16. Rxd7 $1 Kxd7 17.
Rd1+ $18) 16. Be5 Qh6+ 17. Kb1 Qg6+ 18. Ka1 Nc6 19. Rxd7 $1 $18) {and it is
not obvious whether White has sufficient compensation, e.g.,} 11. dxe6 fxe6 12.
Bg5 Qb6 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14. O-O-O O-O) 10. Nc3 Nxe4 11. Bd2 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 {
After White's queen moves to the vacated square f3 vulnerability of Black's
rook at a8 will become evident.} Be7 (12... Qc7 13. Qf3 Qe5+ 14. Kd1 $36) 13.
Qf3 {[%csl Ra8]} O-O 14. d6 {[%cal Gf3a8]} Bg5 ({Black is not content to
accept the prospects of defending the position with the elusive compensation
arising after} 14... Nc6 15. dxe7 Nxe7 {and sacrifising the whole rook hopes
to capitalize on somewhat discoordinated White's forces. However, as further
development of the game will show, this way leads nowhere.}) 15. Qxa8 Nc6 16.
Qb7 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rb8 18. Qxd7 Qb6 {The position Black probably was striving
for when sacrifising the rook. Both White's king and queen seem to be in
trouble, but with a few precise moves White neutralizes threats of his
opponent.} (18... Rxb2+ 19. Kd1 h6 20. Qc8+ Kh7 21. Rc1 $18) 19. Na4 $1 (19.
Rab1 $2 Rd8) 19... Qa5+ 20. b4 $1 Qxa4 (20... Nxb4 21. axb4 (21. Qc7 $1) 21...
Qxb4+ 22. Nc3 Qf4+ 23. Kd1 Qc4 24. Kc2 Qb3+ 25. Kd2 Qb2+ 26. Kd3 $18) 21. Rfc1
{[%cal Gc1c6]} g6 22. Rxc5 Qb3 23. Rxc6 Qb2+ 24. Kd3 (24. Kd3 Qxa1 25. Rc8+
Rxc8 26. Qxc8+ Kg7 27. Qc3+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Black "Ionescu, Constantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 (10... a6 11. O-O-O (11. g4 h6 12. O-O-O g5 13. h4
Rg8 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Kb1 Ne5 16. Bxg5 Rxg5 17. f4 Nfd7 18. fxg5 Qxg5 19. Ka2
Rc8 20. Qa4 Kd8 21. Rh5 Qg6 22. Rh8 Qg7 23. Rh5 Qg6 {Line Notkin,M-Yemelin,V/
Russia (ch) 1996}) 11... Qc7 12. f3 Be7 13. Kb1 Ne5 14. Rc1 Nc6 15. Nd5 exd5
16. cxd5 O-O 17. dxc6 Bc8 18. Bc4 d5 19. exd5 Rd8 20. Nf5 Nxd5 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7
22. Bd4 Nb4 23. axb4 Rxd4 24. Rhd1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 b5 26. c7 Bb7 27. Bd5 Bxd5 28.
c8=Q+ {1-0 Madsen,J-Neumann,J/Lyngby op 1988}) 11. O-O Qc7 12. f3 Be7 13. a4 $1
{Thematic advancement. This pawn march along the a-file creates serious
weaknesses on Black's queenside.} O-O 14. a5 a6 15. Kh1 d5 $2 {Premature
advancement. Better was 15...Rfe8.} 16. exd5 exd5 17. cxd5 Qe5 ({Black
apparently counted on this queen thrust.} 17... Nxd5 {loses after} 18. Nxd5
Bxd5 19. Qxc7 Rxc7 20. Nf5 $18) 18. Nf5 $1 {The refutation. After this move
Black's position is unbearable.} Bc5 (18... Nxd5 19. Bd4 Qe6 20. Nxg7 $18) (
18... Bxd5 19. Bd4 Qe6 20. Bxa6 $18) 19. f4 $1 Qc7 20. Bf3 Bxe3 21. d6 $1 ({
An important itermediate move.Much weaker was} 21. Nxe3 Qxf4) 21... Qb8 22.
Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Nxe3 b5 24. Qd1 {Black is lost. The strong extra pawn d6 in the
better position is the result of White's refutation of Black's tactical
operation on move 15.} Rc5 25. Qd4 b4 (25... Re8 {is strongly met by} 26. b4)
26. Ne2 Re8 27. Ng3 {Just in time! Now the threat is Nef5.} g6 28. f5 $1 {
Decisive advancement. Now the kingside is defenseless.} Ne4 29. Ng4 $1 (29. Ng4
{The threat is 30. Nh6+ Kh8 31. Qh8 mate.} f6 {loses after} 30. Nxe4 {followed
by Nf6+.}) 1-0

[Event "Madrid Magistral 6th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1997.05.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1997.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tisdall} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5
cxd4 8. Qa4+ ({The main alternative to} 8. Nxd4 Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Nd7
11. Be3 Rc8 12. Qd2 Be7 13. Rd1 a6 14. Be2 Ne5 15. O-O O-O $10 {Piket-Dautov/
Nussloch/1996}) 8... Nbd7 9. dxe6 $5 ({An attempt to revaluate the theoretical
verdict, according to which the arising ending yields Black a full
compensation for a sacrificed pawn. The main line is} 9. Nxd4 Nxd5 10. Nxd5
Bxd5 11. e4 Bb7 12. Ba6 Bxa6 13. Qxa6 Bc5 14. Be3 O-O 15. O-O Nf6 16. Rad1 Qc8
$10 {Cramling,P-Xu Jun/Erevan olm 1996}) 9... dxc3 10. exd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd7+
Nxd7 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Be3 {Planning to meet 13...Bf6 by 14. Bd4.} Rc8 14. Bd4
O-O 15. e3 Nc5 $1 ({This is stronger that} 15... Nf6 {, which is met by 16.
Nd2 /\f3, Kf2. The text move gives Black knight an access to the square a4,
from which it efficiently attacks the weak pawns of the queenside.}) 16. Nd2
Na4 17. c4 (17. Rc1 {is met by} Bc6) 17... Bc5 $1 {The best positional
decision. Exchanging the bishops, Black amplifies a pressure upon the pawns c4
and d4.} 18. f3 ({After} 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 {/\Rfd8, the control over the file "d"
determines Black's excellent counterchances.}) 18... Bxd4 19. exd4 Rfd8 20. d5
Ba6 {[%csl Rc4,Rd5][%cal Ga6c4,Gc8c4,Ga4b2,Gb2c4,Gd8d5] Threatening 21...Nb2
22.Rc1 Rd5.} 21. Rb1 b5 $1 {[%cal Gc8c1] Excellent tactical blow, forcing a
draw.} 22. cxb5 Nc3 23. Rc1 ({Or} 23. Rb3 Bxb5 24. Bxb5 Nxb5 {, and White
cannot play} 25. Rxb5 {in view of} Rc1+) 23... Bxb5 24. Bxb5 Nxb5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8
{White cannot protect his extra pawn, and the game ends a draw.} 26. Kf2 Rc5
27. a4 Rxd5 (27... Rxd5 {Tisdall} 28. Rc1 $11 (28. Ke3 $11) 28... Rxd2+ 29. Ke3
Rd8 30. axb5 Rb8 31. Rc7 h6 32. Rxa7 Rxb5) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch High Pool"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2001.08.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Relange, Eloi"]
[Black "Fontaine, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2001.08.13"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. d5 exd5
8. cxd5 d6 9. e4 Nbd7 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bf4 a6 13. a4 Nh5 14. Be3 g6
15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Bh6 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Bd3 Rf7 19. Bxg7 Rxg7 20. Bxf5 Kh8 21.
Nc4 Nf6 22. Be6 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ne3 b4 25. Ne2 Bf8 26. Ng3 Ba6 27. Rfe1
Rga7 28. Rad1 Bb5 29. Ngf5 Ra2 30. Rb1 R8a3 31. Qd1 Rd3 32. Qf3 Rb3 33. Qd1
Rbxb2 34. Rxb2 Rxb2 35. Ng4 $1 {[%cal Gg4f6,Gd1a1,Ga1h8]} (35. Qa1 {is met by}
Rb3 36. Ng4 Rc3) 35... Ra2 36. Ngh6 $1 {[%cal Gh6f7]} Be8 37. g4 $1 {[%cal
Gg4g5] White has developed a dangerous initiative on the kingside.} Ra7 38. Qc1
Bg6 39. Qb2 Bxh6 40. Nxh6 Rg7 41. f4 Qe7 42. Ra1 Ne8 43. Ra8 {[%cal Ga8h8,
Gf4f6] Threatening 44.f5 /\f6.} Qh4 {[%cal Gh4e1] Threatening 44...Qe1+. The
text move allows for a spectacular game conclusion, but, in fact, Black was
doomed anyway.} {[%tqu "En","White's army is fully mobilized. How would you
conclude the game?","Exploit the shaky position of the black queen.","Try to
deflect the black bishop.","a8e8","The first step to victory!",7]} 44. Rxe8+ $3
{[%csl Rg6,Rg7,Rh4,Rh8][%cal Gh6f5,Gb2h8] A spectacular move!} Bxe8 {[%tqu
"En","How to justify the exchange sacrifice?","With even bigger sacrifice!",
"Do not forget about the black queen!","b2g7","This impressive queen sacrifice
yields White a decisive material advantage.",5]} 45. Qxg7+ $3 {[%csl Rg7,Rh4]
[%cal Gh6f5] A final blow!} Kxg7 46. Nf5+ {[%cal Gf5h4,Gf5g7]} Kf8 47. Nxh4 b3
48. Nf3 b2 49. Nd2 Bg6 50. Bf5 Bxf5 51. gxf5 {Hecht: '[#] Das Endspiel wird
durch einfachen Zugzwang entschieden.'} Kf7 52. Kf2 Kf6 53. Kf3 Kxf5 54. Nb1 h6
55. Nc3 Kf6 56. Kg4 Kg6 57. h4 c4 (57... h5+ {Hecht} 58. Kf3 Kf5 59. Nb1 c4 60.
Nc3 Kg6 61. Ke4 Kf6 62. f5 Kf7 63. Kf4 Kf6 64. Nb1 $22) 58. h5+ (58. h5+ {
, and Black resigned, as the ending is absolutely hopeless for him:} Kf6 59.
Nb1 Ke7 60. Kf5 Kf7 61. Nc3) 1-0

[Event "NED-ch54"]
[Site "Rotterdam "]
[Date "1999.06.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Peng, Zhaoqin"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e4 $6 (7. e3)
7... h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Bd3 d6 10. Qa4+ (10. O-O {Pelletier,Y-Onischuk,A/Biel
1999/CBM 72_08 0-1 (49)}) 10... Nd7 11. O-O Qe7 12. Nb5 $6 (12. Rac1 O-O 13.
Rfd1 c5 14. Bb1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Qc2 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 $36) 12... Qd8 13.
Rad1 O-O 14. Rfe1 a6 15. Nc3 c5 $15 16. Bf1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qc7 18. Nf3 (18. Qc2
Ne5 {xc4} 19. b3 Rac8 {/\b5}) 18... Bxc3 $5 19. bxc3 {[%csl Rc3,Rc4][%cal
Gd7c5] Now white's pawn structure on the Q-side is compromised.} Rfd8 20. Qb4
Nc5 21. Nd2 Bc6 {[%cal Gc6a4,Ga4d1]} 22. Qb1 Ba4 23. Rc1 Rab8 24. Nf3 e5 {
Otherwise White would move a pawn on e5 himself. Weakening of d5-square isn't
essential.} 25. Nd2 {What remains for White is to sit tight and keep an eye on
Black actions.} Kg7 26. Bd3 Rdc8 27. h3 Qc6 28. Be2 Rb7 29. Qa2 Rcb8 30. Rb1
Qe8 31. Rb4 Bc6 32. Qb1 Qe7 {Before breaking through on the Q-side Black wants
to improve his position in the opposite part of the board.} 33. Bd3 Qg5 34. Re3
h5 35. Nf3 Qd8 36. Nd2 h4 37. Be2 Qg5 38. Bg4 (38. Nf3 Qf4 $5) 38... a5 39. Rb2
b5 40. cxb5 Bxb5 41. Qa2 (41. Bc8 $2 Bf1 $19) (41. c4 $2 Bd7 42. Rxb7 Rxb7 43.
Qd1 Bxg4 44. hxg4 Rb2 $17) (41. Qc2 Ba4 42. Rxb7 Rxb7 43. Qc1 f5 $36) 41... Qd8
$5 42. Be2 Bxe2 43. Rxe2 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (43. Rxe2 Rxb2 $19) ({Black would
preserve the winning chances after} 43. Rxb7 Rxb7 44. Rxe2 Nd3 $5 {planning to
answer} 45. Qd5 {by means of} Nf4 $1 46. Qxb7 Qg5 47. Kf1 Qxg2+ 48. Ke1 Qg1+
49. Nf1 Ng2+ 50. Kd2 Qxf1 {/\Nf4-/+ but the text is just unexplainable.}) 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 36th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1999.08.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1999.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Bc6 8. Qb3
(8. Qc2 dxc4 9. e3 b5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. a4 a6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14.
Nxb5 c5 15. Qa4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 O-O 17. dxc5 Qd5 18. Be2 Qxc5 19. Qxc4 Qxc4 20.
Bxc4 Bxb2 21. Ke2 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Kortschnoj,V/Tilburg 1998/EXT 99 (21)}
) 8... dxc4 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. g3 {In this position White did not have much
success with the other natural continuations: 10. Bxf6 and 10. Rd1. Playing 10.
g3, White intends to locate his bishop at the long diagonal, after which the
development of Black's Q-side will be hampered. Black's answer is practically
forced.} (10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. e4 b5 12. Nxb5 Bxe4 13. Nxc7 Bd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15.
Qc2 Re8+ 16. Be2 Re6 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Rxe5 19. O-O Nc6 20. Rad1 Qb6 21.
Bd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Speelman,J/Hastings 1999/CBM 69_07 (41)}) (10. Rd1
Bb7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. e4 c6 13. e5 Be7 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. O-O Rc8 16. Bb1 Re8 17.
Rfe1 Nf8 18. h4 Rc7 19. h5 h6 20. Be4 Qa8 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Neverov,V-Tukmakov,V/
Donetsk 1998/CBM 68 (26)}) 10... Bxf3 (10... h6 $143 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bg2 Bxd4
(12... Bb7 13. O-O $36) 13. O-O-O e5 14. e3 Qf6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 (15... Qd6 16.
Nxd4 exd4 17. Rxd4 $16) 16. Qxd5 c6 17. Qe4 Bc5 18. Qxe5 $14) 11. exf3 Nd5 12.
Bd2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd5 $1 14. Qxc7 (14. Qxd5 exd5 {is clearly not a favourable
variation for White.}) 14... Nc6 ({After} 14... Qxf3 {White's plan finds its
justification:} 15. Rg1 Qe4+ 16. Kd2 $1 (16. Be2 $6 Bf6 17. Qf4 Qxf4 18. gxf4
Nc6 19. Bf3 Rac8 {and Black is better}) 16... Bd8 17. Qe5 $14) 15. Qf4 {
The only move.} (15. Bg2 $2 Bd6 16. Qb7 a6 $1 $19 {[%csl Rb7]}) 15... Rad8 16.
Ba6 $1 (16. Bg2 Nxd4 (16... Bg5 17. Qe4 Nxd4 18. Rd1) 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4
Rxd4 {leads to a worse endgame for White than does the text.}) 16... Bg5 (16...
Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Rd1 Bf6 20. b4 {and White should equalize.
}) 17. Qe4 Nxd4 18. Qxd5 Rxd5 (18... Nc2+ $6 19. Kd1 (19. Ke2 exd5 20. Rad1 d4
21. Be1 Rfe8+ 22. Kd3 $11) (19. Kf1 $5) 19... Nxa1 20. Qxd8 Rxd8+ 21. Ke2 Nb3
22. Rd1 $14) 19. Rd1 Bf6 (19... Nxf3+ $2 20. Ke2 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Nxh2 22. f3 $16
{[%csl Rh2]}) 20. Bxd4 (20. f4 $2 Rfd8 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 $17 {[%cal Yd4f2,Yd4b2]})
20... Bxd4 21. Rd2 Rfd8 22. Ke2 (22. Ke2 Re5+ 23. Kf1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Be3 a6 11. g4 $5 ({This agressive move was introduced into
chess practice by A. Khalifman. There are some noteworthy alternatives:} 11.
O-O Be7 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. f3 Qc7 $14) (11. O-O-O Rc8 12. f4 Qc7 13. g4 e5 14.
Nf5 g6 15. Ng3 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bh6+ 18. Kb1 dxe5 19. Nd5 $14 {
Van Wely,L-Grooten,H/Lost Boys Antwerp BEL 1996 (57)}) 11... h5 $5 ({An
enetrprising continuation, yielding Black good counterchances. A standard
reaction} 11... h6 {yields White good attacking chances:} 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. f4
Qc7 14. Kb1 Nc5 15. Bf3 b5 16. g5 $14 {Khalifman,A-Pogorelov,R/Sevilla op 1993}
) 12. g5 Ng4 13. g6 ({The principal continuation.} 13. Bxg4 hxg4 14. g6 Ne5 {
does not seem dangerous for Black.}) 13... Nxe3 14. gxf7+ Kxf7 15. fxe3 Ne5 16.
O-O-O (16. Rf1+ {, forcing 16...Ke7, was to be preferred.}) 16... g6 $2 {
Black overlooks the "little combination", yielding White a large advantage. It
was essential to play} (16... Rh6 $1 {, with promising perspectives in the
middlegame:} 17. Rhf1+ Kg8 18. Nf3 Qc7 $132) 17. Rhf1+ Ke7 18. c5 $1 {After
this excellent move Black loses by force Pe6 and finds himself in almost
insurmountable trouble.} bxc5 19. Nxe6 $1 Qb8 (19... Kxe6 20. Qb3+ $18) 20. Nf4
Bc6 21. Ncd5+ Kd7 22. Nd3 Bg7 23. Nf6+ ({Another appealing continuation was} 
23. Nxe5+ Bxe5 24. Rf7+ Kd8 (24... Ke6 25. Re7#) (24... Kc8 25. Ne7+ $18) 25.
Rdf1 $16 (25. Ne7 $2 Ba4 $1)) 23... Kc8 24. Nxe5 dxe5 25. Qxc5 Qc7 26. Nd5 (26.
Rd6 $2 {does not work in view of} Bf8 {, but 26.Bc4+/- deserved attention.})
26... Bxd5 27. Rxd5 {Black's position seems absolutely hopeless, but he finds
an excellent defensive manoeuvre, maximally complicating White's task.} Rf8 $1
28. Rfd1 Rf7 $1 29. Bc4 Rd7 $1 ({This move allows Black to retain defensive
possibilities, whereas} 29... Qxc5 $2 {loses immediately in view of} 30. Rxc5+
Rc7 31. Be6+ $18) 30. Kb1 Qxc5 31. Rxc5+ Kd8 32. Bd5 Bh6 33. Re1 $6 ({After} 
33. Rc6 $1 Bxe3 34. Rxg6 Raa7 35. Rd3 {/\Rb3 White retained excellent winning
chances. The text yields Black an opportunity for regrouping of his forces.})
33... Rb8 34. Rc6 Rdb7 35. Rd6+ Ke7 36. Bxb7 Kxd6 37. Bxa6 Rb3 38. Rf1 Bxe3 39.
Bc4 Rb8 40. Bd5 $2 (40. Rf6+ $142 $1 Kc5 41. Bd5 g5 42. Kc2 $16) 40... Bf4 41.
h3 g5 42. Rg1 Kc5 43. Rd1 g4 44. b4+ Kb5 45. hxg4 hxg4 46. Be6 g3 47. Rd6 g2
48. Bd7+ Kc4 49. Rg6 Kb3 50. Rxg2 Rh8 51. Be6+ Kxa3 52. b5 Rh2 {This move
forces a draw after 53.Rh2 Bh2 54.b6 Bg1 55.b7 Ba7.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch U20"]
[Site "Cheboksary"]
[Date "2006.03.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Safronov, Andrey G"]
[Black "Lysyj, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2314"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3 Bc5 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. g3 f5 14. f4 Bxe4
15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qe5 Rc8 18. O-O-O O-O 19. Bh3 Qb6 20. Qc3 Rb8
21. Rhe1 Qc7 22. Rd2 Rb6 23. f5 exf5 24. Bxf5 Rd6 25. Re7 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Qc6 27.
Bxd7 ({Cautious} 27. Kb1 $1 {was a good altenative to the text move.}) 27...
Nxd7 28. Qxd7 (28. Rxd7 {is stongly met by} Rf1+ 29. Kc2 Qe4+ {, with a
dangerous initiative.}) 28... Qh1+ 29. Kc2 Qxh2+ 30. Kb1 Qxg3 31. Qd5+ Kh8 32.
Qxc5 (32. Rxa7 {was also a good option.}) 32... Qd3+ 33. Ka2 h6 34. Re3 Qf1 35.
Qd4 Qf7 {A dubious decision. Black's pawn turn out to be much quicker.} 36. Qd5
$6 Qxd5 37. cxd5 Rd8 38. Rd3 g5 39. Kb3 Kg7 40. Kc4 h5 41. d6 Kf6 42. Kd5 g4
43. Kc6 h4 44. Rd4 Kf5 45. Rd5+ Kf4 46. Kc7 Rf8 47. Rh5 (47. d7 {loses after}
g3 48. d8=Q Rxd8 49. Rxd8 g2 50. Rg8 h3) 47... h3 48. d7 Kg3 49. Rf5 Ra8 $1 {
The winning move.} 50. Rb5 ({Or} 50. Rc5 h2 51. Rc3+ Kg2 52. Rc2+ Kh3 53. Rc1
g3 {, winning.}) 50... h2 51. Rb8 h1=Q 52. d8=Q Qh7+ 53. Kc8 Qf5+ 54. Kb7 Qe4+
55. Ka6 Qc6+ $1 ({After} 55... Rxb8 56. Qxb8+ Qf4 {Black retains good winning
chances, but the text move is, of course, much stronger.}) 56. Ka5 {[%tqu "En",
"Black is very close to victory. How can he achieve it?","Unleash the power of
your rook and exploit a shaky position of White's pieces on the eighth rank.",
"Use your queen for the decisive blow.","c6b6","This amazing move wins on the
spot.",5]} Qb6+ $3 {[%csl Ra5,Ga8,Gb6,Rb8,Rd8] A remarkable game conclusion!} (
{This terrific queen move wins a rook:} 56... Qb6+ 57. Qxb6 (57. Rxb6 axb6+ 58.
Kxb6 Rxd8) 57... axb6+ 58. Kxb6 Rxb8+) 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains 3rd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1999.03.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Rausis, Igors"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Be7 6. d5 O-O 7. e4 d6 8. Be2 c6
9. O-O (9. dxe6 fxe6 10. O-O (10. e5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nxe5 Nbd7 13. Nxd7
Nxd7 14. O-O Nc5 15. Be3 Nd3 16. Rab1 Bf6 17. Ne4 c5 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 {1/2-1/2
Minev,N-Unzicker,W/Maribor 1967/EXT 99 (18)}) 10... c5 11. Ng5 Qd7 12. e5 $14 {
1-0 Uhlmann,W-Kluger,G/Budapest 1961/EXT 98 (57)}) 9... Nbd7 $6 {This move
drops a pawn.} (9... cxd5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. exd5 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Ne5 13. Qb3 Nxf3+
14. Bxf3 Nd7 15. Rfe1 {1-0 Spassov,L-Ftacnik,L/Sochi 1977/EXT 99 (64)}) ({
Probably, if Black wanted to abstain from an exchange on d5, he could have
tried} 9... Na6 {though after} 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxc6 Bxc6 12. Nxe5 Bb7 13. Bf4 {
White's retains small edge.}) 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Ng5 Nc5 12. b4 h6 (12... Nfd7
13. bxc5 Bxg5 14. cxd6 $16) 13. bxc5 hxg5 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Bxg5 Nd7 16. Be3
Bf6 17. Qxd6 $1 {The most energetic continuation. The following play is forced.
} (17. Qb3 {was also good for White.}) 17... Bxc3 18. Rad1 Rf7 19. Bg4 {
[%csl Re6][%cal Gg4e6,Ge6g8]} Qf8 (19... Be5 20. Qxe6 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Qh4+ 22.
Bh3 $18) 20. Bxe6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Nf8 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Bxb6 Rxa3 24. Rb1 Be5
25. Rd8 {Discoordination of Black's forces determines White's advantage.} Ra4
26. f4 $1 Bf6 27. Rb8 Ba8 28. e5 Nd7 29. Rc8 Be7 30. Bf2 c5 31. Rc7 Be4 32. Rd1
Bf5 33. h3 Rxc4 {This attempt fails, but Black had nothing better to play.} 34.
g4 Be6 35. f5 Bxf5 36. gxf5 Nxe5 37. Rd5 Kf6 (37... Re4 38. Bxc5) 38. Rxe7 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9697 7th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1996.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. d5 Bg7 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 c6
9. d6 $5 ({This move was recommended, but never tested in tournament practice.
The main conitnuation is} 9. dxc6 dxc6 10. Bf4 (10. O-O Qe7 11. Qc2 c5 12. Bf4
Nc6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Nb5 Ne8 15. h4 Nd4 $15 {Lobron-Spassky/Luzern tt (7) 1985
}) 10... c5 (10... Qc8 11. O-O Nh5 12. Be5 Rd8 13. Qc2 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Nd7 15.
Nxd7 $14 {Muse-Hecht/BL 1986}) 11. Nb5 (11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Ne8
14. Rd2 Bc6 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Ne1 Ndf6 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Nf3 Qb7 19. Rd8 $16 {
Kalinichev-Atlas/Minsk 1987}) 11... Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 a6 13. Nd6 Bc6 14. O-O Ra7
15. Rd3 Nfd7 16. Bc1 Rd8 17. Rfd1 Bxf3 18. exf3 Ne5 19. R3d2 Nec6 20. Ne4 Nd4
21. b4 f5 22. Ng5 Rad7 23. f4 cxb4 24. axb4 Bf8 25. Bd5 exd5 {0-1 Langeweg,
K-Speelman,J/Dortmund 1981}) 9... c5 {A logical move. Black resumes his
control over the main diagonal and aims after the exchange of the knights at
lessening White's central pressure.} 10. O-O Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg5 f6 ({
Black could also contmeplate} 12... Qc8 $5 {, but after} 13. Qd2 {/\Bh6 White
has good attacking perspectives on the kingside}) 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Ne1 ({Now} 
14. Qd2 {is met by} Na5) 14... Bxg2 15. Nxg2 f5 16. Rb1 ({And again} 16. Qd2 {
/\Bh6} {fails to} Na5 {. White is threatening now by 17.b4, developing a
dangerous initiative on the queenside. Moreover, the idea 17.Qd2 is now
meaningful, since 17...Na5 is met by 18.b3.}) 16... a5 17. Qd2 Qb8 $1 {A
subtle solution to Black's defensive problems. Using the weakeness of Pd6,
Black forces exchange of White's dark-squared bishop, equalizing the game.} 18.
Rfd1 Nd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. e3 dxe3 ({Black also achieves equality after} 20...
Qxd6 21. exd4) 21. Nxe3 f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alushta"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1999.03.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khomyakov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2
Be7 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Rd1 Bxd3 14.
Rxd3 Nd7 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Re3 {Probably, White intended to set his rooks and
the queen along the e-file and to play d4-d5 sometime. Yet, this plan is not
too dangerous for Black.} (16. Ne5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qd7 19. Rad1 Bd6
20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Rc3 Rac8 22. Qc2 Qd7 23. h3 h6 24. d5 Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Rc8 {
1/2-1/2 Janjgava,L-Rodriguez,A/Belgrade 1988/TD (25)}) 16... cxd4 17. cxd4 Qb7
18. a4 $6 {Preventing an advancement of Black's pawn at the Q-side, but
allowing Black's bishop to take the b4-square.} ({Instead} 18. Rd1 {deserved
attention, since after} b5 {White could come up with} 19. d5 Bc5 20. Red3 Nf6
21. Be5 exd5 (21... Ng4 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Ne5 24. Rb3 a6 25. dxe6 $14) 22.
Bxf6 gxf6 23. Rxd5 Bxa3 24. Nh4 {and White may develop a strong attack against
Black's monarch.}) 18... Rac8 19. h3 Bb4 20. Rd1 a5 21. Ne5 (21. d5) 21... Nxe5
22. Bxe5 f6 23. Bf4 Qc6 {Taking control over the c-file, Black seizes the
initiative. Besides activity along the open file, Black exercises pressure on
the the a4-pawn.} 24. Qa2 Qc2 25. Qb3 Rc4 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gc2a4,Gc4a4]} 26.
Qxc2 Rxc2 27. Rb3 Kf7 {There is no hurry to go after the a4-pawn. Instead
Black improves the positon of his pieces.} 28. Be3 Rb8 29. d5 Ke7 30. Bf4 e5
31. Rc1 Rbc8 32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33. Be3 Ra2 34. Bxb6 Rxa4 35. Rb1 Bd6 36. Rc1 (36.
f3 $2 {loses after} Rb4 37. Rxb4 Bxb4 38. Kf1 a4 39. Be3 a3 40. Bc1 a2 41. Bb2
Bc5) ({if} 36. Re1 {then} Ra2) 36... Rxe4 (36... Ra2 $143 37. Bc5) 37. Bxa5 Rd4
38. Bc7 Ba3 $1 ({As it is well-known, the rook endgame ensuing from} 38... Rxd5
39. Bxd6+ Kxd6 {is considered as drawish by the chess theory. Hence, Black
tries to save his Bishop from the exchange.}) 39. Ra1 Bc5 40. d6+ Kd7 $1 41.
Ra2 {Otherwise, Black occupies the second rank with his Rook, something that
White is obliged to prevent.} h5 $1 {If Black succeeds in placing his pawn at
h4, his chances in the rook endgame 4 vs. 3 would significantly increase.} 42.
g3 h4 43. g4 Rd3 44. Kg2 e4 45. Rc2 Bd4 46. Re2 Rf3 47. Rd2 Be5 48. Rc2 Bd4 49.
Rd2 Be5 50. Re2 Bd4 51. Rd2 {White chases Black's bishop, enforcing the
liquidation into the rook endgame. It takes another 50 moves for Black to
convert his advantage into a full point.} Bc5 52. Rc2 Bxd6 53. Bxd6 Kxd6 {
[%mdl 4096] Hecht: '[#] 3-4 Bauern am Königsflügel.'} 54. Rc4 Kd5 55. Rc7 g6
56. Rg7 g5 57. Re7 Rc3 58. Re8 Rc6 59. Rg8 Rc5 60. Re8 Ra5 61. Rd8+ Ke5 62.
Re8+ Kd5 (62... Kf4 $2 63. Re6 f5 64. Rf6) 63. Rd8+ Kc5 64. Re8 (64. Rf8 Ra6
65. Re8 Kd5 66. Rd8+ Ke5) 64... Kd4 65. Re6 f5 66. gxf5 Rxf5 67. Rg6 Kd3 68.
Ra6 Rf4 69. Ra3+ Kd4 70. Ra4+ Kc3 71. Ra3+ Kb4 72. Ra2 g4 73. hxg4 Rxg4+ 74.
Kh3 Rf4 75. Rc2 Kb3 76. Re2 Kc3 77. Kg2 Kd3 78. Re3+ Kd4 79. Ra3 Rf8 80. Rb3
Ra8 81. Re3 Ra7 82. Rb3 Ra6 83. Re3 Rc6 84. Ra3 Rg6+ 85. Kh2 Rf6 86. Kg2 Ke5
87. Rb3 {Hecht: 'Weiß konnte die Quälerei remisbringend sofort beenden:'} (87.
f3 {Hecht} h3+ 88. Kg3 exf3 89. Rxf3 h2 90. Re3+ Kd4 91. Re1 Rh6 92. Kg2 $11 (
92. Rh1 Ke3 93. Rxh2 Rg6+ 94. Kh4 $11)) 87... Kf4 88. Ra3 Rg6+ 89. Kh2 Rd6 90.
Ra8 Rf6 91. Kg2 Rf5 92. Ra3 Rg5+ 93. Kh2 Rd5 94. Ra7 Rf5 95. Kg2 $2 {The same
position (the placement of the Rook on a7 instead of a8 is an insignificant
difference) was already achieved on the 91th move, but now it's Black's turn
to play. An absence of White's rook at the third rank decides. Hecht: 'Erst
nimmt er eine klare Remisfortsetzung nicht wahr, dann spielt er sorglos. Kein
Wunder, wenn er verliert...!'} ({It was necessary to play} 95. Ra3 {as after}
Kg4 96. Kg2 Rd5 (96... Rf3 $2 97. Rxf3 $11) 97. Ra7 (97. f3+ $2 exf3+ 98. Rxf3
h3+ $19) 97... h3+ 98. Kg1 Rg5 (98... Rd1+ 99. Kh2 Rf1 $2 (99... Rd2 100. Rg7+)
100. Rf7 $11) 99. Rf7 {Whie keeps fighting.}) (95. Ra3 $11 {Hecht}) 95... h3+
$1 {The only way to break through. Now White is lost.} 96. Kxh3 (96. Kh2 {Hecht
} Kf3 97. Ra2 Rg5 98. Ra8 Kxf2 99. Rf8+ Ke2 100. Kxh3 e3 101. Ra8 (101. Kh4 Rd5
102. Kg3 Ke1 103. Ra8 e2 104. Kg2 Rg5+ 105. Kh2 Re5 $19 {[%cal Re1f2,Re1d2]})
101... Ke1 {und Schwarz gewinnt, weil der weiße König am Rand eingeklemmt ist
und nicht eingreifen kann.}) 96... Kf3 97. Kh2 Kxf2 98. Ra2+ Kf3 99. Ra3+ (99.
Kg1 {Hecht} Rd5 $1 (99... e3 $2 100. Kf1 Rb5 101. Rf2+ $11) 100. Rf2+ Ke3 101.
Rf8 Ra5 102. Kg2 Ra2+ 103. Kg3 Ra1 104. Rb8 (104. Kg2 Kd3 105. Rb8 e3 $19 {
obwohl Weiß richtig organisiert ist, nämlich König auf der kurzen und der Turm
auf der langen Seite, werliert er, weil Schwarz die a-Linie hält und der weiße
Turm von der b-Linie aus nicht weit genug entfernt steht.}) 104... Rg1+ 105.
Kh2 Rg6 $19) 99... e3 100. Ra2 e2 {Hecht: 'Ich empfehle Ihnen das Schlußspiel
mit 0-1 Bauern mit Hilfe der Endspiel-CD zu untersuchen. Der Lerneffekt ist
enorm! '} 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains 3rd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1999.03.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Bc6 8. Qb3
dxc4 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. e4 Bb7 12. e5 Be7 13. Rd1 {Bacrot imporves
on his own game, in which 13.Bd3 was played.} (13. Bd3 Ba6 14. Nb5 c6 15. Qc2
Bxb5 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. h4 Qd5 18. Be4 Qd8 (18... Qc4 $142) 19. O-O-O Nd7 20.
Ng5 Rc8 21. Bg6 fxg6 22. Qxg6 Bxg5+ 23. hxg5+ Kg8 24. Qxe6+ Rf7 25. g6 Qg5+ 26.
Rd2 Rcf8 27. Qh3 Qh6 28. gxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qxd7+ {1-0 Bacrot,E-Guliev,S/Szeged
1994/TD (29)}) 13... c6 ({After} 13... Ba6 14. Qb3 Bxf1 15. Kxf1 {Black's
pieces are constrained.}) 14. h4 $1 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gf3g5,Gc4d3,Gd3h7,Gg5h7]
An unusual and strong decision.White denies himself a castiling and try to
weaken Black's king before Black employs his pieces.} Na6 15. Ng5 Nc7 16. Qd3 {
Provoking g7-g6, after which an advancement of h-pawn will be much more
efficient.} g6 17. Qg3 h6 (17... Nd5 {can be met by} 18. Nce4 {and now} h6 {
would be a mistake becuase of} 19. Nxe6 {winning}) 18. Nge4 Nd5 19. f4 (19. h5
{is premature because of} g5) 19... Kg7 20. h5 g5 21. fxg5 Bxg5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 (
{Another option was} 22... exd5 {and now White may opt for a better endmage:}
23. Nxg5 Qxg5 24. Qxg5+ hxg5 25. h6+ Kh8 26. Bd3 Rae8 27. Kd2 c5 (27... f6 28.
Bg6 Re7 29. Rdf1 Re6) 28. Rc1 cxd4 29. Rc7 Ba8 30. Rf1) 23. Nxg5 Qxg5 {After
this move White liquidates into a favorable endgame.} ({whereas} 23... hxg5 24.
h6+ Kh8 25. Rh5 Rg8 (25... f6 26. exf6 Qxf6 27. Be2 Rg8 28. Qc7 Raf8 29. Qxb7
Qf2+ 30. Kd2 Qxd4+ 31. Kc2 Qf2 32. Rd2 Rc8+ 33. Kb3) 26. Bd3 {leads to the
position in which White's pieces are much more active than their counterparts.}
) 24. Qxg5+ hxg5 25. h6+ Kh8 26. Rc1 Rac8 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Bd3 f5 29. exf6
Rxf6 30. Rh5 Rf4 31. Rxg5 Rxd4 {This series of moves was practically forced
for Black. Though he managed to get rid of White's central pawns, his bishop
remains out of play. Moreover, by threatening Black's king cut at the corner,
White befetters Black's rook.} 32. Ke2 Rf4 {Otherwise 33.h7 wins on the spot.}
33. Ke3 Rf6 34. h7 Rf8 35. Kd4 {With Whites' king entering into play, Black
position breaks down.} a6 36. Ke5 Bd7 37. Bb1 $1 Bb5 38. Kxe6 d4 39. Ke7 Rb8
40. Rd5 Re8+ (40... d3 {loses to} 41. Bxd3 Bxd3 42. Rxd3 Kxh7 43. Rd8 Rb7+ 44.
Kd6) 41. Kf7 Bc4 42. Kxe8 Bxd5 43. g4 (43. g4 Bc4 44. g5 d3 45. g6 Kg7 46.
h8=Q+ Kxh8 47. Kf8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9697 39th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1996.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.12.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Krasenkow,M} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Qc2 Bxf3 $5 {The main
alternatives to this move are:} (5... c5 6. dxc5 bxc5 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Nb5 Na6 9.
a3 d5 10. e3 O-O 11. Rd1 Qa5+ 12. Qc3 Qb6 13. Be2 Ne4 $132 {Burmakin,V-Aseev,K/
St.Petersburg Chigorin 1995}) (5... d6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. h3 e5 8. Be3 exd4 9. Bxd4
Qe7 10. O-O-O O-O-O 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 f6 13. Re1 Qf7 14. Bd3 $14 {/+/-
Tartakower,S-Flohr,S/London 1932}) (5... d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 Nbd7
9. Bd3 O-O 10. h4 Re8 11. O-O-O c5 12. g4 c4 13. Bf5 $40 {Runenkov,E-Tarkhanov,
V/URS-chT10 1994}) 6. exf3 g6 7. a3 {White aims at the transposition of the
line 4.a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6.} ({It would be also meaningful to try to spare a
tempo by means of} 7. Be3 Bg7 8. d5 (8. Bd3 d5 $5)) (7. Bg5 $5 {was also an
interesting alternative.}) 7... Bg7 ({An attempt} 7... Nc6 $6 {was called into
question after} 8. Be3 Bg7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. d5 Na5 11. h4 a6 12. g4 exd5 13.
cxd5 b5 14. h5 Re8 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. g5 Nh7 {+/- Dreev,A-Kortchnoi,V/Yalta 
(rapid) 1995}) 8. d5 ({An alternative way is} 8. Be3 $5 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10.
cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Kb1 $14 {@<<, ><c6}) 8... O-O 9. Bg5 ({A new move.
Theory up to now has continued} 9. Be2 exd5 10. cxd5 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Qa4
a6 13. O-O b5 14. Qh4 Nh5 15. Bg5 Bf6 16. f4 {when White has a slight
advantage, Lalic,B-Romanishin,O/Deutschland 1995.}) (9. Be2 {Krasenkow,M}) 9...
exd5 (9... h6 {Krasenkow,M} 10. Be3 $14 {xg6}) 10. cxd5 Qe8+ 11. Be2 c6 $1 12.
Bxf6 (12. Rd1 $6 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rxd5 Nc6 {/\Nd4, and Black develops a
dangerous initiative.}) (12. O-O-O {Krasenkow,M} Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rxd5
Nc6 $13) 12... Bxf6 13. Rd1 (13. O-O $6 {fails to} Bxc3 14. bxc3 cxd5) (13. Ne4
{Krasenkow,M} Bg7 14. O-O-O f5 $5 (14... cxd5 15. Rxd5 Nc6 $132) 15. Nc3 Qe5
$132) (13. O-O-O $2 {Krasenkow,M} Bxc3 14. bxc3 $17) 13... Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 cxd5
(14... Qe7 $5 {Krasenkow,M}) 15. Rxd5 Nc6 (15... Qe6 $5 16. Re5 (16. Qe5 Nc6
$11) 16... Qc6 {+/=/=}) 16. Qd2 (16. Qe3 {Krasenkow,M} Qe6 $1 $10) 16... Rd8
17. O-O (17. Rd3 {Krasenkow,M} Qe6 {/\18...d5}) 17... Ne7 18. Rd4 (18. Rd6 {
does not bring anything in view of} Nf5 19. Rd3 (19. Rd5 {Krasenkow,M} Ne7 $10)
19... d5) (18. Re5 {Krasenkow,M} d6 19. Re3 Qd7 $10) 18... d5 19. Re1 Rd6 {
/\20...Re6} 20. Bd1 (20. Bf1 Qd7 21. Rd1 Rd8 {yields Black sufficient
counterchances. The text move aims at involving the bishop into the attack on
the isolated pawn.}) (20. Bf1 $5 {Krasenkow,M /\g3,Bg2}) (20. Bd3 {Krasenkow,M}
Re6 21. Rc1 Qb8 22. Qh6 $140 Qe5 23. Rh4 Qg7 $10) 20... Re6 21. Rf1 ({Inferior
} 21. Bb3 {gives Black a pleasant choice between} Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Nc6 {, and 21.
..Nf5 22.Re6 fe6, with the excellent play in both cases.}) 21... Qb5 {This
move, aimed against 22.Bb3, successfully resolves Black's defensive problems.}
22. Rb4 (22. Ba4 {Krasenkow,M} Qe2 $1) (22. a4 $6 {Krasenkow,M}) 22... Qc5 (
22... Qa5 $5 {Krasenkow,M} 23. Qd3 Qc5) 23. Bc2 Rc8 24. Bb1 Qd6 25. Rd4 (25.
Qh6 {Krasenkow,M} Qe5 $1 26. Rh4 Qg7) (25. Rd4 {Krasenkow,M} Qe5 26. Rd3 $10
Qe2 $140 $6 27. Qxe2 Rxe2 28. Re3 $14 {Romanishin,O}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1998.04.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Black "Zarnicki, Pablo Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1998.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. exf3
Bg7 ({Another popular move is} 7... Nc6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. d5 Na5 11.
h4 a6 12. g4 exd5 13. cxd5 b5 14. h5 Re8 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. g5 Nh7 17. f4 {
->Dreev,A-Kortschnoj,V/Yalta rapid 1995/EXP 47 (38)}) 8. Bg5 $1 {Baburin: This
is Dreev´s idea. If Black drives this bishop away with ...h6, White´s chances
for a kingside attack will be better (...h6 loosens Black´s pawn formation on
that wing); if Black avoids this move, there is uunpleasant pin.} ({An good
alternative to the standard continuations.} 8. Be3 O-O 9. g4 d5 10. O-O-O (10.
g5 Ne8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. f4 Nc6 13. Ne2 Ne7 14. Ng3 c5 15. dxc5 d4 16. Bd2 Rc8
17. Bh3 d3 18. Qb3 Rxc5 19. Bb4 Qd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 {1/2-1/2 Kozul,Z-Romanishin,
O/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2 (39)}) 10... c6 11. h4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd5 13. Ne4
Nd7 14. h5 Qc7 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nc3 Qd6 18. Qd2 Rfe8 19. Rh3 b5
20. Bh6 Bf6 21. Bg5 Bg7 22. Bh6 Bf6 23. Bg5 Bg7 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Van der Wiel,
J/EU-chTM 1997/EXP 57}) (8. Be2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O d5 11. Rfd1 Ne7 12. Rac1
c6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Qd6 15. b4 b5 16. a4 a6 17. Qb3 Nh5 18. g3 f5 19. f4
Nf6 20. Ra1 Nd7 21. Ra2 Nb6 {Santa Torres,J-Danielsen,H/Erevan olm 1996/EXT
96ch2/0-1 (58)}) (8. d5 O-O 9. Be2 exd5 10. cxd5 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Qa4 a6
13. O-O b5 14. Qh4 Nh5 15. Bg5 Bf6 16. f4 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19.
Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Rd6 Ne8 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Romanishin,O/BL2-W 1996/BL2 (28)}) 8...
O-O ({Baburin: In the game Khalifman-Romanishin, WchT 4th 1997, where the move
8 Bg5 was tested for the first time, White got a big advantage after} 8... c5
$6 9. d5 h6 10. Be3 exd5 11. cxd5 O-O 12. g4 $5 {After the further} d6 13. h4
Nbd7 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh7 16. f4 Re8 $6 17. Bb5 $1 {White obtained a
strategically winning position. That game continued:} Nhf8 18. O-O-O a6 19. Bc6
b5 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Ne4 b4 22. axb4 Qb8 23. f3 $1 cxb4 24. Kb1 b3 25. Qd3 Nc5
26. Bd4 $1 Nxd3 27. Nf6+ Bxf6 28. Bxf6 {and Black resigned.}) 9. O-O-O d5 (9...
c6 {/\d5 deserved serious attention.}) 10. cxd5 (10. h4 $36 {Baburin}) 10...
exd5 11. h4 {Baburin: This is a standard idea for such pawn formations - White
wants to open up the h-file with a further h4-h5, thus launching a dangerous
attack against the opponent´s king.} h6 12. Be3 c6 (12... Nc6 {/\Ne7 was an
option here}) 13. g4 Qd6 14. h5 $1 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6][%cal Gg6g5,Gh5g6,Gc3e2,
Ge2g3,Gg3f5] Forcing Black to advance his g-pawn, creating thereby a hole on
f5. Baburin: This is only one of the attractive ways to conduct the attack,
available for White here.} ({Baburin: Another option, which is also worth
connsidering, is} 14. g5 $5 {After} hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh5 16. Rh4 Nd7 17. f4 {
White´s advantage is apparent, as the knight on h5 has a very shaky position.})
14... g5 15. Ne2 $1 {A thematic maneuver. Transferring his knight to f5, White
obtains a very dangerous attack. Baburin: The knight is heading for an
excellent outpost on f5, which has been created by 14 h4!?.} Rc8 16. Ng3 c5 17.
Nf5 Qe6 $6 ({A dubious decision.} 17... Qf8 {lef Black more defensive chances.}
) 18. Kb1 $1 Nc6 $2 (18... cxd4 $4 {was losing on the spot in view of} 19.
Qxc8+ Qxc8 20. Ne7+) (18... a6 {was to be preferred.}) ({Baburin: After} 18...
c4 19. f4 $1 {Black´s kingside would come under fire and he would not survive
the attack either.}) 19. Ba6 $1 Re8 20. Rhe1 {[%csl Re6][%cal Ge1e6,Ge3g5]}
Nxd4 $4 ({A blunder.} 20... cxd4 {also loses in view of} 21. Nxg7 (21. Bxg5 {
Baburin} Qxe1 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 24. Ka2) 21... Kxg7 22. Bxg5 $1 Qxe1
23. Bxh6+ $1 Kxh6 24. Qc1+ {The most stubborn comtinuation was 20...Qd7,
although in this case Black chances to save the game are rather minimal.}) 21.
Bxd4 Qxe1 22. Bxf6 $1 {The decisive intermediate move, overlooked by Black.
Now White obtains the decisive material advantage.} Bxf6 23. Nxh6+ Kf8 24. Rxe1
Rxe1+ 25. Ka2 Kg7 26. Nf5+ Kh8 27. Ne3 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Riemersma, Liafbern"]
[Black "Janssen, Ruud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Be2 Qb8 (10... d6 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rd1 Qb8 13. O-O O-O 14.
Rd2 Qb7 15. Bf3 Rad8 16. Rfd1 $14 Qc7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 $16 {De
Firmian-Schüssler/Thessaloniki ol 1984}) 11. f4 ({This move became especially
popular after the game Lputian,S-Hracek,Z, Erevan 1996. The main alternatives
are:} 11. O-O Qe5 12. Bf3 g5 13. g3 h5 14. Bd2 Bc5 15. Nd5 O-O-O 16. Bc3 Bd4
17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Bg2 g4 19. Rfd1 Qe5 20. Nxf6 Qxf6 21. c5 $40 {Farago,
I-Greenfeld,A/Beer-Sheva 1987}) (11. Be3 Bc5 (11... Bd6 12. Bd4 (12. O-O-O Be5
13. Bf3 $5) 12... Be5 13. Rd1 O-O 14. h3 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 Qe5 16. Qd3 Qf4 17. Bf3
Qc1+ 18. Nd1 e5 19. Qd2 Qb1 20. Qd3 Qxd3 21. Rxd3 Nxe4 22. Re3 Nd6 23. Bxc6
dxc6 $17 {Stajcic,N-Wells,P/Budapest FS04 GM (07) ;EXP 46 1995}) 12. Bxc5 bxc5
13. O-O Qe5 14. f3 Rb8 15. Rad1 Nh5 16. Rf2 Nf4 $132 {Christiansen,L-Miles,A/
Linares/1985}) 11... e5 ({The conventional move is} 11... Bc5 {Now after} {
However, the game Lputian,S-Hracek,Z/Erevan 1996, has proved that 11...Bc5
admits a brilliant refutation:} 12. e5 $3 {An astonishing exchange sacrifice
that would't even have crossed the mind of the vast majority of grandmasters.}
(12. Qd3 e5 {Black gets good counterchances:} 13. f5 (13. Rf1 Bd4 14. Bf3 Bxc3+
15. Qxc3 Nxe4 16. Qxe5+ Qxe5 17. fxe5 Nc5 {~~ Dreev,A-Tiviakov,S/Linares 1995})
13... Bd4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Qc7 16. Rb1 Rc8 17. Bd2 Qc2 18. Rc1 Qxc1+ 19.
Bxc1 Rxc1+ 20. Bd1 Ke7 $17 {Szabolcsi,J-Almasi,Z/Magyarorszag (ch) 1995}) 12...
Bxg2 13. exf6 Bxh1 14. fxg7 Rg8 15. Qxh7 {White's attack is extremely
dangerous. White easily won after} Ke7 16. Bd2 Qb7 17. O-O-O Rac8 18. f5 f6 19.
Qg6 Qg2 20. Bg4 Bd4 21. fxe6 dxe6 22. Re1 e5 23. Qf5 Qc6 24. Nb5 Qxc4+ 25. Kb1
Rcd8 26. Bb4+ {1-0 Lputian,S-Hracek,Z/Erevan 1996. The text move prevents the
advancement of Pe4, but allows castling, after which White gets a very
dangerous initiative. It seems that the most solid alternative is 12...d6,
though it yields Black a passive position.}) 12. O-O Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Bd4 (13... d6
{deserved attention.}) 14. Bd3 {Threatening Ne2.} Bxc3 $2 (14... exf4 15. Bxf4
Be5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Rf5 $36) (14... O-O {was to be preferred.}) 15. Qxc3 d6
16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Bg5 Nd7 18. c5 $1 {An excellent breathrough! This sacrifice
is the essential link of White's attacking plan.} f6 ({After} 18... bxc5 {
White has} 19. Rxf7 $3 Kxf7 20. Qc4+ Kg6 21. Qe6+ {, and Black is lost, e. g.:}
Kxg5 (21... Nf6 22. Qf5+ Kf7 23. Bc4+ Kf8 (23... Ke7 24. Qe6+ Kd8 25. Qxc6 $18)
24. Bxf6 Bxe4 25. Qd7 {, and mate is inevitable.}) 22. h4+ (22. Qf5+ Kh6 23.
Qh3+ $11) 22... Kxh4 (22... Kf4 23. Qh3 Bxe4 24. Rf1+ $18) 23. Qf5 $1 $18) ({
An important alternative to the text was also} 18... O-O {, but after} 19. Be7
Re8 20. Bd6 Qb7 {the tematic continuation} 21. Rxf7 $3 {again wins:} Kxf7 22.
Bc4+ Kg6 23. Qg3+ Kh6 24. Rf1 Rf8 (24... Nf6 25. Rf5 $18) 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26.
Qh4+ Kg6 27. Bf7+ Rxf7 28. Qg4+ Kh6 29. Rxf7 $18) {The text significantly
diminishes the crucial diagonal a2-g8, and Black's position becomes unbearable.
} 19. cxb6 $1 Qxb6 20. Be3 Qb7 21. Rac1 Bxe4 (21... Rc8 {fails to} 22. Qc4) 22.
Bxe4 Qxe4 23. Qb3 $1 {The game is over. All white peaces partake in the final
attack.} Ke7 24. Rfd1 {Threatening 24.Rd7.} Rhd8 25. Rc7 Rab8 26. Bc5+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Be3 a6 11. g4 h6 12. O-O-O g5 ({This provocative move is a
novelty. After} 12... Rc8 13. f4 Qc7 14. Kb1 Nc5 15. Bf3 b5 16. g5 hxg5 17.
fxg5 Nfd7 18. cxb5 {White has good attacking perspectives, Khalifman,
A-Pogorelov,R/Sevilla op 1993.}) 13. h4 Rg8 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Kb1 Ne5 $5 {
This move allows White to win an sxchange, but yields Black a good
compensation.} (15... Qc7 $6 16. f3 O-O-O 17. Qd2 {><g5}) (15... Be7 $6 16. f3
Nf8 17. Qd2 N6d7 18. Rh5 {, with an unpleasant pressure upon Pg5.}) 16. Bxg5
Rxg5 17. f4 Nfd7 (17... Rg6 18. fxe5 Nxg4 (18... dxe5 $2 19. Nxe6 Qe7 20. Qa4+
$18) 19. Bxg4 Rxg4 20. exd6 $16) 18. fxg5 Qxg5 19. Ka2 Rc8 20. Qa4 {/\Nf3} Kd8
21. Rh5 (21. Rhf1 $5 Qg6 (21... Kc7 $2 22. Rxf7 $18)) 21... Qg6 22. Rh8 Qg7 23.
Rh5 Qg6 24. Rh8 Qg7 25. Rh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jakarta Gunadarma"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gunawan, Ruben"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5
exd5 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Nbd7 ({There are two alternative plans here:} 9... c5 10.
O-O Na6 11. Rd1 Nc7 12. Bf4 Ne6 13. Be5 c4 (13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ng4 {1/2-1/2
Bilobrk Frano-Jukic Mirko/Cup Croatia 1995}) 14. b3 cxb3 15. Qxb3 Ne4 16. Nxe4
dxe4 17. Nd2 Bd5 18. Qb2 f6 19. Nxe4 g5 20. Rac1 Rf7 21. Qb5 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 fxe5
23. Qxe5 Kf8 24. Bd5 Bf6 25. Qf5 Rb8 26. Rc6 Rbb7 {1-0 Savchenko,S-Muco,F/Bern
op 1995}) ({and} 9... Ne4 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bf6 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. h4 Re8 14.
Nh2 c5 15. e3 Rc8 16. Qf5 g6 17. Qd3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rc4 19. Ng4 h5 20. Nxf6+ $14
{1/2-1/2 Naumann,A-Taleb,M/Halle WchJ 1995 (58)}) 10. O-O {[#]} Re8 $5 ({
A new idea. The standard plan here is} 10... c5 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Qf5 g6 13. Qh3
Re8 14. Bg5 c4 15. Ne5 Nf8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ng4 Bg7 18. Nh6+ Bxh6 19. Qxh6 a6
{= Tregubov,P-Zagrebelny,S/Alusta 1994. Black postpones thematic c7-c5,
opening the way to g6 for his Nd7.}) 11. Bf4 a6 12. Rfd1 Nf8 13. Rac1 Ng6 14.
Bg5 h6 (14... Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Ne5 $14) 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16.
Ne5 $1 $14 Ne7 17. b4 c5 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. e3 cxd4 20. exd4 Rc8 21. Qb3 Ba8 22.
Bh3 $5 (22. Na4 {/\Nb6, Nc5+/=}) (22. Ng4 $5 Nf5 23. Nxf6+ (23. Nxd5 Bxd4)
23... Qxf6 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 $14) 22... Rc7 23. Qa4 (23. Ng4 $142 $1 $14)
23... Nc6 24. f4 $2 (24. Nxd5 {Ftacnik} Qxd5 25. Bg2 Qd6 (25... Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2
Nxe5+ 27. d5 Rce7 28. Qxa6 $14) 26. Nxc6 Rec8 27. d5 $14) 24... Nxe5 $1 25.
dxe5 (25. fxe5 $2 Bg5 26. Rc2 Rc4 {/\Be3-/+}) 25... Be7 26. Bg2 $2 ({The start
of White's serious problems. He had to choose} 26. Nxd5 Rxc1 (26... Bc5+ 27.
Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Nf6+ gxf6 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. exf6 $16) 27. Nxe7+ Rxe7 28. Rxc1
Qb6+ $5 (28... Qd5 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Qc2+ g6 31. Bg2 Qd4+ 32. Qf2 Qd1+ 33. Qf1
Qd4+ $11) 29. Kf1 Qe3 $44 (29... Bb7 $14 {Ftacnik})) 26... Bc5+ 27. Kh1 ({
After this move White loses by force. The continuation} 27. Kf1 {offered a
trace of resistance.}) (27. Kf1 {Ftacnik} Be3 28. Rc2 d4) 27... Be3 28. Rc2 Qc8
$1 {This excellent continuation forces White's next move, after which White's
position collapses because of manifold pins.} 29. Bxd5 (29. Bxd5) 29... Rd8 {
[%csl Gc2,Yd1,Rh1][%cal Gc8c2,Yd8d1,Ra8h1]} (29... Bxd5+ {Ftacnik} 30. Rxd5 Rc4
$15) 30. Qb3 (30. Qe4 Rxc3 $19) (30. Qb3) (30. Bxa8 {Ftacnik} Qxa8+ 31. Rg2
Rxc3 $19) 30... Rxc3 $1 ({A beautiful sacrifice, leading to the fantastic
final position. More prosaically wins} 30... Rxd5 31. Nxd5 (31. Rxd5 Rxc3 $19)
31... Rxc2 32. Qxe3 Qh3 (32... Qe6 $2 33. Qe4 Rc5 $140 34. Ne7+) 33. Qg1 Qh5
34. g4 Qh3) 31. Rxc3 (31. Qxc3 {Ftacnik} Qg4 $1 32. Kg2 Rxd5 $19) 31... Qxc3 $3
{The desicive blow, revealing Black's cards.} 32. Qxc3 Rxd5 $1 {[%csl Rh1]
[%cal Ra8h1,Ye3g1,Gd5d1] White resigned. The only meaningful way to avoid
immediate mate is to sacrifice the queen for the Ba8 that leads to the
absolutely hopeless ending.} (32... Rxd5 {Ftacnik} 33. Qc8+ Rd8+ 34. Qxa8 Rxa8
$19) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Breda Panfox"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Be2 Qc7 (10... Qb8 $5 11. O-O Qe5 12. Bf3 g5 13. g3 h5
$132 {0-1 Farago,I-Greenfeld,A/Beersheba 1987/CBM 05 (33)}) 11. f4 {Apparently,
a new move in this position. White is going to castle long and to start pawn
assault on the K-side. The text, however, also has some disadvantages: White
weakens diagonal a7-g1 and slows down his development. Furthermore, pawns e4
may potentially become a weakness in White's setup.} (11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5
exd5 13. Bf3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Bg5 Rae8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxd5 {1/2-1/2
Piket,J-Adams,M/Tilburg 1998/EXT 99 (17)}) (11. O-O Be7 12. Be3 {0-1 Mollero,
M-Sebastianelli,D/Torino 1998/CBM 64 ext (50)}) (11. Be3 Bd6 12. Rd1 h5 13. h3
Be5 14. Bd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 Qe5 {0-1 Vinas Racionero,J-Agnos,D/Berga 1995/EXT 97
(37)}) 11... Bc5 $1 {Preventing 12.e5.} 12. Bd2 (12. e5 $6 Bxg2 13. exf6 Bxh1
14. fxg7 (14. Nb5 Qd8 15. fxg7 Qh4+ 16. Kd1 Rg8 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Nxa8 Rxg7 {-+}
) 14... Rg8 15. Qxh7 O-O-O 16. Nb5 Qb7 17. b4 Be7 18. Bb2 Be4 {and Black gets
an upper hand.}) 12... e5 13. Rf1 Bd4 14. O-O-O O-O 15. g4 exf4 (15... Bxc3
$143 16. Bxc3 Nxe4 (16... Bxe4 17. Qd2 $36) 17. Bxe5 d6 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. Bd3
Re7 20. Rfe1 Rae8 21. Re3 Qb7) 16. g5 (16. Bxf4 $5 Be5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Rf5
Qxh2 19. e5 Ne8 20. Rh5 $140 Qf4+ 21. Kb1 g6) 16... Bxc3 17. Bxf4 (17. Bxc3)
17... Be5 (17... Bxe4 $2 18. Qxc3) 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. gxf6 Bxe4 (19... Qxe4 20.
Qxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxd7) 20. Bd3 d5 $1 {After this strong move a complicated
endgame soon arises, in which Black's chances are in no way worse.} 21. Bxe4 (
21. fxg7 {represented a reasonable alternative for White. Now} Rfc8 (21... Kxg7
$5 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rd5 Qe6 24. Qc3+ f6 25. Rg5+ Kh8 26. Rgf5 {=}) 22. Bxe4
dxe4 (22... Rxc4 $2 23. Qxc4 dxc4 24. Bxa8 {+-}) (22... Qxe4 23. Qxe4 dxe4 24.
Rd7 Rxc4+ 25. Kd2 {=}) 23. Kb1 Rc7 {would lead to a sharp position with an
unclear outcome.}) 21... dxe4 22. Rd5 ({Once again,} 22. fxg7 {deserved
attention. Cf. the previous annotation.}) 22... Qxd5 23. cxd5 Rac8 24. Rg1 g6
25. Re1 Rfe8 26. Re3 Rxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Re5 $1 28. d6 $6 {It is this advancement
that likely caused White's defeat.} (28. Rc3 {was a stronger continuation:} h5
(28... Kf8 $2 29. Rc8+ Re8 30. Rc7 e3 31. Kd1 e2+ 32. Ke1 {+-}) 29. Rc8+ Kh7
30. Rc7 {and now Black could have tried} Rxd5 (30... e3 31. Rxf7+ Kh6 32. Kd1 (
32. Re7 Rxd5) 32... Rxd5+ 33. Ke2 Rd2+ 34. Kxe3 Rxh2 35. Rxa7 g5 (35... Rxb2 $2
36. Ra8 {+-}) 36. b4 Rh3+ 37. Ke4 Kg6 {=}) 31. Rxf7+ Kh6 32. Rxa7 Rf5 33. f7
Rf2+ 34. Kc3 Kg7 {=+ though White is presumably to hold this position.}) 28...
h5 $1 (28... Kf8 $4 29. d7 Rd5 30. Rc3 {+-}) 29. Re2 ({At this moment} 29. Rc3
{was already late:} Rd5 30. Rc8+ Kh7 31. Rc7 Rxd6 32. Rxf7+ Kh6 33. Rf8 Kg5 34.
f7 Kf6 {and with the king being cut White is helpless against Black's pawns on
the K-side.}) 29... Rc5+ $1 (29... Rd5 $2 30. Rd2 $1 Rc5+ 31. Kd1 Rc8 32. d7 {
+/-}) 30. Kb3 (30. Kd1 e3 $1 {-+}) 30... Rd5 31. Rxe4 Rxd6 32. Rf4 Kh7 33. h4
Kh6 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bf4 O-O (10... d6 11. O-O-O e5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3
O-O 15. f3 a5 16. Qd2 Re8 17. h4 Nh5 18. Be1 Nf4 19. hxg5 Qxg5 20. Rh4 $1 {
led to White's advantage in Akopian,V-Tunik,G/St.Petersburg 1993/TD 1-0 (43)})
11. O-O-O (11. Nxc5 bxc5 12. Bd6 Nd4 13. Qd3 Re8 ({Piket,J-Salov,V/Wijk aan
Zee 1997/CBM 57 saw} 13... e5 14. Bxc5 Re8 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Qxd4 Nxe4 17.
O-O-O {and Black did not obtain sufficient compensation for a pawn}) 14. b4 (
14. Bxc5 $2 Nb3) 14... e5 15. Be2 cxb4 16. axb4 Re6 17. c5 Ne8 18. Bg4 Rg6 19.
Bh5 Rg5 {gave Black better chances in Van Wely,L-Granda Zuniga,J/Wijk aan Zee
1997/CBM 57 0-1 (57)}) 11... Rc8 (11... e5 12. Bg3 Rc8 13. Kb1 Nd4 14. Nxd4
exd4 15. Nd5 b5 16. Bh4 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Be7 18. Qd3 Nxe4 {and Black equalized in
Cramling,P-Illescas Cordoba,M/Ponferrada 1997/CBM 60 ext 1/2-1/2 (65)}) 12. Kb1
e5 13. Bc1 {It is not yet a real deviation from Cramling,P-Illescas Cordoba,M.
After the moves} Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Nd5 b5 16. Bg5 Bxd5 {it is only the
continuation} 17. exd5 $5 {that marked a new idea.} (17. cxd5 Be7 18. Qd3 Nxe4
{solves Black's problems, as the game Cramling,P-Illescas Cordoba,M had
demonstrated.}) 17... Qb6 18. cxb5 Bxa3 19. Qd3 Be7 $6 ({Black could have
totally changed the character of the game, had he played} 19... Nxd5 $5 20.
Qxd4 ({After} 20. bxa3 $2 {Black's attack develops of its own accord:} Nc3+ 21.
Ka1 (21. Kb2 Rc5 22. Be7 Rxb5+ 23. Qxb5 (23. Bb4 Rxb4+ 24. axb4 Qxb4+ 25. Kc2 (
25. Kc1 Na2+ 26. Kc2 Rc8+ $19) 25... Qa4+ 26. Kc1 Qa1+ 27. Kc2 Qa2+ 28. Kc1 Rc8
$19) 23... Nxb5 24. Bxf8 Nc3+ $19) 21... Qc5 $19 {[%csl Ra3,Rg5]}) 20... Qg6+
21. Qd3 Nc3+ $5 (21... Qxg5 22. Qxd5 (22. Qxa3 Nf4 $1) 22... Rc1+ 23. Ka2 Qxd5+
24. Rxd5 Bc5 25. Rxd7 Bxf2 26. g3 $11) 22. bxc3 Qxg5 {should balance Black's
weak pawn at d7.}) 20. Qxd4 Bc5 21. Qf4 Nh5 (21... Bxf2 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Qxf6
gxf6 24. Bd3 {[%cal Yd3f5,Yf5d7,Gh1f1,Gf1f6,Rd5d6] leaves White with the
advantageous endgame.}) 22. Qf5 g6 23. Qxd7 $16 Nf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Qg4 Rcd8
26. Bc4 Rfe8 27. Rd2 Bxf2 28. Rhd1 (28. Rf1 Re1+) 28... Bc5 (28... Rd6 {
was a better try. Now White succeeds to set his central pawn going and, what
is more important, to activate his bishop.}) 29. d6 $1 h5 (29... Rxd6 30. Rxd6
Bxd6 31. Rf1 Qxf1+ 32. Bxf1 Re1+ 33. Kc2 Rxf1 34. Qd4 Bxh2 35. Qxa7 {and White
wins}) 30. Qg3 Re3 31. Rf2 $1 {[%cal Yc4f7,Yf2f7]} Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Re1+ 33. Ka2
Qxd6 (33... Qxf2 $2 34. Rxg6+ $18) 34. Qxd6 Bxd6 35. Rxf7 Rc1 ({After} 35...
Kh8 36. Rxa7 {White wins easy.}) 36. Rd7+ $1 Rxc4 37. Rxd6 Kg7 {Black parts
with yet another pawn.} (37... Rg4 38. Rd7 (38. Rd8+ Kf7 39. Rd7+ Ke6 40. Rxa7
Rxg2 41. b6 Rg5 (41... Kd6 42. Rg7 $18) 42. Rg7 Ra5+ 43. Kb1 g5 44. b7 Rb5 45.
Rxg5) 38... Rg5 (38... Rxg2 39. Rxa7 Rxh2 40. b6 Rh4 41. b7 Rb4 42. Ra8+ Kg7
43. b8=Q Rxb8 44. Rxb8 h4 45. Rc8 g5 46. b4 h3 (46... Kf6 47. b5) 47. Rc3 g4
48. Rg3) 39. Rxa7 $18) 38. Rd7+ Kh6 39. Rxa7 Rc5 40. Ra5 Kg5 41. b4 1-0

[Event "Zanic Memorial"]
[Site "Stara Pazova"]
[Date "2001.03.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Prelevic, Dusko"]
[Black "Zivanic, Marko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2001.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bg5 c5 8. Rd1
cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. e3 a6 11. Bd3 Qc7 12. O-O Nc6 13. Nf3 Rfc8 14. Qc2 h6 15.
Bf4 d6 16. h3 Na5 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. b4 Nc6 19. Rc1 Nce5 20. Be2 Ng6 21. Bg3 Bh4
22. Bh2 Be7 23. Rfd1 Nh4 24. e4 Ng6 25. Qd3 Rd8 26. Qe3 Rac8 27. Bh5 Qb8 28.
Bxg6 fxg6 29. Ne2 e5 30. Nc3 Bg5 31. Qd3 Nf6 32. Nd5 Nxd5 33. exd5 Kh7 34. h4
Bxh4 35. Ne4 Be7 36. f4 exf4 37. Bxf4 Qa8 {[%tqu "En","The black king was
deserted by his pieces, but the pawn shield around him appears to be quite
reliable protection. Can you prove the opposite? How would you continue?","As
it often happens in attack, you need to undertake a sacrifice in order to
power up your offensive.","Use your bishop to disclose the black king.","f4g5",
"After this strike Black's position cracks down.",8]} 38. Bg5 $3 {[%csl Re7,
Rh7][%cal Gd3h3,Gg5d8,Gh3h7] Excellent move, allowing White to develop an
irresistible attack.} Rc7 ({Capturing the bishop would lead to a spectacular
final:} 38... Bxg5 39. Nxg5+ hxg5 40. Qh3+ Kg8 41. Qe6+ Kh7 42. Rd3 g4 43. Rcc3
Kh6 44. Qxg4 Kh7 45. Rh3+ Kg8 46. Qe6+ Kf8 47. Rh8#) ({or} 38... hxg5 39. Qh3+
Kg8 40. Qe6+ Kf8 41. Rf1+ Ke8 (41... Bf6 42. Nxg5 Bxd5 43. Nh7#) 42. Rce1 Rc7
43. Nxd6+ Rxd6 44. Qg8+ Kd7 45. Rxe7+ Kxe7 46. Rf7#) 39. Rf1 Bc8 40. Rf7 $1
hxg5 41. Qd4 $1 Rg8 {[%tqu "En","The piece sacrifice yielded White an
irresistible attack. How would you conclude the game?","Target the enemy
king!","Use your active rook for the final blow.","f7e7","Now Black's king is
doomed.",5]} 42. Rxe7 $1 {[%csl Rg5,Rh7][%cal Ge4g5,Gd4h4,Gh4h7] The final
blow!} (42. Rxe7 Kh6 (42... Rxe7 43. Nxg5+ Kh6 44. Qh4#) 43. Qe3 Rxe7 44. Qxg5+
Kh7 45. Qh4#) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Janssen, Ruud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1999.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Re8 11. O-O d6 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. Rad1 $5 {
A flexible continuation, which in this game allowed White to come out of the
opening with better prospects. The other avenues explored in this line are:} (
14. h3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 (15. Rac1 Ndf6 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Nd2 f5 {1/2-1/2 Cebalo,
M-Franco,Z/Saint Vincent 1998/EXT 99 (32)}) 15... Qxe4 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. e4 (17.
Rac1 Nf6 18. Rc2 Rad8 19. Bg5 Qf8 20. Qd1 h6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. e3 Qg7 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Schandorff,L-Hamann,S/Copenhagen 1996/CBM 51 ext (50)}) 17... Rad8 18.
Rad1 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bg5 Bf6 21. h4 Qe5 {0-1 Lputian,S-Agrest,E/Biel
1997/CBM 60 ext (40)}) (14. Qa4 Bb7 15. Nb5 Nxd5 16. Nxd6 Bxb2 17. Nxb7 Bxa1
18. Rxa1 Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Riazantsev,A-Mitenkov,A/Moscow 1998/EXT 99 (45)}) (14. e4
Ng4 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Timman,J/Linares 1993/CBM 34 (82)})
14... Ne4 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Qd2 {In contrast with Lputjan,S-Agrest,E where
White played h2-h3, White spared an important tempo.} Nf6 $6 (16... Qe7 {
was a better choice. Now after} 17. e4 Ne5 {White can continue a fight for the
advantage by means of} 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 (19... dxe5 20. d6 $5 Qe6
21. Qh6 {[%cal Yg2h3]}) 20. f4 {and if} Qf6 $6 {then} 21. e5 dxe5 22. Qc3 $16)
17. Bxd6 Rad8 18. Ng5 Qa4 {Is that the best retreat?} (18... Qf5 {has no sense
in view of} 19. e4 (19. Bh3 Ne4)) ({but} 18... Qc4 $5 {might be a better move:}
{if} 19. Bc7 (19. Rc1 $143 Qd4 ({or} 19... Rxe2 20. Rxe2 Qxe2 21. Qxe2 Bxe2 22.
Be7 Rd7 23. d6 h6 24. Ne4 (24. Nf3 $6 Ne8 {[%csl Rb2,Rd6]}) 24... Nxe4 25. Bxe4
Bb5 {and a draw is most plausible outcome here.}) 20. Qxd4 cxd4 21. Bc7 Rd7 22.
d6 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Yg2c6,Yg2h3]} h6 23. Nh3 Ne4 {and activity of Black's
pieces will likely allow him to win back a pawn.}) 19... Rd7 20. d6 {then} h6 (
20... Rxe2 {isn't good because of} 21. Rxe2 Qxe2 22. Bc6) 21. Nh3 Ne4 {and
Black's pieces wake.}) 19. Bc7 Rd7 20. d6 {[%csl Rd7]} h6 21. Nh3 (21. Nf3 $143
Ne4 22. Qc1 Re6 23. Bh3 f5 {and Black win a pawn Back, since} 24. g4 Nxd6 25.
Bxd6 Rexd6 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. gxf5 {runs up against} Bxe2 $1) 21... Rc8 $6 (
21... Ne4 22. Qc1 Qb3 {deserved attention.}) 22. Qf4 $1 Qb3 {After this move
White launches a long and beautiful combination which secures him a victory.} (
22... Qxf4 {loses to} 23. Nxf4 g5 (23... Bb5 24. Bh3) 24. Nd3) (22... Bb5 23.
Qxa4 Bxa4 24. Rd2 {and White's central pawns dominate the position.}) 23. Bc6
Rcxc7 24. Ba4 Qe6 25. dxc7 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Qxh3 27. g4 $1 {Cutting off Black's
queen. Bishop will remain the only piece able of preventing White's pawn from
queening.} Nxg4 (27... Qxg4+ 28. Qxg4 Nxg4 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. h3 Be5 (30... Nf6
31. Bb5 Bb7 32. Rb8 $18) 31. hxg4 Bxc7 32. Rd7 Be5 33. Rxf7+ Kh8 34. Rxa7 $18)
28. Bd7 $1 f5 (28... Qxh2+ 29. Qxh2 Nxh2 30. Rd5 $1 Bxb2 31. Kxh2 $18) 29. Bb5
$1 Bb7 (29... Be5 {could have been answered by} 30. Qxe5 $1 Nxe5 31. Bxa6 Qg4+
32. Kf1 (32. Kh1 Qe4+ 33. f3 $18) 32... Qh3+ 33. Ke1 $18) 30. Bc6 Ba6 31. Rd3
$1 Qh4 32. Bb5 $1 Bb7 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Rb8 Bc8 (34... Be5 35. Rxb7 Bxf4 36.
c8=Q+ $18) 35. Rxc8 Be5 36. Rd8 $1 {Black's pieces, inspite of their menacing
location, are not capable to stop White's pawn.} (36. Rd8 Bxf4 (36... Qxh2+ 37.
Qxh2 Bxh2+ 38. Kg2 Bxc7 39. Rd7+ $18) 37. Rd7+) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. d5 $5 {There are some
noteworthy alternatives: 6. Bg5, 6.Bf4, 6.Qc2, 6. g3, 6. e3, and, finally, a
new idea 6. Qd3, introduced into chess practice by Cvitan in 1995 and
successfully employed by Karpov in his recent game against Romanishin in Biel
1996.} Bg7 7. g3 ({The main continuation.} 7. e4 {does not lead to any
advantage:} O-O 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Re1 c6 11. Bg5 cxd5 12. cxd5
exd5 13. Nxd5 h6 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Bh4 Re8 16. Nd2 Qd7 17. a4 Bc6 $11 {
Varga,Z-Kosashvili,Y/Guildford 1991}) 8... exd5 9. exd5 c6 10. O-O Na6 11. Bg5
h6 12. Bh4 cxd5 13. cxd5 Re8 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Bf3 Ba6 $36 {Garcia Palermo,
C-Christiansen,L/BL 1989.}) 7... O-O 8. Bg2 c6 {The other popular
continuations are 8...d5 and 8...c6 -see Dautov's Survey (1994)} 9. dxe6 fxe6
$5 $146 ({This move was recommended, but never tested in tournament practice.
The main line is} 9... dxe6) 10. h4 $5 (10. e4 {workes out well after} {
However,} c5 $1 (10... d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. exd5 Re8+ 13. Be3 Nxd5 (13... Ng4
14. O-O Nxe3 15. fxe3 Rxe3 16. Nd4 cxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 (17... Re8 18. Ne6 $1
Rxe6 19. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 20. Qxd8+ Bxd8 21. Bxb7 $16) 18. Ne6 $1 $16) 14. Qb3 $14)
11. Qe2 d5 {yields Black good counterplay.}) 10... d5 (10... c5 {/\Nc6
deserved attention}) 11. Qc2 Nbd7 ({A safe move} 11... Qe7 {restricted White's
attacking chances}) 12. Ng5 Qe7 13. Bh3 d4 14. h5 $5 {The sharpest try.} (14.
Bxe6+ Kh8 15. Bxd7 (15. Nb1 $2 Nc5 {/\d3->}) (15. Nce4 $2 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nc5)
15... dxc3 $44) ({After} 14. Nce4 c5 {Black has good counterchances.}) 14...
dxc3 15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16. hxg6 h6 17. Nf7+ Rxf7 18. Bxf7 Ne5 $1 19. Kf1 Nfg4 ({
This move allows Black to save an important pawn h6 and puts into question
correctness of White's sacrifice.} 19... c5 {, involving into play Bb7, also
deserved attention.}) (19... Nxf7 20. gxf7 Qxf7 21. Bxh6 Bxh6 22. Rxh6+ Kg7 23.
Rh4 {yields White good attacking chances due to the absence of pawn protection
for the black king.}) 20. bxc3 Rf8 21. Bf4 Qc5 22. e4 Nxf7 23. gxf7 Rxf7 24.
Qe2 Bc8 25. Rd1 Be6 26. Kg2 Kh7 27. Rh4 Ne5 28. Be3 Qxc4 29. Qxc4 Nxc4 {
The endgame is better for Black due to the weakness of White's queenside.} 30.
Bd4 Bf8 $1 31. f4 ({An attempt to save a pawn} 31. a4 {would lead to a
hopeless position after} c5 $1 32. Be3 Nxe3+) 31... Rd7 {Resuming the threat
c5.} 32. f5 Bf7 33. Rhh1 Bxa3 34. Kf3 Bf8 35. Bf6 Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Bd6 37. g4 Ne5+
$2 ({Probably, a time-trouble move. Why not} 37... a5 38. Rh1 $140 $2 (38. g5
$140 $4 Bh5+ $19) 38... Nd2+ 39. Ke3 Nxe4 $1 $19) 38. Kg2 Nc4 39. Rh1 Be5 40.
Bg5 {It is a strange decision to give up the game after this move. In any case,
Black retains a winning position after 40...h5 41.gh5 Bc3} 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dgebuadze, Alexandre"]
[Black "Allahverdiyev, Anar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 c5 6. d5 d6 7. e4 exd5 8. cxd5 g6
$6 {The same position occured in the game Stohl,I-Fries Nielsen,JO/Rimavska
Sobota (04) ;CBM 24 1991. Black continued 8...Nbd7 9.Bd3 Be7 and eventually
got in trouble. Dark-squared Bishop is better placed on g7 in this type of
positions, but to achieve the desirable setup is not possible without serious
concessions. As a whole, the Black strategy is hardly justified. White seeks
the direct refutation of 8...g6.} 9. Bb5+ Nbd7 10. Bg5 $1 {It is more
efficient than 10.Bf4.} h6 (10... Bg7 $2 11. e5 dxe5 (11... Qe7 12. Bxd7+) 12.
Nxe5 $18) 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 {The weakening of Black's kingside is achieved
and Bg7 is still impossible.} a6 13. Bc6 {A typical move which increases the
advantage of White.} Ra7 {After} (13... Qc7 14. e5 $1 {is decisive:} Bxc6 (
14... dxe5 15. Bxe5) 15. exd6 Qb7 16. dxc6 Qxc6 17. Qe2+ $16) 14. e5 {[#] Of
the numerous tempting possibilities, White choses an immediate breakthrough in
the center. As the following variations show, it might have been better to
postpone this move for the sake of 14.Qa4.} (14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Qa4 Qa8 16. Nb5
Qb8 17. Qxa6 Nxe4 18. O-O f5 19. Rae1 Kd8 {and it is not easy to prove White's
advantage.} (19... Kf7 20. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 21. Bxd6 Bxd6 22. Qxb7 Qxb7 23. Nxd6+
$16)) (14. Qa4 $5 Qb8 15. e5 b5 16. Bxd7+ Nxd7 (16... Kxd7 17. Nxb5) 17. Qe4 $1
$16) 14... dxe5 15. Nxe5 Bg7 16. Nxd7 (16. Qa4 {would win the Knight, but not
the game:} O-O 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bxd7 Bxd5 $44) 16... Nxd7 17. Bd6 $6 {This
move allows Black to seize the initiative.} (17. Qe2+ $5 Qe7 18. Qxe7+ Kxe7 19.
O-O-O {was a better decision. Despite the exchange of the Queens White
preserves strong attack.}) 17... Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Qf6 19. Bb8 Bxc6 20. Bxa7 Bb5
$2 (20... Qxc3+ {Natural would be much more difficult for White to cope with:}
21. Kf1 Bxd5 (21... Bb5+ 22. Kg1 O-O 23. a4 Bd3 24. a5 bxa5 25. h4 $13) 22.
Qe1+ Qxe1+ 23. Rxe1+ Kd8 {and Black gets the upper hand.}) 21. Qf3 Qxf3 22.
gxf3 Kd8 $6 (22... Ke7 {intending to put the King at d6 was the best chance
for Black. Yet after} 23. a4 Bc4 24. a5 b5 25. h4 gxh4 26. Rxh4 {White should
win.}) 23. a4 Re8+ 24. Kd1 Be2+ 25. Kc2 Bxf3 (25... Kc7 26. Rhe1 $16) 26. Rhe1
Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Bxd5 28. a5 $1 (28. Bb8 $2 Bc6) 28... b5 29. Bxc5 $1 Bb3+ (29...
Nxc5 30. Rd1 $18) 30. Kxb3 Nxc5+ 31. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Biel Credit Suisse"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1997.07.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1997.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+
Bc6 8. Qb3 (8. Qc2 $6 {Ftacnik} dxc4 9. e4 b5 $17) 8... dxc4 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. e3
(10. Bxf6 {Ftacnik} Bxf6 11. e4 Bb7 12. e5 Be7 13. Bd3 Ba6 14. Nb5 c6 15. Qc2
Bxb5 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. h4 Qd5 18. Be4 Qd8 19. O-O-O Nd7 20. Ng5 Rc8 21. Bg6
fxg6 22. Qxg6 Bxg5+ 23. hxg5+ Kg8 24. Qxe6+ Rf7 25. g6 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Guliev,S/
WchJM-U12 Szeged 1994/ (28)}) (10. Rd1 {Ftacnik} Bb7 (10... Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7
12. g3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bd5 14. Bg2 Nd7 15. O-O c5 16. Rfe1 Nf6 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18.
Kxg2 Rac8 19. Qf3 Qc7 20. Rc1 Qd6 21. Nc4 Qxd4 22. Red1 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Nxe4 24.
Rd7 {Gelfand,B-Akopian,V/Cap D'Agde fin1 1996/1/2-1/2 (59)}) 11. g3 Bxf3 12.
exf3 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. f4 Nd7 15. Bg2 c5 16. O-O Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Rac8 {
1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Lalic,B/Isle of Man op 1995}) 10... Bb7 11. Be2 (11. Rd1 Nbd7
(11... Ba6 {Ftacnik} 12. Qa4 $14) 12. Be2 Qc8 13. O-O c5 14. Qa2 h6 15. Bh4 Nd5
16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rc1 Qb8 18. Rfd1 Rd8 19. b4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nf6 21. a4 Qe5 22.
a5 Ned5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qa1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tunik,G-Aseev,K/St.Petersburg op2
1994 (43)}) (11. b4 $5 {Ftacnik Aseev,K}) 11... a6 (11... Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13.
O-O Rc8 14. Rac1 c5 15. Qa4 Nd7 {= Hansen,C-Tiviakov,S/Groningen 1995} (15...
Nd7 {Ftacnik} 16. Ba6 $1 $14 {>< <->c} Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Bxa6 18. Qxa6 Rd8 19. Qb7
$1 Qd6 20. Rd1 Qb8 21. Qc6 Nf6 22. Rdc1 {1-0 Hansen,C-Tiviakov,S/Groningen
1995/ (47)})) 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. O-O (13. b4 $6 {Ftacnik} c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 $15) 13... b5 14. Qa2 c5 15. Rfd1 (15. dxc5 {Ftacnik} Bxc5 16. Rfd1
Qe7 $11) (15. Bxf6 {Ftacnik} Bxf6 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxb5 Bd5 $1 18. Qb1 Nb3 $13
) 15... Nd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. b4 (18. Nd4 {Ftacnik} Nxc3 19. Rxc3
Rfd8 $11) 18... Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Ne4 20. Rcd3 Bd5 21. Qb2 Rac8 22. Nd2 Nd6 23. f3
$6 {Unnecessary weakening of the quuenside. Stronger was 23.Bf3, and White
keeps the balance.} (23. Bf3 {Ftacnik} Nc4 24. Qa1 $11) 23... Bc4 $1 $15 {
The strongest continuation. Exchanging his bishop for the knight, Karpov aims
at the weak dark squares on the kingside.} 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. Qb3 Nb6 {
Preventing Rd7 and getting control over c-file.} 26. Bf1 (26. e4 {Ftacnik} Rfd8
) 26... h6 {Black is planning to double his rooks along c-file after Rc6.} 27.
Rd6 $2 ({Tempting move, which is effectively refuted by Karpov. Much stronger
was prudent} 27. Rc3) {[%tqu "En","","","","b6d5","",20,"e7c7","White has a
good position. Karpov banks on dangerous initiative and perfect interaction
between his pieces after the pawn sacrifice.",0]} 27... Nd5 $1 $17 ({After
passive} 27... Qc7 {White has a good position. Karpov banks on dangerous
initiative and perfect interaction between his pieces after the pawn sacrifice.
}) 28. Rxa6 Rc3 29. Qb2 Rfc8 $1 {[%csl Re3,Rg2][%cal Gc2g2,Gd5e3,Gc8c2,Ge7g5,
Gg5g2,Gg5e3] Much stronger than Re3. Seizing the c-file and invading the
second rank, Black develops irresistible attack. The interaction between
Black's pieces is incredible!} (29... Rxe3 {Ftacnik} 30. Ra5 Rb8 31. Qd2 $14)
30. e4 {More stubborn was 30.Qf2.} (30. Rd3 {Ftacnik} Rc2 31. Qd4 R8c4 32. Qa7
Qh4 33. e4 Rxg2+ 34. Bxg2 Rc1+ 35. Bf1 Qg5+ 36. Kf2 Rc2+ 37. Ke1 Nc3 $1 $19)
30... Ne3 31. Re1 Nxf1 $1 {Eliminating the king's bodyguard, Black develops
irresistible attack on the position of the white king.} 32. Rxf1 (32. Kxf1 {
Ftacnik} Qh4 $17) 32... Rc2 33. Qe5 {Otherwise after 33...Qg5 Black wins
immediately.} Rd8 $1 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gc2g2,Gd8d2] Intending to double the
rooks along the second rank.} 34. Qxb5 Rdd2 35. Qb8+ (35. Kh1 {Ftacnik} Rxg2
36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. Rc6 Ra2 $19) 35... Kh7 36. Qg3 (36. Kh1 {Ftacnik} Qg5 37. Qg3
Qb5 $1 $19) 36... Qd7 $1 {Involving the queen into play. White is defenseless.}
37. Ra5 Qd4+ 38. Kh1 Rd1 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gd1h1,Gc2c1,Gc1d1]} (38... Rd1 {
Shifting focus to the first rank.} 39. Re1 Rcc1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.07"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Iceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+
Bc6 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. e3 (9. e4 b5 10. Ne5 a6 11. O-O-O O-O $15 {Dautov}) 9...
Nbd7 {Giving up the pawn at c4, Black soon finds himself in an inferior
position.} ({Previous games almost exclusivlely saw} 9... b5 {and now one
should seek an improvement on White's play in the recent game Lputian,
S-Podgaets,M/Biel 1997/EXP 60, which ended by Black's victory after} 10. a4 (
10. Ne5 a6 11. a4 O-O 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O c6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nf3 Nd7 16. e4
Qc7 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Rfe1 Nf8 19. Bf1 Ng6 $15 {0-1 Sorokin,M-Sunye Neto,J/Sao
Paulo 1997/EXP 60 (48)}) 10... b4 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nb1 Bxf3 13. gxf3 c5 14.
dxc5 $14 {according to Dautov} Nd7 15. Bxc4 Nxc5 16. Nd2 Rc8 17. Rg1 Qc7 18.
Ke2 f5 19. Bb5+ Kf8 20. Rac1 Rg8 21. Rxg8+ Kxg8 22. Qc4 Qxh2 23. Nb3 Rc7 24.
Qf4 Qxf4 25. exf4 Bd6 26. Nxc5 Rxc5 27. Bc4 Bxf4 28. Rg1+ Kf8 29. b3 {0-1}) 10.
Bxc4 h6 (10... O-O {does not allow Black to equalize, since White would start
exploiting his advantage in the center:} 11. e4 h6 12. Bh4 $14) 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. d5 $1 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Bxd5 ({if} 13... exd5 {then} 14. Qxg7 Qf6 15. Qxf6
Nxf6 16. Ba6 $14) 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Rd1 O-O (15... Nf6 16. Qc6+ Kf8 17. O-O $44
{and the compensation is more than sufficient.}) 16. Rxd5 Qc8 17. Qc6 Nc5 (
17... Nf6 {would not change the assesment of the position.}) 18. O-O Rd8 19.
Rfd1 Rxd5 20. Rxd5 Qe8 21. Nd4 {The most reliable way to preserve an advantage.
} (21. Qxc7 $5 {deserved an attention as well, for instance:} Rc8 22. Qe5 (22.
Qxa7 $143 Nd3 23. Nd2 Nf4 24. exf4 Rc1+ 25. Nf1 Qe2) 22... Qxe5 23. Nxe5 f6 24.
Ng6 Kf7 25. Nf4 g5 26. Ne2 Ne4 27. Rd7+ Kg6 28. g4 $1) 21... Qxc6 22. Nxc6 {
White's pieces are much more active.} a5 23. f3 Na4 24. Rd2 Re8 25. b3 Nc5 26.
b4 axb4 27. axb4 Na6 $2 ({After} 27... Ne6 28. Rd7 Ra8 29. f4 {[%csl Gc7]
Black's position would remain difficult, but the text loses immediately}) 28.
Ra2 Nxb4 (28... Nb8 29. Ra8 $18) (28... Re6 29. Nd4 $18) 29. Nxb4 Rxe3 30. Nd5
Re1+ 31. Kf2 Rc1 32. Ra7 Rc5 33. Nxc7 h5 34. h4 Kf8 35. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. e4 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. exd5 Bd6 10. Bxc4 Qe7+ 11. Be3 Ng4 12. O-O Nxe3 13. Qa4+ Nd7 14. Rfe1
O-O 15. Rxe3 Qd8 16. Bb5 Nf6 17. Bc6 Qc7 18. Rd1 {This line was explored in
CBM 53 which contains a good collection of the games on the variantion. The
text is a new try instead of the known 18.Ne4.} Rfd8 {According to Dautov,} (
18... Bxc6 {is wrong in view of} 19. dxc6 Bf4 20. Red3 Rac8 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22.
Rxd5 Bh6 23. Rd6 $16) 19. Red3 a6 {Threatening 20...b5.} 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4
h6 (21... Bxc6 22. dxc6 Rac8 {is not a remedy since Black cannot take on c6 in
view of Qc6 Rc6 Ne5. White can now advance at the Q-side by means of 23.b4!?
or try 23.h4. At the same time 23.Qf5 or ambitious 23.Ng5 lead nowhere as the
following variations show:} 23. Ng5 (23. Qf5 g6 $142 (23... Be7 24. Ne5 Bf6 25.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 (26... Qxd8 27. Qd7 $1 $18)) 24. Qh3 (24. Qf6 Be7 25.
Qe5 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Qxe5 27. Nxe5 f6 $17) 24... Be7 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8
) 23... g6 (23... Bxh2+ $2 24. Kh1 Rxd3 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Rxd3 $18) 24. Qh4 (
24. Ne6 $2 Qe7) 24... h5 25. Nxf7 (25. g4 Qxc6 26. gxh5 Be7 $15) (25. Ne4 $2
Be7) 25... Kxf7 (25... Bxh2+ $6 26. Qxh2 Rxd3 27. Rxd3 Qxh2+ 28. Kxh2 Kxf7 29.
Rd6 g5 (29... Rc7 30. f4 $16) 30. Kg3 $16 {/\f4}) 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 (26... Rxd6 27.
Qf4+ Rf6 (27... Ke7 $2 28. Qe5+ Re6 29. Rd7+ Qxd7 30. Qg7+ $18) 28. Rd7+ Qxd7
29. cxd7 Rd8 $15) 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Qf4+ Rf6 29. Qc4+ Re6 30. h4 a5 31. c7 $15)
22. Nh4 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Bd6 24. Nf5 {[#]} g6 $1 {The safest way.} (24... Bxc6 $2
25. dxc6 Bf8 26. Rd7 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 $1 Qc8 28. Qd5 Qe8 29. c7 Rc8 30. Rd8 Qe1+
31. Kh2 Rxc7 32. Qd6 $18) (24... Bf8 {leads after} 25. d6 $5 Qxc6 26. Nxh6+ {
to a draw:} Kh8 $1 (26... gxh6 $2 27. Rg3+ Bg7 28. Qg4 {and Black should give
the Queen:} Qxg2+ (28... Kf8 29. Qxg7+ Ke8 30. Qe5+ Kd7 31. Qf5+ $18) 29. Rxg2
Bxg2+ 30. Qxg2 $16) 27. Nxf7+ Kg8 28. Nh6+ Kh8 (28... gxh6 $2 29. Rg3+ Bg7 30.
Qe7) 29. Nf7+ Kg8 $11) 25. Nxd6 (25. Nxh6+ Kg7 26. Rh3 Rh8 {and Black is
better.}) 25... Rxd6 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 27. Qf4 Rad8 28. Qxh6 Qe7 (28... Rxd5 $4 29.
Rh3 $1 Rxd1+ 30. Kh2 Qb8+ 31. f4 $18) 29. Re3 {and a draw was agreed. After 29.
..Qf6 30.Rde1 is possible, whereas 29...g5 can be met by 30. Qh5.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kavala op 12th"]
[Site "Kavala"]
[Date "2003.08.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2003.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 Be7 $6 {I do not believe, that
black can solve his opening problems in this way.} 6. d5 $1 {Of course!
Gaining a lot of space in the center.} O-O ({After} 6... exd5 7. cxd5 O-O 8. e4
Re8 9. Bd3 {white is clearly better}) 7. e4 d6 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O e5 10. Ne1 {
[%cal Ge1d3]} Bc8 $146 {A new move, which doesn't change the assessment of
this line, which clearly favours white.} (10... Nbd7 11. Nd3 Ne8 12. g3 Bf6 13.
Be3 Ba6 14. b3 g6 15. Qd2 Bg7 16. Rae1 f5 17. f4 $16 {1-0 Leitao,R-Ramos,E/Sao
Paulo 2000/CBM 76 ext (53)}) 11. Nd3 Ne8 {[%cal Ge7g5]} 12. b4 {[%cal Ge7g5]} (
12. f4 {gives to black a clear play after} exf4 13. Bxf4 Nd7 {[%csl Ge5]} {
though white is slightly better after} 14. e5 $1 (14. Qe1 $143 Bf6 15. Qg3 Qe7
$132) 14... dxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Qd2 $14 {[%csl
Gd5]}) 12... Nd7 13. Rb1 Bg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Qa4 $1 {[%csl Gc6] The weakness
of c6-square makes a huge difference, since white is threatening in any moment
to penetrate with his queen to c6.} Ndf6 (15... g6 $5 {[%cal Gf7f5]} 16. Rb2 {
[%csl Gd2]} (16. Qc6 Rb8 17. Rb2 {[%csl Gd2]} (17. Nb5 $2 Ndf6 {[%csl Gc6]
[%cal Gc8d7]}) 17... f5 18. exf5 gxf5 $132 19. f4 $140 exf4 20. Nxf4 b5 $3 $17
{[%csl Rc6]}) (16. bxc5 $140 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Rxb6 Bd7 $1) 16... f5 17.
bxc5 Nxc5 (17... dxc5 $2 18. Qc6 Rb8 19. Qe6+ {[%cal Gd3e5]}) 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19.
Qc6 (19. Rxb6 Bd7 20. Rxg6+ (20. Qa5 axb6 21. Qxa8 Qd2 $17 {[%csl Gc3,Ge2]})
20... Qxg6 21. Qxd7 fxe4 $13) 19... Rb8 20. Rd1 $16 {[%cal Gd5d6]}) 16. bxc5
bxc5 {A small victory for white, as he manged to open b-file.} (16... dxc5 $143
$2 17. f4 $1 exf4 18. e5 Nd7 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. d6 Qe6 21. Bf3 {[%csl Ga8]} Nxe5
22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Nf2 {[%csl Ga8]} Rb8 24. d7 $18) 17. Qc6 ({Doesn't work} 17.
f4 exf4 18. Qc6 (18. h4 Qg3 19. Rf3 Bd7 $1 $13) 18... Bh3 19. Nxf4 Rc8 20. Qa6
(20. Nxh3 $140 $4 Qe3+ {and black wins}) 20... Rc7 $13) 17... Bh3 $8 18. Bf3
Rc8 (18... Rd8 19. Qa6 Bg4 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 {[%cal Gg5d2]} 21. Qa5 Rd7 22. h3 Ngf6
23. Rb8 $16) 19. Qa6 Rc7 (19... Qd2 20. Rbc1 $1 Qxd3 $140 21. Rfd1 {[%csl Rd3]}
Nc7 22. Qb7 Qxc4 23. Be2 $18) 20. Rfd1 Bc8 {[%cal Gc8a6]} 21. Qa5 a6 22. Rb6 {
[%csl Gd6]} h5 $2 {[%cal Ga5c7]} (22... Ra7 23. Nb5 $1 Rd7 24. Rb8 {[%csl Gc8]}
axb5 25. Rxc8 bxc4 26. Nb2 $16) (22... Re7 23. Rdb1 h5 24. Kh1 $1 {A necessary
prophylaxis, otherwise black will get counterplay.} h4 25. h3 {Stoping all
black ideas on the kingside and switching all the play to queenside.}) 23. Rxd6
$1 {Not very complicated, but well calculated tactical blow.} Nxd6 24. Qxc7
Nxc4 25. h4 $1 {Very important intermediate move} (25. Qxc5 Nd2 26. Nxe5 Nd7
27. Nxd7 Nxf3+ 28. Kh1 Bxd7 29. gxf3 Rc8 30. Qd4 Qf4 31. Qd3 {[%cal Gc3e2]} Qd6
{[%csl Ga3] and black has some counterplay}) 25... Qh6 26. Qxc5 Nd2 {[%csl Gf3]
} 27. Nxe5 Nd7 28. Nxd7 Nxf3+ 29. gxf3 $18 Bxd7 30. Qe7 {[%csl Gg5]} Bh3 31.
Qg5 {A time-trouble error,which complicates the game a little bit.} ({more
accurate was:} 31. Ne2 $1 Qb6 32. Nf4 Bc8 33. d6 {and white wins easily}) 31...
Qd6 $1 {[%cal Gd6a3]} 32. e5 $1 Qxa3 33. Ne4 Qxf3 34. Nf6+ Kh8 35. Rd3 $1 Qg2+
(35... Qf5 36. Rxh3 Qxg5+ 37. hxg5 gxf6 38. gxf6 $18) 36. Qxg2 Bxg2 37. Nxh5
Be4 38. Rd4 Bf3 (38... Bc2 39. Nf4 a5 40. e6 fxe6 41. Nxe6 Ra8 42. d6) 39. Nf4
Rd8 40. Kh2 {[%cal Gh2g3]} Bg4 41. d6 Bd7 42. Rc4 $1 {[%cal Gc4c7] Decisive
manoeuvre, white's rook enters the 7rank, where he easily will stop black's
a-pawn and white's knight will decide the game.} Rc8 (42... a5 {was a better
try, but after} 43. Rc7 Kg8 44. Ra7 a4 45. Nd5 Kf8 46. Nb6 $18 {white wins the
a-pawn.}) 43. Rxc8+ Bxc8 44. Nd5 {[%cal Gd5b6] Of course black could have
resighned here, but my opponent decided to make a few moves.} Kh7 45. Nb6 Be6
46. d7 Bxd7 47. Nxd7 Kg6 48. Kg3 Kf5 49. f4 a5 50. Nc5 g6 51. Kf3 f6 52. e6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.10.23"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Babula,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 {
Kasparov's old love.} g6 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bc4 $5 ({More usual is} 9. Bd3) 9... Bg7
10. O-O O-O 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Bg5 {I played this line with Black one
week ago and as I had some difficulties to equalize I decided to try it with
White also.} Qc7 $6 ({In my game with Black I decided for} 13... Qc8) ({
, but perhaps the best is} 13... Qd6) 14. d5 $1 $36 {Diagramm [#] That's the
idea, now Black has problems to block well White's passed pawn d5.} exd5 (14...
Bxc3 $6 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Rc1 Bg7 17. Nd4 $1) 15. exd5 Ba6 {Black had a
difficult choice.} ({After} 15... Bxc3 {I wanted to continue} 16. Rc1 Bg7 17.
Re1 $1 {, for example} ({But not} 17. d6 $6 Qc6 18. Be7 Nd7 $13 {as White
opens for nothing the diagonal h1-a8 for Black's bishop b7, more over after
winning an exchange White's pawn d6 could be weak.}) 17... Nd7 18. Be7 Rfe8 $6
19. d6 $1 Qc6 20. Qb3) ({Very dangerous is} 15... Nd7 16. Be7 Rfe8 17. d6 Qc6
18. Qe2 $5) 16. d6 ({I didn't like} 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. Qa4 $6 {due to} Qb7)
16... Qd7 17. Bxa6 Nxa6 18. Re1 $1 {White continues in the energetic play.} c4
$5 {Black strives to activate his passive knight.} ({Very risky is} 18... Bxc3
$6 19. Re7 Qf5 20. Rc1 {, for example} Bf6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 $5 Rfd8 23.
Ng4 $1) 19. Qd5 $5 Nc5 $2 {Mistake,} ({now deserved attention} 19... Bxc3 $142
$5 20. Re7 Qf5 21. Qxf5 gxf5 22. Rc1 Bb2 23. Rxc4 Bxa3 24. Bf4 $5 $14 (24. Ra4
$2 Bxd6)) 20. Re7 $2 {Mistake as well,} ({better was simple} 20. Be7 $142 $16 {
and} Bxc3 $6 {doesn't work due to} 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 (21... Bxe1 22. Qxa8) 22. Re7)
20... Qf5 21. Qxc4 $6 {Taking the pawn, but losing whole advantage.} ({White
is still slightly better after} 21. Qxf5 $142 gxf5 22. Rc7 $5 $14) 21... Ne6
22. Be3 (22. Qh4 $6 h6 $1) 22... Rfd8 $1 {I didn't see this simple idea. Now I
was looking for my advantage till I found something...} ({I calculated only
with} 22... Rac8 $6 {, where White keeps edge, for example} 23. Qa6 Rxc3 24.
Rd1 $14) 23. Rd1 $6 (23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. cxd4 Rxd6 $11) 23... Bf8 24. Rxe6 {
That it is.} Qxe6 $4 {Terrible blunder.} ({After} 24... fxe6 $2 25. d7 $14 {
White is better due to the strong passed pawn d7,}) ({but we both overlooked
"zwischenzug"} 24... Rac8 $1 {Probably the best is then} 25. Qxc8 ({Due to a
weak first rank doesn't work} 25. Qh4 $2 fxe6 26. d7 Rxd7 $1) 25... Rxc8 26.
Re5 Qd7 27. Red5 $15 {and White should keep the game as his passed pawn d6 is
very unpleasant.}) 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. d7 {And Black is in the difficult
position again, he can't prevent White's knight to come.} Be7 $6 {It loses as
well as} (26... Bxa3 $6 27. Bg5 $18) ({and} 26... Kf7 $6 27. Ng5+ $1 Ke7 28.
Nxh7 $18) ({The only chance was} 26... h6 $142 27. Ne5 Rac8 $1 28. Bxh6 $1 Bxh6
29. dxc8=Q Rxc8 $16) 27. Ne5 $18 Bf6 28. Nc6 Kf7 29. c4 Be7 (29... e5 30. c5)
30. Bf4 $2 {White again gives Black chances to escape.} ({Correct was} 30. Nxe7
$1 Kxe7 31. Bg5+ Kf7 32. f4 $18 {White simply activates his king and wins,
Black can't do anything, for example} e5 (32... h6 33. Bxh6) 33. fxe5 Ke6 34.
Rd6+ $1 Kxe5 35. Be7 $1) 30... Rg8 $2 {The final mistake.} ({Good chances for
draw yielded} 30... e5 $142 $1 31. Bxe5 Ke6 $14 {, for example} 32. Nxd8+ Rxd8
33. Bb2 Bd6 {preventing exchange the rooks.}) 31. Nxe7 (31. Nxe7 Kxe7 32. Bg5+
$18) 1-0

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Karlovy Vary"]
[Date "2005.02.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Babula,V"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2005.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 c5 $6 {
A risky continuation, Black lacks development.} ({Normal is} 7... Be7) ({or} 
7... Nd7) 8. e4 $1 {@ White immediately tries to exploit it.} Nxc3 9. Bxc3 a6 {
גa4-e8 Black protects from the check on b5.} ({An acceptance of the P
sacrifice is extremely dangerous, e.g.} 9... Bxe4 $2 10. Ne5 a6 $8 11. Qh5 $16
(11. Qg4 $5 $16)) 10. d5 $5 {A very promising novelty, White continues in the
energetic play. It looks brave, but it's perhaps objectively the best, too.
For the sacrificed P White will gain the longlasting |^.} (10. dxc5 $143 Qxd1+
11. Rxd1 Bxc5 $5 {looks OK for Black.}) (10. Bd3 {Lputian -Short, Wijk aan Zee
2000}) 10... exd5 11. exd5 Bxd5 ({After the second capture} 11... Qxd5 $5 {
I wanted to play} 12. Bd3 $44 (12. Qxd5 $5 Bxd5 13. O-O-O) {with a complicated
play and it's not suitable} 12... Qe6+ $6 {because of} 13. Ne5 $1 {with the
threat Bd3-c4.}) 12. Qe2+ $5 Be7 $6 ({Perhaps the best was} 12... Qe7 $142 13.
O-O-O $44) ({less advisable is} 12... Be6 $6 13. Rd1) 13. O-O-O Nc6 14. Bxg7 $6
{Taking the P back.} ({But initiative is often more than material. It deserved
attention to complete quickly development and try to exploit the pinned Bd5, e.
g.} 14. Qe3 $142 $5 $14 O-O 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Rxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 $140
18. Qc3+) ({It's not so good} 14. Qc2 $6 {with the same idea, as after} O-O 15.
Bc4 {Black sacrifices the Q in better circumstances} Bxc4 16. Rxd8 Rfxd8 $44 {
and it's risky to play} 17. Bxg7 {because of} Bd3 18. Qc3 Bg6) 14... Rg8 15.
Bc3 Qd6 $11 {Now Black is out of danger. His P structure is compromised, but
his pieces cooperate well and White has problem to finish his development,
especially of the Bf1.} 16. Qc2 $6 {Now Black overtakes the |^,} (16. Qd3 $142
$11 {kept the balance.}) 16... b5 $5 {Black plans to castle long and sometimes
by the advance b5-b4 to attack the strong Bc3 and also White's K.} 17. Qf5 $5 {
Avoiding the castle,} ({I didn't like} 17. Qxh7 O-O-O $15) 17... Rd8 18. Qxh7
Qg6 $1 {A right decision, also without the Q the forthcoming -> on the << will
be dangerous enough.} (18... Kf8 $6 19. Bd3) 19. Qxg6 Rxg6 20. h4 {The o^h is
White's trump.} b4 $44 {Black's -> starts, the position is very complicated.}
21. h5 Rg4 (21... Rgd6 $6 {allows Bc3 to stay on a active position on the long
/^a1-h8} 22. Bg7) 22. Bd2 ({An opening of the position of White's K isn't
desirable} 22. axb4 $6 cxb4 23. Be1 b3 $40) 22... bxa3 23. bxa3 c4 (23... Ra4
$5) 24. Re1 ({I didn't like} 24. Bc3 $6 Bxa3+ 25. Bb2 Bxb2+ (25... Bb4 $4 26.
h6 c3 27. h7 $18) 26. Kxb2 Rb8+ $40) 24... Kf8 $5 {Black's K leaves the pin
and comes closer to the o^h.} ({Another options were} 24... Be4 25. h6 $5 (25.
Re3 Rb8 26. Kd1) 25... Bxa3+ 26. Kd1 c3 27. Rxe4+ $1 (27. h7 $4 c2+ 28. Ke2
Bd3+ 29. Ke3 Re4#) 27... Rxe4 28. h7 Ke7 29. h8=Q Rxh8 30. Rxh8 cxd2 $11) ({
or even} 24... Re4) 25. Re3 Bc5 $6 ({Perhaps better was the paradoxical
exchange of the strong Bd5 for the Nf3} 25... Bxf3 $142 $1 26. gxf3 (26. Rxf3
Nd4 27. Bh6+ Kg8 28. Rc3 Nb5 {isn't better}) 26... Rgd4 {White should probably
sacrifice the exchange} 27. Rxe7 $15 {and with the ^^ he should hold the game.}
) 26. Rc3 Na5 {Black continues with the ->.} (26... Bxf2 $5) 27. Be3 Be7 (27...
Nb3+ $4 28. Rxb3 $18) 28. Ne5 $5 {This way White closes the long /^a1-h8.} Re4
29. f4 Be6 (29... Nb3+ $5 30. Kc2 Bf6) 30. g4 {xf5 Taking the square f5 under
control.} Nb3+ 31. Kc2 Nd4+ $6 {An oversight,} ({after} 31... Bf6 $142 $13 {
position remains very unclear and it's difficult for White to make a good move,
e.g. after} 32. g5 $2 {Black has crushing} Bf5 $1 33. Kb2 Rxe3 $1 34. Rxe3 Rd2+
35. Kc3 Rc2+ 36. Kb4 Be7+ 37. Ka4 Nc5+ 38. Ka5 Rb2 $19) 32. Bxd4 Rdxd4 (32...
Rexd4 $2 33. Bxc4 $16) 33. Nc6 {That Black overlooked.} Rxf4 $6 {Black decided
to sacrifice the exchange} ({, but simple} 33... Rd7 $14 {was safer. White
stands only slightly better, e.g.} 34. Nxe7 Rxe7 35. f5 Bd5 36. h6 Kg8) 34.
Nxd4 Rxd4 35. Be2 $14 {It was for me an unexpected turn in the game, last 15
moves I only defended against the direct threats. Now White's advantage isn't
probably sufficient for win, Black has the strong ^^ and White's P pair g4,h5
is well blockaded.} Bg5 36. Rd1 Rf4 37. Rf1 {White gains some time...} Re4 ({
After repetition of moves} 37... Rd4 38. Rd1 Rf4 {I wanted to continue} 39. Rd6
$5 {, but Black can hold the position} Rf2 40. Kd1 Rh2) 38. Bf3 Rd4 $6 {
This allows White to activate his R.} (38... Rf4 $142 $5 $14) 39. Rd1 Bf6 $5 (
39... Rf4 40. Rd6 Bf6 $140 41. Re3 Bd4 42. Re4) 40. Rxd4 $6 {I estimated the
B_|_ wrong,} ({more chances gives} 40. Re3 $14 {, e.g.} Bxg4 41. Bxg4 Rxg4 42.
Rd6) 40... Bxd4 41. Be2 ({Very promising looks} 41. g5 $5 f6 42. gxf6 (42. g6
Kg7 43. Be2 Bxc3 44. Kxc3 a5 $14 45. Bxc4 $140 Bg4) 42... Kf7 43. Be2 Bxc3 44.
Kxc3 Kxf6 45. Bxc4 Bg4 46. h6 Kg6 47. Bxa6 Kxh6 {, but according to the
tablebases the position is only a draw.}) 41... Bxc3 42. Kxc3 f6 $8 43. Bxc4 ({
After} 43. h6 $6 Kf7 $1 $10 {is the arising P_|_ a draw, e.g.} 44. Bxc4 Bxc4
45. Kxc4 Kg6 46. Kb4 Kxh6 47. Ka5 Kg5 48. Kxa6 Kxg4 49. a4 f5 50. a5 f4 51. Kb6
f3 52. a6 f2 53. a7 f1=Q 54. a8=Q) 43... Bxg4 44. h6 a5 $14 {I analysed this
_|_ some time and I think that White can't win it. His main problem is that
many P_|_ K,P : K with White's Pa are drawn. Generally, in this B_|_, White
can't break through on the >>. And when he attacks Black's Pa, Black pushes
his Pf, exchanges it for White's Ph and the arising _|_ is a draw. In the
further play I could play more clever but anyway the position remains a draw.}
45. Kd4 Bf3 46. Be6 (46. Kc5 Bd1 47. Kd6 Bg4 (47... Bc2 $5 48. Ke6 $140 Kg8 49.
Kxf6+ Kh7 50. Kg5 a4 {Black keeps his B on /^b1-h7 and after the swap of the B
the P_|_ is a draw, e.g.} 51. Bb5 Kh8 52. Bc6 Kh7 53. Bd7 Kh8 54. Bf5 Bxf5 55.
Kxf5 Kh7 56. Ke5 Kxh6 57. Kd5 Kg6 58. Kc5 Kf6 59. Kb5 Ke7 60. Kxa4 Kd7)) 46...
Bd1 47. Kc4 Bc2 48. Kb5 f5 49. Kxa5 f4 50. Bd5 (50. Kb4 f3 51. Kc3 f2 52. Bc4
Bf5 53. Bf1 Kg8 $11) 50... Bd1 51. Kb4 (51. Kb4 f3 52. Kc3 f2 53. Bc4 Bf3 54.
Bf1 Kg8 55. Kd4 Kh7 56. Ke3 Bc6 57. Kxf2 Kxh6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 30th"]
[Site "Matanzas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Blanco Fernandez, Alvaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. e4 Be7 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. e5 Be7 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O c6 $6 {Black probably wants to stop d4-d5,
but the move looks very passive, as the Bb7 becomes ineffective. The e5P often
gives White good attacking chances on the Kside in these positions, as it
pushes away the Nf6.} 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Re8 14. Qe4 Nf8 15. h4 h6 16. Qg4
Rc8 17. Ne4 Rc7 18. b4 Rd7 19. Rac1 a6 20. Bb3 Nh7 21. Ng3 Kh8 22. Nh5 Bf8 {[#]
} 23. Bc2 g6 24. Nf4 Bg7 25. Be4 Rc7 26. Rd3 Nf8 27. Rdc3 {White dominates as
all his pieces are in excellent position.} h5 28. Qg3 Qb8 29. Nd2 Bh6 30. Qe3
Kg7 31. Nc4 Rd8 32. Nd6 Rxd6 33. exd6 Rc8 34. Qg3 Kh7 35. Nxh5 Bxc1 36. Nf6+
Kg7 37. Rxc1 Nh7 38. Nd7 Qa7 39. h5 c5 40. Bxg6 fxg6 41. Qxg6+ Kh8 42. Ne5 1-0

[Event "Katrineholm"]
[Site "Katrineholm"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Davies, Nigel Rodney"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bf4
O-O 9. e3 c5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rfd1 Ne4 13. dxc5 Ndxc5 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. Qb3 Bf6 {[#]Black is doing well, since he has a nice square for his Knight,
the open c-file and an active dark squared Bishop. His b7-Bishop is not
particularly great, but on the other hand the d5-pawn is well protected.} 16.
Nd4 (16. Be5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qc7 18. Nd3 Qc2) 16... Nc5 17. Qa2 Ne6 $1 {To
remove the dominant Knight from d4.} 18. Nxe6 fxe6 {[#]This position is fairly
level, the pawn pair d5-e6 look fine, since it's not easy for White to break
them down by e3-e4.} 19. Rd2 Kh8 20. Rad1 Qe7 21. Bg3 Rc5 22. Qb1 Rfc8 23. Qd3
g6 24. h3 Kg7 25. Bf3 Rc4 26. Qe2 Kg8 27. e4 dxe4 28. Bg4 Rc1 29. Rd6 Bd5 30.
R6xd5 exd5 31. Bxc8 Rxc8 32. Rxd5 Rd8 33. Rxd8+ Qxd8 34. Qc4+ Kh8 35. b4 Qe7
36. Bf4 h5 37. b5 Kg7 38. a4 g5 39. Be3 h4 40. Kf1 Qe5 41. Ke2 Qb2+ 42. Bd2 Qe5
43. Kf1 Qa1+ 44. Be1 Qe5 45. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Odorheiu Secuiesc zt"]
[Site "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Priehoda, Vitezslav"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Re8 12. O-O Qd6 13. Rfe1 Nd7 14. e4 $1 {
A standard plan - White wants to exploit the passive position of the Bishop on
b7 and the potential weakness of the c6-pawn.} Qc7 15. exd5 cxd5 {Now we see
another typical pawn formation. White's chances are better due to the weakness
of the d5-pawn and the passive Bishop on b7. The black Knight is not well
placed either. This game is quite instructive.} 16. Qb3 Qc4 17. Rxe8+ Rxe8 18.
Qd1 Qc7 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Bh3 $1 Qc6 21. Na2 Qb5 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Nb4 Bb7 24.
Qc2 Nf8 25. Qc7 a5 26. Qxb7 axb4 27. Bf1 Qa5 28. axb4 Qxb4 29. Qxd5 Qxb2 30.
Bc4 Ne6 31. Qa8+ Nf8 32. Qd5 Ne6 33. Qc6 Nf8 34. Qc7 $18 Be7 35. Qxe7 (35. Qxe7
Qc1+ 36. Bf1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS03 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Namgilov, Sogto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Rc1
a6 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bd6
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Na4 Rac8 17. Bf5 Rc6 18. Qc2 Qe5 {[#]} 19. Nxc5 $1 Rxc5 20.
Bxh7+ Nxh7 21. Qxc5 Bc8 22. Qd4 Qg5 23. Rfd1 Nf6 24. f3 {White is superior in
this position; he should prevent any possible counterplay on the king side and
advance his pawns on the queen side, to ensure his advantage. However, later
in the game White made too many weakening pawn moves on the king side, badly
exposing his own monarch. That was bad strategy, since the side possessing a
rook vs minor pieces should be concerned about his king safety, particularly
when the queens are still on the board.} Re8 25. Qf4 (25. Rc3 $5) 25... Qg6 26.
Kf2 Bd7 27. b4 $6 (27. Rc7) (27. a4 $5) 27... Bb5 28. Rd4 Bc4 29. h4 Nh7 30. e4
Nf8 31. Qe3 Qf6 32. Kg1 Ng6 33. g3 Ne5 34. Kg2 Nxf3 35. Rdxc4 dxc4 36. Rf1
Nxh4+ 37. gxh4 Qxh4 38. Rf4 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "Albert/Berlin m"]
[Site "Albert/Berlin"]
[Date "1998.06.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1998.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tischbierek Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7
7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. e4 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Ba6 11. Qa4 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 O-O 13.
Rd1 b5 (13... Qc8 $1 {Tischbierek} 14. Qc2 (14. g3 Qa6+ (14... c5 $6 15. e5 Be7
(15... cxd4 16. exf6 dxc3 17. fxg7 $36 (17. Qg4 g6)) 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nc6
$4 18. Qxc6 $18) 15. Qxa6 Nxa6 $11) 14... c5 15. e5 (15. d5 Bxc3) 15... Be7 16.
d5 (16. dxc5 Qxc5 (16... Bxc5 $6 17. Ng5)) 16... exd5 17. Nxd5 Nc6 {/\ Qe6=/=/+
}) 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. h4 $1 {White prepares to employ the h1-rook on the kingside.
The text also gives White control over the g5-square which may be important in
the future.} Re8 16. Rh3 Rc8 17. e5 (17. Kg1 $5 $16 {Huebner}) 17... Be7 18.
Ng5 (18. Ne4 $5 {was worth considering.}) 18... Nf8 19. Nge4 f5 20. exf6 Bxf6
21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Ne4 Qe7 23. h5 h6 24. Rc3 $1 {The rook has found its way to
the queenside. White is slightly better, though in a situation where he has
weaknesses too (on d4 and h5), his advantage is hard to increase.} Red8 25.
Rxc6 (25. g3 {Tischbierek >< h4} e5 26. d5 Qd7 27. d6 Qh3+ 28. Kg1 Qxh5 $13)
25... Rxc6 26. Qxc6 Qh4 27. Kg1 Qxh5 28. Nc3 Rd5 $1 29. Qa8 Rg5 30. Re1 Qg4 31.
Qe4 a6 32. Qxg4 Rxg4 33. Ne4 {>< Rg4} Rf4 34. f3 Rf5 35. Nc5 (35. Kf2 Rd5 36.
Ke3 Ng6 $1 37. Rc1 Nh4 38. g4 Ng2+ 39. Kf2 Nf4 40. Ke3 Ng2+ $11) 35... Rd5 36.
Nxe6 Nxe6 37. Rxe6 Rxd4 38. Rxa6 b4 39. Ra4 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 bxa3 41. Rxa3 {
[#] Hecht:  Droht mit Tc3 nebst b3, wonach Weiß alle seine Bauerngedeckt
halten kann, um hernach mit dem König aktiv werden zu können. Deshalb greift
der schwarze Turm sofort den b-Bauern an, um den weißen Turm v o r den
Freibauern zu zwingen oder in eine außerordentlich dämliche Seitendeckung
links außen.} Rd2 (41... Rb1 $2 {Hecht} 42. Rb3 {ist viel schwächer, weil der
schwarze Turm über keine Wartezüge hinter dem Bauern verfügt. Von d2 aus
greift er zusätzlich den Königsflügel an.}) 42. Rb3 Kf7 43. Kh3 h5 44. Rb5 Kf6
45. f4 g6 46. g3 Rd1 47. Kg2 Rd2+ 48. Kf3 Rd3+ {Hecht: Wegen der
Bauernschwäche g3 kommt Weiß nicht weiter.} 49. Kf2 Rd2+ 50. Ke3 Rc2 51. Ke4
Re2+ 52. Kf3 Rh2 53. Rb8 Rh1 54. b4 Rf1+ 55. Kg2 Rb1 56. b5 Kf5 57. Kh3 (57. b6
{Hecht} Kg4 58. b7 {[%cal Rf4f5]} Rb2+ 59. Kf1 Kxg3 60. f5 Kf3 $11 {und wegen
der Mattdrohung kommt Schwarz noch zu gxf5.}) 57... Rh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1987.11.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Bareev,E"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
Qxc3 h6 9. e3 Be7 10. Bb5+ c6 11. Ba4 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. e4 b5 14. Bc2 c5 15.
Rd1 {'!'} Qc7 16. d5 exd5 (16... Rad8 $1 $10 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. a4 a6) 17. exd5
Rfd8 {'?'} (17... Nf6 $2 18. b3 $16) (17... Rad8 $1 18. Nd4 Bxd5) 18. Nd4 {'!'}
Nf6 {'!'} (18... Bxd5 19. Nxb5 Qc6 20. Rxd5 Qxd5 21. Nc7 Qd6 22. Nxa8 $14) 19.
Nf5 Bxd5 (19... Rxd5 20. Re1 $5 $13) 20. Bf4 Qxf4 (20... Qd7 $2 21. Rxd5) 21.
Nxe7+ Kh8 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 (22... Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qxc5 Nf6 25. Rd1 $14) 23.
Qxc5 (23. Qd3 g6 24. Qxb5 Rab8 25. Qa5 $14) 23... Nf6 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxa7 {
'!'} Qc4 (25... Rd2 26. Qc5 $16) (25... Ng4 26. g3 Qxf2+ 27. Qxf2 Nxf2 28. Re1
$16) (25... Qe5 26. Rb1 $1 Rd2 27. Qa8+ Ng8 28. Qe4 $16) 26. Rd1 (26. Qa5 Rd5
$1 27. Qc3 Qxc3 28. bxc3 Rc5 29. Bd3 Nd5 $10) 26... Re8 {'='} (26... Rxd1+ $2
27. Bxd1 Qd3 28. Qa8+ Kh7 29. Qf3 $18) 27. Bb1 Qe2 28. Rf1 Qxb2 29. Qxf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Super"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Bareev,E"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht Ftacnik Karpov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5
Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. Qxc3 Nd7 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Kxe7 11. g3 (11. d5 {Ftacnik}
Bxd5 12. Qxg7 $13) 11... Nf6 12. Bg2 Qd6 13. b4 (13. O-O Rhc8 (13... Rac8 14.
b4 Rhd8 15. e3 c5 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. dxc5 Rxc5 18. Qb4 Be4 19. Rad1 Rd5 {
1/2-1/2 Jakobsen,P-Brinck Claussen,B/Tastrup (03)/1995/ (24)}) 14. Rfd1 (14. b4
$5 c5 (14... a5 $5 15. Rab1 (15. b5 c6 (15... c5 16. Rfd1 $14 {>< c6}) 16. bxc6
Bxc6 {/\ Kf8, b5=}) (15. bxa5 {Ftacnik} Rxa5 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ra4 $132)
15... axb4 16. axb4 Be4 $10 {<=> <->a, >< b4}) 15. dxc5 (15. bxc5 bxc5 16. Rab1
Be4 $10) 15... bxc5 16. b5 (16. Qe3 {Ftacnik} cxb4 17. Nh4 Qd7 18. Nf5+ Kf8 19.
Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nd6 Qb6 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. axb4 {1-0 Gomez Esteban,
J-Sokolov,A/Pamplona9394 (07)/1993 (56)}) 16... a6 $5 17. a4 $5 axb5 18. axb5
Rxa1 (18... Qb6 {Ftacnik} 19. Rab1 $14) 19. Rxa1 Qb6 20. Qa5 $1 $14) 14... c5
15. Rac1 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxc1 $1 (17... Bxg2 $2 {Ftacnik} 18. Kxg2
$14) 18. Rxc1 Rc8 $1 $10 {[]} 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Nc6+ Kd6 21. f4 (21. Nxa7 $2 {
Ftacnik} Bd7 $17) 21... Bd7 22. Ne5 Be8 23. b4 Nd7 24. Nc4+ Kc7 25. Kf2 Nb8 {
1-0 Magerramov,E-Makarichev,S/Pavlodar/1987/ (54)}) 13... Rad8 $1 $146 (13...
Rhc8 $5) 14. O-O Bxf3 (14... Be4 {Ftacnik} 15. Rfc1 Nd5 16. Qc4 $16) 15. Bxf3
Qxd4 16. Qxc7+ Rd7 (16... Qd7 17. Qc4 Rc8 18. Qa6 Rhd8 19. a4 $10) 17. Qc2 Qe5
(17... Rhd8 18. Bc6 Rd6 19. Qa4 a5 $10) 18. Rac1 Rhd8 19. Bc6 Rd2 (19... Rc7 {
Ftacnik} 20. Rfd1 Rdc8 21. Qd3 $16) 20. Qa4 a5 (20... Rxe2 {Ftacnik} 21. Qxa7+
Kf8 22. Qxb6 $18) 21. Bf3 $2 (21. Bb5 $5 $14) 21... g5 $1 $17 (21... axb4 22.
Qxb4+ Qd6 23. Qb3 $16) 22. Rc6 $1 R8d6 (22... Rb8 $10 {Karpov}) (22... g4 23.
Bg2 Qxe2 24. Rxb6 Nd7 25. Rb7 axb4 26. Qxb4+ Ke8 27. Bc6 $16) 23. Rxd6 Rxd6 (
23... Qxd6 24. bxa5 bxa5 25. e3 $16) 24. bxa5 bxa5 (24... Qxa5 25. Qxa5 (25.
Qb3 $16 {Ftacnik}) 25... bxa5 26. Rc1 $10) 25. Qc2 h6 $2 (25... g4 $1 26. Bc6
$16 (26. Bg2 Rb6 $15)) 26. Rc1 Rd4 $2 (26... g4 $2) (26... Kf8 $5 27. Rb1) 27.
e3 Rd6 28. h3 Nd7 (28... Kf8 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. Rxc5 Ra6 31. Kf1 $16) 29. Bc6 Nb8
$2 (29... Nf6 $10 30. Ba4 Kf8 $5) 30. Ba4 $1 Nd7 (30... Kf6 31. Qh7 $18) 31.
Qc8 {/\Rc7 /\Rc7/} (31. Qh7 Qb2 $13) 31... Qe4 (31... Qb2 32. Rc7) 32. Bxd7
Rxd7 33. Rc7 (33. Qc5+ $5 $16) 33... Rxc7 (33... Qd5 34. Rxd7+ Qxd7 35. Qc5+
Kf6 36. Qxa5 $18) 34. Qxc7+ {Hecht: D-D: weißer Mehrfreibauer am Damenflügel
bei ungünstiger schwarzer K-Pos.} Kf6 $138 {(+)/} 35. Qxa5 {Ftacnik: Black
doesn't have enough counter chances and a pawn can not be stopped.} Qb1+ 36.
Kh2 Qc2 (36... Qf1 37. Qd2 Kg6 38. a4 f5 39. a5 $18) (36... Qb2 {Hecht} 37.
Qd8+ Kg6 38. Qd3+ f5 39. Kg2 $16) 37. Qe1 Qa2 (37... e5 38. e4 Kg6 39. Kg2) 38.
Qc3+ e5 (38... Kg6 39. Qd3+ f5 40. Kg2 $16) 39. Kg2 Qd5+ $2 (39... h5 $5 40.
Qc6+ Kg7 41. a4 f5 $2 {Absicht: e4 und De2 scheitert an} 42. Qc7+ Kf6 43. Qd6+
$18) (39... Kg6 $5 40. Qc6+ f6 41. a4 h5 42. Qa8 {Idee: a5-a6 und Db7}) 40. e4
$18 Qa2 (40... Qxe4+ 41. Qf3+ Qxf3+ 42. Kxf3 Ke6 43. a4 f5 44. g4 $1 $18) 41.
Qc5 Kg6 (41... Qb2 42. Qf8 $18) (41... Qe6 {Ftacnik} 42. a4 $18) 42. Qd6+ Kh7 (
42... f6 43. Qd5 Qxa3 44. Qg8+ $18 (44. Qg8+ {Ftacnik} Kh5 45. Qf7#)) 43. Qd5 (
43. Qd5 $1 {Ftacnik} Qxa3 44. Qxf7+ Kh8 45. Qf6+ Kh7 46. Qf5+ Kg7 47. Qxe5+ $18
) 1-0

[Event "Minsk International"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1982.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1982.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 $5 b6 5. Nc3 cxd4 (5... Bb7 6. d5 exd5 7.
cxd5 g6 8. e4 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O d6 {Huebner,R-Beliavsky,A/Groningen/1993/
1:0 (77) Inf 59/550/} 11. Bg5 $1 $14 {Huebner/}) 6. exd4 Bb7 7. a3 (7. Bd3 d6 (
7... Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. d5 $1 $14) 8. O-O Nbd7 9. d5 e5 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nge4 $14
{Goldin,A-Vaisser,A/Novosibirsk/1993/1:0 (41)/}) 7... d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bb5+ (
9. Ne5 $5 a6 10. Qf3 $1 (10. Qh5 g6 11. Qf3 f6 12. Ng4 Bg7 13. Bc4 O-O 14. O-O
Qd7 15. Qh3 $14 {Yermolinsky,A-Oll,L/URS/1986/}) 10... Qe7 11. Ne4 Qc7 12. Ng5
$1 Nb4 13. Qxf7+ Qxf7 14. Nexf7 $1 Nc2+ 15. Kd1 Nxa1 16. Nxh8 Nc6 17. Be3 $16)
9... Bc6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Ne4 Qc7 $6 (12... O-O $142) 13. Bg5 N5f6
$6 (13... O-O $5 14. Rc1 Qb7 15. Qe2 $1 $14) 14. Rc1 Qb7 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 $2 (
15... gxf6 $5) 16. Rxc6 $1 $16 Qxc6 17. Ne5 Qc8 (17... Qd5 18. Qa4+ Kf8 19. Ng5
) 18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. Ng5 a6 20. Ba4 Rg8 21. Qf3 (21. Nxh7+ Nxh7 22. Nd7+ $18)
21... g6 22. Bd7 $1 Qb8 23. Bxe6 $18 Rg7 (23... fxe6 24. Nxe6+ Ke8 25. Qc6+ $18
) 24. Bxf7 Rxf7 25. Ngxf7 Kg7 26. Ng5 Qc8 27. Re1 h6 28. Ne6+ Kh7 29. Nf4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gavrilov, Alexei"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. Qc2 (6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 h6 8.
Bh4 d6 (8... g5 $142 9. Bg3 Nh5 $13) 9. d5 e5 10. Nd2 $1 O-O 11. e4 Nbd7 12. f3
Qe8 13. g4 Nh7 14. Bd3 Bf6 15. Bf2 Bg5 16. h4 $16 {Ikonnikov-Maksimovic,B/
Cheliabinsk/1990-91/}) (6. d5 Bg7 7. Bg5 (7. g3 Na6 8. Bg2 Nc5 9. O-O O-O $10)
7... h6 8. Bh4 O-O 9. e3 a5 10. Bd3 Na6 11. Bc2 Nc5 12. O-O a4 13. e4 d6 $10 {
Gelfand,B-Christiansen,L/Muenchen/1991/}) (6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9.
Qc2 Nbd7 10. O-O Nh5 (10... Qe7 11. h3 e5 12. Bh2 exd4 13. exd4 Rfe8 14. Rae1
$14 {Dreev-Balashov,Y/Odessa URS-ch/1989/}) 11. Bg5 Qe8 (11... Bf6 $10) 12. Nd2
f5 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. d5 e5 15. e4 $14 {Dreev,A-Romanishin,O/Simferopol/1988/})
6... Bxf3 $5 (6... Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. Bg5 (8. Be2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11.
Bf4 c5 12. Rd1 {Dreev,A-Smirin,I/Riga/1987/} Qc8 $15) 8... h6 9. Be3 (9. Bh4 g5
10. Bg3 Nh5 $13 {Kalinichev-Botvinnik,I/Minsk/1987/}) 9... d6 10. h3 Nbd7 11.
Be2 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Bd3 c5 15. Nxe4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 dxe4 17. Bxe4
Rc8 18. Qe2 $16 {Dreev,A-Sorokin/St.Peterburg zt/1993/}) 7. gxf3 Nc6 (7... Bg7
8. Bg5 $1 h6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. O-O-O Ne7 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nf5 13. Bg3 O-O 14.
e4 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Qe7 16. f4 $16 {Dorfman,I-Romanishin,O/Polanica Zdroj/1992/})
8. e3 Bg7 9. f4 O-O (9... Ne7 10. Bg2 d5 (10... c6 $5 {/\ Nf5, d5}) 11. cxd5
exd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Bh3 Ne8 14. Bd2 Nd6 15. Rac1 $14 {Lputian,Sm-Romanishin,O/
Erevan/1989/}) 10. Bg2 Na5 $5 11. Bxa8 $6 (11. Ne2 $1 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O
Qd7 14. Bd2 Nc4 15. Bb4 Rfc8 16. b3 Nd6 17. Bxd6 $1 Qxd6 18. Bh3 Re8 19. b4 $14
{Pavlovic,M-Romanishin,O/Erevan/1988/}) 11... Qxa8 12. O-O Nxc4 13. Qe2 (13.
Nb5 $5 d5 14. b3) 13... Nd6 $44 14. Bd2 Nf5 15. Rad1 (15. b4 $5) 15... c5 16.
dxc5 bxc5 $15 17. e4 (17. b4 cxb4 18. axb4 d5 19. Nb5 Ne4 $17) 17... Nd4 18.
Qd3 d5 19. f3 Nh5 20. Qa6 $6 (20. Bc1 $5) (20. Be3 $6 c4 21. Qd2 Nb3 22. Qe2 d4
23. Qxc4 dxe3 24. Qxb3 Nxf4 $17) 20... Nb3 21. exd5 $8 (21. Bc1 Nxc1 22. Rxc1
Nxf4 $17) (21. f5 dxe4 22. fxe4 exf5 23. exf5 Bd4+ $19) 21... exd5 22. f5 Nd4
23. Bg5 (23. fxg6 fxg6 {x f3}) 23... Nxf5 $17 24. Kh1 (24. Rxd5 Bxc3 $19) (24.
Nxd5 Bd4+ $19) 24... h6 25. Bc1 Rd8 26. Qa5 Bf8 27. Ne4 Rc8 28. Nc3 Nf6 29. Bf4
(29. Rde1 $142 d4 30. Ne4 $17) 29... d4 30. Ne2 Nd5 31. Rf2 Re8 32. Qd2 Nde3
33. Rg1 Nh4 $19 34. Rg3 Nef5 35. Rh3 $8 c4 36. Ng1 d3 37. Bg3 Be7 38. Bxh4 Bxh4
39. Rg2 Qd5 40. Qf4 Bg5 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1981.04.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. d4 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 c5 (9... O-O $142 $10) (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 $10) 10. Qa4+ (10. Nxd5
$142 Qxd5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bb5+ Ke7 13. Qe2 a5 14. Bd2 Rd8 15. Bc3 Kf8 16. O-O
$14 {Gheorghiu,F-Karpov,An/Moscow/1981/0,5 (16)/}) 10... Qd7 11. Qc2 Nxc3 12.
bxc3 Nc6 (12... Qc7 $142 $1 $10) 13. Bb2 (13. Bxh7 g6 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Qxg6+
Kd8 $17 (15... Kf8 $6 16. e4 $16 {/\ Bh6/})) (13. O-O Rc8 14. Qe2 O-O $10)
13... Rc8 14. c4 $6 (14. O-O O-O $10) 14... cxd4 15. exd4 f6 $1 {/\ Na5/} (
15... h6 16. O-O O-O 17. Rad1 Bf6 18. d5 $16) 16. Bxh7 $6 (16. Qe2 $142 Na5 17.
Rc1 O-O 18. O-O $10) 16... Na5 17. Bd3 Bd5 18. Nd2 Qc7 19. h3 (19. Rc1 Rxh2 20.
Rxh2 Qxh2 $17) 19... Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Rc1 b5 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Qg6+ Kf8
24. O-O Qb7 $15 25. Rc2 Qd5 26. Re1 Rh6 27. Qe4 (27. Qg4 Kf7 28. Rce2 Rc6)
27... Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Kf7 29. Re3 $1 Rh5 30. Rec3 Ra5 31. Rxc4 (31. Kf1 $2 Ra4
$17) 31... Rxc4 32. Rxc4 Bxa3 33. Bxa3 Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch31 Final"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1963.11.??"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1963.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c5 $5 (6... h6 7. Bh4
Ne4 $10) 7. Bxf6 $6 (7. Be2 cxd4 8. exd4 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Ne5 dxc4 11. Bxc4 h6
12. Bh4 Nc6 $10 {Hort,V-Psakhis,L/Dortmund/1982/0,5 (48) Inf 33/111/}) (7. Bd3
cxd4 8. exd4 d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Rfd1 $14 {Miles,
A-Kortschnoj,V/Tilburg/1986/1:0 (40)}) 7... Bxf6 8. d5 (8. Bd3) 8... O-O 9. d6
$6 (9. Bd3 $142) 9... Bxc3+ $1 10. bxc3 f5 $15 11. Be2 Qf6 12. Qc2 Nc6 (12...
e5 13. O-O-O $5 $13) 13. O-O (13. O-O-O Na5 {/\a6,b5/}) 13... Rae8 (13... e5
14. e4 fxe4 15. Qxe4 Qxd6 16. Rad1 $132) 14. Nd2 Ne5 15. Rad1 Qg6 $17 16. g3 (
16. f3 Qg5) 16... h5 17. f4 Ng4 18. Nf3 $1 (18. Bxg4 $6 Qxg4 $19) 18... e5 $1 (
18... Nxe3 19. Ne5 $1 Qh6 20. Qd2 Nxf1 21. Rxf1 Rd8 22. h4 $44) 19. Qd2 (19.
Nxe5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Rxe5 $17) 19... exf4 20. exf4 Ne3 21. Ne5 Nxf1 22. Nxg6 $6 (
22. Rxf1 $5 Qh6 $17) 22... Nxd2 23. Rxd2 Rf6 24. Ne7+ (24. Ne5 Rh6 {/\Ree6-+/})
24... Kf7 25. Bxh5+ g6 26. Be2 Re6 27. Kf2 Kg7 $1 $19 28. g4 Rh8 29. Kg1 fxg4
30. Bxg4 Re1+ 31. Kf2 Re4 32. h3 Rxf4+ 33. Kg3 Rxc4 34. Bxd7 Rxc3+ 35. Kh2 {
/\Rd3-+/} c4 $1 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1981.04.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. O-O O-O (11... Nc6 $142 12. Bb2 (12. e4 Rc8 13.
Be3 cxd4 14. cxd4 O-O 15. Qe2 Na5 $10) 12... Rc8 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rad1 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Bf6 16. e4 Na5 $10) 12. Qc2 {Kasparov/} (12. e4 $5 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14.
Be3 $14) 12... g6 13. e4 Qc7 $6 (13... Nc6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rfd1 $14 {Kasparov,
G-Petrosian,T/Moscow/1981/0:1 (42) Inf 31/585/}) 14. Qe2 Rd8 15. h4 $1 Nc6 16.
Be3 Bf6 (16... e5 $142 17. d5 Na5 18. h5 c4 19. Bc2 $14 {Cebalo,M-Toth,B/Budva/
1981/1:0 (46) Inf 32/593/}) 17. e5 Bg7 18. h5 $16 Rd7 19. hxg6 (19. Rad1 $5 {
/\ Ng5/}) 19... hxg6 20. Rad1 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qd8 {/\ Nd4!?/} 22. Be4 Ne7 $6 (
22... Rb8 $142 23. Bg5 Ne7 24. Qe3 Qf8 $16) 23. Ng5 Nf5 (23... Nd5 24. Bd2 $1)
24. Qg4 $1 Bd5 (24... Bxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxd4 $2 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Qxd4 28.
Nf6+ $18) (24... Nxe3 25. fxe3 Bh6 26. Nxe6 $1 Bxe3+ 27. Kh2 Qe8 28. Bxg6 $1
fxg6 29. Rf8+ Qxf8 30. Nxf8 $18) 25. Bxf5 $1 (25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Ne4 Qd7 $1 $13)
25... gxf5 (25... exf5 26. Qh3 {/\ Qh7,Nh3/}) 26. Qh5 f6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Nh3
$1 {/\ Bh6/} (28. exf6 $6 Qxf6) 28... Qe7 (28... fxe5 29. dxe5 Bxe5 $2 30. Bh6+
Bg7 31. Qh8+ $18) 29. exf6 $1 (29. Nf4 Qf7 30. Nh5 Ke8 $16) 29... Qxf6 30. Bg5
Qf7 31. Nf4 $18 Bf6 (31... Qg8 32. Ng6+ Kf7 33. Qh5 $18) 32. Qh6+ Ke7 (32...
Bg7 33. Qh4 {/\ Rd3-g3/}) 33. Rc1 $1 (33. Ng6+ $16) 33... Rad8 34. Rfe1 $1 (34.
Nh5 Bxg5 35. Qxg5+ Kd6 36. Nf6 Qg7 $1 $13) 34... Bxg5 (34... Rg8 35. Nxd5+ $18)
35. Qxg5+ Qf6 (35... Ke8 36. Rc3 $18 {/\ Rh3/}) 36. Ng6+ Kf7 37. Ne5+ Ke7 38.
Ng6+ Kf7 39. Ne5+ Ke7 40. Qxf6+ Kxf6 41. Nxd7+ Rxd7 42. f3 b5 43. Kf2 Rb7 44.
Rh1 Rb6 45. Rc7 Ra6 $2 46. f4 (46. f4 Kg6 47. Rch7 {/\ R1h6#/}) 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zlochevskij, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanov, Victor L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qc2 $1 Bg7 (6... Bxf3 7.
gxf3 Nc6 $5 (7... Bg7 8. Bg5 $1 h6 9. Bh4 Nc6 (9... g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. e3 d6
12. Be2 c5 13. d5 $1 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 e5 16. f4 $16 {Beliavsky,
A-Christiansen,L/Groningen/1992/1:0 (30) Inf 56/584/}) 10. O-O-O Ne7 11. d5
exd5 (11... Nf5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nb5 Nhxg3 15. hxg3 a6 16. Nc3 b5
17. g4 Ne7 18. c5 $16 {Savchenko,S-Davies,N/Groningen(op)/1992/1:0 (37)}) 12.
cxd5 Nf5 13. Bg3 O-O 14. e4 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Qe7 16. f4 $16 {Dorfman,J-Romanishin,
O/Polanica Zdroj/1992/0,5 (39) Inf 55/499/}) 8. e3 Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. d5 $1 (10.
Bg2 Na5 11. Bxa8 Qxa8 12. O-O Nxc4 13. Qe2 Nd6 $44 {Gavrilov,A-Balashov,Y/
S-Peterburg(zt)/1993/0:1 (40)/}) 10... exd5 11. cxd5 Ne7 12. Bg2 c6 13. dxc6
dxc6 14. O-O Qc8 15. Ne2 $1 $14 {Sakaev,K-Davies,N/Groningen/1992/0,5 (22)/})
7. e4 O-O (7... d5 $6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bd3 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Qe2+
$1 Qe7 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. O-O $16 {Christiansen,L-Schroll,G/Wien/1991/1:0 (22)/
}) 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 $5 d6 10. h3 (10. Be2 $5) 10... Nbd7 11. Be2 d5 (11... c5
12. d5 $16) 12. cxd5 exd5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Bd3 Nxc3 $146 (14... f5 15. exf6 Ndxf6
16. Ne5 $16) (14... c5 15. Nxe4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Rc8 18. Qe2 Bxe4
19. Qxe4 Rc4 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. O-O Re8 22. Rfe1 $16 {Dreev,A-Sorokin,M/
S-Peterburg(zt)/1993/1:0 (63)/}) 15. bxc3 Re8 $6 (15... c5 $5 16. e6 fxe6 17.
Bxg6 Rc8 18. Qd2 Qf6 $13) 16. h4 $1 $16 Nf8 (16... h5 17. Bxg6 (17. Rg1 Nf8 18.
g4 hxg4 19. Rxg4 Qd7 20. Rg3 $16) 17... fxg6 18. Qxg6 Nf8 19. Qxh5 Qe7 20. Ng5
$44) 17. h5 g5 18. Nxg5 $1 hxg5 19. h6 Bh8 20. h7+ Kg7 21. f4 (21. Qe2 Re6 22.
Qh5 f6 23. f4 $44) 21... gxf4 (21... f6 22. Qe2 fxe5 23. fxe5 Ne6 24. Qh5 $18)
22. Bxf4 Re6 $8 23. O-O-O Qe7 (23... Nd7 24. Qe2 Kf8 25. Qg4 $18 Qe7) 24. Kb2
f6 (24... c5 25. Qe2 c4 26. Qg4+ Rg6 27. Bh6+ $18) 25. Qe2 fxe5 26. Qg4+ Kf7 (
26... Ng6 27. Bxe5+ Rxe5 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 29. Qg8#) 27. Bg5 Qd6 28. Qh5+ Ng6 29.
Rdf1+ Ke8 30. Bxg6+ Rxg6 31. Rf6 $1 Bxf6 32. Qxg6+ Kd7 33. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "Bajada de la Virgen op 3rd"]
[Site "Santa Cruz de La Palma"]
[Date "2005.06.19"]
[Round "9.10"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Berg,E"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2005.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 {This move came as a slight surprise to me
as it was not what my opponent was used to play. I immediately understood that
he had prepared something for me and therefore decided to diverge quite early
from my usual variations.} Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 {I have tried this move before, but}
(5... h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Ne4 {is what I am used to play.}) 6. Nd2 c5 $5 {
A risky move that leads to a sharp game with wild complications.} 7. d5 $1 {
A very good pawn sacrifice that gives white a dangerous initiative. If white
plays the morereserved} (7. a3 {there will follow} cxd4 8. axb4 dxc3 9. bxc3
Qc7 {with a perfectly sound position for black.}) 7... h6 8. Bh4 exd5 ({
Black might also try the more calm variation} 8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 {with the
id ea of playing ...g5 and ...e5 to block the position. If black manage to do
this the game might well end in a draw, but still its white having the better
chances. For this reason I wanted to open the game to retain some winning
chances myself. Of course this was a risky choice, but as it was the last
round of the tournament a full point was the only result that counted.}) 9.
cxd5 Qe7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. O-O-O g5 $5 {A very ambitious move. The black king
will now be terribly weakened, but on the other hand the d5 pawn will be lost
for white.} ({Black can also capture the pawn by playing} 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3
Bxd5 {but after} 13. e4 Bc6 14. f4 d6 15. Re1 $1 {black was already in big
trouble in Jobava,B - Zhang Zhong, Chess Olympiad Mallorca 2004.}) 12. Bg3 Nxd5
13. h4 $1 $146 {A strong novelty. White immediately makes use of the weakening
in front of blacks king and forces black to further weakening.} ({In the game
Yevseev-Alekseev, Saint Petersburg 2004 there followed.} 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. a3 {
and here I had prepared the surprising piece sacrifice} Nc6 $1 ({Instead the
game continued with} 14... Ba5 15. e4 Be6 {with an interesting battle that
finally was won by black.}) 15. axb4 Nxb4 {with excellent compensation. The
main line goes} 16. Qf5 Be6 17. Qe5 f6 18. Qd6 Qh7 19. e4 Rac8 $1 {with the
threat of ...Rc6 which is very difficult for white to defend against.}) 13...
g4 14. Nxd5 ({Perhaps} 14. e4 $5 {is even better, with the idea to continue to
e5 and take some space.}) 14... Bxd5 15. a3 Ba5 16. e3 {White is playing for a
positional long-term advantage. After the seemingly natural} (16. e4 {the d4
square will be a weakness in white's position. There might follow} Be6 17. Nc4
{and now black sacrifices an exchange by playing} Nc6 18. Bd6 Qf6 19. Bxf8 Rxf8
{with compensation.}) 16... Nc6 17. Nc4 Qe6 18. Rxd5 $5 {A very inter esting
exchange sacrifice. White is getting a strong pair of bishops and a golden
knight on d6 as compensation. Moreover the black bishop on a5 is a bad piece
not really enjoying the game. All this makes the position quite difficult to
play for black, but still he has some material advantage.} ({Wild
complications will arise from} 18. Bd3 f5 19. Nd6 f4 $1 (19... Nd4 $5 20. exd4
f4 {is also possible.}) 20. Bf5 $1 Rxf5 $1 (20... Qxd6 {is bad in view of} 21.
Bxf4 Ne5 22. Bh7+ $1 Kg7 23. Be4 {and white is getting back the sacrificed
material with a huge advantage.}) 21. Qxf5 Bxg2 $1 {The position is completely
insane and almost impossible to assess. Materially speaking black is doing
fine here, but there are a lot of other factors to think about. After} 22. Rhg1
{black has the choice of either playing ...Bf3 winning back the exchange or to
complicate the position even more playing} fxe3 {with the idea of ...e2.})
18... Qxd5 19. Nd6 Ne5 {Now I chosed to force the game a bit to get rid of the
knight on d6. Maybe} (19... Ne7 {was objectively better but after the simple
and positional} 20. h5 {there is difficult to see any bright future in the
black position.}) 20. Nf5 Qe6 21. Qe4 Rae8 {Now black threatens to get away
from white's grip playing ... d5 and so white must force matters and exchange
off his pair of bishops and gain back some material.} 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Qxg4+
Kh8 24. Nxh6 {White has now got a pawn for the sacrificed exchange but also a
powerful initiative and good attacking chances. For instance Nf5 is
threatening followed by Qh5+ and Rh3 with a mate attack. Black has real
difficulties to get his bishop into the game. If it just had been on the other
side of the pawn wall things would have been quite different.} Bc3 $5 {After
considering some different alternatives I finally decided to sacrifice my bad
bishop to get some counterplay. The alternative was to force a worse ending
with} (24... Qg7 25. Qh5 Qg6 26. Nxf7+ Kg7 27. Qxg6+ Kxg6 28. Nd6 Re6 {and
unfortunately for black white has got} 29. Bd3+ {saving the f2-pawn with a
winning position for white.}) 25. bxc3 {The only way to play for a win. After}
(25. Nf5 Bxb2+ 26. Kb1 Bxa3 {white is forced to take the perpetual checks
playing} 27. Qh5+) 25... Qxc3+ 26. Kd1 Qb3+ 27. Ke2 Qb5+ ({After} 27... Qc2+ {
the white king runs away to f3 and}) (27... Qa2+ {is easiest answered by} 28.
Ke1 {leading to the game.}) 28. Ke1 $1 (28. Kf3 $4 {looses a piece to} Qc6+ {
and the knight hangs.}) 28... Qb1+ 29. Qd1 Qg6 30. Ng4 f5 31. Nh2 d5 $1 {
White is leading with two pieces for a rook and should be winning, but there
are still some test to withstand. This move creates some difficulties for him.}
32. Qxd5 $2 {Unnessessary. Now black is getting dangerous counterplay. Instead}
(32. Bb5 $1 {should have been played, followed by Nf3 with a clear advantage.})
32... Qf6 $1 33. Nf3 Qc3+ 34. Qd2 Qxa3 $1 ({To continue giving checks with} 
34... Qa1+ {only helps white after} 35. Qd1 Qc3+ 36. Nd2 {and the black
counterplay goes to an end.}) 35. Bd3 $4 {In the timetrouble Khenkin does a
terrible mistake. Now the advantage passes over to black.} ({After either} 35.
Ng5 $1 {with the idea} Rd8 36. Nf7+ {or}) (35. Be2 {white keeps his advantage.}
) 35... Rd8 36. Ke2 $2 (36. Ne5 {would have given better chances of survival
since the natural} Qa1+ {only leads to a draw after} 37. Qd1 Qxe5 38. Qh5+ Kg7
39. Qg5+ Kf7 40. Bc4+ Ke8 41. Bb5+ {with perpetual checks. Instead 36...c4
should be played with the idea 37.Nxc4 Qa1+ 38.Qd1 Qxd1+ 39.Kxd1 Rxd3+ and
black has got a won ending.}) 36... c4 37. Nd4 cxd3+ 38. Kf3 $2 (38. Qxd3 {
is better, but it also makes the task easier for black who can continue to
play for a win not taking any risks. With the queens left on the board white
still has some chances to cause trouble to the vulnerable black king.}) 38...
Qd6 39. Qxd3 Qd5+ 40. Ke2 Qxg2 41. Ra1 Qg4+ 42. Kd2 Qxh4 {Black has now got
both a pawn and an exchange up with a completely won position. However some
good technique will still be needed as the black king is wide open and easily
can get under attack. The biggest problem was sill the timetrouble. Playing
with the new FIDE time we now only had 30 seconds per move and in such cases
anything can happen.} 43. Ke2 Rfe8 $1 {Threatens to take the knight on d4 and
the white king can't move away as the f2 pawn will be hanging. Instead he is
forced to passivate his rook.} 44. Ra4 Qg4+ 45. Kd2 a5 $1 {Securing the a pawn
and also getting two steps closer to promotion.} 46. Qb5 f4 {Breaking up the
last defence wall.} 47. Qc6 fxe3+ 48. fxe3 Qg5 $1 49. Qf3 b5 $1 50. Qh1+ Kg8 {
White has no more checks and must move his rook after which .. .Rxd4+ will be
coming and therefore he resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Csopak Rieszling-Cup"]
[Site "Csopak"]
[Date "1987.05.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Black "Enders, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1987.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 (6... bxc5 7. e4
d6 8. b4 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O $14 {Enders,P}) 7. b4 Be7 8. e4 d5 9. e5 Ne4
10. Nbd2 f5 11. cxd5 Bxf1 12. Nxf1 Qxd5 13. Ne3 Qc6 14. Nd4 Qxc2 15. Nexc2 Kf7
16. Bb2 Rc8 17. f3 Nc3 18. Bxc3 Rxc3 19. O-O-O a6 20. Kb2 Rc7 21. g4 g6 22.
gxf5 gxf5 23. Rhg1 Bf8 24. f4 Nd7 25. Ne3 $2 (25. Rd3 $142 {mit der Idee
Rh3-g3-g6}) 25... b5 26. Nf3 Bh6 27. Ng5+ Bxg5 28. Rxg5 Nf8 29. h4 h6 30. Rg3
Rac8 31. h5 Rc3 32. Rd2 Rc1 33. Rdg2 Re1 34. Rg7+ Ke8 35. Nc2 Rf1 36. Nd4 Rxf4
37. Nb3 Rg4 38. R2xg4 fxg4 39. Nc5 Rd8 40. Nxa6 Rd2+ 41. Kc3 Rh2 42. Nc7+ Kd8
43. Nxb5 Rxh5 44. Nd4 Rh3+ 45. Kc4 Rxa3 46. Rxg4 Nd7 47. Rg8+ Ke7 48. Rg7+ Ke8
49. Nc6 Nb6+ 50. Kc5 Nd5 51. Kd6 Nf4 52. b5 Rb3 53. Rg4 Rd3+ 54. Kc7 Nd5+ 55.
Kb7 Rb3 56. Nd4 Re3 57. Kc6 Rxe5 58. Nxe6 Ne7+ 59. Kd6 Rd5+ 60. Kc7 Rxb5 61.
Rh4 Nf5 62. Ng7+ Nxg7 63. Rxh6 Ke7 64. Kc6 Rg5 65. Rh2 Ne6 66. Rh7+ Kf6 67. Kd6
Nf4 68. Rh6+ Kf5 69. Rh1 Ke4 70. Re1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Barbero, Gerardo F"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Bd6 8. Bg5
O-O 9. Bh3 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O Rd8 12. Nb5 c5 13. b4 Nc6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15.
bxc5 bxc5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Qa4 (17. Qd3 $5) 17... Qc4 18. Qd1 d4 19. Bg2 d3
20. exd3 Rxd3 21. Qe2 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qxd4 24. Rfd1 Qd5+ 25. Kg1 Rd8
26. Rxd3 Qxd3 27. Qe7 a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oberliga Bayern 9697"]
[Site "Bayern"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unzicker, Ferdinand"]
[Black "Jirovsky, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.10.13"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Milbertshofen (SG Schwabing)"]
[BlackTeam "Obernburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Bb7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. g3 Bxf3 8. exf3
c5 9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 O-O 11. f4 d6 12. Be2 a6 13. a4 Nbd7 14. O-O Ne8 15. g4
Nc7 16. Qd1 Rb8 17. g5 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. b3 Re8 20. Bd3 Bf8 21. f5 Ne5 22.
Be2 b4 23. Na4 Nd7 24. f4 Qe7 25. Bd3 Nxd5 26. f6 Qd8 27. Bc4 N5b6 28. Bxf7+
Kxf7 29. Qh5+ g6 30. Qxh7+ Ke6 31. Qxg6 (31. f5+ $18) 31... Kd5 32. Qd3+ Kc6
33. Qf3+ d5 34. Nxb6 Nxb6 35. Bd2 Re4 36. Rae1 Qe8 37. Rd1 Qg6 38. f5 Qf7 $138
0-1

[Event "World-ch24 Petrosian-Botvinnik +5-2=15"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1963.05.06"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1963.03.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. a3 {Petrosian-Smyslov, 1961} d5 (5...
c5 $1) 6. b4 $146 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Rb1 (9. Bb2 $142 c5 10. dxc5
bxc5 11. b5) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O Rb8 11. b5 c5 $1 12. bxc6 Bxc6 13. a4 Qc7 14.
Bb2 Qb7 15. Rc1 a6 (15... Ne4 $5) (15... Bxa4 16. Qxa4 b5 17. Qa1 bxc4 18. Nxc4
Rfd8 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Qxa3 $14) 16. Re1 $1 (16. Bxa6 $2 Bxf3 $1 $17) 16... b5
$1 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bd3 Rfc8 19. e4 $1 $14 Nb6 20. Qe2 $14 (20. d5 $6 exd5 21.
e5 Ne4 22. Nd4 Nc4) 20... Na4 21. Ba1 Be8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. d5 $5 Nh5 $2 (23...
Nc3 $5 24. Bxc3 Rxc3 25. d6 (25. dxe6 fxe6 26. Ng5 Qd7) 25... Bd8 26. e5 Nd5) (
23... exd5 24. e5 (24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Qe5 f6 26. Qe6+ Bf7 27. Bxh7+ Kf8) 24...
Ne4 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Bxe4 Bc6) 24. g3 Nc5 (24... Nc3 $5 25. Bxc3 Rxc3 26. Nd4
$1 $16) 25. Nd4 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Qb6 $2 {>=} (26... Rd8 27. Qf3 Nf6 28. dxe6 fxe6
29. e5 $1) 27. dxe6 $2 (27. e5 $1 {/\ 28.d6!+/-}) (27. e5 exd5 $2 28. Qf5 $18)
27... fxe6 28. e5 Bb4 29. Rb1 $2 {>=} (29. Rd1 $5) 29... Bg6 30. Ne4 Qb7 (30...
Rc4 $5) 31. f3 Bxe4 $1 32. Qxe4 (32. fxe4 Rc4 $5) 32... Qxe4 33. fxe4 Bc5 34.
Rxb5 g5 35. Kf1 Bxd4 36. Bxd4 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 g4 $1 38. Be3 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rc4 (
39... Rc4 40. Rb8+ Kf7 41. Rb7+ Kg6 42. Re7 Ng7 43. Bg5 Rxe4 44. Bf6 Nh5 45.
Rxe6 Nxf6 46. Rxf6+ Kg5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Greenville"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Whitehead, Jay E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1983.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 c5 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qe2) 10. Nxd5 (10. e4 Nxc3
11. bxc3) 10... Qxd5 (10... exd5 $6 11. Ne5) (10... Bxd5 $6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12.
b4 Be7 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Qc2 h6 15. Rd1 $1) 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bb5+ Ke7 (12... Nc6
13. Qxd5 exd5 14. Bxc6+ Bxc6 15. b4 Be7 16. Bb2 O-O 17. Ke2) 13. Qe2 $1 a5 14.
Bd2 Rd8 15. O-O Nc6 16. Bc3 Kf8 17. Rac1 Qh5 (17... Na7 18. Bc4 Qf5) (17... Qd7
18. Ne5) (17... Qd6 18. Ng5 $1) 18. e4 Qg4 $2 (18... Rac8 $2 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20.
Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Qd3 {/\23.Qd7}) (18... f6 19. e5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe2
$10) (18... e5 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxe5 (20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Bd6 22. Bxe5 $2
Bxe5 23. Rxc6 Bxh2+) 20... Re8) (18... Na7 19. Bc4) 19. h3 $5 (19. Bxc6 Bxc6
20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Bxe4 22. bxc5 Ra2 (22... Rd3 23. h3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 $1) 23.
Qe3 (23. Rfd1 Rxe2 24. Rxd8+ Ke7 25. Rd7+ Ke8 26. Rcd1 Bc6 27. Rd8+ Ke7 28.
cxb6 $13) 23... Rd3 24. Qg5 (24. h3 $2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rxe3) 24... Bxf3 25. Qxg4
Bxg4 26. cxb6) 19... Qf4 $2 (19... Qh5 20. Rfd1 (20. Bxc6 $2 Bxc6 21. b4 $2 Bb5
$1 22. Qxb5 $2 Bxf2+)) 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Bxe4 (22... Be7 23.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Rxc6) 23. bxc5 Bd3 24. Qb2 $1 Bxf1 25. Bxg7+ Kg8 26. Be5 Qf5 27.
cxb6 $1 Ba6 28. b7 Rab8 29. Bxb8 Rxb8 30. Rc7 Qd5 31. Qf6 $1 e5 (31... Qd1+ 32.
Kh2 (32. Ne1 $1 Qxe1+ 33. Kh2) 32... Qd6+ $2) (31... Qf5 32. Rc8+ $1 Rxc8 33.
bxc8=Q+ Bxc8 34. Qd8+) (31... Rf8 32. b8=Q) (31... Qd1+ 32. Ne1 $1 Qxe1+ 33.
Kh2 Rf8 34. b8=Q) 32. Qxa6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch U26"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. Bb2 Rc8 15.
Rad1 Na5 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. f4 f5 18. c4 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qe8 20. e4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4
fxe4 22. Qxe4 Qc6 23. Qc2 Rcd8 24. Rde1 Qd7 25. Rd1 Qc7 26. Rde1 Qf7 27. Bc3
Nc6 28. f5 exf5 29. e6 Qe7 30. Rxf5 Rxf5 31. Qxf5 Rd6 32. h3 Nd4 33. Bxd4 Rxd4
34. Qe5 Rd8 35. Rf1 Re8 36. Rf7 Qg5 37. Qe4 Qh5 38. Rd7 Qg5 39. Rxa7 Qf6 40.
Ra8 Kf8 41. Rxe8+ Kxe8 42. Qc6+ Kf8 43. Qc8+ Ke7 44. Qd7+ Kf8 45. g4 $1 Qe7 46.
Kg2 Qxd7 $2 47. exd7 Ke7 48. Kf3 Kxd7 49. Kf4 $1 (49. Ke4 Ke6 $1 $10) 49... Ke6
50. h4 g6 (50... Kd6 51. h5 $1) 51. Ke4 Kd6 52. h5 $1 g5 53. Kf5 b5 54. cxb5
Kd5 55. b6 Kc6 56. Ke4 Kxb6 57. Kd3 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Nd2 Bb7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O d6 13. Bf3 c5 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. Nf3 Nd7 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Qd6 Rad8 18. Rfd1 {'+/=' Bulletin.} Qc8 19. Qf4
Nf6 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. g4 Rfe8 {'?' Bulletin.} (21... Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 $10) 22.
h4 Nh7 23. Kg2 g5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Qh2 f6 26. Nf3 Qxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Kf7 28. Kg3
Nf8 29. a3 Ke7 30. Nd2 Ng6 31. Ne4 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Rh8 33. b4 Ne5 34. bxc5 Nxc4
35. Rc1 b5 36. a4 Na3 37. Rd1 f5 38. gxf5 exf5 39. Nd6 f4+ 40. exf4 gxf4+ 41.
Kg4 bxa4 42. c6 Nc2 43. c7 Ke6 44. Ne8 Rxe8 45. Rd8 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Nf6 $6 10. e3 a6 (10... Be7 $142 11. Bb5+ $14) 11. Bd3 Nd5 $6 (
11... Qd5 $142) 12. Bd2 $16 {><h7, /\ e4} Bd6 13. O-O {/\ 14.e4 Nf4 15.e5+-} f5
14. e4 fxe4 15. Bxe4 {עe8} Qd7 16. Bg5 $1 (16. Bxh7 O-O-O $132) 16... h6 17.
Bg6+ Kf8 18. Bd2 Qc6 19. Qd3 {/\ Nh4, Qh3} Ne7 20. Nh4 Qb5 (20... Nxg6 21.
Nxg6+ Kg8 22. Qh3 $18) 21. Qe3 Bd5 22. Bb4 $1 Kg8 23. Bxd6 cxd6 24. Rac1 $18
Qd7 25. Rc2 h5 (25... Bb7 26. Rc7 $1 $18) 26. Rfc1 Nxg6 27. Nxg6 Rh6 28. Rc8+
$1 (28. Rc8+ Rxc8 29. Rxc8+ Kf7 30. Rf8+ Kxg6 31. Qd3+ Kg5 32. Qg3#) 1-0

[Event "YUG Cup"]
[Site "Ulcinj"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qa2 Nc6 13. Bf4 Na5 14. Qe2 Rd8
15. Rad1 Bf8 16. h3 h6 17. a4 Qd7 18. Bb5 Qe7 19. Bg3 a6 20. Bd3 cxd4 21. cxd4
Nc6 22. Bc4 Na5 23. Bd3 Nc6 24. Bb1 Nb4 25. Bh4 g5 26. Bg3 Bg7 27. h4 g4 28.
Ne5 h5 29. f3 Nc6 30. fxg4 Nxd4 31. Qf2 Nc6 32. Nxc6 (32. Rxd8+ $16) 32... Bxc6
33. Bd6 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 35. Qxf7+ Kh8 36. Qxh5+ Kg8 37. e5 Qd4+ $8 38. Kh1
Bxg2+ $4 (38... Be4 $8 39. Qf7+ Kh8 $8 (39... Kh7 $4 40. Qf4 $1 $18) 40. Qh5+ (
40. Qf4 $4 Rf8 $19) 40... Kg8 41. Qf7+ $11) 39. Kxg2 Qd5+ 40. Kg1 Qd4+ 41. Kg2
Qd2+ 42. Rf2 Qh6 43. Qxh6 Bxh6 44. Rf6 $18 Be3 45. Kf3 Bc5 46. Ba2 b5 47. Bxe6+
Kh8 48. g5 bxa4 49. g6 Kg7 50. h5 Kh6 51. Rf7 Rf8 52. Kg4 Rxf7 53. gxf7 Kg7 54.
Ba2 Kf8 55. h6 a3 56. Kg5 Bb4 57. Kf6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Greenville"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Whitehead, Jay E"]
[Black "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1983.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 (7. Qc2 Nd7
8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. Bb2 $5 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxc2 13. Bxc2 Ba6
14. O-O-O $5) 7... Be7 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qe2
O-O 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. e4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bf6 16. Rad1 Na5 (16... Nxd4 $2 17. Bxd4
Bxd4 18. Bb5 e5 19. Nxe5 Qe7 20. Nd7 $18) 17. Rfe1 (17. h4 Bxh4 18. g3) 17...
g6 (17... Bc6 $1 18. d5 Ba4 19. e5 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 (20. Qe4 $5) 20... Bh4) 18. h4
$1 {Portisch,L-Christiansen,L/London/1982/} Bc6 (18... Bxh4 $2 19. d5 $1 exd5
20. Qd2 $1 (20. Qe3 $6 Bf6 21. Qh6 d4 $1 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Ng5 Bxf2+ 24. Kf1
Qxg5 25. Qxg5 Bxe1) (20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. exd5 Qg5 $1) 20... Bf6 21. e5 Bg7 22. e6
fxe6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nd4) (18... Bg7 $6 19. h5 Qe7 20. Qe3 a6 21. Rc1) 19.
Ba6 (19. d5 $1 exd5 (19... Ba4 20. e5 $1 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 Bg7 22. dxe6 Qe7 23.
exf7+ Rxf7 24. Ng5) (19... Bxb2 20. dxc6 Bc3 21. Ba6 Qc7 22. Bxc8 Bxe1 23. Bd7
Bc3 24. Rc1 $1 (24. e5 $2 Nxc6 25. Qc4 Rd8 $1 26. Rd6 Bxe5 $1 27. Rxc6 Rxd7 $1)
) 20. e5 Bg7 21. e6) 19... Ba4 $5 (19... Bb7 $1 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21. Qa6 Na5 $1)
20. Bxc8 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 Qxc8 22. d5 $1 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 exd5 24. exd5 Qf5 $6 (24...
Nc4 $2 25. Qf6 (25. Qb4 a5) 25... Qd8) 25. d6 $1 Rd8 26. Qc3 $4 (26. h5 $1 Qxh5
$2 (26... Nc4 27. Qc3 $1 Nxd6 (27... Rxd6 28. Re1 $1 Qc8 29. h6 f6 30. Ng5 $1)
28. h6 f6 29. Qb3+ Kh8 30. Qe3 Qd7 31. Ng5 $1) (26... gxh5 $1 27. Ne5 $1) 27.
Qf6 Nc6 28. d7) 26... Nb7 27. Qc6 (27. d7 $2 Nc5 28. Ne5 Qe6 $1) (27. Qc7 Rd7 (
27... Qd7 $1) 28. Qc8+ Kg7 29. Nd4 Qh5 (29... Qg4 30. f3) 30. Ne6+ Kf6 31. Re1
$1) 27... Qd7 28. Ne5 Qxc6 29. Nxc6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 (30. Rc1 $1 a6 31. Ne7+ Kg7
32. Nc8 $10) 30... Nxd6 31. Nxa7 Kg7 $1 32. Nc6 Kf6 33. a4 Nb7 $1 34. f4 Ke6
35. g4 Nc5 $1 36. a5 Kd6 37. Ne5 bxa5 38. Nc4+ (38. Nxf7+ Kd5) 38... Kc6 39.
Nxa5+ $4 Kb5 0-1

[Event "Oberliga Bayern 9495"]
[Site "Bayern"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.3"]
[White "Grundherr, Martin"]
[Black "Menacher, Manfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1994.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Pang/Rosenheim SG"]
[BlackTeam "Regensburg DJK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd3 (9. Nb3) (9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bd2 a6 12. b4 $2 Bd6 $1 13. g3
Nf6 14. Be2 Rc8 {Timman-Polugaevski,Reykjavik 1987}) 9... Nc6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11.
b4 Be7 12. Be2 Qc7 13. O-O a5 14. Rb1 axb4 15. axb4 O-O 16. Rd1 d6 17. Bf4 Ra3
(17... Rfc8 18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Nxe4 $10) 18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qb7 (19...
Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Rbd1 Ra2 23. Bf1 $16) 20. b5 $16 Rxc3 21.
bxc6 Qc8 22. Rxb6 Nxe4 23. Qe5 $1 f5 24. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 $6 7. gxf3 Bg7 8.
f4 Nc6 (8... O-O 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. e3 Na5 11. Ne2 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O Qd7 14.
Bd2 Nc4 15. Bb4 Rfc8 16. b3 Nd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Bh3 Re8 19. b4 $16) 9. e3 Ne7
10. Bg2 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Bh3 Ne8 14. Bd2 Nd6 15. Rac1 c6 16.
Ne2 a5 17. a4 Ra7 18. Rfd1 Re8 19. b4 Nc4 20. bxa5 bxa5 21. Qa2 Bf8 22. Rb1 Nc8
23. Nc1 N8d6 24. Nd3 Qh4 25. Bg2 Qh5 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. fxe5 Nc4 28. Rdc1 Qg4 29.
h3 Qe6 30. Bf1 Nxd2 31. Qxd2 Bb4 32. Qe2 h5 33. Qf3 Rc7 {/\ ...c6-c5} 34. Rc2
Ree7 35. Rbc1 Ba3 36. Rd1 Kg7 37. e4 dxe4 $4 38. Qxa3 1-0

[Event "NED-ch51"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.06.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Bykhovsky,Av"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1996.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4
(8. Bd2 $5 Nd7 9. e4 N5f6 10. Rd1 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Bd6 13. Be2 O-O 14.
O-O $14 {Vyzmanavin,A-Mitenkov,A/Elista/1995/1:0/39/}) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O
10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Bf4 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Rd8 15. d5 $5 {N/} (
15. Qe3 Nc6 16. Rfd1 Na5 17. h4 Nc4 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. cxd4 Bxa3 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21.
Rxa3 Nc4 22. Rg3 $13 {Arbakov,V-Levin,F/Berlin/1:0/31/}) 15... c4 16. Qe2 exd5
17. exd5 Bf6 18. d6 Qf5 19. Bg3 Nd7 20. Qxc4 (20. Qxc4 Rdc8 21. Qa6 Bxc3 $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Seville op 41st"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "2016.01.16"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Black "Fernandez Romero, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qc2 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bf4
c6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4+ Qe7 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. O-O Nf6 14. Qe1 Nd5
15. Qd2 Qd8 16. Rfe1+ Be7 17. Bc4 O-O 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Rac1 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8
21. Qe3 {Diagrama [#]} Bf6 $6 {Diagrama [#]} (21... Re8 $11) 22. Be5 {Buscando
un medio juego con un Cf3 superior al Ac8} Bf5 $2 ({era necesario} 22... Bg7
23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qe5+ Kg8) 23. Qh6 $18 {resulta que la amenaza Cg5 para dar
mate en h7 o g7 no tiene defensa} Bxe5 24. Ng5 Qxg5 25. Qxg5 Bxd4 26. Qd2 Bf6
27. Qxd5 Bxb2 28. a4 Rc8 29. h4 Bf6 30. g3 Kg7 31. Rd1 {No se puede construir
un kunker porque tarde o temprano el blanco entregará la torre contra un
alfil o entrará por la 8ª o la 7ª} Rc5 32. Qd6 Rc4 33. a5 bxa5 34. Qa6 Ra4
35. Qxa7 Ra2 36. Re1 {Diagrama [#] Listo pata Te8 y Dc5 o para TxAe6} a4 37.
Re8 h5 38. Qc5 Kh7 39. Qf8 Be6 40. Rxe6 fxe6 41. Qxf6 a3 42. Qxe6 Ra1+ 43. Kg2
Kh6 44. Qg8 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.01"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After losing the 4th game in a terrible way I was essentially in a must-win
situation in this game.  Nachdem ich die 4. Partie auf schreckliche Weise
verloren hatte, war ich in dieser Partie im Grunde zum Siegen verdonnert.} 1.
d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 {Since I fared so well with this structure in the 3rd game I felt
that it might be an idea to try and get the same structure again. Da ich mit
dieser Struktur in der 3. Partie so gut gefahren war, hatte ich das Gefühl, es
wäre vielleicht eine Idee zu versuchen, selbige noch einmal zu bekommen.} O-O
10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 (11... Qc8 {intending Ba6 is a more solid alternative.
mit der Absicht Ba6 ist eine solidere Alternative.}) 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Bb2 (13.
e5 {is the main alternative and was played in Gelfand-Carlsen, Biel 05, but
white didn't get much of an advantage there. ist die Hauptalternative und
wurde in Gelfand-Carlsen, Biel 05, gespielt, allerdings holte Weiß dort keinen
besonderen Vorteil heraus.}) 13... c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. Bc1 {I hadn't devoted so
much time to c4 during my preparation, and this move was found over the board.
The idea is however very logical. Der Fortsetzung ...c4 hatte ich während
meiner Vorbereitung nicht so viel Zeit gewidmet, und dieser Zug wurde am Brett
gefunden. Die Idee ist allerdings sehr logisch.} a5 16. Rb1 Ba6 $6 (16... b4 $1
{was the logical follow-up. After war die logische Folge. Nach} 17. axb4 axb4
18. cxb4 Ra2 {Black has very reasonable compensation. White should probably
play hat Schwarz sehr ordentliche Kompensation. Weiß sollte wahrscheinlich} 19.
Bg5 {with a double-edged game. ziehen mit zweischneidigem Spiel.}) 17. e5 b4 $2
{This has to be considered a mistake, but even after e.g. Dies muss man als
Fehler sehen, doch auch nach z.B.} (17... Rfe8 18. Ng5 Nf8 19. Qh5 Bxg5 20.
Bxg5 {White is better, as Black has little counterplay. steht Weiß besser, da
Schwarz wenig Gegenspiel hat.}) (17... Rfb8 18. d5 $5 $40) 18. axb4 axb4 19.
Bg5 $6 (19. Rxb4 $1 {winning a clear pawn was better. , was einen klaren
Bauern gewinnt, war besser.} Bxb4 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (20... Kh8 {is better but
insufficient: ist besser, aber unzureichend:} 21. Ng5 g6 22. Qf3 $1 Kg7 23.
Bxg6 $1 $18) 21. Ng5+ Kg8 (21... Kg6 22. Qe4+ f5 23. exf6+ Kxf6 (23... Kh5 24.
Qh7+ Kg4 25. h3#) 24. Qxe6#) 22. Qh5 Rfe8 23. Qxf7+ {I saw this far, but after
considering moves like cxb4 for a short while, I decided that there was no
more than a perpetual. But White has the simple yet elegant So weit hatte ich
gesehen, doch nach dem kurzen Erwägen von Zügen wie cxb4 beschloss ich, dass
es nicht mehr als Dauerschach gibt. Doch Weiß hat das einfache, aber elegante}
Kh8 24. Re1 $1 {when there is no other defence against Re3-h3 than Nf8 or Nxe5,
giving up the queen and leaving White with a completely winning position.
wonach gegen Re3-h3 keine andere Verteidigung vorhanden ist als Nf8 oder Nxe5,
was die Dame gibt und Weiß eine komplette Gewinnstellung überlässt.}) 19... Nb6
20. Qe4 g6 21. Qh4 Ra7 {This is the kind of position where White must have
something, but after considering moves like Rxb4 for a while, I got so
confused that I decided to play it safe. Dies ist die Art von Stellung, wo
Weiß etwas haben muss, doch nachdem ich eine Zeit lang an Zügen wie Rxb4
überlegt hatte, wurde ich so verwirrt, dass ich beschloss, auf Nummer sicher
zu gehen.} 22. Bf6 $6 (22. Rxb4 Bxb4 (22... Nd5 {I thought that Black could
probably defend here, but now I cannot really imagine how... Ich dachte, dass
Schwarz sich hier wahrscheinlich verteidigen könnte, jetzt aber kann ich mir
nicht wirklich vorstellen wie...} 23. Ra4 $16) 23. Bf6 Rb8 24. cxb4 {with a
decisive-looking attack. mit entscheidend wirkendem Angriff.} (24. Ng5 h5 25.
Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qe4 Qf7 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28. cxb4 Nd5 {is less clear. ist weniger
klar.})) 22... Bxf6 23. exf6 Nd5 24. Be4 Qf4 25. Bxd5 Qxh4 26. Nxh4 exd5 27.
Rxb4 {Luckily, my advantage is still very big, and I was convinced that I
would be able to convert it in the end. Zum Glück ist mein Vorteil noch immer
sehr groß, und ich war überzeugt, ihn am Ende verwerten zu können.} Bc8 28. Rb6
{This move is nessecary in order to prevent Ra6. Dieser Zug ist nötig, um Ra6
zu verhindern.} Ra3 29. Rc1 Be6 30. Nf3 Rfa8 31. h4 h6 32. Ne5 Ra1 {The only
chance. Die einzige Chance.} 33. Rxa1 $1 {I calculated for a while and came to
the conclusion that White is winning, but my calculation wasn't entirely
accurate. Ich rechnete eine Weile und kam zu dem Schluss, dass Weiß gewinnt,
allerdings war meine Berechnung nicht ganz genau.} (33. Rbb1 {is a move I
considered for a while, but I was a bit worried about ist ein Zug, an dem ich
eine Weile überlegte, aber ich machte mir ein bisschen Sorgen wegen} R1a3 $1 (
33... Rxb1 34. Rxb1 Ra3 35. Rc1 {is worse - White protects c3 and will have
all the time in the world to improve his position. ist schlechter - Weiß deckt
c3 und wird alle Zeit der Welt haben, seine Stellung zu verbessern.})) 33...
Rxa1+ 34. Kh2 Ra3 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. f4 $1 {A not very obvious move, but the
only winning one. Nicht sehr offensichtlich, aber der einzige Gewinnzug.} (36.
Rf8 {This obvious move doesn't give White a winning advantage: Dieser
offensichtliche Zug gibt Weiß keinen Gewinnvorteil:} Rxc3 37. Nxf7 Bxf7 38.
Rxf7+ Kg8 39. Rg7+ (39. Rd7 Rd3 40. Rxd5 Kf7 $14) 39... Kf8 40. Rxg6 Rd3 {
is not better for White anymore. ist nicht mehr besser für Weiß.}) 36... Rxc3
37. h5 gxh5 38. Rf8 {Now the point of f4 is clear. White will get a passed
pawn on f6, which is supported by a very strong knight and will lead to a
decisive gain of material. Nun ist die Pointe von f4 klar. Weiß wird einen
Freibauern auf f6 erhalten, der von einem bärenstarken Springer gestützt ist
und zu entscheidendem Materialgewinn führen wird.} Ra3 39. f5 Bxf5 40. Rxf7+
Kg8 {I had seen this far when I went for Rxa1, but I had to stop and think
here, as White at first doesn't seem to have anything better than perpetual
check. However, I quickly found the winning idea.  So weit hatte ich bei 32.
Rxa1 gesehen, doch hier musste ich einhalten und überlegen, da Weiß auf den
ersten Blick nicht mehr als Dauerschach zu haben scheint. Doch schnell fand
ich die Gewinnidee.} 41. Rg7+ Kf8 42. Rb7 Ra8 43. Kg3 $1 {The king is included
in the game with lethal effect. The poor black bishop is forced away from f5,
which is the only square where it protects the crucial squares d7 and g6. Der
König wird mit tödlicher Wirkung ins Spiel eingeschaltet. Der arme schwarze
Läufer wird von f5 vertrieben, welches das einzige Feld ist, wo er die
kritischen Felder d7 und g6 schützt.} Rd8 (43... c3 {is one move too late:
kommt einen Zug zu spät:} 44. Kf4 c2 45. Kxf5 c1=Q 46. Ng6+ Ke8 (46... Kg8 47.
Rg7#) 47. f7+ Kd8 48. f8=Q#) 44. Kf4 Be4 45. g3 {The simplest for a human
being. Für einen Menschen am einfachsten.} (45. Nf7 $1 {followed by Nxh6 and
Rg7-g8 is better, but the text is much simpler. nebst Nxh6 und Rg7-g8 ist
besser, doch der Text ist viel simpler.}) 45... c3 46. Rf7+ Kg8 47. Rg7+ Kf8
48. Nd7+ Rxd7 49. Rxd7 {The c-pawn is stopped and there is no stopping the
f6-pawn. This was obviously a very important win for me, and actually achieved
quite smoothly. It has to be said, however, that this wasn't Levon's best day.
Der c-Bauer wird gestoppt, und der f6-Bauer ist nicht aufzuhalten. Dies war
offensichtlich ein sehr wichtiger Sieg für mich, und er wurde eigentlich recht
glatt errrungen. Allerdings muss gesagt werden, dass Levon nicht seinen besten
Tag hatte.} 1-0

[Event "Isle of Lewis"]
[Site "Isle of Lewis"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Motwani, Paul"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Chandler,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 (7...
Bc6 8. Qc2 {/\Ne5} Bb7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 c6 13.
e3 Nd7 14. Bd3 g6 15. h4 h6 16. h5 g5 17. Bf5 f6 18. Nh2 Rc8 19. Ng4 Rc7 20.
Bxd7+ Rxd7 21. Qg6+ Kd8 22. Qxf6 Qxf6 23. Nxf6 {Chernosvitov,A-Tomic,D/
Dortmund op-A (05) ;TD 93\06 1993/1-0 (49)}) (7... Qd7 8. Qc2 $1 {/\Ne5}) (7...
Nbd7 8. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bh3 $14 c6 $2 12. Nxd5 $18) 8.
Bxf6 Bxf6 9. e4 dxc4 (9... dxe4 $5 10. Nxe4 Bxd4 11. O-O-O e5 12. c5 (12. Nxe5
O-O 13. Nf3 c5 14. Ng3 Qf6 $36) 12... bxc5 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Qc2 O-O 15. Qxc5
$13) 10. Qxc4 O-O 11. Rd1 Nd7 (11... Ba6 12. Qa4 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 {/\g3,Kg2}) 12.
e5 Be7 13. Bd3 Qb8 $1 {/\c5} 14. Be4 a5 15. Qd3 h6 16. Qe3 b5 17. O-O Rc8 (
17... b4 $142 18. Na4 Ba6 19. Rfe1 (19. Bxc6 $2 Bxf1 20. Bxa8 Bb5 $17) 19...
Qb5 20. Bc2 Rfd8 $13) 18. Ne2 c5 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Nb6 22.
Rdd1 Nc4 23. Qc3 a4 24. Nf4 $6 Re8 (24... Bd8 $142 25. Rd5 Ba5 26. Qc2 Ra7 $13)
25. Rd7 Nb6 26. Rdd1 Bf8 27. Rfe1 b4 28. Qc1 c4 29. axb4 (29. e6 $142 $1 c3 30.
exf7+ Kxf7 31. Rxe8 Qxe8 32. axb4 Bxb4 33. bxc3 $16) 29... Bxb4 30. Re4 Qb7 31.
Qc2 Rad8 32. Red4 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Bc5 34. Rd1 Qc6 $2 (34... a3 $142 35. bxa3 Bxa3
36. e6 fxe6 37. Qg6 Qe7 $13) 35. e6 $1 Qc7 (35... fxe6 $2 36. Qg6 $1 Qc8 (36...
Bf8 37. Nh5 Nd5 38. Ne5 $18) 37. Nh5 Re7 38. Ne5 Nd5 39. Rxd5 $1 exd5 40. Nf6+
Kf8 41. Qf7+ $1 Rxf7 42. Ng6#) 36. Qf5 {/\ef7, Rd7} f6 37. Nh5 Kh8 38. Qg6 Rg8
39. Nh4 Nc8 (39... Qe5 40. Qc2 $1 Qxh5 41. Ng6+ Kh7 42. Nf8+ Kh8 43. Qh7#) 40.
Qe4 $2 (40. Nxf6 $142 $1 gxf6 41. Rd7 Qxh2+ 42. Kxh2 Rxg6 43. Nxg6+ $18) (40.
Qf7 $142 $1 Ne7 (40... Qxf7 41. exf7 Rf8 42. Ng6+ $18) 41. Ng6+ Kh7 42. Nxf6#)
40... Ne7 41. Rd7 Qa5 42. Rxe7 f5 43. Nxf5 (43. Qe5 $142 $1 Bxf2+ 44. Kxf2 Qxe5
45. Ng6+ $18) 43... Bxe7 $2 (43... Qd2 $1 44. Qb1 Qxf2+ 45. Kh1 Bxe7 46. Nxe7
Rb8 47. Ng6+ (47. Nf4 g5 48. Neg6+ Kg8 49. Ne5 Qxf4 50. Nd7 Rf8 51. Qg6+ Kh8
52. Qxh6+ Kg8 53. Qg6+ Kh8 $10) 47... Kg8 48. Ne7+ Kf8 49. Ng6+ $13 Kg8 50. Qd1
Qxb2 51. e7 Kf7 52. Qd5+ Kxg6 53. Nf4+ Kh7 54. Qe4+ Kg8 55. e8=Q+ Rxe8 56.
Qxe8+ Kh7 57. Qe4+ Kh8 58. Ng6+ Kg8 59. Qxc4+ $14) 44. Nxe7 Re8 45. Ng6+ (45.
Nf4 $142 $18 Rxe7 46. Ng6+) 45... Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7
(7... Bc6 8. Qb3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. e3 Bb7 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Be2 Qc8 13. O-O
c5 14. Qa2 h6 15. Bh4 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rc1 Qb8 18. Rfd1 $14 {Tunik,
G-Aseev,K/St-Peterburg/1994/0,5/44/}) (7... Nbd7 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10.
g3 c5 11. Bh3 a6 12. dxc5 bxc5 (12... b5 13. Qb4 $1) 13. e4 d4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Ra7 16. O-O O-O 17. Qc6 Qc8 18. Rac1 Rc7 19. Bxd7 $1 Rxc6 20. dxc6 Qc7 21.
Rxc5 $18 {Van Weli,L-Jonsson,B/Akureyri/1994/1|0/30/}) (7... Nfd7 8. Bxe7 Qxe7
9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. e3 c5 13. Be2 a6 14. Bf3 Qe6 15. O-O
Rac8 16. Rad1 Rfd8 $10 {Bykhovsky,Av-Vladimirov,E/Gausdal/1991/0|1/69/}) (7...
c6 $5 8. Bxf6 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Nxc3 10. Qxc6+ Nxc6 11. Bxd8 Nb5 12. Bg5
Ncxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Rd1 Nb3 $1 15. e3 O-O 16. f3 Rfc8 $10 {Stohl,
I-Korchnoi,V/Tilburg/1993/0|1/53/}) 8... Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2
Na6 12. O-O Nc7 13. Rfd1 Re8 14. e3 Qd6 15. Rac1 g6 16. Ne2 Ne6 $10 {Piket,
J-Sokolov,I/Amsterdam/1994/0,5/24/}) 8. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 9. Nb5 Kd8 10. cxd5 Nxd5 $5
{/N/} (10... Bxd5 $5 11. e3 a6 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Be2 h6 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Ne5 Ke7
16. O-O g5 17. Bg3 h5 $10 {Poluljahov,A-Sokolov,A/YUG/1994/0,5/18/}) 11. e4
N5f6 12. Bf4 Bxe4 13. Bxc7+ Ke8 14. Be2 a6 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Bxd6 Bd5 17. Nd2 (
17. O-O Ne4 18. Bf4 Ke7 19. Rfc1 Rhc8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Bxa6 Rc2 $132) 17...
Nb8 (17... Bxg2 $6 18. Rg1 Be4 19. Nxe4 $1 (19. Rxg7 Bg6 $13) 19... Nxe4 20.
Bf3 Ndf6 21. Rxg7 Rc8 22. Be5 Rc2 23. Rg2 Rf8 24. Be2 $16) 18. Bxb8 $1 (18. Bc7
Nfd7 (18... Nc6 19. Bxb6 Rb8 20. Bc5 Rxb2 21. Bxa6) 19. Bf3 Nc6 20. Bxd5 exd5
21. Nf3 Rc8 22. Bd6 f6 $10) 18... Rxb8 19. Rc1 (19. Bxa6 b5 20. a4 bxa4 21.
Rxa4 Rxb2) 19... b5 20. Nf3 Ke7 21. Rc7+ Nd7 22. Kd2 (22. Ne5 Rhd8 23. Kd2 f6
24. Nxd7 (24. Nc6+ Kd6 $1) 24... Rxd7 $10) 22... f6 23. Rhc1 $14 Rb7 24. Ne1
Rxc7 (24... Kd6 25. R7c3 $1 $14) 25. Rxc7 Ra8 (25... Kd6 $5 26. Ra7 Ra8 27.
Rxa8 Bxa8 28. Kc3 Kc7 29. g3 Kb6 30. Nd3 $14) 26. Nd3 Kd6 (26... Bxg2 $6 27.
Nc5 Rd8 28. Nxa6 Kd6 29. Bxb5) 27. Rc1 Nb6 28. Nc5 (28. Nf4 Nc4+ 29. Kc2 Rc8)
28... g5 (28... Nc4+ 29. Kc3 g5 30. b3) 29. f3 (29. g3 $5) 29... Nc4+ 30. Bxc4
$1 bxc4 (30... Bxc4 31. Ne4+ Ke7 32. b3 Bxb3 33. Rc7+ $16) 31. Ne4+ Ke7 (31...
Bxe4 $5 32. fxe4 Rb8 33. Kc2 (33. Rc2 Rb3 34. Kc1 Re3) 33... f5 $132) 32. b3 $1
Bxe4 (32... Rc8 $6 33. Ke3 $1 h6 34. Nd2 c3 35. Nc4 Bxc4 36. Rxc3 $16) (32...
cxb3 33. Rc7+ Kf8 34. Rxh7 Bxe4 35. fxe4 Kg8 36. Rb7 $16) 33. fxe4 cxb3 {
HechT: T-T Motive: B-Schwächen beiderseits, aktiverer wK, Suche nach besserer
weißer Verteidigung} 34. Rc7+ Kd6 35. Rb7 (35. Rxh7 $6 Rc8 $1) 35... e5 36. d5
(36. Rb6+ Kc7 37. Rxb3 exd4 38. Kd3 Rd8 39. Rb4 Kc6 $10) 36... f5 37. Kd3 Rf8
38. Rb6+ (38. Rxb3 $2 fxe4+ 39. Kxe4 Rf4+ 40. Ke3 Kxd5) 38... Kc5 39. Rxb3
fxe4+ 40. Kxe4 Rf2 41. Rc3+ $1 (41. Rg3 Re2+ 42. Kd3 Ra2 43. Rxg5 Kxd5) 41...
Kd6 42. Rc6+ Kd7 43. Rh6 Re2+ (43... Rxg2 44. Rxh7+ Kd6 45. Rh6+ Kd7 46. Kxe5)
44. Kf3 Rd2 45. Rxh7+ Kd6 46. Rg7 Rd3+ $1 (46... Ra2 {Hecht} 47. Rg6+ Kxd5 48.
Rxa6 e4+ 49. Kg3 Kd4 $13) 47. Ke4 (47. Ke2 Rxa3 48. Rxg5 Kxd5 49. h4 Kd4 50. h5
e4 $10) 47... Rd4+ 48. Kf5 e4 (48... Rf4+ $5 49. Kxg5 Rf2 50. Kh4 e4 51. Kg3 e3
52. Rg8 Kxd5 53. Re8 Kd4 54. h4 Rf1 55. h5 Kd3 56. Rd8+ $10) 49. Rg8 e3 (49...
Kxd5 50. Re8 $1 Ra4 (50... Rd2 $4 51. Rd8+) 51. Re5+ Kd6 52. Rxe4 Rxa3 53. Kxg5
$18) (49... Rxd5+ 50. Kxe4 Ra5 51. Kf3 (51. h3 $6 Ke6 52. Kf3 Kf7 $6 (52... Kf6
$1 53. Rf8+ Kg6 $10) 53. Rd8 Kf6 54. Rd3 Kf5 55. g4+ $16) 51... Rxa3+ 52. Kg4
Ra2 53. Kh3 Ra5 54. g3 Ke6 55. Kg4 Kf6 $2 (55... Kf7 $1 56. Rc8 (56. Rxg5 $4
Rxg5+ 57. Kxg5 a5 $19) 56... Rb5 $10) 56. Kh5 Ra2 57. h3 Rh2 58. Kg4 a5 59. Ra8
$18) 50. Re8 Rxd5+ 51. Kf6 Rd2 52. g4 Rxh2 (52... e2 53. Kxg5 Kd5 54. h4 Kd4
55. h5 Kd3 56. h6 Rd1 57. h7 $18) 53. Rxe3 Rh8 54. Rd3+ (54. Rd3+ Kc6 55. Kxg5
$18) 1-0

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Be2 Be7 10. Be3 a6 11. g4 $6 {N/} (11. O-O Qc7 12. Rac1 Nbd7 13. f3 Rc8
14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Bf1 Rfe8 16. Qf2 Qb8 $132 {Farago,I-Lerner,K/Genoa/1989/0,5/
19/}) 11... Nfd7 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. f4 Qb8 15. g5 O-O (15... b5 $5
16. h4 b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. h5 Rb8 $36) 16. h4 b5 17. h5 b4 18. axb4 Qxb4 19.
g6 (19. Rhg1 Rab8 $36) 19... Bf6 20. gxf7+ (20. gxh7+ Kh8 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4
Nc5 $36) 20... Rxf7 21. Bd3 Bxc3 (21... Rb8 22. e5 dxe5 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Be4
$13) 22. Qxc3 (22. bxc3 Qa3+ 23. Kd2 Ba4 24. Qc1 Qa2+ 25. Bc2 Nc5 $17) 22...
Qxc3+ 23. bxc3 Nc5 24. Bxc5 dxc5 $17 25. Rh4 Rd8 (25... Raf8 26. f5 exf5 27.
exf5 Bd7 28. Be4 $1) 26. Bc2 Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 a5 28. Kc1 e5 (28... Rb7 $5 29. Rh2
a4 30. Rd2 a3 31. Rd8+ Kf7 32. Ra8 Rb1+ 33. Kxb1 Bxa8 34. Ka2 e5 35. f5 Kf6 36.
Kxa3 Bc6 37. Kb2 Kg5 38. Kc1 h6 39. Kd2 Kf4 $19) 29. f5 Rf6 (29... h6 $5) 30.
Rh2 Rd6 31. Kb2 Kf8 (31... h6 $5) 32. Ka3 Be8 (32... h6 33. Ba4 Bxe4 34. Re2
Bxf5 35. Rxe5 $14) 33. Ba4 Bf7 34. Bc2 (34. Bb5 $5 Rd1 (34... Ke7 $5 35. Ka4
Rd3 36. Kxa5 Rxc3 37. Kb6 Bxc4 38. Kxc5 Bxb5+ 39. Kxb5 Re3 40. h6 $10) 35. h6
Re1 $6 (35... gxh6 36. Rxh6 Kg7 37. Rc6 h5 $36) 36. Rd2 $22 gxh6 37. f6) 34...
Bxc4 35. Bb3 (35. Ka4 h6 $22 36. Kxa5 Ra6#) 35... Rd3 $1 36. Kb2 (36. Bxc4
Rxc3+ 37. Bb3 c4 38. Ka4 cxb3 39. Kxa5 Re3 $19) 36... Bb5 (36... Bxb3 37. Kxb3
Re3 38. Rh4 a4+ 39. Kc4 $6 (39. Kxa4 Rxc3 40. Kb5 Kf7 41. Kc6 c4 42. Kd5 Kf6
43. h6 $10) 39... a3 40. Kb3 a2 $17) 37. Bd5 h6 38. Rf2 Re3 (38... Ke7 39. Rg2
Kf8 40. Rf2) (38... Be8 $5) 39. c4 Be8 40. f6 Bxh5 41. fxg7+ Kxg7 42. Rf5 Bg4
43. Rxe5 Kf6 44. Re8 a4 45. Ra8 a3+ 46. Ka2 (46. Rxa3 Rxa3 47. Kxa3 Ke5 48. Bf7
h5 $19) 46... Ke5 (46... h5 $5) 47. Rc8 Kf4 48. e5 Bd1 49. Bc6 (49. Rxc5 Bb3+
50. Kxa3 Bxc4+ 51. Kb4 Bxd5 52. Rxd5 Rxe5 53. Rd6 h5 54. Rh6 Kg4 55. Kc4 h4 56.
Kd4 Rg5 57. Ke3 Kg3 $19) 49... Bb3+ 50. Kxa3 Bxc4+ 51. Ka4 Rxe5 $19 52. Rf8+
Kg5 53. Ka5 Be2 54. Rg8+ Kf4 55. Rf8+ Ke3 56. Rh8 h5 0-1

[Event "Moscow International"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1982.05.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Black "Szekely, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1982.05.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O b5 (11... Nbd7 $5 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bf4 $6 (13.
h3 $5) 13... Qe7 14. e4 Ng4 $15 {Kramnik,V-Timman,J/Linares/1993/1/2-1/2/82/})
12. Re1 Nbd7 13. h3 Qb6 14. e4 Rac8 15. Bf4 Nh5 $6 (15... Rfe8 $5) (15... b4 $6
16. Na4 Qb8 17. Nd2) 16. Be3 Rfe8 17. g4 $1 Nhf6 18. Nd2 $16 h5 (18... b4 $2
19. axb4 $18) 19. g5 Nh7 20. f4 Re7 (20... Qd8 21. Bf1 $1 {/\a4/}) 21. e5 $1
dxe5 (21... Ndf8 $6 22. e6 Rce8 23. f5 $18) 22. f5 gxf5 (22... Ree8 $5 23. Be4
Nhf8 24. f6 Bh8 25. Bg2 {/\Nde4/}) 23. Qxf5 e4 $6 (23... Qg6 $5 24. Be4 Qxf5
25. Bxf5 Nhf8 26. d6 Ree8 27. Nd5 $16) 24. Ndxe4 Qg6 25. Qxg6 fxg6 26. d6 Re5
27. Rad1 b4 (27... Rce8 28. Bf4 R5e6 29. Nd5 $18) 28. Nd5 Rxd5 (28... Kh8 29.
axb4 cxb4 30. Nxb4 $18) 29. Rxd5 Bxb2 30. Nxc5 $18 Rxc5 (30... Nxc5 31. Rxc5
bxa3 32. Bd5+ $18) 31. Rxc5 bxa3 32. Bd5+ Kg7 33. Rc7 Bb5 34. Rf1 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Panno, Oscar"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1980.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. e3 (5. d5 $5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5
g6) 5... g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Bb7 9. b4 (9. d5 $6 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8)
9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 (10. exd4 $5 d5 11. c5 bxc5 12. bxc5 Ne4 13. Bb2 Nc6 $13)
10... Nc6 (10... d6 {/\ a6, Nbd7}) 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 (11... dxc6 $5 12. Qc2 (12.
Bf3 $5 Ne4 $140 13. Bxe4 Bxc3 14. Ra2) 12... c5) 12. Bb2 d5 13. Qb3 dxc4 14.
Bxc4 Qe7 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. f3 Ne8 (16... Rxd1 $5 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ (18. e4
$5) 18... Qxd8 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kf8 21. Qxc6 Qd2) 17. Bb5 (17. e4 Bd4+
18. Kh1 Qf6 {/\ Rd7,Rad8}) (17. Ne2 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Nd6 19. Ba6) 17... Bxb5 18.
Nxb5 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Nd6 20. Nxd6 Rxd6 21. Rxd6 Qxd6 (21... Qxd6 22. Qc3 Rd8 23.
e4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.10.01"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Denmark"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DEN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. Bg5 (7. e4 $5
c5 8. d5 exd5 9. exd5 Bd6 10. Bxc4 O-O (10... Qe7+ $5 11. Be3 Ng4 12. O-O Nxe3
13. Qa4+ Nd7 14. Rfe1 O-O 15. Rxe3 Qd8 $132 {Solozhenkin,E-Aseev,K/St
Petersburg/1995/0,5/17/}) 11. O-O h6 12. Re1 a6 13. a4 Nbd7 14. b3 Qc7 15. h3
Ne5 16. Nh4 $13 {Lautier,J-Karpov,A/Groningen/1995/0,5/38/}) 7... a6 (7... Nbd7
8. e4 h6 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Rd1 b5 12. Ba2 c6 13. O-O Be7 14. e5 Nd5
15. Ne4 g6 16. Nfd2 $36 {Dreev,A-Razuvaev,Y/Moscow/1996/1|0/59/}) 8. e4 b5 9.
e5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 $6 (11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Be7 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Rd1 Nc6 16. Ne4 Qg7 17. Qc3 O-O-O $36 {Nestorovic,D-Timoshenko,G/
Belgrade/1995/0|1/46/}) 11... Nd5 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. h4 g4 14. Nfd2 c5 15. dxc5
Nxc5 16. h5 (16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 Qf6 $17) 16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qa5+ 18. Ke2 (
18. Nd2 O-O-O $17) (18. Qd2 Bb4 19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. axb4 Qxa1+ 21. Ke2 Bc6 $19)
18... O-O-O 19. Rd1 Be7 20. Qc1 Kb8 21. f3 Ka8 (21... gxf3+ 22. gxf3 Ka8 $17)
22. Bh4 (22. fxg4 Rhg8 23. Nf2 Bc5 $17) 22... Qc7 23. Bxe7 Nxe7 24. Nd6 Nf5 25.
Qf4 f6 26. Nxf5 (26. Nxb7 fxe5 27. Qxg4 Qxb7 $19) 26... Rxd1 27. Kxd1 fxe5 28.
Qe3 (28. Qxg4 Qd7+ 29. Kc1 exf5 $19) 28... exf5 29. fxg4 f4 30. Qc3 Rg8 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ligterink, Gert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 (7. Qc2 $5)
7... Ne4 8. Bg3 (8. Nxe4 Bxe4 (8... Bxh4 $6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bc2 d6
12. Ng3 Nd7 13. d5 $14 {Uhlmann,W-Minev,B/Liebenstein/1963/}) 9. Bg3 O-O 10.
Nd2 Bb7 11. Bd3 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Qg4 f5 15. Qe2 d6 $10 {
Uhlmann,W-Simagin,V/Zinnowitz/1965/}) 8... Bb4 9. Qc2 d6 10. Bd3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3
Nxg3 $6 (11... f5 $5 $10) 12. hxg3 Nd7 13. e4 Qe7 14. O-O (14. a4 a5 15. g4
O-O-O {/\e5/}) 14... O-O (14... O-O-O $5 {/\g5,h5,h4/}) 15. Nh4 $1 Qg5 (15...
c5 16. f4 Rac8 17. d5 $16) (15... g5 16. Nf3 Kg7 17. Nh2 {/\f4|^/}) (15... Rfe8
$5 16. f4 e5 17. Nf5 Qf8) 16. Rae1 Nf6 17. d5 (17. Re3 {/\f4/} Ng4 $1) (17. e5
Nd7 (17... dxe5 $4 18. Rxe5 $1 Qg4 19. Be2 $18) 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 Bxe4 20.
Qxe4 dxe5 21. Qc6 Qe7) 17... e5 (17... Rae8 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nf3 Qg4 20. Nxe5
Qg5 21. Re3 Ng4 (21... exd5 22. f4 Qh5 23. Be2) 22. Nxg4 Qxg4 23. dxe6 fxe6 (
23... Rxe6 24. Bf5) 24. Rfe1 $36) 18. Nf5 Nd7 19. f4 Qf6 20. Qd2 (20. Qe2 Rae8
21. Qg4 Bc8) 20... Rae8 21. Bc2 Nc5 22. Rf3 Bc8 (22... Ba6 $5 23. Ne3 exf4 24.
Rxf4 Qe5 25. Nf5 (25. Ng4 Qg5) 25... Bc8) 23. Ne3 exf4 24. Nf1 $1 (24. Rxf4 Qg5
) 24... Ba6 (24... Bg4 25. Rf2 {/\gf4}) 25. gxf4 Bxc4 26. e5 $1 dxe5 (26... Qd8
27. Qd4 Bxa2 28. c4 {/\Ra3/}) 27. fxe5 Qg5 (27... Qd8 28. Ne3 Bxa2 (28... Ba6
29. Nf5 $40) 29. Qd4 $36) 28. Qd4 Bxf1 (28... Bxa2 29. Rg3 Qd8 30. Ne3 {/\Nf5/}
) 29. Rfxf1 Rd8 30. c4 $16 Qe7 31. Qf4 Qg5 32. Qd4 Qe7 33. Qc3 (33. Rf5 Ne6 34.
Qe4 g6 $1 (34... Ng5 $4 35. Rxg5) 35. Rf6 Ng5) 33... Rfe8 34. Rf5 Qh4 $6 (34...
Nd7 $5 35. Re4 (35. e6 Nf6) (35. Qd3 Nf8) 35... Nf8 36. Qg3 $36) 35. Re3 Re7
36. Ref3 $1 {/\R3f4/} Red7 37. R3f4 Qe7 38. Qg3 Rf8 39. Rg4 $6 (39. Rh5 f6 (
39... Kh8 40. Rfh4 $18) 40. Qg6 $18) 39... f6 40. Rh4 $6 $138 {Black lost on
time.} (40. e6 Rd6 41. Rh5 Kh8 42. Rg6 $18) 40... fxe5 (40... fxe5 41. Rxh6 (
41. Rxe5 Qd6 {/\Re7}) 41... Rxf5 42. Bxf5 Rd6) 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Giardelli, Sergio Carlos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1980.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 (7. Qc2 $5)
7... Be7 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. e4 Nc6 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. O-O cxd4
14. cxd4 O-O 15. Qe2 Bf6 16. Rad1 Na5 17. Rfe1 (17. h4 $5 Bxh4 18. d5 exd5 19.
exd5 Bf6 20. Ne5 Rc5 21. d6 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Re8 23. f4 Nc6 {Yusupov,A-Sokolov,A/
Rotterdam/1989/0:1 (33)/ Inf 47/621/} 24. Qg4 (24. Qf2 $5) 24... Nxe5 25. fxe5
Rexe5 26. Bxh7+ Kxh7 27. Rxf7 $10) 17... Bc6 $6 (17... g6 18. Ne5 Bg7 19. Bb5
Qd6 20. h4 $14 {Komarov,D-Vladimirov,E/USR/1989/}) (17... Re8 18. h3 Bc6 (18...
Rc7 $5) 19. d5 Ba4 20. e5 $1 exd5 21. Bf5 Bxd1 22. Qxd1 Nc4 23. Ba1 Be7 24. e6
$36 {Aseev,K-Komarov,D/URS/1989/0:1 (40)/ Inf 48/668/}) 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 $2
(19. e5 $1 Be7 20. Bf5 Rc7 21. e6 $40) 19... Bxb2 20. Qxb2 (20. dxc6 Qf6 $17)
20... Ba4 21. Rd2 Nb3 22. Rdd1 (22. Rde2 Qxd5) 22... Na5 (22... Nc5 23. Bc2
Bxc2 24. Qxc2 {[]e5-c6@/}) 23. Rd2 Nb3 24. Rdd1 Na5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kavalek, Lubomir"]
[Black "Giardelli, Sergio Carlos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1980.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 (7. g3 Be7
8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bf4 c5 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Rad1 Ne4 13. dxc5 Rxc5 14.
Be3 Rc7 15. Bd4 Bf6 $1 $15 {Shirov,A-Epishin,V/Biel(izt)/1993/0,5 (70) Inf 52/
510/}) 7... Be7 8. Bxf6 $5 (8. e3 $5) 8... Bxf6 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Qe7 11. O-O
Rd8 12. Rc1 (12. b4 c5 $5 13. bxc5 bxc5 14. Rc1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxa3) 12... Nd7 (
12... c5 $5) 13. b4 Nf8 (13... c5 $5 14. dxc5 Bxc3 15. Rxc3 bxc5 16. bxc5 Nxc5
{[]e4/}) 14. Qb3 Ne6 15. Rfd1 c6 16. e3 Rac8 17. Ne1 $1 $14 Ng5 $6 (17... h5
$5) 18. b5 $1 c5 (18... cxb5 19. Nxb5 a6 20. Nc3 Qe6 21. Nd3 {[]f4/}) 19. Nxd5
Bxd5 20. Bxd5 cxd4 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. exd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 $1 Qxe1+ 24. Kg2 $16 g6
(24... Rc1 $2 25. Bxf7+ $1 $18) 25. Bc6 Qe6 26. Qd1 (26. Qxe6 Nxe6 27. Rd7 Rc7)
26... Qf6 27. Rd7 a5 28. Rd6 Ne6 $2 (28... Qe7 $5 29. Rd7 (29. Bd7 Rb8) 29...
Qf6 (29... Qxa3 30. Rd8+) 30. h4 (30. Qd6 Qxd6 31. Rxd6 Ne6 32. Bd5 Rd8 33.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 34. Kf3 Kg7 35. Ke4 Kf6 {[]e6/}) 30... Ne6 31. Qf3 $5 Qxf3+ 32.
Kxf3 Nc5 33. Rd6 Kg7 (33... Kf8 34. Bd5 Rb8 35. Rf6) 34. g4 $16) 29. Bd7 Rd8 (
29... Rc3 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. Rxb6 $18) 30. Bxe6 Rxd6 31. Qxd6 Qxe6 (31... fxe6
32. Qxb6 $18) 32. Qxe6 fxe6 33. Kf3 Kf7 34. Ke4 Kf6 35. f4 a4 36. g4 g5 (36...
h6 37. h4 Kf7 38. Ke5 Ke7 39. h5 gxh5 40. gxh5 Kf7 41. f5 exf5 42. Kxf5 $18)
37. fxg5+ $1 Kxg5 38. Ke5 $18 Kxg4 39. Kxe6 h5 40. Kd6 h4 41. Kc6 Kh3 (41...
Kh3 42. Kxb6 Kxh2 43. Ka5 h3 44. b6 Kg1 (44... Kg3 45. b7 h2 46. b8=Q+ $18) (
44... Kg2 45. b7 h2 46. b8=Q h1=Q 47. Qb7+ $18) 45. b7 h2 46. b8=Q h1=Q 47.
Qb1+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1980.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 Qe7 $6 (6... exd5 7.
cxd5 Bb7 8. e4 Qe7 9. Bd3 Nxd5 10. O-O Nc7 11. Nc3 $1 $44 {Cvitan,O-Short,N/
Mexico/1981/1:0/23/}) 7. Bg5 exd5 8. Bxf6 (8. Nc3 $1 Bxc4 9. e4 $3 $16 {
Kasparov,G-Van der Wiel,J/Graz/1981/1:0/53/}) 8... Qxf6 9. cxd5 g6 10. Nc3 Bg7
11. e4 Bxf1 12. e5 Qe7 13. Kxf1 O-O 14. Nb5 $6 (14. Re1 d6 15. e6 Na6 16. h4
Nc7 17. h5 $1 Rae8 (17... Bxc3 $2 18. Qxc3 Nxd5 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Ng5 $18 {
Rodriguez,R-Chen De/Hangzhou/1981/}) 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Nh4 $16 {P.Nikolic/})
14... a6 $6 (14... Bxe5 $5 15. d6 (15. Re1 d6 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. d6 Qd7 18. Nc7
Nc6 19. Nxa8 Rxa8 $44) 15... Bxd6 16. Qd2 Be5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Re1 Qf5 19. Nc7
Nc6 $44) 15. Nc7 Ra7 16. d6 Qd8 17. Re1 Nc6 18. h4 Rxc7 (18... h5 $5) (18... h5
$14) 19. dxc7 Qxc7 20. Qe4 Re8 21. h5 Nxe5 22. h6 $1 Bh8 23. Nxe5 $2 (23. Rh4
$1 d6 24. Qd5 Rf8 25. Rhe4 (25. Ng5 {P he4,f4/} Bf6 $1) 25... b5 (25... Nxf3
26. gxf3 {P e8, e7-/+/}) 26. b3 $16) (23. Rh4 $1 $16 {P d5, he4}) 23... Qxe5 (
23... Rxe5 $4 24. Qa8+) 24. Qxe5 (24. Rh4 d5 $17) (24. Rh4 $15) 24... Rxe5 25.
Rd1 d5 26. Rh3 Kf8 $17 27. b4 $6 (27. Re3 Rxe3 28. fxe3 Bxb2 $19 (28... Bxb2
29. Rb1 Bxa3 30. Rxb6 Bc1 31. Ke2 d4 32. exd4 cxd4 33. Kd3 Bxh6 34. Kxd4 $10))
(27. f4 $5 Rf5 28. Ke2 d4 (28... Bxb2 29. Rb3) (28... Rxf4 29. Rxd5) 29. Kf3 g5
30. g3 gxf4 31. gxf4 c4 32. Ke4) 27... c4 28. g4 g5 29. Rh5 $6 c3 30. Rh3 Re6
31. Rxd5 c2 (31... c2 32. Rd8+ Re8 33. Rxe8+ Kxe8 34. Re3+ Kf8 (34... Kd7 35.
Re1 Bb2 $19) 35. Re1 Bb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Chernin,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 c5 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nd7 10. Bf4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qb3 Be7 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Qb5+ Qd7
15. Ne5 Qxb5 16. Bxb5+ Kf8 17. f3 Ne8 18. Nd7+ Kg8 19. O-O g5 20. Bg3 Kg7 21.
a4 Nd6 $1 22. Be5+ f6 23. Bxd6 Bxd6 24. a5 a6 25. axb6 $1 $8 {[%mdl 4096]} (25.
Bd3 b5 $17) 25... axb5 26. Ra7 Rb8 27. Rc1 $1 (27. Nxb8 Rxb8 28. Rc1 Kg6 29.
Rc7 $2 b4 $1) 27... b4 28. e5 $1 (28. Nxb8 Rxb8 29. Kf2 $13) 28... fxe5 $2 (
28... Be7 $3 29. Nxb8 (29. Nc5 Rhc8 $1) 29... Rxb8 30. Rc7 b3 31. Rxe7+ Kf8 32.
Rxh7 Kg8 $1 (32... b2 33. Rh8+ Kg7 34. Rxb8 b1=Q+ 35. Kf2 $16) 33. Rhxb7 Rxb7
34. Ra1 fxe5 35. dxe5 Rxb6 $10) 29. dxe5 Be7 30. Nxb8 Rxb8 31. Rc7 b3 32. Rc3
$4 (32. Rxe7+ $1 Kf8 (32... Kg6 33. Ra1) 33. Rd7 b2 34. Rd1 Rc8 35. Kf2 Rc1 (
35... Rc2+ 36. Kg3 Rc1 37. Rd8+ Kg7 $8 38. Rxb7+ Kg6 39. Rf8 b1=Q 40. Rf6+ Kh5
41. Kh3 $1 {/\ g4+-}) 36. Rd8+ Kf7 (36... Ke7 37. Rb8 Kd7 38. Rbxb7+ Kc8 (38...
Kc6 39. Rc7+ Kd5 40. Ra5+ Kd4 41. Rb5 $18) 39. Rxh7 Kb8 40. Rab7+ Ka8 41. Rbd7
Kb8 42. b7 $18) 37. Rxb7+ Kg6 38. Rf8 Rf1+ (38... Rc2+ 39. Ke3 $1 Rc3+ 40. Ke2
$1 Rc2+ 41. Kd3 $1 Rxg2 42. Rf6+ Kh5 43. Rxh7#) 39. Kg3 Rxf3+ 40. Kxf3 $1 b1=Q
41. Rf6+ Kh5 42. g4+ Kh4 43. Rh6#) 32... Kg6 $2 (32... b2 {>=} 33. Rb3 Bc5+ 34.
Kf1 Bd4 $19) 33. Rxb3 Bc5+ $17 34. Kf1 (34. Kh1 {>=}) 34... Bd5 35. Rb1 Bc4+
36. Ke1 Bxb6 37. Raa1 $8 g4 $1 38. fxg4 Rf8 39. Kd2 Bd4 40. Ra4 Rf2+ 41. Kd1
Bd3 (41... Bd3 42. Rc1 Be3 {Chernin}) 0-1

[Event "URS-ch51 Final"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1984.04.21"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1984.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. e3
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Qb6 12. Rd2 Rfd8 13. h3 Nf8 14. Bf4 Ng6 15.
Bg3 Rd7 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. Ne1 Ne5 18. Bxe5 $6 (18. f4 Ng6 19. f5 exf5 20. Qxf5
Re8 21. Qf2 Bf8 22. Bf3 Qb4 $11) (18. a3 Qa6 19. Rb1 Qc6 $11) 18... dxe5 19.
Rxd7 Rxd7 20. Rxd7 Nxd7 21. Bf3 $11 Bc8 22. Nd3 g6 (22... f5 $1) 23. Qa4 f6 (
23... Qd6 24. Qc6 Ba6 $11) 24. Qc6 $14 Qxc6 25. Bxc6 Nb8 26. Bb5 a6 27. Ba4 Bd7
28. f3 Bxa4 29. Nxa4 Nd7 30. a3 Kf7 31. Kf2 Ke8 32. Ke2 Kd8 33. b4 cxb4 34.
axb4 Kc7 35. Kd2 Kc8 36. Kc3 h5 37. Kb3 Bd6 38. c5 Bf8 39. Kc4 Bh6 40. e4 Bd2
41. Kb3 Nb8 42. Kc4 a5 43. bxa5 Bxa5 44. Kb3 Na6 45. g4 hxg4 46. fxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Muenster op"]
[Site "Muenster"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Arkhipov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1993.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Miles,A.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 a5 {5...c5} 6. Bg5
Bb7 7. e3 Qe7 (7... h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Bd3 $14) 8. Qc2 {8.Ld3? a4 /\..
.a3} a4 $5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 $1 {xa4; 10.Dxc3 Se4!+=} Be4 11. Qb2 h6 12. Bh4
O-O 13. Nd2 Bh7 14. f3 e5 15. e4 Nc6 16. Be2 {/\Sf1-e3-d5} d6 17. Nf1 g5 18.
Bf2 Nh5 19. Ne3 Nf4 20. Nd5 $1 Qd8 (20... Nxd5 21. cxd5 $16) 21. g4 $1 {xf5}
Bg6 22. O-O-O f6 23. h4 Kg7 24. Rh2 Rh8 25. Rdh1 Na5 26. hxg5 fxg5 27. Kb1 Qd7
28. Rd1 $1 Qf7 29. dxe5 dxe5 30. Nxf4 gxf4 (30... exf4 $2 31. Bd4+ $18) (30...
Qxf4 31. Rd7+) 31. Qb5 $1 {xe5, xd7} Qe6 {>=...The8} 32. Rd7+ Bf7 33. Rh5 $1 c5
(33... Nc6 34. Qd5 $1 $18) 34. Rxe5 $1 $18 Qc6 (34... Qxe5 35. Bd4 $18) 35.
Ree7 Rhf8 36. e5 Kg8 $8 37. Rd6 $1 (37. e6 Bg6+ 38. Kb2 Rf6 $132) 37... Qxb5+
38. cxb5 Rfe8 (38... Rad8 39. Bh4 $1) 39. Bh4 Rxe7 40. Bxe7 Bc4 $1 41. Bd1 $1
Bb3 42. Bxb3+ axb3 43. Rxb6 $1 (43. Rd8+ Rxd8 44. Bxd8 Nc4 45. a4 Nd2+ 46. Kb2
Nxf3 47. Bxb6 Nxe5 $132) 43... Nc4 44. Ra6 $1 Re8 45. Bd6 {/\b6-b7} Kf7 46. b6
h5 47. b7 hxg4 48. b8=Q Rxb8 49. Bxb8 g3 50. e6+ Kg7 51. Bxf4 g2 52. Bh2 Nd2+
53. Kb2 Nxf3 54. e7 (54. e7 Kf7 55. Rf6+ Kxf6 56. e8=Q Nxh2 57. Qh8+) 1-0

[Event "Bern"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1989.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Nd7 9. e4 c5 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Bd3 Qc8 $5 {N; eine Idee ist ...Ba6} (11...
Rc8 $6 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. cxd4 O-O 14. O-O Nf6 15. Bd2 Rc7 16. a4 Qa8 17. Rfe1
Rfc8 18. a5 bxa5 19. Bxa5 Rd7 20. Bb5 Bxe4 21. Bxd7 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Qxf3 23. gxf3
Nxd7 24. d5 $16 {Gurevich,M-Benjamin,Joe/Lugano/1988/1-0/36/}) 12. Qb1 {12.Qe2}
O-O 13. O-O Ba6 14. a4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd3 $10 16. Qxd3 Qb7 17. Rfe1 (17. d5 $5
Nc5 $1 $13) 17... Nf6 18. Bg5 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. Ne5 $6 Nd7 $1 21. Bf4 $2 (
21. Nxd7 $1 Bxg5 22. Ne5 Bf6 23. Nf3 {=/=/+}) (21. Bxe7 $2 Nxe5 22. Qa3 $2 Nc4
$1 $19) 21... Bb4 22. Re2 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Qc6 24. Qg3 Bf8 25. Qb3 Qc4 $1 26. Qb5
f6 27. Bf4 e5 $1 28. Be3 exd4 29. Red2 Qxb5 30. axb5 dxe3 $1 {31.Txd8 e2! -+}
0-1

[Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1927.10.18"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1927.09.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. a3
b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 (12... Nxc5 $14) 13. Qe2
Re8 (13... Nb6 14. Rfd1 Re8) 14. Bc2 Qb6 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. Na4 Qb5 (16... Qa5
17. Bf4 Rc8) (16... Qa7 17. Bb3 Rc8) 17. Qxb5 axb5 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Bd3 (19. Bf5
Bf8 20. b4 Ra8 $10) 19... c4 $2 (19... Rb8 20. Bf5 Nf8 21. Bf4 Rb6 22. Ne5 Ba8
$10) 20. Bf5 b4 $1 21. axb4 Bxb4 22. Nd4 Bb7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25.
Nde2 $2 (25. Nf5 $1 $16 {[%cal Yc3e2,Ye2f4,Yf4h5,Yc1a1,Ya1a7] /+-/
\Nc3-e2-f4-h5/Rc1-a1-a7} Re5 26. g4 h5 27. f4 {[%cal Yg4h5] /\28.gh+/-/+-})
25... Bd6 $1 26. Rc2 Be5 {[%csl Rb2,Rd5] ><d5<=>><b2} 27. Rcd2 {[%cal Ye3e4] /
\e4} Rc7 $1 28. Ra1 Kg7 29. g3 Rc5 $1 30. Ra7 Rb8 31. Nd4 Kg6 32. f4 (32. Nce2
$142 f5) 32... Bc7 33. Kf2 (33. Ncb5 $2 Bb6 34. Ra1 Rxb5 $1 {[%cal Rb6e3] /\Be3
}) 33... Ra5 34. Rxa5 Bxa5 35. g4 h5 $1 36. gxh5+ (36. h3 Rh8 $132 {h-<->})
36... Kxh5 37. Kf3 Rg8 38. Rg2 (38. Rd1 Bxc3 39. bxc3 Bc8 40. Kf2 Bh3 41. Rg1
Ra8 $132 {=}) 38... Rxg2 (38... Rg6 39. Rg3 $1) 39. Kxg2 Kg4 40. h3+ Kh4 41.
Nf5+ Kh5 42. Kg3 (42. Nd6 Bxc3 43. bxc3 d4+ 44. Nxb7 $2 (44. Kf2 dxc3 45. Ke1
$10) 44... dxc3 $19) 42... Bb4 $1 43. Nd4 Kg6 44. Kg4 f5+ $1 $10 45. Kg3 Kf6
46. Nf3 Bc5 47. Kf2 Bb4 48. Ne5 Bd6 49. Nf3 Bb4 50. h4 Kg6 51. Ne2 Bc8 $1 52.
Ng3 Be6 53. h5+ Kh6 54. Ke2 Be7 55. Kd2 Bd8 $1 56. Nd4 (56. Kc3 Ba5+ 57. Kd4
Bb6+) 56... Bc8 57. Kc2 Ba5 58. Kd1 (58. Ndxf5+ Bxf5+ 59. Nxf5+ Kxh5 60. Nd6
Kg4 61. Nxf7 Kf3 $10) 58... Bb4 59. Ke2 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch48 Final"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1980.12.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1980.12.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. Nc3 d6 8. e4 Bg7
9. Bf4 O-O 10. Nd2 Nh5 11. Be3 Qe7 12. Be2 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. O-O Nf6 15. Nc4
Ne4 $6 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Qd2 Nd7 18. Bg5 Nf6 19. Rfe1 (19. Rae1 $1) 19... Bb7
$2 (19... Bf5 $13) 20. Bg4 $1 Bc8 $8 21. Bxc8 Raxc8 22. a4 $16 Rce8 23. Ra3 $1
Kh8 $1 24. h3 Qd7 $5 25. Rae3 $6 (25. Bf4 $1 Nxd5 26. Bxd6 Bd4 (26... Rf5 27.
g4 $18) 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Rxe4 Rxf2 29. Rxd4 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Qe6 31. Rad3 $16)
25... Qf5 26. R3e2 Rd8 27. Rd1 (27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Rxe4 Bd4) 27... Rd7 $10 28.
b3 $2 Kg8 $2 (28... e3 $1 29. Qxe3 (29. Bxe3 Ne4 $19) 29... Nxd5 30. Qe6 Nc3
31. Qxf5 Nxe2+ $19) 29. Kh2 Kh8 (29... e3 30. Qxe3 Re8 (30... Nxd5 31. Qe6+ $13
) 31. Qxe8+ Nxe8 32. Rxe8+ Kf7 33. Re7+ $1 $16) 30. Kh1 Nh5 31. Rde1 Re8 32.
Kg1 Bd4 33. Be3 Bf6 34. Bh6 Rg8 35. Kh1 Bd4 36. Ne3 $2 Qf6 $1 $19 37. Ng4 Rxg4
38. hxg4 Qh4+ 39. Kg1 Ng3 0-1

[Event "Bad Kissingen International Masters"]
[Site "Bad Kissingen"]
[Date "1928.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1928.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)Tartakower:Bad Kissingen. Internationales Schach Turnier 1928. S.145.}
Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Nd2 (9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. Bf3 c5 $11) 9... Bb7 10. Be2
Qg5 (10... O-O 11. O-O d6 12. Bf3 c5) 11. Bf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 (12. Nxf3 Qa5+ 13.
Nd2 O-O 14. O-O $14) 12... Nc6 13. Qg3 Qxg3 14. hxg3 {[%mdl 4096]} Ke7 $11 15.
g4 h6 16. a3 a6 17. Ke2 (17. b4 d6 18. Ke2 Kd7 19. Rac1 $14) 17... Rhb8 18. Ne4
(18. Rac1 b5 19. b3 bxc4 20. Rxc4 Rb5 $11) 18... b5 19. c5 d5 20. cxd6+ (20.
Ng3) 20... cxd6 21. f4 {Tartakower: Das Abschätzen der beiderseitigen Chancen
durch Bogoljubow zeigt hier einen bedauerlichen Mangel an der ihn sonst
eugenen Klarheit und Präzision.} (21. Rhc1 Rc8 22. Rc3 $11) 21... Rc8 22. f5
$2 (22. g5) 22... Na5 $15 23. Kd3 Nc4 24. Rab1 d5 25. Nc3 (25. Nc5 e5) 25...
Rc6 26. fxe6 fxe6 27. g5 $2 (27. Rhc1 $142) 27... hxg5 28. Rh5 Kf6 29. Rh3 Rac8
$19 30. Ne2 a5 31. Rf3+ Kg6 32. g4 Nd6 33. Nc3 b4 34. axb4 axb4 35. Nd1 Rc2 36.
Rf2 b3 37. Ra1 Ne4 38. Re2 R8c6 39. Rb1 e5 40. Ra1 R6c4 41. Ra5 Nc5+ 0-1

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Argentina"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fiorito, Fabian"]
[Black "Servat, Roberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bg3
O-O 9. Bd3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Ne5 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nc6 14. Bb5 Nb4
15. Qf5 Rf8 16. a3 Na6 17. Bc6 $1 (17. Bc6 Bxc6 18. Nxc6 Qd6 19. Nxd5 Qxc6 $2
20. Nxe7+) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Piket gewann NICHT eine gewonne Partie.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3
Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4
O-O (11... a6 12. Rd1 Be7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Qc7 15. Bg3 d6 16. Nd5 exd5 17.
cxd5 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nd8 19. Nd4 g6 20. Rc1 Qd7 21. Nc6 Bg5 22. f4 f5 23. Qb4 Bf6
24. Qxb6 Qg7 25. Bf2 Bxc6 26. dxc6 Kh8 27. c7 Ne6 28. Qxd6 Qe7 29. Qxe7 Bxe7
30. Bxa6 Rxa6 31. c8=Q Rxc8 32. Rxc8+ Kg7 33. Re1 Bf6 34. Rb8 Nxf4 35. Rb7+ {
1-0 Muse,M-Ilijin,N/Banja Vrucica 1987}) (11... d6 12. O-O-O Qe7 13. Be2 g5 14.
Bg3 e5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 exd4 19. Qa4+ Kf8 20.
Qxd4 f6 21. h4 Kg7 22. Kb1 Rae8 23. Bd3 Qd7 24. f3 Rc8 25. Qb4 Rcd8 26. Bf2 Qe7
27. Bd4 Kf7 28. Qd2 Rdg8 29. Qf2 Qd7 30. Ka2 Qe7 31. Rh2 Ke8 32. Qd2 Kf7 33.
Qc1 Qd8 34. g4 Qe7 35. Kb1 Qd8 36. Rc2 Re8 37. Bb5 Re7 38. Rh2 Rg8 39. hxg5
hxg5 40. Qh1 Qf8 41. Rh7+ {1-0 Gurevich,M-Lerner,K/Moscow-A 1987}) (11... g5
12. Bg3 e5 13. Nb5 Kf8 14. O-O-O Qe7 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Nd6 Rb8 17. Nf5 Qe8 18.
Rd6 Nh5 19. Qd1 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Qh5 Qe5 22. Rxh6 Rg8 23. Rh7 Nd8 24. Qh6+
Ke8 25. Rg7 Rf8 26. Rxg5 Qc7 27. Nd6+ Ke7 28. e5 {1-0 Klebel,M-Ploetz,W/BL2-S
1994}) (11... Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. O-O-O Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Bxe4 15. Rd4 Bf5 16. g4
Bg6 17. f4 Rc8 18. f5 Bh7 19. Rg1 Ne4 20. Qe1 Ng5 21. Qd1 O-O 22. Bg3 exf5 23.
gxf5 Bxf5 24. Bd3 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 b5 26. Kb1 bxc4 27. Qc3 Qf6 28. Rgd1 d5 29.
Rxd5 Qxc3 30. bxc3 Rfe8 31. Rd7 Ne4 32. Be1 Rb8+ 33. Kc2 Nc5 34. R7d4 Nd3 {
0-1 Tukmakov,V-Grosar,A/Geneva op 1996}) 12. O-O-O (12. Rd1 Be7 13. Be2 Rc8 14.
Bg3 e5 (14... a6 15. Qd3 Nb8 16. O-O b5 17. c5 Bc6 18. Bf3 Nh7 19. Nd5 Bh4 20.
Nb6 Bxg3 21. Nxc8 Be5 22. Nd6 Ng5 23. Nd2 Bxb2 24. Be2 Qa5 25. f4 Nh7 26. Nb1
e5 27. Qb3 Bd4+ 28. Rxd4 exd4 29. Nxf7 Rxf7 30. Bh5 d5 31. cxd6 Be8 32. e5 Qa4
33. Qxa4 bxa4 34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. f5 Bb5 36. Rc1 Nc6 37. e6+ Kf6 38. Nd2 Ng5 39.
Re1 d3 40. h4 Nh7 41. g4 Nb8 42. Rb1 {1-0 Cramling,P-Sjoberg,M/Katrineholm 1995
}) (14... Ba6 15. e5 Ne8 16. Ne4 Bh4 17. Qc3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20.
Nd6 Rc7 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Ne8 23. Rh4 Qe7 24. b3 Nxd6 25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26.
Rxd6 Kf7 27. Rf4+ Ke7 28. Rxf8 Kxf8 {1/2-1/2 Petrosian,A-Tal,M/Jurmala 1983})
15. O-O Bc5 16. Qd3 Qe7 17. Kh1 Nd4 18. Na1 Nxe2 19. Qxe2 Bd4 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21.
cxd5 Qc5 22. Nb3 Qc4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qg4 f5 25. exf5 Qxd5 26. f3 d3 27. Rfe1
Rxf5 28. Kg1 Rf7 29. Rd2 Ba6 30. Qe4 Qxe4 31. Rxe4 Rc2 32. Be1 d5 33. Re8+ Kh7
34. Kf2 Rfc7 35. Ke3 Rxd2 36. Bxd2 Rc2 37. Rd8 Rxb2 38. Rxd5 Rb5 39. Rxd3 Re5+
40. Kf4 Re2 41. Rd7 Bb5 42. Rd5 Rxg2 43. Bc3 Ba4 44. h4 {1/2-1/2 Babu,
N-Mithrakanth,P/IND-ch 1988}) 12... Be7 13. Be2 Rc8 14. Bg3 Ba6 15. Kb1 Ne8 16.
Rd2 Bh4 17. f4 Nb8 18. e5 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. Qd3 Rc8 21. Nd4 f5 22. Qf3 Nc7
23. Rhd1 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Qe8 25. Ndb5 Nxb5 26. Nxb5 Rc5 27. Nxa7 d5 28. exd6 Qd7
29. b4 Rc4 30. Qd3 b5 31. Nxb5 Qxb5 32. Rc2 Rfc8 33. d7 Nxd7 34. Rxc4 Rxc4 35.
Qxd7 Rc6 $18 36. Qd3 Qb7 37. Rc1 Rb6 38. Rc2 Kh7 39. g4 Rb5 40. gxf5 exf5 41.
Kb2 Rd5 42. Qc4 Qf7 43. Ka2 Qd7 44. g3 Rd4 45. Qc6 Qf7+ 46. Kb2 Rd3 47. Rc3
Rd2+ 48. Rc2 Rd3 49. Rc3 Rd2+ 50. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.04.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1979.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 Be7 (5... Bb4+ 6. Nfd2 O-O 7. a3)
6. Nc3 (6. h3 O-O (6... Ne4 7. Nbd2 f5 8. Nxe4 fxe4 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Qc2 {
Lputian,S-Lerner,K/URS/1979/1-0/56/}) 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O
Nc6 11. Ne5 c4 (11... a6 12. Qf3 Re8 13. Rad1 cxd4 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. exd4 b5
16. a3 Ne4 17. Bb1 Qb6 18. Rfe1 {Miles,A-Spassky,B/Buenos Aires ol/1980/1-0/41/
}) 12. Bc2 a6 13. g4 b5 14. g5 Ne8 15. Qg4 g6 16. Rad1 Ng7 17. h4 {Miles,
A-Spassky,B/Montilla/1978/1-0/28/}) 6... Nh5 $1 7. Bg3 d6 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. O-O g6
10. h3 Nxg3 11. fxg3 O-O 12. Rc1 Bf6 13. Rc2 Bg7 14. Rcf2 Qe7 15. Kh2 a6 16.
Qe2 Rae8 17. Bb1 c6 18. a3 {/\b4,Ba2} f5 19. e4 c5 20. exf5 exf5 21. Qxe7 Rxe7
22. dxc5 bxc5 $1 (22... dxc5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5) 23. Rd1 (23. Nd5 Bxd5 24.
cxd5 Rb8) 23... Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rf6 $1 25. Rfd2 Re3 $1 (25... Bxf3 26. gxf3 Ree6
27. Kg2 $10) (25... Ne5 26. Ng1 Rd7 27. Ne2) 26. Ng1 (26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxd6
Bxf3 28. gxf3 Ne5 29. f4 Nf3+ 30. Kg2 Rxc3 31. Rd5 Nd4 32. Rxc5 Rb3 33. Rd5
Rb2+ $19) 26... Kf7 $1 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Rxd6 Ke7 29. Rd3 Re1 30. Ba2 (30. Bc2
Ne5 31. Rd2 Nxc4) 30... Rc1 $1 31. Nf3 (31. Bb3 Ne5 32. Re3 Kf6 {/\Rb1}) 31...
Bxf3 $1 32. Rxf3 Ne5 33. Re3 Kf6 34. Bb3 a5 35. Ba4 Nxc4 36. Re8 (36. Rd3 $2
Nb2) 36... Rxc3 37. Rc8 Ne3 38. Bb5 c4 (38... Rc2 39. Bc6 Nf1+ 40. Kg1 Nxg3 $19
{/\f5-f4}) 39. Kg1 Rc2 40. Bc6 c3 41. Bf3 g5 42. g4 f4 0-1

[Event "Niksic International"]
[Site "Niksic"]
[Date "1983.08.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1983.08.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "Kasparov"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rad1 Qc7
15. c4 $1 cxd4 16. exd4 Na5 17. d5 $1 exd5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.
Rxd5 Kg8 21. Bxg7 $3 Kxg7 22. Ne5 Rfd8 (22... f5 23. Rd3 Qc5 24. Nd7) (22...
Rh8 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Qf5 f6 25. Re1 Nc6 (25... Qc1 26. Rdd1 $18) 26. Nd7+ Kf7
27. Rxe7+ $18) (22... Qc2 23. Qg4+ Kh7 24. Rd3 Rc3 25. Qf5+ Kg8 26. Rg3+ $18)
23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Qf5 f6 25. Nd7+ (25. Ng6+ Ke8 $2 (25... Kg7 26. Nf4 Rxd5 27.
Nxd5 (27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Ne6 Rg5) 27... Qc5 28. Nxe7) 26. Qh5 Rxd5 27. Ne5+ $18)
25... Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Qc5 27. Qh7 (27. Qh3 {>=}) 27... Rc7 28. Qh8+ $1 (28. Rd3
$2 Qxf2+ $3 29. Kxf2 (29. Rxf2 Rc1+) 29... Bc5+ 30. Kg3 Rxh7 $10) 28... Kf7 29.
Rd3 Nc4 30. Rfd1 $1 Ne5 $2 (30... Bd6 31. Rd5 Qxa3 32. Rxd6) 31. Qh7+ Ke6 32.
Qg8+ Kf5 33. g4+ Kf4 34. Rd4+ Kf3 35. Qb3+ 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial-05"]
[Site "Bled/ Portoroz"]
[Date "1979.06.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Marjanovic, Slavoljub"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1979.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
d6 (8... Bg7 $5) 9. g3 (9. Qa4+ $10 Qd7 10. Qh4 Bg7 11. Bg5 Qe7 12. Qa4+ Qd7
13. Qh4 $10) 9... Bg7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. a4 $2 {><b4} (11. O-O $142 Re8 (11...
Nbd7 12. h3 Ne8 13. a4 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Re1 Bg7 16. e4 $14 {Timman,
J-Larsen,B/Las Palmas/1981/}) 12. Re1 (12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Rfe1 Nbd7 14. Rad1 Ne4
$1 15. Qa4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bb7 17. Rd3 f5 $132 {Yusupov,A-Timman,J (03)/Tilburg
m/1986/}) 12... Nbd7 13. h3 (13. Bf4 $6 Qe7 {/\Ne4} 14. e4 Ng4 15. Bg5 f6 16.
Bf4 Nge5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rad1 Qd7 $15 {Kramnik,V-Timman,J/Linares/1993/})
13... b5 (13... Ne5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. e4 Re8 16. Be3 Nd7 17. f4 c4 18. e5 $14 {
Yusupov,A-Timman,J (05)/Tilburg m/1986/} dxe5 19. d6 Rc8 20. f5 $1) 14. e4 Qb6
15. Bf4 Rac8 16. Qd2 c4 $13) 11... Bb7 {/\Na6-b4} 12. Nd2 Na6 13. O-O Nb4 14.
Qb3 Qe7 15. Rd1 Ba6 $17 16. h3 Nh5 {/\Bd4} 17. Bf3 Rae8 (17... Bd4 18. Kg2) 18.
Kg2 Nf6 19. Nb5 Bb7 (19... Nbxd5 20. Nc4) 20. e4 (20. Nc4 $5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5
Nbxd5 22. Ncxd6 Qe6 $1 {/\Nf4+} 23. Qf3 Rd8 24. e4 Nb4 $17) 20... a6 21. Nc3
Nd7 22. Nc4 f5 $1 (22... Ne5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Bf4 Qe7 $15) 23. Bf4 Ne5 24.
Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Nxb6 (25. Nxe5 $142 Qxe5 $17) 25... fxe4 26. Nxe4 Bxb2 $1 27.
Qxb2 (27. Nxd6 Rxf3 $19) 27... Rxf3 28. Re1 Ref8 (28... Nd3 $2 29. Nf6+ $18)
29. Re2 Nd3 $1 (29... Nxd5 30. Qa2 $1 Qf7 31. Nxd6 Nf4+ (31... Nc3 32. Nxf7
Nxa2 $10) 32. Kf1 $1 $16) 30. Qd2 Qe5 31. Rd1 (31. Rf1 $2 Bxd5 32. Nd7 Bxe4 $1
$19 33. Nxe5 Rxf2+ 34. Kg1 Rxf1+ 35. Kh2 Rh1#) (31. Nd7 $142 $1 {Huebner} Qxa1
(31... Rxf2+ 32. Nxf2 Qxd5+ 33. Ne4 $13) (31... Qxd5 $2 32. Nxf8 Rxf2+ 33. Rxf2
Qxe4+ 34. Kh2 $16) 32. Nxf8 Rxf8 33. Qxd3 Qe5 (33... Rf5 34. g4) 34. Nc3 Qd4
35. Qxd4 (35. Re3 Rf5 36. Kg1 $15) 35... cxd4 36. Ne4 Bxd5 37. f3 $15) 31...
Nxf2 $19 32. Nd7 Nxe4 33. Nxe5 Nxd2 34. Nxf3 Nxf3 35. Re7 Bc8 36. Rf1 Ne5 37.
g4 Rxf1 38. Kxf1 Bd7 39. a5 h6 40. h4 Kf8 41. Rh7 Nf7 0-1

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1982.05.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1982.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "Kasparov"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. e4 O-O 13. Be3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rc8 15.
Qe2 Na5 16. Rfe1 Qd6 17. d5 exd5 18. e5 Qe6 19. Nd4 Qxe5 20. Nf5 Bf6 21. Qg4
Rce8 22. Bd2 Qxa1 23. Rxa1 Bxa1 24. Nxg7 $1 Bxg7 (24... Bc8 25. Ne6+ Kh8 26.
Qf5 $18) 25. Bh6 1-0

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.04.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1979.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 Be7 (7...
Bd6 {Portisch,L-Tal,M/Montreal (06)/1979/}) 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 c5 10. Ne5 Nc6 11.
O-O cxd4 12. exd4 a6 (12... Ne4 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. Ba6 Rad8 {
Farago,I-Matanovic,A/Wien/1986/}) 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Na4 (14. Nxc6 $142 Rxc6 15.
Qb3 b5 16. Na2 $14 {Portisch,L-Spassky,B/London/1982/}) 14... Nxe5 15. Rxc8
Bxc8 16. Bxe5 Nd7 17. Bg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1979.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 Bd6 (7...
Be7 {Portisch,L-Karpov,An/Montreal (05)/1979/}) 8. Bg3 O-O 9. e3 c5 10. Bd3 (
10. Be2 $5 Bxg3 11. hxg3 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rd1 cxd4 14. Rxd4 Nf8 15. O-O Qe7
16. Rfd1 {Portisch,L-Gligoric,S/Linares/1981/}) 10... Re8 (10... Bxg3 $6 11.
hxg3 Nc6 $1 12. Ne5 {open h-file} g6 $13 {Tal}) 11. O-O Bxg3 12. hxg3 Nbd7 13.
dxc5 bxc5 14. b4 {Trying to optain the square d4.} d4 $1 15. exd4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3
(16. gxf3 cxd4 17. Nb5 Ne5 18. Nxd4 $2 Qxd4 $1 19. Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 20. Qxd4 Nxf3+
21. Kg2 Nxd4 $19) 16... cxd4 $10 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Ne5 19. Qxd8 Rexd8 20.
Rad1 Kf8 21. Rfe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmunder Schachtage-10"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1982.04.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ostermeyer, Peter"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1982.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. e3 (5. Qc2) 5... d5 6. Nbd2 Be7 7.
Bd3 (7. b4 O-O 8. Bb2 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. b5 Bb7 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O Bd6 $15)
7... O-O 8. Qe2 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. e4 Nc6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Re1 Rfd8 13. b3 Rab8
14. Rb1 dxc4 $5 15. Nxc4 $6 (15. Bxc4 $10) 15... Qd7 $5 16. Bc2 (16. Nce5 Qxd3
17. Nxd3 Bxd3 18. Qa2 (18. Qb2 c4 19. b4 Nxe4 $44) 18... Nxe4 19. Bb2 c4 20.
bxc4 Bc5 21. Rf1 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Nd2 $19) (16. Nfe5 $5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxd3 $1 (
17... Bxd3 $6 18. Nxd7 Bxe2 19. Nxb8 Bd3 20. Nc6 Bxb1 21. Nxe7+ Kf8 22. Nc6 $14
) 18. Nxd3 Bxd3 19. Qa2 Nxe4 20. Bf4 Nc3 21. Qb2 Nxb1 22. Bxb8 Rxb8 23. Rxb1
Bxb1 24. Qxb1 c4 25. b4 c3 $17) 16... Nd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Rd1 $2 (18. Bd3
Bxc4 $1 19. Bxc4 d3 20. Qd2 Ng4 $17) 18... Bxc4 $1 19. Qxc4 (19. bxc4 Rxb1 20.
Bxb1 $15) 19... Rbc8 20. Qe2 (20. Qd3 Qc7) 20... d3 $1 21. Bxd3 Rc3 22. e5 (22.
Bc2 Rxc2 23. Rxd7 Rxe2 $19) 22... Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Qxd3 24. Qxd3 Rxd3 25. Bg5 Nd5
26. Rc1 Nc3 0-1

[Event "Linares-05"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1985.03.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1985.03.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qa4+ Qd7 (6... Nbd7 7. cxd5
Nxd5 {= 6.cd5 Nd5 7.Qa4 Nd7}) 7. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 8. Nb5 Bd6 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. e3 Ke7
11. Bd2 a5 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Ke2 c6 14. Nxd6 Nxd6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ne4 $10
17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. f3 Bd5 19. Rhc1 Kd7 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Kc7 22. Bc3 Ba2 23.
Bd4 Ra4 24. Rc2 Bb3 25. Rxa4 Bxa4 26. Ra2 Bb5+ 27. Kf2 Kb7 28. Ra1 Rd8 29. h4
Rd5 30. Rc1 Ba6 31. Rc2 Rd7 32. Rc3 Bb5 33. h5 Rd8 34. Ra3 Rc8 35. e4 Rd8 36.
Ke3 Bc4 37. Ra1 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf Kasparov-Kortschnoj+4-1=6"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1983.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1983.11.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 (3... Bb4+) 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3
g6 $5 8. Bb5+ (8. Nxd5 Qxd5 (8... exd5) 9. Qc2 Qd8 $2 (9... Nd7 10. Qxc7 Rc8
11. Qg3 Bd6 12. Qg5 e5 $44) 10. e4 Bg7 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Bc4 $16 {Timman-Short/
1982/1-0/}) 8... c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. e4 (10. Nxd5 cxd5 $10 {Tarjan-Adorjan/1983/}
) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 c5 $1 (11... O-O {Ftacnik-Adorjan/1983/1-0/}) 12. Bg5 (
12. Be3 O-O 13. O-O $10) 12... Qd6 (12... Qc7) 13. e5 (13. O-O) 13... Qd7 14.
dxc5 $6 (14. O-O O-O 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. Qe3 $13 (17. Be4 $13)) 14...
O-O $1 (14... bxc5 $2 15. Bb5 Bc6 16. a4 $16) 15. cxb6 axb6 16. O-O Qc7 (16...
Nc6 17. Be4 Qc7 18. Bf6 $1 Bxf6 19. exf6 Qf4 20. Qb1 $1) 17. Bb5 $1 (17. Re1
Nd7 $1 (17... Qxc3 18. Be7 Re8 19. Bb4) (17... Nc6 18. Be4 Ra5 19. Bf6) 18. Be7
Bxf3 $1 (18... Nxe5 19. Bxf8 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Rxf8) 19. gxf3 (19. Qxf3 $2 Nxe5
20. Rxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 $17) 19... Bxe5 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 {=/+/-/+}) 17... Bxe5
(17... Nc6 18. Qd6 (18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Bf6 Bb5 $1) 18... Bxe5 19. Qxc7 Bxc7 20.
Rfd1 {=/=/+}) 18. Bh6 Bg7 $6 (18... Rd8 19. Nxe5 Rxd1 20. Raxd1 f6 (20... Nc6
21. Ng4 Rd8 $1 (21... Qe7 $4 22. Nf6+ Kh8) 22. Nf6+ Kh8 {=/+/-/+}) (20... Bc6
21. a4 f6 {=/+/-/+}) 21. Nd7 $1 (21. Bc4 $2 fxe5 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bg5 Kg7 24.
Rd8 h6 $1 25. Rg8+ Kh7 26. Bf6 Nc6 $19) 21... Nxd7 22. Rxd7 Qc5 23. Rg7+ $1 Kh8
24. Rxb7 Qxb5 25. Bg7+ Kg8 26. Bxf6) 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qd4+ Kg8 (20... f6 {
>< sP}) 21. Ng5 $2 (21. Ne5 {/\ 22.Ng4, 22.Nc4} Rd8 22. Qh4 $1 Rd5 23. Ng4 Rxb5
24. Rad1 $1 (24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Qh6+ (25. Nxh7+ Kg7) 25... Ke7 26. Ng8+ Kd7 27.
Rad1+ Bd5 28. Qf8 Kc6 $1 29. Qe8+ Qd7 $19) 24... Rd5 $1 (24... Nc6 $2 25. Rd7
$1) (24... Na6 $2 25. Rd7 $1) (24... Bd5 25. c4 Qxc4 26. Rxd5 $1 (26. Qd8+ Kg7
27. Qf6+ $10) 26... exd5 27. Qd8+ Kg7 28. Qf6+ Kf8 29. Re1 Qe4 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31.
Rxe4+ dxe4 32. h4 $36) 25. c4 $1 Rd6 $1 (25... Rxd1 $2 26. Rxd1 Nc6 27. Rd7 $1
Rxa3 (27... Rd8 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Qxh7+ (29. Ne8+ $2 Kf8 30. Nxc7 Rxd7) 29...
Kxf6 30. Qxf7+ Kg5 31. h4+ $18) 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Qxh7+ Kxf6 30. Qh8+ {/\ 31.
Rc7 +-}) 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Qf4 Rc6 28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Ng8+ Ke8 30. Nf6+ $10) 21...
h6 $1 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Na6 (23... Nd7 $6 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Qe3) 24. Qe3 $6
(24. Bxa6 Rxa6 25. Qe3 (25. Qb4 Rc8 26. Rfc1 {-/+/=/+}) 25... Rfa8 $1 26. Qxh6
Rxa3 27. Rxa3 Rxa3 28. h4 Qxc3 29. h5 Ra1 30. hxg6 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Qd3+ 32. Kg1
Qxg6 {-/+/-+}) 24... Qc5 $1 (24... h5 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. Rfb1 Rfa8 27. Rb3) 25.
Qxc5 (25. Qe2 Nc7) 25... Nxc5 26. Rfb1 Rfd8 27. Rb4 Rd6 28. Bf1 Kf8 29. a4 $6 (
29. Rab1 {>=} Rxa3 30. Rxb6 Rxb6 31. Rxb6 Rxc3) 29... Ra5 $1 {>< a4} 30. g3 Ke7
31. Kg2 f5 32. Bb5 Rd2 $6 {>= Ke7-c7} 33. Rd4 $2 (33. Bc6 $1 Nd3 (33... Kd6 $2
34. Rxb6 Kc7 35. Rb5) 34. Rxb6 (34. Rd4 $2 Rxf2+ 35. Kg1 Rd2 36. Bb5 Ne5 $1)
34... Nxf2 35. Rb5 $1 $132) (33. Rf1 $2 Kd6 $1) 33... Rxd4 34. cxd4 Nxa4 $1 35.
Rxa4 Rxb5 36. Ra7+ Kd6 (36... Kf6 $6 37. h4 Rd5 38. Rb7) 37. Rh7 h5 38. Rg7 Rd5
39. Rxg6 b5 $19 40. Kf3 b4 41. Ke3 b3 42. Kd2 Rxd4+ 43. Kc3 b2 $1 44. Kxb2 Rd2+
45. Kc3 Rxf2 46. h4 f4 47. Rg5 Rf3+ 48. Kd4 Rxg3 49. Rxh5 Re3 50. Rh6 Ke7 51.
h5 e5+ 52. Kd5 f3 0-1

[Event "DEN-ch76 Mesterskabet"]
[Site "Naestved"]
[Date "1985.03.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fries Nielsen, Jens Ove"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1985.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. exd4 Nd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. Rac1 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Qxf4
15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Rac8 17. Nc3 Bf6 18. Qa6 Rc7 19. Ne2 Qd6 20. Rxc7 Qxc7
21. Rc1 Qb8 22. b4 Rd8 23. a4 Nf8 24. Qc4 Ng6 25. g3 Ne7 26. b5 Rc8 27. Qd3
Rxc1+ 28. Nxc1 Qc7 29. Ne2 Nd5 30. Kg2 g6 31. h3 Kg7 32. Qb3 Kf8 33. Ne1 Kg7
34. Nf3 Qd6 35. Nc1 Ne7 36. Ne2 Nf5 37. Qc4 Qa3 38. g4 Nh4+ 39. Nxh4 Bxh4 40.
Ng3 Bxg3 41. fxg3 Qe3 42. Qc7 {[#]} Qxd4 (42... Qd2+ 43. Kf3 Qd3+ 44. Kg2 Qe4+
45. Kf1 Qxd4 46. Qxa7 $11) 43. Qxa7 e5 44. a5 (44. g5 e4 45. Qe7 Qb2+ 46. Kh1)
44... e4 {[#]} 45. Qc7 $2 (45. axb6 Qd2+ 46. Kg1 Qe3+ 47. Kg2 Qf3+ 48. Kh2 Qf2+
49. Kh1 $11 e3 50. b7 Qf1+ 51. Kh2 e2 $2 (51... Qf2+ $11) 52. g5 $18) 45...
Qb2+ $19 46. Kg1 e3 47. Qf4 Qa1+ 48. Qf1 Qd4 49. Qe2 bxa5 0-1

[Event "Chalkidiki"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. g3 Bd6 (9... Be7 $140 $5 10. Bg2 c5 $10) 10. Bg5 $5 Be7 (10... f6
11. Bf4 $14) 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Rc1 c6 $6 (12... c5 $5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bh3 (
14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Qa4 d4) 14... O-O 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Rxc5 Qh3 $44 17. Qd4 Rfe8
18. Qh4 $2 Qg2 $19) 13. Bh3 O-O 14. O-O Nf6 15. b4 Ne4 $6 (15... a5 $5 16. Ne5
axb4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Nxc6 (18. Rb1 $5 Qa5 19. Qc2) 18... Bxc6 19. Rxc6 $14)
16. Qb3 f5 17. Rc2 $16 Rac8 $8 (17... f4 $2 18. Ne5 fxg3 19. hxg3 c5 20. bxc5
bxc5 21. Nd7 $1 $18 (21. dxc5 $2 Qxe5 22. Qxb7 Nxg3 23. fxg3 Qxg3+ 24. Bg2 Qe3+
$10)) 18. Rfc1 Ba8 19. e3 (19. Ne5 c5 $1 $14) (19. Bg2 $5 Kh8 $1 $8 20. Ne5 c5
21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Bxe4 c4 $1) 19... g6 20. Bg2 Kg7 21. Qb2 Rc7 $8 22. Bf1 (22.
b5 Rfc8 $14) 22... Bb7 23. a4 Rfc8 24. Ne5 (24. a5 b5 25. Ne5 a6 $1 (25... Nd6
26. a6 $5)) 24... a6 $1 $8 25. Bg2 Nd6 26. Qc3 Kg8 $138 (26... b5 $2 27. Bxd5
$1 $18) 27. Qb3 Kg7 28. Qc3 Kg8 29. h4 b5 30. Qc5 (30. h5 g5) 30... Nc4 31.
Qxe7 (31. Nxc4 bxc4 32. Qb6 Rd7 33. Bf3 Qd8) 31... Rxe7 32. Nd3 $16 Rce8 33.
Ra1 Kg7 34. axb5 axb5 35. Ra7 Kf6 36. Nc5 Bc8 37. Rca2 h6 38. Rxe7 Rxe7 39. Ra8
Rc7 40. Bf1 Nd6 (40... Nb6 $6 41. Rb8 Nd7 $2 (41... Nc4) 42. Rxc8 $1 $18) 41.
f3 $1 g5 42. Kf2 Re7 (42... gxh4 $2 43. gxh4 $18) 43. Bd3 (43. hxg5+ hxg5 44.
g4 $5 fxg4 45. e4 dxe4 46. fxe4 Nxe4+ $1 47. Nxe4+ Rxe4 48. Rxc8 Rxd4 49. Rxc6+
Ke7 $10) 43... Rc7 (43... g4 $6) 44. Rb8 (44. e4 $5 fxe4 45. fxe4 dxe4 46.
Nxe4+ Nxe4+ 47. Bxe4) (44. hxg5+ hxg5 45. g4 fxg4 46. e4 Kg7 47. e5 Nc4 $1 48.
fxg4 Bxg4 49. Kg3 Bc8 50. Ra1 Ne3 51. Rh1 Nf5+ 52. Kg4 $2 Nxd4+ 53. Kxg5 Nf3+
54. Kf4 Rf7+ $15) 44... Ke7 45. Ra8 (45. Rb6 Bd7 $1 46. Rb8 Be8 $14) 45... Kf6
46. Bf1 Re7 (46... Kg6 47. Nd3 $5) 47. Bg2 Kg7 48. Bh3 Rc7 $8 (48... Kf6 49. e4
$1 $18) 49. Ke2 Kg6 $1 50. hxg5 hxg5 51. Rb8 g4 $1 52. Bg2 gxf3+ 53. Bxf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Yugoslavia"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1989.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. O-O O-O 12. Bb2 Nc6 13. Qe2 Bf6 14. Rad1 cxd4
15. exd4 Rc8 16. c4 Na5 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qh4 $2 (18... Qc7 $1 19. Qh5 g6
20. Qh6 Qc6 $1 21. f3 Qc5+ $10 {Kasparov,G-Tukmakov,V}) 19. f4 Nb3 20. Bc2 (20.
f5 Nd4 $1) 20... Nc5 21. f5 Rfd8 $2 (21... exf5 $1 22. Rxf5 Qe7 {/\ ...Ne6})
22. f6 $1 Ba6 23. g3 $1 Qh3 (23... Qxc4 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Qg5 $18
) 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rd7 26. Qf3 $1 gxf6 27. Qa8+ {notes by Kozul in
'Politika'.} (27. Qa8+ Kg7 28. exf6+ Kh6 29. Qf8+ Kh5 30. Rxd7 Nxd7 31. Qxf7+
Kg4 32. Qxe6+ Kf3 33. Bd1#) 1-0

[Event "WchT U26 03rd"]
[Site "Graz"]
[Date "1981.08.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1981.08.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bd2 Nd7 15.
Qa4 Bb7 16. Qh4 a6 17. Rac1 b5 18. b4 Qd8 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bd2 f5 21. Bg5 Qb6 22.
e4 cxb4 23. axb4 Rac8 24. Be3 Qd8 25. Bg5 Qb6 26. exf5 $1 $18 {>< Qb6, Bb7,
Nh5, >>} Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Bxc3 (27... Rxc3 $2 28. Bd8 Bf6 29. Re8+ Kf7 30. Re7+
Kg8 31. Rxd7) 28. Re7 Rc4 (28... Ndf6 29. Be3 $1 Qd8 30. Rxb7) (28... Nf8 {
Siehe a)}) (28... Bf6 29. Rxd7 Rc2 (29... Rc1+ 30. Bxc1 Bxh4 31. Be3) 30. g4 $1
) 29. Qh3 $1 Bc8 (29... Ndf6 30. Be3) 30. fxg6 Ndf6 (30... hxg6 31. Qe6+) 31.
Bxf6 Nxf6 32. gxh7+ Kf8 (32... Kh8 33. Nh4 (33. Qh6 Qxf2+ 34. Kh1) 33... Rxh4 (
33... Bxh3 34. Ng6#) 34. Qxc8+) 33. h8=Q+ Kxe7 34. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. a3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bb7
{[%emt 0:01:23]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Qc2 {[%emt 0:
07:23]} c5 {[%emt 0:09:43]} (6... Bxf3 7. exf3 Nc6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. O-O-O O-O 10.
g4 d5 11. Kb1 Na5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. h4 Nxc3+ 14. Qxc3 c5 15. Qd3 cxd4 16. Bxd4
Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Rad8 19. Rd3 Nc6 20. Rc3 Rd1+ 21. Kc2 Rd6 22. f4
Rfd8 23. Rd3 Rf8 24. Rc3 Rfd8 25. Rd3 Rxd3 26. Bxd3 Rd4 27. f5 Rxg4 28. fxe6
Nd4+ 29. Kd2 Nxe6 30. h5 Kg7 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Ke3 Rd4 33. Rc1 Rd7 34. b4 Kf6
35. a4 Re7 36. Rc6 {Grachev,B (2693)-Shirov,A (2709) Jurmala 2013 0-1}) 7. dxc5
{[%emt 0:05:13]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:05:14]} 8. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:08:
10]} 9. Bg5 {[%emt 0:13:12]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:05:32]} f5 {
[%emt 0:14:33]} 11. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Nc6 $146 {[%emt 0:16:58]} (11... a6
12. g3 Qc7 13. Bg2 Be7 14. Bh6 Nc6 15. O-O Nd8 16. Bd2 Nf7 17. Rfe1 O-O 18. e4
f4 19. g4 Nf6 20. h3 g5 21. e5 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Nxe5 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Kf1 Nf3 25.
Nd5 Nxd5 26. cxd5 Nxe1 27. Bxe1 Rf8 28. dxe6 dxe6 29. Qe4 Bf6 30. Qxe6+ Qf7 31.
Qxf7+ Rxf7 32. b3 Rb7 33. Rd3 Kf7 34. Ke2 Ke6 35. Kf3 Rc7 36. h4 h6 37. h5 Bb2
38. a4 c4 39. bxc4 Rxc4 40. Rb3 Bd4 41. Rb4 {Jovanic,O (2479)-Zsinka,L (2285)
Pula 2011 1/2-1/2 (64)}) 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:09:50]} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 13. Bxe7
{[%emt 0:05:46]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 14. e3 {[%emt 0:01:30]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:
03]} 15. Be2 {[%emt 0:03:23]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 16. O-O {[%emt 0:10:31]} g5
{[%emt 0:00:25] A very strange game in a locked position. Zhao Xue advanced
all of her pawns quickly, leaving behind many weaknesses but obtaining a big
space advantage. It seems that the game remained rather unclear until Black
manged to maneuver her knight to the beautiful spot e4 (White should have
prevented this by opening lines on the kingside sooner) and after that it was
impossible for Dzagnidze to hold her position together.} 17. Ne1 {[%emt 0:02:
56]} g4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 18. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} a5 {[%emt 0:05:19]} 19. g3 {
[%emt 0:05:37]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 20. f3 {[%emt 0:02:52]} h5 {[%emt 0:04:10]
} 21. Rf2 {[%emt 0:08:16]} d6 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 22. Nb5 {[%emt 0:02:42]} gxf3 {
[%emt 0:06:01]} 23. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 24. Bxg4 {
[%emt 0:01:48]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 25. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ba8 {[%emt 0:01:
29]} 26. Kf1 {[%emt 0:02:34]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:12:13]} 27. Rdd2 {[%emt 0:03:33]}
Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 28. a4 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 29. b3 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 30. Ke1 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:
50]} 31. Qxa5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 32. Nf4 {[%emt 0:01:16]}
Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 33. Kd1 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 34. Kc1 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 35. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:
32]} 36. Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 37. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:34]}
Nxf2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 38. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 39. Qb5 {
[%emt 0:00:21]} Nxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} 40. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. a3 {[%emt 0:05:16]} Bb7
{[%emt 0:00:34]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 6. cxd5 {[%emt 0:
00:10]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 7. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} (7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+ c6 9.
Bd3 Bg7 10. Ne4 O-O 11. O-O Nf6 12. b4 a5 13. Bb2 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1
Nd5 16. Qa4 Nd7 17. Rc1 Qe7 18. Qa7 N7f6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Ba6 Qxb4 21. Qxb7
Qxb2 22. Rxc6 g5 23. h3 h5 24. Nh2 Kg7 25. Bc4 Nb4 26. Rc7 Qa1+ 27. Nf1 Qa8 28.
Bxe6 Qxb7 29. Rxb7 Bd8 30. Bb3 h4 31. Nd2 Kg6 32. Nc4 f6 33. Nxb6 Nc6 34. Bc2+
f5 35. Nc4 Bf6 36. Nd6 Ne7 {Grischuk,A (2783)-Karjakin,S (2756) Beijing 2013
1-0}) 7... Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 8. Ne5 {[%emt 0:19:37]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:11:20]}
9. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 10. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:18:14]} Qxd7 {
[%emt 0:01:11]} 11. Qxd7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kxd7 $15 {[%emt 0:00:05][%csl Ra3,
Rc3] White employed the Petrosian (quick a3) system against the Queen's Indian
but her experiment, or her attempt of reviving an old line, was not effective
and if anyone got an edge from the opening it was Black. However it was very
small and it was extinguished when too many pieces were traded off.} 12. f3 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} f5 {[%emt 0:14:12]} 13. e3 {[%emt 0:08:30]} c5 {[%emt 0:05:34]}
14. Bd3 {[%emt 0:05:19]} Rhf8 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 15. a4 {[%emt 0:02:09]} e5 {
[%emt 0:04:02]} 16. Bb2 {[%emt 0:06:04]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:06:09]} 17. dxe5 {
[%emt 0:15:47]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 18. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:
05:51]} 19. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:48]} g6 {[%emt 0:03:13]} 20. Rhd1 {[%emt 0:01:31]}
Rcd8 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 21. c4 {[%emt 0:03:33]} Bxb2+ {[%emt 0:02:49]} 22. Rxb2 {
[%emt 0:00:18]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:05:24]} 23. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Re7 {[%emt 0:03:
21]} 24. Bc2 {[%emt 0:04:18]} Rxd1+ {[%emt 0:07:03]} 25. Kxd1 {[%emt 0:01:04]}
Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 26. Kd2 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Rd7+ {[%emt 0:01:14]} 27. Kc3 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 29. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00] A marathon game, which finished at
the 98th move! Tuvshintugs found herself down a pawn but with some
compensation, making the game very murky. Black's awkward bishop and unsafe
king made conversion very difficult. At some point Dzagnidze could have
finished the game off after Tuvshintugs blundered, but she didn't see the
winning combination in time pressure. Eventually they reached a drawn queen
endgame, and in a bizarre decision Tuvshintugs played a random move instead of
forcing a perpetual check. Dzanigdze took her small advantage and outplayed
the Mongolian from then on, winning the game.} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 4. a3 {[%emt 0:00:
20]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} (5... c5
6. d5 b5 7. cxb5 Bb7 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. g3 d5 10. Bh3 Qb6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. a4 c4
13. Qc2 Rc8 14. a5 Qd6 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. b6 axb6 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Nc3 h6 19.
Qg6+ Kd8 20. Ne5 Rg8 21. Nf7+ Kd7 22. Ra7 Rc7 23. Nb5 Nc8 24. Nxc7 Nxa7 25.
Bxe6+ {1-0 (25) Kovalenko,I (2643)-Bocharov,D (2602) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) 6.
Qc2 {[%emt 0:08:51]} d6 $146 {[%emt 0:14:26]} (6... b5 7. cxb5 Bxb5 8. Nc3 Ba6
9. e4 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Be7 11. d5 Na5 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15.
h4 Qb8 16. Bg5 Qb5+ 17. Kg1 Qc4 18. Qf5 g6 19. Qh3 Nb3 20. Re1 Bxg5 21. Nxg5
Nd4 22. Qg4 h5 23. Qd1 Rb8 {1/2-1/2 (23) Vitiugov,N (2720)-Iordachescu,V (2626)
Aix-les-Bains 2011}) 7. e4 {[%emt 0:19:49]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:10:06]} 8. d5 {
[%emt 0:07:18]} Nce5 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 9. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:10:37]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:27:
07]} 10. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:05:44]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:02]}
Bd6 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:04:37]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:12:33]} 13. Nf3 {
[%emt 0:05:45]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:24]} 14. b4 {[%emt 0:04:13]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:28]
} 15. Bg5 {[%emt 0:02:29]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 16. dxe6 {[%emt 0:18:02]} fxg5 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} 17. exd7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 18. axb4 {
[%emt 0:00:17]} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 19. Rxa8 {[%emt 0:01:46]} Bxa8 {[%emt 0:
00:55]} 20. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 21. h3 {[%emt 0:02:25]}
Bc6 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 22. c5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 23. Bb5 {
[%emt 0:02:07]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 24. Qb3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:
11:27]} 25. Qxb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 26. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:49]}
Kh7 {[%emt 0:02:45]} 27. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 28. Nxe5 {
[%emt 0:00:24]} Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 29. Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:28]} Qa1+ {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 30. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qa2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 31. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:25]} c4
{[%emt 0:01:45]} 32. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 33. g3 {[%emt 0:
00:28]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 34. e5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} c3 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 35.
Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 36. Qxb2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bxe5 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Qc2+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 38. Ne4 {
[%emt 0:01:25]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 39. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:01:
52]} 40. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Nd6 {[%emt 0:07:28]} Qe6
{[%emt 0:07:31]} 42. Nf5 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 43. Kf1 {
[%emt 0:02:38]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 44. Ne7 {[%emt 0:01:27]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:04:
48]} 45. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 46. Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qe6
{[%emt 0:00:05]} 47. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Qd3 {
[%emt 0:00:38]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:06:15]} 49. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:03:52]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:03:
02]} 50. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:43]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 51. Qa6 {[%emt 0:03:38]}
Qe4+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} 52. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 53. Ke2 {
[%emt 0:01:26]} Qc2+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} 54. Kf3 {[%emt 0:02:41]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:
28]} 55. Qe6 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} 56. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
Qg6 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 57. Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:04:33]} 58. Qe4+ {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 59. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:
45]} 60. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 61. f4 {[%emt 0:05:00]} gxf4
{[%emt 0:00:16]} 62. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 63. Kf3 {
[%emt 0:00:53]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 64. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:
53]} 65. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Qxh3+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} 66. Kxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
Qa3 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 67. Qb7+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 68. Qf7 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 69. Qg8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Qd6+ {[%emt 0:00:
57]} 70. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Kh5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 71. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:00:40]}
Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 72. Qc8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 73. Qc3+ {
[%emt 0:00:09]} Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 74. Qc2+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} 75. Qc1+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 76. Qc2+ {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 77. Qc1+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 78. Qe3+ {
[%emt 0:00:10]} Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 79. Qg1+ {[%emt 0:00:27]} Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:
11]} 80. Qh2+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 81. Qxh4 {[%emt 0:00:23]}
Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} 82. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qf5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 83. Kd6 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 84. Ke7 {[%emt 0:03:53]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:
53]} 85. Qh6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 86. Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Qf6
{[%emt 0:00:17]} 87. Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Qf7+ {[%emt 0:02:49]} 88. Kd8 {
[%emt 0:00:38]} Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} 89. Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:
17]} 90. Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 91. Kd7 {[%emt 0:01:08]}
Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} 92. Kc6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 93. Qh3+ {
[%emt 0:00:09]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 94. Qc3+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} 95. Qb3+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 96. Qb2+ {[%emt 0:00:17]}
Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 97. Qf2+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 98. Qh4 {
[%emt 0:02:07]} Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} 0-1

[Event "World Team-ch01"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1985.11.24"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Chernin,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1985.11.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 Bd6 8. Bg3
O-O 9. e3 Ne4 10. Qb3 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 c5 12. Be2 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Nd7 14. O-O (14.
dxc5 $5 bxc5 15. b4 Qe7 16. bxc5 Qxc5 17. Qxc5 Nxc5 18. Nd4 $14) 14... Qe7 15.
a4 Nf6 {N} (15... a5 $6 {- 39/642}) 16. Qa3 Ne4 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Rc2 (18. Bd3
Rfe8) 18... Rc7 19. Bd3 $1 (19. Rfc1 c4) 19... Re8 (19... c4 20. Qxe7 Rxe7 21.
Bxe4 Rxe4 22. b3 $1 cxb3 23. Rc7 $16) 20. Rfc1 g6 21. a5 Nf6 (21... c4 22. Qxe7
Rcxe7 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. axb6 axb6 25. b3 b5 26. Ne5 {(/\ Re1, f3)} f6 27. Nd7
R4e6 28. Nc5 $16) 22. dxc5 bxc5 (22... Rxc5 $5) 23. a6 $1 Ba8 24. Nd4 Ng4 (
24... Kf8 $142) 25. Be2 Ne5 26. Nb5 Rc6 27. Nd4 Rc7 28. Nb5 (28. Nb3 $1 c4 (
28... Nd7 29. Bb5 Bc6 30. Nd4 $18) 29. Qxe7 Rcxe7 30. Nd4 Rb8 31. b3 $1 cxb3
32. Rc8+ Re8 33. Rxe8+ Rxe8 34. Nxb3 $16) 28... Rc6 29. Nd4 $2 $138 (29. f4 $5
Nc4 $8 30. Bxc4 dxc4 31. Rxc4 Qd7 $5 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Los Angeles m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1984.06.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Christiansen,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1984.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bc4 Bg7 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Bg5 Qd6 13. O-O c5 14. Qd3 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Nc6 16. Rad1 h6 17. Bh4 e5 $1 18. d5 Na5 19. Nd2 Rac8 20. Ba6 Bxa6 21.
Qxa6 Rc7 22. Rc1 Qd7 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Bg3 $6 (24. Qd3 $14) 24... f5 25. exf5
gxf5 26. Qd3 Qd7 27. d6 Rd8 $4 (27... Qe6 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Nf1 Nb7 30. Qa6 Rxd6
31. Rxd6 Nxd6 32. Qxa7 $11) 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Qd5+ Qf7 30. Qxe5 Nc6 31. Qf4 Qd5
$6 $138 32. Qxh6 Rxd6 33. Qg5+ Kh7 34. Nf3 Rg6 35. Qh5+ Rh6 36. Qe8 Rg6 37. h4
Kg7 38. Ng5 Qd7 $4 39. Qxd7+ 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam m"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.09.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Be2 (11. O-O-O Nh5 $1 12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. Rxd6
O-O 14. g3 f5 15. Bg2 f4 16. Rhd1 Qg5 17. Qd2 Qe5 $10 {Greenfeld,A-Kindermann,
S/Pardubice 1994}) 11... O-O 12. O-O-O (12. Rd1 a5 13. O-O (13. Bg3)) 12... Rc8
{N} (12... e5 $2 13. Bxe5 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Qg5+ 15. Kb1 Qxg4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5
Rac8 18. f3 Qg6 19. Bc3 $16 {Krasenkov,M-Hellsten,J/Malmo (04) ;CBM 48 1995}) (
12... Bxf2 $6 13. Bd6 Re8 14. e5 (14. Rhf1 $2 Bc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. e5 Ng4 17.
Bxg4 Qg5+ $17) 14... Bxg2 15. Rhg1 Bxg1 16. Rxg1 Bb7 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Qg3 g6 19.
Qf4 $40) 13. Kb1 Ne8 {/\Bxf2} 14. f3 (14. Bg3 $5 $14 {/\} f6 15. b4 Be7 16. Bg4
$1 (16. b5 Bb7 17. Qd3 d6 18. Bg4 Qd7 $13) 16... Nc7 17. b5 Ba8 18. Qd3 Bxa3
19. Qxd7 Qxd7 20. Rxd7 Rf7 21. Rhd1 $16) 14... f6 {/\e5,Nc7-e6-d4} 15. Qd2 e5
16. Be3 Nc7 17. Nb5 $1 (17. Nd5 $6 Ne6 18. Bxc5 $6 bxc5 $15 {[%csl Rd4]}) 17...
Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Bxb5 (18... Nxb5 $2 19. cxb5 Bb7 20. Rd6 Qe7 21. Rhd1 $14) 19.
cxb5 Ne6 $10 20. Rc1 Nd4 (20... Qe7 21. Bc4 $10) 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Rc1 {
[%cal Rc1c8] <->c} Qb8 23. Qc3 (23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. a4 Rc8 (24... Qd6 25. Bd5 f5
26. Qa3 Qxa3 27. bxa3 fxe4 28. Bxe4 Ne6 $10) 25. Bd5 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 f5 $10)
23... Nxe2 24. Qc4+ d5 25. Qxe2 Qd8 (25... d4 26. Qc4+ Kh8 27. Qc7 Qe8 28. Rc6
Rf7 29. Qc8 Rf8 30. Qxe8 Rxe8 31. Rc7 Ra8 32. a4 $14) (25... dxe4 26. Qxe4 Rd8
27. Qc4+ Kh8 28. Qc7 $14) 26. a4 (26. exd5 Qxd5 27. Rc7 Rf7 28. Rc8+ Rf8 29.
Rc7 $10) 26... g6 27. exd5 (27. Qd3 dxe4 28. Qxe4 Rf7 $10) 27... Qxd5 28. Qc4
Qxc4 29. Rxc4 Rf7 30. Rc6 Kg7 31. Kc2 Rd7 $1 32. b4 Kf7 33. a5 f5 $1 34. axb6
axb6 35. Rxb6 e4 36. fxe4 fxe4 37. Ra6 e3 38. Ra1 (38. b6 e2 39. Ra1 Rd4 $1 $10
) (38. Ra3 Rd2+ 39. Kc1 Rxg2 40. Rxe3 Rxh2 41. b6 Rh5 42. Rh3 Rb5 $10) 38...
Rd2+ 39. Kc3 Ke6 40. b6 (40. Re1 Rxg2 41. Rxe3+ Kd6 $10) 40... Kd7 41. Ra7+ Kc8
$1 (41... Kc6 $2 42. Rxh7 Kxb6 (42... Rxg2 $4 43. b7 $18) 43. g3 Ra2 44. Re7
Rxh2 45. Rxe3 $16) 42. Rxh7 Rxg2 43. Re7 (43. Kd3 e2 44. Kd2 g5 $10) 43... Rxh2
44. Rxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ostrava"]
[Site "Ostrava"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Ba6 $6 (11... Qc8 12. Qe2 cxd4 (12... Ba6
) 13. cxd4 Ba6) 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Rd1 (13. Qe2 $5 Qc8 (13... Nc7 $6 14. Rd1 $16
{פc7}) 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Bf6 16. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 (16... Bxc3 17. Rac1 Re8 18.
Qd3 Ba5 19. d6 Nb8 20. Be7 h6 21. Ne5 Qe6 22. f4 $44) (16... Re8 17. Qc2 $14)
17. Nxg5 Qf5 18. Nf3 Nc7 19. c4 $14) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Qc8 15. Qe2 Re8 16.
Bb2 (16. Bf4 Qb7 17. Rd3 Rac8 18. Ne5 Bd6 (18... f6 19. Ng4 h5 $2 20. Nh6+ $1
gxh6 21. Rg3+ Kh8 22. Qxh5 Bf8 23. e5 $1 f5 24. Bg5 Bg7 25. Bf6 $18) 19. Rg3 f6
20. Nd3 e5 21. Bh6 Re7 22. d5 $14) (16. h4 $5 Qb7 17. h5 h6 18. Ne5 $14) 16...
Qb7 17. Rd3 Rac8 18. Rad1 (18. h4 $5 b5 19. h5 h6 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Rb3 b4 22.
Nd3 $14) 18... b5 19. Ne5 Bd6 (19... f6 $5 20. Ng4 b4 21. axb4 Nxb4 22. Rg3 Rc2
$6 23. Nh6+ Kh8 (23... Kf8 $2 24. Qh5 Bd6 (24... g6 $2 25. Rxg6 $1 hxg6 26.
Qxg6 Bd8 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. Qf7+ $18) 25. Ba3 {/\e5} g6 26. Qh4 $16) 24. Qg4 (24.
Qh5 Rf8 25. Qg4 Bd8 26. Ba3 a5 $17) 24... Bf8 25. Ba3 a5 26. Qh5 Rec8 27. Nf7+
Kg8 28. Nh6+ $10) 20. d5 (20. Rg3 $2 f6 $17) (20. Rh3 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Nc5 22. Rh4
Na4 23. Ba1 Nc3 24. Bxc3 Rxc3 $15) 20... Bxe5 (20... exd5 21. Rxd5 Bxe5 22.
Bxe5 $14) (20... Nc5 21. Re3 Na4 22. Ba1 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 exd5 24. exd5 $14) 21.
Bxe5 f6 22. dxe6 (22. Ba1 $5 Nc5 23. Re3 $14) 22... Nc5 $1 (22... fxe5 $4 23.
Rd7 Qb6 24. Qg4 g6 25. Qh4 h5 26. Qf6 $18) 23. Rd7 Qxe4 $1 (23... Nxd7 24. exd7
Rxe5 (24... fxe5 25. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 26. Rd5 a6 27. g3 $16) 25. Qa2+ Kf8 26. d8=Q+
Rxd8 27. Rxd8+ Ke7 28. Qg8 $18) 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Bd4 a6 $5 (25... Rxe6 $10)
26. e7 Kf7 27. h4 Rc6 28. f3 Ng3 29. Bf2 Nf5 30. g4 Nxe7 31. Re1 a5 (31... a5
32. Rb7 b4 33. axb4 axb4 34. Rxb4 Nd5 35. Rb7+ Rc7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Iceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. Bd2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd7 11. O-O-O $5 Qc8 (11... c5 $1 12. d5 (12. dxc5 Qc8
13. cxb6 axb6 $44) 12... exd5 13. exd5 Bf6 $13) 12. h4 Rd8 13. Rh3 {N} (13. d5
$1 Nf8 (13... exd5 14. exd5 Nf6 15. Ng5 g6 16. h5 $40) 14. Rh3 $1 exd5 15. Rg3
g6 16. h5 dxe4 17. Bc4 $16 {-> Lputian-Hjartarson/Biel izt/1993}) 13... Ba6 (
13... Nf6 $5 14. Bd3 c5 15. e5 Nd5 16. Bxh7+ Kf8 $44) 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. Rg3 Qc4
16. Kb1 (16. d5 $5 Bf8 (16... Nf6 $2 17. Rxg7+ $1) (16... Bf6 17. e5 Be7 (17...
Bxh4 18. Rh3 $16) 18. d6 cxd6 19. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 20. exd6+ Bf6 21. Bxf6+ Nxf6
22. Qxc4 Rac8 23. Qxc8 Rxc8+ 24. Kb1 $16) 17. dxe6 Qxe6 18. Ng5 Qa2 19. Rgd3
$16) 16... Bf8 (16... Nf6 $5 17. Ng5 h6 (17... g6 $2 18. Rf3 $1 h6 19. Nxf7
Kxf7 20. e5 $16) 18. e5 hxg5 19. exf6 (19. hxg5 Nh5 20. Rh3 g6 21. Rdh1 Rxd4
22. Bxd4 Qxd4 23. Qxc7 Bxg5 $15) 19... Bxf6 20. hxg5 Bxd4 21. Rg4 (21. Rh3 $5)
21... c5 22. Bxd4 Qxc2+ 23. Kxc2 cxd4 24. Rgxd4 Rac8+ 25. Kb3 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Rc7
$10) 17. h5 f6 $2 (17... h6 $5 {/\} 18. d5 Nc5) 18. e5 $1 f5 (18... fxe5 19. h6
$1 $16 g6 $2 20. Rxg6+ hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Ng5 $18) 19. Ng5 Qd5 (19... c6 $2
20. d5 $1 cxd5 21. Nxe6 $18) 20. Re3 (20. Nh3 $2 Nxe5) 20... Be7 21. Nh3 Nf8
22. g4 $1 $16 fxg4 (22... g6 $2 23. Nf4 Qc6 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. d5
$18) 23. Nf4 Qd7 24. Rg3 Bg5 25. Ne2 $1 Qf7 26. Rxg4 Qxh5 27. Qe4 Bh6 28. Rh1
$6 (28. Ng3 $1 {>=} Qf7 29. f4 (29. Rh1 Ng6 30. f4 Rf8 $1 $13) 29... g6 30. f5
exf5 31. Nxf5 Bg7 32. Nxg7 Qxg7 33. d5 $18 {->}) 28... Qf5 29. Qxf5 exf5 30.
Rgg1 Ng6 31. Ng3 Rf8 32. Rh5 Nf4 $1 (32... Ne7 $2 33. Bb4 f4 $1 34. Ne4 $1 (34.
Bxe7 fxg3 35. Bxf8 gxf2 36. Rf1 Rxf8 $132) 34... Kf7 35. e6+ $1 Ke8 36. d5 a5
37. Bxe7 Kxe7 38. Rxh6 $1 gxh6 39. Rg7+ Ke8 40. d6 $18) 33. Rxh6 $5 (33. Rxf5
Nd5 $13) 33... gxh6 34. Nh5+ (34. Nxf5+ Kh8 $13 {/\Ne2}) 34... Ng6 35. e6 (35.
d5 Rad8 36. Nf4 Kf7 $13) 35... f4 $2 (35... Rad8 $2 36. e7 $18) (35... c6 $1
36. Nf4 Rfd8 37. d5 $1 cxd5 38. Nxg6 hxg6 39. Rxg6+ Kh7 (39... Kf8 $4 40. Bb4+
Ke8 41. Rg8#) 40. Rg7+ Kh8 41. Rxa7+ Kg8 42. Rg7+ Kh8 $14) 36. d5 Rae8 37. Nf6+
Rxf6 38. Bxf6 Kf8 (38... h5 39. Rc1 Rf8 (39... Ne7 40. Bxe7 Rxe7 41. Rxc7 $1
Rxc7 42. d6 $18) 40. e7 Re8 41. Rxc7 Kf7 42. d6 Kxf6 43. d7 $18) 39. Rh1 (39.
Rc1 Ne7) 39... Ne7 40. Rh5 $1 Rd8 41. Rxh6 Rxd5 42. Rxh7 $18 Ng8 43. Bc3 Rd6
44. Rxc7 Rxe6 45. Rxa7 Nf6 46. Bxf6 Rxf6 47. Kc2 Ke8 48. Ra4 Kf7 49. Kd3 Kg6
50. Ke4 Kg5 51. Kf3 Rf5 52. Rb4 b5 53. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Alushta"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Black "Dragomarezkij, Evgeni"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 (6... dxc4 $1 7. e4
c5 $10) 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3 (8. Bg5) 8... O-O 9. Bg2 c5 10. O-O Na6 11. Bf4 Qc8
$1 (11... Nc7 12. Rfd1 Ne6 13. Be5 Rc8 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rab1 $1 $14) 12. Rad1
(12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Rac1 Nc7 14. Qb1 (14. Be5 Ne6 15. Bh3 Qc6 16. Bxe6 $5 fxe6
17. Ng5 g6 $13) 14... Ne6 15. Bh3 Ne4 16. Qa2 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qc6 18. Be3 Bf6 19.
Bg2 (19. a4 $142 $1 {/\Bg2,Ne5}) 19... Qa4 $10 {Golod-Dragomarezkij/Minsk/1993}
) 12... Rd8 13. Be5 Ne4 14. dxc5 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 {N} (15. Bxc3 bxc5 16. e3 Qe6
17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. Qa4 Qc6 19. Qg4 Qg6 $10 {Remis/Kengis-Yudasin/Lvov/1984})
15... bxc5 16. Qb3 Bc6 (16... Nc7 17. Rc1 Ne6 18. Rfd1 (18. Nd4 $5) 18... f6
$13) 17. Bf4 Bf6 18. Qc2 (18. Ne5 c4 (18... Rb8 19. Qa2 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 $16) (
18... Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qe6 (19... c4 20. Qc3 f6 21. Bd4 $14) 20. Bf4 Rac8 21. Rfe1
$13) 19. Qc2 Bb7 $132 {/\g5,/\Nc5} (19... Nc5 $2 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Rxd5 Rxd5
22. Qxc4 Rad8 23. b4 $16)) 18... h6 19. Rc1 Bb7 (19... Qe6 20. b4 $5 c4 21.
Rfd1 $14) 20. Rfd1 Qe6 $10 21. h4 Rac8 22. Kh2 Rc6 23. Bh3 (23. e4 $2 dxe4 24.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Ne5 Rd6 26. Bxe4 $2 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 f6 $19) 23... Qe7 24. h5 Nc7
25. Bg2 $6 (25. Bf5 $1 Ne6 26. e4 (26. Ne5 Rb6 {/\Nf4}) (26. Be5 Bxe5 27. Nxe5
Rb6 $10) 26... Nxf4 27. gxf4 dxe4 (27... d4 $2 28. e5 Bh4 29. Kh3 $16) 28.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Bxe4 Rb6 (29... Qc7 30. Kg3 Rb6 31. Bxb7 Qxb7 32. Qxc5 $10 {
/\Qc8}) 30. Bxb7 Rxb7 31. Qxc5 Rxb2 32. Qc8 $10) 25... Ne6 26. Bd2 $2 (26. Be5
Rcc8 $5 27. Bxf6 Qxf6 28. Kg1 $10) 26... Nd4 $1 27. Nxd4 cxd4 28. Qb3 (28. Qd3
Ba6 $17) 28... Rb6 29. Qf3 Rxb2 $17 30. Rb1 Rxb1 31. Rxb1 Ba6 32. Ba5 Rc8 $6 (
32... Re8 33. Qxd5 Qxe2 34. Re1 Qb5 $17) 33. Qf5 Qe6 (33... Qxa3 $6 34. Bxd5
$13 {/\Be4}) (33... Re8 $6 34. Bxd5 Qxe2 35. Re1 Qb5 36. Rxe8+ Qxe8 37. Be4
$132) 34. Bh3 Re8 35. Qf4 Qxe2 $4 (35... Qe5 36. Qxe5 Bxe5 37. Bd7 Rb8 38.
Rxb8+ Bxb8 39. Bg4 d3 $17) 36. Re1 Qb5 (36... Qxe1 37. Bxe1 Rxe1 38. Qb8+ Kh7
39. Qxa7 (39. Bf5+ g6 40. hxg6+ fxg6 41. Qxa7+ Bg7 42. Bxg6+ Kxg6 43. Qxa6+ $16
) 39... Bd3 40. Qxf7 $16) 37. Bf1 $1 $18 d3 (37... Qxf1 38. Rxe8+ Kh7 39. Qf5+)
38. Bxd3 Qxd3 39. Rxe8+ Kh7 40. Qb8 g6 41. Qxa7 Kg7 42. hxg6 Kxg6 43. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1994.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1994.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 Nc6
$5 (8... O-O 9. Be2 d6 10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nd2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 $13 {/\Bf3}
) 9. Bd3 (9. e4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 $10) (9. Nd2 $5 Ne7 10. f3 Nf5 11. Bf2 {/\e4+/-}
d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bb5+ c6 14. Bd3 Qd7 (14... Nd6 15. e4 $16) 15. O-O $14)
9... Ne7 10. Rc1 $1 (10. e4 d6 (10... g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Be5 f6 13. Nd2 fxe5
14. Qxh5+ Kf8 15. d5 $14) 11. O-O (11. Nd2 Nh5 $1) 11... g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 $10)
10... Nf5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Be4 Bxe4 (12... c6 $6 13. c5 Ba6 (13... bxc5 14.
dxc5 Qa5 15. O-O $16) 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 $14) 13. Nxe4 Bg7 14. c5 O-O 15.
O-O Ne7 $1 {/\f5} (15... d6 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Qa4 a6 18. Rc6 d5 19. Ned2 Qd7
20. Qc2 Rfc8 21. Rc1 Ne7 22. Rc7 $14) 16. Ned2 (16. b4 f5 17. Nc3 g5 18. Qb3 g4
19. Nd2 f4 $36 {>>}) (16. Qa4 $5 f5 17. Ned2 g5 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nd5 20.
c6 $14) 16... d6 (16... f5 17. Ne5 g5 18. Qh5 $14) 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Qa4 a6 19.
Qb3 b5 20. Ne4 (20. Rc2 Qd7 21. Rfc1 Rfc8 $10) 20... Qd7 $10 21. Qb4 Rfd8 22.
Qa5 Nd5 $1 (22... Nc6 $5 23. Qb6 Rdc8 24. Rc2 f5 25. Nxd6 $5 (25. Ned2 $2 Bf6 {
/\Bd8}) 25... Qxd6 26. Rfc1 Rab8 27. Qxa6 Ra8 28. Qxb5 Rab8 29. Qa4 Ra8 $10)
23. Nc3 (23. Rc2 Qb7 24. Rfc1 $6 (24. Ned2 Rdc8 $10) 24... Nxe3 25. Nxd6 Rxd6
26. fxe3 Qe4 27. Kf2 Bf6 $15 {><e3}) 23... Ne7 24. Na2 Nc6 25. Qd2 (25. Qb6
Rdc8 {/\Bf6} 26. Nb4 Nxb4 27. axb4 Bf8 $10) 25... Rac8 26. h3 Qb7 27. Rc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Balatonbereny GM"]
[Site "Balatonbereny"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1996.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Nc6 8. e3
Bg7 9. d5 Na5 {N} (9... Ne7 10. e4 O-O (10... Nh5 11. Be3 d6 12. f4 Bh6 13. Qd2
e5 14. Ne2 O-O 15. O-O-O Qd7 16. h4 f5 17. fxe5 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 dxe5 19. f3 Qd6
20. Bh3 $14 {Van Wely-Tiviakov/Wijk/1996}) 11. Bg5 d6 12. h4 $36 (12. dxe6 $6
fxe6 13. h4 Nc6 14. O-O-O Qe8 15. Kb1 Nh5 $15 {San Segundo-Kortschnoi/Madrid/
1995}) (12. O-O-O $5)) (9... Ne5 10. Be2 d6 11. f4 Ned7 $14) 10. f4 (10. b4 $1
Nb7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Be2 a5 14. Qb3 e5 15. O-O d6 16. Kh1 Ne8 17.
Rg1 $14 {Tukmakov-Romanishin/Biel SKA ; CBM 55/1996}) 10... O-O 11. Bd2 c6 (
11... Qe7 $5 12. b4 (12. Nb5 $6 exd5 13. Nxc7 Rac8 $17) (12. Rd1 c6 13. dxe6
Qxe6 14. b3 d5 $36) 12... Nb7 13. Bg2 exd5 14. cxd5 Nd6 $13) 12. dxe6 (12. dxc6
Nxc6 13. Bg2 Rc8 $132) 12... dxe6 (12... fxe6 $5 13. Ne2 Nb7 14. Bg2 d5 15. O-O
Nc5 $13) 13. Ne2 b5 $1 (13... Nb7 14. Bg2 Qc7 15. O-O $14) 14. Bb4 Re8 (14...
Nxc4 $6 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 (15... Qxf8 16. Nd4 $16) 16. Nd4 (16. Nc3 $2 Nxb2 $1 17.
Qxb2 Ne4 $17) 16... Qd5 17. Rg1 $16) 15. Rd1 Qb6 (15... Qc7 $2 16. cxb5 $16)
16. c5 Qc7 17. Bc3 (17. Bg2 $2 Nd5 $15) 17... Rad8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Bg2 Nd5 (
19... Nc4 $6 20. O-O Qd7 $6 21. b3 Nd2 (21... Nxa3 $2 22. Qb2 $18) 22. Rc1 Qd3
23. Nd4 Qxc2 24. Rxc2 Nde4 25. Ba5 $16) 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. O-O Qe7 $4 (21... Nb7
22. b4 a5 23. Qb2+ Kg8 24. Rd1 Ra8 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. f5 axb4 27. axb4 $14 {פb7
}) (21... e5 22. fxe5 Qxe5 (22... Nc4 23. e6 fxe6 24. b3 Ne5 25. Nd4 $14) 23.
e4 Nf6 24. f4 Qe7 $132) 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Qc3+ $18 e5 24. Qxa5 exf4 25. Qc3+
Kg8 26. Nxf4 Rg5+ 27. Kh1 Rxc5 28. Qd3 a5 29. Rd1 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Qd8+
Qxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kg7 33. Rd2 g5 34. Ne2 Rc4 35. Kg2 c5 36. b3 Rg4+ 37. Kf3 Rh4
38. Rd5 Kg6 39. Rxc5 Rxh2 40. Rc4 h5 41. Kg3 Rh1 42. Rxb4 h4+ 43. Kg2 Rb1 44.
Rb6+ Kh5 45. Rb5 Rb2 46. Nf4+ Kg4 47. Nd3 h3+ 48. Kh2 Re2 49. Ne5+ Kh5 50. Kxh3
1-0

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qd1 {N} (12. e5 h6 13. Qe2 Rd8 14.
Rd1 Nd7 15. Be3 Qc6 16. Bb5 Qc7 17. Nd2 f5 18. a4 {Remis/Kasparov-Ribli/
Reykjavik/1988}) (12. Qb3 $5 c4 (12... Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 (13... Qxa6 14. d5
exd5 15. exd5 c4 16. Qc2 $14) 14. Bf4 $14) 13. Bxc4 Bxe4 14. Bg5 {
Solozhenkin-Genov,P/Primorsko/1990} Bxf3 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Bh4 Bb7 17. Bd3 Nc6
18. Qc2 h6 19. f4 $14 {Lifshic,Solozhenkin}) (12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Bf4 (13. Rd1))
12... Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. d5 (14. Bf4 $5 Rd8 15. Qe2 Qb7 16. Rfd1 cxd4 (16...
Rac8 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 $14) 17. cxd4 Rac8 18. Rd3 $14) 14... exd5 15. exd5
Bf6 16. Bg5 Bxg5 (16... Bxc3 $2 17. Rc1 Bb2 18. Rb1 Bxa3 19. Be7 Bb4 (19... Re8
20. d6 Qd7 21. Ra1 $16) 20. d6 Rd8 21. Bxd8 Qxd8 22. Ne5 $16) 17. Nxg5 Qf5 $1
$10 18. Nf3 c4 $1 19. Qa4 (19. Qd2 $6 Rad8 20. Rad1 Nc7 21. d6 Ne8 22. d7 Nf6
$15) (19. Qd4 Nc7 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. d6 Nb5 22. Qxc4 Nxd6 $15) 19... Nc7 20. d6
Nb5 21. Qb4 Rad8 (21... a5 22. Qxc4 Nxd6 23. Qc6 Qc5 24. Qxc5 bxc5 $10) (21...
Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Qc5 23. Qxc5 bxc5 24. Rd5 Rac8 $2 (24... Rxd6 $10) 25. d7 Rc7 26.
Rb1 Rcxd7 (26... Nxc3 27. Rb8 $18) 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. a4 $18) 22. Rfd1 Qc5 23.
Qxc5 bxc5 24. Rd5 Nxc3 25. Rxc5 Rxd6 26. Rxc4 Rfd8 (26... Nb5 $2 27. a4 Rfd8
28. Re1 Na3 29. Rc3 Nb1 30. Rc7 $14) (26... Rfd8 27. h4 Nd5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Bd3 $146 (12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Qa4 $1 {
N} (13. Bd3 Nd7 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Nb6 $1 (15... h6 16. Bb5 $1 Nf6 17. Rxd8+
Rxd8 18. Qa4 $1 $16) 16. Bf1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Qc6 18. Re1 Rd8 $10 {
Nogueiras-Granda Zuniga/Biel izt/1993}) 13... Qf4 14. Bd3 Bc6 15. Qc2 Nd7 16.
O-O Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Qc7 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. b3 Rd7 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 $14 {
Dreev-Rodruguez/Moscow olm/1994}) (12. Bc4 Nc6 (12... Nd7 $5) 13. O-O Qc7 14.
Rad1 Rac8 15. b3 e5 16. Bd5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nd2 $14 {
Hebert-Stefansson/New York op/1989}) 12... Nc6 13. e5 Nd4 $1 (13... h6 14. Bh7+
Kh8 15. Be4 Qb6 16. O-O $14) 14. Nxd4 (14. Bxd4 cxd4 $1 (14... Bxf3 15. Be3
Bxg2 16. Rg1 Qd5 17. O-O-O $40) 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 (16. O-O $2 Bxf3 17. gxf3
g6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 $19) 16... Rc8 17. Qe2 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qa5+ 19. Nd2 d3 $36)
14... cxd4 15. Rd1 (15. Bxh7+ $6 Kh8 16. Rd1 Qe8 $1 (16... Bxg2 $2 17. Rg1 Qd5
18. Rxd4 Qxe5+ 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 $18) 17. Rd3 (17. Bxd4 g6 18. Qb3 Bxg2 19.
Rg1 Qc6 $17) 17... g6 18. Qd2 (18. Rh3 Bxg2 19. Qd2 Bxh3 20. Qh6 Bg5 21. Qxh3
Kg7 $19) 18... g5 19. Bxd4 Kxh7 $17) 15... g6 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 dxc3 18.
Rxd8 Rfxd8 19. bxc3 Rac8 $10 20. c4 $6 (20. Qb7 Bxa3 21. Qxa7 Bb2 22. O-O Bxc3
$10) 20... Bxa3 21. Ke2 Bc5 $15 {><e5,c4} 22. Qc2 Rd4 23. Rd1 Rf4 24. f3 Bb6
25. Rc1 Rc5 26. Qc3 Rf5 27. Kf1 Rfxe5 28. Rd1 Red5 29. Rd3 Rh5 30. h3 Rc8 31.
Qc1 Rhc5 32. Rc3 Ba5 (32... Bc7 $5 33. Rc2 Be5 34. Qe3 a5 $17) 33. Rc2 Bb4 34.
Qa1 a5 35. Qa2 Rd8 36. g3 g5 (36... Rd3 37. Ke2 (37. Kg2 Rf5 $17) 37... Ra3 38.
Qb2 Rf5 39. Rd2 $132) 37. Kg2 Rd4 $17 (37... Rd3 $5) 38. Qb3 h6 39. Qa2 Kh7 40.
Qb1 Kg8 41. Qb3 Rc8 42. Qa2 Rd7 43. Qa4 Rdc7 44. Qb5 Kh7 45. Qa6 Rc6 46. Qb5
R8c7 47. Qb8 Rc8 48. Qb5 Kg8 49. Qb7 R6c7 50. Qb5 Rc5 51. Qd7 R8c7 52. Qd8+ Kg7
53. Qd4+ e5 54. Qb2 Rd7 55. Qb3 Rd4 56. Qa2 h5 57. Qb3 h4 (57... g4 $5 58. hxg4
hxg4 59. f4 f6 60. fxe5 fxe5 61. Qe3 $15) 58. Qe3 f6 59. gxh4 Rxh4 60. Qb3 Rd4
61. Qa4 Kf7 62. Qb3 Ke7 63. Kf2 Kd6 64. Kg2 Kc7 65. Kf2 f5 66. Kg2 f4 67. Kf2
e4 (67... Kd6 68. Kg2 e4 69. fxe4 Rxe4 70. Qd3+ Ke5 71. Qd8 $10) 68. fxe4 Rxe4
69. Qd3 Re7 70. Re2 Rce5 71. Rxe5 Rxe5 72. Qg6 $15 Bd6 (72... a4 $2 73. Qg7+
Kd6 $2 74. Qf8+ Re7 75. Qb8+ Kc5 76. Qb5+ $18) 73. Qc2 Kb6 74. Kg2 Kc6 75. Qa4+
Kc7 76. Kf3 Bb4 77. Qa1 Bc3 78. Qd1 Kc6 79. h4 gxh4 80. Kxf4 Kc5 81. Qb3 Kd4
82. Qd1+ Kxc4 83. Qa4+ $10 Kc5 84. Qa3+ Bb4 85. Qc1+ Kd6 86. Qc2 Rd5 87. Qg6+
Kc7 88. Qf7+ Kc6 89. Qg6+ Bd6+ 90. Kg4 Rd4+ 91. Kh3 a4 92. Qc2+ Bc5 93. Qg6+
Kb5 94. Qb1+ Ka5 (94... Rb4 95. Qd3+ Ka5 96. Qd8+ $10) 95. Qe1+ Kb6 96. Qb1+
Rb4 97. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. Bg5 $5 $146 (7.
e4 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bxc4 Nbd7) 7... Nc6 $6 (7... Bxf3 8. exf3 (8. gxf3 Qxd4
9. Rd1 Qc5 10. Ne4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qf5 12. Qxc4 Nxe4 13. fxe4 Qc5 $13) 8... Qxd4
9. Be3 (9. Rd1 Qe5+ 10. Ne4 Be7) 9... Qe5 10. Bxc4 $44) (7... Nbd7 8. e4 (8. e3
c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Be7 $10) 8... c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. O-O Qc7
$13) (7... a6 $5 8. e4 b5 9. O-O-O Be7 $15) 8. Rd1 Be7 (8... a6 $6 9. e4 b5 10.
d5 $1 (10. e5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 $13) 10... exd5 11. Nxd5 Bd6 12. e5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5
Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Bb4+ 15. axb4 Qxd5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ng4 Qe6+ 18. Be2 $16) 9. e4
Na5 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. O-O $14 c5 15. d5
Ne5 (15... exd5 16. Bxd5 Nf6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. e5 Ng4 19. Qe2 $16) 16. Ba2 exd5
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 (18. Rxd5 $5 $14) 18... Rac8 (18... Rad8 $5 19. f4 Ng4
20. Rfe1 Nf6 21. Ba2 Rxd1 22. Qxd1 Rd8 $132) 19. f4 Ng4 20. Qe2 Nf6 21. Bc4 b5
$5 (21... Nxe4 $2 22. Rfe1 Rfe8 23. Bd5 $18) (21... Qxe4 22. Qxe4 Nxe4 23. Rd7
a5 24. Rfd1 $14) 22. Bxb5 c4 23. Ba4 (23. Kh1 Nxe4 (23... Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4
25. Rd4) 24. Bxc4 Rfe8 25. Bd3 Ng3+ 26. hxg3 Qxe2 27. Bxe2 Rxe2 $10) (23. e5 $5
Qc5+ 24. Kh1 (24. Qf2 $2 Ng4 25. Qxc5 Rxc5 26. a4 Ne3 $17) 24... Qxb5 25. exf6
gxf6 26. Rf3 $14) 23... Nxe4 24. Rd4 f5 25. Rxc4 Qf6 $44 (25... Kh8 26. Bc6
Rfd8 27. Rfc1 $16 {/\} Rd2 28. Bxe4) 26. h3 (26. Rd1 $2 Qb6+ 27. Rdd4 Rfd8 28.
Bd7 Rc7 $17) 26... Rcd8 (26... Ng3 $1 27. Qc2 Rxc4 28. Qxc4+ Kh8 29. Rb1 Ne4
30. Qb4 a5 31. Qxa5 Qd4+ 32. Kh2 Nd2 33. Rd1 Qxf4+ 34. Kg1 Nf3+ 35. gxf3 Qg3+
$10) 27. Rd1 Qh4 $2 (27... Qb6+ 28. Kh2 Rxd1 (28... Qb8 29. Qe3 Rxd1 30. Bxd1
Qxb2 31. Rb4 Qf6 32. Qxa7 $16) 29. Qxd1 (29. Bxd1 Rd8 $44) 29... Qf2 (29...
Qxb2 $2 30. Qd5+ Kh8 31. Qxf5 $16) 30. Qf3 Qxb2 31. Rc7 $14) 28. Qe3 $16 Rxd1+
29. Bxd1 Re8 30. Rc6 $1 {/\Bb3-e6} h6 31. Bb3+ Kh8 32. Bf7 Rf8 (32... Re7 33.
Rc8+ Kh7 34. Bg8+ Kg6 35. Rc6+ $18) (32... Rd8 33. Bg6 Ng3 34. Rd6 Rc8 35. Re6
$18) 33. Bg6 Qe7 34. Bxf5 $1 Rxf5 35. Rc4 $18 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 (6... dxc4 $142) 7.
cxd5 exd5 8. Bf4 $5 (8. g3) (8. Bg5 $14) 8... O-O 9. e3 c5 10. Rd1 $5 (10. Bd3
Nc6 (10... Nbd7 $5) 11. O-O c4 12. Bf5 a6 13. b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 b5 $132 {
/\Na5-c4}) 10... Na6 (10... Nc6 11. Ne5 (11. Be2 $5) 11... cxd4 (11... Nxe5 $6
12. dxe5 Nh5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bc4 Bxg2 15. Rxd8 Rfxd8 16. Rg1 Nxf4 17. exf4
Bf3 18. Be2 $16) (11... c4 12. g4 $1 Nxe5 $2 13. dxe5 Nxg4 14. Rg1 $18) 12.
Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Rxd4 Bc5 14. Rd1 d4 15. exd4 Bxd4 16. Be2 $1 $14 {/\} Bxg2 $2 17.
Rg1 Bc6 18. Be3 Bxc3+ 19. Qxc3 Bd7 20. Rxd7 $1 $18) 11. Bd3 Nc7 12. O-O Ne6 13.
Be5 c4 14. Bf5 g6 15. Bh3 a6 16. b3 $1 (16. Nd2 $2 Ng5 $15) 16... b5 (16...
Bxa3 17. bxc4 dxc4 18. d5 $1 Nc5 (18... Nxd5 $2 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. e4 $18) (
18... Ng7 19. Qa4 Bb2 20. Qxc4 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 $16) 19. Qa2 Bb4 20.
Qxc4 a5 (20... Bxc3 21. Bxc3 Nxd5 22. Ba1 $36) 21. Qh4 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Nxd5 23.
Ng5 h5 24. Bb2 $40 {/\Qd4}) (16... Rc8 $1 {>=} 17. bxc4 Rxc4 18. Qb3 b5 $132)
17. bxc4 bxc4 (17... dxc4 $4 18. d5 Nc5 19. d6 $18) 18. Qa4 $1 Qe8 (18... Qd7
19. Bxf6 Qxa4 20. Nxa4 Bxf6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. Rb1 Be7 24. Ne5 $16)
19. Qxe8 Rfxe8 20. Rb1 Bc6 21. Rb6 Rec8 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Rc7
25. Bxe6 $1 (25. Rd1 $2 Nc5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 c3 $17) 25... fxe6 26. Rfb1
$16 Kf7 27. f3 Rd8 28. Rd1 (28. Rxa6 d4 29. exd4 Rxd4 $132) 28... a5 29. Kf2
Ke7 30. Ne2 Bd7 31. Rc1 Rdc8 32. Nd4 c3 33. Ke2 c2 34. Kd2 Rc3 35. Rb3 (35.
Rxc2 $6 Rxa3 36. Rcb2 {/\Ra6,Rb7} Rc7 $1 $13 (36... Rcc3 $2 37. Rb7 Rd3+ 38.
Ke2 Rxe3+ 39. Kf2 Rac3 40. Ra7 $18)) 35... Rxb3 36. Nxb3 Rb8 (36... Ba4 37.
Rxc2 $1 (37. Nxa5 $2 Kd7 38. Nb7 Rc7 39. Nd6 Rc6 $13) 37... Rb8 38. Nd4 {
-36..Rb8}) 37. Nd4 Ba4 38. Rxc2 $1 $18 Kd7 39. Ra2 $2 (39. Rc5 $1 Rb2+ 40. Kc3
Rxg2 41. Rxa5 Bd1 42. Ra7+ $18) 39... Rb1 40. Ke2 Bb3 41. Nxb3 Rxb3 42. a4 Rb4
$132 43. f4 Kc6 44. Kf3 Rc4 45. Kg4 h6 46. h4 Kc5 47. h5 g5 48. Kf3 (48. g3
gxf4 49. gxf4 d4 50. exd4+ Rxd4 51. Kf3 Kd5 52. Rb2 Rxa4 53. Rb6 Ra3+ 54. Kg4
Ra1 55. Rd6+ Ke4 56. Rxe6 Rg1+ $10) 48... gxf4 49. exf4 Rc3+ 50. Kf2 d4 51. Rb2
Kd5 52. Rb6 (52. g4 $2 Ke4 53. g5 Rf3+ 54. Kg2 Rxf4 55. gxh6 Rf5 $15) 52... Ra3
53. Rd6+ Ke4 54. Rxe6 Kxf4 $10 55. Rf6+ (55. Rxh6 Ra2+ 56. Kg1 d3 57. Rd6 d2
58. Kh2 Kxe5 59. Rd8 Rxa4 60. Rxd2 Rh4+ $10) 55... Kxe5 56. Rxh6 Ra2+ 57. Kf3
Ra3+ 58. Kf2 (58. Kg4 Rxa4 {/\d3,Rd4}) 58... Ra2+ 59. Kf3 Ra3+ 60. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 09th Group5"]
[Site "Balatonbereny"]
[Date "1993.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1993.09.07"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hayastan Dinamo"]
[BlackTeam "Zagreb Mladost-Novogradnja"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Nc6 8. d5
(8. e3 Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. Bg2 Na5 $1 11. Ne2 $14) 8... Nd4 $1 (8... Ne7 $6 9. e4
Bg7 10. Be2 d6 11. f4 O-O 12. Be3 $14 {/\0-0-0}) 9. Qd1 c5 10. dxc6 (10. e3 $5
Nf5 11. f4 $13) 10... dxc6 11. Bf4 (11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Bg7 13. Qa4 g5 14. Bg3
Nd7 15. Bg2 Nc5 16. Qd1 Ndb3 17. Rb1 Qxd1+ 18. Nxd1 O-O $15 {Farago-Brynell/
Tastrup/1990}) 11... Bg7 12. Be5 Nf5 (12... Nh5 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. e3 Ndf5 15.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. f4 O-O 17. Bg2 c5 18. Ke2 Nh4 19. Bc6 Rd6 20. Ba4 $14 Rfd8 $4
21. Ne4 Rd3 22. Bc2 $18) 13. Qa4 (13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. e3 Nh4 15. Be2 Nh5 16.
Bxg7 Nxg7 $10) 13... O-O $1 14. Rd1 (14. Qxc6 Rc8 15. Qa4 Nh5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17.
e3 (17. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 18. Qb7 Nd6 19. Qc6 Rc8 20. Qa4 Nxc4 $36) 17... Qh4 $44 {|^
}) 14... Qc8 (14... Qe7 $5 15. Qxc6 Rac8 16. Qa4 Nh5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 $44 {/\Qh4})
15. f4 Nh5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. e3 Qc7 18. Bg2 Nh4 $1 (18... Rac8 19. O-O Nh4 20.
Bh1 $10 {/\Ne2-g3}) 19. Bxc6 Rac8 20. Be4 (20. Bb5 $2 Qb7 $17) 20... Nf6 $1 $36
21. Ke2 (21. O-O $2 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qb7 23. f3 (23. Qc2 $2 f5 $19) 23... Nxf3+
24. Rxf3 Qxe4 25. Rg3 Rfd8 $17) 21... Qc5 $1 (21... Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qxc4+ 23.
Qxc4 Rxc4 24. Nc3 $10) 22. f3 (22. Qb5 $4 Qxb5 23. cxb5 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Nxe4 $17)
(22. Bd3 Rfd8 23. Qxa7 (23. f3 $2 Ng2 $17) 23... Qh5+ 24. Kd2 Rxc4 25. Qxb6
Rcc8 $36 {/\Nd5,Nf3}) 22... e5 23. Qb5 $1 (23. fxe5 $6 Qxe5 24. Rd4 Rfe8 $40 {
/\Nf3}) 23... exf4 24. Qxc5 Rxc5 25. b3 fxe3 26. Kxe3 Re8 27. Kf2 Re6 (27... b5
$5 28. Nxb5 (28. Rd4 $5 bxc4 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. bxc4 Rc8 31. Bd3 $10) 28...
Nxe4+ 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. Nd6 $13) 28. Rd4 $10 Nf5 29. Rd3 Nd6 30. Bd5 Nxd5 31.
Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Nxd5 Nb7 33. b4 (33. Rd1 Na5 34. Rd3 $10) 33... Rc6 34. Rc1 Nd6
35. c5 (35. Ne3 f5) 35... bxc5 36. Rxc5 Ra6 37. Ra5 Rxa5 38. bxa5 Nc4 (38... f6
39. Ke3 Nf5+ (39... Kf7 40. Kd4 Ke6 41. a6 $10) 40. Kd3 Kf7 41. Kc4 Ne7 42. Nc3
$10) 39. a6 Nxa3 40. Ke3 Nb5 41. Kd3 g5 42. Kc4 Na3+ 43. Kc5 (43. Kb4 Nc2+ 44.
Kc5 f5 45. Kc6 Nd4+ 46. Kb7 Nb5 47. Kc6 Nd4+ 48. Kb7 $10) 43... f5 44. Ne7 f4
45. h3 h5 46. Nc6 g4 47. fxg4 f3 48. Nd4 f2 49. Nf5+ Kg6 50. Ng3 hxg4 51. hxg4
Nc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bd2 Qb8 (11... Bc5 12. Be2 Qh4 13. g3 Qh3 14.
Bf1 Qg4 15. Bg2 $14) 12. g3 Bc5 {N} (12... f5 13. Bg2 (13. Bd3 Bd6 14. f4 $1 (
14. O-O-O f4 $1 15. Rhe1 Be5 16. Nd5 O-O 17. Bb4 Rf7 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nxc6 dxc6
$13 {Polugaevsky-Arnason/Reykjavik/1987}) 14... Nf6 15. O-O-O {/\e5} Ng4 (15...
fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 O-O 19. Bc3 Rd8 20. f5 $16) 16. Rhe1
Nf2 17. exf5 Nxd1 18. Kxd1 $16) 13... Bd6 14. f4 $1 Nf6 15. O-O-O O-O 16. Be3
fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qc7 20. Rd2 Rfd8 21. Rhd1 Bf8 $10 {
Topalov,V-Kamsky,G/Las Palmas 1994}) 13. f4 $6 (13. Be2 Nf6 14. f3 O-O 15.
O-O-O) (13. Bd3) 13... Nf6 14. Bg2 (14. Bd3 Ng4 15. Nd1 f5 $15) (14. O-O-O $2
Ng4 15. b4 (15. Re1 Nf2 16. Rg1 (16. b4 Nxh1 17. bxc5 Nf2 18. h3 bxc5 19. Be3
Nh1 $17) 16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxg1 18. Bc3 O-O 19. Bd3 f5 $19) 15... Bd4 (15...
Nf2 $2 16. bxc5 Nxh1 17. Be3 $16) 16. Qd3 e5 17. fxe5 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Nf2 $15)
14... O-O (14... Ng4 $6 15. Bf3 h5 16. h3 $14) 15. Qd3 $1 {/\b4,/\Be3} (15.
O-O-O $2 Rc8 16. Kb1 a6 $15 {->}) 15... d5 $5 (15... e5 16. Rf1 $14) (15... Rd8
16. b4 Bf8 17. O-O d6 $10) (15... a5 $1 16. Be3 d6 17. O-O Rd8 $10) 16. cxd5
exd5 17. e5 (17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Qe8+ $1 19. Kd1 Bb5 20. Qf3 Rc8 $44) (17.
exd5 $1 Re8+ (17... Qe8+ 18. Kf1 (18. Qe2 $2 Bb7 $10) 18... Rd8 19. Rd1 a5 (
19... Ng4 $2 20. Re1 Qd7 21. b4 $18) 20. Bf3 Rd6 21. f5 $16) 18. Kf1 Rd8 (18...
Bb7 19. Bf3 a5 20. Kg2 $16) (18... Bd7 19. h3 $16) 19. Rd1 (19. Bf3 Qb7 20.
dxc6 Rxd3 21. cxb7 Rxf3+ 22. Ke2 Rf2+ $10) 19... a5 20. Bf3 (20. Be3 Ra7) 20...
Ra7 $44) 17... Ne4 18. Nxe4 $2 (18. Rf1 $1 Rd8 (18... Qb7 19. b4 $1) 19. Nxd5
Rxd5 20. Qxe4 Rxe5 21. Qxe5 Bxg2 $10) 18... dxe4 19. Bxe4 Rd8 $2 (19... Qb7 20.
Bxc6 (20. Bxh7+ $2 Kh8 21. Rf1 g6 22. Bxg6 Rad8 23. Qf5 fxg6 24. Qxg6 Bg2 $17)
20... Qxc6 21. Rf1 (21. O-O-O $2 Bg1+ $19) 21... Rad8 22. Qe2 (22. Qf3 Qb5 23.
O-O-O $2 Rd3 24. Qg4 Bxa3 $19) 22... Rd7 (22... Rd4 23. Be3 Re4 24. Rc1 Qh6 25.
Rf3) 23. Bc3 Rfd8 24. Rf3 a5 $36) 20. Qf3 $1 (20. Qc2 $2 Qb7 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22.
O-O-O Rxd2 $3 23. Kxd2 Be3+ 24. Kd3 Qg6+ $19) 20... Bxe4 21. Qxe4 {[%cal Rh1a8]
/^h1-a8} Qc8 (21... Bf2+ 22. Ke2 $16) 22. Bc3 a5 23. Rd1 Qg4 24. Rd3 $16 Rac8 (
24... h5 $142) 25. Kd2 $1 h5 26. Kc2 $138 Qh3 $138 27. Rhd1 $2 (27. Rxd8+ Rxd8
28. f5 Re8 29. Kb1 $18) 27... Rxd3 28. Rxd3 Qxh2+ 29. Kb3 Qh3 30. f5 g6 $1 31.
Rf3 Qg4 32. Qd5 (32. Qxg4 hxg4 33. Rf4 gxf5 34. Rxf5 Be3 $14) 32... a4+ 33. Ka2
gxf5 34. e6 Qg6 35. exf7+ Qxf7 36. Rxf5 Qxd5+ 37. Rxd5 Kf7 38. Rxh5 Rg8 $10 39.
Be5 Ke6 40. Bf4 Bf2 41. Rh2 Bc5 42. Rd2 b5 43. Rd3 Rh8 44. Bd2 Rh2 45. Bb4 Bxb4
46. axb4 Rg2 47. Rc3 Kd5 48. Rc5+ (48. Rc5+ Kd4 49. Rg5 (49. Rxb5 Rxg3 50. Ra5
Kc4 51. Rxa4 Kb5 $10) 49... Kc4 50. Ka3 Rg1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Makarichev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg FINEK"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow CSKA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Nd2 Bb7 8. e4
Qf6 9. d5 Bc5 10. Nf3 Qg6 11. Qd3 {N} (11. b4 $1 Qxe4+ 12. Be2 $44 Be7 (12...
Bd6 13. O-O Qg6 14. Be3 exd5 15. c5 Be7 16. Nd4 O-O 17. Bd3 f5 18. Qc2 $16 {
Skembris-Pocuca/Osijek/1982}) 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Bd3 Qg4 16. Re4 Qh5
17. g4 exd5 18. Rf4 Qh3 19. Bf1 Qh6 20. g5 Bxg5 21. Rh4 Qg6 22. Bd3 f5 23. Bxg5
h6 24. Rg4 hxg5 25. Rxg5 Qe6 26. Qd2 $44 {Tseitlin,Mikh-Zilberstein,V/URS 1977}
) 11... a5 $2 (11... O-O 12. b4 (12. h4 $2 exd5 13. cxd5 Re8 $17) 12... Bd6 (
12... Be7 13. Bb2 a5 14. b5 $13) 13. Bb2 (13. e5 $2 Be7 $15) 13... exd5 14.
exd5 Re8+ 15. Kd1 a5 16. b5 Bc5 17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. Bd4 $10) (11... exd5 $5 12.
cxd5 O-O 13. b4 Bd6 {/\Re8}) 12. h4 $1 exd5 (12... O-O $2 13. h5 Qf6 14. e5 Qe7
15. h6 g6 16. Bg5 $16) (12... h5 $2 13. Rh3 d6 14. Rg3 Qf6 15. Rb1 exd5 16.
cxd5 $16 {/\Bg5,/\b4}) 13. cxd5 Ba6 14. Qc2 Qh5 (14... Bxf1 15. Kxf1 Qh5 $1 (
15... h5 16. Rh3 $16) (15... O-O 16. h5 Qg4 $4 17. Ne5 $18) 16. Bf4 (16. Qd3 $5
O-O 17. g4 Qxg4 18. Rg1 Qh5 19. Rg5 Qh6 $13) 16... d6 $2 17. Qa4+ Nd7 18. b4
Qg4 19. Qc6 $18) 15. b3 {/\Bb2,0-0-0} Bxf1 16. Rxf1 $1 (16. Kxf1 O-O 17. Rh3 c6
$13) 16... Qg6 (16... c6 17. Bb2 cxd5 18. O-O-O Qg6 19. Rxd5 Qxg2 20. Qd3 $16 {
->}) (16... O-O 17. Bb2 Re8 18. O-O-O d6 19. Nd4 $5 $36) 17. Bb2 Qxg2 $4 (17...
O-O {>=} 18. O-O-O Re8 $14) 18. Qe2 $18 Qg6 (18... Qg4 $2 19. Rg1 $18 Qf4 (
19... Qh3 20. Rg3 Qh1+ 21. Kd2 $18) (19... Qh5 20. Rg5 Qh6 21. Bxg7 $18) 20.
Be5 Qh6 21. Bxg7 $18) 19. Rg1 Qd6 20. Rxg7 Rf8 21. Ng5 Qh2 (21... Na6 22. Nxh7
Rh8 23. Nf6+ $18) 22. Nxh7 Na6 23. Qf3 O-O-O 24. Nxf8 Bxf8 25. Rxf7 Bxa3 26.
Rxa3 Qg1+ 27. Ke2 Qb1 28. Bc3 Qc2+ 29. Bd2 Nc5 30. Re7 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Parsippany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Na4 Nd7 11. e4 Ne7 12. Bf4 {N} (12. O-O e5 $1 13. dxe5 Nxe5
14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Nc3 Qd6 16. Bc4 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Be5 19. Bh6 Ng8
20. Be3 Nf6 $17 {Lobron-Karpov/Nussloch (active)/1996}) 12... O-O 13. O-O c5 $1
14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Qe2 (16. Qc2 Nc6 $10) (16. Rc1 c4 $1 17. Rxc4
$2 (17. Bxc4 Bxe4 $10) 17... Ba6 18. Bc7 Qd7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxc4 21.
Bxc4 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Rfd8 $15) 16... Nc6 17. Rac1 (17. e5 $5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 (
18... Qxd4 19. Bg3 Qd5 20. f3 $14) 19. b4 Qb6 $10) 17... Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 $10
(18... Qxd4 $2 19. Be3 $16 Qxb2 $2 20. Qxb2 Bxb2 21. Rb1 $18) (18... cxd4 $2
19. Rc7 Rb8 20. Rfc1 e5 21. Bd2 Qf6 {/\Rfc8} 22. Qg4 Qb6 23. b4 $16 {<->c}) 19.
b4 (19. Bh6 Re8 20. Bb5 Re7 21. Rfd1 {/\Bg5} Qb6 $10) (19. Be3 Qb6 $10) 19...
cxb4 20. axb4 Qf6 (20... Qb6 $4 21. Bc7 Qxb4 22. Rb1 $18) 21. Be3 Rfc8 22. g3
a5 (22... Qd8 23. Rfd1 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Qb6 $10) 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. bxa5 Rxa5 25.
Rd1 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 e5 (26... Ra1 $1 $10) 27. Bc4 Bg4 28. Rb1 Ra8 29. Kg2 Qe7 30.
Bd5 Rd8 31. Rb6 Kg7 32. h3 Bc8 33. Qc3 Re8 34. Rc6 Bd7 35. Rc7 Qd6 36. g4 (36.
f4 Re7 $1 {/\Bh3} 37. g4 f6 38. fxe5 fxe5 $10) 36... Re7 37. Ra7 Be8 38. Rxe7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rd1 a5 13. O-O (13. Bg3 {
Gelfand-Adams/Tilburg/1992} Qe7 $1 14. e5 Ne8 15. O-O f5 16. exf6 gxf6 $5 {
Adams}) 13... Qe7 14. e5 {N} (14. Bf3 e5 15. Bc1 a4 $10 {Remis/
Marjanovic-Popovic/Clichy/1986}) 14... Nh5 $1 15. Bxh5 (15. Bc1 Qh4 $40 {Adams}
) 15... Qh4 16. Qe2 (16. g4 $2 Qh3 17. Nd5 (17. Ne4 Qf3 $19) 17... exd5 (17...
Qf3 18. Rd3 Qe4 $17) 18. cxd5 Bb5 $17 {/\g6}) (16. Bg3 Qxh5 17. Na4 f5 18. exf6
Rxf6 19. Nxc5 bxc5 $10) 16... Qxf4 17. g3 Qg5 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxe5 20.
Rxd7 Rad8 $10 21. Rfd1 Rxd7 22. Rxd7 Bd4 (22... f5 23. Qe2 Qxe2 (23... Qf6 24.
Na4) 24. Nxe2 Rf7 25. Rd8+ Rf8 26. Rd7 $10) 23. Na4 (23. Rb7 Qc5 24. Qe2 Bxc3
25. bxc3 Qxa3 26. Rxb6 Qxc3 $15) 23... Qe1+ (23... Bxb2 24. Rb7 Bd4 25. Nxb6
Bxb6 26. Rxb6 Qc5 27. Qb3 $14) 24. Kg2 e5 25. Nc3 (25. Rb7 $2 e4 26. Qf4 e3 27.
fxe3 (27. Qxd4 Qxf2+ 28. Kh3 Qf1+ 29. Kh4 e2 $19) 27... Bxe3 28. Qf3 Qd2+ 29.
Kh3 Bg1 $17) 25... Qd2 (25... Bxc3 26. Qxc3 Qxc3 27. bxc3 Rc8 28. Rb7 f6 29.
Rxb6 Rxc4 30. Rb5 $10) 26. Ne2 $1 (26. Nd5 $2 Qxb2 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Qxf7 Qxf2+
$17) (26. Na4 $2 Qc2 27. b3 h6 $17) 26... Qxb2 27. Nxd4 exd4 28. Qd3 g6 29.
Rxd4 (29. Qxd4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Rc8 $10) 29... Re8 30. Rd8 Rxd8 31. Qxd8+ Kg7 32.
Qd3 a4 33. Kf3 h5 34. h4 Kh7 35. Ke3 Qc1+ 36. Kf3 Qb2 37. Ke3 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ftacnik Stohl} Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4
7. e3 {[%csl Gc4,Gd4,Ge3] White has more influence in the center and this
promises him a slight, but lasting initiative.} (7. Bf4 {Stohl} c5 8. d5 exd5
9. cxd5 Be7 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Nd2 Bg6 12. e3 d6 13. Be2 $14 {Vaganian,R-Browne,W/
Buenos Aires/1978/}) (7. Nd2 {Stohl} Bb7 8. e4 Qf6 9. d5 Bc5 (9... a5 $142 $5
$14) 10. Nf3 exd5 (10... Qg6 11. b4 Qxe4+ 12. Be2 Be7 13. O-O $44) 11. cxd5 Qg6
12. Bd3 Qxg2 13. Rf1 c6 14. Qe2 Be7 15. Rg1 Qh3 16. d6 Bxd6 17. Rxg7 h6 18. Bc4
c5 19. Bd2 Nc6 20. Bxf7+ Kf8 21. Bc3 Nd4 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Bxd4 h5 24. Bg6 Rh6
25. Rf7+ Kg8 26. Rf3 {1-0/Sonsky-Dvorak/CS-ch corr./1988/}) 7... Be7 (7... c5
8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 (10. Nxd4 {Ftacnik} Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nf3
O-O 13. e4 Bf6 14. Ra2 Qc7 15. b3 Rfd8 16. Rd1 Rac8 17. Be3 {Browne,W-Kavalek,
L/Manila izt (06)/1976/1-0 (56)}) 10... Nc6 11. Qd3 Be7 12. e4 $14 (12. e4 Qc7
13. O-O O-O 14. b3 a6 15. Rd1 Ra7 16. g3 $16 {Gheorghiu,F-Andersson,U/London/
1980/})) (7... g6 $5 8. Bd3 (8. h4 Bg7 9. Ng5 Bb7 10. Qg4 Nc6 11. Bd3 Qe7 12.
Bd2 O-O-O 13. b4 f5 14. Qd1 e5 15. d5 e4 16. dxc6 dxc6 17. Be2 h6 {Mateus,
M-Soppe,G/Novi Sad olm (01)/1990/0-1 (30)}) 8... Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O
11. e4 d6 12. Bg5 (12. Bf4 {Ftacnik} Nd7 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Rfe1 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5
16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 {0.5/Dreev,A-Nenashev,A/Frunze/1988/}) 12... Qd7 {
/\Nc6}) (7... f5 {Ftacnik} 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. d5 O-O 11. e4 c5 12. Qc2
exd5 13. exd5 g6 14. Bh6 Rf7 15. Rae1 d6 16. h4 Nd7 17. h5 {Dankert,
P-Kreutzkamp,R/Hamburg-ch/1989/1-0 (60)}) (7... Nc6 {Ftacnik} 8. Nd2 (8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Ne7 10. O-O $16) 8... Bg6 9. Be2 Ne7 10. O-O Nc8 11. b4 (11. e4 $5
Be7 12. f4 $16) 11... Be7 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. b5 O-O 14. Qb3 Bd6 15. Bb2 Qg5 16. g3
h5 17. Bg2 Qh6 18. f4 h4 19. e4 Bh5 20. Rf2 Be7 21. e5 f5 22. a4 Rf7 $6 (22...
g5 $5) 23. Nf1 g5 {Eingorn,V-Gurgenidze,B/URS-FL Kharkov/1985/1-0 (41)}) 8. Bd3
(8. Bd2 {Ftacnik} a5 9. Bc3 O-O 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O
Qd6 14. Rfd1 Nd7 15. Rac1 Qe6 16. h3 h6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Ra3 19. Qc2 Rfa8
20. b5 Bd6 21. Bb2 R3a5 22. Qb3 Nf6 23. Ne5 Qe8 24. Rc6 Ra4 25. Nd3 Qe4 {
0.5/Gofshtein,L-Gruenfeld,Y/Tel Aviv (04)/1991/}) 8... d5 $6 (8... Bxd3 9. Qxd3
d5 10. O-O (10. Bd2 $1 {Stohl} O-O 11. O-O c6 12. Rac1 Bd6 13. e4 Re8 14. cxd5
cxd5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Ng5 g6 17. Qh3 h5 18. Qf3 Qd7 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Na6
$14 {Andersson,U-Petursson,M/Reykjavik/1988/}) 10... O-O 11. e4 dxe4 12. Qxe4
Nd7 13. Qc6 Nf6 14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Qxd7 Nxd7 16. Rad1 c6 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. d5 cxd5
19. cxd5 exd5 20. Rxd5 Nf8 21. Kf1 $14 {Timman,J-Andersson,U/Wijk aan Zee 1981}
) (8... f5 {Stohl} 9. Bxe4 fxe4 10. Nd2 d5 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qg4 {[%cal Rf2f3] /
\f3->} (12. Qe5 $6 Kf7 {[%cal Re7d6] /\Bd6})) 9. Bxe4 dxe4 10. Nd2 f5 11. f3 $1
{Black should be happy, his dark square bishop is nicely cooperating with the
pawn structure. But the relief has come at a cost, e6 pawn is weak and white
is trying to win a8-h1 diagonal for himself.} (11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Qxd7+ Nxd7 $10)
(11. O-O O-O 12. f3 c5 $1 $132) 11... Bd6 (11... exf3 12. Qxf3 c6 (12... Nd7
13. Qc6 $1 Bd6 14. b4 {[%cal Rc4c5] /\c5} Kf7 $16 {[]}) 13. O-O {[%cal Yc1b2,
Ye1c1,Ye3e4] /\Bb2,0-0-0,e4} (13. b3 $36 {[%cal Yc1b2,Ye1c1,Ye3e4] /\Bb2,0-0-0,
e4}) (13. b4 $5 $36 {[%cal Ye1g1,Yc4c5,Yd2c4] /\0-0,c5,Nc4()<<}) 13... O-O 14.
b3 $14) (11... c5 12. Qa4+ Kf8 13. fxe4 cxd4 14. exf5 dxe3 15. Nf3 exf5 16.
Bxe3 Qd3 17. Kf2 $16) 12. Qa4+ (12. fxe4 $2 {Stohl} Qh4+ 13. Ke2 fxe4 $40)
12... c6 (12... Nd7 13. O-O (13. fxe4 $1 {Stohl} Qh4+ 14. g3 $1 (14. Kd1 Qg4+
15. Kc2 Qxg2 $15) 14... Bxg3+ 15. Kd1 fxe4 16. Qc6 Ke7 17. Nxe4 Bd6 18. Bd2 $40
{[%csl Re7] עe7}) 13... Qh4 (13... O-O $2 14. fxe4 fxe4 15. Rxf8+ Nxf8 16. Qc6
$16) (13... exf3 14. Nxf3 O-O $13) 14. f4 g5 (14... Qe7 15. Qc6 O-O 16. b4 $16)
15. Qc6 Ke7 (15... O-O-O $2 16. c5 bxc5 17. Qa6+ Kb8 18. Nc4 $18) 16. Nb3 $36 {
/\c5}) (12... Qd7 {Ftacnik} 13. Qxd7+ Nxd7 14. fxe4 $16) 13. O-O Qh4 (13...
exf3 14. Nxf3 O-O 15. Bd2 $14 {/\Rae1,e4} (15. b4 $16 {Stohl})) 14. f4 (14. g3
{Ftacnik} Bxg3 $10) 14... O-O 15. c5 $1 {Sacrifice of a pawn for a very good
cause. White becomes development advanatage, his Bc1 gets into the play and a7,
c6, e6 pawn offer ample scope for attack.} bxc5 (15... Bc7 16. cxb6 Bxb6 17.
Nc4 $16) 16. Nc4 Qe7 (16... Bc7 17. dxc5 Qe7 18. b4 $16) 17. dxc5 (17. Nb6 $6 {
Stohl} axb6 18. Qxa8 cxd4 19. exd4 Qc7 20. Qa4 Nd7 $15) 17... Bxc5 18. b4 Bd6
19. Bb2 $1 $16 {[%csl Rb8] פb8} (19. Nb6 axb6 20. Qxa8 e5 (20... c5 $5 $44 {
Stohl}) (20... b5 21. Bd2 Qc7 22. a4 $14) (20... Qc7 21. Qa4 Nd7 22. Qb3 Re8
23. a4 Nf6 24. Bd2 $14) 21. Bb2 exf4 22. exf4 Qc7 $44) 19... Bc7 (19... a6 20.
Rfd1 Bc7 21. Bd4 $16) (19... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Rfd1 $16) 20. Rfd1
(20. Bd4 $5 {Stohl}) 20... c5 (20... Rd8 {Stohl} 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Rd1 $40)
21. bxc5 (21. Qb5 $5 Bb6 22. Nxb6 axb6 23. Qxb6 $16) 21... Qxc5 22. Rac1 Qe7 (
22... Qc6 $6 {Stohl} 23. Qxc6 (23. Qb3 $5) 23... Nxc6 24. Nd2 Rab8 $1 (24...
Bb6 25. Rxc6 Bxe3+ 26. Kf1 Bxf4 27. g3 Bxd2 28. Rxd2 $18) 25. Rxc6 Rxb2 26. Nc4
$1 (26. Rxc7 $2 Rd8 $10) 26... Rb7 27. Rd7 Rb1+ 28. Kf2 $16) 23. Qb5 {The game
provides a crystal clear example of a strategy, that is very efficient:
consequent play at limiting opponents possibilities. It is much more difficult
than trying to "come first" (towards king or with pawn to the 8th rank etc).
Karpov can claim to have mastered the art of "limiting" play in many brilliant
games.} Bb6 (23... a6 {Ftacnik} 24. Qb7 $18) 24. a4 $5 (24. Nxb6 axb6 (24...
Qb7 $2 {Stohl} 25. Qe5) 25. Qxb6 $16 (25. Qxb6 {Ftacnik} Na6 $16)) 24... Bc5 (
24... Rd8 {Stohl} 25. a5 (25. Nxb6 {Ftacnik} Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 axb6 27. Qxb6 $16)
25... Rxd1+ (25... Bc7 26. Qb7) 26. Rxd1 Bc5 (26... Bd8 27. Ba3) 27. a6 $1 {
[%cal Rb5b7] /\Qb7} Bb6 28. Ba3 $18) 25. Bd4 Bxd4 (25... Nd7 $5 {Stohl} 26.
Bxg7 $1 (26. Qb7 Nf6 $10) (26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27. Ne5 Nd3 $10) 26... Rf7 (26... Qxg7
27. Rxd7 Be7 28. Qb7 $18) (26... Rfd8 27. Bh6 (27. Ba1 h6 28. Qb2 Kh7 $14) (27.
Bd4 $16 {Ftacnik}) 27... Rab8 (27... Nf6 28. Bg5 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rc8 30. Qb2 Rf8
31. Qe5 $1 {(.)}) 28. Bg5 $1 (28. Rxd7 $5) 28... Qe8 29. Qc6 $1 (29. Rxd7 Rxd7
30. Qxc5 Rc8 $132) 29... Rbc8 30. Qa6 $18) 27. Ba1 Rd8 $5 $16 (27... Nf8 28.
Qb2 Ng6 29. Kh1 $1 {[%cal Rc4e5] /\Ne5+-})) 26. Rxd4 a6 {Despite a spare pawn
black is still pressed down with a powerful force.} (26... Rc8 27. Rcd1 Nc6 28.
Rd7 Qe8 (28... Qb4 29. Nd6 $16) (28... Rab8 {Stohl} 29. Qxc6 $1 (29. Rxe7 Rxb5
30. Rxe6 Rc5 $132) 29... Rxc6 30. Rxe7 Rxc4 31. Rdd7 $18) (28... a6 29. Qb6 $18
) (28... Qf6 29. Nd6 Rab8 30. Qc5 $18) 29. Qb7 Qf8 30. Nd6 Rab8 31. Qa6 Nb4 32.
Qxa7 Ra8 33. Qd4 $16) (26... Rd8 {Stohl} 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Qb7 $18 (28. Qb7 {
Ftacnik} Nd7 29. Rd1 $18)) 27. Qb6 Ra7 $2 (27... Rc8 $142) (27... Rc8 {Stohl}
28. Rcd1 Nc6 29. Rd7 Qf6 (29... Qb4 30. Qxb4 Nxb4 31. Nb6 $18) (29... Qe8 {
Ftacnik} 30. Qb2 (30. Qb7 Ra7 $1 31. Rxg7+ Kf8 32. Rf7+ Kg8 $10) 30... Qg6 31.
R1d6 $40) 30. Nd6 Rab8 31. Qc5 $18) 28. Nd6 Rd7 29. Rc8 $18 {[%csl Rb8] פb8} (
29. Nc8 $2 {Stohl} Qa3 $1 $13) 29... Rxc8 (29... Rfd8 {Ftacnik} 30. Nxf5 $1
exf5 31. Rxd8+ $18) 30. Nxc8 Qa3 (30... Qe8 {Stohl} 31. Qxb8 $18) (30... Qf8 {
Ftacnik} 31. Rxd7 (31. Qxb8 Rxd4 32. exd4 $18) 31... Nxd7 32. Qxe6+ Qf7 33.
Ne7+ Kf8 34. Qxd7 Qxe7 35. Qxf5+ Kg8 36. Qc8+ Kf7 37. Qxa6 $18) 31. Qxe6+ Kf8
32. Qxf5+ Ke8 (32... Kg8 33. Rxd7 Qxe3+ (33... Nxd7 {Ftacnik} 34. Qxd7 Qxe3+
35. Kf1 $18) 34. Kf1 Qc1+ (34... Nxd7 {Stohl} 35. Qe6+ Kf8 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37.
Qe8+ Nf8 38. Ne7+ $18) 35. Kf2 e3+ 36. Kg3 Nxd7 37. Qe6+ Kf8 38. Qe7+ $18) (
32... Rf7 {Ftacnik} 33. Rd8#) 33. Qe6+ Kd8 (33... Kf8 {Stohl} 34. Rxd7 Qxe3+
35. Kf1 Qxf4+ 36. Ke2 Nxd7 37. Nd6 $1 $18) 34. Qb6+ Ke8 (34... Kxc8 {Stohl} 35.
Rc4+ $18) 35. Nd6+ (35. Nd6+ Ke7 (35... Rxd6 {Stohl} 36. Rxd6 $18) 36. Rxe4+ (
36. Rxe4+ {Ftacnik} Kf6 37. Qd4+ Kg6 38. Re6+)) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. h4 h6
(8... Bg7 9. h5 O-O (9... c5 10. Bd3 Nc6 $2 (10... Nd7 $142) 11. h6 Bf6 12. Ne4
cxd4 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. exd4 $16 {Barbero,G-Levitt,J Winterthur 1986}) (9...
Nd7 10. Bd3 (10. h6 Bf6 11. Ne4 $14 {Razuvaev}) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 Rc8 12. e4
(12. Qe2 c5 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Rd1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nf6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. e4 Qe7 18.
Ne5 Rfd8 19. Qe3 a6 20. f3 b5 21. Kf2 Nd7 22. Ng4 e5 $13 {Dreev,A-Sax,G
Tilburg 15'1992}) 12... Nc5 13. Bg5 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 Qd7 $2 (14... Bf6 $2 15.
hxg6 Bxg5 16. Qb5+ $18) (14... f6 $8) 15. h6 Bf8 16. Bf6 Rg8 17. Ng5 $16 {
Dreev,A-Sax,G Tilburg 30'1992}) 10. hxg6 hxg6 11. Nxd5 (11. Qc2 $6 c5 12. Nxd5
Qxd5 13. Bc4 Qc6 14. dxc5 Nd7 15. Bd2 b5 16. Be2 Qxc5 17. Qb3 Bd5 $15 {Cebalo,
M-Timman,J Zagreb/Rijeka 1985}) (11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 $13 (12... Bxe4 13.
Ng5 $40)) 11... exd5 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Bc3 a5 15. Qc2 Ba6 16. Bxa6 {
1/4:1/4 Razuvaev,Y-Rodrigues,A Moskva 1985}) 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. Ne4 $5
{N} (11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Qd2 $14 {Vilela,J}) 11... Nf6 $6 (
11... O-O $142 {/\c5,/\Qe7,Nd7}) 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (12... Qxf6 $142) 13. b4 $1 Nd7
14. Rb1 a5 (14... O-O 15. e4 Bg7 16. Bf4 $16 {><h6}) 15. e4 axb4 16. axb4 e5 (
16... Bg7 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Qd2 $16) 17. O-O $16 Bg7 (17... exd4 18. e5 Bg7 19.
e6 $16) 18. h5 g5 19. Bb2 O-O (19... exd4 20. Nxd4 O-O 21. Nf5 Bxb2 22. Rxb2
Ne5 23. Be2 Qf6 24. Rd2 Rad8 25. Nxh6+ $18) 20. dxe5 Re8 21. e6 fxe6 22. Bc4 (
22. Qb3 $16 {/\Bc4,Nd4}) 22... Nf6 $2 (22... b5 $1 23. Be2 (23. Bb3 c5 $132)
23... Nf6 24. Ne5 $36) 23. Nd4 $18 b5 24. Bxe6+ Kf8 25. Bf5 Qd6 26. Bg6 Red8
27. Qf3 Bc8 28. e5 Qxe5 29. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.27"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 (10. Be2 Qb8 $1 11. O-O Bc5 $10) 10... Bc5 (10... Nh5
11. Be3 Qb8 12. g3 Be7 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. h3 d6 15. O-O a6 16. Rae1 O-O 17. f4 b5
18. cxb5 axb5 19. Kh2 Rc8 $10 {Cramling,P-Csom,I Ter Apel 1991}) (10... Nh5 11.
Be3 Bc5 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. g3 O-O 14. Be2 Nf6 15. O-O Qb8 16. Rad1 Rd8 17. f4 d6
18. Bf3 Qb7 19. Qe2 $14 {Ribli,Z-Miles,A BRD 1988}) 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rd1 a5 13.
Bg3 (13. O-O Qe7 (13... Rc8 14. Qd3 Ne8 15. Rd2 f6 16. Nb5 f5 17. e5 Qh4 18.
Qg3 $16 {Gurevich,M-Yudasin,L Tbilisi 1985}) 14. Bf3 (14. e5 $142) 14... e5 15.
Bc1 a4 16. Rfe1 {1/4:1/4 Marjanovic,S-Popovic,P Clichy 1986/87}) 13... Qc8 14.
O-O $2 (14. e5 $1 Ne8 15. Ne4 Qb7 (15... Bxe4 16. Qxe4 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qd3
$14) 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. f3 Qb6 18. O-O $14 f6 $140 19. Bd3 g6 $2 20. Bxg6 hxg6
21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. exf6 Qxb2 23. f7 Nf6 24. Rfe1 $18) 14... Qb7 15. Bf3 Ne8 16.
Rd3 (16. Nb5 $6 f5 $36) (16. Nd5 $2 d6) 16... d6 17. Rb1 a4 18. e5 dxe5 19.
Bxe5 f6 (19... Bxf3 20. Rxf3 f6 21. Bf4 e5 22. Be3 $10) 20. Bg3 $2 (20. Bxc6
$142 Qxc6 21. Bd4 Bxd4 (21... Nd6 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Nxa4 Nxc4 $10) 22. Rxd4 e5
(22... Nd6 23. c5 $10) 23. Rh4 f5 24. c5 $10) 20... e5 21. Nd5 Nc7 22. b4 axb3
23. Rdxb3 Nxd5 $2 (23... Ne6 $1 24. Nxb6 (24. Rxb6 Bxb6 25. Rxb6 Qa7 26. Rxc6
Nd4 $19) 24... Bxf3 (24... Nd4 $2 25. Nxa8) 25. gxf3 (25. Nxa8 Qe4 26. Qxe4
Bxe4 27. Nb6 Bxb1 28. Rxb1 Rb8 $19) 25... Ra6 26. Nd5 (26. Na4 Qc6 27. Nxc5
Qxc5 $17) 26... Qa8 $17) 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. Qxc5 $10 bxc5 26. Rxb7 Bxb7 27. Bxb7
Rxa3 28. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "BL2-West 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz II"]
[BlackTeam "St Ingbert"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Bc6 8. Qc2
{N} (8. Qb3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. e3 Bb7 11. Rd1 (11. b4 $5 {Aseev}) 11... Nbd7
12. Be2 Qc8 13. O-O c5 14. Qa2 h6 15. Bh4 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rc1 Qb8 $10 {
Tunik,G-Aseev,K/St.Petersburg op (05) ;EXP 43 1994}) 8... dxc4 9. e3 (9. e4 b5
10. Ne5 a6 11. O-O-O O-O $15) 9... b5 10. Ne5 $6 (10. a4 $1 b4 11. Bxf6 $1 (11.
Nb1 O-O (11... Be4 12. Qxc4 Nbd7 13. Nbd2 Bd5 14. Qc2 O-O 15. Bd3 h6 (15... c5
16. e4 Bb7 17. e5 $16) 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. e4 Bb7 18. Nb3 $14) 12. Bxc4 Be4 13.
Qe2 c5 14. Nbd2 Bb7 15. dxc5 Nbd7 16. Nb3 Rc8 17. O-O Nxc5 $10) 11... bxc3 (
11... Bxf6 12. Ne4 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 Qd5 14. Qc2 c3 15. bxc3 b3 16. Qb2 Nd7 17. Ra3
Rb8 18. Nd2 $16) (11... gxf6 12. Nb1 Bxf3 13. gxf3 c5 14. dxc5 $14) 12. Bxe7 (
12. Bxg7 $2 cxb2 13. Rb1 Bb4+ 14. Ke2 Rg8 15. Qxh7 Rxg7 16. Qxg7 c3 $36) 12...
cxb2 13. Qxb2 Qxe7 14. Bxc4 (14. Ne5 O-O 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Bxc4 Rab8 17. Qc3
Nb4 18. O-O c5 $10) 14... Nd7 (14... O-O 15. Be2 $14) (14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 O-O
16. Ke2 $14) 15. O-O Bxf3 16. gxf3 O-O (16... Rb8 17. Qc3 $14) 17. Bb5 $14)
10... a6 11. a4 O-O (11... Bb4 $6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Bxc4 $1 h6 (
14... Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 bxc4 16. Qa4+ Nbd7 17. Nxd7 $16) (14... O-O 15. Bxb5 Bxg2
16. Rg1 Bb7 17. Bd3 $16) 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bxe6 gxh4 17. Nxf7 Qe7 18. Qg6 $16) 12.
Be2 (12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Nxb5 c5 15. Bxc4 Qa5+ $44) 12... Bxg2 13.
Rg1 Bb7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Nxb5 c5 $15 17. Bh6 Ne8 18. dxc5 Bxc5 (
18... Qa5+ $5 19. Nc3 (19. Qc3 Qa1+ (19... Qxb5 $2 20. Nc6 f6 (20... Bf6 $2 21.
Qxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Bxg7#) 21. Nxe7+ Kf7 22. Nf5 $1 $16) 20. Bd1 Bf6 21.
Bf4 Nd7 22. Qd4 Qa5+ 23. Nc3 Qxc5 $17) 19... Qxc5 20. Nxc4 Kh8 21. Bf4 Nc6 $15)
(18... Kh8 $5 19. Bh5 Qa5+ 20. Nc3 gxh6 21. Nxf7+ Rxf7 22. Bxf7 Ng7 $17) 19.
Bxc4 (19. Qxc4 Qa5+ 20. Nc3 Bd6 $17) 19... Bb4+ 20. Ke2 (20. Nc3 Qa5 21. Nd3
Qc7 $17) 20... Qh4 21. Bf4 Nd7 $1 (21... Qh5+ 22. f3 Nd7 23. Rg5 Qh3 24. e4 (
24. Nd4 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Bd6 $17) 24... f6 25. Qb3 $1 (25. Nxd7 $2 fxg5 26. Nxf8
Qg2+ $17) 25... Nc5 26. Qxb4 fxg5 27. Bg3 $44) 22. Nf3 (22. Nxd7 $4 Qh5+ 23.
Kf1 Qh3+ 24. Ke2 Bf3+ 25. Kd3 Qf5+ $19) (22. Ng4 Nef6 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 $17) 22...
Qh5 23. Nbd4 (23. e4 h6 $1 $17 {/\Nef6}) 23... Be7 {/\e5} (23... h6 $2 24. Qa4
$10) 24. Qa4 Nb6 25. Qb5 Nd5 $138 26. Be5 Bf6 (26... f6 $2 27. Nxe6 $16) 27.
Bxf6 Nexf6 28. Rg5 $138 (28. Bd3 h6 $17 {/\e5-e4}) 28... Qh3 29. Rg3 Qh5 $2 (
29... Qh6 $1 30. Bd3 g6 $15 {/\e5,/\Rc8,Qf8}) 30. Rg5 Qh3 31. Rg3 Qh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 (5... g6 {
Schussler} 6. Qc2 Bxf3 $6 7. gxf3 Bg7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. O-O-O Ne7 11. d5
{+/-/+/=, Dorfman,J-Romanishin,O, Polanica Zdroj 1992. CBM 31 game 731.}) 6.
cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. Qxc3 Nd7 (8... Be7 {Schussler} 9. Bf4 O-O 10. e3 (10.
Qxc7 Qxc7 11. Bxc7 Rc8 {Seirawan,Y-Anand,V, Amsterdam 1992, CBM 30 game 4.} 12.
Bf4 $1 {+/-/+/= intending 12. - Rc2 13.Rc1!.}) 10... Bd6 11. Bg5 Qe8 12. Be2
Nd7 13. O-O e5 $10 {Cebalo,M-Kortschnoj,V, Polanica Zdroj 1992, CBM 31 game
714.}) 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Kxe7 11. e3 (11. g3 Nf6 12. Bg2 Qd6 13. O-O Rhc8 14.
Rfd1 c5 15. Rac1 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 $1 $10 {
Magerramov,E-Makarichev,S Pavlodar 1987}) 11... Nf6 12. Ne5 {N} (12. Be2 Qd6
13. Rc1 Rhc8 14. O-O c5 15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. Qb4 a5 17. Qa4 Bc6 18. Qd4 Bxf3 19.
Qxd6+ Kxd6 20. Bxf3 Rac8 $10 {Portisch,L-Ljubojevic,L Rotterdam WCup 1989}) (
12. Rc1 Rc8 13. b4 Qd5 14. Be2 h5 15. O-O h4 $13 {Roeder,M-Tiviakov,S Torcy
1991,53/(493)}) 12... Qd6 13. b4 Rac8 (13... Ne4 $5 14. Qb2 (14. Qc2 c5) 14...
f6 15. Nc4 Qd5 16. Rc1 Rhc8 17. f3 Nd6 18. Be2 a5 $10) 14. Rc1 Nd7 $6 (14...
Ne4 $142 15. Qb2 f6) 15. Nc4 Qd5 16. f3 Qg5 17. Kf2 Rhd8 (17... c5 18. dxc5
bxc5 19. Be2 Ba8 (19... Nb6 20. Na5 Ba8 21. bxc5 $16) 20. Rhd1 cxb4 $2 21.
Qxb4+ Qc5 22. Nd6 Qxb4 23. Nxc8+ Rxc8 24. axb4 $18) 18. Be2 Qh4+ (18... Kf8
$142 19. Rhd1 Kg8 $14) 19. g3 Qh3 20. e4 Kf8 21. Qe3 Ba6 $6 (21... Kg8 22. Bf1
Qh5 23. h4 $16) 22. Nxb6 $1 $18 Bxe2 (22... cxb6 23. Bxa6 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 $18)
23. Nxc8 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Rxc8 25. g4 Qh4+ 26. Kg2 h5 27. h3 Nf6 28. Rcf1 Kg8 29.
Qf4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Qxg4+ 31. Qxg4 Nxg4 32. Rc1 f5 33. Rc6 Nf6 34. d5 $1 exd5 35.
exf5 Kf7 36. Rhc1 Ne8 37. Kf3 Rd8 38. Ke3 Rd7 39. R1c5 Ke7 40. Kd4 Nd6 41. Rxd5
Nxf5+ 42. Ke5 Nd6 43. Ra6 Nc4+ 44. Kd4 Nd6 45. Ke5 Nc4+ 46. Ke4 Nd6+ 47. Kf4
1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1987.11.26"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Be7 8. Qa4+
c6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Rad1 Nxf4 13. gxf4 a5 $1 14. Qc2 (
14. Ne5 b5 $5 {/\ Nb6-c4<=>} (14... Nxe5 {/\ Qc8})) (14. Qb3) (14. e3 $5) 14...
b5 $1 {/\ 15...b4, 15...Nb6-c4} 15. Kh1 $6 {/\ Rg1} (15. Ne5 Nb6 {/\ f6, Qd6,
b4}) (15. e3 b4 $13) 15... b4 $1 $36 16. axb4 (16. Nb1 bxa3 $1 {/\ Nb6-/+})
16... axb4 17. Na4 Ba6 $1 18. b3 (18. Ra1 $5 b3 $5 (18... Bb5)) 18... Bb5 19.
Nc5 (19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bxa4 21. bxa4 Qb6 {/\ b3|^ <<}) (19. Bh3 Nf6 {/\ Ne4
}) (19. Rfe1 Bxa4 {/\ Qb6|^ <<}) 19... Nxc5 20. dxc5 Ra3 $5 (20... Ra5 21. Rfe1
$5 {/\ e4<=>}) (20... Qa5 21. Nd4 {/\ Nb5, e4}) (20... Qc7 21. Nd4 $10) (20...
Bf6 $5 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Re8 23. Re1 Qh4 $36) 21. Rfe1 (21. Nd4 Qa5 22.
Nxb5 Qxb5 23. e4 $15) 21... Qa5 22. e4 $8 Ra2 23. Qb1 $8 Bxc5 $1 (23... dxe4
24. Qxe4 $5 (24. Rxe4 {/\ Ng5-> >>})) 24. exd5 $8 Bxf2 $1 (24... Rxf2 25. Ng5
g6 26. dxc6 $5 {/\ Ne4}) 25. Re5 $8 (25. Re7 Be2 26. Rc1 Bxf3 27. Bxf3 cxd5 $17
) 25... c5 $5 (25... f6 $1 26. Re7 Bc5 27. Re6 cxd5 $17) 26. Bf1 $1 (26. d6 Be2
27. d7 (27. Rc1 Bxf3 28. Bxf3 Bd4 $19) 27... Bxd1 28. Re8 Bh4 $1 29. Nxh4 Rd2
$19) 26... Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Ra8 $1 28. Qd3 $8 (28. Qe4 Qb5 $19) 28... Qd8 $1 {
/\ Qd7, Qh3} 29. Qb5 $6 (29. d6 Bd4 $1 30. Rd5 (30. Ng5 g6 31. Rd5 Qd7 $19) (
30. Nxd4 cxd4 $1 {/\ Qh4-+}) 30... Qd7 31. f5 Qb7 32. Qc4 (32. Qe4 Re2) 32...
Rc2 $1 33. d7 Rd8 34. Re1 Kf8 $19) (29. Qe4 {/\ f5-/+}) 29... h6 $1 30. Qc6 {
/\ d6} Bd4 $1 31. Rh5 (31. Nxd4 cxd4 {/\ Qh4-+}) 31... R8a6 32. Qb5 g6 $1 33.
Rxh6 Kg7 (33... Qxd5 $4 34. Qe8+) 34. Rh3 Qxd5 $19 35. Qe8 Ra8 36. Qe7 Bf6 37.
Qe3 (37. Rh7+ Kxh7 38. Qxf6 Ra1 $19) 37... Rb2 38. f5 g5 39. Rg1 Rxb3 40. Rxg5+
Kf8 {Judasin} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bd3 Bc5 {N} (10... Qb8 11. Qe2 Bd6 12. Nd5 h5 $6 (12...
Bb7 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 $13) 13. h3 Kf8 14. Nb4 $1 Bb7 15. Nc2 Qc7 16. Nd4 a6 17.
Bd2 h4 18. Nf3 Rc8 19. O-O Nh5 20. Rfe1 Nf4 21. Qf1 $1 {/\ e5 Solozhenkin,
E-Lau,R/Dusseldorf 1990}) 11. Qe2 {/\e5} e5 (11... O-O 12. e5 Ne8 13. O-O $14)
(11... d6 $142) 12. Qf3 Qe7 13. Ne2 $1 $14 {/\b4} Qe6 (13... a5 14. b3 $14 (14.
Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Ng3 a4 $10)) 14. b4 Bd6 15. h3 (15. O-O
Qg4 16. Qxg4 Nxg4 17. f3 Nf6 18. Be3 $14) 15... Bb7 (15... a5 16. b5 Bb7 17.
Be3 Bc5 (17... Be7 18. Nc3 {/\Na4}) 18. Bxc5 bxc5 $14) 16. O-O O-O 17. Ng3 a5
18. Bd2 axb4 19. axb4 Rfc8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Ne3 Qd6 $6 (21... d6 $14) 22. Nd5
Nxd5 (22... Bxd5 23. cxd5 $14) 23. cxd5 Be7 (23... Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Ra8 25. Rxa8
Bxa8 26. Bb5 $14 {ץa8}) 24. Bb5 Rc2 25. Rxa8+ Bxa8 26. Qd3 Rc8 27. Ba4 $1 $16
{[%csl Rb6,Rd7] ><b6,d7} Bc6 (27... Bb7 28. Qb5 Rc7 29. Be3 Qxb4 30. Bxb6 Rc4
31. Qxd7 $16) 28. Rc1 Bb7 29. Rb1 Ra8 (29... Bc6 30. Qc4 Bb7 31. Qb5 $16) 30.
Qb5 Ra7 31. Be3 Bd8 {/\Ba6-+} 32. Bd1 $1 (32. Qxd7 $2 Qxd7 33. Bxd7 Bxd5 $10)
32... f5 (32... Ba6 33. Qa4 Ra8 34. Bg4 b5 35. Qa3 Bb7 36. Qd3 Ba6 37. Ra1 $16)
33. exf5 Bxd5 34. Rc1 Rc7 $2 (34... Bc6 35. Bb3+ Kh8 36. Qc4 Qf8 37. b5 Bb7 38.
Qd3 d6 39. Bd5 (39. Be6 $16) 39... Bxd5 40. Qxd5 $16) 35. Rxc7 Bxc7 36. Ba4 Bc6
$2 (36... Kf7 37. Qxd7+ Qxd7 38. Bxd7 Ke7 39. Ba4 $16) 37. Bb3+ $18 Kh8 (37...
Kf8 38. Qc4 Ke7 39. Bg5+ $18) 38. Qc4 Qf8 39. b5 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Khalifman Dolmatov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7
(5... c5 {Dolmatov} 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. e4 $40) 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nc6 (8... d6 {Dolmatov}) (8... Bc5 {Dolmatov}) 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Be2 (10.
Bf4 {Khalifman} Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rd1 a5) 10... Qb8 (10... d6 11. Bf4 Be7 12.
Rd1 Qb8 13. O-O O-O 14. Rd2 Qb7 15. Bf3 Rad8 16. Rfd1 $14 Qc7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18.
cxd5 $16 {De Firmian-Schüssler/Thessaloniki ol 1984}) 11. f4 (11. O-O $6 {
Dolmatov} Qe5 (11... Bc5 $1 $15 {Ftacnik} 12. Kh1 (12. b4 Bd4 13. Bb2 h5 $40)
12... h5 13. Qd3 (13. f4 Ng4 14. b4 (14. Bf3 {/\ e5}) 14... Bd4 15. Bf3 Qd8 16.
Ra2 Nxh2 {0-1 Straeter,T-Bischoff,K/BL 9394/1994/}) 13... Ng4 14. f4 $8 Nf2+
15. Rxf2 Bxf2 $17 16. Bd2 a5 17. Bf3 e5 $4 (17... Bc5 $17) 18. Nd5 $14 {
1-0 Fedorowicz,J-Miles,A/USA-ch/1989/ (40)}) (11... h5 12. h3 Bc5 13. Bd3 Ng4
14. hxg4 hxg4 15. Re1 Qh2+ 16. Kf1 Qh1+ 17. Ke2 Qxg2 18. Rf1 Rh2 19. Nd1 Qf3+
20. Ke1 g3 21. Qe2 gxf2+ 22. Kd2 Qf6 23. Kc2 Ba4+ 24. Kb1 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Bd4 {
0-1 Puri,V-Agdestein,S/WchJ Baguio/1987/ (34)}) (11... Be7 12. b4 O-O 13. f4 d6
14. Be3 Qb7 15. Bf3 b5 16. cxb5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Qxb5 18. Qf2 a6 19. f5 Rac8 20.
Qg3 exf5 21. Bh6 Ne8 22. exf5 Qe5 23. Bf4 Qf6 24. Bb7 {1-0 Linn,G-Milligan
Scott,H/Dubai olw (11)/1986/ (42)}) 12. Bf3 g5 13. g3 h5 $13 {Farago,
I-Greenfeld,A/Beer-Sheva/1987/} (13... h5 $6 14. Bd2 Bc5 (14... h4 15. Nd5 Bxd5
16. Bc3) 15. Nd5 O-O-O 16. Bc3 Bd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Bg2 $1 (18. Ne7+ Kb7 19.
Nxc6 dxc6 20. e5 Ng4) 18... g4 $8 19. Rfd1 Qe5 20. Nxf6 Qxf6 21. c5 $1 $16 {
0-1 Farago,I-Greenfeld,A/Beer-Sheva/1987 (33)})) (11. Be3 {Ftacnik} Bc5 (11...
Bd6 12. Bd4 (12. O-O-O Be5 13. Bf3 $5) 12... Be5 13. Rd1 O-O 14. h3 Bxd4 15.
Rxd4 Qe5 16. Qd3 Qf4 17. Bf3 Qc1+ 18. Nd1 e5 19. Qd2 Qb1 20. Qd3 Qxd3 21. Rxd3
Nxe4 22. Re3 Nd6 23. Bxc6 dxc6 24. c5 Nc4 25. Rc3 b5 {0-1 Stajcic,N-Wells,P/
Budapest FS04 GM (07) ;EXP 46 1995 (37)}) 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. O-O Qe5 14. f3 Rb8
15. Rad1 Nh5 16. Rf2 Nf4 17. Bf1 g5 18. g3 Ng6 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21. Bg2
Rg8 22. Rd3 Qf6 {1/2-1/2 Christiansen,L-Miles,A/Linares/1985/ (29)}) 11... Bc5
12. e5 $3 $146 (12. Qd3 e5 $1 (12... O-O 13. b4 Be7 14. e5 Ne8 15. O-O d6 16.
Qg3 $14) (12... a5 13. Be3 $14) 13. Rf1 (13. f5 Bd4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Qc7
16. Rb1 Rc8 $15 {Szabolcsi,J-Almasi,Z/HUN-chSuper (04) ;EXP 51 1995}) (13. Qg3
$5 O-O 14. fxe5 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bh6 Bg6 17. Bf4 f6 $1 18. exf6 Qe8 19.
fxg7 Rf7 $44 {/\Qe4}) 13... Bd4 14. Bf3 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Nxe4 16. Qxe5+ Qxe5 17.
fxe5 Nc5 $1 18. b4 Nd3+ 19. Kd2 Nxe5 20. Re1 f6 21. Bb2 $10 {Dreev,A-Tiviakov,
S/Linares (05) ;CBM 46 1995} (21. Bb2 {Ftacnik} O-O 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. Bxc6 dxc6
24. Rxe5 Rf2+ 25. Re2 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Tiviakov,S/Linares (05)/1995/ (33)})) (
12. Bd2 {Ftacnik} Bd4 13. Bf3 O-O {/\Bxc3} 14. Ne2 Bc5 15. b4 Be7 $132) (12.
Bf3 {Ftacnik} O-O) 12... Bxg2 (12... Ng8 13. Ne4 $16 (13. Ne4 {Ftacnik} Be7))
13. exf6 Bxh1 (13... gxf6 14. Rf1 Bxf1 (14... Qb7 {Ftacnik} 15. b4 $16) 15.
Bxf1 Qd8 16. Ne4 (16. Bd2 f5 17. O-O-O Rg8 $14) 16... f5 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Be3
$16) 14. fxg7 Rg8 15. Qxh7 Ke7 16. Bd2 $40 Qb7 (16... Bd4 17. Nb5 (17. O-O-O {
Dolmatov} Rxg7 (17... Bxc3 {Dolmatov} 18. Bxc3 Qxf4+ 19. Bd2 Qe4 20. Bb4+ $18)
(17... Qb7 $2 18. Nb5 $1 {/\ 19.Bb4+} Bc5 19. Qh4+ $16) 18. Qd3 $16 (18. Qd3
Bxc3 (18... Bg1 $5) (18... Bg1 $1 $17) 19. Bxc3 $1 Qxf4+ 20. Bd2 $18)) 17...
Rxg7 18. Bb4+ d6 19. Qh4+ Bf6 20. Qf2 $16 Qh8 (20... Kd7 {Ftacnik} 21. Bxd6 Qh8
22. Be5 (22. O-O-O Rg2 23. Qe3 $40) 22... Bxe5 23. fxe5 Bc6 $13) 21. Bxd6+ Ke8
22. Nc7+ Kd8 23. O-O-O $18) (16... Bc6 17. O-O-O Bd4 (17... a5 $5) 18. Ne4 Bxe4
(18... a5 {Khalifman} 19. Qh4+ f6 20. Qh7) 19. Qxe4 Bc5 (19... Bxg7 20. Bb4+
Ke8 21. Bd6 (21. Bf3 $18) 21... Qc8 22. Qh7 $18) 20. Bc3 f6 21. Qg6 Qxf4+ 22.
Kb1 e5 23. Bh5 $16) 17. O-O-O Rac8 (17... Bf3 18. f5 (18. Re1 $1 {Khalifman}
Bxe2 19. Rxe2 {/\ 20.Nd5+}) 18... Bxe2 (18... Rae8 19. f6+ Kd8 20. Bxf3 Qxf3
21. Ne4 $18) (18... f6 19. Re1 $40) 19. f6+ Kxf6 20. Qh4+ Kxg7 21. Qh6#) (17...
Qg2 $2 {Dolmatov} 18. Qh4+ f6 19. Qe1 Qxh2 20. Qxh1 Qxh1 21. Rxh1 Rxg7 22. Ne4
$16) (17... Bd4 {Ftacnik} 18. Nb5 $1 Rxg7 19. Bb4+ d6 20. Qh4+ $18) 18. f5 $1 (
18. Qh4+ {Ftacnik} f6 19. b4 Bd6 20. Nb5 Qe4 $13) 18... f6 (18... e5 $2 {
Ftacnik} 19. Bg5+ f6 20. Bxf6+ Kxf6 21. Qg6+ Ke7 22. Qg5+ Kf7 23. Bh5#) (18...
Qg2 {Ftacnik} 19. f6+ $1 Kxf6 (19... Kd6 20. Nb5+ Kc6 21. Nxa7+ $18) 20. Qh4+
Kg6 21. Qh6+ Kf5 22. Bd3+ Kg4 23. Qg5+ Kh3 24. Qh5#) 19. Qg6 {/\h4-h5-h6 /
\h2-h4-h5 /\ 20.Bh5} Qg2 (19... Be4 {Dolmatov} 20. Bh5 Bxf5 21. Qf7+ $18) (
19... Bc6 {Ftacnik} 20. Bg5 $1 fxg5 21. Qxg5+ Kf7 22. Bh5#) 20. Bg4 Bd4 (20...
Qxh2 21. Bg5 $1 fxg5 (21... Qe5 22. Bxf6+ Qxf6 23. Rxd7+ Kxd7 24. Qxf6 $18) 22.
Qxg5+ Ke8 23. Bh5+ $18) 21. fxe6 dxe6 22. Re1 $18 e5 (22... Rc6 {Khalifman} 23.
Qh7 Qxg4 (23... Bxc3 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxc3 Qxg4 25. Qxg8 Qf4+ 26. Kb1 $18) 24.
Qxg8 $18) (22... Rxc4 23. Rxe6+ Kd8 24. Qf7 $18) 23. Qf5 Qc6 (23... Rxg7 {
Ftacnik} 24. Qd7+ Kf8 25. Qxc8+ $18) 24. Nb5 $1 {/\Nxd4,/\Bb4} Qxc4+ (24...
Rcd8 {Khalifman} 25. Rxe5+ $3 Bxe5 26. Bb4+ $18) (24... Qxb5 {Ftacnik} 25. Qe6+
Kd8 26. Qd6+ Ke8 27. Bh5#) 25. Kb1 Rcd8 (25... Be4+ {Ftacnik} 26. Qxe4 Qxb5 27.
Bb4+ Bc5 28. Qb7+ $18) (25... Rxg7 26. Bb4+ Kd8 27. Qxf6+ $18) 26. Bb4+ (26.
Bb4+ Bc5 27. Rxe5+ fxe5 28. Qxe5+ Kf7 29. Bh5#) 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bf4 e5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Be7 13. Rd1 (13. O-O-O $5 O-O 14.
f3 Rc8 (14... a5 $5) 15. Bf2 Ba6 16. Kb1 Nb8 17. Bg3 Nc6 18. Qd2 d6 19. Nb5 $16
{Notkin-Kiselev/Cappelle la Grande 1995}) 13... O-O 14. f3 Ne8 $6 {N} (14...
Nh5 15. Bf2 Nf4 16. Qd2 $6 d6 17. g3 Ne6 18. Bh3 a5 $1 19. a4 Nc5 $15 {
Agdestein,S-Polugaevsky,L/Reykjavik 1987}) (14... d6 15. Be2 Nh5 16. Bf2 Nf4
17. O-O Rc8 18. Rfe1 Qc7 19. Bf1 Rfe8 20. Be3 Ne6 21. Qf2 Qb8 22. Rd2 Rcd8 23.
Red1 Bf8 24. Kh1 Kh8 25. Nb5 $16 {Khenkin-Engqvist /Osterskars op 1995}) 15.
Bf2 Nc7 {/\Ne6,Bc5,><d4} 16. c5 $1 bxc5 (16... Ne6 $6 17. cxb6 axb6 18. Bc4 $16
(18. Nd5 $16)) 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxc5 Re8 19. Bc4 Ne6 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 (20... fxe6
$2 21. O-O $16 {><d7,d6}) 21. O-O $14 (21. Qd2 Qa5 $132) 21... d6 22. Be3 Na5 (
22... Ne7 23. Rf2 Qa5 24. Rfd2 Rd8 25. Qa4 Qxa4 26. Nxa4 $16 {><a7,d6}) 23. Nd5
Ba6 (23... Rc8 24. Qf2 $16) 24. Rfe1 Bc4 25. Qf2 Qd7 26. b4 Nc6 27. Qc2 $1 (27.
Rc1 Bb5 28. Rc3 Ba4 (28... Rb8 29. Qc2 $16) 29. Rec1 Rf8 $14) 27... Bb5 28. a4
(28. Nc3 Rb8 (28... Bc4 $2 29. Na4 $16) (28... a6 $2 29. a4 Bc4 30. Nd5 Bxd5
31. exd5 $18) (28... Qb7 29. Nxb5 Qxb5 30. Rd5 Qb7 31. Red1 $16) 29. Nxb5 Rxb5
$14) 28... Nxb4 29. Qb1 $1 Bxa4 30. Qxb4 Bxd1 31. Rxd1 Kh7 (31... a5 32. Qc3 {
/\Nb6}) 32. Ra1 a6 (32... Qc6 33. Qa5 Rb8 34. Qxa7 Rb7 35. Qa2 $16) 33. Qe1 $2
(33. Nb6 $1 Qb7 $8 34. Qa5 Rb8 35. Qxa6 Qxa6 36. Rxa6 $16) 33... Rb8 $1 34.
Rxa6 Rb2 $132 35. h4 $4 (35. Qc1 $2 Qb5 36. Rb6 Rxg2+ $1 37. Kxg2 Qe2+ 38. Bf2
Rg6+ $19) (35. Rb6 Rxb6 (35... Ra2 36. Qb1 $16) (35... Rc2 36. Qb1 Qa4 37. Rb7
$1 Rg6 38. g3 $16 {/\Ra7}) 36. Bxb6 Qc6 $16) 35... Rg6 36. Bf2 Qh3 $19 37. Ne3
Qxf3 38. Rxd6 Qxe4 $2 (38... Re2 $1 39. Qf1 Rxf2 40. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 41. Kxf2 Rxd6
$19) 39. Rxg6 Rb1 (39... Qxg6 40. Qc3 $15) 40. Rg3 Rxe1+ 41. Bxe1 f5 42. Bf2 f4
43. Rh3 fxe3 44. Rxe3 Qf4 45. Rh3 $1 $15 {/\h5} e4 46. Be3 Qg4 47. h5 $10 Kg8
48. Kh2 Kf7 49. Kh1 Qd1+ 50. Kh2 Kf6 51. Bg1 Kf5 52. Be3 Ke5 53. Bg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qa4+ Qd7 7. Qb3 (7. Qxd7+
Nbxd7 8. Nb5 Bd6 $10) (7. Qc2 dxc4 8. e3 c5 $10) 7... dxc4 8. Qxc4 a6 9. Bg5
Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. e3 {N} (11. Qd3 Rd8 12. e4 Qe8 13. Qc2 h6 14. Be3 c5 15.
Be2 Nc6 16. h3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bc5 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Bf3 Qc4 21.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 $15 {San Segundo-Lalic/Benasque op/1993}) 11... Qc8 12. Be2 Nbd7 13.
Ne5 $6 (13. O-O c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 $10) 13... b5 (13... Bxg2 14. Rg1 Bb7 15. Bh6
Ne8 16. Nc6 $36) 14. Qb3 c5 (14... Bxg2 $1 15. Rg1 Bb7 16. Bh6 Ne8 17. Nxd7
Qxd7 18. d5 Kh8 19. dxe6 Qxe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. Rd7 Bf6 22. Bf4 Bc6 $17) 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. O-O (16. dxc5 Qc7 $10) 16... Qc7 $10 (16... c4 $6 17. Qc2 a5 18.
e4 Nxe4 (18... b4 19. e5 bxc3 (19... Nd5 20. Ne4 $14) 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Bh6
Rfd8 22. Qxc3 $16) 19. Bxe7 Nxc3 20. Bxf8 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Qd5 22. f3 Rxf8 23.
Qe5 $16) 17. dxc5 (17. Rc1 Rac8 $10) 17... Qxc5 18. Bh4 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.
Rd1 g5 $1 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Bg3 Ne4 (22... Nd5 $5 23. Qd1 $1 $10 {/\} Bf6 $2
24. Ne4 $16) 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Qd1 Bf6 25. Bd6 $1 Qc6 26. f3 (26. Be5 $1 {>=}
Bxe5 $2 (26... Be7 27. f3 $10) 27. Qd8+ Kg7 28. Qxg5+ Kf8 29. Qxe5 $16) 26...
Bd5 27. Bg3 Bc4 (27... Kg7 28. Qd2 (28. e4 $2 Bc4 29. Bxc4 bxc4 $17) 28... Bc4
29. Bd1 $10) 28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. Be5 $1 $8 Be7 30. Qd4 Qd5 31. Kf1 (31. e4 Qb5
32. Qc3 $10) 31... Bc5 32. Qxd5 exd5 33. Bd4 Bd6 (33... Bxd4 34. exd4 $10) 34.
h3 f5 35. Ke2 Kf7 36. e4 $1 $8 (36. g4 $6 f4 37. exf4 Bxf4 $17 {/\Ke6,Be5}) (
36. Kd2 $2 Ke6 37. Bc3 f4 38. e4 dxe4 39. fxe4 Be5 $17) 36... Ke6 (36... dxe4
37. fxe4 f4 38. e5 Bc7 39. Kf3 Ke6 40. Ke4 $10) 37. exd5+ Kxd5 38. Bc3 h5 39.
Kd2 Bc5 40. Ke2 g4 41. hxg4 (41. Kd2 $2 gxh3 42. gxh3 Bd4 43. Ke2 Ke5 44. Bxd4+
$2 Kxd4 45. h4 a5 46. Kd2 a4 47. Ke2 c3 $19) 41... fxg4 42. fxg4 hxg4 43. Be1
Bd4 44. Bc3 Ke4 45. Kd2 (45. Bxd4 $2 Kxd4 46. Kd2 a5 47. a4 (47. g3 a4 48. Kc2
Ke3 $19) 47... Kc5 48. Kc3 g3 49. b3 cxb3 50. Kxb3 Kd4 $19) 45... Bb6 46. Ke2
Be3 47. Be1 Bf4 48. Bc3 Kd5 49. Kd1 Kc6 50. Kc2 Bd6 51. Kd2 Bc5 52. Bg7 Kd5 53.
Bc3 Bb6 54. Ke2 Kc6 55. Kd2 Kb5 56. Bf6 Ba5+ 57. Kc2 (57. Ke3 $2 Ka4 58. Kf4
Kb3 59. Kxg4 Bd2 60. Kf5 Bc1 61. g4 Bxb2 $17) 57... Kc6 58. Bc3 Bc7 59. Kd2
Bf4+ 60. Kc2 Kd5 61. Kd1 Be5 62. Ke2 Ke4 63. Kd2 {adj.} (63. Bxe5 $5 Kxe5 64.
Ke3 a5 65. a4 Kd5 66. g3 Ke5 67. Kd2 Kd4 68. Kc2 Ke3 69. Kc3 Kf3 70. Kxc4 Kxg3
71. b4 axb4 72. Kxb4 Kf4 73. a5 $10) 63... Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Bg7 (7...
Nc6 $1 8. e3 Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. Bg2 Na5 11. Ne2 (11. Bxa8 Qxa8 12. O-O Nxc4 $44)
11... d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O Qd7 14. Bd2 Nc4 15. Bb4 Rfc8 16. b3 Nd6 17. Bxd6
Qxd6 18. Bh3 Re8 19. b4 $14 {Pavlovic,M-Romanishin,O Erevan 1988}) (7... Nc6 8.
d5 $1 Nd4 (8... Ne5 9. f4 Nxc4 10. e4 exd5 11. e5 $16) 9. Qd1 c5 10. e3 (10.
dxc6 dxc6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Bg7 13. Qa4 g5 14. Bg3 Nd7 15. Bg2 Nc5 16. Qd1
Ndb3 $15 {Farago,I-Brynell,S Tastrup 1990}) 10... Nf5 11. f4 $5 $14 (11. e4 Nd4
12. e5 Nh5 $13)) 8. Bg5 $1 h6 9. Bh4 g5 {N} (9... O-O 10. O-O-O $16 {Dorfman,I}
) (9... Nc6 10. O-O-O Ne7 11. d5 exd5 (11... Nf5 12. dxe6 Nxh4 13. exd7+ Kf8
14. Bh3 {Dorfman}) 12. cxd5 Nf5 13. Bg3 O-O 14. e4 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Qe7 16. f4 $16
{Dorfman,I-Romanishin,O Polanica Zdroj 1992}) 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. e3 $1 {/\Be2,f4}
(11. O-O-O d6 12. e3 Nd7 13. Be2 Nxg3 14. hxg3 c6 $14 {/\d5}) 11... d6 12. Be2
c5 $6 (12... Nd7 13. f4 Nxg3 (13... gxf4 14. Bxh5 fxg3 15. hxg3 $16) 14. hxg3 {
/\Bf3} c6 15. d5 $1 $16) 13. d5 $16 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bxc3+ (14... Qd7 15. dxe6
fxe6 16. Qg6+ Kf8 17. O-O-O $16) 15. Qxc3 e5 16. f4 Nd7 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. f4
Ng6 19. Bd3 Kd7 (19... Rh7 20. Bf5 $1 Qe7 21. O-O-O $16) 20. b4 $1 (20. O-O-O
$16) 20... gxf4 21. gxf4 Nh4 22. bxc5 bxc5 (22... dxc5 $142 23. O-O-O $16 {
/\e4-e5}) 23. Rb1 Rg8 24. Kf1 (24. Rb7+ Kc8 25. Rxf7 $6 Qe8 $132) 24... Ke8 25.
Bh7 $1 Rf8 26. Rb7 $18 a6 27. Qb2 Rc8 28. Kf2 Ra8 29. Rg1 Qc8 30. Bc2 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. e4 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. a4 (14. Bb2
Qc7 15. Nd2 Bg5 16. a4 Rfd8 $132) (14. Bd2 Qc7 15. h4 e5 16. Rfc1 c4 17. Bc2
Rfe8 18. Ba4 exd4 19. cxd4 a6 20. Bf4 $1 Qd8 21. h5 b5 22. Bc2 h6 23. Rd1 $14 {
Dokhoian-Anastasian/Erevan/1988}) 14... cxd4 {N} (14... Qc7 15. Be3 Rfd8 16.
Nd2 Nf8 17. f4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Ng6 19. Rad1 Qc3 20. Nf3 Qb4 21. Bd2 Qd6 22. g3
Nf8 23. Be3 Rc3 24. Ne5 Qb8 25. f5 $16 {Cvitan-Nikolic,Pr/JUG-ch/1981}) 15.
cxd4 Nf6 16. Bb2 (16. Bd2 $142 $14 {/\a5}) 16... Qc7 17. Ne5 (17. Rfc1 Qf4 18.
g3 $6 Qg4 19. Re1 Bb4 20. Ne5 Qxe2 21. Rxe2 Bc3 $15) 17... Bb4 $1 18. Rac1 Qe7
$10 {/\Ba3} 19. Ba1 Nd7 (19... Ba3 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. f4 $36) 20. Ng4 (20. Nf3
Ba3 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 $10) (20. f4 $6 Nxe5 21. fxe5 Ba3 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 $15) 20...
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Qc2 Bb7 24. e5 (24. Qc7 Nf8 25. Qb8 Bd2
26. Qxa7 (26. d5 $5 exd5 27. Qg3 Ng6 28. Qb8+ Nf8 29. Qg3 $10) 26... Qa3 27.
Qxb7 Qxa1+ 28. Bf1 Qxd4 $15) 24... Nf8 25. Ne3 Qd7 26. Bb2 (26. Bb5 Qc8 27.
Qxc8 Bxc8 28. d5 exd5 29. Nxd5 Bc5 $10) 26... Bc6 27. Qc4 a5 28. Qa6 Bxa4 29.
Qxb6 Qc6 30. Qb8 {/\Bc4,d5} (30. Qxc6 Bxc6 31. Bc4 Nd7 32. d5 exd5 33. Bxd5
Bxd5 34. Nxd5 $10 {/\Kf1-e2}) 30... Bb3 $1 31. f4 $2 (31. h3 {>=} g6 (31... Qa4
32. Qc8 Qa2 33. Qc1 $10) 32. Ng4 Kg7 33. Nf6 $13) 31... Qa4 $1 $17 {/\Qa2} 32.
Bb1 (32. Qc8 Bd2 33. Kf2 Qa2 $19) 32... Bd2 33. Kf2 Bxe3+ 34. Kxe3 Bc2 35. Bc3
(35. Bxc2 Qxc2 36. Kf3 h5 $17) 35... Qc6 $1 36. Bxc2 Qxc3+ 37. Bd3 a4 38. Qb1 (
38. Qa8 a3 39. Qa4 Qb2 40. Bc4 Qxg2 $19) 38... a3 39. g4 g6 40. h4 h6 41. h5
gxh5 42. gxh5 Nd7 $19 43. Qg1+ Kf8 44. Qb1 Ke7 45. Ke4 (45. Qa2 Nb6 $19) 45...
Kd8 $1 {/\Kc7,Nb6} 0-1

[Event "BL2-West 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Dydyshko, Viacheslav"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Plettenberg"]
[BlackTeam "Andernach"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rd1 a5 13. O-O (13. Bg3 {/\e5})
13... Qe7 14. Bg3 {N} (14. e5 Nh5 $1 15. Bxh5 Qh4 16. Qe2 (16. g4 $2 Qh3 17.
Nd5 exd5 18. cxd5 Bb5 $17 {/\g6}) 16... Qxf4 17. g3 Qg5 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3
Qxe5 20. Rxd7 Rad8 21. Rfd1 Rxd7 22. Rxd7 Bd4 $10 {Khenkin,I-Adams,M/Elenite
1993}) 14... e5 $10 15. Rfe1 Rac8 (15... a4 $5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 (17. cxd5
Rfc8 $10) 17... d6 (17... Qd6 $2 18. Bf3 Rfe8 19. Qf5 $16) 18. Bh4 h6 19. Bd3
g5 20. Bg3 Nh5 $10) 16. Qb1 (16. Bh4 Bd4 17. Bd3 h6 $10) 16... Bd4 17. Nd5 Bxd5
18. exd5 a4 $1 (18... Rfe8 19. Bd3 {/\Bxh7,Rxd4} (19. Bf1 Qd8 20. b3 Nh5 $10)
19... Qd8 (19... h6 $142 $1) 20. Bh4 h6 21. b3 $14) 19. Bh4 (19. Bf1 Qc5) (19.
Bd3 h6 $1 (19... Qc5 20. Rd2 d6 21. Bh4 $14) 20. Bh4 (20. Bh7+ Nxh7 21. Rxd4
Qc5 $1 22. Rde4 (22. Bxe5 $2 f6 $19) 22... d6 $15) 20... Qd6 $10) 19... Qd6 20.
Rd3 $2 (20. Qf5 Bxb2 21. Bxf6 (21. Bd3 e4 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qxe4 g6 $10) 21...
Qxf6 22. Qxd7 Bxa3 23. Qxa4 Bc5 $10) 20... Rfe8 21. Red1 (21. Rf3 e4 22. Rh3 b5
$15) (21. Rh3 e4 $36) (21. Rdd1 b5 $15) 21... Ne4 $1 22. Rh3 f5 23. Bd3 Qg6 $17
24. Bxe4 $2 (24. Re1 Nd6 $17 {/\e4}) 24... fxe4 25. b3 Rf8 26. Re1 (26. bxa4
Rxc4 27. Qb3 Rfc8 $17) 26... Qf5 $1 $19 27. Re2 (27. Rf1 g5 28. Bg3 axb3 29.
Qxb3 e3 $19) 27... axb3 28. Qxb3 b5 $1 29. Rhe3 $2 (29. Qxb5 Rb8 $19) 29...
bxc4 30. Qc2 Bxe3 31. Rxe3 c3 32. Be7 Qxf2+ 33. Qxf2 Rxf2 34. Kxf2 c2 35. Re1
c1=Q 36. Rxc1 Rxc1 37. Ke3 Kf7 38. Bb4 Rc4 39. h3 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bd2 $5 (11. Be3) 11... Qb8 (11... Bc5 $5 12.
Be2 Qh4 (12... Nf6 $2 13. e5 Ng8 14. Ne4 $16) 13. g3 Qh3 14. Bf1 Qg4 15. Bg2
$14) 12. g3 f5 (12... Bc5 13. Be2 Nf6 14. f3 $5 O-O 15. O-O-O $14) 13. Bg2 {N}
(13. Bd3 Bd6 14. O-O-O (14. f4 $1 {>=} Nf6 (14... e5 $6 15. fxe5 Bxe5 16. Rf1
f4 17. Be2 fxg3 18. Bxh5+ g6 19. Bg4 gxh2 20. O-O-O $18) 15. O-O-O {/\e5} Ng4 (
15... fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 O-O 19. Bc3 Rd8 20. f5 $16) 16.
Rhe1 Nf2 17. exf5 Nxd1 18. Kxd1 $16) 14... f4 $1 15. Rhe1 Be5 16. Nd5 O-O 17.
Bb4 Rf7 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nxc6 dxc6 20. Bf1 {Polugaevsky-Arnason/Reykjavik/1987}
) 13... Bd6 14. f4 $1 Nf6 15. O-O-O O-O (15... Qb7 $5 16. Rhe1 O-O 17. Bh1 fxe4
18. Nxe4 Nxe4 (18... Be7 19. Bc3 $14) 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qxe4 21. Rxe4 Rfd8
22. Bc3 Bc5 23. b4 Bf8 24. Red4 d6 25. Kb2 $14) 16. Be3 (16. Rhe1 $5 Rc8 (16...
e5 17. Rf1 exf4 18. Bxf4 Bxf4+ 19. Rxf4 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Rxf8+ Qxf8 22.
Bxe4 $14) 17. Bh1 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 (20. Qxe4 $2 b5)
20... b5 $132) 16... fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qc7 20. Rd2 Rfd8
21. Rhd1 Bf8 $10 22. Kb1 (22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxa8 Qd3 $10) 22...
Rac8 23. f5 $5 exf5 24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. Qxf5 Qxc4 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Bxa3 $1
28. Bd4 (28. Rd4 Qg8 29. bxa3 Qb3+ 30. Ka1 Qxa3+ 31. Kb1 Qb3+ $10) 28... Bf8
29. Rxa7 Re8 30. Bc3 b5 31. Qf7 Qxf7 32. Rxf7 b4 33. Bd2 Kg8 34. Rb7 (34. Rb7
Re2 35. Bxb4 Bxb4 36. Rxb4 Rxh2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "BL2-West 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Andernach"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Gurevich,M} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rd1 a5 13. Bg3 Qe7 {
N TN} (13... Qc8 14. e5 (14. O-O $2 Qb7 15. Bf3 Ne8 16. Rd3 d6 17. Rb1 a4 18.
e5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 f6 $10 {Gelfand,B-Adams,M (2)/Tilburg 1992}) (14. O-O {
Gurevich,M -56/580}) 14... Ne8 15. Ne4 Be7 $1 (15... Qb7 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. f3
Qb6 18. O-O $14) 16. O-O Qb7 17. f3 a4 18. Rd2 f5 19. exf6 gxf6 20. Rfd1 Rf7
21. Nf2 Bc5 22. Kh1 Ng7 23. Ne4 Nf5 $10 {Olafsson,H-Hjartarson,J/Reykjavik
Olafsson (04) ;CBM 49 1995}) 14. e5 Ne8 15. Ne4 (15. O-O f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 $13)
15... f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 (16... gxf6 $6 17. O-O Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Ng7 19. Qb7 $16) (
16... Bxe4 {Gurevich,M} 17. Qxe4 Nxf6 18. Qh4 $14) 17. Bd3 (17. Nxc5 $6 {
Gurevich,M} Qxc5 18. O-O (18. Bd6 Qg5 19. Bxf8 Qxg2 20. Rf1 Rxf8 $17) 18... b5
$5 (18... Ne4 19. Bd3 Nxg3 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. hxg3 $14) 19. Bd3 bxc4 (19... Rac8
$5) 20. Qxc4 Qh5 $132) (17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. O-O Rf7 $132) 17... Nxe4 (17... Rf7
$2 18. Ng5 $16) (17... Bxe4 18. Bxe4 d5 19. Bd3 (19. Bf3 Rac8 20. O-O dxc4 $10)
19... h6 (19... Rac8 20. Qe2 $14 dxc4 21. Bxc4 Bb4+ $2 22. Kf1 $16) 20. Qe2 $1
(20. O-O Nh5 $10) 20... Qf7 21. O-O Nh5 22. Be5 Rae8 23. g3 $14) (17... d5 18.
Nxc5 Qxc5 19. O-O $14) 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 $14 {Der weiße Vorteil besteht
in der Möglichkeit, die schwarzen d- und e-Bauern mit den Türmen anzugreifen.
Dagegen ist der schwarze Druck auf den Bauern f2 weniger effektiv.} Ra7 (19...
Rae8 20. O-O Rf7 21. Kh1 $1 (21. Rd2 Ref8 22. Rfd1 e5 $132 {/\d6,><f2}) 21...
Ref8 22. f3 d6 23. Rfe1 e5 24. Qd5 Kh8 25. Re4 $14) (19... d5 $5 20. cxd5 (20.
Qe2 $6 Rac8 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Qxe7 Bxe7 $132) 20... exd5 21. Qxe7 Bxe7 22. Rxd5
(22. O-O Bf6 $132) 22... Bf6 $132 23. b3 a4 $5 24. bxa4 Rfe8+ 25. Kd1 Rxa4 26.
Re1 $10) 20. O-O Qf6 21. Rd2 (21. Qe2 $5 Bd4 (21... Qf5 22. Bd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6
Qc5 24. Rfd1 $14) 22. Rd2 e5 23. Kh1 $14 {/\f3,Bf2}) 21... Qf5 22. Qe2 (22. Re1
Qxe4 23. Rxe4 Rf5 $10 {/\Kf7-e7}) 22... d5 23. Re1 (23. Kh1 Qe4 $1 24. Qxe4
dxe4 25. Re1 Raf7 26. Rxe4 (26. Kg1 $2 e3 27. fxe3 Bxe3+ $19) 26... Bxf2 $10)
23... Raf7 24. cxd5 (24. Qxe6 $5 Qxe6 25. Rxe6 dxc4 26. a4 $1 $14 {/\Re4} (26.
Re4 c3 27. bxc3 Bxa3 $132)) (24. Kh1 Qe4 $1 $10) 24... exd5 25. Qe6 Qxe6 26.
Rxe6 Rf5 (26... Rd7 27. Kf1 Rf5 (27... Kf7 28. Re5 d4 29. Ke2 $16) 28. Ke2 Kf7
29. Rc6 Re7+ 30. Kd3 Re6 31. Rc7+ Re7 32. Rc8 Re8 $10) 27. Kf1 Kf7 28. Rc6 (28.
Rde2 d4 $10) 28... Re8 29. Re2 (29. f3 $5 a4 (29... Re4 $2 30. Rxd5 $1 Rxd5 31.
fxe4 Rd2 32. b4 $16) (29... Re6 30. Rc7+ Re7 31. Rc8 Re8 $10) 30. Rc7+ Re7 31.
Rxe7+ Kxe7 32. Ke2 $14) 29... Re4 $1 {/\30...Rc4,31...Rc1<=>} 30. Rc7+ Kg6 31.
Rd7 (31. f3 Rc4 $132) 31... a4 (31... Rc4 32. Rd2 Rc1+ 33. Ke2 d4 (33... Rg1 $6
34. R2xd5 Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Rxg2 $2 36. Kf1 $16) 34. f3 Rg1 35. Kd3 $16) (31... Rd4
32. Ke1) 32. Rxe4 (32. f3 $6 Rxe2 33. Kxe2 Bd4 $15) 32... dxe4 33. Ke2 (33. Ra7
$6 Bxf2 $17) 33... Kf6 $10 34. f3 exf3+ 35. gxf3 Ke6 $2 (35... h5 36. Be1 g5
37. Bc3+ Ke6 $10) 36. Rxg7 $16 Bd4 37. Rg4 $1 (37. Rxh7 Bxb2 $132) 37... Kd5
38. Bf2 Re5+ 39. Kf1 Bxf2 $2 (39... Bxb2 {>=} 40. Rxa4 b5 41. Ra7 $16 (41. Rb4
Bxa3 42. Rxb5+ Ke6 $14)) 40. Kxf2 b5 41. Rh4 Re7 42. Rb4 Kc5 43. f4 $18 Re6 44.
h4 (44. f5 Rf6 45. Rf4 Kd5 46. Kf3 Ke5 47. Kg4 Rf8 48. Rb4 Rg8+ 49. Kh5 Rb8 $14
) 44... Rh6 45. Kg3 Rg6+ 46. Kf3 Rf6 47. Re4 (47. Kg4 Rg6+ 48. Kf5 Rh6 49. Kg5
Rg6+ 50. Kh5 Rf6) 47... Kd5 48. Re5+ Kc4 49. Ke3 (49. f5 b4 50. Re4+ Kd3 51.
Kf4 b3 $132) 49... Rh6 50. Re4+ (50. f5 $5 Rxh4 51. f6 $18) 50... Kd5 51. f5
Rc6 52. Kf4 Rc2 53. Rb4 Rc5 (53... Kc5 54. f6 $18) 54. Re4 Rc2 55. Re5+ Kc4 56.
f6 Rxb2 57. Re3 (57. Rf5 $18) (57. Re3 Rf2+ 58. Rf3 $18 (58. Rf3 Rd2 59. f7 Rd8
60. Kg5 $18)) 1-0

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 (11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qc8 13. Be2 Nc6 $10)
11... bxc5 {Eine neue Idee.Schwarz nimmt den Punkt d4 unter Kontrolle und
ermoeglicht sich eine natuerliche Figurenentwicklung.Der Preis dafuer-eine
'ewige' Schwaeche Pc5.} (11... Bxc5 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. b4 Bd6 15. Qb2
e5 16. O-O Rac8 17. Rc1 Qb8 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. Rfe1 $14 {Gelfand-Pieniazek/Arnhem/
1987}) 12. Rd1 Qc7 (12... Qb6 13. Ne5 Bf6 14. Be2 $14) 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. O-O Rfd8
15. Rfe1 h6 {N Die Entwicklung der Figuren ist beendet.Schwarz bereitet jetzt
Nf6 vor, um den Druck auf den exponierten Pe4 zu verstaerken.Vorsichtiger
waere aber 15..Nb6,um die wichtigen Felder c4 und a4 zu kontrollieren.} (15...
Nb6 16. Bf1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Qc6 18. Nd2 Rd8 19. Be2 h6 20. Bf3 $6 Ba6 21. e5 Qb5
$15 {Nogueiras-Granda Zuniga/Biel izt/1993}) 16. Bb5 $1 {Dieser feine Zug
leitet die zukuenftige weisse Invasion auf dem Damenfluegel ein.} Nf6 $6 (16...
a6 17. Bf1 Nb6 18. Ba5 $14) (16... Bc6 17. Qe2 Rab8 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Qc4 $14 {
Der Abtausch der weissfeldrigen Laeufer ist fuer Weiss guenstig.Mit der
Eroberung des Feldes c4 steht er besser,obwohl noch sehr viel Spiel bevorsteht.
}) 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Qa4 $1 {Auch der schwache Pa7 wird unter Beschuss
genommen.Gleichzeitig droht Ba5.} a6 (18... Qb8 19. Bc6 $1 Bxc6 20. Qxc6 $16) (
18... Ra8 19. Ba5 Qc8 (19... Qb8 20. Bc6 $1) 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 22.
e5 $16) 19. Bf1 Qf4 {Schwarz sucht nach Gegenspiel,aber seine Dame wird bald
ausser Gefecht gesetzt.} (19... Rd7 $2 20. Bxa6) (19... Qc6 20. Qxc6 Bxc6 21.
Nd2 $1 (21. Ne5 Bxe4 22. Bxa6 Ba8 $14) 21... Bb5 22. f3 $16 {Im Endspiel wird
die weisse Ueberlegenheit deutlicher.}) (19... Qc8 {waere wahrscheinlich noch
das Beste.} 20. Nd2 {Weiss beabsichtigt f3 und Nb3-a5,waehrend Schwarz gar
kein Gegenspiel hat und sich nur um seine Schwaechen kuemmern muss.}) 20. Be5
Qg4 21. h3 Qg6 22. Bc7 $1 {Noch ein feiner Zug.Der Rd8 wird auf eine
unbequemere Stelle verjagt.} Rc8 (22... Re8 $4 23. e5 Bxf3 24. exf6 $18) (22...
Ra8 $6 23. Ne5 Qg5 24. Nc6 Bf8 25. Na5 Bc8 (25... Ne8 26. Bg3 Qe7 27. Rd1 $18)
26. Qc6 Ra7 27. Rd1 $16) 23. Bh2 Bxe4 (23... Nxe4 $2 24. Qd7 $18) 24. Ne5 Qf5
25. Qxa6 Ra8 26. Qb6 {Weiss bekam einen gefaehrlichen Freibauern auf a3,und
sein naechstes Ziel ist, ihn in Bewegung zu setzen.Der Unterschied zwischen
den Damen ist enorm: die weisse dominiert den ganzen Damenfluegel,die schwarze
ist ausser Spiel.} Bd5 27. Qc7 $1 Kf8 (27... Re8 28. a4 $16) 28. Nc6 Bxc6 29.
Qxc6 Qd5 30. Bb5 Rd8 {Der zaehste Widerstand war nur mittels Damentauschs zu
leisten.Die chaotischen Versuche,etwas Gegenspiel zu bekommen,werden von Weiss
kuehl widerlegt.} (30... Qxc6 31. Bxc6 Ra6 32. Bb5 Ra5 33. a4 Nd5 34. b3 $16 {
/\Rc1}) 31. a4 Qd2 32. Rf1 Nd5 33. b3 Kg8 34. Bc4 $1 {/\Qb5,a5} h5 35. Qb5 Nc3
36. Qb7 Ne2+ (36... Rd7 37. Qf3 {/\a5,/\Qxh5}) 37. Kh1 (37. Bxe2 $2 Qxe2 38.
Qxe7 Rd1 $19) 37... Qc2 $4 {Offensichtlich in hochgradiger Zeitnot erleichtert
Schwarz die weisse Auf-  gabe.Die Stellung war aber schon verloren.} (37... Rd7
38. Qc6 (38. Qf3 $5 Nd4 39. Qxh5) 38... Ra7 39. Qb6 Rd7 40. a5 Bd8 41. Qb8 $18)
38. Qxe7 Rd1 39. Bxe2 {Eine von I.Sokolov sehr sauber gespielte Partie.} (39.
Bxe2 Qxe2 40. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 41. Bg1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sochi"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ryskin, Alexander"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 c5 $5 {N} 7. cxd5 exd5
(7... Nxd5 $5 8. e4 (8. Nxd5 Qxd5 $10) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nd7) 8. e4 $5 (8. Bg5
Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nbd7 $14) (8. g3 Be7 9. Bg2) (8. Bf4 $5 {/\e3}) 8... dxe4
(8... Nxe4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bb5+ Bc6 11. Qxe4+ Qe7 12. Ne5 Bxb5 13. Qxa8 $16)
9. Bb5+ Bc6 (9... Nbd7 $5 10. Ne5 a6 $1 (10... cxd4 $2 11. Bg5 $16) 11. Qb3 (
11. Bc4 cxd4 $1 12. Nxf7 (12. Bxf7+ $2 Ke7 13. Qb3 Nc5 $19) 12... Qc7 $17)
11... Qe7 12. Bc4 (12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 $17) (12. Bc6 Bxc6 13. Nxc6 Qe6
14. d5 Qg4 15. O-O Bd6 $17) 12... cxd4 (12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. e6 $36) 13.
Nxf7 (13. Bxf7+ Kd8 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bd5 Nc5 16. Qxb6+ Qc7 17. Bg5+ Kd7 18.
Qxc7+ Kxc7 19. Bf4+ Kc8 20. Bxb7+ Kxb7 $17) 13... dxc3 14. Nxh8 Nc5 $5 15. Qxb6
(15. Bf7+ Kd7 16. Qxc3 Nd3+ 17. Kf1 Rc8 $44) 15... Nd3+ 16. Kf1 $13) 10. Ne5 $1
Bxb5 11. Qb3 $40 Qe7 (11... Qxd4 $2 12. Qxb5+ Nbd7 13. Bf4 $16) 12. Qxb5+ Nbd7
13. Qc6 $1 (13. Bg5 cxd4 14. Qc6 (14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qc6 Rd8 16. Nd5 $10) 14...
Rd8 15. Nb5 Qxe5 16. Nc7+ Ke7 17. Nd5+ Ke8 18. Nc7+ $10) 13... Qd8 (13... Rd8
$2 14. Nb5 $16) (13... Rb8 $2 14. Bg5 cxd4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Qxf6
dxc3 18. Qe5+ $1 $18) 14. Nxd7 (14. Bg5 $5 Qc8 (14... Rc8 15. Qa4 cxd4 (15...
Be7 16. Nc6 Qc7 17. Nxe7 Kxe7 18. Nd5+ $18) 16. Nxe4 $16) 15. Qa4 cxd4 (15...
Be7 16. O-O-O $40) 16. Nb5 $36 (16. Qxd4 Bc5)) 14... Nxd7 15. O-O (15. Qxe4+
Qe7 16. Qxe7+ Bxe7 17. Nd5 Bd6 $10) 15... Be7 16. dxc5 (16. Rd1 $5 Rc8 (16...
Qc8 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qe2 $16) 17. Qa4 cxd4 18. Rxd4 $16) 16... Rc8 17. Qa4 Rxc5
18. Rd1 Qc8 (18... f5 19. Qxa7 Rc7 20. Qa4 $16) 19. Be3 $6 (19. Nd5 $1 {>=} Bd6
(19... Rc4 20. Qxa7 $16 (20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. Rxd7+ $2 Ke6 $1 $17)) 20. Qxe4+ $16)
19... Ra5 20. Qd4 (20. Qxe4 Nf6 21. Qd3 O-O $10) 20... Nf6 $10 21. b4 Rh5 22.
Rac1 $6 (22. Nxe4 O-O 23. Rac1 Qb8 $10) 22... Qe6 $15 23. Nxe4 $5 Nxe4 24. Qxe4
Qxe4 25. Rc8+ Bd8 26. Rdxd8+ Ke7 27. Rxh8 Rd5 $1 28. Rhe8+ Kf6 29. h3 Rd1+ 30.
Kh2 Qd5 31. Bf4 Kg6 32. Re5 Qd7 33. Rg5+ Kf6 34. Rc3 Rd5 $138 (34... Rd5 35.
Rxd5 Qxd5 36. h4 Qd4 37. Rf3 $15) 0-1

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O cxd4 (11... Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6) 12. cxd4 Qc8
13. Qe2 Ba6 14. Rd1 (14. Bb2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nd7 16. Rac1 Qb7 $10) (14. Bf4 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 Qa6 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. h4 Rac8 18. h5 h6 $10) 14... Bxd3 15. Rxd3 Nd7 16.
Bb2 (16. Bg5 $6 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 h6 18. Nh3 Qc4 19. Nf4 Nf6 20. Re1 Rfd8 21. Qd1
Rac8 $15 {Peshina-Gurevich,M/Eger op/1987}) 16... Qa6 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. h4 $146
(18. Qe3 Rac8 19. d5 exd5 20. Rxd5 Nf8 21. h4 Qa4 22. R1d4 {0,5/
Bareev-Rodriguez,Am/Sochi/1988/} Qc2 23. Rd2 Qb1+ {/\ Rc2,Ne6}) 18... Qb5 (
18... Rac8 $5 19. h5 h6 {/\Qa4}) 19. g3 Rac8 20. Kg2 Qa4 21. R1d2 (21. d5 exd5
22. Rxd5 Rc2 23. R1d2 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 Nf6 25. Rd4 Qc6 $10) 21... Bf8 (21... Bd6
$2 22. d5 Nc5 (22... exd5 23. Rd4 Qc6 24. Rxd5 $18) 23. Rd4 Qb3 24. dxe6 $16)
22. Qe3 Rc2 23. Qf4 Rxd2 24. Nxd2 Qc2 (24... Rc8 $5 25. Rf3 f6 26. Qg4 f5 27.
exf5 Nf6 28. Qg5 Qc2 $13) 25. Rf3 f6 26. Bc3 Rc8 (26... Bxa3 $2 27. Qc7 Nf8 28.
Qxa7 Bc1 29. Nc4 Rd8 30. e5 b5 31. Nd6 Rd7 32. Qb8 $16) (26... e5 27. Qg4 Qa4
28. dxe5 Nxe5 29. Bxe5 fxe5 30. Qf5 $36) 27. Bb4 Bxb4 28. axb4 Qd1 {/\Rc1} 29.
Nb3 Nf8 30. h5 h6 31. e5 f5 (31... Nh7 32. exf6 Nxf6 33. Qe5 Kf7 34. g4 $40)
32. g4 Nh7 (32... fxg4 33. Qxg4 {/\Rf8} Qc2 34. d5 $1 exd5 35. Nd4 Qc7 36. Nf5
$16) 33. gxf5 Ng5 34. Rg3 (34. Re3 Qxh5 35. f6 (35. fxe6 Nxe6 $13) 35... Qg6
36. fxg7 (36. Rg3 gxf6 37. exf6 Kf7 $17) 36... Kxg7 37. Rg3 Kh7 38. Qe3 Qe4+
$10) 34... exf5 (34... Qxh5 35. f6 Rf8 (35... Qg6 36. Qe3 $16 {/\f4}) 36. Qe3
$16) 35. e6 $2 (35. Qxf5 Rf8 36. Qd3 Qxh5 37. d5 (37. Qc4+ Kh8 38. Nd2 Qd1 $13)
37... Qf7 38. f3 Rd8 39. d6 Ne6 40. Qe4 Nf4+ 41. Kf2 Rc8 $132) 35... Re8 $1 (
35... Nxe6 $5 36. Qxf5 (36. Qe5 Re8 37. d5 Qe2 $1 38. Qxf5 Qxh5 $1) 36... Re8 {
/\Qh5} 37. Re3 Nc7 38. Rf3 (38. Rxe8+ Nxe8 39. Qe6+ Kf8 $10) 38... Re1 39. Qf7+
Kh7 $1 40. Qxc7 (40. Qg6+ Kg8 $10) 40... Rg1+ 41. Kh2 Rg5 42. Rg3 Rxh5+ 43. Rh3
Rxh3+ 44. Kxh3 Qxb3+ $15) 36. Qxf5 Rf8 $1 37. Qd5 Qe2 38. e7+ Rf7 39. e8=Q+ $8
Qxe8 40. Nc1 Kh8 41. Nd3 Rd7 42. Re3 Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 {N} (
7... c6) (7... Nbd7) 8. Qxd7+ (8. Qc2 $1 {>=} dxc4 9. e3 (9. e4 b5 $15) 9...
Bxf3 10. gxf3 Qc6 (10... b5 $2 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qe4 c6 13. Nxb5 $16) 11. Bxf6
Bxf6 12. Qe4 $14) 8... Nbxd7 9. Nb5 Kd8 (9... Bd6 10. cxd5 Bxd5 (10... exd5 11.
Rc1 $14) 11. Rc1 Kd8 12. e3 (12. Nd2 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Bxg3 15. hxg3 c5 $10
) 12... h6 13. Bh4 a6 (13... g5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Bd3 $14) 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Nd2
Ke7 16. f3 Rhc8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Kd1 b5 19. e4 Bb7 20. Bd3 $14) (9... Bd8 $5
10. cxd5 (10. Rc1 $2 a6) (10. Bf4 dxc4 11. Bxc7 O-O $10) 10... Bxd5 (10... Nxd5
11. Bxd8 (11. e4 N5f6 $10) 11... Kxd8 12. e4 N5f6 13. e5 Nd5 $10) 11. Rc1 c6 (
11... c5 $5) 12. Nc3 c5 $132) 10. cxd5 exd5 (10... Bxd5 11. Bf4 (11. Rc1 c5)
11... c6 12. Nd6 Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Ne4 14. Bf4 c5 $10) (10... Nxd5 11. e4 N5f6 12.
e5 Nd5 (12... Bxf3 $5) 13. Rc1 f6 $10) 11. Bf4 c6 12. Nd6 Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Ne4 14.
Bf4 Re8 $2 (14... Ba6 $1 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. e3 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 a5 $10) 15. e3 f6 16.
h4 $14 a5 (16... c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Be2 $14) 17. Rc1 Nf8 (17... Re6 {/\Ba6}
18. g3 $14) 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Kxd2 Ne6 20. Bh2 Ke7 21. Bd3 h6 22. Bf5 a4 23. Rc3
Ra5 24. Rhc1 {/\Rxc6} Rc8 25. f3 Rb5 26. R1c2 c5 27. Kc1 h5 28. Bg1 Kf7 (28...
c4 $5) 29. e4 Re8 (29... c4 $5 30. exd5 Bxd5 31. Be4 Rd8 $8 32. Rd2 g6 {/\} 33.
Bxd5 Rbxd5 34. Rxc4 b5 $10) 30. dxc5 bxc5 31. exd5 Bxd5 32. Rd2 (32. Bxc5 Bb3
33. Bd3 Rbb8 34. Re2 Nf4 35. Rxe8 Rxe8 $132) 32... c4 $2 (32... Nd4 $1 33. Bxd4
Re1+ 34. Rd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kxd1 cxd4 36. Rc7+ Kf8 37. Kc1 $14) 33. Bc2 $16 Ra8 34.
Rxd5 $1 Rxd5 35. Be4 Nf4 (35... Re5 36. Bxa8 Re1+ 37. Kd2 Rxg1 38. Rxc4 Rxg2+
39. Kc3 $16) 36. Bxd5+ Nxd5 37. Rxc4 g5 38. hxg5 fxg5 39. Kd2 (39. Kc2 h4 {
/\Nf4}) 39... Ke6 40. Bh2 Kf5 41. Rc5 Ke6 42. Rc4 Kf5 43. g4+ (43. Rd4 $5)
43... hxg4 44. fxg4+ Ke6 45. Re4+ Kd7 46. Be5 Re8 47. Kd3 Re6 48. Rxa4 $2 (48.
Kd4 $142 Ne7 49. Re3 $16) 48... Rxe5 49. Kd4 Nb6 50. Kxe5 Nxa4 51. b4 Nc3 52.
Kf5 Kc6 53. Kxg5 Nb5 54. a4 Nc3 55. b5+ Kc7 (55... Kb6 56. Kf5 Nxa4 57. g5 Nc3
58. Ke5 (58. Ke6 Ne2 59. Ke5 Ng3 $10) 58... Nd1 59. g6 (59. Kd4 Nf2 60. Ke3
Nd1+ (60... Ng4+ 61. Kf4 Nf2 62. g6 $18) 61. Kf3 Nc3 $10) 59... Ne3 60. Kf6
Nd5+ 61. Kf7 Ne3 $10) 56. Kf6 Nxa4 57. g5 Nb6 58. Ke6 (58. g6 Nd5+ 59. Kf7 Ne3
$10) 58... Nd7 59. b6+ Kc6 60. b7 Nc5+ 61. Ke5 Nxb7 62. g6 Nd6 63. g7 Nf7+ 64.
Kf6 Nh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CRO-ch"]
[Site "Slavonski Brod"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Sulava, Nenad"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. d5 Bg7 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 c6
9. dxe6 dxe6 10. Qc2 $6 {N} (10. O-O Qe7 $1 11. Qc2 c5 12. Bf4 Nc6 $10) (10.
Bf4 $1 {>=} c5 (10... Qc8 11. O-O Nh5 12. Be5 Rd8 13. Qc2 $14 {Muse-Hecht/BL
8687}) 11. O-O $1 (11. Nb5 a6 $1 (11... Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 a6 13. Nd6 Bc6 14. O-O
$14) 12. Qxd8 (12. Nd6 $6 Bc6 {/\Ra7-d7}) 12... Rxd8 13. Nd6 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Ra7
$10) 11... Bc6 (11... Nbd7 $6 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Ne8 14. Rd2 Bc6 15. Rad1 $16
{Kalinichev-Atlas/Minsk/1987}) (11... Nc6 $6 12. Nb5 Qxd1 13. Raxd1 $16 Na5 14.
Nd6 Nh5 $2 15. b4 $18 {Dydyshko,V-Tunik,G/Minsk 1995}) 12. Qc2 (12. Nb5 a6 13.
Nc7 Ra7 $13) 12... a6 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Rd2 Ra7 15. Rfd1 Rd7 $13 {Kapengut})
10... c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rd1 Qe7 $10 13. e4 $2 {[%csl Rd4] ><d4} (13. Bg5 h6
14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Rfd8 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $10) (13. Bf4 Rfd8 $10) 13... Rfd8 {
/\Nd4} (13... Ng4 $1 14. Bg5 f6 (14... Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Rd7 $13) 15. Bf4
Nd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 $15) 14. Rxd8+ Rxd8 15. e5 Ng4 16. Bg5 Nd4 $1 17. Bxe7 $2 (
17. Qc1 $2 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 $19) (17. Nxd4 $1 {>=} Qxg5 18. f4 $1
(18. Bxb7 $2 cxd4 19. f4 Qe7 $17) 18... Qh5 (18... Qe7 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 f6
(20... g5 $5) 21. Qe2 Nh6 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. Re1 Rd6 24. Bg2 $10) 19. Bxb7 cxd4
20. Ne4 $13) 17... Nxc2 18. Rc1 (18. Bxd8 Nxa1 19. Bc7 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nxe5 $17)
18... Rd7 $17 19. Bxc5 (19. Rxc2 Rxe7 $17 {><e5}) (19. Bd6 Nd4 $17) 19... Bxf3
20. Bxf3 Nxe5 21. Be4 (21. Be2 Rd2 $17) 21... bxc5 22. Rxc2 Nxc4 {/\Nxb2} 23.
Nb5 (23. Na4 Rd4 24. Nxc5 (24. Re2 Nd2 (24... Bf8 $17) 25. Bc2 Rd5 $17) 24...
Nxb2 $17) 23... Nb6 (23... Nxb2 $6 24. Rxc5 $15 {/\Rc8-a8,><a7}) 24. Bc6 Rd1+
25. Kg2 a6 26. Nc7 a5 27. Bf3 (27. Rxc5 $2 Rd2 28. Rxa5 $2 Rc2 $19) 27... Rb1
28. Rxc5 Bd4 $1 {[%csl Rf2] Die richtige Entscheidung. Schwarz soll R auf dem
Brett behalten, da er dann immer den schwachen Pf2 angreifen kann.} (28... Rxb2
29. Rb5 Rxb5 30. Nxb5 Kf8 $17) 29. Rc2 (29. Rb5 Rc1 $1 30. Na8 Rc2 $17) (29.
Rxa5 Rxb2 $17) 29... Bxb2 30. Nb5 Bf6 31. Be2 Nd5 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Nd6 $6 (33.
Rc2 Be7 34. Bc4 Nb6 35. Be2 Rb3 $17 {[%csl Ra3] ><a3}) 33... Bd4 34. Nc4 Rc1
$19 {/\Rc2} 35. Rc6 (35. Nd6 Rxc8 36. Nxc8 Bc5 $19) 35... Rc2 36. Kf1 Nc3 37.
Nxa5 Rxe2 38. Rxc3 Rxf2+ 0-1

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 (11... c5 12. O-O O-O 13. Bf4 $14) 12.
O-O c5 13. e5 (13. Be3 O-O 14. Nd2 Rfd8 15. Qe2 Rac8 16. e5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qc3
18. Ne4 Qb3 19. Rfb1 Qa4 20. Rb2 Bxe4 $2 (20... a6 $142 $13) 21. Bb5 Qxa3 22.
Rxa3 Bxa3 23. Ra2 $16 {Vaganian,R-Makarichev,S URS-ch 1979}) 13... O-O (13...
c4 14. Be2 (14. Bc2 $5) 14... b5 15. a4 b4 16. cxb4 Bxb4 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Ba3 a5
19. Rfb1 Qb6 20. Bxb4 axb4 21. a5 b3 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. axb6 Rb4 24. Nd2 $16 {
Greenfeld,A-Veinger,I Munich zt 1987}) 14. Ng5 (14. Be3 $5 Rfd8 15. Ng5 $14)
14... Bxg5 15. Bxg5 f5 $1 16. exf6 (16. Be7 $5 Nxe5 (16... Rf7 17. Bd6 Qc6 18.
f3 $14) 17. Bxf8 Ng4 18. f4 Rxf8 (18... Ne3 19. Qe2 Nxf1 20. Qxe6+ Kxf8 21.
Qxf5+ Qf7 22. Qxf7+ Kxf7 23. Rxf1 $14) 19. Qe2 Qc6 20. Bb5 Qd6 $44) 16... Nxf6
17. Qe2 Rae8 18. Bb5 (18. Rfe1 Nd5 19. Bd2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nf4 $10) 18... Bc6 (
18... Re7 19. Bh4 $14) 19. Bxf6 (19. Bxc6 Qxc6 $10) (19. dxc5 Bxb5 20. Qxb5 Ng4
21. g3 Qe5 22. Bf4 Qh5 $36) 19... Bxb5 (19... Rxf6 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Rad1 $14)
20. Qxb5 gxf6 21. Rfe1 (21. Rad1 $5 Rd8 (21... cxd4 22. cxd4 Rd8 23. d5 $14)
22. Qe2 Rd6 23. dxc5 $5 (23. Rfe1 cxd4 24. cxd4 Kh8 $10) 23... Qxc5 24. Rxd6
Qxd6 25. Rd1 Qc6 26. Rd3 Kh8 $10) 21... cxd4 22. cxd4 Qd6 $10 23. Rad1 (23. Qd3
Qd5 $10) 23... Qxa3 24. d5 e5 25. d6 Kh8 26. f4 (26. d7 Rd8 27. Re4 Qc5 $10)
26... Qc5+ 27. Qxc5 bxc5 28. d7 Rd8 29. fxe5 fxe5 30. Rxe5 Kg7 31. Rg5+ Kf6 32.
Rxc5 Rf7 33. Rc7 a5 34. Ra7 Kg7 35. h4 a4 36. Kh2 a3 37. Rxa3 Rfxd7 38. Re1 Rd4
39. Re7+ Kh8 40. g3 R4d7 41. Ree3 Rd1 42. Kh3 Rh1+ 43. Kg4 Rhd1 44. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Nxd5
exd5 9. b4 (9. Bd2 Bg7 10. h4 O-O 11. h5 Nd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. b4 c6 14. Bd3 Qe7
15. Bc3 c5 $132 {Kramnik,V-Olafsson,H Manila olm 1992}) 9... Nd7 (9... Bg7 10.
Be2 O-O 11. O-O c6 12. a4 a6 13. Bb2 Nd7 14. Qb3 b5 15. a5 Re8 16. Rac1 Re6 17.
Rc2 Qe7 18. Ne1 Re8 19. Nd3 Kh8 20. Rfc1 f5 21. Bf3 Qd6 22. g3 g5 23. Qc3 R6e7
24. Qd2 $14 {Kramnik,V-Lutz,C BL 9293}) 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12.
Qb3 a6 13. a4 Qe7 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. b5 axb5 16. axb5 Ne4 17. Rxa8 (17. Bc3 $142
Nxc3 18. Qxc3 $14) 17... Rxa8 18. Bc1 Qd8 19. Bb2 Bc8 20. Qc2 Be6 21. Ne5 Bxe5
22. dxe5 Nc5 23. Be2 Ra2 $132 {Timman,J-Kurajica,B Indonesia 1983}) 10... Bd6
$5 {N} (10... Bg7) 11. Bb2 (11. O-O O-O 12. Qb3 {/\a4,b5}) 11... a6 $1 (11...
O-O 12. b5 $5 a6 (12... c5 13. bxc6 Bxc6 14. O-O b5 15. Ne5 $14) 13. a4 axb5
14. axb5 Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 Qe7 17. g3 Ra8 18. Qc1 Nf6 19. Kg2 $14) 12.
Ne5 O-O (12... Qe7 13. Nd3 O-O 14. Qb3 Nf6 15. Nc5 Bc8 $132) 13. Rc1 Re8 14.
Nc6 (14. Nd3 Nf6 15. O-O Ne4 $10) 14... Bxc6 15. Rxc6 b5 $1 16. Qb3 Nb6 17.
Rxb6 $5 cxb6 18. Bf3 Qd7 19. Bxd5 Rad8 $1 20. Bf3 $8 Rc8 21. Kd2 $6 (21. h4 Qf5
$1) (21. O-O $5 Qc7 22. Bd5 $1 (22. g3 Qc2 23. Bd5 Qxb3 24. Bxb3 a5 $15) 22...
Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Bd6 24. e4 Bf8 (24... Bf4 25. e5 $44) 25. e5 {/\e6} Qd7 26. Re1
$1 (26. Be4 Rc4 $1) 26... Rcd8 27. Bf3 $44) 21... a5 $17 22. Rc1 (22. Bc3 Rc4
23. bxa5 (23. Bd5 Qf5 $1 $17) 23... Rec8 $17) 22... Rxc1 23. Bxc1 Rc8 24. Bb2
axb4 (24... Bxh2 $1 25. g3 h5 26. Be4 h4 27. gxh4 Qg4 28. Bd5 Qf5 $17 {/\a4})
25. axb4 Bxh2 26. g3 h5 27. Be4 h4 28. gxh4 (28. Bxg6 hxg3 (28... Rc6 29. Be4
Rf6 30. f4 Bxg3 31. d5 $132) 29. fxg3 Bxg3 $17) 28... Qg4 29. Bd5 Qf5 30. f3
Bg1 31. Be4 Qh3 32. Qd1 Bf2 33. Qe2 Bxh4 34. Qxb5 Be7 $1 35. Ba3 Qh2+ 36. Qe2
Qxe2+ 37. Kxe2 Rc3 38. Bb2 Rb3 39. Bc1 Bxb4 40. Kd1 Be7 41. Kc2 Rb5 42. Bc6 Rh5
(42... Ra5 $142 $1 43. e4 g5 44. e5 f6 $19) 43. e4 {/\e5,f4,d5} g5 44. e5 f6
45. Kd3 (45. exf6 $6 Bxf6 46. Kd3 Rh1 47. Be3 Rb1 48. Kc4 Kf7 $19) 45... fxe5
46. dxe5 Rh6 47. Bd7 Rh1 48. Bd2 Kg7 49. Kc4 Rd1 50. Bc3 Kg6 51. Ba4 Rf1 52.
Bc2+ Kf7 53. Be4 Rc1 (53... Ke6 $1 54. Bd5+ (54. Kb5 Bd8 {/\Bc7}) 54... Kf5 55.
Be4+ Kf4 56. Kd5 Rd1+ 57. Ke6 Bc5 58. Bc6 Rd3 59. Bb2 Rxf3 60. Bxf3 Kxf3 $19)
54. Bd5+ Kf8 55. Bc6 Kg7 56. Be8 Bc5 57. Kd3 Kf8 58. Bc6 Be7 (58... Ke7 59. Bd2
Rg1 60. Ke4) 59. Kd2 Rf1 60. Kd3 b5 61. Bxb5 Rxf3+ 62. Kd2 g4 (62... Bc5 $142
$17) 63. Bd4 g3 64. Bc6 Rf4 65. Ke3 Rg4 66. Bg2 Bg5+ 67. Kd3 Rh4 68. Bc5+ Kg7
69. Ke2 $10 Rc4 70. Bd6 Rc3 71. e6 Re3+ 72. Kf1 Bh4 73. Bh3 Re1+ 74. Kg2 Re2+
75. Kf3 g2 76. Bxg2 Rxe6 77. Bf4 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
c5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 a6 12. g3 Qc7 13. Bg2 Be7 {N} (13... Bc5
14. Rc1 $1 (14. Qe2 O-O 15. O-O Rac8 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Bf8 18. Qe3 Nc5 19.
Be1 $6 Qd7 20. Rd2 Qa4 21. b4 Nd7 $15 {Akopian,V-Salov,V/Tilburg/1994}) 14...
O-O 15. O-O Rac8 (15... Rad8 $142) 16. Nb3 Be7 (16... Qb8 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. b4
Nd7 19. Qb2 $16) 17. Qd1 $1 $14 Ne5 $4 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd7 $18 {Akopian,
V-Ehlvest,J/Moscow olm /1994}) 14. O-O O-O 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Qe2 Rfd8 17. Nb3 (
17. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 18. Qg4 Ne5 (18... e5 19. Qe6+ Kf8 20. f4 $44) 19. Qxe6+ Nf7
20. Qg4 g6 $17) 17... Ne5 (17... Nc5 $5 18. Qg4 e5 (18... Bf8 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20.
Bf6 Rd7 21. Rfd1 $14) 19. Bb4 Qb8 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 $10) (17... Qb8
$5) 18. Bb4 (18. f4 $6 Qc4 19. Qxc4 Nxc4 $15) (18. Bd4 Nc4 19. Rfd1 e5 20. Be3
Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 $15) 18... Qd7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. f4 Nd7 21. e5 Nc5
$1 (21... Bxg2 22. Kxg2 b5 23. Qe3 $14) 22. Nxc5 Rxc5 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rxc5
bxc5 $10 25. Rd1 (25. Rc1 Rd5 {<->d}) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 h6 27. Qd8+ Kh7 28.
Qd3+ g6 29. b3 Kg7 30. Qc4 Qf3 31. Qxc5 Qxb3 32. Qe7 Qd1+ 33. Kg2 Qe2+ 34. Kg1
Qd1+ 35. Kg2 a5 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Qe7 Qd2+ 38. Kh3 Qd5 39. Qe8+ Kg7 40. Qe7 Qa8
41. f5 gxf5 (41... exf5 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. e6 Qe8 44. exf7+ Qxf7 45. Qd8+ Kg7 46.
Qxa5 $10) 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. Qxh6 Qd5 44. Qf4 Kg7 45. Qg5+ Kf8 46. Qh6+ Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno-A"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2
Nd7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. Rd1 c5 12. dxc5 $146 (12. Bb5 Qc8 13. d5 exd5
14. exd5 Ba6 15. a4 Bxb5 16. axb5 a6 17. O-O axb5 18. Qe2 b4 $10 {Bareev-Salov/
Linares/1993}) 12... Qc8 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Bb5 $1 (14. Be2 Nc5 15. Nd2 Na4 $44)
(14. Nd2 Bf6 15. Rc1 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nc5 $36 {Salov}) 14... Nc5 15. Rd4 $1 (15.
Nd2 $6 Bg5 16. f3 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Nb3 Na4 19. Bd4 Rac8 $36) 15... f5 (
15... Bf6 16. e5 Be7 17. O-O Bxf3 18. gxf3 $16) (15... Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17.
Qe2 Na4 18. Qxa6 Rxa6 19. Bb4 $16) (15... Rd8 $5 16. Rb4 (16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $44)
16... Ra5 17. Be2 Qa8 $36) 16. exf5 (16. e5 Bd5 (16... Ne4 $2 17. Bd7) (16...
Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qb7 18. Ke2 $16) 17. Bc4 (17. O-O Ne4 $44) 17... Bxc4 18. Rxc4 b5
19. Rd4 Ne4 $10) 16... Rxf5 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rxf5 18. Rg4 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Rxf6
20. Be2 $16 {/\0-0}) 17. Rg4 Bf8 18. Ne5 $6 (18. Be2 $142 $1 $16 {/\0-0}) 18...
Ba6 $132 19. Bxa6 (19. Qe2 Bxb5 20. Qxb5 Qc7 21. Qe2 (21. Nd3 Ne4) 21... Rxe5
22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Qxe5 Nd3+ 24. Ke2 Nxe5 $10) 19... Qxa6 20. Qe2 h5 $1 (20...
Rxe5 $2 21. Bxe5 Nd3+ 22. Kd2 Nxe5 23. Qxe5 Rd8+ 24. Rd4 $18) 21. Rc4 (21. Qxa6
Rxa6 22. Rh4 Rxe5+ $10) (21. Rg3 $2 Qxe2+ 22. Kxe2 Ne4) (21. Rg6 $2 Qxe2+ 22.
Kxe2 Kh7 23. Rg3 Ne4) 21... b5 22. Rb4 Na4 $10 23. Re4 (23. Rxb5 Nxc3 24. bxc3
Qxa3 25. O-O Qxc3 $10) 23... Nxc3 24. bxc3 Qxa3 25. O-O Qxc3 26. Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Be2 Qb8 11. f4 {N} (11. O-O Bc5 12. Kh1 (12. b4 Bd4 13.
Bb2 h5 $40) 12... h5 13. Qd3 (13. f4 $142) 13... Ng4 14. f4 Nf2+ 15. Rxf2 Bxf2
$17 {Fedorowicz,J-Miles,A/USA-ch 1989}) (11. Be3 Bc5 (11... Bd6 $5 12. O-O-O
Be5) 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. O-O Qe5 14. f3 Rb8 15. Rad1 Nh5 16. Rf2 Nf4 17. Bf1 g5
18. g3 Ng6 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21. Bg2 Rg8 22. Rd3 Qf6 $10 {Christiansen,
L-Miles,A/Linares 1985}) 11... Bc5 12. Qd3 {/\b4} (12. Bd2 Bd4 13. Bf3 O-O {
/\Bxc3} (13... Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxg7 Ke7 17. Bb4+ d6 18.
O-O Qb7 $13) 14. Ne2 Bc5 15. b4 Be7 $132) (12. Bf3 O-O) 12... e5 $1 (12... O-O
13. b4 Be7 14. e5 Ne8 15. O-O d6 16. Qg3 $14) (12... a5 13. Be3 $14) 13. Rf1 (
13. f5 Bd4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Qc7 $15) (13. Qg3 $5 O-O (13... Bd4 14. Qxg7
Ke7 15. Bf3 Rg8 16. Qh6 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. O-O $16) 14. fxe5
Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bh6 (16. Bf4 $5) 16... Bg6 17. Bf4 f6 $1 18. exf6 Qe8
19. fxg7 Rf7 $44 {/\Qe4}) 13... Bd4 14. Bf3 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Nxe4 16. Qxe5+ Qxe5
17. fxe5 Nc5 $1 18. b4 Nd3+ 19. Kd2 Nxe5 20. Re1 f6 21. Bb2 O-O 22. Bxe5 fxe5
23. Bxc6 dxc6 24. Rxe5 Rf2+ 25. Re2 Rd8+ 26. Ke1 Rf4 27. Rd1 Rxd1+ (27... Rf1+
28. Kxf1 Rxd1+ 29. Re1 (29. Kf2 Kf7 $15) 29... Rxe1+ 30. Kxe1 Kf7 31. Ke2 Ke6
32. Ke3 Ke5 33. a4 $10) 28. Kxd1 Kf7 (28... Rxc4 29. Re8+ Kf7 30. Ra8 Rd4+ 31.
Ke2 Rd7 32. Rc8 $10) 29. Rc2 Rf1+ 30. Ke2 Ra1 31. c5 bxc5 (31... b5 32. Rc3 Ke7
33. Rd3 $10) 32. Rxc5 Ra2+ 33. Kf1 Rxa3 (33... Rxa3 34. Rxc6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bg5
Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Ne4 $5 (10... Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Rad1 h6 13. Bf4 Bf8
14. Rfe1 Nh5 $132) 11. Bxe4 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. Bf3 Na6 14. O-O Nc7 {N} (
14... Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Nc7 16. b4 Ne6 17. Rad1 Qf6 18. Bg4 Ng5 19. f4 Ne6 20. Qc2
Nc7 21. Rf1 Ba6 22. Rf3 Nb5 23. Nxb5 Bxb5 24. Rh3 h6 25. a4 Bc4 26. Be2 Bxe2
27. Qxe2 Qd6 28. Qd2 a5 $15 {Ftacnik-Short/Naestved/1985}) 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. g3
Ne6 17. Bg2 Qe7 18. Rfd1 $14 h6 19. b4 a5 20. b5 (20. Qb3 $5 {/\b5,><d5} axb4 (
20... b5 $6 21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. a4 b4 23. Na2 $16) 21. axb4 b5 (21... Nc7 22. b5
cxb5 23. Nxb5 Nxb5 24. Qxb5 Rd6 25. Ra1 Rc8 26. Rdc1 $16) 22. Ra1 Nc7 23. Ne2 (
23. Rxa8 $5 Rxa8 24. e4 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Ne6 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. dxc5 Rd8 28. Bf3
Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 $14) 23... Ne8 24. Nf4 Nd6 25. Nd3 Nc4 26. Nc5 $14) 20... c5 21.
dxc5 Nxc5 22. Qc2 (22. Qf4 Ne4 $1 (22... Nb3 $6 23. Rb1 Qxa3 24. Nxd5 $16) (
22... Ne6 $6 23. Qe5 Qxa3 24. Nxd5 $36) 23. Nxe4 dxe4 $10) 22... Ne4 23. Qb2
Rd6 $1 (23... Rac8 24. Na4 $1 Rd6 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Qd4 $16) 24. Rd4 $6 (24.
Ne2 $1 $14 {>=} Rad8 25. Nf4) 24... Rc8 {<->c} 25. Ne2 Rc5 $10 26. Rcd1 $6 (26.
Rxc5 $1 bxc5 27. Rd1 $10) 26... Qf6 $1 27. f4 $6 (27. Nf4 Nc3 28. Rc1 Nxb5 29.
Rxc5 bxc5 30. Qxb5 cxd4 31. Qxb7 dxe3 32. fxe3 d4 $13) 27... Re6 28. Qb3 Qe7
29. Bh3 $2 (29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Kf2 Qe8 31. Rxe4 Qxe4 32. Nd4 Bc8 33. Qd3 $10)
29... Rd6 $15 {/\Nc3} 30. a4 $2 (30. Kg2 Rc4 $1 $17 {/\Nc5}) (30. R4d3 Rc4 31.
Nd4 g6 $17 {/\Nc5}) (30. Rc1 Rc4 31. Rcxc4 dxc4 32. Qxc4 Nd2 $17) (30. R1d3 $15
Rc4 31. Rxc4 dxc4 32. Qxc4 Nd2 33. Qc3 Qe4 34. Rxd2 Qh1+ 35. Kf2 Rxd2 36. Qxd2
Qxh2+ 37. Ke1 Qxh3 38. Qd6 $15) 30... Nc3 $1 $19 31. Nxc3 Qxe3+ 32. Kh1 Rxc3
33. Qb2 Rd8 34. Bg2 Rdc8 35. Qd2 Qxd2 36. R4xd2 (36. R1xd2 Rc1+ 37. Rd1 R8c4
38. Bf3 Rxd1+ 39. Rxd1 Rxa4 40. Bxd5 (40. Rc1 Rc4 $1) 40... Bxd5+ 41. Rxd5 Rb4
$19) 36... R8c4 37. Bxd5 Bxd5+ 38. Rxd5 Rxa4 39. Rd6 Ra2 40. Rxb6 Rcc2 41. f5
Rxh2+ 42. Kg1 Rag2+ 43. Kf1 Rf2+ 44. Kg1 Rhg2+ 45. Kh1 Rxg3 0-1

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. Na4 $6 {N} (11. e4 $1 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. O-O Qc8
14. Qe2 Ba6 $132) (11. O-O c5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. e4 Qh5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. b4 Bd6
16. Bb2 Nc6 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. e5 Bb8 19. Rfd1 Ne7 $10 {Kasparov-Hjartarson/
Beograd/1989}) 11... Qc7 12. g3 (12. e4 Nf4 13. Bf1 Nd7 14. g3 Nh5 15. Bd3 c5
$10) 12... c5 $1 (12... f5 $6 13. e4 fxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. O-O Nxe4 16. Qxe4
Qc8 17. Ne5 c5 18. Qg4 $36) (12... Nd7 13. e4 N5f6 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. Rc1 c5 16.
dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Qxc5 18. Qxc5 Bxc5 19. b4 Rfd8 $10) 13. e4 (13. dxc5 Nxe3
14. Bxe3 Bxf3 15. O-O bxc5 $10) 13... cxd4 $1 14. Nxd4 (14. exd5 $2 Qxc2 15.
Bxc2 Bxd5 16. Bd1 b5 $17) 14... Qxc2 15. Bxc2 Nf6 16. f3 Nbd7 (16... Nc6 17.
Be3 Rfd8 18. Rd1 Rac8 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Nc3 $10) 17. Be3 Rac8 (17... Ne5 $1 {>=
} 18. O-O Nc4 19. Bf2 a6 20. b3 Nxa3 21. Nxb6 Nxc2 22. Nxc2 Rad8 $15 {^^}) 18.
O-O Ne5 19. Rfc1 Rfd8 (19... g5 $5 20. h3 $1 $10) 20. Bd1 Rc4 (20... Nc4 21.
Bf2 a6 $6 22. b3 Nxa3 23. Nxb6 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 $14) (20... g5 $5 21. h3 Rc4 22.
Rxc4 Nxc4 23. Bf2 h5 24. Rc1 Ne5 25. Rc7 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Nfxd7 {/\g4}) 21. Rxc4
Nxc4 22. Bf2 e5 $6 {><d5} 23. Nf5 Bf8 {/\b5} 24. Ne3 $1 (24. Be2 $6 Nxb2 25.
Nxb2 Rd2 26. Nc4 Rxe2 27. Nxe5 g6 28. Nd4 Rd2 $15) 24... Na5 25. b4 Nc6 26. Rc1
Nd4 (26... Rd3 27. Nc3 Nd4 28. Nc4 Nd7 29. Nb2 Rd2 30. Nc4 Rd3 $10) 27. Nb2 b5
(27... a5 28. bxa5 bxa5 29. Nbc4 (29. Rc7 Rb8 30. Nbc4 $2 Ne6 $17) 29... Rc8
30. Rb1 Ba6 $10) 28. Rc3 Rc8 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30. Nd3 Nd7 $6 (30... Bd6 {>=} 31.
Nc2 Nxc2 32. Bxc2 a6 33. Bc5 Bc7 34. Bb3 Nd7 $10) 31. Nd5 Nc6 (31... f6 32.
Bxd4 exd4 33. Bb3 Kh8 34. Nc7 a6 35. Ne6 $16) 32. f4 exf4 $6 (32... Bd6 $142)
33. gxf4 Nf6 $6 (33... Bd6 34. e5 Bb8 {/\Kf8-e8}) 34. Nxf6+ gxf6 35. Bb3 $16 a6
36. Bd5 Ne7 37. Ba8 $1 {/\f5,><a6,Ne7} f5 38. e5 Ng6 39. Bc5 Be6 $2 (39...
Bxc5+ 40. bxc5 Kf8 41. Kf2 Ke7 42. Ke3 $16) 40. Bb7 Bc4 41. Bxf8 Kxf8 42. Nb2
Nxf4 43. Bxa6 Ng6 (43... Be2 44. Kf2 $18 {/\Ke3}) 44. Nxc4 bxc4 45. Bxc4 Nxe5
46. Be2 $18 Ke7 47. b5 Kd6 48. a4 f4 49. Kf2 Kc7 50. a5 Kb7 51. Bf3+ Ka7 52.
Bd5 Ng4+ (52... f6 53. h3 h5 54. Ke2 h4 55. Kf2 {(.)} Kb8 56. b6 $18) 53. Kf3
Nxh2+ 54. Kxf4 f6 (54... Nf1 55. b6+ Ka6 56. Bc4+ $18) 55. b6+ Ka6 56. Bc4+ Kb7
57. Be2 1-0

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Qe7 11. O-O Rd8 12. b4 (12. Rc1 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5
14. Qc2 Na6 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Ne1 Nc7 $10) 12... c5 13. Rb1 $146 (13. bxc5 bxc5
14. e3 Nd7 15. Qd3 Nf8 16. Rfb1 Rac8 17. Ne2 Ne6 18. a4 g6 $10 {
Sokolov-Stefansson/Reykjavik op/1994}) 13... c4 (13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15.
Qxd4 Nc6 16. Qd2 d4 17. Nd5 Qe5 18. Nf4 $14) (13... cxb4 $6 14. axb4 Nc6 15. b5
Na5 16. Qd3 Nc4 17. e3 a5 18. Nd2 $16) (13... Bc6 $5 14. e3 Nd7 15. bxc5 bxc5
$10) 14. e3 Nd7 15. a4 {/\b5} g6 $2 (15... a6 $1 16. Nd2 Nf8 17. b5 a5 $10) 16.
Ne1 $1 Nf8 17. b5 $1 Ne6 18. Nc2 Qd7 19. Rb2 $6 (19. Nb4 Nc7 20. Rb2 Be7 21.
Qe2 f5 22. Ra1 Bxb4 23. Rxb4 Ne8 24. a5 Rab8 25. axb6 (25. a6 Ba8 26. h3 Nf6
$14) 25... axb6 26. Ra7 Nf6 $14) (19. f4 $1 Bg7 (19... Nc7 20. f5 $16) 20. f5
gxf5 21. Bh3 $16) 19... Be7 20. h4 Ng7 21. Qe2 (21. Nb4 Bxb4 22. Rxb4 {>=})
21... Ne8 22. Ra1 f5 $10 23. Na3 (23. Nb4 Nf6 {/\Ne4} 24. a5 Rab8 $10 {/\} 25.
axb6 axb6 26. Ra7 Ra8) 23... Nf6 24. Nab1 a5 $1 (24... Ne4 $2 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26.
Nc3 $14) 25. bxa6 Rxa6 26. Nd2 Rda8 (26... Rc8 $5 27. Rab1 Qe6 (27... Bd8 28.
Rb4) 28. a5 Rxa5 29. Rxb6 Bc6 $10) 27. Rab1 Bd8 28. Rb4 Kg7 (28... Bc6 $2 29.
Nxc4 $1) 29. Qf1 (29. Nf3 $5 Ne4 30. Nxe4 fxe4 31. Ne5 Qe6 32. f3 Rxa4 33. fxe4
Rxb4 34. Rxb4 c3 $13) 29... Bc6 $6 30. Nf3 Qd6 (30... Bxa4 $2 31. Ne5 Qe6 32.
Nxc4 $1 dxc4 33. Bxa8 Bc2 34. Rc1 Bd3 35. Qg2 $18) 31. Ne5 Be8 32. Qd1 (32.
Nxc4 dxc4 33. Bxa8 Rxa8 34. Qxc4 Bc6 $13) 32... R8a7 $138 33. g4 Ne4 $1 34.
Bxe4 fxe4 35. g5 (35. f4 exf3 (35... Bxh4 $2 36. g5 Qe6 37. Kg2 h6 38. gxh6+
Kxh6 (38... Kh7 39. Qg4 $16) 39. Qh1 $40) 36. Qxf3 Ra5 $132) 35... Qe6 36. Qg4
Qxg4+ 37. Nxg4 Ra5 38. Nf6 $1 Bxf6 39. gxf6+ Kxf6 40. Rxb6+ (40. f3 $5 exf3 41.
Kf2 Bxa4 42. Rxb6+ Ke7 (42... Kf5 $2 43. Rg1 $18) 43. Kxf3 $44 {/\Kf4-e5})
40... Kf5 $10 41. Kh2 $2 (41. Rd6 Rd7 (41... Bxa4 42. Rxd5+ Rxd5 43. Nxd5 Bc6
44. Nc3 Ra3 $10) 42. Rxd7 (42. Rbb6 Rxd6 43. Rxd6 Bxa4 44. Nxd5 Kg4) 42... Bxd7
43. Rb7 Bxa4 44. Rxh7 Ke6 $10) 41... Kg4 42. Rg1+ $2 Kxh4 $17 43. Re6 Bxa4 44.
Re5 Bd7 45. Nxd5 Bf5 $19 46. Rh1 Ra1 47. Rxa1 Rxa1 48. Nf4 (48. Nc3 Ra3 49.
Nxe4 c3 50. Ng3 (50. f3 Ra2+ 51. Kg1 c2) 50... Bd3 51. Rc5 c2 $19) 48... c3 49.
Rc5 Ra2 (49... Ra2 50. Kg2 Bg4 51. Rxc3 Bf3+ 52. Kh2 Rxf2+ 53. Kg1 Rd2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Garcia Ilundain, David"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 (6... dxc4 $1 7. e4
c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O Rc8 11. Qe2 Qc7 $10) 7. cxd5 exd5 {N} (
7... Nxd5 8. Bd2 (8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3) 8... Nd7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 $14) 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 h6 (10... c5 {>=} 11. O-O Ne4 12. Bf4 (12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13.
dxc5 bxc5 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Nf6 $10) 12... cxd4 (12... Ndf6 13. dxc5 bxc5
14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Rfd1 (15. Nd2 Qd3 $132) 15... Qb6 16. Nd2 Qe6 $10) 13. Nxd4
Rc8 $10) 11. Bh4 c5 (11... Ne4 $2 12. Nxd5 $1 Bxh4 (12... Bxd5 13. Bxe4 $16)
13. Bxe4 $16) 12. O-O Re8 13. Rad1 $14 c4 (13... Rc8 14. Bf5 $14) 14. Bf5 a6
15. Ne5 b5 16. f4 Nf8 17. Rf3 $1 Qd6 (17... Ne4 $2 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Bxe4 dxe4
20. Rg3 f6 21. Ng4 Kh8 22. d5 $16) 18. Rh3 Rad8 19. Qe2 $1 {/\g4} (19. g4 $2 g6
20. Nxg6 (20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Rxh6 Bg7 $17) 20... fxg6 21. Bxg6 Nxg4 22. Bxe8
Rxe8 23. Qg2 h5 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Rxh5 Rg7 $17) 19... Bc8 $2 (19... N6d7 $2 20.
Qh5 Nxe5 21. fxe5 Qb6 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Rg3 $16) (19... Qb6 20. g4 N6d7 21.
Bxe7 Rxe7 22. g5 $40) 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Qh5 {><f7,d5} Rc7 $6 (
22... Bxe5 23. dxe5 $16) 23. Rg3 $1 (23. Ng4 Bd8 24. Nxd5 Rd7 25. Nc3 $16)
23... Bd8 24. Ng4 Kh7 25. Nxd5 $18 Rd7 26. Nc3 $6 (26. e4 $1 Ng6 (26... Rxe4
27. Qf5+ Qg6 28. Ngf6+ $18) 27. Ne5 $18) 26... Qg6 27. Qxg6+ Nxg6 28. Ne5 $5 (
28. f5 Ne7 29. Rf3 Nc6 $16) 28... Nxe5 29. fxe5 Bg5 (29... f6 30. exf6 Bxf6 31.
Rf3 $16) 30. Rf1 $6 (30. e4 f6 31. exf6 gxf6 32. Rf3 $16) 30... f6 31. exf6
gxf6 32. Rff3 f5 $132 33. Rh3 f4 $1 34. exf4 Bf6 35. d5 $4 (35. g4 Bxd4+ 36.
Kg2 Kg7 $1 $14 {/\Bb6,Re1}) 35... Bd4+ 36. Kf1 Rde7 $19 37. Re3 (37. g4 Re1+
38. Kg2 Rg1#) 37... Rxe3 38. Rxe3 Rxe3 39. d6 Bxc3 40. bxc3 Rxc3 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 16th"]
[Site "Buekfuerdo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1995.02.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 c5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. O-O Rd8 14. Rfe1 (14.
e3 Nd7 15. Qb3 c4 16. Qc2 Nf8 17. Rfe1 Ne6 18. h4 Rac8 19. Bh3 h6 20. Nh2 Kh8
21. Qe2 Qe8 22. Qf3 Rc7 23. Bf5 Be7 24. Bc2 b5 $15 {Delemarre,J-Van Wely,L/
Wijk op /1995}) (14. b4 Nd7 (14... Na6 $142 15. bxc5 bxc5 $10) 15. dxc5 bxc5
16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Nb6 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Qa6 cxb4 20. axb4 Nd5 21. Rd1 g6
22. Qa5 $16 {Van Wely,L-Arnason,J/Reykjavik op /1994}) 14... Na6 15. e4 $5 dxe4
16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ng5 $1 (17. Qxa6 Qb7 18. Qxb7 Bxb7 $10) 17... Qd7 (17... Bxg5
$2 18. Bxe4 Qd6 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Qxa6 $16) (17... Bxg2 $5 18. Rxe7 Bxe7 19.
Kxg2 Bxg5 20. Qxa6 Rxd4 $14) 18. Qxd7 Rxd7 19. Nxe4 (19. Bxe4 $6 Rad8 20. Nxh7
Bxd4 $15) 19... Rad8 20. d5 $5 (20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. d5 Nc7 22. Rd2 b5 (22...
Nxd5 $4 23. Red1 $18) 23. Red1 a6 $10) 20... Nc7 (20... Bxb2 21. d6 {/\Bh3}
Bxa3 (21... f5 $2 22. Ng5 g6 23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. Nf7+ Rxf7 25. Bxf7 $16) 22. Bh3
Rb7 23. d7 Nc7 24. Nd6 Rbb8 25. Nc8 Bb4 26. Re2 a5 27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Nc6 Ra8 29.
Bg2 $13) 21. d6 Ne6 22. b4 (22. Rd2 Bd4 23. Bh3 Rf8 $1 {/\f5} 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25.
b4 e5 $10) 22... Bb2 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Re3 f5 $10 25. Nc3 Bxc3 (25... Rxd6 26.
Rxd6 (26. Bd5 $6 Kf8 $1 27. Bxe6 Rxd1+ 28. Nxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kg2 g6 $17) 26...
Rxd6 27. Bd5 Kf7 28. Bc4 $44) 26. Bd5 $1 Rxd6 27. Bxe6+ Kf8 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29.
Rxc3 Rxe6 (29... Rxe6 30. Rxc5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik zt"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3 Qb8 12. O-O-O Bd6 13. g3 Be5 14. Bd3 Qb7
15. Rhe1 Nf6 16. f4 (16. Bf4 $5) 16... Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 18. b3 {N} (18. e5 $6
Nd5 $13 {Kramnik,V-Lutz,Ch/Dortmund 1993}) (18. Bd4 $5 Nxe4 (18... Bxe4 19.
Bxf6 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 gxf6 21. Qxf6 Rxc4+ 22. Kb1 Rf8 23. f5 $16 {->}) 19. Bxe4
Bxe4 20. Bxg7 Rg8 21. Bf6 $1 d5 22. Rd4 {+/-Kramnik} Rg6 $5 $13) 18... O-O (
18... b5 $1 {>=} 19. c5 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Qxe4 21. Bd4 Qg6 22. Qa5 O-O 23. Qxb5 Rb8
24. Qc4 Nd5 $132) 19. Bd4 Ne8 20. Kb2 (20. f5 f6 21. fxe6 dxe6 22. e5 f5 $14) (
20. e5 $1 Bf3 21. Rd2 Nc7 (21... b5 22. c5 $16) 22. Qc2 $16) 20... f6 21. g4 $6
(21. e5 $1 {>=} f5 22. Qd2 $16 {פe8}) 21... d6 22. e5 $6 (22. f5 e5 23. Bf2 d5
$132) (22. Qd2 $5 e5 23. Bc3 $14 {/\f5,g5}) 22... Bf3 23. Rd2 fxe5 24. fxe5 d5
25. Rf2 (25. Bf5 $5 Qf7 26. Rf2 (26. Qxf3 dxc4 27. bxc4 exf5 28. e6 Qe7 29.
gxf5 Nd6 $17) 26... exf5 27. Rxf3 f4 28. e6 Qe7 $13) 25... dxc4 26. Bxc4 Nc7
$10 (26... Bxg4 $2 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Rf1+ Kg8 29. Qb4 Nc7 30. Qe7 $40) 27. h3
Bd5 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Be2 Bf3 30. Bd3 Nd5 31. Qc2 g5 (31... g6 32. Bxg6 $5
hxg6 33. Qxg6+ Qg7 34. Qxe6+ Qf7 35. Qh6 $13) (31... h6 $5) 32. Be3 Nxe3 33.
Rxe3 Bd5 34. Be4 Bxe4 35. Rxe4 Qd5 36. Qe2 Rf4 (36... Qc5 $5 37. b4 (37. Rc4
Rf2 38. Rxc5 Rxe2+ 39. Rc2 Rxe5 $15) 37... Qd5 $5 $15 (37... Qg1 38. Qc4 Rf2+
39. Re2 Rxe2+ 40. Qxe2 $10)) 37. Rc4 Rxc4 38. bxc4 $10 Qd4+ 39. Kb3 Kg7 40. Qb2
Qd3+ 41. Qc3 Qd1+ 42. Qc2 Qf1 43. Qc3 h5 44. gxh5 Kh6 45. Qg3 Qd1+ 46. Kb4 Kxh5
47. Qf2 Qb1+ 48. Ka4 Qd1+ 49. Kb4 Qb1+ 50. Ka4 Qd1+ {/\Qf7} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Borovikov, Vladislav"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O (10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 c5 (11... O-O 12. Bg5 Qd6 13. Qd2
c5 14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Bh6 Nc6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Bb5 a6 18. Be2 cxd4 19. cxd4 Rad8
20. Rd1 Na5 21. d5 Kg8 22. Qe3 Qd6 23. h4 $13 {Ftacnik-Adorjan/Banjaluka/1983})
12. Bg5 Qd6 13. e5 Qd7 14. O-O (14. dxc5 $6 O-O 15. cxb6 axb6 16. O-O Qc7 17.
Bb5 Bxe5 18. Bh6 Bg7 $15 {Kasparov-Kortchnoi/London m1/1983}) 14... O-O 15. Qd2
cxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. Qf4 $10 {ECO}) 10... O-O 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Bg5
Qc7 (13... Qd6 $1 14. e5 Qd7 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. Be4 Ne7 $10) 14. Qd2
Nd7 15. Rfe1 (15. Bh6 Rac8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rac1 e5 $132) (15. h4 $5) 15...
Rfe8 (15... Rac8 $5) 16. h4 (16. Qe3 a6 (16... e5 $142 $1) 17. a4 Bc6 18. e5 b5
19. Nd2 c4 20. Bc2 Nb6 21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Rab8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qf3 Rec8
25. Bf6 Bf8 26. h4 $40 {Spiess-Meier,V/GER-CupT f/1992}) 16... Rac8 17. h5 e5 (
17... cxd4 $6 18. cxd4 Qc3 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Qxc3 (20. Qe2 $5 {/\} Bxd4 $2 21.
Bb5 Bc6 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rac1 $18) 20... Rxc3 21. Bb5 Bc6 22. Re3 $1 (22. Bd2
Rc2 23. Bd3 Rxd2 $1 (23... Rb2 $2 24. Rac1 $16) 24. Nxd2 Bxd4 25. Rab1 Nc5 $132
) 22... Rc2 (22... Rxe3 $2 23. Bxc6) 23. Ne1 Bxb5 24. Nxc2 Ba4 (24... Rc8 25.
Ra2 Ba4 26. Re2 $16) 25. Rc3 Nc5 26. Re1 Bxc2 27. Rxc2 Bxd4 28. e5 $16) 18.
Rac1 (18. d5 $1 c4 19. Bf1 Ba6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Qa2 $1 (21. Nh2 $6 Nc5 22.
Rad1 Nd3 $132) 21... b5 $2 22. a4 $16 {><a7}) 18... Qd6 19. d5 $8 c4 20. Bf1 (
20. Bc2 Nc5 21. Nh4 Ba6 22. f4 Nd3 23. Bxd3 cxd3 $15) 20... Ba6 $10 {/\Nc5-d3}
(20... a5 21. a4 Ba6 22. Qa2 $16 {/\Nd2}) 21. Qa2 $1 b5 22. a4 bxa4 23. Qxa4
Nc5 24. Qa2 Nb3 $2 (24... f6 25. Bd2 f5 $1 26. hxg6 hxg6 (26... Nxe4 27. gxh7+
Kxh7 28. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 29. Ng5+ Kg8 30. Be3 $36) 27. exf5 gxf5 28. Bxc4 Bxc4 29.
Qxc4 e4 (29... Red8 $5 $10 30. Nh4 Ne4) 30. Nd4 Nd3 31. Nc6 $13) 25. Rb1 $16 {
/\Rb3} f5 $2 (25... Rb8 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Nd2 Nxd2 28. Bxd2 $16 {><a7,c4}) 26.
hxg6 $6 (26. Rxb3 $1 cxb3 (26... fxe4 27. Ra3 $18) 27. Qxa6 Qxa6 28. Bxa6 Rxc3
29. d6 $18 fxe4 30. Nd2) 26... h6 $5 (26... hxg6 27. Rxb3 $18) 27. Be3 fxe4 (
27... f4 $142 28. Bd2 Rb8 29. Nh4 $16) 28. Nh4 Bb5 29. Qxa7 Qd7 (29... Qxd5 30.
Rxb3 cxb3 31. Bxb5 Qxb5 32. Qf7+ Kh8 33. Bxh6 Rg8 34. Nf5 $18) 30. Rxb3 $1 Qxa7
31. Bxa7 cxb3 32. Bxb5 $18 Re7 33. Be3 Rxc3 34. Bc6 Rc7 35. Nf5 Bf8 36. Rb1 Ba3
37. d6 $1 R7xc6 38. d7 Rd3 39. Bd4 Rxd4 40. Nxd4 Rd6 41. Nb5 Rxd7 42. Nxa3 Rd3
43. Nc4 Kg7 44. Kf1 Rc3 45. Nd2 Rc2 46. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Maribor Pirc Memorial"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Bd6 $5 8.
Qa4+ (8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 $5 (9... Re8 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nb5 h6 12. Nxd6 cxd6
13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne1 Qd7 15. Nd3 $14) 10. Nb5 Be7 11. Bf4 c6 12. Nd6 Bxd6 13.
Bxd6 Re8 14. Rc1 Ne4 15. Bf4 c5 $5 (15... Qe7 $10) 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Nd2 Ndf6
18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Rxc5 Qb6 21. b4 Rae8 $44 {Dautov-Rozentalis/
Tbilisi/1989}) 8... c6 (8... Nbd7 $5 9. Bh3 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxd7 hxg5 12.
Bc6 Bxc6 13. Qxc6 g4 14. Nd2 Qe8 $10) 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bg5 {N} (11.
Bf4 Qe7 12. Rad1 Rfe8 13. e3 Nf8 14. Rfe1 Ne6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. b4 a5 17. Qb3
axb4 18. axb4 $14 {Lobron-Huebner/FRG-Cup f/1991}) 11... Re8 (11... h6 12. Bxf6
Nxf6 (12... Qxf6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qe7 15. Rfe1 $14) 13. Ne5 c5 14. e3 $14)
12. Rad1 h6 13. Bc1 (13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. b4 a5 $10) 13... Ne4 $6 (13... Qe7 $1
$10 14. Nh4 Qe6 15. Qc2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 $15 {/\g5}) 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Ne5 $1
Qc7 (15... Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qe7 (16... Rxe5 17. Bxe4 Qe7 18. Bf3 Nc5 19. Qc2 $14 {
/\Bf4}) 17. Qxe4 Nxe5 18. f4 $5 Nd7 19. Qxe7 Rxe7 20. e4 c5 21. e5 Bxg2 22.
Kxg2 $14) 16. Ng4 Nf8 $6 (16... f5 17. Ne3 Rf8 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Bh3 (19. Nc4 $5
) 19... g6 (19... f4 $2 20. Nf5 fxg3 21. fxg3 $16) 20. Nc4 Kg7 (20... Kh7 $2
21. Qe3 g5 22. Bxf5+ Rxf5 23. Qxe4 Raf8 24. Ne3 c5 25. d5 $18) 21. f3 $14) (
16... c5 17. d5 f5 18. Ne3 Rf8 19. Bh3 g6 20. Nc4 $14) (16... h5 17. Ne3 Nf6 (
17... g6 18. Qc2 Nf6 19. Nc4 $14) 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Bf4 (19. Bg5 Nd5 20. Qc2 c5
$13) 19... Qd7 20. Bh3 $36) 17. Qc2 c5 (17... Qe7 18. Ne3 Qe6 19. f3 exf3 20.
Bxf3 $16) 18. d5 Qe7 (18... f5 19. Ne3 Qf7 20. f3 $16) 19. Ne3 Rad8 20. Nf5 $16
Qe5 21. Bh3 $1 {/\Bf4} Ng6 (21... Qf6 22. f3 exf3 23. Rxf3 Qg6 24. e4 $16) 22.
b3 Bf8 (22... Qf6 23. f3 exf3 24. Rxf3 $16) 23. d6 $1 Qf6 (23... Bxd6 24. Bb2
Qe6 25. Nxh6+ $18) 24. d7 Re6 25. Ne3 Rd6 (25... Re7 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 $16)
26. Rxd6 Qxd6 (26... Bxd6 27. Rd1 $16) 27. Rd1 Qe5 28. Bb2 Qg5 29. Bf5 Bc6 30.
Kf1 $1 {/\h4} Ne7 31. h4 Qh5 32. Bh3 {/\Rd6,Bg4} f5 (32... Qg6 33. Be5 f5 34.
Qc4+ Kh8 35. Rd6 $18) 33. Qc4+ $18 Qf7 (33... Kh8 34. Qe6 Bb5 35. Rd2 $18) 34.
Nxf5 Qxc4 35. bxc4 Nxf5 36. Bxf5 Be7 (36... Kf7 37. Be5 Ke7 38. Bd6+ Kf7 39.
Bc7 $18) 37. Be5 Rf8 38. Be6+ Kh7 39. Bd6 e3 40. f4 1-0

[Event "Kropotkin"]
[Site "Kropotkin"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O a5 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. e5 Nh5 15.
Bc1 {N} (15. Bxh5 Qh4 16. Qe2 Qxf4 17. g3 Qg5 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxe5 20.
Rxd7 Rad8 $10 {Khenkin,I-Adams,M/Burgas 1993}) 15... Qh4 16. Rd3 $6 (16. Bd3
Bxg2 (16... f5 $5) 17. Kxg2 Qg4+ 18. Kh1 Qf3+ $10) 16... Nf4 17. Rg3 (17. Bxf4
$2 Qxf4 $17 {><e5}) 17... f5 $1 (17... f6 $4 18. Rg4 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Qh5 20.
Rxg7+ $18) (17... Nxe2+ $2 18. Qxe2 $16 {/\Bg5}) 18. exf6 $6 (18. Bf3 Bxf3 19.
Rxf3 Ng6 {><e5} 20. Qe2 Bd4 21. Rh3 Qg4 $17) (18. Rd1 Nxe2+ $1 (18... Nxg2 19.
Rxg2 (19. Bg5 $2 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Qxh2 $17) 19... Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1
Rac8 $5 (21... Bd4 22. Rf1 Qh4 23. Rf4 Qe1+ 24. Rf1 $10) 22. Qd3 $13) 19. Qxe2
f4 20. Rh3 Qg5 $17 (20... f3 $6 21. Qc2 $13)) 18... Rxf6 {<->f,/\Raf8->} 19.
Bxf4 (19. Rg4 $4 Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Nh3+ $19) 19... Rxf4 20. Na4 $2 (20. Rh3 $4
Bxf2+ 21. Kh1 Qxh3 $19) (20. b4 {>=} axb4 21. axb4 Bd4 (21... Bxb4 $2 22. Rh3)
22. Nd1 $15 {/\Ne3}) 20... Bd4 $17 {><f2} 21. Bf3 (21. Nc3 Raf8 22. Nd1 $17)
21... Bxf3 22. gxf3 Raf8 23. Kg2 Qf6 24. Qd3 Rh4 $1 $19 {/\Be5} 25. Nc3 Be5 26.
Ne4 (26. Qxd7 Bxg3 27. fxg3 Rxc4 $19) 26... Qf5 27. Kg1 Kh8 $1 {/\d5} (27...
Bxg3 $2 28. fxg3 Rh6 29. Qxd7 $15) 28. Rd1 (28. Qxd7 Bxg3 29. fxg3 (29. hxg3
Rh6 $19) 29... Rxe4 $19) (28. b3 d5 $1 29. cxd5 exd5 30. Qxd5 Bxg3 31. Qxf5
Bxh2+ 32. Kg2 Rxf5 $19) 28... Bxg3 29. fxg3 Rh6 30. f4 e5 31. Rf1 Qh3 32. Qe2
exf4 33. Rf2 (33. gxf4 Re8 $19) 33... Re6 34. Qf3 Qf5 35. Nc3 fxg3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.21"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 O-O 13. O-O Nd7 14. Bg5 Qc7 $1
$10 (14... Bf6 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Re1 Rc8 17. Rc1 Re6 18. Qa4 a5 19. Qb3 Qf8 20.
Re3 Rce8 21. Rce1 $14 {Zysk-Christiansen/BL 9293}) 15. Qd2 {N} (15. Rc1 Rfe8
16. Re1 c5 17. Qc2 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Qb7 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. dxc5 Nxc5 $10 {
Kramnik-Anand/Linares/1993}) 15... Rfe8 16. Rfe1 (16. Bf4 Qc8 17. Rfe1 Nf6 18.
Bd3 c5 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. dxc5 Bxf3 21. gxf3 bxc5 $10) 16... Nf6 17. Bxf6 (17.
Bd3 $6 c5 $15) 17... Bxf6 18. Rac1 Rad8 (18... Re6 $2 19. d5 Rd6 20. dxc6 Bxc6
21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxc6 Qd8 23. Rxf6 $16) 19. b4 Qd7 20. Qc2 $1 Re6 (20... Bxd4
$2 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22. b5 $16) 21. Ne5 $6 (21. Red1 Qe7 $15) (21. Rcd1 {/\Ne5}
Qe7 (21... Rd6 22. h3 $10) 22. Bd3 Rxe1+ (22... Bxd4 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 24. Bc4 Qf6
25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Nxd4 c5 28. bxc5 Qd5 29. Qb3 bxc5 30. Qxd5+
Bxd5 $10) 23. Rxe1 Qd7 24. Be4 $10) 21... Bxe5 (21... Qxd4 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23.
Bxc6 $10) (21... Qe7 22. Qc3 {/\f4+/=}) 22. dxe5 Rxe5 23. Red1 Qe7 24. Rxd8+
Qxd8 25. Bxc6 Bxc6 $2 (25... Qc7 $1 26. Be4 (26. b5 Rc5 27. Qb1 Bxc6 28. Rxc5
bxc5 29. bxc6 Qxc6 30. Qb8+ Kg7 31. Qxa7 Qe4 32. g3 c4 33. Qc5 h5 $17) (26. f4
Re6 27. b5 (27. Bxb7 $2 Re1+ $17) 27... Bxc6 28. bxc6 Qxf4 $17) 26... Qe7 27.
Bd3 Qg5 28. g3 Re8 $15 {/\Qd5,/\Rc8}) 26. Qxc6 $10 Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bf4 $1 (10. Bg5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Bd3 Qb8 $10) (10. Bd3
d6 11. O-O O-O $10) 10... e5 (10... Be7 11. Be2 d6 12. Rd1 Qb8 13. c5 e5 14.
cxd6 exf4 15. dxe7 Nxe7 16. Bb5+ Kf8 17. O-O a6 18. Be2 g6 19. Bf3 Qe5 20. Nc1
Kg7 21. Nd3 Qc7 22. Qd2 Rad8 23. Qxf4 $16 {Kramnik,V-Psakhis,L EU-chT 1992})
11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 $14 d6 (12... O-O 13. Nxc5 $6 (13. f3 Be7 14. Bf2 $14 (14.
Rd1 Nh5 15. Bf2 Nf4 16. Qd2 d6 17. g3 Ne6 18. Bh3 a5 19. a4 Nc5 $15 {Agdestein,
S-Polugaevsky,L Reykjavik 1987}) (14. O-O-O $5)) 13... bxc5 14. Bd3 Nd4 15. Qd1
a5 16. O-O g5 17. Bg3 d6 18. Re1 Bc6 19. a4 Kh7 $15 {Christiansen,L-Seiravan,Y
USA-ch 1984}) 13. O-O-O O-O (13... a6 14. f3 Rc8 15. Kb1 Na5 16. Nxa5 (16. Nxc5
$1 bxc5 17. Nd5 $14) 16... bxa5 17. Bf2 Nd7 18. g3 Bxf2 19. Qxf2 Nc5 20. Bh3
Rb8 21. Qd2 Ke7 22. Qc2 Qb6 $10 {Gruenewald,J-Bischoff,K BL 8788}) 14. f3 (14.
Nd5 g5 15. Bg3 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 $13) 14... a5 15. Qd3 $1 $16 g5
(15... a4 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Nd5 $16) 16. Be1 a4 17. Nxc5 dxc5
18. Qe3 $1 (18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Rxd8+ Nxd8 20. Nd5 (20. h4 Ne6 21. hxg5 hxg5 22.
Nd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 Nd4 $14) 20... Bxd5 (20... Nd7 21. h4 Ne6 $2 22. Ne7+ $16) (
20... Nxd5 21. exd5 f6 22. Bd3 Nf7 $14) 21. exd5 (21. cxd5 Nb7) 21... Nb7 22.
h4 Nd7 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Bd3 Nd6 25. Bd2 f6 $14) 18... Nd4 19. h4 Nh7 20. hxg5
(20. Kb1 $5 $16 {/\hg5}) 20... Qxg5 (20... hxg5 21. Bd3 $16 {/\Nd5,Bc3,Rh5})
21. Bf2 (21. Bd2 Nb3+ 22. Kc2 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 Rfd8 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qxd2+
26. Rxd2 Kg7 $14) 21... Kg7 22. Bd3 f6 23. Rh4 Qxe3+ 24. Bxe3 Ng5 25. Rdh1 Rh8
26. f4 (26. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 27. exd5 $16 {/\f4}) 26... exf4 27. Bxf4 Nde6 $1 28.
Bd2 Nf7 29. Bc2 $6 (29. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 (29... Ne5 30. Bxh6+ Kf7 31. Bf1 $16) 30.
exd5 Neg5 (30... Nd4 31. Bc3 Ne5 32. Kd2 Nb3+ 33. Kc2 $16) 31. Bc3 Ne5 32. Bf5
$16) 29... Bc6 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. exd5 Nd4 32. Bd1 Ne5 $1 33. Bxh6+ Kf7 34. Bd2 (
34. Be3 Rxh4 35. Rxh4 Nf5 $10) 34... Rxh4 35. Rxh4 Nxc4 36. Bc3 Nd6 37. Bxd4
cxd4 (37... Nf5 $2 38. Rh7+ Kg6 39. Bc3 Kxh7 40. Bc2 Kg6 41. g4 $18) 38. Rxd4
b5 $14 39. Rd2 Rg8 40. Rc2 f5 41. Rc6 Ke7 42. Bf3 Rh8 43. Kc2 Rh4 44. b3 axb3+
45. Kxb3 Rd4 46. Ra6 Rc4 47. Ra5 Rd4 48. Ra6 Rc4 49. Rb6 Rd4 50. Rb8 Kf6 51.
Ra8 Ke5 52. Ra7 Rc4 53. Re7+ Kd4 54. Re1 Rc3+ $10 55. Kb4 Rc4+ 56. Kb3 Rc3+ 57.
Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.26"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 cxd4 8. Qa4+
{N} (8. Nxd4 Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Nd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Qd2 Be7 13. Rd1 a6
14. Be2 Ne5 15. O-O O-O $10 {Piket-Dautov/Nussloch/1996}) 8... Nbd7 (8... Qd7
$2 9. Nb5 Nxd5 10. Ne5 $18) 9. Nxd4 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 (10... exd5 $2 11. Bf4
Bc5 12. e3 $16) 11. e4 Bb7 12. Ba6 (12. Bb5 a6 13. Bc6 Bxc6 14. Nxc6 (14. Qxc6
Bc5 $10) 14... Nc5 15. Nxd8+ Nxa4 16. Nc6 $10) 12... Bxa6 13. Qxa6 Bc5 (13...
Nc5 $5 14. Qb5+ Qd7 $10) 14. Be3 (14. Nb5 $4 Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Nc5 $19) (14. Nb3
Qh4 15. Qe2 Bd6 $10) 14... O-O (14... Qh4 15. Qb7 Rb8 16. Qc6 $14) 15. O-O Nf6
16. Rad1 Qc8 $10 17. Qxc8 (17. Qd3 $6 Rd8 $15 {/\e5,/\Ne4}) 17... Raxc8 18. f3
a5 (18... Rfd8 19. b4 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Kf8 $10) 19. Kf2 Rfd8 20. Nb5 (20. Nb3
Bxe3+ 21. Kxe3 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Kf8 23. Rd6 Rc2 24. Rxb6 Rxb2 $10) 20... Rxd1 21.
Rxd1 Kf8 22. Ke2 Bxe3 23. Kxe3 Ke7 24. Nc3 Nd7 25. f4 h6 26. Rd2 Rc6 27. Ne2
Rc1 28. Rd4 Rc2 29. Rd2 Rc4 30. Rd4 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yerevan"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan TatTransGaz-Itil"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 cxd4 8. Qa4+
(8. Nxd4 Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Nd7 $10) 8... Nbd7 9. dxe6 $146 (9. Nxd4 Nxd5
10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. e4 Bb7 $10) 9... dxc3 10. exd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd7+ Nxd7 12. bxc3
Be7 13. Be3 $1 Rc8 14. Bd4 O-O (14... Bf6 15. Nd2 $1 (15. e3 $2 Rxc3) 15... O-O
16. e3 Rfd8 (16... Rfe8 17. h4 {/\Rh3}) 17. f3 {/\Be2,Kf2}) 15. e3 Nc5 16. Nd2
(16. Be2 $2 Nb3 17. Rb1 (17. Ra2 $2 Bd5 $17) 17... Nxd4 18. cxd4 Bxa3 $15)
16... Na4 $1 17. c4 Bc5 {><d4} 18. Bxc5 (18. f3 Bxd4 (18... Rfd8) 19. exd4 Rfd8
20. d5 Ba6 21. Rb1 (21. Kf2 Nb2 22. Rc1 $2 Rxd5 $17) 21... b5 (21... Nc3 $6 22.
Rb3 Re8+ 23. Kf2 Nd1+ 24. Kg3 Ne3 25. Rb4 $14) 22. cxb5 Nc3 23. Rb3 Bxb5 (23...
Nxb5 $5) 24. Bxb5 Nxb5 25. Kf2 Rxd5 $10) 18... Nxc5 (18... Rxc5 19. Nb3 Rc7 20.
Nd4 Ba6 21. Nb5 Bxb5 22. cxb5 Rd8 23. Be2 $14) 19. f3 Rfd8 (19... Rfe8 20. Kf2
Rcd8 21. Ra2 f5 22. Be2 Nd3+ 23. Bxd3 Rxd3 24. Re1 Rc3 25. a4 Ba6 26. a5 $10)
20. Be2 (20. O-O-O $2 Nd3+ 21. Bxd3 Rxd3 $17) 20... Ba6 21. a4 (21. Ra2 Nd3+
22. Bxd3 Rxd3 23. Kf2 (23. Ke2 Rc3 24. a4 $2 R3xc4 25. Kf2 Rc2 $17) 23... Rcd8
24. Ke2 Rc3 25. Rha1 f5 {/\Re8} 26. Kf2 $10) 21... Nd3+ (21... Rc7 22. Ra2 (22.
a5 $6 bxa5 23. Rxa5 $4 Rxd2 $19) 22... Rcd7 23. a5 bxa5 24. Rxa5 Rxd2 25. Rxc5
Rc2 26. Kf2 Rdd2 27. Re1 Rxc4 28. Ra5 Rc6 29. Kf1 $10) 22. Bxd3 Rxd3 23. Ke2
Rc3 24. Rhb1 (24. a5 $2 b5 25. cxb5 Bxb5+ 26. Kf2 Rc2 27. Rhd1 Rd8 28. Ke1 f5
29. Ra3 a6 $17) 24... Bxc4+ 25. Nxc4 R3xc4 26. a5 Rc2+ 27. Kf1 g6 (27... bxa5
28. Rxa5 Rc1+ 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kf2 Rc7 $10) 28. axb6 axb6 29. Rxb6 Rd2 30.
Rb4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski 1st"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "1999.03.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 e6 4. a3 c5 5. e3 g6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Bb7
(8... d6 {scheint genauer zu sein, nach} 9. d5 (9. b4 Nbd7 $11) 9... exd5 10.
cxd5 Re8 {und Ba6 spart Schwarz gegenüber der Partie ein Tempo.}) 9. d5 exd5
10. cxd5 Re8 11. Ne1 $5 {Eine interessante Idee, Weiß baut die Bauernkette
f3+e4 auf, und der Springer findet einen guten Platz auf c2.} d6 12. f3 Ba6 13.
e4 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 a6 15. a4 Nbd7 $11 16. Nc2 Qc7 17. Be3 h5 18. Rac1 Nh7 19. Kh1
Ne5 20. Bg1 f5 $1 {Nach den ausführlichen Vorbereitungen kommt es nun zu einem
heftigen Nahkampf.} 21. exf5 gxf5 22. f4 Ng4 23. Qd3 Qd7 24. h3 Bxc3 {In der
Hoffnung, den eigenen Springern das stolze Feld e4 zu schenken. Aber Weiß
kommt dem Gegner nicht entgegen.} (24... Ngf6 25. Rce1 $14) 25. hxg4 $1 (25.
bxc3 $2 Ngf6 {><e4}) 25... Bxb2 {Schwarz hatte ein positionelles Springeropfer
im Stile Tals zur Verfügung.} (25... hxg4 $5 26. bxc3 Nf6 {/\Ne4,->}) (25...
Bg7 $5 26. g5 $1 Re4 $13 {war nicht von der Hand zu weisen. Dabei bliebe die
b-Linie geschlossen.}) 26. Rb1 Bg7 27. g5 $1 {Ein starker Zug, der schwarze
Springer bleibt in seinem Stall.} Re4 (27... b5 28. Ne3 Re4 29. axb5 axb5 30.
Qxb5 Qxb5 31. Rxb5 Rf8 32. Rb7 $14) 28. Rxb6 Rae8 $2 {Wahrscheinlich hat sich
Schwarz zu sehr auf seinen nächsten Zug verlassen. Zu einer unklaren Stellung
hätte} (28... Qxa4 $1 {geführt.}) 29. Qxa6 Nxg5 $1 30. Rxd6 $1 (30. fxg5 $2
Rh4+ 31. Bh2 Be5) 30... Qxa4 31. Ne3 $1 $16 {Einen solchen Zug kann man bei
der Berechnung leicht übersehen, der weißer Springer erreicht das Traumfeld f5.
} Nf7 (31... Rxf4 32. Qxa4 Rxa4 33. Nxf5 $16) 32. Nxf5 $1 (32. Qxa4 Rxa4 33.
Rc6 $16) 32... Nxd6 33. Qxd6 Kh7 {Es gab bereits keine ausreichende
Verteidigung mehr:} (33... Re1 34. Qg6 Qd7 (34... Qa1 35. d6 $1) 35. Rxe1 Rxe1
36. Kh2 Rc1 37. Bf2 {/\Bh4-f6} Rc4 38. d6 Rxf4 39. Nxg7 Qxg7 40. Qxg7+ Kxg7 41.
d7 Rf8 42. Bh4 $18) 34. Rf3 Qd1 35. Rg3 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. e4 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. exd5 Bd6 {N} (9... Nxd5 $5 10. Bxc4 Be7 11. Qb3 Nxc3 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13.
bxc3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nc6 $13) (9... a6 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Ba2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13.
Bg5 Nbd7 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. Nh4 Rfe8 16. Nf5 Bd6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Bh4 $14 {
Sakaev-Veingold/Moscow olm/1994}) 10. Bxc4 Qe7+ $1 (10... O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12.
Bg5 Re8 13. Bb5 Re7 14. Qa4 h6 15. Bh4 Qc7 16. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 a6 18. Bxd7
Nxd7 19. Qg4 Nf8 $10 {Cramling,P-Olafsson,H/Reykjavik zt (09) ;CBM 47 1995})
11. Be3 (11. Qe2 $6 Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 a6 13. Bg5 Nbd7 14. Rad1 b5 15. Ba2 O-O-O
$15 {><d5}) 11... Ng4 12. O-O (12. Bb5+ Nd7 13. Bxd7+ (13. O-O Nxe3 14. fxe3
O-O 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Ng5 g6 $15) 13... Qxd7 14. Qe4+ Be7 15. Bg5 O-O 16. Bxe7
Rfe8 17. O-O Rxe7 18. Qf4 Nf6 19. Rad1 Rae8 $15) (12. Qa4+ Nd7 13. Bb5 $6 Nxe3
14. fxe3 a6 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $15) 12... Nxe3 13. Qa4+ Nd7 (13...
Bc6 $2 14. dxc6 Nxc4 15. Rfe1 Ne5 16. c7+ Nbd7 17. Nd5 Qe6 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19.
Nxb6 $18) 14. Rfe1 O-O 15. Rxe3 Qd8 16. Ba6 (16. Ne4 Nf6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 $15 {
/\a6,b5,><d5}) (16. Bb5 Nf6 17. Bc6 Qc7 $1 (17... Bxc6 $2 18. dxc6 Qc7 19. Rd1
Bf4 20. Red3 Rac8 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Bh6 23. Rd6 $16) 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxb7
(19. Qxe4 Bxc6 20. dxc6 Rac8 21. Ng5 g6 22. Qh4 (22. Rh3 Qxc6 23. Nxh7 Qxe4 24.
Nf6+ Kg7 25. Nxe4 Be5 $15) 22... h5 23. g4 $2 Bf4 24. Rh3 Qxc6 25. gxh5 Qf6 $17
) 19... Qxb7 20. Qxe4 h6 (20... Qd7 21. Ng5 f5 22. Qh4 h6 23. Ne6 Rf7 24. Rae1
$14) (20... g6 $5) 21. Nh4 (21. Rae1 Rad8 22. Nh4 g6 $10) 21... Qb8 {/\Re8,/\}
22. Nf5 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Bf4 $15) 16... Bxa6 17. Qxa6 Nf6 $10 (17... Nf6 18. Rae1
Bf4 (18... Qd7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Rae8 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 $10) 19. Rd3 Re8 20.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Nd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Rfd1 f5 14. e3 Bd6 15.
Ne2 a5 16. Nf4 Qe7 17. Nd3 b5 18. Qc2 a4 19. Re1 Kh8 20. Qc3 {N} (20. Rac1 Nb6
21. Nfe5 Nc4 22. f4 $16 g5 23. Qe2 Rg8 24. Kf2 (24. Qh5 $5 Raf8 25. Nf3 g4 26.
Nfe5 {/\ h3+/- Kortchnoi,V}) 24... Raf8 25. Nf3 (25. Qh5 $5) 25... h6 26. Nfe5
Kh7 27. Kg1 $6 (27. Rh1 {/\ Bf3, h3, Rcg1-g2, Kg1, g4+/- Karpov}) 27... Qe8 28.
Qc2 Kh8 29. Nf2 $6 Rg7 30. Re2 Bc8 $13 {Karpov,An-Kortchnoi,V/Dortmund 1994})
20... Nb6 21. Nfe5 Nc4 22. f4 g5 23. Qc2 Rg8 24. Nxc4 $2 (24. Qe2 $142 $14)
24... bxc4 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Bc8 27. Bf3 Be6 $15 {<->b,><b2} 28. Bd1 $2 (
28. Kh1 {>=} Rgb8 (28... h5 $5 {/\} 29. Bxh5 $2 g4) (28... Qf8 $5) 29. Bd1 Rb6
30. Qe2 (30. Qf2 c5 $15) 30... c5 $15 (30... Rab8 31. Ra2 Qb7 32. Qh5 $132))
28... f4 $17 29. Qf2 Qf8 $1 30. Bc2 (30. Kh1 {>=} Qh6 (30... fxg3 31. Qxg3 $13)
(30... Bf5 31. exf4 gxf4 32. Qxf4 Be4+ 33. Rxe4 dxe4 34. Bc2 $13) 31. exf4 Raf8
32. fxg5 Rxf2 33. gxh6 Rb8 34. Re2 Rxe2 35. Bxe2 Rxb2 36. Bd1 Bf5 37. Bxa4 c3
$17) 30... Qh6 31. Kh1 Raf8 32. Rg1 (32. Bxa4 fxg3 (32... Bf5 33. exf4 gxf4 34.
Qxf4 Be4+ 35. Rxe4 Rxf4 36. Rxf4 Rxg3 37. Raf1 $13) 33. Qxg3 g4 $1 {/\Rf3-h3,g3
} (33... Bf5 34. Rf1 Be4+ 35. Kg1 g4 36. Rf4 $16) 34. Rf1 (34. Bxc6 Rf3 35. Qg2
Rh3 $19) (34. Bd1 Bf5 $17) 34... Rf3 35. Rxf3 gxf3 36. Qf4 (36. Qxf3 Bg4 37.
Qf2 Rf8 $19) 36... Qg6 (36... Qxf4 37. exf4 Bh3 38. Bxc6 f2 39. Bxd5 $13) 37.
Qf6+ Qxf6 38. exf6 Rf8 39. Bxc6 Rxf6 $17) 32... Bg4 33. Raf1 (33. gxf4 gxf4 34.
e4 Qh5 35. Raf1 f3 36. Rg3 Bh3 $17) 33... f3 $19 34. Re1 Bh3 35. e4 (35. Bxa4
$142) 35... g4 36. exd5 cxd5 37. Bxa4 {/\e6} Qe6 38. Rc1 Bg2+ 39. Rxg2 fxg2+
40. Qxg2 Rf3 41. Re1 (41. Bd1 Rd3 42. Qf2 Qh6 $19) 41... Rgf8 42. Kg1 Qb6 (
42... Qb6 43. Rd1 Rd3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 Ne4 (7...
O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O d6 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Qc2 Qb6 12. Rfd1 Rd8 $10 {ECO}) 8.
Nxe4 $5 (8. Bg3 Bb4 9. Qc2 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 d6 11. Bd3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qe7 (12...
Nd7) 13. Be4 Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. dxe6 Bxe4 $6 (15... fxe6 16. Bg6+ Kd7 {>=}) 16.
Qxe4 O-O 17. exf7+ Qxf7 18. Rh4 $1 $16 {Kamsky-Portisch/Manila olm/1992}) 8...
Bxh4 $6 (8... Bxe4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nd2 Bb7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O d6 13. Bf3 c5
14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Nf3 Nd7 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Qd6 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Qb8 $1 19. Kf1
Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Nb8 $10) (8... Bxe4 9. Bg3 $5 O-O 10. Nd2 (10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3
d6 12. O-O Nd7 13. b4 f5 $10) 10... Bb7 11. Bd3 c5 (11... Bxg2 $2 12. Rg1 Bb7
13. Be5 Bf6 14. Qg4 $16) 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. O-O Nc6 $132 {Uhlmann-Simagin/1965})
9. Bd3 Be7 10. Qb3 $1 {N} (10. O-O O-O (10... d6 11. Bc2 Nd7 {>=}) 11. Bc2 d6
12. Ng3 Nd7 13. d5 e5 14. Nf5 $14 {Uhlmann-Minev/1963}) 10... d6 (10... c5 $4
11. dxc5 $16) 11. h4 Nd7 (11... c5 12. d5 (12. O-O-O $5) 12... exd5 (12... e5
$2 13. g4 $16) 13. cxd5 a6 14. Ng3 Nd7 15. Nf5 O-O 16. Rd1 Nf6 17. Bb1 b5 18.
Qc2 Re8 19. g4 $40) 12. O-O-O c6 (12... O-O 13. d5 $5 (13. g4 d5 14. cxd5 Bxd5
15. Qc2 c5 16. dxc5 Rc8 $132) (13. Bb1 f5 14. Ng3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Bxh4 $13) (13.
Kb1 $5 $14) 13... f5 14. Ng3 Nc5 15. Qc2 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 exd5 17. cxd5 Qd7 18.
Kb1 $13) 13. g4 Qc7 14. Kb1 a6 (14... d5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Rc1 Qb8 17. Ng3 $14)
(14... O-O-O $5 15. Rc1 Kb8 16. g5 $14) 15. g5 c5 16. Qc3 $1 Rg8 (16... cxd4
17. exd4 b5 18. d5 $36) 17. Rhg1 hxg5 (17... O-O-O 18. gxh6 gxh6 19. d5 b5 $5
$132) 18. Nexg5 $1 {><f7} cxd4 19. exd4 Bf6 (19... Nf6 20. d5 $1 exd5 21. Nxf7
$1 dxc4 (21... Kxf7 22. Ng5+ Ke8 23. Bg6+ Kd7 24. Qh3+ Kc6 25. cxd5+ Nxd5 26.
Rc1+ $18) (21... Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. N3g5 $40) 22. N3g5 $16) 20. Qb3 Bxf3 21.
Nxf3 Rh8 22. Rg4 Ke7 (22... Kf8 $142 $14) 23. Re1 b5 $2 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Ng5
$16 Bxg5 26. hxg5 g6 27. Rge4 $1 (27. Bxg6 Qc4 28. Bc2 $16) 27... Kd8 28. Bxb5
d5 29. R4e3 Rb8 30. Rc1 Qb6 31. a4 Qxd4 32. Qc2 $18 Qb6 33. Rc3 Rh4 (33... Ke7
34. Bxd7 Kxd7 35. Rc7+ Ke8 36. Qc3 Rh4 37. Qf6 $18) 34. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 (9... Nf6 10. O-O-O $5 Nbd7 11. Bd3 h6 $6 12. Kb1 c5 13. d5 exd5
14. exd5 Bd6 15. g4 $1 $16 {Khenkin-Vyzmanavin/Barnaul/1988}) 10. Bxc3 Nd7 11.
O-O-O $5 {N} (11. Rd1) 11... Qc8 $2 (11... Nf6 $5 12. Bd3 c5 13. e5 Nd5 14.
Bxh7+ Kh8 15. dxc5 $5 Rc8 $13) (11... c5 $1 12. d5 (12. dxc5 Qc8 13. cxb6 axb6
$44) (12. Bb5 a6 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 Qc6 15. cxb6 Rac8 $36) 12... exd5 13.
exd5 Bf6 $1 (13... Nf6 $6 14. Bc4 $36 {/\Ng5}) 14. Bb5 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nf6 $132)
12. h4 Rd8 (12... Nf6 13. Bd3 (13. Ng5 h6 14. e5 hxg5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. hxg5
Bxg5+ 17. Kb1 f5 $13) 13... c5 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 Nxc3 17. Bxb7
Qxb7 18. Qxc3 Rac8 19. Kb1 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Bc5 $6 21. Qg4 $16) (12... c5 13. d5
exd5 14. exd5 Nf6 (14... Bf6 15. Ng5 g6 16. Bb5 $16) 15. Ng5 $16) 13. d5 $1 (
13. Rh3 Nf6 14. Bd3 c5 15. e5 Nd5 16. Bxh7+ Kf8 $13) 13... Nf8 (13... exd5 14.
exd5 Nf6 (14... Nf8 15. Bc4 {><f7} b5 16. Bxb5 Bxd5 17. Nd4 $1 $16 {/\Nf5,Nc6})
15. Ng5 g6 16. h5 Qg4 17. Nxh7 $1 Nxh7 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Rd4 $5 (19. Be2 $5 $44
) 19... Qg5+ 20. f4 $40) 14. Rh3 $1 {><g7} (14. Bc4 $6 c6 $1 $132) 14... exd5
15. Rg3 g6 (15... f6 16. exd5 (16. e5 $5 {/\} Kh8 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6
19. Qc3 Rd6 20. Ng5 Qd7 21. Bb5 $1 c6 22. Rxd5 $1 cxb5 23. Rxd6 $18) 16... Bxd5
(16... Bd6 17. Rh3 $16) 17. Nd4 Be6 18. Re1 $16) 16. h5 $1 dxe4 17. Bc4 $16 Qf5
(17... exf3 18. hxg6 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 Nxg6 20. Qd4 $18) (17... b5 18. hxg6 Nxg6
19. Rxg6+ hxg6 20. Rh1 $18) 18. Ne5 Rxd1+ (18... Ne6 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Rh1 Bf6
21. Nxg6 $18) 19. Qxd1 Ne6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bxe6 Bg5+ (21... Qxe6 22. Qh5 $18
{/\Ng6}) 22. Rxg5 $1 Qxg5+ 23. Kb1 fxe6 24. Qd7 $18 Rf8 (24... Qf5 25. Ng4 e3+
26. Ka1 Qf8 27. Nf6+ $18) 25. Ng4 e5 26. Bxe5 (26. Bxe5 Rf7 27. Qe8+ Rf8 28.
Qe6+ Rf7 29. Nf6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb7 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3 Qb8 12. O-O-O Bc5 $6 {N} (12... Bd6 13. g3
Be5 14. Bd3 Qb7 15. Rhe1 Nf6 16. f4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 {Kramnik-Lutz/Dortmund/
1993} 18. Bd4 $1 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxg7 Rg8 21. Bf6 $1 d5 22. Rd4 $16 {
Kramnik}) 13. Bxc5 bxc5 14. g3 {+/- Kramnik} O-O 15. f4 d6 16. Bg2 (16. Bd3 $5
Nf6 17. Rhg1 $40) 16... Nf6 17. Rd3 Rc8 (17... Rd8 $2 18. Rhd1 Ne8 19. e5 Bxg2
20. Qxg2 Qb3 21. exd6 Qxc4 22. d7 Nc7 23. Qc6 Nd5 24. b3 Qxb3 25. Nxd5 $18) 18.
Rhd1 Ne8 19. g4 $40 {+/=/+/-} Qb7 20. g5 Rab8 (20... Qa6 21. Rh3 Qxc4 $4 22.
Bf1 $18) 21. Rh3 Rd8 (21... Qa6 22. Bf1 $1 (22. e5 $2 Bxg2 23. Qxg2 dxe5 24.
Qe4 f5 25. gxf6 Nxf6 26. Qxe5 Qxc4 27. Rg3 $13) 22... g6 23. f5 $16) 22. Qe2 (
22. Bf1 $5 {/\Bd3,Qe2->}) (22. Qf2 $5) 22... g6 23. Rd2 Qe7 24. Qf2 (24. Qg4 $1
{/\f5} f6 (24... h5 25. gxh6 Nf6 26. Qg5 $16) (24... f5 25. exf5 $5 gxf5 26.
Qe2 Bxg2 27. Qxg2 $16 {/\Rh6}) (24... e5 25. f5 $16) 25. gxf6 Nxf6 (25... Qxf6
$2 26. e5 $18) 26. Qg5 {/\e5} e5 27. f5 $16) (24. e5 $6 Bxg2 25. Qxg2 dxe5 26.
Rxd8 Rxd8 27. fxe5 Rd4 $132) 24... Rb7 25. Bf3 (25. Qh4 f6 26. gxf6 Qxf6 27.
Qxf6 Nxf6 28. Rhd3 Ne8 29. Bh3 Kf7 30. e5 Rbd7 $10) 25... e5 $1 26. Qh4 f6 27.
gxf6 Nxf6 28. f5 gxf5 29. exf5 Bxf3 30. Rxf3 Rbd7 $14 (30... Kh8 $5 31. Ne4
Nxe4 32. Qxe4 Rbd7 33. f6 Qe6 $13 {><f6}) 31. Ne4 (31. Rg3+ $5 Kh8 32. Rdg2 (
32. Rg6 Rf8) (32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. Qxe4 Rg8 $1 (33... Qf6 $6 34. Rdg2 $16) 34.
Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Rg2+ Kh8 36. h4 Rd8 $14) 32... d5 33. cxd5 Nxd5 34. Qxe7 Nxe7
35. Re3 (35. f6 Ng6 36. Ne4 $2 Nf4) 35... Nxf5 36. Rxe5 Nd4 37. Kb1 $14) 31...
Nxe4 32. Qxe4 Qf6 33. Rg3+ Rg7 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Kb1 Rf8 36. Rf2 a5 37. Ka2 a4
38. Rf1 Kh8 39. Ka1 Rb8 40. Rg1 Qh6 41. Qc2 (41. Rg2 Qc1+ 42. Ka2 Qd1 $10)
41... Qf6 42. Qe4 Qh6 43. Qc2 Qf6 44. Rg2 Rf8 45. Rf2 Qh4 46. Rd2 Qe7 47. Qe4
Qg5 48. Rxd6 Qxf5 $10 49. Qd5 (49. Qxf5 Rxf5 50. Rd5 Kg7 51. Rxc5 Kf6 52. Kb1
Rf2 $15) 49... e4 50. Re6 Qf1+ 51. Ka2 Qd3 52. Qe5+ (52. Qxd3 exd3 53. Rd6 Rf4
54. Rxd3 Rxc4 $10) 52... Kg8 53. Qg5+ Kh8 54. Qe5+ Kg8 55. Qg3+ Kh8 $1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 (10... Nd7) 11. dxc5 bxc5 $5 (11... Bxc5 12. Bd3 Nd7
13. Rd1 Qc7 14. b4 Bd6 15. Qb2 e5 16. O-O Rac8 17. Rc1 Qb8 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. Rfe1
$14 {Gelfand-Pieniazek/Arnhem/1987/88}) 12. Rd1 (12. Bc4 Nc6 13. O-O Qc7 (13...
Qb6 $142 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 $132) 14. Rad1 Rac8 15. b3 e5 16. Bd5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4
18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nd2 Rfd8 20. Qd3 Rb8 21. f4 Rd6 22. Rf3 Rb6 23. Rb1 a5 24.
Nc4 $14 {Hebert-Stefansson/New York/1989}) (12. Be2 Nc6 13. Rd1 Qb6 14. O-O
Rfd8 15. Qa4 h6 16. Rd2 $2 (16. e5 $10) 16... Rxd2 17. Nxd2 Nd4 18. Bd3 Bc6 19.
Qd1 Re8 $10 {Krecmer-Borwell/corr/1988/91}) 12... Qc7 (12... Qb6 $5 13. Ne5 Bf6
14. Nc4 (14. Bc4 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nc6 $10) 14... Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Qc7 16. Bd3 Nc6
$132) 13. Bd3 Nd7 (13... Nc6 14. O-O Rfd8 15. e5 $5 h6 16. Be4 Rxd1 17. Rxd1
Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. h3 $14) 14. O-O Rfd8 (14... c4 $6 15. Be2 Nb6 16. Ba5
Qc6 17. Rd4 $16 {><c4}) 15. Rfe1 (15. Qe2 $1 {>=} Nb6 16. Ba6 Na4 (16... Bc6 $5
17. Be5 Bd6 18. Rxd6 Rxd6 19. Rc1 $14) 17. Be5 Qb6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qc2 Qb5
20. b3 $14) 15... Nb6 16. Bf1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Qc6 18. Nd2 (18. Re1 Rd8 19. Ne5
Qc7 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Bd6 22. e5 (22. h3 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Be5 $10) 22... Be7
$10) 18... Rd8 $10 19. Be2 h6 20. Bf3 $6 Ba6 21. e5 $6 (21. Nf1 Rxd1 22. Bxd1
Qb5 23. Ng3 $10) 21... Qb5 22. b3 (22. Ne4 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Na4 24. b3 Nxc3 25.
Nxc3 Qa5 26. Nb1 c4 $17) 22... Qd3 23. Qxd3 Bxd3 24. Ne4 $6 (24. Ba5 $142 $10 {
/\} Bg5 25. Ne4) 24... c4 25. bxc4 Nxc4 $15 26. a4 Bc2 27. Rxd8+ $2 (27. Ra1 a5
28. h3 Bb4 29. Rc1 Na3 30. Bb2 Bxa4 31. Bxa3 Bxa3 32. Ra1 Rd3 33. Nd6 (33. Be2
$6 Rd4 34. Nc3 Bb2 35. Rxa4 Bxc3 $17) 33... Bxd6 34. exd6 Rd4 35. d7 Bxd7 36.
Rxa5 $15) 27... Bxd8 $17 28. Nc5 (28. Nd6 Nxd6 29. exd6 Bxa4 $17) 28... Bc7 29.
Be2 Bxe5 30. Bb4 $6 (30. Bxe5 Nxe5 31. f4 Nc6 $17) 30... Nb6 31. Bb5 Bd6 $1 32.
a5 Nd5 33. Ba3 Nc3 34. Bc6 (34. Bc4 Ne4) 34... Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Nd4 36. Bb7 Nb3 37.
Nxb3 Bxa3 38. Nd4 Bd3+ 39. Kg1 Bc5 40. Nb3 (40. Nc6 $142) 40... Bb4 $19 41. a6
e5 (41... e5 {/\f5,Kf7} 42. f3 $6 Bc4 43. Na1 Bc3 44. Nc2 Bb3 45. Ne3 Bd4 46.
Kf2 Bc4 47. g3 f5 48. f4 g5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kosashvili, Yona"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bf4
a6 {N} (8... O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 (9... c5 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Bd3 Nc7 12. O-O Ne6 13.
Be5 c4 14. Bf5 g6 15. Bh3 a6 16. b3 b5 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Qa4 Qe8 19. Qxe8 Rfxe8
20. Rb1 Bc6 21. Rb6 Rec8 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 $16 {Dreev-Timman/
Dortmund/1994}) 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O a6 12. a4 $1 $14 g6 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Be2 Re8
(14... Ne4 $5 {/\} 15. dxc5 Rxc5 $132) 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. a5 $1 $16 {/\Qb3
Dreev,A-Rozentalis,E/EUCup f Lyon ;CBM 45 1994} (16. Qb3 Qb6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18.
Ne5 a5 $13)) 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Rad1 $14 (12. Rfd1
$14)) 10... O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Rfd1 Nf8 13. Ne5 (13. b4 $5 Nh5 14. Be5 f6 15.
Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 $14) (13. Rac1 Ng6 14. Be5 $14) 13... Bd6 $1 14. Rac1 (14.
Nd3 $5 Ng6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. b4 $14) 14... c5 15. Bg3 Rc8 $10 {/\cxd4,Ne4} 16.
Qf5 g6 17. Qf3 (17. Qh3 cxd4 18. exd4 Ne6 19. Qh4 Ne4 20. Qxd8 Rcxd8 21. Nxe4
dxe4 $10) 17... cxd4 18. exd4 Ne6 19. Ng4 $2 (19. Qe3 $142 Qe7 20. Bf3 (20. f4
Ng7 21. Bd3 Qe6 22. Bf2 Ng4 $15) 20... Ng7 $10 (20... Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Bxe5 22.
Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Qxb6 $14)) 19... Nxg4 20. Bxd6 (20. Qxg4 f5 21. Qh3 (21. Qh4 Qxh4
22. Bxh4 g5 $19) (21. Qf3 f4 $19) 21... Ng5 22. Qh4 Rxc3 23. Rxc3 Rxe2 $17)
20... Nxf2 $1 21. Qxf2 Qxd6 $17 22. Rf1 f5 23. h4 b5 24. Rcd1 Rc7 25. Rd3 Ng7
26. Bd1 Rce7 {<->e} 27. Qd2 (27. Bb3 $2 Nh5 $19 {/\Nf6}) 27... Qf6 28. Qf4 Ne6
29. Qf2 Qg7 30. Bb3 Nc7 31. h5 a5 $1 32. Rd2 Re3 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Rc1 Ba8 35.
Bc2 Qh6 36. Rcd1 b4 37. axb4 axb4 38. Ne2 Bc6 39. Nf4 Bb5 40. Bd3 Bxd3 41. Rxd3
Rxd3 42. Nxd3 Re4 $19 43. Nxb4 (43. g3 Ne6 44. Nxb4 Ng5 45. Qg2 Qh5 46. Rf1
Nh3+ 47. Kh1 Rxd4 48. Nc6 Nf4+ 49. Qh2 Rd1 $19) 43... Rh4 44. Qf3 Rh1+ 45. Kf2
Qh4+ 46. Ke3 Qe7+ 0-1

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. e4 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Bf4 (10. O-O Rc8 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Ba6 {Remis/
Chernin-Adorjan/HUN-ch/1992}) 10... a6 11. O-O Rc8 (11... Nh5 $5 12. Bg5 Qc7
$10) 12. Qe2 b5 13. Bd3 Nh5 $1 (13... O-O 14. a4 (14. e5 Nh5 $13) 14... b4 15.
Nb1 a5 16. Nbd2 Nh5 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. Nb3 $14) 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. a4 h6 16. Bd2 (16.
Be3 b4 17. Nb1 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Nf4 19. Nbd2 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 O-O $10) 16... b4 17.
Na2 a5 18. Nc1 O-O (18... Nf4 $2 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. Bb5 Bxe4 21. Rd1 {/\} Bc6
22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rxd7 Kxd7 24. Ne5+ Kc7 25. Nxc6 Kxc6 26. Nd3 $18) 19. Nb3 Bb6
20. Ba6 (20. Rac1 Nf4 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Ba6 Rc7 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25.
Rc1 Rc7 26. Rxc7 Qxc7 $10) (20. Rfc1 Nf4 21. Qf1 Qd6 22. Bxf4 Qxf4 $10) 20...
Nhf6 (20... Bxa6 21. Qxa6 Qc4 $5 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. e5 Rfc8 (23... g5 $142 $10)
24. Rfd1 R8c7 25. Be3 $1 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Re4 $2 (26... Ra7 27. Nxa5 $16) 27. Rxd7
$1 Rxd7 28. Nc5 $18) 21. Rac1 Qb8 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. e5 Ne4 (23... Nd5 $5 $10
24. Qb5 $6 Qa7 {><f2}) 24. Be3 (24. Qb5 Nxd2 25. Nfxd2 Qd5 26. Nc4 Qxb5 27.
axb5 a4 28. Nxb6 (28. Rfd1 Rfd8) 28... Nxb6 29. Nd4 $10) 24... Qd5 25. Bxb6
Nxb6 26. Nxa5 Qxa5 $10 (26... Nxf2 $6 27. Qxf2 Qxa5 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Nd4 Rc7
30. Nb5 Rd7 31. b3 $16) (26... Nxa4 27. Nc4 $14) 27. Qxe4 Qxa4 28. Nd4 Nd5 29.
Ra1 Qd7 30. Rfd1 Rc4 31. Qd3 Rfc8 32. g3 Qc7 33. Re1 Qc5 34. Nb3 Qb6 35. Ra8
Rxa8 36. Qxc4 Qb8 37. Nd4 Qa7 38. h4 Qa2 39. Qc6 Qa6 40. Qxa6 Rxa6 41. h5 Ra2
42. Re2 Ra1+ 43. Kg2 Rd1 44. Nb3 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alushta3"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
N5f6 9. e4 (9. Bf4 a6 (9... Bd6 $5 10. Bxd6 cxd6 11. Nb5 (11. e4 Rc8 12. Bd3 d5
13. e5 Ne4 14. O-O O-O 15. Rac1 f6 $13) 11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 Ke7 $13) 10. e4 c5
(10... Be7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Bd3 $14) 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Bxd5 (12... Nh5 13.
Bg5 Be7 14. Qe2 $36) 13. O-O-O Bxf3 14. gxf3 Be7 15. Nd5 O-O 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.
Bd6 $16 {Sherbakov-Podlesnik/Sochi-B/1989}) 9... c5 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 (11.
e5 Qe7 (11... Ne4 $5) 12. O-O-O Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng5 O-O-O 15. f4 exf3 16.
Bc4 Nxe5 17. Qf5+ Qd7 18. Qxe5 fxg2 19. Rhe1 Bd6 20. Qc3 Bxh2 21. Nxf7 $16 {
Rohde-Miles/USA-ch/1988}) 11... Bd6 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Bg5 $1 {N} (13. Bb5 $6 a6
14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. Ng5 Rfe8 16. Rde1 h6 17. Nge4 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd6
Qxd6 $17 {Bonin-Henley/New York op/1990}) 13... Qb8 (13... h6 $5 14. Ne4 (14.
Bh4 Qb8) 14... Be7 $1 (14... hxg5 15. Nxd6 Bxd5 16. Nxg5 $16) 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6
16. Bxf6 Bxf6 $10) (13... Qc7 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 $13) 14. Bb5 (14. Ne4
Bf4+ (14... Be7 $6 15. Bb5 $36) 15. Kb1 Nxe4 (15... Nxd5 $2 16. Bc4 N5f6 17.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qf5 $40 {/\Bd3}) 16. Qxe4 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Nf6 18.
Qf5 h6 19. h4 Rd8 20. Bc4 b5 21. Bxb5 Bxd5 $132) 14... a6 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16.
Rhe1 Re8 $1 (16... Qc7 17. Be7 Rfe8 18. Ng5 Bf4+ 19. Kb1 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Rxe1 21.
Rxe1 $14 Qxh2 $2 22. Re7 Qd6 23. Qf5 $18) 17. Rxe8+ (17. Ne4 b5 18. Bh4 $13)
17... Qxe8 18. Ne4 Bf8 19. Bf4 (19. Re1 Qb8 20. Qd2 {>=}) 19... f6 20. Nd6 (20.
Bd6 $2 f5 21. Bxf8 fxe4 $19) 20... Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Qf7 22. Qd2 b5 $10 (22... Re8
$1 {>=} 23. Bg3 (23. Ne1 Bxd5 $17) 23... b5 $17 24. d6 Qa2 $40) 23. Ne1 $1 Nb6
(23... c4 24. Bb4 $13) 24. Bxc5 Rc8 25. b4 Nxd5 (25... Bxd5 $2 26. Nc2 Be4 27.
Qd8+ $18) 26. Nc2 h6 27. f3 Re8 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 Qc7 30. Qe2 $1 (30. g3
Nb6 $15) 30... Qxh2 31. Qe6+ Kh7 32. Qe4+ Kh8 (32... g6 33. Qe6 Qc7 34. Nd3 Kg7
35. Kb2 Qf7 36. Qd6 Nc7 37. Bd4 Ne6 38. Bc3 g5 39. Nc5 $10) 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34.
Qe4+ Kh8 35. Qe8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.10.01"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd7 11. Rd1 (11. O-O-O) 11... Rc8 $5 {N} (11... Qc8 12.
Bd3 Rd8 13. O-O $14) (11... Qe8 12. Bd3 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 $14) (11... c5
12. dxc5 Qc7 (12... Qc8 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Bb5 Nc5 15. Rd4 $14 {Dreev-Epishin/
Brno/1994}) 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Bb5 Nc5 15. Be5 Qc8 16. O-O Bxe4 17. Qc3 f6 18.
Bg3 Bd5 19. Rfe1 $14 {Timoshchenko-Langeweg/Benasque op/1996}) 12. Bc4 (12. Bd3
c5 13. d5 c4 14. Be2 exd5 15. exd5 b5 $5 (15... Qc7 $2 16. d6 Bxd6 17. Qd2 $16)
(15... Nf6 $6 16. Ng5 g6 17. h4 Nxd5 18. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 19. h5 Bf6 (19... f5 20.
hxg6+ Kxg6 21. Bh5+ Kg5 22. Qd2+ f4 23. Qe2 Qd7 24. Qe5+ $18) 20. hxg6+ Kg8 21.
g7 Bxc3+ 22. bxc3 Kxg7 23. Qh7+ Kf6 24. Rh6+ Ke7 25. Qe4+ Kd7 26. Bg4+ $18) 16.
d6 (16. O-O Nc5 $132) 16... Bf6 17. O-O Re8 $13) 12... Nf6 13. Bd3 c5 14. dxc5
(14. e5 Nd5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 cxd4 19. cxd4
Bxa3 20. O-O a5 $13) 14... Rxc5 15. O-O Qa8 16. Rfe1 (16. e5 Nd5 17. Bxh7+ Kh8
18. Be4 Nxc3 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. bxc3 Rfc8 $44) 16... Rd8 (16... h6 $5) 17. e5
Nd5 18. Bxh7+ Kf8 19. Be4 {/\Bd5,Qh7} g6 $44 20. Qd2 Nxc3 21. Qh6+ Kg8 (21...
Ke8 $4 22. Qh8+ Bf8 23. Bxb7 $18) 22. Bxg6 (22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Bxg6 (23. Bxb7
Qxb7 24. bxc3 Rxc3 25. Rd1 Be7 (25... Rc8 26. h4 $40) 26. Ng5 (26. h4 Rxf3 27.
gxf3 Qxf3 28. Rd7 Qg4+ 29. Kh2 Qf5 $10) 26... Bxg5 27. Qxg5 Qe4 28. Qd8+ (28.
Rd8+ $2 Kh7) (28. h4 Qf5 $10) 28... Kh7 29. Qe7 Qf4 30. Qxa7 Rc1 31. Qd7 Rxd1+
32. Qxd1 Qxe5 $10) 23... fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kf8 25. Nd4 Ne2+ $1 26. Nxe2 Rxe5 27.
Qh6+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ Kf8 $10) 22... Ne2+ (22... fxg6 23. Qxg6+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Kf7
25. Rd4 Bxf3 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Kf7 $10) 23. Kf1 fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kf8 $10 25.
Qh6+ Kf7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Kf7 28. Ng5+ Bxg5 29. Qh5+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ Kf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.03.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Lautier Ftacnik Timman Tiviakov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2
Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12.
O-O-O {Ftacnik: Certainly more risky than castling on the short side, but
white wins tempo by putting the rook on d1 and solving king's location at the
same time.} (12. e5 {Ftacnik} Nh5 $1 13. Bxh5 Qh4) 12... Ne8 13. Bg3 e5 14. Kb1
(14. Bxe5 {Ftacnik} Bxf2) 14... Bd4 $146 (14... f6 15. f4 Bd4 16. Bf3 Qe7 17.
Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rc8 19. Rhe1 Qc5 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Nd6 $10
{Piket,J-Nijboer,F/Linares zt (04) ;CBM 51 1995}) (14... Qe7 15. Rhe1 Bd4 16.
Nd5 $2 (16. Bd3 $5) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Qf6 18. Bd3 g6 19. Re4 Nd6 20. Bh4 g5
$1 21. Rxd4 exd4 22. Bxh7+ Kg7 23. Bg3 Nxc4 $17 {Timman,J-Tiviakov,S/Wijk (05)
;CBM 51 1996}) 15. Nb5 $5 (15. Bd3 Nc7 16. Ne2 Ne6 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qc3 f6 19.
f4 Qe7 {/\} (19... d6 20. f5 $14 {/\Bf2}) 20. Bf2 Ne6 21. f5 Nc5 $13 {Tiviakov}
) 15... Bxb5 16. cxb5 Qe7 {/\ Nd6} 17. Rxd4 $5 (17. Bc4 {Ftacnik} Nd6 $13 (
17... Nd6 {Lautier} 18. Bd5 Rac8 19. Qb3 $13)) 17... exd4 18. Rd1 d5 $5 (18...
Nf6 $6 19. e5 Rfc8 20. Qd3 Ne8 21. Bf3 Rab8 22. Qxd4 $16) (18... Qc5 19. b4 (
19. Qa4 Rc8 $13 (19... Rc8 {Ftacnik} 20. e5 d6 (20... f6 21. Rxd4 Qc1+ 22. Ka2
fxe5 23. Rxd7 Rc7 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Qe4 $14) 21. Bg4 Rc7 $15)) (19. Qc4 Nf6 20.
Rxd4 Rac8 21. e5 Rfe8 $13) 19... Qxc2+ (19... Qe7 20. Rxd4 $14) 20. Kxc2 Rc8+
21. Kb2 Nf6 22. Rxd4 Rfe8 23. Bd3 $14) (18... f5 $5 {Lautier} 19. exf5 Qc5 $1
20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Rxd4 (21. Qxd4 Qxf5+ 22. Bd3 Qh5 $13) 21... Qxf5+ 22. Bd3 Qf7
$13) 19. exd5 Nd6 (19... Nf6 20. d6 Qd7 21. Rxd4 $16) 20. Bd3 $1 (20. Rxd4 Rac8
21. Qd3 (21. Qd2 {Lautier} Rfe8 22. Bd3 Qd7 $132 {/\ Nf5, >< b5}) 21... Rfe8
$132) 20... h6 $2 (20... Rac8 $1 21. Qa4 (21. Bxh7+ $2 Kh8 22. Qd3 g6 23. Bxd6
Qxd6 24. Qh3 Kg7 $17) 21... Ne4 22. Qxd4 Nxg3 23. hxg3 Qc5 $10) (20... Rfc8
$142 {Timman}) (20... Rfc8 $1 {Lautier} 21. Qe2 $1 (21. Bxh7+ $2 Kh8 22. Qd3 g6
23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Qxg6 Qe4+ 25. Qxe4 Nxe4 $17) (21. Qa4 $6 Qf6 $15) 21... Qxe2
22. Bxe2 $10) 21. Qa4 Qf6 $6 (21... Rac8 22. Qxd4 Rfe8 23. Qf4 Red8 24. h4 Rc5
25. a4 $14) 22. Rc1 {/\ Rc6} Nf5 $2 (22... Rfd8 23. Rc6 $14) (22... Qe7 $5 {
Ftacnik}) 23. Bc7 (23. Rc6 Qg5 24. h4 (24. Be5 {Lautier} Qd2 $1 25. Bxf5 Qe1+
26. Ka2 Qxe5 $17) 24... Qg4) 23... Nh4 (23... Rfc8 24. Rc6 Qg5 25. d6 $16) (
23... Ne7 24. d6 Nd5 25. f3 Qe5 26. g4 a6 27. bxa6 Nxc7 28. dxc7 Rfc8 29. Qd7
$16) (23... Rfe8 $16 {Lautier}) 24. f4 $1 $16 Nxg2 25. Be5 Qh4 (25... Qd8 26.
Qxd4 f6 27. Qe4 $18) 26. Qxd4 Ne1 (26... f6 27. Qe4 fxe5 28. Qh7+ Kf7 29. Rc7+
Ke8 30. Qg6+ $18) (26... Rfc8 27. Rg1 Qxh2 28. Bxg7 $18) (26... Rac8 27. Rg1 f6
28. Qe4 fxe5 29. Rxg2 $18) 27. Qg1 $1 (27. Bxg7 $6 {Lautier} Nf3 $132) 27... f6
28. Qxe1 (28. Rc7 g5 $13 (28... g5 29. fxg5 Qxg5 (29... Nf3 30. Rg7+ $3 Kh8 31.
Rh7+ Kg8 32. gxf6+ Nxg1 33. f7+ Rxf7 34. Rh8#) (29... hxg5 30. Bg3 Nf3 31. Qe3
Qh5 32. Bh7+ Kh8 33. Be4 $18) 30. Bxf6 Rxf6 31. Qxe1 $16) (28... Rf7 29. Rxf7
Kxf7 30. Qg6+ Kg8 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Bd6+ $18)) (28. Rxe1 $142 {Lautier} fxe5 29.
fxe5 $18 {/\ e6, /\ Re2, Qg6->}) 28... Qxe1 29. Rxe1 fxe5 30. fxe5 {Ftacnik:
It is not possible to have the marching pawns more tidy, the spare exchange is
a poor compensation.} Kf7 (30... Rf2 31. d6) (30... g5 31. e6 Rf3 32. Be4 Rf6
33. d6 $18) 31. h4 $1 $18 (31. d6 Ke6 32. Bc4+ Kd7 $16) 31... g5 (31... Rad8
32. d6 Ke6 33. Bc4+ Kd7 34. e6+ Kxd6 35. e7 $18) 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Bf5 Rad8 (
33... Ke7 {Ftacnik} 34. d6+ Kd8 35. Be4 $18) (33... Ke8 {Lautier} 34. Be6 $18 {
/\ d6, Rh1}) (33... Kg7 {Lautier} 34. Bd7 $18) 34. d6 Kg7 35. Bg4 Rh8 (35...
Rf4 36. e6 $18 (36. e6 $1 Rxd6 (36... Rxg4 {Lautier} 37. e7 $18) 37. e7 $18))
36. Kc2 Rh4 37. Re4 Rxg4 (37... Kf8 38. Kc3 Rh2 (38... Ke8 39. Kc4 $18) 39. b3
Ke8 40. a4 $18 {/\Kc4-d5}) 38. Rxg4 Kf7 39. Rxg5 Ke6 40. Kd3 Rh8 41. Ke3 Rh1 (
41... Rh3+ 42. Kf4 Rh4+ 43. Rg4 Rh6 44. Ke4 $18) 42. Rg8 (42. Rg8 {Lautier}
Re1+ 43. Kd4 Rd1+ 44. Kc4 Kxe5 45. Re8+ Kf6 46. Re7 Rxd6 47. Rxa7 $18 {/\
Rc7-c6}) 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9495 5th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Franco Ocampos, Zenon"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. d4 e6 4. a3 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Qc2 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. Be2 $6
{Ein "normaler", aber nicht der beste Zug. Auf den drohenden schwarzen Angriff
im Zentrum d7-d5 sollte sich Weiß besser vorbereiten.} (8. Bd3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5
10. e5 Nfd7 11. O-O c5 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Nb5 cxd4 14. Bf4 Nc5 15. Nd6 Nxd3 16.
Qxd3 Qd7 17. Qb5 Rad8 $13 {Zvjaginsev,V-Guedon,S/Cappelle op 1993}) (8. Bg5
$142 h6 9. Be3) 8... d5 $1 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. O-O (11. Bd3 Nxc3 12.
bxc3 c5 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. O-O Ba6 15. Be3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 c4 17. Qc2 Nc6 18. Nh4 b5
19. f4 f5 20. Rae1 a5 21. Bd2 b4 22. g4 Qd8 23. Nf3 bxc3 24. Bxc3 fxg4 25. Ng5
$15 {Cepon,D-Podlesnik,B/SLO-ch 1992}) 11... c5 12. dxc5 (12. Be3 Nd7 13. Rfd1
cxd4 14. Bxd4 Qe7 {><e5}) 12... bxc5 13. Bf4 Nd7 $15 {Schwarz hat seine Idee
erfolgreich verwirklicht. Das weiße Zentrum ist zerstört, sein Rest, der Pe5,
ist sehr schwach. Dazu bekam Schwarz einen starken Freibauern auf d5.} 14. Rfd1
Nxc3 15. Qxc3 d4 16. Qe1 Re8 17. b4 {Nun versucht Weiß, die gegnerischen
Zentralbauern zu vernichten, was ihm aber nicht ganz gelingt.} Nxe5 (17... Bxf3
18. Bxf3 Rc8 19. Bg4 (19. bxc5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Qd2 Rexc5 $17) 19... Nxe5
20. Bxc8 Nf3+ 21. gxf3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Qxc8 23. bxc5 $13) 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. bxc5
(19. Nxe5 $2 Rxe5 20. bxc5 Qe7 $19) 19... Qf6 $6 {Schwarz verzichtet auf die
verlockende Möglichkeit, die gegnerische Dame zu gewinnen:} (19... Bxf3 20.
Bxf3 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Rb8 $1 (22... Rc8 23. c6) 23. c6 Rb2 24. Kg1
d3 $17) 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Qd2 Rg5 22. Bf1 Rd8 23. Rac1 Bc6 $15 24. Rc4 Rg4 25.
h3 Rh4 26. f3 (26. Rb4 $2 Rxh3 $1 27. Rxd4 (27. gxh3 $2 Qf3 28. Kh2 Qh1+ 29.
Kg3 Qg1+ 30. Kf4 h6 31. Ke5 Rd5+ 32. Ke4 Rf5+ 33. Kd3 Rxf2 $17) 27... Rxd4 28.
Qxd4 Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Rc3 30. Bc4 Kf8 $17) 26... Rf4 27. Qf2 h5 {Der Vorteil von
Schwarz besteht darin, daß all seine Figuren aktive und sichere Stellungen
haben. Sein Plan ist nun klar - der Angriff auf dem Königsflügel.} 28. Be2 {
/\g3} h4 29. Rb4 g5 30. Rd2 Kg7 31. Bb5 $2 {Ungeduld in der schlechten
Stellung, nach dem Läuferabtausch gerät der weiße Pc5 unter Beschuß.} Bxb5 32.
Rxb5 Qc6 33. Qf1 (33. Ra5 Qc7 34. Rb5 Rd5 35. Rc2 d3 36. Rd2 Rc4 $17 {/\Rc1}) (
33. a4 Rd5 $17) 33... Re8 $1 {Die entscheidende Aktivisierung des Turmes.} 34.
Rd1 Re3 35. a4 g4 $1 {Gegen diesen gewinnbringenden Durchbruch gab es bereits
keine Verteidigung. Alle schwarze Figuren stürzen sich auf den weißen König.}
36. hxg4 h3 37. Rb2 hxg2 38. Rxg2 Rexf3 39. Qc4 Qe4 (39... Qe4 40. Qe2 Re3 41.
Qd2 d3 42. Qc3+ Kh7 43. Rh2+ Kg6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Akureyri"]
[Site "Akureyri"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Jonsson, Bjorgvin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Nbd7 8.
Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 c5 (10... a6 11. Rd1 O-O (11... Qe7 $5 12. Bh3
Rd8 13. O-O O-O 14. b4 b5 15. Qb3 Nb6 $10) 12. Bh3 b5 13. Qc2 Re8 14. O-O Nb6
15. e3 Bc8 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. Ne2 Qg4 18. Kg2 $14 {->Van Wely-Van der Wiel/Wijk/
1994}) (10... O-O $5 11. Bh3 Nb8 12. O-O $14) 11. Bh3 a6 12. dxc5 $1 (12. Rd1
b5 13. Qc2 c4 14. O-O O-O 15. e4 dxe4 16. Ne5 Nb6 17. Bg2 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qc7 $10
{Boensch-Stohl/Brno/1993}) 12... bxc5 13. e4 d4 $8 (13... Bxc3+ $2 14. bxc3
dxe4 15. Ne5 $18) (13... dxe4 $2 14. O-O-O $18) 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Ra7 16.
O-O O-O 17. Qc6 $1 Qc8 $6 (17... Rc7 $6 18. Qxa6 c4 19. Rfd1 c3 20. bxc3 dxc3
21. d6 Rc5 22. Rac1 $16) (17... Ne5 $6 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxc5 Rc7 (19... Rb7
20. Rfe1 $16) 20. Qa5 Rc2 21. Qxd8 $1 (21. Qxa6 Qxd5 22. b4 d3 $44) 21... Rxd8
22. Rfe1 Rxd5 $2 23. Bg2 Rb5 24. a4 $18) (17... d3 $5 18. Rab1 (18. Rad1 Bxb2
19. Rxd3 Qc8 20. Rb1 c4 $13) 18... Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxc5 (20. Rfd1 Rc7 21.
Qxa6 c4 22. Bg2 Qd6 23. Qxd6 Bxd6 $44) 20... Rc7 21. Qa5 Rc2 22. Qxa6 Qxd5 $44)
18. Rac1 $16 {/\Rc5} Rc7 19. Bxd7 Rxc6 (19... Qxd7 20. Qxd7 Rxd7 21. Rxc5 Rfd8
22. Ra5 Rxd5 (22... Rd6 23. Rd1 $16) 23. Rxa6 d3 24. Rb6 $16) 20. dxc6 $1 Qc7
21. Rxc5 Qd6 22. b4 g6 23. Rd1 {/\Bh3,c7} d3 24. Bh3 $18 Bd8 25. Ne5 d2 (25...
Bb6 26. Nc4 $18) 26. Nc4 Qe7 27. Rxd2 Qe1+ 28. Bf1 Bb6 $2 (28... Bc7 29. Rd7
Rc8 30. Nd6 Bxd6 31. Rxd6 $18) 29. Nxb6 Qxd2 30. c7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 10th Group6"]
[Site "Lubniewice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paide MK"]
[BlackTeam "Vilnius Kaise"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
O-O 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Qf5 Re8 (12... g6 13. Qh3 Re8 14.
Bg5 (14. Bf4 $5) (14. dxc5 $5 bxc5 15. Ng5 Nf8 16. Nge4 Qb6 $2 (16... N8d7 $1
17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 {~ Vladimirov}) 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 c4 20. Qg4
{+/- Kharitonov-Vladimirov/Irkutsk/1983}) 14... c4 15. Ne5 Nf8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Ng4 Bg7 18. Nh6+ Bxh6 19. Qxh6 a6 {= Tregubov-Zagrebelny/Alushta/ 1994})
13. Bf4 g6 (13... Bf8 14. Rac1 g6 15. Qh3 a6 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ne1 Qb6 18. Nxd5
Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nf6 21. Rd2 {+/- ->Ehlvest-Sturua/Moscow olm/1994})
14. Qh3 c4 15. Ne5 Nf8 16. Ng4 Nxg4 (16... Ne6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Be5 {+=}) 17.
Qxg4 Nd7 $6 (17... f5 $6 18. Qf3 Ne6 19. Be5 $1 (19. Nxd5 Nxf4 20. gxf4 Bf8 21.
e3 Rc7 {-/+ /\Rd7}) 19... Ng5 20. Qe3 Nf7 21. f4 {+=}) (17... Ne6 $1 18. Be5 (
18. Qf3 Nxf4 19. gxf4 Bf8 20. e3 f5 {=}) 18... Qd7 {/\} 19. e4 $2 dxe4 20. Bxe4
(20. d5 $2 Nc5 21. Qxd7 Nxd7 {-/+}) 20... Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Ng5 {=}) 18. Be5 $1 Nf6
19. Qf4 $1 (19. Qf3 Ne4 $1 $132) 19... a6 20. h4 {+/- ><d5} b5 21. e3 (21. g4
$5 {/\g5} Nd7 22. g5 f6 23. Nxd5 $1 (23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Nxd5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Rxe5
{~}) 23... fxe5 24. dxe5 $36) 21... Rc6 (21... Bc6 22. g4 $36 (22. Bxf6 Bxf6
23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Bxh4 25. e4 Bg5 26. Qf3 {+=})) 22. e4 (22. g4 $1 {+/- >=
}) 22... Re6 $2 (22... Nxe4 $2 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Rb6 (24... f6 25. Qf3 {
+/-}) 25. Bc7 Qa8 26. Bxb6 Bxe4 27. Kh2 {+/-}) (22... dxe4 $1 23. d5 Rc8 24. d6
Nh5 $1 25. Qe3 Bf6 $1 (25... Bg5 $5 26. hxg5 Rxe5 27. Bxe4 {+=}) 26. d7 Rxe5 (
26... Bxe5 27. Bxe4 Bxc3 28. Bxb7 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 Rxe3 30. fxe3 Bxb2 31. Bxc8
Bxa1 32. Bxa6 {+/-}) 27. dxc8=Q Qxc8 28. Nxe4 Bxe4 29. Bxe4 Qg4 30. Re1 Bxh4
31. Qf3 Qxf3 32. Bxf3 Bf6 {=}) 23. Bh3 Nxe4 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. h5 $1 g5 26. Qg4
Bf6 27. h6 Qe7 (27... Nd6 28. f4 Nf7 29. Qh5 {+/-}) 28. f4 Rf8 29. Rf1 Nd2 30.
Rf2 Ne4 31. Rff1 Nd2 32. Rf2 Ne4 33. Bxf6 Qxf6 34. Nxe4 dxe4 35. Qxg5+ Qxg5 36.
fxg5 Rf3 37. Rxf3 exf3 38. g6 $1 hxg6 39. g4 {+-} a5 (39... g5 40. Re1 Bd5 41.
Re5 Kh7 42. Rxg5 Kxh6 43. Rg8 {+-}) 40. g5 Bd5 41. Kf2 Kh8 42. Ke3 Kg8 43. Rf1
b4 (43... Kh8 44. Rh1 Kg8 45. Rh4 Kh8 46. Rf4 {+-}) 44. axb4 axb4 45. Ra1 b3
46. Ra4 Kh8 47. Rb4 Kh7 48. Rb5 Be4 (48... Kg8 49. Rb8+ Kh7 50. Rc8 {+-}) 49.
Rc5 Bd5 50. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.09"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Veingold, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia II"]
[BlackTeam "Estonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EST"]

1. d4 {Kharitonov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. e4
(7. Bg5 {Kharitonov} Nc6 $5 (7... h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e4 $16 {Dreev/}) 8. Rd1
Be7 9. e4 Na5 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. O-O $14
{Dreev,A-Almasi,Z/Tilburg/1994/1:0/35/}) 7... c5 8. d5 (8. dxc5 {Kharitonov}
Bxc5 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 a6 12. Bg5 Ng4 (12... Ne5 $1 13. Nxe5
Qxe5 14. Bh4 Nh5 15. Qa4+ Kf8 16. Qd7 g5 $1 $17 {Sokolov,I-Polugaevsky,L/NED/
1994/1:0/24/}) 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. h3 Nh2 15. Nxh2 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Bf4 17. Nd5 $1 $14
{Piket,J-Van der Wiel,J/1:0/56/}) 8... exd5 9. exd5 a6 (9... Nxd5 $6 {
Kharitonov} 10. Bxc4 Qe7+ (10... Nxc3 11. Qxc3 $36) 11. Kf1 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 $40)
(9... Qe7+ {Kharitonov} 10. Be3 Nxd5 (10... Ng4 11. O-O-O Nxe3 12. fxe3 Qxe3+
13. Kb1 $36) 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Nc6 14. O-O-O $40) 10. Bxc4
b5 11. Ba2 Be7 (11... b4 12. Na4 Nbd7 13. O-O Bd6 14. Re1+ Kf8 15. Bg5 a5 16.
Rad1 Qc7 17. Nh4 $36 {->Lputian-Timoshenko/EUCup f Lyon/1994}) (11... Nxd5 $2 {
Kharitonov} 12. Qe4+ Qe7 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Qxe7+ $18) 12. O-O O-O (12... Nxd5 {
Kharitonov} 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Rd1 $18) 13. Bg5 Nbd7 (13... Nxd5 $2 {Kharitonov}
14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxe7 $18) 14. Rad1 Qb6 (14... Ne8 $6 {Kharitonov} 15. Bxe7
Qxe7 16. Rfe1 $16) 15. Nh4 Rfe8 (15... h6 $6 16. Nf5) (15... g6 $2 16. Nxg6 $1
(16. d6 {Kharitonov} Bxd6 (16... Bd8 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Nxg6 $18) 17. Nxg6 Rfe8
18. Nh4 $16) 16... hxg6 17. d6 Qc6 18. f3 Bd8 19. Qxg6+ Kh8 20. Bxf7 $16 {->})
16. Nf5 Bd6 (16... Bf8 $5 17. d6 c4 $132 18. Bb1 (18. Bf4 Nh5) (18. Rfe1 $16 {
Kharitonov}) 18... g6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Qd2 Re6 $13) 17. Nxd6 (17. Bh4 $5 {
Kharitonov}) 17... Qxd6 18. Bh4 Nh5 $1 (18... c4 19. Bg3 Qc5 20. b4 cxb3 (20...
Qb6 21. Bb1 $14) 21. Qxb3 Rac8 22. Rd3 $14) 19. Qf5 (19. Ne4 $2 {Kharitonov}
Qf4 20. Ng5 Ndf6 21. Nf3 c4) 19... Ndf6 (19... g6 $2 20. Ne4 $1 Qb6 21. Qxd7
Rxe4 22. Be7 $16) (19... Re5 $6 20. Ne4 $1) 20. Rfe1 {<-> e} (20. f3 Re5 21.
Qc2 Rae8 (21... Nxd5 $4 22. f4 $18) 22. Bb1 g6 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. fxe4 Rxe4 25.
Qxe4 Rxe4 26. Bxe4 Nf4 $13) 20... c4 (20... Rxe1+ $5 21. Rxe1 c4 22. Bxf6 (22.
g4 Qf4 $1 $132) (22. Bb1 g6 23. Qg5 Nxd5 24. Rd1 Nhf4 (24... f6 25. Qd2 Nhf4
26. Be4 Rd8 27. Bxd5+ Nxd5 28. Ne4 $16) 25. Be4 (25. Bg3 $6 Re8 26. h3 (26.
Nxd5 Qxd5 $1 $17) 26... Nxc3 $1 27. Rxd6 Nxh3+ $1 28. Kh2 Nxg5 29. bxc3 $17)
25... f6 26. Rxd5 (26. Bxd5+ Bxd5 27. Qg4 Nd3 (27... f5 $5) 28. Qd4 Rd8 $10)
26... Nxd5 (26... fxg5 $2 27. Rxd6 Bxe4 28. Bxg5 $18) 27. Bxd5+ Bxd5 28. Qxd5+
Qxd5 29. Nxd5 Rd8 30. Nxf6+ Kf7 $13) (22. Rd1 Re8 {/\Re5}) 22... Nxf6 23. Bb1
g6 24. Qg5 Rd8 $10) 21. f3 Rxe1+ 22. Bxe1 (22. Rxe1 {Kharitonov} Bxd5 23. Rd1
Be6 $2 24. Rxd6 Bxf5 25. g4 $18) 22... Re8 23. Bb1 g6 (23... Re5 $1 24. Qc2
Bxd5 25. Qd2 $5 (25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Qxd5 $15) (25. Bf2 $5 $44) 25... Qe6 (
25... Qe7 26. Bh4 $44) (25... Qc6 {Kharitonov} 26. Bf2 $146) 26. Bf2 $44) 24.
Qg5 Nxd5 $2 (24... Qf4 25. Qxf4 Nxf4 26. d6 Nd7 $14 {/\f6,Kf7}) (24... Re5 {
Kharitonov} 25. Qd2 Nxd5 26. Bf2 $146) 25. Nxd5 Re5 (25... Bxd5 26. Be4 (26.
Bc3 Nf4) 26... Nf4 (26... Re5 {Kharitonov} 27. Qd2 Nf6 28. Bg3 Qb6+ 29. Kh1 Rh5
$13) 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Bg3 Qb6+ 29. Bf2 Ne3 30. Re1 $18) 26. Ne7+ $1 Qxe7 27.
Rd8+ Kg7 28. Qxe5+ Qxe5 29. Bc3 $18 Qxc3 30. bxc3 Nf6 31. Kf2 Bd5 32. Ke3 Be6
33. Kd4 h5 34. Be4 h4 35. Bb7 Nh5 (35... a5 {Kharitonov} 36. Bc6 $18) 36. Ke3
g5 37. Bxa6 Nf4 38. Bxb5 Nxg2+ 39. Kf2 Nf4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Qa4 $1 {N} (13. Bd3
Nd7 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Nb6 (15... h6 16. Bb5 $1 Nf6 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Qa4
a6 19. Bf1 Qf4 20. Be5 Qg4 21. h3 Qg6 22. Bc7 Rc8 23. Bh2 Bxe4 24. Ne5 Qf5 25.
Qxa6 $16 {Sokolov,I-Hansen,Cu/Groningen PCA/1993}) 16. Bf1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Qc6
18. Nd2 Rd8 19. Be2 h6 $10 {Nogueiras-Granda Zuniga/Biel izt/1993}) 13... Qf4 (
13... Bc6 14. Bb5 Bxb5 15. Qxb5 Nc6 16. O-O Rab8 17. Qa4 $14) (13... Nc6 14.
Ba6 Rad8 15. O-O Ba8 $14) (13... Rd8 $5 14. Rxd8+ Qxd8 15. Bb5 $1 a6 16. Be2 (
16. Be8 $2 Kf8 17. O-O Bf6 $1 (17... Qxe8 $4 18. Bxg7+ $18) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19.
Qb3 Bxe4 $15) 16... Nd7 (16... Bc6 $5 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. O-O Qb6 19. Nd2 $14) 17.
O-O Nb6 18. Qc2 Qc7 19. Ba5 $14 {><b6}) 14. Bd3 Bc6 15. Qc2 Nd7 16. O-O Rfd8
17. Rfe1 Qc7 (17... Nb6 $6 18. Be5 Qg4 19. Bg3 {/\Ne5} f6 20. Nd2 Bb7 21. f3
Qg6 22. Nc4 $16 {><c5,e6}) 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. b3 Rd7 20. Nc4 $14 Nxc4 21. Bxc4
Rxd1 $6 (21... Rad8 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Qe2 Qb7 (23... Qf4 24. g3 Qc7 25. Qg4 Bf8
$14) 24. Qg4 Bf8 25. a4 $1 $14 (25. Re3 Bb5 $132)) 22. Qxd1 Bd6 (22... Rd8 23.
Qg4 Bf8 24. Re3 $40 {/\Rg3}) 23. Qh5 Bf8 24. Qe5 $1 Qxe5 25. Bxe5 Rd8 26. f3
$16 {><a7,c5} Be7 (26... Rd2 27. Rc1 Ra2 28. a4 Rd2 29. Bb8 Rd7 30. Kf2 $16)
27. Kf2 Kf8 (27... Rd2+ 28. Re2 Rxe2+ 29. Kxe2 Bd8 30. Bd6 Bb6 31. Kd3 $18 {
/\Ba6,Kc4}) 28. Ke2 g6 29. Rc1 Ke8 30. Ba6 {/\b4} Kd7 31. Kd3 (31. Rd1+ Ke8 32.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 (32... Kxd8 $2 33. Bb8) 33. Bd6 Bb6 34. Kd3 Kd7 35. Bf8 f5 $132)
31... Bd6 32. Bf6 (32. Bxd6 Kxd6 33. Kc4 Rb8 34. Rd1+ Kc7 $13 {/\Rb6}) 32...
Rb8 (32... Be7 $5 33. Bxe7 Kxe7+ 34. Kc4 Rb8 35. a4 Bb7 $1 (35... Rb4+ $2 36.
Kxc5 Rxb3 37. Bc4 Rb6 38. a5 $18) 36. Bxb7 Rxb7 37. Rd1 Rb4+ 38. Kc3 f6 $10)
33. Kc3 Bb5 34. Bxb5+ Rxb5 35. Rd1 Kc6 36. Kc4 Rb8 (36... Ra5 $2 37. a4 Ra6 38.
Bd8 $16 {צa6}) 37. e5 Bf8 (37... Bc7 38. f4 h6 39. h4 {/\Be7}) 38. Bh4 a6 39.
g4 $16 (39. g4 Rc8 40. Bf6 Rb8 41. h4 Rc8 (41... a5 $2 42. Rd8 Rxd8 43. Bxd8
$18) 42. h5 Rb8 43. f4 (43. hxg6 fxg6 $1) 43... Rc8 44. Bh4 Rb8 45. f5 $1 gxf5
46. gxf5 exf5 47. Rf1 Kd7 48. Rxf5 Ke6 49. Rf6+ Kxe5 50. Rxf7 $16) 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qa4+ Qd7 7. Qc2 (7. Qxd7+
Nbxd7 8. Nb5 Bd6 $10 9. Nxd6+) 7... dxc4 8. e4 (8. e3 c5 9. Bxc4 Qc8 10. Qe2
Nbd7 $10) 8... b5 9. Bf4 a6 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 (11. Ne5 Qc8 12. g4 O-O $5 13.
g5 Nfd7 {Piket}) (11. Be2 $5) 11... Bd6 $1 $15 (11... Nc6 12. g5 Nh5 13. Be3 b4
14. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qc6 16. axb4 Bxb4 17. Be2 g6 18. Rd4 $1 Bc5 19. Rxc4
Bxe3+ 20. fxe3 Qb6 21. Qa4+ c6 22. Rd4 $1 O-O 23. Bxh5 gxh5 24. Qb4 Qxb4 25.
Rxb4 $16 {Khalifman,A-Polugaevsky,Reggio Emilia 1991/92}) 12. Bg5 (12. Ne5 Qe7
{/\c5}) 12... h6 (12... Qe7 13. Kb1 h6 14. Bc1 $15 {Piket}) 13. Bh4 {N} (13.
Bxf6 $142 gxf6 14. d5 e5 15. Nh4 Qxg4 16. Nf5 {Piket,Je-Sax,G Wijk aan Zee 1992
} Nd7 17. h4 O-O-O 18. Bh3 Qf4+ 19. Kb1 Kb8 {/\Nc5(Piket,53/495)}) 13... Bf4+
14. Kb1 Qe7 15. e5 $2 (15. Be2 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Nxg4 $17) (15. h3 $5)
15... Bxf3 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Rg1 Nd7 (17... Bxd1 $2 18. Qe4 Bb3 19. Qxa8 O-O
20. Ne4 $36) 18. Bg2 Bxg2 19. Rxg2 Nb6 20. Qe4 Bg5 21. Bg3 O-O-O 22. f4 f5 23.
gxf5 Bf6 24. Re2 Rhe8 $19 25. fxe6 Qxe6 26. Qh7 Qd7 27. Re5 (27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28.
Ne4 Bh8 $19) 27... Bxe5 28. fxe5 Qg4 29. Qxh6 Rxd4 0-1

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. h3 (13. e4 $6 Ng4 $1)
13... b5 14. Bf4 (14. e4 Nb6 $5) (14. e4 $5) 14... Nb6 $1 $146 (14... Qb6 15.
e4 Rac8 (15... Nh5 16. Be3 Rac8 17. g4 Nhf6 18. Nd2 $14) 16. Qd2 (16. e5 dxe5
17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 b4 $1 19. Na4 Qb5 $1 20. Bf1 c4 $132 {Naumkin,
I-Rodriguez,Am/Palma de Mallorca GMA/1989/0-1 (44)}) (16. Nd2 Ne5 $1) 16... c4
17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Qf4 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Qd2 Nd7 21. Be3 Nc5 22. Bd4 Ree8 23.
Bxh8 Kxh8 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. Bf1 Bb7 26. h4 $14 {Cramling-Fedorowicz/Dortmund/
1986}) (14... Rc8 $6 15. Bxd6 $1 Nb6 16. Be5 Nbxd5 17. Rad1 $16) 15. e4 Qd7 16.
Bf1 $1 (16. Rad1 $2 b4 17. axb4 cxb4 $15 (17... cxb4 18. Nb1 Rac8 19. Qb3 Nxe4
(19... Qa4 $5 $36) 20. Qxb4 $13)) (16. Qb3 $6 Nh5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc4 $36) (
16. g4 Rad8 $5 17. Bf1 (17. Qb3 Na4 $1 18. Nxa4 bxa4 19. Qc2 Rb8 20. Nd2 (20.
Rab1 Rb3 $36) 20... Rxb2 $1 21. Qxb2 Nh5 22. Qc2 Nxf4 $17) 17... b4 18. Bxa6
bxc3 19. bxc3 Nxg4 $15) (16. b4 $2 Rac8 $17) 16... Nh5 17. Bg5 (17. Be3 b4 $1
18. Bxa6 bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxh3 20. Bf1 Qg4 21. Nd2 f5 $5 $36 (21... Nxg3 $5))
17... b4 (17... h6 $5 18. Be3 Nc4 $5 (18... b4 $5 19. Bxa6 bxc3 20. bxc3 Qxh3)
19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Kg2 f5 $13) (17... h6 $5) 18. Bxa6 (18. axb4 $2 Bxf1 19. bxc5
Bxh3 20. cxb6 axb6 $15 (20... Qg4 $1 21. Qe2 $8 axb6 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 $13)) 18...
bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxh3 20. Bb5 (20. Bf1 Qg4 $132 (20... Qg4 21. Bg2 $14)) (20. Rad1
$5 h6 21. Bc1 Re7 $13) 20... h6 $5 (20... Nd7 21. Nh2 {/\Bf1} Nhf6 22. Bf4 Bf8
23. Rab1 $14) (20... Rec8 21. Rab1 (21. Rad1 $16) 21... h6 22. Be3 $14) (20...
Rf8 $6 21. Be7 $16) 21. Bxe8 (21. Be3 Nxg3 $5 (21... Re7 $13) 22. fxg3 Qxg3+
23. Qg2 Qxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Bxc3 (24... Rxe4 25. Bd2 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 $14) 25. Bxe8
Rxe8 26. Bxh6 (26. Nd2 $1 Bxa1 27. Rxa1 $14) 26... Bxa1 27. Rxa1 Rxe4 $10)
21... Rxe8 (21... hxg5 22. Bxf7+ $1 $18) 22. Be3 (22. Bd2 $2 Nxg3) 22... Nc4
$44 23. Rad1 (23. Qd3 $2 Nxg3 24. Nh2 Rxe4 $19) (23. Ra2 $5) 23... Nf6 24. Bf4
(24. Bc1 Ng4) 24... Ng4 (24... g5 $2 25. Bxd6 Nxd6 26. e5 $18) 25. Qe2 (25. Qa4
$2 Re5 $1 26. Bxe5 (26. Qxc4 Rh5 $19) 26... Ncxe5 27. Qe8+ Bf8 $19) 25... g5 $1
(25... Nce5 $2 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Qf1 Qh5 28. Qg2 $18) 26. Bxg5 (26. Qxc4 gxf4
27. Qf1 Qxf1+ (27... Qh5 $5 28. gxf4 Kh8 $36) 28. Kxf1 fxg3 29. fxg3 Bxc3 30.
Re2 Rb8 $10) (26. Bc1 Nce5 $40) 26... Bxc3 (26... hxg5 $2 27. Qxc4 $16) 27.
Qxc4 Bxe1 28. Rxe1 hxg5 $10 29. Qb5 Rf8 30. Qf1 (30. Qd7 Kg7 (30... Nxf2 $5 31.
Qxd6 Ng4) (30... Nxf2 $5) 31. Qe7 Rh8 32. Qxg5+ Kf8 33. Qd8+ $10) 30... Qh5 31.
Kg2 Kg7 32. Qh1 Qxh1+ (32... Qg6 $5) (32... Qg6 33. Qh3 f5 34. exf5 Qxf5 35.
Re7+ Kg8 36. Kg1 $1 Qb1+ 37. Kg2 Qf5 $10) 33. Rxh1 Rb8 (33... Kg6 $5 34. Nd2 (
34. Rb1 Rc8 $1) 34... f5 $1) 34. Nxg5 Rb2 35. Kf3 (35. Nh3 Ne3+ 36. Kf3 Nc4
$132) 35... Ne5+ (35... Nxf2 $6 36. Rh2 Nd3 37. Rxb2 Nxb2 38. e5 $1 $36) 36.
Ke3 Nc4+ 37. Kf3 Ne5+ (37... Nxa3 38. e5 dxe5 39. Rd1 $1 $36) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O-O a5 $6 {N} (12... Ne8 $142)
13. Kb1 (13. e5 $5) 13... Qe7 14. e5 Ne8 (14... Nh5 $2 15. Bc1 (15. Bxh5 Qh4
$13) 15... Qh4 16. g4 Bxh1 17. Rxh1 $16) 15. Ne4 Bxe4 (15... f6 $5 16. Nxc5 (
16. exf6 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nxf6 $13) 16... Qxc5 (16... bxc5 17. f3 $14) 17. Bd3 f5
18. f3 $14 {פe8}) 16. Qxe4 Rd8 17. Bd3 $1 f5 18. Qf3 {Damit hat Weiß seinen
Vorposten e5 gegen den möglichen Angriff f7-f6 gesichert.} d6 {Die schwarzen
Figuren, vor allem der Ne8, haben zu wenig Raum, deswegen ist der Wunsch, sich
vom "Keil" e5 zu befreien, durchaus verständlich.} 19. Bc2 $1 dxe5 20. Rxd8
Qxd8 21. Bxe5 Nf6 22. Rd1 Qe7 (22... Qa8 23. Qg3 $5 {/\Rd7} (23. Qxa8 Rxa8 24.
f3 Kf7 25. Ba4 $16) 23... Qb7 24. f3 $16) 23. Qc6 $1 {Die Dame nimmt den
schwachen Pe6 unter Beschuß. Hier sieht man, wie wichtig es war, f7-f5 zu
erzwingen.} Qe8 24. Qxe8 Rxe8 25. f3 {Dieses Endspiel mit dem aktiven
Läuferpaar ist für Weiß fast gewonnen.} Kf7 26. Ba4 Rc8 27. Kc2 {Der König
marschiert nach a4, um b2-b4 zu unterstützen.} g5 28. Bb5 h5 29. Kb3 Ke7 30.
Ka4 Be3 (30... Ra8 31. Bc6 Ra7 $4 32. Bb8 $18) 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Bf4 (32...
Ra8+ 33. Kb3 g4 34. Bc6 Ra6 $2 (34... Rc8 35. b5 $16 {/\Ra1-a7}) 35. Bb8 $1 $18
{/\Bb7}) 33. Bd4 Bc7 34. Be3 $1 g4 (34... f4 35. Bf2 Ra8+ 36. Kb3 Rd8 37. Rxd8
Bxd8 38. c5 bxc5 39. Bxc5+ Kf7 40. Bc6 Nd5 41. b5 $16) 35. Ba6 Rb8 (35... Rg8
$5 36. Kb5 gxf3 37. gxf3 Rg2 38. h4 Rg3 39. Bb7 $16) 36. h3 $1 gxf3 37. gxf3
Rg8 38. Rg1 $1 Rxg1 39. Bxg1 {Nach dem Turmabtausch zermahlen die weißen
Laüfer die gegnerische Stellung.} e5 40. Kb5 e4 41. fxe4 fxe4 42. Bb7 $1 $18
Ke6 43. Bc8+ $1 Ke7 (43... Ke5 $2 44. Bh2+) 44. Bf5 h4 45. Bf2 Kd6 46. Bxh4 Ke5
47. Bg6 Bd8 48. Bxe4 $1 {Am Schluß eine kleine Kombination. Der schwarze
Läufer kommt mit den 3 weißen Bauern nicht zurecht.} Kxe4 49. Bxf6 Bxf6 50.
Kxb6 Kd4 51. c5 Bd8+ 52. Kb7 Kc4 53. c6 Kxb4 54. h4 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7.
Qc2 Nxc3 (7... c5 {Schussler} 8. Bg5 {8.e4!} Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11.
e3 O-O 12. Bd3 g6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. O-O Nd7 $10 {Seirawan,Y-Timman,J,
Amsterdam 1992. CBM 30 game 6.}) 8. Qxc3 Be7 (8... h6) (8... Nd7 9. Bg5 Be7 10.
Bxe7 Kxe7) 9. Bf4 O-O $5 {N} (9... c6) (9... Bd6 10. Bg5) 10. Qxc7 (10. Bxc7
Qd5 11. Bg3 Rc8 12. Qd2 (12. Qd3 $5 Ba6 13. Qd1 Nc6 $44) 12... Nc6 13. e3 Na5
$44) (10. e3 $5) 10... Qxc7 11. Bxc7 Rc8 12. Bxb8 (12. Bg3 Rc2 13. Rb1 Be4 14.
e3 Nc6 15. Ba6 $13) (12. Bg3 Rc2 13. Rb1 Bd5 $1 $44 {/\Ba2}) (12. Bf4 $1 {
Schussler +/-/+/=} Rc2 13. Rc1 $1 Rxb2 14. Rc7 Bxa3 15. Rxb7 Na6 16. e4 Nb4 17.
Rc7 $18 {(Seirawan)}) 12... Raxb8 13. e3 (13. Kd2 $2 Be4 $36) 13... Rc2 14. Rb1
{/\Bd3} Be4 15. Bb5 (15. Ba6 $2 b5 $1 $17) 15... Rbc8 16. O-O Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bh4
$10 {><f2} 18. f4 Rd2 19. Ba4 g6 20. Kg2 Kg7 21. Kf3 a6 {/\b5=/+} 22. Rbd1 Rxb2
23. Rb1 Ra2 (23... Rxb1 $142 24. Rxb1 b5 25. Bb3 Be7 26. a4 b4 27. Ke2 Rc3) 24.
Rxb6 a5 25. Rb7 Kf8 26. Rbb1 (26. Rb3 Be7) 26... Rxa3 27. Ra1 Rcc3 28. Rfb1
Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Be7 30. Ra2 Bb4 31. Rc2 Rxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aruba m"]
[Site "Aruba"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. Bxc3 O-O 10. e4 Nd7 11. O-O-O c5 (11... Qc8) 12. Bb5 $1 Qc7 $6 {N} (
12... a6 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 Qc7 (14... Qc6 15. Ne5 Qxe4 16. Nd7 Bg5+ 17.
Kb1 Qxc2+ 18. Kxc2 Be4+ 19. Kb3 $16) 15. Ne5 $1 Bxc5 16. Rd7 Qc8 17. Qd3 Bc6
18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Qg3 $16 {Lputian-Anastasian/Blagoveshchensk/1988}) 13. d5 $1
(13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 Qc6 $1 15. cxb6 axb6 $36) 13... exd5 14. exd5 Rfd8 (
14... a6 $2 15. d6 Bxd6 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Be5 $18) (14... Nf6 $2 15. Be5 Bd6
16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qf5 $18) 15. Rhe1 Nf8 (15... Nf6 $2 16. Be5) 16. Qe4 $16 Ng6
(16... Bd6 17. Qg4 $16) 17. h4 Bf8 {/\Qf4} 18. g3 $1 a6 19. Ba4 b5 20. Bc2 Qe7
$6 (20... b4 $1 21. Be5 (21. h5 bxc3 22. hxg6 fxg6 $1 (22... cxb2+ $2 23. Kb1
fxg6 24. Ng5 $40) 23. Ng5 Qb6 24. bxc3 c4 $132) 21... Bd6 22. h5 Nf8 (22...
Nxe5 $2 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qxg7 $18) 23. h6 $16) 21.
Qg4 Qd7 (21... Qd6 22. h5 Ne7 23. Ng5 $18) 22. Bf5 Qd6 23. h5 Ne7 (23... Nh8
24. Ng5 $18) 24. Re6 $5 (24. Ng5 $1 Bxd5 (24... Nxf5 25. Qxf5 Qh6 26. Qxf7+ Kh8
27. f4 $18) (24... g6 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Qh3 $18) 25. Bxh7+ Kh8 26. Nxf7+ Bxf7
27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Rxe7 $18) 24... Nxf5 (24... fxe6 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Ng5 $18)
25. Rxd6 Nxd6 26. Ne5 h6 27. Qf4 Re8 (27... a5 $142) 28. Nd7 $1 Be7 (28... Re4
29. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 30. Qxf6 $18) 29. Kb1 Bc8 30. Nxc5 $18 Bf8 31. g4 a5 32. Re1
Rxe1+ 33. Bxe1 Nc4 34. Ne4 Bb7 35. Bc3 Rc8 36. Nf6+ gxf6 37. Qxf6 Nxa3+ 38.
bxa3 Rxc3 39. Qxc3 Bxd5 40. Qxa5 Be6 41. f3 f5 42. Qxb5 fxg4 43. fxg4 Kf7 44.
Qb7+ 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9596 38th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1996.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1995.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qa4+ Qd7 (7...
Nd7 8. Nxd5 Bxd5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Rc1 Qd6 (11... c6 $10) 12. Ne5 a6
13. Nc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 c5 $10 {Lputian,S-Gurevich,M/Moscow-A 1987}) 8. Qc2 Nxc3
9. bxc3 Be7 (9... c5 10. e4 Nc6 11. Bb5 (11. Be3 $5) 11... a6 12. Ne5 Qc7 13.
Bxc6+ Bxc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. O-O O-O-O 18. c4 Qc6 19.
Qf5+ Kb7 20. Qxf7+ Rd7 21. Qe8 g6 22. Rb1 Bg7 $15 {Sutorikhin,V-Almasi,Z/
Budapest Festival (9) 1991}) 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Qc8 13. Qe2 Ba6 14.
a4 {N} (14. Bf4) (14. Rd1) (14. Bb2) 14... Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Rd8 (15... Qa6 16. Qb5
Qb7 17. Re1 a6 18. Qe2 Rd8 19. d5 $14) (15... cxd4 $5 16. cxd4 Nc6 $10) 16. Bf4
(16. a5 bxa5 17. Rxa5 Nc6 18. Ra4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qd7 $10) 16... Qb7 17. a5 Nc6 (
17... bxa5 $2 18. Rfb1 Qd7 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nxf7 $1 Qxf4 21. Nxd8 Bxd8 22. Qb5
$1 {[%cal Rb5e8,Rb5b7]} Qf7 23. Qxc5 $16) (17... cxd4 $5 18. cxd4 bxa5 19. Rxa5
(19. Rfb1 Qd7) 19... Nc6 $10) 18. axb6 cxd4 (18... axb6 $2 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. d5
exd5 21. exd5 $16 {o^}) 19. cxd4 axb6 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Rd1 Rd8 $10 22. Qb1 (
22. Qb5 $5 Na7 $1 (22... Bc5 23. d5 exd5 24. Rxd5 (24. exd5 $14 Ne7 $2 25. d6
Qc6 26. Qxc6 Nxc6 27. d7 $16)) (22... Nb4 23. Bg5 $1 f6 (23... Bxg5 24. Nxg5
Nc6 25. d5 $14) 24. Bd2 Qc6 25. Qe2 $14 {><e6}) 23. Qb1 b5 $10) 22... Nb4 23.
Rd2 Ra8 $1 24. Rb2 Ra4 25. Bd2 Qa8 26. Qd1 Ra1 27. Rb1 Rxb1 28. Qxb1 (28. Qxb1
Qa2 29. Qxa2 Nxa2 30. Kf1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. Bf4
Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Nh5 $6 (10... d6) 11. Bg3 f5 12. Rd1 d6 (12... Nxg3 13.
hxg3 d6 14. g4 $1 $40) 13. Bxd6 $1 Bxd6 14. Nb5 Qa5+ 15. b4 cxb4 16. Nxd6 bxa3+
17. Qd2 $1 $16 (17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Rg1 f4 $1 $13 19. Bxh5 (19. Rxg2 f3) 19...
Qxh5 20. Rxg2 fxe3) 17... Qc7 $1 $8 (17... Qxd2+ $2 18. Nxd2 {פh5, Bb7}) (
17... Qa6 $2 18. c5 Qc6 19. Qb4 Ba6 20. Ne5 Qxg2 21. Bf3) 18. Ng5 Qe7 $1 $8 19.
Nxb7 (19. Bxh5 Qxg5 20. Nxb7 Qxh5) 19... Qxg5 20. Bf3 Nf6 21. Qd6 $5 (21. Nc5
Ne4 $1 $8 22. Nxe4 fxe4 23. Bxe4 Nc6 $3 24. Bxc6 Rad8 25. Qc2 Qc5 $1 $13 (25...
Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Qc5 27. Qa4) 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Qa4 a2 28. O-O Rd2) 21... Nbd7
22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Nd6 Rab8 24. O-O (24. Nf7+ Rxf7 25. Qxf7 f4 26. O-O Ne5 27.
Qc7 $13) 24... f4 25. exf4 Qxf4 26. Bc6 (26. Nf7+ Rxf7 27. Qxf7 Ne5 28. Qe7
Nxf3+ 29. gxf3 Qxf3 {/\} 30. Rd8+ Ng8 $1 31. Rxb8 Qg4+ $10) 26... Ng4 $6 (26...
Nc5 $5 27. Qe7 $1 (27. Nf7+ Kg8 $1)) 27. g3 Nc5 28. gxf4 $1 (28. Qe2 Qg5 29.
Rd5 Qg6 {/\} 30. Rxc5 Qxd6) 28... Nxe6 29. Bd7 Rf6 30. Rfe1 Nxf4 (30... Nxf2
31. Kxf2 Nxf4 32. Ke3 $16) 31. Bxg4 a2 $2 (31... h5 $1) 32. c5 h5 33. Bf5 $2 (
33. c6 $1 $18) 33... g6 34. Be4 Rb2 35. Nc4 Nh3+ $2 36. Kg2 $18 {Chandler}
Rfxf2+ 37. Kxh3 Rb3+ 38. Ne3 g5 39. Kg3 Rf4 40. Bd5 h4+ 41. Kg2 Rb2+ 42. Kg1
1-0

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.05"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Qc2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 Qb6 (12... Qc7 13. Qa4 $14)
13. Ne5 Qc7 (13... Rd8 14. Rxd8+ Qxd8 15. Bb5 a6 16. Ba4 Qc7 17. O-O Nc6 18.
Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Solozhenkin,E-Sokolov,A/Cannes 1995})
14. Nc4 (14. Bd3 Bf6 15. Nf3 Bxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Nd7 17. O-O {Komarov,D-Contin,D/
Amantea 1994} Nf6 $1 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 $10 {Komarov}) 14... Nc6 15. Bd3 Nd4 16. Qb1
Rab8 $6 (16... a5 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Rfe1 a4 19. Qc1 Nb5 20. Be5 Qc6 21. Qe3 f6
22. Bc3 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Rd7 24. Rb1 Bd8 25. h4 Bc7 26. h5 Rad8 $11 {Lputian,
S-Onischuk,A/Lucerne 1997}) (16... f5 17. O-O fxe4 $2 18. Bxe4 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 $16
) (16... Qf4 $142 $1 17. Na5 Rab8 18. Nxb7 Rxb7 $11) 17. O-O Ba8 (17... Bxe4
18. Ba5 Bxd3 19. Bxc7 Bxb1 20. Bxb8 Bc2 (20... Ba2 21. Bd6 Bxc4 22. Bxe7 Bxf1
23. Kxf1 Rc8 24. b4 Nb5 25. Bxc5 $14) 21. Bxa7 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Ra8 23. Bb6 $14) (
17... Qf4 $142) 18. Rde1 Qc6 19. Re3 $14 f5 $2 (19... Rfd8 20. Rg3 $14 {
/\Qd1-h5}) 20. Ne5 $16 Qd6 (20... Qb7 21. Bc4 Kh8 22. Rh3 Rf6 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24.
Rb3 Qc7 25. Rxb8+ Qxb8 26. Nd7 $18) 21. exf5 Nxf5 (21... exf5 $2 22. Bc4+ Bd5
23. Qa2 Rbd8 24. Ba5 $18) (21... Qd5 22. f3 Nxf5 23. Re2 $16) 22. Rd1 (22. g4
c4 $1 (22... Nxe3 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Ng6+ Kxh7 25. Be5 $1 Qd8 26. Nxf8+ Kg8 27.
Qh7+ Kxf8 28. fxe3+ Ke8 29. Bxb8 Qd5 30. Qh5+ $18) 23. Nxc4 $1 (23. Bc2 $2 Nxe3
24. Bxh7+ Kh8 25. Ng6+ Kxh7 26. Nxf8+ (26. Be5 $4 Qd3) 26... Kg8 27. Qh7+ Kxf8
28. fxe3+ Ke8 $17) 23... Qd5 24. Be4 (24. Re4 Nh4 $132) 24... Qxc4 25. gxf5 Bg5
26. f6 $1 $16) 22... Rbd8 23. Ree1 (23. g4 $2 Qd5 24. f3 c4 $1 25. Nxc4 Bc5 $19
) 23... Qb6 24. Nd7 $6 (24. Bc4 Bd5 25. Qa2 Nd4 $14) (24. Be4 $1 Bxe4 (24...
Bd5 $4 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Nd7 $18) 25. Qxe4 $16 {><c5,e6}) 24...
Rxd7 25. Bxf5 Rxf5 (25... Rxd1 $2 26. Bxh7+ Kh8 27. Rxd1 c4 28. Bd4 Bc5 29.
Bxg7+ $1 Kxg7 30. Qg6+ Kh8 31. Qh6 Bxf2+ 32. Kh1 $18) 26. Rxd7 Qc6 27. Qe4 Qxe4
$2 $138 (27... Qxd7 28. Qxa8+ Rf8 29. Qe4 Bf6 $1 30. Qxe6+ (30. Bxf6 Rxf6 $14)
30... Qxe6 31. Rxe6 Bxc3 32. bxc3 Rb8 33. g3 Rb3 $14) 28. Rxe4 Bxe4 29. Rxe7
Rg5 $2 (29... Rf7 30. Re8+ Rf8 31. Rxe6 Bb7 32. Re5 c4 33. f3 $18) 30. g3 Bf3
31. h4 $18 Rg6 (31... Rd5 32. Rxg7+ Kf8 33. g4 $18) 32. Rxa7 c4 33. Rc7 Rg4 34.
a4 h6 35. a5 g5 36. h5 Re4 37. a6 1-0

[Event "Nussloch"]
[Site "Nussloch"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Bd6 8. Bg2
(8. Qa4+ c6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Bf4 Bxf4 12. gxf4 Nbd7 13. e3 c5 14. Ne5
cxd4 15. Qxd4 Qe7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. a4 Rac8 18. a5 Rc4 19. Qd3 Qe6 20. Rfd1 Rb4
$10 {Khalifman-Huebner/ BL 1991}) 8... O-O 9. Ne5 $1 (9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nb5 Be7
11. Bf4 c6 12. Nd6 Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Re8 14. Rc1 Ne4 15. Bf4 Qe7 $1 16. Re1 c5 17.
Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Rad8 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Qb4 Ba6 21. Rcd1 Bc4 22. Be3 Nb3 $10 {
Anastasian-Rozentalis/ Tbilisi/ 1989}) 9... Re8 $146 (9... Nbd7 10. Nc4 Be7 11.
Ne3 c6 12. Nf5 (12. g4 Ne8 13. Qd3 Nd6 14. h4 Nf6 15. g5 {1/2-1/2 Petrosian,
A-Gligoric,S/Sarajevo (04) ;EXT 86 1986}) 12... Re8 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. O-O $14)
(9... Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nc4 (11. O-O $5 $14) 11... Be7 12. O-O Bf6 13. e3
Qe7 14. Bd2 a5 15. Rc1 Bd5 $10 {Petrosian,A-Rozentalis/ Daugavpils/ 1989}) 10.
Nc4 Bf8 11. Bg5 c6 12. Ne5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. O-O Bd6 $2 (14... Na6 15. Nd7
Qe6 16. Nxf8 Rxf8 17. b4 $14) (14... Qd6 15. e4 Na6 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Nb5 Qe6
18. Rc1 $16) (14... Qd8 15. e4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 $1 $14) (14... Qe6 $1 15. e4 (15.
b4 $5 Nd7 16. Nd3 (16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Qb3 b5) 16... Nf6 17. Qb3 (17. b5 $2 cxb5
18. Nxb5 Rec8 $1 19. Nf4 Qc6 20. a4 a6 21. Na3 Qc3 $17) 17... Bd6 18. e3 h5
$132) 15... dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd7 17. f4 Nxe5 $1 (17... Rad8 18. f5 Qe7 19. Ng4 $1
$36 {/\f6}) 18. dxe5 Rad8 19. Qa4 a6 20. Rad1 c5 $10) 15. f4 $16 Qd8 (15... Na6
16. e4 dxe4 (16... Nc7 $2 17. Ng4 Qd8 18. e5 $16) 17. Nxe4 Qe7 18. Rc1 (18. Qb3
Rad8 19. Rac1 Bb8 $13) 18... Rac8 (18... c5 $2 19. Nxd6 Bxg2 20. Nxe8 Bxf1 21.
Qxf1 $18) 19. Qa4 $1 b5 20. Qb3 Bb8 21. Rfe1 $16 c5 $2 22. Bh3 Rc7 23. d5 $18)
(15... Qe7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 (17. Bxe4 $5 c5 $2 18. Nd5 $16) 17... Nd7 18.
Rc1 Nxe5 (18... Rac8 19. Bh3 Bxe5 20. fxe5 $16) 19. fxe5 $1 (19. dxe5 Bc7 20.
Nd6 Bxd6 21. exd6 $14) 19... Bc7 20. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 21. Qg4+ Kf8 22. Rxf6 Bxe5 (
22... Rad8 23. Rcf1) 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Rcf1 Re7 25. Qg6 $18) 16. e4 c5 $2 (
16... dxe4 17. Nxe4 (17. Bxe4 $5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Qf3 $16) 17... Na6 18.
Rc1 Rc8 19. Qa4 $1 b5 20. Qb3 Re7 21. Rfd1 $16) 17. Qh5 $1 (17. exd5 cxd4 18.
Nb5 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Rxe5 20. Qxd4 Re2 $1 (20... Re8 21. Qf4 $18) (20... Re7 21.
d6 $18) (20... f6 21. Qc4 $1 $18)) 17... Rf8 (17... Re7 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. exd5
cxd4 20. Rac1 $16) 18. exd5 cxd4 19. Nb5 Ba6 (19... a6 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6
axb5 22. c7 Qxc7 23. Bxa8 b4 24. Rfc1 $18) (19... Na6 20. Nc4 Bb8 21. Nxd4 $16)
20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Rfd1 f6 $2 (21... Nd7 22. Rxd4 Rae8 (22... Nf6 23. Qf5 $18)
23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. d6 $18) 22. Rac1 $5 (22. Qg6 $1 Nd7 (22... Rd8 23. Nf7) 23.
Ng4 $1 Kh8 24. Be4 $18) 22... fxe5 (22... Nd7 23. Rc6 Qe7 24. Re6 Qd8 25. Nc6
$18) 23. fxe5 $18 Qd8 (23... g6 24. Qxh6 Qxe5 25. Qxg6+ Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27.
Rc7+ Kh6 28. d6 $18) 24. d6 Nd7 25. e6 $1 Qf6 (25... Nf6 26. Qe5 Qb8 27. e7 $18
) 26. Bxa8 Qf2+ 27. Kh1 Be2 (27... Rxa8 28. Qd5 $18) 28. Rd2 d3 29. exd7 Rxa8
30. Qe8+ (30. Rc8+ $4 Kh7 $19) (30. Qe8+ Kh7 31. Qe4+ g6 32. Qe7+) 1-0

[Event "NED-chT 9495"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. e4 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 (9... Qc7 10. Nb5 $1 Qd7 11. Bf4 Bxe4 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rd1 Qb7
14. Nc7 $16 {Gelfand-Gulko/Dos Hermanas/1994}) 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 a6 12. Bg5
Ne5 $1 (12... Ng4 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. h3 Nh2 15. Nxh2 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Bf4 17. Nd5 $1
exd5 18. exd5+ Be5 19. f4 $36 {Piket-Van der Wiel/Wijk/1994}) 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14.
Bh4 (14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qa4+ Ke7 $10) 14... Nh5 15. Qa4+ Kf8 16. Qd7 g5 $1 17.
b4 (17. Qxb7 Rb8 18. Qxa6 gxh4 19. Ne2 Rg8 {/\Qg5} 20. Kh1 Nf4 21. Nxf4 Qxf4
22. Be2 Bd6 23. g3 Qxe4+ 24. f3 Qe3 $17) (17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Qxb7 Rd8 19. Be2 (
19. Bxa6 $2 Rg8 20. g3 Nxg3 $19) 19... Rg8 20. Bf3 Rd3 21. e5 Nf4 22. g3 (22.
Ne4 $2 Qxg2+ 23. Bxg2 Rxg2+ 24. Kh1 Rh3 $19) 22... Qxe5 $40 23. Rae1 $2 Bxf2+
24. Kxf2 Qd4+ $19) (17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Rb8 19. Rac1 Kg7 $15 {/\Rhd8}) 17...
Bd4 (17... gxh4 18. bxc5 Qxc3 19. Qxb7 Kg7 20. Bxa6 Rhb8 21. Qe7 $13) 18. Bxg5
Bxc3 $2 (18... Qxg5 19. Qxd4 Rg8 20. Qd6+ (20. g3 Rd8 21. Qc4 b5 $17) 20... Ke8
21. g3 Rd8 22. Qxb6 Rxd3 23. Qxb7 Rxc3 $15) 19. Bh6+ Ng7 $2 (19... Kg8 20. Rac1
Rb8 21. Rxc3 $1 Qxc3 22. Rc1 Qf6 (22... Qxa3 $2 23. Qc7 Re8 24. Qe5 f5 25. Rc7
$18) 23. Qxb7 Re8 24. Rc8 Ng7 25. Be3 $14) 20. Rac1 Re8 (20... Rb8 21. Rxc3
Qxc3 22. Qd6+ $18) 21. Qxb7 $18 Qf6 22. Be3 h5 23. Qxb6 Be5 24. f4 1-0

[Event "Nussloch"]
[Site "Nussloch"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 c6 $5 {N} 7. cxd5 (7.
Bg5 dxc4 8. e4 b5 9. e5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Nbd7 $13) 7...
cxd5 8. Bg5 (8. Bf4 $5) 8... Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bh4 Ba6 (11... Nbd7
12. O-O Rc8 13. Qa4 a6 14. Qb3 $1 $14 {/\} Ne4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17.
Nd2 {><b6}) (11... Nc6 12. O-O Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Ne5 $14) 12. O-O (12. Bxa6
$5 Nxa6 13. O-O Qc8 14. Rfc1 Qb7 15. Nb5 Rac8 16. Qa4 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. h3 $14) 12... Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nbd7 14. Rac1 a6 15. Rc2 Qb8 16.
Rfc1 Qb7 17. Ne5 $2 (17. Na4 $1 Rfc8 (17... Bd6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qb3 $1 (19.
Rc6 $6 Bc5 20. Ne5 Ng4 $1 21. Nxc5 (21. R6xc5 $2 Nxe5 22. Qb3 Nd3 $1 $17) 21...
bxc5 22. R6xc5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qxb2 $10) 19... b5 20. Nc5 $14) 18. Ne5 Bd6 19.
Bxf6 (19. f4 $5 $14) 19... Nxf6 20. Qb3 Rxc2 21. Qxc2 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nd7 23. f4
b5 24. Nc5 $14) 17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 $17 19. Bg3 (19. Bxe7 Nxe5 20. Qd4 Nc6
$17) 19... Nc5 20. Qd1 Nb3 21. Rb1 Rac8 22. Ne2 Rc4 $1 23. e4 $2 (23. Rc3 Nc5
$17) 23... Rxe4 24. Rc3 Na5 $19 (24... Nc5 25. Nd4 {/\f3}) 25. b3 d4 (25...
Bxa3 $1 26. f3 Rb4 $19) 26. Rc2 Rd8 27. Qd3 b5 28. Bf4 {/\f3} g5 $1 29. Bg3 (
29. Bd2 Rxe2 30. Bxa5 Rxc2 31. Bxd8 Rc3 $1 32. Qxd4 Qc8 33. Rd1 Bxd8 34. Qxd8+
Qxd8 35. Rxd8+ Kg7 $19) 29... Bxa3 $4 (29... Qd5 30. Rc7 Bxa3 31. Qf3 Rf8 $19)
30. Nc3 $1 $132 Rg4 $138 31. f3 $138 Nc6 32. Ne4 $1 (32. fxg4 $2 Nb4 33. Qd2
Nxc2 $19) 32... Rxg3 $2 (32... Rxe4 33. Qxe4 Rd5 $15) 33. Nf6+ (33. hxg3 $2
Nxe5 34. Nf6+ Kf8 (34... Kg7 35. Nh5+ Kh8 36. Qe2 Rd5 $19 {/\d3}) 35. Qh7 d3
36. Qxh6+ Ke7 37. Rd2 Bc5+ 38. Kh2 Be3 $19) 33... Kf8 34. Qe4 $1 Na5 35. Qxb7
Nxb7 36. hxg3 $2 (36. Rc7 $2 Rxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Nc5 38. b4 Na4 $17) (36. b4 $3 Bxb4
(36... d3 37. Rc7 d2 38. Rd1 Bxb4 39. Rxb7 Rxf3 40. gxf3 $16) 37. Rxb4 d3 38.
Rc1 $1 (38. Rd2 $2 Na5 39. hxg3 Nc4 40. Rd1 Ne3 41. Rd2 Nc4 $10) 38... d2 (
38... Rxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Na5 40. Rd4 $1 $18) 39. Rd1 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Na5 41. Kf2 Nc4
42. Ke2 $16) 36... d3 37. Rc7 Nc5 38. Kf2 Bb4 39. Ke3 $2 d2 40. Ke2 Kg7 41. g4
a5 $19 42. Kd1 Nd3 43. Rd7 Rxd7 44. Nxd7 Ne1 45. Nf6 Nxg2 46. Ke2 Nf4+ 47. Ke3
Nd5+ $2 (47... Ng6 $1 48. Kd4 (48. Ne4 Nxe5 49. Rd1 a4 $19) (48. Ne8+ Kf8 49.
Nc7 a4 $19) 48... a4 49. bxa4 bxa4 50. Ne4 a3 $19) 48. Nxd5 exd5 49. Kd3 $2 (
49. Kd4 $1 Kf8 (49... f6 50. Rd1 $1 fxe5+ 51. Kxe5 $10) (49... Kg6 50. Rd1 $1 (
50. Rh1 Ba3 51. Kd3 Bc1 52. Kc2 a4 53. bxa4 bxa4 $19) 50... h5 51. Kxd5 h4 52.
Kc6 h3 53. Kxb5 h2 54. Kc4 $10) (49... Ba3 50. Kd3 Bc1 51. Kc2 a4 52. bxa4 bxa4
53. Rb6 a3 54. Rd6 $10) 50. Rd1 $1 (50. Kxd5 $2 Ba3 51. Rd1 Bc1 52. Kc5 a4 53.
bxa4 bxa4 54. Kb4 a3 55. Kb3 Ke7 $19) 50... Ke7 51. Kxd5 Bc3 52. Kc5 Ke6 53.
Kxb5 Kxe5 54. Kc4 Bb4 55. Kd3 $10) 49... f6 $1 (49... Kf8 50. Rh1 Ke7 51. Kc2
Ke6 52. Rxh6+ Kxe5 53. Rb6 $15) 50. exf6+ Kxf6 51. Kd4 $1 (51. Rh1 Ke5 52. Ke2
(52. Kc2 Kf4 $19) 52... Kd4 $1 53. Rxh6 Kc3 54. Kd1 Kxb3 55. f4 a4 56. fxg5 a3
57. Ra6 a2 58. g6 Bc3 $19) 51... Ba3 (51... Ke7 $1 52. Rd1 Kd6 53. Rh1 Ba3 54.
Kd3 (54. Rxh6+ Ke7 55. Rh1 Bc1 56. Kd3 a4 57. bxa4 bxa4 58. Kc2 Kd6 $19) 54...
Bc1 55. Rxh6+ Kc5 56. Kc2 a4 57. bxa4 bxa4 58. Ra6 a3 $19) 52. Kd3 Bb4 (52...
Bc1 $1 53. Kc2 (53. Ke2 a4 54. bxa4 bxa4 55. Rb6+ Ke5 56. Rxh6 a3 57. Ra6 Kd4
$19) 53... a4 54. bxa4 bxa4 55. Rb4 a3 56. f4 (56. Ra4 Ke5 57. Kd1 d4 58. Ke2
Kd5 59. Ra6 Kc4 $19) 56... gxf4 57. Rxf4+ Kg5 58. Ra4 Kh4 59. Kd1 Kg3 60. Ra6
Bb2 61. Ra4 d4 $19) 53. Kd4 Kg6 $2 (53... Ba3 $1 $19) 54. Kd3 h5 $2 55. gxh5+
Kxh5 56. Rg1 $1 $10 Kh6 57. Kc2 Kh5 58. Kd3 a4 59. bxa4 bxa4 60. Kc2 (60. Rb1
a3 61. Kc2 $10) 60... d4 61. Ra1 a3 62. Kb3 Bd6 (62... Kh4 63. Kxb4 Kg3 64. Kc4
Kxf3 65. Kd3 $10) 63. Rd1 Bf4 64. Rh1+ Kg6 65. Kxa3 Kf5 66. Kb3 Bg3 67. Kc2 Kf4
68. Kxd2 Kxf3 69. Kd3 Bf2 70. Rh8 g4 71. Rf8+ Kg3 72. Ke2 Be3 73. Rg8 Kh3 74.
Rh8+ Kg2 75. Rg8 Kg3 76. Rh8 Bf4 77. Rd8 Be5 78. Rf8 Kh4 79. Rf5 Bg7 80. Rf7
Bh6 81. Rh7 Kh5 82. Rd7 Be3 83. Rg7 Bg5 84. Rg8 Kh6 85. Re8 Bf6 86. Rg8 Kh5 87.
Kd3 Kh4 88. Rg6 Bg5 89. Kxd4 g3 90. Re6 g2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nussloch"]
[Site "Nussloch"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 cxd4 $1 {N}
(7... exd5) (7... Nxd5) 8. Nxd4 (8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. dxe6 dxc3 10. exd7+ Qxd7 11.
Qxd7+ Nxd7 12. bxc3 Be7 $44) 8... Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Nd7 11. Be3 Rc8 (
11... Bxe4 $6 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Qd4 Nf6 14. Nxa7 Qxd4 15. Bxd4 $36) 12. Qd2 Be7
13. Rd1 a6 (13... O-O $2 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qxd7 $18) (13... Bxe4 $5 14. Ba6 $44
) 14. Be2 Ne5 (14... b5 $5 15. f3 Bh4+ 16. Bf2 (16. g3 Bf6 17. O-O Ne5 {><f3})
16... Bg5 (16... Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Qb6 18. Qe3 Nf6 19. Nb3 $14) 17. Be3 Bh4+ $10)
15. O-O O-O 16. f3 Nc4 $10 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rc1 (18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Rc1 Rc8 $10)
18... Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Bf6 20. b4 (20. Nb3 Qxd2 21. Nxd2 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23.
Bxb6 Bxb2 24. Nc4 Bf6 $10) (20. Qf2 Qd7 21. Nb3 $6 Qd3 $15) 20... Qd7 21. Nb3
Qa4 22. Qa2 Qb5 {><b6,Bb7} 23. Rc7 Rb8 24. Qd2 (24. Qc2 Bd8 (24... h6 $5 25.
Rxb7 Rxb7 26. Qc8+ Kh7 27. Qxb7 Qe2 28. Bd2 Qd1+ 29. Kf2 Qxb3 $10) 25. Nd4 Qe8
26. Rc3 Qd7 $10) 24... h6 25. Nd4 Qe8 26. Ne2 Be5 27. Rc2 Bc6 (27... Rd8 $5 28.
Qc1 (28. Qe1 $2 Rd3 29. Bxb6 Qb8 30. Ng3 Rxa3 $15) 28... Rd3 29. Nf4 (29. Bxb6
$6 Qd7 $36) 29... Rd6 30. Rd2 Qd7 31. Ne2 (31. Rxd6 Qxd6 32. Qd2 Qxd2 33. Bxd2
Bb2 $15) 31... Bc6 32. h3 Bb5 $15) 28. Bd4 Rd8 29. Qe3 (29. Qc3 Bxd4+ 30. Nxd4
Ba4 31. Rd2 Rc8 $15) 29... Ba4 30. Rd2 (30. Rc1 Bxd4 31. Nxd4 Qd7 32. Ne2 Qd2
33. Qxd2 (33. Qxb6 $2 Bb5 $19) 33... Rxd2 $15) 30... Bc7 31. Qc3 Qe7 32. Be3
Rxd2 (32... Bxh2+ 33. Kxh2 Qh4+ 34. Kg1 Qe1+ $10) 33. Qxd2 Qd7 $6 $138 (33...
Bb5 $1 {>=} 34. Nc3 Bc4 {/\} 35. Na4 Qh4 36. g3 (36. h3 Qg3 37. f4 b5 38. Nc5
g5 $36) 36... Bxg3 37. hxg3 Qxg3+ 38. Kh1 Qxf3+ 39. Kh2 Qxe4 40. Nxb6 Bb5 $15)
34. Qxd7 Bxd7 35. Bf4 $138 Bd8 (35... e5 36. Be3 $10 {><b6,d5}) 36. Bd6 Bf6 $6
(36... f6 $142) 37. e5 Bd8 38. Kf2 h5 39. Ke3 Kh7 40. g3 g5 41. Nc3 Kg6 42. Ne4
Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Lauterberg Bohemia"]
[Site "Bad Lauterberg"]
[Date "1991.11.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1991.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 (6. Qa4+ Qd7 7. Qc2
dxc4 8. e3 c5 9. Bxc4 Qc8 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. O-O {Ivanchuk-Khalifman,Reykjavik,
1991} Bd6 $10) 6... Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 (9. Bxe7 Nxe7 (9...
Qxe7) 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Nd7 12. O-O c5 13. Rfd1 $14) 9... Bxg5 (9... exd5 10.
Bxe7 Qxe7 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 c5 13. O-O Nd7 $10) 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rd1 $5 (11. e4
Nd7 12. e5 Be7 $10 {Gelfand-Dzindzichashvili,Manila,1990}) 11... Bf6 $5 {/\c5}
(11... Nd7 12. g3 Be7 13. Bg2 Qc7 14. O-O Nf6 (14... c5 15. d5 $14) 15. Ne5
Rac8 16. Ne4 $5 $36) 12. e4 (12. g3 $2 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qc7 $15) (12.
Ne4 Be7 13. g3 Nd7 14. Bg2 Qc7 15. O-O Rad8 $10 {/\c5}) 12... Qc7 13. Be2 Nd7
14. e5 Be7 15. O-O Rfd8 $10 16. Rfe1 {><e5} Nf8 (16... c5 $6 17. d5 Nxe5 18.
Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Ba6 Qb8 (19... Qc7 20. d6 Rxd6 21. Rxd6 Bxd6 22. Nb5 Bxh2+ 23.
Kh1 Qc6 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Kxh2 $16) 20. dxe6 Bxa6 (20... fxe6 $4 21. Rxd8+ $18)
21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. Qxa6 $40) (16... a6 $5) 17. Rc1 $6 (17. Bd3 $142 c5 18. Be4
Bxe4 19. Nxe4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Rac8 $10) 17... c5 18. dxc5 bxc5 $1 $15 {><e5} 19.
Qf4 $8 Ng6 20. Qe3 Rac8 {/\c4} (20... Rab8 $2 21. Na4) (20... c4 $2 21. Nb5 $16
) 21. Bd3 $1 $8 Bxf3 (21... c4 22. Be4 (22. Bxg6 fxg6 {^^}) 22... Bc5 23. Qg5
h6 24. Qg3 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 $13) (21... Qb6 22. Na4 $1 Qa5 23. Nc3) 22. Bxg6 (22.
Qxf3 Nxe5 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Rd2 27. Re2 Rxe2
28. Nxe2 Rd8 $15) 22... Bxg2 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Kxg2 Qb7+ $6 (24... Kg8 $142
25. Qh3 Qc6+ 26. Ne4 Rd4 27. f3 Rf8 $15 {עg2}) 25. Ne4 Kg8 (25... Qxb2 26.
Qf4+ Kg8 27. Rb1 Qd4 28. Rb7 Rd7 29. Qg4 Qd5 $1 $17) (25... Qxb2 26. Rc3 $1 {
Romanishin} Kg8 27. Qh3 Qb6 28. Rg3 Rf8 29. Kh1 Qc6 30. f3 $36) 26. Qh3 Qd5 $2
(26... Qc6 $142 {/\Rd4,Rf8}) 27. Rcd1 $1 Qxe5 28. Ng3 Qf6 29. Rxe6 Qf7 30. Rde1
Bf8 (30... Bf6 $2 31. Ne4 Bd4 32. f3 $16 {/\Nd6,Ng5}) 31. Ne4 $14 h6 $138 32.
Qg4 $138 Kh8 33. Re3 Re8 34. Rf3 $1 Qb7 35. Qg6 (35. Ng5 $5 Rxe6 $8 36. Nxe6 (
36. Nf7+ Kh7 37. Qxe6 Qc6 $10) 36... Bd6) 35... Qd7 $1 $8 36. Rxe8 (36. Ng5
hxg5 37. Rh3+ Kg8 38. Qh7+ Kf7 39. Qf5+ $10) 36... Rxe8 37. b3 Rb8 38. a4 Qd5
39. h4 c4 40. bxc4 Qxc4 41. Nd6 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. Qc2 c5 6. dxc5 (6. e4 cxd4 7. Nxd4
Bc5 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nxc5 $6 bxc5 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Qd3 e5 12. Be2 O-O 13. Rd1 d6
$10 {Santos,JP-Gomes Esteban,JM Manila(ol) 1992}) 6... Bxc5 (6... bxc5 $5 7.
Bg5 (7. Bf4 $5) 7... Be7 8. e3 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 $10) 7. Bg5 {N} (7. e4 Nc6 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. a3 a5 12. Be2 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 $10 {ECO}) 7... O-O
8. e3 Be7 9. Be2 h6 10. Bh4 d5 (10... d6 $5 11. Rd1 a6 12. O-O Nbd7) 11. O-O
Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Rac1 Qe8 $2 (13... dxc4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rxd8 Rfxd8 $10)
(13... a6 $5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Ne5 Rc7 17. Qd2 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Rxc1
19. Qxc1 Nxe5 $10) 14. cxd5 Bxd5 (14... Nxd5 $2 15. Nxd5 $1 exd5 (15... Rxc2
16. Nxe7+ Kh8 17. Rxc2 g5 18. Rc7 $18) (15... Bxh4 16. Nc7 $18) 16. Qa4 $16)
15. Qa4 $2 (15. Ba6 $1 $16 {Sokolov,I} Bxf3 $140 16. gxf3 Rc7 17. Bb5 Qc8 (
17... Nh5 $2 18. Nd5 $1 Rxc2 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 20. Rxc2 $18) 18. Bg3 Rc5 19. b4 Rf5
20. e4 Rxf3 21. Nd5 $1 $18) 15... Bc6 16. Qxa7 g5 17. Nd4 (17. Bg3 Ra8 18. Qc7
Rc8 $10) 17... gxh4 (17... Ra8 $2 18. Qc7 Rc8 19. Qg3 Ne4 20. Qh3 $18) 18. Nxc6
Rxc6 19. Bb5 Rd6 20. Qa4 h3 $6 (20... Qd8 $2 21. Rxd6 Bxd6 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23.
Rd1 Nc5 24. Qc6 $16) (20... Qc8 $1 21. Nd5 Rxd5 $1 (21... Qd8 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7
23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Rd1 Qc5 25. b4 Qc3 26. Bxd7 Rd8 $10) 22. Rxc8 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1
Rxc8 24. Bxd7 Rd8 $15) (20... Qc8 $1 21. Qxh4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Qxh6 Ne5
$10) 21. gxh3 Qd8 $2 (21... Qc8 22. Nd5 Rxd5 23. Rxc8 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Rxc8 25.
Bxd7 Rd8 $10) 22. Rxd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd7 Nxd7 24. Rd1 Nc5 25. Qc6 Qg5+ 26. Kh1 Bxh2
27. Kxh2 $18 Kh7 28. Qf3 Qe5+ 29. Kh1 f5 30. Qf4 $1 Qxf4 (30... Qf6 31. Qd4 $18
) 31. exf4 Ne4 32. Nxe4 fxe4 33. Rd6 Rxf4 34. Kg2 b5 35. Rxe6 Kg7 36. Re5 b4
37. Rb5 e3 38. fxe3 Re4 39. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.13"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Zarnicki, Pablo Adrian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Argentina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bf4 e5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 {N} (12... d6 13. O-O-O O-O 14.
f3 a5 15. Qd3 g5 16. Be1 a4 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Qe3 Nd4 19. h4 $16 {
Akopian-Salov/Wijk/1993}) (12... O-O 13. f3 Be7 14. Bf2 $1 $14) 13. Bg3 d6 14.
O-O-O a6 (14... O-O $5 15. f3 $14) (14... Qe7 $5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Nd4 17.
Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 (18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. Kb1 $14) 18... exd4 19. Qa4+ Kf8 20. Qxd4
f6 21. h4 $44) 15. f3 Qe7 16. h4 (16. Nd5 $5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nd4 (17... Nb8 18.
Nxc5 bxc5 19. h4 Nd7 20. Qa4 Kf8 21. hxg5 Qxg5+ 22. Kb1 $16) 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19.
Rxd4 exd4 20. Qa4+ b5 21. Qxd4 f6 22. Qb6 Rd8 23. Bd3 $44) (16. Kb1 $5 O-O-O (
16... Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Ne2 Bc5 19. b4 Be3 20. Qd3 $16) 17. Nd5 Nxd5 (17...
Qe6 18. Bf2 $16) 18. cxd5 Nb8 19. Na1 $1 Qc7 20. b4 Be3 21. Qxc7+ Kxc7 22. Nc2
Bf4 23. Bf2 g4 24. g3 Bg5 25. fxg4 $18) 16... O-O-O 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 $16
Nb8 19. Nxc5 (19. Na1 $5 Qc7 20. b4 Be3+ 21. Kb1 gxh4 22. Bxh4 Bg5 23. Bf2 $16)
19... bxc5 20. b4 Nd7 21. Kd2 Kb8 22. Rb1 Rc8 23. Bf2 cxb4 24. Qa4 Nc5 25. Qxb4
gxh4 26. Bxc5 $2 (26. Bxh4 f6 27. Bf2 $16) 26... dxc5 27. Qb6 c4 28. Qxa6 Rc7
$15 29. Kc2 (29. d6 $2 Rd8 30. Rb6 Rxd6+ $19) (29. Bxc4 Qg5+ 30. Kd3 Qxg2 31.
Rhf1 $2 Qxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Bxa6 $19) (29. Qb6 c3+ 30. Kc2 Qxa3 31. Qb3 Qa7 $17)
29... Qc5 30. Qb6 Qxa3 31. Qb4 (31. Rxh4 c3 32. Qa6 $2 (32. Qb3 Qa7 $40) 32...
Qb2+ $1 33. Rxb2 cxb2+ 34. Kxb2 Bxa6 35. Bxa6 Ka7 36. Bf1 Rb8+ 37. Ka2 Rc5 $19)
31... Qa7 32. Be2 c3 $17 33. Bc4 Rhc8 34. Qd6 Qf2+ 35. Kb3 c2 36. Rbc1 Qxg2 37.
Rhf1 Qg6 38. Qxg6 (38. Qxe5 Qb6+ 39. Kxc2 (39. Ka2 Ba6 40. Bxa6 Qxa6+ $19)
39... Ka7 40. Ra1+ Ba6 $19) 38... fxg6 $19 39. Bb5 Rc5 40. Kb4 Ka7 41. Bd7 Rc4+
42. Kb3 R8c5 43. Rf2 Bc8 44. Bb5 Rc3+ 45. Kb2 Ba6 46. Be8 (46. Bxa6 Kxa6 $19)
46... Kb6 47. Bxg6 R3c4 48. Kb3 (48. Rfxc2 Rxc2+ 49. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 50. Kxc2 h3 $19
) 48... Rc8 $1 49. Kb2 (49. Bf5 Rb8 50. Rfxc2 Ka5+ $19) 49... Ka7 50. Ka1 Ra4+
51. Kb2 Bd3 52. d6 Rb4+ 53. Ka2 Rcb8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.14"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Estonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EST"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
c5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 a6 12. g3 Qc7 13. Bg2 Bc5 (13... Be7 $5
14. O-O O-O 15. Rac1 Rac8 $10) 14. Rc1 $1 {N} (14. Qe2 O-O 15. O-O Rac8 16.
Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Bf8 18. Qe3 Nc5 19. Be1 $6 Qd7 20. Rd2 Qa4 21. b4 Nd7 $15 {
Akopian-Salov/Tilburg/1994}) 14... O-O 15. O-O Rac8 (15... Rad8 $5 16. Nb3 (16.
b4 Be7 17. Qb2 Qb8 $10) 16... Be7 17. Qe2 Qb8 18. Rfd1 Rfe8 $10) 16. Nb3 Be7 (
16... Qb8 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. b4 Nd7 19. Qb2 $16) 17. Qd1 $1 $14 Ne5 $4 (17...
Qd6 $4 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 19. Rfd1 Rc6 20. e5 $18) (17... Bc6 18. Nd4 Qb7 19. Nxc6
Qxc6 20. Qg4 (20. Bxg7 $2 Qxc1 21. Qxd7 Kxg7 22. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Bf1 Bf6 $10) (
20. Qd4 Nf6 $14 (20... e5 21. Qd5 $14)) 20... g6 21. Qe2 $14) (17... Qd8 18.
Qg4 Nf6 $2 (18... g6 19. Rfd1 $14) 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. e5 Rxc1 (20... h5 21. Rxc8
Qxc8 22. Qxh5 Bxg2 23. exf6 Bxf1 24. Qg5 g6 25. Qh6 $18) 21. Rxc1 h5 22. Qxh5
Bxg2 23. exf6 $16) (17... Nc5 $5 18. Qg4 (18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Bxg7 Qxc1 20. Qxc1
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Kxg7 22. Rc7 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Bf6 $10) (18. Bb4 Qe5) 18... e5 19.
Bb4 Qb8 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Rfd1 $14) 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd7 $18 Bg5
(19... Rxc1 20. Nxc1 $18) (19... Qxb2 20. Qxb7 Rxc1 21. Nxc1 Bxa3 22. Qxa6 $18)
20. f4 Rxc1 21. fxe5 Bc6 (21... Be3+ 22. Kh1 Rxf1+ 23. Bxf1 Bxe4+ 24. Bg2 $18)
22. Qd4 Rxf1+ 23. Bxf1 Rd8 24. Qxb6 Bxe4 25. h4 1-0

[Event "Nussloch"]
[Site "Nussloch"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
O-O 9. Bh3 $1 {N} (9. Bg2 Nbd7 (9... c5 $5 10. O-O Na6 11. Bf4 Qc8 $1 12. Rad1
Rd8 13. Be5 Ne4 14. dxc5 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 bxc5 16. Qb3 Bc6 17. Bf4 Bf6 18. Qc2 h6
19. Rc1 Bb7 20. Rfd1 Qe6 $10 {Savchenko,S-Dragomarezkij,E/Alushta 1993}) 10.
O-O c5 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Qf5 g6 (12... Re8 13. Bf4 g6 14. Qh3 c4 15. Ne5 Nf8 16.
Ng4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Nd7 $6 (17... Ne6 $142 $1) 18. Be5 $1 Nf6 19. Qf4 $1 a6 20.
h4 $16 {Ehlvest,J-Rozentalis,E/EUCup Gr3 Lubniewice (02) ;CBM 45 1994}) 13. Qh3
Re8 14. Bg5 c4 $1 15. Ne5 Nf8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ng4 Bg7 18. Nh6+ Bxh6 19. Qxh6
a6 $10 {Tregubov,P-Zagrebelny,S/Alusta 60/(480) 1994}) 9... c5 10. O-O Nbd7 (
10... Nc6 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Nb5 $14) (10... Na6 11. Rd1 $14) 11. Bf4 $6 (11. Rd1
$142 $14) 11... Ne4 $1 12. Rad1 (12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qd5 (14...
Qe8 15. Rad1 Rd8 $6 16. Rxd8 Bxd8 17. Rd1 g5 18. Bd2 Qxe5 19. Bc3 Qe8 20. Bf5
$16) 15. Rad1 Qc6 16. Bd7 Qg6 $10) 12... Ndf6 13. Nxe4 (13. Be5 Nxc3 14. Qxc3
Ne4 15. Qc2 c4 $10) 13... Nxe4 14. dxc5 bxc5 {/\Qb6} 15. Ne5 $1 Nf6 $1 $10 16.
Bg5 {/\Bxf6,Nd7} Ne4 17. Bf4 Nf6 18. Bg2 (18. Bg5 $10) 18... Qb6 19. Bg5 Rfd8
20. Rd2 $6 (20. Nd3 Rac8 21. Nf4 d4 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. b3 Qa6 25.
Qc4 Qxc4 26. bxc4 Rb8 27. Rb1 $10) 20... h6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nd3 Rac8 23. e3 (
23. Nf4 $2 d4 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 $15 {/\c4,/\Bg5}) 23... c4 24. Nf4 d4 25. Bxb7 Qxb7
26. exd4 Rxd4 27. Re2 $2 $138 (27. Rfd1 Rxd2 (27... Rcd8 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4
Bxd4 30. Qxc4 Qxb2 31. Qc8+ $10) 28. Rxd2 Re8 29. Nd5 Re1+ 30. Kg2 $10) 27...
g6 28. Rfe1 Kg7 $17 {<->d,><b2} 29. Ng2 $2 h5 30. h3 Rd6 $1 {/\Rb6} 31. Nf4 $2
(31. Ne3 c3 32. bxc3 Rxc3 33. Qa2 Qd7 34. Kh2 Qa4 $17) 31... Rb6 32. Rb1 c3 33.
b4 a5 34. Re4 $2 Rd8 $19 35. Rbe1 axb4 36. axb4 Rxb4 37. Rxb4 Qxb4 38. Re4 Qb2
39. Re2 Rd2 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Relange, Eloi"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Kisela Voda"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6
8. Rc1 Bb7 9. a3 $6 {Mit diesem Zug wartet Weiß 9...Nbd7 ab, bevor er auf d5
die Bauern tauscht. Der Nachteil von a2-a3, die Schwäche des Bauern b2, macht
sich aber nicht selten in den Stellungen mit hängenden Bauern bemerkbar.} (9.
Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7) 9... Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 (10... Nxd5 $2 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rxc7 $16) 11. Bd3 ({Auch 11.Be2 bereitet Schwarz keine
Probleme:} 11. Be2 c5 12. O-O Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. dxc5 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 bxc5 16.
Qc2 Rab8 $1 17. Rc1 Ba8 {><b2, siehe die Anmerkung zum 9. Zug von Weiß.} 18. b3
Rfe8 19. Bf1 Qd6 20. Qd1 Red8 21. Nd2 d4 22. Nc4 Qf6 23. Rd3 Nf8 $15 {
Andersson,U-Short,N/Thessaloniki (ol) 1988}) 11... c5 12. O-O Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7
14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Bb1 Ndf6 $11 {Schwarz hat zumindest einen bequemen Ausgleich.
} 16. Qc2 (16. Qa4 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Ng4 (17... Nxf2 $5) 18. Rc2 Rab8 19. h3 Ngxf2
20. Rxf2 Nxf2 21. Kxf2 d4 $40 {Acosta,M-Diaz,N/Mar del Plata 2000}) 16... Rac8
$1 (16... Rab8 $6 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Nd2 $14) 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19.
Qa4 (19. Nd2 Nf6 $11) 19... a6 20. Bxe4 $6 {Nach diesem Tausch wird der weiße
Springer zur Passivität verurteilt. Zum gleichen Spiel führte 20.Qa5.} (20. Qa5
d4 21. exd4 Ng5 22. Ne1 $11) 20... dxe4 21. Nd2 ({Nach} 21. Ne1 $5 {stand der
Springer nicht schöner, deckte aber das Einbruchfeld d3.}) 21... Rd3 $15 22.
Nf1 Rcd8 23. Re1 h5 24. b4 cxb4 25. axb4 h4 26. h3 Qd7 (26... R8d5 $5 $15) 27.
Qa5 $1 (27. Qxd7 R8xd7 $15) 27... Rd5 28. Rc5 Rc8 29. Rec1 Rdxc5 30. Rxc5 Rxc5
31. Qxc5 {Nach dem Turmtausch sollte Weiß die Stellung mühelos halten können.
Hecht: '[#] Passiver Springer gegen schlechten Läufer. Weiß sollte mit der
Dame am Damenflügel bleiben, um entweder den Läufer anzugreifen oder den
Springer über d2 zu befreien.'} f6 32. Qh5 Qa4 33. Nd2 $2 {Ein
Bauerneinsteller, wahrscheinlich sah Weiß in Zeitnot 34..Qf8 nicht.} (33. Qc5
$11) 33... Qxb4 $17 34. Qe8+ Qf8 35. Qe6+ Qf7 36. Qb6 Qd5 37. Nb3 Qc6 38. Qd8+
Kh7 39. Nd4 Qc1+ 40. Kh2 Qc5 41. Kg1 Bd5 42. Qd7 a5 43. Nf5 Bf7 44. Nxh4 Qd5
45. Qa7 (45. Qxd5 $6 {Hecht} Bxd5 46. Nf5 a4 47. Nd4 a3 48. Nc2 a2 49. Kf1 Bb3
50. Na1 Bc4+ 51. Ke1 g5 52. Nc2 Kg6 53. Na1 Kh5 54. Nc2 Kh4 55. Na1 f5 56. Nc2
f4 57. exf4 gxf4 58. Na1 Bb5 59. Nc2 e3 ({oder} 59... f3 {Hecht} 60. g3+ Kxh3
61. Kd2 Kg2 62. Ke3 Ba4 63. Na1 Bd7 64. Nc2 Kf1 $19) 60. fxe3 fxe3 61. Na1 Kg3
62. Nc2 Bd3 63. Na1 Kxg2 64. h4 Kf3 65. h5 Kg4 66. h6 Kg5 67. h7 Bxh7 68. Ke2
Kf4 $19) 45... a4 {'!' Hecht.} 46. Nf5 $2 (46. g4 $1 $17 Be8 (46... Qb3 $2 {
Hecht} 47. Nf5 a3 48. Qe7 $11 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Re7f8]} a2 $2 49. Qf8 a1=Q+ 50.
Kg2) 47. Nf5 Qd7 48. Qa8) 46... a3 $19 47. Nxg7 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd6+ 49. g3 Kxg7
0-1

[Event "Parnu-A"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Na4 $5 (10. Ne2 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Qc2 Nd7 13. e4 N5b6 14.
Nc3 c4 15. Be2 Nc5 $15 {Lobron-Karpov/Dortmund/1995}) 10... Nd7 11. e4 Ne7 12.
O-O O-O 13. Bg5 (13. Bf4 $5 {/\Qd2,Bh5}) 13... h6 $1 $146 (13... e5 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Nc3 Qd6 17. Bc4 Qc5 18. Qd7 Rae8 19. Qxb7 Bxc3 20. Rac1
Qxg5 21. Rxc3 b5 22. Bb3 Qd2 23. Qxa7 Qxb2 24. Qc5 $16 {Lobron-de Boer/
Amsterdam op/1995}) 14. Be3 (14. Bh4 $5 g5 15. Bg3 f5 16. Bd6 $13) 14... Kh7
15. Rc1 f5 $10 16. exf5 (16. Nc3 f4 17. Bd2 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20.
Be2 Qd6 $15) 16... exf5 17. Bf4 $1 (17. Nc3 c5 18. dxc5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nxc5 $15)
17... Nd5 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Nc3 Qf6 (19... N7f6 20. Be5) 20. Bg3 (20. Be5 $6 Nxe5
21. dxe5 (21. Nxe5 Nf4 $17 {[%csl Rd4] /\Rad8,><d4}) 21... Qf7 $15 {[%csl Re5]
><e5}) 20... Nxc3 21. bxc3 c5 22. Bb5 $1 (22. Re1 $2 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 (23. Nxe1
f4 $19) 23... Bxf3 24. gxf3 cxd4 25. cxd4 Qxd4 $17) 22... Re7 23. Ne5 (23. Qa4
$5 Bxf3 (23... Rd8 $5) 24. gxf3 (24. Bxd7 $2 Be2 25. Rfe1 f4 $19) 24... Nf8 25.
dxc5 bxc5 26. Rfd1 $13) 23... Nxe5 24. dxe5 (24. Bxe5 Qg5 25. g3 Bxe5 26. dxe5
f4 $15) 24... Qf7 25. f4 a6 26. Be2 Rd7 27. Qe1 (27. Qc2 $5 $10 {/\Rad1}) 27...
Qe6 28. Bf3 (28. Bh4 $5 Bf8 {/\Be7,Rad8}) 28... Bxf3 29. Rxf3 Bf8 30. Bf2 $2 (
30. Bh4 c4 31. a4 Bc5+ 32. Bf2 $10) 30... Be7 31. c4 Rad8 $17 {[%csl Rc4][%cal
Rd7d1] <->d,><c4} 32. Rfc3 g5 33. Be3 $2 (33. g3 $142) 33... gxf4 34. Bxf4 Rd4
{><e5} 35. Qf1 Bg5 36. Bxg5 hxg5 37. Qe2 Kg6 38. Re3 Rd2 39. Qf3 g4 40. Qf1
R8d4 41. g3 Rb2 42. Re2 (42. Rd1 Qxc4 43. Qxc4 Rxd1+ 44. Qf1 Rxf1+ 45. Kxf1 Kf7
$19) 42... Rxe2 43. Qxe2 Re4 $19 44. Qd2 Qxe5 45. Kf2 Rd4 46. Qe2 Qxe2+ 47.
Kxe2 f4 48. gxf4 Kf5 $1 49. Rb1 Rd6 50. Rf1 Rh6 51. Rf2 Rh3 52. Kf1 Rb3 $1 (
52... Rxa3 $2 53. Rb2 $17) 53. Kg2 a5 54. Re2 a4 55. Re5+ Kxf4 56. Re6 Rxa3 57.
Rf6+ Ke5 58. Rxb6 Rb3 59. Ra6 a3 60. Ra5 Kf4 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 {N} Qxd5
$1 (7... exd5 8. g3 Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O $14) (7... Bxd5 8. Qc2 {/\e4} Bxf3 (
8... f5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Rc1 $14) 9. exf3 c6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Bd3
$16) 8. g3 Nc6 $5 (8... c5 9. Be3 Nc6 (9... cxd4 10. Bxd4 Nc6 11. Bc3 Rd8 12.
Qxd5 Rxd5 13. Bg2 $14) 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qxd5 exd5 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. Rc1 c4 14.
Bg2 Rb8 $10 {/\Bc8-e6}) 9. Bg2 (9. Be3 $5 {>=} e5 10. Bg2 exd4 (10... Nxd4 $2
11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Nh4 Qa5+ 13. b4 Qa6 14. Qxd4 $16) (10... e4 $6 11. Ng5 f5 12.
f3 $36) 11. O-O $1 O-O-O 12. Nxd4 Qh5 13. Bf3 Qh3 14. Qa4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxf3
16. exf3 Kb7 $13 {/\Qd7}) 9... Nxd4 $1 10. Nh4 Qa5+ 11. b4 (11. Bd2 $2 Qa6 $17)
11... Bxb4+ 12. axb4 Qxa1 13. Bxb7 Rd8 14. Kf1 $8 (14. O-O $6 Nf3+ 15. Nxf3
Rxd1 16. Rxd1 O-O $17) 14... O-O (14... Nxe2 $4 15. Bc6+ Ke7 16. Bg5+ $18) 15.
Kg2 a5 (15... Nf3 16. Qb3 Nxh4+ 17. gxh4 Qd4 18. Bg5 $13) (15... Qa2 16. e3 Nb3
17. Qf3 (17. Qh5 $6 Qc2) 17... Nxc1 18. Rxc1 $10) 16. Qd3 $1 (16. bxa5 Qxa5 $17
) 16... Qa4 (16... axb4 17. Bg5 Qa7 18. Be4 Rd7 19. Bxh7+ (19. Bc6 $2 Rd6 20.
Be7 Nxc6 $19) 19... Kh8 20. Be4 c5 $13) 17. Bg5 f6 (17... Rd7 $5 18. bxa5 Qxa5
$13) 18. Be4 $1 fxg5 (18... f5 $2 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Bb7 Qxb4 21. e3 $16) 19.
Bxh7+ Kh8 (19... Kf7 $2 20. Qg6+ Ke7 21. Qxg7+ Rf7 22. Ng6+ Ke8 23. Qg8+ $18)
20. Ng6+ Kxh7 21. Nxf8+ Kg8 22. Qh7+ Kxf8 23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Qxg7+ Ke8 25. Qh8+
Kd7 (25... Ke7 26. Qg7+ Ke8 27. Qh8+ $10) 26. Qxd4+ Kc8 27. Qe4 axb4 28. Rb1 c5
(28... Kb8 $5 29. Rxb4 Qa8 $15) 29. Ra1 $1 $10 Qxa1 30. Qc6+ Kb8 31. Qxb6+ Ka8
32. Qxd8+ Kb7 33. Qd7+ Kb6 34. Qd6+ (34. Qd6+ Kb5 35. Qd7+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Bykhovsky,Av} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7.
e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 (10... Nh5 $5 {Bykhovsky,Av}) 11.
Be2 O-O 12. O-O-O Ne8 13. Kb1 $1 (13. Bg3 e5 14. Kb1 Qe7 $6 (14... Bd4 {>=} 15.
Bd3 Nc7 16. Ne2 Ne6 {Tiviakov}) 15. Rhe1 Bd4 {Timman,J-Tiviakov,S/Wijk (05) ;
CBM 51 1996} 16. Bd3 $1 $14 {/\Nd5}) 13... f6 (13... e5 14. Bxe5 Bxf2 15. Bd3
$14) 14. Bg3 e5 15. f4 Bd4 (15... exf4 16. Bxf4 Qe7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 $36)
(15... Qe7 16. fxe5 fxe5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nf6 19. Rhe1 $14) 16. Nb5 $1
$146 (16. Bf3 Qe7 (16... exf4 17. Rxd4 fxg3 18. hxg3 $14 {/\e5}) 17. Nd5 Bxd5
18. exd5 Rc8 19. Rhe1 Qc5 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Nd6 $1 $13 {
Piket,J-Nijboer,F/Linares zt (04) ;CBM 51 1995}) 16... Bxb5 17. cxb5 Rc8 (17...
Nc7 $2 18. fxe5 Bxe5 (18... fxe5 $2 19. Rxd4 exd4 20. Bxc7 $18) 19. Bxe5 fxe5
20. Qd2 $16) 18. Qa4 {><a7} Nc7 19. Rc1 (19. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 (19... Ne6 {Bykhovsky,
Av /\Nc5 /}) 20. Qb7 Rb8 $10) 19... Ne6 20. fxe5 Rxc1+ (20... fxe5 {Bykhovsky,
Av} 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Qxa7 $16) 21. Rxc1 fxe5 22. Bc4 $1 (22. Qxa7 Nc5 (22...
d5 $2 23. Qb7 $16) 23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. Bd5 Qg5 $44) 22... Kh8 (22... Qb8 23. Bxe6+
(23. Rd1 $5 $16 {/\Rxd4}) 23... dxe6 24. Qxd4 exd4 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. Rc7 $16)
23. Bxe6 dxe6 24. Qxa7 h5 25. Qc7 Qf6 $132 26. Ka2 Kh7 (26... h4 $5 27. Be1 Qf4
28. Bb4 $1 (28. Qe7 $2 Qxc1 29. Qxf8+ Kh7 30. Qb4 Qc2 $15) 28... Bc5 (28... Rf7
29. Qc6 $16) 29. Rc4 Qf1 30. Rxc5 bxc5 31. Qxc5 $16) 27. Rc2 Qg5 (27... h4 $5 {
Bykhovsky,Av}) 28. Qc4 Rf6 (28... Qg4 29. Qe2 $16) 29. Qe2 Qg6 30. Rc6 $16 h4
31. Bxh4 Rf4 32. Bg3 Rxe4 33. Qc2 Qf5 (33... Rg4 34. Qb3 $16) 34. Rc4 (34. Qb3
$2 Re2) 34... Kh6 (34... Rg4 $5 35. Qe2 Re4 $16) 35. Qd3 Qg4 $2 (35... Rg4 $142
36. Qf3 $16) 36. Bxe5 $18 Rxe5 37. Qxd4 Qe2 (37... Qxd4 38. Rxd4 Rxb5 39. Rd6
$18) 38. Qf4+ Kg6 39. Qg4+ Qxg4 40. Rxg4+ Kf6 41. a4 Rd5 42. Rc4 e5 43. Rc6+
Kf5 44. Rxb6 e4 45. Rb8 e3 46. b6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 11th final"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1995.12.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[EventDate "1995.11.30"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yerevan"]
[BlackTeam "Budapest Honved"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rd1 a5 13. Bg3 Qc8 (13... Qe7 14.
e5 Ne8 15. Ne4 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Bd3 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 $14 {
Gurevich,M-Chuchelov,V/2. BL 9596 1995}) 14. e5 (14. O-O Qb7 15. Bf3 (15. e5 $2
Ne4 $17) 15... Ne8 16. Rd3 d6 17. Rb1 a4 $10 {Gelfand-Adams/Tilburg/1992})
14... Ne8 15. Ne4 Bxe4 $1 {N} (15... Be7 16. O-O Qb7 17. f3 a4 $5 18. Rd2 (18.
Qc3 $5 $14 {Hjartarson}) 18... f5 $1 19. exf6 gxf6 20. Rfd1 Rf7 21. Nf2 Bc5 22.
Kh1 Ng7 23. Ne4 Nf5 24. Bf4 Be3 $13 {[%emt 0:00:49] Olafsson,H-Hjartarson,J/
Reykjavik Olafsson (04) ;CBM 1995}) (15... Qb7 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. f3 Rb8 18. Rd2
$14 {><a5 Hjartarson}) 16. Qxe4 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qh4 (18. Qc2 $5 Qe8 19.
O-O e5 $13) 18... Qe8 19. Bf3 (19. Bd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Qg6 21. Bf3 (21. O-O Qc2
22. Bf3 Rac8 $10) 21... Rac8 $10) 19... Rd8 20. Bd6 (20. O-O e5 21. Rfe1 d6 $10
) 20... Bxd6 21. Rxd6 e5 $1 $10 22. Be4 $2 (22. Rxb6 $2 e4 23. Be2 Rb8 24. Rb5
Rxb5 25. cxb5 Qe5 26. O-O Qxb2 $17) (22. O-O e4 23. Re1 Qe5 24. Rxb6 Qd4 25.
Rxf6 Qxf6 26. Qxf6 Rxf6 27. Bxe4 Rb8 $10) 22... Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Rxf2 $1 24. Qd5+
(24. Kxf2 $2 Qf8+ $17) (24. Rxb6 d5 (24... Rf4 $5 25. Qd5+ Kh8 $36 {/\Rd4}) 25.
cxd5 Rf4 26. Qc2 Rxd5 $15) 24... Qf7 25. Qxf7+ Rxf7 26. Rf1 (26. Rxb6 Rdf8 27.
Rd6 Rf2 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Kxd2 Rf2+ 30. Kc3 Rxg2 $17) 26... Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Rc8
$17 28. b3 (28. Rxb6 Rxc4 29. Rb5 d6 $17) 28... a4 29. bxa4 Rxc4 30. Rxd7 Rxa4
31. Rb7 Rxa3 32. Rxb6 Kf7 33. Kf2 Rd3 34. Ke2 Rd4 35. Ke3 Ke7 36. Ra6 Rd6 37.
Ra7+ Kf6 38. Ra2 Rb6 39. Rf2+ Ke6 40. Ra2 Rb3+ 41. Ke4 Rb4+ 42. Ke3 h5 43. Rf2
Kd5 44. Rd2+ Rd4 45. Ra2 Re4+ 46. Kf3 (46. Kd3 $2 Re1 47. Ra5+ Ke6 48. Ra6+ Kf5
$17) 46... Rc4 47. Rd2+ Rd4 48. Ra2 Rc4 49. Rd2+ Ke6 50. Ke3 g5 51. Ra2 Kf5 52.
Rf2+ Rf4 53. Ra2 Re4+ 54. Kf2 Rb4 55. Rc2 h4 56. Ra2 (56. h3 $2 {><g3} Kf4 57.
Ra2 e4 58. Rc2 Rb3 59. Ra2 e3+ 60. Kf1 Kg3 61. Ra5 g4 62. hxg4 Rb2 63. Re5 e2+
64. Rxe2 Rb1+ $1 65. Re1 Rxe1+ 66. Kxe1 Kxg2 67. g5 h3 $19) 56... Rb3 57. Rc2
Ke4 58. Re2+ Kd4 59. Rd2+ Rd3 60. Ra2 e4 61. Ra4+ Ke5 62. Ra2 Kf4 63. Ke2 Re3+
64. Kf1 Rc3 65. Rf2+ Ke3 66. Re2+ Kd4 (66... Kd3 67. Kf2) 67. Rd2+ Ke5 68. Ra2
Rb3 69. Ke1 Rb1+ 70. Kf2 Kf4 71. Rc2 Kf5 72. Rc5+ Kg4 73. Rc2 Rb3 74. Ke1 h3
75. Ra2 Rb1+ 76. Kf2 Rh1 77. Re2 Kf4 (77... Kf5 78. Ke3 hxg2 79. Rf2+ Ke5 80.
Rxg2 $10) 78. g3+ Ke5 79. Ke3 Rc1 80. Ra2 Rc3+ 81. Ke2 Kd4 82. Rd2+ Ke5 83. Ra2
g4 (83... Kf5 84. Ra5+ Kg4 85. Ra2) 84. Ra5+ Kd4 85. Ra4+ Rc4 86. Rxc4+ $1 $10
Kxc4 87. Ke3 Kd5 88. Ke2 Kd4 89. Kd2 e3+ 90. Ke2 Ke4 91. Ke1 Kf3 92. Kf1 e2+ {
1/2-1/2 Akopian,V-Almasi,Z/EUCup f Ljubljana (03) ;CBM 51_08 1995} (92... e2+
93. Ke1 Kg2 94. Kxe2 Kxh2 95. Kf2 Kh1 96. Kf1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares zt"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {King Giese} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O-O Ne8 {N} (12...
Rc8 13. Kb1 Ne8 {/\Bxf2} 14. f3 (14. Bg3 $142 $1 $14) 14... f6 15. Qd2 e5 16.
Be3 Nc7 17. Nb5 $1 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Bxb5 19. cxb5 Ne6 $10 {Piket,J-Timman,J (07)/
Amsterdam m ;CBM 50 1995}) 13. Bg3 e5 14. Kb1 f6 (14... Qe7 $5 15. Rhe1 (15. f4
$5) 15... Bd4 16. Nd5 (16. Bd3 $5) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Qf6 18. Bd3 g6 19. Re4
$2 Nd6 20. Bh4 g5 21. Rxd4 exd4 22. Bxh7+ Kg7 23. Bg3 Nxc4 $17 {Timman,
J-Tiviakov,S/Wijk (05) ;CBM 51 1996}) 15. f4 Bd4 (15... exf4 16. Bxf4 Qe7 17.
Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Bd6 19. Bc1 Be5 20. Bd3 g6 21. h4 $40) (15... Qe7 16. fxe5
fxe5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nf6 (18... Nd6 19. Bd3 e4 20. Qe2 Rae8 21. Rhe1 Rf7
22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Bxe4 Rfe7 24. Qd3 $16) 19. Rhe1 $14) 16. Bf3 Qe7 (16... exf4
17. Rxd4 (17. Bxf4 Be5 18. g3 Nc7 19. Rhe1 Ne6 $132) 17... fxg3 18. hxg3 {/\e5}
g6 19. Qd2 Qe7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nd6 22. Re1 Qf7 23. Qf4 $14) 17. Nd5 Bxd5
18. exd5 Rc8 19. Rhe1 Qc5 (19... Qd6 $2 20. Be4 h6 (20... g6 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22.
Bxg6 hxg6 23. Qxg6+ Kh8 24. Re4 $18) 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. Qd3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 $16 {
/^b1-h7}) 20. fxe5 (20. Be4 g6 $13) 20... fxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Nd6 $1 (
22... Qxc4 23. Qd2 Nf6 24. d6 $14) 23. Re7 Nxc4 24. Qe2 Qd6 $10 25. Ka2 (25.
Rd4 $2 Nxa3+ 26. bxa3 Qxa3 27. Rd1 Qb4+ 28. Ka1 Rc3 $19) (25. Bg4 Rc7 26. Ka2
b5) 25... b5 26. Rd4 (26. Be4 $5 g6 27. Bd3 a6 28. h4 Nb6 29. h5 Qxd5+ 30. Ka1
$44) 26... a6 (26... Rf7 $5 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 $10) 27. Be4 Qf6 (27... g6 $5 28. Bd3
Rf2 29. Qxf2 Qxe7 $10) 28. Rd3 Qf2 $4 (28... Rf7 $1 29. Rxf7 Qxf7 30. Rf3 Qe8
31. Rh3 g6 $10) 29. Rh3 (29. Rg3 $1 Qf6 (29... g6 30. Bxg6 $18) 30. Rexg7+ Qxg7
31. Qh5 $18) 29... h6 {[#]} 30. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 31. Qg4+ Kf6 32. Rf3+ Qxf3 (32...
Ke7 {Giese} 33. Qg7+ Kd6 34. Rxf2 Rxf2 35. Qg3+ $18) 33. gxf3 $18 {[%csl Rd7,
Rh6] Giese: +-,קd7,h6  King: Now we see the full force of the queen against
an exposed king and weak pawns: it's party time.} Ke5 $2 (33... Rf7 34. Qg6+
Ke7 35. Qxh6 $18) 34. Qxd7 Rcd8 35. Qg7+ Kf4 36. Qxh6+ Ke5 37. Qxa6 Nd6 38. Qa5
Nxe4 39. fxe4 Kxe4 40. Qxb5 $138 {King: A fitting conclusion: Black has no
pawns left.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 11th final"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1995.11.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1995.11.30"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Osijek Mursa"]
[BlackTeam "Yerevan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qxd7+ Nbxd7 9. Nb5 Kd8 10. cxd5 Bxd5 $5 {N} (10... Nxd5 11. e4 N5f6 12. Bf4 Ne8
$6 (12... Bxe4 13. Bxc7+ Ke8 14. Be2 a6 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Bxd6 Bd5 17. Nd2 Nb8
18. Bxb8 Rxb8 19. Rc1 b5 20. Nf3 Ke7 21. Rc7+ Nd7 22. Kd2 f6 $10 {[%emt 0:00:
50] Lputian, S-Anastasian,A/ARM-ch Erevan (08) ;CBM 1995}) 13. Bd3 h6 14. O-O-O
c6 15. Nc3 Bd6 16. Be3 Ke7 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. e5 Bb8 19. Ne4 f5 20. exf6+ Nexf6
21. Rhe1 Rhd8 22. Bd2 Nd5 $10 {[%emt 0:00:51] Van Wely,L-Karpov,An/Groningen 
(10) ;CBM 1995}) (10... exd5 11. Bf4 c6 12. Nd6 Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Ne4 14. Bf4 Re8
$2 15. e3 f6 16. h4 $14 {[%emt 0:00:47] Van Wely,L-Epishin,V/Ter Apel (05) ;
CBM 1995}) 11. Bf4 (11. Rc1 c5 $10) 11... c6 12. Nc3 (12. Nd6 Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Ne4
14. Bf4 c5 $10) 12... Bxf3 13. exf3 (13. gxf3 {>=} Kc8 14. e3 Kb7 $10) 13... a6
14. g4 h6 15. Rc1 Kc8 16. Ne4 Nd5 $1 17. Bg3 Kb7 18. Bc4 Rad8 19. O-O (19. Nd6+
Bxd6 20. Bxd6 N7f6 21. Be5 Ne8 22. Ke2 f6 23. Bg3 Nd6 24. Ba2 Nb5 25. Rhd1 Rhe8
$10) 19... N7f6 (19... Nf8 20. h4 Ng6 21. h5 Ngf4 22. Rc2 $10) 20. Be5 h5 $1
21. g5 Ne8 22. h4 Rg8 23. Rc2 f6 (23... Nd6 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Nxd6+ Bxd6 26.
Bxd6 Rxd6 27. Re1 Rd7 $10) 24. Bh2 Nd6 $6 (24... Ndc7 $5 25. Rd1 Nd6 {/\Nf5}
26. Bxd6 Bxd6 27. Bb3 Bf4 $15) 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Nxd6+ Bxd6 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28.
Re1 $10 Rc8 29. Kg2 (29. b4 $5) 29... a5 30. Kg3 Rc7 31. Re8 c5 32. Rh8 (32.
Kf4 cxd4 33. Rd2 fxg5+ 34. Kxg5 Rf6 35. f4 Rcf7 36. Rxd4 Rf5+ 37. Kg6 Rxf4 38.
Rxd5 $10) 32... g6 (32... cxd4 33. Rd2) 33. Rf8 f5 34. Kf4 cxd4 35. Rd2 Re7 (
35... Rc4 $2 36. Ke5 Kc6 37. Rf6 Rxf6 38. Kxf6 $16) 36. Rf6 Kc6 37. Rxd4 Ree6 (
37... Re2 38. Rd3 $1 Rxf2 (38... Rxb2 39. Ke5 Re2+ 40. Re3 Rxe3+ 41. fxe3 Rxf6
42. gxf6 Kd7 43. a4 $16) 39. Rb3 $16) 38. Rd3 $1 (38. Rxe6 Rxe6 39. b4 axb4 40.
axb4 Kb5 $17) 38... Rxf6 (38... Kc5 39. Re3 $1 Rxf6 40. gxf6 Rxf6 41. Ke5 Rf8 (
41... Rc6 $4 42. Rc3+ Kb5 43. a4+ $18) 42. Rc3+ Kb5 43. Kxd5 Rd8+ $10) 39. gxf6
Rxf6 40. Ke5 Rd6 41. f4 Rd8 42. Kf6 Rd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 10th final"]
[Site "Lyon"]
[Date "1994.11.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Timoshenko, Georgy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1994.11.18"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Alchevsk Garant-Donbass"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. e4 c5 8. d5 $5
{N} (8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 {=}) 8... exd5 9. exd5 a6 (9... Nxd5 $5 10. Bxc4
Be7 (10... Nxc3 11. Qxc3 {~= @}) (10... Qe7+ $2 11. Kf1 Nxc3 12. Bg5 $1 f6 13.
Qxc3 fxg5 14. Re1 Be4 15. Nd2 {+-}) 11. Qb3 (11. Qa4+ Bc6 12. Bb5 Qd7 13. Ne5
$2 (13. Nxd5 Qxd5 {=+}) 13... Nxc3 14. Qb3 Qf5 15. Nxc6 Nxb5 16. Nxe7 Qe5+ 17.
Be3 Nd4 {-/+}) (11. O-O Nxc3 12. Qxc3 O-O 13. Bf4 Nc6 {=+}) (11. Qf5 Nf6) 11...
Nxc3 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. bxc3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nc6 15. O-O Ne5 16. Bd5 c4 17. Bxc4
Nxf3+ 18. Kg2 {~}) 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Ba2 b4 (11... Bd6 $5 12. Qe2+ (12. O-O O-O
13. Bg5 Nbd7 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Nxf6+ (15. Rfe1 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rxe4 Qd6 {=
}) 15... Nxf6 16. Rad1 {+=}) 12... Qe7 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. Bg5 h6 (14... Nbd7
15. Ne4 Rhe8 16. O-O h6 17. Rfe1 $1 {+/-}) 15. Bxf6+ Kxf6 16. Ne4+ Ke7 17. O-O
Rd8 18. Rfe1 Kf8 19. Rac1 c4 20. Rcd1 {+=}) 12. Na4 Nbd7 (12... Bxd5 13. Bxd5
Nxd5 (13... Qxd5 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Re1+ $40) 14. O-O Be7 (14... Nd7 $2 15. Qe4+
Ne7 16. Bg5 {+-}) 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Qb3 (16. Qe4 Nf6) (16. Nxc5 Nc6 17. Na4 Na5
18. Qf5 Nb3 19. Rxd5 Qe8 {~}) 16... c4 17. Qxc4 Qe8 18. b3 (18. Qxd5 Qxa4 19.
Bg5 Ra7 {+=}) 18... Nf6 19. axb4 {+/-}) 13. O-O Bd6 14. Re1+ Kf8 15. Bg5 a5 16.
Rad1 Qc7 (16... h6 $5 {>=} 17. Bh4 Qc7 {+=}) 17. Nh4 h6 (17... Bxh2+ 18. Kh1
Bd6 (18... Bf4 $2 19. Qc4 Bd6 20. Nf5 $36) 19. Nf5 $36) 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Nf5
Rc8 (19... Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Bd6 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Nxc5 {+/-}) 20. Qc4 g6 (20...
Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Bd6 22. Qb5 $1 Ng4 23. f3 Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Nxd1 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26.
Qxb7 Rb8 27. Qc6 Qxc6 28. dxc6 {+/-}) 21. Qh4 (21. Nxd6 $5 Qxd6 22. Qb5 {+/-})
21... Nd7 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Bc4 Ne5 24. Nb6 $1 {+/-} Rc7 (24... Re8 25. f4 $1
Nf3+ 26. gxf3 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Qxb6 28. Qe7+ Kg7 29. Re6 {+-}) 25. Rxe5 $1 Kg7 (
25... Qxe5 26. d6 {+-}) 26. f4 (26. Qe4 Qxb6 27. Re7 Qd6 {+=}) (26. Rde1 $1
Qxb6 27. Re6 $1 fxe6 28. Rxe6 Qxe6 (28... g5 $2 29. Qg3) 29. dxe6 Re8 30. Qg3
Rce7 31. h4 {+/-}) 26... Qxb6 27. d6 Rd7 28. Re7 Qc6 29. Rd2 Rf8 30. Qe1 Rxe7
31. Qxe7 Qe4 32. Qe5+ $1 Qxe5 $2 (32... Kg8 $1 {>=} 33. Qxe4 Bxe4 34. Re2 Bf5
35. h3 h5 36. Re7 Rd8 37. Rxf7 Kh8 {+=}) 33. fxe5 {+/-} Bc6 (33... Rd8 34. Rf2
Rd7 {+/-}) 34. Rf2 Bd7 35. Rf6 g5 36. h3 h5 37. Kh2 (37. Kf2 Be6 38. Bxe6 fxe6
39. Rxf8 Kxf8 40. Ke3 Ke8 41. Kd3 Kd7 42. Kc4 Kc6 43. a4 h4 44. d7 Kxd7 45.
Kxc5 {+-}) 37... h4 38. g4 Bc6 $2 39. Rf5 Be4 (39... Kg6 40. e6 {+-}) 40. Rxg5+
Bg6 41. e6 fxe6 42. Bd3 {+-} Rf2+ 43. Kg1 Rd2 44. Rxg6+ Kf7 45. Be4 Rxd6 46. g5
Rd1+ 47. Kf2 Rd2+ 48. Kf3 Rxb2 49. axb4 Rb3+ 50. Kf4 cxb4 51. Rh6 (51. Rf6+ Ke7
52. Ke5 {+-}) 51... Rxh3 52. Rh7+ Kg8 53. Rb7 Rh2 (53... Rg3 54. Ke5 Rxg5+ 55.
Kf6 Rf5+ 56. Bxf5 exf5 57. Rg7+ Kf8 58. Ra7 Ke8 59. Rxa5 {+-}) 54. g6 Re2 55.
Kg5 Rxe4 56. Kh6 Rf4 57. Rb8+ Rf8 58. Rxf8+ Kxf8 59. Kh7 Ke7 60. g7 Kd6 61.
g8=Q Kc5 62. Qg5+ Kc4 63. Qxh4+ Kb3 64. Qh3+ Ka4 65. Kg6 b3 66. Qc3 e5 67. Kf5
e4 68. Kf4 e3 69. Qa1+ Kb4 70. Kxe3 1-0

[Event "URS-ch52 First League"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1984.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1984.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qa4+ Qd7 $5 (
7... Nd7 8. Nxd5 Bxd5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Rc1 Qd6 12. Ne5 a6 $10 {
Lputian,S-Gurevich,M/Moscow/1987/}) (7... c6 $6 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. Bb2
O-O 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. c4 b5 13. Qc2 $14) 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Bd6 10. g3 Be4 $6 (
10... O-O $5 11. Bg2 c5 $1 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Rfd8
$10 {Henkin,I-Sulesko/USSR/1986/}) 11. Bg2 Qc6 12. Qe3 Qb7 13. O-O O-O 14. b3
Nd7 15. Bb2 a5 16. Rfd1 Rfe8 17. Rac1 Rad8 18. Ne1 Bxg2 (18... Nf6 $2 19. f3
Bd5 20. Qd3 $16) 19. Nxg2 Bf8 $6 (19... c5 $1 20. dxc5 Bxc5 (20... Nxc5 $2 21.
Rxd6 Rxd6 22. Qe5 $18) 21. Qg5 f6 22. Qg4 $14) 20. Qd3 Nc5 (20... c5 21. Qb5
$16) 21. Qb5 (21. Qc4 $6 Na6 22. Ne3 c5 23. d5 Nc7 24. dxe6 Nxe6) 21... Na6 (
21... Ne4 22. f3 Nf6 (22... Nd6 23. Qc6 $16) 23. e4 $16) 22. Ne3 Nb8 (22... c5
23. Nc4 $16) 23. d5 Qa6 (23... exd5 24. Rxd5 c6 (24... Rxd5 25. Qxe8 $16) 25.
Rxd8 Rxd8 (25... cxb5 $2 26. Rxe8 $18) 26. Qg5 Qe7 27. Qg4 $16) 24. a4 Qxb5 25.
axb5 Bc5 26. Be5 Rc8 (26... Bxe3 27. fxe3 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 exd5 29. Rxc7 f6 30.
Bd4 $18) 27. dxe6 fxe6 (27... Rxe6 28. Bxc7 $16) 28. Nc4 Bf8 29. Rd3 Be7 30.
Nd2 Bf6 (30... c5 31. Nc4) 31. Bxf6 (31. Bxc7 $2 Be5 $15) 31... gxf6 32. Ne4
Kg7 33. Rdc3 $18 Re7 34. Nd6 Rd8 35. Rxc7 Rxc7 36. Rxc7+ Rd7 (36... Kg6 $1 37.
Nc4 Rd1+ 38. Kg2 Nd7 39. Rc6 e5 40. g4 $16 (40. Nxb6 $6 Nxb6 41. Rxb6 Rb1 42.
Ra6 Rxb3 43. Rxa5 h5 $14)) 37. Rxd7+ Nxd7 38. Nc4 f5 39. f4 Kf6 40. Kf2 Nc5 41.
Nxb6 Nxb3 1-0

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
Qxc3 Nd7 9. Bg5 Nf6 $6 (9... Be7 10. Bxe7 Kxe7 11. g3 Nf6 12. Bg2 Qd6 13. O-O
Rhc8 14. Rfd1 c5 15. Rac1 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxc1 $10 {Magerramov,
E-Makarichev,S/Pavlodar/1987/}) 10. e3 (10. e4 $6 c6 $1 11. Bxf6 gxf6 $13)
10... Rc8 11. Qc2 Qd5 (11... Be7 12. Qa4+ Qd7 13. Bb5 c6 14. Be2 c5 15. Bb5 Bc6
16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qxc6+ Rxc6 18. Rc1 $16 {Benjamin,J-McCambridge,V/USA/1985/})
12. Qa4+ Bc6 13. Qa6 Bb7 14. Bb5+ Nd7 15. Qa4 a6 $2 (15... c6 16. Bc4 Qa5+ 17.
Qxa5 bxa5 18. Ke2 $14 {Haritonov,A-Bandza,A/USSR/1985/}) 16. Bxa6 Bxa6 (16...
Ra8 17. Bxb7 Rxa4 18. Bxd5 exd5 $18) 17. Qxa6 Ra8 18. Qd3 $16 Nc5 19. Qc2 Ne4
20. O-O (20. Bf4 $2 Bb4+ 21. Ke2 Qb5+ 22. Kd1 f5 $132) 20... Bd6 21. Bf4 (21.
Bh4 $5 O-O 22. Bg3 Nxg3 23. hxg3 $16) 21... Bxf4 22. exf4 Rc8 23. Rfe1 Nd6 24.
Rac1 (24. Re5 $6 Qc4) 24... O-O 25. Re5 Qb7 26. Ng5 g6 27. Qb3 {/\ Qh3} h6 (
27... Nf5 28. Qh3 h6 29. Rxf5 hxg5 30. Rxg5 $16) 28. Nf3 Rfd8 29. g4 $1 Kg7 30.
h4 Ne8 31. f5 $1 (31. h5 $6 Nf6 32. hxg6 Nxg4 $132) 31... exf5 32. gxf5 gxf5
33. Kh2 Nf6 (33... Nd6 $5 34. Rg1+ Kh7 35. Rxf5 Rg8 36. Rxf7+ $2 (36. Rf4 $16)
36... Nxf7 37. Qxf7+ Kh8 38. Qf6+ Kh7 39. Qf7+ $10) 34. Rxf5 Qe4 $18 35. Rg1+
Ng4+ 36. Rxg4+ Qxg4 37. Qxf7+ Kh8 38. Qe6 Qg7 39. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 $6 (6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3
Be7 $10) 6... Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 (7... Nxd5 $6 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5
11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Bf4 $14) 8. Bd2 c5 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 $10 Nc6 11.
O-O Rc8 12. Rfd1 (12. dxc5 $5 bxc5 13. Rfd1 d4 14. Na4 $132) 12... cxd4 13.
exd4 Ne4 14. Be1 (14. Nxe4 $2 Nxd4 $17) 14... Na5 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Qa4 (16. f3
$5 Ng5 $10) 16... Bxe5 (16... f6 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxa5 fxe5 19. dxe5 Qh4 20.
g3) 17. dxe5 Nc5 18. Qg4 Nab3 19. Rab1 d4 20. Bc4 $1 (20. Nb5 Be4 $1 21. Nd6
Bxb1 $17) 20... Rc6 (20... dxc3 21. Rxd8 c2 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Rd1 $13) (20...
Qe7 21. Nb5 Qxe5 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Be4 24. Bc3 $1 Bxb1 25. Rf4 h5 26. Qg3
$40) 21. e6 {[#]} Rxe6 $1 (21... fxe6 22. Nb5 $40) 22. Bxe6 Nxe6 $40 23. f3 f5
24. Qg3 Rf6 $6 (24... Qe8 $5 25. Ne2 f4 $17 26. Qg4 Rf6) 25. Qe5 Rg6 26. Qxf5
Qg5 27. Qxg5 Nxg5 28. Kf2 $1 (28. Ne2 Nxf3+ 29. Kf2 Nxh2 $17) 28... dxc3 29.
Rd8+ Kf7 30. Bxc3 (30. Rd7+ $2 Ke6 31. Rxb7 c2 $19) 30... Nc5 31. Rbd1 (31. b4
$6 Nce4+ 32. fxe4 Nxe4+ 33. Ke3 Nxc3 $17) 31... Ba6 (31... Nge6 $2 32. R1d7+
Nxd7 33. Rxd7+ $18) 32. h4 Nge6 33. Ra8 Bb5 34. Rxa7+ Ke8 35. Rd6 Nd3+ 36. Ke3
Nef4 37. Rxg6 hxg6 38. Rxg7 $2 (38. g3 $5 $14) 38... Nxg2+ 39. Kd4 Nxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lone Pine op Louis D. Statham Masters"]
[Site "Lone Pine"]
[Date "1979.03.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gheorghiu, Florin"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1979.03.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Be7 $6 6. d5 d6 7. e4 c6 8. Bd3 (
8. dxe6 fxe6 9. Ng5 Bc8 10. f4 O-O 11. Bd3 e5 12. f5 c5 13. g4 $16 {Petrosian,
T-Keres,P/Zurich/1961/}) 8... a6 9. dxe6 fxe6 10. Ng5 Qd7 11. f4 e5 12. f5 b5
13. Ne6 $16 Bd8 14. O-O (14. Be3 Qe7 15. g4 $16) 14... Bb6+ 15. Kh1 Qe7 16. Be2
Rg8 (16... Bc8 17. Bh5+ Nxh5 (17... Kd7 18. c5 $16) (17... g6 18. fxg6 hxg6 19.
Bxg6+ Kd7 20. Bf5 $16) 18. Qxh5+ Kd7 (18... Qf7 19. Nxg7+ $16) (18... g6 19.
fxg6 $16) 19. Bg5 $16) 17. Bg5 Nbd7 18. Qb3 Qf7 19. Qd1 Qe7 20. cxb5 axb5 21.
Qb3 Qf7 (21... Nf8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nc7+ $16) 22. a4 Nc5 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. axb5 cxb5 26. Bxb5 Rgb8 27. Bc4+ Kf8 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Rxa8 Bxa8
30. b3 Bd4 31. Nd5 Bxd5 32. Bxd5 Rc8 33. Rb1 Rc2 (33... Be3 34. b4 Rc1+ 35.
Rxc1 Bxc1 36. g3 Ke7 37. Kg2 Kd7 38. Kf3 $18) 34. b4 Kg7 35. b5 Kh6 36. h4 (36.
b6 $4 Bxb6) 36... Bb6 37. Kh2 Kg7 38. Rb3 Kh6 39. Kh3 Rc1 40. Kg4 Rf1 41. g3
Rf2 42. Ra3 Rb2 43. Ra8 Rxb5 44. Rb8 Rb2 45. Rb7 Bd4 46. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. Bf4
Be7 (8... Nh5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. e3 d6 12. Be2 Nf6 13. O-O O-O 14.
Rfd1 Nc6 15. Rd2 $10 {Van der Werf,M -Browne,W/Lugano/1989/}) 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e3
d6 11. Rd2 Qb6 12. Be2 Rd8 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Rfd1 (14. h3 Nf8 15. Rb1 Rd7 16. b4
cxb4 17. axb4 Rc8 18. Qa4 $14 {Cebalo,M-Marjanovic,S/JUG/1987/1:0/47/}) 14...
Nf8 15. b4 cxb4 16. axb4 Rac8 (16... Qxb4 $2 17. Rb1 $18) 17. Nd4 $6 (17. Qa4
$14) 17... Ba8 $5 {/\18.Qa4 Qb7 19.f3 e5-+} 18. Ndb5 e5 19. Bg5 a6 20. Bxf6
gxf6 21. Na3 (21. Na4 $2 Qb7 22. Bf3 e4 $19) 21... Qxb4 22. Nab1 $44 Rc5 23.
Ne4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Ng6 (24... d5 $2 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. cxd5 $16) 25. Qd3 {/\Nc3}
Ra5 26. Qc2 Ra1 27. Nc3 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qc5 29. Qa4 $6 (29. g3 $5 a5 30. h4 $16)
29... f5 $1 30. Qxa6 f4 31. Nd5 fxe3 32. Nxe3 (32. fxe3 $6 Bg5 $132) 32... Bg5
33. Nd5 Nf4 34. Nxf4 Bxf4 $14 35. g3 Bg5 36. Kg2 Be7 37. Qb7 Kf8 38. Qe4 Kg7
39. Ra1 $2 (39. Qg4+ Kf8 40. Bf3 Qc8 41. Qh5 $16) 39... Rc8 40. Bd3 $6 Qc6 $10
41. Qxc6 Rxc6 42. Ra4 Rc5 43. Be4 Bd8 44. Bd5 Ra5 45. Rb4 Ra7 46. h4 f5 47. Rb8
Be7 48. Rg8+ Kf6 49. h5 Rd7 50. h6 Rd8 51. Rg7 Bf8 52. Rxh7 Kg6 53. Rh8 Be7 54.
Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-A 21st"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1986.05.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Black "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1986.05.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 (7...
O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 c5 $10) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. Bd3 $14)
9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Rc1 c5 12. Bb5 O-O 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 Qb7 (
14... bxc5 $2 15. e4 Bc6 16. Qxd7 Bxd7 17. Rxc5 Rfb8 (17... Rab8 18. b4 Rfc8
19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Kd2 $16) 18. Rc2 $16) 15. Qe2 (15. cxb6 Qxb6 16. Qe2 Rab8
$10) 15... bxc5 16. O-O (16. Rxc5 $2 Rfc8 $17 (16... Rfb8 $6 17. O-O Qxb2 $2
18. Rc8+ $18)) 16... Rfc8 17. Rfd1 Rab8 18. Rd2 h6 (18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxf3
20. gxf3 Kf8 $10) 19. Ne1 a5 $6 (19... e5 $5 20. f3 c4 $15) 20. f3 a4 21. Nd3
Qb6 22. Rdc2 c4 23. Nb4 $14 f5 24. Kh1 Rc7 25. e4 fxe4 26. fxe4 Bb7 27. h3 (27.
Rxc4 Ba6 28. Nxa6 Qxa6 29. h3 Rxb2 30. Qxb2 Rxc4 $10) 27... Rf8 28. Na2 Rcf7 $6
(28... Qa5 29. Nc3 Qe5 $10) 29. Qxc4 Ba6 30. Qc5 Qb3 (30... Qb8 31. e5 Rf1+ 32.
Rxf1 Rxf1+ 33. Kh2 Rf5 34. Qd6 $16) 31. Nc3 Rf1+ 32. Kh2 Qb8+ 33. e5 Rxc1 34.
Rxc1 Qxb2 35. Rb1 Qd2 36. Ne4 Qd3 $6 (36... Qf4+ 37. Ng3 Rc8 38. Qd6 Rc3 39.
Qxe6+ Kh7 40. Qg4 (40. Qf5+ $2 Qxf5 41. Nxf5 Bd3 $19) 40... Qxe5 $15) 37. Rb4
Qxa3 $2 38. Nf6+ $18 Kf7 39. Qa7+ Kg6 40. Rg4+ Kf5 (40... Kf5 41. Qf2+ Kxe5 42.
Qf4#) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch53 First League"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Gurgenidze, Bukhuti"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1985.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 $6 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. e3 Nc6 (
7... c5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qd3 Be7 12. e4 Qc7 13. O-O
O-O 14. b3 a6 15. Rd1 Ra7 16. g3 $16 {Gheorghiu,F-Andersson,U/London/1980/ Inf
29/497/}) 8. Nd2 (8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Ne7 10. O-O $16) 8... Bg6 9. Be2 Ne7 10.
O-O Nc8 11. b4 (11. e4 $5 Be7 12. f4 $16) 11... Be7 12. Bf3 Rb8 (12... c6 13.
b5 $16) (12... d5 $2 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Qa4+ $18) 13. b5 O-O 14. Qb3 Bd6 15. Bb2
Qg5 16. g3 (16. a4 Ne7 17. g3 Nf5 18. Bg2 $16) 16... h5 17. Bg2 Qh6 18. f4 h4
19. e4 (19. g4 h3 20. Bf3 $16) 19... Bh5 20. Rf2 Be7 21. e5 f5 22. a4 Rf7 $6 (
22... g5 $5) 23. Nf1 g5 24. Bc1 $16 Rg7 25. a5 Kh8 26. axb6 axb6 27. Rfa2 hxg3
28. hxg3 Rg8 29. Ra8 Rxa8 30. Rxa8 Be2 31. Qa2 Bxf1 32. Kxf1 Qh2 33. Qf2 gxf4
34. Bxf4 Bb4 35. g4 Qh7 36. gxf5 Ne7 (36... Qxf5 37. Qh4+ Kg7 38. Be4 $18) 37.
Ra4 Nxf5 (37... Ba5 38. Ra3 $18) 38. Rxb4 Nh4 39. Be4 Qh5 40. Ke1 Qg4 41. Kd2
1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 $6 (5... Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4
$14) 6. d5 $5 (6. e4 $6 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Qb8 11.
h3) 6... exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 $6 (7... g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 $14 {
Shipov,S-Skembris,S/Jagodina/1994/}) 8. e4 Qe7 9. Bd3 Nxd5 10. O-O $16 Nc7 11.
Bg5 (11. Nc3 Ne6 12. b4 $40) 11... f6 12. Bf4 d6 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. b4 $1 g5 15.
Bg3 Ne5 16. bxc5 bxc5 (16... Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 bxc5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 $16) 17.
Bxe5 fxe5 (17... dxe5 18. Rfd1 O-O-O $16) 18. Qa4+ Qd7 (18... Kd8 19. Rab1 Kc8
20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21. Rxb7 $18) 19. Qb3 Bc6 20. Nxg5 Bh6 21. Nf3 Rf8 22. Qd1 $6 (
22. Nh4 $5 Qg4 23. Nb5 $16) 22... Ne6 23. Rb1 a6 24. g3 Rf6 $6 (24... Kf7 25.
Bc4 Kg7 26. Bd5 $14) 25. Bc4 Nf4 $2 26. gxf4 Rxf4 27. Ne1 $1 $18 Qh3 28. Qxd6
Rg4+ 29. Kh1 Bd7 30. Qxe5+ Kf8 31. Qf6+ Ke8 32. Bf7+ 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Re1 Re8 13. h3 b5 14. e4 Qb6 15. Be3
Rac8 16. Bf1 Qb7 17. Bf4 Bf8 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 21. Bf4
Rxe1 22. Rxe1 b4 23. Bxa6 Qxa6 24. Ne4 bxa3 25. bxa3 c4 26. Bd2 Qxa3 27. Bc3
Bg7 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Nc3 Nc5 30. Nb5 Qa5 31. Rb1 Nd3 32. Nd6 Rd8 33. Nb7 Qxd5
34. Nxd8 Qxd8 35. Qxc4 Ne5 36. Qc3 Qf6 37. f4 Nc6 38. Rc1 Nd4 39. Kf2 h5 40.
Rd1 Ne6 41. Qxf6+ Kxf6 42. Kf3 a5 43. Rd6 Ke7 44. Rd5 f5 $6 {Mehr Remis chance
war wenn den Bauer auf f7 bleib.} (44... a4 45. Ra5 Kf6 46. Rxa4 Kg7 47. g4
hxg4+ 48. hxg4 g5 49. f5 $16) 45. Rxa5 Kf6 46. Ra6 Kf7 47. Ke3 Ke7 48. Ra7+ Kf6
49. Rb7 Nc5 50. Rc7 Ne6 51. Ra7 {Und wegen Zug-Zwang schwarz verliert.} (51.
Ra7 Nc5 52. Kd4 Ne4 53. g4 $1 hxg4 54. hxg4 $18 {/\g5}) 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Dorfman,J"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 (4... Bb4) 5. a3 g6 6. Qc2 $1 {/\ 7.
e4+/-} Bxf3 7. gxf3 Bg7 8. Bg5 $1 $146 h6 9. Bh4 Nc6 (9... O-O 10. O-O-O $16)
10. O-O-O Ne7 11. d5 (11. e4 g5 12. Bg3 Ng6 13. h4 Nh5) 11... exd5 (11... Nf5
12. dxe6 Nxh4 13. exd7+ Kf8 (13... Nxd7 14. Qe4+) 14. Bh3) 12. cxd5 Nf5 13. Bg3
O-O 14. e4 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Qe7 16. f4 $16 d6 17. Bb5 (17. Ba6 $5) 17... a6 18.
Bc6 Rab8 19. Rhe1 b5 20. e5 dxe5 (20... Nd7 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Ne4 Qe7 23. d6
$18) 21. fxe5 Ng4 (21... Nd7 22. d6 cxd6 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. e6 fxe6 25. Rxe6 $18)
22. Re4 $2 (22. f4 b4 23. axb4 Qxb4 24. Na4 $1 $16) (22. d6 cxd6 23. e6) 22...
Nxe5 $1 23. f4 Nxc6 24. Rxe7 Nxe7 25. g4 $1 b4 26. axb4 Rxb4 27. Re1 Nc8 28.
Re4 Rb8 (28... Rb7 $5) 29. Qa4 Nd6 30. Re7 $6 (30. Rb4 Rbe8 31. Qxa6 $14) 30...
Rb7 31. Qc6 Rc8 32. f5 gxf5 33. gxf5 Bf6 34. Re2 Rcb8 $44 35. Qxa6 Rb4 36. Qd3
Rg4 37. Qh3 Bg5+ 38. Kd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.10.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Qb6 13. Rd2 Rfd8 14. Rad1 a6
15. h3 Bc6 16. Ne1 $146 Qc7 17. Bf3 Ne5 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. b3 Ra7 20. Bg3 Qc8 {
Maybe a good move, especially since the World Champion played it, but I simply
don't like it. I feel Black shouldn't be so passive.} (20... Ng6 {was one
decent option, followed by ...Rad7.}) 21. Na4 ({An option for White was simply
} 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Nf3 Nd7 {and then a move like} 24. g4 $5 {
with a space and structural advantage. However, Black is still extremely solid
and has no special weakness. Though White's play on the white squares should
be quite easy, I believe Black should hold.}) 21... Re8 22. Bh4 (22. Bxe5 $1 {
was simply strong in my opinion:} dxe5 23. Nf3 (23. e4 $5) 23... e4 {The
"tactical" way, but I'm not sure it is a good idea for Black!} (23... Qc7 24.
e4 $5 {seems simply very unpleasant for Black to me. Maybe Black should hold,
but without a light squared bishop, I would not like to play that position
with Black.}) 24. Ne5 h5 (24... Qc7 25. Ng4 {looks very good for White:} Qc6
26. Nc3 Nxg4 27. hxg4 f5 28. gxf5 exf5 29. Rd5 g6 30. Ne2 {and Black is under
huge pressure.}) 25. g4 $5 {A logical option, though there are some others.
All Black's pieces stand on the queenside, so White tries to act on the
kingside! Somehow, White's pieces should get there faster.} ({The engine
suggests} 25. Nc3 {but after} Qc7 26. Nd7 Nxd7 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29.
Qxe4 Red8 {I don't think White can be so much better.}) 25... Qc7 26. Qb2 hxg4
27. hxg4 Qc8 (27... g5 28. Rd7 Nxd7 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Nxd7 Rxd7 31. Qe5 {
is much better for White (maybe even winning): all Black's pawns are hanging!})
28. g5 Nh7 29. g6 fxg6 30. Nb6 $1 Qc7 31. Nbd7 Ng5 32. Kg2 {and Black is in
huge trouble.}) 22... Ned7 23. Nc3 Ra8 24. f4 Qc7 25. Nf3 Rad8 26. e4 Nb8 27.
e5 {Maybe too early.} ({Something like} 27. Qd3 Nc6 28. Qe3 {in order to
centralise all the pieces might be better. Black is always under pressure,
since e5 may come at any moment, and maybe White can start pushing the
kingside pawns (g4 and so on) sooner or later. Of course Black is very solid,
but the position seems pretty tough to play for him.}) 27... dxe5 28. fxe5 Rxd2
29. Qxd2 Rd8 30. Qe1 Rxd1 31. Nxd1 Nh7 32. Bxe7 Qxe7 33. Nf2 (33. Qa5 {would
have been the only chance to get some advantage, but after} Nc6 $1 ({After} 
33... Qa7 34. Qd8+ $5 {(not the only way)} Nf8 35. Nb2 Nbd7 36. Nd3 Qb7 37. Nd2
Qc6 38. Kf2 {maybe Black is suffering a little bit.}) 34. Qb6 (34. Qxa6 Qc7 $11
) 34... Qd7 35. Nf2 Nd4 36. Qd6 Nxf3+ 37. gxf3 Qb7 38. Ne4 Ng5 {I guess Black
draws by force.}) 33... Qc7 {That position is simply equal.} 34. Ne4 Nf8 35. h4
Nbd7 36. Nf2 Ng6 37. Nd3 Ne7 38. Qe4 Qc6 39. Nf2 Qxe4 40. Nxe4 Nc6 41. Kf2 Kf8
42. g4 Ke7 43. g5 a5 44. Ke3 Ncxe5 45. Nxe5 Nxe5 46. Nxc5 hxg5 47. hxg5 f5 48.
gxf6+ gxf6 49. a3 f5 50. Kd4 Nc6+ 51. Kc3 Kd6 52. b4 axb4+ 53. axb4 e5 54. Nb3
e4 55. b5 Nd8 56. c5+ Kd5 57. Nd4 Kxc5 58. Nxf5 Nb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2014.12.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. Bf4 Bb7 ({Black often starts with} 4... Bb4+ $5
{but usually ...Bb7 comes next.}) 5. e3 Bb4+ {Somehow losing a tempo to
misplace one of the white knights, as ideally the b1-knight should go to c3,
while now move Nc3 would transpose to a good version of the Nimzo-Indian for
Black.} (5... Be7 {is of course playable too.}) 6. Nbd2 (6. Nfd2 {should be
the critical move, but I had no idea about it as I just played 4.Bf4 over the
board. The main idea is to avoid ...Nh5 ideas, while} O-O 7. a3 Be7 8. Nc3 c5 {
is met by} 9. d5 $1 {with the idea} exd5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 $6 11. Qf3 $16) 6... Be7
7. Bd3 $6 (7. h3 {should be critical:} O-O (7... c5 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10.
Rc1 Nbd7 11. Bh2 $36 {1-0 (40) Onischuk,A (2672)-Tiviakov,S (2663) Antalya TUR
2013}) 8. Be2 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg3 Nd7 11. O-O c5 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. a3 N5f6
14. Nb3 cxd4 15. Rxc8 Qxc8 16. Nbxd4 a6 $11 {1/2-1/2 (56) Aronian,L (2815)
-Leko,P (2732) CHN 2012}) 7... Nh5 {After this move Black is just fine,
although the position is quite unclear.} 8. Bg3 O-O (8... c5 $5) 9. Qc2 (9. Ng5
Bxg5 (9... g6 $2 10. Nxh7 Re8 11. Qg4 $1 $16) 10. Qxh5 g6 11. Qe2 $5 (11. Qh3
f5 {is totally fine for Black.}) 11... Bxg2 12. Rg1 Bb7 13. O-O-O $44 {may
deserve attention.}) 9... h6 (9... g6 $5) 10. O-O-O $6 (10. O-O {remains about
equal.}) 10... c5 11. Bxb8 Rxb8 12. g4 Nf6 13. Rhg1 (13. g5 $2 hxg5 14. Rhg1 {
just doesn't work at all, e.g.} g4 15. Ne5 cxd4 16. exd4 d5 $19) 13... Ne8 $1 (
13... cxd4 14. g5 {looked to me like terrifying for Black although the
computer just considers it to be a draw:} hxg5 15. Rxg5 dxe3 16. Rdg1 Ne8 (
16... exf2 $5 17. Rxg7+ Kh8 18. R1g5 Rg8 19. Rxf7 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Rxg5 21. Nxg5
Qg8 22. h4 Rf8 23. Rxf8 f1=R+ 24. Bxf1 Qxf8 $11) (16... exd2+ $4 17. Qxd2 Ne8
18. Rxg7+ Nxg7 19. Qh6 $18) 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Rh5 exd2+ 19. Nxd2 Nf6 20. Rh3 Qc7
$11) 14. dxc5 (14. Kb1 {would be safer.}) 14... bxc5 15. h4 Bxh4 {While this
pawn had to be given away in order to continue the attack, it also somehow had
to be taken!} (15... Bf6 $5 16. b3 $8 (16. g5 $4 Bxb2+ $19) 16... Bxh4 17. Nxh4
Qxh4 18. f4 {doesn't change that much, although I was happy to keep my pawn on
b2 instead.}) 16. Nxh4 Qxh4 17. f4 Qe7 (17... Qf2 {is pretty risky as after}
18. Qc3 {the black queen could end up in trouble, especially since} d5 $2 {
is met by} 19. Qe5 $1 Nf6 20. g5 Nd7 21. Qd6 $16) 18. g5 h5 19. e4 {Here I
thought I was better or even much better, but Black is just absolutely fine.}
g6 20. f5 Qd6 $1 {Controlling all the dark squares.} 21. e5 $2 ({It was time
to be reasonable and kind of force a draw with} 21. Rdf1 Qe5 22. Nf3 Qf4+ 23.
Nd2 (23. Kb1 Nd6 $132) 23... Qe5 $11) (21. fxg6 fxg6 22. e5 Qxe5 23. Bxg6 Ng7
$15) 21... Qxe5 22. f6 $6 Kh7 {There is just no compensation for the pawns!}
23. Rde1 Qf4 ({Crazy Houdini is also happy with} 23... Qc7 $5 24. Qd1 Kh8 25.
Rh1 Bxh1 26. Rxh1 Nxf6 $1 (26... Ng7 $5) 27. gxf6 Qe5 28. Nb3 d5 $19) 24. Ref1
Qd4 25. Nb3 Qe3+ 26. Kb1 Nd6 27. Re1 Qf4 28. Ref1 Qh4 $1 29. Nxc5 Bc6 30. Ka1
Rfe8 $5 (30... Nf5 $19) 31. Rf2 Qd4 $5 (31... Nf5 $19) 32. Nb3 Qe3 33. Rff1 Nf5
34. Re1 Qf4 35. Ref1 Qd6 $1 {Cleverly bringing the queen to the other side of
the board, now that the black king is safe. In time trouble I just could not
hold the position more than a few moves.} 36. Rd1 Qb4 37. Qe2 a5 38. Bb1 a4 39.
Nc1 Bf3 40. Qh2 Bxd1 41. Rxd1 a3 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Be3 a6 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. f4 Qc7 13. g4 e5 14. Nf5 g6 15. Ng3
exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bh6+ 18. Kb1 dxe5 19. h4 Bf4 20. g5 Nd7 21. Bg4 Rd8
22. Nge2 O-O 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 f5 25. gxf6 Nxf6 26. Be6+ Kg7 27. Nxf4 exf4
28. Qc3 Kh6 29. Rhe1 Qd6 30. b4 a5 31. bxa5 Nh5 32. Bg4 Rde8 33. Qb4 Qf6 34.
axb6 f3 35. Qd2+ Nf4 36. Bxf3 Qxb6+ 37. Ka2 Qc5 38. Rxe8 Qxc4+ 39. Ka1 Rxe8 40.
Rc1 Qa4 41. Ka2 Rb8 42. Bd1 Qe4 43. Bb3 Qg2 44. Qxg2 Nxg2 45. Rc4 Rd8 46. a4 g5
47. hxg5+ Kxg5 48. Rc7 Nf4 49. Rxh7 Nxd5 50. Bxd5 Rxd5 $18 51. Rf7 (51. Kb3 $18
) 51... Rd3 52. Kb2 (52. a5 $4 Rd5 53. Ra7 Kf5 $11) 52... Kg6 53. Rf1 Re3 (
53... Rd8 54. Kb3 Rb8+ 55. Kc4 Rc8+ 56. Kb5 Rb8+ 57. Kc6 Rc8+ 58. Kb7 Rc5 59.
Kb6 $18) 54. a5 Re5 55. Ra1 Kf7 56. a6 Re8 57. Kb3 Ra8 58. Kb4 Ke7 59. Kb5 Kd6
60. a7 Kc7 61. Ka6 Rh8 62. Rc1+ (62. Rc1+ Kd6 63. Kb7 Rh7+ 64. Kb8 Rh8+ 65. Rc8
$18) 1-0

[Event "Wrexham"]
[Site "Wrexham"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Engqvist, Thomas"]
[Black "Csom, Istvan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Engqvist"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 c5 {The sharpest variation against the
Petrosjan-system.} 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. e4 Qe7 9. Bd3 Nxd5 10.
O-O Nc7 11. Nc3 (11. b4 Ne6 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. bxc5 Qxc5 14. Be3 Qh5 15. Rfd1 Rc8
16. Bb5 Bc5 17. Rd5 Qg6 18. Rxd7 $14 {Jusupov-Fries-Nielsen, Luzern (ol) 1982})
11... Ne6 (11... Qd8 12. Nd5 Ne6 (12... Nc6 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Nxe7 Nxe7 15. Rad1
h6 16. Bh4 O-O 17. Bc4 Qe8 18. Bg3 $16 {Rukavina-Skembris, Budva (zt) 1981 -
32/586}) 13. b3 Be7 14. Bb2 Nc6 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Rfe1 Ncd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18.
Qb1 O-O 19. Bc4 b5 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Bd5 $16 {Cebalo-Dizdar, Jugoslavija (ch)
1982}) (11... Nc6 12. Bg5 $1 f6 13. Bf4 Ne6 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Bg3 Be7 16. Bc4 Qc8
17. Rad1 $16 {Reshevsky-Kavalek, Jacksonville 1981}) 12. Bc4 (12. Nd5 Qd8 {
- 11...Qd8}) 12... Nc6 13. Rd1 (13. Be3 g6 14. b4 cxb4 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. axb4 Bg7
17. Rad1 $14 {Psahis-Agzamov, Frunze 1981}) 13... Qd8 $146 (13... a6 14. Be3
Rc8 15. Na4 Qd8 16. Bxe6 (16. b4 $5) 16... fxe6 17. Qb3 Na5 18. Qxb6 Bc6 19.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nc3 Nb3 21. Rab1 Be7 22. e5 h6 23. Nd2 $14 {Bönsch-Kärner,
Tallinn 1983}) 14. Be3 Be7 15. Rd2 O-O 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Nd5 (17. Rxd7 $2 Ned4)
17... Bd8 18. Ba2 $6 (18. e5 $1 $14) 18... d6 $13 19. Nc3 Ne5 $1 $132 20. Rxd6
Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Bc7 (21... Ng5 $5 22. Bxg5 (22. Rxd8 $4 Nxf3+ $19) 22... Bxg5
23. Kg2 $13) 22. Nb5 $1 $8 Bxd6 23. Nxd6 Qc7 24. Nxb7 Qxb7 25. Bd5 Qe7 26. Bxa8
Rxa8 27. Rd5 $13 Qf6 28. Kg2 Qg6+ (28... Rd8 29. Qd2 Rxd5 30. Qxd5 $13) 29. Kh1
Qf6 (29... h5 $5 $13) 30. Kg2 Qg6+ 31. Kh1 Qf6 32. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Salongernas IM"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dzevlan, Miralem"]
[Black "Ochsner, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Engqvist"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 (6... Be7 7. Bf4
O-O 8. e3 Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nb5 $6 c5 11. Nd6 Bxd6 12. Bxd6 Re8 13. Be2 Rc8
14. dxc5 d4 $1 15. Nxd4 Nxc5 16. Bg3 Qd5 17. Qf5 Qxg2 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3
Rxe3+ $1 20. fxe3 Nd3+ 21. Kd1 Nxb2+ 22. Ke1 Nd3+ 23. Kd1 Qb2 24. Qb7 Qxa1+ 25.
Ke2 Qb2+ 26. Kf3 Re8 $19 {Vanderwaeren-Ochsner, Stockholm 1996}) 7. e4 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. exd5 Bd6 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 (11... a6 12. Bg5 b5 13. Bd3 $5 {
Karpov}) (11... h6 $5 12. Re1 (12. Ne4 Nxe4 (12... a6 $5 {Karpov}) 13. Qxe4 Re8
{Karpov}) 12... a6 13. a4 Nbd7 14. b3 Qc7 (14... Re8 15. Bb2 (15. Bd2 Ne5 16.
Nh4 Qd7 17. Nf5 Nxc4 18. bxc4 Be5 $132 {Karpov}) 15... Ne5 16. Nd2 Qd7 $13 {
Karpov}) 15. h3 $1 (15. Bb2 $6 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. h3 Rfe8 $132 {Karpov})
15... Ne5 16. Nh4 Rfe8 (16... Rae8 $5 {Karpov}) 17. Bb2 Qd7 18. Re2 (18. Nf5
Bf8 19. Re2 Nxc4 20. bxc4 Rxe2 21. Nxe2 Ne8 $13 {Karpov}) 18... Rad8 19. Rae1
Nxc4 (19... Bc8 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 $1 $14 {Karpov}) 20. bxc4 Bc8 21. Nd1
Rxe2 (21... Nh5 $5 22. Re4 Nf4 $13 {Karpov}) 22. Rxe2 Nh5 23. Re4 $1 Re8 24.
Ne3 Rxe4 25. Qxe4 $13 {Lautier-Karpov, Groningen 1995 - 65/492}) 12. Re1 $146 (
12. Bg5 Re8 13. Bb5 Re7 14. Qa4 h6 15. Bh4 Qc7 16. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 a6 18.
Bxd7 Nxd7 19. Qg4 Nf8 20. Ne4 Ng6 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 $17 {>< d5 Cramling,P-Olafsson,
H, Reykjavik zt 1995}) 12... a6 13. a4 Qc7 14. Bg5 Rfe8 (14... Rae8 $5) 15. Qf5
(15. Bh4 {>=}) 15... h6 16. Bh4 Rac8 17. Qd3 Ng4 18. Bg3 (18. Bxa6 Bxh2+ 19.
Kh1 Bxa6 (19... g5 $4 20. Bxb7 gxh4 21. Qc2 $18) 20. Qxa6 g5 $13) 18... Bxg3
19. hxg3 Nge5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Qe2 Nxc4 22. Qxc4 Qd7 $6 (22... Qd6 23. Rad1
Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rd8 25. Rd1 Re8 $13) 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $2 {>< c5} (23... Qxe8 $14 {
/\} 24. Qb3 Qd8) 24. a5 $16 {a thematic pawn push.} Qd6 (24... Re5 $2 25. axb6
Bxd5 26. Nxd5 (26. Qxc5 $5 Bxg2 27. Qxe5 Qh3 28. f4 Qh1+ (28... Qxg3 29. Ne2
Qg4 30. Ra3 $18) 29. Kf2 Qxa1 30. Kxg2 Qxb2+ 31. Kf3 Qxb6 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Qxf7
$18) 26... Rxd5 (26... Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Rxd5 28. b7 $18) 27. Qxa6 Rd1+ 28. Kh2
Rxa1 29. Qxa1 $18) 25. axb6 Qxb6 26. Na4 Qb4 (26... Qb5 27. b3 (27. Qxc5 $2
Bxd5 $10) 27... Rd8 28. Rd1 (28. Nxc5 $2 Bxd5 29. Qxb5 axb5 30. Rd1 Kf8 $10)
28... Rc8 29. d6 $16) 27. Qxc5 Qxc5 28. Nxc5 Bxd5 29. Nxa6 Re2 (29... Ra8 30.
Ra3 $16) 30. b4 Rb2 31. Nc7 Bb7 32. b5 Rc2 33. Ne8 Kf8 34. Nd6 Bd5 (34... Rc7
35. b6 Rd7 36. Nxb7 Rxb7 37. Ra8+ Ke7 38. Ra7 Rd7 39. b7 $18) 35. Rd1 Ba8 36.
Re1 1-0

[Event "Lippstadt 10th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "2000.07.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Engqvist"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. exf3 Nc6 $6 8.
Be3 Bg7 9. O-O-O Ne7 $146 {Black prepares d5 and after an exchange on c4 he
can centralize one knight on d5. One of the knights will be superfluos and it
looks better to go for d5 without the preliminary 7...Nc6 and Ne7. This game
shows the risks involved when avoiding the natural castling.} (9... O-O 10. d5
Na5 (10... Ne7 11. g4 $16) (10... Ne5 11. f4 (11. h3 $5 {[%cal Yf3f4]} d6 12.
f4 Ned7 13. g4 $16) 11... Neg4 12. Bd4 Bh6 13. h3 $1 Bxf4+ 14. Kb1 $16) 11. h4
a6 12. g4 exd5 13. cxd5 b5 14. h5 Re8 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. g5 Nh7 {
Dreev-Kortchnoi, Jalta (Rapid) 1995} 17. Ne4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rf6,Rg8][%cal Ye3d2,
Yd2c3] B.Lalic}) 10. g4 d5 11. h4 h6 12. Be2 {White is prepared for 13.h5 g5
14.f4} dxc4 13. h5 g5 14. Bxc4 c6 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Qd2 Ned5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. f4
$1 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 b5 21. Bb3 Qf6 22. Qe4 $36 {[%csl Re6,Re8][%cal
Yf2f5] Black is more weak on the White squares than White on the Black squares.
As usual with opposite coloured bishops the initiative is the most important
factor.} c5 23. f4 c4 24. Bc2 Qe7 25. f5 b4 26. fxe6 Qxe6 (26... fxe6 27. d5 b3
28. Qg6+ $18) 27. Qb7 $18 O-O 28. Bf5 Qd6 29. Bxc8 bxa3 30. Rh3 axb2 31. Rc3
Qh2 32. Rxc4 Qe2 33. Qb3 a5 34. Bf5 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9900 42nd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1999.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Engqvist"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Bf4 d6 (7...
Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 a5 11. h4 $5 {Because of this sharp
continuation the normally calm variation 7.Bf4 has some poison.} a4 12. Rd1 Ra5
13. g4 Qc8 14. Ke2 d6 15. Ng5 f5 $13 {Khenkin-Naumkin, Arco op Arco 1998 1/2
46.}) 8. e3 Be7 9. Bd3 Bg6 $146 {Black wants to provoke h2-h4 but Khenkin
likes to play this provocative move. Look at the openingsequence in the game
Khenkin-Naumkin above. Romanishin's move loses time but his plan is to put the
king on the queenside.} (9... Bxd3 $142 10. Qxd3 O-O 11. O-O {It is not to
everyone´s taste to put the king on e2 and an overview of the most common
continuations is in order.} (11. h4 $5 $13) 11... Nd7 (11... a5 12. Rad1 {
The routinemove 12.b3 is not the only move. How important is it to stop a5-a4?
It is probably compulsory if white plans a slow game with a lot of manoeuvring.
However, Benjamins plan is more aggressive and involves a quick central
expansion.} Nd7 13. e4 Qc8 14. Qc2 Qb7 15. Rd2 c6 16. e5 d5 17. Bg5 $1 $16 {
Benjamin-Burger, Reykjavik 1986}) 12. b4 $5 {grabs some space on the
queenswing.} (12. e4 e5 13. Be3 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bf6 15. Rad1 a5 16. b3 g6 17.
Rfe1 Re8 18. f3 Bg7 19. Nb5 Nc5 20. Qc2 Ne6 21. Nc3 $14 {Hort-Ambroz, CSR-ch
Trencianske Teplice 1979}) (12. h3 Re8 (12... g5 $141) 13. Rfd1 a5 14. b3 Qc8
15. e4 Qb7 16. Qc2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Nxe4 20. Rd4 $14 {
Doncenko-Holmov, Moskva 1983}) (12. Rfd1 g5 (12... Qc8 13. Rac1 Qb7 14. e4 a5
15. b3 Rfe8 16. d5 Bf6 17. Qc2 $14 {Naumkin-Kuzmin, Tashkent Tashkent 1987})
13. Bg3 f5 14. h3 Qe8 15. b4 Qg6 16. c5 $14 {Vaganian-Kuprejcik, SSSR 1979}))
10. h4 $1 $14 Nd7 11. g4 Qc8 12. h5 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qb7 14. Ke2 O-O-O {Necessary
if black wants to avoid the game Khenkin-Naumkin with several tempos down. The
placement of the king on the queenswing is one of the points with 9...Bg6 but
I am not sure this is an improvement. Naumkin´s set-up looks overall more
natural and convincing.} 15. Qc2 {The queen is always bad on d3 in the long
run and here e6-e5 is a threat.} h6 {Prevents further expansion with g4-g5 and
frees the rook on h8.} 16. Nd2 e5 {Without this central expansion black will
never be able to reach the king on e2.} 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Bg3 $16 Nc5 $6 {
Too aggressive but it is not easy to find anything better. I black allows
b2-b4 it is difficult to create counterplay. White´s active pawns on the
kingswing has the important defensive function to prevent black´s pawns from
advancing towards white´s king.} 19. Qf5+ Kb8 20. Bxe5 Rd7 21. Bxg7 Rhd8 22.
Rhd1 Qc6 23. Bd4 Ne6 24. Bc3 Bg5 25. Qf3 $18 Rxd2+ 26. Rxd2 Qxc4+ 27. Ke1 Rxd2
28. Bxd2 Nc5 29. Bc3 Bh4 30. Qe2 Qe4 31. Rd1 Nb3 32. Qb5 a6 (32... Qxe3+ 33.
Qe2 $18) 33. Qe5 ({Of course not} 33. Qxb3 $4 Qxe3+ 34. Kf1 Qxf2#) 33... Qxg4
34. Qf4 Qxh5 35. Rd7 Qc5 36. Qxh4 Qf5 37. Rd8+ (37. Qd8+ $142 Kb7 38. Rxc7#)
37... Ka7 38. Qg3 Qb1+ 39. Ke2 {Khenkin´s set up with h4, g4, Ke2 etc
certainly deserves attention. It will be interesting to follow the development
in the 7.Bf4 variation in the future.} 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Eliseev, Alexey"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Engqvist"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nc3 (6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 (7.
Nc3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 (8. exd4 O-O 9. Bd3 d5 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. Rc1 Rc8
13. Bd3 Nd5 14. Bg3 g6 15. Re1 Na5 $11 {Rivas-Hubner, Linares 1985}) 8... O-O
9. Ndb5 Ne8 10. Nd6 (10. Qd2 a6 11. Nd6 Nxd6 12. Bxd6 Bxd6 13. Qxd6 b5 14. a3
bxc4 $1 15. Rd1 Nc6 $1 $15 {Miles-Kuprejcik, Reykjavik 1980 - 29/488}) 10...
Nxd6 11. Bxd6 Na6 {Duric-Ornstein, Pamporovo 1981 - 31/568} 12. Qd2 Bxd6 13.
Qxd6 Qf6 $13 {Ornstein}) (7. Be2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Nc3 d6 11. Nf3
Qc7 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. b4 Rac8 14. Qb3 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 h6 $11 {Farago-Adorjan,
Sarajevo 1983}) 7... bxc5 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nc3 d6 11. Qc2 Qb6 (11...
Nb4 12. Qd2 Qb6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. a3 Nc6 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Na4 Qa5 17. Rac1 h6
18. Nd2 Nd7 19. Nc3 a6 20. Bg3 Qc7 21. Nf3 Nde5 $11 {Meduna-A.Sokolov, Soci
1983}) 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. Nd2 Rac8 14. Qb3 Qb4 15. Qc2 Qb6 16. a3 Ba8 17. Bf3
Nd7 18. Bg3 Nde5 $11 {Meduna-Mokry, Trnava 1984}) 6... Nh5 $1 {Black abandons
the centre in favour of the bishoppair and secures a solid position.} 7. Bg3 d6
(7... O-O 8. Be2 g6 9. O-O d6 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Nd2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 a6 13. Bf3 c6
$1 14. g4 Qb8 15. a4 d5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Be2 Qd6 $11 {Agdestein-Adorjan, Oslo
1984}) (7... Nxg3 $5 8. hxg3 Bf6 9. Qc2 g6 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. Be4
O-O-O 13. Qa4 Kb8 14. Ne1 Bg7 $13 {O.Rodriguez-Fedorowics, New York 1987 - 43/
629}) 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. Qc2 (9. O-O g6 10. h3 $6 Nxg3 11. fxg3 O-O 12. Rc1 Bf6 13.
Rc2 Bg7 14. Rcf2 Qe7 15. Kh2 a6 16. Qe2 Rae8 $15 {Spassky-Karpov, Montreal
1979 - 27/554}) 9... g6 10. Rd1 $146 (10. Be4 Bxe4 (10... Qc8 11. O-O O-O 12.
Bxb7 Qxb7 13. e4 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bf6 15. g4 Bg7 16. Rfe1 $14 {Meduna-Engqvist,
Gausdal International 1989}) 11. Qxe4 O-O 12. Qc6 a6 13. a4 Ra7 14. a5 Nb8 15.
Qe4 c5 16. axb6 Qxb6 $13 {Miles-Andersson, Amsterdam 1978 - 26/(606)}) 10... a6
11. Ne2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bf6 13. Be4 c6 $1 {A strong move which keeps the
position dynamic. The flexible pawns on the third rank from e6 to b6 reminds
about the famous game between Keres-Petrosian, Candidates' Tournament 1959
where Petrosian had his pawns located on g6, f6, e6 and d6. In the excellent
book "Learn from the Grandmasters" by Raymond Keene he calls attention to this
positional idea.} 14. b3 Qe7 15. g4 Rc8 16. Qb1 d5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bc2 c5 19.
O-O O-O 20. Rfe1 Bg7 21. Ng3 Rfe8 $15 {Black's position is more harmonious
than white's and the pawn on g4 is not so strong.} 22. a4 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24.
dxc5 {White tatters black´s queensideposition but loses control of the centre.}
Nxc5 25. b4 Ne4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Nd4 Qg5 {[%csl Rg4]} 28. Bb3 Rc7 $1 29. Qa2
Bc8 30. Rc1 Rce7 31. Rc5 Qxg4 {The g4-pawn is more valuable than the b5-pawn.
Now white has to be careful with his king.} 32. Nxb5 Rd8 33. Rec1 Be6 34. Qa5
Red7 35. Ba4 Rd2 $40 {[%csl Rg1]} 36. Nc3 Bf6 37. Qc7 {[%tqu "En","Black to
move and win!","","","d2f2","",10]} Rxf2 $1 38. Kxf2 (38. Qxd8+ Bxd8 39. Kxf2
Bb6 $19) 38... Rd2+ 39. Ke1 Bxc3 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Black "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "Engqvist"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. Qd3 {The main ideas with
this fashionable move is to prepare e2-e4 and avoid the doubled pawns on the
kingswing after 6.Qc2 Bxf3 etc. The disadvantage is that in practice white
moves to c2 anyway and loses a tempo. The argument is that the tempoloss is
irrelevant if you can grab space in the centre from your opponent and catch up
in development. Black must react quickly to exploit his small advantage in
time but as this game proves it is far from easy.} Bg7 7. e4 d5 {Perhaps this
is a bit too ambitious because it tries to exploit the "ugly" queen on d3 in
the opening.} (7... d6 $142 {A solid but more restrained scheme of development
leads to a small advantage for white after} 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qc2 c5
11. d5 Qe7 (11... e5 $143 {xBg7} 12. g3 $14 {Karpov-Romanishin, Biel 1996 - 67/
580}) 12. Re1 a6 13. Bf1 Ne8 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nexf6 16. Qd2 e5 17. g3 Rac8
18. Nh4 Nh5 19. Rab1 Rc7 20. Na4 Rb8 21. b4 $14 {Interestingly 4.a3 proved to
be a valuable move in the middlegame. Oll-Romanishin, Yerevan (ol) 1996 - 67/
(580)}) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Qc2 $1 $146 {The hard thing is not to know
what to do but when to do. White chooses the correct timing for the
"unavoidable" tempoloss. Here white possibly threats to disturb black with a
check on b5 or if prevented he can prepare kingswing development with Bd3.} (
10. h4 $143 $5) (10. Be2 $143) 10... Nd7 11. Bd3 $14 O-O $2 {Black sacrifices
a pawn without any compensation.} (11... Nxc3 $142 12. bxc3 c5) (11... f5 $142
12. exf6 Ndxf6 {and white has a good position in both cases. One of these
continuations is the lesser evil compared to the game.}) (11... c5 $143 $2 12.
Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 cxd4 15. Bg5) 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14.
Qxe4 c5 15. Be3 Re8 16. O-O $16 Rc8 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Rfe1 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Re7 20.
Bc3 a5 (20... Rce8 21. Bb4 $16) 21. Qf4 Rce8 22. Rd5 f6 23. Qg3 fxe5 {Black
has won the pawn back but still suffers from his bad pieces.} 24. h4 $1 $40 Qc6
25. Rdd1 Qf6 26. h5 gxh5 27. Qh3 Nf8 28. Qxh5 Ng6 29. Ng5 $18 Bf8 30. Ne4 Qh8
31. Nd6 Rd8 32. Qg4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 13th final"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Epishin,V"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1997.12.28"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yerevan"]
[BlackTeam "Graz Merkur Versicherung"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qb3 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Bf4
$146 Nh5 $1 (8... g6 9. Qe3+ Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Bxe7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e4 Bxf1 13.
Kxf1 Nbd7 14. g3 a6 15. Kg2 b5 16. Rhe1 $14) 9. Bd2 Nf6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bd2 Nf6
12. g3 g6 13. Bf4 Bg7 14. Qe3+ Qe7 15. Qxe7+ Kxe7 16. Nc3 Nbd7 17. Bh3 $2 (17.
h3 Nh5 $6 18. Bg5+ f6 19. Bd2 f5 20. g4 fxg4 21. hxg4 Nhf6 22. Bh3 $14) 17...
h6 18. Bg2 Ng4 19. O-O Nge5 20. Rfe1 Nc4 21. Bc1 Rhe8 $15 22. Nd2 Nde5 23. Nxc4
Nxc4 24. e4 Ne5 25. Rd1 Kf8 26. a4 Bc4 27. Ra3 g5 28. h3 (28. Nb5 Bxb5 29. axb5
Nd7 30. b3 Bd4 $15) 28... a5 $1 29. Bf1 Nf3+ 30. Kg2 Bxf1+ 31. Rxf1 Nd4 32. f3
(32. f4 gxf4 33. Bxf4 Ke7 34. Rf2 Kd7 35. Ra1 Re7 36. Raf1 Rb8 $1 37. Be3 b5
38. Rxf7 bxa4 $36) 32... Reb8 $1 33. f4 b5 34. axb5 Nxb5 35. Nxb5 Rxb5 36. fxg5
$2 (36. e5 dxe5 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. Rf2 e4 39. Re2 $44) 36... Bxb2 37. Bxb2 Rxb2+
38. Kf3 hxg5 39. Rfa1 Rab8 $17 40. Kg4 R8b4 41. Ra4 Re2 42. Kxg5 Rexe4 43. Rxa5
Kg7 $19 44. g4 Re5+ 45. Kh4 Rxd5 46. Rf1 Rb7 47. Raa1 Rc7 48. Rad1 Rxd1 49.
Rxd1 c4 $1 50. Rxd6 c3 51. Rd1 c2 52. Rc1 Kf6 53. Kh5 Rc8 54. g5+ Kg7 55. Kg4
Kg6 56. h4 Rc4+ 57. Kf3 Kh5 58. Kg3 Rc3+ 59. Kf4 Rc5 60. Kg3 Rc4 $19 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Epishin,V"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3
Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bf4 (10. Ne5 c5 11. Be3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ne4 13.
Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qc2 Qd5 $10) 10... c5 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Rad1 $6 (12. Bh3 $5 Ne4 13.
Rfd1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bf6 $10) (12. Qf5 g6 13. Qh3 Ne4 $10) 12... Ne4 (12... a6 {
Dautov} 13. Bh3 b5 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. Qb1 Rc4 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Bd4 Rd8 18. e3 b4
19. axb4 Rxb4 20. Rc1 Qb8 21. Rfd1 h6 22. Bf1 Ne4 23. Na2 Rb3 24. Qc2 Bc8 25.
Ne5 $14 {Naumkin-Rozentalis/Vilnius/1988}) 13. dxc5 (13. Qa4 {Dautov} Nxc3 14.
bxc3 a6 $132) (13. Qb3 {Dautov} c4 14. Qc2 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 b5 $10) (13. Qb1 $5 {
Dautov} Nxc3 (13... cxd4 $6 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nxd4 $16) 14. bxc3 cxd4 (14... c4
15. Ne5 $14) (14... Nf6 $142) 15. cxd4 (15. Nxd4 Nf6 $10) 15... Bxa3 $5 16. Qa2
Qe7 17. Rd3 $1 Bd6 18. Re3 Qf6 19. Qxa7 Bxf4 20. gxf4 Rc7 21. Ne5 $14 Ra8 $2
22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Qxa8+ $18) 13... Rxc5 14. Be3 Rc7 15. Bd4 Bf6 $1 $15 16. Qc1
(16. Rd3 {Dautov} Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Ne5 18. Re3 Nc4 19. Rd3 Ne5 $10) 16... Nxc3 (
16... Bxd4 {Dautov} 17. Nxd4 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Nf6 $15 {><c3}) 17. bxc3 Nc5 (17...
Re8 {/\ 18...Nc5=/+}) 18. Ne5 $1 Qe7 19. Ng4 $1 (19. f4 Ne4 $15) 19... Bxd4 20.
cxd4 Ne4 (20... Qxe2 $6 21. Nh6+ gxh6 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Qxh6 $44) (20... Na4 $5
21. Qf4 Nc3 22. Rd2 Ba6 23. Bf3 Rfc8 24. Ne3 $13) 21. Qb2 (21. Qf4 Rc3 22. Ne3
(22. a4 Ra3 $17) 22... Rxa3 23. Nf5 (23. Bxe4 Qxe4 $17) 23... Qf6 24. Bxe4 dxe4
25. d5 Ra5 26. Qxe4 g6 27. Ne3 h5 $15 (27... Rd8 $2 28. Ng4 $40)) 21... Nd6 $1
22. Ne3 Nc4 23. Nxc4 Rxc4 24. Rc1 Rfc8 25. Rfd1 $2 (25. Bh3 $1 R8c7 26. Bf5 {
/\ Bd3=}) 25... Qc7 26. Rxc4 Qxc4 27. Bf3 $6 Qc2 $17 28. Rb1 (28. Qa1 {Dautov}
Rc4 $17 {/\Bc6,b5,a5}) 28... Qxb2 29. Rxb2 Kf8 30. e3 (30. a4 {Dautov} Rc1+ 31.
Kg2 Bc6 $17) 30... Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Ke7 32. Be2 (32. a4 $2 Bc6 33. a5 b5 $19) 32...
Bc6 33. Kf3 Rc3 34. Ra2 Ba4 $1 35. Bf1 Kd6 36. Ra1 (36. Ke2 {Dautov} Rc1 $1 37.
Bg2 Rb1 $17) 36... a5 37. Ke2 Bb3 (37... b5 {/\ Kc6, Bb3, a4, Kb6-a5-+}) (37...
Kc6 $5 {Dautov} 38. Ke1 b5 $17) 38. Ke1 a4 39. Bb5 Rc2 40. Bd3 Rb2 41. Rc1 $8 (
41. Bb5 {Dautov} Bc4 42. Bxa4 Re2+ 43. Kd1 Rxf2 $19) 41... Ra2 42. Bb5 Rxa3 (
42... Bc4 $6 43. Bxa4 Rxa3 44. Bc2 b5 45. Rb1 Ra2 46. Kd2 $15) 43. Rc6+ Ke7 44.
Rxb6 (44. Rc7+ {Dautov} Kd8 45. Rxf7 Ra1+ 46. Kd2 a3 47. Kc3 Rb1 48. Ra7 a2 $19
) 44... Ra1+ (44... Ra2 $5 45. Bd3 $3 (45. Rb7+ Kd6 46. Rxf7 Bc4 $1 47. Bxa4 (
47. Bxc4 dxc4 48. Ra7 a3 49. Kd1 Kd5 $19) 47... Rxa4 48. Rxg7 Bd3 $1 49. Kd2
Be4 50. g4 Ra2+ 51. Ke1 Kc6 {/\ Kb5-c4-d3 -+}) 45... Kd7 46. e4 Kc7 47. Rb5 $1
$10 (47. Ra6 $2 dxe4 (47... Bc4 48. Bxc4 dxc4 49. Kd1 $15) 48. Bxe4 a3 49. d5
Ra1+ 50. Kd2 Rd1+ 51. Kc3 a2 52. Kb2 g6 $19)) 45. Kd2 Ra2+ (45... a3 {Dautov}
46. Bd3 Rd1+ 47. Kc3 a2 48. Rb7+ (48. Ra6 Rxd3+ $19) 48... Kd6 49. Ra7 a1=Q+
50. Rxa1 Rxa1 51. Kxb3 Rg1 52. Bxh7 g6 $19) 46. Kc3 Rxf2 47. Rb7+ Kd6 (47...
Kf6 {Dautov} 48. Be8 Kg6 $17) 48. Be8 Re2 49. Rd7+ Ke6 50. Rxf7 Rxe3+ 51. Kd2
Re4 52. Kc3 Re2 (52... Kd6 53. Bb5 (53. Rd7+ Kc6 $17) 53... Re7 54. Rxe7 Kxe7
55. Kb4 Kd6 56. Be2 {/\ Bf3, Ka3=}) (52... Bc4 {Dautov} 53. Ra7 $1 (53. Rxg7 $2
a3 54. Ra7 a2 $19 {/\Re1})) 53. Rxg7 $10 Rxh2 54. Kb4 (54. Ra7 $6 {Dautov} Rc2+
55. Kd3 Rg2 56. g4 $17) 54... Kf5 55. Bxa4 Bxa4 56. Kxa4 Ke4 57. Rg4+ Kd3 58.
Kb5 Rc2 59. Rh4 Rc7 60. Kb6 Rc4 61. g4 Kxd4 (61... Rxd4 {Dautov} 62. Kc5 $10)
62. Rxh7 Rc8 63. g5 Rg8 64. Rh4+ Ke5 65. Kc5 Rc8+ 66. Kb4 d4 67. g6 d3 68. g7
d2 69. Rh1 Rg8 70. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stepanakert-A"]
[Site "Stepanakert"]
[Date "2005.10.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. a3 Ba5 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. dxc5
Na6 9. c6 Bxc6 10. Qc2 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nc5 (11... Rc8 12. b4 d5 13. e4 dxc4 14.
Rd1 Qe7 15. Qxc4 b5 16. Qd4 h6 17. Ne5 hxg5 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Bxb5 Nb8 20. Rc1
Qb7 21. Qc5 Kd7 22. e5 Ne8 23. O-O a6 24. Rfd1+ Kc7 25. Bxc6 Nxc6 26. a4 {
1-0 Sokolov,I-Spoelman,W/Amsterdam 2004/}) 12. Nd2 (12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6
14. b4 Ne4 15. Nd2 Nd6 16. f3 f5 17. e3 a5 18. b5 Bb7 19. a4 Rc8 20. Be2 Ke7 {
0-1 Okhotnik,V-Cao Sang/Hungary 2004/ (75)}) 12... O-O 13. f3 h6 {White has
lost so much time in preparation to control the center that black seems to be
getting enough counterplay with the help of most sensible moves.} (13... Rc8
14. e3 Re8 15. b4 Na4 16. Qb3 d5 17. Rd1 d4 18. Ne4 e5 19. Be2 b5 20. c5 Bxe4
21. Bxb5 Nc3 22. Bxe8 Bd5 23. Qc2 Nxd1 24. Qxd1 Qxe8 {1/2-1/2 Stern,
R-Schlemermeyer,W /Germany 2005/ (58)}) (13... e5 14. e4 (14. b4 Ne6 15. Bh4
Ne4 16. Bxd8 Nxc3 17. Bh4 Nd4 18. Kf2 Nf5 19. Bg3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 a5 21. b5 Bb7
22. a4 d5 {1/2-1/2 Gustafsson,J-Zeller,F/Deizisau 2003/ (49)}) 14... Re8 15.
Be3 d6 16. Be2 Nh5 17. g3 Qd7 18. Nb3 Qh3 19. Bf1 Qe6 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. O-O-O
a5 {0-1 Macieja,B-Efimenko,Z/Khanty Mansiysk 2005/ (46)}) (13... d5 14. e3 Rc8
15. b4 Na4 16. Qe5 Nd7 17. Qg3 f6 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Bh6 Qe7 20. e4 Bb7 21. Bb5
Bc6 22. Ba6 Rcd8 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Mchedlishvili,M/Bled 2002/ (46)}) (13...
Nfe4 $2 14. Bxd8 Nxc3 15. Be7 $18) 14. Bh4 d6 15. b4 (15. e3 Na4 16. Qc2 Qc7
17. Be2 Nd7 18. O-O $14) 15... Ncd7 16. e3 a5 (16... Qe7 17. Be2 Rfd8 18. O-O
$14) 17. Bd3 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1+ 19. Qxa1 Qc7 {Macieja has chosen rather
modest approach, he can claim only partial compensation for the white bishops
pair.} (19... Ne5 20. Be2 Ng6 21. Bf2 $14) 20. O-O Ra8 21. Qc3 Bb7 (21... Ra2
22. Ra1 $14) 22. Ra1 Rxa1+ 23. Qxa1 d5 (23... b5 24. Bxf6 (24. cxb5 Nd5 25. Bf2
Nxb4 26. Bf1 $14) 24... Nxf6 25. cxb5 Nd5 26. Qa5 Qb8 27. Nc4 $16) 24. Bg3 Qc8
(24... e5 25. Qb2 Nh5 26. Bf2 $14) 25. Qb2 Qa8 (25... Ba6 26. b5 Bb7 27. cxd5
Qc5 28. Nc4 Qxd5 29. Bf1 Qc5 30. Bf2 $16) 26. cxd5 Nxd5 (26... exd5 27. Nb1 $16
) 27. e4 {[%mdl 2048] Opening of the play helps Sokolov, his bishops are
controling lots of squares on the board.} Ne7 (27... N5f6 28. Nc4 Nh5 29. Bf2
Qa4 30. b5 Nf4 31. Bf1 $16) 28. Nc4 Nc8 (28... b5 29. Nd6 $16) 29. b5 Qa4 30.
Be2 f6 (30... Nc5 31. Bf2 $16) 31. Bc7 Kf8 32. h3 Ke7 33. Kh2 $1 {The
situation is already critical for passive black pieces, white masterfully
removes the king from potential checks.} Ba8 34. Qd2 Qa7 (34... Qxb5 35. Nxb6
$18) 35. Qb4+ Kf7 (35... Ke8 36. Nd6+ Nxd6 37. Qxd6 Nf8 38. e5 $18) 36. Bg3 Qa2
37. Bf1 Qa1 38. Qd2 $1 {Sokolov is playing very well and the defense becomes
more difficult with each move.} Nc5 (38... Qxf1 39. Qxd7+ Ne7 40. Nd6+ $18) (
38... Qa7 39. Nd6+ Nxd6 40. Qxd6 Nc5 41. Qd8 $18) 39. Be2 Qa7 (39... Ke8 40.
Bf2 Nd7 41. Be3 $18) 40. Qd8 Qd7 (40... Bb7 41. Bf2 Qb8+ 42. e5 $18) (40... Qd7
41. Qxc8 $1 Qxc8 42. Nd6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.06"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bd6 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5
Qe7+ 15. Qe2 (15. Be2 Na5 16. Qa4+ Kd8 17. Bxg7 (17. Nd4 Rc4 18. Qb5 Re8 19.
Kf1 Rc5 20. Qd3 Rxd5 21. Bf3 Rc5 22. Bxb7 Nxb7 23. Bc3 Qc7 24. Bd2 Rd5 {
0-1 Petursson,M (2530)-Lautier,J (2365)/Marseille 1988/ (54)}) 17... Rg8 18.
Qd4 Rc2 19. Bf6 Rxe2+ 20. Kf1 Ba6 21. Kg1 Bc5 22. Bxe7+ Kxe7 23. d6+ Ke6 24.
Qd5+ Kf6 25. Nd4 Rb2 26. Qf5+ Kg7 27. Qg5+ {1-0 Naumkin,I (2455)-Adorjan,A 
(2520)/Kusadasi 1990/}) 15... Na5 16. Qxe7+ {[%mdl 4] Wojtaszek is obviously
not afraid to try the interesting lines, that were not exploited to the full
extent.} (16. Nd4 O-O 17. Nf5 Qxe2+ 18. Bxe2 Rc2 19. Rd2 Rxd2 20. Kxd2 Rd8 21.
Rd1 Bc5 22. Ke1 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Nxg7 Bxa3 25. Bxa3 Kxg7 {0-1 Sarno,S 
(2270)-Lautier,J (2450)/Lugano 1989/ (44)}) 16... Kxe7 (16... Bxe7 $2 17. d6
$18) 17. Bxg7 Rhg8 18. Nh4 Nc4 (18... Rxg7 $2 19. Nf5+ Kf6 20. Nxd6 Rd8 21.
Nxb7 Nxb7 22. f4 $16) 19. Nf5+ Kd7 20. Be2 (20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Bd4 (21. O-O Rg4
$19) 21... Ra4 $17) 20... Rge8 $2 {Excellent player Lautier finds it hard to
exploit his chances in full in this game. Home analyses shows, that
complications after 20...Bxa3! are in black's benefit.} (20... Bxa3 $1 21. f4 (
21. Bg4 Rce8+ 22. Kf1 Kc7 $17) 21... b5 22. Bg4 Rce8+ 23. Kf2 Kc7 $17) 21. Ne3
$1 Nxe3 (21... Nxa3 22. Bg4+ Kc7 23. Rc1+ $16) 22. fxe3 Rxe3 (22... Ke7 23. O-O
$16) 23. Kf2 Re4 (23... Rxa3 24. Bg4+ Kc7 25. Bxc8 Kxc8 $13) (23... Bc5 24.
Bg4+ Kd6 25. Bxc8 Rxa3+ 26. Ke2 Bxc8 27. Bf8+ Ke5 28. Bxc5 bxc5 29. d6 $14) 24.
Bb5+ Kd8 (24... Kc7 25. Rd2 Bxa3 $15) 25. Bf6+ (25. Kf3 Rf4+ 26. Ke3 Rc7 27.
Rhf1 Rxf1 28. Bxf1 Rc5 $15) 25... Kc7 26. g3 Bc5+ (26... Bxa3 $5 27. Kf3 Re6
28. Bg5 Bd6 $17) 27. Kf3 Re3+ (27... Re6 $1 28. Bg5 Bxa3 29. Bf4+ Bd6 30. Rc1+
Kb8 31. Rxc8+ Kxc8 32. Rd1 $15) 28. Kf4 Kd6 29. Rhe1 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Bxd5 {
It is hard to blame black for heading into this position, black has extra pawn
and centralized pieces.} 31. a4 (31. Be5+ Ke7 32. Bb2+ Be6 $17) 31... Kc7 (
31... Bc6 32. g4 $15) 32. Rd1 Bd6+ (32... Bc6 33. Ba6 Re8 34. Be5+ Rxe5 35.
Kxe5 Bxa4 36. Rf1 Bb3 $11) 33. Be5 Bxe5+ 34. Kxe5 Be6 (34... Bc6 35. Kf6 a5 36.
Kxf7 Bxb5 37. axb5 Rd8 38. Rc1+ Kb7 39. Ke6 Rd2 40. Rf1 Rxh2 41. Rf7+ $11) 35.
Rd4 {The weakness of h7 pawn and white active pieces are nearly equalizing the
chances.} Rd8 (35... Kb7 36. Rh4 $11) 36. Rxd8 (36. Rh4 h5 37. Be2 Rd5+ 38. Kf6
Rf5+ 39. Kg7 $11) 36... Kxd8 37. Kf6 a5 $6 {It is hard to explain why black
did not tried much more dangerous line 37...Bd7!?. White would have to play
his best to avoid the disaster.} (37... Bd7 $5 38. Bd3 (38. h4 Bxb5 39. axb5 a5
40. bxa6 Kc7 41. g4 b5 42. Kxf7 b4 43. g5 b3 44. h5 b2 45. g6 b1=Q $19) 38...
Bxa4 39. Bxh7 a5 40. Ke5 b5 41. Kd4 b4 42. Kc4 Bd7 43. Bc2 $15) 38. Bd3 h6 (
38... Bd7 39. Bc2 Ke8 40. h4 Kf8 41. Bb3 b5 42. axb5 Bxb5 43. Bxf7 a4 44. g4
$11) 39. h4 Ke8 40. Be2 Bd7 41. Bd1 b5 42. axb5 Bxb5 43. Bb3 a4 44. Bxf7+ Kf8
45. g4 a3 46. g5 hxg5 47. hxg5 Bd3 48. g6 (48. g6 Bxg6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Roeder, Mathias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2001.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 d5 5. Nc3 Be7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3
Bb7 9. Be2 a6 (9... c5) 10. b4 Bd6 11. Bg3 Qe7 (11... Bxg3 $6 12. hxg3 Qd6 13.
Qc2 $14 {xh7}) 12. Qb3 Nbd7 13. O-O Bxg3 14. hxg3 Qd6 (14... Rab8 $5 15. Rfc1
c5 $13 {The clever way to play this position would be with pushing through the
c7-c5 break.}) 15. Rfc1 Rfe8 16. b5 $1 c6 (16... a5 17. Rc2 Rac8 18. Rac1 $14)
17. bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qb4 Qxb4 (18... Qe6 19. Rc2 Ne4 20. Rac1 Bb7 21. a4 $14) 19.
axb4 Bb7 (19... b5 20. Na4 Bb7 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. dxc5 $16) 20. Na4 Rec8 21. Ne5
g6 (21... Nxe5 22. Nxb6 $1 Nc4 (22... Nc6 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Bxa6 $18) 23. Nxa8
Rxa8 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Rxc4 $16) 22. b5 $1 a5 (22... axb5 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24.
Bxb5 $16) 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Bg4 $1 {[%mdl 4096] Excellent to force his way
into much better endgame position.} Nxg4 (24... Rc7 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. Nxd7 Rxd7
27. Nxb6 $18) 25. Nxd7 Rc2 26. Naxb6 Rb2 (26... Rxf2 27. Ne5 $18) (26... Nxf2
27. Nc5 $18) 27. Re1 $1 (27. Nc5 Rxb5 28. Nxb7 Rxb6 29. Nxa5 Rb2 30. Nc6 Nxf2
31. Ne7+ Kg7 32. Nxd5 Ng4 $132) (27. f3 Nxe3 28. Rxa5 Nc4 $1 $14) 27... Rxb5 (
27... Nxf2 28. Na4 Rc2 (28... Nd3 29. Nxb2 Nxe1 30. Nc5 $18) 29. Nac5 Bc8 30.
Nf6+ Kg7 31. Nxd5 $18) 28. f3 Nh6 29. g4 f5 $6 (29... Bc6 $1 30. Rc1 Bxd7 31.
Nxd7 Kg7 32. Kf2 (32. Rc5 Rxc5 33. dxc5 a4 34. c6 a3 35. c7 a2 36. c8=Q a1=Q+
37. Kh2 Qa3 38. g5 Ng8 39. Qb8 Qe7 $11) 32... g5 33. Rc7 $14) 30. g5 Nf7 31.
Rc1 Nxg5 (31... Ba6 32. f4 Kg7 33. Rc7 $16) 32. Rc7 Ba6 33. Nxd5 Rb7 (33...
Rxd5 34. Nf6+ $18) 34. N7f6+ Kf8 35. Rc8+ Kf7 36. Ra8 Rb1+ (36... Bc4 37. Rxa5
$16) 37. Kh2 Bf1 38. Ra7+ Ke6 (38... Kf8 39. f4 Ne4 40. Nxh7+ Ke8 41. Nhf6+
Nxf6 42. Nxf6+ Kf8 43. g4 Re1 44. Rxa5 Rxe3 45. gxf5 gxf5 46. Rxf5 $18) 39. e4
$1 {[%mdl 2048] The dangers for black king are very real despite the absence
of queens. White pieces will show their full potential.} fxe4 (39... Re1 40. e5
f4 41. Nxf4+ Kf5 42. N6d5 $18) 40. fxe4 Nxe4 (40... Re1 41. Re7+ Kd6 42. Ne8+
Kc6 43. Rc7+ Kb5 44. Rc5+ Ka4 45. Nb6+ Kb3 46. Rxg5 $18) 41. Nxe4 Rb2 (41...
Kxd5 $2 42. Nc3+ $18) 42. Ne3 Bxg2 (42... Be2 43. Rxa5 $18) 43. Ra6+ Ke7 44.
Nxg2 Rb4 45. Nf4 Rxd4 46. Ra7+ Rd7 $8 (46... Ke8 47. Nf6+ Kd8 48. Ne6+ $18) 47.
Nd5+ (47. Nd5+ Ke6 (47... Kd8 48. Ra8#) 48. Nc5+ Kxd5 49. Nxd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2001.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. h4 Rae8 $5 (
14... cxd4 15. cxd4 e5 16. Bb2 exd4 17. Rac1 Nc5 18. Nxd4 Bf6 19. Nf5 Bxb2 20.
Qxb2 f6 21. f3 Kh8 $11 {0-1 Braga,F-Tiviakov,S/Saint Vincent/2000/ (37)}) 15.
h5 e5 16. d5 (16. h6 g6 (16... exd4 17. cxd4 f5 18. e5 $14) 17. d5 f5 $13)
16... f5 $5 {[%mdl 4] Courageous, but black was wise enough to support the
break with all his pieces.} 17. exf5 (17. h6 g6) 17... Bxd5 18. h6 (18. Bc4
Bxc4 19. Qxc4+ Kh8 20. h6 Bf6 $13) 18... c4 19. Be4 Bxe4 (19... Bf7 20. Ng5 Nf6
21. hxg7 Kxg7 22. Bc2 $14) 20. Qxe4 Nf6 $1 (20... Bf6 21. hxg7 Bxg7 22. Ng5 Nf6
23. Qh4 Qc6 24. Re1 Qd5 25. Ne6 $14) 21. Qxe5 Qxe5 $2 {Black misses the chance
to take the full benefit of the potential hidden in his pieces.} (21... Bd6 $5
22. Qd4 (22. Qb5 Be5 23. hxg7 Kxg7 24. Bb2 a6 25. Qa4 b5 26. Qc2 Ne4 $11) 22...
Re4 23. hxg7 Kxg7 24. Qd2 Ng4 $13) 22. Nxe5 Bc5 23. hxg7 Kxg7 24. Nxc4 Ng4 (
24... Nd5 25. Be3 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Bxe3+ 27. Kh2 $14) 25. Be3 Bxe3 $6 (25... Nxe3
26. fxe3 Bxe3+ 27. Kh2 $14) 26. fxe3 Nxe3 (26... Re4 27. Nd6 Rxe3 28. Rae1 Rxc3
29. Re7+ Kg8 30. Rxa7 $16) 27. f6+ $1 {This might have slipped black's
attention, the endgames are very bad for him.} Kg6 (27... Rxf6 $5 28. Rxf6 Kxf6
29. Re1 Nxc4 30. Rxe8 Nxa3 31. Rc8 $16) 28. f7 Re4 (28... Rxf7 29. Rxf7 Nxc4 (
29... Kxf7 30. Nd6+ $18) 30. Rxa7 $18) 29. Rae1 Rxc4 30. Rxe3 Rc7 (30... Rxf7
$2 31. Rg3+ $18) 31. Rg3+ Kh5 32. Rf5+ Kh6 33. Rf6+ Kh5 34. Rg7 Rxc3 35. Kh2 $1
(35. Kh2 Rc4 36. g4+ Rxg4 37. Rf5+ Kh6 38. Rxg4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Qc2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 Qc7 (12... Qb6 $5 13. Ne5 Bf6
14. Nc4 (14. Bc4 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nc6 $10) (14. Be2 $14) 14... Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Qc7
16. Bd3 Nc6 $132) 13. Bd3 Nd7 (13... Nc6 14. O-O Rfd8 15. e5 $5 h6 16. Be4 Rxd1
17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. h3 $14) 14. O-O Rfd8 (14... c4 $6 15. Be2 Nb6
16. Ba5 Qc6 17. Rd4 $16 {><c4}) 15. Rfe1 h6 (15... Nb6 16. Bf1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1
Qc6 18. Nd2 (18. Re1 Rd8 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Bd6 22. e5 (22. h3
Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Be5 $10) 22... Be7 $10) 18... Rd8 $10 {Nogueiras,J-Granda Zuniga,
J/Biel izt/1993/ 0-1 (41)}) 16. Bb5 {Sokolov knows this line very well, black
is not able to claim complete equality due to the worse pawn structure.} Nf6 (
16... a6 17. Bf1 Nb6 18. Ba5 $14) (16... Bc6 17. Qe2 Rab8 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Qc4
$14) 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Qa4 Qb8 (18... a6 19. Bf1 Qf4 (19... Qc6 20. Qxc6 Bxc6
21. Nd2 $1 (21. Ne5 Bxe4 22. Bxa6 Ba8 $14) 21... Bb5 22. f3 $16) (19... Qc8 20.
Nd2) 20. Be5 Qg4 21. h3 Qg6 22. Bc7 $1 Rc8 (22... Ra8 $6 23. Ne5 Qg5 24. Nc6
Bf8 25. Na5 Bc8 (25... Ne8 26. Bg3 Qe7 27. Rd1 $18) 26. Qc6 Ra7 27. Rd1 $16)
23. Bh2 Bxe4 (23... Nxe4 $2 24. Qd7 $18) 24. Ne5 Qf5 25. Qxa6 Ra8 26. Qb6 Bd5
27. Qc7 $1 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Hansen,C/Groningen 1993/ (39)}) (18... Ra8 19. Ba5
Qc8 (19... Qb8 20. Bc6 $1) 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 22. e5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 {
Sokolov,I-Van der Wiel,J/Wijk/1994/ 1-0 (49)}) 19. Bc6 $1 {Exchange of the
light squared bishops favours white as it will enhance his play on these
vulnerable squares.} Rc8 (19... Bxc6 20. Qxc6 $16) 20. Ne5 Qa8 21. Bxb7 Qxb7
22. f3 a6 23. Rd1 Qb5 24. Qc4 (24. Qxb5 $6 axb5 25. Kf2 c4 $11) 24... Kf8 25.
a4 Qb6 (25... Qxc4 26. Nxc4 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. e5 Bg5 30. g3
Bc1 31. Kf2 $14) 26. a5 Qb7 (26... Qb5 27. Qxb5 axb5 28. a6 Ra8 29. Ra1 $16)
27. g4 g5 (27... Kg8 28. Rd2 $14) 28. Kg2 Ke8 29. Qa4+ Qb5 $2 {Grischuk loses
patience and nominally 'improves" his pawn structure. White will now access
the position via the a file.} (29... Kf8 30. Rd2 $14) 30. Qxb5+ axb5 31. a6 Ra8
32. Ra1 b4 33. Be1 Nd7 (33... Bd6 34. Nc4 Bc7 35. Bg3 $16) 34. Nc4 e5 35. a7
Kd8 36. Ra6 $1 {[%mdl 4096] Black was certainly not hoping to face such an
intruder.} Kc7 (36... f6 37. Na5 $1 Kc7 38. Rc6+ Kd8 39. Nb7+ Ke8 40. Ra6 $16)
37. Rxh6 Rxa7 38. Rh7 Ra1 (38... Nb6 39. Nxb6 Kxb6 40. Rxf7 Bd8 41. Rxa7 Kxa7
42. h4 gxh4 43. Bd2 $18) 39. Bg3 (39. Rxf7 Rc1 40. b3 Kd8 41. Bd2 $16) 39...
Rc1 40. Nxe5 Rc2+ 41. Kh3 (41. Kg1 Nxe5 42. Bxe5+ Kd7 43. Rxf7 Ke6 44. Rf5 c4
$132) 41... Nxe5 42. Bxe5+ Kd7 43. Rxf7 Ke6 44. Rf5 c4 45. f4 $1 c3 $1 {
Alexander defends very creatively and white must be careful not to miss
black's pawn advancing potential.} (45... gxf4 46. g5 Re2 47. g6 Rxe4 48. Rh5
$16) 46. bxc3 b3 47. Bd4 Bd6 48. Rf6+ $2 {This natural move is a serious step
in the wrong direction, Sokolov will have to take care not to lose the game.} (
48. Kg3 $5 Bxf4+ 49. Kf3 Bd2 50. Rf6+ Kd7 51. Rb6 Bxc3 $14) (48. Rxg5 $5 Bxf4 (
48... Rxh2+ 49. Kg3 $1 (49. Kxh2 $4 Bxf4+ 50. Kg2 Bxg5 51. c4 Bf6 $19) 49...
Rd2 50. Rb5 $18) 49. Rg6+ Kd7 50. g5 b2 51. Rb6 Bxg5 52. Kg3 $16) 48... Kd7 49.
e5 Bc7 50. c4 (50. e6+ $4 Ke8 $1 51. c4 Bxf4 $19) 50... Rxc4 51. e6+ (51. Ba1
Ra4 52. Bb2 Ra2 53. Bd4 b2 54. Bxb2 Rxb2 55. Kg3 Rb3+ 56. Kf2 $15) 51... Ke8
52. Rf7 $2 {White still believes he is playing for win, but this already
oversteps the safety line.} (52. Bb2 Rxf4 53. Rxf4 Bxf4 54. Bf6 Bc7 55. Kg2 Bd8
56. Bb2 Ke7 57. Kf3 Kxe6 58. Ke3 Bf6 59. Ba3 Be5 $15) 52... Bxf4 53. Bf2 (53.
Rd7 Rc2 54. Bg1 b2 55. Rb7 Be5 $19) 53... Rc7 $6 {Grischuk misses a golden
opportunity to get the winning bishops endgame.} (53... Bc7 $1 54. Rf5 Rf4 55.
Rxf4 Bxf4 56. Bd4 Ke7 57. Bb2 Kxe6 58. Kg2 Kd5 $19) 54. Rf5 Ke7 (54... Rh7+ 55.
Kg2 Rxh2+ 56. Kf3 Ke7 $17) 55. Rb5 Rc3+ 56. Kg2 Kxe6 57. Bg3 $2 {Now white
understood perfectly well that he is fighting for the survival, but he missed
the study like ideas beginning with 57.h4.} (57. h4 gxh4 58. Bxh4 Be5 59. Be7
$1 Rc2+ (59... Kxe7 60. Rxe5+ Kd6 61. Rb5 Kc6 62. Rb8 Kc5 63. g5 $11) 60. Kf3
b2 61. Ba3 $3 Rc3+ 62. Ke4 $11) 57... Bxg3 58. hxg3 Rc2+ $2 {The last error in
the game full of missed opportunities, the win was to be had with inclusion of
the black's king into the battle 58..Kd6!} (58... Kd6 $1 59. Rxg5 Rc5 $1 60.
Rg6+ Kc7 61. Rg7+ Kc6 62. Rg6+ Kb7 63. Rg7+ Ka6 64. Rg6+ Ka5 65. Rg8 b2 $19)
59. Kf3 b2 60. Ke4 Kd6 61. Kd3 Rg2 62. Kd4 Kc6 63. Rb8 Rd2+ 64. Kc3 Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stepanakert-A"]
[Site "Stepanakert"]
[Date "2005.10.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. e4 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. exd5 Bd6 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Re1 a6 13. a4 Nbd7 14. b3 Qc7 (
14... Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Bb2 Qf8 17. Re1 Re8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Rxe4 20.
Qxe4 Qe7 21. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Porat,D-Botvinnik,I/Ramat Aviv 2003/ (27)}) 15. Bb2 (
15. h3 Ne5 16. Nh4 Rfe8 17. Bb2 Qd7 18. Re2 Rad8 19. Rae1 Nxc4 20. bxc4 Bc8 21.
Nd1 Rxe2 22. Rxe2 Nh5 23. Re4 Re8 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Karpov,A/Groningen 1995/ 
(38)}) 15... Ne5 16. Ne4 $2 {[%mdl 64] Bologan was getting impatient with the
position, despite his control of the center black was doing fine with his
pieces. The text is simply faulty and black will get very strong counterplay
against the exposed white king.} (16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Kh1 Bd4 18. f3 Rfe8 $15) (
16. Nd2 Nxc4 17. bxc4 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Bf4 19. Nf3 Ng4 $15) 16... Nxf3+ 17. gxf3
Nxd5 $5 (17... Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Nd7 19. Rg1 Be5 20. f4 Bd4 21. Qd2 $13) 18. Kh1 {
White might have misjudged the consequences of pinning black knight on d5,
since due to vulnerable white king tactics would work fine for black.} (18.
Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Rad1 Rae8 $1 20. Rxe8 (20. Qd3 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Rd8 $19) 20... Rxe8
21. Qd3 Re6 (21... Rd8 22. Bxa6 Bxa6 23. Qxa6 Qg6+ 24. Kh1 Re8 25. Qc4 Nf6 $17)
22. Kh1 (22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Re1+ $19) 22... Qd7 23. Bxa6 Ne3 24. fxe3 Bxf3+
25. Kg1 Rg6+ 26. Kf2 Qh3 $19) 18... Be5 19. Ng5 (19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Nxc5 Nb4 $3
(20... Qh5 21. Nxb7 Qxf3+ 22. Kg1 Nf4 23. Bf1 Qxb7 24. Qe4 $15) 21. Rxe5 Bxf3+
22. Kg1 Nxc2 23. Rc1 Nd4 24. Nd7 Bc6 $19) 19... hxg5 20. Rxe5 (20. Bxe5 Qd7 21.
Rg1 g4 22. h3 Nf6 23. Kh2 Bxf3 $19) 20... Nf4 21. Qc3 (21. Rxg5 $2 Bxf3+ 22.
Kg1 Nh3+ $19) 21... Qc6 22. Re3 (22. Rd5 Ne6 23. Re1 Nd4 24. Rxg5 Qf6 $1 (24...
Qxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Bxf3+ 26. Kg1 Rfe8 27. Re3 $15) 25. Rg3 Bxf3+ 26. Kg1 Rfe8 $19)
22... Qh6 {Macieja has managed to defend his weakest spot g7 and his position
is much better.} 23. Re7 (23. Kg1 Rfd8 24. Rae1 Bd5 $19) 23... Nd5 (23... Bd5
24. Kg1 Bxc4 25. bxc4 Rad8 $19) 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Kg1 (25. a5 g4 26. axb6 Rfb8
27. Re5 Bxf3+ 28. Kg1 Rxb6 29. Rxc5 Rg6 $19) 25... Rad8 26. Rae1 (26. a5 f6 27.
axb6 Qh3 28. Re3 Rfe8 29. Rae1 Rxe3 30. Rxe3 Bxf3 $19) 26... f6 {The sure
signal, that black is prepared to start real counterattack.} (26... a5 27. R1e3
f6 28. Rd3 Qh3 29. Qd2 Qf5 $19) 27. a5 Qh3 28. R7e3 (28. Qe3 Kh8 $1 $19) 28...
g4 (28... g4 29. Qd3 gxf3 30. Qg6 b5 31. Re7 Qh7 $19) 0-1

[Event "George Marx Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2005.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2005.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bg5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Bd3 Qb8 13. Ne2 Bc5 14. b4 Be7 {
[%mdl 4] It is strange, that black has consequently avoided this bishop
retreat in earlier games. It seems natural to defend f6 knight and try to
exploit the exposed white pawns in the center.} (14... Bd6 15. h3 (15. Bd2 Nh5
16. g3 f5 17. f3 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Nf6 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. O-O O-O 21. Qd3 Be5 {
0-1 Dziuba,M-Liwak,P/Lubniewice 2003/ (41)}) 15... a5 16. c5 Be5 17. Rb1 axb4
18. axb4 Ra3 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. O-O Qa8 {0-1 Cebalo,M-Zaja,I/Montecatini Terme
2002/ (33)}) 15. Rb1 (15. O-O a5 16. Qc3 d6 17. Rfd1 $14) 15... O-O 16. f4 h6
17. Bh4 Qd8 (17... d5 18. e5 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Nd5 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 $11) 18. O-O Rc8 (
18... Ng4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qd2 $14) 19. e5 Ne8 20. Bg3 $6 {Acs must have got
a feeling, that Almasi will suffer due to limited space for his pieces. Little
did he knew, that in few games bishop from e7 will become the main hero.} (20.
Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Nd4 d6 22. Rbd1 $14) 20... d5 $1 21. Rfd1 (21. exd6 Nxd6 22. Rfd1
Qe8 $13) 21... Qc7 22. Rbc1 dxc4 23. Qxc4 (23. Bxc4 $2 b5 $1 $19) 23... Qb8 24.
Qa2 (24. Qd4 $5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nc7 26. f5 Bg5 27. Bf4 $14) 24... Rxc1 25. Rxc1
Nc7 (25... a5 26. Qd2 axb4 27. axb4 Nc7 28. Bb1 $14) 26. Bb1 Nd5 27. Qc2 g6 28.
Nd4 (28. Nc3 Rc8 (28... Nxc3 29. Qxc3 Rc8 30. Qe3 Rxc1+ 31. Qxc1 Qd8 $11) 29.
Qd2 (29. Nxd5 Rxc2 30. Nxe7+ Kg7 31. Bxc2 Qd8 $17) 29... a5 $11) (28. Qb3 Rc8
$11) 28... Rc8 29. Qd2 a5 $1 30. h4 $2 {White has certainly disliked his
position with passive bishop on g3 and burning queenside pawn structure.
Desperate counterattack on the kingside is too slow.} (30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Be4
Bc5 $15) 30... axb4 31. h5 (31. axb4 Bxb4 32. Rxc8+ Qxc8 $19) 31... Rxc1+ 32.
Qxc1 Bc5 33. Bf2 (33. Qd2 Nc3 34. axb4 Bxd4+ 35. Kh2 Qd8 36. Bf2 Qd5 37. Bxd4
Nxb1 $19) 33... Nc3 34. Qe1 Qd8 $1 {Black pieces are completely dominating the
position and the longest diagonal a8-h1 has to be watched as well.} 35. Nf3 (
35. Nc2 Qd5 36. Qf1 Nxb1 $19) 35... Bxf3 36. Bxc5 (36. gxf3 Bxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Qh4+
$19) 36... bxc5 (36... bxc5 37. gxf3 Qd4+ 38. Kg2 bxa3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Pogorelov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Wells} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4
8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Be2 Qb8 11. f4 e5 12. Rf1 Bd6 {Black needs a good
solution for the central squares as well as some space for his pieces.} (12...
exf4 13. Bxf4 (13. e5 Qxe5 14. Bxf4 Qe6 15. O-O-O Bc5 $13) 13... Bd6 14. g3 O-O
15. O-O-O Bc7 $13 (15... Be5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Rf5 Qe6 18. e5 Ne8 19. Nd5 $36))
(12... Bc5 13. fxe5 Qxe5 14. Bf4 Qe7 15. O-O-O O-O 16. b4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4
18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 d5 20. bxc5 Qxc5 21. Be3 Qc7 22. Qxd5 Rad8 23. Bf4 Rxd5
24. Bxc7 {1-0 Akesson,R-Sammalvuo,T/Munkebo 1998/ (45)}) 13. f5 {'!' Wells.} (
13. g3 O-O 14. Be3 Re8 $1 15. f5 Rc8 16. g4 Qb7 17. Bf3 Bf8 18. g5 Ne8 19. g6
Nd6 (19... hxg6 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Qg2 $36) (19... f6 20. b4 $1 $36) 20. gxh7+ (
20. gxf7+ $1 Kxf7 (20... Kh8 21. Qg2 Nxc4 22. Bh6 Nd6 23. Bh5 $1) 21. Qg2 $36)
20... Kh8 (20... Kxh7 $1 21. Qd3 b5 $1 $13) 21. Qg2 Nxc4 22. Bh6 f6 23. b3 {
Levin,F-Chuchelov/France/1996/ 0-1 (33)}) 13... Qb7 14. Bf3 (14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
cxd5 Rc8 16. Qd3 O-O $13) 14... a5 15. g4 {'!' Wells. Wells: 'Quite simply it
starts to rather resemble an open Sicilian in which the fixed centre denies
black the customary counterplay. The ease with which the pawn-storm hits the
spot is impressive.'} h6 16. Be3 Bc5 (16... Rc8 17. h4 Be7 18. g5 $36) 17. Bxc5
bxc5 18. O-O-O Ke7 {Black king hopes to stay in the center and thus avoid
problems of violent kingside attack.} (18... Rb8 19. h4 Nh7 20. Rd6 $14) 19. h4
d6 20. g5 hxg5 (20... Ne8 21. Qd2 Qb3 22. Be2 $14) 21. hxg5 Ne8 22. Qd2 Rh4 (
22... Rb8 23. f6+ gxf6 24. gxf6+ Kd8 25. Rh1 Rxh1 26. Rxh1 Qb3 27. Be2 $14) 23.
f6+ $1 gxf6 24. gxf6+ Kd8 (24... Kxf6 $2 25. Bh5+ $18) (24... Kf8 $2 25. Rh1
Rxh1 26. Rxh1 Nxf6 27. Qxd6+ Qe7 28. Rh8+ $18) 25. Qg5 Rh2 26. Nb5 $1 {[%mdl
128] Something went badly wrong for Pogorelov, white manages to combine the
defense with dangerous central attack.} Kc8 (26... Bxb5 27. cxb5 (27. Qxe5 Bxc4
28. Qxh2 Bxf1 29. Rxd6+ (29. Rxf1 Qb3 $11) 29... Nxd6 30. Qxd6+ Qd7 (30... Ke8
31. e5 Ra6 32. Bxb7 Rxd6 33. exd6 Kd7 34. Bd5 Kxd6 35. Bxf7 Ke5 $11) 31. Qf8+
Qe8 32. Qd6+ Qd7 $11) 27... Qxb5 28. Qxe5 Qc4+ 29. Kb1 Qc2+ 30. Ka1 $16) 27.
Bg4+ Kb8 (27... Bd7 28. Qg8 Kd8 29. Rxd6 $18) 28. Qxe5 $1 {Wells: 'Not
difficult, but pretty!'} dxe5 (28... Qxb5 29. cxb5 dxe5 30. bxc6 Kc7 31. Rd7+
Kxc6 32. Rxf7 $18) (28... Bxb5 29. Qxh2 $18) 29. Rd8+ Qc8 30. Bxc8 $1 {The
correct tactical realization of the advantage shortens the enemy resistance.} (
30. Rxc8+ Kb7 31. Rxa8 Kxa8 32. Be6 Rh6 33. Bxf7 Nxf6 34. Bd5 Nxe4 35. Bxc6+
Rxc6 36. Rf5 $16) 30... Bxb5 31. cxb5 Kc7 32. Rxe8 Rxc8 33. Rxc8+ Kxc8 34. Rf5
{This rook ending is just hopeless for black.} Kc7 (34... Rh6 35. Rxe5 Rxf6 36.
Rxc5+ $18) 35. Rxe5 Kb6 36. Re7 Rh4 37. a4 Rf4 38. e5 Re4 39. Rxf7 Rxe5 40. Re7
1-0

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.03.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qxd7+ Nbxd7 9. Nb5 O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Nxc7 Rac8 13. Nb5 Rc2
14. Rb1 Be4 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Nxa7 (16. f3 Bd5 17. Nc3 Bc4 18. Nge4 Nfd5 19. Nd1
Nf5 20. Nd2 Nfe3 21. Nxc4 Nxc4 22. e4 Nde3 {1/2-1/2 Delemarre,J-Psakhis,L/
Vlissingen 2000/ (27)}) 16... Bg6 $1 (16... Ra8 17. e3 Bg6 18. Nb5 Rac8 19. Be2
Rxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Rc2+ 21. Ke1 h6 22. Nh3 Bd3 23. Nc3 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Bxb1 25. f3
Ne8 26. Kd2 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Gershon,A/Linares op/2001/ (73)}) 17. f3 Rd8 18. e4 (
18. e3 $2 Rd5 (18... Nf5 $5) 19. h4 Rc7 20. e4 Rxa7 21. exd5 Bxb1 $15) 18...
Rxd4 $2 {Polgar misses the great defense with 21.Rd1!, black can hope for full
compensation after the initial 18...h6!} (18... h6 $1 19. Nh3 Rxd4 20. Nf2 Rdd2
21. Nd3 Nfd5 $11) 19. Nb5 Rdd2 20. b4 h6 21. Rd1 $1 (21. Nh3 Nd7 22. Rd1 Rxd1+
23. Kxd1 Ra2) 21... Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Ra2 23. Nh3 Nd7 (23... Nc6 24. Nf4 Kh7 25.
Ne2 $16) 24. Kc1 (24. Nf4 Ne5 25. Kc1 N7c6 26. Kb1 Rf2 27. Nxg6 Nxg6 28. Nd6
Nd4 $132) 24... Ne5 25. Kb1 Rd2 26. Kc1 Ra2 27. Kb1 Rd2 28. Nc3 f5 (28... Rd8
29. Kc1 $16) 29. Kc1 Rd8 30. Nf4 Bf7 (30... fxe4 $2 31. Nxg6 N7xg6 32. Nxe4 $16
) 31. Bb5 Rc8 32. Kb2 {Karpov has consolidated the position and now has to
manage the technical part.} fxe4 33. fxe4 (33. Nxe4 $5 Nd5 34. Nd6 Rd8 35. Nxf7
Kxf7 36. Rd1 $16) 33... Be8 34. Bxe8 Rxe8 35. Kb3 (35. Nxe6 $1 Nc4+ (35... N7c6
36. Nc7 $18) 36. Kb3 Nd2+ 37. Kc2 Nxe4 38. Nxe4 Nd5 39. N6c5 bxc5 40. Nxc5 Re2+
41. Kb3 Rxg2 42. b5 $18) 35... g5 36. Nfe2 (36. Nxe6 $5 N7c6 37. Nc7 Nd4+ 38.
Kb2 (38. Ka4 Nd3 39. Rb1 Rf8 40. N3b5 Rf1 41. Nxd4 Rxb1 42. Nf5 $16) 38... Rf8
39. N3b5 (39. N3d5 Rf2+ 40. Kc3 Ne2+ 41. Kb3 Nd4+ 42. Ka4 Nc4 43. b5 Rc2 $14)
39... Rf2+ 40. Kc3 Nxb5+ 41. Nxb5 Rxg2 42. Kd4 $16) 36... N7c6 37. h4 g4 (37...
Kg7 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Rd1 $16) 38. Rf1 Kg7 39. g3 (39. Na4 Nd7 40. b5 Nce5 41.
Nf4 $16) 39... Rc8 40. Rd1 Kf6 41. Na4 Rb8 (41... b5 42. Nc5 Na5+ 43. bxa5 Rxc5
44. Kb4 Rc4+ 45. Kxb5 Rxe4 46. Nf4 Re3 47. a6 $16) 42. Rd6 Ke7 43. Rd1 Kf6 44.
Rd2 Ke7 45. b5 Na5+ 46. Kb4 Nac4 (46... Rb7 47. Nd4 Rb8 48. h5 Rb7 49. Rd1 Rb8
50. Nxb6 Rxb6 51. Kxa5 $18) 47. Rc2 Ne3 48. Rc7+ Kd6 (48... Kf6 49. Nf4 Nf1 50.
Rh7 Nxg3 51. Rxh6+ Kf7 52. Nc3 Re8 53. Rh7+ Kf6 54. Rb7 $18) 49. Rh7 Nd3+ 50.
Kc3 (50. Kb3 Nf2 51. Rxh6 Nxe4 52. Nf4 Re8 53. Nxb6 Nxg3 54. Nc4+ Nxc4 55. Kxc4
Nf5 56. Rg6 $18) 50... Nf2 51. Rxh6 Ke5 (51... Nxe4+ 52. Kd3 Nf5 53. Rg6 Ke5
$14) 52. Rg6 Nxe4+ 53. Kb3 Nd2+ 54. Ka2 (54. Kc3 Ne4+) 54... Ndc4 55. Nac3 (55.
Nb2 Nxb2 56. Kxb2 Kf5 57. h5 Rd8 $132) 55... Ra8 56. a4 Nd2 57. Kb2 Rd8 58.
Rg5+ $2 (58. Nf4 $142 $16) 58... Kf6 59. Ka2 Nf3 60. Ne4+ Kf7 61. Rh5 Nd5 $2 {
[%mdl 2048] Polgar misses golden chance to exploit the unfortunate location of
white rook.} (61... Kg7 $1 62. Nf4 Ra8 $1 63. Nxe6+ (63. Kb3 e5 $1 64. Ne6+ Kg6
) 63... Kf7 64. N4g5+ Nxg5 65. Nxg5+ Kg6 66. Rh7 Rxa4+ 67. Kb3 Ra5 68. Kb4 Nd5+
69. Kc4 Ne3+ $11) 62. Rh6 Ra8 (62... Rg8 63. Kb3 $16) 63. Kb3 Rg8 64. h5 Ng5
65. N2c3 (65. Nd6+ Ke7 66. Nc4 $18) 65... Nxc3 66. Nxc3 Rd8 $6 (66... Ke7 67.
Ne2 $16) 67. Rg6 Nf3 (67... Rg8 68. Rxg8 Kxg8 69. a5 bxa5 70. b6 Nf3 71. Ka4
Ne5 72. Kxa5 $18) 68. Rxg4 Nd4+ 69. Kb2 e5 70. Rg5 Kf6 (70... Re8 71. Ne4 Re6
72. Kc3 $18) 71. Ne4+ Ke6 72. Rg6+ Kd5 (72... Kf5 73. Nd6+ $18) 73. Rd6+ $1 {
The h pawn decides, so white can use small combinations.} Rxd6 74. Nxd6 Ne6 (
74... Kxd6 75. h6 $18) 75. h6 Ng5 76. Nc8 e4 77. Kc2 Kd4 78. Nd6 e3 79. a5 $1
Kc5 (79... bxa5 80. b6 e2 81. Kd2 $18) 80. a6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. exf3 Bg7 8. Bg5
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. h4 c6 (11... h6 12. Be3 c6 13. g4 Qd6 (13...
Nbd7 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh7 16. f4 Re8 17. f5 gxf5 18. Qxf5 Ndf8 19. Bd3 Qc8
20. Rxh7 Qxf5 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Bxf5 $18 {0-1 Ponceleusz,B-Adamski,J/
Milanowek 2001/ (57)}) 14. h5 g5 15. Ne2 Rc8 16. Ng3 c5 17. Nf5 Qe6 18. Kb1 Nc6
19. Ba6 Re8 20. Rhe1 {1-0 Hoffman,A-Zarnicki,P/Buenos Aires 1998/ (27)}) 12. h5
$1 {White's plan is simple and very logical, he want's to open the h file and
crush black on the white squares.} Nbd7 13. hxg6 fxg6 (13... hxg6 14. f4 b5 15.
f5 gxf5 16. Qxf5 $16) 14. f4 Rf7 (14... Qc7 15. f5 gxf5 16. Qxf5 Rae8 17. Bd3
Rf7 18. Rxh7 Nxh7 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Bg6 $16) 15. f5 gxf5 16. Bd3 $1 (16. Qxf5
$6 Nf8 17. Qc2 Qd6 18. Bd3 Re8 19. Rh4 $14) 16... Nf8 (16... h6 $5 17. Bxh6 Ne4
18. Be3 Qf6 19. g3 $16) 17. Bxf5 Qd6 18. Rh4 Re8 19. Rdh1 Ne4 $2 {Loginov must
have felt the danger from the well located white's pieces, but after 19...b5!
hsi counterplay could have been real.} (19... b5 $1 20. Bf4 Qe7 21. g4 (21. Be5
a5 22. g4 b4 $132) 21... a5 22. g5 Ne4 23. Bxh7+ Nxh7 24. g6 Rff8 25. gxh7+ Kh8
26. Be3 Ng3 27. R1h3 Nf5 28. Rg4 Qe6 $14) 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxd4 22. Kb1 (
22. Rg4 Qe6 23. Bf3 Bg7 24. Re4 $16) 22... Ng6 (22... Rxf2 23. Qc4+ Ne6 24. Bc1
Bf6 25. Bxh7+ Kf7 26. Rh6 $16) 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qd3 $1 Rd7 (24... c5 25. Rh8+
$18) 25. Rxd4 {It is unfair to criticize this combination, but white could
have won much sooner with the fine check 25.Qc4+!} (25. Qc4+ $1 Kf8 (25... Kg7
26. Rh7+ Kf8 27. Bh6+ Bg7 28. Rh8+ Ke7 29. Bg5+ Bf6 30. Qe4+ $18) 26. Rf4+ $18)
25... Qxd4 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Bh6+ Rg7 (27... Ke7 28. Re1+ $18) 28. Bxg7+ Qxg7
29. Qxc6 Qd4 30. Qh6+ Qg7 31. Qd6+ $1 (31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Rh4 Re2 33. Rf4 $18)
31... Kg8 (31... Qe7 32. Rh8+ Kg7 33. Qh6+ $18) 32. Qd5+ Kf8 33. Rh3 Qg6+ 34.
Ka2 Qe6 35. Qxe6 Rxe6 36. Rf3+ $18 Kg7 37. Kb3 Re2 38. g3 Kg6 39. Kc3 b5 40. b4
Ra2 41. Kd4 Rc2 42. Rf8 Ra2 43. Kc5 Rxa3 44. Kxb5 a6+ 45. Kc5 Kg5 46. f3 Ra1
47. g4 Rc1+ 48. Kd4 {Riozantsev doesn't want to land in the position, where
the win is problematic despite advantage of two passed pawns.} (48. Kb6 Rb1 49.
Rf5+ Kh4 50. Kxa6 Rxb4 51. g5 Kh5 52. f4 Kg6 53. Rf6+ Kg7 $16) 48... Rd1+ 49.
Ke3 Rb1 50. Kf2 Rxb4 51. Rf5+ Kg6 52. Ra5 Rb6 53. Kg3 Kf7 54. f4 Kg7 (54... Kg6
55. Kh4 Kf6 56. g5+ Kg6 57. Kg4 $18) 55. g5 Kf7 56. Kg4 Rc6 57. Rf5+ Kg7 58.
Rd5 Rc7 59. Kh5 Ra7 60. f5 a5 61. f6+ Kf7 62. Rd6 Ra8 63. g6+ Ke8 64. Re6+ Kf8
65. Re7 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Konikowski} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 (10... Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rd1 a5 13.
Bg3 (13. O-O Qe7 14. Bf3 e5 15. Bc1 a4 16. Rfe1 {0,5/Marjanovic,S-Popovic,P/
Paris/1986/}) 13... Qc8 14. O-O Qb7 15. Bf3 Ne8 16. Rd3 d6 17. Rb1 a4 18. e5
dxe5 19. Bxe5 f6 20. Bg3 e5 21. Nd5 Nc7 22. b4 axb3 23. Rdxb3 Nxd5 24. cxd5 $10
{Gelfand,B-Adams,M (2)/Tilburg7/1992/}) 11. Be3 (11. Bd2 Qb8 12. g3 f5 13. Bd3
Bd6 14. O-O-O f4 15. Rhe1 Be5 16. Nd5 O-O 17. Bb4 Rf7 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nxc6
dxc6 {0,5/Polugaevsky,L-Arnason,J/Reykjavik/1987/}) 11... Qb8 $1 (11... Bc5 12.
Bxc5 (12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Be2 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Nf4 15. Bf3 O-O 16. O-O Rac8 17. Rac1
Ng6 18. Rfd1 f5 19. exf5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Rxf5 21. Qe3 Nf4 22. f3 h5 23. g3 Nh3+
24. Kg2 $13 {Savchenko,S-Pliester,L/Groningen (05)/1992/}) 12... bxc5 13. g3
O-O 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. O-O-O d6 16. f4 Rb8 17. Rhg1 e5 18. g4 Nd7 19. f5 Qa5 20.
Be2 Rb7 21. Rxd6 Rfb8 22. Rgd1 Rxb2 23. Qxb2 Rxb2 24. Kxb2 $16 {Bareev,
E-Eingorn,V/URS-53ch Kiev/1986/}) (11... Bd6 $4 12. Qd1 {1-0/Christiansen,
L-Karpov,An/Wijk aan Zee/1993/}) 12. g3 (12. O-O-O Bd6 13. g3 Be5 14. Bd3 Qb7
15. Rhe1 Nf6 16. f4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Qd4 Ba4 20. Rd2 b5 21. Kb1
bxc4 22. Bxc4 Bb3 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Qb4 $13 {Kramnik,V-Lutz,C/Dortmund (5)/
1993/}) 12... f5 $1 (12... Be7 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. h3 d6 15. O-O a6 16. Rae1 O-O
17. f4 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Kh2 Rc8 20. Qe2 h6 21. Bd2 e5 22. Rf2 Qb7 23. Ref1
Rd8 24. Bc2 $14 {Cramling,P-Csom,I/Ter Apel (05)/1991/}) 13. O-O-O Nf6 14. Bd3
Qb7 15. f3 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. fxe4 (17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. fxe4 (18. Qxe4 $2
Qxe4 19. fxe4 Rc8 $17) 18... Be7 19. Rhf1 O-O-O (19... Rf8 $10 {Konikowski})
20. Rf7 Bf6 $10) 17... Bd6 18. Rhf1 Be5 19. Bf4 Qb8 20. Qe2 $2 (20. Bxe5 Qxe5
21. Qf2 O-O-O 22. Qf4 Qxf4+ 23. Rxf4 Rdf8 24. Rdf1 Rxf4 25. Rxf4 Kd8 26. Rf7
Rg8 27. e5 Ke8 $10) 20... O-O 21. Qh5 (21. Qe3 $8 {Konikowski}) 21... Rxf4 $1 (
21... Bxf4+ 22. gxf4 g6 23. Qg4 $40) 22. gxf4 Bxf4+ 23. Kb1 Qe5 24. Qxe5 Bxe5
25. h3 a5 $6 (25... d6 $1 {/\ Be8-g6}) 26. b3 $2 (26. Rf3 a4 27. Rdf1 Bf6 28.
Rxf6 gxf6 29. Rxf6 $10) (26. Rf3 $5 {Konikowski}) 26... d6 $1 27. Rd2 $2 (27.
Rde1 Be8 28. Be2 Bg6 29. Bg4 Re8 30. Ka2 (30. h4 h5 31. Bh3 Bf6 {xh4}) 30... h5
31. Be2 Kh7 $15) (27. Kc2 Be8 28. Rb1 Bg6 29. Kd2 Bd4 30. e5 Bxd3 31. Kxd3 Bxe5
32. Rbe1 $13) 27... Be8 28. Kc2 Bg6 29. Rdf2 Rc8 30. Kd1 Bd4 31. Ra2 $2 (31.
Rg2 Bc5 32. Ra2) (31. Rg2 $142 {Konikowski Lutz}) 31... Rc5 32. Rg2 Rh5 33. Rf3
Be8 34. Kc2 g6 35. Be2 Re5 36. Bd3 Kg7 37. Rg4 g5 38. Rf1 (38. h4 Bh5 $1) 38...
Bc5 39. Kb2 Bg6 40. h4 $2 (40. Rg3 $15) (40. Rg3 $142 $1 {Konikowski}) 40...
gxh4 41. Rxh4 Rg5 (41... d5 42. cxd5 exd5 43. Rff4 $15) 42. Rh2 Rg3 43. Bc2
Bd4+ 44. Kc1 a4 $2 (44... h5 {/\ Kh6-g5}) 45. bxa4 Rxa3 46. Kd2 Rg3 47. Bd3 Rg5
48. Rfh1 Be5 (48... Kf6 49. Rxh7 $1) 49. Rh3 Bd4 50. R3h2 Rg3 51. Rf1 Bf6 52.
Rb1 Bg5+ 53. Kc2 Be3 54. Ra1 Bg1 55. Rd2 Kf6 56. a5 $6 (56. e5+ $1 Kxe5 (56...
dxe5 57. Bxg6 hxg6 58. a5 (58. a5 {Konikowski} bxa5 59. Rxa5 g5 60. c5 Bd4 61.
Rd3 $13 (61. Rd3 Rg2+ $13))) 57. Re1+ Be3 58. Bxg6 hxg6 59. Rd3 $10 (59. Rd3
Kf4 60. Rxd6 e5 61. Rf6+ Kg5 62. Rxe3 Rxe3 63. Rxb6 Ra3 64. Rb5 Kf4 65. a5 e4
66. c5 e3 67. c6 e2 68. Kd2 Kf3 69. Re5 Ra2+ 70. Kd3 Rxa5 71. Re3+ Kf4 72. Rxe2
$10)) 56... bxa5 57. Rxa5 $2 (57. e5+ $1) 57... Bc5 58. Ra1 $6 (58. e5+ Kxe5
59. Bxg6 hxg6 $17 (59... hxg6 {Konikowski} 60. Re2+ Kf6 61. Ra8 g5 62. Rf8+ Ke7
63. Rg8 g4 64. Re4 Rg2+ 65. Kd3 g3 66. Reg4 Bf2 67. R4g7+ Kf6 68. Rg6+ $10))
58... Ke5 $19 59. Rf1 Bg1 60. Rdd1 Be3 61. Rf8 Rg2+ 62. Kb3 Rh2 63. Bb1 Bh5 64.
Re1 Bf2 65. Rf1 Bc5 66. Re1 Be2 67. Ba2 Rh3+ 68. Kb2 Ba3+ 69. Ka1 Bd3 70. Bb1
Bb4 71. Rc1 Bd2 72. Rd1 Bc3+ 73. Ka2 Bxc4+ 74. Ka3 Be2 0-1

[Event "Pamplona 14th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2004.12.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.12.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Qe2 Na5
15. Rad1 Re8 16. Ne5 Bf8 (16... f6 17. Ng4 Bf8 18. Ne3 Qe7 19. e5 fxe5 20. dxe5
Qh4 21. Bb5 Bc6 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rd7 Re7 24. Rd4 Qg5 25. f4 Qg6 26. f5 exf5
27. Nxf5 {Efimov,I-Mokry,K/Prague 1985/ 1-0 (34)}) 17. f4 f6 18. Ng4 Re7 $2 {
The sleepy move will only improve white's attacking chances connected with the
advance of the central pawns.} (18... f5 19. Ne5 (19. exf5 exf5 20. Ne5 g6 21.
Bb5 Re7 22. Rc1 (22. d5 Bxd5 23. Qd3 Rc5 24. Bd4 Be4 25. Bxc5 Bxd3 26. Rxd3
Qxd3 27. Nxd3 bxc5 28. Nxc5 Rf7 $15) 22... Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bd5 $11) (19. Nf2 Qd6
20. Rc1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 $14) 19... fxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Nc4 22. Nxc4 Rxc4
23. f5 $14) 19. f5 Qe8 (19... exf5 20. Rxf5 Qd6 21. Rf2 Rec7 22. e5 $16) 20. e5
$1 exf5 (20... fxe5 21. f6 Rf7 22. fxg7 Bxg7 23. dxe5 $18) 21. Bxf5 {[%mdl 128]
Gelfand can claim much better coordination of white's pieces.} fxe5 (21... Rd8
22. Qc2 Qh5 23. exf6 $18) 22. Bxc8 Qxc8 (22... exd4 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 24. Be6+ Kh8
25. Rxd4 $18) 23. Rc1 Qe8 24. Bc3 (24. Nxe5 Bd5 25. Qg4 $18) 24... Re6 {
Naiditsch sidesteps the devilish threat of the opponent after 24..exd4.} (24...
exd4 25. Qa2+ Kh8 (25... Re6 26. Bxa5 bxa5 27. Rfe1 Bc8 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Rxe6
$18) 26. Nh6 $1 gxh6 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 28. Bxd4+ Rg7 29. Rc7 $18) 25. Nxe5 Bxa3
26. Ra1 Bd6 27. Qa2 Bxe5 (27... Ba6 28. Rf4 Bc4 29. Qc2 $18) 28. dxe5 h6 29.
Bxa5 bxa5 30. Rab1 Bc8 $6 {Passive retreat can not promise any compensation
for black's suffering.} (30... Be4 31. Rbe1 (31. Rb8 Qxb8 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33. Qc4
Qb6+ 34. Kh1 Qb7 35. Qe2 $18) 31... Bc6 32. Qxa5 $18) 31. Rb8 Qc6 32. Qa3 Re8
33. Rc1 Qd7 34. Qd6 (34. Qa2+ Kh8 35. e6 $18) (34. Qd6 Qxd6 35. exd6 Bd7 36.
Rxe8+ Bxe8 37. Rc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Zanic Memorial"]
[Site "Stara Pazova"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dimitrov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Prelevic, Dusko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2001.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qc2
O-O (8... dxc4 9. e3 O-O (9... Bxf3 10. gxf3 b5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. a4 (12. f4 a5
13. Bg2 Ra7 14. Rd1 c6 15. h4 h6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Ng3 f5 {0-1 Pinter,J-Balogh,C/
Budapest/2000/ (42)}) 12... c6 13. axb5 cxb5 14. Qe4 O-O 15. f4 Nc6 (15... Rc8
16. Bg2 Nc6 17. O-O Rab8 18. Bh3 b4 19. Na4 Rd8 20. Nc5 Qd5 21. Bg2 Nxd4 22.
exd4 Bxd4 23. Na4 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E-Gershon,A/Bermuda 1999/ (23)}) 16. Nxb5 e5
17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Nc3 Nc6 19. Qd5 Qe8 20. Bg2 Nxd4 21. Qxa8 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,
B-Lautier,J/Biel/1997/ (21)}) 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bxf6
gxf6 14. Be4 Nc6 15. Rd1 Qc8 16. Na4 Be7 17. Rc1 Na5 18. Qd1 Qb8 19. Bxb7 Qxb7
20. O-O {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Karpov,A/Dortmund/1997/ (20)}) 9. e3 h6 (9... a6 10.
Rd1 Qd8 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O Bd6 14. Bd3 h6 15. Bh4 Qe8 16. Qb3
Qe6 17. Bb1 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 Rab8 19. Qc2 g6 20. Ba2 {1-0 Vokac,M-Vatter,H/
Pardubice/1999/ (49)}) 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. cxd5 exd5 (11... Bxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5
13. Bd3 a5 14. O-O Qd6 15. Rac1 Ra7 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bf5 c5 19.
dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Meier,K/Zuerich/1999/ (44)}) 12.
Rd1 Nc6 (12... c5 $5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Nxd5 (14. Ne4 Be7 15. Nxc5 Qc7 16. b4
Nd7 $11) 14... Bxd5 15. Bc4 Bd4 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. exd4 Re8+ 18. Kf1 cxd4 19.
Rxd4 Qb5+ $11) 13. Be2 Nd8 14. O-O Re8 15. b4 c6 16. Qb3 a6 (16... Ne6 17. b5
$1 Rac8 18. bxc6 $14) 17. a4 Ne6 18. a5 {White strives for the standard
structure, but absence of dark squared bishop gives black enough
counterchances.} (18. b5 cxb5 $1 19. axb5 a5 $13) 18... b5 (18... bxa5 $5 19.
bxa5 Rab8 20. Qa3 Be7 21. Qa4 Qc7 22. Rd2 c5 $11) 19. Ne1 Qd6 20. Nd3 Bc8 21.
Rfe1 (21. Rc1 $5 Bxd4 $140 $2 22. exd4 Nxd4 23. Qd1 $18) 21... Ra7 22. Bf1 Bd8
(22... Rae7 23. Rc1 $14) 23. Ne5 Nf8 (23... Rc7 24. g3) (23... Be7 $5 24. Nd3
$11) 24. Rc1 Rc7 25. g3 Be6 26. Ne2 f6 $6 (26... Bf6 27. Nd3 Nd7 28. Bg2 Bf5
$11) (26... Be7 27. Nd3 $14) 27. Nd3 Nh7 $2 {[%mdl 32] Black is misplacing the
knight on top of creating weaknesses.} (27... Nd7 28. Bg2 Bf7 $14) 28. Nc5 Bc8
(28... Ng5 29. Bg2 Nh3+ $6 30. Kf1 Bc8 31. e4 $18) 29. Bg2 Ng5 30. Nf4 f5 (
30... Kf8 31. e4 $1 $18) 31. Nfd3 Ne4 32. Re2 g5 (32... Bf6 33. Rec2 Ree7 34.
Nf4 $16) 33. Rec2 Kg7 (33... Bf6 34. g4 $1 Ree7 35. gxf5 Nxc5 36. Nxc5 $16) 34.
Ne5 {It becomes clear, that Prelevic's strategy has failed.} Bf6 (34... Nxc5
35. Rxc5 Bd7 36. Qc3 f4 37. exf4 gxf4 38. Bxd5 $18) 35. Nxe4 fxe4 (35... dxe4
36. Rxc6 Bxe5 37. Rxc7+ Qxc7 38. Rxc7+ Bxc7 39. Qc3 $18) 36. Rxc6 Rxc6 37. Rxc6
Qd8 38. f4 (38. Bxe4 $1 Bxe5 39. Rg6+ Kf7 (39... Kf8 40. dxe5 dxe4 41. Qg8+ Ke7
42. Rg7#) 40. dxe5 Rxe5 41. Bc2 Re6 42. Qd3 $18) 38... gxf4 (38... exf3 39. Qc2
f2+ 40. Kxf2 Bxe5 41. Qg6+ Kh8 42. dxe5 $18) 39. exf4 Bb7 40. Rc5 Be7 41. Qd1
$1 Bxc5 42. Qg4+ (42. Qg4+ Kh8 (42... Kf6 43. Qg6+ Ke7 44. Qf7+ Kd6 45. dxc5#)
43. Nf7+ (43. dxc5 Qc8 44. Qg6 Re7 45. Qxh6+ Rh7 46. Qd6 $18) 43... Kh7 44.
Nxd8 Bxd4+ 45. Kf1 Rxd8 46. Qe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.23"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tbilisi"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. exd4 O-O 10. Bc2 {White is planning the attack along tha b1-h7
diagonal, but black is well equiped to cope with such simple idea.} (10. O-O d6
(10... Nc6 11. Re1 d5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. cxd5 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. dxe6 fxe6
16. Re2 Qf6 17. Qe1 Bxg2 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Qg6+ 20. Kh1 Rf4 {0-1 Gouret,
T-Marin,M/Badalona 1995/ (30)}) 11. Re1 (11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Re1 Re8 13. b4 Rc8
14. h3 Nh5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. d5 Nf4 17. Bf1 Ne5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. d6 Qg5 20.
Qg4 {1-0 Raicevic,V-Condie,M/Troon 1984/ (47)}) 11... Nbd7 12. a3 Re8 13. Rc1
Rc8 14. Bf1 d5 15. Ne5 dxc4 16. Nxc4 a6 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Polugaevsky,L/Biel
1990/}) 10... d5 11. cxd5 (11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. cxd5 Bxd5 (12... exd5 13. O-O Nc6
14. Re1 Qd6 15. Qd3 g6 $13) 13. Qd3 g6 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qe3 Qa5+ 16. Qc3 Nc6
17. Be4 Rac8 $15) 11... Nxd5 12. Qd3 (12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Qd3 Nf6 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. Ng4 g6 18. Ne5 $11) 12... g6 (12... f5 13. Bxe7
Qxe7 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. O-O $11) 13. Nxd5 $6 {It is well known, that exchange of
the pieces in the position with isolated pawn is usually a dubious strategy.} (
13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Be4 Nd7 16. O-O N7f6 $11) 13... Bxd5 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Bb3 (15. O-O Nc6 16. Bd1 (16. Qe3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Qf6 $17)
16... Rad8 $17) 15... Qb4+ 16. Qc3 (16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nc6
$15) 16... Qxc3+ 17. bxc3 Bxf3 $1 {This is the idea, that Azmaiparashvili
might have underestimated from afar. Black will play the middlegame without
queens against white's numerous pawn weaknesses.} 18. gxf3 Nc6 19. Kd2 (19. h4
h5 20. O-O-O Rac8 21. Kb2 Rfd8 $15) 19... Rfd8 20. Rhd1 Rac8 21. Rac1 Na5 22.
Kd3 Rc5 $1 23. Ke3 (23. Rg1 b5 $15) 23... Rh5 24. c4 (24. Rh1 b5 $15) 24... Kg7
(24... Rxh2 25. c5 bxc5 26. dxc5 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rh5 28. Rc1 Nc6 $15) 25. Ba4 (
25. Rh1 e5 26. d5 Rh4 $15) 25... Rxh2 (25... e5 26. d5 Rxh2 27. c5 bxc5 28.
Rxc5 Nb7 29. Rc7 Nd6 30. Rxa7 Nf5+ $17) 26. c5 Rh5 (26... bxc5 27. dxc5 Rxd1
28. Bxd1 Rh1 29. Kd2 Nc6 $17) 27. c6 {Fortunatelly for black he can fully
neutralize this dangerous passed pawn and the white h pawn will keep missing.}
(27. cxb6 axb6 28. Rb1 Nc4+ 29. Kd3 b5 $1 $19) 27... Rhd5 28. Rc3 (28. c7 Rc8
29. Bc6 Nxc6 30. Rxc6 Kf6 31. Rdc1 Ke7 $17) 28... Rc8 29. c7 b5 $1 30. Bb3 Rd7
31. Rc5 (31. Rdc1 Nc4+ 32. Bxc4 Rdxc7 $19) 31... Rcxc7 32. Rxb5 Nxb3 (32... Nb7
33. Ba4 Rd8 34. Ke2 h5 $17) 33. axb3 (33. Rxb3 Rc2 $17) 33... Rb7 34. Rxb7 Rxb7
{[%mdl 4096] The rook endgame is very promissing for black, all white pawns
are isolated.} 35. Rd3 g5 36. f4 g4 37. f5 (37. Ke2 Kg6 38. Kf1 Kf5 $19) 37...
exf5 38. Kf4 Rb5 (38... Kf6 39. Rc3 h5 40. Rc6+ Kg7 41. Rc3 Rb4 42. Kg5 Rxd4
43. Kxh5 Rf4 $19) 39. d5 Kf6 40. d6 Rb4+ 41. Kg3 (41. Ke3 f4+ 42. Ke2 Rb8 43.
d7 Rd8 44. Rd6+ Ke5 45. Rxh6 Rxd7 $19) 41... Rb8 42. Kf4 (42. d7 Rd8 43. Kf4
Ke6 44. Re3+ Kxd7 45. Kxf5 h5 46. Kg5 Rh8 $19) 42... h5 43. d7 Ke7 44. Kxf5 (
44. Rd5 h4 (44... a6 45. Rxf5 Rxb3 46. Rxh5 Rb4+ 47. Kg3 Kxd7 48. Ra5 Rb6 49.
Kxg4 Kc7 $17) 45. Rxf5 g3 46. fxg3 hxg3 47. d8=Q+ Rxd8 48. Ra5 Rd3 49. Rxa7+
Kf6 50. Ra8 Rxb3 51. Ra2 Kg6 $19) 44... Rb5+ 45. Kf4 Kd8 {Aronian has managed
to blockade the passed pawns and his rook will try to inflict the maximal
demage.} 46. f3 (46. Kg3 Rb7 47. Kh4 Rxd7 48. Rc3 Rd5 $17) 46... Rb4+ 47. Kg3
f5 48. Kh4 (48. Rd5 Rxb3 $19) (48. fxg4 hxg4 49. Kh4 Rf4 $1 $19) 48... Rf4 (
48... gxf3+ 49. Kg3 h4+ 50. Kxf3 a6 $19) 49. fxg4 hxg4 50. Rd1 Rf3 51. b4 g3
52. Kh3 f4 53. Kg2 Rf2+ 54. Kg1 Rb2 55. Rd3 (55. Rd4 f3 $19) 55... Rxb4 56. Kg2
Rb2+ 57. Kg1 a5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.04.08"]
[Round "14.5"]
[White "Klebel, Martin"]
[Black "Brenninkmeijer, Joris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Passau"]
[BlackTeam "Delmenhorst"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bd3 Qb8 14. Bg3 Be5 15.
O-O-O O-O 16. Kb1 Rc8 (16... a6 17. Rhe1 Rc8 18. Qd2 (18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd2 d6
20. g4 b5 21. f4 Qc5 22. g5 hxg5 23. fxg5 {1/2-1/2 Batyrow,S-Lindberg,B/
Hamburg/1999/ (59)}) 18... b5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. f4 Qb8 21. e5 bxc4 22. exf6
cxd3 23. fxg7 Kxg7 24. f5 exf5 25. Qxd3 Qf4 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Vehi Bach,V/
Barcelona/1991/ (43)}) 17. Rhe1 (17. Qe2 d6 (17... a6 18. Rhf1 d6 19. Bxe5 dxe5
20. f4 Rd8 21. f5 Rd4 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Bc2 Nd7 24. Qe3 Qd6 25. Ne2 Rxd1+ 26.
Rxd1 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Bagaturov,G-Gruenfeld,Y/Athens/1997/ (58)}) 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19.
g4 Nh7 20. h4 f6 21. Bc2 Ba6 22. Nb5 Bxb5 23. cxb5 Qc7 24. Bb3 Qe7 {1/2-1/2
Begovac,F-Dizdarevic,E/Pula/1993/ (33)}) 17... d6 (17... Ba6 18. Qa4 Bb7 19.
Qc2 Ba6 20. Qa4 Bb7 21. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Razuvaev,Y-Cramling,P/Valby 1991/ (21)})
18. f4 {A risky step in a position,where white king on the queenside is more
vulnerable to attack than his counterpart safely hidden in the opposite corner.
} (18. f3 Nd7 19. Bf1 Ba6 20. f4 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 b5 23. f5 Rxc4 24.
Bxd6 Qb7 25. Qf3 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Farago,I/Genua/1989/ (58)}) 18... Bxc3
19. Qxc3 b5 20. e5 (20. Bh4 Ne8 21. Qb3 bxc4 22. Bxc4 Qc7 23. Bd3 Rab8 24. Rc1
Bc6 {0-1 Gurevich,M-Vaganian,R/Moscow/1988/ (44)}) 20... Nd5 (20... bxc4 21.
exf6 cxd3 22. Qxd3 gxf6 23. f5 $1 e5 24. Bh4 Rc6 25. Bxf6 Qf8 26. Re4 $40) 21.
Qd4 bxc4 22. Bxc4 dxe5 23. Rxe5 (23. fxe5 Nb6 24. Bf1 Bd5 $17) 23... Rd8 24. f5
(24. Bd3 Nf6 25. Qg1 Bd5 $15) 24... Nb6 {Brenninkmeijer was a bit scared to
enter the colourful line with 24..Nc3!?, but his decision is still sound.} (
24... Nc3+ $5 25. Qxc3 Rxd1+ 26. Ka2 Qe8 (26... Qd8 27. fxe6 fxe6 28. Rxe6 Bd5
29. Rd6 Qg5 30. Bxd5+ Rxd5 31. Qc4 Rd8 32. h4 $18) 27. fxe6 f6 28. e7+ Kh8 29.
Re2 Rd7 $17) 25. Rd5 Bxd5 26. Bxb8 Nxc4 (26... Raxb8 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Qg1 Rxf5
29. b4 $14) 27. Bc7 (27. Bg3 $2 e5 28. Qd3 Rab8 29. b4 a5 $19) 27... Rd7 (27...
Be4+ $5 28. Qxe4 Rxd1+ 29. Ka2 $1 (29. Kc2 Rd2+ 30. Kc3 Rc8 31. fxe6 Rxc7 32.
exf7+ Rxf7 33. Qa8+ Rf8 34. Qxa7 Rxg2 $11) 29... Rc8 30. Qb7 Rf8 31. Kb3 Rc1
32. fxe6 fxe6 33. Qxa7 $16) 28. fxe6 (28. Bg3 Rad8 29. Qh4 Be4+ 30. Qxe4 Rxd1+
31. Ka2 Nd6 $17) 28... Bxe6 $2 {[%mdl 4096] The ensuing endgame will be very
unpleasant for black, white bishop is phenomenal in the fight with
assymetrical pawn chains.} (28... fxe6 $1 29. Qxc4 (29. Bg3 Rb7 30. Ka1 Rxb2
31. Qc5 Rf8 $17) 29... Bxc4 30. Rxd7 Bb5 31. Re7 Re8 $11) 29. Qxd7 Bxd7 30.
Rxd7 $14 Re8 31. Rd4 Ne3 (31... Nb6 32. a4 $14) 32. g4 (32. Ra4 Ra8 33. Bb6
Nxg2 34. Rxa7 Rxa7 35. Bxa7 Kf8 36. b4 Ke7 37. a4 $16) 32... Rc8 (32... Re6 $5
33. b4 f5 $14) 33. Bg3 Rc6 (33... Rc4 $5 34. Rd7 a5 35. h3 $14) 34. Bf2 $1 Nf1
(34... Re6 35. Ra4 $16) 35. Bg1 Re6 (35... a6 36. Rd1 Rf6 37. Kc2 $16) 36. Rd1
Ne3 (36... Rf6 37. b4 $16) 37. Bxe3 {Giving up the pride for the excellent
chances in rook endgame.} Rxe3 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Rd7 h5 (39... a6 40. Rxf7 Rh3
41. Ra7 Rxh2 42. Rxa6 $18) (39... Kg6 40. Rxa7 Rh3 41. b4 Rxh2 42. b5 Re2 43.
b6 Re6 44. Ra6 Kg5 45. b7 $18) 40. gxh5 f5 41. Rxa7 Rh3 (41... f4 42. Rf7 f3
43. Kc2 $18) 42. Ra5 Rxh5 43. h4 Rxh4 (43... Kg6 44. Ra4 Kf6 45. Kc2 $16) 44.
Rxf5 Kh6 45. b4 g5 46. Kb2 g4 47. Kb3 $1 (47. Rf2 $2 g3 48. Rg2 Rh2 $19) 47...
g3 48. Rf1 g2 49. Rg1 Rg4 50. a4 Kg6 51. a5 Kf6 52. a6 Rg8 53. b5 Ke6 54. a7 (
54. a7 Kd6 55. Rxg2 Ra8 56. Rg7 Kc5 57. Rb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bxf6 (9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. O-O h6 12. Bh4 Rac8 13. Qc2 Ne4 14.
Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bc4 c5 17. d5 Rfd8 18. Rad1 Rd6 19. Rd2 Rcd8 20.
Rfd1 Qe5 21. Qb3 {1/2-1/2 Grachul,H-Fels,K/WchS-Bad Woerishofen (07)/1992 (27)}
) (9. Qc2 h6 10. h4 c5 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Kb1 Bc8 14. a3 Be6 15.
Bh7+ Kh8 16. Bf5 cxd4 17. exd4 Rc8 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qg6 Qe8 20. Qg4 Na5 21.
Rd3 Rc6 22. Re1 {1-0 Kotov,A-Gerstenfeld,E/URS-ch12 Moscow/1940/ (35)}) 9...
Bxf6 10. Qc2 (10. b4 c6 11. Qb3 Re8 12. O-O Be7 {1/2-1/2 Zakharstov,V-Guliev,S/
Azov (12)/1995/}) (10. O-O g6 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. Qb3 c6 13. Rfe1 Bg7 14. a4 Rc8
15. Qa2 f5 16. b4 Qe7 17. b5 Nf6 18. bxc6 Bxc6 19. Ba6 Bb7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21.
Ne5 {Skembris,S-Horn,Pa/Geneve YM/1989/1/2-1/2 (58)}) 10... g6 11. O-O-O c5 12.
dxc5 Nd7 13. c6 (13. cxb6 $5 Qxb6 (13... axb6 14. h4) 14. h4 Rac8 $132) 13...
Bxc6 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15. exd4 b5 (15... Qg5+ 16. Kb1 Qxg2 17. h4 $36) 16. Kb1 (16.
Bxb5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Rc8 18. Nc3 Qg5+ 19. Kb1 Qxg2 $15) 16... Nb6 17. Nxb5 (17.
Bxb5 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Rb8 19. Nxa7 $6 Nc4 20. Nc6 Na3+ 21. Kc1 Qg5+ 22. Qd2 Rxb2
$3 23. Kxb2 Nc4+ $19) 17... Rc8 18. Nc3 (18. Nxa7 Ba4 19. Qd2 Ra8 20. Nb5 Qd7
$15) 18... Ba4 19. b3 Bd7 20. Qd2 (20. h4 Qf6 {xd4}) 20... Qf6 21. Ne2 (21. Bc2
Bf5 22. Bxf5 Qxf5+ 23. Ka1) 21... Qxf2 22. Rdf1 Qxg2 (22... Qh4 23. g3 Qe7 24.
h4) 23. Rhg1 Qh3 (23... Qxh2 $2 24. Rh1 Qd6 25. Qh6 $18) 24. Nf4 Qh4 25. Rf3 (
25. Qa5 $5 Rb8 26. Qxa7 Qxh2 $15) 25... Rce8 26. Rfg3 Kh8 27. Rg5 Rg8 28. Kb2 (
28. Nxd5 Qxd4 $17) (28. Bc2 f6 $17) 28... h6 29. Rh5 $2 (29. R5g2 Rb8 $17)
29... gxh5 30. Ng6+ Rxg6 (30... fxg6 $4 31. Qxh6#) 31. Bxg6 (31. Rxg6 Qxd4+ 32.
Kb1 fxg6 33. Qxh6+ Kg8 $19) 31... Re2 $1 32. Qxe2 Qxd4+ 33. Kc2 Qxg1 34. Qe5+ (
34. Bxf7 Bf5+ $19) 34... Kg8 35. Bd3 Qf2+ 36. Kb1 Qg1+ 37. Kb2 Qg7 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg5 Bb7 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nd2 c5 7. d5 $5 {Very
interesting pawn sacrifice that significantly slows down Black's development.}
h6 8. Bh4 exd5 9. cxd5 Qe7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. O-O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bxd5 13. e4 Bc6
(13... Bxe4 14. Bxf6 Bxc2 15. Bxe7 Bxd1 16. Bxf8 $18) 14. f4 d6 (14... Qe6 15.
Bd3 d5 16. e5 Nh5 17. Rhf1 $40) 15. Re1 g5 16. fxg5 Nh7 17. e5 {[%mdl 4] The
first independent move, White is in attacking mode. Zhang Zhong has already
exposed his kingside, so opening the position for White's bishops pair is very
sound idea.} (17. Bg3 Nxg5 18. h4 Ne6 19. Nc4 Rd8 20. Ne3 Ng7 21. Bc4 {1-0
Milov,V-Parligras,M/Antalya 2004/ (26)}) 17... Nxg5 (17... dxe5 $2 18. Qxh7+ $1
Kxh7 19. g6+ $18) 18. exd6 Qf6 (18... Qxd6 19. Bc4 Qf6 20. Rhf1 $16) 19. Bc4 b5
20. Rhf1 Qg7 21. Bxg5 hxg5 (21... bxc4 22. Be7 Nd7 23. Re3 $18) 22. Bd3 Nd7 (
22... b4 23. Re7 Nd7 24. cxb4 cxb4 25. Kb1 $16) 23. Re7 Rae8 24. Be4 {Black
has managed to complete his development, but in the meantime White is winning
due to Black's undefensible kingside weaknesses.} (24. Rfxf7 Qxf7 25. Bh7+ Kh8
26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Be4 Bxe4 28. Nxe4 Rf1+ 29. Kb2 Nb6 30. Qe2 $18) 24... Bxe4 (
24... Nb8 25. Bxc6 Nxc6 26. Rfxf7 Qxf7 27. Rxf7 Re1+ 28. Kb2 Rxf7 29. Nf3 $18)
25. Nxe4 Qg6 (25... Rxe7 26. dxe7 Re8 27. Nd6 Rxe7 28. Nf5 Qf6 29. Nxe7+ Qxe7
30. Rf5 $16) 26. Qd2 b4 (26... g4 27. Qd5 a6 28. Rf4 $18) 27. Qxg5 (27. Qd5
bxc3 28. Re1 Rd8 29. Qxg5 Qxg5+ 30. Nxg5 Nb6 31. Rxa7 Rxd6 32. Rf1 $16) 27...
Rxe7 28. dxe7 Qxg5+ (28... Re8 29. Qh4 f5 (29... Qxg2 30. Qe1 Qh3 31. Rg1+ Kh8
32. Ng5 Qh5 33. cxb4 $18) 30. Rf3 fxe4 31. Rg3 $18) 29. Nxg5 Re8 30. Rxf7 a5 (
30... Ne5 31. Rf8+ Rxf8 32. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 33. Ne6+ Kg8 34. Kd2 $18) 31. h4 $1 {
The advance of the h pawn becomes a proverbial straw, that will finally break
Black's neck.} c4 (31... Ne5 32. Rf8+ Rxf8 33. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 34. Ne6+ Kf7 35.
Nxc5 $18) 32. h5 Ne5 33. Rh7 Nc6 34. Rh6 Nxe7 (34... Ne5 35. Re6 Nd3+ 36. Kd2
Nf4 37. Re5 Nxg2 (37... Nxh5 38. Ne4 $18) 38. h6 Nf4 39. h7+ Kg7 40. h8=Q+ Kxh8
41. Nf7+ Kg7 42. Nd6 $18) 35. Re6 b3 (35... Kf8 36. h6 $18) 36. axb3 cxb3 37.
h6 a4 38. Kb2 Kf8 39. Rf6+ Kg8 40. Rf7 (40. Rf7 Nd5 41. Rg7+ Kf8 42. Nh7#) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Bf4
d6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Bxd6 Qxa4 12. Nxa4 Nxd5 13. O-O-O Ne7 14. e4
Bxf1 15. Rhxf1 Nbc6 16. Nc3 (16. e5 Nf5 17. Nc3 O-O-O 18. Ne4 h5 19. Rfe1 Rhe8
20. g3 Kb7 {0-1 Darga,K-Ligterink,G/Graz 1979/ (45)}) 16... Bxc3 (16... Rd8 17.
Nb5 Rd7 18. Bf4 Nc8 (18... Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 O-O 20. Rd7 Ra8 21. Bd6 {1-0
Kasparov,G-Gligoric,S/Bugojno 1982/ (42)}) 19. Nc7+ Kd8 20. Rxd7+ Kxd7 21. Rd1+
Ke7 22. Nd5+ Kf8 23. e5 {1/2-1/2 Ostermeyer,P-Karlsson,L/Dortmund 1982/ (40)})
17. bxc3 Rd8 (17... O-O-O 18. Ng5 Rdf8 19. e5 f6 20. exf6 {1/2-1/2 Soln,
P-Psakhis,L/Dresden 1998/ (20)}) (17... f6 18. e5 Nxe5 19. Rfe1 O-O-O 20. Nxe5
fxe5 21. Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 Granero Roca,A-Franco Ocampos,Z/Cala Galdana 1999/ (21)}
) 18. Bc7 Rxd1+ (18... Rd7 19. Bf4 f6 20. Rxd7 Kxd7 21. Rd1+ Kc8 22. Rd6 Rf8
23. h4 Na5 {0-1 Browne,W-Timman,J/Las Palmas 1982/ (45)}) 19. Rxd1 f6 20. e5 (
20. Kc2 Kf7 21. Rd7 Ke6 22. Rd6+ Kf7 $11) 20... fxe5 21. Nxe5 (21. Bxe5 Nxe5
22. Nxe5 Rf8 23. f3 Rf6 $11) 21... Rf8 {[%mdl 4096] Black is safely holding
the position, white bishop is partly compensated by the weak pawns on the
queenside.} 22. Nf3 (22. f3 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Nf5 $11) 22... Rf6 23. Bg3 (23. Kc2
h6 $11) 23... Nf5 24. Bf4 h6 25. Bd2 (25. h4 Nxh4 26. Re1+ Kf7 27. Bxh6 Nxf3
28. gxf3 Rxf3 29. Be3 Ne5 $17) 25... g5 $1 26. h3 (26. Re1+ Kd7 27. Rd1 Ke6)
26... Nd6 27. Kc2 Nc4 28. Re1+ Kd7 29. Bc1 (29. Rd1 Kc7 30. a4 $1 a6 31. Re1
$15) 29... b5 {Yemelin is making progress and white will have to resist in a
good way.} 30. Rd1+ (30. Kb3 Re6 31. Rxe6 Kxe6 $15) 30... Kc7 31. Re1 (31. Rd5
$5 a6 32. Kd3 (32. Rxc5 $2 Kd6 $19) 32... Rd6 (32... Kb6 33. a4 Ne7 34. Rd8 Kc7
$15) 33. Rxd6 Kxd6 34. h4 gxh4 35. Ke4 Ke6 36. Bxh6 Nxa3 37. Nxh4 Nb1 $15)
31... a5 32. Re4 $1 (32. a4 b4 33. Be3 Nxe3+ 34. Rxe3 Rf4 $15) 32... Nd6 33.
Re2 Nc4 34. h4 $2 {Unfortunate decision is not solving the problems, as f2
pawn will remain backward.} (34. Re4 a4 35. h4 $1 $11) 34... g4 $1 35. Nh2 (35.
Nd2 Nxd2 36. Bxd2 Kd6 $15) 35... N6e5 (35... h5 $2 36. Nf1 Rf7 37. Ng3 N6e5 38.
Nxh5 Rh7 $2 39. Ng3 Rxh4 40. Bf4 $18) 36. Nf1 (36. f3 gxf3 37. Nxf3 Nxf3 38.
gxf3 Rxf3 39. Re7+ Kd6 40. Rh7 Rf2+ 41. Kd1 Rf6 $17 (41... Kd5 $6 42. Rxh6 Ke4
43. Rg6 $11)) 36... Kc6 37. Ng3 a4 $1 {xa3} 38. Nh5 Rd6 39. Nf4 Ng6 40. Nxg6 (
40. g3 $2 Nxf4 41. gxf4 h5 $17) 40... Rxg6 41. h5 (41. f4 gxf3 42. gxf3 Kd5 43.
Re8 Rg2+ 44. Kd1 Nb2+ $1 45. Bxb2 Rxb2 $17) 41... Rf6 42. Kd1 Kd5 43. Kc2 Rf5
$1 {Black is winning positionally and now even gaining some material.} 44. g3 (
44. Bxh6 Nxa3+ $1 45. Kd3 Nc4 46. Bc1 Rxh5 $19) 44... Rxh5 45. Re8 Rf5 46. Re2
Re5 47. Rxe5+ (47. Kd3 h5 $19) 47... Kxe5 48. Kd3 (48. Bxh6 Nxa3+ $19) 48... h5
49. Bf4+ Ke6 50. Ke4 Nxa3 51. Be3 Kd6 52. Bh6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Black "Kalinin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qa2 a5 $6 {This new move deserves
little praise, since black will have additional problems with the backward b6
pawn.} (12... Rd8 13. Bf4 (13. Rd1 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Qe2 (15. Bf4 cxd4 16.
cxd4 Qb7 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Rd3 Nc7 19. Ne5 f6 20. Ng4 Kh8 21. Re1 Qa6 22. Qd1
Bxa3 23. Rh3 Bf8 24. Ne5 fxe5 25. Qh5 {1-0 Gershon,A-Hoeksema,H/Dieren 1999/ 
(28)}) 15... cxd4 (15... Qb7 16. Bf4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rac8 18. Rd3 Nc7 19. Ne5 Ne8
20. Qh5 Bd6 21. Rg3 f6 22. Rh3 g5 23. Bxg5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 fxg5 25. Qxg5+ Kh8 26.
Qh6 Qe7 {0-1 Gershon,A-Gurevich,M/Antwerp 1999/ (33)}) 16. cxd4 Qb7 17. Bb2 Bf6
18. h4 Nc7 19. h5 h6 20. Nh2 Ne8 21. Rd3 Rac8 22. Ng4 Bg5 23. Rf1 f5 24. exf5
exf5 25. Ne3 Qe4 26. Qd1 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Leko,P/Cannes 2002/ (50)}) 13...
Ba6 14. Rad1 Bxd3 15. Rxd3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Nf6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 cxd4 19. cxd4
Qb7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Rd7 23. h3 Re8 {1/2-1/2 Kasimdzhanov,
R-Gelfand,B/Wijk aan Zee 2002/ (26)}) (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Nxa6
15. Rd1 Qb7 16. Qe2 Rac8 (16... Rfe8 17. Bb2 Rac8 18. h4 Nb8 19. Rd3 Nd7 20.
Re1 Nf6 21. Ne5 Nd7 22. d5 exd5 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. Rxd5 Qe6 {1/2-1/2
Solozhenkin,E-Biriukov,O/St Petersburg 1998/ (39)}) 17. Bb2 Bf6 (17... Rfd8 18.
h4 Nc7 19. Rd3 Ne8 20. Rad1 Qa6 21. Ng5 Nf6 22. d5 Qa4 23. d6 Bf8 24. e5 Qg4
25. Rf3 Qxh4 26. Rg3 Nd5 27. Rg4 Qh5 28. Nxe6 $1 {1-0 Sakaev,K-Shipov,S/St
Petersburg 1997/ (28)}) 18. h4 Nb8 19. h5 Qa6 20. Rd3 Qa5 21. Ne1 Nc6 22. Rad1
Qb5 23. h6 g6 24. Nf3 Na5 25. e5 Be7 26. d5 exd5 27. e6 {1-0 Goldin,A-Almasi,Z/
Niksic 1997/ (38)}) (12... Nc6 13. Bf4 Na5 14. Qe2 Rd8 15. Rad1 Bf8 16. h3 h6
17. a4 Qd7 18. Bb5 Qe7 19. Bg3 a6 20. Bd3 cxd4 21. cxd4 {1-0 Khalifman,
A-Sokolov,A/Ulcinj 1998/ (57)}) (12... Nd7 13. Qe2 a5 (13... Qc7 14. a4 Rfe8
15. Rd1 h6 16. Bc2 Rac8 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Bf6 19. Qd3 Nf8 20. Qc4 Rcd8 21.
a5 Qd6 22. Bb3 {1-0 Kazhgaleyev,M-Gomez Esteban,J/Istanbul 2000/ (61)}) (13...
c4 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Bf4 b5 16. h4 f6 17. h5 Qc6 18. a4 a6 19. Rab1 e5 20. dxe5
Bc5 21. axb5 axb5 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. Ne5 Qa6 24. Rfd1 Re7 25. h6 g5 26. Bg3 Rae8
{1/2-1/2 Avrukh,B-Roeder,M/Linares 2001/ (50)}) 14. e5 (14. Bf4 Ba6 15. Rfb1
Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qa6 17. Rb5 Rac8 18. a4 Rfd8 19. Ne5 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nc5 21. Qb1
Rxd4 22. Rxb6 Rd1+ 23. Qxd1 Qxb6 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Kortschnoj,V/Lvov 2000/ 
(28)}) (14. a4 Ba6 15. Rb1 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qa6 17. Rb5 Rfd8 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5
Nf6 20. c4 Ne8 21. Re1 Bf6 22. Bf4 Nd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Nd2 Rd7 25. Ne4 Be7
26. Qb3 Rb7 27. d6 {1-0 Komarov,D-Caoili,A/Bratto 2001/ (27)}) 14... Rd8 15.
Rb1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Ba6 17. h4 h6 18. a4 Bb4 19. Be3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qb7 21. Qb5
Nf8 22. Rfc1 Ng6 23. Rc6 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Ivanchuk,V/Elista 1998/ (23)}) (
12... Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Bf4 (14. Rd1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qb7 16. Qe2 Rfd8 17. h4
Rac8 18. h5 h6 19. Rd3 Nb8 20. Bf4 Nd7 21. e5 b5 22. g4 Qd5 23. Rad1 Nf8 24. g5
{1-0 Sakaev,K-Kaiumov,D/Dubai 1999/ (39)}) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Qb7 16. Qe2 Rac8
17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. Rd3 Nb8 19. Ne5 Nd7 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Rad1 Bf8 22. h4 Qb5 {
1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Monte Carlo 1999/ (52)}) (12... Qc7 13. d5 exd5 14.
exd5 Nd7 15. c4 Bf6 16. Bb2 Rfe8 17. Rae1 Rad8 18. Qb1 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Nf6 20. a4
Rxe1 21. Rxe1 {1/2-1/2 Banikas,H-Psakhis,L/Istanbul 2000/ (33)}) 13. Rb1 $1 Ba6
(13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Nd7 15. Bf4 $14) 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. d5 $1 exd5 (15... b5
16. Rd1 exd5 17. exd5 b4 18. Bf4 $14) 16. exd5 c4 (16... b5 17. Qe2 Bf6 18.
Qxb5 $16) 17. Nd4 Nd7 18. Nb5 $1 {[%mdl 32] The triumph of white's strategy,
knight from b5 can support the march of white's powerful "d" pawn.} Rac8 19.
Bf4 Rc5 20. a4 (20. Qe2 $5 Nf6 (20... Bf6 21. Bd6 Rxb5 22. Qxc4 $18) 21. Nc7
Rxc7 22. Bxc7 Nxd5 23. Rfd1 Qb7 24. Be5 $18) 20... Qb7 21. Rfe1 Nf6 (21... Bh4
22. Bd6 $18) 22. d6 Bd8 23. Be3 Rc8 (23... Rc6 24. Rbd1 $16) 24. Rbd1 Nd7 25.
Bd4 Nf6 26. Re5 (26. d7 $5 Nxd7 27. Nd6 Qc6 28. Nxc8 Qxc8 29. Qb1 $16) 26...
Ng4 27. Re2 Qd7 28. Qc2 Rc6 (28... f5 29. f3 Nf6 30. Re5 Ne8 31. Qd2 Rc6 32.
Be3 $16) 29. Qe4 Nf6 30. Qf3 Rxd6 {Kalinin is trying to avoid suffocation, d6
pawn was limiting all his pieces.} (30... Re8 31. Bxf6 Rxe2 (31... Bxf6 32.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 33. d7 $18) 32. Bxd8 $18) (30... Rc8 31. Rde1 $16) 31. Nxd6 Qxd6 32.
Rb1 Nd5 (32... Bc7 33. g3 Nd5 34. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 35. Rd1 $18) 33. Rb5 (33. Be5
Qg6 34. Rd1 Ne7 35. Bd6 $18) 33... Nf4 34. Re1 Ne6 (34... Nd3 35. Qg4 g6 36.
Re3 Qa3 37. Qd1 $16) 35. Qd5 $1 {Lerner needs to improve his pieces and black
can not hold weaknesses.} Qf4 (35... Qb8 36. Qxc4 $18) (35... Qxd5 36. Rxd5 Bc7
37. Re4 $18) 36. Be5 Qh4 37. Bg3 Qh6 (37... Qg4 38. h3 Qg6 39. Qxc4 $18) 38.
Qxc4 Qd2 (38... Nc5 39. Rd1 Re8 40. Bd6 $18) 39. Rbb1 Bf6 40. Red1 (40. Be5
Bxe5 41. Rxe5 Nc5 42. Re3 $18) 40... Qc2 (40... Qxc3 41. Qxc3 Bxc3 42. Rxb6 Nc5
43. Bd6 Rd8 44. Rdb1 $1 $18) 41. Qb3 Qxb3 42. Rxb3 Nc5 43. Ra3 (43. Rxb6 Nxa4
44. Ra6 $16) 43... Re8 44. Kf1 (44. Bc7 Ne4 45. Re1 Re6 46. Rb3 Bxc3 47. Rd1
$18) 44... Ne4 (44... Re4 45. Re1 $18) 45. c4 (45. c4 Rc8 46. Re3 Rxc4 47. Bc7
h5 (47... Rxc7 48. Rxe4 $16) 48. Bxb6 Rxa4 49. Bxa5 Nxf2 50. Rd5 Ne4 51. Rxh5
$16) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.14"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Bremer SG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Rd1 Bxd3 14. Rxd3 Nd7
15. e5 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc4 17. Bg5 Bd8 18. Rad1 {White is well prepared for the
potential attack on the kingside, black is saved by control on the d5 square.}
Qd5 19. h4 Re8 (19... f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Re3 h6 22. Bf4 Rae8 23. Bg3 Rf7 24.
a4 Rfe7 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T-Leko,P/Dortmund 2003/ (28)}) 20. h5 f6 (20... h6
21. Bf4 Be7 22. Nd2 Rac8 23. Rg3 $36) 21. Bf4 (21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23.
Ne5 Re7 (23... fxe5 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. Qg4+ Qg7 26. Rg3 Qxg4 27. Rxg4+ Kh8 28.
Rxd7 $16) 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Re1 $14) 21... b5 22. h6 g6 (22... g5 $6 23. Bc1 (
23. Bg3 f5 $13) 23... Kh8 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Ne5 $16) 23. exf6 Bxf6 (23... Nxf6
24. Qe5 Rc8 25. Bg5 $14) 24. Ne5 {[%mdl 4] Krasenkow can claim some success,
but black defense is very hard to break.} Rad8 (24... Rac8 25. Ng4 Rf8 $11) 25.
Ng4 Rc8 (25... Rf8 26. Be5 Be7 27. Rc3 $14) 26. Be5 Be7 (26... Rf8 27. Nxf6+
Nxf6 28. Re1 $14) 27. Bg7 Bf8 $2 {Stefansson doesn't like the intruder on g7,
but after exchange of bishops his vulnerability on dark squares will
dramatically increase.} (27... a6 28. Re1 Bg5 29. Ne5 Bc1 $13) 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 (
28... Rxf8 29. Re3 Rc6 30. Ne5 $14) 29. Re3 Re7 (29... Kg8 30. Ne5 $14) 30. Qd2
$1 {A fine manoeuvre increasing the might of white queen, from b4, a5 squares
she is able to do enemy a real demage.} Qd6 (30... Kg8 31. Qb4 Rf7 32. Ne5 $14)
31. Qb2 Qd5 (31... Rc5 32. dxc5 Qxd1+ 33. Kh2 Kg8 34. Rf3 a6 35. Qc3 $18) 32.
Qb4 Rce8 (32... Rc4 33. Qa5 Ra4 34. Qc7 $16) (32... a6 33. Rf3+ Ke8 34. Ne3 Qg5
35. Qd6 $16) 33. Rf3+ Kg8 34. Rc1 $1 Qg5 (34... a6 35. Qxe7 Rxe7 36. Rc8+ $18)
35. Rc7 a5 (35... e5 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Nf6+ $18) 36. Qd6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.22"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheliabinsk"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e3
Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bg7 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. g4 O-O-O (12... Nb4 13. Qd2 c5
14. d5 exd5 15. a3 dxc4 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Nb5 d5 18. Nbd4 Bf6 19. e4 c3 20.
bxc3 dxe4 21. Nf5 {1-0 Ponomariov,R-Kramnik,V/Sofia 2005/ (45)}) 13. a3 Kb8 14.
Kb1 {White has the space advantage, but black's two bishops are a great factor
in medium term.} (14. Be2 h5 15. gxh5 g4 16. Nd2 f5 17. f3 Qg5 18. f4 Qf6 19.
Nf1 Ne7 20. Bd3 d5 21. Ng3 c5 22. dxc5 d4 23. Na4 dxe3 24. cxb6 axb6 25. Qb3 e5
26. Ne2 exf4 27. Nxf4 {1-0 Zilberman,Y-Farago,I/Cappelle la Grande 2004/ (34)})
14... d6 15. Bd3 Na5 16. b4 Nc6 17. Be4 d5 (17... h5 18. gxh5 f5 19. Bxc6 Bxc6
20. d5 Be8 21. h6 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 e5 23. Rc1 $16) 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bf5 (19. Bxd5
Nxb4 20. axb4 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Qc4 $14) 19... a5 $5 {Lautier would like
to complicate matters on the queenside, his pieces need space.} (19... a6 20.
Qa4 $16) 20. bxa5 (20. b5 Na7 21. Ka2 Nc8 22. Qb3 Nd6 $14) 20... Nxa5 21. a4
Rd6 (21... c6 22. Nd2 Ba6 $11) 22. Qb2 Rc6 23. Nd2 {White is very cautious in
his approach and the second player will slowly improve his pieces.} (23. Nxd5
$5 Qd6 24. Nb4 Rc4 25. Nc2 Rxa4 26. Ne5 $14) 23... Nc4 24. Qb3 Rd8 25. Bd3 Na5
26. Qb2 Bc8 27. Bf5 (27. Rc1 Bxg4 28. Nb3 Qb4 $15) 27... Ba6 28. Na2 Rcd6 29.
Nb4 Bb7 30. Nd3 (30. Rc1 c5 31. Nd3 Qe8 32. Ne5 $13) 30... Qe8 31. Ne5 (31. Qb4
Nc6 32. Qb3 Na5 $11) 31... c5 (31... Bxe5 32. dxe5 Rc6 33. Bd3 Rc5 34. Qa1 Bc8
$15) 32. Bc2 {The situation is still managable for white, but Lautier's
progress is undeniable.} (32. Rc1 cxd4 (32... Ka7 33. Bc2 Ba6 34. Bf5 $13) 33.
exd4 Qxa4 34. Bc2 Qe8 35. Rce1 $11) 32... Ka7 33. Rhe1 Re6 (33... Bxe5 34. dxe5
Re6 35. f4 gxf4 36. exf4 f6 $17) 34. Bf5 Re7 (34... Rxe5 35. dxe5 Bxe5 36. Qa3
Bc6 37. Bc2 Qe6 $15) 35. Qb5 $2 {Probably a time trouble mistake that loses
control of the situation. With simple exchange sacrifice black wins lots of
time and full access to the white king.} (35. dxc5 bxc5 36. Qc3 Kb6 37. Rc1 Rc7
38. Nd7+ Qxd7 39. Qxg7 Qc6 (39... Qxa4 40. Qf6+ Bc6 41. Qxd8 Qb4+ 42. Kc2 Qa4+
$11) 40. Rc2 Bc8 $13) 35... Rxe5 $1 36. dxe5 Qxe5 37. Ka2 (37. Kc2 Qc3+ 38. Kb1
Bc6 39. Rc1 Qa3 $19) 37... Bc6 38. Qb1 (38. Nf3 Qc3 39. Rc1 Bxb5 40. Rxc3 Bxc3
41. axb5 Bxe1 $19) 38... Bxa4 (38... Qc3 39. Bc2 d4 40. Nb3 d3 41. Rxd3 Rxd3
42. Bxd3 Bd5 43. Bc2 Nxb3 44. Bxb3 Qd2+ 45. Ka3 Qb4+ 46. Ka2 Qxa4#) 39. Rc1 Qe8
$1 {It is hardly possible to get more compensation for the exchange, white is
unable do potect his king.} 40. Bc2 (40. Ka3 b5 41. Rxc5 Bf8 $19) 40... Kb7 (
40... Ra8 41. Bf5 Bd1 $19) 41. Nb3 Nxb3 42. Bxb3 Ra8 (42... Ra8 43. Bxd5+ Bc6+
44. Kb3 Bxd5+ 45. Kc2 Be4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Izoria, Zviad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Be2 Qb8 11. O-O Qe5 12. Bf3 Bc5 {[%mdl 4] Black's plan is
very ambitious, he would like to control the center. Akopian does not have to
worry, as his pieces are good and King is already safe.} (12... g5 13. g3 h5
14. Bd2 Bc5 15. Nd5 O-O-O 16. Bc3 Bd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Bg2 g4 19. Rfd1 Qe5 20.
Nxf6 Qxf6 21. c5 Qe5 {0-1 Farago,I-Greenfeld,A/Beersheba 1987/ (33)}) 13. g3 g5
(13... Qc7 14. Bf4 e5 15. Bg5 $14) 14. Rd1 (14. b4 Bd4 15. Bd2 Rc8 $13) 14...
a5 (14... h5 15. b4 Bd4 16. Bb2 g4 17. Rxd4 gxf3 18. Rd3 $16) 15. b3 g4 16. Bb2
{It is a big question if it was better to lure Black queen to h5 or g5. White
is enjoying initiative and Izoria's attack is not getting anywhere.} (16. Bg2
Qh5 17. Bb2 e5 (17... O-O 18. Na4 Bxa4 19. Bxf6 Qg6 20. Be5 Bc6 21. Bd6 $14)
18. Nd5 $14) 16... Qg5 (16... gxf3 $2 17. Nd5 Qb8 18. Nxf6+ Ke7 19. Qd2 $18)
17. Bg2 O-O 18. Qe2 (18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. cxb5 e5 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Rxa1 22.
Bxa1 Bxb4 23. Qb2 Bc5 24. Qxe5 $16) 18... e5 (18... d6 19. Na2 $1 e5 20. b4
axb4 21. axb4 Bd4 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Rxd4 Qe5 24. Rad1 $16) 19. Nd5 (19. Bc1 Qg6
20. Be3 Rfd8 21. Qd3 $14) 19... Bxd5 20. exd5 Rfe8 (20... d6 21. Bc3 $14) 21.
Bc3 Qf5 (21... d6 22. Qb2 b5 23. cxb5 a4 24. Rdc1 $14) 22. Qb2 d6 $6 {Locking
the Bishop on c5 will cost the defender the whole pawn. White is clearly
better.} (22... Bd6 23. Rf1 Qg6 (23... Kg7 24. f3 Qd3 25. fxg4 Nxg4 26. Rf3 $16
) 24. Rae1 $14) 23. b4 Bd4 (23... axb4 24. axb4 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Bd4 26. Bxd4 exd4
27. Qxd4 $16) 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Qxd4 Qe5 (25... Nd7 26. Re1 axb4 27. axb4 Rxa1
28. Rxa1 Ne5 29. Qxb6 Nxc4 30. Qc6 $16) 26. Qxb6 $1 {That is the whole problem,
Black is two pawns down and his kingside will remain exposed.} (26. Qxe5 Rxe5
27. f4 Re3 28. Rdb1 a4 $14) 26... Reb8 (26... axb4 27. Qxb4 Reb8 28. Qe1 Qxe1+
29. Rxe1 Ra4 30. Bf1 Rb3 31. Re3 Rxe3 32. fxe3 $16) 27. Qc6 Rc8 (27... axb4 28.
Re1 Qb2 29. Qxd6 bxa3 30. c5 a2 31. Qc6 Rc8 32. Rxa2 Qxa2 33. Qxf6 $18) 28. Qa4
Rxc4 (28... axb4 29. Qxb4 $16) 29. Rac1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Qb2 (30... Kg7 31. Qc6
Re8 32. bxa5 $16) 31. Qc6 Re8 (31... Ra7 32. b5 Qxa3 33. b6 Re7 34. Rb1 Qd3 35.
Rf1 $18) 32. bxa5 Re2 33. Qc3 {Without queens there is no real counterplay and
the endgame is unplayable for Black.} (33. Qc3 Rxf2 34. Qxb2 Rxb2 35. a6 Rb8
36. Rc6 Ne8 37. h3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sanjin Hotel Cup"]
[Site "Taiyuan"]
[Date "2004.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Xu, Jun"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 g6 6. d5 Bg7 7. e4 exd5 8. cxd5
O-O 9. Bd3 c6 10. d6 c5 11. O-O (11. e5 Ng4 12. Be4 Bxe4 13. Nxe4 Nc6 14. Bg5
Qe8 15. O-O Qe6 16. Re1 Ngxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. f4 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 f5 20. Nxc5
Qxd6 21. Nb3 Rf7 22. Rc1 Bc5 23. Nxc5 Qxd1 24. Rexd1 bxc5 25. Rxc5 Re8 {
1/2-1/2 Burnett,R-Finegold,B/USA 1987/ (95)}) 11... Nc6 12. h3 (12. Re1 Nd4 13.
Nxd4 cxd4 14. Nb5 Ne8 15. e5 f6 16. Qb3+ Kh8 17. e6 dxe6 18. Qxe6 a6 19. Nxd4
f5 20. Qe7 Nxd6 21. Bf4 Bxd4 22. Bxd6 Re8 23. Qxb7 Qxd6 24. Qf7 Bxf2+ 25. Kxf2
Qd4+ {0-1 Von Buhrmeister,P-Novkovic,M/Germany 1995/ (42)}) 12... Nd4 (12...
Ne8 $1 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 Ne5 15. Bxe5 fxe5 $11) 13. Re1 a6 {The first new
move, black is preventing jump Nb5. The big question in this position is
clearly about strength of the d6 pawn-strong or weak?} (13... Nh5 14. Bc4 Qf6
15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Bd5 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. g4 fxg4
21. hxg4 Nf6 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. f3 Ne8 {1/2-1/2 Hecht,H-Stanec,N/Schwarzach 1998/
(35)}) (13... Ne8 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bf4 Qf6 16. Qg4 $14) 14. Bg5 (14. Nxd4 cxd4
15. Na4 $5 Re8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qb3 Bc6 19. f4 Bh4 20. Re2 $16)
14... h6 15. Bh4 Nxf3+ (15... Qb8 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. e5 dxc3 18. exf6 Bh8 19.
Qg4 $18) 16. Qxf3 Re8 (16... b5 17. b3 Re8 $11) 17. Qd1 (17. Bc4 g5 18. Bg3 b5
19. Bd3 c4 20. Bc2 Qb6 21. Rab1 $14) 17... Qc8 (17... Qb8 18. e5 Nh5 19. Be7
Nf4 20. Bf1 g5 21. Qg4 Ng6 22. Qxd7 Nxe5 23. Qf5 $14) 18. e5 Nh5 (18... Nd5 19.
Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxg6 Qc6 21. Bc2 Bxg2 22. Qd3 $18) (18... Qc6 $5 19. f3 Nd5 20.
Be4 Rxe5 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rad1 Be6 25. Rd2 $14)
19. Be7 Bf8 $2 {[%mdl 256] Zhan Zhong is getting rid of the trrible enemy on
e7, but will be left with poor knight on h5. Much stronger was 19...Nf4! with
counterplay.} (19... Nf4 $1 20. Bf1 g5 21. h4 Qc6 22. hxg5 (22. Qg4 Ng6 23.
hxg5 h5 24. Qxh5 Nxe7 25. dxe7 Rxe7 26. g6 Qxg6 27. Qxg6 fxg6 28. Bc4+ Kf8 29.
f4 d6 $11) 22... Nxg2 23. Re4 Nf4 24. Qg4 Bxe5 25. Rae1 $14) 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 (
20... Rxf8 21. Qg4 Re8 22. Rac1 $16) 21. Qd2 g5 (21... Kg7 22. g4 f5 23. gxh5
Qc6 24. f3 Qxf3 25. Kh2 $18) 22. g3 c4 (22... Ng7 23. Bc4 $16) 23. Be4 $1 {
Black is not able to get the e5 pawn without tragic consequences. The fight
was decided to white's favour.} Bxe4 (23... Rxe5 24. Qd4 f6 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 (
25... Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Qxb7 27. Nd5 $18) 26. Rxe5 fxe5 27. Qxe5 Ng7 28. Nd5 $18)
24. Nxe4 Qc6 (24... Rxe5 25. Qc3 Qe8 26. Nxg5 f6 27. Nh7+ Kg7 28. Nxf6 $18) 25.
Qd1 Ng7 (25... Rxe5 26. Qxh5 Rxe4 27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28. Qxg5+ Kf8 29. Qf6 Kg8 30.
Rxe4 Qxe4 31. Rd1 $18) 26. Nf6 Re6 27. Qc2 (27. Qc2 Ne8 28. Qh7 Nxd6 (28...
Nxf6 29. exf6 $18) 29. Rad1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1991.05.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1991.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Anand} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. d5 (6. Bg5 Bg7 7.
Qc2 h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. Rd1 O-O 10. d5 Qe7 11. e3 c6 12. dxe6 Qxe6 13. Be2 Nbd7 14.
O-O Ne5 $14 {Gelfand,B-Chandler,M/Moscow GMA/1990/} (14... Ne5 {Anand} 15. Nxe5
dxe5 16. c5 $1 $16 {Gelfand-Chandler Moscow (GMA)1990})) 6... Bg7 7. Bg5 (7. g3
Na6 8. Bg2 Nc5 9. O-O (9. Nd4 a5 10. Nb3 O-O 11. O-O Rb8 12. Nxc5 bxc5 13. Qa4
d6 14. Qxa5 Nd7 15. Qa4 Nb6 $44 {Browne,W-Christiansen,L/New York op/1987/})
9... O-O 10. Nd4 a5 11. Ndb5 Ne8 12. Be3 c6 13. dxc6 dxc6 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15.
Bxc5 bxc5 16. Rad1 $14 {Piket,Je-Gelfand,B/Adelaide WchJ/1988/}) 7... h6 8. Bh4
O-O 9. e3 a5 10. Bd3 Na6 11. Bc2 Nc5 12. O-O a4 $5 13. e4 d6 14. Nd4 (14. dxe6
{Anand} Nxe6 15. Nd5 $13) 14... Qd7 15. f4 exd5 16. exd5 (16. cxd5 {Anand} Rfe8
17. Re1 $14) 16... Rfe8 17. f5 g5 18. Bg3 Ba6 19. Ndb5 Nce4 20. Nxe4 (20. Bxa4
$1 $16) 20... Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. f6 Bxb5 23. cxb5 Bh8 24. Rc1 (24. Qh5 $5
Kh7 25. Rae1 Rxe1 26. Bxe1 Rg8 $13) 24... Rae8 25. Qh5 (25. Qd3 $5) (25. Rc6 {
Anand} Re2 $13) 25... Qxb5 26. Rf5 $2 (26. Qxh6 Qxd5 27. Rcd1 Rd4) (26. Rxc7
Qxd5 $132) 26... Qe2 27. Qxe2 (27. Rxg5+ hxg5 28. Qxg5+ Kh7 29. Qf5+ Kh6 30.
Bf4+ Rxf4 31. Qxf4+ Kg6 32. Qg3+ Kh5 $1 (32... Kxf6 33. Rf1+ Ke7 34. Re1) 33.
Qh3+ Kg5 34. Qg3+ Qg4 35. h4+ Kh5 $19) (27. Qxh6 $2 Qe3+ $1) 27... Rxe2 28. h4
(28. Rxc7 Rxb2 29. Re7 Rc8 30. Bxd6 Rcc2 $17) 28... gxh4 29. Bxh4 R8e4 30. Bf2
Kh7 $1 31. Rxc7 Kg6 32. Rf3 Bxf6 33. Rg3+ Bg5 34. Rc6 Rxb2 35. Rxd6+ Kf5 36.
Rxb6 (36. Rf3+ {Anand} Rf4 $17) 36... Rxb6 37. Bxb6 Re1+ 38. Kf2 Bh4 $1 39.
Kxe1 Bxg3+ 40. Kd2 Bd6 $1 41. Kc3 Bxa3 42. Bc7 h5 43. Bg3 Bc5 44. Kc4 a3 45.
Kb3 Kf6 46. Bf4 Ke7 47. Be5 f6 48. Bf4 Bd6 49. Bc1 f5 50. Bg5+ Kf7 {Ftacnik,L}
0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.27"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Nd7 9. e4 c5 10. Bf4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qb3 Be7 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Qb5+
Bc6 15. Qb1 O-O 16. O-O Qd7 (16... Nh5 17. Be3 (17. Bd2 Ba4 18. Re1 Rc7 19. Qb2
Qc8 20. Rac1 Nf6 21. Bb4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qb7 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Qb4 Qxb4 25. axb4
{Banikas,H-Parligras,M/Korinthos 2004/ 1/2-1/2 (35)}) 17... Ba4 (17... Bd7 18.
Ra2 Rc3 19. d5 Rb3 20. Rb2 Rxb2 21. Qxb2 exd5 22. e5 g6 23. Nd4 Ng7 24. f4 Qc7
25. Kh1 Bc5 26. g4 Ne6 27. Qf2 Qc8 {Gurevich,D-Tiviakov,S/Las Vegas 1999/ 0-1 
(40)}) 18. Qb2 Nf6 19. Qe2 Bc6 20. Bd2 Bb7 21. a4 a5 22. Rfb1 Bc6 23. Rb2 Nd7
24. Ba6 Ra8 25. Bb5 Bxb5 26. Rxb5 {Farago,I-Berezjuk,S/Wattens 1999/ 1-0 (51)})
17. Re1 Ba4 (17... Qb7 18. Bg3 Nh5 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22.
Be4 $11) 18. d5 $5 {Krasenkow begins with the risky activity in the center
since he believes white pieces can hardly be better prepared for the squirmish.
} exd5 19. exd5 Rc3 $2 {Hracek could not have decided to change the location
of the rook dramatically enough. The best move 19...Rce8! would have posed the
real test for the white's concept.} (19... Nxd5 $2 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bf5 $16) (
19... Rce8 $1 20. Ng5 h6 (20... Qxd5 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Be4 (22. Bd3 Bc5 $15)
22... Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Nxe4 Bc2 25. Nd6 $11) 21. Nh7 (21. Bf5 Qxd5 22.
Ne6 Bc5 23. Re5 Qc4 24. Bd3 Qc3 25. Rxc5 bxc5 26. Nxf8 Rd8 $17) 21... Nxh7 22.
Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Be4 f5 $1 24. Bf3 Bf6 25. Rc1 (25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Ra2 Bb3 27. Rd2
Bc3 $17) 25... Bxa1 26. Qxa1 Rc8 27. Bxh6 Rxc1+ 28. Bxc1 Bc2 $15) 20. Bf5 $1
Qd8 21. Be5 Rb3 (21... Rc5 22. Qb4 Bd7 (22... Bb5 23. Rad1 $1 Bd6 (23... Nxd5
24. Qb1 g6 (24... Bf6 25. Bxh7+ Kh8 26. Be4 $16) 25. Bd4 $16) 24. Qh4 $14) 23.
d6 Bxf5 24. dxe7 Qxe7 25. Qf4 Qd7 26. Bd6 Nh5 27. Qd4 $16) (21... Rxf3 22. gxf3
Qxd5 23. Bb2 Re8 24. Qd3 $14) 22. Qc1 Nxd5 (22... Qxd5 23. Nd4 $16) 23. Bc2 $1
{[%mdl 32] White is doing wonders to test black's coordination of pieces.} (23.
Nd4 Rc3 24. Qb1 Bf6 25. Bxh7+ Kh8 26. Bf5 $11) 23... Rxf3 24. gxf3 (24. Bxa4
Rf5 25. Bc2 Rg5 $11) 24... Bxc2 $6 {Hracek misses a good chance to equalize
the chances with the help of the intermediate move 24...Bg5!} (24... Bg5 $1 25.
Qb2 Bxc2 26. Qxc2 Bf4 27. Bxf4 Nxf4 28. Qf5 Ne6 $11) 25. Qxc2 Bc5 26. Rad1 Qg5+
27. Bg3 (27. Kh1 Nf4 28. Bxf4 Qxf4 29. Qe4 Qh6 $11) 27... Nf4 (27... Ne7 28.
Rd7 Nc6 (28... a5 29. a4) 29. Qe4 Qf6 30. Red1 $14) 28. a4 (28. Qd2 Ne6 29.
Qxg5 Nxg5 30. Kg2 Bxa3 31. Rd5 h6 32. Ra1 Bc5 33. Rxa7 Ne6 $11) 28... Ne6 (
28... Nh3+ 29. Kg2 Nf4+ 30. Kh1 $14) 29. Qe4 g6 30. Rd5 Qf6 31. Be5 Qg5+ (31...
Qe7 32. Bb2 $14) 32. Kh1 Bxf2 $2 {The defender willingly accepts the last drop
of poison, the ensuing exchange of pieces will let him with misserable
survival chances.} (32... Qh6 33. Bg3 $14) 33. Bd6 $1 Qxd5 (33... Qf6 34. Rf1
Nc5 35. Qe2 Qe6 36. Qd1 $16) 34. Qxd5 Bxe1 35. Bxf8 Nxf8 (35... Kxf8 36. Qd6+
Kg8 37. Qb8+ $16) 36. Qb7 a5 37. Qxb6 Bb4 38. f4 Kg7 39. Qd4+ Kg8 40. f5 $1
gxf5 (40... Be1 41. f6 $18) 41. Qf6 Ne6 42. Qxf5 {Krasenkow can always try to
bring his king into the battle.} Kg7 43. Kg2 Bc5 (43... Bc3 44. h4 $18) 44.
Qe5+ Kg8 45. Qg3+ Kf8 46. Qc3 $1 Bb4 47. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 c5 11. O-O a6 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 (13... dxc3
$2 14. Nxf8 cxb2 15. Rb1 h6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bg3 Bxa3 18. Ng6 fxg6 19. Qd3 Qe7
20. Qxg6+ Qg7 21. Qd3 Qe7 22. Be5 Qxe5 23. Qxa3 $16) (13... Nxd7 $2 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Qxd4 $16) 14. Qxd4 h6 15. Bh4 (15. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 16. Qxb6 Rfb8 17. Rfd1
Bc6 18. Qc5 Be7 19. Bg4 $14) 15... Bc5 16. Qd1 (16. Qd2 g5 17. Bg3 d4 18. b4
dxc3 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. bxc5 Nxc5 21. Rxc3 Rac8 22. Rfc1 Ne4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Bc7 $14) 16... g5 17. Bg3 Qe6 {Black hopes to survive the
exposed character of his kingside structure with the help of active pieces.} (
17... d4 18. b4 $14) 18. b4 Be7 19. Qd4 Rac8 (19... Ne4 $2 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21.
Bc4 Bf6 22. Bxe6 Bxd4 23. Bb3 Bb2 24. Rc7 $18) 20. Na4 (20. Rfd1 $5 Rfe8 21.
Na4 Nd7 $13) 20... Nd7 21. h3 f5 (21... Bf6 22. Qd2 Ne5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Bf3
f5 25. Qe2 Bc7 $13) 22. Bf3 Bf6 23. Qd2 Be5 (23... Ne5 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Qe2
$13) 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Qd4 g4 $6 (25... Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Rf6 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28.
Rc1 $14) 26. hxg4 (26. Rxc8 $1 Rxc8 (26... Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Rxc8 28. Qxb6 Bc6 29.
Nc5 Qg6 30. hxg4 (30. fxg4 $2 fxg4 31. h4 g3 $1 $17) 30... fxg4 31. f4 g3 32.
Qxa6 $16) 27. Qxb6 $1 Qxb6 28. Bxd5+ Bxd5 29. Nxb6 Bxg2 (29... Rd8 30. Rd1 $18)
30. Kxg2 Rc6 $16) 26... fxg4 27. Be2 $2 {[%mdl 64] Both players have missed
great tactical solution for white.} (27. Rxc8 $1 Rxc8 28. Qxb6 Qxb6 29. Bxd5+
Bxd5 30. Nxb6 $16) 27... Nf3+ (27... Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qf6 29. Rf1 $16) 28. gxf3 $2
(28. Bxf3 gxf3 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. gxf3 Rc4 31. Qxb6 Rg4+ $1 32. fxg4 Qxg4+ $11)
28... gxf3 29. Bxf3 (29. Rxc8 $2 Qg6+ $19) 29... Rxf3 30. Rxc8+ (30. Nxb6 $2
Qg6+ 31. Kh2 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Rxf2+ $19) 30... Qxc8 31. Nxb6 Qf5 {White king is
under great pressure while black one is fairly safe.} 32. Rc1 (32. Qh4 Qg6+ 33.
Kh2 Qd6+ 34. Kg1 Rf5 35. f4 Rf7 36. Na4 d4 $19) 32... Rh3 $1 33. Rc7 Qb1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 c5 11. O-O Na6 12. Qd2 (12. e3 Qe7 (12... Re8 13.
Qd2 cxd4 14. exd4 Nc7 15. Rfe1 Qd6 16. h4 Bc6 17. Qd3 g6 18. Bh3 Kg7 19. Rac1
Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Re8 21. Rxe8 Bxe8 22. Qe3 {1-0 Fedorowicz,J-Burnett,R/North Bay/
1998/ (48)}) 13. Qc2 Nc7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rac1 Ne6 17. Ne1 {
1/2-1/2 Ivkov,B-Jelen,I/Borovo/1981/ (17)}) (12. Rb1 Qe7 13. e3 Rfd8 14. Qa4
Nc7 15. Rfd1 Rd6 16. b4 c4 17. Qc2 b5 18. Re1 Re8 {0-1 Beckmann,K-Aseev,K/
Muenster/1990/ (34)}) 12... Qe7 13. e3 Rfd8 14. Rfe1 (14. Rfd1 Nc7 15. Ne2 Ne6
16. b4 g6 17. Rab1 cxd4 18. Nfxd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Rac8 20. Rbc1 Rc4 21. Ne2 {
1/2-1/2 Bezold,M-Fedorowicz,J/New York/1995/ (21)}) 14... Nc7 15. h4 h5 (15...
Ne6 16. Rad1) 16. Kh2 g6 17. Ng1 $5 Ne6 18. f4 {Kortschnoj plays very
orignally, his aim was to win control of the e5 square.} Ng7 (18... cxd4 $5 19.
exd4 Qd6 20. Nf3 a6 $13) 19. Nf3 Nf5 20. Ne5 Bg7 21. Qd3 a6 22. Na4 Qc7 (22...
c4 23. Qc3 Qc7 24. b3 f6 25. Nf3 Nd6 $13) 23. Rac1 c4 24. Qe2 Bf8 25. Nc3 b5 (
25... Kg7 26. Qc2 b5 27. Bh3 $13) 26. Bf3 Rd6 27. Qc2 Ng7 (27... Qe7 28. b3 Bg7
29. bxc4 dxc4 30. Bxb7 Qxb7 31. d5 Re8 $15) 28. b3 $1 {White can make progress
only if he breaks black's pawn structure in the center and the queenside.} Qe7
29. bxc4 (29. Qg2 $5 Rad8 (29... cxb3 30. Bxd5 b2 31. Rc2 Bxd5 (31... Rxd5 32.
Nxd5 Qd8 33. Nf6+ Qxf6 34. Qxb7 $18) 32. Nxd5 Qd8 33. Nc6 $16) 30. bxc4 bxc4
31. Nxc4 dxc4 32. Bxb7 $16) 29... dxc4 (29... bxc4 30. Rb1 Rc8 31. Qg2 $16) 30.
d5 Nf5 (30... Rc8 31. e4 Rdd8 32. a4 b4 33. Ne2 c3 34. Nd4 $14) 31. e4 Nd4 32.
Qf2 Nb3 (32... Nxf3+ $1 33. Qxf3 Rc8 34. a4 Qe8 35. axb5 axb5 36. Rb1 Rb6 $13)
33. Rcd1 Bg7 34. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 (34... Rxc6 35. dxc6 Bxc6 36. e5 Bxf3 37. Qxf3 $14
) 35. e5 {Small combination is helping white to advance his central pawns.} Bb7
(35... Rdd8 36. dxc6 Rac8 (36... Qxa3 $2 37. c7 $18) 37. a4 $14) 36. exd6 Qxd6
37. Ne4 Qxa3 38. d6 Nc5 (38... Bxe4 39. Rxe4 Rd8 40. d7 Bf6 41. Re8+ Kg7 42.
Qb6 $1 c3 43. Rxd8 Qb2+ 44. Kh3 c2 45. Rf1 Bxd8 46. Qxd8 $18) (38... Rd8 39. d7
(39. Qb6 Rd7 40. Nf6+ Bxf6 41. Bxb7 Nd4 $17) 39... Nd4 $2 (39... Qa5 40. Ng5
$16) 40. Rxd4 Bxd4 41. Qxd4 Qxf3 42. Nf6+ $18) 39. Qxc5 Qxf3 (39... Qxc5 40.
Nxc5 Bxf3 41. d7 Bf6 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. Rxa8 Bxa8 44. d8=Q Bxd8 45. Rxd8 $18) 40.
Qe3 $1 Qxe3 (40... Bxe4 41. Qxe4 Qf2+ 42. Qg2 Qxg2+ 43. Kxg2 $18) 41. Rxe3 Bxe4
42. Rxe4 Bf6 (42... Kf8 43. d7 Bf6 44. Rd6 Be7 45. Rc6 $18) 43. d7 $1 {White d
pawn is so strong, that black will not be able to create any counterplay with
his three queenside pawns.} Kg7 (43... Kf8 44. Rd6 Kg7 45. Rxf6 Kxf6 46. Re8
$18) 44. Re8 Rd8 (44... Bd8 45. Rd5 c3 46. Rc5 b4 47. Rc8 $18) 45. Rd6 c3 46.
Rxf6 Rxd7 (46... Kxf6 47. Rxd8 Ke7 48. Rc8 Kxd7 49. Rxc3 $18) 47. Rxa6 b4 (
47... Rc7 48. Re1 b4 49. Rb6 Rc4 50. Kg2 c2 51. Rc1 Kf8 52. Kf2 $18) 48. Rc6
Rd2+ 49. Kh3 Rb2 (49... c2 50. Rb8 $18) 50. Rec8 Rd2 51. Rc4 Rb2 52. R8c7 Kf6
53. g4 hxg4+ (53... Ke6 54. gxh5 gxh5 55. R7c5 $18) 54. Kxg4 Rb1 55. R7c6+ Kg7
56. Rb6 (56. Rb6 Rc1 57. Kf3 c2 58. Ke2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Horgen-B"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd7 11. O-O-O c6 (11... c5 12. Bb5 (12. dxc5 Qc7 13.
cxb6 Nxb6 14. Kb1 Rac8 15. Rc1 Qd7 16. Ne5 Qe8 17. Qe2 Bf6 18. Qe3 Qa4 19. f4
Bxe4+ 20. Bd3 Bxd3+ 21. Qxd3 Nd5 22. Bd2 Nxf4 23. Bxf4 Qxf4 24. Nd7 {Dinstuhl,
V-Almasi,Z/Budapest Elekes (03)/1993/0-1 (41)} (24. Nd7 Qd4 25. Qxd4 Bxd4 26.
Nxf8 Rxf8 27. b4 f5 28. Rc7 g5 29. Rd7 e5 30. Rc1 Rf7 31. Rcc7 Rxd7 32. Rxd7 g4
33. Kc2 f4 34. Kd1 f3 35. gxf3 gxf3 36. b5 Bg1 37. a4 e4 38. Re7 e3 39. Ke1 e2
40. Rxa7 Bxa7 41. a5 Bc5 {0-1 Dinstuhl,V-Almasi,Z/Budapest Elekes (03) ;EXT 93
1993})) (12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 Bf6 $13) 12... a6 (12... Qc7 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5
Rfd8 15. Rhe1 Nf8 16. Qe4 Ng6 17. h4 Bf8 18. g3 a6 19. Ba4 b5 20. Bc2 {Piket,
J-Polugaevsky,L (4)/Aruba m/1994/1-0 (44)}) 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 Qb5 (14...
Qc7 15. Ne5 Bxc5 16. Rd7 Qc8 17. Qd3 Bc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Qg3 e5 20. Qxe5 Qh6+
21. Kb1 Qg6 22. f3 Qxg2 23. Rhd1 a5 24. h4 {Lputian,S-Anastasian,A/URS-OT56
Blagoveshchensk/1988/1-0 (50)}) (14... Qc6 15. Ne5 (15. cxb6 Rac8 $36) 15...
Qxe4 16. Nd7 Bg5+ 17. Kb1 Qxc2+ 18. Kxc2 Be4+ 19. Kb3 $16) 15. cxb6 (15. Ne5
Rfd8 16. cxb6 Qxb6 17. Kb1 f6 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Nf3 Rc8 20. Ka2 Bc5 21. Rf1 a5
22. Qa4 Bc6 23. Qxa5 Bxe4 24. Qxb6 Bxb6 {Bezold,M-Doering,T/BL 9394 (1994) ;BL
90 1994/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 15... Rac8 16. Nd4 Qxb6 17. f4 f5 18. exf5 exf5 19. Qb3+
Qxb3 20. Nxb3 Bxa3 21. bxa3 Rxc3+ {Likavsky,T-Debnar,L/SVK-chT 9394 (09) ;TD
94\03 1994/1-0 (39)}) (11... Qc8 12. h4 Rd8 (12... Nf6 13. Bd3 (13. Ng5 h6 14.
e5 hxg5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. hxg5 Bxg5+ 17. Kb1 f5 $13) 13... c5 14. e5 Nd5 15.
Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 Nxc3 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Qxc3 Rac8 19. Kb1 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Bc5 $6
21. Qg4 $16) (12... c5 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Nf6 (14... Bf6 15. Ng5 g6 16. Bb5
$16) 15. Ng5 $16) 13. d5 $1 (13. Rh3 h6 (13... Nf6 $5 14. Bd3 c5 15. e5 Nd5 16.
Bxh7+ Kf8 $44) 14. d5 Nf6 15. Ng5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Ng4 17. f4 Bc5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7
19. Qc3+ e5 20. Be2 Bd6 21. f5 Rg8 22. Bxg4 Kf8 23. Qf3 c6 24. f6 {Akopian,
V-Granda Zuniga,J/Groningen PCA (03)/1993/0.5 (40)}) 13... Nf8 14. Rh3 $1 exd5
15. Rg3 g6 16. h5 $1 dxe4 17. Bc4 Qf5 18. Ne5 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 Ne6 20. hxg6 hxg6
21. Bxe6 Bg5+ 22. Rxg5 $1 Qxg5+ 23. Kb1 fxe6 24. Qd7 $18 {Lputian,S-Hjartarson,
J/Biel izt (13)/1993/1-0 (26)}) (11... Nf6 $5 12. Bd3 c5 13. e5 Nd5 14. Bxh7+
Kh8 15. dxc5 $5 Rc8 $13) 12. h4 (12. Bd3 b5 13. d5 $1 cxd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15.
Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Rxd5 $1 exd5 17. Qf5 Bd6 18. Qh3 Bf4+ 19. Kb1 Nf6 20. Bf5+ Bh6
21. g4 $18) 12... b5 13. Kb1 (13. Rh3 a5 14. d5 cxd5 15. Bxb5 Nf6 (15... Rc8 $1
16. Ng5 $140 Bxg5+ 17. hxg5 Qxg5+ 18. Kb1 Nf6) 16. Ng5 $1 Qb6 $1 $8 17. exd5
Rac8 $1 (17... Qxb5 18. Bxf6 Rfc8 19. Bc3 g6 20. dxe6 Bxg5+ 21. hxg5 Qxg5+ 22.
Kb1 $16) (17... Rfc8 18. Bd7 Bxd5 19. Bxc8 Rxc8) 18. Bd7 Bxd5 $1 $44 {Kamsky,
G-Anand,V (04)/FIDE-cm1 Sanghi Nagar ;CBM 42 1994/0-1 (53)}) (13. e5 $5 {/\ Ng5
}) (13. Ng5 $6 {Dautov} h6 14. e5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Bxg5+ 16. Kb1 g6 $19) 13... a5
{Please note the new art of generating quick counterplay by opposite castels.
Anand have caused a small revolution in his match game against Kamsky.} 14. Be1
(14. d5 cxd5 15. Bxb5 (15. Ng5 dxe4 16. Bxb5 Bd5 17. Nxe4 Qc7 18. Ng5 Nf6 19.
Rd4 Rfc8 20. Rh3 Qb6 21. Qd3 h6 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Rg3 Bf8 24. Rf4 Rxc3 25. bxc3
{Tregubov,P-Akesson,R/Cap d'Agde op ;EXT 94op 1994/1/2-1/2 (62)}) 15... Nf6 $13
) 14... b4 15. a4 Rc8 16. Ng5 c5 17. d5 (17. dxc5 Rxc5 18. Qe2 Qc7 $15) 17...
Bxg5 18. hxg5 (18. dxe6 fxe6 19. hxg5 Qe7) 18... exd5 19. exd5 g6 20. Bb5 (20.
f3 Qxg5 21. Bh4 Qf4 $13) 20... Nb6 21. d6 c4 (21... Bxg2 $5 22. Rh2 Bf3 23. Be2
Bd5 $17) 22. f3 c3 {Black needs a good arguments to outweight two white's B,
open h line and strong d P.} 23. b3 (23. bxc3 Nd5 $132) 23... Nd5 24. Bf2 (24.
d7 Ne3 $1 25. dxc8=Q Qxc8 $19) 24... Qxg5 25. d7 Rb8 (25... Rcd8 26. Bh4 Qxh4
27. Rxh4 Ne3 28. Qd3 c2+ 29. Qxc2 Nxc2 30. Kxc2 $16) 26. Bh4 Qf4 27. Rde1 Ne3
28. Rxe3 (28. Qd3 Nxg2 29. d8=Q Rbxd8 30. Bxd8 Nxe1 31. Rxe1 Qd2 $19) 28...
Qxe3 29. Re1 Qb6 30. Re8 Bd5 31. Ka2 (31. d8=Q $5 Rxd8 32. Bxd8 Qg1+ 33. Ka2
Rxe8 34. Bxe8 Be6 (34... Qd4 35. Bb5 Bxb3+ 36. Kxb3 Qxd8 37. Bc4) 35. Bc6 $13)
31... Rfxe8 32. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 33. Bxe8 Qd4 34. Bg3 $8 (34. Bf2 Bxb3+ $1 35. Ka1
Qd5 $19) 34... Qd2 35. Kb1 Qe3 36. Bb5 Bxb3 37. Qxb3 Qg1+ 38. Ka2 (38. Kc2
Qxg2+ 39. Kd3 Qxf3+ $19) 38... Qxg2+ 39. Ka1 (39. Kb1 Qxg3 40. Bc6 Qe1+ 41. Kc2
Qd2+ 42. Kb1 h5 $19) 39... Qxg3 40. Qd1 Qf2 41. Be2 (41. Qe2 Qxe2 42. Bxe2 b3
43. Bc4 b2+ 44. Kb1 h5 45. Kc2 h4 $19) 41... b3 $1 42. Qxb3 Qxe2 43. Qxc3 Qd1+
44. Kb2 Qd8 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 08th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2007.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2007.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Bd3 $146 {[%mdl 8] Curiosly
enough this natural move was never played in tournament praxis, white clearly
intends Qe2.} (12. Qd2 Bd6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Re8 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Qe2 f5 17.
d5 exd5 18. e5 g6 19. Bb5 Re6 20. Qd2 Bc5 {1/2 Sakaev,K (2647)-Grischuk,A 
(2702)/Moscow 2002/ (37)}) (12. Rd1 b5 (12... Bd6 13. d5 (13. Qb1 Qe7 14. Qa2
Na5 15. Bb5+ Bc6 16. Bxc6+ Rxc6 17. d5 exd5 18. Nd4 Rc5 19. e5 Qxe5+ 20. Ne2
Qg5 {0-1 Miles,A (2520)-Lautier,J (2450)/Lugano 1989/ (25)}) 13... exd5 14.
exd5 Qe7+ 15. Be2 Na5 16. Qa4+ Kd8 17. Bxg7 (17. Nd4 Rc4 18. Qb5 Re8 19. Kf1
Rc5 20. Qd3 Rxd5 21. Bf3 Rc5 22. Bxb7 Nxb7 {0-1 Petursson,M (2530)-Lautier,J 
(2365)/Marseille 1988/ (54)}) 17... Rg8 18. Qd4 Rc2 19. Bf6 Rxe2+ 20. Kf1 Ba6
21. Kg1 {1-0 Naumkin,I (2455)-Adorjan,A (2520)/Kusadasi 1990/ (27)}) 13. d5 Nd4
14. Nxd4 Rxc2 15. Bxb5+ Ke7 16. d6+ Kf6 17. Nxc2+ Kg6 18. Bd3 e5 19. d7 Bd6 20.
Ne3 Qxd7 21. f4 Rd8 {0-1 Lputian,S (2500)-Beliavsky,A (2630)/Minsk 1987/ (28)})
(12. Qa4 Be7 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O a6 15. Rac1 b5 16. Qd1 Bf6 17. Bb1 Na5 18. Qd3
g6 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Rc1 Nc4 21. Ba1 Rd8 {0-1 Avrukh,B (2620)-Shomoev,A (2483)/
playchess.com INT 2004/ (109)}) 12... Nb4 (12... Nxd4 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14. Rd1 $5 (
14. Ne5 Bd6) (14. Bb5 a6 15. Bxa6 Bxa6 (15... Ra8 16. Bxb7 Rxa4 17. Bxc6+ Ke7
18. Bxa4 $18) 16. Qxa6 Be7 17. Bxg7 Rg8) 14... Qc7 15. O-O a6 16. Be5 Qe7 17.
Bxa6 Ra8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qc2 Rxa3 20. Bb2 $14) 13. Qa4+ (13. Bb5+ $6 Ke7 $1 (
13... Bc6 14. Bxc6+ Rxc6 15. Qa4 Nd3+ 16. Kd2 Qd7 $11) 14. Qe2 Nc2+ 15. Kd2
Nxa1 16. Rxa1 f6 $17) 13... Bc6 14. Bb5 Qd7 (14... Nc2+ $2 15. Kd2 Bxb5 16.
Qxb5+ Qd7 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Ne5+ Ke8 19. Rac1 $18) 15. Bxc6 Nd3+ $1 {
Jakovenko rises to the challenge and jumps with the knight to the heart of
white's position.} (15... Nxc6 16. Rc1 $14) 16. Kd2 Rxc6 17. d5 (17. Kxd3 $2
Rc3+ $19) (17. Bc3 Bd6 18. g3 Nxf2 $17) 17... exd5 18. Nd4 Nxb2 {In later
rounds of Poikovsky event the opening was repeated by Dreev, but his opponent
has prepared well. His move 18..b5! is so strong, that 12.Bd3 line may have
lost the future.} (18... b5 $1 19. Qxb5 Rb6 20. Qxd7+ Kxd7 21. Kxd3 Rxb2 22.
Rhb1 (22. exd5 Bc5 23. Rhb1 Rhb8 24. Rxb2 Rxb2 25. Rf1 Kd6 $11) 22... dxe4+ 23.
Kxe4 Rb6 {1/2 Dreev,A (2658)-Bologan,V (2658)/Poikovsky/2007/}) 19. Qxc6 Qxc6
20. Nxc6 dxe4 21. Rhb1 (21. Nxa7 Bc5 22. Ke2 Nd3 23. f3 Nf4+ $11) 21... Nd3 22.
f3 (22. Nxa7 Bc5 23. f3 f5 $11) 22... Kd7 23. Nxa7 Bc5 24. fxe4 Nf2 25. a4 $6 {
This second rate move loses any advantage that white might have been hoping
for.} (25. Rf1 $5 Nxe4+ 26. Kd3 Nd6 27. a4 $14) 25... Nxe4+ 26. Kd3 f5 $1 27.
a5 (27. Nb5 Kc6 $14) 27... bxa5 28. Rxa5 {Dreev could not have realized his
intended idea of taking g7 pawn since black would have even won the game!} (28.
Rb7+ Ke6 29. Rxg7 $2 Rd8+ 30. Kc4 (30. Kc2 Rd2+ 31. Kb3 Bd4 $19) 30... Rd4+ 31.
Kb5 (31. Kb3 Rb4+ 32. Kc2 Bd4 $19) 31... Rd5 $1 32. Kc4 Nd2+ 33. Kb5 Bd4+ $19)
28... Rd8 29. Kc4 (29. Kc2 Ke8 30. Re1 Rd2+ 31. Kc1 Rd5 $11) 29... Nd2+ 30.
Kxc5 Nxb1 31. Nc6 Rc8 32. Ra7+ Rc7 33. Rxc7+ Kxc7 34. Nd4 (34. Nd4 g6 35. Ne6+
Kd7 36. Nf8+ Ke7 37. Nxh7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Miton, Kamil"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. Qa4 Bb7 15.
Nb5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. d6 {The whole line is strategically dangerous for
black, since his pieces are pressed down by the white dangerous passed pawn on
d6.} (17. Bg5 Qd7 18. e4 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qc4 a6 21. Nc3 Qd6 22. a4 Bc8 23.
Qf1 h5 24. h4 Bg7 25. Bf3 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Istratescu,A/Ohrid 2001/}) 17...
Qd7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bg5 Qc6 (19... Rf8 20. Rad1 h6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. e4 a6
23. Nc7 Rab8 24. Nd5 Bd8 25. f4 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Mikac,M/Bled 2001/ (34)}) 20. Qa6
(20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qa6 Red8 22. e4 Rd7 (22... Bg7 23. Rad1 Bf8 24. Nc7 Rac8 25.
Qxa7 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Bxd6 27. Nd5 b5 28. Rd1 {1-0 Riazantsev,A-Rodin,D/Voronezh
2003/ (43)}) 23. Rad1 Qc8 24. Qxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rd5 Rc6 26. f4 a6 27. fxe5 axb5
28. exf6 Rcxd6 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. e5 Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Pelletier,Y-Gelfand,B/Biel
2001/ (42)}) 20... Rad8 (20... Red8 21. a4 Rd7 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. a5 Bd8 24. e4
Qc8 25. Qxc8 Rxc8 26. a6 Bg5 27. Rad1 f6 28. Rf1 Bh6 29. f4 {1-0 Yakovich,
Y-Brynell,S/Gothenburg 2002/ (41)}) 21. a4 Rd7 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. a5 e4 $1 {
[%mdl 4] It must be sensible to open the space for the black bishop and
prepare some counterplay.} (23... c4 24. Nxa7 Qc5 25. Qb5 (25. axb6 Rxd6 26.
Ra4 Rxb6 27. Qxc4 Qxc4 28. Rxc4 Rxb2 $11) 25... Qxb5 26. Nxb5 bxa5 27. Rxa5 $14
) 24. Nxa7 Qxd6 25. Nc8 (25. axb6 $6 e3 26. f3 Rb8 $15) 25... Qc6 (25... Qe6
26. Nxb6 e3 27. f3 Bxb2 28. Rab1 Bd4 29. Qc4 $14) 26. Nxb6 e3 27. f3 (27. fxe3
$2 Bg5 $17) 27... Bxb2 28. Rab1 Bc3 $6 {The danger in the position for black
lays in the fact, that white needs to reach good coordination of pieces to get
advantage, and it is some way off.} (28... Rd2 $5 29. Qc4 Red8 30. Qb3 Bd4 31.
Nc4 Qe6 $13) 29. Rec1 Bd4 30. Qc4 (30. Qb5 Qxb5 31. Rxb5 Rb7 32. Kg2 f5 33. f4
$11) 30... Rd6 (30... Rdd8 31. Na4 Qc8 32. a6 Re7 33. Rb6 (33. Nxc5 Bxc5 34.
Qxc5 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Qxc5 36. Rb8+ Kg7 37. Rxc5 Rd2 $11) 33... Rc7 34. Rcb1 Qf5
35. Rb7 $14) 31. Qb5 Re7 (31... Rb8 32. Qxc6 Rxc6 33. Nc4 Rb4 34. Kg2 Ra6 35.
f4 Bc3 $11) 32. Nc4 Qxb5 33. Rxb5 Rdd7 (33... Ra6 34. Rcb1 $14) 34. Kg2 {
Milton is laready better and Nisispeanu had to think hard how to complicate
access to his e3 pawn.} Ra7 35. Rcb1 Kg7 36. R1b3 h5 $6 (36... g5 37. g4 Re6
38. Kg3 $14) 37. f4 $1 Red7 38. Kf3 Re7 39. Rb6 Red7 40. a6 Rd8 (40... Re7 41.
Rb7 Rc7 42. Rxc7 Rxc7 43. Rb7 $18) 41. Rc6 Rda8 42. Rbb6 Re7 43. Nd6 $1 {
Suddenly black finds it impossible to stop the dangerous a pawn.} (43. Nd6 $1
Kf8 (43... Rd7 44. Rb7 Rdd8 (44... Ra7 45. Rxd7 Rxd7 46. Nb5 $18)) 44. Rc8+ (
44. Nb5 $18) 44... Rxc8 45. Nxc8 c4 46. Nxe7 Bxb6 47. Nc8 c3 48. Nxb6 c2 49. a7
c1=Q 50. a8=Q+ Kg7 51. Qa6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 Be7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Ndb5 a6 10. e5 $5 $146 {Jobava was not satisfied with the result of his
opening battle with Ivanchuk and he comes up with interesting novelty.} (10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nxd6+ Ke7 12. Nxc8+ Qxc8 13. Na4 (13. Be2 Rd8 14. Qc1 Qc5 15. O-O
Nc6 16. Rd1 Rxd1+ 17. Qxd1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rd8 19. Qc2 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Pantsulaia,
L-Volokitin,A/Beersheba 2005/ (27)}) 13... Rd8 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Qa3+ Nc5 16. Be2
Qc6 17. Nxc5 Qxc5 18. b4 Qg5 19. Rd1 Qxg2 20. b5+ Ke8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {0-1
Jobava,B-Ivanchuk,V/Havana 2005/ (30)}) 10... dxe5 (10... axb5 11. exf6 gxf6
12. Qf3 Ra5 13. cxb5 $14) 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 (11... axb5 12. Bxg7 Rg8 13. Qf3 Nc6
14. Bxh6 Bb7 15. cxb5 Na5 16. Qd1 $16) 12. Qf3 $1 {Ambitious and dangerous for
black since the rook can not be saved.} axb5 (12... e4 13. Qxe4 (13. Nxe4 axb5
14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qxa8 Qxb2 16. Rd1 Qc3+ 17. Rd2 Qa1+ 18. Rd1 Qc3+ $11) 13...
axb5 14. Qxa8 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Qe4 $16) 13. Qxa8 b4 (13... Nd7 14. Nxb5
O-O 15. O-O-O $16) 14. Ne4 (14. Qxb8 bxc3 15. Rd1 Bd7 16. Qxd8+ Kxd8 17. bxc3
Kc7 18. Bd3 Ra8 $11) 14... Bd7 15. Nxf6+ (15. Nd6+ $5 Kf8 16. O-O-O Qc7 17. Qe4
$16) 15... gxf6 16. c5 {Both players are doing their best, white would like to
simplify the structure on the queenside.} (16. Qf3 Bc6 17. Qe2 (17. Qd1 Qd4)
17... Nd7 18. f3 f5 $14) 16... bxc5 17. Qa7 Nc6 (17... Qc8 18. Rc1 O-O 19. Qxc5
$16) 18. Qxc5 Nd4 19. O-O-O $2 (19. Bd3 Qe7 20. Qb6 O-O 21. O-O $14) 19... Qe7
$1 {[%mdl 1024] Carlsen will get tremendous positional compensation for the
exchange. White has no play while black pieces will control center and both
flanks.} 20. Qxe7+ (20. Qb6 O-O 21. Bd3 Bc6 $15) 20... Kxe7 21. Kb1 (21. Kd2
Bc6 22. f3 Bd5 $15) 21... Bc6 22. f3 (22. Rg1 Bd5 23. Bd3 Ra8 24. b3 Ra3 25.
Kb2 Kd6 $15) 22... Rg8 23. Rc1 f5 24. Rc4 Rb8 25. b3 (25. Rg1 Kd6 26. Rc1 e4
$17) 25... f4 26. Kb2 f5 27. h4 (27. Bd3 Bd5 28. Rc7+ Kd6 29. Rg7 e4 $17) 27...
Kd6 28. h5 Bd5 29. Rc1 e4 $1 {The mass of black forces in the center is truly
scary.} 30. fxe4 (30. Bc4 Bc6 31. Rhg1 e5 $17) 30... fxe4 31. Rh4 Ke5 (31...
Rf8 32. Rg4 Rf5 $17) 32. Rg4 e3 33. Rg6 (33. Re1 Nf5 34. Be2 Rd8 35. Rg6 Be4
36. Rd1 Rxd1 37. Bxd1 Bd3 $19) 33... Be4 34. Rxh6 Rg8 {White pieces are still
scattered and black coordination is reaching maximum impact.} (34... e2 35.
Bxe2 Nxe2 36. Rc5+ Kd6 37. Rc4 Bd3 $19) 35. Rc5+ Kd6 36. Rc4 Kd5 37. Kc1 (37.
Rxb4 e2 38. Bxe2 Rxg2 $19) 37... e2 38. Rxd4+ Kxd4 39. Bxe2 Rxg2 40. Bd1 (40.
Kd1 Ke3 41. Rg6 Bxg6 42. hxg6 Rg1+ $19) 40... Rxa2 (40... Rxa2 41. Rh8 Ke3 42.
Rd8 e5 43. h6 Ra6 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.21"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bg5
Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Qc2 c5 13. Rad1 c4 14. Bf5 g6 {
Black will have to support his central pawn structure, but he should be able
to cope quite well.} (14... h6 15. Bh4 g6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kh8 18. Qxh6+
Nh7 19. Nb5 Bxh4 20. Nxh4 Ndf6 $13) 15. Bh3 Nh5 (15... a6 16. a4 Kg7 17. b3 $14
) 16. Bh6 Bd6 (16... f5 17. g4 $5 (17. g3 Nhf6 18. Bg2 Ne4 $13) 17... fxg4 18.
Bxg4 Ng7 19. Ne5 $14) (16... Bf8 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. b3 $14) 17. g3
Bf8 18. Bxf8 (18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. b3 Qd6 21. a4 Rfc8 $11) 18...
Nxf8 19. Bg2 a6 20. a4 Rc8 21. Rfe1 Rc7 {White pishop on g2 is tronger than
his conterpart on b7, so black must play accurately.} (21... Nf6 22. Ra1 Ne6
23. Rec1 $14) 22. b3 Qc8 23. bxc4 Rxc4 24. Rc1 Nd7 (24... Qe6 25. Qb3 Nf6 26.
Ne5 Rc7 27. Rb1 $16) 25. Qb2 Nhf6 26. Bh3 Qc7 $2 {[%mdl 64] The most natural
move loses a pwn or exchange after a witty combination by Sakaev.} (26... Qb8
27. Rc2 Qd6 28. Rec1 $14) 27. Bxd7 $1 Nxd7 (27... Qxd7 28. Ne5 Qd6 29. Nxc4
dxc4 30. Qe2 $16) 28. Nd2 Rc6 29. Nxd5 Rxc1 (29... Qd6 30. Nc3 Nf6 31. f3 $16)
30. Rxc1 (30. Nxc7 $2 Rxe1+ 31. Nf1 Rc8 32. Qc3 Rd1 $17) 30... Qd6 31. Nc3 (31.
Nb4 a5 32. Na2 Qd5 33. e4 Rxe4 34. Nxe4 Qxe4 35. Kf1 Ba6+ 36. Kg1 Bb7 $11)
31... h5 (31... Rc8 32. Nce4 Rxc1+ 33. Qxc1 Qb4 34. Qc2 $16) 32. Rd1 Nf6 33.
Qb3 h4 (33... Qc6 34. e4 Rc8 35. Rc1 $16) 34. Ne2 hxg3 35. hxg3 Kg7 $6 {
The demage was done but wit a nice a8-h1 open diagonal black had serious
chances for counterplay. Much better was 35...Ne4! preventing the blockade of
the diagonal.} (35... Ne4 $1 36. Nxe4 Bxe4 37. Kf1 Kg7 38. Ke1 Bf3 $14) 36. f3
$1 Rh8 (36... Nh5 37. Kf2 f5 38. Rb1 Re6 39. Qb4 $16) 37. e4 Qd7 (37... Nd7 38.
Nc4 Qf6 39. d5 $16) 38. d5 (38. Nc4 Nxe4 $1 39. fxe4 Bxe4 40. Rf1 Bd5 41. Qd3
$14) 38... Qh3 39. Nf1 g5 (39... Nd7 40. Kf2 Qh1 41. Rc1 $18) 40. Qe3 Kg6 (
40... Qh6 41. Nd4 $1 (41. Qxb6 g4 42. Qe3 Qh1+ 43. Kf2 gxf3) 41... Bc8 42. Rb1
$18) 41. Qxb6 Qh1+ 42. Kf2 g4 43. e5 $1 {Riazantsev has got his counterplay,
but in the meatime his position became hopeless.} Qxf3+ 44. Ke1 Bxd5 (44... Rh1
45. Qxf6+ Qxf6 46. exf6 Kxf6 47. Nf4 $18) 45. Rxd5 (45. Rxd5 Qxd5 46. Nf4+ $18)
1-0

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 (6. Qa4+ Qd7 (6... c6
7. cxd5 Nxd5 (7... exd5 8. g3 Bd6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Bf4 Bxf4 12. gxf4
Ne4 13. Rfe1 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nd7 15. c4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Qf6 17. e3 c5 18. Rad1 cxd4
19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Nc5 21. Ne5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rac8 23. Red1 f6 24. Nd3 Nxd3
25. R1xd3 Kf7 26. Rd5 Re7 27. h4 Kg6 28. Kg3 Rc5 29. Rxc5 bxc5 30. Rc3 Rc7 31.
Rc4 {Karpov,An-Kortschnoj,V/Roquebrune 30'/1992/1/2-1/2/43/}) 8. Bd2 Nd7 9. e4
N5f6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rc1 Qd8 15. Qb4 Rc8
16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Kd2 Bc6 18. Bd3 Nb8 19. Rc1 Qd7 20. a4 f6 21. a5 Qe7 22. Qb3
Qb7 23. a6 Qe7 24. Bb5 Kd7 25. Bd3 Rc8 26. Rc3 f5 27. Qc2 Kd8 {Gelfand,
B-Kortschnoj,V/Wijk (13)/1992/1/2-1/2/28/}) 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. e4 b5 9. Bf4 a6 10.
O-O-O Be7 11. g4 Bd6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 (13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. d5 e5 15. Nh4 Qxg4
16. Nf5 Bc8 17. Ne3 Qf4 18. Rg1 h5 19. Kb1 Nd7 20. Bh3 Nc5 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22.
Rg7 Nd3 23. Nf5 Qxh2 24. Rxd3 cxd3 25. Qxd3 Kf8 26. Qe3 Qf4 27. Qh3 Qxf2 28.
Rg2 Qe1+ 29. Kc2 Rd8 30. Re2 Qg1 31. Rg2 {Piket,J-Sax,G/Wijk (13)/1992/1/2-1/2/
33/}) 13... Bf4+ 14. Kb1 Qe7 15. e5 Bxf3 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Rg1 Nd7 18. Bg2 Bxg2
19. Rxg2 Nb6 20. Qe4 Bg5 21. Bg3 O-O-O 22. f4 f5 23. gxf5 Bf6 24. Re2 Rhe8 25.
fxe6 Qxe6 26. Qh7 Qd7 27. Re5 Bxe5 28. fxe5 Qg4 29. Qxh6 {Greenfeld,
A-Kortschnoj,V/Beersheba (06)/1992/0-1/29/}) (6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. Qxc3
h6 (8... Nd7 9. Bg5 Be7 (9... f6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bg3 O-O 12. e3 Qe7 13. Bb5 (
13. Bxd6 cxd6 14. Qc7 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rfc8 16. Qb7 Rcb8 17. Qc7 Rc8 {Dreev,
A-Ehlvest,J/Calcutta (07)/1992/1/2-1/2/17/}) 13... c6 14. Bc4 c5 15. Rd1 Bxg3
16. hxg3 Rfd8 17. O-O Kh8 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. b4 Ne4 20. Qb3 e5 21. Bd5 Rac8 22.
Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 g6 26. Qd8+ Kg7 27. g4 h6 28.
Nh4 Ng5 29. f4 exf4 30. exf4 Qe4 31. Qc7+ {Dreev,A-Mithrakanth,P/Calcutta (03)/
1992/1/2-1/2/34/}) 10. Bxe7 Kxe7 11. e3 Rc8 (11... Nf6 12. Ne5 Qd6 13. b4 Rac8
14. Rc1 Nd7 15. Nc4 Qd5 16. f3 Qg5 17. Kf2 Rhd8 18. Be2 Qh4+ 19. g3 Qh3 20. e4
Kf8 21. Qe3 Ba6 22. Nxb6 Bxe2 23. Nxc8 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Rxc8 25. g4 Qh4+ 26. Kg2
h5 27. h3 Nf6 28. Rcf1 Kg8 29. Qf4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Qxg4+ 31. Qxg4 {Dreev,
A-Schlosser,P/Brno (7)/1992/1-0/47/}) 12. Bb5 c6 13. Be2 c5 14. Rd1 Nf6 15. O-O
Qd5 16. Rc1 a5 17. Rfd1 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8
Bxc8 22. f3 e5 23. Nb5 Nd5 24. Kf2 Bd7 25. Bc4 Bxb5 26. Bxd5 f6 27. h4 h6 {
Seirawan,Y-Karpov,An/Brussels SWIFT 25' (B1:1)/1992/1/2-1/2/28/}) (8... Be7 9.
Bf4 O-O 10. Qxc7 (10. e3 Bd6 11. Bg5 Qe8 12. Be2 Nd7 13. O-O e5 14. Rfd1 Qe6
15. Bh4 Qg4 16. Bg3 e4 17. Ne5 Qxe2 18. Nxd7 Rfd8 19. Ne5 Qb5 20. Rac1 a5 21.
Qc4 Qxc4 22. Nxc4 Bxg3 23. fxg3 f6 24. g4 Rd7 25. g5 fxg5 26. Ne5 Re7 27. Nc6
Bxc6 28. Rxc6 Rf8 29. Rdc1 Rff7 30. h3 Kf8 31. R1c4 {Cebalo,M-Kortschnoj,V/
Polanica Zdroj (09)/1992/0-1/65/}) 10... Qxc7 11. Bxc7 Rc8 12. Bxb8 Raxb8 13.
e3 Rc2 14. Rb1 Be4 15. Bb5 Rbc8 16. O-O Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bh4 18. f4 Rd2 19. Ba4 g6
20. Kg2 Kg7 21. Kf3 a6 22. Rbd1 Rxb2 23. Rb1 Ra2 24. Rxb6 a5 25. Rb7 Kf8 26.
Rbb1 Rxa3 27. Ra1 Rcc3 28. Rfb1 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Be7 30. Ra2 Bb4 31. Rc2 {
Seirawan,Y-Anand,V/Amsterdam/1992/1/2-1/2/31/}) 9. e3 (9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bg3 Nd7
11. e3 Bxg3 12. hxg3 O-O 13. Rd1 Rc8 14. Bb5 c6 15. Ba4 Qe7 16. b4 Rfd8 17. O-O
Nf6 18. Bc2 Rd7 19. Ne5 Rdc7 20. Nc4 Ba6 21. Bd3 Rd8 22. Ne5 Bb7 23. Be2 Ra8
24. Qb2 Nd7 25. Nc4 Ba6 26. Rc1 Rb8 27. Rfd1 Nf6 28. Ne5 Bb7 29. Bf3 Rbc8 30.
Rc2 Nd7 31. Nc4 {Lobron,E-Portisch,L/Cannes op/1992/1/2-1/2/78/}) 9... Be7 10.
Bb5+ c6 11. Ba4 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. e4 b5 14. Bc2 c5 15. Rd1 Qb6 16. dxc5 Nxc5
17. Be3 Qc6 18. Ne5 Qc8 19. f3 Na4 20. Qb3 Bc5 21. Rd3 Bxe3+ 22. Rxe3 Rd8 23.
Nd3 a6 24. Rc1 Qc7 25. Qb4 Qb6 26. Qe1 Rac8 27. Kf1 Nc5 28. Nxc5 Rxc5 29. Rc3
Rxc3 30. Qxc3 Rc8 31. Qd2 {Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,An/Roquebrune 5'/1992/0-1/39/})
6... Nbd7 (6... dxc4 7. e4 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O Rc8 11. Qe2 Qc7
12. Ba6 Bxa6 13. Qxa6 O-O {Chernin,A-Adorjan,A/HUN-ch (09)/1992/1/2-1/2/13/})
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 (8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bf4 Be7 (10... cxd4 11. cxd4
Rc8 12. Qa4 $5 (12. Qb3 Be7 13. Bd3 Nf6 $5 14. d5 (14. Qb5+ Qd7 $1 15. Ne5 Qxb5
16. Bxb5+ Kf8 17. f3 Ne8 $1 $10 {Browne,W-Miles,A/New York op/1987/0-1/40/})
14... exd5 15. Rd1 O-O 16. O-O dxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxd8 Rfxd8 $15 {Miles,
A-Polugaevsky,L/Sarajevo/1987/0-1/78/}) 12... a6 13. Bd3 b5 14. Qb3 Be7 15. O-O
O-O 16. Bd2 $6 (16. Rfe1 Nb6 $13) 16... e5 $1 $15 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qd4 $1
19. Rad1 $8 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Qxe4 21. Rfe1 Qc4 22. Qb2 Rfd8 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. axb4
h6 25. h3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Qe4 27. Qa1 $1 $8 Rc6 28. Rd4 Qe2 $2 29. Rd6 Rc2 {
Anastasian,A-Mikhalchishin,A/Pavlodar/1987/1/2-1/2/30/}) 11. Bd3 Qc8 12. Qa4
O-O 13. O-O $14 Rd8 14. Qb5 Nb8 15. Qb1 Ba6 16. Rd1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nd7 18. d5
exd5 19. exd5 c4 20. Qe2 Re8 21. Nd4 Bf6 22. Qf3 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Qc5 24. h4 Rad8
25. Rad1 Qxa3 26. Rxc4 Qe7 27. Rc7 a5 28. g3 h6 29. Qg4 Qe2 30. Qxe2 Rxe2 31.
Kf1 {Gelfand,B-Kortschnoj,V (2)/Tilburg5.02 /1992/1-0/41/}) 8... Bxd5 (8...
exd5 $1 9. Bg5 Qc8 $5 (9... f6 $6 10. Bf4 c5 11. g3 g6 12. h4 Qe7 13. Bg2 Bg7
14. h5 f5 15. Qd2 Bf6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Rc3 Rc6 18. Re3 Re6 19. Rxe6 Qxe6 20. Ng5
Qe7 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. hxg6 d4 23. g7 Bxg7 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. f3 Qd5 26. Rxh7
Rxh7 27. Nxh7 Qb3 28. Bd6 Ne6 29. Ng5 Bh6 30. Bf4 Bxg5 31. Bxg5 {Kasparov,
G-Karpov,An (32)/Moscow Wch/1984/1-0/41/}) 10. g3 Bd6 11. Bh3 O-O 12. O-O c5
13. Qf5 Nb8 14. Qxc8 Bxc8 15. Bxc8 Rxc8 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Rfd1 d4 18. Rac1 Nc6
19. Bf4 Be7 20. e3 Rd8 21. Kf1 h6 22. exd4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 cxd4 24. Ke2 Bf6 25.
Kd3 a5 26. Rc4 g5 27. Bd2 Rdb8 28. b4 axb4 29. Bxb4 g4 30. Rdc1 Kg7 31. h3 {
Ftacnik,L-Gheorghiu,F/Praha (zt) 39/635/1985/1/2-1/2/46/}) 9. e4 Bb7 10. Bb5 (
10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bg3) 10... c6 (10... a6 11. Bc6 $1) 11. Bxc6 $1 Rc8 12. d5 $1 (
12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Qe2 Qc6 $1 14. d5 Qc4 $44) 12... Qc7 (12... Bxc6 13. dxc6
Nb8 14. Bf4 Nxc6 15. O-O $16) 13. Nd4 $5 (13. Bxd7+ $6 Qxd7 14. Qe2 exd5 15.
exd5+ Be7 16. O-O O-O $10) (13. Be3 Bxc6 14. Rc1 exd5 15. exd5 Nb8 16. dxc6
Qxc6 17. Qd1 $14) 13... Bxc6 14. Nxc6 (14. Qxc6 $5) 14... Nb8 $6 (14... Bd6 $1
15. Bg5 $14) 15. Be3 Nxc6 16. Rc1 Bc5 $6 (16... exd5 $5 17. exd5 Bc5 18. dxc6
Qxc6 19. O-O O-O 20. b4 Bxe3 21. Qxc6 Bxc1 $14) 17. dxc6 Qxc6 18. O-O O-O 19.
b4 Bxe3 20. Qxc6 Bxc1 21. Qa4 $16 Rc7 22. Rd1 g6 23. g3 Rfc8 (23... e5) 24. Rd7
Bb2 25. Kg2 Kg7 26. f4 $1 Bc3 (26... Rxd7 27. Qxd7 Rc2+ 28. Kh3 $16) 27. Qd1 a5
28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Qd6 Rc4 30. Qd3 b5 31. a4 $1 axb4 32. axb5 Rd4 33. Qe3 e5 34.
b6 Rd7 35. Qc5 Rd2+ 36. Kh3 Bd4 37. Qc1 $138 (37. Qc1 Bc3 38. Qxd2 $1 Bxd2 39.
b7) (37. Qxb4 $1 Rb2 38. Qxb2 Bxb2 39. b7 $18) 1-0

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2000.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Ciolac, Gheorghe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2323"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2000.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Timisoara AEM"]
[BlackTeam "Bucharest Electrica"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 {Wells} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Bd6
{'?!' Wells.} 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Bh3 {'!' Wells.} h6 (9... Nbd7 {Wells} 10. Bxd7
Qxd7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 $16 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7]}) 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Wells: 'Illustration
by rather extreme case. The strategy is familiar - the exchange of the knight
on f6 weakens black's d-pawn. Here it also poses real dilemmas over the
development of the b8 knight. '} 11. O-O Rd8 12. Qa4 c5 {'?!' Wells.} (12... c6
13. Rfd1 Na6 $13) (12... c6 $5 {(Wells) would have been more circumspect here.}
) 13. Rad1 {Wells: 'It is not hard to see that white has an awful lot of
fire-power to direct against d5. White in turn can make solid pawn moves on
the dark squares at little cost, and scarcely misses his dark-squared bishop.'}
Bc6 14. Qc2 a5 (14... Nd7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nxd5 $16) 15. Bg2 Ra7 16. e3 Re7 (
16... c4 17. Nd2 Be7 18. e4 Qg6 19. Qb1 dxe4 20. Nxc4 $14) 17. Nh4 $1 {'+/-'
Wells. Wells: '...and thats about it for the d5 pawn.' White has correctly
chosen the attacking object in black's d5 pawn.} cxd4 (17... Rc7 18. Qf5 Nd7
19. Bxd5 $16) 18. Rxd4 Be5 (18... Rc7 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 (19... Be5 20. Ne4 Qe7 21.
Ng6 $18) (19... Bc5 20. Ne4 Bxd4 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. e4 $18) 20. Rxd5 $16) 19.
Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Rxd5 21. Qc8+ Kh7 22. Bxd5 Nd7 23. Rc1 Nc5 24. b4 axb4 25.
axb4 Bb2 $6 {[%mdl 2048] Black badly needs better coordination of his pieces,
but the bishop move to b2 doesn't serve the purpose right.} (25... Rc7 26. Qg4
Nd3 27. Qe4+ (27. Be4+ g6 28. Bxg6+ Qxg6 $1 (28... fxg6 29. Rxc7+ Bxc7 30. Qd7+
$18) 29. Nxg6 Rxc1+ 30. Kg2 Ne1+ 31. Kh3 fxg6 32. Qe6 Bg7 33. Qxb6 $14) 27...
g6 28. Rf1 Rc3 29. Nf3 $16) 26. Rb1 Rd7 27. bxc5 Rxd5 28. cxb6 Rb5 29. b7 Qb6
30. Nf5 Qxb7 31. Qc2 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Mulhouse"]
[Date "2005.02.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.02.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. e3 d5 6. Nbd2 c5 7. b3 cxd4 (7... Be7
8. Bb2 O-O 9. Bd3 Nbd7 (9... Nc6 10. O-O Na5 11. Ne5 Rc8 12. Rc1 cxd4 13. exd4
Bb7 14. Re1 Nc6 15. Re3 dxc4 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. bxc4 Qd6 18. d5 exd5 19. Be5 {
1-0 Holm,S-Nilssen,J/Copehagen 1999/ (100)}) 10. O-O Rc8 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Rac1 {
1/2-1/2 Schmidt,W-Ornstein,A/Malmo 1979/ (12)}) 8. exd4 (8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Bb2 O-O
10. N4f3 Bb7 11. Be2 a5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Ra2 Qe7 14. Qa1 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Bd5 16.
a4 Rfc8 17. Nfd2 Rab8 18. Bf3 {1/2-1/2 Skembris,S-Farago,I/Montpellier 1989/ 
(29)}) 8... g6 (8... Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Qe2 Re8 13.
Rac1 Bf8 14. h3 g6 15. Qe3 Ne7 16. Rfe1 Nf5 17. Qe2 Nh5 18. g3 Bb7 19. Qf1 {
1/2-1/2 Koutsin,S-Piesina,G/Olomouc 1996/ (26)}) 9. Bb2 dxc4 10. bxc4 {
Slobodjan might have thought about very interesting possibility to exploit the
control of the a1-h8 diagonal with a sharp move 10.d5!?} (10. d5 $5 exd5 (10...
Qe7 11. d6 Qd8 12. Nxc4 $14) 11. Qe2+ Kd7 12. Ne5+ Kc8 13. Nxf7 c3 14. Qe6+ Qd7
15. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 16. Bxc3 $14) 10... Bg7 11. Ne5 (11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Qb3 O-O 13.
Ne5 Qc7 14. Be2 $11) 11... Bb7 (11... O-O 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3
Nbd7 $11) 12. Qa4+ Nfd7 13. c5 $2 {White is seemingly better, since Adam's
pieces are slightly cramped and he still needs to castle. The attacker's
problem is the pressure along the long diagonal.} (13. Ndf3 O-O 14. Be2 Qc7 15.
O-O Nc6 $11) 13... bxc5 14. Bb5 (14. dxc5 O-O 15. Qb4 Qc7 16. Nxd7 Bxb2 17.
Qxb2 Nxd7 18. Rc1 Rfc8 $17) 14... Bxg2 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Black is not afraid of
any ghosts, the pawn g2 will be sorely missed by Slobodjan.} 15. Rg1 Bd5 16.
Rc1 (16. dxc5 O-O 17. Bxd7 (17. Nxd7 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bc3 19. Nxf8 Bxd2+ 20. Ke2
Kxf8 $19) 17... Nxd7 18. Qxd7 Qxd7 19. Nxd7 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Rfd8 $17) 16... Bxe5
$1 17. dxe5 O-O {The outcome of the opening battle is depressing for white, he
is lacking any compensation for two missing pawns. On top of everything his
king is hopelessly exposed in the center.} 18. Rc3 c4 19. Bxc4 (19. Rh3 Nc5 20.
Qc2 Nd3+ 21. Kf1 Qb6 $19) (19. Nxc4 a6 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Qc2 Qh4 $19) 19... Nb6
20. Qc2 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Nc6 22. Rh3 (22. Rg4 Rb8 23. Rd3 Qc7 24. Nd6 f6 $19)
22... Bxc4 $1 23. Qxc4 Rb8 24. Qc1 (24. Qxc6 Rxb2 25. Kf1 Qd4 $19) (24. Qe2 Qd5
$19) 24... Qa5+ 25. Bc3 (25. Kf1 Rfc8 26. Bc3 Qb5+ 27. Kg2 Nxe5 $19) 25... Qd5
{Black knight clearly dominates the poor white bishop.} 26. Kf1 (26. f4 Rfd8
27. Rhg3 Nd4 $19) 26... Rfd8 27. Be1 (27. Qe1 Rb3 28. Rgg3 Rxa3 $19) (27. Qh6
Rb1+ 28. Ke2 Qc4+ $19) 27... Nxe5 28. Qh6 Qc4+ 29. Kg2 Qe4+ 30. Kf1 (30. f3
Rb2+ 31. Bf2 (31. Kh1 Nxf3 32. Rxg6+ Qxg6 33. Qxg6+ hxg6 34. Rxf3 Rd1 $19)
31... Qd4 32. Qxh7+ Kf8 33. Qh6+ Ke7 34. Qg5+ Kd7 35. Rf1 Nd3 $19) 30... Nf3 {
Slobodjan has finally penetrated to the black king, but his position at home
lays in ruins.} 31. Qxh7+ (31. Rxg6+ Qxg6 32. Rg3 Rb1 $19) 31... Kf8 32. Rxf3
Qxf3 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qh4+ Ke8 35. Rg3 (35. Qh8+ Kd7 36. Qd4+ Kc6 37. Qc4+ Kb7
$19) 35... Qh1+ 36. Rg1 Qc6 37. Rg3 (37. Qh8+ Kd7 38. Qf6 Rb1 $19) 37... Qh1+
38. Rg1 Qd5 39. Rg5 Qd4 40. Rg4 Qa1 41. Kg2 Rb1 (41... Qxe1 42. Qh8+ Kd7 43.
Rd4+ Kc7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Lasker Memorial op"]
[Site "Barlinek"]
[Date "2001.07.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bator, Robert"]
[Black "Mikhaletz, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2001.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
Be7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 {It does not make much sense to play Bd2 and then take
on c3 with the pawn, but at least it is not antipositional.} c5 11. Bd3 Rc8 12.
Qb1 (12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 Bxd5 $17) 12... h6 13. O-O O-O 14. a4 $6 (14. Rd1 $11
) 14... e5 $1 {White is beeing punished for neglecting the center, black shows
the potential of his sound centralized forces.} 15. dxe5 (15. Nxe5 $2 Nxe5 16.
dxe5 c4 $19) (15. a5 exd4 16. cxd4 cxd4 $15) 15... c4 16. Bc2 Nxe5 17. Nd4 (17.
Nxe5 Qxd2 18. Qb2 Bxe4 19. Ra2 Bxc2 $17) (17. Rd1 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Bc5 $17) 17...
Bc5 18. Bf4 (18. Be3 Ng4 $15) (18. Qb2 $2 Nd3 19. Bxd3 cxd3 $19) 18... Bxd4 19.
cxd4 (19. Rd1 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Qf6 $19) 19... Qxd4 20. Rd1 Qc5 (20... Nd3 21.
Bxd3 cxd3 22. Qxd3 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 Bxe4 24. Rd7 $15) 21. a5 Ng4 22. Bg3 (22. Rd2
Rfd8) 22... b5 23. a6 Bc6 24. h3 Ne5 25. Bf4 (25. Qb2 Rfe8 $17) 25... Rfe8 26.
Be3 Qe7 27. Ra5 Red8 28. Rxd8+ (28. Qa1 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Rd8 30. Qh5 Nd3 $17)
28... Rxd8 29. Rxb5 $5 {White has to change the flow of the game, otherwise he
will just lose against the strong black pawn pair.} Bxb5 30. Qxb5 Rc8 (30...
Qc7 31. Qb4 Nd3 32. Qc3 Qc6 33. Bxa7 Qxa6 34. Be3 Qb5 $17) 31. f4 (31. Bd4 Ng6
32. Qa5 Qd7 $1 33. Qc3 Nf4 34. Kf1 Ne6 $19) 31... Qa3 $1 32. Bxa7 (32. Bd2 Nd3
$19) 32... Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qxf4+ 34. Kh1 Nd3 {Mikhaletz will do maximum to
benefit from his strong passed c pawn.} (34... Qc1+ 35. Bg1 Qxc2 36. Qxe5 c3
37. a7 Qa4 $19) 35. Qd7 (35. Bxd3 cxd3 36. Qxd3 Rc1+ 37. Bg1 Qf2 $19) 35... Ra8
36. Qb7 Rf8 (36... Rxa7 $2 37. Qxa7 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qxc2 39. Qb7 Ne1 40. Qc8+ Kh7
41. Qf5+ $11) 37. Bg1 Qc1 38. Bxd3 (38. a7 Nf2+ $1 (38... Qxc2 39. a8=Q Rxa8
40. Qxa8+ Kh7 41. Qd5 Nf4 42. Qf5+ Ng6 43. h4 h5 44. Qxh5+ Kg8 $17) 39. Kh2
Qf4+ 40. g3 Qf3 41. Bxf2 Qxf2+ 42. Kh1 Qe1+ 43. Kg2 Qd2+ 44. Kf3 Qc3+ 45. Kg4
h5+ 46. Kf4 g5+ 47. Kf5 Qxg3 $19) 38... cxd3 39. a7 d2 40. a8=Q Rxa8 41. Qxa8+
Kh7 0-1

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Hungary"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tolnai, Tibor"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. Qc2 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Na6 $1 (10... d5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Rac1 {
Sokolov,I-Stohl,I/Burgas/1992/} dxc4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rxd8 Rfxd8 $13) 11. O-O
Nc5 12. Rfd1 Nfe4 13. Bxe7 (13. Bg3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Ne4) 13... Qxe7 14. Nd2 $6 (
14. Nxe4 Nxe4 $10) 14... Nxc3 15. Qxc3 d5 16. Bf3 (16. b4 Nd7 17. cxd5 Rfc8 $10
) 16... Rfd8 17. h3 (17. b4 Na6 18. a3 Rac8 19. b5 (19. Qb3 dxc4 20. Nxc4 Bxf3
21. gxf3 Nc7 $10) 19... Nc5 $1) 17... dxc4 $1 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Nxc4 Rac8 20.
Qa3 Qxa3 21. Nxa3 Nc5 22. Nb5 a6 23. Nc3 $6 (23. Nd6 Rc6 (23... Rc7 24. Nc4
Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Na4 26. b3 b5 27. Rd8+ Kh7 28. Ne5 Nc3 29. a3 $10) 24. Nc4 Nd3 (
24... Rdc8 25. Ne5 R6c7 26. Rd6) 25. Ne5 Rcd6 26. Nc4 $10) 23... Nd3 24. Rd2
Ne5 25. Rxd8+ (25. Rad1 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Kf8 $10) 25... Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rc8 27. Rd4
Kf8 28. Kf1 Ke7 29. Ke2 Nc4 30. Nd1 b5 31. Rd3 b4 32. f4 (32. a3 Nxb2 $1 33.
Nxb2 Rc2+ 34. Rd2 Rxd2+ 35. Kxd2 bxa3 $19) (32. b3 Na3) (32. Rb3 Rb8 33. Rd3 (
33. Nc3 bxc3 34. Rxb8 c2 $19) 33... a5 34. a3) 32... a5 33. a3 $2 (33. Rb3 Rb8
34. a3 $2 bxa3 35. Rxb8 a2 $19) (33. Rd4) 33... Nxb2 $1 34. Nxb2 Rc2+ 35. Kf3 (
35. Rd2 Rxd2+ 36. Kxd2 bxa3 $19) 35... Rxb2 36. axb4 Rxb4 37. Rc3 Rb7 38. Ra3
Ra7 39. Ke4 Kd6 40. Kd4 a4 41. Kc4 f5 (41... Ra8 $1 42. Kb5 (42. Kd4 e5+ 43.
Kc4 (43. Ke4 exf4 $19) 43... Ke6 44. g4 f5 45. Kc5 g5 $19) 42... Kd5 43. Kb6
Kc4 $19) 42. Kb5 Rb7+ 43. Kc4 Ra7 44. Kb5 Rb7+ 45. Kc4 Rb2 46. Rxa4 (46. g4 Rb3
$1 47. Rxb3 axb3 48. Kxb3 Kd5 49. Kc3 Ke4 50. Kd2 fxg4 51. hxg4 Kf3 $19) 46...
Rxg2 47. Ra7 g5 48. Ra6+ Ke7 49. Ra7+ Kf6 50. Rh7 Kg6 51. Re7 Kf6 52. Rh7 gxf4
53. Rxh6+ (53. exf4 Kg6 54. Re7 Re2 {/\ Re4}) 53... Kg7 54. Rxe6 f3 (54... f3
55. Kd3 Rg1 $19) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {VanWely} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2
Nd7 8. Qc2 c5 (8... Be7 9. e4 N5f6 10. O-O-O) 9. Nxd5 (9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 cxd4
11. Nxd4 a6) 9... exd5 (9... Bxd5 10. e4 Bb7 11. Bc3 (11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 a6
13. Bc3 Qc7 14. Be2 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. f3 Rac8 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Bb4 Nc5 19.
Qe1 Bf6 20. Qf2 Na4 21. Nb3 Nxb2 {Anastasian,A-Dive,R/Moscow olm (01)/1994/0-1
(55)}) (11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Bd6 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Ng5 Nf6 15. h4 Be5 16. Bc4
Bd4 17. Bf4 b5 18. Bxb5 Bxd5 19. Bc4 Bxc4 20. Be5 Qb6 21. Bxf6 g6 22. Bxd4 cxd4
23. b4 Rfc8 24. Kb2 a5 {0-1 Eingorn,V-Palac,M/Graz op (06)/1995/ (29)}) 11...
cxd4 12. Nxd4 a6 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Rhe1 Nc5 16. e5 Nxd3+ 17. Rxd3
Be7 18. f4 Qc4 19. f5 Bg5+ 20. Kb1 Bd5 21. b3 Qc5 22. Bb4 Qxc2+ {1/2-1/2
Alvarez Ibarra,D-Servat,R/Capablanca mem-B (07)/1995/}) 10. dxc5 bxc5 (10...
Bxc5 $5) 11. e3 Be7 12. Bd3 g6 $6 (12... Qb6 $5) 13. h4 Qb6 (13... Bf6 14. h5
Qe7 $13) 14. h5 Bf6 15. Rb1 Rc8 $6 (15... O-O-O 16. b4 (16. Bc3 Kb8) 16... c4
17. Be2 Ne5 18. Nd4 Nc6 $1 $132) 16. Qa4 $1 Bc6 (16... c4 17. Be2 Bc6 18. Qb4
Nc5 19. Bc3 $14) 17. Qg4 Bb5 18. Bc2 $1 a5 $6 (18... Qe6 $5 19. Qxe6+ fxe6 20.
hxg6 hxg6 21. Rxh8+ Bxh8 22. Bxg6+ Ke7 $44) 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Rxh8+ Bxh8 21.
Ng5 (21. Bc3 Bxc3+ 22. bxc3 Qc6 $13) 21... Bf6 (21... Rd8 $5 22. Qf4 Ne5) 22.
a4 Bc6 (22... Ba6 23. Nxf7 $1) 23. Kf1 $1 Ke7 $2 (23... Qd8 $1 24. e4 d4 25.
Bb3 Bxg5 26. Bxg5 Qb6 27. Qh3 $36) (23... Kf8 24. Nh7+ Kg7 25. Nxf6 $16) 24. e4
$1 Qa6+ $6 (24... d4 25. f4 (25. Nh7 Rh8 $1 26. Nxf6 Nxf6 27. Qf3 Rh1+ 28. Ke2
Rxb1 29. Bxb1 Qxb2 $19) 25... Rh8 26. e5 $40) 25. Kg1 Ne5 26. Qf4 d4 (26... Qc4
27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Be4 $16) 27. Nh7 $1 Bh8 28. Qh4+ f6 (28... Kd6 29. f4 Nc4 30.
e5+ Kd7 31. Qh3+ Kc7 32. Bd3 $16) 29. f4 Nd7 (29... Qe2 30. fxe5 Qxd2 31. Nxf6
$1 Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Ke6 33. Qg4+ (33. b4 $5 c4 34. Qg4+) 33... Kxe5 34. Qxc8 Qh6+
35. Nh5 Qxh5+ 36. Kg1 $18) 30. Re1 (30. e5 Qe2 $1) 30... Qc4 31. Bb1 Kd6 (31...
Rb8 32. e5 Rxb2 33. exf6+ Kd6 34. f5 $18) 32. e5+ fxe5 33. fxe5+ Nxe5 (33...
Bxe5 $142 34. Bf4 Qd5 35. Be4 (35. Bxe5+ {Van Wely} Nxe5 36. Be4 Qf7 37. Ng5
Qg7 38. Bxc6 Rxc6 39. Qh3 $1 Qe7 40. Ne4+ Kc7 41. Qg3 $18 {/\ 42.Ng5}) 35...
Qe6 36. Ng5 Qe7 37. Bxc6 Kxc6 38. Bxe5 Nxe5 39. Qe4+ Kd6 40. Qxe5+ Qxe5 41.
Nf7+ $18) (33... Kc7 34. e6 Nb6 35. Nf8 $1 Qd5 36. Qe7+ Kb8 37. Be4 $18) 34.
Bf4 Qd5 (34... Re8 35. Nf6 $18) 35. Be4 Qe6 36. Ng5 Qe7 37. Bxc6 Kxc6 38. Bxe5
Bxe5 39. Qe4+ Kd6 40. Qxg6+ (40. Qxe5+ Qxe5 41. Nf7+ Kd5 42. Rxe5+ Kc6 43. Rg5
$18) 40... Kc7 (40... Kd7 41. Qf5+ Kc7 42. Rxe5 $18) 41. Ne6+ Kd6 42. Nf4+ (42.
Nxd4+ Qf6 43. Nb5+ Ke6 44. Qg4+ Qf5 45. Rxe5+ Kxe5 46. Qxf5+ Kxf5 47. Nd6+ $18)
(42. Nxc5+ Kxc5 43. Rc1+ Kd5 44. Rxc8 Bh2+ 45. Kf1 $18) 42... Qf6 43. Qxf6+
Bxf6 44. Re6+ Kd7 45. Rxf6 Rb8 (45... c4 46. Rf5 $18) 46. Nd3 c4 47. Ne5+ Ke7
48. Rf4 (48. Nc6+ Kxf6 49. Nxb8 c3 50. bxc3 dxc3 51. Nd7+ Kf5 52. Nc5 $18)
48... Rxb2 49. Nxc4 Rb4 50. Rxd4 Rxa4 51. Kf2 Ra2+ 52. Kf3 a4 53. Ne3 Ke6 54.
Ke4 Ra1 55. g4 Ke7 (55... a3 56. Ra4 a2 57. Nc2 Rg1 58. Ra6+ Kf7 59. Kf5 Rf1+
60. Kg5 $18) 56. Rd5 Kf6 57. Ra5 Kg6 58. Kf4 Kf7 59. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c5
9. cxd5 cxd4 $5 (9... Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. dxc5 $14) (9... exd5
) 10. d6 dxc3 11. dxe7 Qxe7 12. Rxc3 Nbd7 13. Rc7 Bxf3 14. gxf3 (14. Qxf3 Qd6)
14... Qd8 15. Rc2 Rc8 16. Rd2 Rc5 $1 (16... Qe7 $5 $13) (16... Ne5 17. Rxd8
Rfxd8 18. Qb1 Nxf3+ 19. Ke2 Nxg5 $13) 17. Rg1 (17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Rxd7 Qxb2 19.
Rd2 Qxa3 $17) 17... Qc7 18. Bf4 Ne5 (18... e5 19. Bh6 Rc1 20. Bxg7 Rxd1+ 21.
Rxd1 Rb8 22. Bh6+ Kh8 23. Bg7+ $10) 19. Rg5 (19. Bxe5 $2 Qxe5 20. Rg3 Qc7 21.
Qe2 Rc1+ 22. Rd1 Rd8 $19) 19... Rc1 20. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qe7 22. Bd6 Qb7 23.
Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Bg2 Qc7 25. f4 h6 26. Rb5 Ng4 27. Be4 (27. h3 $2 Nxf2 28. Kxf2
Qc2+ 29. Ke1 Qxg2 $19) 27... Nxh2 28. Rb4 Ng4 29. Bf3 Nf6 30. Rbd4 g5 31. R1d2
g4 32. Ba8 h5 33. Kd1 Qc5 34. e4 e5 $1 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. f5 h4 37. Rc2 Qb5 38.
Kc1 h3 39. Rd1 Qb3 40. Rf1 Qf3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.12.12"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Pedersen, Steffen"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2441"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Preetz"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Rad1 Na5
$6 {Black moves away the knight from the center in order to get some queenside
counterplay. Pedersen reacts with radical occupation of the center with his
own calvary.} (14... e5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. f4 Qe6 18. c4 f6 19.
Rfe1 $14) 15. Ne5 $1 Bd6 (15... Nc6 16. f4 cxd4 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. cxd4 $14) (
15... f6 16. Nc4 $14) 16. f4 f6 17. Ng4 h5 (17... Bxf4 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Qg4+
Bg5 20. h4 c4 21. Bc2 Qe7 22. hxg5 fxg5 23. Bc1 $16) 18. Nxf6+ $5 (18. e5 hxg4
19. exd6 Rxd6 20. Qxg4 cxd4 21. cxd4 f5 22. Qh3 Nc4 $14) 18... gxf6 19. e5 c4
$6 {[%mdl 128] Pelletier is making a false move, that is not contributing
towards the defense of the kingside. Best defense 19...Bf8!? would test
white's attacking skills to the limit.} (19... Bf8 $5 20. exf6 (20. Qxh5 Qg7
21. Bg6 f5 22. Rd3 Qe7 23. Rg3 Bg7 $17) 20... Qf7 21. f5 exf5 22. Rxf5 Rd5 $15)
(19... Be7 $2 20. Qxh5 $16) 20. Bg6 (20. exd6 cxd3 21. Rxd3 (21. dxc7 dxe2 22.
cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 $19) 21... Qh7 (21... Rxd6 22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. f5 Qh7 $15) 22. Qxe6+
(22. f5 exf5 23. Qe6+ (23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Rh3 Re8 25. Qxh5 Qxh5 26. Rxh5+ Kg7 27.
Rhxf5 Re2 $17) 23... Qf7 24. Qxf5 Rxd6 25. Rg3+ Kh8 26. Bc1 Rg8 $17) 22... Qf7
23. Rg3+ Kf8 24. Qh3 Nc4 25. Bc1 $13) 20... Qg7 21. Qxh5 Bf8 (21... Be7 22. f5
exf5 (22... Be4 23. Bc1 fxe5 24. Bh6 Qf6 25. Bg5 Qg7 26. Bxe7 Qxe7 27. f6 $18)
23. Bc1 Bd5 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Rxf5 $18) 22. exf6 Qh6 (22... Qd7 23. f5 $18) 23.
Qg4 {The only thing white now needs is to bring some reserves for the kingside
attack.} Kh8 24. Rde1 Bxa3 25. Re3 $1 (25. Re3 $1 Bxb2 26. Rh3 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chuprov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. Bd3 {Chuprov sets his sight on the potential kingside attack along the
b1-h7 diagonal.} (9. Be2 Ne4 (9... d6 10. Qc2 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. O-O-O Qb6 13.
Ne4 Nxg3 14. hxg3 g4 15. Nh4 Rg8 16. Rd2 Na6 17. a3 O-O-O {1/2-1/2 Ribli,Z 
(2585)-Forintos,G (2465)/Budapest 1981/}) (9... a6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb3 Qc7 12.
Bg3 d6 13. Nd2 Nc6 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. Nce4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Ne5 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18.
Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxb7 Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Cherednichenko,S (2166)-Malahov,V/Sevastopol
2000/}) 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qa4 d6 14. Rfd1 Nd7 15. Nd2
Nb6 16. Qa5 Bc6 17. Rac1 Qb7 18. Bf3 Rad8 19. b3 Nd7 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Nf3 Nf6
{1/2-1/2 Golz,W-Liebert,H/Colditz 1967/}) 9... Nc6 10. O-O d6 (10... O-O 11. a3
d6 12. Qc2 Qb6 $13) 11. Bc2 g5 (11... O-O 12. a3 Rb8 $13) 12. Bg3 h5 (12... Nh5
13. Ne5 $5 Nxg3 (13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Qxh5 $16) 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. fxg3
$14) 13. Nb5 $5 {Khismatullin was forcing the solution on the kingside, so
white is increasin the pressure in the center. With advanced development he is
better prepared for the direct contact of forces.} g4 (13... e5 14. h4 $16) 14.
Ne1 (14. Ng5 Ne5 15. Ba4 (15. Qe2 h4 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Ba4 O-O $13) 15... O-O
$11) 14... Ne5 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd8+ Kxd8 (16... Rxd8 17. Nxa7 Kf8 18. Nb5 e4
$13) 17. Rd1+ Kc8 18. f3 gxf3 (18... a6 19. Nc3 gxf3 20. Nxf3 $11) 19. Nxf3 Ng4
$2 {[%mdl 128] For the second time in the game black is provoking the crises
with pieces lacking proper coordination. The consequences will now be quite
critical.} (19... a6 20. Nc3 (20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Ng4 22. Re1 Kc7 $15) 20...
Ng4 21. Rfe1 Rb8 $11) 20. Ng5 $5 Bxg5 (20... Nxe3 21. Rxf7 Re8 (21... Nxd1 22.
Rxe7 Rd8 23. Nf7 Ne3 24. Rc7+ Kb8 25. Nxd8 $18) 22. Nxe6 Nxd1 (22... Nxc2 23.
Rxe7 $18) 23. Bxd1 Bc6 24. Bxh5 $16) 21. Rxf7 (21. Nd6+ Kb8 22. Rxf7 Bc8 23.
Rd3 Bd8 24. Rb3+ Bb6 25. Be4 $16) 21... Kb8 (21... Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Rxb7
Bxe3+ 24. Kf1 $16) (21... Bxe3+ 22. Kf1 Bc6 23. Rc7+ (23. Nd6+ Kd8 24. Nb7+ Ke8
25. Nd6+ $11) 23... Kb8 24. Rxc6 Bd4 25. Be4 $1 Ne3+ 26. Ke2 Nxd1 27. Kxd1 $18)
22. Rdd7 $1 Bc6 (22... Bxe3+ 23. Kf1 Ba6 24. Nd6 Bxc4+ 25. Ke1 Bf2+ 26. Kd1
Ne3+ 27. Kc1 $18) 23. Nd6 {Chuprov was quick to spot the chance of creating a
mating net around the black king.} Bxe3+ 24. Kf1 Bxd7 (24... a6 25. Rb7+ Bxb7
26. Rxb7#) 25. Rxd7 Rf8+ 26. Ke1 (26. Ke1 Bd2+ 27. Kxd2 Rf2+ 28. Ke1 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 15th final"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1999.10.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.10.29"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zemun Agrouniverzal"]
[BlackTeam "Kiseljak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qc2 Bg7 7. e4 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bb5+ (10. Bd3 f5 (10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O (11... c5 12. Qe2
O-O 13. O-O {1/2-1/2 Lukacs,P-Czebe,A/Budapest/1995/ (13)}) 12. O-O c5 13. Bg5
Qc8 14. Qd2 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. a4 Re8 17. Bh6 Nc7 18. h3 Ne6 19. Nh2 f5 20.
exf6 Bxf6 21. Ng4 Bh8 22. Be3 h5 23. Nh2 cxd4 24. cxd4 Qd7 25. Nf3 {1-0 Farago,
I-Podlesnik,B/Bled/1996/ (61)}) 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Qe2+ Qe7 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14.
O-O Re8 15. Bf4 Kd8 16. Nb5 Na6 17. Rac1 Re7 18. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Bf8 20.
Bg5 Be7 21. Ne5 c5 22. Ng4 {1-0 Christiansen,L-Schroll,G/Vienna/1991/ (22)})
10... Nd7 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ng5 Bd5 {Nikolic tries to improve on a pretty
rotten line, but his position is already critical.} (12... O-O 13. e6 Nf6 14.
exf7+ Kh8 15. Ne6 Qd6 (15... Qd5 16. Bc4 Qc6 17. Nxf8 Rxf8 18. Be3 Ng4 19.
O-O-O Nxe3 20. fxe3 b5 21. Bb3 Qf6 22. Kb1 Qg5 23. Rhe1 Rc8 24. Be6 {1-0
Yrjola,J-Keskisarja,T/Kuopio/1995/ (24)}) 16. Nxf8 Rxf8 17. Be3 Rxf7 18. O-O-O
Ng4 19. Kb1 Nh6 20. d5 Nf5 21. Qxe4 {1-0 Yrjola,J-Maki,V/FIN/1993/ (46)}) 13.
Bc6 $1 (13. Nxe4 O-O 14. Bg5 f6 15. exf6 Nxf6 {+/-}) 13... Bxc6 14. Qxc6 O-O
15. O-O (15. e6 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ (16. Nxe6 Qf6 17. Qxd7 Rf7 18. Qc6 Qxf2+ 19. Kd1
Qxg2 20. Re1 Qf3+ 21. Re2 Qf1+ 22. Re1 Qf3+ {=}) 16... Kh8 17. Nf7+ Rxf7 18.
Qxf7 Bxd4 19. O-O Nc5 $132) 15... Re8 (15... Rc8 16. e6 Nb8 17. exf7+ Kh8 18.
Qxe4 {+-}) 16. Qc4 Qe7 (16... Re7 17. e6 fxe6 18. Nxe6 Qc8 19. Nxc7+ Rf7 20.
Qd5 Rb8 21. Nb5 {+-}) 17. Qxc7 f6 $5 {Brave move in a desperate position,
black refuses to go under without a trace of fight.} (17... Rec8 18. Qb7 {+-})
18. Qc4+ (18. Nxe4 fxe5 19. d5 {+/-}) 18... Kh8 19. Nf7+ Kg8 20. Nh6+ Kh8 21.
Nf7+ Kg8 22. Nd6+ Qe6 (22... Kh8 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24. Re1 fxe5 25. Rxe4 {+-}) 23.
d5 (23. Qxe6+ Rxe6 24. Nxe4 fxe5 25. d5 Ree8 26. Be3 {+-}) 23... Qxe5 24. Nxe8
Rxe8 25. d6+ Qe6 (25... Kh8 26. Qc7 Qe6 27. Rd1 {+-}) 26. Qxe6+ Rxe6 27. Rd1 f5
28. Bg5 $1 {Of course d6 pawn represents pure gold for white, he just needs to
activate his a1 rook.} Bxb2 (28... Be5 29. Rac1 $1 {+-}) 29. Ra2 Bf6 (29... Be5
30. Rc2 {+-}) 30. Bxf6 Rxf6 31. Rc2 Kf7 32. Rc7 Ke6 33. Rxa7 Rf8 34. f3 Rc8 (
34... e3 35. f4 h6 36. Re1 Rf7 37. Rxe3+ Kxd6 38. h4 {+-}) 35. fxe4 fxe4 36.
Rc7 Ra8 37. Rc3 Nc5 38. d7 Rd8 (38... Nxd7 39. Rc6+ Ke7 40. Rc7 Rd8 41. Kf2 {+-
}) 39. Kf2 Nd3+ (39... Rxd7 40. Rxd7 Kxd7 41. Rh3 {+-}) 40. Ke3 Rxd7 41. Rc6+
Ke5 (41... Ke7 42. Rxb6 Ra7 43. Ra1 Ra4 44. h4 {+-}) 42. Rc4 $1 Nc5 (42... Kf6
43. Rxe4) 43. Rxc5+ 1-0

[Event "Presov"]
[Site "Presov"]
[Date "1999.08.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Votava, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1999.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. g3
Bd6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc2 (11. Rd1 Re8 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. e3 Nf8 14.
Rac1 Ne6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 Re7 17. Nd3 a6 18. b4 a5 19. Qb3 axb4 20. axb4
h6 {1/2-1/2 Gruenberg,H-Bachmayr,P/Bayern/1995/ (66)}) 11... Re8 12. Rd1 Bf8 {
The solid black's structure leaves only long term plans in the ambition to get
some advantage for white.} (12... Nf8 13. Bg5 Ne6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Rac1 Rad8
16. b4 g5 17. e4 Qg7 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Qd3 Be7 20. Qf5 Bf6 {0-1 Moynihan,
K-King,D/Kilkenny/1996/ (27)}) 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bg5 Be7 (14... Nhf6 15. Rac1) (
14... f6 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. Re1 Rc8 17. e4 $14) 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nd2 (16. Nh4 $5
Nhf6 17. Nf5 Qe6 18. Bh3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qc3 $14) 16... Nhf6 17. e3 (17.
Rac1 c5 $11) 17... Nf8 (17... c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 (18... bxc5 19. Nc4 $1 $14) 19.
Rac1 $14) 18. b4 Ne6 $1 19. Nb3 (19. b5 c5 $11) (19. Qb3 c5 $1 20. bxc5 (20.
Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Rad8 23. Qf5 cxd4 $15) 20... bxc5 21. dxc5
Nxc5 22. Qb4 a5 $11) 19... Ng5 20. b5 $6 {White is obsessed by the fight
against the pawn structure, but black is alaready well prepared to assault his
kingside.} (20. Qf5 Nge4 $11) 20... cxb5 (20... c5 $2 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Qf5 $16
) 21. Nxb5 Nge4 (21... Qd7 $5 22. Qe2 (22. Nc3 Rac8 23. Qd3 Nh3+ 24. Bxh3 (24.
Kf1 Nxf2 $1 25. Kxf2 Ng4+ 26. Kg1 Rxe3 $19) 24... Qxh3 25. Nd2 Re6 $15) 22...
Ba6 23. a4 Nh3+ 24. Bxh3 Qxh3 25. f3 Qe6 26. Re1 Rac8 $15) 22. Rdc1 $1 Rac8 (
22... Ng4 $2 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Qd1 $16) 23. Qb2 a6 (23... Ba6 24. Nc3 Nxc3 25.
Rxc3 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 Ne4 27. Qb2 $11) (23... Ng4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Nxa7 Rxc1+ 26.
Rxc1 Qd7 27. Na1 $5 $14) 24. Nc3 h5 (24... Nxf2 $6 25. Qxf2 (25. Kxf2 $2 Qxe3+
26. Kf1 a5 27. Bh3 a4 28. Bxc8 Bxc8 29. Kg2 axb3 $15) 25... Ng4 26. Qd2 Qxe3+
27. Qxe3 Nxe3 28. Ra2 $16) 25. Nxe4 dxe4 (25... Nxe4 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rc1 Rc4
28. Bf1 $11) 26. Nd2 b5 (26... Qe6 27. Rab1 $5 $11) 27. Nb3 Bd5 (27... Nd7 28.
Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rc1 $11) 28. Nc5 Rc6 (28... Qd6 29. a4 $14) 29. a4 Rb8 30. Bf1 $2
{This idea is too ambitious and exposes white king even more.} (30. axb5 axb5 (
30... Rxb5 31. Qe2 Rcb6 32. Rxa6 Rb2 33. Qf1 $16) 31. Na6 $1 Rbb6 32. Nb4 (32.
Qb4 $14) 32... Rxc1+ 33. Rxc1 Bb7 34. Rc5 $14) 30... Qd6 $1 31. axb5 axb5 32.
Qb4 (32. Ra5 b4 33. Rca1 h4 $36) 32... h4 $1 33. Ra5 (33. gxh4 $2 Ng4 $19) (33.
Na6 $2 Rxa6 34. Qxd6 Rxd6 $19) 33... hxg3 34. hxg3 (34. fxg3 Ng4 35. Qd2 Qh6
36. Re1 Ne5 37. Be2 $13) 34... Ng4 35. Be2 (35. Rxb5 Rxb5 36. Bxb5 (36. Qxb5
Qh6 37. Bg2 Qh2+ 38. Kf1 Nxe3+ 39. fxe3 Rf6+ 40. Ke1 Qxg3+ $19) 36... Qh6 $1
37. Rc2 Qh2+ 38. Kf1 Rf6 39. Qe1 Qh1+ 40. Ke2 Rxf2+ $19) 35... Nxe3 $1 36. Rxb5
(36. fxe3 Qxg3+ 37. Kf1 Rf6+ $19) 36... Rxb5 $2 {The time trouble move opens
scope for white's counterplay as a compensation for his already burning house.}
(36... Rbc8 $1 37. Qc3 Nf5 38. Bg4 e3 $1 39. Rb2 (39. Bxf5 Qh6 40. Be4 Bxe4 41.
Nxe4 exf2+ 42. Kxf2 Rxc3 $19) 39... Qh6 40. f3 Nxg3 41. Rh2 Qf4 42. Bxc8 Qxf3
$19) 37. Bxb5 (37. Qxb5 $2 Nf5 38. Qb2 e3 $19) 37... Rb6 (37... Nf5 38. Bxc6 e3
39. Bxd5 exf2+ 40. Kxf2 Qxg3+ 41. Ke2 $18) 38. Qc3 Nf5 (38... Rxb5 39. Qxe3 $11
) 39. Nd7 $5 (39. Bd7 Qf6 (39... e3 $2 40. Bxf5 Qh6 41. Be4 exf2+ 42. Kg2 $18)
40. Na4 Rb8 41. Qc7 Rf8 42. Nb6 Ne7 $11) 39... Rxb5 40. Qc8+ Kh7 41. Nf8+ Kg8 (
41... Kh6 42. Qxf5 g6 (42... Qxf8 43. Rc8 Rb1+ 44. Kh2 e3 45. Qh3+ Kg6 46. Qg4+
Kf6 47. Qf4+ $11) 43. Qh3+ (43. Qd7 Qxd7 44. Nxd7 Rb4 $15) 43... Kg7 (43... Kg5
$4 44. Nh7#) 44. Rc8 Rb1+ 45. Kh2 e3 46. Qh7+ Kf6 47. Qh4+ Kf5 (47... g5 48.
Qh6+ Ke7 49. Qxg5+ Qf6 50. Qxe3+ Qe6 51. Qxe6+ fxe6 52. g4 $16) 48. f3 (48.
Qh3+ $2 Ke4 $19) 48... e2 (48... Bxf3 $2 49. Rc5+ Bd5 50. Rxd5+ Qxd5 51. Qf4#)
49. Qh3+ Kf6 50. Qh4+ $11) 42. Nd7+ Kh7 43. Nf8+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Roeder, Mathias"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Nd2 Qe7 9. Bh4 Nbd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O (11. Bf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 d5 (12... h6 13.
Qc6 Rfc8 14. f3 e5 15. e4 Nf8 16. Bf2 Ne6 17. g3 Qd7 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. Be3 c6 {
0-1 Rogozenko,D-Enders,P/Budapest/1995/ (63)}) 13. O-O Qa3 14. cxd5 exd5 15. c4
Qd3 16. Rfd1 c6 17. Rac1 Rfe8 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Nc4 Qe4 21. Nd6
Qxf3 22. gxf3 Red8 23. Rc6 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Karner,H/Tallinn/1987/ (69)}) 11...
Rfe8 12. e4 (12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 h6 $11) 12... e5 13. f4 {White comes up in
the center with aggressive setup, but his pieces are not quite ready to
support the pawns.} (13. Bg4 Qf8 14. Bf5 g6 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 $11) 13... exf4 (
13... exd4 14. cxd4 Bxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Bf3 Qxf4 17. Bg3 Qe3+ 18. Bf2 Qf4
19. Bxa8 Rxa8 $13) 14. Rxf4 (14. Bg4 $1 Qf8 15. Rxf4 Nxg4 16. Qxg4 $14) 14...
h6 15. Bxf6 (15. Bg4 g5 16. Bxd7 Nxd7 17. Qh5 Qe6 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. Qxg5+ Qg6
20. Qh4 Kf8 $15) 15... Nxf6 16. Bd3 g5 17. Rf2 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 $6 (18. Re2 f5 19.
d5 (19. Qc2 Qf7 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. Rae1 $11) 19... Qh7 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Qe1 $11
) 18... Bxe4 19. Qh5 Bg6 20. Qxh6 Qe3 21. Nf3 $2 {[%mdl 16384] White is way
too optimistic about his chances, black queen manages to control the whole
board from the center.} (21. Rd1 $5 Qxc3 22. Nf3 g4 23. Nh4 g3 24. hxg3 Qxg3
$15) 21... g4 22. Ng5 (22. Qxe3 Rxe3 23. Nh4 Rxc3 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25. Rf6 Kg7 26.
Raf1 Rxc4 $19) 22... Qxc3 23. Raf1 (23. Rd1 Re1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 25. Rf1 Qe3+
26. Kh1 Re8 $19) 23... Qxd4 24. Nxf7 (24. Qh4 Re2 25. Nf3 Qxc4 $19) 24... Bxf7
25. Qg5+ Kh7 (25... Kf8 26. Qh6+ Ke7 $19) 26. Qh4+ Kg7 27. Kh1 Bg6 28. Rf4 (28.
h3 Re6 $19) 28... Re4 {White can still not get any closer to black's king
despite the piece sacrifice.} 29. Rf6 Qe5 30. Qf2 (30. h3 $2 g3 $19) 30... Re8
31. Rxg6+ Kxg6 32. Qf7+ Kg5 33. h4+ gxh3 34. g4 (34. gxh3 Re1 $19) 34... Rxg4 (
34... Re1 $4 35. Qh5#) 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 40th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2005.05.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.05.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 Be7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Ndb5 (9. Qc2 O-O 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Bg3 Qb8 13. O-O Ne5 14. h3
Rc8 15. b3 a6 16. f4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. a4 b5 {0-1 Koch,W-Capraro,L/Ascona
2003/ (33)}) 9... a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 $5 {Ivanchuk is not losing his sleep over
one pawn, opposite soloured bishops and good development offer fair chances
for the initiative.} (10... gxf6 11. Nd4 Qc7 12. Qg4 $14) 11. Nxd6+ Ke7 12.
Nxc8+ (12. c5 bxc5 13. Nxc8+ Qxc8 14. Qc2 Nd7 $13) 12... Qxc8 13. Na4 $6 (13.
Qf3 Nd7 14. Be2 Rd8 15. O-O $14) 13... Rd8 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Qa3+ (15. Nxb6 $2
Nxb6 16. Qxb6 Rb8 $1 17. Qe3 Bd4 18. Qa3+ Bc5 $19) 15... Nc5 16. Be2 (16. Nxb6
Qc6 17. Nxa8 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Qxe4+ 19. Qe2 Nd3+ 20. Kd2 Nf4+ $19) 16... Qc6 17.
Nxc5 Qxc5 $1 {The paradox of modern chess, even with missing pawn black is
able to hope for better endgame.} 18. b4 (18. Qxc5+ bxc5 19. Rb1 Rab8 20. b3
Bc3+ 21. Kf1 Rd2 $17) 18... Qg5 19. Rd1 (19. Rb1 Qxg2 20. Bf3 Qg5 21. b5+ Ke8
22. bxa6 Qd2+ 23. Kf1 Bd4 $19) 19... Qxg2 20. b5+ Ke8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bf3
Qg5 {Jobava has clearly overstreched his forces and black is firmly in control
of the position.} 23. bxa6 (23. Qxa6 $2 Qc1+ 24. Ke2 Qxc4+ $19) 23... Qd2+ 24.
Kf1 Bd4 $1 25. Be2 (25. Kg2 Qxf2+ 26. Kh3 Bf6 $19) 25... Bc5 26. Qg3 (26. Qa4+
Kf8 27. Qb3 Qf4 28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. Bxf3 Rd2 $17) 26... Qxa2 27. Qxg7 $2 {[%mdl
128] White has not suspected, how severely he might be punished for this
daring move.} (27. Rg1 $1 Qxa6 (27... g6 28. Qf3 Qxa6 $17) 28. Qxg7 Qa2 $15)
27... Rd1+ $1 28. Kg2 (28. Bxd1 Qxf2#) 28... Rxh1 (28... Qxe2 $6 29. Rxd1 Qxf2+
30. Kh3 Qf3+ 31. Qg3 Qh5+ 32. Kg2 Qxd1 33. a7 $11) 29. Qh8+ (29. Qg3 Qa1 30.
Qb8+ Ke7 31. a7 Qg1+ 32. Kh3 Bd6 $19) 29... Kd7 30. a7 (30. Kxh1 Qxe2 31. Qg7
Qxf2 $19) 30... Qxe2 {Ivanchuk crowns his effort with a fine mating attack.} (
30... Qxe2 31. a8=Q Qxf2+ (31... Rg1+ 32. Kxg1 Qxf2+ 33. Kh1 Qf3#) 32. Kh3
Rxh2+ 33. Kg4 Rh4#) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.05"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Gormally, Daniel"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Nxd5
exd5 9. b4 Bd6 (9... Nd7 10. Be2 Bd6 11. Bb2 a6 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Nc6
Bxc6 15. Rxc6 b5 16. Qb3 Nb6 17. Rxb6 cxb6 18. Bf3 Qd7 19. Bxd5 Rad8 20. Bf3
Rc8 21. Kd2 a5 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A (2670)-Van der Wiel,J (2555)/Wijk aan Zee
1993/ (77)}) 10. Bb2 a6 11. h4 $5 {There is no real reason why Gormally's
attack should have been successful, but black has to be on alert.} Nd7 (11...
h5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Ng5 Nd7 14. g4 $5 $40) 12. h5 O-O (12... g5 13. Bd3 g4 14.
Ne5 g3 15. Qf3 $14) 13. Ne5 (13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Rc1 Kg7 $13) 13...
Qe7 (13... g5 14. Bd3 Qe7 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. O-O c5 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Bf5 $14) 14.
f4 c5 (14... g5 $1 15. Bd3 (15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. fxg5 Qf5 17. Qf3 Qxg5 18. Bd3
Rae8 19. Bc1 f5 $17) 15... f6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. O-O Rae8 18. Qf3 Qe6 $15) 15.
bxc5 bxc5 16. Bd3 c4 17. hxg6 fxg6 {Hracek was suffering in Gothenburg from a
poor form, so he did not trust his judgment in the lines beginning with 17...
cxd3!?} (17... cxd3 $5 18. Qg4 (18. Rxh7 Nf6 19. Rxf7 Rxf7 20. gxf7+ Kh7 $15)
18... fxg6 $1 (18... Bxe5 $2 19. gxf7+ Kh8 20. dxe5 Nf6 21. e6 $18) 19. Qxd7
Qxd7 20. Nxd7 Rfc8 21. Rc1 $11) 18. Bxg6 $5 hxg6 19. Qg4 Nf6 (19... Bxe5 20.
dxe5 Qg7 21. Bd4 Rae8 22. Qh3 Bc8 23. g4 $44) 20. Qh3 $1 (20. Qxg6+ Qg7 21. Rh6
Rac8 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rg6+ Kh8 (23... Kh7 24. O-O-O Bxe5 25. Rg5 Ng4 26. dxe5
Nh6 27. Rh1 c3 28. Ba1 $16) 24. Rh6+ Kg8 25. Rg6+ $11) 20... Bxe5 (20... Qg7
21. Qe6+ Rf7 22. Nxf7 Qxf7 23. Qxd6 $18) 21. dxe5 Nh7 22. Bd4 (22. e6 d4 23.
Bxd4 Rac8 24. Qh6 Be4 25. g4 Rfd8 26. f5 Bxh1 27. Qxg6+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ Ke8 29.
Qxh1 Rd6 $13) 22... Bc8 23. g4 Rb8 (23... Rf7 24. Qg2 Qd8 25. f5 Qa5+ 26. Kd1
$13) 24. Qh6 Rf7 $2 {[%mdl 256] Defending a complicated position is never easy
and indeed only 24...Rb7! seems to have secured equal chances.} (24... Rb7 $1
25. Qxg6+ Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Rxg7 27. g5 Bf5 (27... Nxg5 28. fxg5 Rxg5 29. Rb1 Kf7
30. Rb6 $14) 28. Rh6 Rg6 $11) (24... Qg7 25. e6 Qxh6 26. Rxh6 Bxe6 27. Rxg6+
Kf7 28. f5 $1 (28. Rg7+ Ke8 29. Rxh7 Bxg4 30. Rh6 Bc8 $11) 28... Bxf5 29. gxf5
Ke8 30. e4 dxe4 31. Re6+ Kd8 32. O-O-O Kc8 33. Rxe4 Rb5 34. Re7 $16) 25. Qxg6+
Rg7 (25... Kf8 26. f5 Qc7 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Ke2 Rb7 29. e6 $18) 26. Rxh7 $1 Rxg6
27. Rxe7 Bxg4 28. Rc7 $2 {It is not easy to explain why Gormally refrained
from the very logical idea of playing for the mating attack with coordinated
white pieces 28.Kf2!} (28. Kf2 $1 Kf8 (28... Rc8 29. e6 $1 Bxe6 30. Rh1 Kf8 31.
Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Rh8+ Ke7 33. Rxc8 $18) 29. Ra7 Rc8 30. Rh1 c3 31. e6 Rg8 32. Rf7+
Ke8 33. Rhh7 Bxe6 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. f5 $18) 28... Bf5 29. Kf2 Rb1 (29... Rc8 30.
Ra7 Rcc6 31. Rh1 Rh6 32. Rxh6 Rxh6 33. Ke1 $16) 30. Rxb1 (30. Ra2 $2 Rbg1 $19)
30... Bxb1 31. a4 Bf5 32. a5 Kf8 33. Bc5+ Ke8 $2 {Hracek instinctively goes in
the wrong direction, the paradoxal 33...Kg8! seems to have been holding the
game.} (33... Kg8 $1 34. Bd6 Rh6 35. Rc6 Rh2+ 36. Ke1 Rh1+ 37. Kd2 Rh2+ 38. Kc3
Rc2+ 39. Kd4 Rd2+ 40. Kc5 c3 41. Kb6 c2 42. Kxa6 Rd1 $11) 34. Re7+ Kd8 (34...
Kf8 35. e6 $18) 35. Rf7 Be4 (35... Be6 36. Rf8+ Kd7 37. f5 $18) 36. f5 Rg2+ 37.
Kf1 Rg5 (37... c3 38. Rf8+ Kc7 39. Bd6+ Kd7 40. Rf7+ Kc6 41. Rc7+ Kb5 42. f6
Rg5 43. f7 Bd3+ 44. Kf2 Rf5+ 45. Kg3 Rxf7 46. Rxf7 $18) 38. Be7+ $1 Ke8 39.
Bxg5 Kxf7 40. e6+ {Black is unable to prevent the pawns from advancing too far.
} (40. e6+ Ke8 41. f6 Bg6 42. Ke2 c3 43. Bh6 c2 44. Kd2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 1st"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2005.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2005.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e3
Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bg7 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. g4 {Ponomariov correctly fixes
the kingside, the pawn h6 will require long term attention.} (12. a3 O-O-O 13.
d5 Ne5 14. Nd4 Kb8 15. Be2 g4 16. Kb1 c5 17. Nb3 f5 18. Rd2 Nf7 19. Nc1 Bxc3
20. Qxc3 exd5 21. cxd5 Nd6 22. Rdd1 Ne4 23. Qe1 Qe5 {1/2-1/2 Antoshin,
V-Polugaevsky,L/Sochi 1966/ (28)}) (12. d5 Nb4 13. Qb3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Na6 15.
Be2 e5 16. Rh5 O-O-O 17. Qc2 Qf6 18. Bd3 Nc5 19. Bf5 Ba6 20. Nd2 Nb7 21. Rdh1
Kb8 22. g4 Nd6 {1/2-1/2 Jost,C-Schabanel,S/France 1995/ (27)}) 12... Nb4 (12...
O-O-O 13. a3 Kb8 14. Be2 h5 15. gxh5 g4 16. Nd2 f5 17. f3 Qg5 18. f4 Qf6 19.
Nf1 Ne7 20. Bd3 d5 21. Ng3 c5 22. dxc5 d4 23. Na4 dxe3 24. cxb6 axb6 25. Qb3 {
1-0 Zilberman,Y-Farago,I/Cappelle la Grande 2004/ (34)}) 13. Qd2 (13. Qb3 c5
14. a3 Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Qc2 a6 17. d6 $14) 13... c5 (13... O-O-O 14. a3 Nc6
15. Bd3 $14) 14. d5 exd5 15. a3 dxc4 $6 {[%mdl 1024] Kramnik has played in
Sofia with a great courage and was not afraid to sacrifice material.
Unexpected investment of the piece is nearly for sure incorrect, but white had
to show courage and phantasy.} (15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nc6 17. cxd5 Ne5 18. Nxe5
Qxe5 19. f4 Qf6 20. g3 $14) (15... d4 16. exd4 Bxf3 17. Re1 $18) 16. axb4 $1 (
16. Bxc4 Rc8 17. e4 a6 $13) 16... cxb4 17. Nb5 (17. Nd5 c3 18. bxc3 bxc3 19.
Qa2 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 $16) 17... d5 18. Nbd4 Bf6 (18... Qc5 19. Nf5 Bf6 20. Kb1 Bc6
21. N3d4 Bd7 22. Qe2 c3 23. e4 $16) 19. e4 $1 {Exchampion of the world from
Ukraine hints at the solution of the defensive problems- it will be
counterattack. Kramnik's king has abolutely nowhere to hide.} c3 (19... dxe4
20. Nf5 c3 21. bxc3 (21. Qe3 Qc5 22. Nd6+ Ke7 23. Nxb7 Qxe3+ 24. fxe3 exf3 25.
gxf3 cxb2+ 26. Kb1 Rac8 27. Bd3 a5 $13) 21... Qc7) 20. bxc3 dxe4 (20... bxc3
21. Qa2 Bxd4 (21... O-O 22. Rxh6 $16) 22. Nxd4 Qxe4 23. Qa3 Qe7 24. Bb5+ Kf8
25. Qxc3 Rc8 26. Nc6 Qc5 27. Qxc5+ bxc5 28. Nxa7 $16) 21. Nf5 Qc7 (21... Bxc3
22. Qa2 $1 Qc7 23. Bb5+ Kf8 24. Rd7 $18) 22. Bb5+ $2 (22. Nd6+ $1 Kf8 (22...
Ke7 23. Nd4 bxc3 24. Qe3 Kf8 25. N4b5 $16) 23. Nxb7 exf3 (23... Qxb7 24. Qd6+
Kg7 25. Nd4 bxc3 26. Nf5+ Kg6 27. Qh2 h5 28. Rd6 $18) 24. Qd6+ Qxd6 25. Nxd6
Bxc3 26. gxf3 a5 27. Bc4 $16) 22... Kf8 23. N3d4 Rc8 $2 {In the somewhat
irrational position even the best players are playing without confidence,
better impression is made by the alternative moves 23...bxc3 and 23...a6!?} (
23... bxc3 24. Qa2 (24. Qe2 a6 25. Ba4 b5 26. Bb3 b4 $36) 24... a6 25. Bc4 b5
26. Bd5 b4 $11) (23... a6 $5 24. Be2 bxc3 25. Qa2 Rd8 $13) 24. Ne2 e3 (24... a6
25. Qd6+ Qxd6 26. Nxd6 axb5 27. Nxb7 $16) (24... Rd8 25. Qe3 Bd5 (25... bxc3
26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Rd1 Qa8 28. Nxc3 Qc8 29. Kb2 $18) 26. f3 $16) 25. Qxe3 (25.
Qa2 Rh7 (25... Bxc3 26. Rd7 Bb2+ 27. Kxb2 Qc2+ 28. Ka1 $18) 26. Rd7 Qc5 27.
Rxb7 Qxb5 28. Nd6 b3 29. Qa3 $18) 25... Bxg2 (25... Bxc3 26. Nxc3 Bxg2 27. Kb1
bxc3 28. Rd7 Qc5 29. Qxc5+ bxc5 30. Re1 Rb8 31. Kc2 $18) 26. Rhg1 (26. Rd7 $1
Qc5 27. Rxh6 Rxh6 28. Nxh6 Be7 29. Nf5 Qxe3+ 30. fxe3 $18) 26... Bc6 $6 {
The last moment when black was able to prepare more difficult problems for his
enemy with the move 26...Bxc3!?} (26... Bxc3 $5 27. Kb1 $1 (27. Nxc3 Be4 28.
Nd6 Qxc3+ 29. Qxc3 Rxc3+ 30. Kb2 Rc2+ 31. Kb3 Bg6 $13) 27... Bc6 28. Qd3 Bxb5
29. Qxb5 Qe5 30. Nxc3 Qxc3 31. Rd3 $18) 27. Bxc6 Qxc6 28. Rd6 $1 Qa4 29. Rxf6
Qa1+ (29... Re8 30. Qf3 (30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Nd6+ Kg7 32. Qd4+ Kh7 33. Nxe8 Rxe8
34. Qd3+ $14) 30... Qa1+ 31. Kc2 Qa2+ 32. Kd3 Qa6+ 33. Kd4 Rxe2 (33... Qxe2 34.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 35. Nxh6+ $18) 34. Qa8+ Re8 35. Qc6 Rd8+ 36. Rd6 Qc8 37. cxb4 $18)
30. Kd2 Qa2+ 31. Kd1 Re8 (31... Qb1+ 32. Nc1 Rd8+ 33. Nd6 $18) 32. Qd3 Qa4+ 33.
Qc2 $1 {White enjoys so much extra material, that he can easily offer one
piece for simplifying the position.} (33. Ke1 Qa1+ 34. Kd2 Qa2+) 33... Qxc2+ (
33... b3 34. Qb2 Qa2 35. Qxa2 bxa2 36. Kd2 $18) 34. Kxc2 Rxe2+ 35. Kb3 (35. Kd3
Re6 36. Rxe6 fxe6 37. Nd4 $16) 35... bxc3 36. Rd1 Rd2 (36... c2 37. Rd8+ Re8
38. Rd7 c1=N+ (38... c1=Q 39. Rdxf7+ Kg8 40. Rg7#) 39. Kc2 Rc8+ 40. Kd1 Rh7 41.
Rc6 $18) 37. Rc1 (37. Rxd2 cxd2 38. Rd6 f6 39. Rxd2 $18) 37... c2 38. Rc6 {
Kramnik is punished for the poor cordination of his forces, there is no
discussion about the real resistance.} Kg8 (38... Rd8 39. R1xc2 h5 $2 40. Rc8
Ke8 41. R2c7 $18) 39. Nxh6+ Kh7 (39... Kg7 40. Nf5+ Kg8 41. Rc8+ Kh7 42. Rh1+
$18) (39... Kf8 40. Rc8+ Kg7 41. Nf5+ $18) 40. Nxf7 Rg8 41. R1xc2 Rxc2 42. Kxc2
Rg7 43. Rf6 Kg8 44. Ne5 Kh7 45. Rf5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bf1 $5 {Interesting
novelty as white hopes to slow down the counterplay with b6-b5.} (13. e4 b5 14.
Bf4 Qb6 15. h3 Nh5 16. Be3 Rac8 17. Bf1 Bd4 18. Kg2 Ne5 19. Qd1 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 {
1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Adianto,U/Cap d'Agde/1998/ (60)}) (13. h3 b5 14. e4 Qc8 15. Bf4
b4 16. Nd1 b3 17. Qb1 Qc7 18. Nc3 Nh5 19. Bd2 c4 20. g4 Nhf6 21. Bf4 h5 {
0-1 Lobron,E-Tischbierek,R/Altenkirchen/ 2001/ (33)}) 13... Ne5 (13... b5 14.
e4 Rb8 15. a4 (15. Bf4 Qb6) 15... Qa5 16. Bd2 b4 17. Nb5 Rxe4 18. Rxe4 Bxb5 19.
Bxb5 Rxb5 20. Ree1 Rb8 $13) 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 (14... dxe5 15. e4 $14) 15. Bf4 Re8
16. Rad1 Qe7 (16... Qd7 $5 17. h3 (17. Bg2 b5) 17... Nh5 18. Bd2 Bd4 19. Kg2
Bc8 20. g4 Nf6 21. e3 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Ne4 $11) 17. h3 Rad8 18. Qa4 $5 Qb7 (18...
Bc8 19. e4 Nh5 20. Be3 a6 $11) 19. e4 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Nh5 (20... Rd7 21. Kg2 $14)
21. Bg5 Rb8 (21... Rd7 22. Qc6) 22. Qc6 {The queen becomes unusually active in
front of the pieces luring black into change of the pawn structure.} Be5 (22...
Qxc6 23. dxc6 Bd4 24. Nb5 $16) 23. Kg2 b5 24. f4 Bxc3 (24... b4 25. axb4 Bxc3
26. bxc3 cxb4 27. g4 Ng7 28. cxb4 $14) (24... Bg7 25. g4 $1 (25. Qxd6 b4 $1 26.
axb4 Qxb4 27. e5 (27. Rb1 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Qxc3) 27... f6 28. Bxf6 Qxb2+ 29. Ne2
Nxf6 30. Qxc5 $11) 25... b4 26. axb4 (26. Na4 $6 bxa3 27. bxa3 Qb3 28. gxh5
Rxe4 $1 $17) 26... Qxb4 27. Rb1 Nf6 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. Qxd6 $14) 25. bxc3 f6 26.
Bh6 Qe7 (26... Qxc6 $2 27. dxc6 Rbd8 (27... Re6 28. g4 Ng7 29. f5 $18) 28. g4
Ng7 29. g5 Nh5 30. gxf6 Nxf6 31. Bg5 $18) 27. e5 $1 {[%mdl 32] White is
perfectly prepared for the opening of the center as d pawn becomes rather
dangerous.} fxe5 28. fxe5 dxe5 29. d6 (29. Be3 Qf6 30. Bxc5 (30. Qxc5 e4 31.
Rf1 Qe5 $13) 30... Qg5 31. Bf2 Re7 $132) 29... Qb7 (29... Qe6 30. Bg5 $1 e4 31.
Qd5 $16) 30. Qd5+ (30. Qxb7 Rxb7 31. Rd5 e4 32. Rxc5 Kf7 33. g4 $14) 30...
Qxd5+ 31. Rxd5 Rbd8 (31... Nf6 32. Rdxe5 Rxe5 33. Rxe5 Rd8 34. Rxc5 a6 35. Rc6
$16) 32. Bg5 Rd7 33. Be7 Ng7 34. g4 $1 (34. Rxc5 Nf5 35. Rcxe5 a6 $14) 34...
Rexe7 $2 {Interesting mistake as white will force promotion of the e7 pawn
despite beeing a piece down.} (34... Ne6 35. Kf1 Nf4 36. Rxc5 Nd3 37. Rxb5 (37.
Rc7 Rxc7 38. dxc7 Rc8 $17) 37... Nxe1 38. Kxe1 $14) 35. dxe7 Rxd5 (35... Rxe7
36. Rxc5 $18) 36. Rf1 $1 Rd2+ 37. Kg1 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vucic, Mladen"]
[Black "Saidy, Anthony Fred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2396"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bb5+ Bc6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. O-O Nf6 14. Ne5 Bb7
15. Bb2 Nd7 {Black must tame white pieces lurkig behind the compact pawn
structure in the center.} (15... Bd6 16. Rfd1 Qc7 $13) 16. Nf3 Qc7 17. Nd2 Bg5
18. Nf3 (18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Nf3 Bf4 $13) 18... Be7 19. Rfe1 Rac8 (19... Rad8 20.
Rad1 e5 $14) 20. Rad1 e5 $2 21. Bb5 $1 exd4 $6 {[%mdl 16384] Saidy feels no
danger in letting white pieces to roam in the open space.} (21... Bc6 22. Bxc6
Qxc6 23. d5 Qd6 24. Nd2 $14) 22. cxd4 cxd4 (22... Rfd8 23. d5 $16) 23. Nxd4 Ne5
(23... Nc5 24. Nf5 Rfd8 (24... f6 25. Qg4 g6 26. e5 $1 $18) 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.
Qg4 Ne6 $1 (26... g6 27. Nh6+ Kf8 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. Qf3+ Ke6 (29... Kg8 30.
Bc4+ $18) 30. Qh3+ Kd6 31. Rd1+ $18) 27. Nxg7 (27. Bxg7 h5 28. Be5+ (28. Qg3
Qxg3 29. Nxe7+ Kxg7 30. Nf5+ Kf8 31. Nxg3 Nd4 $14) 28... hxg4 29. Bxc7 Nxc7 30.
Nxe7+ Kf8 31. Nc6 $14) 27... Qf4 28. Qxf4 (28. Nf5+ Qxg4 29. Nh6+ Kf8 30. Nxg4)
28... Nxf4 29. Nf5 Bc5) 24. Nf5 Bc5 $6 (24... Rfd8 25. Bd7 $1 Rxd7 26. Bxe5
Rxd1 27. Bxc7 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Rxc7 29. Nxe7+ Rxe7 30. f3 $16) (24... Rcd8 25. f4
$1 Ng6 26. Bxg7 $18) (24... f6 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Rd7 $18) 25. Rd7 $1 $18 {
Black had opened up the center in a very unfortunate way and the punishment is
quite brutal.} (25. Nxg7 Kxg7 (25... a6 26. Qh5 f6 27. Ne6 Qf7 28. Qxf7+ Rxf7
29. Be2 $16) 26. Rd7 Qb8 27. Bxe5+ Qxe5 28. Rxb7 Bxa3 29. Rxa7 Bd6 30. g3 $16)
25... Bxf2+ (25... Nxd7 26. Qg4 Bxf2+ 27. Kh1 g6 28. Nh6# (28. Ne7#)) (25...
Qb8 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. Rxb7 $18) 26. Kxf2 (26. Kf1 Qc5 27. Rc1 Qxc1+ 28. Bxc1
Rxc1+ 29. Kxf2 Nxd7 30. Qb2 $18) 26... Nxd7 (26... Qc5+ 27. Bd4 $18) 27. Qg4
Qc5+ 28. Re3 Qc2+ 29. Re2 Qc5+ 30. Kg3 Qc7+ 31. Kh3 Qc3+ $8 32. Bxc3 Rxc3+ 33.
g3 g6 34. Bxd7 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2
Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Be3 Be7 11. d5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Logical move,
that is rather unpleasant for black.} (11. Bd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Qe2 O-O
14. O-O Na5 15. Rfd1 Kh8 16. Qa2 Rc3 17. a4 f5 18. Ne5 fxe4 19. Bb5 a6 20. Bf1
Bd5 {1/2-1/2 Shamkovich,L-Morris,W/Gausdal/1982/ (37)}) (11. Qa2 O-O 12. Rd1
Qc7 13. Bd3 Na5 14. O-O c4 15. Bc2 f6 16. d5 e5 17. Nh4 g6 18. Ba4 f5 19. d6
Bxd6 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Bh6 Rf6 22. Bg5 Rf7 23. Qd2 Be7 {0-1 Hansen,
H-Carstensen,J/Copenhagen 2000/ (38)}) 11... exd5 12. Rd1 d4 (12... O-O 13.
exd5 Na5 14. Bd3 $1 g6 15. c4 b5 16. cxb5 c4 17. Be2 $16) 13. cxd4 O-O (13...
cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 (14... Qc7 15. Bb5 Rc8 16. Nf5 $1 $16) 15. Rxd4 Qc8 16. Bb5+
Kf8 17. Qd3 $14) 14. d5 $1 {Sokolov is showing ambitions, otherwise he could
have accepted safe equality with} (14. dxc5 Qc7 15. cxb6 (15. Bd3 Rfc8 16. cxb6
axb6 17. Qb3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11) 15... axb6 16. a4 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Nb4 18. Qc3
bxc5 $11) 14... Nd4 (14... Na5 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. Bxa5 bxa5 17. Bd3 $16) 15. Qb2 (
15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxa3 $1 17. Bxg7 Bb4+ 18. Ke2 Re8 19. f3 Bxd5 $13) 15...
Re8 (15... Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Re8 17. f4 Bf8 18. Bg2 $13) 16. Bxd4 (16. Nxd4 cxd4
17. Bxd4 Qxd5 $1 18. f3 (18. exd5 $2 Bb4#) (18. Bxg7 Qxe4+ 19. Be2 Bxa3 $19)
18... Qa5+ $15) 16... cxd4 17. Bb5 Bxa3 $1 (17... Rf8 18. Nxd4 $16) 18. Qxd4 (
18. Qxa3 Rxe4+ 19. Kf1 Qxd5 20. Bd3 Rf4 $44) 18... Bc5 19. Qd3 Bb4+ 20. Kf1 Rf8
{Kramnik chooses somewhat controversial retreat with the rook. Black has two
bishops and crucial majority on the queenside, but his kingside is potentially
vulnerable.} (20... Re7 21. Nd4 (21. e5 $6 Rc7 $15) 21... a5 22. g3 Rc7 23. Nc6
Bxc6 24. Bxc6 Rb8 25. f4 $14) 21. Nd4 Qc8 22. h4 $5 Bc5 (22... Bd6 23. Nf5 Qc7
24. Bc6 $1 $14) 23. h5 Qg4 (23... a6 24. Ba4 (24. Bc6 a5 (24... Bxd4 25. Bxb7
Qxb7 26. Qxd4 h6 27. Rh3 $14) 25. h6 g6 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 $13) 24... b5 25. Bb3 Qd7
26. Nf5 Rfe8 27. Qg3 $16) 24. Nf3 Rad8 (24... a6 25. Rh4 Qc8 26. Ba4 b5 27. Bc2
$14) 25. Rh4 Qc8 26. Bc4 (26. h6 $5 g6 27. Bc4 a5 (27... a6 28. Qc3 f6 29. d6+
Kh8 30. Rf4 $18) 28. Ng5 $14) 26... b5 $2 {In order to activate pieces black
is sacrificing half his proud queenside pride.} (26... h6 27. e5 a5 28. d6 $14)
27. Bxb5 Bb6 (27... f5 28. h6 fxe4 29. Qxe4 g6 30. Qe5 Rf7 31. Rc4 $16) 28. h6
g6 (28... Qc5 29. Rd2 g6 30. Bc4 $16) 29. Qb3 Qc5 30. Qb2 f6 31. Rf4 (31. Nd4
$1 a6 32. Bc6 $16) 31... Bc7 $2 {The defense remains a difficult topic even
for best players.} ({Much better was to hold the position with} 31... Qd6 $1
32. g3 Bc5 33. Nd2 Rf7 34. Nb3 Bb6 $14) 32. Rc1 Qb6 33. Rxc7 $1 Qxc7 34. Rxf6
Rxf6 (34... Bc8 35. d6 $1 Rxd6 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qg7+ Kd8 39.
Qf8#) 35. Qxf6 Rf8 (35... a6 36. Ba4 $18) (35... Qc1+ 36. Ne1 $18) 36. Qb2 Rc8
37. d6 $1 Qc1+ (37... Qf7 38. Ng5 Qf8 39. d7 $18) 38. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 39. Ke2 {
Despite spare exchange black is unable to stop running white pawns.} Rc8 (39...
Rc2+ 40. Kd3 Rc8 41. Ng5 $18) 40. Ng5 a6 41. Ba4 (41. Ba4 Bc6 42. Bxc6 Rxc6 43.
e5 Rb6 (43... Kf8 44. Nxh7+ $18) 44. d7 Rb8 45. Ne6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bd3 Qb8 14. Bg3 Be5 15.
O-O-O O-O 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Qe2 a6 (17... d6 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. f3 (19. Qe3 Bc6
20. Rd2 a6 21. Rhd1 (21. f3 Be8 22. Rhd1 Qc7 23. Be2 Nd7 24. Rd6 Nc5 25. b4 Nd7
26. Kb2 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Hracek,Z/Germany 2001/ (32)}) 21... Qb7 22. f3 Be8
23. Be2 Nd7 24. Rd6 Nc5 25. b4 Nd7 26. Na4 Rc6 27. Kb2 {1-0 Khenkin,I-Markos,J/
Kaskady 2002/ (53)}) (19. g4 Nh7 20. h4 f6 21. Bc2 Ba6 (21... Qc7 22. Bb3 Qe7
23. Rd2 Ba6 24. Rhd1 Nf8 25. h5 Rc7 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Zhang Zhong/Shanghai
2001/ (38)}) 22. Nb5 Bxb5 23. cxb5 Qc7 24. Bb3 Qe7 25. Rc1 Qe8 26. Qd3 Nf8 {
1/2-1/2 Begovac,F-Dizdarevic,E/Pula 1993/ (33)}) 19... Ne8 20. Rc1 Qd6 21. Ka2
Nc7 22. Rhd1 Qe7 23. b4 Na6 24. Qe3 Nb8 25. Bf1 Nc6 26. Kb2 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 Hjelm,
N-Lehikoinen,P/Stockholm 2004/ (50)}) 18. Rhe1 $6 {[%mdl 4] This general
development move is not rising to the challenge of the position.} (18. Bxe5
Qxe5 19. Rhf1 b5 20. f4 Qc5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Rc1 b4 23. Nd5 Qxc1+ 24. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 25. Kxc1 exd5 26. e5 {1-0 Eljanov,P-Farago,I/Ljubljana 2002/ (33)}) (18.
Rhf1 d6 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. f4 Rd8 21. f5 Rd4 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Bc2 Nd7 24. Qe3
Qd6 25. Ne2 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Bagaturov,G-Gruenfeld,Y/Athens 1997/ 
(58)}) 18... b5 $1 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nxb5 (20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nxb5 Rcb8 22. f4
Qxf4 23. e5 Ne8 $15) (20. Bxb5 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Nxe4 $1) 20... Bxg3 21. hxg3 Nxe4
$1 {Zhang Zhong has completely opened up the queenside against enemy king and
it has not even cost him a pawn!} 22. Bxe4 (22. f3 $2 Nc5 23. Nd6 Rc6 24. Qe5
Rxd6 25. Qxc5 Bd5 $19) 22... Bxe4+ 23. Qxe4 Qxb5 24. Qd3 Qb7 (24... Qc5 25. Re2
d5 26. Rc2 Qb6 $17) 25. Qxd7 Qxg2 26. Qd4 Rcb8 (26... Qf3 27. Rd2 Qf5+ 28. Qe4
Qb5 $17) 27. Qe3 Rb5 {Black is much better, since his king, unlike the one of
Bologan, is very safe.} (27... Qc6 28. Rd2 Qa4 $17) 28. Re2 (28. Qe4 Qxe4+ 29.
Rxe4 Rxa3 $17) 28... Qb7 29. Ka2 Rb8 30. Qc3 Rc8 (30... Rc5 31. Qb4 Qa7 32. Rd7
Rc7 33. Rxc7 Qxc7 $15) 31. Qe3 Rb8 32. Qc3 Rc8 33. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 23rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1995.07.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6
8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Ne2 $6 (10. h4 O-O 11. h5 c5 12. Ne4 cxd4 13. exd4
Nc6 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Nfg5 f5 16. Qf3 fxe4 17. Qxe4 Qf6 18. Qh4 Rfd8 19. Qh7+
Kf8 20. Ne4 Qxd4 21. Rh3 Ne5 22. Bc2 Nb4 23. axb4 Bxe4 24. Bh6 {Meyer,
P-Lautier,J/Voba/1987/0-1 (75)}) (10. O-O O-O 11. Nxd5 (11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5
13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. h4 (16. Qe3 a6 17. a4 Bc6 18. e5 b5
19. Nd2 c4 20. Bc2 Nb6 21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Rab8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qf3 {
Spiess-Meier,V/GER-CupT f/1992/1-0 (37)}) 16... Rac8 17. h5 e5 18. Rac1 Qd6 19.
d5 c4 20. Bf1 Ba6 21. Qa2 b5 22. a4 bxa4 23. Qxa4 Nc5 24. Qa2 {Borovikov,
V-Brodskij,M/Nikolaev zt/1993/1-0 (46)}) 11... cxd5 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14.
Qa4 Rc7 15. Bb5 Qc8 16. Rc3 a6 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Rfc1 Rc4 19. Rxc4 dxc4 20.
Qxc4 Qa8 21. Qe2 Rd8 22. Bc3 Rc8 23. Re1 Be4 24. Nd2 {Tarjan,J-Adorjan,A/Vrsac/
1983/1-0 (55)}) (10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O (11... c5 12. Bg5 Qd6 13. e5 Qd7 14.
dxc5 O-O 15. cxb6 axb6 16. O-O Qc7 17. Bb5 Bxe5 18. Bh6 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20.
Qd4+ Kg8 21. Ng5 h6 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Na6 24. Qe3 {Kasparov,G-Kortschnoj,V/
London (m/1)/1983/0-1 (52)}) 12. Bg5 Qd6 (12... Qc7 13. h4 c5 14. Qd2 Nd7 15.
h5 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rac8 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Bh6 Qc3 19. Qxc3 Rxc3 20. Kd2 Rfc8 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. a4 Rb3 23. Rhc1 Rb2+ 24. Ke3 {Hoi,C-Levitt,J/Copenhagen op/1988/
0.5 (35)}) 13. Qd2 c5 14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Bh6 Nc6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Bb5 cxd4 18.
cxd4 a6 19. Be2 Rad8 20. Rd1 Na5 21. d5 Kg8 22. Qe3 Qd6 23. h4 exd5 24. e5 {
Ftacnik,L-Adorjan,A/Banjaluka/1983/1-0 (36)}) 10... c5 $1 (10... O-O 11. e4 Nf6
(11... Ne7 {Dautov} 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Qb3 $5 $14) 12. O-O (12. e5 Nd5 13. Bg5 $14
) (12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. e5 Qe7 15. Be4 c5 $10)) 11. dxc5 (11. e4 Nf6
12. Bg5 (12. e5 $6 Nfd7 $15) (12. dxc5 $6 Nxe4 $15) 12... h6 {Dautov} 13. Bxf6
Bxf6 14. Bb5+ Bc6 (14... Nd7 $5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Nc3 Ke7 $1 $10 {/\Ne5}) 15.
Bxc6+ Nxc6 16. Qa4 Qd7 17. dxc5 Ne5 $1 18. Qxd7+ Nxd7 19. c6 Nc5 $10) 11...
bxc5 12. Qc2 (12. Bb5+ Nd7) (12. e4 $1 {Dautov >=} Nb6 13. Bg5 Qc7 (13... Qc8
14. b3 $5 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 Rg8 16. O-O $44 {[%cal Ra1h8]}) 14. Bf4 e5 15. Be3 N8d7
16. O-O O-O 17. Rc1 $10) 12... Nd7 13. e4 (13. O-O N5b6) (13. Rb1 {Dautov} O-O
14. O-O $10 {/\b3,Bb2}) 13... N5b6 14. Nc3 (14. O-O $2 c4 $1 15. Bxc4 Rc8 {
Dautov} 16. Nd2 Ba6 $19) 14... c4 15. Be2 Nc5 16. O-O (16. Bg5 Nd3+ 17. Bxd3
Qxd3 $15) 16... Qc7 {[%csl Rd3,Re4][%cal Rh8a1] /^a1-h8,><e4,d3} 17. Bg5 (17.
Be3 O-O 18. Nd2) 17... O-O 18. Nd2 Rfc8 $1 {[%csl Yb2,Yb3,Ye4,Rc4] White can
hope, that weakness of c4P pays handsomely, but all black pieces are very
active and white has weaknesses as well. Dautov Die Unterstützung des Pc4
übernimmt dieser R, der andere wird später auf der b-Linie sehr nützlich.} 19.
f4 $6 a5 20. e5 {[%csl Yf4,Yg5] Blocks the Bg7, but his colleague on g5 will
become even more limited. /\Nxc4} Ba6 21. Nde4 (21. Rac1 Nd3) 21... Nxe4 22.
Nxe4 {Weiß baute konsequent die Bauernbarriere e5-f4 auf, aber mit seinem
nächsten Zug zeigt Karpov, daß dadurch im weißen Lager neue Schwächen
entstanden sind.} Nd5 {[%csl Rb2,Re3,Rf4] ><e3,f4,b2} 23. Qd2 (23. Nd6 Rcb8 (
23... Ne3 24. Qe4 Nxf1 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Kxf1 Bb7 $17) 24. Rf2 h6 25. Bh4 c3
$17) (23. Rf2 {Dautov} Qb6 (23... Bf8 $15) 24. Nd6 Rc7 $15 {/\Bf8} (24... Bf8
$5 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Bf3 Bc5 27. g3 Rb8 $15)) 23... Rab8 24. Nd6 {[%cal Yb8b2,
Yc4c3] Usually a very unpleasant location in the heart of the opponents
position, but here black entertains lot of counterplay.} (24. Rad1 Qb6+ 25. Rf2
h6 26. Bh4 c3 27. Nxc3 Nxc3 28. bxc3 Bxe2 29. Qxe2 Rxc3 30. Be7 Rbc8 $17) 24...
Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Rc5 26. Rac1 (26. Ne4 Rb5 27. b4 axb4 28. Bxc4 Ra5 29. Bxa6 Qxa6
$17) (26. Rab1 $2 {Dautov} c3 27. bxc3 Qxb1 28. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 29. Bd1 Nxc3 $19)
26... Qxb2 27. Qxb2 Rxb2 {[%csl Rf4] Apart from other troubles f4P is much
weaker than one would susupect.} 28. Bxc4 Bxc4 29. Nxc4 $6 (29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30.
Nxc4 Ra2 (30... Rc2 {Dautov} 31. Nxa5 h6 32. Bh4 Nxf4 $17 {><e5}) 31. Nxa5 h6
32. Bh4 Nxf4 $17) 29... Rb8 $1 {/\Rbc8} 30. Nd6 (30. g3 $2 Rbc8) 30... Rxc1 31.
Rxc1 h6 (31... h6 32. Bf6 (32. Bh4 Nxf4 33. Bf6 Nd3 (33... Bxf6 {Dautov} 34.
exf6 Nd5 35. Ne4 g5 36. g4 Kh7 $19) 34. Rf1 Bxf6 35. exf6 Rb3 $19) 32... Nxf6
33. exf6 Bxf6 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Bagirov, Rufat"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
c5 9. e4 (9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. e4 Bb7 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 a6 13. Bc3 Qc7 14. Be2
Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. f3 Rac8 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Bb4 Nc5 19. Qe1 Bf6 20. Qf2 Na4 {
0-1 Anastasian,A-Dive,R/Moscow/1994/ (55)}) 9... Nxc3 10. Bxc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 a6
12. Rd1 (12. g3 $5) 12... Qc7 13. Be2 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. f4 (15. f3) 15...
Rac8 16. Kh1 $6 {Bagirov wasted a useful tempo, black will get a chance to
clear the central structure to his advantage.} (16. e5 $5 Nc5 (16... Bxa3 17.
bxa3 Qxc3 18. Qxc3 Rxc3 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rxd7 Bd5 21. Bxa6 Rxa3 $15) 17. Bf3
Bxf3 18. Rxf3 $11) 16... Nc5 (16... Bxa3 17. Qa4 Bd6 18. e5 Bc5 19. Nxe6 Bc6
20. Nxc7 Bxa4 21. Ra1 Rxc7 22. Rxa4 a5 23. Rd1 $14) 17. e5 (17. Bf3 $2 Qxf4 $17
) 17... Be4 18. Qd2 Qb7 19. Bg4 (19. Bf3 Rfd8 $15) 19... Rfd8 20. Qe2 g6 (20...
Na4 21. Bb4 $11) 21. Bb4 Rc7 22. Rfe1 (22. Rd2 a5 23. Bc3 Na4 24. Nb5 Rxd2 25.
Qxd2 Rd7 $15) 22... Bd5 23. Bf3 Rcd7 {All black pieces are on ideal squares,
white has exposed pawns e5,f4.} 24. Bxd5 (24. b3 b5 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Bc3 Qd7
$17) 24... Rxd5 25. Bc3 (25. Nf3 Nd3 $1 26. Rxd3 (26. Rf1 Bxb4 27. axb4 Nf2+
$19) 26... Rxd3 27. Bd6 R3xd6 28. exd6 Bxd6 $17) 25... Na4 $1 26. Qg4 (26. Nc2
Nxc3 27. bxc3 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Qe4 $17) 26... Qd7 27. Rd3 Bc5 (
27... Bxa3 $1 28. bxa3 Nxc3 29. Rxc3 Rxd4 30. h3 Rd1 $17) 28. Red1 Bxa3 $1 {
Material dividents from an excellent positional set up.} 29. Rh3 (29. bxa3 Nxc3
30. Rxc3 Rxd4 31. Rf1 Rd1 $19) 29... Bxb2 30. Qh4 f5 (30... h5 $19) 31. Bb4 (
31. exf6 Bxc3 $19) 31... Nc5 $1 (31... Bxd4 $2 32. Be7 h5 33. Rg3 $132) 32. Qh6
Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Bxd4 0-1

[Event "Montreal WCT"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2005.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hebert, Jean"]
[Black "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. Bd2
Nd7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Qc8 (10... Bf6 11. O-O-O (11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Bd3 Ba6 13.
O-O Bxd3 14. Rxd3 O-O 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. b4 c6 17. Bd2 Qb7 18. Rc3 Rac8 19. Rc1 {
Cramling,P-Corral Blanco,J/Spain 1990/ 1/2-1/2 (61)}) 11... Qe7 12. h4 g6 13.
Bc4 O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. e5 Bg7 16. h5 Bd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Bd2 Rc8 19. Qc6
Qe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. Ng5 Rce8 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Rxh8 Bxh8 24. Rh1 c5 25. Rh7 {
Gofshtein,L-Michalicka,M/Bratislava 1989/ 1-0}) 11. O-O-O O-O 12. h4 {Hebert
correctly plans activity against black king.} (12. Bc4 c6 13. Kb1 Rd8 $13)
12... Rd8 13. Bc4 (13. d5 Nf8 (13... exd5 14. exd5 Nf6 15. Ng5 (15. Bd3 Rxd5
16. Rhe1 Qf8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Rxd5 Bxd5 20. Be4 c6 $11) 15... g6
16. Qe2 Qd7 17. Qe5 Qd6 18. Qxd6 cxd6 19. Bc4 Rac8 $11) 14. Bc4 b5 15. Bxb5
exd5 16. exd5 Rxd5 $11) 13... Nf8 14. Ne5 (14. h5 h6 15. Rhe1 c6 $13) 14... a6
(14... c5 15. d5 b5 16. Bxb5 exd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Ba5 Rd6 19. Nc4 $14) 15.
Ba2 b5 16. Ba5 (16. d5 a5 17. dxe6 Nxe6 18. Rxd8+ Nxd8 $11) 16... Rd6 $5 {
[%mdl 2048] Fedorowicz has found and excellent square for the rook, sometimes
it even threatens to create problems from c6 square.} 17. d5 (17. Bxc7 Bxe4 18.
Qc3 Bxg2 19. Rhg1 b4 20. axb4 Qb7 $11) (17. Bb4 f6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Nd3 Bxe4
20. f3 Bxd3 21. Rxd3 d5 $11) 17... exd5 18. Bxd5 (18. Bxc7 Qe6 19. Bxd5 Bxd5
20. Rxd5 Rxd5 21. exd5 Qxd5 $15) 18... Bxd5 19. exd5 (19. Rxd5 Qe6 $15) 19...
Bf6 20. f4 (20. Bc3 Qb7 (20... b4 21. axb4 Qb7 22. Nc6 Nd7 23. Qe2 $14) (20...
c5 21. Nc6 Qg4 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Qxc5 Nd7 24. Qe3 Qxg2 25. f4 $14) 21. Nc6 Bxc3
22. Qxc3 Nd7 23. Rhe1 Nf6 $11) 20... c5 $1 {The direct consequence of the
spirited 16...Rd6!? move. Black improves his structure and plans further
advances towards white king.} 21. Kb1 (21. dxc6 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Rxc6 23. Bc3 a5
$19) (21. Nc6 c4 22. Bb4 Rxc6 23. dxc6 Qxc6 $13) 21... Ng6 22. Nc6 $2 (22. Nxg6
hxg6 23. h5 gxh5 24. Rxh5 g6 25. Rh3 $14) 22... Nxf4 23. Qxc5 Qf5+ (23... Qd7
24. Bc3 Bxc3 25. Rhf1 Be5 26. Nxe5 Qf5+ 27. Nd3 Rxd5 $17) 24. Ka2 Rxd5 25. Rxd5
Nxd5 26. Rd1 (26. Re1 Rc8 27. Nd8 h5 $19) 26... Nc3+ $1 27. Qxc3 Qe6+ $5 {
Fedorowicz plays fine tactical combination, that will leave him with a sound
spare pawn.} (27... Bxc3 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Nxf5 Bxa5 30. Rd7 $15) 28. Qb3 Qxc6
29. g3 h6 30. Rd2 (30. Bc3 Rc8 31. Bxf6 Qxf6 $17) 30... Re8 31. Rc2 Qe6 32.
Qxe6 Rxe6 33. Bc7 h5 $1 {White pawns are fixed on the colour of his bishop.}
34. Kb3 Re4 35. Rf2 (35. Rc6 Re2 36. Rc2 Rxc2 37. Kxc2 Kh7 $19) 35... Kf8 36.
Bd6+ Ke8 37. Kc2 Kd7 38. Bf4 Ke6 (38... Rc4+ 39. Kb3 Ke6 $19) 39. Kd3 Rd4+ 40.
Ke3 Rd1 41. Rc2 Kf5 42. Ke2 Rb1 0-1

[Event "Lippstadt 12th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "2004.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Nd2 Bb7 8. e4
d6 9. Bd3 e5 10. d5 a5 11. Rb1 (11. O-O Nd7 12. Nb1 Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rb1 Bg5
15. b4 Bxc1 16. Qxc1 Qe7 17. Qd2 Nf6 18. Rfc1 Rfb8 19. Qe3 axb4 20. axb4 Bc8 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Kochyev,A/St Petersburg 1998/ (30)}) (11. b3 Be7 12. Rb1
O-O 13. O-O Bg5 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Nd7 16. Nb3 Bxc1 17. Qxc1 c5 18. dxc6 Bxc6
19. Qd2 Nf6 20. f3 Qc7 21. Ra1 Bd7 22. Qb2 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Cebalo,M-Dizdarevic,E/
Porec 1998/ (22)}) 11... Be7 12. b4 O-O 13. c5 dxc5 $1 {Romanishin is
accepting the challenge, oterwise his position would simply be worse.} (13...
bxc5 14. bxc5 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. c6 $14) 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Nc4 Ra7 16. f4 (
16. Nxe5 c6 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Qe2 Rd7 $15) 16... exf4 17. O-O (
17. Bxf4 f5 18. O-O fxe4 19. Bxe4 Nd7 $17) 17... c6 $5 {Undermining white's
center is a great priority, black has been worried about knight b8 beeing
undeveloped.} (17... Ba6 18. Rxf4 b5 19. Ne3 c4 20. Bc2 Bc5 $15) 18. Bxf4 (18.
Nxb6 c4 (18... cxd5 19. Nxd5 Nd7 20. Rxf4 Bd6 $11) 19. Nxc4 cxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5
21. Qe2 $11) 18... b5 (18... cxd5 19. exd5 Qxd5 20. Qc2 Qh5 21. Rxb6 $13) 19.
d6 $5 (19. Ne3 c4 20. Bc2 Bxa3 $17) 19... Bg5 (19... bxc4 20. dxe7 Qxe7 21.
Bxc4 Qxe4 22. Bd6 Qxc4 23. Bxf8 $16) 20. e5 (20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Qf3 bxc4 22.
Bxc4 Qg6 $19) 20... Bxf4 (20... bxc4 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Bh6 23. Bxh6 g6 (
23... gxh6 24. Rxf7+ Rxf7 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. e6 $18) 24. Qh3 Bc8 25. Qe3 $16)
21. Rxf4 bxc4 22. Bxh7+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Greenfeld is raising to the challenge,
white has to accept rather unstandard material situation on the board.} (22.
Bxc4 Qe8 $17) 22... Kxh7 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Rh4 Qxh4 (24... f5 25. e6 $18) 25.
Qxh4 Nd7 26. Qe7 (26. Qxc4 Re8 27. Re1 Re6 $15) 26... Ba6 27. Rf1 c3 28. Rc1
Bd3 29. Rxc3 c4 30. Rc1 (30. e6 fxe6 31. Qxe6+ Rf7 32. g4 Nf8 $17) 30... Rb7
31. e6 $1 {The key idea is to unsettle black's king.} fxe6 (31... Nc5 32. exf7+
Rxf7 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Qxc6 Ne4 35. h3 Rbd7 36. Rxc4 Rxd6 37. Qe8 $13) 32. Qxe6+
Kh8 (32... Rf7 33. Qe8+ Nf8 34. Qxc6 $11) 33. Qh3+ Kg8 (33... Bh7 34. Qe3 $11)
34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal GM-A"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "2005.04.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Williams, Simon Kim"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 a5 {Black doesn't seem to suffer too
much in this line, undermining of the queenside with a pawn is a new idea here.
} (11... c5 12. Bg3 Be7 (12... Bxg3 13. hxg3 c4 14. Qc2 g6 15. e3 b5 16. g4 a5
17. Rb1 axb4 18. axb4 Qe7 19. Nd2 Nb8 20. Be2 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Psakhis,L/
playchess.com INT 2004/ (61)}) 13. dxc5 (13. bxc5 bxc5 14. e3 c4 15. Be2 Qa5+
16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Nb6 18. Bd1 Kd7 19. Nb1 Bd6 20. Nc3 Bxg3 21. hxg3 {
1-0 Dreev,A-Psakhis,L/playchess.com INT 2004/ (63)}) 13... bxc5 14. e3 cxb4 15.
Bd3 Nc5 16. Bb5+ Kf7 17. axb4 Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Eingorn,V-Van der Wiel,J/Manila
1992/ (17)}) 12. Bg3 Qe7 (12... Bxg3 13. hxg3 axb4 14. axb4 c5 $11) 13. Bxd6
Qxd6 14. b5 c5 (14... O-O 15. e3 c5 16. bxc6 Bxc6 17. Bd3 g6 18. O-O $14) 15.
bxc6 Bxc6 16. e3 b5 17. Bd3 {The f6 move has weakened the white square complex
around h7, Carlsen has to play carefully.} g6 (17... O-O) 18. Qc2 Kf7 (18...
Nb6 19. h4 Ra7 20. h5 g5 21. O-O $14) 19. h4 $1 Nb6 20. h5 Nc4 $2 {Black has
an idea about his possible compensation for the pawn, but with best white's
play it would have been slow in coming.} (20... Kg7 21. Nh4 Be8 22. Qd1 Qc6 $14
) 21. hxg6+ (21. a4 Rac8 $14) 21... hxg6 22. Bxg6+ Ke7 (22... Kg7 23. Bh7 Kf8
24. Nh4 $18) 23. Nh4 Kd7 (23... Nxa3 $2 24. Rxa3 Qxa3 25. Qxc6 Qb4+ 26. Kd1
Qa4+ 27. Bc2 Qa1+ 28. Kd2 Qxh1 29. Qc7+ Kf8 30. Bg6 $18) 24. Qb3 (24. Bf5+ Kc7
25. Qa2 $16) 24... b4 (24... Nxe3 $5 25. Qxe3 (25. fxe3 Qg3+ 26. Kd2 Rxh4 27.
Rxh4 Qxh4 28. Rf1 Qg3 $11) 25... Rae8 26. Bxe8+ Rxe8 27. Nf5 Rxe3+ 28. Nxe3 Qe7
$11) 25. a4 $6 (25. Rc1 Nxa3 26. Rc5 Nb5 $13) (25. Bf5+ $1 Kd8 26. axb4 Qxb4+
27. Qxb4 axb4 28. Rxa8+ Bxa8 29. Rh3 b3 30. Nf3 $14) 25... Kc7 (25... Nxe3 $1
26. fxe3 (26. Qxe3 Rae8 27. Bxe8+ Rxe8 28. Nf5 Rxe3+ 29. fxe3 Qe6 $15) 26...
Qg3+ 27. Kd2 Rxh4 28. Rxh4 Qxh4 29. Rf1 Rh8 $15) 26. Ke2 f5 $1 27. Bxf5 Qf6 28.
g3 Raf8 $6 {Carlsen suddenly wants too much from the position, it was much
better to take the two pieces for the rook immediatelly with better chances.} (
28... Rxh4 $1 29. Rxh4 Qxf5 30. Rah1 Re8 $15) 29. Qd3 $1 Rxh4 $2 {[%mdl 64]} (
29... Bd7 $1 30. e4 Re8 31. Kf1 Bxf5 32. exf5 Re4 33. Rd1 $11) 30. gxh4 Qxf5
31. Qxf5 Rxf5 32. h5 $1 {Williams must have been very happy about his luck, he
has lost material but won the overall war.} b3 (32... Rf8 33. h6 Rh8 34. h7 Nd6
35. Rag1 Bxa4 36. Rg8 Nf7 37. Rxh8 Nxh8 38. Rg1 b3 39. Kd2 b2 40. Kc3 b1=Q 41.
Rxb1 Be8 42. f3 $18) 33. h6 Rf8 34. h7 b2 35. Rag1 $1 Rh8 36. Rg8 b1=Q {
Black's undoing is the location of his king, white can check him in suitable
moment and win material.} (36... Rxh7 37. Rxh7+ Bd7 38. Rxd7+ Kxd7 39. Rb8 Kc7
40. Rb3 $18) 37. Rg7+ $1 Bd7 38. Rxb1 Kd6 39. Rh1 Bf5 (39... Nb2 40. Rh6+ (40.
Rg8 $18) 40... Kc7 41. Ra6 $18) 40. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bd3 Be5 14. O-O-O Qc7 (
14... Qb8 15. Bg3 O-O 16. Kb1 (16. Qd2 d6 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. f3 Ba6 19. Be2 Rc8
20. b3 Qc7 21. Qd6 Ne8 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Kb2 Kf8 24. a4 Ke7 25. Rd2 Bc8 26. a5
bxa5 27. Ra1 Rc5 28. Na4 Rc7 29. Nc3 Rc5 30. Na4 Rc7 31. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,
V-Salov,V/Enghien les Bains 1999/ (31)}) 16... Rc8 17. Rhe1 (17. Qe2 d6 (17...
a6 18. Rhf1 d6 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. f4 Rd8 21. f5 Rd4 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Bc2 Nd7
24. Qe3 Qd6 {1/2-1/2 Bagaturov,G-Gruenfeld,Y/Athens 1997/ (58)}) 18. Bxe5 dxe5
19. g4 (19. Qe3 Bc6 20. Rd2 a6 21. f3 Be8 22. Rhd1 Qc7 23. Be2 Nd7 24. Rd6 {
1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Hracek,Z/Germany 2001/ (32)}) 19... Nh7 20. h4 f6 21. Bc2 Ba6
(21... Qc7 22. Bb3 Qe7 23. Rd2 Ba6 24. Rhd1 Nf8 25. h5 Rc7 26. Nb5 Bxb5 27.
cxb5 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Zhang Zhong/Shanghai 2001/ (38)}) 22. Nb5 Bxb5 23.
cxb5 Qc7 24. Bb3 Qe7 25. Rc1 Qe8 26. Qd3) 17... a6 (17... d6 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19.
Bf1 (19. Qe2 a6 20. g4 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Na2 Ra4 23. f3 Rd8 24. Bxb5 Rad4
25. Rxd4 exd4 26. Nb4 {1-0 Dziuba,M-Pert,N/Patras 2001/ (32)}) 19... a6 20. f3
Bc6 21. Rd2 Ra7 22. Red1 Rb7 23. Na2 a5 24. Nc3 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,
P-Lindberg,B/Stockholm 1994/ (65)}) 18. Qd2 d6 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. f3 Rd8 21. Qe3
Bc6 22. Rd2 Qc7 23. Red1 Rd7 24. Be2 Rad8 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. c5 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1
bxc5 28. Qxc5 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Shneider,A/Bastia 2001 (41)}) 15. Bg3 O-O (
15... a6 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Qd2 Qc7 18. f4 d6 19. Kb1 O-O-O 20. b4 Kb8 21. Rc1
Rc8 22. Rc2 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Nikolenko,O/Pardubice/ 1994/ (41)}) 16. Kb1 Rfc8
17. Rhe1 a6 18. Qe2 d6 (18... Bxg3 19. hxg3 d6 20. f4 b5 $13) 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20.
Qe3 Rd8 21. Rd2 Rd4 $6 {The positions with e6,e5 structure are typical for
this line. Black has to prevent the mobilisation of white's queenside pawn
majority.} (21... Rd6 22. Red1 Rad8 $11) 22. Red1 Rad8 23. f3 Ne8 (23... Nd7
24. Bf1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Bc6 $11) 24. Ne2 R4d7 25. Nc1 Kf8 (25... Nd6 26. Nb3 a5
27. c5 $1 bxc5 28. Qxc5 a4 (28... Qxc5 29. Nxc5 Rc7 30. b4 $16) 29. Bb5 axb3
30. Qxc7 Rxc7 31. Rxd6 $14) 26. Nb3 Bc6 27. c5 $1 b5 (27... bxc5 28. Nxc5 Rd4
29. Bxa6 Qa7 30. b4 $16) (27... Rb8 28. cxb6 Qxb6 29. Qxb6 Rxb6 30. Nc5 Ra7 31.
Bc4 Ke7 32. Kc2 $16) 28. Bc2 Nf6 (28... Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Rc8 30. Qc3 Ba8 (30...
Nf6 31. Na5 $14) 31. Qa5 $14) 29. Qc3 Ba8 30. Na5 $1 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32.
Qxd2 Ke7 (32... Qxc5 33. Qd8+ Ne8 34. Qxa8 Qg1+ 35. Ka2 Qxg2 36. Nb7 Qxc2 37.
Nd6 Ke7 38. Qxe8+ Kxd6 39. Qd8+ Kc5 40. Qc7+ $18) 33. Qb4 {[%mdl 16] White can
claim great asset on c5, but he will need an attacking target on b5 or a6.} (
33. b4 Qd8 34. Nb3 $14) 33... Qd7 (33... Ke8 34. a4 Qd7 35. axb5 axb5 36. c6
Bxc6 37. Nxc6 Qxc6 38. Bd3 $16) 34. a4 Qd4 (34... bxa4 35. Bxa4 Qd4 36. Qxd4
exd4 37. Bc6 Bxc6 38. Nxc6+ Kd7 39. Nxd4 $16) 35. Qxd4 exd4 36. Bd3 (36. axb5
$5 axb5 37. Bd3 b4 38. Bb5 Nd7 39. Bxd7 Kxd7 40. Kc2 Kc7 41. Kd3 e5 42. Kc4 $16
) 36... Nd7 (36... bxa4 $5 37. Bxa6 Nd7 38. c6 Nb6 39. Nb7 $14) 37. b4 Ne5 (
37... bxa4 38. Bxa6 Ne5 39. Bb5 $16) 38. Bf1 $1 (38. Kc2 Nxd3 $1 39. Kxd3 bxa4
40. Kxd4 a3 41. Kc3 f5 42. exf5 Bd5 43. fxe6 g5 $11) 38... Bc6 (38... bxa4 39.
Bxa6 g5 40. b5 Kd7 41. b6 Bc6 42. Kb2 $16) 39. Nxc6+ Nxc6 40. axb5 axb5 (40...
Nxb4 41. bxa6 Nc6 42. Kc2 $18) 41. Bxb5 Nxb4 (41... Ne5 42. Kc2 $18) 42. Kb2 {
The poor knight on b4 is virtually trapped, black is lost.} d3 $8 (42... f5 43.
Kb3 fxe4 44. fxe4 $18) 43. Kc3 Nc2 44. Bxd3 Ne3 (44... Ne1 45. Bf1 Kd7 46. Kd2
$18) 45. g3 Nd1+ (45... Kd7 46. Kd2 Ng2 47. Bb5+ Kc7 48. Ke2 $18) 46. Kd2 (46.
Kd2 Nb2 (46... Nf2 47. Bf1 Kd7 48. Ke2 Nh1 49. g4 Kc6 50. Bg2 $18) 47. Bb5 Kf6
48. Kc2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2004.01.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Akesson, Joel"]
[Black "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.01.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 c5 12. Rd1 c4 (12... Qe7 $5) 13. O-O a6 (
13... Na6 14. Rfe1 Nc7 15. e4 b5 16. Qa5 a6 17. e5 Be7 18. Nd2 Qd7 19. Nf1 Ne6
20. Ne2 f5 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. f4 Bd8 23. Qd2 Bb6 {0-1 Chernosvitov,A-Timoshenko,
G/Voskresensk 1992/ (46)}) 14. Ne5 b5 15. Qc2 Qd6 16. e4 $5 {Akesson is
counting on his mild development advantage, so it makes sense to deal very
quickly.} (16. Ng4 Nd7 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rad8 20. Bxh7+ Kh8
21. Nxf6 Nxf6 22. Be4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Rfe8 24. Qf3 Qd5 {1/2-1/2 Schandorff,
L-Brinck Claussen,B/Copenhagen 1996/ (38)}) 16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 Qd6
(18... Qc7 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nc6 21. Rfd1 Rad8 22. e5 $14) 19. Nxd5 Nd7 (
19... Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qe7 21. e5 $14) 20. Qf2 (20. e5 Qc5+ 21. Qf2 Rad8 22. h3
$14) 20... Rad8 21. Rd2 (21. e5 Qb8 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Nf5 $14)
21... Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Qc7 23. Rfd1 $6 {Small but important innaccuracy offering
black the chance for counterplay with his queenside majority.} (23. e5 Rfe8 (
23... Nb6 24. Rc5 $14) 24. Rfd1 Nf8 25. Rd6 $14) 23... Nb6 24. R5d4 Na4 (24...
Rxd4 25. Qxd4 Na4 26. e5 c3 $11) 25. e5 Rxd4 26. Qxd4 c3 $1 27. bxc3 (27. b3
Nb2 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Rc2 a5 $11) 27... Nxc3 (27... Qxc3 $2 28. Qxc3 Nxc3 29. Rd3
$16) 28. Re1 $6 {White is giving up the d file, black pieces will become very
active.} (28. Rd2 Nb1 29. Qd6 Qa7+ 30. Rf2 Qe3 31. Qxa6 Nxa3 32. Qb7 $11) 28...
Rd8 29. Qe3 Nd1 $1 30. Qe2 Qc5+ 31. Kf1 (31. Kh1 Nf2+ 32. Kg1 Ne4+ 33. Kh1 Nc3
$15) 31... Nc3 32. Qe3 Qc4+ $2 {[%mdl 16384] Berg must have felt, that in a
mad race with b and e pawn his chances are very good.} (32... Qxa3 $1 33. Qb6
Rf8 34. f5 Qa2 35. Qd4 Qc2 36. f6 $13) 33. Kg1 a5 (33... Rd3 34. Qb6 Qd4+ 35.
Qxd4 Rxd4 36. f5 Kf8 $11) 34. f5 b4 35. e6 $1 fxe6 (35... bxa3 36. Qb6 Re8 37.
Bc6 $18) 36. fxe6 Re8 (36... bxa3 37. e7 Re8 38. Bh3 $1 Qc7 (38... Nd5 39. Be6+
Kh8 40. Qf2 $18) 39. Be6+ Kh8 40. Bf7 $18) 37. e7 {White is winning, since
black has very passive rook and a vulnerable king.} Qc8 (37... h6 38. Qb6 (38.
Bh3 $6 Nd5 39. Qe6+ Kh8 40. Qf7 $14) 38... b3 39. Bc6 Nd5 40. Qb7 Nf6 41. Bxe8
Nxe8 42. Qd7 $18) 38. axb4 axb4 39. Qd4 (39. Qb6 $1 Qd7 40. Qxb4 Qd2 41. Qc4+
Kh8 42. Qe6 $18) 39... b3 40. Qb4 Kh8 41. Rf1 $1 h6 42. Be4 Ne2+ 43. Kg2 g5 44.
Qd6 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. a3 Ba5 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. dxc5
Na6 $1 9. c6 (9. cxb6 Nc5 10. Qc2 Be4 11. Qd1 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxb6 $13 {Van
Wely,L-Seirawan,Y/Wijk/1996/}) 9... dxc6 $146 {Ivanchuk has prepared the
novelty that hopes to keep the bishop on a5 alive for little longer.} (9...
Bxc6 10. Qc2 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nc5 12. Nd2 O-O 13. f3 d5 (13... h6 14. Bh4 d6 15.
b4 Ncd7 16. e3 a5 17. Bd3 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1+ 19. Qxa1 Qc7 20. O-O Ra8 21. Qc3
Bb7 22. Ra1 {1-0 Sokolov,I (2696)-Macieja,B (2592)/Stepanakert 2005 (40)}) (
13... e5 14. e4 Re8 15. Be3 d6 16. Be2 Nh5 17. g3 Qd7 18. Nb3 Qh3 19. Bf1 Qe6
20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. O-O-O a5 22. Be2 Rad8 {0-1 Macieja,B (2592)-Efimenko,Z (2637)
/Khanty Mansiysk 2005 (46)}) 14. e3 Rc8 15. b4 Na4 16. Qe5 Nd7 17. Qg3 f6 18.
cxd5 Bxd5 19. Bh6 Qe7 20. e4 Bb7 21. Bb5 Bc6 22. Ba6 Rcd8 23. Rc1 Nb8 24. Be2
$16 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I (2684)-Mchedlishvili,M (2551)/Bled 2002 (46)}) 10. Qc2
c5 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bxf6 {Somewhat controversial decision as the bishop will be
missed. Sokolov should have tried the logical development of his pieces with
12.e3!} (12. e3 $1 Ne4 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Bd3 f5 (14... Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 f5 16. Ne5
$14) 15. O-O Nxc3 16. bxc3 O-O 17. Ne5 $14) 12... gxf6 13. g3 (13. e3 Ke7 14.
Be2 Rag8 15. O-O $13) 13... Ke7 (13... Bxf3 14. exf3 Qe5+ 15. Be2 Bxc3+ 16.
bxc3 O-O 17. f4 Qc7 18. O-O $14) 14. Bg2 Nb4 $1 15. Qb3 (15. axb4 cxb4 16. Nd5+
Bxd5 (16... exd5 17. O-O dxc4 18. Rd4 b5 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Qc1 Bxf3 21. Bxf3
Rxd4 22. Rxd4 h5 $11) 17. b3 b5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Nd4 bxc4 20. Bxd5 cxb3 21.
Nc6+ Kf8 22. Qc5+ Kg7 23. Qxa5 Qxa5 24. Nxa5 b2 25. Kd2 Rad8 26. e4 f5 $15)
15... Nc6 16. O-O Rad8 17. Ne4 $6 {White would probably enjoy some advantage
after the better move 17.Nb5!} (17. Nb5 $1 Qb8 18. Qe3 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20.
Rc1 a6 21. Nc3 $14) 17... h6 18. Qe3 Ne5 (18... f5 19. Nc3 Kf6 20. Nb5 $16) 19.
Nxe5 (19. Ned2 Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Kf8 22. f4 Nd7 23. Ne4 $14) 19...
Qxe5 20. Rxd8 (20. b3 f5 21. f4 Qb2 22. Nf2 (22. Nxc5 Bxg2 23. Na4 Qc2 24. Rxd8
Bxf1 25. Rxh8 Bxe2 $19) 22... Bc8 23. h3 Bc3 24. Qf3 $13) (20. b4 cxb4 21. f4
Qb2 22. axb4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Bxb4 24. Qd3 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 f5 $15) 20... Rxd8 21.
Nxf6 {White must have strived for this spirited trick in his calculations,
unfortunatelly black will end up on top.} Qxe3 (21... Qxf6 22. Bxb7 $14) 22.
fxe3 Ba6 $1 (22... Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rd2 24. Ng8+ Kf8 25. Nxh6 f5 26. g4 Rxe2+ 27.
Rf2 Rxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Kg7 29. g5 $13) 23. Ng4 (23. b3 Bd2 24. Kh1 Bxe3 25. Ng4 Bd4
26. Nxh6 f5 $17) 23... Rd2 24. b3 $2 {[%mdl 2048] One does not have to be
impressed by white's play, but he was still very much in the game after the
correct move 24.Ne5! with slightly worse chances. The move in the game enables
bishop from a5 to become a hero.} (24. Nxh6 f5 25. g4 Bxc4 26. gxf5 Rxb2 27.
f6+ Kf8 28. Rf4 (28. Rd1 Rd2 29. Rxd2 Bxd2 30. Kf2 Bc3 31. Ng4 Kf7 $17) 28...
Bxe2 29. Bh3 e5 $17) (24. Ne5 $1 Rxb2 (24... f5 25. b4 cxb4 26. axb4 Bxb4 27.
Nc6+ Kf6 28. Nxb4 Bxc4 29. Nc6 $16) 25. Rxf7+ Kd6 26. Rxa7 Kxe5 27. Rxa6 Rxe2
28. Ra7 $15) 24... Bc3 $1 25. Nxh6 (25. e4 Rxe2 26. Nxh6 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 f6 28. h4
Bb7 $17) 25... f5 26. g4 Bg7 27. g5 Rxe2 28. e4 (28. h4 Bc8 $1 (28... Rxe3 $2
29. Rxf5 Bd4 (29... Bxh6 30. gxh6 exf5 31. h7 $18) 30. Rf7+ $16) 29. e4 Bb7 30.
h5 Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Bxe4 $17) 28... Bb7 29. Rf4 Be5 30. Rf1 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 {
Something went terribly wrong for white, his knight is in offside and black
pieces are completely dominating the center.} 32. Kg2 (32. Rf3 Bb2 33. Rg3 Kf8
34. g6 Kg7 35. Nf7 Rg4 $19) 32... Rh4 (32... Re2+ $5 33. Kf3 Rxh2 34. Re1 Rh3+
35. Kg2 Rg3+ 36. Kf2 Rxg5 37. Rxe5 Rh5 38. Ng8+ Kf7 $19) 33. Re1 (33. h3 Rh5
$17) (33. Rh1 Bf4 (33... Bg7 34. h3 Bxh6 35. gxh6 e5 $17) 34. Re1 Kd7 35. Nf7
Rg4+ 36. Kf3 Bxh2 37. Rh1) 33... Rxh2+ 34. Kg1 (34. Kf3 Rh3+ 35. Kg2 Rg3+ 36.
Kf2 Rxg5 37. Rxe5 Rh5 38. Ng8+ Kf7 39. b4 cxb4 40. axb4 Rh8 $19) 34... Rh5 $1
35. Nxf5+ (35. Rxe5 Rxg5+ 36. Kf2 Rh5 37. Ng8+ Kf7 $19) 35... Kd7 36. Rd1+ (36.
Rxe5 Rxg5+ 37. Kh2 Rxf5 38. Re3 e5 $17) 36... Kc7 37. Ne3 Bd4 38. Rd3 {The
knight is out of danger, but the position without the pawn is technically lost.
} (38. Kf2 Rxg5 39. Re1 Kd6 40. Kf3 Rh5 $19) 38... Rxg5+ 39. Kf1 Kc6 40. Nc2 e5
41. Rh3 (41. Nxd4+ cxd4 42. b4 Rg6 $19) 41... e4 42. Rh6+ Kd7 43. Rh4 (43. Nxd4
cxd4 44. Rh7+ Kd6 45. Rxa7 d3 46. Ra8 Kd7 47. Ra7+ Kc6 48. Re7 Rg1+ $1 49. Kxg1
d2 $19) 43... Rg1+ 44. Ke2 Rg2+ 45. Kd1 e3 46. Re4 (46. Nxd4 Rd2+ 47. Ke1 cxd4
$19) 46... Rd2+ 47. Kc1 a5 48. b4 (48. Ne1 Kd6 49. Nc2 Rd3 $19) 48... a4 $1 {
Excellent move fixating the weakness on a3 as well as keeping the white king
in potential mating net close to tthe square a2.} 49. bxc5 bxc5 50. Ne1 Rf2 51.
Kd1 (51. Nd3 Ra2 $19) 51... Kd6 52. Re8 (52. Nc2 Rd2+ 53. Kc1 Rd3 54. Re8 Kd7
55. Re4 Bc3 $1 $19) 52... Be5 53. Nd3 Rd2+ 54. Kc1 Bd4 (54... Rxd3 $2 55. Rd8+
$14) 55. Ne1 Rh2 56. Kd1 Rb2 57. Nc2 Rb3 58. Re4 Rd3+ 59. Kc1 (59. Ke1 Bc3+ 60.
Kf1 Rd1+ 61. Ke2 Rd2+ $19) 59... Be5 {White is now in zugzwang so Sokolov has
to accept lost pawn endgame.} (59... Kd7 60. Ne1 (60. Kb1 Rd1+ 61. Ka2 Rd2 62.
Kb1 e2 $19) 60... Rxa3 $19) 60. Nxe3 (60. Ne1 Rxa3 $19) 60... Rxe3 61. Rxe3 Bf4
62. Kd2 Bxe3+ 63. Kxe3 Ke5 $19 64. Kd3 Kf4 65. Kd2 Ke4 66. Ke2 Kd4 67. Kd2 Kxc4
68. Kc2 Kd4 69. Kd2 c4 70. Kc2 c3 71. Kc1 Kc5 72. Kd1 Kd5 73. Kc1 Kd4 (73...
Kd4 74. Kc2 Kc4 75. Kc1 Kb3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2003.10.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. h4 (14.
Bf4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd3 16. Rxd3 Nd7 17. Rb3 Qb7 18. h3 Rac8 19. Rd1 Qc6 20.
Rbd3 Qc2 21. Qe3 b5 22. Ne1 Qa4 23. Qg3 Bf8 24. d5 e5 25. Bxe5 Qxe4 26. Bc7 {
1-0 Strating,S-Werle,J/Netherlands 2000/ (52)}) (14. Bb2 Bxd3 15. Rxd3 cxd4 16.
cxd4 Nd7 17. Rad1 Qa6 18. h4 h6 19. Bc1 Qb7 20. Nh2 Bxh4 21. Qg4 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2
Nf6 23. Qf3 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4+ 25. Kf3 $11 {Bunzmann,A-Sax,G/Saint Vincent/
2000/}) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd3 16. Rxd3 Nd7 17. Bg5 f6 {White has only a
tiny advantage in this line, but black must play very carefully.} (17... Bxg5
18. hxg5 Qc7 19. Qe3 Rac8 20. Rad1 $13) 18. Bf4 Qb7 19. h5 (19. Rc1 Rac8 20.
Rxc8 Rxc8 21. h5 Qa6 22. Qd1 Qb7 23. Nd2 $14) 19... Rac8 20. Rad1 Qa6 21. e5 (
21. Qa2 Qc4 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. Be3 (23. d5 Nc5 24. Rd4 Rxd4 25. Nxd4 Rd7 $13)
23... Rdc8 24. Kf1 $14) 21... f5 $6 (21... Qc4 $5 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Re1 b5 24.
Re3 Nf8 $11) 22. d5 $1 {Sokolov opens up the fight for the kingside attack
with some great tactical shots.} (22. h6 g6 23. d5 Nc5 24. d6 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 (
25. dxe7 $2 Rd5 $17) 25... Qxd3 26. Rxd3 $44) 22... exd5 (22... Nc5 23. d6 Nxd3
24. Qxd3 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Rd7 (25... Bf8 $2 26. Ng5 $18) 26. Nd4 Kf7 27. dxe7 Rc4
28. Rg3 Rxe7 29. Bg5 $16) 23. Nd4 (23. Qa2 Nf8 (23... Nc5 24. Rxd5 Kf8 25. e6
$16) 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Qxd5+ Kh8 26. Qf7 Qa4 27. Re1 Qe8 28. Qxf5 Bxa3 29. Ra1
Bc5 30. Rxa7 $16) 23... Rf8 (23... Nc5 24. Nxf5 Bf8 25. Qg4 Nxd3 26. Nh6+ Kh8
27. Nf7+ Kg8 28. Qe6 Be7 29. Nh6+ Kh8 30. Qg8+ Rxg8 31. Nf7#) 24. Qf3 Nc5 25.
h6 (25. Qxd5+ Kh8 26. Rc3 Qa4 27. Rd2 Ne4 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rd3 Nc5 $11) 25...
g5 (25... Nxd3 26. hxg7 $1 Rf7 (26... Kxg7 27. Rxd3 Kh8 28. Bh6 Qa5 29. Kh2 $40
) 27. Rxd3 Bc5 28. Ne6 (28. e6 Rf6 29. e7 Qb7 30. Bg5 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Qxe7 32.
Bxf6 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Qxf6 34. Qxd5+ Kxg7 35. Qd7+ $11) 28... Qc4 29. Rxd5 Bxa3 30.
Nd4 Qa2 31. e6 $14) 26. Bxg5 $5 {[%mdl 128] A magnificient attacking idea,
that was played partly on calculation and to a great deal on tactical feeling.
Polgar's queen on a6 is the main reason behind black's defensive problems.}
Bxg5 (26... Nxd3 $2 27. Bxe7 Nxe5 28. Qxd5+ Nf7 29. Qxf5 $18) 27. Qh5 (27.
Qxd5+ Kh8 28. Ne6 Nxe6 29. Qxe6 Rce8 $19) 27... Bf4 (27... Nxd3 $2 28. Qxg5+
Kf7 29. e6+ Ke8 30. Nxf5 Rxf5 31. Qxf5 $18) (27... Bd8 28. Nxf5 Qa4 (28... Nxd3
$2 29. Qg4+ Kf7 30. Qg7+ Ke6 31. Nd4#) (28... Kh8 29. Nd6 $3 Nxd3 (29... Rc7
30. Rf3 Rg8 31. Rf7 Be7 32. Qf5 Rg6 33. Rf8+ Bxf8 34. Qxf8+ Rg8 35. Qf6+ Rgg7
36. hxg7+ Rxg7 37. Qf8+ Rg8 38. Nf7#) 30. Nf7+ Kg8 (30... Rxf7 31. Qxf7 $18)
31. Nxd8 Rcxd8 (31... Rfxd8 32. e6 Qb7 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34. Qf6+ Ke8 35. Qh8+ Ke7
36. Qxh7+ $18) 32. Qg5+ Kf7 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34. Qe6#) (28... Rxf5 29. Qxf5 (29.
Qe8+ Rf8 30. Rg3+ Bg5 31. Qe7 Ne6 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33. Rxg5 $18) 29... Nxd3 30.
Rxd3 $18) 29. Rd4 Qc6 30. Nd6 Rc7 31. Rxd5 $16) 28. Rf3 (28. Nxf5 Rxf5 $1 29.
Qxf5 Nxd3 30. Qe6+ Kf8 31. Qf6+ Ke8 32. Qe6+ $11) 28... Bxe5 29. Nxf5 (29. Rxf5
Rxf5 (29... Bf6 30. Qg4+ Kh8 31. Rxf6 Rg8 32. Qf5 $16) 30. Nxf5 Nd7 $1 (30...
Kf8 31. Rxd5 Nd3 32. Ng3 $1 (32. Rxe5 $6 Nxe5 33. Nd6 Qxa3 34. Qf5+ Ke7 35.
Nxc8+ Kd8 36. Nxa7 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qxh6+ $11) 32... Ke7 33. Qf5 $18) (30... Qb7
31. f4 $1 Bf6 (31... Bh8 32. Nd6 Qd7 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34. Rxd5 $18) 32. Qg4+ Kh8
33. Nd6 Rg8 34. Qh5 $18) (30... Kh8 31. Ne7 Bb2 32. Rxd5 Ra8 33. Qf7 $18) 31.
f4 (31. Ne7+ Kf8 32. Nxd5 (32. Nxc8 Qxc8 33. Qf5+ Ke7 34. Qxh7+ Kd6 35. Qf7 Qc4
$13) 32... Qb5 33. Qf3+ Ke8 34. Qh5+ $11) 31... Qxa3 (31... Bf6 32. Nd6 Rf8 33.
Qxd5+ Kh8 34. Nf7+ Rxf7 35. Qxf7 $18) 32. Qg4+ Kh8 33. fxe5 Qc5+ 34. Kh1 Rg8
35. Qh4 Qc2 36. Ne3 $13) 29... Qb7 (29... Kh8 30. Ne7 Bb2 (30... Nd7 31. Nxc8
Rxc8 (31... Qxc8 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Rxd5 Qe7 34. Rxd7 $18) 32. Re3 $18) 31.
Nxc8 Qxc8 (31... Rxc8 32. Rf7 $18) 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Qxd5 $16 Qxh6 $140 34.
Qd8+ Kg7 35. Qe7+ Kg6 36. Rd6+ $18) 30. Rxd5 Rce8 (30... Rxf5 $2 31. Qxf5 Qxd5
32. Qxc8+ $18) (30... Bf6 31. Nd6 Qd7 32. Nxc8 Qxc8 33. Rxf6 Rxf6 34. Qg5+ Kf7
35. Qg7+ Ke6 36. Qg4+ Kxd5 37. Qxc8 $18) (30... Nd7 31. Ne7+ Kh8 32. Rxe5 Rxf3
(32... Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Rxf3 34. Qg5 $18) 33. Nxc8 Qc7 34. Qxf3 Qxe5 35. Qf7 $18)
31. Qg5+ Kh8 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Ne7 $3 {The final touch of a tactical magician,
Sokolov has managed to create an attacking masterpiece.} (33. Qg7+ Qxg7 34.
hxg7+ Kg8 35. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 36. Nd6+ Ke7 37. Nc8+ Kd7 38. Nxa7 $16) 33... Re1+ (
33... Rxg5 34. Rxf8+ Rg8 35. Rxg8#) 34. Kh2 Qb8+ (34... Qc7+ $2 35. g3 $18) 35.
Rg3 $1 (35. g3 Ne6 $19) 35... Rxe7 (35... Ne6 36. Qg7+ $1 Nxg7 37. hxg7#) 36.
Qxe7 Ne6 37. Qxe6 Qf4 38. a4 a6 (38... Rd8 39. Kh3 Qd4 40. Rg4 $18) 39. Qxb6
Rb8 40. Qe3 Qh4+ 41. Rh3 Qf6 42. Qc3 1-0

[Event "Piatigorsky-Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Santa Monica"]
[Date "1966.07.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1966.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 (4. Nc3 Bb4) 4... Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Bd2 Nd7 11. Nxd5 cxd5 (11... exd5 12. b4)
12. O-O Bd6 13. Qa4 a6 (13... Qe7 14. Ba6 $1 Nf6 15. Rac1 Rfc8 $10) 14. Bb4 Qe7
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. Nd2 b5 18. Rxc8+ (18. Qb4 Qxb4 19. axb4 Kf8 $10
) 18... Rxc8 19. Qd1 Nb6 20. Nb3 Nc4 21. Qe2 (21. Qc1 $142 $1) (21. Nc5 $142 {
/\ 22.Qc1, 22.b3} Nxb2 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qb1+ Kg8 24. Qxb2 $16 {Petrosian})
21... Bc6 22. Nc5 a5 $1 23. h4 a4 (23... e5 $1 {/\ 24...ed4, 25...Qf4}) 24. h5
h6 25. f4 f5 26. Rf2 (26. g4 fxg4 27. Qxg4 Nxe3 (27... Be8) 28. Qg6 Nxf1 29.
Bf5 $1 Ng3 {Petrosian}) 26... Rf8 27. g3 Qe7 28. Rg2 Be8 29. Kf2 (29. Bxc4 dxc4
30. g4 Bc6 $132) 29... Rf6 30. Rh2 Rf8 31. Ke1 Rf6 32. Bb1 (32. Kd1 Qd6 33. Kc1
Qb6 34. Kb1 b4 $132) 32... Rf8 33. Nd3 Qc7 34. Kf2 Rf6 35. Rh1 Rf8 36. Qe1 (36.
g4 fxg4 37. Qxg4 Qe7 38. Nc5 e5 $132) 36... Qd6 37. Qc3 Rf7 38. Ba2 Rc7 39. Nc5
Re7 40. Bb1 Rc7 41. Qb4 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Sea Cup 18th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2003.07.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2003.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Be7 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 O-O 13. Rd1 g5 $5 {[%mdl 4]
Phantastic idea in a sharp position, black can afford it from the position of
a player with the development advantage.} (13... Bf6 14. Be2 Re8 15. O-O Ne5
16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Bb5 Re7 18. Bc6 Bf6 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. c4 b5 21. cxb5 Rxb5 22.
a4 Rb4 23. Qxc5 Rxa4 {0-1 Gaprindashvili,N-Akhmilovskaya,E/Tskhaltubo 1988/ 
(34)}) (13... Re8 14. Be2 c4 15. O-O Bxa3 16. Bxc4 Qf6 17. Ng5 Nf8 18. g3 h6
19. Ne4 Qf5 20. f3 Ng6 21. Bc7 Rac8 22. Bb5 Rxc7 23. Bxe8 Bxd5 24. Nf6+ Qxf6
25. Rxd5 Rxc3 {0-1 Krasenkow,M-Karpov,A/Wijk aan Zee 2003/ (29)}) 14. Bg3 (14.
Be3 g4 15. Nd2 (15. Ng1 f5 16. h3 Bg5 17. hxg4 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Qg5 19. Bd3 Rae8
20. Ne2 Qxe3 21. c4 Qg3+ 22. Kd2 Qxg4 23. Rh3 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T-Kramnik,V/
Linares 2003/ (48)}) 15... f5 16. h3 f4 17. hxg4 Bh4 18. Nf3 fxe3 19. Rxh4
exf2+ 20. Qxf2 Qe7+ 21. Qe2 Qg7 22. Qe6+ Kh8 23. Bd3 Rae8 24. Rxh7+ Qxh7 25.
Bxh7 Kxh7 26. Ng5+ Kg7 27. Kd2 Rxe6 28. Nxe6+ Kg8 29. Nxf8 Kxf8 30. c4 b5 {
1/2-1/2 Lputian,S-Adorjan,A/Hastings 1986/ (41)}) 14... f5 15. Bd3 (15. h4 g4
16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. hxg5 Qxg5 18. Be2 Rae8 $13) 15... g4 $2 {Wrong decision that
should have been punished with a loss, while 15...f4!? was very promising for
black.} (15... f4 $5 16. Bxh7+ (16. h4 g4 $1 (16... fxg3 $2 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18.
hxg5 gxf2+ 19. Kf1 $18) 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Bg8 (18. Bxf4 gxf3 19. g3 Nf6 $17)
18... Nf6 19. Ne5 fxg3 20. Nf7+ Rxf7 21. Bxf7 c4 $1 $17) 16... Kh8 17. Bf5 Kg7
18. Be6 (18. Bxf4 gxf4 19. c4 Bf6 $15) 18... Bc8 19. c4 fxg3 20. hxg3 Rh8 21.
Rxh8 Qxh8 22. Nxg5 Bxg5 23. Qf5 Bf6 24. Bxd7 Qe8+ 25. Be6 Bxe6 26. dxe6 Bd4 $15
) 16. Ng1 f4 (16... Bf6 17. c4 Qe7+ 18. Ne2 Rae8 19. O-O $16) 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18.
Bf5 Bg5 (18... Bd6 19. Ne2 Qc7 (19... fxg3 20. hxg3+ Kg7 21. Rh7+ Kf6 22. Bxg4
$18) 20. h3 fxg3 21. hxg4+ Kg7 22. Rh7+ Kf6 23. Be6 $18) 19. h3 (19. Ne2 Qe7
20. h3 Rxf5 21. hxg4+ Kg8 22. Qxf5 fxg3 23. Qg6+ Qg7 24. Qxg7+ Kxg7 25. f4 $18)
19... Qe7+ 20. Kf1 $2 {Krasenkow is paying back with a mistake of his own, 20.
Ne2! exults an air of a winning continuation.} (20. Ne2 $1) 20... Rxf5 (20...
fxg3 21. hxg4+ Bh4 22. Nf3 $18) 21. hxg4+ Kg8 22. gxf5 (22. Qxf5 Ba6+ 23. Rd3
Ne5 24. d6 Bxd3+ 25. Qxd3 Nxd3 26. dxe7 fxg3 $19) 22... fxg3 23. Nf3 (23. fxg3
Ba6+ 24. Ne2 Nf6 $17) 23... Ba6+ 24. c4 (24. Kg1 gxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Qe3+ 26. Kg3
Bf4+ 27. Kh3 Kf7 $19) 24... gxf2 25. d6 (25. Rh3 Bf6 26. Kxf2 Re8 27. Re1 Ne5
28. Qe4 $14) 25... Qe3 26. Rh3 (26. Nxg5 Ne5 (26... Qxg5 27. Qc3 Qg7 28. Qxg7+
Kxg7 29. Kxf2 Bxc4 30. g4 $14) 27. Qxf2 Bxc4+ 28. Kg1 Qxg5 29. Rh3 Kf8 30. Re1
Nf7 31. Rg3 $14) 26... Bf6 {Black has survived the danger and with active
pieces starts to gain confidence for the upcoming fight.} (26... Re8 27. Rg3
Kf8 28. Rxg5 Ne5 29. Nxe5 (29. d7 Bxc4+ 30. Qxc4 Nxc4 31. dxe8=Q+ Qxe8 $15)
29... Rxe5 30. Qxf2 Bxc4+ 31. Kg1 Qxg5 32. d7 Rd5 33. Rxd5 Bxd5 34. f6 Qc1+ 35.
Kh2 Qh6+ 36. Kg1 $11) 27. Qxf2 (27. Rg3+ Kf8 28. Rg4 Re8 29. Qd3 Bb7 30. Qxe3
Rxe3 31. Kxf2 Rxa3 $17) 27... Bxc4+ 28. Kg1 Re8 (28... Qf4 29. Qg3+ Qxg3 30.
Rxg3+ Kf7 31. Rh3 $15) 29. g4 Bd4 (29... Qxa3 30. Kh1 (30. g5 Bd4 31. Rxd4 Qa1+
32. Kh2 Re2 $19) 30... Qb3 31. Re1 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Qd3 $19) 30. Qxe3 Rxe3 31.
Kh2 Be2 (31... Bb2 32. Ng1 Be5+ 33. Kg2 Re4 $17) 32. Re1 (32. Rxd4 cxd4 33.
Nxd4 Re4 34. Nxe2 Rxe2+ 35. Kg3 Re4 $17) (32. Nxd4 Rxh3+ 33. Kxh3 Bxd1 34. Nb5
$19) 32... Bc3 (32... Rxf3 33. Rxe2 Be5+ 34. Kg2 Rf4 35. Rhe3 Bxd6 36. Kh3 c4
$17) 33. Nd2 Rxh3+ (33... Be5+ 34. Kg2 Rxh3 35. Kxh3 Bd3 $17) 34. Kxh3 Bb5 35.
Rb1 Bc6 36. Nc4 b5 (36... Bf6 37. Rd1 Kf7 38. Ne3 b5 39. Nd5 Bxd5 40. Rxd5 a5
$17) 37. Rc1 Bf6 $2 {Black became so spoilt by many promising lines, that he
finally loses the confidence in realisation of his advantage.} (37... b4 38.
axb4 cxb4 39. g5 Bb5 40. Ne3 Bd2 41. Rc8+ Kg7 42. Nd5 Bxg5 43. Nxb4 $17) 38.
Na5 Be4 (38... Bf3 39. Rf1 Bd5 40. Rd1 Ba8 41. g5 $15) 39. Re1 Bd3 (39... Bf3
40. Re3 $13) 40. Re8+ Kf7 41. Ra8 Be4 (41... Bf1+ 42. Kg3 Be5+ 43. Kf2 Bh3 44.
Rxa7 Ke8 45. Ra8+ Kf7 46. Ra7 $11) 42. Rxa7 Ke8 43. Nb7 c4 (43... b4 44. axb4
cxb4 45. Ra8+ Kf7 46. Nd8+ Ke8 47. Nc6+ Kf7 $11) 44. Ra8+ Kf7 45. Nd8+ Ke8 46.
Nc6+ Kf7 47. Nd8+ Ke8 48. Nc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis-02"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1978.09.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1978.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 Bb4+ $146 6. Nbd2 (6. Nc3 $5 Ne4
$13) 6... O-O 7. Rc1 h6 8. Bd3 d6 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Nxd2 $14 c5 $6 (10... e5 11.
Bg3 Nbd7) (10... Nbd7) 11. dxc5 dxc5 (11... bxc5 12. Nb1 d5) 12. Nb1 $1 Qd7 $5
(12... Nc6 13. Nc3 $14) 13. Qe2 (13. Nc3 $6 Rd8 14. Qe2 (14. Be2 $2 Qc6 $17)
14... Bxg2 $1 15. Rfd1 Bb7 $1 16. Bh7+ Kxh7 17. Rxd7 Nbxd7 $15) (13. Qc2 $5)
13... Qc6 14. f3 Nh5 $6 15. Be5 Nd7 16. Be4 Qc8 17. Bd6 Re8 (17... Bxe4 $2 18.
fxe4 $18) 18. Nc3 Nhf6 (18... Bxe4 19. Nxe4 (19. fxe4 Nhf6 20. e5 Nh7 21. Qh5
$40)) 19. Bc2 $16 Bc6 20. Rcd1 Qb7 21. Bg3 a6 22. a4 Nf8 23. Rd6 Red8 24. Rfd1
Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Ne8 26. Rd2 Rc8 27. h3 Qe7 28. Qd1 Qb7 29. Be4 Bxe4 30. Nxe4 Qc6
(30... b5 31. Qb3) 31. Nc3 f6 32. b3 Kf7 33. Ne4 Ra8 34. Nd6+ Nxd6 35. Rxd6 Qb7
36. Qd3 (36. Rd8 Rxd8 37. Qxd8 Nd7 38. Bd6) 36... Re8 37. h4 $1 Re7 $2 (37...
h5 $1) 38. h5 $1 Rd7 39. Rxd7+ Qxd7 (39... Nxd7 40. Qg6+ $18) 40. Qxd7+ Nxd7
41. Bc7 $1 $18 a5 $6 (41... Ke7 42. Kf2 Kf7 43. Kg3 Ke7 44. Kf4 Kf7 45. g4 Ke7
46. Ke4 Kf7 47. f4 Ke7 48. f5 $1 Kf7 49. Bd8 $1 Ke8 $8 (49... a5 50. Bc7 Ke7
51. Kf4 Kf7 52. Bd6 $1) 50. fxe6 $18) (41... f5 42. Kf2 Kf6 43. Bd8+ Ke5 44.
Kg3 (44. Be7 $5 a5 $2 45. Ke1 Nf6 46. f4+ Ke4 47. Bxf6 gxf6 48. Ke2 e5 49. g3
exf4 50. gxf4 $18) 44... Kd6 (44... f4+ 45. Kf2 fxe3+ 46. Kxe3 Kf5 47. g4+ Ke5
48. Be7 {/\ 49.f4#}) 45. Kf4 Nf6 46. Bxb6 $4 Nxh5#) 42. Kf2 g5 43. hxg6+ Kxg6
44. Kg3 Kg5 45. e4 h5 46. Kh3 (46. f4+ $2 Kg6 {/\f5 =}) 46... Kh6 47. Kh4 Kg6
48. Bd8 Kh6 49. Kg3 Kg7 (49... Kg5 50. e5) 50. Kh4 Kh6 51. Bc7 Kg6 52. g3 (52.
g4 $2 hxg4 53. fxg4 f5 $1) 52... Kh6 53. g4 $1 hxg4 54. fxg4 Kg6 55. Kg3 Kg5 (
55... f5 56. gxf5+ exf5 57. Kf4 $1 $18) 56. Kf3 Kh6 (56... e5 57. Kg3 Kg6 58.
Kh4 Kh6 59. Bd8 Kg6 60. g5 $1 (60. Be7 Kf7) 60... fxg5+ (60... f5 61. exf5+
Kxf5 62. Kh5 $1 e4 63. g6 e3 (63... Nf6+ 64. Bxf6 Kxf6 65. Kh6 e3 66. g7 e2 67.
g8=Q $18) 64. g7 e2 65. g8=Q e1=Q 66. Qf7+ $18) 61. Bxg5 Nb8 62. Bd8 Nd7 63.
Kg4 $18) (56... f5 57. Bd8+ Kg6 58. gxf5+ exf5 59. Kf4 $1 $18) 57. Kf4 Kg6 58.
e5 $1 $18 fxe5+ (58... f5 59. gxf5+ exf5 60. e6 $18) 59. Bxe5 Kf7 60. Bc7 Kf6
61. g5+ Kf7 62. Kg4 Kg6 63. Bd6 (63. Bd6 e5 (63... Kf7 64. Kh5 Kg7 65. Bc7 e5 (
65... Kh7 66. g6+ Kg7 67. Kg5 $18) 66. Kg4 $18) 64. Bc7 e4 65. Kf4 e3 66. Kxe3
Kxg5 67. Ke4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-02"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1978.09.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1978.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 Nbd7 $146 10. O-O a6 11. Ne5 Re8 12. Qf3 Bd6 13. Ng4 $1 $14 Ne4 $4
14. Bxd6 $16 cxd6 (14... Nxd6 15. Nxd5) 15. Rfc1 Qg5 16. Ne2 Rac8 17. Qf4 Qxf4
18. Nxf4 g6 19. f3 Nef6 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Kf2 Kf8 22. g4 $1 Ke7 23. h4 b5 {/\}
24. h5 (24. Bc2 Nd7 25. Bb3 Nb6) 24... Nd7 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rh1 Nf8 (26... Nb6
$2 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Nxg6+ $18) 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Ke2 Kf6 29. Kd2 Kg7 30. Rc1
$18 Rxc1 31. Kxc1 Kf6 32. Kd2 b4 (32... Bc6 {/\a5 33.a4!+-}) 33. Kc2 a5 34. Bb5
$1 {/\Kb3-a4 +-} Ne6 35. Nxe6 fxe6 36. Kb3 Kg5 37. Ka4 e5 38. Kxa5 exd4 39.
exd4 Kf4 40. Bd7 Ke3 41. Kb6 Ba8 42. Ka7 Kxd4 43. f4 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7.
Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Nd7 (11... c5 {Kortschnoj}
12. O-O Bc6 13. Qd1) 12. O-O Be7 (12... Re8 13. Rad1 g6) 13. Rfd1 (13. e3) (13.
b4 $6 b5 14. Qb3 a5 $36) (13. e4 {Kortschnoj} dxe4 14. Nxe4 c5 15. d5 Nf6 $10)
13... f5 14. e3 Bd6 15. Ne2 (15. b4 b5 16. Qb3 Nb6 {/\ Nc4} (16... a5 17. e4 $1
$36)) 15... Qe7 (15... g5 16. Nc1 $1 f4 17. exf4 gxf4 18. Nd3 $14) 16. Nf4 a5
17. Nd3 b5 18. Qc2 a4 19. Re1 Kh8 20. Rac1 Nb6 (20... Rae8 $6 21. Nc5 $16) 21.
Nfe5 Nc4 22. f4 $1 g5 23. Qe2 $1 Rg8 24. Kf2 (24. Qh5 Raf8 25. Nf3 $1 g4 26.
Nfe5 $16) (24. Qh5 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 24... Raf8 25. Nf3 (25. Qh5 Bxe5 26. fxe5
Bc8 {/\ f4<=>}) 25... h6 26. Nfe5 Kh7 27. Kg1 $6 (27. Rh1 $5 {/\ h3, Bf3-h5}) (
27. Qh5) (27. Rh1 {Kortschnoj} Rg7 28. h3 $14) 27... Qe8 28. Qc2 $6 Kh8 29. Nf2
Rg7 30. Re2 Bc8 31. Rce1 Rfg8 32. Nxc4 $2 (32. Nfd3 $10 {Kortschnoj}) 32...
bxc4 $1 33. Qxa4 Rb7 34. Nd1 h5 35. Kf2 $6 (35. Kf1 {/\ Rf2}) (35. fxg5 h4 (
35... Rxg5 36. Bxd5 $1) 36. gxh4 Rh7 37. Nf2 Bd7 $40) 35... Bd7 36. Qc2 Qg6 37.
Kf1 (37. Rg1 h4 $1 $40) 37... h4 38. Rf2 g4 39. Kg1 $2 (39. gxh4 Be7 40. Rd2
Bxh4 41. Ree2 g3 42. h3 $13) 39... Rgb8 $2 (39... h3 $1 40. Bf1 Rgb8 $17) 40.
Qe2 $2 (40. gxh4 $1 Be7 41. Rd2 Bxh4 42. Rf1) (40. gxh4 $13 {Kortschnoj}) 40...
h3 $1 41. Bf1 Bc7 (41... Rb3 $1) 42. b4 $1 (42. Qc2 $15 {Kortschnoj}) 42...
cxb3 43. Nb2 Bd6 44. a4 Qe6 (44... Ba3 45. Ra1 Qd6 46. a5 Ra7 47. a6 Bc8 $17)
45. Rd1 Ra7 (45... c5 $17 {Kortschnoj}) 46. Rd3 Kh7 (46... c5 $1 {Kortschnoj})
47. Qd1 c5 48. Rxb3 Rxb3 $2 (48... c4 $1 $17) (48... c4 {Kortschnoj} 49. Rxb8
Bxb8 $15) 49. Qxb3 c4 50. Qb6 Ra8 51. e4 $3 fxe4 (51... Rb8 52. exd5 Qe3 53.
Qxd6 Rxb2 54. Qxd7+ Kh8 55. Qd8+ Kg7 56. Qg5+ $18) (51... dxe4 52. Nxc4 Be7 53.
a5 $16) (51... c3 52. exf5 $1) 52. f5 Qe7 53. Nd1 Rb8 54. Qa5 Bc6 55. f6 Qe6 (
55... Bb4 56. Qxd5 $1 (56. fxe7 Bxa5 57. Rf8 Re8 $17) 56... Bxd5 57. fxe7 Bxe7
58. Nc3 $1) 56. Ne3 Rb3 (56... Kg6 $16 {Kortschnoj}) 57. Qa7+ Bb7 (57... Bd7
58. Nxd5 e3 59. Nxe3 $1 Rxe3 60. d5 $1 Qe8 61. f7 $18) 58. a5 (58. Be2 $1 Rb1+
(58... Kg6 {Kortschnoj} 59. Bxg4 Rb1+ 60. Rf1 Rxf1+ 61. Kxf1 Qxf6+ 62. Bf5+ Kg5
63. Qxb7 Qxd4 64. Bg4 $1 $18) 59. Rf1 Rxf1+ 60. Kxf1 Qxf6+ 61. Kg1) 58... Bf8
$1 59. Rf4 $6 (59. Be2 $1) (59. a6 $5 Qxa6 60. Qb8 Qd6 (60... Bh6 61. Qc7+) (
60... Bc8 61. Qc7+ Kg8 62. Nf5 Qxf6 63. Qxc8 Rf3 64. Be2 $18) 61. Qe8 Rxe3 62.
Qf7+ Kh6 (62... Kh8 63. Rf5) 63. Rf5 Rxg3+ 64. Kh1 $18) (59. Be2 $18 {
Kortschnoj}) 59... Bh6 60. f7 Bxf4 61. f8=Q $2 (61. f8=N+ Kh6 62. gxf4 (62.
Nxe6 Bxe3+ 63. Kh1 Rb1 $19) 62... Qf7 (62... Qc8 {Kortschnoj} 63. Qc5 Qxc5 64.
Nxg4+ Kh5 65. Nf6+ Kh6 66. Ng4+ $10) 63. Qb8 $1 (63. Nxg4+ $6 Kh5) 63... Kg7 (
63... Rxe3 64. Qd6+ Kg7 65. Ne6+) 64. Qe5+ Kxf8 65. Nf5 $132) 61... Bxe3+ 62.
Kh1 Bh6 63. Qf2 Bg7 64. a6 Rf3 $1 65. Qe1 (65. Qxf3 exf3 66. axb7 Qe1 $19)
65... Bxa6 66. Be2 Rf7 67. Qc5 c3 68. Qcxc3 Bxe2 69. Qxe2 Qf6 70. Qc1 Bh6 71.
Qb1 Qf5 72. Kg1 Rc7 0-1

[Event "Interpolis-02"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1978.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1978.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 c5 $6 (5... Be7) (5... Bb4+) (
5... d5) (5... Nh5) 6. d5 $1 (6. Nc3 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 $10) 6... exd5 7. Nc3 a6 (
7... dxc4 8. Nb5 $16 {e.g.} d5 9. Nc7+ Ke7 10. Nxa8 Bxa8 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Bxb8 $18) 8. cxd5 d6 9. e4 Qe7 $6 (9... Nbd7) (9... Nxe4 10.
Qa4+) (9... b5 10. Nd2 Qe7 11. Be2 b4 12. Na4 Nxe4 13. Nb6 Ra7 14. Qa4+ Kd8 15.
Ndc4 g5) 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Nd2 b5 12. O-O Ne5 $1 (12... b4 13. Na4 Nxe4 14. Re1
$16) (12... g6 13. Bxb5 $1 axb5 14. Nxb5 $18 Ne5 (14... Qd8 15. Nc4) 15. Bxe5)
13. Bg3 $5 {(/\ f4,e5)} h5 $1 (13... g5 14. Qc2 $16) 14. Bh4 (14. h3 g5 15. f4
gxf4 16. Bxf4 Bh6) 14... Ng6 15. Bg5 h4 16. h3 $6 (16. a4 $5) (16. f4 b4 (16...
Qc7 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bg4 Bh6 19. g3) (16... Bc8 17. Bf3 {/\ 18.e5}) (16...
O-O-O 17. a3 {/\ b4,a4}) 17. Qa4+ Kd8 (17... Qd7 18. Bxf6) 18. Qa5+ Ke8 19. Na4
) 16... Qc7 $1 (16... Qd8 $2 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Bxb5+ Ke7 19. f4 $16) 17. Bxf6
gxf6 18. a4 b4 19. Ncb1 Bh6 20. Nc4 Bf4 $1 $13 21. Nbd2 a5 $6 22. Ne3 (22. Nb3
Ne5 23. Qc2 Rg8 24. Kh1 Rg7 {/\ ...f6-f5}) 22... O-O-O 23. Bb5 Ne5 24. Qe2 Rdg8
$6 (24... Kb8 $1 25. Ba6 Ba8 $3 {(/\ Ka7,Qb6,Bb7-c8)}) 25. Ba6 $14 Qb6 26.
Bxb7+ Kxb7 27. Ndc4 Qa6 28. Qc2 Rg6 29. Kh1 Rhg8 30. Rg1 Bxe3 $5 (30... Kc7 31.
b3 (31. Nxe5 fxe5 32. Qc4 Kb6 33. Qxa6+ Kxa6 34. Nf5 (34. Nc4 Rf8 {/\ 35...f5})
34... Rh8) (31. Rac1 Nxc4) 31... Kb7 32. Rab1 (32. Ra2 {/\ Qe2,Rc2} Nf3) (32.
Qd1 {/\ 32.Ra2-c2} Re8 33. Qb1 Reg8 34. Qd1 (34. Ra2 Nf3 35. Rd1 Ne5)) 32...
Kc7 33. Nf5 Nxc4 34. bxc4 Rh8 35. Rb3 Kd7 36. Rf3 Be5 37. Ne3 Rhg8 38. Ng4 Ke7
39. Rf5 Qc8) 31. Nxe3 Qd3 32. Rac1 Kc7 33. Rgd1 $4 (33. b3 Qxc2 (33... Qa6 34.
Rcd1 Kb7 35. Nf5 Rh8 36. f4 Nd7 37. Rge1 {/\ 38.Qf2}) 34. Rxc2 Nf3 35. Rd1 Ng5
36. f3 Ra8 (36... Re8 37. Re2 Rgg8 38. Nc4 Ra8 39. f4 Nh7 40. e5) 37. Re2 Rgg8
38. Nf5 Rh8 39. f4) 33... Qxc2 34. Rxc2 b3 $1 $15 35. Rc3 Rb8 36. Ra1 Rb4 37.
f4 $6 (37. Ra3 Rxe4 38. Rcxb3 Rb4 $1 $17) (37. f3 Rg8 $17) 37... Nd7 38. Nc4
Nb6 $1 39. Nxa5 (39. Nxb6 Kxb6 $19) 39... Rg3 $1 (39... Rxe4 40. Nxb3 Nxd5 {
/\ Nf4, Re2-+}) 40. Rxg3 hxg3 41. Kg1 Nxa4 (41... c4 42. Kf1 c3 43. bxc3 b2 44.
Rb1 Rxa4 45. Nb3 Ra2 {/\ Nc4-a3}) 42. Nxb3 Rxb3 43. Rxa4 Rxb2 44. Kf1 Rf2+ 45.
Kg1 Kb6 (45... Rxf4 46. Ra7+ Kb6 47. Rd7) 46. Ra3 c4 47. Rxg3 Rxf4 48. Re3 Kc5
49. g3 Kd4 0-1

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.02.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qa2 Rd8 13. Rd1 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Nxa6
15. Qe2 Qb7 16. h4 {In order to benefit from the central pawn majority white
has to attack the black king.} Nc7 17. h5 h6 (17... Ne8 18. h6 Nd6 19. Re1 g6
20. Bf4 $14) 18. Ne5 Ne8 19. Bb2 (19. Ng4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rac8 $11) 19... Nf6 20.
Re1 b5 $5 21. Rad1 cxd4 22. cxd4 b4 {Leko is consequently trying for the
counterplay on the queenside, where he stands the chance to create a free
passed pawn.} 23. a4 (23. axb4 $2 Bxb4 24. Rf1 Nxe4 $17) (23. Rb1 $5 a5 24. Qf3
$11) 23... Rac8 24. Rd3 Rc7 (24... a5 25. d5 $1 exd5 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. Nxf7
Rxd3 28. Nxh6+ Kf8 29. Qxd3 gxh6 30. Qg6 $18) 25. d5 $1 exd5 (25... Rdc8 $5 26.
Qd1 (26. d6 Rc2 27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Bf8 29. Qd4 Nxh5 30. Nd3 Nf6 $15) (26.
Nc6 exd5 27. Bxf6 (27. Nxe7+ Rxe7 28. Bxf6 Rxe4 29. Re3 gxf6 30. Rxe4 dxe4 31.
Qg4+ Kf8 32. Qf4 Rc4 $15) 27... Rxc6 28. exd5 Rxf6 29. Qxe7 $11) 26... Rc2 27.
Re2 Rxe2 28. Qxe2 exd5 29. exd5 $11) 26. exd5 Rxd5 (26... Nxd5 27. Nxf7 Kxf7
28. Qe6+ Kf8 (28... Ke8 29. Qg8+ Kd7 30. Rxd5+ Kc8 31. Qe6+ Rdd7 32. Red1 $18)
29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Qxh6+ Ke8 32. Qg6+ Kd7 33. Qe6+ Ke8 34. Qg8+
Kd7 35. Rxd5+ Kc8 36. Qg4+ Kb8 37. Rb5 $18) 27. Nxf7 $1 {[%mdl 64] Radjabov's
bonfire of sacrifices is creative and very dangerous, even excellent defender
like Leko finds it hard to find the best path in the bundle of complicated
variations.} Rxd3 (27... Kxf7 $5 28. Qe6+ Kf8 29. Bxf6 Rxd3 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 (
30... Ke8 31. Qg6+ Kd7 32. Qxd3+ $18) 31. Qg6+ Kf8 32. Qxh6+ Ke8 33. Qg6+ Kd8
34. Qg8+ (34. Qxd3+ Rd7 $17) 34... Kd7 35. Qe6+ $11) 28. Nxh6+ (28. Qxd3 Kxf7
29. Qg6+ (29. Bxf6 gxf6 (29... Bxf6 $2 30. Qg6+ Kg8 31. Re8#) 30. Qh7+ Kf8 (
30... Ke8 $2 31. Qg8+ Kd7 32. Rd1+ Bd6 33. Qf7+ Kc6 34. Qd5+ $18) 31. Qh8+ Kf7
32. Qh7+ $11)) 28... Kf8 (28... gxh6 29. Qxd3 Kf8 30. Qg6 Qc6 31. Qxh6+ $16)
29. Qxd3 Qd5 $1 30. Qg3 $6 {After the best move 30.Qg6! the black's defensive
task would not be enviable as the attack against his weakened king would have
become highly unpleasant.} (30. Qxd5 Nxd5 31. Nf5 Bf6 32. Bd4 (32. Nd6 Re7 33.
Rc1 (33. Rxe7 Kxe7 34. Nf5+ Kd7 $15) 33... Bc3 (33... Rd7 34. Rc8+ Ke7 35. Nc4
Nf4 36. Bxf6+ Kxf6 37. Rb8 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Nd5 39. Rb7 $16) 34. Kf1 Re5 $11) 32...
Bxd4 33. Nxd4 Kf7 $11) (30. Qg6 $1 Qxh5 (30... Ne8 31. Nf5 Qf7 32. Qh7 $18) 31.
Qg3 Rc6 (31... Qc5 32. Nf5 Qxf5 33. Qxc7 $18) 32. Bxf6 Rxf6 33. Ng4 $16) 30...
Bd6 (30... Qd2 31. Kf1 Bd6 32. Qf3 $16) 31. Qh3 (31. Qe3 $6 Re7 32. Qc1 Rxe1+
33. Qxe1 Qxh5 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. Qd2 Bh2+ 36. Kf1 Kg7 $17) 31... Qxh5 32. Qxh5 (
32. Bxf6 Qxh3 33. gxh3 gxf6 $17) 32... Nxh5 33. Nf5 Bf4 34. Re4 (34. Nd4 Kf7
35. Kf1 (35. Ne6 Rc2 $15) 35... Nf6 $15) 34... Bd2 35. Nd4 (35. Be5 Nf6 36.
Bd6+ Kf7 37. Re2 Rc2 $15) 35... Kf7 36. Re2 (36. g4 Nf6 37. Re2 Bf4 38. Kg2 Rc4
$15) 36... Bc1 37. Nb5 $6 {White has become a defender, as Leko's "b" pawn is
a dangerous piece with distinct potential of forward mobility.} (37. g3 a6 (
37... Bxb2 38. Rxb2 Rc4 39. Nb5 Rc1+ 40. Kg2 a6 41. Nd6+ Ke6 42. Nb7 $11) 38.
Kf1 Nf6 $15) 37... Nf4 $1 38. Re4 (38. Nxc7 Nxe2+ 39. Kf1 Ng3+ 40. fxg3 Bxb2
$17) 38... Rc2 39. Nd6+ (39. Be5 Nd3 40. Bd4 b3 $1 $19) 39... Kg6 40. Bxc1 (40.
Be5 b3 $19) 40... Rxc1+ 41. Kh2 Nd5 42. Nb5 (42. Rd4 b3 $1 43. Rxd5 b2 44. Rb5
b1=Q 45. Rxb1 Rxb1 $19) 42... b3 $1 {Black's main trumph is finally deciding
the game.} 43. Re6+ Kh7 (43... Kf7 44. Re2 Rc2 45. Re1 b2 $19) 44. Re2 Rc2 45.
Re1 b2 46. Rb1 a6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
Be7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. Bc4 (11. O-O-O c6 12. h4 b5 13. Rh3 a5 14. d5
cxd5 15. Bxb5 Nf6 16. Ng5 Qb6 17. exd5 Rac8 18. Bd7 Bxd5 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Rxd5
exd5 $17 {0-1 Kamsky,G (2695)-Anand,V (2720)/Sanghi Nagar 1994/ (53)}) (11. Rd1
Rc8 (11... Qc8 12. Be2 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Bf6 15. O-O Re8 16. Bb5 Ba6 17.
Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Qf5 Rad8 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 f6 21. Qg3 b5 22. Rfe1 $16 {
1-0 Karpov,A (2725)-Kortschnoj,V (2605)/Monte Carlo 1993/ (39)}) 12. Bc4 Nf6
13. Bd3 c5 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. O-O Qa8 16. Rfe1 Rd8 17. e5 Nd5 18. Bxh7+ Kf8 19.
Be4 g6 20. Qd2 Nxc3 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Bxg6 Ne2+ 23. Kf1 fxg6 $11 {1/2 Akopian,V
(2630)-Ivanchuk,V (2730)/Yerevan/1996/ (30)}) 11... c5 12. Rd1 {Grigoriants is
not consequent, after the active move with the bishop it would be logical to
try 12.d5!} (12. d5 $1 exd5 13. exd5 Nf6 14. O-O-O $13) 12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 (
13. Rxd4 Qc7 14. Bb5 Nc5 15. O-O Rfd8 $15) 13... Qc7 14. Ba2 (14. Be2 Rfd8 15.
O-O $11) 14... Nf6 15. f3 Rfd8 {Motylev has no reason to complain, one of the
problems for white is the vulnerability of the b8-h2 diagonal.} 16. Qe2 (16.
O-O Bc5 17. Rf2 (17. e5 $2 Rxd4 $1 $19) 17... e5 $19) 16... a6 (16... Bc5 17.
b4 Be7 18. Bb2 a5 $15) 17. Rd3 (17. O-O Bxa3 18. Rc1 Be7 19. b4 b5 $15) 17...
Nd7 18. O-O Nc5 19. Rdd1 (19. Re3 $2 Bg5 $17) 19... Na4 $1 {Excellent transfer
of the knight have sent the bishop packing from the perfect location on c3.}
20. Be1 Bc5 21. Bf2 Qe5 22. Qc2 (22. Nb3 Bxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Nxb2 $1 $17) (22. Bb3
Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxd4 24. Bxa4 b5 25. Bb3 Bxb2 $17) 22... b5 (22... Rxd4 23. Rxd4
Bxd4 24. Qxa4 Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Rd8 $15) 23. b3 (23. Ne2 Qxb2 24. Qxb2 Bxf2+ 25.
Kxf2 Nxb2 $17) 23... Nb6 $6 {What a shame! Having played very well black is
losing courage in the critical moment when best play offered massive advantage.
} (23... Rac8 24. bxa4 (24. Qd2 Rxd4 25. Bxd4 Rd8 26. Bxc5 Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Qxc5+
28. Kh1 g6 29. bxa4 bxa4 $17) 24... Rxd4 $1 25. axb5 Bd6 $17) 24. Nc6 $1 Bxf2+
25. Qxf2 Bxc6 26. Qxb6 Rxd1 (26... Rdc8 27. Rd2 Qc3 28. Rfd1 $11) 27. Rxd1 Be8
28. Bb1 $2 {Both players are slipping in the wrong moments, white would have
been much better off with 28.Qd4.} (28. Qd4 Qxd4+ 29. Rxd4 Rc8 30. Rd2 Rc3 $15)
28... Qc3 $1 29. Qd4 (29. Qd6 Qxb3 30. Kf2 $15) 29... Qxb3 30. e5 (30. Qd6 Qe3+
31. Kf1 Rc8 $17) 30... Rc8 31. Qd6 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 g6 (32... b4 33. Bd3 (33. axb4
Rc1 34. g3 Qxf3+ $19) 33... Rc1 34. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 35. Ke2 bxa3 36. Qe7 Qb2+ 37.
Kf1 g6 38. Qxe8+ Kg7 $19) 33. Qxa6 (33. Bd3 Bc6 34. Be2 Bd5 35. Qd7 Qc5 $19)
33... Rc1 34. Qd6 b4 $1 {The situation has significantly deteriorated for
white, he must be happy to be resisting at all.} 35. a4 (35. axb4 Bb5+ $19)
35... Rxd1+ (35... b3 36. Be4 b2 37. Qd8 Kf8 38. h3 h5 $19) 36. Qxd1 Qxe5 37.
Qb3 (37. Qd8 Qa1 38. Qxe8+ Kg7 39. Ke2 Qxb1 $17) 37... Qc5 38. Bd3 Qa5 39. Qb2
(39. Bc2 Bc6 $17) 39... Qxa4 {White could have had resigned with a clear
conciense after losing the second pawn.} 40. Qd4 b3 41. Qf6 Qd7 (41... Bb5 42.
Qd8+ Kg7 43. Kf2 Bxd3 44. Qxd3 e5 $19) 42. Be4 Qd1+ 43. Kf2 Qd2+ 44. Kg3 b2 45.
Kh3 Bc6 46. Bb1 Bb5 47. Qe5 Bf1 $1 48. Qb8+ Kg7 49. Qe5+ Kh6 50. Qg3 g5 51. Be4
f6 52. f4 Qxf4 (52... Qe2 53. Bf3 Qe3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 13th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2003.08.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bagirov, Rufat"]
[Black "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Qe2 d6 11. g3 Be7 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Nd7 14. b4 {A new
plan in a well known position, white bishop on b2 will be a promising piece.}
Qb8 15. Bb2 Rc8 (15... Bf6 $6 16. Rfd1 Rc8 17. f4 a6 18. e5 $16) 16. Nb5 a6 (
16... Bxb5 17. cxb5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. e6 $14) 17.
Nd4 Bb7 18. f4 Qc7 19. Rac1 Re8 20. f5 (20. Qd3 Bf6 21. Rfd1 Rad8 $11) 20... e5
21. Nf3 (21. Nb3 Bg5 22. Rc2 a5 $11) 21... b5 22. Nd2 (22. cxb5 Qb6+ 23. Qf2
axb5 $11) 22... Bg5 23. Rc3 Nf6 24. Nb3 (24. cxb5 Qb6+ 25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Rxf2
axb5 $15) 24... bxc4 25. Na5 (25. Rxc4 Qb6+ 26. Kh1 a5 $1 27. Nxa5 Ba6 $15)
25... h5 26. h4 (26. Rxc4 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 d5 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Bxd5 Nxd5 30. Re1
h4 31. Rc5 $14) 26... Bh6 27. Bf3 $6 (27. Rxc4 Qb6+ 28. Kh1 d5 29. exd5 Bxd5
30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Re4 $14) 27... Bxe4 $5 {[%mdl 1024] Kengis decided to add
spice to the position, since white's play became very artificial.} (27... d5
28. Nxb7 (28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Nxc4 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 e4 31. Qg2 Rad8 $15) 28... Qxb7
29. exd5 e4 30. Bxh5 Nxd5 31. Rxc4 Ne3 $17) 28. Bxe4 d5 29. Bg2 (29. Bc2 Qb6+
30. Kg2 Ng4 31. Ba4 $14) 29... e4 30. Rd1 (30. Nxc4 $6 d4 31. Rcc1 Rad8 $17)
30... e3 31. Nxc4 (31. Rc2 Ng4 32. Rxd5 Qxg3 33. Nxc4 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 Qf4+ 35. Bf3
(35. Ke1 Qg3+ 36. Kf1 (36. Kd1 Nf2+ $19) 36... Qf4+ $11) 35... Nh2+ 36. Kg2
Nxf3 37. Qxf3 e2 38. Rxe2 Qxc4 39. Rde5 Kf8 40. Qxh5 Rxe5 41. Bxe5 Kg8 $14)
31... dxc4 32. Rxc4 (32. Bxa8 Rxa8 33. Qf3 Re8 34. Re1 Ne4 $11) 32... Qxg3 33.
Bxf6 (33. Qf3 $2 e2 $1 $19) 33... gxf6 34. Qf3 Qxf3 (34... Qe5 35. Qxh5 e2 36.
Rg4+ Bg7 37. Re1 Qe3+ 38. Kh2 Rad8 (38... Qf2 39. Qh6 $18) (38... Qd2 39. Bxa8
Qxe1 40. Qh6 $16) 39. Rg3 $16) 35. Bxf3 Rad8 36. Rxd8 (36. Re1 Re5 37. Bxh5
Rxf5 $11) 36... Rxd8 37. Kf1 {After great adventures players have steared the
game into a peaceful equal ending.} (37. Bxh5 Rd3 38. a4 Rd2 39. Rc8+ Bf8 40.
Re8 Rd4 $11) 37... Rd2 38. Be2 (38. Bxh5 Rf2+ 39. Ke1 Rxf5 40. Be2 Rf2 41. a4
f5 $11) 38... Ra2 39. Rc3 Bf4 40. Bxa6 Rf2+ 41. Ke1 (41. Kg1 Bh2+ 42. Kh1 Bf4
43. Kg1 $11) 41... Ra2 42. Be2 Ra1+ 43. Bd1 Ra2 44. Bc2 (44. Bxh5 Bg3+ 45. Kd1
Rd2+ 46. Kc1 Bf4 47. Rc4 e2 48. Bxe2 Bh6 49. Rg4+ Kf8 50. Bd1 Rd4+ 51. Kc2 Rd2+
52. Kb3 Rxd1 $11) 44... Kg7 $6 {Two accuracies in the end will not spoil the
picture, as opponents have resigned themselves to the drawing outcome.} (44...
Ra1+ 45. Ke2 Rh1 46. Bd3 Rxh4 $11) 45. a4 Bd6 46. Ke2 $2 (46. Kd1 Bxb4 47. Rxe3
Ra1+ 48. Ke2 Rh1 49. Re4 $14) 46... Bxb4 47. Rc7 Ba5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 {The Torre Attack is a fairly safe opening which
has been adopted by many strong players from time to time.} c5 4. e3 cxd4 5.
exd4 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 {We have now reached a position from the
Queen's Indian Defense.} O-O 9. Nc3 d5 10. Qe2 (10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. cxd5 exd5 12.
Ne5 Nc6 13. Re1 Nxd4 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qxd4 Kg8 {was roughly level in
Savon-Bronstein, Kharkov 1967.}) 10... h6 11. Be3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. Rad1
Nb4 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Bc1 Qc7 (15... Nbd5 $5 16. Rd3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Rxc4 18. Nxc4
Ba6 $13 {is, according to Yermolinsky, the best line, since after the text
White has time to sink the knight at b5.}) 16. a3 (16. f4 {is also strong.})
16... Nbd5 (16... Nc6 17. Ba2 Rfd8 {might be playable, or it might allow a
demolition at f7.} 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Qxe6+ Kf8 20. Qf7# {, for example.}) 17.
Nb5 Qb8 18. Rd3 a6 19. Rg3 Rxc4 20. Bxh6 Nf4 21. Rxg7+ Kh8 22. Qxc4 axb5 23.
Qxb5 N6h5 24. Rg4 Rg8 25. Bxf4 Rxg4 26. Nxg4 Nxf4 27. f3 Qd6 28. Qe5+ Qxe5 29.
dxe5 Bc5+ {Black has some practical chances here, but his pieces become too
interdependent.} 30. Kh1 Bd4 31. Rd1 Ne2 32. Rd2 Ba6 33. a4 Bc5 34. Rd8+ Kg7
35. Nf6 Nf4 36. Rg8+ Kh6 37. Ng4+ Kh7 38. Nf6+ Kh6 39. Rh8+ (39. g4 Ng6 40. h4
{was suggested by Benjamin.}) 39... Kg7 40. Rb8 Bf1 41. Rg8+ Kh6 {Time control
was reached a move earlier, but the players did not realize it until now.
Black could resign here.} 42. h4 Bf2 43. g4 Bxh4 44. Rh8+ Kg5 45. Ne4+ Kg6 46.
Rxh4 Be2 47. Kh2 Nd3 48. Kg3 Nxe5 49. f4 Nc4 50. b3 Na5 51. Rh8 f5 52. gxf5+
Kxf5 53. Nd6+ Kf6 54. b4 Nc6 55. b5 Nb4 56. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U20"]
[Site "Cheboksary"]
[Date "2006.03.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Safronov, Andrey G"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2314"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bd3 Qb8 14. Bg3 Be5 15.
O-O-O O-O 16. Kb1 a6 17. Rhe1 Rc8 18. Qe2 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nxb5 Bc6 {
[%mdl 4] Black is applying the well know method of creating serious
counterplay against the castling location of the white knight.} (20... Bxg3 21.
hxg3 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 23. Qxe4 Qxb5 24. Qd3 Qb7 25. Qxd7 Qxg2 26. Qd4 Rcb8
27. Qe3 Rb5 28. Re2 $11 {1/2 Bologan,V (2679)-Zhang Zhong (2639)/Wijk aan Zee
2004/ (33)}) 21. Rc1 Ra5 22. Nd4 $6 (22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. f4 (23. Nc3 Rb8 24. Ka1
Qxh2 25. g3 Qh3 $13) 23... Qxf4 24. e5 Rb8 25. g3 Qg5 26. Nd6 Nd5 27. Nc4 $11)
22... Bxg3 23. Nxc6 $2 {Safronov under pressure fails to solve his problems,
black will now have great attack at no cost at all.} (23. hxg3 Rxa3 24. e5 Nd5
25. Bb5 Ra8 26. Nxc6 Qb6 $1 $15) 23... dxc6 24. hxg3 Rxa3 25. Bb5 (25. Red1 Qb6
26. Bb5 Ra5 27. Bc4 Rca8 $17) 25... Ra5 26. Bc4 (26. Bxc6 Qa7 27. Rc4 Ra1+ 28.
Kc2 Rxe1 29. Qxe1 Rxc6 30. Rxc6 Qa4+ $19) (26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Bxc6 Qa7 28. e5
Ra1+ 29. Kc2 Qc5+ 30. Kd3 (30. Kb3 Qb6+ $1 31. Kc2 Rxe1 32. Qxe1 Qxc6+ $19)
30... Rxe1 31. Qxe1 Ng4 32. Bf3 Nxe5+ $19) 26... Qb4 27. Rc3 (27. e5 Nd7 28. f4
Rca8 29. Red1 Nc5 $19) 27... Rca8 28. Kc2 {The king is barely scrapping by on
c2 since his residence on b1 has got under fire of the heavy artillery.} Rc5
29. Qd3 (29. Kb1 Ra4 30. Rec1 Qa5 31. Kc2 Re5 32. f3 Nd5 33. Bxd5 cxd5 $17)
29... Rb8 30. Rb1 (30. b3 Ra5 31. Rb1 Ra2+ 32. Rb2 Qa3 $19) 30... Ng4 31. f4 (
31. b3 Ra8 32. Rb2 Ne5 33. Qd4 Ra7 34. f4 Rd7 $19) 31... Rxc4 $1 {The
simplifying combination will break white´s defensive neck.} 32. Rxc4 Ne3+ 33.
Qxe3 Qxc4+ 34. Kd2 (34. Qc3 Qxe4+ 35. Qd3 Qxg2+ $19) 34... Rb3 35. Qe2 Qd4+ 36.
Kc1 Re3 (36... Re3 37. Qf1 Qxe4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.08"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qa2 Rd8 13. Rd1 Bf6 {New idea,
that is rather provocative, since black is ready to invest two moves to force
e4-e5.} (13... Ba6 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Qe2 (15. Bf4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qb7 17. Qe2
Rac8 18. Rd3 Nc7 19. Ne5 f6 20. Ng4 Kh8 21. Re1 {1-0 Gershon,A-Hoeksema,H/
Dieren 1999/ (28)}) 15... Qb7 (15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Qb7 17. Bb2 Bf6 18. h4 Nc7
19. h5 h6 20. Nh2 Ne8 21. Rd3 Rac8 22. Ng4 Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Leko,P/
Cannes 2002/ (50)}) 16. h4 (16. Bf4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rac8 18. Rd3 Nc7 19. Ne5 Ne8
20. Qh5 Bd6 21. Rg3 f6 22. Rh3 g5 {0-1 Gershon,A-Gurevich,M/Antwerp 1999/ (33)}
) 16... Nc7 17. h5 h6 18. Ne5 Ne8 19. Bb2 Nf6 20. Re1 b5 21. Rad1 cxd4 22. cxd4
b4 23. a4 Rac8 24. Rd3 Rc7 25. d5 exd5 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. Nxf7 Rxd3 28. Nxh6+
Kf8 29. Qxd3 Qd5 {0-1 Radjabov,T-Leko,P/Linares 2003/ (46)}) 14. Bf4 cxd4 15.
e5 (15. cxd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Rxd4 17. Qb2 Qd8 $13) 15... Be7 (15... Bxf3 16. gxf3
Be7 17. cxd4 Nc6 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Be4 Rac8 20. d5 $14) 16. cxd4 Bd5 17. Qe2 Nc6
18. Ng5 (18. Be4 Qd7 $11) 18... g6 (18... h6 $6 19. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 (
20... Kf8 21. Bg6 Bb3 22. Bxh6 $18) 21. Bxh6 $40) 19. Qe3 Qd7 20. Qh3 h5 21.
Be2 (21. Qg3 Rf8 22. Be2 Kh8 23. Rac1 $14) 21... Kg7 22. g4 $1 {Krasenkow
correctly feels, that his chances are only on the kingside.} f6 (22... h4 23.
Qxh4 Rh8 24. Qg3 $16) 23. exf6+ Bxf6 24. gxh5 Nxd4 (24... Qe7 25. h6+ Kh8 26.
Qe3 $16) (24... Rh8 25. Rac1 Rad8 26. Qg3 $16) 25. Bg4 gxh5 $2 (25... Qe8 $1
26. Rac1 Rac8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Nh7 $5 Ba8 29. Nxf6 Qc6 30. Bh6+ Kxf6 (30...
Kxh6 31. hxg6+ Kxg6 32. Qh7+ Kxf6 33. Qh6+ Kf7 34. Bh5+ Ke7 35. Qg7+ Kd6 36.
Rxd4+ $18) 31. f3 g5 32. Rxd4 Qc1+ 33. Qf1 Qe3+ 34. Qf2 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Rc2 36.
Rd7 Rxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Qc5+ 38. Kg2 Bxf3+ 39. Bxf3 g4 40. Bg7+ Kg5 41. Be4 Qe3 $11)
26. Bxh5 Rh8 (26... e5 27. Bg4 Qe7 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qg6 $1 Bg8 (29... exf4 30.
Nh7+ Qxh7 31. Qxh7 $18) (29... Bxg5 30. Bxg5 Qf7 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7 32. Bxd8 Rxd8
33. h3 $16) 30. Bd2 Nb3 31. Bb4 Nc5 32. Ne4 $16) 27. Qg4 Kf8 (27... Rhg8 28.
Rac1 Rac8 29. h4 Qb7 (29... Kh8 30. Bg6 $16) 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Rc1 $16) 28. Bd2
$2 {Wrong idea, since the strength of 28.Rac1! was quite overwhelming. Black
would not have been able to defend against all dangers.} (28. Rac1 $1 Rg8 (
28... Bb3 29. Rd3 Qd5 30. Rc7 e5 31. Bf7 $18) (28... Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30.
Bd6+ Be7 31. Qxd4 $18) (28... Bxg5 29. Rxd4 Rxh5 30. Qxh5 $18) 29. Rxd4 Bxd4
30. Rc7 Qxc7 31. Bxc7 Ke7 32. Qxd4 Rxg5+ 33. Kf1 $18) 28... Bxg5 (28... Nc6 29.
Rac1 Ne5 30. Nxe6+ (30. Bb4+ $2 Kg8 31. Qg3 Qg7 $19) 30... Qxe6 31. Bb4+ Be7
32. Qf4+ Kg7 33. Rc7 Rhg8 34. Rxe7+ Kh8+ 35. Qg3 (35. Kf1 Bc4+ 36. Be2 Qh3+ 37.
Ke1 Rg1+ 38. Kd2 Rd8+ 39. Kc1 Rgxd1+ 40. Bxd1 Nd3+ $19) 35... Qf6 36. Rxd5 Raf8
37. Bg4 Rxg4 38. Qxg4 Nxg4 39. Bc3 Qxc3 40. Rh5+ Kg8 41. Rg5+ $11) 29. Bb4+ (
29. Bxg5 Nf5 (29... Qg7 $2 30. Rxd4 Rxh5 31. Qxh5 Qxd4 32. Rc1 $18) (29... Nf3+
30. Qxf3+ Bxf3 31. Rxd7 Rxh5 32. h4 Kg8 $14) 30. Rac1 Qh7 31. Rxd5 Qxh5 $11)
29... Kg8 30. Qxg5+ Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Bg4 (32. Rxd4 Rxh5 $11) 32... e5 $6
(32... Nf3+ 33. Bxf3 Bxf3 34. Bc3+ Kh6 35. Bxh8 Rg8+ 36. Kf1 Bxd1 37. Rxd1 Rxh8
38. Rd7 Kg5 $11) 33. Bc3 $2 {Another false move with the bishop, in time
trouble white has lost control of the tactics.} (33. Bd6 $1 Rae8 (33... Kf6 $2
34. f4 $1 $16) 34. f4 (34. Bxe5+ Rxe5 35. Rxd4 Rg5 36. Rad1 Rh3 37. Kf1 Rxh2
38. Rxd5 Rxg4 39. Rd7+ Kf6 40. Rxa7 $14)) 33... Rh4 $1 34. h3 (34. Rxd4 exd4
35. Bxd4+ Kf7 36. h3 Rg8 37. Kf1 Bc4+ 38. Ke1 Be6 $17) 34... Nf3+ $2 {Both
players were short of time so black opts for the cheap way out of
complications.} (34... Rxg4+ 35. hxg4 Ne2+ 36. Kf1 (36. Kh2 Rh8#) 36... Nxc3
37. Rdc1 Rh8 38. Ke1 Rh3 $19) 35. Kg2 Nd4+ (35... Rxg4+ 36. hxg4 Nd4+ 37. Kf1
Bc4+ 38. Kg2 Bd5+ $11) 36. Kf1 Bc4+ 37. Kg2 Bd5+ 38. Kf1 Bc4+ 39. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 e6 7. a3 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bb5+ Bc6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Bf4 Re8
15. Re3 g6 16. Qe2 Bb7 17. Re1 (17. Rxe6 $6 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kg7 19. Bb5 Nf6 $17)
17... Bxa3 18. Ng5 Nf8 19. h4 (19. Rh3 Bd6 20. Nxh7 Bxf4 $5 (20... Nxh7 21.
Rxh7 Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Re5 $18)) 19... Bd6 20.
Bxd6 Qxd6 21. h5 Qf4 22. Re5 Rac8 (22... f6 $2 23. g3 $18) 23. g3 Qf6 24. Be4
Bxe4 25. Nxe4 Qe7 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. d5 f6 28. Rxe6 Nxe6 29. d6 Qf8 $1 (29...
Qd8 30. d7 Re7 31. dxc8=Q Qxc8 32. Nxf6+ Kg7 33. Nd5 Re8 34. Qe5+ Kf7 35. Qf6+
Kg8 36. Qxg6+ $18) 30. d7 Rcd8 31. dxe8=Q Rxe8 32. Qa2 (32. Qg4 $5) 32... Kh8
33. Rd1 (33. Kg2 Kg7 $1) (33. Qxa7 Nc5 $1) 33... Re7 34. c4 Kg7 35. Qb2 Nc5 36.
Nc3 Qe8 37. Rd6 $2 (37. Nd5 Re1+ 38. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 39. Kh2 Ne4 $17) 37... Re1+ 38.
Kg2 Qh8 $1 0-1

[Event "Selfoss Milk Masters 1st"]
[Site "Selfoss"]
[Date "2002.10.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2002.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bd3 Be5 14. Bg3 Qb8 15.
O-O Bxg3 16. hxg3 h5 {Hracek wants to open up the h file, but white can build
up in the center.} 17. Rad1 h4 18. gxh4 (18. Qe2 hxg3 19. e5 Rh2 $15) 18...
Rxh4 19. g3 Rg4 (19... Rh6 20. Kg2 Qe5 21. Rh1 $11) 20. Kg2 Ke7 21. Rfe1 (21.
Rh1 Qe5 22. Rde1 Rc8 $13) 21... Qc7 22. Re3 Rh8 23. Be2 (23. Rh1 Rxh1 24. Kxh1
a6 $11) 23... Rg6 24. Bf3 (24. Rh1 Rxh1 25. Kxh1 Rh6+ 26. Kg2 a6 27. Qd3 d6 $15
) 24... Rgh6 25. Qd3 g5 (25... a6 26. e5 Ng4 27. Qd6+ Kd8 28. Qxc7+ Kxc7 29.
Bxb7 Nxe3+ 30. fxe3 Kxb7 31. Rxd7+ Kc6 32. Rxf7 $11) 26. Nb5 Qc5 $6 {Black is
truly playing with fire and should have been punished for this reckless
decision.} (26... Qe5 27. Kg1 $13) 27. Kf1 (27. e5 $1 Bxf3+ (27... Ng4 28. Bxb7
Nxe3+ 29. fxe3 $16) 28. Kxf3 Qc6+ 29. Ke2 Ng4 30. Nxa7 Qb7 31. Qd6+ Ke8 32. Nb5
$16) 27... g4 28. Bg2 Rh2 29. Qd6+ (29. b4 Qe5 30. Qd6+ Qxd6 31. Nxd6 $11)
29... Qxd6 30. Nxd6 Bc6 31. b4 Ne8 (31... e5 32. b5 Ba8 33. Nf5+ Kd8 34. Nh4
$14) 32. Nc8+ Kd8 33. Nxa7 Bb7 34. Nb5 f5 35. Rd2 (35. Nc3 Nf6 36. Rd6 Bc6 37.
b5 Ne8 38. Rd1 Bb7 39. Na4 $16) 35... e5 36. Red3 (36. Nc3 Nf6 37. Red3 (37.
Rd6 f4 38. gxf4 exf4 39. Rxb6 Bc6 40. Rb8+ Kc7 41. Rxh8 Rxh8 42. Rd3 f3 43.
Bxf3 gxf3 44. Rxf3 Nxe4 $11) 37... fxe4 38. Re3 Ke7 39. Bxe4 Nxe4 40. Nxe4 $14)
36... R8h7 37. Kg1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Olafsson gives up the full tempo, pawn and
an advantage to his opponent. Not a bad score for one modest king move!} (37.
Nc3 f4 (37... Nf6 38. Rd6 Nxe4 39. Nxe4 Rxg2 40. Nf6 Rh1+ 41. Ke2 Bf3+ 42. Kd3
Ra1 43. Rxd7+ Kc8 44. Kc3 $18) 38. gxf4 exf4 39. f3 g3 40. Ne2 R2h4 41. e5 Nc7
42. Rd6 $16) 37... Rxg2+ $1 38. Kxg2 Bxe4+ 39. Kf1 (39. f3 gxf3+ 40. Rxf3 Nf6
41. Nd6 Ng4 42. Nxe4 fxe4 43. Rf8+ Ke7 44. Rg8 Rh2+ 45. Kg1 Rxd2 46. Rxg4 Rd4
$15) 39... Bf3 40. Rxf3 $8 gxf3 41. Kg1 Nf6 42. Nd6 f4 $1 {Black has now every
reason to believe, that he can win the game.} 43. gxf4 (43. c5 fxg3 44. fxg3
bxc5 45. bxc5 e4 46. Rb2 Kc7 $19) 43... Rg7+ 44. Kh1 (44. Kf1 e4 45. Rd4 Rh7
46. Ke1 e3 47. fxe3 Ng4 48. Ne4 Rh2 $17) 44... Rh7+ 45. Kg1 Rg7+ 46. Kh1 e4 47.
Nf5 (47. Rd4 e3 48. fxe3 f2 49. Rd1 Ng4 50. Rf1 Rh7+ 51. Kg2 Nxe3+ 52. Kxf2
Nxf1 53. Kxf1 Rh4 $15) 47... Rh7+ 48. Kg1 Nh5 $1 49. Rd1 (49. Ng3 Nxg3 50. fxg3
e3 51. Rc2 Rh1+ $1 52. Kxh1 e2 $19) 49... Nxf4 50. Ng3 (50. Nd4 Rg7+ 51. Kf1
Rg2 52. Ke1 e3 53. fxe3 Rg1+ 54. Kf2 (54. Kd2 Rxd1+ 55. Kxd1 f2 $19) 54... Rxd1
$19) 50... Rg7 51. Kh2 (51. Kf1 e3 52. fxe3 Nh3) 51... e3 $1 {White king has
not managed to escape the mating problems around the h1 corner.} 52. fxe3 Rh7+
53. Kg1 Nh3+ 54. Kf1 (54. Kh2 Nf2+ $19) 54... Rg7 55. Ne2 Rg2 (55... Rg2 56.
Rd2 (56. Re1 Rf2#) 56... fxe2+ 57. Rxe2 Rg1#) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.19"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CSR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 (11... Qc8 12. Qa2 Nd7 13. Qe2 Qc7
14. a4 Rfe8 15. Rd1 h6 16. Bc2 Rac8 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Bf6 19. Qd3 Nf8 20.
Qc4 {1-0 Kazhgaleyev,M-Gomez Esteban,J/Istanbul 2000/ (61)}) 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. a4
Rac8 (13... Rfe8 14. Be3 Rac8 15. Nd2 g6 16. f3 Bd6 17. e5 Be7 18. Ne4 f5 19.
exf6 Nxf6 20. Bb5 Bc6 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Bf2 cxd4 23. cxd4 Qd7 {1/2-1/2 Rivas
Pastor,M-Frias Pablaza,V/Bayamo 1983/ (43)}) 14. Bb2 {White would be happy to
open up the center with chances for a kingside attack, but so far the psoition
is in balance.} e5 (14... Rfe8 15. Rfd1 Nf6 $11) 15. Bb5 (15. Rfd1 c4 16. Bc2
Rfd8 17. d5 Nc5 18. Nd2 (18. Qxc4 Ba6 19. Qa2 Be2 20. Rd2 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Qd6 $15
) 18... Ba6 $11) 15... exd4 (15... Nf6 16. d5 a6 17. Bc4 $14) 16. cxd4 cxd4 (
16... Bf6 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. e5 $14) 17. Nxd4 Bc5 $6 {Tiviakov has chosen a
very risky path and it called for a maximum caution. It was better to try for
elimination of the pressure along a1-h8 diagonal with 17...Bf6!?} (17... Bf6 $5
18. Nf5 (18. f4 Nc5 19. e5 Be7 20. Nf5 $14) 18... Bxe4 19. Rac1 Nc5 20. Bxf6
Bxf5 21. Be7 Rfe8 22. Bxe8 Rxe8 23. Rfe1 Qd7 $11) 18. Nf5 Ne5 (18... f6 $2 19.
Nxg7 Kxg7 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Bxd7 Rcd8 22. Bf5 $16) 19. Kh1 f6 (19... g6 20. Nh6+
(20. f4 gxf5 21. Bxe5 Qe7 22. exf5 f6 $14) 20... Kg7 21. f4 Kxh6 22. fxe5 Qe7
23. Rf6 $40) 20. f4 Ng6 21. e5 $1 Kh8 (21... fxe5 22. fxe5 Ne7 (22... Bd5 23.
Bc4 Rcd8 24. Qd3 Qc6 25. Rad1 Bxc4 26. Qxc4+ Kh8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. e6 $18) 23.
Bc4+ Kh8 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. exd6 Qxd6 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Ba3 Qf6 28. Re1 $18) 22.
Rad1 Bc6 (22... fxe5 23. fxe5 (23. Rd7 Rxf5 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Qd1 $14) 23...
Rcd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. e6 $18) 23. Bxc6 (23. exf6 gxf6 24. Qe6 $1 Qf7 25. Qxf7
Rxf7 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27. g4 $18) 23... Qxc6 24. Nxg7 $5 {[%mdl 512] White's
position was os good, that it was not necessary to use such strong meassures.
Positional play with 24.Qb5!? would have been very unpleasant for the defender.
} (24. Qb5 $5 Qb7 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Rd7 Rc7 27. Rd8 Qc6 28. Qd3 (28. Qxc6 Rxc6
29. Rd7 Re6 30. g4 Re2 31. Bc3 Rc2 32. Ba1 Ra2 $14) 28... Rcf7 29. Qc4 $16)
24... Kxg7 25. exf6+ Rxf6 (25... Kg8 26. f5 Qe8 27. Qg4 $18) 26. Qg4 Kf7 (26...
h5 27. Bxf6+ Kxf6 28. Qg5+ Kf7 29. f5 $18) (26... Rcf8 27. f5 Kg8 28. Bxf6 Qxf6
29. Qc4+ $18) 27. Bxf6 Kxf6 28. Rd7 Ne7 (28... h6 29. Rh7 Bf8 30. f5 Ne7 31.
Qh4+ Ke5 32. Re1+ $18) 29. Re1 (29. Qh4+ Kf7 (29... Ke6 30. Rxe7+ Bxe7 31. Re1+
$18) 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Rxa7 $18) 29... Kf7 (29... Re8 30. Rxa7 Kf7 31. f5 $16)
30. Qh3 Kg8 (30... h6 31. Rxa7 $16) 31. Qb3+ (31. Rdxe7 $2 Bxe7 32. Rxe7 Qc1+
$19) 31... Kf8 32. Rxa7 Rd8 (32... Qf6 33. Qh3 Re8 34. Rb7 (34. Qxh7 b5 35. Rd7
bxa4 $14) 34... h6 (34... Qxf4 35. Qxh7 $16) 35. Qd3 $14) 33. Qc3 Qg6 $2 {
Black is missing the chances to ease his suffering with timely exchange of the
rook.} (33... Rd7 $1 34. Rxd7 Qxd7 35. Qf6+ Kg8 $14) 34. f5 $1 Qg5 (34... Nxf5
35. Qh8+ Qg8 36. Qf6+ $18) 35. Qh8+ Qg8 (35... Ng8 36. Qxh7 $18) 36. Qe5 Qg5
37. Qh8+ Qg8 38. Qf6+ Qf7 39. Qh6+ (39. Qe5 Kg8 40. h3 $18) 39... Qg7 40. Qh4
Qd4 (40... Bd4 41. Rexe7 Bf6 42. Rf7+ Qxf7 43. Rxf7+ Kxf7 44. Qxh7+ Kf8 45. g4
$18) 41. Qxh7 Qf6 42. Rf1 {We both had arounds 2 minutes (and 30-second
increments) left here but then came a blackout in a literal sense, the
lighting in the playing hall collapsed. The Netherlands were leading 1.5 -0.5
at the moment but their players had to defend two inferior positions. After a
couple of minutes of waiting in the dark hall the captains agreed to a result
2-2. Grandmaster Tiviakov consequently had to resign, even though his position
might have been slightly better than GM Nijboer's. (Navara)} 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. e4 cxd4 {The merit of this move is clear, as
black avoids playing against the mighty pawn center. On the other hand white's
attacking chances in the ensuing position are quite substantial.} (11... Nxc3
12. bxc3 Nc6 (12... Qc7 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. e5 Bd5 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nh3 cxd4 17. cxd4
Rfc8 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Bd2 f5 20. Qh5 Qb7 21. Nf4 {1-0 Cebalo,M (2485)
-Summermatter,D (2385)/Luzern 1989 (68)}) (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Bb2 Bf6
15. e5 Be7 16. Qe2 Na5 17. Nd2 Rc8 18. Rad1 Qd5 19. f4 g6 20. Be4 Qd7 21. Bxb7
Qxb7 22. Ne4 Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Wang Yuemin-Sun Qinan (2250)/China 1987/ (54)}) 13.
Be3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bf6 15. Bc2 Rc8 16. Rc1 e5 17. d5 Na5 18. Bd3 Qd6 19. Qa4 Be7
20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Balashov,Y (2540)-Romanishin,O (2485)/Vilnius
1975 (53)}) 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Re1 Re8 (14... Nc5 15. Nxd4 Ne6 16.
Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qh5 Rf5 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Be3 {1-0 Ayupov,D (2347)-Borsuk,K/St
Petersburg 2002 (31)}) 15. b4 (15. Bf5 Nf8 16. Nxd4 $16) 15... a5 16. Nxd4 Bf8
(16... axb4 17. e6 fxe6 (17... Nf6 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Bb5 Rh8 20. Ne6 Qc8 21.
Ng5+ Kf8 22. Bd2 bxa3 23. Rxe7 Kxe7 24. Bb4+ Kd8 25. Nf7+ Kc7 26. Bd6#) 18.
Nxe6 Qc8 19. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh5 Nf6 22. Bb2 $18) 17. e6 $1 {
Excellent and logical idea of benefiting from the central knight. Very
qyuickly white pieces will occupy threatening locations.} fxe6 (17... Nf6 18.
bxa5 Rxa5 19. Bd2 Rxa3 20. Bb5 Rxe6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Rxa3 Bxa3 23. Rxe6 $16)
18. Nxe6 Qf6 (18... Rxe6 19. Rxe6 axb4 20. Qh5 h6 (20... g6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22.
Rxg6+ Bg7 23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Bh6+ $18) 21. Qg6 Nf6 22. a4 $18) 19. Bg5 Qf7 20.
Qg4 Bd6 (20... h5 21. Qf5 (21. Qh3 axb4 22. Bd2 Bc5) 21... Qxf5 22. Bxf5 axb4
23. Nc7 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rc8 25. Nb5 bxa3 26. Bxd7 Ra8 27. Ra1 $16) (20... Nf6
21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Ng5 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qf5 (25... Qh6
26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Qxb7) 26. g4 Qc2 27. Qf7+ Kh8 28. Qxb7 $18) 21. Qh4 h6 (21...
Nf6 22. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Bxf6 $18) 22. Nxg7 $5 {[%mdl 512] Jobava
is a temperamental player and he choses a spectacular attacking blow.
Objectively better might have been a simply win of exchange with the original
jump 22.Nd8!} (22. Nd8 $1 Rexd8 23. Bxd8 Ne5 24. Rad1 $16) 22... Qxg7 (22...
Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 hxg5 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Ne6+ $18) (22... hxg5 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24.
Qh8+ Qg8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Qxg8+ Kxg8 27. Nxe8 $18) 23. Bxh6 Qf7 (23... Qf6
24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qxd7 (25. Qh3 Kg8 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Bg5 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Qg7 29.
Bf5+ Kg8 30. Be6+ Kf8 31. Qf5+ $18) 25... Rxe1+ (25... Bxh2+ 26. Kf1 Rxe1+ 27.
Rxe1 Qxh6 28. Qxb7 Rf8 29. Qxd5 Bg3 30. Qd4+ Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Re7+ Kf6
33. Re3 $18) 26. Rxe1 Qxh6 27. g3 $18) 24. Qg4+ (24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qg5+ Kh8
26. Bg6 Qf6 27. Qh5 Kg8 (27... Qxa1+ 28. Bc1+ Kg7 29. Qh7+ Kf6 30. Qf7+ Ke5 31.
Qxe8+ Kf6 (31... Kd4 32. Qe3+ Kc4 33. Qd3#) 32. Qf7+ Ke5 33. Qf5+ Kd4 34. Qg4+
Ke5 35. Qg5+ Ke6 36. Bf5+ Kf7 37. Qg6+ $18) 28. Bh7+ Kxh7 29. Bg5+ Kg7 30.
Bxf6+ Nxf6 31. Qg5+ Kf7 32. bxa5 bxa5 33. h4 $14) 24... Kh8 25. Qh4 Kg8 (25...
Be5 $5 26. Rab1 $1 (26. Rac1 Bf6 27. Bg5+ Kg8 28. Bxf6 Nxf6 29. Qg5+ Kf8 30.
Qh6+ Kg8 $11) 26... Bf6 (26... axb4 27. Bd2+ Kg8 28. Rxb4 $16) 27. Bg5+ Kg8 28.
bxa5 Rxe1+ (28... Qg7 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Bxf6 Nxf6 31. axb6 d4 32. g3 $16) 29.
Rxe1 bxa5 30. Bxf6 Nxf6 31. Re3) (25... Re5 26. Rxe5 Bxe5 27. Re1 Re8 28. Re3
Re6 29. Rh3 Kg8 30. Qg5+ $18) 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27. Bg6 $1 {It was not easy to
guess how best to proceed with an attack, since there is no direct decision.}
Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Qg8 (28... Qf6 29. Qh5 Kg8 30. Bh7+ Kxh7 31. Bg5+ Kg7 32. Bxf6+
Nxf6 33. Qg5+ Kf7 34. bxa5 bxa5 35. Qf5 Bc8 36. Qd3 $16) 29. Re3 (29. Qh5 Nf6
30. Qf5 Rf8 31. Qh3 Bc8 32. Qh4 $18) 29... Bf4 30. Qh4 $1 {The last exact move,
black king is so pressed down that any danger to him tends to be terminal.} (
30. Qxf4 Qxg6 31. Bg7+ Qxg7 32. Rh3+ Kg8 33. Rg3 Re8 $14) 30... Qxg6 (30...
Bxe3 31. Bg5+ (31. Bf8+ Qh7 32. Qxh7#) 31... Kg7 32. Qh6#) 31. Bxf4+ Qh7 (31...
Kg8 32. Rg3 $18) 32. Qxh7+ Kxh7 33. Re7+ Kg6 34. Rxd7 axb4 (34... Bc8 35. Rd6+
Kf5 36. g3 $18) 35. Rxb7 bxa3 36. g4 (36. g4 a2 37. Rxb6+ Kh7 38. Be5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. e3 d5 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 c5
9. Bd3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Re1 Re8 13. Rc1 Bb7 (13... dxc4 14.
bxc4 Bb7 $13) 14. Nf1 Bf8 15. Ng3 g6 (15... dxc4 16. bxc4 Na5 17. Ne5 $14) 16.
c5 $1 {White's best bet is to try for some queenside pawn majority.} a5 17. Bb5
Bh6 18. Rb1 Nd7 (18... bxc5 19. dxc5 Bg7 20. b4 Qc7 21. Ba4 $16) 19. Bc1 Bg7 (
19... Bxc1 20. Rxc1 bxc5 21. dxc5 Qe7 22. Nd4 e5 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. f4 Qf6 25.
fxe5 Nxe5 26. Qd2 $14) 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Na7 22. Ba4 $1 (22. Bd3 e5 23. Ra1
Ra8 $11) 22... h6 (22... b5 23. Bb3 Nc6 24. Bg5 Qc7 25. Qd2 $14) 23. Qd3 (23.
cxb6 $6 Nc6 $11) 23... bxc5 (23... Qc7 $2 24. cxb6 $18) 24. bxc5 Bc6 25. Bc2
Rb8 {Adams have managed to hold his own, but the knight on a7 remains an ugly
located piece.} (25... Qf6 26. Ne2 e5 27. dxe5 Nxe5 28. Nxe5 Qxe5 29. Bb2 $14)
26. Bf4 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Qa5 28. h4 (28. Qe3 $5 g5 29. Be5 $14) 28... Bb5 (28...
e5 29. Bd2 Qd8 30. dxe5 Nxe5 31. Nxe5 Rxe5 32. h5 Re6 33. Ne2 $16) 29. Qe3 Nf6
$2 {[%mdl 8192] Serious tactical mistake with great consequences, white's fine
retreat with a queen surpisingly multiplies dangerous threats.} (29... h5 30.
Ne2 Nc6 31. Nc3 Bc4 32. Ba4 $14) 30. Qc1 $1 (30. Bxh6 Ng4 31. Qd2 Qxd2 32. Bxd2
e5 33. dxe5 Nxe5 34. Nd4 $16) 30... Qc3 (30... h5 31. Ra1 Qd8 32. Rxa7 $18) (
30... Nc6 31. Bxh6 Rb8 32. h5 $40) 31. Rb3 Qc4 (31... Qa5 32. Ra3 $18) 32. Qb2
Ba4 (32... Bd7 33. Bd3 Qa4 34. Ra3 Qd1+ 35. Bf1 Ba4 36. Ra1 Qc2 37. Qxc2 Bxc2
38. Rxa7 $18) 33. Nd2 (33. Ne5 Qa6 34. Ra3 $18) 33... Bxb3 (33... Qa6 34. Ra3
Qb5 35. Qxb5 Nxb5 36. Rxa4 Nxd4 37. Rxd4 e5 38. Ba4 Re7 39. Bxe5 Rxe5 40. Kf1
$18) 34. Nxc4 dxc4 (34... Bxc4 35. Ba4 Rf8 36. Bd6 $18) 35. Bxb3 cxb3 36. Qxb3
{Black has lost a queen and a pawn and his poor knight still sits on a7, white
is winning.} Nd5 37. Qa4 Rd8 38. Bxh6 Bxh6 39. Qxa7 Bg7 40. c6 Rc8 41. Ne4 1-0

[Event "NED-ch49"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1994.06.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1994.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
Qa4+ Nbd7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. g3 c5 (10... a6 {Van Wely,L-Van der Wiel,J/Wijk/
1993/}) 11. Bh3 a6 12. dxc5 b5 $2 13. Qb4 $1 (13. Qf4 Nxc5 14. Nd4 Ne4 $13 {
Stohl}) 13... d4 14. Rd1 O-O (14... Ne5 15. O-O Nxf3+ 16. exf3 Bxf3 17. Rfe1+
Kf8 18. Rd3 $16) 15. O-O dxc3 (15... Ne5 16. Nxd4 $16) 16. Rxd7 Qc8 (16... Qb8
17. bxc3 Bxf3 18. exf3 a5 19. Qb3 $16) 17. bxc3 a5 (17... Bxf3 18. exf3 Qc6 19.
Rd6 Qc7 20. Rfd1 $16 (20. Rxf6 $6 gxf6 21. Bf5 Rfd8 22. Qh4 Qe5 $14)) 18. Qb3
Bxf3 19. Rxf7 $1 a4 20. Qa2 Rxf7 (20... Qxh3 21. Rxf6+ Kh8 22. Rxf3 $18) 21.
Bxc8 Rxc8 22. exf3 Rxc5 23. Rd1 Rxc3 24. Qe6 Kf8 25. Qd6+ Re7 (25... Kg8 26.
Qb8+ Rf8 27. Qxb5 Rxa3 $2 28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. Qc5 $18) 26. Qb8+ Kf7 27. Qxb5 Rxa3
28. Qh5+ g6 29. Qxh7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kiseljak"]
[BlackTeam "Sollentuna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 {Wells} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Bf4 O-O
8. Rd1 d5 9. e3 Qc8 {This move in such an early stage makes a strange
impression.} (9... Nbd7 $5 10. cxd5 (10. Nb5 c5 11. Nd6 Bxd6 12. Bxd6 Re8 13.
dxc5 (13. cxd5 exd5 14. Be2 Ne4 $11) 13... Nxc5 14. Bxc5 bxc5 15. cxd5 exd5 16.
Be2 d4 $15) 10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bd3 Bd6 $11) 10. cxd5 (10. Nb5 Na6 11.
Bd3 Rd8 $13) 10... exd5 (10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 cxd6 14.
e4 $14) 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Nbd7 $6 (12... c4 13. Bb1 a6 $1 14. Rc1 b5 15. Qc2
Re8 $11) 13. Bf5 $1 g6 14. Bh3 Bc6 15. Qc2 Qb7 (15... c4 16. Ne5 $16) 16. Bg5
Rfe8 (16... Bd6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxf6 Nd7 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. e4 c4 21. e5 Be7
22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. f4 $14) 17. Rfe1 Rad8 (17... Bd6 18. Rc1 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4
20. Nd2 $14) 18. b4 $5 {Maybe not the very best move, but certainly a very
challenging continuation for the defender.} cxb4 (18... a6 19. bxc5 bxc5 20.
Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Nd4 $16) 19. axb4 Bxb4 (19... a6 20.
Rc1 Bxb4 $140 $6 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 $16) 20. Ne5 {'!' Wells. Wells:
'This is the point - to remove the important c6 bishop, not a great piece in
itself, but a key defender of black's absolutely pivotal hold in the centre -
his d5 pawn.'} (20. Bxd7 $2 Bxd7 {'!' Wells.} 21. Bxf6 Rc8 $17 22. Rd3 Bb5 {
white cannot save the extra material due to} 23. Qb3 Bxd3 24. Qxb4 Qc6 $1 {
[%csl Rc3,Rf6]}) 20... Be7 $6 (20... Nxe5 21. Bxf6 Nc4 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Ra1
$14) (20... Ra8 $5 21. Rb1 (21. Qb3 a5 22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Rc1 Qc4 24. Qb2 Bxc3
25. Rxc3 Qxd4 26. Rec1 Qe5 $15) 21... a5 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Rec1 Bd7 24. Nxd7
Nxd7 25. Na2 $11) 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. Qb3 Qb7 (22... a5 23. Rb1 Qc4 24. Qb2 Ra8
25. Rec1 $14) (22... Qc4 23. Qb2 Bb4 24. Rc1 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Qxd4 26. f4 $1 (26.
exd4 $4 Rxe1#) 26... Qe4 27. Ra3 d4 28. Bxd7 $16) 23. g3 $1 {[%mdl 32] It
becomes clear, that Azmaiparashvili has managed a perfect trade. For the b
pawn he is getting black's critical central d5 one.} Nf8 {'?' Wells. Wells:
'Black is strangely stuck for constructive moves, but it is a fairly common
idea in the Queen's Gambit that white should often effect an exchange on f6 at
the moment when black cannot recapture with the knight which would retain a
hold on the central light squares, but must re-take rather with the bishop. In
this case d5 is thus fatally weakened, and black's position just falls apart.'}
(23... Ne4 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Nxd5 $16) (23... a5 24. Bg2 Qc8 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26.
Nxd5 Qe6 27. Nxe7+ Rxe7 28. Qb5 $16) 24. Bxf6 {'!' Wells.} Bxf6 25. Bg2 Bg7 26.
Nxd5 {Wells: 'and the light-square hold is devastating and total. Black's
queen-side pawns will be no contest for white's mobile centre.'} Qd7 27. Ra1
Rb8 (27... b5 28. Reb1 Rb8 29. Qa3 Rb7 30. Qa6 $18) 28. Rec1 Ne6 (28... a5 29.
Rc7 Qd8 30. Qb5 $16) 29. Ra6 $1 {White pieces are so active, that black will
have to defend a7 pawn.} Kh8 (29... Rec8 30. Rxc8+ Rxc8 31. Qa3 $18) 30. Qa2
Rec8 31. Rxc8+ Qxc8 32. Rxa7 b5 (32... Qc1+ 33. Bf1 Ng5 34. Rb7 Rd8 35. Rxb6
Nf3+ 36. Kg2 Ne1+ 37. Kh1 $18) 33. h4 b4 34. Qb3 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qe1 (35... Qd2
36. Rxf7 Nd8 37. Re7 $18) 36. Rxf7 Nd8 37. Re7 Nc6 38. Rc7 Na5 39. Qa4 b3 (
39... Qxf2 40. Qxa5 b3 41. Qa7 Rg8 42. Rxg7 Rxg7 43. Qb8+ Rg8 44. Qe5+ Rg7 45.
Nf6 $18) 40. Qd7 {Agrest has misserable piece coordination, white's win in
direct attack is rather easy.} Rg8 41. Nf6 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.04.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8.
Nxd5 Bxd5 9. Qc2 c5 10. e4 Bb7 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Bd6 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Bb5
$5 {The novelty in the position, that was favouring black in previous games.
Dreev has prepared the improvement over his game with Karpov.} h6 15. Bc3 Nf6 (
15... a6 16. Bc6 Qc7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Nh4 $36) 16. Bc6 Rb8 (16... Bxc6 17.
dxc6 Rc8 18. Qf5 Rxc6 19. Ne5 Rc7 20. Nc4 Rd7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qf3 $1 Kh8 23.
Qe3 $16) 17. h4 Ng4 (17... Bc8 18. Ng5 $1 Bf4+ 19. Kb1 g6 20. Ne6 $16) 18. Kb1
Bc8 (18... Bxc6 19. dxc6 Qc7 (19... Rc8 20. Ng5 hxg5 21. hxg5 Nh2 22. g3 Qxg5
23. Rxh2 $18) 20. Rhf1 Qxc6 21. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 22. Nd4 Qxg2 23. Rg1 $18) 19. Rde1
g6 $2 {[%mdl 128] Tiviakov has probably not noticed, how very active are all
white pieces, the move 19...g6? seriously weakens the defense of the black
king.} (19... b5 $1 20. Re2 g6 21. Re6 Bxe6 22. dxe6 f5 23. h5 b4 24. axb4 cxb4
25. Bd4 g5 $13) 20. Re6 $5 Bxe6 (20... Kh7 21. h5 Bxe6 22. dxe6 f5 (22... Nf6
23. Ng5+ hxg5 24. hxg6+ Kg8 25. gxf7+ Rxf7 26. exf7+ Kxf7 27. Rh7+ $18) 23.
hxg6+ Kxg6 24. Nh4+ Kg5 25. Bd2+ Bf4 26. Bxf4+ Kxf4 27. e7 $18) 21. dxe6 f5 (
21... Nf6 22. h5 Qe7 (22... Nxh5 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Qb3+ Ke7 25. Re1+ $18) 23.
exf7+ Qxf7 24. Bb5 gxh5 25. Bc4 $18) 22. h5 {The position palys by itself for
white, without the support of f5 square black will be helpless.} gxh5 (22... g5
23. e7 $3 Bxe7 (23... Qxe7 24. Bd5+ Kh7 25. Re1 Qd8 26. Be6 $18) 24. Rd1 Qc7
25. Bd5+ Kh7 26. Be6 Qf4 27. Rd5 $18) 23. Rxh5 Qe7 (23... Rc8 24. Rxf5 Nf6 (
24... Rxc6 25. Rf7 $18) 25. Rd5 Rc7 26. Be5 $18) 24. Nh4 Qxe6 (24... Be5 25.
Nxf5 Rxf5 26. Rxf5 Qxe6 27. Qe4 $18) 25. Nxf5 Be5 (25... Rf6 26. Qd1 Nxf2 27.
Qf3 $18) 26. Bd5 $1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bagirov, Rufat"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2002.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qc2
dxc4 9. e3 (9. e4 b5 10. Rd1 a6 11. Be2 h6 (11... Qc8 12. a4 b4 13. Bxf6 Bxf6
14. e5 Be7 15. Ne4 b3 16. Qb1 Qd7 17. O-O Bd5 18. Rc1 Qxa4 19. Ned2 Nc6 20.
Bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Van der Wiel,J/Leeuwarden 2002/ (27)}) 12. Bh4 Qd8 13.
O-O O-O 14. Ne5 c5 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Nfd7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Ng4 f5 19. Ne3
f4 20. Nf5 Qg5 21. Nd6 Ne5 22. f3 {1-0 Neverov,V-Stefanova,A/Reykjavik/2002/ 
(59)}) 9... O-O (9... Bxf3 10. gxf3 b5 11. Bxf6 (11. Rg1 c6 12. a4 a6 13. f4 g6
14. axb5 cxb5 15. Bg2 Ra7 16. d5 exd5 17. O-O-O Qf5 18. Qxf5 gxf5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6
20. Nxd5 Bh4 21. Bh3 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Leko,P/Prague 2002/ (42)}) 11... Bxf6
12. a4 (12. f4 a5 13. Bg2 Ra7 14. Rd1 c6 15. h4 h6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Ng3 f5 18.
e4 O-O 19. Ne2 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Bd6 21. Qc3 Bxf4 22. Rg1 Qd8 {0-1 Pinter,J-Balogh,
C/Budapest 2000/ (42)}) 12... c6 13. axb5 cxb5 14. Qe4 O-O 15. f4 Nc6 (15...
Rc8 16. Bg2 (16. Bh3 Nc6 17. Nxb5 Rab8 18. Nc3 Rxb2 19. O-O Rb3 20. Ne2 Ne7 21.
Rfc1 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Khalifman,A/Wijk aan Zee/2002/ (59)}) 16... Nc6 17. O-O
Rab8 18. Bh3 b4 19. Na4 Rd8 20. Nc5 Qd5 21. Bg2 Nxd4 22. exd4 Bxd4 23. Na4 {
1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E-Gershon,A/Bermuda 1999/ (23)}) 16. Nxb5 e5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18.
Nc3 Nc6 19. Qd5 Qe8 20. Bg2 Nxd4 21. Qxa8 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Biel
1997/ (21)}) 10. Bxc4 c5 11. O-O-O (11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14.
Be4 Nc6 15. Rd1 Qc8 16. Na4 Be7 17. Rc1 Na5 18. Qd1 Qb8 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. O-O {
1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Karpov,A/Dortmund 1997/ (20)}) 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 $6 {
The pawn structure is symmetrical and pieces work for both sides, but white
king on c1 is a liability. Bagirov needed a better move to compensate for this
potential problem.} (12. Rxd4 Qc8 13. Bd3 h6 14. Rc4 Nc6 $11) 12... Qc8 13. Ba2
(13. Bd3 h6 14. Bf4 Nbd7 $15) 13... Rd8 14. f3 (14. f4 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bb1
g6 $15) 14... Nc6 15. Ndb5 (15. Bb1 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Qc5 17. f4 h6 $17) 15... a6
16. Rxd8+ (16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd6 Qc7 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Bb1 g6 20. Ne4 Be7 $15)
16... Qxd8 17. Rd1 Qb8 $1 18. Bxf6 (18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Qxh2 20. Bf4 Qh5 $17)
18... Bxf6 19. Nd6 Nd4 $1 {[%mdl 64] Tactics works for Graf in a dreamlike
fashion, white will struggle without bishop's pair and a good pawn structure.}
20. exd4 (20. Rxd4 Bxd4 21. Nxb7 Bxe3+ 22. Kb1 Qxb7 $19) 20... Qxd6 21. d5 (21.
Ne4 Bxe4 (21... Qxh2 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Kb1 Rd8 $17) 22. Qxe4 Rd8 23. d5 Qc7+
24. Kb1 Qxh2 25. f4 $15) 21... Bxc3 22. dxe6 (22. bxc3 exd5 (22... Qxa3+ 23.
Qb2 Qxb2+ 24. Kxb2 exd5 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Kf8 $17) 23. Kb2 Re8 $17) 22...
Bd4 (22... Qf4+ 23. Kb1 Bf6 24. exf7+ Kf8 25. Qxh7 Qe5 26. Qc2 Qxh2 $17) 23.
exf7+ Kf8 (23... Kh8 24. Kb1 Qc5 25. Qa4 Bf2 26. Rc1 $132) 24. Kb1 (24. Re1 Qc6
25. Bc4 Rc8 $19) 24... Bd5 $1 {This key move eliminates f7 pawn and with extra
piece the position will be technically won.} 25. Bxd5 (25. Rxd4 Bxa2+ 26. Kxa2
Qxd4 $19) (25. Qxh7 Bxa2+ 26. Kxa2 Kxf7 27. Qf5+ Kg8 28. Qd3 Qe6+ $17) 25...
Qxd5 26. Qxh7 Kxf7 27. Qd3 (27. Rc1 Qe5 28. Qd3 Rd8 $17) 27... Rd8 28. Qxa6 Qb3
29. Rd2 (29. Qb7+ Kg8 30. Rd2 Re8 $19) 29... Bxb2 $1 (29... Re8 30. Qf1 Bc3 31.
Qd1 $17) 30. Qb7+ (30. Rxb2 Rd1#) 30... Kf6 31. Qc6+ Kg5 32. h4+ (32. f4+ Kh5
33. g4+ Kh4 34. Qc2 Qxc2+ 35. Rxc2 Bxa3 $19) 32... Kh5 {White has run out of
excuses, his position is completely lost.} (32... Kh5 33. Qc2 (33. Rxd8 Bxa3+
34. Ka1 Qb2#) 33... Qxc2+ 34. Rxc2 Bxa3 $19) 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.02.01"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gonfreville"]
[BlackTeam "Sautron"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. Bf4 d6 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Bxd6 Qxa4 12. Nxa4 Nxd5 13. e4 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 Ne7
15. O-O-O Nbc6 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 f6 {Black has reasonable results in this
line despite seemingly strong white bishop on d6.} 18. g4 Rd8 19. Kc2 Kf7 20.
g5 f5 (20... h6 21. gxf6 Kxf6 22. Bc7 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rf8 $11) 21. Bxe7 (21. e5
Ke6 22. Rfe1 Nd5 23. c4 $14) 21... Rxd1 (21... Nxe7 22. exf5 Nxf5 23. Ne5+ Kg7
24. Nc6 $14) (21... Kxe7 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Nh4 $14) 22. Rxd1 Kxe7 (22... Nxe7
23. exf5 gxf5 24. Ne5+ Ke6 25. Re1 Re8 26. Nc6+ Kf7 27. Nxa7 $16) 23. exf5 gxf5
24. Nh4 f4 (24... Rf8 25. g6 (25. f4 Ke6 26. Re1+ Kd6 27. Nf3 Ne7 $11) 25...
Rh8 26. g7 Rg8 27. Nxf5+ Ke6 28. Ng3 Rxg7 29. f4 Re7 $11) 25. Re1+ Kd7 26. Re4
Rg8 27. Nf3 (27. Rxf4 Rxg5 28. Rf7+ Ke6 29. Rxh7 Rg4 30. Rh6+ Kd7 31. f3 Rf4
$14) 27... Rf8 28. h4 Kd6 29. c4 a6 30. a4 {[%mdl 4096] This endgame is
already somewhat more pleasant for white.} Nb4+ 31. Kc3 b5 (31... Na2+ 32. Kd2
Nb4 33. h5 $14) 32. axb5 axb5 33. cxb5 Nd5+ 34. Kc2 (34. Kd3 Ra8 35. Ne5 Ra3+
36. Kc2 Ra2+ 37. Kb3 Rxf2) 34... Ra8 35. Ne5 Ra2+ 36. Kb3 Rxf2 37. Nc4+ (37.
Nf7+ Kc7 (37... Kd7 38. Kc4 Nc7 39. Kxc5 Rc2+ 40. Rc4 $16) 38. Re6 f3 39. Rc6+
Kb8 40. Ne5 Rf1 41. Nd7+ Kb7 42. Nxc5+ Kb8 43. Nd7+ Kb7 $11) 37... Kd7 38. Re5
Rf3+ 39. Ka4 (39. Kb2 Rf2+ (39... Rd3 40. b6 Rd4 41. b7 Rxc4 42. b8=Q Rb4+ 43.
Qxb4 Nxb4 44. Kc3 $18) 40. Ka3 Rf3+ 41. Ka4) 39... Rd3 40. b6 f3 41. Kb5 $2 {
Starting the serie of a comically false moves. Both sides are missing best
chances in a position, that was more or less balanced.} (41. Rf5 Nc3+ 42. Ka5
Rd4 43. Nb2 Rb4 44. Rxc5 f2 45. Rxc3 Rxb6 46. Kxb6 f1=Q 47. Nd3 $11) 41... Rb3+
$2 (41... Nc3+ $1 42. Ka6 (42. Kxc5 f2 43. Rf5 Ne4+ 44. Kb4 Rd1 $17 45. b7 Rb1+
46. Ka3 Rxb7 $19) 42... f2 (42... Rd4 43. Rxc5 f2 44. Ne3 Rd3 45. Nf1 Rd1 46.
Rc7+ Ke6 47. Nh2 Nd5 $15) 43. Rf5 Rd4 44. Ne3 Ne4 45. Rf7+ Ke6 46. Rxh7 Rd3 47.
Rh6+ Kd7 48. Nf1 Rd1 $19) 42. Kxc5 Ne7 $2 (42... Nc3 43. Re1 f2 44. Rf1 Rb1 45.
Nd2 Ne4+ 46. Kd5 Re1 47. h5 Rxf1 48. Nxf1 Nxg5 $11) 43. Re1 Nf5 44. Re4 Ng7 (
44... f2 45. Rf4 Nxh4 46. Rxf2 $18) 45. Ne5+ Kc8 46. Ng4 (46. Nxf3 Rxf3 47. Re7
Nf5 48. Rxh7 Rc3+ 49. Kd5 Rb3 $16) 46... Kd7 (46... Nf5 47. Re8+ Kb7 (47... Kd7
48. Nf6#) 48. Rf8 Nxh4 49. Rf7+ Kb8 50. Ne5 $18) 47. Nf6+ Kc8 48. Kc6 Rc3+ 49.
Kd5 Nf5 (49... Rc2 50. Rf4 f2 51. Ne4 Kb7 52. Nxf2 Kxb6 53. Rf6+ Kb5 54. Ne4
$18) 50. Rf4 (50. Rb4 Kb7) 50... Ne7+ (50... Ne3+ $1 {It was still possible to
put up lot of resistance with the better move 50...Ne3!} 51. Ke4 (51. Ke5 Ng2
52. Rb4 Re3+ 53. Kd4 Re7 $14) 51... Ng2 52. Rxf3 Rxf3 53. Kxf3 Nxh4+ 54. Kg4
Ng6 55. Nxh7 (55. Kh5 Nf4+ 56. Kh6 Ne6 57. Nd5 Kb7 $11) 55... Kb7 56. Kf5 Nh4+
57. Ke6 Kxb6 $16) 51. Kd4 Ng6 52. Rf5 Rb3 53. Nd5 $1 Nxh4 54. Rf8+ Kd7 55. Kc4
Rb1 56. Nb4 Rc1+ 57. Kb5 Rc8 58. Rxc8 Kxc8 59. Kc6 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-B"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.04.05"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cannes"]
[BlackTeam "Mulhouse"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. Bg5 a6 8. e4 b5
9. d5 Be7 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. a4 Nbd7 {[%mdl 4] The line had a bad
reputation for white and would probably keep it after the smart move 12...
Bb4!? Tkachiev could not have claimed any real compensation for the pawn.} (
12... b4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nb1 c3 15. bxc3 Rg8 $13) (12... Bb4 $5 13. axb5 axb5
14. Bxf6 (14. Nd2 c6 15. Be2 O-O $17) 14... gxf6 15. Nd4 Ra5 16. Qe2 c5 17. Nc2
O-O $17) 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nd4 b4 (14... Bb4 15. f3 $36) 15. Bxc4 bxc3 16. Nxe6
Bxe4 (16... Rg8 17. Qxc3 Bd6 18. f3 $13) (16... Ne5 17. Nxg7+ Kf8 18. Ne6+ Kf7
19. Bb3 $1 c5 20. Nxc5+ Kg6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Qxc3 Nf3+ 23. Qxf3 Qxc5 24. O-O
$14) 17. Nxg7+ Kf8 18. Ne6+ Ke8 (18... Kf7 19. Nc5+ Kg7 20. Nxe4 $18) 19. Qxc3
Rb8 $6 {Pelletier have landed in very murky waters, but he could have probably
saved the game with the fascinating move 20...Ra4!? The rook on b8 will only
block the scape for the own queen.} (19... Bxg2 20. Rg1 Ra4 $5 (20... Rb8 21.
Ba6 Bb4 22. Bxc8 Bxc3+ 23. bxc3 Rxc8 24. Rxg2 $16) 21. Ng7+ (21. Rxg2 Bb4 22.
Ng7+ Ke7 23. Rxd7+ (23. Nf5+ Kf8 24. Bh6+ Ke8 25. Ng7+ Ke7 26. Nf5+ Kd8 27. Bd2
Bxc3 28. Bxc3 Re8+ $19)) (21. Qc2 Bc6 22. b3 Rxc4 23. bxc4 Ne5 $17) 21... Kf8
22. Ne6+ (22. Rxg2 Bb4 23. Ne6+ Ke8 (23... Ke7 $2 24. Bxf6+ Nxf6 25. Rg7+ Ke8
26. Bb5+ Nd7 27. Rdxd7 Bxc3+ 28. Kd1 Bxg7 29. Nxg7+ Kf8 30. Ne6+ Ke8 31. Rxc7+
Qd7+ 32. Rxd7 Rb4 33. Bc6 Rc4 34. Rxh7+ Rxc6 35. Rxh8+ $18) 24. Ng7+ Ke7 $19)
22... Ke8 $11) 20. O-O Rg8 21. f3 Bf5 (21... Rxg5 22. fxe4 Bb4 (22... Rg6 23.
Ba6 $18) 23. Qh3 Re5 24. Ba6 $18) 22. Bf4 (22. Ba6 Bxe6 23. Bxc8 Rxg5 24. Rfe1
Rxc8 25. Rxe6 $16) 22... Rg6 (22... Bxe6 23. Bxe6 Rg6 24. Rfe1 Qb7 25. Bxd7+
Nxd7 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27. Qe3+ Kf8 28. Rxd7 Qb6 29. Qxb6 Rbxb6 30. Be5 $16) 23.
Nxc7+ Kf8 (23... Kd8 24. Ba6 $18) 24. Ba6 Qd8 (24... Rb7 25. Ne6+ $18) 25. Bd3
$1 {Apart from three pawns white enjoys serious tactical chances against the
black defensive forces.} Bxd3 (25... Nh5 $5 26. Qh8+ (26. Bxf5 Nxf4 27. Kh1 Bb4
28. Qd4 Qxc7 (28... Qg5 29. g4) 29. Bxg6 hxg6 30. Qxd7 $16) 26... Rg8 27. Qd4
Rb4 28. Bc4 Rg7 29. Qd5 Rxc4 30. Qxf5+ Kg8 31. Qe6+ Rf7 32. Qxc4 Nxf4 33. Rfe1
Ng6 34. Ne6 $18) 26. Ne6+ Ke8 27. Nxd8 Bxf1 28. Bxb8 Bxg2 29. Bg3 Bxf3 30. Qxf3
Bxd8 31. Kh1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.25"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bd2 {With this clever move Jobava avoids the
situation when Black can try to exchange the bishops with the help of the move
Bc5.} (11. Be3) 11... Qc7 {Black has tried an array of different moves. The
natural square for the queen on c7 can have its drawbacks.} (11... Qb8 {
The queen is taking control of the b8-h2 diagonal in a careful way, it might
be the main defensive idea.} 12. g3 f5 (12... Bc5 13. Be2 (13. f4 $6 Nf6 14.
Bg2 (14. Bd3 Ng4 15. Nd1 f5 $15) 14... O-O (14... Ng4 $6 15. Bf3 h5 16. h3 $14)
15. Qd3 $1 (15. O-O-O $2 Rc8 16. Kb1 a6 $15 {->}) 15... d5 $5 (15... e5 16. Rf1
$14) (15... Rd8 16. b4 Bf8 17. O-O d6 $10) (15... a5 $1 16. Be3 d6 17. O-O Rd8
$10) 16. cxd5 exd5 17. e5 (17. exd5 $1 Re8+ (17... Qe8+ 18. Kf1 (18. Qe2 $2 Bb7
$10) 18... Rd8 19. Rd1 a5 (19... Ng4 $2 20. Re1 Qd7 21. b4 $18) 20. Bf3 Rd6 21.
f5 $16) 18. Kf1 Qd8 19. b4 Be7 $14) 17... Ne4 18. Nxe4 $2 (18. Rf1 $1 Rd8 19.
Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Qxe4 Rxe5 21. Qxe5 Bxg2 $10) 18... dxe4 19. Bxe4 Rd8 $2 (19...
Qb7 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Rf1 Rad8 22. Qe2 Rd7 23. Bc3 Rfd8 24. Rf3 a5 $36) 20. Qf3
$1 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qc8 (21... Bf2+ 22. Ke2 $16) 22. Bc3 a5 23. Rd1 Qg4 24. Rd3
$16 {1/2-1/2 Gabriel,C (2475)-Dautov,R (2620)/Altensteig 1995/ (48)}) (13. Bd3)
13... Nf6 14. f3 $5 O-O 15. O-O-O $14) 13. Bg2 (13. Bd3 Bd6 14. O-O-O (14. f4
$1 Nf6 (14... e5 $6 15. fxe5 Bxe5 16. Rf1 f4 17. Be2 fxg3 18. Bxh5+ g6 19. Bg4
gxh2 20. O-O-O $18) 15. O-O-O {/\e5} Ng4 (15... fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4
Bxe4 18. Qxe4 O-O 19. Bc3 Rd8 20. f5 $16) 16. Rhe1 Nf2 17. exf5 Nxd1 18. Kxd1
$16) 14... f4 15. Rhe1 Be5 16. Nd5 O-O 17. Bb4 Rf7 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nxc6 dxc6
$13 {Polugaevsky-Arnason/Reykjavik/1987 (20)}) 13... Bd6 14. f4 $1 Nf6 15.
O-O-O O-O (15... Qb7 $5 16. Rhe1 O-O 17. Bh1 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4
20. Qxe4 Qxe4 21. Rxe4 Rfd8 22. Bc3 Bc5 23. b4 Bf8 24. Red4 d6 25. Kb2 $14) 16.
Be3 (16. Rhe1 $5 Rc8 17. Bh1 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 b5 $132)
16... fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qc7 20. Rd2 Rfd8 21. Rhd1 Bf8
$10 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V (2640)-Kamsky,G (2695)/Las Palmas 1994/ (34)}) (11...
Bc5 $5 12. Be2 Qh4 (12... Nf6 $2 13. e5 Ng8 14. Ne4 $16) 13. g3 Qh3 14. Bf1 Qg4
15. Bg2 $14) (11... Qf6 12. O-O-O Bc5 13. f3 O-O 14. g3 Rfc8 15. Be2 g6 16. f4
d6 17. Rdf1 b5 18. cxb5 Bb7 19. Kb1 Qd4 20. Bf3 Nf6 21. f5 gxf5 22. exf5 Bxf3
23. Rxf3 {1-0 Cmilyte,V (2430)-Chiburdanidze,M (2502)/Elista 2004 (42)}) (11...
Bd6 12. Qd1 Nf6 13. Bd3 Qb8 14. Qe2 Be5 15. Rf1 Qb7 16. g3 O-O 17. f3 d5 18.
O-O-O dxc4 19. Bxc4 b5 20. Bd3 b4 21. axb4 Qxb4 22. Be1 Rab8 $19 {0-1
Misanovic,V (2395)-Chiburdanidze,M (2525)/Elista 1998 (57)}) 12. Nd5 $5 Qb7 (
12... exd5 13. cxd5 Bc5 14. dxc6 dxc6 15. Rc1 Nf6 16. f3 $16) (12... Qb8 13.
Be2 Nf6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. O-O-O $14) 13. Bd3 Bd6 (13... Nf6 14. Bc3 exd5 15.
exd5 O-O-O (15... Nxd5 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. O-O-O Be7 18. Rhe1 Kf8 19. Qe2 $16)
16. O-O-O Bc5 17. dxc6 dxc6 18. Rhe1 $16) 14. O-O Qb8 15. g3 exd5 $5 {[%mdl
544] The plan adopted by White is generous, but very logical at the same time.
The sacrifice of the knight on d5 can only be accepted at the cost of a
distinct risk, since the defender's pieces will remain quite passive.} (15...
Bb7 16. Nc3 Bc5 17. Ne2 O-O 18. b4 $14) 16. exd5 Bb7 17. Rfe1+ Kd8 $2 {In
analogy with the Sicilian Defence the king begins its retreat towards the
queenside. In fact the only sensible solution have been to try the defence
with the king hidden on the g8-square.} (17... Be7 $2 18. d6 Qxd6 19. Bb4 $18)
(17... Kf8 $5 18. Bc3 Qc7 19. b4 Kg8 20. Rac1 Bf8 $13) 18. Bc3 Nf6 (18... Kc8
19. b4 Qc7 20. Rac1 Kb8 21. Bd4 f6 22. c5 Be5 23. Bxe5 fxe5 24. c6 $16) 19. b4
Qc7 (19... Re8 20. Rxe8+ Kxe8 21. c5 bxc5 22. bxc5 Nxd5 23. Bxg7 $16) 20. Qb2
$1 {White's strategy is disarmingly clear and efficient. Black's pieces are
locked in by his opponent's pawn chain and are not able mount any real
resistance.} Kc8 (20... Be7 21. Rxe7 $1 Kxe7 22. Bxf6+ gxf6 23. Re1+ Kf8 24.
Qxf6 Rg8 (24... Kg8 25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Re4 $18) 25. Qe7+ Kg7 26. Re5
$18) (20... Ne8 21. Bxg7 Nxg7 22. Qxg7 Rf8 23. Rac1 Rb8 24. Qf6+ Kc8 25. c5
bxc5 26. bxc5 Bxc5 27. d6 $18) 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qxf6 Rd8 23. Rac1 Bf8 (23...
a5 24. c5 bxc5 25. bxc5 Bxc5 26. d6 Qc6 27. Be4 Qb6 28. Qf5 Kb8 29. Rxc5 Re8
30. Rb5 Rxe4 31. Reb1 Re1+ 32. Rxe1 Qc6 33. f3 $18) 24. c5 $1 {Iturrizaga is
not prepared for the opening of the queenside, the fight is over even before
it really began.} bxc5 25. bxc5 a5 (25... Bxc5 26. d6 Qc6 27. Be4 Qb6 28. Qf5
$18) 26. c6 $1 dxc6 27. dxc6 Ba6 (27... Rxd3 28. cxb7+ Kxb7 29. Rxc7+ Kxc7 30.
Rc1+ $18) 28. Bf5+ {White is now spoiled for choice between the attacking
solution or the very safe technical way.} (28. Qf5+ Kb8 29. Rb1+ Ka7 (29... Bb4
30. Be4 $18) 30. Bxa6 Kxa6 31. Qb5+ Ka7 32. Re5 $18) 28... Kb8 29. Qxd8+ $1
Qxd8 30. c7+ (30. c7+ Qxc7 31. Re8+ Bc8 (31... Ka7 32. Rxc7+ Bb7 33. Rxb7+ Kxb7
34. Be4+ $18) 32. Rxc7 Kxc7 33. Rxf8 f6 34. Bxc8 Rxc8 35. Rxc8+ Kxc8 36. Kg2
$18 {The pawn endgame is completely hopeless for the defender.}) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "NED/INA"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Nd7 9. e4 c5 10. Bf4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qb3 $5 Be7 (12... Bxe4 13. Ba6
$44) (12... Qf6 13. Bg3 Qg6 14. Bd3 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfe1 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Qh5
18. Bc4 Bf8 19. d5 Nc5 20. Qa2 b5 21. Bxb5 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24.
Rc4 $17 {Van der Sterren,P-Van der Wiel,J/Wijk/1986/0-1 (31)}) 13. Bd3 Nf6 14.
Qb5+ (14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. O-O (15. e5 Nd5 $13) 15... Nxe4 16. Rac1 g5 17. Rxc8
Bxc8 18. Bc1 Kg7 19. Bc6 Nd6 20. Bb2 Bf6 21. Nxg5 Bxg5 22. d5+ Kg6 23. Qd3+ f5
24. dxe6 $13 {Khalifman,A-Anand,V/Moscow-B/1987/0-1 (76)}) (14. d5 $5 exd5 15.
Rd1 O-O 16. O-O dxe4 $5 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxd8 Rfxd8 19. Re1 Nc5 20. Qa2 Bxf3
$1 21. gxf3 Bf8 22. Be3 Rd3 23. Rc1 Rcd8 24. Rc4 $15 {Miles,A-Polugaevsky,L/
Sarajevo/1987/0-1 (78)}) 14... Qd7 15. Ne5 (15. Qb1 O-O 16. Bd2 h6 17. O-O Qa4
18. Bb4 Rfe8 19. Rd1 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Qb7 23. d6 Bf8 24.
Qb3 $13 {Farago,I-Levitt,J/Hastings Masters/1990/0-1 (33)}) 15... Qxb5 16.
Bxb5+ Kf8 17. f3 Ne8 (17... Nh5 $2 18. Bd2 g5 19. h4 $1 $16 {Miles,A-Granda
Zuniga,J/Wijk aan Zee/1989/1-0 (34)}) 18. Bd7 $5 (18. Nd7+ Kg8 19. O-O g5 20.
Bg3 (20. Be5 $6 f6 21. Bg3 Kf7 22. f4 $5 Nd6 23. fxg5 $2 Nxb5 24. gxf6 $13 {
Browne,W-Miles,A/New York op/1987/0-1 (40)}) 20... Kg7 21. a4 Nd6 $1 (21... Rd8
$2 22. Rfc1 a6 23. Be5+ f6 24. Nxf6 $16 {Lputian,S-Olafsson,H/Erevan/1988/1-0 
(45)}) 22. Be5+ f6 23. Bxd6 Bxd6 24. a5 $13 {Rashkovsky,N-Chernin,A/Beograd/
1988/0-1 (41)}) 18... Rd8 19. Bc6 Bc8 $1 (19... Bxc6 20. Nxc6 Rd7 21. Ke2 $14)
20. Be3 f6 21. Nd3 (21. Nc4 Ba6 22. Nd2 Nc7 $10) 21... Bd7 $1 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23.
Ke2 Kf7 24. Rhc1 (24. a4 Nd6 25. a5 Nc4 $132) 24... Nd6 25. a4 (25. Nf4 {/\ d5}
g5 $10) 25... Rc8 26. Rxc8 Nxc8 27. Rc1 (27. a5 b5 28. Nc5 Bxc5 29. dxc5 Ne7 {
/\ Nc6}) 27... Nd6 28. g4 (28. e5 $6 Nf5) 28... Nb7 29. f4 Na5 30. f5 exf5 31.
gxf5 Nb3 32. Rc4 g6 $1 33. fxg6+ hxg6 34. h4 {xh4} (34. h3 $5) 34... Bd6 35. e5
Rc7 $1 36. Rxc7+ Bxc7 37. Kf3 fxe5 38. dxe5 Nc5 $1 (38... Ke6 39. Ke4 $16) 39.
Nxc5 bxc5 40. Bxc5 Ke6 41. Bxa7 Kxe5 42. Be3 Kd5 43. Kg4 (43. Kg4 Bd8 44. Bg5
Bb6 {/\ Bf2}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Nd7 9. e4 c5 10. Bf4 Be7 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 O-O 13. Rd1 Re8 14. Be2 c4
$5 15. O-O (15. d6 Bf6 16. O-O b5 $11) (15. Bxc4 Bg5+ 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3
Rxe3+ 18. Be2 (18. Kf2 Rxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qh4+ 20. Kg2 Qxc4 $19) 18... Qc7 $17)
15... Bxa3 {Karpov is choosing very risky ccontinuation, convenient equality
was promissed by the move 15...b5!?} (15... b5 $5 16. a4 a6 $11) 16. Bxc4 Qf6 (
16... Nf6 17. Bb5 $14) 17. Ng5 (17. Bg3 Bd6 18. Bb5 $14) 17... Nf8 (17... Qxf4
18. Qxh7+ Kf8 19. Qh8+ Ke7 20. Rfe1+ Kd6 (20... Ne5 21. Qxg7 Bd6 22. Nxf7 Rg8
23. Rxe5+ Qxe5 24. Qxe5+ Bxe5 25. Nxe5 $18) 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Qxe8 Qxg5 23. Bb5
Qg4 24. f3 Qf5 25. Rd3 $16) 18. g3 (18. Bd2 Bd6 $11) 18... h6 19. Ne4 (19. Nh3
$2 Bc8 20. Kg2 Ng6 $17) 19... Qf5 20. f3 Ng6 21. Bc7 (21. Be3 Ne5 22. Be2 Bf8
$11) 21... Rac8 22. Bb5 (22. d6 Ne5 23. Be2 (23. Bb5 Nxf3+ 24. Rxf3 Qxf3 25. d7
Bxe4 $19) 23... Bc5+ 24. Kh1 a6 $15) 22... Rxc7 23. Bxe8 Bxd5 24. Nf6+ $6 {
Krasenkow is trying unfortunate idea of exchanging maximum number of pieces,
but despite extra exchange it might not be the best concept.} (24. Ba4 Bc4 25.
Rf2 b5 26. Bb3 Be7 $11) 24... Qxf6 25. Rxd5 Rxc3 26. Qe4 $2 {[%mdl 64] The
idea of centralization is fine, but the realization much less so. This
extremely unfortunate move is leading into the immediate catastrophy.} (26. Qf5
$5 Qxf5 27. Rxf5 Rc7 28. Rd1 Kf8 29. Bb5 Ke7 $15) (26. Qd1 Ne5 27. Bb5 Rxf3 28.
Rxf3 Nxf3+ 29. Kg2 Ne5 $17) 26... Bc5+ 27. Kg2 (27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Qa8 Qc3 $19)
27... Re3 28. Qa4 Re2+ 29. Kh1 (29. Kh3 Qe6+ 30. g4 Qxd5 $19) 29... Re1 $1 (
29... Re1 30. Kg2 (30. Rxe1 Qxf3#) 30... Rxf1 31. Kxf1 Qxf3+ 32. Ke1 Qxd5 $19)
0-1

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Horsens"]
[Date "2003.04.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pedersen, Steffen"]
[Black "Palo, Davor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2003.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8.
Nxd5 Bxd5 9. Qc2 f5 $5 $146 {Black plays a radical new idea of preventing e4
with a brute force.} (9... c5 10. e4 Bb7) 10. e3 Bd6 11. Bc4 O-O (11... Bxc4
12. Qxc4 Qe7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1 c5 $11) (11... c6 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. Qc6 Ke7
14. Bb4 Bxb4+ 15. axb4 $14) 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. O-O a5 14. b4 a4 (14... axb4 15.
axb4 (15. Bxb4 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Bc3 f4 $13) 15... Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Qe8 17. b5
Nf6 18. Qb3 $14) 15. b5 Qe7 16. Rfb1 Nf6 (16... Bxa3 $2 17. Rxa3 Qxa3 18. Bb4
$18) 17. Bb4 (17. Qxf5 $5 {Pedersen ignores a good chance to make a fine trade
winning a pawn in a process with 17.Qxf5!?} Bxa3 18. Qc2 (18. Rxa3 Qxa3 19. Bb4
Qa2 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Qe6+ Kh8 22. Rf1 Qc2 23. Ne5 h6 $13) 18... Ne4 19. Be1
Bd6 20. Rxa4 Rxa4 21. Qxa4 Qe6 $14) 17... Ne4 18. Qc6 Qe6 19. Ra2 (19. Bxd6
Qxd6 20. Rc1 Qxc6 21. Rxc6 Rfc8 $13) 19... Rae8 20. Rc2 (20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Rc2
Qxc6 22. Rxc6 Re7 $14) 20... f4 $1 21. exf4 (21. Bxd6 cxd6 22. Qxb6 fxe3 23.
fxe3 Ng5 $17) 21... Rxf4 22. Re1 Ref8 (22... Bxb4 23. axb4 (23. Qxe6+ Rxe6 24.
axb4 Ng5 25. Rxe6 Nxe6 26. Rd2 a3 $17) 23... Qxc6 24. bxc6 (24. Rxc6 Nd6 25.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 $15) 24... Ra8 $15) 23. Bxd6 cxd6 24. Re3 (24. Qxb6 Qf5 25. Ree2
Rxf3 26. gxf3 Ng5 $17) 24... Qf5 25. h3 (25. Rce2 g5 26. h3 h5 27. Re1 (27.
Qxb6 g4 28. hxg4 hxg4 29. Nh2 Rxf2 $19) 27... Kh8 $1 (27... g4 28. hxg4 hxg4
29. Nh4 Qh5 30. Ng6 $1 g3 (30... Qxg6 31. Qxd5+ Qf7 32. Qxf7+ R8xf7 33. Rxe4 d5
34. Re6 Rxd4 35. Rxb6 $16) 31. Rxg3 Nxg3 32. fxg3 Re4 33. Rxe4 dxe4 34. Nxf8
Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Qh5+ $11) 28. Qxb6 g4 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Nh4 (30. Nh2 Rxf2 31. Qa5
Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qf2+ 33. Kh1 g3 $19) 30... Qg5 31. g3 Rxf2 32. Rxe4 dxe4 33.
Qxd6 Rf1+ 34. Rxf1 Qe3+ 35. Kh2 Qe2+ 36. Ng2 Rxf1 37. Qe5+ $11) 25... g5 26.
Qb7 (26. Qxb6 h5 27. Qc6 g4 28. hxg4 hxg4 29. Nh4 Qg5 30. g3 Rxf2 31. Rxf2 Qxe3
32. Qxd5+ Kg7 33. Nf5+ Rxf5 34. Qxf5 Qxg3+ 35. Rg2 Qe1+ 36. Qf1 Qe3+ 37. Kh1
Qh3+ $11) 26... g4 (26... Nc5 $2 27. dxc5 Qxc2 28. Qxd5+ Kh8 29. cxd6 $18) (
26... h5 27. Rc7 $16) 27. Nh4 $2 {[%mdl 256] The knight at the edge of the
board is a poor piece in great majority of cases, but as a defender he cuts
even more misserable figure.} (27. hxg4 Rxg4 28. Qxb6 Ng5 29. Ne1 Re4 30. Rxe4
Qxe4 31. Qa5 Re8 32. Kf1 Qh4 $11) 27... Qg5 28. hxg4 (28. Rc8 Rxf2 29. Rxf8+
Rxf8 30. Re1 Kh8 $19) 28... Rxf2 29. Rc7 (29. Rxf2 Qxe3 30. Qxd5+ Kh8 31. Qxe4
Qxf2+ 32. Kh2 Qxh4+ $19) 29... Rf1+ 30. Kh2 Qxh4+ 31. Rh3 Qxh3+ $1 (31... Rh1+
32. Kxh1 Nf2+ 33. Kg1 (33. Kh2 Nxg4+ $19) 33... Nxh3+ 34. gxh3 Qg3+ 35. Kh1
Rf1#) (31... Qxh3+ $1 32. Kxh3 Rh1#) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.24"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Donetsk"]
[BlackTeam "Sollentuna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. e3 Bg7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. e4 {
It is rather peculiar, that nobody found the courage to occupy the center in
this very moment.} d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Qc2 Nxc3 (11... f5 $5 12. h4
c5 13. h5 $13) 12. bxc3 c5 (12... f6 13. O-O fxe5 14. Nxe5 c5 15. Re1 $14) 13.
h4 $5 {It is surprising how unpleasant for the defender can be such an
aggressive pawn advance.} Qc8 (13... c4 14. Be2 f6 15. h5 $14) 14. h5 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Ba6 (15... Qg4 16. Rh2 Nc6 17. Be3 Rac8 18. Qa2 $16) (15... Qxc2 16. Bxc2
Rc8 17. Kd1 Ba6 18. Be3 $14) 16. Qb3 Bxd3 (16... Bc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Qc2 b5
19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Qe4 $16) 17. Qxd3 Qa6 (17... Qc4 18. Qxc4 dxc4 19. h6 Bh8 20.
Kd2 Nc6 21. Kc3 b5 22. a4 a6 23. Ba3 $16) (17... Re8 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Bh6 $16)
18. Qxa6 Nxa6 19. h6 $1 Bh8 {[%mdl 2048] The bishop on h8 is a very poor piece
with miserable prospects of ever coming alive again.} 20. Nh2 f6 (20... Rac8
21. Ke2 Nc7 22. f4 Nb5 23. Nf3 Rc4 24. Be3 Ra4 25. Rhc1 $14) 21. f4 fxe5 (21...
Rac8 $1 22. Ke2 g5 23. g3 Nc7 24. Be3 Nb5 25. Nf3 g4 26. Nd2 Rc3 $14) 22. fxe5
Nc7 (22... Rac8 23. Nf3 Rc2 24. Bd2 Nc7 25. Rc1 $16) 23. Be3 Nb5 24. Kd2 Rac8
25. a4 Nc3 (25... Nc7 26. Nf3 Ne6 27. Rhb1 $16) 26. Rhc1 Ne4+ 27. Kd3 Kf7 (
27... Nf2+ $2 28. Bxf2 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Rxf2 30. Nf3 $1 Rxg2 31. Rc8+ Kf7 32. Rxh8
$18) 28. Nf3 Ke6 29. Ng5+ $1 {Very clever decision as now the difference
between value of pieces will be even more striking.} Nxg5 (29... Kf5 30. Rxc8
Rxc8 31. Rf1+ Kg4 32. Nxe4 dxe4+ 33. Kxe4 $18) 30. Bxg5 Kf5 (30... Kd7 31. Rxc8
Rxc8 32. g4 Rf8 33. a5 $1 b5 34. Rc1 $18) 31. Be7 Rfe8 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Rf1+
Ke6 (33... Kg4 34. Rf8 Rxf8 35. Bxf8 Kg3 36. Bg7 $18) 34. Bd6 a6 35. g4 g5 (
35... b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Rb1 Bf6 38. Rxb5 Bg5 39. Rb6 Kf7 40. Rb7+ Kg8 41.
Rb5 Bxh6 42. Rxd5 $18) 36. Rf5 Rg8 37. Ba3 {Agrest is running out of moves,
his position is utterly lost.} Rg6 (37... b5 38. axb5 axb5 39. Bb4 $22) 38. Bf8
Rg8 39. Bb4 a5 (39... Rg6 40. Rf8 Bxe5 41. Re8+ Kd7 42. Rxe5 $18) 40. Bd6 Rc8
41. Rxg5 Bf6 42. exf6 Kxd6 43. Re5 b5 (43... Rc1 44. Re8 Rf1 45. g5 $18) 44.
axb5 a4 45. f7 Rf8 46. Rf5 (46. Rf5 Ke6 47. Kc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
Qxc3 h6 9. e3 Nd7 10. b4 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rd1 a5 {Polgar is looking for the
compensation, that would balance the dangerous battery along the a1-h8
diagonal.} 13. b5 (13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Rc1 c5 $15) (13. Be2 axb4 14. axb4 Nf6 15.
b5 Nd5 16. Qc4 Bb4+ 17. Kf1 Bd6 $15) 13... Rc8 14. Qb3 (14. Be2 c6 15. bxc6
Bxc6 16. Qd3 $11) 14... c6 15. bxc6 Bxc6 16. Bb5 $2 (16. Be2 Bd5 17. Qb5 $11)
16... Bb4+ (16... Bd5 17. Qd3 Nf6 18. O-O Be4 19. Qe2 Rc2 20. Rd2 Bxf3 21. gxf3
Rxd2 22. Qxd2 Qd5 23. Qe2 Qh5 24. a4 $11) 17. axb4 Bxb5 18. bxa5 $6 {Karpov
was surely not very happy about the last few moves, but this simple capture
will only make matters worse.} (18. d5 $5 a4 (18... Bc4 19. Qc3 f6 20. dxe6
Bxe6 21. Qa3 $11) 19. Qa3 e5 $1 $17 (19... exd5 20. Rxd5 Bc6 21. Rd2 Qe8 $11))
18... Bc4 19. Qa3 (19. Qc3 $2 Be2 $1 $17) 19... bxa5 20. Qd6 (20. Bc3 Ra8 21.
e4 Qf6 22. Nd2 Bb5 $15) (20. Ra1 Qf6 21. Nd2 (21. Qxa5 Nc5 $3 22. dxc5 (22. Ne5
Nb3 23. Qa4 Nxa1 24. Nxc4 Ra8 25. Qd1 Rfc8 26. Nb6 Rc2 $19) 22... Qxb2 23. Nd2
Rxc5 24. Qa3 Qxa3 25. Rxa3 Bd3 26. Ra1 Rc2 $17) 21... Qg6 22. Rg1 Qh5 $15)
20... Bb5 21. d5 (21. Rd2 Qf6 22. Rg1 Rfd8 $17) 21... Rc2 {[%mdl 128] Black
already faced difficult choice between the two very attractive options both
promising huge advantage.} (21... Nc5 $5 22. Qg3 (22. Qxd8 Rfxd8 23. dxe6 Nd3+
24. Rxd3 Bxd3 25. exf7+ Kxf7 $19) 22... f6 23. Qg6 (23. Ba3 Nd3+ 24. Rxd3 Bxd3
25. Nd4 Qxd5 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 $19) (23. Nd4 Qxd5 24. Nxb5 Nd3+ 25. Rxd3 Qxd3 26.
Nd4 Rb8 $19) 23... a4 24. Bc3 Bc4 25. Bb4 exd5 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 $19) 22. Rd2 (22.
dxe6 Re2+ 23. Kf1 Rd2+ $19) (22. Ba3) 22... Qc8 23. Qa3 (23. dxe6 Rxb2 $1 24.
Rxb2 (24. exd7 $2 Qc1+ 25. Rd1 Re2+ $19) 24... Qc1+ 25. Qd1 Qxb2 26. exd7 Rd8
27. Nd4 Rxd7 28. Qb3 Qc1+ 29. Qd1 Qc4 $17) 23... Rxd2 24. Kxd2 (24. Nxd2 Nc5
25. Bc3 exd5 26. Qxa5 Nd3+ 27. Kf1 Qc6 $19) 24... Nb6 $1 25. Qc3 (25. Ne5 Nc4+
26. Nxc4 Qxc4 27. Qc3 Qxd5+ 28. Kc1 Qxg2 $19) 25... Nc4+ 26. Kc2 (26. Ke1 Nxb2
27. Qxb2 exd5 28. Nd4 Bc4 29. f3 Qb8 $19) 26... e5 27. Kb1 Qg4 $1 {Karpov's
king on b1 is a great target for the black pieces, on top of it white has
problems to finish his development.} 28. Rc1 (28. Rg1 Qe4+ 29. Ka1 (29. Qc2
Na3+ 30. Bxa3 Bd3 $19) 29... Rd8 30. Nd2 (30. Nxe5 Nxe5 31. Qxe5 Qa4+ 32. Kb1
Bd3+ $19) 30... Nxd2 31. Qxd2 Qa4+ 32. Kb1 Bc4 33. Qc2 Qb5 $19) (28. Nxe5 Nxe5
29. Qxe5 Bd3+ 30. Kc1 Rc8+ 31. Bc3 f6 32. Qe6+ Qxe6 33. dxe6 Rxc3+ 34. Kd2 Ra3
$19) 28... Rb8 29. Rc2 (29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. Qxe5 Bd3+ $19) (29. Ka1 Ba6 30. Ba3
Qd7 31. Nxe5 Qa4 32. Nxc4 Rb3 $19) 29... f6 30. d6 (30. Ne1 Qd1+ 31. Ka2 Qxd5
$19) 30... Qxg2 31. Nd2 (31. Ne1 Qd5 32. Qd3 Qxd3 33. Nxd3 Nxe3 34. Rd2 Nc4 35.
Rc2 Na3+ 36. Bxa3 Bxd3+ $19) 31... Qh1+ 32. Ka2 Nxd6 33. Qc5 (33. Rc1 Qd5+ 34.
Ka1 Be2 $19) 33... Rc8 $1 {The fine final move completed the strategical
triumph for black, white is losing material.} (33... Rc8 $1 34. Rc1 (34. Qxd6
Rxc2 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qxb5 Rxd2 $19) 34... Rxc5 35. Rxh1 Rc2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Jinan 3 Arrows Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2003.09.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2003.09.17"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. e4
O-O 9. Rc1 (9. e5 Be7 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qd7 13. O-O Ba6 $11)
9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 c5 $1 {Seirawan is not afraid to counter white's strategy
with immediate central action. Black king is already in safety, while white is
only waiting for his later turn.} 11. Bd3 (11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Qe2 (12. Be2 Bb7
13. Rc2 Rd8 14. Rd2 cxd4 15. Rxd4 Nc6 $17) 12... Bb7 13. dxc5 Bxf3 14. Qxf3
Qxb2 15. Rd1 Na6 $17) 11... Bb7 (11... Bxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Ng5 (13. Qe2 Bb7
14. Rd1 Qe5 15. O-O Nd7 $15) 13... Qe5+ 14. Be4 f5 15. f4 Qxf4 16. Bxa8 Qe3+
17. Kf1 Qxg5 18. Rc2 Nd7 $15) 12. dxc5 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bf6 (13... f5 $1 14. Nd6 (
14. Neg5 Bc3+ 15. Kf1 Re8 16. Bc2 Qf6 $17) 14... Bc3+ 15. Kf1 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nd7
$17) 14. O-O Nd7 15. cxb6 axb6 16. Nd6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Zhao Xue is eager to
attack, but this knight jump is simply disasterous.} (16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Be2
$11) 16... Bxf3 $1 17. gxf3 (17. Qxf3 Ne5 18. Qh3 g6 19. f4 Qxd6 20. fxe5 Bxe5
$19) 17... Be5 18. Ne4 (18. Nb5 Qg5+ 19. Kh1 Qf4 $19) 18... Rxa3 19. Qe2 (19.
Ng3 Nc5 20. Bc2 Qc7 $19) 19... Nc5 20. Nxc5 $2 {This last mistake only speeds
up the decision in black's favour.} (20. Bc2 Qc7 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Kg2 g6 $17)
20... Qg5+ 21. Kh1 Qf4 (21... Qf4 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. Nd7 Qd6 25.
Nxf8+ Qxf8 $19) 0-1

[Event "La Roche sur Yon"]
[Site "La Roche sur Yon"]
[Date "2006.03.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
c5 9. e4 N5f6 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 a6 12. Qe2 {Black was not hiding the
ambition to control the dark squares and the diagonal b8-h2. Pelletier has a
development advantage and should try to capitalize on it.} (12. Bc2 Qc7 13. Qe2
Rc8 14. Rd1 Bd6 15. g3 O-O 16. f3 Rfd8 17. Be3 Qb8 18. Bb3 Nf8 19. Rac1 h6 20.
Qf2 N6d7 21. Ba2 Ne5 22. Nce2 b5 {0-1 Garcia Gonzales,G (2495)-Hort,V (2595)/
Bath 1983/ (83)}) 12... Qb8 13. Bc2 (13. f4 Bc5 14. Be3 e5 15. Nf5 O-O 16. g3 (
16. Kh1 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 exf4 18. Rxf4 Qe5 19. Raf1 $14) 16... Bxe3+ 17. Qxe3 Nc5
18. Bc2 $14) 13... b5 14. Kh1 (14. f4 $5 Bc5 15. Be3 Qa7 16. Rad1 O-O 17. b4
Bb6 18. e5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qd3 g6 21. Bb3 $14) (14. Be3 Ne5 15. f4 Nc4
$13) 14... h5 15. f4 h4 16. f5 $2 {The build up of the Sasikiran was quite
risky and with good play white had a chance to aspire for the advantage. The
advance of the f pawn is false, since black will fix the center for the own
benefit.} (16. Nf3 $1 Nh5 (16... h3 17. g3 Be7 18. Be3 $16) 17. Ng5 (17. Nxh4
$2 g5 $1 $17) 17... Bd6 (17... Qc7 18. Qg4 Be7 19. Qxh4 $16) 18. Qg4 $16) 16...
e5 17. Nb3 (17. Nf3 h3 18. g3 Bc5 $11) 17... Qc7 18. Bg5 (18. Be3 Rd8 19. Rac1
b4 20. axb4 Bxb4 $11) 18... Be7 19. Nd2 $6 {The first player is gradually
worsening his own chances, since the transfer of the knight from b3 is slow
and too passive.} (19. Qf3 Kf8 $13) 19... Nh5 20. Be3 (20. Bxe7 $2 Ng3+ $1 21.
hxg3 hxg3+ 22. Kg1 Qb6+ 23. Rf2 Qh6 $19) 20... Bc5 21. Rf3 (21. Nb3 Bxe3 22.
Qxe3 Rc8 23. Rac1 $11) 21... Rd8 (21... Bd4 22. Bf2 Ndf6 $15) 22. Nf1 Bxe3 23.
Nxe3 (23. Qxe3 Nf4 24. Rd1 Nf6 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $15) 23... Ndf6 24. Rd1 (24. Qe1
Nf4 25. Rc1 Rd4 $15) 24... Nf4 25. Qe1 (25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qe1 h3 $1 27. gxh3
Qd4 (27... Kf8 28. Ng4 Nxg4 29. hxg4 Qg5 30. Rg3) 28. Ng4 Nxh3 29. Nxf6+ gxf6
30. Qe3 Ng5 31. Rg3 Rh4 32. Qxd4 exd4 33. Nd5 Kf8 34. Nxf6 Nxe4 $17) 25... Rd4
$5 {[%mdl 32] The indian grandmaster is dominating the dark squares, but
excellently controls also the white part of the board.} 26. Ned5 (26. Rf1 Qb6
27. Ned5 Rxd1 28. Nxf6+ Qxf6 29. Qxd1 O-O 30. Qd7 Bc6 31. Qc7 Ba8 $15) 26...
N4xd5 27. exd5 (27. Rxd4 exd4 28. exd5+ (28. Nxd5 Qxc2 $19) 28... Kf8 $19)
27... Rxd1 (27... Kf8 28. Bb3 h3 $17) 28. Qxd1 (28. Bxd1 h3 29. Re3 hxg2+ 30.
Kxg2 Nxd5 31. Rxe5+ Kd8 (31... Ne7+ 32. Bf3 Bxf3+ 33. Kxf3 $15) 32. Nxd5 f6 $17
) 28... h3 29. Rg3 (29. g3 O-O 30. Bb3 Rd8 31. Rd3 e4 $1 32. Rd2 Qe5 $19) 29...
hxg2+ 30. Rxg2 (30. Kxg2 Nxd5 31. Nxd5 Bxd5+ 32. Qxd5 Qxc2+ 33. Kf3 Qxf5+ 34.
Kg2 O-O $19) 30... Kf8 31. Bb3 Qd7 32. Qf3 (32. Qd3 Rh5 $17) 32... Rh5 {
The white defense has fallen apart, the only chance lays in the counterplay
against the g7 square.} 33. Qg3 (33. Rf2 Bc8 34. Bc2 a5 $1 35. Qe3 Qd6 $17)
33... Qxf5 34. Qxg7+ Ke8 $6 (34... Ke7 35. Qg3 Ne4 $1 36. Qe1 (36. Nxe4 Qxe4
37. Qc3 Kd7 $17) 36... Nxc3 37. Qxc3 Qb1+ 38. Rg1 Qe4+ 39. Rg2 Kd7 $17) 35. Kg1
$2 {Pelletier is erring as the last last one, the imprecise retreat of the
black knight was offering the chance for the successful resistance.} (35. Qg3
Qf1+ (35... Ne4 36. Qg8+ Ke7 37. Nxe4 Qxe4 38. Qb8 $11) 36. Rg1 Qf4 37. Qxf4
exf4 38. Kg2 $15) 35... Qf4 $1 36. Qg3 Qc1+ 37. Nd1 (37. Kf2 Rf5+ 38. Ke2 Qxb2+
$19) 37... Bxd5 38. Qf2 (38. Re2 Kf8 39. Qe3 Qc8 $19) 38... Bxb3 0-1

[Event "Biel Credit Suisse"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1997.07.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1997.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qc2
(8. Qxd7+ {Fritz 5.00 (100s)} Nbxd7 9. Nb5 Kd8 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. e4 N5f6 12.
Bf4 Bxe4 (12... Ne8 13. Bd3 (13. d5 exd5 14. O-O-O Nd6 15. exd5 a6 16. Nc3 Bf6
17. Nd4 Re8 18. Be2 Nc5 19. Kc2 Nce4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Be3 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Re5
23. Bf3 Nf5 24. Rd3 Nxe3+ 25. fxe3 Kd7 26. h4 Rae8 27. e4 Kd6 28. g4 f6 29. Kd2
h6 30. Ke3 h5 31. Rg1 hxg4 32. Rxg4 R8e7 33. Kf4 Bc8 34. Rg1 g5+ 35. hxg5 fxg5+
36. Kg3 Rh7 37. Rc1 Bd7 38. Bg2 Ree7 39. Rf3 Rh4 40. Rf6+ Ke5 41. Rf8 Rg4+ 42.
Kh2 Rh4+ {Gofshtein,L-Alterman,B/ISR-chT 1996/EXP 52/[Alterman]/0-1 (57)})
13... h6 14. O-O-O c6 15. Nc3 Bd6 16. Be3 (16. Bxd6 Nxd6 17. e5 Ne8 18. Ne4 Ke7
19. Rhe1 Rc8 20. Kb1 c5 21. Bb5 Bxe4+ 22. Rxe4 Nb8 23. dxc5 Rxc5 24. Bxe8 Rxe8
25. Red4 Rec8 26. b4 R5c7 27. R4d2 Nd7 28. Re1 a5 29. b5 Rc5 30. Rb2 Rd5 31.
Re4 Rd1+ 32. Ka2 Rcc1 33. Rd4 Ra1+ 34. Kb3 Nc5+ 35. Kc2 Rac1# {0-1 Kipper,
J-Breier,A/GER-chJM U20 qual3 1996/EXT 96ch2}) 16... Ke7 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. e5 Bb8
19. Ne4 f5 20. exf6+ Nexf6 21. Rhe1 Rhd8 22. Bd2 {Van Wely,L-Karpov,A/
Groningen 1995/CBM 51/0-1 (64)}) 13. Bxc7+ Ke8 14. Be2 a6 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16.
Bxd6 Bd5 17. Nd2 Nb8 {Lputian,S-Anastasian,A/ARM-ch Erevan 1995/CBM 50/
[Chekhov]/1-0 (54)}) 8... dxc4 9. e3 Bxf3 $5 $146 10. gxf3 b5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12.
a4 (12. Qe4 O-O $1 (12... Nc6 $2 13. a4 $1 (13. Nxb5 Rb8 $132) 13... b4 14.
Bxc4 $18) 13. Qxa8 (13. Bxc4 bxc4 14. Qxa8 c6 15. Ne4 Be7) 13... Nc6 14. Qxf8+
(14. Qb7 Rb8 15. Qa6 Rb6) 14... Kxf8 15. Nxb5 Qd5 (15... e5 $5)) 12... c6 13.
axb5 (13. f4 a5 (13... a6 $5)) 13... cxb5 14. Qe4 O-O 15. f4 $1 (15. Ra5 b4 (
15... Nc6 16. Rxb5) 16. Na4 Bd8 $1 (16... Nc6 17. Ra6 $1) 17. Nc5 Qd5 18. Ra4
Nc6 19. Bg2 Bb6 20. f4 Rfd8 $15) 15... Nc6 (15... Rc8 16. Bh3 $1 (16. Qxa8 Nc6
17. Qxc8+ Qxc8 18. Bg2 a6 19. O-O g6 $15) (16. Bg2 Nc6 17. Nxb5 Nb4 (17... Rab8
18. Na3 Rxb2 19. Nxc4 Rb4 $13) 18. Qb7 Qd8 $17) 16... b4 (16... Nc6 17. d5 Nd8
18. O-O) 17. Na4 Qc6 18. Bg2 $14) (15... b4 16. Na4 $16 (16. Bg2 bxc3 17. bxc3
Qd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Bxd5 Nd7 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Kd2 $16)) 16. Nxb5 e5 $5 (
16... Qe7 17. Nc3 $14 (17. Qxc6 Qb4+ 18. Kd1 Qxb2 19. Rc1 Rac8)) (16... Qb7 17.
Bxc4 a6 18. Na3 Qb4+ 19. Kf1 Qxb2 20. Kg2) (16... Rac8 17. Be2 $14) 17. fxe5
Nxe5 18. Nc3 (18. dxe5 Qxb5 19. Bxc4 Qxb2 20. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 (20... Kh8 21. Rb1
Qxe5 $11 (21... Qc3+ 22. Ke2 Bxe5 23. Rhc1)) 21. Qc4+ Kg6 22. Qg4+ Kf7 $11 (
22... Bg5 23. Ra6+)) 18... Nc6 (18... Ng6 19. O-O-O $5 $14 (19. Qd5 $5 Qe7 20.
Qxc4 Rac8 21. Qd3 $13)) (18... Nd3+ $5 19. Bxd3 cxd3 20. Nd5 $5 (20. Qxd3 Rfe8
21. Ne2 Qh3 $13) 20... Bh4 (20... Bd8 21. Nf4) 21. Nb6 Qe8 22. Qxe8 Raxe8 23.
Nc4 Rb8 (23... Rc8 24. Ne5 $5) 24. Kd2 $14) 19. Qd5 $1 Qe8 (19... Qb7 20. Qb5
$16) 20. Bg2 $2 (20. Be2 $1 Nb4 (20... Rb8 21. O-O Rxb2 22. Qxc4 $16 (22. Bf3
Nb4 (22... Ne7 23. Qxc4 Nf5 24. Nd5 $16 (24. Rxa7 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Kh1
Qxd4 $1 $14 (26... Bxd4 $2 27. Qxf7+ $1))) 23. Qxc4 Nc2 24. Nd1 $1)) 21. Qf5
Nd3+ 22. Bxd3 cxd3 {-18...Nd3}) 20... Nxd4 21. Qxa8 (21. Qxa8 Qxa8 22. Bxa8
Nc2+ 23. Ke2 (23. Kd2 Nxa1 24. Rxa1 Rxa8 25. Ra4 $11) 23... Nxa1 24. Bd5 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Endspiel-CD} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7.
Qa4+ Nfd7 $6 8. Bf4 $1 $146 (8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxd7
Nxd7 12. e3 c5 13. Be2 a6 14. Bf3 Qe6 $10 {0-1 Bykhovsky,Av-Vladimirov,E/Peer
Gynt Int'l (5) 1991 (69)}) 8... dxc4 (8... O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e3 c5 11. Rd1
$14) 9. Qxc4 (9. e4 a6 10. Qxc4 c5 11. d5 b5 12. Qb3 $13) 9... c5 $6 (9... c6
10. Rd1 O-O 11. e4 Ba6 12. Qb3 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 $14) 10. d5 $1 (10. Nb5 O-O 11.
Nc7 $140 e5) 10... exd5 (10... Ba6 11. Qa4 (11. Qa2 c4 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Rd1
O-O 14. g3 Qc8 15. Bh3 Nc5 16. Nd5) 11... b5 12. Nxb5 (12. Qc2 b4 13. dxe6 bxc3
14. exd7+ Nxd7 15. bxc3 O-O 16. e4 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 $16) 12... Bxb5 13. Qxb5 exd5
14. Qb7 Nb6 15. e4 (15. Bc7 Qd7 16. Ne5 Qe6 $13) 15... O-O 16. Bb5 a6 17. Be2
dxe4 18. Qxe4 Re8 19. Rd1 N8d7 20. Qc2 $16) 11. Nxd5 b5 (11... Ne5 12. Nc7+ (
12. Bxe5 Qxd5 (12... Bxd5 13. Qg4 f6 14. O-O-O $1 fxe5 15. e4 $16) 13. Qxd5
Bxd5 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Bc3 Nc6 16. g3 (16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. e3 Kb7 $13) 16... b5
17. Bg2 b4 18. Bd2 Bf6 (18... Nd4 $5) 19. Rc1 Bxb2 20. Rxc5 bxa3 21. Rxd5 a2
22. O-O $16) 12... Qxc7 13. Bxe5 $16 {Hoeksma}) 12. Qe4 (12. Qb3 Bxd5 {-game} (
12... O-O 13. Nc7 a6 14. Nxa8 Bxa8 $44) (12... Na6 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Qxb5 $18))
12... Bxd5 (12... Nb6 13. Qxe7+ (13. Nf6+ $5 gxf6 14. Qxb7) 13... Qxe7 14. Nxe7
Kxe7 15. O-O-O Rd8 16. Rxd8 Kxd8 17. e3 a6 18. Bd3 $16) 13. Qxd5 Nb6 14. Qxd8+
(14. Qe4 $5 O-O (14... Qd5 15. Qc2 (15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Bg3) 15... O-O 16. e3 a6
17. Bd3 $16) 15. e3 a6 16. Rd1 N8d7 17. Ne5 Qe8 $14) 14... Bxd8 15. e3 (15. g3
$5 Nc6 16. Bg2 Bf6 17. O-O-O $16) 15... a6 16. Bd3 N8d7 $1 17. O-O-O Ra7 $1 18.
Bf5 $1 (18. Ne5 Bc7) (18. Ng5 $5 Bc7 19. Bf5 Be5 (19... g6 20. Bxd7+ Nxd7 21.
Nxf7 $18)) 18... Bf6 (18... Bc7 19. Ng5 (19. Rhe1 O-O $1 20. Bxc7 (20. Bxd7
Bxf4) 20... Rxc7 21. Rd6 $14) 19... Be5 {-game} (19... Bxf4 20. exf4 g6 21.
Rhe1+ Kf8 22. Bh3 h6 23. Ne4 Kg7 24. f5 $16)) 19. Ng5 Be5 (19... g6 20. Bxd7+
Nxd7 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Nd6+ Bxd6 23. Rxd6 $16) 20. Nxh7 $5 (20. Bxd7+ Nxd7 21.
Rxd7 $2 Rxd7 22. Bxe5 f6 $17) 20... f6 (20... Rxh7 21. Bxh7 g6 22. h4) 21. g4
$5 (21. h4 Nc4 22. b3 $5 (22. Bxe5 Ncxe5 23. h5 c4 $132) 22... Nxa3 23. h5 $13)
21... Nc4 (21... Kf7 22. g5 g6 23. Bxd7 Bxf4 (23... Nxd7 24. Nxf6) 24. exf4 (
24. Nxf6 Bxg5 25. Ne4 Bxe3+ 26. fxe3 Nxd7) 24... Nxd7 25. Nxf6 Nxf6 26. gxf6
Kxf6 27. Rd6+ $14) 22. Bxe5 $6 (22. b3 $5 Nxa3 23. g5 c4 24. b4 a5 25. gxf6
gxf6 26. Rhg1 $16) 22... Ndxe5 23. f4 (23. g5 Kf7 24. gxf6 g6 25. Ng5+ Kxf6 26.
Bc2 Kxg5 27. f4+ Kh6 28. fxe5 Nxe3 $10) 23... Nxe3 (23... Nxg4 24. Bxg4 Rxh7
25. Be6 $14) 24. fxe5 Nxf5 25. Nxf6+ (25. gxf5 Rxh7 26. e6 (26. Rd5 $5) 26...
Rh4 (26... Rh5 27. Rd5 g6) 27. Rd5 Rc7) 25... gxf6 26. gxf5 fxe5 27. Rd5 c4 28.
Rxe5+ Kf7 29. h4 Rh5 30. Rc5 Re7 31. Rh2 Re4 32. Rc7+ Kf6 33. Rf2 (33. Rc6+
Kxf5 34. Rxa6 Rexh4 35. Rxh4 Rxh4 36. Ra5 Ke4 $10) 33... Rhxh4 34. Rc6+ Kf7 35.
Rxa6 Rhf4 36. Rh2 Rxf5 37. Rh7+ Kg8 38. Rb7 Re8 39. Ra5 $6 c3 $6 (39... Rf2 40.
Kd1 $10) 40. bxc3 Rf2 41. Kd1 Rc8 $1 (41... Rf3 42. Rc7 $1) 42. Raa7 Rxc3 43.
Rxb5 Rf7 44. Ra8+ Kg7 45. a4 Rd7+ 46. Ke2 Rc6 47. a5 Re6+ 48. Kf3 Rf7+ 49. Kg4
Rff6 (49... Rg6+ 50. Rg5 Rff6 51. a6 Rxg5+ 52. Kxg5 Rg6+ 53. Kf5 Rf6+ 54. Ke5
Rg6 $10) 50. Rb7+ Kg6 51. Rg8+ Kh6 52. Rh8+ Kg6 53. Rg8+ Kh6 54. Rb3 (54. Rb4
$5 Re1 55. Kh3 Kh7 56. Rg5) 54... Re4+ 55. Kh3 Ra4 56. Rb6 Kh7 57. Rg4 Rxb6 58.
axb6 (58. Rxa4 {Endspiel-CD} Ra6 59. Kg4 Kg6 $11) 58... Ra8 59. Rc4 Kg6 (59...
Rb8 {Endspiel-CD} 60. Rc6 (60. Rc7+ Kg6 61. b7 Kf6 $11) 60... Rg8 $1 (60... Kg7
$4 61. Kg4 $1 Kf7 62. Kf5 Ke7 63. Ke5 Rh8 (63... Kd7 64. Kd5 Kd8 65. Kc5 Kd7
66. Rc7+ Kd8 67. Rg7 $18) 64. Rc7+ Kd8 65. Kd6 Rh6+ 66. Kc5 Re6 67. Kb5 Re1 68.
Ka6 Ra1+ 69. Kb7 Rb1 70. Rc4 Kd7 71. Rd4+ Ke6 72. Kc6 $18) 61. Rc7+ Kg6 62. b7
Rb8 $11) 60. Kg4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7.
Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. e3 $5 (11. e4 {Schussler} Nxc3
12. Bxc3 a5 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Bd3 Na6 15. O-O Kh8 16. Rfe1 e5 $10 {Vyzmanavin -
Lautier, Sochi 1989.}) 11... a5 12. Bd3 Kh8 $1 (12... f5 $6 13. e4 $16) 13. Rd1
(13. h4 $5 Qe8 14. Ng5 f5 15. e4 Nf6 16. O-O-O Nc6 $1 $132) 13... Nd7 14. O-O
Qe7 15. Be4 $1 Nxc3 (15... Rac8 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxh7) (15... Qf7 16. Nxd5
exd5 (16... f5 17. Ng5 $18) 17. Bf5 $16) 16. Bxc3 (16. Bxb7 $2 Nxd1 17. Bxa8
Nxe3 $19) 16... Ra7 17. Nd4 $6 (17. Rd2 $5 $14) 17... Bxd4 18. exd4 Rd8 $1 19.
Rfe1 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Nf8 21. d5 Qd6 $1 $10 (21... Rad7 22. Qe3 Rd6 23. Rc1 $16)
22. dxe6 Qxd1 23. e7 Rxe7 24. Qxe7 Qd6 25. Qe4 Kg8 $6 (25... h5 $10) 26. h4 Qd5
27. Qg4 Qd7 28. Qc4+ Qd5 29. Qc7 Qd6 30. Re7 Qxc7 (30... Ne6 $10) 31. Rxc7 Rd1+
32. Kh2 h5 (32... Rd6 $10) 33. Rc6 $1 Nd7 34. Kg3 Kf7 35. Kf4 Rd5 36. Ke4 Rb5
$2 (36... Rd1 $142 37. Bd4 Rb1 38. Kd5 Rd1 {/\} 39. Rd6 Ke7 40. Kc6 Nb8+ $1 $10
) 37. b4 axb4 38. axb4 Ke7 39. Rc7 Ke6 40. Rc6+ Ke7 41. f4 $1 $18 g6 42. g3 Rf5
43. Bd2 Rb5 44. Kd4 Rf5 45. Be3 Kf7 46. Kc3 Ke7 (46... g5 47. Kd4 (47. fxg5 $6
Rf3 48. Kd4 Rxg3 $132) 47... gxf4 48. gxf4 Ke7 49. Kc4 Kf7 50. Rd6 Ke7 51. Rd5
$18) (46... Rd5 47. Bxb6 Nxb6 48. Rxb6 Rd1 49. b5 Rg1 50. Rd6 Rxg3+ 51. Kc4)
47. Kd4 $1 (47. Bxb6 $6 Nxb6 48. Rxb6 g5 $10) 47... Kf7 48. Kc4 g5 (48... b5+
49. Kd4 Ke7 50. Ke4 Kf7 51. Bb6 (51. Rc8 Ke6 52. Rg8 Kf7 53. Rh8 $18 {(.)})
51... Ke7 52. Bc7 Kf7 53. Rd6 Ke7 54. Rd5 Ke6 55. Rxf5 gxf5+ 56. Kd4 $18 {(.)})
49. Rd6 gxf4 50. gxf4 Ke7 51. Rd5 Ke6 52. Rxf5 $6 (52. Rb5 $18) 52... Kxf5 53.
Kd5 b5 54. Kc6 Ke4 (54... Nf8 55. Kxb5 Ke4 56. Bf2 $18) 55. Kxd7 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. e4 c5
8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bxc4 Qc7 $6 $146 (9... Nbd7 $142 {Dautov} 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bd3
a6 12. Bg5 Ng4 $10 {Piket-Van der Wiel/Wijk/1994}) 10. Nb5 $1 (10. Qe2 {Dautov}
Nc6 $5 (10... Nbd7) 11. O-O $6 Ng4 {/\Nd4} 12. Nb5 Qb8 $13) 10... Qd7 $6 (10...
Qc6 $142 11. e5 (11. Bf4 Na6 12. Nc3 $140 $2 (12. b4 $1 {Dautov} Be7 13. e5 Nd5
14. Bg3 O-O 15. Rc1 $14) (12. e5 Nh5 13. Bd2 Nc7 $13) 12... Bxf2+) (11. b4 {
Dautov} a6 $1 12. bxc5 (12. Ne5 Qxe4+ 13. Qxe4 Bxf2+ $1 14. Ke2 Nxe4 15. Nc7+
Ke7 16. Nxa8 Bd4 $17) 12... axb5 13. Nd4 Qxc5 14. Bxb5+ Nbd7 $10) (11. Ne5 Qc8)
11... Nfd7 $14 (11... Nd5 $5 12. Bxd5 exd5 $1 $13 (12... Bb4+ $4 13. axb4 $1
Qxc2 14. Bxb7 $18)) (11... Ng4 12. O-O Nxe5 $17)) (10... Qc8 {Dautov} 11. Bf4
Bxe4 12. Qe2 Na6 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. Bxd6 $36) 11. Bf4 $1 (11. Ne5 Qc8 $10) 11...
Bxe4 (11... Na6 {Dautov} 12. Rd1 Qc6 13. e5 Nh5 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Rxd6 $16) 12.
Qe2 (12. Qd2 Na6 13. Qxd7+ Nxd7 14. b4 Be7 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Bxd6 $44) 12...
O-O $8 (12... Na6 $2 13. Nc3 {Dautov} Bxf3 14. Qxf3 O-O 15. Bxa6 $18) 13. Rd1 (
13. Nc7 e5 14. Bxe5 Nc6 $132) 13... Qb7 (13... Qe7 14. b4 $18) (13... Qc8 14.
Nc7 e5 (14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 (15. gxf3 e5 $132) 15... e5 16. Bxe5 Ng4 17. Bg3
Bxf2+ (17... Nxf2 18. Bxf2 Qxc7 19. Bd5 $18) 18. Bxf2 Nxf2 (18... Ne5 19. Qxa8
Qxc7 (19... Nxc4 20. Qxa7 Nc6 21. Qa6 $18) 20. Qe4 Nxc4 21. Rc1 b5 22. O-O $16
{\+-}) 19. Kxf2 Qxc7 20. Bd5 {Dautov} Qc2+ 21. Kf1 $18) 15. Bxe5 Nc6 16. Bg3
$16) (13... Qc6 14. Nc7 $18) (13... Bd5 14. b4 $1 (14. Nc7 Qa4 15. b3 Qxa3 16.
Nxa8 Bxa8 $44) 14... Be7 (14... a6 15. Nc7 Ra7 16. Nxd5 (16. bxc5 Rxc7 17. Bxc7
Qxc7 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. cxb6 Qxb6 (19... Qc3+ 20. Qd2 Qxa3 $44) 20. Qd2 $16 {\+=
}) 16... exd5 17. bxc5 Re8 (17... Qa4 18. cxb6 $16 Rb7 19. O-O dxc4 20. Bc7)
18. Be5 $16) 15. Nc7 $16 Qc6 16. Rc1) 14. Nc7 (14. b4 Be7 15. Nc7 a5 $1 16.
Nxa8 Qxa8 $14) 14... e5 $2 (14... Nh5 15. Be5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nc6 17. Ba6 (17.
Nxa8 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxf3 19. Rf1 Nf6 $1 $132 (19... Nf4 20. Nc7 $16)) 17... Qb8
18. f4 (18. Rd7 {Dautov} Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Nf6 20. Rg1 Kh8 21. Qg5 Rg8 22. Rxf7 $18
) 18... f6 (18... Nxe5 19. Qxe5 g6 20. O-O Ng7 21. Rd7 $16) 19. Qxh5 fxe5 20.
Nxe6 (20. Nxa8 Rxf4 $13) (20. Rd7 $3 Rxf4 21. Nxe6 $18) 20... Rf6 21. Bc4 Kh8
22. Rg1 $36 (22. Rd7 Qe8 $1 23. Qxe8+ Rxe8 $132) (22. Rd8+ Qxd8 $1 (22... Nxd8
$2 23. Qe8+ Bf8 24. Nxf8 $18) 23. Nxd8 Rxd8 $13)) (14... b5 $3 15. Ba2 (15. Bd3
Bxd3 16. Qxd3 (16. Rxd3 Nd5 17. Qe4 Nd7 18. Nxa8 $2 N7f6 $40) 16... Nd5 $1 (
16... Nh5 $2 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 $18) 17. Nxd5 (17. Ng5 g6 18. Qf3 Nd7 (18...
Nc6 $1 19. Nxa8 Qxa8 $44) 19. Nxa8 Qxa8 20. Ne4 $16) 17... exd5 18. Qxd5 Re8+
$14) 15... Nh5 16. Be5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nc6 18. Nxa8 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Qxf3 20. Rf1
Nf4 $40 21. Nc7 $140 Be3 $3 $19) (14... Ng4 {Dautov} 15. O-O e5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 (
16... Qxc7 17. Qxe4 $18) 17. Bxe5 Bxg2 18. Qg4 $18) (14... a6 {Dautov} 15. Nxa8
Qxa8 16. Bd6 $16) 15. Bxe5 Nbd7 (15... Nc6 16. Ba6 Qb8 17. Bg3 $18) 16. Ba6 $18
Bxf3 (16... Qc6 17. Bb5 Nxe5 18. Bxc6 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxc6 20. Nxa8 $18) 17.
gxf3 Qb8 (17... Qc6 18. Bb5 {Dautov} Qb7 19. Bxd7 $18) 18. Bg3 Qxc7 19. Bxc7
Rfe8 20. b4 Rxe2+ (20... Bf8 21. Qe3) 21. Kxe2 Be7 (21... Re8+ 22. Kf1 Bf8 23.
Kg2 $18) 22. Rhe1 Nf8 23. Kf1 Ng6 24. f4 Bf8 25. Bb7 Re8 26. Rxe8 Nxe8 27. Bb8
a5 28. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qa2 Rd8 13. Bf4 $5 $146 Ba6 14.
Rad1 $6 (14. Bxa6 $142 $5 Qxa6 (14... Nxa6 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Qf5 17. Be5 Bd6
18. Rfe1 Nc7 19. c4 $16) 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Nd7 17. c4 b5 $14) 14... Bxd3 15.
Rxd3 Nd7 (15... Qa6 16. Rfd1 c4 17. Re3 b5 18. Qe2 $5 (18. Rb1 Nd7) 18... Qxa3
19. Ne5) 16. Rfd1 Nf6 17. Bg5 h6 $1 (17... Qb7 18. e5 $14) 18. Bh4 (18. Bxf6
Bxf6 19. e5 Be7 20. d5 c4 $132) 18... cxd4 (18... Qb7 19. d5 $5 (19. Bxf6 Bxf6
20. d5 (20. e5 Be7 21. d5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qc6) 20... exd5 21. exd5
b5 $11) 19... Nxe4 20. dxe6 Bxh4 (20... Nxc3 21. exf7+ Kf8 22. Qe6 Nxd1 23. Ne5
) 21. Nxh4 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Qf7 $1 $11) 19. cxd4 Qb7 (19... g5 $6
20. Nxg5 $1 (20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. Nxg5 Nh5 22. Qe2 (22. Qd2 f6 23. Nf3 Kf7 24. d5
$13) 22... Ng7 $13) 20... hxg5 21. Bxg5 Kf8 22. Qe2 Qb7 23. d5 $40) 20. Bxf6 (
20. d5 Nxe4 21. dxe6 Bxh4 22. Nxh4 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Nc5 24. exf7+ (24. Rd7 $2 Qe4
$1 $19 (24... Nxd7 $2 25. exf7+ Kh8 26. Ng6+ Kh7 27. Qc2 Nf6 28. Nf8+ Kh8 29.
Qh7+ $3 Nxh7 30. Ng6# {Diagram [#]})) 24... Qxf7 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $11) 20... Bxf6
21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Rd7 23. h3 Re8 24. Qd2 b5 25. Nh2 Qb6 26. Ng4 (26. Ng4 Bg5
27. Qc3 Qd6 28. Ne3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 25th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1997.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1997.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qc2
$5 $146 dxc4 9. e3 O-O (9... c5 $5) (9... Qc8 $5) 10. Bxc4 c5 (10... Qc8 11.
Bd3 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Rc1 c6 15. Ne5 $16 {Gavrilov - Saulin,
Moscow 1992}) 11. dxc5 (11. O-O-O $6 cxd4 12. Rxd4 Qc8 13. Rh4 h6) 11... Bxc5
$6 (11... bxc5 $14) (11... Qc8 $5) 12. Bd3 h6 (12... Kh8 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. Qa4 $1) 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Be4 $2 (14. Rd1 $1 Qc8 (14... Qe8 15. Ne4)
15. Qa4 Rd8 $1 16. Qh4 Kg7 17. Ne2 (17. Qg4+ Kf8 18. Qh5 Bxa3 $1) (17. Ne4 Nd7
18. Ng3 $140 (18. O-O f5 19. Ng3 Nf6) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 Ne5 $1) 17... Nd7 18.
Nf4 $16 Bxf3 (18... f5 19. Nh5+ Kf8 (19... Kh7 20. e4) 20. Qf4) 19. gxf3 Ne5
20. Rg1+ Kf8 21. Qxf6 Nxf3+ 22. Ke2 (22. Kf1) 22... Nxg1+ 23. Rxg1) (14. O-O-O
Qc8 15. Be4 Nc6) 14... Nc6 $1 (14... Be7 15. O-O $14) (14... f5 15. Bxb7 Qxb7
16. e4 $14) 15. Rd1 Qc8 (15... Qe8 $5) 16. Na4 Be7 17. Rc1 (17. Nd4 Na5 $11)
17... Na5 (17... Nd4 $2 18. Bh7+ (18. Qxc8 Raxc8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Bxb7 Rc1+
21. Kd2 Nb3+ $17) 18... Kg7 19. Nxd4) (17... Ne5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nxe5 fxe5
20. O-O $14) 18. Qd1 Qb8 (18... Qd8 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Rc7 Nc5
22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. Ke2 $14) 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. O-O (20. b4 Rfd8 (20... Nc6 21.
O-O a5 22. b5 Na7) 21. Qe2 (21. Nd4 Qxg2 22. Ke2 Qg4+ 23. f3 Qg2+ 24. Kd3 Qa2
$5 25. bxa5 e5 $13) 21... Nb3 $1 22. Rc3 Qd7) (20. O-O Rac8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Stohl} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 (6. Bg5 $5 {
Stohl} Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. cxd5 exd5 {-D58}) 6... Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. Qxc3 a5
9. Bf4 (9. e3 $4 Bb4 $1 $19) (9. Bg5 {Stohl} Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. e3 (11. Rc1
Na6 12. e3 O-O 13. Bxa6 $6 Bxa6 14. Qxc7 Qf6 $40) 11... O-O 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O
Nd7 $10 {/\c5}) 9... Bd6 10. Bg3 (10. Bxd6 {Stohl} Qxd6 (10... cxd6 $5 11. d5
e5 12. e4 O-O {/\f5<=>}) 11. Rc1 (11. d5 $6 O-O 12. dxe6 Qxe6 13. Qxc7 Bd5 $36)
11... Na6 12. e3 O-O $10 13. Bxa6 $6 Bxa6 14. Qxc7 Qd5 $146) 10... O-O 11. e3
Na6 (11... Nd7 {Stohl} 12. Bb5 (12. Bd3 Qe7 {/\c5=}) 12... Nf6 $5 (12... Bxg3
13. hxg3 c5 (13... c6 $2 14. Bxc6 Rc8 15. Qd3) 14. Rd1 $36) 13. Bc6 Nd5 14. Qc2
Bxc6 15. Qxc6 Ne7 16. Qc2 $14) 12. Rd1 (12. Bb5 {Stohl} c6 $1 {/\c5}) 12... Qe7
13. Bc4 $1 (13. Bd3 $5 Nb4 $1 (13... c5 {Stohl} 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. O-O Rac8 $10)
14. Bb1 Nd5 15. Qc2 f5 $13) 13... c5 (13... Rfd8 {Stohl} 14. Bh4 $1 (14. O-O
Bxg3 15. hxg3 c5 16. Qb3 Rd6 17. d5 b5 $5 $13) 14... f6 15. Qb3 Re8 16. O-O $16
) (13... c6 {Stohl} 14. O-O Nc7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 $36) (13... Rac8 {Stohl}
14. Qb3 $5) 14. d5 exd5 (14... b5 $2 {Stohl} 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. dxe6) (14...
Bxg3 {Stohl} 15. hxg3 b5 $2 16. d6) 15. Bxd5 Bxg3 (15... Bxd5 $6 16. Rxd5 Rad8
$2 (16... Rfd8 $5 {Stohl} 17. Bxd6 (17. Qd3 $6 c4 18. Qxc4 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Rac8
20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Qh4 Rc1+ 22. Ke2 Rc2+ $15) (17. Ke2 Bxg3 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19.
hxg3 Qd7 $132) 17... Rxd6 18. Rxd6 Qxd6 19. Ke2 $1 Rd8 20. Qc4 Nc7 (20... b5
21. Qxb5 Rb8 22. Qxa5 Rxb2+ 23. Nd2 {/\Dc3}) 21. Rc1 $14 {/\a4}) 17. Qd3 $1
Bxg3 (17... c4 $8 18. Qxc4 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Rxd5 20. Qxd5 $16) 18. hxg3 $18) 16.
hxg3 Rad8 (16... Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qe4 (17... Nc7 $2 18. Qd3 g6 19. Rd7 $18) (17...
Rfd8 {Stohl} 18. Rdh5 (18. Rg5 g6 $13 (18... f6 $2 19. Qc4+ Kh8 (19... Qf7 20.
Rxg7+ $1) 20. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 21. Rh5+ Kg6 22. Nh4+ $3 Kxh5 23. Qe2+ Kg5 24. f4+
$18)) 18... h6 19. Ne5 (19. g4 $2 Qd7) 19... Qd6 20. Ke2 $40) (17... Rad8 $2
18. Qd3 $18) 18. Qe5 $5 (18. Rg5 $2 g6 19. Rh4 Qb1+ 20. Ke2 Rad8 $13) (18. Qd3
Qxd3 19. Rxd3 c4 $5 $132) 18... Qc4 (18... Qxe5 19. Nxe5 $14) 19. Rh4 $1 $40)
17. Rh5 $1 Bxd5 (17... g6 18. Qe5 $5 Qd7 19. Ng5 $1 Qxd5 (19... gxh5 20. Ne4
Qc7 21. Nf6+ Kh8 22. Qf5 $18) 20. Rxd5 Rxd5 21. Qf6 gxh5 22. Qh6 Rxg5 23. Qxg5+
Kh8 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Qxb6 $16) (17... Nb8 $6 {Stohl} 18. Re5 Qc7 19. Rg5 g6 20.
Qf6 $16) 18. Rhxd5 Nc7 19. R5d3 (19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Qe5 Rxd1+ 21. Kxd1 Qd7+ $1
$10) (19. R5d2 $5) 19... Ne6 (19... Rxd3 {Stohl} 20. Qxd3 b5 21. Qd7 $18) (
19... a4 $5 {Stohl} 20. Qc2 $1 (20. Ne5 $6 Rxd3 21. Rxd3 Nb5) (20. Qd2 Ne6 21.
Ne5 Qc7) 20... Qe4 $8 (20... Rxd3 21. Qxd3 Ne6 22. Qd7 Qf6 23. Rd2 Rd8 24. Qb5
$1) 21. Qd2 $1 Rde8 $5) 20. Qb3 $1 (20. Ne5 $5 Qb7 (20... Nd4 21. Nc4 $1 $16)
21. Kf1 $14) (20. Ne5 $5 {Stohl /\Td7,Sc6}) 20... Rc8 $5 (20... Qb7 $6 21. Qb5
$1 Nc7 22. Rd7 $1 Rxd7 23. Qxd7 $16) (20... Rxd3 21. Rxd3 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8
23. Ne5 Qd6 $1 $14) 21. Qxb6 (21. Ne5 $2 {Stohl} c4) 21... Rb8 $6 (21... c4 22.
Rd5 $5 (22. Rd7 Qf6 $132) (22. Rc3 Nc5 23. Qxa5 Ra8 $1 24. Qb5 Nd3+ 25. Rdxd3 (
25. Kf1 Rab8 $13) 25... cxd3 26. Qxd3 $14) 22... c3 (22... Qf6 23. Re5 $5 Rb8
24. Qxa5 Rxb2 25. Qc3 $16) 23. bxc3 Qxa3 24. Qxa5 Qxa5 25. Rxa5 Rxc3 $16) (
21... c4 $5 {Stohl}) 22. Qxa5 Rxb2 23. Qc3 Qb7 (23... Rb7 {Stohl} 24. Ne5 $18)
24. Nd2 $1 (24. Ne5 {Stohl} Ra2 $5) 24... h6 (24... Rb8 25. Nc4 Ra2 26. Kf1 $16
) (24... Ra2 $2 {Stohl} 25. Rb1 {/\Db3}) 25. Nc4 Ra2 26. Kf1 Ng5 27. Nd6 $5 (
27. Qb3 $6 {Stohl} Qxb3 28. Rxb3 Rc2 $1 $132) 27... Qb2 (27... Qb6 {Stohl} 28.
Kg1 $1 {/\Sf5} (28. Nf5 $2 Rxf2+ $1)) 28. Qxb2 Rxb2 29. R1d2 (29. f4 $5 Ne6 30.
R1d2 $18) (29. Rc3 {Stohl} Rd8 $5 {/\Se4}) (29. Ra1 $5 {Stohl} Rd8 30. Rdd1 {
/\Sc4,a4+-}) 29... Rb1+ 30. Ke2 Rg1 (30... Rc1 31. Rd1 Rc2+ 32. R3d2 Rc3 33.
Ra1 $18) 31. Ra2 Rxg2 32. a4 Nh3 (32... Rg1 {Stohl} 33. Rb3 $5 (33. a5 Rb1 34.
a6 Ra8 $16) 33... Rd8 34. a5 Rxd6 35. a6 Ne6 (35... Rxa6 36. Rxa6 $18) 36. a7
Nc7 37. Rb7 $18) 33. Kf3 Rh2 34. e4 (34. a5 $2 {Stohl} Ng5+ (34... f5 35. Rd5
$1 Ng5+ 36. Kf4 Nh3+ 37. Ke5 Nxf2 38. Ra3 Ng4+ 39. Ke6 $18) 35. Kf4 (35. Kg4 $6
f5+ 36. Nxf5 (36. Kf4 Nh3+ 37. Kf3 $2 g5 $19) 36... Ne6 $5 37. e4 g6 $36) 35...
Nh3+ 36. Ke5 (36. Kf3 Ng5+ $10) 36... Nxf2 $132) 34... Ng5+ 35. Ke3 Rh1 36. a5
(36. Rb3 $2 {Stohl} Rd8) 36... Rb1 37. a6 Ra8 38. Rda3 Ne6 39. a7 Nd4 40. Ra6
Rb3+ 41. Kf4 $18 (41. Kd2 $5 {Stohl} Nf3+ (41... Rb4 42. Kc3) 42. Kc1 Rb4 43.
R2a4 Rxa4 44. Rxa4 Nd4 45. Kb2 Nc6 46. Nb5 $18) 41... f6 42. e5 $1 (42. Nc4 {
Stohl} Rb7 $5 (42... h5 43. e5 $8 Rb4 44. Rb6 (44. Nb6 $2 Nb5+ 45. Ke3 Rxa7)
44... Rxa7 45. Rxa7 Rxc4 46. Ra8+ $18) (42... Nb5 43. Rb6) 43. Nb6 Raxa7 44.
Rxa7 Rxb6 $16) 42... Nb5 (42... f5 43. e6 $1 $18) (42... Rb4 43. exf6 gxf6 44.
Ke3 $18) (42... fxe5+ {Stohl} 43. Kxe5 $18) 43. Nxb5 (43. e6 $5 $18) (43. Nc8
$2 {Stohl} Nc7 44. Rc6 Rb7) 43... Rxb5 44. Ke4 $1 (44. exf6 c4 $1 $132 (44...
c4 {Stohl} 45. fxg7 Kxg7 46. Ke4 Rb7 (46... c3 $2 47. Kd4) 47. Kd4 Rc7 $16))
44... c4 (44... Rb7 {Stohl} 45. Kd5) 45. Kd4 Rxe5 (45... fxe5+ {Stohl} 46. Kxc4
Rb7 47. Kc5 $18 {/\Kc6-b6,Tc2}) 46. Rb6 Ree8 47. Kxc4 Kh7 48. Kb5 Re7 49. Rba6
h5 (49... f5 {Stohl} 50. Kb6 g5 51. Rc2 h5 52. Rc7 Rxc7 53. Kxc7 h4 54. gxh4
gxh4 55. Kb7 Rxa7+ 56. Kxa7 $18) 50. Kb6 Kh6 (50... g5 51. Rc2 Kg6 52. Rc7 Rxc7
53. Kxc7 h4 54. gxh4 gxh4 55. Kb7 Rxa7+ 56. Rxa7 Kg5 57. Kc6 $18) 51. Rc2 Ree8
(51... g5 $5 {Stohl} 52. Rc7 Re2 53. Kb7 Rxa7+ 54. Rxa7 Rxf2 55. Kc6 $18) 52.
Kb7 Kg5 53. Rc4 (53. Rac6 {Stohl} Kg4 54. Rc8 Rexc8 55. Rxc8 Rxa7+ 56. Kxa7 Kf3
57. Rc2 g5 58. Kb6 h4 59. gxh4 gxh4 60. Kc5 h3 61. Rc3+ Kg4 62. Rg3+ $18) 53...
Rg8 (53... f5 {Stohl} 54. f4+) 54. Rac6 f5 55. Rc8 Rgxc8 56. Rxc8 Rxa7+ 57.
Kxa7 Kg4 58. Rc4+ Kh3 (58... Kf3 {Stohl} 59. Rf4+) 59. Rh4+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.14"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qxd7+ Nbxd7 9. Nb5 Bd8 $3 $146 10. cxd5 (10. Bf4 dxc4 11. Nxc7+ Bxc7 12. Bxc7
O-O 13. Rc1 Rfc8 14. Bf4 b5 15. Ne5 Nb6 $15 {0-1 Van Wely,L-Gelfand,B/Monaco
MNC 2001 (52)}) 10... Nxd5 11. e4 (11. Bxd8 Kxd8 12. Rc1 a6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14.
Rxc3 c5 $11) 11... N5f6 12. Rc1 Bxe4 13. Nxc7+ Bxc7 14. Rxc7 Nd5 15. Rc1 h6 16.
Bd2 (16. Bh4 Nf4 (16... g5 17. Bg3) 17. Rc7 (17. Bg3 g5) 17... Nd5 18. Rc1 $11)
16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Ke7 18. Ba6 N7f6 (18... Rad8 $5) 19. Rc4 (19. Rg1 $5 g5 20.
h4 gxh4 21. Rh1 $132) 19... Rad8 (19... Nh5 $5) 20. Ke2 Nh5 $15 21. Rhc1 Nhf4+
22. Kf1 Kf6 23. Ra4 g5 24. Bb5 a5 25. Rc6 (25. Rac4 h5 $5) 25... Rc8 26. Rac4
Rxc6 27. Rxc6 (27. Bxc6 Rd8) 27... Rd8 (27... Kg6 28. Ke1 Kh5 29. Bf1 $15) (
27... h5 28. Ke1 g4 29. Bxf4 Nxf4 30. Rxb6 gxf3 31. Bc6 $11) 28. Be3 Ng6 29.
Rc4 $6 (29. Bd3 $142 Nge7 (29... Nh4 30. Be4 Nf5 31. Bxd5 (31. Ke2 Nf4+ $15)
31... Rxd5 32. Rxb6 $11) 30. Rc4 Nf5 31. Ke2 h5 (31... b5 32. Rc5 Nf4+ 33. Bxf4
Nxd4+ 34. Ke3 gxf4+ 35. Kxf4) 32. Be4 $15) 29... Nh4 30. Ke2 h5 (30... Nf5 31.
Bc6 Nf4+ 32. Kf1 (32. Bxf4 Rxd4)) 31. Rc6 Nf5 (31... g4 32. fxg4 hxg4 33. Bc4)
32. Kd2 g4 $6 (32... Nf4 $1 33. Rxb6 (33. Kc3 Ne7 34. Rc4 Ned5+ 35. Kd2 g4 36.
Bc6 Kf5) 33... Nxd4 34. Bxd4+ Rxd4+ 35. Ke1 (35. Kc3 Rd1 36. Ra6 Rh1) 35... Nd5
36. Ra6 Rh4 37. Rxa5 Rxh2 $19) (32... Nfe7 33. Rc1 Nxe3 34. fxe3 e5 35. Kd3 $15
) 33. Be2 (33. fxg4 hxg4 34. Be2 Rh8 (34... Rg8) 35. Bxg4 Ndxe3 36. fxe3 Rxh2+
37. Kd3 Rxb2 $17) (33. Ke2 $5 Rg8) 33... g3 (33... Rg8 $5 34. Rc1 g3 35. hxg3
Ndxe3 36. fxe3 Rxg3 37. Kd3 h4 38. Rh1 $132) 34. hxg3 Ndxe3 35. fxe3 Nxg3 36.
Rxb6 $2 (36. Bd3 $1 h4 37. Ke1 Rh8 38. Rc2 $11) (36. Ke1 Nxe2 37. Kxe2 h4 38.
Kf1 Rg8) 36... h4 37. f4 h3 38. Bf3 h2 39. Rb5 Rh8 (39... a4 $1 40. Rb4 Rh8 (
40... Rg8 41. Rxa4 (41. Bc6 h1=Q 42. Bxh1 Nxh1 43. Rxa4 Rg2+ 44. Kc3 Nf2 $19)
41... Nf1+ 42. Ke2 Nxe3 43. Kxe3 Rg3 44. Kf2 Rxf3+ 45. Kg2 $11) 41. Rxa4 Rh3
42. Ke1 (42. Bb7 Nf1+ 43. Ke2 Nxe3 44. Bh1 Rg3 $1 $19 (44... Nf5 45. Kf2 Rg3
46. Bg2 Rd3 47. Bh1 Rd2+ 48. Kf3 Nxd4+ 49. Kg3 $15)) 42... Nf5 43. Bh1 Rxe3+
44. Kf2 Rg3 $17) 40. Rxa5 Rh3 41. Bb7 Nf1+ (41... h1=Q 42. Bxh1 Rxh1 43. b4 $15
) 42. Ke2 (42. Ke1 Nxe3 43. Bh1 Rg3) 42... Nxe3 43. Bh1 Nf5 44. Kf2 Rb3 45. Kg2
Rxb2+ 46. Kh3 Nxd4 47. a4 Ra2 48. Ra7 Ne2 (48... Nb5 $1 49. Rxf7+ (49. Ra8 Nc3
50. a5 (50. Kg3 Rxa4 51. Rxa4 Nxa4 52. Kxh2 Kf5 53. Kg3 Nc3 $19) 50... Nd5 51.
Kg3 Kf5) (49. Ra6 Nc3 50. Rc6 Ne2 51. Rc4 Kf5 $17) 49... Kxf7 50. axb5 Kf6 $1 (
50... Rb2 51. Bg2 Rxb5 52. Kxh2 Kf6 53. Kg3 Rb4 54. Bh3) 51. b6 Kf5 $19) 49.
Kxh2 Nxf4+ 50. Kg3 Nd3 (50... Ne2+ 51. Kf3 Nd4+ 52. Kf4 $17) 51. Bc6 Ne5 52.
Be8 Rd2 53. a5 Rd8 54. Bb5 Rb8 55. Ba4 Rb4 56. Be8 Rb3+ 57. Kg2 Ra3 58. a6 (58.
Kf2 $5) 58... Ra5 59. Kg3 Kg7 60. Kg2 Kf8 61. Ra8 Ke7 62. a7 Kf6 63. Kf2 Ra3
64. Bb5 Kf5 (64... Ng6 65. Ke2 Ne7 66. Kd2 Ke5 67. Rf8) 65. Be8 $1 Kf4 (65...
f6 66. Bh5 $11) 66. Bxf7 $1 Ra2+ 67. Kf1 Nxf7 (67... Ke3 68. Bh5 $8) 68. Re8
Rxa7 69. Rxe6 Ng5 70. Re8 Kf3 71. Ke1 Ne4 72. Kd1 Ra2 73. Kc1 Ke3 74. Rd8 Nc5
75. Kb1 Rh2 76. Rd5 Nd3 77. Rd8 Rb2+ 78. Ka1 Rb7 79. Ka2 Kd2 80. Rc8 Ne5 81.
Rc5 Nf3 82. Ka3 Nd4 83. Rc8 Nb5+ 84. Ka4 Nc7 85. Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "AUT-chT 9596"]
[Site "Austria"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lukacs, Peter"]
[Black "Atlas, Valeri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bh4
Bxf3 (8... d6 9. e4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. d5 Nd7 12. Be2 g4 13. Nd2 Nxg3 14. hxg3
h5 15. O-O-O Qf6 16. Rdf1 O-O-O 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. Nb3 Qg6 19. Nb5 a6 20. N5d4 Nc5
21. Nxc5 dxc5 22. Nb3 exd5 23. cxd5 c6 24. d6 Qxd6 25. f4 Bd4 26. e5 Qe7 27.
Qf5 Bc8 28. Qe4 Qe6 29. Qc2 f6 $15 {Lautier-Kortschnoj, Horgen 95}) 9. gxf3 O-O
$5 (9... Nc6 10. e3 Ne7 11. Bd3 (11. O-O-O Nf5 12. Bg3 Nxg3 $6 13. hxg3 O-O 14.
e4 Qe7 15. e5 Nh7 16. f4 $16 {Petran-Zsinka, 95}) 11... Nf5 12. Bxf5 exf5 13.
O-O-O O-O 14. Rhg1 Kh8 15. Kb1 Qe8 16. e4 $1 g5 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. Rxg5 fxe4 19.
Re5 Qd8 20. fxe4 Nh7 21. Rh5 Qe8 22. Rd3 Kg8 23. Rdh3 Nf6 24. R5h4 Qe6 25. e5
Rfe8 26. Rg3 Kf8 27. exf6 Bxf6 28. Rhg4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 {1-0 Sturua,Z-Apel,S,
Dresden open 1995}) 10. e3 Nc6 11. Rd1 $6 {עe1} (11. O-O-O $142) 11... Ne7 12.
f4 (12. e4 c5 $5 $132) 12... Nf5 13. Bxf6 (13. Bg3 d5 $15 (13... c5 $5)) 13...
Qxf6 14. Bg2 c6 $1 {/\14...Nh4 15.Be4 d5} 15. Be4 $6 (15. O-O $142 $15) 15...
Nh4 $1 $17 {[#]} 16. Qe2 d5 17. cxd5 exd5 (17... cxd5 $5 18. Bb1 g5 19. f5 Rfd8
(19... Nxf5 20. Nxd5 $1 exd5 21. Qc2) 20. fxe6 Nf3+ $17) 18. Bb1 g5 $2 (18...
Qe6 $1 $17 {עe1}) (18... Rfe8 $5 {=/+/-/+}) 19. f5 $1 {+/=/=} Rfe8 20. Qg4
Rad8 (20... h5 21. Qxh5 Nxf5 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Rg1) 21. O-O $1 h5 22. Qxh5 Nxf5
23. Kh1 Nh6 24. f4 (24. h3 {/\Rg1} g4 $1) 24... g4 25. Rde1 Kf8 $2 (25... Re7
$1 26. h3 (26. f5 $143 $6 Rde8 27. e4 dxe4 28. Nxe4 Qxd4 $17) 26... gxh3 27.
Rg1 $13) 26. f5 c5 27. e4 dxe4 28. Nxe4 Rxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxd4 $1 (29... cxd4 $6
30. Bd3 $16) 30. Rxd4 cxd4 31. Bd3 Kg8 32. Re1 (32. h3 $2 Qc6+ 33. Kg1 Qd6)
32... Bf8 33. Kg1 $6 (33. h3 $1 g3 (33... Qc6+ $2 34. Be4) (33... gxh3 34. Rg1+
$16) 34. Qf3 $16) 33... Bd6 {ףh5} 34. h3 gxh3 35. Qxh3 Kf8 $1 (35... Bf4 36.
Re8+ $14) 36. Qg2 (36. Bb5 $142 $5 $132) 36... Bf4 $1 37. Rf1 $6 Qh4 $1 38.
Qa8+ {(+)} Kg7 39. Qg2+ Kf6 $1 40. Qc6+ Kg5 41. Qg2+ Ng4 {[#]} 42. Rf3 $1 $8
Qe1+ 43. Qf1 Qe5 $1 {/\Be3-+} 44. Qg2 Be3+ 45. Kf1 Qc5 $1 46. Qc2 $1 $8 Ne5 (
46... Qxc2 47. Bxc2 Nh2+ 48. Kg2 Nxf3 49. Kxf3 Bc1 50. a4 (50. b4 b5 $1 $19)
50... Bxb2 51. Bd3 $10) 47. Ke2 $8 (47. Qxc5 $2 bxc5 48. Ke2 c4 $19) 47... Nxf3
48. Kxf3 Qd5+ 49. Be4 Qd6 50. Qg2+ Kf6 51. Ke2 $10 Qf4 52. Bd3 (52. Kd3 {
/\Kc2-b1=}) 52... Qh4 53. Qc6+ Kg7 54. Qg2+ Kf6 55. Qc6+ Kg7 56. Qg2+ Bg5 57.
Qf2 Qg4+ 58. Qf3 Qg1 59. Qf2 Qg4+ 60. Qf3 Qh4 61. Qf2 Qh5+ 62. Qf3 Qh2+ 63. Qf2
Qe5+ 64. Kd1 {/\Kc2-b1=} a5 65. Kc2 Qe3 66. Qxe3 dxe3 67. a4 Kf6 68. Kd1 Ke5
69. Ke2 Kd4 70. b3 f6 71. Bc4 Kc3 72. Be6 Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leonid Stein Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2000.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2000.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Engqvist} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7.
Nd2 {Engqvist: 'The most ambitious move.'} Bb7 8. e4 d6 $6 (8... g6) 9. Bd3 Nd7
(9... g6 {Engqvist} 10. Nf3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. d5 Ne5
(14... Nd4 $5 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Rad1 $14 {Polugaevskij} (16. Rae1 Bg7 (16... c5
$2 17. e5 $1 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 dxe5 19. Bf6 $18 {Spraggett}) 17. f4 Rae8 18. Kh1
$14 {Spraggett-Hebert, Montreal 1986 - 42/660})) 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Rfd1 exd5 (
16... c6 17. dxe6 Qxe6 18. c5 $1 $16 {Polugaevskij}) 17. cxd5 c6 18. Bc4 $14 {
Polugaevskij-Christiansen, Thessaloniki (ol) 1984 - 38/657}) 10. O-O g6 11. Nf3
Bg7 12. Bg5 Qc8 $146 (12... f6 13. Be3 O-O 14. d5 Qe7 15. Nd4 Nc5 16. b4 Nxd3
17. Qxd3 Bc8 18. Rae1 e5 19. Nc6 Qe8 20. f4 Bd7 21. fxe5 fxe5 22. Rxf8+ Bxf8
23. b5 a6 24. Qb3 axb5 25. cxb5 h6 26. a4 g5 27. Nb4 Qg6 28. Bd2 $16 {1-0
Volzhin,A-Balashov,Y/Elista 1996/CBM 56 (51)}) 13. Qd2 h6 14. Be3 Nf6 15. d5
Ng4 16. Bd4 e5 (16... Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Be3 $16) 17. Bc3 O-O 18. b4 {
'+/-' Engqvist.  Engqvist: 'White has already started his offensive on the
queenswing while black has problems to start a counterattack. The bishop on b7
is misplaced and belongs on the diagonal c8-h3.'} (18. a4 $5 a5 (18... c6 19.
b4 $16 (19. a5 cxd5 20. cxd5 Ba6 $14)) 19. b4 axb4 20. Bxb4 c5 21. Bc3 $14)
18... Qd8 (18... f5 $2 {Engqvist} 19. Nh4 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6]}) 19. g3 $1 (19. a4
f5 $132) 19... Bc8 (19... f5 20. Nh4 $16) 20. a4 Nf6 (20... f5 21. Nh4) 21. a5
(21. Nh4 Bh3 22. Ng2 Nh5 $132) 21... Bh3 22. Rfe1 Qd7 {Engqvist: 'At last
black has found reasonable squares for his pieces.  '} 23. c5 bxc5 (23... Nh5
24. c6 Qg4 25. Nh4 $16) 24. bxc5 Rab8 (24... c6 25. dxc6 Qxc6 26. cxd6 $18) 25.
c6 $1 {Engqvist: 'White has created a wedge in black's position and it will be
difficult to defend the lone pawn on a7 in the long run. I remember Bronstein
once said that the meaning with chess is to win one of the queensidepawns.
This game is an excellent example of that fundamental idea.'} (25. Qc2 c6 $1 (
25... Nh5 26. c6 Qg4 27. Nh4 (27. Nd2 Nf4 28. f3 Qg5 29. Bf1 $16) 27... Nf4 28.
f3 Qh5 29. Bf1 $16) 26. cxd6 (26. dxc6 Qxc6 27. cxd6 Ng4 $44) 26... cxd5 27.
Bxe5 Rfc8 28. Qd2 (28. Qd1 $5) 28... Bg4 $13) (25. Kh1 c6 $1 (25... Bg4 26. Ng1
dxc5 27. f3) 26. Ng1 (26. dxc6 Qxc6 27. cxd6 Ng4 $1) 26... cxd5 27. Nxh3 d4 $1
$15 (27... Qxh3 28. exd5 dxc5)) 25... Qg4 26. Qd1 $6 (26. Nh4 g5 27. f3 Qh5) (
26. Qe3 $1 Nh5 (26... Rb3 27. Bc2 (27. Rec1)) 27. Nd2 Nf4 28. f3 Qg5 29. Bf1 f5
30. Kh1 $16) 26... Nh7 $6 (26... Rb3 $3 27. Rc1 (27. Qxb3 Qxf3 28. Bf1 Bxf1 29.
Rxf1 Nxe4 $17) 27... Ra3 28. Nd2 Qxd1 29. Rexd1 h5 $1 30. Nc4 Rb3 31. f3 Bh6
32. Rc2 Nh7 $132) 27. Nd2 Qc8 28. Rb1 f5 {Engqvist: 'Finally black manages to
play f7-f5 but it is too late.'} 29. Rxb8 Qxb8 30. Qb1 (30. exf5 gxf5 31. Qc2
Qd8 $13) 30... Ng5 (30... Qd8 31. Qb7 Ng5 32. Qxa7 f4 (32... fxe4 33. Bxe4) 33.
a6 Bc8 34. Bf1 $16) 31. Qxb8 Rxb8 32. f3 $6 (32. Rb1 $1 Rxb1+ 33. Bxb1 fxe4 34.
a6 Bf6 35. Nxe4 Nf3+ 36. Kh1 $16) 32... fxe4 33. fxe4 (33. Bxe4 Nxe4 34. fxe4
a6) 33... h5 34. Rb1 (34. Bf1 $5) 34... Rf8 (34... Rxb1+ {Engqvist} 35. Nxb1 {
[%csl Ra7,Rc7][%cal Yb1a3,Ya3b5]} Bc8 36. h4 Nh7 37. Na3 a6 (37... Nf6 38. Kf2
$18 {[%cal Yf2e2,Ya3b5]} (38. Nb5 Ba6)) 38. Nc2 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Yc2b4]}) 35.
Be2 (35. Bf1 Bc8 36. h4 Nh3+ 37. Bxh3 Bxh3 38. Rb7 Bh6 $132) 35... Bh6 36. a6
Bg4 $6 $138 (36... Bc8 $3 37. Rf1 (37. Rb8 Nh3+ 38. Kg2 Rf2+ 39. Kh1 Rf8) 37...
Nh3+ 38. Kg2 Nf2 $3 {Romanishin,O} 39. Rxf2 (39. g4 Nxg4 40. Rxf8+ Kxf8) 39...
Bh3+ 40. Kg1 Be3 41. Nf3 (41. Bf3 g5 42. Ba5 Rf7 43. Bxc7 Rxc7 44. Bxh5 Rc8)
41... Rb8 42. Bf1 (42. Nd2 Rf8) (42. Be1 Rb1) 42... Bxf2+ (42... Rb1 43. Ne1
$18 (43. Be1 Bg4)) 43. Kxf2 Bxf1 44. Kxf1 (44. Ba5 Bxa6 45. Bxc7 Rb2+ 46. Kg1
Rb1+ $11 47. Kg2 Rb2+ 48. Kh3 $140 g5) 44... Rb3 45. Bxe5 Rxf3+ (45... dxe5 46.
Nxe5 Rc3 47. Ke2 (47. Nxg6 Kf7 48. Nf4 Kf6) 47... Kg7 48. Kd2 Rc5 49. Nd7 $18)
46. Ke2 Rf8 (46... Ra3 47. Bf6 Rxa6 48. Bd8 Kf7 49. Bxc7 Ke7 50. e5) 47. Bd4
Kf7 48. h4 Rb8 49. Kd3 $14) 37. Bxg4 hxg4 38. Rf1 ({Of course not} 38. Rb7 $4 {
Engqvist} Nh3+ 39. Kh1 Bxd2 $19) 38... Rb8 $2 $138 (38... Nh3+ $142 39. Kg2 Rb8
40. Nc4 Rb5 41. Ra1 $1 Ng5 (41... Rc5 42. Ra4) 42. Bd2 Kg7 (42... Nf7 43. Ba5
Ng5 44. Bxc7 Rb4 45. Rc1 $18) 43. Nxd6 Rb2 44. Nc4 Rc2 45. Rc1 Ra2 46. Kf1 Nf3
47. Bxh6+ Kxh6 48. d6 $18) (38... Nf3+ 39. Nxf3 gxf3 40. Be1 $18) (38... Rxf1+
{Engqvist} 39. Kxf1 $18 {[%csl Ra7,Rc7][%cal Rc3a5,Ra5c7,Rc7b8,Rb8a7]}) 39. Kf2
Rb6 40. Ra1 Nh7 (40... Nf3 41. Nc4 Rb3 42. Ba5 Rd3 43. Ra2 Rd1 44. Bxc7 Rh1 45.
Ne3 $18) 41. Ke2 Nf6 42. Kd3 Bxd2 43. Bxd2 Kf7 44. Ra3 Rb1 45. Be3 Rd1+ 46. Ke2
Rb1 47. Bxa7 1-0

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 {
This move leads to a position which is a little bit passive, but nevertheless
very solid, similiar to QGD. Other moves are} (7... Bc6) (7... Qd7) (7... Nfd7
8. Bf4 dxc4 9. Qxc4 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 b5 12. Qe4 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Timman,J/Groningen (07) 1996 (60)}) 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5
10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 c5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. O-O Rd8 14. e3 Na6 15. Rd2 (15. Rfe1 Nc7
16. h4 (16. Qc2 Ne6 17. h4 Rac8 18. Rd2 a6 19. Qd1 b5 20. Ne5 b4 21. axb4 cxb4
22. Na4 a5 23. Nd3 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Spraggett,K-Kortschnoj,V/Enghien Les Bains (5)
;CBM 58 1997 (62)}) 16... Ne6 17. Nh2 g6 18. Qb3 c4 19. Qc2 Bg7 20. f4 Nc7 21.
Nf3 b5 22. Ne5 f6 23. Nf3 a5 24. e4 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Qf7 26. h5 {1-0 Wells,
P-Almasi,Z/HUN-chT1 9495 (12) ;EXT 95ch 1995 (40)}) (15. Qb3 Rab8 16. Rd2 Nc7
17. Rfd1 g6 18. Qa2 Bg7 19. Ne5 b5 20. f4 b4 21. axb4 cxb4 22. Na4 f6 23. Nf3
Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Qe6 25. Nc5 Qb6 26. f5 Bc8 {1/2-1/2 Tyomkin,D-Kortschnoj,V/Beer
Sheva16th (4) ;CBM 58 1997 (60)}) 15... Nc7 16. Rfd1 Ne6 $6 {I think that this
move is a mistake, as the Knight is better placed on c7, defending the pawn on
d5 and keeping control of e5} (16... g6) (16... c4 $5 {Poluljahov,A /\ a5, b5})
17. h4 g6 18. Qb3 $146 {Only this move is new.White has got a pleasent edge in
the following game} (18. Nh2 $5 {Poluljahov,A} cxd4 19. exd4 h5 20. Nf3 (20.
Nf1 $5 {Poluljahov,A /\ Ne3 ><d5}) 20... a6 21. Re1 b5 22. Qd1 Qd6 23. Bh3 Ng7
24. Ne5 Bc8 $1 25. Bg2 Be6 $2 (25... Bb7 $11 {Poluljahov,A}) 26. Ne2 $1 {
1-0 Poluljahov,A-Hjartarson,J/New York (open) 67/584 1996 (58) /\ Nf4+/-})
18... h5 $6 {This weakens g5, an important square . As h4-h5 is not a threat,
it was unnecessary.} (18... Bg7 19. Nh2 (19. Qa2 a6 20. Nh2 c4) 19... Nc7 {
The knight belongs to c7 square!} (19... c4 $5 20. Qc2 a6 21. Nf3 f5 $13) 20.
dxc5 $140 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Qxc5) 19. Qa2 a6 $6 {Now White forces a welcome
simplification to achieve positional superiority} (19... Nc7 $5 {Was again
called for}) (19... c4 20. b3) 20. dxc5 $1 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Qxc5 {The only way to
keep material equal,as after} (21... Nxc5 22. Ng5 {Black loses the d5 pawn, as
h7-h6 is not possible (pawns cannot go back!)} Na4 (22... Ne4 $4 23. Bxe4 $1)
23. Bxd5 (23. Qb3 b5 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Rc8 27. Qb4 $16)
23... Rxd5 (23... Nxc3 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Ne6+ $18
) 24. Rxd5 Bxd5 (24... Nxc3 25. Rd8+) 25. Qxd5 $16) (21... bxc5 22. Nh2) 22.
Nd4 Nxd4 (22... Qxc3 $2 23. Rc2 Qa5 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Rc7) 23. cxd4 (23. Rxd4
Qxc3 24. e4 Qc5 25. exd5 Qd6 $14) 23... Qd6 24. Rc1 {White establishes control
over the c-file} Rac8 25. Rdc2 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 $16 Bc6 $1 27. Rc3 (27. Bf1 Bd7 $5
28. Bxa6 $140 Ra8) 27... Bb5 28. Qb2 $6 {Too ambitious. I decided to play for
an attack, because I was not sure if} (28. Bf1 Bxf1 29. Kxf1 $16 {<->c,would
be enough for victory.In particular, I thought that Black could give up his
'a' and 'b' pawns for White's 'a', exchange a pair of pieces, and thereby keep
some drawing chances. All the same, I should have tried it.}) 28... Qe6 (28...
Bc4 29. e4 f6 {the attempt to prevent e4-e5 doesn't work} 30. Qc1 Kg7 31. exd5
(31. Re3 Re8 32. Qc3 (32. exd5 Rxe3 33. Qxe3 b5 $11) 32... b5 33. e5 $36) 31...
b5 (31... Bxd5 32. Rc7+ Rd7 33. Rxd7+ Qxd7 34. Bxd5 Qxd5 35. Qc7+ $18) 32. Re3
Bxd5 33. Bxd5 Qxd5 34. Re7+ $18) 29. Qc1 Bc4 (29... Kg7 30. Bf1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1
$16) 30. e4 b5 31. e5 Re8 {Black had alternatives leading to unclear positions
in all cases.} (31... Qg4 32. f4 (32. Rf3 Qxd4 33. e6 (33. Qg5 Rf8) 33... Rf8
34. Qg5 Qg4 $1 $11 (34... Qg7 35. Rf6 Kh7 36. Qf4 d4 37. Be4 Kg8 (37... Bxe6
38. Bxg6+) 38. e7 Re8 39. Qd6 $18)) 32... Qe6 33. Re3 a5 34. Kh2 $13) (31...
Qb6 32. Qf4 {-similiar to the game} (32. Qg5 Rf8 33. Rf3 Qxd4 34. e6 {-31...Qg4
})) (31... Rf8 $5 32. Re3 a5 33. Kh2 $13) 32. Kh2 {/\Bh3} (32. Re3 $5) 32...
Qb6 {My opponent misses a chance to equalize by} (32... f5 $1 33. exf6 Qxf6 34.
Qh6 (34. Rf3 Qxd4 35. Qg5 Kg7) 34... Rf8 (34... a5 35. Rf3 Qg7 36. Qg5 b4 37.
axb4 axb4 38. Rf6 Kh7 39. f4 Rf8 40. Rb6 $14) 35. Rf3 (35. Re3 Qg7) 35... Qg7)
33. Qf4 Rf8 34. Rf3 {White's task is to put all the pieces in attacking
positions and to breakthrough} (34. Bh3 f5 $5) 34... a5 (34... Kg7 35. Qe3 $1)
(34... Be2 35. Re3 Bc4 36. Bh3 Kg7 37. g4 hxg4 38. Bxg4 Qd8 (38... Rh8 39. e6)
39. h5 g5 (39... Rh8 40. e6) (39... f5 40. e6 Qf6 (40... Qh4+ 41. Rh3 Qxg4 42.
Qe5+ $18) 41. Bh3 $18) 40. Qf5 $16) 35. Bh3 {/\e6} Be2 36. Re3 Bc4 (36... Bg4
37. Bxg4 hxg4 38. Qxg4 $18) 37. Rf3 $138 (37. Qh6 $1) 37... Be2 38. Re3 Bc4 39.
Qg5 $2 {being short of time, I missed an easy win} (39. Qh6 Qxd4 40. e6 Qg7 41.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 42. e7 Re8 43. Bd7 $18 {I forgot about this last move.}) 39... Qxd4
40. e6 $6 {Mistakes normally come together. After I made this 40th move I
realised how Black could save the game.} (40. Rf3 $5 Qe4 (40... Qd1 41. Rf6 d4
42. Bf5 $18) 41. Rf4 $18 {Was still winning}) 40... Qb2 $4 (40... fxe6 $3 {
Believe it or not, but this move was leading to a draw} 41. Qxg6+ Qg7 42. Bxe6+
Kh8 43. Qxh5+ Qh7 44. Qe5+ Qg7 45. Bxd5 Rxf2+ 46. Kg1 Qxe5 47. Rxe5 Ra2 $11)
41. Rf3 {Now White is winning again} d4 (41... Qg7 42. e7 Re8 43. Bd7 f6 44.
Be6+ (44. Rxf6 Rxe7 45. Rxg6 Rxd7 46. Rxg7+ Rxg7 47. Qxh5 $18) 44... Kh7 45.
Rxf6 Rxe7 46. Rxg6 Qxg6 47. Qxe7+ $18) 42. Rxf7 (42. Rxf7 Rxf7 43. Qxg6+ Rg7
44. Qe8+ Kh7 45. Bf5+) 1-0

[Event "Winterthur op2"]
[Site "Winterthur"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Huss, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.10.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 d5 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bf4 O-O 7. e3 Bb7 8. Rc1 c5
9. dxc5 Bxc5 (9... bxc5 {would have led to a more sharp position, but my
opponent wanted to keep the position as simple as possible.}) 10. b4 Be7 11.
Qb3 {avoiding any possible exhanges. black has problems with piece develoment,
and therefore, white must try to put as much pressure as possible on black's Q
side.} Nbd7 12. h3 {Preparing h2 for B's retreat as it's important to keep the
dark bishop.} a6 13. cxd5 $1 {after a prolonged thought i found a way to pose
black the most trouble in finishing his development. Black's idea was simple:
to capture on c4, play b5, followed by Nb6-d5 with approximate equality.} Nxd5
14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Qb1 $1 {the point! Now, white is threatening e4, followed by
Bc7 or Rc7, with unpleasant pressure} f5 (15... b5 16. e4 Bb7 17. Bc7 Qe8 18.
Bd3 $16) (15... Nf6 16. Bd3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Ge3e4,Ge4e5]} Bxf3 17. gxf3 $16 {
[%cal Ge1e2,Gh1d1]}) 16. Bc4 $1 {exchanging the key defender of black's
position.} Nf6 17. O-O Qe8 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. Be5 $6 (19. Qd3 $142) 19... Bxc4 $2
(19... Rfc8 $1 {after this move, white would have lost all his advantage}) 20.
Rxc4 Qd5 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rfc1 {This position is much better for white, due
to black's numerous weaknesses, and white's control over the open file.} Rad8
23. Qc2 {[%cal Gc2e2] tranferring the Q to e2, where it can put pressure on
both a6 and e6 pawns} Rd7 (23... Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qb7 25. Qc6 $16) 24. Qe2 f4 $2 {
leads to a lost position, but it's hard to give advises here.} (24... Rfd8 25.
Rc6 Bxd4 26. exd4 $16) 25. e4 Qe5 26. Nf3 $1 Qb2 27. R4c2 Qxa3 28. Qc4 {
while his Q is cut off the game, black cannot hope to defend his position
against white's whole army} Kf7 (28... Re8 29. Qc6 Rdd8 30. e5 Be7 31. Qxe6+
$18) 29. e5 Be7 30. Nd4 Rxd4 31. Qxd4 Qxb4 32. Rc4 Qb5 33. Rc7 Qe8 34. Qd6 {
black is helpless against threats like Rc6, and Rxe7..} 1-0

[Event "Dieren op"]
[Site "Dieren"]
[Date "1999.07.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Hoeksema, Hendrik Pieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1999.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qa2 Rd8 (12... Nd7 13. Bf4 (13. Qe2
a5 14. e5 Rd8 15. Rb1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Ba6 17. h4 h6 18. a4 Bb4 19. Be3 Bxd3 20.
Qxd3 Qb7 21. Qb5 Nf8 22. Rfc1 Ng6 23. Rc6 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Ivanchuk,V/
Elista 1998/CBM 65 (23)}) 13... Ba6 14. Qe2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qb7 17.
a4 Rfd8 18. Rfe1 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,D-Tiviakov,S/Las Vegas USA 1999 (18)}) (
12... Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Rd1 (14. Bf4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qb7 16. Qe2 Rac8 17.
Rfd1 Rfe8 18. Rd3 Nb8 19. Ne5 Nd7 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Rad1 Bf8 22. h4 Qb5 23. Qf3
Red8 24. h5 h6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/8th Amber Rapidplay, Monte
Carlo MNC 1999 (52)}) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Qb7 16. Qe2 Rfd8 17. h4 Rac8 18. h5
h6 19. Rd3 Nb8 20. Bf4 Nd7 21. e5 b5 22. g4 Qd5 23. Rad1 Nf8 24. g5 $36 {
1-0 Sakaev,K-Kaiumov,D/International Open, Dubai UAE 1999 (39)}) 13. Rd1 Ba6
14. Bxa6 Nxa6 (14... Qxa6 15. d5 Qb7 16. c4 exd5 17. exd5 $16) 15. Bf4 cxd4 16.
cxd4 Qb7 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Rd3 {It's important not to let black rook on c3,
plus with the rook on the third rank black king doesn't feel so safe.} Nc7 (
18... Nb8 19. Rad1 Nd7 20. h4 $14) 19. Ne5 f6 $2 {I was quite happy to see
this move, but it's probably the best.} (19... Ne8 $142 20. Qh5 Bd6 (20... g6
21. Qf3 {Now black cannot play Nf6 due to the unpleasant pin Bg5} Nd6 (21... f5
22. Re1 fxe4 (22... Nf6 23. exf5 Qxf3 24. Nxf3 gxf5 25. Rxe6 $18) 23. Rxe4 Nf6
24. Re1 Qxf3 25. Nxf3 $16) 22. d5 $16 {[%cal Ge5c6]}) 21. Rg3 $6 f6 22. Rh3 g5
23. Bxg5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 fxg5 25. Qxg5+ Kh8 $19 {0-1 Gershon,A-Gurevich,M/
Antwerp BEL 1999 (33)}) 20. Ng4 Kh8 $1 (20... h5 21. Nh6+ gxh6 22. Rg3+ Kh8 23.
Qxh5 Qxe4 24. Bxh6 $18) (20... Nb5 21. Nh6+ gxh6 (21... Kf8 22. Qh5 {[%cal
Gh5b5]}) 22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. Qxb5 $14) 21. Re1 Qa6 22. Qd1 $5 (22. Red1 $142 {
[%cal Ge2a2]} Nb5 23. Rb3) 22... Bxa3 (22... e5 23. Bxe5 fxe5 24. Nxe5 Rf8 25.
Rh3 Rf6 26. Qh5 $16) 23. Rh3 Bf8 (23... Bb4 $8 24. Ne5 (24. Nxf6 gxf6 25. Rxh7+
(25. Qh5 Rd7) 25... Kxh7 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Qg6+ Kf8 $19) 24... Bxe1 25. Rxh7+ (
25. Qh5 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Qa2+ 27. Kg3 Qb3+ 28. Nf3 Kg8 29. Qxh7+ Kf7 {[%cal
Gd8h8]} 30. Qh5+ Ke7 31. Qg6 Rg8 $17) 25... Kxh7 26. Qh5+ $11) (23... Ne8 24.
Qa1 $18) 24. Ne5 $1 {[%cal Ge5f7,Ge5g6]} fxe5 25. Qh5 h6 26. Bxe5 Kh7 $2 ({
Of more resistance would be:} 26... Kg8 27. Qg6 Qa5 28. Rf1 Qb5 29. Rxh6 Qe8
30. Qh7+ Kf7 31. Rg6 (31. f4 $40 {fritz})) 27. Qf7 Qb5 28. Bf4 (28. Bf4 Kh8 29.
Bxh6 gxh6 30. Rg3 Qg5 31. Rxg5 hxg5 32. Re3 g4 33. Qh5+ Kg8 34. Qxg4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. exf3 Bg7 (7...
Nc6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. O-O-O Ne7 (9... O-O 10. d5 Na5 11. h4 a6 12. g4 exd5 13. cxd5
b5 14. h5 Re8 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. g5 Nh7 17. f4 Rb8 18. f5 b4 19. fxg6 fxg6 20.
Qxg6 $1 Nf8 21. Qh5 bxc3 22. b4 {[%cal Ge3d4]} Rxe3 23. fxe3 Qe7 24. Bd3 $40 {
[...]. 1-0 Dreev,A-Kortschnoj,V/Yalta 1995/CBM 47 ext (39)}) 10. g4 d5 11. h4
h6 12. Be2 dxc4 13. h5 g5 14. Bxc4 c6 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Qd2 Ned5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5
18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 b5 21. Bb3 Qf6 22. Qe4 $13 {1-0 Slobodjan,
R-Speelman,J/Lippstadt GER 2000/The Week in Chess 297 (34)}) 8. Be3 (8. g4 O-O
9. Be3 d5 10. g5 Ne8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. f4 Nc6 13. Ne2 Ne7 14. Ng3 c5 15. dxc5
d4 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Bh3 d3 18. Qb3 Rxc5 19. Bb4 Qd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxc5 bxc5
$36 {1/2-1/2 Kozul,Z-Romanishin,O/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (39)}) (8. d5 O-O 9. Be2
exd5 10. cxd5 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Qa4 a6 13. O-O b5 14. Qh4 Nh5 15. Bg5 Bf6
16. f4 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Romanishin,O/
Germany 1996/GER-chT2 (29)}) 8... O-O 9. h4 (9. O-O-O d5 10. g4 dxc4 11. Bxc4
c6 12. h4 b5 (12... Nd5 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. h5 Qc7 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Bxd5 exd5 17.
Nc3 Qd6 18. Qd2 Rfe8 19. Rh3 b5 20. Bh6 Bf6 21. Bg5 Bg7 22. Bh6 Bf6 23. Bg5 Bg7
{1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Van der Wiel,J/Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext (23)}) 13. Bd3 b4 14.
axb4 a5 15. b5 cxb5 16. h5 Nc6 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. g5 b4 20. gxf6
Qxf6 21. Ne4 $13 {1-0 Golod,V-Winants,L/Antwerp 1999/EXT 2000 (33)}) 9... Nc6
10. O-O-O d5 11. cxd5 exd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bc4 Qd6 14. d5 $16)
12. g4 Na5 13. h5 Re8 {[%cal Gf6d7,Gd7f8]} (13... c5 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. dxc5 Rc8
16. g5 $18) 14. hxg6 hxg6 (14... fxg6 15. g5 Nh5 16. f4 $40 (16. b4 Nc4 17.
Nxd5 Nxe3 18. Nxe3 Qxg5 $132)) 15. Bd3 (15. Be2 $5 {[%cal Gf3f4,Gf4f5] Makes a
bit more sense than Bd3 since the logical plan is to advance f4-f5 and for
that purpose white should defend the 'g' pawn first.However, white has other
ideas....}) 15... c6 {[%csl Rd5] before he can think of any counterplay black
has to protect the d5 pawn} 16. Rh3 $1 (16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6 Qe7 $17 {
[%cal Ge7f7]}) (16. Bh6 $2 Bxh6+ 17. Rxh6 Nxg4 $1 18. Rh3 (18. fxg4 Qg5+ 19.
Qd2 Nb3+ $19) 18... Nb3+ $5 19. Qxb3 Nxf2 $17) (16. Kb1 $5 Nc4 17. Bc1 Qd6 $14
{[%cal Gf6d7,Gd7f8]}) 16... Nc4 17. Bg5 (17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Ne4 {is another plan
}) 17... Qd6 18. Bxg6 $5 {Although it seems more like an intuitive sacrafice,
it had to be based on a very percise calculation of variations.} (18. Rdh1 Nd7
19. Ne2 $36) 18... fxg6 19. Qxg6 {The threat is simply Rdh1 followed by Rh8#}
Kf8 (19... Nd7 $1 {During the game I thought that this was the best way for
black to continue} 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. Rh6 Re6 22. Qf5+ Nf6 23. Qg6+ Kf8 24. Rdh1
{[%cal Gh6h8]} Rae8 (24... Bxh6 25. Rxh6 $1 Re1+ 26. Nd1 $18) 25. Rh8+ Ng8 $8 (
25... Bxh8 26. Rxh8+ Ke7 27. Qxe8# $1) 26. Qf5+ Rf6 27. Bxf6 Qxf6 28. R8h5 {
with a complicated game}) (19... Re6 20. Rdh1 Kf8 {-see 20... Re6}) 20. Rdh1
Re6 $8 (20... Qe6 21. Rh6 $3 {the key move of white's plan, without it black
is holding} (21. Rh8+ Ng8 $1 (21... Bxh8 22. Rxh8+ Ke7 23. Rh7+ Kd8 24. Qg7 $1
$18 {It's important not to take on f6 fisrt since white needs the bishop to
protect the 'd2' square} Qe1+ 25. Nd1)) 21... Bxh6 22. Rxh6 $18) (20... Ng8 21.
Qf5+ Nf6 22. Bh6 (22. Rh7 {[%cal Gh1h6]} Qe6 23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25.
Rh8+ Bxh8 26. Rxh8+ Ke7 27. Rxa8 Rxf3 28. Rxa7+ {see annotations to black's
26th move}) 22... Re7 23. g5 $18) 21. Bxf6 $8 (21. Rh8+ $2 Ng8 (21... Bxh8 $4
22. Rxh8+ Ke7 (22... Ng8 23. Rxg8#) 23. Qg7#) 22. Qf5+ Rf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24.
R8h5 $13) (21. Qf5 Rae8 $17 {[%cal Ge6e1]}) (21. Rh6 Rae8 22. Rh8+ Ng8 23. Qf5+
Rf6 $15) 21... Qf4+ (21... Rxf6 22. Rh8+ Bxh8 23. Rxh8+ Ke7 24. Qg7+ Rf7 25.
Qg5+ Qf6 {see annotations to black's 26th move}) 22. Kb1 Rxf6 (22... Qxf6 23.
Qxf6+ Rxf6 24. Rh8+ Bxh8 25. Rxh8+ {see annotations to black's 26th move}) 23.
Rh8+ Bxh8 24. Rxh8+ Ke7 25. Qh7+ $1 {the move my opponent missed while playing
Re6} Rf7 26. Qh4+ Kd6 $2 (26... Qf6 $1 27. Qxf6+ Rxf6 28. Rxa8 Rxf3 29. Rxa7+
Ke6 {Although white is two pawns up black has very good drawing chances due to
the very poor coordination of white pieces} 30. Nd1 Rd3 31. Ne3 $1 (31. Kc1
Rxd4 32. g5 (32. f3 Rf4 $11) 32... Rg4 33. Rg7 $14) 31... Rxd4 32. Nxc4 Rxc4
33. f3 Rf4 34. Ra6 $16) 27. Rxa8 Qd2 28. Qd8+ {the next nine move where made
very quickly since both opponents were short on time and wanted to get some
time for thinking (each player had 30 sec added per move).} Ke6 29. Qe8+ Kf6
30. Qh8+ Ke6 31. Re8+ Kd7 (31... Kd6 32. Re2 (32. Rd8+ $6 Rd7 33. Qf8+ $2 Kc7
34. Rc8+ (34. Rxd7+ Kxd7 35. Qf7+ Kd6 36. Ne4+ dxe4 37. Qxc4 exf3 38. Qb4+ $1
Qxb4 39. axb4 Kd5 40. g5 Ke6 41. Kc2 (41. b5 cxb5 (41... c5) 42. Kc2 Kf5 43.
Kd3 Kxg5 44. Ke4 a5 45. Ke5 Kg6 46. d5 b4 47. Ke6 a4 48. d6 a3 49. bxa3 bxa3
50. d7 a2 $11) 41... Kf5 42. Kd3 Kxg5 43. Ke3 Kg4 44. Ke4 a6 45. Ke5 b5 46. b3
Kh3 47. Kf4 Kg2 48. Ke3 $18) 34... Kb7 35. Rb8+ Kc7 $11) 32... Qd3+ 33. Ka2
Qxf3 34. Qb8+ $18) 32. Rd8+ Ke6 (32... Kc7 33. Rc8+ Kd6 (33... Kb7 $2 34. Rb8+
Ka6 35. Qc8+ Ka5 36. b4#) 34. Qd8+ Ke6 (34... Rd7 35. Qf6#) 35. Rxc6+ $18) 33.
Qe8+ Kf6 (33... Re7 34. Qg6#) 34. Qh8+ (34. Ne4+) (34. Qxc6+ $4 Kg7 35. Na4
Qd1+ 36. Ka2 Nd2 37. Nc3 Qb3+ 38. Ka1 Qc2 $11 {[%cal Gd2b3,Gb3c1]}) 34... Ke7
35. Re8+ $2 (35. Qe8+ Kf6 36. Ne4+) 35... Kd7 36. Rd8+ Ke6 37. Qe8+ Kf6 38.
Ne4+ $1 $18 {This ends the story} dxe4 39. Qxc6+ Kg7 40. Qxc4 exf3 41. Qc8 Qxf2
42. Rg8+ Kh7 43. Rh8+ Kg7 44. Qg8+ Kf6 45. Rh6+ (45. Rh6+ Ke7 46. Qg5+ Kd7 47.
Qd5+ Ke8 (47... Kc7 48. Qc6+ Kd8 (48... Kb8 49. Rh8+ Rf8 50. Rxf8#) 49. Rh8+
$18 {[%cal Gh8e8]}) 48. Qe6+ Kd8 49. Rh8+ Kc7 50. Qxf7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Gligoric,S"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 c5 8. Bg2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Ne5 Nd4 13. Nc4 $1 Qc8 (13... Re8)
(13... Bc6) 14. Na5 (14. Nd6 $6 Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Re8 $13) 14... Ba6 15. Be5 Rd8 $1
16. Bxd4 (16. Rc1 Qg4 $1 $13) 16... cxd4 17. Qxd4 Bc5 $44 18. Qa4 $1 {/\ 18...
d4 19.Nc6!} Rd6 $1 19. Rac1 $6 (19. Nb3 $1 {>=} Bb6 20. Nd4 Ne4 $1 21. Rac1)
19... Qe8 $1 20. Nb3 (20. Qxe8+ $5 Rxe8 21. Nxd5 Bxf2+ 22. Rxf2 Nxd5 23. Rd1
Red8 24. e4 Ne3 $1 $13) 20... Bb6 $1 $13 21. Qf4 (21. Qxe8+ Rxe8 {/\ d4}) 21...
Rad8 22. Nd4 Ne4 $1 23. Nf5 Re6 24. Bxe4 $1 (24. Nxe4 dxe4 $15 {^^}) 24... dxe4
25. Rcd1 $1 e3 $1 26. Nxe3 Rxd1 (26... Rxe3 $2 27. Rxd8) 27. Nexd1 Bxe2 28. Re1
h6 $6 (28... Bxd1 $6 29. Rxe6 $16) (28... Bc4 {>=} 29. Rxe6 Bxe6 30. Ne3) 29.
Rxe2 Rxe2 30. Nxe2 Qxe2 31. Qa4 $14 h5 32. Kg2 g6 (32... g5 $5 {/\ g4}) 33. h3
Kg7 34. Qb3 $1 Bd4 35. Qf3 Qc2 36. b4 Qa2 37. Qd3 Qd5+ 38. Kg1 Qe5 39. Ne3 f5
40. Kg2 f4 41. Nc2 $5 (41. gxf4 $14) 41... Bb6 42. g4 $5 hxg4 43. hxg4 Qe6 44.
Qf3 {/\ Kf1, Ne1} g5 45. Kf1 Qc4+ 46. Qe2 Qd5 47. f3 $1 Kf6 $6 48. a4 $16 a5
49. bxa5 Bxa5 (49... Qxa5 50. Qb5 $1) 50. Na3 $1 Bb6 51. Nc4 Ba7 52. Ke1 $1 Qc5
53. Kd1 Qd5+ 54. Kc2 Bd4 55. Qd3 Qc5 56. Kb3 Qd5 57. Kc2 Qc5 58. Qb3 $1 Bg1 59.
Qc3+ Bd4 60. Qb3 Bg1 61. Qb5 $1 $18 {Naumkin} Qc8 (61... Qf2+ 62. Nd2 $18) 62.
Qe5+ Kg6 63. Qd6+ Kf7 64. Kd3 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch op"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.04.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Alexander"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1999.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. Bg5 $5 {Besides,white has
several options:} (6. Qc2 $5) (6. Qd3 $5 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) (6. g3) (6. e3) (6. d5
) ({and} 6. Bf4) 6... h6 $5 (6... Bg7 $5 {Is the main line.}) 7. Bh4 Bg7 8. e3
O-O ({Worse is:} 8... d5 {because of:} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5+ $1 c6 $140 11. Bd3
$14) 9. Be2 $5 (9. Qc2 $5) (9. Bd3 $5) ({and} 9. h3 {-was checked in the
previous games.}) 9... d5 $6 $146 {[%mdl 16384]} ({Also dubious:} 9... g5 $6
10. Bg3 Nh5 11. d5 (11. O-O $6 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Nc6 {=/=/+;Mikhalevski,A-Zaid,L/
Beer-Sheva,1992(1/2-1/2)(12)}) 11... Nxg3 12. hxg3 c6 13. Nd4 a6 14. Bf3 $14 {
Dautov,R-Mochalov,E/Minsk,1988(1-0)(34)}) ({Can be recommended:} 9... d6 $5 10.
O-O g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nd2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nd7 $5 (13... f5 $143 14. Bf3 Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 Nd7 16. Qc6 Nf6 $13 {Kaspersen,M-Brynell,S/Naestved,1988(0-1)(44)}) 14.
Bf3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 $6 (15. Nxf3 $142 c5 16. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Kengis,E/
Tilburg,1994/CBM 44(16)}) 15... c5 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Rfe1 $6 cxd4 18. exd4 Bxd4
$15 {Kozul,Z-Kengis,E/BaileHerculane,1994(0-1)(33)}) 10. cxd5 $1 ({After:} 10.
O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nbd7 {[%cal Gc7c5] -equality}) 10... exd5 11. O-O Nbd7 12.
Ne5 $14 Qe7 13. f4 g5 $6 {Very perilously.More safely:} (13... a6 $5 {[%cal
Ya6b5] with the idea Qd6 and c5}) ({or} 13... Qe6 $5 14. Rc1 $14) 14. fxg5 $6 (
{Better is:} 14. Bg3 $1 gxf4 15. Bxf4 (15. exf4 $6 c5 $132) 15... Nxe5 $6 (
15... c5 $142 {+/=/+/-}) 16. Bxe5 {with big positional advantage of white.} (
16. dxe5 $2 Nd7 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxe5 $14)) 14... hxg5 15. Bxg5 {This
move is better than:} (15. Bg3 $6 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 (16. dxe5 Ne4 $13) 16... Nd7
17. Bxg7 (17. Rf5 $2 Nxe5 18. dxe5 c6 $1 $15 {[%cal Gb7c8]}) 17... Qxe3+ 18.
Kh1 Kxg7 $13) 15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Nb5 $1 {[%csl Rc7,Rf5]
[%cal Gb5c7,Gb5d4,Gd4f5]} ({Insufficiently:} 18. Rf3 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gf3g3]
because of:} d4 $1 {[%csl Gb7,Rc3,Gd4,Rf3]} 19. Rg3 dxc3 20. Bh6 Ne8 21. Qd4 f5
$1 (21... f6 $143 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 23. Bc4+ Rf7 $13) 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 23. Bc4+ Kh7
24. Rh3+ $8 Kg6 25. Rg3+ Kh7 26. Rh3+ $11) 18... Ne4 $1 ({Badly:} 18... c5 {
in view of:} 19. Nd6 $16 {[%csl Gd6]}) 19. Nxc7 Rad8 $5 {[%cal Gd5d4]} (19...
Rac8 $6 20. Nxd5 (20. Rc1 $5) 20... Qc5 21. Nc3 (21. Nb4 $5) 21... Nxc3 22.
bxc3 Rfd8 23. Qe1 Qxc3 24. Qg3 Rd2 25. Bf3 $16) 20. Nb5 $1 ({Slightly worse is:
} 20. Qa4 {[%csl Ra7] in view of:} Rd7 $1 (20... d4 $2 21. Qxa7 Nc5 22. Qxb6 d3
23. Bg4 $16) 21. Rac1 Nc5 22. Qxa7 Rxc7 23. Bxc7 (23. b4 $4 Rc6 $1 $19 {
[%csl Ra7][%cal Gf8a8]}) 23... Qxc7 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gf8a8]} 24. Ba6 $1 Bxb2
25. Rxc5 Qxc5 26. Qxb7 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 $14) 20... Bxb2 21. Ra2 ({Another
alternative is:} 21. Rb1 $5) 21... Bg7 22. Bd3 $1 Ba6 $5 {[%csl Ya6,Gd3]} (
22... a6 $2 23. Nd4 $16 Nc3 $140 $2 24. Qh5 $18 {[%csl Rg8]}) 23. Qh5 f5 24. a4
({In my opinion good enough:} 24. Rc2 $5 Nc3 25. a4 {+/=/+/-}) 24... Qf7 25.
Qh3 (25. Qf3 $142) 25... Qg6 26. Rc2 Nc5 ({Badly:} 26... Rc8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28.
Nxa7 Ra8 (28... Bxd3 $143 29. Nxc8 {[%csl Rg6,Rg8][%cal Gc8e7]} Qe6 30. Qxf5 $1
$18) 29. Bxa6 Rxa7 30. Bc8 {[%csl Rf5] +/-/+-}) 27. Be2 Qh7 $6 ({It is
necessary:} 27... Nxa4 28. Rc7 (28. Nxa7 $143 Bxe2 29. Rxe2 Nc3 30. Rb2 $14)
28... Bxb5 29. Bxb5 Nc3 30. Bd3 {with strong initiative of white.}) 28. Qf3
Bxb5 (28... Nxa4 $143 29. Rc7 $16 (29. Nxa7 $5 $16)) 29. Bxb5 $6 {[%mdl 16384]
+/=/+/-} (29. axb5 $142 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Gb5,Rb6]}) 29... d4 $1 30. exd4 Rxd4 31.
Qe2 $6 ({Better is:} 31. Kh1 {+/=/+/-}) 31... Re4 32. Qd1 Rd4 33. Qe2 $138 Re4
34. Qd1 Rd4 35. Qe1 $5 (35. Qe2 $6 Re4 $11) 35... Re4 36. Qg3 Kh8 37. Bc6 Rd4
38. Be5 $6 (38. a5 $5 $14) 38... f4 $1 (38... Bxe5 $143 39. Qxe5+ Qg7 40. Qe3
$14 (40. Rxf5 $4 Rd1+ 41. Kf2 Qxe5 $19 {[%csl Rf2,Gf8]})) ({Loses right away:} 
38... Rg4 $4 {in view of:} 39. Qxg4 $1 Bxe5 (39... fxg4 $2 40. Rxf8+) 40. Qh3
$18) 39. Bxg7+ Qxg7 40. Qh3+ $5 ({Good enough:} 40. Qh4+ $5 Qh7 41. Qg5 Qg7 42.
Qh5+ Qh7 43. Qe2 $14 {[%csl Rh8]}) 40... Qh7 41. Qxh7+ $6 ({More logically:} 
41. Qc3 $1 Qd3 42. Qe1 $5 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Ge1e5] with initiative.} (42. Qa1 $5
Qe3+ (42... Rfd8 $2 43. Rxf4 $1 $16) 43. Kh1 Rfd8 $14)) 41... Kxh7 {+/=/=_|_}
42. a5 Rf6 43. Bf3 $5 (43. axb6 $143 Rxc6 44. bxa7 Ra4 {[%csl Ya4]} 45. Rfc1
Rxa7 46. Rxc5 Rxc5 47. Rxc5 Kg6 48. Kf2 Ra3 $11 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Ya3h3]}) 43...
Rb4 (43... Ra4 $5) 44. axb6 $6 {Last inaccuracy.} (44. Rd1 $142 {+/=/=}) 44...
axb6 45. Rd2 Kg7 46. Ra1 (46. h4 $5) 46... Ne6 $11 47. Rd7+ (47. Rd6 $143 Ng5
48. Ra7+ Kg6 49. Bh5+ $140 $4 (49. Rxf6+ Kxf6 $11) 49... Kxh5 50. Rxf6 Rb1+ 51.
Kf2 Ne4+ $19 {[%csl Rf2,Rf6]}) 47... Rf7 48. Rd6 Nd4 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gd4f3]}
49. Bh5 Re7 50. Rd1 Ne2+ {[%cal Ge2c3,Gc3e4]} 51. Bxe2 (51. Kf1 Nc3 $11) (51.
Bxe2 Rxe2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Nation U30 HUN-DDR 8,5-7,5"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1981.11.04"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Orso, Miklos"]
[Black "Gruenberg, Hans Ulrich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Gruenberg,HU"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1981.11.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 12/1981} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. g3 Bxf3 $6 {
In meinen beiden Partien mit Orso ging ich ausanalysierten Varianten aus dem
Wege.} 6. exf3 d5 7. cxd5 $1 Nxd5 8. Bg2 Be7 9. O-O c6 10. f4 O-O 11. f5 $1
exf5 12. Nxd5 $4 (12. Qf3 $1 Na6 (12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 g6 14. d5) 13. Nxd5 cxd5
14. Qxf5 {mit klarem weissen Vorteil.}) 12... cxd5 13. Qf3 Nc6 14. Be3 Bf6 15.
Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Bxd5 Rac8 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. Rac1 Rdc8 20. Rxc6 Rxc6
{Endspielvorteil für Schwarz, weil der weisse d-Bauer schwach ist und die
schwarzen Figuren optimale Felder besetzen werden.} 21. Rd2 Kf8 22. h4 Ke7 23.
Bf4 Rc4 24. d5 Kd7 25. b3 Rd4 $1 26. Rc2 Bd8 27. d6 f6 28. Kf1 h5 29. f3 Rd3
30. Kf2 Rd5 31. Re2 Rd1 32. Kg2 Rd3 33. Kf2 Rc3 34. Kg2 a6 35. Kf2 Rd3 36. Kg2
b5 37. Kf2 g5 38. Bc1 Rxd6 39. Bb2 Rd3 40. Bc1 Be7 41. Bb2 g4 $1 42. f4 Bc5+
43. Kg2 Bd4 44. Ba3 Bc3 $1 45. Re7+ Kc6 $4 {Blindes Vertrauen in eine
schlechte Analyse während der einstündigen Partieunterbrechung.} (45... Kd8 46.
Bc5 Rd5 {gewinnt leicht.}) 46. Re6+ Kd5 $2 47. Rd6+ Ke4 48. Re6+ Kd4 49. Rd6+
Ke3 50. Bc5+ Ke2 51. Rxa6 Rd2 52. a4 bxa4 53. bxa4 Ra2 54. a5 Kd3+ 55. Kf1 Bd2
56. Bf2 Ke4 57. Rd6 Bxa5 58. Rd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 16th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gupta, Abhijeet"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Gupta,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {When preparing for the game, it was
impossible to guess what Ivanchuk would play but somehow I thought it's always
a good idea to start with a Nimzo and after few hours of intense work in the
Nimzo, I said to myself I had enough Nimzo for a day and I am going back to my
old love, the Petrosian System! :)} Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O (9... c5 10. Bd3) 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 {It would be harsh
to call this an inaccuracy but White scores really well after this.} (11... Qc7
{is probably a better line.}) 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Rd1 Bxd3 14. Rxd3 Nd7 15. e5 {
Luckily for me I was still in my book and in general the ideas for White are
pretty simple which is to develop pieces and mate :P} Re8 16. h4 (16. Ng5 {
This looks even more dangerous} cxd4 (16... Bxg5 17. Bxg5) 17. cxd4 (17. Nxh7
Qc4 $1) 17... Qc6 18. Nxh7 (18. Bf4 Rac8 19. h4 $40) 18... Rac8 $1 {An
intermezzo which is very easy to miss:} (18... Kxh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Rh3 f6 (
20... f5 21. Qh7+ Kf7 22. Rg3 Rg8 23. Qg6+ Kf8 24. Bh6 Rc8 25. Rf1 $18) 21.
Qh7+ Kf7 22. Rg3 Bf8 (22... Rg8 23. Qg6+ Kf8 24. Bh6) 23. Bh6 Ke7 24. Rc1 $1 {
the point} Qd5 25. Bxg7 Bxg7 26. exf6+) 19. Bf4 Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Rh3 f6
22. Qh7+ Kf7 23. Qh5+ $11 (23. Rg3 Bf8)) 16... cxd4 (16... Qa6 17. Bg5) 17.
cxd4 Qb7 18. Bg5 Bf8 19. Nd2 f6 {This move came as shock to me but it's
already difficult to give Black any adequate advice.} 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Bxf6
gxf6 22. Ne4 Qf7 (22... Qe7 {This would have been more tenacious} 23. Re1 Rad8
24. Qf3 Bg7 25. Ng3 $36 {[%csl Re6]}) 23. Rf3 f5 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Ng5 Qd7 26.
Qh5 (26. Qb5 {It would have been nice if it worked but} Rad8 {and there is no
logical follow-up after this.}) 26... Re7 27. Re1 Qe8 28. Qf3 (28. Qxe8 Raxe8
29. d5 f4 30. Rg4 e5 31. Rxe5 h5 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. Rxf4 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Bxa3 35.
g3 $16 {I saw this line but somehow I just wanted to mate that day :)}) 28...
Rd8 29. d5 Rxd5 30. Nxe6 Rxe6 (30... Qc6 31. Qe2 Bg7 32. Rxg7 Rxe6 (32... Rxg7
33. Nxg7 Kxg7 34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qxa7 $18) 33. Qxe6 Qxe6 34. Rxh7+ Kxh7 35. Rxe6
Ra5 36. Re3 f4 37. Rd3 Kh6 38. Kh2 {This shouldn't be that hard to win even
with my lousy technique.}) 31. Rg8+ $1 {The point of the whole combination.}
Kxg8 32. Qxd5 Qb5 33. Qxe6+ Kg7 34. Rd1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.20"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Eynatten"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 (7. Qa4+ c6 (
7... Qd7 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. e3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bxc4 Nxc3 13.
Qxc3 O-O 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. Bb5 c5 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Rg1 g6 19. Rg4
Rab8 20. Rc4 Qb7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Cebalo,M-Van der Wiel,J/Hoogeveen 2005/Mega2006
(32)}) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. O-O h6
14. Bh4 Rfd8 15. Rfc1 c5 16. Qxd7 Rxd7 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Ne2 g5 19. Bg3 Ne4 20.
Be5 f6 21. Bb5 Rdd8 22. Bc7 Rdc8 23. Ba5 Kf7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Jobava,B-Beliavsky,A/
Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005/The Week in Chess 577 (62)}) (7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Qe7 11. O-O Rd8 12. Qd2 c5 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. e3 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Rac8 17. Re1 Qd7 18. Qf4 $36 {1-0 Anastasian,A-Macieja,B/
Stepanakert 2005/Mega2006 (55)}) 7... O-O (7... Nbd7 8. Rc1 O-O 9. cxd5 exd5
10. Be2 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O c6 13. b4 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 b5 15. Ne1 a5 16. Nd3
Nb6 17. Nc5 axb4 18. axb4 Nc4 19. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Motylev,A/Moscow
RUS 2005/The Week in Chess 581 (19)}) 8. Rc1 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11.
Nxd5 Bxd5 (11... exd5 12. Be2 Nd7 13. dxc5 $6 bxc5 14. O-O Nf6 15. Qc2 Rac8 16.
Rfd1 Ne4 17. Nd2 f5 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Bg4 Rc7 20. b4 c4 21. Qc3 Kh8 22. Rd2 Qg5
$132 {0-1 Drozdovskij,Y-Ponomariov,R/Odessa 2005/Mega2006 (47)}) 12. dxc5 bxc5
13. Bc4 Bc6 (13... Rd8 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. O-O Na6 16. Qa4 Nc7 17. b4 c4 18. Nd4
Qf6 19. Rfd1 Qb6 20. g3 g6 21. h4 h5 22. Rd2 Rd6 23. Qd1 Rad8 24. Rb1 Ne8 {
1/2-1/2 Stanec,N-Dautov,R/Dresden 1998/PowerBook2005 (24)}) 14. Qe2 {TN [/\16.
Bb5]} (14. O-O Nd7 15. Qe2 Rab8 16. b3 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 h6 18. e4 Nf6 19. e5 Rxd1+
20. Rxd1 Nd5 21. Qd2 Qc7 $13 {0-1 Knudsen,J-Fuhrwerk,K/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF
Telechess (35)}) 14... Nd7 15. Bb5 Bxb5 16. Qxb5 Rab8 17. Qe2 Qf6 (17... Qf6
18. Rc2 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. O-O Rfd8 21. Rfc1 c4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Antwerp op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Delemarre, Jop"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "1996.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Nd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Rad1 f5 14. e3 Bd6 15.
Ne2 a5 16. Nf4 Qe7 17. Rfe1 b5 18. Qc2 a4 19. Nd3 Kh8 20. Rc1 Nb6 21. Nfe5 Nc4
22. f4 g5 23. Kf2 {TN} (23. Qe2 Rg8 $13 {(-61/545)}) 23... Rg8 24. Nf3 h6 (
24... g4 $6 25. Nfe5 h5 26. h3 $14 gxh3 27. Bxh3 Qg7 28. Rg1 $16) 25. Nfe5 Rg7
26. Re2 Rf8 27. Kg1 (27. Rh1 $142) 27... Qe8 $5 {[/\Bb7-c8-e6]} 28. Rce1 Bc8
29. Rf2 Be6 30. Bf3 g4 31. Bg2 h5 32. Rfe2 h4 33. Kf2 Rh7 $36 34. Ra1 Kg7 35.
Ree1 (35. b3 axb3 36. Qxb3 hxg3+ 37. hxg3 Rh2 $36 38. a4 Qh5 39. Nxc6 $2 Rxg2+
40. Kxg2 Qh3+ 41. Kf2 Qh2+ $19) 35... Kf6 36. Rad1 Rfh8 37. Rh1 Rh6 {[/\38...
R8h7,39...Qh8]} 38. Qc3 $5 Kg7 39. Nc5 $6 Bxc5 40. dxc5 Kg8 $15 {[><e3]} 41.
Rhe1 R8h7 42. Nxc4 bxc4 43. Qa5 Rb7 $5 44. Re2 h3 $5 45. Bf1 Bf7 46. Qxa4 Rb3
$36 {[/\47...Re6,47...Qe4]} (46... Qe4 47. Qa8+) 47. Rc1 $8 Re6 48. Rc3 Rb5 49.
Qc2 Re4 50. b4 $5 cxb3 51. Rxb3 Rc4 52. Rc3 Rbxc5 (52... Rxc3 53. Qxc3 Qe4 54.
Qc2 $13) 53. Rxc4 dxc4 54. Rd2 (54. Qc3 Qe4 $36) 54... c3 55. Rd4 Qe6 56. Be2
Kg7 57. Bd1 Kf6 $2 (57... Qa2 $1 {(/\58...Qxa3)} 58. Qxa2 Bxa2 59. Bc2 Bb1 $1
60. Bxb1 c2 61. Bxc2 Rxc2+ 62. Ke1 (62. Kg1 Rc1+ 63. Kf2 Rh1 64. e4 Rxh2+ 65.
Ke3 Rg2 $19) 62... Rxh2 $19) 58. Qd3 $13 Qa2+ 59. Bc2 Be6 60. Rd8 Kf7 61. e4 $5
Rb5 $1 $13 62. Ke3 Qa1 63. Rd7+ Kg8 64. Rd8+ Kh7 (64... Kf7 $142 $10) 65. Qd1
Qxa3 66. exf5 Qc5+ 67. Qd4 Qxd4+ 68. Kxd4 Bxf5 69. Rd7+ Kg6 $2 (69... Kg8 70.
Bxf5 Rxf5 71. Kxc3 (71. Rc7 Rc5) 71... Ra5 72. Rd6 Ra2 73. Rxc6 Rxh2 74. Rg6+
Kf7 75. Rxg4 Rg2 $10) 70. Rd6+ Kg7 71. Bxf5 Rxf5 72. Rxc6 Ra5 73. Rxc3 Ra2 74.
Ke5 Rxh2 75. Kf5 Rg2 76. Rc7+ Kf8 77. Kxg4 h2 78. Rh7 Rf2 79. Rh5 $22 $18
1/2-1/2

[Event "Lost Boys op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1999.08.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1999.07.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qa2 $5 (12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Bf4 Bxd3
14. Qxd3 Nd7 15. a4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qb7 17. Rab1 Rac8 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 19. a5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Bagaturov,G-Gurevich,M/Vlissingen NED 1999 (34)}) 12... Rd8 13. Rd1 Ba6
14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Qe2 Qb7 16. Bf4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rac8 18. Rd3 Nc7 19. Ne5 Ne8 $1
{TN [/\ 20...Nf6]} (19... f6 20. Ng4 Kh8 (20... h5 21. Nh6+ gxh6 22. Qxh5 Qxe4
23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Bxh6 $18) 21. Re1 Qa6 22. Qd1 Bxa3 23. Rh3 Bf8 24. Ne5 fxe5
25. Qh5 h6 26. Bxe5 Kh7 27. Qf7 Qb5 28. Bf4 {1-0 Gershon,A-Hoeksema,E/Dieren
NED 1999 (28)}) 20. Qh5 $6 (20. Re1 Nf6 21. Bg5 $13) 20... Bd6 $1 {[/\21...f6,
21...Nf6]} 21. Rg3 (21. Rh3 Nf6 22. Qg5 Qxe4 23. Rg3 Ne8 $17 (23... Nh5 $5))
21... f6 22. Rh3 $5 (22. Nd3 Bxf4 23. Nxf4 Qxe4 $17) (22. Rh3 {[#]}) 22... g5
$1 $17 23. Bxg5 (23. Qg4 Ng7 $19) 23... Bxe5 (23... fxg5 24. Ng4 $6 $132 Qxe4
$2 25. Nh6+ $18) 24. dxe5 fxg5 25. Qxg5+ Kh8 26. Qh6 Qe7 27. Rf3 (27. f4 Rc2
$40) 27... Nc7 $1 {[/\Nc7-b5-d4]} 28. Qf6+ Qxf6 29. exf6 Nb5 $19 30. g4 Nd4 31.
Rh3 $8 Rg8 32. f3 e5 33. Rh5 Rg6 0-1

[Event "Fourmies op 21st"]
[Site "Fourmies"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1997.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
O-O 9. Bh3 (9. Bg2 {-68/456}) 9... Nbd7 (9... c5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bf4 Ne4 12.
Rad1 Ndf6 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Ne5 Nf6 16. Bg5 Ne4 17. Bf4 Nf6 $13 {
0-1 Lobron,E-Dautov,R/Nussloch (1) 1996 (39)}) 10. O-O Re8 $5 {TN} (10... Ne4
11. Bf4 Ndf6 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ne5 h6 14. Rac1 Bd6 15. Rfd1 $14 {1/2 1/2
Shariyazdanov,A-Epishin,V/Elista RUS-ch (5) 1996 (33)}) 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bd2 a6
$5 {[/\13...Bd6]} 13. Rfe1 Bd6 14. Rad1 (14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Ndf6 $5 16. Nxd6
Qxd6 17. Bg2 Be4 $132) 14... Ndf6 15. Bg5 $6 (15. Bc1 $1 {[/\16.b4, 17.Bb2]}
Ne4 $2 16. Nxe4 Rxe4 $2 (16... dxe4 17. Ne5 $14) 17. Ng5 $18) 15... h6 16. Bc1
Ne4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 (17... dxe4 18. Ne5 $14) 18. Bg2 Re8 19. Nh4 $6 (19. b4 $5 {
[/\20.Bb2,21.Ne5]}) 19... Nf6 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Bf4 Rc8 $5 (21... c5 $6 22. dxc5
bxc5 23. e4 $1 $36) 22. Bh3 c5 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Bg2 (24. Ne3 g5) 24... Qb6 (
24... Ne4 $5) 25. Ne3 $2 (25. b3 Ne4 26. Ne3 Rcd8 $132) 25... g5 $1 26. Bxg5
hxg5 27. Qf5 Bh6 $5 $17 28. Nxd5 Bxd5 29. Bxd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 c4 (30... Qxb2 31.
e4 $132) 31. e4 Qe6 (31... Qxb2 32. e5 $132) 32. Qf3 g4 33. Qd1 Bg7 34. Rg5 Kf8
35. e5 Red8 36. Qe2 (36. Qxg4 Qxg4 37. Rxg4 Rd2 38. Rc1 Bxe5 39. Rcxc4 Rxc4 40.
Rxc4 Bxb2 41. Ra4 Bd4 42. Rxa6 Rxf2 43. Kh1 Ke7 $19) 36... Bh6 $1 $19 37. Rxg4
Rd2 38. Qe4 Rxb2 39. h3 f5 $1 40. exf6 (40. Qf3 Rb3 $19) 40... Qxe4 41. Rgxe4
c3 (41... c3 42. f4 c2 43. Rc1 Rb1 44. Ree1 Rxc1 45. Rxc1 Kf7 46. Kf2 Bf8 47.
Ke2 Bxa3 $19) 0-1

[Event "BL2-West 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Hofheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 d6
9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qc2 (10. h3 {-65/489}) 10... Nh5 11. Bg5 Bf6 $5 $146 (11... Qe8
{[Dreev,A-Romanishin,O Symferopol 1988]}) 12. Bh6 Bg7 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. Rfd1
Qe7 15. Nd2 f5 $5 (15... c5 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 cxd4 18. exd4 $14) (15... e5
16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 $14) 16. Bf3 c6 {[/\17...e5, 18...e4<=>>>]} 17. b4 e5 18.
c5 $1 (18. b5 e4 19. bxc6 Bxc6 20. Be2 Nf6 $13 (20... Rae8 $5 {(/\21...f4<=>)})
) 18... d5 (18... bxc5 19. bxc5 $16 dxc5 $2 20. Qb3+ $18) (18... e4 19. cxd6
Qxd6 20. Be2 $14 {(/\21.b5,21.d5-><<)}) (18... d5 {[#]}) 19. Nxd5 $5 cxd5 20.
c6 e4 $8 (20... Rac8 21. Bxd5+ Kh8 22. Qa4 $16) 21. cxb7 (21. Be2 Rac8 22. b5
Nf6 23. Qa4 Ba8 $17) 21... Rab8 22. Be2 Rxb7 23. Ba6 $14 (23. Qc6 Nf6 24. Rac1
Ne6 $10 {(/\25...Rc7,26...Rfc8)}) (23. Qb3 Nf6 24. f4 Rc7 $13 (24... exf3 25.
Nxf3 $14 {(/\26.Ne5)})) 23... Rbb8 24. Rac1 (24. Qc7 Ne6 25. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 26.
Qb7 Rfb8 $19) 24... Ne6 25. Qb3 (25. Qc6 Nf6 $13 {(/\26...f4->>>)} 26. Nc4 $2
Nc7 $1 $19 (26... dxc4 27. Bxc4 Rfe8 28. d5 Nd8 29. d6+ Kg7 30. Qc7 $18)) 25...
Nf6 26. Rc6 Rbd8 $1 {[/\27...Rd6]} (26... f4 $6 27. Nxe4 $1 Nxe4 28. Qxd5 N4g5
29. Bc4 fxe3 30. fxe3 Rbe8 31. h4 $16) (26... Qd7 27. Rdc1 $5 Nc5 28. R6xc5
bxc5 29. dxc5 $36 {(/\30.Qb2,Nd2-b3-d4)}) 27. Rdc1 Rd6 {[/\ 28...f4<=>>>, 28...
Nc5]} 28. Qc3 {[/\29.Bc8;><f4]} (28. Bc8 Nc5 $1 29. R1xc5 bxc5 30. Rxd6 Qxd6 (
30... c4) 31. bxc5 (31. dxc5 Qc6 $19) 31... Qe7 $13) 28... f4 $5 29. Rxd6 Qxd6
30. Qc6 Qe7 $1 31. Bc8 Nd8 32. Qc7 Qxc7 33. Rxc7 fxe3 34. fxe3 Rf7 35. Rc3 $6 (
35. Rxf7 Kxf7 36. Nb1 $14 {(/\37.Nc3)}) 35... Ne8 {[/\36...Rc7]} 36. Ba6 Rc7
37. Nb1 $1 Kf8 (37... Kf7 38. Bb5 Ne6 $14) 38. Bb5 Rxc3 39. Nxc3 Nc7 40. Ba4 {
[/\41.Ba4]} Ke7 41. Kf2 $14 {[/\ Ba4-b3,Kf2-g3-g4,h2-h4-h5]} a6 $5 42. Kg3 Nde6
43. Bd1 Kd6 (43... Kf6 $2 44. Bb3 $16) 44. h4 Ng7 $1 45. Bg4 h6 $1 46. Bc8 Nh5+
47. Kf2 Nf6 48. Bb7 $5 {[/\49.Na4]} (48. g4 g5 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. Ne2 Nb5 51. a4
Na3 52. Nc3 Nc2 $132) (48. Na4 Kc6 49. Nc3 Kd6) 48... a5 $1 49. Kg3 (49. bxa5
bxa5 50. Bc8 {(/\51.a4,Nc3-e2-f4)} Nd7 $5 $132 {(/\Nd7-b6-c4)}) (49. Na4 Nb5 $5
50. Nxb6 axb4 51. axb4 Nc3 $1 $132 {(/\52...Kc7,52...Ng4)} 52. Nc8+ Kc7 53. Ba6
Ng4+ 54. Ke1 Nxe3 55. Kd2 Ned1 56. b5 $36) 49... axb4 50. axb4 Ne6 $10 51. Ba6
Nc7 52. Be2 Ne6 53. Kf2 Ng7 54. g4 Ne6 55. Kg3 g5 56. Ba6 Nf8 57. Bc8 Ng6 58.
h5 Ne7 59. Ba6 Nc6 60. Na2 Ne7 61. Be2 Kc6 62. Nc3 Nc8 $5 {[/\Nc8-d6-c4]} 63.
Nb5 $1 $10 Nd6 64. Nxd6 Kxd6 65. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Andorra op 23rd"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "2005.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Spraggett, Kevin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bg5
Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nbd7 (10... Re8 11. Ne5 h6 12. Bh4 Nfd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14.
Nxd7 Nxd7 15. O-O Nf6 16. b4 a5 17. Qb3 axb4 18. axb4 g6 19. Ra4 Rxa4 20. Nxa4
Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Berczes,D-Koneru,H/Budapest HUN 2005/The Week in Chess 552 (20)})
11. O-O Re8 (11... h6 12. Bh4 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rac1 Nd6 15. Ne2 c5 16. Nf4
c4 17. Bb1 b5 18. Qc2 Ne4 19. Nd2 Nef6 20. Rce1 Rfe8 21. f3 Qd6 22. Rf2 a5 23.
Nf1 b4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Lomineishvili,M-Dzagnidze,N/Tblisi 2004/CBM 103 ext (57)})
12. Qc2 g6 (12... c5 13. Rad1 c4 14. Bf5 g6 15. Bh3 Nh5 16. Bh6 Bd6 17. g3 Bf8
18. Bxf8 Nxf8 19. Bg2 a6 20. a4 Rc8 21. Rfe1 Rc7 22. b3 $14 {Sakaev,
K-Riazantsev,A RUS-chT Sochi 2004 1-0 (45)}) 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Rfe1 a6 $5 {
TN [/\15...c5<=><<;} (14... Kg7 15. h3 a6 16. Qb3 b5 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4
19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Bxe4 $14 {0-1 Farago,I-Votava,J/Oberwart 1997/EXT 99 (57)}) (
14... c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bb5 $36) 15. Qe2 $5 b5 (15... Ra8 16. Ne5 $5 Nxe5
17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. f4 $36) 16. b4 a5 17. Qb2 axb4 18. axb4 Nb6 19.
Qb3 (19. Ra1 Ra8 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. e4 $14) (19. e4 Nc4 (19... dxe4 20. Nxe4
Nxe4 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Rxe4 Nd5 23. Rde1 $14) 20. Qb1 (20. Qb3 Qd6 $5) 20...
dxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Rxe4 $14) 19... Qd6 20. Rb1 (20. Bxf6 $5
Bxf6 21. e4 Be7 22. Rb1 $14) 20... Nc4 21. Bf4 Qd8 22. h3 Ra8 $132 23. Ra1 Qd7
24. Ne5 Qe6 25. Be2 $5 {[/\26.Nd3,27.Nc5]} h5 $5 26. Bd3 (26. Nd3 Nd7 (26...
Ne4 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Nc5 $14) 27. Nc5 Nxc5 28. bxc5 g5 $132) 26... Bf8 27. Bc2
$5 {[/\28.Nd3]} Nxe5 28. Bxe5 Nd7 29. Bc7 Qe7 30. Rab1 Rac8 (30... Nc5 31. bxc5
Qxc7 32. e4 $36) 31. Bf4 Qf6 32. Ne2 $5 {[/\Ne2-c1-d3]} Nb6 33. Nc1 Nc4 34. Qc3
Ra8 35. Nd3 Bc8 $5 $11 {[/\36...Bf5]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. e4 $5 (11. b4) 11... dxe4 12. Bxe4 Ba6 13. Bg5
$1 Qd6 (13... f6 14. Be3 $14) 14. Qd2 O-O 15. O-O-O $14 {/\ h4-h5->>>} Bc4 16.
Bf4 Qd8 17. Bh6 (17. h4 $1 Bd5 18. Bc2 $36) 17... Re8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rde1
Nd7 $1 $13 20. Bxc6 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Rc8 22. Bxd7 $6 (22. d5 {>=} Nf6 23. Kb1
Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 $10) 22... Qxd7 23. Kb1 Bd5 $1 $44 24. Qd3 $6 (24.
Qf4 $5) 24... Qg4 $1 25. Qe3 Kg8 $17 26. Ne5 Qf5+ (26... Qxg2 $2 27. Nd7 $1 {
/\ Nf6, Qe5}) 27. Ka1 Bxg2 28. Qg3 Bd5 29. Ng4 Kg7 30. Ne3 (30. Qe5+ Qxe5 31.
dxe5 Be6 32. Ne3 Kh6 $17 {_|_}) 30... Qe4 31. f3 $2 Qxe3 0-1

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1987.11.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Janjgava, Lasha"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Nb5 O-O 11. Nd6 Ne3 {'!!'} 12. fxe3 (12. Bxe3 Bxd6 13. Ng5
g6 14. O-O-O Be7 $5 {/\ d5-/+}) (12. Qd3 Bxf3 13. Bxe3 Bg4 14. Qe4 Bxd6 15.
Qxa8 Qf6 $44 {|^}) 12... Bxf3 13. exf3 (13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nf5 Qe4 $19) 13...
Bxg5 14. Bc4 (14. f4 Bxf4 15. exf4 Qe7+ 16. Qe4 Qxe4+ 17. Nxe4 Re8 18. Bd3 d5)
(14. Qe4 Nc6 (14... Qe7 $5 15. Qxa8 Qxe3+ 16. Be2 Qd2+ 17. Kf1 Nc6 18. Nc4 $1
$8 Qxe2+ 19. Kxe2 Rxa8)) 14... Nc6 15. f4 {'?'} (15. h4 $5 Bxe3 $1 16. Nxf7
Rxf7 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 $44) (15. Qe4 $1 Qe7 16. Qxe7 Bxe7 17. O-O-O Ne5 $5 (17...
Bxd6 18. Rxd6 $44)) 15... Bxf4 {'-/+!'} 16. Nxf7 (16. exf4 Qe7+ 17. Ne4 Nd4 18.
Qd3 Rae8 19. Bd5 Qd6 20. Bb7 f5 $19) 16... Qh4+ 17. g3 (17. Ke2 Qh5+ 18. g4 $8
Qxg4+ 19. Kd2 Bxe3+ 20. Kxe3 Qd4+ {/\ d5}) (17. Kd1 Bxe3 {/\ Qd4}) 17... Bxg3+
18. Kd2 (18. Ke2 Qh5+ 19. Kd2 d5 $19) 18... Bf2 {'-+'} 19. Kd1 (19. Qd3 Rxf7
20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qxd7+ Ne7 22. Raf1 Rf8 {/\ Kg8-+ Gurevich,M}) 19... d5 0-1

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5
Nxd5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bg5 Qc8 10. Rc1 h6 11. Bd2 (11. Bh4 $5 a5 (11... Nc6 12.
Nxd5 exd5 13. e3 O-O 14. Be2 (14. Bd3 a5 (14... d4) 15. O-O d4 16. e4 (16. Bh7+
Kh8 17. Bf5 Qb8 18. exd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rcd1 Be5 21. Bg3 Bxg3 22. hxg3
Qe5 23. Rfe1 Qf6 24. Bd7 Rad8 25. b4 Bc8 {1/2-1/2 Petrosian,A-Novikov,I/Lvov
1988}) 16... Re8 17. Bg3 $14 {Ftacnik,Lubomir-Hjartarson,Johann/Esbjerg 1985})
14... a5 {1/2-1/2 Razuvaev,Y-Hort,V/Dortmund (02) 1985}) (11... O-O 12. Nxd5
exd5 13. e3 Nd7 {/\Nc6,d4} (13... a5 {Dautov /\Nc6,d4}) 14. Be2 Bd6 15. Qd1 Qe8
16. O-O Nc5 17. Nd4 Qe4 18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qe5 20. Qc2 Rfc8 21. Bg4 Ne6 22.
Qf5 Qxf5 23. Nxf5 Rd8 $14 24. Rfd1 Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Yusupov,A-Chernin,A/Tunis izt
39/(633) 1985}) 12. Na4 (12. Ne4 Nd7 13. Qb1 O-O 14. Nd6 Qc6 15. Nxb7 Qxb7 16.
e4 $2 Nf4 17. Bg3 f5 $17 {Ftacnik,L-Hansen,Cu/Esbjerg/1985}) (12. e3 O-O 13.
Be2 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Nc6 15. O-O a4 $10 {Spraggett,K-Portisch,L/Montpellier ct
1985 (40)}) 12... Nd7 13. e4 $1 (13. e3 O-O 14. Bb5 Ba6 15. Bxa6 (15. Qd3 Bb4+
16. Ke2 Nc5 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Qxa6 Rxa6 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 $10) 15... Qxa6 16. Qe2
Qxe2+ 17. Kxe2 Rfc8 $1 18. Rhd1 Bf8 {/\ b5} 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. Nxc5 (20. Nc3 $2
Nxc3+ 21. Rxc3 Na4 22. Rb3 e5 {/\} 23. Nb5 $2 Rc2+ 24. Rd2 Rxd2+ 25. Kxd2 Nc5
$19) 20... bxc5 21. Nb5 a4 $1 (21... Rab8 22. a4 Nb6 23. Bg3 Rb7 24. b3 c4 25.
Nd6 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 $16) 22. Bg3 Ra5 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Bxd6 Rb5 25. Rd2 Rc6 26.
Bg3 f5 $1 $10 {Salov,V-Timman,J/Beograd 44/637/1987}) 13... N5f6 (13... Nf4 14.
Bg3 Nh5 15. Bb5 $14) (13... Nc7 14. Nxc5 bxc5 (14... Nxc5 $2 15. b4 axb4 16.
axb4 Bxe4 17. Qb2 $18) 15. Be2 (15. Bd3 $5) 15... Ba6 (15... e5 16. Bc4 $1 $16)
16. O-O O-O 17. Rfd1 f6 $1 (17... Re8 $6 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Qd2 $1 $18) 18. Bc4
$1 (18. e5 $6 f5 19. Be7 Re8 20. Bd6 Nd5 $13) 18... Bxc4 (18... Rf7 $6 19. Ba2
$1 {/\ Bg3}) 19. Qxc4 Rf7 20. Bg3 e5 21. Nh4 $1 $16 {Kasparov,G-Van der Wiel,J/
Amsterdam 45/635/1988}) 14. Bxf6 (14. Bd3 Be7 15. Qxc8+ Rxc8 16. Rxc8+ Bxc8 17.
Bb5 g5 18. Bg3 O-O 19. Nd2 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. f3 Bd7 22. Bxd7 {1/2-1/2
Petrosian,A-Olafsson,H/Erevan 1988}) 14... Nxf6 15. Bb5+ $14) (11. Nxd5 $6 {
Dautov} hxg5 12. b4 g4 13. Ne5 Rh5 $15) 11... Nc6 (11... Nf6 12. b4 (12. e3 O-O
13. Be2 Nbd7 14. O-O Qb8 (14... a5 15. Rfd1 Qb8 16. Be1 Ne5 17. Nd2 Rc8 18. h3
Bc6 19. Nb3 Be7 20. Nd4 {+/- Kalinichev,S-Timoshchenko,G/DDR 42/(663) 1986})
15. b4 Be7 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Qb3 a5 18. f3 axb4 19. axb4 Bd6 {-/+ Chekhov,
V-Timoshchenko,G/Berlin 42/(663) 1986}) 12... Be7 13. Nb5 Nc6 14. Qa4 a5 15.
bxa5 O-O $13 {Petursson,Margeir-Arnason,Jon/Reykjavik 1985/}) 12. b4 (12. Nxd5
exd5 13. e3 O-O 14. Bb5 Ne7 15. b4 Bd6 16. Qxc8 Rfxc8 17. Ke2 (17. O-O a6 $10)
17... d4 $1 $10 {Yusupov,A-Timman,J/Tilburg 44/636/1987/} (17... d4 $1 {Dautov}
18. exd4 a6 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Bd3 Nd5 $44 {Yusupov,A-Timman,J/Tilburg 1987}))
(12. e3 O-O 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. O-O Qb8 15. b4 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Timman,J/Riga
Tal (07) ,CBM 47 1995 Ivanchuk,V-Timman,J/Riga Tal (07) ;CBM 47 1995}) 12...
Bd6 {N} (12... Be7 13. e4 (13. Nxd5 $1 {Dautov >=} exd5 14. e3 $14 {/\Bb5})
13... Nf6 14. Be2 Qb8 15. O-O {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,Pr-Timman,J/Tilburg 44/(636)
1987 Remis/Nikolic-Timman/Tilburg/1987}) 13. Nb5 (13. e4 $5 {Dautov} Nf6 14.
Nb5 (14. Bb5 $2 O-O 15. Bxc6 $2 Bxc6 16. e5 Bxf3 17. exf6 Bxg2 18. Rg1 Qb7 19.
fxg7 Rfd8 $17)) (13. Nxd5 {Dautov} exd5 14. e3 O-O 15. Bb5 Ne7 $10) 13... Qb8 (
13... Bb8 $2 {Dautov} 14. Nbd4 Nde7 (14... Nce7 15. Qxc8+ Bxc8 16. e4 Nf6 17.
Rxc8+ $1 Nxc8 18. Bb5+ Ke7 19. Bc6 $18) 15. Qb2 $18) (13... Be7 {Dautov} 14. e4
Nf6 15. e5 Nd7 (15... Nd5 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 O-O 18. Bb5 $14) 16. Qe4 {/\}
O-O 17. Bd3 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Qg6 $16) 14. e4 Nf6 (14... Nde7 {Dautov} 15.
Rd1 $1 $16) 15. Nxd6+ Qxd6 16. Bb5 (16. b5 Nd4 (16... Ne5 17. Bb4 Nxf3+ 18.
gxf3 $16) 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. f3 O-O $15) 16... Rc8 17. e5 Qd5 18. exf6 Qxb5 19.
fxg7 Rg8 20. a4 (20. Qh7 $2 {Dautov} Ba6 21. Qxg8+ $2 Ke7 $19) 20... Qd5 21.
Qh7 {[%csl Gg7]} (21. Bxh6 $2 {Dautov} Nxb4 22. Qxc8+ (22. Qh7 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1
Rxg7 $1 24. Qxg7 Nc2+ $19) 22... Bxc8 23. Rxc8+ Kd7 24. Rxg8 Qe4+ 25. Be3 Qb1+
26. Bc1 Qxc1+ 27. Ke2 Qc4+ 28. Ke3 Qd3+ 29. Kf4 Nd5+ 30. Kg3 Qg6+ $19) 21...
Ke7 22. Rd1 (22. Bxh6 $5 Ne5 {[%cal Ye5d3] /\Nd3+} (22... Nxb4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8
24. Bg5+ Kd6 25. O-O $18) 23. Bg5+ $1 (23. Rxc8 Rxc8 (23... Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Rxc8
25. g8=Q Qe5+ 26. Kf1 $18) 24. g8=Q (24. Bg5+ Kd7 25. g8=Q Rxg8 26. Qxg8 Qe4+
$10) 24... Rxg8 (24... Nd3+ 25. Kf1 $18) 25. Qxg8 Qe4+ 26. Be3 Qb1+ $10) 23...
f6 (23... Kd7 24. Rd1 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 Qxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Bxf3+ 27. Kd2 Bxh1 28. h4
$18) 24. Rxc8 $18 (24. Bxf6+ Kxf6 25. Qh4+ Kxg7 26. Qe7+ (26. Qg5+ Ng6 $19)
26... Nf7 $19) (24. Rxc8 {Dautov} Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 Qe5+ 26. Be3 Bxc8 27. Qxg8
Qa1+ 28. Ke2 Ba6+ 29. b5 Qb2+ 30. Kf1 Qb1+ 31. Kg2 Qg6+ 32. Kh3 Qh5+ 33. Kg3
Qg6+ 34. Kh4)) (22. O-O Nd4 $132) (22. b5 $5 Ne5 (22... Nd4 {Dautov} 23. Rxc8
Rxc8 24. g8=N+ Kd8 (24... Rxg8 25. Bb4+ Kf6 26. Qxh6+ Rg6 27. Qh8+ Rg7 28. Qh4+
Kg6 29. Qxd4 $18) 25. Nxh6 Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Qe5+ 27. Kf1 Qa1+ 28. Kg2 Bxf3+ 29.
Kxf3 Qxh1+ 30. Ke2 $18) 23. Bb4+ Kd7 (23... Kf6 24. Qxh6+ (24. Bc3 $18 {Dautov}
) 24... Ng6 25. O-O $16) (23... Rc5 {Dautov} 24. Qxg8 (24. Bxc5+ $2 bxc5 25.
Qxg8 Qe4+ 26. Kf1 (26. Kd1 Qxa4+ 27. Rc2 Bxf3+ 28. gxf3 Qd4+ $10) 26... Qd3+
27. Kg1 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 Qxf3 29. Qf8+ Kd7 30. Qd8+ Kxd8 31. g8=Q+ Ke7 $17) 24...
Qe4+ 25. Kd1 Qxb4 26. Qf8+ Kf6 27. g8=N+ Kf5 28. Nxh6+ $18) 24. Rd1 Nxf3+ 25.
gxf3 Qxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Bxf3+ 27. Kd2 Bxh1 28. Qxh6 $16 {/\Bf8 /\Qf6}) 22... Qc4
23. b5 Nb4 24. Bg5+ hxg5 25. Rd7+ Kxd7 26. Ne5+ Ke7 27. Nxc4 Bxg2 (27... Rxc4 {
Dautov} 28. Qxg8 Rc1+ 29. Kd2 Rc2+ 30. Kd1 $18) 28. Rg1 Rxc4 29. Qxg8 $2 (29.
Rxg2 Rc1+ 30. Ke2 Rc2+ 31. Kf3 (31. Ke3 Rc3+ 32. Kd4 $4 Rgc8 $19) 31... Rc3+
32. Kg4 Nd5 33. Kxg5 Rc5 (33... Nf6 {Dautov} 34. Qh6 Rc5+ 35. Kh4 Rf5 $18) 34.
Qh4 $16 {[%csl Gg7][%cal Yg5h6] Nunn,J /\Kh6} (34. Qh4 Nf6+ 35. Kh6 $18)) 29...
Rc1+ 30. Kd2 Rc2+ 31. Ke1 (31. Ke3 {Dautov} Rc3+ 32. Kd4 $4 Rd3+ 33. Kc4 Bd5+
34. Kxb4 Rb3#) 31... Rc1+ 32. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. e3 (5. Nbd2 {Ftacnik
} Bb7 6. Qc2 d5 $10) 5... d5 (5... c5 6. Nc3 (6. Be2 Nc6 7. Nc3 Na5 $13 {
Bosbach,G-Sax,G/Lugano/1989/}) 6... Be7 7. Be2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb7 9. Bf3 Nc6 $10
{Hort,V-Ljubojevic,L/OHRA/1988/}) (5... Be7 6. Bd3 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Bxd3
9. Qxd3 d6 10. Nc3 $14 {Gorelov,S-Yailan,M/Belgorod GMA/1989/}) 6. Nbd2 (6. b3
Be7 (6... c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bb2 Be7 11. cxd5 exd5 12.
Nc3 O-O $10 {Le Blanq,S-Condie,M/Bath zt/1987/}) 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. Bb2
Nc6 (9... dxc4 10. bxc4 Nc6 11. Ne5 Na5 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. Rc1 Nd7 $15 {Smolej,
F-Siegel,G/BL/1985/}) (9... Nbd7 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8 13.
Rad1 Rc7 14. Rfe1 {0,5/Lundin,A-Aberg,A/Helsingborg ch/1991/}) 10. Nbd2 (10.
Qe2 cxd4 11. exd4 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Re8 $10 {Cramling,P-Alexandria/Malmo ct/1986/})
10... dxc4 11. bxc4 $10 {Korsunsky,A-Emelin,V/St. Petersburg chop/1992/}) (6.
Nc3 Be7 7. Qa4+ (7. Ne5 O-O 8. Be2 c6 9. O-O Nfd7 $10 {Browne,W-Benjamin,J/USA
ch/1984/}) 7... c6 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 exd5 $15 {Flesh,J-Romanischin,O/Lvov/
1981/}) (6. Ne5 c6 7. Nd2 Bd6 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 c5 10. f4 Nbd7 11. Bd3 Rc8 $10 {
Vladimirov,E-Fyllingen,R/Gausdal International/1991/}) 6... Be7 (6... Bd6 7. b3
O-O 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Bb2 c5 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rfe1 b5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14.
Qb1 {0,5/Kholmov,R-Naumkin,I/Voskresensk/1990/}) (6... Bb7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O
c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Re1 Be7 13. Nxe4 O-O $10 {
Werner,D-Bischoff,K/BL/1990/}) 7. b4 (7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qe2 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. e4
Nc6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Re1 Rfd8 13. b3 Rab8 $10 {Ostermeyer,P-Romanischin,O/
Dortmund/1982/}) (7. Qa4+ Nfd7 (7... c6 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Nxf1 Qxd5 10. Ng3 h5
11. Ne2 O-O 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nc3 Qd6 14. e4 {Silva,F-Damaso,R/POR ch/1992/}) 8.
cxd5 Bxf1 9. Nxf1 exd5 10. Ng3 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. Rd1 Nf6 $10 {Muse,M-Stoica,V/
Athens/1985/}) (7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. b3 Nc6 10. Bb2 dxc4 11. dxc5 c3 12.
Bxc3 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Bxc5 $10 {Andersson,U-Nikolic,P/Reggio/1987/}) 7... O-O (
7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bxc4 9. Nxc4 Qd5 10. Qc2 (10. Qe2 O-O 11. Bd2 a5 12. bxa5 b5
13. Nce5 Ne4 14. Bb4 $14 {Karolyi,T-Grooten,H/Dieren op/1988/}) 10... O-O 11.
O-O Nbd7 12. Rd1 $14 {Charitonov,A-Razuvaev,Y/Sochi/1987/}) 8. Bb2 c5 (8...
Nbd7 9. Qa4 (9. Qc2 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. b5 Bb7 $10 {Simic,R-Rodriguez,Am/
Beograd/1980/}) 9... Qc8 10. Rc1 c5 11. Be2 dxc4 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. b5 Bb7 14.
Qc2 a6 (14... Rd8 15. O-O Nb6 16. Ne5 a6 $10 {Gheorghiu,F-Romanischin,O/Lone
Pine/1980/}) 15. bxa6 Rxa6 16. Nxc4 $14 {Gheorghiu,F-Rajkovic,D/Lone Pine/1980/
}) 9. b5 (9. dxc5 bxc5 10. b5 Bb7 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O Qc7 (12... Bd6 $10 {
Ftacnik}) (12... Bd6 {Dautov} 13. a4 Rc8 14. Qc2 Bb8 (14... Qc7 $5 $10) 15.
Rfe1 Re8 16. Bd3 g6 17. h3 Qe7 18. e4 d4 $10 {Mascarinas-Romanishin/Lvov/1981})
13. Qc2 Bd6 $10 {Alexandria,N-Litinskaya_Shul,M/Vilnius m/1980/}) 9... Bb7 10.
Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O (11. cxd5 {Dautov >=} exd5 (11... Nxd5 $10) 12. O-O Ne4 13.
Ne5 $10) 11... cxd4 12. exd4 (12. Bxd4 {Ftacnik} Nc5) 12... Ne4 (12... dxc4 13.
Nxc4 {/\Nfe5,><c6} (13. Nxc4 {Dautov} Nd5 14. Re1 $10)) 13. Bxe4 $6 (13. Qe2
Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Rc8 $10 (14... Nf6 {Dautov} 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Nf3 dxc4 17. Bxc4
Qd6 18. Ne5 Rc7 $15)) (13. Re1 {Ftacnik} f5 $5 (13... Nxd2 14. Nxd2 dxc4 15.
Bxc4 Nf6 $15)) 13... dxe4 14. Ne1 {פe1} a6 $1 (14... Bd6 {Dautov} 15. Nc2 Qc7
16. g3 f5 17. Qe2 Rae8 18. f4 $15 exf3 19. Nxf3 e5 $17) 15. a4 axb5 16. axb5
Rxa1 17. Bxa1 (17. Qxa1 {Ftacnik} Qc7 18. Nc2 Ra8) 17... Qc7 18. Nc2 f5 $15 {
-> /\f5-f4} (18... Bg5 $1 {Dautov >=} 19. Ne3 f5 20. g3 f4 21. gxf4 Bxf4 $17 {
->}) 19. Qe2 Bg5 (19... Bd6 $5 20. h3 Nf6 $15) 20. Rd1 Nf6 {/\21. - Bxd2 22.
Rxd2 Ng4, ><h2,><c4} 21. Nf1 Rc8 (21... Ra8 $5 {/\Ra2//\Ra4}) (21... f4 {
Dautov /\f3} 22. d5 (22. c5 bxc5 23. Qc4 Bd5 24. Qxc5 Qb7 $17 {/\e3}) 22...
exd5 23. Bxf6 (23. cxd5 f3 $1 24. gxf3 Nxd5 25. fxe4 Nf4 $19) 23... Rxf6 (23...
f3 24. gxf3 Bxf6 25. cxd5 exf3 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Nce3 $13) 24. cxd5 Qe5 25. Nb4
$132) 22. Na3 Qd6 (22... f4 {Dautov} 23. d5 $1) 23. Bb2 Qb4 24. Rb1 Qe7 {פa3}
25. Ra1 (25. Rd1 {Dautov} f4 26. d5 $2 exd5 $19 {פa3}) 25... f4 {/\f4-f3 ->}
26. f3 e3 $17 {/\e6-e5,><c5,><c4} 27. Nc2 Qc7 (27... e5 28. dxe5 Nd7 29. Ra7
$13) 28. Ra4 $8 {צa4} (28. Na3 e5 29. dxe5 Nd7 $17) 28... Nd7 {/\e6-e5} (28...
e5 $5 29. dxe5 Nd7 $17 (29... Nd7 {Dautov} 30. e6 Nc5 $17)) 29. g3 e5 30. Ne1
exd4 (30... Rf8 $1 {Dautov} 31. dxe5 (31. d5 Nc5 32. Ra1 Bc8 $17) 31... Nxe5
32. gxf4 (32. Ra7 Qxc4 33. Qxc4+ Nxc4 34. Rxb7 Nxb2 35. Rxb6 e2 36. Nd2 fxg3
$19) 32... Nxf3+ $1 33. Nxf3 Qxf4 34. Nxg5 Qf2+ 35. Qxf2 exf2#) 31. Bxd4 Nc5
32. Bxc5 bxc5 (32... Qxc5 33. Nd3 $15 (33. Nd3 {Dautov} Qd6 34. gxf4 Bxf4 35.
Nxf4 Qxf4 36. Qxe3 $10)) 33. Ng2 (33. gxf4 {Dautov} Qxf4 34. Ng2 Qf6 $17) 33...
Rf8 {><f3} (33... Re8 {Dautov} 34. Ra3 $1 {/\gf4} (34. gxf4 Bxf4 35. Ngxe3 Qe5
36. Ra3 Qg5+ 37. Kh1 Qh5 38. Kg2 Re6 $17 {/\Rh6})) 34. gxf4 Bxf4 35. Nxf4 (35.
Ngxe3 {Dautov} Bxe3+ 36. Nxe3 Bxf3 $40) 35... Rxf4 (35... Qxf4 36. Qxe3 $13)
36. Qxe3 Rxf3 37. Qe6+ (37. Qd2 {Dautov} Qb6 $1 38. Ng3 Qg6 $17 {/\h5,Qb1})
37... Rf7 38. Ra2 (38. Qe3 {Dautov} Qd7 39. Ra1 Qg4+ 40. Ng3 h5 41. Rf1 Bf3 $17
) (38. Ra3 {Dautov} Qf4 39. Qe2 Qd4+ 40. Re3 (40. Ne3 Qe4 $19) (40. Qe3 Qg4+
41. Qg3 Qe4 $19) 40... Rf3 $1 41. Qe1 h5 $19 {/\h4,Qg4}) 38... Qf4 $19 39. Ne3
(39. Qe2 Qd4+ 40. Ne3 Rf3 (40... Qe4 41. Ng2 Qb1+ 42. Ne1 Qg6+ 43. Ng2 Bxg2 $2
44. Qe8+ $18) (40... Re7 {Dautov} 41. Ra3 Qe4 42. Qg2 Qb1+ 43. Qf1 Qg6+ 44. Ng2
Re1 $19) 41. Ra3 Qe4 $19) 39... Qg5+ 40. Ng2 Bxg2 41. h4 (41. Rxg2 Qc1+) 41...
Bd5+ {Hansen,Cu} (41... Bd5+ {Ftacnik} 42. hxg5 Bxe6 43. Ra8+ Rf8 44. Rxf8+
Kxf8 45. b6 Bc8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Konikowski Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5
7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 (10. Be2 Qb8 (10... d6 11. Bf4 Be7
12. Rd1 Qb8 13. O-O O-O 14. Rd2 $14 {deFirmian,N-Schussler,H/Thessaloniki OL/
1984/}) (10... Bc5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Kh1 h5 13. f3 h4 14. b4 Bd4 15. Bd2 Nh5 $17
{Farago,S-Grooten/Sas van Gent/1988/}) 11. Be3 (11. O-O $6 Bc5 $15 {Fedorowicz,
J-Miles,A/USA ch/1986/+/Grooten-Miles/Biel/1985/} (11... Qe5 12. Bf3 g5 13. g3
$13 {Farago,I-Greenfeld,A/Beer-Sheva/1987/})) 11... Bc5 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. O-O
Qe5 14. f3 $10 {Christiansen,L-Miles,A/Linares/1985/}) (10. Bd3 Qb8 11. Qe2 Bd6
12. Nd5 $13 {Solozhenkin-Lau,R/Dusseldorf/1990/}) (10. Bg5 Qb8 11. g3 Nxe4 12.
Nxe4 f5 13. Bg2 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 Qe5 15. f3 fxe4 16. Bf4 $14 {Lputian,S-Psakhis,L/
Sochi/1987/}) 10... Nh5 (10... Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rd1 a5 13. O-O (13. Bg3 Qc8
$13 {Gelfand,B-Adams,M/Tilburg/1992/} (13... Qe7 {Dautov} 14. e5 Ne8 15. O-O f5
16. exf6 Nxf6 $13 {Adams})) 13... Qe7 (13... Rc8 14. Qd3 Ne8 15. Rd2 f6 16. Nb5
$16 {Gurevich,M-Yudasin,L/Tbilisi/1985/}) 14. Bf3 e5 15. Bc1 a4 {0,5/
Marjanovic-Popovic/Clichy/1986/}) 11. Be3 (11. Bd2 Qb8 12. g3 f5 13. Bd3 Bd6
14. O-O-O f4 $13 {Polugajevsky,L-Arnason,J/Reykjavik/1987/}) 11... Qb8 (11...
Bc5 12. Bxc5 (12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Be2 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Nf4 15. Bf3 O-O 16. O-O $10 {
Savchenko,S-Pliester,L/Groningen op/1992/}) 12... bxc5 13. g3 O-O 14. Bd3 (14.
Be2 Nf6 15. O-O Qb8 16. Rad1 Rd8 17. f4 $14 {Miles,A-Ribli,Z/BRD/1988/} (17. f4
{Dautov} d6 18. Bf3 Qb7 19. Qe2 $14 {Ribli-Miles/BRD/1988})) 14... Nf6 15.
O-O-O $13 {Bareev,E-Eingorn,V/USSR/1985/}) (11... Bd6 $4 12. Qd1 {1-0/
Christiansen,L-Karpov,A/Wijk/1993/}) 12. O-O-O (12. g3 f5 (12... Be7 13. Bd3
Nf6 14. h3 (14. f3 O-O 15. O-O-O {/\g4}) 14... d6 15. O-O a6 16. Rae1 $14 {
Cramling,P-Csom,I/Ter Apel/1991/}) 13. O-O-O Nf6 14. Bd3 Qb7 15. f3 fxe4 16.
Nxe4 Nxe4 17. fxe4 Bd6 $15 {Lutz,C-Karpov,A/Dortmund/1993/CBM35/} (17... Bd6 {
Dautov} 18. Rhf1 Be5 19. Bf4 Qb8 20. Qe2 O-O 21. Qh5 Rxf4 $1 22. gxf4 Bxf4+ 23.
Kb1 Qe5 24. Qxe5 Bxe5 25. h3 a5 $10 {->Lutz-Karpov/Dortmund/1993})) 12... Bd6
13. g3 {/\f2-f4,Bf1-g2,e4-e5} Be5 (13... f5 {Dautov} 14. Be2 Nf6 15. exf5 $1
Bxh1 16. Rxh1 Qb7 (16... Qd8 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Nb5 $16) (16... Qc8 17. Bf3 Rb8
18. Nb5 $36) 17. Rd1 Be7 18. g4 O-O 19. g5 Ne8 20. Bd3 $16) 14. Bd3 {/\f2-f4} (
14. f4 $2 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Bxe4) (14. Bd4 $5 {Dautov} Nf6 (14... Bxd4 15. Rxd4 Qe5
16. Qd2 Nf6 17. f4 Qc5 18. Bg2 e5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Rf1 O-O 21. Rf5 Qe6 22. Nd5
$16) 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 Qc7 (16... Qc5 17. Bd3 d6 18. Rhe1 $16) 17. Bg2 $14)
14... Qb7 15. Rhe1 Nf6 (15... O-O 16. f4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxe4 19.
Bc5 $16) 16. f4 (16. Bf4 $1 {Dautov} d6 (16... Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 18. Bd6 $16) (
16... Bxf4+ 17. gxf4 d6 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Nd7 20. Ne4 $16) 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18.
Bf1 O-O 19. f3 Rfd8 20. Qf2 $16) 16... Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 (17... Bxe4 18. Bxe4
Qxe4 (18... Nxe4 19. Qxg7 $16 (19. Qxg7 {Konikowski} Rf8 20. Kb1 Rc8 21. Rd4 h5
22. f5 $1 $36)) 19. Bxb6 $16 {/\Bd4}) (17... Nxe4 {Konikowski} 18. Bxe4 Bxe4
19. Qxg7 Rf8 20. f5 (20. Bd2 a5 21. Bc3 Rc8 22. Rd4 Bg6 23. Qf6 Qf3 $13) 20...
Bxf5 21. Bg5 (21. Bh6 O-O-O 22. Qf6 Rg8 23. Qxf7 Qc6 $132) 21... Rc8 (21... Qc6
22. Rd4 Qa4 23. Re2 Rc8 24. Qf6 Rxc4+ 25. Rxc4 Qxc4+ 26. Kd2 Qd5+ 27. Ke3 Qc5+
28. Kf3 Qc6+ 29. Kf2 Qc5+ 30. Ke1 Qg1+ 31. Kd2 $18) 22. b3 d5 23. Bh6 Kd7 24.
Qf6 Rfe8 25. Qxf7+ (25. Kb2 $5) 25... Re7 26. Qf6 $16) 18. e5 (18. Bd4 Nxe4 (
18... Bxe4 19. Bxf6 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 gxf6 21. Qxf6 Rxc4+ 22. Kb1 Rf8 (22... O-O
23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qe7 $16) 23. f5 Qg2 24. fxe6 $1 fxe6 (24... Qc2+ 25. Ka1 Qxd3
26. exf7#) 25. Rxe6+ dxe6 26. Qxe6#) 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxg7 Rg8 $132 {/\d7-d5}
(20... Rg8 {Konikowski} 21. Bf6 d5 (21... Rg6 22. Bh4 Rg8 (22... d5 23. Rxe4
$18) 23. b3 d5 24. Qf6 Qc7 25. Kb2 $16) 22. Rxe4 $1 dxe4 23. Qb4 Rg6 24. Bh4 (
24. Qb5+ Kf8 25. Rd7 Qa8 26. Qb4+ Kg8 27. Qe7 Rf8 28. Rxa7 Qe8 $13) 24... f6
25. Rd6 Kf7 (25... f5 26. Qc3 Kf7 27. Qd4 Kg8 28. b3 $44) 26. Qb5 Rc7 27. b3 {
/\Qh5})) (18. b3 {Dautov} b5 $1 (18... O-O $2 19. Bd4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21.
Bxg7 $16) 19. c5 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Qxe4 21. Bd4 Qg6 22. Qa5 O-O 23. Qxb5 Rb8 24.
Qc4 Nd5 $132) 18... Nd5 19. Qd4 Ba4 20. Rd2 b5 $10 21. Kb1 (21. c5 {Dautov}
Nxe3 $1 22. Qxe3 (22. Rxe3 $4 Qh1+ $19) 22... b4 $36) (21. Qxa7 {Dautov} Qxa7
22. Bxa7 bxc4 23. Bc2 (23. Be4 $6 c3 24. bxc3 Rxc3+) 23... Bxc2 24. Rxc2 Ke7
25. Re4 Rc7 26. Bf2 Rhc8 $10) 21... bxc4 22. Bxc4 Bb3 23. Bxd5 (23. Bxb3 $2
Qxb3 $17) 23... Bxd5 24. Qb4 (24. Qxa7 $2 Qb3 25. Rxd5 $8 Qxd5 $17) 24... Qxb4
25. axb4 a6 26. Bc5 Kd8 {/\Kc7-b7} 27. Bb6+ Ke7 {/\d7-d6} 28. Bc5+ Kd8 29. f5
Kc7 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Rf2 Kc6 32. Rf7 {Hansen,Cu} (32. Rf7 {Dautov} Rhg8 $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.03.13"]
[Round "13.5"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Lauber, Arnd"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Delmenhorst"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. b4 O-O 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. O-O Re8 {[%csl Rb7,Rd2]
What is there to say about this position? Well first of all the reason why
white does not have a small but clear positional advantage is that his
blacksquared-B is on the wrong side of the P-chain d4-e3. Had it been on - say
f4 - that would have been a clear improvement.   The position of Bd2 makes
whites position somewhat more defensive. Under the circumstances it is almost
impossible to achieve the breakthrough in the centre - e3-e4 - so he must
concentrate on the Q-side. Practically any P-exchange here would improve
whites chances.   What can black do ? Not much, which is probably the problem
if you as black are playing against a stronger opponent in such situations.
Waiting for whites small improvements and react accordingly is not easy. The
P-breaks available are a7-a5, c6-c5 and f7-f5-f4. Only the last one of these
would improve blacks position, though the weakening of the square e5 would
have to be considered.} 14. Qc2 Rc8 15. Rab1 Qc7 (15... Nf6 $5 {[%cal Yf6e4]
putting this N on e4 is a active and good possibility and should in my opinion
have been played. The best squares for the N is - if not e4 - then quite often
d6 eyeing the slightly weak square c4.}) 16. Rfc1 Qd6 17. a4 Ba8 18. Bc3 {
discouraging c6-c5} Re7 19. h3 Nf8 20. Nd2 {This move improves whites chances
on the Q-side considerably, but it also makes whites K-side look quite naked.
Therefore blacks counterplay in connection with f7-f5 becomes much more
powerfull. Personally I would have preferred to keep the N on f3 a little
longer. Possible was Bd3-f1 and under the right circumstances maybe Nf3-e5-d3.
In that case f7-f5 would have been less desirable} (20. Bf1 $5) 20... Ne6 21.
Nb3 {With blacks N on e4 putting this N so far away from the K would have been
risky. However now it controls c5, and there are no dangers to the own K} Ng5
22. a5 f5 $1 $132 {[%cal Yf5f4]} 23. Be1 {Trying to make use of the defensive
B. White has managed to build up quite som pressure on the Q-side but what
would he have done against some well-timed f5-f4 ?} Ne6 (23... f4 $5 {Why not
play this active move - positionally sound} 24. exf4 Qxf4 25. Bd2 Qh4 26. Bxg5
Qxg5 {[%csl Rb6,Rc6,Rd4]} 27. axb6 axb6 28. b5 c5 $5 $132) 24. Qa2 Rf8 $2 (
24... f4 $5 25. e4 dxe4 26. Bxe4 Kh8 {is not as and logical as one move before
but still it seems playable. If black has played f7-f5 he should continue with
f5-f4 if not for other reasons then to take some of whites attention away from
the Q-side}) 25. axb6 axb6 26. b5 $1 {[%csl Rb6] White has achieved his goal.
The exchange of a and b-P for some of blacks Q-side Ps. And under extremely
good circumstances since blacks b6-P is going to be an isolated P} c5 $2 27.
dxc5 bxc5 28. Nxc5 $1 Nxc5 29. Bb4 Rc7 30. b6 $1 $18 Rc6 31. Bb5 Rcc8 32. Qa3
Qxb6 33. Bxc5 Qf6 34. Bxf8 Rxf8 35. Qa6 d4 36. Bc6 dxe3 37. Qa2+ Qf7 38. Qxf7+
Kxf7 39. fxe3 Bh6 40. Kf2 Bxc6 41. Rxc6 Re8 42. Rb7+ Kg8 43. Rc3 Bg5 44. Kf3
Bf6 45. Rcc7 h5 46. Rc6 Rf8 47. Rbc7 Rf7 48. Rxf7 Kxf7 49. Kf4 Kg7 50. g4 fxg4
51. hxg4 hxg4 52. Kxg4 Kf7 53. Kf4 Bb2 54. Kg5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Bb2 (10. Bd3 g6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bh6 Bf8 13. Bg5 Be7 {
Browne,V-Sosonko,G/Tilburg/1982/}) (10. Bc4 a6 11. Qd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 b5 13. Bb3
g6 14. O-O Bg7 15. Be3 O-O 16. Rfd1 Na5 $15 {Schussler,H-Ornstein,A/Stockholm/
1980/}) 10... Be7 (10... g6 11. Rd1 Bg7 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 Qe7+ 14. Be2 Ne5
15. Qa4+ Nd7 16. O-O O-O 17. Rfe1 Qd6 18. Bb5 $14 {Petrosian,T-Sosonko,G/
Tilburg/1982/}) (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Rd1 Bd6 (12... a6 13. Qd2 Na5 14.
d5 exd5 15. exd5 Bd6 16. Bxg7 Qe7+ 17. Be2 Rg8 18. Qh6 $16 {Kasparov,G-Murey,Y/
Moscow izt/1982/}) (12... b5 13. d5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Rxc2 15. Bxb5+ Ke7 16. d6+ Kf6
17. Nxc2+ Kg6 $15 {Lputian,S-Beljavsky,A/USSR/1987/}) 13. d5 (13. Qb1 Qe7 14.
Qa2 Na5 15. Bb5+ Bc6 16. Bxc6+ Rxc6 17. d5 exd5 18. Nd4 Rc5 $17 {Miles,
A-Lautier,J/Lugano open/1989/}) 13... exd5 14. exd5 Qe7+ 15. Be2 Na5 16. Qa4+
Kd8 17. Bxg7 (17. Nd4 Rc4 18. Qb5 Re8 19. Kf1 Rc5 20. Qd3 Rxd5 21. Bf3 Rc5 22.
Bxb7 Nxb7 $17 {Petursson,M-Lautier,J/Marseille/1988/}) 17... Rg8 18. Qd4 Rc2 $4
19. Bf6 $18 {Naumkin,I-Adorjan,A/Kusadasi/1990/}) (10... Rc8 11. d5 exd5 12.
exd5 Qxd5 13. Bd3 Ne5 14. O-O-O $16 {Agdestein,S-Lau,R/Dortmund/1987/}) (10...
Bd6 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Qe7+ 13. Be2 Ne5 14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. O-O-O a6 16. Be2 c4
17. Kb1 b5 $13 {Schussler,H-Ornstein,A/Iceland/1981/}) 11. Bd3 (11. Rd1 O-O 12.
d5 exd5 13. exd5 Na5 14. Bd3 Bf6 15. O-O (15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 Ba6 17. Bd3
Re8+ 18. Kf1 Nc4 $44 {Portisch,L-Sosonko,G/Tilburg/1982/}) 15... h6 16. c4 Bxb2
17. Qxb2 $14 {Franco,Z-Helmers,K/Luzern ol/1982/}) (11. d5 exd5 12. Rd1 Qd6 (
12... Bf6 13. exd5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. O-O Qd6 17. f4 Bf6 18. c4
a6 19. Be5 $18 {Tukmakov,V-Oll,L/Kujbyshev/1986/}) 13. exd5 Ne5 14. Bb5+ Kf8
$10 {Kaiarov-Aseev,K/USSR/1987/}) 11... Rc8 12. O-O O-O (12... cxd4 13. cxd4
Nxd4 $2 14. Qa4+ Nc6 15. Bxg7 $16) 13. d5 $6 (13. Qe2) 13... c4 $1 14. Bxc4 Na5
15. Ba2 exd5 16. Rad1 (16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Rad1 Bxe4 $17 {>< Bb2, קc3}) (16.
exd5 Nc4 $44 (16... Bxd5 17. Rad1 Bxa2 18. Rxd8 Rfxd8 $44)) 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4
Rxc4 18. Rfe1 (18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Ne5 Rc5 20. c4 Qa8 $15) 18... Rc5 $1 {/\Qc7 -/
+} 19. e5 $1 $10 Rc4 20. Nd4 Bc5 (20... Bc8 $5) 21. Qd3 Bc8 22. Qg3 Bxd4 (22...
Be6 $5) 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. cxd4 Bf5 25. Bc1 Qd7 26. h4 Qe6 (26... Rc8 $5) 27.
Bg5 {/\h4-h5 + Bf6} Kh8 28. Rc1 h6 29. Bd2 Rc8 30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. Bb4 Kg8 32.
Kh2 Qe6 33. f3 {/\Qf4, g2-g4} Qg6 34. Qe1 (34. Qxg6 $10) 34... Be6 35. Be7 $2 (
35. g4 $2 h5 $15) (35. Qe3 $10) 35... Qd3 36. Qg3 Qxd4 $17 37. Bf6 g6 38. Qe1
Qf4+ 39. Kh1 {/\Qc3-c7 <=>} (39. Qg3 Qxg3+ 40. Kxg3 d4 $17) 39... Kh7 40. Qb1 (
40. Qc3 g5 {/\Kg6 -/+}) 40... Qc4 {/\d5-d4-d3, ץf6} 41. h5 Bf5 (41... d4 42.
hxg6+ fxg6 43. Qe4 $132) 42. Qe1 g5 {/\d5-d4-d3} 43. e6 $8 {/^ a1-h8} Bxe6 (
43... fxe6 44. Qe5 Qc1+ 45. Kh2 Qf4+ 46. Qxf4 gxf4 47. Be5 $10) 44. Bc3 {/\Qe5}
Qf4 45. Be5 Qh4+ $2 (45... Qf5 $17 {/\g5-g4, קh5}) 46. Qxh4 gxh4 47. Bd4 $10 {
קa7,קb6,><h6,קh4} h3 48. g3 (48. g4 $2 f5 $17) 48... f5 49. Kh2 Bf7 50. g4
fxg4 51. fxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3
g6 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Ba4 Bg7 10. e4 {New move. 10.0-0 Nxc3 11.bxc3 0-0 12.e4
Kuprejchik-Makarichev 37/571} Nxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6 (11... O-O 12. h4 $5 (12. O-O {
37/571})) 12. h4 Qc7 13. e5 Nd7 14. Bf4 h6 15. Qc1 O-O-O 16. Qe3 c5 17. Nd2 Kb8
18. Bd1 g5 19. Bg3 gxh4 20. Rxh4 Nf8 21. a4 Ng6 22. a5 (22. Rh5 cxd4 23. cxd4
Ne7 {/\Sf5/Sd5}) 22... Nxh4 23. Bxh4 cxd4 24. cxd4 Rd5 25. axb6 Qxb6 26. Be7 {
/\Lf3} Bf8 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Qa3 Rfd8 29. Qxa6 {C.Hansen} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Bc6 $5 (
7... c6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 $14) (7... Qd7 $5 8. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 9.
Nb5 Kd8 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. e4 N5f6 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Bd3 h6 14. O-O-O c6 15. Nc3
Bd6 16. Be3 Ke7 17. Kb1 Rc8 $10 {van Wely,L-Karpov,A/Groningen/1995/}) 8. Qb3
dxc4 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. e3 Bb7 11. Be2 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rac1 c5
15. Qa4 Nd7 16. Ba6 $1 $14 {>< <->c} Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Bxa6 18. Qxa6 Rd8 19. Qb7 $1
Qd6 20. Rd1 Qb8 21. Qc6 Nf6 22. Rdc1 Rd6 23. Qb5 Ne4 24. R3c2 Qd8 25. Qd3 Ng5
26. Nxg5 Qxg5 27. Qe4 $1 Rad8 28. h4 $1 Qf6 29. dxc5 bxc5 $14 30. Qf4 Rd1+ $2 (
30... Qxf4 $1 31. exf4 Rb6 $1 32. Rxc5 Rxb2 33. Rc8 Rf8 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Rc8+
Ke7 36. Rc7+ Kf6 37. Rxa7 (37. g4 $5) 37... h5 $14) 31. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 32. Kh2 Qe7
33. b4 $1 cxb4 34. Rc7 g5 $2 (34... Qf8 35. axb4 $18) 35. Qg3 $5 (35. hxg5 e5 (
35... Qd6 36. Rxf7 $1 {Tiviakov}) 36. Qc4 $1 $18) 35... Qd6 36. Rc8+ Kg7 37. f4
$1 Qe7 38. axb4 Rb1 39. Rc5 $1 $18 h6 40. hxg5 h5 41. e4 $1 Qd6 42. Qc3+ e5 43.
Rd5 Qb8 44. g6 $1 Rxb4 45. Rxe5 Rb3 46. Qc4 fxg6 47. Re7+ Kh6 48. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Bykhovsky,Av} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7.
e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d6 (8... Nc6 $5 {Bykhovsky,Av}) 9. f3 {better is 9.Be2} (9. Be2
Be7 10. O-O (10. Be3 {Bykhovsky,Av} a6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. f4 $5 $14 {Cramling,
P-Sjoberg,M/Stockholm/1995/1:0/40/}) 10... O-O 11. Be3 a6 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Rac1
Nbd7 14. f3 Rfc8 $1 (14... Rac8 {38/653}) 15. Bf1 Qd8 16. Qf2 Rab8 17. Kh1 $13
{Ljubojevic,L-Piket,J Monaco (m/3) 60/(480)} (17. b4 Qe8 (17... Qf8) 18. Nb3
Ba8 19. Kh1 h6 20. Rc2 Ne5 $2 21. Bxb6 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Na5 $16 {Notkin,
M-Tunik,G St.Petersburg 1994 1-2/1-2 39})) 9... Nbd7 (9... Be7 10. Qa4+ (10.
Qf2 O-O 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O Re8 13. Rd1 Rc8 $6 (13... a6) 14. Ndb5 d5 15. Nxa7
Ra8 16. Nab5 dxe4 17. fxe4 Bxe4 18. Be3 Bc6 19. Qg3 $16 {Farago,I-Csom,I
Hun-ch 1984 1-0 67}) 10... Nbd7 11. Nc6 Bxc6 12. Qxc6 O-O 13. Qa4 a6 (13... d5
$5) 14. Be3 d5 $1 15. cxd5 exd5 16. exd5 Re8 17. Kf2 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Qd1
Qe7 $36 {Rivas,P-Rechlis,G Thessaloniki olm 1-2/1-2 43}) 10. g4 $6 {at that
day I was in a big fighting mode,and just wanted to mate my opponent whom I
have a very bad score! so after this game my score is even worse!} h6 11. Be3
Rc8 12. O-O-O {/\Qf2 /} a6 13. Qa4 {really I do not like playing this move but
I want to prevent black from playing Ne5} g6 14. h4 Bg7 15. Bh3 (15. Be2 $5)
15... Qe7 $1 {15...0-0 seems to be very dangerous} (15... O-O 16. g5 Nc5 (16...
hxg5 $2 17. Nxe6 $1 Bc6 (17... fxe6 18. Bxe6+ Rf7 19. hxg5 $16) 18. Qxc6 Rxc6
19. Nxd8 Rxd8 20. hxg5 Nh5 21. Nd5 $18) 17. Qc2 {with just initiative for
white with no compensation at all for black}) (15... Qc7 16. g5 {/\Be6/}) 16.
g5 $6 (16. Kb1 $142) 16... hxg5 17. Bxg5 (17. hxg5 $13) 17... Kf8 $3 {the move
which I underestimated,after 17...0-0 18.h5! white gets a very strong attack,
but now the king is better on f8,while black has is rook on the important half
open "h" file but still white is OK} 18. Kb1 Ne5 19. f4 $4 {that is a serious
mistake since white will not get anything for that pawn,I wanted to play 19.
Nd5!? which I think is the best move in the position,but I played 19.f4??
since I missed black's 20 move} (19. Nd5 exd5 20. Bxc8 Bxc8 21. cxd5 Nxf3 $5 (
21... Bh6 22. Nc6 $1 Nxc6 23. Qxc6 {when white is better}) 22. Nxf3 Qxe4+ 23.
Qxe4 Nxe4 24. Rhe1 Bf5 25. Ka2) (19. Bf1 $32 $15 {Bykhovsky,Av}) 19... Nxc4 20.
Rhe1 Qe8 $1 21. Qb4 a5 22. Qb3 Nh7 23. Bf1 Nxg5 24. hxg5 Ba6 25. Ndb5 {this is
an incredible complicated position,both players where already in time trouble,
as you will see black has three moves all deserve deep analyse} Nxb2 $5 (25...
Bxc3 $5 26. Qxc3 (26. Nxc3 Qc6) 26... Nxa3+ (26... Rh2 $6 27. Bxc4 Bxb5 28. Rh1
$1 (28. Bxb5 Rxc3 29. Bxe8 Rcc2 $1 30. Ba4 (30. Bd7 Ke7) 30... Rxb2+ 31. Ka1 b5
$19) 28... Rxc4 29. Rxh2 Rxc3 30. Rh8+ Kg7 31. Rxe8 Rf3 $13 {+/=}) 27. Qxa3
Bxb5 28. Qxd6+ Kg8 29. Qxb6 Bxf1 30. Rxf1 Rh2 31. Rf2 $8 {when maybe black has
slight initiative but not more than that I think the result should be a draw} (
31. Qxa5 Ra8 $17) (31. Qd4 Rcc2 32. b3 Qb5)) (25... Bxb5 $6 26. Nxb5 Nxb2 27.
Nxd6 $1 (27. Rxd6 $5) 27... Nxd1 28. Nxe8 (28. Rxd1 {Bykhovsky,Av}) 28... Nc3+
29. Ka1 Kxe8 30. e5 Rh2 31. Rc1 a4 $1 32. Bb5+ Kd8 33. Bxa4 Ra2+ 34. Qxa2 Nxa2
35. Rxc8+ Kxc8 36. Kxa2 Kd8 $10) 26. Rxd6 (26. Nxd6 $2 Rxc3 $1 27. Qxb6 Rc6) (
26. Qxb2 Bxb5 27. Bxb5 Bxc3 28. Bxe8 Bxb2 29. Kxb2 Kxe8 30. Rxd6 {with chanves
for white to save the game,although this position is not very pleasent it is
better than the game continuation,where white has no chances to save the game})
26... Bxc3 $1 27. Nxc3 Bxf1 28. Qxb2 (28. Rxf1 Nc4 (28... Rh2 {Bykhovsky,Av}))
28... Rh3 $1 {the key move since otherwise white will get strong counterplay}
29. Rc1 (29. Rxf1 Rcxc3 $1 30. Rxb6 Qa4 31. Rb8+ Kg7 {and there is no hope for
white to save this game}) 29... b5 $1 {black continues his attack while white
does not have the time to organize his pieces} 30. Rdd1 b4 31. axb4 axb4 32.
Qxb4+ Kg8 33. Rd6 Bd3+ 34. Ka1 (34. Kb2 Rh2+) 34... Rh2 (34... Ra8+ 35. Na2 Rh2
) 35. Rxd3 Ra8+ 36. Na2 Rhxa2+ 37. Kb1 Ra1+ 38. Kb2 R1a4 $1 (38... R1a4 39. Qc5
(39. Qb3 Rb8) 39... Ra2+) 0-1

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson Dautov Blatny,P Psakhis Sakaev} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3
Ba6 (4... Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2 c5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5
bxc5 11. e3 Be7 12. Bd3 g6 $6 13. h4 $1 Qb6 14. h5 $36 {Kamsky,G-Karpov,A/
Elista/1996/}) 5. Qc2 c5 (5... Bb7 {Dautov} 6. Nc3 c5) 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 (
7... Bb7 8. e4 Qe7 9. Bd3 Nxd5 10. O-O Nc7 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bf4 $1 $146 (12. Bh4)
12... d6 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. b4 g5 (14... O-O-O 15. bxc5 Nxc5 16. Nd4 g5 17. Bg3 h5
18. h3 $36 {Sakaev,K}) 15. Bg3 Ne5 16. bxc5 bxc5 (16... Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 dxc5 18.
Nb5 Nxb5 19. Bxb5+ Kf7 20. Rad1 $18) (16... dxc5 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Qa4+ Kf7 19.
Rad1 $18) 17. Bxe5 fxe5 18. Qa4+ Qd7 19. Qb3 $1 Bc6 20. Nxg5 Bh6 21. Nf3 Rf8
22. Qd1 $1 $16 {Sakaev,K-Ruban,V Russia (ch) 65/475 [Sakaev,K] 1995}) 8. Nc3 (
8. Bf4 d6 9. Nbd2 (9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Bxd6 Qxa4 12. Nxa4 Nxd5 13. e4
Bxf1 14. Rxf1 Nf6 15. O-O-O Nc6 16. Nc3 $14 {/+/- Vaganian,R-Tukmakov,V Erevan
1980}) 9... Bg7 10. e4 Bxf1 11. Kxf1 O-O 12. Nc4 Ne8 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. Re1 Nd7
15. h4 $36 {Krasenkov,M-Brynell,S Malmo 61/538 [Krasenkov,M] 1994}) (8. e4 Bxf1
9. Kxf1 d6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. Bf4 (11. g3 O-O 12. Kg2 Re8 $13) 11... O-O 12. h3
Re8 13. g4 b5 $1 14. Kg2 Qb6 15. a4 $6 (15. Rhe1) 15... b4 16. Nb5 b3 $1 17.
Qxb3 $2 (17. Qb1 $1 $13) 17... Rxe4 18. Bh2 {Cebalo,M-Tukmakov,V Pula 62/521 
[Tukmakov,V]} a6 $1 19. Nbd4 Nbd7 $1 20. g5 cxd4 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. gxf6 Bxf6
$17) 8... Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 (11... b5 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. h3
Qb6 14. e4 Rae8 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Be3 Qb8 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Qd2 Rfe8 19. Bh6 Bh8
20. Bf1 $1 $14 {/+/- Manor,I-Krays,A Tel Aviv,Czerniak 1996}) (11... Re8 12.
Bf4 Qe7 13. Rfe1 Nbd7 14. Rad1 Ne4 15. Qa4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bb7 17. Rd3 f5 $13 {
Jusupov,A-Timman,J Tilburg cq 1986}) 12. Re1 (12. Qa4 $5 Bb7 13. Qh4 $36) 12...
Re8 (12... Ng4 $2 {Psakhis} 13. Qa4 $18) 13. h3 {><g4} (13. Bf4 Qe7 14. e4 (14.
h3 {Dautov} Ne4 $1 $10) 14... Ng4 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 Nge5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18.
Rad1 Qd7 {Kramnik-Timman/Linares/1993} 19. b3 Re7 20. Bc1 c4 $1 21. bxc4 Rc8 $1
$10 {Kramnik,V-Timman,J/Linares/1993/}) 13... b5 14. e4 (14. Bf4 Nb6 (14... Rc8
$2 15. Bxd6 $1 Nb6 16. Be5 Nfxd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rad1 $18) 15. e4 Qd7 16. Bf1
Nh5 17. Bg5 $13 {Shipov,S-Skembris,S Jagodina 61/539 1994}) 14... Rc8 (14...
Qb6 15. Be3 Rac8 (15... Bb7 16. b4 $1 a6 17. Nd2 $1 Qc7 18. Rac1 $14) 16. Bf1
Qb7 17. Bf4 Bf8 {N/ N} 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 21. Bf4 Rxe1 22.
Rxe1 b4 $36 {San Segundo,P-Panno,O Buenos Aires Najdorf 1995}) 15. Be3 (15. Bf4
{Psakhis} Qb6 16. Qd2 c4 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Qf4 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 $13 {Cramling,
P-Fedorowicz,A/Dortmund/1986/0:1/59/ Cramling,P-Fedorowicz,J/Dortmund/1986/})
15... Qc7 (15... Nb8 {Psakhis} 16. Nd2 Nfd7 17. Bf1 $1 b4 18. Nb5 Qb6 (18...
Qf6 $2 19. Nxa7 Rc7 20. axb4 $1 $18 {Hansen,C-Agrest,E/Malme/1996/1:0/31/}) 19.
a4 $16) (15... b4 {Psakhis} 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Rxa6 bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxe4 19. c4
$14 {San Segundo,P-Zarnicki,P/Buenos Aires/1995/1:0/36/}) 16. Bf1 Qb7 17. Bf4
$1 Nh5 $6 {this move simply does not work,after some exchanges white is left
with a pawn up when black seems to haveno compensation at all N/ N} (17... Qb6)
(17... Bf8 $5 {Psakhis} 18. Qd2 (18. a4 b4 19. Nb5 b3 $1 $13) (18. e5 {Dautov}
dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 21. Bf4 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 b4 23. Bxa6 Qxa6 24. Ne4
bxa3 25. bxa3 c4 26. Bd2 Qxa3 27. Bc3 $44 {San Segundo,P-Panno,O/Buenos Aires
Najdorf (06) ;CBM 49 1995}) 18... c4 19. Bh6 (19. Nd4 Nc5) 19... Ne5 20. Nxe5
Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Rxe5 22. Qd2 Qb6 23. Qe3 $5 $14 {Delemarre,J-Timman,J/Wijk aan
Zee/1995/0,5/61/}) (17... Qb6 18. a4 b4 19. Nb5 b3 20. Qxb3 (20. Qb1 $5 {
Blatny,P}) 20... Rxe4 21. Rxe4 Nxe4 22. Qc2 f5 23. Bc4 Ndf6 24. a5 Qb7 25. Nxd6
Nxd6 26. Bxd6 Bxc4 27. Qxc4 Qxd5 $10 {Boensch,U-Schlosser,P/Brno (08)/1993/})
18. Bxd6 b4 (18... Qb6 {Psakhis} 19. e5 f6 20. a4 $1 $16) 19. axb4 (19. Na4 $2
{Dautov} b3 20. Qd2 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 Qa6 $19) 19... Bxf1 20. bxc5 (20. Rxf1 $2 {
Psakhis} cxb4 21. Qb3 Nxg3 $5 (21... Bxc3 22. bxc3 Rxc3 23. Qd1 (23. Qxb4 Qxb4
24. Bxb4 Rxf3 $19) 23... Nhf6 $17) 22. fxg3 (22. Bxg3 $2 Nc5 $17) 22... Qb6+
23. Kg2 Qxd6 24. Nb5 Qc5 $17) (20. Kxf1 {Psakhis} cxb4 21. Qb3 Bxc3 22. bxc3
Rxc3 23. Qd1 Nhf6 $15) 20... Bxh3 (20... Nxc5 {Psakhis} 21. Bxc5 Bxh3 22. b4
$16) (20... Bxc3 {Psakhis} 21. bxc3 Bb5 22. c6 (22. c4 $6 Nxc5 23. Reb1 Nxe4
24. Be5 Qxd5 $1) 22... Bxc6 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. Bb4 $16) (20... Bb5 {Dautov} 21.
c6 Bxc6 22. dxc6 Rxc6 23. Red1 Rec8 24. Ra3 $16) 21. c6 Qb6 22. cxd7 Bxd7 23.
e5 {where is black compensation?} Bg4 (23... Nxg3 {Psakhis} 24. e6 $1 Qxd6 (
24... fxe6 25. Bxg3 (25. Bxg3 {Dautov} exd5 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Qd2 d4 28. Ne2
Rd8 29. Be5 $16)) 25. exd7 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Qxd7 27. fxg3 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Qxd5 29.
Re3 $16) (23... Bf5 24. Qd2 $16 Nxg3 $2 25. Na4 $18) 24. Kg2 f6 (24... Bxf3+ {
Psakhis} 25. Kxf3 f6 26. b4 $5 fxe5 27. Bc5 Qf6+ (27... Rxc5 28. bxc5 Qxc5 29.
Kg2 Rc8 30. Re3 Nf4+ 31. Kh1 Nxd5 32. Qa2 $18) 28. Kg2 $16 {/\Ne4}) 25. Qe4 (
25. b4 $5 $16) 25... Bxf3+ (25... Bf5 {Psakhis} 26. Qb4 fxe5 27. Qxb6 axb6 28.
Bxe5 $16) (25... fxe5 26. Qxg4 Qxd6 27. Rxa7 Nf6 28. Qa4 $16) 26. Qxf3 fxe5 27.
Ne4 {Black has gained back is pawn but now white pawn advantage has been
transfered into a positional advantage,a very big one he has a strong pass
pawnm,black bishop is blocked and the knight on h5 is not very good} Rc4 $2 (
27... a5 $5 $14 {Psakhis}) (27... Red8 {Dautov} 28. Qg4 Re8 29. Rac1 Rxc1 30.
Rxc1 $16 Qxb2 $2 31. Rc8 $18) 28. Ba3 Rd8 29. Be7 $1 Rxd5 (29... Rd7 {Psakhis}
30. d6 $16 Qxb2 $2 (30... Qb7 31. Ra5 {/\Nc5+-}) (30... Qc6 {Blatny,P} 31. Rac1
$3 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Qb7 (32... Qxc1 $4 33. Qb3+) 33. Ng5 Qxf3+ 34. Kxf3 e4+ 35.
Nxe4 Be5 36. Rc5 $18) 31. Qg4 Qb5 32. Rab1 Qc6 33. Qe6+ Kh8 34. Rb8+ $18) 30.
Ng5 Qc6 (30... Qb5 {Psakhis} 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Ra5 $1 $18) 31. Qf7+ Kh8 {
[%csl Yd5,Ye8] The Qc6 is overloaded.} 32. Ra6 $1 Qa8 (32... Qxa6 33. Qe8+) (
32... Qd7 {Psakhis} 33. Rxa7 $1 Qc6 34. Rc7 $1 $18) 33. Rxa7 $1 Qg8 (33... Qc6
{Blatny,P} 34. Ra6 $18 (34. Rc7 {Dautov} Qa8 35. Rxc4 $18)) 34. Qxg8+ (34.
Qxg8+ {Psakhis} Kxg8 35. Ra8+ $18 (35. Ra8+ {Blatny,P} Bf8 36. Rxf8+ Kg7 37.
Ne6+ Kh6 38. Bg5#)) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Genov, Petar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qb3
dxc4 9. Qxc4 Ba6 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. Qa4 Nb8 13. Qc2 O-O 14. e4 Bxf1
15. Kxf1 h6 16. h4 Nh7 17. Bf4 f5 18. h5 fxe4 19. Ne5 Qe8 20. Ng6 Rf7 21. Bxc7
Rc8 22. Bxb8 Rxb8 23. Qxe4 Ng5 24. Qe2 Rc8 25. Rd3 b5 26. Kg1 Bd6 27. g3 a5 28.
f4 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. fxg5 bxc3 31. Rxc3 Rxc3 32. bxc3 Bxg3 33. Rh3 Qb8 34.
Qd3 Bf2+ 35. Kg2 Qb2 36. Rf3 Be3+ 37. Kg3 Rxf3+ 38. Kxf3 Qf2+ 39. Ke4 Bxg5 40.
Qf3 {[#] Die Position vermittelt dem Weißen bei Damentausch gute
Gewinnaussichten wegen des ideellen Mehrbauern. Bleiben Dame und Leichtfigur
auf dem Brett, so muss sich Schwarz Sorgen um die Gesundheit seines Königs
machen, während der weiße Herrscher in der unendlichen Weite des Damenflügels
Zuflucht finden wird. Letzteres erinnert mich unwillkürlich an das weite Land
Montana mit seinem großen Blau...!} Qe1+ ({Kleiner Ausflug in das
Leichtfigurenendspiel:} 40... Qxf3+ 41. Kxf3 Kf7 42. c4 Bd8 43. Ne5+ Kf6 44.
Ke4 Ba5 45. c5 Kg5 46. Nc4 Bc7 (46... Bd8 47. Ke5 Bf6+ 48. Kxe6 Bxd4 49. c6 $18
) 47. Nd6 $18 {[%csl Rc7,Re6,Rg7][%cal Re4e5,Rd6e8,Gc5c6]}) 41. Kd3 Qd2+ 42.
Kc4 Qa2+ 43. Kb5 Bf6 44. Qc6 Kh7 45. Nf8+ Kg8 46. Nxe6 Qe2+ 47. Kb6 (47. c4
$142 Qxh5+ (47... Qb2+ 48. Ka6 Bxd4 $2 49. Qe8+ {nebst matt}) 48. d5 $18) 47...
Qxh5 48. Qa8+ $6 (48. c4 $1) 48... Kh7 $2 (48... Kf7 $142 49. d5 Qf3 50. Qf8+
Kg6 51. Qe8+ Kf5 52. c4 g5 $132 {oder h5}) 49. Nf8+ Kg8 50. Nd7+ Kf7 51. Qf8+
Ke6 52. Nxf6 gxf6 53. c4 {Die verbundenen weißen Freibauern, die weiter vorn
stehen und auch schneller vorankommen als die schwarzen, verbürgen nun in
Verbindung mit der deutlich bessseren Königsstellung den Gewinn.} Qd1 54. Qc8+
{So oder so ist der Gewinn nur eine Frage der Zeit und der Geduld, gepaart mit
Sorgfalt.} ({Gegen} 54. d5+ {war indes nichts einzuwenden}) 54... Kf7 55. Qd7+
Kg6 56. c5 h5 57. c6 Qb3+ 58. Ka7 Qa4+ 59. Kb8 Qb3+ 60. Kc8 Qg8+ 61. Kc7 Qa8
62. Kb6 Qa4 63. Qe8+ Kg5 64. Qe3+ Kg6 65. Qd3+ Kg7 66. d5 Qb4+ 67. Qb5 Qd6 68.
Kb7 h4 69. c7 Qe7 70. d6 Qe4+ 71. Kb8 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Parsippany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1996.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 Bb7 7. a3 d5 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qa4+ Ke7 13. Rc1 Rd8 14. Bd3
a6 15. O-O Ra7 16. Rfe1 Bxd4 17. Bxh7 Qb5 18. Qxb5 axb5 19. Nxd4 Rxd4 20. Be4
b4 21. Re3 Nd7 22. g3 Ne5 23. axb4 Rxb4 24. Bc2 Ra5 25. Bb3 Rab5 26. Rcc3 Rd4
27. h3 g5 28. Kf1 f5 29. Rc7+ Kd6 30. Ra7 f4 31. gxf4 gxf4 32. Rc3 Rd2 33. Ra4
f3 34. Kg1 Nc6 35. Bxe6 Nd4 36. Rxd4+ Rxd4 {[#] leichtes Voranbringen des
schwarzen a-Freibauern (nach sofortigem Fall von b2) mit T-Unterstützung, u.a.
Brückenbau; einfache Technik} 37. Bg4 Rxb2 38. Rxf3 b5 39. Kg2 b4 40. Rf6+ Kc5
41. Rf5+ Kc4 42. Rf8 b3 43. Rc8+ Kb4 44. Kg3 Rc2 45. Rb8+ Kc3 46. Bf5 Rc1 47.
h4 Rg1+ 48. Kh2 Rg7 49. Kh3 b2 50. h5 Rg5 51. Bg6 Rb4 (51... Rb4 52. Rxb4 (52.
Rc8+ Kd4 (52... Kb3 $4 53. Bc2+ $18) 53. Bb1 Rxh5+ 54. Kg2 Rc5 $19) 52... Kxb4
53. Be4 (53. Kh4 Rxg6 $19) 53... Rxh5+ 54. Kg4 Rh1 55. f4 Kc5 56. Kg5 Kd4 57.
Bc2 b1=Q 58. Bxb1 Rxb1 59. f5 Ke5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.02.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 c5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. O-O Rd8 14. e3 Na6 15.
Qb3 Rab8 16. Rd2 Nc7 17. Rfd1 g6 18. Qa2 Bg7 19. Ne5 b5 20. f4 b4 21. axb4 cxb4
22. Na4 f6 23. Nf3 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Qe6 25. Nc5 Qb6 26. f5 Bc8 27. fxg6 hxg6 28.
Re1 b3 29. Qa4 Bf5 30. Rde2 a5 31. Nh4 Bc2 32. Re7 g5 33. Nd7 Qb5 34. Qxb5 Rxb5
35. Nc5 gxh4 36. Rxc7 Bf5 37. Rf1 Bc8 38. Bxd5+ Rxd5 39. Rxc8+ Kh7 40. Rc7 Kg6
41. gxh4 Bh6 42. Rc6 Rf5 43. Rg1+ Kh5 44. Ne4 {[#]} Be3 45. Ng3+ Kxh4 46. Nxf5+
Rxf5 47. Re1 Bd2 48. Rd1 Rf2 49. Rc8 Bf4 50. d5 Rxh2+ 51. Kg1 Rxb2 52. Rc4 Kg5
53. Rxf4 Kxf4 {[#] Der Riesenfreibauer d5 kann gerade noch unter Opfer
gestoppt werden.} 54. d6 Kf3 $1 55. Rd3+ (55. d7 Rg2+ 56. Kh1 {sonst
Dauerschach} Rg8 57. d8=Q Rxd8 58. Rxd8 a4 59. Rb8 Ke2 60. Kg2 Kd2 61. Kf2 Kc2
62. Rc8+ {mit knappem Remis, wenn ich mich nicht täusche.}) 55... Ke2 56. d7 (
56. Rd5 Rc2 57. d7 b2 58. Rb5 Rc1+ $1 (58... Rd2 $2 59. Rxb2 $1) 59. Kg2 Rd1
60. Rxb2+ Ke3 61. Rb7 f5 {und Schwarz macht mindestens remis.}) 56... Rb1+ 57.
Kg2 Kxd3 58. d8=Q+ Kc2 59. Qc7+ Kb2 60. Qxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2002.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Bf4
d6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Bxd6 Qxa4 12. Nxa4 Nxd5 13. O-O-O Ne7 14. e4
Bxf1 15. Rhxf1 Nbc6 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rd8 18. Be5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Nxe5 20.
Nxe5 {[#] Taktik - Bauerngabel, Fesselung, Bauerndurchbruch} f6 (20... O-O 21.
Rd7 Re8 22. Rxa7 Nc8 23. Ra8 Rxe5 24. Rxc8+ Kg7 25. f3 $16) 21. Nd7 Kf7 22. Rd6
Nc8 23. Rc6 Rd8 24. e5 $1 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Re5e6] Mit diesem Bauerngabeltrick
behauptet Weiß die Position seiner Figuren hinter den feindlichen Linien.} (24.
Nxf6 $2 Ne7 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Rf6]}) 24... f5 ({Vielleicht besser} 24... fxe5 25.
Nxe5+ Ke7 26. f4 Rf8 27. Rc7+ (27. g3 $140 Kd8 $14) 27... Kd6 28. Rd7+ Ke6 29.
Rxh7 Rxf4 30. Nxg6 Rf2 $132 {Idee: Sc8-d6-b5 oder e4}) 25. Nf6 Ne7 26. Rc7 Ke6
27. f4 h6 28. Rxa7 g5 29. Nh5 Ng6 (29... gxf4 30. Ng7+ $18) 30. Ng7+ Kd5 31. e6
Kd6 32. g4 $1 (32. Rb7 {war auch möglich}) 32... gxf4 33. gxf5 f3 34. fxg6 f2
35. Rf7 Rg8 36. e7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kocovski, Ivan"]
[Black "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2324"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Be7 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4
Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. g3 c5 12. Kg2 Nc6 13. Be3 Na5 14. Qa2 Qd7
15. a4 Qb7 16. Nd2 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rfd8 18. f3 Bf6 19. e5 Be7 20. Rhc1 Nc6 21.
Rc4 Nb4 22. Qb3 Nd5 23. Bf2 Rac8 24. Rac1 Rxc4 25. Qxc4 Bg5 26. Qe2 Bxd2 27.
Qxd2 Rc8 28. Qb2 Rxc1 29. Qxc1 {[#] Thema: Schlechter Läufer gegen guten
Springer mit beweglicher Bauernmehrheit. Witziger Damenfang mit Springergabeln.
} a6 30. g4 b5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Qc2 b4 33. Qb3 Qb5 34. Kg3 h6 35. h4 g6 36. f4
Qc6 37. Be3 Qb5 38. Kf2 Nc3 39. Qc2 Qc4 (39... b3 40. Qxc3 b2 $19) 40. Bc1 (40.
Ke1 b3 41. Qb2 Qe2+ 42. Qxe2 Nxe2 43. Kd2 b2 44. Kc2 Nc3 45. Kxb2 Nd1+ $19)
40... b3 {[%csl Yb2,Yd2][%cal Rc3e4,Rc3d1]} 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 71st"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "1999.11.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.11.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. g3 Bd6 10. Bg5 Nf6 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Qxd7+ Nxd7 13. Bh3 c5 14. Rc1
c4 15. Rc3 Bc6 16. e4 f6 17. Bc1 b5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. O-O Nb6 20. Nh4 g6 21.
Ng2 Kf7 22. Ne3 Be4 23. b3 Nd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. bxc4 bxc4 26. Bg2 Bxg2 27.
Kxg2 Rhc8 28. Bf4 Bxf4 29. gxf4 {[#] Wie bei Jussupow spielt auch Hübner das
Doppelturmendspiel mit einem Stein mehr, nämlich dem König, der sogleich ins
Zentrum eilt, um den c-Freibauern wirkungsvoll zu unterstützen.} Ke6 30. d5+ (
30. Re1+ Kd5 31. Re7 Kxd4 {ist jedenfalls nicht besser.}) 30... Kxd5 31. Rd1+
Kc5 32. Rd7 Rab8 33. Rxa7 Kd4 34. Rc1 c3 35. Rd7+ Kc4 36. Rxh7 Kb3 37. Re7 Kb2
38. Ree1 c2 39. f5 g5 40. f4 gxf4 {Nun geht auch 41.Kf3 Tb3+ 42.Kxf4 Tc4+
nicht mehr.} 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.11"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
Qa4+ c6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Re8 12. O-O Na6 13. Rad1 Nc7 14. Rd2
Qe7 15. Rfd1 c5 16. e3 Ne6 17. h4 h6 18. Nh2 cxd4 19. exd4 Qd6 20. Ng4 Nc7 21.
Bf3 Be7 22. Re2 Bf8 23. Rxe8 Nxe8 24. Re1 h5 25. Rxe8 Bc6 {Now starts a game
fulfilled with tactics.} 26. Rxa8 Bxa4 27. Ne5 Bb3 28. Bxh5 g6 29. Bf3 a5 30.
Nb5 Qe6 31. Bg4 f5 32. Bf3 Bc4 33. Nc7 Qd6 34. Ne8 Qe7 35. Kh2 Kh7 36. Rc8 Bg7
37. Nxg7 Qxg7 38. Rd8 Qf6 39. Rd7+ Kg8 40. Rc7 f4 41. Rc8+ Kg7 42. Rc7+ Kg8 43.
Rf7 fxg3+ 44. Kxg3 Qe6 45. Rd7 Qf6 46. Bg4 b5 47. Kg2 Ba2 48. Kg3 b4 49. axb4
axb4 50. Rc7 Qb6 51. Re7 Qd6 52. Re6 Qc7 53. Rxg6+ Kh8 54. Rh6+ Kg7 55. Rg6+
Kh8 56. Bf5 Bb3 57. Rh6+ Kg8 58. Be6+ Kg7 59. Rg6+ Kh8 60. Bf5 Ba4 61. Rh6+ Kg8
62. Rh7 Qc1 63. Rf7 Bc2 64. Bxc2 Qxc2 65. h5 Qd2 66. f4 Qxd4 67. Rd7 (67. h6
Qg1+ 68. Kh4 Qh2+ 69. Kg5 Qg3+ 70. Kf5 Qh3+ $10) 67... Qg1+ 68. Kh4 d4 69. h6
d3 70. Rxd3 Kh7 71. Ng4 Kg6 72. Rd6+ Kf5 73. Rf6+ Ke4 74. Kg5 Kf3 75. h7 Qxg4+
76. Kh6 Qh3+ 77. Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kizov, Atanas"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qb3 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Nc3
g6 9. Bf4 Bg7 10. Qa4+ b5 11. Nxb5 O-O 12. Nc3 Qb6 13. Bd2 Nbd7 14. e3 Bxf1 15.
Kxf1 Rab8 16. Rb1 Qb7 17. e4 Nb6 18. Qc2 Nc4 19. g3 Qb3 20. Qxb3 Rxb3 21. Kg2
Rfb8 22. Rhc1 Ng4 23. Nd1 Nxb2 24. Nxb2 Bxb2 25. Rc2 Ne5 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. Rxb3
Rxb3 28. a4 f5 29. f4 Rb2 30. Rxb2 Bxb2 31. e5 dxe5 32. fxe5 Bxe5 33. Kf3 Kf7
34. Be3 Bd4 35. Bf4 Kf6 36. h4 a6 37. Ke2 Be5 38. Bg5+ Kf7 39. Kf3 c4 40. g4
Bf6 41. gxf5 Bxg5 42. hxg5 gxf5 {[#] Entfernte Freibauern} 43. Ke3 c3 44. Kd3
Kg6 45. Kxc3 Kxg5 46. Kd4 Kf6 (46... Kf6 47. Kc5 Ke7 48. Kc6 Kd8 $19) 0-1

[Event "San Francisco Mechanics"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1998.07.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lobo, Richard"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1998.07.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 e6 7. a3 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bb5+ Bc6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Ne4 N5f6 14. Ng3 a6
15. Bg5 Ra7 16. Qe2 Qa8 17. Rac1 h6 18. Bd2 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Rd8 21.
Be3 Nd5 22. Re2 b5 23. Rec2 N7b6 24. Bf1 f5 25. Bd2 Bf6 26. Rc6 Kf7 27. Ne2 Nc4
28. Rc2 Ne7 29. Rc5 Nxd2 30. Rxd2 Rad7 31. a4 b4 32. Rc4 a5 33. b3 Ng6 34. f4
Nh4 35. Bg2 g5 36. fxg5 hxg5 37. Rc5 Bxd4 38. Nxd4 Rxd4 39. Rxd4 Rxd4 40. h3
Nxg2 41. Kxg2 {[#] Ein Mehrbauer für Schwarz, der erst seine Bauern
systematisch nach vorn bringt und schließlich durchbricht. Technik + Taktik!}
Rd5 42. Rc8 Kf6 43. Rc4 Ke5 44. Rc8 f4 45. Rc4 Kf5 46. Rc8 e5 47. Rc4 (47. f3
Rd2+ 48. Kg1 Rd3 49. Kf2 Rxb3 50. Rc5 Rb2+ 51. Kg1 Ra2 52. Rxa5 b3 53. Rb5 b2
$19 {[%cal Ra2a1,Rb2b1]}) 47... e4 48. Rc8 Rd2 49. Rc5+ Kg6 50. Kg1 f3 51. Rxa5
(51. Re5 Rd1+ 52. Kh2 Re1 53. h4 gxh4 54. Kh3 e3 55. Rxe3 Rxe3 56. fxe3 Kf5 $19
) 51... Rd1+ 52. Kh2 e3 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Be7 8. Qa4+
c6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Rad1 Nh5 13. Bc1 Bd6 14. e4 dxe4 15.
Ng5 Ndf6 16. Ngxe4 Nd5 17. Rfe1 Be7 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Bf4 Qc8 21.
Be5 Rd8 22. Rc1 Qf5 23. Bc7 Rd7 24. Bf4 Bd6 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Nb5 Rc6 27. Nc7
Qd7 28. Nb5 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Bc6 30. Bf1 a6 31. Rxc6 Qxc6 32. Nc3 Qxa4 33. Nxa4 b5
34. Nc5 Kf8 35. f3 Ke7 36. Kf2 Kd6 37. Ke3 Nd7 38. Nd3 Rc8 39. Kd2 Rc4 40. b3
Rc7 41. Nb4 Nb8 42. Bd3 h6 43. Be2 Nc6 44. Nxc6 Rxc6 45. Bd3 Rb6 46. h4 a5 47.
b4 axb4 48. axb4 Kc6 49. h5 Ra6 50. Bc2 Ra3 51. Bd1 Kb6 52. g4 Ra4 53. Kc3 Ra7
54. Bb3 Rc7+ 55. Kb2 Rc4 56. Bxc4 bxc4 {White has the choice to lose by the
encirclement which follows or by diversion. Black's protected passed pawn is
decisively stronger than the White's isolated one. Weiß hat die Wahl infolge
Umgehung oder Ablenkung zu verlieren. Der gedeckte schwarze Freibauer ist
wesentlich stärker als der isolierte weiße.} 57. f4 Kb5 58. Ka3 (58. Kc3 Ka4
$19 {Encirclement. Umgehung}) 58... f6 59. f5 c3 60. Kb3 c2 {[%csl Rb4,Rd4]}
0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Nxc5 bxc5 12. Bd6 Nd4 13. Qd3 e5 14. Bxc5 Re8
15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Qxd4 Nxe4 17. O-O-O Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Rc8 19. Kb1 a5 20. f3 Bc6
21. Bd3 Qg5 22. h4 Qc5 23. Rhe1 a4 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 g6 27.
Qe2 Qd4 28. Be4 Bxe4+ 29. fxe4 Kg7 30. Qc2 Kf6 31. Ka2 h5 32. Qxa4 Qxe4 33. g3
g5 34. Qa6+ Ke7 35. hxg5 Qe5 36. Qf6+ Qxf6 37. gxf6+ Kxf6 {[#] Motive:
Quadratregel; Tempospiel} 38. Kb3 $1 (38. a4 $2 Ke7 39. a5 Kd6 40. Kb3 f5 41.
Kc3 f4 42. gxf4 (42. Kd3 fxg3 43. Ke3 h4 44. Kf3 Kc6 $11) 42... h4 43. a6 Kc7
44. a7 Kb7 45. f5 h3 46. f6 h2 47. f7 h1=Q 48. a8=Q+ Kxa8 49. f8=Q+ Kb7 $14)
38... Ke5 (38... Ke7 39. Kc3 f5 40. Kd3 f4 41. gxf4 h4 42. Ke3 $18) 39. Kc3 f5
40. a4 f4 41. gxf4+ 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.02.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "204"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. e3 d6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. O-O a6 13. Rd2 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15.
h3 Nf8 16. Nh2 Rd7 17. Bg3 Rad8 18. Bf3 Ng6 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nf3 d5 21. cxd5
Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. b3 h5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. Bxe5
Qd7 28. Qb2 Bf8 29. h4 Qf5 30. g3 Qd3 31. Bc3 f6 32. a3 Kf7 33. b4 c4 34. Qd2
Qxd2 35. Bxd2 {[#] Freibauern auf beiden Seiten, Taktik, Übergang in ein
Dameendspiel ab Zug 50 mit schwarzem Mehrbauern} Ke6 36. Kf1 g5 {drohend gh4
mit Fixierung der Bauernschwäche h4 oder etabliert nach hg5 fg5 einen
entfernten Freibauern mittels h4. Weiß entscheidet sich für einen 3. Weg:
Bauernopfer für einen eigenen entfernten h-Freibauern.} 37. g4 $5 hxg4 38. h5
f5 39. Bc3 f4 40. a4 Bh6 41. Bd4 Bf8 42. Bc3 Kf7 43. Kg2 Bg7 (43... Kg8 44. a5
Bd6 45. b5 axb5 46. a6 Bb8 47. Be5 Ba7 48. Bd4 Bb8 $11) 44. Bxg7 Kxg7 45. b5
axb5 46. axb5 fxe3 47. fxe3 c3 48. b6 c2 49. b7 c1=Q 50. b8=Q Qc2+ 51. Kg3 Qe4
52. Qb2+ Kh7 53. Qf2 Qe6 54. Qf8 Qxe3+ 55. Kxg4 Qg1+ 56. Kh3 Qh1+ 57. Kg3 Qh4+
58. Kg2 Qg4+ 59. Kf2 Qe6 60. Qd8 Qf5+ 61. Kg3 Qe5+ 62. Kh3 d4 63. Qb6 Qe3+ 64.
Kg2 Qe4+ 65. Kf2 d3 66. Qb2 Qf4+ 67. Kg2 Qd6 68. Qb7+ Kh6 69. Qa8 Kxh5 70. Qh8+
Kg6 71. Qg8+ Kf6 72. Qh8+ Kf5 73. Qh7+ Ke5 74. Qh8+ Ke4 75. Qh7+ Ke3 76. Qf5
Qf4 77. Qc5+ Ke2 78. Qb5 Qe4+ 79. Kg1 g4 80. Qa6 g3 81. Qc6 Qe3+ 82. Kg2 d2 83.
Qb5+ Qd3 84. Qh5+ Ke3 85. Qh6+ Kd4 86. Qd6+ Kc3 87. Qa3+ Kc2 88. Qa2+ Kd1 89.
Qa1+ Ke2 90. Qf1+ Ke3 91. Qf3+ Kd4 92. Qf6+ Kc5 93. Qe7+ Kc4 94. Qc7+ Kb3 95.
Qb6+ Kc2 96. Qc5+ Qc3 97. Qf5+ Kb2 98. Qb5+ Kc1 99. Qg5 Qc4 100. Qh6 Qd5+ 101.
Kxg3 Kc2 102. Qa6 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "WDR Match TV g/60"]
[Site "Cologne"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Na6 12. Bb1 {Restzeit: 0.51-0.46} Nc5 13.
Nd4 (13. Nd2 $5) (13. Bg3 $5) (13. Ne5 $6) 13... Nfe4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 {Restzeit:
040-040} 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Qc2 Nf6 18. Rfd1 Rfc8 19. Qa4 a6 20.
Qb3 Qc5 {Restzeit: 0.24-0.36} 21. h3 b5 22. cxb5 Qxc1 23. Rxc1 Rxc1+ {D+S -
TT+S Freibauer vs. Königsangriff} 24. Kh2 {Restzeit: 0.21-0.25} axb5 25. f3 (
25. Nxb5 Ne4 26. f3 Nd2 $132) 25... b4 26. e4 (26. Nc2 $5) 26... Ra1 {0.16-021}
27. Qxb4 R1xa2 {0.13-0.20} 28. h4 R2a4 29. Qc3 {0.10-015} Rb8 30. b3 Ra2 31. b4
{0.09-0.12} Rba8 32. b5 (32. Nc2 $5) 32... Rf2 $19 33. Nc2 {nur noch Sekunden
für Piket...} (33. b6 Raa2 34. b7 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 (35. Kh3 Rh2+ 36. Kg3 Nh5+ 37.
Kg4 Rag2+ 38. Kxh5 g6+ 39. Kxh6 Rxh4#) 35... Rgb2 $19) 33... Ra2 34. Ne1 (34.
Ne3 Rxf3 35. Kg1 Rxe3 36. Qxe3 Ra1+ $19) 34... Rfb2 35. Qc4 d5 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37.
e5 Nh5 38. Qc1 Rxb5 39. Kh3 Rbb2 40. Qe3 Re2 41. Qb3 Nf4+ 42. Kg4 Ng6 43. f4
Rxg2+ {Matt oder D-Verlust} 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.12"]
[Round "14.4"]
[White "Mitkov, Marjan"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2402"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Macedonia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
Qa4+ c6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e3 O-O 11. Rd1 Nd7 12. Bd3 a6 13. O-O c5 14. Bf5 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Qc2 g6 17. Bg4 Qe7 18. Rd2 h5 19. Bf3 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Ne4 21.
Bxe4 dxe4 22. Qb3 b5 23. Nde2 Be5 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rac8 26. Nd4 Rd6 27. g3
h4 28. Rxd6 Bxd6 29. Qd5 h3 30. Ne2 Rc2 31. Rd2 Rxd2 32. Qxd2 Be5 33. Nf4 Bxf4
34. exf4 {[#] Die schwarzen Gewinnversuche begegnet Weiß mit der Aktivierung
seines Königs. Als sich Schwarz eine zweite Dame holen will, kontert Weiß mit
einem unparierbarem Mattangriff....! Eine Medaille für den schweren Patzer im
53. Zug.} Qc5 35. Kf1 Qc4+ 36. Ke1 a5 37. Qxa5 Qc1+ 38. Ke2 Qxb2+ 39. Ke3 Qb1
40. Qa8+ Kh7 41. Qxe4 Qc1+ 42. Ke2 Qb2+ 43. Ke1 Qxa3 44. f5 g5 45. Qd5 Qe7+ 46.
Kd2 b4 47. Kd3 Qa7 48. Ke4 Qc7 49. Kf3 Qc3+ 50. Kg4 Kg7 51. Kxg5 b3 52. Qd6 {
[#]} b2 $4 {[%mdl 12288]} (52... Kh7 $11 {oder Kg8=, was Dg7+ ermöglicht.}) 53.
f6+ $18 Kh7 (53... Kg8 54. Qd8+ Kh7 55. Qd5 $18) 54. Qd5 $1 Qd2+ (54... Kg8 55.
Qa8+ Kh7 56. Qe4+ Kg8 57. Qe8+ Kh7 58. Qxf7+ Kh8 59. Qg7#) 55. Qxd2 b1=Q 56.
Qf4 Kg8 57. Kh4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Be7 8. Qa4+
c6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Rad1 Nh5 13. Bc1 Bd6 14. e4 dxe4 15.
Ng5 Ndf6 16. Ngxe4 Nd5 17. Rfe1 Be7 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Nc3 h6 20. Re5 Nf6 21.
Qb3 Bf8 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Rad8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 {
Eindringen auf die 7.Reihe durch Ablenkungsopfer des weißen Mittelmehrbauern.
Taktik.} 27. Be3 f5 28. Kf1 Kf7 (28... Rc8 $142 $5) 29. Rc1 Ke6 (29... Rd7 30.
d5 $2 (30. Rc6 $1 $16 {[%cal Rf1e2,Re2d3]}) 30... Ke7 $1) 30. Rc7 Rd7 31. d5+
$1 Rxd5 32. Rxa7 b5 33. Ra6+ Kf7 34. Ke2 g5 35. Ra5 Ke6 36. h3 Re5 37. Kf3 Rd5
38. Ra6+ Bd6 39. h4 Rd3 (39... g4+ 40. Ke2 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Re3f4]} Re5 41. Kf1
$18) (39... gxh4 40. gxh4 $18 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Re3f4]}) 40. hxg5 h5 (40... hxg5
41. Ke2 Rb3 42. Bc5 Rxb2+ 43. Ke1 Rb1+ 44. Kd2 Rb2+ 45. Kc3 $18) 41. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.01"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Aung, Aung"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Myanmar"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MYA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg5 Bb7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Be2 c5 12. O-O d6 13. Nd2 Nd7 14. Bf3 Nf6 15.
Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qb3 Rac8 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 cxd4 19. exd4 Rd7 20. Qa3 a5 21.
Qe3 d5 22. b3 Qc7 23. h3 a4 24. Rb1 axb3 25. axb3 Qc6 26. Ra1 Rcd8 27. Ra6 dxc4
28. Nxc4 Nd5 29. Qg3 Qb7 30. Rda1 b5 31. Ra7 Qxa7 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Ne5 Rc7 34.
Qf3 b4 35. g4 Nc3 36. Nc6 Ne2+ 37. Qxe2 Rxc6 38. Qb5 Rcd6 39. Qxb4 Rxd4 40. Qb5
{[#] Starke Türme, die systematisch die weißen Bauernschwächen anvisieren und
auffressen. Netter taktischer Abschluss!} Rc8 41. Kg2 Rdd8 42. Qb6 Rb8 43. Qc7
Rdc8 44. Qd7 Rf8 $1 45. Qd1 Rb4 46. h4 Rfb8 47. h5 Rxb3 48. Qd7 Rc3 49. Qd4 Rc2
50. Qd7 Rbb2 51. Qd8+ (51. Qe8+ Kh7 52. Qxf7 Rxf2+ 53. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 54. Kxf2 Kg8
55. Kf3 Kf7 56. Ke4 Kf6 $19) 51... Kh7 52. Qd3+ f5 53. gxf5 Rxf2+ 54. Kg3 exf5
55. Qd7 Rg2+ 56. Kh3 (56. Kf3 Rg5 $19) 56... Rg5 57. Qe8 Rb1 58. Kh2 Rb4 59.
Kh3 Rbg4 60. Qf7 {[#]} Rxh5+ $1 {[%mdl 4160]} (60... Rxh5+ 61. Qxh5 g6 {
sehr witzig!}) 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2002.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2002.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ne4 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Rd1 f5 10. Bf4 Qc8 11. d5 d6 12. dxe6 Nc6 13. Be3 Re8 14. Nbd2 Nd8 15.
Rac1 Nxe6 16. b4 Nc3 17. Re1 d5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nf1 a5 20. Bd2 axb4 21. axb4
Qd7 22. e4 Ne7 23. Ng5 Nxg5 24. Bxg5 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Rxe4 Nd5 27. Ne3
Nxe3 28. Bxe3 Be5 29. Bf4 Bxf4 30. Qc4+ Kg7 31. Rxf4 Rac8 32. b5 Qe6 33. Qd4+
Kg8 34. Rc6 Qb3 35. Qd7 Rcd8 36. Qg4 Qxb5 37. Rxg6+ Kh8 38. Re6 Rxe6 39. Qxe6
Rd1+ 40. Kg2 Qf1+ 41. Kf3 Qd3+ 42. Kg4 Qg6+ 43. Qxg6 hxg6 44. Rf7 Rc1 45. Kg5
b5 46. Kxg6 Rc6+ 47. Kf5 Rc2 48. f4 b4 49. Rf8+ Kg7 50. Rb8 Rxh2 51. Rxb4 {
[#] Die Seite mit dem Einzelfreibauern rettet sich, weil der weiße Turm keine
aktive Aufstellung findet.} Rh5+ 52. Ke6 $5 (52. Ke4 $142 {was g4 sichert und
die weißen Steine besser zusammenspielen läßt}) 52... Rh6+ 53. Ke5 Rg6 {
[%csl Rg3]} 54. Rb3 c5 55. Rc3 c4 56. f5 (56. Kd5 Kf6 57. Kxc4 Kf5 58. Kd4 Rg8
{und Weiß steht vor erheblichen technischen Problemen wegen der
Schutzbedürftigkeit des Bg3. Plan A: Te3, Kd4-d3-e2-f2, um den Turm mobil zu
machen.} 59. Re3 Rg7 60. Kd3 ({Plan B:} 60. Kd5 Rd7+ 61. Kc6 Rd1 ({bzw.} 61...
Rg7 62. Kd6 Kf6 63. Rf3 Kf5) 62. Re5+ Kg6 {und wo bleibt der Gewinn...?}) 60...
Rg8 61. Ke2 {und das Gegenmittel:} Kg4 62. Kf2 Ra8 63. Re5 Ra2+ 64. Ke3 Kxg3
$11) 56... Rg4 57. Ra3 Kf7 58. Ra7+ Kg8 59. Ra3 Kf7 60. Re3 Rg8 61. Rc3 Re8+
62. Kd5 Kf6 63. g4 Rd8+ 64. Kc5 (64. Kxc4 $5 Kg5 65. Rg3 (65. Rd3 Rc8+ 66. Kd5
Kxg4 67. Ke6 Rc6+ $11) 65... Kf4 66. Rg1 Kg5 67. Kc5 Rd7 68. Kc6 Rd8 69. Kc7
Rd2 70. Rf1 Kf6 71. g5+ $18) 64... Rc8+ 65. Kb5 Rb8+ 66. Kc6 Rc8+ 67. Kd5 Rd8+
68. Ke4 Rc8 69. Kf4 Rc5 70. g5+ Kf7 {Der passive Tc3 hindert Weiß endgültig am
Gewinn.} 71. Ke4 Kg7 72. Kf4 Kf7 73. Kg4 Kg7 74. Ra3 c3 75. Ra7+ Kg8 76. Ra8+
Kg7 77. Ra7+ Kg8 78. Ra8+ Kg7 79. Ra7+ Kg8 80. Ra8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. e5 Ng8 8. Nxd4
Ne7 9. Bf4 Nbc6 10. Nf3 Nf5 11. Nc3 Be7 12. O-O-O g5 13. g4 Nh6 14. Bg3 Nxg4
15. Qe4 h5 16. h4 Bb7 17. hxg5 Nd4 18. Qxd4 Bxf3 19. Be2 Bxg5+ 20. Kb1 Bxh1 21.
Rxh1 f5 22. Nb5 Be7 23. f3 Nh6 24. Rxh5 Nf7 25. Rxh8+ Nxh8 26. Nd6+ Bxd6 27.
exd6 Kf7 28. Bh4 Qf8 29. f4 Qg7 30. Bh5+ Ng6 31. Qg1 Qh6 32. Bxg6+ Qxg6 {
[#] Bei verschachtelter Stellung und relativ offener Königsposition hat
Schwarz Probleme mit der Figurenkoordination.} 33. Qh1 Rb8 $1 {[%csl Gb7]} (
33... Rh8 $2 34. Qb7 $1 Rxh4 35. Qxd7+ Kg8 36. Qd8+ $18 {[%csl Rh4]}) 34. Bg5
Kg8 (34... e5 $5) 35. Ka2 Qh7 36. Qg2 Kf7 37. Qc2 a5 38. Qa4 Ke8 39. Qb5 Qh8
40. c5 $2 (40. Qb3 $142) 40... Qd4 $1 41. Qe2 (41. c6 Qxd6 42. cxd7+ Qxd7 43.
Qe5 Qd5+ $19) 41... bxc5 {[%csl Rb2]} 42. Qh5+ Kf8 (42... Kf8 43. Bh6+ (43.
Qh6+ Qg7 44. Qh2 Kg8 $19) 43... Kg8 44. Qg6+ Kh8 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Feoktistov, Alexey A"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. c4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. e4 d6 8. Qd2
Nd7 9. Nb5 Qd8 10. Bd3 a6 11. Nc3 g5 12. O-O Bg7 13. Bc2 g4 14. Ne1 Qg5 15. Qe3
c5 16. d5 Ne5 17. Qe2 Ke7 18. f4 gxf3 19. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 20. Rxf3 Be5 21. Raf1 Raf8
22. Kh1 Rhg8 23. Qf2 Qg7 24. Qh4+ Qg5 25. Qf2 Qh5 26. h3 Bd4 27. Qd2 Qg5 28.
Qxg5+ hxg5 29. Ne2 g4 30. hxg4 Bxb2 31. Rb1 Be5 32. dxe6 fxe6 33. Rxb6 Bc8 34.
Rb8 d5 35. Ra8 dxc4 36. Ra7+ Kd6 37. Kg1 Bd4+ 38. Kf1 Rd8 39. Rff7 Rxg4 40. Ng1
Rh8 41. Nh3 Rhg8 42. Ra8 Rg3 43. Nf4 Ke5 44. Ne2 Ra3 45. Nxd4 cxd4 46. Rc7 Rc3
47. Ba4 Bd7 48. Rxg8 Bxa4 49. Rc5+ Kf4 50. Rf8+ Kxe4 51. Rf6 Rc1+ 52. Kf2 Rc2+
53. Kf1 Rxa2 54. Rxe6+ Kd3 55. Rxa6 c3 56. g4 c2 57. g5 Kd2 58. Rd6 d3 59. g6
Bb3 60. g7 Ra7 61. Rg6 c1=Q+ 62. Rxc1 Kxc1 63. g8=Q Bxg8 64. Rxg8 {[#]
Elementare Gewinnmethode: Brückenbau} Rf7+ 65. Kg2 d2 66. Rc8+ Kd1 67. Kg3 Rf5
(67... Rf5 68. Kg4 (68. Rc7 Ke2 69. Re7+ Kd3 70. Rd7+ Ke3 71. Kg2 (71. Re7+ Kd4
72. Rd7+ Rd5 $19) 71... Rf4 72. Re7+ Re4 73. Rd7 Rd4 $19) 68... Rf1 69. Kg3 Ke2
70. Re8+ Kd3 71. Rd8+ Kc3 72. Rc8+ Kb4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bad Endbach"]
[Site "Bad Endbach"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Lau, Ralf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Nc6 8. e3
Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. Bg2 Rb8 11. b4 a5 12. b5 Ne7 13. a4 Nf5 14. Ba3 Re8 15. O-O
Nh4 16. Bh1 Ng4 17. Ne4 f5 18. Qe2 h6 19. h3 Nf6 20. Ng3 Kh7 21. Kh2 Rg8 22.
Rad1 Qe8 23. d5 g5 24. d6 gxf4 25. exf4 cxd6 26. Bxd6 Ng6 27. Rfe1 Bf8 28. Be5
Be7 29. Rd4 Qf7 30. Red1 Rbd8 31. Qd3 Nf8 32. Nxf5 exf5 33. Qxf5+ Qg6 34. Qxg6+
Rxg6 35. Bc7 Ne6 36. Bxd8 Nxd8 37. Be4 Nxe4 38. Rxe4 Bd6 39. Red4 Nb7 40. Re1
Kg7 41. Re8 Nc5 42. Kh1 Rf6 43. f5 Nxa4 44. Rg4+ Kf7 45. Rh8 Bf8 46. Rh7+ Ke8
47. c5 Nxc5 48. Rg6 Ne4 49. f3 Rxg6 50. fxg6 Ng3+ 51. Kg2 Nh5 52. Rh8 {R<->BN
Motive: je 2 Frei-B, dubioses Zugpaar 55, Frei-B-Verwertung, Technik} a4 53. g7
Nxg7 54. Rxh6 Ne6 55. Rh4 Bd6 $6 (55... a3 56. Ra4 Nc7 $19) 56. Kg1 $6 (56.
Rxa4 $1 Nc7) 56... Bf4 57. Rh8+ Ke7 58. Ra8 Nc5 59. Kg2 Bc1 60. Kf1 Bb2 61. Ke2
a3 62. Kd1 Nb3 63. h4 Na5 64. Kc2 Bf6 65. Kb1 Bxh4 66. Ka2 Nc4 67. Rc8 d5 68.
Rc6 Bf2 69. f4 Bc5 70. Rg6 Nd6 71. Rg7+ Kf6 72. Rg5 Nxb5 73. Kb3 Nd4+ 74. Ka2
Nc6 75. Rh5 Ne7 76. Kb3 d4 77. Ka2 Ng6 78. Rh6 Kf5 79. Rh7 Nxf4 80. Kb3 Ke4 81.
Rh8 Kd5 82. Kc2 Kc4 83. Rh4 Nd5 84. Kb1 b5 0-1

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Nxc3 10. Qxc6+ Nxc6 11. Bxd8 Nb5 12. Bg5 Nbxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14.
Rd1 h6 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. Rc1 O-O 17. e3 Nc6 18. Bb5 Ne7 19. O-O a6 20. Rc7 Be4
21. Bxa6 Nd5 22. Rcc1 Nxf4 23. exf4 Rd2 24. f3 Bd5 25. Rf2 Rd4 26. g3 Rd8 27.
Rcc2 Rd1+ 28. Kg2 g5 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. Be2 Rd4 31. Kf1 Kg7 32. Bb5 f5 33. Bc6
Bc4+ 34. Kg2 Rc8 35. Bb5 Rc5 36. Bxc4 Rdxc4 37. Rxc4 Rxc4 38. Rd2 b5 39. Kf2 b4
40. Ke2 bxa3 41. bxa3 Ra4 42. Ra2 {Der wR steht zwar hinter dem Freibauern,
aber der sR blockiert aktiv auf der 4. Reihe. Schwarz verschafft sich genügend
Gegenspiel durch zentrale Freibauernbildung.} e5 43. Kd2 Kf6 44. Kc3 e4 $1 45.
Kb3 Ra8 46. fxe4 f4 47. a4 Ke5 48. gxf4+ gxf4 49. Kc3 (49. Kc3 Kxe4 50. Kd2 (
50. a5 Ke3 $10) 50... Ra5 51. Ke2 Rh5 52. Kf1 Ra5 53. Kg2 (53. h3 Rh5 54. Kg2
Rg5+ 55. Kf2 (55. Kh2 f3 $10) 55... Rg3 56. a5 Rxh3 57. Ra4+ Kd5 58. a6 Rh8 $10
) 53... Rg5+ 54. Kh3 f3 55. a5 f2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 33rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1998.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Rd1 b5 12. Qc2 a5 13. Bh3 Ba6 14. Na2 Be7 15.
Nc1 Qb6 16. O-O Ra7 17. Nd3 b4 18. Nc5 b3 19. Nxb3 Rb7 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. dxc5
Qxb2 22. Qxb2 Rxb2 23. Rb1 Rxe2 24. Rb6 Re4 25. Rfb1 Bb5 26. Bf1 Nd7 27. Bxb5
Nxb6 28. Bd3 Nd7 29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. Nd4 Rb8 31. Rxb8+ Nxb8 {[#] After the
reduction of pawn material, there arises an ending with 2-versus-3 pawns on
the kingside, which is normally not lost. [#] Nach Reduzierung des
Bauernmaterials ergibt sich ein Endspiel mit 2-3 Bauern am Königsflügel, was
normalerweise nicht verloren ist.} 32. a4 Nd7 33. Nxc6 Nxc5 34. Nxa5 Nxa4 35.
f3 Nc5 36. fxe4 Nxe4 {[#] White should perhaps most easily play Kg2, h4, Kf3,
and then bring his knight back into play. A little bit of a space grab is
definitely useful. [#] Weiß sollte vielleicht am einfachsten Kg2, h4, Kf3
spielen, und dann den Springer ins Spiel bringen. Ein wenig Raumgewinn ist
sicherlich nützlich.} 37. Nc6 g6 38. Kg2 f6 39. Kf3 Ng5+ 40. Ke3 Nh3 41. Nd4 {
In what follows, White avoids hunting down the h3 knight, and thereby allows
Black a greater capture of space. In der Folge weigert sich Weiß, den Sh3 zu
verjagen, und erlaubt Schwarz so größeren Raumgewinn.} h5 42. Nf3 Kf7 43. Nd4
f5 44. Ne2 g5 45. Nd4 Kg6 46. Kf3 Kf6 47. Ke3 g4 48. Ne2 Ke5 49. Nd4 Ng5 50.
Nc6+ Kf6 51. Nd4 Ke5 52. Nc6+ Kf6 53. Nd4 Ne4 54. Kf4 Nd6 55. Nc2 Nc8 56. Ke3
Ne7 57. Nb4 Ng6 58. Nd3 Kg5 59. Kf2 h4 60. gxh4+ $6 (60. Kg2 $5 {[%cal Rh2h3]}
h3+ 61. Kf2 $15 {The exchange of knights without a change in this pawn
structure would be an immediate draw. Springertausch ohne Veränderung der
Bauernstruktur ist sofort remis.}) 60... Kxh4 61. Kg1 Kg5 62. Kf2 Nf4 63. Nc5
Kh4 64. Nb7 $6 (64. Nb3 $5) 64... Nd3+ 65. Ke3 $2 (65. Kg1 f4 66. Nd6 Kg5 $17)
65... f4+ $1 {Now the offside position of the knight on b7 costs. From b3, the
horse would quickly come via d2 to victory. But also: jetzt rächt sich die
Abseitsstellung des Sb7. Bei der Position auf b3 käme das Ross via d2 schnell
wieder zur Kasse. So aber...} 66. Kxd3 g3 0-1

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Hillarp Persson,T"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 {For almost ten years the world elite has been
reluctant to play move orders that allow the Queen's Indian, but lately they
seem to have changed their hive mind.} b6 {Tomashevsky usually prefers the
Queen's Indian over the, increasingly popular, Universal Defence involving 3...
d5.} 4. a3 {Mamedyarov is the main champion of this line in the world elite,
so I presume Tomashevsky must have been well prepared to meet it.} ({However,} 
4. g3 {is, again, by far, the most popular move. Both sides have tons of
opportunities to diverge here, but it is interesting to compare one of the
main lines to the actual game:} Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 {This is the tabiya
where White ran into a dead end in the nineties, but where things are stirring
again:} 7. Nc3 d5 {This is Karjakin's favourite.} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10.
O-O Re8 11. Ne5 Bb7 {Here White can play in a similar manner to how Mamedyarov
goes about it, but it is somewhat more difficult for White to find good
squares for the pieces on the c-file; Ba3 and Nb8-a6(-b4) are possible thorns
in White's side. This is one of the many reasons why Black is happy to lose a
tempo with Bc8-a6-b7.}) 4... Bb7 ({The other respectable option is} 4... Ba6 {
, when White has a choice:} 5. Qc2 (5. Qb3 $5 {is a weird looking move which
comes with the advantage that 5...Bb7 6.Nc3 c5 can be met with 7.d5 without
having to give up a pawn.} Be7 {seems to be the best option for Black here,} ({
while playing} 5... Nc6 6. Qc2 $1 Na5 7. e4 {doesn't turn out well for Black.})
) 5... Bb7 ({The rare} 5... c5 {has a great score after} 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 g6
8. Nc3 Bg7 {Still, after} 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O {it seems to me that
the bishop is somewhat out of it on a6. I wouldn't bet on it though.}) 6. Nc3
c5 7. e4 (7. d5 $6 exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 {is similar to a line that can arise
after 4.g3, but a3 is clearly less of a gain for White.}) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5
9. Nf3 $5 Ng4 10. b4 {(I've played a similar line where Black has played 0-0
instead of Bb7)} Bxf2+ 11. Ke2 Bh4 12. h3 Nh6 (12... Nf6 13. Nxh4 Nh5 14. Nf3
Ng3+ {leads to a total mess wherever the king decides to go.}) 13. g4 Be7 14.
g5 Ng8 15. Bf4 {Mamedyarov,S (2745)-Khismatullin,D (2650) Qatar Masters Open
2015, and White had plenty of compensation.}) 5. Nc3 d5 (5... Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4
7. Nd2 {, followed by e4, gives White more space. And, since there are no
radical pawn breaks, Black has to play it cool.} Bb7 8. e4 Qf6 9. d5 Bc5 10.
Nf3 Qg6 (10... exd5 11. cxd5 Qg6 12. Bd3 Qxg2 13. Rf1 a5 $5 (13... c6 14. b4
$36 {Glek,I (2430)-Krasenkow,M (2400) Soviet Union 1985.}) 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Rg1
Qh3 16. Bd2 {and White has a serious initiative for the pawn.}) 11. Bd3 (11. b4
Qxe4+ 12. Be2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bd3 Qg4 15. Re1 Bf6 16. Ra2 {Korotylev,A 
(2477)-Ionov,S (2558) St Petersburg 2000, left White with some initiative.} ({
But} 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Bc2 {would have been even stronger, as} Bxa1 18. Re4 {
is out of the question.})) 11... Qxg2 12. Rf1 O-O 13. b4 Be7 14. Rg1 Qh3) (5...
g6 {has also been played, but I am suspicious about the Black position after}
6. Qc2 Bg7 7. e4 d6 8. Be2 {Compared to a main line KID, Black has played b6
and Bb7, whereas White has played Qc2 and a3. At first it seems that Black's
extra moves are more to the point, but when Black later plays e6-e5, then the
bishop will be missed on the c8-h3 diagonal. This is a somewhat superficial
analysis, but it is true in the sense that Black cannot just play according to
normal King's Indian plans, but has to come up with something else.}) 6. Qc2 $5
{This is quite far down on the list of usual suspects.} ({One of the main
points is seen after} 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4 (8. Bd2 {is an older move
that allows Black to equalise easily with} O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd7 11. Rd1
Qc8 {, followed by c5. Perhaps "easily" is a bit too optimistic.}) 8... Nxc3 9.
bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 $1 {,when Black can develop the knight to c6. With the
move order in the game, White is hoping that Black will play Nb-d7.}) 6... Nbd7
{Since I have little knowledge about the theory in these lines, I am not so
much surprised by this move as I am by its consequences.} ({After} 6... Be7 {
it is less clear to me what benefits White can reap from this move order.} {
I don't see a better move than} 7. cxd5 {when} (7. Bg5 $5) 7... Nxd5 {leads us
back to the main line given on move 6.}) 7. cxd5 $1 exd5 {...and we arrive at
the consequences that I mentioned on the last move. According to my
understanding of chess, this kind of structure is somewhat better for White if
there is still the possibility to fianchetto the bishop on g2. Either
Tomashevsky made a mistake with his 6th move, or my understanding might need
an upgrade. Statistically speaking, the latter is more probable.} (7... Nxd5 {
makes less sense with the knight already at d7.} {The engine indicates that} 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Bg5 $1 Qc8 (9... f6) 10. e3 {is somewhat better for White and
there are plenty of games to back up this case.}) 8. Bf4 {A good moment for
this move, as Black is rather forced to react to the threat of Nb5.} a6 {.} 9.
g3 $1 {This move, which seems like the principled reaction, is almost a
novelty. I could not be more surprised. One might say that Black's problem
here is dual; if he changes the pawn structure, then White's pieces are
perfectly placed to attack the weaknesses that will result and if Black sits
tight, then the pressure on d5 will eventually force him to play c7-c6, when
e2-e4 will become a problem for Black. In Swedish the saying is: however you
turn, you've got your ass behind you.} ({Another game played in the United
Arab Emirate went} 9. e3 Ne4 $6 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 $1 Nf6 12. Bc4 Bd5 13.
Bxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxc7 h6 15. Nxf7 $2 Qa5+ 16. Kf1 Qb5+ 17. Kg1 Nd5 18. Qb7 Rg8 19.
Ne5 {1-0, Salem,A (2586)-Petrosyan,M (2407) Al-Ain UAE 2014}) 9... Be7 10. Bg2
{The bishop is better here than on e2, or d3, where it has a greater tendency
to become a tactical target for Black's (soon to materialise) hanging pawns.}
O-O (10... Nf8 11. Ne5 Ne6 12. Qa4+ Kf8 13. Rd1 $1 Nxf4 14. gxf4 g6 15. Qb3 Kg7
16. Bf3 $1 Rf8 17. h4 {Lautier,J (2630)-Short,N (2665) Amsterdam 1996, and the
game was soon decided in White's favour.}) 11. O-O Re8 12. Rac1 c5 ({Black can
also consider a move like} 12... Nf8 {, but after} 13. Rfd1 Ne6 14. Be5 {
Black is struggling to find a good continuation. The risk is that White will
set up a terrible bind.}) 13. dxc5 $1 bxc5 ({Black could also play} 13... Nxc5
14. Rfd1 {, when Ulf Andersson's wise words keep ringing in my head (freely
translated from my memory): "It's better to have an isolated pawn than hanging
pawns. If you lose one of a pair, you will be left with a lost position. If
you lose your isolani, you can still aim to hold a rook endgame." In this case
White has a solid advantage and I wouldn't put too much trust in the rook
endgame if I was Black.}) 14. Ne5 {The engines have nothing bad to say about
Black's position here and perhaps they are right. I find that White's pieces
are a bit too well coordinated for my liking, were I to handle the Black side
of this position.} Bf8 ({One alternative is} 14... Nb6 {, intending} 15. Rfd1
Bd6 16. Nd3 $1 c4 17. Ne1 Bxf4 18. gxf4 Qc7 19. e3 Rad8 {, followed by a well
timed Nb6-d7-c5-d3. The downside of such a plan is that it is a one way road.
If White gets to set up a good blockade and then play b2-b3, then Black has
some epic suffering to look forward to.}) 15. Qb3 $5 ({Another promising
option is} 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Na4 {although} Qb5 $1 {seems to hold everything
together. I say "seems", since} 17. Bf3 {, planning Bf4-g5, is still rather
awkward for Black.}) 15... Qb6 $6 {This is the first time in the game that I
dare to distribute a "?!" for a move. This seems like one of those moments
when one should jump on the opportunity to "change the course of the game". In
this situation it means not to stumble into a position with hanging pawns,
just assuming one might be able to hold it together.} ({Black ought to try} 
15... Nxe5 {, if only on a "since-the-alternative-seems-bad" basis. Then} 16.
Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qxa6 Ra8 18. Qb5 Rb8 19. Qa4 {is rather forced. Now} d4 20. Ne4
Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Rxb2 {gives Black some activity. Perhaps Tomashevsky didn't like
the prospect of defending the position that arises after} 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Bd3
{Indeed this is no fun for Black, who is completely passive. Perhaps Black
just has to settle for a joyless position.}) 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. Rfd1 {In the
world of hanging-pawn-positions, White surely has one of the better ones one
can ask for. Since the side playing against the hanging pawns has less space,
it is generally seen as a small victory to get the queens off, especially
since (in this case) White's queen would have trouble finding a safe place
where it is not in the way of the remaining pieces.} Ra7 {Black is preparing
to play d5-d4.} 18. e3 h6 ({Not} 18... g5 $2 19. Bxg5 Rxe5 20. Bxf6) 19. h4 Ba8
20. Nd3 {White provokes Black's hanging pawn into taking a step forward. If
White can then set up a blockade, Black will be bound to the defence of the
pawn and White will be virtually a pawn up on the queenside.} (20. Rc2 $5)
20... Rd7 21. Bh3 $5 (21. b4 $1 {is a standard operation that works well here.}
d4 (21... c4 22. Nc5 Ra7 23. g4 $5 {leads to a position that is true horror
for Black. There is some hope for salvation after} Bc6 24. g5 Nfd7 25. Nxa6
hxg5 26. hxg5 Rxa6 27. b5 Bxb5 28. Nxb5 Rc8 {but no more.}) 22. Nxc5 dxc3 23.
Nxd7 Nfxd7 24. Rxc3 {is just winning for White. The a6-pawn is weak and
White's rooks are just too strong.}) 21... Rb7 $6 (21... Ra7 {is best, in
order to meet} 22. b4 c4 23. Nc5 {with} Nh5 $1 {Protecting the a-pawn is quite
important here.}) 22. b4 $1 cxb4 {Black is seeking salvation in simpifications.
} (22... c4 $6 23. Nc5 $16) 23. axb4 d4 24. exd4 Nbd5 25. Be5 $6 ({The simple} 
25. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 26. Bd2 $16 {would give Black less chances of survival. Nc5
next will wreak havoc among Black's ranks.}) 25... Nxc3 (25... Bxb4 $1 {
is an even better option here. White can keep some advantage with} 26. Nxd5
Nxd5 27. Bg2 Rb5 28. Nxb4 Rxb4 29. Rc5 Rb5 30. Rdc1 {, but it is quite hard to
break down Black's blockade on d5.}) 26. Rxc3 Nd5 27. Rc4 Nxb4 ({I would have
gone for} 27... f6 28. Bf4 (28. Bg2 Rb5 29. Bf4) 28... Nxf4 29. gxf4 {, only
to realise that it's total luck that I have} Rb6 30. Bg2 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Reb8 $1
{equalising completely.}) 28. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 $6 ({Black panics, but it was not
easy for a human to see that} 28... Rb6 29. Nd7 Bf3 $1 {keeps better chances.
The point is that Black has better defensive chances against an advanced
d-pawn, than is the case with an advanced c-pawn.}) 29. dxc5 Nc6 {This makes
things even worse. The blockade is good, but everything else is out the window.
} (29... a5 $1 $14) 30. Bc3 Rbe7 31. Rd6 Rc7 (31... Re1+ $2 32. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 33.
Bf1 {leads nowhere for Black.}) 32. Rg4 $1 {It's not only the c-pawn that is
problematic for Black. The bishop on c3 also falls into the "problematic"
category.} f5 33. Rgg6 $5 {Very aggressive although more complicated than is
necessary. Instead} (33. Ra4 {or}) (33. Rc4 {leaves the rook in a more
flexible spot.}) {It's too easy to criticise this move, when the only option
that holds on longer is} 33... Ne5 $2 (33... Na7 $1 {The engine gives} 34. f4 (
34. Rd1 Bf3 35. Rc1 Nb5 36. Bb2 Rce7 37. Bf1 $16) 34... Nb5 35. Ba5 Rf7 36.
Rxa6 Bf3 37. Rab6 {, with a "big advantage for White", but from a human
perspective it still looks like "playing for three results". 34.Rd1 is a
better human move, which keeps up the pressure.}) 34. Bxe5 Rxe5 35. c6 Kh7 ({
It is no better to play} 35... Kf7 {, when} 36. h5 $1 {again leaves Black
completely paralysed. Houdini would have tried} f4 (36... a5 37. f4 Rb5 38. Bg2
Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Rb2 40. Kh3 $18) 37. gxf4 Rxh5 38. Bg2 Re7 {only to resign after}
39. Rd7 Kxg6 40. Rxe7 Rc5 41. Be4+ Kf6 42. Ra7) 36. h5 Rc5 37. Bg2 {Black has
no defence left. A nice game from Mamedyarov, although I find it hard to
understand Tomashevsky's game-plan.} 1-0

[Event "Leeuwarden op"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. a3 (6. Bg5 Bb7 7. e3 O-O
8. Bd3 $5 cxd4 (8... d5) 9. Qxb4 (9. exd4 $6 Be7 {xNf3}) 9... Na6 $1 10. Qa3
dxc3 11. Qxc3 Nc5 12. Bc2 Rc8 13. Qd4 (13. O-O $6 Nce4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxd8
Nxc3 16. Be7 Rfe8 $15) 13... h6 14. Bxf6 (14. Bh4 $5) 14... Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6
$10 {Poluljahov-Dokhoian/JUG-chT/1994}) 6... Ba5 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. O-O-O $5 $146 (
8. dxc5 $2 Na6 $1 9. cxb6 Nc5 10. Qc2 Be4 11. Qd1 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxb6 13. g3
Ng4 $1 $17 {Van Wely-Seirawan, Wijk aan Zee 1995}) (8. e3 h6 (8... Bxf3 $2 9.
gxf3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. O-O-O Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Rc8 13. Kb1 $16 {
Kortschnoj-Pougaevskij/Reykjavik/1987}) 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Be2 $5 (10. Rd1 $5 {
Dzindzichashvili}) 10... cxd4 11. exd4 d5 $10 {Seirawan-Dzindzichashvili/New
York/1989}) 8... Bxc3 (8... O-O $5 9. d5 Bxc3 10. Qxc3 Ne4 11. Bxd8 (11. Qe3
Nxg5 12. Nxg5 exd5 13. cxd5 d6 $13) 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 Rxd8 13. e4 $14) 9.
Qxc3 Ne4 10. Bxd8 (10. Qe3 $2 Nxg5 11. Nxg5 cxd4 12. Rxd4 Nc6 $15) 10... Nxc3
11. bxc3 Kxd8 12. d5 Ke7 13. e4 (13. d6+ $6 Kf6 $1 14. e3 Nc6 $15) 13... d6 14.
Bd3 (14. e5 $5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 (15. d6+ $2 Kf6 $17) 15... Rd8 $10) 14... Nd7 15.
Rhe1 Rad8 $10 16. a4 (16. e5 $2 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Rd6 $15) 16... h6 (
16... a5 $5 {/\e5,Rdf8,Kd8-c7}) 17. Kc2 (17. h4 $10) 17... g5 18. a5 bxa5 $1
19. Ra1 Ra8 20. Rxa5 f6 21. Nd2 Rhb8 22. g3 a6 23. Be2 (23. f4 $2 gxf4 24. gxf4
Rg8 $17) 23... Ne5 $5 24. Bh5 (24. f4 $2 gxf4 25. gxf4 Ng6 26. Rf1 e5 27. f5
Nf4 28. Bf3 Rg8 $17) 24... Bc8 25. f4 $6 (25. Rg1 $10) 25... Rb2+ $4 {
Fingerfehler, Black forgot to insert the pawn swap...} (25... gxf4 26. gxf4
Rb2+ $1 27. Kxb2 Nd3+ 28. Ka2 (28. Kc2 $2 Nxe1+ 29. Kd1 Nd3 $19) 28... Nxe1 29.
e5 $8 f5 $1 (29... fxe5 $2 30. fxe5 Nd3 31. exd6+ Kxd6 32. Ne4+ $18) 30. Nb3
Nd3 31. Bd1 $1 $13) 26. Kxb2 Nd3+ 27. Kc2 Nxe1+ 28. Kd1 Nd3 29. Be2 $18 Nf2+
30. Ke1 Nh3 31. Bg4 exd5 32. f5 Ng1 33. Kf1 h5 34. Bxh5 dxe4 35. Kxg1 Bxf5 36.
Bd1 Bg6 37. g4 Rb8 38. Kf2 Rh8 39. Nf1 Rh3 40. Rxa6 Rxc3 41. Ne3 Rc1 42. Ra7+
Ke6 43. Nd5 Rxc4 44. Bb3 Kxd5 45. Ra4 Ke5 46. Rxc4 Bf7 47. Rc3 Be8 48. Ke3 Bd7
49. Rc4 f5 50. gxf5 Bxf5 51. Ba4 Bh7 52. Bc6 Bf5 53. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Olafsson"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rd1 a5 13. Bg3 (13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
e5 $1 $10 15. O-O Qe7 16. Kh1 g5 17. Bg3 Rab8 18. Bf3 (18. Nd5 $10) 18... Bd4
19. Ne2 Bc5 20. Nc3 Bd4 21. Rfe1 $6 g4 $1 22. Be2 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qe6 $15 {
Dreev-Adams/London/active/1995}) 13... Qc8 14. e5 $1 $146 (14. O-O Qb7 15. Bf3
$8 (15. e5 $2 Ne4 $17) 15... Ne8 16. Rd3 d6 17. Rb1 a4 $10 {Gelfand-Adams/
Tilburg/1992/Inf/56/580}) 14... Ne8 15. Ne4 Be7 (15... Qb7 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. f3
Rb8 18. Rd2 {xa5}) (15... Bxe4 $5 16. Qxe4 f5 $1 17. exf6 (17. Qf4 $2 Qc7 $10)
17... Nxf6 18. Qc2 Qe8 {Adams} 19. O-O $14) 16. O-O (16. h4 $5 h6 17. Ng5 $5
hxg5 18. hxg5 g6 19. Bf4 $44) 16... Qb7 17. f3 (17. Bd3 f5 18. exf6 gxf6 $13)
17... a4 $5 18. Rd2 (18. Qc3 $5 $14) 18... f5 $1 19. exf6 (19. Nc3 $2 f4 20.
Bf2 Rf5 21. Bd3 Rxe5 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Bd4 Bc5 $1 $15) 19... gxf6 20. Rfd1 Rf7
$1 21. Nf2 (21. Nd6 Nxd6 22. Bxd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Rg7 $10) 21... Bc5 22. Kh1 Ng7
23. Ne4 Nf5 24. Bf4 (24. Nxc5 Nxg3+ $1 25. hxg3 bxc5 $15 {xg3}) 24... Be3 $1
25. Bxe3 (25. Nd6 $2 Bxd2 $1 26. Nxb7 (26. Qxd2 Nxd6 27. Bxd6 $17) 26... Bxf4
$19) 25... Nxe3 26. Qc3 $2 (26. Nxf6+ $1 Rxf6 27. Qc3 Rxf3 (27... Nxd1 $6 28.
Qxf6 Nf2+ 29. Kg1 Nh3+ 30. gxh3 Rf8 31. Qg5+ Kf7 $16) 28. Bxf3 Nxd1 29. Bxc6
Qxc6 30. Rxd1 Rf8 31. Qg3+ Kh8 32. h3 $14) 26... Nxd1 27. Nxf6+ Kg7 28. Nh5+
Kf8 (28... Kh6 $2 29. Bxd1 Kxh5 30. Qe5+ Rf5 $8 (30... Kh6 31. Rd4 Rf5 32. Rh4+
Kg6 33. Bc2) 31. g4+ Kh6 32. Qe3+ $1 $16) 29. Bxd1 Ra5 30. Nf6 Qc7 31. Ng4 Qf4
(31... h5 $5) 32. Qh8+ (32. Rd4 $5 Qg5 33. Qb4+ Qc5 34. Qd2 $13) 32... Ke7 33.
Rd4 Ra8 $1 (33... Qg5 34. Qb8 Qc5 35. Rd2 Ra8 36. Qg3 $44) 34. Qe5 Qxe5 35.
Nxe5 Rf5 36. Nd3 $1 (36. f4 Raf8 $1 37. Nxc6+ dxc6 38. g3 Rd8 39. Rxd8 Kxd8 40.
Bxa4 Rc5 $17) 36... d6 37. Kg1 Be8 38. f4 h5 $15 39. Kf2 Rc8 40. Ke3 Ra5 41. g3
Bg6 42. Nb4 Rac5 43. Be2 Bf7 44. Rd2 Be8 45. Rd1 Ra8 46. h3 b5 47. Bf3 Rac8 48.
cxb5 Bxb5 49. Rd2 Be8 50. Bd1 Ra5 51. Bc2 Bd7 52. g4 $5 hxg4 53. hxg4 Rh8 54.
f5 $1 $10 exf5 55. Bxf5 Re5+ 56. Kf4 Rh1 (56... Bxf5 57. Nc6+ Kf6 (57... Ke6
58. Nd4+ $1) 58. g5+ $1 Kg6 59. Rxd6+ Re6 60. Ne7+ Kf7 61. Nxf5 Rxd6 62. Nxd6+
Kg6 63. Nc4 $10) 57. Nd5+ Kd8 58. Ne3 Ke7 59. Nd5+ Kd8 60. Ne3 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik zt"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hansen,Cu} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7.
Bd2 Nd7 $1 8. Qc2 c5 9. e4 (9. Nxd5 {Hansen,Cu} Bxd5 10. e4 Bb7 11. Rd1 cxd4
12. Nxd4 a6 13. Bc3 Qc7 14. Be2 Be7 15. O-O O-O $10 {Anastasian,A-Dive,R/
Moscow olm/1994/}) 9... Nxc3 10. Bxc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 (11. Bxd4 {Hansen,Cu} Rc8
12. Bc3 a6 13. Bd3 Be7 14. O-O Bf6 15. e5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxa6 Bxh2+ 18.
Kxh2 Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Bxa6 $17 {Kamsky,G-Karpov,An/Melody Amber/1995/}) 11... a6
12. g3 (12. Nf3 {Hansen,Cu} Qc7 13. Rc1 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Schmidt,Wl-Stoica,V/
Athens (open) 38/(662) 1984}) (12. Rd1 {Hansen,Cu} Qc7 13. Be2 Be7 14. O-O O-O
{= Nogueiras,J-Vilela,J/Cienfuegos 37/(566) 1984}) 12... Be7 (12... Qc7 13. Bg2
Bc5 $6 (13... Rc8 $10) (13... Be7 $10) 14. Rc1 $1 {N} (14. Qe2 O-O 15. O-O Rac8
16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Bf8 18. Qe3 Nc5 (18... Ne5 19. Bb4 Nc4 20. Qe2 Bxb4 21.
axb4 {פc4}) 19. Be1 $6 (19. f3 Na4 20. Bb4 $10) 19... Qd7 $1 {/\e5} 20. Rd2
Qa4 $1 $17 {Akopian,V-Salov,V/Tilburg/1994} (20... Qa4 {Hansen,Cu} 21. b4 Nd7
$15 {Akopian-Salov/Tilburg/1994})) 14... O-O 15. O-O Rac8 (15... Rad8 $5 {
Hansen,Cu} 16. Nb3 Be7 17. Qe2 Qb8 18. Rfd1 Rfe8 $10) 16. Nb3 $1 Be7 (16...
Rfd8 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Qe2 $14 {/\Qg4->}) (16... Qb8 {Hansen,Cu} 17. Nxc5 Nxc5
18. b4 Nd7 19. Qb2 $16) 17. Qd1 $1 $14 {xQc7,g7} Ne5 $4 (17... Rfd8 $2 18. Bxg7
$1 Nc5 19. Bd4 e5 20. Qg4+ $18) (17... Nc5 $1 18. Qg4 (18. Nxc5 Qxc5 $5 (18...
bxc5 19. Qe2 $14) 19. Bxg7 (19. Qg4 $2 Qg5 $10) 19... Qxc1 20. Qxc1 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Kxg7 22. Rc7 Bxa3 23. bxa3 Rb8 $14) 18... e5 19. Bb4 $14 (19. Nxc5 Bxc5
$10)) 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd7 Bg5 20. f4 Rxc1 21. fxe5 $18 {Akopian,V-Ehlvest,J/
Moscow olm/1994}) 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O Rc8 (14... Qc7 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Qe2 Rfd8
17. Nb3 Ne5 18. Bb4 Qd7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. f4 Nd7 21. e5 Nc5 $10 {Akopian,
V-Gurevich,M/Haifa/1995/}) 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Qe2 Rfd8 (16... b5 $6 {Hansen,Cu /
\Nd7-b6} 17. Rac1 Qb8 $2 18. Nxb5 $16) 17. Rac1 Nc5 $10 (17... Qb8 $5 18. Nxe6
(18. Rc2 {Hansen,Cu} Nf6 19. f3 Nd7 20. Rcd2 Nc5 21. Nc2 $10 {Votruba,P-Stoica,
V/Athens op 38/662/1984/}) 18... fxe6 19. Qg4 Nf6 20. Qxe6+ Kf8 21. e5 Ne8 22.
Qf5+ Kg8 23. Qe6+ $10) 18. Bb4 (18. Qg4 Bf8 $10 (18... Bf6 $2 19. Nb5 $1 (19.
Nxe6 $2 Nxe6 20. Bxf6 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 h5 $1 $19) 19... Rxd1+ (19... axb5 20.
Bxf6 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 g6 22. Qg5 $18) 20. Rxd1 Qe7 21. Nd6 Rd8 22. e5 Bg5 23.
Bxb7 Nxb7 24. h4 Bh6 25. Nxb7 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 $18)) (18. b4 {Hansen,Cu} Na4 $15)
18... Qb8 {/\a6-a5} 19. Nb3 (19. h4 {Hansen,Cu} a5 20. Be1 $15) 19... Bg5 $1
20. Bd2 (20. Nxc5 $2 Bxc1 $19) 20... Bxd2 21. Nxd2 h6 22. Nc4 Qc7 23. Rxd8+ (
23. e5 $1 Bxg2 (23... Nb3 {Hansen,Cu} 24. Rc3 Bxg2 25. Nd6 $14) 24. Kxg2 $10 (
24. Kxg2 Nb3 25. Rc3 Qc6+ 26. Kg1 Qb5 $13)) 23... Rxd8 24. Na5 $2 (24. e5 $10)
24... bxa5 25. b4 (25. Qe3 {Hansen,Cu} Qb6 26. Rxc5 Qxb2 27. h3 Rd1+ 28. Kh2
Rd2 $17) 25... axb4 26. axb4 Bc6 $1 27. bxc5 (27. Rxc5 Qb7 $15 {/\Rd4} (27...
Qb7 $15 {Hansen,Cu /\Rd4} 28. Qc2 Be8)) 27... Qb7 $15 {/\Rd4,/\a6-a5-a4} (27...
a5 $6 28. Qa6 $10) 28. Bf1 $6 (28. f4 {/\e5=/+}) 28... a5 29. Qa6 Qxa6 30. Bxa6
a4 (30... Bxe4 $4 {Hansen,Cu} 31. c6 $16) 31. f3 Rd2 $1 $17 32. Rc3 (32. Rb1 $2
Rc2 $19) 32... g5 $1 {/\Kg7-f6-e5} 33. h3 Kg7 34. Kf1 Kf6 35. Ke1 Rd4 $2 $138 (
35... Rb2 36. Kd1 (36. f4 {Hansen,Cu} Bxe4 37. c6 Bxc6 (37... a3 $2 38. c7 a2
39. Ra3 $18) 38. Rxc6 a3 39. Rc1 (39. Bc4 Rc2 $19) 39... a2 $17 (39... Rg2 $5)
40. Bd3 gxf4 $5 (40... Rg2 $5) 41. gxf4 e5) (36. Rd3 Rc2 $19) 36... Ke5 $17)
36. Ke2 Ke7 (36... Ke5 $2 37. Ke3 {/\f4 /\f4+}) 37. Rd3 Rb4 38. Ke3 (38. Rd6 $2
a3 39. Rxc6 a2 40. Rc7+ Kf6 $19) 38... Bb5 (38... e5 $5 $15) 39. Bxb5 $138 Rxb5
40. Kd4 $4 (40. c6 Rc5 (40... Rb3 {Hansen,Cu} 41. Rxb3 axb3 42. Kd3 Kd6 43. Kc3
Kxc6 44. Kxb3 Kc5 45. Kc3 e5 46. g4 f6 47. Kd3 Kb4 48. Kd2 $10) (40... Ra5 41.
c7 Rc5 42. Ra3 $10) 41. Rd7+ Kf6 (41... Ke8 42. Ra7 $10) 42. Ra7 $10) 40...
Rb4+ $1 41. Ke3 $8 (41. Kc3 Rb3+ 42. Kc4 Rxd3 43. Kxd3 Kd7 44. Kc4 Kc6 45. Kb4
a3 $19) 41... Rc4 (41... Rb3 $2 42. Rxb3 axb3 43. Kd3 Kd7 44. Kc3 Kc6 45. Kxb3
Kxc5 46. Kc3 e5 47. g4 f6 48. Kd3 Kb4 49. Kc2 Kc4 50. Kd2 Kd4 51. Ke2 Kc3 52.
Ke3 $10) 42. Ra3 e5 $1 $17 43. Kd3 (43. f4 $6 f6 $17 {xe4}) 43... Rd4+ 44. Kc3
(44. Kc2 Kd7 45. Rc3 Kc6 46. Kb2 Rd7 $1 (46... Rd2+ 47. Ka3 Rh2 48. Kxa4 $10)
47. Ka3 Ra7 48. g4 (48. Kb4 $2 a3 49. Rxa3 Rxa3 50. Kxa3 Kxc5 $19) 48... Ra6 $1
49. Rc1 Kb5 50. Rc2 Rc6 51. Rb2+ Kxc5 52. Rc2+ (52. Kxa4 Ra6+ 53. Kb3 Rb6+ 54.
Kc3 Rxb2 55. Kxb2 Kd4 $19) 52... Kb5 53. Rb2+ Ka5 $19) 44... Kd7 45. Ra1 Kc6
46. Rb1 Kxc5 47. Rb7 f6 48. Rc7+ Kd6 49. Rh7 Ke6 $1 50. Rc7 (50. Rxh6 a3 {/\Ra4
} 51. Kb3 Rd3+ 52. Ka2 Rxf3 $19) (50. Ra7 Rd1 51. Rxa4 Rf1 52. Ra6+ Kf7 53.
Ra7+ Kg6 $19) 50... Rd7 $1 51. Rc5 Ra7 52. Rc6+ Ke7 53. Kb4 (53. Kb2 Rb7+ 54.
Ka3 Rb3+ $19) 53... a3 54. Rc1 a2 55. Ra1 Kd6 56. Rd1+ Kc6 57. Rc1+ Kb6 58. Ra1
Ra8 59. h4 h5 60. hxg5 $6 (60. Kc4 Ra3 $1 61. Kd5 gxh4 62. gxh4 Kb5 63. Ke6
Ra6+ 64. Kf5 Kc4 65. Kg6 Kb3 66. Kxh5 Kb2 67. Rxa2+ Kxa2 68. Kg6 Kb3 69. h5 Kc4
70. h6 Kd4 71. h7 Ra8 72. Kxf6 Rb8 73. Kf5 Rh8 74. Kg6 Ke3 $19) 60... fxg5 61.
Kc4 h4 62. gxh4 gxh4 63. Kd5 Ra5+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. Nxd5 exd5 (11... Qxd5 12. e4 Qh5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14.
Qe2 Nd7 15. Bf4 $14 {Malich-Haag, Zinnowitz 1966}) 12. b3 Nd7 13. Bb2 Bf6 $1 (
13... Rc8 14. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 g6 16. f4 $14) 14. Ne5 g6 15. f4 Bg7 (15...
Nxe5 $2 16. dxe5 Bg7 17. f5 $16) 16. a4 Nxe5 $1 17. fxe5 (17. dxe5 $2 Qe7 $15 {
/\ 18...f6}) 17... f6 18. dxc5 fxe5 (18... bxc5 $2 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6
21. Qg4 Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Qd6 23. h4 $16) 19. Rxf8+ Qxf8 20. cxb6 axb6 21. Qd2 Qe7
22. Rf1 (22. Rf1 Qg5 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 14th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.02.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.02.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qb3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Bg5
c6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e4 O-O (10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 O-O 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. O-O Nc7
14. Rac1 Re8 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Qa4 Re6 17. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Barlov-Cabrilo/ch-YU/
SW,10,9 1989 (26)}) (10... Bxf1 11. Rxf1 dxe4 12. Nxe4 O-O 13. O-O-O Qe7 (13...
Nd7 14. Kb1 (14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 16. f4 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Kb1 Rad8
19. Rc1 $14 {Wells,P-Kalesis,N/Budapest FS02 GM 1994/1/2-1/2 (74)}) 14... Qc7
15. Rfe1 Rad8 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. h4 Be7 18. Neg5 Bxg5 19. hxg5 Rfe8 20. Qf5 $14 {
0-1 Barlov,D-Sturua,Z/Baden Baden op 1991 (42)}) 14. Rfe1 Nd7 15. Kb1 g6 16.
Qc2 Rac8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Nd6 Rcd8 20. Nc4 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 f6 22.
f4 Qf7 23. Nxe5 fxe5 24. fxe5 Qd5 $11 {Farago,I-Roeder,M/Cappelle la Grande op
1996/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. exd5 Re8+ 13. Kf1 c5 14. Rd1 (14. Qc4
cxd4 15. Nxd4 Rc8 16. Nc6 Nb8 $36) 14... Qd7 (14... cxd4 $6 {xc6} 15. Nxd4 Nc5
16. Qc4 (16. Qc2 Rc8 17. g3 Qd7 18. Kg2 Ne4 19. Nc6 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Rxc6 21. dxc6
Qxc6+ 22. f3 Re3 23. Qf2 Rxc3 $14) 16... Rc8 17. g3 (17. Nc6 Qd7 $44 18. b4 $2
Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Rxc6 $17) 17... Ne4 18. Nc6 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qd6 20. Kg2 $16 Qxa3
21. d6) 15. h3 Rad8 (15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Qb5 (17. Qc2 Rac8 18. Qf5 Qxf5
19. Nxf5 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Ne4 $44) 17... Rad8 18. Nc6 (18. b4 Qxb5+ 19. Ndxb5 Bxc3
20. Nxc3 (20. bxc5 Ba5 {/\21...Rd5} 21. g3)) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ne4 $36 {
/\20...Qf5}) 16. g3 Nc7 (16... cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Qc4 Na4 $5 (18... Ne4 19.
Nc6 (19. Nde2 Bxc3 20. Nxc3 (20. bxc3 Qf5 $44) 20... Qf5 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 (21...
Qf3 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Nxe8 Qxh1+ 24. Ke2 Rxe8+ 25. Kd2 Qxh3 26. Re1 $14) 22. Qd3
Re5 23. Qxf5 Rxf5 24. d6 Rf6 25. d7 Re6 26. Kg2 Re7 27. Rhe1 Kf8 $11) 19...
Bxc3 20. Nxd8 (20. bxc3 Qf5 $17) 20... Qf5 $40)) 17. dxc5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxd5
19. Kg2 Qc6 20. c4 $1 Nc7 21. cxb6 axb6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 $16 Rb8 (23...
Re8 24. Qb4 $16) 24. Qd3 h6 (24... Ne6 25. Qd5 $16) 25. Re1 Ne6 26. Qd5 Qc7 (
26... Qc5 27. Ne5 Rd8 28. Qb7 Ng5 29. h4 Rd2 30. hxg5 Qxf2+ 31. Kh3 Qh2+ 32.
Kg4 h5+ (32... Rd4+ 33. Kf3 Qh5+ 34. Ke3 $18) 33. Kf4 Qf2+ (33... Rd4+ 34. Kf3
$18) 34. Nf3 Rd4+ 35. Re4 $18) 27. Ne5 Rd8 28. Qc6 Qa7 (28... Qxc6+ $142 29.
Nxc6 Ra8 (29... Rd3 30. Re3 $16) 30. Rb1 $16) 29. Rb1 Rb8 30. h4 Nc5 31. Qd5
Re8 32. Re1 Qc7 33. Re3 Re6 34. h5 Kh7 35. Ng4 $1 {The white find a correct
plan lowing the number of defenders of the black position.} Kg8 36. Rxe6 Nxe6
37. Ne3 Qa7 38. Qd6 Qa8+ 39. Nd5 b5 40. c5 $1 (40. cxb5 Nc7 41. Qxc7 Qxd5+ 42.
f3 Qxb5 $16) 40... Nd4 41. Qd7 (41. c6 $2 Qxc6 $11) 41... Nc6 42. Nb6 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1981.04.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Chess players don't often comment their lost games. But G.Kasparov
published this game in his book "Test of Time", and it became a subject for
discussions in NIC magazine. Recently I and M.Dvoretzky found some new ideas.}
Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {Kasparov is playing the line invented by
Petrosian!} Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10.
bxc3 c5 11. O-O O-O $6 {?! Kasparov; now White can provoke some weaknesses on
king's side.} (11... Nc6 $142 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Qe2 O-O {-ECO E12/76}) 12. Qc2 (
12. e4 $5 {-ECO E12/76/(476)}) 12... g6 (12... h6 $5 13. e4 Nc6 14. Bb2 Rc8 15.
Qe2 Na5 16. Rad1 cxd4 17. cxd4 $14 {Ribli,Z-Hort,V Euro_cup Bayern-Porz, 1991 
(with different move order)}) 13. e4 Nc6 (13... Qc7 14. Qe2 Rd8 15. h4 $1 Nc6
16. Be3 Bf6 (16... e5 $5 17. d5 Na5 18. h5 c4 19. Bc2 $14 {Cebalo-Toth, Budva
1981 inf.32/593}) 17. e5 Bg7 18. h5 $40 {Polugaevsky-Petrosian, Moscow 1981
-inf.31/586}) 14. Bh6 $1 (14. Be3 $5 {Kasparov}) 14... Re8 15. Rfd1 Qc7 (15...
cxd4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Bb5 Qxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21.
Rd7 a5 {+/= Kasparov} 22. Be3 b5 (22... Bc6 23. Ra7 $1 $16 (23. Rc7 Bd5 24.
Bxb6 a4 {/\ Bb3, e5})) 23. Rc1 $16 {/\ Rc7}) 16. Qe2 Red8 17. Qe3 $1 {/\ e5,
h4-h5-> Kasparov} e5 {Here Kasparov spent 58 minutes! Of couse, White's
position is better, but it's not a time for a decisive action yet.} (17... Rd7
18. Bf4 $1 Qd8 19. Bb5 {Kasparov}) 18. d5 (18. Bc4 $6 exd4 19. cxd4 cxd4 20.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qb3+ Ke8 22. Rac1 (22. e5 Bc5 23. Ng5 Qe7 $17 {Kasparov}) 22...
Qd6 $1 $17 {Kasparov}) 18... Na5 {Now White has a choice between two good
plans: to prevent c5-c4 or to start an aktive play on king's side at once. It
is impossible to solve this problem over the board. Don't waste too much time
here and make a decision!} 19. c4 {It's tempting to move the knight to d4, but
it's stil not easy to defend. The knight was useful to block the queen's side ,
and after his exchange white pawns are more mobile.} (19. Ng5 $5 c4 20. Be2 {
/\ h4-h5|^ Kasparov} Bc8 {/\ f6} 21. Qg3 f6 22. Nf3 $1 {/\ Nh4} (22. Ne6 Bxe6
23. dxe6 Qc6 {/\ Nb3, b5, Nc5; ><e6}) 22... Bf8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. h4 Qg7 25.
Nd2 $1 $36 {White combines the threats on the different sides of the board.})
19... Nb3 (19... f6 $5 20. h4 Ba6 21. Nd2 Bf8 $14 {In some cases Black can
transfer the knight to d6 via b7.}) 20. Ra2 f6 21. h4 Bc8 $6 {Black wanted to
meet 22.h5 with 22...Bg4, but now the communications between his pieces are
dangerously disrupted.} (21... Bf8 $142 22. Bxf8 (22. h5 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Qg7 $14)
22... Rxf8 23. Rb1 Nd4 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Qd2 {/\ Qb4; a4-a5} Ba6 26. a4 Qc5 (
26... Bxc4 $4 27. Rc1 $18) (26... Rfc8 $6 27. Qb4 Bxc4 $2 (27... Rab8 28. d6 $1
$40 Qc5) 28. Rc2 Bxd3 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Qd6 $16) 27. Qb4 Rac8 $1 $132) 22. Rb1
$1 Nd4 23. Nxd4 cxd4 24. Qg3 $16 {/\f4|^>>; /\a4-a5|^<<} Bf8 25. Bd2 $1 Bd6 26.
Rf1 Qg7 {[#]} 27. a4 (27. f4 Bd7 28. fxe5 Bxe5 29. Bf4 Rf8 30. Raf2 Rae8 $13) (
27. Bb4 $1 {Main idea of this move is not to exchange bishops (white could do
it earlier), but to prevent normal development of Black by 27...Bd7. At the
same time White may need the second rank for a rook after f2-f4.} Qe7 28. f4 $1
exf4 (28... Bd7 29. fxe5 (29. f5 $5 Kg7 30. Be2 $40 {/\Bh5}) 29... fxe5 30. Qg5
$5 $36) 29. Bxd6 Qxd6 30. Qxf4 $1 (30. Rxf4 Qe5 $1 (30... Rf8 31. e5 $1 Qxe5
32. Re2 $40) 31. Raf2 Rf8 32. Qf3 Kg7 33. g4 h6 $13) 30... Qxf4 31. Rxf4 $16)
27... a5 28. Rb2 $1 {Kasparov doesn't give a moment of rest to his opponent.
He plays on both sides of the board, and uses the benefits of a better
coordination of his pieces.} Bc5 (28... Rb8 $2 29. Rfb1 Bc5 30. Bxa5 $18) 29.
f4 {[#] Another critical moment of a game.} Bd7 $6 (29... h6 $5 {/\ 30.h5 g5
Petrosian. What a great "profilactikal" move!} 30. Qe1 $5 Ra7 $1 {/\ 31.fe fe
32.Qc1 Kh7} (30... Bd7 31. fxe5 fxe5 32. Qc1 $1 Ba3 (32... Kh7 33. Bxh6 Qxh6
34. Rf7+) 33. Bxh6 Bxb2 34. Qg5 Qh7 35. Rf6 $18) 31. Qb1 {/\ Rb6} Rb7 32. fxe5
(32. Bc1 $5 {/\ 33.fe fe 34.Rbf2}) 32... fxe5 33. Rb5 {/\ 34.Qc1 Kh7 35.Ba5}
Kh7 $1 $13 (33... g5 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Qe1 Bd7 36. Rb1 $36 {/\ Ba5; Qg3})) 30.
h5 $1 Bxa4 {? Kasparov} (30... gxh5 $5 31. Qh4 $36 Bg4 32. fxe5 fxe5 33. Bg5
Rf8 34. Bf6 $5 (34. Rbf2 {|^ Kasparov} Rxf2 35. Rxf2 Re8 $1 (35... Rf8 36. Bf6
Qh6 37. Bxe5 Qe3 (37... Rxf2 $5 38. Qxf2 Qe3 39. Qxe3 dxe3 40. Kf1 Bd1 41. Bf4
$16) 38. Bf4 $1 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 h6 40. Qg3 Bd6 41. Bxd6 Rxf2 42. c5 $16) 36. Bf6
$140 Qg6 $1 {/\ h6} 37. d6 $6 Bxd6 38. c5 Bxc5 39. Bc4+ Be6 40. Bxe6+ Rxe6 41.
Rf3 d3+ 42. Kf1 d2 $19) 34... Qh6 (34... Qg6 35. Bxe5) 35. Rbf2 Rae8 (35... Qe3
36. Bxe5 Rxf2 37. Rxf2 Rf8 38. Bf4 $1 $16 {-see 34.Rbf2}) 36. d6 $1 Bxd6 37. c5
Bxc5 38. Bc4+ Be6 39. Rf5 $5 (39. Bxe6+ Rxe6 40. Rf3 d3+ 41. Kh2 d2 42. Rg3+
Qg6 $13) 39... Rxf6 (39... Bxc4 40. Rg5+ Qg6 (40... Kf7 41. Bg7+ $18) 41. Qxh5
$18) 40. Rxf6 Qe3+ 41. Kh2 Bxc4 42. R1f3 $40 {42.Qh5->}) 31. h6 Qc7 {[#] A new
example of the problem which is practically impossible to solve during the
game. So we have to guess.} 32. f5 $5 (32. fxe5 $1 {>= Kasparov} fxe5 33. Bg5
Rf8 34. Bf6 Rae8 (34... Rxf6 35. Rxf6 Rf8 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Rf2+ $1 Kg8 38.
Rf6 Bd6 39. c5 $1 bxc5 (39... Qxc5 40. Rxg6+ $1 hxg6 41. Qxg6+ Kf8 42. Qf6+ $1
Ke8 43. h7 $18 {Kasparov}) 40. Bc4 $18 {Kasparov}) (34... Bd6 35. Rbf2 Rf7 36.
c5 $1 bxc5 (36... Qxc5 37. Bxe5 Rxf2 38. Rxf2 Bxe5 39. Qxe5 Qc1+ 40. Bf1 Qxh6
41. Qxd4 $18 {Kasparov}) 37. Bc4 Raf8 38. Bxe5 $3 (38. Qg5 Be8 $1 {Timman})
38... Bxe5 39. Rxf7 Rxf7 40. d6 Qxd6 $5 {Timman} (40... Bxg3 41. dxc7 $18 {
Kasparov}) 41. Bxf7+ (41. Rxf7 Bxg3) (41. Qxe5 Qxe5 42. Rxf7 Qe8 $1 $19 (42...
Bb5 43. Rf5+ Bxc4 44. Rxe5 $18 d3 45. Rxc5 d2 46. Rc8+ Kf7 47. Rd8 {Timmer,R
NIC 4/1986}) 43. Re7+ (43. Rf6+ Kh8 44. e5 d3 45. Bxd3 Bb3 $19 {Timman}) 43...
Kf8 44. Rxe8+ Kxe8 45. Kf1 Kf8 46. Ke2 Bc2 $19 {Timman}) 41... Kh8 42. Qg5 {
/\ 43.Bd5} Bb5 (42... d3 43. Bc4 Bd4+ 44. Kh1 {/\ 45.e5} d2 45. e5 d1=Q 46.
exd6 $18 {Termeulen}) 43. Rf5 $1 {This move and following analisis - Termeulen,
A (NIC /4 1986)} (43. Rf3 Be2 44. Rf2 $2 {44.Rf5! Kasparov} d3 {Timman}) 43...
d3 (43... Bg3 44. Rd5 Bf4 45. Qxf4 $18) (43... Qd7 44. Be6 Qxe6 45. Rf8+ $18) (
43... Be8 44. Be6 $18) (43... Qf8 44. Bxg6 $18) (43... Bh2+ 44. Kh1 {/\ 45.Rd5}
Bc6 45. Rf6 Qe7 (45... Qc7 46. Rxc6 $18) 46. Rxc6 $1 $18) 44. Rxe5 d2 45. Bb3
d1=Q+ 46. Bxd1 Qxd1+ 47. Kh2 {/\ Qf6} Qh5+ (47... Qf1 48. Rf5 $18) (47... Kg8
48. Qf6 Qd7 49. Re8+ $18) (47... Qd6 48. Qf4 $18 {/\ Re8}) 48. Qxh5 gxh5 49.
Rxc5 Bd7 50. Rd5 $18) 35. Rbf2 Bd7 {[#] This position was investigated by
Kasparov and Timman. I think that White has a more clear solution here.} (35...
Bd6 36. Rf5 Bd7 37. Rg5 {Kasparov}) 36. Bg7 $1 (36. Kh2 {/\Be2} Qd6 (36... Bc8
$5 37. Qg5 (37. Be2 d3 38. Bh5 Bxf2 39. Rxf2 Qf7 {Timman}) 37... Qd7 38. Be2 d3
39. Bh5 Bxf2 40. Rxf2 (40. Bxg6 $2 Qg4) 40... Qf7 41. Bxe5 Qe7 $1 42. Rxf8+
Kxf8 43. Bf6 Qxe4 $13 {Timman NIC 5/1987}) 37. Qg5 a4 (37... Rf7 {! Timman} 38.
Be2 d3 39. Bh5 Bxf2 40. Bxg6 $1 (40. Rxf2 Ref8 $1 41. Bxg6 (41. Bxe5 Qe7) 41...
Rxf6 42. Bh5+ (42. Bxh7+ Kf7) 42... Rg6 {Timman}) 40... Qxf6 (40... Rxf6 41.
Bxh7+ $1) 41. Bxf7+ Kxf7 42. Rxf2 Qxf2 43. Qg7# {Kasparov, Termeulen}) 38. Be2
$1 d3 39. Bh5 Bxf2 40. Rxf2 Rxf6 41. Rxf6 Qe7 42. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 43. Rxg6+ Kh8
44. Rg8+ $1 Rxg8 45. Qxe7 d2 46. Qxe5+ Kh7 47. Qd4 $18 {Kasparov}) 36... Rf4 (
36... Rxf2 37. Qxf2 Bc8 38. d6 $1 Bxd6 39. c5 $18) 37. Rxf4 exf4 38. Rxf4 Bd6
39. e5 $1 Rxe5 (39... Bxe5 40. Rf8+ $1 Rxf8 41. Bxe5 $18 {/\ 42.Bg6}) 40. Rf8+
$1 Bxf8 41. Bxe5 Qd8 42. Bxg6 Bxh6 43. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 44. Qd3+ Kg8 45. Qg6+ $18)
32... g5 33. Bxg5 $1 {[#] To take or not to take?} fxg5 $2 (33... Kf7 $1 34.
Bd2 {+/- Kasparov} Rg8 35. Qh4 Ke7 {35...Be8} 36. g4 Be8 $1 37. g5 fxg5 38.
Bxg5+ Kd7 39. Kh1 Bf7 {/\ Qd6, a4-a3}) 34. Qxg5+ Kf8 {[#] But this is a
critical moment of the game! Unfortunately, Kasparov was in a time-trouble (as
a result of long considerations at move 18th) and spoilt a nice game.} (34...
Kh8 $2 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Rf3 $18) 35. Qf6+ $4 (35. f6 $1 {/\ 36.f7} Qf7 36. Qxe5
Re8 (36... Qg6 37. Rxb6 $1 Qxh6 38. Qe7+ $3 Bxe7 39. fxe7+ Kxe7 40. Rxh6 $18 {
Kasparov}) (36... Bd7 37. Rxb6 $1 (37. Qg5 $6 Qg6 38. Qxg6 hxg6 39. e5 Bf5 40.
e6 Kg8 (40... Bxd3 $4 41. h7 $18) 41. Bxf5 gxf5 42. Rxf5 Rdb8 $5 {/\ a4-a3})
37... Bxb6 (37... Re8 38. Re6 Bxe6 39. dxe6 Rxe6 40. Qxc5+ $18) 38. Qd6+ Kg8
39. Qxb6 {/\ e5-e6} Kh8 (39... a4 40. e5 Re8 41. Qxd4 a3 42. e6 $18) (39... Re8
40. Qxd4 $18) 40. e5 Rg8 41. Qxd4 (41. e6 $2 Rxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Rg8+) 41... Rg4 42.
Rf4 Rag8 43. Rxg4 Rxg4 44. e6 $1 Bxe6 45. dxe6 Rxd4 46. exf7 Rd8 47. c5 Rf8 48.
Bc4 a4 49. c6 a3 50. c7 $18) 37. Qg5 Qg6 38. Rf5 $1 Bd7 (38... Qxg5 39. Rxg5
Kf7 40. e5 Rg8 41. Rg7+ Rxg7 42. fxg7 $1 Kg8 43. Rf2 Bd7 (43... Be8 44. Rf8+ $1
Bxf8 45. Bxh7+ {Kasparov}) 44. e6 Ba4 45. d6 $1 Bxd6 46. e7 $1 Bxe7 47. Bf5 $1
Kf7 48. Bxh7+ Bf6 49. g8=Q+ Rxg8 50. Bxg8+ Kxg8 51. Rxf6 $18 {Kasparov}) (38...
Ra7 39. e5 Rxe5 40. Rxe5 Qxd3 41. f7 $18) 39. Qxg6 hxg6 40. Rg5 Kf7 $5 (40...
a4 41. e5 a3 42. h7 $1 {Kasparov}) 41. e5 Rxe5 42. Rxe5 Kxf6 43. Rbe2 a4 (43...
Bf5 44. Re8 {Kasparov}) (43... Rh8 44. Re6+ Bxe6 45. Rxe6+ Kg5 46. Rxg6+ Kh5 (
46... Kf4 47. Kf2 $1 $18 {Kasparov}) 47. Kh2 $1 $18 {Kasparov}) 44. d6 $1 {
Kasparov} (44. Re6+ $6 Bxe6 45. Rxe6+ Kf7 46. Bxg6+ Kg8 $1 47. d6 d3+ $10 {
Kasparov}) (44. g4 $5 Bxg4 (44... a3 45. g5+ Kf7 46. d6 $1 Bxd6 47. Rd5 a2 48.
Rxa2 $18 {Kasparov}) 45. Re8 Ra7 46. Rh2 $1 (46. R8e6+ {46.R2e6} Bxe6 47. Rxe6+
Kg5 48. Rxg6+ Kh5 $1 (48... Kf4 49. Rg7 Ra8 50. h7 $18 {Kasparov}) 49. Rg7 Re7
$1 50. Rxe7 Bxe7 51. h7 Bf6 52. d6 Kh6 53. d7 Kg7 $10 {Timman}) 46... Rh7 47.
Rg2 Bf5 48. Re6+ Bxe6 49. Rxg6+ Kf7 50. Rxe6 Rh8 51. Bg6+ Kg8 52. d6 d3+ $5 (
52... Bxd6 53. h7+ Kg7 54. Rxd6 a3 55. Bb1 $18 Ra8 56. Ba2 $18 Rb8 57. Rd7+ Kh8
58. Rxd4 b5 59. c5 b4 60. c6 Kxh7 61. Rxb4 Rxb4 62. c7 $18 {Schonthier,F NIC 5/
1987}) 53. Kf1 Bxd6 54. h7+ (54. Rxd6 Rxh6 55. Rd8+ Kg7 56. Bxd3 Rh1+ {[#]} 57.
Kf2 $1 (57. Ke2 $2 a3) (57. Kg2 Rd1 $10) 57... a3 58. Bf1 $16) 54... Kg7 55.
Rxd6 a3 56. Bxd3 Ra8 $1 57. Rg6+ $1 Kh8 58. Rg8+ Rxg8 59. hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 60. Bb1
Kf8 61. Ke2 Ke7 62. Kd3 Kd6 (62... Kd7 63. Kc3 Kc6 64. Kb4 Kd6 65. Ba2 Kc6 66.
Bb3 Kd6 67. Kxa3 Kc5 68. Ka4 $18) 63. Kd4 $1 (63. Kc3 $2 a2 $1 64. Bxa2 Kc5 $10
) 63... Kc6 64. Ba2 Kd6 65. Bb3 Kc6 66. Ba4+ Kd6 67. Kc3 $18) 44... a3 (44...
Rh8 45. g4 Bxg4 46. Re8 Rxh6 47. Rf2+ Kg7 48. Re7+ (48. Ref8 $1 Bf5 (48... Be6
49. d7 $18) (48... Rh3 49. R2f7+ Kh6 50. Rh8+ Kg5 51. Rxh3 Bxh3 52. d7 $18) 49.
d7 Be7 50. Re8 $18) 48... Kg8 49. Rf6 a3 50. Ra7 $18 {Kasparov}) 45. g4 Bxg4 (
45... a2 46. g5+ Kf7 47. Re7+ {/\ 48.Ra2+- Kasparov}) 46. Re8 Ra7 47. R8e7 Rxe7
48. dxe7 $18 {Kasparov}) 35... Ke8 36. Ra1 {[#] White's attack looks dangerous,
but...} Qe7 $3 $17 37. Qe6 $6 {!? Kasparov} (37. Qxe7+ Kxe7 38. Rxa4 Rd6 $17 {
Kasparov} (38... Rg8 39. Kh2 Raf8 40. g3 Rf6 {-see 38...Rd6}) 39. g3 Rg8 (39...
Rxh6 40. Rh2) 40. Kg2 Rxh6 41. Ra1 (41. Rb3 Rh4) 41... Rh5 42. Rf2 Rhg5 43. Rf3
h5 $17) 37... Rd6 $1 (37... Qxe6 $2 38. fxe6 Bd7 39. exd7+ Rxd7 40. Rf2 $10)
38. Qg8+ Qf8 39. Qg3 Qxh6 $1 40. Rxa4 $4 (40. Re2 Bb3 $1 $17 {/\ Bc4 Kasparov}
(40... Bd7 $6 41. Qxe5+ Kf7 42. Qg3 Rg8 43. Qf3 $132) (40... Kf7 $5 41. Rxa4
Rg8 $40)) (40. Rf2 Kf7 $5 41. Rxa4 Rg8 $5 (41... Qc1+ 42. Rf1 Qe3+ 43. Qxe3
dxe3 $17) 42. Qxe5 Qh5 $5 $40 {/\ Rh6; Qd1}) 40... Qc1+ 41. Kf2 Qxb2+ 42. Kf3
Kf7 {Yusupov} 0-1

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Botvinnik Ehlvest} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 O-O (4... b6 5. Bg5 {
-E13}) (4... Ne4) (4... c5) (4... Bxc3+) (4... Nc6 5. Qc2 (5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3
d6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 f5 12. f3 Qf6 13. e3
$14 {Kozomora-Janoshevic/Yugoslavia/ch/1951/ECO}) 5... O-O (5... d6 $142 {
Botvinnik}) 6. Bg5 Re8 (6... h6 7. Bh4 g5 $6 8. Bg3 g4 9. Nd2 Nxd4 10. Qd3 $40
{Botvinnik}) 7. e3 (7. e4 e5 8. d5 Nd4 9. Qd3 c5 {Botvinnik}) 7... d6 8. Be2 e5
9. O-O {/\Nd5} Bxc3 10. bxc3 (10. Qxc3 Ne4 $1) 10... h6 (10... Bg4 11. Nxe5
Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxe2 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qxe2 fxe5 15. c5 $16 dxc5 $140 16. Qg4+
Kh8 17. Rad1 {/\Rd7/Botvinnik}) 11. Bh4 Qe7 (11... g5 $142 12. Bg3 Nh5 {
Botvinnik}) 12. Rae1 (12. h3) 12... Bd7 (12... g5 $5) 13. Nd2 {/\f4} g5 14. Bg3
Kg7 15. f4 e4 16. h3 $16 {Botvinnik-Kan/Moscow/1936}) (4... d6 5. Bg5 (5. Qb3
a5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 {(Bronstein-Boleslavsky/m/1950)} a4 $1 8. Qc2 a3 9. bxa3
$10 {ECO} (9. b3 $6 Ne4 $15 {ECO})) (5. g3 Bxc3+ (5... O-O 6. Bg2 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3
Nc6 8. O-O Na5 9. Nd2 Rb8 10. c5 b6 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. Qa3 dxc5 13. dxc5 Bc6 $15 {
Zvjaginsev-Cerisier/Capelle la Grande/1993}) 6. bxc3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O O-O
9. a4 Be4 10. Ba3 c5 $1 11. Nd2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 $10 {Pinter-Lein/Hastings/
1980/81/ECO}) (5. e3 {-E40/1/(1)}) 5... h6 (5... Nbd7 6. e3 h6 (6... b6 7. Bd3
Bb7 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Rg8 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. e4 e5 14. c5
Kf8 $13 {Campos,MJ-Damjanovic/Zaragosa/1995}) 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 b6 9. Nd2
Bb7 10. f3 Qe7 11. Bd3 e5 12. e4 Nf8 13. Bf2 Ne6 14. g3 $14 {Borisenko-Kotov/
USSR/ch/Moscow/1955}) 6. Bh4 Qe7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Be2 Bxc3+ $1 9. bxc3 b6 (9... e5
10. O-O b6 11. Qa4 O-O 12. c5 bxc5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bf3 $16 {
Ubilava-Bronstein/Tbilisi/1980/-30/643/ECO}) 10. Nd2 Bb7 11. Bf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3
O-O 13. Qc6 $14 {Rashkovsky-Bronstein/USSR/1982/-33/660}) 5. Bg5 d6 (5... c5 {
-E21/2}) (5... h6 6. Bh4 d6 (6... c5 {-E21/1}) 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Be2 e5 9. O-O Bxc3
10. bxc3 Re8 11. Nd2 {(Byrne-Pomar/Montilla/1976/-22/653)} b6 $14 {/\Bb7/ECO})
6. e3 {This calm sistem is more dangerous for Black than it looks. Botvinnik
had good results with this set up.} (6. e4 h6 (6... e5)) 6... Nbd7 (6... Qe7 7.
Be2 e5 8. Qc2 (8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 $10 {Botvinnik})
8... Re8 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 (10. Qxc3 Ne4 $1) 10... h6 11. Bh4 c5 (11... g5
$142 12. Bg3 Nh5 {Botvinnik}) 12. Rae1 {/\Nd2,f2-f4} Bg4 13. Bxf6 $1 (13. Nd2
$2 Bxe2 14. Rxe2 exd4 15. cxd4 cxd4) 13... Qxf6 14. Qe4 Bxf3 (14... Bc8 15. Nd2
Nc6 (15... Qd8 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Rd1) 16. f4 Bf5 17. fxe5 $16 {Botvinnik}) (
14... Bf5 $142 15. Qxb7 Nd7 {Botvinnik}) 15. Bxf3 Nc6 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Rd1
Rad8 18. Rd5 b6 (18... Rxd5 19. cxd5 Ne7 (19... Nd8 20. Qa4) 20. d6 Qxd6 21.
Qxb7 $16 {Botvinnik}) (18... Qe7 19. Rfd1 g6 20. g4 $1 $14 {Botvinnik}) 19.
Rfd1 Na5 20. h3 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Qe7 22. Bg4 $16 {Botvinnik-Chekhover/Leningrad/
1938}) 7. Be2 (7. Bd3 e5 (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 h6 9. h4 Qe8 10. Qc2 e5 11. Bf5
Kh8 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nd2 Qc6 $132 {Wells-Franklin/London/1989})) (7. Qc2 {
-E32/6}) (7. Rc1 c5 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bxc3 10. Rxc3 Qc7 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Qc2 Ne4
13. Bh4 f5 $15 {Gostisa-Bönsch/Lippstadt/1994/CBM43}) 7... Bxc3+ (7... e5) (
7... b6) (7... h6 8. Bh4 b6 9. Nd2 c5 (9... Bxc3) 10. Bf3 Rb8 11. Rc1 cxd4 12.
exd4 e5 13. Nd5 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 g5 15. Bg3 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bb7 17. h4 $36 {
Campos-Kurajica/Ibercaja/1994}) 8. bxc3 b6 9. O-O Bb7 (9... h6 10. Bh4 g5 11.
Bg3 Ne4 $5) 10. Nd2 e5 11. Qc2 (11. f4 exd4 $132) 11... Qe7 12. Rae1 h6 $1 (
12... Rae8 13. Bg4 $1 $16) 13. Bh4 Rae8 (13... Rfe8 14. f3 Nf8 15. Bd3 $14) 14.
f3 (14. Bg4 g5) 14... exd4 (14... g5) 15. exd4 Qd8 {I offered a draw here, but
my opponent correctly refused.} 16. Bd3 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Re8 18. Ne4 (18. Rb1 $1
$14 {/\Nf1/Ehlvest/ It is important to keep as many pieses as possible.}) 18...
Qc8 $5 (18... g5 $5 19. Bg3 (19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Bf2 $10) 19...
Nxe4 20. fxe4 Nf6 $10 21. e5 $140 Nh5) 19. Qd2 (19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8
21. Bxf6 Qe1+ 22. Bf1 gxf6 $15) (19. Bxf6 Bxe4 $1) 19... Nxe4 20. fxe4 Nf8 21.
Qf2 Qd7 22. Bg3 (22. Bg3 f6 $1 23. Bc2 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris-ch 92nd"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.07.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kambrath, Yannick"]
[Black "Sochacki, Christophe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2312"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "Kambrath,Y"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2017.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Bc6 $5 (
7... c6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 $14) (7... Qd7 8. Qc2 dxc4
9. e3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 b5 {is very double-edged.}) 8. Qb3 ({After} 8. Qc2 {
Black can take on c4 and defend the pawn with b5.} dxc4 9. e3 b5) 8... dxc4 9.
Qxc4 O-O 10. e3 (10. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 11. e4 Bb7 12. Rd1 {[%csl Yd4,Ye4] White has
a strong centre.}) 10... a6 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfd1 (13. b4 c5 14.
bxc5 bxc5 15. Rab1 Bd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qc2 c4 $13) 13... b5 14. Qa2 Nd5 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 $11 16. a4 $6 {Forcing the change of the position.} (16. Rac1 $11)
16... b4 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bc4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qg5+ {The lone queen cannot do
much damage to White.} ({I was more afraid of} 19... c5 20. Be2 (20. a5 $5)
20... a5 $15) 20. Kh1 Qh5 21. Be2 Qh4 22. Kg1 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Qh4 24. Kg1 Qg5+ 25.
Kh1 Qh4 26. Kg2 $11 Nb6 $6 {Black decided to continue playing a double-edged
position.} 27. Rac1 {[%csl Yc7][%cal Yc1c5,Yd1c1,Yb6d5]} Nd5 28. Rc5 Kh8 $2 {
This move is not necessary.} (28... a5 29. Bc4 c6 30. Qb3 $1 {bringing the
queen back into the game} (30. Rxc6 Ne7 31. Rc5 Rfc8 $11 {with sufficient
compensation for the pawn}) 30... Rfd8 31. Qc2 $14) 29. Bc4 $14 {White will
exchange Black's knight that is protecting the c7-weakness.} Rad8 30. Qb3 $6 (
30. Bxd5 Qg5+ 31. Kf1 exd5 32. Ke2 Rfe8 $16 33. Qb3 Qh5 34. Rxc7 $16) 30... Rd6
$6 (30... Qh5 31. Bxa6 Rd6 $14) 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Rxd5 $16 {White's king is
going to hide on e2 and White's activity on the queenside will give him an
edge.} Rh6 33. Kf1 Rb8 (33... Rf6) 34. Ke2 Rf6 35. Rc1 (35. Rd7 $2 Rxf3 $1 36.
Kxf3 Qh3+ 37. Ke2 Qxd7 $14) (35. Qxb4 $6 Rfb6 36. Qc3 Rxb2+ 37. Rd2 R2b7 $14)
35... Qxh2 36. Re5 {[%cal Ye5e8,Yc1c7]} Qh3 37. Qd5 $1 {White centralises his
pieces.} g6 38. Rxc7 Kg7 39. Ree7 Rf8 40. Qe4 h5 41. d5 h4 42. Qg4 Qxg4 43.
fxg4 h3 44. Rc1 (44. e4 $2 h2 45. Rc1 Rc8 46. Rh1 Rc2+ $19) 44... Rd8 45. e4 h2
46. Rh1 Rc8 47. Rxh2 $18 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Yd5d8] The e- and d-pawns will score
for White.} Rc2+ 48. Ke3 Rxb2 49. e5 Rb3+ 50. Ke4 Rff3 51. e6 g5 52. Rb7 Rf4+
53. Ke5 Rb1 54. Rh3 Rc1 55. e7 Rc8 56. Kd6 Rxf2 57. Kd7 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1996.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. cxd5
(8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Re8 (11... Nd7 12. O-O Be7 13.
Rfd1 f5 $6 (13... Re8) 14. e3 Bd6 15. Ne2 Qe7 16. Nf4 $14 {Karpov,A-Korchnoi,V/
Dortmund/1994/0:1/72/}) (11... c5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. O-O Rd8 14. e3 Nd7 (14... Na6
15. Rd2 g6 16. Rfd1 cxd4 (16... Nc7 $32 $10 {Razuvaev/}) 17. exd4 Nc7 18. Re1
Qd6 19. Ne5 Re8 20. Rde2 $16 {Tukmakov,V-Razuvaev,Y/Geneva/1996/0,5/37/}) 15.
Qb3 c4 16. Qc2 Nf8 17. Rfe1 Ne6 18. h4 Rac8 19. Bh3 h6 20. Nh2 $14 {Delemarre,
J-Van-Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee/1995/}) 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rfd1 Nf8 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. e3
Ne6 16. b4 $14 {Morovic,I-Epishin,V/Las Palmas/1994/1:0/60/}) 8... Nxd5 9. Bxe7
(9. Nxd5 Bxg5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. e4 Nd7 12. e5 Be7 13. O-O-O $2 b5 14. Qc2 b4 15.
axb4 a5 $32 $17 {Gelfand,B-Dzindzikhashvili,R/Manila-izt/1990/0,5/32/}) 9...
Nxc3 10. Qxc6+ (10. bxc3 Qxe7 $10) 10... Nxc6 11. Bxd8 Nb5 12. Bg5 Nbxd4 13.
Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Rd1 h6 15. Bxh6 {N/} (15. Bf4 Rd8 16. Rc1 O-O 17. e3 Nc6 18. Bb5
Ne7 19. O-O a6 20. Rc7 Be4 21. Bxa6 Nd5 22. Rcc1 Nxf4 23. exf4 Rd2 $14 {
Greenfeld,A-Gurevich,M/Haifa/1995/0,5/49/}) 15... Nc2+ $8 (15... Rxh6 16. Rxd4
$16) 16. Kd2 Rxh6 17. Kxc2 Rc8+ 18. Kb1 (18. Kd2 e5 $44) 18... e5 $1 19. e3 (
19. f3 $6 e4 $15) 19... Be4+ 20. Ka2 Rc2 21. Bb5+ (21. f3 Bc6 $44) 21... Bc6
22. Rd5 Bxb5 23. Rxe5+ Re6 24. Rxb5 Rxf2 25. Rc1 $5 (25. Rg5 $6 g6 26. Re1 Rd6
$15) 25... Rxg2 26. Rd5 $5 Rxe3 (26... Rxh2 27. Rc8+ Ke7 28. Rc7+ Ke8 (28...
Kf6 $2 29. Rdd7 $14) 29. Rc8+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 {
Magnus chooses the rare moves of the Petrosian line and already here I started
to think... Magnus wählt die seltenen Züge der Petrosian-Variante, und bereits
hier begann ich zu überlegen...} h6 {Not the most common move, which was
evaluated differently!  Nicht der häufigste Zug, und er wird unterschiedlich
bewertet!} 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O {I heard different
evaluations of this position. Aronian told me that this is a famous position
from the Queen's Gambit with an extra tempo for White, but Magnus said that
the position is absolutely harmless for Black... Zu dieser Stellung hörte ich
unterschiedliche Einschätzungen. Aronian sagte mir, dies sei eine berühmte
Stellung aus dem Damengambit mit einem Extratempo für Weiß, dagegen meinte
Magnus, die Stellung sei absolut harmlos für Schwarz...} Na6 {Preparing Nc7-e6,
but later the knight went another way... Bereitet Nc7-e6 vor, doch später ging
der Springer einen anderen Weg...} 13. Ne5 {Interesting try, White is
preparing f2-f4. I expected more Ne2 and then Ng3 or Nf4. Also possible was
Bb1 with an unclear position. Interessanter Versuch, Weiß bereitet f2-f4 vor.
Ich erwartete eher Ne2 und dann Ng3 oder Nf4. Ebenfalls möglich war Bb1 mit
unklarer Stellung.} cxd4 14. exd4 Bxe5 ({The interesting alternative Die
interessante Alternative} 14... Nc5 {seemed quite risky to me in view of
schien mir ziemlich riskant angesichts von} 15. Nxf7 ({A quieter move is Ein
ruhigerer Zug ist} 15. f4) 15... Rxf7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Qh5 {and for the human
the position looks very dangerous with such a weak diagonal b1-h7. , und für
den Menschen sieht die Stellung mit einer derart schwachen Diagonale b1-h7
brandgefährlich aus.}) 15. dxe5 Nc5 16. Re1 $1 {The only one try to fight for
an advantage! Der einzige Versuch, um Vorteil zu kämpfen!} (16. Nb5 Nxd3 17.
Qxd3 Ba6 $11 {is fine for Black, for example: ist in Ordnung für Schwarz, zum
Beispiel:} 18. f4 Rc8 19. Rce1 $6 {Trying to play for a win. Versucht, auf
Gewinn zu spielen.} ({White should make a draw after Weiß sollte Remis machen
mit} 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qxd5 Qc5+ 21. Qxc5 bxc5 22. a4 Bxb5 23. axb5 Rb8 $11)
19... Qd7 20. a4 Rc4 $1 21. b3 Bxb5 22. axb5 Rb4 $15) 16... Re8 ({The most
logical move does not work: Der logischste Zug funktioniert nicht:} 16... d4
17. Ne4 Bxe4 (17... Qd5 $2 18. Bc4 $1 Qxe5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Bxf7+ $18) 18.
Bxe4 d3 19. Rxc5 bxc5 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Qxd3 {with an extra pawn for White.
mit einem Mehrbauern für Weiß.}) 17. f4 $6 {After this move White is not
fighting for an advantage any longer! Nach diesem Zug kämpft Weiß nicht länger
um Vorteil!} ({White should have played Richtig für Weiß war} 17. Bf1 a6 {
Black should cover the b5-square. Schwarz sollte das b5-Feld decken} 18. Rc2 $1
{keeping a minimal advantage. , was minimalen Vorteil bewahrt.}) 17... d4 18.
Ne4 $2 {Almost the decisive mistake! After this move White gets a very bad
position... Fast schon der entscheidende Fehler! Nach diesem Zug erhält Weiß
eine sehr schlechte Stellung...} (18. Nb5 Qd5 19. Rc2 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Ba6 21. a4
Bxb5 22. axb5 Rac8 {with a draw. mit Remis.}) 18... Bxe4 19. Bxe4 d3 $1 {
Nice move, which because of the inclusion 16...Re8 17.f4 now works! Schöner
Zug, der jetzt wegen der Einschaltung von 16...Re8 17.f4 funktoniert!} 20. Rc4
{I also thought this is the strongest, but the lesser evil was 20.Re3. Dies
hielt ich auch für am stärksten, doch das geringere Übel war 20.Re3.} (20. Bxa8
d2 21. Bc6 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 dxe1=Q+ 23. Qxe1 Nd3 24. Qf1 Re6 25. Rc2 Nxf4 $17) (20.
Re3 $1 Qd4 21. Qf3 Rac8 22. Rd1 d2 23. Kf1 {and White is somehow holding...
und Weiß hält sich irgendwie...}) (20. Rxc5 Qd4+ $1 {Here we can understand
the importance of the inclusion 16...Re8 17.f4. Hier sehen wir die Tragweite
der Einschaltung von 16...Re8 17.f4.}) 20... Rc8 21. Bf5 Qd5 {Also strong was
21...b5, but I wanted my b6-pawn to support the knight on c5. Ebenfalls stark
war 21...b5, aber ich wollte meinen b6-Bauern stehenlassen, um den Springer
auf c5 zu stützten.} 22. Rc3 Rcd8 23. Qd2 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 (24. Kf1 a5 {was
equally bad for White. war ebenfalls schlecht für Weiß.}) 24... a5 $1 {Playing
against b4. Gegen b4 gerichtet.} 25. Rb1 {It was hard to suggest anything
instead... Es fiel schwer, etwas anderes vorzuschlagen...} a4 26. Rd1 Rd5 {
This is a bit too much! Of course Black's position was very good, but why not
just win an exchange by playing Dies ist ein bisschen zu viel! Natürlich war
die schwarze Stellung sehr gut, aber warum nicht einfach eine Qualität
gewinnen durch} (26... g6 $1 27. Bxd3 Ne4 28. Bxe4 Qxd2 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 $19 {
with an easy win! mit leichtem Sieg!}) 27. h4 g6 ({A stronger try was Ein
stärkerer Versuch war} 27... Red8 28. h5 f6 $19 {and White is defenceless! und
Weiß ist wehrlos.}) 28. Bxd3 Red8 29. Qe1 Qxf4 30. e6 $1 Nxe6 (30... Nxd3 $6
31. Rdxd3 Rxd3 32. e7 {with drawing chances. mit Remischancen.}) 31. Bc2 {
White is defending very well! Weiß verteidigt sich sehr gut!} b5 ({The
strongest was Am stärksten war} 31... Nd4 $1 32. Bxa4 Nf5 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34.
Qe8+ Kg7 35. Bb3 Qxh4+ {and Black wins! But being down on time I decided to
play safer... und Schwarz gewinnt. Aber da ich weniger Zeit hatte, beschloss
ich, sicherer zu spielen...}) 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Re3 Nd4 34. Bd3 (34. Bxg6 {
does not work: funktioniert nicht:} fxg6 35. Re8+ Kg7 36. Re7+ Kf6 $19) 34...
Kg7 35. Kg1 Qf6 36. Kh2 ({More stubborn was Hartnäckiger war} 36. Qf2 Nf5 (
36... Qd6 $5) 37. Bxf5 Rxf5 38. Rf3 Rxf3 39. gxf3 {and though the position
should be winning, still a lot of work is required. und obwohl die Stellung
gewonnen sein sollte, ist noch eine Menge Arbeit erforderliche.}) 36... Rh5 {
Playing in mutual time trouble. In beiderseitiger Zeitnot gespielt.} ({It was
even stronger to play Noch stärker war} 36... Rc5 $1 {and Black is dominating!
und Schwarz dominiert!}) 37. Rh3 ({There was the slightly more stubborn Hier
gab es das etwas hartnäckigere} 37. Re4) 37... Ne6 {Here Black had many ways,
but before the time control I chose the most human moves... An dieser Stelle
hatte Schwarz viele Möglichkeiten, aber vor der Zeitkontrolle wählte ich die
menschlichsten Züge...} (37... Qf4+ 38. Qg3 Nf3+ $1 39. gxf3 Qd2+ $19) 38. Rf3
Rxh4+ 39. Kg1 Qd4+ 40. Qf2 Qxf2+ 41. Kxf2 b4 {Starting from here Magnus
defended very well, but 2 pawns was enough even for me... Von hier an
verteidigte sich Magnus sehr gut, aber zwei Bauern waren selbst für mich genug.
..} 42. Re3 Rd4 43. Bb5 Kf6 44. Rf3+ (44. Bxa4 bxa3 45. Rxa3 Rd2+ $19) 44...
Ke7 45. Rd3 bxa3 46. bxa3 Rf4+ (46... Rxd3 47. Bxd3 Nc5 48. Bb5 f5 49. Ke3 g5
50. Kd4 Kd6 {should also be winning, but I wanted to keep the rooks. sollte
ebenfalls gewinnen, aber ich wollte die Türme behalten.}) 47. Ke3 f5 48. Rd7+
Kf6 49. Rd6 Re4+ 50. Kf2 Kg5 51. Be8 (51. Bc6 Nc5 $1 $19) 51... Nf4 52. Bb5 Re5
53. Bc4 (53. Bxa4 Re2+ $19) 53... Nh5 {The decisive knight manoeuvre! Black
gives up the a4-pawn, but creates a mating threat! Das entscheidende
Springermanöver! Schwarz gibt den a4-Bauern auf, stellt dafür aber eine
Mattdrohung auf!} 54. Ra6 Nf6 55. Rxa4 Ng4+ 56. Kf1 Kh4 $1 57. Be2 Kg3 58. Bxg4
fxg4 {Because Black's king will go to h2, the endgame is completely hopeless
for White! Da der schwarze König nach h2 gehen wird, ist das Endspiel komplett
hoffnungslos für Weiß!} 59. Rb4 h5 60. a4 Kh2 {White resigned! Weiß gab auf!}
0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Kasimdzhanov,R"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was perhaps the most painful experience for me in Wijk.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9.
Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Qe2 {White has been fairly successful with this move lately. In
Adams' games it occured 3 times.} d6 11. g3 Be7 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rd1
Qc7 15. Bf4 $14 {white enjoys more space} Qb8 16. Rd2 Rfd8 17. Rad1 (17. Nd5
exd5 18. exd5 Bb7 19. Qxe7 Rxc4 20. Qe2 Rdc8 $132) 17... h6 18. h4 (18. g4 $142
Ne8 19. Bg3 $14) 18... Ne8 19. Rd3 a6 20. b3 {White didn't not manouvre too
well, and black could obtain a reasonable position with b5. Instead, he
blunders.} Qa8 $4 (20... b5 $132 21. cxb5 (21. c5 e5) 21... axb5 22. Nd5 Bf8
23. Nb4 Bb7 24. Bc1 d5 $13 25. exd5 Bxb4 26. axb4 Bxd5 27. Bf4 Qb7 28. Qd2 Nf6
29. Be5 Re8) 21. Nd5 $18 Qa7 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. a4 e5 24. Bd2 Qb7 25. Bb4 f5
26. Bxd6 fxe4 27. R3d2 Nxd6 (27... e3 28. fxe3 Bxg2 29. Qxg2) 28. Rxd6 Qe7 29.
c5 (29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Bxe4 Bxe4 32. Qxe4 {was the simplest way
to win the game. Black doesn't have any chances to save the game because
white's pawn structure doesn't give any chances for a perpetual check.} Qd1+
33. Kh2 (33. Kg2 $2 Qxb3 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qxa6 e4 $11) 33... Qxb3 34. Qa8+ Kh7
35. Qxa6 Qb2 36. Kg2 Qd4 37. Qb5 Qe4+ 38. Kh2 Qd4 39. Kg1 $18) 29... bxc5 30.
Qc4+ ({whit could still win with} 30. Qxa6 Rxd6 31. Qxc8+ Kh7 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33.
a5 e3 (33... Qd5 34. Qf8 Qxb3 35. Qxc5 Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Qd5 37. Qxd5 Bxd5 38. a6
Kg6 39. Bh3 $18) 34. Qf5+ Kg8 (34... g6 35. Qf7+ Kh8 36. fxe3 $18) 35. fxe3
Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Qd2+ 37. Kf3 Qxa5 38. Qxe5 $18) 30... Kh8 31. Qxc5 $2 (31. Qxa6
Rxd6 32. Qxc8+ Kh7 33. Rxd6 Qxd6 34. a5 $18 {as in the previous note}) 31...
Rxd6 32. Rxd6 $6 (32. Qxd6 Qxd6 33. Rxd6 $16 {and this ending should be
winning in good hands} Bb7 34. Rd7 Bc6 35. Re7) 32... Rc7 $8 {the move I missed
} 33. Qb4 e3 34. fxe3 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 a5 36. Qd2 Rc8 37. Qd5 $6 $138 (37. Rd5 Rf8
38. e4 $16) 37... Qf8 38. Qxe5 Rc2+ 39. Kh3 Qf1+ 40. Kg4 Qe2+ 41. Kf5 (41. Kf4
Qf2+ 42. Ke4 Qg2+ 43. Kf5 Qf3+) 41... Qf3+ (41... Rc5 $2 42. Rxh6+) 42. Qf4 $6
(42. Kg6 Qg4+ 43. Kf7 Kh7 (43... Rf2+ 44. Ke7 Qb4 45. Qd4 Qb7+ 46. Rd7 Qxb3 47.
Rd8+ Kh7 48. Qe4+ g6 49. Rd7 Rf7+ 50. Ke8 Rxd7 51. Kxd7 $18) (43... Rc7+ 44.
Ke8 Qc8+ 45. Rd8 Qb7 46. Qe6 Qf3 47. g4) 44. Rd4 (44. Qd5 Rc7+ 45. Kf8 Rc8+ 46.
Ke7 Rc7+ 47. Rd7 Qb4+ 48. Qd6 Qe4+ 49. Qe6 Rxd7+ 50. Kxd7 Qb7+ 51. Ke8 Qb8+ 52.
Kd7 Qb7+) 44... Qf3+ 45. Ke7 Qb7+ 46. Rd7 Qb4+ 47. Ke8 Rc8+ 48. Rd8 Rc6 49. Qd5
Rf6 50. e4 Rf8+ 51. Kd7 Rf2 $44) 42... Rc5+ 43. Ke6 Qa8 44. Ke7 Rc7+ 45. Rd7
Rc8 46. Rc7 Re8+ 47. Kd6 Rd8+ 48. Ke7 Re8+ 49. Kd6 Rd8+ 50. Ke7 Re8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-12c"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1982.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Murey, Jacob"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Kasparov,G"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1982.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 $5 {/\ e4}
(7. e3) 7... c5 (7... Be7 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12.
cxd4 Nc6 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Qe2 $14 {Portisch-Christiansen/1982/}) 8. e4 Nxc3 9.
bxc3 Nc6 (9... Nd7 $1 10. Bd3 Qc7 $1 {/\ 11.... cd 12.cd Qc2} 11. Qd2 (11. Qb1
g6 12. O-O Bg7 $15 {Hort-Miles}) 11... g6 12. O-O Bg7 $15 {Kasparov-Sosonko/
Luzern ol/1982/1/2/12/}) 10. Bb2 $1 {/\ 11.Rd1} Rc8 $2 (10... Be7 {Siehe:
Portisch-Christiansen}) 11. Rd1 {/\ 12.d5} cxd4 12. cxd4 a6 (12... Nxd4 $2 13.
Qa4+) (12... Ne5 13. Bb5+ Bc6 14. dxe5 $1) (12... Nb4 13. Qa4+ Bc6 14. Qb3) 13.
Qd2 $1 {/\ d5-d6-d7} (13. d5 Ne5 (13... Nb4 14. Qa4+ b5 15. Bxb5+ axb5 16.
Qxb5+ Qd7 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. dxe6+ Kxe6 19. Nd4+ $1 Ke5 20. O-O Na6 21. Nc6+
Kf4 22. Bc1+ $1 Kxe4 23. Rfe1+ Kf5 24. Rd5+ Kg6 25. Rg5+ Kf6 26. f4 $1 Bc5+ 27.
Kf1 $16) 14. Qb3 (14. Qa4+ b5 15. Bxb5+ $2 axb5 16. Qxb5+ Qd7) 14... Nxf3+ 15.
gxf3 exd5 $13) 13... Na5 (13... Ne7) 14. d5 exd5 (14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16.
O-O (16. Qe2)) 15. exd5 Bd6 (15... Qe7+ 16. Be2 Nc4 17. d6 $1 Nxd6 18. O-O $18)
(15... f6 {>=} 16. d6 Qd7) 16. Bxg7 Qe7+ 17. Be2 Rg8 18. Qh6 $1 f5 (18... Rc2
19. Nd4) 19. Bf6 Qf8 (19... Rg6 20. Qxg6+ hxg6 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. h4 $1 Bxa3 23.
h5 $18) 20. Qxh7 Qf7 (20... Rxg2 21. Ne5 $1 $18) 21. Qxf5 Rg6 22. Qe4+ Kf8 23.
Ng5 Rxg5 24. Bxg5 Re8 25. Bh6+ Kg8 26. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-12c"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1982.09.22"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Gheorghiu, Florin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Kasparov,G"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1982.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 c5 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. Bb5+ $1 Bc6 11. Bd3 {>< Bc6} Nd7 12. O-O h6 $6 (12... O-O
13. d5) 13. Rd1 (13. a4 O-O 14. Qe2 $16) (13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Rd1 Be6
16. Be4 (16. Bf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qc8 $1) 16... Rc8 17. Bf4 O-O 18. Bb7 Bf6 $13)
13... Qc7 $6 (13... O-O 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Bb7 16. c4 $16) (13... cxd4 14.
Nxd4 Qc7 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Qe2 $1 $16 {>< /^(a4-e8)}) 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Bxd5
16. Bb5 a6 (16... Bc6 17. Bf4 Qb7 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Re1 $16 Kf8 20. Rad1 Re8
21. Qf5 Nf6 22. Ne5 Qc8 23. Nd7+ $1 Nxd7 24. Qxd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7 g5 26. Rdxe7 $1
Rxe7 27. Bd6 $18) 17. Bf4 $1 (17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. c4 Be4 $1) 17... Qxf4 (17...
Qb7 18. Bxd7+ Qxd7 19. c4 Qg4 20. Rxd5 Qxf4 21. Re1 Ra7 22. Ne5 Rc7 23. Ng6
fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Qf7 25. Rd8+ $1 $18) 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Rxd5+ Kc7 $2 (19... Kc8
{/\ Ra8-a7-c7}) 20. Re1 $1 Bd6 (20... Rhe8 21. Rde5 Qf6 22. Qe4 $18) (20... Bf6
21. Re4 $18) 21. Rf5 Qc4 22. Re4 $1 (22. Nd2 $2 Rhe8 $1) 22... Qb5 23. Rxf7+
Kb8 24. Re6 Rd8 25. c4 Qc6 (25... Qa5 26. Qe4 Ra7 27. Rxd6 $1 $18) 26. Ne5 Qc8
27. Qb1 $1 (27. Qb1 $1 b5 28. cxb5) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Day, Lawrence A"]
[Black "Keene, Raymond"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Keene,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{Inf.26/615} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 Ne4 6. Nfd2 (6. Nbd2
g5 $5 7. Be5 f6 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Nxg5 $2 Bb4+ 10. Ke2 Bg6 $19) 6... Be7 (6...
Nxd2 $5) (6... Bb4 $5) 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. d5 f5 11. h3 Bb4
12. Qb3 Na6 13. Be2 d6 14. O-O-O Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nc5 16. f3 a5 17. g4 e5 $13 18.
Bg3 Qe7 19. Rd2 Rae8 20. Bd1 e4 $6 (20... c6 $5 21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. gxf5 $1 Rxf5
23. e4 Rf7 24. h4 $1 $13) 21. f4 Nd3+ 22. Kb1 c6 (22... b5 $5) 23. dxc6 Bxc6
24. gxf5 Rxf5 25. Rg1 $14 Qf6 26. Qxf6 Rxf6 27. Bh4 Rf7 (27... Rh6 28. Bg5 $1
Rxh3 29. f5 $1 {/\ Bg4}) 28. Rdg2 Bd7 29. Bf6 $1 g6 30. Bd4 Bxh3 31. Rh2 Bf5 (
31... Be6 $2 32. Rxg6+) 32. Bxb6 Be6 33. Bxa5 Bxc4 34. Bc3 Kf8 35. Ba4 $138 (
35. f5 $1 Rxf5 36. Rxh7) 35... Ra8 36. b3 Bd5 37. Bb2 Rb7 $2 $138 38. Rg5 $1
Rxa4 $8 39. Rxd5 $2 (39. bxa4 Bc4 40. Ka1 $18) 39... Ra6 (39... Rxa2 40. Bg7+
Kxg7 41. Rxa2 Nb4 42. Rxd6 Nxa2 43. Kxa2 h5 $11) 40. Bc3 $2 Rc7 $1 41. Bb2 $8 (
41. Bb2 Rxa2 42. Rxd3 (42. Rxd6 $2 Rxb2+ 43. Rxb2 Rc1+ 44. Ka2 Nxb2 45. Kxb2
Re1) 42... Rxb2+ 43. Kxb2 exd3 44. Rd2 Rc2+ 45. Rxc2 dxc2 46. Kxc2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World U20-ch15"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1977.01.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Kertesz,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1976.12.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. d4 e6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8.
Bxe7 Qxe7 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rc1 c5 13. Qd2 Rac8 14. Rfd1
Rfd8 15. b4 h6 16. Qc3 Qf6 17. Nd2 Bc6 18. Bf3 cxd4 19. exd4 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Rc7
21. Qd3 Rdc8 22. d5 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. dxe6 Qxe6 25. g3 Rxc4 26. Rxc4 Rxc4
27. Qxd6 Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Rc3 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Rd7 Rxa3 31. Rxf7 Kg6 32. Rc7 Ra4
33. b5 Kf6 34. h4 g6 35. Kg2 Ra3 (35... h5 $11) 36. g4 g5 $2 37. h5 Ra5 38. Kg3
Ke5 39. Rh7 Rxb5 40. Rxh6 Rb1 41. Rg6 Rg1+ 42. Kf3 Rh1 43. Rxg5+ Kd4 44. Kg2
Rh4 45. f3 Kc4 46. Re5 a5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sivokho, Sergey V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Konikowski,J} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7.
e3 g6 8. Bb5+ (8. h4 $5 {Konikowski,J}) 8... c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Na4 $5 (10. O-O
{Konikowski,J} O-O 11. Nxd5 cxd5 (11... exd5 12. b4 $14) 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Rc1
Rc8 14. Qa4 Rc7 $10 {Tarjan,JE-Adorjan,A/Vrsac/1983/}) 10... Nd7 11. e4 Ne7 (
11... N5f6 12. Bg5 $14) 12. O-O (12. h4 $5 {Short,N}) 12... O-O 13. Bg5 (13.
Bf4 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Qc2 $14 {Short,N}) 13... Re8 $6 $146 (
13... h6 $5 {Konikowski,J} 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 c5 (15... f5 16. Bc4 $13) 16.
dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Rc1 Qb6 $13) 14. Rc1 Qb8 (14... e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5
16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Qf3 $16) (14... e5 $142 $5 {Konikowski,J}) 15. Bh4 $1 (15.
Qd2 e5 $13) 15... h6 (15... e5 16. Bg3 $16) (15... Bh6 16. Rc2 e5 17. Bg3 Bf4
18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Qd2 $16) 16. b4 b5 (16... a5 17. b5 $16) (16... e5 {
Konikowski,J} 17. Bg3 $1) 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Rxc5 $16 a5 19. Ne5 Qd6 20. Bc2 axb4
(20... Rad8 21. Qf3 Rf8 22. Bf6 $16) 21. axb4 Ra3 22. Bg3 Qd8 23. Bf4 $1 Nc8 (
23... f6 24. Nf3 g5 25. Bc1 $16) (23... Ra6 $142 {Konikowski,J}) 24. Qc1 Ra6
25. Bxh6 Qxd4 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Rd1 $5 (27. Qb1 $18) 27... Qxb4 28. Qf4 $1 $18
f5 (28... Nd6 29. Ng4 $1 $18) (28... f6 29. Ng4 Qxc5 30. Qxf6+ Kg8 31. Qxg6+
Kf8 32. Nh6 $1 $18) 29. Qg5 Ne7 (29... Qxc5 {Konikowski,J} 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31.
Nf7#) 30. Nxg6 $1 Qxc5 31. Nxe7+ Kf7 32. Qg6+ (32. Qg6+ {Konikowski,J} Kxe7 33.
Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.30"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. exf3
$1 Bg7 (7... Nc6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. d5 Na5 11. h4 $16 {
Dreev-Kortschnoj/Yalta/30'/1995/}) 8. Bg5 $5 $146 {Dreev} (8. d5 O-O 9. Be2 (9.
Bg5 exd5 (9... h6 10. Be3 $14 {><g6}) 10. cxd5 Qe8+ 11. Be2 c6 $11 {
Krasenkow-Romanishin/Reggio Emilia/1996/} (11... c6 12. Bxf6 (12. O-O-O Nxd5
13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rxd5 Nc6 $13) 12... Bxf6 13. Rd1 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 cxd5 (14...
Qe7 $5) 15. Rxd5 Nc6 16. Qd2 Rd8 $1 17. O-O Ne7 18. Rd4 d5 19. Re1 Rd6 $1 {
/\ Re6} 20. Bd1 Re6 21. Rf1 Qb5 $11 {Krasenkow,M-Romanishin,O/Reggio Emilia
1996})) 9... c6 $5 (9... exd5 10. cxd5 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 (11... dxc6 $5 12. Bg5
$1 h6 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bf4 $14) 12. Be3 (12. Qa4 $14 {Ftacnik} a6 13. O-O b5 14.
Qh4 Nh5 15. Bg5 Bf6 (15... f6 16. Be3 f5 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Rfd1 $14) 16. f4 h6
$8 (16... Bxg5 $2 17. fxg5 $16 Ng7 18. Ne4) 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19.
Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Romanishin,O/Deutschland 1995 (28)}) 12... d5 $15 {@})
10. dxe6 dxe6 $13) (8. Be3 O-O 9. g4 (9. O-O-O {Ftacnik} d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11.
g4 c6 $1 {/\ b5, a5~~<=>}) 9... d5 10. O-O-O (10. g5 Ne8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. f4
Nc6 $13 {Kozul-Romanishin/Erevan olm/1996/} (12... Nc6 {Ftacnik} 13. Ne2 Ne7
14. Ng3 c5 15. dxc5 d4 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Bh3 d3 18. Qb3 Rxc5 19. Bb4 Qd5 20. Qxd5
Nxd5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Rc1 Nxf4 23. Bg4 Nd6 24. Rxc5 Bxb2 {1/2-1/2 Kozul,
Z-Romanishin,O/Erevan olm 1996 (39)})) 10... c6 11. h4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd5 $13 {
Huzman-Van der Wiel/EU-chTPula/1997/}) 8... c5 $6 {Ftacnik: Strategically this
move is false, since black gives up control of the white squares. Ftacnik:
Strategisch gesehen ist dieser Zug falsch, weil Schwarz die Kontrolle über die
weissen Felder verlert.} (8... O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. h4 $36) (8... h6 $6 9. Be3 {
>< h6} (9. Be3 {Ftacnik} O-O 10. Bd3 d5)) 9. d5 h6 (9... exd5 10. Qe2+ $5 $16)
10. Be3 exd5 (10... O-O {Ftacnik} 11. g4 d6 12. h4) 11. cxd5 $16 O-O 12. g4 $5
(12. Bd3 d6 13. h3 Nbd7 14. f4 a6 15. a4 $16) 12... d6 (12... a6 {Ftacnik} 13.
h4 Nh7 14. Bd3 Re8 15. h5 $16) 13. h4 Nbd7 (13... Re8 {Ftacnik} 14. Bb5 Nbd7
15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Nh5 17. O-O-O $16) 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh7 (15... Nh5 16.
Bh3 (16. O-O-O {Ftacnik} Re8 17. Bb5 $16) 16... Re8 17. O-O-O $16) 16. f4 Re8
$6 (16... a6 17. O-O-O (17. f5 $5 $40) 17... b5 18. Ne4 $16) (16... f5 {Ftacnik
} 17. gxf6 Qxf6 18. Bd3 $18) 17. Bb5 $1 (17. O-O-O a6 $16) 17... Nhf8 (17... a6
18. Bc6 Rb8 19. f5 $1 $40) (17... Bd4 18. O-O-O $1 Rxe3 (18... Bxe3+ 19. fxe3
Rxe3 20. Rxh7 $1 Kxh7 21. Qh2+ Kg8 22. Rh1 Kf8 23. Bxd7 $18) 19. fxe3 Bxe3+ 20.
Kb1 Bxf4 21. Qf2 Bxg5 22. Rxh7 Kxh7 23. Qxf7+ $18) 18. O-O-O a6 (18... f5 19.
gxf6 Qxf6 20. Rhg1 Kf7 21. Rg3 $16) 19. Bc6 b5 (19... Rb8 20. Ne4 (20. f5 {
Ftacnik} gxf5 (20... b5 21. f6 Bh8 22. Rh6 $18) 21. Qxf5 b5 22. Ne4 $16) 20...
Qe7 21. Ng3 b5 22. f5 $16) 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Ne4 b4 22. axb4 (22. Nxd6 {Ftacnik
} bxa3 (22... Rd8 23. axb4 cxb4 24. Qc7 $18) 23. Nxe8 axb2+ 24. Kb1 Qxe8 25. f5
$18) 22... Qb8 (22... cxb4 23. Kb1 $18) (22... Rb8 23. f5 $1 gxf5 24. Nxd6 Rxb4
25. Qxf5 Bxb2+ 26. Kc2 Ne5 27. Qf6 Nfg6 28. Nf5 $18) 23. f3 $1 (23. f5 {Ftacnik
} cxb4 24. fxg6 Nxg6 (24... Rc8 25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Nxd6+ Qxd6 27. Qxc8 $18) 25.
Kb1 b3 26. Qc4 $16) 23... cxb4 (23... Qxb4 24. Bd2 $18) 24. Kb1 b3 (24... Rc8
25. Qh2 $18) 25. Qd3 Nc5 (25... Qb4 26. Bd4 $18) (25... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 26. Bd4 (
26. Rh2 Qa5 27. Qxb3 Rb8 28. Qd3 $18) 26... Qc2+ 27. Qxc2 bxc2+ 28. Kxc2 $18)
26. Bd4 $1 {Ftacnik: Very attractive way to point out, that black is in fact
being mated. Ftacnik: Eine sehr attraktive Weise einen Mattangriff gegen den
schwarzen König einzuleiten.} (26. Nxc5 dxc5 27. Bxc5 Qxf4 28. Bd4 $18) 26...
Nxd3 (26... Rxe4 27. Bxg7 $1 f6 (27... Nxd3 {Ftacnik} 28. Bf6 Nh7 29. Rxh7 $1
$18) 28. Qc3 $18) (26... f6 {Ftacnik} 27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. gxf6 $18) (26... f5 {
Ftacnik} 27. Nxc5 dxc5 28. Bxg7 $18) 27. Nf6+ Bxf6 28. Bxf6 (28. Bxf6 Nh7 29.
Rxh7 Kxh7 30. Rh1+ Kg8 31. Rh8#) 1-0

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 12th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. g3
O-O 9. Bg2 c6 10. d6 $1 (10. dxc6 dxc6 $10) (10. O-O cxd5 $13) 10... c5 (10...
Na6 11. b4 $1 (11. O-O Nc5 $10) 11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxa1 13. Bg5 $40) 11. O-O
Ne4 (11... Nc6 12. e4 Re8 13. Re1 $16 {Ivanov,A-Kveinys (Porabka 1989)}) 12.
Nd5 (12. Nxe4 $6 Bxe4 13. Bg5 Bf6) 12... Nxd6 (12... Nc6 13. Bf4 $1 Bxb2 14.
Qb1 $1 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 f6 16. Nh4 f5 17. f3 $44 {Ivanov,S-Khalifman (Leningrad
1985)}) 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 Ne8 (14... Nf7 15. Nc7 Nc6 16. Nxa8 Bxa8 17. b4 $1
c4 (17... d5 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Re1) 18. b5 Nce5 19. Nd4 $16) 15. b4 $1 $16 {
/\ 16.b:c5 b:c5 17.Qb3} (15. Qb3 Kh8 16. Rad1 Nc6 17. Rd2 $44) 15... cxb4 (
15... d6 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. Rad1 $36) 16. axb4 Nc6 17. b5 $1 Na5 (
17... Ne5 $2 18. Nxf6+) (17... Ne7 18. Ne5 $1 (18. Ng5 Kh8 19. Nxf6 $1 Bxg2 20.
Nfxh7 Rxf4 21. gxf4 Bd5 $13) 18... fxe5 (18... Kh8 19. Nxe7 Bxg2 20. N5xg6+
hxg6 21. Nxg6+ $18) 19. Bg5 $1 Nf6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Bxb7 $16) 18. h4 Kh8 19.
Qd3 Rc8 (19... Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Nc7 21. Bxc7 Qxc7 22. Rac1 Qb7 (22... Qd8 23. h5
$1 $40) 23. Qd6 $1 {/^ h1-a8}) 20. Rac1 $1 Rc5 (20... Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Qa8 22. Nd2
f5 23. h5 $1 gxh5 24. e4 $1 $36) 21. Rxc5 bxc5 22. Rd1 (22. h5 $6 c4 23. Qd4 g5
$13) 22... d6 23. h5 g5 24. Bd2 c4 25. Qf5 Nb3 (25... Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Nc7 27.
Bxa5 Nxd5 28. Bxd8 Nc3 29. Rxd6 $18) 26. Bc3 Bc8 (26... Qc8 27. Ne7 $1 Qxf5 28.
Nxf5 $16) 27. Qe4 Nc5 28. Qxc4 $16 h6 29. Nd4 Qd7 (29... Bg4 30. Nc6 Qd7 31.
Ra1 $1 $18) 30. Nc6 Rf7 31. Ra1 Qg4 (31... a6 32. Nb6 $18) 32. Qxg4 Bxg4 33.
Bf3 Bxf3 34. exf3 f5 35. b6 $1 $18 axb6 (35... Bxc3 36. bxa7 $18) (35... a6 36.
Re1 Rf8 (36... Nf6 37. Nd8 Rf8 38. Bxf6 Bxf6 39. Nxf6 Rxf6 40. b7 $18) 37. Nce7
$1 Bxc3 (37... Kh7 38. Ng6 Rg8 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40. Re7#) 38. Ng6+ Kg7 39. Nxc3
Rg8 40. Re7+ Kf6 41. Nd5#) 36. Ra8 Rf8 37. Nce7 Bxc3 (37... Kh7 38. Ng6 Rg8 39.
Bxg7 Kxg7 40. Ra7+ $18) 38. Ng6+ Kg7 39. Nxf8 (39. Nxc3 $5 Rg8 $140 40. Ra7+
Kf6 41. Re7 $1 $18) 39... Kxf8 40. Nxc3 Kf7 41. Ra7+ Ke6 42. Rh7 Nd7 43. Rxh6+
Nef6 44. Nb5 $1 (44. Rg6 $2 Ne5) 44... d5 45. Rg6 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bg5
Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Ne5 $1 (12. O-O Ne4 $1 $11 {
Khalifman,A-Naumkin,I/Vilnius 1988}) 12... Nxe5 (12... h6 13. Bf4 a6 14. Bb1
$14 {Bareev,E-Gligoric,S/Moscow GMA 1989}) 13. dxe5 Nh5 (13... Nd7 $4 14. Qh4
$18) 14. Ba6 $5 (14. Qh4 Bxg5 15. Qxh5 g6 $13) (14. Bxe7 $6 Qxe7 15. g4 $2 (15.
O-O Qxe5) 15... d4 $1 16. Rg1 dxc3 17. gxh5 cxb2) 14... Bxa6 (14... Bxg5 15.
Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bxd5 $18) 15. Rxd5 (15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qxa6 d4 (16... Rfd8 17. g4
$13) 17. exd4 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Qxe5+ 19. Re4 $11) 15... Qe8 16. Bxe7 Qxa4 (16...
Qxe7 17. Qxa6 Rfd8 $2 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. g4 $18) 17. Nxa4 Rfe8 {[#]} (17... Bb7
$5 18. Nc3 $1 Rfe8 19. Rd7 Bxg2 20. Rg1 Bc6 21. Rc7 Rec8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. f4
Re8 24. Bd6 $14) 18. Rd7 $1 (18. Bd6 Bb7 19. Nc3 Rad8 $1 (19... Bxd5 20. Nxd5
$16) 20. O-O (20. g4 $2 Nf4 $1 21. exf4 Bxd5 $15) 20... Bxd5 21. Nxd5 Rxe5 22.
Bxe5 Rxd5 $11) 18... Bb5 19. Rc7 Bxa4 20. g4 Rec8 $6 (20... Bc6 $142 21. Rg1 $1
(21. O-O Rec8 (21... Bf3 22. gxh5 $14) 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 $11) 21... Bf3 (21...
Rec8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. gxh5 $16) 22. Kd2 $1 (22. gxh5 $2 Rxe7 $1 23. Rxe7 Rd8
$19) 22... Rec8 23. Rd7 (23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. gxh5 Bxh5 25. e4 Re8 26. Bd6 $14)
23... Bc6 24. Rd6 Re8 25. Bh4 Bf3 26. gxh5 Bxh5 27. f4 $14 {Gelfand,B-Yudasin,
L/Bugojno 1999}) 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. gxh5 f6 $5 23. Rg1 $1 $14 (23. exf6 Kf7 $11
) 23... Kf7 (23... fxe5 24. Bf6 Rc7 25. Bxe5 Rd7 26. Ke2 $14) 24. Bd6 Re8 25.
f4 Bc2 26. Kd2 Be4 27. Kc3 $1 f5 (27... fxe5 28. Bxe5 (28. fxe5 $2 Bf5 29. Kc4
g6) 28... g6 29. hxg6+ hxg6 30. Rd1) 28. Kc4 a6 {[#]} (28... Bc6 29. Rg5 $16)
29. h6 $1 gxh6 $2 (29... g6 $142 30. h4 $16) 30. Bc7 Re6 31. Bd8 $1 {[/\32.Bf6,
33.Rg7]} b5+ 32. Kxc5 Rc6+ 33. Kb4 Rc2 (33... Rg6 34. Rxg6 hxg6 35. Ka5 $18)
34. b3 Rxh2 35. Bf6 Bd5 (35... Bg2 36. Ka5) (35... Rg2 36. Rxg2 Bxg2 37. Ka5
Bb7 38. Kb6 Bc8 $16) 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37. Rd7 Be6 38. Rd6 Kf7 39. Rxa6 $18 Rb2 40.
Ra7+ Kg6 (40... Kf8 41. Kc5 Bxb3 42. e6 $1 Rc2+ 43. Kd6 Rc8 44. Rxh7 $18) 41.
Kc5 Rxb3 42. Rg7+ Kh5 43. Kd6 Bc4 44. e6 Rxa3 45. e7 Ra8 46. Bc3 {[/\Ba5-d8]}
b4 47. Bxb4 Kh4 48. e4 fxe4 1-0

[Event "Linares-03"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1981.01.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1981.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. Nc3 (5. e3 Be7 (5... Bb4+ 6. Nfd2
O-O $13) 6. h3 O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Ke2
Bd6 12. Bxd6 cxd6 $10 {Miles,A-Reshevsky,S/Lone Pine/1979/0:1 (24)/}) 5... Bb4
6. Qb3 Bxc3+ (6... a5 7. e3 Ne4 (7... d6 8. Be2 Ne4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 $14 {
Korchnoi,V-Tardjan,D/1981/}) 8. Bd3 Nxc3 $6 (8... Bxc3+ $5 9. bxc3 d6) 9. bxc3
Be7 10. e4 $16 {Korchnoi,V-Huebner,R/Merano(m/10)/1980/ Inf 30/594/}) 7. Qxc3
O-O 8. e3 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. h3 Qe7 (10... Ne4 $5 11. Qc2 f5 $13) 11. Rd1 Rfd8
(11... Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 {/\Rf6 /}) 12. O-O c5 13. b4 $5 (13. Nd2 Rac8 {/\d5 /})
13... cxd4 (13... cxb4 $6 14. Qxb4 $14) 14. exd4 (14. Nxd4 $2 Ne4 15. Qc2 e5
16. Nf5 Qf6 $19) 14... a5 $132 15. a3 (15. b5 $6 d5) 15... axb4 16. Qxb4 (16.
axb4 Ra2 17. Rfe1 Rda8 $10) 16... Ne8 17. Rfe1 Ndf6 18. Nd2 $10 (18. Qxb6 $2
Rdb8 $19) 18... b5 $1 19. Qxb5 (19. cxb5 Nd5 $19) (19. Rb1 Ba6 $5 20. cxb5 (20.
Bf3 bxc4 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 $44) 20... Nd5 21. Qb2 Nxf4 22. bxa6 Nxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Rxa6
$15) 19... Rdb8 20. Qg5 (20. Rb1 Nd7 $1 $10 (20... Bxg2 21. Qxb8 Rxb8 22. Rxb8
Bxh3 23. Reb1 $13)) 20... Rxa3 21. Ra1 Rba8 22. Rxa3 Rxa3 23. Rb1 Bc6 24. Be3
h6 25. Qf4 Qd7 26. h4 Qc8 27. d5 $5 exd5 28. Bd4 $44 Qe6 (28... Qa8 29. Bxf6
Nxf6 30. Qxd6 Ra1 $10) 29. Bf3 Ra6 30. Rb8 Kh7 (30... dxc4 $6 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32.
Nxc4 Bxf3 33. Qxf3 $36) 31. Bxf6 Nxf6 32. Rd8 Bb7 33. cxd5 Bxd5 34. Qd4 $1 Ra3
(34... Bxf3 35. Qd3+ $18) 35. Bxd5 Nxd5 36. Qe4+ Qxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares-03"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1981.01.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1981.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 (7. Bg5 $5
) (7. g3 $5) 7... Bd6 8. Bg3 O-O (8... Ne4 9. Qb3 O-O 10. e3 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 c5
12. Be2 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Nd7 14. O-O Qe7 15. a4 a5 16. Qa3 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Kf8 18.
Bb5 $14 {Portish,L-Chernin,A/Tunis(izt)/1985/1:0 (43)/}) 9. e3 c5 10. Be2 Bxg3
11. hxg3 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rd1 cxd4 $6 (13... a6 $5) 14. Rxd4 (14. Nxd4 $5
Rc8 15. Qb1 $14) 14... Nf8 $5 (14... Rc8 $5 15. Qb1 Nc5) 15. O-O Qe7 16. Rfd1
Rac8 17. Qa4 (17. Qb1 Ne6 18. R4d2 Nc5 $10) 17... a6 18. Qb4 $1 Qc7 (18... Qxb4
19. Rxb4 Re6 20. Na4 b5 21. Nc3 {/\a4+/-/}) 19. Rc1 Ne6 20. Rdd1 Nc5 (20... Qc5
21. Na2 (21. Qb3 $5 Qd6 22. Na4 b5 23. Nc3 $14) 21... Qxb4 22. Nxb4 a5 23. Nc2
$14) 21. Na4 Nfd7 22. Nd4 a5 $1 23. Qe1 Qd6 24. Bb5 (24. Nc3 $5) 24... Red8 25.
Nxc5 (25. Nc3 $5) (25. Bxd7 $5 Rxd7 26. Nc3 $14) (25. b4 Nxa4 26. Bxa4 Ne5 $5 (
26... axb4 27. Bxd7 $1) 27. bxa5 Qxa3 28. Ra1 Qd6 $10) 25... Nxc5 (25... bxc5
$6 26. Nb3) 26. b4 (26. Be2 $5) 26... axb4 27. Qxb4 g6 28. Be2 (28. Ne2 $5 {
/\Nf4/}) 28... Qf6 29. a4 (29. Rb1 $2 Ne4 30. Bf3 Nc3 $19) 29... Ra8 30. Ra1
Ba6 $5 31. Bf3 (31. Bxa6 Rxa6 $10) 31... Nd3 32. Qd2 Ne5 33. Be2 Bc4 $1 34.
Rdb1 Ra6 35. Nb5 Nc6 36. Ra3 (36. Nc7 Ra7) (36. Bxc4 dxc4 37. Qc2 Ne5 $13)
36... Qe7 37. Rba1 (37. Re1 Bxb5 38. Bxb5 Qxa3 39. Bxa6 Qxa4 $17) (37. Qc1 Bxe2
38. Qxc6 Bxb5 39. Qxb5 Rda8 40. Rba1 Qc5 $10) 37... Raa8 38. Qb2 Bxe2 39. Qxe2
d4 40. Rc1 Rac8 41. Rd3 dxe3 42. Rxd8+ Qxd8 43. Qxe3 Ne7 44. Rxc8 Nxc8 45. Nc3
h5 46. Qe5 Ne7 47. Qf6 (47. Ne4 Nc6 $10) 47... Qc7 48. Nb5 Nd5 49. Qd4 (49. Qd4
Qc6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.19"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Ardiansyah, Haji"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Indonesia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "INA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3
(8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3) 8... O-O 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. Bb2 (11. Qe2 Nc6 12.
Bb2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. Rad1 Bf6 15. e4 Na5 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. h3 $14 {Aseev,
K-Komarov,D/Leningrad/1989/0|1/40/}) (11. e4 Nd7 (11... Nc6 $6 12. d5 $36) 12.
Qe2 Rc8 13. a4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nf6 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Ne5 Bb4 $13 {Shirov,
A-Tiviakov,S/Madrid/1994/0|1/45/}) 11... Nc6 12. c4 $6 {N/} (12. Qe2 $5 Rc8 13.
Rad1 cxd4 (13... Qc7 $6 14. c4 $1 cxd4 15. exd4 Na5 16. d5 $1 exd5 17. cxd5
Bxd5 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Rxd5 $36 {Kasparov,G-Portisch,L/Niksic/1983/1|0/35/})
14. cxd4 (14. exd4 $5 Na5 15. Ne5 Bf6 16. f4 $1 $14 g6 17. c4 Bg7 $6 18. d5
exd5 19. f5 $36 {Browne,W-Ribli,Z/Surakarta/1982/1|0/25/}) 14... Bf6 15. Rfe1
Na5 16. e4 Re8 17. h3 Rc7 18. Bb5 Bc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. d5 exd5 21. Rxd5 Qc8
22. e5 $36 {Dreev,A-Sokolov,A/Moscow(URS-ch)/1989/0,5/32/}) 12... Bf6 13. Rb1
cxd4 14. exd4 Rc8 15. Re1 (15. d5 exd5 16. cxd5 Na5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 $17) 15...
Na5 $17 16. Qe2 (16. Rc1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nc6 18. Qe4 g6 $17) 16... Bxf3 17. gxf3
g6 (17... Bxd4 $4 18. Qe4 $18) 18. Red1 Bg7 19. Kh1 (19. d5 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 exd5
21. cxd5 Qxd5 22. Ba6 Qg5+ $19) 19... Qh4 20. Bc3 (20. d5 Bxb2 21. Rxb2 Nxc4
22. Bxc4 Qxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24. dxe6 fxe6 $17) 20... Rfd8 21. Bxa5 bxa5 22. Rb5
(22. d5 exd5 23. cxd5 Rxd5 $19) 22... Bxd4 23. Kg2 Bb6 $19 24. Re5 Bc7 25. Qe4
Qe7 (25... Qh6 26. Qe3) 26. Rb5 Qxa3 27. Rb7 Qc5 28. Qh4 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Linares-03"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1981.01.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1981.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Rc1 (
8. cxd5 exd5 (8... Nxd5 $5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 Bxd5) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O c5
11. Rc1 a6 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 {Andersson,U-Sosonko,G/Tilburg/
1980/0,5 (14)/}) 8... O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Ne4 12. Bxe7
(12. Bf4 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 c4 14. Bb1 b5 15. Ne5 Nf6 16. f3 a5 17. Rc2 b4 18. axb4
axb4 19. g4 Nd7 20. Rg2 $13 {Podgaets,M-Averbah,Y/Lvov/1973/1:0 (39)/}) 12...
Qxe7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bb1 (14. b4 $5) 14... Nb6 15. Qd3 $6 f5 16. Ba2 Rad8 $15
{Langeweg,K-Sosonko,G/Wijk aan Zee/0:1 (23) Inf32/591/}) 10... c5 11. O-O Rc8 (
11... Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. dxc5 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 bxc5 15. b4 $14) 12. Qb3 (12.
dxc5 bxc5 $13) (12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 (14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxd5 Qxe5
$17) 14... dxe4 15. Qxd8 Bxd8 16. Bxd8 Rfxd8 17. Rfd1 Kf8 $15) 12... c4 13. Qc2
a5 14. Qf5 (14. Ne5 $5) 14... b5 15. Rfd1 (15. Ne5 $5) 15... Nb6 16. Nd2 (16.
Ne5 Ne4 $1 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 {/\f6=/+/}) 16... Ne4 (16... Bc6 $5) 17. Ndxe4 dxe4
18. Bf4 (18. Bxe7 Qxe7 $15 19. d5 $2 Rfe8 20. d6 Qd7 21. Qxd7 Nxd7 22. Bg4 Rcd8
) 18... g6 19. Qh3 Nd5 $1 $15 20. Bh6 (20. Nxd5 $6 Bxd5 {/\a5,b4/}) 20... Nxc3
21. Rxc3 Re8 22. f4 exf3 (22... Bd5 23. f5 $13) (22... f5 $6 23. g4 $36) (22...
exf3 23. Bxf3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 f5 $5 25. Rf1 (25. e4 fxe4 26. Qxe4 Bb4 27. Qb7 Rc7
$19) 25... Bf8 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares-03"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1981.01.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1981.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bxc3+ $6 (5... Bb7 $142 6. e3
Bxc3+) 6. bxc3 Bb7 7. e3 (7. Nd2 $5 {/\f3,e4/}) 7... d6 (7... h6 8. Bh4 g5 9.
Bg3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 (11. fxg3 Nc6 $13)) 8. Nd2 Nbd7 9. f3 e5 $6 (9...
h6 $5 10. Bh4 Qe7 11. Be2 e5 12. e4 Nf8 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. Bf2 Nf4 15. Ne3 O-O 16.
Bf1 $6 (16. O-O $142) 16... Rfe8 17. g3 Bxe4 18. fxe4 exd4 $40 {Khalifman,
A-Hulak,K/JUG/1991/0:1 (52) Inf 53/497/}) 10. e4 Nf8 11. g3 Ne6 12. Be3 Nd7 13.
Nb3 $1 Qe7 14. Bd3 h5 15. h4 g6 16. Qd2 O-O-O (16... O-O 17. O-O {/\Rae1,f4+/-/
}) 17. a4 a5 18. O-O-O $5 (18. O-O Rdf8 $13) 18... c5 $2 (18... Rdf8 $5) 19. d5
$14 Ng7 (19... Nc7 20. Rdf1 {/\f4/}) 20. Na1 $5 Rdf8 21. Nc2 Ne8 (21... f5 22.
Bg5 Nf6 23. Na3) 22. Na3 Nc7 23. Bh6 $5 Rfg8 24. Rdg1 Kb8 25. Bg5 (25. g4 $5)
25... f6 26. Be3 Bc8 27. Kb2 Rf8 28. Ka2 Rf7 29. Rb1 Ka7 30. Rb3 Ba6 31. Rhb1
Rb8 32. R3b2 Rg8 33. Bf1 $1 Rb8 34. Bh3 Bc8 (34... Rff8 $142 35. Rb3 Rb7 36.
Qb2 Rfb8 $14) 35. Be6 $1 Rf8 (35... Nxe6 36. dxe6 Qxe6 37. Nb5+ $18) 36. Rb3
Rb7 (36... Nxe6 37. dxe6 Qxe6 38. Nb5+ Kb7 39. Rd1 $16) 37. Qb2 Nxe6 (37... Na8
$2 38. Nb5+ Kb8 39. g4 $22 $18) 38. dxe6 Qxe6 39. Rd1 Ka6 (39... Kb8 $5) 40.
Qd2 f5 $6 (40... Rb8 $142 41. Qxd6 Qxd6 42. Rxd6 Kb7 $16) 41. Qxd6 Qxd6 $2 (
41... Re8 $142 42. Bg5 $16) 42. Rxd6 $18 fxe4 (42... f4 43. gxf4 exf4 44. Bf2
Ka7 (44... Ne5 45. Bxc5 $18)) 43. fxe4 Rf3 44. Bg5 Rxg3 (44... Rf2+ 45. Rb2)
45. Nb5 Nb8 (45... Rg4 46. Rc6 Rb8 47. Rc7 Ra8 48. Nd6 $18) 46. Bd8 $1 Bd7 (
46... Nd7 47. Rc6) 47. Bxb6 Rxb6 48. Nc7+ Kb7 49. Rdxb6+ Kxc7 50. Rxb8 Bc6 (
50... Bxa4 51. R3b7+ Kc6 52. Rg7 $18) 51. Rg8 Bxe4 52. Rg7+ Kc6 53. Rgb7 Kd6 $8
54. R3b6+ Bc6 55. Rf7 (55. Rf7 Ke6 56. Rc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Rilton Cup 27th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1997.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Khenkin,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1997.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. h3 b5 14. Bf4 Nh5 $5 $146
(14... Qb6 15. e4 Rac8 $13) 15. Bxd6 Qb6 16. Bf4 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Rac8 18. e3 (18.
e4 b4 $1 19. Na4 Qf6 $1 20. Qd2 Bh6 21. Ng5 Ne5 $3 22. fxe5 Qxg5 23. Qxg5 Bxg5
24. axb4 cxb4 25. Nc5 Rxc5 26. Rxa6 Rxe5 27. Rxa7 Rc2 $11) 18... c4 (18... b4
$6 19. Na4 Qd6 20. Nd2 $1 $16) 19. e4 $1 Bh6 (19... Nc5 $2 20. e5 Nd3 21. d6 $1
Nxe1 22. Rxe1 Rcd8 23. Nd5 $16) 20. Ng5 Ne5 $1 (20... Qf6 21. Qd2 Ne5 22. h4 $1
(22. fxe5 $2 Qxg5 23. Qxg5 Bxg5 $11) 22... Nd3 23. e5 Qxf4 24. Qxf4 Nxf4 25. d6
Nxg2 26. Kxg2 $16) 21. fxe5 Bxg5 22. d6 (22. e6 $2 fxe6 $15) 22... Rxe5 23. d7
$1 Rd8 24. Nd5 (24. Rad1 $2 Qe6 25. Nd5 Rxd7 26. f4 Rdxd5 $1 27. fxe5 Rxe5 $17)
24... Rxd5 $8 (24... Qc5 $2 25. b4 $1 $16) (24... Qd6 25. f4 Rxd5 26. exd5 $16)
25. exd5 Rxd7 26. Re8+ Kg7 27. Rae1 $14 Bf6 (27... Qd6 28. R1e4 $1 $14) 28. Qd2
Qd6 $1 29. R1e4 $1 $40 (29. Ra8 $2 Bb7 30. Rxa7 Qb6 31. Qa5 Qxa5 32. Rxa5 Bxb2
33. Rxb5 c3 34. a4 Ba3 $1 35. Rb3 Bb2 $11) 29... Bb7 (29... Qxd5 $2 30. Rg8+ $1
$18) 30. Rf4 $2 $138 (30. h4 $1 {Diagramma} Qxd5 (30... h5 $2 31. Rh8 $1 $18 g5
$140 32. Ree8) (30... Bxd5 31. h5 $1 (31. Rd4 $2 Bxd4 32. Qxd4+ Kh6 33. Qe3+
Kg7 34. Qd4+ Kh6 $11 35. Rg8 $5 f6 $1 36. Qe3+ Kh5 37. Bf1 Be6 $1 $13) 31...
gxh5 (31... h6 32. Rd4 $1 Bxd4 33. Qxd4+ f6 34. Bxd5 $18 Qxd5 $140 35. Re7+ $1)
32. Rd4 $1 Bxd4 33. Qxd4+ Kh6 34. Rg8 $1 f5 $8 35. Bxd5 $18) 31. Rg8+ $1 Kxg8
32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 (33... Bxd5 $6 34. Qb4 $18) 34. Qb4 Rd1+ 35. Kh2
Rh1+ 36. Kg3 Bxh4+ 37. Kf4 Kh6 38. Qf8+ Kh5 39. Qxf7 Bg5+ 40. Ke5 Re1+ 41. Kd6
Rxe8 42. Qxe8 $18) 30... a6 $1 (30... Bxd5 $2 31. Rd4 $1 (31. Rxf6 $2 Kxf6 32.
Qd4+ Kf5 $1 $11) 31... Bxd4 32. Qxd4+ Kh6 33. Rg8 $1 Kg5 $8 34. h4+ Kh5 35. Rh8
$1 $18) (30... Be5 $2 31. Rh4 h5 (31... Bxd5 32. Qh6+ Kf6 33. f4 $1 Bd4+ 34.
Kh2 Bxg2 35. Qg5+ Kg7 36. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 37. Qh4+ Kg7 38. Qh8#) 32. Rxh5 $1 (32.
Re4 $2 Bh2+ $1 (32... Bf6 $2 33. Rh8 $1 $18) 33. Kh1 Bxd5 34. Qc3+ f6 $13)
32... gxh5 33. Qg5+ Qg6 34. Qxe5+ $18) (30... Rd8 $6 31. Rxd8 Qxd8 (31... Bxd8
32. Qc3+ $1 Kg8 $8 (32... Bf6 $2 33. Rxf6 $1 Qxf6 34. d6 $18) 33. Qf3 $1 $16)
32. Rxf6 $3 Qxf6 (32... Kxf6 33. Qd4+ $18) 33. d6 Bxg2 34. d7 $1 $18) 31. h4 $6
(31. Bh1 $1 $13) 31... h5 $6 $138 (31... Bxd5 $2 32. Rxf6 $1) (31... Be5 $1 32.
Re4 Bh2+ $1 33. Kh1 Bxd5 34. Qc3+ f6 35. Re1 Be5 $17) 32. Bh1 $1 (32. Bf3 $6
Rd8 $1 (32... Be5 $6 33. Re4 f6 34. Re2 $14) 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 $15 34. d6 $140 Bxf3
35. Rxf3 Qd7) 32... Rd8 (32... Re7 $2 33. Rxf6 $1 Qxf6 34. Rxe7 Qxe7 35. d6 Qd7
36. Bxb7 Qxb7 37. d7 $18) (32... Be5 33. Re4 Bh2+ (33... Bf6 $2 34. Rh8 $1 $18)
(33... f6 $2 34. f4 $1 Qc5+ 35. Kh2 Rxd5 36. Qe2 Bd6 37. R4e7+ $18) 34. Kf1
Bxd5 (34... Qxd5 $2 35. Rg8+ $1 Kxg8 36. Re8+ Kg7 37. Bxd5 Bxd5 38. f4 $18) 35.
Qc3+ $1 f6 36. Rd4 Bg2+ $8 37. Kxg2 Qxd4 38. Re7+ $1 Kh6 39. Rxd7 Qxd7 40. Kxh2
Qd6+ 41. Qg3 $18) (32... Kh7 $8 33. Bg2 Kg7 $11) 33. Rxd8 Bxd8 (33... Qxd8 34.
d6 $1 Bxh1 35. Rxf6 $1 (35. Kxh1 Be5 $11) 35... Qxf6 36. d7 Qc6 $8 (36... Qf3
37. Qc3+ $18) 37. f3 $18) 34. Qc3+ $1 Bf6 $2 $138 (34... Kg8 $8 35. Qf3 $1 $16)
35. Rxf6 $1 Qxf6 36. d6 Bc8 (36... Bxh1 37. d7 $18) 37. Bc6 Qxc3 38. bxc3 Kf6
39. d7 Bxd7 40. Bxd7 Ke5 41. Bc8 $1 a5 (41... Ke4 42. Bxa6 Kd3 43. Bxb5 Kxc3
44. Be8 $18) 42. Bd7 $1 b4 43. axb4 axb4 44. cxb4 c3 45. Ba4 Kd4 46. Kf1 Kc4
47. b5 Kc5 (47... Kb4 48. b6 Kxa4 49. Ke2 $1 $18) 48. Ke2 Kb6 49. f4 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Be2 Be7 10. Be3 a6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 Nbd7 13. f3 Rc8 14. Qb3 Kh8 15.
a4 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rg8 17. Qc2 g5 18. b4 Ne5 19. Qb1 Qb8 20. Qb3 Qa8 {Black's
strategy is extremely double-edged. In principle, the queen in the corner
appeals to me here, increasing the pressure on the e4 pawn so that the ...g4
break will gain in strength; but it would worry me that the queen is stuck in
the corner when the position is about to explode. The players agree a draw
just at that point. It is for one of them to explain what was really going on.}
21. a5 bxa5 22. Na4 Ned7 23. c5 g4 24. cxd6 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nepomnishay, Mikhail I"]
[Black "Biriukov, Oleg V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5
Nxd5 8. Bd2 O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd7 11. Rd1 Qe8 12. Bd3 c5 13. O-O cxd4 14.
Nxd4 Nc5 15. Rfe1 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qb8 17. Qf3 Rd8 18. Qg4 Bf8 19. Rd3 {White
uses his advantage in space and development (what is the rook doing on a8?) to
launch an attack. In particular, the bishop on c3 is a rock, holding White's
position together.} g6 20. Rh3 Bg7 21. Nf3 e5 22. Qh4 h6 {This is a pleasing
game. Black has been able to withstand the first assault, and there is the
danger that the rook on h3 will find itself out of play. However, White makes
a virtue out of the unorthodox position of the rook and singlemindedly goes
for Black's king.} 23. Bd2 $1 h5 24. Bb4 Qc8 25. Rg3 $1 Qc6 26. Rg5 $1 Qc2 (
26... Bf6 27. Qxh5 Bxg5 28. Qxg5 $40) (26... Re8 27. Bc3 Qd6 28. Qg3 $16) 27.
Rxe5 $1 Qxb2 28. Re7 Bf6 29. Qf4 Bc6 {[#]} 30. Rxf7 $1 {The rook has had a
glorious career.} (30. Ne5 $18) 30... Kxf7 31. e5 Qc2 (31... Kg8 32. exf6 Bxf3
33. f7+ Kh7 34. f8=Q Rxf8 35. Bxf8 Kg8 36. Bd6 Bd5 37. Be5 Re8 38. Qf6 $18) 32.
exf6 (32. exf6 {Ftacnik} Kg8 33. f7+ Kg7 34. Nd4 Qd3 35. Ne6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.04.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2
Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Rd1 cxd4 14.
cxd4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 {Vermutlich eine Unterschätzung der Gegnerin.} ({Mit} 15.
Rxd3 {konnte Weiß die Damen auf dem Brett halten.}) (15. Rxd3 {Ftacnik} Nd7 16.
Bb2 (16. Bg5 $6 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 h6 18. Nh3 Qc4 19. Nf4 Nf6 20. Re1 Rfd8 21. Qd1
Rac8 $15 {Peshina-Gurevich,M/Eger op/1987}) 16... Qa6 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Qe3 (
18. h4 Qb5 19. g3 Rac8 20. Kg2 Qa4 21. R1d2 Bf8 22. Qe3 Rc2 23. Qf4 Rxd2 24.
Nxd2 Qc2 25. Rf3 {1/2-1/2 Ribli,Z-Almasi,Z/Altensteig/1994/ (42)}) 18... Rac8
19. d5 exd5 20. Rxd5 Nf8 21. h4 Qa4 22. R1d4 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Rodriguez,A/
Sochi 1988/ (22)}) 15... Qa6 16. Bb2 (16. d5 {Ftacnik} Qxd3 $1 17. Rxd3 exd5
18. exd5 Bd6 19. Be3 Rc8 20. Re1 Nd7 $11) (16. Qe3 $5 {Ftacnik} Nd7 17. Bb2
Rac8 $13) 16... Qxd3 17. Rxd3 {Dieses Endspiel haben beide angestrebt - Polgar
aus objektiven Gründen, Timman vielleicht deshalb, weil er glaubt, im Endspiel
der Bessere zu sein.} Nd7 18. Rc1 (18. d5 {Ftacnik} Nc5 19. Re3 Rfd8 20. Rd1
Rac8 $11) 18... Rfc8 19. Rdc3 Rxc3 20. Rxc3 {Kaum vorstellbar, dass Weiß
schlechter steht, doch die schwarze Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel stellt
zumindest eine Gefahr dar.} Nf6 21. Nd2 (21. e5 $2 {Ftacnik} Nd5 $17) 21... b5
{Ftacnik: 'Polgar shows, that she has potentially passed pawn as well.'} 22.
Rc6 ({Nach} 22. Rc7 Kf8 23. Rb7 a6 {'~~' Ftacnik. muss der weiße Turm den
Rückzug antreten.}) 22... Kf8 23. f3 Ke8 24. Nb3 Nd7 25. Kf1 $2 ({Besser ist} 
25. Kf2) (25. d5 {Ftacnik} exd5 26. exd5 Nb6 $15) 25... Nb6 26. Nc5 $2 {
Ftacnik: 'A serious mistake, since white does nothing against the massive
improvement of black pieces. They will attack his weak pawns a3 and d4 to a
decisive efffect.' Die weiße Aktivität greift völlig ins Leere.} ({Aber auch
nach} 26. Na5 Kd7 27. Rc2 {(=/+ Timman) '=' Ftacnik.} Rc8 28. Rxc8 Nxc8 29. Ke2
{hat Weiß wegen der schwarzen Majorität am Damenflügel keinen völligen
Ausgleich, aber wenigstens geht kein Material verloren.}) 26... Nc4 $1 27. Bc1
Rd8 28. a4 {Dies würde funktionieren, wenn der König im 25. Zug nach f2
gegangen wäre!} Rxd4 $1 29. Nb3 Rd3 30. axb5 Ne5 31. Rc8+ Kd7 32. Ra8 Rxb3 33.
Rxa7+ Ke8 0-1

[Event "Beersheba m"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 {Greenfeld ist selbst mit
diesem Zug in CBM 51 vertreten; Lobron,E-Greenfeld,A/EUCup f Ljubljana (02)} 6.
Bg5 Bg7 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. e3 (9. Rd1 $1 {(Dautov), aber der Textzug ist
ebenfalls solide.}) 9... Nbd7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Rad1 Qc8 13. Rfe1 a6
14. e4 Nh5 15. Be2 {Will 15...Nf4 provozieren.} e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nd5 Bf8
18. Nd2 c6 19. Bxh5 $5 (19. Ne3 $10) 19... cxd5 $8 20. exd5 (20. Bf3 d4 $15)
20... gxh5 21. Re3 (21. Qf5 $5 Nc5 22. Qxh5 Nd3 $2 (22... Bg7 $13) 23. Ne4 Nxe1
24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Bg5 $18) 21... Bxd5 22. Rg3+ Bg7 (22... Kh8 $13) 23. Qf5 Nf8 {
Gibt die Figur zurück.} (23... Be6 24. Qxh5 $13 {Weiß hat beachtliche
Angriffschancen.}) 24. Qxc8 $10 (24. Rxg7+ $2 Kxg7 25. Qf6+ (25. Bf6+ Kg8 26.
Qxh5 Nh7 $19) 25... Kg8 26. cxd5 Qc2 $19) 24... Rexc8 (24... Raxc8 $2 25. cxd5
Ng6 26. d6 $16) 25. Bf6 (25. cxd5 Ng6 $17) 25... Ng6 26. Bxg7 h4 27. Rb3 Bxg2 (
27... Bc6 $5 {Fritz}) 28. Kxg2 (28. Bxh6 $13) 28... Kxg7 29. Rxb6 Rd8 {[%cal
Rd8d1]} 30. c5 Rd5 31. c6 Rad8 32. c7 Rc8 33. Rc6 e4 34. b4 f5 35. Rg1 Ne5 36.
Kh3+ $2 $19 (36. Rc2 $15) 36... Kf7 37. Rc2 Rd3+ 38. Kg2 (38. Kxh4 Rxd2 39.
Rxd2 Nf3+ $19) 38... h3+ 39. Kh1 Rd7 40. Rg3 (40. Rgc1 Nd3 41. Nc4 Nxc1 42.
Ne5+ Ke7 43. Nxd7 Kxd7 44. Rxc1 Rxc7 45. Rxc7+ Kxc7 46. Kg1 Kc6 47. a4 Kd5 48.
Kf1 Kc4 49. b5 axb5 50. axb5 Kxb5 $19) 40... Rdxc7 41. Rxc7+ Rxc7 42. Rxh3 Rc2
0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Als meine Bearbeitung fertig war, bekam ich Schach 3/94 mit Dreev's
Originalkommentaren in die Hände. Im allgemeinen liegen Analysen eines
beteiligten Spielers näher an der Wahrheit, doch in diesem Falle stand der
Turniersieger von Tilburg wohl zu sehr unter dem Eindruck seines Glanzsieges.} 
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 c6 {Mit Schwarz im 4. Zug die Theorie zu
verlassen, ist nicht einfach.} 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 {Dreev reagiert auf die
unerwartete Konstellation, indem er zu einem Stellungstyp Slawische
Abtauschvariante überleitet. Also ohne Risiko ein kleiner Vorteil, aber dafür
erhöhte Remiswahrscheinlichkeit. Bei einem Match keine schlechte Strategie.}
cxd5 7. Bf4 a6 8. Rc1 $1 Bb7 (8... Be7 $2 9. Na4 $1 {und Weiß gewinnt sofort
wegen der tödlichen Drohung 10.Bc7 (Dreev).} Bd7 10. Bc7 Bxa4 11. Qxa4+ Qd7 12.
Qc2 $16) 9. e3 Nc6 {Je nachdem, ob die folgenden Verwicklungen Schwarz in
Nachteil geraten lassen oder nicht, ist der Textzug zu tadeln oder eben nicht.
Als Kommentator muß man also eigentlich ganz hinten anfangen. Dreev gibt dem
Zug ein '?!', was aber bezweifelt werden muß.} 10. Nb5 $5 {Jetzt wird es
taktisch und der Einsatz der Analysemodule Fritz3 oder Doctor? zeigt schnell,
daß sich eine Annahme des Figurenopfers verbietet.} Rc8 (10... axb5 $2 11. Bxb5
Rc8 12. Ne5 $18) 11. Qa4 Nd7 $1 {Schwarz muß den König vor der Qa4 schützen.} (
11... Nh5 {Dieser Zug wird nach einiger Rechenzeit von den Modulen angezeigt.
Damit darf man sich nicht zufrieden geben und muß in die Varianten hineingehen.
} 12. Nc7+ Ke7 (12... Rxc7 $2 13. Bxc7 Qxc7 14. Bxa6 Bxa6 15. Rxc6 $18 {
Spielt man diese Variante mit dem Doctor? rückwärts, so erkennt er sofort, daß
12...Ke7 besser ist als 12...Rxc7?}) 13. Bxa6 Nxf4 14. Bxb7 Rxc7 15. exf4 Nxd4
16. Rxc7+ Qxc7 17. Nxd4 Qxb7 {Diese Stellung wird von den Analysemodulen
unterschiedlich eingeschätzt: ungefähr = (Fritz3) bzw. +/= (Doctor?). In
Wahrheit steht Weiß deutlich besser. Er wird die einzige offene Linie besetzen,
während Schwarz die Entwicklung nicht leicht beenden kann. Die weiße Majorität
am Damenflügel kann eine wichtige Rolle spielen, während der f-Doppelbauer
höchstens in den Kalkulationen von Schachprogrammen neagtiv ist.}) (11... Nh5
12. Na7 $1 {Diesen und den nächsten weißen Zug habe ich mit der Hand
eingegeben. Ich habe nicht geprüft, wie lange man warten muß, ehe die
Programme selbst drauf kommen.} b5 13. Nxb5 $1 {Wenn man jetzt ein wenig
wartet, wird der deutliche weiße Vorteil im Analysefenster angezeigt.}) 12.
Nc7+ (12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Nxd4 14. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Qxc8 16. Kd2 {
verspricht Weiß eine kräftige Initiative (Dreev), ob das aber die Rettung der
ganzen mit 10.Nb5 eingeleiteten Variante ist, darf bezweifelt werden.}) 12...
Rxc7 13. Bxa6 {Nach zunächst} (13. Bxc7 Qxc7 14. Bxa6 {führt 14...Bxa6 15.Rxc6
zur Partie und 14...Ndb8 zu einer Variante, die beim 13. Zug von Schwarz
analysiert wird.}) 13... Bxa6 $1 (13... Nce5 {ist die vom Computer sofort
angezeigte Verbesserung. Nachdem zunächst deutlicher Vorteil angezeigt wird,
erscheint dann eine Dauerschachvariante:} 14. Rxc7 Qxc7 15. Nxe5 Qc1+ 16. Ke2
Bxa6+ 17. Qxa6 Qc2+ 18. Kf3 Nxe5+ 19. Bxe5 Qe4+ {usw. Angesichts der
verlorenen Partie stellt das immer noch eine Verbesserung dar. Das ist aber
doppelt falsch. Schwarz mußte die Partie keineswegs verlieren (von hinten
analysieren!) und Weiß kann dieser Dauerschachvariante ausweichen.}) (13...
Nce5 14. Rxc7 Qxc7 15. Kd1 $3 {Diesen Zug mußte ich auch auf einem Pentium mit
der Hand eingeben.} Bxa6 (15... Nc4 $2 {Wird von den Analysemodulen zunächst
bevorzugt.} 16. Bxc7 Nxb2+ 17. Kc2 Nxa4 18. Bxb7 $18 {Daß der Na4 auf
verlorenem Posten steht, wird natürlich von Schachcomputern relativ spät
erkannt. Von der Ausgangsstellung müßte ein Programm wenigstens 10 Halbzüge
vorausrechnen.}) 16. Qxa6 f6 17. dxe5 fxe5 18. Bg3 $1 {und die weiße Stellung
ist wohl deutlich vorzuziehen. Mit Kd2 und Rc1 kommt er schnell in den Besitz
der c-Linie und hat für das Endspiel eine Bauern-Majorität am Damenflügel.
Zudem sind die schwarzen Zentralbauern eher}) (13... Ndb8 $5 {scheitert laut
Dreev an 14.Bxb7 Rxb7 15.Bxb8 b5 16.Qa6, aber wie in Schach 3/94 bemerkt wird,
gewinnt nach 16...Rb6 Schwarz. Da werden auch Zweifel angemeldet, ob Weiß
überhaut Vorteil erlangen kann.} 14. Bxc7 $1 (14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Bxb8 b5 16. Qa6
Rb6 $19 {Schach 3/94}) 14... Qxc7 15. Bb5 Bd6 16. O-O O-O 17. Rc3 Rc8 18. Rfc1
{Die Stellung befindet sich etwa im Gleichgewicht, weil Schwarz die Fesselung
kaum abstreifen kann, aber Weiß nicht in der Lage ist, dies auszunutzen. Da
aber 13...Bxa6 m. E. ebenfalls das Gleichgewicht wart, ist 13...Nbd8 nicht
unbedingt besser.}) 14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. Rxc6 Qb7 16. Ne5 Be7 17. b4 $1 f6 $1 (
17... Bc4 18. Rxb6 $1 Qxb6 19. Qxd7+ Kf8 20. Nc6 {, und Weiß gewinnt die Figur
bei Bauernvorteil zurück.}) 18. b5 $1 (18. Rxb6 {Wieder ein Computerzug.} Qxb6
19. Qxd7+ Kf8 20. Nc6 Qb7 21. Qxe6 $13) 18... Bxb5 19. Qxb5 fxe5 20. O-O $1
exd4 $5 (20... O-O $1 21. Rfc1 (21. Rxe6 {gibt Dreev hier an, aber nach} Bxa3 {
ist von weißem Vorteil nichts zu sehen.}) 21... Bd8 22. Rxe6 exd4 23. exd4 Nf6
$10 {und im Unterschied zur Partie können die schwarzen Figuren ziehen.}) 21.
Rfc1 Kd8 $2 {Wie so oft entscheidet nicht ein Fehler im Anfangsstadium.} (21...
Bd8 22. Rxe6+ Kf7 23. Rcc6 Nf6 $10 24. e4 {gewinnt laut Dreev /\} dxe4 25. Qc4
Kg6 26. Qxd4 Kf7 27. Qc4 Kg6 28. Qxe4+ Kf7 29. Rxf6+ $18 {Dreev, aber Schwarz
spielt besser.}) (21... Bd8 $1 22. Rxe6+ Kf7 23. Rcc6 Nf6 24. e4 Qd7 $1 25.
exd5 (25. Rxf6+ gxf6 26. Rxf6+ Ke8 27. Re6+ Be7 $15) 25... Be7 $10) 22. exd4 {
Schwarz kann mit König, Dame und Springer nicht mehr ziehen: das ist eine zu
schwere Hypothek.} Rf8 (22... Bxa3 $5 23. Rc8+ Qxc8 24. Rxc8+ Kxc8 25. Qa6+ $16
) 23. a4 $1 $18 Bg5 24. R1c2 Rf4 25. a5 Rxd4 26. g3 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Ra1 28. axb6
Nb8 (28... Qa6 29. Qxa6 Rxa6 30. b7 Rxc6 31. Rxc6 {/\ 32.Rd6+- (Borik)}) 29.
Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-19 Group B"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1984.06.05"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Black "Estevez Morales, Guillermo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1984.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 8/1984 Seite 357} 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6.
exd4 e6 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rad1 Nb4
13. Rfe1 Rc8 $2 ({Nach} 13... Nfd5 {hätte Schwarz gutes Spiel gehabt.}) 14. d5
$1 Rxc4 $5 {Ein Schlagen auf d5 kam natürlich nicht in Frage, denn sobald der
Sf6 auf d5 schlägt, folgt Lxe7, und Weiß behält eine Figur mehr.} ({Nicht ganz
klar war jedoch} 14... Qc7 {z.B.} 15. b3 ({oder} 15. dxe6 Qxc4 16. exf7+ Rxf7
17. Qxc4 Rxc4 18. Ne5 Rc7 $1 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Bxf6 Kxf6) ({Nach} 15. Rd4 $1 {
sollte aber Weiß in Vorteil kommen.}) 15... exd5 (15... Bxd5 $1 16. Nxd5 exd5 {
mit schwarzem Vorteil}) 16. Nb5 $1 (16. Qxe7 Qxe7 17. Rxe7 dxc4 18. Rxb7 cxb3
$15)) 15. Qxc4 Nbxd5 16. Ne5 Qa8 17. Rd3 $1 Re8 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 (18... Nxd5 {
gefällt mir besser.}) 19. Qh4 Qb7 20. Rh3 Kf8 $6 {[#]} ({Bessere praktische
Chancen bot} 20... Rc8) 21. Bh6 $1 Bd8 {Um f7 zu decken.} 22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23.
Qh6+ Kh8 24. Ng4 $1 Rg8 25. Nxf6 (25. Nxf6 {Schwarz ließ sich} Rxg2+ 26. Kf1
Bc4+ 27. Re2 Bxe2+ 28. Kxe2 Qa6+ 29. Ke3 {nicht mehr zeigen und gab auf.}) 1-0

[Event "Amantea op"]
[Site "Amantea"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Black "Contin, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Komarov,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Qc2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 (11. O-O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qc8 $10) 11...
bxc5 12. Rd1 Qb6 $5 13. Ne5 Qc7 $5 14. Bd3 (14. Nc4 Nc6 $132) 14... Bf6 15. Nf3
(15. Nc4 Bxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Nc6 17. O-O $10) 15... Bxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Nd7 17. O-O Bc6
$6 (17... Nf6 $1 18. Rfe1 (18. Nd2 Ng4 19. Nf3 Nf6) 18... Rfd8 $10) 18. Rc1 $16
a5 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Rfb8 21. bxc5 Ra5 22. Qd4 Rc8 $2 (22... e5 23. Qe3 (23.
Qd6 Rc8 $10) 23... Ba8 24. c6 Bxc6 25. Rc3 Qd6 26. Rfc1 $14) 23. Rc3 e5 24. Qe3
Ba8 25. c6 $1 Nf6 (25... Nb8 26. Bc4 $18 Nxc6 27. Rfc1 $36) 26. Rfc1 $18 h6 27.
h3 Kf8 28. Rc5 $1 Rxc5 29. Qxc5+ Qe7 30. Nxe5 Qxc5 31. Rxc5 Ke7 32. Rc1 g5 33.
Bb5 Rc7 34. Ra1 $1 Kd6 35. Nd3 Bxc6 36. e5+ Kd5 37. Bxc6+ 1-0

[Event "Cordoba op"]
[Site "Cordoba"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Matamoros Franco, Carlos S"]
[Black "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Komarov,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
N5f6 9. e4 (9. Bf4 $5) 9... c5 10. d5 {/\N/} (10. Bf4 $6 cxd4 $1 (10... a6 $2
11. d5) 11. Nb5 Bxe4 12. Nc7+ Ke7 $17) (10. Rd1 $5) 10... exd5 11. e5 (11. exd5
Bd6 (11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. O-O-O $44)) 11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ng5
Be7 $1 (13... Nxe5 14. Bb5+ Bc6 15. Bxc6+ Nxc6 16. O-O-O $44) 14. e6 Bxg5 15.
exd7+ Kxd7 16. Rd1 Kc8 (16... Kc7 17. Bb5 $1 (17. Bf4+ Bxf4 18. Rxd8 Raxd8 $17)
17... a6 18. Ba4 Qe7 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20. Rd7+ Kb8 21. O-O $44) 17. Bc3 (17. g3 f5
(17... Qe7 18. Bh3+ Kb8 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20. O-O $13) 18. Bh3 Bxd2+ 19. Rxd2 Qf6
20. O-O Kc7 $1 21. b4 Rac8 $1 $15) 17... Qe7 18. Be2 Rd8 $6 (18... Kc7 19. Bxg7
Rhg8 $17) 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. O-O Kc7 21. b4 $1 Bc6 $8 22. Qb3 Rd8 $5 23. bxc5
Qxc5 24. Qxf7+ Rd7 25. Qb3 a5 $1 {/\Kb7-a7-/+/} 26. Qb2 Kb7 27. Rb1 (27. Bxg7
Rd2) 27... Bh4 28. g3 (28. g3 Bg5 29. Bg4 Rd3 30. Bxa5 $5 Qxa5 31. Qxg7+ Kb8
$19 32. Qg8+ Bd8 33. Qf7 Qc5 (33... Qc5 34. Qe6 Bb7 $19)) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[BlackTeam "Budapest Honved"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qxd7+ (8. Qc2 dxc4 9. e3 O-O 10. Bxc4 Qc8 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ne4 Be7
14. Rc1 c6 15. Ne5 $16 {Gawrilow-Saulin/Moskau/1982/}) 8... Nbxd7 9. Nb5 O-O (
9... Kd8 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 c6 12. Nd6 Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Ne4 14. Bf4 Re8 15. e3
f6 16. h4 a5 17. Rc1 Nf8 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Kxd2 Ne6 $10 {Van Wely-Jepischin/Ter
Apel/1995/}) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 (10... exd5 $5 11. Nxc7 Rac8 12. Nb5 Rc2 $44) 11.
Nxc7 Bxg5 12. Nxd5 (12. Nxa8 $5 Bh6 13. e4 $16) 12... Bxd5 13. Nxg5 Rac8 14. e3
Nf6 15. Bd3 Bxg2 16. Rg1 Bb7 17. Ke2 Rc7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Rxc7 Rxc7 20. f3 g6
21. e4 Nh5 22. Ke3 Ng7 23. h4 f6 24. Nh3 Kf7 25. Nf4 e5 (25... Ke7 $5) 26. dxe5
fxe5 27. Nh3 h6 28. f4 Bc8 29. Nf2 exf4+ 30. Kxf4 Rc5 31. Ke3 Bd7 32. Be2 Kf6
33. Nd3 Rc2 34. Rf1+ Ke7 35. Nf4 Rxb2 $2 (35... Be8 $142 $5 $10) 36. Nxg6+ Kd6
37. Rd1+ Ke6 $4 (37... Kc7 $8) 38. Bc4+ (38. Nf8+ $5 Ke7 39. Nxd7 Rb3+ 40. Kf4
Rxa3 41. Ne5 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Osijek Forina-Mursa"]
[BlackTeam "Borovo Vukovar '91"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. e4 (10. O-O c5 11. Nxd5 exd5 (11... Qxd5 $5) 12. b3 Nd7 13.
Bb2 Bf6 14. Ne5 g6 15. f4 Bg7 $13 {Iwantschuk,W-Hjartarson,J/Reykjavik/1991/})
10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. O-O Nc6 (12... Ba6 $5) 13. Be3 (13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Qe2
Na5 15. Rad1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Bf6 $13 {Ribli,Z-Hort,V/Bayern-Porz/1991/}) 13...
cxd4 14. cxd4 Rc8 15. Re1 (15. Qe2 $142 $5) 15... Bf6 16. e5 Be7 17. h3 Rc7 18.
Qe2 Qd7 19. Rad1 (19. Bc2 Rfc8 20. Ba4 (20. Qd3 g6 21. Ba4 Nxe5 $1 $19) 20...
Nxd4 $1 $19) 19... Na5 (19... Bxa3 $5 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qd3+ Kg8 22. Qxa3 Rfc8
$15) 20. Bd2 Rfc8 21. Bb1 Nc4 (21... Bxa3 $4 22. Qd3 $18) 22. Bb4 Qd8 23. Nh2
Bg5 24. Qd3 g6 25. Re2 a5 26. Be1 Ba6 27. h4 Bxh4 28. Qh3 Be7 (28... Nxa3 $5)
29. Bd3 Rd7 30. Nf3 Bb7 31. Be4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 b5 33. g3 Bxa3 34. Kg2 Bf8 35.
Bc3 Bg7 36. Rh1 h6 37. Rh4 Qf8 38. Ng5 Ne3+ (38... hxg5 $4 39. Rh8+ $1 Bxh8 40.
Qxh8#) 39. fxe3 Rxc3 40. Ne4 Rc2+ (40... Rxe3 $2 41. Rxh6 $1 Rxe4 (41... Bxh6
42. Nf6+ Kh8 43. Qxh6+ (43. Nxd7 Re2+ 44. Kf1 $18) 43... Qxh6 44. Rxh6+ Kg7 45.
Rh7+ Kf8 46. Nxd7+ $18) 42. Rh8+ Bxh8 43. Qxh8#) 41. Kf3 h5 42. Rf4 (42. g4 $2
f5 $1) 42... Qa3 (42... Rxd4 $1 43. g4 Rd3 44. gxh5 Rxe3+ $1 45. Kxe3 Qa3+ $19)
43. Qf1 Qb3 44. g4 Rxd4 45. gxh5 (45. Nf6+ Bxf6 46. Rxd4 Rc3 47. Qf2 (47. exf6
Rxe3+ 48. Kf4 e5+ 49. Kg5 exd4 50. Qf4 Re8 $19) 47... Bg5 48. Re1 h4 $19) 45...
Rd3 (45... Bxe5 $5 46. hxg6 f5 (46... Bxf4 47. gxf7+ Kf8 48. Qg1 Qxe3+ 49. Qxe3
Bxe3 50. Kxe3 Rxe4+ 51. Kxe4 a4 52. Ke5 Kxf7 53. Rh7+ Kg6 54. Rb7 a3 55. Rxb5
a2 56. Ra5 Rc5+ $1 $19) 47. Qh3 fxe4+ 48. Rxe4 Rf2+ 49. Kxf2 Qc2+ 50. Kf3 Qxe4+
$19) 46. hxg6 Rxe3+ 47. Kg4 Qd5 (47... Rc7 $5) 48. gxf7+ Kf8 49. Rh7 (49. Ng5
Rg2+ 50. Kh4 Rxg5 (50... Qxe5 51. Nh7+ Ke7 52. f8=Q+ Bxf8 53. Rf7+ Kd6 54. Rd7+
(54. Qxg2 Re4+ 55. Qg4 Rxg4+ 56. Kxg4 Qe4+ 57. Kg3 Qxh1 $19) 54... Kxd7 55.
Nxf8+ Ke7 56. Qxg2 Re4+ $19) 51. Kxg5 Rxe5+ 52. Kg4 Rg5+ 53. Kh3 Rh5+ 54. Rh4
Rxh4+ 55. Kxh4 Bf6+ 56. Kg3 (56. Qxf6 Qxh1+ 57. Kg3 Qg1+ 58. Kh4 Qe1+ 59. Kg5
Qg3+ 60. Kh6 Qh3+ 61. Kg6 Qf5+ $19) 56... Kxf7 $19) 49... Rxe4 50. Rxg7 Rxf4+
0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Relange, Eloi"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Borovo Vukovar '91"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 {Konikowski,J} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7.
Qa4+ Bc6 $5 (7... c6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 $14) 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. e4 (
9. e3 $5 b5 10. Ne5 a6 11. a4 b4 (11... O-O $5) (11... Bb4 {Konikowski,J} 12.
axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Bxc4 $1 h6 (14... bxc4 15. Qa4+ $16) (14... O-O 15.
Bd3 (15. Bxb5 Qd5 $13) 15... h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. O-O $16) 15. Bxe6 hxg5 (15...
fxe6 16. Qg6+ Ke7 17. Qxg7+ Kd6 18. Nf7+ $18) 16. Nxf7 Qe7 17. Nxh8 Qxe6 18.
Qg6+ Kf8 19. Qxg5 Qc4 20. Ng6+ Kg8 21. f3 Bxc3+ 22. bxc3 Qxc3+ 23. Kf2 $16 {
Gavrilov-Levin/corr/1993/}) 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Ne4 $16 (14. Ne4
Na5 15. Bxc4 $16)) 9... b5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rad1 $44 a6 13. a4 b4 (
13... Nb6 $5) 14. d5 $8 exd5 (14... bxc3 $2 {Konikowski,J} 15. dxc6 Qb8 16.
cxd7 Qxb2 17. Qxb2 cxb2 18. Bxc4 $18) 15. Nxd5 (15. exd5 Bb7 16. Nb1 c3 17.
bxc3 Nxd5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 $15) 15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxa4 (16... Bxg5 $2 {
Konikowski,J} 17. dxc6 b3 18. Qb1 $18) 17. Qxa4 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Nb6 19. Qxb4 (19.
Qc6 Qxg5 20. d6 (20. Qxc7 Na4 $17) 20... Qb5 $17) 19... Qxg5 20. Qc5 (20. Bxc4
$5 $10) 20... Qe5 21. Rd2 Qd6 22. Qd4 Qb4 23. Rc1 Rfe8 24. g3 (24. Bxc4 $4 {
Konikowski,J} Qxc4 $1 25. Qxc4 (25. Rxc4 $4 Re1#) 25... Nxc4 $19) 24... Re4 25.
Qxe4 Qxd2 26. Rc2 Qe1+ 27. Kg2 Qa5 28. Bxc4 Nxc4 29. Qxc4 Rd8 30. Qc5 Rxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2
Nd7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. Rd1 c5 $1 (11... Qc8 $5) 12. Bb5 (12. Be2 Nf6
$10) 12... Qc8 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Ba6 15. a4 (15. Bc6 $2 Re8 $1) 15... Bxb5
16. axb5 a6 17. O-O axb5 18. Qe2 b4 19. Bxg7 $6 (19. Qxe7 $10) (19. Bxb4 $10)
19... Re8 20. Bh6 Bg5 $1 $17 21. Qxe8+ Qxe8 22. Bxg5 f6 23. Bf4 Qf7 24. Rfe1
Re8 25. d6 c4 26. Nd4 c3 27. bxc3 bxc3 28. Nf5 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Qh5 30. Nh6+ Kf8
31. h3 c2 32. Ng4 Ne5 33. Bxe5 fxe5 34. Rc1 Qf5 35. Ne3 Qd3 36. Rxc2 Qxd6 37.
Rc8+ Kf7 38. Rh8 Qg6 39. Rb8 Qb1+ 40. Kh2 b5 41. Nc4 Qb4 42. Nxe5+ Ke6 43. Re8+
Kd5 44. Nf3 Qd6+ 45. g3 b4 46. Nd2 Kc6 47. Nb3 Qd1 48. Re3 h5 49. Kg2 Qd5+ 50.
Kg1 Kb5 51. h4 Ka4 52. Kh2 Qb5 (52... Qxb3 53. Rxb3 Kxb3 54. g4 $1) 53. Kg1 Qc6
54. Kh2 Qd5 55. Rd3 Qf5 56. Kg1 Qg4 57. Nc5+ Kb5 58. Nb3 Qg8 59. Rf3 Qd5 60.
Rf5 $4 Qxf5 (60... Qxf5 61. Nd4+ Kc5 62. Nxf5 b3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5 (6. d5) (6.
Qc2) 6... Bg7 7. Qc2 (7. e3) 7... h6 (7... O-O {Dautov} 8. e4 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10.
Bg3 Nh5 11. O-O-O d6 12. Be2 f5 13. exf5 exf5 14. d5 $1 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Ng7 (
15... f4 $2 16. h4 g4 17. Ng5 $1 $40) 16. h4 g4 17. Nd4 $40 {Gurevich,
M-Chuchelov,V/Belgique 1993}) 8. Bh4 d6 9. e4 $5 {Dautov: Weiß versucht,
genauso wie in der Partie Gurevich-Chuchelov zu spielen. Hier ist aber dieser
agressive Plan nur ein Schlag ins Wasser, da Schwarz lang rochieren kann.} (9.
e3) (9. Rd1 $1 {Dautov} Nbd7 (9... O-O 10. d5 Qe7 11. e3 c6 $6 12. dxe6 Qxe6
13. Be2 Nbd7 14. O-O $14 {Gelfand-Chandler/Moscow GMA-qual f/1990}) 10. d5 e5
11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 Qe7 13. Nd2 $14 {Kramnik-Balashov/Dortmund op-A/1992}) 9...
g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. d5 $6 (11. O-O-O $5 $13) (11. O-O-O {Dautov} Nxg3 12. hxg3
g4 13. Nh2 (13. Nh4 Nc6 $15 {><d4}) 13... Qg5+ 14. Qd2 Nc6 15. Qxg5 hxg5 $15)
11... Nd7 12. Be2 g4 $1 (12... Nxg3 $5 {Dautov} 13. hxg3 g4 $15) 13. Nd2 (13.
Bh4 Bf6 (13... Qc8 14. Nd2 Nf4 15. Bg3 Nxe2 16. Nxe2 Ne5 $13) 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
Nd2 Nf4 $15 (15... Nf4 {Dautov} 16. O-O Ne5 $13)) (13. Nh4 $5) 13... Nxg3 14.
hxg3 h5 15. O-O-O Qf6 {[%cal Rf6b2] Die schwarzen Felder im weißen Lager sind
hoffnungslos schwach.} 16. Rdf1 (16. Nb5 Qxf2 17. Nxc7+ Kd8 18. Nxa8 Qxe2 $17)
(16. Nb5 Qxf2 (16... O-O-O $1 {Dautov} 17. Nxa7+ Kb8 18. Nc6+ Bxc6 19. dxc6
Qxf2 $15) 17. dxe6 $5 fxe6 18. Nxc7+ Ke7 19. Nxa8 Qxe2 20. Nc7 a6 $15) 16...
O-O-O $15 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. Nb3 (18. f4 {Dautov} gxf3 $5 19. gxf3 h4 20. gxh4
Rxh4 21. Rxh4 Qxh4 $15) 18... Qg6 19. Nb5 a6 20. N5d4 Nc5 21. Nxc5 dxc5 22. Nb3
(22. Nc6+ Bxc6 23. dxc6 Rd4 24. f3 Rhd8 $17) 22... exd5 23. cxd5 (23. exd5 {
Dautov} Qxc2+ 24. Kxc2 c6 25. dxc6 Bxc6 26. f3 Ba4 27. fxg4 Rhe8 28. Bd1 Re3
$19) 23... c6 (23... f5 $5 24. exf5 Qf6) 24. d6 $5 (24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. f3 a5 $17
{/\b5,c4} (25... Ba4 $1 {Dautov /\b5,c4} 26. Ka2 (26. Bxa6 b5 $19) 26... b5 $1
27. Qxc5 Bxb3+ 28. Kxb3 Rd2 $19)) 24... Qxd6 (24... Rxd6 $5 {Dautov} 25. f4
gxf3 (25... c4 26. Bxc4 c5 27. Re1 Rd7 $15) (25... Rhd8 $6 26. e5 $44) 26. gxf3
Re8 $17 (26... Qxg3 $2 27. Rhg1 Qe5 28. f4 $16)) 25. f4 Bd4 {/\f6} (25... gxf3
26. gxf3 Qxg3 $2 27. Rfg1 Qe5 28. f4 Qf6 29. e5 Qh6 30. Rxh5 $18) 26. e5 Qe7
27. Qf5 (27. Rd1 f6 $17) 27... Bc8 28. Qe4 Qe6 29. Qc2 f6 (29... Be3 $5 {
Dautov /\Qf5} 30. Bd3 f6 31. Re1 Bf2 32. f5 Qd7 33. Rd1 Bxg3 $17) 30. Bc4 Qe7
31. Re1 fxe5 $2 (31... b5 $1 32. Bd3 c4 33. Nxd4 Rxd4 34. Bg6 Rhd8 $17) 32.
Nxd4 Rxd4 33. Rxe5 Qd6 34. Rhe1 Rd2 35. Qb3 b5 36. Be6 Rd3 37. Qc2 c4 38. Qf2
$6 (38. Bxc8 Rxc8 (38... Rd2 {Dautov} 39. Qe4 c3 40. Re2 Rd1+ 41. Ka2 cxb2 42.
Rxb2 Rxc8 $17) 39. Qf2 c5 40. Re6 $15) 38... Bb7 39. Bf5 Rd1+ 40. Ka2 Rd8 41.
Rxd1 Qxd1 42. Bc2 Qd6 (42... Qd2 {Dautov} 43. Qb6 Qd4 (43... Ka8 44. Rxh5 Rb8
45. Be4 c3 46. Rxb5 $3 $16) 44. Qxd4 Rxd4 $15) 43. Rxh5 a5 $1 44. Qc5 (44. Qb6
b4 45. axb4 {/\} (45. Bb1 $13 {Dautov /\} b3+ 46. Ka1 Qd1 47. Rh1 $1 $16) 45...
axb4 46. Rh7 b3+ 47. Bxb3 cxb3+ 48. Qxb3 Rd7 49. Rh8+ Kc7 $19) 44... Qxc5 45.
Rxc5 Kc7 (45... Rd5 $5) (45... Rd5 {Dautov} 46. Rxd5 cxd5 47. f5 Kc7 48. f6 (
48. Bd1 Kd6 49. Bxg4 Ke5 50. Bh3 d4 51. g4 Be4 $19) 48... Kd8 49. Bf5 Ke8 50.
Bxg4 Kf7 $17) 46. Kb1 $2 (46. Rg5 b4 (46... Rd2 {Dautov} 47. Kb1 b4 48. axb4
axb4 49. Kc1 Rxg2 50. Rxg4 $10) 47. axb4 axb4 48. Be4 Rd2 49. Kb1 Re2 $15)
46... Rd5 $1 $19 47. Rxd5 cxd5 48. f5 (48. Bf5 Bc8 $19) 48... Kd6 49. Bd1 d4
50. Bxg4 Be4+ 51. Kc1 Ke5 52. Bh5 Bxf5 53. Bf7 Be6 (53... Be6 {Dautov} 54. Bg6
b4 55. axb4 axb4 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 11th final"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1995.12.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.11.30"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Berlin SV Empor"]
[BlackTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. d5 Bg7 7. g3 O-O (7... exd5
8. cxd5 Na6 9. Bg2 Nc5 $13) 8. Bg2 exd5 9. cxd5 c6 (9... c5 $5) 10. d6 c5 11.
Nb5 $1 $14 Na6 12. O-O Bc6 13. a4 Qc8 14. Bg5 Qb7 15. Qc1 Rae8 16. Re1 Nb4 17.
Nc7 Re4 18. a5 (18. Ra3 $5) 18... b5 19. b3 c4 $2 (19... Ne8 20. Qxc5 Bxa1 21.
Rxa1 Rxe2 $13) 20. Rb1 cxb3 (20... c3 $5) 21. Bxf6 $1 (21. Rxb3 Rc4 $13) 21...
Bxf6 22. Rxb3 Rc4 23. Qh6 $16 Bg7 24. Qh3 Nc2 25. Rd1 b4 26. Ng5 h6 27. Nd5 $1
$18 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 (28... Qb5 29. Nxf7 Rxf7 30. Rf3 $18) 29. Rxd5 hxg5 30.
Qxd7 Nd4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Qxa7 Rxd6 33. Rxb4 Rdd8 34. a6 Be5 35. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qc2
dxc4 9. e3 {This line (and the whole 6.Bg5 system in the Petrosian QI),
topical about a decade ago, was finally considered harmless. Now we have some
new practical examples at the GM level but they hardly change that verdict.}
Nd5 {A new twist.} (9... O-O 10. Bxc4 c5 (10... Qc8 11. d5 $5) 11. dxc5 $1 (11.
O-O-O $6 cxd4 12. Nxd4 $6 Qc8 13. Ba2 Rd8 14. f3 Nc6 $15 {0-1 (32) Bagirov,R 
(2516)-Graf,A (2623) Batumi 2002 CBM 090 [Ftacnik,L]}) 11... Qc7 $1 {[%cal
Yc7c5]} (11... Bxc5 $6 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 {1/2 (20) Gelfand,B (2695)
-Karpov,A (2745) Dortmund 1997 CBM 060 [Gelfand,B]} 14. Rd1 $1 Qc8 15. Qa4 $16
{B.Gelfand}) 12. Be2 Qxc5 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. b4 Qf5 15. Qxf5 exf5 16. O-O $14 {
1-0 (51) Szabo,V (2380)-Manheimer,G (800) Lechenicher SchachServer 2009}) (9...
Bxf3 $5 {leads to a complicated, roughly equal positional fight:} 10. gxf3 b5 (
10... Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bxc4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 O-O {1/2 (32) Cebalo,M (2512)
-Van der Wiel,J (2503) Hoogeveen 2005} 14. Bd3 $14) 11. Bxf6 (11. Rg1 c6 12. a4
a6 13. f4 g6 14. axb5 cxb5 15. Bg2 Ra7 16. d5 $5 exd5 (16... Nxd5 17. O-O-O $1
$44) 17. O-O-O Qf5 18. Qxf5 gxf5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nxd5 Bh4 $13 {1/2 (42)
Sokolov,I (2647)-Leko,P (2707) Prague 2002 CBM 089 [Ftacnik,L]}) (11. f4 c6 12.
Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Bg2 a6 14. O-O-O (14. h4 h5 15. Ke2 Ra7 16. Bf3 g6 17. Ne4 Be7
18. Qc3 Rf8 $13 {1/2 (27) Werle,J (2563)-Swinkels,R (2511) Netherlands 2010})
14... Be7 $5 $15 {[%cal Yf7f5]} (14... Qc7 $143 15. f5 exf5 16. Qxf5 $36 {
1/2 (49) Akobian,V (2610)-Roussel Roozmon,T (2486) Montreal 2008})) 11... Bxf6
12. a4 (12. Qe4 O-O $1 13. Qxa8 Nc6 $17) 12... c6 13. axb5 (13. f4 a6 14. Bg2
Ra7 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfd1 g6 17. b3 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Rd8 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Rdc1 Rb7
$13 {1/2 (47) Almeida Quintana,O (2452)-Gongora Reyes,M (2454) Havana 2005})
13... cxb5 14. Qe4 O-O 15. f4 Rc8 (15... Nc6 16. Nxb5 e5 $1 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18.
Nc3 {1/2 (21) Gelfand,B (2695)-Lautier,J (2660) Biel 1997 CBM 060 [Gelfand,B]}
Nd3+ 19. Bxd3 cxd3 20. Nd5 Bh4 $1 21. Nb6 Bxf2+ $3 22. Kxf2 Qe6 $1 23. Qxe6
fxe6+ 24. Ke1 axb6 $11) 16. Bh3 $1 (16. Bg2 Nc6 17. O-O Rab8 18. Bh3 b4 19. Na4
{1/2 (23) Bacrot,E-Gershon,A/Bermuda 1999/ (23)} Na5 20. Nc5 Qb5 $15) 16... Nc6
17. d5 Nd8 18. Rd1 $44) 10. Ne5 Qd8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bxc4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 O-O
14. O-O Nd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 {The position has been considerably simplified. It
is hardly possible for White to take advantage of Black's backward c7-pawn
although Black should be careful.} 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 (16... Rfc8 {looks more
logical but the problem is that White can prepare d4-d5 in reply to ...c7-c5:}
17. f3 Qd6 18. e4 c5 19. d5 exd5 (19... e5 $5 {still may be enough for a draw})
20. Bxd5 Qe7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Rd5 Rd8 23. Rad1 $14 {[%cal Gd1d8] 1-0 (57)
Zhigalko,A (2582)-Rodshtein,M (2642) Istanbul TUR 2012}) 17. Be2 a5 18. f3 Qe7
19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Qb3 {White prevents ...c7-c5 but Black's position is very
solid, and he decides to wait.} Rd6 21. Rc3 Rc6 22. Bc4 h6 23. Rdc1 Rd8 24. Qc2
Kh8 25. Qf2 Kg8 26. Qg3 Kf8 27. h3 Qd6 28. Qh4 Qe7 29. Qg3 Qd6 30. Qf2 Kg8 31.
Qh4 Kf8 $6 {A sudden inaccuracy. Black gives White a chance to make progress.
It was necessary to remove the rook from d8, say,} (31... Ra8) 32. b4 $1 axb4
33. axb4 Qd7 (33... b5 $5 34. Bxb5 Rxc3 35. Rxc3 Ra8 36. Bf1 Ra1 $132) 34. b5
Rd6 35. Bf1 Rc8 36. Qf2 Qe7 37. Qa2 {[%mdl 32] The queen invasion along the
a-file is absolutely harmless; it is rook that should go there.} (37. Qc2 $142
Rd7 38. Ra1 (38. Qh7 $5)) 37... Rd7 38. Qa7 Ba8 39. Qa6 Rdd8 40. Kh1 g6 41. Qa7
Rd7 42. Qa1 Kg8 43. Ra3 {Finally! But the position has changed in Black's
favour so he now easily holds his ground.} Bb7 44. Ra7 c6 $1 45. Rc3 (45. bxc6
Bxc6 46. Qa6 Rb8 47. Rxd7 Qxd7 $11) 45... Qd8 46. bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 16th"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "2015.02.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Esen, Baris"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2015.02.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nd7 10. Bd3 {This is less energetic than} (10. Bf4 {examined in
my survey in CBM 137.}) 10... Qc7 11. Qb1 {Unfortunately, White's queen must
retreat to a modest square.} (11. Qa2 {is an alternative.}) (11. Qb3 {is
senseless due to} Rc8 {[%cal Rc5c4]}) 11... Be7 ({Another option:} 11... g6)
12. O-O (12. Be3 Rc8 13. a4 O-O 14. O-O Qb8 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. a5 cxd4 17. cxd4
h6 $11 {Foisor O-Lau R Calimanesti 1985}) 12... O-O (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 O-O
14. Bd2 Rac8 15. a4 a6 16. Re1 Rfd8 $11 17. Bb4 $6 Bxb4 18. Qxb4 Qc3 19. Qb1 h6
20. Ra2 Qa5 21. Bf1 Rc3 $132 {1-0 (35) Kozul,Z (2601)-Kovacevic,A (2557)
Ljubljana 2012}) (12... h6 13. Re1 O-O 14. Ra2 Rfe8 15. Rae2 Bf8 16. Qa2 Rac8
17. h3 a6 $11 18. Be3 $6 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qc3 $36 {1/2 (77) Jovanic,O (2539)
-Sandhu,M (2292) Pula 2009}) 13. Be3 (13. e5 {is unsuccessful here as White's
pieces are too passive for any kingside attack:} h6 14. Be3 (14. a4 Rfd8 15.
Be3 Bd5 16. Nd2 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qb7 18. f3 Rac8 19. Qd1 Rc3 20. Ne4 Rb3 21. Qe2
Nb8 22. Rfc1 Nc6 $36 {1/2 (63) Sokolov,I (2696)-Tiviakov,S (2700) Netherlands
2005}) 14... Rfd8 15. Nd2 Rac8 16. Rd1 (16. Ne4 Nb8 17. Qd1 Nc6 18. Qg4 Nxe5
19. dxe5 Rxd3 20. Bxh6 g6 $1 $17 {0-1 (35) Naumkin,I (2433)-Czebe,A (2462)
Balatonlelle 2002}) 16... Nb8 17. Ne4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nc6 19. Ng3 Kh8 20. Qb2 Bf8
21. h3 Na5 $36 {0-1 (29) Fedorowicz,J (2520)-Lau,R (2410) New York 1985}) (13.
Qa2 Rfd8 14. Rd1 Rac8 15. Qe2 {1-0 (83) Kazhgaleyev,M (2598)-Socko,B (2554)
Paris 2004} Nf6 $11) (13. a4 Rad8 14. a5 bxa5 15. Bf4 Qxf4 16. Qxb7 cxd4 17.
cxd4 Bb4 18. Rac1 Nf6 $132 {1/2 (57) Santos,C (2414)-Fernando,D (2438) Maia
2003}) (13. Ra2 Rfd8 14. Re2 Nf8 15. h4 Bf6 16. Re3 Kh8 17. Bb2 Rac8 18. Qe1 {
1/2 (18) Henley,R (2525)-Van der Wiel,J (2515) Amsterdam 1983}) 13... e5 $6 {
[%mdl 32] This transformation of the pawn structure is hardly appropriate.} (
13... Rfd8 $142 14. Nd2 Rac8 $11 15. e5 $6 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. h3 cxd4 18.
cxd4 e5 $36 {0-1 (24) Kononenko,T (2442)-Fedorchuk,S (2571) Badalona 2005}) 14.
Rc1 (14. d5 {is more principled. In the following game Black sacrificed (or
blundered?) a pawn but didn't get enough compensation:} c4 15. Be2 f5 $6 (15...
Rac8 $142 {but after} 16. Nd2 Ba6 17. Qc2 {White keeps the initiative due to
Black's weak c4-pawn}) 16. Qb5 f4 17. Bxc4 $1 Bd6 18. Bd2 Nc5 19. Qb1 Qd8 20.
Kh1 g5 21. g4 Kh8 22. Rg1 Bc8 23. Be2 Bd7 24. c4 $14 {1-0 (46) Sakaev,K (2649)
-Lilov,V (2385) Plovdiv 2008}) 14... Kh8 15. Nd2 (15. a4 $142) 15... Rad8 16.
a4 $6 {Too late.} ({but after} 16. d5 f5 {Black has sufficient counterplay.})
16... exd4 17. cxd4 Qb8 18. d5 f5 $1 19. f3 fxe4 20. fxe4 Nf6 {[%mdl 128]
White's pieces are far away from the kingside so Black obtains an attack.} 21.
Be2 (21. Kh1 Ng4 22. Bg1 Nf2+ 23. Bxf2 Rxf2 $15 {was the lesser evil for White.
}) 21... Qe5 22. Ra3 c4 ({Black misses a tactical opportunity:} 22... Bd6 23.
g3 Nxd5 $1 24. Nf3 (24. exd5 Qxd5) (24. Nc4 Qe6 25. Nxd6 Nxe3 26. Nxb7 Qf6 $1
27. Rxe3 Qf2+ 28. Kh1 Qxe3 29. Nxd8 Qxe2 $19 {[%cal Rf8f2]}) 24... Rxf3 25.
Bxf3 c4 $1 $17) 23. Rac3 (23. Qa1 $1 {was a way for White to hold his ground.
After the text move Black "corrects" his mistake.}) 23... Bd6 $1 {[%mdl 64]}
24. Nf3 (24. g3 Nxd5 $1 25. exd5 Qxd5 26. Ne4 Qxe4 27. Qxe4 Bxe4 28. Rxc4 Bd5
$17) 24... Qxe4 25. Qxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxc4 Nf6 {Black wins a pawn without any
compensation for White.} 27. a5 $6 {This desperate attempt only worsens
White's position.} Rde8 28. Kf2 Bxd5 $19 29. axb6 (29. Rh4 Ne4+ 30. Kg1 Ng3 31.
hxg3 Rxe3 32. Kf2 Ra3 $19) 29... Bxc4 30. Rxc4 h5 $5 31. h3 Ne4+ 32. Rxe4 Rxe4
33. bxa7 Bg3+ 34. Kxg3 Rxe3 35. Bc4 Ra3 36. Bd5 Rxa7 37. h4 g6 38. Be4 Kg7 39.
Ng5 Ra3+ 40. Bf3 Re8 41. Kf4 Ra4+ 42. Be4 Re7 43. Kf3 Kf6 44. Kf4 Rexe4+ 45.
Nxe4+ Ke6 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Kiev Kievchess"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Rd1 c5 $1 {The most principled and probably the best
reply to this system. White apparently tried to prevent ...c7-c5; Black proves
that these efforts are vain.} (10... Qd6) (10... Qd7) (10... Na6) (10... c6) ({
and the most popular} 10... Re8 {are the other options.}) 11. e3 (11. dxc5 d4
$1 12. cxb6 Na6 13. e3 (13. bxa7 Rxa7 {doesn't change much}) 13... Nc5 14. Qb4
(14. Qc4 dxc3 $1 15. Rxd8 Rfxd8 $36) (14. Qc2 Qxb6 $1 (14... dxc3 15. Rxd8
Rfxd8 16. Nd4 $5) 15. Nxd4 Rad8 $36) 14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 axb6 (15... dxc3 $5 {
is probably even stronger:} 16. Rxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bb5 (17. Qxc5 cxb2 18. Bd3 Rxd3
19. Ke2 axb6 20. Qxb6 Rdxa3 $19 {J.Prizant}) (17. b7 Nxb7 18. bxc3 Rac8 19. c4
Rc6 $1 $19 {[%cal Rc6b6]}) 17... cxb2 18. Ke2 axb6 $44) 16. exd4 (16. Bb5 Ne6 (
16... d3 $1 17. Ne4 Be5 $44) 17. Bc4 $1 $14 {Prizant,J (2492)-Kachar,V (2329)/
Moscow 2005/Inf 93/[Prizant,Ja] (19)}) 16... Re8+ 17. Be2 Ne6 18. Ne4 $1 Nxd4
$1 19. Kf1 Be5 $44 {Sokolin,L (2395)-Anastasian,A (2495)/Leningrad 1989/Inf 48
(20)}) (11. g3 $2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Rxd4 Nc6) 11... c4 (11... Nc6 $5 12.
dxc5 Na5 13. Qc2 bxc5 14. Be2 Rc8 15. O-O Re8 16. Qa4 a6 17. Rd2 d4 18. exd4
Bc6 19. Qd1 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nc4 $13 {1-0 Soppe,G (2455)-Sunye Neto,J (2520)/
Buenos Aires 1998/CBM 067 ext (31)}) (11... cxd4 $5 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Rxd4 Nc6
14. Rxd5 Qe7 $44) 12. Qc2 {[%cal Yg2g3,Yf1g2]} Nd7 $1 {[%cal Ya7a6,Yb6b5,Yd7b6]
Black finds the best arrangement of pieces.} (12... Nc6 $143 13. g3 Re8 14. Bg2
Na5 15. O-O Rc8 16. Qf5 g6 17. Qf4 Rc6 18. Ne5 Rce6 19. Ng4 Bg5 20. Nh6+ Bxh6
21. Qxh6 a6 22. Rfe1 f5 23. Bf3 Rd6 24. h4 Bc8 25. Ne2 $14 {1-0 Boensch,U 
(2475)-Sunye Neto,J (2480)/Cienfuegos 1986/MCL (42)}) 13. g3 a6 (13... b5 $6
14. Nxb5 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 Nc5 $6 16. Be2 Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 cxd3 18. Qa4 Qc7 19. O-O
Rfb8 20. Rd2 Qd6 21. Rc1 Bc8 22. Qe8+ Qf8 {1-0 Wang Yue (2585)-Bartel,M (2513)/
Istanbul 2005/CBM 109 ext}) 14. Bg2 b5 15. O-O (15. h4 $6 Re8 16. Ng5 Nf8 17.
Qf5 g6 18. Qf4 h6 19. Nxf7 $6 Kxf7 20. Qxh6 Qd6 21. O-O Rad8 22. Rfe1 Kg8 23.
h5 Bg7 $19 {0-1 Rivera,A (2370)-Rodriguez Vila,A (2435)/Havana 1994/EXT 1997 
(43)}) 15... Re8 {The black knight is ready to go to b6 to protect Black's
only weakness (d5) but at the moment it keeps protecting the e5 square.} (15...
Nb6 16. Ne5 $5 Re8 17. f4 g6 $5 $13) 16. b3 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Wrongly
evaluating the position. Alas, it was probably time to renounce any ambitions:}
(16. Ne5 Nxe5 (16... Nb6 17. f4 {-see 15...Nb6}) 17. dxe5 Bxe5 (17... Rxe5 18.
Rd2 {[%cal Yf1d1]}) 18. Bxd5 Qb6 19. Rd2 {and the control of the d-file must
enable White to equalize.}) 16... Rb8 $1 17. bxc4 dxc4 $1 $17 {[%csl Gb5,Gc4]
Black yields White a pawn centre but obtains many more factors in his favour:
the queenside advantage, supported by his bishop pair, and the weakness of
White's a3 pawn.} 18. e4 {Perhaps it was better to trade a pair of bishops:} (
18. Nd2) 18... Be7 $1 {[%csl Ra3]} 19. Ra1 (19. Qb2 {is equally ugly.}) 19...
Qb6 {[%cal Ra6a5,Rb5b4]} 20. e5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A blunder in a poor position.}
(20. Rfd1 a5 $17) (20. Rfb1 Nf6 $1 {and the "strong" white centre becomes weak!
}) 20... Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Qxd4 22. Rad1 Nxe5 $1 {[%mdl 512] After this queen sac
Black's queenside pawns decide the game.} (22... Qa7 23. Qf5 Nc5 24. Bd5 Rf8
25. Rfe1 {gave White some counterplay.}) 23. Rxd4 Nxf3+ 24. Kg2 Nxd4 $19 25.
Qe4 Ne6 26. Qc6 Bxa3 27. Qxa6 b4 28. Nb1 (28. Nd5 c3 29. Nxc3 Ra8 30. Qd3 bxc3
31. Qxc3 {is hopeless enough.}) 28... Rec8 $1 29. Nxa3 Ra8 30. Qxc4 (30. Qb7
bxa3 31. Ra1 c3 32. Rxa3 Rab8 33. Qa7 c2 34. Ra1 Rb1 $19) 30... Rxc4 31. Nxc4
b3 {and Black confidently converts his extra pawn:} 32. Rb1 Rb8 33. Nd2 Nd4 34.
f4 h5 $1 {According to the principle of two weaknesses, Black should open a
second front on the kingside.} (34... b2 $2 {was premature due to} 35. Nc4 Rb4
36. Rxb2) 35. Kh3 (35. Kf2 b2 $1 36. Nc4 Rb4 $1 37. Ne3 (37. Nxb2 Nc2 {[%cal
Rc2a3]} 38. Kg1 $8 Rb3 $19 {[%cal Yc2b4,Yb4d3]}) 37... Ne6 $1 38. Nd1 Nc5 39.
Ke2 Na4 40. Kd2 Kh7 $1 41. Kc2 Kg6 $19) 35... b2 36. Rd1 Nf5 37. Nb1 Rb3 38.
Rd8+ Kh7 39. Rd7 f6 40. Kg2 h4 $1 41. g4 h3+ 42. Kg1 Nh4 0-1

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 {This order of moves
is mostly used to prevent} (6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3) 6... dxc4 {A principled
reply.} ({In the event of} 6... Nbd7 {White is ready to continue} 7. cxd5 Nxd5
8. Nxd5 ({or} 8. Bg5)) ({or} 6... Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 {etc.}) 7. e4 c5 8.
Bf4 $5 $146 {[%cal Rc3b5][%mdl 8] A surprising novelty at such an early stage.}
(8. d5 {has been played in dozens of games. A classic example:} exd5 9. exd5
Bd6 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Re1 a6 13. a4 Nbd7 14. b3 Qc7 15. h3 Ne5 16.
Nh4 Rfe8 17. Bb2 Qd7 18. Re2 Rad8 $11 {1/2 (38) Lautier,J (2645)-Karpov,A 
(2775) Groningen 1995}) (8. dxc5 {is quite harmless. A recent correspondence
game:} Bxc5 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 a6 12. Bg5 Ng4 13. Qe2 h6 14. Bh4
Bd6 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Qc5 $11 {1/2 (23) Vodicka,M (1889)-Hatsek,W (1925)
Lechenicher SchachServer 2013}) 8... a6 $1 (8... cxd4 9. Nb5 Bxe4 (9... Bc5 10.
Nc7+ Ke7 11. Qxc4 $14) 10. Qxc4 Bxf3 11. Nc7+ Ke7 12. gxf3 Nd5 13. O-O-O $1
Nxc7 14. Bxc7 {leads to a complicated position, in which White's development
advantage and Black's "centralised" king are more important than Black's extra
pawn.}) 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bb3 cxd4 11. Rd1 Qb6 $6 (11... Nc6 $142 $1 12. O-O Rc8 {
, and White must prove his compensation for the pawn.}) 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Nf3
Nbd7 $6 (13... Nc6 $142 14. e5 (14. O-O Nd4 $5) 14... Nh5 15. Bg5 Nd4 (15... h6
$143 16. Ne4 $1) 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Qd2 h6 $1 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 O-O $13) 14.
O-O Rc8 {And now it is not easy for Black to complete his development.} (14...
O-O $6 {runs into} 15. e5 $1 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Rxd7 Nxf4 18. Ne4 Rac8 19.
Ng5 Ng6 (19... g6 20. Qd2 $16) 20. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 21. Bxe6 Rcc7 22. Rd1 $16) 15.
Qe2 Qc6 $2 (15... O-O {is relatively better but Black is in trouble anyway:}
16. e5 Nh5 17. Be3 {[%cal Rd1d7,Rg2g4,Yd1d6,Yf3g5]} Qc6 18. Bc2 $1 $16) 16. Bd5
$1 {Black probably saw this move but underestimated its consequences.} Qb6 17.
Bxb7 Qxb7 18. e5 Ng4 {[%csl Rg4] This knight will become Black's headache but
he had little choice:} (18... Nh5 19. Bc1 {[%cal Rg2g4,Yc3e4]}) 19. Ne4 Be7 20.
Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Nc5 22. Nd2 (22. h3 Nh6 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Rfd1 {was good
enough, too. However, Black can't parry the h2-h3 threat anyway.}) 22... h5 23.
b4 Na4 24. Ne4 O-O 25. h3 Rc4 26. Re1 $18 f5 27. exf6 Nxf6 28. Nxf6+ Rxf6 29.
Rd8+ Rf8 30. Qxe6+ Qf7 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Qd6+ Kg8 33. g3 Nc3 34. Re7 Qf5 35.
Be5 1-0

[Event "Malmo"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Bf4
d6 9. Nbd2 $5 Bg7 10. e4 Bxf1 11. Kxf1 O-O 12. Nc4 (12. g3 $6 Nh5 $1 13. Bg5
Qd7 14. h3 Na6 15. g4 Nf6 16. Rd1 b5 17. b3 Nc7 (17... Rfe8 $142) 18. Bxf6 Bxf6
19. e5 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Ne4 Ne8 $13 {Krasenkov,M-Psakhis,L/Metz op/1994/}
) 12... Ne8 (12... b5 $5 13. Nxd6 Nh5 14. Nb7 $13) 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. Re1 Nd7 15.
h4 {|^>>} Ne5 (15... h5 16. e5 $5) 16. Bxe5 $1 Bxe5 $1 (16... dxe5 17. h5 $16)
17. h5 (17. Nfxe5 dxe5 18. h5 g5 $10) 17... Bg7 (17... g5 18. Ne3 $16 {><f5})
18. e5 Rd8 (18... dxe5 19. hxg6 e4 (19... hxg6 20. Nfxe5 {/\Qh3+-}) (19... fxg6
20. Ncxe5 Qd6 21. Nc6 $16 Nc7 $140 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Qd3 Rf6 24. Ng5 h6 25.
Nxg6+ Kg8 26. Ne7+ $18) 20. gxh7+ Kh8 $16) 19. hxg6 (19. e6 $5 Nc7 $14) 19...
fxg6 20. exd6 Qf6 (20... Qb7 $5 $13) 21. Re6 Qf5 22. Qd1 Bd4 $1 23. Re7 Ng7 $6
(23... Qxd5 $2 24. Ne3 Qa2 25. Nxd4 cxd4 26. Rexh7 $1 dxe3 27. Rh8+ Kf7 28.
R1h7+ Ng7 29. Qf3+ Ke6 30. Qxe3+ Kxd6 31. Rxf8 Rxf8 32. Qd2+ Kc6 33. Qc2+ Kb5
34. Rxg7 $18) (23... Nxd6 24. Nxd6 (24. Rhxh7 Nf7) 24... Rxd6 25. Rhxh7 Bf6 26.
Rxa7 Rxd5 $44) 24. Qd2 Nh5 $2 (24... Qxd5 $5 25. Nce5 (25. Qh6 $2 Qxc4+ 26. Kg1
Rxf3 $17) (25. Nxd4 Qxc4+ 26. Ne2 Rf7 $15) 25... Nf5 26. Rexh7 Ng3+ $1 27. fxg3
(27. Kg1 $2 Bxf2+ $1 28. Qxf2 Qd1+ 29. Qe1 Qxe1+ 30. Nxe1 Rf1+ $19) 27... Qxe5
28. Rh8+ (28. Qh6 Qf5 $1 (28... Qxd6 29. Rxa7 $16) 29. Rh8+ Kf7 30. Rxf8+ (30.
Rh7+ Ke6 $17) 30... Rxf8 31. Qf4 Ke6 $15) 28... Qxh8 29. Rxh8+ Bxh8 30. Qd5+
Rf7 $13) 25. Nxd4 cxd4 26. Kg1 (26. Rh4 $5) 26... Qxd5 $2 (26... d3 27. Rh3 $1
Qf4 (27... Qxd5 28. Qh6) 28. Rxd3 $1 $18) (26... Qf4 $16) 27. Qh6 Rf7 28. Ne5 (
28. Rxf7 Kxf7 (28... Qxf7 29. Rxh5) 29. Qxh7+ Ng7 30. Rh3 $18) 28... Rxe7 (
28... Nf4 29. f3 Ne2+ 30. Kf2 Ng3 {Hector,J} 31. Rxf7 $18) 29. dxe7 Rc8 30.
Rxh5 1-0

[Event "Pamplona-A 16th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2006.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2006.12.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Bb2 (13. e5 {[%cal
Yh2h4,Yh4h5,Yh5h6] is the other plan in this position.}) 13... Rac8 14. Nd2 {
[%cal Yf2f4]} Nf6 ({Black can prevent f2-f4 by means of} 14... Bg5 15. a4 Rfd8
16. Rfd1 Nf8 17. a5 Ng6 18. axb6 axb6 19. g3 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Ruck,R-Almasi,Z/
Szekesfehervar 2006/CBM 112} 20. e5 Be7 21. h4 $5) (14... Rfd8 15. f4 $5 {
needs practical tests} (15. Rfd1 {is harmless:} Nf6 16. a4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bb4
18. Nf3 Qe7 19. h3 h6 20. Qe3 a5 21. Rdc1 Ne8 22. Ne5 Nf6 23. Nf3 Ne8 24. Ne5
Nf6 25. Nc4 Rc6 26. Qg3 Nh5 27. Qe3 Nf6 28. Rc2 Rdc8 29. Rac1 Qd8 30. Qe2 Bf8
$11 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Linares 2004/CBM 100 (43)})) 15. f4 b5 (15...
cxd4 16. cxd4 g6 17. g4 Nd7 18. Rac1 Qb8 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 20. e5 Bb7 21. f5 gxf5
22. gxf5 Kh8 23. Be4 Rg8+ 24. Kh1 Qa8 25. f6 Bf8 26. Qf3 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 $36 {
0-1 Ponomariov,R-Karjakin,S/Tomsk 2006/CBM 113 ext (43)}) 16. Kh1 $146 {
White slowly prepares his kingside attack.} (16. Rf3 g6 17. Kh1 $6 (17. Raf1 {
I.Sokolov}) 17... Nh5 $1 18. Raf1 c4 $1 19. Bc2 f5 $1 20. Bc1 Nf6 21. Re3 Rce8
22. h3 Qd7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Hracek,Z/Calvia (ol) 2004 (31)}) (16. e5 c4
$1 17. Bc2 Nd5 18. f5 f6 $1 $15 {I.Sokolov}) (16. g4 $5) (16. f5 $5) 16... g6 (
16... b4 $6 17. axb4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Bxb4 19. d5 $1) 17. Rae1 c4 18. Bc2 a5 19.
Rf3 Nh5 {Hracek's plan; however, GM D.Jakovenko reacts more appropriately.} 20.
Qe3 b4 21. g4 Nf6 22. Rg1 bxa3 23. Ba1 {Black is practically a piece down but
his attack is quite strong.} Rfe8 $6 {Starting a series of passive moves.
Meanwhile, to make use of his extra piece, Black should try to intercept the
initiative on the kingside.} (23... Kh8 $1 {[%cal Yf8g8]} 24. h4 Rg8 25. h5
$140 gxh5 $1) 24. h4 Bf8 25. h5 Bg7 26. Rf2 Kh8 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Kh2 Rf8 29.
e5 Nd5 30. Qg3 Qe7 $6 {It was better to keep this square for the knight, in
case of g4-g5.} (30... Rb8 31. Ne4 Bc6 32. g5 h5 $5) 31. g5 {Which bishop is
worse now - a1 or g7?} Nb4 {Perhaps it was better to wait for Ne4-f6 and
sacrifice a piece there getting rid of the terrible bishop.} 32. cxb4 axb4 33.
Qh3 Kg8 34. Ne4 Bxe4 $8 35. Bxe4 c3 36. Kg2 Rc4 37. Qd3 Qc7 $2 (37... Rfc8 $142
$44 {keeping the queen free, with a trap:} 38. d5 Bxe5 $1) 38. d5 $1 Qc5 (38...
b3 39. dxe6 Rxe4 (39... b2 $2 40. e7) 40. Qxe4 b2 41. Rc2 $16) 39. dxe6 Rd4 40.
Qe3 Qc4 41. Re1 Re8 42. Bc2 {[%cal Yc2b3,Yf4f5]} Rd2 $2 {This leads to a quick
loss but Black had serious problems anyway:} (42... Bf8 43. Bb3 (43. Rb1 Bc5)
43... Qxb3 44. Qxd4 Qxe6 45. Kg3 Rc8 46. Rc2 Be7 47. Bxc3 {A usual technique -
White gives up part of his extra material to put out Black's initiative.} bxc3
48. Rxc3 $16) 43. Rxd2 cxd2 44. Qxd2 b3 45. Be4 b2 46. Bxb2 axb2 47. Qd7 Rxe6 (
47... Qc8 48. f5 $1 gxf5 49. Qf7+ Kh8 50. Qxf5 $18) 48. Bd5 Qc2+ 49. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 {A rare continuation, to which
Black replies with a new plan.} Nc6 (5... Be7 {or}) (5... d5 {are usually
played. The latter line can lead to a theoretical position from the classical
Queen's Gambit with 5.Bf4:} 6. e3 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O) 6. Nc3 Ne7 $5 7. h3 Nf5 8. d5
{Standard but unsuccessful here.} (8. Qd3 $5 {[%cal Ye2e4]} Bd6 9. Bd2 Bxf3 10.
gxf3 c5 $5) 8... Bd6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 O-O 11. O-O-O Re8 $11 {Black has
comfortably developed his pieces.} 12. e3 {A risky continuation. White's
doubled pawns can be a serious defect in the future.} Bxf4 13. exf4 Ne7 14. Bc4
b5 $1 15. Bb3 a5 16. Nxb5 a4 17. Bc2 Nexd5 18. Rhe1 d6 19. Nfd4 Rxe1 (19... g6
$5 20. f5 Qd7) 20. Rxe1 Nb6 21. Nf5 Qd7 22. Nc3 Re8 23. g4 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 g6
25. Ng3 (25. g5 $5 $13) 25... Nfd5 26. f5 Nxc3 27. Qxc3 Qd8 28. Kb1 Bg2 29. f4
d5 $6 {[%mdl 16384] The advance of the d-pawn doesn't bring Black any profit.}
(29... Qh4 $132 30. g5 (30. f6 Nd5) (30. fxg6 hxg6 31. f5 Qxh3 32. fxg6 fxg6
33. Qe3 Qxg4 34. Qe8+ $11) 30... Nd5 31. Qe1 Qxf4 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33. f6+ Nxf6 34.
gxf6+ Qxf6 35. Qe3 Bc6 $13) 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. f5 d4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A losing
blunder.} (31... Qd6 32. fxg6 fxg6 33. h4 $36) 32. Qd2 {[%cal Rd2g2,Rf5g6]} d3
33. Qxg2 Qd4 $6 (33... dxc2+ 34. Qxc2 {, and White must gradually convert his
extra pawn. But anyway, that was better than giving up a piece.}) 34. Bd1 Nc4
35. fxg6 fxg6 36. Qb7 $1 Nd2+ 37. Ka2 Qc4+ 38. b3 Qc1 39. Qd5+ (39. bxa4 {
was even more accurate:} Qxd1 40. Qc8+ Kg7 41. Qxc7+ Kh6 42. Qf4+ Kh7 43. Qf7+
Kh6 44. Qf8+ Kh7 45. Qe7+ Kg8 46. Qd8+ Kg7 47. Qxd3 $18) 39... Kg7 40. Qd7+ Kf8
41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. Qd7+ Kf8 43. Qxd3 Qxd1 44. bxa4 c5 (44... Qe1 45. Ne2 $18) 45.
Ne4 $1 Nxe4 46. Qxd1 Nc3+ 47. Kb3 Nxd1 {[%mdl 4096] White's pawns easily
defeat Black's knight.} 48. a5 Ne3 49. a6 c4+ 50. Kc3 Nd5+ 51. Kxc4 Nc7 52. a7
g5 53. Kc5 Ke7 54. Kc6 Na8 55. Kd5 $1 Kf6 56. Kd6 Kf7 57. Ke5 Kg6 58. Ke6 Nb6
59. a4 Na8 60. a5 Kg7 61. Kf5 Kh6 62. Kf6 (62. Kf6 Nc7 63. Ke7 Kg6 64. Kd7 Na8
65. Kc8 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.11"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nd7 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. Qa2 {A rare move, which appeared in practice
in 2003.} Be7 (11... Nf6 12. Bb5+ Bc6 13. Bf4 Qb7 14. Qe2 Bxb5 15. Qxb5+ Qd7
16. Qxd7+ Nxd7 17. O-O Be7 (17... Nf6) 18. d5 $14 {/=1-0 Banikas,
H-Mastrovasilis,A/Aspropyrgos 2003/CBM 097 ext (45)}) 12. O-O O-O 13. Bb2 $146
{A new plan.} (13. Be3 Rac8 14. Qe2 e5 15. d5 c4 {1-0 Luehrig,W-Titze,L/www.
desc-online.de 2004/Telechess CBM 113 (35)}) 13... Rac8 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. Rfe1
Nf8 16. Bf1 Qf4 $6 {Starting a series of "aggressive" moves, which only help
White to consolidate his pieces.} (16... Ng6 17. g3 h5 18. h4 Bf6 $11) 17. d5
$1 exd5 18. exd5 Bf6 (18... Bd6 $142) 19. Bc1 Qa4 20. c4 Re8 21. Bb2 Qc2 22.
Rd2 Qf5 23. Rde2 Rxe2 24. Rxe2 Nd7 {Here is the result: White has a strong
protected passed pawn; the b7 bishop is killed; the e-file in White's hands.
He can start a standard minority attack.} 25. a4 $1 Kf8 26. Qb3 Rd8 27. Re3 Bc8
28. g3 Bxb2 ({Here is an illustration of danger Black faces:} 28... Re8 29.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 30. Qe3+ Kf8 31. Bd3 Qg4 32. h3 $1 Qxh3 (32... Qh5 33. g4 $1 Qxh3
34. Qf4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rh3]}) 33. Ng5 Bxg5 34. Qxg5 f6 35. Qf4 Qh5 36. Qc7 $18)
29. Qxb2 Nf6 $2 ({Now} 29... Re8 $1 $14 {was correct.}) 30. Ne5 {[%csl Ge5]}
Ng4 {This quickly loses but what to suggest instead? a4-a5 is coming.} 31. Nxg4
Qxg4 32. Qe5 Qd7 33. Bh3 $1 Qb7 (33... f6 34. Qe4) 34. Bxc8 (34. Qe4 $1 g6 35.
Qh4 {was winning at once.}) 34... Rxc8 (34... Qxc8 35. Qe7+ Kg8 36. Qxa7) 35.
Qd6+ Kg8 36. Re7 Qa6 (36... Qb8 37. Qxb8 Rxb8 38. Rxa7 $18) (36... Qa8 37. Qf4
Rf8 38. d6 $18) 37. Qd7 Rf8 38. Re8 (38. Re8 g6 39. d6 {and the pawn is
unstoppable.}) 1-0

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 Bb4+ 5. Nfd2 $5 {With the idea a2-a3 and
Nb1-c3. Of course, this is not a way to fight for an opening advantage but an
attempt to avoid theory.} Bb7 (5... Nh5 {is a tougher reaction. E.g.} 6. Bg3
Bb7 7. a3 Nxg3 (7... Be7 8. e4 Nxg3 9. hxg3 d6 10. Nc3 Bf6 11. Nf3 c5 12. d5
exd5 13. exd5 Qe7+ 14. Be2 Nd7 $11 {0-1 (36) Tavadian,R-Razuvaev,Y (2485)
Yaroslavl 1982}) 8. hxg3 Bf8 $5 9. Nc3 g6 10. Qc2 Bg7 11. e3 O-O 12. g4 d5 (
12... Qg5 $5 13. Qd1 d5 $11 {L.Ftacnik}) 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nf3 c5 $11 {1-0 (38)
Sokolov,I (2647)-Adams,M (2744) Prague 2002 CBM 089 [Ftacnik,L]}) 6. a3 (6. e3
O-O 7. a3 Bxd2+ {(probably simpler)} (7... Be7 8. Nc3 c5 (8... d5 9. Be2 c5 10.
dxc5 bxc5 11. Qb3 Qd7 12. Bf3 Rd8 13. O-O Nc6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rfd1 Na5 16.
Qa4 Qxa4 17. Nxa4 Rac8 $11 {1/2 (105) Javakhishvili,L (2367)-Tkeshelashvili,S 
(2238) Tbilisi 2002}) 9. d5 d6 $1 (9... exd5 10. cxd5 (10. Qf3 Ne4 11. cxd5
Nxd2 12. Kxd2 a6 13. Bd3 d6 14. Rhd1 Nd7 15. Ke1 b5 $132 {0-1 (90) Meduna,E 
(2489)-Berzinsh,R (2460) Czechia 2001}) 10... d6 11. e4 (11. Nc4 Ne8 12. Be2
Ba6 13. O-O Nd7 14. a4 $14 {1/2 (22) Meduna,E (2470)-Voloshin,L (2425) Prague
2002}) 11... a6 12. a4 Re8 13. Bd3 $14 Nxd5 $6 {0-1 (25) Meduna,E (2416)
-Navara,D (2710) Prague CZE 2012} 14. exd5 $1 Bg5+ 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Rxe3+
17. Be2 Qh4+ 18. Kf1 $16 {[%cal Yd2c4]}) 10. e4 Na6 11. Rb1 Ne8 12. Bd3 Bf6 13.
Bg3 Nac7 14. Qc2 g6 15. O-O Ng7 16. Be2 Re8 17. Rfe1 Ba6 18. Bf3 Rc8 19. a4 Bd4
20. Ne2 Bf6 21. Nc3 Bd4 22. Ne2 Bf6 23. Rbd1 exd5 24. cxd5 h5 25. h3 Be5 $132 {
1/2 (30) Sorokin,M (2578)-Lysyj,I (2474) Cheliabinsk 2005}) 8. Nxd2 d6 9. Bg3 (
9. Qc2 $6 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. f3 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nb3 Nxb3+ 14. Qxb3 d5
15. Kb1 Rfc8 $36 {1/2 (72) Meduna,E (2482)-Landa,K (2610) Bad Wiessee 2000})
9... Nbd7 10. f3 e5 $11) 6... Be7 (6... Bxd2+ {is quite good here, too, e.g.}
7. Nxd2 Nh5 8. Be3 f5 $5 9. f3 O-O (9... f4 $143 $6 10. Bf2 d6 11. Qc2 O-O 12.
O-O-O d5 13. g3 $14 {1/2 (27) Bosiocic,M (2384)-Rukavina,D (2279) Sv Filip i
Jakov 2006}) 10. Bf2 d6 $11) 7. Nc3 Nh5 (7... c5 $5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 d6 10.
b4 Nbd7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O cxb4 13. axb4 d5 $11 {0-1 (23) Rodriguez Vargas,O 
(2440)-Rodriguez Cespedes,A (2470) Linares 1994}) 8. Bg3 d6 9. e3 g6 {Black
has no need to hurry up with ...Nh5xg3.} 10. d5 Nd7 11. Qc2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bf6
13. O-O-O Qe7 {Black has good development and no problems.} 14. Be2 O-O-O 15.
Nb3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qf6 {[%mdl 32]} 17. Qxf6 Nxf6 18. Bf3 exd5 19. cxd5 h5 20.
Rd4 Rde8 21. Nd2 (21. e4 $5 a5 $1 {[%cal Yb7a6]}) 21... Ng4 22. Bxg4+ (22. e4
$5 Ba6 23. Bxg4+ hxg4 24. Rh4 $5) 22... hxg4 $15 {[%cal Gh8h1]} 23. Rg1 ({
In the event of} 23. Rxh8 Rxh8 24. Rxg4 Bxd5 25. e4 Rh1+ 26. Kc2 Be6 27. Rh4
Rg1 {Black's bishop is clearly stronger than White's knight.}) 23... Rh5 24. e4
f5 25. f3 fxe4 (25... gxf3 $142 26. gxf3 fxe4 27. fxe4 (27. Nxe4 $2 Rf8) 27...
Rh2 {[%cal Gh2b2] (M.Notkin) It was probably not too important that White's
knight obtained the f3-square. Black consequently disregards the necessity to
open up the position for his bishop and activate it; as a result, it becomes a
"big pawn" and eventually causes Black's defeat.}) 26. fxe4 Ba6 27. Nb1 $1 Rf8
28. Nc3 {It is now difficult for Black to break through.} Rh7 29. b4 Kd8 (29...
Kb8 $142 {protecting the a7 pawn} 30. b5 $140 Bc8) 30. b5 Bb7 31. Kd2 (31. Ra4
{was already quite possible; after} Rf2 32. Rxa7 Bc8 {Black's counterplay
could only be enough to keep the balance.}) 31... a6 32. Ke3 Kd7 (32... axb5
33. Nxb5 Ba6 34. a4 Kc8 35. Rc1 Kb7 $11) 33. Rc1 Rh2 34. Rd2 Rh7 (34... Rf7 $5)
35. Rdc2 Kd8 (35... Kc8 {[%cal Yc8b8] was now a must.}) 36. a4 {White misses a
strong idea:} (36. Ne2 $1 {[%cal Ye2d4]} {Of course, after} Re8 37. Nf4 axb5
38. Ne6+ Rxe6 39. dxe6 Bc8 {the game is far from over but it is White who has
winning chances.}) 36... g5 $2 (36... Re7 $1) 37. Ra1 $2 (37. Ne2 {was now
especially strong, e.g.} Re7 38. Kd3 Rfe8 39. Nd4 axb5 40. axb5 Rxe4 41. Ne6+
R4xe6 42. dxe6 Rxe6 43. Rxc7 {, and White should win.}) 37... Re7 $2 (37... a5)
(37... axb5 38. axb5 Rh2) 38. Kd4 $2 (38. a5 $1 axb5 39. a6 Ba8 40. Rac1 $1 {
[%cal Rc3b5] was not easy to find.}) 38... Bc8 $2 (38... axb5 {was again
better.}) 39. a5 $1 {Finally! White opens up the position creating threats
from the other side.} bxa5 40. bxa6 Bxa6 41. Rxa5 Bc8 (41... Bb7 $144 42. Rb5
$1 Bc8 43. Rb8) 42. Ra8 Rfe8 $2 (42... Rf1 $1 {was the only way to continue
resistance, e.g.} 43. Kd3 (43. Rb2 Re8 44. Rbb8 Kd7) 43... Ref7 $1 44. Nb5 Rd1+
45. Kc3 Rff1 $1 46. Na7 Ra1 47. Rxc8+ Kd7 48. Ra8 Ra6 {, and White can't keep
his extra piece. It looks like he can give it back to get a winning rook
ending but it is not so easy, e.g.} 49. Kd3 Rfa1 50. Rg8 Rxa7 51. Rg7+ Kd8 52.
Rxg5 R1a3+ 53. Ke2 Rxg3 54. Kf2 Raa3 55. Rg8+ Kd7 56. Rg7+ Kd8 57. Rcxc7 ({or} 
57. Rgxc7 Rge3) 57... Rge3 {, and Black amazingly escapes. Of course, all that
was impossible to find over the board. After the text move White's attack
succeeds.}) 43. Kd3 $1 {[%cal Yc3b5,Yb5d6,Yb5a7]} Re5 44. Nb5 (44. Nb5 Rxe4 45.
Rxc8+ Kxc8 46. Nxd6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bg5 a6 {[%cal Yd8c7]} (10... h6 11. Bh4 Nd4 {is the main
line here but the restrained text move also gives Black good prospects.}) 11.
Rd1 {This is harmless. Long castling is more aggressive here:} (11. O-O-O Qc7
12. Kb1 Be7 (12... O-O-O $6 13. Qd2 (13. Nxc5 $5 bxc5 14. Be3 d6 15. f4 $14 {
G.Kasparov}) 13... d6 14. f3 $1 h6 15. Bf4 Ne5 16. h4 Kb8 17. h5 Rd7 18. Rc1
Rc8 19. Be2 Ka7 20. Rhd1 Rdd8 21. g4 Ng8 22. Bg3 $16 {1-0 (31) Kasparov,G 
(2750)-Van der Wiel,J (2555) Amsterdam 1988}) 13. f4 Ng4 $1 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15.
Qd2 Nf6 16. Bd3 d6 17. Rhe1 (17. g4 $5) 17... O-O-O 18. Nd4 Kb8 19. Rc1 Rc8 (
19... h6 $142 $11 {I.Novikov}) 20. f5 $1 Nc6 21. Nxc6+ Bxc6 22. Qg5 $16 {
0-1 (41) Novikov,I (2455)-Gavrikov,V (2525) Lvov 1987}) 11... Qc7 12. Be2 Be7
13. Bh4 Ne5 14. Bg3 h5 $1 {[%mdl 32] An interesting idea of kingside
counterplay. Its main justification is the poor position of White's knight on
b3.} 15. O-O g5 (15... h4 $5 16. Bxe5 (16. Bf4 Nf3+) 16... Qxe5) 16. Nd4 {
Too submissive.} (16. h3 h4 17. Bh2 g4 $5 18. hxg4 h3 $13) 16... h4 $1 17. Bxe5
Qxe5 18. Nf3 Bxe4 19. Nxe5 Bxc2 20. Rd2 Bf5 21. Rfd1 Ra7 22. Na4 {White
regains the pawn, exploiting his development advantage; however, Black keeps
the upper hand due to his bishop pair.} Rc7 23. Nxb6 d6 24. Nf3 Ne4 25. Rd3 Rb7
26. Na4 Nc5 27. Nxc5 dxc5 28. R3d2 Bf6 29. b4 g4 $6 {This intermediate move
proves wrong as White's knight takes a better position, and Black's g4 pawn is
always hanging.} (29... cxb4 $142 30. axb4 Rxb4 31. c5 (31. Nd4 Be4) 31... O-O
32. Bxa6 Ra8 33. Be2 Rc8 34. Nd4 (34. Ne1 Ra4 $5 35. Nd3 Bc3 36. Rc2 Ra3) 34...
Rxd4 35. Rxd4 Bxd4 36. Rxd4 Rxc5 {- White should survive here but long defence
is required.}) 30. Ne1 cxb4 31. axb4 Rxb4 32. c5 $1 O-O 33. Bxa6 Be4 (33... Ra8
34. Bd3 Bxd3 35. Nxd3 {, and Black will hardly gain the c5-pawn without
trading the minor pieces.}) 34. Be2 Bc3 35. Rd6 Bd5 36. Rb6 Re4 37. Kf1 Be5 {
It is not easy to win the c5-pawn, e.g.} (37... Rc8 38. Nd3 Bc4 39. Rc1 {
, and White holds on.}) 38. h3 Bc7 39. Rb2 f5 (39... gxh3 $142 40. gxh3 Rc8 $15
) 40. Nd3 Rb8 41. Rxb8+ Bxb8 42. Rb1 Bh2 43. Nb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 32nd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dolmatov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 (6. cxd5 {
Dolmatov} exd5 7. g3 Be7 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O $13) 6... Be7 7. Bxf6 (
7. Qa4+ {Dolmatov} c6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxg5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. e4 Nd7 12. e5
Be7 $10 {Gelfand,B-Dzindzikhashvili,R/Manila(izt)/1990/}) 7... Bxf6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Qb3 (9. g3 {Dolmatov} O-O 10. Bg2 Qe7 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. O-O c5 13. Rad1
Na6 {Gelfand,B-Ehlvest,J/Tallinn/1989/}) 9... O-O 10. Rd1 Re8 11. g3 $146 (11.
e3 {Dolmatov} Re7 12. Be2 c6 13. O-O Na6 14. Rfe1 Nc7 15. Bf1 g6 $132 {Piket,
J-Petursson,M/Munchen/1989/}) 11... c5 $1 12. Bg2 (12. dxc5 $2 {Dolmatov} d4
13. Bg2 Nd7 $40) 12... Nc6 $1 13. dxc5 $6 (13. Nxd5 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. e3
$13 (15. O-O {Dolmatov} Re5 $10)) 13... Ba6 $1 (13... Na5 14. Qb5 $13) 14. O-O
(14. Rd2 Bc4 $36) (14. Rxd5 $2 {Dolmatov} Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Rxe2+ $40) 14... Bc4
$1 (14... Bxc3 $2 15. Rxd5) 15. Qc2 $8 (15. Qa4 Bxc3 16. Qxc6 (16. bxc3 $2 b5
17. Qa6 Re6) 16... Bxb2 17. cxb6 axb6 $17) 15... Bxc3 (15... bxc5 $2 16. b3 $1
Bxc3 17. bxc4 d4 18. Ng5 $1 $18) 16. Qxc3 Bxe2 (16... bxc5 17. Rfe1 Bxe2 18.
Rc1 $13 Bxf3 $140 $6 19. Qxf3) 17. cxb6 Qxb6 (17... Bxd1 $1 18. b7 Rb8 19. Qxc6
(19. Rxd1 Ne7) 19... Re6 20. Nd4 Rxc6 21. Nxc6 Qc7 22. Nxb8 Bb3 (22... Be2 23.
Re1 Bb5 24. Na6 Qxb7 25. Nb4 $10) 23. Nd7 Qxb7 24. Nc5 Qb5 25. Nxb3 Qxb3 $15)
18. Rxd5 Bxf1 19. Bxf1 $44 {|^>>} Rac8 (19... Rad8 $2 20. Rb5 Qc7 21. Rc5) (
19... Ne7 $5) 20. Bc4 (20. Rg5 {Dolmatov} g6 $8 (20... Ne5 $2 21. Rxe5 $16))
20... Na5 21. Rg5 (21. Rxa5 $2 {Dolmatov} Rxc4 $17) 21... g6 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23.
Qxa5 Qxa5 (23... Re2 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Rb5 Rc1+ 26. Kg2 Rcc2 27. Ne5+ Kg7 28.
Nd3 Red2 (28... Rcd2 29. Kf3) 29. Rb3 $10) (23... Qxb2 24. Qxa7+ Re7 25. Qa4
$13) 24. Rxa5 Re7 $10 25. b4 Kg8 26. Ne5 Rc2 27. Kg2 Re6 28. h4 Ra2 29. a4 a6
30. Nd3 Rd6 31. Nf4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT 9900"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2000.04.30"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1999.02.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. h3 b5 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. e4
Rac8 16. Be3 Qb7 17. Bf1 c4 18. Bg2 $1 Qb8 (18... Nc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. e5 dxe5
21. Nxe5 Qb8 22. Nc6 Qa8 23. Qd2 Bb7 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Qe3 Bf8 26. Re1 $16 {
Lautier-Moriuchi, Tokyo simultaneous 1999}) 19. Nd4 (19. Rad1 $6 Nc5 20. Bxc5
Rxc5 21. Nd4 Qb6 22. Nc6 Bb7 $11) 19... Ne5 20. Nc6 $1 Nxc6 (20... Rxc6 21.
dxc6 Nxc6 22. f4 $1 $16 b4 $2 23. axb4 Nxb4 24. Qa4 $1 $18) 21. dxc6 Re6 {
/\ Rc6} 22. Rad1 $1 (22. Nd5 Rxc6 23. Nb4 Bb7 24. Nxc6 (24. e5 dxe5 25. Nxc6
Bxc6 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27. Rad1 Rc8 $11) 24... Bxc6 25. Bd4 Qb7 (25... Qe8 26. Qc3
$14) 26. f3 $14 (26. Qc3 $2 Nxe4 27. Bxe4 (27. Rxe4 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Bxg2 $17)
27... Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Bxe4 $15)) (22. Ne2 Re7 (22... Rce8 23. Nf4 (23. Bd4 $5
R6e7 (23... Nxe4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Nf4 $16) 24. Nc3 $16) 23... Rxe4 24. Bxe4
Nxe4 (24... Rxe4 25. Rad1) 25. Bxa7 $16) 23. Nf4 Re5 $14) 22... Rxc6 (22... Ne8
23. Nd5 Rxc6 24. Nb4 Bb7 (24... Rb6 25. a4 (25. b3 $5 cxb3 26. Qxb3 $16) 25...
bxa4 26. Bxb6 Qxb6 27. Nxa6 Qxa6 28. Bf1 $16) 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. b3 c3 27. Bd4
b4 28. axb4 Qxb4 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Re3 $16) 23. e5 dxe5 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Qd2
$1 $16 Bf8 (25... Rc8 26. Qd6 Qb7 (26... Bb7 27. Qxb8 Rxb8 28. Bxa7 Ra8 29. Bc5
Bc6 30. Rd6 $16) 27. Qxe5 $1 (27. Bg5 Ne8 28. Qe7 Qxe7 29. Bxe7 f5 30. Rd7 $16)
27... Ng4 (27... Re8 28. Qd6 Re6 29. Qd8+ Re8 30. Bc5 $1 $18) 28. Qg5 Ne5 29.
Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Qxd8+ Bf8 31. Nd5 $1 Nf3+ 32. Kf1 Nxe1 33. Bh6 $18) (25... Ne8
26. Qd8 Rc8 27. Qa5 Qb7 28. Rd8 $16) 26. Qd8 Qxd8 27. Rxd8 Kg7 28. Bh6+ Kxh6
29. Rxf8 Kg7 30. Ra8 Rc5 31. Rxa7 Bc8 32. g4 $18 (32. Ra5 $5 Bd7 33. a4 $18)
32... e4 33. Nxe4 Re5 34. f3 Nd5 35. Kf1 b4 36. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Chalkidiki"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3
Nd7 (7... Nf6 $5 {Dautov} 8. Qa4+ (8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rd1 Qb8
12. Bc2 Bd6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 $10 {Kharitonov,A-Psachis,L Moscow 1988}) (8. b4 $5)
8... Nbd7 9. Ba6 Bxa6 (9... Qc8 $10 {Miles}) 10. Qxa6 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2
cxd4 (12... Qb7 $10) 13. exd4 Qb7 14. d5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Rd1 Qb7 17. Bf4
Be7 18. Rac1 $36 {Beljavsky,A-Miles,A Tilburg 1984 38/665}) 8. Nxd5 (8. Bd3 {
Dautov} N5f6 9. e4 c5 10. Bf4 a6 11. d5) 8... exd5 (8... Bxd5 {Dautov} 9. Ba6
Be7 10. Qe2 $14) 9. b4 (9. Bd3 {Dautov} Bd6 (9... c5 $5 10. Qc2 h6) 10. Qc2 h6
11. b4 a6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rb1 Qe7 14. a4 Nf6 15. b5 axb5 16. axb5 Ne4 17. Bb2
$14 {Petrosian,T-Lombard,A Bath 1973 16/558}) 9... Bd6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Qe7
12. Bb2 c6 13. Qc2 Nf6 (13... h6 {Dautov} 14. Rfe1 {/\e4}) 14. b5 $5 (14. Ne5 {
Dautov} c5 $10) 14... cxb5 (14... c5 $2 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bxf6 $16) 15. Bxb5 a6
16. Bd3 b5 17. Qe2 Ne4 (17... Rfc8 $10) (17... Nd7 $5 {Dautov} 18. a4 b4 19. a5
Rfc8 $13) 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 (19... Bxc8 {Dautov} 20. a4 b4 (20...
bxa4 21. Rxa4 a5 $132) 21. a5 Qb7 $10) 20. a4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Nc3 22. Bxc3 Rxc3
23. g3 (23. Bxa6 $4 Rc1+ 24. Ne1 Bc6 $1 {/\ Bb4 -+}) (23. Ra1 $2 {Dautov} a5 $1
) (23. Qd2 {Dautov} Ra3 (23... Qc7 $2 24. Bxa6 Bxa6 25. Rxa6 Rc1+ 26. Ne1 Bxh2+
27. Kh1 Bd6 28. Ra8+ Bf8 29. Qb4 $18) 24. Rxa3 Bxa3 25. Qa5 Qd6 $10) 23... Bc8
$1 (23... Qd7 $2 {Dautov} 24. Ra1 $16) (23... Rc1+ {Dautov} 24. Kg2 Bc8 25. Ra2
Qd7 26. Ng1 $16) 24. Bxa6 $6 (24. Qd2 Rc6 $10) (24. Ra1 $142 {Dautov} Qa7 (
24... Bg4 $2 25. Bxa6 Qe4 (25... Qf6 26. Qb2 $16) 26. Nd2 $16) 25. Qd1 $13 {
/\Qa4}) 24... Rc1+ 25. Kg2 Qd7 $1 $15 {with the double-attack on a4 and h3.}
26. Bxc8 Qxa4 27. Bb7 Qb3 (27... Qc4 {Dautov} 28. Ba6 Qb3 29. Qb5 $132) 28. Qa6
(28. Ba6 {Dautov} Rc2 29. Qd3 Qa2 30. Qf1 $17) 28... Bf8 29. Ne5 $6 {A natural
move but the following tactical fireworks will turn out in Black's favour.} (
29. g4 $1 {was the safest, creating a haven for the White king with a probable
draw.}) 29... Qd1 30. Kh3 {White offered a draw here, considering Black had to
force a repetition of moves by 30...Qh5+, due to the d5 weakness. I thought
the position was just too interesting to stop playing now !} (30. Bxd5 $2 Qh1+)
30... Rc2 31. f3 Qg1 (31... Qh1 $2 32. Bxd5 Rxh2+ 33. Kg4 Rh6 34. Bxf7+ Kh8 35.
Qa8 Qh3+ 36. Kg5 $1 (36. Kf4 $2 Rf6+ 37. Ke4 Qf5+ $19) 36... Qxg3+ 37. Kf5 Rf6+
38. Ke4 $16) 32. Bxd5 Rxh2+ 33. Kg4 Qxe3 34. Qa7 $2 {An understable mistake,
as Black's tactical upshot on the 37th was easy to miss, especially in
time-trouble.} (34. Bxf7+ Kh8 35. Bc4 (35. Qa7 g6 $1 {/\ h5} (35... Rd2 36. Qb8
(36. Nc6 h5+ $19) 36... Qxd4+ 37. f4 Qd6 $19)) (35. Qc8 {Dautov} Qxd4+ 36. f4
Qd1+ 37. Kg5 Qd6 38. Be6 Qe7+ 39. Kg4 g6 $19) 35... Qxd4+ 36. f4 Qd1+ 37. Kf5
$17) 34... h5+ 35. Kf5 g6+ 36. Nxg6 (36. Kf6 {Dautov} Bg7+ 37. Ke7 Bxe5 $19)
36... Qd3+ 37. Be4 Qa3 $3 (37... fxg6+ $4 38. Kxg6 $18) 38. Qb6 (38. Qxa3 fxg6+
$1 $19) 38... fxg6+ 39. Qxg6+ Kh8 40. d5 (40. Qf6+ Bg7 41. Qd8+ Qf8+ $19) 40...
Qe7 41. f4 Qd7+ 42. Kg5 Be7+ (42... Qg4+ 43. Kf6 Qxg6+ 44. Bxg6 Rh3 $19 {
was more prosaic, but boring.}) 43. Kh6 Bd8 $1 {with the idea Qe7-f8+.} 44. d6
$8 Rd2 45. Bd3 h4 $1 46. Kh5 $8 (46. gxh4 Rh2 47. h5 Rxh5+ $1 $19 {with mate
next move.}) (46. g4 Rxd3 47. Qxd3 Qg7+ 48. Kh5 Qh7+ $19) (46. Bf5 hxg3 $1 47.
Bxd7 Rh2+ 48. Qh5 Rxh5+ 49. Kxh5 g2 $19) 46... Rxd3 $1 47. Qxd3 h3 48. Qd5 h2
49. Qe5+ Kg8 {The pawn is unstoppable.} 0-1

[Event "Biel SKA"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8.
Nxd5 exd5 $10 9. g3 Bd6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O a5 $1 12. Rc1 (12. b4 $6 axb4 13.
axb4 Qe7 $1 (13... Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Qe7 15. e3 Bxb4 $2 16. Bxb4 Qxb4 17. Qa7 $16)
14. Rxa8 Rxa8 15. b5 Nf6 $15) 12... Re8 13. Bf4 Nf8 $1 (13... Bxf4 14. gxf4 Nf8
15. e3 $14) 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qc2 Re7 (15... Ne6 $6 16. Bh3 Re7 17. Bxe6 $1
fxe6 18. Ng5 g6 19. f4 Rc8 20. h4 c5 21. h5 cxd4 22. Qd3 gxh5 23. Qxd4 $16) 16.
Rfd1 Ne6 17. e3 c5 18. Qf5 $6 (18. dxc5 bxc5 $10) 18... c4 $1 $15 19. a4 Rd8 (
19... Bc6 $2 20. Ne5 Bxa4 21. Nxc4 dxc4 22. Bxa8 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 $16) 20. Qc2 Rc7
$2 (20... Qb4 $15) 21. Nd2 $1 $14 {with the idea Nb1-c3, ><b5} Qb4 22. Nb1 b5
23. axb5 Qxb5 24. Nc3 Qb6 25. Ra1 Bc6 26. Ra3 Ra7 $1 27. b3 (27. Rda1 $14)
27... cxb3 28. Rxb3 Qc7 29. Qa2 (29. e4 $2 Ba4 $17) 29... a4 30. Rb4 Rb7 $1 31.
Rxb7 (31. Rdb1 Rxb4 32. Rxb4 Qa5 33. Qa3 Nc7 $1 $10 (33... Ra8 $2 34. e4 $1 Nc7
(34... dxe4 35. d5 Bxd5 36. Rb5 $18) 35. exd5 Nxd5 36. Bxd5 Bxd5 37. Rxa4 Qd8
38. Nxd5 $18) 34. Nxa4 $2 Ra8 35. Qc3 Bxa4 36. Rb8+ Ne8) 31... Qxb7 32. Rb1 Qa8
33. h4 Qa5 $10 34. Qa3 h6 35. Bf1 {with the idea Bb5} Nc7 36. Na2 Ra8 37. Nc3 (
37. Nb4 $6 Be8 (37... Bb5 $2 38. Nxd5 $1 $16) 38. Rc1 Rb8 $15) 37... h5 38. Rc1
Be8 39. Rb1 g6 40. Bg2 Rc8 41. Bh3 Ra8 42. Na2 $6 (42. Bg2 $10) 42... Bb5 $1
43. Bg2 $2 (43. Bf1 Bxf1 44. Kxf1 $10) 43... Bc4 $17 44. Nc3 Bb3 45. Rc1 Na6
46. Nb1 Rb8 $1 47. Qd6 Bc4 48. Na3 Qd2 $1 49. Rc2 (49. Rxc4 Qe1+ $1 (49... dxc4
$2 50. Bd5 $1 Kg7 51. Qe5+ $16) 50. Kh2 dxc4 51. Qxa6 c3 52. Qxa4 Qxf2 $17)
49... Qb4 $1 50. Nxc4 dxc4 (50... Qb1+ $2 51. Bf1 Qxc2 52. Ne5) 51. Qxb4 Rxb4
52. Rc3 Rb3 $1 53. Rxc4 a3 $19 54. Bd5 (54. Ra4 Nb4 55. Be4 f5 $19) 54... a2
55. Rc8+ Kg7 56. Bxb3 a1=Q+ 57. Kg2 Qb1 58. Bd5 Qf5 $6 {Zeitnot} (58... Nb4 59.
Rb8 Qe1 $19) 59. Rd8 Nb4 60. e4 Qf6 61. Rd7 Qxd4 62. Rxf7+ Kh6 63. Rf8 Nd3 64.
Rf7 Nc1 65. Rc7 Nd3 66. Rf7 Qa1 $1 67. Rf8 Nc1 68. Ra8 $2 (68. e5 $1 Qxe5 69.
Bf3 $17) 68... Qd4 69. Rc8 Ne2 70. Rc7 Qa1 $19 71. Bg8 g5 $1 72. hxg5+ Kxg5 73.
Bc4 (73. f4+ Kh6 $19) 73... Qg1+ 74. Kf3 Nd4+ 75. Ke3 Nc2+ 76. Kf3 Qh1+ 77. Ke2
Qe1+ $1 78. Kd3 (78. Kf3 Nd4+ 79. Kg2 Qxe4+ 80. Kh2 Nf3+ $19) 78... Nb4+ 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 23rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1995.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1995.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov King Hecht Von Gleich Konikowski} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3
Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Bg7 $6 (7... Nc6 $142 {Dautov} 8. e3 Bg7) 8.
Bg5 Nc6 9. O-O-O h6 10. Bh4 O-O (10... Ne7 {Dautov} 11. d5 (11. e4 Nh5 $1)
11... exd5 (11... Nf5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nb5 Nhxg3 15. hxg3 a6 16.
Nc3 b5 17. g4 Ne7 18. c5 $16 {Savchenko,S-Davies,N/Groningen 1992}) 12. cxd5
Nf5 13. Bg3 O-O 14. e4 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Qe7 16. f4 $16 {Dorfman,J-Romanishin,O/
Polanica Zdroj 1992}) (10... g5 {Von Gleich} 11. Bg3 Nh5) 11. f4 {/\ d5, e4+/-
Michaltschischin empfiehlt hier} (11. d5 Ne7 (11... Ne5 $2 12. f4 (12. dxe6
fxe6 13. f4 Nxc4 14. Qxg6 $16) 12... Nxc4 13. e4 $18) (11... exd5 12. cxd5 Ne7
13. f4 (13. e4 Nh5 $13) (13. Bh3 $5 $14) (13. e4 $16 {Konikowski}) 13... Nf5
14. Bg3 $14 {/\e4}) 12. e4 (12. dxe6 fxe6 13. f4 Nf5 14. Bg3 $14) 12... g5 13.
Bg3 Nh5 $132) 11... d5 $8 {/\Ne7,c6} 12. e4 dxe4 13. d5 {King White blasts
through the middle of the board and only later turns his attention to the
kingside.} (13. Nxe4 {Von Gleich} Nxd4) 13... Ne7 (13... exd5 14. Nxd5 g5 $8
15. fxg5 {Von Gleich} Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Qe7 17. Bg2 (17. gxh6 Bxh6+ 18. Kb1 Qxh4
19. Rg1+ Kh8) 17... Rfe8 (17... Nd4 18. Qxe4 Ne2+ (18... Qxe4 19. Bxe4 Rae8 20.
f3 $16) 19. Kb1 $16) (17... Rae8 18. Re1 Nd4 19. Qxe4 $16) (17... Ne5 {Dautov}
18. gxh6 Bxh6+ 19. Kb1 Qxh4 20. Rxe5 $14) 18. Re1 Nd4 19. Qd1 $1 $16 (19. Qxe4
$2 Qf8 $17)) 14. Nxe4 (14. dxe6 Qe8 (14... Qc8 15. Nxe4 (15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5
$1 (16. Nxe4 {Von Gleich}) 16... fxe6 17. Nxe7+ (17. Nxf6+ $5 Rxf6 18. Qxe4 Qe8
19. Bh3 $14 {->}) 17... Bxe7 18. Qxe4 (18. Bg2 $5 Rxf4 19. Bxe4 Rb8 20. Bxg6
$14) 18... Rf6 19. Rg1 Qe8 20. Qe5 $14) (15. exf7+ Rxf7 16. Nxe4 Nh5 $13) 15...
fxe6 (15... Qxe6 $2 16. Re1 $1 $16) 16. Bg2 Rb8 17. Rhe1 Nf5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19.
Nxf6+ Rxf6 20. Qc3 $16) 15. Bxf6 (15. Bh3 fxe6 (15... Qc6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17.
exf7+ Rxf7 18. Nxe4 $16) 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. Rhe1 $16) 15... Bxf6 16. Nd5 Nxd5
17. cxd5 fxe6 18. dxe6 $16) 14... Nf5 15. dxe6 Qe7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rd7 (17.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. exf7+ Rxf7 19. Bg2 c6 20. Qe4 Rc8 $14) (17. Bg2 Rad8 18. Nxf6+
Qxf6 19. exf7+ Kxf7 $1 $14) (17. exf7+ Qxf7 (17... Rxf7 $2 18. Bg2 Rd8 19. Ng3
$16) 18. Bg2 Rad8 19. Ng3 Nd4 $132) 17... Qxe6 18. Bh3 $1 $16 Rad8 (18... Bh4 {
Von Gleich} 19. Rd5 $1 (19. Rhd1 Rad8) 19... Rad8 (19... Rfd8 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21.
Rg1+ Kf8 22. Qc3 f6 23. Ng3 $16) 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. Rg1+ Kh8 (21... Kh7 22. Rxf5
$18) 22. Qc3+ f6 23. Qh3 Qxe4 24. Qxh4 Kh7 25. Qh5 $1 Qxf4+ 26. Kb1 Qe4+ 27.
Ka1 f4 28. Qg4 Rg8 29. Rd7+ Kh8 30. Rxd8 $18) (18... Rfd8 {Von Gleich} 19.
Nxf6+ (19. Bxf5 {Dautov} gxf5) 19... Qxf6 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. Rg1+ Kf8 22. Rxc7
Rdc8 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Kb1 $16) (18... Qxd7 $4 {Konikowski} 19. Nxf6+ $18) 19.
Nxf6+ (19. Rxc7 {Dautov} Bg7 20. Rxa7 Rd4 $44) 19... Qxf6 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21.
Rg1+ Kh7 22. Rxc7 Rd4 $2 (22... Rc8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Kb1 $16) 23. Kb1 $2 {Nach
} (23. Qc3 $1 Qd6 24. Kb1 Rd1+ (24... Qxf4 $2 25. Rd7 $18) 25. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 26.
Ka2 $18) (23. Rxa7 $2 Rc8 {bekäme Schwarz ein Gegenspiel auf der c-Linie.} 24.
b3 Rcd8 $1 $40 (24... b5 $2 25. Ra6 $1 Qxa6 26. Qxf5+ Kh8 27. Qe5+ $16) (24...
Rxf4 25. Kb1 $16)) 23... Rxf4 24. Rd1 $6 (24. Rxa7 $16) (24. Rxa7 Qd4 $132)
24... Qh4 $1 $132 25. Qc3 Rxf2 26. Rg1 Qe4+ 27. Ka2 {King White's safer king
position gives him the advantage.} Rg2 28. Rxg2 Qxg2 {Hecht Q+R - Q+R Angriff
gegen den schwarzen K} 29. Qe5 Qe4 (29... Qg4 $5) 30. Qf6 f4 31. h4 {King If
instead 31.Rc6, then 31...Qg6 saves the day.} (31. Rxf7+ Rxf7 32. Qxf7+ {
hätte Weiß Dauerschach in der Tasche, aber Lautier möchte noch mehr!} Kh8 33.
Qf8+ $10) 31... b5 $2 $138 (31... f3 $1 {/\} 32. h5 (32. Rc6 f2 (32... Qg6 33.
Qxf3 $16) 33. Qxh6+ Kg8 34. Qg5+ Qg6 35. Rxg6+ (35. Rf6 Qxg5 36. hxg5 Rc8 37.
Kb3 Rc5 $10) 35... fxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Qh5+ Kg8 38. Qg4+ Kh8 39. Qd4+ Kg8
$10) 32... Qe3 $132 (32... Kg8 33. Qxh6 $2 Qf5 $17)) 32. h5 (32. cxb5 Qd5+ 33.
b3 Qg2+ $10) 32... bxc4 33. Rc6 $16 (33. Rxf7+ $10) 33... Kg8 34. Qxh6 Qd5 {
Schwarz übersah nun, daß er nach} (34... Rb8 35. Qg5+ Kf8 36. Qf6 $16 {->}) (
34... Qe5 $1 {/\Rb8} 35. Qf6 (35. Rxc4 $6 Rb8 36. Rc2 (36. Rb4 $4 Rxb4 37. axb4
Qe6+ 38. Qxe6 fxe6 $19) 36... Qe6+ (36... f3 {Konikowski} 37. Qc6 Qxh5 38. Rf2
Qg4 39. Qxf3 Qxf3 40. Rxf3 Kg7 41. b4 {die Partie in ein ausgeglichenes
Turmendspiel abwickeln konnte.}) 37. Qxe6 fxe6 $17) 35... Re8 (35... Qb5 36. h6
Qb3+ 37. Kb1 Qd1+ 38. Ka2 Qb3+ $10) 36. h6 Qxf6 37. Rxf6 Re2 38. Kb1 $10) 35.
Rd6 Qe5 (35... Qb5 36. Qxf4 Rb8 37. Rd2 $16) 36. Rd1 Qe3 $2 (36... Qc5 37. Qxf4
$16) (36... Qg7 37. Qxf4 $16 (37. Qxf4 {Konikowski} c3 38. Rd3 Kh7 39. Rxc3 {
mit weißem Vorteil.})) (36... Qc5 $142) 37. Qg5+ (37. Rd5 f6 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39.
Rd7 $18) 37... Kh7 38. Rg1 $4 $138 {Ein ärgerlicher Fehler. Nach} (38. Rd6 f6 {
King} (38... Qb3+ 39. Ka1 $18) 39. Rd7+ $18) 38... Qd4 39. Qf5+ Kh8 40. Rg6 $1
$8 {Lautier findet doch die letzte Chance.} fxg6 (40... Rb8 {Hecht} 41. Rh6+
Kg8 42. Qh7+ Kf8 43. Qh8+ $18 Qxh8 44. Rxh8+ Ke7 45. Rxb8 f3 46. h6) 41. Qxf8+
{Hecht Q-Q nach dem Fall aller schwarzen P-Schwächen 2-1 P am Q-Flügel mit
entferntem schwarzen K fehlerhafter Q-Tausch führt zu verlorenem P-Endspiel}
Kh7 42. Qf7+ Qg7 43. hxg6+ Kh6 44. Qxf4+ Kxg6 45. Qg4+ Kf6 46. Qd4+ Kg6 47.
Qxc4 $16 Kf5 (47... Qb7 $5 {Konikowski}) 48. Kb3 Qb7+ 49. Qb4 Qa6 50. Qc5+ Ke6
$4 {Ein Verlustzug. Notwendig war} (50... Kf6 51. Kb4 (51. Qc3+ {Konikowski}
Ke7 52. Qg7+ Kd8 {und Schwarz lebt noch!}) (51. Qf8+ Ke5 52. Qe7+ Kd5 53. Qd8+
Ke6 {usw.}) 51... Qb7+ 52. Qb5 Qc7 $16) 51. Qc4+ {Ein Übergang ins gewonnenen
Bauernendspiel.} Qxc4+ 52. Kxc4 $18 {2-1 P, theoretisch verlorenes Endspiel
a+b - a dank des Tempozugs 57.b3!} Kd6 53. Kb5 Kc7 54. Ka6 Kb8 55. a4 Ka8 56.
a5 Kb8 57. b3 $1 {Aber nicht} (57. b4 $2 {Konikowski} Ka8 58. b5 Kb8 59. b6
axb6 60. axb6 Ka8 61. b7+ Kb8 62. Kb6 {patt!}) 57... Ka8 58. b4 Kb8 59. b5 Ka8
60. b6 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Huschenbeth, Niclas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Qc2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. e5 h6 15.
O-O Rfd8 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Be4 Qb6 18. Qa4 Rac8 19. Bb1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. h4
h5 22. Re1 g6 23. Qf4 Kg8 24. Ng5 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Nd4 26. Re3 Qc7 27. Kh2 Bd5 $2
(27... Kf8 28. Qh6+ Ke8 $16) 28. Bxg6 $18 fxg6 {[%tqu "En","","","","c3a5","",
10]} 29. Ba5 $1 Qxa5 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Rg3 1-0

[Event "GRE-chT 35th"]
[Site "Ermioni Argolidas"]
[Date "2006.07.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Macieja,B"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.07.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qa4+ {A try
to avoid the main theoretical lines (7.Qc2, 7.e3, 7.Bd2).} Nd7 (7... Qd7 {
could lead to main lines after} 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. e4 O-O {
Azmaiparashvili - Epishin, Reggio Emilia 1996.}) 8. Nxd5 Bxd5 9. Bg5 ({After} 
9. Qc2 c5 10. e4 Bb7 11. Bf4 cxd4 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. Qb1 Be7 14. Rc1 Nc5 15. b4
Bxe4 16. Qb2 O-O 17. bxc5 Bxc5 {in Azmaiparashvili - Ponomariov, Cap d'Agde
2003, Black obtained a very strong compensation for the piece.}) 9... Be7 10.
Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Rc1 $6 ({A very risky try to play for a win. White is far away
in development, thus he should rather force a draw} 11. Ne5 a6 12. Qxd7+ Qxd7
13. Nxd7 Kxd7 14. f3 f5 15. e3 Rhc8 16. Rc1 c5 17. dxc5 Rxc5 18. Kd2 Rxc1 {
1/2 - 1/2 Azmaiparashvili - Grischuk, Moscow 2002.}) 11... O-O $1 12. e4 $2 {
A very dubious novelty.} ({If} 12. Rxc7 $2 {then Black takes initiative with a
small tactical trick:} Nc5 13. Rxe7 Nxa4 {Azmaiparashvili - Kramnik, Cap
d'Agde 2003.}) ({It wasn't too late to equalize by the modest} 12. e3 {.})
12... Bxe4 13. Rxc7 Nc5 $1 14. dxc5 Qxc7 15. Qxe4 {White's idea has become
obvious - he won two pieces for a rook. However, due to a bad development, he
loses 2 pawns now.} Qxc5 16. Qe3 (16. Bd3 Qc1+ 17. Ke2 Qxb2+ $17) (16. Qb1 Qa5+
$1 $17) 16... Qc2 $1 17. Bd3 Qxb2 18. O-O Rad8 $1 (18... Rac8 19. Ne5 {with an
attack.}) 19. h4 (19. Ne5 Qd4 $1 $17) 19... Qf6 $1 20. Rb1 (20. Qe4 Qg6 $1 $17)
20... Rd5 21. Rb4 Rc8 $1 ({Another precise move. After} 21... Rfd8 22. Bb1 $1 {
White can stabilize his position and start preparing an attack.}) 22. Ng5 {
This move only increases problems, however it is difficult to recommend
something instead.} h6 23. Ne4 Qe5 $1 24. f4 {There wasn't anything better.}
Qh5 25. Nf2 Qxh4 {White lost the third pawn, additionally his king's position
has weakened - the battle is almost finished.} 26. f5 Qf6 ({Black should not
hurry up with changing queens, as} 26... Qg5 $2 27. Qxg5 hxg5 28. fxe6 fxe6 {
was destroying the whole pawn structure on the king's side.}) 27. fxe6 Qxe6 28.
Re4 ({Now} 28. Qxe6 fxe6 {is much better version of an ending for Black .})
28... Qc6 29. Qe2 (29. Rc4 Rc5 $19) 29... g6 30. Re7 Qc1+ $6 (30... Qd6 31. Bc4
Rb5 $3 $19) 31. Kh2 Rc7 $2 ({Too nervous. After} 31... Rh5+ 32. Nh3 Qxa3 {
Black would win easily.}) 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Nh3 $2 ({The last chance to
complicate the game was} 33. Bxg6 {and Black couldn't take a bishop in neither
way:} fxg6 $4 (33... Kxg6 $4 34. Qe4+ Rf5 35. Rg8+ Kh7 36. Rg4 $1 Qc5 (36...
Rcc5 37. Nd3 $18) 37. Rf4 $18) ({I was intending to play} 33... Rg5 $1 34. Be4
(34. Nd3 Qxa3 35. Bh5 (35. Be4 Re7 36. Rxe7 Qxe7 $19) 35... Rd7 36. Ne1 a5 $19)
(34. Bd3 Qf4+ 35. Kh1 Rc1+ 36. Nd1 Qh4+ 37. Kg1 Qd4+ 38. Kh2 Qd6+ 39. Kg1 Qc5+
40. Kf1 Qd4 $19) 34... Qf4+ 35. Kg1 Rc1+ 36. Nd1 Rgc5 37. Rd8 (37. Qb2+ R5c3
38. Bf3 Rxd1+ 39. Bxd1 Qd4+ $19) 37... Re5 38. Rd4 Rxe4 39. Rxe4 Rxd1+ 40. Qxd1
Qxe4 $19) 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Re8+ Kg7 $11) 33... Qxa3 {The rest is very simple.}
34. Nf4 Rg5 35. Qf2 Qc5 36. Qb2+ Qc3 37. Qf2 Qc5 {Being under time pressure,
Black repeats moves in order to win some time on a clock. Suddenly, white
tried his last trick. After a few-minutes thought, he played...} 38. Qb2+ {
...offering a draw.} Qc3 39. Qf2 Kh7 ({Another simple possibility was} 39...
Re5 40. Rd8 Qe1 $19) 40. Qf3 Qd4 41. g3 b5 42. Ne2 Qb2 43. Kh3 a5 44. Rd8 Qe5
45. Nf4 Qe1 46. g4 Re7 47. Ng2 Qe5 48. Nf4 Qe3 49. Kg2 Qxf3+ 50. Kxf3 Ra7 51.
Nh5 a4 52. Rb8 (52. Nf6+ Kg7 53. Ne8+ Kf8 $19) 52... Ra6 {White resigned,} ({
as after} 52... Ra6 53. Bxb5 Rxb5 54. Rxb5 a3 55. Rb1 a2 56. Ra1 gxh5 57. gxh5
Kg7 {the ending was hopeless for him.}) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.19"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Barus, Cerdas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Makarichev,S"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Indonesia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "INA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c6 $5 {N/} (10... c5 $5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bd3 a5 13.
O-O Ba6 14. Rad1 $40 {Gelfand,B-Ballmann,M/Adelaida/1988/}) 11. h4 $5 (11. Bd3
$5 $14) 11... a5 12. Ng5 $1 b5 13. d5 $5 Bxg5 (13... b4 14. dxe6 $1 (14. axb4
$2 axb4 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 $13) (14. e5 $6 Bxg5 15. hxg5 g6 $13) 14... bxc3 (14...
Bxg5 15. exf7+ Rxf7 16. hxg5 bxc3 17. Bc4 $1 $16 (17. Rd1 $5 $16) 17... cxb2
$140 18. Qxb2 Ba6 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Rxh7 $18) 15. exf7+ Kh8 (15... Rxf7 16.
Nxf7 Kxf7 17. Bc4+ Kf8 18. Qxc3 $16) 16. Rd1 (16. e5 Qd2+ $1 $13 (16... g6 17.
Rd1 $1 $16)) 16... Qc7 17. Bc4 cxb2 18. e5 Qxe5+ 19. Kf1 g6 (19... Bxg5 20.
hxg5 g6 21. Qxg6 Qg7 22. Qe4 Ba6 23. Bxa6 Nxa6 24. g6 h6 25. Qf4 $18) 20. Re1
Qd4 21. Re4 $3 (21. Rxe7 $2 Qxc4+ $1 22. Qxc4 b1=Q+ 23. Ke2 Ba6 $1 $13) 21...
Qf6 22. Rxe7 $18) 14. hxg5 Qxg5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Rd1 $1 Rf7 (16... Na6 $2 17.
Rd7 Rf7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. Rxh7 $18) 17. Rd3 $1 $16 Nd7 18. Rg3 Qe7 19. Bd3 e5 (
19... b4 $5 20. e5 g6 21. Bd2 (21. Bxg6 $6 hxg6 22. Rxg6+ (22. Qxg6+ Rg7 23.
Qh6 Rxg3 24. fxg3 (24. Qh8+ $2 Kf7 25. Rh7+ Kg6 $19) 24... bxc3 $1 25. Qg6+ Qg7
26. Qxe6+ Qf7 27. Rh8+ $10) 22... Rg7 (22... Kf8 $4 23. Rh8#) 23. Bd4 (23. Rh7
$5 Kxh7 24. Rxe6+ Kg8 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Qg6+ Kf8 $13) 23... Nf8 24. Rgh6 Nh7
25. Bc5 Qf7 $13) 21... Nxe5 22. Be4 c5 23. f4 $1 $44) 20. Qe2 g6 21. b4 $1 axb4
22. axb4 Qe6 23. O-O Bc8 $6 (23... Ra2 24. Qd1 $14) 24. Bc2 $1 Nb6 25. Rg5 Nc4
26. Bb3 $16 Qe7 27. Bxc4 Qxg5 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qb2 $36 Bh3 30. f4 $1 exf4 31.
Be5 Qxg2+ (31... Kg8 $2 32. Qb3+ $18) 32. Qxg2 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 g5 34. Rc1 $16 Kg6
35. Rxc6+ Kh5 36. Kf3 Rd8 (36... Ra3+ 37. Bc3 $1 $18 {o^e/}) 37. Rd6 Ra8 (37...
Rxd6 38. Bxd6 Kg6 39. Be7 h6 40. Bf8 $1 h5 (40... Kh5 41. e5 Kg6 42. e6 h5 43.
Bh6 $18) 41. Be7 h4 (41... Kh6 42. e5 Kg6 43. e6 Kf5 44. Bxg5 $18) 42. Kg4 $18)
38. Bc3 Ra3 39. Rc6 $18 Ra8 40. e5 Rf8 41. e6 g4+ 42. Kf2 Re8 43. Bf6 Rg8 44.
e7 g3+ 45. Kf3 g2 46. Rc5+ Kh6 47. Rg5 $1 (47. Rg5 g1=Q 48. Rxg1 $1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.20"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Makarichev,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "KAZ"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Rd1
Be7 9. e4 Na5 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. O-O Rfd8
$1 {N/} (14... c5 $6 15. d5 $40 {Dreev,A-Almazi,Z/Tilburg/1994/} Ne5 16. Ba2 c4
17. d6 Qh4 18. f4 Ng4 19. g3 Qh3 20. Rfe1 $14) 15. Rfe1 c5 16. d5 (16. dxc5 $5
$10) 16... Ne5 17. Ba2 c4 $1 $132 18. dxe6 $6 (18. Re3 $5 Qc5 19. b4 $1 (19.
dxe6 fxe6 $13) 19... Qe7 20. f4 Nd3 21. Rexd3 cxd3 22. Qxd3 $44) 18... Qxe6 $15
19. Nd5 Rac8 20. Re3 (20. f4 $2 Nd3 $17) 20... b5 21. Qc3 Ng4 22. Ree1 Bxd5 23.
exd5 Qd6 24. g3 (24. Qh3 Nf6 $17) 24... Nf6 25. Re5 Re8 $1 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.
a4 a6 28. axb5 axb5 29. Bb1 $6 (29. b3 $5 Nxd5 (29... Ne4 30. Qd4 c3 31. Bb1
Nd2 32. Qxc3 Nxb1 $10) 30. Qd4 Qa3 31. Bb1 Nf6 32. bxc4 $10) 29... g6 $15 30.
b3 Rc8 31. bxc4 Rxc4 $1 $17 {xd5/} 32. Qa5 b4 33. Qa4 h5 34. Qa2 (34. Ba2 Rc3
$17) 34... Rc3 35. Qd2 h4 36. Kg2 $6 $138 Nh5 $1 {xg3/} 37. Qd4 h3+ (37... hxg3
$2 38. hxg3 Nxg3 $2 39. Re1 $1 $16) 38. Kg1 $2 (38. Kxh3 $142 $1 Nf4+ 39. Kg4
$1 Ne2 $140 40. Qd2 (40. Qa7 $2 Qe5 $1 $19 (40... Qf6 $2 {xf3/} 41. f4 $1 (41.
Bd3 $4 Rxd3 42. Rxd3 Qf5+ 43. Kh4 Qh5#) (41. Be4 $2 Rc4 $19 42. f3 Qf5+ 43. Kh4
Qh5#))) 40... f5+ $1 (40... Qd7+ $2 41. Kh4 $13) (40... Qe5 $2 41. Qg5 f5+ 42.
Bxf5 (42. Kh3 $4 Nf4+ 43. Kh4 Qh8+ $19) 42... Qxf5+ 43. Qxf5 gxf5+ 44. Kxf5 $13
) 41. Kh4 $1 $13 (41. Kh3 $2 Nf4+) (41. Kg5 $2 Kg7 $1 42. Qxe2 Qf6+ 43. Kf4 g5#
)) 38... Nf6 $1 39. Qh4 $138 (39. Ba2 $5 Qa6 $1 $17 40. Re1 (40. Qxb4 $2 Qe2
$19 {/\Qe2-f3-g2/}) 40... Qxa2 41. Qxf6 Re3 $3 42. Rc1 Qc4 $1 43. Qa1 (43. Ra1
Qxd5 $19) (43. fxe3 Qxc1+ 44. Kf2 Qd2+ 45. Kf1 Qxd5 $19) (43. Rd1 Qe4 $1 $19)
43... Rc3 44. Re1 Qxd5 $19) 39... Qxd5 $1 (39... Qxd5 40. Rxd5 Rc1+) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "240"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 (4... Ne4 {Une ligne secondaire} 5. g3
Bb7 6. Bg2 g6 $1 7. O-O Bg7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Rd1 f5 10. Bf4 Qc8 11. d5 d6 12. dxe6
Nc6 $44 {Dreev,A (2677)-Kurajica,B (2555) Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd 2002 (9) 1/2}) (
4... c5 5. d5) 5. Qc2 (5. Qa4 $143 c5 6. Bf4 {[%cal Gf4b8]} (6. dxc5 bxc5 $11 {
[%csl Gd4]} 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bg5 Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rfd1
Qb6 $11) (6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nb3 Be7 (8... O-O 9. Nxc5 bxc5 $32 {
[%csl Ra4,Gd4][%cal Gd8b6]} 10. Bg5 h6) 9. Bf4 Bb7) 6... Bb7 7. Nc3 Be7 $1 (
7... a6 $143 {Trop lent et 8.Nb5 n'est pas trop dangereux pour les Noirs} 8.
Rd1 $32 (8. d5 $5)) 8. Rd1 {[%cal Gd4d5]} (8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 (
10. Qe4 Nxf4 $1 11. Qxb7 Nc6) 10... Bxd5 11. e4 Bc6 12. Qc2 O-O {Par rapport а
la variante Qc2 jouée dans la partie, les Blancs ont moins de compensations}) (
8. Nb5 $6 {La menace qui devait être parée par 7. a6 au lieu de Be7 est
souvent surestimée par les Noirs car en fait, les Blancs n'ont pas d'attaque}
O-O $1 9. Nc7 (9. Bc7 Qc8 10. Bd6 Nc6 $32) 9... Nh5 $8 {[%csl Rf4]} 10. Nxa8
Nxf4 11. Qxa7 Bxf3 $17 {[%csl Ra7,Ra8,Re1][%cal Gb8c6,Gd8a8]}) 8... cxd4 9.
Nxd4 O-O (9... Nh5) 10. Ndb5 Nc6) 5... Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 (7. d5 $143 {
Beaucoup moins dangereux que sur la variante g3}) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 d6 {
Cette ligne avait moins bonne réputation théorique que les alternatives Nc6 et
Bc5 mais elle est probablement sous-estimée. elle peut notamment retomber sur
une variante Maroczy de la Kan mais avec une Qc2 pas trés bien placée} (8...
Bc5) (8... Nc6) 9. Be2 (9. Be3) 9... Nbd7 ({RR} 9... Be7 10. f4 O-O 11. Be3 a6
12. O-O Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. f5 exf5 15. exf5 d5 16. Rfd1 Qc8 17. cxd5 Bxd5
18. Rac1 Bb7 19. Na4 Qxc2 20. Rxc2 Be4 {1/2-1/2 Lputian,S (2615)-Yudasin,L 
(2600)/Pula 1997/CBM 057 ext}) 10. O-O (10. Be3 Be7 11. O-O (11. O-O-O $5) (11.
f4 a6 12. O-O-O $5 O-O 13. g4 $36 d5 $6 {Vyzmanavin,A (2480)-Razuvaev,Y (2535)
URS-ch FL54 Irkutsk 1986 1-0} (13... Nc5 $142 {[%csl Re4]} 14. Bf3 Rc8 15. Kb1
b5 {Shipov})) 11... O-O 12. Rad1 a6 13. f4 ({RR} 13. b4 Qc7 14. f4 Rac8 15. Rc1
Rfe8 16. Qb1 Bf8 17. Nb3 Qb8 18. Bd3 g6 19. Rfe1 Ng4 20. Bd4 e5 21. fxe5 dxe5
22. Be3 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 Bh6 24. Rh3 Bxc1 25. Qxc1 Nf8 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 e4 {
Kozak,M (2189)-Zhigalko,S (2490)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 110 ext/0-1 (39)}) 13... Qc7
14. g4 Rfd8 15. g5 Ne8 16. f5 exf5 17. Nxf5 Bf8 18. Qd2 Nc5 19. Bf3 Nb3 20. Qf2
Qxc4 21. Be2 Qe6 22. Bg4 Qc4 23. Bxb6 Nc5 24. Rd4 {1-0 Volodin,A (2433)
-Erturan,Y (2366)/Plovdiv 2010/CBM 139}) 10... Rc8 $5 {[%cal Gc8c2] C'est
probablement une simple interversion avec le développement habituel du
hérisson Be7 et oo mais les Noirs profitent de la position pas trés heureuse
de la Qc2} 11. Rd1 a6 {Retombe comme prévu sur une défense Kan} 12. Be3 Be7 13.
f4 $1 $146 {79 Avec une Q blanche en c2 au lieu de d2 ou f2 comme dans les Kan
habituelles, les Blancs ne sont pas obligés de renforcer e4 par la poussée f3}
(13. Rac1 {Svetushkin,D (2546)-Jenni,F (2517) WUCC op 8th Istanbul 2004 (9) 0-1
}) 13... O-O {47} 14. Rac1 Qc7 {[%cal Gc7b8,Gf8e8] Terminant le développement
classique du hérisson} 15. f5 $1 e5 16. Nb3 h6 (16... Qb8 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 17.
Qb1 Bc6 {[%cal Gc7b7,Gb6b5]} (17... Qb8) 18. Nd2 (18. Nd5 $5 {[%cal Gc1c7]})
18... Qb7 19. b4 b5 {La poussée thématique dans une structure hérisson mais
les Blancs vont trouver une bonne réponse tactique} 20. a4 $1 Qa8 (20... bxa4
$2 21. b5 $40 axb5 22. cxb5 {[%csl Rc6]}) 21. axb5 axb5 22. cxb5 Bb7 23. Qb3 d5
$13 24. Ra1 Rxc3 $1 {[%cal Gd5d4]} 25. Qxc3 (25. Rxa8 $143 Rxb3 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8)
25... d4 26. Rxa8 (26. Qb2 $2 Qb8) 26... dxc3 27. Ra7 $40 Rb8 28. Nc4 Bxb4 29.
Rb1 Bf8 30. Bf3 Nc5 31. Nxe5 Nfxe4 (31... Re8) 32. Rb4 $6 {les Blancs
n'avaient plus qu'une minute pour passer le controle de temps} (32. Rd1 c2 33.
Rc1) 32... Bd5 (32... Re8 $1 33. Bd4 Bd5 34. b6 Bd6 $132) 33. Rd4 Rxb5 34. Rxd5
Rb1+ 35. Rd1 c2 36. Rf1 $2 {Les deux joueurs devaient être en gros zeitnot car
il y a eu une suite de gaffes avant le contrôle de temps} (36. Rc1 $8 {[%cal
Gc5b3]} Nb3 37. Bxe4 Rxc1+ 38. Bxc1 Nxc1 39. Kf1 $18) 36... Nb3 {[%cal Gc2c1]}
37. Bxe4 Bc5 $1 {[%csl Re3,Rg1][%cal Gc5g1,Gc5a7]} 38. Ra8+ Kh7 39. f6+ (39.
Rxb1 Bxe3+ 40. Kf1 cxb1=Q+ 41. Bxb1) 39... g6 40. g3 $4 (40. Rxb1 Bxe3+ 41. Kh1
cxb1=Q+ 42. Bxb1) 40... Bxe3+ 41. Kg2 Rxf1 42. Bxc2 Rf2+ 43. Kh3 Rxc2 44. Nxf7
g5 {[%cal Gh7g6]} 45. Ne5 {[%csl Rh7]} h5 (45... Bd4) 46. f7 {(=)} g4+ 47. Nxg4
hxg4+ 48. Kxg4 Bh6 49. f8=Q Bxf8 50. Rxf8 Rxh2 {Début d'une finale complexe}
51. Rf7+ Kg8 $6 (51... Kg6 $142 {Plus actif} 52. Rb7 Nd4 53. Rb6+ Kf7 54. Rd6
Ne6) 52. Ra7 Nc5 53. Kg5 Ne6+ 54. Kf5 Nf8 55. g4 $11 Rf2+ {Les Noirs refusent
mais c'est difficile а gagner} 56. Kg5 {20} Rd2 57. Kf5 Rd5+ 58. Ke4 Rb5 59.
Kf4 Ne6+ 60. Kg3 Ng5 61. Kf4 Rc5 62. Rb7 Ra5 63. Rd7 Ne6+ (63... Kf8) 64. Kg3
Ng5 65. Kf4 Nf7 66. Rb7 Ra4+ 67. Kg3 Kg7 68. Rb5 Nd6 69. Rb6 Ne4+ 70. Kf3 Nf6
71. g5 {Les Noirs ont réussi а couper le K blanc de la protection du P} Nh7 72.
Ke3 Nxg5 73. Kd3 Kf7 74. Kc3 Ne6 {La finale est nulle même si dans certains
cas particuliers trés rares, il peut y avoir un gain si le K Blanc est
repoussé sur la 01ère rangée comme l'avait montré une étude de Centurini} 75.
Rb4 Ra5 76. Rb6 Kf6 77. Kb4 $1 {Gagne un tempo sur la R pour rester au centre
de l'échiquier} Rh5 78. Rb5 Rh4+ 79. Kc3 Nf4 80. Kc4 $1 {La découverte n'est
pas а craindre} Ke6 81. Rb1 Nd5+ 82. Kc5 Ne3 83. Rb4 Rh5+ 84. Kc6 Re5 85. Rb5
Nd5 86. Rc5 Rh5 87. Rc1 Nb4+ 88. Kb6 Kd6 89. Rd1+ Nd5+ 90. Kb5 Rh4 91. Rc1 Rb4+
92. Ka5 {Le K est repoussé а la bande mais tant qu'il n'est pas sur la case a7
ou a2, il ne craint rien.} Rb8 93. Ka4 Ke5 94. Rh1 Nc3+ 95. Ka3 Kd4 96. Rh4+
Kd3 97. Rh3+ Kc4 98. Rh4+ Kd5 99. Rd4+ $3 {La R folle!} Ke5 100. Rh4 Ne2 101.
Rb4 Rc8 102. Rh4 Kd5 103. Kb4 Rb8+ 104. Ka5 Nc3 105. Rh5+ Kc6 106. Rh6+ Kc5
107. Rh5+ Nd5 108. Ka4 Rb7 109. Ka3 Kc4 110. Rh4+ Kd3 111. Rh3+ Ne3 112. Ka4
Rb1 {Les Noirs continuent d'y croire} 113. Ka5 Kd4 114. Rh4+ Kc5 115. Rh5+ Nd5
116. Ka4 Rb4+ 117. Ka3 Rg4 118. Rh8 Rg3+ 119. Kb2 Nb6 120. Kc2 Nd5 {[%mdl 4096]
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Maevsky, Nikolay"]
[Black "Gharamian, Tigran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 (2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Bb7 6. Nc3
c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d6 9. Be2 {[%csl Gc2] Dans cette ligne de
l'Ouest-Indienne qui est proche de la Kan, les Blancs ont un tempo de plus par
rapport а la partie car ils ont économisé l'échec Qa4 qui n'est pas trés utile.
}) 2... c5 3. Nf3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 (5... Nf6) (5... Bb7) 6. e4 Bb7 7.
Be3 d6 8. Be2 Nf6 9. f3 Be7 (9... Qc7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. Rfc1 $5 {
Dans une partie récente face а un adversaire agressif qui ne voulait pas
roquer, j'ai joué ce plan peu connu laissant la Ra1 en soutien de la poussée
a4a5} Be7 13. a4 $1 {Le plan habituel des Blancs est plutôt Rfd1 et Rac1 mais
а part un avantage d'espace, les Blancs n'obtiennent pas grand chose} h6 $6
$146 {[%cal Gg7g5,Gg5g4] Un plan douteux mais intéressant où les Noirs
essayent d'améliorer le plan de Fischer d'attaque а l'aile-roi par g7g5 et Rg8
en ayant économisé le roque et le K Noir est mieux placé au centre qu'en "h8"}
(13... O-O 14. a5 $36 {Kacheishvili,G (2606)-Kritz,L (2589) USA tt ICC INT
rapid 2009 (6) 1-0}) 14. a5 bxa5 15. Nb3 g5 {[%cal Gg5g4,Gg4f3,Gh8g8]} 16. Nxa5
Ba8 17. h3 Nh5 $6 {[%cal Gh5f4,Gh5g3]} (17... Rg8) 18. Nd5 $1 $44 {[%cal Gc1c7]
;Primel,D-Gautier,M Angers 2012 1-0}) 10. Qa4+ {Intéressant mais probablement
trop lent} (10. O-O $142 {Aurait transposé dans une sicilienne Kan}) 10... Nfd7
{73} (10... Qd7) (10... Nbd7 $5 {Le plan des Blancs est trés lent et c'est
peut-être la meilleure option surtout d'un point de vue psychologique lorsque
les Blancs vont s'apercevoir qu'ils n'ont rien obtenu de l'ouverture.} 11. Nc6
{[%cal Gc6e7,Gc6d8] L'idée de l'échec intermédaire Qa4 mais même après le gain
de la paire de B, les Blancs n'ont pas grand-chose} Bxc6 12. Qxc6 O-O $32 13.
O-O (13. Qa4 b5 $1 {[%csl Re1]} (13... d5 $1 {Dans la "bible" sur la structure
hérissson "the complete hedgehog" le GMI SHIPOV donne cette forte variante
pour les Noirs} 14. exd5 exd5 15. cxd5 b5 16. Qb3 Re8 $40 {[%csl Re1,Re2,Re3,
Rf3][%cal Ge8e1]}) 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Qxb5 Rb8 $36 {[%cal Gb8b2]}) 13... Nc5 $1
{[%csl Ga4,Rc6][%cal Ga8c8] La menace de gain de la Q force les Noirs а rendre
la paire de B et les Noirs ont au minimum l'égalité.}) 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 Qc7
13. Qc2 (13. Rac1 Nf6 {Fishbein,A (2465)-Kudrin,S (2510) New York op 1991 (3)
1/2}) 13... Nf6 14. Rac1 (14. a4 $5 {[%cal Ga4a5]} Nbd7 15. a5 $14 {Adamski,J 
(2400)-Cvitan,O (2500) Berliner Sommer 06th 1988 (6) 1/2}) 14... Nbd7 15. Bf1 (
15. Qd2 {Transpose dans les grandes lignes}) 15... Rac8 16. Qf2 {[%csl Rb6]
[%cal Ge3b6]} (16. b4 Rfe8 17. a3 Qb8 18. Qd2 (18. Qf2)) 16... Qb8 17. b4 {
[%cal Gc4c5,Gd4b3]} (17. a3 Bd8 {[%cal Gd8c7,Gc7h2,Gf8e8];Svetushkin,D (2546)
-Jenni,F (2517) WUCC op 8th Istanbul 2004 (9) 0-1}) 17... Rfe8 {[%cal Ge7d8,
Ge8e3]} 18. a3 {Anticipe la poussée d5 en protégeant le P "b4" mais c'est au
détriment de l'affaiblissement "c4"} (18. Nb3 d5 $1 {[%cal Ge7b4]}) 18... Bd8 {
[%cal Gd8c7,Gc7h2,Gd6d5,Ge8e3] La manoeuvre classique dans cette structure
pour réactiver le B} 19. Kh1 (19. Nb3 {[%cal Ge3b6] Peut-être un peu meilleur
pour empêcher les Noirs de jouer Ne5 en faisant pression sur la faiblesse "b6}
Bc7 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 20. g3 (20. Kh1 d5 $1)) 19... Ne5 $5 $146 {[%csl Rc4]} (
19... Bc7 {Bucher,M (2244)-Jenni,F (2505) SUI-ch int Saas Almagell 2005 (8) 0-1
}) 20. Na4 {[%csl Rb6]} (20. Qa2 {[%cal Ga2c4]} Qc7 21. Na4 {[%csl Rb6][%cal
Ga4b6,Ge3b6]}) (20. Nb3 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Bxb6 d5 $1 $36) 20... d5 $1 {
Le ressort se détend et les Noirs prennent l'initiative} 21. exd5 exd5 22. Nf5
Neg4 $1 23. fxg4 Nxg4 24. Qg1 Qe5 $40 {[%cal Ge5f5,Ge5e3,Gg4e3]} 25. Bd4 (25.
Nh6+ gxh6 26. Bd4 {[%csl Gd4]}) 25... Qxf5 26. Bd3 Qh5 {[%csl Rh2]} 27. c5 b5
28. Nc3 Bg5 $1 29. Ra1 $2 (29. Bf5 Bxc1 30. Bxc8) 29... Be3 30. Bxe3 Rxe3 31.
Ne2 Rh3 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 08th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ravi, Lanka"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e3
Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bg7 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. a3 (11. g4) 11... g4 12. Ng1 f5 13. Nge2 h5
14. Nf4 h4 (14... Qg5 15. Qa4 $14) 15. Qa4 (15. Ng6 hxg3 $3 (15... Rh6 $6 16.
Nxh4 Bf6 17. Qa4 Bxh4 18. gxh4 Rxh4 19. O-O-O $14) 16. Nxh8 gxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Qf6
$44) 15... h3 16. O-O-O (16. gxh3 Nxd4 17. exd4 Bxh1 18. Nxe6 Qe7) 16... hxg2
17. Rhg1 Rh2 {[#]} 18. d5 (18. Kb1 Kf7 $15) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 (19. Nxe6 Qf6
20. Nxc7+ (20. bxc3 Qxc3+ 21. Bc2 dxe6 22. dxc6 Ba6 $5 (22... Bc8 $15) 23. Qxa6
Qa1+ $15) 20... Kd8 21. Nxa8 Bxb2+ 22. Kb1 Na5 $17) 19... Qf6 20. dxc6 (20. Kb2
e5 $1 21. Ne6 (21. Nxg2 e4 22. Be2 Ne5 $15) 21... dxe6 22. dxc6 Bc8 $15) 20...
Qxc3+ 21. Bc2 Bxc6 22. Qb4 Qxb4 23. axb4 a5 (23... Bf3 $142 $1 $17) 24. e4 $8 (
24. b5 Bf3 25. Rde1 Kf7 26. e4 e5 27. Ne2 Rah8) 24... axb4 25. Kb2 $8 fxe4 26.
Rxg2 Rh6 27. Rgg1 e3 $2 (27... Ra3 $17) 28. fxe3 Rh2 29. Ra1 Ra5 30. Kb3 e5 31.
Nd5 Bxd5 32. cxd5 Rxd5 33. Bg6+ Ke7 34. Kxb4 Re2 35. Rae1 Rdd2 36. Rxe2 Rxe2
37. e4 Re3 38. Bf5 c6 39. Rh1 Rxg3 40. Rh7+ Kf6 41. Rxd7 Rg1 42. Rd6+ Kg5 43.
Rxc6 g3 $15 44. Rc2 $6 (44. Rg6+ $142) 44... Rb1+ (44... Kf4 45. Bh3 $1) (44...
Rh1 $5 45. Kb5 Kf4 46. Kxb6 Rh2 47. Rc8 g2 48. Rg8 Kf3 49. Bg4+ Ke3 (49... Kxe4
50. Bc8 Ke3 51. Bb7 e4 52. Kc5 $11) 50. Bc8 Kf2 51. Rf8+ Kg1 52. Kc5 Kh1 53.
Rg8 g1=Q+ 54. Rxg1+ Kxg1 55. Kd5 Rh5 56. Bf5 $11) 45. Kc4 Kf4 46. Kd5 (46. Bh3
b5+ 47. Kd5 b4) 46... Rh1 47. Bc8 (47. Bd7 Rh2 48. Rc8 (48. Rc1 Rd2+ 49. Ke6 (
49. Kc6 g2 50. Bh3 Rc2+) 49... g2 50. Rg1) 48... Rd2+ 49. Ke6) 47... b5 (47...
Rh2 $5 48. Rc7 (48. Rc1 Rd2+ 49. Ke6 g2 50. Rg1 b5 $17) 48... Rd2+ 49. Ke6 $8
b5) 48. Ba6 b4 49. Kc5 $2 (49. Bc4 Rb1 50. Re2 b3 51. Rd2 $15) 49... b3 50. Rb2
Rh2 (50... Rh2 51. Rb1 g2 52. Rg1 b2 53. Bd3 Ke3 54. Bb1 Kf2 $19) 0-1

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. h3 b5 14. Bf4 (14. e4 $6
Qc8 $1 $146 (14... Rc8 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Be3 Qb7 17. Bf1 c4 {Cramling Pia-Marin
Mihail, Olympiad, Yerevan 1996} 18. Bg2 $1) 15. Bf4 b4 16. Na4 b3 17. Qxb3 Nxe4
{Gelfand,B-Kasparov,G Novgorod 1997}) 14... Nb6 $5 (14... Qb6 15. e4 Rac8) 15.
e4 Qd7 {><h3} 16. g4 $1 {פf6} (16. Bf1 $6 Nh5 {Shipov,S-Skembris,S Belgrade
1994}) 16... Rac8 17. Bg3 (17. Bf1 $2 Nxg4 $1) (17. Bh2 $5 {Gabriel}) 17... Bb7
{/\b4} (17... Na4 $2 18. e5 $1) 18. Qb3 $1 a6 19. Rad1 (19. e5 $6 Nfxd5 20.
exd6 (20. Nxd5 Bxd5) 20... Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bd5 22. Qc2 Qc6 $17) (19. Nd2 $5 Qc7
20. a4 b4 21. a5) 19... Nc4 20. Bf1 (20. e5 $5 dxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 h5
23. g5 Nh7 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Ne4 (25. h4 Qg4 $132) 25... c4 26. Qc2 (26. Qb4
Rxe4 27. Bxe4 Nxg5 28. Bg2 Nxh3+ 29. Kh2 Ng5 $44 30. a4 $6 h4 $1) 26... Qf5 27.
h4 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Nf6+ Nxf6 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Qd2 c3 $1 32. bxc3 (32.
Qxd5 Re1+ 33. Kg2 cxb2) 32... Nxc3 $13) 20... h5 $1 21. g5 Nh7 (21... Na5 $6
22. Qc2 (22. Qa2 Nh7 23. e5 dxe5 24. Nxe5 Qf5 $1) 22... Nh7 23. h4 $1 (23. e5
dxe5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Bxe5 Nxg5 27. f4 Nf3+ 28. Kh1 Nc4) 23...
b4 24. axb4 cxb4 25. Qa4 Qxa4 26. Nxa4 $16) 22. h4 (22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Qb6 (23.
Qxc4 Qxh3 $15) 23... Rcd8 (23... Qxh3 $6 24. Qxb7 h4 25. Nxh4 Nxg5 26. e5 (26.
Re3 Bd4) 26... Bxe5 27. Rxe5 $1) (23... h4 24. Bxh4 (24. Bxd6 Qxh3 25. Nh2 Be5
$1 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. f4 Nxg5 28. fxe5 Nf3+ 29. Nxf3 Qg3+ $11) 24... Rcd8 (24...
Qxh3 25. Bg3) 25. Bg3 Bc8 $44) 24. h4 (24. Bxd6 Qxh3 25. Bg3 Bc8 $17) 24... Bc8
25. Nd2 (25. e5 Qh3 26. exd6 Bg4 $132) 25... Qh3 26. Nxc4 Nxg5 27. hxg5 h4 28.
Bxd6 $6 (28. Rd3 $142) 28... Qg4+ 29. Kf1 $6 (29. Kh2 $142 Qh3+ 30. Kg1 Qg4+
$11) 29... Bxc3 30. bxc3 Qf3 31. Ne3 Bh3+ 32. Kg1 Rxd6 $1 33. Qxd6 Rxe4 34. Qf6
Rf4 $17) 22... Ne5 23. Nh2 (23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 (24. Re3 Bd4) 24... Rxe5 $15
) 23... Rcd8 $1 24. f4 $6 Ng4 25. Nxg4 (25. Bh3 Bd4+ 26. Kg2 (26. Kh1 Nf2+ 27.
Bxf2 Qxh3 $15) 26... f5 $15) 25... Qxg4 26. Kh2 Nxg5 (26... Bc8 $1 27. Qc2 (27.
e5 dxe5 28. fxe5 Nxg5 29. hxg5 h4 30. Bf2 Rxe5 $40) 27... Nxg5 28. hxg5 h4 29.
Bf2 (29. Qg2 hxg3+ 30. Qxg3 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Rxe4 $1) 29... Qxf4+ $15) 27. fxg5 (
27. hxg5 h4 $17) 27... Be5 28. Ne2 $8 Qxh4+ 29. Bh3 (29. Kg1 Qxg5 $15) 29...
Qxg5 30. Qf3 Qf6 (30... Bxb2) 31. Qxf6 Bxf6 32. Nc3 Kg7 33. Re2 h4 34. Bf4 g5
35. Bc1 (35. Rg1 Kh6 36. Bd2 Be5+ 37. Kh1 f6 38. Nd1 Bd4 39. Rgg2 Bc8 40. Bxc8
Rxc8 41. Ne3 Bxe3 42. Rxe3 Kg6 43. Bc3 Re7 44. Kh2 Rf8 45. Kh3 $14) 35... Be5+
36. Kg2 f6 37. Kf3 Bc8 38. Bxc8 Rxc8 39. Kg4 Bd4 40. Rf1 Re5 $17 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nc6 {This is an ambitious setup, popularized several years ago
by Joel Lautier. Usually in this variation, Black develops his knight to d7.}
10. Be3 ({Here is a recent example from Lautier's practice:} 10. Bb2 Rc8 11.
Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bd6 {Wojtaszek,R (2591)-Lautier,J (2672)/Gothenburg 2005/CBM
109/[Ftacnik]}) 10... cxd4 {It is important to exchange on d4 right now in
order to win time for the further development of pieces.} (10... Be7 11. d5 $5
$146 {Sokolov,I (2706)-Kramnik,V (2777)/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 099/[Ftacnik]})
11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qa2 $146 ({Previously, the seemingly more active} 12. Qa4 {
had been played. In fact, the slightly exposed position of the queen offered
Black counterplay after} Be7 13. Ne5 {(otherwise, Black would play at some
moment a6 and b5)} O-O 14. Ba6 b5 15. Bxb5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bc5 17. Bxc5 {1/2-1/2
Solozhenkin,E (2514)-Ionov,S (2541)/St Petersburg 2003/CBM 095}) 12... Bd6 13.
Bd3 {By placing the bishop on this (again, not very typical) square, Black
prepares the transfer of the knight to g6.} O-O 14. O-O Ne7 15. Rfc1 Ng6 {
This whole plan looks rather time consoming. Besides, the knight is not too
stable on g6.} ({Black's previous play could have ben justified by} 15... Qd7 {
[%cal Yf7f5] planning to break the enemy centre with ...f5, when the
usefullness of placing the knight on e7 is obvious.}) 16. g3 {[%csl Yf4,Gg6,
Yh4][%cal Gh2h4,Gh4h5]} Qe7 17. a4 Bb4 (17... h6 18. a5 $14) 18. h4 Rfd8 ({
After} 18... f5 19. Bc4 {Black would more or less be forced to sacrifice an
exchange with} Rxc4 20. Qxc4 fxe4 {but after} 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 $14 {
White would remain in control.}) 19. h5 Nf8 20. h6 gxh6 21. Rxc8 {By giving up
the control of the c-file so soon, White allows his opponent obtain certain
counterplay.} (21. Bxh6 $6 Qf6 {[%csl Yf3,Yh6]}) (21. Kg2 $5 {[%cal Yc1c8,
Ya1h1]} Bc3 22. Rab1 f5 23. exf5 Bd5 24. Qe2 exf5 25. Bxf5 Ne6 26. Kh2 $14)
21... Rxc8 22. Rd1 ({Even here,} 22. Kg2 {is possible because} Rc3 23. Qe2 f5 {
would be strongly met by} 24. exf5 exf5 25. Bc4+ $16 {[%cal Yd4d5]}) 22... h5
$132 23. d5 exd5 24. exd5 Ng6 25. Ng5 Rd8 26. Bf5 (26. Be4 $5 {[%csl Gd5]})
26... Qf6 27. Bh3 Bc5 {[%csl Yg5]} 28. Bxc5 Qxg5 29. Be3 Qe5 30. Bg2 h4 $36 {
Suddenly, the previously weak h-pawn becomes a dangerous attacking instrument.}
31. a5 hxg3 32. axb6 axb6 33. Bxb6 Qh5 34. Rd3 Ra8 35. Ra3 Rxa3 36. Qxa3 Qd1+
37. Bf1 gxf2+ ({It seems that Black missed a clear win here:} 37... g2 38. Kxg2
Qxd5+ 39. f3 Nf4+ {with decisive attack. In some lines, the b6-bishop would be
hanging, for instance} 40. Kg3 Qg5+ 41. Kf2 Qh4+ 42. Ke3 Nd5+ {[%cal Yd5b6]})
38. Kxf2 Qxd5 $17 {Black still has winning chances, but the technical task is
anything but easy.} 39. Qe3 Qf5+ 40. Ke1 Be4 41. Bd4 Qe6 42. Kf2 f6 43. Qg3
Qf5+ 44. Ke1 Qa5+ 45. Qc3 Qxc3+ 46. Bxc3 Kg7 47. Be2 Ne5 48. Kf2 Kg6 49. Kg3
Nf7 50. Bc4 Nd6 51. Be6 Bf5 52. Bd5 Ne4+ {Ponomariov wasprobably bored already
and he immediately transposed to a drawn ending.} (52... h5 $5 $15) 53. Bxe4
Bxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {The so-called Petrosian (or
Petrosian-Kasparov) Variation, played for the first time in the game Sultan
Khan - Capablanca. The mysterious Indian player won in great style, but we
cannot know whether he was aware of the subtle character of his invention,
since he used to play a3 or ...a6 in the opening quite frequently. (This was
how the so called Chebanenko Slav was born, too) Die so genannte Petrosian- 
(oder Petrosian-Kasparov-)Variante, die zum ersten Mal in der Partie Sultan
Khan - Capablanca gespielt wurde. Der mysteriöse Inder gewann in großem Stil,
aber wir können nicht wissen, ob er sich des subtilen Charakters seiner
Erfindung bewusst war, denn er spielte a3 bzw. ...a6 recht häufig in der
Eröffnung (so wurde übrigens auch das so genannte Chebanenko-Slawisch geboren)}
Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 {Morozevich is known as one of the most
creative and original players of the moment. Some 10 years ago, he used to
deviate from the approved paths as soon as possible (for instance, on the
second move; just think of the almost forgotten Chigorin Defence and Albin
Countergambit). Lately, he has changed his attitude a bit, by producing
stunning novelties in well-established openings. Let us see what he has in
mind for today. Morozevich gilt als einer der kreativsten und originellsten
Spieler der Gegenwart. Vor etwa 10 Jahren pflegte er immer so früh wie möglich
von den bewährten Pfaden abzuweichen (beispielsweise im zweiten Zug, man denke
nur an die fast vergessene Tschigorin-Verteidigung und Albins Gegengambit). In
letzter Zeit hat er seine Einstellung ein wenig geändert und produziert
nunmehr verblüffende Neuerungen in etablierten Eröffnungen. Wir wollen sehen,
was er heute im Schilde führt.} g6 {This move, transposing to some sort of
Gruenfeld, came into the limelight after Kortschnoj used it to defeat a young
player named Kasparov in the first game of their Candidates' match in 1983.
Dieser Zug, der zu einer Art Grünfeld überleitet, rückte ins Rampenlicht,
nachdem Kortschnoi damit in der ersten Partie ihres Kandidatenmatches 1983
einen jungen Spieler namens Kasparov besiegte.} 8. h4 {So, this was his idea.
However, this slightly extravagant move is not really new. Among others, it
has been tried by Polugaevsky against Kortschnoj. By advancing his h-pawn,
White does not necessarily hope to mate his opponent. However, the permanent
danger of a direct attack restricts Black's possibilities of counterplay in
the centre. On the other hand, after having spent 2 whole tempi on h4-h5,
White is morally forced to refrain from castling, which in the long run could
cause him problems of coordination. Das war also seine Idee. Dieser leicht
extravagante Zug ist allerdings nicht wirklich neu. Er wurde unter anderem von
Polugaevsky gegen Kortschnoj erprobt. Mit dem Vorstoß seines h-Bauern hofft
Weiß nicht unbedingt darauf, seinen Gegner mattzusetzen. Doch die permanente
Gefahr eines direkten Angriffs beschränkt die schwarzen
Gegenspielmöglichkeiten im Zentrum. Andererseits ist Weiß, nachdem er 2 ganze
Tempi für h4-h5 verwendet hat, moralisch verpflichtet, auf die Rochade zu
verzichten, was ihm langfristig Probleme mit der Koordination eintragen könnte.
} Bg7 9. h5 Nd7 (9... c5 $6 {is probably premature because of ist vermutlich
verfrüht wegen} 10. Bb5+ {Here I would allow myself a small digression. With
both his bishops developed in fianchetto and only a knight left to cover the
slightly weak c6- and f6-squares, Black has to reckon with such intermediate
moves as Bb5+ or Bg5 permanently. We shall see more of this in the comments
below. Hier möchte ich mir eine kleine Abschweifung erlauben. Wenn seine
beiden Läufer fianchettiert sind und nur ein Springer bleibt, um die leicht
schwachen Felder c6 und f6 zu decken, muss Schwarz ständig mit solchen
Zwischenzügen wie Bb5+ oder Bg5 rechnen. Mehr dazu werden wir in den
Kommentaren unten sehen.} Bc6 ({Against Gegen} 10... Nc6 {Polugaevsky gives 11.
Bd3+/-, which does not make any sense. In fact, White can maintain his
initiative with gibt Polugaevsky 11.Bd3+/- an, was keinerlei Sinn ergibt.
Tatsächlich kann Weiß seine Initiative behaupten mit} 11. h6 (11. Ne5 {does
not offer anything concrete because of bietet nichts Konkretes wegen} Bxe5 12.
dxe5 Nxc3 {, for instance , zum Beispiel} 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. bxc3 a6 15. Bxc6+
Bxc6 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. f3 Rd3 18. e4 O-O 19. Bg5 Ba4 {and Black's control over
the only open file compensates for White's slightly better structure. , und
die Kontrolle von Schwarz über die einzige offene Linie kompensiert die leicht
bessere Struktur von Weiß.}) 11... Bf6 12. Ne4 {and if , und falls} a6 {
then maybe , dann vielleicht} 13. dxc5 $5 {[%cal Ye4d6]}) 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. e4
Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc5 15. Bg5 f6 16. h6 $16 {Polugaevsky})
14. Bg5 $1 h6 {Polugaevsky,L (2615)-Kortschnoj,V (2635)/London 1984/MCL (1/2-1/
2, 29)} 15. Be3 $16 {Polugaevsky}) ({In my opinion, In meinen Augen sieht} 9...
O-O $5 {looks like an important alternative to the text move. Decades ago, it
was the choice of two renowned opening experts and I could not find a
convincing way for White to prove an advantage. nach einer wichtigen
Alternative zum Textzug aus. Vor Jahrzehnten war dies die Wahl zweier
bekannter Eröffnungsexperten, und ich konnte keinen überzeugenden Weg für Weiß
finden, einen Vorteil nachzuweisen.} 10. e4 $5 {This was never tried in
practice, although the idea itself can be found in other lines of the Queen's
Indian. Dies wurde nie in der Praxis versucht, obwohl man die Idee selbst auch
in anderen Damenindisch-Abspielen findet.} (10. hxg6 hxg6 11. Qc2 (11. Ne4 Nd7
12. Neg5 N5f6 13. Bc4 Qe7 14. Qc2 c5 15. Nh4 Bd5 $132 {Miles,A (2565)-Adorjan,
A (2580)/Reggio Emilia 1984/MCD (1-0, 47)}) 11... c5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bc4 Qc6
14. dxc5 Nd7 15. Bd2 b5 16. Be2 Qxc5 17. Qb3 Bd5 18. Qxb5 Qxb5 19. Bxb5 Ne5 $44
{Cebalo,M (2485)-Timman,J (2650)/Zagreb 1985/MCL (1/2-1/2, 32)}) (10. Nxd5 exd5
11. Bd2 Nd7 12. Bd3 c5 13. Bc3 Re8 14. Kf1 Nf6 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Ne5 Qc8 17.
Kg1 Qe6 18. Qf3 Rac8 19. Rd1 {White has obtained what could look like a
promising form of the Pilsbury Attack, because of the potential threats along
the h-file. However, Black is better coordinated (Unlike White, he has
connected rooks!) and can obtain adequate queenside counterplay. Weiß hat
erreicht, was man für eine vielversprechende Form des Pilsbury-Angriffs halten
könnte, und zwar aufgrund der potentiellen Drohungen entlang der h-Linie. Doch
Schwarz ist besser koordiniert (im Gegensatz zu Weiß hat er die Türme
verbunden!) und kann ausreichendes Gegenspiel am Damenflügel erlangen.} Ne4 20.
Ng4 Nxc3 21. bxc3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Rc3 $132 {Khenkin,I (2596)-Komarov,D (2565)/
Belfort 2004/EXT 2005 (1/2-1/2, 51)}) (10. Bd3 c5 $1 (10... Nd7 11. e4 Nxc3 12.
bxc3 {transposes below. mit Übergang zur Variante unten.}) 11. e4 Nxc3 (11...
cxd4 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. e5 $44) 12. bxc3 Nc6 {Black has submitted the d4-pawn
to strong pressure. White has to hurry creating dangerous kingside threats.
Schwarz hat den d4-Bauern starkem Druck ausgesetzt. Weiß muss schleunigst
gefährliche Drohungen am Königsflügel aufstellen.} 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Bg5 Qd7
15. Qc1 cxd4 16. Bh6 Ne5 $5 {The simplest, although maybe not the most
ambitious solution. Die einfachste, wenngleich vielleicht nicht die
ehrgeizigste Lösung.} (16... f5 {might be also playable. The position arising
after könnte ebenfalls spielbar sein. Die Stellung nach} 17. Bc4 Rfe8 18. Ng5 {
is highly irational. ist höchst irrational.}) 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 $44 {
Black's strong dark-squared bishop and his better coordination compensates for
the sacrificed exchange. Der starke schwarzfeldrige Läufer des Nachziehenden
und seine bessere Koordination kompensieren die geopferte Qualität.}) 10...
Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxe4 12. Ng5 Bd5 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Qg4 $44) 10. Bd3 Nxc3 (10...
O-O $6 {is less advisable now. ist nun weniger ratsam.} 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3
Nc5 {This thematical trick does not solve Black's problems entirely. He will
manage to exchange one of White's bishops, but his king will not feel safer
after that. Dieser thematische Trick vermag die Probleme von Schwarz nicht
gänzlich zu lösen. Er wird zwar einen der weißen Läufer tauschen können, doch
danach wird sich sein König nicht sicherer fühlen.} 13. hxg6 (13. Qc2 Nxd3+ 14.
Qxd3 c5 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Ne5 $1 $16 Bxe5 $2 17. Qh3 $1 $18) 13... hxg6 14.
dxc5 $2 (14. Qc2 $1) 14... Bxc3+ 15. Ke2 Bxa1 16. Qg1 Qd7 17. Qh2 Rfd8 {
Vokac,M (2475)-Sax,G (2535)/Lazne Bohdanec 1995/CBM 045 (0-1, 29)}) 11. bxc3 e5
$5 $146 {An interesting novelty. A counter-action in the centre is the best
answer to an attack on the wing. White's centre looks solid enough, but his
problems of development will soon be felt. Eine interessante Neuerung. Eine
Gegenaktion im Zentrum ist die beste Antwort auf einen Angriff auf dem Flügel.
Das Zentrum von Weiß wirkt solide genug, aber seine Entwicklungsprobleme
werden sich bald bemerkbar machen.} (11... c5 12. e4 $14 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc5 $2
14. Bb5+ $1 $18 {[%cal Yc1g5,Gh5h6]}) (11... Rc8 $5 {is too artifical to be
good. Black refrains from weakening the c6-square and the a4-e8 diagonal,
hoping to delay White's central expansion by one tempo. ist zu gekünstelt, um
gut zu sein. Schwarz vermeidet die Schwächung des Feldes c6 und der Diagonalen
a4-a8 in der Hoffnung, die weiße Zentrumsexpansion um ein Tempo zu verzögern.}
12. e4 $1 ({In an earlier game of the same match, Dreev "believed" his
opponent and played In einer früheren Partie desselben Matches "glaubte" Dreev
seinem Gegner und spielte.} 12. Qe2 c5 {. Now, the rook move to c8 justifies
itself. Jetzt rechtfertigt sich der Turmzug nach c8.} 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Rd1 cxd4
15. cxd4 Nf6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. e4 Qe7 18. Ne5 Rfd8 19. Qe3 a6 20. f3 b5 21. Kf2
Nd7 $11 {Dreev,A (2590)-Sax,G (2565)/Tilburg 1992/CBM 032 (1/2-1/2, 55)}) 12...
Nc5 13. Bg5 $1 (13. hxg6 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 hxg6 15. Rxh8+ Bxh8 16. Bf4 Bg7 17. Kd2
c5 $132 {Maksimovic,B (2435)-Groszpeter,A (2510)/Berlin West 1988/TD (0-1, 33)}
) 13... Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 Qd7 15. h6 Bf8 16. Bf6 Rg8 17. Ng5 $18 {Dreev,A (2590)
-Sax,G (2565)/Tilburg 1992/CBM 032 (1-0, 28)}) 12. Qc2 Qe7 {[%cal Ye5e4]} 13.
Be4 ({Unfortunately, it seems that Bedauerlicherweise scheint} 13. e4 {does
not work here. hier nicht zu funktionieren:} exd4 14. h6 (14. cxd4 Nc5 $1)
14... Bf6 15. cxd4 c5 $132 (15... Nc5 16. e5 $1)) 13... Bxe4 14. Qxe4 O-O 15.
hxg6 hxg6 {Aronian correctly judges that White cannot create dangerous threats
along the h-file. Capturing with the other pawn would have meant a significant
structural concession. White faces now the difficult task of activating his
bishop somehow. Aronian schätzt richtig ein, dass Weiß keine gefährlichen
Drohungen entlang der h-Linie aufstellen kann. Das Schlagen mit dem anderen
Bauern hätte eine bedeutende strukturelle Konzession bedeutet. Nun steht Weiß
vor der schwierigen Aufgabe, irgendwie seinen Läufer zu aktivieren.} 16. a4 c5
17. Ba3 Rfe8 {In one of the two Gruenfelds Aronian lost with White against
Svidler, the structure was almost identical. Now, he shows that he learned
something from the unpleasant experience. White cannot maintain his stability
in the centre for too long. In einem der beiden Grünfeldinder, die Aronian mit
Weiß gegen Svidler verlor, war die Struktur fast identisch. Nun zeigt er, dass
er aus der unangenehmen Erfahrung etwas gelernt hat. Weiß kann seine
Stabilität im Zentrum nicht allzu lange aufrechterhalten.} 18. Rc1 exd4 {
This tempting move will fail to offer Black a concrete advantage. Dieser
verlockende Zug wird Schwarz keinen konkreten Vorteil bieten können.} (18...
Nf6 $6 {is premature because of ist verfrüht wegen} 19. Qh4 $1 ({But not Nicht
aber} 19. Qxe5 $6 Qd7 20. Qf4 Qxa4 $15 {[%csl Ya3]})) ({Maybe he should just
complete the mobilization of his forces with Vielleicht sollte er einfach vor
dem Einleiten irgendwelcher konkreter Aktionen} 18... Rad8 $5 {before starting
any concrete action. die Mobilisierung seiner Kräfte abschließen.}) 19. Qxe7
Rxe7 20. cxd4 Re4 21. Kf1 $5 {A very calm move. White plans to complete his
development without paying attention to the central tension. Ein ganz ruhiger
Zug. Weiß plant, seine Entwicklung abzuschließen, ohne sich um die Spannung im
Zentrum zu kümmern.} (21. Nd2 $6 Rg4 $1 {[%csl Yd4,Yg2]}) (21. O-O $5 {[%cal
Yf1d1] is more natural. Morozevich might have feared ist natürlicher.
Vielleicht fürchtete Morozevich} cxd4 22. exd4 Bxd4 23. Rfd1 Bc5 $1 {
overlooking that after und übersah dabei, dass er nach} 24. Rxd7 Bxa3 25. Rcc7
{he has strong counterplay. starkes Gegenspiel hat.} Rxa4 26. Rxf7 Bb2 {
Black has parried the immediate threats, but it does not look like if he had
any chance to win with such a weak king. Schwarz hat die unmittelbaren
Drohungen pariert, aber es sieht nicht so aus, als ob er bei einem derart
schwachen König irgendeine Gewinnchance hätte.}) 21... cxd4 22. exd4 (22. Nxd4
Bxd4 23. exd4 Nf6 $15 {[%csl Ga3,Gd4][%cal Yf6d5]}) 22... Nf8 (22... Bxd4 $2 {
is impossible now because of ist nun unmöglich wegen} 23. Nxd4 ({Although
allerdings gewinnt} 23. Rd1 {also wins material, because ebenfalls Material, da
} Bc5 $2 {loses to verliert wegen} 24. Bb2) 23... Rxd4 24. Bb2 $18) (22... Nf6
$5 {[%csl Ga3][%cal Yf6d5]} 23. Rc7 {In the line from the note to the 22nd
move, this would allow the simple capture on d4. In dem Abspiel aus der
Anmerkung zum 22. Zug würde dies das einfache Schlagen auf d4 erlauben.} Nd5
24. Rd7 $132) 23. g3 Rd8 (23... Ne6 24. d5 $5 Rxa4 25. dxe6 Rxa3 26. exf7+ Kxf7
{Again, the vulnerability of the black king offers White sufficient
counterplay. Erneute biete die Anfälligkeit des schwarzen Königs Weiß genügend
Gegenspiel.}) 24. Rc7 $11 {A curious situation. White is not fully developed
yet, but the hyper-activity of some of his pieces allows him maintain the
balance even. Eine kuriose Situation. Weiß ist noch nicht voll entwickelt,
doch die Hyperaktivität einiger seiner Figuren erlaubt ihm, die Balance zu
halten.} Ree8 25. Rxa7 Ra8 {After exchanges on a8 anf f8, followed by Kg2 and
Rb1, the game will transpose to a dead drawn rook + 2 pawns vs rook + 2 pawns
ending. For once in this round, the draw agreement looks entirely well timed.
Nach dem Tausch auf a8 und f8, gefolgt von Kg2 und Rb1, wird die Partie in ein
totremises Endspiel Turm + 2 Bauern gegen Turm + 2 Bauern übergehen. Das
einzige Mal in dieser Runde sieht es so aus, als ob die Remisvereinbarung zum
absolut richtigen Zeitpunkt kommt.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2012.07.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8.
Nxd5 Bxd5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. Bf4 (11. Bb5 O-O 12. Bc6 Nc5 $5 (12... Bxc6
13. Qxc6 Nf6 14. Bg5 $14 {Malaniuk,V (2495)-Novikov,I (2490)/Lvov 1986/EXT 97 
(0-1, 40)}) 13. Bxb7 Nxb7 14. O-O c5 {Mchedlishvili,M (2628)-Werle,J (2574)/
Deutschland 2010/EXT 2012 (1/2, 22)}) 11... Rc8 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Bd3 c5 14. d5
c4 15. Be2 exd5 16. exd5 Nc5 $146 (16... Bf6 17. h4 Re8 18. Ng5 {Kincs,I (2282)
-Amstadt,A (2063)/Zalakaros 2008/CBM 124 Extra (0-1, 44)}) 17. d6 Bf6 18. Qxc4
$2 {After this move Black's counterplay unfolds at deadly speed.} ({White
probably thought that he had to eliminate the c4-pawn in order to avoid the
knight's being installed on d3, but} 18. O-O Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nd3 20. Rxd3 cxd3
21. Qxd3 $44 {would have been a better continuation than that from the game.})
18... Ne6 $1 $17 19. Qb4 Rc2 20. Be3 (20. Rd2 a5 21. Qa4 Rc1+ 22. Rd1 Bc6 $19 {
[%csl Ga4,Gb4,Gc4,Gd4,Ge4,Gf4] Black controls all the important squares along
the fourth rank, causing White material losses.}) 20... Rxb2 21. Qc4 Qd7 22.
Bd3 Rc8 23. Qg4 Rc6 24. Bf4 Bc3+ 25. Kf1 Rc5 26. Ng5 h5 27. Qxh5 Nxg5 28. Bxg5
g6 29. Bxg6 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Bg7 31. Be3 Rd5 32. Ke1 Qxd6 33. Qxd6 Bc3+ 34. Kf1
Rxd6 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qb3 ({By keeping the d5-square under
control, White probably wished to avoid the variation} 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5)
5... Nc6 $5 {A truly hypermodern move. Indeed, it may seem that Black is
playing a Pirc on the opposite wing! The last move is aimed at proving that
the queen is more exposed on b3 than it would be on c2.} 6. Qc2 b5 $5 {After
this original way of fighting for space, the only opening with which the
position will keep some similarity is the Orang-utang!} 7. cxb5 (7. c5 Qc8 8.
b4 Bb7 9. Nc3 a6 10. e4 Ne7 11. Be2 g6 12. O-O Bg7 13. Nd2 Nfg8 14. Nb3 f5 15.
f3 Nf6 {Farago,I (2515)-Fauland,A (2445)/Austria 1995/CBM 045 ext (1/2, 81)})
7... Bxb5 8. Nc3 Ba6 9. e4 $146 (9. b4 Bc4 10. e4 {Kizov,A (2363)-Rajkovic,D 
(2491)/Bajmok 2001/CBM 080 ext (1/2, 60)}) 9... Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Be7 {After the
exchange of one minor piece, Black enjoys higher freedom of action despite the
lack of space. Besides, White will need to invest a few tempi in connecting
his rooks.} 11. d5 Na5 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 {Black finally
has occupied the d5-square with a pawn, but not the one which we would have
expected!} 15. h4 Qb8 16. Bg5 Qb5+ 17. Kg1 Qc4 18. Qf5 g6 19. Qh3 Nb3 20. Re1
Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Nd4 22. Qg4 h5 23. Qd1 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 ({For decades, White's previous
move has been usually played with the idea of continuing with} 5. a3 {. The
development of the bishop to g5 has been a more common reaction against 4...
Bb4, but the past year has featured a surprising boom of the variation played
in this game. 2006 seems to be a continuation of this new trend. In fact, we
shouldn't really wonder about that. Unlike the Nimzo Indian, where White has
tried numerous systems of development, the QI has basically developed along
two main variations: the fianchetto (Rubinstein) system and the a3 (Petrosian)
system. True, in his golden years, Tony Miles was remarkably successful with
the relatively rare 4.Bf4, but, curiously, he did not find too many followers.
Quite naturally, people seem to become bored about such a restricted area of
investigation (just two main variations in a whole opening), which looks like
a reasonable explanation of the rise in popularity of 5.Bg5.}) 5... h6 6. Bh4
Be7 ({The most solid continuation. As we shall see, both opponents had some
experience with this line, although it consisted only of rapid and blitz games.
The more ambitious} 6... g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bg7 {is not without
strategical risk: Black seriously weakens the king side light squares. While
the weakness of the h5-square is obvious, the status of the f5-square
recquires some explanation. For the moment, this square is safely defended by
the e6-pawn, but given the fact that one of White's main strategic ideas
consists of closing the diagonal for the b7-bishop by means of d4-d5, the
eventual exchange e6xd5, making f5 an excellent outpost for the white minor
pieces, cannot be discarded. Here is a game where this nuance was of decisive
importance:} 10. Qc2 ({This is probably better than} 10. Bd3 {when after} Nc6 {
White already has problems finding a good square for the queen, in view of the
possible knight jump to b4.} 11. a3 $6 {is definitely too slow. After} g4 $1
12. Ng1 f5 13. Nge2 h5 {I managed to solve the problem of the h5- and
f5-squared in a very convenient way in the game Ravi-Marin, Calcutta 1997. The
game continued} 14. Nf4 h4 15. Qa4 h3 {when Black's chain of pawns from d7 to
h3 certainly looks impressive. In fact, I do not remember having obtained a
similar structure in any other game.}) 10... Nc6 11. O-O-O Qe7 ({Even though
this could have meant a slight delay in development, the same plan based on} 
11... g4 $5 {would have deserved consideration.}) 12. g4 $1 {Now, Black has to
look forcounterplay on other areas of the board.} Nb4 ({Unfortunately, the
thematical pawn break} 12... h5 $6 13. Rxh5 Rxh5 14. gxh5 g4 {fails to} 15. Qh7
$1 {when Black cannot obtain the desired consolidation of the king side.}) ({
In case of} 12... O-O-O {White can already prevent this tactical operation by
means of} 13. Rh5 {when the rook is not easy to expell from h5.}) 13. Qd2 c5
14. d5 $1 exd5 {Here it is! In order to avoid being left with a passive bishop
on b7, Black has to weaken the f5-square in chronical way.} 15. a3 dxc4 $5 {
With the g-pawn just one step back, this piece sacrifice would have ensured
Black excellent play, but the way it is the situation remains double-edged.}
16. axb4 cxb4 17. Nb5 d5 18. Nbd4 {and the knight soon landed on f5, putting
considerable pressure on Black's position and restricting his attacking
possibilities in the game Ponomariov-Kramnik, Sofia 2005 which was eventually
won by White. I suspect that this game was one of the main reasons for 5.Bg5
becoming popular.}) 7. e3 ({White also adopts a harmonious system of
development. Previously, Bacrot had been successful with} 7. Qc2 {, which
prepares the occupation of the centre by means of e4. The game continued} d6 ({
This neutral move is an indirect, rather subtle, way to question the viability
of the early development of the queen to c2. The most natural way of starting
the counterattack against White's centre is} 7... c5) ({while} 7... d5 {
could eventually transpose to a sharp variation of the Tartakover system of
the Queen's Gambit Declined.}) 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Be2 c5 {Now that the d4-square
has been weakened, the attack against the white centre practically forces
White embark in the following complications.} 10. d5 {Otherwise, Black would
simply capture on d4 obtaining a comfortable version of the Hedgehog, not only
because of White's loss of tempo (e3-e4) but also because of the slightly
misplaced h4-bishop.} exd5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxh4 13. Nxh4 Qxh4 14. Nc7+
Ke7 15. Nxa8 Bxg2 16. Rg1 Bxa8 17. Rxg7 Ne5 {with a complicated position,
where Black's stability on dark squares offers him reasonable compensation for
the exhchange, Bacrot-Ivanchuk, FIDE GP Dubai 2002. White eventually won after
an interesting fight.}) 7... Ne4 {From the point of view of the general rules
of development, this knight jump might seem illogical in a moment when many of
Black's pieces are still on their initial squares. However, in the absence of
direct contact between the chains of pawns reduces to a certain extent the
significance of development in the classical meaning of this notion. Besides,
if Black intends to display his forces along the first three ranks, any
simplifications are most welcome. The alternatives consist of attacking the
enemy centre with either ...c5 or ...d5, eventually after castling.} 8. Nxe4 ({
The exchange on e7 with} 8. Bxe7 {would solve Black's problems of development
after} Qxe7 9. Rc1 d6 {followed by Nd7, as in the game Mamedyarov-Anand,
Reykjavik, blitz 2006.}) 8... Bxe4 9. Bg3 $5 {Now, Black needs some extra-time
to complete his development. The other side of the coin consists of the fact
that White's dark-squared bishop can easily become his most passive piece, if
the thematic break c4-c5 will not be possible to carry out at the right moment.
} d6 ({This is a very rare move, which can eventually transpose to the more
common} 9... O-O {. However, we shall soon see that Anand had no intentions of
castling short.}) 10. Bd3 Bb7 $5 ({Black preserves his active bishop from
exchange at the cost of losing one more tempo. Previously,} 10... Bxd3 11. Qxd3
Nd7 {had been played. The only game where this position was seen continued with
} 12. d5 $6 ({By prematurely defining the central structure, White allows his
opponent obtain adequate counterplay. The more retratined} 12. O-O {should be
preferred when} O-O {would transpose to a game played with the 9...0-0 move
order:} 13. e4 Bf6 14. e5 Be7 15. Rad1 Qc8 16. d5 {with active play for White,
although Black managed to survive in Gelfand-Leko, Monte Carlo 2005.}) 12... e5
$1 {Black does not fear placing another pawn on a dark square. In fact, the
white bishop is more passive thatn his black colleague.} 13. e4 O-O 14. h4 ({
restricting the black bishop but weakening the king side light squares. In
case of} 14. Nd2 Bg5 {eventually followed by ...Bxd2 and ...f5 Black would
have easy play.}) 14... Qc8 15. Nd2 Nc5 16. Qc2 Qg4 17. b4 Nd7 18. Nf1 f5 {
with sufficient counterplay, Azmaiparashvili-Rozentalis, Ermioni Argolidas 2005
}) 11. O-O Nd7 12. e4 Bf6 $5 ({This is the first new move of the game. Just
two days earlier,} 12... O-O {had been played, with the continuation} 13. Qe2
Bf6 14. Rad1 e5 15. d5 a5 16. b3 Re8 17. a3 Nf8 {when White's active
possibilities were restricted by the bad placement of the g3-bishop,
Carlsen-Sasikiran, Sarajevo 2006. By refraining from castling, Anand intends
to take advantage of this detail by more direct means.}) 13. Rc1 ({The plan of
preparing the pawn break c5 will prove too slow. Black seems to be able to
hold his own in case of the more resolute} 13. e5 $5 {for instance} dxe5 14.
dxe5 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Rfe1 Bd4 $1 ({It is imperative to
maintain the d-file defended. In case of} 17... Bxb2 $6 18. Rxe6+ $1 fxe6 19.
Bg6+ Ke7 20. Qf7+ Kd6 21. Rd1+ {White would recuperate the sacrificed material
maintaining a strong attack.}) 18. Be4 {(The only way to take advantage of the
slight lead in development)} O-O $1 ({Black has no time to remove the rook
from the attacked square with} 18... Rb8 $6 {because of} 19. Bc6+ Ke7 20. Rad1
{with deadly pins along the central files or 19...Kf8 20.Rxe6}) 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 {
and the strong centralised bishop keeps Black out of the danger of losing.}) ({
However, the simple developing move} 13. Qe2 {, connecting rooks and making
the threat e5 more realistic deserves serious attention, for instance} g5 $2 ({
In fact, Black should probably refrain from this plan and play} 13... O-O {
which would transpose to the game from Sarajevo.}) 14. e5 $1 {(As always, an
attack on the wing is best answered by a counter-blow in the centre.)} Bxf3 15.
gxf3 {with strong initiative in the centre.}) 13... g5 $5 {Suddenly, White's
minor pieces from the king side start feeling insecure. To a certain extent,
the position starts becoming similar to that from the memorable 6th game of
the final match of the World Championship between Anand and Karpov, back in
1998. Instead of questioning White's domination in the centre, Black starts a
very concrete plan on a restricted wing area. Although Anand managed to win
the game with White, thus equalising the score, he might have understood the
objective merits of Black's approach.} 14. Bb1 ({The bishop is passively
placed here and it could become vulnerable in case of mass simplifications. It
is hard to tell whether White's play was marked by indecision or he simply
relied on the fact that his considerable advantage of space in the centre
would offer him sufficient chances to beat off Black's original play. He could
have chosen between the pawn sacrifice} 14. c5 $5) ({and} 14. e5 {which would
have been probably answered by} g4 {with unclear consequences. In case of the
opening of the position, White's advance in development could become a telling
factor.}) 14... h5 15. h3 Rg8 16. b4 {The continuation of the same policy.
White ignores the immediate threats and builds up an impressive queen side
position. This was the last moment to switch to the alternate approach by
opening the position in the centre somehow, in accordance with the principle
that in case of attacks on opposite wings, the speed of action is of vital
importance.} g4 17. hxg4 hxg4 18. Nh2 Bh4 $1 {Not only questionning White's
stability on the king side, but also preparing the development of the queen on
an active square.} 19. Bf4 $1 ({A rather subtle antidote to Black's simple
attacking action. By avoiding the contact of the bishops and depriving the
enemy queen of the important g5-square, White leaves his opponent with
problems defending the courageous g-pawn and completing the development at the
same time. In case of} 19. Nxg4 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Qg5 {White would have problems
defending his king side.}) ({Consolidating the g3-square with} 19. Rc3 {
would solve only part of the problem because after} Qg5 {followed by long
castle and the doubling (or trippling) of major pieces along the h-file the
white king would be in serious danger.}) 19... Bg5 ({By pursuing the enemy
bishop, Black aims to get some stability on dark squares and, possibly more
important than that, prevent the capture on g4 with the knight. Black's
development was not sufficient to play the generally desirable} 19... g3 {
because of} 20. fxg3 Bxg3 21. Bxg3 (21. Qh5 $5) 21... Rxg3 22. Qh5 Qe7 23. Ng4
{with strong pressure against the f7-pawn and the brutal threat of driving the
rook on the passive a3-square with Kh2.}) ({Black had a reasonable alternative
in} 19... Qf6 {when after} 20. g3 Bg5 21. Nxg4 Qg7 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. f3 O-O-O {
the vulnerable position of the enemy king would have probably offered Black
adequate compensation.}) 20. Qxg4 Qf6 21. Be3 $1 ({Another fine bishop retreat,
maintaining the tension and thus leaving Black with the same problems of
completing his development. In case of} 21. Bxg5 $2 Rxg5 {followed by long
castle and Rh8 Black's attack would have been too strong.}) 21... Bxe3 ({
This release of the tension is an interesting, but probably not entirely
adequate attempt to change the course of the game. Once again, normal play
would have offered Black compensation for the pawn, for instance} 21... O-O-O
22. f4 Bh4 {and White faces problems defending his numerous weaknesses, such
as the g4- and g3-squares and the e4-pawn, not to speak about his king.}) 22.
Qxg8+ Ke7 23. Qxa8 $1 ({More ambitious than} 23. fxe3 Rxg8 24. Rxf6 Nxf6 25. d5
c6 $5 {when Black's more flexible structure would entitle him to hope for
equality in spite of the missing pawn.}) 23... Bxa8 24. fxe3 Qg6 {White has
two rooks and a pawn for a queen, which means a considerable material
advantage. However, his pieces are not too well coordinated, which invites him
to prudence in the next phase of the game.} 25. Rf4 $6 ({A hardly noticeable
inaccuracy, marking the turning point in the game. Obviously, White has to
defend his e4-pawn somehow, but the rook is unstable on f4. After the safer} 
25. d5 {White would have retained a solid position, with possibilities of
coordinating his pieces.}) 25... e5 $1 26. Rf5 Qh6 $1 {After these strong
moves, White has problems keeping his position together. The queen is a very
dangerous fighting unit when facing a disorganized army.} 27. Re1 ({Relatively
best.} 27. Ng4 {would have lost the important d4-pawn after} Qg7 28. Nf2 exd4 {
, leaving Black with an excellent outpost for his knight on e5.}) 27... exd4
28. exd4 Qd2 {White's queen side pawns were not given the chance to really
start an attack in this game. On the contrary, they will fall one after
another victims of the greedy black queen.} 29. Nf3 Qxb4 30. Rc1 Bb7 31. Rb5
Qa3 32. Re1 Qc3 33. Rb3 Qxc4 {White has lost two pawns and his coordination
has not become much better. His positionmight be still holdable, but Black's
play is much easier in any case.} 34. Bd3 Qa4 35. Rc3 c5 {Eliminating one more
element of the enemy centre and making the e5-square available to the knight.}
36. Bc4 Qb4 37. Rcc1 cxd4 38. Nxd4 Ne5 39. Nf5+ Kd7 40. Bd5 Bxd5 41. exd5 Qf4
42. Rf1 Nf3+ $5 {By simplifying the position even more Black not only ensures
himself the win of another pawn, but also removes from the position the
possibility of unexpected tactical complications.} 43. gxf3 Qxf5 44. f4 ({Or} 
44. Rcd1 Qc2 {winning either the a2- or the d5-pawn.}) 44... Qxd5 45. f5 Qd2
46. f6 {White puts all his hopes in this far advanced pawn. However, the
f7-pawn will be impossible to capture with a rook because the exposed position
of the king will always offer Black the possibility of a double attack.} b5 47.
Rce1 Kc6 48. Ra1 Qd4+ 49. Kg2 Qb2+ 50. Kg3 b4 51. Kg4 {Attacking the f7-pawn
with the king is also quite utopic.} d5 52. Kg5 Qg2+ 53. Kh4 Kd6 54. Kh5 a5 {
White has no defence against the systematic advance of the black pawns.} 0-1

[Event "SWE-chT 0001"]
[Site "Sweden"]
[Date "2000.10.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Astrom, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Marklund,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.10.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Limhamn"]
[BlackTeam "Lulea "]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. Qc2 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. e5 Nh5
$1 9. Be2 f6 10. exf6 ({Here Sokolov had the possibility to complicate the
game with:} 10. g4 fxe5 11. gxh5 Rxf3 12. d5 $1 $14) 10... Qxf6 11. O-O Nf4 12.
Bxf4 Qxf4 {Black has equalised, since all his pieces have active posts. Now
white must centralize his rooks and restrain the Bb7 with the d5 push.} 13.
Rad1 Nc6 14. d5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 $15 16. Bf3 $2 (16. Bd3 {was necessary.})
16... Be5 {Now white can't parry mate with g3 and loses a pawn.} 17. Rfe1 Qxh2+
18. Kf1 Rae8 $1 {Black threatens to open e-file and mate with Qh1.} 19. Re3
Bxc3 $1 20. Qxc3 exd5 21. Rxd5 $8 {Up to this point black has played excellent,
but being an hour behind on the clock starts to tell.} (21. cxd5 Ba6+ $19) (21.
Bxd5+ Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Qh1+ 23. Ke2 Qxg2 $19) 21... d6 $6 (21... Qh1+ $1 22. Ke2
d6 {White has no constructive moves to make.} 23. b4 Rxe3+ 24. fxe3 (24. Qxe3
Bc6 $19) 24... Qh4 {After Rfe8 black can win the exchange.}) 22. g3 $1 Bc6 23.
Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Rh5 $1 gxh5 25. Bxc6 Re5 26. Bd5+ Kg7 $2 ({In timetrouble black
makes a miscalculation. It was necessary to settle for a draw with for example:
} 26... Rxd5 27. cxd5 Qh1+ 28. Ke2 Qe4+ 29. Kf1 $11) 27. Bg2 $1 Kg8 ({Black
had missed this line when he played 26..Kg7:} 27... h4 28. f4 h3 29. Bf3 $1 $18
) 28. Qd2 $1 h4 $2 29. f4 Re6 30. Qd5 (30. Qd5 Kf7 31. f5) 1-0

[Event "Merida"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2000.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. g3 Bd6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Rc1 c5 13. Bh3 O-O {Black
must play actively, as the centre is to White's advantage.} 14. dxc5 (14. Bxd7
Qxd7 15. dxc5 d4 {creates counterplay, as} 16. O-O d3 17. Ne5 {can be met by}
Qd5) 14... bxc5 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Rxc5 Qh3 {The fact that White cannot castle
is a considerable handicap, but the black bishop could become bad, and a pawn
is a pawn.} (16... d4 17. O-O d3 18. Ne5) 17. Qd3 $1 {White wants to keep d4
free for the knight, but must be ready to meet Qg2 with Qf3.} Rac8 18. Rxc8
Rxc8 19. Qb5 $2 (19. Kd2 {was much better, and White holds the advantage.} d4 (
19... Qh6+ 20. Qe3) (19... Qg2 20. Rd1 Qxf2 21. Qd4 {with a big positional
advantage - when the queens come off the king belongs in the centre.}) 20. Qxd4
(20. Rd1 Qh6+ 21. Ke1 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Qxh2 {is less clear.}) 20... Qh6+ 21. Qe3
Qd6+ 22. Ke1 {and White moves his king around to g2.}) 19... Bc6 20. Qd3 (20.
Qa6 d4 {with a big initiative.}) 20... Ba4 21. Qe3 h6 {With the back rank
problem covered the rook threatens to cause damage.} 22. Nd4 Qg2 23. Rf1 Bd7 $1
{A neat switchback breaks down the defenses.} 24. Nf3 (24. f4 Bh3 25. Rg1 (25.
Rf2 Qg1+) 25... Rc1+ {wins.}) 24... d4 25. Qf4 (25. Nxd4 Bh3 {and Rg1 is no
longer available.}) 25... g5 26. Nxg5 (26. Qd2 Re8 27. Ng1 {looks desperate,
but after the piece is lost its all over.}) 26... hxg5 27. Qxg5+ Kf8 28. Qh6+
Ke8 29. f3 Rc6 30. Qf4 Qxh2 31. Qb8+ Ke7 32. Kd2 Rc2+ 33. Kxc2 Qxe2+ 34. Kb3
Qxf1 35. Qb4+ Ke6 {and there are no more checks.} 0-1

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 23rd"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2016.08.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Black "Eggleston, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.08.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 $5 {
I think that in this position, the exchange of the dark-squared bishop helps
Black. Because of that, I play Qc2 first, waiting for him to develop his
bishop first, so then I can choose where to place my c1-bishop.} Be7 (7... Bd6
8. Bg5 {This was my idea.}) 8. Bf4 a6 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 $5 {
An interesting idea, without playing ...c5 too fast, Black does not make clear
his own intentions, and intends to bring his pieces to the kingside 
(Nf8-Ng6-Bd6 and Ne4 at some point)} (11... c5 {is a common move, but I feel
that White has good play here. For example} 12. Rad1 c4 13. Bf5 g6 14. Bh3 Re8
15. Ne5 {with good potential to expand on the kingside, now that Black has
released the pressure on d4} Bf8 $1 (15... Nf8 $6 16. Bh6 $1 Nh5 17. g4 Ng7 18.
Bg2 $16 {1-0 (31) Lalic,B (2482)-Oparin,G (2550) Pardubice 2014, followed by
f4.}) 16. g4 $5 {with interesting play} (16. Bg3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nh5 18. f4 Nxg3
19. hxg3 b5 20. Kh2 {1/2-1/2 (20) Lalic,B (2485)-Longson,A (2337) Ascot 2014}))
12. Rad1 Nf8 13. Rfe1 Ng6 (13... Ne4 {trying to take advantage of the e1-R
placement} 14. Bxe4 $1 (14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Bb4 17. Qc6 Bxe1
18. Rxe1 $44 {is a playable sacrifice, but will not bring more than equality})
14... dxe4 15. Ne5 $36) 14. Be5 Bd6 (14... Ne4 $5 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4
17. Qxe4 f6 18. Qc6 $5 (18. Bg3 Bb4 19. Qc6 Bxe1 20. Rxe1 $44 {would be a
slightly improved version, but once again doesn't seem to promise much for
White}) 18... fxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qb8 21. Rd7 $44 {followed by f4 and
Red1.}) 15. e4 $5 {This was my idea, since otherwise I will have to exchange
the bishops and allow ...Ne4, when normally Black has good play:} (15. Bxd6
Qxd6 16. b4 Ne4 17. Bxe4 {this kind of exchange tends to be somewhat dangerous}
dxe4 18. Nd2 Nh4 $5 $36 (18... f5 $5 $36)) 15... dxe4 16. Nxe4 {My d4-pawn is
now isolated, but I have decent piece play in the centre to compensate for
that. Also, his queenside could be a possible target (having b6 played weakens
a6 and c7).} Nd5 $2 (16... Nxe4 $1 {was advisable, exchanging as many pieces
as possible} 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Qd7 {during the game I was thinking about
something like Rde1 or h4, to show some initiative in exchange for having a
worse pawn structure} 19. Rde1 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Rad8 {feels extremely solid for
Black too.}) 17. Nxd6 $2 (17. Neg5 $1 $40 {I didn't pay much attention to this
move, since I thought 17.Nxd6 was a big strategic achievement already. But
apparently I have strong pressure on the kingside suddenly, threatening moves
like 18.h4!} Qd7 (17... f6 $2 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qxg6 $1 $18) (17... Ndf4 18.
Bc4 Bd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Qf5 Rf8 21. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 $2 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Ng5 $18)
(17... h6 $2 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Bxg6+ $18) 18. Nxh7 (18. Bf5 $5 Qc6 19. Qb1 Be7
20. Rc1 Qb5 21. h4 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 $18) 18... Kxh7 19. Ng5+ Kg8 (19... Kh6 20. h4
$1 $18 {with a decisive attack}) 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Qxg6 $18) 17... cxd6 18. Bg3
Rxe1+ $2 (18... Ndf4 $1 {I underestimated this move, that solves all of
Black's problems} 19. Rxe8+ (19. Bxg6 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Nxg6 $11) (19. Bxf4 Bxf3
$1 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. gxf3 Nxf4 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 $44 {with full compensation for
the lost pawn}) 19... Qxe8 20. Re1 Qc8 21. Qxc8+ Rxc8 22. Bb1 $11 {White keeps
the bishop pair, but it's really hard to remove the f4-knight. Black can
simply play ...Bd5, ...Kf8 and achieve equality.}) 19. Rxe1 Qf6 20. Be4 $16 Re8
{Now it was a critical moment. How can he increase the advantage? There were
many moves available.} 21. Bxd5 $5 {After a long think, I went for this line.}
(21. Qb3 $5 Ndf4 $1 {forced to avoid huge material losses} 22. Bxb7 Rxe1+ 23.
Nxe1 Qe7 $1 24. Qe3 Ne2+ 25. Kf1 Nxg3+ 26. Qxg3 Qxb7 27. Qxd6 $16 {I saw this
position, but ended up choosing a different way to win a pawn. Here White has
a long technical job ahead, but good chances to convert it into a win.}) (21.
h4 {removing any 8th rank problems and also planning h5} Rc8 $1 22. Qb3 Nge7
$16 {and Black is able to consolidate the d5-square. White is still better,
but there is no simple way to improve here. During the game, I thought I could
play 21.h3 instead, so I could have an important Bh4! move now, winning.}) (21.
h3 {but this move allows a nice response:} h5 $1 (21... Rc8 $2 22. Qb3 Nge7 23.
Bh4 $1 $18 {as mentioned before}) 22. Qb3 h4 23. Bh2 Ngf4 $1 {and White isn't
going anywhere since Black has a strong defensive resource against Bxf4:} 24.
Bxf4 Nxf4 25. Bxb7 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Qxf2 28. Nf3 Ng3+ 29. Kh2 Nf1+
30. Kh1 Ng3+ 31. Kh2 $11) 21... Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 Bxd5 23. Qc8+ Nf8 24. Qb8 {
I saw this position when choosing 21.Bxd5, and I felt like it would be enough
for a win, even knowing that we had opposite-coloured bishops and that he has
some 8th rank mating threats.} Qe7 $1 {bringing the queen over to b7.} (24...
Qe6 25. Nf3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 d5 {defends his pawns, and Bd6 is not possible
because of ...Qg6+!} 27. h4 $1 {threatening Bd6} (27. Bd6 $6 Qg6+ {forcing the
bishop to go back}) 27... Qg6 (27... f6 28. Bd6 Qf7 29. Qxb6 $18) 28. Kf1 Qb1+
29. Kg2 Qg6 30. Qd8 $18 {followed by Qxd5, with a decisive advantage.}) 25. Nf3
Qb7 $1 26. Qd8 {Naturallly I want to keep the queens to make the Bxd6 threat
even stronger.} Qd7 (26... Qa8 27. Qxb6 $16) (26... b5 $5 27. Bxd6 Qa8 28. Qxa8
Bxa8 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Nd2 $16 {feels like a won endgame, after f3-Kf2-Ke3.})
27. Qxb6 Qf5 28. h4 h6 29. Qd8 $1 (29. Qxa6 $5 {was also possible, but I
didn't want to concede any counterplay} Bxf3 30. gxf3 Qxf3 31. Qxd6 Ng6 $132 {
and Black can try ...Kh7 followed by f5.}) 29... Qb1+ (29... Qd7 {would be a
very bad endgame for Black:} 30. Qxd7 Nxd7 31. Bxd6 $18) 30. Kh2 Qf1 31. Qxd6
$18 Bxf3 32. gxf3 Ne6 33. Qb8+ $1 Kh7 34. Qe5 Qd1 35. Qe4+ $1 (35. d5 $2 {
it is never late to go wrong!} Nd4 $1 36. Qe3 (36. Qe4+ $2 f5 $19) 36... Nxf3+
37. Kg2 Ne1+ 38. Kh2 Nf3+ 39. Kg2 $11) 35... Kg8 36. d5 Nd4 37. Kg2 Nc2 (37...
Ne2 38. Bh2 $18 {defending ...Qg1.}) 38. d6 Ne1+ 39. Kh3 Nxf3 40. Qe8+ Kh7 41.
Qxf7 {And the white king has a clear route to the centre.} Qf1+ 42. Kg4 Ng1 43.
d7 Qd1+ (43... Qh3+ 44. Kf4 $18) 44. f3 Qd4+ 45. Bf4 Qd1 46. Be5 $1 h5+ 47.
Qxh5+ Kg8 48. Qe8+ Kh7 49. Qf7 Qa4+ 50. b4 1-0

[Event "Lost Boys op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1998.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 {
Diese Stellung gilt als ein bißchen passiv aber doch solide, ähnlich dem
Abgelehnten Damengambit.} (7... Nbd7 $2 8. Ne5 $1) 8. Bxf6 {Hier wurde auch
einige Male sofort 8.cxd5 gespielt.} Bxf6 9. e4 ({Auch hier wurde ab und zu
cxd5 gespielt. Ein rezenter Beispiel ist Van Wely-Onischuk, Fontys 1997:} 9.
cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 c5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. O-O Rd8 14. e3 Na6 15. Rfe1 Nc7
16. h4 Ne6 17. Nh2 h5 18. Qb3 Qd7 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Qc2 {mir Remis nach 114
Zügen.}) 9... dxc4 (9... O-O 10. Rd1 Nd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 c5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5
14. exd5 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Qc4 Re8+ 17. Be2 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Qf6 19. d6 Rad8
20. d7 Nxd7 21. O-O Rxe2 22. Rxd7 Rxb2 23. Rxa7 g6 24. h3 Rbd2 {1/2-1/2 Piket,
J-Van der Wiel,J/Antwerpen 1993.}) 10. Qxc4 O-O 11. Rd1 Nd7 (11... Ba6 12. Qa4
Bxf1 13. Kxf1 {/\g3,Kg2}) 12. e5 Be7 13. Bd3 b5 ({Motwani-Agdestein, Isle of
Lewis 1995, sah} 13... Qb8 $1 {/\c5} 14. Be4 a5 15. Qd3 h6 16. Qe3 b5 {und
Schwarz stand nicht slechter. Die Partie wurde Remis.}) 14. Qb3 c5 $6 {
Uncharakteristisch scharf.} 15. Qc2 $1 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qa5 17. f4 $1 {Ein
besonders starker Zug: Pe5 wird unterstützt und das Umspiel Rd3/Rh3 wird
vorbereitet.} b4 {Stefansson ist völlig durch seinem Gefühl vor Gefahr
verraten. ..h6 oder selbst ...g6 war notwendig.} 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Rd3 $1 Rfc8
{Te laat; de brand is niet meer te blussen. Zu spät, der Brand ist nmicht mehr
zu löschen.} 20. Rh3 Nf8 21. Qe2 $1 (21. Qe2 bxc3 22. Bg6+ Kg8 (22... Nh7 23.
Rxh7+ Kg8 24. Rh8+ Kxh8 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8#) 23. Rh8+ $3 Kxh8
24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Bxf7#) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 34th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2018.10.16"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 ({The main line is
considered to be} 5... d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5) 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Bf4 Be7 8. e3 d6 9. Bd3
Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 ({A great practitioneer of this line, the legendary Lajos
Portisch, started his plan here immediately:} 10... a5 11. b3 Nd7 12. O-O O-O
13. h3 Re8 14. e4 e5 15. Be3 exd4 16. Bxd4 Ne5 17. Qc3 Bf6 18. Rad1 Nxf3+ 19.
Qxf3 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Re5 21. Qf4 Qe7 22. Rfd1 Rf8 23. f3 f5 24. Rd5 h6 25. a4
Rxd5 26. cxd5 fxe4 27. Qxe4 Qxe4 28. fxe4 Re8 {1/2 (28) Nikolic,P (2625)
-Portisch,L (2570) Reykjavik 1991}) 11. e4 ({A modern approach was
demonstrated by nobody else but Shakhriyar Mamedyarov:} 11. O-O-O c5 12. Kb1
Rc8 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. exd4 Nf6 15. Bg5 O-O 16. d5 e5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. h4 Qd7
19. Ng5 g6 20. f3 Bxg5 21. hxg5 f6 22. gxf6 Rxf6 23. Rhe1 Rf4 24. Re4 Rxe4 25.
Qxe4 Rf8 26. Re1 Rf4 27. Qc2 Kg7 28. Ka2 h5 29. Re4 Qf5 30. Qa4 Rxe4 31. fxe4
Qxe4 32. Qd7+ Kh6 33. Qxd6 Qxc4+ 34. Ka1 Qc1+ {1/2 (34) Mamedyarov,S (2820)
-Ivanchuk,V (2710) Batumi GEO 2018}) ({Older treatment is not bad too} 11. O-O
O-O 12. Rfd1 g5 13. Bg3 f5 14. h3 Qe8 15. b4 Qg6 16. c5 Nf6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18.
Rac1 Nd5 19. Rc6 f4 20. Qxg6+ hxg6 21. exf4 gxf4 22. Bh4 Rfd8 23. Bxe7 Nxe7 24.
Rc2 Kf7 25. Re1 Nd5 26. Rce2 {with serious threats, Vaganian,R (2570)
-Kupreichik,V (2365) Moscow (Russia) 1979}) 11... O-O 12. O-O a5 13. b3 Qc8 ({
I would prefer Portisch's set up with the rook on e8:} 13... Re8 14. Rfd1 Qc8
15. e5 (15. Re1 Qb7 16. Rad1 Rab8 17. d5 Bf6 18. e5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Bxe5
Bxe5 21. Rxe5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Qc6 23. Rd7 g6 24. h3 Re5 25. Qg3 Re1+ 26. Rxe1
Qxd7 27. Qe5 Rd8 28. c5 {1/2 (28) Cramling,P (2545)-Portisch,L (2600) London
1996}) 15... dxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bd6 18. Qg3 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qb7 20. Rd4
Rad8 21. Rad1 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Qc6 23. h4 $6 (23. a4) 23... Qc5 {with equality,
Gelfand,B (2615)-Portisch,L (2605) Moscow 1990}) 14. Rad1 Qb7 15. Rfe1 Rad8 (
15... Rfe8 {One rook must be on e8, as White will play d4-d5 sooner or later
and e- file can be opened. But what is the other rook doing on d8? It must go
to c8, preparing b6-b5.}) 16. d5 Bf6 17. Qc2 h6 (17... Rfe8) 18. h3 Rfe8 19.
Nh2 b5 $2 ({The correct way was to attack the centre differently:} 19... Be5
20. Bd2 c6 21. Ng4 exd5 22. exd5 cxd5 23. cxd5 Qxd5 24. Bg5 Bh2+ 25. Kxh2 Qxg5
26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qc6 Qe7 28. Rxd6 Ne5 {easily holding the position.}) 20.
dxe6 Rxe6 21. cxb5 Rde8 $2 ({It was necessary to calculate one variation
correctly and long enough:} 21... Qxb5 22. Qxc7 Nc5 23. Ng4 Be7 24. Ne3 Rd7 25.
Qc8+ Rd8 26. Qc7 Rd7 $11) 22. Ng4 ({A serious advantage with a weakness on a5
could have been achieved after} 22. a4 Nc5 23. Ng4 Nxe4 24. Nxf6+ Nxf6 25. Bd2)
22... Rxe4 ({It was necessary to enter the sharp line} 22... Bd8 23. a4 f5) 23.
Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Bd2 $1 {A weakness is shown - the pawn a5!} Bd4 25. Bxa5 Nc5 ({
Not enough to save the game was} 25... f5 26. Qc6 Qxc6 27. bxc6 Nb8 28. Bxc7
Nxc6 29. Ne3 Bxe3 30. fxe3 Rxe3 31. Rxd6) 26. b4 ({Or simpler:} 26. a4) 26...
Ne6 27. Qc6 Qxc6 28. bxc6 h5 ({The king had to go to the centre:} 28... Kf8)
29. Ne3 Bxe3 30. fxe3 Rxe3 31. b5 Kf8 {[#]} 32. Bxc7 $1 {The decisive
sacrifice, paving the way for unstoppable passed pawns.} Nxc7 33. b6 Rc3 34.
Rxd6 Na6 35. Rd8+ Ke7 36. Ra8 $1 Kd6 ({More stubborn was} 36... Rxc6 37. Rxa6
Kd7 38. a4 Kc8 39. a5 Kb8 40. Ra7 Rf6 41. Rc7 h4 42. Re7 Ka8 43. g4 hxg3 44.
Kg2 {and White still has some technical problems.}) 37. b7 1-0

[Event "WchT (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Mardin"]
[Date "2011.12.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2011.12.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qb3 {This move is very tricky.
Personally I believe that the main line - 5.Qc2 - is more solid.} d5 6. cxd5
exd5 ({It looks as if there is a more modern approach: the exchange of the
queens. This is the idea of none other than Anatoly Karpov himself!} 6... Qxd5
7. Qxd5 (7. Qc2 c5 8. Nc3 Qd7 $1 (8... Qb7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. g3 $14) 9. dxc5 (9.
Ne5 Qxd4 10. e3 Qxe5 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qa4+ Nd7 13. Qxa6 Be7 $17) 9... Bxc5 10.
g3 Bb7 11. Bg2 Nc6 (11... O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rd1 Qe8 $11) 12. O-O Nd4 13. Nxd4
Bxg2 14. Kxg2 (14. Nxe6 $2 Bxf1 15. Nxg7+ Kf8 16. Bh6 Bxf2+ $1) 14... Bxd4 15.
Rd1 Qc6+ 16. f3 Be5 (16... Bxc3 17. Bd2 Rc8 18. Bxc3 Nd5 19. Rd3 $14) 17. Bg5
O-O 18. Rac1 Rad8 $11 {Shirov,A (2670)-Karpov,A (2725)/Linares 1993}) 7... exd5
8. Nc3 c6 (8... Nbd7 9. Bf4 Rc8 10. e3 Bxf1 11. Rxf1 a6 12. Ke2 Be7 13. Rac1 h6
14. Rc2 c5 15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. Rfc1 O-O 17. Ne5 {Izoria,Z (2610)-Sammalvuo,T 
(2464)/Dresden GER 2008; with a much better endgame for White.}) 9. g3 Nbd7 10.
Bf4 Be7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Bh3 h6 13. Nh4 Rfe8 14. Nf5 Bf8 {Cramling,P (2525)
-Brynell,S (2472)/Stockholm SWE 2010; and the black pieces are harmoniously
developed.}) 7. Nc3 Be7 8. g3 {This plan is possible but not the best here.
There is another much more effective approach.} (8. Bg5 c6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e4
Bxf1 (10... O-O $146 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. exd5 Re8+ 13. Kf1 c5 14. Rd1 Qd7 15. h3
{/\ g3, Kg2} Rad8 $6 (15... Rac8 $5 16. g3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Qb5 $14 Qb7
19. Kg2) 16. g3 Nc7 (16... cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Qc2 Qb7 19. Kg2 $1) 17. dxc5
Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxd5 19. Kg2 Qc6 (19... Re2 $2 20. c4 Ne3+ 21. Qxe3 $1) 20. c4 {
Dreev,A (2650)-Piket,J (2640)/Linares 1997; with better play.}) (10... dxe4 11.
Nxe4 O-O (11... Bxf1 12. Rxf1 O-O 13. O-O-O $13 {|^})) 11. Rxf1 dxe4 12. Nxe4
O-O 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. Kb1 (14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 16. f4 Nc5 17. Nxc5 bxc5
18. Rf2 Rab8 19. Qc4 Rfd8 20. Rfd2 {Istratescu,A (2586)-Perunovic,M (2527)/
Budva SCG 2003. Black has many pawn weaknesses.}) 14... Qc7 15. Qc2 Rac8 16.
Rfe1 Qf4 17. Re3 c5 18. g3 Qf5 19. d5 Bd4 20. Nd6 Qxc2+ 21. Kxc2 Bxe3 22. Nxc8
Rxc8 23. fxe3 Re8 {Jovanic,O (2538)-Korobov,A (2663)/Rijeka 2010; with an
unclear endgame.}) 8... O-O 9. Bg2 c5 (9... c6 10. O-O Ne4 11. Re1 Nxc3 12.
Qxc3 Bb7 13. Ne5 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. b4 Be7 16. Bb2 Bf6 17. Qb3 Re8 18. Rad1 (
18. Nd3 $16) 18... Bxe5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nd7 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Red1 Qf6
23. Rd6 Qf5 24. Rxd7 Rxe2 25. Rd8+ Re8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qa4 b5 28. Qxa7 {
Kozul,Z (2595)-Frolov,A (2535)/Portoroz 1993. As a result of forced play White
won a pawn, but the realisation of the advantage is not easy.}) 10. dxc5 ({
I would prefer to keep the centre and to complete the development and
centralisation of the rooks.} 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qa4 Bb7 (11... Qc8 12. Bg5 Rd8
13. Rac1 Na5 $2 14. dxc5 Bc4 15. Nd2 Rb8 16. cxb6 Rxb6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd5 {
1-0 Kozul,Z (2556)-Steedman,J/Panormo 2001/CBM 084 ext}) 12. Bf4 Ne4 13. dxc5 (
13. Rad1 $14) 13... Nxc5 14. Qc2 d4 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Be3 (16. Bh3 Ne6 17. Bxe6
fxe6 18. Qe4 $16) 16... Bf6 17. Qb1 (17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Bxb7 Nxb7
20. e3 Rc4 21. Qe2 Na5 22. Nb5 $16) 17... Ne6 18. Bh3 $2 (18. Bxd4 Nexd4 19.
Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxb7 $16) 18... Rc7 19. Ne4 {Arkhangelsky,B (2315)-Panchanathan,
M (2490)/New Delhi IND 2009; with a very sharp position.}) 10... Nc6 $1 {
I always saw with great pleasure, how my friend Aleksandr Beliavsky sacrificed
in this way a pawn in the Tartakower Variation of the Queen's Gambit.} (10...
Bxc5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Rd1 {with a slight advantage.}) ({The capture
} 10... bxc5 {would be problematic:} 11. Ne5 c4 12. Qd1) 11. O-O (11. cxb6 {
looks risky, but maybe it can be playable and perhaps is not so bad after all!}
d4 12. Nb5 Qxb6 13. a4 d3 14. Be3 Qa5+ 15. Nd2 Rac8 16. O-O dxe2 17. Rfe1)
11... bxc5 12. Rd1 d4 $1 {It is not necessary to be afraid of creating a weak
square - the gain of space is more important.} ({A very complicated endgame
structure would appear after} 12... Rb8 13. Qa4 Qb6 14. Bg5 d4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6
16. Nd5 Qb5 17. Qxb5 Bxb5 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Re1 c4 20. Rac1) 13. Qc2 $2 ({
In such cases it is recommended to attack the opponent's centre as soon as
possible!} 13. e3 Na5 14. Qa4 Bc4 15. Nd2 Be6 16. exd4 cxd4 17. Ne2 (17. Nb5
Qb6 $1 18. b4 Nc6) 17... d3 18. Nf4 Bc5 $1 {with terribly unclear play.}) 13...
Rc8 ({The immediate attack} 13... Qb6 {looks very tempting:} 14. Na4 Qb5 15.
Bf4 Qxe2 16. Rd2 Qb5 17. Bf1 Qb7 18. Bxa6 Qxa6 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Ne4) 14.
e4 $2 {A very risky move, leaving Black with the powerful central pawn.} ({
It was clearly better to complete the development} 14. Bg5 Re8 15. Rac1 h6 16.
Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4) 14... Re8 15. Nd5 ({She had to attack the black rook with
very unclear developments as Black will have to sacrifice the exchange.} 15.
Bh3) 15... Nxd5 ({It would be difficult, but not bad to try to avoid the
exchange on d5} 15... h6 16. Bf4 Bf8) 16. exd5 Na5 17. Bd2 ({White's only
chance was to try to attack her opponent's strong centre with} 17. Qa4 Qb6 18.
b4 Nb7 19. Bh3 Bb5 20. Qc2 Rc7 21. Bf4) 17... Nc4 18. Qa4 ({Once more it was
not easy to see the possibility} 18. Bf4 g5 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 f6 21. Qf5
fxe5 22. Qe6+) 18... Qb6 19. Bc1 $2 {No! Never back!} ({It was necessary to
try to block the black pawn structure on the white squares:} 19. Bf1 Bb5 20.
Qb3 Nxd2 21. Nxd2 Bxf1 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Kxf1 Red8 24. a4 Rxd5 25. Nc4) 19...
d3 20. Qd7 ({It is very difficult to fight this dangerous black pawn,for
example} 20. Re1 Rcd8 21. Nd2 Nd6 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bb5 24. Qd1 Bf6 25. Rb1
c4) 20... Bf6 (20... Nxb2 {is not so clear:} 21. Bxb2 Qxb2 22. d6) (20... Rcd8
{would be more precise:} 21. Qf5 Bf6 22. Ng5 g6 23. Qf4 Nxb2) 21. Rb1 ({
A similar line to that above} 21. Ng5 Nd6 22. Bf4 Rcd8) 21... Red8 ({There was
the possible strike} 21... Nxa3) 22. Qf5 Nxa3 23. Ra1 Nc2 24. Ra4 ({The
sacrifice} 24. Rxa6 {was hopeless:} Qxa6 25. Ng5 g6 26. Qxd3 Qxd3 27. Rxd3 Ne1
28. Rb3 Nxg2 29. Kxg2 Rxd5) 24... g6 25. Qg4 h5 26. Qe4 Bb5 27. Ra2 Nb4 28. Ra3
Re8 29. Qf4 Nxd5 {Winning a second pawn. Black has reached a technically
winning position.} 30. Qh6 Bg7 {The game could finish here as White's position
is completely lost. Aleksandra continue just so as not to depress her team.}
31. Qg5 Nb4 32. g4 hxg4 33. Qxg4 Nc2 34. Rc3 Qe6 35. Qh4 Qe2 36. Rf1 Qe4 37.
Qh3 Qf5 38. Qg3 Rcd8 39. Rb3 c4 40. Rc3 Nd4 41. Nxd4 Rxd4 42. Bh3 Qh5 43. Be3
Rh4 44. Bg2 Be5 45. f4 Bxc3 46. bxc3 Rg4 47. Qf3 Rxe3 48. Qxe3 Bc6 0-1

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "2012.11.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Black "Idani, Pouya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2012.11.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The World Champion under 20 from 2011 became World Champion under 18 in 2012!
The Polish player is a future top star, undoubtely.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nf3 {This rare
move is probably not weaker than the classical} (9. Nb3) 9... Nc6 10. b4 {
The best strategy is the most active. Weaker are other developing moves like} (
10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bd2 a6 12. b4 Bd6 13. g3 Nf6 14. Be2 Rc8 15. O-O Ne5 16. Nxe5
Bxe5 17. Bd3 (17. Rad1 O-O 18. Be3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxe4 20. Qd4 d5) 17... O-O 18.
Rfe1 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Qb3 Ng4 {Timman,J (2590)-Polugaevsky,L (2585)/
Reykjavik 1987; with very good play for Black.}) 10... Bd6 ({Before the main
answer was considered to be} 10... Nd4 11. Qd3 ({Another retreat is possible:} 
11. Qd2 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Be7 13. Rg1 ({Possibly} 13. Bb2 {could be better:} d6
14. Rg1 Rg8 15. O-O-O a6 16. Kb1 Qc7 17. Rc1 {Sethuraman,S (2547)-Adhiban,B 
(2515)/New Delhi 2010; with a slight advantage.}) 13... a5 14. Rxg7 axb4 15.
Nb5 Bc6 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Qe7 18. Qxe7+ Kxe7 19. Bb2 {Krasenkow,M (2631)
-Fier,A (2604)/Barcelona 2009; White's pair of bishops is very active.}) 11...
Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Be7 13. Bg2 ({Another option is} 13. Rg1 O-O 14. Bb2 (14. Bh6
$142 Ne8 15. Rd1 $14) 14... Qc7 15. Qe3 (15. Nb5 Qxh2 16. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 17.
Qxd7 Rfe8 18. Qxb7 Kf8 $13) 15... Ne8 16. Qh6 f6 17. Nb5 Qc8 18. Rd1 Rf7 {
Rajlich,I (2439)-Dzagnidze,N (2454)/Turin 2006; with an equal position.}) 13...
Qb8 14. Be3 O-O 15. f4 Nh5 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. Bf3 Nf6 18. Qd3 Qc7 19. Be2 d5 20.
exd5 exd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. O-O Qb7 {Caoili,A (2152)-Guido,F 
(2379)/Bratto 2001; there are some weaknesses in White's position.} 24. Bd4)
11. Bb2 ({Black would obtain a very promising position after} 11. Nb5 Bb8 12.
c5 Ne5 13. Qb2 Ng6 14. e5 Bxf3 15. exf6 Be5 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17. fxg7+ Bxg7) 11...
O-O (11... Ne5 {was wrong:} 12. Nb5 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Be7 14. Be5 O-O 15. Nd6 {
blocking the opponent's centre.}) ({A very interesting but also very risky try
was} 11... a5) 12. Nb5 Bb8 13. Rd1 {It is necessary to stop all opponent's
activity in the centre. Direct development would allow Black to create
counterchances:} (13. Bd3 Ng4 14. O-O a6 15. Nbd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qc7 17. g3 f5)
13... Ne7 $6 ({In such situations it is necessary to start counterplay on the
black squares:} 13... e5 14. Be2 a5 15. bxa5 Nxa5) 14. e5 Ng4 ({White would
obtain a great advantage after} 14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nh5 16. Bd3 f5 17. exf6
Nxf6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Bxh7+ Kf8 20. Qd2) 15. h3 Nh6 ({Of course not} 15...
Bxf3 16. hxg4) 16. Bd3 Ng6 ({White would retain na similar big advantage after
} 16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Ng6 18. Be4 a6 19. Nd4 Bc7 20. f4 Nxf4 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22.
Be4 Rc8 23. Nf3) 17. Be4 {Now the white center is very solid and the black
pieces are on passive positions.} Qc8 18. O-O ({Swierszcz decided to play
technically and simply, but it was possible to start pawn expansion on the
kingside:} 18. h4 Nf5 19. g4) 18... a6 ({It was much better to improve the bad
knight with} 18... Nf5 19. g4 Nfe7 20. Rfe1 {but the white advantage would
remain huge.}) 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Rb8 ({It was possible to try to
counterattack White's weakness on c4:} 20... Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qc7 22. Rfd1 Rac8
23. c5 bxc5 24. Rxd7 Qc6 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 26. R1d6 Rfc8 27. Rxc6 Rxc6 28. Rd6 $1 {
but Black's passive knights make the position hopeless.}) 21. Rfd1 Rd8 22. g4
$1 {A classical preventive move from the Soviet School (Swiercz was trained by
Aleksandr Kachur, Aleksandr Sulypa and Michail Gurevich).} Qc7 23. Ng5 Rbc8 24.
R1d4 ({Equally strong was} 24. Bd4) 24... Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Nf8 26. Bc1 ({It
seemed very logical to launch the pawn attack} 26. f4 a5 27. f5) 26... a5 27.
b5 {It is preferable not to allow the opening of the a-file.} Qc5 28. Qe3 Qc7
29. Qd3 {Finally White has created a powerful attacking setup.} Kh8 30. Bf4 Qb7
31. Bg3 $6 {Not the best place for the bishop. Swiercz realised this and
immediately changed it to the correct place.} Kg8 ({A very strong attack was
developed after} 31... Rc7 32. f4 Kg8 33. f5 $40) 32. Bf4 Kh8 33. Be3 Kg8 34.
Ne4 Kh8 35. Bg5 (35. Bg5 {and Black resigned because of} Re8 36. Bxh6 gxh6 37.
Rxd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Alexander"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O (11. Rd1 h6 (11... b5 12. Qc2 h6 13. Bh4 a5
14. O-O Re8 15. Rfe1 b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Na4 Ne4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nd2 c5 $2 (
19... Ra5 $142) 20. Nxe4 c4 (20... dxe4 21. Bb5 cxd4 22. Rxd4 Rec8 23. Qd2 Ne5
24. Nb6 Qg5 25. Be2 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 exf3 27. g3 $18) 21. Nec5 b3 22. Qd2 Bc6 23.
Nxd7 cxd3 24. Ndb6 Rxa4 25. Nxa4 Bxa4 26. Qxd3 $18 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Macanga,B/
Djakovo op 1994}) 12. Bf4 {[Cebalo,M]} Nh5 (12... Re8 13. O-O Bf8 14. Ne5 Nxe5
15. Bxe5 Nd7 (15... Ng4 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Ne2 Bxf4 18. Nxf4 Qh4 19. h3 Nf6 20.
Rc1 $14 Ne4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Rxc6 Bxc6 23. Qxc6 Rd8 24. Nxd5) 16. Bg3 b5 17.
Qc2 a5 18. a4 (18. Ra1) 18... b4 19. Ne2 Qc8 (19... c5 $5) 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bf5
Ba6 22. Rfe1 g6 23. Bh3 Bxe2 24. Rxe2 f5 25. f3 c5 26. e4 dxe4 27. fxe4 cxd4
28. exf5 Qxc2 29. Rxc2 gxf5 30. Bxf5 Nc5 31. Bf2 Nxa4 32. Bd7 d3 33. Rxd3 Nxb2
34. Bd4+ {1-0 Klauser,M-Almada,E/SWZ-ch 1993}) (12... a5 13. O-O b5 14. Qc2 b4
15. axb4 axb4 16. Na4 Qa5 17. b3 c5 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Be5 Ne4 21.
Ra1 (21. Qb2 f6 22. Ra1 Qb6 23. Bd4 $14) 21... Qb6 22. Rfc1 Rxa1 23. Bxa1 Ra8
24. Bxe4 $6 (24. Nd4 $14) 24... dxe4 $15 {0-1 Pelletier,Y-Rozentalis,E/Erevan
olm 1996}) 13. Bg3 a5 14. Bb1 Re8 15. Qc2 Nf8 16. O-O (16. Be5 {With an idea
of keeping B.}) 16... Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bf6 {Black's position seems OK, but this
is just a "mirage". White is preparing e3-e4, to move B to /^ a2-g8 and make
strong presure on f7.} 18. Rfe1 g6 19. e4 dxe4 (19... Ne6 {Not to open /^ a2-g8
}) 20. Nxe4 Bg7 21. Ba2 Rc8 (21... Ne6 22. Ne5 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 $1 Qxd4 24. Bxf7+
Kf8 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26. Nxg6+ Kf7 27. Nf4 $18 c5 28. Ng5+ hxg5 29. Qg6+) 22. Ne5
Ne6 23. Qb3 $1 {with maximum presure on /^ a2-g8} Qc7 $8 {[#]} (23... Rc7 {Pb6}
) (23... Re7 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25. Nc3 $18) 24. Nxf7 $3 Qxf7 (24... Kxf7 25. Ng5+
$3 hxg5 26. Rxe6 $18) 25. Nd6 Qd7 26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. Qxe6+ {1-0 Cebalo,M-Ilijin,
N/Bled op 1995.}) 11... h6 (11... Re8) 12. Bf4 a5 $6 (12... Nh5 13. Be5) 13.
Ne5 $5 (13. Qc2 b5 14. Ne5) 13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 15. Bg3 b5 $6 16. Qc2 b4
17. Na4 Ba6 18. Qe2 (18. Rfc1 $142 Bxd3 (18... Bb5 19. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 20. Bf5 $16)
19. Qxd3 $16) 18... Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qc8 20. Rfc1 (20. axb4 axb4 21. b3 Qb7 22.
Rac1) 20... Qb7 21. axb4 axb4 22. b3 Rfc8 23. Rd1 $1 (23. Ra2 c5 $1) 23... Nf8
24. Rac1 Ne6 25. Rc2 Rd8 26. Rdc1 Rac8 27. h3 g6 28. Be5 Kh7 29. Qd1 $1 Rf8 30.
Nb2 f6 31. Bg3 Ng5 (31... c5 $2 32. dxc5 Nxc5 33. Nd3 $16 Nxd3 34. Rc7) 32. f3
Qd7 33. Nd3 Rfe8 34. h4 Nf7 35. Qe1 h5 36. Bf4 Qb7 37. Qg3 Bf8 38. Qh3 Nh6 $2 (
38... Qb5 39. Rd2 $14) (38... Bh6 39. Kf2 Qe7 40. Re2 $14) 39. Bxh6 $1 Bxh6 40.
f4 Kg7 41. Kf2 (41. Qf3) 41... Kf7 42. Nc5 Qe7 43. Qd7 $6 (43. Qf3 $16 {/\g3})
43... Rc7 44. Qh3 Qd6 45. Nd3 $1 Kg7 46. Rc5 Re4 47. Kg1 $5 (47. Nxb4 $2 Rxf4+
$1 48. Kg1 $13 (48. exf4 $2 Qxf4+ 49. Kg1 Qxd4+ 50. Kh1 Bxc1 51. Rxc1 Qxb4)) (
47. Qg3 $1 Re6 (47... Rce7 $2 48. Rxc6 Qb8 49. Ne5 $18) (47... Rc8 48. Nxb4 Rb8
49. Nd3 $1) 48. Nxb4 (48. Qf3 $5) 48... Rb7 49. Nxc6 Rxb3 50. R5c3 (50. R1c3 $2
Rb2+ 51. Kg1 Rb1+ 52. Kf2 $8 (52. Rc1 $2 Qxc5) (52. Kh2 $2 Rxe3) 52... Rb2+ $11
) 50... Qa3 51. Nd8 Re7 52. Rc7 Kh7 53. Ne6 Rb7 54. Qf3 Qa5 55. Rxb7 Rxb7 56.
Re1 Rb2+ 57. Re2 $16) (47. Qf3 Rce7 48. Rxc6 Qb8 $13) 47... Rce7 (47... Qe7 $1
48. Rxc6 $140 (48. Kf2 Qd6 49. Qg3 $1) 48... Rxc6 49. Rxc6 Rxe3 50. Qc8 Rxd3 $1
(50... Re1+ $2 51. Kh2) (50... Qf7 51. Ne5 fxe5 52. Rc7 Bxf4 53. Rxf7+ Kxf7 54.
Qd7+ Kf6 55. Qxd5 Bg3 56. dxe5+ Kg7 (56... Bxe5 57. Qd2 Rxb3 58. Qg5+ $18) 57.
Qd7+ Kh8 (57... Kh6 58. Qd2) 58. Qc8+ Kh7 59. Qc7+ Kh6 (59... Kh8 60. Qb8+ Kh7
61. Qa7+) 60. Qc1 Bf4 61. e6 Re4 62. Qc8 $18) 51. Rc7 Rd1+ 52. Kf2 Rd2+ $11)
48. Rxc6 Qb8 49. Qc8 (49. Rc8 $5 Qb6 (49... Qb5 50. Nf2 $1 $18 Rxe3 $140 51.
Qxe3 Rxe3 52. R1c7+) 50. R1c6 Qxc6 $1 51. Rxc6 Rxe3 52. Qxe3 $1 Rxe3 53. Nxb4
$16) 49... Qb5 (49... Qxc8 50. Rxc8 Rxe3 51. R8c7 $16) 50. Nc5 Rxe3 51. Ne6+
Kf7 (51... Kh7 52. Rc7 $18) 52. Nd8+ Kg7 53. Ne6+ Kf7 54. Nd8+ $138 (54. f5 $1
gxf5 (54... Rg3 {/\Rg2} 55. Re1 $18) (54... Re2 55. fxg6+ $18) 55. Ng5+ $1 Kg7
(55... Bxg5 56. hxg5 $18) 56. Qxf5 Bxg5 57. hxg5 Re1+ 58. Kh2 Qb8+ 59. g3 $18)
54... Kg7 55. Ne6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel SKA"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.07.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Miles,A"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1996.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 g6 $5 6. g3 Bg7 (6... Bxf3 $5) 7.
Bg2 Ne4 (7... O-O 8. O-O Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Bg5 {/\ Qd2+/=}) 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9.
Bg5 $5 (9. O-O) 9... Qc8 10. Qd2 h6 11. Be3 Nc6 {/\ Nc6-e7-f5} 12. Rc1 (12. d5
Na5 $1) 12... Ne7 13. g4 $5 Qb7 14. h3 f5 $2 (14... O-O-O $1 {/\ g5,f5 /=/+})
15. g5 $1 h5 (15... hxg5 16. Bxg5 Nc6 17. d5 $1 $36) 16. O-O d6 {/\ 17...e5}
17. Nh4 $1 {x g6} Bxg2 18. Nxg2 e5 19. f4 $1 {+/=/+/-} exd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 21.
Qxd4 O-O-O 22. Rf3 $1 {/\ 23.Re3} c5 23. Qf6 Rhf8 24. Qe6+ Qd7 25. Qxd7+ Rxd7 (
25... Kxd7) 26. Nh4 $1 $16 {>< g6} Rg8 27. Re3 $1 d5 28. Re6 $1 dxc4 29. Rxc4
Rd1+ 30. Kf2 Kd7 31. Rf6 $1 Rd6 32. Rf7 $1 Ke6 33. Rh7 Nc6 34. Rc3 $1 {/\ 35.
Re3} Rd4 35. Re3+ Kd6 36. Kg3 Rd2 37. Rf7 $18 Nd4 38. Rf6+ (38. Kf2 $18) 38...
Kd7 39. Nxg6 (39. Rf7+ {/\ 40.Kf2}) 39... Nxe2+ 40. Kh4 Rxg6 41. Rxg6 Nxf4 42.
Rg7+ Kd6 43. Rf3 Rd4 44. Rxf4 $1 Rxf4+ 45. Kxh5 $18 Rf2 46. Rf7 $2 (46. Rxa7
$18) 46... Rxb2 47. Rxf5 c4 48. h4 $1 c3 49. Rf3 c2 50. Rc3 Kd5 51. Kh6 $2 (51.
Kg6 $1) (51. g6 $2 Kd4 52. Rc8 Rb5+ {/\ 53...Rc5}) 51... Kd4 52. Rc8 Kd3 53. g6
Rb1 $4 (53... Rb3 $10) 54. g7 Rg1 55. h5 b5 56. Kh7 a5 57. g8=Q Rxg8 58. Kxg8
b4 59. h6 b3 60. h7 b2 61. h8=Q c1=Q 62. Qh7+ Kd4 63. Qg7+ Kd3 64. Qg6+ Kd4 65.
Qf6+ Kd3 66. Qf5+ Kd4 67. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 c5 7. d5 $1 $146 (7.
a3 cxd4 8. axb4 dxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. e3 a5 12. c5 $5 bxc5 13. b5
$44 {Milov,V-Moiseenko,A/Santo Domingo 2003}) 7... h6 8. Bh4 exd5 9. cxd5 Qe7 (
9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd5 (10... g5 11. Bg3 Nxd5 12. Nc4 $16) 11. e4 g5 12. exd5
(12. Bg3 $5) 12... gxh4 (12... Qe7+ 13. Be2 gxh4 14. O-O O-O 15. Bd3 $16) 13.
Qf3 $36) 10. Qc2 $1 (10. e3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bxd5 $15) 10... O-O (10... Bxc3 11.
bxc3 Bxd5 12. O-O-O Nc6 (12... O-O {-10...0-0}) 13. e4 Be6 14. Ba6 (14. f4 $2
g5 15. fxg5 Ng4 $17) 14... Rd8 15. Rde1 $36 {/\16.f4}) 11. O-O-O Bxc3 (11... d6
12. e4 Nbd7 13. f4 c4 $1 (13... g5 14. fxg5 Ng4 15. Nf3 Ne3 16. gxh6 $1 (16.
Qf2 Nxd1 17. Qg3 h5 18. g6 f6 19. Nxd1 Qxe4 20. Qxd6 $13) 16... f6 17. Qf2 Nxd1
18. Nxd1 $16) 14. Re1 Rac8 15. Nf3 $5 $14 (15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxc4 (
17. Nf3 $2 Bd6) 17... Rxc4 18. Bxc4 Rc8 19. Bb3 Qd6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Kb1 Bxc3
22. bxc3 Qd6 $44) (15. Nxc4 b5 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 g5 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Bf2
bxc4 $13)) 12. bxc3 (12. Qxc3 g5 (12... Bxd5 13. e4 g5 14. Bxg5 hxg5 15. exd5
$36) 13. Bg3 Nxd5 $13) 12... Bxd5 (12... d6 13. e4 Nbd7 14. f4 (14. f3 $5 $14 {
/\15.Nc4}) 14... c4 (14... g5 15. fxg5 Ng4 16. Re1 hxg5 17. Bg3 Nge5 18. Nf3
$16) 15. Re1 Rac8 16. Nf3 (16. e5 $2 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Nf3 Qa3+) 16...
Rfe8 17. Nd4 $14) 13. e4 Bc6 (13... Bb7 14. f4) 14. f4 d6 $6 (14... Qe6 15. Bc4
(15. Re1 $5 $36) (15. e5 Nd5 16. Bc4 b5) 15... d5 (15... Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxc4 17.
Bxf6 d5 18. Nd2 Qxf4 19. Rhf1 $16) 16. f5 Qd6 17. Bg3 (17. Bxf6 dxc4 $17) 17...
Qe7 (17... Qd7 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Rhe1 b5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. f6 Re8 22. Ne4 Qc6
23. Nd6 $16) 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Rhe1 Qg5 20. Qd3 Nf4 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Re7 $14 {
|^} Qg5 $140 23. f6 $1 Qxf6 24. Rxf7 Rxf7 25. Rf1) (14... g5 15. fxg5 Nxe4 (
15... Ng4 16. Qd3 hxg5 17. Qg3 f5 18. Bc4+ (18. exf5 gxh4 19. Qxg4+ Qg7) 18...
Kh8 19. h3 $1 $18) 16. Nxe4 (16. Bc4 $5 hxg5 17. Bg3 d5 18. Rhe1 $40) 16...
Bxe4 (16... Qxe4 17. Qf2 $40) 17. Qf2 hxg5 18. Qg3 f6 19. Bc4+ d5 (19... Kg7
20. Rhe1 Nc6 21. Bd5 Bxd5 22. Rxe7+ Nxe7 23. Bxg5 fxg5 24. Qxg5+ Kf7 25. Qh5+
$18 {->}) 20. Rxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5+ Kh8 22. Bxa8 gxh4 23. Qxh4+ Qh7 24. Qxh7+
Kxh7 25. Rd1 $16) 15. Re1 $16 {/\16.e5} g5 (15... Qe6 16. Bc4 Qg4 17. Bxf6 gxf6
18. Re3 Qxf4 19. Rg3+ Kh8 20. Rf1 Qh4 21. Rh3 Qg5 22. Rf5 Qxg2 23. Qd3 $18) (
15... Nbd7 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Nc4 $18) 16. fxg5 Nh7 17. Bg3 Nxg5 (
17... hxg5 18. e5) (17... Nd7 $142 18. gxh6 Ne5 $16) 18. h4 Ne6 19. Nc4 Rd8 20.
Ne3 Ng7 (20... Qf8 21. Nf5 d5 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Qf2 $18 {->}) 21. Bc4 $1 $18 (
21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Qf8 (22... Qf6 23. Bd3) 23. h5 $16) 21... Nd7 (21... Qxe4
22. Qf2 $1 d5 (22... Qg6 23. h5 Nxh5 24. Nf5) 23. Bb3 {/\24.Nd5} Qd3 24. Be5
Nd7 (24... Re8 25. Bc2 Qa6 26. Nf5) 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Nf5+ Kf8 27. Rh3) (21...
b5 22. Bd5 (22. Nd5 Qe6) 22... Bxd5 (22... Qf8 23. Ng4) 23. Nxd5 Qe6 24. Nc7
Qg6 25. Qd3 $18) 22. Ng4 Rf8 (22... Ne5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Ref1) 23. Nxh6+ Kh8
24. Qd2 Ne5 25. Bxe5 dxe5 (25... Qxe5 26. Nxf7+) 26. Ng4 {/\27.Qh6} 1-0

[Event "URS-ch47 Final"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1979.12.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giorgadze, Tamaz"]
[Black "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Moiseev,V"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1979.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 Bb4+ (5... Be7) 6. Nfd2 O-O 7. a3
Be7 8. Nc3 c5 {'?!' Moiseev.} (8... d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Rc1 c5
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bc4 Bb7 $1 14. O-O Bd6 $1 $10 {Miles,A-Huebner,R/England-BRD/
1979/}) 9. d5 exd5 {'?!' Moiseev.} (9... d6 $142 10. e4 Nbd7 11. Be2 e5 12. Be3
Ne8 13. O-O Bg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Bg4 Ndf6 16. Bh3 Nh5 17. g3 g6 $14 {Mohr,
G-Barbero,G/Budapest/1988/}) 10. cxd5 Bxd5 (10... Nxd5 $2 11. Qf3 $18) (10...
d6 11. e4 $16) 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qf3 Nc7 13. Qb7 d6 14. Ne4 Qc8 (14... Qd7 15.
O-O-O Qc6 16. Nxd6 $1 Qxb7 17. Nxb7 $16 {Miles,A-Timman,J/Wijk aan Zee/1979/1:
0/ (43)}) 15. Qxc8 Rxc8 16. Nxd6 Bxd6 17. Bxd6 {'+/-' Moiseev.} Nc6 18. Rd1 a6
19. Be2 Ra7 20. O-O g6 21. Rc1 (21. Bg3 $5 {/\ 22 Rd6} Ne8 22. Rd5) 21... Ne6 (
21... a5 22. a4 Ne8 23. Bg3 Re7 24. Rfd1 $16) 22. Rfd1 Rd8 23. Bg3 (23. Bf3 $6
Rad7 24. Bg3 Kf8) 23... b5 24. Rxd8+ Ncxd8 25. Rd1 Kf8 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. Rd6 c4 {
'?!' Moiseev.} (27... Nf8 $142 {/\ Nd7}) 28. Rb6 Kd7 29. Bf3 Nc7 30. a4 {
'!' Moiseev.} bxa4 (30... Nde6 31. axb5 (31. a5 $5) (31. Ke2 $5) 31... axb5 32.
Bc6+ Kc8 33. Bxb5 Nxb5 34. Rxb5 Rb7 35. Rxb7 Kxb7 36. Ke2 $16) 31. Rb4 c3 32.
bxc3 a3 33. Ra4 {'+-' Moiseev.} a5 34. c4 Nde6 35. Rxa3 Nc5 36. Be5 N7e6 37.
Ke2 Ra6 38. Kd1 a4 39. Kc2 Rb6 40. Bd5 Ra6 41. f3 h5 42. h4 Ke7 43. Bc3 Nb3 (
43... Rb6 $142) 44. Bb4+ Nec5 45. Kc3 Kf6 46. Bxc5 Nxc5 47. Kb4 Ne6 48. Rxa4
Rb6+ 49. Kc3 Rb1 50. Ra6 Re1 51. Bxe6 fxe6 52. Ra2 (52. Rd6 $5 Rxe3+ 53. Rd3
Re1 54. c5 Rh1 55. Kb4 $18) 52... Rxe3+ 53. Kd4 (53. Kb4 $1 Rd3 (53... Ke7 54.
Rd2 $18) 54. c5 Ke7 55. Ra7+ $18) 53... Re1 54. Rd2 Rh1 55. Kc5 Rxh4 56. Kb5
Rh1 57. c5 Rb1+ 58. Ka6 Rc1 59. Kb6 g5 60. c6 g4 61. fxg4 hxg4 62. c7 Kf5 63.
Rd8 Kf4 64. c8=Q Rxc8 65. Rxc8 e5 66. Rc3 e4 67. Kc5 e3 68. Kd4 e2 69. Re3 $18
1-0

[Event "Biel SKA"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.08.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Mowsziszian,K"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1996.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qd3 Bg7 (6... d5 7. cxd5
exd5 8. g3 Bg7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Ne4 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. Rd1 c5 13. Be3 Rc8 14.
Rac1 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qe7 18. Qa4 a6 19. Qb4 Qxb4 20.
cxb4 Ne5 21. b5 axb5 22. Nxb5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 {Cvitan,O-Kortschnoj,V/SUI-chT (07)
;EXP 49 1995/1/2-1/2 (40)}) 7. e4 d6 (7... d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e5 Ne4 10. h4 h6
11. Be3 Nd7 12. Nd2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nf8 14. h5 g5 15. Be2 Qd7 16. a4 a5 17. Nf1
Ba6 18. Qc2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Ne6 20. Ng3 O-O 21. Nf5 f6 22. exf6 Rxf6 {Cebalo,
M-Romanishin,O/Linares op ;EXP 51 1996/1/2-1/2 (36)}) 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7
10. Qc2 (10. Rd1 c5 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Bxf3 $1 13. exf6 Bxe2 14. Qxd7 Bxd1)
10... c5 (10... d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng5 $36) 11. d5
e5 (11... Qe7 12. Re1 a6 13. Bf1 Ne8 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nexf6 16. Qd2 e5 17.
g3 Rac8 18. Nh4 Nh5 19. Rab1 Rc7 20. Na4 Rb8 21. b4 Bc8 22. bxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxb6
Rcb7 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 25. Rb4 Rcb8 26. Qc3 {Oll,L-Romanishin,O/Erevan olm (09) ;
EXT 96ch2 1996/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 12. g3 Nh5 13. Ne1 (13. Nh4 $2 Nf4 $132) 13...
Ndf6 14. Ng2 {/\ 15.g3-g4} Bc8 15. b4 Qd7 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Rb1 Qh3 18. Nb5 $1
Qd7 (18... Nxe4 19. Rb3 $1 (19. Qxe4 Bf5) 19... Bf5 (19... Qf5 20. g4 $18) 20.
Qd1 $1 {/\ 21.g4+-}) (18... Ne8 19. Rb3 $1 {/\g3-g4} Bg4 (19... Qd7 20. g4 Nhf6
21. g5 $14) 20. f3 Bd7 21. g4 $16) 19. Bd2 {/\ 20.Ba5} a6 (19... Qe7 20. Ba5
Rb8 21. Bc7 $2 (21. Nc7 Bh3) 21... Rxb5) 20. Nc3 Qh3 21. Na4 {/\ 22.Nb6; /\ 22.
Rb3} Ng4 22. Bxg4 Bxg4 (22... Qxg4 23. f3 Qh3 24. Nb6 Ra7 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Rb6
) 23. f3 Nf6 $1 24. Bg5 (24. fxg4 Nxg4 25. Rf2 Qxh2+ 26. Kf1 Nxf2 27. Kxf2 f5
$19) (24. Rb3 Bxf3 25. Rbxf3 Ng4 26. R1f2 Qxh2+ 27. Kf1 Rab8 $17) 24... Bd7 25.
Rb6 (25. Nb6 Rab8 26. Rb3 Rb7 27. Rfb1 Rfb8 $14) 25... Rab8 $1 26. Rfb1 (26.
Rxd6 $2 Bxa4 27. Qxa4 Rb2 28. Rf2 Rfb8 $132) (26. Rxa6 $2 Ra8 $1) 26... Rxb6
27. Nxb6 (27. Rxb6 $6 Qh5 28. Bxf6 Bxa4 29. Qxa4 Bxf6 30. Rxd6 Qxf3 31. Rxa6
Bg5 32. Qc2 $14) 27... Rb8 28. Rb3 $1 Ne8 (28... Be8 $140 $2 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30.
Nd7 $1) 29. Ne1 $1 {/\ Ne1-d3-f2} (29. g4 $2 Rxb6 30. Rxb6 Qxf3) 29... Rb7 (
29... Bf6 $2 30. Nxd7 Rxb3 31. Nxf6+ $18) 30. Nd3 Qh5 31. Nxd7 Rxd7 $6 (31...
Rxb3 32. Qxb3 Qxg5 33. Qb8 Qe7 $8 34. Qc8 Bh6 35. Nb8 Kf8 36. Nxa6 $1 Qa7 (
36... Qf6 $2 37. Nc7) 37. Qc6 $1 $18) 32. h4 $1 $18 {/\g4} Qxf3 (32... f5 33.
g4 $5 fxg4 34. Rb8 gxf3 35. Nf2 Kf7 36. Qa4 $18) 33. Nf2 $1 (33. Nf2 $1 Qh5 34.
g4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Vienna Millenium"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Mowsziszian,K"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. cxd5
$6 Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. O-O a5 (11... Re8 12. Rfd1 Bd6
13. e4 dxe4 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Nxe4 h6 17. Bd2 f5 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19.
Rac1 Rec8 20. Bf4 Qf6 21. Re1 Kh8 22. h4 b5 23. Qb4 Re8 24. d5 a5 25. Rxe8+
Rxe8 26. Qxa5 cxd5 27. Qxb5 {Bosboom,M-Kalka,A/BL2-W 9596 (1996) ;BL2 1996/1-0
(46)}) 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Qc2 b5 14. Rac1 Bd6 15. Bh3 Qb8 16. e3 h6 17. Bf4 Nb6
18. a4 Bc8 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Bg2 Bd7 21. Ne5 b4 22. Ne2 Rac8 23. b3 {Gausel,
E-Jurek,J/Bern op (06) ;TD 94\02 1994/1-0 (41)}) 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 (9... Nxc3 10.
Qxc6+ Nxc6 11. Bxd8 Na4 $14) (9... Nxe7 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Nd7 12. O-O Qc7 13.
b4 a5 14. Qc2 h6 15. Rac1 axb4 16. axb4 Rfc8 17. Rfd1 Qd6 18. Qb2 Nd5 19. Nxd5
cxd5 20. Ne5 f6 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Qb3 Bc6 23. Bh3 f5 24. Re1 {Boensch,
U-Yusupov,A/Altensteig (04) ;CBM 37 1993/0-1 (64)}) 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. e3 O-O
12. Rc1 $1 (12. Bd3 c5) 12... c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Qh4 $5 f6 (14... Qxh4 15.
Nxh4 c4 $8 (15... Rc8 16. Nf5 $16) (15... Nd7 16. Bb5 $16) 16. Nf5 $14) (14...
Qc7 15. Bd3 h6 16. O-O {/\e3-e4; /\b2.b4}) 15. Bd3 g6 16. O-O Nd7 17. Rfe1 $1 {
/\e3-e4.} (17. b4 d4 $36) 17... c4 18. Bc2 Nc5 $6 (18... Ne5 $142 19. Nxe5 Qxe5
20. b3 $14) 19. Qd4 Rfd8 20. Rb1 $1 {/\b2- b3.} Ne6 (20... Ba6 21. b4 cxb3 $8 (
21... Nd3 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. b5 $18) 22. Bxb3 Nxb3 23. Rxb3 Bc4 24. Rb2 $1 $16)
21. Qc3 Rac8 22. Nd4 Rd6 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Red1 Rb6 25. Rd4 f5 26. Rbd1 Qf6 27.
h4 f4 28. Rxf4 $16 Qxc3 29. bxc3 Rb8 (29... Rb2 30. Ba4 (30. Rc1 Ra2 31. h5 $36
) 30... Ra2 31. Bd7 Rc7 $1 32. Be6+ Kg7 33. Bxd5 Bxd5 34. Rxd5 Rxa3 $132 35.
Rfd4 $14) 30. h5 Rb2 31. Rc1 gxh5 32. Rf5 $1 Bc6 33. Rg5+ $1 Kh8 34. Rxh5 R8b7
35. Rh6 $1 Be8 $8 36. Bf5 R2b3 37. Rd1 $40 Rxc3 38. Rxd5 Kg8 39. Rd8 $18 Kf8
40. Rc8 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 c3 42. Rhc6 $1 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.02.13"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Handke, Florian"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Be2 Qb8 11. O-O Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bf3 O-O 14. Bd2 a6 15.
Qd3 Be5 16. g3 d6 17. Bg2 Nd7 18. a4 Nc5 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. b3 h6
22. Kh1 Qb8 23. Rce1 Qa8 24. f4 Bf6 25. Re2 Rc7 26. Qb1 Re8 27. Rfe1 Rec8 28.
Nd1 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. cxb5 d5 31. b6 Rd7 32. e5 Bd8 33. f5 d4 34. fxe6 Nxe6
35. Qf5 d3 36. Bxb7 Qxb7+ 37. Rg2 Rc2 38. Qe4 Bxb6 39. Qxb7 Rxb7 40. b4 Bd4 41.
Ne3 Ra2 42. Nd5 Rb2 43. Nf4 Nxf4 44. gxf4 Rxd2 45. Rxd2 Bc3 46. Red1 Bxd2 47.
Rxd2 Rxb4 48. Rxd3 Rxf4 49. Rd8+ Kh7 50. Rd7 Kg6 51. Kg2 Kh5 52. e6 fxe6 53.
Rxg7 Rf6 54. Kg3 $2 {and the first attempt at stalemate follows. I feel es
folgt ein erster Pattwitz. Mir scheint} (54. Ra7 {is more precise. allerdings
genauer zu sein.}) 54... Rg6+ 55. Kh3 $1 Kg5 56. Rb7 Kf5 57. Kh4 (57. Rb1 e5
58. Rf1+ Ke6 59. Re1 Kd5 60. Rd1+ Kc4 61. Re1 Kd4 62. Rd1+ Kc3 63. Re1 Rg5 64.
Rc1+ Kd2 65. Rc4 Kd3 66. Rc6 e4 67. Rxh6 e3 68. Rd6+ Kc2 69. Re6 Kd2 70. Rd6+
Ke1 71. Kh4 Rg2 72. h3 e2 $19) 57... e5 58. Kh5 Rf6 59. Re7 Ke4 $2 (59... e4
60. Ra7 e3 61. Ra1 e2 62. Re1 Re6 63. Kh4 Kf4 $19) 60. h4 $2 (60. Kg4 Kd4 61.
Ra7 $11) 60... Kd4 $2 (60... Kf4 61. Re6 Kf5 62. Ra6 e4 $19) 61. Ra7 e4 62.
Ra4+ (62. Kg4 $5) 62... Kd3 63. Ra3+ (63. Kg4 $5) 63... Ke2 64. Ra2+ $2 (64.
Kg4 e3 65. Kg3 Rg6+ 66. Kf4 Re6 67. Kg3 Rd6 68. Ra2+ Rd2 69. Ra1 Rd3 70. Kg2
Kd2 71. Kf3 e2+ 72. Kf2 Ra3 73. Rb1 $11) 64... Ke1 $2 (64... Kf1 $142 $19) 65.
Ra1+ $2 (65. Kg4 $1 e3 66. Kg3 Re6 (66... e2 67. Ra1+ Kd2 68. Ra2+ Ke3 69. Ra3+
Ke4 70. Ra4+ Ke5 71. Ra5+ Ke6 72. Ra6+ Kf7 73. Rxf6+ Kxf6 74. Kf2 $11) 67. Ra1+
Kd2 68. Ra2+ Kd3 69. Ra3+ Kc4 70. Ra1 $11) 65... Kf2 66. Ra2+ Kg3 67. Ra6 $5 {
Another try for a stalemate. Ein weiterer Pattwitz} (67. Ra3+ Rf3 68. Ra2 Rf4
69. Ra3+ Kf2 70. Ra2+ Kf3 $19) 67... Rf4 (67... Rxa6 $4 {stalemate patt}) 68.
Ra3+ Kf2 69. Rh3 Rf6 70. Rh2+ Ke1 71. Rh1+ Kd2 72. Ra1 e3 73. Kg4 e2 74. Ra2+
Ke3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
c5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e3 O-O 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. O-O Ne4 14. Bb4 Qe7
15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Rfb1 Qe7 19. Nd4 g6 20. Bxe4 dxe4
21. Qb3 Rfc8 22. h4 Rc7 23. h5 Qg5 24. Qd1 a6 25. Rb6 Bc8 26. Qb1 Bf5 27. h6
Rac8 28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Qb2 Rd8 30. Rbxa6 Rcd7 31. g3 Qg4 32. Qf6 Rd1+ 33. Rxd1
Qxd1+ 34. Kh2 Qh5+ 35. Qh4 Qxh4+ 36. gxh4 f4 37. exf4 Kf8 38. Kg3 Ke7 39. f5
Rd3+ 40. Kf4 Rf3+ 41. Ke5 Rxf2 42. Ra7+ Ke8 43. Kf6 Kd8 44. Ra4 e3 45. Re4 e2
46. Kg7 Rxf5 47. Rxe2 Rf4 48. Kxh7 Rg4 {[%tqu "En","How did Jobava win?","","",
"e2e5","",2,"h7h8","",0,"De","Wie setzte sich Jobava durch?","","","e2e5","",2,
"h7h8","",0]} 49. Re5 $1 {[%cal Ge5g5]} f6 50. Re6 Kd7 (50... f5 51. Rg6 Ke7 (
51... Rxh4 52. Kg7 $18) 52. Rxg4 fxg4 53. Kg8 g3 54. h7 g2 55. h8=Q g1=Q+ 56.
Qg7+ $18) 51. Rxf6 Ke7 52. Rf5 $5 {Good technique! Gute Technik!} (52. Rg6 $6 {
does also win but is far more complicated: gewinnt zwar ebenfalls, ist aber
viel unübersichtlicher:} Rf4 53. Ra6 Rg4 (53... Kf7 54. Ra7+ Kf6 (54... Kf8 55.
Kg6 Rxh4 56. h7 $18) 55. Kg8 Rg4+ 56. Kf8 Rxh4 57. h7 $18) 54. Ra1 Kf7 55. Rf1+
Ke6 56. Rf2 Rxh4 57. Kg6 Rg4+ 58. Kh5 Rg1 59. h7 Rh1+ 60. Kg6 Rg1+ 61. Kh6 Rh1+
62. Kg7 Rg1+ 63. Kf8 Rh1 64. Rf7 $18) 52... Rxh4 53. Kg6 (53. Kg6 Ke6 54. Rg5
Rf4 55. h7 Rf6+ 56. Kg7 Rf7+ 57. Kg8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch 5th"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2005.10.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grigoryan, Karen"]
[Black "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2005.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 h6 12. O-O c5 13. e4 Qc8 14. Qe2 Ba6
15. Rd1 Bxd3 16. Rxd3 Nd7 17. e5 Rd8 18. h4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qc4 20. Ne1 Rac8 21.
h5 f5 22. Bf4 b5 23. Qf3 Nf8 24. Rad1 Qd5 25. Qh3 Rc4 26. g3 Ra4 27. Nc2 Nh7
28. Ne3 Qc6 29. f3 Qb7 30. g4 Bg5 31. Qg3 Bxf4 32. Qxf4 Ng5 33. Kg2 fxg4 34.
Nxg4 Rf8 35. Qg3 Rc4 36. R1d2 Rc7 37. Re2 Rcf7 38. Ree3 Qd5 39. Nf2 Rf4 40. Ng4
a5 41. Nf6+ R8xf6 42. exf6 Rxf6 43. Qe5 Qa2+ 44. Re2 Qc4 45. Red2 Rf5 46. Qb8+
Kh7 47. Qe8 Rf6 48. d5 Qh4 49. d6 Qh3+ 50. Kf2 Qh2+ 51. Ke1 Qg1+ 52. Ke2 Nh3
53. Rd4 Qb1 $6 {Dies ist natürlich im strengen Sinne kein Endspiel, aber wegen
des folgenden habe ich es einfach mit aufgenommen:} (53... Qh1 54. Qg6+ Rxg6
55. hxg6+ Kxg6 56. d7 $11) 54. Qg6+ {Was für ein Zug! Aber objektiv bot} (54.
f4 {bessere Gewinnchancen, z.B.} Qf5 55. d7 Nxf4+ 56. Rxf4 Qxf4 57. Qg6+ Rxg6
58. hxg6+ Kxg6 59. d8=Q) 54... Rxg6 55. hxg6+ Qxg6 56. d7 Ng1+ 57. Kf1 Nxf3 58.
d8=Q (58. d8=Q Qg1+ 59. Ke2 Qg2+ 60. Kd1 Nxd2 61. Rxd2 Qf3+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Nikitin,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Qc2 c5 6. dxc5 bxc5 (6... Bxc5 7.
Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Na6 $5 11. O-O Nc5 12. Rfd1 Nfe4 13. Bxe7
Qxe7 $10 {TolnaI,T-Adorian,A/Magiarorszag/1992/0-1/54/}) 7. Bf4 (7. Bg5 Be7 8.
e3 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Rd1 d6 11. Be2 Qb6 12. O-O Rd8 13. Rd2 Nbd7 $10 {Lerner,
K-Makarichev,S/URS/1984/0,5/}) 7... Be7 8. Nb5 $6 Na6 9. a3 (9. Nd6+ Bxd6 10.
Bxd6 Qa5+ 11. Nd2 (11. Qd2 $2 Nb4 $19) 11... Ne4 $36) 9... d5 10. e3 O-O 11.
Rd1 Qa5+ 12. Qc3 Qb6 $1 13. Be2 (13. Bd3 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Bd5 15. Qc2 (15. Qa4 Bc6
$15) 15... c4 $1 16. Bxc4 Rac8 17. b3 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Qa5+ $17) 13... Ne4 (13...
dxc4 14. Qxc4 Bd5 15. Qc2 $13) 14. Qc2 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 Bf6 (15... d4 $5 16. exd4
cxd4 17. Rxd4 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 19. bxc3 Bxa3 $15) 16. Be5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 d4
18. Qa4 $8 Qc7 19. Nxe4 Qxe5 20. f3 f5 (20... dxe3 $17) 21. exd4 cxd4 22. Nf2
$1 Nc5 23. Qc2 Bc6 (23... a5 24. b4 (24. Nd3 Nxd3+ 25. Qxd3 Rfd8 26. O-O a4 27.
f4 Qc5 $17) 24... axb4 25. axb4 Na4 26. Nd3 Qe3 27. Qd2 Nc3 28. Qxe3 dxe3 $15)
24. Nd3 Nxd3+ 25. Qxd3 Rad8 26. O-O Qf6 $2 27. b4 e5 28. c5 Kh8 (28... Qe7 29.
b5 Be8 30. c6 Rf6 31. Qb3+ Kh8 32. Bc4 e4 33. fxe4 fxe4 34. Rxf6 gxf6 $15) 29.
b5 e4 30. fxe4 Bxe4 31. Qc4 Qg5 32. Rf2 d3 33. Bf1 Qe3 34. c6 f4 35. Qb4 Rfe8
36. c7 Rc8 37. Re1 d2 $4 $138 (37... Bg6 $1 38. Rxe3 (38. Rd1 Rxc7 39. Qxf4
Qxf4 40. Rxf4 Rd7 $15) 38... fxe3 39. Rb2 e2 40. Rb1 Rxc7 $15) 38. Qxd2 Qxd2
39. Rxd2 Rxc7 40. Rxe4 1-0

[Event "Banja Luka"]
[Site "Banja Luka"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1983.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O (11... c5 12. Bg5 Qd6 13. e5 Qd7 14.
dxc5 $6 (14. O-O O-O 15. Qd2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. Qf4 $10) 14... O-O $1 15.
cxb6 axb6 16. O-O Nc6 17. Bb5 Qc7 18. a4 Nxe5 $15 {Kasparov,G-Korchnoi,V/
London/1983/0:1/52/}) 12. Bg5 Qd6 13. Qd2 c5 14. Bf4 (14. Qe3 $5 Nc6 15. e5 $13
) 14... Qd7 15. Bh6 Nc6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Bb5 cxd4 18. cxd4 a6 19. Be2 Rad8 20.
Rd1 (20. Qb2 Kg8 21. Rd1 (21. Qxb6 Nxd4 $10) 21... b5 22. O-O $13) 20... Na5
21. d5 (21. Qe3 $6 Qc6) (21. Qb2 $5 b5 (21... Bxe4 22. d5+ {/\Qd6/}) 22. d5+
Kg8 (22... f6 23. e5 $1 Bxd5 24. exf6+ Rxf6 25. Ne5 {/\Ng4/}) 23. Ne5 Qe7 24.
Ng4 f6 25. Ne3 $16) 21... Kg8 (21... exd5 $6 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. Qxb6 $16) (21...
Qa4 22. Qc3+ Kg8 23. Rd4 Qb3 24. Qxb3 Nxb3 25. Rb4 Nc5 $10) 22. Qe3 Qd6 $1 23.
h4 (23. e5 Qc5 24. d6 Qxe3 (24... Bxf3 25. gxf3 Nc6 26. f4 {/\Rc1/}) 25. fxe3
f6 26. O-O $13) 23... exd5 24. e5 Qe7 25. h5 d4 $1 26. Nxd4 $6 (26. Rxd4 Rxd4
27. Qxd4 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Nc6 29. Qxb6 Nxe5 30. Kf1 Rc8 31. Qe3 Qc5 $10) 26... Nc6
$6 (26... Bxg2 27. Rg1 Bd5 28. Bxa6 (28. Nf5 Qe6 29. Nd6 Nc6 30. f4 Rxd6) 28...
Nc4 $15) 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Bc4+ Kh8 29. Ne6 Rxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Rf5 31. f4 Na5 32.
Ba2 Bxg2 33. Rh2 (33. Qxb6 Bxh1 34. Qb8+ Rf8 35. Nxf8 Kg7 36. Ne6+ Kh6 37. Qb2
Bf3+ $13) 33... Qd7+ 34. Ke1 Bd5 35. Ng5 (35. Qxb6 $2 Qxe6 36. Qd8+ Qg8) (35.
Bxd5 Qxd5 36. Qxb6 Nc6 $13) 35... h5 $2 (35... Bxa2 36. Rxh7+ Qxh7 37. Nxh7
Kxh7 38. e6 Nc6 39. e7 Nxe7 $10) 36. Rd2 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Be2 Be7 (9... Nbd7 10. Be3 a6 11. O-O-O (11. g4 h5 (11... h6 12. O-O-O g5
$6 13. h4 Rg8 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Kb1 Ne5 $2 16. Bxg5 $1 Rxg5 17. f4 $16 {
Notkin,M-Yemelin,V/Elista/1996/0,5/25/}) 12. g5 Ng4 13. g6 Nxe3 14. gxf7+ Kxf7
15. fxe3 Ne5 $2 (15... Rh6 $1 $132 {Sakaev/}) 16. O-O-O g6 17. Rhf1+ Ke7 18. c5
$1 $16 {Sakaev,K-Yemelin,V/St.Petersburg/1996/0,5/52/}) 11... Rc8 12. f4 Qc7
13. g4 e5 14. Nf5 g6 15. Ng3 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bh6+ 18. Kb1 dxe5 19.
h4 $16 {Goldin,A-Yemelin,V/Elista/1996/1:0/62/}) 10. Be3 a6 11. O-O-O (11. g4
Nfd7 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. f4 Qb8 15. g5 O-O $132 {Dreev,A-Lerner,K/
Vienna/1996/0:1/56/}) (11. O-O) 11... Nfd7 $5 (11... Nc6 $2 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13.
e5) (11... Nbd7 $6 12. g4) (11... Qc7 $5) 12. Kb1 Nc6 13. f4 (13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14.
Rd2 O-O 15. Rhd1 Qb8 (15... Rc8 16. Bf4 e5 17. Be3 $14) (15... Qc7 16. Nd5) 16.
f4 $14) 13... O-O 14. Nb3 (14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Rd2 Rc8 16. Rhd1 Qc7 $13) 14...
Qb8 (14... Rc8 15. g4 Qc7 16. g5 Nc5 17. Nd2 $13) 15. e5 (15. g4 $5) 15... Nc5
16. Nxc5 (16. exd6 Bxd6 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 {><d4/}) 16... bxc5 (16... dxc5 17. Bd3
$14 {|^>>/}) 17. exd6 (17. Ne4 Nd4 (17... dxe5 18. Nxc5 $14) 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19.
Nxd6 Bxd6 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Bd3 $13) 17... Bxd6 18. f5 (18. Ne4 Nd4 $13) 18...
Nd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Bxg2 (20... Be5 21. Rd3 exf5 (21... Bxg2 22. Rg1 Bc6
23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Rh3 $40) 22. Nd5 $14) 21. Rg1 Bc5 22. Rh4 Bf2 (22... Bxg1 23.
f6 h6 (23... g6 24. Qd2 $18) 24. fxg7 Rd8 (24... Kxg7 25. Qc1 $1) 25. Rxh6 Kxg7
(25... f5 26. Qc1 Bd4 27. Rh8+ Kf7 28. Bh5+ Ke7 29. Qg5+ Kd6 (29... Bf6 30.
g8=Q Rxg8 31. Rh7+ Kd6 32. Qxf6 $16) 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Qxg2 Bxc3 (31... Qg8
32. Bf7 $1) 32. bxc3 Rb8+ 33. Kc2 $16) 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Rf6 $44) 23. Bf3 (23.
Rh5 Bxg1 24. f6 h6 25. fxg7 Qf4 26. gxf8=Q+ Rxf8 $13) 23... Bxh4 24. Qxg2 Bf6
25. Bxa8 Bxc3 26. Bb7 Bd4 27. Rd1 Qe5 28. Bxa6 exf5 (28... Qxf5+ 29. Ka2 Qe5
$13) 29. Qd2 Rd8 30. Bb7 Qc7 31. Bd5 Bf6 32. Ka2 g6 (32... Rb8 33. b4 $5) 33.
Qe2 Kg7 34. Rd3 Rd7 35. Rb3 Re7 36. Qd3 $2 (36. Qd2 $14) 36... Qxh2 $17 37. c5
h5 38. c6 h4 39. Qa6 $6 (39. a4 $17) 39... Qe5 40. Qc4 h3 41. Bh1 h2 (41... g5
$142) 42. a4 Qe1 43. Bd5 Rc7 (43... h1=Q $2 44. Bxh1 Qxh1 45. c7) 44. Qf4 Be5
$2 (44... Ra7 $1 45. c7 (45. Rh3 g5 46. Qc4 (46. Qxh2 Rxa4+ 47. Ra3 Rxa3+ 48.
bxa3 (48. Kxa3 Qa5+) 48... Qa1+ 49. Kb3 Qd1+ 50. Kc4 Qd4+ $19) 46... Qe5 $19)
45... Be5 46. Re3 Bxf4 47. Rxe1 Bxc7 $19) 45. Re3 Bxf4 46. Rxe1 Ra7 $2 (46...
Bd6 $1 $17 {/\Ra7-a5/}) 47. Ka3 Ra5 $2 (47... Kf6 48. b4 Bc7 $13) 48. Bh1 Rc5
49. b4 Rc3+ 50. Kb2 Rg3 51. a5 Rg1 52. Rb1 Be5+ 53. Ka2 Rg3 54. b5 (54. a6 $6
Bd4) 54... Bd6 55. a6 Ra3+ 56. Kb2 Ra5 57. Kc2 Ra2+ 58. Kd3 Ra3+ 59. Kc4 Rg3
60. Bd5 (60. a7 Rg1 61. a8=Q Rxb1 62. Bg2 $16) 60... Rg1 61. a7 $2 (61. Rb2 $1
Rd1 (61... Rc1+ 62. Kd3 Rd1+ 63. Rd2) (61... Ra1 62. b6 Rxa6 63. c7 $18) 62.
Rxh2 $1 Bxh2 63. b6 $18) 61... Rxb1 62. a8=Q Rb4+ 63. Kd3 Rxb5 64. Qa1+ Kg8 65.
Bh1 Re5 66. Qa8+ Kg7 67. Kd2 Bc7 68. Qa1 Kg8 69. Qa8+ Kg7 70. Qb7 Re7 71. Qb2+
$14 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. e3 d5 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 (7...
Nfd7 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Nxf1 exd5 10. Ng3 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. Rd1 $14 {Muse,
M-Stoica,V/Athens/1985/0,5/56/}) 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Nxf1 exd5 10. Ng3 O-O 11. O-O
Qd7 (11... c5 12. Rd1 (12. dxc5 $5) 12... c4 13. b3 Qd7 14. Qxd7 Nbxd7 $10 {
Stoica}) 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. b3 Qe8 (13... c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rd1 $14) 14. Bb2
Nbd7 (14... a5 $1 15. Rac1 b5 16. a4 (16. Ne5 a4 17. b4 Nfd7 {/\f6,Nb6}) 16...
Nbd7 17. Ne5 Nb6 $13) 15. Rac1 (15. Ne5 $5) 15... Bd6 16. Nf5 Bb8 17. Qd3 g6
18. Ng3 Bd6 (18... Ne4 19. Rc2 $14) 19. Nd2 a5 20. Rfe1 Qf8 21. a4 h5 $2 22.
Nf3 $1 Qe8 (22... Bxg3 $32 23. hxg3 Ne4 24. Ne5 Qd6 25. g4 $14) 23. e4 Bb4 24.
Re2 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Qd8 27. Re2 (27. d5 cxd5 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Qxd5
(29. Qd4 Qf6) 29... Bc3 $10) 27... Nf6 (27... Nf8 28. Ne5 c5 29. d5 $16) 28.
Re6 $3 (28. Ne5 c5) 28... fxe6 (28... Nd5 29. Rexc6 $16) 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 (29...
Kh8 30. d5 Be7 31. Ng5 $18) 30. Ng5 Qe7 31. d5 cxd5 (31... e5 32. Bxe5) 32. Re1
$1 Ne4 (32... Bxe1 33. Bxf6 Bxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Qc5+ 35. Kf3 $18) 33. Rxe4 dxe4 34.
Nxe6+ Qxe6 35. Qxe6 Rc7 36. Qh6+ (36. Qh6+ Ke8 37. Qxh5+ Rf7 38. Qe5+ Be7 39.
Qxe4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Mar del Plata Clarin Masters"]
[Site "Mar del Plata"]
[Date "1982.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1982.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 c5 $6 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5) 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 (10... Qxd5 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Bb5+ Ke7 13. Qe2 a5 14. Bd2 Rd8 15. Bc3 Kf8 16. O-O $14 {Gheorghiu,
F-Karpov,A/Moscow/1981/0,5/16/}) 11. dxc5 bxc5 (11... Bxc5 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2
$14) 12. O-O O-O 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bd2 Nd7 15. Bc3 Rb8 (15... Qc7 $5) 16. e4 Bc6
17. Rac1 Qc7 18. Rfe1 Rfc8 19. Ba6 (19. b3 $5) 19... Rd8 20. Bf1 a5 $6 (20...
Rdc8 $14) 21. a4 Ra8 22. b3 Nb8 23. Qb2 Bf8 24. Ne5 Be8 25. Re3 $2 (25. Bc4 Nc6
26. Nxc6 {/\Re3+/-/}) 25... f6 $1 26. Nc4 (26. Ng4 h5) 26... Nc6 27. e5 $1 f5
28. Nd6 Bxd6 29. exd6 Rxd6 30. Bc4 Kh7 31. Rxe6 Rad8 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Bf1 (33.
h3 $16) 33... Qb7 34. Qe2 (34. Bb5 $5 Bf7 35. Bxg7 $4 (35. Qe2 $14) 35... Rg6)
34... Bf7 35. Qf3 Qd7 36. Ba1 Nd4 37. Bxd4 Rxd4 $1 (37... cxd4 38. Bd3 g6 39.
Qa8 $16) 38. Qc3 (38. Rxc5 Rd1 39. Qxf5+ Qxf5 40. Rxf5 Bxb3 41. Rc5 Ra1 $10)
38... Rb4 39. Bb5 Qd4 40. Qc2 (40. Qxc5 $10) 40... Rxb3 41. Qxf5+ $2 (41. Qxc5
Qxc5 42. Rxc5 Rb1+ 43. Bf1 {/\f3,Kf2=/}) 41... Bg6 42. Qe6 Rb2 43. Qe1 (43. Rf1
Bd3 44. Bxd3+ (44. Be8 $2 Qxf2+ $1 $19) 44... Qxd3 $17 45. Qe5 Rb1 $19) (43.
Qe3 Rc2 $1 $17) 43... Rc2 44. Rd1 Qf4 $6 (44... Qf6 $17) 45. Bc6 $1 c4 46. g3
Qf5 $2 (46... Qf6 $5) 47. Rd6 $1 Kh8 (47... Rb2 48. Kg2 Rb6 $1 49. Rxg6 $1 Rxc6
$1 50. Rxc6 Qd5+ 51. Kf1 Qxc6 52. Qb1+ {/\Qc2=/}) 48. Bd5 $1 $18 Qg5 (48... Kh7
49. Rd8 Qg5 50. Bg8+ Kh8 51. Rc8 $1 Rc1 52. Bxc4+ Be8 $1 (52... Kh7 53. Bg8+
$18) 53. Rxe8+ Kh7 54. Bg8+ Kh8 $5 55. Bb3+ Kh7 56. Bc2+ $5 (56. Bd1 Qd5 57.
Qe4+ Qxe4 58. Rxe4 Rxd1+ 59. Kg2 Ra1 $14) 56... Rxc2 (56... g6 57. Bd1 Qd5 58.
Qe7+) 57. Qe4+ Qg6 58. Rh8+ $18) 49. f4 Qh5 50. Rd8+ Kh7 51. Bg8+ Kh8 52. Bf7+
Kh7 53. Rh8+ $1 $18 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Qe2 O-O 13. O-O cxd4 14. cxd4 Bf6
15. Rad1 Na5 16. Rfe1 (16. h3 $5) 16... Re8 17. h3 (17. Bb5 Bc6 18. Ba6 Ba4 19.
Bxc8 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Qxc8 21. Rc1 Qd7 22. Qc2 h6 $10 {Dreev,A-Ehlvest,J/New York/
1989/}) 17... Bc6 (17... Rc7 18. Bb5 Bc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. d5 exd5 21. Rxd5 Qc8
22. e5 Be7 $6 (22... Nc4 $5) 23. Nd4 Rc5 24. e6 $1 $16 {Dreev,A-Sokolov,A/URS
(ch)/1989/0,5/32/}) 18. d5 exd5 (18... Ba4 19. e5 $1 exd5 20. Bf5 $1 Bxd1 21.
Qxd1 Nc4 22. Ba1 Be7 23. e6 $1 $16 {Aseev,K-Komarov,D/URS/1989/0:1/40/}) 19.
Bxf6 (19. e5 g6 20. exf6 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Ba4 22. Rde1 Nc4 23. Bd4 Nd6 $17) 19...
Qxf6 20. e5 Qe7 21. Nd4 (21. Qe3 g6 22. h4 $44) 21... Bd7 22. Bf5 $6 (22. Nf5
Bxf5 23. Bxf5 Rcd8 24. e6 fxe6 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Qh5 $13) 22... Nc6 $1 (22...
g6 23. Qg4 Rcd8 24. e6 $36) 23. Nxc6 (23. Qg4 Be6 $1 $17) 23... Rxc6 24. Qb5
Rc7 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Qxd5 Qxa3 28. e6 Rxe6 $1 29. Rxe6 Qc1+ 30.
Kh2 Qf4+ 31. Kg1 fxe6 32. Qa8+ (32. Qxe6+ $5 Qf7 33. Qc8+ Qf8 34. Qb7) 32...
Qf8 33. Qxa7 Qd6 (33... Qd8 $32 34. Qb7 h6 35. Qc6 Qb8 36. Qxe6+ Kh8 $15) 34.
Qa8+ Qf8 35. Qc6 Qb8 36. Qxe6+ Kh8 37. Qc4 b5 38. Qb4 h6 39. h4 $6 (39. f4 Qb6+
40. Kf1 $10) 39... Qe5 $1 40. Qd2 Qe7 (40... Qe4 41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Qb6 b4 43. h5
Qc4 44. Qg6+ Kh8 45. Qe8+ Qg8 46. Qb5 b3 $15) 41. Qc3 Qe4 (41... Qxh4 42. Qc8+
Kh7 43. Qf5+ $10) 42. g3 Qb1+ 43. Kg2 b4 44. Qe5 Kh7 (44... b3 $5 45. g4 $1 (
45. f4 Kh7 $1 (45... Qc2+ 46. Kh3 b2 47. f5 Qb3 48. Qe8+ Qg8 49. Qb5 $10) 46.
Qe6 (46. f5 Qa2+ 47. Kh3 b2 $19) 46... Qc2+ 47. Kh3 b2 48. f5 Qc5 49. Qg6+ Kg8
50. Qe8+ (50. f6 Qf8) 50... Qf8 51. Qb5 Qf6 52. h5 $15) 45... Qc2 46. g5 b2 47.
h5 (47. gxh6 Qg6+) 47... b1=Q 48. Qe8+ Kh7 49. g6+ Qxg6+ 50. hxg6+ Qxg6+ $19)
45. g4 b3 46. g5 b2 (46... Qc2 47. gxh6 Qg6+ (47... Kxh6 48. Qg5+ Kh7 49. Qh5+
$10) 48. Kh3 gxh6 49. h5) 47. Qe2 $1 $10 Kg6 (47... hxg5 48. Qh5+ Kg8 49. Qe8+
$10) (47... Qc1 48. Qe4+ $10) (47... Qa2 48. Qe4+ Kh8 49. Qe8+ Qg8 50. Qb5 $10)
48. Qe8+ Kh7 49. Qe2 Kg6 50. Qe8+ Kf5 51. Qf7+ Kg4 $6 (51... Ke4 $4 52. Qg6+
$18) (51... Ke5 52. Qxg7+ Kd5 53. Qf7+ $10) 52. gxh6 $1 gxh6 $4 (52... Kxh4 $8
53. Qf4+ Kh5 54. hxg7 Qg6+ 55. Qg3 $10) 53. f3+ Kxh4 54. Qf4+ (54. Qf4+ Kh5 55.
Qg4#) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Black "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O a6 11. Be3 Be7 12. Rac1 O-O 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. f3 Rfc8 (
14... Rac8 15. Bf1 Qb8 16. Qf2 Bd8 17. Kh1 Bc7 18. Qg1 Kh8 19. b4 Rg8 $13 {
Tregubov,P-Emelin,V/Elista(RUS-ch)1994/0:1/40/}) 15. Bf1 Qd8 16. Qf2 Rab8 17.
b4 (17. Kh1 Ba8 18. Qg3 Rc7 19. b4 Qe8 20. b5 $6 (20. Nb3 Ne5 21. Nd2 $10 {
Piket}) 20... a5 21. Nb3 Rcc8 22. Na4 Qf8 23. Qf2 Bd8 24. Bd4 Bc7 25. Bb2 Qe7
$15 {Piket,J-Ljubojevic,L/Monaco(m/3)/1994/0,5/38/}) 17... Qe8 (17... Qf8 $5)
18. Nb3 Ba8 19. Kh1 h6 20. Rc2 (20. Na4 b5 21. Nb2 Ne5 22. c5 d5 23. Bf4 Nfd7
$13) 20... Ne5 $2 (20... Qf8 $5) 21. Bxb6 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Na5 Rxc3 (
23... Rcc8 24. Ba7 $16) (23... Bxe4 24. Nxc4 Bxc2 25. Qxc2 Qc6 (25... d5 26.
Bc7 Rc8 27. Nd6 $18) 26. Na4 d5 (26... Rc8 27. Rc1 Qb5 28. Be3 d5 29. Nab6 Rc7
(29... Rc6 30. a4 Qxb4 31. Rb1 $18) 30. Bf4 Rb7 (30... Rc6 31. a4 Qxb4 32. Rb1
Qc5 33. Be3 $18) 31. Na5 $1 Rxb6 32. Bc7 $16) 27. Ne3 (27. Rc1 Qb5 28. Be3)
27... Rxb6 28. Nxb6 Qxb6 29. Qd3 $16) 24. Rxc3 Bxe4 $1 25. Ba7 $2 (25. Rdc1 {
/\ Nc6+/=}) 25... Ra8 26. Rdc1 Bg6 27. Nc6 Nd5 28. Nxe7+ Qxe7 29. Rc8+ Rxc8 30.
Rxc8+ Kh7 $44 31. Be3 (31. h3 Qd7 32. Rc1 Nf4 $36) 31... Qd7 32. Ra8 Qa4 33.
Bd2 (33. Bc1 $4 Qc6 $19) 33... Nc7 (33... Qxa3 34. b5 Nc7 (34... Qa1+ 35. Be1
Nf4 36. bxa6 Nd3 37. Qg1 Nxe1 38. a7 {/\ Rb8+-}) (34... a5 35. Rxa5 $16) 35. b6
$1 Nxa8 36. b7 $18) 34. Rc8 Nb5 35. h3 Qxa3 (35... Nxa3 36. Bxh6 Qd1+ (36...
Kxh6 37. Qh4+ Bh5 38. Rh8+) (36... gxh6 37. Qd4 e5 38. Qxd6 $40) 37. Kh2 gxh6
38. Qb2 e5 39. Qxa3 $16) 36. Qb6 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Qe5+ 38. Kh1 Qa1+ (38... Bd3 39.
Qd8 Nd4 (39... Qe2 40. Qh8+ Kg6 41. Rg8 Qxd2 42. Qxg7+ Kf5 43. g4+ $18) 40. Bc3
Qd5 (40... Qe3 41. Qxd6 $16) 41. Qh8+ (41. Qe7 $5 $16 e5 (41... Nxf3 42. Rh8+
Kg6 43. Rg8) 42. Rd8 Nf5 43. Qxe5 $1) 41... Kg6 42. Rg8 Qe5 43. Bd2 Nf5 44. g4
Qa1+ 45. Kh2 Qe5+ $10) 39. Kh2 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. Qa4 {Diesen
Zug habe ich vor einpaar Jahren schon unter die Luppe genommen und dabei
einige interessante Ideen gefunden (die heute leider nicht mehr neu sind...).
In der Partie musste ich aber mein Gedächtnis funktionnieren lassen, da ich
diese Erröffnung von Boris gar nicht erwartet hatte.} Bb7 15. Nb5 Ne5 ({
Ungenau ist bekanntlich} 15... Ne4 $6 {wegen} 16. Nd2 $1 {, was in einem Buch
Dworetzkys analysiert wurde. Der Textzug wurde zum ersten Mal an der EM in
Ohrid versucht, obwohl er ebenfalls von Dworetzky erwähnt wird!}) 16. Nxe5 dxe5
17. d6 ({In der obenerwähnten Begegnung aus Ohrid zwischen Lautier und
Istratescu geschah} 17. Bg5 $6 Qd7 18. e4 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qc4 a6 21. Nc3
Qd6 22. a4 Bc8 23. Qf1 h5 24. h4 Bg7 25. Bf3 {und die Akteure einigten sich
auf Remis. Der Textzug ist stärker.}) 17... Qd7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bg5 Qc6 20.
Bxf6 $6 ({Ein primitiver Zug, der den Vorteil bereits aus der Hand gibt.
Richtig war sofort} 20. Qa6 {, ohne} Ne4 21. Be7 {zu befürchten.}) 20... Bxf6
21. Qa6 Red8 22. e4 ({Nachdem ich diesen Zug ausgeführt hatte, bedauerte ich,} 
22. Rac1 {nicht angeschaut zu haben. In Wirklichkeit bekommt Schwarz genug
Spiel nach} e4 23. b4 c4 24. Nc7 (24. Red1 Bb2 $1 25. Rc2 c3 $36) 24... Rab8
25. Rxc4 Qxd6) 22... Rd7 23. Rad1 Qc8 $1 {Löst die weissfeldrige Blockade am
Damenflügel auf und sichert Ausgleich.} 24. Qxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rd5 Rc6 {Erst hier
verstand ich, dass mein Vorteil verschwunden war. In Erkenntnis, dass 26.Red1
sogar Schwierigkeiten herbeiführen würde, entschloss ich mich für die
ausgleichende Fortsetzung} 26. f4 (26. Red1 $2 a6 27. Nc3 (27. Nc7 b5) 27...
Bg7 $17 {und es folgt ... f6, Kf7-e6, wonach der Bauer d6 wie eine reife
Frucht fällt.}) 26... a6 ({Nicht} 26... exf4 $2 27. e5 Bg5 28. e6 $18) 27. fxe5
({Fehlerhaft wäre} 27. Nc3 $2 Rcxd6 28. fxe5 Rxd5 29. exd5 {wegen} Re7 $1)
27... axb5 28. exf6 Rcxd6 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. e5 Rd2 {Der schwarze Turm ist viel
aktiver als der weisse, aber der Kg8 hat Probleme. Es entsteht Gleichgewicht.}
31. Re3 c4 (31... Rxb2 $2 32. Rd3 {[%csl Rg8]}) 32. b3 h5 33. Rc3 cxb3 34. Rxb3
Rd5 35. Re3 g5 36. h3 Kh7 37. Kf2 Kg6 38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Rd4 40. Kf3 Rf4+ 41.
Kg3 b4 42. axb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Roeder, Mathias"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2001.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
Qxc3 Bd6 {Dieser Zug wird hier ganz selten gespielt, ich halte ihn aber für
sehr verlässlich.} 9. Bg5 Qc8 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bh4 Nd7 ({Ebenfalls
zum Ausgleich führt} 12... c5 13. O-O cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc5 15. Rac1 Qxd4 16. Nxd4
Nd7 {, aber ich wollte mit meiner Dame nicht zu weit ausgehen...}) 13. O-O c5
14. Rac1 Qb8 ({Sofort} 14... cxd4 $1 {war besser:} 15. Qxc8 (15. Qxd4 $6 Qb8
16. Bg3 (16. Be4 e5 $1) 16... Bxg3 17. hxg3 Rd8 $36) 15... Rfxc8 16. Nxd4 {
mit völligem Ausgleich.}) 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Rd8 (16... cxd4 17. Nxd4 (17.
Qxd4 Rd8) 17... Rc8 18. Qd2 $11) (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Rd8 19. Qc3
$11) 17. Qc2 (17. Rfd1 $6 Bxf3 18. gxf3 cxd4 19. exd4 (19. Qxd4 Ne5 $17) 19...
Nf6 $15) (17. Be2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 $11) 17... a5 (17... Bxf3 $6 18. gxf3 cxd4 $140
19. Be4) (17... cxd4 18. Nxd4 Qe5 $5 19. b4 (19. Qc7 $2 Qd5 $1) (19. Nf3 Qf6 $1
20. Be2 Rac8 21. Qb1 Nc5) 19... Qd5 20. Nf3 Rac8 21. Qb1 Ne5 22. Be2 $11) 18.
Bh7+ {(=)} (18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 a4 $1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne op"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2004.09.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2004.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bg5
Be7 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Rd1 {Diese Aufstellung erlebte einige schöne
Weissiege vor etwa 10 Jahren. Aber seitdem wird das Abspiel mit 6...Nxd5
meistens gespielt.} Re8 (11... c5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 $6 13. dxe5 Nh5 14. Ba6 $5 {
war Khalifman-Hübner, München 1992}) 12. O-O h6 13. Bf4 (13. Bh4 Ne4) ({oder} 
13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qc7 {bieten wenig.}) 13... a6 ({Um den Zug
Ba6 ausszuschliessen, der die schwarzen Zentrumsbauern im Fall von} 13... c5
14. Ba6 {schwächen würde.}) 14. Bb1 $1 {[%cal Yb1a2,Ya2d5,Ga4c2,Gb1h7] Mit
zwei klaren Ideen: die Batterie Bb1-Qc2 vorzubereiten und mittels Ba2 auf d5
zu drücken.} c5 15. Ne5 Nf8 $6 (15... b5 16. Qc2 c4 {war vorzuziehen, da} 17.
Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Be5 g6 {nichts bringt. Leicht besser für Weiss wäre hingegen 17.
f3}) 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ba2 {[%csl Rd5]} (17. e4 Ne6) 17... Ne6 ({Auf} 17... Bd6
{folgt das typische} 18. Nxf7 $1) 18. Bg3 Bd6 19. Nc6 Qd7 $2 ({Vermutlich
unterschätzte mein Gegner die beiden Randspringer. Aber auch nach} 19... Bxc6
20. Qxc6 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Rc8 22. Qxa6 c4 23. Qa4 $14) ({oder} 19... Qb6 20. Nxd5
Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Rac8 23. Ne5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qxb2 25. Nc4 $36 {
hätte er kein einfaches Leben gehabt.}) 20. Na5 Qxa4 21. Nxa4 Bxg3 22. hxg3 (
22. Nxb7 Be5 23. Bxd5) 22... Rab8 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 {
Weiss hat einen satten Mehrbauern, wobei die technische Phase keine lange
Erklärungen verlangt.} Rb5 26. Rc1 Reb8 27. Rd6 a5 28. Rc4 Kf8 29. g4 Ke7 30.
Rd5 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Kxd8 32. f4 Rb3 (32... Ke7 33. f5 Ng5 34. Rxc5 Rb3 35. e4 $18)
33. Nxc5 Nxc5 (33... Rxe3 34. Kf2 {[%csl Re3] ist der entscheidende Trick.}) (
33... Rxb2 34. Nxe6+ fxe6 35. Rc5 Re2 36. Re5 a4 37. Re4 $18) 34. Rxc5 Rxe3 35.
Rxa5 Rb3 36. Rd5+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings Masters op 83rd"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2007.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pert, Nicholas"]
[Black "Dinger, Florian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[Annotator "Pert,N"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[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. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 {The old
main line is going through a mini-revival recently, so I thought I would try
and keep up with the trends. Here g6 is a popular move for Black, but the game
transposed to a more common variation which can also be reached as follows:} (
7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Bb2)
7... Nd7 8. Bd3 c5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. O-O Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qe2 {
By a strange move order we have reached one of the main positions of the
Petrosian Variation of the Queen's Indian.} Rac8 14. Nd2 {One of Black's main
plans in this position is to close down the centre, and hence limit the
potential of White's bishops by playing c4 and e5. This move is designed to
add more control to the c4 square, whilst readying kingside expansion with f4.}
Bg5 $5 {An interesting way to stop f4. Another alternative is to put the queen
on f4 before the pawn gets there! Then if White wants to shift the queen he
has to weaken the long diagonal with g3.} 15. Rad1 $146 {This is technically a
novelty, but according to my database the position has been reached once
before by transposition.} e5 $6 {Black goes for it and challenges the centre
right away. Rfd8 comes into consideration as a useful alternative.} 16. Nf3 (
16. d5 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 c4 {I expect this was his intention, closing up the
position, but probably White has slightly the better of it with the bishop
pair if he can find a way to activate them.}) 16... Bf6 17. Bb5 $1 {I don't
want Black to close me in with c4.} cxd4 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Nxd4 Nc5 20. Nf5 $1
Bxb2 {This hands White a comfortable edge. The risky Bxe4 was the other option
when white has the choice between 2 reasonable ways to fight for the advantage.
} (20... Bxe4 21. Nh6+ (21. Bxf6 Bxf5 22. Be7 Rfe8 23. Bxe8 Rxe8 24. Bd6 {
with a pull for White.}) 21... Kh8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 {is also possible when Black
has an extra pawn, but a weak king provides at least sufficient compensation.})
21. Qxb2 f6 22. Nd6 Rb8 {Forced.} (22... Rcd8 23. Qa2+ Kh8 24. Nf7+ Rxf7 25.
Qxf7 {Wins.}) 23. f3 $6 (23. e5 {I think e5 is marginally preferable. This
ensures that White's king is safer than Black's. However the game continuation
keeps a strong hold in the centre and blunts Black's bishop.}) 23... Kh8 $1 24.
Rf2 Ba6 {Black is advised to swop his bishop for White's more active
counterpart.} 25. Bxa6 Nxa6 26. Rfd2 Nc5 27. Qc3 (27. Rd5 {I wanted to
continue with Rd5 and Qf2 -> kingside but Na4 would have been irritating
threatening a fork on c3.} Na4 28. Qb3 Nc3 29. Nb5 Nxb5 30. Qxb5 Rbd8 $14)
27... h6 $1 {Black has found some strong moves, and the task of converting the
edge is not easy.} 28. h3 {I tried to look for a way to consolidate my own
king position, but it is not so simple with my pawn on f3. Moving the f pawn
around a castled king, can often leave it much more vulnerable.} Kh7 {Black
hopes to play Rbd8 without any Nf7+ problems.} 29. Kh1 Rbd8 30. Qc2 Kg8 31.
Qc4+ Kh7 32. Qd5 Rd7 $6 {Probably Qd7 was better covering the f5 square.} 33.
Qf5+ Kg8 34. Qg6 $1 Ne6 $1 (34... Rfd8 {Black would love to play this move but
it fails tactically.} 35. Ne8 Rxd2 36. Rxd2 Rxd2 37. Nxf6+ {And mate follows.})
35. Qg4 Nc5 36. Qg6 Ne6 37. Qg4 {I repeated as my time was getting low and I
needed to make it to move 40.} Nc5 38. Rd5 $6 (38. f4 $1 {Would have been
stronger, ready to support the d6 knight with e5 against Rfd8 ideas. I
rejected this based on a miscalculation.} Qc6 39. Nf5 Nxe4 40. Rxd7 Nf2+ 41.
Kg1 Nxg4 42. Ne7+ {Wins for White, but Black could fight on with 39...Rc7. In
fact White would probably be best off playing 39.Kh2 looking after the king -
the most important feature of major piece endgames.}) 38... Kh7 $1 39. h4 $2 {
I start going wrong in time trouble.} (39. Qf5+ Kg8 40. Qg6 Kh8 41. h4 {
is a more accurate version of the same idea.}) 39... Rfd8 $1 40. Nf5 $2 (40.
Qf5+ Kg8 41. e5 {Still retains a slight edge.}) 40... Rxd5 41. exd5 g6 $1 {
The only move but a very important one. I'd seen this and hoped that h5 might
have maintained the initiative for White but...} 42. Ng3 (42. Qg3 {Moving to
an equal ending was probably the best option, but I was still after more.}) (
42. h5 gxf5 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qxf6+ Kg8 45. d6 Qd7 {Looks at least ok for Black.
}) 42... h5 $1 {Before White plays h5 - so now i'm obliged to sacrifice a
piece.} 43. Nxh5 gxh5 44. Qxh5+ Kg7 $4 {After a fine series of moves, my young
opponent finally cracks.} (44... Kg8 45. d6 (45. Qg6+ Qg7 46. Qf5 Rd7 {And
Black is slightly better.}) (45. Rd4 Qh7 {is the point, when the black king
can hide on h8.}) 45... Rxd6 46. Qg6+ Kf8 47. Qh6+ Ke8 48. Qg6+ Kd7 49. Rxd6+
Qxd6 50. h5 {It is still not over but Black has the better chances.}) 45. Rd4
$1 {Now I think Black is lost, but he comes up with an interesting last roll
of the dice.} Ne6 46. Rg4+ $1 (46. Qg4+ $2 Ng5 47. hxg5 $4 Qc1+ 48. Kh2 Rh8+
49. Kg3 Qe1+ 50. Kf4 Qe5#) 46... Kf8 47. Qh6+ $1 Ke7 (47... Ng7 48. Qh8+ {Wins}
) 48. Re4 $1 Rxd5 49. Qg7+ {And Black resigned since:} (49. Qg7+ Kd6 (49... Kd8
50. Qg8+ Kd7 51. Qxe6+ Kd8 52. Qe8#) 50. Rxe6+ {wins the queen.}) 1-0

[Event "Biel SKA"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.07.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1996.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
Qxc3 Nd7 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Kxe7 11. e3 Rc8 12. Be2 c5 13. dxc5 $2 {It is too
risky to grab the pawn on g7.} (13. O-O) (13. Rd1) 13... Rxc5 $1 14. Qxg7 Rg8
15. Qxh7 Rxg2 16. Qh4+ Nf6 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Nd4 a5 $1 $17 19. Nb5 $4 (19. h3 $5)
(19. Qh3 $5) 19... Rxb5 $1 20. Bxb5 Rg4 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O-O Ne8 13. Bg3 e5 14. Kb1 Bd4
15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. cxb5 Rc8 17. Qa4 Nf6 18. Bh4 h6 19. f4 g5 20. fxe5 (20. fxg5
Nxe4 21. Rxd4 exd4 (21... Nc5 $6 22. gxh6 $1 Nxa4 23. Rg4+) 22. Qxd4 Nxg5)
20... Bxe5 21. Be1 Re8 22. Qb3 Qe7 23. Bc4 Kg7 24. h4 g4 25. Rf1 Rc7 26. Rf5
Rec8 27. Bd3 d6 28. Bf2 Qe6 29. Qb4 Rc4 30. Qe1 (30. Bxc4 Rxc4 {/\31... R:e4})
{[%tqu "En","Can you find a winning move for Black here?","You want to break
up the defense around the White king. If you could only sacrifice something on
a3 or c3","Threaten Rxa3!","c4c3","",18]} 30... Rc3 $1 $19 (30... Ra4 $1 {
with the same idea (to sacrifiece on a3) would also have been sufficient to
win!}) 31. Rxe5 dxe5 32. bxc3 Qb3+ 33. Ka1 Qxa3+ 34. Kb1 Qb3+ 35. Ka1 Rxc3 36.
Bb1 (36. Qd2 Qa4+ $1 $19) 36... Qa3+ 37. Ba2 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Bonn GSK"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seul, Georg"]
[Black "Miezis, Normunds"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bg5 Bb7 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Rc1 g6 14. Bf1 Rc8
15. g3 Qd6 16. Bh3 Rcd8 17. a3 Kg7 18. Bg2 Rfe8 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. h4 a6 21. b4 b5
22. Qd2 Qf5 23. Rcd1 h5 24. Re2 Re4 25. Re3 Nxd4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Nxd4 Bxd4
28. Ree1 Qf6 29. Qe2 Qe5 30. Kh2 f5 31. f3 {[%tqu "En","Can you find the
wining move for black here?","It's not a sacrifice","Move a pawn and threaten
to check with it","f5f4","Correct! You are a good attacker!",10]} f4 $1 32.
fxe4 fxg3+ 33. Kh1 Qf4 34. Rxd4 Qxh4+ 35. Kg1 Qh2+ 36. Kf1 {[%tqu "En","Can
you find the only winning move here?","You are a rook down so you have to do
something decisive","Give a check","d8f8","You got it right!  He was hoping
for Rxd4 - then he would pin the rook with Qb2",2]} Rf8+ (36... Rxd4 $4 37. Qb2
$18) 37. Bf3 Qh1# 0-1

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.09"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
Be7 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. e4 O-O 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Bb2 Rad8 14. Rad1 Nb8
15. h4 Qf4 16. g3 Qc7 17. h5 h6 18. Nh2 cxd4 19. cxd4 Nc6 20. Bb1 Na5 21. Rc1
Qd7 22. Ng4 Rc8 23. d5 $1 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 exd5 25. e5 $44 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Re2d3,
Rb1h7]} Qa4 26. Re1 Qc4 27. Qf3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Rf3f5,Rb1h7]} Bc8 {[%tqu "En",
"Can you find the strongest move for White here?","You must smash open the
Black kingside!  The knight must go forward!","Sacrifice your knight with
check and recapture with the e pawn!","g4f6","",20]} 28. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 29. exf6
Bd8 $4 (29... Bg4 $2 30. fxe7 Bxf3 31. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 32. Bxh6+ Kg8 33. Re8#) (
29... Bc5 $1 30. Bf5 $1 (30. Bxh6 Bg4 31. Re5 $1 Bxf3 32. Rg5+ Kh8 33. Bg7+ Kg8
$11) 30... Bxf5 31. Qxf5 Kh8 32. Bxh6 Rg8 33. Bg7+ Rxg7 34. fxg7+ Kxg7 35. h6+
$1 Kxh6 36. Qf6+ Kh7 37. Qxf7+ Kh6 38. Re6+ Kg5 39. Qg6#) 30. Bxh6 (30. Qe3 $1
Bxf6 31. Qxh6 $18 {wins immediatly}) 30... Qg4 (30... Qd4 31. Bg7 Qd2 32. Rd1
Qg5 33. h6 $18) 31. Qxd5 Bxf6 32. Bxf8 Bb7 33. Re8 Qa4 34. Bh7+ Kxh7 35. Qxf7+
1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qa2 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Rd1 cxd4
15. cxd4 Qb7 16. Qe2 Rac8 17. Bb2 Rfd8 18. h4 Nc7 19. Rd3 Ne8 20. Rad1 Qa6 21.
Ng5 Nf6 22. d5 $1 Qa4 23. d6 Bf8 24. e5 Qg4 25. Rf3 Qxh4 26. Rg3 $44 Nd5 27.
Rg4 Qh5 $4 {Wieder einmal erweist sich die ungeckte Stellung einer Figur als
verhängnisvoll. Die Qd1 äugt nach h5.} (27... Qh6 $8) {[%tqu "En","Can you
find a winning move for White here?","His queen is not protected and on the
same diagonal as your queen.  If only you could move your rook on g4 away with
check!  Then you would win his queen!","First you must move the knight on g5. 
What knight move does the most damage to Black?","g5e6","GREAT!  I am sure
your opponent learnt his lesson, and will watch his queen better in the
future!",15]} 28. Nxe6 (28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Rxg7+ Bxg7 30. Qxh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Karpov-Piket Match"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1999.03.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Piket,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1999.02.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
Be7 (8... c5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. e3 Be7 12. Bd3 g6 13. h4 {
Kamsky-Karpov Elista'96.}) 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. O-O-O Qc8 $6 (11... c6
$142) (11... c5 $142) 12. h4 Rd8 13. Rh3 Nf8 14. h5 $1 c5 15. Rg3 (15. d5 exd5
16. exd5 Rxd5 (16... Bxd5 17. Rg3 Ne6 18. Rxd5 {Karpov} (18. Bxg7 Bxf3 $8 19.
Bf6+ Kf8 $132) 18... Rxd5 19. Bc4 $40) 17. Rg3 Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Ne6 (18... g6)
19. Bc4 g6) 15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 (16. Rxd4 $142 $1 $16) 16... Bf6 17. Nb5 Rxd1+
18. Qxd1 Qc5 $1 19. Qg4 (19. Qf3 $5) (19. Nd6 $2 Rd8 20. Qf3 Bg5+) 19... Bxc3 (
19... Nd7 $5 20. Nd6 $5 (20. Qf4) 20... Bxc3 21. bxc3 (21. Nxb7 Qxf2 $19) 21...
Qxa3+ 22. Kb1 g6 23. Nxb7 Qb3+ 24. Kc1 Rb8 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Rh3 Qa3+ 27. Kb1
Qb3+ 28. Kc1 $11) 20. Nxc3 Qd4 21. Qf4 Rc8 22. Bd3 Nd7 23. h6 g6 24. Bc2 Qe5
25. Qd2 (25. Qxe5 Nxe5 26. f4) 25... Nf6 26. Rd3 Kf8 $138 27. f3 g5 28. Kb1 (
28. Ba4 $5 Qf4) (28. Rd8+ Ke7) 28... Ke7 29. Ba4 Bc6 30. Bxc6 Rxc6 31. Rd8 a6
32. Ra8 Rd6 33. Qe2 (33. Qe3 $142) 33... b5 34. Qe3 Nd7 35. Ra7 (35. Rg8 $5)
35... Kf6 36. g3 $6 Kg6 (36... Qxg3 $1 37. e5+ Qxe5 38. Qxe5+ (38. Ne4+ Kg6 39.
Ra8 Nf6) 38... Kxe5 39. Ne4) 37. f4 Qd4 38. Qe1 $4 (38. f5+ exf5 39. Qxd4 Rxd4
40. Rxa6+ $14) 38... Qd3+ (38... Qxa7) 39. Ka1 Qd4 40. Rc7 Qd3 41. e5 Rd4 42.
fxg5 (42. Rc8 $1 f6 43. Rg8+ Kf7 44. Rg7+ Kf8 45. exf6 $18) 42... b4 (42... Qc2
$5 {Podgaets}) (42... Rc4 43. Ne2 $1 (43. Rxd7 Qxd7 44. Qb1+ Kxg5 45. Qxh7 Rxc3
$11)) 43. axb4 Rxb4 (43... Qc2 $5) 44. Qf2 Kxg5 45. Qxf7 (45. Rc8 Kxh6 46. Qh2+
Kg7) 45... Ra4+ $8 46. Nxa4 Qd1+ 47. Ka2 Qxa4+ 48. Kb1 Qe4+ 49. Rc2 Qe1+ {
50. Ka2 Qa5+ 51. Kb3 Qb5+ 52. Kc3 Qc6+ 53. Kd2 Qg2+  54. Kd1 =} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.11.19"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Eppingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 {Each side wastes a tempi in this line. White made two moves with
the light-squared bishops; black's pawn makes two moves on the way to c5.} O-O
10. Qc2 h6 11. O-O Nd7 (11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. Bb2 Qc7 15. c4
cxd4 16. exd4 Qf4 17. Nd2 Nf6 18. Rfe1 Rad8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kozul,Z (2600)
-Ivanchuk,V (2729)/Kusadasi TUR 2006/The Week in Chess 597 (88)}) ({The
immediate} 11... c5 {is another playable alternative.}) 12. e4 (12. Rd1 Qc8 13.
Qe2 c5 14. e4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Rd8 16. Bf4 Nf8 17. h4 Bd6 18. Be3 Qc7 $132 {
1-0 Gofshtein,L (2517)-Postny,E (2360)/Israel 1999/EXT 2000 (40)}) 12... Nxc3
13. bxc3 c5 {This is standart position for Queen's Indian, Petrosian system.
White has space and superiority in the centre. On the other hand, black's
position is out of weaknesses and his pawn structure is preferable. Basically,
in this type of position White should play for an attack on the kingside,
while Black should strive for exchanges. If Black succeeds to survive the
middlegame, his chances can be even better in every endgame that may arise,
thanks to his pawn majority on the queenside.} 14. Bf4 Rc8 15. Qd2 $6 {Hinting
to sacrifice on h6. As the continuation of the game shows, the queen on d2 is
vulnerable.} (15. Qe2 {is a more natural place for the queen.}) 15... Re8 (
15... Nf6 16. Rfe1 Nh7 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Ng5 19. Bf5 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Ra8 21.
d6 Bg5 22. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Kg2 $16 {1-0 Gulko,B (2618)-Shliperman,
I (2466)/Salt Lake City 1999/CBM 073 (38)}) 16. Rfe1 Bf8 17. h3 $6 (17. Bg3 e5
$1 18. d5 (18. dxe5 c4 19. Bc2 Nxe5 20. Nd4 $13) 18... c4 $15) ({The best was
to admit the inaccuracy and move the queen out of "d" file:} 17. Qe2) {[%tqu
"En","How should Black continue?","","","e6e5","This strike was overlooked by
Mateusz Bartel. Black is getting comfortable position.",10]} 17... e5 $1 {
This strike was overlooked by Mateusz Bartel. Black is getting comfortable
position.} 18. dxe5 (18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 (19. Bxe5 $2 c4 {[%cal Gd8d2,Ge8e5]
followed by 20...Rxe5 wins a piece. Now the drawback of 15.Qd2 is clear.})
19... c4 20. Bc2 Qxd2 21. Bxd2 Rxe5 $15) 18... c4 19. Bc2 (19. Bf1 $6 Nxe5 20.
Bxe5 Qxd2 21. Nxd2 Rxe5 $17) 19... Nxe5 20. Nd4 Qd7 ({Probably, preferable
would have been} 20... Bc5 21. Ba4 (21. a4 Qf6 $15) 21... Re7 {Black is
slightly better.}) 21. Bxe5 $6 {White is intending to get his central pawns
moving, but at a price of good bishop.} (21. Qe3 Rc5 (21... Qe7 $5 {is Fritz's
suggestion.}) 22. Rad1 Qc8 {The position would remain approximately balanced.})
21... Rxe5 22. f4 Ra5 {[%csl Ra3]} 23. a4 Bc5 ({I didn't like} 23... Bc6 {
because of} 24. e5) 24. Kh2 Bc6 ({After} 24... Rd8 25. Rad1 Qc7 26. e5 {
white's offensive on the kingside might be dangerous.}) 25. Qe2 $2 {This
mistake is hard to explain.} (25. Qd1 $1 {was the only move.} Bxd4 (25... Qc7
26. Qg4 Bd7 27. Qf3 $13) 26. cxd4 f5 (26... Qd6 27. Qd2 Qd7 28. Qd1 $11) 27.
exf5 Rd5 28. Qg4 Rxd4 29. Rad1 Rf8 30. Rxd4 Qxd4 31. Re6 Bd7 32. Rxh6 Bxf5 33.
Bxf5 Rxf5 34. Qxf5 gxh6 35. Qg6+ Kf8 {with a drawish endgame.}) 25... Bxd4 26.
cxd4 (26. Rad1 Qc7 {[%csl Rf4] winning the pawn.}) 26... Bxa4 27. Bxa4 Rxa4 28.
Rxa4 Qxa4 29. d5 (29. e5 Qd7 30. Qe4 Rd8 31. Rd1 Qd5 32. Qxd5 Rxd5 33. Kg3 b5
34. Kf3 b4 35. Ke4 b3 36. Kxd5 c3 37. Kc4 c2 $19) ({A better practical chance
would have been:} 29. Qg4 Rd8 30. f5 Qd7 (30... Rxd4 $4 31. f6 g6 32. Qc8+ Kh7
33. Qf8 {mating.}) 31. e5 Qxd4 32. Re4 Qd1 $1 33. Qxd1 Rxd1 34. Rxc4 Re1 35.
Rc8+ Kh7 36. Rc7 Rxe5 37. Rxf7 a5 $19) 29... c3 30. d6 c2 31. Qd3 b5 32. Rc1 b4
33. Rxc2 {White has nothing better.} (33. d7 Rd8 34. Rxc2 Qxd7 $19) 33... Qxc2
34. d7 Qc7 35. Qd6 Qxd6 36. dxc8=Q+ Kh7 {The queens endgame is totally won for
Black.} 37. e5 Qe6 (37... Qd5 $1 {was more precise.}) 38. Qc2+ g6 39. Qc5 b3
40. Qxa7 Qc4 (40... b2 $2 {could fall into the trap.} 41. Qb7 Qa2 42. e6 $1 {
and it's a draw. And after} b1=Q $2 43. Qxf7+ Kh8 44. Qe8+ Kg7 45. Qd7+ Kg8 46.
e7 {Black will even remain a pawn down in a queens endgame.}) 41. Qf2 Qe4 $1 {
White is in zugzwang.} 42. Kh1 (42. h4 Qb4 43. f5 g5 $19) 42... Qc2 0-1

[Event "URS-chT Cup 11th"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "1980.05.??"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1980.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spartak"]
[BlackTeam "Avangard"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 (6... exd5 $143 {
Mochalov,E (2470)-Sturua,Z (2420) Cup URS (Team-II Group) 1980 1-0}) 7. e3 (7.
Qc2 {Devenu ensuite la ligne principale} c5 {Kasparov,G (2630)-Murey,J (2500)
Moscow Interzonal 1982 (3) 1-0}) 7... Be7 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 {[%cal Ge3e4,Gd3h7]
Après avoir provoqué c6, le B se recycler vers sa case idéale} O-O 10. e4 Nxc3
11. bxc3 c5 12. Be3 $146 ({RR} 12. h4 $5 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. e5 Na5 15. Be3
g6 16. h5 Rc8 17. Qb1 g5 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 Ba6 20. Bd3 Nc4 21. O-O g4 22.
Nh2 Rg8 23. g3 Bg5 24. Bxg5 Qxg5 25. Qb4 Qxh5 26. Qe7 Kg7 {Timman,J (2625)
-Polugaevsky,L (2625)/Breda 1979/MCD/1-0 (46)}) (12. O-O {Plus courant} h6 {
Kasparov,G-Marjanovic,S (2505) Banja Luka 1979 (7) 1-0} (12... Nd7 13. Qe2) (
12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Qe2 Na5 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4][%cal Ga5c4,
Gd3h7]} 16. Rfe1 $36 {[%cal Ga1d1,Gd4d5] Les blancs ont un bon avantage
d'espace, des menaces au centre avec d4d5 et une bonne pression а l'aile-roi}))
12... Qc7 13. h4 $5 {Reprenant l'idée de TIMMAN contre Polou en retardant le
roque pour avoir un soutien de la R sur la colonne "h"} cxd4 (13... Nd7 14. Rc1
(14. h5) (14. e5 {[%cal Gd3h7,Gf3g5]} cxd4 15. cxd4 Qc3+ $1 16. Kf1 (16. Ke2 {
Le probléme des blancs n'est pas tellement le K déroqué mais plutôt le fait
qu'il bloque l'accès de la Q blanche а la case h5"}) 16... Rac8 17. Ng5 h6)) (
13... Nc6 14. h5) 14. cxd4 Qc3+ 15. Kf1 Rc8 (15... Nc6) (15... Nd7) 16. Ne5 $5
{[%cal Gd1h5,Ge5d3] Evite le thème tactique Qd3, suivi de l'enfilade Ba6 tout
en donnant l'accès de l'aile-roi а la Q} (16. h5 $5 h6 17. Rh3 Nc6 18. Rg3 Kf8
$1 (18... Kh8 $143 19. d5 $1 exd5 20. exd5 Ne5 (20... Na5 $4 21. Bd4 {[%cal
Gd4g7,Gd4c3]}) 21. Bd4 $3 Qxd3+ 22. Qxd3 Nxd3 23. Rxg7 {Le théme du tourniquet
et c'est d'ailleurs une des raisons pour lesquelles, Kf8 doit être plus sain
que Kh8} Bc5 24. Bf6 $1 Ba6 25. Rg4+ Kh7 26. Rg7+ {avec perpétuel})) (16. Rh3
$5 Qxd3+ $1 17. Qxd3 Ba6 18. Ke2 Rc3 {la position reste égale mais les
échanges favorisent les noirs qui ont intérêt а jouer une finale avec une
majorité а l'aile-dame.}) 16... Nc6 $6 17. Rc1 Nxe5 $3 18. Rxc3 Rxc3 19. dxe5
Rd8 $1 $44 20. Ke2 (20. Qg4 $5 Rdxd3 21. Bh6 Bf8 22. Rh3 Rxa3 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24.
h5 {[%cal Gh6g7,Gh5h6]} Kh8 25. Qf4 $1 {[%csl Rf7]} Rd7 26. Bxg7+ $3 Bxg7 27.
h6 Bf8 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Qg5+ {ne donne que la nulle}) 20... Rxa3 21. Bc1 $6 (
21. Qc2 Rdxd3 (21... Raxd3 $2 22. Qxd3 Rxd3 23. Kxd3 Bd8 24. f3) 22. Qc7 (22.
Qxd3 Ba6 $1 {C'est la différence entre les deux variantes}) 22... Bxe4 23. Qxe7
Ra2+ 24. Ke1 Ra1+ 25. Ke2 {[%csl Re8] forçant а nouveau la répétition de coups
а cause de la menace de mat du couloir.}) 21... Ra2+ 22. Kf3 Ba6 $36 23. Bxa6
Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxa6 25. Rd7 Kf8 26. Rb7 Ke8 27. Rb8+ Kd7 28. Rb7+ Kd8 29. Rb8+
Kc7 30. Rg8 Ra1 31. Be3 b5 32. Rxg7 b4 33. Rxf7 Kd8 34. Bg5 (34. Bd4) 34...
Bxg5 35. hxg5 b3 36. Rb7 $2 {Une perte de temps importante probablement due au
zeinot} (36. Rxh7 $142 b2 37. g6 b1=Q 38. g7 Ra3+ 39. Kf4 Qc1+ 40. Kg4 Qd1+ 41.
Kg5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gg7g8]} (41. f3 $4 {retombe sur la partie après Rf3})) 36...
Ra3 37. Kf4 Kc8 38. Rxh7 b2 39. g6 b1=Q 40. g7 Qc1+ 41. Kg4 Qd1+ 42. f3 Rxf3 $3
43. gxf3 Qg1+ 44. Kh5 Qh2+ 45. Kg6 Qg3+ 46. Kf7 {[%mdl 512] Une superbe partie!
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 08th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Spassov, Liuben"]
[Black "Lafuente, Pablo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2008.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 (4. a3 Ba6 (4... Bb7) (4... c5)) 4... Bb7
5. a3 $1 {L'ordre de coups des blancs pour jouer la variante PETROSSIAN permet
d'éviter la variante Ba6} d5 {Cette variante PETROSSIAN était trés populaire
au début des années 80, lorsque KASPAROV a commencé а la jouer en introduisant
des nouvelles idées dynamiques.} (5... g6 $5) 6. cxd5 Nxd5 (6... exd5 $143 {
Jouable mais c'est beaucoup plus statique et la pratique donne des bons
résultats aux blancs} 7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2 (8. Qa4+ $1 {[%csl Rc6]}) 8... O-O 9.
O-O c5 10. Bf4 (10. Be3 Re8 11. Qc2 $14 {Solozhenkin,E (2480)-Primel,D
Memorial Victor Syre 1993 (6) 1-0}) 10... Na6 11. Ne5 $14) 7. Qc2 Be7 (7...
Nxc3 {une simple interversion de coups}) 8. Bd2 O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 (
10... Nd7 11. Rd1 (11. O-O-O $5)) 11. dxc5 bxc5 (11... Bxc5 $143 12. Bd3 (12.
Rd1 $36 {[%cal Gd1d8]}) 12... Nd7) 12. Rd1 $1 Qc7 (12... Qb6 13. Ne5 $1 {
[%cal Ge5c4,Gc4b6]} Bf6 14. Nc4 $14) 13. Bd3 Nd7 (13... Nc6) 14. O-O a5 $1 $146
{[%csl Rb4] Début d'un plan intéressant des noirs qui vont faire pression sur
la colonne "b" mais en contrepartie, la structure blanche est meilleure. Ce
plan semble être une idée nouvelle dans cette position selon les bases.} (14...
Bc6 {Recoulat,E (2267)-Lafuente,P (2455) Berazategui op 2007 (3) 0-1}) (14...
Rfd8 {plus courant}) 15. Rfe1 Bc6 $1 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Gf8b8,Gb8b2]} 16. Qe2
Rfb8 17. Bb1 Rb7 18. Qe3 Nb6 $1 {[%cal Gb6a4]} 19. Re2 Bb5 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21.
Qxd3 Na4 $132 22. Be5 Qc6 23. Rc1 (23. b3 c4 $1 24. bxc4 Rc8 $36) 23... Rd8 (
23... f6) 24. Qc2 Qb5 25. Rd2 Rxd2 (25... f6 $142 $1 {Cet ordre de coups était
meilleur car après l'échange de la Rd2, le Nd2 va défendre les cases "b3" et
"c4" et permettre de jouer le coup intermédiaire "b3"} 26. Bc3 Nxc3 27. Rxd8+
Bxd8 28. bxc3 Qb2 $15) 26. Nxd2 f6 27. b3 $1 {[%csl Gd2]} Nb6 28. Bf4 (28. a4
$142 $1 {[%csl Ra5] fixant la faiblesse "a5" avec gain de temps} Qc6 (28... Qa6
{[%csl Ra6]} 29. Bc3 $14 {[%csl Ra6]}) 29. Bc3 $14) 28... a4 $1 29. bxa4 Qxa4
30. Qxa4 (30. Qb2 {[%cal Gb2b7,Gd2c4]} Qc6) 30... Nxa4 31. f3 Rb2 $11 32. Kf1
Kf7 (32... g5) 33. Rc4 Nb6 34. Rc1 Ke8 35. Be3 Kd7 (35... Ra2 36. Nc4) 36. Rb1
Rxb1+ 37. Nxb1 Na4 38. Ke2 c4 39. Kd2 Kc6 40. Kc2 Kb5 41. h3 h5 42. g4 hxg4 43.
hxg4 g6 44. Bd4 f5 {Liquide l'aile-roi et la finale est maintenant nulle} 45.
exf5 exf5 $11 46. gxf5 gxf5 47. Kd2 Kc6 (47... Bd6 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Gd6f4,
Gf4d2]} 48. Kc2 Bf4) 48. Kc2 Kd5 49. Be3 Bd6 50. Kd2 Be5 51. Kc2 Bd4 52. Bd2
Bc5 53. Be1 Bd6 54. Bf2 Be7 55. Be3 Bf6 56. Bd2 Be7 57. Be1 Bc5 58. Bg3 Bd4 59.
Be1 Bb2 {[%mdl 8]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group4"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1996.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Psakhis"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1996.09.06"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Berlin SV Empor"]
[BlackTeam "Eupen-Kelmis Rochade"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O-O $5 (12. e5 $6 Nh5 $1 13.
Bxh5 Qh4) 12... Ne8 (12... Rc8 13. Kb1 a5 {/\Bxf2} (13... Ne8 14. Bg3 $142 $1
$14) (13... Bxf2 14. e5 Bxg2 (14... Ne8 15. Bd3) 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Bd6) 14. Bg3
Ne8 15. Rhe1 Qe7 16. Bd3 f6 17. f4 Kh8 18. Bf2 $14 {Greenfeld,A-Yu,S/Beijing
op/1996/1:0/42/}) (12... e5 $2 13. Bxe5 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Qg5+ 15. Kb1 Qxg4 16. Nd5
$16) 13. Bg3 (13. e5 $145 $5 Bxf2 $140 $6 14. Bd3) 13... e5 (13... f5 $5 14.
exf5 exf5 15. f3 $13) 14. Kb1 (14. Bxe5 $6 Qg5+ 15. f4 Be3+ 16. Kb1 Bxf4 17.
Bxf4 Qxf4 18. g3 $140 Qe5 $1) 14... Bd4 (14... f6 15. f4 Bd4 16. Bf3 Qe7 17.
Nd5 (17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. cxb5 Kh8) 17... Bxd5 18. exd5 Rc8 19. Rhe1 $14 {Piket,
J-Nijboer,F/Linares zt/1995/1:0/40/}) (14... Qe7 $5 15. Rhe1 (15. f4 $5) 15...
Bd4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Qf6 18. Bd3 g6 19. Re4 $2 Nd6 20. Bh4 g5 21. Rxd4
exd4 22. Bxh7+ Kg7 23. Bg3 Nxc4 $17 {Timman,J-Tiviakov,S/Wijk aan Zee/1996/
CBM-51/}) 15. f4 $5 {N/} (15. Nb5 $5 Bxb5 16. cxb5 Qe7 17. Rxd4 $5 exd4 18. Rd1
d5 $5 19. exd5 Nd6 20. Bd3 $1 Rac8 $1 (20... h6 21. Qa4 $16 {Lautier,J-Timman,
J/Amsterdam/1996/1:0/42/}) 21. Qa4 Ne4 22. Qxd4 Nxg3 23. hxg3 Qc5 $10) 15...
Bxc3 $5 16. Qxc3 (16. fxe5 Ba5 17. b4 Qe7) 16... Nf6 (16... exf4 17. Bxf4 Bxe4+
18. Bd3 $44) 17. fxe5 (17. Qxe5 Re8) (17. Bf3 Nxe4 (17... Bxe4+ 18. Bxe4 Nxe4
19. Qxe5 Re8 20. Qf5 Qc8) 18. Qxe5 Re8 $13) 17... Nxe4 18. Qe3 (18. Qc2 $5)
18... f5 (18... Qg5 19. Bf4) 19. e6 $6 {Too optimistic.} (19. exf6 Qxf6 20.
Rhf1 Qg6 21. Bd3 Qg4 $10) 19... Nxg3 20. e7 (20. hxg3 Qe8 $1 $17) (20. Qxg3 Qe7
) 20... Be4+ $1 21. Qxe4 Nxe4 22. exd8=Q Raxd8 $17 23. Rd4 Nf6 24. h3 (24. Bf3
$5 Rde8 25. Rhd1 Re5 26. Kc2) 24... Rde8 25. Bd3 (25. Bf3 $5) 25... Re5 26. Rf1
g6 27. g4 $6 fxg4 28. hxg4 Kg7 29. Rd6 Rf7 30. Rd4 Rfe7 31. Kc2 Rg5 32. Rff4 d5
$1 33. Kd2 (33. b4 $5) 33... Rge5 34. b4 dxc4 35. Rxc4 (35. Bxc4 g5 36. Rf3 Re4
$19) 35... Rd7 36. Rfd4 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Kh6 38. Rc4 Re7 (38... Kg5 39. Rc7 a5 40.
Rc6 Nd5 $140 41. bxa5 bxa5 42. Rc5) 39. a4 Kg5 40. Be2 Re4 $1 41. Rxe4 (41. Rc7
Rxb4 42. Rxa7 Nxg4 43. Rxh7 Rxa4 $19) 41... Nxe4+ 42. Kd3 Kf4 43. Kd4 (43. Kc4
Ke3 44. Bd3 Nf2 45. Bc2 Nxg4 46. Kb5 Ne5 47. Ka6 h5 48. Kxa7 h4 49. Bb3 h3 50.
Bd5 Nf3 $19) 43... Nf6 44. Kc4 Nxg4 45. Kb5 h5 46. Ka6 h4 47. Kxa7 Ne3 $1 (
47... h3 48. Bf1 h2 49. Bg2) 48. Bb5 h3 49. Bc6 Nc4 (49... Ng2 $2 50. Kxb6 Kg3
51. a5 h2 52. a6 h1=Q 53. a7 $10) 50. Ka6 g5 51. Kb5 g4 (51... g4 52. Kxc4 g3)
0-1

[Event "Andorra op 18th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "2000.06.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kuzmin, Alexey"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2000.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O h6 (11... Rc8 12. Bf5 g6 13. Bh3 Ne4 14.
Nxe4 dxe4 15. Ne5 f5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Qb3+ c4 18. Rxc4 Bd5 19. Rxc8 Bxb3 20.
Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Nc6 Re8 22. Nxa7 Be6 23. f3 Nf6 24. Nc6 Bd6 25. Bg5 Nd5 26. fxe4
fxe4 27. Bxe6+ Rxe6 28. Nd8 Re8 29. Nf7 Bb8 30. Nh6+ Kh8 31. Rc1 Rf8 32. Rc6
Re8 33. Rxb6 {1-0 Calleja,J-Guzman,N/Catalunya t-ch 1998 (33)}) (11... Ne4 12.
Bxe7 (12. Bf4 a6 13. Qc2 Ndf6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Rfd1 Qe8 16. b4 Be7 17. Be2 Rc8
18. Qb2 b5 19. Nd4 Nd6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Genius-Kasparov,G/London 1994 (58)}) 12...
Qxe7 13. dxc5 bxc5 (13... Ndxc5 14. Nd4 Rac8 15. Nce2 g6 16. Bb1 Rfd8 17. Ba2
Qd7 18. h3 Ba6 19. b4 Na4 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 $36 {0-1 Piket,J-Kasparov,G/Wijk aan
Zee blitz 1999 (41)}) 14. Qc2 Ndf6 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 Rfd8 18.
Nc4 Ba6 19. b3 Bxc4 20. bxc4 g6 $11 {0-1 Seirawan,Y-Gulko,B/USA-sf playoff g/
15 Salt Lake City 1999/CBM 73 (56)}) 12. Bh4 (12. Bf4 $5 Ne4 13. Bb1 Nxc3 14.
Rxc3 c4 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Ne5 Re8 17. g4 b5 18. h4 b4 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. f3 Bxc3
21. bxc3 Kf8 22. g5 hxg5 23. hxg5 Nd7 24. Qh7 Nxe5 25. dxe5 $40 {1-0 Timman,
J-Huebner,R/Wijk 1975 (42)}) 12... Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. dxc5 $146 (14. Nd2
Rac8 15. Re1 Rfd8 16. f3 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Qf6 18. dxc5 d4 19. Rc2 Nxc5 20. Nf1
dxe3 21. Rxe3 Ba6 22. Bxa6 Rxd1 23. Bxc8 Qd4 24. Rce2 Nd3 25. Bf5 Nf4 26. Kf2
g6 27. Bc2 Rc1 {0-1 Hoang-Peptan/Moscow olw 1994 (27)}) 14... Nxc3 (14... Ndxc5
$5) (14... bxc5 $5) 15. Rxc3 bxc5 16. Bf5 (16. b4 $5 c4 (16... d4 17. exd4 cxb4
18. Rc7 (18. axb4 Qxb4 19. Rb3 Bxf3) 18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qd6 20. Qg3 $1) 17.
Bf5 Nf6 $13) 16... Nf6 17. Qa4 {[%cal Ga4a5]} g6 18. Bb1 a5 $1 19. Rfc1 Rfc8
$11 20. h3 Kg7 21. b3 $2 (21. Nd2 $5 c4 22. Nf3 Bc6 23. Qd1 a4 $13 {[%csl Rb2]}
) (21. Qh4 a4 $1) 21... d4 $1 {[%csl Ra4]} (21... Ne4 $2 22. Bxe4 Bc6 23. Qxc6
$1 Rxc6 24. Bxd5 Rac8 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. b4 $16) 22. exd4 Bc6 23. Qc4 Bxf3 24.
gxf3 (24. Rxf3 cxd4 25. Qf1 Qxa3 $17) 24... cxd4 25. Qxd4 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 (26.
Rxc3 $2 Rd8 $19) 26... Qxa3 27. Be4 Rb8 $36 {[%csl Rb3]} 28. Ra1 $5 (28. Bd5
Rb5 29. Bc4 Rg5+ 30. Kh1 Qc5 $17) 28... Qxb3 29. Qxb3 Rxb3 30. Rxa5 Nxe4 31.
fxe4 Rxh3 32. Kg2 Rd3 33. f3 (33. f4 $5) 33... h5 34. Kg3 Kf6 35. Ra6+ Ke5 36.
Ra5+ Ke6 37. Ra6+ Ke5 $138 38. Ra5+ Ke6 39. Ra6+ Rd6 40. Ra8 Rb6 41. Re8+ Kf6
42. e5+ Kg7 43. Kf4 (43. f4 $5 Rb3+ 44. Kg2 h4 45. Ra8 h3+ 46. Kh2 Rf3 $17)
43... Rb4+ 44. Kg5 (44. Kg3 $1 g5 $140 (44... h4+ 45. Kh3 g5 46. e6) 45. e6 f5
46. e7 $1) 44... Rb2 $1 45. Kh4 (45. e6 Rg2+ (45... Rb5+ 46. Kh4 (46. Kf4 g5+
47. Ke4 f5+ 48. Kd4 g4 (48... h4 49. e7))) 46. Kf4 (46. Kh4 f5) 46... h4 47.
exf7 Kxf7 48. Rh8 Kg7 49. Ra8 h3) 45... Re2 $1 46. f4 (46. Kg3 g5) 46... Re3 $1
$19 {[%cal Re3f3]} 47. f5 (47. Ra8 Rf3 48. Ra4 Kh6 49. Rb4 Rxf4+ 50. Rxf4 g5+
51. Kg3 gxf4+ 52. Kxf4 Kg6 $19) 47... Re4+ 48. Kg3 g5 49. Kh3 Rf4 50. f6+ Kg6
51. Rg8+ (51. Kg2 h4) 51... Kf5 52. Rg7 g4+ $1 53. Kg2 (53. Kh4 Rf3) 53... Ke6
54. Kg3 Rf5 0-1

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 05th"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2001.08.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Bc6 $6 (
7... Qd7 $5) (7... c6 $5) 8. Qb3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 11. e4 Bb7 (
11... a6 $5 12. Rd1 b5 13. Qa2 Bb7 14. e5 Bg5 15. Bd3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 c5 17. Be4
Ra7 18. dxc5 Qc7 19. b4 Bf4 20. Qc2 h6 21. h4 Nd7 22. Ne2 Bxe5 {Van Wely,
L-Anand,V/Monaco Amber rapid 2001/The Week in Chess 333/1/2-1/2 (36)}) (11...
b5 12. Qd3 (12. Nxb5 Bxe4 13. Nxc7 Bd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qc2 Re8+ 16. Be2 Re6
17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Rxe5 19. O-O Nc6 20. Rad1 Qb6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,
M-Speelman,J/Hastings 74/(516) 1998 (41)}) 12... a6 13. h4 g6 14. h5 Nd7 15.
hxg6 hxg6 16. Qe3 Bg7 17. Ng5 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. f4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Qh3
{1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Almasi,Z/Dos Hermanas-A 2001/The Week in Chess 338 (21)})
12. e5 Be7 13. Rd1 Bxf3 $146 (13... c6 14. h4 Na6 15. Ng5 Nc7 16. Qd3 g6 17.
Qg3 h6 18. Nge4 Nd5 19. f4 Kg7 20. h5 g5 21. fxg5 Bxg5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Nxg5
Qxg5 24. Qxg5+ hxg5 25. h6+ Kh8 26. Rc1 Rac8 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Beliavsky,A/Enghien
les Bains 1999/CBM 70/[Atlas,V] (43)}) (13... Bd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qb3) 14.
gxf3 {[%cal Gf3f5]} c6 15. f4 b5 16. Qd3 Nd7 (16... g6 17. Bg2 {[%cal Rg2a8]})
17. f5 $1 exf5 18. Bg2 Rc8 19. Qxf5 {[%cal Gd4d5]} Nb6 (19... g6 $5) 20. O-O
Qd7 (20... Nc4 $142 21. b3 $140 $5 Nxa3 22. d5 Qa5) 21. Qxd7 $1 Nxd7 22. Bh3
Rcd8 23. d5 $3 Nxe5 $138 (23... cxd5 24. Nxd5 Bh4 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Nf6+ Bxf6
27. Rxd7 Bxe5 28. Rxa7 Bxb2 29. Rb1 $18) 24. f4 Nc4 25. dxc6 Nxb2 (25... Rxd1
$5 26. Rxd1 Nxb2 27. Rd5 (27. Rd7 Bc5+ 28. Kf1 Nc4 29. c7 Nb6) 27... Nc4 28. c7
Nb6 29. Rxb5 Bd6 30. Rxb6 axb6 31. c8=Q Rxc8 32. Bxc8 Bxa3) 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27.
Nxb5 Bb6+ (27... a6 $5 28. Nc3 (28. c7 axb5 29. c8=Q Bb6+ 30. Kg2 Rxc8 31. Bxc8
Nc4 $14) 28... Bb6+ 29. Kh1 Rd8 30. Rb1 $16) 28. Kh1 Nc4 (28... g6 29. c7 f5
30. Rc1 Rc8 31. Bg2 Nd3 32. Bb7 Rxc7 33. Rxc7 Bxc7 34. Nxc7 Nxf4 35. Ba6 $1 {
[%csl Ra7]}) 29. Rb1 (29. Rc1 $5 a6 $8 30. Na7 $5 Nd6 (30... Bxa7 31. Rxc4 $18)
31. c7 Bxa7 32. Rc6 $3 Be3 (32... Nc8 33. Bxc8 Rxc8 34. Rd6 $18) 33. Rxd6 Bxf4
34. Rc6 Bxc7 35. Rxc7 $18 {[%cal Gh3f1,Gf1c4]}) 29... f5 (29... Ne3 30. Nxa7 $5
Bxa7 31. c7) 30. Bg2 Ne3 $8 31. Bf3 Rb8 $138 (31... a6 32. Nc3) (31... Rc8 32.
c7 Rxc7 33. Nxc7 Bxc7 34. Rb7 Bb6 35. h4 $18) 32. Rb3 $6 (32. Rc1 $18) 32... a6
$6 (32... Bc7 $1 33. Rxe3 Rxb5 34. Re7 Bxf4 35. c7 Bxc7 36. Rxc7 Ra5 37. h4 $16
) 33. Nd4 $1 $18 Kf7 34. h3 {[%cal Rb3b6]} (34. Rxb6 $4 Rxb6 35. c7 Rb1+) 34...
Ba7 (34... Ke7 35. Rxe3+) (34... g6 35. Rxb6 Rxb6 36. c7 Rb1+ 37. Kh2 Nf1+ 38.
Kg2 Ne3+ 39. Kf2 Rc1 40. Nc6 $18) 35. c7 Rc8 36. Nc6 Rxc7 37. Nxa7 Nc2 $138 (
37... Nc2 38. Nc6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 34th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1997.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. Bf4 Bd6 (6... Be7 7. e3 O-O
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. Qc2 c5 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Be4 $16 {
1-0 Nenashev,A-Angelis,M/Ano Liosia op 1996 (57)}) 7. Bg3 (7. Bxd6 cxd6 (7...
Qxd6 $5) 8. e3 O-O 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. Qa4 e5 13. Be2
Qe7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dankert,P-Mamann,U/BL 1983 (46)}) 7... O-O 8. e3 c5 (8... Ne4
$5 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Bd3 c5 {1-0 Herzog,A-Siegmund,R/Velden op
1996 (29)}) 9. dxc5 bxc5 (9... Bxg3 $5 10. hxg3 bxc5 11. Bd3 Nbd7) 10. Qb3 {N}
(10. Be2 Qe7 $5 (10... Nc6 $6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Bxg3 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14.
hxg3 Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qc3+ 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rfd8+ 18. Kc3 Rab8 19. Rh5 $16 {
1-0 Nenashev,A-Momeni,H/Dubai Asian Cities 1996 (60)}) 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. e4
Nbd7 $11) 10... Bc6 11. Rd1 (11. O-O-O $5 Qe7 12. Bxd6 (12. e4 Bxg3 13. hxg3 d4
14. e5 Ng4) 12... Qxd6 $13 13. e4 $140 $2 Qf4+) 11... Bxg3 12. hxg3 Nbd7 13. g4
(13. Qc2 Qa5 14. Bd3 h6 $15) 13... h6 14. g5 (14. cxd5 exd5 15. g5 hxg5 16.
Nxg5 Qa5) 14... hxg5 15. Nxg5 Qa5 $1 16. Qc2 $2 (16. Nf3 $142 Rfb8 17. Qc2 Rb6
$15) 16... d4 $1 $19 17. Bd3 (17. exd4 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Qxg5 $19) 17... Rfb8 (
17... Rfd8 $5 18. Bh7+ Kf8 19. exd4 (19. Qd2 Ne5 $1 20. Nce4 Qxd2+ 21. Rxd2
dxe3 22. fxe3 Nxc4 $19) 19... cxd4 20. Nxf7 (20. Nxe6+ fxe6 21. Rxd4 Ne5 $19)
20... Kxf7 21. Qg6+ Kf8 22. Rxd4 Ne5 $19) 18. Bh7+ Kf8 19. Qd2 $1 e5 $2 (19...
dxc3 $2 20. Qd6+ Ke8 21. b4 $1 cxb4 22. Bg6 $1 $18) (19... Bxg2 20. Rh2) (19...
Ne5 $5 20. exd4 (20. Nce4 Qxd2+ 21. Rxd2 Nxc4 22. Rc2 Rxb2 $19) 20... Nxc4 21.
Qe2 Nxb2 $19) 20. Be4 (20. Bf5 $5) (20. Bg6 $5 fxg6 21. Rh8+ Ng8 22. Nh7+ Kf7
23. Ng5+ Kf8 (23... Ke7 $2 24. Nd5+ $18) 24. Nh7+ $11) 20... Nxe4 $1 21. Ngxe4
(21. Rh8+ $2 Ke7 22. Nd5+ Bxd5 23. Qxa5 Rxh8 24. cxd5 Nxg5 $19) 21... Kg8 $5
$138 (21... Rxb2 22. Qxb2 (22. Rh8+ $2 Ke7 23. Nd5+ Bxd5 24. Qxa5 Rxh8 25. Ng3
Bxc4 $19) (22. Nd5 Qxd2+ 23. Rxd2 Rb1+) 22... Bxe4 23. exd4 exd4 24. Qd2 $1)
22. exd4 $2 (22. Nd5 Qxd2+ 23. Rxd2 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Rb3 25. Ke2 Rab8 26. Rc1 $11)
22... cxd4 23. Qg5 (23. Nd5 $142 $5 Qxd2+ 24. Rxd2 Bxd5 25. cxd5 Nb6 $17) 23...
Bxe4 $1 (23... dxc3 $2 24. Rxd7 Bxe4 (24... c2+ 25. Ke2 c1=N+ 26. Kf1) 25. Qh5
c2+ 26. Ke2 c1=N+ 27. Kf1 Bd3+ 28. Rxd3 $18) 24. b4 (24. Qh4 f5 25. Qh7+ Kf7
26. Qh5+ Ke6 $1 $19) 24... Rxb4 $2 $138 (24... Qxa3 $1 25. Nxe4 Qxb4+ 26. Nd2 (
26. Kf1 Qxc4+ 27. Kg1 Rb6 $1 $19) 26... Rb6 27. Qf5 Nf8 $19) 25. Nxe4 $1 (25.
Qh4 f5 $1) 25... Rb1+ (25... Rxc4+ 26. Kf1 Rc6 27. Qf5 Nf8 $19) 26. Ke2 Rxd1
27. Rxd1 Qa4 $6 (27... Qa6 $1 28. Rc1 Rc8 $19) 28. Nd6 $1 Qc6 29. Qe7 Rf8 30.
Rh1 Nf6 31. Qxe5 Qxg2 32. Rh2 Qg4+ (32... Qg1 $5 33. Qg3 $1) 33. f3 d3+ (33...
Qg1 $1 34. Kd2 Rb8 35. Nb5 Re8 $19) 34. Ke3 Qg1+ 35. Kxd3 Rb8 36. Nb5 Rd8+ (
36... Qd1+ 37. Rd2 Rd8+ 38. Nd6 Qxf3+) 37. Nd6 $138 (37. Kc2 $5) 37... Qd1+ 38.
Rd2 Qxf3+ 39. Kc2 Qc6 $2 (39... Qxa3 $1 40. c5 (40. Qe7 Rd7) 40... Nd7 41. Qe7
Qxc5+ 42. Kd1 Qg1+ 43. Kc2 Qg6+ 44. Kd1 Qf6 $19) 40. Rd4 Qa4+ 41. Kb2 Qc6 (
41... Rb8+ 42. Nb5 Re8 $19) 42. c5 Rb8+ $2 (42... a5 $142 $1 43. Nf5 $140 Qg2+
44. Kb3 Qf3+ 45. Ka4 Re8 46. Ne7+ Kf8 $19) 43. Rb4 $44 Qg2+ 44. Kb3 Qf3+ 45.
Ka4 Qc6+ 46. Kb3 Qf3+ 47. Ka4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 09th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2009.10.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cabrera Pino, Alexis"]
[Black "Delorme, Axel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2009.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 (6. e3 {La grande
ligne}) 6... c5 7. d5 $1 h6 (7... Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. e4 e5 11. Bd3
Nbd7 12. f3 {Moiseenko,A (2653)-Panchanathan,M (2482) Dallas UTD 2004 (5) 1/2})
8. Bh4 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. e4 e5 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Bc2 Qe7 13. Ba4 $1 $146 {
[%cal Ga4e8]} (13. Nf1 Qf8 {Khenkin,I (2603)-Alsheimer,C (2060) Bayern-chI
Bank Hofmann 9th 2005 (1) 1-0} (13... Kd8 14. Ne3 Kc7 15. f3 {Roktim,B (2380)
-Venkatesh,M (2431) Asia-ch 5th Hyderabad 2005 (5) 1/2})) 13... Kd8 $1 {
[%cal Gd8c7] Comme dans la variante de Leningrad, le K noir va trouver refuge
а l'aile-dame} (13... g5 $5 14. Bg3 O-O-O) 14. Bxd7 $1 {Dans cette position
fermée, l'échange du mauvais B contre un N avantage les blancs} Kxd7 15. Bxf6
$5 {Dans ce genre de structure, les blancs attaquent souvent avec la poussée
a5 et une des ressources habituelles des noirs est de bloquer la faiblesse a4
en poussant a5. Le Pb6 sera ensuite soutenu par Nf6d7. C'est pourquoi, il est
important d'éliminer ce défenseur.} Qxf6 16. Qb3 $6 (16. a4 a5 (16... Rhb8 17.
a5 $14) 17. Rb1 Kc7 (17... Ra6 18. Nf1 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gf1e3,Ge3f5,Gf1g3]} (
18. O-O)) 18. Qb3 Ra6) (16. O-O $142 {Plus simple car les blancs ont plus
d'espace et l'ouverture de la colonne "f" est une option supplémentaire} Kc7 (
16... Rhb8 17. a4 (17. f4 exf4 18. Qg4+ Ke8 19. Rxf4) 17... a5 (17... Kc7 18.
a5 $36) 18. Rb1)) 16... Kc7 17. Rb1 Rhb8 18. a4 Bc8 19. a5 Qg6 (19... bxa5 20.
Qa4 Rxb1+ 21. Nxb1 Kd8 22. Qxa5+ Ke8) 20. Ke2 f5 $132 21. Ra1 Bd7 (21... fxe4)
22. Rhb1 bxa5 23. Qc2 a4 (23... Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Qxg2 $17) 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Qxa4
Bxb1 26. Qc6+ Kd8 27. Qa4 Qg4+ 28. Ke3 Qd7 {suite illisible et nulle 66ème coup
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Petkov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Vazquez Igarza, Renier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qb3 c5 (5... a5) 6. Bg5 (6. a3 Ba5)
6... Bb7 7. e3 h6 (7... O-O 8. Be2 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Rad1 Rc8
12. d5 Na5 13. Qa4 exd5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxg5 16. Qg4 Bh6 17. b4 Nc6 18.
Bd3 Ne7 19. Qe4 Ng6 20. Bb1 Re8 21. Qf5 Ba6 22. Rfe1 Be2 23. h4 Bxd1 24. Rxd1
d6 25. Kh2 Rc1 26. Rd4 Qc8 27. Qd3 f5 28. h5 Ne5 29. Nxe5 Rxe5 30. f4 Rxd5 31.
Rxd5 Bxf4+ 32. g3 Bxg3+ 33. Kg2 Be5 34. Qxf5 Qxf5 35. Bxf5 Rc3 36. Kf2 Rc4 37.
Ke3 {Edouard,R (2659)-Moiseenko,A (2698) Germany 2014 0-1}) 8. Bh4 O-O 9. Be2
cxd4 $5 $146 (9... d5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. O-O Nbd7 {Bocharov,D (2590)-Khairullin,
I (2533) Moscow Aeroflot op-A 2006 (7) 1/2}) 10. Qxb4 Na6 {L'idée de la
nouveauté qui gagne un tempo de développement} 11. Qa3 dxc3 12. Qxc3 Nc5 13.
O-O Nce4 14. Qd4 Qc7 15. Rfd1 Rad8 (15... Rfd8 {[%cal Ga8c8]}) 16. Rac1 d6 17.
b3 e5 $1 $11 {Un thème important dans ce genre de structure et le Nf3 est mal
placé pour profiter de l'affaiblissement de la case "d5"} 18. Qb2 Rfe8 19. Ne1
g5 20. Bg3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Cup 11th 1st league"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "1980.05.??"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Veingold, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Averbakh, Yuri L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1980.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kalev"]
[BlackTeam "Zenit"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 (7. g3 {
Mochalov,E (2470)-Sturua,Z (2420) Cup URS (Team-II Group) 1980 1-0}) 7... Be7
8. Qa4+ $1 {Un échecs intermédiaire thématique pour forcer "c6" qui gêne les
noirs.} c6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Rd1 (13. O-O)
13... f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. O-O Qe7 (15... Nc5) 16. Bg3 Nc5 17. Qc2 a5 18. b4
axb4 19. axb4 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Ne4 $132 21. Qb3 Kh8 22. Bd3 Ra7 23. Qc2 Re8 24.
Ra1 Raa8 25. Qb2 Kg8 26. Rfd1 h6 27. Qd4 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 c5 29. bxc5 Qxc5 30. Be5
Qxd4 31. Bxd4 Ra8 32. Rxa8+ Bxa8 33. Bxb6 Kf7 34. f3 Ng5 35. h4 Ne6 36. h5 Bc6
37. Kf2 Be8 38. Bg6+ Ke7 39. Bxe8 Kxe8 40. Kg3 Kf7 41. Kg4 g6 42. Bd4 Nd8 43.
hxg6+ Kxg6 44. Kf4 Nf7 45. Bc3 h5 46. Bd4 Nd6 47. Ke5 Nf5 48. Kxd5 Nh4 49. Ke6
Nxg2 50. f4 Nh4 51. e4 Nf3 52. f5+ Kh7 53. Be3 h4 54. f6 h3 55. Bf4 Ng5+ 56.
Kf5 Nf3 57. Ke6 Ng5+ 58. Ke7 Kg6 59. Bh2 Nf7 60. e5 Ng5 61. e6 Kf5 62. f7 1-0

[Event "URS-chT Cup 11th 1st league"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "1980.05.??"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Mochalov, Evgeny Veniaminovic"]
[Black "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1980.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The Red Flag (Krasnoje Znamja)"]
[BlackTeam "Gantiandi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 $6 {A l'époque
ed5 était l'alternative mais la théorie de la variante PETROSSIAN va connaître
un grand développement pendant les années 80 notamment а la suite de son
utilisation par KASPAROV et Nd5 deviendra la ligne principale chez les GMI} (
6... Nxd5 $142 {Vaganian,R (2600)-Kuzmin,G (2530) Cup URS (Team-II Group) 1980
(29) 1/2}) 7. g3 (7. Qa4+ $5 {[%csl Rc6]}) (7. Bf4 {Veingold,A (2450)-Averbakh,
Y (2490) Cup URS (Team-II Group) 1980 1-0}) 7... Bd6 8. Bg2 (8. Qa4+) 8... O-O
9. O-O Re8 {[%cal Ge8e2]} 10. Bg5 (10. Qc2) 10... Na6 $146 ({RR} 10... Nbd7 11.
Nb5 h6 ({RR} 11... Ba6 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Re1 h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nd2 Qd7 16.
e3 Rac8 17. Nb1 Qf5 18. Nc3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Petrosian,T 
(2615)-Kortschnoj,V (2695)/Velden 1980/Candidates}) 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6
14. Qd3 a5 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Qd7 17. b5 Ne4 18. e3 Rec8 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20.
Qb3 Ra5 21. Rb1 Qf5 22. Qb2 Bc8 23. Ra1 Rxa1+ 24. Qxa1 Bd7 25. Qb2 {Miles,A 
(2545)-Seirawan,Y (2510)/Vienna 1980/MCL/1/2-1/2 (43)}) 11. Qb3 {[%cal Gf1d1,
Ga1c1]} (11. Nh4 $16 {[%cal Gh4f5]}) 11... c6 12. Rfe1 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Be7 13.
Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e4 $14 Nc7 {[%cal Gc7d5,Gc7e6,Ge6d4]} 15. exd5 Rxe1+ 16. Rxe1
cxd5 17. Ne5 $1 {[%csl Rd5]} g6 18. f4 Kg7 19. h4 Bc8 20. Rc1 (20. Bxd5 Nxd5
21. Qxd5 Be6 22. Qe4 Bf5 23. Qe3 {La paire de B doit donner quelques
compensations aux noirs}) 20... Be6 21. Nd1 {[%cal Gd1e3,Ge5c6,Gc1c7]} Rc8 22.
Ne3 Bxe5 23. fxe5 g5 24. h5 $1 g4 25. Rc3 Qg5 26. Nf1 (26. Kf2 Qxh5 $2 27. Qc2
{[%csl Rc7,Rc8]}) 26... Qxh5 27. Qc2 Qf5 $1 28. Qxf5 Bxf5 29. Ne3 Be6 30. Nxd5
Nxd5 31. Rxc8 Bxc8 32. Bxd5 f6 33. e6 f5 34. Bc4 {[%cal Gd4d5,Gd5d6]} Kf6 35.
d5 h5 36. Kf2 f4 $1 {[%csl Gh5][%cal Gh5h1]} 37. gxf4 h4 38. Bd3 g3+ $2 39. Kg2
Bb7 40. Be4 Ba6 41. Kh3 Bf1+ 42. Bg2 1-0

[Event "URS-chT Cup 11th"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "1980.05.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "1980.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Army"]
[BlackTeam "Burevestnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 (4... Bb4 {l'alternative} 5. Bg5 Bb7 6.
e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c3,Ge4g3]} 9. Qc2 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 d6 11.
Bd3 f5 (11... Nxg3 {Moins risqué} 12. fxg3 (12. hxg3 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gg3g4]}
Nd7 {Tal,M-Gligoric,S Candidates Tournament 1959 (16) 1-0}) 12... Nd7 13. O-O
Qe7 {[%cal Ge8c8];Wirthensohn,H (2410)-Marjanovic,S (2450) Dortmund 1978 (8) 1/
2}) 12. d5 $1 {[%csl Re6] La ligne critique} Nd7 (12... Na6 $5 {la dernière
mode а haut niveau essayée notamment par LEKO et ADAMS} 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Qxe4
Qf6 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Qxe6+ Qxe6 17. dxe6 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nc5 $132 {[%csl Gc5]
[%cal Gc5e6];Wang Yue (2739)-Leko,P (2751) Amber-rapid 18th 2009 (8) 1/2}) 13.
Bxe4 fxe4 14. Qxe4 Qf6 {Hort,V (2600)-Bellin,R (2375) Hastings 7576 1975 (14)
1/2}) 5. Bg5 {La grande mode dans les années 80} (5. a3 $1 {C'est un bon ordre
de coups pour jouer la variante PETROSSIAN car les blancs évitent plusieurs
variantes dont Ba6}) 5... Be7 (5... Bb4 {Plus ambitieux mais Be7 est aussi le
choix préféré de KARPOV}) (5... h6 $5 {les noirs ont des bons résultats sur
cette variante un peu risquée mais intéressante. Je l'ai joué quelques fois
mais c'est plutôt une variante surprise car un adversaire bien préparé avec
les blancs ne doit pas craindre grand-chose} 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 {[%cal Gh5g3,
Gf8g7] L'idée de la variante, les noirs gagnent la paire de B et ils peuvent
développer le B activement en "g7"} 8. e3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bg7 10. Qc2 Nc6 $1 11.
O-O-O $13 {Keene,R (2460)-Adamski,J (2415) Hannover 1976 (9) 1/2} (11. g4 $5 {
[%csl Rh5,Rh6]})) 6. e3 h6 (6... d5 $6) 7. Bh4 Ne4 {Avec l'idée d'échanger des
pièces pour applanir le jeu} 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 {[%csl Ge4]} 10. Rc1
$146 (10. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2e4,Gf2f3]} Bb7 11. f3 c5 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Qe2 O-O 14.
g3 Nc6 15. a3 Qe5 16. O-O-O Na5 17. Kb1 Rac8 18. b4 Nc6 19. Qd3 ({RR} 19. f4)
19... d5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. f4 Qe7 22. Bg2 d4 23. e4 ({RR} 23. Bxc6) 23... Rfd8
24. Rhe1 Nxb4 {Hasek,J-Reti,R/Bratislava 1925/EXT 1999/[ChessBase]/0-1}) ({RR} 
10. a3 a5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 a4 13. Rc1 Ra5 14. e4 d6 15. O-O Nd7 16. Ne1
O-O 17. Nc2 e5 18. Nb4 Raa8 19. f4 exd4 20. Qxd4 Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Popov,
L-Matanovic,A/Budapest 1960/EXT 2001}) 10... c5 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O d6 {
[%csl Ge4][%cal Gb8d7,Gd7f6] Les noirs ont égalisé sans problème avec la
structure trés souple du hérisson} 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 (14... Nf6) 15.
Qc3 Nf6 16. Qa3 $5 {[%csl Ra7,Rd6][%cal Ga3e7] tentative de pression sur les
cases noires mais les noirs sont ok. La suite de la partie va d'ailleurs
montrer que la Q blanche n'est pas trés bien placée} a5 $5 {Les noirs
profitent du jeu timide des blancs pour prendre de l'espace. L'affaiblissement
de la case "b5" est sans effet car le N est trop loin de la case "c3"} 17. Nd2
$1 {[%cal Gd2e4,Ge2f3]} Bb7 18. Bf3 {[%csl Ge4] Les blancs reprennent le
contrôle de la case "e4" mais il n'est pas facile d'améliorer la position.} (
18. Nb1 $6 {[%cal Gb1c3]} a4 $1 19. Nc3 {[%csl Ra3]} Ne4 $15) 18... Rac8 19. h3
{[%csl Gg1] Un coup prophylactique utile pour la protection du K et KARPOV
décide de "passer son tour" pour attendre une faute éventuelle de son
aversaire plus faible.} Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Qb7 $1 {[%csl Rc4,Ge4][%cal Gb7b6,Gb7a6,
Ga6c4] reprend le contrôle de la case "e4" tout en protégeant la faiblesse
"b6" et en gardant un oeil sur Qa6 avec pression sur le P"c4" après
l'ouverture de la colonne "c"} 21. Qb3 Qa6 $5 (21... Rc7 $5 22. a4 Rdc8 {
[%csl Rc4][%cal Gb7a6,Gc5d4]}) 22. a4 {[%csl Rb4,Gb5]} (22. d5 a4 $1 23. Qd3
exd5 24. cxd5 b5 $15 {la majorité des noirs а l'aile-dame est forte}) 22... d5
$5 {les pièces noires sont bien placées pour réagir au centre} 23. cxd5 exd5
24. Ne5 c4 $1 {espérant valoriser la majorité} 25. Qa3 Nd7 26. Nf3 {C'est
probablement une position critique car après le repli Nf3, les noirs vont
prendre l'initiative} (26. Qe7 $142 $5 {[%cal Ge5d7,Ge7f7]} Nxe5 27. dxe5 {
[%csl Rd5]} b5 28. axb5 Qxb5 {[%csl Rb2]} 29. e6 Rf8 30. exf7+ Rxf7 31. Qe5 $14
{[%cal Ge5b2,Gd1d5,Gd1d2] C'est une position qui pouvait plaire а KARPOV car
"d5" est assez faible et le caractère "technique" de la position devrait
l'avantager}) 26... b5 $1 27. axb5 Qxb5 28. Nd2 Nb8 $1 {recyclant le N vers
une position plus active} 29. Rc3 (29. Nb1 {[%cal Gb1c3]} Qb4 $1) 29... a4 $1
$15 {[%csl Rb2]} 30. Ra1 Nc6 $36 31. Qxa4 $6 {l'échange avantage les noirs qui
ont maintenant un P passé protégé} (31. Nf3 {Il était peut-être encore temps
pour les blancs de proposer la nulle après ce coup neutre car en voulant
forcer la position par Qa4, les blancs vont être moins biens.} Ra8) 31... Qxb2
32. Rc2 Qb4 $1 33. Nf3 (33. Qxb4 $6 Nxb4 $17 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gb4c2,Gb4d3]
gagnant un tempo important avant de jouer Nd3}) 33... Qd6 34. Rb2 {les pièces
blanches commencent а manquer de coordination} Rb8 35. Rab1 Ra8 36. Qc2 Rdb8
37. Rxb8+ Rxb8 38. Nd2 (38. Rxb8+ Qxb8 {[%cal Gb8b4]}) 38... Rb4 (38... Nb4 {
[%cal Gb4d3]}) 39. g4 g6 40. Kg2 Qb8 41. h4 $2 {"g4" était utile pour prendre
de l'espace mais h4 est trés affaiblissant} Qc8 $40 {[%csl Rg4]} 42. Kg3 {
[%csl Rg3]} (42. f3 Qd8 {[%csl Rh4]}) 42... Qc7+ 43. Kh3 Qd7 $1 {[%cal Gh6h5,
Gd7h3]} 44. Rg1 {[%csl Rg1] Le signe que la partie tourne mal pour les blancs}
(44. Kg3 Qd6+ 45. Kg2 Kg7) 44... Rb7 45. Nf3 Nb4 {[%cal Gb4d3]} (45... h5 $1)
46. Qd2 Nd3 (46... Qc8 $5 {[%cal Gc4c3] peut-être plus souple pour garder
l'option c3}) 47. Ne5 $6 {Les blancs n'auront pas le temps d'attaquer "d5"}
Nxe5 $1 48. dxe5 Rb3 $1 {[%cal Gd5d4,Gb3h3]} 49. Qd4 Rd3 $1 50. Qc5 d4 $1 51.
Qxc4 dxe3 52. fxe3 Rxe3+ {[%csl Rh3]} 53. Rg3 Rxe5 {l'espoir des blancs est
maintenant d'échanger les Q pour annuler la finale de R mais le K blanc est
trop exposé} 54. Rd3 Qe7 55. Rf3 Qb7 56. Kg3 Re1 57. Qd4 Qc7+ (57... Kh7 $2 {
Dans ce genre de position, il ne faut pas perdre de temps et l'initiative est
primordiale} 58. h5 $5) 58. Qf4 Qa7 {[%cal Ga7g1]} 59. Rf2 Rg1+ 60. Rg2 Ra1 61.
h5 $2 g5 $1 $19 {gagne un tempo important sur la Q pour prendre le contrôle
des cases "f4" et "h4" et la position est maintenant perdante pour KARPOV} (
61... Qe7) 62. Qe5 Ra5 63. Qd6 Ra3+ 64. Kh2 Rf3 $4 {laisse une chance
inespérée aux blancs!} (64... Qe3 {[%cal Ge3h3] le K est dans un réseau de mat}
) 65. Qe5 (65. Re2 $1 $132 {[%cal Ge2e8]}) 65... Re3 66. Qd6 Rf3 67. Qe5 (67.
Qxh6 $4 Qe3) 67... Re3 68. Qd6 Re1 69. Qd8+ Kg7 70. Qd2 Qc7+ $1 71. Rg3 {
La R blanche n'a pas eu la possibilité de rejouer ensuite} Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c2]}
72. Qd4+ Kg8 73. Qe3 Rb1 74. Qc3 Qb8 75. Qf3 Ra1 76. Kh3 Qb1 77. Qd5 Qf1+ 78.
Qg2 Qe1 79. Kh2 Ra4 (79... Rd1 $143 {[%cal Gd1d2]} 80. Qf3 Rd2+ 81. Rg2) 80.
Qg1 Qe5 81. Kh3 Ra2 82. Qb6 $2 Qe4 83. Qd8+ Kg7 84. Qd1 Re2 85. Qf1 f5 {
Une rare défaite du Champion du Monde qui était alors au sommet de sa carrière
au début des années 80} 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Petkov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Mareco, Sandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qb3 (5. Bg5) 5... c5 6. Bg5 Bb7 7.
e3 O-O 8. Be2 (8. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d8]}) 8... Nc6 (8... cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O
Nc6 11. Rad1 Rc8 12. d5 Na5 13. Qa4 exd5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxg5 16. Qg4
Bh6 17. b4 Nc6 18. Bd3 Ne7 19. Qe4 Ng6 20. Bb1 Re8 21. Qf5 Ba6 22. Rfe1 Be2 23.
h4 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 d6 25. Kh2 Rc1 26. Rd4 Qc8 27. Qd3 f5 28. h5 Ne5 29. Nxe5 Rxe5
30. f4 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Bxf4+ 32. g3 Bxg3+ 33. Kg2 Be5 34. Qxf5 Qxf5 35. Bxf5 Rc3
36. Kf2 Rc4 37. Ke3 Rh4 38. Rd1 {Edouard,R (2659)-Moiseenko,A (2698) Germany
2014 0-1}) 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 (11. Qxc3 Ne4 $1 {Un thème
classique dans la Nimzo}) 11... Na5 12. Qd1 $146 (12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Nd2 d6 14.
Nb3 Ne4 15. Bh4 f5 16. f3 Nf6 17. Bg3 Rad8 18. Rab1 Ba6 19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. e4
fxe4 21. fxe4 Qc7 22. Bd3 {1/2-1/2 (22) Travnik,P (2305)-Lasek,M (2270)
Czechia 2002}) 12... Qc7 13. Bf4 (13. Bxf6 gxf6 $11) 13... Qc6 $132 14. Rb1 Ne4
15. Bd3 d6 16. Qc2 f5 17. Bxe4 Qxe4 18. Qa4 e5 19. Qxa5 (19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Qxa5
{Gagne un P mais les P doublés donne des compensations aux Noirs}) 19... exf4
20. Qc7 Rf7 21. Qxf7+ $1 Kxf7 22. Ng5+ Ke7 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Rb2 fxe3 25. fxe3
(25. Re1 $5 exf2+ 26. Kxf2 {[%cal Gg2g4]}) 25... Ke6 26. Rd1 (26. Kf2) 26...
Rc8 27. Rb5 g5 28. Rd2 h5 29. Ra5 Rc7 $13 30. Ra6 Rd7 31. Kf2 h4 32. Rb2 Bd3 $1
33. Ra4 g4 34. Rb8 Be4 35. Re8+ Kf7 36. Rh8 Kg7 37. Rb8 (37. Rxh4 $6 Rb7 {
[%csl Rg2,Rh4][%cal Gb7b2]}) 37... Kf6 38. Rf8+ Kg7 39. Rb8 {Répète les
coups pour passer le contrôle de temps} Kf6 40. Ra6 Ke5 41. Re8+ Kf6 42. Rh8
Kg5 43. Ra3 d5 44. Rg8+ Kh5 45. Ra8 dxc4 46. R3xa7 Rd2+ 47. Ke1 Rxg2 48. Rh8+
Kg5 49. Rg8+ Kf6 50. Ra6+ Kf7 51. Rc8 Rb2 52. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 12"]
[Site "Drancy"]
[Date "2016.05.30"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Velten, Paul"]
[Black "Heimann, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2016.05.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chalons-en-Champagne"]
[BlackTeam "Mulhouse Philidor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:30][%mdl 512] Prix de beauté de la 03ème ronde} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:
30]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. a3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 5. Qc2 {
[%emt 0:01:30]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:06:30]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]
} 7. e4 {[%emt 0:08:30]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 8. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bc5 {
[%emt 0:01:30]} (8... d6 {Transpose dans des positions hérisson proches de la
sicilienne Kan avec une Qc2 au lieu de Qd2}) (8... Nc6) 9. Nb3 {[%emt 0:01:30]}
Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Be7 {[%emt 0:28:30]} (10... O-O
11. O-O Be7 12. Bf4 d6 13. Be2 Qc8 14. Rac1 Ne5 15. Nd2 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17.
Nb5 Qc6 18. b4 a6 19. Nc3 Rac8 20. Qb1 Ba8 21. h3 Nfd7 22. Be3 Bf6 23. Bf1 Qb7
24. Qb3 Qb8 25. Rb1 b5 26. Rbc1 bxc4 27. Nxc4 Nxc4 28. Bxc4 Bb7 29. Be2 h6 30.
Na4 Bxe4 31. Bxa6 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 Qa8+ 34. Kg1 Qxa6 35. b5 Qb7 36.
b6 Ne5 37. Rc7 Qf3 38. Kf1 d5 39. Nc5 Qxh3+ 40. Ke1 {Cvitan,O (2538)-Georgiev,
K (2665) Sibenik 2008 0-1}) 11. Bf4 $146 {[%emt 0:04:30]} (11. f4 d6 12. O-O
Nd7 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Be2 O-O 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Nd2 Rac8 17. b4 Nd7 18. Nb3 a6 19.
Rc1 Qb8 20. Bd3 g6 21. Qf2 Ba8 22. Na4 Bd8 23. Be2 Ne7 24. Nc3 Bb7 25. Nd4 Nf6
26. f5 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. fxe6 f5 29. Bh6 Re8 30. Bf3 d5 31. cxd5 Rxc1 32.
Rxc1 Bxd5 33. Nc6 {1-0 (33) Khalifman,A (2500)-Tukmakov,V (2575) Kuibyshev 1986
}) 11... d6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 12. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:05:30]} 13.
O-O {[%emt 0:02:30]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:30]} 14. Be2 {[%emt 0:08:30]} Ne5 {
[%emt 0:04:30]} 15. Bg3 {[%emt 0:07:30]} Rc8 $5 {[%emt 0:00:30] Attaquant la
seule faiblesse Blanche} 16. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} a6 {[%emt 0:09:30] Il est
difficile pour les Noirs de terminer le développement sans jouer ce coup
thématique} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:08:30]} (17. f3 {L'alternative plus solide mais
aussi moins ambitieuse}) 17... Ned7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Kh1 {[%emt 0:01:30]}
Bc6 {[%emt 0:09:00]} 19. Nb3 {[%emt 0:09:30]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 20. Bf3 {
[%emt 0:03:30]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:04:30]} (20... b5 21. Na5 $1 $18 {[%cal Ga5c6,
Ga5b7,Ge4e5,Gf3c6]} (21. e5 Bxf3 (21... dxe5 $6 22. fxe5 Nxe5 $5 23. Bxe5 Bxf3
24. Rxf3 bxc4) 22. Rxf3 dxe5 23. fxe5 Nh5 {[%cal Gh5g3,Gc8c4]})) (20... Qc7
$142 {Malgré la perte de temps, le coup thématique Qc7 parait plus sain} 21.
Qe2 (21. e5) (21. Nd4 Bb7 22. Qe2) 21... Bb7 22. Nd2 $11 {[%cal Gd2c4]}) 21.
Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 22. e5 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Bxf3 {
[%emt 0:01:30]} 23. Rxf3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 24. f5 {[%emt 0:
03:30]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:04:55]} 25. Rdf1 $36 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:33]}
(25... Nxg3+ 26. Rxg3 Bf8 27. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4f6,Ge4d6,Gg3h3,Gc2h7]}) 26. f6 {
[%emt 0:02:30]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 27. fxg7 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Bxg7 {[%emt 0:
00:31]} 28. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qxf7 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 29. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} Nxg3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31.
Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:09:40]} 32. Ne4 {[%emt 0:04:16]} Rf8 {
[%emt 0:03:27]} 33. Ng5 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 34. Nf3 {[%emt 0:
00:14]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 35. b4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:03:55]} 36.
Kh2 {[%emt 0:01:51]} cxb4 $6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} (36... Rh5+ 37. Kg1 $13) 37. axb4
{[%emt 0:00:11]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. c5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:02:
20]} 39. bxa5 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 40. g4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rf4
{[%emt 0:00:35]} 41. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:02:11]} 42. Qc2 {
[%emt 0:06:30]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 43. Qxh7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:
30]} 44. Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} c3 {[%emt 0:09:20]} 45. Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:30]}
Rbb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 46. Ng5 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Bh8 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 47. Qf5+ {
[%emt 0:00:30]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:05:26]} 48. Ne6 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:04:
09]} 49. Qg6+ {[%emt 0:02:30]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 50. a6 {[%emt 0:03:30]} Ra7
{[%emt 0:00:09]} 51. Nd4 {[%emt 0:04:04]} Rfe7 {[%emt 0:05:54]} 52. Nf5 {
[%emt 0:06:01]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 53. Nh6+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:
04:19]} 54. Nf7+ {[%emt 0:01:34]} Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 55. Qxf7 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} c2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 56. a7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 57. Qe8+
{[%emt 0:00:46]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 58. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:
00:30]} 59. Qe3+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 60. Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:04]
} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 61. Qd2+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 62. Qxc2+
{[%emt 0:00:14]} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Delgado Ramirez, Neuris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg5 {Definetley not the main line,
but a perfectly playable move.} Bb7 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 (6... g5 {Is another
way to tackle the position, with the idea to gain the bishop pair, and to
queen side castle.} 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bg7 10. Bd3 Nc6 {And black
alas won in the classic game Kortschnoj, V - Sax, G Clermont 1989 0-1 (36)}) 7.
e3 Ne4 8. Nxe4 $1 {The correct method, after which white is slightly better.}
Bxe4 (8... Bxh4 {Is considered dubious by Kamsky, because after} 9. Bd3 Be7 10.
Qb3 d6 11. h4 $36 {He had an initiative in the game Kamsky, G - Yudasin, L
Biel(izt) 1993 1-0 (34)}) 9. Bg3 $1 {Keeping the bishops, there is no need to
exchange them, as was played in previous games.} O-O 10. Nd2 {White has a
space advantage, which will guarantee him an edge. Yet black, as usual in a
queens indian, has no weaknesses yet and has a very solid position.} Bb7 11.
Bd3 $1 {A bit of tactics use to develop the pieces in a comfortable way.} d6 (
11... Bxg2 $2 12. Rg1 Bb7 13. Bf4 $1 $18 {And already white's attack is
unstopable, some sample lines:} Kh8 (13... f5 14. Bxh6 Bf6 15. Qh5 c5 16. O-O-O
$18) (13... Bg5 14. Bxg5 hxg5 15. Qh5 f5 $8 16. Rxg5 $18) 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qh5
Bg5 16. h4 $18) 12. O-O Nd7 13. e4 Bh4 14. Bxh4 Qxh4 15. f4 {White is rolling
his pawns up, and black can't allow himself to be smothered, so he tried to
break up whites center.} e5 (15... c5 {Was another alternative} 16. d5 a6 {
Aiming for b5.} 17. Qf3 b5 $5 (17... Rfe8 18. Rae1 b5 19. dxe6 Rxe6 20. cxb5
$14) 18. cxb5 exd5 19. exd5 axb5 20. Bxb5 Nf6 {When black has some
compensation for his pawn.}) 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. d5 $1 {Many players wouldn't go
for the f4 pawn push, if they forsaw this position, claiming to have an
extremely bad d3 bishop and weak dark squares. But Jobava sees further, and
knows that his king side initiative will more then compensate for this factors}
c6 18. Rc1 $1 {With many ideas: 1) against Nc5 white will have Bb1, without
shutting his rook out. 2) against cxd5 his rook is already posted on an open
file in case he decides to retake with the c pawn 3) the possibility of
Rc3-transfer to the king side.} Qe7 19. Qe2 Nc5 20. Bb1 {Preserving the
"useless" bishop, but just wait and see how it comes to life!} a5 21. Rf3 (21.
Rc3 {Seemed a bit more logical}) 21... Rad8 22. Qf2 Ba6 23. b3 Rc8 24. Nf1 {
White is slowly transfering his pieces to very agressive positions. Black's
plan is on the other hand not totally clear.} cxd5 $2 {There was no need to
open the b1 bishop, a better try was} (24... b5 $6 25. Ne3 Qg5 26. Rf1 $18) (
24... Rc7 25. Ne3 Bc8 $1 {A bit passive, but it seems sufficient for the time
being.}) 25. exd5 g6 {Perhaps Neuris was counting on this pawn to stop the N,
and also to aid with a possible f5 push, but Baadur crushes this illusions
with a swift attack.} 26. Re1 Nd7 27. Ne3 {Now it was indispensible to play} b5
$2 {Jobava will give no more opportunities!} (27... f5 {But even so, after} 28.
Qg3 $1 Qg7 29. Qh3 {(threatening Nxf5)} e4 30. Rf4 {white has a big attack,
with g4 ideas}) 28. Nf5 $3 {Not very hard to calculate, but quite pleasing to
the eye. Taking the knight is not possible, but anything else will also lose.}
Qc5 (28... gxf5 29. Rg3+ Kh8 30. Qxf5 Nf6 31. Rxe5 $1 {The most exact} Qd8 32.
Rh3 Kg7 33. Qg5+ $3 {With mate.}) 29. Ree3 e4 30. Nxh6+ Kg7 31. Nf5+ {The
kamikaze knight goes back to f5, and black decides to finally take it. But the
position is doomed, and a swift mate will follow.} gxf5 32. Qg3+ Kf6 33. Qh4+
Ke5 34. Rxf5+ $1 {Aesthetically very pleasing attacking game.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Terrieux, Kevin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qb3 c5 6. d5 b5 7.
cxb5 Bb7 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. g3 Qb6 10. Nbd2 a6 11. bxa6 Qxb3 12. Nxb3 Nxa6 13. Bg2
Be7 14. Nbd2 c4 15. O-O (15. Nxc4 Nb4 16. Ne3 Ng4 17. O-O Nxe3 18. Bxe3 Nc2)
15... Rc8 16. Re1 Nc5 17. Nd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 d5 19. e4 Nd3 20. Re2 c3 21. N2b3
cxb2 22. Bxb2 e5 23. Nb5 Nxb2 24. Rxb2 Nxe4 25. Re2 Kd7 26. a4 Bd6 $2 {A very
unfortunate square for the bishop. Ein sehr unglückliches Feld für den Läufer.}
({Simple and good was for example Einfach und gut war beispielsweise} 26... Nc5
27. Nxc5+ Rxc5 {with the idea mit der Idee} 28. Rxe5 $2 Bf6) 27. Rxe4 $1 {
Ripping open the d-file and allowing a deadly pin of the black Bd6. Reißt die
d-Linie auf und ermöglicht eine tödliche Fesselung des schwarzen Bd6.} dxe4 28.
Rd1 Rc6 {[%tqu "En","What now?","Attack the defender!","","b3a5","The point -
White threatens 30.Nxc6, and if the black rook leaves the c-file follows 30.
Nc4 winning the Bd6.",10,"De","Was jetzt?","Greifen Sie den Verteidiger an!",
"","b3a5","Die Pointe - Weiß droht 30.Nxc6, und wenn der schwarze Turm die
c-Linie verlässt, folgt 30.Nc4 mit Gewinn des Bd6.",10]} 29. Na5 $1 {The point
- White threatens 30.Nxc6, and if the black rook leaves the c-file there
follows 30.Nc4 winning the Bd6. Die Pointe - Weiß droht 30.Nxc6, und wenn der
schwarze Turm die c-Linie verlässt, folgt 30.Nc4 mit Gewinn des Bd6.} Ra6 ({
After Auf} 29... Rhc8 {simplest is geschieht am einfachsten} 30. Nxc6 Rxc6 31.
Kf1 {followed by general liquidation on d6 - thanks to the passed a-pawn the
ending is trivially won for White. nebst Generalabtausch auf d6 - das Endspiel
ist dank des entfernten a-Freibauern trivial für Weiß gewonnen.}) 30. Nc4 Rxa4
31. Rxd6+ Ke7 32. Nb6 Ra2 33. Nd5+ Kf7 34. Nbc3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Black "Nyysti, Sampsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Finland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nd7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Qe2 c4 13. Bc2 (13. Bxc4 {was
definitely playable, since after war definitiv spielbar, denn nach} Bxe4 {
White has the rejoinder hat Weiß die Riposte} 14. Ba6 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 {winning
an exchange. mit Qualitätsgewinn.}) 13... b5 14. O-O a5 15. Rab1 Ba6 16. d5 {
Opening the game in the centre. Öffnet das Spiel im Zentrum.} exd5 17. exd5 O-O
18. Nd4 (18. a4 {was worth considering here, with the idea kam hier in
Betracht, mit der Idee} b4 19. d6) ({The immediate Das sofortige} 18. d6 $6 Bf6
{would give White nothing. würde nichts einbringen.}) 18... Bxa3 19. Nxb5 Bxb5
20. Rxb5 {His bishop pair now gives White a slight pull. Sein Läuferpaar gibt
Weiß nun ein leichtes Plus.} Re8 21. Qf3 Qf6 {Starting a counterattack on the
pawn c3. Leitet einen Gegenangriff auf den Bauern c3 ein.} 22. Rxa5 Bb2 23. d6
$6 {23.Ra7 Ne5 24.Qg3 was objectively stronger, yet the text move sets a sly
trap... 23.Ra7 Ne5 24.Qg3 war objektiv stärker, doch der Textzug stellt eine
schlaue Falle...} Bxc3 $2 {... into which Black promptly falls. ... und
Schwarz fällt prompt hinein.} ({With} 23... Qxc3 24. Qxc3 Bxc3 {Black could
have put up tough resistance. hätte Schwarz hartnäckigen Widerstand leisten
können.}) 24. Rf5 $1 Qd4 {The only square for the queen, which has to guard
the bishop on c3. Das einzige Feld für die Dame, die ja den Läufer auf c3
decken muss.} 25. Rd5 Qf6 26. Bf5 $1 (26. Qh3 g6 27. Qxd7 Qxf4 28. Qh3 {
with the double threat 29.d7 and Qxc3 was also winning. mit der Doppeldrohung
29.d7 und Dxc3 gewann ebenfalls.}) 26... Rcd8 {[%tqu "En","How can White win
immediately?","The black queen has only very few squares.","If we could lure
the black queen onto the fifth rank, this would allow Bxh7+ with a discovered
attack of the rook d5.","f4g5","And Black's queen is trapped in her own camp!",
15,"De","Wie kann Weiß sofort gewinnen?","Die schwarze Dame hat nur sehr
wenige Felder.","Wenn wir die schwarze Dame auf die fünfte Reihe locken
könnten, würde das Lxh7+ ermöglichen, mit einem Abzugsangriff vom Turm d5.",
"f4g5","Und die schwarze Dame ist in ihrem eigenen Lager gefangen!",15]} 27.
Bg5 $1 {And Black's queen has to leave the board. Und die schwarze Dame beißt
ins Gras.} (27. Bg5 Qxg5 (27... Ne5 28. Qh3 $1 Qxg5 29. Qxh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8#) 28.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 29. Rxg5) 1-0

[Event "ENG-ch m"]
[Site "England"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Kosten, Anthony C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. d4 c5 (7... b6
8. O-O Bb7 9. b4 a5 10. b5 dxc4 11. Qc2 $1 Nd5 12. Bb2 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 c6 14.
bxc6 Bxc6 15. Qxc4 $14 {Speelman,J-Kosten,A Hastings 1990  CBM/22}) 8. cxd5
Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b4 Bb6 11. Bb2 $14) 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 b6
11. e4 Bb7 12. Bd3 {-> E 12} Nd7 (12... Nc6 $5) 13. Qe2 cxd4 $6 (13... Rc8 $5
14. Bd2 Qc7 15. h4 e5 16. Rfe1 c4 17. Bc2 Rfe8 18. Ba4 exd4 19. cxd4 a6 20. Bf4
Qxf4 21. Bxd7 b5 $44 {Dohonjan}) 14. cxd4 Rc8 15. Bd2 Nf6 16. a4 $1 $14 Qc7 17.
a5 Rfd8 18. axb6 axb6 19. h3 Nd7 20. Rab1 e5 21. d5 Bc5 22. Bb5 Qd6 23. Ra1 Nf6
24. Ra7 Qb8 25. Rfa1 $16 Bd6 26. Bg5 Be7 27. Bc6 $1 Bxc6 28. Rxe7 Qd6 29. Rxe5
$18 Be8 30. Rf5 Bd7 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Rh5 Qf4 33. g3 Qd6 34. Qe3 Qf8 35. Qxb6
Qg7 36. Kg2 Re8 37. Ra7 Rb8 38. Qd6 Bb5 39. Rh4 Kh8 40. Nd4 Bd3 41. Nf5 Qg6 42.
Re7 Red8 43. Qf4 Rb1 44. Rh6 Qg5 45. Qxg5 fxg5 46. Rd6 Rf8 47. g4 Re1 48. f3
Re2+ 49. Kg3 Rb2 50. h4 Bf1 51. hxg5 Rg2+ 52. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Janjgava, Lasha"]
[Black "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Rd1 Bxd3 14. Rxd3 Nd7 (
14... cxd4) 15. Bf4 Re8 $1 16. Ne5 $5 (16. Rad1 $2 c4 {/\ Ba3}) (16. a4 cxd4
17. cxd4 Qa6 {/\ R ac8=/+}) 16... cxd4 (16... Bd6 17. Qh5 $40 {>>}) 17. cxd4
Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qd7 (18... Qc6 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Qc4 $5 21. Qd2 $1 $13 (21.
Bxg7 $2 Bf6 $1 $19)) 19. Rad1 {/\ R g3} (19. Rg3 $2 f6 20. Qg4 (20. Bf4 Qxd4
21. Rd1 Qa4 {/\ Bf8, R ad8}) 20... g6 $1 21. Qh5 $8 (21. Bf4 f5 $1 $17) 21...
Bd8 (21... fxe5 22. Rxg6+ $10) 22. Bf4 Rc8 $5 {/\ Bc7, f5=/+}) 19... Bd6 $1 $10
20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Rc3 Rac8 22. Qc2 Qd7 23. h3 h6 24. d5 Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Rc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {The Petrosian Variation. White prepares
Nc3 and wants to avoid the pin after ...Bb4.} Bb7 5. Nc3 {[#]} d5 {Otherwise
White will play d4-d5 himself.} ({For instance} 5... Be7 6. d5 {followed by
e2-e4 secures White an advantage in the centre. Here one can notice the
importance for White of not being pinned with ...Bb4.}) 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2
Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 ({Another standard plan in
this variation is} 11... Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6) 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. Be3 ({After} 13. d5
exd5 14. exd5 {Black can consider a positional pawn sacrifice:} c4 $5 15. Bxc4
Na5 16. Ba2 Bf6 17. Bb2 Rac8 {with the idea of 18...Nc4. Then White should
probably prevent it with} 18. Nd2 {It remains unclear if Black has full
compensation. Probably only future practice can give an answer to the question.
}) 13... Rfd8 14. h4 {White is trying to expend on the kingside.} e5 $1 15. d5
Na5 16. h5 ({Of course White would be happy to fortify his centre with} 16. c4
{but this would allow} Nb3 17. Rab1 Nd4) 16... c4 17. Bc2 Nb3 $1 ({After} 17...
h6 18. Nd2 $1 {White prevents the manoeuvre Na5-b3-c5.}) 18. Ra2 ({As the
players established after the game, in the event of} 18. Bxb3 cxb3 19. c4 f5 $1
20. exf5 b5 $1 21. cxb5 Bxd5 {Black is doing fine.}) 18... h6 19. Nh2 {The
American GM transfers the knight to f5, but as we'll see this doesn't promise
White much. The position is about equal.} Bd6 20. Rb1 Nc5 21. Nf1 (21. Qxc4 Ba6
22. Qb4 {leaves Black with many attractive options. One possibility is} Nd3 23.
Qa4 Bc4 24. Bb3 b5 25. Qa6 Bxb3 26. Rxb3 Qc4 27. Qxb5 Qxe4 {with initiative.})
21... Ba6 ({A more ambitious continuation is} 21... f5 $5) 22. Ng3 Bf8 23. Nf5
Nd3 24. g3 ({At this moment Hikaru missed a good chance to get an advantage by
continuing} 24. a4 {If then} Bc8 25. Bxd3 cxd3 26. Qxd3 Bxf5 27. exf5 Rac8 {
White continues} 28. a5 $1 {and in the event of} (28. Rb3 Qc6 $1) 28... Qxc3 (
28... bxa5 $1) 29. Qxc3 Rxc3 30. axb6 axb6 31. Bxb6 Rxd5 32. Ra8 {Black has
serious back rank problems.}) (24. Qg4 {doesn't achieve anything due to the
obvious} Kh8 ({or} 24... Kh7)) 24... Bc8 25. Qf3 Bxf5 26. Qxf5 (26. exf5 Qd7 $1
27. f6 Qxd5 28. Qg4 Rd6 29. fxg7 Bxg7 {is just better for Black.}) 26... Bc5
27. Qf3 Bxe3 28. Qxe3 Nc5 29. Rb4 Nb7 30. Ba4 Nd6 31. Bc6 Rab8 {Neither side
can do much in this equal position.} 32. a4 Rf8 33. g4 Kh7 34. f3 Qe7 35. Rh2
Qf6 36. Kf2 Rbc8 37. Ke1 Rc7 38. Kd1 Rd8 39. Ke2 Qe7 40. Rh1 Qf6 41. Ra1 Qh4
42. Rbb1 Qh2+ 43. Qf2 Qf4 44. Qe3 Qh2+ 45. Qf2 Qf4 46. Qe3 Qh2+ 47. Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qb3 c5 6. Bg5 Bb7 7. e3 O-O {
The players have entered an extremely rare theoretical line, where Black
usually manages to solve all the problems.} 8. Be2 {Even though this move is
the most common, it seems toothless.} (8. a3 $5 {as was played in a recent
game between 2 strong grandmasters is more in the spirit of position. For
instance,} Ba5 9. dxc5 Na6 10. c6 Bxc6 11. Qc2 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Nc5 13. Bxf6 Qxf6
14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. b4 Ne4 16. Nd4 $14 {Korobov,A (2674)-Khairullin,I (2628)
Sochi RUS 2016, White was somewhat better.}) 8... cxd4 $1 {Pavel chooses a
correct moment for releasing the tension in the centre.} 9. Qxb4 ({Black is
also doing OK after} 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Rad1 h6 (11... Rc8 $6 12. d5
Na5 13. Qa4 $36 {Edouard,R (2659)-Moiseenko,A (2698) Hockenheim GER 2014}) 12.
Bh4 d5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. cxd5 Na5 15. Qa4 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 $11) 9... Nc6 $146
{GM Pavel Eljanov comes up with an interesting novelty, which forces White to
play very precisely in order to maintain the balance.} (9... Na6 10. Qa3 dxc3
11. Qxc3 Ne4 12. Bxd8 Nxc3 13. Be7 Rfe8 14. Bd6 Nxe2 15. Kxe2 Nc5 $11 {
Matlakov,M (2676)-Yemelin,V (2559) St Petersburg 2013}) 10. Qa3 dxc3 11. bxc3
$6 {This way of handling the position involves an obvious strategic risk, but
GM Mamedyarov is a very brave player!} ({Objectively,} 11. Qxc3 {would be a
better choice, though after} Ne4 12. Bxd8 Nxc3 {White's position looks shaky,
and finding the following precise moves isn't an easy task:} 13. Bxb6 $1 Nxe2 (
13... axb6 14. bxc3 Na5 15. O-O Ba6 16. Nd2 Rfc8 17. Rfb1 {leads to a drawish
endgame.}) 14. Bc5 Rfc8 15. Kxe2 Na5 16. Bd4 Nxc4 17. Rhc1 $11) 11... h6 12.
Bh4 Rc8 13. Rd1 {The pressure along the d-file doesn't fully compensate for a
damaged pawn structure, but it is the best that White can do.} Qc7 $6 {This
move is a serious concession - the king is becoming exposed, so White gets
sufficient counterplay.} ({Black had no reasons for deviating from the most
principled} 13... g5 $1 14. Bg3 Ne4 {liquidating the opponent's dark-squared
bishop} 15. Nd2 (15. Bd6 Nxd6 16. Qxd6 Qf6 17. O-O g4 18. Nd4 Ne5 $15) 15...
Nxg3 16. hxg3 Kg7 $15) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. O-O Kg7 {A decent prophylactic move -
the Pf6 might be left hanging in the long run.} 16. Nd4 ({An equal endgame
would arise in the event of} 16. Rd6 Na5 17. Nd4 Ba6 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. cxb5 Qxc3
20. Qxc3 Rxc3 21. Rxd7 Rc2 $11) 16... Ne5 17. Nb5 Qc5 {A small inaccuracy.} ({
A better move was} 17... Qc6 $1 18. f3 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Rxc5 20. Rd4 ({After} 20.
Nd6 Bc6 21. e4 Ng6 $15 {White would suffer from a lack of constructive ideas.})
20... d5 21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. a4 f5 {- White should be able to maintain the
balance, but Black is no longer running any risk.}) 18. Qb4 $1 {This precise
move allows White to get a better version of the above-mentioned endgame.} a5 {
Obviously, weakening the Pb6 makes Black's position somewhat shaky.} ({A safer
try would be} 18... f5 19. Nd6 Rb8 20. Rd2 Bc6 $11) 19. Qxc5 Rxc5 20. Nd6 Ba6
21. Rd4 {The strong Nd6 significantly restricts the mobility of Black's pieces.
However, the position is still very close to equal.} f5 22. Rb1 Rb8 (22... Nc6
$5 {deserved serious attention:} 23. Rf4 (23. Rd2 Ne5 $11) 23... Ne5 {, and if}
24. Rxb6 Rc6 25. Rxc6 dxc6 {then Black gets sufficient compensation for a pawn
due to the poor placement of White's rook.}) 23. f4 Nc6 24. Rd2 Ne7 $1 {
Pavel finds a correct defensive idea - it is necessary to exchange the
annoying knight as soon as possible.} 25. Kf2 Kf8 26. e4 Nc8 27. Nb5 {
Shakhriyar is trying to keep the tension in the position.} (27. exf5 {does not
promise anything:} Nxd6 28. Rxd6 Bxc4 29. f6 Bxe2 30. Kxe2 Rxc3 31. Rxd7 Kg8
$11) 27... Ke7 (27... fxe4 $5 28. Rxd7 Bxb5 29. Rxb5 Ke8 30. Rxc5 Kxd7 31. Rh5
Nd6 32. Rxh6 Rc8 $11) 28. Rbd1 Rb7 29. exf5 Rxf5 {Both sides have their
weaknesses, but White's pieces are somewhat more active, so Black should be
careful.} 30. g3 ({Correctly rejecting the tempting} 30. Bf3 $6 Rxf4 31. Ke3
Rxc4 32. Bxb7 Bxb5 33. Bxc8 Rxc3+ 34. Kf2 Rxc8 $15) 30... Rc5 31. Na3 d6 32. g4
{White's only idea is advancing the kingside pawns now. At the same time,
Black should try to activate the queenside pieces.} Rd7 33. h4 Rd8 34. Rd4 (34.
g5 $6 Rf5 35. Kg3 Rg8 36. Bd3 Rc5 {can be dangerous only for White.}) 34... Na7
({The best way of releasing the tension would be} 34... d5 $1 35. cxd5 Bxe2 36.
Kxe2 Rxc3 37. Nb5 Rc2+ 38. R1d2 Rxd2+ 39. Rxd2 Rxd5 40. Rxd5 exd5 {Despite the
extra pawn, the resulting endgame looks dangerous to a human eye. However, as
the analyses prove, Black's defensive task is quite easy:} 41. Ke3 Kd7 42. h5
Ne7 43. g5 f6 $1 44. gxh6 Nf5+ 45. Kd3 Nxh6 $11) 35. Rb1 Nc8 36. Nc2 $1 {
Now GM Mamedyarov manages to take advantage of Black's passive play and
improve the placement of his knight.} d5 {Alas, there is no other way to
change the unfavourable path of game.} (36... e5 37. fxe5 dxe5 38. Rxd8 Kxd8
39. Ne3 $14) 37. cxd5 Bxe2 38. Kxe2 Rdxd5 (38... Rxc3 39. Ne3 Ra3 40. Rb2 $14)
39. Kd3 (39. Rxd5 $5 Rxd5 40. Nd4 Rc5 41. Kd3 $14) 39... h5 40. Ne3 Rd7 $2 {
The last move before passing the time control turns out a serious mistake.} ({
The correct move was} 40... Rd6 $1 41. g5 b5 42. c4 bxc4+ 43. Nxc4 Rxd4+ 44.
Kxd4 Rd5+ 45. Ke4 Rc5 {- White still has some advantage, but draw seems the
most probable result in this position.}) 41. f5 $1 {An excellent tactical
resource, which enables White to create a dangerous passer.} hxg4 ({Hardly
better was} 41... exf5 42. Nxf5+ Kd8 43. Rf1 hxg4 44. h5 $16) 42. h5 Nd6 43. h6
Rc8 $2 {A decisive mistake.} ({Pavel's position was very difficult, but had he
played} 43... g3 $1 44. h7 Rc8 45. Rxb6 Nxf5 46. Rxd7+ Kxd7 47. Rb7+ Kd6 48.
Rxf7 Rh8 $16 {the limited material ballance would leave Black definite drawing
chances.}) 44. Re1 $1 Nb7 ({The most stubborn was} 44... Kf8 45. fxe6 fxe6 {
, but after} 46. Ke2 $1 {White manages to take advantage of pin on the Nd6:} g3
47. Red1 Rcd8 48. Nc4 g2 49. Ne5 Rc7 50. Kf2 Ke7 51. h7 Rf8+ 52. Kxg2 Kf6 53.
Ng4+ Kg5 54. Nf2 Nf5 55. Rg4+ Kf6 56. Ne4+ Kf7 57. Re1 $18) 45. Rxd7+ Kxd7 46.
Nxg4 {The exchange of rooks makes the h6-pawn even stronger.} Nc5+ 47. Kd4 Kd6
(47... Rh8 {offered equally little hope:} 48. fxe6+ Nxe6+ 49. Ke5 Ke7 50. Nf6
$1 $18 {with full domination.}) 48. Ne5 f6 (48... Ke7 49. f6+ Kxf6 50. Rf1+ Kg5
51. h7 $18) 49. Ng6 e5+ 50. Ke3 Rc7 51. Rd1+ Kc6 52. Rd8 Nb7 53. Rc8 $1 $18 {
The most effective! The rest was simple.} Rxc8 54. Ne7+ Kc5 55. Nxc8 Nd8 56. h7
Nf7 57. Ne7 Kc4 58. Ng8 Kxc3 59. Nxf6 ({Black resigns in view of} 59. Nxf6 Kc4
60. Ne4 Kd5 61. Ng5 Nh8 62. f6 Kd6 63. a4 ({Or} 63. Ke4 b5 64. a3 b4 65. axb4
axb4 66. Kd3 $18) 63... Kd7 64. Ke4 Kd6 65. f7 Ke7 66. Kxe5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Skopje Karposh op"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2014.04.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.03.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. a3 d5 {Edouard has a very original opening
repertoire and usually avoids the main theoretical lines.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 (
6. Nf3 Nf6 {is a direct transposition to Petrosian system in E12. My opponent
has solid experience in it.}) 6... Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 {I was happy to see this
move during the game. Usually Black prefers to keep his dark-squared bishop on
d6, but 7...Bd6 could be met by 8.Bg5 c6 9.e4! with the initiative.} 8. Nf3 O-O
9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bf4 {Now White has a good version of E12 and maintains some
advantage.} ({Sometimes White may start with} 10. Ne5 {But it seems less
flexible. For instance,} c5 11. Be3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qc2 Qd5
$10) 10... Ne4 (10... c5 11. Rc1 (11. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A (2685)-Epishin,V 
(2655)/Biel 1993/CBM 037/[Epishin] (70)}) 11... a6 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Ne5 $14 {
1-0 Ibragimov,I (2611)-De Silva,N/Sangli 2000/EXT 2001 (32)}) 11. Qb3 $5 {
Quite a rare move. My idea was to provoke the exchange on c3 as soon as it
possible. In the event of 11...c5 Black should be able to play with an
isolated pawn, since recapturing with the Pb6 is not possible anymore.} (11.
Rc1 Nxc3 (11... Bd6 12. Bxd6 cxd6 13. Nd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Barczay,L (2470)-Ambroz,
J (2600)/Trencianske Teplice 1979/MCD (37)}) 12. Rxc3 c5 {looks playable for
Black.}) 11... Nxc3 $146 (11... Ndf6 12. Rac1 (12. Rfd1 Ba6 13. Ne5 $14 {
0-1 Yip,M (2090)-Voskanyan,V (2425)/Budapest 1995/EXT 1997 (41)}) 12... c5 13.
dxc5 Bxc5 14. Ne5 Qe7 15. Nd3 $14) 12. bxc3 c5 $6 {This advance looks natural,
but actually it only creates a clear target.} ({Edouard should have preferred:
} 12... Re8 13. a4 (13. c4 Nf6 14. Rfd1 c5 {is acceptable for Black.}) 13...
Bd6 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. a5 Bc6 $14) (12... Bd6 13. Bxd6 cxd6 14. a4 $14 {In both
cases Black has a slishgty worse but solid position.}) 13. a4 $1 {A correct
plan. Now Black's queenside is under permanent pressure.} Nf6 14. a5 (14. Ne5
$5 Ba6 15. Rfe1 Rc8 16. a5 b5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Red1 $14) 14... Ba6 15. axb6 (
15. Ne5 $1 c4 (15... bxa5 16. Nc6 Qe8) 16. Qb2 (16. Qc2 b5 17. Nc6 Qd7 18.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bg5 Bb7 20. Qf5 Qd7 $14) 16... b5 17. Nc6 Qd7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.
Bg5 $36 {with a powerful initiative. The pin is quite unpleasant, while White
is ready to push e2-e4.}) 15... axb6 ({The lesser evil seems:} 15... Qxb6 16.
Qc2 Bb5 17. Rfb1 a6 18. e3 Rac8 $14) 16. Qb2 {That is not a mistake yet, but
now I cannot understand why I rejected 16.Ne5, which was the most natural way
to handle this position.} (16. Ne5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bxe2 18. Rfe1 Rxa1 19. Rxa1
Bd6 20. Nc6 (20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Bf3 $1 $11) 20... Bc4 21. Qb2
Qc7 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Qxb6 Qe6 24. Qb7 $14) (16. Rfe1 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bc4 18.
Rxa8 Bxb3 19. Rxd8 Bxd8 20. Ne5 $14) 16... cxd4 17. cxd4 (17. Nxd4 Bc5 18. Bg5
Bb7 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Ra1 h6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. e3 $14) 17... Bc4 18. Rxa8 (18.
Ne5 b5 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Qb7 $14) 18... Qxa8 19. Qxb6 $2 {Now when I look at
this position, I cannot explain this strange decision. The game was played
early in the morning, the players were tired, but...why did I let him simplify
the position?} ({The most natural and strongest continuation was} 19. Ra1 Qc8 (
19... Qc6 20. Ne5 Qe6 21. Nxc4 dxc4 22. Ra7 $16) 20. Ra7 Re8 21. Ne5 b5 22.
Nxc4 bxc4 {and the strong Pc4 doesn't change the character of position. White
has a pair of bishops,the Pd5 is very weak, etc. For instance,} (22... Qxc4 23.
e3 b4 24. Bg5 $16) 23. Be5 $16 (23. Qb5 $16)) 19... Bxe2 20. Re1 Bxf3 21. Bxf3
Re8 {White has a slighty more active pieces, but this is only a symbolic
advantage.} 22. Qb5 {This move is connected with a tactical blunder.} ({
Still, after} 22. Kg2 Ne4 (22... Bf8 $2 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. Qb7 Qe6 25. Qa8 Ne4
26. Bc1 $16) 23. Rb1 Bg5 24. Bxe4 Bxf4 $11 {Black should make an easy draw.})
22... Bd6 $1 {A nice tactical way to solve all the problems.} 23. Be5 $2 {
I was disappointed by previous mistakes, but...} ({I had to accept a draw:} 23.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Qxe8+ Nxe8 25. Be3 Nc7 $11) 23... Bxe5 24. dxe5 Rxe5 $1 $15 25.
Rd1 {Luckily, I was able to relax and switch to a precise defence.} ({
Exchanging the rooks could be a bad decision:} 25. Rxe5 $2 Qa1+ 26. Kg2 Qxe5
$17) 25... h6 26. Kg2 g5 27. h3 {Securing the bishops.} Kg7 28. Qb2 Qe8 29. Rd4
(29. Bxd5 $4 {Falling into a simple trap:} Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Qe4+ $19 {would have
been too much for me on that day!}) 29... Qe6 30. Rb4 {Intending to create
some threats. Black is forced to exchange the queens now.} Re1 31. Rb6 Qe5 32.
Qxe5 Rxe5 33. Rd6 $1 {Now Black cannot make much progress.} Re1 34. g4 Ra1 35.
Kg3 Ra4 36. Kg2 Rf4 37. Rd8 {Black cannot activate his knight and king.} Rd4
38. Kf1 Rd3 39. Kg2 Rc3 ({After} 39... d4 40. Be2 Rd2 41. Kf1 Ne4 42. Ke1 $11 {
the pawn is lost.}) 40. Rd6 Ra3 41. Rd8 Ra4 42. Rd6 d4 43. Rd8 {The only thing
I should avoid in this position is the appearance of Black's knight on f4.} Nh7
44. Be4 Nf8 45. Bf5 Ng6 (45... Ne6 46. Bxe6 fxe6 47. Kf3 $11 {is a dead draw
as well.}) 46. Bxg6 Kxg6 47. Rd6+ f6 48. Kf3 Ra3+ 49. Ke2 Rxh3 50. Rxd4 $11 {
This endgame doesn't require much accuracy.} h5 51. gxh5+ Kxh5 52. Kf1 f5 53.
Kg2 g4 54. Rd5 Kg5 55. Ra5 Rd3 56. Rb5 Kf4 57. Rb4+ Ke5 58. Rb5+ Ke4 59. Rb4+
Rd4 60. Rxd4+ Kxd4 {A draw was agreed in view of 61.f3.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 {This move leads to the most complicated positions.} ({Another
possibilities are:} 8... Nc6) ({and} 8... d6) 9. Nb3 ({Black has no problems
after:} 9. Nf3 $6 Nc6 10. Bd3 Ng4 11. O-O Qb8 {[%cal Gc6d4]} 12. Ne2 O-O 13. h3
Nge5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bf4 Qc7 16. Qd2 Qd6 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. b4 Be7 19. f4 Qc7
$15 {0-1 Nikolic,P-Timman,J/Linares 1988}) 9... Nc6 10. Bf4 ({Another common
line is:} 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bd3 Qb8 14. Bg3 Be5 15.
O-O-O O-O 16. Kb1 (16. Qd2 d6 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. f3 Ba6 19. Be2 Rc8 20. b3 Qc7
21. Qd6 Ne8 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Kb2 Kf8 24. a4 Ke7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Salov,
V/Chess Masters 3rd 1999}) 16... d6 (16... Rc8 17. Qe2 d6 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Qe3
Bc6 20. Rd2 a6 21. Rhd1 Qb7 22. f3 $14 {1-0 Khenkin,I-Markos,J/SVK-ch Kaskady
2002}) 17. Bxe5 (17. Ne2 Bxg3 18. hxg3 b5 $1 19. cxb5 Rc8 20. Nc3 d5 $44 {
0-1 Cmilyte,V-Naiditsch,A/ Wijk aan Zee ll 2003}) 17... dxe5 18. Qe2 (18. f3
Rd8 19. g4 Ba6 20. h4 Ne8 21. g5 h5 $132) 18... Rd8 19. Qe3 Rd4 (19... Bc6 20.
Bc2 Qc7 $13) 20. f3 Ba6 21. b3 Qc7 22. Kb2 Rad8 23. Ne2 R4d7 24. Bc2 b5 $1 $132
{0-1 Khenkin,I-Adams,M/Bundesliga 0203 2002}) 10... O-O $5 {In my opinion,this
is a good alternative to the most popular 10...e5.Actually,this game is a try
to show the disadvantage of it.} (10... e5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Be7 {-is the
main line.}) 11. Nxc5 {This is the most principal continuation.The
dark-squared bishop is very important in this type of positions.On the other
hand,black gets a strong outpost on d4 and he could quickly organize a
counterplay,using the ''b'' file.} (11. O-O-O e5 12. Be3 (12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Nxd4
Bxd4 14. Bd3 $2 Bxc3 15. bxc3 h6 16. Bh4 Qe7 $17 {0-1 Pliasunov,A-Ionov,S/
Chigorin mem op 2001}) (12. Bg3 Rc8 13. Kb1 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Nd5 b5 16.
Bh4 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Be7 18. Qd3 Nxe4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Illescas Cordoba,M/
ESP-chT Ponferrada 1997}) 12... Bxe3+ 13. fxe3 Rc8 14. Bd3 a6 15. Nd5 Na7 16.
Kb1 d6 17. Qe2 b5 18. cxb5 Nxb5 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Na5 Ba8 $15 {0-1 Bagirov,
R-Alekseev,E/Suetin mem Tula 2002}) (11. Bd3 e5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Qe2 Ne8 ({
deserves attention is:} 13... d6 $5 {[%cal Gf6d7,Gd7c5]}) 14. h4 Bxg5 15. hxg5
Qxg5 16. Nd5 Nf6 17. Qf3 Rfe8 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. O-O-O Ne7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Lutz,C/Julian Borowski 4th 2002}) (11. Rd1 e5 12. Bg5 Nd4
13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Bd3 Bc6 15. O-O Bxc3 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxc3 Qg5 $11 {0-1
Lauber,A-Agrest,E/BL2-Nord 0102 2001}) 11... bxc5 12. Bd6 Nd4 13. Qd3 (13. Qd1
$2 Qb6 $1 (13... Re8 $4 14. e5 Qb6 15. b4 cxb4 16. c5 $18 {1-0 Bagirov,
R-Dobrov,V/Abu Dhabi ADCF Masters 2002}) 14. Bxf8 Qxb2 15. Rc1 Rxf8 $17) 13...
Re8 (13... Qb6 $143 $6 14. e5 $1 (14. Bxf8 Rxf8 15. O-O-O Rb8 $44 {[%cal Gd7d5]
}) 14... Nh5 15. O-O-O Rfc8 (15... Nf4 16. Qg3 Qb3 17. Rd2) 16. Na4 $16) (13...
e5 $6 14. Bxc5 Re8 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Qxd4 Nxe4 17. O-O-O $16 {1-0 Piket,
J-Salov,V/Hoogovens Wijk aaz Zee 1997}) 14. e5 (14. b4 $6 e5 $1 15. Be2 (15.
Bxc5 $6 Nb3 16. Rb1 Nxc5 17. bxc5 Bc6 $15 {[%cal Gd8a5]}) (15. bxc5 $2 Qa5 16.
f3 Bxe4 $1 17. fxe4 Nxe4 18. Rc1 $8 Qxa3 19. Na2 $8 Qa5+ 20. Nc3 Nxc5 21. Bxc5
Qxc5 $17) 15... cxb4 16. axb4 Re6 17. c5 Ne8 18. Bg4 Rg6 19. Bh5 Rg5 $15 {
0-1 Van Wely,L-Granda Zuniga,J/Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1997}) 14... Ng4 ({
deserves attention is:} 14... Nh5 $5 15. Ne2 (15. Rd1 Nf4 16. Qg3 Ng6 17. Bd3
Nf5 $1 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. O-O f4 20. Qg4 f3 $132 {[%cal Gg6e5]}) 15... Nxe2 16.
Qxe2 Qh4 17. Qe3 Nf4 18. Qg3 Nxg2+ 19. Bxg2 Qxg3 20. hxg3 Bxg2 21. Rh2 Bf3 22.
Bxc5 Rec8 23. b4 a5 $11) 15. Bxc5 $5 $146 {Hristos finds an amazing idea! That
not brings an advantage,but probably there is nothing better for white!} Nb3
16. Qd1 Qa5 $6 {There was no reason to spend time for that move-''d6'' is the
best place for the bishop anyway!} (16... Nxa1 $142 17. Qxg4 Nb3 $1 (17... Rc8
18. Bxa7 Qa5 19. Bd4 Nc2+ 20. Kd2 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Red8 $13) 18. Bd6 (18. Be3 d5
$1 19. Bh6 g6 $17) 18... Qb6 $1 19. Qd1 (19. Bd3 Nc5 $17 {[%csl Rb2,Rd3][%cal
Gc5d3,Gb6b2]}) (19. Be2 Nc1 $1 $17 {[%csl Rb2,Re2][%cal Gc1e2,Gb6b2]} (19...
Nd4 $2 20. c5 Nc2+ 21. Kd2 Qxb2 22. Rb1 $18)) (19. h4 Nd4 20. Bd3 Nf5 $1 $17)
19... Rec8 20. Na4 Qa5+ 21. Nc3 Qb6 $11) 17. Bd6 Nxa1 18. Qxg4 Qb6 ({after} 
18... Nb3 19. Bd3 Qb6 20. O-O Nc5 21. Bb1 $16 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gh4h5] black cannot
improve the position of his pieces.On the other hand,white has a clear plan of
attack against Kg8.}) 19. Nb5 $1 {[%cal Gc4c5]} (19. b4 $2 Nc2+ 20. Kd2 Nxa3
$17) 19... Nc2+ $4 {Losing immediately!} ({The only way for fighting was:} 
19... Nb3 $8 20. Qd1 $1 (20. Bd3 $2 a6 $1 21. Qh3 h6 22. Nc7 Qa5+ 23. Kf1 Qd2
$19) (20. Qh3 Nc5 {[%cal Gc5e4]} 21. b4 Ne4 22. c5 Qc6 23. f3 Nxd6 24. Nxd6 Qd5
$1 $132) 20... Nc5 21. b4 Ne4 22. c5 Qc6 23. f3 Nxd6 24. Nxd6 Qc7 25. Bd3 {
and white has more than a sufficient compensation for a pawn,but black has
some chanses to hold the position.}) 20. Kd2 Qxf2+ 21. Qe2 Qf5 $8 22. Kc3 $1
Be4 23. Qd2 $4 {[%cal Gf1d3] It is funny,that Hristos Banikas has made this
move without thinking! Actually,black gets an opportunity to save a material!}
(23. Nc7 $1 Qf4 24. g3 Qe3+ 25. Qxe3 Nxe3 26. Rg1 Nxf1 27. Rxf1 Rec8 28. Nxa8
Bxa8 29. Kd4 $18 {[%cal Gb2b4] I believe that white has a winning
position-black pawns on the king side are paralized,on the other hand white
can easily push his pawns on the queen side.}) 23... a5 $4 {This game is a
nice example of ''how one move can change the result''! I was completely sure,
that my position is lost,so that move is a kind of desperation!} ({It is just
unbelievable,but even after the game we didn't analized this natural
continuation! After that move white has no time to win a piece!-} 23... Rec8 $1
{[%cal Ga7a6]} 24. Bd3 (24. Nc7 Rab8 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gb8b7]} 25. Bd3 $2 Bxd3
26. Qxd3 Rb3+) (24. Kb3 f6 $1 25. exf6 (25. Be2 a6 $1 26. Rf1 Qg5 27. Qxg5 fxg5
$19 {[%cal Gc2d4]})) (24. b3 a6 25. Nc7 Nxa3 $1 {[%cal Ga3b1]} 26. Qe3 Rxc7 $1
27. Bxc7 Rc8 28. Qb6 Nb5+ $1 29. cxb5 Qxe5+ $19) 24... Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Qf2 $1 26.
Rf1 Qxg2 27. Qf3 Rxc4+ $1 28. Kxc4 Qxf1+ 29. Qxf1 Ne3+ $19) 24. Nc7 $18 {
Now the game is over-black cannot avoid material losses.} Nb4 (24... Qg6 25.
Nxe8 Rxe8 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 Qxg2 28. Rc1 $18) 25. axb4 axb4+ 26. Kb3 ({
possible was also} 26. Kd4) ({worse is:} 26. Kxb4 $6 Reb8+ 27. Nb5 Rb6 $16 {
with some counterplay for black.}) 26... Bb1 {Black cannot save a piece.The
rest is like an agony!} 27. Nxa8 Rxa8 28. Be2 Qe4 29. Kxb4 {The most effective
way-white has nothing to worry about his king.} ({Only not:} 29. Bf3 $4 Ba2+
30. Kxb4 Qxc4#) 29... Qb7+ 30. Kc3 Be4 31. Bd3 Bxd3 32. Kxd3 f5 33. exf6 Qb3+
34. Qc3 Qb7 35. Rf1 {[%mdl 34880]} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 18th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2017.06.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2017.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qb3 {Zdenko chooses a considerably
minor line.} (5. Qc2 {is much more popular.}) 5... c5 {The Polish grandmaster
goes for a somewhat risky way of handling the position.} ({The more modest} 
5... Be7 6. Nc3 d5 {offers Black good chances for equalising:} 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
e4 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 (9. Rxf1 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Bf4 c5 12. O-O-O Qc8 $11 {
Sasikiran,K (2637)-Bocharov,D (2595) Moscow RUS 2016}) 9... Nxc3 10. Qxc3 O-O
11. Bf4 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 $11 {Dreev,A (2679)-Adams,M (2708) Las Vegas 1999}) 6.
d5 g6 ({Possibly, the usual} 6... exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Nc3 g6 {is more precise,
limiting White's possibilities.}) 7. Nc3 exd5 8. cxd5 ({At this moment Zdenko
should also consider} 8. Nxd5 $5 Nxd5 9. cxd5 Bg7 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. h4
d6 13. e3 $14 {, and Black's setup looks suspicious.}) 8... Bg7 9. e4 Bxf1 10.
Kxf1 d6 11. g3 ({Liquadating into an endgame didn't bother Black:} 11. Qb5+ Qd7
12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $11 {Burmakin,V (2571)-Pogromsky,M (2243) Sochi 2004
}) 11... O-O 12. Kg2 a6 $146 {This natural move is connected with an
interesting idea.} ({The previously played} 12... Nbd7 13. Re1 a6 14. a4 Ne8
15. Nd2 Ne5 $132 {Dedebas,E (2342)-Bagaturov,G (2428) Izmir TUR 2017, was
acceptable for Black.}) 13. a4 Ra7 $5 {It turns out that Black can afford to
keep the knight on its initial spot for a while.} 14. Re1 (14. Bf4 $5 {looked
challenging, putting some pressure on the Pd6; but Black should be able to
develop enough counterplay by means of} Rb7 15. Rhe1 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nd2
Nh5 18. Be3 Nd7 $132) 14... Nbd7 15. h3 Qb8 {The resulting complex position
might suit both sides.} 16. Bf4 Nh5 {It makes sense to release the tension,
even though the Nh5 is temporarily out of play.} 17. Be3 Rb7 18. g4 Nhf6 19.
Bf4 h5 $5 {The most aggressive choice. The change of k-side pawn structure
might bother both sides.} ({Another possibility was} 19... Re8 20. Qc2 b5 21.
axb5 axb5 $132) 20. g5 Ne8 21. Bh2 ({Since White cannot stop the b6-b5 advance
anyway, it made sense to relocate the queen:} 21. Qc4 $5 b5 22. Qe2 c4 23. axb5
axb5 24. Na2 $132) 21... Ne5 22. Nxe5 dxe5 {It's not an endgame, so White
doesn't benefit from having the protected passer.} 23. Qc4 Qd8 ({Possibly, the
passive-looking} 23... Ra7 $5 {might be stronger, but GM Duda is in aggressive
mode!}) 24. f4 {GM Kozul is intending to immediately liberate the poor Bh2.} (
24. Qxa6 Qxg5+ 25. Kh1 Qe7 26. f4 exf4 27. e5 $132) 24... Nd6 25. Qxa6 Re7 26.
f5 {Another interesting decision - Zdenko makes the position even more
complicated.} ({After} 26. Qd3 exf4 27. Bxf4 Be5 28. Qg3 Rfe8 {Black's
compensation for a pawn would be indisputable.}) 26... gxf5 27. exf5 Nxf5 {
The extra pawn is gone, but White's pieces are getting more mobile. In
particular, the knight can be well placed on e4 in some cases.} 28. Qc4 Rd7 29.
Kh1 {The course of the game has completely changed!} Nd4 {The activity is
worth more than material!} ({After} 29... Qxg5 30. Rg1 Qe3 31. Qf1 Nd4 32. Qg2
$44 {White would obtain excellent play for a pawn.}) 30. Rg1 {Keeping the
tension in the position!} ({The ''greedy''} 30. Bxe5 Bxe5 31. Rxe5 Re8 32. Rae1
Rxe5 33. Rxe5 Re7 34. Re4 Qd7 $11 {would lead to major simplifications.}) 30...
Re8 $2 ({It was necessary to get rid of the e5-pawn in order to activate most
of the pieces:} 30... e4 $1 31. Nxe4 Rxd5 32. Raf1 Qa8 33. Rg2 Rf5 $132) 31.
Rg2 $2 {Luckily for Jan-Krzysztof, his experienced opponent doesn't punish him
for a careless previous move.} ({The natural} 31. Ne4 $1 Rxd5 32. g6 Re7 33.
gxf7+ Rxf7 34. Raf1 {would most likely secure White an easy win.}) 31... e4 {
This advance is not as effective as before, but still makes Black's position
more attractive.} (31... Rd6 $5 32. Ne4 Rg6 33. d6 Qd7 $132) 32. Rf1 (32. d6 $5
{looked more scary, but Black should be able to solve the problems with} e3 $1
33. g6 e2 34. gxf7+ Rxf7 35. Nxe2 Nxe2 36. Rxe2 Rxe2 37. Qxe2 Qa8+ 38. Qg2
Qxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Kf8 40. a5 bxa5 41. Rxa5 Bd4 $11) 32... Rd6 $2 {There
definitely was no reason for such drastic measures!} ({The cool-blooded} 32...
e3 {was possible:} 33. d6 Qa8 34. g6 Re6 35. gxf7+ Rxf7 36. Rxf7 Kxf7 {The
e-passer makes Black's position perfectly playable.}) 33. Re1 $2 ({The simple} 
33. Bxd6 Qxd6 34. Nb5 $1 Qd7 ({After} 34... Nxb5 35. Qxb5 Rd8 36. g6 $18 {
White manages to open the files for his rooks and should be able to convert
the material advantage into a full point.}) 35. Nxd4 cxd4 36. g6 fxg6 37. d6+
Kh7 38. Qc7 Qxc7 39. dxc7 d3 40. Re1 Rc8 41. Rxe4 Rxc7 42. Rd2 {would leave
Black with limited drawing chances.}) 33... Nf3 34. Rxe4 Nxh2 {After
liquidating the powerful dark-squared bishop, Black's position is no longer
risky!} 35. Rxe8+ Qxe8 36. Re2 $2 {It is easy to err under such pressure, so
Zdenko makes another serious mistake.} (36. Ne4 Rg6 37. Rxh2 Bd4 38. Re2 $11)
36... Qd8 $6 ({Objectively,} 36... Qd7 $1 {was stronger:} 37. Kxh2 Bxc3 38.
Qxc3 Rxd5 $17 {and Black is just a pawn up.}) 37. Kxh2 $2 ({It turns out, that
the Nh2 is trapped anyway, so White can play} 37. Qf4 $1 {and save the game:}
Nf3 (37... Nf1 38. Ne4 $1 Rxd5 39. Nf6+ Bxf6 40. gxf6 $11) 38. Qxf3 Bxc3 39.
bxc3 Rxd5 40. Qxh5 Rd3 41. Kg2 Qa8+ 42. Kf2 Qxa4 43. c4 $1 $11) 37... Qxg5 38.
Rg2 Qe5+ 39. Kh1 Kf8 $2 {Unpinning the bishop looks natural, but it is a waste
of time!} ({Instead,} 39... Qe1+ 40. Rg1 Qe3 $19 {was just winning.}) 40. Qa6
Bf6 (40... Qe8 $5) 41. Qd3 Qe1+ 42. Rg1 Qh4 43. Rf1 $2 ({Zdenko has missed an
excellent opportunity of liquidating into a drawish rook endgame:} 43. Qg3 $1
Qxg3 44. Rxg3 Bxc3 45. Rxc3 Rxd5 46. Rb3 Rd6 47. Rb5 $11 {and the active rook
secures White a draw.}) 43... Bd4 $1 {Now the vulnerablity of his king causes
White unsolvable problems.} 44. Ne2 (44. Nb5 Rf6 45. Nxd4 Rxf1+ 46. Qxf1 Qxd4
47. Qb5 Qxd5+ 48. Kg1 {was more stubborn, though the subsequent ending seems
lost.}) 44... Bxb2 $19 {Black is a pawn up in a better position.} 45. Qf5 Rf6
46. Qc8+ Kg7 47. Rg1+ Rg6 48. Qf5 (48. Rxg6+ Kxg6 49. Qg8+ Bg7 $19) 48... Rxg1+
49. Nxg1 Bf6 50. Kg2 Qg5+ {The simplest. The rest is a matter of technique.}
51. Qxg5+ Bxg5 52. Nf3 Bf4 53. Kf1 Kf6 54. Ke2 c4 55. h4 Kf5 56. d6 Ke6 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 33rd"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2017.10.09"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Novy Bor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bf4 {An extremely rare
move, which was used to surprise my experienced opponent.} Bd6 (6... dxc4 $5 {
as was played against my teammate a long time ago seems to offer Black a solid
position:} 7. e3 Bd6 8. Bg3 Nd5 9. Bxc4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O $11 {Huzman,A -
Chernin,A Neum 2000}) 7. Bxd6 (7. Bg5 {is what I successfully employed vs GM
Bartel 8 years ago, but it doesn't have an independent value, since the least
Black can do is} Be7 {transposing to another theoretical line.}) 7... Qxd6 $6 (
{A safer way of handling the position seems to be} 7... cxd6 8. e3 O-O 9. cxd5
Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bd3 f5 ({After} 11... Nd7 12. e4 Bb7 13. O-O e5 14. Re1
{Anton Guijarro,D -Zhigalko,S Poikovsky RUS 2017, White had a tiny advantage.})
12. O-O Nd7 13. Qe2 Nf6 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. e4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18.
Qxe4 Qf6 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. h3 Qf4 $11 {Salomon,J - Urkedal,F Fagernes NOR 2016}
) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... exd5 {looks like a definite concession, since the
resulting pawn structure mostly favours White. The play might continue:} 9. Rc1
a6 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Nbd7 12. O-O Rfe8 13. e3 Rac8 14. Ne1 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5
16. Nd3 $14 {Nakamura,H - Dubov,D Doha QAT 2016}) 9. Nb5 $1 {This innovation
is definitely the only way to pose Black some problems. White manages to
build-up a strong pawn centre.} ({But} 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. e3 O-O $11 {Bulgurlu,O
- Kavon,R Prague CZE 2012; is harmless.}) 9... Qd8 ({As was mentioned by David,
} 9... Qe7 10. e4 a6 11. exd5 exd5+ 12. Kd2 axb5 13. Bxb5+ Kd8 14. Re1 Qf6 15.
Rc1 c6 16. Bd3 $36 {looks very dangerous for Black, since White's development
is much better.}) 10. e4 Ne7 {This move looks quite passive.} ({The more
natural retreat} 10... Nf6 {has its drawbacks too:} 11. Rc1 c6 12. Nc3 O-O 13.
e5 $1 Nd5 14. Ne4 c5 15. Nd6 $14 {and Black is suffering from the strong Nd6
in his camp.}) 11. Qc2 c6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rd1 ({The most aggressive} 13. O-O-O
$6 Nd7 14. h4 {would lead to very double-edged play:} Qb8 15. e5 h6 16. Ng5
hxg5 17. hxg5 Ng6 18. Bd3 Ndxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 $132) ({But another move
deserving serious attention is} 13. Bd3 $5 Nd7 14. O-O c5 (14... Ng6 15. Rad1
Nf4 16. Bc4 $36) 15. Rad1 Ng6 (15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qb8 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Bxh7+
Kh8 19. Be4 $36) 16. Bb5 $14 {with strong pressure along the d-file.}) 13...
Nd7 {Here I had to choose a square for my light-squared bishop.} 14. Be2 (14.
Bc4 {, keeping the e-file unlocked is worth considering:} Qc7 15. O-O Rfd8 16.
Rfe1 $14 {and Black's counterplay is limited.}) 14... Ng6 15. O-O Qe7 {
Connecting the rooks is a vital measure.} ({The pseudo-aggressive} 15... Nf4
16. Bc4 {doesn't offer Black any activity on the kingside:} Qf6 17. g3 Ng6 18.
Be2 $14) 16. Rfe1 {Black's position lacks any weaknesses, but it's rather
passive.} Rfd8 ({An attempt to liberate the bishop by means of} 16... Rad8 17.
Bf1 c5 {wouldn't solve the problems either:} 18. d5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. exd5
Qd6 21. Qa4 $14) 17. Bf1 e5 $6 {David doesn't want to sit and wait any longer,
but this advance is inviting fresh troubles.} ({A better move was} 17... Rac8
18. g3 Nf6 19. Bh3 Rb8 $14) 18. g3 $1 {Restricting the mobility of my
opponent's knights. Alas, it took me too long...} Nf6 ({For some reasons,
during the game I was worried about} 18... exd4 19. Nxd4 Nde5 20. Bg2 Ba6 {
, keeping an eye on the exposed d3-spot. However, after} 21. Nf5 Qf8 22. Rxd8
Rxd8 23. Qa4 Bc4 24. Qxa7 Nd3 25. Rd1 Nxb2 26. Rb1 $16 {Black would still be
in trouble.}) 19. Bg2 Rd7 ({Black wouldn't benefit from simplifying matters
after} 19... c5 20. dxe5 (20. d5 Ne8 21. Nd2 Nd6 $14 {looks more acceptable
for Black.}) 20... Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. f4 Qe6 23. e5 Bxg2 24. Qxg2 Ne8 25.
Nd5 $16) 20. dxe5 {At this moment I didn't consider any alternatives,} ({
but there was also a good enough move in the form of} 20. h3 $5 Rad8 21. dxe5
Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. f4 Qc7 24. e5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26. Nxd1 Nd7 27. Ne3
$16) 20... Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Rxd7 {I had a feeling, that this move isn't
the most precise, but hoped that I would not fully spoil my advantage before
crossing the time control.} ({Indeed,} 22. f4 $1 {was stronger:} Qc5+ 23. Qf2 (
{But} 23. Kh1 {offers less:} Rxd1 24. Qxd1 Qe7 $14) 23... Qxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Rad8
25. e5 Ng4+ 26. Kg1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 28. Nxd1 $16 {Black is suffering from
the poor minor pieces.}) 22... Nxd7 23. f4 Qe7 24. e5 {At this moment I really
liked my posiiton: the knight is heading to d6, whereas Black's pieces are
rather passive.} Nf8 ({Possibly} 24... Rd8 {was somewhat more precise, though
after} 25. Rd1 Nc5 26. h4 Ne6 27. Qa4 Rxd1+ 28. Nxd1 Qc5+ 29. Kh2 a5 30. Nc3
$16 {Black would be still doomed to a passive defence.}) 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8 (
{Correctly rejecting} 26. Ne4 $2 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 c5 28. Qd6 Qe8 29. f5 Bxe4 30.
Bxe4 Qa4 31. Qd5 Qe8 $1 32. Bd3 g6 33. g4 Qe7 $132) 26... Qxd8 27. Nb5 $2 {
A bad decision, which I can hardly explain. In fact, exchanging the passive
Bb7 is Black's main goal in this position!} ({The natural} 27. Qd1 {would have
kept Black under strong pressure:} Qe7 (27... Qxd1+ 28. Nxd1 Ne6 29. Kf2 Kf8
30. Nc3 $16) 28. Qd6 $1 ({For some reason, I only considered} 28. Ne4 $2 c5 29.
Nd6 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Qe6 $11 {, and then Black obtains sufficient counterplay due
to vulnerablity of White's king.}) 28... Qxd6 29. exd6 f5 ({But} 29... f6 $2 {
is worse:} 30. Nb5 cxb5 31. Bxb7 Kf7 32. Bd5+ Ke8 33. Bc6+ Kf7 34. f5 $1 $18 {
, and Black is paralysed.}) 30. Nb5 $1 {In comparison to the game, this move
is inviting favourable simplifications} cxb5 31. Bxb7 Kf7 32. Bc8 g6 33. g4 $16
{Despite the major exchanges, White's d-passer is putting Black in grave
danger. For instance,} (33. Kf2 Ke8 34. Ke3 Kd8 35. Ba6 Kd7 $11) 33... fxg4 34.
Bxg4 Ne6 35. f5 Nd4 36. d7 Nc6 37. fxg6+ hxg6 38. Bf3 Nd8 39. Be4 g5 40. Kf2
Ke7 41. Kf3 Kxd7 42. Kg4 $18) 27... cxb5 28. Bxb7 g5 {It turns out, that
White's king is weaker now. Obviously, Black is out of danger.} 29. fxg5 {
The safest. Now Black's king is not that safe either.} ({The other way of
maintaining the balance -} 29. Kg2 Ng6 30. Kf3 gxf4 31. gxf4 Qd4 32. Be4 $11 {
looks scary to a human eye.}) 29... Qxg5 30. Qe2 Qe7 31. Ba6 Ng6 (31... Qc5+
32. Kg2 Qd5+ 33. Kh3 $11) 32. Qxb5 (32. Bxb5 Qc5+ 33. Kg2 Qd5+ 34. Kh3 Nxe5 35.
a4 $11) 32... Nxe5 33. Qd5 {The queen's centralisation makes White's position
safer.} Qf6 34. Be2 a5 35. Qe4 Kg7 36. Kg2 h6 37. Kg1 Nc6 38. Qg4+ Kf8 39. Qc8+
Kg7 40. Qg4+ Kf8 41. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.03.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Romero Holmes"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov Lautier} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 a6 $5
{An interesting try. It is more usual} (6... dxc4 7. e4) 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3 (8.
Bg5 {Dautov} Nbd7 9. e3 Be7 10. Bd3 (10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. b4 Bd6 13.
Rfe1 Qe7 14. Bd3 Qf8 15. Nd2 c5 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 $10 {Olafsson,
H-Arnason,J/Reykjavik Olafsson (03) ;CBM 49 1995}) 10... g6 11. O-O c5 12. dxc5
bxc5 13. Qa4 c4 14. Be2 O-O 15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Qc2 Bd6 17. Rd4 Rfe8 $10 {
Illescas Cordoba,M-Ljubojevic,L (8)/Linares m 1993}) 8... Nbd7 9. Bf4 Be7 10.
Bg2 Nf8 {This a good manouver, of course, but white can exploit the situation
of the king.} (10... O-O) (10... O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Rfd1 $14) 11. Ne5 (11. O-O
Ne6 12. Be5 O-O 13. Rfd1 Nd7 14. Rac1 $14) 11... Ne6 12. Qa4+ {This is the
problem. Black wanted to play Nf8-e6, just thinking in the future to take in
consideration the move Re8.} Kf8 (12... b5 $2 13. Nxb5) 13. Rd1 $1 {This is a
good move, protecting d4 and playing against the future "bridge pawns".} Nxf4 (
13... c5 $2 {Dautov} 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Nd7+ Kg8
18. Rxd5 $18) 14. gxf4 g6 15. Qb3 {A very ambitious move, just against d5, and
creating the threat e4. But in the future, after a move like Rb8, c5 is coming,
taking the chance of the tactical emplacement of the queen.   Short woud be
happy if white would have played} (15. Nc6 $2) (15. Nc6 {Dautov} Qd7 16. Nxe7
Qxa4 17. Nxa4 Kxe7 18. Rc1 Kd6 $10) 15... Kg7 {Finally black is at the point
of obtaining a reasonable position.} 16. Bf3 $5 {A risky plan, trying to push
the h pawn, weakening g6.} (16. O-O Qd6 {followed by Qe6,Rfd8,Rb8 and c5.} (
16... Qd6 {Dautov} 17. e3 Rhd8 {/\Rab8,c5})) (16. e4 $5 {The problem of this
move is that changes the caracter of the position and your central pawns
become weaker.} c6 (16... Qd6 17. exd5 {and Nc6} Rhd8 18. f5 $1 (18. Nc6 Bxc6
19. dxc6 Qxf4 $13)) 17. f5 $5 $36) (16. h4 $1 {Dautov Lautier}) 16... Rf8 $6 {
I think that black had to play inmediately} (16... Qd6 {followed by Qe6. The
queen is perfectly placed in this square, just defending the king and ready to
prepare the thematic break c5.}) 17. h4 Rb8 (17... h5 {Dautov} 18. Rg1 Kh7 19.
f5 gxf5 20. Rg5 $16) 18. h5 c5 {Black puts pressure in the center, trying to
get to the white king.} 19. e3 Qd6 20. Rg1 Qe6 {May be too late.} 21. hxg6 fxg6
(21... hxg6 $2 {Dautov <->h} 22. Qc2 Kh8 23. Ke2 cxd4 24. exd4 Rbc8 25. f5 $1
Qxf5 26. Qxf5 gxf5 27. Rh1+ Nh7 28. Rh6 Kg7 29. Rxb6 $16) 22. Qc2 {White plan
is already finished. Can black defend the tactical posibilities that brings
the pressure on g6?} (22. Ne2 $5 {Dautov}) 22... Kh8 23. Rh1 Kg7 24. Rg1 (24.
Ke2 {Dautov} cxd4 25. exd4 (25. Rxd4 Bd6 $132) 25... Rg8 26. Rdg1 Kf8 $13)
24... Kh8 25. dxc5 $5 {With this move Lautier eliminates the defenders of the
king by tactical ways, but he cannot avoid the repetition of moves.} bxc5 (
25... Bxc5 {Now is not possible the sacrifice, like in the game.} 26. b4 $5 (
26. Ne2) (26. Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Nxg6+ hxg6 30. Qxg6
Rb7 31. e4 Bxf2+ (31... Qxe4+ 32. Qxe4 Re7)) 26... Bd6 (26... Be7 $1 27. Ne2
$16 (27. Nxd5 $10 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Qxd5 30. Nxg6+ hxg6 31. Qxg6 Rf7
32. e4 Qb7 33. Qh5+ Rh7 34. Qe5+ Bf6 35. Qxf6+ Rg7)) 27. Nxg6+ hxg6 28. Qxg6
Qe7 29. Rh1+ Nh7 30. Nxd5 $18 (30. Rxh7+ Qxh7 31. Qxd6)) 26. Nxd5 (26. Nxg6+
hxg6 27. Qxg6 Qf7 28. Rh1+ Nh7 29. Qxf7 Rxf7 30. Nxd5 Ba8 $10) 26... Bxd5 27.
Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Rf5 $4 {Why not} (28... Qxd5 29. Nxg6+ hxg6 30. Qxg6 Rf7 31.
e4 Qb7 32. Qh5+ (32. Rh1+ $2 Bh4 33. Rxh4+ Rh7 34. Qf6+ Qg7 35. Rxh7+ Kxh7 36.
Qh4+ Kg8 $19) 32... Rh7 33. Qe5+ Bf6 34. Qxf6+ Rg7 35. Qh6+ Kg8 (35... Rh7 {
Dautov} 36. Qf6+ Rg7 $10) 36. Qe6+ Kf8 (36... Qf7 $2 37. Rxg7+ Kxg7 38. Qe5+
$18) (36... Kh8 37. Qh6+ $10) 37. Rh1 Rg8 38. Qf6+ Ke8 39. Qe6+ $10) 29. Rd2 g5
(29... Bf6 {Dautov} 30. Rd6 $1 Qc8 31. Rc6 Qb7 32. Qxf5 $1 gxf5 33. Rxf6 Rg8
34. Nf7+ Qxf7 35. Rxf7 Rxg1+ 36. Ke2 $18) 30. Nc6 Rbf8 31. Nxe7 Qxe7 32. Qc3+
Kg8 33. Qc4+ R8f7 (33... Kh8 {Dautov} 34. Rxg5 Rxg5 35. fxg5 Qxg5 36. Qxa6 $18)
34. Rd5 Kf8 35. Rxg5 Rxf4 36. Qxa6 Rxf2 37. Qc8+ Qe8 38. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "Manresa"]
[Site "Manresa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Garcia Ilundain, David"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Romero Holmes"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1995.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Nc6 8. Qd1
$5 $146 {/\Bg5} (8. e3) 8... Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. f4 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bg2 Ne7
13. b4 {/\b5} a6 14. O-O (14. a4 Qd6 15. b5 axb5 16. axb5 Ra3) 14... c6 15. Rc1
Ra7 16. Qd3 Qd6 17. e3 (17. Na4 b5 (17... a5 18. b5 cxb5 19. Qxb5 Ne4 20. Bxe4
dxe4 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. e3) 18. Nc5 a5) 17... b5 18. Bh3 $1 {Avoiding the idea
Nc8-b6} (18. Na2 Nc8) 18... a5 (18... Nc8 19. Bxc8 $1) 19. Na2 Rfa8 20. Bxf6
Qxf6 21. Rc3 $16 {White is clearly better because of the weakness of c6 and
the better bishop,  and Epishin now is forced to try some counterplay in the
kingside.} Qh4 22. Bg2 g5 $1 23. fxg5 Qxg5 24. bxa5 Kh8 $1 25. Kh1 Rg8 26. Bf3
Bf8 27. Nb4 Rg6 28. Qd1 $1 (28. a6 Qh4) 28... Rxa5 29. Rg1 Qf6 30. Rg3 Rh6 31.
Qg1 $1 {/\Rxc6. Seems that black has equalized but the problems continue...}
Rg6 32. Bh5 Rg7 (32... Rxg3 33. hxg3 $18) 33. Rxg7 Bxg7 34. Nd3 {In this
position the white knight is very powerful: can go every where.} (34. Qg3 $5)
34... Qf5 35. Qg4 Qxg4 36. Bxg4 {/\Bd7} f5 37. Bh3 {/\Nb4} Ra6 38. Nb4 Rb6 39.
Kg2 Kg8 40. Kf3 $2 (40. f4 $1 $16 {xf5.The endgame is very unpleasant for
black. White will probably prepare a4  and penetrate with the white rook in
some moment: Nd3-c5,Rb3,a4}) 40... Kf7 41. Bf1 Ke6 42. Nd3 Kd6 43. Nc5 Rb8 44.
Rb3 f4 $1 $10 45. Bd3 (45. Kxf4 Rf8+ 46. Kg3 Nf5+ 47. Kh3 Nxd4 48. exd4 Rxf2
$132) 45... fxe3 46. fxe3 Rf8+ 47. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Gagarin, Vasilij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Rustemov,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Shipov} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6
8. Nc3 Bg7 9. g3 d6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 (11... Re8 $5) (11... b5 $5) (
11... Ng4 $6) 12. Qa4 $5 {N/} (12. h3 Ne8 (12... Bb7 $5 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Nc4 Ne5
15. Nxe5 Rxe5 {Kavalek,L-Reshevsky,S/USA/1981/0,5/15/}) 13. a4 Ne5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. Re1 Bg7 16. e4 $14 {Timman,J-Larsen,B/Las Palmas/1981/}) (12. h3 {
Shipov}) (12. Re1 {Shipov}) 12... Bb7 (12... Qc8 $6 13. Bf4 (13. Bh3 $16 {
Shipov}) 13... Ne8 14. Bh3 f5 15. e4 $16) 13. Qh4 $1 Ne8 $8 (13... Nxd5 14. Ng5
$18 (14. Ng5 {Shipov} h6 15. Nxd5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 $16)) (13... Bxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Ng5 $18) (13... Re8 {Shipov} 14. Bg5 Qe7 $1 {/\ Qf8,h6/} 15. Rad1 (15. e4
$2 Qf8 16. Nd2 h6 17. Be3 g5 18. Qh3 Ne5 $36 {>< Qh3/}) (15. Nd2 $2 Qf8 16. Nc4
h6 17. Bd2 Ba6 $1 $36) 15... Qf8 16. Bc1 a6 17. Nd2 $2 (17. a4 $1 h6 18. h3 g5
19. Qc4 $14) 17... b5 $15 {Grooten,H-Riemersma,L/NED/1993/0:1/44/}) 14. Bg5 (
14. Qxd8 Rxd8 $10) 14... f6 15. Bd2 Ne5 $1 16. Nxe5 dxe5 (16... fxe5 {Shipov}
17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. b4 $14) 17. b4 $5 (17. e4 Nd6 $14) 17... cxb4 $6 (17... Rc8
$32 18. bxc5 Rxc5 $14) (17... Nd6 $5 {Shipov} 18. bxc5 bxc5 $10) 18. Qxb4 Nd6 (
18... Rf7 $5) (18... f5 {Shipov} 19. e4 Nd6 $10) 19. Nb5 Nxb5 20. Qxb5 $16 e4
$2 (20... f5 $5 21. e4 $16) 21. Bxe4 $1 (21. Rad1 {Shipov} Qxd5 22. Qxd5+ Bxd5
23. Bb4 Rfd8 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Bxe4 Rad8 26. Bxd5+ Rxd5 $10) 21... f5 22. Bf3
Bxa1 23. Rxa1 $16 {>< Kg8/} Rc8 24. Qd3 Rf7 $1 (24... Qf6 $1 $13 {>< c3/}) 25.
Bc3 {/^ a1-h8/} Rfc7 $6 (25... Rd7 $5 26. Rd1 (26. Qd4 $2 Rxc3 27. Qxc3 Bxd5
$14) 26... Rxd5 $1 27. Bxd5+ Qxd5 28. Qxd5+ Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxc3 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31.
Rd7+ Kf6 32. Rxa7 $16) (25... Rxc3 $2 {Shipov} 26. Qxc3 Bxd5 27. Rd1 Rd7 28.
Bxd5+ Rxd5 29. Qc4 $18) 26. Bb2 Rc4 $8 27. Rd1 Qd6 28. Qe3 (28. h4 $5 {/\h5->/}
) 28... Bc6 $2 (28... f4 $5) (28... f4 $1 {Shipov} 29. gxf4 Rxf4 (29... Qxf4
30. Qe6+ Kf8 $5) 30. Be5 Rxf3 31. exf3 Qd7 $16) 29. Qh6 Qd7 30. Rd3 $1 Ba4 31.
Re3 Bc2 (31... Rc2 {Shipov} 32. d6 $1 Rxb2 33. Bd5+ Kh8 34. Re7 $18) 32. Re6
Be4 33. d6 $5 $18 (33. Rxg6+ $1 hxg6 34. Qxg6+ Kf8 35. Qh6+ Ke8 (35... Kg8 36.
Qh8+ Kf7 37. Bh5+ Ke7 38. Qf6#) 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Qf6+ Ke8 38. Bh5+) 33... Rc1+
$5 (33... Re8 34. Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. Qg7#) 34. Kg2 Bxf3+ 35. exf3 R1c2 36. Bd4 (36.
Re7 Qxe7 37. dxe7 Rxb2 38. Qc1 $1 Rxc1 39. e8=Q+ Kg7 40. Qe5+ $18) 36... R2c4
37. Re7 Qxe7 38. dxe7 Rxd4 39. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-B 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. d5 Na5 14. c4 Nb3 15.
Rb1 Nxc1 16. Rfxc1 Rfe8 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. e5 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 {Nothing special
has happened in this game and Potkin has played well as black in order to
equalise but now he gets greedy and picks up a pawn which gives White a chance
to snatch the initiative.} Qxe5 $6 (19... g6 $11 {was better.}) 20. Re1 $6 (20.
Qh3 $1 {Was not a difficult move to make.} g6 21. Re1 Qc7 (21... Qd4 $6 22. Be4
$1 (22. Rbd1 {is also possible.}) 22... Rac8 (22... Rad8 23. Bc6 Rf8 24. Qxe6+
Rf7 25. Bd5 Rxd5 26. cxd5 Qxf2+ 27. Kh1 $16) 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Bd5 $14) 22.
Rxe6 Bf8 23. Be4 Rad8 24. Bd5 $36 {White definitely has the initiative here.})
20... Qf6 21. Qh3 Qh6 $1 {Maybe this was the move that Salem underestimated.}
22. Qxh6 gxh6 {White cannot expect anything more than a draw here.} 23. Rxe6
Bg5 24. Bf5 Rxe6 25. Bxe6+ Kg7 26. Bd5 Re8 27. Kf1 h5 28. Rb3 h4 29. g3 h5 30.
gxh4 Bf4 31. Rf3 Rf8 32. h3 Rf6 33. a4 a5 34. Ke2 Be5 35. Re3 Bd4 36. Rg3+ Kh6
37. Rg2 Rg6 38. Rg3 Rf6 39. f3 Rg6 40. Rxg6+ Kxg6 41. Bc6 Bf6 42. Be8+ Kh6 43.
Ke3 Bxh4 44. Ke4 Be1 45. f4 h4 46. Kd5 Kg7 47. Kc6 Kf6 48. Kxb6 Bb4 49. Bd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Mamedyarov played the entire Qatar Masters Open 2015 in a creative mood. His
game against Lenderman was judged by many as one of the most creative attacks
they had seen. This game against Khismatullin was also filled with loads and
loads of excitement. It was a pity that Shakhriyar lost in the last two rounds
to Carlsen and Sjugirov to finish quite low on the final standings list.} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9.
Nf3 (9. Nb3 {is the more common move.}) 9... Ng4 {So how is White planning to
defend his f2 point? Krasenkow thought Bg5-h4 was the best idea while two
other players went Nd1. Mamedyarov has his own ideas when it comes to having
some fun!} 10. b4 $5 {This was played immediately by Shakhriyar, which meant
that he was well prepared.} Bxf2+ {In for a penny, in for a pound.
Khismatullin takes the pawn but spent 17 minutes on this decision.} 11. Ke2 {
The threat is h3 and hence the bishop has to get away from f2.} Bh4 12. h3 Nh6
$6 {The knight gets sidelined on h6.} (12... Nf6 $1 {This was the most
appropriate move. But when you have been surprised over the board it is not
easy to find resources like these.} 13. Nxh4 Nh5 $1 {[%cal Gh5g3,Gd8h4]} 14.
Nf3 Ng3+ $15 {Black is better.}) 13. g4 $1 {g5 is coming up next and hence the
bishop has to retreat.} Be7 14. g5 Ng8 {One by one all of the black pieces are
pushed back. But Black has absolutely no weaknesses and hence his position is
perfectly fine.} 15. Bf4 a6 (15... h6 $5 16. gxh6 (16. Nb5 hxg5 $1 17. Nc7+ Kf8
18. Bg3 (18. Nxa8 gxf4 $19) 18... Nf6 19. Nxg5 Nh5 $19) 16... g5 17. Bh2 Nxh6
18. Nb5 Na6 $13 {when the position is highly interesting.}) 16. Rd1 h6 17. g6
$6 {With such a lead in development the position is not at all easy for Black
to play. But you can bank on Khismatullin to find the resources. After all a
creative player like him thrives on such positions.} (17. gxh6 {would have
been a safer choice.} Nxh6 18. Rg1 $36) 17... f5 $1 18. Ne5 {Blow for blow! A
Nf7 fork is threatened But Black can avoid it by getting his queen out.} Qc7
19. Bh2 $6 (19. Ke3 $6 Bg5 $1 $17) (19. Qd2 $5 {seemed like the best bet.} Nf6
20. Nf7 Qxc4+ (20... Qc6 21. b5 $1 (21. Nxh8 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 23. Qe3 Qxh1
24. Nf7 Nc6 25. Nd6+ Bxd6 26. Bxd6 Qe4 $17 {After the queen exchange Black is
better because of the extra material that he possesses.}) 21... axb5 22. cxb5
Qc5 23. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 24. Bxd6 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Qc4+ 26. Kf2 Qxe4 27. Rh2 $16) 21.
Ke1 Qc6 22. b5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Qc5 24. Bd6 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Bh4+ 26. Nf2 Qxb5 {
That's how crazy the position is. I am scared to even put an evaluation
although the engines scream 0.00!}) 19... Nf6 $1 $17 {Black's pieces are
coming out once again and White is under pressure to prove his compensation.}
20. Nf7 Qxc4+ 21. Ke1 Qc8 22. Bg2 (22. Nxh8 Nxe4 $1 $19 (22... Bxe4 $17 {
is also strong.})) 22... Nxe4 23. Nxh8 Nxc3 $17 {Black is better. He is an
exchange down but has three extra pawns and the N on h8 is out of the game.
Yet in such crazy positions the margin for error is pretty low and as the game
shows Khismatullin goes wrong pretty soon.} 24. Rd3 (24. Bxb7 Qxb7 $19 {
[%cal Gb7h1]}) 24... Bh4+ 25. Bg3 Bxg2 $1 (25... Bxg3+ $2 26. Rxg3 Bxg2 27.
Rxc3 Qb7 28. Rc8+ Ke7 29. Qc3 $18) 26. Bxh4 (26. Qxg2 Bxg3+ 27. Qxg3 Ne4 $19)
26... Bxh1 (26... Qc4 $1 {attacking the h4-bishop would have been stronger. If
the knight on c3 is not taken then ...Qe4+ is a dangerous threat.} 27. Qxc3 (
27. Rxc3 Qxh4+ 28. Kd1 Bxh1 $19) 27... Qxh4+ (27... Qxc3+ 28. Rxc3 Bxh1 29.
Rc8#) 28. Kd1 Nc6 {Black is an exchange down but has a bunch of pawns and the
exposed position of the white king gives him an excellent position.} 29. Qxg7
O-O-O $15) 27. Nf7 Kf8 28. Rxc3 Nc6 {Black is three pawns up but little does
Shakhriyar care about things like that. He has the dark squared bishop and
tries to complicate the play.} 29. Bg3 Qe8 30. Bd6+ Kg8 31. Qd2 {This is the
problem in opposite coloured bishop endgames. No matter how many extra pawns
you have, if these pawns are blockaded then they would never make themselves
felt.} Ne7 32. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 33. Qxh6 Qxg6 34. Rg3 $1 Kf7 35. Rxg6 Nxg6 36.
Qh7+ Kf6 37. h4 Nf8 38. Be7+ {Objectively the game was not very high on
quality. But what about the entertainment quotient? Both players tried to stir
up complications to the maximum extent! In the end it was Mamedyarov who
emerged victorious although Khismatullin tried his best.} 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2 c5 (8... N5f6 {Dautov} 9. e4 c5 10. d5 $13) (8... Be7 {
Ftacnik} 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. O-O-O $14 {Akopian,V-Granda Zuniga/
Groningen/1993/}) 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 a6 12. g3 (12. Rd1 {Dautov}
Qc7 13. Be2 Be7 14. O-O O-O $10) 12... Qc7 $146 (12... Be7 {Dautov} 13. Bg2 O-O
14. O-O Qc7 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Qe2 Qb8 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Rc2 Nf6 19. f3 Nd7 20.
Rcd2 Nc5 $10 {Votruba-Stoica/Athens op/1984}) (12... Nc5 {Ftacnik} 13. Bg2 e5
14. Nf5 Nd3+ 15. Ke2 a5 16. Rhd1 $16) 13. Bg2 Bc5 14. Qe2 $10 (14. Nb3 $1 {
Dautov} Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Qd2 {>=}) 14... O-O 15. O-O Rac8 16.
Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Bf8 18. Qe3 (18. Nb3 {Dautov} Qb8 19. Bd4 $10) (18. Bd2 $10
{Ftacnik}) 18... Nc5 (18... Ne5 19. Bb4 Nc4 20. Qe2 Bxb4 21. axb4 {פc4}) 19.
Be1 $6 (19. f3 Na4 20. Bb4 $10) 19... Qd7 $1 {/\e6-e5} 20. Rd2 (20. Bh3 $2 {
Dautov} Nxe4 21. Nxe6 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Rxd1 23. Nxf8 Rcc1 $19) 20... Qa4 $1 21. b4
(21. f3 {Dautov} e5 22. Nf5 Rxd2 (22... Nb3 $2 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Qxb6) 23. Bxd2
Nb3 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 $15) 21... Nd7 22. Rdc2 (22. Qb3 Rxc1 23. Qxa4 Rxe1+ 24. Bf1
Ne5 $40) (22. Rxc8 {Ftacnik} Rxc8 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. Nxb3 Ne5 $17) 22... Rxc2 23.
Rxc2 Ne5 (23... e5 $2 {Dautov} 24. Qb3 Qxb3 25. Nxb3 $10) 24. Rc1 (24. Qb3 Qxb3
25. Nxb3 Rd1 26. Rc1 (26. Kf1 {Dautov} Bc6 (26... Nd3 27. Ke2 Nxe1 28. Kxd1
Nxg2 $2 29. Re2 $16 {/\f3}) 27. Ke2 Rd6 $36 {/\Bb5}) 26... Rxc1 27. Nxc1 b5 {
><a3}) (24. Rc7 {Dautov} Qd1 25. Rxb7 Rxd4 $17 {/\Rd3}) 24... b5 25. Bc3 $2 (
25. Bf1 $4 Rxd4 $19 (25... Rxd4 $1 {Ftacnik} 26. Qxd4 Nf3+ $19)) (25. Ra1 $8
Nc4 26. Qc3) 25... Nc4 26. Qg5 Qxa3 27. Nf5 (27. Rc2 {Dautov} Rd7 $17) (27.
Nxe6 $2 {Dautov} h6 $19) 27... exf5 28. Bxg7 Qxc1+ (28... Bxg7 {Ftacnik} 29.
Qxd8+ Bf8 30. Qg5+ $10) 29. Qxc1 Bxg7 30. exf5 Bxg2 (30... Nb2 31. Qc7 Rd1+ 32.
Bf1 Bf3 33. Qb8+ Bf8 34. Qf4 $132) 31. Kxg2 Rd2 32. Qe1 Bd4 33. Qe7 h6 (33...
Rxf2+ $6 {Dautov} 34. Kh3 $132 (34. Kh3 {Ftacnik} h6 35. Qd8+)) 34. Kh3 Kg7 (
34... Bxf2 $2 {Ftacnik} 35. f6 $1) 35. f4 Bf6 36. Qa7 h5 37. Qg1 $1 (37. Qxa6
Ne3 38. Qa7 (38. Qxb5 {Ftacnik} Ng4 $19) 38... Nf1 $1 $19 (38... Ng4 $4 39.
Qxf7+ $1 $10)) 37... Kg8 $22 (37... a5 $5 {Dautov} 38. bxa5 Nxa5 39. Qb6 Nc4
40. Qxb5 Ne3 41. Qc5 Nf1 $19 (41... Ng4 $2 42. Qf8+ $1 $10)) 38. Qe1 Kg7 39.
Qg1 Bd4 40. Qe1 Kf8 41. Kh4 $5 (41. Qc1 {Ftacnik} Rf2 42. Qd1 Bf6 43. Qxh5 Ne3
44. Qh6+ (44. g4 Nf1 $19) 44... Ke7 45. Qh7 (45. Qh5 Nf1 46. Qd1 Rxh2+ 47. Kg4
Ne3+) 45... Nf1 46. Qg8 Rxh2+ 47. Kg4 Rh8 $19) 41... Rxh2+ 42. Kg5 Ne3 (42...
Kg7 $4 43. Qe7 $1) 43. f6 (43. Kh6 {Ftacnik} Ng4+ 44. Kh7 (44. Kg5 Bf6#) 44...
Bg7 $19) 43... Nd5 44. Qd1 $1 (44. Qe4 Bxf6+ 45. Kf5 Rd2) 44... Bxf6+ 45. Kh6
Bg7+ 46. Kg5 Bf6+ 47. Kh6 Bg7+ 48. Kg5 Nf6 $19 49. Qd8+ (49. Qd6+ Kg8 50. Qd8+
(50. Qxa6 {Ftacnik} Ne4+ 51. Kf5 Nxg3+ $19) 50... Kh7 51. Qd3+ Kh8 52. Qd8+ Ng8
$19) 49... Ne8 50. Qc8 Bf6+ 51. Kh6 (51. Kf5 {Dautov} Rg2 $19) 51... Bg7+ 52.
Kg5 (52. Kh7 Rc2 53. Qxc2 Nf6#) 52... Bf6+ 53. Kh6 Be7 54. Kh7 (54. Qxa6 h4 (
54... Rg2 {Dautov} 55. Qxb5 h4 $19 (55... Rxg3 $19 {Ftacnik})) 55. g4 Rd2 56.
Qc8 h3 57. g5 h2 58. Qh3 Ng7 $19) 54... Rg2 55. Qc3 Nf6+ 56. Kh8 Re2 (56... h4
{Dautov} 57. g4 Rxg4 $4 58. Qc8+) 57. f5 Re4 58. Qc8+ Ne8 59. Qc6 (59. Qxa6 {
Dautov} Bf6+ 60. Kh7 h4 61. Qc6 Rg4 $19) 59... Bf6+ 60. Kh7 Rc4 61. Qxa6 Bg7 (
61... Bg7 62. Qa8 Rc6 63. Qxc6 Nf6+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7.
Qc2 Nxc3 8. Qxc3 Bd6 $5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Nd7 11. e3 Qe7 (11... O-O 12. Bg3 e5
13. Bc4+ Kh8 14. O-O-O Qe7 $10 {Georgiev,Kir-Kortchnoi,V, Wijk aan Zee 1985})
12. Bb5 c6 $1 $8 13. Ba4 (13. Bxc6 $2 Rc8 14. Bxd7+ (14. Bxb7 Rxc3 15. bxc3 Nb8
$1) 14... Qxd7 15. Qd3 Qa4 $44) 13... b5 14. Bb3 (14. Bc2 c5 $1 15. O-O Rc8 16.
Rfd1 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Rxc2 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Bxf3 (19... Ke7 $4 20. Rxe6+ $1)
20. gxf3 Ke7 $15 {This line demonstrates that c2 is not the most expedient
square for the white bishop.}) 14... c5 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfd1 Kh8 (16... Rac8 $5
) 17. Bg3 c4 $1 18. Bc2 f5 $2 (18... Bxf3 $142 $1 19. gxf3 f5 $1 20. Bxd6 Qxd6
21. a4 $1 $10) 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ne5 $1 $14 a5 $1 (20... Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qc6 22.
f3 Rfd8 23. Qa5 $16) 21. b3 cxb3 22. Bxb3 Rac8 $2 (22... a4 $142 23. Ba2 $14)
23. Qxa5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. Qb6 $1 $16 {Apparently Black has overlooked
this strong manoeuvre; after 25...Qe4 26.f3! the pawn e3 is protected by the
Queen.} Bc6 26. Rac1 Bd7 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. h3 (28. Rd8 Qa1+ 29. Bd1 Kg8 $14) (
28. Qd6 $1 $16) 28... h6 29. Qd6 (29. Rd8 $2 Qa1+ 30. Kh2 Qxa3 $10) 29... Qxd6
30. Rxd6 Kh7 31. Kh2 Kg6 32. Bc2 $1 Kf6 33. Bd3 Ke7 34. Rb6 Bd7 35. Bxb5 $2 (
35. Rb7 $142 $1 Kd6 36. Bxb5 Bxb5 37. Rxb5 Ra8 38. Rb7 Ke5 39. Rxg7 Kf6 40. Rh7
Kg6 41. Rb7 Rxa3 42. g4 $1 $16) 35... Bxb5 36. Rxb5 Ra8 37. Rb3 g5 $1 $14 {
Now White preserves only practical winning chances.} 38. Kg3 Ra4 39. Kf3 h5 40.
Ke2 h4 41. Kd3 Kf6 42. Kc2 Ra8 43. Kb2 Rd8 44. Rc3 Rd2+ 45. Rc2 Rd3 46. Rc3
Rd2+ 47. Rc2 Rd3 48. a4 g4 49. Rc3 Rd2+ 50. Rc2 Rd3 51. a5 Rd5 52. a6 Ra5 53.
Rc6 Ke7 54. Rb6 Kd7 55. Kb3 Ra1 56. Kb2 Ra5 57. Rb7+ (57. f3 g3 58. Rb4 Rxa6
59. Rxh4 Rb6+ $1 60. Kc3 Ra6 $1 $14) 57... Kc6 58. Re7 (58. Ra7 $142) 58... Kd6
59. Ra7 Ke5 60. f3 gxf3 $1 (60... g3 61. Ra8 f4 62. Rh8 $1 Rxa6 63. Rxh4 fxe3
64. Re4+ $14) 61. gxf3 f4 $1 $10 62. exf4+ Kxf4 63. Rf7+ Kg3 64. a7 Kxh3 65.
Rg7 e5 $1 66. Kb3 Kh2 67. Kb4 Ra1 68. Kb5 h3 69. Kb6 Rb1+ 70. Kc6 Ra1 71. Kb7
Rb1+ 72. Kc8 Ra1 73. Kb8 Rb1+ 74. Kc7 Ra1 75. Kd6 Ra5 76. Ke6 Kh1 77. Kf5 Kh2
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 {
7...Bc5 8.Bf4 0-0 - E39} 8. Bf4 d6 (8... Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Nh5 11. Bg3 f5
12. Rd1 d6 13. Bxd6 Bxd6 14. Nb5 Qa5+ 15. b4 cxb4 16. Nxd6 bxa3+ 17. Qd2 Qc7
18. Ng5 Qe7 19. Nxb7 Qxg5 20. Bf3 $44 {Nikolic-Chandler,Reykjavik 1991}) (8...
Nh5 $1 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 Nf6 13. O-O Nc6 $10 {
Yusupov-Miles,USSR-World 1984}) 9. Rd1 (9. e3 Be7 10. h3 $5 O-O 11. Be2 Qb6 12.
O-O Rd8 13. b4 $14 {Ivanchuk-Arnason,Moscow(GMA)1990}) 9... Qb6 10. e3 Be7 11.
Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rd2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Nf8 15. Ng5 $5 {TN} (15. b4 cxb4 16.
axb4 Rac8 $6 17. Nd4 Ba8 18. Ndb5 e5 19. Bg5 a6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Na3 Qxb4 22.
Nab1 $14 {Lobron-Polugaevsky,Biel 1986}) 15... Ng6 $6 (15... h6 $6 16. Nge4
Nxe4 17. Nxe4 d5 18. Nc3 $14) (15... Rd7 $1 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Rad8 $10)
16. Bg3 d5 (16... Rd7 $5 17. h4 Nf8 $14) 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bf3 Bc6 (18... h6
19. Nh3 d4 20. Bxb7 dxc3 21. Bxa8 cxd2 22. Bf3 Qa5 23. e4 $1 $16 {/\e4-e5-e6} (
23. Nf4 Ne5 24. Be2 c4 $1 $132)) 19. h4 Qb7 20. Qf5 h6 $2 (20... d4 $142 21.
exd4 Rxd4 $16) 21. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 22. Nxd5 $6 (22. Bh5 $142 Kg8 23. Bxg6 d4 24.
exd4 cxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Bxg2 27. Be5 $18) 22... Nf8 $4 (22... Bxd5 $1
23. Bxd5+ (23. Rxd5 Qc8 $1) 23... Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Qxb2 25. e4 Qc2 $132) 23. Nxf6
$1 $18 g6 (23... gxf6 24. Bh5+ Kg7 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Bf7 Nd7 $8 27. Qg6 Be4 28.
Qxh6+ Bh7 29. Bg6 Nf8 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rxd8 Bxd8 32. Qxf8+ $18) 24. Qf4 Ne6
25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Schluricke,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 c5 $5 4. e3 cxd4 (4... h6 5. Bh4 Qb6 6. Qc1 cxd4 7.
Bxf6 gxf6 8. exd4 d5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. c3 e5 11. O-O Be6 12. Na3 Rc8 13. Nc2 h5
14. Rb1 h4 15. Qd1 e4 16. Nfe1 f5 17. f4 Bd6 $17 {Spassky,B-Schmittdiel,E/
BL89/90 1990}) (4... Be7 5. dxc5 (5. Nbd2 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. a3 O-O 9.
e4 d6 10. h3 cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 12. d5 Nb8 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. b4 Rc8 15. Rc1 $14 {
Seiravan,Y-Andersson,U/ World Cup Skelleftea 1989}) 5... Bxc5 6. c4 Bb4+ $5 7.
Nbd2 b6 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Bf4 d6
14. h3 Rac8 15. a3 Rfd8 16. Bh2 Qb8 $11 {Jussupow,A-Karpov,A/ London
Candidates 1989}) (4... b6 5. d5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Nc3 a6 (7... d6 8. Nd2 e5
9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. O-O Bxb5 11. Nxb5 Qd8 12. f4 a6 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. f5 Be7 15. Nce4
Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qh5 $14 {Chernin,A-Kudrin,S/ Mendoza 1985}) 8. Na4 exd5
9. Qxd5 Ra7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Qd2 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bc4 b5 14. Bd5 {Zaichik,
G-Gipslis,A/ Berlin East 1988}) 5. exd4 b6 (5... Be7 6. Bd3 b6 7. Qe2 (7. Nbd2
Bb7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 d6 10. Nf1 Nbd7 11. Ng3 Re8 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. Qe2 Bf8 14.
Rac1 {Arkhipov,S-Gulko,B/ Sochi 1985/ 1/2-1/2 (14)}) 7... Bb7 8. O-O O-O 9.
Nbd2 d6 10. Rfe1 Re8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. Neg5 Bxg5 15.
Nxg5 Nf6 {Imanaliev-T-Gulko,B/ Frunze 1985}) 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 O-O 9.
Nc3 d5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Rad1 Na5 14. Qc2 g6 15. Rfe1
Re8 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. h3 Rc8 18. Re1 Qd8 19. Qe2 Nc4 20. Ne5 Bg7 21. f4 Qh4
22. Rf1 Bh6 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Ne4 Qd8 25. d5 $1 Bg7 26. Rd1 b5 27. Qe3 f6 28.
Qxa7 Rc7 29. Nf3 Rd7 30. Nc5 Rxd5 31. Re1 Bc8 32. Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT Seniors 50"]
[Site "Radebeul"]
[Date "2016.06.29"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.06.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 ({Die Hauptvariante ist
} 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3) 6... Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 Be7 9. Be2 (9.
Bd3) 9... O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 a6 12. Rfd1 (12. b4 Bd6 13. Rfe1 Qe7 14. Bd3
Qf8 15. Nd2 c5 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nb3 Bxa3 19. Na5 Rec8 20. Bf5
Rc7 21. Nxb7 Bb4 22. Bf4 Rxc3 23. Qb2 Rc6 24. Rec1 Rac8 25. Rxc6 Rxc6 26. Qb3
Qc8 27. e4 Qxb7 28. e5 Nc5 29. Qh3 g6 30. exf6 Rxf6 31. Bc8 Qe7 32. Bg5 Ne4 33.
Bxf6 Qxf6 34. Rf1 Bc5 35. Qf3 Qc6 36. Qg4 Nxf2 37. Rxf2 Be3 38. h4 Qc1+ 39. Kh2
Bxf2 {0-1 (39) Olafsson,H (2470)-Arnason,J (2545) Reykjavik 1995}) 12... Nh5
13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. b4 Nhf6 15. Qb2 c6 16. a4 {Eine ausglichene Position ist
erreicht, die an die Abtauschvariante des Damengambits erinnert.} a5 17. Rab1
axb4 18. Qxb4 Qe6 $11 (18... Qxb4 19. Rxb4 Ba6 $11) 19. Ne1 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6
21. Nd3 g5 22. Nc1 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 ({Oder} 23... Qxe4 24. Ne2 Qg6 25. Rdc1
Re6 $11) 24. Ne2 Rea8 25. Nc3 Nf6 26. Rdc1 Kg7 27. Qb3 Nd5 (27... Qxb3 28. Rxb3
Re8 $11) 28. Qc2 Re8 29. h3 {[#] Weiß hat nun das etwas bessere Spiel, ohne
dass die Partie entschieden. Mit seinem nächsten unvorsichtigen Zug wirft
Speelman die Partie jedoch weg.} h5 $2 {Ermöglicht einen simplen
Doppelangriff.} 30. Qe2 Ra5 31. Nxd5 cxd5 32. Qxh5 {Und g5 hängt nun auch.}
Qf6 33. Rb5 Rea8 (33... Rxb5 34. axb5 Z0 {gefolgt von} 35. Rc6 $18) 34. Rxa5 (
34. Rxa5 bxa5 (34... Rxa5 35. Rc8 Qh6 36. Rg8+ $18) 35. Rc5) 1-0

[Event "Budapest Honved"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Petran, Pal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 c5 $6 (9... O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. O-O Nc6 14.
Bb2 Rc8 15. Qe2 Na5 16. Rad1 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bf6 18. Rfe1 Qc7 19. h3 Rfd8 20. Rc1
$14 {Ribli,Z-Hort,V (CBM 27 game 200)}) 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. e4 Bb7 12. Bb5+ $1
Bc6 13. Bxc6+ Nxc6 14. d5 $14 exd5 15. exd5 Na5 16. O-O O-O 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Bd2
$1 Nc4 19. Bc3 Re8 20. Re1 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Qe8 22. Qf1 b5 23. Qd3 h6 24. a4 a6
25. b3 Nb6 26. a5 Nd7 27. Re1 Qd8 28. g3 Ra7 29. Nh4 $1 $16 Nf6 30. Nf5 Bf8 31.
d6 $18 Ne8 32. Rd1 Rd7 33. Ne7+ Rxe7 (33... Bxe7 34. dxe7 Rxd3 35. exd8=Q $18)
34. dxe7 {34. - Qxe7 35.Qd7! (35.Re1 Qd6) + -} 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Gruenfeld, Yehuda"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1987.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Be7 8. Qa4+
c6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Rad1 a5 $5 13. Qc2 Nf8 14. Ne5 Ne6 (
14... Ng6) 15. Bc1 $6 (15. Be3 $142 $1 {/\ f4+/=}) 15... Bd6 16. f4 b5 $6 (
16... c5 $142 $5) 17. e4 Qb6 $6 (17... b4 $142 $1 $13) 18. Be3 Bxe5 19. fxe5
Ng4 20. Qe2 $14 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Rad8 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Ne2 Re7 24. Nf4 Rc7 (24...
Nxf4 25. gxf4 {/\ f5+/-}) 25. Bh3 Bc8 $6 (25... Nxf4 $1 26. gxf4 Qg6+ $1 27.
Kh1 (27. Bg2 Qf5 $10) 27... Qe4+) 26. Bxe6 $16 Bxe6 (26... fxe6 27. Nh5 $16 {|^
}) 27. Nh5 Rdc8 28. Qg5 g6 29. Rf2 $2 (29. Rf3 $142 $1 {/\ g4+-} Rc4 $1 (29...
Kf8 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. Nf6 {/\ Qh4+-}) 30. Qh6 $1 gxh5 31. Rf5 Bxf5 (31... f6 32.
exf6 $18) 32. Qxb6 $16) 29... b4 30. axb4 Qxb4 $10 31. Nf6+ Kg7 32. Nh5+ Kg8
33. Nf6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Debrecen"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. d5 exd5 {Exchanging
immediately avoids - for good or bad - 6. - Bg7 7.e4 as played in Schandorff,
L-Brynell,S (game 876 at this disk).} 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. e3 Qe8 $1 {
Intending 10. - Ne4.} 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Rc1 c6 12. Bc4 Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Qc2
Bxc3 15. dxc6 dxc6 16. Qxc3 Ne4 17. Qb3 Qe7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. a4 c5 20. h3 Kg7
21. a5 bxa5 22. Bd3 Nf6 23. Ne1 Rd7 24. Qc3 Rad8 25. Be2 Rxd1 26. Bxd1 Qd6 27.
Bf3 Bxf3 28. Nxf3 Qb6 29. Ra1 Rb8 30. Rxa5 Qxb2 31. Qxc5 Qe2 32. Ra1 Qxf2+ 33.
Kxf2 Ne4+ 34. Kf1 Nxc5 35. Rxa7 Rb4 36. Ke2 Rb2+ 37. Kf1 Ne4 38. Ra1 h5 39. Kg1
Rb3 40. Re1 g5 41. h4 g4 42. Nd4 Ra3 43. Kh2 Kg6 44. Ne2 Kf5 45. Nf4 Nf6 46.
Ne2 Rxe3 47. Ng3+ Kf4 48. Rf1+ Ke5 49. Ra1 Ne4 50. Ra5+ Ke6 51. Ra6+ Ke5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmunder Schachtage-A 18th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1990.04.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "1990.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. cxd5 {This is
not dangerous for Black, who has a reached a safe line in the Tartakower
Queen` s gambit where White has spent a move on a2-a3.} Nxd5 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9.
Nxd5 Bxd5 10. e3 O-O 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. O-O Nd7 14. b4 c5 15. dxc5
bxc5 16. b5 Nb6 17. Be2 c4 18. Rc3 Qc5 19. Qb1 a6 20. bxa6 Bxa6 21. Rfc1 h6 22.
R3c2 Nd5 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Qxc4 25. Rxc4 Rxc4 26. h3 Rca4 27. Ne5 Rxa3 28.
Qb7 R3a7 29. Qc6 Rd8 30. Kh2 Rc7 31. Qa4 Rdc8 32. g4 Nf6 33. Kg2 Rc5 34. Nd7
Nxd7 35. Qxd7 Rc2 36. Kg3 Rb8 37. h4 g6 38. g5 h5 39. Qd4 Ra8 40. f3 Rac8 41.
Qd7 R2c3 42. Qd4 R3c5 43. Qd7 Ra8 44. Qb7 Rd8 45. Qe7 Rcd5 46. Qc7 Ra8 47. Qc3
Rf5 48. Qb3 Rd5 49. Qc3 Rb8 50. Kf2 Rdb5 51. Kg3 Rb1 52. Qd4 R1b2 53. Qe5 R8b3
54. Qd4 Rb8 55. Qe5 R2b5 56. Qc3 Rb4 57. Qc5 Ra4 58. Qc3 Ra2 59. Qd4 Ra5 60.
Qc3 Rba8 61. Qd4 e5 62. Qc3 e4 63. fxe4 Ra1 64. Qc6 R1a6 65. Qd5 Re8 66. Kf3
Rae6 67. Kf4 Rc8 68. Kf3 Rb8 69. Qd4 Ree8 70. Qd7 Red8 71. Qc7 Rf8 72. Qd7 Rb1
73. Kg2 Ra8 74. Qd5 Rc8 75. Qd7 Rc2+ 76. Kg3 Rg1+ 77. Kf3 Rf1+ 78. Kg3 Rcf2 79.
e5 Rf3+ 80. Kg2 R1f2+ 81. Kg1 Rf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Be7 8. Qa4+
c6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bg2 Nfd7 11. Nd3 Bf6 12. Nf4 (12. e3) 12... b5 13. Qd1 a5 14.
O-O Nb6 15. e3 N8d7 16. Qc2 g6 17. Rd1 Rc8 18. Bd2 Nc4 19. Be1 Qe7 20. e4 $1
dxe4 21. Nxe4 {><c5, Bb7} Bg7 22. Bc3 Rfd8 23. Re1 Qf8 24. Nd3 $1 Ndb6 25. Nec5
Ba8 26. Bh3 (26. b3 Nxa3 {/\ b4}) 26... Rb8 27. Na6 $1 Rb7 28. b3 Ra7 $1 (28...
Nxa3 29. Rxa3 Qxa3 30. Nac5 $18) 29. Nac5 (29. Ndc5 Nd5 $1 $13) 29... Nd5 $5 (
29... Nd6 30. Ne5 $16) 30. bxc4 Nxc3 31. Ne5 $1 Rxd4 32. Qxc3 Qxc5 33. Nd7
Rdxd7 34. Re8+ Qf8 $1 (34... Bf8 35. Bxd7 Rxd7 36. Rxa8) 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Qc1
Rdb7 37. cxb5 Bxa1 38. b6 Bd4 (38... Ra6 39. Qxa1 Rbxb6 40. Bf1 Ra7 41. Qh8+
Ke7 42. Qe5+ Kd8 (42... Kd7 43. Bh3+ $18) 43. Qc5 $16) 39. bxa7 Rxa7 $2 (39...
Bxa7 40. Qc3 $16) 40. Bg2 $2 (40. Qf4 $18) 40... c5 $2 $138 41. Qf4 Kg7 42. Qb8
Ra6 43. Bxa8 Re6 44. Qd8 a4 45. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Debrecen"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. e3 d5 6. Nbd2 c5 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Bb7 9. cxd5 Bxd5 $10 10. e4 $5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qa4 Bd5 13. Be3 a6 14.
dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nc4 O-O 18. Ne3 Nb6 19. Qa5 c4 $10
1/2-1/2

[Event "Noviki-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Farago, Ivan"]
[Black "Marinelli, Tullio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Be7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 Ba6 $5 {
7. - b7 transposes to Andersson-Miles, Biel 1990 (this disk).} 8. Qb3 Nbd7 9.
cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. Nxc7 Rac8 14. Nb5 Qf5
15. Nc3 Nf6 16. Kg1 Rc7 17. h3 Rfc8 18. Rf1 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Qxe4 20. Kh2 Rc2 $10
21. Rhg1 h5 22. Qb5 g6 23. a4 Qb7 24. b3 R8c3 25. Qe5 Rxb3 26. Rc1 Rbc3 27.
Rxc2 Rxc2 28. Qf4 Rc4 29. Ra1 Qd7 30. a5 b5 31. a6 Rc8 32. Rb1 Qd5 33. e4 Qc4
34. Qd6 Qc6 35. Qe5 Qxa6 36. Rxb5 Qc6 37. Rc5 Qd7 38. Rxc8+ Qxc8 39. d5 exd5
40. exd5 Qf5 41. Qd4 Kf8 42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 Qg5 44. Kg3 f5 45. f3 fxg4 46.
fxg4 a6 47. d6 Ke8 48. Qa4+ Kd8 49. Qxa6 Qe3+ 50. Kg2 Qe4+ 51. Kh3 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Republics 19th final A"]
[Site "Azov"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Baikov, Vladimir A"]
[Black "Kaiumov, Dmitry D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 {The old
main-line, 7.e3, was seen in Khenkin,I-Bykhovsky,A, Gausdal 1991 (CBM 25/game
408 were White played 14.Bb2!? instead of the more flexible 14.e4 after which
White has the option to play Bf4.} Nd7 8. Qc2 (8. Nxd5 exd5 9. g3 Bd6 $10 {
Christiansen,L-Lautier,J, Biel 1991 (CBM 25/game 123).}) 8... Be7 9. e4 Nxc3
10. Bxc3 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Bc4 $5 {More usual is 12.Bd3. An advantage is
that the B is protected so that White doesn` t have to waste any move when
Bb7-a6 is played.} Rd8 13. O-O Ba6 14. Bxa6 {14.Qe2!?} Qxa6 15. d5 exd5 16.
exd5 Bf6 17. Rfe1 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Nf6 19. Re5 Qb7 20. Qb3 Rd7 $10 21. Nh4 Re8 22.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Nf5 Qc8 24. Re1 Qd8 25. Qb4 Nd6 26. Nxd6 Rxd6 27. Qa4 Kf8 28.
Qxa7 Rxd5 29. Qa4 h5 30. h3 g6 31. Qb4+ c5 32. Qc3 Kg8 33. a4 Rd1 34. Kh2 Qd6+
35. g3 Rxe1 36. Qxe1 h4 37. Qc3 hxg3+ 38. Qxg3 Qf6 39. b3 Kg7 40. Kg2 Qd4 41.
Qf3 c4 42. bxc4 Qxc4 43. Qe3 Qc6+ 44. Kg3 Kf6 45. h4 Qd6+ 46. Kf3 Kg7 47. Qc3+
f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. O-O c5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 {12. - exd5!? 13. b3 Nd7=}
13. e4 Qh5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. b4 Bd6 16. Bb2 Nc6 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. e5 Bb8 19.
Rfd1 Ne7 20. Be4 Nd5 21. h3 Rd7 22. Rd4 Nf4 (22... Bxe5 $5 23. Bg6 Qxg6 24.
Nxe5 Nf4 $1 $17) 23. Qe3 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 Nd5 25. Qe1 f5 26. exf6 gxf6 27. Nh2 f5
28. Bf3 Qg6 29. Nf1 Rf7 $14 30. Ng3 Nf4 31. Bxb7 Rxb7 32. Rd1 Nd5 33. Be5 Kh7
34. Nf1 f4 35. Bxb8 Rxb8 36. Qe2 Rg8 37. Qf3 Rg7 38. Re1 Qf5 39. Nd2 Nf6 40.
Nc4 Nd5 41. Nd6 Qg6 42. Nb5 Ne7 43. Nd4 $6 {43. Re4!? looks good for White.}
Nf5 44. Nxe6 Nh4 45. Qe4 Qxe4 46. Rxe4 Rxg2+ 47. Kf1 Rh2 48. Nxf4 Rh1+ 49. Ke2
Ng6 50. Nxg6 Kxg6 51. Re7 Rxh3 52. Rxa7 h5 53. Ra6 Kg7 54. a4 h4 55. Kf1 Ra3
56. Kg2 Kf7 57. b5 Ke7 58. f4 Kd7 59. f5 Kc7 60. Ra8 Rg3+ 61. Kh2 Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
Qxc3 {An interesting alternative to the more usual 8.bxc3.} Bd6 (8... Be7 9.
Bf4) 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Nd7 11. e3 Qe7 (11... O-O 12. Bb5 $6 {12. c4 might
transpose to Seirawan-Salov.} c5 13. Rd1 Rc8 14. Bc4 Qe7 $10 {At least White`
s advantage is very small. Seirawan,Y-Salov,V, Reykjavik 1991 (CBM 26/game 707)
.}) 12. Bc4 (12. Bb5 c6 13. Bxc6 {(13. d3!? - Seirawan)} Rc8 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15.
Qd3 Bd5 {(Seirawan)}) 12... O-O 13. O-O Kh8 14. Rfd1 Rad8 15. Bg3 $2 {15.Tac1
+ =, 15.b4 + = (Seirawan).} Bxf3 16. gxf3 f5 $1 $15 17. f4 h6 18. h4 Nf6 19.
Qb3 Nd5 20. Kg2 $6 (20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qxd5 Bxf4 $15) 20... g6 $6 {20. - f7.}
21. Bxd5 $1 exd5 22. Qxd5 Bxf4 23. Qf3 Bd6 24. Rac1 f4 25. Bxf4 Bxf4 (25... Rf5
$5 26. d5 $1 Bxf4 27. exf4 Qxh4 28. Rh1 $10) 26. exf4 Rf5 $6 (26... Qxh4 27.
Rh1 Qxf4 28. Qxf4 Rxf4 29. Rxh6+ Kg7 30. Rh3 $10) 27. Re1 {27.Kg3! (Seirawan)
+ =.} Qf7 $2 {27. - xh4 =.} 28. Re4 Rd7 29. Qe3 Kh7 30. Kg3 Rfd5 $6 {30. - f6!
+ =.} 31. Rc6 $1 $16 R5d6 32. Rxd6 cxd6 33. Re6 Qf5 34. Qe4 h5 35. Qxf5 gxf5
36. Rf6 $18 Rg7+ 37. Kf3 {37. h3!.} Rg4 38. Rxf5 Rxh4 39. Rg5 Rh3+ 40. Rg3 Rh1
41. f5 h4 42. Rg4 h3 43. f6 h2 44. Rg7+ $1 (44. f7 Rb1 $1 45. f8=N+ Kh6 46.
Rh4+ Kg7 47. Rxh2 Kxf8 $13) 44... Kh6 45. Rg2 $1 Rc1 46. f7 Rc8 47. Rxh2+ Kg7
48. Ke4 $1 $18 Rc2 49. b4 Kxf7 50. Kd5 Kg6 51. Kxd6 Ra2 52. Rh3 Rxf2 53. d5 Rc2
54. Ke6 Re2+ 55. Kd7 Kf6 56. d6 1-0

[Event "Valby K41"]
[Site "Valby"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 (7. dxc5 bxc5
8. Bf4 d6 (8... Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Nh5 $6 11. Bg3 f5 12. Rd1 d6 $2 13. Bxd6
$1 Bxd6 14. Nb5 Qa5+ 15. b4 cxb4 16. Nxd6 bxa3+ 17. Qd2 $16 {Nikolic,
Pr-Chandler,M, Reykjavik 1991.}) 9. Rd1 Qb6 10. e3 Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nbd7
13. Rd2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Nf8 15. Ng5 $5 {+/= / = Portisch,L-Gulko,B, Reykjavik
1991.}) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bg5 (10. Nxc5 bxc5 11. Bd3 d6 12.
O-O Nd4 13. Qd1 Nd7 14. f4 O-O 15. Be3 a5 16. a4 {+/= / =, Christiansen,
L-Hansen,C (CBM 27 game 354).}) 10... h6 11. Bh4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bd3 Qb8
$5 14. Bg3 Be5 15. O-O-O O-O 16. Kb1 Rc8 $10 17. Rhe1 Ba6 18. Qa4 Bb7 19. Qc2
Ba6 20. Qa4 Bb7 21. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch U26"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Piskov, Yury"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. a3 Nf6 5. Nf3 {5. d5! gives White a slight
space-advantage.} g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. e3 d6 9. Be2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11.
O-O Nd7 12. Rc1 h6 13. Bh2 Qe7 14. Qa4 Bb7 15. b4 a5 16. c5 dxc5 17. bxc5 bxc5
18. Qc2 c4 19. Rb1 Nb6 20. Nd2 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Be2 Qb8 11. O-O Bc5 12. Kh1 h5 13. Qd3 Ng4 {Black has
succeded well in opening part of the game (10. - Qb8!, 11. - Bc5!) and now
forces White to make an unsound exchange-sacrifice.} 14. f4 Nf2+ 15. Rxf2 Bxf2
16. Bd2 a5 17. Bf3 e5 $2 {Black is better after 17. - Bc5!?.} 18. Nd5 d6 19.
Bc3 Bh4 20. Rf1 Ra7 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Be2 $1 {Making Qd3-h3 possible.} Bxd5 23.
exd5 Bf6 24. Qf5 $16 Qd6 25. b4 axb4 26. Bxb4 Qd7 27. Qf2 Rb7 28. Bf3 Rb8 29.
h3 Bg5 30. Qg3 f6 31. Be4 Bf4 32. Bg6+ Kd8 33. Qd3 h4 34. d6 $18 Qb7 $6 35. c5
$1 bxc5 36. Ba5+ Kd7 37. Bf5+ Ke8 38. Bc7 Ra8 39. d7+ Kf7 40. Bg6+ 1-0

[Event "Linares 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 cxd4 $5 {With this simple move-order Black
avoids both 4. - b6? 5. d5 as in Jusupov - Karpov 1989 and 4. - Be7 5. dxc5!?.}
5. exd4 Be7 6. Bd3 b6 7. c4 Bb7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. cxd5
exd5 12. Qb3 Na6 {The game has transposed to a mixture between the Queens
gambit and the Queens Indian. With his latest move Black attempts to put his
knight on the good square e6, attacking d4.} 13. Nb5 Re8 14. Rac1 g6 15. Rc3
Qe7 16. Re1 Qb4 17. Rxe8+ Rxe8 18. Qc2 Qe7 19. a3 Qd8 20. Nxa7 Nb8 21. h3 Kg7
22. b4 Re7 23. Qc1 Nd7 24. Nc8 Re6 25. Bb5 Nf8 26. Rc7 Bxc8 27. Rxc8 Qd6 28. g3
Re7 29. Rc6 Qd8 30. Rc8 Qd6 31. Qc6 Qxc6 32. Rxc6 Re6 33. a4 {Surely there are
better winning-tries than this.} Rxc6 34. Bxc6 Ne6 35. Bxd5 Nxd4 36. Nxd4 {
Makes it simple for Black to draw.} Bxd4 37. a5 bxa5 38. bxa5 f6 39. Kf1 Kf8
40. Be4 Ke7 41. Ke2 Kd6 42. f3 Kc5 43. Bd3 Bc3 44. a6 Kb6 45. Ke3 Be1 46. g4 h5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Taastrup"]
[Site "Taastrup"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Farago, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Bg5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Bd3 Qb8 13. Ne2 h6 14. Bd2 Bc5 15.
b4 Be7 16. f4 d6 17. O-O O-O 18. f5 d5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. exd5 Rc8 21. Qd1 Qe5
22. Nf4 Nxd5 23. Qe2 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Bf6 25. Rae1 Re8 $4 26. Qxe8+ Kh7 (26... Rxe8
27. Rxe8+ Kh7 28. Ng6 fxg6 29. fxg6#) 27. Qxf7 Nxf4 28. Qxb7 Nxd3 29. Qxa8 Qh4
30. Re8 1-0

[Event "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Site "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stohl, Igor"]
[Black "Fries Nielsen, Jens Ove"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 c5 $2 {The moves Bb7 and c5
doesn`t work well together as the B will be rather passive in the ensuing
Benoniposition. Better is, for instance, 4. - Ba6 followed by 5. - c5 or 4. -
Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Nc3 c5.} 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. e4 Nbd7 {8. - g6} 9. Bd3 Be7
10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Ne5 $6 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qe2 a6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. a4 Bg5 16.
Nd1 g6 17. Rb1 Kh8 18. b4 $16 Be7 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Nc3 Bd6 21. Bc4 Nd7 22.
Rfc1 f5 23. f3 f4 24. Bf2 g5 25. Kf1 h5 26. Na2 Rg8 27. Nb4 g4 28. Bxa6 gxh3
29. gxh3 Bxa6 30. Nxa6 Qg5 31. Ke1 Qg2 32. Rc6 Rg6 33. Kd2 Rxa6 34. Rg1 $18
Bb4+ 35. Kc2 Rxa4 36. Rxg2 1-0

[Event "Taastrup"]
[Site "Taastrup"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. d5 Bg7 7. e4 exd5 8. exd5
O-O 9. Be2 c6 10. O-O cxd5 11. cxd5 Na6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. Rc1 Rc8 15.
Re1 Nc7 16. d6 Ne6 17. Bf1 Nf4 18. Qa4 g5 19. Bg3 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Bc6 21. Qa6 Ne6
22. Ne5 Nh5 23. Nxc6 Rxc6 24. Nd5 Rc2 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Qd3 Rxb2 27. Qf5 Nxg3
28. hxg3 Rd2 29. Bd3 Rxd3 30. Qxd3 Bf6 31. Nd5 Kg7 32. Qf5 Bd4 33. Qd3 Bc5 34.
Ne7 h5 35. Qf3 Qh8 36. Qe4 f6 37. Qg6+ Kf8 38. Nd5 Bd4 39. Nc7 {39.Rxe6} Qg8
1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rohde, Michael A"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Qc2 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
Bd6 $5 {Instead of the previously played 8. - Be7.} 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11.
Nh4 Re8 12. Nc4 $6 $10 {12.Ndf3!?} Bf8 13. Bf4 $6 Ne4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 (
15. Bxe5 f6 $1 16. Bxc7 Rc8 17. Bxd8 Rxc2 $19 {(Miles)}) 15... g5 $1 16. Bxe4
dxe4 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Nd4 Qh3 20. Bxg5 Rxe5 21. Bh4 Bd6 22. f4 {
22.Kh1!} Rc5 $19 23. Qa4 b5 24. Qb3 e3 25. Nf3 Re8 26. Rd3 Rh5 27. Qc3 Re6 28.
Rxd6 (28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. Qxe3 Bc5 $19) 28... cxd6 29. Qc7 Bxf3 30. Rxf3 Rc5 31.
Qd8+ Kg7 32. Rf1 Rg6 33. Qe7 Rh5 34. Qxe3 Qxh4 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanov, Igor Vasilievich"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. a3 $6 Be7 7. c4 O-O 8.
Nc3 Bb7 9. Bd3 d5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Re1 Qd6 14. Nb5
Qd8 15. Rc1 a6 16. Nc3 b5 17. Qc2 g6 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Be4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qd7 $5
$10 (20... Qxd4 21. Bxb7 Rab8 22. Qc6) 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nb3 Rac8 23. Nc5 Qb6
24. b4 Bd4 25. Red1 Rfd8 26. h3 Rd6 27. Rd3 a5 28. Qd2 axb4 29. axb4 Rcd8 30.
Kf1 Bxc5 31. bxc5 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Qc7 33. Qf3 Qh2 34. g4 b4 35. c6 Qc7 36. h4 h6
37. h5 g5 38. Rc4 Rb8 39. Rd4 Qe5 40. Rd7 Rf8 41. Kg2 Qb5 42. Rd6 Qe5 43. Qd3
Kg7 44. Rd5 Qf6 45. Rd6 Qe5 46. c7 Rc8 47. Rd7 Qe6 48. Qd4+ Qf6 49. Rxf7+ Kxf7
50. Qd7+ Qe7 51. Qxc8 Qe4+ 52. Kh2 Qf4+ 53. Kg1 Qc1+ 54. Kg2 Qc6+ 55. f3 Qc2+
56. Kg3 Qc1 57. Qd7+ Kf6 58. Qd6+ Kf7 59. Kf2 Qc2+ 60. Ke3 Qc3+ 61. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ {Qa4+ in
combination with Bg5 is perhaps a new idea. Black does well to avoid 7. - Nbd7
in this position (8.Ne5!).} (7. Bxf6) (7. cxd5) (7. Rc1) 7... c6 (7... Nbd7 8.
Ne5) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxg5 10. Nc3 (10. Nxg5 Qxd5 11. Nf3 O-O {/\ c5=})
10... O-O 11. e4 Nd7 12. e5 Be7 13. O-O-O (13. Rd1 $5 Qc7 14. Be2 (14. Bd3 c5
$10) 14... Rfd8 $10 (14... c5 $2 15. d5 $1 Nxe5 16. d6 $1 $18)) 13... b5 14.
Qc2 b4 15. axb4 a5 16. b5 (16. bxa5 Qxa5 {/\c5-+}) 16... cxb5 17. Bxb5 Nb6 (
17... a4 $1 18. Bxa4 (18. Bd3 a3 $19) 18... Nb6 19. Bb3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Ra1+ $19)
18. h4 Nd5 19. Ng5 Bxg5+ 20. hxg5 Qxg5+ 21. Qd2 Qxd2+ 22. Kxd2 Nf4 23. Rh2 Rfd8
24. Ne2 Nxe2 25. Kxe2 Rdb8 26. Bd3 h6 27. f3 Bd5 28. Rd2 Rb3 29. Rh1 a4 30. Ra1
Rb4 31. Be4 Rd8 32. Ke3 Rb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top15 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. Bg5
O-O 9. e3 Qe8 $1 {Intending 10. - Ne4!.} 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qc2 Bg7 12. h4 h5
13. Bc4 d6 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Ba2 Nd7 16. Rc1 Ba6 17. Bc4 Nf6 18. O-O Bb7 19. Rfd1
a6 20. Nbd4 Ng4 21. Ba2 Rac8 22. g3 Bh6 23. Re1 Qf6 24. Kg2 $6 Rfe8 25. Qc3 Re5
$5 26. b4 Rxd5 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. e4 Bb7 29. Rc2 c5 30. Nb3 Qe7 31. bxc5 dxc5
32. Rce2 Bg7 33. e5 Qe6 34. Nbd2 Re8 35. Ne4 Nxe5 36. Nfg5 Qc4 37. f3 Rd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Debrecen"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c5 {6. - h6, 6. - Ne4}
7. dxc5 bxc5 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Be2 h6 10. Bh4 d6 11. O-O Qb6 12. Rfd1 Nbd7 13. h3
Rfd8 14. Rd2 a6 15. Rad1 Nf8 16. Ne1 Rd7 17. Bf3 Rad8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bxf6
Bxf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 c5 (7...
Nd7 8. Qc2 c5 9. e4 N5f6 $5 10. d5 $1 exd5 11. e5 Qe7 12. O-O-O $14 {Rohde -
Miles, USA (ch), 1988.}) 8. e4 Nf6 9. Qa4+ Nbd7 10. d5 a6 11. dxe6 $14 fxe6 12.
Qb3 b5 13. Be3 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qxe6+ Qe7 16. Qh3 Nf6 17. O-O-O Bxf3 18.
Qxf3 Qe4 19. Be2 Qxf3 20. Bxf3 Ra7 21. Rhe1 Kf7 22. Rd8 Rg8 23. Bf4 Be7 24.
Rxg8 $18 Nxg8 (24... Kxg8 25. Bb8 Rd7 26. Bc6 Rd8 27. Bc7 $18) 25. Bd5+ Kf8 26.
Bc6 Kf7 27. Bb8 Bg5+ 28. f4 Re7 29. Rf1 Bf6 30. Bd5+ Kg6 {Or 30. - Kf8 31.Bd6
+ -} 31. Bxg8 {31. - Re8 32.f5+ + -} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Frias Pablaza, Victor J"]
[Black "Winants, Luc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. e3
d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Qb6 11. Rfd1 O-O 12. Rd2 Rfd8 13. h3 Nf8 14. Bf4 h6 15.
Rad1 Rd7 16. Bg3 Rad8 17. Nh2 Bc6 18. Ng4 N8h7 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. e4 Qb7 21. f3
Nh5 22. Bh2 Bf6 23. Bf1 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Be5 25. Ne2 Bxh2 26. Kxh2 Qb8 27. Kg1 Nf6
28. Nc3 Nh5 29. Qd3 Nf4 30. Qe3 e5 31. Qf2 Rf8 32. Bd3 Ne6 33. Ne2 Qd8 34. Bc2
Qe7 35. Ng3 Nd4 36. Nf5 Qe6 37. b3 Kh8 38. Bb1 g6 39. Nxd4 cxd4 40. f4 f5 41.
exf5 gxf5 42. Re1 Rg7 {[#]} 43. Qxd4 Bxg2 44. Kh2 (44. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 45. Kxg2 Qg6+
$19) 44... Ba8 45. Qe3 Rfg8 46. h4 Rg4 47. Qh3 Qf6 48. fxe5 Rg2+ 49. Rxg2 Rxg2+
{(3.00/2.12) 50.Qxg2 Qxh4 51.Qh3 Qf2 - +} 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Black "Miralles, Gilles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ Nbd7 8.
g3 Be7 9. Bf4 O-O {This natural - and promising move might be new.} (9... a6
10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Ne5 Nb6 {Fedorowics-Chandler, Dubai 
(ol) 1986. Black is at least equal in the final position. Fedorowics has
suggested 11. b4 as a possible improvement.}) 10. Rd1 Ne4 11. Bg2 Ndf6 $10 12.
Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 Qe8 14. Qc2 Rc8 15. O-O c5 16. Bh3 Rd8 17. dxc5 Qc6 18. Nb3
Ba8 19. Bg2 bxc5 20. Rc1 Qb5 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Qxb2 23. Rfe1 Qb7 24. Red1
Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qa6 26. Bf1 Qb7 27. e3 Nd5 28. Be5 Rc8 29. Rxd5 {29. - h5!? is
not completely clear.} 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top15 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Nc3
Be7 $5 {Usually Black develops his bishop to g7, reaching a Benoni-type
position. Be7 is not very active and White soon gets an advantage.} 9. g3 O-O
10. Bg2 Re8 11. O-O Bf8 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Re1 $14 g6 14. h3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16.
b3 Re8 17. Bb2 Bg7 18. Rad1 Bc8 19. Nb5 a6 20. Na3 Rb8 21. e4 b5 22. axb5 axb5
23. e5 Bf5 24. Qc1 dxe5 25. Bxe5 Rc8 26. d6 c4 27. bxc4 bxc4 28. Qc3 Bd3 $1 29.
d7 Rxe5 $10 30. dxc8=Q Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Qxc8 32. Nb5 Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qa4+ c6 (6... Qd7 7. Qc2 $5
(7. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 8. Nb5 Bd6 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. e3 Ke7 11. Bd2 a5 12. Bd3 Ne4 $10 {
Christiansen,L-Kortchnoi,V, Linares 1985.}) (7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 c5 $10) 7...
dxc4 8. e4 b5 9. Bf4 a6 $10 {Khalifman,A-Polugajevski,L (CBM 27 game 354).}) 7.
cxd5 exd5 8. g3 Bd6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Rad1 (12. Bxd6 Qxd6
13. Rfd1 (13. Qb4 $5 Qb8 14. Rac1 Re8 15. e3 c5 16. Qa4 Qd6 $10 {Khalifman,
A-Rozentalis,E, Soviet (ch) 1990.}) 13... Rfe8 14. e3 a5 15. Rac1 Ba6 16. Qb3
Rab8 17. Nd2 Ng4 $5 $13 {Henkin-Rozentalis, Stockholm 1990/91.}) 12... Rfe8 13.
e3 c5 $5 (13... Nf8 14. Rfe1 Ne6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. b4 a5 17. Qb3 axb4 18. axb4
Re7 {[] / = Lobron,E-Hübner,R, Germany 1991.}) 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16.
Qf4 Qxf4 17. gxf4 Rab8 $10 18. b4 $6 d4 $1 $15 19. exd4 cxb4 20. axb4 Bxf3 21.
Bxf3 Rxb4 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Nf6 24. Bc6 Rd8 25. d5 Rxf4 26. Ra1 Rd6 27.
Rxa7 h5 28. f3 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Ra3 Rg5+ 31. Kh1 Kh7 32. Re3 Kh6 33. Rg1
Ra5 34. Rd3 Rf6 35. Rc3 Rff5 36. Rd3 g6 37. Rc3 Ra4 38. Rd3 Kg7 39. Rc3 Kf6 40.
Re3 Re5 41. Rge1 Rxe3 42. Rxe3 Kf5 43. Re2 Kf4 44. Kg2 g5 45. Kf2 (45. h3 f5
46. Rb2 Ra3 47. Rc2 (47. Rb4+ Ke3 48. Rb5 Ra2+ 49. Kg1 Kf4 50. Rc5 Kg3) 47...
Ke3 48. Rb2 Rd3) 45... f5 46. Rb2 g4 47. fxg4 hxg4 48. Rc2 Ra3 49. Rb2 Kg5 50.
Rb8 Ra2+ 51. Kg1 Rd2 52. Ra8 Kf4 53. Ra3 Re2 54. Ra1 Kf3 55. Rf1+ Ke4 56. Ra1
f4 57. Rd1 Rc2 58. Re1+ Kf3 59. Rf1+ Ke3 60. Re1+ Re2 61. Ra1 Rc2 62. Re1+ Kd3
63. Rf1 f3 64. Ra1 Ke2 65. Rb1 Ra2 66. Rf1 Ke3 67. Rb1 Ra4 68. Rb3+ Kf4 69. Rb8
Ra1+ 70. Kf2 Ra2+ 71. Kg1 Rg2+ 72. Kh1 Rd2 73. Kg1 Rg2+ 74. Kh1 Re2 75. Kg1 Rc2
76. Rb4+ Ke3 77. Rb3+ Ke2 78. Rb1 Rd2 79. Ra1 Rb2 (79... Rd1+ 80. Rxd1 Kxd1 81.
Kf2 Kd2 82. h3 $10) 80. Rf1 Ke3 81. Ra1 Rg2+ 82. Kh1 g3 83. Ra3+ Kf4 84. Ra4+
Kf5 85. hxg3 Rxg3 86. Kh2 Rg4 87. Ra5+ Kf4 88. Ra4+ Kg5 89. Ra3 f2 90. Rf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Black "Maksimenko, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Nd2 Bb7 8. e4
Qf6 9. d5 Qg6 10. Nf3 Qxe4+ {A suitable variation for masochists.} 11. Be3 f6
12. Bd3 Qg4 13. Be2 {Stronger than 13.h3 Qh5!. If now 13. - Qg6 than 14.Ng5!.}
exd5 14. Ng5 Qf5 15. Bd3 Qe5 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Bxg6+ hxg6 18. Qxg6+ Ke7 19. O-O-O
Na6 20. Rhe1 Rh6 21. Qf7+ Kd6 22. f4 Qe7 23. Bc5+ bxc5 24. Rxe7 fxg5 25. Rxd5+
Kc6 26. fxg5 Rxh2 27. Rexd7 Kb6 28. Qe6+ Bc6 29. Rd3 Bd6 30. R7xd6 cxd6 31.
Qxd6 Rh1+ 32. Kc2 Rc8 33. Rb3+ Ka5 34. Qxc6 $3 Rc1+ 35. Kxc1 Rxc6 36. Rb5+ Ka4
37. Kc2 Nb4+ 38. axb4 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. O-O Qc7 13. Re1 $5 Rd8 14. Be3 Nd7
15. Qe2 Nf8 16. h4 Ng6 17. g3 Nf8 18. Nd2 Rac8 19. Ba6 Bxa6 20. Qxa6 Nd7 21. e5
Nb8 22. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2
Be7 $14 {8. - c5} 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Bd3 Rd8 {For 12. -
Ba6. see Cramling, P - Brunner, Biel-B 1990 (this disk).} 13. O-O c5 14. d5 c4
15. Be2 exd5 16. exd5 Bf6 17. Nd4 Bxd5 18. Nf5 Be6 19. Bxf6 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Nxf6
21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Bxc4 Qd4 23. b3 Rd8 24. Qf3 g6 25. g3 Kg7 26. Re1 Qc5 27. a4
a5 28. Kg2 Rd2 29. Re3 h5 30. h3 Qc7 31. Re1 Qc5 32. Qe3 Qxe3 33. Rxe3 Kf8 34.
Kf3 Nd7 35. Bb5 Rd4 36. Re4 Rd6 37. Ke3 Nc5 38. Re8+ Kg7 39. Bc4 Kf6 40. Rc8
Ne6 41. Ra8 Nd8 42. Ra7 g5 43. h4 gxh4 44. gxh4 Ne6 45. f4 Kg6 46. f5+ Kxf5 47.
Rxf7+ Kg6 48. Rf1 Nc5 49. Rg1+ Kh6 50. Rg5 Rf6 51. Rd5 Rg6 52. Rf5 Rg4 53. Rf4
Rg3+ 54. Kf2 Rc3 55. Rf6+ Kg7 56. Rxb6 Nxa4 57. Rb5 Nb2 58. Rg5+ Kf6 59. Bg8 a4
60. bxa4 Nxa4 61. Rxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Frias Pablaza, Victor J"]
[Black "Rabinovich, Arkady"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Ne4 {In some
variations it`s a good idea to have h7-h6 put in. For instance the h7- isn`t
hanging after a later d3 and c2.} 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nd2 $6 Bb7 10.
Bd3 Qg5 $1 11. Qe2 Qxg2 12. O-O-O Qh3 13. Rhg1 g6 14. f4 Nc6 15. a3 O-O-O $15
16. Ne4 Qh6 17. c5 f5 18. Nc3 Kb8 19. Kb1 Ne7 20. Rc1 Nd5 21. Ba6 Rhg8 22. Nxd5
exd5 23. Rc3 Rde8 24. Rb3 Re6 25. Rc1 g5 26. Bxb7 Kxb7 27. Qc2 Rc6 28. Qxf5 Qg6
29. Qxg6 Rcxg6 30. Rbc3 c6 31. fxg5 Rxg5 32. Rf1 R8g7 33. Rf3 Rh5 34. cxb6 axb6
35. h3 Rhg5 36. Rc2 Rg3 37. Rcf2 Kc7 38. Kc2 h5 39. Kd3 h4 40. Ke2 Rxf3 41.
Rxf3 Rg2+ 42. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Lendwai, Reinhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Bf4 Be7 8. e3
O-O 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 d6 {After 10. - d5 it` very hard for White to exploit
his space-advantage (which is evident after a later e3-e4) as there are few
minor-pieces left on the board.} 11. e4 Nd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rfd1 d5 14. cxd5
exd5 15. e5 a5 16. Qf5 Kh8 17. Rd3 f6 18. e6 Nb8 19. Nh4 Qe8 20. Rh3 Kg8 21.
Qxd5 g5 22. Nf5 gxf4 23. Qf3 Bd6 24. Rh6 Qg6 25. Rxg6+ hxg6 26. Qg4 Kh7 27. e7
1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,53,23,18,34,-21,-23,3,14,27,31,21,22,-3,30,16,36,26,19,32,66,67,76,96,
100,25,100,79,81,88,73,46,23,72,66,100,112,107,109,110,122,38,110,108,99,66,
123,61,229,68,197,80,188,99,103,66]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5.
Nc3 d5 6. Qa4+ c6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 $6 8. Bd2 Nd7 9. e4 N5f6 10. e5 $1 Nd5 11. Nxd5
cxd5 12. Bg5 Be7 (12... f6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Ne5 $5 $16) 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rc1
Qd8 15. Qb4 (15. Bb5 a6 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. Qb4 Qb5 18. Rc7 $16) 15... Rc8 16.
Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Kd2 Bc6 $1 $16 18. Bd3 Nb8 19. Rc1 Qd7 20. a4 f6 21. a5 Qe7 22.
Qb3 (22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. axb6 axb6 24. Ra1 $16) 22... Qb7 23. a6 (23. axb6 Qxb6
(23... axb6 24. Qb4 $18) 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Ra1 $16) 23... Qe7 24. Bb5 Kd7 25.
Bd3 Rc8 26. Rc3 f5 27. Qc2 Kd8 28. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 {If 4.a3 first Black may go for the risky
but not refuted 4. - Ba6 5.Qc2 c5 6.d5 exd5 7.cxd5 Bb7 8.e4 Qe7 grabbing a
pawn as in Karpov,An-Polugajevsky,L Roquebrune 1992 CBM 28 game 703.} Bb7 5. a3
d5 6. Qa4+ {The latest vogue. Worth observing in the main-line 6.cxd5 is 6. -
Nxd5 7.e4?! as in Piket,J-Kortschnoj,V, Roquebrune 1992 CBM 28 game 743.} Qd7 (
6... c6 7. cxd5 exd5 (7... Nxd5 8. Bd2 Nd7 9. e4 N5f6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5
12. Bg5 $1 $16 {Gelfand,B-Kortschnoj,V, Wijk 1992 (the same round as
PIket-Ljubo!) CBM 28 game 856.}) 8. g3 {Black also equalized in Piket,
J-Ljubojevic,L, Roguebrune 1992 CBM 28 game 745.} Bd6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8
11. Bf4 Bxf4 12. gxf4 Ne4 13. Rfe1 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nd7 15. c4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Qf6
17. e3 c5 $10 {Karpov,An-Kortschnoj,V, Roquebrune 1992 CBM 28 game 698.}) 7.
Qc2 (7. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 8. Nb5 Bd6 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. e3 Ke7 $10 {Christiansen,
L-Kortschnoj,V, Linares 1985.}) (7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 c5 $10) 7... dxc4 8. e4 (
8. e3 c5 9. Bxc4 Qc8 (9... a6 $2 10. dxc5 $1 Bxc5 {10. - b5 11.Be2 Bxc5 12.
Nxb5 + -} 11. Na4 $16) 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. O-O a6 {11. - Bd6! (Ivanchuk)} 12. Rd1
b5 13. Ba2 Be7 14. e4 $14 {Khalifman,A-Ivanchuk,V, Reykjavik 1991.}) 8... b5 9.
Bf4 a6 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 Bd6 $1 (11... Nc6 12. g5 Nh5 13. Be3 b4 14. Ne5 $1
$13 {Khalifman,A-Polugajevsky,L, Reggio Emilia 1991/92.}) 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6
gxf6 14. d5 e5 15. Nh4 $10 Qxg4 16. Nf5 Bc8 17. Ne3 Qf4 18. Rg1 h5 {18. - Nd7}
19. Kb1 Nd7 20. Bh3 Nc5 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22. Rg7 Nd3 23. Nf5 Qxh2 24. Rxd3 cxd3
25. Qxd3 {Threatening 26.Nxb5.} Kf8 26. Qe3 Qf4 27. Qh3 {27.Da7!? is unclear.}
Qxf2 28. Rg2 Qe1+ 29. Kc2 Rd8 30. Re2 Qg1 31. Rg2 Qe1 32. Re2 Qg1 33. Rg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 c5 8. Bg5
{8.dxc5!? Lxc5 9.Lg5 +/=/=. 8.e4!.} Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. e3 O-O
12. Bd3 g6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. O-O Nd7 $10 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. Qa4 {16.Rac1.} Bc6
$1 17. Qa5 (17. Qxa7 Qd8 {17. - Dd6? 18.Da5.} 18. Qa6 Nb8 19. Qa7 Nd7 $10)
17... Qf6 18. b4 d4 $1 19. e4 Qd8 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Rac1 Ba4 22. Kf1 (22. e5
Re8 23. e6 fxe6 (23... Rxe6 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Nxd4 $14) 24. Ba6 Rc6 25. Bf1 $10
{(Seirawan).}) 22... Rc6 23. Ke2 Kg7 24. Nd2 Rb8 25. Rb1 Bb5 (25... Ne5 26.
bxc5 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Rxc5 28. Rb4 $16 {(Seirawan)}) 26. Bxb5 Rxb5 27. Rec1 Ra6
28. bxc5 Rxc5 29. Rc4 Rxa3 $1 30. Rxd4 Nb6 $10 31. Rdb4 $6 {31.Rd3!? =} Na4 32.
R1b3 Ra2 33. Ke3 Rcc2 34. Rd4 Nb2 $6 {34. - a5 -/+} 35. f3 a5 36. Rd7 Kh6 $2 {
36. - Nd1+ 37.Ke2 Nc3+ =} 37. h4 Nd1+ 38. Ke2 Nc3+ 39. Ke3 Nd1+ 40. Ke2 (40.
Kf4 $1 Rxd2 41. Rxf7 Rab2 42. g4 $18) 40... Nc3+ 41. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hafnarfirdi"]
[Site "Hafnarfirdi"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. Bd2
(8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. Bb2 Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. O-O Bxd3 14.
Qxd3 Qa6 {+/= / =}) 8... O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd7 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Bd3 Rd8
13. O-O c5 14. d5 c4 (14... Nf8 15. Bc4 exd5 16. Bxd5 Ng6 17. Ne5 Bxd5 18. exd5
Bd6 19. f4 Ne7 20. Qe2 Nf5 $13 {Razuvaev-Olafsson,H, Iceland 1989}) 15. Be2
exd5 16. Nd4 $6 {New, dangerous but perhaps not completely sound.} (16. exd5
Bf6 17. Nd4 Bxd5 18. Nf5 Be6 19. Bxf6 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Nxf6 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22.
Bxc4 Qd4 23. b3 Rd8 $10 {Miles-Polugajevsky 1990}) 16... dxe4 17. Nf5 Qc5 $1
18. Bg4 {Threatens 19.Bb4.} (18. Nxg7 Nf6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nh5 Bd4 $17) 18...
Bf6 $17 19. Rxd7 Rxd7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qc3 Qe5 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. Bxd7 Kxh6 24.
Qxc4 Kg7 25. b4 Rd8 26. Bc6 Rd4 27. Qc3 Bxc6 28. Qxc6 Rd3 29. Qa4 Qc7 30. h3 f5
31. Qb5 Qd7 32. Qe5+ f6 33. Qf4 Kg6 34. Rc1 Qd6 35. Qxd6 Rxd6 36. Rc7 Rd1+ 37.
Kh2 f4 38. Rxa7 Rf1 39. Re7 f5 40. f3 (40. b5 Rxf2 41. Kg1 Rb2 42. Re6+ Kg5 43.
Rxb6 e3 44. Re6 Rb1+ 45. Kh2 f3 $1 46. gxf3 Kf4 $19) 40... e3 41. b5 Kf6 42.
Re8 Ra1 $19 43. g3 Ra2+ 44. Kg1 fxg3 45. Rxe3 Kg5 46. Rd3 Kh4 47. Rd6 h5 48.
Rh6 f4 {Black takes a3 and b5.} 0-1

[Event "Oslo"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gausel, Einar"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 (6. Qa4+ Qd7 (6... c6
7. cxd5 Nxd5 $6 8. Bd2 Nd7 9. e4 $14 {Gelfand,B-Kortschnoj,V, Wijk 1992. CBM
28 game 856.}) 7. Qc2 $6 dxc4 8. e4 b5 9. Bf4 a6 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 Bd6 $1
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 {New but not fantastic.} (13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. d5 e5 15. Nh4
Qxg4 16. Nf5 Bc8 17. Ne3 Qf4 $15 {Piket,J-Sax,G, Wijk 1992. CBM 28 game 891.})
13... Bf4+ $17 14. Kb1 Qe7 {Greenfeld,A-Kortschnoj,V, Beersheva 1992. CBM 30
game 191.}) 6... exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nbd7 (10... c5
11. Rd1 Nbd7 $6 12. Ne5 $1 $14 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nh5 {13. - Nd7? 14.Qh4 + - .} 14.
Ba6 $1 Bxa6 15. Rxd5 Qe8 16. Bxe7 $14 {Khalifman,A-Hübner,R, Munich 1992. CBM
30 game 473.}) 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Nxd7 (12. f4 $5 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Ng4 14. Bf4 f6 15.
h3 $5 Nf2 $5 16. Kxf2 fxe5 17. dxe5 g5 18. Kg3 gxf4+ 19. exf4 c5 20. Qc2 c4 21.
Bxh7+ Kh8 $13 {Greenfeld,A-Rozentalis,E, Oslo 1992. CBM 30 game 822.}) 12...
Qxd7 13. O-O Rfe8 14. Rac1 Qg4 $1 15. Bf4 c5 $10 16. Be5 c4 17. Be2 Qe6 18. f4
Bc6 19. Qc2 b5 20. Rf3 a5 21. Rh3 h6 22. Rg3 b4 23. Nb1 Bf8 24. f5 Qe7 25. Rf1
Qd8 26. Nd2 Bd6 27. Nf3 Rc8 28. axb4 axb4 29. Qc1 Kf8 30. Qe1 b3 31. Kh1 Ra8
32. Rxg7 $2 Kxg7 33. Qg3+ Kh7 34. Qh4 Ne4 35. Qh5 Ra7 $19 36. g4 Rg8 37. f6 Rg6
38. g5 Nxg5 39. Nh4 Bxe5 40. dxe5 d4+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Shabalov,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. a3 Ba5 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3
Qe7 $6 {An unfortunate novelty that did cost Vassily a wonderfully played
tournament. Probably nobody should try to play this line with black unless his
name is Michael Adams.} (8... O-O 9. Rd1 d5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nb5
h6 13. Bh4 Nc5 14. Qc2 d3 15. Bxd3 Nxd3 16. Rxd3 a6 17. cxd5 axb5 18. dxe6 Qe8
19. Bxf6 fxe6 20. Be5 Be4 21. Rd7 Bxc2 22. Rxg7+ Kh8 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Adams,M/
Wijk aan Zee 2002.}) 9. Be2 d6 10. dxc5 dxc5 ({Knowing what happened in the
game it's easy to say that} 10... bxc5 $14 {was more bearable.}) 11. O-O-O Nbd7
12. Nb5 $1 {Suddenly it occurs that white has a vicious attack.} O-O 13. Nd6
Bc6 14. e4 $1 e5 ({Including} 14... h6 15. Bh4 {would create an object to
attack: h6 pawn} e5 16. Nf5 Qe8 17. g4 Kh8 18. Rhg1 $40) 15. Nf5 Qe8 16. Bh6 $1
{It's not easy to see this move while playing 10...dc5. Black is losing
material as 16...gh6 is bad in view of 17.Nd4!} g6 (16... Nh5 17. Qe3 $18) 17.
Nd6 Qe7 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 ({Black is getting back an exchange but remains totally
lost after} 18... Nxf8 19. Ng5 Ng4 20. Ngxf7 Nxf2 21. Qg3 Nxh1 22. Rxh1) 19.
Qc2 (19. Qd3 {was more precise.}) 19... Nh5 (19... Nb8 $5) 20. g3 Ndf6 21. Ng5
h6 22. Bxh5 Nxh5 23. Nf3 Nf6 24. Nh4 $1 {Finally white manages to break
through by sacrificing the knight. Bishop on a5 remains a "shadow of a piece".}
Rd8 25. Ndf5 gxf5 26. Nxf5 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qf8 28. f3 Bd7 29. g4 Bxf5 30. exf5
$5 {Aimed on black's time trouble.} ({White must be winning in the endgame
after} 30. gxf5) 30... Qg7 $2 ({Missing their last chance} 30... e4 $1) 31. h4
$1 e4 32. g5 hxg5 33. fxe4 gxh4 34. e5 Ng4 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. f6+ Qg6 37. e6 $3 {
White gets a new queen.} b5 38. Qxg6+ fxg6 39. e7 Nxf6 40. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Bermuda-A"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2003.02.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Shabalov,A"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2003.01.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Qb3 {This setup was popularized at different times by Piket,
Krasenkow and Rjazantzev. The main difference from immediate 9.g3 is that
white does not allow Qe7-Rd8 defensive formation for black.} (9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2
Qe7 11. O-O Rd8 12. b4 c5 13. bxc5 bxc5 14. e3 Nd7 {0-1 Sokolov,I-Stefansson,H/
Reykjavik 1994(45)}) 9... O-O 10. Rd1 Re8 $1 {White has an easy life if black
doesn't go for an immediate c7-c5 break in the center.} (10... a6 11. g3 Qd6
12. Bg2 Nd7 13. O-O Rab8 14. h4 b5 15. Nh2 c5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18.
Nxd5 Bxd4 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. e3 Bxb2 21. Rxd7 c4 22. Nf3 Bxa3 23. Nc6 Rbc8 24.
Ncd4 Bb2 25. Rb1 c3 26. Ne1 {!$18 1-0 Shabalov,A-Dao Thien,H/Quingdao 2002 (41)
.}) (10... Na6 11. g3 c5 12. Bg2 Qd6 13. O-O Rad8 14. e3 Rfe8 15. Rd2 c4 16.
Qa4 Qd7 17. Qxd7 Rxd7 18. Rfd1 Nc7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Rxe5 21. e4 f6 22. a4
a6 23. exd5 Rd6 24. Rd4 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ra1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Shabalov,
A-Goldin,A/Foxwoods 2002 (74).}) 11. g3 {White can opt for a safer 11.e3, but
then why to play this variation at all?} (11. e3 Re7 12. Be2 c6 13. O-O Na6 14.
Rfe1 Nc7 15. Bf1 g6 {Piket,J-Petursson,M/Munchen/1989/}) 11... c5 12. Bg2 (12.
dxc5 $2 d4 13. Bg2 Nd7) 12... Nc6 13. dxc5 {Another option here is} (13. Nxd5 {
when black has 3 answers,all of them seems quite adequate} Nxd4 (13... Bxd4 14.
Qa2 Ba6 15. e3 Qd6 16. Bf1 Bb7 17. Bg2 Ba6 18. Bf1 Bc8 19. Bg2 Ba6 (19... Be6
20. Ng5 Rad8 21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. O-O Be5 23. Rd2 {=}) 20. Bf1 {1/2-1/2
Riazantsev,A-Timoshenko,G/Bastia (rapid) 2001(20).}) (13... Na5 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6
15. Qd3 Be4) 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. e3 $13 (15. O-O {Dolmatov} Re5 {=}) 15... Re5 (
15... Ba6 16. Nc3 Rc8 17. Qa4 $16) 16. Nf4 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qe7 18. O-O c4 19. Qc2
Bc5 20. Qxc4 $16) 13... Ba6 (13... Na5 14. Qb5 $13) 14. e3 {I was relying on
this computer move, trying to improve on previous games} (14. O-O Bc4 (14...
Bxc3 {?} 15. Rxd5) 15. Qc2 (15. Qa4 Bxc3 16. Qxc6 (16. bxc3 {?} b5 17. Qa6 (17.
Qc2 Bxe2 18. Nd4 Bxd1 19. Rxd1 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Qd7 21. c6 Qd6 22. Qb3 Red8 23.
Rc1 Rac8 24. Qxb5 Qxa3 25. Qc5 Qxc5 26. Rxc5 Rd6 27. Bxd5 Kf8 28. Kf1 Ke7 29.
Ke2 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxc6 31. Ra5 a6 32. Kd3 Kd7 33. h4 Kc7 34. d5 Rf6 35. Ra2 Rb6
36. Kc4 Kd7 {1/2-1/2 Yanvarjov,I-Roschina,T/Moscow 1996(36).}) 17... Re6) 16...
Bxb2 17. cxb6 axb6 $17) 15... Bxc3 (15... bxc5 $2 16. b3 $1 Bxc3 17. bxc4 d4
18. Ng5 $1) 16. Qxc3 Bxe2 (16... bxc5 17. Rfe1 Bxe2 18. Rc1 $13 Bxf3 19. Qxf3)
17. cxb6 Qxb6 (17... Bxd1 $1 18. b7 Rb8 19. Qxc6 (19. Rxd1 Ne7) 19... Re6 20.
Nd4 Rxc6 21. Nxc6 Qc7 22. Nxb8 Bb3 (22... Be2 23. Re1 Bb5 24. Na6 Qxb7 25. Nb4
$11) 23. Nd7 Qxb7 24. Nc5 Qb5 25. Nxb3 Qxb3 $15) 18. Rxd5 Bxf1 19. Bxf1 Rac8
$13 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Wojtkiewicz,A/Polanica Zdroj 1995/CBM 49/[Krasenkow] 
(31).}) 14... bxc5 {Two other moves here are} (14... Bc4 15. Qc2 bxc5 16. Nd2
Nd4 17. Qb1) (14... d4 15. Qa4 Qc8 16. Nd5) 15. Nxd5 Qa5+ 16. Rd2 Rab8 17. Qc2
$6 {White is worse after this one. He had to liquidate into a slightly better
endgame after} (17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 Na5 (19... Rb3 {!?}) (
19... Rb1+ 20. Rd1 Rb2 21. Bf1) 20. Rd7 Rb1+ 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Nc4 23. Kc1
) 17... Nd4 {Even better was} (17... Bxb2 18. Ng5 g6 19. Ne4 Red8 $15 {and
white still has to complete his development somehow}) 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. b3 Qxa3
20. Bf1 Bb7 (20... Qa1+ 21. Rd1 Qa5+ 22. Qd2 Qxd2+ 23. Kxd2 Bxf1 24. Rhxf1 Rbd8
25. exd4 Rxd5 26. Rfe1 Red8 27. Ra1 Rxd4+ 28. Kc3 $15) 21. Bc4 Rbd8 22. O-O
Bxd5 23. exd4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Re4 $4 {For some reason Bartek left himself just
two minutes at this point and instead of making a draw with 24...cxd4 misses
simple tactics and ends up without a pawn in a technical ending.} 25. dxc5 Rxd2
26. Qxe4 Qxc5 27. Qa8+ Qf8 28. Qxa7 g6 {It was a miracle that black managed to
make all the moves before time control without even letting b pawn move.} 29.
Rc1 Rd8 30. Qc7 Rb8 31. Rc3 Qe8 32. Re3 Qb5 33. h4 h5 34. Rf3 Rb7 35. Qc8+ Kg7
36. Qc3+ Kg8 37. Re3 Kh7 38. Kh2 Qf5 39. Rf3 Qd5 40. Rd3 Qf5 41. Kg1 Rb8 42.
Re3 Qb5 43. Qd4 Qb7 44. Qc4 Kg8 45. Kh2 Kg7 46. Qd4+ Kh7 47. Qf6 Kg8 48. Rd3
Rf8 49. Qf4 Re8 50. Re3 Rd8 51. Qf6 Rb8 52. Rd3 Rf8 53. Qc3 Rc8 54. Qd2 Qb6 55.
b4 Rb8 56. Rd4 Kg7 57. Rf4 Rb7 58. Qd5 Kg8 59. Kg2 Kf8 60. Rc4 Kg7 61. Rc6 Qxb4
62. Qe5+ Kh7 63. Rc8 f6 64. Qe8 $2 {White is missing a simple defence from
what they thought was undeniable mate threat. A simple win was still there} (
64. Qxf6 Rg7 65. Qd8 Kh6 66. Kh2 Qe7 67. Qh8+ Rh7 68. Qd4 Rg7 69. Rh8+ Rh7 70.
Qf4+ Kg7 71. Rc8) 64... Kh6 65. Qh8+ Rh7 66. Qxf6 Qb7+ 67. Rc6 Rg7 68. Kg1 Kh7
69. Re6 Qd7 70. Qe5 Qd1+ 71. Kg2 Rd7 72. Qf6 Qd5+ 73. Kg1 Qf5 74. Qxf5 gxf5 75.
Kg2 Kg7 76. Kf3 Rd4 77. Ke3 Ra4 78. Rd6 Re4+ 79. Kd3 Ra4 80. Re6 Rb4 81. Rc6 f4
82. Rc4 Rxc4 83. Kxc4 fxg3 84. fxg3 Kf6 85. Kd4 Kf5 86. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Black "Mitenkov, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Ba6
14. Bf4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qa6 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. h4 (17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Rfd8 19.
Rfd1 Bd6 $1 $10 {Vyzmanavin,A-Gurevich,M/URS/1987/0,5/20/}) 17... Rac8 (17...
Nf6 $1 $132) 18. h5 $1 h6 19. e5 b5 20. Nh2 $1 $14 {-> Zlatilov,I-Brglez,R/
Ptuj/1991/1:0/38/}) 13. Bf4 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qa6 (14... Nd7) 15. Qe3 (15. Qxa6
Nxa6 16. d5 $1 exd5 17. exd5 Bf6 (17... c4 $5) 18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Rad8 20.
c4 f6 21. Nc6 Rd7 22. Rfe1 $14 {Gruenberg,H-Brunner,L/GER/1992/0,5/61/}) 15...
Nd7 16. Rfd1 (16. h4 $5) 16... cxd4 (16... Qa4 $6 17. h4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nf6 19.
Rd3 $14 {Sakaev,K-Alterman,B/URS/1988/}) 17. cxd4 Rac8 18. Rd3 (18. d5 exd5 19.
exd5 Rfe8 $1 20. Ra2 Qa4 $132) 18... b5 $1 {|^ >< a3/} 19. Rad1 Rc4 20. e5 $2 (
20. d5 $5 exd5 21. exd5 Bc5 22. Qd2 Bxa3 23. d6 $44) (20. h4 $5 Ra4 (20... Nf6
21. Ne5 Ra4 22. Bg5 $1 $40) 21. h5 Rxa3 (21... h6 $2 22. Bxh6 $1 $16) 22. h6
$44) 20... Nb6 (20... Ra4 $142 $1 21. Bg5 (21. Ng5 Rxa3 22. Qe4 Bxg5 23. Bxg5
Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Qb7 $17) (21. d5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Nb6 23. R5d3 Rxa3 $17) (21. Rc1
Nb6 $17) 21... Bxa3 22. d5 (22. Bf6 Rc8 23. Qg5 Bf8 $17) 22... Bc5 23. Qe1 (23.
Qe2 Ra2 $1) 23... Nb6 $1 24. d6 (24. dxe6 $2 fxe6 25. Rd8 Nd5 $19) 24... Nd7
$17) 21. Bg5 Nd5 22. Qe4 Qb7 (22... Qc6 $142 $15) 23. h4 Rfc8 24. Bd2 (24. Bxe7
$5 Qxe7 25. Ng5 g6 26. Qg4 h5 (26... Rc1 27. h5 $1 $40) 27. Qg3 $36 {/\ Ne4-d6/
}) 24... h6 25. Nh2 $1 Qd7 26. Ng4 f5 $8 27. exf6 Nxf6 28. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 29.
Qg6+ Kh8 30. Bf4 (30. Rf3 Qe8 $1 (30... Rg8 $2 31. Qxh6+ Nh7 32. Rf7 $18) 31.
Rxf6 Qxg6 32. Rxg6 Bxa3 $132 {o^ b5/}) 30... Bd8 $1 31. Qxh6+ (31. Be5 $2 Qg7
32. Rg3 Qxg6 33. Rxg6 Kh7 $1 $17) 31... Qh7 32. Qf8+ Qg8 33. Qh6+ Qh7 $10 34.
Qg5 Qf5 35. Be5 $2 (35. Qh6+ Qh7 (35... Nh7 $2 36. Be5+ Bf6 37. Rf3 $18) 36.
Qf8+ $10) 35... Kh7 36. Rf3 Qxg5 37. hxg5 Rc1 $1 $17 38. gxf6 $5 Rxd1+ 39. Kh2
Rdc1 40. Rh3+ Kg6 41. Rg3+ Kf5 (41... Kf7 $2 42. Rg7+ Ke8 43. g4 $36) 42. f7
Be7 43. Rg8 Ke4 (43... Rf8 $5 44. f3 Rc2 $8 45. Kh3 Rxg2 $8 46. Kxg2 Bxa3 $17)
44. Re8 Bxa3 45. Rxe6 Kd5 46. Ra6 Bf8 47. Rxa7 Ke6 48. Rb7 b4 49. f4 Kf5 50.
Rb5 Kg6 51. Rb7 b3 52. Kh3 b2 53. Rxb2 Kxf7 54. f5 Re8 55. g4 Bh6 56. Rb7+ Re7
57. Rb6 Bg5 58. Rg6 Rc3+ 59. Kg2 Be3 60. g5 Rd3 61. Bf6 Re4 $19 62. Rg7+ Kf8
63. Kf3 Rf4+ 64. Ke2 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Match/Team URS-World 20,5-19,5"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1970.04.02"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Spassky/Larsen"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1970.03.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O (6... Ne4 {
Spassky=:S}) 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O Nc6 $2 {S/ ?! Larsen=:L} (8... cxd4 9. exd4 d5 {S
}) (8... h6 9. Bh4 Nc6 {L}) (8... d5 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Rad1 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb4 12.
Bb1 dxc4 13. Ne5 Nbd5 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. Qf3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Nd5 17. Qh3 f5 18. Bc1
Bg5 19. Qg3 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Rf6 21. Qh4 b5 22. a4 a6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bc2 Nb4
25. Re3 Nxc2 26. Rxc2 Rh6 27. Qxd8+ Rxd8 28. Rd2 Rh4 29. g4 fxg4 30. Ra3 Rh5
31. Re3 Rf5 32. Nxg4 Ra8 33. Kf1 Rf4 34. h3 Ra1+ 35. Ke2 h5 36. Ne5 Bg2 37. f3
Bxh3 38. Rc3 {Janowski,D-Yates,F Semmering 1926 1/2-1/2 (72)}) 9. d5 Nb4 (9...
exd5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxh7+ $16 {L}) 10. d6 Bxd6 11. Bxh7+ (11. Bxf6 gxf6 (
11... Qxf6 $4 12. Be4 $18) 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qxd6 $142 $16 {L}) 11... Kxh7 12.
Qxd6 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Ne8 $1 {S} 14. Qe7 $1 {S/L} (14. Qg3 f6 $13) (14. Qxf8 Qxg5+
15. Kh1 Qh5 16. Rg1 Qxf3+ 17. Rg2 g6 $13 {L}) (14. Bxd8 Nxd6 15. Be7 Nxc4 16.
Bxf8 Rxf8 $44 {S}) 14... Qxe7 15. Bxe7 Rg8 (15... Rh8 {P g8 S}) 16. Rfd1 Nc6
17. Rxd7 Ne5 18. Rb7 Nxc4 19. Ne4 $1 {S/L} Na5 (19... Nxb2 20. Bxc5 {S} (20.
Ng5+ Kg6 21. Kh1 $40 {L})) 20. Rd7 Nc6 21. f4 Rc8 22. Rc1 (22. Rad1 Rc7 23. Bh4
{S}) 22... a5 (22... Rc7 23. Rxc7 Nxc7 24. Bxc5 {S/L}) (22... Nxe7 23. Rxe7 Rc7
24. Rxc7 Nxc7 25. b4 {S/L}) 23. a3 Kg6 $6 {L} (23... Nxe7 24. Rxe7 Rc7 {L}) 24.
Kg2 Rh8 (24... Nxe7 $142 {L}) 25. Kf3 (25. Rg1 Nxe7 26. Kf3+ Kh6 27. Rxe7 Rc7
28. Rxc7 Nxc7 29. Nd6 Rf8 30. Nc4 Rb8 31. Rd1 {S}) 25... Rxh2 26. Ng5 (26. Bf8
Kh7 27. Rxf7 Kg8 28. Ng5 Nd8 $1 {S}) 26... e5 $1 {S} 27. Rg1 exf4 28. Bd6 $1 {S
} Nxd6 29. Rxd6+ f6 30. Ne6+ Kf5 (30... Kh7 {S}) 31. Nxf4 {P 32.e4 e5 33. d5# S
} (31. Nxg7+ Ke5 32. Re6+ (32. Rgd1 $2 Nd4+ $1) 32... Kd5 $15 {L} 33. Rd1+ Kc4
34. Nf5 Kb3 {S}) 31... Ne5+ 32. Ke2 Re8 $1 {S ? L} (32... g5 $4 33. Nd5 $16 {
S/L}) (32... Nc4 $1 $10 33. Rd5+ Ke4 34. Rxg7 Nxe3 (34... Re8) 35. Re7+ {L})
33. Rxb6 (33. Ne6 $1 {L} Rxe6 (33... Nc4 34. Nxg7+ Ke5 35. Nxe8 Nxd6 $14 {L})
34. e4+ Kxe4 35. Rxe6 {S}) 33... Nc4 {P e3 S} 34. Rb3 g5 35. Nd5 Re5 36. Rd1 (
36. Rc1 Nd6 {L}) 36... g4 37. Kf1 $4 {S/L} (37. Nb6 Nxb6 $10 (37... a4 $1 38.
Nxc4 (38. Nxa4 g3 39. Kf3 (39. Rf1 Nd6 40. Nc3 Kg4) 39... g2 40. Rbd3 Re4)
38... axb3 39. Nxe5 fxe5 $19 {P g3, c3 L})) 37... Rh1+ 38. Ke2 Rxd1 0-1

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Yu, Shaoteng"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 c5 12. Rd1 Nd7 13. O-O Qc7 $5 (13... Qe7)
14. Qc2 (14. Qb3 Qd6 (14... c4 15. Qc2 {xd5})) (14. Rfe1 $5 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5
16. Qc2 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Ne4) 14... Rfd8 15. Qf5 Nf8 16. e3 (16. dxc5 Bxc3 17.
cxb6 axb6 18. Rc1 d4 $1) 16... Qd7 17. Qb1 $5 Rac8 18. Rfe1 a6 (18... Ne6) 19.
h4 (19. dxc5 bxc5 $1 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. e4 Bxe4 $1 22. Rxd7 Bxb1 23. Rxd8 Rxd8
24. Rxb1 $15) 19... Qg4 $6 20. Nh2 Qg6 (20... Qe6 21. Bf3) 21. Qxg6 hxg6 22.
Ng4 c4 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. a4 $1 Bc6 $2 25. Rb1 (25. b3 cxb3 26. Rb1) 25... f5
26. b3 cxb3 27. Rxb3 Ba8 $8 28. Reb1 Rd6 $8 29. Bf1 a5 30. Nb5 Rdd8 31. Rc3
Rxc3 32. Nxc3 Rc8 $1 33. Rb3 Nd7 34. Bg2 Rc4 $1 35. Nxd5 Bxd5 (35... Rxa4 36.
Nxb6 Ra1+ 37. Kh2 Bxg2 38. Kxg2 Nf6 $1 39. Nc4 Rc1 $1 40. Ne5 (40. Nxa5 Rc2)
40... Rc2 41. Rb8+ Kg7 42. Rb7 Ne4 43. Rxf7+ Kg8 $1 (43... Kh6 $2 44. g4 $1)
44. Ra7 Rxf2+) 36. Bxd5 Rxa4 37. Bc6 Ra1+ 38. Kg2 Nf6 39. Rxb6 Ra2 40. Bf3 Kg7
41. Rb5 Ng4 $4 (41... a4 42. Ra5 a3 43. Ra6 Ra1 (43... Ng4 44. Bxg4 fxg4 $14) (
43... Ne4 44. Bxe4 fxe4 45. g4) 44. Be2 Ra2 45. Bc4 Rc2 46. Bb3 Rb2 47. Rxa3
Ng4) 42. Bxg4 fxg4 43. Rg5 $1 a4 (43... f5 44. h5 Kh6 45. hxg6 $1 $18) (43...
Ra1 44. Rxg4 f5 45. Rf4 Rb1 46. d5 Rb4 47. d6 Kf6 (47... Kf7 48. h5 Rxf4 49.
hxg6+) 48. d7 Ke7 49. h5 $1 Rxf4 50. h6 $3 Rb4 51. d8=Q+ Kxd8 52. h7) (43... f6
44. Rxg4 f5 45. Rf4 Rb2 46. d5 Rb4 47. d6 $1 {transposes}) 44. Rxg4 f5 45. Rf4
a3 (45... Kf6 46. d5 Ke5 47. Rd4 Kd6 48. g4) 46. d5 Rd2 47. Ra4 a2 48. Ra7+ Kf6
49. d6 Ke6 50. d7 Ke7 51. Kf3 Rb2 (51... Rc2 $5 {so that the tempi are
different later.}) 52. e4 fxe4+ 53. Ke3 Rc2 54. g4 Rb2 55. g5 (55. Kxe4 Rxf2
56. Ke5 Re2+ 57. Kf4 Rf2+ 58. Kg5 Rg2 $1 59. h5 gxh5 60. Kxh5 Rd2 61. Kg6 Rg2 (
61... Rxd7 62. Rxa2 Rd6+ 63. Kg7 Rd5 64. Re2+ $18) 62. g5 Rh2 63. Kg7 Rg2 64.
g6 Rd2 65. Kg8 Rg2 66. g7 Rh2 67. Ra8 Rd2 (67... Kxd7 68. Kf7 Rf2+ 69. Kg6 Rg2+
70. Kf6 Rf2+ 71. Ke5 Re2+ 72. Kf4 Rg2 73. Rxa2 Rg1 74. Ra8) 68. Kh7 Rh2+ 69.
Kg6 Rg2+ 70. Kf5 Kxd7 71. Rxa2 $18) 55... Rc2 56. h5 gxh5 (56... Rc5 57. h6 (
57. Kf4 gxh5 58. g6 Rd5 (58... Rc6 59. Kg5 Rc7 60. Rxa2 Rxd7 61. Kh6 $18) 59.
g7) 57... Rxg5 58. Rxa2 Rh5 59. Ra8 Kxd7 60. h7) 57. g6 Rc7 (57... Rc6 58. g7
Rg6 59. Rxa2 Rxg7 (59... Kxd7 60. Ra8 $1) 60. Ra8 $1) (57... Rc3+ 58. Kxe4 Rc6
59. Kf5 $1 (59. g7 $2 Rg6 60. Rxa2 Rxg7 61. Ra8 Rg4+ $1 $11) 59... Rf6+ 60. Kg5
Rxf2 61. g7 Rg2+ 62. Kh6 h4 63. Rxa2 $18) 58. g7 $1 Rxa7 59. g8=Q Ra3+ 60. Ke2
Kxd7 61. Qd5+ (61. Qd5+ Ke8 62. Qe6+ Kf8 63. Qd6+) 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin Romero Holmes} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 h6 (4... b6 $6 5.
d5 $1 $36 {()}) (4... Qb6 5. Qc1 Nc6 6. c3 h6 7. Bf4 Nh5 8. Bg3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 d5
10. Nbd2 Bd6 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. exd4 O-O 13. O-O e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5
16. Nf3 $2 Bxg3 17. Nd4 Be5 18. Qd2 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Re8 20. Rfe1 Bd7 $17 {
Colombo,A-Ivanov,I/New York op/1995/}) 5. Bh4 cxd4 (5... Qb6 6. Qc1 cxd4 7.
exd4 g5 8. Bg3 g4 9. Be5 gxf3 10. Bxf6 fxg2 11. Bxg2 Rg8 12. Be4 d5 $1 13. Bh7
Nd7 14. Bxg8 Nxf6 {[%csl Rg8] ץg8} 15. Rg1 Qxd4 16. Nc3 Bd7 17. Qe3 Qxe3+ 18.
fxe3 Bc5 19. Ke2 Ke7 20. Bxf7 Kxf7 21. Raf1 Be7 $19 {Sherbakov,V-Sakaev,K/St.
Petersburg op/1995/}) 6. exd4 b6 (6... Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. c3 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10.
Nbd2 Nc6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. O-O-O g6 13. h4 Bg7 14. Kb1 Ne7 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. Qd2
d6 17. Bc2 Rc8 18. Rde1 Re8 19. Rh3 b5 20. h5 f5 21. hxg6 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Qf6 $17
{Sokolov,I-Karpov,An/Linares/1995/}) 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Be7 9. c4 (9. Qe2 Nd5 $5
10. Bxe7 (10. Bg3 $6 Nb4 $15) 10... Qxe7 $10 {[%cal Rd5f4,Gb7f3] /\Nf4,/^a8-h1}
) 9... O-O 10. Nc3 d5 11. Bxf6 (11. Qe2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. Rad1 Nh5 $1 14.
Bg3 (14. Bxe7 Nxe7 $10) 14... Nxg3 15. hxg3 Na5 $132 (15... Nb4 $10)) 11...
Bxf6 12. cxd5 exd5 {[%csl Gb7,Gf6][%cal Yf3e5,Yf1e1] This type of position
usually arises from the Tartakover Queen's gambit. White has more active minor
pieces (/\Ne5) and some pressure against d5 and on the e- file, but the B give
Black counterplay.} 13. Re1 (13. Ne5 Nc6 $10) 13... Nc6 {[%csl Rd4] Also the
d4-pawn is sensitive.} 14. Bc2 Qd6 15. Qd3 (15. a3 Rfe8 16. Qd2 Na5 $132) 15...
g6 16. a3 Rfe8 17. h3 Bg7 {Baburin Often such positions with d4 & d5 pawns are
unpleasant for Black due to the passive light squared Bishop. In this game
White plays very energetically.} 18. b4 $6 {[%csl Rc4,Rc5,Rc6,Rc7,Rc8]
Overambitious and weakening,><c4,<->c.} (18. Bb3 $142 Na5 19. Ba2 Rac8 20. Re2
$10) 18... a5 $1 19. b5 Ne7 20. Ne5 Nf5 $36 {[%cal Rf5d4] /\Nd4} 21. f4 $8 (21.
Nf3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Qxa3 $17) 21... h5 22. Qd2 $6 (22. g4 $142 $5 $132) (22. Qd1
Rac8 $36) (22. g4 {Romero Holmes}) 22... Ng3 23. Re3 h4 24. Rae1 Re6 $36 25.
Nxf7 $2 (25. Qf2 Qxa3 $1 26. Nxd5 Qd6 $17 {/\} 27. Nxf7 Qxd5 28. Rxe6 Bxd4) (
25. Ne2 Ne4 $17) 25... Qxf4 $8 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gf8f1] עg1,<->f} 26. Ne5 Bxe5
27. dxe5 Rf8 {[%cal Rd5d4,Re6e5,Rg3f1] /\d4,Nf1,Re5} 28. Nd1 (28. Nxd5 $2 Bxd5
29. Qxd5 Qxe3+ $1 30. Rxe3 Rf1+ 31. Kh2 Rh1#) (28. Ne2 Qf2+ 29. Kh2 d4 $19)
28... Nf1 $19 29. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 30. Kh2 Kg7 31. Bb3 (31. Rc3 Rxe5 32. Qd4 Qf4+ $19
) 31... Rf5 32. Bxd5 Qf4+ 33. Kg1 Bxd5 34. Qxd5 Rfxe5 35. Qd7+ Re7 36. Qd6 (36.
Qxe7+ Rxe7 37. Rxe7+ Kf6 38. Rb7 Qd4+ 39. Nf2 Qa1+ 40. Kh2 Qe5+ $1 41. Kg1 Qe1+
$19 {A nice zigzag maneuver.}) 36... Qf6 37. Qxf6+ $8 Kxf6 38. Rd3 Kg7 39. a4
Re4 40. Nc3 (40. Nb2 Rb4 41. Rd2 Re3 $19) 40... Re3 41. Rxe3 Rxe3 42. Nd5 Re6
43. Kf2 Rd6 44. Nf4 g5 45. Ne2 Rd3 {[%cal Rd3a3,Ra3a4] /\Ra3-a4} 0-1

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.09.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1997.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {Kasparov himself played the
Petrosian system as White in the eighties, he did not sit often on the other
side of the board in his career.} c5 $5 {Ambitious. Black usually chooses
between} (4... Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 {and the even more
popular}) (4... Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 (6. Qc2 $5)) 5. d5 {A Benoni-type
position arose with the moves b6 and a3. White's move is somewhat more to the
point (it stops Black's Q-side play, in some positions enables b4) so Black
must seek such a setup, in which b6 will be useful.} Ba6 6. Qc2 exd5 7. cxd5 g6
({It's not in Kasparov's nature to suffer for a pawn after} 7... Bb7 $6 8. e4
Qe7 9. Bd3 Nxd5 10. O-O Nc7 11. Bg5 $1 (11. Nc3 Qd8 12. Bc4 Be7 13. Be3 Ba6 14.
Bxa6 Nbxa6 15. Rad1 O-O 16. Qa4 Nb8 17. Rd2 a6 18. Rfd1 Qc8 19. e5 Ra7 20. h4
Rb7 21. Bg5 Re8 22. Qg4 $44 {Karpov,An-Ljubojevic,L/Monte Carlo act/1996/})
11... f6 12. Bf4 d6 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. b4 $1 g5 15. Bg3 Ne5 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Bxe5
fxe5 18. Qa4+ Qd7 19. Qb3 Bc6 20. Nxg5 Bh6 21. Nf3 $16 {Sakaev,K-Ruban,V/
RUS-ch Elista/1995/}) 8. Nc3 {The usual move, but interesting is Krasenkov's
idea} (8. Bf4 d6 9. e4 $5 (9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Bxd6 Qxa4 12. Nxa4 Nxd5
13. O-O-O Ne7 14. e4 Bxf1 15. Rhxf1 Nbc6 16. Nc3 {Kasparov,G-Gligoric,S/
Bugojno/1982/} Bxc3 $1 17. bxc3 Rd8 18. Bc7 Rd7 19. Bf4 f6 $11) 9... Bxf1 10.
Kxf1 Bg7 11. Nbd2 $5 O-O 12. Nc4 $14) 8... Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Re8
(11... Nbd7 12. Qa4 $5 Bb7 13. Qh4 $36) 12. Re1 Nbd7 (12... Qc7 13. Bf4 Nh5 14.
Bd2 Nd7 15. Qa4 $5 Bb7 16. Qh4 a6 17. Rac1 b5 18. b4 Qd8 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bd2 f5
21. Bg5 Qb6 22. e4 cxb4 23. axb4 Rac8 {Kasparov,G-Fedorowicz,J/Graz/1981/} 24.
exf5 $1 $40) 13. h3 {Practice has shown this profylactic move, covering the g4
square and thus fighting for the central point e5,is best.} (13. Bf4 $143 $6
Qe7 14. e4 (14. h3 Ne4 $1 $15) 14... Ng4 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 Nge5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5
18. Rad1 Qd7 19. b3 {Kramnik,V-Timman,J/Linares/1993/} Rac8 {[%cal Rc5c4] /
\c4|^}) 13... b5 {Best} (13... Ne5 $6 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. e4 Re7 16. Be3 $14 {
gives White a free hand in the center.}) 14. e4 Qc8 $1 $146 {[%cal Rb5b4] /\b4
An important novelty. The moves played until now all had some disadvantage.} (
14... Rc8 15. Be3 Qc7 (15... b4 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Rxa6 bxc3 18. Nd4 $1 $16 {
[%cal Rd4c6] /\Nc6}) 16. Bf1 Qb7 17. Bf4 Nh5 $6 (17... Bf8 $142) 18. Bxd6 b4
19. axb4 Bxf1 20. bxc5 Bxh3 21. c6 Qb6 22. cxd7 Bxd7 23. e5 $1 Bg4 24. Kg2 $16
{Van Wely,L-Kamsky,G/Amsterdam Donner/1996/}) (14... Qb6 15. Be3 (15. Bf4 $5)
15... Rac8 16. Bf1 {only transposes into the same position.}) 15. Bf4 {
Consistent, but Garry is prepared for this.} ({More refined is} 15. Bf1 $5 b4
16. Nb5 (16. Bxa6 $143 $6 Qxa6 17. Nb1 c4 $1 $17) (16. axb4 $2 Bxf1 $19 {
loses a piece.}) 16... Qb8 $142 (16... Bxb5 $6 17. Bxb5 $36) (16... b3 17. Qxb3
Bxb5 (17... Nxe4 $2 18. Rxe4 Rxe4 19. Nxd6 $18) (17... Rb8 18. Qa4 $16) 18.
Bxb5 Rxe4 19. Rxe4 Nxe4 20. Bc6 Rb8 21. Qa4 $36 {[%csl Ga3][%cal Ra4a7] /\Qa7,
o^a}) 17. Qa4 $5 (17. Nc7 $6 b3 $1 18. Qb1 (18. Nxa6 bxc2 19. Nxb8 Raxb8 $36 {
/\} 20. Bd3 Rb3) 18... Qxc7 19. Bxa6 Nxd5 $1 20. Bc4 (20. exd5 Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1
Qa5 $19) 20... N5b6 21. Bxb3 c4 $32 {|^}) (17. a4 $2 Bb7 18. Bf4 Bf8 {[%csl
Rb5][%cal Ra7a6] פb5,/\a6}) 17... Bb7 (17... Bc8 $5) 18. Bf4 Bf8 $1 (18...
Rxe4 $143 19. Bxd6 $16) (18... Nxe4 19. Nxd6 $1 $40) 19. axb4 Nxe4 20. Nxd6
Bxd6 21. Qxd7 Bxf4 22. gxf4 Rd8 $5 (22... Qxf4 23. Bg2 Reb8 $5 $13) 23. Qe7 $1
Re8 24. Qd7 $11) 15... b4 16. Na4 b3 $1 {A nice tactical shot, typical for
modern openings-fighting for the center from the flank.} (16... Bb5 {Huzman}
17. axb4 cxb4 18. Qb1 Qb8 (18... a5 19. Bxd6 (19. Nd4 Bxa4 20. Rxa4 Nc5) 19...
Qa6 20. e5 $1 Nxd5 21. Ng5 Bc6 22. Qd1 Qb5 23. Rc1 $16) 19. Nd4 Nxd5 20. Bxd6
Qxd6 21. Nxb5 Qb8 22. exd5 Qxb5 $11) 17. Qxb3 (17. Qb1 $143 $6 {[%csl Ra1]
צa1 Gelfand would certainly play this move, if his R was already on d1. Bur
now it's suspect, White's pieces are uncoordinated} Qc7 18. Nd2 (18. Nc3 Nb6 $1
{[%cal Rb6c4] /\Nc4} 19. Nd2 Nh5 $17) 18... Rab8 $36 (18... Nh5 19. Be3 Ne5 $5
$36)) 17... Nxe4 18. Qc2 (18. Nc3 $2 Rb8 19. Qc2 Rxb2 $1 $17) 18... Ndf6 {
Black broke up White's center and his pieces are very active. Obviously
dissatisfied with the course of the game, Gelfand makes a wild attempt to
utilized the exposed position of the Ne4. But this N is in reality very strong
and White only weakens his K-side.} 19. g4 $6 (19. Nd2 $142 $5 Nxd2 20. Qxd2
Qd7 21. Nc3 Rab8 {=/=/+}) (19. Nh2 $143 Qf5 20. f3 $2 Nxg3 $1) (19. Nh4 g5 $1
20. Bxe4 gxf4 (20... gxh4 $5) 21. Nf5 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Be5 $15) (19. Ng5 $5 $11)
19... Qd7 20. g5 $6 (20. Ng5 $142 $5 $15) 20... Nh5 21. Bh2 {[%csl Ge4]} (21.
Rxe4 Rxe4 22. Qxe4 (22. Nxc5 Rc4 23. Qxc4 Bxc4 24. Nxd7 Nxf4) 22... Re8 23.
Nxc5 (23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 (24. Nxc5 Qc8 25. Nxa6 Bxb2 $19) 24... Rxe5 25. Qh4
Qf5 $19) 23... Rxe4 24. Nxd7 Rxf4 $5 $17 (24... Nxf4 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. gxf6
$132) (24... Nxf4 $17 {Huzman})) 21... f5 $1 $17 {[%csl Rf2,Rf3,Rg2,Rg3,Rh2,
Rh3][%cal Ya6b5,Yg7d4] ׻,/\Bb5,Bd4!?} (21... Qf5 {Huzman} 22. Nh4) 22. Nc3 (
22. gxf6 Nhxf6 $17) 22... Rab8 23. Rab1 Bxc3 $1 {[%csl Ge4,Rg2,Rh2] Kasparov's
strategy is to keep the tremendous N on e4 and hem in White's helpless ^^.} (
23... Rxb2 {Huzman} 24. Rxb2 Bxc3 25. Rxe4 fxe4 26. Qxc3 exf3 27. Bxf3 Qxh3 28.
Bxd6 Be2 $1 29. Rxe2 Rxe2 30. Bxc5 Re4 $1 31. Bb4 Rf4 $17) 24. bxc3 Rxb1 (24...
Bc4 $2 25. Rxb8 $1 Rxb8 26. Nd2 Nxd2 27. Qxd2 $36 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Re1e6] /
\Re6,><d6}) 25. Rxb1 Bc4 26. Nd2 $8 (26. Rd1 f4 $1 $17 {/\} 27. Re1 $2 Nxg5 $1
$19) (26. Re1 {Huzman} Bxd5 (26... Nxg5 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Bxd6 Ne4 29. Be5
Bxd5 30. c4 $44) 27. Nd2 Bc6 (27... Ng7 $5 $15) 28. Nxe4 d5 29. Qa2 Kh8 30. Qd2
fxe4 31. f3 $44) 26... Nxd2 (26... Bxd5 $6 27. Qd3 $132 {Kasparov's dosn't let
his opponent distract him from his strategic line by a miserable pawn.}) 27.
Qxd2 f4 $1 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Rd7f5] /\Qf5 Paralyzing Bh2} 28. Re1 (28. Bxf4 $2
Qf5) (28. h4 $2 Qg4 29. f3 Qxh4 $19) (28. Bf3 $143 Qf5 29. Re1 Qxg5+ 30. Bg4
Rf8 $5 $19) 28... Re5 $5 (28... Rf8 $143 29. Re4 $13) 29. Re4 $2 $138 {The
final mistake.} (29. Rxe5 dxe5 30. d6 {[%cal Rg2d5] /\Bd5} (30. Qe1 $17 {
Huzman Gelfand}) 30... Kf8 $1 31. Bf3 Ng7 32. Bg4 Nf5 33. Bxf5 gxf5 $19 {
[%csl Rh2] ץh2}) (29. h4 $142 $5 {[%cal Rg2f3] /\Bf3} Qf5 $142 $5 (29... Rxe1+
30. Qxe1 Qf7 31. Bf3 $13 (31. Qd1 $5 $132)) (29... Qg4 30. Rxe5 dxe5 (30... f3
31. Re8+ Kf7 32. Re7+ $1 $11) 31. d6 $1 f3 32. Bg3 Nxg3 33. fxg3 Be6 34. d7 $1
Bxd7 35. Qd5+ $11) 30. Rxe5 (30. Bf3 $2 Qd3 $1 31. Qd1 Qxf3 $1 $19) 30... dxe5
{[%cal Rf5b1] /\Qb1} 31. Qb2 (31. Qd1 Qd7 $17) 31... Qc8 $17 {and the position
is very similar to the 29.Re5 de5 line. White is still kicking, but with the
pathetic Bh2 he shouldn't be able to save the game.}) 29... Rxe4 30. Bxe4 Qxh3
{[%cal Rh3f1] /\Qf1#} 31. Bg2 (31. Qd1 Qh4 $19 {[%csl Rg5] ><g5}) 31... Qg4 32.
Qe1 Ng7 $1 (32... Bxd5 $6 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Qe7+ Bf7 35. Qxd6 $132 {/\} f3 $4
36. Be5+ $18) 33. f3 (33. Qb1 Bxd5 34. Qb8+ Kf7 35. Qc7+ Ke8 36. Qb8+ Kd7 37.
Qxa7+ Ke6 $19) 33... Qxg5 34. Qb1 Nf5 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qxa7+ Kh6 37. Qf7 Bf1 $1
{Kasparov chooses the most direct and strongest continuation.} (37... Qh4 38.
Qe8 Bxd5 $19) (37... Ne3 $4 38. Bxf4 $18) 38. Kxf1 (38. Bxf4 Qxf4 39. Qf8+ Kh5
40. Bxf1 Qg3+ 41. Kh1 Ne3 $19) 38... Ne3+ 39. Ke1 Qh4+ $1 {White loses both B.}
40. Ke2 Qxh2 41. Kd3 Nf5 (41... Nxg2 $19) (41... Nf5 42. Bf1 Qf2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 ({A few
months ago Tomashevsky successfully faced the other main move} 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nd7 10. Bf4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qb3 Be7 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Qb5+
Bc6 15. Qb1 O-O 16. O-O Ba4 17. Re1 Qd7 18. Bd2 h6 19. Qb2 Rfd8 20. Bb4 Rc7 21.
Qd2 Rdc8 22. Ba6 Rd8 23. Bd3 Rdc8 24. Ba6 Rd8 {½, Jakovenko,D (2709)
-Tomashevsky,E (2722) EU Cup Novi Sad 2016}) 7... g6 8. h4 $5 {White is in a
fighting mood and chooses a rare, but sharp subvariation. Lately Li Chao's
compatriots have tried it, but mostly in blitz and rapid games.} ({The more
usual move is} 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O {and now:} O-O (10... Nxc3 11.
bxc3 O-O {has been considered slightly inaccurate due to} 12. a4 (12. e4 c5 13.
Bg5 Qd6 $132 {transposes to a typical Grünfeld position.}) 12... c5 13. a5 {
, but even this version seems playable after} Nd7 14. Ba3 Qc7 15. Rb1 e5 16.
Bb5 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Be4 18. Rbd1 exd4 19. cxd4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 {Wang,Y (2718)
-Tomashevsky,E (2728) Huaian blitz 2016} Nc5 $13) {Karjakin has had some
problems with} 11. Ne4 $5 (11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. e5 Qd7 15.
Rc1 Nc6 16. Be4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Na5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qd3 Rfc8 20. h4 h6 21. Bd2
Qd5 22. Bxa5 Qxa5 23. Nd2 Qd5 24. Nc4 b5 25. Ne3 Qd7 $11 {Schneider,P (2368)
-Wiegner,D (2194) email 2006}) (11. Na4 Nd7 12. e4 Ne7 13. Bg5 h6 (13... e5 14.
dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Nc3 (16. f4 Qd4+ 17. Rf2 Bf6 18. Bc2 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1
Bxg5 20. fxg5 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Bb3 Rf8 23. Nc3 $36 {Sanikidze,T (2524)
-Navara,D (2702) Mulhouse 2011}) 16... Qd6 17. Bc4 $1 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Bf4 19.
Qxd6 Bxd6 20. e5 Bc5 21. Ne4 Nd5 22. Rfd1 Rfc8 23. b4 Bf8 24. b5 h6 25. Bf6
Nxf6 26. Nxf6+ Kh8 27. Rd7 cxb5 28. Bxb5 Bc6 29. Rxf7 Bg7 30. Bxc6 Rxc6 31. Rd1
{1-0, Timar,Z (2425)-Alvarez Villar,H (2244) email 1998}) 14. Be3 Kh7 15. h4 ({
This is a more recent attempt, Black was fine after} 15. Rc1 f5 16. exf5 exf5
17. Bf4 Nd5 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Nc3 Qf6 20. Bg3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 c5 22. Bb5 Re7 23.
Ne5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qf7 25. f4 a6 26. Be2 Rd7 27. Qe1 Qe6 $15 {Khalifman,A (2650)
-Short,N (2665) Parnu 1996 See the notes to this game in CBM 052 by Dautov.})
15... f5 16. h5 f4 $6 ({The engines indicate that the critical move is} 16...
c5 $5 $13 {/=/+}) 17. hxg6+ Nxg6 18. e5 $1 fxe3 19. fxe3 Bh8 (19... Rf5 20. Qc2
Ndf8 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Qxf5 Kg8 23. Nc3 Qd7 24. Qh5 $36 {Mchedlishvili,M (2592)
-Grigorov,G (2489) Kallithea 2009}) 20. Qc2 Rg8 21. g3 Ndf8 22. Nh4 Qg5 23. Kh2
h5 24. Rf7+ Rg7 25. Raf1 $44 {Kaufman,R (2333)-Lalith,B (2502) Leiden 2010})
11... a5 (11... Qc7 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Rc1 Rad8 14. b4 (14. Bc4 Qb8 15. b4 e5 16.
Qb3 exd4 17. exd4 b5 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Nc5 Nb6 20. Ne5 Qa8 21. Bf4 Nc4 22. Rfe1
Bc8 23. a4 $14 {Riazantsev,A (2700)-Karjakin,S (2772) Moscow blitz 2013}) 14...
Qb8 15. Qb3 e5 16. Rfe1 h6 17. h4 Rfe8 18. Bb1 exd4 19. exd4 Nf8 20. h5 g5 21.
Ng3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. Nf5 $40 {Grischuk,A (2783)-Karjakin,S
(2756) Beijing rpd 2013}) (11... Nf6 12. b4 a5 13. Bb2 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15.
Qxa1 Nd5 16. Qa4 Nd7 17. Rc1 Qe7 18. Qa7 N7f6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Ba6 Qxb4 21.
Qxb7 Qxb2 22. Rxc6 g5 23. h3 h5 24. Nh2 $14 {Grischuk,A (2783)-Karjakin,S 
(2756) Beijing blitz 2013}) (11... Qe7 12. Ng3 (12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Rc1 c5 $132)
12... c5 13. e4 Nc7 14. Bg5 (14. e5 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nd5 16. dxc5 Nd7 17. cxb6
Nxe5 18. Qe2 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 axb6 $11 {/=/+, Sanikidze,T (2514)-Gordon,S (2493)
Saint-Quentin 2014}) 14... f6 15. Be3 Nba6 16. Rc1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Rad8 18. Nc6
Bxc6 19. Rxc6 f5 20. exf5 exf5 21. Bf4 Kh8 22. Qe2 Qxe2 23. Bxe2 Nd5 24. Bg5
Nb8 25. Rc2 Bf6 26. Bxf6+ {½, Sanikidze,T (2515)-Navara,D (2751) Montpellier
2015} Nxf6 27. Rfc1 $14) 12. Bd2 (12. Ng3 c5 13. e4 Ne7 $13) 12... Qe7 13. Re1
c5 14. dxc5 Nd7 $5 15. Rc1 bxc5 16. Nc3 N5b6 17. e4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qc2
Rfd8 $11 {Bolado Saez,S (2359)-Vazquez Igarza,R (2565) Madrid 2016}) 8... Bg7 (
{I don't think it's worth spending a tempo on} 8... h6 $143 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Bd3
Bg7 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Be3 Nd7 (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Kf1 O-O
16. e5 Ne7 17. h5 Nf5 18. hxg6 Nxe3+ 19. fxe3 fxg6 20. Kg1 Rc8 21. Rh3 g5 22.
Nd2 Rc3 23. Be4 Qc8 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Qg4 Qd5 26. Ne4 $36 {Tomazini,A (2377)
-Mikhalchishin,A (2491) Slovenia 2016}) 14. e5 Qc7 15. a4 $2 (15. Rc1 $142 $13
{/+/=}) 15... Rd8 16. Qb1 O-O 17. Rh3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 Nxe5 $1 20.
dxe5 Qc3+ $17 {Mu,K (2403)-Lalith,B (2553) Al Ain 2015}) 9. h5 Nd7 (9... c5 10.
Bb5+ Bc6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. e4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Bg5 h6 {Polugaevsky,L (2615)
-Kortschnoj,V (2635) London 1984} 15. Be3 $16 {is a note by Polugaevsky, but
it might not be so clear-cut after} f5 $5) ({Black can also strive for typical
Grünfeld counterplay. This is in my opinion more promising and it seems best
to do so before committing the Nb8 with} 9... Nxc3 $5 10. bxc3 c5 11. Bb5+ (11.
Bb2 O-O 12. Qa4 Qe7 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Ba6 Rac8 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Qb5 Na5 17. Bxb7
Qxb7 18. O-O Rfd8 19. Qe2 b5 $15 {Kingliveson,R (2580)-SUPRASISTEMA,R (2652)
5m + 0s, Engine Room 2009}) 11... Bc6 12. a4 Qd7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. hxg6 hxg6 15.
e4 cxd4 16. cxd4 a6 17. Bd3 Bxa4 18. Qe3 Bb5 19. Bxb5 Qxb5 20. Qf4 Rc8 21. Qh4
Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Nc6 $44 {Wang,Y (2718)-Navara,D (2734) Huaian blitz 2016}) 10.
Bd3 (10. Nxd5 Bxd5 (10... exd5 $5 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Bd3 c5 13. Bc3 Re8 14. hxg6
hxg6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. Bb5 Rh8 19. O-O-O Nb6 $11 {
/=/+, Ragger,M (2658)-Bogner,S (2599) Germany 2015}) 11. Bd2 c5 12. Bc3 cxd4 $2
({More to the point is the fearless} 12... O-O $5 $13) 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4
Rf8 15. Bb5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 a6 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Bc6 Rc8 19. Rc1 Ke7 {Wang,H 
(2710)-Wojtaszek,R (2744) Beijing blitz 2014} 20. Qb4+ Kf6 (20... Nc5 21. Rd1
Qc7 22. Rd7+ $18) 21. Rh7 $18 {->}) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 e5 {I'm biassed
against this setup, which in the end turns out badly for Black. However,
objectively the text move is still probably playable.} ({An interesting
alternative is} 11... Nc5 $5 12. Bb5+ c6 13. Be2 Ne4 14. Qc2 c5 15. Bb5+ Kf8
16. h6 Bf6 17. Bd3 Ng5 18. Nxg5 Bxg5 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Rc8 21. Bd2 Qd5 22.
Qg4 Qf5 23. Qg3 Ke7 24. f4 Bf6 25. Qf3 cxd4 26. Qb7+ Kd8 {Ushenina,A (2484)
-Van der Wiel,J (2490) Wijk aan Zee 2008} 27. cxd4 Rc7 $15) (11... Rc8 12. e4
Nc5 13. Bg5 $1 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 {Dreev,A (2590)-Sax,G (2565) Tilburg 1992} f6 15.
Be3 $14) (11... c5 12. e4 Qc7 13. Be3 Rc8 14. h6 Bf8 15. O-O Be7 16. a4 O-O 17.
Qe2 Nf6 18. Nd2 Rfd8 19. Rfb1 Ba8 20. Ra2 Nd7 21. Ba6 Rb8 22. e5 Qc6 23. f3 Bb7
24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Ne4 $14 {[%csl Gh6] Buhmann,R (2590)-Braun,P (2245)
Schwaebisch Gmuend 2015 The advanced pawn remains a thorn in Black's flesh,
especially if the position opens up.}) 12. e4 $5 ({More testing than} 12. Qc2
Qe7 13. Be4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 O-O 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. a4 c5 17. Ba3 Rfe8 18. Rc1 exd4
19. Qxe7 Rxe7 20. cxd4 Re4 21. Kf1 cxd4 22. exd4 Nf8 23. g3 Rd8 24. Rc7 Ree8
25. Rxa7 Ra8 {½, Morozevich,A (2758)-Aronian,L (2750) WCh Mexico City 2007
For details see the notes to this game in CBM 120 by Marin.}) 12... Qe7 $6 {
Black wants to be as flexible as can be, but this lands him in a cramped
position, in which it's difficult to retain the central tension. He had better
alternatives:} (12... O-O 13. Bg5 (13. h6 Bf6 $13 {/\} 14. O-O $2 exd4 15. cxd4
Nc5 $17) 13... Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. O-O gxh5 $5 16. Qa4 c6 17. Kh1 h4 18. Qd1
Rfe8 19. Rg1 Kh8 20. Rb1 Rac8 21. Re1 Rg8 22. Bf1 Rce8 23. Re3 Qf4 24. Nd2 exd4
25. Rf3 Qh6 26. cxd4 Re7 27. Rh3 c5 $15 {jonas 06,r (2402)-kasparito_2,d (2378)
Engine Room 2011}) ({Even the more direct} 12... exd4 13. cxd4 Nc5 $5 {is
interesting:} 14. h6 (14. Bg5 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 f6 16. h6 Bf8 $13) 14... Bf6 15.
Ra2 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Qd7 17. O-O O-O-O $132) 13. h6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This
intermediate move allows White to get the position he wants.} (13. O-O {allows}
gxh5 $5 {, as Black can still castle queenside:} (13... O-O 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. a4
a6 16. Bc4 c6 17. h6 {is similar to our game, White retained an edge after} Bf6
18. Ba3 c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Qb3 Re7 22. Rab1 Bc6 23. Red1 Rb8
24. Bd5 Be8 25. c4 Rc7 26. Ra1 Kf8 27. Qb2 a5 28. Rd3 Kg8 29. Rb3 Ra7 30. Ne1
Qd4 31. Qa2 $36 {[%csl Gd5,Gh6] Andreikin,D (2706)-Karjakin,S (2762) Nizhnij
Novgorod 2013}) 14. a4 a5 15. Ba3 Qf6 16. dxe5 Qf4 17. Nd4 Bxe5 18. Qxh5 O-O-O
19. Be7 Rdg8 20. Ne2 Qg4 21. Qxg4 Rxg4 22. f3 Rg7 $15 {Kuzubov,Y (2651)
-Volokitin,A (2649) Rivne 2016}) 13... Bf6 14. O-O O-O ({It's already too late
for} 14... exd4 15. cxd4 Nc5 $2 16. Bb5+ c6 17. e5 $18) (14... O-O-O 15. a4 $36
) 15. Re1 Rfd8 16. Be3 {Not an ideal square for the B, as in some lines the
Pe4 needs protection.} (16. a4 $142 $5 $36 {/\} exd4 17. e5 $1 $16) 16... Rac8
(16... exd4 17. cxd4 c5 (17... Bxe4 18. Bf4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qf8 20. Bxc7 $16) 18.
e5 $1 (18. d5 {/\ and White has overwhelming compensation after} Bxa1 19. Qxa1
f6 (19... Qf6 20. e5) 20. Bf4 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4,Rg8]}) 18... Bh4 (18... Bh8
19. Bg5 Bxf3 20. Bxe7 $18) 19. g3 $5 (19. Bd2 cxd4 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Bf6
22. Re1 Bh8 23. Bg5 $16) 19... Qe6 (19... Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Bg5 21. e6 fxe6 22.
Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Rxe6 $18) 20. Nxh4 Qh3 21. Nf3 Nxe5 22. Be2 Rxd4 (22... cxd4 23.
Bf4 d3 24. Bxe5 dxe2 25. Qxe2 $18) 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Bf1 Nxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Qxf1+
26. Kxf1 Bxf3 27. Re7 $16) 17. Qe2 Re8 (17... exd4 18. cxd4 Bxe4 (18... c5 {
fails again to} 19. e5 Bh8 (19... Bh4 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. e6 fxe6 22. Bc4 Bd5 23.
Bxd5 exd5 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. Qd2 $16 {[%cal Rd2d5,Re3g5]}) 20. Bc4 $1 $40 {
[%cal Re3g5]} (20. Bg5 Bxf3 21. Bxe7 Bxe2 22. Rxe2 Re8 23. Ba6 $16)) 19. Ba6
Bd5 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 $14) 18. Qa2 $6 (18. Bd2 $5 $14) 18... c6 $6 ({Black had a
chance to lash out with} 18... exd4 $1 19. cxd4 c5 20. e5 Bxf3 $1 21. exf6 Qxf6
22. gxf3 cxd4 23. Bb5 Ne5 $44) 19. a4 (19. Rad1 $142) (19. Rac1 $5) 19... Rc7 {
Once again ignoring the opportunity} (19... exd4 20. cxd4 c5 21. e5 Bxf3 22.
exf6 (22. gxf3 Bg5 $15) 22... Qxf6 23. gxf3 (23. Ba6 Re4 $1 $36) 23... cxd4 24.
Bb5 Ne5 $13) 20. Rad1 $16 {Black doesn't get another chance, now his pieces
remain passive to the bitter end.} (20. Bc4 $16) 20... Bc8 21. Bc4 Rf8 (21...
Nf8 22. Bc1 $16) 22. Bc1 ({Li Chao follows his plan, but an even more
energetic one was} 22. d5 $5 cxd5 23. exd5 {/\} Qd6 24. Nd2 $18) 22... Bh8 23.
Bb3 (23. Ng5 $5 Bf6 24. f4 $40) 23... a6 24. Bc4 Bf6 25. d5 $1 {[%mdl 128]
Finally the central break comes and Black's forces can only helplessly stand
by, as the attack grows. The Ph6 plays an important role throughout the game,
as it gives Tomashevsky permanent back-rank headaches.} cxd5 (25... Qd6 26.
dxc6 $5 Qxc6 27. Bd5 Qxc3 28. Bd2 Qc5 29. Rc1 Qd6 30. Bb4 Nc5 31. Red1 Be6 32.
Bxe6 Qxe6 33. Qxe6 fxe6 34. a5 $18) 26. Ba3 (26. exd5 Qd6 27. Ba3 Nc5 28. Nd2 {
just tranposes}) 26... Nc5 27. exd5 Qd6 28. Nd2 Bf5 (28... Bg4 29. Ne4 Qd8 30.
d6 Rc6 31. Bd5 $18) (28... Qd8 29. d6 $1 Qxd6 30. Ne4 Qe7 31. a5 $5 b5 32. Rd5
bxc4 33. Rxc5 $18) 29. Bxa6 Ra8 (29... e4 30. Bb5 $18 {[%cal Rd2c4,Rd2e4]}) 30.
Bb5 Qd8 31. Bc6 (31. d6 $5 Qxd6 32. Ne4 (32. Nc4 Qe6 33. Rd6 Qe7 34. Qd2 $18)
32... Qe7 33. Bxc5 bxc5 34. Nxf6+ Qxf6 35. Qd5 Rf8 36. Rxe5 $18 {[%csl Ga4,Rg8,
Gh6][%cal Ga4a6]}) 31... Nxa4 (31... Nd3 32. Bxa8 Nxe1 33. Rxe1 Qxa8 34. Qb3
$18) 32. Bxa8 (32. Qb3 $142 $1 Ra6 33. Nc4 Nc5 34. Bxc5 bxc5 35. Nxe5 $18)
32... Nxc3 33. Qb3 Qxa8 (33... Nxd1 34. Bc6 Nxf2 $5 35. Kxf2 Rxc6 36. dxc6
Qxd2+ (36... Bh4+ 37. Ke2 Bxe1 38. Kxe1 $18) 37. Re2 $16) 34. d6 $18 Rc6 (34...
Rc8 35. Rc1 e4 36. Bb2 $18) 35. Ra1 Qc8 36. Bb4 Be6 37. Qa3 e4 (37... Nd5 38.
Ne4 $18) (37... Nb5 38. Qa8 $18 Nxd6 39. Bxd6 Rxd6 40. Ne4) 38. Qa8 (38. Bxc3
$1 Bxc3 (38... Rxc3 39. Nxe4 Rxa3 40. Nxf6+ Kf8 41. Rxa3 $18) 39. Nxe4 $18)
38... Ne2+ 39. Kf1 $1 (39. Rxe2 $2 Bxa1 40. Qxc8+ (40. Qxa1 $2 Rc1+) 40... Rxc8
41. Nxe4 Rc4 $132) 39... e3 (39... Bxa1 40. Qxa1 {[%cal Ra1g7]} Qf8 41. d7 $18)
40. Ne4 1-0

[Event "AUT-chT"]
[Site "Austria"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stohl, Igor"]
[Black "Farago, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. Bf4
d6 (8... Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Nh5 $6 11. Bg3 f5 12. Rd1 d6 13. Bxd6 $1 Bxd6
14. Nb5 Qa5+ 15. b4 cxb4 16. Nxd6 bxa3+ 17. Qd2 $1 $16 {Nikolic,P-Chandler,M,
Reykjavik WCup 1991-CBM 26}) 9. Rd1 Qb6 10. e3 (10. Nb5 $6 e5 11. Nxe5 (11. Bg5
Ne4 $36) 11... dxe5 12. Bxe5 Na6 13. Qa4 Qc6 $17) 10... Be7 11. Be2 (11. Nb5 $5
e5 $8 (11... Qa5+ 12. b4 $1 $16) 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Be2 {/\0-0,Nd2,Bf3><d5,d6})
11... O-O 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rd2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Nf8 15. Ng5 Rd7 $1 {N} (15... Ne8
16. Bf3 $5 (16. h4 h6 17. Nf3 Nf6 $13) 16... e5 (16... Bxg5 17. Bxb7 $14) 17.
Nd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 exf4 19. Nxf7 Nf6 $8 20. Nxd8+ $5 (20. Nh6+ $10) 20... Nxd5
21. Rxd5 Rxd8 22. exf4 $14) (15... Ng6 16. Bg3 d5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bf3 Bc6 19.
h4 Qb7 20. Qf5 h6 21. Nxf7 $1 $18 {Portisch,L-Gulko,B,Reykjavik WCup 1991-CBM
26}) 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Ng6 $6 (17... h6 18. h3 Rad8 $10 {/\} 19. e4 e5 20.
Be3 Ne6 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Bg5 $1 $13) 18. Bg5 $36 Rad8 (18... h6 19. Bxf6
Bxf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. b4 $1 cxb4 22. c5 $16) 19. h3 $1 (19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Ne4
Be7 21. Qa4 (21. b4 cxb4 22. c5 b3 23. Qb1 Qb8 $10) 21... f5 {<=>עg1}) 19...
h6 (19... Ne8 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21. Ne4 $14) 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Qa4 f5 (
22... Rb7 $6 23. b4 cxb4 24. c5 $1 $16) (22... d5 23. cxd5 Rxd5 (23... exd5 24.
Nc3 $16 {><d5}) 24. Qc2 $14 {_|_׫}) (22... a5 23. Nc3 $36 {><b5} (23. Qb5 $5))
23. Ng3 (23. Nc3 Bf6 $132) 23... Rb7 (23... Bf6 24. Nh5 $5 (24. b4 Rb7 {
-23...Rb7}) 24... Be5 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. Nf4 Kf7 27. Qc2 $14 {/\e4}) (23... a5
$5 24. Ne2 $14) (23... f4 24. Qc2 $1 fxe3 25. fxe3 $36) 24. b4 $1 cxb4 (24...
Nh4 25. Nxh4 Bxh4 26. Ne2 cxb4 27. Nd4 $16) (24... Bf6 $142 $5 25. Rb1 (25. b5
a6 $1 $132) 25... cxb4 26. Rxb4 Qc7 27. Rxb7 Qxb7 28. c5 $1 $14) 25. Nd4 Nf8 $2
(25... d5 $8 26. Nc6 (26. cxd5 Rxd5 $1 27. Qe8+ Kh7 $15) 26... Rc8 27. cxd5 b3
$5 (27... exd5 28. Na5 $1 (28. Nxb4 Bxb4 29. axb4 f4 $1 $10) 28... Qa6 29. Nxf5
$16) (27... bxa3 28. Nxe7+ Nxe7 29. d6 Nd5 30. Qxa3 $1 $36 {/\Nf5} (30. Nxf5
exf5 31. Rxd5 Qb3 32. Qxb3 Rxb3 33. Ra5 $14)) 28. Nxe7+ Nxe7 29. d6 Nd5 (29...
Nc6 30. Qc4 $1 $16) (29... Ng6 30. d7 Rd8 31. Rd6 $36) 30. Nxf5 $1 b2 (30...
Nc3 31. Ne7+ Rxe7 32. dxe7 Nxa4 33. Rd8+ Rxd8 34. exd8=Q+ $8 Qxd8 35. Rxd8+ Kf7
36. Rd3 $18) (30... exf5 31. Rxd5 b2 32. d7 Rd8 33. Rb1 $16) 31. Rxd5 exd5 (
31... b1=Q 32. Ne7+ Rxe7 (32... Kh7 33. Nxc8 Q6b3 $8 34. Rxb1 Qxa4 35. Rxb7
exd5 36. d7 $18) 33. dxe7 exd5 34. e8=Q+ Rxe8 35. Qxe8+ Kh7 36. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 37.
Kh2 $16) 32. Ne7+ Rxe7 33. dxe7 Kf7 34. Qd7 (34. Qf4+ $2 Qf6 $1) 34... Re8 $132
) 26. axb4 $16 Qxb4 $6 (26... Rc8 27. b5 $16 {/\Nc6}) 27. Qxb4 Rxb4 28. Nc6
Rxc4 29. Nxe7+ $1 (29. Nxd8 Bxd8 30. Rxd6 Bb6 $16) 29... Kf7 30. Nexf5 exf5 31.
Nxf5 Kg6 32. g4 $1 $18 Rc7 (32... a5 33. Rxd6+ Rxd6 34. Rxd6+ Kf7 35. Ra6 $18)
33. Rxd6+ Rxd6 34. Rxd6+ Kh7 (34... Kf7 35. Ra6 $18 {/\Nd6-b5}) 35. Nd4 Nd7 36.
Ne6 Rc1+ $8 37. Kg2 Nc5 (37... Nb6 38. h4 {/\h5,Rd8->}) 38. Nxc5 Rxc5 39. Ra6
Rc7 40. h4 Re7 41. h5 Kg8 42. Kf3 Kf8 43. e4 Ke8 44. Ke3 Kd8 45. f4 Kc8 46. g5
hxg5 47. fxg5 Kb7 (47... Kd8 48. Kf4 $18 {/\Kf5-g6}) 48. Ra1 Kb6 49. h6 gxh6
50. gxh6 Rh7 51. Rh1 Kc5 52. Kf4 a5 53. Kf5 {[Stohl]} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.06"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Salgado Lopez, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Sukandar,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

{In this game, I will not comment much about the openings, but here I just
wanted to show you how White smoothly carried out his attacking plan while
being attacked himself. An example of the importance of calculation!} 1. d4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 4. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Bb4+ {
[%emt 0:02:25]} 5. Nfd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Bg3 {[%emt 0:
00:24]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 7. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 8.
e3 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:26]} 10. Qc2 {[%emt 0:05:49]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:49]
} Qe7 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 12. Kb1 {[%emt 0:02:06]} d6 {[%emt 0:07:30]} 13. Rh2 {
[%emt 0:03:22]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:03:29]} 14. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:
42]} 15. Bf3 {[%emt 0:03:07]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 16. g4 {[%emt 0:06:37]} Rb8 {
[%emt 0:08:32]} 17. Be2 {[%emt 0:10:07]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:08:18]} 18. f4 {[%emt 0:
01:27]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 19. dxc5 $6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} (19. d5 $1 exd5 (19...
O-O 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Nde4) 20. Bf3 O-O (20... Qxe3 $2 21. g3 {[%cal Rh2e2]})
21. g5 Qxe3 22. Bxd5 Bxc3 23. Bxb7 Rc7 24. Rh3 Qe7 25. Qxc3 Rxb7 26. Rxh7 $18)
19... Nxc5 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 20. Bf3 {[%emt 0:21:17]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:02:38]} (
20... b5 21. Bxb7 Nxb7 22. Rdh1 Kf8) 21. gxf3 {[%emt 0:02:02]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:
37]} 22. cxb5 {[%emt 0:03:34]} axb5 {[%emt 0:04:14]} 23. Nxb5 {[%emt 0:10:47]}
O-O {[%emt 0:01:49]} 24. Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:05:11]} 25. Nbxd6
$16 {[%emt 0:01:32] Besides being two pawns up, White also has an initiative
directed against Black's king on the h-file. However, Black has also tried to
create counterplay on the opposite side of the board, therefore White still
had to be careful.} Qa7 {[%emt 0:05:08]} 26. Rdh1 {[%emt 0:03:51]} Na4 {
[%emt 0:02:56]} 27. Rxh7 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:11:14]} (27... Rxb2+ $2
{would not work because of} 28. Nxb2 Nc3+ 29. Kc1 Qxe3+ 30. Qd2 Nxa2+ 31. Kc2
Qxd2+ 32. Kxd2 Bxb2 33. g5 $16) 28. Qh2 {[%emt 0:05:49]} Nc3+ {[%emt 0:00:22]}
29. Kc1 {[%emt 0:02:42]} (29. Ka1 $4 {would be a rookie mistake.} Qxa2#) 29...
Nxa2+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} 30. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} ({Always avoid the king being
checked. Do not play} 30. Kd2 $2 {because} Rxb2+ 31. Nxb2 Rxd6+ 32. Nd3 Rxd3+
33. Kxd3 Qa6+ 34. Kd2 Bc3+ 35. Kc2 Qa4+ 36. Kd3 Qb5+ 37. Kc2 Qa4+ $11 {Forced
draw.}) 30... Nc3+ {[%emt 0:01:04] Desperate check.} 31. Kc2 {[%emt 0:08:09]
Oddly enough, the king is safe in the centre.} Qa4+ {[%emt 0:03:29]} 32. Kd3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxd6+ {[%emt 0:07:26]} 33. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qa6+ {[%emt 0:
01:00]} 34. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} 35. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]
The king always had a precise escaping square for every check.} Kf8 {[%emt 0:
05:25]} (35... Qa4+ 36. b3 Qa2+ 37. Nb2 {and it's over.}) 36. Rxg7 {[%emt 0:00:
20]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (36... Qa4+ 37. Kxc3) 37. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} Ke7
{[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Rxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 1-0

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club m"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1999.01.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1999.01.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. a3 {It is interesting
that in contrast to Sokolov's treatment vs. Emms in this issue, Seirawan
consistently prefers to insert the move a3.} Ba5 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3 (8. O-O-O $5
$146 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 Ne4 10. Bxd8 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Kxd8 12. d5 Ke7 13. e4 d6 14. Bd3
Nd7 15. Rhe1 Rad8 $10 {1-0 Gretarsson,H-Hjartarson,J/Leeuwarden 1995/CBM 48/
[Hjartarson] (53)}) (8. dxc5 $2 Na6 $1 9. cxb6 Nc5 10. Qc2 Be4 11. Qd1 Bxc3+
12. bxc3 Qxb6 13. g3 Ng4 $1 $17 {Van Wely-Seirawan, Wijk aan Zee 1995}) 8...
O-O (8... h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Be2 $5 (10. Rd1 $5 {Dzindzichashvili}) 10... cxd4
11. exd4 d5 $10 {Seirawan-Dzindzichashvili/New York/1989}) (8... Bxf3 $2 9.
gxf3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. O-O-O Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Rc8 13. Kb1 $16 {
Kortschnoj-Polugaevskij/Reykjavik/1987}) 9. Rd1 cxd4 $6 {Adams deviates from
his plan of game one.} (9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qe7 (10... h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Be2
d6 13. O-O Nc6 $5 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Thinius,M/Germany 1998/GER-chT (45)} (13...
Nc6 $5 14. Nd2 Na5 15. Qb1 Rac8 16. e4 e5 17. d5 Rb8 18. Rfe1 Ba6 19. Nf1 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Thinius,M/Germany 1998/GER-chT (45)})) 11. Be2 d6 12. O-O Nbd7
(12... Nc6 $5) 13. Nd2 Rfc8 14. f3 h6 15. Bh4 Qe8 (15... e5 $5) (15... d5) 16.
e4 Nh5 $5 {0-1 Seirawan,Y-Adams,M/Bermuda 1999/CBM 69_07/[J Tisdall] (41)}) 10.
Rxd4 $1 {A very aggressive idea that has a kind of atavistic beauty.} Nc6 11.
Rf4 $1 {Nothing subtle about this. This game and Sokolov-Emms indicates that
white's most challenging set-up in this variation must involve rushing the R
to d1. Black's position is already very unpleasant.} Ne7 12. Rxf6 {This is why
the rook made the trip. A remarkable manoeuvre - four moves made in the
opening in order to sacrifice itself.} (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Bd3 (13. Rxf6 $2 Ng6)
13... Ng6 {leaves white's rook wandering.}) 12... h6 {Strong according to
Seirawan, who gives} (12... gxf6 13. Bxf6 d5 14. Bd3 {winning. This is not
immediately obvious to me... Yasser mentions that ...h6 avoids the possibility
of Bxh7+, but this seems too extravagant to be true. Later black may regret
the weakening of g6. I find the position extremely hard to judge since white
clearly has a very dangerous attack for very little investment, but a
knock-out is difficult to prove. I understand that no one would wish to play
black here though.} Qd6 {looks forced, to unpin the knight, create ideas
similar to the game, and to perhaps open the sixth rank for defensive purposes.
} {One tempting idea is} 15. c5 $5 {An interesting idea which should be
equally dangerous with the pawn on h6.} Qxc5 16. Qa4 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Ng6 (17...
d4 $5) 18. Qg4 {with ideas of h4-h5 and Qg5-h6. Black can can meet the latter
with a timely ...Qf8, but he is extremely restricted, and mating nets hang
over his head. I personally find the game continuation hard to understand.})
13. Bh4 $5 (13. Bxh6 {sure deserved some consideration? I understand white was
going for bigger things, but this seems to leave black a pawn down for
absolutely nothing.}) 13... gxf6 14. Bxf6 d5 15. Qd1 $2 {A mistake according
to Seirawan himself. Here he gave a bewildering annotation on his Inside Chess
website, listing five alternatives, three of which he considers strong, and of
these he rates Bd3 the highest:} (15. Bd3) (15. c5 $1) (15. h4 $1) (15. Qa4 $5)
(15. Ne5 $6 d4 {The choice in the game sets up an immediate race to mate, and
there was no reason to be so hasty. This is probably the essential point of
white's "missed win". He eventually fritters away the attack by trying too
hard to win by force.}) 15... Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Qd6 17. Ne5 Ng6 18. Qg4 {Seirawan
mentions that} (18. Qh5 {was another option, but I don't see how this changes
anything, as the route to g7 via h6 is no faster:} Qxa3 19. Qxh6 (19. Bd3 Qxc3+
20. Ke2 (20. Kd1 Qa1+ 21. Kc2 Qa2+ 22. Kc1 Qa1+ (22... Qa3+ {should draw
safely.}) 23. Bb1 {is one potential difference of having the queen on h5.} Rfc8
24. Qxh6 Rxc4+ {still seems to win for black though.}) 20... dxc4 21. Bxg6 Qb2+
$11) 19... Qxc3+ $11) 18... Qxa3 19. Bd3 (19. Nxg6 $4 Qc1+ 20. Ke2 Qc2+ {
[%csl Rg6]}) 19... Qxc3+ 20. Kd1 Qa1+ 21. Kc2 Qa2+ 22. Kc1 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 {
Seirawan mentions that earlier he had thought that} (23. Bb1 {would win but
noticed} Rfc8 {reverses the result.}) 23... Qb2+ 24. Kd1 Qa1+ 25. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club m"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1999.01.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1999.01.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. a3 Ba5 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3 (
8. O-O-O $5 $146 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 Ne4 10. Bxd8 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Kxd8 12. d5 Ke7 13. e4
d6 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. Rhe1 Rad8 $10 {1-0 Gretarsson,H-Hjartarson,J/Leeuwarden
1995/CBM 48/[Hjartarson] (53)}) (8. dxc5 $6 {allowed Seirawan to demonstrate
his understanding of the subtleties of this variation.} Na6 $1 9. cxb6 Nc5 10.
Qc2 Be4 11. Qd1 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxb6 13. g3 $2 Ng4 $1 $36 {Van Wely-Seirawan,
Wijk aan Zee 1995}) 8... O-O (8... h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Be2 $5 (10. Rd1 $5 {
Dzindzichashvili}) 10... cxd4 11. exd4 d5 $10 {Seirawan-Dzindzichashvili/New
York/1989}) (8... Bxf3 $2 9. gxf3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. O-O-O Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Rc8
13. Kb1 $16 {Kortschnoj-Polugaevskij/Reykjavik/1987}) 9. Rd1 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qe7
(10... h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Be2 d6 13. O-O Nc6 $5 14. Nd2 Na5 15. Qb1 Rac8 16. e4
e5 17. d5 Rb8 18. Rfe1 Ba6 19. Nf1 $5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Thinius,M/Germany
1998/GER-chT (45)}) 11. Be2 d6 12. O-O Nbd7 (12... Nc6 $5 {along the lines of
the game above deserved serious attention, since the plan of gaining time
against the Qb3 while targetting the traditional weak point on c4 is very
natural.}) 13. Nd2 Rfc8 14. f3 h6 15. Bh4 Qe8 {Adams prepares a kind of
guerilla action of which he is very fond, provoking a clash in the center. Both
} (15... e5) ({and the less consistent} 15... d5 $5 {(now that e3 is a bit
weak) are possible.}) 16. e4 Nh5 $5 17. f4 (17. Rfe1 $5 Nf4 18. Bf1 {intending
a slow expansion on the kingside was possible, but Seirawan feels prepared to
do battle at once.}) 17... f5 18. d5 (18. e5 $5 {is not clear, but much less
logical.} dxe5 19. fxe5 (19. dxe5 Nxf4 $5 20. Rxf4 g5 21. Bf3 Bxf3 (21... Rab8
$5 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Rf2 gxh4 24. Nf3 $44 {[%csl Rd6,Re6,Rh4][%cal Gd1d8]}) 22.
Rxf3 (22. Nxf3 gxf4 {and black unravels with Nf8, Rc7-d7.}) 22... gxh4 {
and white cannot quite coordinate his forces.}) 19... g5 (19... Qg6 20. Bf3
Bxf3 21. Nxf3 $14) 20. Bf2 Nf4 21. Bf3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Qh5 $5 $13) 18... Nhf6 (
18... exd5 $5 19. cxd5 Nhf6 {rules out the game continuation, but does give
white the chance of using the e-file.} (19... fxe4 20. Nc4 $1 $18) 20. Bf3 fxe4
21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Rfe1 c4 23. Qc2 Ndc5 24. Bxe4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Qh5 $132 {
seems to give black counterplay vs. d5.} (25... Qg6 26. f5 Qh5 27. Bg3 $36))
19. Bf3 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 exd5 {This is the point of black's chosen
move order, that it is black who dictates events on the e-file. Now, however,
white has a new option, utilizing the h3-c8 diagonal.} 22. Bf5 $1 {This poses
black difficult problems to solve.} Rc7 $6 (22... Qf7 23. Qc2 $1 Rf8 24. Bg6
Qe6 25. cxd5 Bxd5 (25... Qe3+ $2 26. Kh1 Rxf4 $4 27. Rfe1 $18) 26. Rfe1 Qg4 27.
Be7 $16 {and white wins material, for example} Bf3 28. Bxf8 Bxd1 29. Qa2+ Kh8
30. Bxg7+ $1) (22... dxc4 $5 23. Qc2 (23. Qxc4+ $2 d5 24. Rxd5 Qf7 $1 25. Be4
Re8 $1 {sets up a very delicate situation, with delicate tactics and pins in
every direction. This position seems most dangerous for white.} 26. Bf3 Re3 $1)
23... Rc7 24. Rfe1 Qh5 25. Be7 Nf8 26. Bxd6 {and white has a very dangerous
initiative for the pawn. It is hard to say if the game continuation is better
than this for black though - he manages to keep lines closed, but has no
material to comfort him.}) 23. cxd5 $14 Nf8 24. c4 Qh5 25. Qh3 Bc8 26. Bxc8
Raxc8 27. f5 $16 {White has clearly consolidated his advantage, with more
space, more active pieces and attacking chances.} Re8 28. Rde1 Rcc8 29. f6 $1 {
This should be decisive, as white further increases his edge in activity and
gains access to black's weak pawns on the sixth rank.} gxf6 30. Qg3+ Qg6 31.
Rxf6 Qxg3 32. Bxg3 Rxe1+ 33. Bxe1 Re8 34. Bg3 Re4 35. Bxd6 Nh7 36. Rg6+ $2 (36.
Rf4 {should win handily as the d-pawn is powerful and all of black's pawns
ripe for picking. But in time pressure white gets greedy and seriously
misplaces his rook.}) 36... Kf7 37. Rxh6 Nf6 {Suddenly things are not at all
clear. White's center pawns are dropping off, and white must beware of a check
on the first rank followed by ...Ng4/e4+ forking.} 38. h3 (38. Rh3) (38. Bb8
Rxc4 39. Kf1 Nxd5 40. Bxa7 Rc2 {is another way for white to bail out.}) 38...
Rxc4 39. Bb8 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (39. g4 $5 {is better, when the result remains
open.}) 39... Kg7 {Suddenly it is clear that the clock has fooled white into
weaving a suicide net around this rook.} 40. Rxf6 Kxf6 41. h4 b5 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Matamoros Franco, Carlos S"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Nc6 8. d5
(8. e3 $5 Bg7 9. f4 $14) 8... Nd4 9. Qd1 e5 $5 $146 {Practice has given quite
encouraging results to the alternative} (9... c5 {Presumably Arencibia's idea
is to hamper white playing f4.} 10. Bf4 (10. dxc6 dxc6 11. Bf4 (11. Bg5 h6 12.
Bh4 Bg7 13. Qa4 g5 14. Bg3 Nd7 15. Bg2 Nc5 16. Qd1 Ndb3 17. Rb1 Qxd1+ 18. Nxd1
O-O $15 {Farago-Brynell/Tastrup/1990}) 11... Bg7 12. Be5 Nf5 13. f4 (13. Qa4
O-O $1 14. Rd1 Qc8 15. f4 Nh5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. e3 Qc7 18. Bg2 Nh4 $1 19. Bxc6
Rac8 20. Be4 Nf6 $1 $36 {1/2-1/2 Lputian,S-Romanishin,O/EUCup Gr5
Balatonbereny 1993 (51)}) (13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. e3 Nh4 15. Be2 Nh5 16. Bxg7 Nxg7
$10) 13... O-O 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Bg2 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 San Segundo,P-Alvarez
Ibarra,D/Elgoibar 1994}) (10. e3 $5 Nf5 11. f4 $13) 10... Bg7 11. Bh3 Nh5 12.
Bd6 Qh4 13. Bg4 Nf5 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Nb5 Bxb2 16. Bxf5 gxf5 17. Ra2 Bg7 18.
O-O Bd4 $40 {0-1 Strating,S-Stefansson,H/Amsterdam Donner op 1995 (41)}) 10. f4
(10. e3 $5 Nf5 11. Bd3 (11. Bh3 Nd6 12. Qd3 Nh5 $132) 11... Nh4 $14) 10... Ng4
$2 (10... Bd6 $5 11. fxe5 $140 Bxe5 12. Bg5 (12. f4 $2 Ng4 13. fxe5 Qh4+ 14.
Kd2 Nf2 $19) (12. Bh3 $5) 12... h6 13. f4 Nf3+ $1 14. exf3 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 hxg5
16. fxg5 Qe7+ $44 (16... Nh5 $44)) 11. fxe5 Bc5 (11... Qh4 12. Qxd4 Bc5 13. Qf4
$18) 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. e3 $1 Qxe5 14. Bg2 f5 15. Nxc5 (15. f4 Qe7 16. exd4 Qh4+
17. Ng3 Nxh2 18. Qd3 $18) 15... bxc5 16. Kf1 Nxh2+ 17. Rxh2 $6 (17. Kg1 $18)
17... Qxh2 18. exd4 Qh4 19. dxc5 $2 (19. Qe2+ Kf7 20. dxc5 Rhe8 21. Be3) (19.
d6 $1) 19... Qxc4+ 20. Kg1 O-O (20... Qxc5 21. d6) 21. Be3 Rab8 22. b4 f4 23.
Rc1 Qa6 24. Bd4 Qxa3 25. d6 c6 26. Bc3 Rxb4 27. Bh3 Rf7 (27... Rc4 28. Bxd7
Rxc3 29. Be6+ $18) 28. Qd2 Rc4 (28... Rb3 29. Qe1 $40) 29. Bf1 (29. Qe1 Re4 $13
) 29... Ra4 30. Bb2 Qb4 31. Qe2 Ra2 $2 (31... Qe4 32. Qxe4 Rxe4 33. Bc4 $14)
32. Qe8+ Rf8 33. Qe7 {/\ Bc4+} Rf7 34. Qe8+ Rf8 35. Qe7 Rf7 36. Bc4 $1 Qxc4 37.
Rxc4 Rxe7 38. dxe7 Kf7 39. Bf6 $18 Ke8 40. Rxf4 h6 41. Rb4 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Damaso, Rui"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 g6 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. g3
O-O 9. Bg2 Na6 $5 $146 {This move seems much more in keeping with the spirit
of the opening than steering the game into Benoni territory with} (9... c5 10.
O-O d6 11. Bf4 (11. h3 a6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Nc4 Ne5 15. Na3 Qb8 16.
f4 Ned7 17. Rb1 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Naxb5 Ba6 20. Na3 Bxe2 {0-1 Langeweg,
K-Kavalek,L/Amsterdam 1981}) 11... Re8 12. Re1 h6 13. e4 g5 14. Bd2 Nbd7 15. h3
a6 16. b4 b5 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Qb3 Nb6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Parker,J-Rashkovsky,N/
Hastings Masters 1995 (40)}) 10. O-O Nc5 11. Bf4 a5 12. Rc1 a4 $5 (12... Re8
13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Na6 $132) 13. d6 cxd6 14. Bxd6 Re8 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Nxa4
d6 $44 17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ne4 (18... Qd7 $5) 19. Nxe4 (19. Nc4 d5 20. Ne3 (
20. Ncb6 Ra6) 20... Bd4 $36) 19... Rxe4 20. Nc3 Rd4 21. Qc2 Qd7 22. e3 (22. e4
$5 Qb7 $132) 22... Rh4 23. gxh4 (23. f4 Rh5 24. Ne4 Re8 $1 $40) (23. gxh4 Qg4+
24. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game is vintage Speelman - an unconventional opening and a sequence of
magical tactical flurries.} 1. d4 {Dautov Speelman,J Fritz} e6 2. c4 b6 {
This handmade system served Speelman quite well throughout the event. He could
perhaps have earned an even higher placing if he had not blundered a piece
against Gulko in a winning position with it in round 8. Gulko took it up
himself in his crucial last round game against Tiger Hillarp Persson.} 3. a3
Bb7 4. Nc3 Nf6 {Steering play back into conventional waters for a move.} 5. Nf3
g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. Qc2 (9. O-O {Dautov} Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11.
Rc1 Nd7 12. b4 Qe7 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nd2 Bb7 $10 {Sadler,
M-Romanishin,O/Ischia (01) ;CBM 54 1996}) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O Qe7 (10... Nh5 {
Speelman,J} 11. Bg5 f6 (11... Qe8 {Dautov} 12. Nd2 f5 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. d5 e5 15.
e4 a6 16. Nc3 f4 17. Bg4 Qe8 $14 {Dreev,A-Romanishin,O/URS-FL56 Simferopol 1988
}) 12. Bh4 g5 13. Nd2 $1 Qe8 14. Qd1 $1) 11. h3 c5 {N} (11... e5 {Speelman,J})
(11... e5 {Dautov} 12. Bh2 exd4 13. exd4 Rfe8 14. Rae1 Qf8 15. Nd2 a6 16. Bf3
Bxf3 17. Nxf3 $14 {Dreev,A-Balashov,Y/URS ch 1989}) 12. dxc5 (12. Nb5 {Dautov}
e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bh2 a6 15. Nc3 e4 16. Nd2 Rfe8 $10) (12. Rfd1 {Dautov}
cxd4 13. exd4 d5 $15) (12. b4 {Dautov} cxd4 13. exd4 Rac8 14. Nd2 e5 15. dxe5
dxe5 16. Be3 $10) 12... Nxc5 (12... bxc5 {Speelman,J}) (12... dxc5 {Speelman,J}
13. Ne5 Nh5 $6 14. Nxd7 Nxf4 15. Nxf8 {doesn't work for Black}) 13. Nd2 Rfc8
14. Rac1 (14. Rfc1 $5 {Dautov}) 14... d5 15. b4 Ncd7 16. Qb3 (16. cxd5 $6 {
Dautov} Nh5 $1 (16... Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Qa4 $14) 17. d6 Qh4 18. Bxh5 $2
Rxc3 19. Qa4 Bc6 20. b5 Nc5 21. Qd1 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qxh5 $17) 16...
h6 $1 (16... dxc4 17. Nxc4 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Qd3 (19. Qa4 {Speelman,J})
19... Rc6 20. e4 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 $14) 17. Bg3 a5 $1 {Although it is not yet
apparent, b4 is a potential weakness. How this is to be exploited is
imaginative in the extreme.} 18. Nb5 (18. bxa5 {Speelman,J} Rxa5 19. cxd5 Rxa3
$1 (19... Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Rxd5) 20. d6 Rxb3 21. dxe7 Rbxc3 22. Rxc3 Rxc3) 18...
Ne8 (18... axb4 {Speelman,J} 19. axb4 dxc4 20. Nxc4 Ne4 $5 21. Nbd6 $1 Rxc4 $3
22. Nxc4 b5 23. Na5 Nd2 24. Qd3 Nxf1) 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bc4 Bb7 {Speelman
manages an intriguing form of trench warfare throughout this game, constantly
retreating pieces to maintain tension. /\Ne5} 21. Rfd1 (21. Nf3 $5 {Dautov}
Bxf3 22. gxf3 Ne5 23. Be2 $10) 21... axb4 22. axb4 (22. Qxb4 {Speelman,J} Nc5)
22... Ne5 {Now black gains a pleasant initiative since white must take some
awkward posts to avoid conceding the bishop pair and to prevent harassment of
the queen.} (22... Bf8 $5 {Speelman,J}) 23. Be2 Bd5 24. Nc4 (24. Qb1 {Dautov}
Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nc6 $17 {><b4}) 24... Nxc4 25. Bxc4 {[#] Things still look
tranquil enough - can you spot black's next move?} Ra1 $3 {Since boxing was a
prevalent theme in the Copenhagen Open, this should be perhaps classed as a
body shot. No immediate damage done, but a shock to the system, an as yet
indiscernible wobble to the legs.} 26. Rxa1 Bxc4 27. Qa4 (27. Qc2 {Speelman,J}
Bxa1 28. Rxa1 Qxb4 29. Na7 Ra8 (29... Rc5 $1 {Fritz}) 30. Ra4 Qe1+ (30... Qb3
$4 31. Rxc4 Qxc2 32. Rxc2 Rxa7 33. Rc8 Re7 34. Bd6 Kf8 $18) 31. Kh2 b5 (31...
Bd5 32. Nc8) 32. Nxb5 Rxa4 33. Qxa4) 27... Bxa1 28. Rxa1 Bd5 {Now there is
some cause for concern. The knight on b5 is awkwardly placed, and achieving
coordination is difficult while maintaining the b4 pawn. /\Ra8,/\Rc4} 29. Qa7 (
29. Qa3 {Dautov} Ra8 30. Qb2 Rxa1+ 31. Qxa1 Qxb4 32. Nc7 Nxc7 33. Bxc7 Qe4 34.
Qf1 b5 $17) (29. Rb1 {Dautov} Qb7 30. f3 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Qxf3 $36) (29. Nd4 {
Dautov} Rc4 (29... Ra8 30. Qd1 Rxa1 31. Qxa1 Qxb4 32. Qa7 $15) 30. Rb1 e5 $15)
29... Qd8 {A powerful retreat. ...Ra8 and ...Bxg2 loom. /\Ra8} 30. Qa3 Ra8 (
30... Bxg2 $2 {Speelman,J} 31. Na7 $1 Bxh3 (31... Bb7 32. Nxc8 Qxc8 33. Rc1)
32. Nxc8 Qxc8 33. Qa8) 31. Na7 {The knight is forced into exile:} (31. Qc1 Rxa1
32. Qxa1 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 Qd5+ {Now I would be sorely tempted to try and exploit
white's terrible problems on the a-file. Speelman does this very neatly - by
shifting his attention to the other side of the board.} (33... Qd5+ {Speelman,J
} 34. e4 Qxb5 35. Qa8 {White has some temporary pressure but Black must be
better.})) 31... Nf6 $1 {פa7} 32. Qc1 Ne4 33. Bc7 (33. Bf4 {Speelman,J}) 33...
Qf6 {[%cal Rf6f2,Rf6a1]} 34. f4 $6 {I suppose this is very natural since by
creating an outpost on e5 white makes progress towards the solution of his
problems on the a-file. However I would be very wary of sealing off the
kingside from defenders in this way, particularly against the "Speelwolf" as
his associates call him. I think that} (34. f3 {would be a tougher nut to
crack, though that too is rife with danger. >=} Nd2 $5 (34... Nc3 35. Qe1 (35.
Kf2 {Speelman,J} Na2 $1) 35... Ne2+ 36. Kh1 $1 {appears to hold.} (36. Kh2 Qe7
$1 (36... Qb2) 37. Be5 Qg5)) 35. Qd1 Nxf3+ (35... Nb3 {Dautov} 36. Ra6 Qc3 37.
Bxb6 Qxb4 {/\Bb7} 38. Bd4 Nxd4 39. exd4 (39. Qxd4 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Bxf3 $19) 39...
e5 $17) 36. gxf3 Bxf3 $44 {is very tempting for black - white will be
stretched to defend both his king and coordinate his pieces} (36... Bxf3 37.
Qe1 Qb2 38. Qf1 $13)) (34. Qf1 {Dautov} Nxf2 35. Bxb6 Nxh3+ $1 36. gxh3 Qg5+
37. Kf2 (37. Kh2 Qe5+) 37... Qh4+ 38. Ke2 Bc4+ $19) 34... Qh4 35. Qb2 (35. Qf1
{Speelman,J} Qg3 36. Bxb6 (36. Qf3 {Dautov} Rxa7 $1 37. Rxa7 Qe1+ 38. Qf1 (38.
Kh2 Nd2 $19) 38... Qxe3+ 39. Kh2 Qg3+ 40. Kg1 Nd2 41. Qe2 Nf3+ 42. Kf1 Bc4 $19)
(36. Qe2 Ng5 $1 37. fxg5 (37. Kf1 Qh2 $19) 37... Qxc7 $19) 36... Nd2 37. Qe2
Nf3+ 38. Kf1 Bc4 $1) 35... Rxa7 $1 {The final assault begins. I find the theme
of exploiting white's poorly pieced places by sacrificing for them and
operating on the other flank very pleasing.} 36. Rxa7 Qe1+ 37. Kh2 Qg3+ 38. Kg1
Qxe3+ 39. Kh2 Nd2 40. Ra2 $2 {After this Speelman tactical prowess is not
seriously tested. Much tougher was} (40. Qa1 $1 {when the most efficient path
is probably} Nf3+ 41. Kh1 Nd4 $1 (41... Ne5 $2 {allows at least} 42. Ra8+ Kh7
43. Rh8+ Kxh8 44. Qxe5+ $10) 42. Ra8+ (42. Ra3 {Speelman,J} Qd2 $1 (42... Qf2
43. Qg1 Qxg1+ 44. Kxg1 Nb5 45. Ra6 Nxc7 46. Rxb6 {leaves serious technical
problems since the b pawn is v annoying.}) (42... Qe2 43. Rg3 $1 (43. Qg1 Nb5
44. Re3 Bxg2+ 45. Kh2 Qd2 46. Qe1 Qc2 47. Re2 Qxc7 48. Rxg2 Qxf4+ $17) 43...
Nf5 44. Qc3) 43. Qf1 (43. Rg3 Nf5 (43... Ne2 44. Rg4 h5 45. Rg5 Nxf4 46. Bxf4
Qxf4 47. Qe5 Qxb4) 44. Rg4 (44. Qc3 Nxg3+ 45. Qxg3 Qc1+) 44... Ne3 $1 45. Qg1 (
45. Rg3 Nxg2 46. Kg1 Nxf4 47. Bxf4 Qxf4 $19) 45... Nxg2 $1 (45... Nxg4 $2 46.
hxg4 Qc3 47. Bxb6 Qh3+ 48. Qh2 Qxg4 {must be good enough}) 46. Rxg2 Bxg2+ 47.
Qxg2 Qc1+ $19) 43... Bxg2+ $1 44. Qxg2 Qc1+ 45. Qg1 Qxa3 46. Bxb6 (46. Qxd4
Qc1+ $19) 46... Qxh3+ 47. Qh2 Qf3+ (47... Qxh2+ 48. Kxh2 Nb5 {should also win})
48. Qg2 Qxf4 49. Bxd4 (49. Qa8+ Kg7 50. Bc5 e5 $19 51. Bf8+) 49... Qxd4 {
This is completely winning because White is unable to play b5 and so has to
loae a tempo.} 50. Qb7 (50. b5 Qd1+ $1 51. Kh2 Qh5+) 50... e5 51. b5 e4 52. b6
e3 53. Qc8+ Kg7 54. b7 e2 $19) 42... Kh7 43. Ra3 Qd2 $1 44. Rg3 (44. Qf1 Bxg2+
45. Qxg2 Qc1+) 44... Nf5 45. Rg4 Ne3 46. Qg1 Nxg2 47. Rxg2 Bxg2+ 48. Qxg2 Qc1+
$19) 40... Nf1+ 41. Kh1 Ng3+ 42. Kh2 Nf1+ 43. Kh1 Qxh3+ 44. Kg1 Qe3+ 45. Kh1 (
45. Kxf1 Bc4+) 45... Ng3+ 46. Kh2 Bxa2 47. Qxa2 Ne2 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Eikrem Memorial"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Former world junior champion Helgi Gretarsson played very well in Gausdal and
deserved a much higher placing. He came undone in a virtually winning position
against Djurhuus in round ? and even managed to lose. Most of the event he
demonstrated sophisticated positional play, like in this game which was an
important part of the great Icelandic revenge.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4.
a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 (7... exd5 8. Bf4 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6
10. Rc1 (10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Nd7 12. O-O Rfe8 13. b4 $14) 10... O-O 11. Qc2 Na6
12. b4 Rac8 13. g3 c5 14. Bh3 Rc7 15. bxc5 bxc5 16. O-O $10 {Gretarsson,H-van
der Wiel,J/Moscow (ol) 1994}) 8. g3 c5 (8... Nc6 $5 {is an interesting
alternative. I would guess that} 9. Bg2 {which led to a "party" after} (9. Be3
$5 {is the sensible alternative to}) 9... Nxd4 $5 10. Nh4 Qa5+ 11. b4 (11. Bd2
Qa6) 11... Bxb4+ 12. axb4 Qxa1 13. Bxb7 Rd8 $13 14. Kf1 O-O {in Ivanov,
Se-Anastasian,A/St. Petersburg 1994 (1/2-1/2, 34)}) (8... Be7 9. Bg2 Qd8 10.
O-O O-O 11. Qc2 $16) 9. Be3 {This apparently harmless line is a Gretarsson
speciality.} cxd4 (9... Nc6 10. dxc5 $14) 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 f6 $5 (11...
Nd7 12. Bg2 {draw - occurred in Gretarsson-Olafsson,H in the latest Icelandic
championship.}) 12. Bh3 e5 $6 {After this black begins to experience real
difficulties.} (12... Bd5 $5 {looks safer, with Bd6 and Ke7 to follow.}) 13.
Be3 Bd6 14. O-O Ke7 15. Rfd1 {This prepares the entry of white's knight into
black's guts, and prevents the normal development of black's queenside.} Rd8
16. Ng5 $1 Nc6 17. Ne6 Rg8 18. Rac1 {White's moves are the most unpleasant
possible - simple, obvious and powerful. Gretarsson methodically strengthens
his position. The knight on e6 is an octopus, paralyzing black. Since the
steed always has a tactical escape route via c7, there is no way for black try
and exploit its apparent lack of squares. There is very little more one can
say (or do) about this.} g6 19. Rc2 Na5 20. b4 Be4 21. Rc3 Nb7 22. Nc7 Rad8 23.
Rc4 $1 {Gretarsson inches his way in. Now black must cede the long diagonal.}
Bf5 24. Bg2 Bc8 (24... Rb8 {is a grim alternative. White has a variety of ways
to win a pawn or two:} 25. Nd5+ (25. Na6 $2 Rbc8) 25... Kf7 26. Nxb6 axb6 27.
Bxb7 Rxb7 28. Rxd6 Ra8 29. Rcc6 Rxa3 30. Rxf6+ {and white should win without
too much trouble.}) 25. Nd5+ Ke6 26. Nxb6 $1 {This idea is still terribly
strong, leading to a position where white's rook and two passed pawns are
clearly superior to black's crippled forces.} axb6 27. Bxb6 Ke7 (27... Rgf8 28.
Bxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxc8 (29. a4 $5)) (27... Rde8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Bxb7 {and Bd5+
wins.}) 28. Bxd8+ Rxd8 29. Rdc1 Kd7 30. Bh3+ f5 31. e4 Bb8 32. exf5 Nd6 33.
fxg6+ Ke7 34. Rxc8 Nxc8 35. Rxc8 hxg6 36. Kf1 Rxc8 37. Bxc8 Kd6 38. Bb7 g5 39.
f3 Ba7 40. Ke2 Bg1 41. h4 {A surgically precise performance by Gretarsson.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Filipenko, Alexander V"]
[Black "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 a5 (5... c5) 6. Bg5 Bb7 7. e3 h6
8. Bh4 d6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 (9... Qe7 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3 g5 12. Bg3 Nbd7 13. d5
Rg8 14. e4 e5 15. Nd2 h5 16. f3 h4 17. Bf2 Nh5 18. Rfe1 Bc8 19. Nf1 Nc5 20. Be2
g4 {1-0 Zarnicki,P-Rosito,J/Mar del Plata 1995/EXT 97 (42)}) 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11.
Qxc3 g5 (11... Qc8 12. Qc2 c5 13. d5 e5 $6 14. Nd2 g5 $6 15. Bg3 Qc7 16. f4 $16
{[%csl Gd3,Rf5,Gg3][%cal Gf1f7] 1-0 Khalifman,A-Tunik,G/Maikop 1998/CBM 66/
[Tisdall] (50)}) (11... Qe7 12. Ne1 $5 e5 $6 13. Bf5 O-O-O 14. c5 exd4 15. cxd6
Qxd6 16. Rxd4 Nd5 17. Qc2 c5 18. Nd3 Bc6 19. Bg3 Qf6 20. Ne5 {1-0 Miles,
A-Singh,R/Calcutta 1994/EXP 39 (37)}) 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Qc2 f5 (13... Ndf6 14.
Rhe1 Qe7 15. d5 Nc5 16. e4 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 e5 18. Nd4 Nh5 19. Nf5 Qf6 20. Qe2
Ng7 21. Nd4 O-O 22. Nb5 Rac8 23. f3 Qg6 24. Bf2 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Granda
Zuniga,J/Ulcinj 1998/EXT 99 (24)}) 14. Ne1 Qf6 15. f3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 O-O-O 17.
Qc3 f4 18. gxf4 (18. exf4 $5 gxf4 19. g4) 18... gxf4 19. e4 e5 20. d5 Rdg8 {
[%csl Rg2]} 21. a3 Kd8 $5 {[%mdl 32]} 22. Bc2 Ke7 23. Rh2 Ra8 $6 {[%mdl 288]
Defence medal for an inventive bit of prophylaxis. Presumably the idea was to
snuff out any ideas of white getting counterplay by expanding with b4, but now
black has problems gathering enough firepower on the kingside where his
advantage lies. The simple} (23... Rg3 {was better, to pressure the g-file and
prepare the advance of the h-pawn.}) 24. Nd3 h5 25. Rdh1 Qg5 26. Ba4 Nf6 27.
Bb5 h4 28. Qe1 h3 $5 {[%csl Rf3,Rh1,Rh2][%cal Gg8g1][%mdl 2608] Now a very
lively decision. Black gets quite a bit of compensation, as white's rook
becomes passive and f3 is weakened. A sensible alternative was} (28... Rag8 {
to keep the tension against g2.}) 29. Rxh3 Rxh3 30. gxh3 Rg8 31. h4 Qg3 32.
Qxg3 Rxg3 (32... fxg3 33. Kd2 {and the g-pawn is not so dangerous.}) 33. Ne1
Nh5 34. Kd2 Rg8 35. Rh2 Bc8 36. Rg2 Ng3 37. Kd3 Bh3 38. Rh2 Bf1+ 39. Kd2 Rh8
40. b3 Kf6 41. Nc2 Rg8 $5 {Creating a little tactical threat...} 42. b4 $4 {
[%mdl 8192] ...which white overlooks.} (42. Ne1) 42... Bg2 $1 $19 {[%csl Rf1,
Rf3,Rh2] and white's pawn chain dissolves.} 43. c5 Bxf3 44. cxb6 cxb6 45. Kc3
Bxe4 46. Bc4 Rc8 47. Kb3 Nf5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov GShK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 a5 (5... c5) 6. Bg5 Bb7 7. e3 h6
8. Bh4 d6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Qc8 (11... Qe7 12. Ne1 $5 e5 13.
Bf5 O-O-O 14. c5 exd4 15. cxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd4 Nd5 17. Qc2 c5 18. Nd3 Bc6 19. Bg3
Qf6 20. Ne5 cxd4 21. Nxc6 Kb7 22. Nxd8+ Rxd8 23. Kb1 Nc5 24. e4 Nb4 25. Qc4 d3
26. Rd1 h5 27. f3 g6 28. Bh3 Nc2 29. Rd2 Rd4 30. Qc3 h4 31. Bf2 Na4 32. Qc8+
Ka7 33. Qc7+ Ka6 34. Bc8+ Kb5 35. Bd7+ Kb4 36. a3+ Kb3 37. Rxd3+ {1-0 Miles,
A-Singh,R/Calcutta 1994/EXP 39 (37)}) 12. Qc2 c5 13. d5 e5 $6 (13... exd5 {
really must be tried, to try and create some kind of long term prospects on
the queenside, not to mention immediate possibilities of complete chaos.} 14.
Bf5 (14. cxd5 Bxd5 (14... Nxd5 $5) 15. Bf5 (15. Bb5 Bc6) 15... Qc6) 14... Qc7
15. cxd5 g5 $5 (15... O-O {is safest, with complicated play.} 16. e4 $14) 16.
Bg3 Nxd5 17. e4 (17. Rxd5 $5 Bxd5 18. Rd1 $44) 17... Nb4 (17... Nf4 18. h4 $16)
18. Bxd6 Qc6 (18... Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Nxc2 20. Kxc2 $18) 19. Qe2 Nxa2+ 20. Kb1 Nb4
(20... Qa4 $5 {[%csl Ra2,Rb1,Rc2,Re4]} 21. Bxd7+ Kxd7 22. Bxc5+ (22. Be5+ Ke7
23. Bxh8 Bxe4+ 24. Rd3 $13) 22... Kc8) 21. Bxd7+ Qxd7 22. Ne5 Qa4 23. Qc4 Rh7
24. Nxf7 Qc2+ 25. Qxc2 Nxc2 26. Nxg5 hxg5 27. Kxc2 Bxe4+ 28. Kc3 Bxg2 29. Rhe1+
$11) 14. Nd2 g5 $6 {Creating further weaknesses along the f-line, and, if
anything, heightening the effect of the advance f2-f4.} 15. Bg3 Qc7 16. f4 $16
{[%csl Gd3,Rf5,Gg3][%cal Gf1f7]} exf4 (16... Nh5 17. fxe5 Nxg3 18. exd6 Qxd6
19. hxg3 Qxg3 20. Ne4 $16) 17. exf4 O-O-O 18. fxg5 hxg5 19. Rhf1 Rde8 20. Bf5
Nh5 21. Ne4 Nxg3 (21... Rh6 22. Nxg5) 22. hxg3 Kb8 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Nf6 $18
Qe7 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 26. Qf2 Qd7 27. b3 (27. Qxf7 $5 Qa4 28. Kb1 Re2 29. Rc1 $18)
27... Re7 28. Rfe1 f5 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. Re1 Qh7 31. Qd2 Qh2 32. Qxg5 Qxg2 33.
Kb1 Ka7 34. Qf4 a4 35. bxa4 Ka6 36. a5 Kxa5 37. Qe3 b5 38. Qb3 Ba6 39. cxb5
Bxb5 40. Ka1 Qd2 41. Rd1 Qf2 42. Qc3+ Ka6 43. Rb1 Qe2 44. Qf6 Qe5+ 45. Qxe5
dxe5 46. Kb2 f4 47. gxf4 exf4 48. Kc3 f3 49. a4 Bd7 50. Kc4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.19"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Shchukin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Nd2 Qe7 9. f3 e5 10. e4 Nc6 11. d5 Nb8 12. Bd3 (12. a4 $5 Nbd7 13. a5 O-O 14.
Be2 Rfb8 15. O-O Bc8 16. Ra3 h6 17. Be3 Nh5 18. g3 Nc5 19. Qc2 Bh3 20. Rfa1 g5
21. axb6 cxb6 22. f4 Nxf4 23. gxf4 gxf4 24. Bxc5 Qg5+ 25. Kf2 Qh4+ 26. Kg1 Qg5+
27. Kf2 Qh4+ 28. Kg1 Qg5+ {1/2-1/2 Aseev,K-Yemelin,V/RUS-Cup1 Chigorin mem 1996
}) 12... Nbd7 13. Nf1 h6 14. Bh4 Nc5 15. Ne3 Bc8 16. Bc2 g6 17. Ba4+ Nxa4 18.
Qxa4+ Bd7 19. Qa3 {Not an impressive post for the queen, but presumably white
is trying to prevent black from castling queenside.} Kf8 20. g4 $2 {This gives
black an opportunity to seize the initiative.} (20. O-O-O $5) 20... g5 $1 21.
Bf2 (21. Bg3 h5 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. gxf5 h4 24. Bf2 g4 25. Qc1 gxf3 26. Qe3 c6 $1
27. Qxf3 Rc8 $17 {[%csl Rc3,Rc4,Re4] though this may be the relatively least
of many evils.}) 21... h5 $1 {Posing White difficult questions about his
kingside pawns.} 22. h4 (22. Nf5 Qd8 $1 (22... Bxf5 23. gxf5 g4 24. Bh4 gxf3
25. Rf1 Rg8 26. Qc1 $36 {[%csl Rf6,Gh4][%cal Gh4e7,Gc1h6]}) 23. Qc1 (23. gxh5
Bxf5 24. exf5 Qd7 $17) 23... hxg4 $1 24. Qxg5 Bxf5 25. exf5 (25. Qxf5 $4 Rh5)
25... Rh5 $17) 22... hxg4 23. O-O-O gxf3 24. hxg5 Rxh1 25. Rxh1 Nxe4 $1 26. Qb2
(26. Rh8+ Kg7 27. Rxa8 Nxf2 28. Kb1 Qxg5 29. Qc1 Ng4 $19 {wins easily as the
f-pawn will cost white material.}) 26... Kg7 27. Qc2 Nxg5 28. Bh4 Rh8 29. Nf5+
Bxf5 30. Qxf5 {[#]} Qf6 $3 {A very nice, if not strictly necessary,
combination that ends resistance.} 31. Qxf6+ Kxf6 32. Bxg5+ Kxg5 33. Rxh8 f2
34. Rh1 Kf4 $19 35. Kd2 Kf3 36. Rf1 e4 37. Rc1 e3+ 38. Kd3 e2 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 32nd"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1997.05.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. Bg5 $6 (7. e4
$5 {seems like the correct way to handle this position:} c5 8. d5 exd5 9. exd5
Bd6 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Re1 a6 13. a4 Nbd7 14. b3 Qc7 15. h3 Ne5 16.
Nh4 $13 {Lautier,J-Karpov,A/Groningen/1995/0,5/38/}) 7... Bxf3 {This may be
fine, but there is already substantial evidence that} (7... a6 $5 {poses white
real problems:} 8. e4 b5 9. d5 $146 (9. e5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 $6 (11. Nxg5
hxg5 12. Bxg5 Be7 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Rd1 Nc6 16. Ne4 Qg7 17. Qc3
O-O-O $36 {Nestorovic,D-Timoshenko,G/Belgrade/1995/0|1/46/}) 11... Nd5 12. Ne4
Nd7 13. h4 g4 14. Nfd2 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 $17 {0-1 Ehlvest,J-Hansen,C/Erevan olm
1996 (30)}) 9... Be7 10. O-O-O (10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Rd1 Nfd7 $17) 10... exd5 11.
Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nxd5 O-O 13. Nb6 cxb6 (13... Bg5+ $5 14. Kb1 Qe7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16.
Rxd5 $132) 14. Rxd8 Rxd8 15. Be2 Nd7 16. e5 Nc5 $1 17. Qc3 (17. exf6 Be4 $19)
17... Be4 18. b4 (18. Nd2 Bg5) (18. Bd1 Nd3+) 18... cxb3 {0-1 Bacrot,E-Rausis,
I/Enghien 1997} (18... cxb3 19. exf6 Na4 20. Z0 Rac8 {Tisdall})) 8. gxf3 c6 9.
O-O-O b5 10. e4 Be7 11. Rg1 Nbd7 (11... O-O 12. d5 $132) 12. Bh3 Kf8 $5 (12...
Qc7 13. e5 Nh5 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Qd2 $40 {/\ Ne4, Bg4, Qg5. White has
dangerous compensation thanks to his knight outposts on the weakened dark
squares and black's misplaced knight on h5. Black's choice keeps an eye on the
g7 square, but his odd lack of development should allow white to drum up
counterplay.}) 13. Be3 {Now was white's last chance for the thematic line
opening with} (13. d5 $5 {This leads to messy complications, but it seems to
me that white gets very reasonable play, for a smaller investment than in the
game. Since the move increases the scope of action of nearly all of his pieces,
it seems strange to me that white did not try it.} Nxd5 $1 (13... exd5 14. exd5
Nc5 15. dxc6 Nd3+ 16. Kb1 Qb6 17. Bxf6 (17. Bf5 $5) 17... Bxf6 18. Nd5 $16 {/\}
Qxc6 $2 19. Rxd3) (13... cxd5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7+ (15. Nxd5 $2 Bxg5+ 16. f4
exd5 (16... Bh6) 17. Rxd5 Bxf4+ 18. Kb1 Qf6 $17) 15... Nxe7 (15... Qxe7 16.
Nxd5 exd5 17. Rxd5 Nc5 (17... Nf6 $5) 18. Qc3 $36) 16. Qd2 $40) 14. Bxe7+ Nxe7
15. Qd2 Ke8 16. Rxg7 Ne5 17. Qf4 Qc7 18. Qf6 Rf8 19. Bf1 $5 $13) 13... Nb6 14.
f4 a5 {Now white's "kingside" is collapsing so he must act violently.
Arencibia manages this inventively.} 15. d5 exd5 16. e5 Nfd7 17. Qe2 b4 {[#]}
18. Rxg7 $1 {A good try.} Kxg7 19. Rg1+ Kf8 20. Qh5 {/\ e6.} h6 21. e6 fxe6 $4
(21... Rh7 22. Bf5 Nf6 23. Bxh7 fxe6 24. Qg6 $1 $18 {/\ Bg8, f5.}) (21... Qe8
$1 {After this black seems to survive:} 22. f5 (22. exd7 Nxd7 23. f5 (23. Qg4
Bf6) 23... Qb8 $5) 22... Bf6 23. exd7 Nxd7 (23... Qe5 $5 {looks insufficient
for white.}) 24. Bxh6+ Ke7 25. Re1+ Ne5 26. f4 bxc3 27. fxe5 Kd7 $19) 22. Bxe6
$18 Qe8 (22... Qe8 23. Qxh6+ Rxh6 24. Rg8#) 1-0

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1997.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 (6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6
8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Re8 12. O-O Na6 13. b4 Nc7 14.
Rfc1 h5 $5 15. h4 g6 16. e3 Re7 $13 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Agdestein,S/Internet Rapid,
Oslo NOR 1997 (42)}) 6... exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Ne4 (
10... Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Rad1 h6 13. Bf4 Bf8 14. Rfe1 Nh5 $132) 11. Bf4 (11.
Bxe4 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. Bf3 Na6 14. O-O Nc7 {N} (14... Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Nc7
16. b4 Ne6 17. Rad1 Qf6 18. Bg4 Ng5 $132 {Ftacnik-Short/Naestved/1985 (28)})
15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. g3 Ne6 17. Bg2 Qe7 18. Rfd1 $14 {0-1 Bareev,E-Huebner,R/
Munich 1993 (45)}) 11... Nxc3 (11... f5 12. Ne5 b5 13. Qb3 Kh8 14. f3 Nxc3 15.
Qxc3 Qc8 16. Rc1 a5 17. Qc2 b4 18. g4 $18 {1-0 Greenfeld,A-Gruenfeld,Y/Haifa
1995 (41)}) 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. O-O c5 $1 $146 (13... Re8 14. c4 $1 dxc4 15. Bxc4
Rf8 (15... b5 16. Qb3) 16. Qc2 $14 Rc8 17. a4 a6 18. Rfd1 b5 19. Bd3 g6 20. Ne5
Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qb6 22. Bh6 $16 {1-0 Greenfeld,A-Hatanbaatar,B/Pardubice op 1995
(38)}) 14. Ne5 $5 {A very interesting idea - white creates an active pawn
majority on the kingside at the cost of a rather ugly pawn structure. I find
it hard to believe that these are more than purely practical chances.} Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Bg5 (15... f5 $5 16. Bg3 (16. exf6 $2 Bxf6 17. Rad1 (17. Qc2 g6 18. Rad1
Qe7 $15) 17... Qe8 $15) (16. c4 $5 g5 (16... d4 $5 17. Qc2 (17. Bg3 dxe3 18.
Rad1 exf2+ 19. Rxf2 Qc8 $17) 17... g5 18. exd4 gxf4 19. d5 Qe8 $1 $17) 17. Bg3
(17. cxd5 gxf4 18. d6 Bxd6 (18... f3 $5) 19. exd6 Qxd6 $17) 17... f4 (17... d4
18. f4 dxe3 19. Rad1 $44) 18. exf4 gxf4 19. cxd5 fxg3 20. Qg4+ Bg5 $8 (20...
Kh8 21. Qh5) 21. hxg3 (21. f4 Qxd5 $1 22. Qxg5+ Kh8 23. Qxg3 Rg8 $19) (21. h4
gxf2+ (21... Qxd5 $4 22. Bc4) 22. Rxf2 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 Bxd5 $15) (21. Qxg3 Kh8 (
21... Rf4 $5)) 21... Kh8 $5 (21... Bxd5 22. f4 $13) 22. Qh5 Qd7 23. f4 (23.
Qxg5 $4 Qxd5) 23... Bd8 24. Rad1 $44) 16... a6 $5 (16... Qe8 17. Qxe8 Raxe8 18.
Bb5 (18. a4 $5) 18... Rd8 19. e6 d4 (19... Rf6 20. Bd7 Rg6 21. Rfd1 $14 {+/-})
20. cxd4 cxd4 21. Rac1 $36) 17. c4 d4 (17... b5 $5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qxb5 Ba6
20. Qb1 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 c4 $44) 18. Rad1 $13) 16. Bg3 g6 17. h4 Bh6 18. h5 $36
Qe7 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Qg4 Bc8 21. Qe2 Be6 22. f4 f5 $1 $13 (22... Rad8 $5) 23.
a4 Rf7 24. Kf2 Bf8 25. Rh1 Rh7 26. Qd2 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Rd3e2,Re2f3]} Rb8 $6 (
26... Rd8 $5 27. Rxh7 (27. Be2 d4 $5 28. exd4 (28. Rxh7 Qxh7 (28... dxe3+ $15)
29. exd4 cxd4 30. Kg1 d3 (30... Qc7) 31. Bxd3 Bc5+ 32. Bf2 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Qh4+
34. Kg1 Qg3 35. Rd1 Kg7 $17) 28... cxd4 29. cxd4 Rxh1 30. Rxh1 Qa3 $1 $40)
27... Qxh7 28. a5 d4 29. exd4 cxd4 30. c4 Bc5 $15 {The weakness of c4 and the
slightly more exposed white king seem to me to give black a small advantage.})
27. Be2 Rb7 28. Bb5 $5 (28. Rxh7 Qxh7 29. Bb5 $5) 28... Rc7 $6 (28... Qd8 $5 {
would hinder a5 and coordinate the black rooks and make sense of the recent
manoeuvres of the R on b7.}) 29. Rxh7 Qxh7 30. a5 $14 c4 (30... bxa5 31. Rxa5 {
/\ Ra6 ->}) 31. axb6 axb6 32. Ra6 Bc5 33. Ra8+ Kg7 34. Kg1 $1 {/\ Bf2,
Ba4-d1-f3} Qh5 35. Ba4 $1 g5 $6 (35... Rf7 $5) 36. Bf2 Kg6 $4 37. Be8+ Bf7 38.
Qxd5 Bxe8 39. Rxe8 Qe2 40. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9899"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1998.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. Bg5 Bb7 (6...
Nc6 {does not have a good track record, though it is fully playable:} 7. d5 Na5
8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 d6 (9... exd5 10. cxd5 O-O 11. e3 d6 12. Be2 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3
Qe7 $13 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Granda Zuniga,J/Hoogovens, Wijk aan Zee 1997 (48)}) 10.
e4 e5 11. Nd2 Bd7 12. Ndb1 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. a3 Bxc3+ 15. Nxc3 Qf6 16. O-O-O
O-O-O 17. f3 Qg6 18. Bf2 Kb8 19. g3 f5 20. b4 Nb7 21. Bd3 $13 {1-0 Van Wely,
L-Tiviakov,S/Koop Tjuchem Invitational, Groningen NE 1994 (50)}) 7. Rd1 $5 {
Apparently a new move, though there are a few earlier games that transpose
later. Aggression has tended to pay off best for white in this variation.} (7.
O-O-O Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Qc2 Bxc3 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 gxf6 13. e4
Rfd8 14. h4 Kf8 15. Rh3 d6 16. Rg3 Ba6 17. b3 Rab8 18. h5 b5 19. cxb5 Bxb5 20.
Bxb5 Rxb5 21. h6 Ke7 22. Rg7 Rh8 23. e5 $1 {1-0 Speelman,J-Adams,M/Roquebrune
1992/CBM 28 (44)}) (7. e3 O-O (7... Bxf3 $6 8. gxf3 Nc6 9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 Ne5
11. f4 $5 Nf3+ 12. Ke2 Nxg5 13. fxg5 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nh5 15. Qe5+ Qe7 16. Qxe7+
Kxe7 17. Bg2 Kd6 18. Bf3 $16 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Miles,A/Rapid London ENG 1995 (55)
}) 8. Be2 Nc6 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Nd2 h6 11. Bh4 d5 12. a3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Na5 14.
Qc2 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. f3 Qa5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxc4 Ba6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20.
Qg6+ Kh8 {1/2-1/2 Barsov,A-Greenfeld,A/Wijk aan Zee 1997/CBM 60 ext (20)}) 7...
O-O 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Be7 (10... Nc6 11. Be2 Be7 12. Rg1 Qc7 13.
Rg2 Nh5 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. d5 exd5 16. cxd5 Na5 17. Qe3 Bb4+ 18. Kf1 f6 19. Bh6
Bc5 20. Qe4 Re8 21. Qg4 Qe5 22. Bd3 Re7 23. f4 Qxb2 24. Qxh5 Kh8 25. d6 g6 26.
Qd5 Ree8 27. Nc7 Bb4 28. Qf7 {1-0 Slipak,S-Zarnicki,P/Villa Gesell 1996/CBM 52
(28)}) 11. Rg1 Re8 12. Be2 d6 (12... d5 $2 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qxd5
) (12... Nc6) 13. f4 $1 {[%mdl 8] The real novelty of the game. White does not
fear the tension on the e-file, and finds a straightforward way to develop his
attack. The hesitant} (13. Kf1 Nbd7 14. Be3 $6 Nf8 $1 15. f4 Ng6 16. d5 Qc8 17.
Rg3 Nh4 18. Kg1 Nf5 {led to a solid position for black, 0-1 Jakobsen,O-Hansen,
C/Torshavn 1997/CBM 56 ext (38)}) 13... Nbd7 14. Qc2 d5 $6 {Perhaps the
opening of the e-line seduced black into seeking counterplay this way, but the
impending wood clearing will only aid white, even if some small sacrifices
have to be made. Ftacnik: 'Black is playing with great strategical risk. If
the pawn chain along white squares will fall white bishops will get phenomenal
prospects. '} (14... Rc8 $5 {intending to meet} 15. f5 {with the compact} e5 {
is probably better, but black's position is rather passive.}) (14... Nf8 {
Ftacnik} 15. f5 Kh8 16. fxe6 fxe6 $14) 15. f5 exf5 16. Qxf5 dxc4 17. Bxc4 g6 $6
(17... Qc7 {at once looks a bit better, though not much less dangerous.} 18.
Bb3 Qxh2 19. Kf1 {Now trying to exploit this move order with} g6 20. Qf3 Qh5
21. Qg2 {[%csl Rh5] only leaves black's queen horribly misplaced.}) (17... Nf8
$5 {looks to me to be a more desirable method of defending the kingside, but
if white can arrange to ram the h-pawn forward, black's knights will make a
rather ineffective shield as well. Still, it seems to offer more defensive
ideas: ...Qc8 for a start, and Qd7/d6 are also options, sometime in connection
with ...Ne6.}) 18. Qf3 Qc7 19. Bb3 Qxh2 {It's nice to have something to suffer
for, but the h-file open is at least as dangerous as the h-pawn as a battering
ram (h4-h5). Whie's king is very happy on f1, and all of his pieces can seek
full activity. Having committed himself to ...g6, it seems a bit inconsistent
to open the h-file; Black's structure is now suited to defending g-line
pressures. By letting white switch the focus of attack, ...g6 loses much of
its point. More logical is} (19... Bf8+ 20. Kf1 Bg7 {but the terrible pressure
against f7 and white's active pieces make it unlikely to be a viable defence:}
21. Nb5 $5 {is terribly awkward, simply trying to set up a fork on c7.}) 20.
Rh1 Qc7 21. Kf1 {White's main idea is to play Re1 and knock out the support
for the Nf6. In the meantime, black's forces are paralyzed with the need to
watch f7. A good indication of the difficulties of his position is that after}
Qd8 {Ftacnik: 'Emms has won a pawn, but the open diagonals and files make the
defense of his own king very difficult. '} (21... Rf8 {even} 22. Bxf7+ $1 {
is possible!}) (21... Rac8 {Ftacnik} 22. Re1 Qd6 23. Nb5 Qc6 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7
25. Rxh7+ Kf8 26. Qxc6 Rxc6 27. Bh6+ $18) 22. Re1 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Yf3f7,
Yg5d8,Yb3f7,Ye1e8]} Rf8 23. Ba4 $1 {Even stronger than the sufficient} (23.
Rxe7 Qxe7 24. Nd5 Nxd5 (24... Qe4 25. Bxf6 $1) 25. Bxe7 Nxe7 26. Qb7 $18 {
-a clear sign that black's position is already resignable.}) 23... b5 {Ftacnik:
'The pressure became to be unbearable, black is unable to prevent the loss of
material. '} 24. Bxb5 Rb8 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Rxe7 $1 (26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Qxf6
Rxb2 {gives a minimum of technical difficulties, but again White's choice is
even more ruthless. He can always cash in, but insists on doing so without
surrendering an atom of his initiative.}) 26... Qxe7 27. Bxf6 {White prefers
to be a bit less material up in return for constant mating threats. Black must
guard against sacrifices on h7.} Qe6 28. d5 Qa6+ 29. Kg2 Rb6 30. Ne4 (30. Ne4
Qc8 31. Bd4 f5 32. Rxh7 $1 Kxh7 33. Ng5+ Kg8 (33... Kh6 34. Qh3+ Kxg5 35. f4+
Kxf4 36. Qh4#) 34. Qh3 Rff6 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Qh8+) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game from the European Individual Championship in Plovdiv is quite
typical for my tournament here. I was playing simple chess, without much
problem equalising with Black (only in 1 game out of 5 did I stand slightly
worse - against Kurnosov in the Scandinavian Defence) and winning with White 
(5.5 out of 6). Due to the terrible playing conditions my aim was to play as
quickly as possible (not to become tired at the board thinking) making normal
moves and not looking for the best moves in the positions. Playing pure
practical chess! And it worked out excellently.  Diese Partie von der
europäischen Einzelmeisterschaft in Plovdiv ist ganz typisch für mein Turnier
hier. Ich spielte einfaches Schach, mit Schwarz ohne große Probleme
ausgleichend (nur in einer Partie aus fünf stand ich leicht schlechter - gegen
Kurnosov in der skandinavischen Verteidigung) und mit Weiß gewinnend (5,5 aus
6). Aufgrund der schrecklichen Spielbedingungen war es mein Ziel, so schnell
wie möglich zu ziehen (um nicht durch Nachdenken am Brett zu ermüden) und
dabei normale Züge zu machen und nicht nach der besten Fortsetzung in der
Stellung zu suchen. Rein praktisches Schach also! Und es funktionierte
hervorragend.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 g6 {[Although I
have been playing this move quite often recently it came as a surprise for my
opponent who started thinking a lot after it. And made a move which sets not
even a single problem for Black to solve - 6.Bf4] [Obwohl ich diesen Zug in
letzter Zeit recht häufig gespielt hatte, kam er überraschend für meinen
Gegner, welcher darauf in langes Nachdenken verfiel. Und schließlich einen Zug
machte, der Schwarz vor nicht das geringste Problem stellt - 6.Bf4]} 6. Bf4 (6.
Qd3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O Nd7
13. e3 a5 14. Qc2 f5 15. Rac1 c6 16. Rfe1 Rf7 17. Nd2 Re8 18. f3 Nxd2 19. Qxd2
Qg5 20. Nd1 Qf6 21. Nf2 c5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Rcd1 Kg7 24. f4 Rfe7 25. g4 h6 26.
gxf5 gxf5 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 Ne6 29. Nh1 Kh7 {1/2-1/2 Vorobiov,E-Tiviakov,S/
Moscow 2008/The Week in Chess 692 (29)}) (6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bg7 8. e3 d6 9. d5
Qe7 10. dxe6 Qxe6 11. Be2 O-O 12. Nd4 Qc8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 {1/2-1/2 Greenfeld,
A-Tiviakov,S/Kolkata 2007 (13)}) (6. Qc2 {is the most common move leading to
very sharp play after ist der geläufigste Zug, der zu messerscharfem Spiel
führt nach} Bxf3 {followed by ...Nb8-c6. Obviously, my opponent was not ready
for the resulting sharp play there. nebst ...Nb8-c6. Offensichtlich war mein
Gegner zu dem sich dort ergebenden scharfen Kampf nicht bereit.}) 6... Bg7 7.
e3 O-O 8. h3 (8. Bd3 $5 {, followed by e4, is more promising for White than
the text.}) 8... d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne4 $11 ({Last year I was playing the
more complex} 10... Re8 {, keeping more pieces on board. In this tournament I
was playing simpler chess, exchanging the pair of knights.} 11. Qc2 e5 12. dxe5
dxe5 $11 {the position is equal.} 13. Bg3 e4 14. Nd2 a6 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Rab1
Rc8 17. b4 Qe7 18. c5 bxc5 19. Nc4 cxb4 20. axb4 Nb8 21. Na5 Ba8 22. Na4 Nd5
23. Qc4 Rcd8 24. Rdc1 Be5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Nc3 Nb6 27. Qb3 Rd2 28. Bf1 Red8
29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Nxd1 Nc6 31. Nc4 Qe6 32. Nc3 Nd5 33. Nxd5 Qxd5 34. Qc3 Rb8 35.
Nd2 Qe5 36. Qxe5 Nxe5 37. Bxa6 Bd5 38. Be2 c6 39. b5 cxb5 40. Rxb5 Rxb5 41.
Bxb5 {1/2-1/2 Tjiam,D-Tiviakov,S/Groningen 2007 (41)}) 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bh2
Qe7 13. Nd2 $146 {This move is new. Although not changing the evaluation of
the position as equal. Dieser Zug ist neu. Allerdings ändert er nichts an der
Bewertung der Stellung - ausgeglichen.} (13. Qa4 e5 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Bf3 {
1/2-1/2 Soppe,G-Sunye Neto,J/Buenos Aires 1991/EXT 2000 (15)}) (13. b4 e5 14.
Rc1 a5 15. Nd2 {1/2-1/2 Goormachtigh,J-Janssen,R/Sas van Gent 1998/EXT 1999 
(15)}) (13. Rc1 Rfd8 14. b4 c5 15. Qb3 a5 16. Rfd1 axb4 17. axb4 Ra7 18. dxc5 {
1/2-1/2 Bischoff,K-Langrock,H/Bad Zwesten 2004/CBM 098 ext (18)}) 13... Bb7 14.
Bf3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 ({Or Oder} 15. Nxf3 e5 $11 {with equal play. mit gleichem
Spiel.}) 15... e5 16. Qc6 $6 {Played too optimistically. White should have
played carefully for a draw. Here risky play for a win is punished severely,
White gets a worse position. Zu optimistisch. Weiß hätte vorsichtig das Remis
anvisieren sollen. Das Spielen auf Sieg wird hier drastisch bestraft, Weiß
landet in einer schlechteren Stellung.} (16. Rae1 $142 $11) ({or oder} 16. dxe5
$142 Nxe5 $11 {with equal chances should have been played. mit gleichen
Chancen hätte gespielt werden sollen.}) (16. d5 $6 e4 $15 {is slighlty better
for Black. The pawn on b2 is much more important than the black central pawn!
ist leicht besser für Schwarz. Der Bauer auf b2 ist wesentlich wichtiger als
der schwarze Zentralbauer!}) 16... exd4 17. exd4 Bxd4 18. Qxc7 Bxb2 ({or oder} 
18... Rfc8 $15 {with a plus, similar to the game mit einem Plus ähnlich wie in
der Partie.}) 19. Ra2 ({After both Sowohl nach} 19. Bxd6 Qd8 $15) ({and als
auch nach} 19. Rae1 Qd8 20. Qxd6 Nc5 $15 {Black is slightly better due to the
pawn weaknesses on a3 and c4. steht Schwarz leicht besser aufgrund der
Bauernschwächen auf a3 und c4.}) 19... Rfc8 20. Qb7 ({White's desire to keep
the queens on board is understandable, but here it was better to exchange the
queens. Der Wunsch von Weiß, die Damen auf dem Brett zu behalten, ist
verständlich, hier aber war es besser zu tauschen.} 20. Qxd6 $142 Qxd6 21. Bxd6
$15 {with only a slightly worse ending, with good drawing chances. mit einem
nur leicht schlechteren Endspiel, mit guten Remischancen.}) 20... Bf6 $6 ({
Played without much thinking. I saw that after the text I get a better
position with good winning prospects. But I failed to calculate the main
variation to the end. After Ohne großes Nachdenken gespielt. Ich sah, dass ich
nach dem Textzug eine bessere Stellung mit guten Gewinnaussichten erhalte.
Aber ich versäumte es, die Hauptvariante bis zum Ende durchzurechnen. Nach} 
20... Be5 $1 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Ne4 Kf8 $1 $17 {(as the Fritz analysis module
indicates) followed by Nd7-c5, Black keeps his extra pawn. (wie das
Fritz-Analysemodul anzeigt) nebst Nd7-c5 behält Schwarz seinen Mehrbauern.})
21. Ne4 Nc5 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qd5 Re8 {Black must take the e-file and stop
thinking about defending the d6 pawn.  Schwarz muss die e-Linie besetzen und
darf nicht länger an die Verteidigung des d6-Bauern denken.} 24. Re2 $1 {
Excellent defensive resource! It almost got White out of trouble...
Ausgezeichnete Verteidigungsressource! Damit hätte sich Weiß fast aller Sorgen
entledigt...} ({Both Sowohl} 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Bxd6 Rac8 $15) ({and als auch} 
24. Bxd6 Rad8 $17 {are good for Black sind gut für Schwarz.}) 24... Rad8 $6 ({
A serious mistake giving away almost all the advantage. I failed to notice
that after Ein ernster Fehler, der fast den ganzen Vorteil verschenkt. Mir
entging, dass nach} 24... Rxe2 25. Qxa8+ Kg7 $17 {White cannot take the pawn
on a7 by Weiß nicht den Bauern auf a7 nehmen kann, denn auf} 26. Qxa7 $2 {
because the queen is suddenly trapped after ist plötzlich die Dame gefangen
nach} Qd8 $3 $19 {nebst Re2-e7.}) 25. Qxd6 $6 {Played too beautifully. This
move allows Black to bring his king into the centre and then to the queen's
side where it would defend the pawns a7 and b6 with decisive effect. Zu schön
gespielt. Dieser Zug erlaubt Schwarz, seinen König ins Zentrum und dann zum
Damenflügel zu bringen, wo er mit entscheidender Wirkung die Bauern a7 und b6
verteidigen könnte.} ({After the simple Nach dem einfachen} 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.
Qxd6 (26. Bxd6 Rd8 27. Rd1 Qe6 $15) 26... Qc3 $15 {White would have kept good
drawing chances. hätte Weiß gute Remischancen gewahrt.} (26... Qxd6 27. Bxd6
Rc8 $15)) 25... Qxd6 26. Rxe8+ Qf8 $1 {Simple but very strong!  Einfach, aber
sehr stark!} 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 {Now because of the weaknesses on a3 and c4, White
faces a very difficult task to save the game.  Aufgrund der Schwächen auf a3
und c4 steht Weiß nun bei der Rettung der Partie vor einer sehr schwierigen
Aufgabe.} 28. Be5 Ke7 29. a4 $6 $138 {Mistake in time-trouble. White is aiming
to exchange one weak pawn. Unfortunately for him the pawn can be fixed one
move later where it will become an easy target for the black pieces. Fehler in
Zeitnot. Weiß will unbedingt einen schwachen Bauern abtauschen. Zu seinem Pech
kann dieser Bauer einen Zug später so festgelegt werden, dass er zu einer
leichten Zielscheibe für die schwarzen Figurrn wird.} Ke6 $5 ({I was reluctant
to put my pawn on f6 where it can attacked by the white bishop, although Fritz
likes Es widerstrebte mir, meinen Bauenr nach f6 zu stellen, wo er vom weißen
Läufer angegriffen werden kann; nichtsdestoweniger gefällt Fritz} 29... f6 $17)
30. Bc3 ({After Nach} 30. Re1 Nd3 31. Bc7+ Nxe1 32. Bxd8 Nd3 $17 {Black gets a
winning ending erhält Schwarz ein gewonnenes Endspiel.}) 30... a5 $5 ({It was
also possible to take the pawn on a4 by Möglich war auch das Schlagen des
Bauern mit} 30... Nxa4 31. Re1+ Kd7 32. Bf6 Ra8 $1 $17 {with a winning
position mit Gewinnstellung.}) 31. Re1+ Kd7 32. g4 ({After Nach} 32. Ra1 Kc6
$17 {the pawns a4 and c4 will sooner or later fall. They cannot be defended by
the bishop. fallen früher oder später die Bauern a4 und c4. Sie können vom
Läufer nicht verteidigt werden.}) 32... Nxa4 33. Bf6 Re8 34. Rd1+ Kc6 $19 {
The rest of the game is very simple. White was just playing until the end of
the time-trouble and then he resigned.  Der Rest der Partie ist sehr einfach.
Weiß spielte nur noch bis zum Ende der Zeitnot weiter, und dann gab er auf.}
35. Kg2 Nc5 36. Kf3 Nd7 37. Ba1 Ne5+ 38. Kf4 ({After Nach} 38. Bxe5 Rxe5 {
the passed pawn a5 decides. entscheidet der Freibauer a5.}) 38... Nxc4 39. Kg5
Re2 40. Rd4 Nd6 41. Rf4 (41. f3 b5 $19) 41... Rxf2 $1 42. Be5 Rxf4 43. Bxf4
Ne4+ 44. Kh6 Nf2 {This game in the 4th round brought me into the leading group
of the tournament where I stayed the whole tournament. Diese Partie der
vierten Runde brachte mich in die Spitzengruppe des Turniers, in der ich bis
zum Ende verblieb.} 0-1

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 8th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.02.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Braga, Fernando Alberto"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2000.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3
Be7 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. e4 Nd7 13. Qe2 Qc7 14.
h4 (14. a4) (14. Bd2) (14. Bb2) (14. Be3) (14. Ng5) (14. e5) (14. Rd1) (14. Re1
) 14... cxd4 $1 $146 (14... e5 15. d5 c4 16. Bxc4 $5 $14 (16. Bc2 {(1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Psakhis,L/Tel Aviv 1999)} Nc5 $132 {><d3, b3})) (14... c4 15. Bc2 (
15. Bxc4 $6 Bxe4 $15) 15... e5 16. a4 $14 (16. d5 {- 14...e5 15.d5 c4 16.Bc2})
(16. h5 $5 $14)) 15. cxd4 e5 16. Bb2 (16. h5 $5 exd4 17. h6 $44) (16. d5 Nc5
$132) 16... exd4 17. Rac1 (17. Nxd4 Bf6 (17... Bxh4 $5 18. Rac1 $44 {/\Nf5} (
18. Nf5 Bf6 $15)) 18. Rac1 Nc5 {- 17.Rac1 Nc5 18.Nd4 Bf6}) 17... Nc5 18. Nxd4
Bf6 (18... Bxh4 $2 19. Nf5) 19. Nf5 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 f6 $11 21. f3 Kh8 (21... Rad8
) 22. Bc4 Rad8 23. h5 $2 {[><h5]} (23. Qf2 $142 $11) 23... Bc8 $1 24. Ne3 (24.
h6 Bxf5 25. hxg7+ (25. exf5 gxh6 $17) 25... Qxg7 26. exf5 Qg5 $15) 24... Qf4
25. Nd5 Qg5 26. Rcd1 $1 (26. Rfd1 $2 Qxh5 27. Nxf6 $140 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 gxf6 29.
Rd8 Qh6 $19) 26... Bd7 $1 (26... Qxh5 $2 27. Nxf6 $1 $14) 27. g4 $8 {[׻]} Ba4
$1 (27... Bc6 28. Qd2 $1 Qe5 29. Qh2 $11 (29. Qf4 $4 Rxd5 $19)) 28. Rde1 (28.
Rd2 $142 Bc6 $15) 28... Bc6 29. Qg2 {[/\f4]} Qe5 $17 30. Rd1 $138 (30. Rc1 $5)
30... Na4 {[/\Nc3, /\b5]} 31. Rfe1 (31. Rd2 Nc3 $17) (31. f4 Qd6 $17) 31... Nc3
32. Rc1 (32. f4 Qd6 33. Nxc3 Qc5+ $17 {/\Qc4}) (32. Nxc3 Qxc3 $19 {><a3}) 32...
Bxd5 33. Bxd5 $8 (33. exd5 Qd4+ $19) 33... Nxd5 (33... b5 $5) 34. exd5 Qxd5 35.
Rc7 Rd7 36. Re7 $4 (36. Rxd7 Qxd7 $19) 36... Rxe7 37. Rxe7 {[37...Qc5-+]} 0-1

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.12"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Bc6 8. Qc2
dxc4 9. e3 b5 10. Bxf6 $5 $146 (10. a4) (10. Ne5) 10... gxf6 $6 (10... Bxf6
$142 11. a4 a6 $5 (11... b4 12. Ne4 $14) (11... bxa4 12. Bxc4 $14) 12. axb5
axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Nxb5 c5 (14... Bxf3 $5 15. gxf3 c5) 15. dxc5 (15. Bxc4
$6 Bxf3 16. gxf3 cxd4) (15. Qxc4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 (16. Qxc5 $2 Qa5+) 16... cxd4
17. Nxd4 O-O $44 (17... Bxd4 $5 $13)) 15... Qa5+ 16. Nc3 Bxf3 $5 (16... Qxc5)
17. gxf3 Qxc5 $44) 11. d5 $3 (11. a4 b4 {- 10.a4 b4 11.Bf6 gf...}) 11... Bxd5
$6 (11... exd5 $142 12. O-O-O $44 {|^ /\13.Nd5 Bd5 14.e4, /\13.e4, /\13.Nd4;
עe8, ה, ׻}) 12. O-O-O $1 {-> [עe8, ׻]} (12. Nxb5 $6 c6 (12... f5 $2 13.
Bxc4 c6 14. Bxd5) 13. Nc3 (13. Nbd4 Qa5+ $5) 13... f5 $13) 12... Nd7 $8 (12...
c6 13. e4 $18) (12... f5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qxf5 $18) 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. e4 (14.
Rxd5 $5 c6 15. Rh5 {><h7}) 14... Nb6 (14... dxe4 15. Qxe4 $16 {-> עe8}) (14...
O-O $5) (14... Kf8 $5 15. Rxd5 $140 (15. exd5 $140 Nc5) 15... c6) 15. exd5 Qd7
16. Nd4 O-O-O (16... Nxd5 17. Nxb5 Qxb5 18. Bxc4 $18) (16... Qxd5 17. Nf5 $18 {
->}) 17. Nc6 Rde8 $8 18. g3 $1 (18. Nxa7+ Kb7 19. Nc6 Nxd5 $13) 18... a6 (18...
Kb7 $5 19. Bg2 $16) 19. h4 (19. Bg2 $5 $16 Bd6 $140 $2 20. h4 $18 {/\Bh3})
19... Kb7 20. Bg2 $16 Qd6 $8 (20... Bd6 21. Bh3 $18) (20... Bc5 21. d6 $18) 21.
Nd4 $2 (21. Rhe1 $16) 21... Ka7 22. Rhe1 $6 (22. Qc3 Na4 23. Qa5 Qb6 $8 24.
Nxb5+ $1 (24. Nc6+ Kb7 25. d6 Bxd6 $8) 24... Kb8 (24... Qxb5 25. Qxc7+ Qb7 $8
26. Qxb7+ Kxb7 27. d6+ $16) 25. Qxb6+ (25. Qxa4 axb5 $13) 25... cxb6 $16 (25...
Nxb6 $16)) 22... Na4 $1 $132 23. Nc6+ Kb6 24. Qd2 c3 $8 25. Qd4+ $2 (25. Qe3+
$142 Qc5 26. Nxe7 Nxb2 (26... cxb2+ 27. Kd2 $16 {[]}) 27. Qxc5+ Kxc5 $14) 25...
Qc5 26. b4 $8 (26. Nxe7 cxb2+ 27. Kb1 $8 Nc3+ 28. Kxb2 Nxd1+ 29. Qxd1 (29. Rxd1
Qxd4+ 30. Rxd4 Rxe7 $19) 29... Rxe7 $19 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Qd4+ Ka5 $8 32. Qc3+
$140 b4 $19) 26... Qxd4 27. Nxd4 $2 (27. Rxd4 $8 Bd6 $15) 27... Bd6 $2 (27...
Nb2 $19) 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Kc2 Nb2 30. Ra1 Na4 31. Rd1 Kb7 32. Bf3 Re5 $15 {
[/\f5-f4]} 33. Bg4 $4 Nb2 34. Rb1 Re4 $19 35. Bf5 Rxd4 36. Kxc3 Be5 37. Rxb2
Rf4+ 38. Kd3 Rxf5 39. Ra2 Bd6 40. Kd4 Rf3 41. Ke4 Rb3 42. Kf5 Be5 43. f4 Bb2
44. g4 Kc8 45. h5 Kd7 46. h6 Ke7 47. a4 Rxb4 48. axb5 axb5 49. Ra7 Kd7 50. Ra8
Rc4 51. Rg8 Bc1 52. Kxf6 Rxf4+ 0-1

[Event "NED-chT"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Bc6 $1 (
7... c6) (7... Qd7) (7... Nbd7) (7... Nfd7) 8. Qc2 (8. Qb3 $5 dxc4 (8... O-O 9.
Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 exd5 13. O-O-O Rd8 14. g4 c5 15.
Bg2 Nc6 16. g5 Be7 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. h4 d4 19. Nd2 Rac8 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Nc4
Re6 22. e3 h6 23. Rhg1 d3 24. f4 hxg5 25. hxg5 f6 26. g6 Re4 27. b3 f5 28. Rg2
Re6 29. Rgd2 Rxg6 30. Rxd3 Rxd3 31. Rxd3 Rg1+ 32. Rd1 Rxd1+ 33. Kxd1 g5 34. Kd2
g4 35. a4 Kg7 36. Kd3 Kf6 37. e4 Bf8 38. Ne3 Bh6 39. Ng2 Ke6 40. Ke3 Bg7 41.
exf5+ Kxf5 42. Nh4+ Ke6 43. Ke4 Bd4 44. f5+ Kf6 45. Ng2 g3 46. b4 Bf2 47. b5 c4
48. Ne3 c3 49. Nd5+ Kf7 50. Nxc3 g2 51. Ne2 Kf6 52. a5 Bc5 53. b6 axb6 54. axb6
Bxb6 55. Kf3 {1/2-1/2 Grooten,Herman-Computer "Mephisto,Genius 68030"/Hague 
(Netherlands) (2) 1995}) 9. Qxc4 O-O $11 10. Rd1 (10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. e4 Bb7 12.
e5 Be7 13. Bd3 Ba6 14. Nb5 c6 15. Qc2 Bxb5 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. h4 Qd5 18. Be4 Qd8
19. O-O-O Nd7 20. Ng5 Rc8 21. Bg6 fxg6 22. Qxg6 Bxg5+ 23. hxg5+ Kg8 24. Qxe6+
Rf7 25. g6 Qg5+ 26. Rd2 Rcf8 27. Qh3 Qh6 28. gxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qxd7+ {1-0 Bacrot,
Etienne-Guliev,Sarkhan/Szeged (Hungary) 1994}) (10. e3 Bb7 11. Be2 (11. Rd1
Nbd7 12. Be2 Qc8 13. O-O c5 14. Qa2 h6 15. Bh4 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rc1 Qb8
18. Rfd1 Rd8 19. b4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nf6 21. a4 Qe5 22. a5 Ned5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24.
Qa1 Rac8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1 Qd6 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Qc3 Ne4 30.
Bd3 f5 31. Bxe4 Bxe4 32. f3 Bd5 33. a6 b5 34. Nxb5 Qxa6 35. Nd4 Qa2 36. h3 Qc4
37. Qd2 Kg6 38. g4 fxg4 39. hxg4 Kf7 40. Kf2 e5 41. Nf5 Qa2 42. Qxa2 Bxa2 43.
Nd6+ Kf6 44. f4 {1/2-1/2 Tunik,Gennadij-Aseev,Konstantin N/St. Petersburg 
(Russia) (5) 1994}) 11... a6 (11... Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rac1 c5
15. Qa4 Nd7 16. Ba6 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Bxa6 18. Qxa6 Rd8 19. Qb7 Qd6 20. Rd1 Qb8 21.
Qc6 Nf6 22. Rdc1 Rd6 23. Qb5 Ne4 24. R3c2 Qd8 25. Qd3 Ng5 26. Nxg5 Qxg5 27. Qe4
Rad8 28. h4 Qf6 29. dxc5 bxc5 30. Qf4 Rd1+ 31. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 32. Kh2 Qe7 33. b4
cxb4 34. Rc7 g5 35. Qg3 Qd6 36. Rc8+ Kg7 37. f4 Qe7 38. axb4 Rb1 39. Rc5 h6 40.
hxg5 h5 41. e4 Qd6 42. Qc3+ e5 43. Rd5 Qb8 44. g6 Rxb4 45. Rxe5 Rb3 46. Qc4
fxg6 47. Re7+ Kh6 48. Qf7 {1-0 Hansen,Curt-Tiviakov,Sergei/Groningen 
(Netherlands) (6) 1995}) 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. O-O b5 14. Qa2 c5 15. Rfd1 Nd5 16.
Bxe7 Qxe7 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. b4 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Ne4 20. Rcd3 Bd5 21. Qb2 Rac8 22.
Nd2 Nd6 23. f3 Bc4 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. Qb3 Nb6 26. Bf1 h6 27. Rd6 Nd5 28. Rxa6
Rc3 29. Qb2 Rfc8 30. e4 Ne3 31. Re1 Nxf1 32. Rxf1 Rc2 33. Qe5 Rd8 34. Qxb5 Rdd2
35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qg3 Qd7 37. Ra5 Qd4+ 38. Kh1 Rd1 {0-1 Pelletier,
Yannick-Karpov,Anatoly/Biel (Switzerland) (1) 1997}) 10... Bb7 (10... Nd5 11.
Bxe7 Qxe7 12. g3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bd5 14. Bg2 Nd7 15. O-O c5 16. Rfe1 Nf6 17. Ne5
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rac8 19. Qf3 Qc7 20. Rc1 Qd6 21. Nc4 Qxd4 22. Red1 Qe4 23. Qxe4
Nxe4 24. Rd7 b5 25. Na5 a6 26. f3 Nf6 27. Rd6 c4 28. Rxa6 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30.
Nc6 g5 31. Kf2 Kg7 32. Ke3 c3 33. bxc3 Nd5+ 34. Kd4 Rxa3 35. e4 Ra4+ 36. Kd3
Nc7 37. Nb4 h5 38. Kc2 Na8 39. Kb3 Nb6 40. Rd1 Nc4 41. Nc6 Ra3+ 42. Kb4 Ra2 43.
Kxb5 Nd2 44. Nb4 Rb2 45. c4 Nxf3 46. c5 Ne5 47. Rd4 Rxh2 48. c6 Nxc6 49. Kxc6
Rg2 50. Rd3 Re2 51. Kd6 Rxe4 52. Nc6 h4 53. gxh4 Rxh4 54. Ne5 Ra4 55. Rf3 f6
56. Nd7 g4 57. Rxf6 Rd4+ 58. Kxe6 Rxd7 59. Rf4 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,Boris-Akopian,
Vladimir/Cap d'Agde (France) (2) 1996}) 11. g3 Bxf3 12. exf3 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7
14. f4 Nd7 15. Bg2 c5 16. O-O Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,Igor-Lalic,
Bogdan/Isle of Man (Great Britain) (7) 1995}) 8... dxc4 $1 (8... Bb7 9. cxd5
Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 c6 13. e3 Nd7 14. Bd3 g6 15. h4 h6 16.
h5 g5 17. Bf5 f6 18. Nh2 Rc8 19. Ng4 Rc7 20. Bxd7+ Rxd7 21. Qg6+ Kd8 22. Qxf6
Qxf6 23. Nxf6 Rd6 24. Ng4 Rf8 25. f3 a5 26. Kd2 Bc8 27. Ne5 Bd7 28. Rhf1 Be8
29. g4 Rdf6 30. b4 a4 31. Ke1 Kc7 32. Kf2 Kd6 33. Kg3 Bd7 34. Rf2 Re8 35. f4 c5
36. bxc5+ bxc5 37. dxc5+ Ke7 38. Nxd7 Kxd7 39. fxg5 Rxf2 40. Kxf2 hxg5 41. c6+
Kc7 42. Ke2 Rb8 43. Kd3 Re8 44. Kd4 Re4+ 45. Kxd5 Rxg4 46. Rh1 Rg2 47. h6 Rd2+
48. Ke5 Rd8 49. h7 {1-0 Chernosvitov,Alexander-Tomic,Dragoslav/Dortmund 
(Germany) (5) 1993}) 9. e3 (9. e4 b5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rad1 a6 13.
a4 b4 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxa4 17. Qxa4 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Nb6 19.
Qxb4 Qxg5 20. Qc5 Qe5 21. Rd2 Qd6 22. Qd4 Qb4 23. Rc1 Rfe8 24. g3 Re4 25. Qxe4
Qxd2 26. Rc2 Qe1+ 27. Kg2 Qa5 28. Bxc4 Nxc4 29. Qxc4 Rd8 30. Qc5 Rxd5 {1/2-1/2
Relange,Eloi-Palac,Mladen/Budapest (Hungary) (1) 1996}) 9... b5 10. a4 (10. Ne5
$6 a6 11. a4 O-O (11... Bb4 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Bxc4 h6 15. Bxe6
hxg5 16. Nxf7 Qe7 17. Nxh8 Qxe6 18. Qg6+ Kf8 19. Qxg5 Qc4 20. Ng6+ Kg8 21. f3
Bxc3+ 22. bxc3 Qxc3+ 23. Kf2 Nc6 24. h4 b4 25. h5 Qd2+ 26. Kg3 Nxd4 27. h6 Ne2+
28. Kh4 Qd7 29. Ne5 Qe7 30. Rd1 Bd5 31. Ng4 {1-0 Gavrilov,Alexei-Levin,LB/corr.
(1) 1991}) 12. Be2 (12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Nxb5 c5 15. Bxc4 Qa5+ $44)
12... Bxg2 13. Rg1 Bb7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Nxb5 c5 17. Bh6 Ne8 18.
dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc4 Bb4+ 20. Ke2 Qh4 21. Bf4 Nd7 22. Nf3 Qh5 23. Nbd4 Be7 24.
Qa4 Nb6 25. Qb5 Nd5 26. Be5 Bf6 27. Bxf6 Nexf6 28. Rg5 Qh3 29. Rg3 Qh5 30. Rg5
Qh3 31. Rg3 Qh5 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,Loek-Dautov,Rustem/Germany 1995}) 10... b4 $1
(10... bxa4 $6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qxa4 Nd5 14. Qxc6 Bxg5 15. Bxc4
Nb4 16. Qe4 c6 17. O-O $16 Bf6 18. Rfc1 Qd7 19. Na4 Be7 20. Be2 Rfb8 21. g3 Rc8
22. Rc4 Rab8 23. Rac1 Nd5 24. Qc2 Nb4 25. Qd1 Na2 26. Ra1 Nb4 27. Rac1 Na2 28.
Ra1 Nb4 29. Nc5 Bxc5 30. Rxc5 g6 31. Qc1 Nd5 32. Ra4 Rc7 33. Rac4 Rcb7 34. Rc2
Nb4 35. Rd2 Rb6 36. Bf3 Qb7 37. Kg2 Rb5 38. Rc4 Rc8 39. h4 Qd7 40. Rc5 Rb6 41.
h5 Qe7 42. Rd1 Rbb8 43. Qc4 Qd7 44. Rc1 Qd6 45. Bxc6 Nxc6 46. Rxc6 Rxc6 47.
Qxc6 Qxc6+ 48. Rxc6 gxh5 49. Rc2 Kg7 50. Kf3 Kf6 51. Kf4 Rb4 52. f3 a6 53. Ke4
Rb3 54. Rc6 Kg5 55. d5 exd5+ 56. Kd4 Rxb2 57. Kxd5 a5 58. Rc5 a4 59. Ke4+ Kg6
60. Rc7 f6 61. Rc6 Rb4+ 62. Kd3 Rb3+ 63. Ke4 {1/2-1/2 Akesson,Ralf-Tiviakov,
Sergei/Amsterdam (Netherlands) (6) 1996}) 11. Nb1 $146 (11. Bxf6 gxf6 (11...
Bxf6 12. Ne4 $14) 12. Nb1 Bxf3 13. gxf3 c5 14. dxc5 Nd7 15. c6 Ne5 16. Bxc4 O-O
17. Nd2 Rc8 18. f4 Nxc6 19. Nb3 Na5 20. Nxa5 Qxa5 21. b3 Rfd8 22. O-O Qh5 23.
f3 Qg6+ 24. Qg2 {1/2-1/2 Cebalo,Miso-Palac,Mladen/Zadar (Croatia) (6) 1996})
11... Bxf3 $1 (11... O-O $5) 12. gxf3 c5 13. dxc5 Nbd7 14. Bxc4 O-O (14... Rc8
$5) 15. Nd2 Rc8 16. Rd1 Nxc5 $5 (16... Rxc5 17. Bxf6 (17. h4 $5) 17... Bxf6 18.
Ne4 Rc7 $11) 17. Bxf6 (17. Ne4 Nd5 $5 (17... Nfd7 $5) 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Bxd5
exd5 20. Rxd5 $2 Nd3+ $1 (20... Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Qxe4 22. fxe4 Rc1+ 23. Rd1 Rc2
$11) 21. Qxd3 Rc1+ $17) 17... Bxf6 18. Ne4 {[18...Qe7 19.b3 Ne4 20.Qe4=; 19.
Nc5 Rc5 20.b3 Bc3 21.Ke2=]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kecskemet Toth Memorial-07"]
[Site "Kecskemet"]
[Date "1979.06.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Tompa, Janos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Tompa,J"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1979.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2 Qe7 7. Bg5 h6 (7... exd5
8. Nc3 Bxc4 (8... Bb7 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. cxd5 Qe4 $14) 9. e4 $16) 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9.
e4 exd5 10. cxd5 Bxf1 11. Kxf1 $16 d6 12. Nc3 Nd7 13. Qa4 Be7 14. Rd1 (14. e5
dxe5 15. d6 Qxd6 (15... Bxd6 16. Rd1 O-O-O 17. Qa6+ Kb8 18. Nb5 $18) 16. Rd1
Qe6 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxd7+ Kf8 19. Qb7 Rd8 $1 20. Qxa7 Rxd1+ 21. Nxd1 g6 22.
Qxb6 Kg7 $15) 14... Qf4 15. Nd2 (15. Re1 $5) (15. Ne2 $142 b5 16. Qxb5 Qxe4 17.
Nc3 Qf5 18. Re1 $14) 15... Rd8 16. g3 Qg4 17. Kg2 O-O 18. Nc4 Qh5 19. Rhe1 (19.
Ne3 Ne5) (19. Qxa7 f5 $36) 19... f5 (19... Bf6 $5) 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. f4 Rxf4 $1
22. gxf4 Qg4+ 23. Kh1 Qf3+ 24. Kg1 Qg4+ 25. Kf2 b5 $5 (25... Bh4+ $5 26. Ke3
Re8+ 27. Ne4 (27. Kd2 Bxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Qxf4+ 29. Kd1 (29. Ne3 Qd4+ $1) 29... Qf3+
30. Kc2 Qf5+ $11) 27... Bxe1 28. Rxe1 Qh3+ 29. Kd2 Qxh2+ 30. Kd1 (30. Kc3 Qh3+
31. Kc2 Rf8 32. Qxa7 Rxf4 33. Re3 $18) 30... Qxf4 31. Ncxd6 $16) 26. Qxb5 Rb8
27. Qa4 Bh4+ 28. Ke3 Re8+ 29. Kd2 Bxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Qxf4+ 31. Ne3 Qd4+ 32. Kc2 Nf6
33. Qxa7 Rxe3 34. Qb8+ Kh7 (34... Ne8 $142) 35. Rxe3 Qxe3 36. Qxd6 Ne4 37. Qe5
$18 Qd2+ 38. Kb3 Nxc3 39. bxc3 Qd1+ 40. Kc4 Qa4+ 41. Kxc5 Qxa3+ 42. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Kecskemet Toth Memorial-07"]
[Site "Kecskemet"]
[Date "1979.06.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Black "Tompa, Janos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Tompa,J"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1979.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
Bxf6 Bxf6 9. g3 (9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 c5 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc6 $5 $11) 9...
O-O 10. Bg2 Re8 11. Qc2 a6 12. O-O Qd6 13. Rad1 (13. Rac1) 13... Nd7 14. Rfe1
Rad8 15. b4 (15. e4 $2 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Rxe4 18. Qxe4 Ne5 $1 $15)
15... c5 $1 $11 16. dxc5 Nxc5 $1 (16... bxc5 17. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 18. e4 $14) 17.
Nh4 $2 (17. e3 Ne6 18. Ne2 a5 $11) (17. bxc5 Qxc5 18. Rc1 Rc8 $15) (17. Nxd5 $5
Bxd5 18. Ng5 Qe5 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. e4 Bxg5 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. exd5 Rxh8 23. Rxe5+
Kf6 24. f4 Bxf4 25. gxf4 Ne6 26. Re3 Nxf4 $11) 17... Qe5 $17 18. bxc5 Qxc3 19.
Rc1 Qxa3 (19... Qxc2 20. Rxc2 bxc5 21. Rxc5 Rc8 (21... Bxh4 22. gxh4 Ba8 $11)
22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rb1 Bc6 $11) 20. c6 Bc8 21. c7 Rd7 22. Bh3 Rxc7 $6 (22...
Rde7 $142 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Qf5 Ree8 25. Qxd5 Bc3 $17) 23. Qxc7 Bxh3 24. Qxb6
h6 $6 (24... Bxh4 25. gxh4 Qa4 26. Rc3 Bf5 $11) (24... a5 25. Qc5 Qxc5 26. Rxc5
Ra8 27. Rxd5 a4 $17) 25. Qc5 Qb3 26. Ng2 Bb2 27. Qc2 $1 Rb8 $2 $138 (27... Qxc2
28. Rxc2 Be5 29. Nf4 Bxf4 30. gxf4 Re6 $11) 28. Qxb3 Rxb3 29. Rc5 Bxg2 $2 30.
Kxg2 Bc3 31. Rd1 d4 32. Rd3 Rb8 33. Rc6 a5 34. Ra6 Rb1 35. h4 h5 36. e3 dxe3
37. Rxe3 Bd2 38. Re8+ Kh7 39. Re7 f5 40. Re5 1-0

[Event "Israel"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik, Ilia"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 (6. Qc2) (6. Qa4+) (6.
cxd5) 6... Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Rd1 Na6 $5 $146 (10...
Re8 11. g3 c5 $1 12. Bg2 Nc6 $1 $132 {Krasenkov-Voitkevich,1995 Polanica Zdroj}
) 11. g3 (11. e3 c5 12. Bxa6 Bxa6 13. Nxd5 cxd4 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Nxd4 Qg6 $44
) 11... c5 12. Bg2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Qa2 (14. Qc2 $5 Rc8 15. O-O $14) 14...
Bxd4 $1 (14... Ne6 $6 15. Ndb5 a6 16. Nxd5 axb5 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bxb7 $16)
15. Rxd4 Qf6 16. e3 Ba6 $1 17. Nxd5 $1 (17. Bf1 Rfe8 $40) 17... Qe5 $1 (17...
Qe6 18. Nb4 Qxa2 19. Nxa2 Nd3+ 20. Rxd3 Bxd3 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Nc3 Rd8 23. g4
$1 $14) 18. Nb4 $1 Rad8 $1 19. Nc6 Qh5 20. g4 $8 Qh4 21. Nxd8 $1 (21. Rxd8 $6
Rxd8 22. Nxd8 Nd3+ 23. Kd2 (23. Kd1 $5 Qxd8 24. Qd5 Nxf2+ 25. Kd2 Qxd5+ 26.
Bxd5 Nxh1 27. Bxh1 g5 $1 28. Kc3 Kg7 29. Kd4 Kf6 $15) 23... Qxf2+ 24. Kc3 Ne5
$3 25. Qd5 (25. Nxf7 Qxe3+ 26. Kc2 Bd3+ $19) (25. Qb3 Qxg2 $36) 25... Qxe3+ 26.
Kb4 (26. Kc2 Bd3+ 27. Kc3 Bc4+ $19) 26... Nd3+ 27. Ka4 Nxb2+ 28. Kb4 Bc4 29.
Qd1 a5#) 21... Nd3+ 22. Rxd3 (22. Kd1 Rxd8 $17) 22... Bxd3 23. Nxf7 $6 $138 (
23. Ne6 fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Bf3 Qh3 26. Bd5 Qh4) (23. Nc6 $5 Qxg4 24. Bf1
Qe4 25. Ne7+ (25. Qd5 Qxd5 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Nxd5 Be4 $15) 25... Kh8 26. Bxd3
Qxh1+ 27. Ke2 Qxh2 28. Qd5 $14) 23... Rxf7 24. b4 (24. Bf3 $6 Qf6 25. Qd5 Qxf3
$19) 24... Bc4 (24... Kf8 $1 25. Qd2 Rd7 26. Bf1) 25. Qxc4 (25. Qd2 Qf6 $44)
25... Qxf2+ 26. Kd1 Qxg2 27. Re1 Qxh2 (27... Qb2 28. Re2 $11) 28. Re2 Qc7 29.
Rc2 $1 (29. Qxc7 Rxc7 $15) 29... Qxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1999.03.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lahav, Ehud"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8232]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. e3 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4 (6...
Be7 7. Bd3 (7. Be2 O-O 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5 d6 10. O-O Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nbd7 12. e4
a6 13. a4 Ne8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Savon,V-Nikolenko,O/Vladivostok 1995 (23)}) 7...
cxd4 8. exd4 d5 9. cxd5 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nxd5 11. Qb5+ Qd7 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Qxd7+
Nxd7 14. Bf4 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hebden,M-Ward,C/BCF-ch Nottingham 1996 (48)}) (
6... Nc6 7. Qa4 (7. d5 Na5 8. Qa4 exd5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Rxf1 a6 11. e4 b5 12.
Qc2 d6 (12... c4 13. e5 Qe7 14. Qe2 Nb3 15. Rb1 $16) 13. Bf4 Be7 $132) 7... Qc8
8. d5 Ne7 9. e4 Ng6 10. Bd3 Bd6 $132 {1-0 Browne,W-Filguth,R/Brasilia 1981 (48)
}) 7. exd4 (7. Nxd4 Bb7 8. Ndb5 d6 9. Be2 a6 10. Bf3 Qc8 11. Nxd6+ Bxd6 12.
Qxd6 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qxc4 14. Rg1 g6 15. Qxb6 Nbd7 (15... O-O 16. Bd2 Nbd7 17.
Qd4 Qxd4 18. exd4 Rfc8 $14) 16. Qd4 (16. Qd6 Nc5 17. Qc6+ Ke7 18. Qc7+ Kf8 $15)
16... Qxd4 17. exd4 $14) 7... Qc7 $6 $14 (7... d6 $142 8. Bd3 Nbd7 (8... Be7 9.
O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bf4 Nf8 13. b4 Ng6 14. Bd2 Nh5 15. g3 Nf6
16. Rac1 Qd7 17. a4 $14 {0-1 Surma,D-Cvek,R/EU-chJM U18 Rimavska Sobota 1996/
EXT 96ch2 (65)}) 9. O-O Rc8 10. Qe2 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Rfd1 Bf8 14.
Rac1 Bb7 15. Bb1 a6 16. Nd2 Qc7 (16... d5 $11) 17. Nce4 Qd8 18. Ng3 g6 19. Ndf1
Bg7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Cherniaev,A/Open, Biel SUI 1998 (25)}) 8. Nb5 $1
$146 (8. Bg5 $5 Be7 (8... Bxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxc4 10. Ne5 Qc8 (10... Qc7 11. Qf3 d5
12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qxf6 Rg8 14. Nb5 $18) 11. Qf3 Nc6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qxf6 Nxe5
14. dxe5 (14. Qxh8 Nd3+ 15. Kf1 Nxb2 16. Ne4 Qc4+ 17. Kg1 O-O-O 18. Qxf8 $1
Rxf8 19. Nd6+ Kc7 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 $44) 14... Rg8 15. O-O Qc6 (15... Qb7 16. g3
Bg7) 16. g3 d6 (16... Bg7 17. Qf4 Qc5 18. Rfe1 Rd8 19. Rad1 $14 (19. Ne4 Bxe5
$1 20. b4 Bxf4 21. bxc5 Ke7 $17)) 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. Rad1 Rd8 19. Qh4 $14) 9.
Rc1 O-O 10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Re1 Rfe8 (12... Bb7 13. Nd5 $1 (13. b4)
13... Nxd5 14. cxd5 Qd8 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bc4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 dxe5
19. Qh5 Rae8 20. Bb5 g6 21. Qf3 Rd8 22. Bc6 $16) 13. d5 e5 14. Nd2 Qd8 $132 {
1-0 Kharitonov,A-Tsesarsky,I/Kursk 1987/EXT 87 (29)}) 8... Bxb5 9. cxb5 d5 (
9... Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 Qb7 12. Bd3 a6 13. O-O axb5 14. Bxb5 h6 15. Be3 d5
16. Ne5 $14) 10. Bd3 $6 (10. Bg5 $1 Ne4 (10... Nbd7 11. Rc1 Qd8 12. Ne5 Bd6 13.
Nc6 Qc7 14. Bd3 h6 15. Be3 Qb7 16. O-O O-O 17. Rc2 $14 {[%csl Yc6]}) 11. Rc1
Qb7 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Nxd6 14. Ne5 O-O 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. O-O Nd7 17. Nc6 Nf6
18. Qe2 $14 {[%csl Yc6]}) 10... Nbd7 11. O-O Bd6 $11 12. Re1 (12. Bg5 Bf4 13.
Bxf4 Qxf4 14. Qc1 Qb8 (14... Qxc1 15. Rfxc1 Ke7 16. Rc6 Rhc8 17. Rac1 Rxc6 18.
bxc6 Rc8 19. b4 Kd6 20. b5 Rc7 21. Kf1 $16) 15. Qc6 O-O 16. Rfc1 Rc8 17. Qxc8+
Qxc8 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. a4 Kf8 20. Kf1 Ke7 21. Ke2 Ne4 $132) 12... O-O 13. Qe2
Rac8 14. Bd2 Bf4 (14... Qb7 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4
Qxe4 19. Rxe4 Nc5 20. Re3 Rfd8 21. Bb4 Nd3 22. Bc3 Nf4 23. Re4 Nd5 24. Bd4 (24.
Rd4 Nxc3 25. bxc3 Rd5 26. Rxd5 exd5 27. Rc1 Rc5 28. Rd1 Kf8 (28... Rxb5 29. c4
Rb3 30. cxd5 Kf8 31. d6 Ke8 32. Rc1 Rxa3 33. f4 $16) 29. a4 Rxc3 30. f4 Rc4 $15
) 24... Rc2 25. f4 Rdc8 $44) 15. Bc3 g6 (15... Ng4 16. g3 Bh6 17. Nd2 Ngf6 18.
a4 $132) 16. g3 Bh6 17. a4 Rfd8 (17... Rfe8 18. a5 Bg7 19. axb6 Nxb6 20. Ne5
Ra8 21. Bb4 Rec8 22. Nc6 $14) 18. Nd2 (18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 $15) 18... Ne8
(18... Qd6 19. a5 Rc7 20. axb6 Nxb6 21. Nb3 Nfd7 22. Na5 Nb8 $132) 19. f4 Ndf6
20. a5 Nd6 21. axb6 axb6 (21... Qxb6 22. Ra6 Qb8 23. Nb3 Nfe4 24. Ba5 Rd7 25.
Rc6 $132) 22. Ra6 Bg7 23. Rea1 Rb8 24. R1a4 h5 (24... Rdc8 25. Nf3 Nfe4 26. Be1
Qd8 (26... Nf5 27. Ne5 $132) 27. Ne5 Rb7 (27... g5 28. Nc6 $18) 28. Bb4 Rbc7 (
28... g5 29. Nc6 Qf6 30. Ra8 $18) 29. Nc6 Rxc6 30. bxc6 Bxd4+ 31. Kg2 Nc5 32.
Bxc5 bxc5 33. Rxd4 cxd4 34. b4 Nc4 35. Bxc4 dxc4 36. Qxc4 d3 37. Ra1 Qb6 38. b5
Qe3 $11) 25. Nf3 Nfe4 26. Be1 f6 $6 $14 (26... Nf5 27. Ne5 Bxe5 28. fxe5 Rdc8
29. Ra7 Qc1 $132 (29... Rb7 $132)) 27. Bb4 f5 (27... Qc1+ 28. Kg2 (28. Qe1
Qxe1+ (28... Qxb2 29. Ra2 $18) 29. Bxe1 Rdc8 $132) 28... Nc4 29. Ne1 Ne3+ 30.
Kf3 Nf5 31. Ba3 e5 $132) (27... Re8) 28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. fxe5 $6 $132 (29. dxe5 $1
Nb7 (29... Nc4 30. b3 $18) 30. Ra7 Qc8 $14) 29... Nf7 (29... Qc1+ 30. Be1 Nc4
31. Bxc4 dxc4 32. Rxc4 Qg5 33. Ra7 Rbc8 34. Rc6 Rxc6 35. bxc6 Qc1 $132) 30. Ra7
Rb7 31. Ra8 Rxa8 (31... Rc8 32. Kg2 (32. b3 Kg7 33. R8a6 $132) 32... Kg7 33.
R8a6 $132 (33. Rxc8 Qxc8 34. Ra6 Qc1 35. Ra8 f4 36. Bf8+ Kh7 37. Ba3 (37. Bxe4
dxe4 38. gxf4 Rc7 $19) 37... Nfg5 38. gxf4 Rf7 (38... Qxf4 39. Rf8 Rf7 40.
Rxf7+ Nxf7 $15))) 32. Rxa8+ Rb8 $4 $18 (32... Kg7 33. Re8 Qd7 34. Re7 Qc8 35.
Rxb7 Qxb7 36. Qc2 Qa8 (36... Nfg5 37. Kg2 $16) 37. Ba3 Qd8 $1 {[%cal Gd8g5]}
38. Kg2 h4 $132) 33. Qc2 $1 {This strong and simply move was missed in time
pressure} Qb7 34. Rxb8+ Qxb8 35. Qc6 (35. Bxe4 dxe4 36. Qc6 Qd8 37. Kg2 Kg7 38.
Qxe6 Qxd4 (38... Ng5 39. Qd6 Qxd6 40. Bxd6 Nf3 41. d5 Kf7 42. e6+ Ke8 43. Bc7
$18) 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. Qxg6+ $18) 35... Neg5 36. Kg2 Qa7 (36... Kh7 37. h4 Nd8
38. Qd7+ Ngf7 39. Bd6 Qa8 40. Bc7 Kg7 41. Bxb6 $18) 37. Qe8+ (37. h4 $18 Qa1
38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. hxg5 Qxb2+ 40. Kf1 Nxg5 41. Qd7+ Kg8 42. Qc8+ (42. Qd8+ Kh7
43. Qxg5 Qxb4 44. Qe3 $18) 42... Kh7 43. Qc3 $18) 37... Kh7 38. h4 Qa1 39. Bc3
$4 $138 (39. hxg5 Qxb2+ 40. Kf1 Nxg5 41. Qd7+ Kg8 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Qxg5 (43.
Qc7+ Kg8 44. Qc3 $18) 43... Qxb4 44. Qe3 $18) 39... Qd1 $1 $11 40. hxg5 Nxg5
41. Qe7+ Kh6 42. Qf8+ (42. Bf1 Qf3+ 43. Kg1 Qxg3+ 44. Kh1 Nf3 $19) 42... Kh7
43. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op 48th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2015.07.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Wagner, Dennis"]
[Black "Dragun, Kamil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Wagner,D"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The following game was played in the penultimate 10th round at the very
strong Masters tournament in Biel. After an unfortunate loss in the 8th round
against the eventual co-winner of the event I won my next game and was paired
against the young and talented Polish GM Kamil Dragun. It was destined to be
an important encounter determining the final outcome of the tournament...} 1.
d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 $1 {My main choice here is 4.g3, but inspired
by Petrosian's and Kasparov's games I decided to try something new.} Bb7 {
There are lines with ...Ba6 as well, but the text move is the most solid one.}
5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 (7... g6 $5 {is the safest line in my opinion.
}) 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O {The first inaccuracy of the game. It's
better to delay castling, because now White gets the opportunity to provoke a
weakness on the wing he intends to attack.} (10... c5 $1 11. O-O Nc6 12. e4 O-O
{and compared to the game Black has a safer kingside.}) 11. Qc2 $1 h6 12. O-O
c5 13. e4 Nc6 (13... Qc8 {The alternative plan of exchanging bishops is not
without its dangers as well, mainly because of the weakness h6.} 14. Qe2 Ba6
15. Rd1 Bxd3 16. Rxd3 $36 {[%cal Ge4e5,Gd3g3]}) 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Qe2 Na5 16.
Rad1 Qc7 17. Ne5 $1 {I had developed this attacking concept in my preparation,
though it featured in another position. White intends to follow up with
f2-f4-f5 and can activate his rook via f3, while the queen has a clear path to
g4 and h5.} Rfd8 18. f4 Bd6 {Now we approached the first critical moment of
the game. I correctly spent a huge amount of time here, but didn´t come up
with the most energetic continuation.} 19. Qg4 $6 {With hindsight the
attacking plan connected to the rook lift Rf1-f3-g3 is not the most dangerous.}
(19. Qh5 $5 {was the main alternative I considered and is also really
dangerous.} Bxe5 $1 (19... b5 20. Ng4 $1 cxd4 21. cxd4 Nc4 22. Bc1 Bxa3 23.
Nxh6+ gxh6 24. Bxa3 Nxa3 25. Qxh6 Rxd4 (25... f6 26. Rf3 Rd7 27. d5 $40) (25...
Qb6 26. e5 Qxd4+ 27. Kh1 Be4 28. Bxe4 Qxe4 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Qg5+ $18) 26. Rf3
Rxd3 27. Qg5+ Kh7 28. Rfxd3 Qc5+ 29. Qxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxa3 $18) (19... Qe7 20. Ng4
cxd4 21. cxd4 Bxa3 22. Bxa3 Qxa3 23. f5 exf5 24. Qxf5 $18) (19... f6 20. Ng4
Qf7 21. Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. e5 Be7 23. f5 $16) (19... cxd4 20. cxd4 Bxe5 (20... Nb3
21. Ng4) 21. fxe5 Nb3 (21... Nc4 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 23. Qxf7+) 22. d5 Nc5 23. Bb1) (
19... Nb3 20. Ng4 cxd4 21. cxd4 Bf8 22. Rf3 $40) 20. fxe5 Nb3 $1 {Black needs
to keep the central tension in order not to increase the range of the bishop
on b2.} (20... cxd4 21. cxd4 Nb3 22. Bb1 Ba6 23. Rf2 Na5 24. d5) 21. Bb1 (21.
d5 c4) 21... Rd7 (21... Ba6 22. Rf2 Rd7 23. Bc2 Bc4 24. d5 $36) 22. Ba2 $1 (22.
Rf3 cxd4 23. cxd4 Nxd4 $1) 22... c4 23. Bb1 $40 {Black's position is terrible.}
) (19. Ng4 $1 {Surprisingly, this immediate knight move is really strong, even
though it seems more logical to activate the queen first.} Bxf4 {This seems
critical at first glance, but it does not work.} (19... cxd4 20. cxd4 Nc4 21.
Ba1 $1 {a typical retreat in this game, keeping both bishops and retaining a
strong attack.} Nxa3 (21... Bxa3 22. f5 exf5 23. Rxf5 Nd6 24. Rf2 h5 25. Ne5
$40) (21... h5 22. Ne5 Bxe5 (22... Nxa3 23. Qxh5 $18) 23. fxe5 $40) 22. f5 exf5
23. Rxf5 Nc2 24. Bxc2 Qxc2 25. Nxh6+ gxh6 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27. d5 $18) (19... Qe7
20. e5 Bb8 21. f5 $18) (19... h5 20. Ne5 {This is dangerous enough, although
there are other options.} (20. Nf6+ $5 {also looks threatening.} gxf6 21. Qxh5
f5 22. Qg5+ Kf8 23. exf5 $36 {But maybe Black can hold with} f6 $1 24. Qxf6+
Qf7) 20... g6 (20... Nb3 21. Bb1 $40) 21. Rf3 $1 Bf8 22. Rg3 Bg7 23. Nxg6 $1
fxg6 24. Rxg6 Rf8 25. f5 exf5 26. exf5 $16) 20. e5 $1 Bg5 21. h4 $1 Bxh4 (21...
Be7 22. Nxh6+ gxh6 23. Qg4+ $18) 22. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 23. Bc1 $1 $18 {An amazing
quiet move.} (23. Qg4+ $5 Bg5 24. Bc1 Qe7 25. Rf6 Qf8 26. Bxg5 hxg5 27. Rdf1
$18) 23... Kf8 (23... Bg5 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. Qh5 $18) (23... Qc6 24. Qg4+ Kf8 (
24... Kh8 25. Rxf7 Rg8 26. Rh7#) 25. Rxf7+ $18) 24. Qg4 Bg5 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26.
Qh5 $18) 19... Qe7 (19... b5 $5 {would have been possible as well} 20. Rf3 Nc4
21. Ba1 Qe7 22. Rh3 {with complicated double-edged play}) 20. Rf3 cxd4 21. cxd4
Bxe5 22. fxe5 Nc4 23. Bxc4 $2 {Since I evaluated the ensuing position in my
favour I went for this exchange quite quickly, overlooking a much stronger
retreat.} (23. Rg3 $1 $16 Qf8 (23... Qg5 24. Qe2 Nxb2 25. Rxg5 Nxd1 26. Rg3 $18
) (23... g6 24. Ba1 Nxa3 25. d5 Nc4 26. Qf4 Kg7 27. Rf1 $18) 24. Ba1 $1 {
White keeps all his attacking potential and a devastating attack.} Nxa3 25. d5
$1 Re8 (25... Nc4 26. dxe6 fxe6 27. Qxe6+ $18) (25... exd5 26. e6 f6 27. e5 $18
) 26. d6 Red8 27. Qh5 $18) 23... Rxc4 24. Rg3 Qf8 (24... g6 {another try is to
weaken the kingside even further, but keeping the queen more active. I like
White's position anyway. For example:} 25. Qf4 h5 26. Rd2 Rdc8 27. Rf3 Rc2 28.
Rdf2 R8c4 29. Qe3 Qc7 30. d5 Rxf2 31. Rxf2 Qc8 32. Qf3 $40) 25. h4 {Clearing a
safe spot for my king. An interesting situation with opposite coloured-bishops
has arisen. It's really amazing that the engine thinks that Black is
completely fine here, while during the game I was convinced I was better here.
In this case I am bold enough to ignore the naive piece of silicon. White's
position is much easier to play and Black has a tough defence ahead of him.} (
25. Rf1 {It's not a good idea to move the rook away, because I always have to
reckon with an exchange sac.} Rcxd4 $1 {I don't want to give up my most
valuable piece.}) 25... Rdc8 26. Rdd3 $1 {Allowing my bishop to come to c3.} ({
By the way} 26. d5 $2 {runs into} Bxd5 $19) 26... Kh7 27. Bc3 a5 28. Kh2 {
There are so many possiblities in the position, so it doesn't make sense to go
into too much detail. Black has different tries to defend, but everywhere
White can find ways to keep his attack going.} Rd8 ({An example:} 28... Kh8 29.
Qf4 $1 Rd8 (29... Bc6 30. Bd2 Rd8 $2 31. Rxg7 $1 $18 {illustrates well how
careful Black needs to be.}) 30. Rg4 $1 $40 {[%cal Gd3g3] with a nice
regroupment of the White forces.}) 29. Rd2 {I think that one of the important
aspects of the position is the fight evolving around coordination. White tries
to improve his pieces in order to execute the desired d5 break, while Black
has to prevent that. All the time both need to pay attention to keeping their
pieces in harmony.} Ra4 $6 (29... b5 $1 {Black had to use his chance to get
his pawns rolling.} 30. Rf2 $1 {But after this accurate response his defence
is still really nasty.} (30. Bxa5 Rdxd4 $15) (30. Rb2 Rxc3 $1 31. Rxc3 Rxd4 $11
) 30... b4 31. axb4 axb4 32. Bb2 Rdc8 (32... Rd7 33. Qf3 Qe7 34. Rg4 Qe8 35. d5
$36) 33. Rf4 Rc2 34. d5 $3 Rxb2 35. dxe6 Rc7 36. Rgf3 $18) 30. Bb2 Rc4 31. Rb3
(31. Rf2 $5 $40 {[%cal Gd4d5]}) 31... Rc6 $2 {This is just too passive.} (31...
a4 $1 {It was necessary to give up the pawn.} 32. Rf3 $1 {Although White is
well advised not to take it.} (32. Rxb6 $2 Qe7 $132 {Now White is the one
without coordination.}) 32... b5 33. Rf4 b4 34. Rdf2 Rd7 35. d5 $40) 32. a4 {
Black has lost his coordination and White's chances have increased
dramatically.} (32. Rf2 $5 $40 {[%cal Gd4d5]}) 32... Qg8 33. Qe2 {Here and on
the following moves I could have been more energetic and pushed d5 earlier.
But with approaching time trouble I shuffled my pieces around while waiting
for the best opportunity to do it.} (33. d5 $5 Rc4 34. Rd4 exd5 35. Qf5+ g6 36.
Qf6 Bc8 37. h5 $40) 33... Kh8 34. h5 $6 (34. d5 $1 exd5 35. exd5 Rg6 36. h5 Rg5
37. Rxb6 $18) 34... Qe8 35. Rg3 (35. d5 $5) 35... Rcc8 $2 {One last important
mistake. My opponent still handles the position too passively. Afterwards I
finally dare to break in the centre and Black's position soon collapses.} (
35... Rdc8 $1 {had to be tried, after which no immediate breakthrough is in
sight.} 36. d5 (36. Qg4 Qg8 37. d5 Rc4 $1 38. Rd4 Rc2 $132) 36... Rc4 37. Qf3
$36 {keeping the initiative.}) 36. Qg4 Qg8 37. d5 $1 {Finally!} Qh7 38. Rf2 Rc7
39. dxe6 fxe6 40. Qxe6 Qxe4 {The 40th move is over and Black is just lost.} 41.
Qxb6 {It's important that the queen covers f2 from here.} Qh4+ 42. Rh3 Qe7 43.
e6 $1 {At last the bishop on b2 which was "sleeping" for most of the game is
opened upand decides the game with immediate effect.} Rdc8 (43... Rd6 44. Bxg7+
$1) (43... Rc6 44. Bxg7+ $1) 44. Qe3 Rc2 45. Qxh6+ Kg8 46. Bxg7 $1 {The hero
of the game is sacrificed to decide its outcome.} Qxg7 47. Rg3 Qxg3+ 48. Kxg3
R8c3+ 49. Rf3 {Though it was not without mistakes I am still very happy with
this game. It was a very interesting and intense fight. A draw in the last
round against GM Mateusz Bartel secured a great 6th place for me in this
strong open tournament. It was a wonderful time for me in Biel; I am grateful
for the perfect organisation of the event and I look forward to coming back
next year.} 1-0

[Event "NED-chT 9899"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1999.02.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Winants, Luc"]
[Black "Kabatianski, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Winants,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 640]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 {Ce coup n'est certainement pas le plus fort,
mais il permet de quitter les sentiers battus sans trop d'inconvénients. Une
bonne idée quand on entend pas comparer les analyses du club central de Moscou,
avec celles des forêts ardennaises ...} e6 3. e3 c5 {Le plus précis :} ({après
} 3... d5 {les Blancs pourraient obtenir une version améliorée du début
Stonewall} {via} 4. f4 ({ou retourner dans une variante du gambit Dame avec} 4.
c4)) 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bd3 cxd4 6. exd4 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. c4 O-O 9. Nc3 d5 $11 10.
Qe2 dxc4 ({Je m'attendais plutôt а} 10... Nc6 {car l'idée d'amener la Dame en
h4 aurait échoué sur une jolie pointe tactique :} 11. cxd5 {forcé} ({après} 11.
Rad1 $2 Nb4 $1 {suivi éventuellement de Fa6 serait très désagréable pour les
Blancs.}) 11... Nxd5 12. Qe4 g6 13. Qh4 $2 ({mieux vaudrait} 13. Bh6) 13...
Nxd4 $3) ({Il n'y a pourtant rien а reprocher а l'échange des pions (} 10...
dxc4 {) puisque les Noirs parviennent au gambit dame accepté avec un temps de
plus (Ff1-d3xc4 au lieu de Ff1xc4)}) 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. Rad1 {C'est une position
typique où le pion isolé en d4 influence la stratégie de part et d'autre. Les
Blancs commandent plus d'espace : on aperçoit la possibilité d'avancer le Nf3
vers l'avant-poste e5, de construire une batterie Dame-Fou sur la diagonale
b1-h7 ou encore de manoeuvrer les pièces lourdes en direction du flanc-Roi 
(Rd3-h3). C'est pourquoi les Noirs devraient s'efforcer de simplifier les
débats : pour réduire le nombre des assaillants. Les atouts ne manquent pas,
mais ils sont pour la plupart situés sur cases blanches : le Bc8 s'est emparé
de la diagonale b7-g2 et les Cavaliers disposent d'un point d'appui en d5.} h6
$2 {Un affaiblissement inutile : le fantassin devient une cible et la
diagonale b1-h7 encore plus vulérable.} ({La bonne stratégie auarit consisté
dans l'élimination du Nc3 et de l'attaque du triangle c4-d5-e4. Supposons :} 
12... Nb4 13. Ne5 Rc8 $1 {pour accroître la pression sur la colonne -c- et
garder un oeil sur la Rd1 aussi longtemps que possible.} (13... Nbd5 $2 14. Rd3
$1) 14. a3 (14. Nxf7 $2 Rxf7 15. Bxe6 Ba6 {les Noirs prennent le dessus}) (14.
f4 $6 Nfd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. f5 exf5 17. Rxf5 Nxc3 (17... f6 $2 18. a3 $1) 18.
bxc3 Bd5 $1 {les Blancs ont trop de points faibles et pas d'attaque}) 14...
Nbd5 15. Nxd5 ({si} 15. Rd3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rxc4 $3 {а l'avantage des Noirs.})
15... Nxd5 16. Bc1 Nf6 {avec des chances partagées.}) 13. Bc1 (13. Bh4 $5 Nb4 (
{sur} 13... Nh5 $2 14. d5 $3 {exploite la mauvaise position des pièces noires.}
) 14. Ne5 {était également jouable, mais je voulais garder le pion h6 en point
de mire.}) 13... Re8 14. a3 Bf8 15. Ba2 Rc8 16. Rfe1 {Toutes les pièces
étaient en place et l'assaut pouvait donc commencé.} Ne7 17. Ne5 {Menaçant 18.
Nxf7 !} Ned5 18. Qd3 {Pour continuer par Bb1 et asséner le mat en h7 après
l'échange des Cavaliers défensifs (Ng4!).} Qc7 19. Nb5 Qb8 20. Bb1 {Tout se
déroule comme prévu : les Blancs projettent encore Nc3 suivi de Ng4 avec une
attaque décisive. Notez que la présence du pion en h6 ne permettait plus la
formation d'une barricade (f7-g6-h7).} Be7 $2 {La faute décisive.} (20... Rxc1
$2 {ne convenait pas non plus :} 21. Rxc1 Nf4 22. Qc2 Nxg2 ({ou d'abord} 22...
Rc8 23. Nc3) 23. Nd7 $3 {et les Blancs gagnent.}) ({Mais il fallait
impérativement empêcher le Nb5 de retourner а son poste via} 20... Ba6 $1) 21.
Bxh6 {J'ai effectué ce sacrifice sans trop réflechir, convaincu qu'il devait
mener а Rome d'une façon ou d'une autre.} ({Or comme je l'ai constaté plus
tard, il y avait encore une méthode plus efficace :} 21. Nd7 $1 Qa8 22. Bxh6
gxh6 23. Rxe6 $3 {et les Blancs gagnent dans toutes les variantes :} Rc6 (23...
fxe6 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Ne5 Rf8 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Rd3 {avec mat imminent}) (23...
a6 24. Qg3+ Kh8 25. Qh4 Kg7 26. Nd6 $3 Bxd6 ({sur} 26... fxe6 27. Qg3+ Ng4 28.
Qd3 $1 {force le mat}) 27. Rxf6 Nxf6 28. Qxf6+ Kg8 29. Qxh6 f5 30. Bxf5 {
et le mat reste imparable}) 24. Re5 $1 {(menaçant 25.Rxd5 !)} Rcc8 25. Rh5 Bf8
26. Rxd5 Bxd5 27. Nxf6+ Kg7 28. Nh5+ Kg8 29. Qh7#) 21... gxh6 22. Qg3+ Kf8 23.
Qh4 $2 (23. Bg6 $1 {ne m'avait échappé mais je pensais que le coup joué était
encore plus méchant.. A tort comme nous le verrons.}) 23... h5 24. Qg5 Bd6 25.
Bf5 $1 {"La pointe" : je supposais que la disparition du pion e6 devait faire
du Roi noir une proie facile.} (25. Qh6+ {ne menait а rien après} Ke7 26. Qg7
Rf8 ({non pas} 26... Bxe5 27. dxe5 Rg8 28. exf6+ Nxf6 29. Rxe6+ $3) 27. Ng6+
Kd7 {etc.}) 25... exf5 $1 {Le seul coup juste. Supposons :} ({I.} 25... Ke7 26.
Qg7 Rf8 (26... Bxe5 27. dxe5 Ng4 28. Nd6 Rf8 29. Bg6) 27. Nc6+ $3 Rxc6 28.
Rxe6+ Kd8 29. Rxd6+ Rxd6 30. Qxf8+ Ne8 31. Re1 {les Blancs gagnent.}) ({II.} 
25... a6 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27. Qh6+ Kg8 (27... Ke7 28. Qg7 Rf8 29. Bxe6 $1) 28. Bg6
Re7 29. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 30. Qh8+ $3 Kxh8 31. Nxf7+ Kg7 32. Nxd6 {avec un
avantage décisif.}) (25... Re7 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Nxd6 Qxd6 28. Rd3 exf5 29. Rg3+
Ng4 30. Qxd6 {et les Noirs sont perdus.}) 26. Nd7+ $1 Nxd7 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28.
Nxd6 ({Je n'avais évidemment pas sacrifié tout cela pour me contenter de
l'échec perpétuel (} 28. Qg5+ Kf8 29. Qh6+ {). Maintenant après 28. Nxd6 les
Blancs menacent 29.Nxf5 suivi du mat en g7}) 28... Qxd6 $2 {Que pouvait-on
jouer d'autre ?} ({Le Maître international Fred Van der Vliet qui commentait
cette partie pour la revue néerlandaise SchaakNieuws, pensait que les Noirs
pouvaient obtenir la nullité via} 28... Rxe1+ $2 29. Rxe1 Rc6 {pourtant après}
30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qxh5 $1 {les menaces de mat en f7 et h8 gagnent sur-le-champ !
}) ({Une autre défense qui ne fonctionne pas :} 28... Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Nf8 30.
Nxf5 Ne6 31. Rxe6 $1 Rc1+ 32. Qxc1 fxe6 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34. Qg7+ Ke8 35. Qg8+ {
et la Dame est prise.}) ({Ainsi la seule façon de sauver la partie était} 28...
N7f6 $3 29. Qg5+ ({l'astuce étant que} 29. Nxf5 $4 {serait réfuté par} Qxh2+ $3
) 29... Kh8 ({ou} 29... Kf8 {immédiatement}) 30. Qh6+ (30. Nxf5 $2 Rg8 31. Qh6+
Nh7) 30... Kg8 ({si} 30... Nh7 $2 31. Nxf7+ Kg8 32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. Nh6 {gagne.})
31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ ({non pas} 32. Nxf5 $2 Re6 $1 {et le Roi s'enfuit par la
colonne -e-.}) 32... Kg8 33. Qg5+ {échec perpétuel.}) 29. Qxd6 N7f6 {Le Maître
russe espérait évidemment que les trois pièces parviennent а compenser la
perte de la Dame, mais le Roi noir est trop exposé.} 30. Qg3+ Kf8 31. Qg5 Rxe1+
32. Rxe1 f4 33. h3 {Pour continuer par 34. Dh6+ et puis 35.Te5-g5} Re8 34. Qh6+
Kg8 35. Re5 Rxe5 36. dxe5 {Et dans cette position désespérée pour eux les
Noirs dépassèrent le temps de réflexion autorisé.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Witkowski,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 (7. Qa4+
Nd7 8. Nxd5 exd5 (8... Bxd5 $1) 9. Bf4 c6 10. Rc1 Be7 11. g3 O-O 12. Bh3 Bf6
13. Rxc6 $1 $16 {[Khalifman - Lerner, Moskau 1985]}) 7... c5 8. e4 $1 (8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Bg5 Qc8 10. Rc1 h6 11. Bh4 $1 O-O 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. e3 {[Yussupov -
Chernin, Tunis 1985]}) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nd7 10. Bf4 cxd4 (10... Rc8 $6 11. Bb5
Be7 12. Ne5 $16) 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qb3 (12. Qa4 a6 {/\ b5} (12... Bxe4 13. Ba6 (
13. Bb5 $1))) 12... Be7 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nf6 (14... Nb8 $5) 15. Rfe1 Nh5 $5
16. Bd2 g5 $5 17. Rad1 Ng7 18. Bb1 f5 19. d5 $1 (19. exf5 Bd5 $1 20. Qd3 exf5
$15) 19... exd5 $2 (19... fxe4 $1 20. Bxe4 exd5 21. Bxg5 Bxg5 22. Bxd5+ Bxd5
23. Rxd5 Rc3 $3 24. Qa2 (24. Qd1 Qf6 25. Rxg5 Rxa3 26. Qd5+ Qf7 27. Re7 Ra1+
28. Ne1 Kh8 $3) 24... Rc2 $1 $10) 20. exf5 Bf6 21. Qd3 h6 22. Ne5 d4 23. Bb4 $1
Qd5 (23... Re8 $6 24. Ng4 $1) 24. Qf1 $1 Bxe5 25. Be4 Qxe4 (25... Qd7 26. Bxb7
Qxb7 27. Bxf8 $16) 26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Re1 Re8 29. Rxe4 Bxh2+ 30.
Kxh2 Rxe4 31. Qc4+ Kf8 32. f3 Rf4 (32... Re8 33. Qxd4) 33. Qc8+ Kf7 34. g4 Ne8
35. Qe6+ Kf8 36. Qxh6+ Kf7 37. Kg3 d3 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {It is nice to see a player of the new
generation upholding the tradition of Petrosian and Kasparov.} Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6.
cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 {This is what Garry started with} ({but later he switched to} 
7. Qc2) 7... Be7 ({Earlier in the tournament Li Chao faced} 7... g6 {against
Tomashevsky and won the game in impressive fashion.} 8. h4 $5 Bg7 9. h5 {
was how he started it up.}) 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 c5 $5 ({In reply to the more
common} 9... O-O {White intends to provoke a small kingside weakening with} 10.
Qc2 h6 {before settling on a standard plan with} 11. e4 {etc.}) 10. O-O ({
White can try to change track with} 10. Nxd5 {which was seen in a
Kasparov-Karpov blitz game from 2006} {There followed} Bxd5 (10... Qxd5 11. e4
Qd7 12. dxc5 bxc5 {is similar}) 11. dxc5 bxc5 $1 {Black would rather accept
some small structural damage} ({than give White a leg up in development after} 
11... Bxc5 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 $14) 12. O-O O-O 13. Qc2 h6 14. e4 ({Karpov
himself was content to play} 14. Bd2 {against Najdorf back in 1982.}) 14... Bb7
15. Be3 Nd7 ({more direct and challenging would be} 15... Nc6 16. Rfd1 Nd4) {
and here Garry would have been better off sacrificing a tempo with} 16. Bf4 ({
rather than allowing Karpov to get back on the right track after} 16. Nd2 Ne5
17. Be2 Nc6 $11)) ({Meanwhile, nothing stops White from following the tried
and tested} 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 {although in this move order the black K-side
pawns will remain intact.}) 10... cxd4 11. exd4 {Seemingly Black should be
alright here because he has already managed to fianchetto his light-squared
bishop without walking into d4-d5 along the way.} Nd7 (11... Nc6 12. Re1 O-O
13. Bc2 Nf6 14. Qd3 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Rad1 {is a classic Isolated Queen Pawn
tabiya.}) 12. Qe2 O-O ({There's absolutely nothing wrong with} 12... Nxc3 13.
bxc3 Qc7) 13. Ne4 N5f6 14. Nc3 {Perhaps Eljanov read his opponent's intentions
incorrectly. I don't think Li Chao meant to finish the game with a repetition.
Not after suffering a crushing loss to Nepo the day before.} Qc7 {This shows
Pavel's fighting spirit. He knew this game was his last chance to get back in
the hunt for top places.} ({Theoretically speaking, Black can ask White the
same question,} 14... Nd5 {how are you going to proceed now?} {I'd expect} 15.
Rd1 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 {etc.}) ({Also interesting is} 14... a6 {trying to
expand on the queenside in the spirit of the Queen's Gambit Accepted}) 15. Bg5
$1 {White is fortunate to have this reply, which only looks like a blunder.} h6
({So, what's the deal with a typical tactical idea} 15... Ng4 {which often
works in similar positions? Here White has the answer.} 16. Nb5 $1 Qb8 (16...
Qd8 {is a better option, but White is happy to play} 17. Bf4) {and now he
lands a body blow in} 17. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 (17... Kh8 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxg5
20. Qxg4 $16) 18. Qd3+ Kg8 19. Bxe7 Bxf3 20. Bd6 {and takes home a full point.}
) 16. Bh4 {That bishop manages to circle around to cover h2.} Qf4 $6 {The
beginning of an unfortunate plan.} ({Pavel could have handled White pressure
on the queenside better by keeping his queen closer to home, as in} 16... Rfc8
17. Bg3 Qd8 18. Ba6 Bxa6 19. Qxa6 Nb8) ({Another option was the provocative} 
16... Bd6 $5 17. Nb5 ({of course,White can be reasonably happy just to play} 
17. Bg3) 17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qf4 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Qh3 {It looks
like the black pieces are stuck, but there comes} Ng4 $1 22. f3 Nf2+ 23. Rxf2
Qe3 24. Kxh2 Qxf2 {and Black will have his chances. In order to play this way
one has to have supreme confidence in one's ability to calculate variations,
which is currently not the case with Pavel after his bad finish at the Tata
Steel.}) 17. Bg3 Qg4 18. Ba6 $1 {Not by the book, but, nevertheless, very
strong. True, in most IQP structures White aims for a K-side attack and
therefore never looks to trade his light-squared bishop. Here, however, the
black queen is out there somewhere taking an early vacation, while White's Bg3
dominates its diagonal. Very good insight from Li Chao.} Bxa6 19. Qxa6 Qf5 20.
Rac1 {One last preparatory move is needed.} (20. Qb7 Qc2 {gives Black some
much-needed counterplay.}) 20... Qa5 $2 {Pavel's game is really off now.} ({
On a better day we can expect him to come up with a pawn sac:} 20... Nd5 21.
Nxd5 Qxd5 22. Rc7 Bd8 $1 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Qxa7 b5 {with good chances to hold.
At least his pieces would be fully employed.}) 21. Qb7 $1 {It is impossible
for Black to chase that queen away or trade it.} Rfe8 22. Nd2 Bf8 (22... Nf8
23. Be5 $1 {suddenly traps the black queen.}) 23. h3 Qf5 24. Nc4 a6 {This only
exposes the black queenside pawns as targets, but Pavel's decision is
understandable. One has to play something, follow some kind of plan. It just
happens that there's no good plan here.} 25. Rfd1 b5 26. Ne3 Qh5 27. Bc7 {
White completely dominates the black rooks.} Qg6 {The eternal wanderer... What
wouldn't Black give to be able to return her to c8?} 28. b4 Nh5 29. Ne2 Ndf6
30. Rc6 Qg5 31. Be5 {In Eljanov's time trouble Li's play became tentative.
Clearly he couldn't decide between the many good options at his disposal.} ({
The best was the cold-blooded} 31. Nc3 $1 {tempting Black into the last bid
for activity} Nf4 {which gets turned back by} 32. h4 Qxh4 33. g3 Nh3+ 34. Kg2
Qh5 35. Rh1) ({Pavel was inviting} 31. Rxa6 Rxa6 32. Qxa6 Nd5 33. Nxd5 Qxd5 {
as he was desperate for counterplay.} {In reality he wouldn't be getting much
in the event of} 34. Nc3 Ra8 35. Qxb5 Qb3 36. Qxh5 Qxc3 37. Bb6 Qxa3 38. Bc5 {
but still, Black fights on.}) 31... a5 $1 {Finally.} 32. Qxb5 (32. Ra6 Rxa6 33.
Qxa6 axb4 34. axb4 Nd7 35. Qxb5 Nhf6 {would have also been somewhat
troublesome as far as converting White's extra pawn goes.}) 32... axb4 33. axb4
Ra2 $1 ({Black might think he's almost off the hook:} 33... Reb8 34. Qd3 Rxb4 {
but then} 35. g4 $1 {was Li's hidden idea, and the Nh5 will be gone in a
couple of moves.}) 34. Rc2 Rea8 35. Rxa2 $2 {He should have never let the
black rook on to the 2nd rank.} (35. Qc6) 35... Rxa2 36. Qc4 Rb2 37. b5 Nd5 $2
{A big error just when Black was suddenly back in the game.} ({The salvation
was possible:} 37... Nd7 {attacking the bishop that cannot leave because of
the b-pawn.}) 38. Nxd5 exd5 39. Qd3 {White is back in the driver's seat.} Qg6
40. Qxg6 fxg6 41. Nc3 Rb3 42. Rc1 (42. Rb1 {was more decisive.}) 42... Ba3 {
Now Li gets another chance to find the right idea.} 43. Rb1 $1 {Here it is!}
Rxc3 44. b6 Nf6 45. b7 Nd7 46. Rb5 $1 {White will get the knight and keep his
b-pawn while he's at it.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gorzow Stilon Welkopolski"]
[BlackTeam "Petah-Tikva Elitzur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 {Atlas,V. Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3
c5 7. e4 (7. dxc5 {In this very popular line in last years were proved that
white can not get any advantage.} bxc5 ({or} 7... Bxc5)) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 d6 (
8... Bc5 {is the popular variation where Black plays in the center after} 9.
Nb3 Nc6 10. Bg5 d6 {[%cal Gh7h6,Ge6e5] /\h6,e5}) (8... Nc6 {[%csl Yd4,Ye5,Yf2]
is a better try to get counterplay over black squares in the center.}) 9. Be2
a6 {keeping choice to move knight to c6 or d7} 10. Be3 {Another strategy is
0-0 and than f4-f5.} Nbd7 (10... Be7 {[%cal Ge8g8,Yb8c6,Yf6d7] continuing with
0-0, Nfd7and Nc6 - was more carefully.}) 11. g4 $1 h6 (11... d5 12. exd5 exd5
13. g5 $1 dxc4 14. gxf6 $1 Bxh1 15. O-O-O Bb7 16. fxg7 Bxg7 17. Nf5 {[%csl Re8]
getting a decisive attack.}) 12. O-O-O Rc8 $1 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gd7e5,Gb6b5]
preparing Ne5 and b5.} (12... Be7 13. f4 {[%cal Gh2h4,Yg4g5] /\h4 and g5.} (13.
h4 $5)) 13. f4 $1 g6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Atlas,V: 'This move, which is intended
against further advancement of g-pawn and prepares Bishop's fianchetto,
provokes White immediately. to take on the offensive. Yet it means for White
to burn his bridges.'} (13... e5 14. Nf5 {[%cal Gg4g5,Yg5g6] /\g5-g6}) (13...
Qc7 14. Kb1 Nc5 15. Bf3 b5 16. g5 hxg5 17. fxg5 Nfd7 18. cxb5 Ne5 19. bxa6 Bxa6
$44 20. Be2 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Be7 22. h4 O-O 23. h5 Qb7 24. Bc1 Nb3 25. Qb5 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Pogorelov,R/Seville open(5) 1993 (25)}) 14. e5 {[%mdl 512]}
(14. Rhf1 {Very sharp and complicative position is getting after:} e5 $1 15.
Nb3 b5 (15... exf4 16. Bxf4 Qc7) 16. cxb5 Nxe4 ({anything clear after:} 16...
Bxe4 17. Bd3 Nxg4 18. Bg1) 17. bxa6 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Ba8) ({But during the game I
was afraid of:} 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. e5 $1 {[%cal Rc2g6] threating Qxg6 and exd6
mate!} Kf7 $1 (15... dxe5 16. Qxg6+ Ke7 17. fxe5 (17. g5 hxg5 18. fxg5 Qe8 $1 (
18... Rg8 {Atlas,V} 19. gxf6+ Nxf6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 (20... Rxg6 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22.
Bxb6) 21. Rg1 Rxg6 22. Rxg6 $14 {[%cal Yh2h4]}) 19. gxf6+ Nxf6 20. Qxe8+) 17...
Qe8 (17... Nxe5) 18. Qxe8+ {this ending at least better for white.}) 16. Rhf1 (
16. exf6 Bxh1 17. Rxh1 Qxf6) 16... Ne8 17. Bd3 Kg8 $1 {We couldn't evaluate
this position even in the post-game analyse. White has just a pawn for a piece,
but black's king is in danger. In my opinion in this position I could fill
more comfortable than a solid player like Khenkin.}) 14... Bxh1 (14... dxe5 15.
Nxe6 (15. fxe5 Nxe5 (15... Bxh1 16. exf6 Bc6 17. Nxe6 Qxf6 18. Nxf8 $44) 16.
Nxe6 Qe7 17. Nxf8 Bxh1 18. Rxh1 (18. Nxg6 Nxg6 {attacking on e3}) 18... Kxf8 {
still doesnn't lead to equality.}) 15... fxe6 (15... Qe7 16. Nxf8 Bxh1 $2 17.
Nxd7) 16. Qxg6+ {leading to the better ending for white.}) 15. exf6 (15. Nxe6
Qe7 16. Nxf8 Kxf8 {[%csl Re3] and because of unprotected B white has to play:}
17. Rxh1 dxe5 {with not enough compensation.}) 15... Bb7 ({worse is} 15... Bc6
16. g5 (16. Nxe6 $1 Qxf6 17. Nxf8) 16... hxg5 17. fxg5 Ne5 18. Bf4 Qc7 {
black cannot get counterplay because of the passive pieces - white's attack
cost more than an exchange.}) 16. Nxe6 $1 {[%mdl 64]} (16. g5 $6 hxg5 17. fxg5
Ne5 $36) 16... Qxf6 17. Bd4 $2 {[#]This logical move actually leads to...
losing position!} (17. Nxf8 Kxf8 18. Qd2 $1 (18. Bd4 $2 Qxf4+) ({or} 18. Kb1)
18... Nc5 19. Kc2 {[%csl Ge3,Rh8] And Be3 will be better than Rh8 for a long
time.}) 17... Ne5 $3 {Look how many pieces of both sides are under attack!} (
17... Qxe6 18. Bxh8 ({Both opponents thought that dangerous:} 18. f5 gxf5 (
18... Qe7 {Atlas,V} 19. Bxh8 $40) 19. gxf5 Qe7 20. Bxh8 {but both missed:} f6
$1 21. Bh5+ Kd8 22. Bg6 Rxc4) 18... Qe3+ 19. Kb1 (19. Qd2 Qxd2+ 20. Rxd2 f6 21.
g5 $11) 19... Qxf4 $132) 18. fxe5 dxe5 (18... Qxe6 $6 19. exd6 {[%cal Gd4b6] /
\Bxb6}) 19. Qa4+ (19. Nxf8 exd4 20. Nd7 (20. Ne4 Qf4+ {[%cal Ge8f8] /\Kxf8}) (
20. Nxg6 fxg6 {[%cal Ge8g8,Yb6b5] /\0-0,b5}) 20... Kxd7) 19... Bc6 $1 ({
While playing 17.Bd4 Khenkin prepared the beautiful combination after:} 19...
b5 20. Nxb5 $1 axb5 21. Qxb5+ Bc6 22. Qxe5 (22. Nc7+ {Atlas,V} Rxc7 23. Qb8+
Qd8 24. Qxd8+ Kxd8 25. Bxe5+ $18) 22... Qxe5 23. Bxe5 Rg8 24. Nxf8 $18) 20.
Qxa6 Qxe6 21. Bxe5 Bc5 $3 {Atlas,V: 'Arresting White's queen which will be
lost after Rc8-a8. In an ensuing endgame Black has good chances to convert his
material advantage into full point.'  That's the point! Otherwise black is
hopeless.} (21... Rg8 {Atlas,V} 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 $44) 22. Bxh8 (22. Nd5
O-O $1 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Nd7+ f6 25. Bxf6+ Kg8 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 {[%csl Re2,Rf6]
[%cal Rf8a8] /\Ra8,xBe2,Bf6}) 22... Ra8 23. Qxa8+ (23. Nb5 Qe3+) (23. Nd5 Bxd5
24. cxd5 (24. Qb5+ Bc6 25. Qb3 Qxe2 $19) 24... Qe3+ {'-/+' Atlas,V.} 25. Kb1
Rxa6 $19) 23... Bxa8 24. b4 {[%mdl 5120] Of course, this ending is winning for
black. But suddenly white gets a counterplay against the black king. Khenkin
uses his chances and saves the game. In this moment I lost concentration -
thinking that to win in this position is an easy job.} Be3+ (24... Bd6 25. c5
bxc5 (25... Be5 26. Bb5+ Ke7 27. Rd7+ Qxd7 28. Bxd7 Bxh8 29. Na4 $1) 26. Bb5+ (
26. b5 $5 $19) 26... Ke7 27. bxc5 Bxc5 28. Rd7+ Qxd7 29. Bxd7 Bxa3+ $17) 25.
Kb2 f6 26. c5 $1 bxc5 27. Bb5+ Bc6 (27... Kf7 $143 28. Rd7+ Kg8 29. Rd8+ Kh7
30. Rxa8 (30. Rd7+ Kxh8 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Rd7+) 30... cxb4 31. axb4 Bd4 32. Re8)
28. Bxc6+ Qxc6 29. Re1 Qg2+ (29... Qf3 $142 $1 30. bxc5 (30. Nd1 Qg2+ 31. Kb3
Qd2 32. Rxe3+ Kf7 $19) 30... Kf7 31. Bxf6 {almost like in the game, but with
better edition for black.}) 30. Re2 Qf3 31. bxc5 (31. b5 $4 Kf7 32. Bxf6 Bd4 $1
) 31... Kf7 32. Bxf6 $1 {'[]' Atlas,V. Using tactics.} Bxc5 (32... Kxf6 33.
Rxe3 Qxg4 {[%csl Ga3,Gc5] o^a,c} (33... Qxe3 $4 34. Nd5+)) 33. Be5 Qxg4 34. a4
$2 $138 (34. Re4 $1 Qc8 $1 35. a4 Qb7+ 36. Kc2 Bb4 37. Rc4 Ke6 $17) 34... h5 $2
(34... Bb4 35. Kb3 (35. Rf2+ Ke6 36. Bg7 Bxc3+ 37. Kxc3 Qxa4 $17) 35... Ba5 {
Not letting white to get counterplay.Black is still sleeping!} (35... Bxc3 {
Atlas,V} 36. Rf2+ Ke7 37. Bxc3 Qe6+ 38. Ka3 (38. Kc2 Qa2+) 38... Qe3 39. Rc2
Kd6 $17)) (34... Bd4 $5 {Atlas,V} 35. Bxd4 Qxd4 {also looks good for Black.})
35. Re4 $1 Qg2+ $2 {[%cal Ga4a5,Ye4a4] Letting white to push a5 and Ra4.} (
35... Qc8 $1 36. a5 Qa6 37. Ra4 g5) (35... Qg1) 36. Kb3 g5 (36... Bb6 37. Rb4
Ba5 38. Rb5) 37. a5 h4 38. a6 {Atlas,V: 'This pawn proves to be not less
dangerous than its Black's pawns on the K-side. Taking into account, that
White's pieces which are well-placed and efficiently protect each other, it is
not surprising that White finds a possibility to escape.'} g4 $2 {I thought
that my queen already on g1 and controls the a7-square (tyring after a
complicative game?).} ({Also after:} 38... Qg1 {white has chances to save the
game} 39. Ra4 Ba7 40. Nb5 (40. Rb4)) 39. Bd6 $3 {Atlas,V: 'This move rescues
White.'  A nice combination! The queen is so deep out of the game, that after
39...Bxd6 40.a7 there is no way to stop the a-pawn.} Bg1 40. a7 Bxa7 41. Re7+
Kg6 (41... Kf6 {Atlas,V} 42. Rxa7 (42. Ne4+ $143 Kf5 43. Re5+ Kf4 44. Ng5 Qc6 (
44... h3 $5) 45. Re6+ Kf5 46. Re5+ Kg6 47. Re6+ Kh5 $19) 42... g3 $11) 42. Re6+
$1 ({Last trap was passed by Khenkin} 42. Rxa7 Qc6 $1 43. Bb4 (43. Bc7 g3 44.
hxg3 h3 45. g4 h2 46. Bxh2 Qb6+) 43... g3 44. hxg3 h3 45. Ra2 Qe6+ 46. Ka3
Qxa2+ $1 47. Nxa2 h2 {[%cal Ga3a2,Ga2d4,Gb4b2] White gets draw if he puts
drawing stand-Ka2(b1),Bb2,Nd4}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alushta op"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Zagrebelny,S"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 d5 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
O-O 9. Bg2 Nbd7 (9... c5 $5 10. O-O Nc6) 10. O-O c5 11. Rd1 (11. Bf4 Rc8 12.
Rad1 $6 (12. Bh3 $5 Ne4 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bf6 $10) 12... Ne4 13. dxc5 Rxc5
14. Be3 Rc7 15. Bd4 Bf6 16. Qc1 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nc5 $15 {Shirov,A-Epishin,V/Biel
izt/1993/0,5 (70)}) 11... Rc8 12. Qf5 g6 13. Qh3 Re8 14. Bg5 (14. Ne5 $2 cxd4
15. Nxd7 dxc3 $17) (14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Bg5 (15. Ng5 Nf8 $17) 15... Nb6 16. Ne1
Rc7 $10) (14. Bf4 $5) 14... c4 $1 15. Ne5 Nf8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ng4 (17. f4 $5
Bg7 18. Bf3 h5 $132) 17... Bg7 18. Nh6+ (18. Ne3 Ne6 19. Nexd5 Nxd4 $15) 18...
Bxh6 19. Qxh6 a6 $10 (19... Bc6 $2 20. e4 dxe4 21. d5 $36) 20. e4 $6 (20. h4 $5
) 20... dxe4 21. d5 f5 22. g4 Rc7 $5 (22... b5 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Bh3 Re5 25.
Kh1 $132) 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Qxb6 Rg7 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 26. Kh1 Ng6 $1 $17 27. Bh3
Bc8 $1 28. Rab1 $2 (28. Rd4 Nf4 (28... Ne5 $1 $17) 29. Bf1 Rd6 (29... Nd3 $2
30. Bxd3 cxd3 31. f3 $14) 30. Rxc4 Bd7 31. Rc7 Rdg6 32. h3 $13) 28... Nf4 29.
Bf1 Rd6 $1 $19 30. Bxc4 Nh3 31. Rf1 $8 Rdg6 {/\ 32...Rg1 33.Rg1 Nf2#} 32. Ne2
$8 f4 33. d6+ Kf8 34. Ng3 Bb7 $1 35. Rbd1 e3+ 36. Bd5 Nxf2+ (36... Rxd6 $1) 37.
Rxf2 Bxd5+ 38. Rxd5 exf2 39. Rf5+ Rf7 40. d7 Rd6 41. Rxf7+ Kxf7 42. Nf1 (42.
Nf1 f3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 27th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2011.03.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Black "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.02.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nd7 10. Bf4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qb3 Be7 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Qb5+
Qd7 15. Ne5 Qxb5 16. Bxb5+ Kf8 17. f3 Ne8 18. Bd7 Rd8 19. Bc6 Ba6 {A novelty.}
(19... Bc8 20. Be3 f6 21. Nd3 Bd7 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Ke2 Kf7 24. Rhc1 Nd6 25. a4
{with a stable edge for White, Timman-Karpov (Jakarta 1993) and
Khalifman-Tiviakov (Elista 1998) - see Krasenkow's survey in CBM 137}) 20. Nd7+
Kg8 21. Nb8 Bc4 22. Ba4 b5 23. Nc6 Rd7 24. Nxe7+ Rxe7 {White has an advantage
due to his pair of bishops and the pawn majority in the centre. However,
things are not so simple - the bishop on c4 is very strong.} 25. Rc1 f6 26. Kf2
Kf7 27. Rhd1 a6 (27... g5) 28. Rc3 (28. h4) 28... g5 29. Bg3 Ng7 30. Bd6 Rb7
31. Bc2 Rd8 32. Bc5 h5 33. Rb1 (33. a4 Rc8 34. axb5 axb5 35. Bb4 {with an edge
for White.}) 33... Rbd7 34. a4 (34. Ba4 $5 Bd5 $1 35. Bd1 (35. Bxb5 axb5 36.
exd5 Rxd5 37. Rxb5 Nf5) 35... Bc4 36. Ke3 Rc8 37. Bb3 Bxb3 38. Rbxb3 {with
something of an edge.}) 34... Rc8 35. axb5 axb5 {Now e6-e5 is inevitable.} 36.
Bb3 e5 37. Bxc4+ bxc4 38. Rxc4 Ne6 (38... Rdc7 39. Ra4 Ne6) 39. Rcc1 $2 (39.
Rc3 $1 Rdc7 40. Rbc1 Kg6 41. Ke3 {would have kept an extra pawn, but this
should be a draw - White cannot improve his position.}) 39... Nxd4 {Forcing a
draw. Black could obtain some initiative by} (39... exd4 40. Bb4 Rxc1 41. Rxc1
Rb7 42. Bd2 Rb2 43. Ke1 Ke7 {or}) (39... Nf4 40. Kf1 exd4 41. Bb4 Rxc1+ 42.
Rxc1 Nd3 43. Rc4 Ne5) 40. Bxd4 Rxc1 41. Rxc1 Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Voronezh op 16th"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2012.06.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Black "Rodin, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Nd7 {Played after a long period of thought.
} ({The main moves are} 11... Qc8) ({and} 11... Qc7) 12. d5 $6 {I believed
that this is a "refutation" of 11...Nd7, but I was wrong.} ({A better move
would be the quiet} 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Qe2 {with better prospects for White. Now
my opponent again plunged into deep thought and played...}) 12... c4 $1 {
Of course, this move was born over the board (I need to say that he spent
about 1 hour on his 11th and 12th moves). But this is not a novelty:
previously the first and only time this was played was by none other than A.
Morozevich back in 1994!} ({I had considered only} 12... exd5 13. exd5 h6 (
13... Bxd5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Be4) 14. c4 {with advantage to White.}) 13. Bxc4
Rc8 14. Ba2 (14. dxe6 Rxc4 15. exd7 Qxd7 16. Nd2 Rc5 {and Black has more than
enough compensation for the pawn.}) 14... exd5 15. exd5 (15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. exd5
Nf6 (16... Bf6 17. Bb2 b5 18. Rad1 Nb6 {with excellent compensation,
Moskalenko-Morozevich, Moscow 1994}) 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Bg5 Rfd8 {and Black
regains the material balance.}) 15... Nf6 16. Rd1 ({A better try would be} 16.
Bb2 Nxd5 17. Rad1 {, but I had overlooked...}) 16... Nxd5 $1 {I could not
believe my eyes! The black knight voluntarily goes into the pin, but White
cannot take advantage of this.} 17. Bb2 (17. Rd3 $2 Rxc3 18. Rxc3 Nxc3 19. Qxc3
$2 Bf6 {winning the rook on a1. And in the further course of the game White
suffered because of this undeveloped rook...}) 17... Rc5 18. c4 Bf6 19. Ne5 (
19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qe4 Nc3 21. Qxb7 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 Qb2 23. Bb1 Rxc4 {and Black
is fine:} 24. Bd3 Rc1 25. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 26. Bf1 Qxa3) 19... Qc8 (19... Qc7 {
was also possible:} 20. Nd7 (20. Nd3 Ra5) 20... Qxd7 21. Bxf6 Qc6 $1 (21...
gxf6 22. Qd3) (21... Qg4 $5 22. f3 Ne3 23. fxg4 Nxc2) 22. cxd5 Qxf6) 20. Bb1 g6
21. Qd2 Rd8 (21... Bxe5 $5 {seemed risky, but quite possible:} 22. Bxe5 Nf6 23.
Bxf6 Qc6 24. Be4 Qxe4 25. f3 Qe6) 22. Bc2 $2 {In mutual time trouble I missed
a blow:} (22. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 23. Bxf6 Kxf6 24. Qd4+ Kf7 25. cxd5 {with better
chances:} Bxd5 (25... Rc4 26. Qe3) 26. Ba2 Qf5 27. Rd3 Qg5 28. Rf3+ Kg8 29. Rd1
Rc1 30. Bxd5+ Rxd5 31. Qxd5+ Qxd5 32. Rxc1) (22. cxd5 $2 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 (23. Be4
Bxb2 24. Qxb2 Bxd5 25. Qd2 Qe6) 23... Rcxd5 {and Black wins a pawn.}) 22... Nc3
$1 23. Nd7 (23. Qxc3 Bxe5 {winning the c4-pawn.}) 23... Rxd7 24. Qxd7 Ne2+ 25.
Kf1 Bxb2 26. Rab1 Nc3 27. Qd8+ Kg7 28. Qd4+ Kg8 {In severe time trouble he has
repeated moves.} (28... f6 {gave good winning chances:} 29. Qd7+ Kh6 30. Rxb2
Nxd1 31. Qxc8 Rxc8 32. Bxd1 Rxc4 {and Black should convert his extra pawn.})
29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Qd4+ Kg8 (30... f6) 31. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2002.01.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Ziegler,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.01.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the game, which Yakovich liked the most according to the interview
after the tournament.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Qc2
exd5 7. cxd5 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 {Kasparov spelade:
Kasparov played:} (11... Re8 $5 {mot Gelfand i novgorod 1997 och efter against
Gelfand in Novgorod 1997 and after} 12. Re1 Nbd7 {valde Gelfand istället:
Gelfand instead chose} 13. h3 b5 14. e4 Qc8 $1 {Ett drag som Kasparov var
mycket nöjd med. Svart står inte sämre. A move which pleased Kasparov a lot,
black is by no means worse.}) (11... b5 $5) 12. Bf4 (12. Qa4 $5 Bb7 13. Qh4 {
som Rustemov,A spelade mot Gagarin,V i Moskva 1995 är en intressant manöver.
Poängen är att vit hotar det förlamande Lg5 vilket i praktiken tvingar fram
Se8, och då spelar man ändå Lg5 och tvingar således fram ...f6 och så hoppas
man att den försvagningen med tiden skall göra sig gällande. as Rustemov
played against Gagarin in Moscow 1995 is an interesting manoeuvre. The point
is that white threats the paralyzing Bg5, so black is practically forced to
play Ne8, but white plays Bg5 anyway and provokes ...f6, a slight weakness
which white hopes to exploit.}) 12... Qe7 (12... Qc7 {Är inte lika bra på
grund av: is not good, because of} 13. Qa4 $1 {Och nu skulle man helst vilja
backa med löparen men då kommer Sb5. And now black would like to retreat to b7,
but then white plays Nb5.}) 13. Rfe1 Rfe8 {[#] Vi har en modern ställning
framför oss. Båda spelarna måste uppmärksamma dels bondedrag och dels pjäsdrag.
Svart har en benoniliknande struktur där han är hänvisad till
damflygelexpansion. Men hans pjäser står inte idealiskt med tanke på detta. En
pjäs som står förhållandevis dåligt är löparen på a6. Den står i vägen för
a7-bonden och kan lätt utsättas för grova trackasserier av en dam på a4.
Svarts ställning är i huvudsak belastad med en svaghet - d6-bonden. Den är för
tillfället beskyddad, men rätt som det är kommer Da4 följt av Sb5. We have a
modern position in front of us. Both players must be very attentive to all
kind of moves, both with pieces and pawns. Black has a benoni type position
where he must succeed with some kind of expansion on the Queen's wing. But the
pieces are not ideally placed for this. One piece that stands comparately bad
is the bishop on a6. It hinders the a-pawn and is also exposed to harassments
by her majesty on a4. Black's most vulnerable point is d6. It is temporarily
protected, but there is always Qa4 followed by Nb5.} (13... Ng4 $6 14. Qa4 Bb7
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qxg4 {som i Lputian,S-Gulko,B,<Glendale 1994}) (13... Bb7 {
Är det säkraste draget. Svart har tillgång till Se8 när Sb5 kommer och kan
därför spela a6 i lugn och ro. Nackdelen med draget är att det är lite
långsamt och ger vit mycket manöverutrymme såsom Ta-b1 följt av b2-b4. Idén
med dessa två drag är att stoppa svarts damflygelexpansion tidigt samtiidgt
som man provocerar fram c5-c4 för att kunna hoppa in med en springare på c6,
via d4. Is the safest move. Black has access to Ne8 in case of Nb5, and black
can play a6-b5. The demerit of the move is that it is pretty slow. White has
planty of time for various type s of maneuvers like for instance Rab1 followed
by b2-b4. The point behind these moves is to stop the queenside expansion by
black in its infancy. This also provokes c5-c4, which gives white the
d4-square (heading for c6) for his knight.}) 14. Qa4 ({Steffen Pedersen
spelade:} 14. Rad1 {mot Stellan i Wrexham 1998. Ett fint drag som förbereder
e4, och vit har lite extra koll på d3-fältet. En annan poäng är att man hotar
Da4, följt av Sb5. Det följde.} b5 15. e4 b4 16. Na4 bxa3 17. e5 dxe5 (17...
axb2 18. exf6 Qxf6 {skulle leda till oklart spel.}) 18. Nxe5 {Och vits mer
välkoordinerade pjäser i kombination med den farliga d-bonden gav vit fördel.})
14... Bb7 15. Nb5 {Vit utnyttjar de taktiska möjligheter som står till
förfogande. Vi befinner oss fortfarande på känd terräng varför vi kan anta att
de båda spelarna befann sig inom hemförberedelsernas domän. White exploits the
tactical possibilities inherent in the position. We are still in known
territory. My guess is that both players where within the domain of home
preparation.} Ne5 (15... Ne4 {Är tyket: Is an impertinent choice:} 16. Nc7 Bxb2
17. Rab1 (17. Nxe8 Qxe8 (17... Bxa1 $6 18. Nxd6 Nxd6 19. Rxa1 Bxd5 $6 20. Rd1
Nf6 21. Rxd5 Nxd5 22. Qc6 $1) 18. Rab1 Bg7 19. Qc4 Nc3 20. Rbc1 b5 {Med kamp.
Khenkin,I-Hracek,Z, Koszalin 1998. With a full blooded fight. Khenkin,I-Hracek,
Z, Koszalin 1998.}) 17... Bg7 (17... Bc3 $5) 18. Nxa8 Bxa8 19. Qxa7 Nc3 20.
Rbc1 Bxd5 21. e4 {Leder till svårt spel, där svart måste bevisa korrektheten i
sitt offer. Leads to difficult play where black has to prove the correctness
of his sacrifice.}) (15... Nxd5 16. Bxd6 Qf6 17. e4 a6 18. Nc7 {Svart har otur,
d7-springaren hänger. Black has bad luck, his knight on d7 is hanging.}) 16.
Nxe5 dxe5 17. d6 Qd7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bg5 {[#] Hit var det i viss mån
forcerat efter Se5, och troligen har minst en av spelarna haft ställningen
uppe på analysbrädet. Up to this point it was to some extent forced after Ne5,
and I believe that minimum one of the players have had it on the board some
time before the game.} Qc6 {Förnuftigt. Reasonable.} (19... Qd7 {lockar svart
till en spännande variant: Could lure black into unexpected trouble after:} 20.
Qa6 Ne4 21. Be7 c4 {Poängen är att damen på a6 är i trångmål, men det visar
sig att vit kan slinka undan med mer än hedern i behåll: The point is that the
queen on a6 is in trouble, but it turns out that white can escape with a
straight plus.} 22. Nc7 Rxe7 23. Qb7 $1 (23. Nxa8 $2 Nxd6 {Tvingar vit att
offra tillbaka på d6. Forces with to sac the rook on d6.}) 23... Nxd6 24. Qxa8+
Nc8 25. Nd5 Re8 26. Rad1 {Ger vit en klar fördel. Gives the advantage to white.
}) 20. Qa6 ({Vit kunde redan nu spelat: White could already play:} 20. Bxf6
Bxf6 21. Qa6 {Men Jakovitj ger Stellan möjligheten att bli ivrig och spela
Se4?! But Yakovich gives Brynell chances to be impatient and play Ne4?!}) 20...
Red8 21. a4 Rd7 22. Bxf6 {Vit bjuder nu in till en intressant diskussion, där
han menar att vit kan upprätthålla en statisk struktur där springaren är att
föredra framför löparen. White invites to an interesting debate where he means
that white can uphold a static structure where the knight is to be prefered
before the bishop.} Bxf6 {[#]} 23. a5 Bd8 $6 {Löparen gillar inte att bli
passiv. På sätt och vis är draget liktydigt med strategisk resignation.
Stellan är bra på att försvara sig passivt och brukar ofta komma undan. Men nu
består motståndet av en välutbildad elev från den ryska skolan. The bishops
don't like passive duties. This move is a sort of strategic resignation.
Brynell is good at defending, and he often escapes. But this time he plays a
well educated Russian GM.} (23... e4 $1 {Var bättre. Svart måste sträva efter
någon form av motspel. T ex: Was certainly better. Black has to strive for
counter play by all means. I.e.} 24. axb6 Rb7 $1 25. Nc7 Rxb6 26. Qc4 Rb4 27.
Qd5 Qxd5 28. Nxd5 Bxb2 29. Nxb4 Bxa1 30. Rxa1 cxb4 31. d7 Rd8 32. Rxa7 f5 {
Svart kan inte förlora. Black can't lose.}) 24. e4 {Vit passar på att fixera
ställningen en smula. White fixates the position a little.} Qc8 $6 {Stellan
orkar inte längre utan accepterar en något sämre ställning. Brynell goes out
of stamina, and accepts a position with no hopes.} ({Det hade varit bättre att
spela Dc8 med dragen: It would have been better to include the moves:} 24... c4
25. Rac1 {inlagda: before going to c8.} Qc8 26. Qxc8 Rxc8 {Nu hinner vit inte
med a6. And now white lack time for a6.}) 25. Qxc8 Rxc8 26. a6 {Där satt den!
Hits the nail on the head.} Bg5 27. Rad1 f6 {Det förlorande draget. [#] Det
ser onekligen bra ut för vit, men det är alltid roligt att se hur en mästare
tar vara på ställningens möjligheter. The losing move. It surely looks
prosperous for white, but it is always fun to see how a master exploits the
possibilities in the position.} ({svart kunde ha börjat med Black could have
started with:} 27... Bh6 {för att delvis ta udden av vits Tf1-f4 plan,
eftersom f7-bonden håller e6-fältet. to take the sting out of Rf1-f2-f4. the
pawn on f7 must cover the e6-square.} 28. Rd5 Kf8 {Men det är klart, förr
eller senare hade väl vit lyckats bryta igenom ändå. Om svart är extremt
passiv kan kungen tränga in på de vita fälten. But it is crystal clear, sooner
or later white would probably find a hole somewhere.}) 28. Rf1 $1 {Vit
bestämmer sig för att spela f4. Poängen är att svart måste välja mellan att
låta e5-bonden bli isolerad eller att slå på f4 och ta emot vits e5. Faktum är
att svart är förlorad i alla varianter. White decides to play f4. The point is
that black has an evil choice between accepting a really weak pawn on e5 or
letting white's pawns roll.} Bh6 29. f4 exf4 (29... Bg7 30. fxe5 fxe5 {Och
kungen går så småningom till d5. And the king will end up at d5.}) 30. gxf4 Re8
31. Rde1 Re6 {bäst best} 32. e5 fxe5 33. Rxe5 Rf6 {enda draget. the only move}
34. Re7 Rf7 {enda draget. the only move} (34... Rfxd6 35. Re8+ Kf7 36. Nxd6+) (
34... Rxe7 35. dxe7 Re6 36. Nxa7 Rxe7 37. Nb5 {a-bonden. the a-pawn.}) 35. Rfe1
{[#]} Bf8 ({även also} 35... Bxf4 {förlorar. looses} 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Re7 Rxe7
38. dxe7 Kf7 39. Nxa7 {följt av Sb5, a7. followed by Nb5, a7.}) 36. Rxd7 Rxd7
37. Re8 Kf7 38. Ra8 Bxd6 39. Rxa7 Rxa7 40. Nxa7 Ke6 41. Nc6 1-0

