[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Caruana"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2018.11.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2018.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,63,18,18,53,58,49,26,51,37,37,22,52,-11,22,3,24,24,2,6,62,37,80,83,86,
71,77,72,70,18,78,66,75,83,188,111,111,130,133,62,125,76,103,119,112,112,107,
150,171,197,184,198,178,185,176,167,190,172,200,205,276,227,241,232,291,300]} 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {The 3rd Rossolimo in a row. Both players seem
happy to continue the discussion. Magnus is looking for unbalanced positions
with Black and is comfortable assuming some risk, while Fabiano has a clear
target as well. Switching to a main line Sicilian is getting harder. Fabi may
end up wasting a White to gain some info on Magnus's choice of subvariation
though many people (myself included!) assume its the Sveshnikov.} g6 4. O-O {
Switching from 4.Bxc6.} Bg7 5. Re1 e5 (5... Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6
dxc6 {is playable, but is simply not the kind of position Magnus is looking
for with Black.}) 6. b4 Nxb4 (6... cxb4 7. a3 b3 {was Grischuk's sensible
response when surprised by Bacrot in a rapid game. It would be amazing if
Carlsen was unprepared for 6.b4 (hardly a rare move) and he has a more
concrete response in mind.}) 7. Bb2 {Carlsen did spend some time on his
decisions, but I did this as well quite often just remember things with
clarity. After all they must have revised lots of different options in the
morning.} a6 (7... Qc7 8. d4 {is a surprising suggestion of the computer.} (8.
c3 Nc6 9. d4 d6 10. d5 a6 11. Na3 Ke7 {is the by now famous game
Rapport-Granda 2013.}) 8... a6 9. Bc4 (9. Bf1 exd4 10. Qd2 (10. c3 d3 11. Na3 {
also looks reasonable for a mere pawn})) 9... cxd4 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. c3 {The
position is very rich in possibilities, but I won't second-guess their
conclusions since Magnus certainly studied this line.}) 8. a3 axb5 (8... Nc6 9.
Bxc6 dxc6 10. Nxe5 Qc7 11. Nc4 Bxb2 12. Nxb2 Nf6 13. d4 {seems pleasant for
White.}) 9. axb4 Rxa1 10. Bxa1 d6 (10... cxb4 {is playable, but Magnus move
seems more natural to me.} 11. Bxe5 Bxe5 12. Nxe5 Ne7 13. Qe2 Qb6 14. c3 bxc3 (
14... Nc6 15. Ng4) 15. Nxc3 b4 $1 16. Nc4 (16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 O-O 18. Qe3
Qd6) 16... Qe6 {otherwise Nd5} 17. Nb5 O-O 18. Ncd6 b6) 11. bxc5 Ne7 12. Qe2 (
12. cxd6 Qxd6 13. d4 {doesnt give very much.}) 12... b4 {The only move. All
Black's hopes in this position are connected with this pawn, both restricting
the Nb1 as well as potentially becoming passed once c2 drops.} 13. Qc4 (13. c3
bxc3 14. Qb5+ Nc6 $11) (13. Qb5+ Nc6 14. cxd6 Qxd6 15. d3 O-O 16. Nbd2 Be6 $1 {
The pawn on b4 is more valuable than b7.} 17. Nc4 (17. Qxb7 Qc5 {is suddenly
better for Black.}) 17... Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Ra8 {looks fine to me.}) 13... Qa5 $1 {
Precise.} (13... Nc6 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Be6 17. Qb5 O-O 18. Be3
{Black is ok here, but White runs no risk anymore while in the game, Black
keeps chances.}) 14. cxd6 Be6 15. Qc7 (15. d7+ $2 Kd8 {loses the piece.}) 15...
Qxc7 16. dxc7 Nc6 17. c3 (17. Rd1 {is the critical try but here both king
moves work} Ke7 (17... Kd7 18. d4 Bg4 (18... b3 {equalises, but its possible
to miss this move....}) 19. d5 Nd4 20. Nbd2 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Rc8 22. Nb3 (22. Nc4
Rxc7 23. Nxe5+ Bxe5 24. Bxd4 Bf4 25. Rb1 Rc4 26. Be3 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Kd6 28. Kf1
f5 $11) 22... Nxc2 23. d6 b6 24. Rd5 f6 (24... Nxa1 25. Nxa1 Bh6 $1 (25... Bf8
26. f4 f6 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. f4 exf4 29. Nb3 Re8 30. Nd4 b3 $1 {just in time}
31. Nxb3 Bxd6 32. c8=Q+ Rxc8 33. e5 Ke6 34. Rxd6+ Kxe5 35. Rxb6 Rc2 {is drawn})
26. Nb3 f6 $1 27. Kf1 Bf8 28. Nd2 b5 $1 29. Rxb5 Bxd6 30. Nc4 $11) 25. Nd2 $3 {
is a very nice trick}) 18. d4 Ra8 19. d5 (19. Bb2 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Bxd4
Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Ra2 23. Rxb4 Rxc2 {is a draw}) 19... Rxa1 20. dxe6 Ra8 21. exf7
Rc8 22. Nbd2 Rxc7 23. Rb1 Kxf7 24. Kf1 $11) 17... Kd7 18. cxb4 Ra8 19. Bc3 {
played after a long think. Clearly Fabi wanted to not only play Bc3 (which is
obvious) but also tried to evaluate the position exactly before continuing.}
Kxc7 {Black should win the b-pawn and in fact White should be precise here. I
think its easier to play Black over the board.} 20. d3 (20. Ng5 $1 {was
correct, but I would not have trusted my eyes if I had to figure this out over
the board.}) 20... Kb6 $6 {After Fabi's exact response, this fizzles out.} (
20... b5 {This is more precise, but one has to be phenomenally accurate for
many moves to extract anything. Without an engine, one could be forgiven for
missing it.} 21. Kf1 (21. Nbd2 Kb6 (21... Rd8 22. Rc1 $1 {An important trick.}
Kb6 23. Ne1 Bf8 24. Rb1) 22. Ra1 Rxa1+ 23. Bxa1 Nxb4 24. Nxe5 Nxd3 25. Nec4+
bxc4 26. Bxg7 Nc5 27. f3 (27. Kf1 Kb5 28. Ke2 Kb4) 27... Kb5 28. Nb1 Na4 29.
Nc3+ Nxc3 30. Bxc3 Ka4 31. Kf2 Kb3 32. Bf6 c3 33. Ke3 {this is as much as I
managed to get for Black and its not enough.}) 21... Kb7 $1 {I kept trying Kb6,
but the comp insists...Apparently a later Bxd4 with check...}) 21. Bd2 $1 {
Dealing with ...Kb5 by freeing the c3-square for the knight.} Rd8 22. Be3+ Kb5
23. Nc3+ Kxb4 24. Nd5+ Bxd5 25. exd5 Rxd5 26. Rb1+ Kc3 27. Rxb7 Nd8 28. Rc7+
Kxd3 29. Kf1 {No way Black can use his extra pawn.} h5 30. h3 Ke4 31. Ng5+ Kf5
32. Nxf7 Nxf7 33. Rxf7+ Bf6 34. g4+ {A fascinating game.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Janssen, Ruud"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 {Normalde bu konumda 2...d6 oynuyorum.Fakat genelde 3.Fb5
sonrasi gelen fil kirismasi beraberlige meyilli oldugu icin bu yolu tercih
ettim.} 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9.
Ne4 {[#] Oyunun ilginc noktasina geldik.Burada ki iki hamle 9...Ae6 ve 9...b6
bana pasif gozuktuler.Boylece daha evvel hic oynanmamis cok kuvvetli bir
yeniligi masa basinda buldum.} Bg4 $6 $146 {Oyundan sonra GM Nigel Short GM
Vladimir Kramnik in bu yeniligi dusundugunu fakat iyi olmadigina inandigini
belirtti.} 10. Nxc5 (10. Nf6+ Bxf6 11. exf6 Ne6 12. fxe7 Qd5 13. Re3 Nd4 $44)
10... Qd5 11. d4 O-O (11... Bxf3 $2 {Bu varyantin iyi olmadigini anlamam uzun
surdu.} 12. Qxf3 Qxd4 13. Nxb7 Qb6 14. Nd6+ $3 exd6 15. exd6+ Ne6 16. d7+ Ke7
17. Bg5+ f6 18. Rxe6+ Kxe6 19. Qg4+ Ke7 $8 (19... Kf7 20. Qc4+ Kf8 21. Be3) (
19... Kd6 20. Bf4+) 20. Re1+ Kd8 21. Bf4 $3 (21. Qe6 $2 Kc7 22. Qe7 Rhd8 23.
Bf4+ Kb7 24. Qxg7 Qb4 $17) 21... Qa5 (21... c5 22. Qf3 Rb8 23. Bxb8 Qxb8 24.
Qc6 $18) (21... f5 22. Qe2 Kxd7 23. Qe6+ Kd8 24. Qe7+ (24. Qd6+ Kc8 25. Re7 Rd8
26. Qe6+)) (21... Qb7 22. Qe2 Qxd7 23. Rd1) 22. Qe2 $1 $18 (22. Re8+ $2 Rxe8
23. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 24. Qe6+ Kd8 25. Qd6+ Ke8 (25... Kc8 $2 26. Qxc6+) 26. Qxc6+
Kf7 27. Qb7+ Ke6 $11)) (11... O-O-O $5 12. c3 b6 (12... Bxe5 $4 13. Rxe5 Qxe5
14. Qb3 $18) 13. Nd3 (13. Ne4 c5) 13... c5 14. Be3 Ne6 15. Qa4 $1 $40) 12. c3
Ne6 $1 13. Ne4 (13. Nxe6 fxe6 $40) 13... Rfd8 (13... Rad8 14. h3 Bf5 15. Ng3 c5
16. Nh4 $1 Bxe5 17. Ngxf5 gxf5 18. Nxf5 (18. Qh5 Ng7 (18... cxd4 19. Nxf5 Kh8
20. c4 Qa5 21. b4 Qc7 (21... Qxb4 22. Rxe5 Qc3 23. Rb1 Qc2 24. Reb5) 22. Nh6)
19. Nxf5 Nxh5 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Nxd5 Bg7 22. c4 b5 (22... cxd4 23. Bg5 f6 24.
Bh4 $16)) 18... Bh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qxf5 20. Bh6 Rfe8 $13) 14. h3 Bf5 15. Ng3 c5 16.
Nh4 $1 {Holanda Gencler Sampiyonunun bu hamlesi oldukca guclu.} Bxe5 17. Ngxf5
gxf5 18. Qh5 $1 Ng7 $8 {[#]} (18... Bf6 19. Nxf5 cxd4 20. c4 Qxc4 21. Nh6+ $18)
19. Nxf5 $1 Nxh5 (19... Bh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qxf5 21. Qxf5 Nxf5 22. dxc5 $18) (19...
Nxf5 20. Rxe5 $18) 20. Nxe7+ Kf8 (20... Kh8 21. Nxd5 Bg7 22. c4 $16) 21. Nxd5
Bg7 22. c4 $1 Bxd4 (22... cxd4 23. b3) (22... b5 23. Nc7 Rac8 24. Nxb5 cxd4 25.
b3) 23. Bh6+ Kg8 24. g4 (24. Rad1) 24... Nf6 25. Bg5 Kg7 26. Rad1 $1 {Ruud
Janssen atagi buyuk bir gucle surduruyor.} Bxb2 27. Rb1 $5 (27. Re2 $1 Nxd5 (
27... Kg6 28. h4 Nxd5 29. Bxd8 Bd4) 28. Bxd8 Nc3 (28... Bd4 29. Ba5 (29. Re8
Nc7) 29... Nf4 30. Re4 Nxh3+ 31. Kg2 Ng5 32. Re7 b6 $16) 29. Bf6+ Kxf6 30. Rd6+
Kg7 31. Rxb2 $18) 27... Bd4 28. Bxf6+ Bxf6 29. Rxb7 Rdb8 30. Rc7 $1 (30. Reb1
Rxb7 31. Rxb7 Re8 (31... Bd4 32. Nc7 $18 Re8) 32. Rxa7 Re1+ 33. Kg2 Bd4 $16)
30... Bd4 31. Ree7 Rb1+ 32. Kg2 Rf8 33. Ne3 $1 {Son darbe.} a5 34. Nf5+ Kg6 35.
Rc6+ Bf6 36. Rd7 (36. Ra7 $1 Re8 37. Rxa5 $18 {Daha basitti}) 36... Re8 37.
Rdd6 $2 {Beyazlar zeitnotta hata yapiyorlar.} (37. Rxc5 a4 (37... Rb2 38. h4
Ree2 39. h5+ Kg5 40. Nd4+) 38. Rcc7) 37... Re6 38. Rxe6 fxe6 39. Rxe6 Rb2 40.
Rc6 $6 (40. Nd6 Kg7 41. Ne8+ Kf7 42. Rxf6+ Kxe8 43. Rh6 Rxa2 44. Rxh7 Ra4 45.
g5 $18) 40... Rxa2 41. Rxc5 a4 42. Ra5 h5 $1 {Beyazlarin zeitnottaki kotu
oyunlari neticesinde siyahlar beraberlige cok yaklastilar.} 43. c5 hxg4 44.
hxg4 Bc3 45. Ra6+ Kg5 {[#]} 46. Re6 $3 (46. c6 Be1 47. Kf1 Bxf2 48. c7 Rc2 49.
Nd6 Rxc7 50. Kxf2 Kxg4 $11) 46... Kxg4 (46... Kf4 47. c6 Rc2 (47... Be5 48. Ne3
$18) 48. Ne3 Rc1 49. Nd5+ Kxg4 50. Re4+ Kf5 51. Rc4) 47. Ne3+ Kg5 $1 48. c6 Be1
49. Kf1 $1 (49. Nd1 Bxf2 $3 50. Nxf2 Rc2 51. Kf3 Kf5 52. Rh6 a3 53. Nd1 Kg5 $11
) 49... Bb4 50. Re5+ Kg6 51. Re4 $1 $18 {c erinin arkasina gecen kale oyunu
belirliyor.} Ba5 52. Rc4 a3 53. c7 Bxc7 54. Rxc7 Rb2 55. Ra7 a2 56. Kg2 Rd2 57.
Nc4 Rc2 58. Ne5+ Kf5 59. Nd3 Ke4 60. Nb4 Rb2 61. Nxa2 Kd3 62. Ra4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael"]
[Black "Nokes, Roger I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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 "Chile"]
[BlackTeam "New Zealand"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NZL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d3 a6 8. Ba4
b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Nf1 Rad8 13. Ng3 e5 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bd5 Bc8 17. a4 Ne7 18. Ba2 Bg7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nf1 d5 21. Qe2
dxe4 22. dxe4 c4 23. b3 Be6 24. bxc4 bxc4 25. Red1 Nc8 26. Ne3 Nb6 27. Rab1 Rd3
28. Rb4 Ra8 29. Rdb1 Na4 30. Nxc4 Nxc3 31. Qxd3 Nxa2 32. Ne3 Nxb4 33. Rxb4 Bf8
34. Rb1 Ra3 35. Qb5 Ra2 36. Qe8 Qe7 37. Qb5 Qc5 38. Nxe5 $4 ({This careless
move is severely punished by Black. Correct was} 38. Qxc5 Bxc5 39. Nxe5 Bxe3
40. fxe3 Ra4 {, with equality.}) {[%tqu "En","White's last move was a serious
mistake. How would you prove it?","Exploit a weakness of White's back rank and
a shaky position of the white queen.","Use your rook to highlight the poor
coordination between White's pieces.","a2a1","A convincing refutation of
White's last move. Black gets a decisive material advantage.",5]} 38... Ra1 $1
{[%csl Ga1,Rb1,Rb5,Gc5,Re5,Rg1] Winning a piece and the game.} 39. Kh2 ({If} 
39. Qxc5 $2 {, then} Rxb1+ 40. Kh2 Bxc5 {, winning a rook.}) 39... Rxb1 40.
Qxb1 Qxe5+ {White has no compensation for a piece.The rest needs no comments.}
41. g3 Qh5 42. g4 Qe5+ 43. Kg2 Bd6 44. Nf1 Qd4 45. Qc2 Bc4 46. Nd2 Bd3 47. Qc8+
Kg7 48. Qe8 Bc5 0-1

[Event "USA-CHN Summit"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2001.03.16"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "Schneider, Dmitry"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2404"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.03.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5
Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be3 Ne6 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. Nb3 Rb8 14. Qd2 c5
15. Bh6 Rd8 16. h4 Bh8 17. h5 a5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Ng5 a4 20. Nc1 d4 21. c4
Bxe5 22. Nxe6 Bxe6 23. Nd3 Bd6 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Re1 Rb6 26. Qg5 Kf7 27. Qg4
Rh8 28. Bd2 Qc8 29. Re5 Rxb2 30. Qf4+ Kg7 31. Nxb2 Qb8 32. Qe4 Bxe5 33. Nd3
Qb1+ 34. Bc1 {[%tqu "En","Black is very close to victory. How can he achieve
it?","Use the weakness of the back rank.","Exploit the shaky position of the
white bishop.","e5h2","That's right. This intermediate check is the best move
in this posistion.",4]} Bh2+ 35. Kf1 {[%tqu "En","How to conclude the game
now?","Both white minor pieces are pinned. Play energetically not to allow
White any time for defence.","Use your bishop!","h2f4","This is very simple
and very neat.",4]} Bf4 $1 {[%csl Rc1,Rd3,Re4,Rf1][%cal Gb1f1,Gb1e4,Gf4c1,
Gh8h1] Very neat! Now the game is over.} 36. Ke2 ({Or} 36. Qxf4 Qxd3+ 37. Kg1 (
37. Ke1 Rh1#) 37... Qd1#) 36... Bxc1 37. Qe5+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 07th"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Lopushnoy, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.04.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maykop Universitet"]
[BlackTeam "Novokuznetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 h6 $6 $146
{Black has such a lot options in this position,but last black move is a
novelty,and as it often happened not a good move.For me it's very difficult to
find any idea of this move.} (7... Qc7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 (9. Bxc6 $5 Qxc6 (
9... dxc6 10. cxd4 Rd8 11. Qc2 $14) (9... bxc6 $142 10. cxd4 d6 $13) 10. e5 Nd5
11. Nxd4 Qa6 12. Qb3 Nc7 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Nd2 $16 {1-0 Tseitlin,M-Matulovic,M/
Kragujevac 1974/EXT 99 (35)}) 9... d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 $2 (11. Be3 $142 {
[%cal Gb1d2]}) 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 Na5 {[%csl Gc3,Gc4]} 13. Ba3 Bd7 14. Bd3
Rae8 15. Qd2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 $15 {0-1 Christiansen,L-Gurevich,D/Salt Lake
City USA 1999 (60)}) (7... Ne8 8. d4 (8. Na3 Nc7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. d3 Ne6 11.
Ng5 d6 12. Nc4 Rb8 13. Qa4 Qc7 14. Re2 Nxg5 15. Bxg5 h6 16. Be3 Bd7 $11 {
0-1 David,A-Rotstein,A/FRA 1993/TD (31)}) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc7 10. Ba4 d5 11.
e5 Bf5 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Na4 Ne6 15. Ng5 $1 $16 {[%csl Gc5] 1-0
Campora,D-Agopov,M/Andorra 1999 (32)}) 8. d4 d5 9. e5 (9. exd5 Qxd5 (9... Nxd5
10. dxc5 $16) 10. c4 (10. Bxc6 $143 Qxc6 11. Rxe7 Be6 12. Ne5 Qc8 {[%csl Ge7]})
10... Qd6 11. d5 Na5 $13) 9... Ne4 10. Bxc6 {A significant inaccuracy,after
which black missed an opportunity to get a good counterplay.} (10. dxc5 $1 Nxc5
11. Be3 Ne4 12. Nbd2 Bf5 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nd4 Qd7 15. N2b3 {[%cal Gf2f3] with
clear advantage for white}) 10... bxc6 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 $2 (11... cxd4 12. cxd4
Bf5 $1 13. Nb3 (13. Nh4 $140 Be6 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Rxe4 c5 $44) 13... a5 {
[%cal Ga5a4]} (13... Qb6 $5) 14. Nc5 Qb6 $132) 12. Bxd2 Qb6 13. b3 Bd7 14. Qc1
$1 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Gc1a3]} Kh7 15. Qa3 cxd4 {The opening part of the game was
clearly finished in white favour.Black got a very passive position without any
real counterplay and now white starts to seize the initiative gradually.} 16.
cxd4 $16 {[%csl Ge7]} Rfe8 17. Rac1 Bf8 18. Rc5 Reb8 (18... e6 $2 {[%csl Gf6]}
19. Qc1 Bxc5 $140 20. dxc5 Qb5 21. Bxh6 $18 {and black is hopeless against
white attack by black squares.}) 19. Qc1 Bg7 {It's difficult to advice
something else for black,so they has to wait passively.} 20. Qc2 {[%cal Ge5e6]}
Bf5 21. Qc3 Rc8 22. Nh4 Bd7 $2 (22... Be6 $142 23. Rc1 Bd7 24. Qd3 $16 {
[%cal Gc1c3,Gd3c2,Gc3g3]} a5 $140 $2 25. a4 {[%csl Ga5]}) 23. e6 $1 {[%csl Gg6]
[%mdl 128]} Bxe6 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Qd3 $18 {[%csl Gg6]} Qd8 (25... Rf8 26. Nxg6
(26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27. Bxh6 Bxd4 $13) 26... Rf6 27. Nf8+ (27. Nxe7+ Kh8 28. Ng6+
Kg8 29. Ne5) (27. Rxc6 Rxg6 28. Rxb6 axb6 29. h4 h5 30. a4 $16) 27... Kg8 28.
Nd7 Qb7 29. Nxf6+ exf6 30. Qg6 Qf7 31. Qg3 $18 {[%cal Gd2h6,Gc5c6]}) 26. Qxg6+
Kh8 27. Rc3 $5 (27. Bxh6 Qg8 28. Qh5 Bxh6 29. Qxh6+ Qh7 30. Ng6+ Kg8 31. Qg5
Kf7 32. Nxe7 $18) 27... Qe8 (27... Qf8 28. Rf3 Bf6 29. Bxh6 Qg8 (29... Qe8 30.
Rxf6) 30. Qh5 $18) 28. Qxe6 Bf6 29. Rg3 (29. Rg3 c5 30. Ng6+ Kh7 31. Qf5 $18)
1-0

[Event "Cannes masters k.o."]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2000.02.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kogan, Artur"]
[Black "Pira, Davoud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.02.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8904]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. d4 cxd4 7.
e5 (7. Nxd4 $6 O-O 8. Nc3 a6 9. Bf1 d6 10. h3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Be6 $11 {0-1 Romao,
A-Frois,A/POR-chT 1993 (27)}) 7... Nd5 8. Bxc6 dxc6 (8... bxc6 $143 9. Qxd4 O-O
(9... Qb6 10. Qh4 h6 11. Na3 $6 {[%csl Ra3] 0-1 Pritulina,S-Piarnpuu,L/Tallinn
1999/EXT 2000 (55)} (11. c4 Nc7 12. Nc3 Ne6 13. b3 $14)) 10. c4 Nc7 11. Qh4 Ne6
12. Bh6 f6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nd4 $1 $14 {and white has visible space advantage.
}) 9. Qxd4 {.} Bf5 $146 (9... Qb6 10. Qh4 $1 {White prepares to meet ...0-0
with Bh6.} h6 $1 {This is a standard way to play against Bh6 before castling.}
11. Na3 $5 g5 $6 (11... Bf5 $5 {See the game.}) 12. Qe4 $14 {1-0 Yurtaev,
L-Lopushnoy,D/Tomsk 1998/CBM 67/ (20)}) (9... O-O $2 10. Qh4 Qa5 11. Bh6 {
[%csl Rg8,Rh7][%cal Gf3g5] white has a strong pressure on kingside.} Qb4 12. c4
Nb6 (12... Qxb2 13. Nbd2 Nc3 14. Ng5 Ne2+ 15. Kf1 Qd4 16. Nde4 f6 17. exf6 Bxf6
18. Rad1 $18 {[%csl Rd4,Re2,Rf8]}) 13. Nbd2 Rd8 14. b3 Bf5 15. Ne4 Nd7 16. Neg5
$16 {1-0 Velasquez Ojeda,C-Silva,S/Santiago 1993/EXT 99 (30)}) 10. Na3 h6 11.
Qh4 g5 $6 (11... Qb6 $142 12. c4 (12. Nc4 $5 Qa6 (12... Qb4 13. Bd2) 13. b3
Bxc2 {[%cal Rc2b3]} 14. Bb2 {[%cal Ge5e6]} O-O 15. e6 fxe6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17.
Rxe6 $44 {[%csl Rg7]}) 12... Nb4 13. Be3 (13. c5 Qxc5 14. Be3 Qa5 15. Bd2 c5
16. Nc4 Qb5 $15) 13... c5 $13 {[%csl Ra3,Re8]}) 12. Qg3 Qb6 13. Nc4 Qb4 $2 (
13... Qa6 $142 14. b3 Bxc2 15. Bb2 $44) 14. b3 {[%cal Gc1a3] Now bishop will
developing with tempo.} O-O-O 15. Ba3 Qc3 16. Bb2 (16. e6 $143 $2 Qxc2 (16...
Bxe6 $2 17. Bb2 $18 {[%cal Rb2g7]}) 17. Rac1 Qxa2 $17) 16... Qxc2 {[%cal Rc1c8]
White sacrifices the pawn but now the line c is opened  against oponent's king.
} 17. Rac1 Qd3 18. e6 $1 Bxb2 19. Nxb2 Qa6 20. exf7 $36 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Gf7f8]
} Nf4 {[%cal Gf4e2]} (20... Rhf8 $2 21. Ne5 Nf4 22. Qf3 {[%cal Ge5c6]} Kb8 23.
g3 Nh3+ 24. Kg2 Bc8 (24... e6 25. Rcd1 Ka8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Nd7 Qa3 {[%tqu
"En","Show the fastest way to win.","","","f3f5","",5]} 28. Qxf5 $1 exf5 29.
Re8 Rxe8 30. fxe8=Q#) 25. Rcd1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Qxa2 27. Nd7+ Bxd7 28. Rxd7 Qxb2
29. Rxe7 $18) ({Probably better ...} 20... Qxa2 $5 21. Qe5 {[%cal Re5f5,Ge5b2]}
Bg4 22. Nd4 $1 ({Only for a draw leads...} 22. Ra1 $2 Qxb3 23. Rxa7 Bxf3 24.
Ra8+ Kd7 25. Na4 (25. Qxh8 Rxh8 26. Rxh8 Qc3 $1 27. Rd8+ Kxd8 (27... Kc7 $2 28.
Nd3 $1 $18) 28. f8=Q+ Kc7 29. Rxe7+ Nxe7 30. Qxe7+ Kb8 31. Qd8+ Ka7 32. gxf3
Qxb2 33. Qa5+ $11 {[%cal Ra5d8]}) 25... Qb4 26. Qf5+ Kc7 27. Rb1) 22... Qxb2 (
22... Rhf8 23. Nc4 $1 {[%cal Gc1a1]} Rxf7 24. f3 Bh3 25. gxh3 (25. Rc2 $18)
25... Nf4 26. Rc2 Nxh3+ 27. Kh1 Nf2+ 28. Kg2 $18) 23. Nxc6 Qxe5 24. Nxe5+ Kb8
25. Nxg4 $16 {[%csl Gf7] With good chances for win because of the strong pawn
on f7.}) 21. Nc4 Qxa2 $6 (21... Be6 $144 22. Rxe6 Nxe6 23. Qg4 c5 24. Re1 Kd7
25. Rxe6 $1 $18) (21... e6 $5 22. a4 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Gf7][%cal Gf3e5]} (22. h4 $5
Qxa2 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Nxg5 Ne2+ 25. Rxe2 Qxe2 26. Nd6+ Kd7 27. Nxb7 Qd2 {
[%cal Rd2g5,Rd2c1]} 28. Ra1 $16 {[%csl Gd7]} (28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. fxe3 Rdf8 30. e4
Bg4 31. Nc5+ Ke7 $17)) (22. Nfe5 Qxa2) 22... Bd3 23. Nfe5 (23. Nce5 Rhf8 {
[%cal Gf4e2]}) 23... Bxc4 (23... Ne2+ 24. Rxe2 Bxe2 25. Ng6 Bxc4 26. Nxh8 Rxh8
27. Qd6 $16) 24. bxc4 Rhf8 25. Qa3 $16 {[%cal Ga3e7]}) 22. Rxe7 $16 {[%csl Gc4,
Rc8,Ge7,Gf7][%cal Gg3b8]} Qxb3 (22... Ne2+ 23. Rxe2 Qxe2 24. Nd6+ Kb8 (24...
Rxd6 25. Qxd6 $18 {[%cal Gf7f8]}) (24... Kd7 25. Nxf5 $18) 25. Nb5+ Ka8 26.
Nc7+ {[%cal Gc7a6,Gg3b8,Ga6c7] With mate.}) 23. h4 Be6 (23... Rd1+ $142 24.
Rxd1 (24. Kh2 $2 Rxc1 25. Nd6+ (25. Re8+ Kc7 26. hxg5 hxg5+ 27. Rxh8 Qd1 {
and black winning.}) 25... Kb8 26. Re8+ Kc7 27. Rxh8 Qb1 28. Ne8+ Kb6 29. Ng1
Rxg1 30. Qe3+ c5 $8 $17) 24... Qxd1+ 25. Kh2 Bd7 26. Re4 $1 {[%cal Ge4f4]} (26.
Nfe5 $4 Ne2 {[%cal Gd1g1]}) (26. Nce5 $2 Ne2 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Nxd7 Nxg3 29.
f8=Q+ Rxf8 30. Nxf8 Ne4 $1 {[%csl Ga7][%cal Ga7a5,Re4f2,Ye4g5] Still not so
clear if white can win this ending .Black has very dangerous pawn a and
another factor for a draw -- 2 knights that could not mate the king!} (30...
Ne2 $2 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Nxg5 a5 33. Nf3 $18 {[%csl Gf2,Gg2][%cal Gf3d2,Gd2b3]}
)) 26... Qc1 27. Nfd2 {[%cal Ge4f4]} Rf8 28. Rxf4 gxf4 29. Qg7 $18) 24. Rxe6 $1
$18 {The elegant solution!} Nxe6 25. Qg4 Rd1+ 26. Kh2 $1 {Now game is over.}
Kb8 27. Qxe6 Rdd8 (27... Rxc1 28. Qe5+ {[%cal Ge5h8] With mate in few moves.})
28. Nd4 Qd3 (28... Qb4 29. Qe5+ Ka8 30. Ne6 $18) (28... Rxd4 29. Qe5+ $1 {
[%cal Ge5h8]}) 29. Qe5+ Kc8 (29... Ka8 30. Nb6+ axb6 31. Ra1+ Qa6 32. Ne6 $18)
30. Nd6+ Kd7 31. Qe6+ Kc7 32. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina"]
[Black "Chernyshov, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Finkel,A} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 b6 {Interesting continuation,which
totally pays off if white takes on c6.} 4. Bxc6 $6 (4. O-O $5 {White may cause
black more troubles after} Bb7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Rc8 9.
Nc3 $16 {1-0 Panus,V-Buskov/Chisinau op 1993 (28)}) 4... dxc6 5. d3 (5. O-O g6
6. a4 Bg7 7. d3 a5 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. Qe1 O-O 10. h3 Nh5 11. Nc4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Badestein,H-Poppner,D/OLNO 1993 (48)}) 5... g6 6. Nc3 (6. Bd2 Bg7 7. Bc3 Nf6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 10. e5 Bg7 11. Qe2 Bg4 12. Re1 Qd5 $15 {1/2-1/2
Salvage,T-Thorpe,R/Belconnen-ch 1993 (30)}) 6... Bg7 7. h3 (7. Bf4 $5 Nf6 (7...
Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Be5 Ne8 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. Qg3 $14)
8. h3 O-O 9. Qd2 Re8 10. Be5 $14) 7... e5 8. a4 h6 9. Be3 Be6 10. a5 Ne7 11.
Qd2 f5 $132 {It's clear that black has managed to solve opening problems quiet
successfully.} 12. exf5 Nxf5 (12... gxf5 13. Qe2 $1 Nd5 14. Bd2 $1 Qd6 15. axb6
Nxb6 16. O-O O-O 17. Rfe1 $16) 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne4 Bd5 15. c4 (15. Rfe1 Kh7)
15... Bxe4 (15... Be6 16. Ra3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qd7 18. Rfa1 Rad8 19. axb6 axb6 $13
) 16. dxe4 Qxd2 17. Nxd2 (17. Bxd2 $6 Nd6 $15 {[%cal Gd6c4,Gd6e4]}) 17... Nd4
$5 (17... Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rad8 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. axb6 axb6 21. Nf3 b5 $13) 18.
Bxd4 (18. Ra2) 18... cxd4 $15 {Black stands slightly better,but with accurate
play white easily holds this endgame.} 19. axb6 axb6 20. Nb3 {[%cal Ga1a8,
Gf1a1]} b5 (20... Kf7) 21. c5 Ra4 $6 22. Na5 Bf6 23. b3 Rb4 24. Nxc6 Rxb3 25.
f4 $1 exf4 (25... Rc3 26. fxe5 Bg5 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Ra8+ Kf7 29. e6+ Kxe6 30.
Nxd4+ Ke5 31. Nxb5 Rxc5 $11) 26. e5 Bg7 27. Nxd4 Re3 28. Ne6 (28. Nxb5 $2 Rxe5
29. Rac1 Rb8 $1 30. Nc7 (30. Nd6 Rxc5 $1 $17) 30... Rc8 31. Na6 Re6 32. Nb4
Bd4+ 33. Kh1 Rxc5 34. Rxc5 Bxc5 35. Nd3 Bd6 $17) 28... Bxe5 29. Nxf8 Bxa1 30.
Rxa1 $11 Kxf8 31. Rb1 Rc3 32. Rxb5 Kf7 33. Kf2 Kf6 34. Rb6+ Kg5 35. Rc6 Kh5 36.
Rc8 Kh4 37. c6 g5 38. c7 h5 39. Kf1 Rc2 40. Ke1 Rc1+ (40... Rxg2 41. Rd8 Rc2
42. c8=Q Rxc8 43. Rxc8 Kxh3 44. Kf2 Kg4 45. Rc5 $18) 41. Kf2 Rc4 42. Kf1 Rc5
43. Kf2 Rc3 44. Kf1 f3 45. gxf3 Rxf3+ 46. Kg2 Rc3 47. Kf2 Rc2+ 48. Kf1 Rc5 49.
Kg2 Rc6 50. Kf2 Rf6+ 51. Kg2 Rf7 52. Ra8 Rxc7 53. Ra4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Perenyi Memorial"]
[Site "Gyula"]
[Date "2000.01.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yu, Shaoteng"]
[Black "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2000.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Finkel,A} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nf6 {
This variation is considered to be dangerous for black,but in the following
game white doesn't prove it.} (6... Nh6 $5 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10.
e5 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Qb6 12. b3 c5 13. Ba3 cxd4 14. Bxe7 Rfe8 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Nf1
Nf5 17. g4 Ne7 18. Nxd4 Nc6 $44 {Psakhis,L-Dautov,R Nimes 1991,}) (6... e5 7.
c3 Ne7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 d6 12. Bg5 $14) 7. e5 Nd5
8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 d6 (10... d5 11. Qh4 (11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nc3 O-O
13. Qh4 Rb8 14. Bh6 Rxb2 15. Nd1 Rb6 16. Ne3 f6 $13 {Tseitlin,Ma-Afek,Y Tel
Aviv 1990}) 11... h6 12. Nc3 g5 13. Qg3 O-O 14. h4 g4 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5
Qxd5 17. Nh2 $14 {[%csl Rg4] 1/2-1/2 Siklosi,Z-Dely,P/HUN-chT 1993 (56)}) (
10... O-O 11. Qh4 (11. Nc3 d5 12. Qh4 Ne6 13. Bh6 Rb8 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rad1
Bb7 16. Re3 $36 {Sutovskij,E-Fierro Baquero,M/Benasque op 1996 (24)}) 11... Ne6
(11... d6 12. Bh6 Ne6 13. Nc3 f6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. exf6+ Rxf6 {/\Rf4} 16. Ng5
$1 Nxg5 17. Qxg5 $16 {Kasparov,G-Salov,V/Dortmund 1992/1-0 (54) ><e7}) 12. Nc3
(12. Bh6 f6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nc3 fxe5 15. Nxe5 Rf4 16. Qg3 Qf8 17. Ne2 $14 {
Spasov,V-Schwaegli,B/Biel op 1992 (33)}) 12... d5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bh6 Bb7 15.
Rad1 Rc8 16. Nb5 $16 {1-0 Mainka,R-Wesseln,K/GER-ch 1996 (22)}) (10... Ne6 11.
Qh4 h6 12. Nc3 d6 13. Rd1 Bb7 14. Be3 c5 15. Nd5 dxe5 $1 16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Qg3 h5 19. h4 O-O 20. Nxe5 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 $15 {Charlov,
A-Andersson,U,Haninge 1992}) 11. Nc3 Ne6 12. Qe4 $5 ({Another tempting
continuation was} 12. Qh4 $5) {Giving up a pawn and hoping to use the bishops
to get counterplay.This plan succeds only because of white's inaccuracy.} 12...
O-O $5 13. Qxc6 Rb8 14. Qe4 $6 (14. exd6 $5 Bb7 (14... Qxd6 15. Nd5 (15. Qxd6
exd6 16. Nd5 Ba6 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Nc6 Rb6 19. Nxa7 Bxc4 $44) 15... Qd8 16. Ne5
Bb7 17. Qd7 Bxe5 18. Qxd8 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Rfxd8 20. Nxe7+ Kf8 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22.
cxd5 Rxd5 $11) 15. dxe7 Qxe7 (15... Bxc6 16. exd8=Q Rfxd8 17. Ne5 $1 $16) 16.
Nd5 Qd8 17. Qa4 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxa7 $14) 14... Bb7 15. Nd5 (15. Qe3
Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxe5 17. b3 Nc5 18. Bb2 $14) 15... Bxd5 16. Qxd5 $6 {Permitting
black to equallize.} (16. cxd5 $5 Nc5 (16... Nc7 $2 17. Nd4 $1 $16 {[%cal
Gd4c6,Ge5e6]}) 17. Qe3 {[%csl Rc5]} Rc8 18. b4 (18. exd6 Qxd6 19. Qxe7 Qxd5 20.
Qe2 Nd3 21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Bg5 $14) 18... Nd7 19. Qxa7 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Ra8 21. Qd7
Bxe5 22. Qxd8 Rfxd8 23. Rb1 Rxa2 $14) 16... dxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxd5 $1 18. cxd5 Nd4
19. Nd7 (19. Nc6 Nc2) (19. Rb1 $5 Nc2 20. Re2 Na3 21. Ra1 Bxe5 $1 22. Rxe5 Nc2
23. Rb1 Na3 $11) 19... Nc2 $1 $11 20. Nxb8 Rxb8 21. Bg5 (21. Be3 $6 Rxb2 22.
Bxa7 $2 Nxa1 23. Rxa1 Rb7 $19 {[%csl Ra1,Ra7]}) 21... Bxb2 22. Rab1 Nxe1 23.
Rxe1 Ba3 24. Kf1 f6 25. Bf4 {The endgame is equal,but white mangaes to lose it
in a few moves.} (25. Bc1 Bd6 26. Be3 a6 27. Rd1 Kf7 28. h3 f5 $15) 25... Rd8
26. Rd1 Bc5 27. Ke2 Kf8 28. Rd2 (28. Be3 Bxe3 29. fxe3 $11) 28... Ke8 29. Be3
Bxe3 30. Kxe3 $11 Rd6 31. Kd4 $5 e6 {[%cal Gd6d2]} 32. Kc5 Ke7 33. a4 Ra6 34.
dxe6 $2 {Decisive mistake.} (34. Rb2 $1 exd5 35. Kxd5 Rxa4 (35... Rd6+ 36. Kc5
$11) 36. Rb7+ Kd8 37. Rxh7 Ra2 38. Ke6 Rxf2 39. Rxa7 $11) 34... Rxa4 35. Re2 $2
(35. Rd7+ Kxe6 36. Rxh7 Ra2 37. h4 Rxf2 38. g4 $15) 35... Ra6 $17 36. Kb5 Rb6+
37. Ka5 (37. Kc5) 37... h5 {[%csl Ra5]} 38. h3 g5 39. g3 Rxe6 40. Rb2 Rb6 41.
Rc2 Ke6 42. Rc7 Kf5 43. Rc5+ (43. Rxa7 Rb2 44. Rh7 Kg6 45. Re7 Rxf2 46. Re3 Rh2
$19) 43... Kg6 44. Rc2 Rb3 45. Ka6 Ra3+ 46. Kb7 h4 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.03.31"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Oratovsky, Michael"]
[Black "Kagan, Shimon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2000.01.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Petah Tikva Elitzur"]
[BlackTeam "Tel Aviv Ironi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 (7...
O-O 8. Bf4 (8. Be3 $142) 8... Nd7 9. e5 (9. Qd2) 9... Nb6 10. Ne4 c4 $1 11. d4
Nd5 12. Bh2 Bf5 13. Ng3 (13. Qe2 Qb6 {[%csl Gb2]}) 13... Qa5+ 14. Nd2 Be6 15.
O-O (15. c3 Nf4 16. O-O Nd3 17. Qc2 c5 $17) 15... c5 16. Nf3 c3 $17 {0-1
Conquest,S-Michaelsen,N/Fuerth GER 1999 (40)}) 8. Be3 (8. O-O e5 9. Be3 Qe7 10.
Ne2 $6 (10. Qd2 $142 {[%cal Ge3h6]}) 10... O-O 11. c3 $6 {[%csl Gd3]} b6 12.
Qb3 Ba6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rd2 Nf6 15. Rad1 c4 $1 $17 {0-1 Lederer,Y-Sutovskij,
E/Tel Aviv 1994/EXT 97 (54)}) 8... Qa5 $6 $146 {Unfortunate move,which only
helps white to provoke b2-b4.} (8... h6 9. O-O e5 10. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Qe7 11.
Qd2 a5 12. Nh2 {[%cal Gf2f4]} a4 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16.
Rxf3 g5 17. Be3 Be6 18. Qf2 b6 19. d4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 22. Qxc5
bxc5 $16 {[%csl Ga4,Gc5,Gc6,Gf6] 1-0 Tseitlin,M-Schmittdiel,E/Groningen 1994/
CBM 45 ext (56)}) (8... a5 9. a4 $6 b6 10. Qd2 h6 11. O-O e5 12. Ne2 $2 (12.
Nh2 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) 12... Nf8 {[%cal Gf8e6]} 13. c3 Ba6 14. Rfd1 Ne6 $17 {
[%csl Gd3] 0-1 Groffen,H-Abolianin,A/Vlissingen 1995/EXT 2000 (33)}) 9. Qd2 h6
$2 {After this slow move black really has a big problems,it wasn't late yet to
recognize for black the badness of his plan,to custle and to play slightly
worse position.} (9... O-O 10. Bh6) 10. O-O e5 11. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Nf8 $2 (
11... Qc7 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 b6 14. d4 $16) 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Qxb4 (13...
Qc7 14. Bxa7 b6 $140 $2 15. Bxb6 $18) 14. Bxa7 $1 $18 {It's very strange,but
black simply hasn't defence against black threat-Bc5.} Ne6 (14... Qe7 15. Bc5)
(14... b6 15. Rfb1 $18 {[%csl Gb6]}) 15. Bc5 Qxc5 16. Rxa8 O-O 17. Na4 Qb5 $2 (
17... Qd6 $142 18. Nb6 Bd7 19. Qa5 $18 (19. Rfa1 $5)) 18. Ra5 {[%csl Gb5]} 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Chernyshov, Konstantin"]
[Black "Shinkevich, Vitaly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Finkel,A} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7.
h3 Nh6 (7... Qe7 8. c3 Nf6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nd7 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 O-O 13.
Nbd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Nikolenko,O-Kozlov,V/Moscow-ch op 1995 (32)}) 8. d3 f6 9. Be3
Qe7 (9... b6 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ne2 Nf7 12. Nh2 O-O 13. f4 f5 $1 $132 {Nadezhdin,
D-Nenashev,A/RUS-Cup1 Chigorin mem 1996 (31)}) 10. c3 $6 {The way to clear
advantage was shown in the following game and there is no reason for white to
deviate.} (10. Qd2 $1 Nf7 11. Qc3 b6 12. b4 (12. a3 $5) 12... O-O 13. bxc5 b5
14. Nbd2 a5 15. a4 b4 16. Qb2 $16 {1-0 Galdunts,S-Wessels,M/NRW-Liga II 9697
1996 (31)}) 10... Nf7 (10... O-O 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rd8 (12... exd4 13. Nxd4
Nf7 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 a6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cyborowski,
L-Antoniewski,R/EU-chJM U16 1995 (43)}) 13. Qc1 Nf7 14. Nc3 exd4 15. Bxd4 $6
Ng5 $1 $15 {0-1 Pettinger,J-Lehmann,Z/WchJM-U20 1995 (32)}) 11. a3 a5 (11...
Be6 12. b4 c4 13. d4 O-O 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Bc5 $16) 12. d4 cxd4
13. cxd4 O-O 14. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3a4]} b5 $1 {Black manages to solve openng
problems with full success and fights for the initiative.} 15. Qc2 $6 (15. d5
Bb7 16. Qd3) 15... Bd7 16. Rad1 Rfc8 17. Re2 $6 Be6 (17... a4 $5 18. Red2 Be6)
18. a4 $6 Qb4 $1 $15 {Taking an advantage of white's hesitant play.} 19. Ra1 (
19. d5 cxd5 20. exd5 Bf5 21. Qd2 bxa4 22. Ra1 Bd7 23. Qd1 Nd6 $15) 19... Bb3
20. Qc1 bxa4 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Nd2 Bf8 $6 ({Better was} 22... Nd3 23. Qb1 Rd8
24. Nxb3 (24. Nxa4 Bxa4 25. Qa2+ Kh8 26. Qxa4 Qxa4 27. Rxa4 Nxb2 $17) 24...
axb3 25. Rd2 Nc5 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Ra3 Nb7 $5 $17 {and black keeps a pawn})
23. Nxb3 Qxb3 $6 (23... axb3 $5) 24. Nxa4 Rab8 (24... Rd8 25. Qc2 Qb5 26. Nc3
Qb7 27. b3 $14) 25. Qc2 Qxc2 26. Rxc2 $14 {[%csl Rc6] In the endgame white's
chanse are better because of weak pawns on c6 and a5.} Rb4 27. f3 Rcb8 28. Bf4
c5 (28... Bd6 29. Bd2 R4b5 (29... Rc4 $2 30. Bc3 Nd3 31. Rd2 $18) 30. f4 Nd3
31. Rxc6 $16) 29. Ra2 R8b7 (29... Bd6) 30. Bxe5 fxe5 31. Nxc5 R7b5 $2 {Losing
move.Black had very elegant way to hold the position:} (31... Bxc5+ 32. Rxc5
Rxb2 33. Rxb2 Rxb2 34. Rxa5 $18) (31... Rc7 $1 32. Rxa5 Kf7 $1 33. Kf2 Kf6 34.
Kg3 h5 $1 (34... Bxc5 35. Raxc5 Rxc5 36. Rxc5 Rxb2 37. Rc6+ Kf7 (37... Kg5 38.
Re6 Rb5 39. Rxe5+ $1 $18) 38. Rc7+ Kg8 39. Rc5 $18) 35. h4 Bxc5 36. Raxc5 Rxc5
37. Rxc5 Rxb2 $14) 32. Ne6 Be7 (32... Kf7 $6 33. Nd8+ Kf6 34. Nc6 Rb3 35. Nxa5
$18) 33. Rc7 Kf7 (33... Bh4 34. b3 $1 {[%csl Rg8]} Rxb3 35. Rg7+ Kh8 36. Rc2
Rb8 37. Rcc7 $18) 34. Nd8+ Kf6 35. Rxe7 Kxe7 36. Nc6+ Kf6 37. Nxb4 Rxb4 38.
Rxa5 Rxb2 39. Ra6+ Kg5 40. Re6 Kf4 41. Kh2 $18 {[%cal Gh3h4,Ge6a6,Ga6a3,Gh2h3,
Gg2g3]} Rb7 (41... Ra2 42. h4 Rb2 43. Re7 h6 44. Re6 g5 45. Rf6+ Ke3 46. Rxh6
$18) 42. h4 Rf7 43. Ra6 $1 {[%csl Rf4]} g5 (43... Ke3 44. Ra5 Re7 45. Kg3 $18 {
[%cal Gg3g5]}) 44. hxg5 Kxg5 45. Kg3 Re7 46. Rb6 h5 $6 {[%csl Rh5]} (46... Re8)
47. Rb8 Rg7 (47... Kg6 48. Kh4 $18 {[%cal Gb8g8,Gg8g5]}) 48. Rf8 Kh6+ 49. Kh3
Rg5 50. Rf6+ Kg7 51. Rf5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Perelshteyn, Eugene"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 Nd7 9. Qd2 Re8 10. O-O e5 11. Nh2 h5 $2 {My attitude to such a moves
always very sceptical.Also here this move only weakens the position of black
king,on the other hand Ng4 idea wasn't so dangerous at all.} (11... Qe7 $142
12. Bh6 (12. f4) 12... Bh8 (12... Nf8 $143 $2 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Ne2 Ne6 15. f4
exf4 16. Nxf4 Nxf4 17. Rxf4 f5 18. Nf3 Be6 19. Rh4 {[%cal Gd2h6]} h5 {[%csl
Gg7]} 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. g4 $1 $40 {1-0 Dey,J-Schoeller,W/Bayern 2001/EXT 2002 
(33)}) 13. Ng4 Nf8 {[%cal Gf8e6]} 14. Bg5 f6 15. Nh6+ Kg7 16. Be3 Ne6 {1-0
Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78 (50) and black got quite decent play})
12. Kh1 $146 {A useful move in all respects} (12. f4 $143 exf4 13. Bxf4 c4 $1)
({Also very interesting} 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 Ne5 15. Ne2 f6 $6 (
15... Be6 $142) 16. Qh4 Be6 17. Bd2 {[%cal Gd2c3]} Bf7 18. Bc3 $40 {1-0 Csoke,
A-Uskova,F/Jakarta 1993/EXT 97 (73)}) 12... Qe7 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15.
Nf3 Nxf3 (15... b5 $5) 16. Rxf3 f5 $5 {[%csl Rg6,Rg8] With black pawn on h7,
this move was quite logical,but with pawn it looks very dangerous.In fact
suprisingly enough black position remains solid and it's not so easy for white
to use all black weaknesses.} (16... Be6 17. Raf1 $40 {[%cal Gf4g5,Gf4h6]} (17.
Bg5 $5)) (16... c4 17. Bh6 (17. dxc4 $140 Qb4) 17... cxd3 (17... Bh8) 18. Bxg7
Kxg7 19. cxd3 Be6 $14) 17. Re1 Qd8 (17... Bd7 {looks more logical to me}) 18.
Bg5 (18. Bh6 Bd4 $1 {and black holds the position} (18... Bh8 19. Qf2 $40 {
[%cal Gf2g3]})) (18. Qf2 $5 {[%csl Gc5]} b6 19. Qg3 Qf6 $11) 18... Qb6 $2 {
Too brave,black doesn't feel the danger of his position.} (18... Qd6 $1 19. Bh6
Bd4 {was much better}) 19. e5 $1 (19. Bh6 $5) 19... Qxb2 (19... Rxe5 20. Rxe5
Bxe5 21. Qe1 Qc7 22. Re3 Bg7 23. Re8+ Kh7 24. Qh4 $40 {[%cal Ge8e7,Gg5f6]}) (
19... Be6 20. Bf6 $1) 20. Bf6 Kh7 21. Bxg7 (21. Rg3 Bh6 22. Bg5 h4 $132) 21...
Kxg7 22. d4 $2 {Looks very attractive,but leads only to a draw} (22. Rb1 Qa3
23. Rxf5 gxf5 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Qg6+) (22. Rg3 Re6 $1) ({But very
strong was} 22. Rfe3 $142 $1 {[%cal Ge5e6]} Re6 (22... Be6 23. Rb1 $18 {
[%cal Gb1b7]}) 23. Ne2 $1 {[%cal Ge2f4]} Rxe5 24. Nf4 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 Qf6 26.
Qxc5 $40) 22... cxd4 23. Qg5 (23. Qxd4 $6 Qb6 (23... Be6 24. Rb1) 24. Qh4 Qd8
$15) 23... dxc3 (23... Re6 $2 24. Rxf5 Qxc3 25. Ref1 {and white winning}) 24.
Qf6+ Kh6 $1 (24... Kh7 $4 25. Qf7+ {[%cal Gf7e8]}) 25. Rg3 Rg8 26. Rxg6+ Rxg6
27. Qh8+ Kg5 28. Qd8+ Kh6 (28... Kf4 $2 29. Qh4+ Rg4 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Qh6+ Kg3
32. Re3+ Kf2 33. Qf4#) 29. Qh8+ Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes masters k.o."]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2000.02.20"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "David, Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2000.02.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Finkel,A} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. e5 $5 {
This move may hardly be recommended because black gets very strong counterplay.
} (6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bc4 Nf6 10. Bb3 O-O 11. h3 Qc8 12.
Qf3 c5 $13 {0-1 Buttigieg,J-Katz,D/Toronto op 1995 (41)}) (6. h3 Bd7 7. Re1 Nf6
8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Rc8 11. d3 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,
G-Kramnik,V/Paris PCA-Intel GP 1995 (26)}) (6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. h3 (7. d3 e5 8. a3
Ne7 9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 O-O 11. b5 Qc7 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Rxa7 Rxa7 14. b6 $14 {
1-0 Kraut,R-Ballmann,M/Zug 1989 (22)}) 7... e5 8. d3 Ne7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Qe2 Qc7
11. a3 f5 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Bd7 14. Nb3 Qb6 $13 {D'Amore,C-Cramling,P/
Biel-B 1990/1/2-1/2 (102)}) 6... dxe5 (6... Bxe5 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9.
Re1 Qd4 10. d3 Bg4 11. Qd2 Nf6 12. Qg5 $14) 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Re1 f6 9. b3 Nh6
10. Ba3 Nf7 (10... c4 $5 11. bxc4 O-O 12. Rb1 (12. d4 $2 Qa5 $1 13. Bb2 Rb8 14.
Qc1 Bg4 $17) 12... Qc7 13. d3 Be6 14. Ne4 $13) 11. Bxc5 f5 12. d4 e4 13. Nd2
O-O 14. Nc4 Ba6 {Another possibility was} (14... Re8 15. Qd2 e5 16. d5 $5 {
,but it seems that the arising positions are in white's favour.} (16. Rad1 Be6
17. Nxe5 (17. d5 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Bh6 19. Be3 f4 20. Bc5 Qg5 $132) 17... Nxe5 18.
dxe5 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Bxe5 20. Bd4 $14)) 15. Ne3 Ng5 $5 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gg5e6]} (
15... Re8 $5 16. Qd2 Qc7) 16. Na4 Bb5 ({Deserved attention} 16... Ne6 17. c3
Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Bc8 19. Nc4 Qd5 $13 {with good chanses for black.}) 17. c3 Ne6
18. Ba3 Re8 (18... Bxa4 19. bxa4 Nf4 20. Qb3+ Kh8 21. Rab1 Rb8 22. Qc4 (22.
Qxb8 Qxb8 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Bxe7 Rb2 $15) 22... Qd7 23. Rb3 $13) 19. Nb2 $5 Nf4
20. Nec4 e5 $5 21. dxe5 Qg5 $6 {After this move white manages to get an
advantage,so better was.} (21... Bxc4 $1 22. Nxc4 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Qd6
Nd3 $1 25. Red1 $13) 22. g3 Bxc4 (22... Bxe5 23. h4 $1 $18) (22... Rad8 23. Bd6
(23. Qc1 Nh3+ 24. Kg2 Qg4 25. Qe3 Ng5 $17 {[%csl Ra3,Rb2,Rg2]}) 23... Nh3+ 24.
Kg2 Nf4+ 25. Kh1 Ne6 26. Qe2 $14) 23. Nxc4 Nd3 (23... Nd5) 24. f4 $1 $14 {
I guess this move was overlooked by black!} Qd8 (24... Nxf4 25. Bc1 Nh3+ 26.
Kg2 Qg4 27. Qxg4 fxg4 28. Rxe4 h5 29. Be3 $16) 25. Re2 Qd5 26. Bc1 $5 Bf8 (
26... Rad8 27. Be3 Rd7 28. Rd2 Red8 29. Qe2 Qe6 30. Rad1 $14) 27. Be3 Bc5 $6
28. Qd2 h5 29. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 30. Qe3 $16 Red8 (30... Qxe3+ 31. Rxe3 a5 32. Rd1
Reb8 $1 $14 {[%cal Ga5a4,Gc6c5]}) 31. Rd1 Rd5 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 {[%csl Rc3]} 33. h4
Kf7 34. Red2 Ke7 35. Kf1 Rb8 (35... a5) 36. Rc2 a5 37. Ne3 Rb7 (37... a4 $6 38.
b4 Rcb5 39. a3 c5 40. c4 R5b7 41. b5 $18 {[%cal Ge3g2,Gg2e1,Gc2d2]}) 38. Ke2
Rb8 39. Rb1 Rcb5 40. Nc4 Rc5 (40... a4 $6 41. b4 c5 42. Nd6 R5b6 43. a3 Ke6 44.
Ke3 $16) 41. Nb2 Nb4 $6 {White's task is more difficult after} (41... Nxb2 42.
Rbxb2 a4 $5) 42. Na4 $8 Rbb5 $5 (42... Nxc2 43. Nxc5 Rb5 44. Na4 Rd5 45. Rb2
Na3 46. Rd2 Nb5 47. c4 $18) 43. Nxc5 Rxc5 44. Rbc1 (44. Rd2 Rxc3 45. Rbd1 Nd5
$132) 44... Nd3 $2 {This move is losing the game without a fight.} (44... Nxc2)
45. Rd1 Nb4 46. Rcd2 $18 Nd5 (46... Rxc3 47. Rd7+ Ke8 48. Rd8+ Ke7 49. R1d7+
Ke6 50. Rg7 $18) 47. c4 Nc3+ 48. Ke3 Nxd1+ 49. Kd4 $1 {[%csl Rc5]} Ne3 (49...
Nc3 50. Kxc3 $1) 50. Kxc5 Nf1 51. Rg2 Ne3 52. Rg1 Nc2 53. Rc1 Nb4 54. Kd4 c5+
55. Ke3 (55. Kxc5 $4 Nd3+ $19) 55... Nxa2 56. Ra1 Nb4 57. Rxa5 Nc2+ 58. Kf2 Nd4
59. Rxc5 Nxb3 60. Rc6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Babula,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Na3 $5 {[%mdl 8] Incredible in the highest level, a novelty
already on the 2-nd move! In fact, the move is not new, but before it was
played by weaker players only. Objectively, 2.Na3 can't be better than other
common options, most probably it is even weaker. Its drawbacks are clear,
White doesn't fight for the centre, the knight is slightly misplaced on a3.
But it has also advantages, White keeps the possibility to play c2-c3, the Na3
can find a good square on c4 or White can transfer it via the c2 square (after
c2-c3). But the main plus of the move is, that an opponent is surprised, he
can forget about his preparation and has to think from the very beginning.
What could be very unpleasant, mainly in the current chess world full of huge
opening's theory.} (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Qb6 6. Na3 a6 7. Bxc6
Qxc6) 2... Nc6 {Of course, Black has many other options, he can play almost
everything. But a so wide choice could be often rather a disadvantage than an
advantage!} (2... e6 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Dreev,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 111 (55)})
3. Bb5 (3. c3 $6 Nf6) 3... Qc7 {Black prevents the creation of doubled pawns.}
({The critical position for the evaluation of} 3... Nd4 {arises after} 4. Ba4
$5 (4. Bc4) 4... Qa5 (4... g6 $6 5. c3 $14) 5. c3 b5 $13) (3... g6 {1/2-1/2
Zvjaginsev,V-Motylev,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 111 (35)}) 4. Nf3 g6 (4... Nf6 $5) 5. c3
a6 $6 {Black neglects the development.} ({After} 5... Nf6 {looks promising the
pawn sacrifice} 6. O-O $5 Nxe4 7. Re1 $44) 6. Bxc6 Qxc6 7. O-O Bg7 {This
position is not new, it arises after the move order shown in the line to move
2.} ({Surely bad is} 7... Qxe4 $2 8. d4 $36 cxd4 $140 9. Nc4 {[%cal Yc4d6,
Yf1e1]}) 8. d4 $5 {More energetic than} (8. Re1) 8... d6 ({The alternative is
to accept the pawn sacrifice} 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Qxe4 10. Re1 Qd5 11. Bg5 $44 {
1-0 Kargin,A-Bogomolov,A/Novokuznetsk 2001/CBM 085 ext (33)}) 9. d5 {The most
logical continuation.} ({It was played also} 9. e5) ({and} 9. Re1) 9... Qc7 10.
h3 $6 {[%csl Gg4] The useless prophylaxis costs time and it allows Black to
finish his deployment.} ({Energetic} 10. Bf4 $1 $14 {with intention to realize
the e4-e5 break gives White the opening's advantage, for example} Bg4 (10...
Nf6 $6 11. e5) 11. Re1 $1) 10... Nf6 11. Bf4 O-O (11... Nxe4 $4 12. Qa4+ $18)
12. Re1 {White's next plan is to realize the e4-e5 advance in favourable
circumstances.} (12. e5 Nh5 (12... dxe5 13. Bxe5 Qd8 14. c4 b5 $11) 13. exd6
exd6 $11) 12... b5 $11 {[%csl Ra3] פa3 Now it is obvious, that the Na3 is
misplaced.} 13. Qd2 (13. e5 Nd7 $11) 13... Bb7 {[%cal Ye7e6] And Black's plan
is to realize the e7-e6 advance and to open the position for his pair of
bishops.} 14. Rad1 (14. Bh6 e6 $1) 14... Rfe8 15. c4 Qb6 ({The principal
continuation is} 15... e6 $5 {Complications in the centre looks better for
White, for example} 16. dxe6 $140 $6 (16. e5 $6 dxe5 17. d6 (17. Bxe5 Qb6 $15)
17... Qc6 18. Bxe5 b4 $15) 16... Nxe4 $15 17. Rxe4 Bxe4 18. Ng5 Rxe6 19. Nxe6
fxe6 {^^}) 16. Bh6 (16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Rad8 $11) 16... Bh8 17. b3 {It allows
Black to realize the e7-e6 advance.} (17. Ng5 $5 $13) 17... e6 $5 18. Ng5 (18.
dxe6 $2 Rxe6 $17) 18... exd5 19. cxd5 $6 {Now Black gets the advantage.} ({
Correct is the other capture} 19. exd5 $142 bxc4 20. Nxc4 $1 (20. bxc4 $6 Qb4
$1 $15) 20... Qc7 {[%csl Rd5] ><d5} 21. Qf4 $1 $11 {and in spite of the d5
weakness White keeps the balance, for example} Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Rd8 23. Ne4 $1
Nxd5 24. Qg3 {[%csl Rd6] ><d6}) 19... Re7 20. Re3 Rae8 $15 {Black has the
strong pressure on the e-file against White's centre.} 21. Rde1 a5 22. Nb1 b4 {
It weakens the c4 square.} (22... Nd7 $5) 23. Qc2 {[%cal Yb1d2,Yd2c4]} Nd7 (
23... Nh5 $6 24. g4) 24. Nd2 Ba6 25. Ngf3 {[%csl Gd4,Ge5] White takes the
important e5 (and also d4) square under control.} (25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. Qxc4 (26.
bxc4 Bd4 $15) 26... Bd4 $1 27. Rg3 $15 (27. R3e2 $4 Bc3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rc4]
[%cal Yd7e5]})) 25... Ne5 $6 {An inaccuracy losing the advantage.} ({It is not
good neither} 25... Bc3 $6 26. Rxc3 $5 bxc3 27. Qxc3 f6 $44) ({nor} 25... a4 $6
26. Bg5 (26. bxa4 $6 c4 27. Nxc4 Qc5 28. Rc1 Rc8)) ({Correct is paradoxical} 
25... Bd4 $142 $1 {Black exchanges his strong dark-squared bishop, but he
gains the passed pawn d4, the square c5 for the knight and the most important
fact is that White is forced to disconnect his rooks and so Black strengthens
the pressure against the e4 pawn.} 26. Nxd4 cxd4 27. Rg3 f5 $5 $15 28. Bg5 Re5)
26. Bg5 Nxf3+ $6 {Another step in the wrong direction, Black frees the
important square e5.} (26... Rc7 $142 {[%cal Yc5c4]} 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Nc4 Bxc4
29. Qxc4 $11 a4 $5) 27. Nxf3 Rd7 {Black believes that the advance e4-e45 is
not possible.} ({More circumspect is} 27... f6 $5 $14) 28. e5 $1 {[%mdl 64]
But yet!} dxe5 29. Nxe5 Rxd5 30. Nxf7 $1 {The point.} (30. Nc4 $4 Rxe3) 30...
Rxe3 31. Rxe3 $6 {Most probably White wanted to surprise his opponent being in
time-trouble.} ({After} 31. Nh6+ $142 Kf8 32. Bxe3 $40 {Black has worries with
his weak king.}) 31... Kxf7 {It is not a mistake, but it requires precision
from Black.} ({More safer way is} 31... Bf6 $5 $11 {and White has nothing, for
example} 32. Bxf6 Qxf6 33. Nh6+ Kg7 34. Ng4 Qd6 35. Qb2+ Rd4) 32. Re7+ Kf8 (
32... Kg8 33. Re8+ Kf7 (33... Kg7 $2 34. Qe4 $18 Qd6 35. Bf4) 34. Rxh8 (34.
Re7+ $11) 34... Rxg5 35. Qe4 {looks very dangerous, but in fact White has only
a draw after} Rf5 $11) 33. Qe4 Rd1+ $4 {A blunder losing the game. Black opens
the long white diagonal and White's queen has an access to the a8 square.} ({
After correct} 33... Qd6 $142 $1 34. Bh6+ (34. f4 $4 Rxg5 $19) 34... Bg7 $1 (
34... Kg8 $2 35. Re8+ Kf7 36. Rf8+ Qxf8 37. Qxd5+ $18) 35. Bxg7+ Kg8 {Black
holds the game, for example} 36. f4 Bb5 37. Bh6 Bc6 38. Rg7+ (38. Qe6+ Qxe6 39.
Rxe6 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 Bd5 $11 {[%csl Rg2] ><g2} 41. Rf6 Bf7 42. Rc6 Bd5) 38... Kh8
39. Re7 Kg8 $11) 34. Kh2 $18 Qd6+ 35. f4 {Now Black can't escape.} Bf6 36. Bh6+
Kg8 37. Qa8+ (37. Qa8+ Qd8 38. Re8+) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Babula,V"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Na3 Nc6 (2... e6 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Dreev,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 111
(55)}) 3. Bb5 g6 $5 {Black ignores the threat of the doubled pawns creation.} (
3... Qc7 {1-0 Zvjaginsev,V-Khalifman,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 111 (37)}) 4. Bxc6 bxc6
{For the compromised pawn structure Black has a pair of bishops.} 5. d3 Bg7 6.
f4 $6 {The premature advance.} ({Solid alternatives are better:} 6. Nf3 $142) (
6. c3 $142 d5 $140 7. Qa4 $5) 6... d5 $1 {[%csl Ra3] פa3 The correct answer.
The knight on a3 is misplaced now and Black is not afraid of the advance e4-e5
closing his Bg7.} (6... Rb8 $143 $6 7. Nf3 $5 (7. c3) 7... Bxb2 8. Bxb2 Rxb2 9.
Qd2 $44) 7. e5 $6 {White continues in his dubious plan.} (7. Qe2 $6 {is not
suitable as well due to} Qa5+ $5 8. Bd2 Qb6 $15) ({But perhaps better is} 7.
Nf3 $142 $5 {After} dxe4 8. dxe4 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nf6 $36 {it looks so that Black
has an initiative but position is still not clear} 10. e5 (10. Re1 O-O) 10...
Nd5) 7... f6 $1 $15 {Black immediately attacks White's centre, his position is
already slightly better.} 8. Qe2 $2 {And this is already a serious mistake.
White believes wrongly that he can keep the wedge e5. But the game will show
that it is not possible.} ({Therefore it is better to exchange on f6. White
can do it right now} 8. exf6 $142 {, but it just helps Black to finish his
development.} Nxf6 $15) ({More convenient is} 8. Nf3 $142 $5 {and exchange on
f6 later in better circumstances, for example} Bg4 (8... fxe5 $6 9. Nxe5 $11)
9. O-O Nh6 $5 (9... fxe5 10. fxe5 Nh6 (10... Bxe5 $2 11. Qe1 $1 Bg7 12. Ne5 $14
) 11. Bf4 $15 {[%cal Yd1d2,Ya1e1]}) 10. exf6 $5 {White captures on f6 just now
when Black has already developed his knight} Bxf6 11. Qe1 $15) 8... fxe5 $1 {
><e5 It creates White the weakness e5.} (8... Nh6 $143 $6) 9. fxe5 {[%csl Re5]}
Nh6 10. Nf3 ({White has no time for the prophylaxis h2-h3 to avoid Bc8-g4} 10.
h3 Nf5 11. Bf4 O-O (11... Nd4 $5) 12. Nf3 Nh4 $17) 10... Bg4 11. O-O O-O 12. c3
({After} 12. Bxh6 Bxh6 $17 {Black is much better due to his strong pair of
bishops.}) 12... Qc7 13. Nc2 Nf5 $5 $17 {Black's pressure is very unpleasant.}
(13... Nf7 $143 $6 14. d4 $15) 14. Bf4 {It is difficult to recommend anything
better.} (14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 c5) (14. Nce1 Nh4) 14... Nd4 $2 {Black goes for
useless complications and loses part of his advantage.} (14... Nh4 $142 $17 {
is the correct continuation.}) 15. Ncxd4 $5 {White tries to get more
complicated position, where he would have more chances to escape.} ({After} 15.
cxd4 Rxf4 16. dxc5 Bxf3 17. Rxf3 Rxf3 18. gxf3 Bxe5 19. Re1 Bf6 $15 {the
position is rather simple and White can suffer only.}) 15... Rxf4 (15... cxd4
16. Bg3 $15) 16. h3 $2 {But this move loses a pawn.} ({It is necessary} 16. Nb3
$142 Qb6 $15 (16... c4 $6 17. dxc4 Rxc4 18. Nbd4 {[%csl Rc4] צc4})) 16... cxd4
17. hxg4 dxc3 18. bxc3 Rxg4 19. Nd2 {[%csl Rg4] צg4 Black's rook is slightly
misplaced now.} Rg3 $1 $17 {This important move regains the advantage.} (19...
Rg5 $2 20. d4 {[%cal Yd2b3,Yb3c5]}) 20. Rae1 e6 ({Possible is also} 20... Qb6+
$5 21. d4 (21. Kh2 Rg5) 21... Rxc3 {Black needn't be afraid of} 22. Qg4 {
because of} c5 $17 {, for example} 23. Qd7 Qd8 24. Qe6+ Kh8 25. Rf7 (25. Nf3
Bh6) 25... cxd4) 21. Nb3 c5 $2 {A mistake allowing White to escape.} ({Correct
is} 21... Qb6+ $142 22. d4 Rxc3 $17 23. Qg4 Re8) 22. Qf2 $1 Rxd3 23. Nxc5 Rxc3
24. Nxe6 Qb6 {Black is forced to exchange the queens.} (24... Qe7 $2 25. Qd4)
25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Rf2 $15 {o^e5 This ending Black can't win. A
maximum, what he can achieve, is the ending R+P:R+2P on one flank, what is a
theoretical draw.} Re8 (27... Raa3 28. Rb2 Re3 29. Rxe3 Rxe3 30. Rxb6 Rxe5 31.
a4) 28. e6 Re7 (28... Rc6 29. Rf7+ Kg8 30. Rd7 Rcxe6 31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Rxd5)
29. Rd2 Rc5 30. a4 h5 31. Kh2 Kf6 32. Rf2+ Kg7 33. Rd2 Ra5 34. Rd4 Rc5 35. Rd2
Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Babula,V"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2005.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32]} 1. e4 c5 2. Na3 (2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Na3) 2... e6 (
2... Nc6 3. Bb5 Qc7 {1-0 Zvjaginsev,V-Khalifman,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 111 (37)} (
3... g6 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Motylev,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 111 (35)})) 3. c3 d5 4.
e5 {Now the position has the traits of the French 3.e5.} (4. exd5 {is less
suitable due to} exd5 $5 {[%csl Ra3] פa3} ({after} 4... Qxd5 5. d4 {it arises
the position from the Sicilian 2.c3, for the common move order see the line to
move 2.})) 4... Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. g3 $6 {It looks strange, White wastes time.}
({After} 6. d4 {arises a clear French 3.e5.}) ({But a more frequent option is} 
6. Nc2 f6 7. d4 fxe5 8. dxe5 Qc7 9. Bf4 $13 {1-0 Cicak,S-Dimitrov,V/Figueira
da Foz 2005/EXT 2006 (36)}) 6... a6 {[%csl Gb5]} (6... f6 $5) 7. Nc2 {After
Black's previous move the knight has on a3 no perspectives.} Rc8 $5 ({After} 
7... Qc7 {White is forced to play} 8. d4 $11 ({weaker is namely} 8. Qe2 $143 $6
{due to} Nge7 $15 {[%csl Re5][%cal Ye7g6]} 9. Bg2 $140 Ng6 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4
Rc8 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gc8c2]})) 8. Bg2 (8. d4 $11) 8... Qc7 {The point of
Black's previous move, White can't defend his pawn wedge e5 by playing d2-d4.}
9. Qe2 (9. d4 $2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nxe5 $17) 9... c4 {Now White's d pawn can never
defend the e5 pawn, after d2-d4 Black takes it c4xd3 en passant.} ({But Black
can continue the fight against the e5 pawn more energetic way} 9... g5 $5 {
[%csl Re5,Rf3][%cal Yg5g4,Yf8g7] , for example} 10. h3 Bg7 11. d4 (11. d3 h6)
11... cxd4 12. Ncxd4 (12. cxd4 $6 Nxe5 $1) 12... h6 $5) 10. O-O Bc5 (10... f6
$5) (10... g5 $5) 11. Nce1 $5 {White prepares d2-d4 and after c5xd3 the point
is Nxd3 with protecting the e5 pawn.} ({Other plan is to start the play on the
queenside} 11. b3 {, for example} b5 12. a4 Nge7 (12... cxb3 $143 $6 13. axb5
axb5 (13... Nxe5 $2 14. Qxe5 Qxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxb5 16. Ne1 $16) 14. Ba3 $1 $14 Qb6
15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Ncd4) 13. axb5 axb5 14. Ba3 Bxa3 15. Nxa3 Rb8 $11) 11... Na5
{Black prepares to meet White's idea with Bd7-b5.} ({Possible is also simple} 
11... Nge7 12. d4 cxd3 13. Nxd3 Ba7 $11) 12. d4 cxd3 13. Nxd3 Bb6 {Finally
Black changes his mind.} ({But} 13... Bb5 $5 {deserves attention, Black can't
be afraid of} 14. b4 {because of} Bf8 $13 (14... Ba7 $143 $6 15. bxa5 Qxc3 16.
Rd1 Qxa1 17. Be3 $14)) 14. Nd4 {[%csl Gb5]} Ne7 15. Bg5 Ng6 $6 {It gives White
a tempo for the advance of his h pawn.} (15... Nec6 $6 {is also not suitable
because of} 16. Nf3 $5 {[%csl Ra5] פa5}) (15... Nac6 $142 $5 $13 {looks the
best.}) 16. h4 $5 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Yh4h5]} h6 17. Bc1 $6 {It gives Black time
to consolidate.} ({Energetic} 17. h5 $142 $5 $14 {gives White an edge.}) 17...
Ne7 18. Rd1 (18. Qg4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Nf5 $132 {[%csl Rd4] is similar to the game.
}) 18... Bxd4 $5 {The correct and strong decision, now it is White who has to
hold the balance.} ({Premature is} 18... O-O $6 19. Qg4 $14) ({but} 18... Nac6
$11 {is possible also.}) 19. cxd4 Nf5 20. Ne1 $6 {[%csl Gc2] White plays in
this game strategically very interesting, but this move is dubious, the knight
here on e1 will be soon source of problems.} (20. Nf4 $142 $11) 20... Bb5 21.
Qg4 Nc6 $15 {Black's position is already slightly better.} 22. Rd2 $6 {[%csl
Gc2,Ge2] Another anti-developing move.} ({It is not possible} 22. b3 $4 {
because of} Ncxd4 $1 $19 23. Rxd4 $140 Qc3 {[%csl Ra1,Rd4]}) ({dubious is also
} 22. Bxd5 $6 Rd8 $15) ({Perhaps the best is} 22. Be3 O-O $15) 22... Qa5 $1 {
[%csl Re1][%cal Ga5e1]} ({Weaker} 22... O-O $143 $6 {allows White to finish
his development} 23. b3 $1 $11 {, for example} Qa5 (23... Ncxd4 $2 24. Bb2 Nc6
25. a4) 24. Qd1 $5 Ncxd4 $140 $2 25. Bb2 Nc6 26. a4) 23. Nc2 {It looks like
the only move.} (23. Qd1 $2 Ncxd4 $1) (23. b3 $2 Ncxd4 $1) 23... Nb4 $2 {
An mistake which turns the tables.} ({After correct} 23... O-O $142 $15 {
White has big problems to finish the development, for example} 24. b3 Qc3 25.
Qf3 Qxc2 $5 26. Rxc2 Ncxd4) 24. Nxb4 Qxb4 25. Qd1 $14 {White pieces regain
lost coordination and White is even slightly better as Black can't prevent
White's next simple plan b2-b3, a2-a4 and Bc1-a3.} O-O (25... a5 26. a3 $1 (26.
b3 $6 a4 $1) 26... Qe7 27. a4 $14 {[%cal Yb2b3,Yc1a3]}) (25... Rc4 26. a3 Qa5
27. b3 $14) 26. b3 $1 {[%cal Ya2a4,Yc1a3]} Qa5 27. a4 Bd7 28. Ba3 Rfe8 29. Bc5
Qd8 ({After sacrificing the exchange} 29... Rxc5 30. dxc5 Qxc5 31. Rc1 $14 {
Black fights for a draw.}) 30. a5 Bb5 31. b4 $14 {The position on the
queenside has stabilized, White's bishop on his outpost c5 can't be attacked
and the d4 pawn isn't the weakness any more. The centre of the forthcoming
play moves to the kingside.} f6 32. Qe1 $6 {Too passive.} ({After better} 32.
Qh5 $142 $1 $14 {Black has much more worries than in the game, for example}
fxe5 (32... Kh7 33. Re1) 33. dxe5 Qc7 (33... Kh7 $2 34. Rxd5 $1 exd5 35. Qxf5+
$16) (33... Bc4 34. Rc1 {[%cal Yc1c4]}) 34. g4 Ne7 35. Re1) 32... Qd7 {[%cal
Yd7f7,Yf7g6]} 33. Bh3 (33. h5 $6 Qf7 {[%csl Rh5]}) 33... Qf7 34. Ra3 h5 {
Blocking the kingside.} 35. Rf3 Qg6 36. Qb1 {Leads to simplification.} (36.
exf6 $5 {gives more chances, for example} Qxf6 (36... gxf6 $143 $6 37. Qb1 Qh6
(37... Nxh4 $2 38. Qxg6+ Nxg6 39. Rxf6 $18) 38. Rf4) 37. Rf4 $14) 36... fxe5 $5
({Of course not} 36... Nxh4 $2 {because of} 37. Qxg6 Nxg6 38. exf6 $16) ({But} 
36... Qh6 {is playable as well.}) 37. Bxf5 (37. dxe5 $2 Nxh4) 37... exf5 38.
Qxf5 Qxf5 39. Rxf5 exd4 40. Rxd4 (40. Rxh5 $143 $6 {lets Black the strong
passed d pawn} Re1+ 41. Kh2 d3 {o^d3}) 40... g6 41. Rg5 (41. Rfxd5 $2 Bc6 $17 {
[%cal Ye8e1]}) 41... Re6 $14 {The drawish tendencies of the opposite coloured
bishops ending are well known, they increase with exchanges of other pieces.
But in this position there are still both rooks on the board and White has
good prospects to organize an attack against Black's monarch with them. In
such cases the factor of the opposite coloured bishops helps the attacking
side. So the conclusion is, that the position still requires from Black
patient and careful defence.} 42. g4 $1 {Starting the active operations
against Black's king and also gaining some space for his own one.} (42. Rdxd5
$143 $6 Bc6 43. Rde5 $140 Rxe5 44. Rxe5 Re8) 42... hxg4 43. Rdxg4 Kh7 44. h5 $6
{This move leads only to further simplifications. Most probably White
overlooked something,} ({otherwise he would continue} 44. Rxd5 $142 $14) 44...
Be8 $1 (44... gxh5 $2 {gives White the winning attack} 45. Rxh5+ Rh6 46. Rhg5
$18) 45. hxg6+ Rxg6 46. Rh5+ Kg8 47. Rxg6+ Bxg6 48. Rxd5 $14 {Now White's
advantage is only symbolic, to convert his extra pawn is not possible.} Be4 49.
Re5 Bc6 50. f4 Re8 51. Rg5+ Kf7 52. Kf2 Re4 53. Rf5+ Kg6 54. Rg5+ Kf7 55. Rf5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vasiukov, Evgeni"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 Ne8 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc7 10. Ba4 d5 11. e5 b5 12. Bb3 a5 13. Nc3 Bf5 14. a3 a4 15. Ba2
Na5 16. Nh4 Bd7 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bc6 19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Be3 Na5 21. Qe2
Qd5 22. Rad1 Nc4 {Another example of a good blockading position, which
compensates a pawn fully.} 23. Nf3 Rac8 24. Bc1 f5 $1 25. exf6 exf6 26. Qe6+
Qxe6 27. Rxe6 Rfe8 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Kf1 f5 30. g3 h6 31. h4 Kf7 32. Ne1 Rc8
33. Ke2 Re8+ 34. Kf1 Rc8 35. Ke2 Re8+ 36. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup07"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1998.07.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yurtaev, Leonid"]
[Black "Lopushnoy, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1998.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Smirin,I} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. d4 (6. e5 {
Smirin,I} Ng4 (6... Nd5 $5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. d3 O-O $132 {[%cal Gc7e6,
Yf7f5]}) 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. h3 Nh6 10. Ne4 b6 11. d3 f6 12. Bf4 Nf7 13.
Ng3 fxe5 $6 (13... h6 $5 14. e6 Ng5 $13) 14. Nxe5 Qc7 (14... Qd4 $5 15. Ne2
Qxb2 $132) 15. Nxg6 e5 16. Nxf8 exf4 17. Re8 Bxf8 18. Ne4 $36 {Cuartas,C-Puhm,
A/Nice olm 1974/1-0 (63)}) 6... cxd4 7. e5 (7. Nxd4 $6 {Smirin,I} O-O 8. Nc3 a6
9. Bf1 d6 10. h3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Be6 $11 {0-1 Romao,A-Frois,A/POR-chT 1993 (27)})
7... Nd5 8. Bxc6 dxc6 {Smirin,I: 'It is better than'} (8... bxc6 {Smirin,I} 9.
Qxd4 O-O 10. c4 Nc7 11. Qh4 Ne6 12. Bh6 f6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nd4 $1 $14 {
and white has visible space advantage.}) 9. Qxd4 {White's idea of 6 d4 and 7
e5 is very interesting, as it has led to a situation, where White might obtain
good attacking prospects. He needs to exchange the dark-squared bishops, which
will considerably weaken the dark squares in Black's camp. Black should oppose
this plan.} Qb6 10. Qh4 $1 {White prepares to meet ...0-0 with Bh6.} h6 $1 {
This is a standard way to parry the threat of Bh6 - before Black has castled,
he might drive the enemy queen away by ...g5.} 11. Na3 {'!?' Smirin,I.} g5 $2 {
Black has confused the ability to drive away White's queen with an obligation
to do so!} ({He would be much better off playing} 11... Bf5 {and waiting for
White to show his hand.}) (11... Bf5 $5 {Smirin,I} 12. c4 Nb4 13. Be3 (13. c5
Qxc5 14. Be3 Qa5 15. Bd2 c5 16. Nc4 Qb5 $15) 13... c5 $13) 12. Qe4 {'+/='
Smirin,I.} O-O $2 {'?!' Smirin,I. Castling kingside was no longer safe, but
Black failed to realise this. He had to play 12...Be6, preparing ...0-0-0, if
necessary.} 13. Nc4 Qc7 {In this position White has more space, better
development and a clear target for attack on the kingside - quite enough for
launching a direct assault on the enemy king.} (13... Qc5 $8 {Smirin,I} 14.
Bxg5 hxg5 15. Nxg5 Rd8 16. e6) 14. Bxg5 $3 {[%mdl 640] GM Yurtaev is
particularly dangerous in situations where he has the initiative, and here he
leads the attack masterfully.} hxg5 15. Nxg5 {Without pawns on the kingside,
Black cannot successfully defend his king and here he does not have many
pieces there either.} f5 {'?' Smirin,I. Smirin,I: 'Losing immidiatly. But also
after the best'} ({Also bad is} 15... Rd8 16. e6 $1 Qf4 {'[]' Smirin,I.} (16...
fxe6 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Ne5 $18 (18. Ne5 Nf4 19. Re4 $18)) (16... Bxe6 $8 {
Smirin,I} 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Rxe6 Nf6 19. Qf5 {[%cal Gc4e5] white has a strong
attack and pawn more} Qc8 20. Ne5 $1 (20. Re5 Qxf5 21. Rxf5 Rd4 $16) 20... Rd6
$8 21. Nexf7 Rxe6 {[%tqu "En","","","","f5g6","",10]} 22. Qg6 $3 $18 {[%cal
Gf7d8,Gf7d6,Gf7e5]} Re2 23. Ne5 Qe8 24. Ne6+ Kg8 25. Qxg7#) {as after} 17.
exf7+ Kf8 18. Qg6 Nf6 {White demolishes Black's position with} 19. Rxe7 $1 Qxc4
20. Rae1 $18) 16. Qh4 Rd8 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. e6 $1 {'+-!' Smirin,I.} Qf4 ({
Doesn't help} 18... Nf6 {Smirin,I} 19. Qg6 Kg8 20. Ne5 Rf8 21. Qf7+ $1 Rxf7 22.
exf7+ Kh8 23. Ng6#) 19. Qg6 Kg8 20. Ne5 1-0

[Event "NED-ch"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2016.08.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Baldauf/van Foreest,J"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.08.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "6000+1240"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:39"]
[BlackClock "0:00:58"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
h3 $5 (8. d4 {ist der Hauptzug, der jedoch folgenden sofortigen Gegenstoß
zulässt:} cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 (9... f6 10. Nc3 d6 11. Qa4 Qb6 12. Nd2 $13 {1/2-1/2
(45) Fischer,R (2785)-Spassky,B (2560) Belgrade 1992 CBM 031 [Ftacnik,L]}) 10.
e5 f6 11. Nbd2 fxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 $5 13. dxe5 Qb6 14. Nf3 Nf5 $132 {1/2-1/2 
(41) Areshchenko,A (2661)-Wei,Y (2734) Baku 2015}) 8... f5 (8... f6 9. d4 cxd4
10. cxd4) (8... d5 $2 9. d3 $14) 9. d3 Nf7 10. e5 Ba6 {eine sehr komplexe und
ebenso unkonventionelle Stellung ist nach der Eröffnung entstanden: Weiß wird
versuchen, die schwarzen Figuren bestmöglich einzuschnüren und dadurch seinen
Raumvorteil auszunutzen. Mittelfristig wird vor allem die Bauernschwäche c5
aufs Korn genommen, auch der La6 droht langfristig zum schwarzen Sorgenkind zu
werden. In der Partie gelingt es Reinderman allerdings genug Gegenspiel für
die positionellen Nachteile zu organisieren.} 11. Bf4 $146 (11. c4 e6 12. Nc3
g5 13. Be3 h5 14. h4 g4 15. Ng5 Nxe5 16. Bxc5 Ng6 17. g3 Re8 18. Qa4 Bb7 19.
Qb4 Ba6 20. Qa3 Bb7 21. Qb4 Ba6 22. Qa3 Bb7 23. Qb4 {1/2-1/2 (23) Inarkiev,E 
(2730)-Gelfand,B (2734) Magas RUS 2016}) 11... Qb6 12. b3 d6 13. h4 $5 {
Diagramm [#]} (13. Na3 {wäre ein soliderer Weg gewesen, die Stellung in normal
Bahnen zu lenken.} Rad8 14. Nc4 Bxc4 15. bxc4 Qc7 16. exd6 exd6 17. Qc2 $13) (
13. c4 $5 {so könnte Weiß die Qualität unter evtl. besseren Umständen opfern}
Qb8 14. Nc3 $1 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Nxe5 17. Qe2 Nf3+ $1 18. Qxf3 e5 19.
Be3 $44) 13... dxe5 (13... Rad8 $142 {würde die weißen Pläne durchkreuzen und
die Empfehlung nahelegen, 13.h4 durch 13.c4 zu ersetzen.}) 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 {
Diagramm [#] Van Foreest: Reinderman überraschte mich etwas in der Eröffnung,
was ihm jedoch normalerweise gegen mich gelingt, somit war es keine große
Sache. Hier war eine sehr interessante Stelle, da ich die Option habe mit dem
Läufer oder dem Turm wiederzunehmen. Das Nehmen mit dem Turm ist ein
Qualitätsopfer, über das ich mir keineswegs sicher war. Somit wollte ich
ursprünglich natürlich mit dem Läufer nehmen, realisierte dann aber
Reindermans Trick mit 17...Lxc4} 15. Rxe5 (15. Bxe5 Rad8 16. c4 Nxe5 17. Rxe5
Bxc4 $1 18. bxc4 $140 $2 (18. Nc3 {Van Foreest: ich sah, dass diese Stellung
nicht so schlecht für mich ist aber dachte, dass ich nicht besser stehen kann
und für ein Remis leiden muss, somit nahm ich im 15. Zug mit dem Turm auf e5.
Nachdem ich nach der Partie nach Hause gekommen war, sah ich, dass der
Computer die Position nach 15.Lxe5 nicht schlechter für Weiß einschätzt, ja
sogar einen kleinen Vorteil gibt.}) 18... Qb2 {Van Foreest: und dieser
Doppelangriff auf meine Türme ist der Punkt des schwarzen Spiels.}) 15... Nxe5
16. Bxe5 f4 {Aktivität geht hier über alles - Schwarz beginnt um die schwarzen
Felder zu kämpfen. Während Van Foreest die Entwicklung beendet, muss
Reinderman schnellstmöglich etwas auf die Beine stellen, andernfalls wäre die
Kompensation auf den schwarzen Feldern riesig. Dennoch denke ich, dass die
einmalige Gelegenheit, dem La6 Leben einzuhauchen mittels des Bauernopfer 16...
c4 eine bessere Option war.} (16... c4 $5 {verschafft dem La6 eine Diagonale}
17. dxc4 Rad8 18. Qe2 c5 $13) 17. c4 {Diagramm [#]} Rf5 (17... f3 $5 18. Nc3
fxg2 19. Qe2 $44) 18. Qe1 Raf8 (18... Rd8 19. Nc3 (19. Bb2 e5 $1) 19... Rxd3
20. Na4 Qb4 21. Bc3 Qb7 $13) 19. Nd2 Qd8 20. Nf3 Bc8 {Van Foreest: Nach dem
Qualitätsopfer entstand eine hochkomplizierte Partie, in der Reinderman
einfach besser gespielt hat als ich. Mein nächster Zug war etwas ungenau, ich
hatte seine Lg4-Idee einfach übersehen.} 21. Rd1 $6 Rh5 $1 {Diagramm [#] Van
Foreest: Nun bemerkte ich plötzlich die Drohung Lg4 und Panik ergriff mich,
sodass ich die Möglichkeit 22. Td2 verpasste, der einzige Zug, mit dem ich
noch im Spiel bleibe.} 22. Bc3 $2 (22. Rd2 $142 Bg4 23. Nh2 Bd7 (23... e6 $2
24. f3 $1 (24. Nxg4 $2 Qxh4) 24... Bf5 25. Bxf4 Rxh4 26. Be3 $44) 24. Nf3 Bg4
25. Nh2) {Van Foreest: ich spielte jedoch 22. Lc3 und nach seinem sehr starken}
22... e5 $1 {, das ich übersehen hatte ist mein Läufer plötzlich aus dem
Spiel und die Partie ist im Grunde genommen plötzlich verloren.} (22... Bg4
23. Ng5 $13) 23. Qe4 (23. Nxe5 $2 Qxh4 $19) (23. Bxe5 Re8 {[%cal Gc8g4]}) 23...
Bg4 24. Ng5 {Ein letztes Strohfeuer - Schwarz kann alle Drohungen abwehren und
verbleibt mit Materialplus} Bxd1 25. Qxe5 Rf6 26. Qxf6 Qxf6 27. Bxf6 Bc2 28.
Ne4 Rf5 {Der so bescheidene La6 hat große Karriere gemacht und holt nun die
wehrlosen weißen Bauern am Damenflügel ab, die ihn zuvor so gut ihm Griff
hatten.} 29. Bb2 (29. Be7 $1 Bxd3 30. Nxc5 Bb1 31. a4 $17) 29... Bxd3 30. Nf6+
Kf7 31. Nxh7 Bb1 32. Ng5+ Ke7 33. a3 Ba2 34. Nf3 Bxb3 35. Ne5 g5 36. h5 Kf8 37.
Kh2 g4 38. Ng6+ Kf7 39. Ne5+ Ke6 40. Nd3 Bxc4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.10"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Bartel,M"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {The Rossolimo is a regular guest in games at any
level nowadays. There are only a few forced lines here and no-one wants to
check tons of theory before the game.} g6 4. c3 {This move isn't very popular
as it makes taking on c6 sensless - it works only with a solid pawn structure
- c2-d3-e4. With the pawn on c3 White has two options - to play d4 quickly or
to play slowly, as happened in the game.} Nf6 5. Qe2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Qb6
$6 {This move is very weak and surprised me a lot - usually such strong
players as Mamedov don't make such moves. There is no point for Black to waste
time to improve the bishop's position. And it is a real improvement for the
bishop to change the b5-square to, let's say, b3 or c2.} ({Both} 7... d6 {
(to continue development with ...Bd7 and - maybe with Ne8-c7 and later b5)}) ({
and} 7... Qc7 {(to be able to take on c6 with queen and to take e5 under
control)}) ({or even} 7... a6 {(if you aren't afraid and want to play b5
quickly) looked more logical.}) 8. Ba4 d6 9. h3 {It's not always that this
move makes a lot of sense, but I felt that in such a position it is useful -
it's better to take g4 under control, as Black can seriously consider
Bc8-g4xf3.} Qc7 {Black quickly addmits that ...Qb6 was a waste of time.
However, one can say that it doesn't matter, because there is no hurry in such
positions.} 10. Bb3 ({This move prepares d3-d4, what wasn't possible now:} 10.
d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. e5 Ne4 {and Black is fine.}) 10... e5 {I have the
feeling that this move is suspicious, but it can be a matter of taste, though.
I think that there was no point in weakening the light squares so much.} ({
The normal continuation was} 10... b5 11. Bg5 (11. a4 b4) 11... Nd7 12. Nbd2 {
with an approximately equal position.}) 11. Bg5 Nh5 {This move came as a
surprise to me. First of all, Rauf played it instantly, and secondly - I
wasn't sure why he did it. I wasn't sure at all if I wanted to take on f6...} (
11... Nd8 $5 {seemed more logical as the knight-bishop duo can succesfully
fight for the e6-square.}) 12. Na3 $1 {I think this is a good move. Usually a
knight on d2 has more prospects, but this is not the case here. On a3 it can
go to 3 different squares, when from d2 only to c4.} Be6 {Another, pleasant!,
surprise. This move is common in such structures, but I felt that here, with
the bishop on g7, it's highly suspicious.} 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. g3 {Taking f4
under control.} a6 15. Nh2 $5 {Intending to put the knight on g4, which seems
logical as the knight on f3 was doing absolutely nothing. However, it's
possible that there was no hurry and White could play Rad1, Nc2 first, to
centralise the pieces and think about the manoeuvring part of the game later.}
Nf6 16. Nc2 Nd8 {Starting from here it's visible that Black has no plan. And
White has.} 17. Rad1 $1 {A nice move, which prepares the c1-square for the
bishop.} Nf7 18. Bc1 b5 ({The computer believes that after} 18... d5 19. Ng4 (
19. Ne3 $5) 19... Nxg4 20. Qxg4 {Black is fine, but I have the feeling that
it's a wrong evalution - White must be better, because of his better pawn
structure.}) 19. Ng4 Nh5 $2 {Another move which in my opinion must be wrong.
The knight on h5 is doing nothing and there it made much more sense to put it
on d7 - or even exchange it.} 20. Ne1 $1 $14 {The knight on c2 wasn't bad, but
on f3 it can be even better - preparing d4 and looking to such squares as e5
or g5.} d5 $6 {This move has serious after-effects: the pawns on e6 and
especially e5 become horribly weak. It seems to me that it's too optimistic
here and it was better to wait and prepared for the moment when White would
push d3-d4.} 21. Nf3 Rae8 {From one point of view, it makes sense, as Black
wants to protect e5, from the other hand, it makes the rook on f8 a bit unsafe.
} 22. Rfe1 {Putting pressure on e5.} Qb7 23. b3 $1 {All the white pieces are
optimally placed, apart from the bishop c1. So, one can see that on a3, or
even on b2, it will be much better.} Qb6 24. Kg2 {A prophylactic move, to
avoid some unpleasant ...Nxg3 in the event of the disappearance of the c5-pawn.
} Qc6 {The third move in a row of the queen, what shows that Black is in an
unpleasant situation where there is no plan.} 25. Ba3 a5 26. Rc1 $1 $16 {
Another patient move, to properly prepare action in the centre. Now White is
ready to push and Black is well tied down!} Qb6 {Seems the best, but now White
has a nice kick to deliver.} 27. d4 $1 {Exactly at the right moment. All the
white pieces are ready and Black isn't.} exd4 (27... dxe4 {could lead to the
same position as in the game after} 28. Qxe4 exd4 (28... Nd6 $2 29. dxc5 $1)
29. cxd4 b4 30. Bb2) 28. cxd4 b4 29. Bb2 dxe4 30. Qxe4 Nd6 ({White was also
much better, if not winning, after} 30... cxd4 31. Bxd4 Bxd4 32. Qxd4 Qb7 33.
Qe4 {and the awkward position of the knight on h5 (ok, in fact all the black
pieces!) combined with weak pawns make Black's position hopeless.}) 31. Qd3 $2
({Mistake! I saw the correct} 31. dxc5 Nxe4 32. cxb6 Bxb2 33. Rc2 $1 {, but I
thought there is no reason to calculate it. However, there is nothing to
calculate - best for Black is} Nexg3 34. fxg3 Bc3 {where White is visibly
better after} 35. Rd1 {as the pawn on b6 will survive.}) 31... cxd4 32. Nge5 ({
I was about to play} 32. Bxd4 $2 {and missed the simple} Rxf3 $1 33. Qxf3 Bxd4
{and Black is at least fine.}) 32... Qb7 33. Bxd4 Nf5 $2 {A move which
finished on a good square, but the piece which landed there was the wrong one!}
({Much better was} 33... Rf5 $1 {and the only move for White to keep some edge
would be} 34. Kg1 $1 {. Later after} Nf7 35. Qe4 Qxe4 36. Rxe4 Nf6 37. Ree1 {
White would be still better, but only slightly - Black would significantly
improve the position of his pieces and so the chances for a draw.}) 34. Qe4 $1
{This move was probably missed by my opponent. Now White gets a much better
ending.} Qxe4 35. Rxe4 Nf6 36. Ree1 {In comparison with the line after 33...
Rf5! we see a big difference - the rook on f5 and the knight on f7 would be
much more useful for Black.} Nxd4 ({The computer suggests} 36... Ra8 $1 {
, but how one canplay such move, especially when short on time?}) 37. Nxd4 Nd5
38. Rc5 Nc3 $2 {After this move the game - objectively - is over. Almost
everything else was better, because the worst scenario for Black is to allow
a4.} 39. a4 $1 {Simple and strong - now Black is totally lost - the a4-pawn
should be a killer.} Bh6 40. Nef3 Bg7 {Now, after the time control, White is
about to win. The only problem in winning such positions is the feeling that
everything is winning. Such a feeling is tricky one, since you can easily lose
concentration...} 41. Nxe6 (41. Rxa5 {was easier}) 41... Rf6 42. Nf4 $2 ({After
} 42. Nfd4 Rf7 {(what else?)} 43. Nc6 Rf6 44. Rce5 {the game would be over.}) (
{At the beginning I wanted to play} 42. Nxg7 $6 {, but I was scared that Black
can hold the following position:} Rxe1 43. Nxe1 Ne4 $1 (43... Kxg7 44. Rxa5 {
is hopeless}) 44. Rc7 Rxf2+ 45. Kg1 Rb2 {. Computers, of course, show that
White should be still winning, but in a practical game you don't want to give
your opponent such a chance. Still, it wasn't worse than the move in the game!}
) 42... Rxe1 43. Nxe1 Rf5 44. Rc8+ Rf8 45. Rxf8+ Bxf8 {When this position
appeared on the board, I was sure it's easy to win it. The truth is that it's
not.} 46. Kf3 Kf7 ({The tricky computer shows that after} 46... Nb1 $5 47. Ke2
Nc3+ 48. Kd3 Bc5 {White should look for a victory after} 49. Nf3 Bxf2 50. g4 {
. The chances are decent, but it would be an achievment for Black to win a
pawn!}) 47. Ned3 Bd6 48. Ne2 Ke6 49. Nxc3 bxc3 50. Ne1 $4 {Here, not for the
first time in the game, I thought that White is winning after all moves.
However, this stupid move, which - for no reason! - worsens the position of
the knight, destroys everything! I was lucky to win the game later, but the
way I allowed my opponent to escape is very stupid - the move in the text
makes no sense and - of course! - I played it 'a tempo'...!} ({The winning
move was} 50. Ke3 $1 Kd5 ({after} 50... Ba3 51. Nf4+ Ke5 52. Kd3 Bc5 53. Kxc3
Ke4 54. Nd3 {it should be easy.}) 51. Nf4+ Bxf4+ 52. gxf4 {and the pawn ending
is lost for Black.}) 50... Bc5 ({Also} 50... Kd5 51. Ke2 (51. Ke3 Bc5+ 52. Ke2
Bb6) 51... Ke4 52. Nc2 h5 53. f3+ Kd5 54. g4 Ke5 55. Ke3 Bc5+ 56. Kd3 h4 {
was leading to a draw, as the black king creates serious counterplay on the
kingside.}) 51. Nc2 g5 ({Also possible was} 51... Kd5) 52. Ke2 Kd5 $2 {Giving
White a lot of tempi!} ({It was drawish after} 52... Ke5 53. f3 h5 54. Kd3 h4)
53. f3 Bd6 54. Ne3+ {This is what Black missed - now the knight is in the game
again and Black won't be able to break White's pawn chain.} Kc5 (54... Ke6 55.
g4 Bb4 56. Kd3 Ke5 57. Ng2 h6 58. Ne3 Kd6 (58... Kf4 59. Nd5+) 59. Nd1 $18) 55.
Nf5 Be5 56. Kd3 h5 $2 {Only this is losing!} ({Black was still able to save
the game by playing} 56... Kb4 {, but - it must be said - it requires a lot of
precise moves.} 57. Kc2 Kc5 58. g4 (58. f4 gxf4 59. gxf4 Bxf4 60. Kxc3 $11)
58... Bf6 59. Ng3 (59. Ne3 Kd4 60. Nc4 Bd8 61. Nd6 {leads to the main line})
59... Kd4 $1 60. Ne4 Bd8 61. Nd6 (61. Nxc3 Ke3) 61... Ke3 62. Nf5+ (62. Kxc3
Kxf3 63. Nf5 Kg2) 62... Kxf3 63. Kxc3 Kg2 64. b4 Kxh3 65. Nh6 axb4+ 66. Kxb4
Kg3 {and White is not quick enough to win.}) 57. g4 {Now White is winning
again.} h4 ({There were more chances for the draw after} 57... hxg4 58. hxg4
Kb4 59. Kc2 Kc5 60. Ne7 {and White should finally win the c3-pawn and the game.
}) 58. Ne3 Bf6 59. Nc4 Bg7 60. Kc2 Kb4 61. Nd6 {White is winning another pawn
now. The rest is simple} Kc5 62. Ne4+ Kd4 63. Nxg5 Ke3 64. Ne6 Bh8 65. f4 Ke4
66. f5 Be5 67. Nc5+ Kf3 68. Nd7 Bd6 69. g5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.23"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Bartel,M"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "Socar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

{This game was played in the penultimate round of the European Club Cup 2015
in Skopje. The apperance of my opponent was surprising, as the stellar team of
SOCAR gave a rest day to Shahriyar Mamedyarov. This meant that this game,
where rating diffrence was marginal and I had White, was very important to my
team. In the end, I managed to win, but unfortunately it was not enough, since
we lost 2 games on other boards.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O ({
In our previous encounter I tried} 4. c3 {, but this time I decided to play
more common moves.}) 4... Bg7 5. Nc3 e5 ({This move came as a little surprise.
The main move in this position is} 5... Nf6 {and now there is the question if
White can make a use of the badly placed black knight after} 6. e5 Ng4 7. Bxc6
dxc6 8. Re1 {. There were plenty of games in this and similar positions and
it's still not clear what is the objective evalution.}) 6. Nd5 {Partly over
the board improvisation, partly using the idea I had spotted during
preparation, but probably not with this move order. Here, with an exact
reaction, Black is just fine, without any real difficulties.} Nge7 ({Another,
and probably better, option was} 6... a6 {.} {Now, for White only} 7. Bc4 {
makes some sense, but there are also no visible gains for White after b7-b5.}
b5 8. Be2 Nf6 9. a4 Rb8 ({but not} 9... b4 10. Bc4 {were White can get serious
play on the light squares:} O-O 11. d3 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Qc7 13. Ng5 Bb7 14. f4 $40
) 10. axb5 (10. d3 Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. axb5 axb5 13. c4 d6 {gives Black a
nice game}) 10... axb5 11. c3 Nxe4 12. d4 cxd4 (12... exd4 $2 13. Bd3) 13. cxd4
O-O 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. Bg5 Bb7 {and Black is fine.}) 7. d3 ({Another option was} 
7. Bc4 {, but I didn't want to hurry with this move.}) 7... O-O $6 ({I don't
like this move, since it gives White very easy and natural play. I'd prefer to
play} 7... Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. Re1 (9. c4 O-O 10. Be3 d6 {is just better for
Black}) 9... O-O (9... Qc7 {is less safe as after} 10. d4 cxd4 11. c3 a6 (11...
dxc3 12. d6 Qc5 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Ba3 Qb6 16. Rab1 {and the
activity of White's pieces makes Black's life very difficult.}) 12. Ba4 b5 13.
Bb3 {White gets a dangerous initiative.}) 10. d6 (10. Nxe5 Nxd5) 10... Nf5 (
10... Nc6 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bc4+ Kh8 13. Bd2 {and since it's difficult to win the
d6-pawn, White is better}) 11. Bc4 Nxd6 12. Bd5 {and probably this position is
not tas simple as it may seem, because White's bishop on d5 is quite strong.
However, this is Black, who is a pawn up, so it should be more or less ok.}) 8.
Bg5 f6 9. Bc4 Kh8 ({Another option was} 9... Nxd5 10. Bxd5+ Kh8 11. Be3 d6 12.
c3 {which should be fully playable, but at the same time White must be better
- both white bishops seem to be better and d3-d4 at the correct moment should
be serious. At the same time, Black may reckon that one day f6-f5 may be
strong, but on the other hand, it will be always risky with such a white
bishop on the a2-g8 diagonal.}) 10. Be3 d6 11. c3 Be6 {This is what Black
prefered when he didn't take on d5. But now there is a serious drawback - the
centre is blocked for a while, which allows White to begin actions on the
queenside.} 12. a3 $1 {The push of b4 is the only, but at the same time a
strong plan.} Bg8 {A prophylactic move, as the bishop wasn't protected on e6,
which could be dangerous.} 13. b4 b6 14. Qb3 Rc8 15. Rfe1 {During the game I
had a difficult moment here. White has played all the logical moves and there
is the question of what to do next. It's clear that Black will be forced to
take on d5 with the knight, so the question is how to prepare the white pieces
for it. I decided that it should be always good to have rook on e1, but other
squares, like d1 or c1 were also optional.} Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Ne7 18.
c4 {This position looks better for White. The biggest problem of Black's
position is the bishop on g7, but also one can't forget about the space
advantage. The only problem, or in other words, the only chance for Black, is
the fact, that there is the potential to create an attack on the kingside and
such an attack is always unpleasant to meet.} g5 ({I was more afraid of} 18...
Nf5 {, because I wasn't sure if I should leave the bishop on e3 or not.
Probably the best way is} 19. Bd2 (19. bxc5 Nxe3 20. fxe3 bxc5 {is just fine
for black as f5 should be very unpleasant.}) 19... Bh6 {(otherwise White can
press on the queenside)} 20. Bxh6 Nxh6 21. Reb1 $1 (21. a4 {is premature} a5
22. bxa5 bxa5 23. Reb1 Rb8 $11) 21... f5 22. Qc3 {and White is ready for a
further attack on the queenside, both with a4 or bxc5 first.}) 19. h3 Ng6 20.
bxc5 $2 {Releasing the tension is not good for White.} (20. a4 {was
interesting, but I, rightly, was afraid of} h5 {and it seems that Black has
serious counterplay, since White can't play Qd1.}) ({Having this in mind,
White might have tried} 20. Rab1 $1 {waiting for the answer of Black. As in
the game,} Rc7 {would be quite smart, to protect the b7-square (in case of
bxc5), but then White can play} 21. a4 $14 {and it should give a stable plus.})
20... bxc5 (20... dxc5 {would be a positional mistake, since if White stops
Black's invasion on the kingside, he should be simply winning because of the
powerful d5-pawn.}) 21. Rab1 {The most logical move. White must fight for the
control over the b-file, as it is the only open file in the position.} h6 $6 {
Wrong direction, as h5-h4 ideas are stronger than ...h6 and ...f5.} ({The
strongest was the prophylactic} 21... Rc7 $1 {, which not only protects the
b7-square, but also prepares the rook to go to g7 (which is real after, let's
say, ...Nf4 and ...gxf4 after the exchange). I was trying for a moment to find
an advantage for White, but probably, it only looks better.} 22. Qd1 (22. Bd2
$5 Qc8 23. Ba5 Re7 24. Nd2 f5 $132) 22... Nf4 $1 23. Bxf4 gxf4 24. Nd2 f5 25.
Qh5 Qf6 {and it's Black who is attacking.}) 22. Qa4 (22. Qb7 Rc7 23. Qa6 f5 24.
Rb7 {was also interesting.}) 22... Rf7 (22... Rc7 {was worse:} 23. Bd2 $5 Qe7
24. d4 $1) ({, but an interesting try was} 22... Qe7 {and now after} 23. Rb3 (
23. Bd2 f5 24. Qa6 g4 25. Rb7 Rc7 26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27. hxg4 fxg4 28. Nh2 h5 $15) (
{Also} 23. Qa6 {should be strong, but the engine claims that after} Rc7 24. Bd2
f5 25. d4 {Black is fine after} Kh7 $3) 23... f5 24. Reb1 Rc7 25. Rb8 $14 {
and this is not much, but I believe, that White should be able to pose a real
problem for Black.}) 23. Qa6 f5 24. Rb7 Rxb7 25. Qxb7 Rb8 $2 {A mistake which
gives White a healthy pawn.} ({I expected Mamedov to play} 25... Rc7 {and after
} 26. Qa6 {the position is complex. I thought that my chances for creating
pressure on the queenside were real, while attacking on the kingside by Black
should probably be nothing special with just a pair of rooks on the board.
However, it can be a simple balanced position and my opponent was wrong not to
go for it.}) 26. Qxa7 $2 {A very strange mistke which is hard to explain.} ({
I should have started with} 26. Qf7 {and after} Qf6 27. Qxa7 Rb3 28. Rd1 $14 {
White is a pawn up. Okay, it is surely not over yet, as Black is very active,
but a pawn remains a pawn.}) 26... Ra8 27. Qf7 Qf6 28. Qxf6 Bxf6 29. g4 $5 {
Risky, but I still wanted to fight and I tried to fight for the light squares.}
({Only here I realised that after} 29. Bc1 Nf4 {Black is not just equalising,
but pressing.}) 29... Rxa3 30. gxf5 Ne7 31. Nd2 Nxf5 32. Ne4 {The knight on e4
is a powerful piece, but unfortunately, the other white pieces are very
passive. There is also another problem - the "dead" bishop from g7 has sprung
to life and will soon go to b4!} Kg7 $11 33. Rd1 Bd8 $1 34. Kf1 Kg6 35. Ke2 Ba5
36. Kf3 {Well, the position is equal. If Black is happy with a draw, a check
on h4 is possible.} Ra2 37. Ng3 {Here I spotted a small idea which, luckily,
worked.} Bb4 38. Nxf5 Kxf5 39. Rg1 $5 {This strange looking move prepares h4
and creates some problems for Black. Ok, the position is still drawn, but...}
Ra3 $2 (39... Bd2 {was leading to drawish rook endgame:} 40. Bxd2 Rxd2 41. Ke3
Ra2 42. Rb1 e4 $1 43. Rb8 exd3 44. Rf8+ $11) 40. h4 $1 Rxd3 $2 ({One of the
main ideas of the whole Rg1-h4 plan is that after} 40... gxh4 41. Rg4 Rxd3 42.
Rxh4 {White is a pawn down, but wins at least one pawn on the very next move.
However, a draw should be achievable here after several moves.}) 41. hxg5 e4+
$2 {This loses a pawn, but even after} (41... hxg5 42. Rxg5+ Kf6 43. Rh5 Rc3
44. Rh6+ Kf5 $1 (44... Ke7 45. Ke4 Rxc4+ 46. Kf5 Rc2 47. Rh7+ Kd8 48. Ke6 c4
49. Bb6+ Kc8 50. Rc7+ Kb8 51. Kd7 $18) 45. Rxd6 Rxc4 46. Rh6 {that wasn't such
a trivial matter any longer. Still, it should be a draw.}) 42. Ke2 hxg5 43.
Rxg5+ Kf6 44. Rg4 Rc3 ({Mamedov most likely missed that after} 44... Kf5 45.
Rf4+ Ke5 46. Rxe4+ Kxe4 47. f3+ {he not only loses a pawn, but also} Kf5 48.
Kxd3 {seems to be winning for White.}) 45. Rxe4 Kf5 46. Rf4+ Ke5 47. Rh4 Ba3 $2
{Another blunder. Only this one gives White a winning position.} ({After the
normal} 47... Kf5 48. Kf3 Ba3 49. Rh5+ (49. Rf4+ Ke5 50. Re4+ Kf5) 49... Kf6
50. Rh6+ Kf5 51. Rxd6 Rxc4 52. Rh6 {White would be a pawn up, but it shouldn't
be enough for the conversion into a full point.}) 48. Bf4+ {I was wondering
what my opponent had missed...} Kf5 49. Bxd6 Rc2+ 50. Kf3 ({A more precise
move was} 50. Ke3 Rc3+ 51. Kd2 Bb4 52. Rf4+ Kg6 53. Ke2) 50... Rc3+ 51. Kg2 Bc1
$1 {A nice practical chance.} 52. f3 $1 {The strongest move. White takes e4
under control to put his rook there, in order to cut off the black king from
the d5-pawn.} ({During the game I was afraid that after} 52. Bxc5 {White might
have real problems in winning:} Bg5 53. Rh5 (53. Rd4 Bf6 54. Rd1 Rxc4 {may be
difficult to win}) 53... Kg4 54. Rxg5+ Kxg5 55. d6 Kf5 $8 (55... Rd3 $2 56. Bb4
$18) 56. Be3 Rd3 57. c5 {may be drawish.}) 52... Be3 53. Re4 Bd4 54. Bg3 Rxc4
55. d6 Rc2+ 56. Kh3 Rd2 (56... Bf6 57. d7 Rd2 58. Rf4+ Ke6 59. Rxf6+) 57. d7
Bc3 {After 52.f3! all moves were forced. Now, having a lot of time, there was
just the question of simple calculation. I should also add, that there was no
longer any pressure, as SOCAR was leading 3.5-1.5 and the match was decided.
Unfortunately, I managed to spoil my advantage!} 58. Rf4+ ({Also possible was} 
58. Re7 Ba5 59. Re5+ $1 (59. Be1 $2 Rxd7 60. Rxd7 Bxe1 61. Rd5+ Kf4 62. Kg2 Bb4
{would require a lot of work, as in the game}) 59... Kg6 (59... Kf6 60. Rxc5 {
and it's over}) 60. Be1 {and White is winning.}) 58... Ke6 (58... Kg5 59. Rc4
$18) (58... Kg6 59. Be1 $18) 59. Be1 Kxd7 60. Bxd2 $4 ({Once again, it's hard
to explain why I didn't play} 60. Rc4 {...}) 60... Bxd2 61. Re4 {White is
still winning, but in the event of best resistance things would become
difficult.} Kd6 62. Kg2 $6 ({Tablebases claim that a shorter way is} 62. Kg4
Kd5 63. Re8 Bc3 64. f4 c4 65. Kf3 $18) 62... Kd5 63. Re8 Bc3 $6 ({Of course,
White wants to play f4, so Black should not allow him to do it. With perfect
play by the tablebase move} 63... Kd4 {it requires 64 moves to win... I
suggest you check it on your own, as the lines are hard to understand.}) 64. f4
c4 65. Kf3 Bf6 66. f5 $2 {Executing this move I was very happy, since I
thought it's crucial to win. To my surprise, it's almost the only move which...
spoils the winning chances! White must try to fight with Black's king, which
is perfectly placed at the moment. If White succeeds in pushing it on to the
c-file, the rest is easy. Also, when the pawn goes to c3, the rest should be
easy. This is more or less what should have been done.} Bg5 67. Kg4 Bf6 68. Kf4
Bg7 $2 ({Luckily for me, Rauf is the last to blunder. The problem of this
position is that after} 68... c3 {White can't make any progress and should
accept the draw.}) 69. Rd8+ {This is the problem - now the king is cut off and
White can advance the pawn.} Kc5 70. Ke4 Kc6 71. Rg8 {...and because the
bishop will be lost after f5-f6, Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Samara Polugaevsky Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2017.07.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mokshanov, Alexey"]
[Black "Belous, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Belous,V"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2017.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. h3 O-O 8.
c3 d5 {I did not know anything about this line, so I wanted to improvise.} (
8... f5 $5 {is the main line.}) 9. d3 Ba6 (9... f5 {looks tempting, but White
has a good answer to it:} 10. e5 Nf7 11. Be3 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxc5 {
and if} Qc7 $2 {then} 14. Bxe7 $1 Qxe7 15. d4 $16 Qb7 16. dxe5 Qxb2 17. Nd2
Qxc3 18. Rc1 Qa5 19. Rxc6 $16) ({I considered} 9... c4 $5 {, but evaluate the
arising line is very complicated:} 10. dxc4 dxe4 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Rxe4 Rd1+
13. Re1 Rxe1+ 14. Nxe1 Nf5 $44) 10. Be3 $1 {A very strong move, forcing Black
to close the position.} d4 11. cxd4 ({During the game I thought} 11. Bd2 $1 {
was stronger, leaving Black with all the problems:} f5 12. exf5 Rxf5 13. Bg5
$16) 11... cxd4 12. Bd2 f5 $6 {Black seeks for complications to change the
character of the position.} (12... f6 13. Qa4 Bb5 14. Qb3+ Nf7 15. Na3 $14) 13.
Ng5 $6 ({White could have gone for a forced continuation:} 13. Bxh6 Bxh6 14.
exf5 Rxf5 15. Qa4 Qa5 (15... Rxf3 16. Qxa6 $16) 16. Qxa5 Rxa5 17. Nxd4 Bg7 18.
Nxc6 Bxb2 19. Nxa5 Bxa1 20. Rxe7 Bxd3 21. Nd2 $14 {winning a pawn and getting
with the rook to the 7th rank. The only open question would be, if Black could
still defend.}) 13... fxe4 14. Ne6 (14. Nxe4 Qd5 $11) 14... e3 $5 ({I was
close to play} 14... Qd5 $2 15. Nxf8 Bxd3 {missing} 16. Ne6 $1 Qxe6 17. Bxh6
Bxh6 18. Qxd3 $18) (14... Qb6 $1 {was objectively the strongest:} 15. Nxg7 Kxg7
16. Rxe4 $1 Nf5 (16... Qxb2 $2 17. Rxd4 $3 Qxa1 18. Bc3 $18) 17. Qe2 $11) 15.
fxe3 (15. Nxd8 $1 exf2+ 16. Kh1 fxe1=Q+ 17. Bxe1 $1 Raxd8 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Nd2
$14 {After the game my opponent said the arising position looked dangerous for
him.}) 15... Qd6 16. Nxg7 $1 (16. Nxf8 Rxf8 17. e4 $1 (17. Na3 Nf5 18. e4 Ne3
19. Bxe3 dxe3 $15) 17... Qg3 18. Rf1 Qxd3 19. Rxf8+ Bxf8 20. Na3 Qxe4 $44 {
Black has good compensation.}) 16... Kxg7 17. Qa4 $2 ({White should have
developed pieces:} 17. exd4 $1 Nf5 18. Bc3 $14) 17... Nf5 $1 18. Qxa6 $2 {
Too careless, Nb1 and Ra1 are still not playing.} (18. Nc3 $1 Bxd3 19. exd4
Rab8 $15) 18... Nh4 $1 {Now the white king is in danger.} (18... Qg3 19. Qxc6
Nh4 $1 {was also winning.}) 19. Rf1 (19. exd4 Nf3+ $19) 19... Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1
Qh2 $1 {The fastest way of winning the game, but Black could also play} (20...
Rf8+ 21. Ke2 Nxg2 22. Qxa7 (22. e4 Qh2 $19 {is transposing}) 22... dxe3 23.
Bxe3 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Qh2+ 25. Ke1 Qxb2 $19) 21. Ke2 Nxg2 $1 22. exd4 Rf8 $1 {
It's hard to believe, but this is the only move leading to victory!} 23. Kd1
Ne3+ $1 (23... Ne3+ 24. Bxe3 Rf1#) 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 (5. c3) 5... e5 6. Bxc6 (6. c3
Nge7 7. a3 O-O 8. b4 d5 9. d3 a6 10. Bxc6 Nxc6 11. bxc5 dxe4 12. dxe4 Na5 13.
Nbd2 Be6 14. a4 $14 {Adams,M-Kozul,Z/Biel/1991/Inf 52/(163)/}) (6. b4 cxb4 7.
a3 Nge7 8. axb4 O-O 9. Bb2 d6 10. c3 h6 11. Bf1 Be6 $10 {Hawelko,M-Dokhoian,Y/
Lublin/1993/Inf 58/(196)/}) 6... dxc6 (6... bxc6 7. c3 Ne7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4
exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. Nb3 d5 13. Be3 $1 dxe4 14. Bc5 $1 $16 {
Makarichev,S-Krasenkov,M/Moscow/1992/0,5 (21) Inf 55/177/}) 7. d3 Qe7 8. Nbd2
Nf6 (8... Nh6 $5 9. Nc4 f6 10. a4 Nf7) 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. Bd2 $5 (10. a4 b6 11. Bd2
O-O 12. Bc3 Re8 $10) 10... O-O 11. a3 b6 12. b4 Ba6 (12... b5 13. Na5 $16) 13.
Bc3 Rfd8 14. Nfd2 Qe6 15. Qe2 $14 Bf8 16. Rf1 {/\ f4/} b5 $6 (16... Bg7 17. f4
exf4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rxf4 Bxc4 20. Nxc4 $14) 17. Ne3 $5 (17. Na5 Bd6 18. g3
$14) 17... Bd6 18. Nf3 Qe7 19. Rab1 Bc8 20. Qd2 f6 (20... h5 $5) 21. Ng4 Nf8 (
21... Kh8 $5) 22. Nh6+ Kh8 $6 (22... Kg7 $142 23. bxc5 $140 Bxc5 $13) 23. bxc5
$1 Bc7 $8 (23... Bxc5 $2 24. Nxe5 fxe5 25. Bxe5+ $1 Qxe5 26. Nf7+ $18) 24. a4
$1 $16 bxa4 25. h3 Ne6 (25... Kg7 26. Ng4 Bxg4 27. hxg4 $16) 26. Ba5 Bxa5 27.
Qxa5 Kg7 28. Ng4 h5 29. Ne3 Nxc5 30. Nc4 Ba6 31. Ne3 (31. Nfd2 $5 {/\ Qc3,f4/})
31... Rdb8 32. Qc3 Rb6 33. Ra1 Rd8 34. Nd2 $1 Bb5 $1 35. Ndc4 (35. f4 exf4 36.
Rxf4 Ne6 37. Rf2 Nd4) 35... Ne6 $6 (35... Rbb8 36. f4 exf4 37. Rxf4 Ne6 38. Rf2
Nd4 $16) 36. Nxb6 axb6 37. Qa3 Qxa3 $6 (37... Nc5 $5) 38. Rxa3 Nc5 39. f4 $1
Ba6 40. fxe5 fxe5 41. Rb1 Rb8 (41... Bb5 42. c4 $18) 42. Rc3 $18 Bb5 (42... Rb7
43. Nc4 Bxc4 44. Rxc4 $18) 43. Nc4 (43. Rxc5 $5 bxc5 44. c4 $18) 43... Bxc4 (
43... Kf6 44. Nxb6 $18) 44. Rxc4 Ra8 45. Rxb6 a3 46. Rb1 Ne6 47. Rxc6 a2 48.
Ra1 Nd4 49. Rc7+ Kf6 50. Kf2 Kg5 $1 51. Rc5 Kh4 52. Rxe5 Rf8+ (52... Nxc2 53.
g3+ Kxh3 54. Rh1+ Kg4 55. Rh4#) 53. Kg1 $8 Ne2+ 54. Kh2 Rf2 55. Rxa2 Nf4 56.
Kg1 Rxg2+ 57. Kf1 Kxh3 58. d4 h4 59. Rea5 {/\ c4/} Rd2 60. Rg5 $1 Nh5 (60...
Rxd4 61. Ra3+ Kh2 62. Rg4 $18) 61. d5 Ng3+ 62. Ke1 Rd4 63. c3 $1 Rxe4+ 64. Kd1
Re3 65. c4 Ne4 66. Rxg6 Rg3 67. Raa6 Kg2 68. Rxg3+ hxg3 69. d6 Kf3 70. Ra3+ Kf4
71. Rxg3 $1 Nxd6 (71... Kxg3 72. d7) 72. Rd3 Ke5 73. c5 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Cetinje"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Simic, Radoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 (4... bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 (5... d6 6.
Re1 Bg7 7. c3 e5 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne7 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Bf4 $14 {
Nevednichy,V-Kupreichik,V Cetinje 1993/}) 6. Re1 f6 (6... Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4
Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Ne6 11. Qh4 h6 12. Nc3 d6 13. Rd1 Bb7 14. Be3 $16 {
Kharlov,A-Andersson,U Haninge 1992 Inf 55/176/}) (6... e5 7. c3 Ne7 8. d4 cxd4
9. cxd4 exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. Nb3 d5 13. Be3 $1 $14 {Makarychev,
S-Krasenkov,M Moscow 1992 Inf 55/177/}) 7. c3 Nh6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. Nc3
Nf7 $5 (10... O-O 11. Qa4 Qb6 12. Nd2 $1 Nf7 13. Nc4 $14 {Fisher,R-Spassky,B
Beograd 1992 Inf 55/178/}) 11. h3 $5 O-O 12. Be3 Rb8 13. Qa4 Rxb2 14. Qxc6 f5
$10 {Nevednichy,V-Goldin,A Cetinje 1993/}) 5. h3 Bg7 6. d3 e5 (6... Nf6 7. Nc3
O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 Ne8 10. O-O-O Nc7 11. Bh6 Ne6 12. h4 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 f6 14.
Ne2 Rf7 15. g4 Nd4 16. Nfxd4 cxd4 17. Rdg1 $16 {Bologan,V-Kharlov,A SSSR 1991
Inf 54/161/}) 7. Nc3 (7. Be3 Qe7 8. Qd2 (8. O-O f6 9. a4 Nh6 10. a5 Nf7 11.
Nbd2 Nd8 12. Nc4 O-O $13) (8. Nbd2 f6 9. a4 Be6 10. O-O Nh6 11. c3 O-O 12. d4
cxd4 13. cxd4 Nf7 14. dxe5 fxe5 15. Qc2 $14 {Zagrebelny,S-Ikonnikov,V SSSR
1991 Inf 54/161/}) 8... Nf6 9. Qc3 Nd7 10. a3 a5 11. a4 b6 12. Na3 f5 13. Nc4
f4 14. Bc1 Ba6 15. b3 O-O 16. Bb2 Rae8 $10 {Nevednichy,V-Kiselev,S SSSR 1991/})
7... Qe7 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. Bh6 f6 11. Bxg7 Qxg7 12. Qe3 b6 $146 (12...
Qe7 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. f4 Ne6 15. fxe5 fxe5 16. O-O-O Nf4 17. Rhg1 Bd7 18. Nf3 $14
{Psakhis,L-Roeder,F Wien 1991 Inf 54/161/}) 13. Nd2 O-O 14. O-O-O Re8 15. f4
$14 exf4 (15... Nf8 16. fxe5 fxe5 17. Nf3 Ne6 18. Nb1 $5 Nd4 19. Nbd2 Be6 20.
Kb1 $14) 16. Qxf4 Ne5 17. g4 Be6 18. Rhf1 Rf8 19. Rf2 Qc7 20. Kb1 Rf7 21. Rdf1
Raf8 22. Nf3 Nxf3 (22... Kg7 $5) 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 24. Rxf3 Rcf7 25. Ne2 f5 $6 (
25... Kg7 26. Nf4 Bc8 $14) 26. exf5 gxf5 27. g5 $16 Bd5 28. R3f2 c4 29. Nf4 Re8
(29... cxd3 30. Nxd3 Be6 31. Ne5 Re7 32. Ng4 $16) 30. dxc4 Bxc4 31. Rd1 Rd7 $1
32. Kc1 Rxd1+ 33. Kxd1 Re3 34. Kd2 Rg3 35. h4 Bf7 $6 (35... Rg4 $5 36. Ne2 Be6
$1 $14) 36. Ne2 Rg4 37. Rf4 h6 38. Rxg4 fxg4 39. gxh6 Kh7 40. a3 (40. Ke3 $6
Bxa2) 40... Kxh6 41. Ng3 $16 a5 42. Ke3 a4 43. Kf4 Be6 44. Ke5 (44. c3 $5)
44... Bd5 45. Kf6 b5 46. c3 Bg2 47. Kf5 Bf3 48. Kf4 $1 Kg6 49. Nf5 Kh5 50. Kg3
Bd5 51. Nd4 Be4 52. Ne6 Bf5 (52... Bf3 53. Nf8 {/\Nd7-e5 +-/}) 53. Nd8 Be4 $6 (
53... c5 54. Nf7 Bd7 $16) 54. Nf7 $18 Kg6 55. Ne5+ Kf5 56. Nxg4 c5 57. Nf2 Bc2
58. Kf3 Ke5 59. Ke3 Kd5 (59... Bg6 60. Nd3+ Kd6 61. Nf4 $18) 60. h5 Bh7 61. Ng4
Kc4 62. Nf6 Bc2 63. Kf4 Bd3 64. h6 Bg6 65. Nd7 $1 Kb3 66. Nf8 Bd3 67. Kg5 $1
Kxb2 68. Ng6 Bxg6 69. Kxg6 Kxa3 70. h7 Kb3 71. h8=Q a3 72. Qh1 a2 73. Qc1 1-0

[Event "Wch U20 55th"]
[Site "Bhubaneswar"]
[Date "2016.08.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qd2 Re8 10. Nh2 e5 11. O-O-O {Diagramm [#] Mit der langen Rochade
stellt Jeffery Xiong die Weichen für einen scharfen Kampf.} a5 12. Na4 $6 Be6
13. Kb1 Nd7 14. Ng4 Qe7 15. Nh6+ Kh8 16. h4 b5 {Diagramm [#] Die Initiative
liegt zunächst bei Schwarz, denn der Springerzug nach a4 erweist sich jetzt
doch als nicht besonders geradlinig.} 17. Nc3 f6 18. h5 Bxh6 19. Bxh6 g5 20.
Rdf1 {Die weißen Hoffnungen ruhen jetzt einzig auf dem Hebel f2-f4.} Qf7 (
20... a4 $1 21. g3 c4 22. f4 b4 {war effektiver. Schwarz muss nach
Möglichkeit Linien öffnen.}) 21. g3 b4 22. Na4 Bxa2+ 23. Ka1 c4 24. f4 exf4
25. gxf4 cxd3 26. fxg5 dxc2 27. gxf6 Bb1 28. Bg7+ Kg8 29. b3 {Diagramm [#] Es
ist fast so etwas wie Ruhe eingekehrt, und die Computer bewerten die Stellung
folglich auch als ausgeglichen.} Nc5 $2 {Dieses Figurenopfer ist aber des
Guten zu viel.} 30. Nxc5 a4 31. Kb2 axb3 (31... a3+ 32. Ka1 {bringt nichts,
denn die schwarze Dame lässt sich nicht mobilisieren: Sie wird als Blockeur
für den Bf6 benötigt.}) 32. Nxb3 $2 {Diagramm [#] Ein Fehler, nach dem
Schwarz wieder in die Spur hätte kommen können.} (32. Nd3 {hätte dem
Schwenk des schwarzen Turmes auf die d-Linie die Gefährlichkeit genommen.})
32... c1=Q+ $2 {Schwarz erkennt richtig, dass er den Lb1 mobilisieren muss,
doch in der Ausführung ist die Aktion um ein Tempo zu langsam.} ({Nach} 32...
Red8 $1 {Falls hätte Weiß sogar mächtig aufpassen müssen.} 33. Qf4 $4 {so}
Ra2+ 34. Kc1 Rd1+ 35. Rxd1 cxd1=Q+ 36. Rxd1 Qc4+ 37. Kxb1 Qc2#) 33. Nxc1 Bxe4
34. Rhg1 Ra5 35. Rg5 c5 36. Rfg1 c4 37. Qxb4 c3+ 38. Qxc3 {Diagramm [#]
Schwarz kann nichts ausrichten: Der Zug Sb3 ist eine entscheidende Ressource
für Weiß.} Rb8+ 39. Nb3 Rxg5 40. Rxg5 Bd5 41. Bh6+ Kh8 42. Rxd5 Rxb3+ 43.
Qxb3 1-0

[Event "Niksic"]
[Site "Niksic"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Miljanic, Boro"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O (4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O {--> Spasov-Ivanovic
CBM24} (5. h3 {--> Ziatdinov-Horvath CBM24})) 4... Bg7 5. c3 (5. Nc3 {-->
Pomes-Boensch CBM24}) 5... Nf6 6. Re1 a6 (6... O-O {--> Miljanic-Spasov CBM24}
7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. a4 Bg4 13. Re3
Rfc8 14. h3 Bd7 15. Bd2 Qc7 $10) 7. Bxc6 (7. Bf1 O-O 8. h3 e5 $13) 7... dxc6 (
7... bxc6 8. e5 Nd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. c4 $1 Nc7 11. Nxd4 c5 12. Nb3 Ne6 13. Nc3
Bb7 14. Nd5 $14) 8. d3 (8. h3 O-O (8... c4 9. b3 $14) 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 $14)
8... O-O 9. h3 a5 10. Na3 Qc7 11. d4 Rd8 12. Qc2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Be3 Rac8
15. Rac1 Be8 16. Nc4 Nd7 17. Qd2 b6 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. e5 a4 20. Qg5 b5 21. Qxe7
bxc4 22. Ng5 c5 23. e6 Qf4 24. exd7 Bxd7 25. Ne6 Qxh6 26. Nxd8 Qf8 27. Qxd7
Rxd8 28. Qxa4 Bxd4 29. Rxc4 Kg7 30. Qc2 Qd6 31. Qe2 Qf4 32. b4 $4 (32. b3 $18)
32... Bxf2+ 33. Kh1 (33. Kf1 Rd4 $1 $10) (33. Qxf2 Qxc4 34. bxc5 Rc8 $10 {_|_})
33... Qg3 34. Rf1 Bd4 35. bxc5 Be5 36. Kg1 Qh2+ 37. Kf2 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow5"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 (7. h3 e5
8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 exd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bg5 Qa5 12. Na3 a6 13. Bc4 Nb6 $2 (13...
Nde7 $142) 14. Bb3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bh6 $18 {Anand-Salov, Paris 1991})
7... cxd4 8. e5 Nd5 9. cxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Nc7 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Bxc6
bxc6 14. Qd2 Rfe8 15. Bf4 Qd8 16. Be5 Bd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Ne5 Ne6 19. Ng4 h5
20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Ne5 Ng7 22. Ne2 a5 23. Nf4 e6 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Qxg6+ Kg8 $6 (
25... Kf8) 26. Qh6 $6 {/\Ng6,Qh8+,Ne5+} (26. Nxh5 $1 Re7 $8 27. Re3 {/\Rg3(h3)
->} (27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nh7+ $10)) 26... Kf7 27. Qg6+ Kf8 28. Re5 (28. Qh6 $5 $10
) 28... Re7 29. Nxh5 Rf7 $8 30. Qh6 $2 (30. Rg5 Nxh5 (30... Raa7 $5) 31. Rxh5
Ke7 $17 {/-+ _|_ ><g2,Pd4}) 30... Qh4 $19 31. f4 Ke7 $1 32. Rf1 (32. Rae1 Rg8
$1 $19) 32... Nxh5 33. Rxh5 Rg8 $1 (33... Rg8 34. Rxh4 (34. Rf2 Rxg2+ 35. Rxg2
Qe1#) (34. g3 Rxg3+ 35. Kf2 Rxf4+ $19) 34... Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Rg3+ 36. Rf3 Bxf3#)
0-1

[Event "Niksic"]
[Site "Niksic"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Black "Ivanovic, Bozidar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 e5 7. c3 Ne7 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. e5 c5 13. Nb3 Nc6 14. Nxc5 Nxe5
15. N5e4 Bb7 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Ba8 18. Bc5 f5 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. Nd6 Qf6 21.
Qd2 Qh4 22. Nd5 Ng4 23. h3 Nxf2 24. Ne7+ Kf8 25. Nexf5 $1 gxf5 26. Nxf5 Ne4 $8
27. Rxe4 $1 Qxe4 28. Qd6+ Kf7 29. Qxd7+ Kf6 30. Qxg7+ Kxf5 31. Rf1+ Ke6 32.
Rf6+ Kd5 33. Qg5+ Kc4 34. Rf4 $18 {_|_} Rxb2 35. Rxe4+ Bxe4 36. g4 Rxa2 37.
Qg8+ Bd5 38. Qxh7 a5 39. Qc7+ Kd4 40. Qf4+ Kc5 41. Qe3+ Kc4 42. Qf4+ Kc5 43.
Qc7+ Kd4 44. Qg7+ Kc4 45. h4 Kd3 (45... a4 46. h5 a3 47. h6 Rg2+ 48. Kf1 a2 49.
h7 $18) 46. Qd7 Kc4 47. h5 Be4 48. Qf7+ Bd5 49. Qg7 1-0

[Event "Oslo Cup"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Watson, William N"]
[Black "Gronn, Atle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 (5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3
Qe7 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. a3 O-O 10. Nc4 Ne8 {/\Nd6 Motwani-Schmittdiel,Groningen 1990
}) 5... Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3
Qa5 (11... Na5 12. Bf4 a6 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Qd2 $14) 12. a4 Bg4 (12... Qxc3 $4
13. Bd2) 13. Re3 Qc7 14. h3 Bd7 15. Ba3 Bh6 16. Re1 Rfe8 17. Bc1 Bg7 (17... Bf8
) 18. Bd2 Qc8 19. Qb3 a6 20. Bf1 e6 21. Nh2 Na5 22. Qc2 Qd8 23. Qd3 Nc4 24. Ng4
g5 $6 25. Bc1 h5 26. Nh2 f5 $2 27. exf6 Qxf6 28. Qg3 Bh6 29. Nf3 $16 Re7 30.
Bxc4 dxc4 31. Bxg5 Bxg5 32. Qxg5+ Qxg5 33. Nxg5 Rf8 34. Re5 Rf5 35. Ne4 Bc6 36.
Rxf5 exf5 37. Nf6+ Kf7 38. Nxh5 Re2 39. Nf4 Rc2 40. d5 $18 Bd7 41. Re1 Rxc3 42.
d6 Bc6 43. h4 Rc2 44. Re7+ Kf6 45. Re6+ Kf7 46. Re7+ Kf6 47. Re6+ Kf7 48. h5
Rc1+ 49. Kh2 c3 50. h6 c2 51. Re7+ Kf6 52. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Cebu"]
[Site "Cebu"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Black "Antonio, Rogelio Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O (4. Bxc6 {--> Spasov-Ivanovic, Niksic
1991 --> Kasparov-Salov, Dortmund 1992}) 4... Bg7 5. d3 (5. d4 {-->
Shirazi-Birmingham, New York op 1991}) (5. Re1 {--> Seret-Apicella, France(ch)
1991}) (5. c3 {--> Glek-Lanka, Moscow 1991 --> Miljanic-Horvath, Niksic 1991
--> Watson-Gronn, Oslo 1991}) 5... e6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. c3 d5 8. e5 Qb6 (8... d4
$6 9. c4 {/\Nd2-e4+/-}) 9. d4 cxd4 (9... Ne7 $142) (9... c4 10. b3 Ba6 11. Re1
Rb8 12. Nbd2 cxb3 13. axb3 $16) 10. cxd4 c5 $5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. b3 $1 {
/\Ba3 /^a3-f8 ->} (12. Be3 Qb4 13. Nc3 Qxb2 $6 (13... Ba6 14. Re1 Ne7 $10) 14.
Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qa5 $36) 12... Qc7 13. Ba3 Bf8 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Qd2 h5 (15... Ne7
16. Qh6+ {צh8}) 16. Na3 Bd7 (16... Ba6 17. Rfc1 Qb6 18. Nd4 Ne7 19. Rc3 $16 {
<->c,><c6,c7}) 17. Nc2 h4 {/\Rh5 קe5} 18. h3 Ne7 19. Ncd4 $16 {[+],<->c,ץd7}
Rh5 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Rc3 Kg8 (21... Rc8 $142 22. Rfc1 {/\R1c2,Qc1 <->c} Rxc3
23. Rxc3 {/\Qc1,Rc7}) 22. Rfc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Qf4 (24. Rc3 $142 {
/\Qc1+- <->c,צh5}) 24... Bd7 25. Qf6 Kf8 26. Qf4 Kg8 27. Qd2 Nc6 $6 (27... Kg7
$142 28. Rc3 {/\Qc1} Rh8 29. Qg5 $1) 28. Nxc6 Bxc6 29. Qf4 Qb7 30. Qd4 $18 Bb5
31. Qb4 Qd7 (31... Ba6 32. Qd6 {/\Rc7+-} (32. Qxb7 Bxb7 33. Rc7 $18 {_|_})) 32.
a4 (32. a4 Ba6 33. Qb8+ Kg7 34. Rc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Montpellier"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seret, Jean Luc"]
[Black "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 {><e6}
(7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 {/\d4 [+]}) 8. Bxc6 dxc6 {/^c8-h3} (8... bxc6 9. Ne4 $36) 9.
Ne4 b6 10. d3 O-O (10... Bg4 11. h3 (11. Nf6+ Bxf6 (11... exf6 12. exf6+ Kf8
13. fxg7+ Kxg7 14. h3 $14) 12. exf6 e6 13. h3 $132) 11... Bxf3 (11... Be6 $14)
12. Qxf3 Bxe5 (12... O-O $14) 13. Ng5 f6 14. Qxc6+ (14. Rxe5 fxe5 15. Nf7 Rf8
16. Nxd8 Rxf3 17. gxf3 Rxd8 $15) 14... Qd7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Nf7 Rhf8 17.
Nxe5+ fxe5 18. Rxe5 $16) 11. h3 (11. Bg5 Bg4 $13) 11... Be6 12. a4 {/\13.a5
קc5} Qd7 13. b3 Bd5 14. Bb2 Bh6 15. Nh2 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 Ne6 17. Ng4 Bg7 18. Qd2
h5 19. Nh2 f5 20. exf6 (20. Ree1 Kh7 {/^c1-h6}) 20... exf6 21. Rae1 Rae8 (21...
Nd4 22. Re7) 22. Nf3 Nc7 23. Qf4 {/\ ->>>} Kh7 {קg6} 24. Qg3 Rxe4 25. dxe4 Ne6
26. e5 f5 27. Ng5+ Nxg5 28. Qxg5 f4 29. Bc3 Rf5 {ף} 30. Qh4 Qe8 {/\g5} 31. g4
fxg3 32. fxg3 Rf3 33. Bb2 Qd7 34. Kg2 Qd2+ 35. Kxf3 Qxe1 36. Qe4 Qf1+ (36...
Qf1+ 37. Ke3 Bh6+) 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shirazi, Kamran"]
[Black "Birmingham, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. c3 $6 {Morra gambit idea
} dxc3 7. Nxc3 Nf6 8. Re1 O-O 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bf4 f6 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Bc4+ Kh8
13. Ng5 d5 $1 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bd4 $1 16. Rxe7 (16. Qf3 e5 $19) (16. Qb3
e5 17. Be3 Bxe3 $19) 16... Qxd5 17. Rxh7+ Kg8 18. Be3 Rf5 19. Qg4 Rxg5 20. Rh8+
Bxh8 0-1

[Event "Lisbon zt"]
[Site "Lisbon"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Fernandes, Antonio ETG"]
[Black "Garcia Paolicchi, Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POR"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qe2 O-O 7. Rd1 Ne8 8. h3
Nc7 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 b6 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. Qc2 Qc8 14. Bg5 Re8
15. Rd2 h6 16. Bh4 Ne6 17. Re1 Nf4 18. Bg3 Nh5 19. Bh2 g5 20. e5 g4 21. hxg4
Qxg4 22. Re4 Qg6 23. Rh4 Bf8 {/\Ng7} 24. Qxg6+ fxg6 25. g4 Ng7 26. Rxh6 Ne6 27.
Rxg6+ Kf7 28. Nh4 Bg7 29. d5 cxd5 30. Nxd5 Rac8 31. f4 Rh8 32. Rxe6 Kxe6 33.
f5+ Kf7 34. e6+ (34. e6+ Kg8 (34... Kf8 35. Ng6+ Ke8 36. Nxh8 Bxh8 37. Nc7+ $18
) (34... Ke8 35. Nc7+ Rxc7 (35... Kf8 36. Ng6+ $18) 36. Bxc7 {/\Rd8#}) 35.
Nxe7+ Kf8 36. Nhg6+ Ke8 37. Nxc8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 (4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 e5 {
--> Fischer-Spassky, St.Stefan 1992} (6... Nf6 $5 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 {
Kharlov-Andersson, Haninge 1992}) (6... f6 {--> Fischer-Spassky, Beograd 1992})
) 4... Bg7 5. d4 Qb6 6. a4 cxd4 7. O-O $5 Nf6 (7... dxc3 8. Nxc3 {/\Nd5} e6 (
8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 $44 {><g7,h6,/^a1-h8 @}) (8... a6 $2 9. Nd5 Qd8 (9... Qa5 10.
Bd2 Qd8 11. Be3) 10. Be3 $1 $18) 9. Be3 $44 {|^,@}) 8. e5 Nd5 9. cxd4 O-O (9...
a6 $142 10. Bxc6 dxc6 (10... Qxc6 $5 {/\b5,Bb7}) 11. Nc3 Be6 $10 12. Ng5 $140
Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bc4 14. Re1 h6 {/\0-0-0 =/+}) 10. Nc3 $1 Nxc3 11. bxc3 {+/=/+/-
ץc8,@} d6 (11... a6 12. Bd3 {/\Rb1}) 12. exd6 exd6 13. Ba3 Na5 14. Ng5 h6 15.
Ne4 Rd8 16. Re1 Bf5 17. Qf3 Rac8 (17... Bxe4 $2 18. Rxe4 Qc7 19. Rae1 {/\Re7+-}
) 18. Ng3 Be6 19. Rxe6 $5 fxe6 20. Qg4 Qc7 (20... Rxc3 21. Qxg6 $40) 21. Ne4
Qe7 22. Qxg6 $44 Nc4 23. Bb4 a6 (23... a5 $2 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Bxa5 {/\Bb4+/-})
24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Re1 Rc6 (25... Qf7 26. Qg3 $5 $40 (26. Qxf7+ $6 Kxf7 27.
Nxd6+ Rxd6 28. Bxd6 Rxc3 $14 {<=> _|_})) 26. Re3 Qf7 27. Qg3 Qf5 (27... d5 $2
28. Rf3 Qc7 (28... dxe4 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. Qf4+ $18 {_|_}) 29. Nf6+ Kh8 $8 30.
Qg6 Bxf6 31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Qxf6 $18) 28. h3 {ב1} e5 (28... d5 $142 29. Nd6 $40
) 29. Qh4 Rf8 30. Bxd6 Qf4 31. Qe7 {(+)} (31. Qe7 Rxd6 $1 32. Qxd6 exd4 $16)
1-0

[Event "Voskresensk"]
[Site "Voskresensk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zaitsev, Igor A"]
[Black "Nadyrhanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 (5... e5 $5 6. b4 cxb4 7.
cxb4 Nge7 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Bc4 $2 (9. Bb2 $142) 9... d5 $1 10. exd5 e4 11. dxc6
exf3 $1 (11... Bxa1 12. Ng5 Nxc6 13. Nxf7 Qe7 14. Ne5+ Kg7 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16.
Nc3 $44) 12. Qxf3 Be6 $1 (12... Nxc6 13. Nc3 Ne5 14. Qd5 Qh4 15. Be2 Rd8 $44 {
--> Ferreira,A-Liberzon,V/Barcelona EUCup/1993/}) (12... Bxa1 13. cxb7 Bxb7 14.
Qxb7 $15) 13. cxb7 Rb8 14. d3 $8 Bxa1 15. Bf4 Bd5 $1 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5
Nxd5 18. Bxb8 Rxb8 $19) 6. e5 (6. d4 $5 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nxe4 8. d5 Nd6 9. Ba4 b5
10. Bc2 Nb4 11. Bb3 O-O 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Bf4 $44 {--> Minasian,A-Vyzmanavin,A/
Luzern WchT/1993/}) 6... Nd5 7. d4 Nc7 $5 (7... cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nc7 10.
Ba4 d6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Re1 dxe5 13. Nxe5 $14) 8. Ba4 (8. Bxc6 $6 dxc6 9. dxc5
Bg4 10. Nbd2 (10. Qxd8+ Rxd8 11. Nbd2 Ne6 $1 12. b4 Nf4 13. Re1 Nd3 $17) 10...
Ne6 (10... Bxe5 $2 11. Qb3) 11. Qa4 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Nxc5 $15) (8. Bc4 $5) (8. a4
O-O (8... cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 $14) 9. Bf4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nd5 $5 11. Bg3 b6
$13) 8... O-O 9. dxc5 (9. Re1 b5 $1) 9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Bh6 Bg7 (11...
Re8 12. Re1 Bh8 (12... Bf6 13. Nd2 {/\Ne4->}) 13. Nd2 {+/=/+/-} Ne6 $140 14.
Ne4 f5 $2 15. Ng5 Nxc5 $2 16. Qd5+ Ne6 17. Rad1 Qb6 18. Rxe6 $1 dxe6 19. Bxe8
$1 $18) 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. c4 (13. Nd2 $142) 13... Ne6 14. Nc3 Qa5 15. Nd5 Qxc5
16. b4 Qxc4 17. Rc1 $44 Qxa2 18. Re1 b5 $1 (18... Qb2 $2 19. Rc3 $1 {/\Re2+-})
19. Bxb5 Bb7 20. Nc3 Qa3 21. Qxd7 Rac8 22. Qxe7 Rxc3 (22... Rc7 $5 23. Qd6 Rfc8
24. Qe5+ Kg8 25. Ne4 $1 Bxe4 (25... Rxc1 26. Nf6+ $10) 26. Rxc7 Nxc7 27. Bd7
Qxb4 $1 28. Rxe4 Qb1+ 29. Re1 Rb8 30. h3 $15) 23. Rxc3 Qxc3 24. Rxe6 Rc8 25. h4
Rc7 26. Re3 $8 Rxe7 (26... Qc1+ 27. Re1 Qf4 28. Qe5+ $10) 27. Rxc3 Re1+ 28. Kh2
Rb1 29. Rc7 Bd5 30. Rd7 $1 Be6 31. Rxa7 Rxb4 32. Bd7 Rxh4+ 33. Kg3 Rg4+ 34. Kf3
Bxd7 35. Rxd7 $10 h5 36. g3 Ra4 37. Rb7 g5 38. Rb5 f6 39. Rb8 Kg6 40. Rh8 Ra2
41. Rg8+ Kf5 42. Rb8 Ra3+ 43. Kg2 Kg4 44. Rg8 f5 45. Rh8 Rd3 46. Rc8 Rf3 47.
Rg8 Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. h3 $5 {Over the board
I decided to take Boris out of his theoretical waters and just play a game.
Anyway the move h3 is useful in most of the lines especially against the
bishop on c8.} Nh6 (6... Rb8 7. e5 f6 8. Qe2 fxe5 9. Nxe5 Nh6 10. d4 $5 {
with very nice trap:} cxd4 11. Bxh6 Bxh6 {Tikkanen,H 2515 - Low,Zhen Yu Cyrus
2256 , Stockholm SWE 12/27/2015 45th Rilton Cup 2015-16; in that game White
took on g6, but much stronger move was} 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Qe5 $1 {It's the
first time in almost 40 years career that I have seen such an idea in the
opening stage.} O-O 14. Qxb8 $16) 7. c3 ({After} 7. Re1 {I would simply
transpose the game into the main line.}) 7... O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 f5 {
The main idea for Black in these positions. Boris is trying to destroy White's
centre with ...f5 and ...c5.} (9... d5 10. e5 f6 11. Nc3 fxe5 12. Bxh6 {!} Bxh6
13. Nxe5 Qd6 14. Na4 Rf5 15. Qc2 Ba6 16. Rfe1 Raf8 {Macieja,B 2607 - Kapnisis,
S 2459 , Porto Rio GRE 7/3/2014 42th TCh-GRE 2014} 17. f3 Bg7 18. Qc3 $14) 10.
e5 Nf7 11. Ng5 $5 $146 {Played after a long think. My idea was to trade
knights and later if possible dark-squared bishops.} ({On} 11. Nc3 {I was
expecting} c5 $1 12. dxc5 Bb7 13. Nd5 e6 14. Nf6+ Bxf6 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Re1
Rac8 17. Qxd7 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Ne5 19. Rxe5 Qxe5 20. Bh6 {1/2-1/2, Gharamian,T
2626 - Martinovic,Sa 2565 , Mali Losinj CRO 10/3/2017 26th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2017.
Here Black could continue with} Rfd8 21. Qxa7 Qxb2 22. Re1 Re8 $15) 11... e6 (
11... Nxg5 {looked tempting for Black:} 12. Bxg5 {followed by} f4 13. f3 d6 {
and here the best for White is to ignore the pawn on e5:} 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15. Nc3
$1 dxe5 16. dxe5 Qd4+ 17. Kh2 Qxe5 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bf2 Bf5 20. Rfe1 Qc7 21. Bc5
Bf6 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Rab8 24. Qc4 Rxb2 25. Rae1 {Though two pawns down
White has enough compensation to claim an equal game.}) 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13. Re1 (
13. Nd2 c5 14. dxc5 Qc7 15. Nf3 Qxc5 (15... Bb7 16. b4) 16. Be3 Qb5 17. Rc1
Qxb2 18. Qa4 h6 19. Rfd1 Bf8 20. Bc5 Bb7 21. Rb1 Bc6 22. Qa6 Bb7 $11) 13... Bf8
14. Nc3 Bb7 15. a3 {One of those moments when you don't know how to improve
the position. I was afraid in some lines of ...Bb4.} (15. Bf4 g5) 15... a5 (
15... c5 $5 16. d5 Qb6 17. dxe6 dxe6 18. Qc2 g5) 16. b3 Qh4 (16... c5 17. d5
Qh4 18. Ra2 f4 19. dxe6 dxe6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. exf6 f3 23. Rxe6
Raf8 24. Rd2 fxg2 25. Qg4 Qxg4 26. hxg4 Rxf6 $11) 17. Ra2 c5 18. Rd2 Bh6 {
Gelfand could try to launch a direct attack on my king by playing} (18... f4 $5
19. dxc5 Bxg2 $1 {A nice strike but good enough only for a draw:} 20. Kxg2 f3+
21. Kh2 Qg5 22. Rg1 Qxe5+ 23. Kh1 Qxc3 24. Rxd7 Qxc5 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Qxf3+
Qf5 $1 $11) 19. Rc2 Bxc1 ({A more precise try would be} 19... cxd4 20. Nb5 Bf8
21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. exd6 Ra6 23. Rc7 Bd5 24. Qd2 Rxd6 {with complicated positions
in which I would prefer to change sides with my opponent.}) 20. Rxc1 Qxd4 (
20... g5 $5 {was a man move but due to lack of time Boris decided to avoid
risks:} 21. d5 Rg7 22. Qd2 Rf8 23. Kh2 g4 24. Qf4 exd5 25. Rg1 d4 26. Nb5 Bf3 {
quite messy play.}) 21. Qxd4 {I was choosing between the text and} (21. Nb5
Qxd1 (21... Qd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Nc7 Rc8 24. Rxc5 Rff8 25. Rec1 Bxb3 26. Nxe6
Rxc5 27. Nxc5 Be6 28. Rb1 $14) 22. Rexd1 Rb8 23. Rxc5 Bd5 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4
Bc6 26. Nd6 Rxb4 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 {with good drawing chances}) 21... cxd4 22. Nb5
Bd5 23. Nxd4 g5 24. Rc5 $14 g4 25. f3 Kf8 26. Kf2 Ke7 27. Rec1 h5 28. h4 {
The previous deep thinking took all the time away from us, so we were both
approaching severe time trouble. Considering that, I decided to fix the
h5-pawn on the white square. Meanwhile this was exactly one of those critical
moments of the game.} ({If I played} 28. Kg3 $1 {Black would be in a very
difficult situation. White's king's escapade to the kingside is supported by
the knight which controls important squares around it.} h4+ {on} (28... f4+ {
The king is happily hiding on h4} 29. Kh4 g3 (29... gxf3 30. gxf3) 30. Rb5 $16)
(28... Rff8 29. Kf4 h4 30. R1c3 gxf3 31. gxf3 $14) (28... gxf3 29. gxf3 Rff8
30. Kf4 h4 31. Rg1 Kf7 32. Rc7 Rfd8 33. Rgc1 Ke7 34. R1c5 $14) 29. Kf4 gxf3 30.
gxf3 Rff8 {transposing to 28...Rff8.}) 28... f4 29. Rc8 Rf8 30. Rxf8 Rxf8 31.
Rc5 {At this point I was quite happy with my position. It was only later I
realised that there is no way for me to advance.} Rb8 32. Rc3 ({I also
considered the knight versus bishop endgame} 32. Rxa5 gxf3 33. gxf3 Bxb3 34.
Rb5 Rxb5 35. Nxb5 Bc4 36. Nd6 Bb3 37. Ke2 Ba4 38. Kd3 Bc6 39. Ne4 Kf7 $11)
32... Rg8 33. Ne2 Rf8 34. Nd4 Rg8 35. Ne2 (35. Rc5 Rb8) 35... Rf8 {Both sides
have their weaknesses to protect and targets to attack, so the drawish result
should be welcomed.} 36. fxg4 hxg4 37. g3 f3 38. Nd4 Rb8 39. Ke3 (39. Rc5 Bxb3
{would bring the same draw as in the game.}) 39... Rf8 {With seconds left
Gelfand misses his chance to torture me after} (39... d6 $1 40. exd6+ (40. Rc7+
Kd8 41. exd6 e5 $19) 40... Kxd6 41. Kf2 Rb7 42. Nc2 Ke5 43. b4 axb4 44. axb4
Be4 $15 {and it is now White who has to be precise in order to make a draw.})
40. Kf2 Rb8 41. Rc5 Bxb3 42. Rb5 Rxb5 43. Nxb5 Kf7 44. Nd6+ {There is no way
to progress for either Black or White.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {On the previous rest day we had played for the same team in a football
competition and now we had to struggle against each other.} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 {The story of this move is very long but it was brought into
top level practice thanks to the studies of Chebanenko.} dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3
b6 7. O-O Nh6 8. a4 {Novelty. White's plan is to provoke weaknesses on the
queenside and then to attack it} (8. Bd2 {was played before} f6 (8... Bxb2 $5
9. Na3 Ng8 10. Nc4 Bxa1 11. Qxa1 f6 12. e5 {I am not sure whether White has
enough compensation but for rapid chess it might be sufficient}) 9. e5 O-O 10.
exf6 exf6 11. Bc3 Nf7 12. Nbd2 Nd6 13. b3 Be6 14. Re1 Qd7 15. Nc4 Nf5 $11 {
Shirov Alexei 2726 - Radjabov Teimour 2663 , Leon 5.6.2004 It (active) 
(KO-system)}) (8. Nc3 {and} O-O (8... f6 9. Be3 e5 10. Nh2 O-O 11. f4 exf4 12.
Rxf4 f5 13. Qd2 g5 14. Rff1 f4 15. Bf2 Nf7 16. Nf3 h5 $15 {Tomilova Elena 2229
- Korbut Ekaterina 2338 , Dagomys 5.2004 Ch Russia (w)}) 9. Be3 f6 10. a3 (10.
a4 a5 (10... Nf7 $6 11. a5 Rb8 12. axb6 axb6 13. Nh2 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4
Be6 16. Nf3 c4 {Sanduleac Vasile 2461 - Kotronias Vasilios 2611 , Eforie Nord
2.9.2008 Ch Romania (team)} 17. Ra7 $14) 11. d4 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7
14. Rfd1 Rfb8 15. Rd2 Nf7 16. Rad1 Rb7 17. Nde2 Be8 18. f4 e5 $11 {Chernyshov
Konstantin 2558 - Bocharov Dmitry 2577 , Sochi 23.4.2006 Ch Russia (club) (1
liga)}) (10. Qd2 Nf7 11. Nh2 e5 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 Ne5 14. Raf1 Be6 15. R4f2
Rf7 16. Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. Rxf3 Qd7 18. b3 Re8 19. Kh1 Bh8 20. Bh6 {Kovalevskaya
Ekaterina 2421 - Cmilyte Viktorija 2467 , Plovdiv 26.4.2008 Ch Europe (w)} f5 {
=}) 10... a5 11. Nh2 e5 12. Qd2 Nf7 13. Rab1 a4 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Be6 16.
Kh1 f5 17. Nf3 {Jakovenko Dmitry 2561 - Cherniaev Alexander 2504 , Krasnodar
2002 Ch Russia} fxe4 18. Nxe4 c4 19. d4 Bd5 20. Rbe1 Re8) 8... a5 9. Be3 $1 {
This is the point of the previous white move; now after ...Bxb2 the knight on
a3 will be protected.} f6 (9... Bxb2 10. Na3 Bg7 (10... Ng8 11. Nc4 Bxa1 12.
Qxa1 f6 13. Rb1 {with very strong compensation}) 11. Rb1 Be6 12. Nc4 Bxc4 13.
dxc4 Qc7 14. Qd2 Ng8 15. Rfd1 $44) 10. Na3 e5 11. Nc4 (11. c3 {the other idea
was to prepare d4} O-O (11... Nf7 12. Qb3 O-O) 12. Qb3+ Nf7 13. Nc4 Be6 $5 (
13... Ra6 14. Rfd1 Be6 15. d4 $14) 14. Qxb6 (14. Rfd1 Nd6) 14... Qxd3 15. Nxa5
Rfb8 16. Qxc6 Ra6 17. Rfd1 Rxc6 18. Rxd3 Ra6 19. Bxc5 Rxa5 20. b4 Ra6 21. a5
Bf8 $15) 11... Be6 12. Nfd2 Ra6 {Prophylaxis.} (12... Nf7 {I was going
implement another briliant idea which I learned from Chebanenko, on} 13. b4 $3
axb4 (13... cxb4 14. Bxb6 Qe7 15. Bxa5 $16) 14. a5 bxa5 15. Bxc5 Bf8 16. Bb6
Qb8 17. Bxa5 Be7 18. Bb6 $14) 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Nf7 15. Qf3 (15. Ne3 $14 {
in order to prevent Black's only active idea f6-f5; this may be even more safe
and correct.}) 15... O-O 16. Kh1 Ra7 17. Ne3 (17. Qf2 Ne5 $1 (17... f5 18. exf5
Bxf5 19. Rae1) 18. Ne3 Qd4 19. b3 Raf7 {+/=/=}) 17... b5 {Black little by
little prepares his counterplay on the queenside, which shouldn't be a problem
for White if he takes some preventive measures.} 18. Qf2 Rd7 19. Nf3 $6 {
I simply missed ...Ng5.} (19. b3 $14 {after this Black would be deprived of
both his active plans: c4 and f5.}) 19... Ng5 $1 20. Qg3 Nxf3 21. Qxf3 c4 $1 {
Typical for this stucture.} 22. dxc4 bxc4 23. Rad1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qb6 25. Bd6 {
Instead I was hoping for} (25. Rd6 {but in the line} Re8 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5
{I missed} Re1+ {after which I rejected Rd6. Already at home I had found that
after the paradoxical} 28. Kh2 g5 29. Bd2 Qc7 30. Bxe1 Qxd6+ 31. g3 cxd5 32.
Bxa5 {White can reach a better ending.}) 25... Rd8 26. Ba3 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 h5 $1
{Takiing the g4-square away from the knight.} 28. Qd2 Kh7 29. Nd1 f5 {untill
this moment my opponent had played well but he had spent a lot of time, so
from now on he was in time trouble.} 30. c3 fxe4 31. Qd6 Bf5 (31... Bd5 32. Qd7
Qb8 33. Bd6 Qg8 34. Bc7 Qf8 35. Ne3 Kh6 36. Bg3 Qa8 37. Bf4+ Kh7 38. Be5 Qf8
39. Bxg7 Qxg7 40. Nxd5 cxd5 41. Qxd5 Qe7 42. Qxc4 e3 43. Qe2 Qe4 {=}) 32. Bc5
Qb3 (32... Qb7 33. Bd4 Qd7 34. Qxd7 Bxd7 {=}) 33. Kh2 $1 Qc2 34. Qc7 Kg8 35.
Qb8+ Kh7 36. Ne3 Qxa4 $4 {The final and decisive mistake; after} (36... Qf2 $5
{White can not achieve better then a draw.}) 37. Qc7 $18 Kg8 38. Nxf5 gxf5 39.
Qc8+ Kh7 40. Qxf5+ Kg8 41. Qe6+ Kh7 42. Qxe4+ Kg8 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qxh5+ Kg8
45. Qg4 Kh7 46. Qf5+ Kg8 47. Bb6 Qb3 48. Qe6+ Kh7 49. Qe4+ Kg8 50. Bxa5 Qb8+
51. Kh1 Qxb2 52. Qxc4+ Kh7 53. Qe4+ Kg8 54. Qe1 c5 55. Qe6+ Kh7 56. Qf5+ Kg8
57. Qxc5 Qc1+ 58. Qg1 Qf4 59. Qd1 Kh8 60. Qd8+ Kh7 61. Qc7 Qc1+ 62. Kh2 Kg8 63.
Qc8+ Kh7 64. Qf5+ Kg8 65. Qe6+ Kh7 66. Qe4+ Kg8 67. c4 Qa1 68. Be1 Be5+ 69. g3
Bd4 70. Qe2 Qc1 71. h4 Kf7 72. Kh3 Qb1 73. Qf3+ Ke6 74. Bd2 Bb6 75. Qd5+ Ke7
76. Bg5+ Kf8 77. Kg4 Qb4 78. Qe6 Kg7 79. h5 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. O-O g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. d4
cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nc7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 (11... Nxb5 {Horvath,T} 12.
Nxb5 a6 13. Nd6 $5 g5 14. Bxg5 hxg5 15. Nxg5 f6 $13) 12. Bg3 Nxb5 13. Nxb5 a6
14. Nc3 d6 15. d5 $1 {The simple} (15. exd6 exd6 {could even give Black
advantage.} (15... exd6 {Horvath,T} 16. d5 Ne7 $15)) (15. Re1 $2 {Horvath,T}
Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 {Der Anziehende hat große Schwierigkeiten mit dem Punkt "d4".
Leventic-Lanka/Portoroz/1994}) 15... Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 (16... Bxe5 17. f4 $44)
17. Re1 f6 18. Qb3 Kh8 19. Rad1 b5 20. f3 Qc7 $6 21. Rc1 f5 22. Ne4 Qb6+ 23.
Nc5 (23. Bf2 Qb8 24. Nc5 Qd6 25. Red1 $44) 23... Qd6 24. Bf2 (24. Ne6 $1 {
Horvath,T} Bxe6 25. dxe6 f4 $2 (25... a5 $5 26. Qxb5 Rfb8 27. Qxe5 Qb6+ 28. Bf2
Qxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Rxb2+ 31. Re2 Rxe2+ 32. Kxe2 Ra6 33. Rc5 $10) 26.
Red1 $1 $16) 24... Rd8 25. Rcd1 $6 {It was better to keep the white rooks on
"c1" and "d1". After 25.Red1 followed by Qc2 and b4 Adams would achieve a full
compensation for the pawn.} Rb8 26. h3 Bb7 27. Qc2 (27. Nxb7 Rxb7 28. Rc1 Rc7
$17 (28... Qxd5 $5 29. Red1 Qxb3 30. Rxd8+ Qg8 31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 32. Rc8+ Kf7 33.
Ra8 Rd7 $19)) (27. Ne6 $2 Bxd5 28. Nxd8 Bxb3 29. Rxd6 exd6 30. axb3 Rxd8 $19)
27... Rbc8 28. b4 f4 29. Qf5 Bxd5 30. Nb7 Qd7 $1 $19 {After this move White is
forced to go to the completly lost ending.} 31. Qxd7 Rxd7 32. Nc5 Rd6 33. a3
Kg8 34. Rc1 Kf7 35. Rc2 Rcd8 36. Ra1 Ba8 37. Re1 h5 38. Kf1 Kg6 39. Ke2 g4 40.
Bh4 Bf6 41. Bf2 gxf3+ 42. gxf3 Kf5 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 79th"]
[Site "Plymouth"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Summerscale, Aaron"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 g6 5. h3 {[ /\ e5 ]} Qc7 6. O-O Bg7 7.
Re1 a6 8. e5 $1 axb5 9. Nxb5 $1 Qb6 10. Nd6+ Kf8 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Nc4 Qd8 13.
d4 {[ Although the Rh8 is out of play the rest of Black's position is quite
good he will have two bishops, centre pawns, and queenside files. White must
play for the initiative. ]} cxd4 14. Bh6+ Kg8 (14... Bg7 15. Bxg7+ Kxg7 16.
Nxd4 $16) 15. Nce5 d6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Nxd4 Bd7 18. c3 c5 19. Nf3 Bc6 20. Nh2
Ra7 21. Qd2 Bg7 22. Ng4 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Qf8 24. Qf4 h5 25. Ne3 Qg7 26. Qc4 Qf6 {
[ Black is on the verge of extricating himself so White initiates some more
tactics ]} 27. b4 Ra3 28. b5 $1 Bb7 (28... Rxc3 29. Qa4 Bb7 30. Qa7 $18) 29.
Nd5 Qg5 {[ A very brave move missed by the commentary room, 29..Bxd5 30.Qxd5
Kg7 idea 31.b6 Rb8 was also playable ]} 30. Nxe7+ Kg7 31. Nc6 Bxc6 32. bxc6 Rc8
33. Qb5 Qd5 $2 {[ A shame, after great defence Black, in time pressure, misses
a cheapo. ]} (33... Ra7 $1 {[ /\ Rbc7 or Qd5 should be OK for Black ]}) 34. c4
$1 {[#] [ /\ Qb2+ +- ]} Qd4 35. Rad1 Qf6 36. Re2 $1 $16 (36. Rxd6 Qxd6 37. Qb2+
Qd4 38. Qxa3 Rxc6 {[ Is much better for Black than the game ]}) 36... Ra7 37.
Red2 Re7 38. Rxd6 Re1+ 39. Rxe1 Qxd6 40. a4 Rxc6 41. a5 Ra6 42. g3 Qd2 43. Ra1
Rf6 44. Qxc5 Qc3 45. Qa3 Qd4 46. Ra2 h4 47. g4 Qxc4 48. Qb2 Qd3 49. Ra1 Qxh3
50. Qd4 g5 51. a6 Kg6 52. a7 Rf4 53. Qxf4 $1 1-0

[Event "Porz Citroen-Cup"]
[Site "Cologne"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Seul, Georg"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. Re1 f6 7. c3 Nh6 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nf7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3 d6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. b3 Qa6 15.
Qd2 Rae8 16. Nh2 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Nf3 Qa5 19. Ng5 Bd7 20. Nge4 h6 21. Ng3
Kh7 22. Nge4 Nd8 23. Red1 Rf5 24. Ng3 Rf7 25. Nge4 Ref8 26. d5 c5 27. Ng3 Qb4
28. Nce4 a5 29. Qd3 Qb7 30. a4 Bc8 31. Nd2 Qc7 32. Nc4 Nb7 33. Re1 e5 34. Re2
Bf5 35. Ne4 Bf6 36. Bd2 Bd8 37. Qe3 g5 38. f3 {[#]} Bxh3 39. Rf1 $6 (39. gxh3
$2 Rxf3) (39. Nexd6 $5 Nxd6 40. Nxe5 Bf5 41. Rxc5 Qa7 42. Nxf7 Bb6 43. Nxg5+
hxg5 44. Qe7+ Qxe7 45. Rxe7+ Rf7 46. Rxf7+ Nxf7 47. b4 axb4 48. Bxb4 $13) 39...
Bf5 40. g4 $2 Bxg4 41. Rh2 Rxf3 42. Rxf3 Rxf3 43. Nxg5+ Bxg5 44. Qe4+ Rf5 45.
Qxg4 Qf7 46. Bxg5 Rf1+ 47. Kg2 Rf2+ 48. Kg1 Rxh2 49. Kxh2 hxg5 50. Qxg5 Qxd5
51. Qh5+ Kg7 52. Qg5+ Kf7 53. Qh5+ Kf8 54. Qh6+ Ke7 55. Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-17 Final A"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1966.11.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Benko, Pal C"]
[Black "Stein, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1966.11.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

{Inf.2/340} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4
cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 $5 (9... Ne8 10. h3 Nc7 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nc3 f6 $13)
10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nc3 (11. Nbd2) 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qa5 13. Qb3 Bg4 14. Qa3
$11 Qc7 15. Nd2 c5 16. Qxc5 Qxc5 17. dxc5 Rfc8 18. Nb3 e6 $6 19. Ba3 a5 20. Nd4
Bf8 21. f4 (21. h3 Bf5 22. Re3 Bh6 $1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-17 Final A"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1966.11.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Szabo, Laszlo"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1966.11.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

{Inf.2/339} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. c3 Nge7 7. d3
a6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Be3 d6 $11 10. Qd2 (10. d4 $2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 $15) 10... b5
11. Bc2 Rb8 12. Bh6 Bg4 13. Bd1 d5 (13... b4 $5) 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. exd5 Qxd5
16. Bb3 Qd6 17. Ng5 Bf5 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Rfd8 20. Rd1 Qf6 21. Qe2 c4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The tense position in the center led to some interesting pawn trades.
Ushenina had a way to obtain a very slight advantage, but she miscalculated
and instead ended up slightly worse in the endgame. Muminova's edge was never
anything too great and the Ukrainian player had very few troubles holding on
to the draw.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7.
d4 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. cxd4
Rd8 14. Be3 Be6 15. Rec1 Rac8 16. b3 f6 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. bxc4 e6 19. d5 fxe5 (
19... f5 20. Bg5 Bxe5 $1 21. Bxd8 Bxa1 22. Bg5 Be5 $1 (22... Bd4 23. d6 $16)
23. dxe6 Bd4 $15) 20. dxe6 Re8 21. Bxa7 Rxe6 22. Be3 Ra6 23. a4 Bf8 24. c5 Rc7
25. Kf1 Ra5 26. Ke2 Kf7 27. Rc4 Bxc5 28. Rxc5 Rcxc5 29. Bxc5 Rxc5 30. Rb1 Kf6
31. Rxb7 Rc2+ 32. Ke3 Rc3+ 33. Kxe4 Rc4+ 34. Ke3 Rxa4 35. Rxh7 Ra3+ 36. Ke4
Ra4+ 37. Kf3 Ra3+ 38. Kg4 Ra2 39. Kg3 Ra3+ 40. f3 e4 41. Rh4 exf3 42. gxf3 Rb3
43. Ra4 Rb2 44. h3 Rb5 45. Rf4+ Kg7 46. Kg4 Ra5 47. Rb4 Rc5 48. Rb6 Ra5 49. f4
Ra3 50. Re6 Rb3 51. f5 gxf5+ 52. Kxf5 Rxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op-E"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kabanov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Belous, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2011.01.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nh6 7. Nc3 f6 8. Be3
b6 9. Qd2 Nf7 10. O-O-O e5 11. Ng1 Be6 12. Kb1 Qe7 13. f4 O-O-O 14. Nf3 exf4
15. Bxf4 Rhe8 16. Rhe1 Kb7 (16... Qb7 17. Bh2 Qa6 18. Qf4 Ne5 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20.
Qh4 b5 21. Qxh7 b4 22. Na4 Bxa2+ 23. Kxa2 Qxa4+ 24. Kb1 b3 25. cxb3 Qxb3 26.
Qxg6 {1-0 (40) Zherebukh,Y (2567)-Belous,V (2471)/Kirishi 2010/CBM 136 Extra 
(40)}) 17. Qf2 Qd7 18. g4 Qc8 19. Ne2 Ka8 20. Bc1 Nd6 21. b3 Bg8 22. Bb2 Rd7
23. Ng3 Kb7 24. Rd2 Qd8 25. a4 Bh6 26. Rde2 {#} c4 $1 {Well seen after which
Black takes the upperhand.} 27. g5 ({The pawn cannot be taken since doing so
runs into} 27. dxc4 Nxc4 $1 28. bxc4 Rd1+ 29. Bc1 ({White actually gets mated
if he takes with} 29. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 30. Ka2 Bxc4+ 31. Ka3 Bf8+) 29... Bxc1 30.
Rxd1 Qxd1 31. Re1 Be3+ 32. Rxd1 Bxf2 {and the shattered pawn structure
combined with the bishop pair should make for easy pickings.}) 27... cxd3 $6 {
Belous misses a step and the edge swings back to White. The tension for this
last round game had to be enormous!} (27... fxg5 $1 28. dxc4 Rf8 29. e5 Nxc4
30. bxc4 g4 $1 {and he would have the same tactical motif as in the line above
with} 31. hxg4 Rd1+ {etc.}) 28. Bxf6 Qc7 29. cxd3 Bf8 30. Ne5 Bxb3 31. Nxd7
Qxd7 32. Rb2 $6 (32. Re3 $1) 32... Bxa4 33. Ne2 {#} Nb5 $1 {White's homeless
king just has to be fatal.} 34. Qf3 Ba3 35. Ra2 Qd6 36. Ka1 Bb3 37. Rb1 Bxa2
38. Kxa2 Qc5 39. Ka1 Qc2 40. Bb2 Rf8 41. Bf6 Qa4 42. Rf1 Bc1+ 0-1

[Event "Douglas PokerStars op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2015.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 b6 11. Nfg5 (11. Neg5 h6 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. b3 O-O
14. Bb2 Qc7 15. Qe2 Rae8 16. h3 Qc8 17. Qe3 f5 18. exf6 exf6 19. Qd2 Qd7 20.
Re2 Bd5 21. Rae1 Bxf3 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. gxf3 Qd7 25. Kg2 g5 26.
Qe3 Kf7 27. Qe4 f5 28. Qc4+ Qd5 29. Qxd5+ cxd5 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. f4 g4 32. f3
gxh3+ 33. Kxh3 {1/2-1/2 (33) Perez Garcia,R (2406)-Becerra Rivero,J (2551)
Santo Domingo 2012}) (11. Be3) 11... h6 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. Bf4 {[#]} Qd4 {
Wir sehen nun eine sehr agile Dame:} 14. Qf3 Qxb2 15. Nd6+ {Der vorbereitete
Gegentrick funktioniert nicht, weil Schwarz ihn einfach ignoriert.} Kd7 (15...
exd6 $2 16. Qxc6+ $18) 16. Nc4 Qd4 17. c3 Qxc3 18. Rac1 Qd4 19. Re4 Qd5 20. Ne3
{[#]} Qxa2 {Eine Feld hatte die schwarze Dame noch.} 21. d4 Rhd8 22. dxc5 bxc5
(22... b5 $19) 23. h4 ({Besser war} 23. Rd4+ Ke8 (23... cxd4 24. Qxc6#) 24.
Qxc6+ Kf8 25. Qxc5) 23... Ke8 24. Rxc5 {[#] und nun gewinnt einfach der
Vormarsch des freien a-Bauern.} a5 25. Kh2 a4 26. Rb4 Kf8 27. Rc2 Qa3 28. Qe4
Qd3 29. Qxc6 a3 30. Rc3 Qa6 0-1

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played the day after a marathon against Luke McShane, where I
was outplayed by my opponent, forced on the back foot for the better part of 7
hours and survived only by a miracle. Several times I was a move away from
resignation. After a close call like that I felt both exhausted and inspired.} 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 e5 6. d4 $5 {So I went for a
very sharp line, involving a long term pawn sacrifice. I didn't feel like I
had much energy, but I still wanted a double-edged fight and to put pressure
on my opponent from the open.} cxd4 7. cxd4 exd4 8. Bf4 {After this it seemed
that Fedoseev was already somewhat unfamiliar with the position. His
preparation for this variation was probably not thorough enough.} Nge7 9. Bd6
O-O $6 {This surprised me. I remembered that Black should go for an early ...
a6, ...b5, ...Bb7 in order to have ...Nc8, kicking the bishop from d6.} (9...
a6 10. Bc4 b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 {, with Nc8 coming next, is what I had expected.})
10. Nbd2 {I spent a lot of time on this move, trying to familiarize myself
with the position. However, it seems I didn't choose the most accurate option.}
({I should have restricted Black on the queenside:} 10. a4 $1 a6 11. Bc4 {
Now ...b5 isn't available for Black.} b6 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Re1 {, and Black
will find it very hard to liberate himself.}) 10... a6 11. Qa4 Ra7 {This isn't
dynamic enough. Black already had to go for drastic measures.} (11... b6 12.
Qa3 Bb7 $1 {An exchange sacrifice to help Black regain some freedom for his
pieces.} 13. Bxc6 Nxc6 14. Bxf8 Bxf8 15. Qa4 {White is slightly better, but
Black has counterplay and good chances to defend.}) 12. Bd3 b5 13. Qc2 {
Now Black also has to deal with Qc5 ideas, hitting the stray rook on a7.
However, White's main idea is to play a4, fracturing Black's queenside pawns
and opening the c4-square for the knight or bishop to use.} Bb7 14. a4 bxa4 ({
I was expecting Black to give back the pawn with} 14... Re8 15. axb5 axb5 16.
Bxb5 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Nc8 {, but after the accurate} 18. Bc5 $1 {the d4-pawn is
very weak and White is likely to come out a pawn ahead.}) 15. Rxa4 a5 {Now
Black has ideas of ...Ba6. Trading off some pieces is undoubtedly in Black's
favor, but because of his cramped position, he will still run into tactical
problems.} (15... Re8 $2 {attempting to dislodge the bishop with ...Nc8, runs
into} 16. Bc4 $1 Nc8 17. Bc5 Ra8 18. Qb3 {, hitting the bishop and f7-pawn and
winning the game.}) 16. h4 $6 {A lazy move. I had an abundance of choice and
couldn't decide on the right move.} (16. b4 {was simple and strong:} Ra8 (16...
axb4 $2 17. Rxa7 Nxa7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qc7 {, winning a piece, is the
tactical point of b4.}) 17. bxa5 (17. b5 Nb4 {didn't seem clear to me and was
the reason I rejected 16.b4}) 17... Rxa5 18. Rb1 $1 Ba8 19. Nc4 Rxa4 20. Qxa4 {
, and White has an enormous advantage because Black is practically unable to
move a piece.}) 16... Ba6 $2 ({It was again time for drastic measures:} 16...
Nc8 $1 17. Bxf8 Bxf8 {is a straight exchange sacrifice, and of course Black
doesn't have full compensation, but because of the counterplay with ...Nb4 he
would have good practical chances to defend.}) 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. b4 $1 {
The tactical problem with ...Ba6. The a-pawn is pinned and White threatens the
decisive b5.} Na7 {Forced.} (18... Ra8 $2 19. b5 Nb4 20. Qb3 {, and with the
knight on e7 fully pinned and Nc4 coming, Black would be dead lost.}) 19. Qc5
$2 {Another inaccurate move. My technique was far from ideal in this game.} (
19. e5 $1 {was my first instinct, and as usual it was what I should have
trusted.} Rc6 20. Qd3 Rc3 21. Qxd4 Nb5 {seemed messy to me, but after} 22. Bxe7
Qxe7 23. Qb6 {the tactics work out for White and I would have been a solid
pawn up.}) 19... Nac8 {Now a forced sequence of moves begins.} (19... Re8 20.
e5 {is now crushing, since b5 is unstoppable.}) 20. Bc7 Qe8 21. b5 d6 {Forced,
so as not to allow b6.} 22. Qc4 d5 $2 {This move absolutely shocked me. It
hadn't even crossed my mind when I was calculating beforehand. After seeing it
on the board I couldn't understand what my opponent was hoping for, because it
looked like I had an abundance of good options.} (22... Nb6 $1 {is absolutely
forced.} 23. Bxb6 Rxb6 24. Rxa5 {White still has a solid advantage, but
Black's defensive chances are reasonable. I was rather upset at myself for
having not made the most of my advantage.}) 23. Qc5 $1 {The cleanest
refutation. Once I saw this move I barely hesitated.} (23. exd5 Nd6 24. Bxd6
Rxd6 {is of course not what White wants.}) (23. Qd3 $5 {also seemed very
strong, however. But Qc5 was just too tempting to pass by.}) 23... dxe4 24.
Nxe4 d3 $5 {A sneaky move, but not difficult to refute.} ({I believe that one
of the things that Fedoseev missed was that} 24... Re6 25. Nfg5 {traps the
rook on e6 and wins.}) (24... Ra7 {was the most tenacious defense, and among
other winning moves White has the powerful} 25. Re1 $1 {, with unstoppable
threats.} (25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. Bxa5 {is also simple and good. The trapped knight
on c8 and the passed b5-pawn constitute White's winning advantage.})) 25. Ra3 {
A good move, but not the only one.} ({The point of d3 is that} 25. bxa6 $2 Qxa4
{hits the knight on e4.}) (25. Rc4 $1 Ra7 26. b6 Rb7 27. Qxa5 {was also
crushing.}) 25... Re6 ({Fedoseev understandably didn't want to maroon his rook
with} 25... Ra7 26. b6 Rb7 {, but perhaps it was slightly more tenacious than
his choice.}) 26. Nfg5 {Now Black is forced to abandon his rook, so White
secures a decisive material advantage} Nf5 27. Nxe6 Qxe6 28. Ra4 $1 {This move
was psychologically difficult to decide on, because my rook just came from a4,
but stopping anything from coming to d4 is worth it. The rest was easy.} Re8
29. b6 {This pawn is so strong it will cost Black more material.} Qd7 30. Qxa5
Nxb6 31. Bxb6 Qc6 32. f3 d2 33. Bf2 Bh6 34. Ra3 Qc2 35. Qd5 Qc1 36. Ra7 Rf8 37.
Ra1 ({Actually here I had a scary moment. I'm up a rook and nearly any move
wins, but I was briefly considering} 37. Ng5 $4 {and then realized that it
allows} Ne3 $1 38. Bxe3 d1=Q 39. Rxd1 Qxe3+ {, and the rook on a7 surprisingly
falls. Thankfully I avoided that disaster!}) 37... Ne3 38. Bxe3 Bxe3+ 39. Kh1
Qc7 40. Qd3 Bh6 41. Qd4 Rd8 42. Nf6+ Kh8 43. Nd5+ Kg8 44. Ra8 {And here
Fedoseev threw in the towel. This win helped me secure a share of first place,
which I held to the end. Wang Hao caught me with a clutch win against David
Howell in the last round, edging me on tiebreaks and securing qualification to
the 2020 Candidates. Congratulations to him!} 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 6th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden Baden"]
[Date "2019.04.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2019.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in the 8th round. I had a slow start to the event and
was trailing Magnus coming into this game, so I felt I needed a win to try to
keep pace and some hope to catch him in first place. I also had the feeling
that Georg would not shy away from a fight. Diese Partie wurde in der 8. Runde
gespielt. Ich war langsam ins Turnier gestartet und hatte Rückstand auf
Magnus, deshalb brauchte ich gefühlt einen Sieg, um Schritt halten zu können
und gewisse Hoffnung zu wahren, ihn auf dem ersten Platz noch einzuholen.
Außerdem hatte ich das Gefühl, dass Georg vor einem Kampf nicht
zurückscheuen würde.} 1. e4 $5 {And this confirmed my feeling. I decided
that the best way to play for a win was to go straight for a fight with the
Sicilian. Und dies bestätigte mein Gefühl. Ich entschied, der beste Weg, auf
Gewinn zu spielen, wäre, geradewegs einen Kampf mit dem Sizilianer
anzustreben..} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {A position that certainly has become
familiar to me over the last year! Eine Stellung, die mir im Lauf des letzten
Jahres durchaus vertraut geworden ist!} g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7.
Nc3 Nd7 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. a3 {It is important to know the main ideas for
both sides. The break f4 is natural, but a3-b4 can also be quite annoying for
Black if executed without a challenge. Es ist wichtig, die beiderseitigen
Hauptideen zu kennen. Der Hebel f4 ist natürlich, aber auch a3-b4 kann
ziemlich lästig für Schwarz sein, wenn man ungehindert dazu kommt.} b6 11. b4
{[#] We are already in new territory. If Black is forced to take on b4 he will
be under permanent pressure down the a-file and will have trouble dealing with
a potential b5, weakening the d5 square. I was in no mood to play a passive
position. Wir befinden uns bereits auf neuem Terrain. Falls Schwarz gezwungen
ist, auf b4 zu nehmen, wird er in der a-Linie unter permanentem Druck stehen
und es schwer haben, einem potentiellen b5 zu begegnen, was das Feld d5
schwächt. Ich hatte keine Lust, eine passive Stellung zu spielen.} Nf8 $5 12.
bxc5 Ne6 13. cxb6 axb6 {Black sacrifices a pawn for a couple of tempi, and
though it might seem far from clear on what he has achieved, this become
readily apparent when some moves are played on the board. Schwarz opfert einen
Bauern für ein paar Tempi, und obwohl bei weitem nicht auf der Hand liegen
mag, was er erreicht hat, wird es, nachdem ein paar Züge auf dem Brett
gespielt sind, sonnenklar.} 14. Qc1 (14. O-O f5 $40) 14... f5 15. a4 f4 {
My longest think of the game, and a point where again I had tempting options.
I also wanted to make sure that my plan of crashing through the kingside made
sense when his king is still on e1! Meine längste Denkphase der Partie, und
ein Punkt, an dem ich erneut verlockende Optionen hatte. Außerdem wolle ich
sichergehen, dass mein Plan, am Köngisflügel durchzubrechen, auch sinnvoll
ist, wenn sein König noch auf e1 steht!} 16. Bd2 O-O {Both sides have
clarified their plans. White wants to consolidate and use the extra pawn to
full effect, trying to put his pieces in a way that they stymie Black's attack.
Beide Seiten haben ihre Pläne definiert. Weiß will sich konsolidieren und
den Mehrbauern voll zur Geltung bringen, wobei er versucht, seine Figuren so
anzuordnen, dass sie den Angriff von Schwarz ersticken.} 17. Qb2 Nd4 $1 18. Ne2
(18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Ne2 f3 20. gxf3 Rxf3 {and Black's rook on f3 is just
monstrous. und der schwarze Turm auf f3 ist einfach monströs.}) 18... Nxf3+
19. gxf3 Be6 20. Rb1 {Georg must have felt that his position was already quite
uncomfortable, taking a considerable amount of time on this move. Georg hat
wohl gespürt, dass seine Stellung bereits recht unangenehm war, denn er
verbrauchte für diesen Zug beträchtlich viel Zeit.} Ra6 21. Bc3 Qc7 22. Rg1
Kh7 23. h4 Rb8 24. Ra1 (24. d4 Rxa4 25. dxe5 Ra2 26. Qc1 Bc4 $5 $13) 24... c5
25. Kd2 Rd8 $6 {[#] I was happy with my position here, but the computers point
out that this was actually a bad mistake! [#] Hier war ich glücklich mit
meiner Stellung, aber die Computer zeigen, dass dies in Wirklichkeit ein
böser Fehler war!} 26. Rgd1 (26. Rxg6 $3 {did not really cross our minds
during the game. kam uns während der Partie nicht wirklich in den Sinn.} Kxg6
27. Nxf4+ Kf7 {Black is up a rook, but the engines claim that after Schwarz
hat einen Turm mehr, aber die Engines behaupten, dass nach} (27... exf4 28.
Rg1+ {just wins gewinnt einfach.}) 28. Rg1 Bf6 29. Nxe6 Kxe6 30. f4 {it is now
White that has a powerful attack. It was certainly difficult to evaluate such
a position, especially in my opponent's looming time pressure. nunmehr Weiß
derjenige ist, der kraftvollen Angriff hat. Eine solche Stellung
einzuschätzen, war natürlich schwierig, zumal in der sich anbahnenden
Zeitnot meines Gegners.}) 26... Bh3 27. Qb5 Rda8 28. Rg1 Qd6 29. Qb2 R8a7 $1 {
A move that highlights how difficult White's position is. It parries White's
only threat of Nxf4, and Black is currently keeping all the pluses in the
position. Ein Zug, der betont, wie schwierig die Stellung von Weiß ist. Er
pariert die einzige weiße Drohung Sxf4, und Schwarz hält aktuell alle
Trümpfe in der Stellung.} 30. Rab1 Qf6 31. a5 {The queenside finally opens up,
but Black is better prepared for this. Endlich öffnet sich der Damenflügel,
aber Schwarz ist dafür besser vorbereitet.} Bd7 32. axb6 Rb7 33. h5 g5 34. Ra1
{The next few moves were played trying to get to the 40 move mark, and it is
not difficult for me to keep control of the position with my pair of bishops
and the difficult situation of White's king on d2. Die nächsten paar Züge
wurden gespielt, um die 40. Züge-Marke zu schaffen, und es ist für mich, mit
meinem Läuferpaar und der misslichen Situation des weißen Königs auf d2,
nicht schwer, die Stellung zu kontrollieren.} Raxb6 35. Qa3 Qd6 36. Nc1 Be6 37.
Rh1 Bf7 38. Ke2 Qd7 39. Qa4 Rc6 40. Qa5 c4 {With time pressure over, it is
clear that White cannot parry all of my threats. Doubling on the c-file and
crashing through is the most pressing one, but as we will soon see others will
also arise. Bei geschaffter Zeitnot ist klar, dass Weiß nicht all meine
Drohungen parieren kann. Verdoppeln und Durchbrechen in der c-Linie ist am
zwingendsten, aber wie wir gleich sehen, werden sich auch noch andere ergeben.}
41. Ra3 Rbc7 42. Kd2 Rc5 43. Qa8 Rc8 44. Ra7 {Desperate, but White's position
was beyond salvation. Verzweiflung, aber die weiße Stellung war jenseits von
Gut und Böse.} (44. Qa4 Qxa4 45. Rxa4 cxd3 46. Ra3 dxc2 {looks simply lost
sieht einfach verloren aus.}) 44... Qb5 45. Qxc8 (45. Qb7 Qxb7 46. Rxb7 cxd3 {
is even worse than in the previous variation. ist sogar noch schlimmer als in
der vorigen Variante.}) 45... Rxc8 46. Rxf7 {A knight, a pawn and a rook might
sometimes be able to fight against a queen, but here I'm just scooping up all
the pawns and the attack continues. On top of that, the rook on f7 is trapped!
The rest is easy. Ein Springer, ein Bauer und ein Turm können manchmal gegen
eine Dame kämpfen, aber hier sammle ich einfach alle Bauern ein, und der
Angriff geht weiter. Obendrein ist auch noch der Turm f7 gefangen! Der Rest
ist leicht.} Kg8 47. Rxg7+ Kxg7 48. d4 exd4 49. Bxd4+ Kf7 50. Rd1 c3+ 51. Ke1
Qb2 {Despite the mistakes, this was a massively complicated and interesting
fight. Unfortunately, because Magnus started to run away with the tournament
near the end, it was only enough for second place. Trotz der Fehler war dies
ein immens komplizierter und interessanter Kampf. Leider reicht es, da Magnus
zum Turnierende auszureißen begann, nur zum zweiten Platz.} 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.28"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. d3 Bd7 7. a4 (7. Nd5 e6
8. Ne3 Nge7 9. c3 O-O 10. d4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Bxd7 dxe3 13. Qxd6 exf2+
14. Rxf2 Nc6 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Rd1 Rad8 17. Qc7 Bd4 18. cxd4 Qxc7 19. Bxc7 Rxd7
20. Bg3 f5 21. d5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Rdf7 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. Rfxf5 Rxf5 25. Rd7 Rf7
26. Rd6 Kf8 27. a3 {1/2-1/2 Szabo,L-Averbakh,Y/Zuerich ct 1953/CAND}) (7. Re1
Nd4 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Ne2 Rc8 11. b4 e5 12. Bd2 Ne7 13. c3 dxc3
14. Nxc3 O-O 15. Qb3 h6 16. Rec1 Kh7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rc8
20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. g3 Qd7 22. b5 Bf8 23. Be3 b6 24. Kg2 Kg7 25. a4 Be7 26. d4
Qc7 27. Qc6 Bd8 28. Qxc7 Bxc7 29. f4 f5 30. Kf3 exd4 31. Bxd4+ Kf7 32. g4 Ke6
33. exf5+ gxf5 34. g5 hxg5 35. fxg5 Kf7 36. Kf4 Kg6 37. h4 d5+ 38. Be5 Bd8 39.
Bd4 Be7 40. Ke5 Bd8 {1-0 Fuchs,R-Vizantiadis,L/Vrnjacka Banja zt 1967/EXT 97})
7... Nf6 8. h3 O-O 9. Be3 e5 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Bc4 h6 12. Ne2 b6 13. Bxe6 fxe6
14. f4 exf4 15. Nxf4 Qe8 16. c3 d5 17. Kh1 g5 18. Ne2 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 21. dxe4 Rd8 22. Qc2 Qd7 23. Re1 Ne5 24. Ng3 Qd3 25. Qb3 Nc4 26. Bf2
Bg7 27. Kg1 Be5 28. Nf1 Rf8 29. Ne3 Qd2 $2 (29... Bd4 $1 {Thipsay} 30. Ng4
Bxf2+ 31. Nxf2 Qg3 32. Qc2 (32. Re2 Ne3 33. Qxe6+ Kg7 34. Qe7+ Rf7 35. Nh1 Qf4
36. Qxf7+ (36. Qe6 Qf1+ 37. Kh2 Qxe2 38. Qe5+ Kf8 39. Qb8+ Ke7 40. Qc7+ Ke6 41.
Qc6+ Ke5 42. Qe8+ Kf6 43. Qh8+ Rg7 44. Qf8+ Kg6 45. Qe8+ Kh7 $19) 36... Qxf7
37. Rxe3 Qb3 $19) 32... Ne5 33. Ra1 Nf3+ 34. Kf1 Nh4 $19) 30. Nf5 $1 exf5 31.
Qxc4+ Kh8 32. exf5 Rxf5 33. Bg3 Qd6 34. Rxe5 Rxe5 35. Bxe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Stefan/Belgrade m"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1992.09.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Fischers Comeback hätte sich manch einer unter anderen Begleitumständen
gewünscht. Von den vielen Fragen die beim 10:5-Sieg gegen Spassky auftauchten,
war die nach der Spielstärke Fischers eine der am häufigsten gestellten.
Einige der Partien ließen sehr am Können des Weltmeisters von 1972 zweifeln.
Doch technische Fehler in gewonnenen Stellungen sind wohl nach der langen
Spielpause verzeihlich. Und grobe Fehler hat man auch in Matchen der Kasparov
und Karpov gesehen. Als Glanzstück des Wettkampfes wurde allgemein die 11.
Partie eingeschätzt.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6.
Re1 e5 $6 {Der Verdacht scheint nicht unberechtigt, dass beide Spieler
Varianten verwechseln: Zunächst spielt Spassky diesen e-Bauernzug, der ganz
gut ist, wenn Weiß noch nicht auf c6 geschlagen hat; auf späteres Schlagen
kann Schwarz besser mit dem d-Bauern wiedernehmen. Ob das ausgleicht, ist eine
andere Frage.} 7. b4 $5 {Auch Fischers Bauernopfer ist nicht schlecht (und
vielfach gespielt worden), wenn der Tausch auf c6 noch nicht erfolgt ist. Hier
ist das Opfer unnötig (aber nicht schlecht). Mit 7.c3 erhält Weiß klaren
Positionsvorteil; der statistische Wert liegt bei etwa 75%!} cxb4 8. a3 c5 $5 {
Wie es scheint kann Schwarz weder nach 8...bxa3, 8...b3 oder 8...Ne7
ausgleichen.} 9. axb4 cxb4 10. d4 exd4 11. Bb2 d6 (11... Nf6 12. Qxd4 (12. e5
Nd5 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. Bc5 Bb7 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 $44) 12... O-O 13. Qxb4 $14) 12.
Nxd4 $1 Qd7 ({Interessant war} 12... Qb6 13. Nd2 $5 {ist dann sehr
verpflichtend:} Bxd4 (13... Ba6 $2 14. Rxa6 Qxa6 15. Ne6 {[%cal Re6c7]} fxe6
16. Bxg7 $18 {(Fritz)}) 14. Nc4 Bxf2+ 15. Kh1 Qc5 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Rf1 Qxd6 (
17... f6 18. e5 fxe5 19. Ne4 $16) 18. Qf3 {"... and White gets a tremendous
attack for the material he sacrificed." (Timman)} f6 19. e5 (19. Rxf2 Bb7)
19... Qb8 20. exf6+ Kf7 21. Qxf2 Z0 22. Rae1 Z0 23. Re7+) (12... Ne7 13. Nc6
Nxc6 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Bb2 $16) 13. Nd2 {Weiß beabsichtigt 14.Nc4 und dann
droht u.a. 15.Nb6.} Bb7 14. Nc4 Nh6 (14... Nf6 $2 15. Nxd6+ $1) 15. Nf5 $1 Bxb2
16. Ncxd6+ Kf8 17. Nxh6 f6 $2 ({Besser war} 17... Bxa1 18. Qxa1 Qxd6 $1 (18...
Rg8 $2 19. e5 Rg7 20. e6 Qxd6 21. e7+ Ke8 22. Qxg7 $18) 19. Qxh8+ Ke7 {und
Schwarz ist u.a. wegen des a-Bauern nicht chancenlos, z.B.} 20. Qxh7 $1 (20.
Ng8+ Rxg8 21. Qxg8 Qd2 $13 (21... a5 $5)) 20... Rf8 (20... Qe6 21. Qg7 a5 (
21... Rd8 22. Qa1 Kf8 23. h3) 22. Rd1 Bc6 23. e5 a4 24. Rd6 Qa2 25. h3 $18) 21.
Qg7 (21. h4 Qd2 22. Re3 Qxc2 $1 23. Qg7 Qc1+ 24. Kh2 Qc5 $1 25. e5 Bd5 $1 26.
h5 $13) 21... Qd2 22. Qa1 $1 {(Ftacnik)}) 18. Ndf7 $1 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Ke7 20.
Nxh8 Rxh8 21. Nf5+ $3 {Schwarz würde sonst mit Läuferpaar und dem a-Bauern
nicht schlecht dastehen; so wird aber ein Läufer getauscht. Einen
problemhaften Touch erhält der Zug natürlich wegen seines Rückkehrmotivs.} gxf5
(21... Ke6 22. Rd6+ Ke5 23. Rd7 Bc6 24. Re7+ Kf4 25. Ne3 $18 {(Ftacnik)}) 22.
exf5+ Be5 23. f4 Rc8 24. fxe5 Rxc2 25. e6 Bc6 (25... Rxg2+ 26. Kf1 Bf3 27. Rd7+
Ke8 28. Rc1 $18) 26. Rc1 $1 Rxc1 (26... Rxg2+ 27. Kf1 Bf3 28. Rc7+ Ke8 29. e7
$18) (26... b3 27. Rxc2 bxc2 28. Rc1 Be4 29. g4 h5 30. h3 hxg4 31. hxg4 Bf3 32.
Rxc2 Bxg4 33. Rc5 $18) 27. Rxc1 Kd6 28. Rd1+ Ke5 29. e7 a5 30. Rc1 $1 Bd7 31.
Rc5+ Kd4 32. Rxa5 b3 33. Ra7 Be8 34. Rb7 Kc3 35. Kf2 b2 36. Ke3 Bf7 37. g4 $1 {
Zugzwang} Kc2 38. Kd4 b1=Q 39. Rxb1 Kxb1 40. Kc5 Kc2 41. Kd6 {Quelle: Ftacnik
in 'Mega 2000' Timman in New in Chess' 8/1992} 1-0

[Event "Staunton Memorial"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1946.09.02"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1946.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 $1 d5 6. Qa4 $1 dxe4 (6... Qd7
$2 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. d4 $16) 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Qxc6+ Bd7 9. Qxe4 Nf6 10. Qh4 O-O
11. Na3 $2 (11. d4 {+/=/+/-}) 11... Bc6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. d4 Qd5 14. Nf3 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Qf5 $36 16. Qf4 Qh5 17. Ne5 Rad8 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Qf3 Qh4 20. Rac1 (20.
Rfe1 Nxe3 21. Qxb7 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Ng4 $1) 20... Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Qxd4 22. Qxd4 Rxd4
$17 {[^^]} 23. Nec4 Ba6 24. b3 Rfd8 25. Nc2 Re4 26. Nb4 Bb5 27. a4 Bxc4 28.
bxc4 Rc8 29. Nd5 Rcxc4 30. Nxe7+ Kf8 31. Nd5 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Bb2 (32... Rxa4 $4
33. Rc8#) 33. Rc8+ Kg7 34. Kf1 Rxa4 35. Ne3 Bd4 36. Nc2 Bb6 37. f3 Kf6 38. Ke2
Ke6 39. Kd3 Kd7 40. Rf8 Ke7 41. Rb8 h5 $19 42. g3 Bg1 43. h3 Bb6 44. g4 h4 45.
Rh8 g5 46. Rg8 f6 47. Rc8 Kd6 48. Re8 Kd5 49. Ne3+ Bxe3 50. Kxe3 a5 51. Rd8+
Kc6 52. Rc8+ Kb7 53. Re8 Rf4 54. Ke2 Kb6 55. Re3 Kb5 56. Kd2 a4 57. Kc3 Rb4 58.
Kc2 Kc5 59. Re6 Rb6 60. Re4 Rb3 $1 61. Rxa4 (61. f4 Rb4 $1) 61... Rxf3 62. Ra6
Kd4 63. Kd2 Ke5 64. Ke2 Rxh3 65. Kf2 Rd3 66. Ra5+ Rd5 67. Ra3 Rd4 68. Ra5+ Ke6
69. Ra6+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "Leipzig Einladungsturnier-17"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "1978.12.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Schurade, Matthias"]
[Black "Baumbach, Friedrich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1978.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4 cxd4 7. e5 Nd5 8. cxd4
O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 d6 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. a4 Bg4 $6 (12... Qc7 $142) 13. h3
Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Rfd8 15. Bg5 Rac8 $2 (15... h6) 16. Rfe1 $1 Rd7 17. Bf4 $1 Qd5 (
17... Qf6 18. d5 $1) 18. Qxd5 Rxd5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rxe7 c5 $6 21. Rae1 $1 Bf6
22. Re8+ Rxe8 23. Rxe8+ Kg7 24. dxc5 $1 Bg5 (24... Rxc5 25. Bd6 {/\ Bf8+}) 25.
Be5+ $1 Bf6 (25... f6 26. Bd4) 26. Bg3 $1 1-0

[Event "Paris op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Barczay, Laszlo"]
[Black "Claverie, Christophe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. e5 Bg4 7. Re1 Qc7 8.
d4 cxd4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bxe5 11. Na3 Bg7 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. Nc4 Nf6 14. Qa3
Nd5 15. Be5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qf5 17. Qb3 O-O 18. Rad1 f6 19. Ng4 Qf4 20. Rxe7 h5
21. g3 Qb8 22. Rxd4 hxg4 {[#]} 23. Rxd5 {Mat en huit coups si c*d} (23. Rxd5
cxd5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. hxg4 Qe5 (25... Qxg3+ 26. fxg3 Rfe8 27. Qh1+ Kg8 28.
Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qg7#) 26. Qh1+ $18 Qh5 (26... Kg8 27. Qh7#) 27. gxh5 g5 28. Qe4
Rf7 (28... f5 29. Qe5+ Rf6 30. Qxf6+ Kg8 31. Qg7#) 29. Rxf7 $10 f5 $10 30. Qe5+
Kg8 31. Qg7# $10) 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2321"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[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. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:00:
43]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:06:04]} 5. e5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 6. O-O {
[%emt 0:01:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:02:21]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:13:22]
} (7... cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 d6 11. exd6 exd6 12. a4 Na5 13.
Re1 a6 14. Bf1 Be6 15. Ng5 Bd5 16. Ne4 Re8 17. Bg5 Qd7 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf6
Rxe1 20. Qxe1 Re8 21. Qd2 Qf5 22. Qg5 Qxg5 23. Bxg5 Bc4 24. Rb1 Ba2 25. Ra1 Bc4
26. Rb1 d5 27. f3 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 Kg7 29. Bf4 Re7 30. g4 f6 31. h4 Nc4 32. Kf2 h6
33. g5 fxg5 34. hxg5 h5 35. Be5+ Kf7 36. Bf6 Rd7 37. Kg3 {Zvjaginsev,V (2635)
-Bacrot,E (2721) Mainz 2009 1/2-1/2}) 8. Bd3 $146 {[%emt 0:15:07]} (8. Na3 Nxb5
9. Nxb5 a6 10. Na3 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Re1 d6 13. exd6 exd6 14. Bg5 f6 15.
Bd2 d5 16. Qb3 Rf7 17. Nc2 Bf8 18. Rac1 Bf5 19. Nb4 Bxb4 20. Bxb4 Qb6 21. Bc5
Qxb3 22. axb3 Na5 23. Nd2 Nc6 24. Nf3 Na5 25. Nd2 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 (25) Nikolenko,
O (2533)-Maletin,P (2576) Ulan Ude 2009}) 8... cxd4 {[%emt 0:04:37]} 9. cxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:14]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:13:55]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:13:
02]} 11. dxe5 {[%emt 0:04:48]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:03:19]} 12. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:12]}
Nd5 {[%emt 0:11:44]} 13. Bg3 {[%emt 0:07:51]} Ndb4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 14. Be2 {
[%emt 0:19:49]} Qxd1 {[%emt 0:03:51]} 15. Bxd1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:
00:34]} 16. gxf3 {[%emt 0:03:26]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 17. Re3 {[%emt 0:01:06]}
Ndxe5 {[%emt 0:06:50]} 18. Na3 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:07:07]} 19. Ba4 {
[%emt 0:05:22] Something went awfully wrong in Muminova's preparation as she
found herself down a pawn with no compensation before move 20. However
Muzychuk's technique was spot on and Muminova obtained a drawn endgame.
However she was unable to hold a theoretically drawn f and h pawn rook endgame,
and missed a great opportunity to add half a point to her score. Muzychuk on
the other hand is now Hou Yifan's closest suitor.} O-O {[%emt 0:01:48]} 20. Rb1
{[%emt 0:02:44]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 21. b4 {[%emt 0:04:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:05:
22]} 22. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:04:39]} 23. b5 {[%emt 0:02:06]} axb5
{[%emt 0:01:38]} 24. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:06:18]} 25. Re4 {
[%emt 0:02:51]} N4a5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 26. Bc7 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:
12]} 27. Bxa5 {[%emt 0:02:32]} Nxa5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 28. Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:19]}
Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 29. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 30. Bb3 {
[%emt 0:01:26]} Bxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} 31. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Na5 {[%emt 0:
00:35]} 32. Re2 {[%emt 0:06:32]} Rxe2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 33. Kxe2 {[%emt 0:00:06]
} Bg1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 34. h3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nxb3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 35. axb3 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 36. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:
41]} 37. Kxg1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. h4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} h5
{[%emt 0:00:24]} 39. f4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 40. Kf2 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rb6 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:05:56]} 42.
Kf3 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} 43. Kg2 {[%emt 0:05:30]} Ke7 {
[%emt 0:00:23]} 44. Rxb7+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 45. Rb5 {
[%emt 0:04:29]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 46. b4 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:46]
} 47. f5+ {[%emt 0:03:04]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 48. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rd3 {
[%emt 0:01:29]} 49. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 50. Kg3 {[%emt 0:
03:48]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 51. Rb8 {[%emt 0:05:32]} Rg4+ {[%emt 0:01:08]} 52.
Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxh4 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 53. Re8+ {[%emt 0:03:55]} Kf7 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 54. Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 55. b5 {[%emt 0:
00:25]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 56. b6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} f4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 57.
Rh8 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 58. b7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rxb7 {
[%emt 0:00:26]} 59. Kxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rb4+ {[%emt 0:04:06]} 60. Kg3 {
[%emt 0:00:45]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 61. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:54]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:
08]} 62. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} h4+ {[%emt 0:04:31]} 63. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:49]}
Rb3+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 64. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 65. Ra4+ {
[%emt 0:00:49]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 66. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:
46]} 67. Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:04:42]} 68. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rb3
{[%emt 0:03:56]} 69. Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 70. Ra8 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 71. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:01:03]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} 72. Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rf3+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} 73. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 74. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Rh2+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} 75. Kg1 {
[%emt 0:01:15]} Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 76. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 77. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 78. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Ra2
{[%emt 0:03:27]} 79. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:45]} f3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 80. Kf1 {[%emt 0:
00:29]} Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 81. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 82.
Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rg2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 83. Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kg3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 84. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 85. Rf8+ {
[%emt 0:00:14]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 86. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:33]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:
19]} 87. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 88. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:12]}
Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 89. Rh8 {[%emt 0:01:05]} h2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 90. Rh7+ {
[%emt 0:00:32]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 91. Rh6+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:
28]} 92. Rh5+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 93. Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:34]}
Rg1+ {[%emt 0:01:08]} 94. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h1=Q {[%emt 0:01:47]} 95. Re8+ {
[%emt 0:00:35]} Kd5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 "Argentina"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 (7. h3)
7... cxd4 (7... d5 $142 8. e5 (8. exd5 $6 Qxd5 9. c4 (9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Bxc6 $6
Qxc6 $1 11. Rxe7 Be6 12. Nd4 Qd6 13. Rxb7 Ng4 14. g3 Rfd8 15. Bg5 (15. Bf4 Qd5
16. Rc7 g5 17. Be3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qe4 $19) 15... Bxd4 $1 16. Qxd4 (16. cxd4 Qd5
$1) 16... Qf8 $1 17. Bxd8 (17. Qa4 Qc5 $1) 17... Rxd8 18. Qf4 Rd1+ 19. Kg2 Bd5+
20. f3 Bxb7 21. Qxg4 Qc5 $19) (9. Bxc6 Qxc6 10. Rxe7 Bg4 11. dxc5 Rad8 12. Nbd2
Nd5 13. Re1 Nf4 $36) 9... Qd6 10. d5 (10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ne4 12. Bxc6 bxc6
13. Na3 Bg4 14. Nc2 Nxc5 15. Ncd4 Rfc8 $10 {Torre-Kotronias/Manila ol/1992/})
10... Nd4 $1 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Nd2 (12. Qxd4 $2 Ng4 13. Qf4 Qxf4 14. Bxf4 Bxb2)
12... a6 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bb3 Bb7 $36) 8... Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11.
cxd4 c5 $1 $10 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 d4 15. Qb4 d3 16. Bg5 Re8
17. Rad1 h6 18. Bh4 a5 19. Qb3 Bf5 20. Bg3 Rb8 21. Qa3 e6 22. Nh4 Bf8 23. Qa4
Rb4 24. Qc6 Bg4 25. f3 Bh5 26. Bf2 Rxb2 27. Re4 Qc8 28. Qxc8 Rxc8 29. g4 g5 30.
gxh5 gxh4 31. Rxd3 Rc1+ 32. Re1 Rcc2 33. Bd4 Rxa2 34. h3 Rg2+ 35. Kf1 Rh2 36.
Rc1 Rxh3 37. Rc8 Kg7 38. Bg1 Be7 39. Rc7 Bg5 40. Rb7 Bf4 41. Rb5 Rh1 42. Rb7
Ra1+ 43. Kf2 Rhxg1 44. Rdd7 Bg3+ 45. Ke2 Rge1+ {0-1 McShane,L-Van Wely,L/4th
IECC, Istanbul TUR 2003}) 8. cxd4 (8. Nxd4 a6 9. Bf1 e5 $11) 8... d5 9. e5 Ne4
(9... Ne8 10. h3 Nc7 11. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 12. Nc3 Ne6 13. Ng5 $1 Nxg5 14. Bxg5 f6
15. Bf4 $14) 10. Nc3 (10. h3 f6 11. exf6 exf6 $1 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Bf4 g5 $1 14.
Bh2 g4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 $13) 10... Nxc3 (10... Bf5 11. Nh4) 11. bxc3 Bg4 (11...
Qa5 12. a4 $1 Bg4 (12... Qxc3 $2 13. Bd2 Qb2 14. Rb1 Qa2 15. Qc1 $1 $18) 13.
Re3 Rfc8 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Rxf3 a6 16. Bf1 b5 17. Bd2 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Qb6 19. h4
$14) 12. Bxc6 $5 (12. h3 $143 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Rc8 $11) 12... bxc6 13. h3 (13. Ba3
$5 Qc7 (13... f6 14. e6) 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Rfc8 16. e6 $1 f5 17. Rab1 Rab8
18. Rb3 $14 Rxb3 19. axb3 Rb8 20. Rb1 a5 21. Rb2 Rd8 22. Bc5 Rb8 23. g3 Rf8 24.
Kg2 Rb8 25. Qe2 Qb7 26. g4 fxg4 27. hxg4 Qc7 28. Qe3 Rf8 29. Ra2 Kh8 30. f3 h6
31. b4 Ra8 32. bxa5 Rxa5 33. Rxa5 Qxa5 34. Bxe7 Qa2+ 35. Kg3 Qb1 36. Bd6 {
1-0 Karpov,A-Luciani,J/Bastia simul 1998}) 13... Bxf3 (13... Bf5 14. Ba3 Qc7
15. Nd2 Bh6 16. Nb3 Rfe8 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. Qa4 Rxb1 20. Rxb1 f6 21.
e6 a5 22. c4 Rd8 23. Qb3 Bf4 24. Re1 Bh2+ 25. Kh1 Bd6 26. cxd5 Bxc5 27. Bxc5
Rxd5 28. Qa3 Qf4 29. Kg1 Qd2 30. Qe3 Qxa2 31. Bxe7 Qc4 32. Bxf6 Kf8 33. Qh6+
Ke8 34. Qxh7 {1-0 Nowik,V-Tuschinske,M/Germany 1995/GER}) 14. Qxf3 Qa5 15. Bg5
(15. a4 Rfb8 16. e6 f5 17. Bg5 Rb3 18. Re3 Qc7 19. Bf4 Qb7 20. Kh2 h6 21. h4
Rf8 22. Qg3 Kh7 23. Rf3 Rb1 24. Rxb1 Qxb1 25. a5 Qb5 26. h5 g5 27. Bxg5 hxg5
28. Qxg5 f4 29. Qxe7 Rf6 30. Qd7 Qe2 31. e7 Re6 32. e8=Q Rxe8 33. h6 Kxh6 34.
Qf5 Qxf3 35. gxf3 Rf8 36. Qd7 c5 37. dxc5 Bxc3 38. c6 Bxa5 39. Qxa7 Bd8 40. Qd7
Kg6 41. Qd6+ Kg7 42. c7 Bxc7 43. Qxc7+ Rf7 44. Qe5+ Kg6 45. Qxd5 Rh7+ 46. Kg2
Rh5 47. Qe6+ {1-0 Braeunlin,H-Filipovic,B/Bern 1990/TD}) 15... f6 16. exf6 exf6
17. Bf4 Rfe8 18. Re3 Qd8 $2 (18... Kf7 19. Rae1 Qxa2 20. Bd6 $1 a5 21. Rxe8
Rxe8 22. Rxe8 Qb1+ 23. Kh2 Kxe8 24. Qe2+ Qe4 25. Qa6 $16) (18... f5 $142 $1 19.
Be5 (19. Rae1 Re4) 19... Bxe5 20. dxe5 Re6 21. a4 Rb8 $13) 19. Rae1 Qd7 20. Qe2
$1 Rxe3 21. Qxe3 Kf7 (21... Bf8 $2 22. Qe6+) 22. Qd3 $1 {'/\Qa6, xPa7'} h5 (
22... Re8 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. Qa6 Qe1+ 25. Kh2 g5 26. Qxa7+ Kg6 27. Be3 Qxc3 28.
Qe7 h6 29. g4 $16) 23. Qa6 $1 g5 $2 (23... Kg8 $8 24. Rb1 $1 Qf5 25. Qb7 Re8
26. Be3 Re7 27. Qb8+ Kh7 28. Rb7 Rxb7 29. Qxb7 Qc2 30. Qxa7 Qxc3 31. a4 f5 (
31... g5 32. g3) 32. g3 h4 33. gxh4 f4 34. Bxf4 Qxd4 35. Qxd4 Bxd4 36. a5 $18)
24. Rb1 $1 $18 Qe8 (24... Qc8 25. Qxc8 Rxc8 26. Rb7+ Kg6 27. Bd6) (24... Qf5
25. Qb7+ Kg6 26. Bb8 Qd3 27. Rb3 $1) 25. Bb8 $1 Kg6 26. Qb7 Qe4 27. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Lisbon Masters"]
[Site "Lisbon"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Damaso, Rui"]
[Black "Frois, Antonio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Costa,L"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POR"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bh6 $5
c5 {[#]} 15. h4 $146 (15. Qg5 Bb7 (15... f6 16. exf6 exf6 17. Qh4 Bb7 18. Bxg7
Kxg7 19. Qg3 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qd7 21. Rae1 {1/2-1/2 Marinovic,Bozidar-Paunovic,
Dragan/Cetinje tt (07) 1990}) 16. Qh4 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Qd5 18. f3 f6 19. exf6 exf6
20. Re2 Qd7 21. Rae1 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rae8 23. Qf4 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Kf7 25. Qh4 Kg7
26. Qe4 Qa4 27. c3 Qxa2 28. cxd4 Qxb2 29. dxc5 bxc5 30. Qe7+ Rf7 31. Qxc5 Qd2
32. Qe3 Qxe3+ 33. Rxe3 Rd7 34. d4 Kf7 35. Ra3 Ke6 36. Ra5 {1/2-1/2 Webb,
Laurence-Iskusnikh,S/Vladivostok (09) 1995}) 15... Bb7 16. h5 Qd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7
18. Qf4 Rae8 19. f3 Qe6 20. Nf6 Rd8 21. Qh4 h6 22. Ng4 g5 $17 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hansen,Cu} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nf6 (
6... Nh6 $5 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Qb6 12. b3 c5
13. Ba3 cxd4 14. Bxe7 Rfe8 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Nf1 Nf5 17. g4 Ne7 18. Nxd4 Nc6 $44
{Psakhis,L-Dautov,R Nimes 1991,51/148}) (6... e5 7. c3 Ne7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4
exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 d6 12. Bg5 $14 Bb7 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. Nb3
Rad8 16. Qf4 c5 17. Qh4 Rd7 18. Qg4 Rc7 {1/4:1/4 Magomedov,M-Kharlov,A URS-chT
Azov 1991}) 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O $6 (10... Ne6 11. Qh4
h6 12. Nc3 d6 13. Rd1 Bb7 14. Be3 c5 15. Nd5 dxe5 $1 16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. Rxd8+
Rxd8 18. Qg3 h5 19. h4 O-O 20. Nxe5 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 $15 {Charlov,A-Andersson,
U,Haninge 1992}) (10... d5 $5 11. cxd5 (11. Qh4 {Hansen,Cu} h6 12. Nc3 e6 13.
Qg3 $14 {Popa,V-Ye Jiangchuan 1988}) 11... cxd5 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Qh4 Rb8 14. Bh6
Rxb2 15. Nd1 Rb6 16. Ne3 f6 $13 {Tseitlin,Ma-Afek,Y Tel Aviv 1990}) 11. Qh4 d6
12. Bh6 Ne6 13. Nc3 f6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. exf6+ Rxf6 {/\Rf4} 16. Ng5 $1 Nxg5 17.
Qxg5 $16 {><e7} Qf8 18. Re2 Ba6 19. b3 e5 20. Rd1 Rf4 21. Red2 Rd8 22. Qg3 $1 {
/\Qe3,c5,Ne4} (22. c5 $2 Rf5 23. Qe3 (23. Qg3 {Hansen,Cu} d5 $17) 23... d5 $17)
22... c5 (22... Qe7 $2 23. Qe3 Rf6 24. Ne4 Re6 25. Nc5 $18) 23. Ne2 Rf5 24. Qe3
Bb7 25. f3 h5 26. Rd3 $1 Rd7 27. Nc3 Bc6 28. Qd2 Rf6 29. Nd5 Re6 30. h3 Qf5 31.
Re1 Qf7 (31... e4 $2 32. Qc3+ $18) 32. a3 Rd8 33. b4 cxb4 34. axb4 Qb7 35. b5
Bxd5 (35... Be8 36. Ra3 $18 {/\Rea1}) 36. Rxd5 Qb6+ 37. Kh2 Rc8 (37... a6 38.
bxa6 Qxa6 39. c5 $18) 38. f4 $1 Rce8 (38... e4 39. f5 $18) (38... Rxc4 39. fxe5
dxe5 40. Rd7+ $18) 39. fxe5 dxe5 40. Rd7+ R8e7 41. Qd5 {/\Re5} Kh6 42. Qd2+ Kh7
(42... Kg7 43. Rd1 $16 {/\Qg5}) (42... Kg7 {Hansen,Cu}) 43. Rf1 e4 $2 (43...
Kg7 $8 44. Qd5 {/\c5} Kh6 45. Rd8 $16) 44. Rf7+ $18 Rxf7 45. Rxf7+ Kg8 46. Qd7
Qb8+ (46... Qd6+ 47. Qxd6 Rxd6 48. Rxa7 e3 49. Re7 Rd4 50. Rxe3 Rxc4 51. Rb3
$18) 47. Kg1 Qe5 48. Rg7+ $1 Qxg7 49. Qxe6+ Kh7 50. Qxe4 Qc3 51. Qe7+ Kh6 52.
Qxa7 Qc1+ 53. Kh2 Qxc4 54. Qb8 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Sher, Miron Naumovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 Nf6 (6...
e5 7. d3 f6) 7. d3 O-O 8. a3 b6 9. Nbd2 Ne8 10. Rb1 Nc7 11. b4 $6 (11. Nc4 $5
Nb5 12. Be3 Nd4 13. Ne1 e5 14. b4 $14) 11... Nb5 12. Bb2 cxb4 (12... Nc3 $6 13.
Bxc3 Bxc3 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Rb3 Bg7 16. Nc4 Be6 17. Nfd2 $14) 13. Bxg7 (13.
axb4 Nc3 14. Bxc3 Bxc3 $15) 13... Kxg7 14. Rxb4 f6 15. Qa1 $6 (15. e5 $5 a5 (
15... fxe5 $2 16. Qa1) (15... Nxa3 $6 16. c4 Qxd3 17. Rb3 $18) 16. Rh4 $132 (
16. Rc4 Be6 17. Rxc6 Bd5)) 15... e5 16. Rd1 Qe8 {/\c5} (16... a5 $6 17. Rbb1
Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Qb2 Rb8 20. Nb3 $16) 17. a4 Nc7 18. d4 c5 (18... exd4 19.
Rxd4 Be6 $10 (19... Ne6 20. Rd6 Nc5 21. e5 $40)) 19. dxc5 Na6 20. Rbb1 Nxc5 21.
a5 $10 Ba6 (21... Qc6 $5) (21... Bb7 $5 22. Rb4 Qc6 23. Rdb1) 22. Qc3 Qe6 23.
Qb4 Rab8 (23... Be2 24. Re1 Bxf3 25. Nxf3 Rab8 $10) 24. Nb3 Be2 $2 (24... Nxb3
$10) 25. Nxc5 bxc5 26. Qxc5 Rbc8 (26... Bxd1 $2 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Qxa7+ Kh6 29.
Qxb8 Bxf3 30. gxf3 $16) (26... Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Bxf3 28. Rb7+ Rf7 29. Rxf7+ Qxf7
30. gxf3 $16) 27. Qd5 (27. Qxa7+ $2 Rf7) 27... Qxd5 28. Rxd5 Bxf3 29. Rd7+ Rf7
(29... Kh6 30. gxf3 Kg5 31. Rxh7 Rxc2 32. Kg2 $16) 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rb7+ Ke6
32. gxf3 {Hecht: T - T Motive: seitliche Deckung des w a-Freibauer;
unbeweglicher sK; Aktivierung des wK gewinnt; 33...Txc2!? (Analyse)} h5 (32...
Rxc2 33. Rxh7 a6 34. Ra7 $16) 33. Rxa7 g5 (33... Rxc2 $5 {Hecht:Analyse!}) 34.
a6 $18 h4 (34... Rxc2 $2 35. Ra8 Rc1+ 36. Kg2 Ra1 37. a7 $18) 35. Rh7 Rxc2 36.
Kf1 Ra2 37. a7 Kd6 38. Ke1 Ke6 39. Kd1 Kd6 40. Kc1 Kc5 41. Kb1 Ra6 42. Kc2 Kb6
43. Kd3 Kc5 44. Rf7 Ra2 45. Rxf6 Ra3+ 46. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Budapest Tungsram-04"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1978.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Mednis, Edmar John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1978.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 (6... bxc6 7.
c3 d6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne7 $13) 7. d3 Qe7 8. Nbd2 Nh6 9. Nc4 f6
10. b4 Be6 (10... cxb4 11. a3 b5 12. Na5 (12. Ne3 $2 bxa3 13. Bxa3 b4 14. Bb2
O-O $15) 12... c5 13. axb4 cxb4 $13) 11. bxc5 Bxc4 12. dxc4 Qxc5 13. Qd3 Qe7
14. a4 Qd7 15. Qb3 $14 O-O 16. Ba3 Rfd8 17. Rab1 b6 (17... Rab8 $5 18. c5+ Qf7
$14) 18. c5+ Kh8 (18... Nf7 $32 19. h3 Bf8) 19. h3 Rab8 20. cxb6 Rxb6 (20...
axb6 $32) 21. Qc4 Qf7 $2 (21... Qb7 $32 22. Rxb6 axb6) 22. Qxf7 Nxf7 23. Rxb6
axb6 24. Rb1 Rb8 25. Bc5 $18 b5 26. c4 Bf8 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. cxb5 cxb5 29. axb5
Nd6 30. Nd2 Rd8 31. b6 Nb7 32. Nf1 f5 33. exf5 gxf5 34. Ng3 f4 35. Ne4 Kg7 36.
Rc1 Na5 37. Rc5 Nb3 38. Rxe5 Kf7 39. b7 Rb8 40. Nd6+ Kf6 41. Re8 1-0

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Caruana"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2018.11.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Duda,Jan Krzysztof"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2018.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 {So it turned out that my guess was wrong, and Magnus repeats the
Rossolimo Sicilian once more. After a little reflection, I realised that it's
a perfect opening for Magnus - no theory, no repetitions, no super-sharp
positions and a complex strategic game ahead - everything he needs.} 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. O-O {This time Caruana allows Black to
play Bg4. Magnus instead chooses a sideline, in order to get a non-theoritical
position as quickly as possible.} Qc7 $5 (6... Nf6 {is of course the main move.
}) 7. Re1 {A useful move, with the intention to see what Black is going to do.}
e5 {An interesting move, played when the White rook is on e1, from where it
can't help to achieve f4. On the other hand, this move is strategically risky
because now a break with b4 is on the agenda.} 8. a3 {A logical push once
Black played e5. The preference of the engine is} (8. Be3 {forcing Black to
play b6, and only then start the minority attack.} b6 9. a3 Nf6 (9... a5 $5 10.
Nbd2 Nf6 11. b4 Ng4 12. Bg5 (12. bxc5 Nxe3 13. Rxe3 b5 $5 {with decent chances.
}) 12... axb4 (12... cxb4 13. axb4 a4 14. c4 b5 {looks risky for Black, but
the comp holds on.} 15. h3 f6 16. Bh4 Nh6 17. Nb3 $5) 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1
cxb4 15. Qa4 O-O 16. Qxb4 c5 17. Qb2 f6 18. Bh4 Be6 $13 {and Black can regroup
his forces easily, while White's pieces on the kingside are stuck.}) 10. b4 (
10. Nbd2 $5 O-O (10... Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4) 11. b4 cxb4 (11... Ng4 12. Bg5)
12. axb4 Ng4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Nf6 $13) 10... c4 11. Nbd2 cxd3 12. cxd3 O-O
13. Rc1 $36 {with easier play for White.}) (8. b4 $2 {is not working:} cxb4 9.
a3 bxa3 10. Bxa3 Ne7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nc4 c5 $17 {with a clear plus pawn for
Black.}) 8... Nf6 9. b4 O-O 10. Nbd2 (10. bxc5 $5 {I think this deserves
attention. Black can postpone recapturing the pawn, but then White has chances
to exploit the d6-square with one of his knights. Black can also take the pawn
by means of} Nd7 11. Be3 f5 12. a4 f4 13. Bc1 Nxc5 {but White gets the upper
hands after} 14. Ba3 b6 15. Nbd2 {with some initiative.}) (10. Be3 c4 {is
completely toothless for White.}) 10... Bg4 {Only now does Magnus decide to
part with his light-squared bishop. A smart decision, because this piece has a
very high potential to become a bad piece in the future.} 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3
cxb4 (12... Nd7 13. Be3 cxb4 14. axb4 a5 {was another way to play.}) 13. axb4
a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Bd2 (15. Rxa5 $1 {I think this is stronger, because White
gets control of the open a-line.} Qxa5 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Qa1 Nd7 18. Qa7 Rc8 {
with the idea to play b5, e.g.} 19. Ra1 Bf8 20. Be3 b5 21. g4 $36 {and White
has pressure.}) 15... Raa8 {Of course Black doesn't allow White to get the
a-file for free.} 16. Qb1 Nd7 {At first sight this position looks nice for
White, but there is no obvious way to pose even slightest challenge for Black.
He is going to play b5 and exchange everything down the a-file.} 17. Qb4 (17.
Qb2 b5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Ra1 Qb7 {looks drawish.}) (17. Qb3 Nc5 18. Qc4 Ne6 {
only improves Black's position}) (17. Be3 $1 b5 18. Qb3 Rfb8 19. Ra2 Rxa2 20.
Qxa2 {was probably the only way to play for 'something'.}) 17... Rfe8 18. Bc3
b5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Ra1 Rxa1+ 21. Bxa1 Qa7 22. Bc3 Qa2 23. Qb2 Qxb2 24. Bxb2
f6 $11 {Now Black has easy equality, and Magnus as usual tries to squeeze his
opponent in the endgame. This time the challenger was very alert though.} 25.
Kf1 Kf7 26. Ke2 Nc5 27. Bc3 Ne6 28. g3 Bf8 29. Nd2 {It looks sensible to bring
the knight to b3.} (29. d4 {was also possible, exchanging knights, but on the
other hand Black may get 'the passer' on the queenside, which is always
threating.} exd4 30. Nxd4 Nxd4+ 31. Bxd4 c5 32. Bb2 c4 33. f4 b4 34. g4 Bd6 35.
f5 $11) 29... Ng5 $1 {Forcing White to play h4, which later might be used as a
'hook'.} 30. h4 Ne6 31. Nb3 h5 {Fixing the pawns on the wrong color.} 32. Bd2
Bd6 33. c3 c5 34. Be3 Ke7 35. Kd1 Kd7 36. Kc2 f5 {The top preference of the
engine. I also thought about} (36... g5 {but after} 37. f3 gxh4 38. gxh4 {
is harmless for White, because Black can never get to the h4-pawn.}) 37. Kd1
fxe4 {Objectively it was better to keep the tension with} (37... Kc6 38. Na5+
Kb6 39. Nb3 Be7 {and now Black has a choice between f4 and fxe4, depending on
circumstances. But of course the position is still close to equal.}) 38. dxe4
c4 39. Nd2 Nc5 40. Bxc5 $1 {At first to me this felt counter-intuitive, but in
fact it is a good move. White eliminates Black's strong knight, and all his
weakness can be protected by his king.} Bxc5 41. Ke2 Kc6 42. Nf1 b4 {Otherwise
White plays Ne3, where the pawn endgame is dead drawn.} 43. cxb4 Bxb4 44. Ne3
Kc5 45. f4 {Exchanging as many pawns as possible.} exf4 46. gxf4 Ba5 47. f5
gxf5 48. Nxc4 $1 {A nice interlude move, using the classical theme of the
wrong corner.} Kxc4 49. exf5 {and White moves his king to h1, from where it
can't be chased. Today we have seen yet another Rossolimo Sicilian, where
Magnus gradually equalised, and even tried to take over in the endgame.
Caruana managed to draw with ease though. I am interested if in case of
another 2...Nc6 Sicilian, Caruana will play 3.d4!? Or perhaps he will switch
to another opening? The future will tell, but before reaching it, tomorrow he
has to defend with Black first.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Caruana"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2018.11.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Annotator "Duda,Jan Krzysztof"]
[PlyCount "229"]
[EventDate "2018.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 $5 {A minor surprise, as early as on move 1. Normally people tend to
play relatively solid openings at the beginning of the WCC matches. Magnus
decided however to play in a principled way, instead of choosing a Ruy Lopez /
Italian torture.} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {The Rossolimo Variation, a favourite of
the Challenger. Even though he lost beautiful game in the Wijk Ann Zee to
Carlsen some years ago, everyone keeps in mind many of his masterpieces
against strong opposition. And probably all kibitzers were happy - there is no
easy draw in sight.} g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 {Lately the favourite of Magnus.} 5. d3
Bg7 6. h3 {Not allowing ...Bg4, which would ease Black's play.} Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7
(7... b6 {was played between the same opponents 3 years ago. White was
probably better after the opening, but the game became very tense, and
eventually the Black player won} 8. Be3 e5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Qe7 11. Qb1 Nh5
12. b4 f5 13. bxc5 f4 14. Bd2 bxc5 15. Qb3+ Be6 16. Qa4 $36 {0-1 (39) Caruana,
F (2820)-Carlsen,M (2862) Wijk aan Zee NED 2015}) (7... O-O {is the most
popular move.}) 8. Be3 e5 ({In a similar way played Nakamura against Caruana
some years ago:} 8... b6 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O e5 11. Nh2 g5 $13 {Here Hikaru
didn't allow White to go for f4. The position becomes a pretty manoeuvre one,
where a stronger player is likely to win. Computers give modest edge for White,
but Black has also an easy play on his own: to re-route the knight and then
start the pawn offensive on the kingside: 1/2 (44) Caruana,F (2787)-Nakamura,H
(2793) Saint Louis USA 2015}) 9. O-O ({Usually White starts with} 9. Qd2 h6 {
not allowing Bh6. After a sample line:} 10. O-O b6 11. Nh2 Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13.
Rxf4 Be6 14. Rf2 {there is the same position as in the game, but obviously
both sides are flexible and can change something basically on every move}) 9...
b6 (9... Qe7 {It's a much more common way to free the d7-knight. I am not an
expert in this kind of positions, and can hardly say which way to over-protect
the c5 pawn is better.} 10. Qd2 Nf8) 10. Nh2 Nf8 {A typical maneouvre started
with Nd7} 11. f4 exf4 12. Rxf4 Be6 $5 {Interesting set-up. I thought he was
going to play Ne6-Nd4 asap, but this is even nicer, as it controls all
important squares.} 13. Rf2 h6 14. Qd2 g5 $5 {Restraining white pieces.
Honestly, I don't know what is White's best bet here, as he lacks visible
improvements. It would be lovely to get the h2-knight to f5, but how? Also
loosening Black's queenside is not at all that easy. a4 can always be parried
by a5, while it's not easy to achieve b4 in a comfortable way. Therefore I
think Magnus won the opening duel, and now the challenger move by move was
using a large amount of time.} 15. Raf1 (15. Nf1 Qd6 16. Rf3 $2 Ng6 {and White
is not in time with Ng3-Nf5.}) (15. a4 a5 $5 (15... Ng6 16. a5 O-O)) (15. a3
Qd6 16. Rb1 Ng6 17. b4 cxb4 18. axb4 O-O $11) 15... Qd6 16. Ng4 {The American
decides to improve his worst piece, the h2-knight. Even though the computer
doesn't like it, it's still better to have a faulty plan than any.} O-O-O {
The king is safe on the queenside for the time being, and now Black is having
all the fun on the kingside.} 17. Nf6 {Other plans are:} (17. a4 Nd7 (17... a5
$5) 18. a5 Qc7 {even here profits are not visible. Black intends b5, and if
White opens the a-file, Black is always on time with Kb7-Ra8.}) (17. e5 {
is an easy-to-play sacrifice for everyone but White player. White gets some
minute activity, but it may evaporate easily, and pawn down is pawn down.} Bxe5
(17... Qc7 18. Ne4 {and White is likely to take on e5 anyway.}) 18. b4 $5 (18.
Ne4 Qc7 19. Nxe5 Qxe5) 18... c4 {Locking down the queenside.} (18... cxb4 19.
Ne4 Qc7 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxb4 Qc7 22. a4 $44) 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. d4 Qc7 $15 {
and I don't see any advantages for White for the missing pawn.}) 17... Nd7 18.
Nh5 {Not exchanging the knight which made so many moves.} Be5 19. g4 {Such
moves were unthinkable some 60 years ago, but now are standard. The kingside
is so far locked, and White gains space.} f6 20. b3 Bf7 21. Nd1 ({I would
prefer} 21. Ne2 {defending some vital squares, but it's true that Black is in
the driving seat, while White is solid but very passive at the same time.} Bxh5
22. gxh5 Kb7 23. Kg2 Nf8 $17 {and Black may go for the h5 pawn}) 21... Nf8 {
Imaginative, but not neccesary. Black could part with his light-square bishop,
and try to gain the h5-pawn or break with g4. An important note is that in
that case White would remain even more passive than in the game.} (21... Kb7
22. c3 Bxh5 23. gxh5 Qe7 24. Qe2 Rhg8 $17 {and Black has many ideas like
Nf8-Ne6.}) 22. Nxf6 Ne6 23. Nh5 (23. Nd7 Rxd7 {was probably the idea.} (23...
Bf4 24. Nf6 Bg3 {Comps think that Black is slightly better here, but White
might try to complicate the position with some timely exchange sacrifice.}) 24.
Rxf7 h5 25. Qg2 {and engine show its usual 0.00, but over the board Black for
sure is having fun and White is being under considerable pressure.}) 23... Bxh5
24. gxh5 Nf4 25. Bxf4 gxf4 26. Rg2 (26. Rxf4 $1 {was a good way to cut the
Gordian knot. Suprisingly it seems that Black can't stop White's d1-knight
from reaching f5-square, from where it has a dominant position.} Bxf4 27. Qxf4
Qd4+ 28. Ne3 Kb7 (28... Rdf8 29. Qxf8+ Rxf8 30. Rxf8+ Kb7 31. Rf7+ Ka6 32. Rf3
$11) 29. Kh1 Rdf8 30. Nf5 Qc3 31. Qc1 $5 $13) 26... Rhg8 $36 {White's king is
open, and Black is enjoying a long-lasting initiative.} 27. Qe2 {The position
is not easy to analyse, and even harder to play. Both sides have many ideas,
which sometimes are similar to each other. From now on I will focus on the
most critical positions.} Rxg2+ 28. Qxg2 Qe6 29. Nf2 Rg8 30. Ng4 Qe8 $1 {
Going after h5-pawn, and then kicking White's knight with h5.} 31. Qf3 Qxh5 32.
Kf2 {The least place where White's king is safe is the kingside, so logically
Fabiano removes it to the center.} Bc7 33. Ke2 (33. e5 Kb7 34. Nf6 Qh4+ 35. Ke2
Rg3 36. Qxf4 Qxh3 37. Rf2 {doesn't look any good, but in the game after a
couple of moves the a1-h8 diagonal was wide open for Black's pieces.}) 33...
Qg5 34. Nh2 $6 {Looks strange, because White gives away the control of the big
diagonal without even gaining a tempo which Black has to spend on h5. Still
there is no good enough preparatory move, and I think Black is winning already.
} (34. Kd2 h5 35. Nh2 Qe5 36. Qf2 Qb2 37. Rg1 Rg3 {It would be very odd that
White can defend here.}) 34... h5 $2 ({Why not} 34... Qf6 {with ...Qb2 coming,
penetrating the queenside? White would be lost in that case.}) 35. Rf2 Qg1 {
The wrong direction!} 36. Nf1 h4 $2 (36... Qg7 $1 $19) 37. Kd2 $2 (37. e5 $1
Rg5 (37... Bxe5 38. Qxc6+ Kb8 39. a4 {Paradoxically White can allow himself
luxury of playing such a slow move. But there is nothing really threatening
Black can do.}) 38. Kd2 Kb7 39. e6 Re5 40. Re2 Qg6 41. Qg4 {and White got his
own play.}) 37... Kb7 {The position is still dead lost for White, because of
the threat Qg7-Qa1, there is one more, namely Rg3! It's really amazing that
Caruana survived this storm!} 38. c3 Be5 (38... Rg3 $1 39. Nxg3 hxg3 40. Rg2
Qa1 $19 {is game over. It transpires than in zeitnot, even the World Champion
plays far below his normal strength!}) 39. Kc2 Qg7 $6 {This would be a serious
blunder, if not the fact that Black can repeat his position.} (39... b5 $1 {
with b4 next would create too many holes in White's position.}) 40. Nh2 (40.
Qh5 Ka6 $1 {It's very important to avoid eventual checks on f7.} 41. Qe2 b5 42.
a4) 40... Bxc3 $4 {Actually this move lets all the advantage go. Black still
could win by means of} (40... Qg1 $1 41. Nf1 b5 $1 $19 {with transposition to
the position, which is mentioned in the earlier comment.}) 41. Qxf4 Bd4 {
Now by force White can save himself in an rook endgame with pawn down. Other
alternatives also failed to win:} (41... Ka6 42. Nf3 Ba1 43. e5 $11) 42. Qf7+
Ka6 43. Qxg7 Rxg7 44. Re2 Rg3 45. Ng4 Rxh3 46. e5 Rf3 47. e6 Rf8 48. e7 Re8 49.
Nh6 h3 50. Nf5 Bf6 {Initially when I first saw this position, I thought Black
has nearly 50/50 chances, but on the closer inspection I understood that White
is going to play either d4 or b4, and 2 vs 3 pawns on the queenside is a draw.}
51. a3 b5 ({Being in Magnus' place I would have tried to play with the pawn on
b6, but still this should be an easy draw.} 51... Bxe7 52. Nxe7 h2 53. Rxh2
Rxe7 54. Rh5) 52. b4 cxb4 53. axb4 Bxe7 {Otherwise Black runs out of moves} 54.
Nxe7 h2 55. Rxh2 Rxe7 56. Rh6 Kb6 57. Kc3 Rd7 58. Rg6 $11 {The endgame is a
draw, although White needs to be a bit careful not to allow Black to get two
rolling pawns. Magnus tries to win for another 60 moves, but the draw is
trivial.} Kc7 59. Rh6 Rd6 60. Rh8 Rg6 61. Ra8 Kb7 62. Rh8 Rg5 63. Rh7+ Kb6 64.
Rh6 Rg1 65. Kc2 Rf1 66. Rg6 Rh1 67. Rf6 Rh8 68. Kc3 Ra8 69. d4 Rd8 70. Rh6 Rd7
71. Rg6 Kc7 72. Rg5 Rd6 73. Rg8 Rh6 74. Ra8 Rh3+ 75. Kc2 Ra3 (75... Kd6 76.
Rxa7 Kd5 77. Rc7 $11) 76. Kb2 Ra4 77. Kc3 a6 78. Rh8 Ra3+ 79. Kb2 Rg3 80. Kc2
Rg5 81. Rh6 Rd5 82. Kc3 Rd6 83. Rh8 Rg6 84. Kc2 Kb7 85. Kc3 Rg3+ 86. Kc2 Rg1
87. Rh5 Rg2+ 88. Kc3 Rg3+ 89. Kc2 Rg4 90. Kc3 Kb6 91. Rh6 Rg5 92. Rf6 Rh5 93.
Rg6 Rh3+ 94. Kc2 Rh5 95. Kc3 Rd5 96. Rh6 Kc7 97. Rh7+ Rd7 98. Rh5 Rd6 99. Rh8
Rg6 100. Rf8 Rg3+ 101. Kc2 Ra3 102. Rf7+ Kd6 103. Ra7 {One of possible
defensive set-ups for White} Kd5 104. Kb2 Rd3 (104... Ra4 105. Kc3 Ra1 106.
Rd7+ Ke6 107. Ra7 $11) 105. Rxa6 Rxd4 106. Kb3 Re4 107. Kc3 Rc4+ 108. Kb3 Kd4
109. Rb6 Kd3 110. Ra6 Rc2 111. Rb6 Rc3+ 112. Kb2 Rc4 113. Kb3 Kd4 114. Ra6 Kd5
115. Ra8 {A fighting, nerve-racking, and unpleasant game for both players.
Fabiano Caruana didn't manage to get even the slightest of an opening
initiative, and quickly had to defend himself. Magnus Carlsen on the other
hand was winning several times before the 40th move, but in time trouble he
spoiled, what looked like an easy win, and had to settle for the endgame which
was drawn. Still 11 games to come, and it seems it will be entertaining match!}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 17th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2019.01.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Taylor, Adam C"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2356"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 {Not a very
dangerous move. Indeed the rook isn't necessarily better placed on e1, so
there is no reason not to sart with 6.d3.} e5 {As though this was an
interesting reaction, since White often ends up playing f2-f4 in these
positions. Then he may regret the move Re1.} (6... Nf6 {is definitely fine,
but more of an equalizer:} 7. d3 O-O 8. Nc3 (8. Bd2 Ne8 9. Bc3 f6 10. a3 a5 11.
Nbd2 (11. e5 Nc7 $13) 11... Nc7 12. Nc4 Nb5 $13 {½-½ (19) Baklan,V (2594)
-Cornette,M (2593) Chartres 2017}) 8... Ne8 $5 (8... Re8 $5 9. Bf4 b6 10. Qd2
Nh5 11. Bh6 e5 $11 {0-1 (60) Atabayew,S (2434)-Potapov,P (2516) Moscow RUS 2019
}) 9. Be3 b6 {followed by ...Nc7, and Black doesn't seem to have problems.}) 7.
d3 h6 $6 {Going for some fanciful plan, but the whole idea doesn't make sense.
Here ...Qc7 or ...Qe7 in orer to play ...Nf6 should be fine for Black,
although 6...Nf6 was the clearest way to equalize.} (7... Qe7 8. Nbd2 (8. h3
Nf6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Qc1 Nf8 11. Bh6 f6 $11 {½-½ (63) Wang,Y (2442)-Zvjaginsev,
V (2677) China 2016}) 8... Nf6 (8... f6 $5 {/\...Nh6}) 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. a4 O-O
11. a5 Rd8 12. Bd2 Nf8 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. b4 Be6 15. Ne3 cxb4 16. Rxb4 b5 $36 {
0-1 (84) Pridorozhni,A (2565)-Frolyanov,D (2563) Khanty-Mansiysk 2017}) (7...
Qc7 $5 8. Be3 b6 9. a3 Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. Nbd2 a5 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 a4 14.
Nc4 Nd7 15. Qd2 Ba6 $13 {½-½ (21) Balogh,C (2632)-Azarov,S (2552) Czech
Republic 2017}) 8. a3 $1 a5 9. Be3 b6 10. Nbd2 {Black's position is already
very dubious.} a4 (10... Be6 11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4 a4 13. Nc4 (13. c4 $5) 13...
Bxc4 14. dxc4 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 $14 {1-0 (45) Adams,M (2701)-Gukesh,D (2497)
Gibraltar 2019}) 11. b4 $1 Ne7 (11... axb3 12. Nxb3 $16 {/\a4, a5}) (11... cxb4
{was my initial idea but it's a disaster for Black after} 12. Nc4 (12. Qb1 $5)
12... b5 13. Ncxe5 Ne7 14. Bc5 $16) 12. bxc5 (12. Nc4 $6 {allows} b5 13. Ncxe5
f6 14. Nxg6 Nxg6 15. Bxc5 {which might also looks good for White, but is at
least sort of unclear.}) 12... b5 13. Nf1 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 O-O 16. Qe2
f5 17. f3 {Obviously, Black has no compensation.} g5 18. c3 f4 19. Bf2 Ra7 20.
Rad1 Rd7 21. Qa2+ Kh8 22. Re2 {An interesting idea, but unnecessary.} (22. d4 {
would be the simple way, if} exd4 23. cxd4 Bxd4 $4 {then} 24. Bxd4+ Rxd4 25.
Qb2 $18) 22... h5 (22... Rxd3 {should be played. After} 23. Rxd3 (23. Red2 Rxd2
24. Rxd2 Qe8 $132) 23... Qxd3 24. Rd2 Qxc3 25. Qe6 Bf6 26. Rd7 {I was afraid
thing would go very wrong, but it looks like after} b4 (26... Qxa3 $5 27. Rxe7
Qb3 $1 {is also playable}) 27. axb4 a3 {Black's got reasonable practical
chances.}) 23. Nh2 $2 {Being afraid of ghosts - fortunately for me!} ({White
should not be afraid of ...g4 and should play} 23. d4 $1 {or even 23.Red2.})
23... Rxd3 24. Red2 (24. Rxd3 $2 Qxd3 25. Rd2 Qxc3 {would no longer be the
same story:} 26. Rd7 Qb3 $1 $17) 24... Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Qe8 $1 26. Qe6 Nc8 {
Finally solving problems.} 27. Qxe8 Rxe8 28. Rd7 Kg8 29. Kf1 Bf6 (29... Kf8 {
with the idea ...Re7= would be objectively the right thing to do.}) 30. Ke2 Rd8
31. Rc7 Ne7 32. Nf1 Kf7 33. Nd2 Ke6 34. Rb7 $1 {Avoiding ...Rd7, after which
only Black could be better.} Rg8 35. c4 bxc4 36. Nxc4 g4 37. hxg4 hxg4 38. Rb1
$2 (38. fxg4 Rxg4 39. Kf3 {and only White can be better.}) 38... g3 39. Be1 $6
(39. Bg1 {is the easiest to draw, but of course it's not easy to trap your own
bishop on move 39!}) 39... Rh8 40. Bb4 $2 (40. Rb2 $1 Rh2 41. Kd3 Ng6 42. Rb6 {
ia a draw according to the engine.}) 40... Rh2 {Now White's position is lost.
He can't avoid ...Ng6-h4-f3 and his position collapses.} 41. Rg1 Ng6 42. Kf1
Nh4 43. Nb6 (43. Nd2 Be7 $1 {is a nice zugzwang!}) 43... Nxf3 $1 44. gxf3 Rf2+
45. Ke1 Bh4 $1 46. Kd1 Rxf3 47. Nc4 Rf2 48. Be1 Ra2 49. Kc1 Re2 50. Nd2 Re3 51.
Kb2 Be7 0-1

[Event "Yongchuan zt 3.3"]
[Site "Yongchuan"]
[Date "2003.07.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.07.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 24584]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 {Another
theoretical line, which seems very logical, is to trade the light-squared
bishop for the knight on f3 with} (5... Bg4 {1-0 Sutovsky,E-Bar,R/Ramat Aviv/
Modiin 2000/CBM 81/[Gershon] (46)}) 6. h3 {Now white prevents the exchange on
f3. But} (6. O-O {is also possible:} Bg4 7. h3 (7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. Nc4 (8. h3 Bxf3
9. Qxf3 O-O 10. Qe2 e5 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. a4 Qe7 13. Bd2 b6 14. Bc3 Rfd8 15. Qe1
Nf8 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rxf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Gelfand,B/Dos
Hermanas 1999/CBM 71 (42)}) 8... Nd7 9. Ne3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nf8 11. Rd1 Ne6 12.
c3 Qd7 13. a4 O-O 14. h4 h5 (14... Rad8 $5) 15. g4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Yudasin,
L-Kramnik,V/Moscow 1994/CBM 40 ext (65)}) 7... Bxf3 8. Qxf3 {0-1 Smirin,
I-Kramnik,V/Moscow 1995/CBM 46 ext/[Vaisser] (67)}) (6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nc4 b6 9. h3 Nf8 10. Nh2 Ba6 11. Kh1 e5 12. b3 Ne6 13. Nf3 f6 14. Bd2 O-O $11 {
0-1 Campora,D-Kharlov,A/Malaga 1999/CBM 68 ext (30)}) {Here black has three
main plans of completing the development: 1) to develop the knight to d7 via
f6; 2) to develop it to e7 with preliminary e7-e5; 3) to f7 via h6 with
preliminary f7-f6.} 6... b6 {But first of all, black defends his c5 pawn,
saving all the options of the development.} (6... e5 {is another theoretical
line.}) ({More popular is} 6... Nf6 {See commented game 1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Leko,
P/Dortmund 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (19)}) 7. Nc3 e5 {preventing possible
breakthrough d3-d4 in the future.} ({Another option to develop the knight is} 
7... Nh6 8. Be3 f6 9. d4 (9. O-O e5 10. a3 a5 (10... O-O 11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4
Nf7 13. Nd2 f5 14. f3 Be6 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Ra4 Rad8 17. Rfa1 Rd7 18. b5 c5 19.
Nc4 Rb7 20. Bf2 f4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Kabanov,N-Arutunian,D/Yerevan ARM 2000/The
Week in Chess 308 (56)}) 11. Na4 Rb8 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 b5 14. Nc5 a4 15. d4
Nf7 16. Qe2 O-O 17. c4 Nd6 18. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Iskusnyh,S/St
Petersburg 1999/CBM 71 (71)} Qe7 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. Bg5 $16 {
1-0 Rublevsky,S-Iskusnyh,S/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 71 (71)}) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4
Bd7 11. Qe2 e5 12. Nf3 Nf7 13. O-O Qe7 14. a4 $1 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ga4a5]} O-O
15. a5 b5 16. Nd2 Nd8 17. Nb3 Ne6 18. Rfd1 Rfc8 19. f3 Be8 20. Qf2 $14 {
1-0 Svidler,P-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee 1999/CBM 68 ext (42)}) 8. Be3 {This move
saves the aggressive option of the long castle. White has tried also} (8. O-O
Ne7 9. a3 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gb2b4]} a5 10. Nh2 (10. b3 $5 O-O 11. Bb2 Qd6 12. a4
f6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Ne2 Bh6 15. Nc4 $14 {[%cal Gb2c1] 1/2-1/2 Glek,I-Kishnev,S/
Recklinghausen 1999/EXT 2000 (60)}) 10... O-O 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 f5 13. Kh1 {
1/2-1/2 Golubovic,B-Jelen,I/Nova Gorica 1998/EXT 99 (13)}) (8. a4 {1/2-1/2
Kovalevskaya,E-Chernyshov,K/St Petersburg 2000/CBM 76/[Avrukh,B] (53)}) 8...
Ne7 {The disadvantage of this develop of knight, that it can't be transfered
easily to d4.} ({Black still has possibility to develop the knight to f6 after
} 8... Qe7 {1-0 Bezold,M-Wells,P/Pulvermuehle 2000/CBM 75/[Wells] (31)}) 9. a3
{After black closes the center with e7-e5, white's typical idea in this
position is to realize the breakthrough on the queenside through b2-b4.} ({
Logical alternative to the move in the game is} 9. Qd2 {with the plan of a
long castle.} h6 10. g4 (10. Nh2 Be6 11. O-O-O Qd7 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Qe2 f5 14.
exf5 gxf5 15. f4 Rhe8 16. Qd2 Qb7 $5 {[%cal Gb7a6]} 17. fxe5 Bxe5 {1/2-1/2
Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72 (17)}) 10... Be6 11. O-O-O Qd7 12. Rhg1
O-O-O $11 {1-0 Nisipeanu,L-Halkias,S/4th IECC, Istanbul TUR 2003 (52)}) 9... a5
{Of course black prevents from white to develop the initiative on the
queenside.} 10. O-O a4 $146 {According to my database, this position appeared
for the first time. Black is "freezing" the queenside and intends to play on
another side of board. In the previous games black continued} (10... f5 $6 {
1/2-1/2 Sandipan,C-Bu Xiangzhi/Qingdao 2002/CBM 91/[Rabinovich,Al] (23)}) (
10... h6 11. Na4 (11. Qd2 $5 {[%csl Rh6]}) 11... Rb8 12. Qd2 f5 13. exf5 Nxf5
14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 e4 16. Rae1 O-O 17. dxe4 Nxe3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Peng
Xiaomin-Ni Hua/Shanghai 2001/CBM 85 (28)}) 11. Nh2 {White didn't succeed to
provide b2-b4 on the queenside, so he prepares the breakthrough on the
kingside- f2-f4.} h6 {preventing from white the option of trading the
dark-squared bishops on h6.} (11... O-O 12. Qd2 {[%cal Ye3h6]}) 12. h4 $6 {
White intends at the some moment to play h4-h5 in order to weaken black's king
position. But, on the other hand, he robes from himself the option of the
breakthrough f2-f4. So this move is very responsible, and I'm not sure, that
it isn't mistake.} ({Comes to consideration:} 12. Qd2 {preventing the castle.})
({White doesn't get anything special after} 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 f5 {, but,
also doen't get a worse position as it happened in the game.} (13... O-O $5 {
[%cal Yf7f5]})) 12... O-O 13. Qd2 ({After} 13. h5 {black can reply with} f5 $1
{[%cal Gf5f4]}) 13... Kh7 14. h5 $6 {White gives black the pawn, but it isn't
so clear what he will get as compensation for it. But if not to play this move,
what to do? The possibility of f2-f4 is not recommended anymore. Overmore,
black was ready to realize the breakthrough f7-f5...} gxh5 15. f4 f5 16. fxe5
Ng6 17. Rf2 (17. Rae1 Nxe5 18. exf5 Bxf5 $15) 17... Qe7 18. Raf1 Qxe5 19. Nf3
Qg3 {[%cal Yf5f4]} 20. exf5 (20. Nh2 fxe4 21. Nxe4 (21. Rxf8 Nxf8 22. Nxe4 Qg6
$15) 21... Rxf2 22. Rxf2 Qe5 $15) 20... Bxf5 $15 {Black is a pawn up, he has a
pair of powerful bishops, but his advantage is not too big, due to doubeld
pawns on the "h" and "c" files.} 21. Ne2 (21. Nh2 Be6 22. Rxf8 Nxf8 $15 {
[%cal Gg7e5]}) 21... Qd6 22. Ng5+ $6 (22. Nc3 $142) 22... hxg5 23. Rxf5 Rae8 (
23... Bxb2 24. Rxg5 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Qf6+ 26. Kg1 Bxa3 27. Rxh5+ Kg8 28. c3 {
and the position is not so clear, due to vulnerable position of the black king.
}) 24. Rxf8 $2 {White has more chances after} (24. Rxg5 $142 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Qh2
$15 {[%cal Gg7h6,Gg7b2]}) 24... Rxf8 25. Rxf8 Qxf8 $17 {Now black is a whole
pawn up without any compensation for white.} 26. Bxg5 $6 (26. c3 g4 27. Ng3 h4
28. Ne4 Be5 $17) 26... Bxb2 27. c3 (27. Nc3 Qf5 $19) (27. Ng3 h4 28. Ne4 Bd4+ {
[%cal Gf8f1]} 29. Be3 Qf4 30. Bxd4 Qxd2 31. Nxd2 cxd4 $19) 27... Bxa3 $19 {
After black eliminated two white pawns on the queenside, he is ready to push
forward his passed pawn "a", which promises him a decisive advantage.} 28. Ng3
(28. Qa2 c4 29. Qxc4 Qc5+ $19 {[%csl Ga4]}) 28... c4 29. Ne4 (29. Nxh5 Be7 30.
d4 a3 $19) 29... Bc5+ 30. d4 Be7 31. Qe2 (31. Be3 Qf5) 31... Bxg5 32. Qxh5+ (
32. Nxg5+ Kh6 $19) 32... Kg7 33. Nxg5 Qe7 {White is hopeless agaist the moving
of the black's "a" pawn. The rest is a matter of an easy technique for black.}
34. Kh2 a3 35. Qh7+ Kf6 36. Qh6 Kf5 (36... a2 37. Nh7+ Qxh7 38. Qxh7 a1=Q $19)
37. Nf3 (37. Nh3 a2 38. g4+ Kf6 39. Nf4 Qe4 $19) 37... a2 38. g4+ (38. Qh5+ Kf6
39. Qg5+ Kg7 $19) (38. Qc1 Qe4 $19) 38... Kxg4 39. Qxg6+ Kxf3 40. Qg2+ Ke3 41.
Qxa2 Qh4+ 42. Kg2 Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.03.13"]
[Round "13.7"]
[White "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Black "Ellers, Holger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qa4 $5 {This awkward
move has its point. White not only protects his central pawn, but also wants
to prevent the advance of black's "d" pawn by attacking the Nc6. Other
possibilities are:} (6. Re1 {---> 1-0 Rozentalis,E-Nataf,I/Montreal 2003/CBM
97_01/[Erenburg] (29)}) (6. e5 {---> 0-1 Vydeslaver,A-Fressinet,L/Rethymnon
2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (40)}) 6... Qb6 {More popular continuation is 6...0-0.}
(6... O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Gelfand,B/Rethymnon 2003/CBM
98/[Erenburg] (30)}) 7. Re1 ({After} 7. e5 {white didn't get anything special:}
Nd5 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Be6 11. exd6 exd6 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Bxc6 Qxc6
14. Qxc6 bxc6 15. Nxd6 Nb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Shaw,J/Scarborough 2001/CBM 83
ext (20)}) 7... a6 {driving away the light-squared bishop from b5.} (7... O-O {
---> 0-1 Hasangatin,R-Smirnov,P/Sochi 2004/CBM 101/[Postny] (25)}) 8. Bf1 $1
$146 {According to my database, this position appeared for the first time. In
a previous game white continued} (8. Bxc6 {, but didn't succeed to get an
advantage:} Qxc6 9. Qxc6 dxc6 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. h3 Be6 13. Nc3 Rfd8
$11 {1-0 Popovic,D-Bogosavljevic,B/Sombor 2004/CBM 102 ext (57)}) 8... e5 $6 {
trying to close the centre, thus, to prevent white's breakthrough d2-d4.} ({
I would recommend normal} 8... d6 $5 9. e5 (9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bd7 11. Qd1 Bg4
12. d5 Ne5 $11) 9... dxe5 10. Nxe5 Bd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. d3 O-O 13. Nd2 $14 {/=
}) 9. d4 $1 {The most principled continuation. Black's monarch is still in the
centre, therefore, white opens up the game, sacrificing a pawn.} cxd4 ({After} 
9... exd4 {white replies with} 10. e5 $1 {and white's initiative is dangerous:}
(10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nd2 O-O $13) 10... Ng4 11. h3 Nh6 (
11... Ngxe5 12. Nxe5 $16 {[%cal Yf2f4]}) (11... dxc3 12. Nxc3 $18 {[%cal Yc3d5]
}) 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Nd2 $14 {[%cal Yd2c4]}) 10. cxd4 exd4 (10...
Nxd4 {is met by} 11. Nxe5 $16) 11. Bf4 $1 {intending to occupy the d6 square,
that will freeze black's queenside development.} O-O ({White gets a sufficient
compensation after} 11... Qxb2 12. Na3 Ng4 13. Bg3 (13. Nc4 Qxf2+ 14. Kh1 O-O
15. Bg3 (15. Nb6 {[%cal Yf4g3]} d3 16. Nxa8 Qa7 $17) 15... b5) 13... Qb4 (13...
d3 14. Nc4 b5 15. Nxb2 bxa4 16. e5 $14) 14. Qxb4 Nxb4 15. Bd6 $44 (15. Nc4 $5))
12. Bd6 Re8 (12... Nxe4 {loses in view of} 13. Rxe4 Qxb2 14. Bxf8 Bxf8 15. Re8
Kg7 16. Rxf8 Qxa1 17. Qa3 Qxb1 18. Ng5 Qf5 19. Rxf7+ $18) 13. Nbd2 {completing
the development. In opposite, black faces serious problems to join his
queenside pieces to the game.} Qd8 $6 ({Black doesn't equalize after} 13...
Qxb2 14. Rab1 Qc3 15. e5 (15. Rbc1 $5 Qb2 16. Bd3 $13) 15... Ng4 16. Ne4 Qa5
17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. h3 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxe5 $14) 14. Bc4 $44
{[%cal Ya4b3] White's pieces are extremely active. He is ready to attack the
f7 pawn, and all these advantages he has got only for a pawn!} Ng4 {preparing
the f6 square for the queen, and covering the g5 square.} 15. Qb3 Qf6 16. e5 $1
{White has more pieces than black, that take part in the game... Therefore, he
opens up the game.} Ngxe5 (16... Qf5 {isn't better:} 17. Bd3 Qe6 18. Qc2 h6 19.
Nb3 Ngxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. f4 $18) 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5
19. Rxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxf7+ Kh8 21. Nc4 {bringing the knight to b6 with the tempo.}
Qe7 {Black doesn't survive after the following continuation as well:} (21...
Qc7 22. Qb6 Qxb6 (22... Be5 23. f4 $18 Bxf4 24. Qf6#) 23. Nxb6 Rb8 24. Re1 $18)
(21... Qf4 22. Nb6 (22. Re1 Bf8 23. Nb6 Rb8 {-23.Re1 line.}) 22... Rb8 23. g3 (
23. Re1 Bf8 24. Qc2 d5 $13 (24... Qxf7 25. Qc7 $18)) 23... Qe5 24. Rc1 d3 25.
Qxd3 Qxb2 26. Re1 Bd4 27. Qf3 Kg7 (27... Qxb6 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Rg8+ Kh6 30.
Qf4+ Kh5 31. Qh4#) 28. Bb3 $18) 22. Nb6 Rb8 23. Rc1 {attacking the bishop.} d5
({Probably, the best chance was} 23... Qg5 24. Re1 (24. Qc2 d3) 24... Be5 25.
g3 $16 {[%cal Rb3c4,Yf2f4] /+-}) {[%tqu "En","Please enter the strongest move
for white.","","","b3g3","",10]} 24. Qg3 $1 {forcing black to close the "e"
file for the queen. Thus, white wins a bishop.} Be5 ({Doesn't change anything:
} 24... Qe5 25. Qxe5 Bxe5 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8 27. Nxc8 d3 28. Kf1 $18) 25. Nxc8 Qf6
26. Qf3 $18 {White is a piece up without compensation from the black side. The
rest is an easy job for white.} Qxf3 27. gxf3 d3 28. Nb6 Bd4 29. Na4 ({Less
precise is} 29. Nxd5 Rf8 30. Be6 Re8 31. Rc4 $16) 29... b5 30. Nc3 b4 31. Na4
Kg7 32. Bxd5 Rd8 33. Be4 d2 34. Rd1 {Black's pawn is blocked, and now white is
going to capture it.} Ba7 (34... Be5 35. Nc5 Rc8 36. Nd3 Bf4 37. Kf1 $18) 35.
Kf1 Bb8 36. Ke2 Bf4 37. Nc5 Rd6 38. Nd3 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.20"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[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 "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 {Other ways to fight
for an advantage are:} (6. Qa4 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Gelfand,B/Rethymnon 2003/CBM
98/[Erenburg] (30)}) (6. e5 Nd5 7. d4 {0-1 Vydeslaver,A-Fressinet,L/Rethymnon
2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (40)}) 6... O-O 7. h3 {More popular is} (7. d4 d5 {
Rozentalis,E-Nataf,I/Montreal 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (29)}) 7... Qb6 {
Black has other theoretical possibilities:} (7... d5 {1/2-1/2 Kveinys,
A-Sarakauskas,G/Vilnius 2002/CBM 90/[Rabinovich,Al] (46)}) (7... Qc7 $1 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Na5 13. Ba3 Bd7 $1 $132 {
[%cal Gc7c3,Ra5c4] 0-1 Christiansen,L-Gurevich,D/Salt Lake City 1999/CBM 73 
(60)}) (7... e5 {0-1 Kveinys,A-McShane,L/Germany 2002/CBM 88/[McShane] (69)})
8. Na3 d5 {attacking white's centre. Black waits for white's e4-e5 to transfer
the knight to c7 via e8. Black can play more solid:} (8... d6 9. d3 e5 10. Be3
a6 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 $15 {0-1 Campora,D-Yakovich,Y/Santo Antonio 1999/
CBM 70 ext (88)}) 9. e5 {seems more principal, than} (9. d3 {0-1 Wells,
P-Harikrishna,P/Torquay 2002/CBM 91/[Rabinovich,Al] (27)}) 9... Ne8 10. d4 ({
Interesting alternative is} 10. d3 Nc7 11. Ba4 Ne6 12. Nc2 d4 $5 13. cxd4 Ncxd4
14. Ncxd4 cxd4 15. Bb3 $14 {/= 1-0 Smyslov,V-Polgar,Z/Prague 1995/CBM 48 (29)})
10... cxd4 11. cxd4 (11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. cxd4 Nc7 {-12...bxc6 variation.} (12...
c5 13. dxc5 $1 Qxc5 14. Bg5 $1 $16)) 11... Nc7 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 ({Deserves
attention:} 12... bxc6 {, opening the "b" file for a rook. Sometimes black can
provide the breakthrough c6-c5.} 13. Re3 Bf5 14. Rc3 Ne6 15. Rb3 Qa6 16. Ng5 c5
17. Nxe6 Bxe6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Schleifer,M-Kogan,A/Montreal 2000/CBM 79 (66)}) 13.
Qb3 $146 {According to Megadatabase, this position appeared for the first time.
In the previous game white tried} (13. Be3 Bd7 14. Qd2 Rfc8 15. Rec1 Qb6 16.
Rc3 Ne6 17. Rb3 Qc7 18. Ne1 (18. Bh6 $5 $14) 18... b6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Chiburdanidze,M-Simic,S/Baden-Baden 1987/TD (24)}) 13... Ne6 {Black occupies
the excelent square by the knight and intends to play f7-f6, thus, putting
pressure on the white's centre. The disadvantage of this move, that black
remains with passive light-squared bishop.} (13... Bf5 {comes to consideration.
} 14. Be3 Qd7) 14. Be3 {with following occupation of "c" file by the rook.} f6
15. Rac1 (15. exf6 exf6 16. Rac1 {-16.exf6.}) 15... Qd7 16. Nc2 {The knight is
going to be transfered to d3 via b4-d3, thus white strengthens the e5 square.}
({White gets nothing after} 16. exf6 exf6 17. Nb5 b6 18. Bd2 Rf7 $1 {[%cal
Ga7a6]} (18... Re8 19. Nc7 $1 Nxc7 20. Rxc7 Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1 Qd8 22. Bf4 Be6 23.
Nc2 $14) 19. Rxe6 Qxe6 20. Nc7 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 Bd7 $11) 16... b6 {The only way
to get the light-squared bishop into the game.} 17. Nb4 Bb7 18. Nd3 g5 {
In my opinion, black should change the rook as soon as possible, as he suffers
from lack of space:} (18... Rac8 19. Qa3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 a5 $11) 19. Bd2 h6 {
Now black is ready to play f6-f5, so white robs from him this possibility:} 20.
exf6 exf6 21. a4 $14 {The position is near to equality, but it is clear, that
the sides play only on two results (1:0 or draw). I would prefer to play white,
as black's pair of bishops are passive in this close position and white has a
slight space advantage.} Rab8 22. a5 Ba8 $6 ({More principle was to occupy the
a6-f1 diagonal by the light-squared bishop.} 22... Ba6 23. axb6 $5 Rxb6 $5 (
23... axb6 24. Nb4 Bc4 25. Qc2 $14) 24. Nb4 Bc4 25. Qa3) 23. axb6 axb6 24. Nb4
$1 {keeping in the mind an option of transfering the queen on the kingside via
d3.} Nc7 (24... Rfe8 25. Na6 Rb7 26. Re3 $14) (24... Rbc8 25. Qd3 $14) 25. Re3
h5 {sometimes threatening the breakthrough g5-g4, after which black can occupy
the h6-c1 diagonal by the dark-squared bishop.} (25... Rfe8 26. Rce1 $14) 26.
Qd3 (26. Qc2 Nb5 {-see the game.}) 26... Nb5 27. Rce1 Rbe8 28. Nc2 {intending
to transfer the knight to e3 after a change of the rooks.} Re4 (28... Rxe3 29.
Nxe3 Re8 30. Nf5 $16) 29. Bc3 ({Interesting was} 29. Bb4 {, robbing from black
the resourse of g5-g4.} Rfe8 30. Nd2 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Bc6 32. Rxe8+ Qxe8 33. Ne3
$14) 29... Rfe8 {In my opinion, black had to change the character of the
struggle with aggressive} (29... g4 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Nd2 Rxe3 32. Nxe3 (32.
Rxe3 Nxc3 33. bxc3 Bh6 $11) 32... f5 33. Bb4 Re8 34. Nb3 f4 35. Nxg4 Rxe1+ 36.
Bxe1 Qxg4 37. Qxb5 f3 $44) 30. Qd1 $6 {Again white gives black chance to open
the dark-squared bishop.} ({Better is} 30. Nd2 $14) 30... Nd6 $6 ({Why not} 
30... g4 31. Nd2 Rxe3 32. Rxe3 Rxe3 33. Nxe3 f5 $11 {?}) 31. Nd2 Rxe3 32. Nxe3
(32. Rxe3 g4 $11) 32... h4 $2 {In my opinion, quite serious strategical
mistake. It's not particularly logical to locate the pawns on the dark squares,
because it is limitting the possibilities of the dark-squared bishop. More to
the point was} (32... g4 33. Bb4 Nb5 (33... gxh3 34. Bxd6 Qxd6 35. Qxh5 $16)
34. hxg4 hxg4 35. Nf5 Rxe1+ 36. Qxe1 Qxf5 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qxb5 Qe6 $11) 33.
Bb4 {preventing f6-f5, and, at the same time, threatening the occupation of f5
square.} Ne4 34. Nxe4 Rxe4 35. f3 Re8 (35... Re6 36. Qd3 Qe8 37. Bd2 $14) 36.
Qd3 Bc6 37. Kf2 (37. Bd2 $5) 37... Qf7 38. Nf5 {White's chances are obviously
better, as black's bishops are passive. In case of the trade of dark-squared
bishops, white will have a powerful combination of Q+N.} Rxe1 39. Kxe1 Bd7 40.
Ne7+ Kh8 41. f4 $1 {[%cal Gd3e3] Very strong move. White is going to create
some weaknesses in the black camp.} gxf4 42. Ng6+ Kg8 43. Kf2 (43. Nxf4 f5 44.
Kf2 {-the game.}) 43... f5 44. Nxf4 $14 Qe8 $2 {There was no reason to give on
central pawn. This mistake is typical for time-trouble situation...} (44... Qf6
45. Bc3 Qd6 46. Qf3 Be6 $14) 45. Nxd5 Bb5 46. Qd1 ({Only not} 46. Qd2 Qe4) (46.
Qe3 {seems strong as well:} Qxe3+ 47. Kxe3 Bf1 (47... Kf7 48. Nxb6 Bf1 49. Kf2
Bxd4+ 50. Kxf1 Bxb6 51. Ke2 $18) 48. Nf4 Bh6 49. Kf2 $16) 46... Kh7 (46... Qe4
47. Ne7+ Kf7 48. Qh5+ $18) 47. Nc3 (47. Nxb6 $2 Qe4 48. Bc5 Bf6 $1 $44 {
[%cal Gb5d3]} (48... Bd3 49. Qh5+ Kg8 50. Qg5)) (47. Nc7 {is also legitimic
way to get an advantage:} Ba4 (47... Qd7 48. Nxb5 Qxb5 49. Qh5+ Kg8 50. Bc3 $18
{[%cal Gh5h4]}) 48. b3 Qe4 49. bxa4 Bxd4+ 50. Kf1 Qf4+ 51. Qf3 Qc1+ 52. Ke2
Qc4+ 53. Qd3 Qxb4 54. Qxf5+ Kh8 55. Qc8+ Kh7 56. Qd7+ $16) 47... Bd7 (47... Bc6
$142) 48. Bd6 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd6e5]} Qe6 $2 ({More resistant was} 48... Bc6 49.
Bf4 $16) 49. Be5 {Changing one of the black's bishops, white gets a decisive
advantage.} Bxe5 ({Doesn't change too much:} 49... Kg8 50. Bxg7 Kxg7 51. Qd2
$18) 50. dxe5 Bc6 51. Qd4 $18 {White is a pawn up. The Q+N are much stronger
here, than Q+B, also black has too much weaknesses, so the rest is a matter of
technique.} Kg7 52. Ne2 $1 {transfering the knight to f4.} Qg6 53. e6+ {
winning another pawn.} Qf6 (53... Kg8 54. Qd8+ $18) 54. Qxb6 Qxe6 (54... Be4 {
doesn't help black at all:} 55. Qc7+ Kg8 56. Qd6 $18) 55. Nd4 {winning a
bishop.} Qd5 56. Nxc6 Qd2+ 57. Kf3 Qd3+ 58. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Los Angeles"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "2003.08.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Black "Taylor, Timothy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. b4 {
Interesting sacrifise, whose idea is to take control over the center with the
breakthrough d2-d4. More popular continuations you can see from two following
commented games:} (7. d3 {1-0 Faerman,I-Afek,Y/Israel 1996/CBM 58/[Tyomkin,D] 
(34)}) (7. c3 {1-0 Spasov,V-Ivanovic,B/Niksic 1991/CBM 24/[Blatny,P] (49)})
7... cxb4 8. Bb2 $5 {White prefers immediate attack of the e5 pawn to typical}
(8. a3 {See annotated game  1-0 Fischer,R-Spassky,B/Belgrade 1992/CBM 31/
[Ftacnik] (41)}) 8... d6 9. d4 f6 $146 {According to my database this position
appeared for the first time. In the previous games black tried} (9... Ne7 10.
dxe5 O-O 11. a3 c5 12. Qc1 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Be6 14. Nd3 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 $14 {
1-0 Khamatgaleev,A-Ziogas,P/Patras 2002/CBM 89 ext (27)}) (9... exd4 10. Bxd4
Nf6 11. e5 (11. a3 $5) 11... dxe5 12. Nxe5 Be6 13. Nxc6 Qd6 14. Qf3 O-O $11 {
0-1 Frank,A-Sarakauskas,G/Leuven 2002/EXT 2003 (24)}) 10. a3 Ne7 {Black gives
the pawn back, while, more principal was to save the material advantage and to
try to neutralize white's initiative:} (10... bxa3 11. Nxa3 {[%cal Ya3c4]} ({
Worse is} 11. Bxa3 Bg4 $1) 11... Ne7 (11... Bg4 $6 12. Nc4 Ne7 (12... Bxf3 13.
Qxf3 Ne7 14. dxe5 {[%cal Ga1d1]}) 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. Ba3 $44) 12.
Nc4 O-O (12... Be6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. Ba3 $44 (15. Ra6 $5 {[%cal
Gb2a3]})) 13. Ba3 Be6 (13... d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. dxe5 $16) (13... c5 14. dxe5
(14. dxc5 d5) 14... fxe5 15. Qxd6 $14) 14. Nxd6 Qc7 $14) 11. axb4 O-O 12. c4
$14 {White can be satisfied with the results of the opening. He has got a
space advantage, his pawn structure is slightly better, also his pieces will
occupy more active positions. Black can't compensate these white's
achievements by a pair of bishops, as they are quite passive.} g5 $6 {The
beginning of the wrong plan. Except of additional weaknesses, black is going
to get, this move doesn't promise anything. Black can start pushing forward
the "g" pawn only if white has some weakness on the kingside, for example the
pawn on h3.} ({Better was to complete the development with} 12... Bg4 13. Nbd2
$14) 13. c5 $5 (13. Qb3 {comes to consideration.}) 13... g4 14. Nfd2 Be6 15.
Na3 $5 d5 {As black has a pair of bishops he aspires to open the game with
this breakthrough.} (15... dxc5 {didn't equalize, in view of} 16. bxc5 $1 exd4
17. Ndc4 $14 {[%cal Gc4d6]}) 16. exd5 Nxd5 ({Deserved attention:} 16... Qxd5
17. Ndc4 (17. dxe5 fxe5 18. Nac4 (18. Ndc4 Ng6 19. Nxe5 (19. Ne3 $5 $14) 19...
Nh4 $1 $132) 18... Ng6 19. Ne3 Qd7 $13) 17... Ng6 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. Nac4 $14) 17.
Nc2 {White had another two interesting possibilities:} (17. dxe5 fxe5 (17...
Nxb4 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Rxe6 Bxb2 20. Rd6 $18 {[%cal Gd1b3]}) 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19.
Rxe5 Qf6 $132 {[%cal Gd5b4,Gf6f2,Yf6e5]}) (17. Ndc4 Nxb4 18. Nd6 {[%cal Gd4e5]}
f5 19. dxe5 f4 $13 {[%cal Yb4d5]}) 17... Qb8 $2 {missing more attractive
continuation:} (17... Nf4 $1 $13 {[%cal Gf4d3]}) 18. dxe5 fxe5 19. Nc4 $16 {
Black cannot hold the pressure, as he has too many weaknesses. As the result,
he is going to lose material.} Nxb4 ({The attempt to save the central pawn e5
doesn't make black's life easier:} 19... Rf5 20. Qxg4 Nxb4 (20... h5 21. Qg3 h4
22. Qg4) 21. Nd4 exd4 (21... h5 22. Qe2) 22. Bxd4 Qf8 (22... Rf7 23. Rxe6 Qf4
24. Re4 Qxg4 25. Rxg4 Nc2 26. Rxg7+ Rxg7 27. Bxg7 Nxa1 28. Bxa1 Rb8 29. Nd2 $1
$18) 23. Rxe6 Nc2 24. Bxg7 Qxg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Ra2 $16) 20. Bxe5 Qb5 {
losing the exchange.} ({More resistant was} 20... Bxe5 21. Rxe5 (21. Nxe5 Nxc2
22. Qxc2 Qc7 $16) 21... Rf6 $1 (21... Bxc4 22. Rg5+ Kf7 23. Qd7+ Kf6 24. Qg7+
Ke6 25. Nd4#) 22. Nd6 $16 {/+-} (22. Rg5+ Kh8 23. Qd4 Qf4 $16)) 21. Bxg7 Qxc4 (
21... Kxg7 22. Qd4+ $18) 22. Na3 Qd5 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Qxd5 $18 Bxd5 25. Red1 {
White is exchange up without any compensation from the black's side. White's
plan is very simple: to win the a7 pawn, thus, increasing the material
advantage.} a5 26. Nb1 Re8 27. Nc3 Bf7 28. Rxa5 {After white takes this pawn,
black hasn't any chance, so the rest is an easy job for white.} Nd3 29. h4 Bg6
30. Ra6 Re6 31. h5 Bf5 32. Ra7 Rf6 33. Rd2 Nxc5 34. Rd8+ Rf8 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36.
Ra5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 {Other theoretical
possibilities:} (5. Re1 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Van Wely,L/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 98/
[Erenburg] (56)}) (5. Bxc6) 5... Nf6 6. Re1 {White has other ways to fight for
an advantage:} (6. Qa4 $5 {[%cal Yd2d4] 1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Gelfand,B/Rethymnon
2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (30)}) (6. e5 {0-1 Vydeslaver,A-Fressinet,L/Rethymnon
2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (40)}) 6... O-O 7. d4 {White wants to take control over
the centre as soon as possible, but he has another option:} (7. h3 {waiting
for black's actions. See 1-0 Akobian,V-Kretchetov,A/Los Angeles 2003/CBM 97_01/
[Erenburg] (39)}) 7... cxd4 {Another popular continuation is} (7... d5 {
1-0 Rozentalis,E-Nataf,I/Montreal 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (29)}) 8. cxd4 d5
9. e5 Ne4 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nbd2 Bf5 {In my opinion, more principal is the
attempt of opening the game by} (11... c5 {1-0 Rozentalis,E-Nataf,I/Montreal
2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (29)}) 12. Nh4 {Probably other continuations don't
promise anything:} (12. Nb3 a5 13. Be3 a4 14. Nc1 a3 15. bxa3 Rxa3 16. h3 Qa8
17. Nd2 c5 $15 {0-1 Akopian,V-Kasparov,G/Internet ICC 1998/EXT 2003 (32)}) (12.
Nf1 f6 13. exf6 exf6 14. N3d2 a5 15. f3 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 Bd3 17. Bxa5 Qxa5 18.
Qxd3 Qb6 $11 {0-1 Kveinys,A-Zezulkin,J/Zakopane 2000/CBM 78 ext (51)}) 12...
Be6 {The attack of white's centre seems again interesting:} (12... c5 13. Nxf5
gxf5 14. Qh5 cxd4 15. Qxf5 e6 16. Qf4 f5 17. f3 Nxd2 18. Bxd2 Qb6 19. a3 a5 20.
b4 a4 21. Rac1 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Oral,T-Grigore,G/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (21)}) 13.
Nb3 g5 $6 {Aggressive and responsible decision, as it usually dangerous to
push forward the pawns from the king. I think, more logical is} (13... a5 14.
a4 c5 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Qc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Oral,T-Lanka,Z/CZE 2000/EXT 2002
(54)}) 14. f3 $146 {This continuation seems like an improvement in comparison
to} (14. Nf3 f6 15. Be3 g4 16. exf6 gxf3 $2 (16... exf6 $142) 17. fxg7 Rf6 18.
Nc5 (18. gxf3 $16) 18... Qc8 19. Nxe6 $2 Qxe6 20. gxf3 $4 Qh3 21. Kh1 Rh6 {
0-1 Gusev,V-Korsunsky,R/Novosibirsk 1986/EXT 2000 (21)}) 14... gxh4 15. fxe4 h3
({After} 15... dxe4 16. Nc5 Bf5 17. Be3 $1 {[%cal Gd1h5] the position is
similar to the game.}) 16. Nc5 hxg2 17. Be3 Kh8 {preparing to put the rook on
the "g" line, thus to neutralize white's initiative.} ({Comes to consideration:
} 17... Qc8 $1 18. Qh5 f6) 18. Qh5 dxe4 ({Again deserves attention:} 18... Qc8
{with idea of breakthrough f7-f6.}) 19. Re2 Bd5 $6 {Black's pieces are very
passive. He should create a counterplay with} (19... Qd5 {preparing f7-f6. For
example:} 20. Rxg2 f6 21. Rf1 fxe5 22. Rxg7 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Kxg7 24. Qh6+ Kf7
25. Qxh7+ Ke8 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. Qh8+ Kf7 28. Qh7+ $11 (28. Qxa8 Qh3+ 29. Ke2
exd4 $17)) 20. Rxg2 f5 $6 {loses the pawn. On the other hand, black's
situation isn't a piece of cake. For instance, after} (20... Rg8 21. Kh1 $1 $36
{[%cal Ga1g1,Gg2g3,Gg3h3] white has a very dangerous initiative.}) 21. Rf1 $40
({White could win the pawn after} 21. Qg5 Rg8 22. Qxf5 Qb6 $14 {, but here
black succeeds to activate his pieces.}) 21... Qe8 (21... e6 22. Rf4 Qe8 (22...
Qa5 23. Rg3) 23. Qh3 Rf7 24. Rh4 {-the game.}) 22. Qh3 (22. Qg5 {seems strong
as well:} Qg6 (22... Rg8 23. Qxf5) (22... Qf7 23. Rxf5) 23. Qxe7 Qf7 24. Qg5
$16 {[%cal Gf1f5]}) 22... e6 23. Rf4 {All the white pieces are extremely
active and take part in attack on the black monarch.} Rf7 24. Rh4 Qg8 $2 {
too passive. Probably better was} (24... Bf8 25. b3 Be7 26. Rh6 $36) 25. Bf4 {
fixing black's pawn on f5. Actually white builds a new construction with Q on
e3.} Rb8 26. b3 Rb4 (26... e3 27. Rg5 $16) 27. Qe3 Rb8 (27... Qd8 28. Rh5 $40)
28. Rg5 a5 29. Kf2 {White doesn't hurry to act immediately, but improves the
positions of his pieces.} Rb4 30. a3 {driving away the rook, thus, liberating
the queen for transfer to kingside.} Rb8 31. Qh3 Re8 32. Ke2 Rc8 33. Ke1 Re8
34. Rg6 Ref8 35. Rh5 Rb8 36. Ke2 Re8 37. Ke1 {Black is paralized and has to
play a passive defence. Meanwhile, white gets time to think how to break
black's defence.} Rb8 38. Kd2 Re8 39. Rgg5 Rb8 40. Rg6 Re8 41. Qh4 {Probably
white found the way to improve his position. Now he threats to play either
Rg6-g3-h3 or Bf4-g5-f6.} Rb8 42. Bg5 {missing a winning way:} (42. Rg3 $1 $18 {
[%cal Gh5g5,Gg3h3]} Ra8 43. Rh3 $1 Bf8 44. Bg5 $18) 42... Ra8 43. Bf6 Raa7 44.
Ke3 Rac7 ({In case of} 44... Rf8 {white continues the attack:} 45. Rg3 (45.
Rxh7+ Qxh7 46. Rh6 Bxf6 47. exf6 Rg8) 45... Rff7 46. Rhg5 $40) 45. Kf4 Ra7 46.
h3 $2 (46. Rxh7+ {wins on the spot:} Qxh7 47. Rh6 $18) 46... Rac7 $2 {Black
misses his chance to get a counterplay:} (46... Rxf6 $1 47. exf6 (47. Rxf6 Bxf6
48. Qxf6+ Qg7 49. Rg5 Qxf6 50. exf6 Rf7 51. Ke5 f4 {with chances for a draw.})
47... Qb8+ $11 48. Ke3 Bf8 {[%cal Gf8c5]} 49. Rg7 Rxg7 50. fxg7+ Bxg7 $13) 47.
Rhg5 Qf8 48. Nxe6 $2 {missing much more attractive continuation:} (48. Rxg7 $1
Rxg7 49. Qh6 e3 (49... Rcf7 50. Rxg7 Rxg7 51. Nxe6 Bxe6 52. Bxg7+ Qxg7 53. Qxe6
$18) 50. Kxe3 Rcf7 51. Nd3 $1 Kg8 (51... Bxb3 52. Nf4 Kg8 53. Nh5 $18) 52. b4
axb4 53. Nxb4 (53. Bxg7 Rxg7 54. Nxb4 $18) 53... Rxf6 54. exf6 Rxg5 55. Qxg5+
Kf7 56. Nd3 $18) 48... Bxe6 49. Bxg7+ Rxg7 50. Rxe6 Rxg5 51. Qxg5 Rd7 52. Qf6+
Kg8 ({Black cannot trade the queens:} 52... Qxf6 53. exf6 Kg8 54. Kxf5 $18) 53.
Rxc6 Rxd4 54. Qe6+ Qf7 ({Black loses after} 54... Kh8 55. Rc8 Rd8 56. Rxd8 Qxd8
57. Qf6+ Qxf6 58. exf6 Kg8 59. b4 $18) 55. Qc8+ $2 {Again white misses quite
simple way for a victory:} (55. Rc8+ Kg7 56. Qb6 $1 Qe7 57. Rc7 Rd7 58. Qf6+
$18) 55... Qf8 56. Qe6+ Qf7 57. Qc8+ (57. Rc8+ $142) 57... Qf8 58. Qxf8+ Kxf8
59. e6 ({White doesn't get anything after} 59. Rf6+ Ke7 60. Rxf5 e3+ 61. Kxe3
Rh4) 59... Rd5 $2 ({Better was} 59... Rd3 60. Kxf5 (60. Ke5 Rxh3 61. Kf6 Rh6+
62. Kxf5 {[%cal Ge6e7]} Ke7 63. Rc7+ Kd8 64. e7+ Ke8 65. Kxe4 Rb6 $11) 60...
Rxh3 (60... Rxb3 61. Rc8+ Ke7 62. Rc7+ Ke8 63. Rxh7 $18) 61. Rc8+ Ke7 62. Rc7+
Ke8 63. Kxe4 Rxb3 $11) 60. Rc7 h6 61. a4 $2 ({White has good chances after} 61.
Rh7 $16) 61... Ke8 ({Worse is} 61... e3 62. Rf7+ Ke8 63. Kxe3 Re5+ 64. Kd4 Rxe6
65. Rxf5 $18) 62. Rb7 ({Black succeeds to get a draw after} 62. Rh7 e3 63. Kxe3
Re5+ 64. Kf4 Rxe6 65. Kxf5 (65. Rb7 Re4+ 66. Kxf5 Rh4 67. b4 Rxb4 68. Rxb4 axb4
69. Ke4 Kd7 70. Kd4 Kc6 71. Kc4 Kb6 72. Kxb4 h5 73. h4 Ka6 74. Kc5 Ka5 75. Kd5
Kxa4 76. Ke5 Kb5 77. Kf5 Kc6 78. Kg5 Kd7 79. Kxh5 Ke8 80. Kg6 Kf8 $11) 65...
Rb6 $11) 62... Rd3 63. Rb5 e3 (63... Ke7 {strong enough as well:} 64. Kxf5 (64.
Ke5 e3 65. Rb7+ Ke8 66. Kf6 e2) 64... e3 $11) 64. Kf3 (64. Kf3 f4 65. Rxa5 Rxb3
66. Kxf4 e2 67. Re5 Rxh3 68. Rxe2 Rh4+ $11) (64. Rxa5 Rxb3 65. Re5 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Los Angeles"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "2003.08.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Kretchetov, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2003.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O (4. Bxc6 {is another theoretical line.})
4... Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 e5 8. a3 {Rare continuation, whose idea is
to provide b2-b4, but not to define the pawn structure in the centre yet. More
popular are the following possibilities:} (8. d3 d6 9. Na3 (9. Nbd2 Bd7 10. a3
Ne8 $1 11. Nf1 h6 12. g4 $6 f5 $15 {0-1 Kristjansson,S-McShane,L/Selfoss 2002/
CBM 92 no vc (27)}) 9... Bd7 10. Bd2 a6 11. Ba4 b5 12. Bb3 h6 13. Qc1 Kh7 $11 {
0-1 Kveinys,A-McShane,L/Germany 2002/CBM 88/[McShane] (69)}) (8. d4 {1-0
Kazhgaleyev,M-Kozul,Z/Luzern 1997/CBM 62/[Yakovich] (65)}) 8... a6 {One of the
possible attempts to prevent white's breakthrough in the center. Black has
tried also} (8... Ne8 9. b4 Nc7 10. Bf1 d6 11. d3 Ne6 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Bb2 Qc7
14. Rc1 b6 $13 {1-0 Shabalov,A-Echavarria,J/Cali 2001/CBM 83 ext (31)}) (8...
d6 9. b4 Bd7 10. d3 Re8 11. Nbd2 a6 12. Bc4 b5 $11 {1-0 Jansa,V-Klima,L/9th
Open, Pilsen-Lobzy CZE 2003 (28)}) 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. d3 {I think, that white
didn't get anything special from the opening. Maybe white's pawn structure
looks better, but as compensation for it, black has the open line "d" and a
pair of bishops. In this particular position black's light-squared bishop will
feel quite comfortable on e6, also, it will be very difficult for white to
develop the initiative, which is connected with the breakthrough d3-d4.} ({
It is dubious to take the e5 pawn.} 10. Nxe5 Re8 11. f4 (11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4
Nxe4 $15) 11... Nh5 12. d3 Qh4 $132) 10... Re8 $146 {According to my database,
this position appeared for the first time. In the previous games black tried
the following continuations:} (10... Qc7 {1-0 Short,N-Pierrot,F/Buenos Aires
2000/CBM 80/[Gershon] (37)}) ({Comes to consideration} 10... Qe7 11. Be3 $140
c4) ({as well as} 10... Qd6 {, which seems to me the most logical.} 11. d4 $140
cxd4 12. cxd4 Rd8) 11. Qc2 {preparing to develop the queenside' knight to d2.}
Nh5 $6 ({More normal is} 11... Qd6 $5 12. Be3 Be6) (11... a5 {preventing
white's b2-b4.}) 12. Bg5 {In my opinion, better was} (12. Be3 Qd6 (12... b6 13.
b4 $14) 13. Nbd2 Be6 14. Nc4 $14) 12... Qd6 13. Nbd2 h6 $6 {White's bishop is
out of the game, he doesn't disturb black at all, when it is located on g5. So
why to improve its position?} (13... b5 {preventing the occupation of c4
square by the knight.}) 14. Be3 Nf4 (14... b5 15. Nb3 $16) (14... Rd8 15. Nc4
Qxd3 16. Qxd3 Rxd3 17. Nfxe5 $18) (14... Be6 15. Nc4 $14) 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. e5
$1 {This move allows white to occupy some important squares in the centre, as
well as this move limites the possibilities of black's dark-squared bishop.}
Qc7 $6 {It was better to keep the c5 pawn defended.} (16... Qe7 17. Ne4 Be6 18.
b4 $1 cxb4 19. axb4 $16) 17. Ne4 $16 {White's advantage is quite obvious. He
has got a space advantage, his pieces are located better. Overmore, black has
some weaknesses...} Bf5 {Black is going to sacrifise the exchange, hoping to
get some compensation, thanks to his a pair of bishops.} (17... Bxe5 18. Nf6+
$18) (17... Re7 18. Nxc5 b6 19. Ne4 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 (20... Rxe5 21. Nf6+ $16
) 21. Qb3 $16) (17... b6 18. b4 $16) 18. Nd6 Rxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxd6 20. Nc4 Qc7 ({
Worse is} 20... Qxd3 21. Qxd3 Bxd3 22. Nb6 Rd8 (22... Rf8 23. Nd7 $16) 23. Rad1
$16) 21. Nd2 $1 {transfering the knight to e4, thus, neutralizing black's
pressure on the d3 pawn.} Qd7 22. Ne4 f3 {Black finds to create some
initiative, trying to weaken the position of black monarch.} 23. Re3 ({Even
stronger was} 23. Nxc5 Qd5 24. Ne4 fxg2 25. Re3 Bd7 26. f4 $1 f5 27. Ng3 $16)
23... fxg2 24. Kxg2 $6 (24. Nxc5 {-see 23.Nxc5 variation.}) 24... b6 25. Rae1
Be6 {[%cal Ye6d5] transfering the light-squared bishop to the big diagonal.}
26. Qe2 {White succeeded to consolidate all his pieces. Now he is going to
invade into black's camp via the "e" file.} Bd5 27. Kg1 Rf8 (27... f5 28. Nd2
$16 {[%cal Ge3e8]}) 28. Nd2 Be6 (28... Qd8 $5) 29. Qf3 Bd5 30. Qg3 Be6 31. Nc4
Qb7 $2 {After this move, white gets the possibility to destroy the black's
position.} ({More resistant is} 31... Kh7 $16 32. Nxb6 $140 $6 Qb7 33. Na4 $2
Qb5) 32. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 33. Qxg6 $18 {Black is hopeless against white's
initiative. White is going to take the "e" pawn, afterware, he can trade the
queens, getting the winning endgame.} Rf6 (33... Qf7 34. Qxe6 $18) 34. Qe8+ Bf8
({Doesn't help:} 34... Rf8 35. Qxe6+ Kh7 36. Nd6 Qc7 37. Qe7 $18) 35. Rxe6 Qg7+
36. Kf1 b5 37. Ne5 {[%cal Ge5d7]} Qg5 38. Rxf6 Qxf6 39. Nd7 {with winning PP
endgame.} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.17"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[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 "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 ({Another popular
continuation is} 6. c3) 6... dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 (7... Bg4) 8. Nbd2 {White tried
also} (8. a3 a5 (8... Nf6 9. b4 Nd7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bb2 (11. bxc5 Nxc5 12. a4
Rd8 13. Ba3 Be6 14. Qe2 f6 15. c3 $18 {King,D-Klundt,K/Kecskemet 1988}) 11...
Rd8 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Na5 Na4 14. Bc1 Qc7 $13 {Timman,J-Reinderman,D/Wijk aan
Zee 1999}) 9. a4 Nf6 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc4 Nh5 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. Be3 b6 14. b4 b5
15. axb5 cxb5 16. Rxa5 Rxa5 17. Nxa5 cxb4 18. Nb3 Bg4 $15 {0-1 Svetushkin,
D-Sorokin,M/Anibal Open, Linares ESP 1999 (29)}) (8. a4 Nf6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nc4
Ne8 11. Be3 Nc7 12. h3 f6 13. Qc1 Be6 14. b3 $14 {Van der Wiel,J-Van der Weide,
K/NLD-chT 1996/EXT 99}) 8... Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. Bd2 {transfering the bishop to
c3, and, at the same time preparing the breakthrough b2-b4. White has the
following possibilities as well:} (10. c3 O-O 11. a4 Rd8 12. a5 Nf8 13. b3 Rb8
14. h3 Qc7 15. Qc2 Ne6 16. Be3 b5 17. Ncd2 Qd6 18. Rad1 Qxd3 19. Qc1 Qd6 20.
Nc4 Qc7 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Ncxe5 $1 $36 {1-0 Campora,D-Estremera Panos,S/
Santiago 1995/EXT 98 (32)}) (10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 Nf8 12. a3 Bg4 13. b4 Ne6 14.
bxc5 Nxc5 15. Na5 Ne6 16. Qb1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Movsesian,S-Babula,V/Olomouc 1997/
CBM 61 (42)}) (10. a4 Nb6 11. Na5 O-O 12. b3 Nd7 13. Nc4 Rd8 14. Ba3 Nf8 15.
Qd2 Bg4 16. Qe3 b6 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 1996}) 10... O-O 11. a3
b6 {Another possibility is} (11... Rd8 {1-0 Speelman,J-David,A/Mondariz 2000/
CBM 79/[Finkel,A] (36)}) 12. Bc3 a5 13. a4 $1 {Very strong move, which fixes
black's pawns on the queenside.} (13. Qd2 $2 a4 $1) 13... Ba6 14. b3 Rfb8 $146
{According to my database, this position appeared for the first time. In the
previous Gelfand's game, black continued} (14... Bxc4 {0-1 Gelfand,B-Radjabov,
T/Enghien les Bains FRA 2003/[Postny] (37)}) 15. g3 {Useful move. Black hasn't
any plan, so white can play slowly. He prepares to develop the initiative on
both flanks.} Bxc4 16. bxc4 Nf8 {transfering the knight to e6.} 17. Qc1 $1 {
White improves the position of his queen, transfering it to b2 square.} Qc7 ({
Maybe d6 is better location for a queen. Anyways, it doesn't change so much
the evaluation of the position.} 17... Qd6 $5) 18. Qb2 f6 19. Ra3 {Now white
is ready to occupy the "b' file with all his heavy pieces, thus, putting the
pressure on the weak b6 pawn.} Ne6 20. Rb3 Bf8 {Black prepares to occupy the
c5 square with his bishop, after a trade on d4.} (20... Nd4 21. Bxd4 cxd4 22.
Rb1 Ra6 23. c5 $16) 21. Rb1 Ra6 22. Qc1 Bd6 ({Black doesn't equalize after} 
22... Nd4 23. Nxd4 (23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. c3 dxc3 25. Qxc3 (25. c5) 25... Bb4 $15)
23... cxd4 24. Bd2 Bc5 25. c3 Qf7 (25... dxc3 26. Qxc3 {[%cal Gd2e3]}) 26. cxd4
exd4 (26... Bxd4 27. Be3) 27. Qd1 $14) 23. Qf1 $1 {robbing from black the
resourse of Nd4, and, at the same time, preparing to transfer the queen to h3.}
Qd7 (23... Nd4 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. c3 dxc3 26. c5 c2 (26... Bxc5 27. d4) 27. Rc1
Qf7 (27... bxc5 28. Rxb8+ Qxb8 29. Nd2 $1 Qb4 30. Nc4 Bf8 31. Rxc2 Qxa4 32. Rb2
{and black plays without queen!!!}) 28. Nd2 bxc5 29. Rxb8+ Bxb8 30. Nc4 $16)
24. h4 h5 ({Quite dubious is} 24... Nd4 {in view of} 25. Bxd4 (25. Nxd4 cxd4
26. Bd2 Bc5) 25... cxd4 26. c3 $1 dxc3 27. c5 $1 {[%cal Gf1a6]}) 25. Qh3 $1 Bc7
26. Bd2 Rd8 27. Kh1 Kh7 {Black plays, as if white hasn't any plan. It was
necessary to put at some moment the knight on d4.} (27... Nd4 28. Qxd7 Rxd7 29.
Nxd4 cxd4 30. f4 $14) 28. Rg1 $1 {Now white is ready to open the "second
front" on the kingside with the breakthrough g3-g4.} Raa8 $2 ({It wasn't too
late to play} 28... Nd4 29. Qxd7+ Rxd7 30. Nxd4 cxd4 31. g4 $14) 29. g4 $36 Ng7
(29... Nd4 30. Nxd4 cxd4 31. Qf3 $36) 30. Kh2 hxg4 31. Rxg4 Nh5 32. Rb1 Rg8 33.
Rbg1 $16 {White's domination is near to absolute. All his pieces located much
better, than black's ones. Black's position isn't lost yet, but it is
extremely difficult to defend such type of positions.} Bd6 34. Qg2 Qf7 35. Rg5
{White doesn't hurry with drastic measures, but waits for black's mistake, and,
at the same time, searches the best plan of improving the position.} Be7 36.
Rg4 Bf8 37. Rb1 Ra6 38. Ng1 {White is going to transfer his knight to e2 and
afterware to provide the breakthrough f2-f4.} Bh6 {It is easy to understand
black, who suffers from lack of space and wants to exchange his passive bishop.
But, after this trade, the dark squares in black camp will be weak, and the
position of black monarch will be vulnerable.} 39. Bxh6 Kxh6 40. Nh3 $1 {
The next stage is to provide the breakthrough f2-f4, and afterware to put
pressure with the heavy pieces on the "g" and "f' files.} Kh7 41. Kh1 $1 {
White doesn't hurry and plays good prophylactic move, thus robbing from black
the resourse of Qc7.} Rg7 (41... Qc7 42. Rg1 Qg7 43. f4 $40) 42. f4 exf4 43.
Nxf4 Nxf4 44. Rxf4 $18 Ra8 {Other continuations don't change the evaluation:} (
44... g5 45. hxg5 Qh5+ (45... Rxg5 46. Qxg5) 46. Qh2 Qxh2+ 47. Kxh2 fxg5 48.
Rf8 $18) (44... Qe6 45. Qf3 Rf7 (45... f5 46. exf5 gxf5 47. Rxf5 $18) 46. Rg1
Ra8 47. Rf5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gf3h5]}) 45. Qf2 {Now black loses the material.} ({
Only not} 45. Rxb6 $4 Qc7) 45... Rf8 46. Rxb6 Qc7 47. Rb1 Qe5 48. h5 $1 {
White's pieces are much more active, therefore he has a possibility to finish
the game with the attack.} (48. Rf1 Rgf7 49. h5 $18) 48... gxh5 (48... Kg8 49.
hxg6 Rxg6 50. Rf5 (50. Rh4 {strong enough as well.}) 50... Rh6+ 51. Kg1 Qc7 52.
Qf4 $18) 49. Rf5 Qe8 50. Qxc5 Kh6 51. Rbf1 Qg6 52. Qe3+ Kh7 53. Qh3 Kh6 54. e5
{Black is hopeless against white's threats, so white's win is unavoidable.}
Rgf7 55. Qe3+ Kh7 56. Qf3 {It was a very important victory of Israeli's first
board, which helped the team to win silver medals!!!} 1-0

[Event "BLR-ch 71st"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2005.03.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 640]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 ({More popular
recapture is} 4... dxc6) 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 {The best way of development.
Black's knight will be transfered to a safe square f7.} 7. c3 {White prepares
to take control over the centre, carrying out d2-d4.} (7. d4 $6 {--> 0-1
Howell,D-McShane,L/Birmingham 2002 [Postny,E] (35)}) 7... O-O 8. h3 {A
prophylactic and also a waiting move. White does not want to reveal his plans
yet. More popular line is the immediate 8.d4.} (8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 (9... d5
10. e5 {--> 1-0 Gallagher,J-Devereaux,M/Torquay 2002/CBM 91 [Rabinovich,Al] 
(41)}) 10. h3 f6 11. Nc3 Nf7 12. Be3 {--> 1-0 Baklan,V-Wagner,C/France 2003/
CBM 94 [Oratovsky,M] (54)}) 8... f6 {preparing the f7 square for the knight.} (
{Logical alternative is} 8... e5 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 f5 {--> 0-1
Rublevsky,S-Sakaev,K/St Petersburg 2001/CBM 82 [Gershon] (23)}) 9. d4 Qb6 $146
{This move was played for the first time, in the previous game black tried
immediate capture on d4:} (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Nf7 11. b3 d6 {---> 0-1
Fedorchuk,S-Oleksienko,M/Kharkov 2004/CBM 103/[Postny] (26)}) 10. b3 {
threatening to capture on c5 with following Ba3, that forces black to define
the pawn structure.} cxd4 11. cxd4 Nf7 {White's pawn structure is a bit better,
but, black's prospects in a long run are not bad, thanks to a pair of bishops.}
12. Nc3 d6 13. Be3 {trying to emphasize the defect of black's novelty on the
9-th move.} Qa5 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Nd2 $1 {transfering the knight to c4.} Rac8 (
15... f5 16. Nc4 Qa6 17. e5 $14) 16. Nc4 Qd8 17. Qd2 ({Worth consideration:} 
17. Qe2 $5 f5 18. e5 Be6 {and now white has an extra tempo.}) 17... f5 18. e5
Be6 ({Black doesn't equalize after} 18... dxe5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21.
Bh6 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qd4+ Kg8 24. Qxa7 $16) 19. Qe2 {intending to put
some pressure along the "e" file.} Qd7 ({In case of} 19... g5 {white's chances
seems preferable:} 20. f4 g4 21. Bf2 $14) 20. Rcd1 {White realized, that he
needs his queenside rook on "d" file more, than on c1.} Nd8 $6 {allows white
to carry out the breakthrough in the centre.} (20... Rfd8 {seems more logical.
Black's position is reasonable. For instance:} 21. Bf4 (21. exd6 exd6 22. d5 $2
Bxc3 23. dxe6 Qxe6 {and now the d6 pawn is protected.}) 21... d5 22. Nb2 {
[%cal Yb2d3,Yd3c5]} g5 23. Bc1 c5 $13) 21. exd6 exd6 22. Bf4 $6 {missing more
attractive possibility:} (22. d5 $1 cxd5 (22... Bf7 23. dxc6 Rxc6 24. Nd5 $16)
(22... Bxc3 23. dxe6 Qxe6 24. Rxd6 $16) 23. Nxd5 Nf7 24. Rd2 $14) 22... Bxc4 $1
23. Qxc4+ (23. bxc4 {leads to approximately equal position.} Nf7 24. Qe7 Rc7
25. Qe3 $14 {/=.}) 23... Nf7 24. Na4 ({Probably, this was the last chance to
get an advantage:} 24. Re2 $5 Rfe8 25. Rde1 Rxe2 26. Rxe2 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8
28. Bxd6 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 Qxf2 30. Ne2 Bf8 31. Bg3 $14) 24... Rfe8 $11 {The
weakness of the c6 pawn is compensated by the weakness of white's d4 pawn.
Black is going to change all the rooks on "e" file, that will make the
position absolutely equal.} 25. Rc1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Re8 $1 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28.
Bxd6 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 Qxf2 30. Qe6 {threatening with Qe8.} ({Bad is} 30. Qxc6 Nxd6
31. Qxd6 Bxd4 $19) {[%tqu "En","Please find the strongest continuation for
black.","","","g7f8","",10]} 30... Bf8 $1 31. Bxf8 (31. Bxf8 Qf4+ 32. Kh1 Qf1+
33. Kh2 Qf4+ $11) (31. Be5 $2 f4 $132 {[%cal Yf4f3]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cuernavaca m"]
[Site "Cuernavaca"]
[Date "2003.10.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto Eduardo"]
[Black "Gonzalez Zamora, Juan Carlos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2003.10.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "1:59:49"]
[BlackClock "0:05:28"]

{[%mdl 16384]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 {
Other theoretical possibilities are:} (6... Nh6 $5 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,
S-Ponomariov,R/Moscow 2002/CBM 91/[Rabinovich,Al] (29)}) (6... Nf6 {1/2-1/2
Bologan,V-Leko,P/Dortmund 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (19)}) (6... b6 {0-1 Zhang
Pengxiang-Bu Xiangzhi/Yongchuan 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (42)}) 7. Nc3 Qe7 8.
Be3 Nf6 9. Qd2 h6 {preventing an exchange of dark-squared bishops. Black has
the following continuations:} (9... Nd7 10. O-O {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/
Prague 2002/CBM 89/[Postny] (50)}) (9... O-O {1-0 Nevednichy,V-Bogdan,D/
Bucharest 1993/CBM 40/[Horvath,Ta] (37)}) 10. a3 {preparing the breakthrough
b2-b4.} Nd7 11. O-O Nf8 {transfering the knight to e6. Logical alternative to
the move in the game is} (11... a5 {preventing b2-b4.} 12. Nh2 a4 13. f4 exf4
14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 g5 17. Be3 O-O (17... g4) 18. Raf1 $14 {
0-1 Lerner,K-Tseitlin,M/ch-ISR, Tel Aviv ISR 2002 (54)}) 12. b4 Ne6 13. Na4 ({
White has got the advantage after} 13. bxc5 $5 Nxc5 14. Rfe1 Ne6 15. Ne2 h5 (
15... c5) 16. a4 O-O 17. Bh6 $14 {1-0 Spasov,V-Smirnov,P/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 
[Postny] (54)}) 13... b6 14. Rab1 $6 $146 {This novelty is dubious. In the
previous game white continued} (14. Nh2 f5 15. f3 f4 16. Bf2 h5 17. bxc5 b5 18.
Nb2 g5 19. d4 exd4 20. Nd3 Nxc5 $17 {0-1 Ponomariov,R-Kramnik,V/XX SuperGM,
Linares ESP 2003 (40)}) 14... f5 15. Qd1 $6 {In my opinion, white should open
the "e" file in order to get a counterplay.} (15. exf5 gxf5 16. Qe2) 15... f4 {
Now black has an initiative on the kingside, while white hasn't any
counterplay and has to defend passively.} (15... fxe4 {was strong as well.} 16.
dxe4 Ba6 17. Re1 Rd8 18. Nd2 (18. Qc1 Nd4) 18... cxb4 19. axb4 O-O $15) 16. Bd2
h5 17. Nh2 {White has to play very passively in order to neutralize black's
attack.} (17. bxc5 {doesn't help white.} b5 18. Nb2 g5) 17... g5 18. f3 Bd7 (
18... Nd4 $5 {comes to consideration.}) 19. Be1 {transfering the bishop to f2.}
Kf7 {preparing to add the rook to attack on the white monarch.} 20. Bf2 Rag8
21. bxc5 b5 22. Nc3 g4 (22... Nd4 {probably, was a little slow.} 23. Ne2 Qxc5
24. Nxd4 exd4 25. a4 $132) 23. fxg4 hxg4 24. Nxg4 Ng5 {Now black is ready to
attack white's kingside on the "g" and "h" files. Currently the threat is Bf6
followed by Bxg4 or immediately Bxg4.} 25. h4 Bf6 $5 ({Comes to consideration} 
25... Ke8 26. hxg5 $140 Qxg5 $19) 26. d4 ({White cannot take the knight, in
veiw of strong attack.} 26. hxg5 Rxg5 27. Nxf6 Qxf6 {[%cal Gg5g2]} 28. Ne2 $8
Bg4 $3 $40 {[%cal Gg5h5,Gf6h6,Yg4e2]}) 26... Nh3+ $4 {Black sacrifices the
knight, but fails to justify this sacrifice.} ({Simple} 26... Bxg4 {was
stronger:} 27. Qxg4 Nxe4 28. Qf3 Nxf2 29. Rxf2 (29. Qxf2 Bxh4 30. Qf3 Bg3 $19)
29... Rg3 (29... Bxh4 30. Re2 Bg3 31. Rxe5 Qh4 32. Kf1) 30. Qxc6 Rxc3 31. Rxb5
Qe6 32. Rb7+ Be7 $15) 27. gxh3 Bxg4 (27... exd4 {is parried by} 28. e5) 28.
hxg4 Bxh4 (28... exd4 {is parried again by} 29. e5 $1 (29. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 30. Qxd4
Rxg4+ 31. Kf2 Rd8 $1 $40) 29... Qxe5 (29... Bxe5 30. Ne4 Rxh4 31. Bxh4 Qxh4 32.
Rf2 $18) 30. Re1 Qh5 31. Ne4 Rxg4+ 32. Kf1 $18) 29. dxe5 Rg6 30. e6+ (30. Bd4
$1 {[%csl Yg4][%cal Ge5e6,Gf1f4,Yd1g4] was stronger.}) 30... Kg8 (30... Qxe6 {
doesn't change anything:} 31. Bxh4 Rxg4+ 32. Kf2 Rhxh4 33. Ke1 $18) 31. Qf3 (
31. Bd4 {wins as well.}) 31... Bf6 (31... Qxe6 32. Bxh4 Rxh4 33. Ne2 $18 (33.
Kf2 $18)) 32. e5 $2 {White gives too many pawns, thus, increases black's
chances.} ({While} 32. Ne2 {wins immediately:} Qxe6 (32... Qh7 33. Rfd1) 33.
Qb3 Rxg4+ 34. Bg3 $18) 32... Bxe5 33. Ne2 $6 ({Better was} 33. Rfe1 Qxe6 34.
Kf1 $18) 33... Qxe6 34. Rfd1 Rxg4+ ({White could get some chances after} 34...
Qxg4+ 35. Qxg4 Rxg4+ 36. Kf1 Rh1+ 37. Ng1 f3 38. Rd8+ Kf7 39. Rb3 Bh2 40. Rxf3+
Ke7 41. Rd4 $16) 35. Kf1 $18 {White is a piece up and black's attack is
parried, so the rest is a matter of technique.} Rh2 36. Rd8+ Kf7 37. Rbd1 Rgg2
(37... Bf6 38. R1d7+ Be7 39. Nxf4 $18) 38. R1d7+ Kg6 39. Rd6 {Black could
resign right here, but continues for a few more pointless moves.} Rxf2+ 40.
Qxf2 Rxf2+ 41. Kxf2 Bxd6 42. Rxd6 Kf7 43. Rxe6 Kxe6 44. Nxf4+ Ke5 45. Ke3 a6
46. c3 a5 47. Kf3 Kf5 48. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Montreal 4th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2003.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O (4. Bxc6 {is another popular theoretical
line, where white has some chance to get the advantage.}) 4... Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6.
Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5 ({Doesn't promise anything special:} 8. exd5 $6 {
See commented game 0-1 Gubanov,A-Svidler,P/St Petersburg 1995/CBM 47/[Svidler]
(27)}) 8... Ne4 9. Bxc6 {White has tried the following continuations:} (9. Nbd2
Qb6 $5 10. Bxc6 Qxc6 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Nb3 Bg4 $13) (9. h3 Qb6 10. Bxc6 bxc6
11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qxb2 $17 {Jozsa-Meszaros/Hungary/1995}) (
9. Ng5 Bf5 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Be3 Qb6 12. Qa4 Rfd8 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nd2 Qxb2
15. Rab1 Qxc3 16. Rec1 Qd3 17. Rxc5 Rab8 18. Rbc1 $13 {0-1 Zavgorodniy,
S-Guseinov,K/Moscow 2002/CBM 88 (49)}) 9... bxc6 10. Nbd2 ({Another option is} 
10. dxc5 {0-1 Schneider,D-Ni Hua/Seattle 2001/CBM 82/[Atlas,V] (37)}) 10...
cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 {As black has a pair of bishops, he opens the position, at
the same time, trying to improve his pawn structure.} (11... Bf5 12. Nf1 (12.
Nb3 a5 13. Be3 a4 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. dxc5 Bg4 16. Bd4 $11 {1-0 Belkhodja,
S-Stranjakovitch,J/Paris 1992/EXT 97 (33)}) 12... f6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Ng3 Nxg3
$146 (14... Bg4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 f5 17. Re3 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Qxd4 19. Rd3
Qc4 {1/2-1/2 Kveinys,A-Lanka,Z/Zillertal 1993/EXT 98 (19)}) 15. hxg3 Qb6 16. b3
Rfe8 17. Be3 (17. Ba3 $2 Bh6 {[%csl Gc1][%cal Gh6c1]} 18. Be7 (18. Bc1 Bf8 $15)
18... Kf7 19. Bc5 Qa6 $17 {[%cal Gf5b1,Gh6c1] 0-1 Ardeleanu,A-Grigore,G/Iasi
1999/ (42)}) 17... Bf8 18. Nh4 (18. Rc1 Ba3 19. Rc3 Bb4 $19) 18... Bc8 19. Qc2
$14) 12. dxc5 Nxc5 ({Worse is} 12... Bg4 $2 13. Nb3 Rc8 14. Qd4 f6 15. exf6
Bxf6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Qxe5 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Rxc5 19. Be3 Rc4 20. Bd4 $18 {[%csl
Gg8][%cal Gd4h8] 1-0 Rozentalis,E-Muir,A/Batumi GEO 1999 (27)}) 13. Nb3 Nxb3 {
The best possibility, in my opinion. While black has other ones:} (13... Ne4
14. Bf4 f6 15. exf6 $2 (15. Qd4 $142) 15... Bxf6 16. Bc7 $6 Qd7 17. Be5 Bxe5
18. Nxe5 Qd6 19. Qd4 Nxf2 20. Rf1 Rf5 21. Rae1 Ne4 $17 {1-0 Oral,T-Babula,V/
Olomouc 1997/CBM 61 (33)}) (13... Na4 14. Nfd4 Qb6 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Bg5 Rfe8 17.
Qd2 Rac8 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. h4 Rc4 20. h5 Qb4 21. Qe3 e6 22. Red1 Qb8 23. Re1 Qb6
24. Bg5 Rb4 25. h6 Nc5 26. Nxc5 Qxc5 27. Red1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Zahariev,
Z-Kotronias,V/Ano Liosia 1997/EXT 98 (87)}) 14. Qxb3 d4 $1 {opening the
diagonals a8-h1 and g8-a2 for light-squared bishop, thus, trying to solve the
only problem of his position.} (14... Re8 {See annotated game 1/2-1/2
Ardeleanu,A-Rogozenko,D/Iasi 1999/CBM 75/[Gershon] (33)}) (14... a5 15. Nd4 Qd7
16. Bd2 e6 17. a4 Ba6 18. Qg3 Rfb8 19. b3 Bf8 20. Rec1 Bb4 21. Bxb4 Rxb4 22.
Nc6 Rb6 23. Nxa5 $16 {0-1 Pedzich,D-Oral,T/Loewenstein 1997/CBM 58 ext (36)})
15. Bf4 $146 {According to my database, this position appeared for the first
time. In the previous games white tried to get advantage after following
continuations:} (15. Qb4 d3 16. Bg5 Re8 17. Rad1 h6 18. Bh4 a5 19. Qb3 Bf5 $15
{0-1 McShane,L-Van Wely,L/4th IECC, Istanbul TUR 2003 (45)}) (15. Rd1 Be6 16.
Qa3 Qb6 $1 17. Nxd4 Bxe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Volzhin,A-Motylev,A/Dubai 2002/CBM 87
ext (26)}) (15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bg3 Bf5 18. Rad1 d3 19. e6 $5 f6 $6 (
19... Bxe6) 20. Rd2 $14 {0-1 Kveinys,A-Degraeve,J/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (55)}) (
15. Qd3 Bb7 $1 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Leko,P/
Dubai 2002/CBM 89 (29)}) 15... Bg4 ({Deserves attention:} 15... Bf5 16. Rad1 d3
$13) 16. Qa3 $5 {[%cal Ya3e7,Ya3a7] taking aim on the black pawns a7 and e7.} (
{Comes to consideration:} 16. Qd3 Rb8 17. b3 Qd5 $1 18. Re4 (18. Nxd4 Rfd8 19.
Qg3 Qxd4 20. Qxg4 Bxe5 $15) 18... Rb4 $13) 16... Qb6 (16... Qd5 {is
interesting alternative, whose idea is the transfer of the queen to b7.} 17.
Nd2 Qb7 $13) 17. Rad1 ({Nothing gives} 17. Qxe7 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rfe8 19. Qa3 (19.
Qd6 Qxb2) 19... f6 $36) 17... Rfd8 ({Probably, better was} 17... Bxf3 18. gxf3
(18. Qxf3 Qxb2 $15) 18... e6 $1 {[%cal Gf7f6]}) 18. Qxe7 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qxb2 20.
e6 $1 Rf8 $8 (20... fxe6 21. Rb1 Qc3 22. Rb7 d3 23. Re5 $1 $18) (20... Qxa2 21.
Qxf7+ Kh8 22. Rb1 $1 $40) 21. Qd7 Qxa2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] loses on the spot.} (
21... fxe6 22. Rb1 $18 {[%cal Gb1b7]}) ({Black should continue} 21... Qc3 $1 {
[%cal Yc3c8,Gc3f3]} 22. e7 (22. Bd6 Qxf3 23. Bxf8 Qg4+ 24. Kf1 Qh3+ $11) 22...
Rfe8 23. Kg2 (23. Bc7 Bf6 24. Bd8 Raxd8 25. exd8=Q Rxd8 26. Qxa7 Qxf3 $13) (23.
Be5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Qxf3 {and the position is still not so clear.}) 23... Qc8 {
with acceptable position.}) 22. e7 $18 {Black has nothing to do against the
powerful passed "e" pawn, so his defeat is unavoidable.} Rfe8 23. Ra1 $1 Qb3 (
23... Qc4 {doesn't change anything:} 24. Rxa7 Qc8 25. Qxe8+ Qxe8 26. Rxa8 $18)
24. Rxa7 Qc3 (24... Rac8 25. Qxc8 Rxc8 26. e8=Q+ Rxe8 27. Rxe8+ Bf8 28. Bh6 $18
) (24... Qxf3 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Bc7 $18 {[%cal Gc7d8]}) 25. Rxa8 Qxe1+ 26. Kg2
Rxa8 27. Qd8+ Rxd8 28. exd8=Q+ Bf8 29. Bd6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 {preparing to take control over
the centre with d2-d4.} Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 {Another possible
continuation is} (7... Nc7 {---> 1/2-1/2 Fressinet,L-Degraeve,J/Meribel 1998/
CBM 67/[Smirin] (32)}) 8. cxd4 {Another interesting idea is to take on c6 with
the bishop, that will make possible the capture on d4 with the queen. White's
strategical idea is to play against black's bishops: black's dark-squared one
is limitted by the e5 pawn, while, the light-squared one doesn't have good
squares:} (8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Qxd4 {---> 0-1 Vydeslaver,A-Fressinet,L/Rethymnon
2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (40)}) 8... O-O 9. Nc3 {White's idea is to force black
to take on c3, that will strengthen white's central pawn d4.} Nxc3 {The
alternative could be moving the knight with the tempo:} (9... Nc7 10. Ba4 {
---> 1/2-1/2 Pedzich,D-Yakovich,Y/Swidnica 1999/CBM 71/[Smirin] (50)}) 10. bxc3
d6 11. exd6 {White has the option of strengthening the e5 pawn by Re1:} (11.
Re1 $5 {---> 0-1 Safin,S-Shariyazdanov,A/Dubai 2001/CBM 083/[Gershon] (36)}
dxe5 $6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nxe5 $14 {with following Ba3 and pressure on the e7
pawn.}) 11... exd6 {Black could get the pawn structure with white's hanging
pawns, where white didn't achieve anything special yet:} (11... Qxd6 12. Re1 (
12. a4 Bf5 $5 (12... Rd8 $6 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Re1 e6 15. Ng5 b6 $2 (15... a6 $5)
16. Nxf7 $1 Rd5 (16... Kxf7 $2 17. Qf3+ {[%csl Rc6,Rf7]}) 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Qf3
Bd7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 $16 {1-0 Fedorowicz,J-Dlugy,M/USA-ch 1988 (42)}) (
12... Bg4 $5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Rfc8 15. Ba3 Qc7 16. Rfe1 e6 $14 17. Rab1 Nd8
18. Rb3 a6 19. Be2 Qa5 20. Reb1 Qxa4 21. Be7 b5 22. Ra3 Qc2 23. Bd3 Qd2 24. Rd1
Qb2 25. Rb1 Qd2 26. Rd1 Qb2 (26... Qh6 $2 27. Bxb5 $16) 27. Rb1 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kovalevskaya,E-Vokarev,S/Komercni Banka op 1997}) 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Re1 Bf6 15.
Qd2 Rad8 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qh6 Rfe8 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Be6 20. Bc5 Rd5 21.
Qh4 Rh5 22. Qg3 Qd7 23. Rab1 $14 {Bronstein,D-Boleslavsky,I/URS-ch24 1957/1/
2-1/2 (88)}) 12... a6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nevednichy,V-Smetankin,S/
Avoine 2002/CBM 89 ext (23). (23)}) 12. Bg5 {completing the development with
the tempo. White has tried the following continuations as well:} (12. Re1 $5
Qa5 $1 {[%csl Rb5,Rc3]} 13. Qa4 $5 Bg4 $1 $13 {---> 1-0 Krayz,A-Golod,V/
Givatayim 1998/CBM 065/[Golod,V] (79)}) (12. Bf4 $5 Ne7 13. Bc4 Bg4 14. h3 Rc8
15. Bb3 Be6 16. Rc1 Nd5 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bh6 Re8 $13 {Matanovic,A-Bouaziz,S/
Sousse izt 1967/1/2-1/2 (48)}) (12. a4 $6 Bf5 13. Re1 a6 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3
Rc8 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Nd2 h6 18. Bf4 Na5 19. Ne4 d5 20. Nc5 Qc6 21. Rab1 Rfe8 22.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. h3 Re7 $15 {Schoeneberg,M-Pfretzschner,R/BL2-O9697 1997/0-1 (60)
}) 12... Qc7 ({Worth consideration:} 12... Qa5 {, which wasn't checked on
practice...} 13. Qa4 (13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Be7 Re8 15. Bxd6 Qxc3 16. Rc1 Qa5 $11)
13... Qxa4 14. Bxa4 $14 {[%cal Ya1b1]}) 13. Re1 h6 $146 {In the preceding game
black continued} (13... a6 14. Ba4 Bd7 15. Nd2 h6 16. Bf4 Na5 17. Ne4 Bxa4 18.
Qxa4 Nc4 19. Qb4 Rfd8 20. Rab1 {1/2-1/2 Kuzmin,G-Zubarev,A/Donetsk 1998/CBM
068 (20)}) 14. Bf4 Ne7 {improving the position of the knight. Now black can
transfer it to d5 either to f5.} 15. Qb3 $1 {White has chosen the best
location for the queen. From here it takes control over the a2-g8 diagonal,
protects the c3 pawn, can press along the "b" file, and can put the pressure
on the d6 pawn from b4.} g5 {The only way to drive away the bishop from the
h2-b8 diagonal.} (15... Bg4 {plays in white's hands:} 16. Nd2 $14 {[%cal Yd2e4]
}) (15... Bf5 16. Nh4 $1 $16) 16. Nxg5 $6 {[%mdl 704] Typical Emil's
sacrifice! It was the only way to fight for an advantage. Objectively, this
move isn't the best, but in practice, it is extremely difficult for black to
parry white's attack.} (16. Qc4 Qd8 17. Bg3 (17. Nxg5 a6) 17... Nf5 $11) 16...
hxg5 $2 ({Probably, after} 16... Ng6 $1 {black succeeds to neutralize white's
initiative and to get an obvious advantage.} 17. Nxf7 (17. Be3 hxg5 18. Bxg5
Qa5 $1 $17) (17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. Re8+ Bf8 20. Bc4 Qf4 $19) 17...
Nxf4 18. Nxd6+ Kh8 19. Ne8 (19. Nxc8 Raxc8 20. Re3 Rfd8 $17) 19... Qd8 20. Nxg7
(20. Re3 a6) 20... Qg5 $17) 17. Bxg5 Be6 $2 {Another unsuccessful decision.
The following continuations come to consideration:} (17... Nc6 $5) (17... Nf5
18. Bd3 Qa5 $13) (17... Ng6 18. Bd3 Qa5 $1 $13 {[%cal Yd6d5,Gc8f5] after all
of them there isn't a clear way to develop a dangerous attack against black's
monarch.}) {[%tqu "En","White is a knight down. How would you develop an
initiative for white?","","","e1e6","",10]} 18. Rxe6 $1 {[%mdl 704] Another
sacrifice! All white's pieces are active, while black's ones are paralized,
that, promise good prospects for wihte's attack!} fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Rf7 (19... Kh8
20. Bxe7 $16) 20. Re1 $44 {White has three pawns for a rook, he dominates the
board... Black is paralized due to many pins. All these factors promise white
more than sufficient compensation.} a6 $2 {plays in white's hands. Black moves
white's light-squared bishop to b3, where black cannot eliminate it..} ({
Probably, tast chance was} 20... Nc6 21. Bc4 Raf8 22. Bf4 (22. Bb3 Qa5 23. Qg6
Qxc3 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Re8+ Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Qf5+ $11) (22. Qg6 Ne5 $1 {
This is the difference! Here white's bishop is located on c4, that makes
possible this last black's move!} 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 $11) 22... Nd8 23. Qd5 Qd7 24.
Qxd6 $14) 21. Ba4 Nc6 ({Black doesn't survive after} 21... Kf8 22. Bd7 $1 (22.
Bd1 $5 {[%cal Yd1h5]} Nc6 23. Bh5 Kg8 24. Bf4 Nd8 25. Qb3 {[%cal Ye1e8]} Kh8
26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27. Bxf7 Nxf7 28. Qxf7 $16) 22... Qd8 $1 (22... Re8 23. Re3 $1
$40 {[%cal Yg5h6]} d5 24. Bh6 Rd8 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Rg3+ Qxg3 27. hxg3 $18)
23. Qg4 Bf6 24. Be6 Bxg5 25. Bxf7 Kxf7 (25... Bd2 26. Qf3 Kg7 (26... Bxe1 27.
Bg6+ Kg7 28. Qf7+ Kh6 29. Qh7+ Kg5 30. h4+ Kf4 31. Qh6+ Kg4 32. Qg5#) 27. Re4
$18) 26. Qxg5 Qd7 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Re3 $18) 22. Bb3 $40 {Even Fritz doesn't
find the way to protect black's monarch after this move!} d5 (22... Raf8 23.
Qg6 $18 {[%cal Yg5f6] and now black hasn't enough time to eliminate white's
light-squared bishop.}) 23. Bxd5 Kf8 (23... Raf8 {doesn't help too much:} 24.
Qg6 {[%cal Yg5f6]} Qa5 25. Bxf7+ Rxf7 26. Re8+ Rf8 27. Bh6 Qc7 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8
29. Qh7 {[%cal Yh7h8]} Qf7 30. Qh8+ $18) 24. Qg6 $1 {[%cal Yg5h6] White
doesn't hurry and creates new threats, as black is absolutely paralized.} Re8 (
24... Rd7 25. Bb3 $18 {[%cal Yg5h6]}) (24... Qd7 25. Be6 Qc7 26. Qh7 $1 $18 {
[%cal Yg5h6,Gh7h8]}) 25. Rxe8+ Kxe8 26. h4 $1 {adding the pawn for an attack,
and, at the same time, preparing the h2 square for the king.} Kf8 27. h5 Qd7 (
27... Rd7 28. Be6 $18 {[%cal Yh5h6]}) 28. Be6 Ne5 ({Doesn't change anything:} 
28... Qc7 29. h6 Bh8 30. Bc1 $1 {[%cal Yc1a3]} Ke8 31. h7 $18 {[%cal Ye6f7,
Gg6g8]}) 29. dxe5 $18 {Now white has an obvious material advantage, as well as
his attack is extremely dangerous. Therefore, black is absolutely hopefull.}
Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Bxe5+ 31. f4 Bxf4+ (31... Rxf4 32. Qg8#) 32. Bxf4 Rxf4 33. Qh6+
Ke7 34. Qxf4 Kxe6 35. Qe4+ Kd6 (35... Kf7 36. Qf3+ $18) 36. Qd4+ {trading the
queens and getting a winning PP endgame.} Qxd4 37. cxd4 Ke7 38. d5 {Great
victory by the winner of Aeroflot open!} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.01"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

{[%mdl 8192]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qa4 $5 {
[%cal Yd2d4] Creative move. White protects his central e4 pawn, and, at the
same time disturbs black to complete the development of the queenside. Other
theoretical possibilities, which more popular are:} (6. e5) (6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 (
7. h3 {1-0 Akobian,V-Kretchetov,A/Los Angeles 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (39)})
7... d5 {1-0 Rozentalis,E-Nataf,I/Montreal 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (29)})
6... O-O (6... Qb6 $5 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 Rd8 9. Na3 d6 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. e5 Nd5 13. d4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 dxe5 15. Nf3 f6 $17 {Totsky,L-Yakovich,Y/
RUS-Cup4 1997/CBM 58/0-1 (43)}) 7. d4 {White provides the main idea of his
previous move. He sacrifices the e4 pawn, but hopes to get a very strong
initiative.} cxd4 8. cxd4 d6 $5 {Black isn't accpeting the challenge, but
offers the pawn sacrifice by himself. He hopes to get a sufficient
compensation, thanks to white's passive pieces on the queenside. Black tried
also} (8... d5 {1-0 Totsky,L-Lopushnoy,D/St Petersburg 1997/CBM 62/[Yakovich] 
(60)}) (8... Nxe4 $6 9. d5 Nc5 10. Qa3 $1 $36 {/+/- Totsky,L-Grebenkin/
Rus-Cup5 1997;EXP 57 (22)}) 9. Bxc6 {White chooses the most principal
continuation. He has the following possibilities as well:} (9. Nc3 Bd7 (9...
Bg4 10. d5 Nb8 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. Be3 a6 13. Qb4 Qb8 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Potkin,V-Gagarin,V/Moscow 2000/EXT 2001 (43)}) 10. d5 Nb8 11. Be3 a6
12. Bxd7 Nbxd7 13. Qb3 $14 {0-1 Morozevich,A-Anand,V/Frankfurt 2000/CBM 78 (34)
}) (9. d5 Nb8 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Be3 a6 12. Be2 Ng4 13. Bd2 (13. Bd4 $5) 13...
Nge5 14. Ne1 Nc5 15. Qc2 f5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Totsky,L-Mochalov,E/Spasskoe 1996/EXT
99 (48)}) 9... bxc6 10. Qxc6 Bg4 11. Nbd2 (11. Nc3 Qa5 $1 {[%cal Gg4f3,Gf8c8]})
11... Qc8 $146 {New move. In the fresh game black continued} (11... Rc8 12. Qa4
Qb6 13. Re1 Qb7 14. Qb3 (14. d5 $5) (14. e5 $5) 14... Qxb3 15. Nxb3 (15. axb3
Rc7 $11) 15... Rc2 16. h3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rfc8 $44 {0-1 Alekseev,E-Ramirez,A/
Open, Santo Domingo DOM 2003 (67)}) 12. Qxc8 (12. Qa4 {seems dubious, in view
of} Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qh3 $44) 12... Rfxc8 13. Re1 Bh6 {Black puts some pressure
on the white pieces. It's not so clear how can black use his development
advantage in other way:} (13... Rc2 14. Nf1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rac8 16. Ne3 R2c7 17.
Bd2 $16) (13... Rab8 14. b3) 14. Nc4 $1 {This move solves all white's problems
with the development.} (14. e5 Nd5) (14. Nb3 Bxc1 15. Raxc1 Rxc1 16. Nxc1 Rc8
$44) 14... Bxc1 (14... Rxc4 15. Bxh6 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rxd4 17. Rac1 $14) (14...
Bg7 15. Nfd2 $14) 15. Raxc1 d5 {Other moves lead to white's slight edge as
well:} (15... Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 d5 18. Rxe7 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 dxc4 20.
Rc7 $16) (15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 d5 {-the game.}) 16. exd5 $2 {Quite serious
mistake. White throws away his advantage, while after} (16. Nce5 Bxf3 (16...
dxe4 17. Ng5) 17. gxf3 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 dxe4 19. Rc7 Kf8 20. fxe4 Nxe4 21. Nc6 $16
{he has a pleasant prospects.}) 16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nxd5 $44 {Black has some
compensation, thanks to a better pawn structure and to very strong knight on
d5.} 18. Na5 Kg7 (18... e6 $5) 19. Kf1 Nf4 {Black starts to play agressive.
Probably, Boris wanted to get more than a draw. He could equalize easily with}
(19... e6 {[%cal Gd5b4]} 20. Nc6 a5 $11) 20. Red1 (20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rxe7 Rc2
$44) 20... Rd8 $6 {I think, black shouldn't give up on "c" file. He doesn't
hurry to play e7-e6, as he wants to keep the option of transfer the rook to h6
via 6-th rank.} (20... Rab8 21. b3 e6) 21. b4 Rd6 (21... Rd7 22. Nc6 Rc8 23. b5
) 22. Nc6 Rc8 $1 (22... e6 23. b5) 23. Nxa7 (23. b5 Rc7 $1 {[%cal Yg6g5,Gd6h6]}
) 23... Ra8 {Black is going to eliminate one of the white's pawns on the
queenside, thus, improving his chances for a draw.} (23... Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rxd4
25. Rb1 Rd2 26. b5 Nh3 27. Kg2 $1 Nf4+ (27... Nxf2 28. b6) 28. Kh1 $18) 24. Nc8
(24. Rc7 Nd5 25. Rb7 Ra6 $11) (24. Nb5 Rb6 25. Rc5 Ne6 $11) 24... Rda6 25. a4
$1 (25. Nxe7 $2 Rxa2 {[%cal Gf4h3]}) 25... Nd5 $1 {covering the b6 square and
attacking the b4 pawn.} (25... Rxa4 26. Nb6) 26. a5 (26. b5 Rxa4) 26... Nxb4 {
Probably the best continuation, while after} (26... e6 27. Rc4 Rb8 28. Nb6 Nxb6
29. Rc6 Raa8 30. axb6 Ra6 31. d5 exd5 32. Rxd5 Raxb6 33. Rxb6 Rxb6 34. Rd4 $16
{White's chances are quite high.} (34. b5 Kf6 $11)) 27. Nxe7 $2 {throwing away
the advantage. White had more chances after} (27. d5 $1 Rxa5 (27... Kf6 28. Rd4
$1 $16 {[%cal Gd4f4]}) 28. Nxe7) 27... Re6 $1 {Maybe this move was overlooked
by white...} 28. Rc4 (28. Re1 Rxa5 29. Rxe6 fxe6 30. Rc7 Kh8 $1 $11 {[%cal
Gb4d5,Ge6e5]}) 28... Rxe7 29. Rxb4 Rxa5 30. d5 (30. d5 Rd7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 {In this variation one of
the biggest black's problems is his light-squared bishop. Therefore logical
alternative to continuation in the game is} (5... Bg4 6. h3 (6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. h3
(7. O-O Nf6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 O-O 10. Qe2 e5 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. a4 Qe7 13. Bd2 b6
14. Bc3 Rfd8 15. Qe1 Nf8 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rxf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Adams,
M-Gelfand,B/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71 (42)}) 7... Bxf3 8. Nxf3 {---> 1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk,V-Gelfand,B/Polanica Zdroj 1998/CBM 67/[Smirin] (21)}) (6. Nc3 Bg7 7.
O-O e5 8. Be3 b6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qd6 11. a4 Nf6 12. Nb1 $5 {[%cal Gb1d2,
Gd2c4]} O-O 13. Nd2 Nd7 14. Qg3 Qe7 15. Rae1 Rfe8 16. Nc4 Bf6 $5 {[%cal Gf6h4]}
17. Qg4 h5 18. Qd1 b5 19. Na5 $14 {Fierro Baquero,M-Ptacnikova,L/WchJW-U18
1994/0-1 (59)}) 6... Bxf3 7. Qxf3 {See annotated game  1-0 Sutovsky,E-Bar,R/
Ramat Aviv/Modiin 2000/CBM 81/[Gershon] (46)}) 6. O-O {Other possibilities are:
} (6. h3 {---> 1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Leko,P/Dortmund 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (19)
}) (6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nc4 b6 9. h3 Nf8 10. Nh2 Ba6 11. Kh1 e5 12. b3
Ne6 13. Nf3 f6 14. Bd2 O-O $11 {0-1 Campora,D-Kharlov,A/Malaga 1999/CBM 68 ext
(30)}) (6. Nc3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nf6 9. Qe2 {---> 1-0 Jakovenko,
D-Filippov,V/Tomsk 2004/CBM 102/[Gofshtein,L] (79)}) 6... Nf6 {Black has the
following options as well:} (6... e5 {---> 1/2-1/2 Borgo,G-Djuric,S/Cutro 1999/
CBM 071/[Smirin] (45)}) (6... Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nf6 9. a4 Nd7 10. Nd2 O-O
11. Qe2 e5 12. b3 Re8 13. Nc4 Nf8 14. Be3 Ne6 $11 {---> 0-1 Smirin,I-Kramnik,V/
Moscow 1995/CBM 046 ext/[Vaisser] (67)}) 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bf4 {The main idea of
this move is to push forward the "e" pawn, that will limit the possibilities
of black's dark-squared bishop.} ({Also possible:} 8. Be3 {---> 0-1 Nedev,
T-Yilmaz,T/Pula 1997/CBM 057 ext/[Liss,E] (51)}) 8... Bg4 {Black solves the
problem of developing light-squared bishop by trading for white's f3 knight.}
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nd7 $146 {preventing from white e4-e5. Black's plan is to
play e7-e5 with following transfer of the knight to d4. In the preceding game
black tried} (10... Ne8 11. e5 Nc7 12. Rfe1 Ne6 13. Bg3 Nd4 14. Qd1 Qd7 15. Ne2
Nf5 16. Bf4 Rad8 17. Ng3 Nd4 18. Qd2 Qd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mitchell,G-Downey,K/
England 2000/EXT 2001 (47)}) 11. Rab1 {Logical reaction on black's e7-e5 is
carrying out b2-b4, as black's dark-squared bishop will not be active so much.}
e5 12. Be3 Qe7 {connecting the rooks. Black adds the resource of pushing
forward his "f" pawn as well.} 13. Qg3 {[%cal Yf2f4] White is ready to react
with f2-f4 on black's f7-f5.} ({After} 13. a3 f5 $5 {can be strong.}) 13...
Rfd8 {[%cal Yd7f8,Yf8e6,Ye6d4] preparing the f8 square for the knight.} 14. a3
{[%cal Yb2b4] preparing to carry out b2-b4 in some moment.} (14. f4 exf4 15.
Bxf4 c4 16. Bg5 (16. Kh1 $5) 16... Bd4+ 17. Kh1 f6 18. Be3 Qe5 19. Bf4 Qe6 $11)
14... Nf8 {intending to occupy the stronghold d4.} 15. f4 exf4 ({Comes to
consideration immediate} 15... c4 16. dxc4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Qc5+ 18. Kh1 Qxc4 19.
Bg5 $13) 16. Bxf4 Ne6 17. Be5 {forcing black to close a long diagonal for a
dark-squared bishop.} ({Worth consideration:} 17. Be3 Rd7 (17... Nd4 18. Rf2
$14 {[%cal Yb1f1]}) 18. Rf2 c4 $5 19. dxc4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qxa3 21. Qe5 Qe7 $13)
17... f6 18. Bf4 c4 $1 {changing one of the double pawns, and worsening
white's pawn structure.} 19. dxc4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Qc5+ 21. Qf2 Qxc4 $11 {This
position is approximately equal. White's isolated pawn e4 is compensated by
black's f6 pawn, which limits possibilities of dark-squared bishop very much.
White is willing to change the rooks to get a correlation of Q+N against Q+B
on the board. In opposite, black is interested to trade the queens...} 22. Kh1
{A prophylactic move. It is recommendable to locate the king on the light
squares, when opponent's bishop is dark-squared one.} b5 {preparing to carry
out b5-b4, in order to create some weaknesses in the white's camp on the
queenside.} 23. Rbd1 a5 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Re1 {protecting the central pawn.}
b4 26. axb4 Qxb4 ({After} 26... axb4 27. Na4 {[%cal Yb2b3]} Qd4 28. Qxd4 Rxd4
29. c3 bxc3 30. Nxc3 $11 {the position is probably drawish.}) 27. Qa7 {
activating the queen.} h5 {A prophylactic move, whose goal is to prepare the
h7 square for the king.} (27... Qxb2 28. Qxa5 $11) 28. Qc7 Rd2 29. e5 {opening
the sixth rank for the queen.} ({White could take on c6 and afterware to play
e4-e5.} 29. Qxc6 Rxc2 (29... Qxb2 30. e5 $1 {[%cal Yc3e4]}) 30. e5 $1 Qh4 (
30... Qxb2 31. exf6 Qxc3 32. Qe8+ Bf8 33. Qxg6+ Kh8 34. Qxh5+ Kg8 35. Qg6+ Kh8
36. Re7 $18) 31. Rf1 Rf2 $11) 29... fxe5 30. Qxc6 Qh4 {transfering the queen
to kingside with the tempo.} (30... Rxc2 $2 31. Qxg6 $36) (30... Qxb2 $2 31.
Ne4 $18 {[%cal Yc6g6]}) (30... Kh7 31. Ne4 Rxg2 32. Kxg2 Qxe1 33. Ng5+ Kh6 34.
Nf7+ Kh7 35. Ng5+ $11) 31. Rf1 Kh7 {protecting the pawn.} 32. Ne4 {activating
the knight.} ({Simplier was} 32. Rf7 {[%cal Yc6c7]} Rf2 (32... Qg3 33. Qb7 $18)
33. Rxf2 Qxf2 34. Ne4 Qe3 $11) 32... Re2 33. Nf6+ Bxf6 34. Rxf6 Qg3 {
threatening with the mate on e1.} 35. Rf1 e4 36. Rg1 Qe5 {centralizing the
queen.} 37. Qd7+ $2 {plays in black's hands... White "forces" black to move
his monarch to safer position on h6...} ({White should have played} 37. Rf1 e3
(37... Qxb2 38. Rf7+ Kh6 39. Qd6 $1 {[%cal Yd6f4,Yd6f8]} Qc1+ 40. Kh2 $18) 38.
Qa8 {[%cal Yf1f7,Ga8f8]} Qe7 (38... Rf2 39. Rxf2 exf2 40. Qa7+ $11) 39. Qxa5
$11) 37... Kh6 $15 38. Qc8 {protecting the c2 pawn, and at the same time,
preparing some checks from the 8-th rank.} Qxb2 $2 {Probably, black has
overlooked white's next move...} ({Stronger was} 38... Rf2 $1 {covering the f8
square.} 39. Re1 e3 $17) {[%tqu "En","Please enter the best move for white.",
"","","c2c3","",10]} 39. c3 $1 {disconnected the black's queen from the
kingisde. Now black cannot avoid the perpetual check...} Rf2 ({Nothing changes
} 39... Qd2 40. Qh8+ Kg5 41. Qe5+ Kh6 42. Qh8+ $11) 40. Qh8+ Kg5 41. Qd8+ Kh6
42. Qd1 {Probably, here white played 42.Qh8+ and the opponents agreed for a
draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.04"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Vydeslaver, Alik"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. d4 cxd4 {
Another possible continuation is} (7... Nc7 {1/2-1/2 Fressinet,L-Degraeve,J/
Meribel 1998/CBM 67/[Smirin] (32)}) 8. Bxc6 {White trades his light-squared
bishop with idea of capturing the d4 pawn by the queen. White's main
strategical idea is to play against black's passive pair of bishops. In
Sicilian variations with 3.Bb5 black frequently gets a pair of bishops, but he
has very often problem with his light-squared one...} (8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nc7 (
9... Nxc3 {1-0 Krayz,A-Golod,V/Givatayim 1998/CBM 65/[Golod,V] (79)}) 10. Ba4 {
1/2-1/2 Pedzich,D-Yakovich,Y/Swidnica 1999/CBM 71/[Smirin] (50)}) 8... dxc6 9.
Qxd4 Bf5 {Black decides to solve the problem of his light-squared bishop,
occupying the h7-b1 diagonal. Black tried also} (9... Qb6 10. Qh4 h6 11. Na3
Bf5 12. Re1 Qa6 13. Nd4 g5 14. Qg3 Bg6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Vydeslaver,A-Kaganskiy,G/
After Holidays GM, Tel Aviv ISR 2003 (42)}) (9... Nc7 10. Qh4 h6 11. Nbd2 Ne6
12. Re1 c5 13. Nc4 Bd7 14. Rd1 Qb8 15. Ne3 (15. a4 $5) 15... Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5
17. Ng4 Qg7 18. Bxh6 f5 19. Bxg7 Rxh4 20. Ne5 Bb5 $11 {1-0 Strikovic,A-Collas,
D/Lisbon 2001/EXT 2002 (55)}) 10. Na3 $146 {According to my database, this
position appeared for the first time. White prevents from black to change his
light-squared bishop, in addition, time white is going to occupy an excelent
square c4 by the knight. In the previous game white continued} (10. Nbd2 O-O
11. Re1 Qd7 12. Nb3 Bg4 13. Nc5 Qc8 14. Qe4 b6 15. Nb3 f6 16. e6 f5 17. Qe2 Rd8
18. h3 Bh5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Wians,C-Yakovich,Y/Cappelle la Grande 1993/TD (42)})
10... h6 $1 {In my opinion, it is right decision to prepare immediate g6-g5.
Otherwise, after} (10... O-O 11. Qh4 {[%cal Gc1h6] black's position may be
vulnerable.}) (10... Qb6 11. Qh4 {[%cal Ga3c4]}) 11. h3 {Prophylactic move.
Anyway, black will play g6-g5, so white prevents g5-g4.} (11. Rd1 Nb6 $11) (11.
Qh4 Qc7 $1 {[%cal Gg6g5,Gg5g4,Ye8c8]} (11... g5)) (11. Re1 g5 12. h3 {-the
game.}) 11... g5 ({Deserves attention} 11... O-O 12. Qh4 (12. Rd1 Nb6) 12... g5
13. Qg3 Qc7 14. Re1 Rad8 15. h4 f6 $13) 12. Re1 Nb6 13. h4 $1 {The only way to
fight for an advantage.} g4 (13... Qc7 14. hxg5 Rd8 (14... hxg5 15. Bxg5 Rd8
16. Qf4 Qd7 17. Nd4 $14) 15. Qh4 $14) (13... Qxd4 14. Nxd4 $14) 14. Qf4 $1 {
That is the key move, which stand behind white's 13-th move.} gxf3 ({Worse is} 
14... Qd7 15. Nd4 Be6 16. Be3 (16. Nac2 c5 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Ne3 Bxe5 19. Qxg4
Qxg4 20. Nxg4 Bg7 21. Bf4 $14) 16... Nd5 17. Qg3 b6 (17... O-O-O 18. Nxe6 Qxe6
19. Bxa7) 18. Rad1 $36) 15. Qxf5 fxg2 16. Qg4 $1 {preventing from black the
castle.} Kf8 17. e6 $1 $36 Qd5 $1 (17... Qe8 {looks much more passive, than
the move in the game.}) 18. c4 (18. Bf4 $5 {comes to consideration. For
example:} fxe6 19. Rxe6 {[%cal Ga1e1]}) 18... Qd3 19. exf7 Nd7 $1 {Very strong
move. Black transfers the knight to much more active position on the kingside.}
20. Bf4 {covering the e5 square. White gets nothing after a following
continuations.} (20. Rd1 Ne5 $1) (20. Bxh6 Rxh6 21. Rad1 Ne5 (21... Nf6 22.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rxd3 Kxf7 $11) 22. Rxe5 Qxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Bxe5 $13) 20... Nf6 21.
Qe6 Qd7 $8 22. Qe3 {White could achieve an equal position, but, Israeli
International master is playing for more.} (22. Qxd7 Nxd7 23. Rad1 Nf6 24. Kxg2
Kxf7 $11) 22... Kxf7 23. Rad1 Qf5 {It is better to put the queen on f5, saving
the g4 square for the knight.} (23... Qg4 24. Qxe7+ Kg6 25. Bh2 $14) 24. Qxe7+
Kg6 25. Qe3 $6 {After this move, I think white's position is already worse.} ({
Worth consideration} 25. Bh2 Ng4 26. Bg3 Bxb2 27. Rd6+ Kh5 $13 (27... Bf6 28.
h5+ Qxh5 29. Qe4+ Qf5 30. f3 $18)) (25. Bg3 Qh3 26. Bh2 Kh7 $1 27. Re3 Qg4 (
27... Qxh4 28. Rg3 Rhg8 29. Rd7 $18) 28. Rde1 Rae8 29. Qxb7 Rxe3 30. Rxe3 Rd8
$40) (25. Bd6 Qh3 {-see 25.Bg3}) 25... Rae8 (25... Ng4 26. Qd3 Rhf8 27. Bd6
Rad8 28. Re2 $11) 26. Qg3+ (26. Qf3 {doesn't improve white's position, due to}
Nh5 $1 27. Qxg2+ Kh7 28. Bc1 Bxb2 $17) 26... Kh7 27. Rxe8 $2 {Critical mistake,
which allows black to win the game. White had not to give up on the "e" file.}
(27. Be3 Ne4 28. Qf4 (28. Qxg2 Rhg8 $19) 28... Qh3 29. Qh2 Qxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Rhg8
(30... Bxb2 31. Rd7+) 31. Rd7 Nc5 32. Rdd1 Re4 33. Bxc5 Rxh4+ 34. Kxg2 (34. Kg3
Rh5 $19) (34. Kg1 Bc3 $1 $19) 34... Bf8+ $17) ({Better was} 27. Bc7 Ne4 28. Qf4
(28. Qxg2 Bxb2 29. Nc2 Rhg8 $17) 28... Qh3 29. Qh2 Qxh2+ 30. Bxh2 Bxb2 $15)
27... Rxe8 $19 {White is hopeless against an actvity of black's pieces.} 28.
Be3 (28. Bc7 {loses as well:} Ne4 29. Qxg2 (29. Qf4 Qh3 30. Qh2 Qf3 $19) 29...
Bxb2 30. Nc2 (30. Nb1 Nxf2 $1 $19 31. Qxf2 Qg4+) 30... Nxf2 31. Re1 Rxe1+ 32.
Nxe1 Bd4 $19) 28... Ne4 $19 29. Qf4 (29. Qc7 Qh3 30. Qh2 Qf3 $19) 29... Qh3 30.
Qh2 Qf3 31. Rd7 {All other moves don't change anything:} (31. Rd7 {[%tqu "En",
"Please find a winning move for black.","","","e4f2","",10]} Nxf2 $1 32. Bxf2
Re1+ 33. Bxe1 Qf1#) (31. Rb1 Be5 32. Qxg2 Rg8 $19) (31. Re1 Nxf2 32. Qxg2 Qxg2+
33. Kxg2 Nd3 34. Re2 Nf4+ $19) 31... Nf6 {with the threat of Rxe3.} ({Simplier
was} 31... Nxf2) 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. Qxg2+ Qxg2+ 34. Kxg2 a6 35. Kf3 Kg6 $19 {
Black is an exchange up. He is going to take the h4 pawn and to win the game
easily.} 36. b3 Rf8 37. Ke2 Ng4 38. Bb6 Kh5 39. Nc2 Kxh4 40. Ne1 Re8+ 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 {In this variation one of
the black's biggest problems is his light-squared bishop. Therefore logical
alternative to continuation in the game is} (5... Bg4 6. h3 (6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. h3
(7. O-O Nf6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 O-O 10. Qe2 e5 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. a4 Qe7 13. Bd2 b6
14. Bc3 Rfd8 15. Qe1 Nf8 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rxf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Adams,
M-Gelfand,B/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71 (42)}) 7... Bxf3 8. Nxf3 {1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk,V-Gelfand,B/Polanica Zdroj 1998/CBM 67/[Smirin] (21)}) (6. Nc3 Bg7 7.
O-O e5 8. Be3 b6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qd6 11. a4 Nf6 12. Nb1 $5 {[%cal Gb1d2,
Gd2c4]} O-O 13. Nd2 Nd7 14. Qg3 Qe7 15. Rae1 Rfe8 16. Nc4 Bf6 $5 {[%cal Gf6h4]}
17. Qg4 h5 18. Qd1 b5 19. Na5 $14 {Fierro Baquero,M-Ptacnikova,L/WchJW-U18
1994/0-1 (59)}) 6... Bxf3 7. Qxf3 {See annotated game 1-0 Sutovsky,E-Bar,R/
Ramat Aviv/Modiin 2000/CBM 81/[Gershon] (46)}) 6. h3 {preventing Bg4. White
tried also} (6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nc4 b6 9. h3 Nf8 10. Nh2 Ba6 11. Kh1 e5
12. b3 Ne6 13. Nf3 f6 14. Bd2 O-O $11 {0-1 Campora,D-Kharlov,A/Malaga 1999/CBM
68 ext (30)}) 6... Nf6 {Black has another option of developing the g8 knight-
via h6 to f7:} (6... b6 7. Nc3 Nh6 (7... e5 8. O-O Ne7 9. a3 a5 10. b3 O-O 11.
Bb2 Qd6 12. a4 f6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Ne2 Bh6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Glek,I-Kishnev,S/
Recklinghausen 1999/EXT 2000 (60)}) 8. Be3 f6 9. d4 (9. O-O e5 10. a3 a5 11.
Na4 Rb8 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 b5 14. Nc5 a4 15. d4 Nf7 16. Qe2 O-O 17. c4 Nd6
18. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Iskusnyh,S/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 71 (71)}) 9...
cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Qe2 e5 12. Nf3 Nf7 13. O-O Qe7 14. a4 $1 {[%csl Rc5]
[%cal Ga4a5]} O-O 15. a5 b5 16. Nd2 Nd8 17. Nb3 Ne6 18. Rfd1 Rfc8 19. f3 Be8
20. Qf2 $14 {1-0 Svidler,P-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee 1999/CBM 68 ext (42)}) 7. Nc3
O-O {Another possibility is not to hurry with the castle, but to start the
transfer of the knight to d4, that, actually, is the main black's idea of this
variation:} (7... Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/Prague 2002/CBM 89/[Postny] 
(50) Other theoretical continuation is 7...0-0.}) 8. Be3 b6 {Here white has
two main options to fight for the advantage in this theoretical position: 1)
short castle with following f2-f4; 2) long castle with the attack on the black
K.} 9. Qd2 {This move is connected with the plan of long castle. White intends
to change dark-squared bishops and to start the attack on the black monarch.}
e5 {preparing the e6 square for a light-squared bishop.} 10. Bh6 {Still white
saves option of short castle after} (10. a3 a5 11. O-O a4 12. Rae1 Re8 13. Nh2
Nd7 14. f4 exf4 15. Rxf4 Nf8 16. Ref1 Ra7 17. Kh1 Ne6 18. R4f2 Nd4 $11 {
0-1 Pridorozhni,A-Smirnov,P/Nefteyugansk 2002/CBM 92 no vc (29)}) 10... Qd6 11.
g4 {More popular is immediate} (11. O-O-O a5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nh2 (13. g4 a4
14. Ne2 b5 15. Ng3 b4 16. Qg5 Re8 17. Nd2 a3 18. bxa3 h6 19. Qe3 Be6 20. Nb3
Rxa3 21. Qxc5 Qb8 22. Kb2 Nd7 23. Qe3 Nb6 $40 {0-1 Shirov,A-Leko,P/Dortmund
GER 2002/The Week in Chess 401 (31)}) 13... a4 14. Ng4 Ng8 (14... Bxg4 $6 15.
hxg4 Nxg4 16. f3 Nf6 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. g4 $40) 15. Kb1 (15. Ne2 $5 {[%cal Gf2f4]
1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Ponomariov,R/Moscow 2002/CBM 91/[Rabinovich,Al] (28)}) 15...
a3 16. b3 Qd4 17. Nh2 b5 18. Nf3 Qd6 19. Ne2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Leko,P/
Moscow 2002/CBM 91 (55)}) 11... Be6 (11... a5 {useful move, which prevents
white's possible breakthrough b2-b4, as well as occupies some space on the
queenside.} 12. a3 a4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nd1 Ne8 15. Ne3 b5 16. Qc3 f6 17. g5
$14 {1-0 Bologan,V-Degraeve,J/28th Rapid Open, Aubervilliers FRA 2003 (40)})
12. Ne2 {transfering the knight to g3 with the idea to add it to the attack on
the black king. White has the following possibilities:} (12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13.
O-O-O Rad8 14. Rhf1 b5 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxe6+ Qxe6 17. Kb1 c4 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,
A-Leko,P/Monaco MNC 2002/The Week in Chess 386 (32)}) (12. Qe3 a5 13. Ne2 a4
14. a3 b5 15. Ng3 Ne8 16. O-O f6 17. Nd2 Rd8 18. Bxg7 Nxg7 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4
Qxf4 21. Rxf4 c4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R-Leko,P/XX SuperGM, Linares ESP 2003
(110)}) 12... Rad8 13. Bxg7 $146 {According to my database this position
appeared for the first time. In the previous game white continued} (13. Ng3 Ne8
14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. Nf1 f6 16. Ne3 b5 17. Qc3 Bf7 18. g5 b4 19. Qd2 f5 20. Qe2
$13 {1/2-1/2 Rohit,G-Khamzin,O/26th Asian Juniors, Negombo SRI 2003 (48)})
13... Kxg7 14. Qc3 {White doesn't hurry to define the position of his king,
but, first of all improves the position of his pieces.} Nd7 {defending the e5
pawn.} 15. Ng5 {[%cal Yf2f4]} ({Comes to consideration:} 15. O-O-O f6 16. Ng3)
({as well as} 15. Ng3 f6 16. Rg1) 15... h6 $1 {Probably the precisest move.
Other options don't promise an equality:} (15... b5 16. f4 b4 (16... h6 17.
Nxe6+ fxe6 18. f5 $1) 17. Qd2 $14) (15... Kg8 16. Rf1 $14 {[%cal Yf2f4]} (16.
O-O $5)) 16. Nxe6+ fxe6 $1 $11 {Only this one. Black's pawn structure isn't
ideal, but the open line "f" compensates this defect.} (16... Qxe6 17. f4 $14)
17. Kf1 {What else? White transfers the king to g2 with following Raf1 in
order to hold black's pressure on the "f" line.} Rf3 18. Kg2 Rdf8 19. Raf1 {
Here the opponents agreed for a draw, as none of them hasn't any good plan of
improving his position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Pool B"]
[Site "Vichy"]
[Date "2000.08.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2000.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O e5 (5... d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d3
e5 8. a3 (8. h3 Nf6 9. Be3 Nh5 10. Qd2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Qe2 Nf6 $13 {
Bereslavsky,M-Appolonov,S/RUS-Cup02 1998}) 8... Ne7 9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 O-O 11.
b5 Qc7 12. Be3 $14 {Kraut,R-Ballmann,M/Zug 1989}) 6. Bxc6 bxc6 (6... dxc6 7. a3
Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nf6 10. d3 Nd7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. Rab1 a5 14.
Kh1 a4 $132 {Peng Xiaomin-Rahman,Z/ch-Asia 2000}) 7. d3 d6 (7... Ne7 8. a3 a5 (
8... O-O 9. b4 (9. Be3 d6 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. Rb1 c5 $11)
9... cxb4 10. axb4 d5 $15) 9. Be3 d6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Be6 13.
Kh1 h6 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. e5 $14 {Kaidanov-Alterman Yeravan Ol. 1996}) 8. Nd2 $6
Ne7 9. Nc4 O-O ({Deserved attention} 9... d5 $5 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nb3 c4 12. dxc4
d4 13. Ne2 f5 $44 {with good counterchances,but it's just a metter of taste.})
10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 d5 12. Ne5 Be6 $6 {Missing a possibility to get an
advantage with} (12... dxe4 $1 13. dxe4 (13. Nxe4 Qd4+ 14. Kh1 Bxe5 $19) 13...
Qd4+ $1 14. Qxd4 cxd4 15. Na4 f5 $1 $15) 13. Kh1 Rb8 14. Qc1 Qb6 15. b3 $14 {
[%csl Rc5] Now white is the one who siezed the initiative.} Rbe8 (15... f5 $2
16. Na4 Qa5 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Qe1 Qxe1 19. Raxe1 $16 {[%cal Ge1e7]}) 16. Na4
Qb4 17. a3 Qa5 18. Qe1 $5 Qxe1 $6 (18... Qb5 19. Rb1 $1 (19. Qc3 dxe4 20. dxe4
c4 $132) 19... c4 20. dxc4 dxc4 21. Nc3 Qb7 22. b4 $14) 19. Raxe1 dxe4 20. dxe4
Bxe5 $6 (20... c4 $5) 21. Bxe5 c4 22. b4 $16 {[%csl Re7] With careless play
black has seriously endangered himself and has to be extremly careull to keep
the balance.} Nc8 (22... f5 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. Bd6 fxe4 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Rxe4
$16) 23. Nc5 Rd8 24. Rf2 $1 {[%csl Gd2]} Nb6 25. Bf6 Ra8 26. Rd1 (26. Rd2 $5 a5
27. Rd6 axb4 28. axb4 Na4 29. Rxc6 Nxc5 30. Rxc5 $16) 26... a5 27. Rd6 axb4 28.
axb4 Na4 $8 29. Nxe6 $6 {This logical move gives black very good drawing
chanses so better was} (29. Rxc6 $5) 29... fxe6 30. Rxe6 $1 (30. Rxc6 $2 Nc3 $1
{[%csl Rh1][%cal Gf8f2]} 31. Rf1 (31. Rc7 Ra1+ 32. Rf1 Rxf1#) 31... Rxf6 $19)
30... c5 $1 (30... Nc3 $6 31. h4 Ra7 32. Rf3 $18) 31. Re7 Rf7 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33.
bxc5 (33. b5 Ke6 34. Bg7 Rb8) 33... Rc8 34. Bd4+ Ke7 35. Kg1 Nxc5 36. Kf1 (36.
Bxc5+ Rxc5 37. Kf1 Ke6 38. Ke2 Ke5 39. Ke3 Ra5 $14) (36. e5 Nd7 {[%csl Re5]
[%cal Ge7e6,Gc8b8,Gb8b5]}) 36... Nxe4 $1 {Well calculated move leading to
drawing endgame.} 37. Re2 Kd6 38. Rxe4 Kd5 39. Rh4 (39. Rg4 h5 40. Rh4 g5 41.
Rxh5 Kxd4 42. Rxg5 Kc3 43. h4 Kxc2 44. g4 Kd3 $1 45. Kg2 $5 c3 46. Rd5+ (46.
Rf5 $2 c2 47. Rf1 c1=Q 48. Rxc1 Rxc1 49. h5 Ke4 $19) 46... Ke4 47. Rd1 c2 48.
Rc1 Kf4 $11) 39... g5 40. Rg4 h5 41. Rxg5+ Kxd4 42. Rg3 c3 43. Ke2 (43. Kf2 $5
Rb8 44. Rh3 Rb2 45. Rh4+ Ke5 46. Rxh5+ Kd4 47. Rh4+ Kd5 (47... Ke5 $5) 48. Ke3
Rxc2 49. Rg4 Rc1 50. Kd3 Ke5 $11) 43... Re8+ 44. Kd1 {[%csl Rd1]} Re5 45. Rh3
Rg5 46. Rd3+ (46. Rh4+ $6 Ke3 47. g3 $4 Ra5 $19) 46... Kc4 47. g3 Re5 48. Rf3
Rd5+ 49. Kc1 Re5 50. Rf4+ Kc5 51. Kb1 Re2 52. Rh4 Rg2 53. h3 (53. Rxh5+ Kb4 54.
Rh8 Ka3 (54... Rg1+ $4 55. Ka2 Rc1 56. Rh4+ $18 {[%cal Ga2b3]}) 55. Ra8+ Kb4
56. Rb8+ Kc4 57. Rh8 Kb4 $11) 53... Kb5 $1 54. Ka2 Rxc2+ 55. Kb3 Rg2 $11 56.
Rxh5+ Kc6 57. Rg5 (57. g4 c2 58. Kb2 Kd6 59. Rf5 Rh2 $11) 57... c2 58. Kb2 Kd6
59. h4 Ke6 60. g4 Kf6 61. Rf5+ Kg7 62. Rf4 Rh2 63. g5 Kg6 64. Rf6+ Kg7 65. Rh6
Rg2 66. Kc1 Rh2 67. h5 Rg2 68. Rg6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 33rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2005.07.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2005.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 {
Black's idea is not ot lose a tempo for castle followed by Re8 in order to
transfer the knight to e6 and d4 via f8. A rook on h8 can be useful to protect
the h6 pawn in case black wants to protect his darksquared bishop from
exchange.} (7... O-O 8. Bf4 Nd7 9. e5 Nb6 10. Ne4 c4 $1 11. d4 Nd5 12. Bh2 Bf5
13. Ng3 Qa5+ 14. Nd2 Be6 15. O-O c5 16. Nf3 c3 $17 {Conquest,S-Michaelsen,N/
Fuerth GER 1999}) 8. Be3 (8. O-O e5 9. Be3 O-O (9... Qe7 10. Ne2 $6 O-O 11. c3
$6 {[%csl Gd3]} b6 12. Qb3 Ba6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rd2 Nf6 15. Rad1 c4 $1 $17 {
Lederer,Y-Sutovskij,E/Tel Aviv 1994/EXT 97}) 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Nh2 Qe7 12. Bh6
Bh8 13. Ng4 Nf8 $13 {Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78}) 8... e5 (8... Qa5
$6 $146 9. Qd2 h6 $2 10. O-O e5 11. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Nf8 $2 12. b4 cxb4 13.
axb4 Qxb4 14. Bxa7 $1 $18 {Oratovsky,M-Kagan,S/Ramat Aviv 2000/CBM 77 .}) (8...
a5 {Finkel,A} 9. a4 $6 b6 10. Qd2 h6 11. O-O e5 12. Ne2 $2 Nf8 {[%cal Gf8e6]}
13. c3 Ba6 14. Rfd1 Ne6 $17 {[%csl Gd3] Groffen,H-Abolianin,A/Vlissingen 1995/
EXT 2000}) (8... b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 O-O 11. O-O-O Re8 12. g4 Nf8 13. Ne2 a5
14. Rdg1 Bf6 15. Bg5 Ne6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 $13 {Bologan,V-Anand,V/New Delhi/Theran
2000/CBM 80}) 9. Qd2 (9. Nd2 Qe7 10. Nc4 b6 $5 (10... O-O 11. a4 Rd8 12. O-O
Nf8 13. a5 Ne6 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. f3 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc3a4,Gd2f2] Oratovsky,
M-Rogozenko,D Banter Chess 2003}) 11. a4 Ba6 12. b3 Nf8 13. Qd2 Ne6 14. Bh6
Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Bxc4 16. bxc4 Nd4 17. Kd2 Qf6 18. f3 $14 {[%cal Ga4a5] Oratovsky,
M-Illescas,M/rapid Spain 2003}) 9... h6 {Aimed to prevent Be3-h6.} (9... Qe7 $5
{Finkel,A} 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 f6 12. Nh2 Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 Ne6 $14 {
Bologan,V-Damljanovich,B/JUG-chT/1994/}) 10. O-O (10. O-O-O $6 Qa5 $132 11. Kb1
Nf8 12. Ne2 Qxd2 13. Nxd2 Ne6 $11 {Kofidis,A-Tzermiadianos,A/GRE 1994}) 10...
Qe7 11. Nh2 {Intending to transfer f4 right away.} (11. a3 Nf8 (11... a5 12.
Nh2 {[%cal Gf2f4]} a4 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 g5 17.
Be3 Be6 18. Qf2 b6 19. d4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 $16 {
[%csl Ga4,Gc5,Gc6,Gf6] Tseitlin,M-Schmittdiel,E/Groningen 1994}) 12. b4 Ne6 13.
Na4 Nd4 14. Ne1 b6 15. Rb1 cxb4 16. axb4 $14 {Melamed,T-Nekrasova,E/St
Petersburg 1996/EXT 2000}) 11... Nf8 (11... g5 $5 12. Ne2 Nf8 13. Ng3 Ng6 14.
Nh5 $1 O-O 15. Qc3 $1 b6 16. Nxg7 $5 Kxg7 17. f4 f6 18. f5 $40) 12. f4 exf4 13.
Bxf4 (13. Rxf4 {More popular 13.R:f4 since white may gain a tempo by
retreating to f2 with the rook, but Leko decides to put his bishop on g3.} Ne6
(13... Be6 14. Raf1 (14. Rf2 Nd7 15. Ne2 O-O-O {[#]} 16. Raf1 f6 17. Nf3 b6 18.
Bf4 h5 19. Bh2 $13 {Rublevsky,S-McShane,L/Istanbul 2003}) (14. Rff1 Nd7 15. Qf2
b6 16. a4 a5 17. Nf3 O-O 18. Qg3 g5 $13 {Oral,T-McShane,L/Qaqortoq 2003}) 14...
Nd7 15. R4f2 b6 (15... O-O-O $5 16. Ne2 Ne5 17. Qa5 b6 18. Qa6+ Kb8 19. Nf3 g5
20. Qa3 Nxf3+ 21. Rxf3 f5 $132 {Shchekachev,A-Wells,P/Austria 2003}) (15... f6
{Finkel,A} 16. Nf3 b6 17. Ne2 h5 18. e5 $5 O-O-O 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bg5 $14) 16.
Ng4 Bxg4 $6 17. Rxf7 Qxf7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. hxg4 Ne5 20. Qf2+ Ke7 21. Qg3 $14 {
Grischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Bastia 2003}) 14. Rf2 Nd4 15. Raf1 (15. a4 Be6 16. Nf3
O-O-O 17. a5 g5 18. Na4 Rhf8 19. Re1 Qd6 20. e5 $5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Qc3
$14 {Vajda,A-Grigore,G/Eforie Nord 2002}) 15... Be6 16. Ng4 (16. b3 $146 O-O-O
17. Nf3 b6 18. Ne2 f5 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ng3 $13 {Pikula,
D-Kovacevic,A/Banja Koviljaca 2002}) 16... O-O-O (16... Bxg4 17. hxg4 (17. Rxf7
Qxf7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. hxg4 Rad8 20. Nd1 $14 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gc2c3,Gd1f2]})
17... f6 18. b4 O-O-O 19. Ne2 Nxe2+ 20. Rxe2 cxb4 21. Bxa7 $36 {Palac,M-Loncar,
R/Zadar 2001}) (16... f5 17. Nxh6 Qh4 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Nxf5
21. Rxf5 O-O-O 22. Bxc5 $14 {Vokarev,S-Khasin,A/Koszalin 1999}) (16... Qh4 $2
17. Nf6+ Ke7 18. e5 $16 {Yu Shaoteng-Tatum,K/Dos Hermanas 2004}) 17. Nf6 Bxf6
18. Rxf6 Bf5 19. Bxh6 Qxf6 20. Bg5 Qd6 21. exf5 (21. Bxd8 {Finkel,A} Rxd8 22.
exf5 Nxf5 $11) 21... Nxf5 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Qf2 Qd4 24. Qxd4 cxd4 25. Ne4 c5 {
1/2-1/2 Fernandez,D-Lesiege,A/Philadelphia 2003/EXT 2004 (25)}) 13... Ne6 14.
Bg3 (14. Be3 Nd4 15. Nd1 (15. Nf3 Be6 16. Qf2 Rd8 17. Rab1 O-O $13) 15... b6 (
15... Be6 16. Qf2 b6 17. c3 Nb5 18. a4 Nd6 19. a5 O-O $11 {Das,A-Sharma,D/
Chennai 2004}) 16. Nf2 (16. c3 Ne6 17. Nf3 Ba6 18. Nf2 Rd8 19. Qc2 O-O 20. Rad1
f5 $132 {Galdunts,S-Jakubiec,A/Griesheim 2002.}) 16... h5 17. c3 Ne6 18. Nf3
Ba6 19. Rad1 O-O 20. Bh6 f5 $11 {Abergel,T-Lazarev,V/Marseille 2003}) 14... Qg5
$2 {For some reason Van Wely decides to repeat variation which occured in his
game against Shirov a couple of months ago, even though it is pretty obvious
black is struggling for his life in that line.} (14... Nd4 15. e5 Bf5 (15...
Nf5 16. Bf2 Bxe5 17. Rae1 Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Be6 19. Qf4 b6 20. g4 Nd6 21. Bg3
O-O-O 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qb8+ Kd7 24. Qc7+ Ke8 25. Qxc6+ $16) 16. Rae1 O-O-O 17.
Ne4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Nf5 19. Bf2 $14) 15. Qe1 Nd4 16. Qf2 O-O 17. Bd6 Bxh3 18. Bf4
$1 {Forcing black to sacrifice a piece.} (18. Bxf8 Rxf8 $13) 18... Qxg2+ 19.
Qxg2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nxc2 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Rd2 $1 {Very strong reply after
which black is deprived of any counterplay.} (22. Ng4 $6 h5 23. Nf2 Rfe8 24.
Ne2 Be5 25. Bc1 b6 26. a3 a5 27. a4 $14 {Shirov,A-Van Wely,L/Monte Carlo 2005})
22... Nd4 (22... Nb4 23. Rfd1 f5 24. Be3 b6 25. a3 Na6 26. exf5 Rxf5 27. Ne4
Nc7 28. Ng4 $16) 23. e5 {[%cal Gc3e4]} f5 $2 {Black's position is hopeless
after giving up a pawn, but also after correct} (23... h5 24. Ne4 Rd5 25. Re1
Re8 26. Nf3 $16 {I doubt black would be able to defend successfully for a long
time.} Nxf3 $140 27. Kxf3 Bxe5 $2 28. Nf6+ $18 {[%csl Re8]}) 24. exf6 Rxf6 25.
Ng4 {[%cal Gg4h6,Gg4f6]} Re6 26. Bxh6 Bxh6 27. Nxh6+ $18 Kg7 28. Nf7 $1 Rf8 29.
Ng5 Re5 30. Nce4 (30. Nf3 $6 Ref5 31. Rdf2 Ne6 32. Ne2 Rd8 33. Ne1 Rg5+ $16)
30... Rff5 31. Nf3 Nxf3 32. Rxf3 Rd5 33. Rdf2 b6 34. Kf1 Rxf3 35. Rxf3 c4 (
35... Rd4 36. Ng5 Rd7 37. Ke2 $18) 36. dxc4 Rd4 37. Nc3 Rxc4 38. Ke2 Rh4 39.
Kd3 Rh2 40. Ne2 g5 41. Kd2 $1 {[%cal Gf3a3,Gf3d3]} Kg6 42. Rd3 Rf2 (42... g4 $8
43. Rd6+ Kf5 44. Rxc6 g3 45. Ke3 g2 46. Nd4+ Kg5 $1 47. Nf3+ Kf5 48. Rc7 Kf6
$18) 43. Rd7 Rf7 44. Rxf7 Kxf7 45. Nd4 c5 46. Nb5 a6 47. Nc7 a5 48. a4 $1 Kf6
49. Nd5+ Ke5 50. Nxb6 Kd4 51. b3 g4 52. Nc4 g3 53. Ke2 Kc3 54. Nxa5 Kb4 55.
Nc6+ 1-0

[Event "Sao Paulo m"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "2000.08.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.08.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 f6 8. Be3
(8. a4 b6 9. Na3 Nh6 10. h3 Nf7 11. a5 O-O 12. Be3 Ba6 13. Nd2 Qc7 14. Qb1 Rfb8
$13 {Mrdja,M-Bouton,C/Clichy 1998}) (8. c3 Nh6 9. h3 Nf7 10. Be3 b6 11. d4 cxd4
12. cxd4 O-O 13. Nc3 exd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {Plaskett,J-Burnett,R/Hampstead GM3 1998
}) 8... b6 (8... Qe7 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Qc3 b6 11. b4 Bh6 12. bxc5 $14 {Meyer,
I-Machelett,H/GER-ch 1995}) 9. Qc1 $5 {Preventing black from developing the
knight to h6.} (9. Nbd2 Nh6 10. Nf1 O-O 11. Ng3 Be6 12. b3 Qd7 13. Qc1 Nf7 14.
Nd2 f5 $13 {Karlsen,A-McShane,L/Roskilde op 1998}) 9... Bg4 (9... Ne7 10. Nbd2
O-O 11. a3 a5 12. b3 a4 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Be6 15. Ra3 $14 {Vasiukov,
E-Mikhailov,V/Moscow op 1995}) 10. Nbd2 a5 11. a3 a4 (11... Ne7 12. b4 axb4 13.
axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 cxb4 15. Qa4 $1 {[%cal Ga4e8]} O-O 16. Qxb4 $14) 12. b4 $5
cxb4 ({Not so good is} 12... axb3 13. cxb3 Ne7 (13... Qxd3 14. Nc4 Ra6 (14...
Qd8 15. Rd1 Qb8 16. b4 cxb4 17. Nxb6 $16) 15. Rd1 Qxb3 16. Rb1 Qa4 17. Nxb6
Qxe4 18. Nc4 $16) 14. Qc4 Qd7 15. b4 Be6 16. Qc3 cxb4 17. axb4 Rb8 18. d4 $14)
13. axb4 Ne7 14. d4 O-O (14... exd4 15. Bxd4 O-O 16. Qb2 Qc7 17. h3 Bd7 18. Nc4
$14) 15. c4 f5 16. Bg5 $5 exd4 $6 {Inaccuracy causing black serious problems.
After correct} (16... h6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. exf5 Rxf5 19. b5 cxb5 20. cxb5 Qe8
21. Qc4+ $14 {the position would remain unclear.}) 17. exf5 Ra7 (17... Rf7 $2
18. Rxe7 Rxe7 19. f6 $18) 18. fxg6 h6 $2 {After this mistake nothing can save
black from losing.} (18... hxg6 19. Ne5 (19. Rxa4 $6 Rxa4 20. Bxe7 Qc8 21. Bxf8
Qxf8 $14) 19... Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Rf7 21. Ne4 Qf8 22. Qd2 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Rf6]}) 19.
Rxa4 $1 Rxa4 20. Bxe7 Qc7 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Qc2 $1 {[%cal Gc2e4]} Ra8 (22...
Rxb4 23. Qe4 Qd7 24. Ne5 $18) 23. Qe4 $18 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Rd8 25. Qf5+ Kg8 26.
Qe6+ Kh8 27. Qf7 Qxf7 (27... Qd6 28. Nxd4) 28. gxf7 Rf8 29. Re8 c5 30. b5 Kh7
31. Ne5 h5 32. f4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Bf4 $5 Ne8 {Quite an odd place for the knight. More natural looks 8...Nd7 with
the idea to push e5.} (8... Nd7 9. e5 Nb6 (9... Qc7 10. Qe2 Nb6 11. O-O-O Nd5
12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Bh6 Rfd8 15. h4 Bh8 $132 {Leitao,R-Zambrana,O/
Santos 2004}) 10. Ne4 c4 11. d4 Nd5 12. Bh2 Bf5 13. Ng3 Qa5+ 14. Nd2 Be6 15.
O-O c5 $15 {Conquest,S-Michaelsen,N/Fuerth 1999}) 9. Qd2 f6 10. Be3 b6 11. h4
$1 {A fully justified decision. The waste of a tempo on h2-h3 is of minor
importance .} Bg4 12. O-O-O {[%cal Gd1g1,Gf3h2,Gh4h5]} ({The immediate} 12. h5
Bxh5 13. Bh6 e5 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. Qh6 Qd7 $132 {doesn't look too dangerous for
Black.}) 12... f5 $5 {Only way to stop White's attack.} 13. Rdg1 fxe4 14. Nxe4
Nf6 (14... Qd5 $5 15. Nc3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rf5 $13) 15. h5 Nxh5 $2 {
After the move in the game White's attack becomes unstopable. It was necessary
to swap the queens in order to neutralize White's threats.} (15... Bxh5 $2 16.
Nxf6+ Rxf6 17. Nh2 $16 {[%cal Gg2g4]}) (15... Nxe4 16. dxe4 Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Be6
$1) 16. Bh6 $16 Qc7 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rf5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ng3 $18) 17.
Bxg7 Nxg7 18. Nfg5 h5 19. f3 Bf5 20. g4 hxg4 21. fxg4 Bxe4 $8 22. dxe4 $1 {
The knight is too bad on g7, so White's attack is lethal even after the queens
are being traded.} Rad8 23. Qh2 Qf4+ 24. Qxf4 Rxf4 25. Rh6 Rdf8 26. Kd2 Rf1 27.
Rg3 $1 $18 {[%cal Gg3h3]} (27. Rxf1 Rxf1 28. Rxg6 Rf6 29. Rxf6 exf6 30. Nf3 $14
) 27... Ne8 28. Rgh3 Kg7 29. Ne6+ Kf7 30. Nxf8 Kxf8 31. Ke2 Ra1 32. Rh8+ Kf7
33. Rf3+ Nf6 34. g5 Kg7 35. gxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Pinamar Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Pinamar"]
[Date "2002.03.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2002.03.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4 $5 {White is ready to
sacrifice a pawn to get better development.} cxd4 7. cxd4 Nxe4 8. d5 Nd6 9. Bd3
(9. Na3 a6 10. Ba4 (10. Bd3 Nb4 11. Nc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bb3 a5 14. a3 Na6
15. Bg5 $44 {Etchegaray,P-Garcia Paolicchi,R/Zaragoza 1992/TD}) 10... b5 11.
dxc6 bxa4 12. Bg5 dxc6 13. Re1 f6 14. Qxa4 O-O 15. Bd2 c5 $13 {Rogers,
I-Zilberman,Y/London 1991/TD}) 9... Nb4 10. Nc3 O-O (10... Nxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O
12. Bf4 b5 (12... Nf5 13. g4 Nh6 14. h3 e5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 d6 17. Qe3
$14 {Berni,G-Genocchio,D/Paderno del Grappa 2000/EXT 2001}) 13. Be5 f6 14. Bf4
b4 15. Na4 Qa5 16. Qb3 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Bc4 $17 {Feletar,D-Zelenika,S/Medulin 1997/
EXT 2000}) 11. Re1 b6 12. Bb1 $5 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ga2a3,Gb1a2] Intending to
come to a2 with the bishop.} (12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Ne5 (13. Bxd6 exd6 14. Bc4 Rc8
15. Bb3 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Bxc3 17. Nd2 Bxa1 18. Qxa1 f5 $17 {Kotsur,
P-Tzermiadianos,A/Sofia 1994/TD}) 13... Rc8 14. Bf1 Rc5 15. Nd3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3
Nc4 $15 {Boyd,S-Mednis,E/Cannes 1995/CBM 46 ext}) 12... Bb7 13. Bf4 {Another
promising possibility was} (13. Ne5 $5 Rc8 (13... f6 14. Nf3 $44 {[%csl Rg7]})
14. a3 Na6 15. Ba2 $44) 13... Bxc3 $1 14. bxc3 Nxd5 15. Bxd6 $2 {Absolutely
unjustfied decision! After correct} (15. Bh6 Re8 16. Qd4 f6 (16... Nf6 17. Ng5
$13) 17. Qg4 $36 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gh2h5] white has very strong initiative for
2 pawns.}) 15... exd6 16. Qd4 Qf6 $1 17. Be4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Bc6 $1 $17 {Now
white is just 2 pawns down in the endgame!} 19. c4 (19. Nxc6 dxc6 20. Bxd5 cxd5
21. Rad1 Rfe8 (21... Rac8 22. Rxd5 Rxc3 23. Rxd6 $17) 22. Kf1 Rxe1+ 23. Kxe1
Rc8 24. Rxd5 Rxc3 25. Rxd6 Ra3 26. Rd2 Kf8 $17) 19... Nb4 20. a3 $5 (20. Bxc6
dxc6 21. a3 Nd3 22. Re7 c5 23. Nc6 Rfe8 $19) 20... Bxe4 21. Rxe4 d5 $1 22. Re5
(22. Re7 $142 $5) 22... f6 23. Re7 Nc6 24. Nxc6 dxc6 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. Rd1 Rf7
27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Rxd5 Ke6 29. Rd3 Rc8 30. g3 b5 31. Kf1 Rc6 32. Ke2 a6 33. f4
$2 $19 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gc6c2]} (33. h4 $5) 0-1

[Event "Maastricht m"]
[Site "Maastricht"]
[Date "2005.05.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2005.05.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 ({Another popular
continuation is} 6. c3) 6... dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 (7... Bg4) 8. Nbd2 (8. a3 a5 (8...
Nf6 9. h3 (9. b4 Nd7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bb2 Rd8 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Na5 Na4 14. Bc1
Qc7 $13 {Timman,J-Reinderman,D/Wijk aan Zee 1999}) 9... O-O 10. Nbd2 h6 11. b4
Re8 12. Rb1 Nd7 13. Nc4 b6 14. Be3 Ba6 15. Nfd2 Rad8 16. f3 Bf8 17. Qe2 Qe6 18.
Qf2 Bc8 19. Kh1 Qf6 20. Qg3 Re6 21. Rf1 Rde8 22. Qf2 $14 {Enders,P-Cao Sang/
Budapest 1996/CBM 51}) 9. a4 Nf6 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc4 Nh5 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. Be3 b6
14. b4 b5 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Rxa5 Rxa5 17. Nxa5 cxb4 18. Nb3 Bg4 $15 {
Svetushkin,D-Sorokin,M/Anibal Open, Linares ESP 1999}) (8. a4 Nf6 9. Nbd2 O-O
10. Nc4 Ne8 11. Be3 Nc7 12. h3 f6 13. Qc1 Be6 14. b3 $14 {Van der Wiel,J-Van
der Weide,K/NLD-chT 1996/EXT 99}) 8... Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. Bd2 {Transfering the
bishop to c3, and at the same time preparing the  breakthrough b2-b4. White
has the following possibilities as well:} (10. c3 O-O 11. a4 Rd8 12. a5 Nf8 13.
b3 Rb8 14. h3 $14 {Campora,D-Estremera Panos,S/Santiago 1995}) (10. Bg5 f6 11.
Be3 Nf8 12. a3 Bg4 13. b4 Ne6 14. bxc5 Nxc5 15. Na5 Ne6 16. Qb1 $14 {Movsesian,
S-Babula,V/After GP Mladi 1997}) (10. a4 Nb6 (10... O-O 11. a5 Rd8 12. Bd2 Nf8
13. Rb1 f6 14. b4 Be6 15. Ne3 b6 16. axb6 axb6 17. bxc5 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Leko,
P/Monaco 2004/CBM 099 ext (17)}) 11. Na5 O-O 12. b3 Nd7 13. Nc4 Rd8 14. Ba3 Nf8
15. Qd2 Bg4 16. Qe3 b6 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 1996}) 10... O-O ({
Another plan was to play} 10... b6 $5 11. a3 (11. a4 O-O 12. Qc1 Re8 13. Rb1
Nf8 14. Bc3 f6 15. b4 Be6 16. Ne3 Bf7 $11 {Adams,M-Leko,P/Bled 2002}) 11... Ba6
12. Bc3 Bxc4 13. dxc4 O-O 14. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Leko,P/Wijk aan Zee 2004/
CBM 099 (14)}) 11. a3 Rd8 (11... b6 12. Bc3 a5 13. a4 $1 (13. Qd2 $2 a4 $1)
13... Ba6 14. b3 Rfb8 15. g3 Bxc4 16. bxc4 Nf8 17. Qc1 $1 $14 {Gelfand,B-Van
Wely,L/Plovdiv 2003}) 12. Bc3 (12. b4 b6 (12... f6 13. h3 b6 14. Qb1 $14 {
Poluljahov,A-Lanka,Z/MK Cafe Cup-A 1999}) (12... cxb4 $5 13. axb4 b6 14. Ra2
Qe6 15. Qa1 b5 16. Na5 c5 17. Nb3 c4 18. dxc4 Qxc4 $132 {Cuijpers,F-Reinderman,
D/Germany 2001}) 13. Qc1 Ba6 (13... Nf8 $5 {[%cal Gf8e6,Ge6d4]} 14. Bc3 f6 15.
bxc5 $6 Qxc5 16. Bb4 Qb5 17. Nd6 Qa4 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 $13) 14. Ne3 f6 15. Qb1 $5
$14 {Speelman,J-David,A/Mondariz 2000}) 12... f6 {[%cal Gd7f8,Gf8e6]} 13. Qc1
Nf8 14. b4 Be6 15. Na5 cxb4 16. axb4 Bf7 17. Qb2 $6 {This move is just too
slow. White had to push d4 right away, although black should be fine in that
case, too.} (17. d4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Qc7 $5 (18... Ne6 19. Nf5 gxf5 20. exf5 Re8
21. fxe6 Bxe6 22. Nb3 Qf7 23. Nd4 Bd5 24. f3 $14) 19. Nab3 Nd7 (19... Ne6 20.
Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Nd4 Bc4 22. Qe3 $14) 20. f4 Qb6 21. Qe3 Re8 $13) 17... Ne6 18.
Bd2 Rac8 {[%cal Gb7b6]} 19. Be3 b6 20. Nc4 c5 21. bxc5 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 $1 {
White's knights are not weaker than black's bishops pair.} (22. Nfd2) 22...
Rxc5 23. Ne3 Rd7 24. Ra3 Qd8 (24... f5 $6 25. Nd2) 25. c4 (25. Rea1 Rcc7 (25...
a5) 26. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 (26... Rb7 27. c4 $14) 27. exd5 Bf8 (27... Rxd5 28. Rxa7
Rxa7 29. Rxa7 Ra5 30. Rxa5 bxa5 31. Nd2 Bf8 $11) 28. Ra6 Rxd5 29. Qb3 Kh8 30.
Rxa7 Rxa7 31. Rxa7 Ra5 $11) 25... b5 $5 (25... Rxd3 26. Rxa7 f5 27. Qa1 fxe4
28. Ra8 Rc8 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Ng5 Bxc4 31. Nxc4 Qxc4 32. Qa8+ Bf8 33. Qb7 $44)
26. cxb5 Qb8 27. Rb1 Rb7 28. Ra5 a6 29. Qa1 Rcxb5 30. Rbxb5 Rxb5 31. Nd2 Rxa5 (
31... Qd6 32. Rxa6 Qxd3 33. Ra8+ Bf8 34. Qa6 Kg7 35. h4 $11) 32. Qxa5 Qb5 (
32... Qd6 33. Nd5 Bf8 34. Nc4 Qc6 35. Qd8 Kg7 36. h4 Bc5 37. g3 $11) 33. Qd8+
Qe8 34. Qa5 Qb5 35. Qd8+ Qe8 36. Qa5 Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2005.04.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Minasian, Ara"]
[Black "Kotanjian, Tigran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qe2 O-O 7. Rd1 d6 (7...
a6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. h3 Qc7 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 $146 12. d5 {[%cal Gg7a1]}
Nd7 13. a4 $1 b6 14. Na3 Bb7 15. Bg5 $14 {Smirin,I-Rogozenko,D/Istanbul 2000})
(7... d5 8. e5 Ne8 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc7 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. h3 a5 13. Nc3 a4
14. Re1 Ne6 $11 {De la Riva Aguado,O-Nataf,I/FRA 1999}) (7... Qc7 8. Ba4 e5 9.
d3 d6 10. Bb3 Bd7 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Nf1 Nh5 13. Be3 Rae8 14. Ng3 Nf6 15. a3 $14 {
Van den Doel,E-Donaldson,J/Wrexham 1997}) (7... e5 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nxe5 $2 Re8
10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nxe4 12. Be3 Qe7 $15 {Dueckstein,A-Wells,P/Vienna 1998})
8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bg4 10. Nc3 Nd7 (10... a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. h3 Bc8 13. Bf4
Qa5 14. Qe3 Rb8 15. Rd2 Nh5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Bxg7 Nxg7 18. Re1 $14 {Gufeld,
E-Csom,I/Kecskemet 1968}) 11. Be3 f5 $6 {Overestimating the importance of
doubling White's f-pawns and exposing the white king.} (11... a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6
13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Rb8 15. Qe2 Qa5 16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. b3 Kf8 18. Na4 Nb6 19.
Nc3 Nd7 20. Na4 Nb6 21. Nxb6 Qxb6 22. Rc4 $14 {Minasian,A-Agamaliev,G/Teheran
2003}) (11... Rc8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 a6 14. Bf1 Nb6 15. Rac1 $14 {Georgiev,
K-Ikonnikov,V/Massy 1995}) (11... e5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. h3 (13. d5 $6 c5 14. h3
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 f5 16. Qe2 f4 17. Bd2 f3 18. gxf3 Qh4 19. Kh2 Qh5 20. f4 Qxe2 21.
Nxe2 exf4 $15 {Schafranietz,S-Nautze,C/Baden 1995}) 13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 exd4
15. Bxd4 Ne5 16. Qe2 $14) 12. exf5 Rxf5 (12... Bxf5 $6 13. Nh4 (13. Bc4+ Kh8
14. Ng5 e5 15. dxe5 Ndxe5 16. Bb3 $14) 13... Nb6 14. Nxf5 Rxf5 15. d5 Ne5 16.
f4 Ned7 17. Bd3 $16) (12... gxf5 $5) 13. Bc4+ Kh8 14. Be6 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rf8 (
15... Rh5 16. d5 Nb4 17. a3 Na6 18. Bg4 Re5 19. f4 $18 {[%csl Re5]}) 16. d5
Nce5 17. f4 Nf7 18. Ne4 $16 {White's minor pieces dominate over the black ones,
so the fact that white has a pair of doubled pawns on the f-file is of minor
importance.} Nc5 $6 (18... Qe8 $142 19. Rac1 b6 20. b4 Nd8 21. Bh3 Nf6 22. Ng5
$16) 19. Bxc5 $1 {There is an old joke that the main advantage of the bishops
pair is that it could be traded for the opponent's knights at the right moment
!} dxc5 20. Bxf7 Rxf7 21. Nxc5 {[%cal Gc5e6]} Qd6 22. Ne6 {[%csl Ge6] The
knight on e6 is exceptionally strong!} Rf5 23. Qe4 h6 $6 {[%csl Rg6]
Unnecessarily weakening the pawn on g6, this provides White a target to play
against.} (23... Bf6 24. Rac1) 24. Rac1 Bxb2 25. Rb1 Bf6 26. Rxb7 a5 27. Rb3 $1
{[%cal Gb3g3]} a4 28. Rg3 Rg8 29. Kh1 Qb6 $6 (29... Kh7 30. f3 (30. Rxg6 $6
Kxg6 31. Rg1+ Bg5 32. fxg5 Qe5 $132)) 30. Rdg1 $18 Qxf2 31. R3g2 Qb6 32. Rxg6
Rxg6 33. Rxg6 Qf2 34. d6 $1 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 07th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Holmsten, Aleksei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2000.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 Qa5 $6 {Queen has nothing to do on a5,so more logical is 8...b6:} (8... b6
9. Qd2 Re8 10. O-O-O a5 (10... e5 11. Bh6 Qc7 12. Nh2 Be6 13. Ng4 Nh5 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Qh6+ Kh8 16. f4 $1 $36 {Ziatdinov,R-Horvath,C/Niksic 1991}) 11. Bh6
Bh8 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 Bf5 14. h4 Nc7 15. Rde1 Qd5 16. Nc3 Qd7 17. h5 $14 {
Sutovskij,E-Jelen,I/Groningen op 1993}) (8... Nd7 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qf6 11.
O-O-O Re8 12. h4 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Qg7 14. Qe3 $14 {Psakhis,L-Vedder,R/VAM
Hoogeveen op 1997}) 9. Nd2 (9. Qd2 Rd8 10. O-O c4 11. Bh6 cxd3 12. Bxg7 Kxg7
13. cxd3 Qh5 14. Qe3 e5 $132 {Vyskocil,N-Firt,S/CZE-chT1c 9495}) 9... Nd7 (9...
b6 10. O-O Qa6 11. f4 Be6 12. g4 Qb7 13. f5 Bc8 14. Qe1 Qc7 15. Bf4 $16 {
Oratovsky,M-Balenovic,Z/Biel op 1995}) 10. O-O b5 $5 ({After} 10... Bxc3 11.
Nb3 Qc7 12. bxc3 b6 13. f4 $14 {white has very comfortable advantage.}) 11. Nb3
Qb6 (11... Qc7 12. Nxc5 b4 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. Na4 $16) 12. a4 $5 a5 $2 {After
this move black finds himself in serious troubles,so better was} (12... b4 13.
a5 Qa6 14. Na4 c4 15. Nac5 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 Qb5 17. d4 e5 $14 {with
counterchanses.}) 13. axb5 cxb5 14. Nd5 Qd6 15. Rxa5 Rxa5 16. Nxa5 Bxb2 17. Qb1
$1 $18 {[%csl Rb5] Not only winning the pawn,but also getting the decisive
advantage.} Be5 (17... e6 18. Qxb2 exd5 19. Bh6 $18) 18. f4 Bd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4
20. Qxb5 e6 21. Qc6 (21. Nc4 Qc5 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Ne7+ Kg7 24. Nc6 $18 {
[%csl Rd4]}) 21... Qa3 22. Nc4 Qc5 (22... Qa6 23. Ne7+ Kg7 24. Nd6 $1 $18) 23.
Qxc5 Nxc5 24. Ne7+ Kg7 25. Nc6 Ba6 26. Nd6 f6 27. Ra1 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Port Barcares"]
[Date "2005.05.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto Eduardo"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nc3 b6 7. Bf4 $5 {
Not a bad square for a bishop, even though black may gain a tempo by pushing
e5 later on.} (7. Be3 e5 8. Qd2 Qe7 9. h3 Nf6 10. Bh6) (7. h3 e5 8. a4 h6 9.
Be3 Be6 10. a5 Ne7 11. Qd2 f5 $132 {Kovalevskaya,E-Chernyshov,K/St Petersburg
2000}) (7. O-O Nh6 8. Bf4 f6 9. h3 e5 10. Bd2 Nf7 11. Nh2 O-O 12. f4 c4 13.
dxc4 Qd4+ 14. Kh1 exf4 15. Bxf4 Qxc4 $15 {Campora,D-Goldin,A/Cali 2001}) 7...
Bg4 (7... Nf6 8. h3 O-O 9. Qd2 Re8 10. Be5 $14) 8. h3 (8. e5 $6 Qd7 9. h3 Qf5
10. hxg4 Qxf4 11. Qe2 Qxg4 12. O-O-O Qe6 13. Kb1 h5 14. Rhe1 Nh6 $15 {
Shaposhnikov,E-Bu Xiangzhi/Shanghai 2001}) 8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e5 (9... Nf6 10.
O-O O-O 11. Be5 Ne8 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. Qg3 $14) 10. Be3 Nf6 11. a4 O-O (11... a5
12. O-O O-O 13. Ne2 Qd6 14. Rae1 Nd7 15. Qg3 $14) 12. a5 Ne8 $6 13. O-O $6 {
White was so concentrated on playing for a draw that he missed a chance to get
a significant opening advantage.} (13. Ne2 $5 Nd6 (13... f5 $6 14. exf5 gxf5
15. Qxc6 f4 16. Bd2 $16) (13... Nc7 $6 14. h4 Ne6 15. h5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17.
Bd2 $16) (13... Rc8 14. h4 $1 f5 15. h5 f4 16. Bd2 g5 17. h6 Bf6 18. g3 Qd7 19.
gxf4 gxf4 20. axb6 axb6 21. Bc3 $14) 14. O-O Nb5 15. Qg3 Nd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17.
Bd2 $14) 13... Nc7 14. Ra2 Ne6 $11 {Now Black is doing ok.} 15. axb6 axb6 16.
Rfa1 Rxa2 17. Rxa2 Qd7 (17... Nd4 18. Qd1 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Ra7 Qb8 21. Rd7
Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qh5 $11) 18. Ra6 Qb7 19. Ra2 Ra8 20. Rxa8+ Qxa8 21. Qd1
Nd4 22. Qb1 (22. Bxd4 $5 cxd4 23. Ne2 Qa2 24. Qc1 $11) 22... Bf8 23. Bxd4 cxd4
24. Qa2 (24. Ne2 $5) 24... Qxa2 25. Nxa2 f5 26. f3 c5 27. Nc1 Bh6 28. Nb3 Kf7
29. Kf2 Be3+ 30. Ke2 Kf6 31. c4 {[%csl Re3]} Kg5 32. Na1 Bc1 33. b3 Kh4 34. Nc2
Kg3 35. Kf1 Bb2 36. b4 f4 37. bxc5 bxc5 38. Kg1 g5 39. Kf1 h6 40. Kg1 h5 41.
Kf1 Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf1"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2002.07.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2002.07.13"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3
Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 {White has two different plans in this position, one is
to go for the kingside castle followed by f4 as Adams tried against Leko at
the group stage and managed to get minimal advantage after the opening and the
second one is to castle queenside opting for much sharper play. Shirov
desperately needed to win this game to tie the score in his last "white" game,
that's why he opts for sharper one.} (8. O-O Nd7 9. Be3 e5 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Nh2
$14 {[%cal Gf2f4] Adams-Leko, Dortmund, 2002}) 8... b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 ({
Nothing promises} 10. Nxe5 Nxe4 11. Nxf7 Nxd2 12. Nxd8 Nf3+ 13. gxf3 Rxd8 $44 {
[%csl Rf3,Rh3] and black gets very good compensation for the pawn.}) 10... Qd6
11. O-O-O (11. g4 Be6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. O-O-O Rad8 14. Rhf1 b5 15. Ng5 h6 $11 {
Shirov-Leko, Monaco, 2002}) 11... a5 $5 {Leko has a lot of experience in
playing this position and in none of the games he faced serious problems after
the opening. This one was not an exception. Ftacnik: 'Black very correctly
sees his chances on the queenside, he has to compensate for white's kingside
attacking potential.'} (11... b5 12. Ne2 a5 13. Ng3 Re8 14. Nh4 Bxh6 15. Qxh6
a4 16. Qg5 Nd7 17. Ngf5 Qf6 $13 {Grischuk-Leko, Dubai, 2002}) 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13.
g4 {White's plan is to transfer the knight to g3, however it's not perfectly
clear what to do next.} (13. Ne2 {Ftacnik} b5 14. d4 $5 cxd4 15. Nexd4 Nxe4 (
15... exd4 {Ftacnik} 16. e5 Qe6 17. exf6+ Qxf6 18. Qxd4 $11) 16. Qe3 exd4 17.
Qxe4 Be6 $11) 13... a4 14. Ne2 ({interesting was} 14. Nh4 $5 b5 15. f4 {
'!?' Ftacnik.} exf4 16. Nf3 {with compensation for the pawn.} Nd7 17. Ne2 $14 {
(Ftacnik)}) 14... b5 15. Ng3 ({Didn't work} 15. d4 $2 cxd4 16. Nexd4 Qc5 $1 (
16... exd4 17. e5 Qd8 18. exf6+ Qxf6 19. Nxd4 $14) 17. Nf5+ Bxf5 18. exf5 Ne4
$19 {[%csl Rf2] and black is winning.}) 15... b4 16. Qg5 Re8 17. Nd2 $6 {
This move is very difficult to explain. Black's reply is so simple and logical
so there is no doubt that Shirov considered it while playing Nd2, however he
still played that awfull move after which white has to fight for equality. He
had a choice between} (17. Nh5+ Nxh5 18. gxh5 h6 19. Qg3 g5 20. h4 f6 21. hxg5
fxg5 22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. Qxg5+ Kh7 24. Rdg1 Qh6 25. Qxh6+ Kxh6 26. Rg6+ Kh7 27.
Rxc6 Ra5 $13 {which actually looks ok for black and}) (17. Nh4 $5 {[%cal Gh4f5]
leading to very unclear struggle.}) 17... a3 18. bxa3 $2 {One bad move drags
another. It was necessary to play Ftacnik: 'It is nice to have lot of courage,
but objectively this move is just wrong as it puts white's king into great
danger.'} (18. b3 Qd4 19. Nc4 Qa1+ (19... h6 $145 20. Qe3 Ba6 21. Ne2 Qxe3+ 22.
fxe3 Bxc4 23. bxc4 $11) 20. Kd2 Qc3+ (20... Qxa2 $4 21. Ra1 $18) 21. Ke2 Qxc2+
22. Qd2 Qxd2+ 23. Rxd2 $15 {and the life goes on, even though black probably
keeps slightly better chances.}) 18... h6 19. Qe3 Be6 $1 {Now black is
threatening to take on a3.} (19... Rxa3 $2 20. Nc4) 20. Nb3 {Deciding at least
to take a pawn, but it doesn't make white's defensive task any easier.} (20. g5
hxg5 21. Qxg5 Qd8 $1 (21... Rxa3 {Ftacnik} 22. Nc4 $1 Qd4 (22... Bxc4 $140 {
Ftacnik} 23. Nf5+ $18) 23. Nxa3 bxa3 24. Kd2 $14) 22. Nf5+ Bxf5 23. exf5 Rxa3
24. fxg6 Rxa2 25. Nf3 Qd5 $17) 20... Rxa3 21. Qxc5 Qb8 {'!' Ftacnik. Of course
black prefers to keep the queens.} 22. Kb2 Nd7 $1 {Bringing another piece to
the attack.} 23. Qe3 Nb6 24. Ra1 {Ftacnik: 'Shirov very rarely plays so
passively, this move is no solution to the impending black's attack.'} (24.
Nf5+ {Ftacnik} gxf5 25. gxf5 Na4+ 26. Kc1 Bxb3 27. axb3 Nc3 28. Rdg1+ Kh7 29.
f6 Rg8 $19) 24... c5 $1 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gc5c4] Decisive break! The pawn is
taboo and c4 is coming...} 25. Kc1 (25. Nxc5 $2 Nc4+ $1 26. dxc4 Rxe3 $19) (25.
Qxc5 $2 Na4+ $19) 25... c4 26. dxc4 Nxc4 27. Qe1 Qa7 $19 {[%csl Ra2,Rf2] The
difference in the strength of the pieces is simply huge, so no wonder that the
game lasted 4 more moves!} 28. Qxb4 Qxf2 29. Nf5+ gxf5 30. gxf5 Rc8 31. fxe6
Ne3 0-1

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 {This move is
less popular than 6...Nf6, but it doesn't mean it's not a good one. The main
idea behind 6...b6 is to push e5 right away, in most of the cases followed by
h6,Ne7 and f5. However I don't quite get an idea if Black decides to play Nf6
on the next move!} 7. a3 {A cunning reply, which was never tried before! White
dosn't want to commit the knight, as if black opts for the set up with e5 and
Ne7, white knight might be better placed on c4 than on c3.} (7. O-O e5 8. a3 f6
9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 Nh6 11. Ba3 O-O 12. b5 c5 13. c4 Be6 14. Nc3 Qd7 $13 {
Rublevsky,S-Kotronias,V/Warsaw 2005}) (7. Nc3 e5 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Qd2 h6 10. a3 a5
11. Na4 Be6 12. O-O f5 13. Qc3 O-O $13 {Saulin,D-Yagupov,I/Tula 2005}) 7... Nf6
8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bf4 $5 {Quite an unusual place for the bishop, but Black's
attempt to take advantage of White's last move backfires.} Nh5 $6 (9... Ne8 10.
Qd2 Nc7 11. Bh6 f6) 10. Bh2 {Diagram #} e5 $2 {I'm not quite sure what was
missed by Volokitin, but this move could be referred as a decisive mistake.
White gets a huge advantage by very simple and natural moves.} (10... Re8) 11.
Bxe5 Bxe5 12. Nxe5 Nf4 ({Unfortunately for Black} 12... Qg5 $2 13. Nf3 Qxg2 14.
Rh2 $18 {doesn't work because the queen is trapped on g2.}) (12... f5 13. O-O
Qc7 14. Nc4 $16) 13. Qf3 Qg5 14. g3 $1 $16 {Forcing Black's knight to come to
h3 is the safest way to secure an advantage.} Nxh3 (14... Qxe5 15. gxf4 Qe7 16.
O-O-O $18) 15. Nc4 b5 16. Ne3 b4 (16... Qe7 17. Qg2 Ng5 18. f4 Ne6 19. e5 $1 f6
20. Qxc6 Bb7 21. Ned5 Qf7 22. Nxf6+ Kh8 23. Qxe6 $1 Bxh1 24. Qxf7 Rxf7 25. Nxb5
$18) 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Ne2 h5 ({Another possibility was} 18... Qe7 19. Qg2 Ng5
20. f4 Ne6 21. Qh2 f5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Qh5 $16) 19. Qg2 Qf6 20. d4 $5 ({
White could've also opted for} 20. Nc4 Ng5 21. f4 Ne6 22. e5 Qe7 23. g4 $18 {
with decisive attack.}) 20... Ng5 21. f4 Ne6 22. e5 Qd8 23. Qe4 {There is no
point to give Black counterchances by taking on c6, even though it seemed to
be good enough:} (23. Qxc6 Rb8 24. Qe4 Bb7 25. d5 Nc5 26. Qd4 Ne6 27. Qd2 Nc7
28. c4 bxc3 29. Nxc3 $18) 23... Bb7 24. g4 $18 {Diagram # Black's position
fallas apart so Volokitin tries to complicate the matters by the knight
sacrifice.} Nxd4 $6 25. Nxd4 c5 (25... Qd7 26. Ndf5 $1 c5 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Qxd5
Qxd5 29. Ne7+ $18) 26. Qxb7 Qxd4 27. Qf3 Qxb2 28. Kf2 Rad8 29. gxh5 Rd2+ 30.
Kg3 g5 31. Nc4 gxf4+ 32. Kg4 $5 (32. Qxf4 Qc3+ 33. Ne3 $18) 32... Qxc2 33. Nxd2
Qxd2 34. Qxf4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Batsanin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Youth of"]
[BlackTeam "Vladivostok Debiut-DVGU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{[%mdl 2048]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7.
Nc3 Nd7 {Oratovsky,M: 'The favourite move of WC Kramnik. Black's idea is not
ot lose time for castle and to transfer the knight to e6 and d4 via f8. Also
the rook on h8 is useful to protect the h6 -pawn in case Black wants to
protect his dark-squared bishop from exchange. In this line black has also an
option for 0-0-0.'} (7... O-O 8. Bf4 Nd7 9. e5 Nb6 10. Ne4 c4 $1 11. d4 Nd5 12.
Bh2 Bf5 13. Ng3 Qa5+ 14. Nd2 Be6 15. O-O c5 16. Nf3 c3 $17 {Conquest,
S-Michaelsen,N/Fuerth GER 1999}) 8. Be3 (8. O-O e5 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Re8 11.
Nh2 Qe7 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. Ng4 Nf8 $13 {Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78})
8... e5 (8... Qa5 $6 9. Qd2 h6 $2 10. O-O e5 11. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Nf8 $2 12.
b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Qxb4 14. Bxa7 $1 $18 {Oratovsky,M-Kagan,S/Ramat Aviv 2000/CBM
77 .}) (8... b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 O-O 11. O-O-O Re8 12. g4 Nf8 13. Ne2 a5 14.
Rdg1 Bf6 15. Bg5 Ne6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 $13 {Bologan,V-Anand,V/New Delhi/Theran
2000/CBM 80}) 9. Qd2 {M.Oratovsky: 'Most of the players, including top GMs,
play this automatically. Of course, this move looks very logical - White keeps
the possibility for both 0-0 and 0-0-0 and threatens Bh6, but since black has
an option for long castle it doesn't seem for me the best way for white. It
deservea serious attention '} (9. Nd2 Qe7 10. Nc4 b6 $5 (10... O-O 11. a4 Rd8
12. O-O Nf8 13. a5 Ne6 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. f3 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc3a4,Gd2f2]
Oratovsky,M-Rogozenko,D Banter Chess 2003}) 11. a4 Ba6 12. b3 Nf8 13. Qd2 Ne6
14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Bxc4 16. bxc4 Nd4 17. Kd2 Qf6 18. f3 $14 {[%cal Ga4a5]
Oratovsky,M-Illescas,M/rapid Spain 2003}) 9... h6 {Aimed to prevent Be3-h6.} (
9... Qe7 $5 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 f6 12. Nh2 Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 Ne6 $14 {
Bologan,V-Damljanovich,B/JUG-chT/1994/}) 10. O-O (10. O-O-O $6 Qa5 $132 11. Kb1
Nf8 12. Ne2 Qxd2 13. Nxd2 Ne6 $11 {Kofidis,A-Tzermiadianos,A/GRE 1994}) 10...
Qe7 11. Nh2 {Intending to transfer f4 right away.} (11. a3 a5 12. Nh2 {[%cal
Gf2f4]} a4 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 g5 17. Be3 Be6 18.
Qf2 b6 19. d4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 $16 {[%csl Ga4,Gc5,
Gc6,Gf6] Tseitlin,M-Schmittdiel,E/Groningen 1994}) 11... Nf8 (11... g5 $5 12.
Ne2 Nf8 13. Ng3 Ng6 14. Nh5 $1 O-O 15. Qc3 $1 b6 16. Nxg7 $5 Kxg7 17. f4 f6 18.
f5 $40) 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 {This move is more flexible than capturing with
the bishop since White may gain a tempo by retreating to f2 with the rook.} (
13. Bxf4 $6 Ne6 14. Be3 Nd4 (14... b6 $6 15. Rae1 Nd4 16. Bf4 g5 17. Nd5 $5
cxd5 18. exd5 Ne6 19. Be5 $36 {Galdunts,S-Calistri,T/France 2001}) 15. Nd1 $5
b6 16. Nf2 (16. c3 Ne6 17. Nf3 Ba6 18. Nf2 Rd8 19. Qc2 O-O 20. Rad1 f5 $132 {
Galdunts,S-Jakubiec,A/Griesheim 2002}) 16... h5 17. c3 Ne6 18. Nf3 Ba6 19. Rad1
O-O 20. Bh6 f5 21. Bxg7 Qxg7 22. Rfe1 Rae8 $11 {Abergel,T-Lazarev,V/Marseille
2003}) 13... Ne6 (13... Be6 14. Raf1 (14. Rf2 Nd7 15. Ne2 O-O-O 16. Raf1 f6 17.
Nf3 b6 18. Bf4 h5 19. Bh2 $13 {Rublevsky,S-McShane,L/Istanbul 2003}) (14. Rff1
Nd7 15. Qf2 b6 16. a4 a5 17. Nf3 O-O 18. Qg3 g5 $13 {Oral,T-McShane,L/Qaqortoq
2003}) 14... Nd7 15. R4f2 b6 (15... O-O-O $5 16. Ne2 Ne5 17. Qa5 b6 18. Qa6+
Kb8 19. Nf3 g5 20. Qa3 Nxf3+ 21. Rxf3 f5 $132 {Shchekachev,A-Wells,P/Austria
2003}) (15... f6 16. Nf3 b6 17. Ne2 h5 18. e5 $5 O-O-O 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bg5
$14) 16. Ng4 Bxg4 $6 17. Rxf7 Qxf7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. hxg4 Ne5 20. Qf2+ Ke7 21.
Qg3 $14 {Grischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Bastia 2003}) 14. Rf2 (14. Rff1 Nd4 15. Nd1 Be6
16. Qf2 b6 17. c3 Nb5 18. a4 Nd6 19. a5 O-O $11 {Das,A-Sharma,D/Chennai 2004})
14... Nd4 15. Raf1 (15. a4 Be6 16. Nf3 O-O-O 17. a5 g5 18. Na4 Rhf8 19. Re1 Qd6
20. e5 $5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Qc3 $14 {Vajda,A-Grigore,G/Eforie Nord 2002})
15... Be6 16. Ne2 $5 (16. Ng4 O-O-O (16... Bxg4 17. hxg4 (17. Rxf7 Qxf7 18.
Rxf7 Kxf7 19. hxg4 Rad8 20. Nd1 $14 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gc2c3,Gd1f2]}) 17... f6
18. b4 O-O-O 19. Ne2 Nxe2+ 20. Rxe2 cxb4 21. Bxa7 $36 {Palac,M-Loncar,R/Zadar
2001}) (16... f5 17. Nxh6 Qh4 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Nxf5 21.
Rxf5 O-O-O 22. Bxc5 $14 {Vokarev,S-Khasin,A/Koszalin 1999}) (16... Qh4 $2 17.
Nf6+ Ke7 18. e5 $16 {Yu Shaoteng-Tatum,K/Dos Hermanas 2004}) 17. Nf6 Bxf6 18.
Rxf6 Bf5 19. Bxh6 Qxf6 20. Bg5 Qd6 21. exf5 (21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. exf5 Nxf5 $11)
21... Nxf5 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Qf2 Qd4 24. Qxd4 cxd4 25. Ne4 c5 {1/2-1/2
Fernandez,D-Lesiege,A/Philadelphia 2003/EXT 2004 (25)}) (16. b3 $146 O-O-O 17.
Nf3 b6 18. Ne2 f5 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ng3 $13 {Pikula,D-Kovacevic,
A/Banja Koviljaca 2002}) 16... Nxe2+ (16... g5 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Ng3 Be5 19.
Nf5 Qc7 20. Ng4 O-O-O 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11) 17. Rxe2 O-O-O 18. b3 b6 (18... g5 19.
Nf3 Rhf8 20. Qe1 b6 21. Bd2 Kb7 22. Bc3 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 h5 24. Qe1 Rg8 $13 {
Chandler,M-Inarkiev,E/Catalan Bay 2004}) (18... c4 $6 19. bxc4 Qa3 20. Qe1 Qxa2
21. Nf3 g5 22. Nd4 $1 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. c3 $16) 19. Qe1 {[%cal Ge3d2,
Gd2c3] Transferring the bishop to c3.} Qd6 (19... f5 $6 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Bxh6
Bd4+ 22. Kh1 $14) 20. Nf3 Rde8 $6 (20... g5 $5 {deserves very serious
attention:} 21. Bd2 g4 22. hxg4 (22. Nh4 $6 gxh3 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. Rxf5 Bd4+ 25.
Kh1 hxg2+ 26. Rxg2 Rhg8 $36) 22... Bxg4 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Rhg8 25. Ref2 f5
$13) 21. Bd2 g5 22. Bc3 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 g4 24. Ne5 $6 {Transposing by force into
a drawish endgame.} (24. hxg4 Bxg4 25. Ref2 Rhg8 26. Nh4 $14) 24... gxh3 25.
Nxf7 Bxf7 26. Rxf7 Rhf8 27. Ref2 (27. Qg7 $2 Rxf7 28. Qxf7 Rf8 29. Qh5 h2+ 30.
Qxh2 Qd4+ $19) 27... Rxf7 28. Rxf7 Rg8 29. Rg7 Qf8 30. Rxg8 Qxg8 31. Qd2 Qg3 (
31... Kd7 32. Kh2 Qxg2+ 33. Qxg2 hxg2 34. Kxg2 Ke6 35. Kg3 Kf6 36. Kg4 Kg6 $11
37. c3 h5+ 38. Kh4 Kh6 39. d4 cxd4 40. cxd4 Kg6) 32. Qe2 Kd7 33. Qf3 Qe1+ $6 ({
It wasn't too late to trade the queens with a draw.} 33... Qxg2+ 34. Qxg2 hxg2
35. Kxg2 Ke6 $11) 34. Kh2 hxg2 35. Qxg2 Qc3 36. Kh3 $14 Ke7 37. Qh2 Kd7 38. Kg4
b5 39. Kh5 c4 40. Qh3+ Ke7 41. Qh4+ Ke8 42. Qg4 Ke7 (42... Qxc2 43. Qe6+ Kd8
44. Qd6+ $16 {[%csl Rc6]}) 43. Qe2 cxd3 44. cxd3 Qc1 45. Qg4 $1 Qe3 46. Qg7+
Ke8 47. Qe5+ Kf7 48. Qf5+ Ke7 49. e5 $1 c5 50. Qf6+ Kd7 51. Kg6 $1 $18 Qxd3+
52. Kf7 Qd5+ (52... Qh7+ 53. Kf8 Qe4 54. Qd6+ Kc8 55. Qxc5+ Kd8 56. Qe7+ Kc8
57. e6 $18) 53. e6+ Kc6 54. Kf8 Qd6+ 55. Qe7 Qd4 56. Qe8+ Kc7 57. Qf7+ (57. e7
$1) 57... Kc6 58. Qg6 Qf4+ 59. Ke8 Qd6 60. Qe4+ Kc7 61. Qh7+ (61. Kf7 $1 {
[%cal Ge6e8]}) 61... Kb6 62. e7 c4 63. bxc4 bxc4 64. Kf7 Qf4+ 65. Kg7 Qe5+ 66.
Kf8 Qd6 67. Qe4 c3 (67... Kc5 68. Kg8 Qg3+ 69. Kh8 Qc3+ 70. Kh7 $18) 68. Qe3+
Kb7 69. Qxc3 h5 70. Qf3+ Kc7 71. Kf7 Qd7 72. Qc3+ Kb7 73. Qb4+ Kc7 74. Qc5+ Kb7
75. Qxh5 Kb6 76. Qg6+ Ka5 77. Qe4 a6 78. Kf6 Qd6+ 79. Qe6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.19"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 (8. O-O e5 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Nh2 Qe7 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. Ng4 Nf8 $13 {
Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78}) 8... e5 (8... b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 O-O
11. O-O-O Re8 12. g4 Nf8 13. Ne2 a5 14. Rdg1 Bf6 15. Bg5 Ne6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 $13
{Bologan,V-Anand,V/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80}) 9. Qd2 (9. Nd2 Qe7 10. Nc4 b6
$5 11. a4 Ba6 12. b3 Nf8 13. Qd2 Ne6 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Bxc4 16. bxc4 Nd4
17. Kd2 Qf6 18. f3 $14 {[%cal Ga4a5] Oratovsky,M-Illescas,M/rapid Spain 2003})
9... h6 (9... Qe7 $5 {Finkel,A} 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 f6 12. Nh2 Nf8 13. f4
exf4 14. Qxf4 Ne6 $14 {Bologan,V-Damljanovich,B/JUG-chT/1994/}) 10. O-O (10.
O-O-O $6 Qa5 $132 11. Kb1 Nf8 12. Ne2 Qxd2 13. Nxd2 Ne6 $11 {Kofidis,
A-Tzermiadianos,A/GRE 1994}) 10... Qe7 11. Nh2 (11. a3 Nf8 12. b4 Ne6 13. Na4
Nd4 14. Ne1 b6 15. Rb1 cxb4 16. axb4 $14 {Melamed,T-Nekrasova,E/St Petersburg
1996/EXT 2000}) 11... Nf8 (11... g5 $5 12. Ne2 Nf8 13. Ng3 Ng6 14. Nh5 $1 O-O
15. Qc3 $1 b6 16. Nxg7 $5 Kxg7 17. f4 f6 18. f5 $40) 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 {
More popular is 13.Rxf4 since white may gain a tempo by retreating to f2 with
the rook, but in the latest games played in this variation White put the
bishop on g3 to support e5.} (13. Rxf4 Be6 (13... Ne6 14. Rf2 Nd4 15. Raf1 Be6
16. Ng4 O-O-O {This is another crucial position of the variation, but it seems
that Black has very good chances to reach equality.} 17. Nf6 Bxf6 18. Rxf6 Bf5
19. Bxh6 Qxf6 20. Bg5 Qd6 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 $11 {Fernandez,D-Lesiege,
A/Philadelphia 2003}) 14. Raf1 Nd7 15. R4f2 b6 16. Ng4 Bxg4 $6 17. Rxf7 Qxf7
18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. hxg4 Ne5 20. Qf2+ Ke7 21. Qg3 $14 {Grischuk,A-Radjabov,T/
Bastia 2003}) 13... Be6 (13... Ne6 14. Bg3 Qg5 $2 (14... Nd4 15. e5 Bf5 (15...
Nf5 16. Bf2 Bxe5 17. Rae1 Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Be6 19. Qf4 b6 20. g4 Nd6 21. Bg3
O-O-O 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qb8+ Kd7 24. Qc7+ Ke8 25. Qxc6+ $16) 16. Rae1 O-O-O 17.
Ne4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Nf5 19. Bf2 $14) 15. Qe1 Nd4 16. Qf2 O-O 17. Bd6 Bxh3 18. Bf4
$1 $16 {Leko,P-Van Wely,L/Dortmund 2005}) 14. Bg3 Nd7 15. Nf3 g5 $6 {There was
no need to create a weakness on the kingside as White is better prepared for
active play on that wing.} (15... O-O 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. b3 f6 18. Nd5 cxd5 19.
exd5 Qf7 20. dxe6 Rxe6 $11) 16. Rae1 O-O 17. h4 Bxc3 $2 {Heading towards the
disaster. Black's dark-squared bishop is his best piece so trading it is a
serious strategical mistake.} (17... g4 18. Nh2 h5 19. Ne2 f6 20. Nf4 Bf7 21.
Rf2 $14 {[%cal Gh2f1,Gf1e3]}) 18. Qxc3 f5 $2 (18... f6) 19. exf5 $6 (19. Nxg5
$1 {[%cal Ge1e7]} hxg5 (19... fxe4 20. Nxe4 $18) 20. exf5) 19... Rxf5 20. hxg5
hxg5 21. Re4 $16 {[%csl Re6,Rg5]} Nf6 22. Re5 Nd5 (22... Rxe5 23. Qxe5 Ng4 24.
Qe4 $18) 23. Qe1 Re8 24. Rxf5 Bxf5 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26. Nxg5 Bg6 27. Bd6 Re2 28.
Rf2 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 $18 c4 $5 (29... b6 30. a3 Nf6 {[%cal Gc5c4]} 31. b3 a6 32.
Ke3 Nd5+ 33. Kd2 Nf6) 30. dxc4 Nf6 31. Ke3 Bxc2 32. Kd4 Nd7 33. Ne6 b6 (33...
Kf7 $2 34. Nd8+) 34. Nd8 c5+ 35. Kd5 Nf6+ 36. Kc6 Be4+ 37. Kb5 {[%csl Ra7,Rb6,
Rc5]} Bxg2 38. Bb8 Ne4 39. Nc6 Nd2 40. Ne5 Be4 41. Bxa7 1-0

[Event "World Youth Stars 3rd"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2005.05.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2349"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2005.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 (6... Nf6) 7. Be3
Qe7 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. Bh6 (9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Bh6 f6 11. Bxg7 Qxg7 12. Qe3 Qe7 13. Nd2
Nf8 $13 {Psakhis,L-Roeder,M/Vienna/1991/}) 9... O-O (9... Nh5 10. Nc3 (10. g4
$6 Qf6 11. Ng1 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Qf4 13. Qxf4 Nxf4 $15 {Vachier Lagrave,M-Lerch,P/
Aix les Bains 2003}) 10... f6 11. Ne2 Bd7 12. Be3 $5 {[%cal Gg2g4]} f5 13. Bg5
Qd6 14. Bh6 Bf6 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Rhg1 $14 {Tseshkovsky,V-Mastrokoukos,G/
Cappelle la Grande 1994}) (9... Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Nd7 11. Nc3 f6 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. f4
exf4 14. Qxf4 Be6 15. O-O Nd7 16. Rae1 $36 {[%cal Gc3d5] Rublevsky,S-Georgiev,
K/Panormo 2001}) (9... Qf8 $6 10. Bxg7 Qxg7 11. Qc3 Nd7 12. Nbd2 f6 13. a4 O-O
14. a5 Qe7 15. Nb3 $14 {Balogh,C-Uysal,M/Denizli 2003}) 10. g4 {This move
itself isn't a mistake, but white's plan to push g5 is too optimistic.} (10.
Nc3 Nh5 (10... Ne8 11. Nh2 f6 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. f4 f5 14. O-O exf4 15. Rxf4 {
1/2-1/2 Nesterov,J-Iuldachev,S/Protvino 1992/EXT 97 (15)}) (10... a5 11. O-O-O
b5 12. Ne2 Re8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. g4 c4 $6 15. g5 $1 Nh5 16. dxc4 bxc4 17. Qd6
Qxd6 18. Rxd6 $14 {Rublevsky,S-Hossain,E/Yerevan 1996}) (10... Re8 11. Bxg7
Kxg7 12. O-O-O b5 (12... Nd7 13. Nh2 Nf8 14. Ng4 f6 15. Qh6+ Kg8 16. f4 $40)
13. Kb1 a5 14. Nh2 a4 15. Ne2 a3 16. b3 c4 $1 $36 {Hasangatin,R-Gagarin,V/
Maikop 1998}) 11. O-O-O (11. Ne2 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 c4 13. O-O cxd3 14. cxd3 f6 15.
Qd2 c5 $11 {Svidler,P-Sutovsky,E/Tilburg 1996}) 11... Rd8 12. Ne2 Bh8 13. g4
Ng7 14. Qe3 Ne6 15. c3 b5 16. Ng3 a5 17. Nf5 $40 {Sutovsky,E-Dannevig,O/
Gausdal 1995}) (10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Qc3 (11. Nc3 a5 12. a4 Ne8 13. Ne2 f6 14. O-O
Be6 15. Qc3 b6 16. Nd2 g5 17. Ng3 $14 {Nevednichy,V-Gilbert,C/Bucharest 1993})
11... Re8 12. Nbd2 Nd7 13. O-O f6 14. Nh2 Nf8 15. f4 exf4 16. Rxf4 Qe5 $11 {
Galdunts,S-Ballo,E/Bad Wildbad 2000}) 10... c4 $1 11. Bxg7 (11. Nc3 Bxh6 12.
Qxh6 cxd3 13. cxd3 Re8 14. O-O-O b5 $13) 11... Kxg7 12. g5 $6 Nh5 $36 {[%csl
Rf3][%cal Gh5f4,Gf7f6] The knight on f3 is just too vulnerable, so it proves
to be extremely difficult for White to accomplish the development of his
queenside pieces.} 13. Qc3 (13. d4 f6 14. Nc3 (14. gxf6+ $2 Nxf6 15. Nc3 (15.
Nxe5 Nxe4 $17 {[%csl Rf2]}) 15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Rxf3 17. O-O-O Bf5 18. Ng3 Rf8
$17) 14... exd4 15. Qxd4 Rd8 16. Qe3 fxg5 17. Nxg5 Qf6 $15) 13... cxd3 14. cxd3
(14. Nxe5 Kg8 15. cxd3 Qxg5 $15 {[%csl Re1]}) 14... f6 15. Nbd2 ({After} 15.
gxf6+ Qxf6 16. Qxe5 Nf4 17. Qxf6+ Rxf6 18. d4 Nxh3 19. Nbd2 Be6 $17 {[%csl Rf2]
[%cal Ga8f8,Gg5g4,Gg6g4] Black also keeps much better chances.}) 15... Nf4 16.
gxf6+ Qxf6 17. Nxe5 Bxh3 18. d4 (18. Rh2 Rad8 19. Ndc4 Be6 $17) 18... Rad8 19.
Ndf3 c5 $6 (19... Bg2 $1 20. Rh2 (20. Ng4 Nd3+ 21. Qxd3 Qxf3 22. Qxf3 Bxf3 23.
Rg1 Rxd4 $19) 20... Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Ne6 22. Nd2 Nxd4 $19) 20. d5 $6 (20. Qxc5 Qa6
(20... Nd3+ $6 21. Nxd3 Qxf3 22. Kd2 $132) 21. Qe7+ Kg8 22. O-O-O Qxa2 23. Qa3
Ne2+ 24. Kd2 Qxa3 25. bxa3 Nxd4 $17) 20... Bg2 21. Rh2 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Nxd5 $1
$19 23. exd5 (23. Qxf6+ Nxf6 24. Ng5 Rfe8 25. f3 h6 26. Nh3 Rd3 27. Ng1 g5 $19)
23... Qxc3+ 24. bxc3 Rxf3 25. c4 Rf4 {[%csl Rc4]} 26. Rc1 Re8+ 27. Kf1 Ree4 28.
Rh3 Rxc4 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. Re3 Rf4 31. Ra3 a6 32. Rb3 b5 33. Re3 Rd4 34. Re7+
Kh6 35. Ra7 Rxd5 36. Rxa6 Rd2 37. Ra5 b4 38. Rxc5 Rxa2 39. Rb5 Rb2 40. Kg2 b3
41. Kg3 Rb1 42. Kf4 b2 43. Rb7 g5+ 44. Kf5 g4 45. Rb6+ Kh5 46. Rb7 h6 47. Rb3
g3 48. Rxg3 Rh1 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "David, Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 {
In my opinion this line is insufficient for equality as Black is wasting too
much time in the opening to bring the knight to e6.} 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10.
O-O Qe7 11. a3 Nf8 (11... b6 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. b4 Rd8 14. Ng3 Ba6 15. Rfd1 Bc8
16. Rab1 Kf8 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. d4 Kg8 19. Qc3 exd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 $14 {
Spasov,V-Grigore,G/Budapest 2000}) (11... a5 12. Nh2 a4 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4
Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 g5 17. Be3 O-O 18. Raf1 $14 {Lerner,K-Tseitlin,M/
ch-ISR, Tel Aviv ISR 2002}) 12. b4 Ne6 13. bxc5 {The most ambitious move. I
think 13.Na4 looks very promising for White either.} (13. Na4 $5 b6 14. Rae1 (
14. Nh2 $6 f5 15. f3 f4 16. Bf2 h5 17. bxc5 b5 18. Nb2 g5 $15 {Ponomariov,
R-Kramnik,V/Linares 2003}) 14... Ba6 15. bxc5 b5 16. Nb2 Rd8 17. a4 Nd4 18.
Bxd4 exd4 19. axb5 Bxb5 20. Qb4 a5 21. Qxa5 Qxc5 22. Nc4 $16 {Delgado,
N-Schandorff,L/Mallorca 2004}) 13... f5 {Black doesn't have much choice, but
to look for his counterchances on the kingside as White is better prepared for
the play in the center.} (13... Nxc5 14. Ne2 (14. Rfe1 Ne6 15. Ne2 h5 16. a4
O-O 17. Bh6 $1 $14 {Spasov,V-Smirnov,P/Istanbul 2003}) 14... Ne6 15. Rab1 f5 $2
16. exf5 gxf5 17. Qb4 Qf6 18. Rfe1 Kf7 19. Ng3 $16 {Adams,M-Philippe,C/France
2004}) 14. exf5 gxf5 {[%cal Gf5f4]} 15. Qe1 O-O 16. Rb1 (16. d4 $5 e4 17. Ne5
f4 18. Ng6 Qf7 19. Nxf8 Kxf8 20. f3 Kg8 21. fxe4 Qg6 22. Rd1 fxe3 23. Qxe3 $16
{Wang Hao-Carlsen,M/Chalkidiki 2003}) 16... Rf7 {This move doesn't change a
thing comparing to 16...Qf6, which has been tried before.} (16... Qf6 17. Na4
Kh7 18. Bd2 Rg8 19. Kh2 Bh8 20. Rg1 Ng5 21. Qe2 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qf7 23. g4 f4
24. Nc3 $16 {Miroshnichenko,E-Rogovski,V/Alushta 2003}) 17. Na4 f4 18. Bc1 $6 {
Allowing Black to take on c5. More accurate was} (18. Bd2 $5 {in order to play
19.Bb4 on 18...Nxc5.}) 18... Ng5 $2 {After the move in the game Black's
position deteriorates very fast.} (18... Nxc5 $1 19. Nxc5 (19. Qb4 Nxa4 20.
Qxa4 Be6 21. Re1 Bd5 $132) 19... Qxc5 20. Bb2 Bf5 {[%cal Ga8e8,Ge5e4]} 21. Qb4
Qxb4 22. axb4 e4 $1 $15) 19. Nxg5 Qxg5 (19... hxg5 20. f3 $1 $16) 20. Kh2 Qh5
21. Rg1 $1 $16 {Simple and strong. Black's only chance to launch an attack was
to push f3, but once White has taken care of this idea Black has got nothing
else to offer.} (21. f3 Bf6 22. Nc3 Bh4 23. Qe2 Bg3+ 24. Kg1 Rg7 $132) 21...
Bf6 (21... f3 22. g4 Qh4 23. Rg3 {[%csl Re5][%cal Ga4c3,Gc3e4,Gc1b2]} h5 24.
gxh5 Qxh5 (24... Qxa4 25. h6 Qh4 26. Rb4 $18) 25. Nc3 $16) 22. Nc3 Rg7 23. Ne4
Bh4 24. Bb2 Be6 (24... Bd7 25. Ba1 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Re5][%cal Ge1c3]}) 25. Qc3 $18
Ba2 26. Ra1 Bd5 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Bxe5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. O-O $5 (7. a4
a5 8. Na3 (8. Nbd2 Ba6 9. Qe2 Nf6 10. Nc4 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bd2
Rad8 14. Rae1 $13 {Velicka,P-Wells,P/Berlin 1999/EXT 2000}) 8... e5 9. Be3 f6
10. c3 Ne7 11. Qb3 Qxd3 12. Rd1 Qxe4 13. Nc4 $44 {Motwani,P-Ikonnikov,V/
Vlissingen 1996/CBM 53}) (7. Nc3 Nh6 (7... e5 8. O-O Ne7 9. a3 a5 10. b3 O-O
11. Bb2 Qd6 12. a4 f6 13. Nd2 Be6 $13 {Glek,I-Kishnev,S/Recklinghausen 1999/
EXT 2000}) (7... Ba6 8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2 Qd7 10. a4 f5 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. h4 h6 13.
Be5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 $16 {Pavasovic,D-Kovacic,M/SLO 1993/TD}) 8. Bf4 (8. Be3 f6 9.
Qd2 (9. O-O e5 10. a3 O-O (10... a5 11. Na4 Rb8 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 b5 14. Nc5
a4 15. d4 Nf7 16. Qe2 $13 {Rublevsky,S-Iskusnyh,S/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 71})
11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4 Nf7 13. Nd2 f5 14. f3 Be6 15. Qe2 $14 {Kabanov,
N-Arutunian,D/Yerevan 2000/CBM 78 ext}) (9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Qe2 e5 12.
Nf3 Nf7 13. O-O Qe7 14. a4 O-O $132 {Svidler,P-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee 1999/CBM
68}) 9... Nf7 10. Nh2 e5 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. O-O O-O 15.
Nf3 Qd7 $11 {Spraggett,K-Sturua,Z/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001}) 8... f6 9. e5 O-O
10. Qe2 Nf5 11. Qe4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Qxc6 dxc3 14. Qxa8 cxb2 15. Rb1 Qd4
16. Qe4 Qc3+ 17. Bd2 Qxc2 18. Qc4+ Qxc4 19. dxc4 $14 {Kovalevskaya,E-Ioseliani,
N/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001}) 7... e5 8. a3 a5 9. Be3 Ne7 (9... f6 10. Nbd2 Nh6
11. Rb1 O-O 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 a4 $13) 10. Nbd2 f5 $2 {[%csl Re5] Serious
mistake, which costs black a pawn!} 11. exf5 $1 {Of course! It turns out that
black can't defend the pawn on e5.} Nxf5 (11... gxf5 12. Bg5 $1 h6 13. Bxe7 $1
Qxe7 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. Ncxe5 $16) 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Nc4 $16 Be6 {
Black gets some compensation for th pawn, but with accurate play white manages
to keep the pawn and to surpress black's initiative.} (14... Re8 15. Bf4 $1 $16
{[%csl Re5][%cal Ge1e8]}) 15. Ncxe5 Bd5 16. c3 $5 {[%csl Gd4]} Rae8 17. Ng4 h6
(17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 $1 Nd4 $140 19. Qd1 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Nc2 21. Qe6+ $18) 18.
Rxe8 Rxe8 19. Bd2 Rd8 {[%csl Rd3]} 20. Qe2 Qd6 (20... Qd7 $5) 21. Ne1 b5 22.
Ne3 $1 Be6 23. Nxf5 Bxf5 24. Be3 Bxd3 $6 {Exchanging 2 more pieces! Better was
to keep the tension with} (24... a4 25. Rd1 Kh7 26. Rd2 Re8 $14) 25. Nxd3 Qxd3
26. Qxd3 Rxd3 27. Bxc5 Rd2 28. Rb1 Rc2 $6 (28... Kf7 29. Kf1 h5 30. Ke1 Rd5 31.
Be3 $16) 29. Kf1 Bf6 30. Ke1 (30. Be3 h5 31. Ke1 b4 32. cxb4 axb4 33. axb4 Rxb2
34. Rxb2 Bxb2 35. Kd2 Kf7 36. Kd3 Ke6 $14) 30... Bg5 31. h4 $1 {Very strong
move leading by force to winning bishops endgame!} Rc1+ 32. Rxc1 Bxc1 33. Kd1
Bxb2 34. Kc2 {[%csl Rb2]} Ba1 35. Be3 (35. Bd4 $2 b4 $1 {[%cal Ga1d4]} 36. Kb1
Bxc3 37. Bxc3 bxc3 38. Kc2 Kf7 39. Kxc3 Ke6 $13) 35... b4 36. cxb4 axb4 37. a4
$1 {[%cal Ga4a8]} Be5 38. a5 Bb8 1-0

[Event "Mondariz zt 1.1"]
[Site "Mondariz"]
[Date "2000.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2000.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. e5 (7. c3
O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. Nc3 f6 11. b3 Nf7 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. Nd2 Ba6 $132 {
Sutovskij,E-Shishkin,V/MK Cafe Cup-A 1999}) 7... O-O 8. Nc3 d6 (8... f6 9. exf6
Rxf6 10. Ne4 (10. Qe2 d5 11. Qxe7 $6 Qxe7 12. Rxe7 Bg4 13. Ng5 Nf5 14. Rb7 Nd4
$17 {Sofieva,A-Marin,M/Sitges op 1994}) 10... Rf5 11. Qe2 e6 12. Nd6 Rd5 13.
Nxc8 Rxc8 14. d3 Nf7 15. c4 Rf5 16. g4 Rf6 17. Ng5 $16 {Prie,E-Santo Roman,M/
FRA-ch 1996}) 9. d3 (9. exd6 exd6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ng4 12. h3 Ne5 13. Bf4
Qc7 $13) 9... Rb8 10. Rb1 f6 $6 {[%csl Re6] Dubious continuation weakening
square e6 and closing the bishop on g7.} (10... Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nf5
13. Bf4 Nd4 14. Qd1 Ne6 15. exd6 exd6 16. Bg3 Rxb2 17. Rxb2 Bxc3 $13) 11. exd6
exd6 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qb6 14. Be3 Qa6 15. Qf3 ({Doesn't work neither} 15.
Ne6 Bxe6 16. Bxh6 Bxh6 17. Rxe6 Bf4 18. Ne4 Be5 $132) ({no} 15. Bf4 $5 Nf7 16.
Ne4 c5 (16... Qxa2 $2 17. b3 (17. Nxc6 Rxb2 18. Rxb2 Qxb2 19. Ne7+ Kh8 $11)
17... Rb6 18. Bxd6 $1 Nxd6 19. Nxd6 $16) 17. Nb3 Rd8 $13 {in both cases with
good chanses for black.}) 15... d5 16. Qg3 Bd7 (16... Rb7 $5) 17. Bxh6 Bxh6 18.
Re7 Qc8 19. Qd6 Rb7 20. Nb3 (20. Na4 $6 Re8 $1 (20... Rf7 21. Rxf7 Kxf7 22. Nc5
Rc7 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxd7+ Rxd7 25. Nxc6 $16) (20... Be8 21. Rxb7 Qxb7 22. Nc5
Qb6 23. b4 $5 $16) 21. Rxe8+ (21. Qxf6 $2 Rxe7 22. Qxe7 Bf8 23. Qh4 c5 24. Nf3
Rb4 $19 {[%cal Gb4a4,Gb4h4]}) 21... Qxe8 22. Nf3 Qf8 $15) 20... Rf7 21. Rxf7
Kxf7 22. Nc5 Rc7 23. Na6 $5 Rb7 24. Nc5 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.26"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Vuckovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 "Tegernsee"]
[BlackTeam "Stuttgart"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 $5 {This continuation is
considered to be harmless for black and not without a reason. By letting black
to exhcange his lightsquared bishop white virtualy gives up the fight for
opening advantage. On the other hand black can't afford himself to play
carelessly since white's position is a full of potential.} (5. h3) 5... Bg4 6.
Nbd2 (6. Nc3 Bg7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3 b6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qd6 11. a4 Nf6 12. Nb1
$5 $14 {Fierro Baquero,M-Ptacnikova,L/WchJW-U18 1994}) (6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Bg7
8. Nd2 Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. Qg3 Nb6 11. Ne3 c4 $6 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. dxc4 Qd4 14.
Qd3 O-O-O 15. Qe2 $14 {Rublevsky,S-Kozul,Z/EUCup f 1996}) 6... Bh6 $5 {
Intending to trade the darksquared bishop along with an exchange of the
lightsquared one for the knight on f3.} (6... Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 e5 (8...
Nf6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Qd2 b6 11. d4 cxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 $11 {Ivanchuk,V-Gelfand,B/
Polanica Zdroj 1998}) 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Qd2 Nf6 11. Qc3 Nd7 12. a4 f5 13. Qb3 Rb8
14. a5 f4 15. Bd2 Bf6 16. h4 Qf7 17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. g3 fxg3 19. fxg3 $14 {
Tseshkovsky,V-Ivanovic,B/Niksic 1997}) (6... e5 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 f6 9. O-O
Nh6 10. c3 Nf7 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Bc5 $11 {Lauterbach,
I-Polovnikova,E/Batumi 1999}) 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 Bxc1 9. Qxc1 Qa5+ $6 {For
some reason black deviates from 9...Nf6, which braught black a quick draw. The
most natural assumption is he was suspecting of 10.Qh6, causing black some
headache where to put his king.} (9... Nf6 10. O-O (10. Qh6 $5) 10... Qc7 11.
Qe3 {1/2-1/2 Kuczynski,R-Grabarczyk,B/Polanica Zdroj 1999/CBM 070 ext (11)})
10. c3 Rd8 11. O-O $1 {This pawn sacrificed is called for since black faces
serious difficulties with the development of his kingside pieces.} Rxd3 12. e5
$1 $44 {[%csl Re8,Rg8,Rh8] Strangely enough I don't manage to find a way for
eqality for black after this one, even though he didn't seem to do anything
wrong thus far! May be 6...Bh6!? is a bit rsiky idea after all!} Qd8 $6 ({
More chances for successfull defense would leave non-trivial} 12... Qa4 $5 {
[%csl Gf4] trying to take square f4 under control.} 13. c4 e6 14. Qf4 (14. Ng5
Rd4 $1 {[%csl Ge4]} 15. b3 Qa5 16. Qe3 Ne7 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Qf3 $44) 14... h6
15. Qh4 Ne7 16. b3 Qa5 17. Qf6 Rg8 $13) (12... e6 13. Ng5 {[%csl Rd6,Re7,Rf6,
Rg7,Rh6][%cal Gg5e4,Ge4f6,Ge4d6]} Qc7 14. Qf4 Rd5 15. Rfe1 h6 16. Ne4 g5 17.
Qg3 Qxe5 18. Qxe5 Rxe5 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. Rxe5 Kxd6 21. Re2 $14) 13. Qf4 $1 {
It turns out that despite of his control over the d-file black is in serious
troubles.} Qd7 14. e6 Qxe6 15. Rfe1 Qf5 (15... Qd6 $2 16. Ne5 $18) 16. Qb8+ Rd8
17. Qxb7 Qd7 18. Qb3 $1 $16 {White keeps much better chances due to this
strong move preparing Ne5 and Rad1.} Nh6 (18... Nf6 $2 19. Ne5 Qd5 20. Qa4 {
[%csl Rc6]} O-O 21. Nxc6 $18) 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Qb7 O-O {Black
finally succeeds to put the king at the safe place, but at the cost of 2 pawns.
} 22. Qxa7 Qd5 (22... e6 23. Qxc5 Qd5 24. Qxd5 cxd5 25. a4 $18) 23. Qxe7 Qxa2
24. Ng5 $1 ({More pragmatic players would've prefered} 24. Qxc5 Qxb2 25. Qxc6
$16 {,but a german GM plays this game in a very energatic manner.}) 24... Nf5 (
24... Rb8 25. Ne4 Qxb2 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Qe5 $18) 25. Qxc5 Qxb2 26. Nxh7 $1 $18
{[%csl Rf8] The ""poenta" of white's 24th move.} Ra8 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Qxc6 Ra1
29. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 30. Kh2 Qc1 31. Ng4 Qf4+ 32. g3 Qd2 33. Qf6+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7
35. Qe5+ Kf8 36. Kg2 Qd3 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qf6+ Ke8 39. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Moser, Eva"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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 "Austria"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 {The most natural,
but not a very dangerous continuation for black.} (6. e5) (6. Qa4) 6... a6 7.
Bf1 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 {A pawn on c3 may become a
weakness, so I'd say that trading the knights on d2 makes more sense.} (11. h3
f6 12. exf6 exf6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 (13... f5 14. Bf4 g5 15. Be5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Be6 {
1/2-1/2 Jansa,V-Sveshnikov,E/Sochi 1974}) 14. bxc3 Na5 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Ba3 Re8
17. Rb1 $14 {Alexandria,N-Kushnir,A/Grozny 1969}) (11. Nbd2 Bf5 (11... Bg4 12.
h3 Nxd2 13. hxg4 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qb6 15. Be3 Qxb2 16. a4 Rab8 17. Re2 Qb6 18.
Rb1 Qc7 $17 {Ivanov,A-Anastasian,A/St Petersburg 1993}) 12. Nb3 f6 13. exf6
exf6 14. Nfd2 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Qd6 16. Bc3 Bh6 17. Nc5 b6 18. Na4 b5 19. Nc5 $14 {
Djurhuus,R-Wirthensohn,H/Haifa 1989}) 11... Nxc3 (11... Bg4 12. Be3 (12. Nxe4
$6 dxe4 13. Rxe4 Nxe5 14. Bg5 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Be6 16. Qd2 Re8 $15 {Sanz Alonso,
F-Ochoa de Echaguen,F/Leon 1990}) 12... Nxc3 (12... Rc8 13. h3 Bf5 14. Nh4 Nxc3
15. bxc3 Be6 16. Qd2 f6 17. exf6 exf6 18. Bh6 Qd7 $11 {Carlier,B-Ivanovic,B/
Metz 1990}) 13. bxc3 e6 (13... Na5 14. h3 Bd7 (14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Rc8 16. Bf4
Rc6 17. h4 Qd7 18. h5 Rfc8 19. Re3 $36 {Zagrebelny,S-Manshurov,V/Kobanya 1991})
15. Qc1 Rc8 16. Bh6 Rc6 17. Qe3 Qc7 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Qg5 Qd8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Re3 b5 22. a3 $14 {Siklosi,Z-Habibi,A/Kecskemet 1991}) 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Rc8
16. Qg4 Qa5 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Rfd8 19. Bb3 Qb4 20. Rab1 h5 21. Qd1 Qa5 22.
Re2 Rd7 $13 {Kruszynski,W-Liszka,Z/Bydgoszcz 1978}) 12. bxc3 Bg4 {Black
doesn't waste time to get rid of his light-squared bishop.} (12... Na5 13. Qa4
Bg4 14. Nd2 b5 15. Qb4 Nc6 16. Qb2 f6 17. f4 fxe5 18. fxe5 Qb6 19. Kh1 b4 20.
Nb3 Rfc8 21. c4 dxc4 22. Bxc4+ Kh8 23. Be3 Na5 $13 {Antunes,A-Corral Blanco,J/
Groningen 1980}) (12... Bf5 13. Nh4 e6 14. Nxf5 gxf5 15. Rb1 Qd7 16. Re3 f6 17.
f4 Rf7 18. Rg3 $14 {Saur,M-Egle,M/Lindau 2002}) 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 e6 15. Ba3
$6 {The bishop has nothing much to do on a3.} (15. a4 Qd7 $6 16. Bg5 $1 Rfc8
17. Bf6 Na5 18. h4 Bf8 19. h5 Rc7 20. Qh3 Rac8 21. Re3 Qe8 22. Rg3 $40 {
Wohl,A-Kagan,I/Melbourne 1992}) 15... Re8 16. Reb1 (16. Rab1 $5 b5 17. Bd6 Bf8
18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. a4 bxa4 20. Ra1 Rb8 21. Rxa4 a5 $132) 16... Qd7 17. Rb6 Bf8
18. Rab1 (18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Rab1 Na5 20. h4 Rfc8 21. h5 Rc6 22. h6 Qe7 23. c4
Rxb6 24. Rxb6 dxc4 25. Qc3 Nc6 26. Bxc4 Rd8 27. Bxa6 Nxd4 $13) 18... Na5 19.
Bc1 $6 {Admitting that 15.Ba3 was wrong.} (19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. h4) 19... Rec8 20.
h4 (20. c4 Nxc4 (20... dxc4 $2 21. Bd2 $16) 21. Rxb7 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Bd3
Rb8 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. Qe2 Qb4 $11) 20... Rc6 21. Rxc6 Nxc6 22. h5 Rc8 23. Bd2 {
Starting to play in a very passive manner.} (23. Bg5 Na5 24. Bf6 Nc4 25. Qf4
$13) 23... Na5 24. Bd3 $6 {Wasting another tempo.} Nc4 25. Bxc4 Rxc4 26. h6 $6
{[%csl Rh6] Another inaccuracy after which black gets a decisive advantage.} b5
$17 27. Qd3 (27. Rb3 Qd8 {[%cal Gd8h4,Gd8a5]}) 27... Qe7 28. Rb3 Qh4 29. Qe3
Ra4 30. Rb2 Be7 31. Qf4 (31. Qf3 g5 32. Qh3 Qxh3 33. gxh3 f6 34. exf6 Bxf6 $19
{[%cal Gg8f7,Gf7g6]}) 31... Qxf4 32. Bxf4 g5 33. Bd2 f6 34. exf6 Bxf6 35. f4
gxf4 36. Bxf4 Rc4 37. Rb3 Kf7 38. Kf2 Kg6 39. Ke3 b4 $1 $19 40. cxb4 Bxd4+ 41.
Kd3 e5 42. Bd2 e4+ 43. Ke2 Rc2 44. Rg3+ Kf7 45. Kd1 Rxa2 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[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 "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nh6 $5 {I doubt
this move will become as popular as 6...Nf6, but it's definitly a good attempt
to avoid well-known theoretical lines.} 7. Nc3 (7. Be3 $2 Bxb2 8. Bxh6 Bxa1 9.
c3 Be6 10. O-O Qa5 11. Qc1 Bxa2 12. c4 Qb4 $19 {Velicka,P-Glicenstein,A/Gaia
2004}) 7... b6 8. Be3 f6 9. a3 {This move appears to be a novelty.} (9. Qd2 Nf7
10. Nh2 e5 11. f4 O-O 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. O-O Be6 14. Nf3 Nf7 $13 {Krivolapov,
K-Kopjonkin,G/Gyongyos 1994}) (9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. f4 e5 12. fxe5 fxe5
13. Ndb5 $5 $40 {[%csl Re8] Thiel,T-Muller,F/Muenster 1994}) (9. g4 $5 Nf7 10.
Qd2 e5 11. O-O-O Be6 12. g5 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Qe2 Qe7 15. Rdg1 O-O-O 16. Bd2
c4 17. h4 $14 {Zagrebelny,S-Khalid Al Shaali/Abu Dhabi 2001}) (9. O-O O-O (9...
e5 10. Nh2 O-O 11. Qd2 Nf7 12. f4 f5 (12... exf4 13. Bxf4 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
Rae1 Qd7 16. Nf3 Rae8 17. Kh2 $14 {Socko,B-Ivanov,J/Linares 2003}) 13. fxe5
Nxe5 14. Bh6 fxe4 15. Rxf8+ Qxf8 16. Bxg7 Qxg7 17. Nxe4 Bf5 18. Re1 $14 {
Bologan,V-Van Wely,L/playchess.com INT 2004}) 10. a3 Nf7 11. b4 f5 12. Bd2 Qd6
13. Rb1 e5 14. Na4 c4 $132 {Rublevsky,S-Ponomariov,R/Moscow 2002}) 9... Nf7 10.
Nd2 {I don't quite get white's idea since a combination of a3 and Nd2 seem a
bit too odd.} (10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O-O e5 12. Nd2 Be6 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5
$13 15. Nf3 Nxf3 16. Qxf3 b5 $132) 10... f5 $5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. f4 $5 Qd6 13.
Nf3 Rg8 14. Qd2 (14. Qe2 Be6 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Rae1 $13 {[%csl Re7]}) 14... Be6
15. O-O-O O-O-O ({Immediate} 15... Bxc3 {wasn't perfectly clear since after}
16. Qxc3 Rxg2 17. d4 (17. Rhg1 $6 Rxg1 18. Rxg1 O-O-O 19. Rg7 Qd5 $15) 17... c4
(17... Qd5 18. Nh4 Re2 19. Qd3 Qc4 20. dxc5 Qxd3 21. Rxd3 $14) 18. Rhg1 Rxg1
19. Rxg1 O-O-O 20. Rg7 Qd5 21. Bd2 h6 22. Qe3 $44 {white obviously has a
sufficient compensation for a pawn.}) 16. Rhe1 $2 {I don't really know what
white was thinking playing this one.} (16. Rhg1 $13) 16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 c4 $1
$17 {[%csl Ra3,Rc1] It's just too easy to miss it!} 18. Kb2 Qd5 19. Ng5 (19.
Nd4 Rxg2 20. dxc4 Rxd2 21. cxd5 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rxd5 $17) 19... Nxg5 20. fxg5
cxd3 21. cxd3 Qb5+ $5 22. Ka1 Bb3 23. Rb1 Qa4 24. Qb2 Bc2 25. Qb4 Qa6 26. Rbc1
Bxd3 27. Bf4 (27. Qxe7 Rge8 28. Qb4 Re4 29. Qb3 Bc4 30. Qb2 Re5 $19 {[%cal
Ge5b5]}) 27... c5 28. Qb2 Qc4 29. g3 Be4 30. Qa2 Qxa2+ 31. Kxa2 e5 32. Bxe5
Rxg5 33. Rcd1 Rgg8 34. Kb2 h5 35. Kc1 (35. h4 $5 Kb7 36. c4 Kc6 37. Kc3 Bf3 38.
Rxd8 Rxd8 39. Bf6 Rd6 40. Be7 Rd4 $17) 35... Bf3 36. Rxd8+ Rxd8 37. Bf4 Kb7 38.
Re5 Rd1+ 39. Kb2 Be4 40. g4 (40. Re7+ Ka6 41. Bb8 Kb5 42. Bxa7 Rb1+ 43. Ka2 Rg1
$19) 40... hxg4 41. hxg4 Rb1+ 42. Ka2 Rf1 43. Re7+ Kc6 44. Bb8 Bd5+ 45. Kb2
fxg4 $19 46. Rg7 Be6 47. Bxa7 Rf2+ 48. Kc1 g3 $1 49. Rxg3 Kb7 50. Rg6 Bf7 51.
Rxb6+ Kxa7 52. Rb5 c4 53. Rb4 Ka6 54. Ra4+ Kb5 55. Ra8 Bd5 56. a4+ Kc5 57. Rc8+
Bc6 58. Kb1 Rf7 59. Rg8 Ra7 60. Kb2 Rxa4 61. Rg5+ Bd5 62. Rf5 Ra8 63. Rh5 Kd6
64. Rg5 Rb8+ 65. Kc2 Rg8 0-1

[Event "Petrosian Memorial Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2004.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qa4 O-O (6... Qb6 $5 7.
Re1 O-O 8. h3 Rd8 9. Na3 d6 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. e5 Nd5 13. d4 cxd4
14. Nxd4 dxe5 15. Nf3 f6 $17 {Totsky,L-Yakovich,Y/RUS-Cup4 1997/CBM 58/0-1 (43)
}) 7. d4 ({Very serious attention deserved} 7. e5 $5 Nd5 8. Re1 Nc7 9. Bxc6
dxc6 10. Qh4 Ne6 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nc3 $36 {
Skripchenko,A-Mira,H/Mallorca 2004}) 7... cxd4 8. cxd4 d6 {Instead of
accepting white's pawn sacrifice black offers a one of his own.} (8... Nxe4 $5
9. d5 Nc5 10. Qa3 $1 $36 (10. Qc2 Qb6 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Qe2 d6 13. a3 Nba6 14.
Be3 Bg4 15. Rac1 Qd8 $13 {Odeev,H-Svidler,P/Moscow 1994}) 10... Qb6 11. Nc3 Nd4
(11... Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bh6 Rd8 14. Rfe1 Bd6 15. b4 Na6 16. Re4 $16 {
Totsky,L-Grebenkin,V/Ekaterinburg 1997}) 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bh6 d6 $1 14. Bxf8
Kxf8 15. Rad1 Be5 16. Be2 Bf5 17. g3 $6 a5 $1 $15 {[%csl Ra3]
Hernandez-Kotronias, 2004}) 9. Bxc6 {White chooses the most principal
continuation. He has the following possibilities as well:} (9. Nc3 Bd7 (9...
Bg4 10. d5 Nb8 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. Be3 a6 13. Qb4 Qb8 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 $14 {
Potkin,V-Gagarin,V/Moscow 2000}) 10. d5 Nb8 11. Be3 a6 12. Bxd7 Nbxd7 13. Qb3
Qa5 14. Bd4 b5 $13 {Morozevich,A-Anand,V/Frankfurt 2000}) (9. d5 Nb8 10. Nc3
Nbd7 11. Be3 a6 12. Be2 Ng4 13. Bd2 Nge5 14. Ne1 Nc5 15. Qc2 f5 $13 {Totsky,
L-Mochalov,E/Spasskoe 1996}) 9... bxc6 10. Qxc6 Bg4 11. Nbd2 (11. Nc3 $6 Qa5 $1
{[%csl Rf3][%cal Gg4f3,Gf8c8]}) 11... Qa5 (11... Qc8 12. Qxc8 (12. Qa4 Bxf3 13.
gxf3 Qh3 $44) 12... Rfxc8 13. Re1 Bh6 14. Nc4 $1 Bxc1 (14... Rxc4 15. Bxh6 Bxf3
16. gxf3 Rxd4 17. Rac1 $14) 15. Raxc1 d5 (15... Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 d5
18. Rxe7 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 dxc4 20. Rc7 $16) (15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 d5) 16. exd5 $2
Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nxd5 $44 {Svidler,P-Gelfand,B; Rethymno 2003}) (11... Rc8 12. Qa4
Qb6 13. Re1 Qb7 14. Qb3 Qxb3 15. Nxb3 Rc2 16. h3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rfc8 $44 {
Alekseev,E-Ramirez,A/Open, Santo Domingo}) (11... Qb8 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Qa4 a5
14. h3 Bd7 15. Qa3 e5 16. d5 Nh5 17. Nb1 Nf4 18. Be3 $14 {Kovalev,A-McShane,L/
Mallorca 2004}) 12. Qc2 $1 {The queen has to come home!} Qa6 13. Re1 Rfc8 14.
Qd1 Qd3 {May be more promising was} (14... Rab8 15. h3 Bd7 16. b3 Rb7 17. a4
Rbc7 18. Ba3 Nh5 $132 {even though I'm not quite sure black's got a sufficient
comensation for a pawn.}) 15. Qb3 Qa6 $2 {This move is probably the decisive
mistake. I don't want to say that black is lost after 15...Qa6, but white's
chances to win the game are pretty high after this move.} (15... Qxb3 $142 16.
Nxb3 Rc2 17. Nfd2 a5 (17... Rac8 18. f3 Bd7 19. Nf1 R2c7 20. Ne3 $14) 18. d5 (
18. f3 $6 Bd7 19. Nf1 a4 20. Nbd2 Nh5 $36) 18... Rc7 19. h3 Bd7 20. Nf3 $14 {
[%cal Gb3d4]}) 16. Ng5 $1 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Rf8 (16... e6 {[%csl Rg4]} 17. Qe3 {
[%csl Ge2][%cal Gh2h3]} h6 18. h3 Bh5 19. Ngf3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 $16) 17. e5 $1 $16
dxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 (18... Nh5 19. Qb4 $5 {[%cal Gb4h4]} (19. e6 f6 (19... fxe6
20. Nxe6 Rab8 21. Qc4 $16) 20. Qb4 Bf5 21. Ngf3 Rab8 22. Qc4 Qxc4 23. Nxc4 $16)
19... Bf5 20. Qh4 f6 21. Ngf3 $16) 19. e6 {Forcing an exchange of queens.} (19.
Qb4 $5) 19... fxe6 20. Nxe6 Rab8 21. Qc4 $1 Qxc4 22. Nxc4 Bxe6 {It was
necessary to get rid of the knight on e6.} (22... Rfc8 $6 23. Nxg7 Rxc4 24. b3
Rc2 25. Rxe7 Rf8 26. f3 Rf7 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Bh6 $18) 23. Rxe6 Rfc8 24. Rxe7
Rxc4 25. Rxd7 {Black's defensive task is very difficult due to the weakness of
his king.} Bxb2 (25... a5 26. g3 Bxb2 27. Bxb2 Rxb2 28. Re1 Kf8 29. Ree7 Rxa2
30. Rxh7 $18) 26. Bxb2 Rxb2 27. h3 (27. Rxa7 $2 Rcc2 28. Re1 Re2 $11) 27...
Rcc2 (27... Rf4 28. Rc1 Rxa2 29. Rc8+ Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Rxh7 $16) 28. Re1
Rxf2 29. Re8+ Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Rxa7 h5 32. a4 ({It's too early for} 32.
h4 $6 {because of} Rb4 33. g3 Rb2 {[%csl Rg1] and white king is misplaced.})
32... Ra2 $6 (32... h4 $142 $1) 33. h4 $1 $18 {Now it's just over.} Ke8 (33...
Kg8 34. a5 Kf8 35. a6 Kg8 36. Kf1 Kf8 37. g3 Kg8 38. Ke1 Kf8 39. Kd1 Kg8 40.
Kc1 Kf8 41. Kb1 Ra3 42. Kb2 Ra5 43. Kb3 Ra1 44. Kb4 Rb1+ 45. Kc5 Rc1+ 46. Kd6
Ra1 47. Ke6 $18) 34. a5 Kf8 35. a6 Ke8 36. Kf1 Kd8 37. Ra8+ Kc7 38. a7 Kb6 39.
Rg8 Rxa7 40. Rxg6+ Kc5 41. Rg5+ Kd4 42. Rxh5 Ke3 43. Kg1 Kf4 44. Rg5 Rh7 45.
g3+ Kf3 46. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Mondariz zt 1.1"]
[Site "Mondariz"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "David, Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 8.
Nbd2 (8. a3 Nf6 (8... a5 {} 9. a4 Nf6 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc4 Nh5 12. Bd2 Qc7 13.
Be3 b6 14. b4 b5 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Rxa5 Rxa5 17. Nxa5 cxb4 18. Nb3 Bg4 $15 {
0-1 Svetushkin,D-Sorokin,M/Anibal Open, Linares ESP 1999 (29)}) 9. b4 (9. h3
O-O 10. Nbd2 h6 11. b4 Re8 12. Rb1 Nd7 13. Nc4 b6 14. Be3 Ba6 15. Nfd2 Rad8 16.
f3 Bf8 17. Qe2 Qe6 18. Qf2 Bc8 19. Kh1 Qf6 20. Qg3 Re6 21. Rf1 Rde8 22. Qf2 $14
{Enders,P-Cao Sang/Budapest 1996/CBM 51}) 9... O-O (9... Nd7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11.
Bb2 (11. bxc5 Nxc5 12. a4 Rd8 13. Ba3 Be6 14. Qe2 f6 15. c3 $18 {King,D-Klundt,
K/Kecskemet 1988}) 11... Rd8 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Na5 Na4 14. Bc1 Qc7 $13 {Timman,
J-Reinderman,D/Wijk aan Zee 1999}) 10. Nbd2 (10. Bd2 Nd7 11. Bc3 Rd8 12. h3 f6
13. Nbd2 Nb6 14. Nb3 Na4 15. Bd2 $14 {Poluljahov,A-Gagarin,V/Maikop 1998/CBM 66
}) (10. bxc5 Qxc5 11. a4 Re8 12. Ba3 Qa5 13. Nbd2 Be6 14. Ng5 Nd7 15. Nxe6 Rxe6
16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Qd2 b5 18. Ne3 Nb6 19. axb5 cxb5 20. Qa5 Qc6 21. Rab1 a6 22. c4
$16 {Glek,I-Rabiega,R/Zillertal 1993/EXT 98}) 10... Rd8 11. Nc4 Nd7 (11... Bg4
$5 12. Ncxe5 Qxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxd1 14. Rxd1 Nxe4 15. Bb2 Re8 16. f4 Ng5 $1 17.
bxc5 Ne6 $11) 12. Bd2 f6 13. h3 b6 14. Qb1 $14 {Poluljahov,A-Lanka,Z/MK Cafe
Cup-A 1999}) (8. a4 {} Nf6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nc4 Ne8 11. Be3 Nc7 12. h3 f6 13.
Qc1 Be6 14. b3 $14 {Van der Wiel,J-Van der Weide,K/NLD-chT 1996/EXT 99}) 8...
Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. Bd2 $5 (10. c3 O-O 11. a4 Rd8 12. a5 Nf8 13. b3 Rb8 14. h3
$14 {Campora,D-Estremera Panos,S/Santiago op 1995}) (10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 Nf8 12.
a3 Bg4 13. b4 Ne6 14. bxc5 Nxc5 15. Na5 Ne6 16. Qb1 $14 {Movsesian,S-Babula,V/
After GP Mladi 1997}) (10. a4 Nb6 11. Na5 O-O 12. b3 Nd7 13. Nc4 Rd8 14. Ba3
Nf8 15. Qd2 Bg4 16. Qe3 b6 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 1996}) 10... O-O
({Another plan was to play} 10... b6 $5 11. a3 a5 {not permitting white to
transfer b4}) 11. a3 Rd8 12. b4 b6 13. Qc1 $14 Ba6 (13... Nf8 $5 {[%cal Gf8e6,
Ge6d4]} 14. Bc3 f6 15. bxc5 $6 Qxc5 16. Bb4 Qb5 17. Nd6 Qa4 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 $13)
14. Ne3 f6 15. Qb1 $5 {[%cal Ga3a5]} Bf8 (15... Nf8 $6 16. bxc5 bxc5 (16...
Qxc5 17. Bb4 Qb5 18. a4 $18) 17. Qb3+ Ne6 18. Rab1 Kh8 19. Ba5 Re8 20. Nd2 $14)
16. h3 Qf7 {Arising position is very interesting:both sides deprived the other
one possibility of active play and now they start the manouvering.} (16... Rab8
$5) 17. a4 cxb4 18. Bxb4 Nc5 ({Promising possibility was} 18... Bxb4 19. Qxb4
c5 20. Qc3 Nf8 21. a5 Ne6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Nd5 b5 $132) 19. Rd1 Rab8 20. Ba3
Bc8 21. a5 b5 (21... Be6 $5) 22. Bb4 Be6 23. Ra3 Na4 24. Bxf8 Qxf8 25. Qa1 Qb4
26. Rb1 Qd6 27. Rd1 Qb4 28. d4 $5 {Finally making a move!} Qb2 $6 (28... exd4
29. Nxd4 Bd7 (29... Rd6) 30. Rad3 {[%csl Rd8][%cal Gd3d8,Gd2d7,Gd1d8,Gd2d8,
Gd1d7]} Qe7 (30... Be8 31. Nxc6 $18) (30... Qb2 31. Qxb2 Nxb2 32. Nxc6 Nxd3 33.
Nxb8 $16) 31. Nb3 Be6 $13) 29. dxe5 Rxd1+ 30. Nxd1 Qxc2 $2 {This move leads to
hopeless position so black should have played} (30... Qxa1 31. Rxa1 Nc5 $1 32.
Nc3 (32. Nd4 Bd7) 32... b4 33. Rb1 Rb7 34. a6 Rb6 35. exf6 h6 $14 {[%cal Gg8f7]
with counterplay.}) 31. Nd4 Qd2 32. Nxe6 Re8 33. Nd4 Rd8 34. Nxc6 Qe1+ (34...
Qxd1+ 35. Kh2 Qxa1 36. Rxa1 Rd7 37. exf6 $18 {[%cal Ge4e6]}) 35. Kh2 Rxd1 36.
Qa2+ (36. Qa2+ Kg7 (36... Kh8 37. Qf7 $18) 37. exf6+ Kxf6 38. Qg8 $1 Qh1+ 39.
Kg3 Rg1 40. Qf8+ Kg5 41. Qf4+ Kh5 42. Qh4#) 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch53"]
[Site "Belgrade "]
[Date "1998.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Markovic, Miroslav"]
[Black "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hansen,Cu} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7.
Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 {Hansen,Cu: White has the better P-structure
and a strong P on e5, while blacks has the ^^} 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2
Re8 (12... f5 $5 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh6 a5 15. Bxg7 (15. h3 $5 Ra7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Re2 Raf7 18. Rae1 h6 19. Ng3 $14 {Zhang,Z-Ivanisevic,I/World Juniors,
Zagan POL 1997/1-0 (86)}) 15... Kxg7 16. Re2 Ra7 17. Rae1 Re7 $1 18. h4 Ree8
19. Ng3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nikolenko Oleg-Soffer Ram/It (open) "Berlin Summer",
Berlin (Germ 1995}) (12... Nd4 $5 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bh6 Bxe5 $1 15. Bxf8 Qxf8
$44 {Golubovic,B-Grabert,R/Bled op18th 1997 (29)}) 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. Neg5 $5 (14.
Ng3 $5 Qd5 $6 15. c4 Qd8 16. Rad1 Nd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Qf4 $36 {Filipovic,
B-Kozul,Z/JUG-ch 1985 (56)}) (14. c3 $5 f5 $6 (14... Ba6 15. Rad1 Qd7 16. b3
Rad8 17. c4 Bc8 18. h3 Qc7 19. Ng3 $14 {Breyther,R-Tseitlin,M/Budapest FS06 GM
1996 (44)}) 15. Neg5 Qd5 16. c4 Qd8 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. h4 Rd8 20.
Qf4 $16 {Sobjanov-Egorov,E/Russian Cup 8th Leg, Smolensk RUS 1997 (37)}) 14...
f6 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Qf4 Bd5 17. Nd2 $1 $36 {The knight is very important
piece in this kind of positions so white has to keep it on the board even if
it costs him a pawn.} (17. exf6 {Hansen,Cu} exf6 $11) 17... fxe5 (17... Qd7 $5
18. c4 Be6 19. Re3 Bf5 20. Qg3 Rad8 $132) 18. Qg3 Qd7 19. c4 Be6 20. Re3 Rad8
21. Rae1 {/\b2-b3,Nd2-f3+/-} e4 $5 (21... Bf5 22. Nf3 $1 Bxd3 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24.
Qxe5 Qd4 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Rxd3 $18) 22. Nxe4 Bf5 ({Deserved attention} 22...
Bxb2 $5 23. Nxc5 bxc5 24. Rxe6 Qxd3 25. Qxd3 (25. Qc7 $1 Qd7 (25... Qxc4 26.
Rxe7 Qf7 27. g3 Be5 28. Rxf7 Bxc7 29. Rg7+ Kh8 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rxc7 $18) 26.
Qxc6 Qxc6 27. Rxc6 Bc3 28. Rb1 $14) 25... Rxd3 26. Rxc6 Bc3 27. Rb1 Red8 $11)
23. b3 Bxe4 $5 24. Rxe4 $6 {Extremly dangerous decision,which however proved
itself in the game! Hansen,Cu: Sacrifices a P for unclear attacking chances} (
24. dxe4 Bd4 (24... Qd2 $1 {Hansen,Cu} 25. Qg4 Bd4 26. Qe6+ Kh8 $13 {[%csl Gd4,
Rh8]}) 25. R3e2 e5 26. Kh1 b5 27. h4 Qe6 $13) 24... Qxd3 25. Qg4 e5 (25... Rd6
26. h4 e5 27. f4 Rd4 28. f5 $16) 26. f4 $1 {[%cal Ge4e8]} Rd4 27. f5 $40 {
Suddenly the black king is in danger. Hansen,Cu: White has to give up more
material to keep his attack going} Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Qb1+ $1 (28... Qd6 $6 29. h4
Rd8 30. h5 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 $1 Qxg4 32. Rxg4 Rd4 33. Kh3 $1 Rxg4 34. Kxg4 Kf7 35.
hxg6+ hxg6 36. fxg6+ Kxg6 37. Be3 $14) 29. Kf2 Qxa2+ 30. Kg3 Qxb3+ 31. Be3 Qd3
$2 ({After the correct} 31... Re7 $1 32. fxg6 (32. Kh3 Qd3 33. fxg6 Qd7 $1 $17)
(32. Kh4 $5 Bf6+ 33. Bg5 Bxg5+ 34. Qxg5 Qd3 35. Rg4 Qd7 $19) 32... hxg6 33.
Qc8+ Kg7 34. Rh4 (34. Qxc6 {Hansen,Cu} Qd3 $17) 34... Qxe3+ 35. Kg4 Qd4+ 36.
Kg3 (36. Kg5 Qd2+ 37. Kg4 Qxg2#) 36... Qd3+ 37. Kg4 Qxc4+ 38. Kg5 Qxh4+ 39.
Kxh4 e4 $19 {white is hopeless.}) 32. fxg6 $13 h6 $8 33. Qf5 Re7 34. Qc8+ Kg7
35. Qxc6 Qd7 $6 (35... h5 $5 $13) (35... a5 $1 {Hansen,Cu}) 36. Bxh6+ $1 Kxh6
$1 (36... Kg8 $6 37. Qa8+ Re8 38. Qd5+ Qxd5 39. cxd5 Bf6 (39... Rd8 40. g7 Bxg7
41. Rg4 Rd7 42. d6 $18) 40. Kg4 $16) 37. Rh4+ Kg7 $4 {The final mistake.Black
still had a draw after} (37... Kg5 $1 38. Qf3 Qc8 $1 39. Rg4+ Kh6 40. Rh4+ Kg5
(40... Kg7 41. Rh7+ Kxg6 42. Qh5+ Kf6 43. Rh6+ Kg7 44. Qg6+ Kf8 45. Rxh8#) 41.
Rg4+ $11) 38. Rh7+ $18 Kg8 39. Qxd7 Rxd7 40. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 (7. Nc3
f6 8. Qe2 Nf7 9. a3 Rb8 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 a6 12. Ra4 O-O 13. d4 e5 14. Be3
Kh8 15. d5 f5 16. dxc6 dxc6 17. Bc5 Re8 18. Rd1 Qf6 19. Nd2 $16 {Orlov,
G-Kaidanov,G/USA-ch/1994/}) 7... O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. Nc3 (10. h3 Rb8
(10... f6 11. Nc3 Nf7 12. b3 (12. Be3 Bd7 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Rac1 Qb7 $10 15. b3
Rad8 $1 16. Qc2 f5 17. e5 c5 $1 $36 {Spasov,V-Svidler,P/Erevan olm 1996 (40)} (
17... dxe5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bh6 $40)) 12... e5 13. Bb2 Qb6 14.
Rc1 Ba6 15. Rc2 Rfe8 16. d5 c5 17. Na4 Qd8 18. Bc3 f5 $132 {Slipak,S-Sorokin,M/
open, General Pico City ARG 1996 (50)}) 11. Nc3 f6 12. Qc2 Nf7 13. b3 Bd7 14.
Bb2 Qc8 15. Rad1 Kh8 16. Qd2 Rb7 17. Ne2 $14 {Becerra Rivero,J-Spangenberg,H/
Capablanca mem-A 1994 (41)}) 10... Bd7 (10... f6 11. b3 (11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bd2
Bd7 13. Qc2 Qb6 14. Rad1 Rac8 15. Bc1 Qb7 16. e5 fxe5 $15 {Sulskis,S-Svidler,P/
EU-chTM 1997 (24)}) (11. h3 Nf7 12. b3 Qa5 13. Bb2 e5 14. Rc1 Qa6 15. Rc2 Rb8
16. Na4 Be6 17. Rd2 $14 {Iordachescu Viorel-Vlad Decebal/Ch Romania (team),
Romania 1995 (37)}) 11... Nf7 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. Qc2 (13. Nd2 Be6 14. Qe2 Rac8 15.
Nc4 Qa6) 13... Bd7 14. Nd2 Rac8 15. Nc4 Qa6 16. Rad1 $14 {Illescas Cordoba,
M-Kramnik,V/Alcobendas m 1993 (59)}) 11. h3 Qa5 $6 {This useless move is the
main reason for the difficulties that black starts to face.} (11... f6 $5) 12.
Bd2 Qh5 $6 {Another inaccuracy after which black's position becomes extremly
dangerous.It was nessasery to play} (12... f6 $8 $14) (12... Rab8 $2 13. Qc1
Qh5 14. Ne2 $18) 13. Ne2 f6 14. Qb3+ Nf7 $6 (14... Kh8 $5) 15. e5 $1 $16 {
[%csl Rh5] Thematical move,cutting black queen from the queenside,while on the
kingside white minor pieces start the hunting!} Rfb8 16. Qc4 d5 17. Qc3 Ng5 (
17... g5 18. Ng3 Qg6 19. e6 $18) 18. Nxg5 fxg5 19. g4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rh5][%cal
Gg1g2,Gf2f3,Ge1h1]} Qh4 $6 ({It was better to play} 19... Qh6 {,but after} 20.
Kg2 {there is no doubt in the final result.}) 20. Kg2 Rf8 21. f3 Rf7 22. Rh1 e6
23. Qc1 $1 {Finally trapping the queen!} Rxf3 24. Be1 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch53"]
[Site "Belgrade "]
[Date "1998.03.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. c3 e6 (7...
e5 $2 8. cxd4 exd4 9. d3 Ne7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Nd2 d6 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Qa4 $16 {
Zagema,W-Pieczka,R/Dortmund op-A 1992 (23)}) (7... Qb6 $5 8. Qb3 (8. Na3 $5 a6
$6 9. Ba4 Nf6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bb3 Nc7 12. Nc4 Qa7 13. a4 $1 $16 {Vasiukov,
E-Zinn,L/Berlin Lasker 1968 (39)}) 8... Nf6 9. Bc4 Qxb3 10. axb3 dxc3 11. Nxc3
a6 12. e5 Ng4 13. d4 Rb8 14. Bf4 $36 {Przedmojski,R-Skrobek,R/POL-chT
Bydgoszcz 1990 (34)}) 8. e5 $1 (8. Na3 $5 Ne7 9. cxd4 Bxd4 10. Nc2 Bxf2+ 11.
Kxf2 Qb6+ 12. d4 Qxb5 13. a4 Qb6 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh6 $44 {Hug-Hübner/SMM 1991 
(52)}) 8... Ne7 $5 {Interesting idea,which proved itself in the game.Another
possibility was} (8... a6 $5 9. Ba4 $6 (9. Bf1 dxc3 (9... Qb6 $6 10. Na3 d5 11.
cxd4 $5 (11. Nc2 dxc3 12. dxc3 Ne7 13. Nd4 $14) 11... Qxd4 12. Nc2 Qb6 13. d4
Ne7 14. b3 O-O 15. Bg5 $16) 10. dxc3 Ne7 11. Na3 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ga3c4,Gc4d6]}
b5 (11... O-O 12. Nc4 b5 13. Nd6 f6 14. exf6 Rxf6 15. Bg5 Rf8 16. Qd2 $16) 12.
c4 b4 13. Nc2 a5 14. Bg5 $14) 9... d3 10. Qf3 (10. f4 b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. Re3 f6
$132) 10... Qc7 11. Qe4 Ne7 $13) (8... Qb6 $2 9. Na3 a6 10. Nc4 $1 {[%csl Rd6]}
) 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ba4 $6 ({Deserved attention} 11. Bf1 $5) 11... d5
$1 $132 12. Ne2 (12. d3 b5 13. Bb3 Nc6 14. Be3 (14. Ne2 f6 15. f4 $2 Qb6 16.
Be3 fxe5 17. fxe5 Bxe5 $17) 14... f6 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Ne2 Bd7 17. Qd2 $14)
12... b5 13. Bb3 a5 14. a4 b4 15. d3 Nf5 (15... Nc6 $5) 16. Be3 f6 $1 {Black
has sufficient counterplay and despite of the lack of the pawn his chanses are
not worse.} 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Qd2 Ra7 $6 {Dubious decision to give up the
c-file,because on the kingside black can't create anything.Better was} (18...
Nxe3 $5 19. Qxe3 (19. fxe3 $2 Qf2+ 20. Kh1 Bh6) 19... Bd7 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. g3
g5 $44 {with complicated position.}) 19. Rac1 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Raf7 21. Rf1 g5 $6
22. Rc6 Qf5 (22... Qd8 23. f3 Bd7 24. Rc5 h6 25. Rfc1 $16) 23. f3 h5 $6 (23...
Rf6 $5 $132 {[%cal Gg5g4,Gf5h5,Gf6h6]} 24. Rc5 {[%csl Ra5]} g4 (24... Ba6 25.
Bc4 $1) 25. Rxa5 Rh6 26. Ng3 Qf6 27. fxg4 Qxd4 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Qxd4 Bxd4+
30. Kf1 Ke7 31. Nh5 $14) 24. Rfc1 $36 Bd7 25. Rd6 Kh7 $2 (25... h4 $1 26. Rc7
Rd8 27. h3 $14) 26. Ng3 Qf6 $6 (26... Qf4 $8 27. Qxf4 gxf4 28. Ne2 Bf6 29. Rc5
Bd8 30. Bxd5 $1 exd5 31. Rcxd5 Bxa4 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Rxd8 Bc2 $16) 27. Bxd5
$18 Bh6 (27... Qxd4 $2 28. Be4+ $18) 28. Nxh5 Qe7 29. Qe4+ Kh8 30. Rxd7 $1 Qxd7
31. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "Montreal WCT"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2005.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Antonio, Rogelio Jr"]
[Black "Lawson, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8.
Nc3 {During the last 10 years this line has become almost as popular as the
most fashionable lines of open sicilian. In the following game experienced GM
outplays his young opponent thanks to better understanding of the position,
despite of choosing quite harmless plan.} b6 9. Be3 e5 10. Qd2 {Once white
opted for the kingside castle he doesn't have much choice, but to transfer f4.}
(10. Qe2 $6 Ne8 11. Nd2 Nc7 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne6 14. Bg3 Qg5 $132 {
Bethanis,G-Guseinov,G/Dos Hermanas 2003}) 10... Re8 {Possible continuation,
even though black shouldn't worry about trading the bishops.} (10... Qd6 11.
Bh6 Nh5 (11... Be6 12. b3 Nh5 13. Ne2 f6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qc3 g5 16. g4 Nf4
17. Nxf4 gxf4 $13 {Khmelnitsky,I-Gurevich,D/Parsippany 1996}) (11... Bd7 12.
Rae1 Rae8 13. g4 $6 Kh8 14. Kh1 Ng8 15. Bxg7+ Kxg7 16. Rg1 f6 17. Rg3 Nh6 18.
Reg1 Nf7 $15 {Senanayake,P-Harika,D/Heraklio 2004}) 12. Rae1 f6 13. Ne2 Be6 14.
Bxg7 Nxg7 15. b3 a5 16. a4 Rfd8 17. Qe3 b5 $132 {Nijboer,F-Piket,J/Netherlands
1995}) 11. Bh6 Bh8 12. b3 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7f8,Gf8e6,Ge6d4] Typical manouvre for
this structure - the knight is heading for d4.} (12... Nh5 $5 13. Ne2 Qd6 14.
Nh2 a5 15. Rac1 a4 16. g4 (16. f4 $2 exf4 17. Nxf4 Bd4+ $19) 16... Nf6 17. Qe3
Nd7 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Qe6 20. Nf3 $14) 13. Nh2 Nf8 14. Ne2 Ne6 15. Rae1 a5
16. f4 Nxf4 $6 ({It was slightly better to take on f4 with the pawn, with the
idea to trade the knight on h2.} 16... exf4 17. Nxf4 a4 18. Nf3 Nd4 19. Ne2
Nxf3+ 20. Rxf3 Be6 $13) 17. Nxf4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Be6 19. Bg5 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 f5 (
20... Qb2 $2 21. Ng4 $18 {[%cal Gg4h6,Gg4f6]}) ({Very serious attention
deserved} 20... Qe5 $5 {with idea to penitrate to b2, but it seems that white
keeps an initiative after} 21. Qh4 (21. Ng4 $6 Qxf4 22. Nh6+ Kf8 23. Rxf4 Be5
24. Rf3 Kg7 $15) 21... Qb2 22. Re2 a4 23. Nf3 Qxa2 (23... a3 $6 24. Bc1 $1 Qxa2
25. Ng5 h5 26. g4 Bxb3 27. gxh5 $40 {[%csl Rg8]}) 24. bxa4 c4 25. Ref2 $36) 21.
Bh6 {[%cal Gh2f3,Gf3g5]} (21. Qc7 $6 Be5 22. Qxc6 Bd7 23. Qd5+ (23. Qxb6 Reb8
$19 {[%csl Rb6]}) 23... Qxd5 24. exd5 Bc3 $44) 21... Be5 22. Qh4 Bf6 (22... Qb2
23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Nf3 $14) 23. Qg3 Be5 24. Bf4 Bg7 25. Nf3 Qd7 26. Qh4 fxe4 27.
dxe4 $1 $14 ({Tempting} 27. Ng5 $6 {was enough only for equality} h6 28. Nxe6 (
28. Nxe4 g5 29. Bxg5 hxg5 30. Nxg5 Bf5 31. Qc4+ Kh8 32. Qh4+ Kg8 $11) 28...
Rxe6 29. Bxh6 exd3 30. Rxe6 Qxe6 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. cxd3 Qd6 $11) 27... c4 28.
Rd1 Qe7 29. Bg5 Qc7 30. Bf6 {White's initiative is getting dangerous from move
to move.} cxb3 (30... Bxf6 31. Qxf6 cxb3 32. cxb3 Qe7 $14 (32... Qg7 $2 33. Ng5
$18)) 31. axb3 Bf8 $2 {Very bad decision after which white's attack is nearly
unstoppable.} (31... Bxf6 $142) 32. Ng5 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gf6e5]} a4 ({The last
chance to put up some resistance was} 32... h6 $8 33. e5 $1 {[%cal Gg5e4,Ge4f6]
} b5 34. Ne4 (34. Nxe6 Rxe6 35. Qg4 Qf7 36. Bg7 h5 37. Rxf7 hxg4 38. Rdd7 g3 $1
39. Kg1 (39. Bf6 $140 $6 a4 40. Rh7 $2 Rxf6 $19) 39... Bc5+ 40. Kf1 Rd8 $1 $14)
34... a4 35. Bg5 $1 $16) 33. Be5 $1 $18 {[%csl Re6,Rh7]} Qb7 34. Rxf8+ $1 (34.
Rf7 $6 Qxf7 35. Nxf7 Bxf7 36. Qf6 Rxe5 37. Qxe5 a3 $16) 34... Rxf8 35. Nxe6
axb3 36. cxb3 Rfe8 37. Qf6 Qe7 38. Qh8+ Kf7 39. Qxh7+ Kxe6 40. Qxg6+ 1-0

[Event "Canadian op"]
[Site "Edmonton"]
[Date "2005.07.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O (7...
Nd7) 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O a5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. g4 (13. Nh2
a4 14. Ng4 (14. Ne2 c4 $6 15. Ng4 $1 h5 16. Qh6+ Kg8 17. dxc4 Qe7 18. Nxf6+
Qxf6 19. Ng3 Qe7 20. Rhg1 Qh4 21. Nf5 $16 {Nisipeanu,L-Kasimdzhanov,R/Germany
2002}) 14... Ng8 15. Ne2 (15. Kb1 a3 16. b3 Qd4 17. Nh2 b5 18. Nf3 Qd6 19. Ne2
Be6 $13 {Grischuk,A-Leko,P/Moscow 2002}) 15... Bxg4 16. hxg4 Qe6 17. Kb1 Qxg4
18. f3 Qe6 19. g4 f6 20. f4 a3 21. f5 Qd7 22. b3 g5 23. Qe3 h6 24. c3 Qe7 25.
Ng1 Rfe8 26. Nf3 Rad8 27. Kc2 Rd7 28. Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Ponomariov,R/
Moscow 2002}) (13. Qg5 Re8 14. Nd2 h6 15. Qh4 b5 16. Ne2 g5 17. Qg3 a4 18. Qe3
Be6 19. Kb1 a3 20. b3 Rad8 $13 {Kveinys,A-Calistri,T/Paris 2004}) 13... Be6 {
Ivanchuk decides not to follow Leko's foot steps, even though 13...a4 braught
black a very convincing win 3 years ago.} (13... a4 14. Ne2 b5 15. Ng3 b4 16.
Qg5 Re8 17. Nd2 a3 18. bxa3 $2 h6 19. Qe3 Be6 $40 {Shirov,A-Leko,P/Dortmund
2002}) 14. Ng5 $6 {Capture on e6 hardly serves white's interests so I don't
like a move in the game.} Nd7 15. Nxe6+ (15. f4 exf4 16. Rdf1 h6 17. Nxe6+ fxe6
18. g5 hxg5 19. Rhg1 Qe5 $15) (15. Rdf1 b5 16. f4 b4 17. Ne2 Bxa2 18. Nf3 f6
$17) 15... fxe6 $1 16. g5 ({In case of} 16. h4 h6 $5 17. g5 h5 $15 {white
would be deprived any attacking chances on the kingside.}) 16... a4 17. h4 Qd4
18. Rdf1 $2 {After a move in the game white's position deteriorates in just a
couple of moves. It was necessary to try} (18. Ne2 $1 Qxf2 19. h5 Rf3 20. hxg6
hxg6 21. Rh6 Raf8 $13 {with slightly worse, but defendable position.}) 18... a3
$1 $17 {Black is the first one to get to the opponent's king.} 19. h5 (19. b3
b5 20. Kd1 c4 21. h5 cxb3 22. cxb3 Rf3 $17) 19... c4 $6 ({The simplest way to
decide the game was} 19... axb2+ $1 20. Kb1 Ra3 21. f4 Rxc3 (21... Qxc3 22.
Qxc3 Rxc3 23. Kxb2 Rxd3 24. cxd3 exf4 $13) 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qh2 Kf7 24. Qh7+
Ke8 25. Qxg6+ Kd8 $19 {and black king easily escapes perpetual.}) 20. f4 cxd3
$1 (20... axb2+ 21. Kb1 cxd3 22. cxd3 Nc5 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. fxe5 Qxd3+ 25. Qxd3
Nxd3 26. Rf6 Rae8 $17) 21. Rf3 Nc5 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qh2 axb2+ 24. Kb1 dxc2+ $6
(24... Rh8 $1 25. Rh3 Rxh3 26. Qxh3 Qxc3 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Rh7+ Kd6
30. fxe5+ Qxe5 31. Qxa8 dxc2+ 32. Kxc2 Qxe4+ 33. Kxb2 Na4+ $19) 25. Qxc2 exf4
$6 (25... Rxf4 26. Rfh3 Raf8 27. Rh7+ Kg8 28. Rh8+ Kf7 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $19) 26.
Qxb2 Rh8 $6 (26... e5 27. Rfh3 Rh8 28. Rxh8 Qd3+ 29. Ka1 Rxh8 30. Rd1 Qf3 $19)
27. Rd1 Qe5 28. Rxf4 $1 $17 Rh3 29. Na4 Qxb2+ 30. Nxb2 Rf8 $6 (30... Rg3 $1 $19
) 31. Rxf8 Kxf8 32. Rd6 $15 Rh4 (32... Ke7 33. Rxc6 Nxe4 34. Rxb6 Nxg5 35. a4
$11) 33. Kc2 Rh2+ 34. Kc1 Ke7 35. Rxc6 Nxe4 36. Rxb6 Rh4 37. Kc2 Rh2+ 38. Kd3
Nxg5 39. a4 Nf3 40. Nc4 (40. a5 Ne5+ 41. Kd4 Nd7 42. Rb7 e5+ 43. Ke3 $11) 40...
g5 41. a5 g4 42. Ke3 Rc2 43. Nd6 (43. Rb4 e5 44. a6 Ra2 45. Rb7+ Kf6 46. a7 Nd4
47. Nb6 Nf5+ 48. Kd3 e4+ 49. Kxe4 Nd6+ 50. Kf4 Nxb7 51. a8=Q $11) 43... Nd2 44.
Kf4 Ra2 45. a6 Ra4+ 46. Kg3 Nc4 47. Nxc4 Rxc4 48. Rb8 Ra4 49. Ra8 Kf6 50. a7
Ke5 51. Kh4 Ke4 52. Kxg4 e5 53. Kg3 Ra2 54. Kh4 Ke3 55. Kh5 e4 56. Kg5 Ra5+ 57.
Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto Eduardo"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[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 "Mexico"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MEX"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qa4 O-O 7. d4 ({Very
serious attention deserved} 7. e5 $5 Nd5 8. Re1 Nc7 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. Qh4 Ne6
11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nc3 $36 {Skripchenko,A-Mira,H/
Mallorca 2004}) 7... cxd4 8. cxd4 Nxe4 {Instead of accpeting white's sacrifice
black could've offered a one of his own:} (8... d6 9. Bxc6 (9. Nc3 Bg4 (9...
Bd7 10. d5 Nb8 11. Be3 a6 12. Bxd7 Nbxd7 13. Qb3 Qa5 14. Bd4 b5 $13 {
Morozevich,A-Anand,V/Frankfurt 2000}) 10. d5 Nb8 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. Be3 a6 13.
Qb4 Qb8 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rc8 $132 {Potkin,V-Gagarin,V/Moscow 2000}) 9...
bxc6 10. Qxc6 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Qc8 (11... Qb8 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Qa4 a5 14. h3 Bd7 15.
Qa3 e5 16. d5 Nh5 17. Nb1 Nf4 18. Be3 Qb4 19. Nbd2 $14 {Kovalev,A-McShane,L/
Mallorca 2004}) 12. Qxc8 Rfxc8 13. Re1 Bh6 14. Nc4 Bxc1 15. Raxc1 d5 16. exd5
Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nxd5 $44 {Svidler,P-Gelfand,B/Rethymnon 2003}) (8... d5 9. e5 Nd7
10. Nc3 Nb6 11. Qd1 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 e6 15. b3 $14 {
Balashov,Y-Grigoriev,V/St Petersburg 2000}) 9. d5 Nc5 10. Qa3 (10. Qc2 Qb6 11.
Nc3 Nb4 12. Qe2 d6 13. a3 Nba6 14. Be3 Bg4 15. Rac1 Qd8 $13 {Odeev,H-Svidler,P/
Moscow 1994}) 10... Qb6 {It turns out that black deosn't lose a piece!} 11. Nc3
Nd4 (11... Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bh6 Rd8 14. Rfe1 Bd6 15. b4 Na6 16. Re4 $16 {
Totsky,L-Grebenkin,V/Ekaterinburg 1997}) 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bh6 d6 $1 {Extremly
strong move after which black gets at least an equal chances.} (13... Bg7 $6
14. Bxg7 (14. Be3 d6 15. b4 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxb5 17. Bh6 $6 (17. bxc5) 17... f6
18. Bxf8 Na4 $17 {Maksimov,M-Smirnov,A/Kaluga 1996}) 14... Kxg7 15. b4 Ne4 16.
Nxe4 Qxb5 17. Qc3+ f6 18. d6 $36 {Kovalev,A-Kuznetsov,V/Alushta 2004}) (13...
Re8 14. Rad1 e5 $2 15. dxe6 Nxe6 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Rxd4 Nxd4 18. Qc3 $18 {
Totsky,L-Wirig,A/Pardubice 2003}) 14. Bxf8 {It's hard to stnad the temptation,
but may be it was safer for white to refrain from giving up his darksquared
bishop.} (14. Rae1 Bf6 $1 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. b4 {[%csl Rc3]} Nd7 17. Be2 (17.
Qb3 a5 18. a3 Ne5 19. Re3 Bf5 20. h3 Bg5 21. Re2 axb4 22. axb4 Rc8 $17 {
[%csl Rb5,Rc3]}) 17... a5 $44) 14... Kxf8 15. Rad1 Be5 16. Be2 Bf5 17. g3 $6 {
The last chance to get some counter play was} (17. g4 Bd7 18. Kg2 Rc8 19. f4
Bg7 20. Bf3 a5 $132) 17... a5 $1 {[%csl Ra3] Intending to come to b4 with the
queen later on.} 18. Nb5 Ne4 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gf5h3]} 19. Kg2 (19. Rc1 Bh3 $17)
19... Rc8 $15 20. Bd3 Rc5 21. Qa4 (21. Qb3 $5 Ng5 $140 22. Bxf5 Rxb5 23. Qd3
gxf5 24. Qxf5 f6 25. b3 Nf7 26. Qxh7 $132) 21... Nf6 22. Na3 (22. Bxf5 Qxb5 23.
Qxb5 Rxb5 24. Bc8 Rxb2 $17) 22... Qb4 $1 23. b3 Qxa4 24. bxa4 Rc3 (24... Bxd3
25. Rxd3 Nxd5 26. Rb3 Nb4 $17) 25. Bxf5 Rxa3 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Ra4,Rd5] Taking the
right piece!} 26. Bb1 Rxa4 27. Rd3 Ne4 28. f4 Bf6 29. g4 h6 30. h3 g5 31. fxg5
hxg5 32. Rb3 $2 {A blunder in a difficult position.} (32. Rc1) 32... Nd2 $19
33. Rxb7 Nxf1 34. Kxf1 Rd4 35. Rb5 Rd1+ 36. Ke2 Rh1 37. a3 Bb2 $1 38. Be4 (38.
Rxb2 Rh2+ $19) 38... Rxh3 39. Bg2 Rg3 40. Kf2 Be5 41. Bf3 f5 42. Rxa5 fxg4 43.
Be2 Kf7 44. Ra8 Kg6 45. a4 Kf5 46. a5 Ra3 47. Rf8+ Ke4 48. Bxg4 Ra2+ 49. Kf1
Rxa5 50. Be6 Bf4 51. Kg2 Ra2+ 52. Kh3 Rh2+ 0-1

[Event "GER CupT final"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2005.04.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.04.17"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 (8... Qa5 $6 9. Qd2 h6 $2 10. O-O e5 11. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Nf8 $2 12. b4
cxb4 13. axb4 Qxb4 14. Bxa7 $1 $18 {Oratovsky,M-Kagan,S/Ramat Aviv 2000/CBM 77
.}) (8... a5 9. a4 $6 b6 10. Qd2 h6 11. O-O e5 12. Ne2 $2 Nf8 {[%cal Gf8e6]}
13. c3 Ba6 14. Rfd1 Ne6 $17 {[%csl Gd3] Groffen,H-Abolianin,A/Vlissingen 1995/
EXT 2000}) (8... b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 O-O 11. O-O-O Re8 12. g4 Nf8 13. Ne2 a5
14. Rdg1 Bf6 15. Bg5 Ne6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 $13 {Bologan,V-Anand,V/New Delhi/Theran
2000/CBM 80}) 9. O-O Qe7 (9... O-O 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Nh2 Qe7 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. Ng4
Nf8 $13 {Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78}) 10. Qd2 Nf8 ({Another good
continuation is} 10... h6 {preventing Bh6.} 11. a3 (11. Nh2 Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13.
Bxf4 Ne6 14. Be3 Nd4 15. Nd1 $5 (15. Nf3 Be6 16. Qf2 Rd8 17. Rab1 O-O $13)
15... b6 16. c3 Ne6 17. Nf3 Ba6 $13 {Galdunts,S-Jakubiec,A/Griesheim 2002})
11... a5 12. Nh2 a4 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 g5 17. Be3
Be6 18. Qf2 b6 19. d4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 $16 {
[%csl Ga4,Gc5,Gc6,Gf6] Tseitlin,M-Schmittdiel,E/Groningen 1994}) 11. Bh6 f6 (
11... Bxh6 12. Qxh6 f6 13. Nh4 Be6 14. f4 exf4 15. Rae1 c4 16. d4 O-O-O $13 {
Galdunts,S-Motylev,A/Bastia 2004}) 12. Nh4 $5 {This move is a novelty, but
just as White's previous tries to get an opening advantage it shouldn't be too
dangerous for Black.} (12. Bxg7 Qxg7 13. Qe3 (13. Ne2 g5 (13... Ne6 14. c3 O-O
15. d4 Rd8 16. Qe3 cxd4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Nexd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 c5 20. Nb5 Qe7
$11 {Baklan,V-Mochalov,E/Kiev 1995}) 14. Nh2 (14. Ng3 Ng6 15. Nh5 Qe7 16. Rfb1
g4 17. Nh2 gxh3 18. g3 O-O $13 {Ovetchkin,R-Saveljev,V/Krasnoyarsk 2003}) 14...
Ne6 15. b4 cxb4 16. Qxb4 Nf4 17. Ng3 h5 18. Rab1 Rh7 19. Rfe1 Be6 $15 {Kutuzov,
D-Gonzalez Valero,J/Benidorm 2003}) 13... Ne6 14. a4 Nd4 15. Ne1 g5 16. a5 O-O
17. Na4 b6 18. Ra3 Nb5 19. Ra1 Be6 20. Rc1 Rab8 $13 {Porubszky Angyalosine,
M-Grabics,M/Hungary 1992}) (12. Nh2 Ne6 13. Bxg7 (13. Ne2 Bd7 14. a4 O-O 15.
Bxg7 Qxg7 16. f4 exf4 17. Nxf4 f5 $11 {Abzalov,I-Nigametzianov,M/Dagomys 2004})
13... Qxg7 14. Ne2 O-O 15. f4 exf4 16. Nxf4 Nxf4 17. Qxf4 f5 18. e5 Be6 19. Nf3
h6 $13 {Demakov,P-Arzamasov,I/Dagomys 2004}) 12... Ne6 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Rad1 b6
(14... Nd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Bxg7 Qxg7 17. f4 Be6 (17... exf4 18. Nf3 g5 19.
Nxd4 f5 $11) 18. Nf3 Rae8 19. a3 c5 $11) 15. Bxg7 Nxg7 $2 {This very strange
decision passes the initiative into White's hands. It was much better to
capture with the queen preventing White to push f4 right away.} (15... Qxg7 16.
a3 (16. f4 $2 Qh6 $1 {[%csl Rh4]} 17. g3 Nxf4 18. Nxf4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Qxf4 20.
gxf4 Bxh3 $17) 16... a5 17. Qe3 Nd4 18. c3 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Be6 20. d4 cxd4 21.
cxd4 exd4 22. Rxd4 f5 $11) 16. f4 $1 $14 exf4 $6 (16... f5 $1 17. Nf3 exf4 18.
Qxf4 (18. e5 $6 g5 $1 $15) 18... fxe4 19. Qxe4 Qxe4 20. dxe4 Ba6 (20... Be6 21.
Ne5 $16) 21. Rfe1 Rae8 22. Nc3 Bc8 23. Kh2 $14) 17. Nxf4 {Black can do nothing
to prevent Ng6, which is highly unpleasent under the circumstances.} g5 (17...
Qf7 18. Nfxg6 $1 hxg6 19. Qh6 {[%csl Rg8]} Qe6 20. Nxg6 Re8 21. Rf2 f5 22. g4
$1 $18) 18. Nhg6 hxg6 19. Nxg6 Qe8 20. Nxf8 Qxf8 21. e5 f5 ({No better is} 
21... Nh5 22. exf6 Nf4 23. Rxf4 gxf4 24. Qxf4 Be6 25. Re1 $18 {and black is in
troubles.}) 22. Qxg5 $16 Be6 23. Rf4 Re8 24. Re1 Bd7 25. Re3 Qe7 (25... Re6)
26. Qg3 $1 Qf7 27. Rh4 Re6 28. Qf4 Be8 $6 (28... Rg6 $142 $1 29. Rg3 (29. Rh6
Rxh6 30. Qxh6 f4 31. Rf3 Ne6 $132) 29... Rxg3 30. Qxg3 Qxa2 31. Rh6 Qd5 32. Rd6
Qf7 33. Qg5 Be8 34. Rf6 Qe7 35. Rxf5 Qxg5 36. Rxg5 Kh7 37. Kf2 $14) 29. Rg3 Qf8
(29... Bd7 $5) 30. Rh6 Qe7 31. Rxe6 Qxe6 32. Qg5 $1 Qxe5 $6 (32... Qd7 33. e6
Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Qe5 (34... Qxb2 $6 35. Qxf5 $18 {[%cal Ge6e7]}) 35. c3 Kh7 $16)
33. Re3 Qb8 34. Re7 Bf7 35. Qf6 Qf8 36. Rxa7 $18 Be8 37. Qxf8+ Kxf8 38. a4 $1 {
[%cal Ga7b7] The final touch!} Ne6 39. Rb7 c4 40. Rxb6 cxd3 41. cxd3 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 33rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2005.07.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2005.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nf6 {This line is
considered to be quite dangerous for black, but Emil proably knew something
that we don't since he has some experience on the white side of this variation.
} (6... Nh6 $5 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 (9... d5 10. e5 f6 11. e6 Qd6
12. Qe2 a5 13. b3 Nf5 $132 {McShane,L-Yakovich,Y/Stockholm 2000)}) 10. b3 Nf7
11. Nbd2 d6 12. Bb2 Ba6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. b4 e5 15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Bc3 Bc4 17. Qc2
Be6 18. h3 Qa6 $11 {Morozevich,A-Kasimdzhanov,R/Wijk aan Zee NED 2002}) 7. e5
Nd5 8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O (10... Ne6 $5 11. Qh4 d6 12. Bh6 Bxe5 13.
Nxe5 dxe5 14. Nc3 f6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. f4 exf4 17. Re4 Rb8 $132 {Miroshnichenko,
E-Bu Xiangzhi/Bled 2000}) (10... d5 11. cxd5 (11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qh4 h5 $2 13. h3
Be6 14. Nd4 Qd7 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bg5 $14 {Estrada Nieto,
J-Mirzoev,A/Linares ESP 2002}) 11... cxd5 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Qh4 Rb8 14. b3 Ne6
15. Bh6 a5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rad1 $14 {Velicka,P-Umansky,M/Bayern 2001}) 11.
Qh4 f6 (11... d5 $6 12. Bh6 f6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nc3 $16 {[%csl Rg7][%cal
Ga1d1] Glek,I-Cacco,C/Porto San Giorgio 1999}) (11... Ne6 {[%csl Rg5][%cal
Ge6g5]} 12. Bh6 Rb8 (12... d5 13. Nc3 f5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Rd2
Bxh6 17. Qxh6 d4 18. Rxd4 $1 $16 {Magomedov,M-Myo Naing/Kuala Lumpur 1993}) 13.
b3 d5 14. Nc3 f6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rad1 $16 {Komliakov,
V-Rakhimov,Z/Moscow 1997}) 12. exf6 ({More challenging for black is} 12. Nc3 {
but may be Svidler didn't want expose his preparationd for the Buenos-Aires!}
Ne6 13. exf6 Rxf6 (13... exf6 14. Be3 Rb8 15. Re2 Qa5 16. Rd1 Rb4 17. a3 Rb8
18. Red2 $16 {Sutovsky,E-Tibensky,R/Kaskady 2002}) 14. Ng5 Nf8 15. Nge4 Re6 16.
Bg5 d6 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Re3 Rb8 19. b3 Rb4 20. Bh6 $16 {Kharitonov,A-Markos,J/
Oropesa del Mar 1999}) 12... exf6 13. Qd4 $6 {This move can't be right. White
is wasting too much time for moving around his queen, letting black to seize
an initiative.} (13. c5 d6 14. cxd6 Qxd6 15. Bf4 Qd8 16. Nc3 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5
18. Rad1 $36 {Arykin,A-Kryschilovskij,A/St Petersburg 1999}) (13. Bh6 g5 14.
Qh5 Ne6 15. g3 Bxh6 (15... Qe8 16. Qxe8 Rxe8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nc3 $14) 16.
Qxh6 g4 17. Nh4 f5 18. Nc3 Qa5 19. Rad1 $36) 13... Ne6 14. Qd6 f5 15. Nbd2 ({
In case of} 15. Nc3 $6 {white has some problems with his c-pawn:} Ba6 16. c5 (
16. Ne5 Qb8 17. Qxb8 (17. c5 $2 Re8 18. Nxd7 Nxc5 $19) 17... Rfxb8 18. Nxd7 Re8
$36) 16... Re8 $1 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gg7f8]} 17. Be3 Bf8 $15) 15... c5 16. Nf1 (
16. Rb1 {[%cal Gb2b3,Gc1b2]} Qb6 17. Qd5 Bb7 (17... Rd8 $5 18. b3 Bb7 19. Qd3
d5 $13) 18. Qxd7 Rae8 19. b3 Bc6 20. Qd3 Nf4 21. Qf1 Rxe1 $17) (16. Nb3 Qb6 17.
Qd5 Bb7 18. Qxd7 Rae8 19. Qd3 Qc7 $44) 16... Bb7 17. Qd1 (17. Ne5 $6 Nd4 $36 {
[%cal Gd4c2]}) 17... Rb8 $1 {Very strong move putting a pressure on b2,
however black has another promising possibility} (17... Qc7 $5 18. Ne3 Nf4 19.
Nd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Qd6 $17) 18. Ne3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nd4 $6 ({I see no reason why
black shouldn't take a pawn on b2.} 19... Bxb2 $5 20. Bxb2 Rxb2 21. Reb1 Qb6
$17) 20. Qd5+ Kh8 21. Qxc5 f4 22. Nd5 Qg5 $6 {After a move in the game a draw
becomes inevitable. Nothing promised} (22... Rc8 $6 23. Qxa7 Nc2 24. Bxf4 Nxa1
25. Rxa1 Rxc4 26. Be3 Bxb2 27. Rd1 $11 {and white is doing fine.}) ({The
correct way to play was} 22... Nc2 $1 {with much better chances in all of the
lines.} 23. Bxf4 Rxb2 24. Bc7 (24. Be3 Nxa1 25. Rxa1 Qh4 $17) 24... Qc8 (24...
Qh4 25. Re2 $1 (25. Be5 $6 {[%csl Rf8]} d6 $1 {[%csl Rf2]} 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27.
Qxa7+ Rf7 28. Re7 Rxe7 29. Nxe7 Kf8 30. Nd5 Nxa1 31. Qa8+ Kg7 32. Qa7+ Kh6 33.
Qe3+ Qg5 34. Qh3+ $11) 25... Nxa1 26. Rxb2 $16) 25. Qe7 {[%cal Gc7e5]} d6 $1
26. Bxd6 Rb7 27. Qe2 Nxa1 28. Be5 Qf5 $1 $17 29. Bxg7+ $140 Kxg7 30. Rxa1 Rb1+
31. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 32. Qf1 Rb8 $19) 23. Qe7 $1 $11 Nf3+ (23... Qxe7 24. Rxe7 Nc2
25. Rb1 Na3 26. Ra1 $11) (23... Qf5 $2 24. Bxf4 $14) 24. Kh1 Qh5 25. gxf3 Qxf3+
26. Kg1 Qg4+ 27. Kh1 Qf3+ 28. Kg1 Qg4+ 29. Kh1 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Delgado Ramirez, Neuris"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[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 "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Denmark"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 {
Starting a long journey to d4.} (7... O-O 8. Bf4 Nd7 9. e5 Nb6 10. Ne4 c4 $1
11. d4 Nd5 12. Bh2 Bf5 13. Ng3 Qa5+ 14. Nd2 Be6 15. O-O c5 16. Nf3 c3 $17 {
Conquest,S-Michaelsen,N/Fuerth GER 1999}) 8. Be3 (8. O-O e5 9. Be3 O-O (9...
Qe7 10. Ne2 $6 O-O 11. c3 $6 {[%csl Gd3]} b6 12. Qb3 Ba6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rd2
Nf6 15. Rad1 c4 $1 $17 {Lederer,Y-Sutovskij,E/Tel Aviv 1994/EXT 97}) 10. Qd2
Re8 11. Nh2 Qe7 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. Ng4 Nf8 $13 {Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2000/
CBM 78}) 8... e5 (8... Qa5 $6 $146 9. Qd2 h6 $2 10. O-O e5 11. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]
} Nf8 $2 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Qxb4 14. Bxa7 $1 $18 {Oratovsky,M-Kagan,S/Ramat
Aviv 2000/CBM 77 .}) (8... a5 9. a4 $6 b6 10. Qd2 h6 11. O-O e5 12. Ne2 $2 Nf8
{[%cal Gf8e6]} 13. c3 Ba6 14. Rfd1 Ne6 $17 {[%csl Gd3] Groffen,H-Abolianin,A/
Vlissingen 1995/EXT 2000}) (8... b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 O-O 11. O-O-O Re8 12. g4
Nf8 13. Ne2 a5 14. Rdg1 Bf6 15. Bg5 Ne6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 $13 {Bologan,V-Anand,V/
New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80}) 9. Qd2 h6 {Preventing white from playing Bh6,
but keeping the king in the center for a while since the pawn on h6 is hanging
in case of the castle.} 10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 {Another possible plan is to push
f4, but it;s hardly enough to get an opening advantage.} (11. Nh2 {[%cal Gf2f4]
} Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne6 14. Be3 Nd4 15. Nd1 $5 (15. Nf3 Be6 16. Qf2 Rd8
17. Rab1 O-O $13) 15... b6 16. c3 Ne6 17. Nf3 Ba6 18. Nf2 Rd8 19. Qc2 O-O $132
{Galdunts,S-Jakubiec,A/Griesheim 2002}) 11... Nf8 (11... a5 12. Nh2 {[%cal
Gf2f4]} a4 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 g5 17. Be3 Be6 18.
Qf2 b6 19. d4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 $16 {[%csl Ga4,Gc5,
Gc6,Gf6] Tseitlin,M-Schmittdiel,E/Groningen 1994}) 12. b4 Ne6 13. Na4 b6 (13...
Nd4 14. Ne1 b6 15. Rb1 cxb4 16. axb4 $14 {Melamed,T-Nekrasova,E/St Petersburg
1996/EXT 2000}) 14. Rae1 $5 {Very cunning move aimed both against f5 and Nd4:
in some lines white can't play c3 because of the fork on b3.} (14. Nh2 f5 15.
f3 (15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4 $2 exf4 17. Bxf4 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Bd7 20.
Nf3 O-O-O $17 {Kuzin,A-Pashikian,A/Chalkidiki 2003}) 15... f4 16. Bf2 h5 17.
bxc5 b5 18. Nb2 g5 $15 {Ponomariov,R-Kramnik,V/Linares 2003}) (14. Rab1 f5 (
14... g5 $6 15. bxc5 b5 16. Nc3 Nxc5 17. a4 a6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ne2 Ne6 20.
Qc3 Bd7 21. Ng3 $16 {Marinovic,B-Civric,Z/Petrovac 2004}) 15. Qd1 f4 16. Bd2 h5
17. Nh2 g5 18. f3 Bd7 19. Be1 Kf7 $13 {Hernandez,G-Gonzalez Zamora,J/
Cuernavaca 2003}) (14. c3 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Rae1 e4 17. dxe4 fxe4 18. Bxc5
$5 bxc5 19. Rxe4 cxb4 20. axb4 $44 {Fedorchuk,S-Schandorff,L/Esbjerg 2004})
14... Ba6 $6 {Very strange decision causing black nothing, but troubles.} (
14... Nd4 15. Nh2 Be6 16. c3 (16. f4 $6 exf4 17. Bxf4 c4 18. Nf3 Nxf3+ 19. Rxf3
O-O-O $132) 16... Bb3 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Qb2 Qe6 (18... Nc2 $6 19. Bxc5 Qe6 20.
Re2 a5 21. Rxc2 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 $14) 19. cxd4 cxd4 20. Bd2 g5 $13) 15. bxc5 b5 (
15... Bb5 $6 16. Nc3 Nxc5 17. Nxb5 cxb5 18. Qb4 a6 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. d4 Bd6 21.
e5 $1 Nd3 22. Qc3 $1 $16) 16. Nb2 Rd8 {It turns out that winning back a pawn
is a very difficult task.} (16... f5 $5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Qc3 {[%csl Re5]} (18.
Qb4 Bc8 19. a4 $1 a5 20. Qa3 b4 21. Qa2 $36 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gb2c4]}) 18... e4
19. Ne5 Qc7 20. d4 b4 21. axb4 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 $14) (16... Nxc5 $2 17. Qc3 $18 {
[%csl Rc6]}) 17. a4 $16 Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. axb5 Bxb5 (19... cxb5 $2 20. Qa5
Qe6 21. Ra1 $18) 20. Qb4 {[%cal Gb2c4,Gc4d6] White is just a pawn up, while
black's bishop's pair is hardly an advantage since the position is closed and
the bishops fail to act efficiently.} a5 (20... O-O 21. Nc4 Rb8 22. Nfd2 Rfd8
23. Qa3 $16) 21. Qxa5 Qxc5 22. Nc4 O-O 23. Ra1 Rfe8 (23... Ra8 $2 24. Qxa8 Rxa8
25. Rxa8+ Kh7 26. Na3 $18) 24. Nfd2 Bf8 25. Qc7 Qe7 26. Qf4 $1 {White has very
good attacking prospects so there is no need to trade the queens.} (26. Qxe7
Bxe7 27. f4 Bb4 28. Kf2 Bc3 $132) 26... Qg5 27. Qf3 Ra8 (27... Bb4 $5 28. Ra7
Rf8 29. Qe2 Ra8 $16) 28. e5 $1 {[%cal Gd2e4,Ge4f6,Ge4d6]} Qf5 29. Qg3 Red8 30.
f4 {[%cal Gg3f3,Gg2g4,Gf4f5]} h5 31. Qh4 Qe6 32. g4 Be7 33. Qg3 h4 (33... hxg4
34. hxg4 f5 35. gxf5 Qxf5 36. Rxa8 Rxa8 37. Nd6 Bxd6 38. exd6 c5 39. Nf3 $16)
34. Qf2 c5 35. f5 gxf5 36. gxf5 Qh6 37. Rxa8 Rxa8 38. f6 Bf8 39. Kh2 Kh8 40.
Rg1 {[%cal Gg1g4,Gg4h4]} 1-0

[Event "Griesheim GM"]
[Site "Griesheim"]
[Date "2002.01.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Galdunts, Sergey"]
[Black "Jakubiec, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2002.01.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 (7...
O-O 8. Bf4 Nd7 9. e5 Nb6 10. Ne4 c4 $1 11. d4 Nd5 12. Bh2 Bf5 13. Ng3 Qa5+ 14.
Nd2 Be6 15. O-O c5 16. Nf3 c3 $17 {Conquest,S-Michaelsen,N/Fuerth GER 1999}) 8.
O-O (8. Be3 Qa5 $6 $146 (8... a5 9. a4 $6 b6 10. Qd2 h6 11. O-O e5 12. Ne2 $2
Nf8 {[%cal Gf8e6]} 13. c3 Ba6 14. Rfd1 Ne6 $17 {[%csl Gd3] Groffen,H-Abolianin,
A/Vlissingen 1995/EXT 2000}) (8... b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 O-O 11. O-O-O Re8 12.
g4 Nf8 13. Ne2 a5 14. Rdg1 Bf6 15. Bg5 Ne6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 $13 {Bologan,V-Anand,
V/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80}) 9. Qd2 h6 $2 10. O-O e5 11. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]}
Nf8 $2 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Qxb4 14. Bxa7 $1 $18 {Oratovsky,M-Kagan,S/Ramat
Aviv 2000/CBM 77 .}) 8... e5 9. Be3 Qe7 (9... O-O 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Nh2 Qe7 12.
Bh6 Bh8 13. Ng4 Nf8 $13 {Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78}) 10. Qd2 (10.
Ne2 $6 O-O 11. c3 $6 {[%csl Gd3]} b6 12. Qb3 Ba6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rd2 Nf6 15.
Rad1 c4 $1 $17 {Lederer,Y-Sutovskij,E/Tel Aviv 1994/EXT 97}) 10... h6 11. Nh2 {
[%cal Gf2f4] Aiming to transfer f4 right away.} (11. a3 Nf8 (11... a5 12. Nh2 {
[%cal Gf2f4]} a4 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 g5 17. Be3 Be6
18. Qf2 b6 19. d4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 $16 {[%csl Ga4,
Gc5,Gc6,Gf6] Tseitlin,M-Schmittdiel,E/Groningen 1994}) 12. b4 Ne6 13. Na4 Nd4
14. Ne1 b6 15. Rb1 cxb4 16. axb4 $14 {Melamed,T-Nekrasova,E/St Petersburg 1996/
EXT 2000}) 11... Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne6 14. Be3 Nd4 15. Nd1 $5 (15. Nf3
Be6 16. Qf2 Rd8 17. Rab1 O-O $13) 15... b6 16. c3 Ne6 17. Nf3 Ba6 18. Nf2 Rd8
19. Qc2 O-O 20. Rad1 f5 {There is no doubt that black is doing fine, but he
makes a mistake just when his position was getting beter and better...} 21.
exf5 Rxf5 (21... gxf5 $5 $132 {[%csl Rf2,Rf3]}) 22. Qa4 $1 Bb5 23. Qe4 {
[%csl Ge4,Rg6][%cal Gf3h4]} Qd6 $2 {After this move black my hardly save the
game (even though he tries very hard!). After acccurate} (23... Qf7 $1 {
black's chances are at least equal.} 24. Nh4 $140 $2 (24. a4 $6 Ba6 25. Qxc6 $2
Bb7 26. Qb5 Rxf3 27. gxf3 Qxf3 $19) 24... Re5 25. Qxg6 Qxg6 26. Nxg6 Rxe3 $19)
24. Nh4 $1 Nf4 (24... Re5 $2 25. Qxg6 Rxe3 26. Nf5 Qe5 27. Ng4 $18) 25. Rd2 $1
$16 (25. Nxf5 $6 Ne2+ 26. Kh1 gxf5 27. Qf3 (27. Qh4 Ng3+ 28. Kg1 Ne2+ $11)
27... Ng3+ 28. Kg1 Nxf1 29. Kxf1 Qd5 $13) 25... Rf7 26. c4 Ba6 27. Ng4 h5 (
27... Rdf8 28. Bxf4 Rxf4 29. Rxf4 Rxf4 30. Qxg6 $16 Qd4+ $140 31. Kh2 Rf1 32.
Re2 $1 {[%csl Ge3][%cal Ge2e8]} Qf4+ 33. g3 Rh1+ 34. Kxh1 Qf1+ 35. Kh2 Qxe2+
36. Ng2 $18) 28. Rxf4 Re7 29. Qxg6 Qxg6 30. Nxg6 Re6 31. Nh4 Bc8 (31... hxg4
32. Rxg4 Rf8 (32... Rxe3 33. Rxg7+ Kxg7 34. Nf5+ Kf6 35. Nxe3 $18) 33. Bf2 $18)
32. Nf5 $1 hxg4 33. Rxg4 Rf6 34. Ne7+ (34. Rxg7+ Kh8 35. Rxa7 Rxf5 36. Ra8 $18)
34... Kf7 35. Nxc8 Rxc8 36. Re4 Rf5 37. g4 Re5 38. Rxe5 Bxe5 39. d4 cxd4 40.
Bxd4 Bg3 (40... Rd8 41. Rf2+ Ke6 42. Bxe5 Kxe5 43. Kg2 $18) 41. Kg2 Bh4 42. Bf2
Bf6 43. Rd7+ Ke6 44. Rxa7 Rd8 45. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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 "Denmark"]
[BlackTeam "Macedonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Nc3 Nd7 (7...
O-O 8. Bf4 Nd7 9. e5 Nb6 10. Ne4 c4 $1 11. d4 Nd5 12. Bh2 Bf5 13. Ng3 Qa5+ 14.
Nd2 Be6 15. O-O c5 16. Nf3 c3 $17 {Conquest,S-Michaelsen,N/Fuerth GER 1999}) 8.
Be3 (8. O-O e5 9. Be3 O-O (9... Qe7 10. Ne2 $6 O-O 11. c3 $6 {[%csl Gd3]} b6
12. Qb3 Ba6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rd2 Nf6 15. Rad1 c4 $1 $17 {Lederer,Y-Sutovskij,
E/Tel Aviv 1994/EXT 97}) 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Nh2 Qe7 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. Ng4 Nf8 $13 {
Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78}) 8... e5 (8... Qa5 $6 9. Qd2 h6 $2 10.
O-O e5 11. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Nf8 $2 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Qxb4 14. Bxa7 $1 $18 {
Oratovsky,M-Kagan,S/Ramat Aviv 2000/CBM 77 .}) (8... a5 9. a4 $6 b6 10. Qd2 h6
11. O-O e5 12. Ne2 $2 Nf8 {[%cal Gf8e6]} 13. c3 Ba6 14. Rfd1 Ne6 $17 {[%csl
Gd3] Groffen,H-Abolianin,A/Vlissingen 1995/EXT 2000}) (8... b6 9. Qd2 e5 10.
Bh6 O-O 11. O-O-O Re8 12. g4 Nf8 13. Ne2 a5 14. Rdg1 Bf6 15. Bg5 Ne6 16. Bxf6
Qxf6 $13 {Bologan,V-Anand,V/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80}) 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O
Qe7 11. a3 (11. Nh2 {[%cal Gf2f4]} Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne6 14. Be3 Nd4 15.
Nd1 $5 (15. Nf3 Be6 16. Qf2 Rd8 17. Rab1 O-O $13) 15... b6 16. c3 Ne6 17. Nf3
Ba6 18. Nf2 Rd8 19. Qc2 O-O $132 {Galdunts,S-Jakubiec,A/Griesheim 2002}) 11...
b6 $5 {Black has no chance to castle kingside as long as white pieces keep an
eye on h6, so he prepares an evaquation of the king to the queenside.} (11...
Nf8 12. b4 Ne6 13. Na4 b6 (13... Nd4 14. Ne1 b6 15. Rb1 cxb4 16. axb4 $14 {
Melamed,T-Nekrasova,E/St Petersburg 1996/EXT 2000}) 14. Rae1 Ba6 15. bxc5 b5
16. Nb2 Rd8 17. a4 $14 {Delgado,N-Schandorff,L/Mallorca 2004}) (11... a5 12.
Nh2 {[%cal Gf2f4]} a4 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 g5 17.
Be3 Be6 18. Qf2 b6 19. d4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 $14 {
[%csl Ra4,Rc5,Rc6] Tseitlin,M-Schmittdiel,E/Groningen 1994}) 12. Rfe1 Bb7 (
12... Nf8 13. b4 Ne6 14. bxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. d4 Qd6 17. dxc5 Qxd2 18.
Bxd2 O-O $44 {Nemeth,F-Raceanu,V/Techirghiol 2003}) 13. Na4 $5 {[%cal Gb2b4]}
O-O-O $6 {Too hasty. Black should've started with 13...f5 not permitting white
to regroup his pieces.} (13... f5 $142 $1 14. Qe2 f4 15. Bd2 g5 16. Nh2 h5 17.
f3 Nf6 $15) 14. Nh2 f5 15. f3 {Now white bishop may retreat to f2.} Nf6 16. Bf2
f4 17. b4 c4 (17... cxb4 18. axb4 Kb8 19. Nb2 $36 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Ga1a4,Ge1a1]
}) 18. Bxb6 $1 {Getting 3 pawns for a piece and nice attacking prospects.} axb6
19. Nxb6+ Kb8 20. Nxc4 $36 g5 21. Rab1 Ne8 {Intending to bring the knight to
the queenside to help it's monarch.} (21... h5 22. b5 c5 (22... Qc5+ $6 23. Qf2
Qxf2+ 24. Kxf2 c5 25. a4 Ne8 26. a5 Nc7 27. a6 $14) 23. Qc3 Rde8 24. a4 g4 25.
a5 gxh3 26. a6 Bc8 27. Ra1 $36) 22. a4 h5 23. Na5 (23. b5 $5) 23... Nc7 24. Qf2
$5 {[%cal Gf2b6]} Qd7 25. c3 $5 {[%csl Gd4] White is on guard. Queen's trade
isn't part of his plan at the moment.} Rh6 $5 {[%csl Gc6]} 26. b5 (26. Qb6 Na8)
26... cxb5 27. axb5 Bf8 28. Red1 {[%cal Gd3d4]} (28. Nc6+ Rxc6 29. bxc6 Qxc6
30. Qd2 Bc5+ 31. Kh1 Ne6 $132) 28... Nxb5 $5 29. Nxb7 $5 (29. c4 $5 Nc3 (29...
Nd6 30. Qb2 Ka8 31. c5 $16) 30. Nxb7 Nxb1 (30... Nxd1 $2 31. Nd6+ Kc7 32. Qb6#)
31. Rxb1 Qxd3 32. Rb5 Qxc4 33. Nd6+ Qxb5 34. Nxb5 Rd7 35. Qb2 $16) 29... Qxb7
30. c4 Rb6 31. cxb5 Rxb5 32. Rxb5 Qxb5 33. Qa2 Rxd3 34. Rb1 Bb4 35. Kh1 $1 (35.
Nf1 g4 36. hxg4 hxg4 37. fxg4 Kc7 $132) 35... Kb7 $2 36. Qf7+ $6 {Missing a
chance to decide the game in his favor after} (36. Qe2 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb5,Rd3]
[%cal Gb1b4]} Rd5 $140 37. Rxb4 Qxb4 38. exd5) 36... Ka6 37. Nf1 $1 {Even
after white's miss on the previous move his position remains winning.} (37.
Qf6+ Ka7 38. Qxg5 Qa4 39. Rf1 Bd6 40. Qxh5 Rd1 41. Qf7+ Kb6 42. h4 Qc2 $44 {
[%cal Gc2d3]}) 37... g4 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. Qe6+ (39. fxg4) 39... Rd6 40. Qc8+
Kb6 41. Qb8+ Kc6 42. Qc8+ Kb6 43. fxg4 $18 Rd4 44. Nh2 $6 ({i fail to find the
reasons why not to play} 44. Qb8+ Ka6 (44... Kc6 45. Rc1+ Bc5 46. Qxe5 $18) 45.
Ra1+ Ba5 46. Qa8+ Kb6 47. g5 $18 {with decisive advantage, but obviously both
sides were in the severe time trouble.}) 44... Rxe4 45. Qb8+ $6 (45. Nf3 $5 $40
) 45... Kc6 $132 46. Qc8+ Kb6 47. Qb8+ Kc6 48. Qa8+ Qb7 49. Rc1+ Kb6 50. Qd8+
Kb5 51. Qd3+ Kb6 52. Qd8+ Kb5 53. Qd3+ Kb6 54. Qd8+ Kb5 55. Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. b4 $5 {Starting an
action without any prelimenary preparations!} cxb4 {With this move black shows
that he is not interested in accepting the pawn sacrifice.} (6... Nxb4 $5 7.
Bb2 a6 (7... Nc6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nxe5 Qc7 10. Nc4 Bxb2 11. Nxb2 Be6 12. a4
O-O-O $132 {Qin Kanying-Pigusov,E/Shanghai 2000}) 8. a3 axb5 9. axb4 Rxa1 10.
Bxa1 cxb4 11. Bxe5 Bxe5 12. Nxe5 Ne7 13. d3 O-O 14. Nd2 $14 {Okkes,M-Van Wely,
L/Enschede 2003}) 7. a3 Nge7 8. axb4 O-O 9. Bxc6 $5 {Once the bishop is on b5
it's quite obvious that white won't hesitate to trade it for the knight!} (9.
c3 d5 10. d3 Be6 11. Nbd2 a6 12. Ba4 h6 (12... b5 13. Bc2 d4 14. Bb2 dxc3 15.
Bxc3 Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Bb3 $14 {Gdanski,J-Pyda,Z/Zakopane 2000}) 13. Bb3
Qc7 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Bb2 Rad8 $132 {Lutikov,A-Petersons,A/Kiev 1964/URS-ch}) (
9. Bb2 d6 10. Bxc6 Nxc6 11. b5 Na5 12. d3 a6 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. Ba3 Bxb5 15. Nxb5
axb5 16. Qb1 Qd7 $13 {Brynell,S-Yakovich,Y/Stockholm 1999}) 9... bxc6 (9...
Nxc6 10. Bb2 d6 11. b5 Na5 12. Bc3 b6 13. Bxa5 bxa5 14. c4 a6 15. Nc3 axb5 16.
Nxb5 $14 {Jackova,J-Szabo,V/Mureck 1998}) (9... dxc6 10. Bb2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3
12. Qxf3 Qd6 13. Qb3 Rfe8 14. d3 Nc8 15. Nd2 Nb6 16. Ra5 $14 {Ashton,A-Byway,P/
Birmingham 2002}) 10. Bb2 d6 11. d4 f6 12. Nbd2 {The opening phase is over and
the plans of the sides are more or less clear: white is going to play on the
queenside and in the center, while black will try his luck trying to launch an
attack against white king.} (12. c4 Qb6 13. c5 dxc5 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15. dxc5 Qc7
16. Ra5 g5 17. Na3 Ng6 $132 {Mazara,A-Pazos,P/Cuba 1998}) 12... Be6 13. c4 g5 (
{An attempt to get rid of the weak pawn wouldn't solve black's problems:} 13...
a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Rxa5 Qxa5 16. c5 Rd8 17. cxd6 Rxd6 18. d5 $14 {[%cal
Gd2c4] and white keeps an edge.}) 14. Qc2 ({Deserved attention} 14. d5 $5 cxd5
15. cxd5 Bd7 16. Nc4 g4 17. Nfd2 $14 {[%cal Gd2f1,Gf1e3]}) 14... Ng6 15. Nf1 {
White's desire to bring another piece to the kingside is understandable, but
may be the knight should go in the opposite direction.} (15. Nb3 g4 16. Nfd2 f5
17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. Ra6 $14) 15... g4 16. N3d2 f5 {Black needs to
open up the center to give the bishops some space.} 17. dxe5 (17. d5 cxd5 18.
cxd5 Bd7 19. Ne3 f4 20. Nec4 f3 $132) 17... dxe5 (17... Nxe5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19.
Qb3 Be6 20. Qg3 $14 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gc4c5]}) 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Ne4 Nf4 20.
Rad1 Qh4 21. Nfg3 Bg6 22. Rd7 (22. Qa4 $5) 22... Rad8 23. Rxg7+ $5 {
Interesting attempt to break through, but may be it was more accurate to
refrain from the sacrifice keping the pressure in the center.} (23. Qd2 Rxd7
24. Qxd7 Rd8 25. Qc7 $1 Nd3 26. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6,Rd3,Rd8,Re5]}) 23...
Kxg7 24. Bxe5+ Kg8 25. Ba1 Ne6 26. c5 {[%cal Gc2c3,Ge4d6] It's very hard to
believe that black will be able to hold this position, but the Norvegian
wonder-child manages to pull the things together.} Rd5 $1 27. b5 Qe7 28. bxc6
$6 {Providing black a chance to get counterplay.} (28. Qa2 $142 $1 $16) 28...
Rxc5 $1 29. Qa4 Bxe4 30. Qxe4 Qf7 $1 31. Qxg4+ Qg6 32. Qe2 (32. Qxg6+ hxg6 33.
Rxe6 Rc1+ 34. Nf1 Rxa1 35. Rxg6+ Kf7 $15) 32... Rxc6 33. Qe5 Ng7 (33... Rc5 34.
Qh8+ Kf7 35. Qb2 $13) 34. h4 Qf7 $2 {Missing 35.Nf5 which could've decided the
game in white's favor.} (34... Re6 35. Qd5 Qf7 36. Ne4 h6 $1 $15 {[%csl Gg5]})
35. Rf1 $2 (35. Nf5 Re6 36. Rc1 $1 (36. Qxe6 $5 Qxe6 37. Rxe6 Nxf5 38. g3 $18 {
[%csl Ra7]})) 35... Re6 $2 (35... Re8) 36. Qd4 $2 {Blowing the second chance!}
(36. Nf5 $1 Rxe5 37. Nh6+ Kh8 38. Nxf7+ Rxf7 39. Bxe5 $18) 36... Re7 37. h5 h6
(37... Qf4 $5 {[%cal Ge7f7,Gf4g4]}) 38. Qd6 Qe6 39. Qd4 Ref7 40. Qc3 Qg4 41.
Qe5 Kh7 42. Qb5 Qxg3 $11 {Forcing a draw.} (42... Nf5 $5 43. Qd3 Re8 $15) 43.
fxg3 Rxf1+ 44. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 45. Kxf1 Nxh5 46. g4 Nf4 47. Bc3 Nd5 48. Bd2 Kg6 49.
Ke2 a6 50. Kd3 Nf6 51. Kc4 Nxg4 52. Bxh6 $1 {[%cal Gc4b4,Gb4a5]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Firouzja,A"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,136,16,10,32,40,53,37,63,39,38,25,28,0,-5,2,-1,-4,-5,-12,15,9,11,1,3,
3,-4,-35,7,7,47,-15,-23,0,0,-5,65,56,69,69,76,88,58,49,37,21,33,31,31,31,29,29,
110,66,86,73,92,95,95,108,106,106,98,39,30,34,40,41,40,32,0,9,27,16,15,49,38,
31,31,38,41,65,65,66,109,61,109,145,117,153,152,165,167,131,215,230,240,246,
246,242,242,256,255,252,254,250,250,250,250,257,259,261,261,261,254,280,305,
303,333,290,339,362,426,344,336,366,507,527,537,537,547,547,547,547,577,29978,
29979,29980,29981]} 1. e4 {This was a very important game for two reasons.
First - this was the second round of our match. Second - I had a minus score
with him so I really wanted to level it up! :)} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O
Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 {Of course i was expecting him to play this line
} Qb6 8. a4 $5 {A very new move. The point is that the Nb1 wants to come to c3,
not to a3 directly like in the old line.} (8. Na3 {is the main move.} Rd8 9. e5
Ne8 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 d6 $13) 8... a6 9. Bxc6 $5 {Playing for initiative.} (
{The solid move is} 9. Bf1 e5 $13) 9... bxc6 $5 (9... Qxc6 10. d4 d5 11. e5 Ne4
12. dxc5 $14) 10. e5 Nd5 11. a5 Qd8 {Not really the move I was expecting.} ({
After} 11... Qc7 {we might reach more or less same type of position as in the
game.}) 12. d3 d6 13. Qa4 $1 {The queen on a4 will do a great job: it is
eyeing the pawn on c6 and sometimes White can play Qh4 attacking the kingside.}
dxe5 (13... Qc7 14. Nbd2 $13) 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rxe5 Qd6 16. Re1 Bf5 17. Na3 $1
{I think the move that my opponent missed when he took 13...dxe5.} Rfe8 (17...
Bxd3 $6 18. Bh6 Rfb8 19. Rad1 c4 20. Nxc4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Rxb2 22. Qd4 Qf6 23.
Qxf6 exf6 24. c4 $18 {The king on g8 is simply very weak.}) 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Be3
$1 {A very hard decision to make because I really liked my dark-squared bishop,
but I realised that his knight was doing a really good job.} Nxe3 20. Rxe3 $16
{My d3 pawn is weak, but just look at his pawn structure on the queenside...}
Rad8 21. Ne5 f6 22. Qxc6 {Going for it but maybe not the best decision to make.
} (22. Qc4+ Rd5 23. Nf3 Qb7 24. Rae1 Kg7 25. d4 $16 {Still a really promising
advantage.}) 22... Qd6 $1 {This move I saw, but...} 23. Qxd6 exd6 24. Ng4 $1 {
Luckily I am still keeping the advantage here.} (24. Nc6 $2 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Re8
$1 $19 {The move that I missed when I took on c6.}) 24... Rxe3 25. fxe3 Rb8 $5
{A very interesting move, maybe not the best, but it made me think a lot.} 26.
Nxf6+ $1 (26. Nh6+ {The move that I was calculating a lot.} Kg7 27. Nxf5+ gxf5
28. Rb1 Rb3 29. Kf2 d5 30. Kf3 c4 31. dxc4 dxc4 32. e4 Rb5 {und it needs more
analysis to see if this position is winning or not.}) 26... Kg7 27. Nd5 {
I kept the knight to maintain winning chances.} Rxb2 28. e4 Bd7 29. Rf1 $1 {
Threatening Rf6 and some mating ideas.} Be6 $1 (29... Bb5 30. c4 Ba4 31. Nc7)
30. Nc7 Bd7 $1 31. Nxa6 $6 {Not a good move, but believe me it's a very
tempting one to play over the board.} (31. c4 Ra2 32. Nd5 Be6 33. Nc7 Bd7 34.
Rb1 Kf6 $14 {Black still is having great chances to hold.}) 31... Rb7 32. c4
Be8 $3 {This move is simply too good!!} 33. e5 Ra7 34. Nb8 Rb7 35. Na6 Ra7 36.
Nb8 Rb7 {Okay, here the situation was that I had 1 min on the clock and Na6 is
a draw, but I really didnt want to call it a day and go home when I saw this
very interesting line:} 37. exd6 Rxb8 38. Re1 {I can understand it's very hard
to decide how he should continued played here, but he should play actively.}
Kf8 $2 {Too passive.} (38... Kf6 $1) 39. Re7 Rd8 40. a6 Rxd6 41. a7 Rd8 42. Rb7
{I cannot really call this move bad because Black must be very precise after
that.} (42. Rc7 $1 Ra8 43. Kf2 Bf7 44. Ke3 Kg7 45. d4 Kf6 46. d5 Be8 47. Rb7 $3
{The move that I missed in my calculation - and such a good one! :)} (47. Rxh7
$2 Bf7 $15) 47... Ba4 $15 48. Rxh7 {No ...Bf7 here, and this should be
technical win.}) 42... Bc6 $4 {My opponent missed that the rook trades are
just winning for White.} (42... Ra8 $1 {and it's still a very double-edged
situation.}) 43. Rc7 Be8 (43... Ba8 {I believe this is what my opponent was
planning when he played 42...Bc6.} 44. Rxh7 Kg8 45. Rc7 Rf8 46. h4 Rf7 47. Rxf7
$1 Kxf7 48. g4 {and the h-pawn is simply too strong,}) 44. Kf2 $18 {But White
still should be careful.} g5 45. Ke3 h6 46. g3 {Just a waiting move.} Bg6 $5 {
A very interesting try, otherwise I thought it is just easy win.} (46... Ba4
47. Ke4 Bc2 48. Rd7 $1 Re8+ 49. Kf5 $18) 47. Rb7 Rxd3+ 48. Kf2 $3 {The move
that my opponent missed.} (48. Ke2 Ra3 49. Rb8+ Kg7 50. a8=Q Bd3+ $1 51. Kf2
Rxa8 52. Rxa8 Bxc4 {This is what he was planning and it is a theoretical draw.
The white king simply can't enter Black's kingside.}) 48... Ra3 49. Rb8+ Kg7
50. a8=Q Rxa8 51. Rxa8 Bd3 52. Ra4 {I knew that this is just winning.} Kf6 53.
Ke3 Bf1 54. h4 gxh4 55. gxh4 Ke5 56. Ra6 Bxc4 57. Rxh6 Be6 58. Rg6 {And the
black king never can come back to the g7 square.} Bf5 (58... Bf7 $1 59. Rg5+
Kf6 60. Kf4 (60. Rxc5 {Funnily, this is winning too due to the pawn being on
h4 not on h5! But there are a lot of details so...}) 60... c4 61. Ke4 Bg6+ 62.
Kd4 Bf7 63. Rg3 Ke7 64. Ke5 $18) 59. Rg1 Kf6 60. h5 Bh7 61. h6 Bg6 62. Kd2 Kf7
63. Kc3 Kf6 64. Kc4 Bf7+ 65. Kxc5 Bg6 66. Kd6 Kf7 67. Ke5 Bd3 68. Rg7+ Kf8 {
and in view of 69.Kf6 and 70.h7} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.03.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina"]
[Black "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Fritz5"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
O-O 9. Nc3 Nc7 10. Ba4 d6 11. Bxc6 (11. h3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nxe5 14.
Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bg5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 b5 17. Bc2 Bb7 18. Bxe7 Rfe8 19. Rd7 Nd5 20.
Rxb7 Rxe7 {Ardeleanu,A-Dumitrache,D/ROM-ch 1996/EXP 56/1/2-1/2 (35)}) 11...
bxc6 12. Qa4 Rb8 $146 (12... Bd7 13. exd6 exd6 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bf4 Be8 16. Ne4
Nb5 17. h4 h6 18. Qc4+ Kh8 19. d5 f5 20. Nc3 Rc8 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Qb4 {
Rupeni,F-Williams,A/Berlin tt 1980/MCD-r8/1/2-1/2 (48)}) 13. exd6 (13. Qxa7 $2
Ba6 14. exd6 exd6 $19 15. Rd1 Rb7) 13... Qxd6 14. Ne4 Qd5 15. Re1 (15. Qxa7 $2
{scheitert an} Rb7 16. Qc5 Qxe4 $19) 15... Bf5 16. Nc3 ({Schwächer scheint} 16.
Qxa7 Bxe4 17. Qxc7 Bxf3 18. gxf3 e6 $15) 16... Qd6 17. Bg5 (17. b3 $142 $5 {
ist bedenkenswert} Ne6 18. Ba3 $14 (18. Qxa7 $2 {ist falsch} Ra8 (18... Nxd4 $6
19. Bb2 $15) 19. Qb7 Rfb8 $19 (19... Nxd4 $6 20. Nh4 $17))) 17... Ne6 {[%cal
Rd6d4,Re6d4,Rg7d4,Ga4d4,Gf3d4] Steigert den Druck auf den isolierten Bauern d4}
(17... Rxb2 $2 {übersieht} 18. Bxe7 (18. Rxe7 $143 Ne6 19. Bc1 Qxe7 20. Bxb2
Rb8 $15) 18... Qf4 19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. Re2 Rxe2 21. Nxe2 $18) 18. Be3 Rxb2 19.
Qxa7 Rbb8 20. Qa6 Nxd4 $11 (20... c5 21. Qxd6 exd6 22. Rad1 $17) 21. Nxd4 {
[%cal Ra6c6,Rd4c6,Gd6c6] Greift den Isolani c6 an} Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Qxd4 23. Ne2 (
23. Qxc6 $2 {ist ein Schlag ins Wasser} Rbc8 24. Qb7 Rxc3 $19) 23... Qf6 24.
Rac1 Rfc8 25. Ng3 Rb2 26. Qa7 Bd3 27. f3 e6 28. Rcd1 Bf5 29. a4 Rd8 30. Qc5 (
30. Qc7 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Kg7 32. Qxc6 Bc2 $17) 30... Rdd2 (30... Bc2 $5 31. Ne4
Bxe4 32. fxe4 $19) 31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32. a5 $4 $19 (32. Nxf5 $142 gxf5 33. Rb1 $13
(33. Qxc6 $4 {der Bauer ist nicht zu nehmen} Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Rd1 35. Qa8+ Kg7 $19)
) 32... Qb2 {Droht Matt} (32... Qb2 33. Nxf5 Rxg2+ (33... gxf5 $6 34. Kh1 $19)
(33... exf5 $6 34. Re8+ Kg7 35. Qf8+ Kf6 36. Qe7+ Kg7 37. Qf8+ Kf6 38. Qe7+ Kg7
39. Qf8+ $11) 34. Kf1 gxf5 $19 (34... exf5 $6 35. Re8+ Kg7 36. Qf8+ Kf6 37.
Qe7+ Kg7 38. Qf8+ Kf6 39. Qe7+ Kg7 40. Qf8+ $11)) 0-1

[Event "St Stefan/Belgrade m"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 f6 $5 (6... Nh6 7.
c3 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Bg4 11. Nbd2 $1 (11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nf5
$10) 11... Qb6 12. b3 (12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 c5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Be3 Qb5 $13)
12... c5 13. Ba3 $5 cxd4 14. Bxe7 Rfe8 15. Bg5 Bd7 $1 $13) 7. c3 (7. e5 $5)
7... Nh6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 (10. Qa4 $5 Qb6 11. Na3 $36) 10... d6
11. Qa4 Qb6 $1 12. Nd2 (12. e5 $6 fxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4) 12... Nf7 13. Nc4 Qa6 (
13... Qxd4 $4 14. Be3 $18) 14. Be3 Qxa4 15. Nxa4 f5 $1 16. exf5 (16. f3 $5 fxe4
$140 17. fxe4 d5 $6 18. Na5 $16) 16... Bxf5 (16... gxf5 $5) 17. Rac1 Rfc8 18.
Na5 $6 (18. b4 $1 Rab8 19. a3) 18... Bd7 19. b3 (19. Rc4 e5 20. dxe5 (20. Rec1
exd4 21. Bxd4 Be6 $17) 20... Nxe5 21. Rc2 Bf5 $36) 19... Rab8 20. Nc3 Kf8 21.
a3 (21. f3 h5 (21... Nd8 $5) 22. h3 h4 23. Bf2 g5 24. Ne4 $132) 21... Nh6 $1
22. b4 Nf5 23. Red1 Ke8 (23... Nxe3 24. fxe3 Bh6 25. Rd3 Bf5 $6 26. Rf1 Ke8 27.
e4 $14) 24. Ne4 Rb5 25. h3 h5 26. Rd2 a6 $1 (26... Be6 27. Rxc6 Rxc6 28. Nxc6
Bd5 29. Nxa7 Rb7 30. Nc3) 27. Kf1 Rd5 28. Rcd1 (28. Nc3 $2 Rxd4 $1 29. Bxd4
Nxd4 30. Rdd1 Bf5 $44) 28... Rb5 29. Ke2 (29. Rc1 Rd5 $10) 29... Be6 30. Rc1
Kd7 31. Nc3 Rbb8 (31... Rxa5 32. bxa5 Bc4+ 33. Ke1 Nh4 34. f3) 32. Kf1 h4 $2 (
32... Bd5 33. Nxd5 cxd5 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. Rd3 Rc2 $15) (32... Bf7 $15) 33. Ke2
Bf6 34. Ne4 Bd5 35. Kd3 (35. Nxf6+ exf6 $17) (35. f3 $2 Bxe4 36. fxe4 Nxe3 37.
Kxe3 Bg5+ $19) 35... Bg7 36. Rdc2 Rc7 (36... e5 $1 37. dxe5 Nxe3 38. fxe3 Bxe5
$15) 37. Re1 Rf8 38. f3 Rb8 (38... Nxe3 39. Rxe3 Rf5 $15) 39. Nc3 Bg8 40. Ne2
Bf7 (40... g5 $5 41. Bxg5 Bh7) 41. Bd2 Bf6 42. Rec1 Rbc8 43. Nc4 Rb7 44. Na5
Rbc7 45. Nc4 Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
h3 d6 9. d4 Qb6 {Black is ready to suffer some discomfort for the safety of
his bishop pair. White can claim compensation in his mighty central pawns, but
the fight for the advantage is quite a different story.} 10. b3 (10. Nbd2 cxd4
11. cxd4 Ba6 12. Nb3 f6 13. Bd2 Nf7 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. Na5 c5 16. dxc5 dxc5 17.
b3 Nd6 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. bxc4 $11 {1/2 (77) Akopian,V (2679)-Bacrot,E (2705)
Elista 2008}) (10. Qc2 a5 11. Be3 cxd4 12. cxd4 f5 13. Qd2 Nf7 14. e5 Qb4 15.
Nc3 dxe5 16. dxe5 Rb8 17. Rab1 Rd8 18. Qe2 Be6 19. Bd2 Bc4 $15 {1/2 (32)
Svidler,P (2750)-Ivanchuk,V (2748) Nice 2010}) (10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Be3 Qh5 12.
Nbd2 f6 13. Qa4 Qb5 14. Qxb5 cxb5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 a6 17. Nc4 Rb8 18. Nd4
Re8 19. Nc6 $14 {1-0 (50) Bologan,V (2671)-Antal,G (2545) Aix-les-Bains 2011})
(10. Na3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Be6 12. b3 d5 13. Ng5 Bc8 14. Bb2 dxe4 15. Nc4 Qc7 16.
Nxe4 Nf5 17. d5 cxd5 18. Qxd5 Bb7 19. Qc5 Qf4 $11 {1-0 (19) Fedorchuk,S (2650)
-Libiszewski,F (2496) Nice 2011}) (10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rad8 13.
Nc4 Qb7 14. Qc2 f6 15. b3 Qb5 16. Bb2 Qh5 17. Ncd2 g5 18. Nf1 f5 19. Ng3 Qg6
20. exf5 Nxf5 $11 {1-0 (38) Nevednichy,V (2575)-Wirig,A (2424) Sautron 2003})
10... f6 {Naiditsch indirectly admits that White's development is more natural
and better advanced. It makes sense to keep the position rather closed and
strike only when all his forces are mobilised.} (10... f5 11. e5 Nf7 12. Nbd2 (
12. Bb2 dxe5 13. dxe5 Be6 14. Qe2 c4 15. b4 a5 16. a3 Rfd8 17. Nbd2 Rd3 18.
Rad1 Qa6 19. Nd4 Bd5 $15 {1/2 (80) Dinger,F (2343)-Maze,S (2577) Germany 2009})
12... Ba6 13. Bb2 c4 14. Qc2 Rab8 15. Ba3 Qa5 16. Bb4 Qd5 17. bxc4 Bxc4 18.
Nxc4 Qxc4 19. Qb3 Qxb3 20. axb3 $14 {1/2 (83) Bojkov,D (2528)-Libiszewski,F 
(2523) Germany 2010}) (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 f6 12. Nc3 Nf7 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Bb2
Rac8 15. e5 fxe5 16. dxe5 Bf5 17. Qe2 Qb4 18. Na4 Rc7 19. Rac1 $14 {1-0 (26)
Jaracz,P (2546)-Hobuss,U (2394) Bad Zwischenahn 2003}) 11. Be3 cxd4 12. cxd4 g5
$6 {[%mdl 16] The pawn advance to g5 (or White's to g4 for that matter) has
become quite natural in many openings at a surprisingly early stage. Despite
everything the strange black move at this moment gives a mild shock to anybody
with any chess education.} (12... Nf7 13. Nc3 f5 14. e5 Qa5 15. Rc1 Be6 16. Ng5
Nxg5 17. Bxg5 dxe5 18. dxe5 Rfd8 19. Qf3 Kf7 20. Qf4 $11 {1-0 (53) Safarli,E 
(2603)-Leon Hoyos,M (2556) Benasque 2010}) (12... Bd7 13. Nc3 Qa5 14. Qd2 Qh5
15. Ne2 g5 16. Ng3 Qg6 17. h4 Ng4 18. hxg5 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 fxg5 20. e5 $11 {
0-1 (56) Libiszewski,F (2369)-Pavasovic,D (2584) Pula 2003}) 13. d5 (13. Qd2
Nf7 14. Nc3 h5 15. Rac1 $14) 13... Qa6 (13... c5 14. Nbd2 g4 15. Nc4 Qd8 16.
hxg4 Nxg4 17. Bf4 $14) 14. Nc3 $6 {White could have put more pressure on his
opponent with the clever solution 14.dxc6.} (14. dxc6 Qxc6 15. Nc3 $1 Bb7 (
15... Qxc3 16. Qd5+ Nf7 17. Rac1 Bb7 18. Qxb7 Qa5 19. Nd4 $16) 16. Rc1 Qd7 17.
Qd2 $14) 14... c5 15. Ne2 Bd7 (15... g4 16. Nh4 gxh3 17. Ng3 Rf7 18. Bxh6 Bxh6
19. Nhf5 Bg7 20. Qh5 $14) 16. Ng3 Qc8 (16... Rae8 17. Qd2 Nf7 18. Rac1 $14) 17.
Rc1 Qe8 18. Qd2 {Zhigalko chooses a natural looking move, but it may fail to
promise any advantage. Black would have been under pressure if White had
sacrificed the b-pawn for access to the d4-square.} (18. b4 $5 cxb4 19. Qd2 a5
20. Nd4 e6 (20... Rc8 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Rc1 e6 23. Nc6 $16) 21. dxe6 Bxe6 22.
Nh5 Bd7 23. Rc7 $16) 18... a5 19. h4 Ng4 (19... gxh4 20. Nxh4 Ng4 21. Ngf5 Kh8
22. Bf4 $14) 20. hxg5 fxg5 (20... Nxe3 $6 21. Qxe3 Qg6 22. Nf5 $16) 21. Bxg5 a4
$1 22. Rc4 {White has probably underestimated the might of Black's counterplay.
} (22. b4 cxb4 23. Qxb4 Rb8 $14) 22... axb3 23. axb3 h6 $1 {Naiditsch has the
vision of the 2700 player and he correctly avoid the immediate counterplay
with 23...Ra3.} (23... Ra3 24. e5 $1 (24. Nf5 $5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Nf6 26. b4 $16)
24... Nxe5 (24... Bxe5 25. Rxg4 Bxg4 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Rxe5 $16) 25. Nxe5 dxe5
(25... Bxe5 26. f4 Bf6 27. Bxf6 Rxf6 28. f5 $16) 26. Rxc5 Rxb3 27. Rc7 $16) 24.
Bf4 Ra3 $2 {Even with the brightest ideas the devil is in the detail. The
defender has failed to suspect the worst in the centre. It was much better to
start counterplay with a queen move.} (24... Qb8 $1 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. exf5 Qxb3
27. Qe2 Nf6 $11) 25. e5 $1 Rxb3 $6 {The shock of the untimely opening of the
centre was too much for Black und he chooses the second-rate solution.} (25...
Qa8 26. Nh5 Ra2 27. Rc2 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Qxd5 29. Qg6 Qf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. exd6
$16) (25... Qg6 26. Nh4 Qh7 27. exd6 exd6 28. Ne4 $16) 26. exd6 Rb2 (26... Rf7
27. Nh5 Qf8 28. Nxg7 Rxg7 29. dxe7 Rxe7 30. Ne5 Nxe5 31. Bxe5 $18) 27. Rc2 (27.
Qc1 Rf7 28. Rce4 $18) 27... Rb4 {A silent and bitter admission of defeat;
something must have gone wrong in the calculations of the complex position.} (
27... Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Rf7 (28... Rxf4 29. Rxe7 Qa8 30. Rxd7 Qa1+ 31. Nf1 $18) 29.
Nh5 $18) 28. Rxe7 (28. Ne4 $5 Rf7 (28... exd6 29. Nxc5 Rfxf4 30. Rxe8+ Bxe8 31.
Ne6 Rb1+ 32. Rc1 Rfb4 33. Qc2 Rxc1+ 34. Qxc1 $18) 29. Nxc5 Rbxf4 30. Nxd7 Rxf3
31. gxf3 Qxd7 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. dxe7 Ne5 34. Qe2 Qxe7 35. f4 Ng6 36. Qxe7 Nxe7
37. d6 $18) 28... Qg6 29. Rxd7 Rfxf4 30. Re7 $6 {White should have been very
happy that even second rate solutions are already doing the job. It was much
more clever to kill the c5-pawn.} (30. Rxc5 $1 Rb1+ 31. Rc1 Rc4 32. Rf1 $1 $18)
30... Rb1+ (30... Qxd6 31. Re6 (31. Rxg7+ $6 Kxg7 32. Nh5+ Kf8 33. Nxf4 Qxf4
$16) 31... Rb1+ 32. Nf1 Qb8 33. d6 Qb5 34. Rc1 $18) 31. Rc1 Rxc1+ 32. Qxc1 Rf8
(32... Qxd6 $2 33. Rxg7+ Kxg7 34. Nh5+ $18) 33. Qxc5 {"Justice" has been
restored, White can enjoy the domination with 3 spare pawns under his belt.}
Bf6 (33... Qb1+ 34. Nf1 Bf6 35. d7 Bxe7 36. Qxe7 Qb6 37. Qe6+ Qxe6 38. dxe6 $18
) 34. Re1 (34. d7 Bxe7 35. Qxe7 $18) 34... h5 35. d7 h4 36. Ne4 Bd8 37. Qd6 {
Zhigalko senses his chance to shorten the enemy resistance and finishes off
the interesting game.} (37. Nfg5 $1 Bxg5 38. Nxg5 Qxg5 39. Re8 $18) 37... Qg7
38. Neg5 Rf6 (38... Bxg5 39. Qe6+ Kh8 40. Qxg4 $18) 39. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 34th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 ({Nach} 4... bxc6 {
Horvath,T die Stellung hat einen ganz anderen Charakter.}) 5. d3 Bg7 {Die
Frage ist: Bg4 oder nicht? Die Meinungen gehen auseinander.} (5... Bg4 {
Horvath,T} 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 $14) 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 b6
9. Qd2 Re8 (9... e5 {Horvath,T} 10. Bh6 {Iordacescu-Moldovan/CBM/60/131}) 10.
a3 (10. Nh2 e5 11. O-O-O a5 12. g4 a4 13. Rdg1 Nd7 14. g5 Nf8 15. h4 Ne6 16.
Ng4 Nd4 17. Rg3 Bxg4 18. Rxg4 b5 19. h5 a3 20. b3 c4 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. f3 {
Semenova,L-Prudnikova,S/URS-chW Podolsk (04)/1990/0-1 (57)}) (10. Bh6 Bh8 11.
e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 Nc7 (12... Bf5 13. O-O-O a5 14. g4 Be6 15. Rdg1 Qc7 16. h4 Red8
17. h5 a4 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Neg5 a3 20. b3 Bc8 21. Re1 Bxg4 22. Nxh7 Bxf3 23.
Qg5 Rd6 24. Rh3 Re6 25. Rxf3 {1-0 Oral,T-Jelen,P/SVK-ch Trencin (03)/1995 (31)}
) 13. O-O-O Nb5 14. Qf4 Nd4 15. Rhe1 Nxf3 16. Qxf3 Qd5 17. Ng5 Qxf3 18. Nxf3
Be6 19. Ng5 Bd5 20. c4 Bxg2 21. Re3 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. e6 f6 24. Nf7 {
1-0 Nijboer,F-Kuijf,M/Wijk Sonnevanck (01)/1992 (41)}) (10. O-O-O e5 (10... Be6
11. g4 c4 12. Ng5 cxd3 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qxd3 Qxd3 15. Rxd3 Red8 16. Rhd1 Rxd3
17. Rxd3 h6 18. f4 Kf7 19. Kd1 Rf8 20. Ke2 Ke8 21. e5 Nd5 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Ra3
a5 24. b4 axb4 25. Ra6 {1-0 Svidler,P-Arustamian,A/URS-chJ Jurmala ;EXP 28
1992 (36)}) (10... a5 11. Bh6 Bh8 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 Bf5 14. h4 Nc7 15. Rde1
Qd5 16. Nc3 Qd7 17. h5 Rad8 18. hxg6 Bxg6 19. Rh4 b5 20. Reh1 b4 21. Ne2 {
1-0 Sutovskij,E-Jelen,Ig/Groningen op (04)/1993 (39)}) 11. Bh6 Qc7 12. Nh2 Be6
13. Ng4 Nh5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qh6+ Kh8 16. f4 exf4 17. e5 f5 18. exf6 Bf5 19.
Qg5 Qf7 20. Kb1 c4 21. dxc4 Re6 {Ziatdinov,R-Horvath,C/Niksic (13)/1991/1-0 
(48)}) 10... a5 (10... e5 11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4 Bb7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15.
Rab1 Red8 16. Rb3 Nf8 17. Ra1 Ne6 18. Rba3 Qxb4 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 20. Rxa7 Rb8 21.
Ra4 Qd6 22. Bxb6 c5 23. Ba5 {1-0 Rechlis,G-Tiemer,K/Berliner Sommer (01)/1995 
(33)}) 11. O-O Nd7 (11... e5 12. Nh2 Be6 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 $14) 12. Nh2 $1
Nf8 (12... e5 13. Ng4 $14) 13. f4 f5 (13... Ne6 {Horvath,T} 14. f5 Nd4 15. Ng4
$16) (13... e6 {Horvath,T} 14. e5 Nd7 15. Ne4 f5 $14) 14. Rae1 Ne6 (14... fxe4
15. Nxe4 Bxb2 $2 16. c3 Bxa3 17. Ra1 $16) (14... e5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. g4 Be6
17. Nf3 exf4 18. Bxf4 $14) 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Nf3 Nd4 17. Ne5 Be6 18. Qf2 Bxe5 (
18... Qd6 19. Bxd4 $1 cxd4 (19... Qxd4 20. Nxc6 $16) 20. Ne2 c5 21. Ng3 b5 22.
Nh5 Bf6 23. Re2 $16) (18... Rc8 {Horvath,T} 19. Kh2 {/\Rg1,g4}) 19. fxe5 Kh8
20. Bxd4 $1 Qxd4 (20... cxd4 21. Ne2 c5 22. Nf4 Bc8 23. e6 Rf8 24. Qe2 Qd6 (
24... Rf6 25. Qe5 $18) 25. Qh5 Rg8 26. Qxf5 $16) 21. Ne2 {White is better
prepared for the transfer into endgame, his pawn structure is not weakened.
Weiss ist besser vorbereitet auf Endspielphase, seine Bauernstruktur ist nicht
beschaedigt.} Qxf2+ (21... Qxb2 22. Nf4 Bd5 23. Rb1 Qxa3 24. c4 Bg8 25. Rxb6
$16) 22. Rxf2 Red8 $6 (22... Rad8 23. Nf4 (23. Ng3 Rf8 24. Ref1 c4 (24... Rd5
25. Nxf5 Rxe5 26. Nxe7 Rxf2 27. Rxf2 Bd7 28. Nc8 $1 $16) 25. Nxf5 (25. dxc4 $2
Bxc4 26. Re1 e6 $15) 25... cxd3 26. cxd3 Bxf5 27. Rxf5 Rxf5 28. Rxf5 Rxd3 29.
Rf7 $14) 23... Bc8 24. e6 Rd6 25. Re5 Rf8 26. g4 $1 $16) (22... Rf8 {Horvath,T}
23. Ref1 Rf7 24. Nf4 Bc8 25. Rd2 $1 {/\d4}) 23. Ng3 Rf8 (23... c4 24. dxc4 Bxc4
25. Nxf5 $16) 24. Ref1 Rad8 (24... c4 25. Nxf5 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Rxf5 27. Rxf5 cxd3
28. cxd3 Rd8 29. Rf7 $16) 25. Nxf5 Rd5 (25... Rd7 26. Ne3 $16) 26. Nxe7 Rxf2
27. Kxf2 Rxe5 (27... Rd7 28. Nxc6 Bd5 29. e6 $1 (29. Nb8 Rb7 30. c4 Bg8 $1 31.
Nc6 Rc7 $13) 29... Rd6 30. Ne5 Rxe6 31. Re1 $18) 28. Nxc6 (28. Re1 $6 Rxe1 29.
Kxe1 Bd7 30. g4 Kg7 $14) 28... Rf5+ 29. Kg1 (29. Ke2 Rg5 30. g4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 b6 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Ne4 Bg4 (11... h6 12. b3 Kg8 13. Bb2 Kh7
14. d3 Rf8 15. Qd2 Ne6 16. a4 a5 17. h4 Bb7 18. Qe3 Qc7 19. h5 Rad8 20. Nf6+
exf6 21. exf6 Rde8 22. fxg7 Nxg7 23. hxg6+ fxg6 24. Qd2 {Biyiasas,P-Zaltsman,V/
Lone Pine/1980/1-0 (60)}) 12. d3 (12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Ne6 14. d3 Qd5 15. Bd2
Rd8 16. Bc3 Bxe5 17. Nxc5 Qxf3 18. Nxe6+ fxe6 19. Bxe5 Qd5 20. Bxh8 c5 21. Re4
Kf7 22. Bc3 b5 23. b3 Rc8 24. Rae1 {Glek,I-Wells,P/Wijk Sonnevanck (04)/1995/
0-1 (40)}) 12... Bxe5 (12... Ne6 13. Ned2 Qd5 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Rd8 16. Qe2
h6 17. Be3 (17. a4 Kg8 18. a5 b5 19. h4 Kh7 20. g3 a6 21. b3 Rhe8 22. Bb2 f5
23. exf6 exf6 24. Qe4 {Durnik,S-Certek,P/SVK-chT (10)/1994/0.5 (74)}) 17... Kg8
18. c4 Qxd3 19. Qxd3 Rxd3 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 f5 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Rd7 Kf7
24. Rxa7 {Lutz,C-Piket,J/Wijk op (07)/1995/0.5 (30)}) 13. Nxe5 $5 Bxd1 14. Bh6+
Kg8 (14... Ke8 $2 15. Nxc6 f5 (15... Qc8 16. Nf6#) 16. Raxd1 fxe4 17. Nxd8 $18)
15. Nxc6 Bxc2 (15... Qd7 16. Nf6+ exf6 17. Ne7+ Qxe7 18. Rxe7 Nd5 (18... Bxc2
19. Rxc7 Bxd3 20. Rd1 Re8 21. h4 Bf5 22. Rxa7 $14) 19. Rd7 Bxc2 20. Rxd5 Re8
21. Kf1 Ba4 22. Re1 $16) 16. Nc3 (16. Nxd8 Rxd8 17. b4 $1 Bxd3 $1 (17... cxb4
18. Rac1 Bxd3 19. Rxc7 Bxe4 20. Rxe7 Bc6 21. Rxa7 $14) (17... Ne6 18. bxc5 bxc5
19. Rac1 Bxd3 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Rxc5 $14) 18. bxc5 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Ne6 $10) 16...
e6 $1 (16... Bxd3 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Rxe7 Ne8 19. Rae1 Ng7 20. Nd5 $16) 17.
Nxd8 Rxd8 18. Bg5 Kg7 (18... Rxd3 $2 19. Re2 $1 $16) (18... Rd7 19. Bf6) 19.
Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Rac1 Bxd3 21. Red1 e5 (21... c4 22. b3 b5 23. Nxb5 Nxb5 24. bxc4
Nd4 25. Rxd3 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Rxd3 27. Kxe2 $14) 22. Re1 Re8 23. b3 Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Copenhagen Open-03 (Politiken Cup-02)"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1981.06.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bednarski, Jacek B"]
[Black "Moe, Mogens"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1981.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Qb6 6. Na3 a6 7. Ba4 Qa7 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Be3 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 (11. Qxf3 Qb8 12. Bb3 Nf6 13. Nc4 b5
14. Nb6 Bb7 $44) 11... Qb8 12. Nc4 $1 b5 13. Nb6 Bxb2 (13... Nf6 $142 14. Bb3
O-O 15. Nxa8 Qxa8) 14. Bb3 Nf6 (14... Bxa1 15. Qxa1 f6 16. Qd4) 15. Bxf7+ $2 (
15. Rb1) 15... Kxf7 16. Qb3+ d5 17. Qxb2 dxe4 18. Nxa8 exf3 19. Rac1 Qxa8 20.
Qe5 Be6 21. Rfe1 Qd5 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. Rc6 Ra8 24. Bg5 Bf5 $2 (24... Bh3 $142)
25. h4 e6 26. Kh2 h5 27. Kg3 Bg4 28. a3 a5 29. Rd6 Ra7 30. Rc1 b4 31. axb4 axb4
32. Rc8 Ne7 (32... e5 33. Rh8 (33. Rc5 Nc3 34. Rxe5 Ne2+ 35. Kh2 Rb7) 33... Kg7
34. Rdd8 Nc3 35. Rdf8 Ne4+ 36. Kh2 Be6) 33. Bxe7 $2 (33. Rh8 $142 Nf5+ 34. Kf4
Nxd6 35. Rh7+) 33... Kxe7 34. Rb6 Ra1 35. Rc7+ Kf6 36. Rc4 Rg1+ 37. Kf4 Rh1 38.
Rcxb4 Rxh4 39. Ke3 Rh1 40. Rf4+ Kg5 41. Rb5+ Kh4 42. Rf6 g5 43. Rb2 Re1+ 44.
Kd2 Re2+ 45. Kc1 Rxb2 46. Kxb2 Kh3 0-1

[Event "Alcobendas m"]
[Site "Alcobendas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. Nc3 f6 11. b3 Nf7 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. Qc2 (13. Nd2 Be6 14.
Qe2 Rac8 15. Nc4 Qa6) 13... Bd7 14. Nd2 Rac8 15. Nc4 Qa6 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Ne3
Bh6 18. Qb1 $1 Rfe8 19. d5 cxd5 20. Ncxd5 Kf8 21. f4 Nd8 22. f5 Bf7 23. Nc4 Bg7
24. Qa1 Kg8 25. Nxf6+ $5 Bxf6 26. Bxf6 Bxc4 (26... exf6 27. Nxd6 Rb8 28. Nxe8
Bxe8 29. e5 $16) 27. Bh8 e5 28. fxe6 Nxe6 29. bxc4 Rf8 30. e5 $1 dxe5 (30...
Kxh8 31. exd6+ Ng7 32. Re7 $18) 31. Rxe5 Rf7 32. Rde1 Nf8 33. c5 Qc4 34. Rc1
Qb4 35. h3 Qd2 36. Ree1 $2 (36. c6 $1 $16) 36... Rxc5 37. Rxc5 Qf2+ 38. Kh1
Qxc5 39. Bd4 Qc2 40. a3 h5 41. Bg1 Qf5 42. Qa2 Kg7 43. Qb2+ Kh7 44. Re5 Qd3 45.
Re8 g5 46. Qe5 Qf5 47. Qxf5+ Rxf5 48. Re7+ (48. Bxa7 Ra5 $10) 48... Kg6 49.
Rxa7 Ne6 50. Ra6 Re5 51. a4 Kf5 52. Rb6 Re1 53. Rb5+ Kg6 54. Rb6 Kf5 55. Rb5+
Kg6 56. a5 Nf4 57. Rb6+ Kf5 58. Rb5+ Kg6 59. Rb6+ Kf5 60. Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bellevue Slugfest op"]
[Site "Bellevue"]
[Date "2006.10.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2006.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Na3 {The move is a cherming antidote to the huge body of chess
theory. Zvjaginsev has famously used it in Russian championship, but Svidler,
Morozevich, Malakhov or Shabalov have played it on more than one occasion.
White is developing a piece to a bit strange square, but getting it out
nevertheless.} d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Ne2 O-O 7. d4 Nbd7 8. O-O
Rb8 9. Nb5 (9. h3 b5 10. g4 b4 11. cxb4 Rxb4 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Ng3 Qb6 14. dxc5
Nxc5 15. b4 Na4 16. Be3 Qa6 17. Re1 Bd7 18. e5 dxe5 19. g5 Rfd8 20. gxf6 exf6
$11 {1/2 Shabalov,A-Rohonyan,K /Washington DC 2006/ (41)}) (9. f4 b5 10. e5 Ne8
11. Be3 b4 12. cxb4 cxb4 13. Nc4 Ba6 14. Rc1 e6 15. b3 d5 16. Nb2 Qa5 17. Qd2
f5 18. Rfe1 Nc7 19. Nd3 Rfc8 20. a4 {1-0 Atlas,D-Lupu,M/Cappelle la Grande
1996/ (42)}) 9... Qb6 {Black was unwilling to let the knight to a7 fearing for
his light squared bishop.} (9... a6 10. Na7 Qc7 11. a4 b5 12. Nxc8 Rfxc8 13.
axb5 axb5 14. Bd2 e5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. c4 bxc4 17. Qc2 Rb3 18. Ba5 Qd6 19. Nc1
Rb7 {1/2 Mozes,E-Molnar,B/Hungary 1998/ (41)}) 10. a4 a6 11. Na3 Qc7 (11...
cxd4 12. cxd4 e5 13. b3 Qc7 14. Be3 Ng4 $11) 12. b4 e5 (12... b6 13. Qd3 Bb7
14. Bd2 $13) 13. dxc5 $6 {Shabalov could have created bigger problems with the
help of slight transformation in the pawn chain character.} (13. bxc5 dxc5 14.
d5 c4 15. Rb1 Ne8 (15... Rd8 16. Rb4 Bf8 17. Rxc4 Nc5 18. Bg5 Be7 19. f4 b5 20.
axb5 axb5 21. Rb4 $14) 16. Rb4 Nd6 17. Be3 $14) 13... dxc5 14. b5 (14. Qb3 Rd8
15. Re1 (15. b5 c4 $1 16. Qxc4 Nc5 $15) 15... Nf8 16. Be3 Be6 $11) 14... c4 15.
Rb1 (15. Qc2 Nc5 16. Nxc4 Be6 17. Ne3 Bb3 18. Qb1 Bxa4 $11) 15... Rd8 (15...
Nc5 16. Nxc4 Ncxe4 17. Nxe5 (17. Ne3 Rd8 18. Qc2 Nc5 19. b6 Qe7 20. Ba3 $11)
17... Bf5 18. Nd3 Nd5 $15) 16. Qc2 Nc5 17. b6 (17. Nxc4 Ncxe4 18. Ne3 (18. Bxe4
Qxc4 19. Rb4 Qc7 $15) 18... Nd6 $15) 17... Qe7 {White pieces are not located
on great squares and tactics miraculosly works fine for black.} (17... Qc6 18.
Nxc4 Nd3 $5 (18... Qxa4 19. Qxa4 Nxa4 20. Rb4 (20. Nxe5 Nxe4 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22.
Bxe4 Bh3 (22... Bg4 23. f3 Bh3 24. Re1 Nxc3 25. Nxc3 Bxc3 26. Bf4 $11) 23. Re1
Bxc3 24. Nxc3 Nxc3 25. Rb4 Re8 $15) 20... Nc5 21. Nxe5 Nfxe4 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23.
Bxe4 a5 24. Rc4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Bf5 26. Rf4 $11) (18... Ncxe4 19. Nxe5 Qe8 20.
Nd4 Bf5 (20... Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxe5 22. Qc7 $1 $18) 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. f4 $14) 19.
Na5 Qc5 20. Bg5 Qxa5 21. Rfd1 Be6 22. Rxd3 Rxd3 23. Qxd3 Qxa4 $15) 18. Nxc4
Nfxe4 $1 (18... Bd7 19. Ba3 (19. Nb2 Nfxe4 $1 $17) 19... Qe6 20. Nb2 (20. Bxc5
Qxc4 21. Be7 Bxa4 $17) (20. Rb4 a5 21. Nxa5 Ra8 22. Nb3 Nxb3 23. Qxb3 Bf8 $17)
20... Bf8 21. a5 Bb5 $15) 19. Ba3 (19. Ne3 f5 20. f3 Nf6 $15) (19. Bxe4 Nxe4
20. Qxe4 (20. Ba3 Nc5 21. Ne3 Bd7 22. c4 e4 23. Nd5 Qd6 $15) 20... Bf5 21. Ba3
Qe6 22. Nf4 (22. Qh4 Bf6 $19) 22... exf4 23. Qxe6 fxe6 $19) 19... Qe6 20. Rbd1
{White is unable to punish the opponent in direct tactics, so he tries to
prove that black forces are overexposed.} (20. Bxe4 Qxc4 21. Rb4 Qe6 22. Bg2
Qf5 $17) (20. Rfd1 Bd7 21. Nb2 Qf5 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 $17) 20... Bd7 (20... Rxd1 21.
Rxd1 Qxc4 $2 22. Rd8+ Bf8 23. Bxe4 $18) 21. Nb2 (21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Ne3 Rd2 $19)
(21. Bxe4 Bxa4 (21... Qxc4 22. Bd5 Qxa4 23. Qxa4 Nxa4 24. Bd6 Nxb6 $15) 22.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qa2 (23. Bxc5 Bxc2 24. Bxc2 Qxc4 $19) 23... Nxe4 $19) 21... Bf8
$5 {[%mdl 64] Great tactical resourse born out of dire need to solve the
crises. The laternative 21...Bc6 was less clear during the game.} (21... Bc6
22. f3 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 (23. Rxd1 Qa2 24. Bb4 a5 25. Bxa5 Nxa4 $17) 23... Qa2 24.
Qa1 (24. fxe4 Qxa3 25. Qd6 Re8 26. Nc4 Qa2 $19) 24... Qxa1 25. Rxa1 Nb3 $17)
22. Rfe1 (22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxf8 (23. Qxe4 Bxa3 24. Nd3 Bd6 25. a5 Bc6 $17)
23... Ng5 $1 24. Bh6 (24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25. Bh6 Rd2 26. Qxd2 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nxd2 28.
Bxd2 Qd5+ $19) (24. f3 Qxb6+ 25. Kh1 Kxf8 $19) 24... Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Qc6 $19) (22.
a5 Bc6 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Nc4 Bg7 $17) 22... Qf6 $1 (22... Bc6 23.
Rxd8 (23. Nd4 exd4 24. cxd4 Qb3 (24... Nb3 25. Bxf8 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Bc5
Rd2 28. Qxd2 Nxd2 29. Rxe6 fxe6 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Be3 $15)) 23... Rxd8 24. Bxc5
Nxc5 25. Nd4 Qa2 26. Nxc6 bxc6 $11) 23. Nc1 {White feels compelled to put even
more pieces to passive locations, the tactics still seems to favour black.} (
23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Bxa3 25. Nd3 Bc6 $19) 23... Ng5 (23... Bf5 24. Ncd3 (24.
g4 Bxg4 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxe4 Nxe4 27. Qxe4 (27. Bxf8 Rd2) 27... Bxa3 28. Qxg4
Bxb2 $19) 24... Rbc8 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. Qe2 Qxb6 $17) 24. Qe2 (24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25.
Ncd3 Bxb6 (25... Bf5 26. h4 Ne6 27. a5 $15) 26. Nxe5 Nh3+ 27. Bxh3 Bxh3 $17)
24... Bc6 (24... Nxa4 25. Rxd7 Nxc3 26. Qc2 Rxd7 27. Bxf8 e4 28. Bb4 Nd5 $15) (
24... Nh3+ 25. Bxh3 (25. Kf1 Bg4 26. f3 e4 $19) 25... Bxh3 26. a5 Qc6 27. f3
Re8 $17) 25. Qe3 $2 (25. Bxc5 Rxd1 26. Nxd1 (26. Rxd1 Bxc5 27. Nbd3 Bxb6 28.
Nxe5 Bxa4 $17) 26... Bxc5 27. Nd3 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Qc6+ 29. f3 e4 30. fxe4 Bxb6
$17) 25... Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Qxf3 $6 {It is a bit surprizing, that the two decent
grandmasters have failed to spot the logical tactical shot 26...Bh6!
immeditaely deciding the issue.} (26... Bh6 $1 27. Qxc5 (27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Qe2
Bxf3 29. Qc4 Bd5 30. Qg4 Bd2 31. Rf1 Ne4 $19) (27. Qxh6 Qxf3 28. Kf1 Qg2+ 29.
Ke2 Bf3+ 30. Ke3 Bxd1 $19) (27. Bxc6 Bxe3 28. Rxe3 Qxc6 $19) 27... Qxf3 28.
Qxc6 Qxc6 $19) 27. Qxf3 Bxf3 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Bxc5 (29. a5 f6 30. Nc4 Na4 31.
Bxf8 Kxf8 32. Ne2 Rc8 33. Nd6 Rc5 $19) 29... Bxc5 30. Ncd3 (30. Rxe5 Bxb6 31.
Nb3 Bd5 32. c4 Bc6 $17) (30. Nbd3 Bxb6 31. Nxe5 Bd1 32. Nc4 Bc7 33. Nb2 Bg4 $17
) 30... Bxb6 31. Nxe5 (31. Rxe5 Rc8 $19) 31... Rd2 32. Nxf3 $2 {Shabalov was
not happy defending the difficult position for the better part of the game and
here he simply gives in.} (32. Nbd3 Bd5 33. c4 f6 34. Nd7 (34. cxd5 fxe5 35.
Rb1 Bd4 $19) 34... Bxc4 35. Nxb6 Bxd3 $17) 32... Bxf2+ 33. Kf1 Bxe1 34. Nxd2 (
34. Nc4 Rf2+ 35. Kxe1 Rxf3 $19) 34... Bxd2 {White has very littlke chance to
put up real resistance.} 35. c4 Be3 36. Ke2 Bd4 37. Nd3 f5 38. Nc1 (38. Nb4 Kf7
39. Nd5 Ke6 $19) 38... Kf7 39. Nb3 Bg1 40. Kf3 Ke6 41. Na5 Bb6 $1 {The final
shot deciding the game since it is impossible to eat the pawn b7 without
immediate loss.} (41... Bb6 $1 42. Nb3 (42. Nxb7 Kd7 43. c5 Bc7 44. Nd6 Bxd6
45. cxd6 Kxd6 46. Kf4 h6 47. h4 Ke6 48. a5 Kf6 49. Ke3 Ke5 $19) 42... Ke5 43.
h3 g5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Banja Luka"]
[Site "Banja Luka"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1976.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 8.
Nbd2 Nh6 $5 {/\ f6, Nf7/} (8... Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 $14 (9... Nh5 $5)) 9. a3 (9. Nc4
f6 10. b4 $5 cxb4 11. a3 O-O $1 12. axb4 $10) (9. b4 $5 cxb4 10. a3 O-O (10...
b3 $5) 11. axb4 f6 (11... Be6 $10) 12. Ba3 Rd8 13. b5 c5 14. Nc4 Be6 15. Qe2 b6
16. Reb1 Nf7 17. Ne3 Qd7 18. Ne1 f5 19. c4 f4 20. Nd5 g5 $13 {Tseitlin,Mi/
Gorelov,S/Moscow/1987/0:1/42/}) 9... Be6 (9... O-O 10. b4 $5 Rd8 11. Bb2 f6 12.
Bc3 Be6 $10 13. Qb1 Nf7 14. Nc4 Bxc4 $1 15. dxc4 Nd6 $15 16. bxc5 Nxc4 17. Qa2
Qf7 (17... Qxc5 $2 18. Bb4 Qb5 19. Nd2 Rd4 20. Bc3 $18) 18. Reb1 Bf8 {Glek,
I-Pigusov,E/Tallinn/1986/0:1/43/} 19. a4 b6 20. cxb6 axb6 21. Qb3 $15) 10. Nc4
f6 11. Nfd2 (11. b4 $5 cxb4 12. axb4 O-O 13. Ba3 Rad8 14. Qe2 b6 15. b5 $5 (15.
Red1 Qf7 16. h3 Rd7 17. Ne3 Rfd8 18. c3 f5 19. Ng5 Qf6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. f3 Nf7
22. Nc4 f4 23. Rd2 g5 24. Rad1 h5 $15 {|^>>/}) 15... c5 16. Ne3 {/\ c4, Nd5/}
Ng4 $5 $10) 11... Nf7 12. b4 cxb4 (12... O-O 13. bxc5 Qxc5 14. a4 Rfd8 15. Ba3
Qd4 16. a5 Qd7 $10) 13. axb4 O-O 14. Bb2 Rfd8 15. Bc3 Qc7 16. Qb1 Bf8 $1 17.
Qb2 Nd6 18. Nxd6 Bxd6 $10 19. Ra4 $6 (19. f4 $2 exf4 20. Bxf6 Qb6+ $17 {/\ Qb4/
}) (19. Nf1 $10 {/\ Ne3/}) (19. Nc4 $5 $10) 19... a6 20. f4 $5 (20. Nf1) 20...
b5 $1 21. Raa1 $2 (21. fxe5 $1 bxa4 22. exd6 Rxd6 23. Bxf6 $44) 21... c5 $17
22. fxe5 cxb4 $1 23. exd6 $8 Qxc3 24. Qc1 Rxd6 (24... Qd4+ 25. Kh1 a5 26. Nf3
Qxd6 27. e5 fxe5 28. Nxe5 Rdc8 29. Qd2 a4 $17) 25. e5 Rc6 26. Nf3 Bd5 $1 $19
27. exf6 (27. Qe3 Re8 28. d4 Qxe3+ 29. Rxe3 Bxf3 30. gxf3 fxe5 31. dxe5 Kf7 $19
) 27... Bxf3 28. f7+ Kxf7 29. Qh6 Qd4+ $1 (29... Qd4+ 30. Kh1 Bxg2+ $1 31. Kxg2
Rxc2+ 32. Kh1 Kg8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O e5 6. Bxc6 (6. d3 Nge7 7. Ne1 (
7. Bg5 h6 (7... O-O 8. Qd2 d6 9. h3 Be6 10. Ba4 f6 11. Bh6 Rc8 12. Bb3 d5 13.
Bxg7 Kxg7 14. exd5 Nxd5 $11 {0-1 Zhao Zong Yuan-Arutunian,D/Yerevan 1999/CBM
72 ext (53)}) 8. Be3 d6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Bc4 Kh7 11. f4 f5 12. fxe5 $2 Nxe5 13.
h3 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 b6 15. Bf4 fxe4 16. Bxd6 Rxf1+ 17. Qxf1 Nf5 18. Bf4 exd3 19.
cxd3 Ba6 20. Qf3 Qd4+ 21. Kh1 Re8 $17 22. Rd1 Re7 23. Nd5 $2 Bb7 {0-1
Pavasovic,D-Kozul,Z/Portoroz 1999/CBM 72 (23)}) 7... O-O 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4 d6
10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Qd2 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Ne2 Rc8 14. Ba4 Nc6 15. Bb3 Qd7 16.
Rf2 Be6 17. Bh6 Bxb3 18. axb3 d5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nf4 dxe4 21. dxe4 Rce8 22.
Re1 Qd6 23. h3 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A-Christiansen,L/New York 1995/CBM
47 ext (40)}) (6. a3 Nge7 7. b4 b6 8. Nd5 O-O 9. c4 f5 10. d3 f4 11. bxc5 bxc5
12. Qa4 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Nxf4 a6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 axb5 17. Qxa8 Qb6
18. a4 Bb7 19. a5 Rxa8 {0-1 Miroshnichenko,E-Shalimov,V/Kharkov 2000/EXT 2001 
(19)}) 6... dxc6 7. a3 {I don't see why changing the doubled 'c5' pawn should
be too good for white.} (7. d3 Ne7 (7... Qe7 8. a4 a5 9. Nd2 Be6 10. b3 Nf6 11.
Nc4 Nd7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qd2 Rfd8 14. Rab1 Ra6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 Rb8 17. Ne2 b5
18. axb5 cxb5 19. Nxa5 Qd8 20. b4 cxb4 21. Nb3 Rc8 22. d4 Ra2 $13 {1/2-1/2
Zhelnin,V-Dobrov,V/St Petersburg 2000/EXT 2001 (73)}) 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 h6 $6 (
9... O-O 10. Bh6 f6) 10. a3 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Rae1 Qd6 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Bf4
$1 $16 {1-0 Odeev,H-Al Sayed,M/Dubai UAE 2001/The Week in Chess 337 (51)}) (7.
h3 {Was worth considering, with the idea to keep black with a problematic B})
7... Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nf6 $1 {Lautier correctly assesses that the N is
much more needed on d7 than e7.} 10. b4 Nd7 11. Rb1 $6 (11. b5 $5 {[%csl Rd5]}
cxb5 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Nc3 $14) 11... b5 $1 12. bxc5 a5 {After this move, white
faces a big problem with a plan.} (12... Nxc5 13. a4 {[%cal Gc1a3]} Nxa4 14.
Nxa4 bxa4 15. Ba3 $40) 13. a4 (13. Qe3 $2 Qe7 14. a4 b4 15. Ne2 Nxc5 16. c3
Nxa4 17. cxb4 axb4 18. Qb3 c5 $17) (13. d3 Nxc5 14. Be3 Qe7 15. Ne2 Ne6 $15)
13... b4 14. Ne2 Nxc5 15. c3 Qd3 $1 $17 16. Bb2 (16. Qxd3 Nxd3 17. cxb4 axb4
18. Rb3 Rd8 $17 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 16... O-O 17. cxb4 (17. Rfc1 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Nd3
$17) 17... axb4 18. Rfc1 Rxa4 19. Qxd3 Nxd3 20. Rxc6 Ra2 21. Bc1 Rd8 {[%csl
Rc1]} 22. Rb3 h5 23. g4 h4 24. Kg2 Bh6 25. Rc7 Bxd2 26. Bxd2 Rxd2 27. Kf1 Ra8 (
27... Ra8 28. Rb1 Raa2 29. Rd7 Rxe2 30. Rxd3 Rxf2+ 31. Kg1 Rg2+ 32. Kh1 Rh2+
33. Kg1 Rag2+ 34. Kf1 Rb2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Montreal 2nd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2001.08.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Turov, Maxim"]
[Black "Goldenberg, Danny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2343"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 (7. d4 {
is the main line here}) 7... d5 {I belive this is not the best way for black
to play this position} (7... e5 8. a3 (8. d4 cxd4 (8... exd4 9. cxd4 cxd4 10.
e5 Nd5 11. Bxc6 dxc6 12. Qxd4 Bf5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Re8 15. Bg5 Qb6 16.
Rad1 Be6 17. a3 Bd5 18. Bf6 Bf8 19. Ng5 $36 {0-1 Boim,I-Zilberman,Y/Herzliya
2000/CBM 79 (35)}) 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 (10... exd4 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bc4 Nb6
13. Bb3 d6 14. Qxd4 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Bg5 Re8 17. Nc3 Be6 $15 {1/2-1/2
Castany Pampalona,L-San Segundo Carrillo,P/Palencia 1999/CBM 71 ext (30)}) 11.
Nf3 Qxb5 12. Nc3 Qa6 13. Nxe5 d6 14. Nf3 Be6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qd2
Bg7 18. Rac1 b5 19. a3 Rfc8 20. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Shaposhnikov,E-Bu Xiangzhi/St
Petersburg 2000/CBM 76 (20)}) 8... Ne8 9. b4 Nc7 10. Bf1 d6 11. d3 Ne6 12. Nbd2
Bd7 13. Bb2 Qc7 14. Rc1 b6 15. Nc4 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. d4 exd4 18. b5 dxc3 19.
Rxc3 Ncd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Rg3 $44 {1-0 Shabalov,A-Echavarria,J/Cali COL 2001/
The Week in Chess 354 (31)}) 8. e5 Ne8 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc7 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. Nc3 Ne6 13. Ng5 (13. Na4 Rb8 14. Ng5 Nxg5 15. Bxg5 Qc7 16. b3 f6 17. Bf4
fxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Rf5 20. Rxf5 Bxf5 21. Qd2 $16 {1/2-1/2 Ignatiadis,
K-Botsari,A/Poros 1998/EXT 99 (49)}) 13... Nxg5 (13... c5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. Be3
cxd4 16. Bxd4 Qa5 17. Qd2 Rfc8 18. Qe3 Rc6 19. Ne2 Bd7 20. Bc3 Qa6 21. Nd4 $14
{1-0 Bosboom,M-Pelletier,Y/Mitropa Cup 1995/CBM 46 ext (60)}) 14. Bxg5 f6 15.
Bf4 g5 $2 {Compromising his own K} (15... fxe5 $142 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Rb8
18. Na4 {- see Ignatiadis-Botsari: 13.Na4}) 16. exf6 (16. Bg3 f5 $13) 16...
gxf4 $2 (16... Bxf6 $2 17. Be5 $16 {Removing the only defender of black's K
position}) (16... exf6 $142 17. Bg3 Re8 18. Na4 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 g4 20. hxg4 Bxg4
21. Rc1 Qe8 22. Qc3 $16) 17. fxe7 Qe8 18. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 19. Qa4 $18 Bb7 (19...
f3 20. Qxc6 $18) 20. Re6 f3 21. Rae1 Qf7 22. Qd1 $6 (22. Re7 Qg6 23. g3 Qh5 24.
h4 Qg4 25. Qd1 $18) 22... fxg2 (22... Rf8 23. Re7 Qg6 24. g3 Qh5 25. R1e3 $18)
23. Re7 Qf5 24. Qg4 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Ba6 26. R1e6 Bxd4 27. Nxd5 Rf8 (27... cxd5
28. Rxa6 Rf8 29. Kxg2 Rxf2+ 30. Kg3 Rxb2 31. Rd6 Kf8 32. Rdd7 Rxa2 33. Rxh7 $18
) 28. Ne3 Bb5 29. b3 a5 30. Nf5 Bc5 31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Rh6 Bxf2+ 33. Kxg2 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Handke, Florian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Magdeburg USC"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 {A rather unambitious move.
White is giving up on his B without having black force him doing so. The main
alternatives are Re1, and c3.} bxc6 6. c3 (6. c4 e5 7. d3 d6 8. Qa4 Ne7 9. b4
cxb4 10. Qxb4 O-O 11. Nc3 h6 12. Ba3 c5 13. Qb3 f5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 f4 16.
Nd2 g5 $36 {0-1 De las Heras,J-Zarnicki,P/Buenos Aires 1994/EXT 97 (34)}) 6...
Nh6 (6... d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Re1 Nd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. e5 c5
13. exd6 exd6 14. Bf4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Rb6 (15... Rxb2 16. Bxd6 Qh4 $1 $13) 16.
Nd5 Rxb2 17. Nc6 Qh4 18. Bg3 Qc4 19. Rc1 $18 {1-0 Karpov,A-Havrdova,L/Cannes
1998/EXT 99 (23)}) 7. h3 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. Nc3 d6 11. Qc2 $146 (11.
b3 Qa5 12. Bb2 Qh5 13. Nd2 Qxd1 14. Nxd1 f5 15. e5 f4 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Nf3 Nf5
18. Nc3 h6 {0-1 Matulovic,M-Velimirovic,D/Niksic 1997/CBM 59 ext (46) black's
got the better perspective in the endgame}) 11... Nf7 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Bd2 Re8
$6 {Black goes for the wrong plan. His idea should be opening the center for
his B's (by playing c5 and f5). Another plan can be playing e7-e5 followed by
f5, in this case, however, the R move is dubious.} (13... Rc8 $142 14. Rad1 c5
15. d5 f5 $132) 14. Rac1 e5 15. Be3 Qe7 (15... exd4 $5 16. Nxd4 Qa5 $132 {
[%cal Ga8b8,Gf7e5] The weakness of black's pawns is compensated by more active
pieces, and the potentially stong B pair.}) (15... f5 16. dxe5 (16. d5 c5)
16... Nxe5 (16... dxe5 17. Na4 $16) 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Qd2 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal
Ge3d4]} fxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxb2 (19... Bf5 20. Bg5 Qd7 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Bxf6 $16 {
[%csl Rg8]}) 20. Qxb2 Rxe4 21. Bh6 $16 {The presence of opposite colored B's
makes white's attack very dabgerous.}) 16. Rcd1 h6 $6 17. b3 Red8 {Now plack
is stuck with no plan.} 18. Qe2 Ng5 19. b4 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gb4b5]} Nxf3+ 20.
Qxf3 f5 $2 (20... a5 $2 21. dxe5 (21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 Ra3 $36) 21... fxe5 22.
bxa5 {[%cal Ge3b6]} Rxa5 23. Bb6 Rf8 24. Qd3 $18 {[%csl Rd6]}) 21. dxe5 {
[%csl Rh6]} Bxe5 22. Bf4 {White prefers to swap B's over taking a P. An
interesting approach, although looks to me that simpler would be to take the P}
(22. Bxh6 f4 (22... g5 23. exf5 Qf6 24. Rxe5 dxe5 25. Qh5 $18) 23. Bxf4 Rf8 24.
Ne2 g5 25. Qb3+ $1 Be6 26. Bxg5 $18) 22... Re8 23. Bxe5 (23. exf5 Bxf5 24. b5
$5 cxb5 25. Nd5 Qg7 (25... Qf7 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. g4 e4 28. Qg3 Rad8 (28... Be6
29. Nc7 $16) 29. gxf5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Qxd5 31. Qxg6+ $18) 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. g4
$16 {[%cal Gd5f6]}) 23... Qxe5 24. Qd3 {[%csl Rd6] The point of white's plan}
fxe4 (24... d5 25. exd5 Qxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kh2 {[%cal Gd5c6,Yd3c4]} Kh7
28. Qa6 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Rc6,Rd7][%cal Ga6b7,Rb7a8,Rb7d7]}) 25. Qxd6 Bf5 26. Qxe5
Rxe5 27. Rd6 $18 Rb8 (27... c5 28. f4 (28. bxc5 Rxc5 29. Nxe4 Bxe4 30. Rxe4 $18
) 28... Ree8 29. bxc5 $18) 28. g4 Bc8 29. Rxg6+ Kh7 30. Rxc6 Bb7 31. Rc7+ Kg6
32. f4 Ree8 33. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d6]} Bc8 34. Rd6+ Re6 35. f5+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Juniors 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 f6 8. a3
(8. Be3 b6 (8... Qe7 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Qc3 b6 11. b4 Bh6 12. bxc5 $14 {Meyer,
I-Machelett,H/GER-ch 1995}) 9. Qc1 $5 {Preventing black from developing the
knight to h6.} (9. Nbd2 Nh6 10. Nf1 O-O 11. Ng3 Be6 12. b3 Qd7 13. Qc1 Nf7 14.
Nd2 f5 $13 {Karlsen,A-McShane,L/Roskilde op 1998}) 9... Bg4 (9... Ne7 10. Nbd2
O-O 11. a3 a5 12. b3 a4 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Be6 15. Ra3 $14 {Vasiukov,
E-Mikhailov,V/Moscow op 1995}) 10. Nbd2 a5 11. a3 a4 (11... Ne7 12. b4 axb4 13.
axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 cxb4 15. Qa4 $1 {[%cal Ga4e8]} O-O 16. Qxb4 $14) 12. b4 $5
cxb4 13. axb4 Ne7 14. d4 O-O (14... exd4 15. Bxd4 O-O 16. Qb2 Qc7 17. h3 Bd7
18. Nc4 $14) 15. c4 f5 16. Bg5 $5 $14 {1-0 Vescovi,G-Mecking,H/Sao Paulo 2000/
CBM 79/[Finkel,A] (32)}) (8. a4 b6 9. Na3 Nh6 10. h3 Nf7 11. a5 O-O 12. Be3 Ba6
13. Nd2 Qc7 14. Qb1 Rfb8 $13 {Mrdja,M-Bouton,C/Clichy 1998}) (8. c3 Nh6 9. h3
Nf7 10. Be3 b6 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 O-O 13. Nc3 exd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {Plaskett,
J-Burnett,R/Hampstead GM3 1998}) 8... Nh6 9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 Nf7 11. Be3 a6 {
Weakenning the dark squares. However, the alternative has its drawbacks as well
} (11... b6 12. Nc3 {[%csl Ra7,Rb6][%cal Ga1a7,Ge3a7]}) 12. Nc3 Bg4 $6 (12...
O-O $142 13. h3 (13. Qd2 $140 Bg4) 13... Ng5 14. Nxg5 fxg5 {[%cal Gg5g4]} 15.
Na4 $1 {[%cal Ga4b6]} Rb8 (15... Be6 $143 16. Nc5 Bc8) 16. Ba7 Ra8 17. Bc5 Rf7
18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nxc8 Qxc8 $14) 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Ng5 15. Qg4 (15. Bxg5 $5
fxg5 16. Na4 $16 {[%csl Rg7]}) 15... Qd7 (15... O-O $142 16. Na4 {[%csl Re6]
[%cal Gh3h4,Ya4c5,Yc5e6,Ga4b6,Gb6d7]} Re8 17. Nb6 Rb8 $14) 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 17.
Na4 Rae8 (17... Rad8 18. Bxg5 fxg5 19. Nc5+ Kc8 20. Ne6 Rd7 21. Nxg5 $16) 18.
c4 $1 {[%cal Gb4b5,Ya4b6] In a long run it will be a weakness, but white
correctly assesses that there will be no " long run" in this game: black K is
stuck in the center with so many weaknesses, black's position is critical} (18.
Bxg5 $143 {would be the more positional approach}) 18... Ne6 19. b5 axb5 20.
cxb5 cxb5 (20... Rb8 21. Ba7 Rbd8 22. Rab1 $36) 21. Nb6+ Ke7 (21... Kd6 22.
Rab1 Nc7 23. Rec1 $16 {[%cal Ge3c5]}) (21... Kd8 22. Rec1 Nc7 23. Ra7 $18) 22.
Rab1 {[%csl Re6,Re8,Rg7,Rh8] Look at how all black pieces are cut off!} Nc7 $2
(22... f5 23. Nd5+ Kd6 24. Rxb5 $18) (22... Rd8 $8 23. Rxb5 $1 {[%csl Rb7]} (
23. Nd5+ Kf7 24. Rxb5 Rd7 25. Reb1 Nd8 26. Bb6 Ne6 {black is still holding})
23... Nc7 (23... Rxd3 $4 24. Nd5+ Kf8 25. Rxb7 $18 {[%csl Re6,Rg7,Rh8]}) (23...
Kf7 24. Nc4 Rhe8 (24... Rd7 25. Rxb7 Rxb7 26. Nd6+ Ke7 27. Nxb7 $16) 25. Rxb7+
Re7 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27. Rd1 $16) 24. Rb3 $16) 23. Rec1 Kd8 24. Bd2 $1 $18 {
[%cal Gd2a5,Yb6d5] In just 5 moves what seemed to be a solid position for
black became no more defendable!} Na6 $2 {a mistake in a very bad posiiton} (
24... Re7 25. Rxb5 Ke8 26. Rb2 {[%cal Gb2c2,Gb2a2,Yc1b1] with a huge advantage}
) 25. Rxb5 Rhf8 26. Rd5+ (26. Rd5+ Ke7 27. Rd7+ Ke6 28. Rxg7) 1-0

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2001.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Safin, Shukhrat"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7.
e5 Nd5 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Nxc3 (10... dxe5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nxe5 c5
$2 (12... Bb7 13. Na4 $16) 13. Nc6 Nxc3 (13... Qd6 $4 14. Nxd5 $18) 14. bxc3
Qd6 15. Nxe7+ Kh8 16. Ba3 $18 {1-0 Glek,I-McShane,L/Internet ICC 2000/EXT 2001
(51)}) (10... Nc7 {is the main move here}) 11. bxc3 Bg4 (11... a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6
13. h3 Bf5 (13... c5 $5) 14. Bf4 d5 15. Qc1 Qd7 16. Bh6 a5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18.
Qf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Shaked,T-Dancevski,O/Cannes 1997/CBM 57 ext (80)}) 12. exd6
Qxd6 (12... exd6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qa5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Bf4 d5 17. Re7 Qa3
$2 (17... Rae8 $14) 18. Rae1 Rad8 19. Bc7 Rc8 20. Rd7 Qxa2 21. g4 Qb3 22. Kg2
$18 {[%cal Ge1e7]} f6 23. Ree7 Bh8 24. Qe3 {1-0 Hansen,S-Hall,J/Castrop Rauxel
GER 2001/The Week in Chess 335 (24)}) 13. h3 Bd7 {This move is more flexible
than Bf3} (13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 e5 (14... a6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Rab1
e6 18. Rb6 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6][%cal Gb1b8,Yf4b8] 1/2-1/2 Kalinina,V-Zozulia,A/
Kramatorsk UKR 2001/The Week in Chess 335 (53)}) 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. dxe5 Bxe5
17. Bh6 Rfe8 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Re4 Re6 20. Rc4 Rc8 21. Be3 Rb8 $11 {0-1
Yandemirov,V-Polovnikova,E/Perm 1997/CBM 58 (49)}) 14. a4 Rfe8 15. Ng5 $2 {
[%cal Gg5e4,Ge4c5] White chooses a long N maneouvre (4 straight moves) and
captures black's light squared B (the one that black usually changes himself,
by taking on f3) . This can't be good} (15. Ba3 $5 Qc7 16. d5 $5 {[%csl Re7]} (
16. Bxc6 Bxc6 $15 {[%csl Re7][%cal Gc7e7]}) (16. Rc1) 16... Bxc3 (16... Na5 {
[%csl Rc3][%cal Yg7c3,Yc7c3]} 17. Bxe7 Bxb5 18. d6 $1 (18. axb5 Rxe7 19. Rxe7
Qxe7 20. Rxa5 (20. d6 $2 Qd8 {[%cal Gd8a5]}) 20... Bxc3 $15) 18... Qd7 19. axb5
Bxc3 20. Ne5 Qxb5 21. Nxf7 $5 (21. Rb1 Qc5 {[%csl Re1,Re5,Re7][%cal Gc5e7]} 22.
Rc1 Qb4 23. Re3 $1 (23. d7 $2 Rxe7 24. d8=Q+ Rxd8 25. Qxd8+ Kg7 $17 26. Rxc3
Qxc3 27. Qxe7 Qxe1+ 28. Kh2 Qxf2 $19 {[%cal Gf2f7]}) 23... Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Nc6
25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. d7 $18) 21... Bxe1 (21... Bxa1 $4 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. Qxa1+ Kxh6
24. Re5 $18) (21... Kxf7 22. Qf3+ Kg8 23. Qxc3 $18) 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. Qd4+ Kxh6
24. Rxe1 (24. Qf4+ Kg7 25. Qf6+ $11) 24... Nc6 25. Qf4+ $11) 17. Rc1 Bxe1 18.
Qxe1 a6 19. dxc6 axb5 20. cxd7 Qxd7 21. a5 $13 {[%csl Rg8] Although black's K
is weak, the lines for his R's are open so he should have enough time to
create counterplay. The position is about balanced.}) 15... h6 16. Ne4 Qc7 17.
Nc5 Rad8 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 {[%cal Ge7e5] A typical position with white having the
hanging duo in the center, while white has temporarily more space.} 19. Qf3 Rc8
{[%csl Rc3,Rd4][%cal Gc8c3]} (19... a6 $2 20. Bf4 Qc8 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Qxc6
bxc6 23. Rab1 $16) 20. Bf4 Qd8 21. Rab1 a6 22. Bc4 $2 (22. Bxc6 {was a 'must
play'} bxc6 $11 {[%cal Gd8a5,Gc6c5]} (22... Rxc6 $2 23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Qxc6 $18)
) 22... e6 $17 {[%csl Ra4,Rc3,Rd4]} (22... Na5 $4 23. Bxf7+ $18 {[%csl Rd8]
[%cal Gf4c7]}) (22... Nxd4 $2 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. cxd4 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rf7,Rg6]})
23. Ba2 Kh7 {Avoiding any possible sacrifises on 'e6'} 24. Rb2 Qa5 {[%csl Ra4,
Rc3][%cal Gc6e7,Yc8c3]} 25. Reb1 (25. Re4 $5 Nd8 $17 {[%cal Yd8f7,Yd8b7]} (
25... Qxa4 $4 26. d5) ({It's not too late mess up:} 25... Ne7 $2 26. Bxh6 $3 (
26. Be5 Nd5 $17) 26... Nd5 (26... Bxh6 27. Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Qxe6 $18) 27. Bxg7
Kxg7 28. Bxd5 Rxc3 29. Qf4 $11)) 25... Qxa4 $19 26. Bg3 Nd8 27. Bh4 Qa3 $1 {
[%csl Rc3] Forcing white to put a B on b3} 28. Bb3 (28. Bxd8 Rcxd8 $19 (28...
Rxc3 29. Qf4 Rxd8 30. Qxf7 b5 $17)) 28... Qa5 29. Rc2 Rdc7 30. Rbc1 b5 {
the rest is easy} 31. d5 Qa3 32. c4 (32. Bxd8 $142 Rxd8 33. Rb1 exd5 34. Bxd5
Qc5 $19) 32... exd5 33. Bxd8 Rxd8 34. cxb5 (34. cxd5 Qxc1+ 35. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 36.
Kh2 Rc3 37. Qd1 a5 {[%cal Ga5a1] the pawn is unstoppable}) 34... Qxc1+ 35. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 36. Kh2 Rc3 (36... Rc3 37. Qd1 axb5 {[%cal Gd5d2] white's position is
hopeless} 38. Bxd5 Rc5) 0-1

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv/Modiin"]
[Date "2000.12.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Bar, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.12.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg4 (5... Bg7 6. h3 (6. Nbd2
Nf6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nc4 b6 9. h3 Nf8 10. Nh2 Ba6 11. Kh1 e5 12. b3 Ne6 13. Nf3 f6
14. Bd2 O-O $11 {0-1 Campora,D-Kharlov,A/Malaga 1999/CBM 68 ext (30)}) 6... b6
7. Nc3 Nh6 (7... e5 8. O-O Ne7 9. a3 a5 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Qd6 12. a4 f6 13.
Nd2 Be6 14. Ne2 Bh6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Glek,I-Kishnev,S/Recklinghausen 1999/EXT 2000
(60)}) 8. Be3 f6 9. d4 (9. O-O e5 10. a3 a5 (10... O-O 11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4 Nf7
13. Nd2 f5 14. f3 Be6 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Ra4 Rad8 17. Rfa1 Rd7 18. b5 c5 19. Nc4
Rb7 20. Bf2 f4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Kabanov,N-Arutunian,D/Yerevan ARM 2000/The Week in
Chess 308 (56)}) 11. Na4 Rb8 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 b5 14. Nc5 a4 15. d4 Nf7 16.
Qe2 O-O 17. c4 Nd6 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. Bg5 $16 {
1-0 Rublevsky,S-Iskusnyh,S/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 71 (71)}) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4
Bd7 11. Qe2 e5 12. Nf3 Nf7 13. O-O Qe7 14. a4 $1 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ga4a5]} O-O
15. a5 b5 16. Nd2 Nd8 17. Nb3 Ne6 18. Rfd1 Rfc8 19. f3 Be8 20. Qf2 $14 {
1-0 Svidler,P-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee 1999/CBM 68 ext (42)}) 6. h3 (6. Nbd2 Bg7
7. O-O Nf6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 O-O 10. Qe2 e5 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. a4 Qe7 13. Bd2 b6
14. Bc3 Rfd8 15. Qe1 Nf8 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rxf4 Ne6 19. Rf2 f6 20.
Ne3 Nf8 21. Qd2 Nd7 22. Ng4 Rf8 23. Raf1 Qe6 24. Qf4 Rf7 25. h4 Raf8 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Gelfand,B/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71 (42)}) 6... Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Bg7
8. Qe2 {White's idea in this variation is to play against the black B and the
doubled pawns, while black, having a very solid position for itself, has the
time to react on white's every try.} (8. a4) 8... e5 ({trying not to close the
B can be dangerous as it would allow white to gain some space.} 8... Nf6 $6 9.
e5 Nd5 (9... Nd7 10. e6 fxe6 11. Qxe6 $16 {[%csl Re7]}) 10. O-O $36 {[%cal
Gf2f4,Yb1d2,Yd2e4]}) 9. Be3 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ge3c5]} Qe7 10. a4 Nf6 (10... f6
11. a5 $16 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gb1d2,Gd2b3]}) (10... Bh6 $2 11. Bxh6 Nxh6 12. Qe3
Qf8 13. a5 f6 14. Nd2 {Black is one tempi shy from putting the N on e6, thus
equalizing completely.} O-O-O (14... Rb8 15. Nb3 b6 16. axb6 axb6 17. Ra7 Nf7
18. O-O Qd6 19. Rfa1 O-O 20. Nd2 {with a clear edge for white.}) 15. Nb3 c4 16.
dxc4 Qb4+ 17. Nd2 $16) 11. Bg5 $5 Qe6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 {[%csl Gb1,Gf6] White's N
is slightly better than black B, but I doubt it is enough for a win} 13. Na3 b6
14. Nc4 O-O $2 {A serious inaccuracy since now black is bound to tough defence
with no counterplay.} (14... Bg5 $142 15. h4 Bh6 16. h5 O-O-O $11) 15. h4 h5
16. f3 {[%cal Gg2g4,Gc4e3]} Kg7 17. Ne3 Rh8 18. Qf2 Qe7 19. b3 {For the next 5
moves white improves his position, little by little and black waits, trusting
the solidity of his position.} Rh7 20. Ke2 Rd8 21. Raf1 Rf8 22. g3 ({white
doesn't hurry to open the game with moves like:} 22. f4 exf4 23. Qxf4 Qe5 {
I see no problems for black here.}) 22... Kh8 23. Rfg1 Rg8 24. Rg2 {[%cal
Gg3g4]} Kg7 ({black has to be careful.On a careless move, such as} 24... Qd8 {
for example, white would've come up with:} 25. g4 $1 hxg4 26. fxg4 Bxh4 27.
Rgh2 $1 g5 28. Nf5 $16) 25. Rgh2 {[%cal Gg3g4]} ({Now} 25. g4 $4 {doen't work
anymore since there is no checkmate on h7} hxg4 26. fxg4 Bxh4 $17) (25. f4 {
[%cal Gf4f5]} exf4 26. gxf4 {[%cal Ge4e5,Ge3f5]} Kh8 27. e5 Bg7 28. Qf3 $14)
25... Rgh8 {[%csl Rh4] Black has prevented white from advancing g3-g4, so he
goes for the other break through.} 26. f4 $6 {Premature, it would've been
better for white to put one of the R's on the 'g' file first, thus preventing
black from exchanging the light pieces.} (26. Rg2 Rg8 27. f4) 26... exf4 $2 {
Black shouldn't change the nature of the position here.} (26... Rd8 27. f5 Rdh8
28. Rf1 Rf8 29. Rfh1 Rfh8 30. g4 hxg4 31. Nxg4 Rxh4 32. Rxh4 (32. Nxf6 $4 Rxh2
33. Rxh2 Rxh2 34. Qxh2 Qxf6 $19) 32... Rxh4 33. Rxh4 Bxh4 34. Qh2 a5 (34...
gxf5 $4 35. Ne3 $1 $18) 35. fxg6 fxg6 36. Nxe5 Qc7 37. Qf4 Bd8 $14) 27. gxf4
Bd4 28. Qg3 {[%cal Ge3f5]} Bxe3 29. Qxe3 Re8 (29... Rd8 30. Rg2 Rd6 31. f5 Kh8
32. Rhg1 $16) 30. Rg2 {[%cal Gf4f5]} Kh8 31. Rg5 Qf6 32. Rhg1 Qc3 33. Kd1 $16 {
[%csl Rf7,Rg6,Rh5,Rh7]} Qd4 (33... Qa1+ 34. Kd2) 34. Qf3 {When white breaks
f4-f5 nothing can save black anymore.} b5 35. f5 (35. axb5 $143 cxb5 36. f5
Qa1+ 37. Kd2 Qa5+ 38. Ke2 Qc3) 35... bxa4 (35... gxf5 $4 36. Qxf5 bxa4 37.
Qxh7+ $18) 36. fxg6 fxg6 37. Rxg6 axb3 38. cxb3 Qa1+ (38... Qc3 39. Qf6+ $18 {
- see the game}) 39. Kc2 Qa2+ 40. Kc3 Qa5+ 41. Kb2 Qd2+ 42. Kb1 Qc3 43. Qf6+
Qxf6 44. Rxf6 Rb7 45. Rh6+ Rh7 46. Rxc6 {A nice technique by Emil Sutovsky.}
1-0

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "1999.12.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ardeleanu, Alin"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2409"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1999.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4
d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 (11... Bf5 12. Nf1 (12. Nb3
a5 13. Be3 a4 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. dxc5 Bg4 16. Bd4 Qd7 17. h3 Bf5 18. Bc3 Qc7 19.
Nd4 Bc8 20. f4 Bh6 21. f5 Bxf5 22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. Qh5 Bg7 24. Qxf5 e6 25. Qh5
$13 {1-0 Belkhodja,S-Stranjakovitch,J/Paris 1992/EXT 97 (33)}) 12... f6 13.
exf6 exf6 14. Ng3 Nxg3 $146 (14... Bg4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 f5 17. Re3 Bxf3
18. Rxf3 Qxd4 19. Rd3 Qc4 {1/2-1/2 Kveinys,A-Lanka,Z/Zillertal 1993/EXT 98 (19)
}) 15. hxg3 Qb6 {'~~' Rogozenko. Black's weakness on c6 is compensated by a
pair of bishops which have a potential of becoming very effective, and the
fact that white himself has to keep an eye on his pawn on d4. Rogozenko: '0-1
Ardeleanu,A-Grigore,G/Iasi 1999/ (42)'} 16. b3 Rfe8 17. Be3 (17. Ba3 $2 Bh6 {
[%csl Gc1][%cal Gh6c1]} 18. Be7 (18. Bc1 Bf8 $15) 18... Kf7 19. Bc5 Qa6 $17 {
[%cal Gf5b1,Gh6c1] 0-1 Ardeleanu,A-Grigore,G/Iasi 1999/ (42)}) 17... Bf8 18.
Nh4 (18. Rc1 Ba3 19. Rc3 Bb4 $19) 18... Bc8 19. Qc2 $14) 12. dxc5 Nxc5 (12...
Bg4 $2 13. Nb3 Rc8 14. Qd4 f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Qxe5 Nxc5 18. Nxc5
Rxc5 19. Be3 Rc4 20. Bd4 $18 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Gd4h8] 1-0 Rozentalis,E-Muir,A/
Batumi GEO 1999 (27)}) 13. Nb3 Nxb3 (13... Ne4 14. Bf4 f6 15. exf6 $2 (15. Qd4
$142) 15... Bxf6 16. Bc7 $6 Qd7 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Qd6 19. Qd4 Nxf2 20. Rf1
Rf5 21. Rae1 Ne4 $17 {1-0 Oral,T-Babula,V/Olomouc 1997/CBM 61 (33)}) (13... Na4
14. Nfd4 Qb6 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Bg5 Rfe8 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. h4 Rc4 20.
h5 Qb4 21. Qe3 e6 22. Red1 Qb8 23. Re1 Qb6 24. Bg5 Rb4 25. h6 Nc5 26. Nxc5 Qxc5
27. Red1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Zahariev,Z-Kotronias,V/Ano Liosia 1997/EXT 98 (87)}) 14.
Qxb3 Re8 (14... a5 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Bd2 e6 17. a4 Ba6 18. Qg3 Rfb8 19. b3 Bf8
20. Rec1 Bb4 21. Bxb4 Rxb4 22. Nc6 Rb6 23. Nxa5 d4 24. Qf4 Qd5 25. Rc7 $18 {
0-1 Pedzich,D-Oral,T/Loewenstein 1997/CBM 58 ext (36)}) 15. Bf4 {'N' Rogozenko.
} (15. Qb4 a5 16. Qh4 Rb8 17. Nd4 Qb6 18. b3 Bd7 19. Bd2 h6 20. Nf3 g5 {
1/2-1/2 Kveinys,A-Van der Wiel,J/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65 ext (20) Rogozenko: '1/
2-1/2 Kveinys,A-Van der Wiel,J/Koszalin 1998/ (20)'}) (15. Nd4 {Rogozenko} Qa5
$6 (15... Qb6) 16. Bf4 Ba6 17. Qe3 Qb6 18. b3 Bb7 19. Rad1 a5 20. Bh6 Bh8 21.
a4 $14 {1-0 Rozentalis,E-Antoniewski,R/Suwalki 1999/ (35)}) 15... e6 (15... h6
$5 {Rogozenko}) 16. Bg5 (16. Nd4 {Rogozenko} Bd7 17. Rac1 Rb8 18. Qc3 Qb6 $11)
(16. Rac1 {Rogozenko} h6 $5) 16... Qa5 (16... Qb6 17. Bf6 (17. Qa4 {Rogozenko}
Ba6 18. b3 {/\19.Qf4+/=.} h6 19. Be3 Bb5 20. Qh4 Qd8 $13) 17... Qxb3 18. axb3
Bf8 (18... Bxf6 19. exf6 {[%csl Rc8,Gf3][%cal Gf3e5] The knight is much
stronger than the bishop in this position.}) 19. Rec1 a5 20. Nd4 $16 {[%cal
Gd4b5,Yb5c7,Yb5d6,Gd4c6,Rc1c7]}) 17. Rac1 Ba6 (17... Bd7 {Rogozenko} 18. Bd2
Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Rc7 Bb5 21. Nd4 Bd3 $13) 18. Bd2 Qb5 (18... Qb6 19. Qxb6
axb6 20. Rc6 $16 {[%cal Gf3d4,Gd2b4,Gb4d6]}) 19. Qxb5 Bxb5 20. Nd4 $14 Reb8 $1
{[%csl Rb2][%cal Gb5e8,Rb2b3,Ga7a4] Black's idea is to place his bishop on e8
neutrelizing white's knight and create a counterplay on the Q side.} 21. b3 Be8
22. f4 (22. Rc7 {Rogozenko} Rc8 $11) 22... Bf8 {'?!' Rogozenko.} (22... Rc8 $11
{Rogozenko}) 23. Rc7 {'+/=' Rogozenko.} a5 24. a4 $8 {[%csl Ga5,Gb3] A double
edged move. Creating weaknesses in both camps.} (24. Rec1 {Rogozenko} a4 25.
Kf2 $14) 24... Ba3 {[%cal Ga3b2]} (24... Bb4 25. Bxb4 Rxb4 26. Rd1 $16 {
[%cal Gg1e3,Gg2g4,Gf4f5]}) 25. Bc1 (25. Bc3 Rc8 26. Rxc8 (26. Bxa5 Rxc7 27.
Bxc7 Bc5 28. Rd1 Bxa4 $1 $17) 26... Rxc8 27. Bxa5 Bc5 28. Rd1 Rb8 29. Kf1 Bxd4
30. Rxd4 Rxb3 31. Bd2 Ra3 32. a5 Bb5+ 33. Kf2 Bc4 $14 {Although black has 
[roblems getting his king into the game, white has no clear plan either which
makes a draw to be the most likely result.}) (25. Kf2 $14 {Rogozenko} Bb2 26.
Bc3) 25... Bb4 26. Re2 Kf8 27. Rec2 Be7 28. Kf2 (28. g4 {Rogozenko} Bd8 29.
Ba3+ Kg8 30. R7c3 Bd7 $14) 28... Bd8 (28... Rb4 $4 29. Ba3 Rxd4 30. Bxe7+ Kg8
31. Rc8 $18) 29. Ba3+ Kg8 30. R7c3 Bd7 31. Bd6 Rb7 32. Ke3 Kg7 33. g3 (33. Bc7
Be7 {It's really difficult to see how one can make any serious progress in
this position.}) 33... h6 {'+/=' Rogozenko.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Redbus KO"]
[Site "Southend"]
[Date "2001.04.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2001.04.13"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6
7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 (9. a3 a5 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 a4 12. Bh6 Qe7 13.
Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nh2 f6 15. f4 exf4 16. Qxf4 Ne5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ashley,M-Reinderman,
D/Wijk aan Zee 2000/CBM 75 (36)}) 9... Qe7 (9... h6 10. O-O Qe7 (10... Qc7 11.
Nh2 b6 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 Ne5 14. a4 O-O 15. Raf1 Be6 16. Ne2 Rfd8 17. Qc1 f5
18. Ng3 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. g4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 g5 $13 {0-1 Turov,M-Lukin,A/St
Petersburg 1999/CBM 74 (50)}) 11. a3 b6 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. b4 Rd8 14. Ng3 Ba6 15.
Rfd1 Bc8 16. Rab1 Kf8 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. d4 Kg8 19. Qc3 exd4 20. Bxd4 $14 {
1-0 Spasov,V-Grigore,G/Budapest 2000/CBM 78 (47)}) 10. Bh6 O-O (10... Bxh6 11.
Qxh6 f6 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 Ne6 15. Qf2 Nd4 16. Nb3 Qe5 17. O-O
O-O 18. Rae1 Be6 19. Kh1 Rad8 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Qg3 Qe5 22. Qf2 b6 {1/2-1/2
Iordachescu,V-San Segundo Carrillo,P/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 345 (22)}
) (10... f6 11. Ne2 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Nf8 13. O-O Ne6 14. Nh4 Qg7 15. Qd2 Nd4 16.
c3 $2 g5 $1 17. cxd4 gxh4 {[%cal Gc8h3]} 18. Kh1 Rg8 19. Rg1 cxd4 $17 {0-1
Maksimov,D-Matjushina,Z/Alushta 2000/EXT 2001 (32)}) 11. Nh2 $5 (11. Bxg7 Kxg7
12. Nh2 Nb6 13. O-O c4 14. f4 exf4 15. Rxf4 cxd3 16. cxd3 Be6 17. Nf3 f6 18.
Nd4 Rad8 {1/2-1/2 Chandler,M-Reinderman,D/Batumi 1999/CBM 74 (18)}) 11... Rd8
12. Ng4 Nf8 (12... f6 $5 {not letting white's Q get to h6} 13. Bxg7 Qxg7 14.
Ne3 $11 (14. Nh6+ Kh8 15. h4 $140 $2 Nf8 16. h5 g5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 c4 $15
)) 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qh6+ Kg8 15. O-O-O c4 {Leading to a forced line, after
which white get a slightly better ending.} (15... Bxg4 16. hxg4 b5 $13) 16.
dxc4 Bxg4 17. hxg4 Qc5 {[%csl Rc4,Rf2]} 18. f3 Qxc4 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Qg5 {
[%csl Rd8,Re5][%cal Yg5d8,Yg5e5]} Re8 21. Qe3 $1 (21. Rd1 b5 $36) 21... Qd4 (
21... a6 22. Qb6 $16 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gh1d1,Yd1d8]}) (21... b6 22. Rd1) (21...
b5 22. Qxa7 b4 23. Qa4 $1 {[%cal Ga2a3]} (23. Nd1 Qe2 24. Qf2 $2 Qa6 $17 {
[%csl Ra2]}) 23... Rd8 (23... Qd4 24. Nd5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd5f6,Gh1d1]}) 24. a3
c5 25. axb4 cxb4 26. Nd5 $16) 22. Qxd4 exd4 23. Ne2 Ne6 24. Kd2 $14 {[%csl Rd4]
Now black's advanced P on 'd4' becomes a very good targed for white's pieces,
as black's monarch is far away from the center..} Rd8 25. b3 b5 $2 (25... c5
$142 26. a4 b6 27. Kd3 a6 {and black should hold}) 26. Ra1 $1 {[%cal Ya1a8,
Ga2a4]} c5 27. a4 a6 (27... b4 28. Kd3 {[%csl Rc5,Rd4][%cal Gd3c4,Ye2c1,Yc1d3]}
) 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ra5 {Adams is trying to force black to advance his 'b'
pawn. Black by not doing so, is obliged to place his pieces passively.} Rb8 30.
Kd3 Kg7 31. f4 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gf4f5] Getting more and more space} Rb7 32. f5
Nd8 {[%cal Gd8c6,Yc6b4,Rc6e5]} 33. Ra6 $1 {[%csl Yc6][%cal Ga6f6]} Rc7 (33...
f6 34. Nf4 $16) 34. g5 gxf5 35. exf5 $16 Nc6 (35... Rc6 36. Ra8 Rd6 37. Ng3 $16
{[%csl Yf6][%cal Gg3e4,Gg3h5,Ye4f6,Yh5f6]}) 36. Rb6 Nb4+ (36... b4 37. Nf4 {
/\ 38.f6+ Kg8 39.Rc8 Rc6 +-}) 37. Kd2 Nd5 38. Rxb5 $18 Ne3 39. Ng3 (39. b4 $5
Nxf5 40. Rxc5 Rxc5 41. bxc5 Kg6 42. c6 Kxg5 43. Nxd4 Nd6 44. Kc3 Kf4 45. Kb4
Ke5 46. Nb5 $18) 39... Kf8 40. f6 Ke8 41. Ne4 Kd7 42. Kd3 $6 (42. Rxc5 Rxc5 43.
Nxc5+ Kd6 44. Nd3 Nxg2 {wouldn't be easy for white, as his pawns are very
vulnerable}) (42. c4 $1 Nxg2 43. Nxc5+ Kc6 44. Nd3 {with an easy win}) 42...
c4+ 43. bxc4 Rxc4 44. Rb7+ Rc7 (44... Ke6 45. Re7+ Kd5 46. Rxf7 $18) 45. Nc5+
Kc6 46. Rxc7+ Kxc7 47. Ne6+ Kd6 48. Nxd4 Nxg2 49. Ke4 {[%csl Rg2]} Ne1 50. c3 {
It is more than a pawn. What is more important is black's bad N} Kd7 51. Nf3
Nc2 52. c4 Nb4 53. Kf5 Nc2 (53... Nc6 54. Ne5+) 54. Ne5+ Ke8 55. Ke4 {The rest
needs no comments} Nb4 56. c5 Na6 57. c6 Nc7 58. Nc4 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gc4d6,
Ye4e5,Ye5d6]} Ne6 59. Nd6+ Kf8 (59... Kd8 60. Nxf7+ Kc7 61. Ke5 Nc5 62. Kd5 Nd3
63. Ne5 $18) 60. Kd5 Kg8 61. Ne4 Nc7+ 62. Kd6 Nb5+ 63. Kd7 h5 64. gxh6 Kh7 65.
Nd6 {The simplest} 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 73th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Handke, Florian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.11.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. Nc3 d6 11. b3 Nf7 12. Bb2 Qb6 (12... Bd7 13. Rc1 (13. h3
e5 14. Qc2 exd4 15. Nxd4 f5 16. Rad1 f4 17. Nf3 Qe7 18. Ne2 Ne5 19. Nxe5 dxe5
20. Ba3 Qxa3 21. Rxd7 $14 {0-1 Miroshnichenko,E-Shalimov,V/Alushta 2000/EXT
2001 (34)}) (13. Qd3 Qa5 14. Nd2 Rad8 15. Rad1 Bc8 16. Qc2 Ba6 17. a3 Qb6 18.
b4 Rfe8 19. Nb3 Rc8 $14 {1-0 Shchekachev,A-Wallart,A/Fourmies 2001/EXT 2002 
(32)}) 13... Qb6 14. h3 Rad8 15. Qe2 Rfe8 (15... Kh8 16. e5 Bc8 17. Na4 Qa5 18.
Bc3 Qb5 $11 {0-1 Savic,M-Alexandrova,O/Belgrade 2001/CBM 84 ext (33)}) 16. e5
Be6 17. d5 $1 cxd5 18. Na4 Qb7 19. Nd4 Ng5 20. h4 $18 (20. exf6 $2 exf6 21. Qb5
Qxb5 22. Nxb5 $14 {1-0 Oratovsky,M-Gallagher,J/Lisbon 2000/EXT 2001 (64). (63)}
)) 13. h3 Bd7 $6 (13... e5 {was necessary.}) 14. e5 Ng5 (14... fxe5 15. Na4 $1
(15. dxe5 $6 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxf2+ 17. Kh1 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 dxe5 19. Qxd7 Qxb2 $19)
15... Qc7 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Nc5 $16) 15. Nxg5 fxg5 16. Ne4 (16.
e6 $143 {White must not reduce the tension} Bc8 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gc8a6]})
16... g4 $2 {trying to complicate the position. However, trying to recover the
pawn, black loses too much precious time} (16... dxe5 $142 17. dxe5 Rad8 18.
Qe2 h6 19. Rad1 Bf5 $14) 17. hxg4 Rf4 18. exd6 exd6 19. Qd2 (19. g5 Raf8 (19...
Bf5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. gxf6 $18) 20. Qd2 $16) 19... Rxg4 20. d5 {without the
dark squared B black's K position should become critical. However, black
manages to cover the dark squares} ({also interesting was:} 20. Nxd6 $142 $1
Bxd4 (20... Qc7 $16 21. Nc4 Rf8 22. Ne5 Rgf4 23. Re2) 21. Re7 {[%csl Rd7][%cal
Gd2h6]} Bf5 22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. Rae1 $18 {[%cal Gb2d4,Rd2h6]}) 20... Bf5 21. Nxd6
Rd8 22. Re7 Bf8 23. Nxf5 $2 {after this move white is still winning of, course,
but 23.Qe1 would seize the deal} ({White misses a winning-on-the-spot move,
which my buddy Fritz finds in half a second...} 23. Qe1 $1 {[%cal Ge1e5,Ge5h8]
it's actually an immediate resignation!} Rxd6 (23... Bxe7 24. Qxe7 $18) 24. Qe5
$18) 23... gxf5 24. Qc3 Bxe7 25. Qh8+ Kf7 26. Qxh7+ Ke8 27. Qh5+ Kd7 28. Qxf5+
Kc7 29. Qxg4 Rxd5 {White is winning here, although some careful play is still
needed.} 30. Re1 Bc5 31. Qg7+ Rd7 32. Be5+ Kc8 33. Qg8+ Rd8 (33... Kb7 34. Qb8+
Ka6 35. Qxb6+ {is hopeless, of course. Black has to keep all the pieces on the
board, to keep the tention}) 34. Qe6+ Kb7 35. Qf7+ Ka6 {Task one completed:
white has defended his 'f2' pawn and now can play against bkack K} (35... Ka8
36. Bc7 Qb7 (36... Bxf2+ 37. Kf1 Qb7 38. Kxf2) 37. Re8 $18) 36. Qc4+ (36. Bc7
$2 Bxf2+ 37. Kf1 Qb4 $1 {[%cal Gb4f8,Gb4f4] covering both f8 and f4. Now on 38.
Qf2 Rf8 is winning for black.} 38. Qe7 Qxe7 39. Rxe7 Rf8 {is much more
difficult to win for white}) 36... Kb7 37. Qf7+ Ka6 38. Qc4+ $138 {One check
too many. White was obviously in a time trouble, and made a few checks to earm
some time.} (38. Rc1 $142) 38... Kb7 39. Bg3 (39. Qf7+ $4 Ka6 $11 {by
threefold repetition}) 39... Rd2 40. Qf7+ Ka6 41. a4 $1 {[%csl Yb5] taking
away the b5 square from the king} Rb2 42. Rc1 Bd4 43. Rd1 Rc2 $2 {the final
blunder.However, the position is already hopeless.} (43... Qc5 44. Qf3 {
[%cal Gf3d3]} Kb6 45. Qf4 {[%cal Gf4d4,Gf4b8]} Bc3 46. Qc7+ Ka6 47. Qc8+ Kb6
48. Bc7# {is an example of how dangerous black's position is.}) 44. Qf5 {
[%cal Gf5c2,Gf5c8]} (44. Qf5 Rc3 45. Qc8+ Qb7 46. Qxb7+ Kxb7 47. Rxd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Black "Holmsten, Aleksei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2001.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bangiev} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3
O-O (7... Nd7 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 (9... h6 10. O-O e5 11. a3 Ba6 12. b4 Qe7 13.
Nh2 c4 14. d4 Rd8 15. Rad1 Nf6 16. Qc1 O-O 17. Rfe1 Kh7 18. Nf3 exd4 19. Bxd4
Bc8 20. e5 Nd5 21. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Gormally,D-Quinn,M/York ENG 2000/The Week in
Chess 320 (62)}) 10. Bh6 O-O 11. O-O-O Re8 12. g4 Nf8 13. Ne2 a5 14. Rdg1 Bf6
15. Bg5 Ne6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Rg3 Rd8 18. g5 Qg7 19. Nh2 Nf8 $1 $11 {[%cal
Gc8g4] 1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Anand,V/New Delhi IND 2000/The Week in Chess 317 (27)}
) 8. Be3 {Bangiev: '/\Qd2' Bangiev: 'Weiss soll hier bestrebt sein, die
Angriffsziele auf den schwarzen Felder - u.a. den Bauern c5 - anzugreifen.'}
Nd7 (8... b6 {Bangiev} 9. Qd2 Re8 10. Bh6 Bh8 (10... e5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Nh2 Nf8
13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. f4) 11. Ng5 e5 12. O-O-O Nh5 13. Ne2 f6 14. Nf3 Be6 15. Kb1 {
1-0 Yemelin,V-Mitrofanov,A/Tula 1999/(62)}) 9. Qd2 b5 $2 {I keep the opinion
that black should stablize the position in the center, preventing white from
developing an an attck on the king and only then to start pushing the Q side
pawns along with piece pressure in the center.} (9... e5 $142 10. h4 (10. Bh6
Bxh6 11. Qxh6 f6 12. O-O-O Rf7 13. Qe3 b6 14. Nh2 Nf8 15. f4 exf4 16. Qxf4 Ne6
17. Qe3 Nd4 18. Nf3 Be6 19. Rhf1 Nxf3 20. Rxf3 Qd4 21. Qe1 Rd8 22. Kb1 Kg7 23.
Ne2 Qe5 24. Re3 Rfd7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Brodsky,M-Bogachkov,I/St Petersburg RUS 2000/
The Week in Chess 314 (41)}) (10. O-O Qe7 (10... Re8 11. Nh2 Qe7 12. Bh6 Bh8
13. Ng4 Nf8 14. Bg5 f6 15. Nh6+ Kg7 16. Be3 Ne6 17. Ne2 Ng5 18. Ng4 h5 19. Nh2
Rd8 20. Qc3 Ne6 21. f4 Nd4 22. Rae1 Kh7 23. Nf3 Be6 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Ng5+ $14
{1-0 Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Dortmund GER 2000/The Week in Chess 296 (50)}) 11. Rae1
Rd8 12. b3 Nf8 13. Nh2 Ne6 14. Ng4 Nf4 15. f3 h5 16. Nh2 Be6 17. Ne2 g5 18. Ng3
Kh7 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Qd7 21. Bxc5 Qxf5 22. Be3 Rd7 $11 {1-0 Skripchenko,
A-Stankovic,M/Kragujevac YUG 2000/The Week in Chess 320 (47)}) 10... h5 11. Ng5
Qe7 12. f3 Re8 13. O-O-O Nf8 14. Qf2 b6 15. Rdg1 f5 16. g3 Bd7 17. Re1 Nh7 18.
Bd2 Qf8 19. Rhf1 Nxg5 20. Bxg5 Qf7 21. Qg1 c4 22. dxc4 Qxc4 23. Qe3 Bf8 24. Qe2
$11 {1-0 Van Mil,J-Koch,T/BL2 0001 2001/Chess-International (43)}) 10. Bh6 {
Bangiev: 'Der Abtausch des Bg7, soll logischerweise den Angriff des
Anziehenden auf den schwarzen Feldern unterstützen.'} e5 (10... Nb6 {A bit too
optimistic... Although white's attack does not succeed too often, black
shouldn't completely ignore it.} 11. h4 b4 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Ne2 Bg4 14. h5
Bxf3 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Qh6+ Kf6 17. gxf3 Rh8 18. Qf4+ Kg7 19. O-O-O $16 {
1-0 Kalegin,E-Khamidulin,A/St Petersburg 1996/CBM 56 ext (27)}) 11. a4 $1 {
This is the reason why black shouldn't hurry with Q pawn advances, now the
white knight gets a very delicious square on 'c4', making black's position
unpleasant.} b4 {[%csl Rc4]} (11... a6 {Bangiev} 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. O-O Rb8 14.
b3 {/\Nh2 gefolgt von f4.}) 12. Nd1 b3 $2 {black doesn't want to let white
close all his plans on the Q side with b2-b3 and, therefore, decides to sac a
pawn. it was better to keep it though, because now, aside of the extra pawn,
white has another weakness to play against is he wishes: the 'c' file. Bangiev:
'Schwarz versucht damit ein Angriffsziel im Lager des Weissen zu schaffen,
schwächt aber die schwarzen Felder.'} (12... Re8 $142 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. b3 (14.
Ne3 {Bangiev} Ba6 15. b3 {/\Nh2 gefolgt von f4.}) 14... Nf8 15. Ne3 f6 {
black is worse, but has a very defendable position}) 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. cxb3 f6
15. Ne3 Qb6 16. Qc3 Rb8 17. Ra3 {White wants to keep the knight on f3, keeping
the option of sacking on e5 if the black N moves. However, this P defence is
too awkward to be good} ({The natural move would be:} 17. Nd2) 17... Ba6 (17...
Qb4 $142 18. O-O Qxc3 19. bxc3 Ba6 20. Nc4 Rfd8 21. Rd1 Nb6 $44 {[%csl Ra3]})
18. O-O Rfd8 {Bangiev: '/\ Nf8-e6-d4'} (18... Qb4 19. Rc1 $16) 19. Rc1 Nf8 $2 {
Falling into the trap behind Ra3 Bangiev: 'Ein lehrreicher Fehler. Schwarz
soll den strategisch wichtigen Punkt e5 immer fest kontrollieren.'} (19... Qb4
$5 {Bangiev} 20. Ne1 Rb7 (20... Nf8 21. Qxc5) 21. Nc4 $14) 20. Nxe5 $1 {
'+-!' Bangiev.} fxe5 21. Qxe5+ Kg8 (21... Kf7 22. Ng4 Nd7 23. Nh6+ Kf8 24. Qh8+
Ke7 25. Qxh7+ Kd6 26. Nf7+ Kc7 27. Nxd8 Rxd8 28. Qxg6 $18 {A bit funny
position!}) 22. Ng4 h5 23. Nh6+ Kh7 24. Nf7 g5 (24... Nd7 25. Ng5+ Kh6 26. Qe7
$18) 25. Qh8+ Kg6 26. Ne5# 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Czebe, Attila"]
[Black "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6
7. d3 {A new approach. White's idea is to play slowly. However, black is too
solid in the center to have any problems. I believe white has to look for an
advantage in the c3-d4 line.} ({the main move here is:} 7. c3 O-O 8. h3 $5 {
White wants to see how black wants to develop his pieces and react accordingly}
(8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 (9... d6 10. Bd2 f6 11. Qc1 Nf7 12. Qxc6 Bg4 13. Qc3 Qb6
14. Qb3 Qa6 $44 {0-1 Komliakov,V-Grigoryan,K/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (29) black
got a very strong compensation}) 10. e5 Bg4 (10... f6 11. e6 (11. Qa4 Qb6 12.
exf6 exf6 13. b3 Bg4 14. Ba3 Rfc8 15. Bc5 Qb7 16. Nbd2 a6 17. Qa5 Qb5 18. Qc3
Re8 19. Rac1 Bd7 20. a4 Qb7 21. b4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Minasian,A-Vokarev,S/Ubeda ESP
2001/The Week in Chess 325 (53)}) 11... Qd6 12. Qe2 a5 13. b3 Nf5 14. Ba3 Qf4
15. Nc3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Na4 Qa7 18. Bc5 Qc7 19. Bd4 $44 {[%csl Rc8,Rg7]
[%cal Ga4c5] 1-0 McShane,L-Yakovich,Y/Stockholm SWE 2000/The Week in Chess 322
(40)}) 11. Nbd2 Nf5 (11... Qb6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 c5 14. Bg5 cxd4 15. Qd2 Nf5
16. g4 f6 17. exf6 exf6 18. Bf4 Nd6 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Nxd4 Ne4 21. Ne6 Rf7 22.
Rad1 $16 {1-0 Pavasovic,D-Echavarria,J/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (63)}) 12. h3
Bxf3 13. Nxf3 e6 14. b3 Qa5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Qd2 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 a5 18. Rec1 Ra6
19. Rc5 a4 20. b4 $14 {0-1 Turov,M-Rotstein,A/Halkida 2000/EXT 2001 (71)}) 8...
e5 {the most principal. Black forces maximum opening of lines and diagonals
for his B.} (8... f6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d6 11. Nc3 g5 12. Nh2 {[%cal Gh2f1,
Gf1e3]} Qe8 13. d5 c5 14. g4 Nf7 15. Nf1 h5 16. Ng3 hxg4 17. hxg4 $13 {1/2-1/2
Hracek,Z-Velimirovic,D/Novi Sad 2000/EXT 2001 (36)}) 9. d4 {White must play
this move if he wants to fight for an advantage.} exd4 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. Nxd4
f6 $142 ({after} 11... Re8 {[%cal Gd8f6]} 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Rb1 {the N on h6
looks real ugly}) (11... f5 $6 {black must get his N into the game. However,
it seems to me that black underestimated white's 13th move after which black's
position begin to look dubious. In my opinios it would be better to wait with
f5} 12. Bxh6 Bxh6 13. e5 $1 Qb6 (13... Bg7 14. Na3 {[%cal Ga3c4]} Rb8 15. Nc4
Ba6 16. Qa4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4+ Kh8 18. b3 $36) 14. Na3 Ba6 15. Qa4 Rae8 16. Rad1
$14 {[%csl Rg8] 0-1 Rublevsky,S-Sakaev,K/St Petersburg 2001/CBM 82_01/[Gershon]
(23)}) 12. Nc3 Nf7 13. Bf4 Re8 $11) (7. e5 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. d3 Rb8 10. Rb1 f6
11. exd6 exd6 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qb6 14. Be3 Qa6 15. Qf3 d5 16. Qg3 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Speelman,J-Reinderman,D/Mondariz 2000/CBM 79 no vc (24)}) (7. Nc3 O-O
8. Qe2 d6 9. h3 Bd7 10. d3 Rb8 11. Nd1 f6 12. d4 $6 (12. c3 $142) 12... cxd4
13. Qc4+ Nf7 14. Nxd4 Qc8 15. Be3 c5 16. Ne2 Rb4 17. Qd3 Ne5 $17 {0-1 Aurehl,
B-Handke,F/Stockholm SWE 2000/The Week in Chess 321 (24)}) 7... O-O 8. Nbd2 e5
9. Nc4 d6 10. c3 f5 11. Qa4 Qc7 12. Qa5 Qd7 13. Qa4 Rb8 {white's plan is to
play a3-b4, after which the 'a' will open.Therefore, keeping the R on a8 would
make more sence} (13... Qc7 $11) 14. a3 Nf7 15. b4 cxb4 (15... fxe4 16. dxe4 d5
$2 {doesn't work} 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Qxd7 Bxd7 19. Ncxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rbe8 21.
f4 $16) 16. axb4 fxe4 $2 {Black goes for a very dubious pawn sac} (16... Rb7 $2
17. Be3 f4 18. Bxa7 g5 19. Nb6 Qc7 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. Qa5 $16) (16... a6 $142
17. exf5 (17. Be3 $2 f4 18. Nb6 $4 (18. Bc1) 18... Qc7 19. Nxc8 fxe3 $19) (17.
Qa5 Rb5 18. Qa2 c5 $11) 17... gxf5 $13) 17. dxe4 {[%csl Ra7,Rd6]} Qe6 18. Qxa7
Bb7 (18... Rb7 19. Qa2 d5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Na5 (21. Ne3 Rd7) 21... Rc7 22. Bb2
$16 {[%cal Ga1d1] I don't see enough compensation for the pawn}) 19. Qa2 d5 20.
Na5 Ba8 21. Be3 Nd6 22. Bc5 $16 Rf4 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Nb3 Rbf8 25. Nc5 Kh8 (
25... Rxf3 26. gxf3 Bh6 27. Nd3 $18) 26. Ng5 $1 R4f6 27. Qa7 $18 h6 28. Nce6 $1
(28. Nce6 Rxe6 29. Nf7+ Rxf7 30. Qxf7 $18 {[%csl Ra8]}) 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "1999.12.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ardeleanu, Alin"]
[Black "Grigore, George Gabriel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2409"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1999.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5
Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bf5 (11... c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 (12... Bg4
$2 13. Nb3 Rc8 14. Qd4 f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Qxe5 Nxc5 18. Nxc5
Rxc5 19. Be3 Rc4 20. Bd4 $18 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Gd4h8] 1-0 Rozentalis,E-Muir,A/
Batumi GEO 1999 (27)}) 13. Nb3 Nxb3 (13... Ne4 14. Bf4 f6 15. exf6 $2 (15. Qd4
$142) 15... Bxf6 16. Bc7 $6 Qd7 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Qd6 19. Qd4 Nxf2 20. Rf1
Rf5 21. Rae1 Ne4 $17 {1-0 Oral,T-Babula,V/Olomouc 1997/CBM 61 (33)}) (13... Na4
14. Nfd4 Qb6 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Bg5 Rfe8 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. h4 Rc4 20.
h5 Qb4 21. Qe3 e6 22. Red1 Qb8 23. Re1 Qb6 24. Bg5 Rb4 25. h6 Nc5 26. Nxc5 Qxc5
27. Red1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Zahariev,Z-Kotronias,V/Ano Liosia 1997/EXT 98 (87)}) 14.
Qxb3 Re8 (14... a5 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Bd2 e6 17. a4 Ba6 18. Qg3 Rfb8 19. b3 Bf8
20. Rec1 Bb4 21. Bxb4 Rxb4 22. Nc6 Rb6 23. Nxa5 d4 24. Qf4 Qd5 25. Rc7 $18 {
0-1 Pedzich,D-Oral,T/Loewenstein 1997/CBM 58 ext (36)}) 15. Bf4 (15. Qb4 a5 16.
Qh4 Rb8 17. Nd4 Qb6 18. b3 Bd7 19. Bd2 h6 20. Nf3 g5 {1/2-1/2 Kveinys,A-Van
der Wiel,J/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65 ext (20)}) 15... e6 16. Bg5 Qa5 17. Rac1 Ba6
18. Bd2 Qb5 19. Qxb5 Bxb5 20. Nd4 Reb8 21. b3 Be8 22. f4 Bf8 23. Rc7 a5 24. a4
$14 {1/2-1/2 Ardeleanu,A-Rogozenko,D/Lasi ROM 1999/The Week in Chess 270 (33)})
12. Nf1 (12. Nb3 a5 13. Be3 a4 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. dxc5 Bg4 16. Bd4 Qd7 17. h3 Bf5
18. Bc3 Qc7 19. Nd4 Bc8 20. f4 Bh6 21. f5 Bxf5 22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. Qh5 Bg7 24.
Qxf5 e6 25. Qh5 $13 {1-0 Belkhodja,S-Stranjakovitch,J/Paris 1992/EXT 97 (33)})
12... f6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Ng3 Nxg3 $146 (14... Bg4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 f5
17. Re3 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Qxd4 19. Rd3 Qc4 {1/2-1/2 Kveinys,A-Lanka,Z/Zillertal
1993/EXT 98 (19)}) 15. hxg3 Qb6 {Black's weakness on c6 is compensated by a
pair of bishops which have a potential of becoming very effective, and the
fact that white himself has to keep an eye on his pawn on d4.} 16. b3 Rfe8 17.
Ba3 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} (17. Be3 {I prefer this move over the text since it
doesn't let black control the 'c1-h6'/^ which will limit drastically white's
monouevering and prevent him from organizing pressure along the 'c' file.} Bf8
18. Nh4 (18. Rc1 Ba3 19. Rc3 Bb4 $19) 18... Bc8 19. Qc2 $14) 17... Bh6 {
[%csl Gc1][%cal Gh6c1]} 18. Be7 (18. Bc1 Bf8 $15) 18... Kf7 19. Bc5 Qa6 {
[%cal Gf5b1,Gh6c1]} 20. g4 $6 {There is something of desperation in this move}
(20. a4 Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1 Re8 $17) 20... Bxg4 21. Ne5+ fxe5 22. Qxg4 e4 23. Qh4 (
23. Qd7+ Kg8 $17 {[%cal Ga6c8]}) 23... Bg7 24. Re3 ({of course not:} 24. Qxh7
$4 Rh8) 24... Kg8 25. Rh3 h6 26. Qg4 g5 (26... Kh7 27. Rg3 g5 28. Qf5+ Kh8 29.
Qg6 {Would have given white some compensation}) 27. f4 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Ge4e1]
While trying to create chances white is creating more andmore positional
weaknesses.} (27. Qf5 Qc8 28. Qg6 Re6 $19) 27... Qc8 $1 28. f5 (28. Qg3 $5 Qf5
29. Rf1 (29. fxg5 Qxg5 30. Qxg5 hxg5 31. Rg3 Bf6 32. Rf1 Kg7 $17) 29... Re6 (
29... e3 30. fxg5 Qxg5 31. Qxg5 hxg5 32. Re1 e2 33. Kf2 Re4 34. Rxe2 Bxd4+ 35.
Bxd4 Rf8+ 36. Ke1 Rxd4 37. Rh6 c5 38. Rg6+ $11) 30. Rh5 (30. fxg5 Qxg5 31. Qxg5
hxg5 32. Rf5 Bf6 $17) 30... Qf7 31. Qg4 Rf6 $17) 28... Rf8 29. Rf1 Rf7 30. Rh5
Qd8 31. Qh3 Qf6 32. Kh1 Re8 33. g4 e3 $1 {Balck is drawing white's attention
to the passed pawn thus opening the position and exploit white's out-of-play
rook on h5} 34. Re1 e2 35. Qf3 Bf8 $1 {[%csl Gd4]} 36. Bxf8 Kxf8 37. Rxe2 Rfe7
38. Rxe7 Qxe7 {[%csl Gh5]} 39. Kg2 (39. Qf2 Qe4+ 40. Kh2 (40. Qg2 Qf4 $19)
40... Qxg4 41. Rxh6 Re2 $19) 39... Qe1 40. Rxh6 Re2+ 41. Kh3 Re3 42. Rf6+ Kg7
0-1

[Event "ESP-ch Semifinal"]
[Site "Cala Mendia"]
[Date "2001.11.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.11.22"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 (9. O-O {is slightly worse, since it gives up on the possibility
of long castle.} Qe7 10. Qd2 Nf8 11. a3 Ne6 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6
f6 15. Qe3 Bd7 16. c3 Rad8 17. Rad1 b6 18. Rfe1 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Svetushkin,
D-Chernov,V/Kishnev MDA 2001/The Week in Chess 364 (26)}) 9... Qe7 (9... h6 10.
O-O-O Qe7 11. Nh2 Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne6 14. Be3 b5 15. Nf3 Nd4 16. Qf2
Ne6 17. e5 O-O 18. Ne4 c4 19. dxc4 bxc4 20. Qd2 $16 {1-0 Miroshnichenko,
E-Calistri,T/Paris FRA 2001/The Week in Chess 351 (41)}) 10. Bh6 Bxh6 (10...
O-O 11. Nh2 Rd8 12. Ng4 Nf8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qh6+ Kg8 15. O-O-O c4 16. dxc4
Bxg4 17. hxg4 Qc5 18. f3 Qxc4 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Qg5 Re8 21. Qe3 $14 {1-0 Adams,
M-Chandler,M/Southend ENG 2001/The Week in Chess 337 (65)}) (10... f6 11. Bxg7
Qxg7 12. Qe3 b6 13. a3 a5 14. O-O O-O 15. Nh2 Bb7 16. f4 Rae8 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18.
Rf2 Qd7 19. Raf1 Kg7 20. Ne2 Qd8 21. Qd2 Qd6 22. Qc3 Ba6 23. b3 Rf7 24. Rb1 Rd8
25. Nf1 Qe7 26. Rd1 Bc8 27. Ne3 Ba6 28. Nf4 Re8 29. Rb1 Qd6 30. Ne2 Ree7 31. b4
cxb4 32. axb4 axb4 33. Rxb4 b5 34. Rb1 Bc8 35. d4 Nd7 36. Ng3 Nb6 37. Rf3 Kg8
38. Rd1 Ra7 39. e5 Ra3 40. Qb2 Na4 41. Qc1 Qf8 42. exf6 b4 43. Rdf1 Nc3 44. Nc4
Ba6 45. Nxa3 Bxf1 46. Qxf1 bxa3 47. Rxc3 a2 48. Qa1 Ra7 49. Rf3 Qf7 50. Ne4 Qd5
51. f7+ Kf8 52. Nf6 {1-0 Gallagher,J-Shaw,J/Scarborough HUN 2001/The Week in
Chess 353 (52)}) 11. Qxh6 f6 12. Nd2 (12. Nh4 $5 Nf8 13. O-O Qf7 14. f4 exf4
15. Rxf4 Nd7 16. e5 Qf8 17. Qxf8+ Rxf8 18. exf6 g5 19. Re4+ Kd8 20. Nf3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Sulskis,S-Estremera Panos,S/Lisbon POR 2001/The Week in Chess 356 (75)}
) (12. Nh2 Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 Ne6 15. Qh6 Nd4 16. O-O-O Be6 17. Rhf1 Rf8
18. Qh4 O-O-O 19. Ng4 Bxg4 20. Qxg4+ {1/2-1/2 Arkhipov,S-Vladimirov,E/Abu
Dhabi UAE 2001/The Week in Chess 356 (20)}) 12... Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 Ne6
15. Qf2 Nd4 16. Nf3 $146 {An improvement on Iordachescu's Nb3. The N is much
better placed on f3 than on b3} (16. Nb3 Qe5 17. O-O O-O 18. Rae1 Be6 19. Kh1
Rad8 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Qg3 Qe5 22. Qf2 b6 {1/2-1/2 Iordachescu,V-San Segundo
Carrillo,P/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 345 (22).}) 16... Qd6 17. O-O-O Be6
18. Ne2 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 O-O-O 20. Kb1 Qg3 21. Rhf1 {[%csl Rf6]} Rhe8 22. b3 Kb8
$2 {wasting the oportunity to equalize the game.} (22... f5 $142 $11) 23. Qf2
Qxf2 24. Rxf2 f5 $6 {and now it would be better not to push the pawn} (24...
Bc8 25. Rdf1 $14) 25. Ng5 fxe4 26. Nxe4 {Now black is either losing a pawn or
is getting an extremly passive position.} Bf5 (26... b6 27. Nf6 Re7 (27... Rf8
28. Re1 (28. Rdf1 {[%csl Rf8,Rh7][%cal Gf6d7]} Rf7) 28... Bc8 29. Re7 $16) 28.
Re1 Rd6 29. Rfe2 $16) 27. Nxc5 Re5 28. Na4 h5 29. Nc3 $16 c5 30. Kc1 Kc7 31.
Rg1 $1 {[%cal Gg2g4]} (31. Kd2 Rde8 32. Re2 {would be another possibility, but
Illescas find a much stronger plan}) 31... h4 32. Rf4 Rh8 33. Kd2 Rh5 (33... g5
{would weaken the 'f5' square} 34. Rf2 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gg1f1,Gf1f8]}) 34. Rgf1
Kc6 35. a4 b6 36. Nd1 {[%cal Gd1e3]} a6 37. Ne3 Kc7 38. d4 (38. Nxf5 $143 gxf5
{would create thecnical problems}) 38... cxd4 39. Rxd4 Be6 40. Rf6 $18 {
the rest is easy} g5 41. Rg6 Rh7 42. Nc4 Rd5 43. Rxd5 Bxd5 44. Ne3 Be4 45. Rxg5
Rd7+ 46. Kc3 1-0

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 8. a3
(8. a4 Nf6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nc4 Ne8 11. Be3 Nc7 12. h3 f6 13. Qc1 Be6 14. b3 Bf7
15. Qa3 Ne6 16. a5 Rfd8 17. Rab1 Bf8 18. Qb2 Nd4 19. Nh2 Qc7 20. Ng4 h5 21.
Nxf6+ Kg7 22. f4 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Kxf6 24. fxe5+ Kf7 25. c3 Ne6 26. d4 Rd7 27.
Qf2+ $16 {1-0 Van der Wiel,J-Van der Weide,K/NLD-chT 1996/EXT 99 (38)}) 8...
Nf6 (8... a5 9. a4 Nf6 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc4 Nh5 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. Be3 b6 14. b4 b5
15. axb5 cxb5 16. Rxa5 Rxa5 17. Nxa5 cxb4 18. Nb3 Bg4 $15 {0-1 Svetushkin,
D-Sorokin,M/Anibal Open, Linares ESP 1999 (29)}) 9. b4 (9. h3 O-O 10. Nbd2 h6
11. b4 Re8 12. Rb1 Nd7 13. Nc4 b6 14. Be3 Ba6 15. Nfd2 Rad8 16. f3 Bf8 17. Qe2
Qe6 18. Qf2 Bc8 19. Kh1 Qf6 20. Qg3 Re6 21. Rf1 Rde8 22. Qf2 $14 {0-1 Enders,
P-Cao Sang/Budapest 1996/CBM 51 ext (47)}) 9... O-O (9... Nd7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11.
Bb2 Rd8 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Na5 Na4 14. Bc1 Qc7 15. c4 b5 16. Qc2 Bg4 17. Be3 Rac8
18. Rac1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Bf8 20. cxb5 cxb5 21. Nb3 Qd7 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. bxc5
Qxd3 24. Qb2 f6 25. Kg2 Kg7 26. Re2 Qd7 27. Rd2 Qc6 28. Rcd1 Rxd2 29. Qxd2 Rc7
30. Qc3 Be7 31. Rd5 $14 {1-0 Timman,J-Reinderman,D/Wijk aan Zee 1999/CBM 69_07
(70)}) 10. Nbd2 (10. Bd2 Nd7 11. Bc3 Rd8 12. h3 f6 13. Nbd2 Nb6 14. Nb3 Na4 15.
Bd2 Be6 16. Na5 Qc7 17. Qc1 b6 18. Nb3 cxb4 19. axb4 b5 20. d4 exd4 21. Nbxd4
Bc4 22. Bh6 Bh8 23. Bf4 Qb6 24. Be3 Qb7 25. Nb3 Bf7 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. Bxc5 $14 {
1-0 Poluljahov,A-Gagarin,V/Maikop 1998/CBM 66 (53)}) (10. bxc5 Qxc5 11. a4 Re8
12. Ba3 Qa5 13. Nbd2 Be6 14. Ng5 Nd7 15. Nxe6 Rxe6 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Qd2 b5 18.
Ne3 Nb6 19. axb5 cxb5 20. Qa5 Qc6 21. Rab1 a6 22. c4 $16 {1-0 Glek,I-Rabiega,R/
Zillertal 1993/EXT 98 (30)}) 10... Rd8 {Moving the rook from the a3-f8 /^
which makes the take on b4 a threat} 11. Nc4 Nd7 (11... Bg4 $5 12. Ncxe5 (12.
h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 cxb4 14. axb4 Qxb4 $17 {[%csl Ge1]}) (12. bxc5 Qxc5 13. Be3
Qe7 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nd7 $11) 12... Qxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxd1 14. Rxd1 Nxe4 15.
Bb2 Re8 16. f4 Ng5 $1 17. bxc5 Ne6 $11) 12. Bd2 f6 13. h3 b6 14. Qb1 Ba6 $6 {
After this move black cannot move his knight without handing white serious
positional advantages.The point is that the bishop takes the a6 square from
the queen, which means it will not be able to take on c5 without being caught}
(14... Nf8 $142 15. bxc5 Qxc5 16. Bb4 Qb5 17. Nd6 (17. a4 Qa6 18. a5 b5 19.
Ncd2 Ne6 20. Nb3 Bf8 $11) 17... Qa6 $13 {[%cal Gc8e6,Gc6c5]}) 15. Ne3 Nf8 $6 (
15... cxb4 $142 16. axb4 Bb7) 16. bxc5 bxc5 $16 (16... Qxc5 $4 17. Bb4 Qb5 18.
a4 $18) 17. Qb3+ Ne6 18. Qa4 Qb7 (18... Bb5 19. Qa5 {[%cal Ga3a4]} Nc7 20. a4
Ba6 21. Bc1 {[%cal Gc1a3]}) 19. Rab1 Qc8 20. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4a5]} Kh8 21. Rb2 (
21. Na5 Bb5 22. Qb3 Nd4) 21... Nd4 22. Nxd4 (22. Nh2 {[%cal Gh2f1,Gf1e3] looks
too artificial}) 22... cxd4 23. f4 $1 {creating another weakness (e5) and if
black takes on f4 the white bishop there will be unbearable} Bb5 (23... exf4
24. Bxf4 {[%cal Gc4d6]} Bf8 25. e5 f5 26. e6 $18) 24. Qb3 Bh6 25. Rf1 (25. fxe5
$4 Bxc4 26. Qxc4 Bxd2 $19) 25... Qa6 26. Na5 {[%cal Ga3a4]} Qc8 (26... Bxf4 27.
Rxf4 (27. Bxf4 exf4 (27... Qxa5 28. Bh6 $18 {[%csl Gf6][%cal Gb3f7]}) 28. a4
Qxa5 29. axb5 Qxb5 $17) 27... exf4 28. a4 Rab8 29. axb5 Rxb5 30. Qf7 $18) 27.
Nc4 Qa6 28. Na5 Qc8 29. a4 Ba6 30. Qf7 Rf8 31. Qe7 c5 (31... Qe8 32. Qxe8 Rfxe8
33. Nxc6 Rec8 34. Ne7 Rab8 35. Rfb1 Rxb2 36. Rxb2 Rc7 37. Nd5 $18) 32. Rfb1 {
[%csl Gh7][%cal Gb2b7]} Bg7 33. fxe5 fxe5 34. Nb7 Re8 35. Qd6 {[%csl Ga6][%cal
Gb7c5]} (35. Qxc5 $4 Bxb7 $19) 35... c4 (35... Bxb7 36. Rxb7 {[%cal Gb7c7,
Gb1b7]} Re6 37. Qd5 $18 {[%cal Gb7d7]}) 36. Qxa6 c3 37. Bxc3 Qxc3 38. Nd6 $18
Rf8 39. Qc4 {The simplest, without the queens and when the knight is so much
better than the bishop realizing the pawn won't be a problem} Bf6 40. Qxc3 dxc3
41. Rb7 {[%cal Gb7c7]} Kg8 {[%cal Gf8d8]} 42. Rc7 Bd8 (42... Rfd8 43. Nb5) 43.
Rxc3 Bb6+ 44. Kh2 Rf2 45. Nc8 $1 {[%cal Gc8e7,Ge7d5,Gc3c7]} Be3 46. Ne7+ Kg7
47. Nd5 Bd2 48. Rc7+ Kh6 49. Kg3 Raf8 50. Rbb7 {[%cal Gc7h7,Gh3h4]} 1-0

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 (9... Ba6 10. Bh6 Qc7 11. h4 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Ng4 13. Qg5 h5 14.
e5 Kg7 15. Ne4 f6 16. Qf4 Kg8 17. O-O Rad8 18. Rfe1 Bc8 19. Ng3 Be6 20. Qe4 f5
21. Qf4 Kg7 22. Qg5 $16 {1-0 Zhang Zhong-Mirza,S/Genting Highlands 1998/CBM 63
ext (39)}) 10. Bh6 (10. a3 Qd6 11. Na4 c4 12. dxc4 Nxe4 13. Qxd6 Nxd6 14. c5
Nc4 15. cxb6 e4 16. Nd2 axb6 17. Nxc4 Rxa4 18. Nxb6 Bxb2 19. Nxa4 Bxa1 20. c3
Be6 21. Kd2 Ra8 {1/2-1/2 Baklan,V-Hausrath,D/Groningen 1996/EXT 98 (21)}) 10...
Qe7 (10... Qd6 11. Bxg7 (11. g4 Be6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. O-O-O b5 14. Kb1 a5 15.
Qe3 a4 16. Ne2 b4 17. Nd2 Rfb8 18. f4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Qe7 20. Qg5 h6 21. Qh4
Bxa2+ 22. Kxa2 b3+ 23. Kb1 bxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Qb7 25. Rb1 c4 26. dxc4 $18 {1-0 Van
den Doel,E-Hausrath,D/Open, Groningen NED 1998 (45)}) (11. O-O-O Be6 12. Kb1 b5
13. Ne2 a5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxe6+ fxe6 17. f4 exf4 18. Nxf4 a4 19.
Rhf1 b4 20. g4 Nd7 21. d4 b3 22. cxb3 axb3 23. a3 Qe7 24. Qe3 Nf6 25. e5 Nd5
26. Qxb3 Ra5 27. Ne2 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Hausrath,D/Dutch Team Championships
Playoff, Breda 1999 (27)}) 11... Kxg7 12. O-O-O Be6 13. Nh2 Rad8 14. Rhf1 c4
15. f4 exf4 16. d4 Nh5 17. Ne2 f5 18. d5 cxd5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Nxf4 Nxf4 $17 {
1/2-1/2 Kuczynski,R-Baklan,V/Germany 1997/GER-chT (37)}) 11. g4 {As opposed to
11.000 this move doesn't permit 11...Nh5 going to f4 which makes it harder for
white to advance} (11. O-O-O Nh5 12. Bxg7 (12. Ne2 f6 13. Rdf1 (13. g4 Bxh6 14.
Qxh6 Ng7 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Kb1 Qf7 17. Nc1 Rad8 18. f4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Bc8 20. Rdf1
Ne6 21. Qg3 b5 22. Rf2 $14 {1-0 Kuczynski,R-Socko,B/ch-POL, Polanica Zdroj POL
1999 (86)}) 13... Be6 14. g4 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Ng7 16. Nd2 c4 17. dxc4 b5 18. cxb5
Rab8 19. Nb3 cxb5 20. Qe3 a5 21. Kb1 Rfc8 22. Rd1 a4 23. Nbc1 Ne8 24. Qd2 b4
25. f4 Qb7 26. fxe5 fxe5 27. Rhe1 Rc4 28. Nd3 Rbc8 29. Rc1 b3 30. cxb3 axb3 31.
a3 Nd6 32. Nc3 Rd4 33. Qe3 Nc4 34. Qe2 Qa6 $44 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Lanka,Z/
Budapest 1996/CBM 56 (60)}) 12... Kxg7 13. Ne2 Qf6 14. Qe3 Be6 15. Kb1 Nf4 16.
Nxf4 Qxf4 17. Qxf4 exf4 18. d4 cxd4 19. Nxd4 c5 20. Nxe6+ fxe6 21. Rd7+ Rf7 22.
Rhd1 Raf8 23. e5 g5 24. R1d6 Rxd7 25. Rxd7+ Rf7 26. Rd6 Re7 27. g4 fxg3 28.
fxg3 g4 $1 29. hxg4 Kh6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/London 1994/CBM 42
ext (54)}) 11... Ne8 12. O-O-O f6 {Placing the pawns on dark squares preparing
to exchange the black bishops} 13. Nh2 {White has nothing to look for in the
king side attack, therefore, he prepares the f2-f4 advance before black knight
could get to e6} (13. Rdg1 Nc7 14. h4 Ne6 15. h5 (15. g5 Bxh6 16. gxh6 Nf4 $17)
15... g5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 $17) 13... Nc7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. f4 exf4 (15... Ne6 16.
fxe5 (16. f5 Nf4 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. h4 Be6 19. h5 g5 $15 {[%csl Rf4,Yf5,Rg4]
[%cal Gc3d1,Gd1e3,Gh2f1,Gf1g3]}) 16... fxe5 17. Rdf1 Nf4 18. Nf3 $14) 16. Qxf4
Ne6 17. Qg3 Qc7 $1 (17... Ba6 18. Nf3 Rad8 {is an alternative but black feels
safer with the queens being off the board relying on his solid position}) 18.
Qxc7+ Nxc7 19. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2f4]} Ne6 (19... Be6 20. Nf4 (20. Nf3 Rad8 21. Rdf1
Nb5 {[%cal Gc5c4]} 22. g5 (22. b3) 22... c4 $15) 20... Bf7 21. Nf3 Ne6 $11) 20.
Nf3 Ba6 21. Kd2 Rad8 22. Ke3 Rd6 (22... c4 23. Ned4 (23. d4 Rfe8 {[%csl Ge4]
[%cal Ge8e2]} 24. Ng3 Nc7 $15) 23... Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Rd6 25. dxc4 {[%csl Gd6]
[%cal Gd4f5]} Kf7 26. c5 $1 bxc5 27. Nb3 $16) 23. h4 Re8 (23... c4 24. dxc4
Rxd1 25. Rxd1 $16) 24. b3 {both players pay attention to each other's
intentions:Now for instance black was alreaady threatenning 24...c4 25.dc4 Rd1
26.Rd1 Nc5! =/+} Nc7 25. Kf2 Rf8 26. Nf4 Bc8 27. Kg3 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Nb5 {
[%cal Gb5c3]} 28. Rde1 (28. g5 Nc3 29. Rde1 a5 30. e5 fxe5 31. Nxe5 $11 {
[%cal Ge5c4]}) 28... Nd4 29. Nxd4 cxd4 30. g5 Rdd8 (30... fxg5 $2 31. hxg5 Rdd8
32. Rh6 Rde8 33. Reh1 Rh8 34. Ne2 c5 35. Ng1 $16 {[%csl Ge4]}) 31. a4 (31.
gxf6+ Rxf6 32. Rhf1 (32. e5 Rf5 $15) 32... Re8 $11) 31... fxg5 32. hxg5 Rde8
33. Ref1 Re5 34. Kh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Bg4 (6... c4 7. d4
Bg4 8. Be3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Bxd4 10. O-O-O Bxe3+ 11. Qxe3 Qb6 12. Qf4 Nf6 13. e5
Nd5 14. Qxc4 O-O 15. Ne4 Rad8 16. g3 Qb4 17. Qxb4 Nxb4 18. a3 Na6 19. f4 b6 20.
Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Nc7 23. Ke2 Ne8 24. Kd3 {1/2-1/2 Chandler,
M-Turner,M/4NCL, Birmingham ENG 1999 (24)}) (6... e5 7. h4 Bg4 8. Be3 Qe7 9.
Qd2 Nf6 10. Ne2 c4 11. Ng3 cxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. O-O-O Rfe8 14. Qc3 b6 15. Qxc6
Rac8 16. Qd6 Qb7 17. Qd3 h6 18. Rd2 Re7 19. Kb1 $16 {0-1 Dias,P-Frois,A/
Portuguese Masters, Caldas de Felgueira 1999 (40)}) (6... Nf6 7. Be3 b6 (7...
Nd7 8. Qd2 h6 9. O-O-O e5 10. h4 Qe7 11. h5 g5 12. Ne2 b6 13. Ng3 Nf6 14. Nh2
Be6 15. Qc3 Qd7 16. f3 O-O 17. Nhf1 Ne8 18. Bf2 Nc7 19. Kb1 Nb5 20. Qe1 Rfd8
21. Ne3 Nd4 22. c3 Nb5 23. Ngf5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Yudasin,L-Pigusov,E/Kemerovo 1995/
CBM 50 (55)}) 8. h3 Qc7 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 O-O 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13.
g3 Nd7 14. Kb1 f6 15. Nh2 b5 16. Ne2 b4 17. f4 a5 18. h4 Nb6 19. h5 c4 20. hxg6
cxd3 21. Nf3 hxg6 22. fxe5 Kg8 23. Nf4 $40 {1-0 Moltchanov,R-Afek,Y/Cannes
1997/CBM 57 ext (64)}) (6... Nh6 7. h3 f6 8. Be3 b6 9. Qe2 e5 10. Nd2 Nf7 11.
a3 Qe7 12. a4 O-O 13. a5 Be6 14. O-O f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4 Rae8 17. axb6 axb6
18. Qh5 Bc8 19. Kh1 exf4 20. Bxf4 b5 21. Nf3 $13 {0-1 De la Villa Garcia,
J-Ponomariov,R/Pamplona 1996/CBM 57 (50)}) 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nf6 9. O-O e5 (
9... O-O 10. Bg5 Ne8 11. Qe3 b6 12. Kh1 f6 13. Bh6 e5 14. Ne2 Qd6 15. Rad1 Nc7
16. c3 Ne6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Rad8 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Qa3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Sulskis,S-Yakovich,Y/Paide EST 1999 (52)}) (9... Nd7 10. Be3 O-O 11. a3
a5 12. a4 b6 13. Rab1 Re8 14. Ne2 Nf8 15. h4 e5 16. h5 Ne6 17. g3 b5 18. Kg2 c4
19. dxc4 bxc4 20. Rfd1 Qe7 21. b3 cxb3 22. cxb3 Rab8 23. Bd2 Ra8 24. Qc3 Qb7
25. Qc4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Yudasin,L-Spasov,V/Kranevo 1996/CBM 55 ext (57)}) 10. Nd1
Nd7 {[%cal Gd7f8,Gf8e6,Ye6d4,Ye6f4]} 11. Ne3 Nf8 12. a4 Ne6 13. Nc4 O-O (13...
b6) 14. Bd2 (14. a5 $142 Nd4 15. Qd1 Qd7 16. Be3 $14) 14... a5 15. Rfe1 Nd4 16.
Qd1 b6 17. g3 h5 18. h4 Kh7 19. Kg2 Ne6 (19... f5 20. Bg5 Qc7 21. exf5 Rxf5 22.
Nd2 Raf8 23. Ne4 $14) 20. Ra3 $2 {[%cal Ga3b3]} (20. Ne3 $11) 20... f5 {
Exploiting the fact that white has temporarily taken his rook out of the game}
21. exf5 Rxf5 22. Re4 (22. Bc3 b5 23. Ne3 (23. axb5 cxb5 24. Bxa5 Qf8 $19)
23... Rf7 $15) 22... Qf6 23. Qe1 (23. Be3 Bh6 24. Nd6 Nf4+ 25. Bxf4 Qxd6 26.
Bxh6 Kxh6 27. Rb3 Qc7 $11 {[%csl Ge5,Rf2]}) (23. Be1 $2 Rf8 $17 (23... Rb8) 24.
Nxb6 $140 $4 Rxf2+ 25. Bxf2 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Qxg3 27. d4 $8 Qf2 $17) 23... Nd4 $6
(23... Rf8 $142 24. Be3 (24. f4 Nd4 $17 {[%csl Gc2][%cal Ge5f4]}) 24... Bh6 $17
{[%csl Gf2]} 25. Nd6 Rf3) 24. Bg5 (24. Ne3 Rf3) 24... Rxg5 (24... Qe6 25. Qd1
Raf8 26. f4 $16 {[%cal Gc4e3,Gc4e5]}) 25. Rxd4 (25. hxg5 Qf3+ 26. Kh2 Nxc2 $17)
25... cxd4 26. hxg5 Qxg5 27. Ra1 Rf8 28. Qe2 (28. Nxb6 h4 $40) 28... Qd8 29.
Qe4 $44 {[%csl Gb6,Ge5,Gg7,Gh5]} Qc7 30. Rh1 {[%csl Gh5]} Rf5 (30... Kh6 31. g4
Rf4 32. Qe2 b5 33. Na3 (33. Nd2 Qd7 $1 34. gxh5 Qg4+ 35. Qxg4 Rxg4+ 36. Kf3
gxh5 37. Ra1 Bf8 $17) 33... b4 34. Nc4 Kg5 (34... Qd8 35. gxh5 Qg5+ 36. Kf1
gxh5 37. Nxa5 $16) 35. gxh5 Rg4+ 36. Kf1 gxh5 37. Qf3 $40 {[%csl Gg5]}) 31. g4
Rf4 32. Rxh5+ $2 (32. Qe2 b5 33. Nd2 Qd7 34. gxh5 Qg4+ 35. Qxg4 Rxg4+ 36. Kf3
Rf4+ 37. Ke2 gxh5 38. Rxh5+ Kg6 39. Rh1 $16) 32... Bh6 33. Qxe5 Qf7 (33...
Rxg4+ $2 34. Kf1 Qf7 (34... Qxe5 35. Rxe5 $18) 35. Rh2 $16 {[%csl Gf2]}) 34.
Rxh6+ Kxh6 35. Qh8+ Kg5 36. Qe5+ Kh6 37. Qh8+ Kg5 38. Qe5+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kharkov Rector Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2001.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Turov, Maxim"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2001.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. Nc3 d6 11. h3 Nf7 12. b3 {The key position of this line:
white has more space, and the 'c6' pawn as a target, which are, to my opinion,
fully compensated, by the potential of black pieces (the B's are just waiting
for their time)} Bd7 (12... Qa5 13. Bb2 Rb8 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Ne2 Bd7 16. Bc3 Qb5
17. Rad1 Rbc8 18. a4 Qb7 19. Nd2 e5 20. Nc1 exd4 21. Bxd4 {1-0 Brodsky,
M-Sandner,G/Pardubice 2000/EXT 2001 (36)}) (12... f5 13. e5 dxe5 14. dxe5 Qxd1
15. Nxd1 c5 16. Bb2 Bb7 17. e6 Nd8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ne5 Rf6 20. Nc3 Rxe6 21.
Na4 Rc8 22. Rac1 Nf7 23. Nd3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 c4 25. bxc4 Rxc4 26. Rxe7 Rxa4 {
1/2-1/2 Lobron,E-Yakovich,Y/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78 (26)}) 13. Bb2 Re8 {
the more flexible move, keeping both options: Qa5 and Qb6} (13... Qa5 14. Nd2
Qa6 15. Nc4 Rfe8 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Rad1 Qb7 18. Ba1 Bh8 19. Ne3 Bg7 20. f4 e6
21. e5 {1/2-1/2 Spraggett,K-Ross,D/Brantford 1999/EXT 2000 (21)}) (13... Qb6
14. Rc1 Rad8 15. Qc2 e5 16. Red1 Rfe8 17. Na4 Qa6 18. Nd2 Bh6 19. Rb1 Qe2 $6
20. Nc3 Qh5 21. Nf1 $14 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Iskusnyh,S/Maikop 1998/CBM 66 (34)})
14. Qc2 Qa5 15. Rad1 Qh5 $6 (15... Rac8 $142) 16. Ne2 {Bxb3 was threatenning}
g5 (16... Bxh3 $4 17. Nf4 $18) 17. e5 $6 {Any opening of position will favor
black, unless white achieves something concrete.} (17. Ng3 Qg6 18. Nf5 $14 {()}
) 17... Qg6 $1 {The Q is clearly missplaced on h5} 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Ng3 Be6 {
[%cal Ge6d5] One of the drawbacks of e4-e5: black pieces get space to manoeuvre
} (19... fxe5 $2 20. dxe5 {[%cal Gd1d8]} Be6 21. Ne4 $16 {[%csl Rg5,Rg6]}) (
19... dxe5 20. dxe5 {[%csl Rc6]} Be6 21. Ne4 $16 {[%cal Ge4c5]}) 20. exf6 exf6
21. Ne4 Bd5 22. Nfd2 f5 (22... Re6 23. Nc3 Rae8 24. Rxe6 Bxe6 25. d5 $1 cxd5
26. Nf3 f5 27. Nd4 $11) 23. Nc3 Bxd4 (23... Be6 $6 24. Nc4 {[%cal Gd4d5]} d5 $2
(24... Bxc4 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. bxc4 c5 27. dxc5 dxc5 28. Na4 Bxb2 29. Nxb2 Re2
30. Nd3 $11) 25. Na5 Rac8 26. Na4 $16) 24. Nxd5 Bxb2 25. Ne7+ (25. Nc7 $2 Rxe1+
26. Rxe1 Rc8 27. Re7 Bf6 $19) 25... Kg7 (25... Kf8 $2 26. Nxg6+ Kg7 27. Ne7 Kf6
28. Nxc6 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Bc3 30. Re2 $16) 26. Nc4 Bc3 27. Re3 d5 (27... Bb4 28.
Nxc6 Rxe3 29. Nxe3 Bc5 30. Nd5 $14) 28. Nxc6 dxc4 {white could have tried to
press some more, although, objectively speaking it sould be a draw.} (28...
dxc4 29. Rxc3 cxb3 30. axb3 $14) (28... Rxe3 29. Nxe3 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 11th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2000.09.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Pierrot, Juan Facundo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2000.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 e5 {
Here, white can try different approaches to fight for advantage. However,
black's position is very solid and if white tries to open the position up
black's two bishops will always secure him a very lively play.} 8. a3 $5 $146 {
Nigel does not disclose his intentions in the center yet, but preparing b4
instead with the idea to target black's center from the Q's flank. However, it
cannot promise white too much} (8. Bxc6 $6 {Makes it easier for black to
develop.} dxc6 9. d3 (9. Nxe5 $2 {an attempt to grab material is punished
quite simply} Re8 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nxe4 12. Bf4 Nf6 13. Nc3 Nd5 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Naumann,A-Turner,M/Paignton ENG 2000/The Week in Chess 306 (23)}) (9.
Qe2 Nd7 10. a4 Qe7 11. Na3 Rd8 12. Nc4 Nf8 13. d3 f6 14. a5 Be6 15. Be3 Bf7 16.
Kh2 Ne6 $11 {0-1 Meier,V-Wells,P/Berlin 1995/CBM 47 ext (35)}) 9... Re8 10. Na3
Qc7 11. Be3 b6 12. Nc4 Nd7 13. Qc2 Ba6 14. Qa4 Bb5 15. Qb3 a5 16. a4 Ba6 17.
Rad1 Rab8 18. Qa2 Nf8 {white is stuck and has to open the center, which works
the both ways, of course.} 19. d4 exd4 20. cxd4 Rxe4 21. Ng5 Rxd4 $1 22. Bxd4
cxd4 $17 {[%csl Ya6,Yg7] 0-1 Djuric,S-Ortiz,E/Manila 1997/EXT 98 (41)}) ({
The main move is:} 8. d4 exd4 (8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 $5 (10...
exd4 11. Qxd4 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nc3 Qa5 14. b4 Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Nxd5 Bxe5
17. Rb1 Nc3 18. Rxe5 $1 Nxb1 19. Bd3 Na3 20. Nxb6 Be6 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Rc5 $18
{[%csl Ra3] 1-0 Shaposhnikov,E-Krishilovsky,A/St Petersburg 1997/EXT 2000 (26)}
) 11. Nf3 Qxb5 12. Nc3 Qa6 13. Nxe5 d6 14. Nf3 Be6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17.
Qd2 Bg7 18. Rac1 b5 19. a3 Rfc8 20. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Shaposhnikov,E-Bu Xiangzhi/St
Petersburg RUS 2000/The Week in Chess 276 (20)}) 9. cxd4 cxd4 10. e5 Nd5 11.
Bxc6 $6 (11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Na3 h6 13. Bh4 Nf4 14. Qd2 Ne6 15. Rac1 a6 16. Bxc6
dxc6 17. Be7 Re8 18. Nc4 Qa7 19. Bf6 Bd7 $11 {1-0 Kovalevskaya,E-Polovnikova,E/
Elista RUS 2000/The Week in Chess 291 (30)}) (11. Qb3 a6 12. Qxd5 axb5 13. Bf4
Qa5 14. Nbd2 Nb4 15. Qb3 Qa4 16. Nxd4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 dxc6 18. Qe3 Qa7 $1 $11 {
0-1 Gubanov,A-Kruppa,Y/St Petersburg 1996/CBM 56 ext (53)}) 11... dxc6 12. Qxd4
Bf5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Re8 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Rad1 Be6 17. a3 Bd5 18. Bf6 Bf8
$15 {0-1 Boim,I-Zilberman,Y/Herzeliya ISR 2000/The Week in Chess 306 (35)})
8... a6 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. d3 (10. Nxe5 {is still bad} Re8 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4
Nxe4 $15) 10... Qc7 (10... Qe7 11. Be3 Be6 12. Nxe5 Nxe4 13. Nxg6 fxg6 14. dxe4
$16 {Black compensation can barely suffice}) 11. Qc2 h6 (11... Be6 12. Ng5 Bd7
13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 h6 15. Nf3 Be6 {game}) 12. Be3 b6 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 {
[%cal Gd3d4]} Be6 $6 {After d3-d4 the B will not feel too comfortable due to
the possible d4-d5 advance.} (14... Bb7 $5 15. Nbd2 (15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 Qe7 {
[%csl Rb4,Re4]} 17. Nc3 Rfe8 {and white's center becomes weak rather than
strong}) 15... Rad8 16. Nc4 (16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Rfe8 18. d5 Rc8 $11)) 15. d4
exd4 16. cxd4 {[%cal Gd4d5]} Qb7 {[%csl Ra6,Re4][%cal Gb7e4]} 17. Nc3 Rfe8 18.
Bf4 Nd7 {Too passive} (18... Bc4 19. Ne5 Bb5 20. Rac1 $14) (18... Rad8 $142)
19. Bd6 Bc4 20. e5 (20. Nd2 $5 Be6 21. e5 Bf5 22. Nce4 $13) 20... Re6 $2 {
Probably a decisive mistake. After this move black's position becomes
difficult- The rook occupies the B's retreat square and with his last move
white forces the bishop to 'd5'. After the capture on 'd5' white gains two big
pluses: 1. the 'c' file 2. the very weak 'd5' pawn} (20... Rac8 $142) ({or} 
20... Bd5) 21. Nd2 $1 Bd5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Rec1 $16 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gc2c8,
Yd2f1,Yf1e3]} Bf8 {Black obviously cannot bare the white B on d6, but after
the B exchange, his K becomes weak} (23... Ra7 24. Nf1 {[%cal Yf1e3,Gc2c6]}
Rxd6 $6 25. exd6 Bxd4 26. Qc8+ Nf8 27. Qxb7 Rxb7 28. Rxa6 $18) (23... f6 {
[%csl Rg6] is,of course,  impossible}) 24. Bxf8 Nxf8 25. Nf1 Ree8 {[%csl Rd4]
[%cal Gf8e6]} 26. Ne3 Rec8 (26... Ne6 27. Ng4 $1 Nxd4 28. Qd2 Nf5 29. Nf6+ Kg7
30. Nxe8+ Rxe8 31. g4 Ne7 32. Qc3 $18) 27. Qa2 {[%csl Rd5]} Rd8 (27... Ne6 28.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 29. Qxd5 $18) 28. f4 (28. Ng4 {is even stronger, exlpoiting the
vulnerable position of the black K white could improve the placing of his N} h5
$8 (28... Kg7 29. Qd2 g5 30. h4 (30. Ne3 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Ge3f5]}) 30... Ne6
31. Nf6 $40 {[%cal Gd2d3]}) 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. f4 $40) 28... Ne6 29. Qd2 Ng7 (
29... Nxf4 30. Ng4 g5 31. g3 $1 Ne6 32. Nxh6+ Kh7 33. Nf5 $18) 30. Rf1 Qe7 31.
Rf3 $1 {accurately played!} (31. f5 $6 Qg5 {although still winning, would have
created unnecessary techniqal problems}) 31... Ra7 32. f5 Qg5 33. Qf2 a5 34. h4
$1 Qe7 35. f6 Qxb4 36. fxg7 Qxd4 37. Rf1 (37. Rf1 Rdd7 38. e6 fxe6 39. Rf8+
Kxg7 40. Nf5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Santo Antonio 4th"]
[Site "Santo Antonio"]
[Date "2001.05.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Galego, Luis"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7.
Nc3 Nc7 8. a4 {a very rare move, and , to be honest, I don't see how it helps
white, since two moves later they take on c6 anyway.} ({the main line here is:
} 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 f5 (12... Re8 13. Bh6
Bh8 14. c3 Ba6 15. Rad1 Qd7 16. b3 Rad8 17. c4 Bc8 18. h3 Qc7 19. Ng3 Nd4 20.
Nxd4 Rxd4 21. Qe3 a5 22. f4 Bg7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Ne2 Rdd8 25. Rf1 f6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Breyther,R-Tseitlin,M/Budapest 1996/CBM 52 ext (44)}) 13. exf6 exf6 14.
Bh6 a5 (14... Qd6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. a4 a5 17. Rad1 Ba6 18. d4 Rad8 19. dxc5
Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Rxd2 21. Nfxd2 {1/2-1/2 Peng Xiaomin-Bu Xiangzhi/Qingdao 1999/
CBM 74 (21)}) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ng3 (16. Qc3 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Khalifman,A/New
Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80 (33)}) (16. Re2 Ra7 17. Rae1 Raf7 18. h4 h5 19. b3 Qc7
20. Ng3 Nd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. c3 Rd8 23. Re4 dxc3 24. Qxc3 c5 25. Ne2 Bf5 26.
Nf4 Qd7 27. Ne6+ Bxe6 28. Rxe6 Qxd3 29. Qxd3 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/
Moscow 1996/CBM 52 ext (29)}) (16. a3 a4 17. Re2 Ra7 18. Rae1 g5 $6 19. Ng3 Nf4
20. Re4 Kg8 21. h4 $1 h6 22. Rxf4 $1 gxf4 23. Qxf4 Re7 24. Rf1 Qc7 25. Qxh6 Rh7
26. Qg6+ Rg7 27. Qe4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Karasev,V-Vasiukov,E/St Petersburg 1996/CBM
52 (60)}) 16... Ra7 17. Re4 (17. h4 h5 18. Re4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Qf4 c5 21.
Rae1 {The moves h4 -h5 don't make much diffference.}) 17... Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4
19. Qf4 (19. Rh4 Re8 20. Qh6+ Kg8 $15 {white pieces are a bit stuck on the
king side which makes the position even slightly preferrable for black.}) 19...
c5 20. Rae1 Raf7 21. h4 Qc7 (21... h5) 22. Qxc7 (22. Qd2 $5 f5 (22... Bb7 23.
R4e2 Qc6 24. f4 $36) 23. Re8 (23. Re5 f4 24. Nf1 f3 25. g3 Qd7 $19) (23. Rf4
Re7 $15) 23... f4 24. Rxf8 Rxf8 25. Ne4 f3 26. g3 Qd7 27. Ng5 Kh8 (27... Rf6
28. Re5 $16) 28. Re6 Qc7 (28... h6 $4 29. Rxg6 Qf5 30. Rxh6+ $18) 29. Re4 $14)
22... Rxc7 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Lautier,J/Pamplona 1999/CBM 75/[Gershon] (30)})
8... O-O (8... Nd4 9. d3 O-O 10. Bc4 b6 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Nb5 Nxb5 13. axb5 Qc7
14. Bg5 e6 15. Qf3 Bb7 16. Qg3 Bd5 17. Be7 Bxc4 (17... Rfe8 18. Bd6 Qb7 19. Ra4
$16) 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 19. dxc4 Qxc4 20. Qd3 Qb4 21. c3 dxc3 22. bxc3 $18 {0-1
Balinas,R-Gurevich,D/Las Vegas 1996/EXT 2001 (38)}) 9. d3 b6 10. Bxc6 dxc6 11.
h3 Ne6 (11... Be6 12. Qe2 Qd7 13. Bd2 Bd5 14. Ne4 Ne6 15. Qe3 f5 16. exf6 exf6
17. Nc3 Rae8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ljubojevic,L-Hendriks,W/Holland 1996/EXT 2000 (47)})
12. a5 Bd7 13. Ne4 f5 14. exf6 exf6 $11 15. c3 Qc7 {black is extremely solid
in all lines here} 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Bd2 Rab8 ({I believe black could try for
more here.As an option to play for a win black might consider:} 17... Rae8 $142
$5 18. axb6 axb6 19. Ra6 f5 20. Ng3 (20. Neg5 Nxg5 21. Nxg5 Rxe1+ 22. Bxe1 h6
23. Nf3 b5 $15) 20... b5 21. Qa2 Qd6 {[%csl Rd3]}) 18. axb6 axb6 19. Ra3 h6 20.
Qa2 Rb7 21. Ng3 Re8 22. d4 (22. Ra8 Rbb8 23. Ra7 Rb7 $11) 22... cxd4 23. cxd4
Nf8 {now the game ends by repetition} (23... f5 24. Ne5 Kh7 25. Bc3 $11) 24.
Rxe8 Bxe8 25. Ra8 Rb8 26. Ra7 Rb7 27. Ra8 Rb8 28. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 5th"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "1999.07.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1999.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. e5
Ne8 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. d3 (9. Ne4 b6 10. h3 Nc7 11. d3 Ne6 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. Qc1
Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. b4 cxb4 16. Bxb4 Qc7 17. Ng5 c5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bc3
Qf4 20. Qxf4 Rxf4 21. a4 Bd7 22. a5 Ra4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Tseshkovsky,V-Zezulkin,J/
Koszalin 1997/CBM 59 ext (47)}) 9... Nc7 (9... Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc7 12.
Re4 Ne6 13. Ne2 Qd5 14. Qg3 f5 15. exf6 exf6 16. Nf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Rfe8 18. Qe3
Kf7 19. Re1 Rxe4 20. dxe4 Qc4 21. c3 Qxa2 22. Qxc5 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Galego,
L-Sutovskij,E/Benasque 1996/CBM 53 ext (34)}) 10. Be3 $146 (10. h3 Ne6 (10...
Be6 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Qc1 Bd5 13. Ne4 Ne6 14. Bh6 f5 15. exf6 exf6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Qd2 Nd4 18. Nh2 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Ne6 20. Qe3 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Handke,F/
Biel SUI 1999 (35)}) 11. a4 a5 12. Ne4 (12. b3 b6 13. Ne4 f5 14. exf6 exf6 15.
Bb2 Re8 16. Ng3 Ra7 17. Qd2 Rae7 18. c4 Qc7 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Qc1 Kf7 21. Qa1 h6
22. Ne4 Qf4 23. Re3 $16 {1-0 Gdanski,J-Izbinski,B/Krynica 1997/CBM 61 ext (46)}
) 12... f6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bd2 b6 15. Bc3 Ra7 16. Ned2 Re7 17. Nc4 Rfe8 18.
Ra3 Nf4 19. Rxe7 Rxe7 20. Rb3 Be6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Tarasov,I-Nadyrhanov,S/Smolensk
1997/CBM 58 ext (29)}) 10... b6 11. h3 {[%cal Gd1d2]} (11. Qd2 $2 Bg4 {[%csl
Ge5]}) 11... h6 12. a4 {[%cal Ga4a5]} a5 13. Ne4 Nd5 14. Bd2 Kh7 15. Ng3 f5 16.
Qe2 (16. exf6 $6 exf6 $11 {[%cal Ga8a7,Ga7e7,Gf6f5,Gg7b2] The more white opens
up the position the better it is for black, since he has space problems the
more the position opens the better felt will the bishop pair become}) 16... Qe8
17. Rad1 f4 18. Ne4 g5 (18... Bf5 $2 {[%csl Gf4]} 19. c4 Nc7 20. Bxf4 Bxh3 21.
Nfg5+ hxg5 22. Nxg5+ Kg8 23. Nxh3 $16) 19. c4 Nc7 20. Bc3 Ne6 ({also possible
was} 20... Bf5 21. d4 cxd4 22. Nxd4 Bg6 $11 (22... Bxe5 $4 23. Nxg5+ hxg5 24.
Qxe5 $18 {[%csl Gc7,Gf5]})) 21. d4 cxd4 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 c5 24. Bc3 f3 $2
{This pawn will soon become a real weakness.} ({better was:} 24... Bf5 $11 {
[%cal Ge8c6,Ga8d8]}) 25. Qd3 Qg6 (25... fxg2 $4 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Qh7#) (25...
Bf5 26. Qxf3 $16) 26. g4 Bb7 27. Ng3 $1 {With the queens off the board the
pawn on f3 will become a weakness rather than a strong pawn} ({An interesting 
(but probably not the best) possibility was suggested by a friend of mine - Mr.
Fritz Five:} 27. Nf6+ $5 exf6 28. exf6 Qxd3 (28... Bxf6 29. Bxf6 Rxf6 30. Re7+
Kh8 31. Qxg6 Rxg6 32. Rxb7 $16 {[%cal Gd1d7,Gg1h2,Gh2g3]}) 29. Rxd3 Bxf6 30.
Rd7+ Kg6 31. Rxb7 (31. Bxf6 Bc8 $19) 31... Bxc3 32. bxc3 Rf6 33. Ree7 Rg8 34.
Kh2 h5 35. gxh5+ Kxh5 36. Kg3 $14) 27... Qxd3 28. Rxd3 Bc6 29. Nf5 Rfe8 (29...
e6 $2 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Rd6 Bxa4 32. Rxe6 $16 {[%csl Yb6][%cal Ge6e7,Ge5e6,
Yc3g7] The opposite colored bishops are in favour of the attacking player
since he has no opponent for his bishop}) (29... Bxa4 30. Nxe7 Rae8 31. Nf5 $16
{[%csl Gf3][%cal Ge5e8]}) 30. b3 e6 31. Ng3 Bf8 (31... Rad8 32. Red1 {[%csl
Gd6]} Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Bf8 34. Nf1 Be4 35. Rd7+ Be7 36. Nd2 $18 {[%cal Gg1h2,
Gh2g3]}) 32. Ne4 Bxe4 33. Rxe4 Rad8 34. Rxf3 {Now begins the purely technical
part of the game which white plays very carefully} Be7 (34... Rd1+ 35. Re1
Rxe1+ 36. Bxe1 Be7 {is similar to the game}) 35. Kf1 Rf8 36. Rxf8 Rxf8 37. Ke2
{Now white should create a passed pawn on the king side which will decide, but
he does it very slowly, not in hurry to finish the game.} Kg6 38. Re3 {[%cal
Ge3g3,Gg3g1,Gg1d1,Ge3d3]} Kg7 39. Rg3 Kg6 40. Rg1 Kg7 (40... Rf4 41. Bd2 Re4+
$4 42. Be3 Rxe5 43. Kd3 {[%cal Gf2f4,Ge3d2,Gd2c3]}) 41. Bd2 Kg6 42. Be3 Kg7 43.
Kd3 Rd8+ 44. Ke4 {White has maximally activated his pieces.} Rf8 45. Rd1 Rd8
46. Rh1 (46. Rxd8 {-game}) 46... Kf7 47. f3 (47. f4 gxf4 48. Bxf4 Rd4+ 49. Ke3
Kg6 {Is also winning but white wants the win with as little difficulties as
possible}) 47... Rh8 48. Rd1 Rd8 49. Rf1 Rh8 50. Rd1 Rd8 $6 (50... Ke8 {
would put more resistance} 51. f4 gxf4 52. Bxf4 {[%csl Rd7,Rh6] exlpoiting the
dissharmony in black forces} h5 53. Rg1 $16 (53. g5 $2 Rg8 54. h4 (54. Rg1 Kf7
{white cannot get his king to h4 because of the g5 weakness}) 54... Rg7 55. Rd6
{the only way to try and break through} Bxd6 56. exd6 Rd7 (56... Kd7 57. Ke5
Rg8 58. Bh2 $1 {[%cal Ge5f6,Gg5g7]} Rf8 59. g6 Rf2 60. Bf4 $18) 57. Ke5 Rf7 (
57... Kf7 58. g6+ Kxg6 59. Kxe6 $18) 58. g6 Rf5+ 59. Ke4 Rf6 $1 60. g7 Rg6 61.
Be5 Kd7 62. Kf3 Ke8 $11)) 51. Rxd8 Bxd8 {Hecht: Die Frage lautet, ob der weiße
Mehrbauer durch Festungsbau entschärft werden kann, denn allein am
Königsflügel ist noch etwas zu machen. '} 52. h4 Be7 (52... gxh4 53. Bxh6 $18 {
[%cal Gf3f5] as if the extra pawn was not enough all black pawns are placed on
the dark squares} (53. Bxh6 {Hecht} h3 54. Bf4 Bg5 55. Bh2 Kg6 56. f4 Bh4 57.
Kf3 {Plant die Eroberung von h3 bzw. die Überführung des Läufers zum
Damenflügel, um dort Beute zu machen, während der König im Quadrat des
h-Bauern bleibt.} (57. f5+ $5 Kg5 58. fxe6 Kxg4 59. Kd5 Kf3 60. e7 (60. Kd6 Kg2
61. Bf4 Kf3 $11) 60... Bxe7 61. e6 Kg4 62. Kc6 Kf5 63. Kd7 Kf6 $11 {sieht
zumindest nach Remis aus.}) 57... Be1 58. Bg3 Bc3 (58... Bd2 59. Kf2 {[%csl
Rh3][%cal Yf2g1,Yg1h2]}) 59. Bh4 Bd2 60. Bg5 Be1 61. Bd8 Bd2 62. Bxb6 Bxf4 63.
Bxa5 Bxe5 64. Bb6 $18 {[%cal Ra4a5,Ra5a6,Ra6a7]})) 53. hxg5 hxg5 (53... Bxg5 {
Hecht} 54. Bxg5 hxg5 55. f4 Kg6 56. Kf3 $1 (56. f5+ Kf7 57. Kf3 Ke7 $11 {
Festung}) 56... gxf4 57. Kxf4 Kh6 58. Kf3 Kg6 59. Kg2 $1 Kh6 60. Kh3 Kg5 61.
Kg3 Kh6 62. Kh4 Kg6 63. g5 Kf5 64. Kh5 Kxe5 65. g6 $18) 54. f4 gxf4 55. Bxf4
Kg6 56. Kf3 Bd8 57. Kg3 Bc7 (57... Be7 58. Kh3 Bd8 59. Bg3 {game}) 58. Kh3 Bb8
59. Bg3 Bc7 (59... Kg5 60. Bh4+ Kf4 61. Bd8 Kxe5 62. Bxb6 $18) 60. Bh4 (60. Bh4
Bxe5 (60... Kh6 61. Bf6 Kg6 62. Kh4 Kh6 63. g5+ Kg6 64. Kg4 Bb8 65. Bd8 Ba7 66.
Bc7 $22) 61. Bd8 {is hopeless} (61. Bd8 {Hecht,HJ} Bc3 62. Bxb6 Bb4 63. Kg3 Kg7
64. Kf4 Kf6 65. Ke4 Kg5 66. Ke5 Kxg4 67. Kxe6 Kf4 68. Kd5 $18)) 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-B 2nd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2000.04.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Seul, Georg"]
[Black "Van der Weide, Karel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 7. Be3 Qe7 8.
Nbd2 {If one wants to play this position it's advisable to study Sutovsky's
games with both colors (although he's much more successful with white). In
fact, white's statistics in whole are very impressive here: +10 -1 with a few
draws (the only win with black belongs, of course to.... Sutovsky)} (8. a4 Nf6
(8... a5 9. Na3 b6 10. Nc4 Rb8 11. Qd2 Ba6 $2 12. Nxb6 $1 Rxb6 13. Qxa5 Qb7 14.
b3 Bxd3 15. cxd3 Rxb3 16. Nd2 Rxd3 17. Rb1 Qc8 18. Nc4 Nf6 19. Bxc5 $18 {
[%cal Ga5a7] 1-0 Tseitlin,M-Kiroski,T/Baile Herculane 1994/EXT 97 (28)}) 9. Nc3
(9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nc4 Ne8 11. Qd2 Nc7 12. O-O f6 13. Kh1 Ne6 14. Ng1 Bd7 15. Ne2
Nd4 16. Nc3 Be6 17. b3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Ayas,A/Manresa 1996/EXT 98 
(54)}) (9. Na3 Nh5 10. Qd2 (10. g3 $142) 10... Nf4 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. O-O-O g5
13. Rde1 Be6 14. h4 h6 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Rxh8+ Bxh8 17. Rh1 O-O-O 18. Qe1 g4
$17 {0-1 Krays,A-Sutovskij,E/Groningen 1994/CBM 45 ext (32)}) 9... b6 10. a5 b5
11. Nd2 Be6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qe1 Rad8 14. f3 Nd7 15. Qf2 Bf6 16. Ne2 a6 17. Kh2
Rb8 18. g3 c4 19. d4 b4 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Lakos,N-Ciuksyte,D/
Wuppertal 1998/EXT 99 (32)}) 8... f6 (8... Be6 9. O-O Nh6 10. c3 Qd6 11. Nc4
Bxc4 12. dxc4 Qe7 13. Qa4 O-O 14. b4 cxb4 15. cxb4 Qe6 16. b5 f5 17. bxc6 bxc6
18. Rfd1 Nf7 19. Rab1 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qxa7 Qxc4 22. Rb8 Bf6 23. Rxd8+
Bxd8 24. Qd7 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge3h6] 1-0 Grosar,A-Sutovskij,E/Portoroz 1997/EXT
99/ (30)}) (8... Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Rd8 12. a3 b6 13. b4 Ba6
14. Qc3 f6 15. Rfe1 Bf8 16. Nfd2 Kh8 17. Rab1 $11 {1-0 Sutovsky,E-Chandler,M/
Hastings ENG 2000/The Week in Chess 271 (42)}) 9. a4 (9. Nc4 Be6 10. Qd2 Bxc4
11. dxc4 b6 12. O-O-O Rd8 13. Qc3 Nh6 14. Rxd8+ Qxd8 15. h4 Qd7 16. Rd1 Qc7 17.
h5 g5 18. a3 Nf7 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 O-O 21. c5 $14 {[%csl Rg7] 1-0 Sutovskij,
E-Daels,M/Portoroz 1997/EXT 99 (34)}) 9... Be6 10. c3 {In this game white goes
for a break in the center rather than a Q side play as can be seen if many
other occasions. (especially given that white has already played a4} (10. O-O
Nh6 11. c3 O-O 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nf7 14. dxe5 fxe5 15. Qc2 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Qc7
17. Ng5 Nxg5 18. Bxg5 Rd7 19. Nf3 h6 20. Rxd7 Qxd7 21. Bh4 Re8 22. Bg3 $14 {
Zagrebelny,S-Ikonnikov,V/Azov 1991/CBM 25/1/2-1/2 (37)}) 10... Nh6 11. d4 cxd4
12. cxd4 Nf7 $2 (12... exd4 $142 13. Nxd4 Bf7 {[%csl Rh6]} 14. Qc1 O-O 15. O-O
{[%cal Gd2b3]} (15. N2f3 Qxe4 {[%cal Gh6f5]}) 15... Rfe8 16. N2f3 Qf8 17. Qc2
$13) 13. dxe5 fxe5 {[%csl Re5,Rg7]} 14. Qc2 {/\ 0-0, Rfc1,Rab1, b2-b4-b5 With
no hope for openning the long diagonal for his bishop black has to simply wait
till white organizes the Q side assault.} Qc7 $6 {black will have no chances
if he just sits and waits for white to do something, he must get counterplay.
He was probably fearing to get the good N vs bad B positon} (14... O-O 15. Bc5
(15. O-O Qf6 {[%cal Gg6g5]}) 15... Nd6 16. Nc4 Bxc4 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qxc4+ Kh8
19. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Gf3,Rg7] However, black has his chances here: the open 'f'
file along with advansing the K side pawns might give him the necessary
counterplay.}) 15. O-O O-O 16. b4 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Qe7 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gc8c2]}
18. Qb2 g5 19. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1g3,Yg3f5,Yg3h5]} h5 20. N3h2 Qf6 (20... g4 21.
hxg4 hxg4 22. Ng3 $16 {[%cal Gb2e2,Gg3f5]}) 21. Qe2 Qg6 22. b5 {White has
already opened the game on the Q side while black is not even close to getting
anything real} cxb5 23. axb5 Nh6 (23... Rxc1 24. Rxc1 g4 25. hxg4 hxg4 26. Rc7
$16) 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rxa7 g4 26. hxg4 hxg4 27. Ng3 $18 Bf6 28. Nf5 $4 (28.
Rxb7 $142 {with an easy win} Bg5 29. Bxg5 Qxg5 30. b6 $18) 28... Nxf5 29. exf5
Qxf5 30. Rxb7 $2 (30. Nf1 Bc4 31. Qd1 $15) 30... Qe4 $1 {[%cal Gc8c1,Ge6d5]}
31. Nxg4 Bxg4 (31... Qxb7 32. Nxf6+ Kg7 33. Bg5 {[%cal Ge2h5]} Qf7 34. Qxe5 $18
) (31... Qxg4 32. Qxg4+ Bxg4) 32. Qa2+ Kh8 $4 (32... Qc4 33. Qxc4+ Rxc4 $17)
33. Qf7 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qf5 35. Bg5 $1 $18 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.09"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Rd1 a6 (7...
d5 8. e5 Ne8 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 (10... Nc7 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. h3 a5 13. Nc3
a4 14. Re1 Ne6 $11 {1/2-1/2 De la Riva Aguado,O-Nataf,I/FRA 1999/EXT 2000 (14)}
) 11. h3 Nc7 12. Ba4 Qa6 13. Qxa6 Nxa6 14. Nc3 Nc7 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. b3 f6 17.
Be3 fxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Ne6 20. Ne2 a5 21. Rac1 $16 {1-0 Bratanov,
Z-Kukovec,B/Nova Gorica SLO 2000 (41)}) (7... Qc7 8. Ba4 e5 9. d3 d6 10. Bb3
Bd7 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Nf1 Nh5 13. Be3 Rae8 14. Ng3 Nf6 15. a3 b6 16. Ba2 Kh7 17.
h3 Be6 18. b4 cxb4 $6 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. axb4 $14 {1-0 Van den Doel,E-Donaldson,
J/Wrexham 1997/CBM 60 ext (78)}) (7... Qb6 8. Na3 a6 9. Ba4 Qc7 10. d4 b5 11.
Bc2 d6 12. h3 Nh5 13. Be3 Na5 14. Rac1 e5 15. Nh2 Nf4 $6 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Qf3
g5 $2 18. Qh5 h6 19. Ng4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Hallerova,E-Novacek,K/Plzen 1998/EXT
2000 (27)}) (7... e5 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nxe5 $2 Re8 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nxe4 12.
Be3 Qe7 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. h3 Ng3 15. fxg3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qxe3+ 17. Qxe3 Rxe3 18.
Kf2 Re7 19. Nc3 Rd8 $17 {[#]. 0-1 Dueckstein,A-Wells,P/Vienna 1998/EXT 2000 
(19)}) 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. h3 Qc7 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 $146 (11... Rd8 12. Nc3
Qa5 13. Bd2 Qh5 14. Rac1 Be6 15. e5 Nd7 16. Ne4 Bd5 17. Rc3 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qf5
19. Qxf5 gxf5 20. Rb3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Stavrev,N-Alexandrov,V/Dupnica 1998/EXT 99 
(51)}) 12. d5 {[%cal Gg7a1]} Nd7 (12... b5 13. e5 Nd7 14. d6 exd6 15. exd6 Qd8
16. Bg5 $36 {[%cal Gb1c3,Gc3d5]}) 13. a4 $1 b6 14. Na3 Bb7 15. Bg5 Ne5 (15...
Rfe8 $142 $5 16. Bxe7 Qf4 17. g3 (17. d6 Bxe4 $17) 17... Qh6 18. d6 Qxh3 (18...
Bf8) 19. Ng5 Qh5 $8 (19... Qh6 20. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 21. Qc4+) 20. g4 (20. Qxh5 gxh5
$17 {[%csl Rb2,Re4][%cal Yh7h6]}) 20... Qh4 {[%cal Gg7f6]} 21. Ne6 Bf6 22. Nc7
Bxe7 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24. dxe7 Rxe7 25. f3 $8 Ne5 $44) 16. Bf4 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 e5
18. Bd2 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rg7]} f5 19. Nc4 Kh8 $2 (19... b5 $142 20. Na5 Rad8 (
20... Bc8 21. Rac1 $16 (21. Nc6 Bb7)) 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Be3 Rc8
24. Ra5 $1 $16) 20. Qb3 fxe4 (20... b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Qxb5 fxe4 23. Rxa8
Rxa8 24. Ba5 $18) 21. Nxb6 Rad8 (21... Rab8 22. Be3 Rfd8 23. Rac1 Bf8 24. a5
$16) 22. Be3 Bf6 23. Rac1 Be7 24. a5 $18 {[%csl Ra6,Rc5,Re4,Re5] All of a
sudden black is helpless, all his pawns begin to fall} Rf5 25. Qc4 Rdf8 (25...
Qd6 26. Qxe4 $18 {[%cal Ge3c5]}) 26. b4 Bh4 27. Rc2 Qf7 28. Qxc5 Bg5 29. d6 Bd8
30. d7 g5 31. Qd6 {[%cal Gc2c8]} Be7 32. Qc7 Bd8 (32... Ba8 33. Nxa8 Rxa8 34.
Qc8+ $18) 33. Qxb7 Qh5 34. Rd6 g4 35. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Pamplona"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1999.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 f6 (12... Re8 13. Bh6 Bh8
14. c3 Ba6 15. Rad1 Qd7 16. b3 Rad8 17. c4 Bc8 18. h3 Qc7 19. Ng3 Nd4 20. Nxd4
Rxd4 21. Qe3 a5 22. f4 Bg7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Ne2 Rdd8 25. Rf1 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Breyther,R-Tseitlin,M/Budapest 1996/CBM 52 ext (44)}) 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh6 a5
(14... Qd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. a4 a5 17. Rad1 Ba6 18. d4 Rad8 19. dxc5 Qxd2 20.
Rxd2 Rxd2 21. Nfxd2 {1/2-1/2 Peng Xiaomin-Bu Xiangzhi/Qingdao 1999/CBM 74 no
vc (21)}) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 {This is quite a drawish variation white has chosen,
while he's not risking to lose the risk for a win is not too high either.} 16.
Ng3 (16. Re2 Ra7 17. Rae1 Raf7 18. h4 h5 19. b3 Qc7 20. Ng3 Nd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4
22. c3 Rd8 23. Re4 dxc3 24. Qxc3 c5 25. Ne2 Bf5 26. Nf4 Qd7 27. Ne6+ Bxe6 28.
Rxe6 Qxd3 29. Qxd3 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Moscow 1996/CBM 52 ext (29)})
(16. a3 a4 17. Re2 Ra7 18. Rae1 g5 $6 19. Ng3 Nf4 20. Re4 Kg8 21. h4 $1 h6 22.
Rxf4 $1 gxf4 23. Qxf4 Re7 24. Rf1 Qc7 25. Qxh6 Rh7 26. Qg6+ Rg7 27. Qe4 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Karasev,V-Vasiukov,E/St Petersburg 1996/CBM 52 (60)}) (16. Qc3 Ra7 17.
Rad1 Re8 18. Re3 Nd4 19. Rde1 Nb5 20. Qd2 Rae7 21. h3 Nc7 22. Ng3 Rxe3 23. fxe3
Be6 24. e4 Bf7 25. b3 Ne6 26. Ne2 Nd4 27. Nexd4 cxd4 28. Qf4 c5 29. e5 fxe5 30.
Nxe5 Bd5 {1/2-1/2 Alavkin,A-Poluljahov,A/Krasnodar 1996/EXT 2000 (30)}) 16...
Ra7 17. Re4 (17. h4 h5 18. Re4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Qf4 c5 21. Rae1 {The
moves h4 -h5 don't make much diffference.}) 17... Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Qf4 (
19. Rh4 Re8 20. Qh6+ Kg8 $15 {white pieces are a bit stuck on the king side
which makes the position even slightly preferrable for black.}) 19... c5 20.
Rae1 Raf7 21. h4 Qc7 (21... h5) 22. Qxc7 (22. Qd2 $5 f5 (22... Bb7 23. R4e2 Qc6
24. f4 $36) 23. Re8 (23. Re5 f4 24. Nf1 f3 25. g3 Qd7 $19) (23. Rf4 Re7 $15)
23... f4 24. Rxf8 Rxf8 25. Ne4 f3 26. g3 Qd7 27. Ng5 Kh8 (27... Rf6 28. Re5 $16
) 28. Re6 Qc7 (28... h6 $4 29. Rxg6 Qf5 30. Rxh6+ $18) 29. Re4 $14) 22... Rxc7
{Now there are no real winning chances left for either side} 23. R4e2 (23. Re7+
Rxe7 24. Rxe7+ Rf7 25. Re8 Rc7 $11 {[%cal Gg7f7]}) 23... Kf7 24. a4 Bb7 25. b3
Rd8 26. Nf1 Rdd7 {[%cal Gd7e7]} 27. Re8 Rc8 28. R8e6 Rc6 29. Re8 Rc8 30. R8e6
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.04.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chebotarev, Oleg"]
[Black "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. d3 ({the main line
here is Re1} 6. Re1) 6... d6 (6... f6 7. c3 Nh6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nf7 10. Nc3
e5 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qd2 h6 14. b4 Bb7 15. Rfd1 d5 16. Bc5 Re8 17.
Qc2 d4 18. Ne2 Kh7 19. Rab1 Bc8 20. Nc1 h5 21. Rd3 g5 22. Ra3 a6 23. Nd2 g4 24.
Nc4 $16 {1-0 Karpov,A-Kallai,G/FRA 1993/TD (43)}) (6... d5 7. Re1 Nf6 8. e5 Nd7
9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Nb6 11. h3 Be6 12. Qd2 Qd7 13. Bh6 Rfe8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15.
Ne2 a5 16. Nf4 Qb7 17. Ng5 $40 {1-0 Ivanov,S-Beznosikov,V/Yaroslavl 1995/CBM
49 ext (21)}) (6... e5 7. Be3 d6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. a3 a5 10. Na4 O-O 11. h3 Rb8 12.
Nd2 Nh5 13. Rb1 Be6 14. b3 Nf4 15. Nc4 f5 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Qf3 fxe4 18. dxe4
Qc7 $11 {1-0 Hamdouchi,H-Pierrot,F/Ubeda 1999/CBM 68 ext (45)}) 7. c3 (7. Nc3
e5 8. Ne1 Ne7 9. f4 exf4 (9... f6 10. fxe5 fxe5 11. Be3 Rf8 12. Nf3 h6 13. Qd2
Ng8 14. Rf2 $16 {1-0 Staudner,O-Jukic,B/Bled 1999/CBM 69 ext (32)}) 10. Bxf4
O-O 11. Qd2 c4 12. d4 c5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nf3 Bb7 16. Ne5 Rd4
17. Rae1 $13 {1-0 Sandipan,C-Filippov,V/Dubai UAE 2001/The Week in Chess 338 
(57)}) (7. h3 e5 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a3 f5 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Re1 h6 13.
Bd2 Be6 14. Ba5 Qd7 15. Qe2 Rf7 16. Rad1 Raf8 17. b4 Bxc4 18. dxc4 fxe4 19.
Qxe4 Rxf3 20. gxf3 Rf4 $19 {0-1 Shabalov,A-Sevillano,E/Portsmouth 2000/EXT
2001 (23)}) 7... Nf6 8. Re1 O-O 9. d4 {White has played d4 in two moves
instead of one which cannot be too good for him} cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 {With the
text black avoids trading pieces, thus trying to keep the pressure on the board
} (10... Qb6 $5) (10... d5 $142 11. e5 Ne4 12. Nbd2 c5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4
Bb7 15. Re1 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 cxd4 $11) 11. Nbd2 d5 12. e5 Nd7 13. h3 Bf5 (13...
Bxf3 14. Qxf3 a5 $14) 14. Nb3 a5 15. g4 (15. Nc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Qc7 {[%csl Re5]
[%cal Gf5e4]} 17. Bf4 $11) 15... Be6 16. Nc5 (16. Qc2 a4 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Qxc5
Qd7 $40) 16... Nxc5 17. dxc5 Qc7 (17... h5 $2 18. Ng5 (18. gxh5 $6 Bxh3 19. Ng5
Bf5 {[%csl Rg1]}) 18... Qd7 (18... hxg4 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qxg4 $16) 19. gxh5
Bxh3 20. hxg6 {[%cal Gd1h5]} Bg4 21. gxf7+ Rxf7 22. e6 $18) 18. Qd2 Rab8 19. a3
Qd7 20. Kh2 f6 (20... h5 $5 21. gxh5 Bxh3 22. Ng1 Bf5 23. h6 Bh8 24. b4 axb4
25. axb4 f6 $36) 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 f5 $6 {I don't like this move, since it
limits black's B's vert much.} (22... fxe5 23. Nxe5 Qc7 24. f4 (24. Bb2 d4 $1
25. Qxd4 Rbd8 26. Qe3 Bh6 $1 27. Qxh6 $8 Rxf2+ 28. Kg1 Rxb2 $40 {with a deadly
attack!}) 24... g5 25. Ra6 (25. Qd4 gxf4 26. Bxf4 Qb7 27. Ra4 Ra8 $13) 25...
Bd7 26. Qd4 gxf4 27. Bxf4 Be8 $13) 23. g5 f4 24. h4 Bg4 25. Ng1 Bh5 26. f3 {
I suspect that the correct score should be a draw rather than white's win,
since his position is by no means better! (Of course, it could be a win on
time)} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 (7...
O-O 8. Be3 Nd7 9. Qd2 b5 $2 (9... e5 $142 10. h4 (10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 f6 12.
O-O-O Rf7 13. Qe3 b6 14. Nh2 Nf8 15. f4 exf4 16. Qxf4 Ne6 17. Qe3 Nd4 18. Nf3
Be6 19. Rhf1 Nxf3 20. Rxf3 Qd4 21. Qe1 Rd8 22. Kb1 Kg7 23. Ne2 Qe5 24. Re3 Rfd7
$15 {1/2-1/2 Brodsky,M-Bogachkov,I/St Petersburg RUS 2000/The Week in Chess
314 (41)}) (10. O-O Qe7 (10... Re8 11. Nh2 Qe7 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. Ng4 Nf8 14. Bg5
f6 15. Nh6+ Kg7 16. Be3 Ne6 17. Ne2 Ng5 18. Ng4 h5 19. Nh2 Rd8 20. Qc3 Ne6 21.
f4 Nd4 22. Rae1 Kh7 23. Nf3 Be6 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Ng5+ $14 {1-0 Adams,
M-Kramnik,V/Dortmund GER 2000/The Week in Chess 296 (50)}) 11. Rae1 Rd8 12. b3
Nf8 13. Nh2 Ne6 14. Ng4 Nf4 15. f3 h5 16. Nh2 Be6 17. Ne2 g5 18. Ng3 Kh7 19.
Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Qd7 21. Bxc5 Qxf5 22. Be3 Rd7 $11 {1-0 Skripchenko,
A-Stankovic,M/Kragujevac YUG 2000/The Week in Chess 320 (47)}) 10... h5 11. Ng5
Qe7 12. f3 Re8 13. O-O-O Nf8 14. Qf2 b6 15. Rdg1 f5 16. g3 Bd7 17. Re1 Nh7 18.
Bd2 Qf8 19. Rhf1 Nxg5 20. Bxg5 Qf7 21. Qg1 c4 22. dxc4 Qxc4 23. Qe3 Bf8 24. Qe2
$11 {1-0 Van Mil,J-Koch,T/BL2 0001 2001/Chess-International (43)}) 10. Bh6 e5 (
10... Nb6 {A bit too optimistic... Although white's attack does not succeed
too often, black shouldn't completely ignore it.} 11. h4 b4 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13.
Ne2 Bg4 14. h5 Bxf3 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Qh6+ Kf6 17. gxf3 Rh8 18. Qf4+ Kg7 19.
O-O-O $16 {1-0 Kalegin,E-Khamidulin,A/St Petersburg 1996/CBM 56 ext (27)}) 11.
a4 $1 b4 {[%csl Rc4]} 12. Nd1 b3 $2 (12... Re8 $142 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. b3 Nf8
15. Ne3 f6 $14) 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. cxb3 f6 15. Ne3 Qb6 16. Qc3 $16 {1-0 Sulskis,
S-Holmsten,A/Linares 2001/CBM 81_01/[Gershon] (26)}) 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 (9...
h6 10. O-O e5 11. a3 Ba6 12. b4 Qe7 13. Nh2 c4 14. d4 Rd8 15. Rad1 Nf6 16. Qc1
O-O 17. Rfe1 Kh7 18. Nf3 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bc8 20. e5 Nd5 21. Ne4 $14 {1-0
Gormally,D-Quinn,M/York ENG 2000/The Week in Chess 320 (62)}) 10. Bh6 O-O 11.
O-O-O Re8 {[%cal Gd7f8,Gf8e6,Ye6d4,Ye6f4] This is one of the most critical
positions in this whole setup - whether white has a promising attack or balck
holds the position on the K side and then his perspectives are not worse.} 12.
g4 {[%cal Gc3e2,Ge2g3] The natural way to continue, but the drawback is
obvious as well} (12. h4 Nf8 13. h5 Qf6 14. hxg6 (14. Bg5 Qd6) 14... hxg6 (
14... fxg6 $143 {[%csl Re5]}) 15. Rh4 (15. Bxg7) 15... Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qg7 17.
Rdh1 Qxh6+ 18. Rxh6 f6 $11 {[%cal Gc8e6,Ga7a5]}) 12... Nf8 {[%csl Rf4]} 13. Ne2
a5 14. Rdg1 $6 (14. Bxg7 $5 Kxg7 15. g5 $14) 14... Bf6 $1 {[%cal Gf8e6]} (14...
Ne6 $143 15. Bxg7 Nxg7 16. h4 $36 {[%csl Re5,Rg7] black has problems getting
his N back from g7.}) 15. Bg5 (15. g5 Bh8 16. h4 Ne6 17. h5 Nd4 $132 {[%csl
Rh6][%cal Ga8a7,Ga7h7] White's attack looks a bit stuck}) 15... Ne6 16. Bxf6
Qxf6 $11 17. Rg3 Rd8 {[%cal Gc5c4]} 18. g5 Qg7 19. Nh2 Nf8 {Black doesn't want
to risk, making sure white doesn't get his N to 'f6'} (19... c4 $5 20. Ng4 cxd3
21. cxd3 Ba6 22. h4 Nc5 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Rhh3 Bc8 25. h5 Bxh3 26. Rxh3 gxh5 27.
f4 $40) 20. Qc3 Be6 21. Ng4 {After this the draw is obvious.} Bxg4 22. Rxg4 a4
23. a3 Ne6 24. h4 Nd4 25. Nxd4 Rxd4 26. h5 Ra7 27. Rgh4 {Neither side can make
progress.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2001.04.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Odeev, Handszar"]
[Black "Al Sayed, Mohammed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2304"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 e5 6. Bxc6 (6.
d3 Nge7 7. Ne1 (7. Bg5 h6 (7... O-O 8. Qd2 d6 9. h3 Be6 10. Ba4 f6 11. Bh6 Rc8
12. Bb3 d5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. exd5 Nxd5 $11 {0-1 Zhao Zong Yuan-Arutunian,D/
Yerevan 1999/CBM 72 ext (53)}) 8. Be3 d6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Bc4 Kh7 11. f4 f5 12.
fxe5 $2 Nxe5 13. h3 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 b6 15. Bf4 fxe4 16. Bxd6 Rxf1+ 17. Qxf1 Nf5
18. Bf4 exd3 19. cxd3 Ba6 20. Qf3 Qd4+ 21. Kh1 Re8 $17 22. Rd1 Re7 23. Nd5 $2
Bb7 {0-1 Pavasovic,D-Kozul,Z/Portoroz 1999/CBM 72 (23)}) 7... O-O 8. f4 exf4 9.
Bxf4 d6 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Qd2 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Ne2 Rc8 14. Ba4 Nc6 15. Bb3
Qd7 16. Rf2 Be6 17. Bh6 Bxb3 18. axb3 d5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nf4 dxe4 21. dxe4
Rce8 22. Re1 Qd6 23. h3 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A-Christiansen,L/New York
1995/CBM 47 ext (40)}) (6. a3 Nge7 7. b4 b6 8. Nd5 O-O 9. c4 f5 10. d3 f4 11.
bxc5 bxc5 12. Qa4 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Nxf4 a6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 axb5 17.
Qxa8 Qb6 18. a4 Bb7 19. a5 Rxa8 {0-1 Miroshnichenko,E-Shalimov,V/Kharkov 2000/
EXT 2001 (19)}) 6... dxc6 7. d3 (7. a3 {I don't see why changing the doubled
'c5' pawn should be too good for white.} Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nf6 $1 {
Lautier correctly assesses that the N is much more needed on d7 than e7.} 10.
b4 Nd7 11. Rb1 $6 (11. b5 $5 {[%csl Rd5]} cxb5 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Nc3 $14) 11...
b5 $1 12. bxc5 a5 {After this move, white faces a big problem with a plan.} (
12... Nxc5 13. a4 {[%cal Gc1a3]} Nxa4 14. Nxa4 bxa4 15. Ba3 $40) 13. a4 (13.
Qe3 $2 Qe7 14. a4 b4 15. Ne2 Nxc5 16. c3 Nxa4 17. cxb4 axb4 18. Qb3 c5 $17) (
13. d3 Nxc5 14. Be3 Qe7 15. Ne2 Ne6 $15) 13... b4 14. Ne2 Nxc5 15. c3 Qd3 $1
$17 16. Bb2 (16. Qxd3 Nxd3 17. cxb4 axb4 18. Rb3 Rd8 $17 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 16...
O-O 17. cxb4 (17. Rfc1 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Nd3 $17) 17... axb4 18. Rfc1 Rxa4 19. Qxd3
Nxd3 20. Rxc6 Ra2 21. Bc1 Rd8 {[%csl Rc1]} 22. Rb3 h5 23. g4 h4 24. Kg2 Bh6 25.
Rc7 Bxd2 26. Bxd2 Rxd2 27. Kf1 Ra8 {0-1 Fressinet,L-Lautier,J/Enghien les
Bains 2001/CBM 83_01/[Gershon] (27)} (27... Ra8 28. Rb1 Raa2 29. Rd7 Rxe2 30.
Rxd3 Rxf2+ 31. Kg1 Rg2+ 32. Kh1 Rh2+ 33. Kg1 Rag2+ 34. Kf1 Rb2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2
$19)) (7. h3 {Was worth considering, with the idea to keep black with a
problematic B}) 7... Ne7 (7... Qe7 8. a4 a5 9. Nd2 Be6 10. b3 Nf6 11. Nc4 Nd7
12. Be3 O-O 13. Qd2 Rfd8 14. Rab1 Ra6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 Rb8 17. Ne2 b5 18.
axb5 cxb5 19. Nxa5 Qd8 20. b4 cxb4 21. Nb3 Rc8 22. d4 Ra2 $13 {1/2-1/2 Zhelnin,
V-Dobrov,V/St Petersburg 2000/EXT 2001 (73)}) 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 h6 $6 (9... O-O
10. Bh6 f6 {looks better to me. After the text black's monarch in
uncomfortable.}) 10. a3 $2 {Too slow} (10. Rae1 $1 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Nh4 $1
$16 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) 10... f5 {[%csl Re8]} (10... Be6 11. b4 c4 (11... cxb4 12.
axb4 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Rae1 $14 {[%cal Gf3h4,Gf2f4]}) 12. d4 $40) (10... Bg4
$5 11. Ne1 f5 12. h3 (12. f3 Bh5 13. b4 f4 14. Bf2 cxb4 15. axb4 O-O $11 {
[%csl Re1]}) 12... Bh5 13. f4 $1 {[%cal Gf4e5]} (13. exf5 gxf5 14. f4 e4 15.
dxe4 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 O-O-O 17. Be3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 fxe4 19. g4 Bf7 20. f5 Nd5 21.
Ng2 $44) 13... exf4 14. Bxf4 fxe4 15. Nxe4 O-O 16. g4 $16) 11. exf5 gxf5 12.
Rae1 $6 (12. Qe2 $142) 12... Qd6 $2 ({the straigh forward:} 12... f4 {seeems
to be winning for black} 13. Bxf4 (13. Bxc5 bxc5 14. Nxe5 O-O $19) (13. Nxe5
fxe3 14. Rxe3 O-O 15. Rfe1 Qc7 $17) 13... exf4 14. Qxf4 Rf8 15. Qc4 Rxf3 $1 16.
Qg8+ Bf8 17. gxf3 Bh3 18. Re5 Bxf1 19. Ne4 Kd7 20. Qg4+ Kc7 21. Kxf1 Nd5 $19)
13. Qe2 O-O $2 {Black makes to mistakes in a row, and his position becomes
lost!! This is a clear blunder} (13... Ba6 $5 {[%cal Ge5e4]} 14. Nh4 {[%cal
Ge2h5]} Qf6 {and black is by no means worse}) 14. Bf4 $1 exf4 (14... Ng6 15.
Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 $16) 15. Qxe7 Qxe7 16. Rxe7 Rf7 17. Re8+ (17. Rfe1) 17...
Rf8 18. Re7 Rf7 19. Rfe1 Bd7 (19... Kf8 20. Re8#) (19... Bf6 20. R7e2 {- see
the game}) 20. R7e2 Rff8 21. Re7 Rf7 22. R7e2 Rff8 23. Ne5 $1 Be8 (23... Bxe5
24. Rxe5 Rfe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. f3 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf4][%cal
Gc3e2,Ge2f4] the B is helpless in this P structure}) 24. f3 {[%cal Gc3d1,Gd1f2,
Gf2h3] The N goes to 'h3' putting more pressure on the B's. Black's completely
lacking counterplay - any P movement will on;y make his position worse, and
give white N's more targets to attack} Rd8 25. Nd1 Bf6 (25... b5 26. Nf2 {
[%csl Rc5,Rc6][%cal Gc2c4]}) 26. Nf2 Bh4 27. Rf1 Rf6 (27... Bxf2+ {Makes no
sense since the light squared B is the weakest piece on the board, and cannot
be compared to the beast on 'e5'} 28. Kxf2 $18) 28. Nh3 Bg5 29. Rfe1 Bh4 30.
Ra1 Bg5 31. Kf2 Bh5 32. Rae1 Re6 (32... Bh4+ $2 33. g3 Bg5 (33... fxg3+ 34.
hxg3 Bg5 35. Rh1 $1 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gh3g5]} Be8 (35... Rg6 36. Ng1 $1 $18) 36.
f4 $18) 34. Nxf4 Bxf4 35. gxf4 $18) (32... Rfd6 33. Nc4 Rg6 34. Nxg5 hxg5 35.
Re5 $16) 33. g3 fxg3+ 34. hxg3 Be8 35. Nxg5 hxg5 36. f4 {[%csl Rf5]} Bh5 37.
Rd2 gxf4 38. gxf4 {the difference between the light pieces is too big} Rd4 39.
Ke3 $18 {[%cal Gd2h2,Yh2h8,Ge1g1,Yg1g8]} Rd7 40. Rh2 Bg6 (40... Rh7 41. Rg1+
Bg4 42. Rxh7 Kxh7 43. Kf2 Bh5 44. Rg5 $18) 41. Rh6 Rg7 42. Rg1 Bf7 43. Rxg7+
Kxg7 44. Rxe6 Bxe6 45. Nxc6 {the rest needs no commentary} a6 46. b4 cxb4 47.
axb4 Kf6 48. c4 Bc8 49. d4 b5 50. cxb5 axb5 51. d5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Glatman,V"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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. e4 {Blatny,P} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 (3... e6 $5 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 d5 6.
exd5 Qxd5 7. Re1 Bd7 8. Na3 Ng6 9. Bf1 Be7 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nb5 O-O-O $5 $146
12. cxd4 e5 13. dxe5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bg4 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Be3 $14 {Chekhov,
V-Sveshnikov,E/Podolsk/1992/}) 4. O-O (4. Bxc6 bxc6 (4... dxc6 5. h3 Bg7 6. d3
e5 7. Nc3 Qe7 8. Be3 {/\ Qd2, 0-0-0+/=}) 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 e5 7. c3 Ne7 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 exd4 10. Nxd4 $14) 4... Bg7 5. Bxc6 (5. Re1 {Blatny,P} Nf6 6. e5
Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 {/^c8-h3} 9. Ne4 b6 10. d3 O-O 11. h3 $14 {
Seret-Apicella, FRA-ch 1991}) (5. d3 {Blatny,P} e6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. c3 d5 8. e5
Qb6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 c5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. b3 $1 {/\Ba3 -> Barua-Antonio,
Cebu 1992}) (5. c3 {Blatny,P} Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 (7. h3 e5 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4
exd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bg5 Qa5 12. Na3 a6 13. Bc4 Nb6 $2 14. Bb3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5
Bxe5 16. Bh6 {+- פb6,קf7 Anand-Salov, Paris 1991}) 7... cxd4 8. e5 Nd5 9.
cxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Nc7 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. Bg5 Be6 $13 {Glek-Lanka, Moskva 1991} 13.
Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qd2 Rfe8 15. Bf4 Qd8 16. Be5 Bd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7) 5... dxc6 (5...
bxc6 6. Re1 Nh6 $5) 6. d3 e5 7. a4 a5 8. Be3 b6 $2 (8... Qe7 9. Na3 Nf6 10. Nc4
Nd7 {/\ b6, Rb8, Nf8-e6}) 9. Na3 f6 (9... Ne7 $5) 10. c3 Nh6 (10... Bg4 $5) 11.
d4 Ng4 (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Qc7 (12... exd4 13. Nxd4 $16) (12... Nf7 13. dxe5
$16) 13. Rc1 $16) 12. Qb3 (12. dxc5 $6 {Blatny,P} Nxe3 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. fxe3
bxc5 $15) 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Nxe3 14. fxe3 exd4 15. Nxd4 (15. exd4 {Blatny,P}
Ke7 $5 {/\Be6}) 15... c5 16. Ndb5 Ke7 (16... Qe7 17. Nc4 $16 (17. Rad1 {
Blatny,P} Be6 18. Nc7+ $1 Qxc7 19. Qxe6+ Qe7 20. Qc6+ $18)) 17. Nc3 (17. Rad1 {
Blatny,P} Be6 $1 18. Qc3 Qb8) 17... Be6 18. Nd5+ Kf7 (18... Bxd5 $142 {Blatny,P
} 19. exd5 Re8 20. Rad1 Kf8 {+/-/+/=}) 19. Nc4 Re8 (19... Bxd5 {Blatny,P} 20.
exd5 Qxd5 $2 21. Rad1 Qe6 $8 22. Ne5+ Ke7 23. Rd7+ Qxd7 24. Qf7+ $18) 20. Rad1
Qb8 21. e5 $18 f5 (21... Bxd5 {Blatny,P} 22. Rxd5 Re6 (22... Kg8 23. exf6 $18)
23. Rd7+ {/\Nd6+-}) 22. Nd6+ Kg8 23. Nxe8 Qxe8 24. Qxb6 Bxe5 25. Qxc5 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Igalo"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Glatman,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. h3 Bg7 6. d3 Nf6 (6... e5 $5 7.
Bg5 (7. Be3 Qe7 8. Nbd2 f6 (8... Nf6 $5) 9. a4 Be6 10. O-O Nh6 11. c3 O-O 12.
d4 $14 {Zagrebelny,S-Ikonnikov,V/URS/1991/}) (7. Qe2 Qe7 8. Bg5 f6 9. Be3 Nh6
10. Nbd2 Nf7 $10 {Landa,K-Goldin,A/St-Peterburg/1993/}) 7... Qc7 8. O-O Nf6 9.
a4 O-O $10 {Matros,A-Gagarin,V/Moscow/1994/ Inf 60/161/}) 7. Nc3 Nd7 (7... O-O
8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 Ne8 10. O-O-O Nc7 11. Bh6 Ne6 12. h4 $14 {Bologan,V-Kharlov,A/
URS/1991/}) 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 Qe7 10. Bh6 Bxh6 $5 $10 (10... f6 11. Bxg7 Qxg7
12. Qe3 b6 13. Nd2 O-O 14. O-O-O Re8 15. f4 $14 {Nevednichy,V-Simic,R/Cetinje
(tt)/1993/1:0 (73)}) 11. Qxh6 f6 12. Nh2 (12. O-O-O Nf8 13. h4 Ne6 14. Qd2 O-O
$10) 12... Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 Ne6 15. Qd2 (15. Qh6 Nd4 16. O-O-O Be6 17.
Rhf1 $14) 15... Nd4 16. O-O O-O $10 17. Nd1 (17. Nf3 Be6 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Ne2
c5 $10) 17... Bd7 18. Ne3 b6 19. c3 Ne6 20. Nhg4 (20. Neg4 $142 h5 21. Nf2 Rad8
22. Nf3 $13) 20... h5 21. Nh2 Rad8 22. Rad1 Bc8 23. h4 $6 (23. Nf3 Nf4 24. Qc2
f5 $15) 23... Qc7 24. Qf2 Ng7 {/\ f5} 25. Nf3 Bg4 $1 $15 26. d4 $6 (26. Rd2
$142) 26... Rde8 $1 27. dxc5 Rxe4 28. Rd6 (28. cxb6 Qxb6 29. Nxg4 hxg4 30. Nd2
Re2 $17) 28... Qe7 $1 29. Nxg4 hxg4 30. Nd2 Re2 31. Qf4 Nf5 32. Qxg4 $2 (32.
Rxc6 $2 Qd7 $19) (32. Rd3 Qxc5+ 33. Kh1 Re3 $17) 32... Nxd6 33. cxd6 Qe3+ 34.
Kh1 Rxd2 $19 35. Qxg6+ Kh8 36. Qh5+ Kg7 37. Qg4+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Kh6 39. Rf3 Rd1+
40. Kh2 (40. Kh2 Qg1+ 41. Kh3 Qh1+ 42. Kg3 Rg8+ 43. Kf2 Qe1#) 0-1

[Event "Bermuda-A"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2003.01.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Al Modiahki, Mohamad"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O e5 6. Bc4 {White may choose
from a number of practical continuations.} (6. d3) (6. a3) (6. Bxc6) (6. Re1 $6
Nge7 7. Nd5 a6 8. Bf1 d6 $132 {0-1 Tuomainen,I-Marks,J/Warsaw 1979/EXT 2000 
(38)}) (6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 8. a4 b6 9. Nd2 Be6 10. b3 Nf6 11. Nc4 Nd7 12.
Be3 O-O 13. Qd2 Rad8 {1-0 Calvo Minguez,R-Rodriguez Vargas,O/Algarve 1975/EXT
2001 (34)}) (6. Nd5 Nge7 7. c3 O-O 8. Bc4 d6 $132 {1-0 Lombardy,W-Zaltsman,V/
Lone Pine 1981/MCL (45)}) (6. d3 Nge7 7. Be3 d6 8. Nd2 O-O 9. Bc4 a6 10. a4 h6
11. Nd5 Be6 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Fuchs,R-Matulovic,M/Sochi 1966/MCD 
(41)}) 6... Nf6 {As shown by tournament experience, 6...Nge7 also deserves
careful attention. In this case, the attack on 'f7': 7.Ng5 0-0 8.Qf3 is
repulsed by the sacrifice of the 'd' pawn: 8...d5 and black recovers with
sufficient counterplay.} (6... Nge7 $5 7. d3 (7. Ng5 O-O 8. Qf3 d5 9. exd5 Nd4
10. Qd1 h6 11. Nge4 b6 $44 12. d3 Bb7 $132 {0-1 Al Modiahki,M-Leko,P/Dubai
2002/CBM 89/[Postny] (55)} (12... Kh7 $5 13. f4 (13. d6 $142 Nef5 14. f4) 13...
f5 14. Ng3 Bb7 15. h4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 $15 {0-1 Boidman,
Y-Sprenger,J/Bad Wildbad 2000/EXT 2001 (29)})) 7... O-O 8. Bg5 d6 9. Nd2 Kh8
10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Nd5 {0-1 De la Paz,F-Becerra Rivero,J/Santa Clara 1999/EXT
2003 (25)}) 7. d3 O-O 8. a3 {In this manner, white prepares a convenient
hideaway for his bishop and prepares an attack on the queenside starting with
b2-b4} d6 9. Rb1 a6 {Black, in turn, takes control of space on the queenside
and blocks white's chances of creating an attack.} 10. b4 b5 11. Ba2 cxb4 12.
axb4 Bg4 {[%cal Yc6d4] Black tries to occupy square 'b4'.} 13. h3 $6 {Simple
13.Be3 taking control of 'd4' deserves attention.} Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nd4 15. Qd1
Rc8 16. Bd2 Nh5 $5 {[%cal Yh5f4,Yd4c2,Yc8c2] Black has grabbed the initiative
and tries to transfer his knight to a better position.} 17. Bb3 Nf4 18. Nd5 $5
{Whether he plays 18.Nd5 or 18.Bf4, white has a clear chance of equalizing the
position and deterring black's initiative.} (18. Bxf4 $5 exf4 19. Nd5 f3 20.
gxf3 Qg5+ 21. Kh1) 18... Nxd5 19. exd5 $5 (19. Bxd5 $5 Rxc2 20. Be3 $44) 19...
Nxb3 20. Rxb3 Qb6 {[%csl Ra6]} 21. c3 {Due to the black's weak pawn on 'a3',
black has difficulty accomplishing something which would enable him to create
any sort of strong play.} Qb7 {[%cal Rb7d5]} 22. Qf3 {[%cal Yf3d5]} f5 23. Ra3
{[%cal Ya3a6]} Rce8 24. Rfa1 Ra8 {Indecisiveness on the part of black. 24...e4
would have led to an equal game and had been planned by black} (24... e4 25.
Qg3 Be5 26. Bf4 Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Qxd5 28. d4 $44) 25. R1a2 Rfe8 26. c4 $5 {
Now, white has taken a small advantage.} e4 27. dxe4 fxe4 28. Qb3 bxc4 29. Qxc4
Rac8 30. Qb3 Bd4 $5 {Black is trying to compensate for his weakness on 'a6' by
bringing his bishop to the center.} 31. Rxa6 Rf8 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Yd4f2,Yf8f2]}
32. Be3 Rc3 $5 {Black has created enough of a countergame to compensate for
his lost pawn.} 33. Ra7 $2 {Simple 33Qb2 would have repulsed almost all
possible modes of attack.} (33. Qb2 $5 Qxd5 34. Bxd4 Qxd4 35. Rxd6) 33... Rxe3
34. Qxe3 Qxb4 35. Qe2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Decisive mistake. 35.Qc1 retains
equilibrium.} (35. Qh6 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Be5+) (35. Qc1 $5 Bxa7 36. Rxa7 Qd4 37. Qe3
$11 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Qxd5 39. Re7 $11) 35... Rxf2 $1 36. Qxf2 Qe1+ $19 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 4]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 {White has two main options: 4.Bc6 or
4.0-0 with a further c3 and d4, white chooses a more popular move} 4. Bxc6 dxc6
5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 {Defending the weak c5 pawn in advance and preparing the
advance e5} 7. Nc3 e5 8. Be3 Ne7 9. O-O {Completing the development and
preparing a breakthrough on the queenside. Another possible move - 9.Qd2 leads
to a double edged positions as the practice shows.} (9. Qd2 h6 10. g4 (10. a4
a5 11. g4 h5 12. Rg1 hxg4 13. hxg4 Be6 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. Nd2 O-O-O 16. O-O-O $132
{1/2-1/2 Malakhov,V-Gasimov,R/Holon 1995/EXT 97 (51)}) (10. Nh2 Be6 11. Rd1 (
11. O-O-O Qd7 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Qe2 f5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Las
Vegas 1999/CBM 72 (17)}) 11... Qd7 12. a3 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4
Ng6 16. Nf3 O-O-O $132 {1/2-1/2 Brodsky,M-Khasin,A/Rishon Le Ziyyon 1997/CBM
62 ext (38)}) 10... Be6 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Qe2 g5 13. Kb1 Ng6 14. Nd2 Nf4 $132 {
1-0 Salem,I-Ruiz,G/Guines 1994/EXT 2000 (35)}) 9... h6 10. a3 {White chooses a
plan which involves the advance of pawns on the queenside. Other possibility
10.Nh2 allows black a counter play} (10. Nh2 Be6 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 g5 13.
Bg3 Qd7 14. Kh1 O-O-O 15. Nf3 f5 $132 {0-1 Sanduleac,V-Kotronias,V/Istanbul
2003/CBM 96 (41)}) 10... a5 $6 {Black defends while it was neccesary to
counter-attack. For example after 10...0-0 with a further 11...f5 black
creates a serious counterplay} (10... O-O $5 11. Nd2 Be6 12. Ne2 f5 13. f4 exf4
14. Nxf4 Bf7 15. Rb1 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd5 $132 {1-0 Nedev,T-Tzermiadianos,A/
Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 (27)}) 11. Na4 {This is how white prepares the
breakthrough b2-b4 opening lines on the queenside} f5 12. b4 (12. exf5 Nxf5
$132) 12... f4 {Throwing the white bishop away and preparing the attack on the
kingside} 13. Bd2 cxb4 14. axb4 axb4 15. Bxb4 c5 16. Bc3 {Looking at the e5
pawn} Qc7 {Another possible defence: 16...Nc6 gave white the initiative after:}
(16... Nc6 17. Qb1 Bd7 18. Qb3 $36 (18. Qxb6 $2 Rxa4)) 17. Bb2 $5 {White frees
the c3 square for the knight} (17. Nxb6 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Qxb6 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20.
Qxe5 Rf8) 17... O-O 18. c4 {Preparing the transfer of the knight to d5} g5 {
Black tries to create counterplay on the kingside} 19. Nc3 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 g4 {
Black tries to start the complications immideatly. But also in case of a
cautious 20...Ng6 white has the better chances due to his active knight on d5
and the pressure over the b-file} (20... Ng6 21. Nd5 Qd6 22. Rb1 g4 23. hxg4
Bxg4 24. Bc3 $36) 21. Nb5 $1 Qc6 22. hxg4 Bxg4 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 $16 {
Black has sacrificed the pawn but didn't get enough compensation for it} f3 25.
Bd6 fxg2 26. Re1 {A typical example: the black pawn on g2 "protects" the white
king} Rf3 {Black puts everything at stake, he sacs another piece and hoping
for a lucky chance} (26... Rf7 27. Qe5 $36) 27. Bxe7 Qg6 28. Bd6 Qh5 29. Bh2
Qh4 (29... Rh3 30. Qa8+ Kg7 31. Qb7+ $18) (29... Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Qxh2 31. Ke3
Qg3+ 32. Kd2 Qf2+ 33. Kc3 $18) 30. Qa2 Rxd3 31. Ra1 {Bringing the rook to an
active spot. 31.Qa8+ was also possible} (31. Qa8+ Kh7 32. Qb7+ Bd7 33. Qxb6)
31... Bd7 32. Qb2 Kh7 33. Qe5 $18 {The queen moves to a very active place with
a decisive effect} Rf3 34. Ra2 Rf7 35. Nd6 {Bringing the knight into play
guarantees the win for white} Re7 36. Nf5 Rxe5 37. Nxh4 Rxe4 38. Ra7 Rd4 39.
Nf3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 Nf6 9. Qe2 (9. O-O e5 (9... Nd7 10. Be3 O-O 11. a3 a5 {[%cal Ga5a4]} 12.
a4 b6 13. Rab1 Re8 14. Ne2 Nf8 15. h4 e5 16. h5 Ne6 $11 {Yudasin,L-Spasov,V/
EUCup Gr1 1996/1/2-1/2 (57)}) 10. Nd1 {trying to bring the knight to c4 which
doesn't give any advantage as well} Nd7 {[%cal Gd7f8,Gf8e6,Ye6d4,Ye6f4]} 11.
Ne3 Nf8 12. a4 Ne6 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Bd2 a5 15. Rfe1 Nd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sulskis,
S-Sutovsky,E/Koszalin 1999/CBM 73}) 9... e5 10. Be3 {Jakovenko already had
experience in this line, in 2003 he played it against Bocharov and lost, this
time he changes the move order} (10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Nd7 12. Be3 a5 13. Rae1 Qe7
14. Qd2 Rfd8 $13 {0-1 Jakovenko,D-Bocharov,D/Togliatti 2003/CBM 94 ext (40)})
10... Nd7 11. O-O Qe7 12. a3 {white doesn't play b4 so probably this move is
not needed} (12. f4 {would be answered by} exf4 {similar to the game}) 12...
O-O (12... Nf8 {also deserves attention} 13. b4 Ne6 14. Na4 b6 {with the idea
to counter} 15. bxc5 {with} b5) 13. Kh1 b6 14. Qd2 Rad8 15. Rae1 Rfe8 {the
position looks totally equal} 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Be5 18. Qf2 (18. Bg5 f6 19.
Be3 Nf8 {doesn't give anything for white}) 18... Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Ne5 {black has
no problems and it looks as the game would quickly be drawn} 20. b3 Kg7 21. a4
Rd6 {transfering the rook to f6 and forcing more exchnages} 22. Nd1 Rf6 23.
Qxf6+ Qxf6 24. Rxf6 Kxf6 25. Kg1 h5 {the draw could be agreed any moment but
it's interesting to see how black tries to win at all cost and gives chances
to white} 26. Kf2 h4 27. Ne3 Kg5 28. Nc4 Kf4 (28... Nxc4 29. bxc4 {is better
for white as he can make some problems for black on the queenside with a4-a5})
29. Nxe5 Kxe5 30. Ke3 f5 31. Rf1 (31. exf5 {is also a draw but white shouldn't
allow black even a symbolic advantage} Kxf5+ 32. Kf2 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 Kf4 34. Kf2
g5 35. Ke2 Kg3 36. Kf1 g4 37. hxg4 Kxg4 38. Kf2 Kf4 39. Ke2 Kg3 40. Kf1) 31...
Rh8 32. Rf4 Rh5 33. exf5 gxf5 34. Rc4 a5 35. Kf3 Kd5 36. Rf4 b5 37. g3 hxg3 38.
h4 Ke5 39. Kxg3 Rh8 {if anyone made progress over the last few moves it's only
white, who has the far passed pawn} 40. Rf2 Rg8+ 41. Kf3 bxa4 42. bxa4 Rg4 $2 {
a serious mistake, black misses white 44th strong move, after 42...c4 black
still keeps the equal chances} (42... c4 43. h5 (43. dxc4 Rg4) 43... cxd3 44.
cxd3 Rh8 45. Rh2 Rh6 46. Rh4 (46. d4+ Kxd4 47. Kf4 c5 48. Kxf5 c4 {is fine for
black}) 46... c5 47. Ke3 f4+ 48. Kf3 Rd6 49. h6 Rxd3+ 50. Ke2 Rd8 {and black
is not in danger}) 43. Re2+ Kf6 (43... Kd5 {going to the other direction is
even worse} 44. Rh2 $1 Rxa4 45. h5 Rg4 46. h6 Rg8 47. Kf4 Ke6 48. h7 Rh8 49.
Kg5 Kf7 50. Kh6 {winning for white}) 44. Re4 $1 {black has probably missed
this move, now he has to fight for a draw} Rg1 (44... Rg6 {looks more stubborn}
45. Rc4 Rh6 46. Rxc5 Rxh4 47. Rxa5 Ke6 {it's not clear whether white's
adavantage is enough for a win}) 45. Rc4 Rf1+ 46. Ke3 $2 (46. Kg2 {is much
stronger} Ra1 47. Rxc5 Rxa4 48. Rxc6+ Ke5 49. h5 Rh4 50. h6 (50. Rc5+ Ke6 51.
Rxa5 Rxh5 {and it's not clear whether white can win it}) 50... a4 51. Ra6 f4
52. Kf3 {and it looks as white should win it}) 46... Re1+ 47. Kf4 Re5 {now
black is fine again and should easily draw} 48. h5 Rd5 49. d4 (49. c3 Kg7 50.
Kg5 f4+ 51. Kxf4 Rxh5 52. d4 Kf7 53. Rxc5 Rxc5 54. dxc5 Kf6 55. Ke4 Ke6 56. c4
Kf6 {is a draw}) 49... cxd4 {there was probably a tough time trouble as black
misses a very simple draw with 49...Rxd4} (49... Rxd4+ 50. Rxd4 cxd4 51. h6 c5
52. h7 Kg7 53. Kxf5 Kxh7 54. Ke4 Kg6 55. Kd5 Kf5 56. Kxc5 Ke4 57. Kb5 Ke3 $11)
50. Rxc6+ Kg7 51. Kg5 d3 (51... f4+ {should lead to a draw as well} 52. Kxf4
Rxh5 53. Ke4 Rh4+ 54. Kd3 Rh3+ 55. Kxd4 Rh4+ 56. Kd5 Rxa4 57. c4 Ra1 58. Ra6 a4
59. c5 a3 60. Kc6 a2 {is a draw}) 52. Rc7+ Kh8 53. cxd3 Rxd3 54. Rc4 (54. Ra7
f4 55. Rxa5 Rd4 56. Kg4 f3+ 57. Kxf3 Kh7 {is a theoretical draw}) 54... Kh7 55.
Rc7+ Kh8 56. Rc5 f4 57. Rxa5 Rd4 58. Ra8+ Kh7 59. Ra7+ Kh8 60. Kg4 Rd5 $2 (
60... f3+ 61. Kxf3 Rb4 {and in spite of white's two extra pawns the position
is an easy theoretical draw}) 61. Rf7 Ra5 62. Rxf4 {now white is winning} Kg7
63. Kf3 Rxh5 64. Ke4 Ra5 65. Kd3 Kg6 66. Kc3 Kg5 67. Rd4 Kf6 (67... Kf5 68. Kb4
Ra8 69. a5 Ke5 70. Rd1 {and white is winning}) 68. Kb4 Ra8 69. Re4 $1 {but not
69.a5 which allows black to reach a draw} (69. a5 Ke7 $1 70. Kb5 Rd8 $1 {
the only defence, now it's a draw} 71. Rc4 Rb8+ 72. Ka4 Kd7 $11) 69... Kf5 70.
Re3 Rb8+ 71. Kc5 Ra8 72. Kb5 Rb8+ 73. Kc6 Ra8 74. Ra3 Ke6 75. a5 Rc8+ 76. Kb7
Rc1 77. a6 Rb1+ 78. Kc7 Rc1+ 79. Kb6 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT poule basse"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.05.09"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Karr, Jean Philippe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2376"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.05.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vandoeuvre"]
[BlackTeam "Noyon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 4]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 {White employs an
old continuation, currently out of fashion.Lately,a more popular continuation
is intricately related with the attack on c6.} Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. e5 (7. h3 e5
8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 exd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bg5 Qa5 12. Na3 a6 13. Bc4 Nb6 $2 (13...
Nde7 $142) (13... Nde7 $142) 14. Bb3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bh6 $18 {
Anand-Salov, Paris 1991}) 7... Nd5 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Nc7 11. exd6
Qxd6 12. Bg5 Be6 {12...Ne6 deserves attention as was played by black in
another of I. Gleka's games.} (12... Ne6 $5 13. Ne4 Qd8 14. Bxc6 Nxg5 15. Nexg5
bxc6 16. Rc1 h6 17. Ne4 Bg4 18. Rxc6 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxd4 20. Rc2 $14 {1-0 Glek,
I-Lemmers,O/BEL 1997/EXT 98 (67)}) 13. Bxc6 $5 {White is creating weaknesses
in his opponent's camp.} bxc6 14. Qd2 {Belie gotovjat tupuchniu v etux
pozizijax razmen chernopolnix clonov} Rfe8 15. Bf4 Qd8 16. Be5 Bd5 17. Bxg7
Kxg7 18. Ne5 {Taking the weakness on c6 into account and a possible attack on
black's king, white has better chances.} Ne6 19. Re3 $5 $146 {White brings his
rook to the third horizontal in order to attack the king.} (19. Ng4 h5 20. Qh6+
Kg8 21. Ne5 Ng7 22. Ne2 {0-1 Glek,I-Lanka,Z/Moscow 1991/CBM 26/[Blatny,P] (33)}
) 19... Nf8 20. Rc1 $16 {Black doesen't have active play so white continues to
involve more of his pieces.} Qa5 21. Rh3 {White is trying to reach black's
king.Deserving of attention was a game on both sides of the board by way of 21.
a3 followed by b4, even further enclosing black's pieces.} (21. a3 $5 Ne6 22.
Rh3 h5 23. b4 Qb6 24. Rd3 $36) 21... Rad8 22. Qh6+ (22. Qf4 f6 23. Nxd5 Qxd5
24. Nxc6 Rd6 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Rhc3 Qxa2) 22... Kg8 23. Re1 {White continues
his attack.He rearranges his pieces in order to throw the h-pawn into the
attack.} c5 {Black uses the opportunity to get rid of the weak pawn on c6.} 24.
dxc5 Qxc5 25. Rg3 Ba8 26. h4 {[%mdl 128]} Qb6 {[%cal Rb6f6,Rf6g7,Rb6b2] The
last move is meant to bring black's queen into the defense.} 27. h5 Qf6 28. Qe3
$5 {[%cal Ye3a7] White creates multi-dimentional threats on both sides.} Nd7
29. Ng4 $1 {Forcing black's queen out of its defensive position white reaches
his goal.} Qb6 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Qh6 {Threatening his opponent's king.} Qd4 32.
Rd1 Qg7 33. Qxg7+ Kxg7 34. Rgd3 $18 {Pinning on the d-file is decisive.} Bc6
35. Ne5 Nxe5 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Rxd8 g5 38. b4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Novikov, Maxim"]
[Black "Maletin, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 {In the last few years the
other line - 5.Bc6 has been more popular} Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9.
Nbd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bd7 $146 {[%mdl 8] A new move. Previously black played 10...
Qb6 or 10...Bf5 ans as the tournament practice shows black gets good counter
chances} (10... Qb6 11. Bxc6 Qxc6 12. Nf1 (12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. d5 $5 (13. Ng5 Rd8
14. Bf4 Qd5 $132 {0-1 Polgar,J-Kramnik,V/Monte Carlo 1994/CBM 40 ext (40)})
13... Qc4 14. Ng5 Bxe5 15. Rxe4 Qc7 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Bg5 $14 {1-0 Skripchenko,
A-Anhchimeg,B/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (71)}) (12. Qe2 Bf5 13. Nh4 Be6 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Qxe4 Bd5 16. Qe2 $14 {1-0 Lanin,A-Shariyazdanov,A/Togliatti 2003/CBM 94
ext (55)}) 12... f6 13. exf6 exf6 $132 {0-1 Pierrot,J-Horvath,P/Budapest 2001/
CBM 85 ext (77)}) (10... Bf5 $5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nh4 (12. Nb3 a5 13. Be3 a4
14. Nc1 a3 15. bxa3 Rxa3 $132 {0-1 Akopian,V-Kasparov,G/Internet ICC 1998/EXT
2003 (32)}) 12... Be6 13. Nb3 g5 14. Nf3 f6 $132 {0-1 Gusev,V-Korsunsky,R/
Novosibirsk 1986/EXT 2000 (21)}) (10... Nxd2 11. Bxd2 Qb6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bc3
Bg4 14. h3 {0-1 Montes de Oca,J-Poluljahov,A/Buenos Aires 1998/CBM 67 ext (44)}
) 11. Bd3 {11.Ne4 deserved attention with a further capture of the pawn and
chances of getting an opening advantage} (11. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 12. Rxe4 Rc8) 11...
Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Bg4 {[%cal Yc6d4] Because of the chronical weakness on d4 black
doesn't have any real opening problems} 13. Bc3 Qb6 {[%cal Yc6d4,Yb6d4]} 14. h3
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 e6 {In case of 15...Nd4 white has the pair of bishops and keeps
a minimal advantage} (15... Nxd4 16. Qxd5 Rad8 17. Qe4 $14) 16. Rad1 f6 {
Black breaks white's pawn chain and tries to activize his dark squared bishop
and to open the f-file for the rook. 16...Nd4 was also possible leading to a
counterplay for black} (16... Nxd4 $5 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxg6 Qxb2 19. Re2 Qb4
20. Bd3 Qh4 $132) 17. exf6 (17. Qg4 $5 Rae8 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Re2 $14) 17...
Rxf6 18. Qe3 Raf8 {[%cal Rf6f2] Bringing the rook to action and strengthening
the pressure on the pawn f2} 19. Be2 {Freeing the d-file to allow further
protection of the d4 pawn and trying to bring the bishop to h3-c8 diagonal} Kh8
{A profilactic move. Black moves the king out of the check on e6 in advance} (
19... Rxf2 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Qxd5) 20. Bg4 {Attacking the pawn on e6 and
allowing black to take on f2} (20. Bf3 $5) 20... Rxf2 21. Bf3 $6 {Trying to
catch the black rook. After the simple 21.Be6 white keeps a minimal advantage}
(21. Bxe6 $5 Rxb2 22. Bxb2 (22. Bxd5) 22... Qxb2 23. Qg5) 21... Rc2 $5 {
Black deflects the white queen from attacking the e6 pawn, planning to
sacrifice the exchange in a more profitable situation} (21... Rxb2 22. Bxb2
Qxb2 23. Qxe6 Nxd4 24. Qxd5 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 b5 $132) 22. Qd3 Rxb2 $5 {[%mdl 512]
} 23. Bxb2 (23. Rxe6 Rxa2 24. Bxd5 Ra3) 23... Qxb2 24. Rxe6 Nxd4 {After a
serie of forced moves it became clear that black has the initiative and has
more than enough compensation for the exchange} 25. Ree1 {The immideate 25.
Ree7 seems more active} (25. Re7 $5 Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Qb4) 25... Qxa2 {Taking
another pawn and defending d5 pawn} 26. Rf1 Qc4 {Black consolidates his
position. In case of the exchange of queens he gets a dangerous passed pawn on
the c-file} 27. Qa3 Qc7 {[%cal Rc7g3] The queen maneouvre prevents from
white's pieces become active, for example: 28.Qa7 Nf3+} 28. Bg4 (28. Kh1 Nf5
$17) (28. Qxa7 Nxf3+ $17) 28... Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 h5 $5 {Throwing the white
bishop out of the dangerous diagonal h3-c8. This way black creates an option
of jumping with the knight to f5 and creating dangerous threats to the white
king} 30. Bd1 Nf5 $36 {[%cal Rg7d4,Rf5g3]} 31. Rf3 {[%cal Rf3g3] White defends
against the invasion to g3} Qe5 {[%cal Re5e1] Centralizing the queen and
creating threats on the e-file} (31... h4 $5) 32. Qd3 (32. Qxa7 Qe1+ 33. Rf1
Qe7 34. Rf4 Bh6 $40) 32... Qe1+ 33. Rf1 Qe6 {Making way for the dark squared
bishop} 34. g3 Bd4+ 35. Kh2 Be5 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Re5g3,Yf5g3] Attacking the g3
pawn and creating decisive threats to the opponent's king} 36. Re1 h4 $19 37.
Kg2 hxg3 38. Bg4 Nh4+ 39. Kg1 Qf6 $1 {[%cal Rf6f2,Re5d4] Avoiding the pin and
creating new threats to the white king} 40. Qd2 Bd4+ 41. Kh1 g2+ 42. Kh2 Qd6+
0-1

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Novikov, Maxim"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 e5 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 (9... exd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Qb3 Nb6 13. Nbd2 $5 d5
14. Rac1 Bd7 15. Be7 Rfe8 16. Bd6 Qd8 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Nxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Shaposhnikov,E-Zontakh,A/St Petersburg 1996}) 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 (11. e5 {
doesn't promise much to white} Nd5 12. Bc4 Nb6 {and d7-d6 black is fine}) 11...
d5 $1 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nd2 (13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. a4 Be6 16. Ba3 Rfc8 17.
Bb4 Qd8 18. a5 Bf8 19. Bf1 Rc7 {1/2-1/2 Kobalia,M-Smirnov,P/Dagomys RUS 2004/
The Week in Chess 494 (28) and black didn't have problems to make a draw})
13... Ng5 $1 {A very strong maneouvre, an improvement over the previously
played 13...Bf5, black transfers the knight to e6 and plays f7-f6} (13... Bf5
14. Nf3 Be6 15. Bf4 h6 16. Qe3 g5 17. Bh2 Qb6 18. Nd4 Rfd8 19. f3 Nc5 20. Rad1
{1/2-1/2 Kobalia,M-Yagupov,I/Tomsk RUS 2004/The Week in Chess 499 (73) and
white has a clear advantage}) 14. Nb3 Ne6 {it's not easy to find a suitable
place for the white queen} 15. Qb4 (15. Qd1 f6 16. exf6 Qxf6 {and black seizes
the initiative}) 15... f6 16. exf6 Qxf6 {There was surely a better way to
protect f2, 17.Re2 for example, although black seems a little better already}
17. Be3 $2 (17. Re2 Nc7 18. Be3) 17... Nc7 $2 {I wonder what white had in mind
after 17...d4, it seems that he doesn't have any compensation for the lost pawn
} (17... d4 18. Bd2 Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 (19. Kh2 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 21. Kh1 Bf5)
19... Qg3 {with the idea Be5}) 18. Re2 {Perhaps there was another move order,
17.Re2 Nc7 18.Be3} a5 $6 (18... Bf5 {looks better, with approximately equal
chances}) 19. Qc5 Qd8 {Black prepared a trap which is not very obvious and
white falls into it} 20. Rd1 $2 (20. Rc1 Nxb5 (20... Ne6 21. Qc2 a4 22. Nc5 {
and white seems to be the active side here}) 21. Qxb5 a4 22. Nc5 {with a small
edge for white}) 20... b6 $1 {now white is in trouble} 21. Qc6 {the best chance
} (21. Qxb6 Nxb5 22. Qxb5 Ba6 {and black is winning}) 21... Rf6 22. Bxb6 Rxc6
23. Bxc6 Ra6 24. Bxd5+ {Black has to give the queen back and in spite the
equal material (3 pawns for a minor piece) black's pair of bishops decides the
game in his favour} Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Nxd5 26. Bxa5 Kf7 {Black's advantage is
decisive since white's pieces are miscoordinated and he can't put any
resistance. The rest is easy} 27. Rc2 Be6 28. Kf1 Nf4 29. Rc7+ Kg8 30. Bd2 Be5
31. Rc5 Nd3 32. Ra5 Rxa5 33. Bxa5 Bxb2 34. Bd2 Bc4 35. Kg1 Ba3 {the position
is hopeless for white and he resigned} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 {Black's another main move in this position is 9...Re8} (9...
Re8 {The idea of this move is to meet 10.Bh6 with 10...Bh8, the rook also
frees the f8 square for the knight, on his route to d4} 10. a3 (10. Bh6 Bh8 11.
h4 e5 12. Nh2 Be6 $11 {0-1 Maljutin,E-Bojczuk,Z/Moscow5-B/1991 (43)}) (10.
O-O-O e5 11. Bh6 Bh8 12. g4 a5 13. Qe3 a4 {1/2-1/2 Shabanov,Y-Yakkimainen,V/
RUS-sf Yaroslavl (04)/1995 (14) is unclear}) (10. e5 Nd5 11. Bh6 Nxc3 12. Bxg7
Kxg7 13. bxc3 c4 14. d4 Qd5 15. Qe3 Bf5 {Mohr,G-Skomorokhin,R/Velden op (05)/
1994/0-1 (45) and black is fine}) 10... a5 (10... e5 11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4 Bb7
13. O-O {1-0 Rechlis,G-Tiemer,K/Berliner Sommer (01)/1995 (33) and white is a
little better}) 11. O-O Nd7 12. Nh2 $1 Nf8 13. f4 f5 14. Rae1 Ne6 15. exf5 gxf5
16. Nf3 Nd4 17. Ne5 {and white is better}) (9... Ne8 {seems to give white some
initiative after} 10. Bh6) 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O a5 12. Nh2 ({One of the key
games in this variation is Shiriov-Leko which continued} 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. g4 (
13. Nh2 a4 14. Ng4 Ng8 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Leko,P/Moscow 2002/CBM 91 (55) and
black is fine}) 13... a4 14. Ne2 b5 15. Ng3 b4 16. Qg5 Re8 {0-1 Shirov,A-Leko,
P/Dortmund GER 2002/The Week in Chess 401 (31) where black is totally fine and
won the game in a nice fashion}) 12... Re8 (12... a4 13. Ng4 Nh5 (13... a3 14.
b3 Bxg4 {looks tempting for black, but was proved to be wrong after} 15. hxg4
Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qd4 17. Qh4 $1 {1-0 Oratovsky,M-Alvarez Ibarra,R/Albacete 2002/
EXT 2003 (24) and white got a very strong intiative}) 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. f4 {
1-0 Oratovsky,M-Fernandes,A/Maia 2003/EXT 2004 (67) with a small edge for white
}) 13. Bxg7 (13. Ng4 Nh5 $1 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne2 (15. g3 $5) 15... f6 16. Rhf1
Nf4 17. g3 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 a4 {with an equal game 1/2-1/2
Oratovsky,M-Ivanov,J/Mondariz Balneario 2003/EXT 2004 (50)}) 13... Kxg7 14.
Rdf1 {white wants to play f2-f4 and create an attack on the kingside} (14. Ng4
Nh5 {leads to the previous note}) 14... Be6 15. f4 exf4 16. Rxf4 Nd7 {Black
wishes to stabilize the situation in the centre and then start an offense on
the queenside} 17. Rh4 h5 {forced, other lines give white the advantage} (17...
Kg8 $2 18. Qh6 Nf8 19. Nf3 Qg3 (19... f6 20. e5 $1 fxe5 21. Ne4 {with a very
strong initiative}) 20. Qd2 $1 {with the idea to play e5 and Ne4 ot to close
the black queen with Rf4} (20. Ng5 $2 {is not good in view of} Qe3+ 21. Kb1 f6)
20... Qc7 21. e5 {with big advantage for white}) 18. Nf3 Ne5 19. Rf1 {White's
idea now is to exchange the knights and play g2-g4} ({The immideate} 19. Nxe5
Qxe5 20. g4 $2 {is bad due to} Qg3 $1 {and the funny position of the white
rook allows black to win it} 21. Qe1 (21. Qg5 f6) 21... Qxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Kh6 $1 {
winning for black}) 19... Nxf3 {Black could have played an immideate 19...a4
with a further b5 or a3 since white's attack on the kingside is not dangerous}
(19... a4 20. Nxe5 (20. g4 {is also not dangerous} Nxf3 21. Rxf3 Qe7 22. Qf2
hxg4 23. hxg4 Rh8 {with equality}) 20... Qxe5 21. g4 a3 (21... Qg3 $2 22. Qg5
$1 {with a strong attack since black doesn't have f7-f6 now}) (21... Rh8 {
is also possible and there's nothing special for white}) 22. b3 Rh8 {and black
is fine}) 20. Rxf3 Qe5 21. Ne2 (21. g4 {is answered by} Rh8) 21... a4 22. a3 {
forced, allowing a4-a3 is unpleasent for white} b5 23. Rg3 {White targets the
h5 pawn and also has in mind the opportunity to play Rg5} b4 {Black's attack
is also quite dangerous} 24. d4 {Very interesting lines could arise after 24.
Rg5} (24. Rg5 Qf6 $1 (24... bxa3 {a temporary sacrifice of the queen looks
tempting but in fact gives white the advantage} 25. Rxe5 a2 26. Qc3 $1 a1=Q+
27. Kd2 f6 28. Rxc5 $16) 25. Nf4 (25. Ng3 Qd4 26. Ne2 (26. Nxh5+ $2 Kf8) 26...
Qf6 {leads to a draw}) 25... Kh7 26. Nxh5 $1 (26. Nxe6 Rxe6 27. Rf4 Qe7 {
and black is not worse}) 26... Qf1+ 27. Qd1 Qxd1+ 28. Kxd1 Kh6 29. Rxc5 g5 $1
30. Rg4 bxa3 31. bxa3 Kxh5 (31... Bxg4+ 32. hxg4 Re6 33. Ng3 {and white is
better}) 32. Rgxg5+ Kh6 {and white has enough compensation for the piece})
24... cxd4 25. Nf4 $6 {white goes for the complications, the endgame after 25.
Qxd4 was a more rational decision} (25. Qxd4 Qxd4 26. Nxd4 Kh6 {leads to an
equal endgame}) 25... bxa3 26. Rxh5 $2 {this move should have lost} (26. bxa3
Rh8 27. Rg5 $1 Qd6 28. Qd3 {and white has some initiative that should
compensate him for the lost pawn} Bb3 {is met by} 29. Kd2 $1 (29. cxb3 $2 Qxa3+
30. Kd2 Qa2+ 31. Ke1 Qa1+ 32. Kf2 axb3 33. Qxb3 Ra2+ 34. Ne2 d3 35. Qxd3 Qf6+ {
and black wins})) 26... a2 $1 27. Nxe6+ Qxe6 $2 {Black misses a beautiful way
to win the game} (27... Rxe6 $1 28. Qh6+ Kf6 $1 (28... Kg8 $2 {Both sides
probably saw this move only when white is better after} 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Rxe5
a1=Q+ 31. Kd2 {with advantage to white}) 29. Rf3+ {the next line looks forced
for both sides} Ke7 30. Rxe5 a1=Q+ 31. Kd2 Rxe5 32. Qg7 Rxe4 33. Qxf7+ {
the black king escapes the checks} Kd6 34. Rf6+ Kc5 35. Rxc6+ Kxc6 36. Qxg6+
Kd5 37. Qf5+ Re5 38. Qd7+ Kc4 39. Qc6+ Rc5 40. Qxa8 Qxb2 {and black wins}) 28.
Qh6+ {now it's a perpetual check} Kf6 29. Qg5+ Kg7 30. Qh6+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dov Porath Memorial"]
[Site "Givataim"]
[Date "1998.06.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Krayz, Alexander"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "1998.05.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 (5. Re1 $5 e5 6. c3 Nge7 7. d4
cxd4 8. cxd4 Nxd4 $1 (8... exd4 $143) 9. Nxd4 exd4 $13) 5... Nf6 (5... e5 $5)
6. e5 Nd5 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3 (9... Nc7 $5 {/\d6}) 10. bxc3 d6
11. exd6 exd6 $5 (11... Qxd6 $5 12. a4 Bf5 $5 (12... Rd8 $6 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Re1
e6 15. Ng5 b6 $2 (15... a6 $5) 16. Nxf7 $1 Rd5 (16... Kxf7 $2 17. Qf3+ {
[%csl Rc6,Rf7]}) 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Qf3 Bd7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 $16 {1-0
Fedorowicz,J-Dlugy,M/USA-ch 1988 (42)}) (12... Bg4 $5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Rfc8
15. Ba3 Qc7 16. Rfe1 e6 $14 17. Rab1 Nd8 18. Rb3 a6 19. Be2 Qa5 20. Reb1 Qxa4
21. Be7 b5 22. Ra3 Qc2 23. Bd3 Qd2 24. Rd1 Qb2 25. Rb1 Qd2 26. Rd1 Qb2 (26...
Qh6 $2 27. Bxb5 $16) 27. Rb1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kovalevskaya,E-Vokarev,S/Komercni
Banka op 1997}) 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qh6 Rfe8
18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Be6 20. Bc5 Rd5 21. Qh4 Rh5 22. Qg3 Qd7 23. Rab1 $14 {
Bronstein,D-Boleslavsky,I/URS-ch24 1957/1/2-1/2 (88)}) 12. Re1 $5 $146 (12. Bf4
$5 Ne7 13. Bc4 Bg4 14. h3 Rc8 15. Bb3 Be6 16. Rc1 Nd5 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bh6 Re8
$13 {Matanovic,A-Bouaziz,S/Sousse izt 1967/1/2-1/2 (48)}) (12. a4 $6 Bf5 13.
Re1 a6 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Rc8 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Nd2 h6 18. Bf4 Na5 19. Ne4 d5
20. Nc5 Qc6 21. Rab1 Rfe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. h3 Re7 $15 {Schoeneberg,
M-Pfretzschner,R/BL2-O9697 1997/0-1 (60)}) 12... Qa5 $1 {[%csl Rb5,Rc3]} (12...
Qc7 $143 13. Bf4 $14 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Yf4c7]}) 13. Qa4 $5 (13. Qb3 $6 Bg4 $1 (
13... Bxd4 $2 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxe1+ 16. Bf1 {+/=/+/-}) 14. Be3 Rac8 $15)
13... Bg4 $1 $13 (13... Qxa4 $143 14. Bxa4 Bf5 15. Bf4 $14) (13... Qxc3 $4 14.
Bd2 {[%csl Rc3]} Qb2 15. Rab1 $18) 14. Ba3 $5 (14. Bxc6 $6 Qxc3 {[%csl Ra1,Rc6,
Re1,Yf3][%cal Rf3e1]} 15. Bxb7 (15. Bf4 $2 Qxc6 16. Qxc6 bxc6 17. Bxd6 Rfd8 $15
) 15... Bxf3 16. Bd2 $1 (16. Bb2 $2 Qxb2 17. Bxf3 Bxd4 $17) 16... Qxd2 17. Bxf3
Bxd4 18. Rad1 $8 Bxf2+ (18... Qxf2+ $143 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Re2 Qb6 21. Bxa8 Rxa8
$11) 19. Kf1 $8 (19. Kh1 $2 Qh6 $1 $19 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gf2g3]}) 19... Bxe1 20.
Rxd2 Bxd2 21. Qd4 Bh6 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Qxd6 $11) (14. Qxa5 $6 Nxa5 {/\Rac8;
><c3}) 14... Qc7 (14... Qxc3 $4 15. Rac1 Qa5 16. Bxc6 $18) (14... Qxa4 $6 15.
Bxa4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rfd8 17. Rab1 $14) 15. Nd2 $5 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gd2e4]} (15.
Ne5 $6 dxe5 (15... Nxe5 $2 16. dxe5 $16) 16. Bxf8 Rxf8 17. d5 {[%csl Rc6,Rg4]}
e4 $1 {[%csl Ya1,Rc3,Ye1][%cal Gg7c3]} 18. dxc6 Bxc3 19. Qxe4 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Bf5
21. Qa4 a6 22. Bf1 $11) 15... Rfd8 $1 (15... a6 $143 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nc4 Rfd8
18. Bb4 $1 $14) 16. Ne4 (16. d5 $2 Ne5 17. Rxe5 dxe5 $1 (17... Bxe5 $2 18. Qxg4
Qxc3 19. Nb3 $14) 18. Qxg4 Rxd5 {[%csl Rb5,Rd2]} 19. Qe2 $8 (19. Qc4 $2 Qxc4
$19) 19... Qa5 $1 {[%csl Ra3,Rb5]} (19... a6 $2 20. Bc4 $8 (20. Bd3 $4 Rad8 $19
) (20. Ba4 $4 Qxc3 21. Nb3 b5 22. Rc1 Qd3 23. Qxd3 Rxd3 $19) 20... Rxd2 21.
Bxf7+ Qxf7 22. Qxd2 $11) 20. Bc4 $8 Rxd2 21. Qxd2 Qxa3 $15) 16... Be6 $5 (16...
a6 $5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rab1 Bf5 $11) 17. Bc1 $1 {[%csl Gc1,Rd6,Gf4,Rf6,Gg5]
[%cal Gg5f6,Gf4d6,Yc1g5]} (17. Ng5 $6 Bd5 $1 18. c4 $2 a6 $1 $36) 17... h6 $2 (
17... a6 $1 18. Bxc6 (18. Bd3 $6 b5 $15) 18... Qxc6 (18... bxc6 $143 19. Bg5
$14) 19. Qxc6 bxc6 20. Bg5 (20. Bf4 $5 Bf8 $1 21. Bg5 Rdb8 22. Bf4 $11) 20...
Rd7 21. a4 $5 $11 (21. Nf6+ $6 Bxf6 22. Bxf6 Rb7 $15)) 18. Bf4 $5 (18. Bxh6 $1
Bxh6 19. d5 Ne5 (19... a6 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. dxe6 fxe6 $14) 20. dxe6 fxe6 $14)
18... Ne7 $5 {[%csl Yd6][%cal Ge7f5,Gf5d6]} (18... Bd5 $2 19. Bxh6 $1 Bxe4 $8 (
19... Bxh6 $2 20. Nf6+ Kf8 21. Nxd5 $18) 20. Bxg7 $16) 19. Qa3 Nf5 20. h3 (20.
g4 $2 Nh4 21. Bxd6 Nf3+ 22. Kh1 Qc8 $36) (20. Rab1 $5) 20... Bc4 $4 (20... Bd5
$5 $11) 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Nxd6 Nxd6 23. Bxd6 $16 Rac8 24. Re3 {/\Rae1} Rd7 (
24... b6 $5) 25. Rae1 Kh7 (25... Rc6 $2 26. Be5 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rg8]}) 26. Be5 $1
Bxe5 $5 (26... f6 $143 $2 27. Bg3) 27. dxe5 Qc5 $5 (27... Rc6 28. Qxa7 Ra6 29.
Qb8 Rxa2 30. e6 $1 $16) 28. Qa4 $1 {[%csl Rd7,Rh7][%cal Ge5e6]} (28. Qxc5 $2
Rxc5 29. e6 Re7 30. exf7 Rxf7 $14) 28... Rc6 29. e6 fxe6 30. Rxe6 Rf7 (30...
Qxc3 $2 31. Re7+ Kg8 (31... Rxe7 32. Rxe7+ Kg8 33. Qe4 $1 (33. Qxa7 $5 $18)
33... Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qc5 35. Rxb7 $18) 32. Re8+ Kh7 (32... Kf7 33. Qf4+ Qf6 34.
Qxh6 $18) 33. R1e7+ Rxe7 34. Rxe7+ Kg8 35. Qe4 $18) 31. Qc2 $1 {[%csl Rg6]} (
31. R6e3 $6 Rcf6 32. f3 {+/=/+/-} (32. Qc2 $2 Rxf2 33. Qxf2 Rxf2 34. Kxf2 h5
$14)) 31... Rxe6 32. Rxe6 Qf5 $2 $138 (32... Qg5 $142 $16) 33. Qxf5 gxf5 34. a4
$6 $138 (34. Kf1 $5 Rc7 (34... Kg7 $143 35. Ke2 Rc7 36. Kd3 Rd7+ 37. Kc2 $16)
35. Rf6 Rxc3 36. Rxf5 $16) (34. f4 $5) 34... Kg7 35. Kf1 Rc7 36. Ke2 Rc4 $5 (
36... Rxc3 $2 37. Re7+ Kf6 38. Rxb7 a5 39. Rb5 $18) 37. a5 Ra4 38. Re5 $1 (38.
Re7+ $2 Kf6 39. Rxb7 Rxa5 $14) 38... Kf6 39. Rb5 h5 $1 {/\h4(><g2)} 40. Ke3 $2
$138 (40. h4 $1 $16) 40... Kg5 $2 $138 (40... h4 $14) 41. h4+ $1 $16 {><h5} Kf6
(41... Rxh4 $2 42. Rxb7 Re4+ 43. Kd2 $18 {[%csl Ra7]}) (41... Kg4 $5 42. f3+ (
42. g3 $5) 42... Kxh4 43. Rxf5 Ra2 44. g3+ Kxg3 45. Rxh5 $16) 42. g3 Re4+ {
[%csl Yb7][%cal Ge4e7,Ge7b7]} 43. Kd3 Re7 44. Rd5 (44. c4 $5) 44... Re6 45. c4
Re1 $5 (45... b6 $6 46. axb6 Rxb6 (46... axb6 $143 47. Rd8 $18 {[%csl Rb6,Rh5]}
) 47. Ra5 Rd6+ 48. Kc3 Rd7 49. c5 $18) 46. Rd6+ $1 {[%csl Rb7,Rh5]} Ke5 $8 47.
Rh6 Rd1+ $8 (47... Ra1 $2 48. Rxh5 Ra3+ 49. Kd2 Rxa5 50. g4 Ra2+ (50... Kf4 $2
51. Rxf5+ Rxf5 52. gxf5 Kxf5 53. f3 $1 $18) 51. Ke3 Ra3+ 52. Ke2 Ra2+ 53. Kf3
Ra3+ 54. Kg2 Kf4 55. g5 $1 $18) 48. Ke3 Re1+ (48... Ra1 $4 49. f4#) 49. Kf3 Rc1
$8 {[%csl Rc4,Yg4][%cal Gc1c4,Gc4g4]} (49... Ra1 $2 50. Rxh5 Rxa5 51. g4 Ra3+ (
51... Kf6 $143 52. Kf4 $18) 52. Kg2 Kf4 53. g5 $1 $18) 50. Rxh5 $16 Rxc4 51.
Rh7 Ra4 (51... Rb4 $142 52. a6 $1 bxa6 53. Rxa7) 52. Rxb7 Rxa5 53. Rc7 Ra6 (
53... Ra3+ $142 54. Kg2 Ra6 {[%cal Ga6h6]}) 54. Rc5+ Kf6 55. Kg2 Kg6 (55... Rd6
$143 56. Ra5 a6 57. Ra2 $1 $18 {/\Kh3,Ra3,f3,g4}) 56. Rc4 Kf6 57. Rc3 $5 {/\f3}
Ra2 $8 58. Rc6+ Kg7 59. Kf3 Ra4 (59... a5 $143 60. h5 $1 a4 61. h6+ Kh7 62. Rf6
Rb2 63. Rxf5 Kxh6 64. Ra5 Rb4 65. Kg2 $1 $18 {[%csl Gf2,Gg3][%cal Yg2h3,Yh3g4,
Yf2f4]}) 60. Ke3 Re4+ 61. Kd3 Ra4 62. Rd6 a5 $2 $138 {[%csl Ra6,Rb6,Rc6,Rd6,
Re6,Rf6,Rg6,Rh6][%cal Gd6a6,Gd6h6]} (62... Ra3+ $142 63. Ke2 Ra4 64. f3 $16)
63. Rd4 Ra3+ 64. Ke2 Kg6 65. Rd6+ Kg7 66. Ra6 $18 Ra2+ 67. Kf3 Ra4 $2 (67... a4
$142 68. Ke3 a3 69. f3 $18) 68. h5 $1 {[%csl Rf5,Gh5]} Kf7 $2 (68... Ra2 $142
69. h6+ Kh7 70. Rf6 a4 71. Rxf5 Kxh6 72. Ra5 $18) 69. h6 Kg8 $2 $138 (69... Ra2
$142 70. Ke3 {/\f3,Kf4}) 70. Ra7 Ra1 71. Kf4 $1 Ra2 72. Kg5 Rd2 (72... Rxf2 73.
Kg6 $143) 73. Rxa5 f4 74. g4 $1 f3 75. Rf5 Rxf2 76. Kg6 Rh2 77. Rxf3 Rh1 78.
h7+ (78. Ra3) 78... Kh8 (78... Rxh7 79. Rf8+ Kxf8 80. Kxh7) 79. Rf8# 1-0

[Event "Olympic team-Beersheva"]
[Site "Vingeit"]
[Date "1998.09.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kosashvili, Yona"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1998.09.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This is a first game which was played in the training match
Beer-Sheva-Olympic team a week before The Olympiad in Elista.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 ({Other line are:} 5. c3 $5) ({and} 5. Bxc6 $5)
5... e5 6. Bxc6 $6 {In my opinion after 5.Re1,this move is not actual.Better
is:6.c3!?/\d4.} dxc6 7. h3 $5 (7. d3 $5) (7. a3 $5) (7. b3) (7. c3 {were
checked in the preceding games.}) 7... Qe7 $5 {Besides,black has few options:}
(7... Ne7 $143 8. a4 g5 $5 9. Nxg5 Ng6 10. Nf3 Bh6 11. Ra3 $6 Rg8 $44 {1-0
Ehlvest,J-Kozul,Z/Belgrade 1989/CBM 16 (43)}) (7... f6 $143 {[%csl Yg8][%cal
Gg8h6,Gh6f7]} 8. c3 Nh6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nf7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Nc3
Be6 14. d5 $14 {1-0 Nikolenko,O-Beckhuis,G/Cappelle 1995/EXT 95op2 (29)}) (7...
Nh6 $5 8. d3 f6 9. Nc3 (9. Be3 b6 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ne2 Nf7 12. Nh2 O-O 13. f4 f5
$15 {0-1 Nadezhdin,D-Nenashev,A/St.Petersburg 1996/EXP 56 (31)}) 9... Nf7 10.
Be3 b6 11. a3 a5 12. Na4 Rb8 13. Qd2 O-O 14. b4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dmitriev,I-Zambor,
N/Litomysl 1995/EXT 97 (52)}) 8. a4 $2 $146 ({Better is:} 8. d3 $5 Nf6 9. Be3 (
9. a4 O-O 10. a5 Rd8 11. b3 Ne8 12. Nbd2 Nc7 13. Nc4 Nb5 14. Bg5 f6 15. Be3 Be6
$11 {1-0 Vujovic,M-Sonnhalter,W/St. Ingbert 1991/EXT 91op2 (39)}) 9... O-O 10.
Nbd2 Nd7 11. a4 Rd8 12. Nb3 b6 13. a5 Ba6 14. Ra3 c4 15. axb6 axb6 16. Qa1 cxb3
17. Rxa6 Rxa6 18. Qxa6 bxc2 19. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Markovic,M-Zontakh,A/Sabac 1998/
CBM 65_03 (43)}) ({and:} 8. b4 $5 cxb4 9. a3 b3 10. cxb3 Nf6 11. a4 O-O 12. Ba3
c5 13. Nc3 Rd8 $11 {1-0 Dmitriev,I-Frindt,K/Litomysl 1995/EXT 97 (55)}) (8. c3
$6 Nf6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 exd4 $5 (10... Nd7 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nbd2
Rd8 14. Qc2 exd4 15. Bxd4 Ne5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nikolenko,O-Kozlov,V/Moscow 1995/
EXT 95ch (32)}) 11. Bg5 Qb4 $1 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nbd2 O-O $15 {0-1 Tseshkovsky,
V-Krasenkow,M/Moscow 1992/EXT 97 (53)}) 8... g5 $1 {[%cal Gg5g4][%mdl 128]} 9.
d4 $1 {-is the best move.} (9. d3 $6 g4 10. hxg4 Bxg4 {/\0-0-0|^}) 9... g4 $5 (
{Another direction of a play game recieves after} 9... cxd4 10. Bxg5 f6 11. Bh4
Nh6 $5 $13 {/\Nf7,Be6(h6,Ng5)} (11... Be6 $2 12. Nxe5 $16) (11... c5 $5 $13))
10. Nxe5 (10. hxg4 $2 cxd4 $17) 10... gxh3 (10... cxd4 $2 11. Nxg4 h5 12. Nh2
$16) 11. Bf4 $5 {[%cal Gf4h2,Gf4b8]} hxg2 12. Na3 $6 ({Loses:} 12. Nc4 $2 {
because of:} Qh4 13. Bh2 Bxd4 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. Qf3 Nh6 $19) ({Can be
recommended:} 12. Qf3 $5) 12... Qh4 $6 {[%csl Rf4,Rg1][%cal Gh4h1]} ({After:} 
12... cxd4 $1 13. Qxd4 (13. Nec4 Nf6 14. Nd6+ Kf8 $17) 13... Nf6 {I have a big
advantage.}) 13. Bh2 $8 Bxe5 (13... cxd4 $5 $13) 14. dxe5 Be6 15. Qf3 $1 {
[%cal Gf3g3]} O-O-O 16. Qg3 Qh5 (16... Qxg3 17. Bxg3 h5 18. Bh4 {(/\f4)} Rd4
$14) 17. Nc4 $3 $14 {[%csl Rc8]} Ne7 (17... Bxc4 $4 18. e6 $18 {[%csl Yb8,Yc7,
Rc8][%cal Gg3b8]}) (17... Nh6 $2 18. Nd6+ Kb8 19. f3 Rhg8 20. Qf4 $16) 18. Nd6+
Kb8 19. f4 $1 $16 {[%csl Ye4,Ye5,Re6,Yf4][%cal Gf4f5] After this move,
Kosashvili has a strong pawn chain in the centre.} Rhg8 20. Qf2 Rg4 {[%mdl 64]}
({Badly:} 20... Ng6 $2 {because of:} 21. Ra3 $5 $16 (21. f5 $2 Nxe5 {[%cal
Gh5h2]} 22. Nxf7 Bxf7 23. Qxc5 Rd2 24. Qxe5+ Ka8 $13)) ({Also badly:} 20... Rg6
$2 21. f5 Rh6 22. Qf4 (22. Qxg2 $5 Rg8 23. Bg3 $16 {[%csl Ya1][%cal Ga1a3,
Ga3g3]}) 22... Rg8 23. fxe6 Rg4 24. exf7 Rxf4 25. Bxf4 Ng6 26. e6 Qh1+ 27. Kf2
g1=Q+ 28. Rxg1 Rh2+ 29. Bxh2 $1 (29. Ke3 Rh3+ 30. Kd2 Rh2+ 31. Ke3 Rh3+ $11)
29... Qxh2+ 30. Rg2 Qxd6 31. Rxg6 $1 hxg6 32. Rf1 $18) 21. Qf3 $1 {[%csl Gf3,
Rh5][%cal Gf3h5]} (21. f5 $4 Rh4 22. Qxg2 (22. Qg3 Rg8 $19) 22... Rg8 23. Bg3
Rxg3 $1 24. Qxg3 Rg4 $17) 21... Ng6 ({Dubious:} 21... Rdg8 $6 {in view of:} 22.
f5 (22. Rad1 $4 Qxh2+ $3 23. Kxh2 g1=Q+ 24. Rxg1 Rh4+ 25. Qh3 Rxh3#) 22... Bc8
23. Nxf7 $16) 22. f5 Nh4 (22... Nxe5 $2 23. Bxe5 Qh1+ 24. Kf2 $18) 23. Qe2 Rdg8
24. Ra3 $5 ({Good enough:} 24. fxe6 $5 fxe6 25. Ra3 $16) 24... Ng6 $1 25. fxg6
$2 (25. fxe6 $5 fxe6 $16 (25... Nf4 $143 26. Qf3 Qxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Rh4+ 28. Qh3
Rxh3+ 29. Rxh3 Nxh3 30. Kxh3 $18)) 25... hxg6 26. Rg3 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Badly:
} 26. Nxf7 $6 {because of:} Ka8 {with the initiative.}) ({Can be recommended:} 
26. Bg3 $1 $14) 26... Rh8 27. Qxg2 $8 Rh4 28. Re2 $8 Qxe5 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (
28... Rxh2 $3 {Psakhis,L} 29. Qxh2 Qxe5 {[%cal Ye5h8,Ge5d6]} 30. Nxf7 (30. Qf2
Qxd6 $17) 30... Rxh2 31. Nxe5 Rxe2 32. Rxg6 Bc8 $17 {and black has a big
advantage in the endgame.}) 29. Nxf7 $1 Qd4+ $8 30. Rge3+ $1 Rxh2 $140 31. Qg3+
$1 {[%csl Rh2]} Kc8 ({Worse is:} 31... Ka8 32. Rxh2 Rxh2 (32... Qd1+ $2 33. Re1
Qd4+ 34. Qe3 Qxe3+ 35. Rxe3 Rxh2 36. Kxh2 Bxf7 37. Rf3 $18) 33. Kxh2 Bxf7 34.
Rd3 {+/-/+-}) 32. Nd6+ Kd7 33. Rxh2 Qd1+ 34. Qe1 $18 (34. Re1 $143 Qd4+ 35. Kh1
Rxh2+ 36. Qxh2 Qxd6 $16) 34... Qxe1+ 35. Rxe1 Rxh2 36. Kxh2 Kxd6 {[%mdl 4096]}
37. Kg3 Ke5 (37... g5 38. Kf3 Ke5 39. Rh1 $18) 38. Kf3 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Ge1g1]}
g5 39. Rh1 a5 40. Rh5 Kf6 41. Rh6+ $5 Ke5 42. Rg6 $5 g4+ 43. Ke3 b5 44. Rg5+
Kd6 45. Rg7 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gg7a7]} bxa4 46. Ra7 (46. Kf4 $5) 46... Bc4 47.
Rxa5 Bf1 48. Kf4 Be2 49. Rxa4 Bd1 50. Rc4 {Despite the mistakes the game was
very interesting.} 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 51st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2018.08.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Georgiadis, Nico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2842"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Golubev,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2018.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Na3 $5 {This move remained virtually unknown until Zvjaginsev used
it three times in the Russian Superfinal 2005. Still, there were almost no
followers among the strong GMs afterwards. By using such an offbeat move, the
world champion probably expressed his disappointment with the loss in the
previous round - and also avoided the main theory, indeed.} g6 ({Quite a
decent recipe is} 2... d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 e5 $1 $11 {
Welling-Swinkels, Hilversum 2008.}) 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 $1 d5 ({An alternative is
} 4... Nc6 $5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nf6 $1 7. d5 Nb4 8. Bd3 ({or} 8. Qa4 a5) 8...
O-O {Zvjaginsev-Bocharov, Tomsk 2006.}) 5. exd5 Qxd5 {Now it has transposed to
a sideline of the Alapin System, where Na3 is a useful/typical move.} 6. Bc4 ({
After the rare} 6. Qb3 {Black can play} Nf6 $5 ({but not} 6... Be6 $2 7. Bc4 $1
Qe4+ 8. Kd1 $1 {and if} Bxc4 9. Nxc4 Qd5 10. Nb6 $3 $18 {Smyslov-Zhu Chen,
Amsterdam 2001})) ({A sensible alternative is} 6. d4 cxd4 7. Bc4 ({or} 7. Nb5
Na6 8. Nbxd4 Nf6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 {where GM Karpatchev advocated} 10. Bxa6 $5 bxa6
11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 {and if} Rfe8 13. Ne5) 7... Qe4+ 8. Be3 {and now} Nh6 $1 ({
avoiding the trap} 8... dxe3 $4 9. Bxf7+)) 6... Qe4+ 7. Kf1 $5 ({In a number
of games the "Alapin" expert GM Sveshnikov preferred} 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O {
, which is a more common choice generally. Now it makes sense to play} Nc6 $1 {
first} ({avoiding the line} 8... O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 $1 {Sveshnikov-Miezis,
ch-LAT Riga 2005})) 7... Be6 $1 {Clearly the best way to parry the Bxf7+
threat.} ({Instead} 7... e6 $4 8. d3 Qf5 9. Nb5 $18 {Cherniaev-Vasquez
Schroder, Wch blitz Khanty-Mansiysk 2013, was already lost for Black.}) 8. Qa4+
$6 $146 ({After} 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. d3 (9. Bc4 Be6 $11 {repeats}) 9... Bxb5 10.
Nxb5 Qc6 $8 11. Qa4 {(Peptan-Uta, ROM-ch wom Amara 2007)} Nd7 12. Bf4 Kf8 $1 {
Black is fine.}) (8. Qe2 $5 $11 {can not be overly attractive.}) ({But White
can also try} 8. Be2 $5 {where Black, likely, has to allow Ng5 by} Nf6 ({or} 
8... Nc6)) 8... Nd7 ({There was nothing wrong with} 8... Nc6 $5 {as well.}) 9.
d4 $6 {Another overly optimistic move.} Ngf6 10. Bg5 Bxc4+ 11. Qxc4 Qd5 $6 ({
A more promising move was} 11... Qf5 $1 {and Black is somewhat better.}) 12.
Re1 e6 13. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 $1 14. Qb5+ $6 ({After} 14. Qxc5 Qxc5 15. dxc5 {
Black is fine, but at least White can hope to be no worse.}) 14... Nd7 $1 15.
Ne5 $6 a6 $2 ({A sharp, principled continuation was} 15... Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxa2
$1 {which looks very risky, but Black is doing well here.} 17. Rd1 ({or} 17.
Nc4 O-O $1 $17 {and then, for example,} 18. b3 Rfd8 19. h4 Rab8 {with the idea
of 20...a6}) 17... O-O-O $1 ({rather than} 17... O-O 18. Qxd7 Rad8 19. Qxd8
Rxd8 20. Rxd8+ Kg7 21. Nc2 $1 {etc. where White probably holds}) 18. Nc4 {
(otherwise 18...a6)} Nxe5 $1 19. Qxc5+ Nc6 $17) 16. Qc4 $6 ({Normally, White
had to play} 16. Qxd7+ Qxd7 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Nc4 $11 {. While after Carlsen's
move Black is better.}) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Rd8 18. Qxd5 Rxd5 19. f4 g5 $6 ({
Two stronger moves were} 19... Bh6 $5 20. g3 g5) ({and} 19... O-O $5 {
preparing ...f6}) 20. fxg5 $8 Ke7 21. h4 $1 Rxe5 ({If} 21... Rhd8 $5 22. Rh3 $1
({rather than} 22. Nc4 b5 23. Na5 Rc8 $1)) 22. Rxe5 Bxe5 {The ending is equal,
more or less.} 23. Ke2 b5 24. Nc2 Rd8 25. Ne1 c4 26. Nf3 Bg7 27. Nd2 $6 h6 28.
Ne4 hxg5 29. hxg5 Rd5 30. a3 a5 31. Re1 Be5 32. g3 $6 Kf8 $1 33. Kf3 $6 Kg7 {
After several inaccurate moves, the world champion's position has become
unpleasant.} 34. Kg4 Kg6 35. Rf1 Rd3 ({The Swiss grandmaster could have tried} 
35... Bg7 $5 {. The following illustrative lines show some ideas:} 36. Rf2 Re5
37. Kf4 Rf5+ 38. Kg4 Rxf2 39. Nxf2 a4 (39... Bf8 $5 40. Nh3 Bd6 41. Nf4+ Bxf4
42. gxf4 a4 43. Kg3 Kf5 44. Kf3 e5 45. fxe5 Kxe5 46. Kg4 Ke4 47. Kh5 Kd3 48.
Kh6 Kc2 49. Kg7 Kxb2 50. Kxf7 b4) 40. Ne4 (40. Nh3 b4 $1) 40... Bf8 $1 41. Kf4
Be7 42. Kg4 $2 (42. Ke5 $1) 42... e5 $1 {(Zugzwang)} 43. Kf3 Bxg5 44. Nd6 Bc1
45. Ke4 Bxb2 46. Nxb5 f6 $1 47. Kd5 Kg5 48. Kxc4 Kg4 49. Kd3 Kxg3 50. Kc2 Ba1
$1 51. Kb1 f5 $1 52. Kxa1 f4 53. c4 f3 54. Nc3 Kf4 $1 55. Nd1 e4 {and wins.})
36. Rf3 Rd1 37. Rf2 Rd5 $2 {Georgiadis allows White to regroup.} 38. Nd2 $5 (
38. Nf6 $1 Bxf6 {(otherwise White can play 39.Nh5)} 39. Rxf6+ Kg7 40. Rf2 {
is drawish.}) 38... Bc7 39. Nf3 Bd8 40. Nh4+ Kg7 41. Nf3 Bb6 ({Avoiding the
repetition,} 41... Kg6 {. But White is already OK.}) 42. Re2 Bc7 43. Re4 $1 Bd6
44. Rd4 $1 Rxd4+ 45. Nxd4 b4 46. a4 {The position is a draw, after many of
Black's moves. But he blunders terribly.} b3 $4 ({Quite normal would have been,
for example,} 46... Be5 47. Nc2 $1 (47. Nb5 $2 Kg6 $1 48. cxb4 axb4 49. a5 Bxb2
50. a6 c3 51. Nd4 c2 52. Nxc2 b3) 47... bxc3 48. bxc3 Bxc3 49. Ne3 $11) 47. Nf3
$1 $18 {Threatening 48.Nd2.} ({Instead of giving up (after quite a long think)
after} 47. Nf3 {Black could have tried} Ba3 48. bxa3 b2 49. Nd2 {and now} Kg6 {
but there are not many practical chances for him. For example,} 50. Kf4 Kh5 51.
Ke3 Kxg5 52. Kd4 (52. Ke2 Kg4 53. Kd1 $1 Kxg3 54. Kc2 {wins as well}) 52... Kg4
53. Kxc4 e5 54. Kb3 ({after} 54. Kd5 $4 Kxg3 55. Kxe5 Kf2 {Black saves the game
}) 54... e4 55. Kxb2 e3 56. Nc4 e2 57. Ne3+ Kxg3 58. Nc2 f5 59. c4 f4 60. Kc3
f3 61. Kd2 $18 {. I suspect that this Carlsen's win will never be included in
his best games collections. He played quite poorly and was just very lucky in
the end.}) 1-0

[Event "St Maxime-02"]
[Site "St Maxime"]
[Date "1982.05.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Parma, Bruno"]
[Black "Kouatly, Bachar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Grivas,E"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1982.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 e5 (5... Nf6) 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4
Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxd4 $6 (8... cxd4 $142 {is again safer}) 9. Nc3 Kf8 10. Bf4 d6
11. Qd3 a6 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Ne2 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Be5 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. f4 {[%csl
Rf7][%cal Gf1f7,Gc4f7]} Qc7 17. fxe5 Kg7 18. Qc3 f6 19. exf6+ Nxf6 20. Nf4 Rhf8
21. Nd5 Qd6 22. Nxf6 Rxf6 23. Rad1 1-0

[Event "Heusenstamm Schloss op-A 5th"]
[Site "Heusenstamm"]
[Date "2018.11.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Barski, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Gschnitzer, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.11.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 ({In der Partien Caruana-Carlsen,
WM London 2018, kam} 4... dxc6 5. d3 {vor.}) 5. d4 $5 ({Eine relativ neue Idee.
Bei dem üblichen} 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 {konnte Schwarz sich ziemlich gut
behaupten.}) 5... Ba6 (5... Bg7 $5 {wirkt solider aus,} 6. dxc5 (6. O-O cxd4 7.
Nxd4 Nf6 $11) 6... Qa5+ (6... Nf6 7. e5 (7. Qd4 O-O $11) 7... Ng4 8. O-O Nxe5
9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. Re1 {überlässt Weiß die Initiative,} d6 (10... Bg7 11. Qd6
Kf8 12. Qg3 $14 {Van Foreest-Piscopo, Pardubice 2018}) 11. Bh6 (11. cxd6 Qxd6
12. Qe2 Bg7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Qxe7 Qxe7 15. Rxe7 Bf5 $11) 11... Bxb2 12. Nd2 d5
13. Rb1 $14) 7. Nbd2 Qxc5 (7... Nf6 8. O-O Qxc5 9. Nb3 Qb6 (9... Qh5 10. Re1
O-O 11. e5 Ng4 12. Bf4 $16 {Paravyan-Palachev,RUS chT 2018}) 10. e5 Ng4 11. Bf4
Ba6 12. h3 Bxf1 13. Qxf1 Nh6 14. Qc1 Ng8 15. Qd2 Rd8 16. Re1 h5 17. Be3 Qb8 18.
Bc5 Nh6 19. Nfd4 Kf8 $11) (7... Ba6 {see Text}) 8. O-O d6 9. Re1 Nf6 10. Nb3
Qb6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 O-O 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Bd4 {Potapov-Smirnov, RUS ch
rapid 2017} Bf5 15. Qf3 Bxc2 $11) 6. dxc5 Bg7 7. Nbd2 Qa5 8. Rb1 (8. a3 Qxc5 9.
c4 Nf6 10. b4 Qb6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bb2 d6 13. Qc2 e5 $5 (13... Bc8 {
Nepomniachtchi-Dubov, RUS chT rapid 2018} 14. Rfe1 Be6 15. Bc3 $14) 14. Nb3 Qc7
$11) 8... Qxc5 ({Nach} 8... Qxa2 9. b4 {ist die schwarze Dame in Gefahr,} Bc4 (
9... Bb5 10. Rb3 f5 11. Ra3 Qe6 12. c4 fxe4 13. Ng5 $16 {Ortiz Suarez-Martinez
Duani, CUB ch 2018}) 10. e5 Nh6 (10... Be6 11. O-O Nh6 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Bc3 Bf5
14. Nd4 Qd5 15. Re1 d6 16. N2b3 $16) 11. Bb2 (11. Rb2 Qa6 12. Nxc4 Qxc4 13. Qd3
Qxd3 14. cxd3 O-O 15. Ke2 $14) 11... O-O 12. Qc1 Qa6 (12... Be6 13. Ra1 Qd5 14.
c4 Qd3 15. Ra3 $16 {Harutjunyan-Buksa, Vilnius 2018}) 13. Ra1 Qb5 14. Bc3 Bd5
15. Ra5 Qb7 16. O-O $14) 9. b4 Qb6 (9... Qd6 10. c4 Nh6 11. O-O O-O {
Kovalev-Yedigaryan, Moscow 2018} 12. Qa4 Bc8 13. c5 $14) 10. c4 d6 ({
Vorzuziehen war die schnellere Entwicklung} 10... Nf6 $5 11. O-O O-O {, etwa}
12. Bb2 (12. e5 Ng4 13. Bb2 Qxb4 14. Qc2 Qa5 15. Bc3 Qc7 $11) (12. Ba3 d6 13.
Qc2 Nh5 14. Rfd1 {Gadimbayli-Kazakovskiy, Kirishi 2016} Qc7 $11) 12... Nh5 13.
Qb3 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 Nf4 15. Qe5 Ne2+ 16. Kh1 Rfe8 17. g3 d6 18. Qb2 e5 19. Kg2
Nd4 $11) 11. O-O Nf6 12. Bb2 (12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 O-O 14. Qa4 Bb7 15. Ndf3 c5
$11) 12... O-O 13. a4 $6 ({Mehr versprach} 13. Bd4 Qd8 14. Qa4 Bb7 15. Rfe1 $14
) 13... c5 $6 (13... Rfd8 $11) 14. b5 $6 ({Viel effektiver wäre} 14. a5 Qd8
15. b5 Bb7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nb3 Nd7 18. Re1 Qc7 19. a6 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 $14) 14...
Bb7 15. Qc2 Rfd8 16. Rfe1 Nh5 17. Bxg7 ({Und hier} 17. Nf1 $5 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 e5
19. Qc3 Qc7 20. N3d2 Nf4 21. Ne3 Qd7 22. a5 Rab8 23. f3 Ne6 24. Nd5 Kg7 25. b6
$14) 17... Nxg7 18. Nf1 e5 (18... Qa5 19. Ne3 $14) 19. Qd2 Qc7 20. a5 f5 $2 ({
Eine unnötige schwäche. Zum Ausgleich reichte} 20... Rab8 $11) 21. Ng5 h6 22.
a6 hxg5 23. axb7 Qxb7 24. Qxg5 Kf7 25. exf5 Nxf5 26. Ne3 Qe7 27. Qg4 Qe6 28.
Nd5 Rd7 29. Qf3 (29. f4 e4 30. Qh3 $16) 29... Kg7 30. b6 $2 (30. Qd3 Nd4 31.
Ra1 $16) 30... Rb8 $2 (30... Rf8 31. Qd3 Nd4 $11) 31. Nc7 Qxc4 32. bxa7 Rxb1
33. Rxb1 Nd4 34. Ne8+ (34. Qb7 $18) 34... Kg8 35. Nf6+ Kg7 36. Ne8+ Kg8 37.
a8=Q Nxf3+ 38. Qxf3 (38. gxf3 Qc2 39. Ra1) 38... Qc2 39. Rf1 Rf7 40. Qd5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Arkhipov, Sergey"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Tiviakov Arkhipov} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 (4... dxc6 5.
O-O Bg7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bd2 $5) 5. O-O (5. d4 Bg7 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Bc3
Nf6 9. Bd4 Qa5+ 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Nbxd2 O-O $10) 5... Bg7 6. Re1 (6. d3 $6 d6
7. Re1 e5 $5 8. Bg5 Ne7 9. Qc1 h6 10. Be3 f5 $15) 6... Nh6 7. c3 (7. d4 cxd4 8.
e5 (8. Nxd4 f6 9. c4 c5 10. Bxh6 Bxh6 11. Nf5 Bf8 12. e5 e6 13. exf6 Bb7 14.
Nc3 Qxf6 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Rf8 17. Qxc5 Rc8 18. Qxa7 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qf3+
20. Kf1 Qh3+ 21. Ke2 Qg4+ {Azmaiparashvili,Z-Antunes,A/Sevilla op (9) 1994/1-0
(54)}) 8... c5 9. c3 Bb7 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Nc3 Qb6 14.
Qd2 Rc4 15. Rad1 Nf5 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. b3 Qg6 18. Bg3 Rc7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5
Rfc8 21. Bf4 Bh6 22. Qd4 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 {Hector,J-Mortensen,E/Vejle 1994/0-1 
(41)}) (7. d3 f6 8. e5 fxe5 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. Nc3 Nf5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Ng4 d6 13.
Qc1 Rb8 14. Rb1 Kh8 15. Nh6 e5 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. f4 Rg8 18. Kh1 Qf7 19. Qd2 Be6
20. Qf2 c4 21. Bh4 cxd3 22. cxd3 {Mainka,R-Kjeldsen,Jens/Århus 1993/1-0 (34)})
(7. e5 O-O 8. Nc3 f6 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Qe2 d5 11. Qxe7 Qxe7 12. Rxe7 Bg4 13. Ng5
Nf5 14. Rb7 Nd4 15. b4 h6 16. bxc5 hxg5 17. Bb2 Rf7 18. Rb4 Bf5 {0-1 Sofieva,
A-Marin,M/Sitges Op(4) 1994}) 7... O-O (7... f6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. b3
O-O 11. Bb2 Nf7 12. Nbd2 Be6 13. d5 Bd7 14. Nd4 c5 15. Nc2 Bh6 16. Nc4 Ne5 17.
N2e3 Qc8 18. g3 {1/2-1/2 Hall,J-Antunes,A/Mondariz ACEIMAR op(04) 1994}) 8. h3
(8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 (9... d5 10. e5 Bg4 (10... f6 11. Nbd2 g5 12. h3 g4 13.
hxg4 Nxg4 14. b3 fxe5 15. dxe5 Qb6 16. Re2 Ba6 17. Ba3 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Rf5 19.
Rc1 Nxe5 20. Bc5 Qb5 21. Qe3 Qd3 22. Qe1 Raf8 {0-1 Poluljahov,A-Velimirovic,D/
Belgrade Beopromet (04) 1993}) 11. Nbd2 $1 (11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nf5 $10) 11...
Qb6 12. b3 (12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 c5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Be3 Qb5 $10) 12... c5 $8
13. Ba3 $5 cxd4 14. Bxe7 Rfe8 15. Bg5 Bd7 $1 (15... Nf5 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 h6
18. Bc1 $1 $14) 16. Nf1 Nf5 17. g4 $1 (17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bg4 19. Qxd4 Bxf3
20. Qxb6 axb6 21. gxf3 Rxe5 $10) 17... Ne7 18. Nxd4 Nc6 $1 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 (19...
Qxc6 $5 20. Bf4 $5) 20. Be3 d4 $5 21. Qxd4 Qb7 22. f4 $8 Rad8 (22... Bf3 23. h3
) (22... Bh1 23. Qd2) (22... Red8 23. Qb2 $8) 23. Qxa7 $1 Qc8 24. h3 Qe6 25.
Red1 (25. Rad1 Ra8 $1) 25... h5 26. Qb6 $1 Rb8 27. Qc7 Bd5 $8 28. Qc5 Ba8 29.
Qc4 Qe7 30. Qe2 hxg4 $6 31. Qxg4 Qb7 {Psakhis,L-Dautov,R/Nimes 51/148 1991/1-0
(48)}) 10. Nc3 (10. h3 Rb8 11. Nc3 f6 12. Qc2 Nf7 13. b3 Bd7 14. Bb2 Qc8 15.
Rad1 Kh8 16. Qd2 Rb7 17. Ne2 Rb5 18. Ng3 Qa6 19. Ba1 e6 20. Ne2 e5 21. dxe5
fxe5 22. Nc3 Rbb8 23. Ng5 Nxg5 24. Qxg5 Rf6 {Becerra,G-Spangenberg,H/
Capablanca mem-A(04) 1994/1-0 (42)}) 10... f6 11. b3 Nf7 12. Bb2 Qa5 (12... Bd7
13. Qe2 Qa5 14. Nd2 Rfe8 15. Nc4 Qa6 16. Rad1 e6 17. Qc2 Rac8 18. f4 d5 19. Ne3
Nd6 20. e5 fxe5 21. dxe5 Nf5 22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. Na4 c5 24. Nxc5 Qxa2 25. b4 Qa6
26. Qd2 Qb6 27. Bd4 {Slobodjan,R-Diaz,J.C/Capablanca mem-B(07) 1994/1-0 (41)})
13. Qc2 (13. Nd2 Be6 14. Qe2 Rac8 15. Nc4 Qa6) 13... Bd7 14. Nd2 Rac8 15. Nc4
Qa6 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Ne3 Bh6 18. Qb1 $1 Rfe8 19. d5 cxd5 20. Ncxd5 Kf8 21. f4
Nd8 22. f5 Bf7 23. Nc4 Bg7 24. Qa1 (24. Qa1 {Illescas Cordoba,M-Kramnik,V (5)/
Alcobendas m 1993/1/2-1/2 (60)}) 24... Kg8 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Bxf6 Bxc4 27. Bh8
e5 28. fxe6 Nxe6 29. bxc4 Rf8 30. e5 dxe5 31. Rxe5 Rf7 32. Rde1 Nf8 33. c5 Qc4
34. Rc1 Qb4 35. h3 Qd2 36. Ree1 Rxc5 37. Rxc5 Qf2+ 38. Kh1 Qxc5 {Illescas,
M-Kramnik,V/Match(05) 1993/1/2-1/2 (60)}) 8... f6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nf7 11.
Nc3 d6 12. b3 (12. Be3 Bd7 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Nd2 f5 15. Nb3 Qd8 16. Qe2 a5 17.
Nd2 Qb6 18. Nf3 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Nh6 20. d5 c5 21. Bxh6 Bxh6 22. Neg5 Rae8 23. Rc3
Rf5 24. Rb3 Qa7 25. h4 Qa8 26. Re3 Bf8 {Votava,J-Riegler,P/Matinhos WJC 1994/1/
2-1/2 (41)}) 12... f5 (12... Qa5 13. Bd2 Qa6 14. Rc1 Re8 15. Re2 Bd7 16. Be3
Rad8 17. Rd2 f5 18. e5 h6 19. h4 Be6 20. exd6 exd6 21. d5 Bd7 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23.
Bd4 Be5 $17 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 e4 27. Nh2 Rxd5 28. Qxd5 {
Magem-Mortensen,Erling/EU-chT 1992/0-1 (39)}) 13. Bb2 {/\Qd2,d4-d5} (13. e5 $6
{Arkhipov} dxe5 14. dxe5 Qxd1 15. Nxd1 Be6 16. Nc3 Bd5 $15) 13... fxe4 14. Nxe4
Bd7 (14... Qa5 {Arkhipov} 15. Ned2 Re8 16. Nc4 Qd5 17. Ne3 Qh5 18. Rb1 {/\d5|^}
) 15. Rc1 (15. Qd2 $1 {Arkhipov} Qb6 (15... a5 16. Re2 a4 17. b4 a3 18. Bc3 {
/\Rae1+/=}) 16. Re2 Rae8 17. Rae1 Nd8 18. Neg5 h6 19. Rxe7 $16) 15... Qa5 16.
Bc3 Qd5 $10 (16... Qxa2 {Arkhipov} 17. Ra1 $18) 17. Rc2 {/\Rce2, <->e} (17. Ng3
$5 {Tiviakov} Rae8 18. Nf1 {/\ Ne3}) 17... Nh6 18. Neg5 Nf5 19. Rce2 c5 (19...
Rae8 $5 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. Rxe6 c5 22. R6e4 $10) (19... Nh4 {Arkhipov} 20. Nxh4
Qxg5 21. Rxe7 Bxh3 (21... Qxh4 22. Rxd7 Qxf2+ 23. Kh1 $14) 22. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7
23. d5+ Rf6 24. Qf3 Qxh4 25. Re7+ Kg8 26. Bxf6 $18) 20. Rxe7 $1 Nxe7 21. Rxe7
$44 {/\22.Rxg7+ Kxg7 23.dxc5+ +-} Bc6 (21... Bf6 {Arkhipov} 22. Rxd7 Bxg5 23.
Nxg5 Qxg5 24. dxc5 $18) (21... Bf5 {Arkhipov} 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. dxc5+ $18) 22.
Qd3 {/\dxc5} (22. Ne6 Bf6 23. Nc7 Qf5 $17) 22... Rae8 (22... Bf6 $2 23. Nxh7 (
23. Rxh7 $18 {Arkhipov}) 23... Bxe7 24. Qxg6+ $18) (22... Rfe8 $5 23. Rc7 (23.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. dxc5+ Kg8 $17) 23... Rec8 $10 (23... cxd4 24. Bxd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4
Re1+ 26. Kh2 Qxd4 27. Nxd4 $16) (23... Rec8 {Arkhipov} 24. Re7 $10)) (22...
cxd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 $16) (22... h6 $4 {Arkhipov} 23. Qxg6
$18) 23. Rxa7 Rf5 $2 (23... Bb7 $1 24. Qc4 Qxc4 25. bxc4 Bxf3 26. Nxf3 $15) 24.
dxc5 $1 $18 Rxg5 (24... Qxd3 25. Rxg7+ Kh8 (25... Kf8 {Arkhipov} 26. Nxh7#) 26.
Rxh7+ Kg8 27. Rh8#) (24... Re1+ {Arkhipov} 25. Nxe1 $18) (24... Bh6 {Arkhipov}
25. Qxd5+ Rxd5 26. Nxh7 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Bf4+ 28. g3 Be5 29. Bxe5 Bxf3 30. Nf6+ Kf8
31. Bxd6+ $18) 25. Rxg7+ Kf8 26. Qxd5 Rxd5 27. cxd6 Rd3 (27... Rd1+ {Arkhipov}
28. Kh2 Bxf3 29. gxf3 Rxd6 $18) (27... Rxd6 {Tiviakov} 28. Ng5 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 $18
) 28. Rc7 $1 (28. Bb2 {Arkhipov} Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Bxf3 30. gxf3 Re2) 28... Rxc3 29.
d7 Ra8 (29... Rd8 {Tiviakov} 30. Ne5 $18) 30. Ne5 Ke7 31. Nxc6+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.06"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lithuania"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 a6 $5 (8... d5 9. e5 Ne4) (8... d6 9. h3 (9. d5 Nb8 10. Nc3 a6 11. Bf1
Nbd7 12. Bg5 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qd2 Re8 15. Red1 Rc8 16. Qf4 Qb6 17. Qh4 e6 18.
dxe6 Rxe6 19. Nd4 Ree8 20. Be3 Qd8 21. Bg5 Qb6 22. Be3 Qd8 23. f3 d5 24. exd5
Nxd5 25. Qxd8 Rcxd8 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Nxb5 Bb3 28. Rd2 axb5 29. Bxb5 Ne5 30.
Bxe8 Rxe8 31. Bf2 Be6 32. Rad1 Nc4 33. Rd8 Kf8 {1-0 Esain,M-Campos,A/Ibercaja
op 1992}) 9... a6 (9... Qb6 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ba4 Nd7 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Bg5 f6 14.
Be3 Kh8 15. Rc1 Ndb8 16. Qd2 e6 17. Nf4 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Nd3 Na5 20. Rxc8
Qxc8 21. Qxa5 Qc4 22. Nc5 Qxa2 23. Qc7 Nc6 24. Bxc6 bxc6 {Jozsa,C-Fodre,S/
HUN-chT2 9293 (08) 1993/1-0 (35)}) (9... Bd7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Bd3 a6
13. a3 b5 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. e5 Ng8 16. b4 Qd8 17. Bf4 dxe5 18. dxe5 Bf5 19. Ne4
Nd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. g4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Qb6 24. Be3 {Mascarinas,
R-Scarella,E/Buenos Aires ARG-WORLD (10) 1994/1-0 (72)}) 10. Bf1 e5 (10... Bd7
11. Nc3 Rc8 12. Bg5 b5 13. a4 Nb4 14. axb5 axb5 15. Qb3 Nc6 16. Nxb5 Rb8 17.
Qa3 Qb6 18. d5 Ra8 19. Qxa8 Rxa8 20. Rxa8+ Nb8 21. Be3 Qb7 22. Ra7 Qc8 23. Rc1
Qd8 24. Nfd4 Qe8 25. Ra8 {1-0 Fleischmann,A-Blumberg,L/Zurich open 1989}) 11.
Nc3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Be6 14. Qb4 b5 15. Rd1 Ne8 16. Bf4 Qh4 17. Bg3
Qg5 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 a5 20. Qb6 Be5 21. Rxa5 Rxa5 22. Qxa5 Bb3 23. Rd3 {
Bisguier,A-Saidy,A/USA-ch (06) 1965/1/2-1/2 (53)}) 9. Bxc6 (9. Bf1 d5 (9... d6
10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Nc3 Bd7 13. Qb3 b5 14. Be3 Rb8 15. f3 Ne8 16. Nb1
Nd6 17. Nd2 Re8 18. Rac1 a5 19. Qd1 e6 20. Nb3 exd5 21. exd5 Nf5 22. Bf2 Bh6
23. Rc2 a4 24. Nc5 {Gurgenidze,B-Furman,S/URS-ch26 Tbilisi (03) 1959/1/2-1/2 
(42)}) 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Bf5 12. Nb3 f6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Nfd2 Nxd2 15. Bxd2
Qd6 16. Bc3 Bh6 17. Nc5 b6 18. Na4 b5 19. Nc5 b4 20. Bd2 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 a5 22.
Rac1 Ra7 23. g3 Re7 24. Rxe7 Nxe7 {Djurhuus,R-Wirthensohn,H/EU-chT Haifa (6)
1989/1-0 (35)}) (9. Bd3 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. Nxe4 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxd4
14. Qg4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Nc6 16. f4 f6 17. exf6 exf6 18. f5 Kh8 19. Bf4 g5 20.
Bxg5 Rf7 21. Bf4 Re7 22. Qc4 Na5 23. Qc3 Rd7 24. Rad1 Rc8 25. Qd2 Bf8 {1/2-1/2
Hort,V-Timman,J/Nica (ol) 17/367 1974}) 9... dxc6 10. h3 (10. Nc3 Bg4 $132)
10... c5 (10... Nd7 11. Nc3 b5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Qc1 Kh7 15. Rd1 Qc7
16. Bf4 Qb6 17. Qc2 Rfd8 18. Be3 Rac8 19. b4 a5 20. a3 Qc7 21. e5 Nb6 22. Ne4
Nc4 23. Bf4 Ra8 24. Bg3 Qb6 25. Nc5 {Sax,Gy-Gesos,P/Magyarorszag (ch) 20/373
1975/1-0 (41)}) (10... a5 11. Nc3 b5 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Qc2 Be6 14. Be3 Qb7 15.
Ne2 Rfd8 16. Nf4 Bd7 17. Ne5 Be8 18. f3 Rac8 19. Rac1 e6 20. Nfd3 h6 21. Qd2
Qa8 22. Bxh6 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Rxd4 24. Nc5 Qa7 25. Qe3 {Ulibin,M-Vallet,R/Iraklio
op (01)/1993/1-0 (43)}) 11. d5 (11. dxc5 $2 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nxe4 $17) (11. Nc3
cxd4 12. Nxd4 Ng4 13. hxg4 Qxd4 14. Qe2 Be6 15. Rd1 Qc4 16. Qxc4 Bxc4 17. Nd5
Be2 18. Re1 Bxg4 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 20. Nd5 Rac8 21. Bf4 Be6 22. Rac1 h6 23. b3 Rxc1
24. Rxc1 g5 25. Be3 Be5 {Georg,M-Wirthensohn,H/Lenk op 1992/1/2-1/2 (39)})
11... e6 12. d6 {/\13.e5+/-} (12. dxe6 Bxe6 $17 {^^}) 12... e5 13. Nc3 (13.
Nxe5 Ne8 (13... Re8 14. f4 $14) 14. Bf4 (14. Nc4 b5 $17) 14... Qxd6 $15) 13...
Re8 14. Be3 b6 15. Qd3 Ra7 {/\Rd7,Bb7 -/+} 16. b4 c4 (16... cxb4 $5 17. Na4 Nd7
(17... Rd7 $2 18. Rad1 $16) 18. Rac1 a5 $13) 17. Qxc4 Qxd6 18. Red1 $14 {
>< Pb6, <-> d, ><d5} Rc7 $132 {<-> c, קb4, קe4} 19. Qb3 Qe6 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21.
exd5 (21. Rxd5 $2 Bb7 22. Ng5 Qf6 23. Rd3 h6 $17) 21... Qd6 22. Nd2 $1 {
/\Ne4//\Nc4 , d5-d6} (22. Rac1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bb7 $15) 22... e4 23. Nc4 Rxc4 $8
(23... Qf6 24. Bd4 $16) (23... Qd8 24. Bxb6 $16) 24. Qxc4 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Bb7 26.
Rd1 Rd8 (26... Rc8 27. Qd4 $14) 27. a4 (27. Qxe4 Bxd5 28. Qd4 f6 $1 $14) 27...
f6 (27... Bxd5 $2 28. Qxa6 $16 Qxb4 $2 29. Rxd5 $18) 28. Qxe4 Bxd5 29. Qd4 $14
Rd7 (29... b5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Bf4 $14) 30. b5 (30. Qxb6 Qxb6 31. Bxb6 Bc6 $10
) 30... axb5 31. axb5 Kg7 32. Rd2 $6 (32. Qxb6 Qxb6 33. Bxb6 Kf7 $14 (33... Bc6
$6 34. Rb1)) 32... Qe6 33. h4 $6 Qf5 $132 34. f3 (34. Qxb6 Qg4 (34... Qb1+ 35.
Kh2 Qe4 36. f4 $13) (34... Qe4 35. f4 Rb7 36. Qc5 Qb1+ 37. Kh2 Rxb5 38. Qe7+
Bf7 39. Rd6 $16) 35. f3 Qxh4 $132) (34. f3 Qb1+ 35. Kh2 Qxb5 36. Qxb6 $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Yakovich} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. d4
cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3 ({I prefer} 9... Nc7 $5 {Yakovich}) 10. bxc3 d6
11. Re1 (11. exd6 Qxd6 (11... exd6 $14 {Yakovich}) 12. a4 a6 (12... Bg4 {52/163
}) (12... Bf5 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qh6 Rfe8
18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Be6 20. Bc5 Rd5 21. Qh4 Rh5 22. Qg3 Qd7 23. Rab1 Kg7 24.
Rb8 Rxb8 25. Qxb8 a5 26. c4 h6 27. Qb3 Rg5 28. Kh1 Kh7 29. Qc3 Rh5 30. Ba3 Qc7
31. g3 Qd7 32. Kg1 Kg8 33. Bb2 f6 34. Ba3 Bf7 35. h4 e5 36. dxe5 {Bronstein,
D-Boleslavsky,I/URS-ch24 1957/URS-ch/1/2-1/2 (88)}) (12... Rd8 13. Re1 Qc7 14.
Bg5 Be6 15. Bh4 a6 16. Bd3 Na5 17. Rc1 Rac8 18. Bg3 Qd7 19. Ne5 Qe8 20. Qf3 Bd5
{1/2-1/2 Antonio,R-Mohr,G/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2}) 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Bxc6 Qxc6
(14... bxc6 15. Re1 Re8 16. Ne5 Be6 17. Qd3 Rad8 18. Qg3 Bd5 19. Rab1 f6 20.
Nd3 Qxg3 21. hxg3 e5 {1/2-1/2 Kruszynski,W-Bator,R/Gistrup 1992/EXT 97}) 15.
Bxe7 Re8 16. d5 $8 Qxc3 17. Rc1 Qa5 $13 {Ardeleanu,A-Cabrilo,G/Star Dojran
1994;60/(161)}) (11. e6 fxe6 12. Bd3 Qa5 13. Qb3 Qd5 14. Bc4 Qf5 15. Qd1 d5 16.
Bd3 Qh5 17. Be2 Qf5 18. Ba3 $44 {Zagema,W-Kuijf,M/Leeuwarden op 1995} (18. Bd3)
) 11... Bg4 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 e5 (14... Qf6 15. Qe4 e6 16.
Bxc6 bxc6 17. Ba3 (17. Qxc6 Rac8) 17... Rfd8 18. Rab1 $16 {Nishimura,H-Horvath,
Ga/Budapest 1996}) (14... e6 {Yakovich}) 15. a4 Rfd8 (15... Rfc8 $5 16. Ba3 Qc7
17. d5 $16) (15... exd4 16. Ba3) 16. Bg5 f6 (16... Rd7) 17. Bh4 $6 {the
bishop's place is not on "h4" white should have played something such as 17.
Be3,when white seems slightly better} (17. Be3 $5 $14 {Yakovich} exd4 (17... f5
18. Bg5 Rd7 19. d5 e4 20. Qe2) 18. Rad1 f5 19. cxd4 $14) 17... exd4 18. cxd4
Nxd4 (18... Qxd4 {this was simply another possiblity to take the "d4" pawn,
when it is not so clear what white really has} 19. Bg3 Rac8) 19. Qxb7 Nf5 (
19... Nxb5 $2 {Yakovich} 20. Re7 $1) 20. g4 $2 {can you explain this move to
me,why what's the idea,after Qe4 the position is simply a draw.this move is so
strange since it is such an unusual move,just giving a piece} (20. Qe4 {
Yakovich} Qd4 21. Qxd4 Rxd4 22. Bg3 Nxg3 $15) {[%tqu "En","can you find the
win for black to win the game...play what a Pazer would play!!","","","f5h4",
"",8]} 20... Rdb8 $2 (20... Nxh4 21. Re7 Nf3+ $8 {probably this is the idea
that both players had missed by winning tempi black knight jumps to "d2" where
it prevents white from playing Bc4 check! otherwise if for example black
bishop moves white wins with Bc4 and Rxh7} (21... Bf8 $4 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. Rxh7#
) 22. Kf1 (22. Kg2 Qh2+ 23. Kxf3 Qxh3+ 24. Ke2 Qxg4+ 25. Kf1 Qh3+ 26. Kg1 Bf8 {
and black wins}) 22... Nd2+ 23. Kg1 Bf8 {[%csl Rc4] and the game is over}) 21.
Qxb8+ (21. Qh1 Nxh4 22. Bc6 Qf8 $17) (21. Re8+ $2 {Yakovich} Rxe8 22. Bxe8 Rxe8
23. gxf5 Qd4 $19) 21... Rxb8 22. gxf5 gxf5 {now we can sum everything the has
already happened,black has material advantage,and he is better but things are
so simple since his king is quite weak,and white has many open files with much
better pieces} 23. Rad1 Qb4 24. Bg3 f4 25. Bh2 {[%csl Rh2]} (25. Rb1 {Yakovich}
Qf8 (25... Qd6 26. Rbd1 Qc7 27. Rc1) 26. Bxf4 Rc8 $17) 25... f5 {[%cal Gh8a1]
opening the h8-a1 diagonal for black's bishop} 26. Kh1 {[%cal Gg1g8] white has
his counter chances,the open "c" "d" and "g" files toghther with his strong
bishop on "b5",but still we can in this type of positions the strenge of the
Queen,which is the main factor here,and gives black a winning position} Qc3 $1
{[%csl Rh3]} (26... h5 $5) 27. Bf1 (27. Kg2 Be5) 27... Qc6+ 28. Bg2 Qxa4 29.
Rd5 {black is winning here,but I think the rest of the game had been played
ina serious time trouble...see for your self} Qb4 $6 (29... Rf8 $5) (29... Rb2
{Yakovich} 30. Re7 Bf8 31. Rd8 Rb1+ 32. Bg1 Rd1 $19) 30. Rg1 Rf8 {this move
gives the "a" pawn,which I do not want so much to give,the "a" pawn is much
much more important than the "f5"pawn} (30... Kh8 31. Rxf5 Rf8 32. Rg5 Qd4 $17)
31. Rd7 Kh8 32. Rxa7 {now things are really unclear,the "a"pawnwas something
very important.since now the game is only on one flank the Queen loses some of
it's power} Bd4 {and now giving the "f4" pawn} (32... Qd2 $17 {Yakovich}) 33.
Bxf4 Qc5 $2 (33... Bxa7 $4 34. Be5+ Rf6 (34... Kg8 35. Bd5#) 35. Bxf6+ Kg8 36.
Bd5+ Kf8 37. Rg8#) (33... Qb2 $1 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Ga1h8,Gd4a7]} 34. Rd7 Qxf2
35. Rf1 Qb2 $17) 34. Rd7 {finally now white is not worse,it means the game is
quickly going to end!} Be5 (34... Bxf2 35. Rc1 Qb5 36. Rcc7 Qb1+ 37. Bc1 f4 38.
Rxh7+ Qxh7 39. Bb2+ Kg8 40. Bd5+ $11) 35. Bh6 (35. Rd5 Qxd5 36. Bxd5 Bxf4 $11)
35... Re8 (35... Rg8 $5) 36. Re1 Qxf2 $4 (36... Rg8 {[%cal Gg8g2]} 37. Be3 Qb4
$11 38. Bd2 Qb6 39. Rxe5 Qg6 $19) 37. Rxe5 $4 {I guess here black flag fall
down although he has no special reason to continue this game any way} (37. Bg7+
$142 Bxg7 38. Rxe8+ Bf8 39. Rxf8#) 1-0

[Event "HUN-chT 1516"]
[Site "Hungary"]
[Date "2015.12.06"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Havasi, Gergo"]
[Black "Erdos, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2356"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.11.07"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Husi"]
[BlackTeam "Aquaprofit"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. Nc3 Nh6 (7...
e5 {is more popular} 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Qd2 h6 10. a3 a5 11. Nh2 Be6 12. O-O g5 $13
{1-0 (41) Ivanchuk,V (2766)-Radjabov,T (2793) Beijing CHN 2012}) 8. Be3 f6 9.
Qd2 Nf7 10. O-O-O e5 11. g4 (11. h4 h5 12. Nh2 Be6 13. f4 Qd7 $13 {1-0 (64)
Hou,Y (2488)-Kovalevskaya,E (2463) Ergun 2006}) (11. Ng1 Be6 12. Kb1 Qe7 13. f4
O-O-O 14. Nf3 exf4 15. Bxf4 Rhe8 16. Rhe1 Kb7 17. Qf2 $13 {0-1 (42) Kabanov,N 
(2482)-Belous,V (2497) Moscow RUS 2011}) (11. Nh2 Be6 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Qd7
14. Nf3 O-O-O 15. d4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 $13 {1-0 (23) Akopian,V (2700)-Kuzubov,Y 
(2554) Gibraltar 2007}) 11... Be6 12. Nh4 {My plan was Rhg1 and Nf5 at some
point.} Qd7 13. Ng2 {Now my plan is f4.} (13. Rhg1 {is not so good:} O-O-O 14.
Nf5 Bf8 $15) 13... f5 $5 {The idea of this move is to prevent f4.} (13... O-O-O
14. f4 f5 $1 {was very strong, Black has the initiative.}) 14. gxf5 gxf5 15.
exf5 Bxf5 16. Nh4 $1 {The disadvantage of f5 is the fact that the position
becomes open.} Bxh3 17. Rdg1 Bf6 18. Rg3 (18. Qd1 $5 Bxh4 19. Qh5 O-O-O 20.
Qxh4 $44) 18... Be6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Rg7 O-O-O 21. Nf3 Bd5 {Both of us thought
that this was the best.} (21... Rdg8 22. Rhg1 Qd8 {was a good possibility.})
22. c4 $1 Bxe4 (22... Be6 23. Rh5 $44) 23. dxe4 Qe6 24. Qe2 h5 {In my opinion,
this move is inaccurate. The key square in this position is g6, which can be a
very good square for the Rs.} (24... Qf6 $1 25. Rhxh7 Rxh7 26. Rxh7 Qg6 $17)
25. Rhg1 Bf6 26. R7g6 Qe7 27. Nd2 $1 {The plan is Qf3.} Kb7 (27... Rdf8 28. Qf3
Nd8 29. Bh6 Rf7 30. Qxh5 {regains the pawn.}) 28. Qf3 Rd6 (28... Bh4 29. Rg7
Bf6 30. R7g6 {and a draw is the objectively correct result.}) 29. Rg8 Rxg8 30.
Rxg8 h4 $2 (30... Rd8 31. Rg6 Bg5 32. Rg7 Bf6 33. Rg6 $11) 31. Qf5 $2 (31. Bxc5
$3 {is the winning move} bxc5 32. Qb3+ Ka6 33. Rb8 Qc7 34. Qa4+ Qa5 35. Qxa5+
Kxa5 36. Nb3+ Ka6 37. Nxc5+ Ka5 38. b4# {What a nice finish!}) 31... Rd7 (31...
Re6 $17) 32. Rg6 Rd6 33. Rg8 Rd8 34. Rg6 Rd6 35. Rg8 {I am proud of this game,
because my opponent is one of the members of the Hungarian olympic team and he
has defeated 2700+ players. Both of us had winning moves, so the draw is a
fair result.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.12.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2002.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nc3 e5 7. Be3 Qe7 8.
Qd2 h6 9. h3 Nf6 10. a3 Nd7 11. O-O a5 12. Nh2 a4 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15.
Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 g5 17. Be3 O-O 18. Raf1 b6 19. Ne2 Qe5 20. Ng3 Qxb2 21. Nh5
f6 22. Qf2 Be6 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 24. h4 g4 25. Rf4 Qxa3 26. Nh5 Rxf4 27. Bxf4 Bd4
28. Be3 Qc3 29. Kh1 Bg7 30. Nxg7 Qxg7 31. Qg3 a3 32. Bf4 Rf8 33. Rc1 Kh7 34.
Be5 Qf7 35. Ra1 a2 36. Kg1 c4 37. Qe3 cxd3 38. cxd3 c5 39. Bb2 Qf4 40. Qxf4
Rxf4 41. Rf1 Rxf1+ 42. Kxf1 {[#] Thema: Freibauern} g3 43. Ke2 Kg6 44. Kf3 Bb3
45. Kxg3 Bc2 46. Kf4 Bxd3 47. Ke5 (47. g4 b5 48. e5 Kf7 49. Ke3 c4 50. Kd4 b4
51. Ba1 Bf1 52. Ke3 c3 53. g5 h5 $22) 47... Kh5 48. g3 Kg4 49. Kd5 Kxg3 50. e5
Kxh4 51. Kc6 h5 52. Kxb6 Kg4 53. Kxc5 h4 54. Kd4 h3 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 O-O 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Ng5 f6 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. exf6 exf6 14. Rxe4
f5 15. Re1 f4 16. Qf3 Qxd4 17. Nc3 g5 18. Qxc6 Bf5 19. Rd1 Rac8 20. Qf3 Qb6 21.
h3 Kh8 22. a4 Rcd8 23. a5 Qg6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Ra4 Qe6 26. Kh2 Be5 27. Qh5 h6
28. Ne4 Qg6 29. Qxg6 Bxg6 30. f3 Rd1 31. Bd2 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Bxb2 33. Bb4 Rd7 34.
Bc5 Rd5 35. Rc4 a6 $5 (35... Bg7 $5 36. h4 $1 (36. a6 Rd7 37. Rb4 Rc7 38. Bf2
Rc6 $11) 36... Kh7 37. h5 {[%cal Gh2h3,Gh3g4]}) (35... Rd7 $5 36. Bf2 Kg7 37.
Rc8 h5 38. Ra8 Bd4 39. Bxd4+ Rxd4 40. Rxa7+ Kg6 {bietet Remischancen, weil der
weiße König schlecht ins Spiel kommt und auch h4 wegen g4 nichts rechtes
bringt. Jedenfalls sollte der weiße Turm seinen Freibauern von der Seite
decken.} 41. Rb7 Ra4 42. Rb6+ Kg7 (42... Kf5 43. a6 Ra1 44. g4+ fxg3+ 45. Kxg3
h4+ 46. Kf2 Kf4 $11) 43. a6 Ra1 44. h4 gxh4 $14) 36. Bb4 (36. Bb6 Kg7 37. Rc7+
Kg6 38. Ra7 Rd6 39. Rxa6 Bd4 40. g4 fxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Kf5 42. Kg2 h5 $11) 36...
Rb5 37. Be1 Re5 38. Bb4 Rb5 39. h4 Kg7 40. Kh3 Kg6 (40... Bf6 $142 41. h5 Bd8
42. Bc3+ Kf7 43. Rc6 Bxa5 44. Bxa5 Rxa5 45. Rxh6 Ra2 46. Rg6 Ra5 47. Kg4 Ra2
$11) 41. Rc6+ Kf5 42. Rb6 Rd5 (42... Bd4 $5 43. Rxb5+ axb5 44. h5 Bf2 45. Bd6
Be3 46. a6 Ke6 {und das Endspiel ist sehr trickreich wie} 47. Bf8 ({oder} 47.
Bb8 b4 48. a7 Bxa7 49. Bxa7 Kd5 $19) 47... Kf7 48. Bxh6 b4 49. Bxg5 b3 50. Bxf4
b2 51. Bxe3 b1=Q 52. a7 $15 {beweisen}) 43. Rxa6 Rd1 $132 44. Kh2 Bd4 45. Rd6
Bg1+ (45... g4 $1 46. fxg4+ Kxg4 47. Rg6+ Kh5 48. Rg8 Bf2 $11) 46. Kh3 Rb1 $2 (
46... Bd4 $11) 47. Bc3 $1 $18 {[%cal Rd6f6]} gxh4 48. Rd5+ Kg6 49. Kxh4 Rc1 50.
Rd6+ Kf7 51. Be5 Bc5 52. Rf6+ Ke7 53. Rxh6 Rg1 54. Rg6 Kf7 55. Rg7+ Ke6 56.
Bxf4 Kf5 57. Kg3 Bb4 58. Rb7 Bc3 59. Rb5+ Ke6 60. Be3 Ra1 61. Bb6 Ra2 62. Kh3
Be5 63. g3 Ra4 64. f4 Bxf4 65. gxf4 Rxf4 66. a6 Kd7 67. a7 Rf8 68. Bd8 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "2002.08.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2002.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. O-O Nh6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Be3 f6 10. a3 a5 11. Nh2 e5 12. Qd2 Nf7 13. Rab1 a4 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4
Be6 16. Kh1 f5 17. Nf3 c4 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. d4 Be6 20. Rbe1 Qd7 21. Kh2 Rfe8
22. Qf2 b5 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Bd5 25. Bg3 Re6 26. Qd2 Qb7 27. Rf2 Rae8 28.
Rfe2 Qa8 29. Qf4 Qd8 30. Qd2 Qa8 31. Rd1 Rd8 32. Qf4 Rde8 33. Qd4 Rd8 34. Qc5
Qb7 35. Red2 Nxe5 36. Nxd5 Rxd5 37. Rxd5 cxd5 38. Rxd5 Nf7 39. Qxb5 Qxb5 40.
Rxb5 {Starker Läufer bei einem Mehrbauer} Re2 41. c3 Nh6 42. Kg1 Nf5 43. Bf2 h5
44. Rb4 Nd6 45. Bc5 Ne4 46. Rxc4 Re1+ ({Unter Tausch der Leichtfiguren bot} 
46... Nxc5 47. Rxc5 Rxb2 48. Rc4 Rb3 49. Rxa4 Rxc3 {die bessere Chance}) 47.
Kh2 h4 48. Rxa4 (48. Be7 $5 g5 49. Bxg5 Nxg5 50. Rg4 Re5 51. Rxh4 {sieht
besser aus}) 48... Nxc5 49. Rxh4 Rb1 (49... Ra1 $142 $1 {[%cal Ga1a2,Gc5d3]})
50. b4 Na4 51. c4 Rb3 52. Rd4 Rxa3 53. Rd8+ Kf7 54. Ra8 $18 {Die Fesselung
entscheidet.} Ke6 55. b5 Kd6 56. b6 Kc6 57. c5 Ra2 58. Ra7 Nc3 59. Rc7+ Kd5 60.
b7 Rb2 61. c6 1-0

[Event "Decameron"]
[Site "Decameron"]
[Date "2003.12.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lugo, Blas"]
[Black "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DOM"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 Nf6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Be3 e5 11. a3 Qe7 12. Qe2 Nf8 13. b4 Ne6 14. Na4 cxb4
15. axb4 O-O 16. c3 f5 17. Nc5 Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. e5 b6 20. Qa2+ Rf7 21. e6
Rf6 22. Nd7 Rxe6 23. Nxb6 Re8 24. Na4 Kh8 25. Qc4 Qg5 26. Nc5 R6e7 27. Kh2 f3
28. g3 Re2 29. Qf4 Qxf4 30. gxf4 Bxc3 31. Rxa7 Bxb4 32. Nd7 R2e7 33. Ra4 Bd6
34. Ne5 Bxe5 35. fxe5 Rxe5 36. Kg3 Rd8 37. Ra7 Red5 38. Rc1 R8d6 39. Rb1 Rd7
40. Rxd7 Rxd7 41. Rb3 Kg7 42. Kxf3 Kf6 43. Ke3 Kg5 44. Rb4 f4+ 45. Ke2 Rf7 46.
Kf3 Kh4 47. Kg2 g5 48. Rb6 Rf6 49. d4 Rd6 50. d5 Rxd5 51. Rxc6 h5 {[#]} 52. Rc4
$2 {The only correct defence was on the third rank, on which stands the
vulnerable h3-pawn. Allein richtig war die Verteidigung der 3. Reihe, auf der
der anfällige Bh3 steht.} (52. Rc3 $1 Rd2 53. Rf3 Ra2 54. Rb3 g4 55. hxg4 hxg4
56. Kg1 f3 57. Rb8 $11) 52... Rd3 53. Rc5 Rxh3 54. f3 (54. Rxg5 f3+ $19) 54...
g4 55. fxg4 hxg4 56. Rc8 f3+ 57. Kg1 Kg3 58. Rc3 Rh5 59. Rc2 f2+ 0-1

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Argentina"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Slipak, Sergio"]
[Black "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 Qe7 10. Bh6 O-O 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Ne1 Qd6 13. f4 exf4 14. Rxf4
Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 Qe5 17. Raf1 Be6 18. b3 b5 19. Ne2 c4 20. dxc4 bxc4
21. Qd4 f6 22. Qxe5 fxe5 23. Rxf8 Rxf8 24. Rxf8 Kxf8 {guter S bei vielen
schwarzen Bauernschwächen} 25. b4 Ke7 26. Nc3 Kd6 27. Kf2 c5 (27... Kc7 28. Na4
$16 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Yf2d2,Yd2c3,Ya4b2]}) 28. b5 Kc7 29. Nd5+ Kd6 (29... Bxd5
30. exd5 Kd6 31. Ke3 Kxd5 32. c3 g5 33. g4 h6 34. h3 Kd6 35. a4 Kd5 36. a5 Kd6
37. Ke4 Ke6 38. b6 axb6 39. a6 $18) 30. Ke3 c3 31. Nxc3 c4 32. a4 Kc5 33. Nd5
Bc8 34. c3 Bg4 35. Kd2 Bc8 36. Ke3 Bg4 37. Kd2 Bc8 38. h3 g5 39. g4 Be6 40. Nf6
h6 41. Nd5 Bd7 42. Ne7 Kb6 43. Ng6 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.01.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Atalik, Ekaterina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 f6 6. O-O e5 7. Be3 Nh6 8. h3
b6 9. c3 Nf7 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bg7 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. dxe5 fxe5 15.
a4 O-O 16. Nc3 Bc8 17. a5 Rb8 18. axb6 axb6 19. Na4 c5 20. b4 cxb4 21. Nxb6 Be6
22. Qc6 Rfe8 23. Rdb1 b3 24. Nd2 Qd6 25. Qa4 Red8 26. Ndc4 Bxc4 27. Nxc4 Qb4
28. Qa6 Qb5 29. Nb6 Qxa6 30. Rxa6 Rd3 31. Nd5 Bf8 32. Ra7 b2 33. Kf1 Ra3 34.
Ke2 Rxa7 35. Bxa7 Rb7 36. Bb6 Ba3 37. Kd3 Nd6 38. f3 Kf7 39. Kc3 Nc8 40. Be3
Ke6 41. Kc2 Nd6 42. Bd2 Nc4 43. Bc3 Kd6 44. Kd3 Kc5 45. f4 exf4 46. Nxf4 Kb5
47. Nd5 Rf7 48. Bd4 Rf8 49. Ne3 Rc8 50. Nxc4 Rxc4 {[#] Ungünstige Weggabe des
wichtigen Bb2 hinterläßt einen weißen Mehrfreibauer bei miserabler schwarzer
Königsstellung. Übergang in ein verteidigungsfähiges Turmendspiel war möglich.}
51. Bc3 Bb4 $2 (51... Rc7 $6 52. Bxb2 Rd7+ 53. Ke2 Bxb2 54. Rxb2+ Kc5 55. Rc2+
$18) (51... Ra4 $5 52. Bxb2 Bxb2 53. Rxb2+ Kc6 $14 {[%cal Ya4a7,Yc6d6]}) 52.
Bxb2 Rc7 53. Bd4 Rd7 54. e5 Ka4 55. e6 Rd6 56. Kc4 (56. Kc4 Ba3 57. Rb6 $18) (
56. Kc4 Rc6+ 57. Kd5 Rd6+ 58. Ke5 Rd8 59. Rxb4+ Kxb4 60. e7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khamatgaleev, Alexej"]
[Black "Sanjay, N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2001.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Bg4 8.
Be3 Qe7 9. Nbd2 Nf6 10. Nc4 Nd7 11. a3 O-O 12. b4 b6 13. Bd2 f5 14. exf5 gxf5
15. Bc3 e4 16. Qd2 b5 17. Na5 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Ne5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Kh1 Qc3 21.
Qg5 cxb4 22. axb4 Kh8 23. Rab1 exd3 24. cxd3 Qxd3 25. Qh5 Qd6 26. Rbd1 Qg6 27.
Qxg6 hxg6 28. Nxc6 Rf6 29. Ne5 a5 30. bxa5 Rxa5 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. f4 Ra4 33. Re3
Rf8 34. Rd7 Ra6 35. Rc3 Kg8 36. Rcc7 Bxe5 37. fxe5 Re8 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rh7+
Kg8 40. Rcg7+ Kf8 41. Rb7 Kg8 42. Rhg7+ Kh8 43. Rgd7 f4 44. Rxb5 Rae6 45. Rdd5
f3 46. h3 Kg7 47. Kh2 Kh6 48. Kg3 Kg5 49. Kxf3 Kf5 50. Kg3 {[#] Abwicklung in
ein verlorenes Bauernendspiel} Rxe5 $4 (50... g5 $1 51. h4 (51. Kf3 R8e7 (51...
Rxe5 $2 {noch immer nicht} 52. Rxe5+ Rxe5 53. Rxe5+ Kxe5 54. Kg4 Kf6 55. Kh5 $1
{Umgehung als Gewinnmotiv} Kf5 56. f3 Kf6 57. Kh6 Kf5 58. Kg7 Kf4 59. Kg6 Kxf3
60. Kxg5 Kg3 61. h4 $18) 52. Ke3 Rxe5+ {jetzt geht der Generaltausch} 53. Rxe5+
Rxe5+ 54. Rxe5+ Kxe5 55. Kf3 Kf5 56. Kg3 Kf6 $8 57. Kg4 Kg6 58. f3 Kf6 59. Kh5
Kf5 60. Kh6 Kf6 61. Kh7 Kf7 $11) 51... gxh4+ 52. Kxh4 Rg8 53. Rd6 Rxe5 $11) 51.
Rxe5+ Rxe5 52. Rxe5+ Kxe5 53. Kg4 Kf6 54. h4 {Entscheidender Raumgewinn. Der
f-Bauer bleibt zwecks Tempogewinn ganz hinten!} Kf7 55. Kg5 Kg7 56. h5 gxh5 57.
Kxh5 Kf6 58. Kg4 Kg6 59. Kf4 Kf6 60. f3 {Opposition!} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Lependin, Anatolij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. e5 Nd5 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bg4 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 e6
15. Bf4 Qd7 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Rab1 Rfc8 18. Rb3 Qd5 19. Reb1 h5 20. Qxd5 cxd5
21. Kf1 a5 22. Rb8 Raxb8 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Bxb8 a4 25. Ke2 Kf8 {[#] Da die
Position nicht zu gewinnen ist, sollte Weiß mit einfachen Mitteln auf remis
spielen. Turniertaktische Erwägungen spielen bei der rein schachlichen
Bewertung keine Rolle.} 26. Kd3 (26. g4 $11) 26... Ke7 27. c4 Kd7 28. c5 Kc6
29. Kc3 Kb5 30. g3 (30. g4 {nebst evtl. f4 sind klar remis.}) 30... Bf6 31. Bc7
Bg5 32. h4 Be7 33. Kd3 Kc6 34. Bb8 f6 35. Kc3 (35. f4 $2 Kb7 36. Bd6 Bxd6 37.
cxd6 Kc6 38. Kc3 Kxd6 39. Kb4 e5 40. dxe5+ fxe5 41. fxe5+ Kxe5 42. Kxa4 Ke4 43.
Kb3 Kd3 44. a4 d4 45. a5 Ke2 46. a6 d3 47. a7 d2 48. a8=Q d1=Q+ $17 {weil g3
fällt}) 35... Kb5 36. Bc7 (36. f4 $11 {an dieser Stelle möglich}) 36... g5 37.
g4 $5 (37. f3 gxh4 38. gxh4 e5 {gibt wegen der Schwäche h4 nur Schwarz
Gewinnmöglichkeiten}) (37. hxg5 fxg5 38. f4 g4 (38... h4 39. fxg5 h3 40. g4
Bxg5 41. Kd3 Kc6 42. Bg3 Bd8 43. Ke3 Bc7 44. Bxc7 Kxc7 {ergibt ein
haarscharfes Temporennen} 45. Kf2 e5 46. g5 exd4 47. g6 h2 48. Kg2 d3 49. g7 d2
50. g8=Q h1=Q+ 51. Kxh1 d1=Q+ 52. Kg2 Qc2+ $17 {und sieht auch nicht einladend
aus})) 37... gxh4 38. gxh5 Bf8 39. Bh2 e5 40. dxe5 fxe5 41. Bxe5 h3 {[%cal
Rf8g7]} 42. Bh2 Kxc5 {Der schwarze Vorteil gründet sich auf die weiter
auseinander stehenden Freibauern, während die beiden weißen der Läufer f8
bequem hält.....} 43. f3 (43. Kd3 d4 44. f4 Bg7 45. f5 Kd5 46. Bg3 Be5 47. Bxe5
Kxe5 48. h6 Kf6 $19 {....., was auch der König schafft.}) 43... d4+ 44. Kd3 Kd5
45. f4 Bg7 46. Bg3 Kc5 47. Bh2 Kb4 48. h6 Bxh6 49. Kxd4 Ka3 50. Ke4 (50. f5
Kxa2 51. Kc3 Kb1 $1 (51... Bg7+ 52. Kc2 Bf6 $1 (52... Bf8 53. f6) 53. Bg3 Be7
54. Bh2 Ka3 55. Kc3 Bf6+ {gewinnt allerdings auch}) 52. Kb4 Kc2 53. Kxa4 Kd3
54. Kb3 Ke4 55. Kc2 Kxf5 56. Kd3 Bf4 57. Bg1 Kg4 58. Ke2 Kg3 59. Kf1 Kf3 $19)
50... Kxa2 51. f5 Kb3 52. Kf3 a3 53. Be5 Kc4 $1 (53... a2 54. f6 (54. Kg3 Bf4+
$19) 54... Bf4 55. Ba1 Bd6 56. f7 Kc4 57. Kf2 Kd5 58. Kg1 Ke6 $19) 54. Kg3 Kd5
55. Bc3 Bf4+ {sichert die Metamorphose des a-Bauern nach dem weiteren Le5} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 09th Group7"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1993.10.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "De la Riva Aguado, Oscar"]
[Black "Muir, Andrew Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1993.10.01"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Catalonia region"]
[BlackTeam "Paisley YMCA Renfrew"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. a3 a5 8. a4
Qc7 $6 (8... Nh6 $5 9. d3 f6 10. Be3 b6 11. Nbd2 Nf7 12. Nc4 Be6 $13) 9. Na3
Nf6 10. Nc4 Nh5 $2 (10... Nd7 11. d3 b6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qd2 Re8 $13) 11. d3 O-O
12. Be3 b6 13. b4 $1 axb4 14. a5 b5 15. Nb6 Rxa5 16. Rxa5 Qxb6 17. Qa1 $16 Nf4
18. Ra8 Ne6 19. Rb1 Nd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Bd2 c5 (21... Bb7 22. Rxf8+ Bxf8 23.
Bxb4 c5 24. Bd2 Kg7 25. Qa5 Qxa5 26. Bxa5 Bc6 27. Bc7 Kf6 28. Ra1 $18) 22. Qa7
Qc6 23. Rb8 f5 24. Rb6 Qe8 25. Qc7 c4 26. Bxb4 Rf7 27. Qc5 cxd3 (27... fxe4 28.
dxc4 Bf8 29. Qxb5 Bd7 30. Qd5 $18) 28. cxd3 Bf8 29. Qd5 fxe4 30. dxe4 Bxb4 31.
Rxb4 Bd7 32. Rf6 Qe7 33. Rxf7 Qxf7 34. Qxe5 d3 35. Rd4 Qb3 36. Qd5+ Qxd5 37.
exd5 Bf5 38. g4 Bd7 39. f3 Kf7 40. Rxd3 Kf6 41. Re3 1-0

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
O-O 9. Nc3 Nc7 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 d6 $10) 10. Bg5 $5 (10. Bf4 Nxb5 11. Nxb5 a6
12. Nc3 d6 $10) (10. Ba4 $5) 10... h6 11. Bh4 Nxb5 (11... d6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13.
exd6 Qxd6 14. Ne5 $14) 12. Nxb5 a6 13. Nd6 $5 g5 (13... Qb6 14. Nc4 Qb4 15. Rc1
$16) 14. Bxg5 hxg5 15. Nxg5 f6 (15... exd6 $2 16. Qh5 Re8 (16... Qxg5 17. Qxg5
dxe5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Rfe1 $16) 17. Qxf7+ Kh8 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. f4 Nxd4 (19...
dxe5 20. f5 $1 Qe7 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. f6 Bxf6 23. Qh8#) 20. f5 $1 Rxe5 21. Qh7+
Kf8 22. f6 $18) 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Qb3+ e6 18. d5 Nd4 $1 (18... Ne7 $2 19. dxe6
dxe6 20. Rad1 $16) 19. Qd3 Rf4 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Qg6 Qe7 22. Nc4 Rh4 (22... exd5
$2 23. Nb6 $18) 23. d6 Qf6 24. Nh7+ Rxh7 25. Qxh7 b5 26. Qe4 $6 (26. Nb6 Rb8
27. Nxc8 Rxc8 28. Qe4 Rc6 29. Rac1 Rxd6 30. Rfd1 $13) 26... Rb8 27. Na5 Qf5 28.
Qe3 b4 29. Rad1 Ne2+ (29... Qxa5 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Qxd4 $44) 30. Qxe2 Qxa5 31.
Qc2 Qb6 32. Qh7 Bb7 33. Rd3 Rc8 34. Qh4 (34. Rg3 Qd4 35. h4 Be4 $17) 34... Kg8
35. Qg4 Rf8 36. h4 Rf7 37. h5 Kf8 38. Qg6 Rf6 39. Qg5 Qb5 40. Qxb5 axb5 41. Rc1
Rf4 42. Rc7 Bd5 43. Rc8+ Kf7 44. Rc7 Ke8 45. Rc8+ Kf7 46. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Qb6 6. Nc3 (6. Na3 $5 d6 7. e5
$1 d5 (7... Bg4 $2 8. exd6 e6 9. d7+ $16) 8. d4 cxd4 (8... Bg4 $2 9. dxc5 Qxc5
10. Be3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 $18 d4 12. Bxd4) 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Be3 $1 $16 Nxe5 $2 11.
Nf5 Qf6 12. Nxg7+ Qxg7 13. Bd4 $18) 6... Nd4 7. Nd5 Qd8 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. c3 (9.
d3 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3 e6 12. Bf4 d6 13. Qf3 exd5 14. Bxd5 Ra7 15. e5 dxe5
16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5+ Kf8 18. Rae1 $44) 9... e6 10. Nf4 $2 (10. Nb4 $142) (
10. Qe2 exd5 11. exd5+ Kf8 12. d6 Bf6 $19) 10... Qg5 11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5+ Kd8
13. Qe2 $6 (13. c4 $142) 13... Qe7 14. Qd1 Qd6 15. c4 a6 16. Ba4 b5 $1 17. Bb3
bxc4 18. Bxc4 d3 $1 19. Rb1 f5 20. b3 Nf6 21. h3 Nxd5 22. Qf3 Bb7 $19 23. Ba3
Qxa3 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Rc8 26. b4 Rc6 27. b5 axb5 28. Rxb5 Qd6 29. Qb3 Bd4
30. Rd5 Qf4 31. Qb7 Bxf2+ 32. Kh1 Qc7 33. Qa8+ Qc8 34. Qa5+ Bb6 35. Qa4 Re8 36.
Qh4+ Kc7 37. Rb1 Kb7 0-1

[Event "Brno-B"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bezold, Michael"]
[Black "Horvath, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 (4... bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 e5 7. d4
cxd4 8. cxd4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Ne7 10. Nc3 $10) 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. Nc3 e5 8. Be3
Ne7 9. Qd2 h6 $1 10. Nh2 (10. g4 f6 (10... Be6 11. Nh2 c4 $10) 11. Nh2 g5 12.
h4 Ng6 13. h5 Nf8 14. Ne2 Ne6 $14 {Prie-Lendwai/EU Cup/Clichy/1993}) 10... Be6
11. O-O-O Qd7 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 g5 14. Bg3 f5 15. exf5 Nxf5 16. Rhe1 O-O-O (
16... Nxg3 17. Rxe6+ $2 (17. Qe3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 O-O-O 19. Qxe6 Qxe6 20. Rxe6 Kd7
21. Rde1 Rde8 $10) 17... Qxe6 18. Re1 Be5 19. Ng4 O-O-O $17) 17. Be5 Nd4 18.
Kb1 Rhe8 19. Bxg7 Qxg7 20. Nf1 c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg4 (5... f6 6. e5
Bg4 7. exf6 exf6 8. h3 Be6 9. O-O Qd7 10. Be3 Nh6 11. Nc3 b6 12. Ne4 $1 $14 {
Anand-Krasenkov/Moscau/1996} Bg7 $2 13. Bxc5 $1) 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3
Nf6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Be3 b6 (10... e5 11. c3 O-O 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Qb3 $6 b6 14.
Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Rad1 Qe6 $13 {Ljubojevic-Kramnik/Monaco/Blind/1995}) 11. c3 O-O
12. Qc2 e5 13. d4 {Baburin:White opens up the position in order to seize the
central files.} exd4 14. cxd4 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Qf6 $2 (16... c5 17.
Nb5 a6 18. Nd6 Qe7 19. f4 $14) 17. Rad1 Nc5 18. b4 $16 Ne6 19. Nxc6 Nf4 20. Kh2
Rfc8 21. b5 a6 22. a4 axb5 23. axb5 Re8 24. e5 Qh4 25. Qb3 Ne6 26. Qe3 Qc4 27.
Qd3 Ra4 28. Qxc4 Rxc4 29. Rc1 Re4 30. Rfe1 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Nc7 32. Rb1 Re6 33. f4
f6 (33... Nxb5 34. Nd8 $18) 34. Nd4 Re7 35. Rc1 fxe5 36. fxe5 Ne6 37. Rc8+ Kf7
38. Nc6 Re8 39. Rxe8 Kxe8 40. Kg3 Kd7 41. Kf3 Nc7 42. Nd4 Ke7 43. Ke4 Kf7 44.
g3 Ke7 45. g4 Kf7 46. h4 Ke7 47. h5 Kf7 48. h6 Ke7 49. Nf3 Ne6 50. Kd5 Kd7 51.
Nd2 Nc7+ 52. Kc4 Ke7 53. Ne4 Ke6 54. Ng5+ Kxe5 55. Nxh7 Ne8 56. Ng5 Nd6+ 57.
Kd3 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 33rd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1996.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 {Der Schwarze Bauernstruktur bleibt
elastisch. öffter spielt mann} (4... dxc6 5. h3 Nf6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3
b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qe7 $13 {Kaidanov-Gorevich,D /Chicago/1996}) 5. O-O Bg7 6.
Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8. h3 (8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 f6 $5 $13) 8... d5 (8...
f6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nf7 11. Nc3 d6 12. b3 $1 $14 {Arhipov-Jakovic/Rossija/
1994}) 9. d3 f6 10. Be3 c4 $1 11. exd5 cxd3 12. Qxd3 cxd5 13. Bc5 Bf5 14. Qd1
Be4 15. Nbd2 Rc8 16. Nxe4 (16. Bxa7 Qc7 17. Be3 Rb8 $44) 16... dxe4 17. Qxd8
Rfxd8 18. Bxe7 exf3 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Rad1 Rb8 21. Rd7 a5 22. gxf3 (22. g4 Bf8
$1 23. b4 axb4 24. cxb4 Rxb4 (24... Bxb4 $6 25. Rb1 Nf7 26. a4 Bd6 27. Rxb8+
Bxb8 28. a5 Bd6 29. a6 Bc5 30. a7 Bxa7 31. Rxa7 $16) 25. Re8 Nf7 26. Ra8 $13)
22... Nf5 23. b4 Bf8 24. bxa5 Ra8 25. Rd5 Kf7 26. Rb1 Ke6 27. c4 Bd6 28. Re1+
Kd7 29. c5 Kc6 30. Rxf5 gxf5 31. cxd6 Kxd6 32. Rd1+ Ke5 33. f4+ Ke4 (33... Kxf4
34. Rd5 Ke4 35. Rb5 f4 36. Kg2 Rg8+ 37. Kf1 Ra8 38. Ke2 $16) 34. a4 Rxa5 35.
Ra1 Kxf4 $10 36. Kg2 Ke4 37. Kg3 f4+ 38. Kg2 f3+ 39. Kg3 Rg5+ 40. Kh4 Ra5 41.
Ra3 Kf4 42. Ra2 Ke4 43. Ra1 Kf4 44. Rg1 h5 45. Ra1 Ke4 46. Ra3 Kf4 47. Ra2 Ke4
48. Kg3 Rg5+ 49. Kh4 Ra5 50. Kg3 Rg5+ 51. Kh2 Ra5 52. Ra3 Kf4 53. Ra2 Ke4
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khamatgaleev, Alexej"]
[Black "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 b6 {Verschafft Schwarz ohne Komplikationen Ausgleich.} (9...
Ne6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6) 10. Nf6+ Bxf6 $6 {Bekannt ist} (10... Kf8) (10...
exf6 11. exf6+ Kf8 12. fxg7+ Kxg7 13. b3 $16) 11. exf6 e6 12. d4 cxd4 13. Qxd4
Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. c4 (15. Bf4 O-O-O 16. Be5 $14) 15... c5 16. Ne2 O-O-O 17.
Bf4 g5 18. Be5 h5 19. Nc3 Bc6 20. a3 Ne8 21. b4 Rh6 22. bxc5 Nxf6 (22... bxc5
$2 23. Rab1) 23. cxb6 axb6 24. Rab1 Nd7 25. Nb5 (25. Bd6 $5) 25... Bxb5 26.
Rxb5 Kb7 27. Bd4 e5 28. Bxe5 (28. Be3 Rc6 29. Rd1 Rxc4 30. Bxg5 f6 31. Be3 Kc7
32. Rbd5 $16) 28... Re8 29. Bc3 Rxe1+ 30. Bxe1 Nc5 31. Bb4 Kc6 32. a4 Nxa4 33.
Rxg5 Nb2 34. Rf5 Nxc4 35. Rxf7 b5 36. g3 Ne5 37. Rf8 Nd3 38. Bd2 Rh7 39. Rb8
Nc5 40. Kg2 Re7 41. Rc8+ (41. Be3 Nd7 42. Rc8+ Kd5 43. h3 $14) 41... Kd5 42.
Rd8+ Kc4 43. Rc8 Kd5 44. Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.12.13"]
[Round "6.8"]
[White "Floegel, Ulrich"]
[Black "Brendel, Oliver"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Castrop Rauxel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. Rd1 Nxc3 12. bxc3 a6 $6 $146 ({RR} 12... Rc8
13. h3 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Michel Yunis,C-Lhagvasuren,C/Moscow 1994/CBM 44 ext (33)})
13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 {Weiß steht dank des Raumvorteils deutlich
besser.} Qa5 16. a4 Rfb8 17. Ba3 Bf8 18. e6 $1 f6 {Mit so einem herrlichen
Bauern auf e6 sollte man eigentlich auf Gewinn stehen.} 19. h4 (19. Bb4 Qc7 20.
a5 {kommt in Frage.}) 19... Qc7 20. h5 g5 21. Bc1 $6 {Statt dessen kommen 21.
Tab1 und 21.g3 in Frage.} Rb3 22. Bd2 Qd6 23. Qf5 Bh6 24. g3 Kh8 25. Kg2 Rab8
26. Rac1 {Weiß steht immer noch besser.} Ra3 $6 27. c4 $2 (27. Rb1 $1 {
Erzwingt den Tausch des Turmes b8 während der Turm auf der a-Linie vorläufig
nicht bei der Verteidigung helfen kann. Ich glaube, Schwarz steht am Abgrund.})
27... Rxa4 28. cxd5 (28. c5 $5) 28... cxd5 29. Be3 Rc4 30. Ra1 $2 {So lange
der Bauer auf e6 steht, hat Weiß ein heißes Eisen im Feuer; nun geht er leider
verloren und damit beginnt ein verzweifelter Kampf ums Remis.} Rc6 31. Rab1
Rxb1 32. Rxb1 Qxe6 33. Qxe6 Rxe6 34. Rb8+ Kg7 35. Rd8 Rd6 36. Rxd6 exd6 37. g4
{Die für Schwarz ungünstige Bauernkonstellation gibt Weiß etwas Hoffnung;
könnte z.B. der König nach a4 gelangen, wäre das Remis sofort perfekt.} f5 {
Ich glaube Schwarz sollte sofort mit dem König nach b5 rennen und dann den
Läufer über f8-e7-d8 führen - notfalls unter Opfer des überflüssigen Bauern d6.
} 38. f3 fxg4 $6 {Besser ist wohl 38...f4, weil Schwarz dann keinen Bauern
verteidigen muß.} 39. fxg4 Kf7 40. Kf3 Ke7 41. Ke2 Kd7 42. Kd3 Kc6 43. Kc3 Kb5
44. Kb3 a5 $6 (44... Bg7 45. Bxg5 Bxd4 {bot noch geringe Gewinnchancen.}) 45.
Kc3 a4 46. Bc1 Ka5 47. Bd2 a3 48. Kb3+ Kb5 49. Bc1 a2 {Diesen Bauern muß man
keineswegs nehmen. Aber auch} (49... Bg7 50. Bxg5 Bxd4 51. Bc1 a2 52. Kxa2 Kc4
{führt zum Remis.}) 50. Bb2 $1 {[#] Weiß weigert sich nun mit dem König zu
ziehen; Schwarz kann keine Fortschritte machen.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Foygel, Igor"]
[Black "Kreiman, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. b4 $5 {Lein 1961.
Statistic 50%. Modest interest to this move during the last years.} Nxb4 (6...
cxb4 $5 7. a3 (7. Bb2 $5) 7... Nge7 (7... Qa5) 8. axb4 O-O 9. c3 d5 {1/2-1/2
Lutikov,A-Petersons,A/Kiev 1964/URS-ch (29)}) 7. Bb2 (7. c3 Nc6 8. d4 exd4 9.
e5 Nge7 10. cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Lein,A-Taimanov,M/Baku 1961/URS-ch (34)}) 7... Qc7 8.
c3 Nc6 9. d4 exd4 (9... d6 10. Na3 a6 11. Bf1 b5 12. Nc2 Nge7 13. a4 {Comp
Kuppenheim 12hB-McShane,L/Kuppenheim 2002/EXT 2003/1-0 (37)}) 10. cxd4 Nge7
$146 (10... a6 11. Bxc6 dxc6 12. e5 Ne7 13. dxc5 Nd5 14. Nbd2 {Henao,
R-Fridjonsson,J/Caracas 1976/EXT 2000/1-0 (33)}) 11. Nc3 cxd4 (11... Qa5 $5 $14
{should be examined more closely}) 12. Nd5 $16 Qd8 13. Ba3 O-O 14. Bd6 b6 15.
Qd2 Bb7 16. Qf4 Nxd5 17. exd5 Na5 {[#]} 18. Re7 $2 (18. Bxf8 $142 Bxf8 19. Ne5
$5 (19. Qxd4 $6 Bg7 20. Qe4 Bxa1 21. Rxa1 Rc8 $15) (19. d6 $14) (19. Rad1 a6
20. Bd3 Bxd5 $14) 19... Bxd5 20. Qxd4 $16) 18... a6 $11 19. Rxd7 axb5 20. Rxd8
Rfxd8 21. Be5 (21. Rd1 $6 Bxd5 22. Nxd4 Bxa2 (22... Nc4 23. Nxb5 Be6 $17) 23.
Nxb5 Nc4 $15) 21... Rxd5 (21... Bxe5 22. Qxe5 d3 23. Rd1 $17) 22. Bxg7 $11 (22.
Bxd4 $2 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Rad8 $19) 22... Kxg7 23. Nxd4 Rad8 24. Nc2 Rd1+ 25. Ne1
Nc4 26. Rxd1 Rxd1 27. Kf1 Be4 28. f3 Bd3+ 29. Kf2 Rd2+ 30. Kg3 Bf1 31. h3 (31.
a3 Re2 $11) 31... Re2 (31... b4 32. Qe4 $15) 32. Qd4+ $11 f6 33. Qd7+ Kh6 34.
Qf7 Rxe1 (34... Rxa2 35. Kh4 Ra8 36. Qxf6 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.04.16"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Koblenz"]
[BlackTeam "Empor Berlin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5 $5
(8. exd5 Qxd5 $1 9. dxc5 (9. c4 Qd6 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ne4 12. Bxc6 bxc6
13. Na3 Bg4 14. Nc2 Nxc5 15. Ncd4 Rfc8 $10 {Torre-Kotronias/Manila ol/1992/})
9... Qxc5 10. Bxc6 $6 Qxc6 $1 11. Rxe7 Be6 12. Nd4 Qd6 13. Rxb7 Ng4 14. g3 Rfd8
15. Bg5 (15. Bf4 Qd5 16. Rc7 g5 17. Be3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qe4 $19) 15... Bxd4 $1
16. Qxd4 (16. cxd4 Qd5 $1) 16... Qf8 $1 17. Bxd8 (17. Qa4 Qc5 $1) 17... Qh6 $1
$19 {Vedder-Jakovic/Leeuwarden op/1992/23/0-1/}) 8... Ne4 9. h3 (9. Nbd2 cxd4
10. cxd4 Qb6 11. Bxc6 Qxc6 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ng5 Rd8 $15 {Polgar,J-Kramnik,V/
Monaco blind/1994/0-1/40/ ;EXP 40}) (9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 $10
) 9... Qb6 10. Ba4 (10. Bxc6 Qxc6 11. Bf4 b6 $15) 10... Bf5 (10... Be6 $5 {
/\ f6}) 11. Na3 (11. Re2 $142 $10 {/\ Be3, Nbd2}) 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 f6 $1 13.
Bb3 Rad8 (13... e6 14. Be3 $1 $13 (14. g4 $2 fxe5 $44)) 14. exf6 (14. g4 $2 Be6
15. Rxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 $17) 14... exf6 $15 15. Nc2 Rfe8 16. Bf4 Be6 17.
Re2 (17. Ne3 g5 $1 18. Bh2 f5 $36) 17... g5 $1 18. Bh2 f5 (18... h6 $15) 19.
Qe1 Bf7 $1 (19... f4 $2 20. Nd2 $1 {/\} Nxd4 $2 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23.
Rxe4 $18) (19... g4 $2 20. hxg4 fxg4 21. Nd2 g3 22. Nxe4 $5 gxh2+ 23. Kxh2 dxe4
24. Rxe4) 20. Rd1 (20. Ne3 Nxd4 $1 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Nxf5 Bc5 $17 {><f2} 23.
Kf1 Qf6 $5) 20... f4 21. g3 fxg3 (21... Kh8 $5) 22. fxg3 Rf8 23. Kg2 $2 (23. g4
$1 $15) 23... Na5 $1 $17 24. Qb4 (24. Re3 Nc4 $5 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. Rxe4 Bd5)
24... Qxb4 25. Nxb4 Nxb3 26. axb3 Rd6 $1 {><b3} 27. Nd3 Rb6 28. b4 Rc8 29. Nfe5
Be8 30. g4 Ba4 $1 31. Ra1 Bb5 32. Rd1 (32. Ra3 Ra6) 32... Bf8 {/\ Bb4} 33. Rde1
$6 (33. Re3 $142 Rc2+ $17) 33... Bd6 $1 34. Re3 (34. Rd1 Bxb4 $19) 34... Rc2+
35. Kg1 Bxd3 36. Rxd3 Rxb2 37. Rc1 R6xb4 0-1

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. h3 e5 6. d3 (6. Nxe5 {
Ftacnik} Qd4) 6... f6 $5 $146 7. c3 $5 (7. Be3 Nh6 8. Nbd2 Nf7 9. a3 Be6 $15)
7... Nh6 8. O-O (8. Be3 {Ftacnik} Nf7 9. d4 $13) 8... Nf7 9. Be3 (9. d4 cxd4
10. cxd4 Bg7 $10) 9... g5 $1 (9... Be6 10. Qe2 Be7 $6 11. d4 $14) 10. Ne1 (10.
d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 g4 $1 12. hxg4 Bxg4 13. Nbd2 $13 (13. dxe5 {Ftacnik} Qxd1 14.
Rxd1 Nxe5 15. Nbd2 Bb4 $15)) 10... Be6 11. Nd2 h5 12. a3 (12. Nc2 g4 $1 13. h4
f5 $15) 12... a5 (12... Qd7 13. b4) 13. Qe2 b6 (13... Rh7 $5 14. Nc2 Nh8 $1 {
/\ Ng6}) 14. Nc2 Ra7 $1 15. d4 $2 (15. Rfd1 $1 Rd7 16. Nf1 $14 Bb3 17. Ng3 h4
18. Nf5 Nd6 19. d4 $5) (15. Rad1 {Ftacnik} Rd7 {xd3}) 15... cxd4 (15... Rd7 16.
dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rfd1) 16. cxd4 Rd7 17. dxe5 Nxe5 $15 (17... fxe5 $13) 18. Rfd1 (
18. f4 $2 Bc5 (18... gxf4 {Ftacnik} 19. Bxf4 (19. Rxf4 Bh6 20. Qxh5+ Bf7 $17)
19... Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Bg4 $36) 19. Rad1 Bxe3+ 20. Nxe3 (20. Qxe3 $2 Nc4) 20...
gxf4 21. Nf5 (21. Rxf4 Nd3) 21... Rhh7 $5 $17 22. Rxf4 (22. Nf3 Bc4) 22... Bb3)
18... Be7 (18... Rhh7 $5) 19. Nf1 (19. b3 b5 $5 20. b4 (20. a4 bxa4) 20... a4)
(19. Ne1 b5 $5 20. Nef3 g4 21. Nxe5 fxe5 $15) 19... Bc4 (19... a4 $5 {Ftacnik})
20. Rxd7 Qxd7 (20... Bxe2 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Nd4 Bc4 (22... Bd3 23. Ne6) 23.
Nd2 Bf7 24. b4) 21. Qd2 (21. Qe1 $2 g4 $1 22. h4 (22. Rd1 Bd3 $1 23. Nd4 (23.
Nh2 gxh3 24. f4 Rg8 25. g3 h4 $19) (23. Bf4 $5 gxh3 24. Bxe5 fxe5 25. Nh2 (25.
Nce3 hxg2 26. Nh2 Qd4 $17) 25... Bc5 $17 26. Ne3 (26. Qc3 Qg7) 26... Qg7) (23.
h4 Nf3+ 24. gxf3 gxf3 25. Nd4 (25. Bf4 Qg4+ 26. Bg3 Bxc2 27. Ne3 Qh3) 25... Qh3
26. Nxf3 Bxf1 27. Qxf1 Qxf3 $19) 23... gxh3 24. Nh2 (24. Nf5 Rg8 25. N1g3 hxg2)
(24. f4 Qg4 25. Rd2 Nc4 26. Nh2 Qg8) 24... Rg8 $19) 22... Nf3+ $3 23. gxf3 gxf3
24. Bf4 Qh3 25. Nce3 (25. Nfe3 Rg8+ 26. Bg3 Bc5 $1 27. Qd2 Rxg3+ 28. fxg3 Qxg3+
29. Kh1 f2 $19) 25... Rg8+ 26. Bg3 (26. Ng3 Bc5 27. Qd2 Bxe3 28. fxe3 Rxg3+ 29.
Bxg3 Qxg3+ 30. Kh1 f2 $19) 26... Bc5 27. b4 (27. Qd2 Bxf1 28. Rd1 Bd3 $19)
27... Rxg3+ 28. Nxg3 Bxe3 $19) 21... Bd3 $5 (21... c5 $15 22. b4 Qxd2 23. Nxd2
Bd3 24. Ne1 cxb4 25. axb4 Bxb4 26. Bxb6 Bxd2 27. Nxd3 Nxd3 28. Rd1 Bb4 29. Rxd3
Ke7 $17) 22. Qc3 $8 (22. Bxb6 $2 Bxf1 (22... Nc4 $19 {Ftacnik})) (22. Rd1 Bxe4
{Ftacnik} 23. Bxb6 Qxh3 $1 (23... Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Nc4 25. Rd4 $1) 24. f3 Nxf3+
25. gxf3 Bxf3 $19) (22. f3 g4) (22. Ng3 h4 23. Nf5 Bxe4) 22... Bxe4 (22... c5
23. Rd1 Qb5 24. f4) 23. Ng3 (23. Bxb6 g4 (23... Qd3 $17) (23... Bxg2 $5 {
Ftacnik} 24. Kxg2 Qd5+ 25. f3 g4 $40) 24. h4 Qd3 $5 25. Qxd3 Bxd3 $17 26. Ne1 (
26. Nce3 a4) 26... a4 $5) 23... Bd5 $1 (23... Bxc2 24. Qxc2 c5 25. Rd1 Qe6) 24.
Bxb6 h4 25. Ne2 g4 26. Nf4 Be4 $2 $138 (26... Rg8 $1 27. Nxd5 cxd5 28. hxg4 (
28. Kh1 Kf7 $1 29. hxg4 (29. Rd1 Rc8 30. Qb3 gxh3 31. gxh3 Rxc2 32. Rxd5 Qc6)
29... Qxg4 30. Ne3 Qe6 $17 31. Bxa5 h3 32. g3 Nc6) 28... Qxg4 29. Ne3 Qe6 30.
Bd4 (30. Bxa5 d4) 30... h3 31. Bxe5 fxe5 32. Qxa5 d4 $17) 27. Re1 $1 (27. Ne3 {
Ftacnik} gxh3 28. Rd1 Qb7 29. Bc5 hxg2 $17) 27... Qf5 (27... Bxc2 28. Qxc2 gxh3
29. Rxe5) 28. Ne6 $1 (28. Nd4 $5 Qxf4 29. Ne6 Nf3+ 30. gxf3 (30. Qxf3 Qxf3 31.
gxf3 Bxf3) 30... Qxf3 31. Qxf3 Bxf3 32. Nd4 Kf7 33. Nxf3 (33. hxg4 Bxg4 34.
Nxc6 Bd6) 33... gxf3 34. Bxa5 Rg8+ 35. Kf1 Bc5 $10) 28... Rg8 (28... gxh3 $4
29. Ng7+) 29. Ncd4 Nf3+ $1 30. Kf1 $4 (30. Kh1 $2 Nxd4 (30... Nxe1 31. Nxf5
Bxg2+ 32. Kh2 $18) (30... gxh3 31. gxf3 (31. Qxf3 hxg2+ 32. Kg1 Qxf3 33. Nxf3
Bxf3 34. Nd4 $16) 31... Qg4 32. Nf4 h2 33. Qc1 Bxf3+ 34. Kxh2 $18) (30... Qe5
31. gxf3 Bd6 32. Nf4 $18) 31. Qxd4 (31. Nxd4 Qxf2 (31... Qd5 32. Qxc6+ Qxc6 33.
Nxc6 Bxc6 34. Bc5 Rg7 $19) 32. Nf3 Qxb6) 31... Bxg2+ (31... Bd5 {Ftacnik} 32.
Nc7+ Kf7 33. Nxd5 cxd5 34. Qe3 Bd6 35. Bxa5 (35. hxg4 Qxg4 36. Qh3 Qxh3+ 37.
gxh3 a4 $15) 35... d4 36. Qxd4 (36. Qb3+ Kg7) 36... Qxa5 37. Qc4+ $13) (31...
gxh3 32. Qxe4 hxg2+ 33. Kg1 Qh3 (33... Qxe4 34. Rxe4 h3 35. Re1 {/\ Nf4}) 34.
Nc7+ $18) 32. Kxg2 (32. Kg1 Bd5 (32... gxh3 33. Ng7+ $1 Rxg7 34. Qd8+ Kf7 35.
Rxe7+ Kg6 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Rxg7+ Kxg7 38. Qe7+ Kg6 39. Qe8+ Kg5 40. Qg8+ Kf4
41. Qc4+)) 32... Qf3+ (32... gxh3+ 33. Kf1 h2 34. Ng7+ Rxg7 35. Qd8+ Kf7 36.
Rxe7+ Kg6 37. Rxg7+ Kxg7 38. Qc7+ Kg6 39. Qxh2 Qb5+ 40. Kg2 Qxb6 41. Qxh4 $10)
33. Kf1 (33. Kh2 g3+) 33... gxh3 {/\ Rg1} 34. Qe4 (34. Nf4 h2 35. Rxe7+ Kxe7
36. Bc5+ (36. Qc5+ Ke8) 36... Ke8 $19) (34. Qd8+ Bxd8 35. Ng5+ Kd7 36. Nxf3
Bxb6 37. Re4 Rg2 $19) (34. Ng5 Qg2+ 35. Ke2 Rxg5) (34. Ng7+ $5 Kf8 $1 (34...
Kf7 35. Qc4+ Qd5 36. Qxd5+ cxd5 37. Nf5 $1 h2 38. Rxe7+ Kf8 39. Bc5 $3 h1=Q+
40. Ke2 Qc1 41. Rc7+ Ke8 42. Re7+ Kd8 43. Bb6+ Kc8 44. Nd6+ Kb8 45. Rb7+ Ka8
46. Ra7+ Kb8 47. Rb7+ $10) 35. Ne6+ (35. Qxh4 Rxg7 36. Qh8+ Rg8 37. Qh6+ Ke8
38. Rxe7+ Kxe7 39. Qh7+ Kd6 40. Bc7+ (40. Qxg8 Qd1#) 40... Kc5 41. Qe7+ Kb5 42.
a4+ Ka6 $19) (35. Rxe7 Kxe7 36. Bc5+ Kf7 37. Qd7+ Kg6 $19) (35. Bc5 Bxc5 (35...
Qg2+ $5) 36. Qxc5+ Kxg7 $19) (35. Qd7 Qg2+ 36. Ke2 Rxg7 $19) 35... Kf7 $19) (
34. Nc7+ Kf8 35. Ne6+ Kf7 36. Nd8+ (36. Nf4 h2 37. Qc4+ Kg7 $1 38. Rxe7+ Kh6
39. Qxg8 h1=Q+ 40. Qg1 Qd1+ $19) 36... Ke8 37. Rxe7+ Kxe7 38. Qc5+ Ke8 $19)
34... Qxe4 35. Rxe4 f5 (35... h2 36. Rxh4 Rg1+ 37. Ke2 h1=Q 38. Rxh1 Rxh1 39.
Bxa5) 36. Re3 h2 $19) (30. Qxf3 gxf3 31. Nxf5 Bxf5 32. Nd4 $1 (32. Nf4 {Ftacnik
}) 32... Rxg2+ 33. Kh1 Bd7 34. Bc5 (34. Nxf3 Rg7) 34... Rg7 35. Nxf3 (35. Kh2
Rg2+ 36. Kh1 Rg7 $10) (35. Bxe7 $6 Rxe7 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. Kh2 Kd6 38. Nxf3 Kd5
39. Nxh4 Kc4) 35... Bxh3 36. Nxh4 $10) (30. Nxf3 {Ftacnik} gxf3) (30. gxf3 $2 {
Ftacnik} gxf3+ 31. Kh2 Rg2+ 32. Kh1 Qxh3#) 30... Bd3+ 31. Re2 (31. Ne2 {Ftacnik
} Bxe2+ 32. Rxe2 Qb1+ $19) 31... Bxe2+ (31... gxh3 $6 {Ftacnik} 32. Qxc6+ (32.
Nxf3 Bxe2+ 33. Kxe2 Qxe6+ $19) 32... Kf7 33. Nd8+ (33. Nxf3 hxg2+ 34. Kg1 Bxe2)
33... Rxd8 (33... Bxd8 34. Qb7+ Kf8 35. Bc5+ Qxc5 36. Ne6+) 34. Nxf5 h2 35.
Qe6+) 32. Kxe2 Qe4+ 33. Qe3 Nxd4+ 34. Nxd4 Qxe3+ 35. Kxe3 gxh3 36. gxh3 Rg5 $5
37. Nxc6 Bc5+ 38. Bxc5 Rxc5 39. Nd4 a4 40. Kd3 Rc1 $1 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. h3 e5 6. d3 f6 7. O-O Nh6 8. Be3
Nf7 9. c3 Bd6 (9... g5 10. d4 (10. Qe2 {-Inf.61/172}) 10... cxd4 11. cxd4 g4
12. Nh4 $1 gxh3 13. g3 $44) 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Qe7 12. Nbd2 Be6 $10 13. Nc4 Bxc4
14. dxc4 a5 $5 15. b5 a4 $1 16. Rb1 $6 (16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Nd2 f5 18. f3 $10)
16... f5 $1 $15 17. Qe2 f4 18. Bd2 Bc7 19. Rfc1 $1 Nd6 20. Be1 Qe6 21. bxc6
bxc6 22. Nd2 {/\23.f3, 24.Bf2=} f3 $1 23. Nxf3 Qxc4 24. Qe3 $1 (24. Qxc4+ Nxc4
$17) (24. Rc2 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 Nc4 $17) 24... Nxe4 25. Rb7 Rf7 26. Rc2 $6 (26.
Rxc7 $1 Rxc7 27. Nxe5 Qd5 28. Ng4 Rf8 29. f3 Nf6 30. Qf4 Nxg4 $1 31. Qxc7 Ne3
$36) 26... Re8 $17 27. Qe2 Nd6 28. Qxc4 Nxc4 29. Ng5 Rfe7 30. Ne4 Ra8 $6 $138 (
30... Rb8 31. Ra7) (30... Bb8 $1 31. Rxe7 Rxe7 $17) 31. Nxc5 $2 $138 (31. Ra2
$15) 31... Bd6 $19 32. Rxe7 Bxe7 33. Nd3 Nxa3 34. Ra2 Nc4 35. f3 a3 36. Kf1 Rb8
37. Ke2 Rb1 38. Bd2 Rg1 39. Be1 (39. Kf2 Rd1 $19) (39. Ne1 Bh4 $19) 39... Rxg2+
40. Bf2 Rh2 41. Kf1 Rxh3 42. Kg2 Rh5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Abergel, Thal"]
[Black "Kritz, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 (6... bxc6 7.
d3 Ne7 8. Be3 d6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 $14) 7. d3 Qe7 (7... f6 $5 {
ist eine interessante Idee.} 8. Be3 Qe7 9. Qd2 h5 {Schwarz will den Springer
über h6 nach f7 entwickeln, schafft es aber nicht, denn das Spiel von Weiß auf
dem Damenflügel kommt sehr schnell:} 10. Na4 b6 11. a3 Nh6 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4
Rb8 14. Nb2 Nf7 15. Ra3 $14) 8. Be3 Nf6 9. h3 Nd7 10. Qd2 h6 11. Nh2 b6 12. a3
Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Rxf4 {Alles das ist Theorie. Diese Stellung entstand schon
mehrmals in der Praxis der Großmeister.} Be6 $5 {Eine eher seltene Idee.
Normalerweise überführt Schwarz den Springer auf d4 und spielt erst dann Be6.}
(14... Ne6 15. Rf2 Nd4 16. Raf1 Be6 17. Ng4 Bxg4 (17... h5 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19.
Rxf6 O-O-O 20. Bg5 $14) 18. Rxf7 $1 (18. hxg4 f6 $1 $13 {/\0-0-0 und dann h5})
18... Qxf7 19. Rxf7 Kxf7 20. hxg4 $14 {Weiß hat ein gutes Spiel wegen dem
schwachen schwarzen König.}) 15. Rff1 Nd7 16. a4 {(=)} a5 17. b3 {Weiß hat
sich ziemlich planlos aufgestellt. Die Stellung ist im Prinzip völlig
ausgeglichen, gewinnen kann man hier nur, wenn man eine zweischneidige Affäre
startet.} O-O-O 18. Rae1 Kb7 19. Nb1 Ne5 20. Nf3 {Jetzt ist es höchste Zeit,
um etwas Aktives loszulassen, denn sollte Schwarz weiter warten, so tauschen
sich die Figuren ab und Weiß wird womöglich doch noch in Vorteil kommen.} g5 $1
(20... Nxf3+ 21. Rxf3 $11) 21. Na3 g4 22. Nxe5 (22. hxg4 Nxg4 23. Bf4 h5 $40)
22... Bxe5 23. hxg4 Rdg8 (23... Bxg4 {führt zwar zum Remis, aber das war nicht
mein Ziel in dieser Partie gewesen.} 24. Bf4 Bd4+ 25. Be3 Be5 $11) 24. Nc4 Bxc4
(24... Bc7 25. Bf4 $1 (25. e5 Rxg4 26. Bf4 Rhg8 27. Rf2 $13) 25... Bxf4 26.
Qxf4 Rxg4 27. Qe5 $14) 25. bxc4 Rxg4 {Die Partie befindet sich zwar immernoch
im Remisbereich, aber jetzt verliert Weiß den Pfaden und fängt an, ungenaue
Züge zu machen.} 26. Rf5 $6 (26. Bf4 $1 Bd4+ (26... Rhg8 27. Bxe5 Rxg2+ (27...
Qxe5 28. Rxf7+ Ka6 29. Re2 $14) 28. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Qxe5 30. Rxf7+ Ka6 31.
Rf5 $14) 27. Be3 Rhg8 (27... Be5 $11) 28. Bxd4 Rxg2+ (28... cxd4 29. Re2 $11)
29. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 cxd4 31. Rf5 $11) 26... Rhg8 27. Re2 Rh4 28. Ref2 (28.
Bf4 Bd4+ 29. Be3 Qd6 30. Rxf7+ Ka6 31. Bxd4 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 cxd4 $44) 28... f6 29.
Bf4 $2 {Weiß spielt Bf4 gerade dann, wenn es nicht mehr geht.} Bd4 30. Be3 Qd6
$1 $17 31. Bxd4 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 cxd4 33. Qd1 $2 (33. Rxf6 Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Rxg2 $17)
33... Rhg4 $19 34. Rxf6 Rxg2 35. Rf7+ Ka6 0-1

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {Wenn man sich nicht mit der weltumfassenden
Theorie der Sveschnikov-Variante auseinandersetzen will, ist diese Fortsetzung
eine sehr gut spielbare Alternative.} (3. d4 {ist natürlich der Hauptzug und
ist auch stärker, doch die Menge der Theorie ist wirklich abschreckend.} cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 {wonach Weiß zwei
Möglichkeiten hat, 9.Nd5 und 9.Bxf6, wobei beide zu unklaren Stellungen und 40
Züge langen Varianten führen.}) 3... g6 {Traditionell wird dieser Zug immer
noch öfters gespielt, obwohl mir scheint, dass 3...e6 aus schwarzer Sicht
attraktiver ist.} (3... e6 4. Bxc6 {Die prinzipiellste Fortsetzung.} (4. O-O
Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qc7 $132) 4... bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6.
Qe2 Qc7 $132 {Die entstehenden Varianten sind strategischer Natur und führen
zu interessanten Stellungen. Das Ergebnis des Eröffnungsduells wird davon
abhängen, ob Schwarz es schaft, das Problem des Läufers c8 zu lösen.}) 4. Bxc6
dxc6 (4... bxc6 $5 {Will Schwarz auf einen Konter spielen, ist ihm kaum etwas
Besseres zu empfehlen. Es gibt keine lange Theorie, keine forcierten Varianten,
die Stellung ist zwar etwas schlechter, doch muss Weiß sehr aufpassen, um
nicht in eine der vielen Fallen hineinzulaufen.} 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 (6...
Nf6 $2 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Ne6 11. Qh4 $16 {/\Bh6-Nc3-Rad1.
}) 7. c3 f6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. b3 Nf7 11. Nbd2 d6 12. Bb2 Ba6 13. Rc1
$14 {Morozevich - Kasimdzhanov (Wijk aan Zee, 2002). Wie gesagt, Weiß steht
etwas besser, aber die schwarze Stellung ist sehr lebensfähig.}) 5. d3 Bg7 (
5... Bg4 {Schwarz spielt diesen Zug kaum, denn seine Stellung danach ist viel
zu passiv.} 6. Nbd2 $1 {Das ist die richtige Ausführung des Abtausches - der
Springer muss auf f3 stehen, um den Vorstoß d4 zu unterstützen.} Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3
8. Nxf3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Ne8 11. Be3 b6 12. c3 e5 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Rac1
Nc7 15. b4 $1 $14 {McShane - Schmittdiel (Bremen, 2003)}) 6. h3 (6. Nc3 Bg4 $1
{Es ist wichtig für Schwarz, diesen Läufer zu tauschen. Besonders, weil Weiß
nun mit der Dame nehmen muss, und Schwarz das Feld d4 unter Kontrolle hat.} 7.
h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nf6 9. O-O Nd7 $11) 6... b6 $5 (6... Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Be3 e5
9. Qd2 h6 {galt lange Zeit als gut für Schwarz, bis dann praktisch eine
Widerlegung der gesamten Aufbaus gefunden wurde.} (9... Qe7 10. Bh6 f6 11. Bxg7
Qxg7 12. a3 Nf8 13. b4 Ne6 14. O-O O-O 15. Ne2 a5 16. bxc5 Nxc5 17. Qc3 Qe7 18.
a4 Be6 19. Rfb1 $14 {Carlsen - Djukic (Crete, 2007)}) 10. O-O Qe7 11. Nh2 Nf8
12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 $1 {Das war die Neuerung, die den Aufbau mit 9...h6
getötet hat. Davor hatte Weiß es nur mit dem Turm versucht.} (13. Rxf4 Be6 $1 (
13... Ne6 14. Rf2 Nd4 15. Raf1 Be6 16. Ng4 O-O-O (16... Bxg4 17. Rxf7 Qxf7 18.
Rxf7 Kxf7 19. hxg4 $16) 17. Nxh6 f6 18. Nd1 Rh7 19. c3 $16 {Svidler - Leko 
(Dortmund, 2005)}) 14. Rf2 Nd7 15. Raf1 Ne5 $132 {Schwarz hat eine Art Festung
aufgebaut.}) 13... Ne6 14. Bg3 $1 {Die Idee des Weißen ist es, mittels e5-Ne4
den Punkt f6 ins Visier zu nehmen.} Qg5 15. Qe1 Nd4 16. Qf2 O-O 17. Bd6 Bxh3
18. Bf4 Qxg2+ 19. Qxg2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nxc2 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Rd2 Nd4 23. e5 $16
{Leko - Van Wely (Dortmund, 2005)}) 7. O-O (7. Nc3 {Grundsätzlich steht der
Springer auf c3 in dieser Variante nicht ideal.} Nh6 8. Be3 f6 9. Qd2 Nf7 10.
Nh2 (10. a3 a5 $132) 10... e5 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. O-O O-O
$11 {Spraggett - Sturua (Istanbul, 2000)}) 7... e5 8. Nbd2 Nh6 9. Nc4 f6 10.
Be3 Be6 11. a3 {Ich bin nicht sicher, ob der Kollektivabtausch zugunsten von
Weiß ist. Ich würde zuerst als Prophylaxe 11.b3 spielen.} (11. b3 $5 O-O (11...
Bxc4 12. bxc4 $1 Nf7 13. a4 a5 14. Rb1 $14 {Später kommt Weiß mit f4.}) 12. a3
$14 {Dass man ein Tempo verloren hat, ist nicht so schlimm, dafür hat man
keine Angst von einem remislichen Endspiel.}) 11... Nf7 (11... Bxc4 $5 12. dxc4
Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 Nf7 14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4 Ke7 16. Ra6 Nd6 17. Rda1 Nc8 $13 {
Weiß hat das Maximum erreicht, jetzt kommt die ewige Frage "Was nun?". Ich
denke Schwarz kann sich halten.}) 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 f5 $5 {Es ist
offensichtlich, dass Schwarz Weiß Matt setzen will.} (13... Bxc4 {kam wieder
in Frage - im Sinne des Ausgleichs.}) 14. Qe2 (14. exf5 gxf5 (14... Bxc4 $2 15.
dxc4 e4 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. Nd4 $18) 15. Ra3 O-O $132 {Mit dem beweglichen
Zentrum sind schwarzen Chancen auf Gegenspiel besser.}) 14... f4 (14... fxe4
15. dxe4 O-O 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Ng5 $1 {Der Verteidiger des Feldes d6 muss
getauscht werden.} Nxg5 18. Bxg5 $14) (14... Bxc4 15. dxc4 fxe4 16. Nd2 $16)
15. Bc1 g5 16. Bb2 Bxc4 {Üblicherweise ist es kein gutes Zeichen, wenn Schwarz
diesen Läufer geben muss, aber der Druck gegen den e5-Bauern wurde sehr
unangenehm.} (16... Qc7 17. d4 exd4 18. Bxd4 $16 {Der weiße Vorteil basiert
fast immer auf der geschwächten Bauernstruktur des Schwarzen.}) (16... g4 17.
Nfxe5 (17. hxg4 Bxg4 $13 {Die Fesselung ist ziemlich unangenehm.}) 17... f3 (
17... gxh3 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Qh5+ Kf8 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. gxh3 $18) 18. gxf3
gxh3 19. f4 $16) 17. dxc4 h5 $1 {Die einzige Chance von Schwarz ist nun der
Königsangriff, denn strategisch ist die Stellung absolut verloren.} 18. Ne1 Qc8
19. c5 (19. Nd3 $6 g4 $1 20. hxg4 hxg4 21. Nxf4 Rh7 22. Nd3 Qe6 $44) 19... bxc5
(19... b5 20. c4 a6 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Nd3 $16) 20. bxc5 g4 $1 {Trotzdem fast
alle schwarzen Figuren passiv stehen kann der Bauersturm sehr gefährlich
werden.} 21. h4 Qe6 {Es ist gut, das Feld c4 unter Kontrolle zu nehmen.} 22.
Ra4 {Weiß will nach Qc4 die Damen tauschen.} O-O (22... Qe7 23. Qc4 O-O (23...
Qxh4 24. Qe6+ Kf8 25. Qxc6 Qd8 26. Qd5 Rh6 27. Nd3 $16) 24. g3 {->22....0-0})
23. Qc4 Qe7 {Der Damentausch ist nicht gut - die restlichen schwarzen Figuren
sind zu passiv.} (23... Qxc4 24. Rxc4 Rfb8 25. Nd3 a5 26. Ra1 g3 27. f3 $1 {
Es ist wichtig, dass der f4-Bauer auf dem Brett bleibt!} (27. fxg3 fxg3 28.
Rca4 Rb5 29. Bc3 Bf6 $11) 27... Bf6 28. Bc3 Rb5 29. Nxf4 $1 Bxh4 30. Nd3 Bf6
31. Rca4 $16) 24. g3 Kh7 25. Nd3 Nh8 26. Ra6 (26. Raa1 Ng6 27. Kg2 f3+ 28. Kg1
Nxh4 29. Ra6 Ng6 30. Rxc6 $132 {Die Stellung bleibt weiterhin unklar - Schwarz
hat Perspektiven am Königsflügel.}) 26... fxg3 27. fxg3 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Qf6+ 29.
Nf2 (29. Ke1 $2 Qf3 $15) 29... Rb8 $1 (29... Rf8 30. Qe2 $14) 30. Bc3 (30. Qc3
Qf7 $11 31. Rxc6 $4 Rf8 (31... Qb7 32. Qb3 Qxb3 33. cxb3 Rxb3 34. Nd1 Rxg3 35.
Rc7 $132) 32. Qd2 Qb7 $19) 30... Rb1+ 31. Be1 Ng6 {Man kann leicht sehen, dass
Schwarz sein Ziel erreicht hat - Weiß hat es nicht geschafft, die Schwächen am
Damenflügel auszunutzen.} 32. Qd3 Nf8 33. Rxa7 Qh6 {Die schwarzen Figuren
kommen plötzlich von allen Seiten.} (33... Ne6 34. c3 $1 Rb5 35. Qd6 $16) 34.
Ke2 Ne6 35. Bc3 Rg1 (35... Qf6 $1 $17 {Es ist nicht klar, wie Weiß hier
reagieren kann. Ich denke, Schwarz hat das Steuer übernommen.}) 36. Bxe5 Qc1
37. Nd1 Rg2+ {Jetzt gibt es nichts Besseres als das Dauerschach.} 38. Ke1 Rg1+
39. Ke2 Rg2+ 40. Ke1 Rg1+ 41. Ke2 Rg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.02"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[Annotator "Kundin,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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 "France"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. h3 e5 6. d3 f6 7. O-O Nh6 8. c3
Nf7 9. Be3 f5 $5 $146 (9... g5 10. Qe2 h5 11. Ne1 Be6 12. a3 a5 13. Nd2 b6 14.
Nc2 Ra7 {Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Novgorod 1994/Inf 61/[Kramnik,V]/0-1 (40)}) 10.
exf5 (10. Qc2 $6 f4 11. Bc1 g5 $36 {[%csl Gg1]}) 10... Bxf5 {Black has got a
good position out of the opening.} (10... gxf5 $5 {/\Rg8,f4} 11. Re1 Be7 $13)
11. Qb3 (11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bg7 $15 {[%cal Gg7a1]}) 11... Qb6 $1 {Black
would like to play an endgame where he can exploit his two bishops advantage.
Now it is white who has to equalize.} (11... Qd7 12. Rd1 Bxd3 $2 13. Rxd3 $1
Qxd3 14. Qxf7+ $1 $18) 12. d4 (12. Rd1 Rd8 $15) 12... exd4 $6 (12... Qxb3 $142
13. axb3 cxd4 14. cxd4 e4 $15 {[%csl Gb2,Gb3,Gd4]}) 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. cxd4 c4 (
14... Bg7 15. Nc3) 15. Nbd2 (15. Re1 $5 {Having the development advantage,
even in the endgame white could have posed considerable problems to black.}
Bxb1 $1 (15... O-O-O $2 16. Nbd2 b5 17. a4 $16) 16. Rexb1 Bg7 $15) 15... b5 16.
a4 $6 (16. Rfe1 $1 Be7 (16... O-O-O $2 17. a4) 17. Bf4 {[%cal Ge1e8]}) 16... c3
$1 (16... Rxa4 17. Rxa4 bxa4 18. Nxc4 {/\Nb6}) 17. bxc3 bxa4 (17... Rxa4 {
Perhaps it was better to swap one pair of rooks; that should've shut down
white's activity and transfer the control to the bishops pair owned by black.}
18. Rfe1 (18. Rxa4 $2 bxa4 19. Ra1 b5 $17) 18... Kd7 $15) 18. Rfe1 Kd8 19. Ng5
Nd6 $2 {A serious mistake.} (19... Nxg5 {It was essential to get rid of the
annoying knight.} 20. Bxg5+ Kc7 $15 {[%cal Ga4a1]}) 20. Bf4 $1 $16 {Now black
loses material by force.} (20. Nc4 $2 Nxc4 $1 21. Nf7+ Kd7 22. Nxh8 Ba3 $17)
20... Be7 21. g4 $1 (21. Rxe7 Kxe7 22. Bxd6+ Kxd6 23. Nf7+ Kd5 24. Nxh8 Rxh8
25. Rxa4 Re8 $44 {With good drawing chances due to the active king.}) 21... Bc8
22. Rxe7 Kxe7 23. Re1+ $2 (23. Bxd6+ Kxd6 24. Nf7+ Ke7 (24... Kd5 {[%tqu "En",
"","","","a1e1","",10]} 25. Re1 $3 $18) 25. Nxh8 Be6 $14) 23... Kd7 $2 (23...
Kf6 $1 24. Bxd6 (24. h4 {/\Be5+} Rd8 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Nge4+ Ke7 27. Nxd6+ Kxd6
28. Nc4+ Kc7 $17 {[%cal Ga4a1]}) 24... Kxg5 25. Nf3+ Kh6 26. g5+ Kg7 (26... Kh5
$4 27. Re4) 27. Be5+ Kg8 28. Bxh8 Kxh8 $17 {[%cal Ga4a1]}) 24. Bxd6 Kxd6 25.
Nf7+ Kc7 26. Nxh8 $18 a3 27. Nf7 a2 28. Ra1 Be6 29. Ng5 {White is a piece up
and should win. Nonetheless, he has substantial difficulties to overcome - the
a2 pawn together with b7 pawn could be a serious threat.} Bd5 30. Kf1 $2 (30.
Nxh7 $1 $18 {Preparing h4-h5 and winning easily.} Ra3 (30... b5 31. Nf6) 31. c4
) 30... Ra3 31. Nge4 b5 {Without a passed pawn, it is difficult to utilize the
piece; black has some chances.} 32. f3 b4 $1 33. cxb4 Kb6 34. Nd6 Kc7 35. N6e4
Kb6 36. Nd6 $2 (36. Ke2 {Was simpler and stronger.} Kb5 37. Kd1 Kxb4 38. Kc2
$18) 36... Kc7 37. Ne8+ Kb6 38. Ke2 Kb5 39. Nc7+ Kxb4 40. Nxd5+ cxd5 41. Nf1 $2
(41. Kd1 Kc3 42. Kc1 g5 $1 {And it is rather unclear how does white win that
position with his terrible passive pieces. Yet it is better than sacrificing
the rook over the a2 pawn.}) 41... Kc3 42. Ne3 Kb2 43. Rxa2+ Rxa2 44. Nxd5 Kb3+
45. Ke3 $2 {White is obviously demoralized after having a piece up yet not
winning the game. Kd3 was, of course, stronger.} (45. Kd3 $1 Rh2 46. Nf4 Rh1 $1
(46... g5 47. Ne6 h6 $2 (47... Rxh3 48. Nxg5 Rh1 $14) 48. d5 Rxh3 $2 49. Nd4+
Kb4 50. d6 $18) 47. d5 Rd1+ 48. Ke4 Kc4 $11) 45... Kc4 $6 (45... Rh2 $1 {
The strongest.} 46. Nf4 Kc4 $11) 46. Nf6 h5 $2 {It is not to black's favor to
exchange the pawns; (and certainly not in that redaction) that way it would be
easier to white to advance them.} (46... h6 $11) 47. gxh5 gxh5 48. Nxh5 Ra3+
49. Kf4 $2 (49. Ke4 Rd3 50. Nf4 Rxd4+ 51. Kf5 $16 {/\h4-h5 Black has to sweat
a lot before finding a draw:} Rd1 52. Ng6 $1 (52. h4 Rf1 $1 53. Kg4 (53. h5
Rxf3 54. h6 Rf1 $11) 53... Kd4 54. h5 Ke5 $11) 52... Kd5 53. h4 Kd6 54. f4 $16)
49... Kxd4 50. h4 (50. Nf6 $142 Ra6 51. Ng4 $14) 50... Kd5 51. Kg4 Ke6 52. f4
Ra1 53. Ng3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qingdao Daily Cup"]
[Site "Qingdao"]
[Date "1999.10.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Black "Isaev, Jamshed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[Annotator "Kundin,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1999.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. d3 (7. e5 f6
8. Re1 Qc7 9. Qe2 $13 {1-0 Ehlvest,J-Gomez Zazarca,R/Oviedo 1991/EXT 97 (36)})
7... Rb8 $6 $146 {Loosing valuable time in the opening - the rook on b8 is
unemployed for now.} (7... d6 8. Qe2 e5 9. Nd2 Ne7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. f4 f6 $13)
8. Qe2 {[%cal Ge4e5]} (8. e5 $5 f6 9. Ne4 fxe5 10. Nd6+ Ke7 11. Bg5+ Bf6 12.
Bxf6+ Nxf6 13. Nxe5 $13) 8... e5 $8 {[%tqu "En","Suggest a plan typical to the
pawn structure:","","","f3d2","",20]} 9. Nd2 $1 {White executes the f4 thrust
with no hesitation.} Ne7 10. Nc4 d6 {In view of the game continuation, perhaps
not the best move.} (10... O-O 11. f4 f6 12. Nd6 $14) (10... d5 $1 11. exd5 (
11. Nd2 O-O $11 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 11... cxd5 12. Nxe5 O-O $44) 11. f4 Be6 (11...
f6 12. fxe5 fxe5 13. Bg5 $16 {[%csl Ge8]}) 12. fxe5 Bxc4 (12... dxe5 13. Qf2
$16 {[%csl Gc5,Gc6]}) 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. dxc4 Be5 $16 {White has won a pawn,
but black's pieces are getting active.} 15. h3 O-O {[%tqu "En","","","","c1e3",
"By returning the extra pawn white obtaines decisive advantage.",20]} 16. Be3
$1 {By returning the extra pawn white obtaines decisive advantage.} Rxb2 {
Otherwise white is just a pawn up with good position.} 17. Na4 Rb4 18. Rad1 Bd4
19. c3 $1 {The simplest.} (19. Nxc5 Rxc4 $1 (19... Qxc5 20. Rxd4 $18) 20. Rxd4
Rxd4 21. c3 $1 {The rook is traped.} (21. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 22. Qf2 Qxf2+ $11) 21...
Qxc5 22. cxd4 $16) 19... Nd5 $6 {Despair.} (19... Rxa4 20. cxd4 cxd4 21. Bxd4
$40 {[%csl Ga4,Gg8] The absence of the g7 bishop and the awkward rook on a4
guarantee white a strong attack for free.}) 20. cxd5 Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Rxa4 22. e5
$18 {The rest is simple. Two strong pawns and the rook on a4 mean certain
defeat for black.} Qc7 23. d6 Qd7 {[%tqu "En","One last strike...","","",
"e5e6","",10]} 24. e6 $1 {[%csl Ga4] The rook on a4 will take no part in the
game till the very end.} fxe6 (24... Qxe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. d7)
25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Qe5 $1 Kg8 27. Rb1 Qc8 28. Qf6 {A very nice game by Peng
Xiaomin.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakar, Eylon"]
[Black "Can, Emre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 d6 7. Nbd2 e5 8. a3
f5 9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 Nf6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. c4 Nh5 13. c5 Nf4 14. cxd6 Qxd6 15.
Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Nc4 Qxd3 17. Nxe5 Qxe4 18. f3 Qe3+ 19. Kh1 Be6 20. Ra3 Qe2 21.
Qxe2 Nxe2 22. Re1 Rfd8 23. Re3 Nf4 24. Nxc6 Rd2 25. Bc3 Rd6 26. b5 Nd5 27. Rd3
Re8 28. Kg1 Rd7 29. Bb2 Nc7 30. Rde3 Bf7 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Ne5 $6 (32. Ne7+
Kf8 33. Ba3 $16) 32... Rb7 $11 33. Ba3 Nf6 34. Rd1 Rxb5 35. Rd8+ Be8 $2 (35...
Kg7 36. Bf8+ Kg8 $11) {[%tqu "En","","","","e5d7","",10]} 36. Nd7 $1 $18 Rb3
37. Nxf6+ Kf7 38. Bc5 Bb5 39. Nxh7 Rb1+ 40. Kf2 f4 41. Ng5+ Kf6 42. Ne4+ 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Liss,E"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1997.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O e5 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. d3 Ne7 8. a3
O-O (8... a5 9. Be3 d6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Be6 13. Kh1 h6 14. Qe2
Qd7 15. e5 $14 {Kaidanov-Alterman Yeravan Ol. 1996}) 9. Be3 (9. b4 cxb4 10.
axb4 d5 $15) 9... d6 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 Qc7 (11... a5 12. bxa5 (12. b5 cxb5
13. Nxb5 d5 14. Bc5 (14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bc5 Re8 16. Nd6 Re6 17. Nxc8 Qxc8 $15)
14... d4 {With a complicated battle ahead}) 12... Rxa5 13. Rb1 c5 $11) 12. b5
Bd7 (12... c5 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Nc4 f5 15. Ra6 $36) 13. Rxa7 Rxa7 14. b6 Qb7 15.
bxa7 c5 16. Nd2 (16. Qa1 $2 Ra8 17. Rb1 Rxa7 $1) 16... Qxa7 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Qd2
$146 (18. Qa1 Rb8 19. Qa3 Bc6 20. Nxd6 Ra8 21. Qxc5 Bf8 22. Nc4 Nf5 23. Qb6 {
1-0 Kraut,R-Ballmann,M/Zug 1989/CBM 16}) 18... Bc6 19. f4 f6 20. fxe5 fxe5 21.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 22. Bh6 Bg7 23. Qg5 $1 $36 {White limits black's possibilities and
maintains the pressure} Kh8 24. Ne2 Bb5 25. Bxg7+ $6 (25. Ne3 $5 {Would have
given white some chances:} Bxh6 $1 (25... Qa7 $2 26. Nf5 $1 $18 c4+ 27. d4 Bxh6
(27... Nxf5 28. Qd8+) 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Nxh6#) (25... c4 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. dxc4
h6 28. Qh4 g5 (28... Bxc4 29. Nxc4 g5 30. Nxd6 $1 Qc5+ 31. Qf2 $18) 29. Qf2 $1
(29. Qe1 Bxc4 30. Qc3 Qc5) 29... Bxc4 30. Ng3 $40 {With mating attack}) 26.
Qxh6 Ng8 27. Qf8 Qe7 $11) 25... Kxg7 26. Ng3 Bxc4 (26... h6 $2 27. Nh5+ Kg8 (
27... Kh7 28. Qf6 gxh5 29. Nxd6 Ba4 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31. Nf5 $18) 28. Qf6 $1 gxh5
29. Nxd6 Qa5 $1 30. Qe6+ $1 Kh8 31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Qxe5+ Kg8 34.
Qe6+ Kh8 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. h3 $1 $18 {The most elegant and simple win}) 27. Nh5+
Kf7 28. Qf6+ Ke8 29. Ng7+ Kd7 30. dxc4 Qa5 $11 {Black's position looks
dangerous but it's completely safe} 31. h4 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Nc8 33. Qe6+ (33. Qf7+
Kc6 34. Qe8+ Kb7 35. Qd7+ Kb8 36. Qb5+ Ka8 (36... Kc7 $4 37. Ne6#) 37. Qc6+ Kb8
$11) 33... Kc7 34. Kh3 Qh1+ 35. Kg3 Qe1+ 36. Kh3 Qh1+ 37. Kg3 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Black "Yilmaz, Turhan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Liss,E"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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 "Macedonia"]
[BlackTeam "Turkey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Qc1 (9. h3 Re8 (9... e5 10. Qd2 Qd6 11. Bh6 Nh5 12. Rae1 f6 13. Ne2
Be6 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. b3 a5 16. a4 {was about equal in Nijboer-Piket, Nld-ch.
1995}) 10. Qd2 e5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. Nh2 Nh5 14. Ne2 Bd7 15. b3 {
1/2-1/2 in Kuczynski-Andersson, Polanica Zdroj 1993}) 9... Ng4 10. Bf4 e5 11.
Bg3 f6 12. h3 Nh6 13. a3 Nf7 14. b4 Qe7 (14... c4 $2 15. dxc4 Ba6 16. b5 $16)
15. Na4 $6 (15. Qb2 $142 Be6 (15... f5 $6 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Rfe1 $36) 16. Nd2
$5 {with nice game for white} (16. bxc5 $5 Qxc5 17. Qb4 Qd6 $1 18. Qxd6 (18. d4
c5 $1 $15) 18... Nxd6 19. d4 Nc4 $15)) 15... c4 $1 $15 (15... cxb4 16. axb4
Qxb4 17. c3 Qb5 18. Qe3 c5 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 $44) 16. dxc4 (16. d4 $2 exd4
17. Nxd4 Qxe4 $17) 16... Ba6 (16... Nd6 $5 17. Nd2 (17. c5 $6 Nxe4 18. cxb6
Nxg3 19. fxg3 e4 $1 20. Nd4 (20. Re1 axb6) (20. Nd2 axb6) 20... axb6 $1 21.
Nxb6 (21. Nxc6 Qc7 $19) 21... Qd8 22. Nxa8 Qxd4+ 23. Kh2 Qa7 24. Qf4 Qxa8 25.
Qxe4 f5 26. Qc4+ Kh8 27. Rad1 Ba6 $19) 17... Bh6 (17... Ba6 $5 18. c5 bxc5 19.
bxc5 Nb7 $15) 18. f4 f5 $5 (18... Ba6 $44) 19. Qe1 $8 exf4 (19... fxe4 $2 20.
fxe5 Rxf1+ 21. Nxf1 Nxc4 22. Qxe4 $16) 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21. Rxf4 Qe5 22. Rf2 (22.
Qf1 Qd4+ 23. Rf2 $8 fxe4 24. c3 Rxf2 25. Qxf2 (25. cxd4 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 e3)
25... Qe5 $15) 22... Re8 $44) 17. Nb2 Nd6 18. Qe3 (18. Nd2 Bh6 19. f4 Qe6 20.
Qe1 Rae8 $5 $36) 18... f5 $1 19. exf5 Nxf5 (19... e4 20. Nd4 c5 $2 (20... Nxf5
21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. c3) 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Nc6 Qd7 23. Rad1 $16) 20. Qe4 $8 Nd6
21. Qe2 $2 (21. Qe3 e4 22. Nd4 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. Rfe1 Qf6 25. Rad1 Rad8
$15) 21... e4 $17 22. c3 Bxc3 23. Rad1 Nf5 24. Nh2 e3 $1 $19 (24... Bxb2 25.
Qxb2 Bxc4 26. Rfe1 Nxg3 27. fxg3 h5 {is also not bad for black, but the game
is much clearer}) 25. Rd3 (25. Ng4 h5 $1 (25... Bxb2 26. Qxb2 e2 {also wins
for black}) 26. Nxe3 Nxg3 27. fxg3 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Bxb2 $19) (25. Bf4 Bxb2 26.
Qxb2 e2 $19) (25. Rc1 exf2+ 26. Rxf2 (26. Qxf2 Bd4) 26... Qxe2 27. Rxe2 Bxb2
28. Rxb2 Nxg3 $19) 25... Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Bxc4 27. Rxe3 Nxe3 28. Re1 Rad8 29. fxe3
h5 30. Nf3 Qe4 31. Bf4 Rfe8 32. Qf6 (32. Bh6 Rd7) 32... Qe6 33. Qg5 Bd5 34. Nh4
Be4 35. Nf3 Bxf3 36. gxf3 Rd5 37. Qg3 Red8 38. e4 Rd1 39. Qf2 Rxe1+ 40. Qxe1
Qxh3 41. Kf2 g5 (41... Rf8 $19 {would have been simpler}) 42. Bxg5 Rd3 43. Qe2
Qh2+ 44. Kf1 Qxe2+ 45. Kxe2 Rxa3 46. f4 Rg3 47. Bd8 c5 48. bxc5 bxc5 49. f5 c4
50. Bc7 Rg4 51. e5 Rg5 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Lupulescu,C"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 {This move order most likely aiming for a Sveshnikov is
quite rare in Mamedyarov's repertoire lately - the last time he used it was in
a rapid playoff against Caruana back in 2016.} 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O
Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8. h3 (8. d4 {The direct approach doesn't offer many
chances for advantage because Black still has the Bg4 resource} cxd4 9. cxd4 d5
10. e5 f6 11. Qc2 Bg4 12. Nbd2 Qb6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Nf5 $13 {Lupulescu,C 
(2617)-Fier,A (2570) Rio Achaea 2018 is one example where White didn't achieve
much.}) 8... f5 (8... d5 {used to be fashionable but Black was not entirely
satisfied for example} 9. d3 c4 10. dxc4 dxe4 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Rxe4 e5 13. Re1
f6 14. Nbd2 Nf7 15. Ne4 f5 16. Neg5 e4 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Bg5 Rd3 19. Nd4 Ba6
20. b3 c5 21. Ne2 $14 {1-0 (58) Anand,V (2776)-Gelfand,B (2743) Moscow 2016})
9. e5 Nf7 10. d3 {Basically White tries to play against Black's light squared
B and damaged structure on the queenside while Black should strive for
activity.} Rb8 11. b3 d6 12. Bf4 {The point e5 is a key square in this
position. If White could control it, then he would have the upper hand.} (12.
e6 $2 Ne5 {would just lose a pawn.}) 12... h6 {A logical novelty.} (12... Qc7
13. Qe2 Nd8 14. Nbd2 Ne6 15. Qe3 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 {and Black looked suspicious in
Inarkiev,E (2702)-Gelfand,B (2729) Nazran 2017, ½-½ (49).}) 13. h4 (13. e6 $2
Nh8 14. h4 Rf6 {again loses the e6 pawn.}) 13... e6 14. exd6 (14. Qd2 g5 15.
hxg5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 dxe5 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Qh4 20. Re3 Rg8 {
is looking quite dangerous for White}) 14... g5 15. Be5 {The most sensible
approach leading to mass simplification.} Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxd6 17. Qe2 Bxe5 18.
Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Rd8 20. Rxc5 Rxd3 21. Na3 {After a long forced sequence we
get to a complex endgame. If White's N had a way to realistically settle on e5
Black would be busted. As it is, the chances are roughly level.} Bd7 22. Ra5 (
22. Nc4 Rxc3 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Ra5 Rb7 25. Rd1 {gave White no more than
compensation.}) 22... Rb7 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. c4 (24. Rc1 Kg7 25. Nc4 Kf6 26. Ne5
Rd5 $13 {- again White cannot keep his stallion on e5 for long.}) 24... Kg7 25.
c5 Kf6 26. Nc4 e5 27. Nd6 Rc7 {White managed to get his N to a more active
post on d6 but in the meantime also Black managed to activate his K.} 28. f3
Ke6 29. Re1 Rd5 30. b4 {A risky strategical decision preparing to self-block
the Ra5.} (30. Kf2 {was normal with an even game}) 30... Rd4 31. a3 $6 ({
It was not too late for} 31. Ra3 f4 (31... Rxb4 $2 32. Rae3 e4 33. fxe4 f4 34.
Rh3 $16 {[%cal Gh3h7]}) 32. Rb3 $13) 31... g4 {Now, at least in practical play,
Black is getting some chances.} 32. Ra6 Kd5 33. Nf7 $4 {A terrible blunder.} (
33. fxg4 Rxg4 34. Rf1 Kd4 $1 (34... e4 35. Rd1+ Ke5 36. Nc4+ $13) 35. Ra4 (35.
Nxf5+ Bxf5 36. Rxf5 e4 $17 {[%csl Ya6]}) 35... Rf4 (35... Kc3 36. Rf3+ Kc2 37.
Nxf5 Bxf5 38. Rxf5 e4 39. b5 $1 $11) 36. Rxf4+ exf4 37. Kf2 Be6 38. Ra6 Bd5 39.
Nxf5+ Ke4 40. Nd6+ Ke5 {[%csl Yg2] White still has a long struggle ahead.})
33... e4 {This is what Anand missed.} ({White was counting on} 33... Bc8 34.
Rxe5+ Kc4 35. Nd6+) 34. fxg4 {Ending the suffering.} ({After} 34. fxe4+ fxe4
35. Nd6 g3 $19 {[%cal Ge4e3] White would not survive for long either.}) 34...
Bc8 {White loses at least a piece. A very complex struggle that ended quite
abruptly.} 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2875"]
[Annotator "Lupulescu,C"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 {when faced with this move against the same opponent in a
blitz game in 2018 Aronian chose 3.Nc3} 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 {Carlsen has
had quite an extensive experience in this positions from his match with Caruana
} 5. d3 Qc7 {Black's idea is to play a quick e5 and then perhaps Nf6-h5 to
prevent in advance f4 ideas. Compared to the previous game where he chose 6...
Qc7, he keeps his B on f8 to protect c5} (5... Bg7 6. O-O Qc7 {was the similar
idea played in the World Championship match} 7. Re1 e5 8. a3 Nf6 9. b4 O-O 10.
Nbd2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 cxb4 13. axb4 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Bd2 (15. Rxa5
Qxa5 16. Bd2 {was at least interesting}) 15... Raa8 16. Qb1 Nd7 17. Qb4 Rfe8
18. Bc3 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (49) Caruana,F (2832)-Carlsen,M (2835) London 2018}) 6.
O-O e5 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Qe1 $5 {practically a novelty. White's idea is the
typical Qc3 putting some pressure on e5.} (8. Nbd2 $6 Ng4 {White has to give
up his pride and joy}) (8. h3 {was possible as well}) 8... Bg4 {of course
Carlsen doesn't allow his opponent to execute his idea} (8... Be7 $143 9. Qc3
Nd7 10. a4 {[%cal Gb1d2] White has a harmonious position}) 9. Nbd2 Nh5 $1 {
a strong move that is keeping an eye of f4 breaks while also preparing f6} (
9... Be7 $6 10. h3 Bxf3 (10... Be6 11. Ng5 $16) 11. Nxf3 O-O 12. Nh2) 10. a3 (
10. h3 Be6 11. Ng5 Bd7) 10... Be7 $2 ({a move like} 10... f6 $1 {to
consolidate e5 was needed for exemple} 11. Qb1 (11. h3 Be6 12. Qe2 {does not
make a lot of use of 8.Qe1}) 11... a5 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Bxb4 14. Qb3 (14.
Qxb4 {it's interesting but doesn't give White more than compensation} axb4 15.
Rxa8+ Bc8 16. Nc4 Kf7 17. Bc5 Kg7 $15 {Black's K is quite safe}) 14... Qc8 $13
{[%cal Gg4e6]}) 11. Qb1 $1 {not only original but also very strong. Now Black
cannot stop the thematic b4 and he faces serious problems} (11. Rb1 a5 {
goes nowhere}) 11... Nf4 {Black is also trying to get some counterplay} ({
we can see White idea after} 11... a5 12. b4 axb4 (12... cxb4 13. axb4 a4 14.
Qb2 f6 15. d4 $16) 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 cxb4 15. Nxe5 Bf6 16. Bd4 $16) 12. b4
Ne2+ (12... b6 13. bxc5 bxc5 {the engine claims just a small edge but I am
pretty sure nobody would really enjoy his time as Black in this position.
However, it was probably the lesser evil as Black's activity after 12...Ne2
will not amount to much}) 13. Kh1 Nd4 14. Ng1 $1 {Also introducing c3 ideas
and the N cannot go back to e6} (14. bxc5 Nxf3 15. Nxf3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 {was
also possible but it is understandable that Aronian didn't want to spoil the
pawn strucuture around his K}) 14... g5 {since his strategical position is
compromised Black needs to try something} (14... cxb4 15. axb4 g5 {preventing
f4} (15... O-O 16. f4 $36) 16. c3 Ne6 {would for exemple keep the material
equal but Black is still facing a difficult struggle} 17. Nc4 b5 (17... O-O 18.
Bxa7 {is already possible} b5 19. Bb6 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Qb8 21. Ne3 Bh5 22. Qa6 $16
) 18. Na5 $16) 15. bxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxg5 {White needs to accept the gift one way
or the other. However it's not at all clear how Black will take advantage of
the opening of the g file} Rg8 17. Bh4 Be7 18. Bg3 (18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. f3 Be6 (
19... Bh5 20. Nb3 Qg5 21. Rf2 Qe3 22. Nh3 {Black's attack ends here}) 20. c3
$16 {also looked grim for Black}) 18... O-O-O {Black needs also a shelter for
his K} 19. Nc4 f6 20. a4 (20. f4 Be6 21. fxe5 Rxg3 {even though White would
still be close to winning, it would create some unnecessary mess}) 20... Ne6 (
20... h5 {was perhaps worth a try to muddy the waters a little for exemple} 21.
f3 Be6 22. c3 Bxc4 23. cxd4 Ba6 {and at least Black has some active play}) 21.
f3 Bh5 22. Bf2 {now, after all the dust has settled, White is a clear pawn up
with easier play} Bc5 (22... Kb8 23. a5 {doesn't make Black's life any easier})
23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Ne2 {getting the second N back into play} Bf7 25. Ne3 Qa5 (
25... h5 26. a5 h4 {is not doing much after} 27. h3 {White's two N around his
K assure him against any attacking Black options}) 26. Qe1 Qxe1 {the Q swap
was the only chance for Black to create some resemblance of counterplay on the
queenside} 27. Rfxe1 a5 28. Kg1 {White continues the logical play activating
his K} h5 29. h4 {White could allow the pawn to get to h4 but it is more
logical to block in on a light square} Kc7 30. Kf2 Be6 {now White makes a few
passing moves with the R before returning to the right plan of the d4 break}
31. Rg1 Rh8 32. Rh1 Rd7 33. Rhd1 Bf7 (33... Rhd8 34. Ng3 Bf7 {it was an idea
to make it harder for White to achieve the central break although it would
still be a rather desperate fight} 35. Ngf5 Ne6 36. Rdb1 {now White can play
at his leisure combining play on the queenside with a g4 break at the right
moment}) 34. d4 exd4 35. Rxd4 Rxd4 36. Nxd4 Rd8 37. Ne2 {a good regrouping} (
37. Nef5 Bg6 38. Ke3 {was also nice for White}) 37... Rd2 38. Ke1 Rd8 39. Nf5
Ra8 {Black tries to activate his R via a6, b6} 40. Nc3 Be6 41. Ne3 Kd6 {
Black take his K closer to the kingside to be better place against g4 ideas} (
41... Ra6 {doesn't achieve its aim} 42. Kf2 Rb6 43. Rh1 $1 $18 {[%cal Gg2g4]
the White Knights are doing a very good job protecting White's weaknesses and
now g4 become unstoppable} (43. g4 hxg4 44. fxg4 Rb4 45. Kf3 Bg8 {would give
Black some chances})) 42. Rd1+ Ke7 43. Rd4 {White has centralised his pieces
and is ready for the winning Nf5 following by g4} Ra6 44. Kd2 Rb6 45. Nf5+ {
this is also winning} (45. Rd5 $1 {would finish off the world champion in style
} cxd5 46. Nexd5+) 45... Bxf5 46. exf5 Rb2 47. Rc4 Kd6 48. Ne4+ {here it is, I
believe, where things started to go wrong for Aronian. Objectively 48.Ne4 was
the best choice. However, playing with such a demanding time control, it feels
like he invested too much of his remaining time on this move} (48. g4 {was
also a valid choice} b5 (48... Rb4 49. Rxb4 axb4 50. Na2 Nxa4 51. Nxb4 {
also White looks totally winning}) 49. axb5 cxb5 50. Rd4+ Ke7 51. Rd5 $18)
48... Nxe4+ 49. Rxe4 Ra2 50. g4 hxg4 51. fxg4 Kd5 52. Kd3 Ra3+ 53. c3 b5 54. h5
$2 {left with just a few minutes on the clock White goes wrong} (54. g5 b4 55.
Rg4 $1 b3 56. g6 Ra1 57. g7 {perhaps Aronian forgot he would be queening with
check?!}) 54... b4 $2 {very tempting but giving White chances again} (54... Ra1
55. axb5 cxb5 56. Re6 (56. Re8 Rd1+ 57. Ke2 Rh1 58. Kf3 a4 {Black has enough
activity to draw}) 56... Rg1 57. Rxf6 Rxg4 58. Rb6 Rg3+ 59. Kd2 b4 60. cxb4
axb4 61. f6 Ra3 62. Ke2 Ra7 63. Kf3 Kc5 $8 64. Re6 b3 65. Kg4 b2 66. Re1 Kd5 (
66... Ra1 $2 67. f7 $18) 67. Rb1 Ke6 {was not such a trivial draw}) 55. Rd4+
Ke5 56. Rc4 Rxa4 (56... b3 57. Re4+ Kd6 58. h6 Ra1 59. Re2 Rh1 60. Kc4 Rxh6 61.
Re6+ Kc7 62. Kxb3 {would be very difficult for Black}) 57. h6 $6 {White misses
his last winning chance} (57. Re4+ $1 Kd5 58. g5 Ra3 (58... fxg5 59. f6 $18)
59. Re3 $3 $18 {would be not that easy to find even with time on the clock} (
59. gxf6 $4 Rxc3+ 60. Kd2 Kxe4 61. f7 Rd3+ 62. Kc2 Rd8 {would end tragic for
White})) 57... Ra1 58. cxb4 (58. Re4+ $1 {was the last practical chance that
would still be a draw if both players found amazing resources} Kd5 59. g5 b3 (
59... fxg5 60. c4+ Kd6 61. f6 $18) 60. Re2 fxg5 61. c4+ Kd6 62. c5+ Kd5 63. f6
b2 64. Rxb2 Ke6 65. Rb6 Kxf6 66. Rxc6+ Kf5 (66... Ke5 $2 {allows White to push
his h pawn to the 7th rank} 67. Rg6 Kf5 68. h7 Rh1 69. Rg7 $18) 67. Rd6 Rh1 68.
Kd2 Rh2+ 69. Kc3 Ke5 (69... Rh1 $2 70. Kb3 Rh4 71. c6 $18) 70. Kb3 Rh4 71. Rg6
Kf5 72. c6 Kxg6 73. c7 Rxh6 (73... Rh3+ 74. Kc2 Rh2+ $11) 74. c8=Q Rh4 $1 {
would still be a draw}) 58... axb4 59. Rxc6 {now is very easy for Black} (59.
Re4+ Kd5 60. g5 fxg5 61. f6 $4 Ra3+ $19 {is where we see the difference with
58.cb4 included}) 59... Ra3+ 60. Kc4 Rc3+ 61. Kb5 Rh3 62. Kxb4 Rxh6 63. Kc5 Rh1
64. Re6+ Kf4 65. Rxf6 Kxg4 66. Kd6 Kg5 67. Ke7 Ra1 68. Rf8 Ra7+ {After
Aronian's brilliant 11.Qb1! the World champion looked in very big danger. To
say he managed a miraculous escape it would probably be a small understatement.
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 04th"]
[Site "Azov"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Vokarev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Makarichev,S"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Agat"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 (9... Qe7 $5 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 f6 12. Nh2 Nf8 13. f4 exf4
14. Qxf4 Ne6 $14 {Bologan,V-Damljanovich,B/JUG-chT/1994/}) 10. O-O $1 (10.
O-O-O $6 Qa5 $132 {Kofidis,A-Tsermiadianos,A/GRE-ch/1994/}) 10... Qe7 11. Nh2
Nf8 (11... g5 $5 12. Ne2 Nf8 13. Ng3 (13. c3 $14) 13... Ng6 14. Nh5 $1 (14. Nf5
$6 Bxf5 15. exf5 Nf4 $132) 14... O-O 15. Qc3 $1 b6 16. Nxg7 $5 (16. f4 $4 gxf4
17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18. Rxf4 Qg5 $19) 16... Kxg7 17. f4 f6 (17... gxf4 18. Bxf4 $40)
18. f5 $40) 12. f4 {/\f4-f5} exf4 $8 13. Rxf4 Be6 14. Raf1 Nd7 15. R4f2 h5 $6 {
xg5} (15... O-O-O $5 16. Ng4 $5 {/\Nxh6} g5 $132 (16... Bxg4 $2 17. Rxf7 $16) (
16... h5 $2 17. Bg5 Qd6 18. Nf6 $16)) 16. Ne2 O-O 17. Bh6 $16 f6 18. Nf3 Qd6
19. Nh4 g5 (19... Kh7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nf4 $18 Bf7 (21... g5 22. Nxh5+ Kh6 23.
Nxf6) 22. Nxh5+ gxh5 23. Nf5+ $18) 20. e5 $3 $18 Nxe5 (20... Qxe5 21. Ng6 Qxb2
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Nc3 {/\Rf1-b1}) (20... fxe5 $4 21. Qxg5) 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rxf6 $1 Rxf6 23. Qxg5+ Rg6 24. Nxg6 Nxg6 25. Rf6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 (3... d6) 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3
O-O 8. Bf4 (8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O a5 12. Ne2 a4 {Fedorchuk,
S (2557)-Hagara,E (2407) Pardubice KB Czech op 2003 (2) 1-0} (12... Be6 13. Kb1
a4 14. g4 b5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ng3 b4 17. Nf5+ $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gd2g5,Gd2h6]
} Bxf5 (17... gxf5 $2 18. Qg5+) 18. gxf5)) 8... Nd7 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 {89} Qe7
{80} 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. O-O-O a5 13. Kb1 $146 (13. Nh2 b5 14. f4 {Nevednichy,V 
(2535)-Bogdan,D (2295) Bucharest ENE 1993 (3) 1-0}) (13. h4 $5 {Dans la partie,
la Rh1 était relativement peu active et l'attaque h4h5 semblait plus
prometteuse} h5 14. Ng5 b5 15. g4 hxg4 16. h5 $44 {[%csl Rg7,Gh1]}) 13... a4
$132 14. Ne2 b5 (14... a3 $143 15. b3 c4 16. dxc4 Nc5 17. Nc3 f6 18. Qd6) 15.
Rdg1 {50} c4 {59} 16. h4 f6 (16... a3 $1 {Logique après avoir joué c4} 17. b3
cxb3 18. cxb3 c5 19. h5 c4 {[%csl Rb1]} 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Qh6+ Kg8 $17) (16...
b4 17. dxc4 (17. h5) 17... b3 $1 {Dnas ce genre d'attaque sur les ailes
opposées, il faut jouer de manière dynamique et le matériel est un facteur
secondaire.} 18. cxb3 (18. h5) 18... Nc5 {[%cal Gc5e4,Gc5b3]} 19. Nc3 axb3 $40)
17. Ng3 Nb6 18. d4 {Réaction au centre а l'attaque des Noirs а l'aile-dame} h5
19. a3 c5 20. dxe5 {16 les Blancs sont en gros retard} (20. d5 $6 b4 $40) 20...
fxe5 {31} 21. Qe3 Ra6 $6 {Trop lent} (21... b4 $142 {Par curiosité, j'ai
laissé plancher houdini 3 sur la position au coup précédent pendant une
dizaine de minutes et il ne donne que Ra6 ou même le débile Rb8! b4 est
pourtant le coup le plus naturel pour un humain même si le double sacrifice
est rsqué} 22. axb4 a3 $44 23. bxa3 cxb4 $3 {La pointe} 24. Qxb6 Rxa3 $19 {
[%csl Rf3,Rg1,Rg3,Rh1][%cal Gb4b3] Les pièces Blanches massées а l'aile-roi
manquent d'activité et elles sont mal placées pour défendre le K Blanc}) 22.
Qg5 Qxg5 23. hxg5 c3 $6 {[%cal Gb6c4,Gc4b2,Gc4e5]} (23... b4 $142 24. Nxe5 bxa3
(24... Rxf2) 25. Rxh5 $5 gxh5 26. Nxh5+ Kg8 27. Nf6+ $44) 24. Nxe5 Nc4 $6 (
24... Rxf2 25. Rf1 {[%cal Gf1f7]} Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 {[%csl Ra6] Illustrant а
nouveau le problème d'avoir joué Ra6}) (24... b4 $1 25. Rxh5 $5 (25. bxc3 b3
$44) 25... gxh5 26. Nxh5+ Kg8 27. Nf6+ $44) 25. Nxc4 {12} bxc4 {23} 26. f3 Rb6
27. Ne2 $1 {[%cal Ge2c3] Forçant la prise du P et le P servira de ... bouclier
au K!} cxb2 (27... Rxb2+ $6 28. Kc1 Be6 29. Nxc3 Rfb8 30. Rd1) 28. Rd1 Be6 29.
Nc3 Rfb8 {Les Noirs n'ont aucune attaque sur la colonne "b"} 30. Rd2 $1 {
[%cal Gh1d1] 07} Kf7 {17} 31. Rhd1 Ke7 32. Nd5+ $1 {Rentre dans une finale de
R légèrement favorable pour les Blancs car le K est assez exposé.} Bxd5 33.
Rxd5 Rc6 34. Rd7+ Kf8 35. R7d5 Kf7 36. Rd7+ $1 {[%csl Rf7]} Kf8 37. Re1 {
[%csl Ge4][%cal Ge4e8]} Ke8 38. Rd5 Ke7 39. f4 Rd6 40. Red1 Re6 41. Rd7+ Kf8
42. e5 $18 {[%csl Rb8,Gd7,Ge5,Re6,Rf8]} Rc6 43. g4 $1 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Gd1h1,
Gh1h8]} (43. Rh7 {[%cal Gd1d7] Plus pragmatique mais moins élégant}) 43... hxg4
44. Rh1 $40 Kg8 45. Rdh7 (45. Rhh7 $2 g3) 45... Rf8 46. Kxb2 g3 47. Kc3 g2 48.
Rh8+ Kf7 49. Rxf8+ Kxf8 50. Rg1 Rb6 51. Rxg2 {Comme des Dominos, les P Noirs
vont tomber les uns après les autres.} Rb1 52. Kxc4 Ra1 53. Rg3 Rf1 {Il
manquait la fin de la partie dans la base} 54. Kxc5 Rxf4 55. Kd5 Ke7 56. Rh3
Rg4 57. Rh7+ Kf8 58. c4 Rg3 59. c5 Rd3+ 60. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 {A tricky move order.} ({Since Radjabov seem to be
well prepared after} 3. Bb5 e6 {, Karjakin induces ...g6 before playing his
bishop to b5.}) 3... g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O e5 6. d3 Nge7 7. Bc4 {This may be a
preparation for either Bg5 or Ng5.} ({Yet,} 7. Bg5 f6 8. Be3 {Hansen,
C-Gruenberg,R Esbjerg 1980 (1-0, 39), looks pleasant for White all the same.})
7... h6 {Hard to say whether this is really necessary. What could Black had
feared after 7...0-0?} (7... O-O $5 8. Bg5 {This looks like the critical line.}
(8. Ne1 {Morozevich,A (2732)-Ivanchuk,V (2716)/Monaco 2004/CBM 099 ext (1-0,
41), does not look like a refutation of the last move.}) (8. Ng5 h6 9. Nh3 d6
10. f4 Na5 {Naumkin,I (2470)-Krasenkow,M (2380)/Norilsk 1987/EXT 97 (0-1, 29),
also is far from clear.}) 8... h6 {0-1 (32) Planinec,A (2475)-Parma,B (2540)
Belgrade 1978} 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. a4 {with nice play on the light squares.}) 8.
a3 $5 $146 O-O 9. b4 {Played in the spirit of the Evans Gambit!} d6 (9... cxb4
10. axb4 Nxb4 11. Ba3 Nbc6 (11... Nec6 12. Nb5 {[%csl Gf8][%cal Gc2c3]} Re8 13.
Nd6 $16) 12. Bd6 $16) 10. bxc5 dxc5 11. Re1 Kh7 12. Nd5 $14 {Starting with
this moment, White consistently increases his domination on the light squares.}
Be6 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Bd5 Nd4 15. Nd2 Bxd5 16. exd5 Rad8 17. c3 Nb5 18. c4 Nd4
19. a4 Qd7 20. Rb1 b6 21. Bb2 Rfe8 22. a5 Qc7 23. Qa4 f5 24. axb6 axb6 25. Bxd4
cxd4 26. Qc6 Qxc6 27. dxc6 Rc8 28. Rxb6 Re6 29. f4 e4 30. dxe4 fxe4 31. Rxe4
Rexc6 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33. Re7 Kg8 34. Rd7 Bf8 35. Ne4 d3 36. Kf2 Ba3 37. Rd4 Kf7
38. Ke3 Bc1+ 39. Nd2 Bxd2+ 40. Kxd2 Ra6 41. c5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.16"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Martinez,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {Kamsky se desvía de Cc3 para elegir la Rossolimo,
otra línea bastante posicional.} g6 {En su gran victoria contra Akopian, en
esta misma copa del mundo, Shirov prefirió e6.} 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 {La idea
principal en la posición, las blancas quieren formar un centro sólido.} Nf6 6.
Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 {Y las negras reaccionan. Todo esto es muy conocido y ha
sucedido en muchas partidas.} 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bxc6 ({Es importante cambiar en
este momento para evitar que se capture en c6 de dama después de} 9. Nbd2 cxd4
10. cxd4 Qb6 11. Bxc6 Qxc6 {como ocurrió en Polgar - Kramnik ; Mónaco 1994})
9... bxc6 10. Nbd2 Bf5 {No es la jugada más habitual pero sí la preferida de
Shirov, que ya la había empleado anteriormente.} 11. Nh4 e6 12. Nxf5 exf5 13.
f3 {Una mejora respecto a lo jugado anteriormente por McShane contra Shirov,
ya que no es necesario gastar un tiempo evitando el cambio de caballos.} (13.
Nf1 Rb8 ({Más tarde Kotronias eligió} 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Qb6 15. Re3 c5 {
Houska,J -Kotronias,V ;Hastings 2004, el negro tiene buena posición, y creo
que ésta hubiera sido la línea seguida por Shirov.}) 14. f3 (14. Re2 $5) 14...
Ng5 15. dxc5 Ne6 16. b4 Qc7 17. f4 d4 18. Qf3 a5 19. a3 dxc3 20. Qxc3 axb4 21.
axb4 Qb7 22. Rb1 {y aunque el negro tiene compensación por el peón, creo que
la posición blanca es preferible: McShane,L -Shirov,A ;Reykjavik 2003}) 13...
cxd4 14. cxd4 ({Seguramente Kamsky no gastó mucho tiempo calculando} 14. fxe4
dxc3 15. bxc3 fxe4 {con tres peones por la pieza y sobre todo, una posición
confusa, lo que no entraba en los planes de Gata.}) 14... Ng5 {El caballo se
dirige a e6, donde está perfectamente, atando la base de la cadena a la vez
que apoyaría un futuro c5. Las negras parecen haber salido sin problemas de la
apertura.} 15. b4 $1 {Tomando espacio en el flanco de dama.} a5 {Evitando la
presión que se produciría si el blanco consiguiera hacer Cb3 manteniendo bajo
control a5 y c5.} 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. Nb3 Ra7 18. Bxg5 {Kamsky criticó esta
jugada, por otro lado lógica, buscando la simplificación y evitando que el
caballo llegue a e6.} ({La opción es} 18. a4 Ne6 19. Ba3 Re8 20. a5 {
manteniend o una presión algo mayor que en la partida, aunque tampoco parece
suficiente para sacar ventaja.}) 18... Qxg5 19. Qc2 ({Se podía buscar el
cambio de damas con} 19. Qc1 {pero tras} Qxc1 20. Rexc1 Rb8 $1 {jugada clave
para igualar. La amenaza en b3 impide progresar al blanco.} ({Un error sería} 
20... Rfa8 21. Rxc6 Rxa2 22. Rxa2 Rxa2 23. Rc8+ Bf8 24. Rd8 $1)) 19... Rc8 20.
a4 {Las blancas han conseguido una posición muy sólida. Peón de a pasado, un
objetivo en la columna c y más espacio. A pesar de ello no tienen ventaja,
porque les falta una ruptura o segunda debilidad que hiciera posible
descoordinar las piezas negras.} Bf8 {Dando juego al alfil.} 21. a5 Bb4 22. Re2
Qd8 {Shirov coordina todas las piezas en el flanco de dama, donde Kamsky
intenta sacar ventaja.} 23. e6 {Rompiendo el centro como se ha indicado antes,
buscando una segunda debilidad que sirva para entrar en la posición negra.}
fxe6 24. Rxe6 Qd7 25. Qe2 {Gata dobla en la columna e planeando un sacrificio
de calidad.} Kf7 26. Re5 Bd6 27. f4 {Esta es la idea. A cambio de la calidad
el blanco recibe un nuevo peón pasado y una excelente casilla para el caballo
en c5.} ({La alternativa de retirar la torre era peor, ya que tras} 27. Re3 $6
Qc7 28. h3 (28. g3 $2 f4 29. gxf4 Bxf4 30. Rc3 Re8 {Las negras han abierto la
posición y tienen ventaja.})) 27... Bxe5 {Shirov criticó esta jugada, ya que
permite al blanco forzar tablas.} ({Era un mejor intento} 27... Qb7 28. Nc5 Qb4
{atacando los puntos débiles del blanco, pero en este caso tras} 29. Qe3 Bxe5 (
29... Rxa5 30. Rxa5 Qxa5 31. Re7+ $1 Bxe7 32. Qe6+ Kf8 33. Nd7+ Kg7 34. Qxe7+
Kh8 35. Qf6+ {también lleva a tablas}) 30. fxe5 Rxa5 31. e6+ $1 Ke7 32. Rxa5
Qxa5 33. Qe5 Qa1+ 34. Kf2 Qb2+ 35. Kg1 {las negras no tienen nada mejor que
dar jaques eternamente.}) 28. fxe5 Qb7 ({Similar es} 28... Rb8 29. Nc5 Qe7 30.
e6+ Kg7 31. a6 Qf6 32. Qd2 {los peones blancos y el caballo inmovilizan
totalmente al negro.}) 29. Nc5 {Una posición que ilustra el valor relativo de
las piezas, ya que es difícil pensar que el caballo de c5 vale tres puntos y
la torre de a7 cinco.} Qb4 30. e6+ Kg8 31. Rd1 {Defendiendo la debilidad y
preparando De5.} Qxa5 {Renunciando ya a la victoria.} (31... Re7 32. a6 {
ciertamente tampoco daba ninguna alternativa al negro.}) 32. e7 Re8 33. Qe6+
Kg7 34. Qe5+ Kf7 35. Qe6+ {Tranquila partida de maniobras donde Kamsky eligió
muy bien la apertura evitando en todo momento posiciones complejas. Shirov
jugó bien, controlando sus debilidades y mejorando sus piezas lo que exigió
algo de precisión en el final a Kamsky que lo solucionó elegantamente con un
sacrificio de calidad.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.04.14"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 e5 8. d3 d6
9. Na3 (9. Nbd2) 9... Bd7 10. Bd2 a6 11. Ba4 b5 12. Bb3 h6 13. Qc1 Kh7 {
Black is very comfortable from this opening.} 14. Nc2 Na5 15. Ne3 Nxb3 16. axb3
Bc6 17. c4 b4 {[%csl Rb3]} 18. Nh2 Ng8 19. Nd5 f5 20. Qd1 (20. exf5 gxf5 21. f4
Ne7 $17) 20... f4 21. Qe2 g5 22. Ra2 Ne7 $5 ({Alternatively} 22... Kg6 {
[%cal Yh6h5,Yg8h6,Yh6f7,Yf7d8,Yd8e6,Ye6d4] looked a little bit too slow, White
may play g2-g4 at some awkward moment.}) 23. Rea1 Bb7 24. Nxe7 (24. Be1 $2 Nc6
$1 $17 {[%csl Rb3,Gc6][%cal Yb7c8,Ya8a7,Ya7f7,Yc6d4]}) 24... Qxe7 25. g4 {[#]}
Bf6 26. Qf3 Kg6 27. Kf1 Rh8 {[%cal Ya6a4,Yh6h5] It is not clear if this
position is really winning for Black, but its very pleasant. The winning plan
is to make use of both pawn breaks h6-h5 and a5-a4 to divert White's pieces.
Meanwhile White can only wait.} 28. Qg2 Qe6 29. Ke2 Bc8 30. Rh1 Ra7 31. Raa1
Rah7 32. Rag1 Kf7 33. Qf1 (33. h4 gxh4 34. Nf3 Rg7 {[%csl Rg4]}) 33... Bd8 34.
Qg2 Ke8 35. f3 (35. Nf3 {with the idea} h5 36. Nh2 {[%cal Yh2g4]} Qg6 37. f3
Rh6 $1 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Yg6h7]}) 35... Kd7 (35... Qg6 $5 {[%csl Rh3][%cal
Yh6h5,Yh7h6,Yg6h7]}) (35... h5 $6 36. gxh5 Rxh5 37. Ng4 $1 {[%cal Yh1h2,Yg1h1]}
) 36. Nf1 Kc6 37. Be1 Qg6 38. Kd2 (38. h4 h5 $1 39. gxh5 Rxh5 40. hxg5 Bh3 $5)
38... a5 39. Kc2 Kb6 40. Bf2 Qe8 41. Nd2 h5 $1 {Important moment for this, now
White cannot play the knight round to g4. [#]} 42. Rh2 (42. Nf1 Rh6 43. Nh2
R8h7 44. gxh5 Rxh5 45. Ng4 Qh8 $1 $17 {[%csl Rh3]}) 42... Rh6 43. Rgh1 R8h7 44.
Bg1 {Now White's pieces are slightly awkwardly arranged.} Be6 {No hurry, I
just made a few moves here.} 45. Qe2 Bf6 46. Qd1 Bd7 47. Qe1 Bc6 48. Nf1 ({
I think} 48. Kd1 {[%cal Yd1g2] with the plan to play the king to g2, was
better.This reduces the danger when a5-a4 occurs, but it is nevertheless a
difficult position for White.}) 48... Qh8 49. Kb1 $6 {The king is vulnerable
on the queenside, as the game showed.} Kc7 (49... a4 $4 50. Qxb4+) 50. Qd1 Kb8
51. Qc2 Ra7 52. Bf2 Rah7 53. Be1 Bd8 {It is not easy to decide the best
placing of the pieces for a5-a4. The bishop wants to come to a5 sometimes, but
the queen would also like to come to a8 directly sometimes.} 54. Kc1 Kc8 55.
Kb1 (55. Kd1 $5 {[%cal Yd1g2]}) 55... Ra7 56. Qd1 (56. h4 hxg4 57. hxg5 Rxh2
58. Rxh2 Rh7 {should be winning.}) 56... Rhh7 $1 {Preparing to swing the other
rook over.} 57. Bd2 Ra6 58. Bc1 a4 $1 {Finally! [#]} 59. bxa4 b3 $1 $19 {
I suppose my opponent missed this.} (59... Bxa4 60. b3 Bc6 61. Bb2 {[%csl Gb1]
looks like a draw.}) 60. Bd2 (60. Nd2 Bxa4 61. Nxb3 $2 Rb6 {[%csl Ga4,Rd1]
[%cal Ya4d1]}) 60... Rxa4 61. Qxb3 (61. Bc3 Rha7 62. Qxb3 Ra1+ 63. Kc2 Ba4 $19)
61... Rha7 62. Kc2 Ra1 63. Qc3 Ba5 64. Qxa5 R7xa5 65. Bxa5 Rxa5 66. h4 $5 {
I forgot that this might be a little bit dangerous, it took some thought to
finish off cleanly.} Ra1 67. hxg5 Qd8 68. Rxh5 (68. g6 Ba4+ 69. b3 Bxb3+ $1 70.
Kb2 Qa5 $19) 68... Ba4+ 69. b3 Qa5 $1 (69... Bxb3+ $4 70. Kb2 $1) (69... Qa5
70. Rh8+ (70. Nd2 Ra2+) 70... Kc7 71. R1h7+ Bd7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Pamplona"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2003.12.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2003.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 8.
Nbd2 Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. a4 (10. Bd2 b6 11. a4 O-O 12. Qc1 Re8 13. Rb1 Nf8 14.
Bc3 f6 15. b4 Be6 16. Ne3 Bf7 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Bb2 Ne6 19. Ba3 Rab8 20. Qd2 h5
21. h3 Bf8 22. Qa5 Qd8 23. Qxa7 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Leko,P/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (23)
}) 10... a5 (10... Nb6 11. Na5 O-O 12. b3 Nd7 13. Nc4 Rd8 14. Ba3 Nf8 15. Qd2
Bg4 16. Qe3 b6 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 1996/CBM 54 (16)}) 11. b3 (
11. Bg5 $5 Qe6 (11... f6 12. Bd2 b6 13. c3 {[%csl Gb3,Rb6][%cal Yd1b3,Yb3g8,
Yd3d4]}) 12. Bd2 b6 13. Ng5 {[%cal Yf2f4]} Qf6 $5 14. Rf1) 11... O-O 12. Bb2 b6
13. Nfd2 (13. c3 $143 {[%cal Yd3d4]} Rd8) 13... Rb8 14. Qf3 $6 {[%cal Yf3e3]} (
14. Rf1 $5) (14. Qe2 $5) 14... Bh6 15. Qe2 (15. Qh3 Kg7 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Yd7f6,
Yb6b5]}) 15... f6 16. Rf1 Rf7 17. g3 (17. g3 Nf8 18. f4 exf4 (18... Bh3 $2 19.
Rf2 exf4 20. gxf4 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ye2e3]} Ne6 21. Qe3 Bg4 22. Qg3 $16 {
[%csl Rb8][%cal Yf4f5]}) 19. gxf4 Ne6 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. e5 f5 22. h4 $5 (22. Nd6
{looks pretty but doesn't achieve much.}) 22... Qd8 (22... Ng7 $140 23. Nf3 {
[%csl Gg5][%cal Yf3g5]} (23. e6 {Fritz})) 23. Qg3 Nd4 $132) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5
Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Nh4 e6 12. Nxf5 exf5 13. Nf1 Rb8 14. f3 {
After much thought.} (14. Be3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rxb2 16. Qc1 {[%csl Re4][%cal
Yf2f3,Ye3g5,Yc1g5] seems to fall short after} (16. f3 Nc3 17. Qd3 (17. Qc1 $2
Ne2+ $1) 17... Na4) 16... Rb4 $1 17. f3 Rc4 18. Qb2 Ng5) (14. Re2 $5) 14... Ng5
{Played within 30 seconds.} (14... cxd4 15. fxe4 dxc3 16. bxc3 fxe4 (16... Bxe5
{also occupied me for some time, but I think this should be good for me if I
play} 17. Bh6 $1 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Rfe8 19. exd5 Bxc3 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Rb1) 17.
Bf4 {and I suspect this should be a bit better for White - while he regains
the e-pawn I can get some sort of initiative with Qd4 and Ne3 and maybe c3-c4.}
) 15. dxc5 {Now I can probably hold on to the pawn and claim some advantage}
Ne6 16. b4 Qc7 (16... f4 {[%csl Re5]} 17. a3 $5 {[%cal Ya1a2,Ya2e2]} (17. Bd2 {
is roughly equivalent}) 17... Qc7 {[%csl Re5]} 18. Qe2 {and he would like to
further attack my e-pawn by playing a R to the e-file and moving the N, but
unfortunately that would leave his f-pawn hanging, so this is better for me.})
17. f4 d4 18. Qf3 (18. Qb3 $4 Nxc5) 18... a5 19. a3 dxc3 20. Qxc3 axb4 21. axb4
Qb7 (21... f6 22. Qc4 Qf7 23. Bb2 fxe5 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. fxe5) 22. Rb1 (22. Bd2
{is the other option.}) 22... Rfd8 23. Be3 Nc7 24. Bd2 Nb5 (24... Nd5 {when
somewhere should be good for my Q, and I can aim to exchange Ns with Ne3.}) 25.
Qb3 Rd5 (25... Nd4 26. Qc4 {and I am gradually gaining control.} (26. Qb2 $5))
26. Be3 Rbd8 27. Red1 h5 {Now that I was confident nothing disastrous was
happening to me on the d-line, I gradually tried to improve my position,
though of course Alexei still has almost enough compensation.} (27... Nd4 28.
Bxd4 Rxd4 29. Ne3 $1 $16 {[%csl Gd1,Rd8][%cal Yd1d8]} (29. g3 Qd7 $44)) (27...
Nc3 28. Rxd5 Nxd5 29. Bd2 {is also no problem to deal with.}) 28. g3 h4 $5 29.
gxh4 Bh6 30. h5 $5 Kh7 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. hxg6+ fxg6 33. Rb2 (33. Rd1 Rxd1 34.
Qxd1 Nc3 35. Qb3 Nd5 $132 {[%csl Rb4,Rf4]}) 33... Nd4 34. Qc4 Qd7 35. Kf2 $2
Qd8 $1 $132 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Yd8h4]} 36. Bxd4 (36. Kg3 g5 $5 $13 (36... Ne6 37.
Rd2 g5 $13 {Shirov})) 36... Rxd4 (36... Qh4+ $5) 37. Qf7+ Bg7 38. Rb3 $132 {
[%csl Rg6,Rh7][%cal Yb3g3,Yg3h3]} Rxf4+ 39. Kg2 Rg4+ (39... Qh4 40. Rg3 $1 $11
(40. Rh3 $2 Rf2+ 41. Kg1 Rxf1+ $19)) (39... Rh4 40. Rg3 $140 Rh6) 40. Rg3 Qd4
41. Rxg4 Qxg4+ (41... fxg4 42. e6 (42. Kg3 $5 Qg1+ 43. Kh4) 42... Qe4+ 43. Kg3
Kh6 44. e7 Be5+ 45. Kf2 Bd4+ 46. Kg3 $11) 42. Ng3 $1 $11 Qxb4 (42... f4 43. e6
fxg3 44. e7 $5 (44. hxg3) 44... gxh2+ 45. Kxh2 {and a draw is very likely.})
43. e6 Qd2+ 44. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 19th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2018.05.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 $5 {The most fashionable move
recently. Black is provoking a double-edged position, as we will see later in
the game.} (4... dxc6 {is the more 'solid' approach. One of the typical
positions is this one:} 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 {
[%cal Re3h6,Gh7h6,Gd7f8,Gf8e6,Rf3h2,Rf2f4] White intends to exchange the
bishops, and at the same time will think about preparing the move f4, to
achieve better control in the centre. Meanwhile, Black has the option to play .
..h6 to stop Bh6, and also to play ...Nf8-e6, placing the knight on an
excellent square.}) 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 $1 {Gelfand himself is a big
defender of this variation, according to my database he has played it 15 times
in official games (classical and other time controls)} (6... e5 $6 {now this
move is supposed to be slightly inferior for black:} 7. c3 $1 Ne7 8. d4 cxd4 9.
cxd4 exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 {White is somewhat more comfortable, with a
better pawn structure and nice pieces. On the other hand, Black has the bishop
pair, but he has to be watching all the time for weaknesses with the hanging
c6-d7 pawns.} Rb8 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Bg5 d6 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Nd4 $14 {/+/-, 1-0 
(47) Delgado Ramirez,N (2611)-Matsuura,E (2485) Foz do Iguacu 2018 Even though
the game wasn't convincing later, White msnsged to achieve a better position
out of the opening.}) (6... Nf6 {allows yet another different setup from White:
} 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 $1 {bringing the queen over to h4}
Ne6 (10... O-O 11. Qh4 {threatening the simple Bh6, followed by Nc3, with a
huge advantage} f6 $1 12. Bd2 Ne6 13. Bc3 $14 {1-0 (32) Svetushkin,D (2574)
-Hirneise,J (2315) Hofheim 2017}) 11. Qh4 d6 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Nc3 Bf6 14. Ne4
{looks drawish} (14. Qe4 $5 $146 {keeping the game going} O-O 15. Bh6 Re8 16.
Rad1 $36) 14... Bxh4 15. Nxd6+ exd6 16. Nxh4 f6 $1 {avoiding Bg5-f6} 17. Nf3
Kf7 18. Rd1 Rd8 $11 {½-½ (40) Hasangatin,R (2502)-Grachev,B (2647) Sochi
2018, and Black equalised comfortably.}) 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 (8. h3 {is more
popular recently.} f5 (8... d5 {is also possible, preparing a pawn sacrifice.}
9. d3 c4 $5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. dxc4 dxc4 12. Qxd8 (12. Qe2 $5 Nf5 13. Bf4 Bb7
14. Nbd2 Rc8 15. g4 e5 $2 (15... Qd5 $1 16. gxf5 Qxf5 $44) 16. Bxe5 Nh4 17.
Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. Qe7 $1 $16 {1-0 (33) Areshchenko,A (2675)-Hracek,Z
(2594) Hungary 2017}) 12... Rxd8 13. Na3 Bb7 (13... Nf5 $5 14. Nxc4 Bb7 $44 {
It seems like Black is always able to sacrifice a pawn somehow in this
variation!}) 14. Bxh6 Bxh6 15. Nxc4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rac8 $44 {½-½ (25) Smirin,
I (2644)-Moiseenko,A (2671) Jerusalem 2017}) 9. e5 Nf7 {preparing d6 with a
clearly better position if White does nothing} 10. d3 (10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7
12. Na3 (12. Nc3 c5 13. d5 e6 $1 $132 {0-1 (40) Haria,R (2441)-Sankalp,G (2374)
Stockholm 2018}) 12... c5 $1 {with very good counterplay for Black} 13. dxc5
Rc8 14. Be3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nxe5 16. Qd5+ e6 $13 {½-½ (29) Wang,H (2702)
-Gelfand,B (2729) Tbilisi 2017}) 10... d6 11. Bf4 Ba6 12. Na3 (12. Nbd2 $5 Bxd3
13. e6 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 c4 17. Qe1 Qb6 18. b4 $1 a5 19.
a3 $14 {1-0 (41) Zhigalko,S (2620)-Meribanov,V (2396) Minsk 2018}) 12... Rb8
13. b3 g5 14. Nxg5 Nxg5 15. Bxg5 dxe5 16. Nc4 e4 $1 $132 {½-½ (44)
Khismatullin,D (2632)-Gelfand,B (2695) Sochi 2018}) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5
f6 11. Qc2 $5 {Vidit comes up with a novelty in a popular position where many
moves are possible.} (11. e6 Qd6 $1 {is the precise move here, Black
immediately attacks the pawn and creates direct counterplay.} (11... Nf5 $6 12.
Bf4 $1 (12. Nc3 Qd6 $1 13. Qe2 c5 $5 $132 (13... Qb4 14. a3 Qb3 15. h4 a5 16.
Bf4 Ba6 17. Qd2 h5 18. Rac1 $13 {1-0 (34) Saric,I (2677)-Saric,A (2541) Pozega
2018})) 12... g5 13. Qc2 Nd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qf5 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Rb1d2,
Rd2b3,Rb1c3,Rc3a4] trying to achieve a blockade on the c-file with Nc3-a4, or
Nbd2, Rc1} Rb8 16. b3 $16 {½-½ (21) Solozhenkina,E (2230)-Kovalevskaya,E 
(2405) Moscow 2017}) 12. Qe2 Nf5 13. b3 Qb4 14. Ba3 Qa5 15. Qb2 Bh6 $132 {
1-0 (54) Antipov,M (2550)-Ganguly,S (2672) Monzon 2016}) (11. Nbd2 $5 fxe5 12.
Nxe5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qb6 14. Nf3 Nf5 15. Qc2 c5 16. b3 Bb7 $132 {1-0 (77)
Karthikeyan,M (2585)-Mamedov,R (2709) Moscow 2018}) (11. exf6 $5 exf6 12. Nbd2
Re8 13. h3 Nf7 14. Nb3 Bf5 15. Bf4 g5 16. Bh2 Qb6 17. Qd2 Bf8 $1 $11 {½-½ 
(42) Gharamian,T (2637)-Cornette,M (2581) Agen 2016}) 11... Bg4 (11... Qb6 $5 {
has to be tested here}) 12. Nbd2 Qb6 13. h3 fxe5 {Gelfand accepts the
challenge!} (13... Bf5 $6 {would allow White to achieve the dream position
controlling the c5-square} 14. Qc3 Nf7 15. Nb3 $16 {[%cal Gb3c5]}) (13... Bxf3
$5 14. Nxf3 Nf5 {[%cal Rf5d4] threatening on d4. White has many interesting
moves here, simply reinforcing the fact that 11.Qc2 has to be explored in
future games.}) 14. hxg4 Nxg4 15. Nc4 $5 (15. Qd3 $5 {a very hard move to
conceive - White wants to avoid ...d3 after Black plays ...exd4. And there is
an idea to place the queen on e2.} e4 (15... exd4 16. Rxe7 $16) (15... Rae8 16.
Qe2 {[%cal Rd4e5]} e4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qe6+ Kh8 20. Re2 $16) 16.
Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 $16) 15... dxc4 16. Qxc4+ Kh8 17. Qe6 {[%csl Rg4]} Rf5 (
17... Nxf2 18. Kxf2 Qxd4+ (18... exd4 19. Kg1 $16) 19. Kg3 $16) (17... Rxf3 18.
gxf3 $16) 18. Re4 {[%csl Rg4]} Nf6 (18... Nxf2 $5 19. Kxf2 exd4 {wasn't good
enough} 20. Rb1 $1 $16 {preparing to develop the c1-bishop without losing the
b2-pawn.}) (18... Rxf3 19. gxf3 Nf6 20. Rxe5 {transposes to the game -- 18...
Nf6.}) 19. Rxe5 Rxf3 20. gxf3 Qxd4 (20... Nd5 $5 21. Re2 Rf8 $132) 21. Be3 Qxb2
22. Rc1 Rf8 23. Rxc6 Ng4 {[%csl Re5]} 24. Re4 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 Bf6 {Suddenly the
position has calmed down, and White maintains a big advantage, but it's not
that easy to convert. Exchanging rooks looks natural.} 26. Rc8 Rxc8 27. Qxc8+
Kg7 28. Qe6 Qc1+ 29. Kg2 Qc5 30. Re4 a5 31. f4 Qc2 32. f5 {trying to open up
the black king as much as possible.} g5 33. a4 Qd1 34. Rc4 h5 $1 {White is not
threatening much, but Black is looking for active counterplay, that seems like
a good idea.} 35. Qe4 g4 (35... h4 $1 {this counter-intuitive move was good
enough to balance the game. The idea is to put the king on a safe square (h6)
and force White to be careful with moves like ...h3+.} 36. Qg4 $6 h3+ 37. Kxh3
Qh1+ 38. Kg3 Be5+ 39. f4 Qg1+ {with a forced draw} 40. Kf3 Qd1+ 41. Kg3 Qg1+
42. Kf3 $11) 36. Rc7 (36. Rc5 $1 {attacking a5, and now if Black plays ...h4,
then 37.Rd5! wins right away.} h4 $2 37. Rd5 $1 $18) 36... Qd6 (36... h4 $1 37.
Rxe7+ {there was no need to defend against this, Black has enough counterplay
against the white king:} Bxe7 38. Qxe7+ Kg8 $1 39. f6 (39. Qxh4 Qf3+ 40. Kg1
Qxf5 $11) 39... Qd5+ 40. Kh2 Qf7 $1 41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Qxa5 Kg6 43. Qe5 Qc4 44.
a5 Qc2 $1 $11) 37. Ra7 Qc5 38. Rd7 Qa3 39. Rd3 Qc5 40. Rd8 Qc3 41. Qe6 $6 (41.
Qd5 $1 $18 {threatening checkmate in two moves with Qg8+ and Qg6#. At the same
time, White keeps an eye on the f3-square} Kh6 42. Rg8 {[%cal Rg8g6,Rd5g8]} Bg7
{is the most stubborn defense} (42... Kh7 43. Rg6 $18 {forcing Black to play ..
.Qf3+, losing the endgame easily}) 43. Qe6+ Kh7 44. Rd8 $1 {the most precise,
so Black will not have ...Qd1+ after ...Qf3+} Qf3+ 45. Kg1 $18) 41... Kh6 $1
42. Rg8 Qf3+ 43. Kg1 Qd1+ $5 (43... h4 $1 {once again good enough for equality
- now Black has a very good flight square on h5, and also wants to play ...h3
at some point.} 44. Rh8+ (44. Rg6+ Kh5 $11) (44. Qe3+ $4 {is even losing for
White} Qxe3 45. fxe3 Kh5 $19 {followed by h3 and Kh4}) 44... Kg5 45. Qg8+ Kf4
$11 {is fine for Black, White has to be careful not to lose here.}) 44. Kh2 h4
45. Rg6+ Kh5 46. Rg7 $1 {[%cal Re6f7]} Kh6 (46... Bxg7 $4 47. Qg6#) (46... Qd6+
$5 {would give Black some drawing chances in the following endgame, but it may
be lost anyway:} 47. Qxd6 exd6 48. Ra7 Bc3 {[%cal Rh5g5]} 49. f6 Kg6 50. f7 Kg7
{still, I am not entirely sure what's happening, even with the help of the
computer! It says White wins, but the lines are not convincing} 51. Rc7 $1 $18)
(46... h3) 47. Rg6+ Kh5 48. Rg7 Kh6 49. Rxe7 Kg5 50. Re8 $2 (50. Qe3+ $1 Kxf5
51. Qe6+ Kg6 52. Rd7 Qf3 53. Kg1 $18 {White wins by a devastating attack, or
by exchanging queens.}) 50... Qc2 $2 (50... Qf3 $1 51. Rg8+ Kf4 $1 $11 {
a tough move to spot beforehand.}) 51. Qe3+ Kh5 (51... Kxf5 52. Qe6+ Kg5 53.
Rg8+ $18) 52. Qf4 $1 Qb3 53. Re3 {Doesn't spoil the win, but there was a
beautiful line with 53.Re6!} (53. Re6 $1 Qh3+ 54. Kg1 g3 55. Qf3+ $1 Kg5 56.
Qe3+ Kh5 57. Rxf6 $1 {with a pretty finish:} Qh2+ 58. Kf1 g2+ 59. Ke2 $18 {
and White delivers checkmate first!} g1=Q 60. Rh6+ Kg4 61. Qf3+ Kg5 62. Rg6#)
53... Qd1 54. Re6 Qf1 55. Re4 $1 (55. Rxf6 {allows a forced draw:} g3+ 56. fxg3
hxg3+ 57. Kxg3 (57. Qxg3 Qh1+ $1 58. Kxh1) 57... Qg2+ $1 58. Kxg2 $11) 55...
Qd1 56. Qc7 Kg5 $1 57. Qf4+ (57. Qh7 $1 {would demand a lot of courage and
precise calculation, but it wins:} Qd6+ (57... g3+ 58. Kg2 $18) 58. Kg2 $3 h3+
59. Kh1 Qd1+ 60. Kh2 Qd6+ 61. f4+ gxf3+ 62. Kxh3 $18 {a pretty amazing finish!
Forcing 58...h3+ to manoeuvre the king and then be able to take the pawn there
and hide from the checks.}) 57... Kh5 58. Re6 Qf1 $1 59. Qe3 $2 {Now Black
finally escapes.} (59. Re4 $1 $18 {going back to the position after the 55th
move.}) 59... Bg5 $1 60. Qd4 g3+ $1 61. fxg3 hxg3+ 62. Kxg3 Bf4+ $1 63. Qxf4
Qg2+ {A nice way to finish this crazy game.} 64. Kxg2 {Stalemate!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Agua Preta op"]
[Site "Agua Preta"]
[Date "2017.11.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Black "Matsuura, Everaldo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2017.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 e5 $6 {This
variation has a bad reputation, White plays simple chess and achieves a nice
strategic advantage.} (6... Nh6 {is the fashionable move nowadays} 7. c3 O-O 8.
h3 {the most popular in recent games} (8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 f6 {
and Black is supposed to have a great position. But there are games where
White was able to create interesting play:} 11. e6 $5 (11. h3 fxe5 12. Nxe5 {
positionally White is doing fantastic, but Black has a strong initiative} Qb6 {
threatening ...Nf5} 13. b3 Nf7 (13... Nf5 $2 14. Bb2 $16 {and Black is in big
trouble after Nd2-Ndf3}) 14. Bf4 Nd6 (14... Nd8 $5 {a very original novelty}
15. Be3 Ne6 $132 {threatening to take on e5 and play ...d4}) 15. Be3 Nf5 16.
Nc3 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Be6 19. Na4 Qc7 20. Qd4 Rf5 21. Rac1 Qxe5 22.
Qxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxc6 $11 {1-0 (40) Fedorchuk,S (2621)-Blomqvist,E (2546) Minsk
2017, with an equal position, but White ended up winning.}) 11... Qd6 12. Qe2
a5 13. b3 Nf5 14. Ba3 Qf4 15. Nc3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Qc2 f5 18. Na4 $1 $44
{1-0 (44) Onischuk,V (2623)-Chu,W (2340) Bastia 2017, with great compensation.}
) 8... f5 $1 (8... d5 9. d3 c4 $1 {Black has to do something like this urgently
} 10. exd5 cxd5 11. dxc4 dxc4 12. Qe2 Nf5 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Nbd2 Rc8 $2 15. g4 $1
e5 16. Bxe5 Nh4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. Qe7 $1 $16 {1-0 (33)
Areshchenko,A (2675)-Hracek,Z (2594) Hungary 2017}) 9. e5 Nf7 10. d3 d6 11. Bf4
Ba6 12. e6 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. Rxe5 Qb8 16. Rxc5 Qxb2 17. Nd2
Bxd3 18. Qc1 Qxc1+ 19. Rxc1 $11 {1-0 (48) Amin,B (2700)-Neiksans,A (2586) Riga
2017, with a balanced endgame.}) 7. c3 $1 {White apparently does two
paradoxical things: he undoubles the c-pawns and opens the position for the
bishop pair. On the other hand, White will have a free game by developing all
his pieces to nice squares and there are potential weaknesses in the form of
c5 and d6.} Ne7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. Bf4 $5 {
Other simpler moves are possible as well:} (12. Nb3 d5 13. Be3 (13. Bf4 $5 $14)
13... dxe4 $1 14. Bc5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Re8 17. Rxe4 Be6 {and Black
has an acceptable position} 18. c4 Rbd8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd4 Re8 21. g4 Nc8
$11 {1/2-1/2 (32) Kasparov,S (2482)-Stojanovic,M (2572) Vrnjacka Banja 2012}) (
12. Rb1 {allows} c5 $1 13. Ndb5 a6 {(and Nd6 is not possible now because of ...
Bxc3)} 14. Na3 Re8 $11 {when Black is fine.}) (12. h3 $5 {a useful move,
asking Black what he intends to do} c5 $6 13. Ndb5 $1 $14 {now heading to d6
because there is no pin on b1 anymore.}) 12... Rxb2 13. Bd6 Qa5 $2 {Now the
b2-rook hunting begins.} (13... c5 $1 {was necessary} 14. Bxc5 (14. Ndb5 Ba6 $1
15. Rb1 Rxb1 16. Qxb1 Re8 $13 {with a balanced position}) 14... d6 15. Ba3 Rb6
$11 {and it is not that simple to take advantage of the weak pawn, in such an
open position.}) 14. Re3 $1 {Threatening the knight on e7 - this is much
better than 14.Rc1 because it keeps the Qc1 option available.} Re8 15. Nb3 $1
Qg5 (15... Qh5 16. Qc1 $1 $18) 16. Ba3 $1 Rxb3 17. axb3 {White has a big
advantage now, and amazing control of the dark squares. My opponent now plays
the best try, to create a strong point on d4 for his bishop, and also to
prepare ...Bb7 later.} c5 $1 18. Rc1 (18. h4 $5 {didn't even cross my mind -
capturing the pawn on c5 was very important} Qxh4 (18... Qe5 {now the bishop
is not coming to d4} 19. Ra2 $5 $18 {following with Nd5}) 19. Bxc5 $18) (18.
Rd3 $5 {was a nice move, being ready to sacrifice on d4 as soon as a bishop
lands there} Bd4 (18... Nc6 19. Rd5 $18) 19. Rxd4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Nc6 21. Qd6 $16
{we can't say that White is winning, but the play is very easy and Black will
be suffering a lot in this endgame.} Qe5 22. Qxe5 Rxe5 23. Nd5 Re6 24. f3 $16)
18... Bd4 19. Rg3 $6 {This seemingly natural move places my rook in an awkward
position if I'm not careful enough - I didn't realise that} (19. Re1 $1 {
was necessary.}) 19... Qf4 20. Rf3 $6 (20. Kh1 $3 {was difficult to find, now .
..Nc6 is not good because of Nd5.} Bxf2 $2 (20... Qxf2 21. Nb5 $1 $16) 21. Rf3
$18) 20... Qe5 {Now ...Nc6 is coming and Black has a strong initiative.} 21.
Nb5 Nc6 22. Nxd4 cxd4 $1 (22... Nxd4 $2 23. Re3 $18 {[%cal Gb3b4]}) 23. Qd2
Qxe4 24. Rf4 $2 (24. Bb2 $1 {was urgent, preparing Rf4:} Bb7 (24... Qe2 $2 25.
Qxe2 Rxe2 26. Bxd4 $1 $16 {now White should be winning}) 25. Rf4 Qd5 26. f3 $14
{holding everything, and threatening to take on d4.}) 24... Qe2 $1 $132 25.
Qxe2 Rxe2 {Suddenly I have to be very careful since my rook is out of play and
the d-pawn is dangerous.} 26. Rd1 Ba6 27. Rf6 Ra2 28. Bc1 Be2 29. Re1 Ne5 $6
30. Bg5 $2 (30. Rd6 $3 {provoking ...Nd3 was a superb practical chance:} f6 $1
(30... Nd3 $2 31. Bh6 $3 Nxe1 32. Rxd7 {Black doesn't have a nice way to
defend checkmate} f6 (32... Nf3+ $2 {goes nowhere} 33. gxf3 Ra1+ 34. Kg2 Bf1+
35. Kg3 $18) 33. Rg7+ Kf8 (33... Kh8 34. Rf7 $1 {followed by mate}) 34. Rxa7+
Ke8 35. Rxa2 $18) 31. h3 (31. Rxd4 $2 Nd3 $1 $17) 31... h5 $1 $13 {with
complicated play.} (31... Kf7 $2 32. Rxd4 Nd3 33. Rxd7+ $1 $18 {and Black has
problems hiding the king (either running into Rxd3 or Bh6)}) (31... Nd3 $2 32.
Bh6 $1 Kf7 (32... Nxe1 $4 33. Rxf6 $18) 33. Rb1 $16 {with d4 falling, White
may start playing for a win})) 30... h6 $1 31. Bxh6 Ng4 32. Rd6 Nxh6 33. Rxd4
Bb5 $19 {Now Black has a simple technical win, mostly because the strong pawn
on d7 with the bishop on c6 avoid any sort of counterplay with the white rooks.
} 34. g4 Bc6 35. h3 f6 36. Re8+ Kf7 37. Re1 Ng8 38. b4 Ne7 39. h4 Ra3 40. Kh2
Rf3 41. Re2 Nd5 42. b5 Bxb5 43. Ra2 Bc6 44. g5 Nf4 45. Kg1 fxg5 46. hxg5 Ne6
47. Rh4 Nxg5 48. Rxa7 Nh3+ 49. Kh2 Nxf2 50. Rd4 Ne4 51. Kg2 Rf2+ 52. Kg1 Re2
53. Rd1 Ng3 54. Raxd7+ Bxd7 55. Rxd7+ Re7 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O (10. O-O-O $6 Qa5 $132) 10... Qe7 11. Nh2 Nf8 12. f4
exf4 13. Rxf4 Be6 14. Rf2 (14. Raf1 Nd7 15. R4f2 h5 $6 {xg5} (15... O-O-O $5)
16. Ne2 O-O 17. Bh6 $16 f6 18. Nf3 Qd6 19. Nh4 g5 (19... Kh7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Nf4 $18) 20. e5 $3 $18 Nxe5 (20... Qxe5 21. Ng6 Qxb2 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nxf8
Rxf8 24. Nc3 {/\Rf1-b1}) (20... fxe5 $4 21. Qxg5) 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rxf6 $1
Rxf6 23. Qxg5+ Rg6 24. Nxg6 Nxg6 25. Rf6 {1:0, S. Rublevsky - S. Vokarev, Azov
1996, CBM 56/Makarichev}) 14... Nd7 15. Ne2 O-O-O {[#]} 16. Raf1 ({Ziemlich
dröge, aktiver wirkt} 16. Qa5 Kb8 17. Nf4 $5 {, z.B.:} Be5 (17... Bxb2 18. Rb1
Bd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Nf3 c5 21. Qb5 b6 22. a4) (17... Rdf8 18. Raf1 g5 19.
Nxe6 fxe6 20. b4 Rxf2 21. Bxf2) (17... g5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Raf1 Qd6 (19...
Bxb2 $4 20. c3) (19... Rdf8 20. b4 {ist Zugumstellung zu Variante B}) 20. Qa3)
18. Raf1 Bc7 19. Qa3) 16... f6 (16... f5) 17. Nf3 (17. Qa5 Kb8 18. b4) 17... b6
18. Bf4 (18. b4 $1 $36 cxb4 19. Nfd4 Kb7 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Qxb4) 18... h5 19.
Bh2 (19. b4) 19... Bh6 20. Nf4 Bf7 21. Nh4 $6 (21. Qc3) 21... Rdg8 22. Qc3 Kb7
23. Kh1 Rh7 24. a3 (24. Re1 Bg5 (24... Qd8 25. Ne2) 25. Nf3 Bxf4 26. Bxf4 g5
$40) 24... Qd8 $17 (24... f5 $17) 25. Ne2 (25. Nf3 g5 26. Ne2 g4 27. Ne5 gxh3
28. Nxf7 hxg2+ 29. Rxg2 Rxf7 30. Rxg8 Qxg8 $17) 25... Bg5 {Nachdem Weiß viel
zulange gezaudert, insbesondere den beachtenswerten Damenausfall nach a5 und
den Hebel b2-b4 ausgelassen hat, diktiert sein junger Gegner nun endgültig das
Gesetz des Handelns.} 26. g3 (26. Nf3 Be3) 26... Be6 27. Kg2 f5 28. Nf3 Bf6 29.
Qd2 g5 30. Ne1 h4 31. exf5 Bd5+ 32. Nf3 g4 $19 {[#] Ein Bild für die Götter!
Leider wird die Agonie nun (unnötig) in die Länge gezogen, vermutlich aus
Bedenkzeitgründen.} 33. hxg4 Rxg4 34. c4 hxg3 (34... Bxf3+ 35. Rxf3 Ne5 36. Rf4
Nxc4) 35. Bxg3 Bxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Qg8 37. Rg2 Ne5+ (37... Rh5) 38. Kf2 Rd7 39. d4
cxd4 40. Rfg1 Nxc4 41. Qd3 Ne3 (41... Nxb2 42. Qf3 d3) 42. Rh2 Rd5 43. Rh5 Bg5
44. Rgh1 Rxf5+ 45. Ke1 Ng2+ 46. Kd1 Ne3+ 47. Ke1 Qc4 48. Rh7+ Ka6 49. Qxc4+
Nxc4 50. Rd7 Ne3 51. Bb8 c5 52. a4 Ka5 53. Rxa7+ Kb4 54. Rhh7 Kb3 55. Ng3 Rf6
56. Rh2 Bh6 57. Rxh6 Rxh6 58. a5 Kc2 59. Be5 Ng2+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1718"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2018.02.04"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Aachen"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{DUELL DER JUNGSTARS (Taktische Unschärfen) Werder Bremens Newcomer, der
russische Großmeister Daniil Dubov, hat einen prächtigen Saisonstart mit 4
aufeinanderfolgenden Siegen hingelegt. Daniil wurde 1996 in Moskau geboren und
errang 2011 den Großmeistertitel bereits im Alter von 14 Jahren. Seine
aktuelle Elo-Zahl dürfte die 2700 gerade überschritten haben.  Sein Gegner
in der vorliegenden Partie, der holländische Großmeister Jorden Van Foreest,
ist erst 18 Jahre alt. Er erhielt den GM-Titel 2016 und ist damit der jüngste
holländische Großmeister aller Zeiten. Mit einer Elo-Zahl von 2636 belegt er
Platz 4 der niederländischen Rangliste.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 {
Dubov gilt bereits jetzt als einer der großen Experten in der Bekämpfung des
Rossolimo-Angriffs im Sizilianer.} 4. Bxc6 ({Dieser traditionelle Tausch nebst
dem scharfen ...bxc6 wird neuerdings oft diskutiert. Indes} 4. O-O {ist nach
wie vor die meist gewählte Option. Hierzu ein spektakuläres Beispiel von der
letzten Europa Mannschaftsmeisterschaft:} Bg7 5. Re1 (5. Nc3 d6 6. e5 dxe5 7.
Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Re1 Qc7 9. d3 Nh6 10. Bxh6 Bxh6 11. Nxe5 O-O 12. Qf3 Bg7 13. Qg3
$14 {- remis, Yudin,S (2524) - Dubov,D (2660), Khanty-Mansiysk 2016}) 5... Nf6
6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 (8... bxc6 $143 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Ne6 11.
Qh4) 9. Ne4 b6 (9... Ne6 $142) 10. Nf6+ Kf8 (10... Bxf6 $6 {überläßt Weiß
gefährliches Spiel über die dunklen Felder:} 11. exf6 Be6 (11... e6 $2 12. d4
cxd4 13. Bh6 $1 $18 {, z.B.} Qxf6 (13... c5 14. Bg7 Rg8 15. Ne5 Nd5 16. c3) 14.
Ne5 c5 15. Ng4 Qh4 16. Qf3 f5 17. Qc6+ Bd7 (17... Kd8 18. Ne5 $1) 18. Qxc7 Qxg4
19. f4) 12. d4 $5 (12. fxe7 Qxe7 $14) 12... exf6 (12... O-O $6 13. fxe7 Qxe7
14. Bf4 Rfd8 15. c3) 13. Bh6 c4 14. Nd2 $5 $36 {+/=}) 11. Ne4 Bg4 12. d3 Bxe5
$6 (12... Ne6 $142 $1) 13. Nxe5 $1 {ein Damenscheinopfer} Bxd1 14. Bh6+ Kg8 15.
Nxc6 Bxc2 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Nxd8 Rxd8 18. Rxe7 Ne6 19. Re1 Ba4 $6 (19... Bxd3
$142 $5) 20. Rxa7 Bc6 21. h4 Ra8 22. Rxe6 $5 {Und dies resultiert in einem
reizvollen positionellen Turmopfer!} fxe6 23. Rc7 $1 Rd8 $2 ({Schwarz stolpert
in schwieriger Lage. Die einzige Verteidigung bestand in} 23... e5 $8 {! laut
A. Giri, NIC Magazine 8/2017}) 24. Rxc6 Kf7 25. Rc7+ $1 Ke8 26. Bg5 Rb8 27.
Re7+ Kf8 28. Bf6 $16 {/+-, 1:0/58, Mamedov,R (2678) - Dubov,D (2677), EU-chT
2017}) 4... bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 ({Keinerlei Probleme
hatte Schwarz nach} 8. h3 {:} f5 (8... d5 9. d3 c4 10. dxc4 dxe4 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. Rxe4 Rd1+ 13. Re1 Rxe1+ 14. Nxe1 Nf5 15. Na3 Be6 16. Nf3 Nd6 17. Nd4 Bxd4
18. cxd4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 Bxc4 20. b3 Bd5 21. Ba3 Kf8 22. Re1 Be6 23. Rc1 Bd5 24.
Re1 Be6 25. Rc1 Bd5 26. Re1 {- remis, Rublevsky,S (2692) - Dubov,D (2644),
Sochi 2016}) 9. e5 Nf7 10. d3 Ba6 11. Na3 Rb8 12. Nc4 d6 13. e6 Bxc4 14. dxc4
Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 Rxb2 {- remis, Mastrovasilis,D (2580) - Dubov,D 
(2660), Minsk 2017}) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 {Eine bewährte Fortsetzung: Für
die Schwäche c6 hat Schwarz ein aktives Läuferpaar.} 10. e5 f6 11. Nbd2 $5 ({
I Verflachend wirkt} 11. exf6 exf6 12. Nbd2 (12. h3 Re8) 12... Re8 13. Nb3 Nf7
14. h3 (14. Nc5 $6 Bg4) 14... Bf5 $13 {/=} (14... Nd6 $13 {/=})) ({II} 11. h3
fxe5 (11... Nf7 12. e6) 12. Nxe5 Qb6 13. b3 Nf7 14. Bf4 Nd6 15. Be3 Nf5 16. Nc3
Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Be6 19. Na4 Qc7 20. Qd4 Rf5 21. Rac1 Qxe5 22. Qxe5
Rxe5 23. Rxc6 $11 {, dennoch 1:0/40, Fedorchuk,S (2621) - Blomqvist,E (2546),
Minsk 2017}) 11... fxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 (13. Rxe5 $6 Ng4) 13... Qb6 14.
Nf3 Nf5 15. h3 $146 (15. Bg5 Be6 16. Qd3 (16. Qd2 c5 17. Rac1 d4 18. b3 Rac8
19. Bh6 Rf7 20. Bf4 Bd5 21. Ng5 Rg7 22. Qd3 h6 23. Ne4 g5 24. Bd2 Nh4 $15 {
- remis/41, Areshchenko,A (2672) - Wei,Y (2734), Baku 2015}) 16... c5 17. b3
Rac8 18. Rac1 d4 $13 {/=, remis/29, Garau,B (2377) - Binas,J (2357), ICCF
email 2016}) 15... c5 $5 {Schwarz bietet ein spekulatives Bauernopfer an, in
der Annahme, dass er durch die Stellungsöffnung genügend Ersatz im Spiel auf
den hellen Feldern und der langen Schrägen b7-f3 erhält.} ({I} 15... Be6 16.
Ng5 c5 $13 {/=}) ({II} 15... Bb7 16. b4 $5 {, z.B.} a5 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. e6 c5
19. Ne5 Rfa8 20. a4 R5a7 21. Nd7 Qc6 22. Re5 $5 Rxa4 23. Rxa4 Qxa4 (23... Rxa4
$4 24. Rxf5 gxf5 25. Qh5 $18) 24. Qd2 Qb4 25. Qg5 Qh4 26. Qxh4 (26. Rxf5 $2
Qxg5 27. Rxg5 Ra1) 26... Nxh4 27. Bg5 Nf5 28. Nxc5 $13 {/=}) 16. g4 $2 {
Diese Lockerung ist - gelinde gesagt - reichlich optimistisch, schwächt den
weißen Königsflügel und provoziert feindliche Aktivitäten auf der
halboffenen f-Linie sowie insbesondere auf der langen Läuferdiagonale.} ({
Konsequent und besser war es, den Fehdehandschuh mit} 16. Qxd5+ $142 {
aufzunehmen, wonach Schwarz die Kompensation für den geopferten Bauern erst
einmal nachweisen muss, z.B.} Be6 (16... e6 $2 17. Qc4 Bb7 18. Nh2 $1 h5 (18...
Bd5 19. Qc3 h5 20. Be3 $16) 19. Qc3 Bd5 (19... Nd4 20. Bg5 $16) (19... Qc6 20.
f3 $16) 20. Be3 $16) 17. Qd3 Rad8 18. Qc3 Bd5 19. Nh2 (19. Be3 Nxe3 20. Rxe3
Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Rxf3 22. gxf3 Qb4 $11) (19. a4 Qb4 20. Ra3 Rb8 21. Qxb4 Rxb4 22.
a5 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Rb5 $44) 19... c4 (19... h5 $143 20. Be3) 20. Be3 Qb7 21. f3
Be6 22. Bf2 Rd3 23. Qc2 Qd7 $44) 16... Ng7 17. Bg5 $6 ({Die Initiative ist
bereits auf Schwarz übergegangen, denn nun wäre} 17. Qxd5+ $142 {im Hinblick
auf} Be6 18. Qd3 (18. Qe4 Rad8) 18... Rad8 19. Qc3 Qa6 $1 (19... Bd5 20. Nh4)
20. Nh2 Rd3 21. Qxc5 Rxh3 $15 {mindestens etwas günstiger für Schwarz.})
17... Qe6 $6 ({Hier verdiente das kaltblütige} 17... Bb7 $142 $1 {den Vorzug:}
18. Bxe7 Ne6 $1 19. Bf6 (19. Bxf8 Rxf8 $17) 19... c4 (19... d4 20. Nd2) 20. Rc1
Rac8 21. Qd2 d4 $17 {mit schwarzem Vorteil}) 18. Bh4 $2 ({Von überraschender
Zähigkeit erweist sich statt dessen eine Aufstellung mit} 18. Nh4 $142 $5 {
, z.B.} d4 19. f4 Bb7 (19... Qd5 20. Qd2 Bb7 21. Kh2) 20. Kh2 a5 21. Qd2 a4 $15
{. Die komplexen taktischen Verwicklungen fordern ihren Tribut, mein
Silikonfreund geht auch mit den folgenden Ungenauigkeiten scharf ins Gericht.})
18... h6 $2 ({Entscheidender Vorteil war mit} 18... Bb7 $142 $1 {zu erzielen,
z.B.} 19. Rc1 (19. Qe2 d4) (19. Nd2 Rae8 20. Rc1 Qc6) (19. b4 d4 20. Ng5 Qd5
21. f3 c4) 19... Qc6 20. Nd4 (20. Nd2 Rf7 21. Rf1 Ne6 22. f3 Raf8 $19) 20...
Qb6 21. Nf3 d4 22. Ng5 Ne6 23. Qb3 (23. Nxe6 Qc6 $1 $19) 23... Qxb3 24. axb3
Nf4 $19) 19. Nd2 $2 ({Verpasst die günstige Gelegenheit zu} 19. b4 $5 $13 {
, z.B.} Qf7 (19... d4 $4 20. bxc5) (19... cxb4 20. Nd4) 20. Re3 g5 (20... d4 $6
21. e6 $1 Nxe6 22. Ne5 Qg7 23. Re1) 21. Bg3 d4 22. e6) 19... g5 $17 20. Bg3 c4
$2 ({Einmal mehr sollte der Läufer unverzüglich auf die kritische Diagonale
wechseln:} 20... Bb7 $17) 21. Nf3 $13 {/= [#] Womit "die Karten wieder neu
gemischt werden".} d4 $5 {Ein interessantes positionelles Bauernopfer zwecks
Öffnung der langen Schrägen, das ein Fesselungsthema auf der d-Linie
impliziert.} ({Folgende Alternativen sind auch zu beachten: I} 21... Qb6 22.
Nd4 Ne6 (22... Qxb2 $2 23. e6) 23. Nf5 Bb7 24. Nxe7+ Kh8 $5 (24... Kg7 25. Nf5+
Kh8 26. Nd6) 25. Ng6+ Kg7 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Qa4 Nc5 28. Qc2 Ne6 29. Qa4 Nc5 30.
Qc2 Ne6 $11) ({II} 21... Rxf3 22. Qxf3 Bb7 23. b3 Rf8 24. Qc3 h5 $13 {/=}) 22.
Nxd4 Qb6 $5 {[#]} (22... Qd5 23. Ne2 Qc6 24. Nd4 Qd5 $11) 23. e6 $2 {Nachdem
Weiß sich glücklicherweise für kurze Zeit wieder konsolidieren durfte,
kollabiert nun nach zwei weiteren Fehlgriffen seine Stellung ziemlich schnell.}
({Eher in Betracht kamen folgende Alternativen: I} 23. Rc1 Rd8 (23... Bb7 $2
24. Rxc4 Rac8 25. Rc3 Rfd8 26. Qb3+) 24. Rxc4 Ba6 25. Qa4 Bxc4 26. Qxc4+ e6 27.
Nc6 (27. Nb5 Rab8 28. Nd6 Qxb2 29. Qe4 Rd7 30. Qg6 $13 {/=}) 27... Rd2 28. b4
$13 {/=}) ({II} 23. Re2 Bb7 24. Rd2 Rad8 25. Rc1 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Qc6 27. f3 Rxf3
28. Rd8+ Ne8 (28... Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Qf1+ Ke8 31. Kh2 $14) 29. Qxf3 Qxf3
30. Rxe8+ Kg7 31. Rxe7+ Kg6 32. Re6+ Kg7 33. Re7+ $11 {mit
Stellungswiederholung}) 23... Bb7 $17 24. Be5 $2 ({Unbedingt versucht werden
musste} 24. Rc1 Rad8 25. Rxc4 Nxe6 26. Be5 {, wenngleich Weiß nach dem
weiteren} Rf3 $1 27. Qxf3 Bxf3 28. Nxf3 Rd3 $17 {mit dem Rücken an der Wand
kämpft:} 29. Rc8+ Nf8 $1 (29... Kh7 $143 30. Rc3 Rxc3 31. Bxc3) 30. Rb8 Qa6
31. Rb3 Rxb3 32. axb3 Qb7 33. Re3 Ne6) 24... Rad8 25. Rc1 Rxd4 $1 $19 {
Kombiniert das eingangs erwähnte Fesselungsthema mit der Besetzung der
vitalen langen Diagonale.} 26. Qxd4 (26. Bxd4 Qc6) 26... Qc6 27. Re4 Qxe4 28.
Qxe4 Bxe4 29. Rxc4 Bd5 30. Rc7 Nxe6 31. Rxa7 Rf3 32. Kf1 Rxh3 33. a4 Rd3 34.
Rxe7 Bf3 35. Kg1 Nc5 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT2"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2003.02.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lederer, Yoav"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.01.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 h6 {A very rare move. I wasn't familiar with the
position, the first time I played 3...g6, so I decided to prevent Bh6-plan.} ({
Much more popular is} 10... O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 {and now} f5 {leads to
equality. This evaluation was proved by Kasparov.} ({In case of} 12... Nd4 {
White has a slight edge.} 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bh6 c5 15. Qf4 Bb7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. b3 $14 {Benjamin-Ni Hua,2002 [Rabinovich,A] CBM 91}) 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh6
a5 $1 {[%cal Ga8a7]} 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Re2 Ra7 17. Rae1 Raf7 18. h4 h5 19. b3
Qc7 20. Ng3 Nd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. c3 Rd8 23. Re4 dxc3 24. Qxc3 c5 25. Ne2 Bf5
26. Nf4 Qd7 27. Ne6+ Bxe6 28. Rxe6 Qxd3 29. Qxd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,
V-Kasparov,G/Moscow 1996/CBM 52 ext (29).}) 11. Be3 b6 12. c3 {[%csl Rg7][%cal
Gd3d4] Theoretical novelty. In the preceding games White tested 12. Qd2 and 12.
a4.} (12. Qd2 $5 {[%csl Rh6] This move with the idea to prevent a castle looks
more logical.} a5 {[%csl Gb4][%cal Ga8a7,Ga7d7]} (12... Bb7 $6 13. a4 a5 ({
It was better to sacrifice a pawn opening a long diagonal for the b7-bishop.} 
13... c4 $1 14. dxc4 c5 {[%csl Gb7,Re5]}) 14. h4 Qc7 ({And again} 14... c4 $1 {
was strong.}) 15. Bf4 O-O-O $11 {with a good position for Black. 1-0 Biyiasas,
P-Kagan,S/Petropolis 1973/IZT (40)}) (12... g5 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gg5g4]
Deserved some attention since White would have to solve problems defending the
e5-pawn. For example:} 13. Qc3 g4 {[%csl Re5]} 14. Nfd2 Qd5 {[%csl Re5]} 15. f4
$8 gxf3 16. Nxf3 Nd4 $5 $13) 13. a4 $6 Ra7 14. Rad1 Rd7 15. Qc1 Qc7 {[%csl Re5]
and Black solves opening problems:} 16. c3 g5 $5 {[%csl Re5]} (16... Bxe5 17.
Bxh6 Rd5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Nxc5 Qf5 $6 (19... Qf6 $142) 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Qe3
$1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Gonzales,R-Hernandez,R/CUB 1995/CBM 46 ext (57)})) (12. a4 {
[%cal Ga4a5]} Nd4 (12... a5 $5 {preventing White's a5.}) 13. a5 Rb8 {Now White
gets the a-file.} 14. axb6 axb6 15. Nxd4 (15. Nf6+ {seems to be strong, but
after simple} Kf8 (15... exf6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Bxd4+ Kf8 18. Be5 $1 Rb7 19.
Qd2 {[%cal Gd2f4]} Kg7 20. Qf4 $1 $16 {with a strong pressure.}) 16. Ne4 (16.
Nxd4 cxd4 17. Bf4 Be6 {and White has to return.} 18. Ne4) 16... Kg8 {[%cal
Gg8h7] Black should be able to solve opening problems.}) 15... cxd4 16. Bf4 Be6
17. Qd2 $1 {[%csl Rh6] preventing short castling.} g5 18. Bg3 O-O 19. h4 gxh4
20. Bxh4 Qd7 21. Ng3 $1 $14 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg3h5] 1/2-1/2 Roj,M-Vodicka,V/
CZE 1997/EXT 99 (55)}) 12... Nc7 $5 {[%cal Gc8f5] I had been preparing
regrouping the forces.} ({Black could try to provoke d4 playing} 12... Ba6 {
[%csl Rd3]} 13. d4 Qd5 14. Qc2 O-O 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. b3 {but I was worried
about position of my Queen on d5.} cxd4 17. cxd4 c5 $140 18. Nc3 Qb7 19. d5 Nc7
20. Qe4 $13) 13. Qa4 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Ga1d1] White has been planning Rad1
followed by d4.} O-O {I have decided to take his king away from the possible
Nd6 and Nf6 ideas.} (13... Qxd3 $6 {is dangerous:} 14. Nd6+ $1 {[%csl Re8]
[%cal Ge1e8]} exd6 15. Qxc6+ (15. exd6 b5 $1 16. Qh4 g5 17. Bxg5+ Ne6 $13 {
leads to unclear complications.}) 15... Bd7 16. Qxc7 Rc8 17. Qxa7 dxe5 18. Nxe5
$1 Bxe5 19. Bf4 {with a decisive advantage.}) (13... Bf5 $5 {Black could keep
his king in the centre for some more time preventing White's main idea d4.} 14.
Rad1 Qd7 $5 {It's not so easy to evaluate this provoking move.} 15. Nf6+ $5 (
15. Ng3) 15... exf6 16. exf6 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ge1e8]} Bf8 17. Bxc5+ Ne6 18.
Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Ne5 Qd5 20. g4 {[%csl Rf5] It seems that White traps the bishop,
but...} Nc5 $1 21. Qa3 $1 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Ga3f8,Gd3d4]} (21. Qb4 $5) 21...
Bxg4 $1 {[%csl Rd1]} 22. Nxg4 Qg5 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gg5g1]} 23. h3 h5 24. Re5 $1
Qh4 25. Rxc5 $1 (25. Nh2 Qxf6 26. d4 Kg7 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gc5e6,Ge6f4] and
Black is OK.}) 25... Kg8 $1 (25... bxc5 26. Qxc5+ Kg8 27. Qxc6 Rb8 28. Ne3 Qxh3
29. d4 $13)) 14. Rad1 {[%cal Gd3d4]} ({After} 14. Qxc6 $6 Bd7 15. Qb7 {Black
can repeat the position:} Bc8 (15... Be6 $5 {[%cal Ge6d5]}) 16. Qc6 Bd7 $11)
14... Bg4 15. d4 {[%csl Rd8][%cal Gd1d8,Gd4c5]} ({White could force play with} 
15. Nf6+ $5 {[%cal Ga4g4]} exf6 (15... Bxf6 16. Qxg4 (16. exf6 $5 Bxf3 17. gxf3
exf6 18. Bxh6 Re8 19. Qxc6) 16... Bg7 17. Qh4 $16 {[%csl Rg8,Rh6]}) 16. exf6 {
[%csl Rg4,Rg7]} (16. Qxg4 $6 fxe5) 16... Bxf3 17. fxg7 {[%csl Rf8]} Kxg7 18.
gxf3 {[%csl Rc6,Rg7] and White has some edge since Black's king has lost its
main defender and it's also not so simple to defend the c6-pawn without losing
the h6-pawn.} Nb5 $1 {Probably the only way to keep material equality.} (18...
Qd7 $140 19. d4 $1 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gd4c5]}) (18... Qd5 $5 19. Qf4 {[%csl Rc7,
Rh6]} Qg5+ 20. Qxg5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Ne6 $14) 19. Qf4 $14 {[%csl Rh6]}) 15... Qc8
$1 {A positional pawn sacrifice. This is better than b5 which would weaken the
c5-square. The text move forces d-pawn to c5 making this square unavailable
for White's knight.} (15... b5 16. Qc2 {[%csl Rc5]}) 16. dxc5 b5 $1 (16... Bxf3
17. gxf3 b5 {leads to the same position. See 16...b5}) 17. Qd4 Bxf3 18. gxf3
Nd5 $5 {[%cal Gc8f5]} ({In the arising endgame after} 18... Rd8 19. Qxd8+ Qxd8
20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. f4 {White has an extra pawn on the Queen side. Although
it's not easy to exploit it pawn is a pawn.}) (18... Qf5 19. Qd7 $1 Qxf3 $140
$2 (19... Ne6 $142 20. Qxe7 Bxe5 21. Qh4 $14 {[%csl Rh6]}) 20. Nd2 $1 {[%csl
Rc7,Rf3]} Qh5 21. Qxc7 Bxe5 22. Qxc6 Qxh2+ 23. Kf1 {and white wins.}) 19. Ng3
$1 {[%csl Gf5]} Rd8 20. Qe4 ({White could try to provoke g5 or favourable
exchanges playing} 20. Qh4 $1 Kh7 (20... g5 21. Qe4) (20... Nxe3 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8
22. Rxe3) 21. Bd4 $14) 20... Qh3 {[%cal Ge7e6] Before playing e6 I had decided
to bring the Queen into an active position.} 21. Ne2 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Ge2d4]
The knight is heading to d4.} e6 22. Kh1 $5 {[%cal Ge1g1]} Kh7 23. Nd4 {
[%csl Rc6]} (23. Bd4 $5 {[%cal Gd1d3]}) 23... Rac8 24. f4 ({In case of} 24. a4
bxa4 25. Ra1 {Black's just in time to create counterplay.} Qh5 {[%csl Re5]} 26.
Bd2 Bf8 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gf8c5]} 27. Rxa4 Bxc5) 24... Ne7 {[%cal Ge7f5,Gf5h4,
Gd8d5] White has started to experience problems on the clock so I decided to
set a trap.} (24... Bf8 $5 {[%csl Rc5]}) 25. Bc1 {[%cal Gd1d3]} Nf5 26. Nxc6 $4
{Getting into the trap. Now Black wins the Queen for R+N with good chances for
a win.} (26. Rd3 Qh5 {[%cal Gd8d5]}) ({Atter} 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. Qe3 Qh5 $1 28.
Rd4 Rxd4 29. cxd4 {it wouldn't be easy for White to break Black's defense.})
26... Nh4 $1 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gh4f3] It turns out that White can't stop Nf3.}
27. Nxd8 {Only move.} ({Bad is} 27. Rxd8 $2 Nf3 28. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 29. Kg1 Rxc6 $19
) 27... Nf3 28. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 29. Kg1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gd8f7,Gd1d7]} Qg4+ {
I was also short of time and decided to repeat the position winning some time
for future moves.} 30. Kh1 (30. Kf1 $5) 30... Qf3+ 31. Kg1 Kg8 {[%csl Rd8]
[%cal Gf3a8] Defending the f7-pawn and creating a one-move threat Qa8.} 32. Rd7
Qg4+ ({Black could destroy White's passer right away:} 32... Rxc5 $5 33. Nxf7
Rd5 34. Rxd5 Qxd5 35. Nd6 Bf8 $1) 33. Kh1 Qh4 $1 {[%csl Rd8,Rf2] With double
attack on f2 and d8.} 34. Nxf7 Qxf2 {[%cal Gc8c5]} 35. Rg1 ({After inaccurate} 
35. Red1 {Black would have a smashing shot:} Rc7 $3 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gf2f3]})
35... Qf3+ 36. Rg2 Qf1+ {See annotations to my 29th move.} 37. Rg1 Qf3+ 38. Rg2
Rxc5 $1 $17 {[%cal Gc5d5] Black got a clear edge.} 39. h4 $2 {Mistake in a bad
position.} Rd5 {Black wins a piece even after this move.} (39... Qf1+ {was the
simplest way to a win.} 40. Kh2 (40. Rg1 Qh3#) 40... Qxc1 41. Rxg6 Qxf4+ $19)
40. Rxd5 Qxd5 (40... exd5 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gf3f1] was much simplier} 41. Nd6
Qf1+ {[%csl Rc1,Rh1]} 42. Kh2 (42. Rg1 Qh3#) 42... Qxc1 $19) 41. Nd6 Qd1+ 42.
Rg1 Qf3+ {Drastic changes in the position led to early resignation.} (42...
Qf3+ {White could try to continue altough Black should be able to win
eventually.} 43. Kh2 Qf2+ {[%csl Rg1,Rh4]} 44. Kh1 $8 {with some practical
chances for escape.} (44. Rg2 $2 Qxh4+ 45. Kg1 Qe1+ {[%csl Rc1,Rg1]} 46. Kh2
Qxc1) {However after} 44... Kf8 $1 {White is almost in zugzwang! He has to
give up one of his pawns.}) 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 16th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2018.02.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 e5 6. d3 Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. a3
d6 9. h3 h6 $146 (9... Nd4 10. Nh2 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gh2g4,Gg4e3]} Be6 11. Ng4
h5 $5 12. Ne3 Rb8 13. Ncd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Nxd5 $14 {1-0 (41) McShane,L
(2592)-Teske,H (2524)/Kuppenheim 2003}) (9... a6 $142 10. a4 (10. Be3 h6 11.
Nd5 (11. b4 b5 $132) 11... b5 12. Ba2 Be6 $132) 10... h6 11. Re1 Kh7 12. Bd2 f5
13. Nd5 Bd7 14. a5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 f4 $132 {1/2-1/2 (33) Koentges,M (2343)
-Krzyzanowski,A (2348) 2015}) 10. b4 $1 Kh7 {[%cal Gf7f5] Black had two other
options...} ({One was to maintain structural symmetry with} 10... b6 {but as
usual White would maintain a slight edge after} 11. Nd5 $14) ({The other was
to take the bait with} 10... cxb4 {but after} 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Ba3 Nec6 (12...
Nbc6 13. Nb5 $14 {[%cal Gb5d6]}) 13. Qd2 $44 {[%cal Gf1b1,Gc3b5] White has
good compensation} (13. Nb5 a6) (13. Qb1 Na6 14. Nb5 Nc5)) 11. bxc5 dxc5 12.
Rb1 {[%cal Gg7a1,Gb1b7]} (12. Nd5 Be6 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Bd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 e4
$13) 12... b6 13. Nd5 Be6 (13... Nxd5 14. Bxd5 $14) 14. Nxe7 Qxe7 ({The
d5-square is not really worth a compromise in the structure, as after} 14...
Nxe7 $6 {[%csl Rd5]} 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Nd2 $14 {[%cal Gd2c4] followed by Nc4
soon, White will be in command.}) 15. Bd5 Qd6 16. c4 {[%csl Rc5,Gd5,Re5,Rg7]
The possibility of obtaining a very long term advantage with a protected
passed pawn makes the d5-square a very secure one for the white bishop.} Rab8
17. Bb2 Bd7 18. Bc3 Ne7 19. Qd2 g5 {When the center is closed, a flank attack
is possible, says the dictum.} 20. Rfe1 Ng6 21. Nh2 Nf4 22. Re3 h5 23. Qd1 Qg6
24. Rg3 f6 25. Bd2 Bh6 26. a4 Qe8 ({Interesting complications ensue} 26... g4 {
but White can survive...} 27. hxg4 Bxa4 (27... h4 28. Rf3 Bxg4 29. Nxg4 Qxg4
30. Bxf4 Bxf4 31. Rh3 Qxd1+ (31... Qg5 $2 32. g3 $18) 32. Rxd1 Bg5 33. g3 $16)
28. Qxa4 Ne2+ 29. Kf1 Nxg3+ 30. Ke1 Bxd2+ 31. Kxd2 Qh6+ 32. Kd1 {[%csl Re2]
[%cal Gg3e2]} (32. Ke1 hxg4) 32... hxg4 33. Nxg4 Qh1+ 34. Kc2 Qxg2 35. Qxa7+
Kh8 36. Rd1 $1 {[%cal Gd5a8,Ga7h7,Gd1d2,Gd2h2] Nice prophylaxis suggested by
the machine to free the knight:} Nh5 37. Nh6 Qxf2+ 38. Rd2 Qg1 39. Nf7+ $36)
27. Ra1 a5 {[%csl Gd5]} 28. Nf1 {Here and on the next few moves Black probably
should have considered dynamic action with ...f5 as otherwise White maintains
a stable advantage that can eventually create huge positional pressure.} Rd8 (
28... f5 $5 29. exf5 Bxf5 $132) 29. Ra3 (29. Ne3 $5) 29... Bc8 (29... f5 $5 30.
exf5 Bxf5) 30. Ne3 Rd6 31. Rf3 Bd7 32. g4 Rh8 33. Rg3 Bf8 $6 ({It would have
been better to make the R awkward with} 33... h4 34. Rf3 Rf8 {Now White may
manoeuvre around a bit as} 35. Nf5 $5 Bxf5 36. gxf5 Qh5 $13 {is not clear.})
34. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 (34... hxg4 35. hxg4 Bxf5 36. Bxf4 (36. gxf5 Kg7) 36... Be6 (
36... gxf4 37. Rh3+ Kg7 38. Rxh8 Kxh8 39. exf5 $16 Qd7 (39... Rd7 40. Bc6) 40.
Kg2 Qh7 $2 41. d4 $18) 37. Rh3+ Kg7 38. Rxh8 Kxh8 39. Be3 $14 {but not easy.})
35. gxf5 (35. exf5 $2 Nxd5) 35... h4 36. Re3 Qh5 37. Qxh5+ Nxh5 38. Rb3 Be7 39.
Re1 Rc8 40. Kg2 Bd8 41. Kf3 Kh6 42. Reb1 Bc7 43. Rb5 Bd8 44. Kg4 Bc7 $2 (44...
Rb8 $2 45. Rxa5) (44... Nf4 $142 45. Bxf4 exf4 46. Re1 (46. e5 fxe5 47. Re1 Bf6
) 46... Rc7 (46... Bc7 47. e5 fxe5 (47... Re8 48. exd6 Rxe1 49. dxc7) 48. Rxe5
Rf8 (48... Rf6 49. Re7 Bd8 50. Rd7 Bc7 51. Bb7) 49. Rb1 $16) 47. e5 fxe5 48.
Rxe5 Re7 49. Be6 Rxd3 50. Rd5 $1 Rxd5 51. cxd5 Kg7 (51... Bc7 52. d6 Bxd6 53.
Rxb6 Bc7 54. Ra6 Kh7 55. f6 Re8 56. Bf5+ Kg8 57. Ra7 $18) 52. d6 Rb7 53. Rb1
$16) 45. d4 $3 {A textbook and picturesque example for a pawn breakthrough!}
exd4 (45... cxd4 46. c5 bxc5 47. Rxc5 $18 {[%cal Gb1c1,Gd5e6,Gd5b7]}) 46. e5 $1
Rdd8 (46... fxe5 47. Bxg5+ {[%csl Rh5]}) (46... Rxd5 47. cxd5 Bxe5 48. Rxb6 Nf4
(48... c4 49. Bxg5+ $18) 49. Rc6 Rxc6 50. dxc6 Nd3 51. Rb7 c4 52. f4 $1 (52. c7
$4 Bxc7 53. Rxc7 Ne5#) 52... gxf4 53. Bxa5 (53. c7)) 47. Rxb6 $1 Bxb6 48. Rxb6
Nf4 (48... Rf8 49. Bxg5+ $18) 49. Rxf6+ Kg7 50. Bxf4 gxf4 51. Kxf4 {[%csl Ge5,
Gf5] After an accurate follow-up to the breakthrough White reaches a
completely winning position thanks to the two connected and menancing passed
pawns.} d3 52. Ke3 Rb8 53. Rg6+ Kh7 54. e6 Rg8 (54... Rb3 55. e7 Re8 56. Re6
Kg7 57. f6+ Kg6 58. Rc6 $18) 55. Rxg8 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {Saying no to Wei Yi's Sveshnikov/Pelikan.} g6 4.
O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e5 Ng4 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Re1 O-O 9. d3 Nh6 10. h3 b6 11.
Ne4 Nf5 12. c3 Ba6 13. g4 Nh6 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 f5 16. exf6 exf6 17. Qa4 {
An uncommon idea, to first push the B back and then return with Qb3.} (17. Qb3+
Kh8 18. Bf4 Nf7 19. Rad1 (19. Rac1 $5) 19... Qd7 20. Qa3 (20. d5 c5 $132) 20...
Bc4 21. Nd6 Bd5 22. Re3 Nd8 23. Rde1 Ne6 $17 {1/2-1/2 Dolzhikova,K (2278)
-Zontakh,A (2545)/Kiev 2007/CBM 119 ext (67)}) 17... Bb7 18. Qb3+ Nf7 19. Bf4
Qd5 20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Nd6 (21. Nc3 Rfe8 {seems ok for Black.}) 21... Nxd6 22.
Bxd6 Rf7 {Black has come out of the opening with no serious problems. He has
2Bs but the pawn structure is not optimal for them at the moment. One
important point to note is that White's pawn has advanced to g4. He will
always have to look out for ...f5 and ...h5 breaks which could open Black's Bs.
White's control of the e<-> and the d6-square is not permanent. All these
factors make the position complex but dynamically equal. It is therefore
interesting to see Wei Yi's approach to it. He wants to keep one R on the
board to keep some fighting chances, rather than going for simplifications
with a very tiny edge.} ({Both the Rs would have been exchanged after} 22...
Rfe8 $5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 {Black can still try but it
is closer to equality.}) 23. Re6 (23. Rac1 Rd8 24. Re6 Rfd7 $132) 23... h6 (
23... Rc8 24. Rae1 Bh6 $13 (24... Rd7 $6 25. Re7 $14) (24... h6 25. Nh4 Kh7 26.
Re7 $14)) 24. Rae1 Rd8 25. Nh4 ({It was worth considering bringing up the K to
bolster the >> pawn mass with} 25. Kg2 Ba6 (25... Kh7 26. Kg3 Bc8 27. Re8 $11)
26. Kg3 $11) 25... Kh7 26. Bb4 ({The natural follow-up seemed to be} 26. f4
$142 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gf4f5] with the intention of closing the eyes of Black's
dark squared B.} Bc8 (26... f5 27. Be5 {[%cal Ge6g6]} (27. Nxg6 $2 $19 Bc8)
27... fxg4 28. Rxg6 gxh3 29. Rxg7+ Rxg7+ 30. Bxg7 Rg8 31. Kh2 Rxg7 32. Nf5 Rd7
33. Kxh3 $14) 27. Re7 (27. Re8 Rxd6 28. Rxc8 f5 29. Nf3 fxg4 30. hxg4 Rxf4 31.
Re7 Rxf3 32. Rcc7 $11) 27... Rxe7 28. Bxe7 Re8 29. f5 (29. Kf2 $2 f5 $19) 29...
gxf5 (29... Bf8 $2 30. Nxg6 $18) 30. Nxf5 Bxf5 31. gxf5 Bf8 32. Bb4 Rxe1+ 33.
Bxe1 $11) 26... Bc8 27. Re8 {This loses some important tempi.} (27. Re7 {
would be answered by} Rd7 (27... Rxe7 28. Rxe7 a5 29. Bd2 $11) 28. Rxf7 Rxf7 {
[%cal Gf6f5]} 29. Nf3 h5 $15 (29... f5 $6 30. g5)) (27. Rc6 $5 {[%cal Gc6h6]
was worth considering, maintaining an active position of the R to be ready for
the P breaks.} Ba6 $13 (27... f5 $5 28. gxf5 (28. Rxg6 $2 fxg4 29. hxg4 Bxd4
$17) (28. Nxg6 Bb7 29. Rce6) 28... gxf5 29. Nf3 $11) (27... Bd7 28. Rc7 $16)
28. Re7 Rd7 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Kg2 $11 {with good chances to hold.}) 27... Rxe8
28. Rxe8 Bd7 29. Ra8 a5 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Ga8b8,Gb8b6]} ({It was more precise
to play} 29... f5 $142 {right away. For example} 30. gxf5 g5 31. Nf3 (31. Ng6
Bxf5 {is the same}) 31... Bxf5 32. Ne5 Bxe5 33. dxe5 Bxh3 $15) 30. Bc3 {
The position seems to be getting difficult for White, especially with Black's .
..f5 coming, but White does have a resource.} ({It would need some computer
precision to find} 30. Bd6 $5 f5 31. g5 $1 {The machine wants to use the idea
of trapping the Black K in a mating net to carry out some simplifications.} (
31. Nf3 fxg4 32. Ne5 Bxe5 33. Bxe5 g5 34. hxg4 Bxg4 $15) 31... Bxd4 (31... hxg5
32. Nf3 Kh6 33. Ne5 Bxe5 34. dxe5 $13) 32. Nf3 Bxb2 33. Ne5 Rg7 (33... Bxe5 $2
34. Bxe5 $18 {[%cal Ga8h8]}) 34. gxh6 Kxh6 35. Nd3 Bf6 36. Bf8 $11 {[%cal
Gd3f4,Ga8a7]}) 30... f5 31. gxf5 $6 ({Compared to 30.Bd6 f5 31.g5, the resource
} 31. Nf3 $142 fxg4 32. Ne5 {was not out of human reach.} Bxe5 33. dxe5 g5 (
33... gxh3 $4 34. e6 $18 {[%cal Ga8h8]}) 34. hxg4 Bxg4 35. Rb8 $11 {with good
chances to hold.}) 31... g5 32. Ng2 $6 {The N would have been happier in the
centre.} (32. Nf3 $142 Bxf5 33. Ne5 (33. Kh2 $2 Be4 $19 {[%csl Rf2]}) 33... Rb7
34. Kh2 Bf6 $132 {Although it is Black who has every reason to keep pushing,
White's pieces are in the sort of position to create counterplay.}) 32... Bxf5
33. Ne3 (33. Kh2 Bb1 $19) 33... Be4 $15 {Black's 2Bs are now dominating. Wei
Yi gives a fine demonstration of his technique now.} (33... Bxh3 $6 34. Nxd5
$11) 34. Rb8 Rf3 35. Rxb6 Rxh3 36. Kf1 h5 37. Rb7 h4 38. Bxa5 Kg6 $1 (38...
Rh1+ 39. Ke2 h3 40. Bc7 $17 {invites unnecessary complications.}) 39. Ke2 Bxd4
40. Bb6 Bxb2 41. Bc5 Bc3 42. Rb6+ Kh5 43. Bf8 Bg6 44. Kf1 (44. Nxd5 Bd3+ 45.
Kd1 Rh1#) 44... Bd4 45. Nxd5 Rf3 46. Rb4 Bd3+ 47. Kg2 Rxf2+ 48. Kg1 Rf1+ 49.
Kg2 Rf2+ 50. Kg1 Ba7 51. Be7 (51. Ra4 Rxa2+ $19) (51. Rb7 Rf7+ $19) 51... Rb2+
52. Kh1 Rxb4 53. Nxb4 Be4+ 54. Kh2 Bb8+ {After this game, Wei Yi drew the
second one to advance to the 2nd round of the World Cup.} (54... Bb8+ 55. Kg1 (
55. Kh3 g4#) 55... h3 {[%cal Gh3h2,Gh2h1]}) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 18th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2017.05.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. e5 dxe5 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
Re1 f6 9. b3 Nh6 10. Ba3 Qa5 11. Na4 c4 12. d4 cxd3 13. cxd3 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 Qd5 16. Qe4 Nf5 17. Rac1 Nd4 18. Bb2 Qxe4 19. Rxe4 f5 20. Ree1 Rd8 21.
Rc4 Rf8 22. Nc5 Kf7 23. Kf1 Rfe8 24. Nb7 Rd7 25. Na5 {In a complex endgame
Balashov finds a nice sacrifice which hands him a strong initiative in this
endgame.} c5 26. Rxc5 (26. Bxd4 Rxd4 {and only now} 27. Rxc5) 26... Ne6 27. Rb5
Nf4 {This knight is a monster.} 28. Bxe5 Nxd3 29. Bxg7 Nxe1 30. Bc3 Nd3 31. Nc4
Rc8 32. g3 Ke8 33. Kg2 Nc5 34. g4 Rb7 $1 {Gradually but assuredly Balashov
secures a winning endgame.} 35. Rxb7 Nxb7 36. Bd4 a6 37. Kf3 Nd8 38. Ke3 Ne6
39. Bc3 Rd8 40. Bd2 fxg4 $1 {Balashov goes for a distant passed-pawn! A good
technical feat!} 41. hxg4 h5 42. gxh5 gxh5 43. Kf3 Kf7 44. Kg3 Kg6 45. Bb4 Rd3+
46. f3 Kf6 47. Ba3 Nd4 48. Kf4 Nf5 49. Bb2+ Ke6 50. Be5 h4 51. Kg4 Ne3+ {
The last piece of complexity (knights) are off the board: Balashov is on
autopilot now! White resigned!} 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

{In one of the crucial matches in round six, or probably the entire tournament,
the US team narrowly edged the strong Ukrainian team 2.5-1.5 to clinch clear
second on the table. The US team had had a pleasant performance so far. They
had never been in danger in any of their matches (well a bit against the
Czechs, maybe) and their "big three" have constantly scored for them. This
time Caruana won with very fine technique on board 1 against Eljanov.} 1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {This is not an odd choice by Fabiano. He has employed the
"Rossolimo" in the past in a handful of games.} g6 {By far, the most common
continuation.} 4. Bxc6 bxc6 {This came as a surprise to me. 4...dxc6 is
considered the solid continuation here. Eljanov's immediate reply implies that
he had this line thoroughly investigated or maybe he was just afraid of
Caruana's strength in handling the "main line" like this game which took place
in the very same country few months earlier.} (4... dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 (5... Bg4 6.
Nbd2 {is an unconventional handling of Rossolimo by Mr. "Fire on board",
legendary Alexei Shirov. However, his adventure against future world
championship contender, Anish Giri, did not end well.} Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3
Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. O-O Nc7 11. Be3 Ne6 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Bd2 Rd8 14. Re4 Nd4 15.
Bc3 Nb5 16. Qd2 O-O 17. Rae1 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Rd5 19. b3 b5 20. Qd2 Qb6 21. Qe3
Qa5 22. c4 bxc4 23. dxc4 Rdd8 24. Qe2 e6 25. h4 Rd7 26. h5 Rfd8 27. hxg6 hxg6
28. g3 Qc3 29. Kg2 a5 30. Re3 Rd3 31. Rd1 {1-0 (31) Giri,A (2778)-Shirov, A 
(2689) Reykjavik 2015}) 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bf4 b6 (8... Nd7 9. Qd2 e5 10.
Bh6 Qe7 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. O-O-O (12. O-O {is less aggressive and a lesser
number of players have opted for it.}) 12... a5 13. a4 (13. Kb1 a4 14. Ne2 b5
15. Rdg1 c4 16. h4 f6 17. Ng3 Nb6 18. d4 h5 19. a3 c5 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. Qe3 Ra6
22. Qg5 Qxg5 23. hxg5 c3 24. Nxe5 Nc4 25. Nxc4 bxc4 26. f3 Rb6 27. Ne2 cxb2 28.
Rd1 Be6 29. Nc3 Rfb8 30. Rd2 Kf7 31. Rhd1 Ke7 32. Nd5+ Bxd5 33. Rxd5 Rc6 34.
Rd7+ Kf8 35. R7d5 Kf7 36. Rd7+ Kf8 37. Re1 Ke8 38. Rd5 Ke7 39. f4 Rd6 40. Red1
Re6 41. Rd7+ Kf8 42. e5 Rc6 43. g4 hxg4 44. Rh1 Kg8 45. Rdh7 Rf8 46. Kxb2 g3
47. Kc3 g2 48. Rh8+ Kf7 49. Rxf8+ Kxf8 50. Rg1 Rb6 51. Rxg2 Rb1 52. Kxc4 Ra1
53. Rg3 Rf1 54. Kxc5 Rxf4 55. Kd5 Ke7 56. Rh3 Rg4 57. Rh7+ Kf8 58. c4 Rg3 59.
c5 Rd3+ 60. Kc4 {1-0 (60) Motylev,A (2677)-Jones,G (2578) Aix les Bains 2011})
13... Rd8 14. h4 f6 15. Qe3 Nf8 16. Rdg1 Bg4 17. Nh2 Be6 18. g4 c4 19. dxc4
Bxc4 20. g5 h5 21. gxh6+ Kh7 22. f4 exf4 23. Qxf4 Nd7 24. Rxg6 Kxg6 25. Rg1+
Kh7 26. Rg7+ Qxg7 27. hxg7 Be6 28. Ng4 Bxg4 29. Qxg4 Ne5 30. Qe6 Rd7 31. Qxf6
Re8 32. Qf8 {1-0 (32) Brkic,A (2585)-Stany,G (2476) Biel 2016}) 9. Qd2 Re8 10.
O-O-O a5 11. Ne5 b5 12. Qe3 Qb6 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. f4 a4 15. Rhf1 e6 16. g4 a3 17.
b4 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. e5 f5 20. Ne2 Bg7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. h4 fxg4 23. h5
gxh5 24. Ng3 Kh8 25. Nxh5 Re7 26. Nf6 Be8 27. f5 exf5 28. Rxf5 Qc7 29. Rg5 Rg7
30. Rh1 Bg6 31. Rxg4 Qf7 32. Kb1 cxb4 33. Qd4 Bf5 34. e6 Rxg4 35. exf7 Rxd4 36.
Ne8 {1-0 (36) Caruana,F (2804)-Radjabov,T (2726) Shamkir 2016}) 5. O-O Bg7 6.
Re1 {} Nh6 {Well, recent results in this line have been very promising for
Black. Results in games among top GMs in 2016 show that Black is actually
doing very well in this line. So, probably we are witnessing a shift in
fashion of how to handle the Rossolimo with Black.} (6... Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 {
was played against Caruana recently by none other than the legendary Garry
Kasparov.} 8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Ne6 (10... O-O 11. Qh4 f6 12. Nc3 Ne6
13. Ne4 fxe5 14. Nfg5 Nxg5 15. Bxg5 Qb6 16. c5 Qxb2 17. Rad1 Qxa2 18. Bxe7 Rf4
19. Qg3 a5 20. Bg5 Rxe4 21. Rxe4 Ba6 22. h4 Bc4 23. Rde1 Bf7 24. h5 a4 25. h6
Bh8 26. Qh4 Bd5 27. Rb4 Qc2 28. Bf6 g5 29. Bxg5 a3 30. Rg4 Kf7 31. Bd8 Qxc5 32.
Qh5+ {1-0 (32) Jakovenko,D (2738)-Cornette,M (2590) Montpellier 2015}) 11. Qh4
d6 12. Nc3 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qd6 14. Nf3 h6 15. Be3 g5 16. Qe4 O-O 17. Qc2 f5 18.
Rad1 Qc7 19. Nd4 $6 (19. Na4 $1 f4 20. Bd2 g4 21. Nh4 {White's knights are
placed in awkward positions but their future is going to be bright!} Nd4 22.
Qe4 f3 23. g3 Ne2+ 24. Kh1 Rb8 25. b3 Rf6 26. Nc5 {and White will start to
dominate.}) 19... Nxd4 20. Bxd4 e5 21. Bc5 Re8 22. Bd6 Qf7 23. c5 e4 24. Ne2
Ba6 25. Nd4 Bd3 26. Qa4 f4 27. Nxc6 f3 28. Nb4 Be2 29. Rc1 e3 30. Qb3 exf2+ 31.
Kxf2 Bd4+ 32. Kg3 Qxb3 33. axb3 f2 34. Rh1 Re3+ 35. Kxf2 Rae8 36. Nc6 Rf3+ 37.
Ke1 Bb5+ 38. Ne7+ Rxe7+ 39. Bxe7 Re3+ 40. Kd2 Re2+ 41. Kd1 Rxe7 42. Re1 Rc7 43.
b4 Bxb2 44. Rb1 Bc3 45. Re6 Rd7+ 46. Kc2 Bd3+ 47. Kxc3 Bxb1 48. Rxh6 Be4 49. b5
Kg7 50. Ra6 Bxg2 51. c6 Re7 52. Kd4 Kf7 53. Ra2 Bf3 54. Kc5 Re5+ 55. Kb4 Be2
56. Rxa7+ Ke6 57. Rb7 Kd6 58. h3 Bxb5 59. Rxb5 Re4+ 60. Kc3 {1/2-1/2 (60)
Caruana,F (2795)-Kasparov,G (2812) Saint Louis 2016}) 7. c3 O-O {The players
are following the main line according the most recent games.} 8. h3 {Less
common than 8.d4.} f5 (8... f6 {used to be the way people often handled this
position. Black prevents e5 and plans to retreat his badly placed knight on h6
to f7. Black hopes to create a pawn mass in the centre, White's queenside is
somewhat weakened and his pieces are a bit cramped. That is what I knew from
from my past experience with this position. Eljanov, however, has a more
radical approach to solve his opening "issues".}) (8... d5 {is another way
which Gelfand employed against Inarkiev in their recent match.} 9. d3 c4 $5 10.
dxc4 (10. exd5 cxd5 11. dxc4 dxc4 12. Na3 Qc7 13. Bxh6 Bxh6 14. Qe2 Rb8 15.
Qxe7 Qxe7 16. Rxe7 Rxb2 17. Rxa7 {is dynamically balanced.}) (10. d4 dxe4 11.
Rxe4 Nf5 12. Nbd2 Be6 13. Rxe6 $1 {A thematic sacrifice by Adams.} (13. Re1 Nd6
14. Qe2 Rc8 15. b4 cxb3 16. axb3 c5 $1 {and Black has nothing to worry about})
13... fxe6 14. Qe2 e5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 Qd5 17. Qe2 Nd6 18. b3 ({Maybe} 
18. Nf3 {[%cal Gc1h6,Gf3e5] was a better option}) 18... cxb3 19. axb3 e5 20.
Ba3 Rfe8 21. Bxd6 exd4 22. Qc4 dxc3 23. Nf3 Qxc4 24. bxc4 Re4 25. Rc1 Rxc4 26.
Ne5 Rd4 27. Bc7 a5 28. Rxc3 a4 29. Nc4 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Rb1 31. Bd6 Rb3 32. Rc2 a3
33. Nxa3 Rbxa3 34. Bxa3 Rxa3 35. Rxc6 Ra7 36. g4 Kg7 37. h4 h6 38. Rc5 Kf6 39.
Kg3 g5 40. Rc6+ Kg7 41. h5 Ra3+ 42. Kg2 Ra4 43. Kf3 Rf4+ 44. Kg3 Ra4 45. Rc7+
Kg8 46. Rc2 Kg7 47. f3 Ra3 48. Kf2 Kg8 49. Ke2 Kg7 50. Rd2 Kg8 51. Rd7 Rb3 52.
Rd3 Rxd3 53. Kxd3 Kf7 54. Kd4 Kf6 55. Kd5 Kf7 56. Ke5 Ke7 57. Kf5 Kf7 58. Ke5 {
1/2-1/2 (58) Adams,M (2738)-Harikrishna,P (2752) Baku 2016}) 10... dxe4 11.
Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Rxe4 e5 13. Re1 f6 14. Nbd2 Nf7 15. Nb3 a5 16. Be3 a4 17. Bb6 Re8
18. Nc5 Bf5 19. Nh4 Bc8 20. Rad1 f5 21. Nf3 e4 22. Nd4 Ne5 23. b3 axb3 24. axb3
Bf8 25. Ra1 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Bh6 27. Bc7 Nd7 28. Nxd7 Bxd7 29. b4 e3 30. f4 Bg7
31. Kf1 e2+ 32. Kf2 Be6 33. Nxe6 Bxc3 34. Be5 Bxa1 35. Nc7 Re7 36. b5 Bxe5 37.
fxe5 Rxc7 38. b6 Re7 {0-1 (38) Inarkiev,E (2730)-Gelfand,B (2734) Magas 2016})
9. e5 Nf7 10. d3 {} Rb8 {A very rare move.} (10... Ba6 11. c4 e6 12. Nc3 g5
13. Be3 h5 14. h4 g4 15. Ng5 Nxe5 16. Bxc5 Ng6 $5 17. g3 Re8 18. Qa4 Bb7 19.
Qb4 Ba6 20. Qa3 Bb7 21. Qb4 Ba6 22. Qa3 Bb7 23. Qb4 {1/2-1/2 (23) Inarkiev,E 
(2730)-Gelfand,B (2734) Magas 2016}) 11. Na3 $146 (11. Nbd2 d6 12. e6 Ne5 13.
Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nf3 Bg7 15. Qa4 h6 16. Qh4 f4 (16... g5 17. Nxg5 $1 (17. Bxg5
hxg5 18. Nxg5 Rf6 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Qh5 Kg8 $11) 17... Rf6 {[%cal Yh6g5]} 18.
Nf7 Qf8 19. Qc4 Qe8 20. b3 Rb6 21. Bd2 (21. Bf4 Bxe6 22. Rxe6 d5) 21... Bxe6
22. Rxe6 d5 23. Qh4 Rxe6 24. Nxh6+ $13) 17. Bxf4 Rf5 18. Qg4 Qf8 19. Bg3 Qf6
20. Nh4 Rg5 21. Qe2 a5 22. Rab1 a4 23. a3 c4 24. dxc4 c5 25. Kh2 Bb7 26. b4 Bc6
27. Nf3 Rf5 28. bxc5 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 dxc5 30. Nh4 {1-0 (30) Bok,B (2611)
-Kotronias, V (2541) Moscow 2016}) 11... Ba6 12. Nc4 {After somewhat deep
thought, Caruana decides to keep things simple.} Bxc4 13. dxc4 {Judgement time:
The opening phase is over and we the game is entering the middlegame phase.
White has more space and both parties' pawn structures are a bit funky.
Black's main plan will be putting pressure on e5 otherwise White's excessive
space would become a decisive factor in this game.} d6 14. e6 Ne5 {The fewer
the pieces on the board the happier Black would be.} 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 {} 16. Bh6
Bg7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rb1 {Caruana plans to advance his pawns on the queenside.
} Qa5 {Eljanov carefully prevents any active plans of White for the moment.}
19. a4 Rf6 {} 20. Re3 Qa6 21. b3 Qc8 {Eljanov combines attack and defence. He
brings back his queen to c8 to keep his pieces coherent while having an eye on
White's "strong" weakness on e6.} 22. Qe1 a5 $6 {The first inaccuracy, Eljanov
voluntarily gives White a passed pawn. In my opinion, "patience" was the best
policy.} (22... Rf8 23. b4 Qa6 24. bxc5 Rxb1 25. Qxb1 dxc5 26. Qd3 Qxa4 27. Re1
(27. Qd7 Kf6 $1) 27... Qa5) ({Or} 22... f4 23. Re4 f3 24. g3 Qa6 {and it is
not easy to see how White can improve.}) 23. b4 axb4 24. cxb4 cxb4 25. Rxb4 Ra8
$6 (25... Rxb4 26. Qxb4 Rxe6 27. Rxe6 Qxe6 28. Qc3+ (28. a5 Qe5 {[%cal Ge5a1,
Ye5a5,Ge5h2]}) 28... Kf7 29. a5 Qc8 30. Qb3 Ke8 31. c5 dxc5 32. Qg8+ Kd7 33.
Qxh7 Qc7 34. Qxg6 Qe5 35. a6 c4 36. a7 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Qxa7 38. Qxf5+ Kd6 39. Qf4+
Kd5 {should lead to a draw. I know that it is easy to sit and check these
lines with engines while at the first glance it looks ugly for Black but I am
sure Eljanov could have estimated the safety of this position intuitively.})
26. Qa1 ({I love this strategic pseudo pawn sacrifice.} 26. c5 $1 dxc5 27. Rc4
{[%cal Ge1c1,Ge3e5]}) 26... f4 27. Re4 f3 28. g4 Kg8 29. Qd1 {Fabiano plays
fast and maintains his grip.} Rxe6 30. Qxf3 Rxe4 $2 (30... d5 {would have
given Black a lot of activity which probably would have secured equality for
Black.}) 31. Qxe4 {Judgement time 2: We are entering the endgame phase in this
game. The last exchange gave White a lot of play as his queen is very nicely
placed in the centre and it will soon target the black king while keeping an
eye on his distant passed pawn on the a-file. White also controls the b-file
which makes his rook more active than Black's rook. The main advantage of
White is that his major pieces are capable of combining both attack and
defence while the black pieces are only in a defensive position. Evaluation?
White is better!} Qc7 32. c5 $1 {Of course!} dxc5 33. Qc4+ Kg7 34. Qc3+ Kg8 {}
35. Qc4+ {} Kg7 36. Qxc5 Qd6 $6 (36... Ra5 37. Qe3 Qd6 38. Rd4 Rd5 39. Rxd5
cxd5 40. a5 d4 41. Qd3 e5 42. a6 e4 43. Qxe4 d3 44. a7 d2 45. a8=Q d1=Q+ 46.
Kg2 Q1d4 47. Qab7+ Kh6 48. Qxd4 Qxd4 49. Qe7 {looks over for Black, but Black
has a trick up his sleeve:} Qf6 50. Qe3+ (50. Qxf6 {leads to stalemate!}) 50...
Kg7 {Practically, it is very dispiriting to have to defend this position but I
think with correct defence Black should have good drawing chances.}) 37. Qc3+
Qf6 38. Qe3 Rf8 39. Re4 {} Rf7 {Black is just too passive.} 40. Re5 $1 {
I love the harmony among White's pieces! All for one (promoting the a-pawn),
one for all!} Qd6 41. a5 {White is winning.} Qd1+ 42. Kg2 Qa1 {Finally Eljanov
gets to activate his queen. Unfortunately for him, it is too late!} 43. Qe2 e6
44. a6 {The rest is just trivial considering that Caruana is in charge!} Qd4 (
44... Ra7 45. Rxe6 Qxa6 46. Qe5+ {and mate follows.}) 45. Rxe6 c5 46. Re7 Qd5+
{} 47. f3 {} c4 {} 48. Rxf7+ Qxf7 {} 49. Qe5+ Kh6 50. Qe3+ {} Kg7 {} 51.
Qd4+ Kh6 {} 52. a7 Qb7 53. h4 {Black stopped White's pawn but now mate is
unavoidable. A neat demonstration of simple chess by Fabiano Caruana. In the
1920s the US had the famous grandmaster Isaac Kashdan who was considered by
many, including 4th world champion Alexander Alekhine, as one of the main
contenders for the world champion title. Kashdan's nickname was 'der Kleine
Capablanca' (German for "The little Capablanca") for his talent of grinding
wins out of even positions. Since Fabiano's performance was better and beyond,
I would like to call him 'Der große Capablanca' !!!!} 1-0

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1999.04.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Mortensen,E"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 a6 (5... Bg7) 6. Ba4 {This
looks logical to me but the usual move in this position has been 6. Bxc6, for
instance:} (6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. h3 Bg7 8. d4 Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Re8 11. e5 f6
12. Be3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 c5 $5 14. exf6 exf6 15. Qc4+ Kh8 16. Bxc5 b5 17. Qd4 Bb7
18. Nbd2 f5 19. Qd6 Nxc5 20. Qxc5 Rc8 $44 21. Qb4 Rc7 22. Rfe1 Rce7 23. Rxe7
Rxe7 24. a4 bxa4 25. Qxa4 h6 26. Nd4 Qb6 27. Nc4 Qf6 28. Qd1 Kh7 29. Qd2 Bd5
30. Ne3 Bb7 {Yukhtman,Jacob-Keres,Paul/URS-ch26 Tbilisi (19) ;URS-ch 1959/1/
2-1/2 (40)}) 6... b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. O-O (8. e5 $5 Nd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 $14 (
10. Be4 d3 $1 11. Qxd3 Nc7)) 8... d6 $6 (8... Bg7 9. e5 Nd5 10. d4 cxd4 11.
cxd4 $14) 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Bb3 $1 $16 Bxe4 (11... Nxe4 12. a3 $18) (
11... d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nbd2 (13. a4 $5) 13... Bg7 14. a3 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Nc6 16.
Rac1 $16) 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Ng5+ Kg8 14. Nxe4 Qd7 (14... Nbd5 15. Nbc3 $16 {
It will take some time for black to bring Rh8 into play.}) 15. Nxf6+ exf6 16.
Qf3 $1 Re8 (16... Rc8 17. Nc3 Nc2 18. Nd5 Bg7 19. Nb6 $18) 17. Bd2 Nc6 (17...
Nc2 $2 18. Qb3+ $18) 18. Nc3 Nxd4 (18... Bg7 19. Rfe1 Kf7 20. Qd5+ Re6 21. Rxe6
$18) (18... Kg7 19. Nd5 Be7 20. Rac1 $16) 19. Qd5+ Ne6 20. Ne4 Qf7 (20... Kf7
21. Nxf6 Kxf6 22. Bc3+ $18) 21. Rfe1 Be7 22. Bc3 (22. Nxd6 Bxd6 23. Qxd6 Rd8
24. Qxa6 Rxd2 25. Rxe6 Kg7 26. Rae1 $18) 22... Ng7 (22... Kg7 23. Nxd6 Bxd6 24.
Qxd6 $18 {The Queen side cannot be defended.}) 23. Qc6 Rd8 24. Ba5 Qe8 $6 (
24... Rf8 25. Nxd6 Bxd6 26. Qxd6 $18) 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qxd6
Kf7 28. Qxa6 Bxb2 29. Rb1 1-0

[Event "BL2-Nord 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Meyer, Falko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Mortensen,E"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1997.10.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luebeck"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 Bg7 6. c3 O-O 7. e5 {As I
learned from my game with Glek below, this line presents some problems for
black, so I started to play it with white myself.} Nd5 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc7 (
9... d6 10. Nc3 Nc7 11. exd6 exd6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 $5 (13. Bf4 g5 14. Bg3 g4
15. d5 Nxb5 16. Nxb5 Ne5 17. Nfd4 f5 18. Bf4 a6 19. Nc3 Ng6 20. Ne6 $16 {
1-0 Glek,I-Mortensen,E/Copenhagen BSF (04) ;CBM 46 1995 (57)}) 13... Nxb5 14.
Nxb5 a6 15. Nc3 d5 16. Qb3 Be6 17. Qxb7 Na5 18. Qb4 Rf7 19. Na4 Rb7 20. Qc3 Bg4
21. Nc5 Re7 22. Nd2 f5 23. f3 Bh5 24. Bf2 Nc6 25. Rxe7 Qxe7 26. Ndb3 Qe2 27.
Nd3 {1-0 Mortensen,Erling-Holmsgaard,Henrik/Koge op (4) ;EXT 97 1997}) 10. Nc3
a6 $5 {The beginning of an interesting but somewhat risky plan} (10... Nxb5 11.
Nxb5 a6 12. Nc3 d6 13. exd6 exd6 (13... Qxd6 14. d5 Ne5 15. Bf4 $16) 14. Bg5 f6
15. Bf4 (15. Be3 $1 $16 {would reach the same position as in my game with
Holmsgaard above.}) 15... g5 16. Be3 Bg4 17. Qb3+ Rf7 18. Nd2 f5 19. f3 Bh5 20.
d5 Ne5 21. Ne2 f4 22. Bb6 Qf6 23. h3 Bg6 24. Nd4 h5 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 g4
27. fxg4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Nxg4 29. Qh3 Ne3 30. Re6 Qg5 31. Rxd6 Nc4 32. Nf3 Qf5
33. Qxf5 Rxf5 34. Re6 Rxd5 35. Rc1 Kf7 36. Rce1 $13 (36. Rxc4 $2 Kxe6 {0-1
Mortensen,Erling-Schandorff,Lars/DEN-chT 9596 (2) ;EXT 97 1996 (60)})) 11. Ba4
b5 12. Bb3 Na5 13. d5 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 Bb7 (14... d6 15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Rad1 $14) 15.
Bg5 h6 {The threat d5-d6 force a serious weakening of blacks kingside} (15...
f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 (16... exf6 17. Bf4 $16) 17. d6+ Ne6 18. Rxe6 dxe6 19. Qxe6+
Rf7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Kg7 22. Nd4 $16) 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bg3 e6 (17... d6 18.
Rad1 $16) 18. dxe6 dxe6 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Ne4 $16 {Blacks one advantage in the
position is the strong white-squared bishop, but unfortunately it has to be
exchanged against the dominant knight on e4} Bd5 (20... Rad8 $2 21. Nf6+ $18) (
20... Nd5 21. a3 $5 (21. Nd6) 21... Rad8 22. h4 g4 23. Nh2 h5 24. f3 $16) 21.
Qe3 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Nd5 23. h4 Rac8 (23... gxh4 24. Bxh4 Qb4 $2 25. Qxb4 Nxb4 26.
Be7 Nc2 27. Re2 Rfc8 28. Rc1 $18) 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Rd4 Bh6 26. Nh2 Rc7 (26...
Kg7 27. Ng4 Rh8 28. Nf6 $18) 27. Qg4 Kh7 28. Qh5 Rh8 29. Ng4 Kg7 30. Rxd5 $1
exd5 31. e6 Qb4 (31... f6 32. Bxc7 Qxc7 33. e7 $18) 32. Rf1 f5 33. Bxc7 1-0

[Event "VISA GP"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1998.03.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Van der Weide, Karel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Mortensen,E"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1998.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Finkel,A} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 e5 {A rather risky
line for black} 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 exd4 (7... Nxd4 {Finkel,A} 8. Nxd4 exd4 9.
f4 $14) 8. Bf4 Nge7 9. Bd6 O-O 10. a4 (10. Re1 $5 {Finkel,A}) (10. Nbd2 $5 {
Finkel,A} b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bc4 Nc8 14. Bg3 a6 15. Bh4 Bf6 16.
Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Bd5 $1 $36 {Ulibin,M-Reinderman,D/Leeuwarden op 1994 (44)}) 10...
b6 (10... h6 $6 {Finkel,A} 11. Nbd2 a6 12. Bc4 Kh7 13. Re1 Na5 14. Bd5 Nxd5 $5
15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. exd5 Qd6 17. Nb3 $16 {Popov,S-Rodic,D/JUG-ch Kladovo 1992 
(36)}) 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc4 {Boleslavskys recommendation. A few rounds before
a had the same position on the board against Andreas Schmied and won quickly.
Therefore I was a little surprised about my opponents choice of opening.} (12.
Re1 $5 {Finkel,A} h6 13. Nb3 Re8 14. Nbxd4 a6 15. Bc4 Nc8 16. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 17.
Qb3+ Re6 18. Nxe6 dxe6 19. e5 N6e7 $17 {Horvath,A-Dani,P/Zalakaros op 1996/0-1
(52)}) (12. Nb3 {Finkel,A} Re8 $1 13. Re1 Nc8 14. Bg3 a6 15. Bc4 (15. Bxc6 $2
dxc6 16. Nbxd4 c5 $17) 15... d6 16. Rc1 Ne5 17. Bf1 (17. Nfxd4 Nxc4 18. Rxc4
Rxe4 $17) 17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Ne7 $132 {Westerinen,H-Savon,V/Dortmund 1975 
(32)}) 12... h6 {Certainly better than} (12... Nc8 $6 13. Bxf8 Qxf8 14. Ng5 Ne5
$2 15. Ba2 Ba6 16. f4 Qe7 17. fxe5 Qxg5 18. Rxf7 Kh8 19. Nf3 Qe3+ 20. Kh1 {
1-0 Mortensen,Erling-Schmied,Andreas/XVIII Reykjavik International Reykjavik,
ISL (2) 1998}) (12... Na5 $5 {Finkel,A} 13. Ba2 Ba6 14. Re1 Nb7 15. Ba3 Nc5 16.
Nb3 Nd3 17. Re2 Nf4 18. Rd2 d3 $13 {Antunes,A-Pigusov,E/Santa Clara 1991 (70)})
13. b4 $5 (13. Re1 {developing another piece might be stronger}) 13... a5 14.
b5 Na7 (14... Nb4 15. Qb3 $16) 15. Qb3 (15. Rc1 Nac8 (15... Kh7 {Finkel,A} 16.
Bd5 $5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Re8 18. Bc7 Qf6 19. d6 Nc8 20. Nc4 Bd5 21. Nxb6 Nxb6 22.
Bxb6 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Qxd6 24. Bc7 $14 {[%cal Gb5b6,Gb6b7] with advantage.}) 16.
Bc7 Qe8 17. e5 d6 (17... Nf5 18. Re1 d5 19. Bd3 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rd4][%cal Gd2b3]
}) 18. exd6 Nf5 19. Re1 Qd7 {seems OK for black} (19... Qd7 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21.
Rxe5 Nfxd6 22. Bd5 $1 $14)) 15... Nac8 16. Ba3 d5 $1 {Active defence. After 16.
-, d6 17. Te1 black does not have any constructive moves left} 17. Bxd5 (17.
exd5 {Finkel,A} Nd6 $15) 17... Bxd5 18. exd5 Re8 19. Rfe1 Ra7 20. Rac1 $5 Rd7
21. Nc4 (21. Ne5 $6 {Finkel,A} Bxe5 (21... Rxd5 $2 22. Nc6 Nxc6 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8
24. Qxd5 $18) 22. Rxe5 Nxd5 (22... Rxd5 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Bxe7
Qc1+ 26. Nf1 Re5 (26... Rd7 27. Ba3 Qc3 $15) 27. Bf6 Re1 28. Qd3 Rd1 29. Qe2
Kh7 30. h3 d3 31. Qe7 Rxf1+ 32. Kh2 Qf4+ $19) 23. Nf3 (23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxc8
Qxc8 25. Qxd5 Qc3 $19) 23... Nf4 $15) 21... Rxd5 22. Nce5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 {
Threatening to win the exchange with Nc6} Nf5 24. f4 {Unfortunately 24. Rxc8,
R5xe5 did not work. Strongest might be:} (24. Nc6 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qd7 26. g4 Nh4
27. h3 d3 (27... Kg7 28. Bb2 Kg8 29. Nxd4 $16) 28. Re7 $18 {winning, but a
better defence is 26. .. Ng7. Van der Weide suggested 26. Bb2 (26. .. d3? 27.
Qc3) winning back the d-pawn with the better game in a few moves.}) (24. Ng4 {
Finkel,A} Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Kg7 $15) 24... d3 $1 25. Red1 $2 (25. Rxc8 $2 Rdxe5
26. Rxd8 Rxe1+ 27. Kf2 R1e2+ 28. Kg1 Rxd8 $19) (25. Nxd3 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 {
still left some chances for white}) 25... Rdxe5 $1 {I overlooked this exchange
sacrifice. Now black is winning:} 26. fxe5 Qd4+ 27. Kh1 d2 28. Rc7 {Finkel: So
far both sides played interesting and inventive chess,but now white misses
very strong and not so complicated move:} (28. e6 $1 {Finkel,A} Ncd6 $8 (28...
dxc1=Q 29. exf7+ Kh7 30. Bxc1 $18) 29. Bxd6 Nxd6 30. exf7+ Nxf7 31. Rf1 Qf2 32.
Rcd1 Re1 33. Qc4 (33. Qf3 Qxf3 34. gxf3 Re2 $17 {[%cal Gf7e5,Ge5c4,Gc4e3]})
33... Kh7 34. h3 Ne5 35. Qc7+ Nf7 36. Qc4 $11 {with equality.}) 28... Ncd6 $1
29. Bxd6 (29. Bb2 {Finkel,A} Qf2 30. Qf3 Qe1+ 31. Qf1 Qxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Ne3 33.
Rb1 Ndc4 $19 {[%cal Ge8d8]}) 29... Nxd6 30. Qc3 {Finkel: Another mistake,this
time already lethal.Black had to play} (30. Rf1 $8 {Finkel,A} Rxe5 (30... Qxe5
31. Rcxf7 Nxf7 32. Qxf7+ Kh8 33. Qxg6 Qe6 34. Qd3 Qe1 35. Qd4+ $11) 31. Rcxf7
Rd5 $1 (31... Qd5 32. Rf8+ Kg7 33. Qc3 $8 Nf5 (33... d1=Q 34. Qc7+ $18) 34. Rd8
Qxd8 35. Qxe5+ $18 {[%cal Gf1d1]}) 32. Rf8+ Kg7 33. Qd1 Nf5 34. Re8 h5 $1 $17 {
[%cal Gf5e3,Gh5h4]} (34... Ne3 35. Re7+ Kg8 36. Re8+ $11) (34... Ng3+ $5 35.
hxg3 Rh5+ 36. Qxh5 gxh5 37. Re7+ Kg6 38. Re6+ Kg5 39. Re8 $1 {[%cal Ge8g8]} Kg6
$14 {with good chanses to save the game.})) 30... Qxc3 31. Rxc3 Rxe5 {Finkel:
Now everything is over:white can't stop the pawn without serious material
losses.} 32. Rf3 Re1+ 33. Rf1 Rxf1+ 34. Rxf1 Ne4 0-1

[Event "POL-ch"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2004.05.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "204"]
[EventDate "2004.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg4 6. Bd2 Bg7 7. Bc3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 e5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nf6 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Qe3 O-O-O 13. f4 exf4 14.
Qxf4 Nd7 15. Rd2 Ne5 16. Nd1 Rd4 17. Nc3 Rhd8 18. Rhd1 c4 19. dxc4 Rxd2 20.
Rxd2 Rxd2 21. Qxd2 Nxc4 22. Qd4 Qg5+ 23. Kb1 Qe3 24. Qd1 Nd2+ 25. Ka1 Nxe4 26.
Nxe4 Qxe4 27. Qd2 Qd5 28. Qe2 Kd7 29. a3 f5 30. Qf2 c5 31. c3 Qd1+ 32. Ka2 Kc6
33. Qg3 Qd6 34. Qf2 a6 35. Qe2 Qd5+ 36. Ka1 Kd7 37. Qc2 Ke6 38. Qf2 Kf7 39. Qg3
Qc6 40. Qg5 Qd6 41. Qc1 Kg7 42. Qe1 g5 43. Qe2 h6 44. Qe1 Kf6 45. Qe2 Qe6 46.
Qd1 Kg6 47. Qf3 Qe1+ 48. Ka2 Qe4 49. Qf2 Qd5+ 50. Ka1 Qd1+ 51. Ka2 Qd5+ 52. Ka1
Kf6 53. Qe2 Qe4 54. Qf2 Qe7 55. Qd2 Kg6 56. Qd5 Qe4 57. Qd6+ Kh5 58. Qxc5 Qxg2
59. Qxf5 Kh4 60. c4 Qxh3 61. Qe4+ g4 62. Qe7+ Kg3 63. Qe3+ Kg2 64. Qd2+ Kg1 65.
Qd4+ Kh1 66. Qd1+ Kh2 67. Qd2+ Qg2 {Black's g-pawn will bring him victory.
Black's handling of the ending is instructive:  der schwarze g-Bauer wird ihm
den Sieg bringen. Schwarz führt das Endspiel instruktiv:} 68. Qxh6+ Kg1 69. Ka2
g3 70. Qb6+ Kf1 71. Qe3 Qf2 72. Qd3+ Kg1 73. Qd1+ Qf1 74. Qd4+ Kg2 75. Qd5+ Qf3
76. Qd2+ Kf1 77. Qc1+ Kf2 78. Qd2+ Qe2 79. Qf4+ Kg2 80. Qf7 Kg1 81. Qf4 Qd3 82.
Qc1+ Kg2 83. Qf4 b5 84. cxb5 axb5 85. a4 Qd5+ 86. b3 bxa4 87. Qxa4 Qd2+ 88. Ka3
Qc1+ 89. Ka2 Qd2+ 90. Ka3 Qc1+ 91. Ka2 Kf2 92. Qd4+ Qe3 93. Qf6+ Ke2 94. Qg6
Kf1 95. Ka3 g2 96. Qb1+ Ke2 97. Qc2+ Qd2 98. Qe4+ (98. Qc5 Kd1 99. Qg1+ Kc2
100. Qc5+ Kb1 101. Qf5+ Qc2 102. Qg4 Qc5+ 103. b4 g1=Q $19) 98... Kd1 {[%mdl
4096] the king heads for a hiding place on the queenside.  der König läuft ins
Versteck am Damenflügel} 99. Qg4+ Kc1 100. Ka4 Qa2+ 101. Kb4 Qf2 102. Qg5+ (
102. Qc4+ Kb2 103. Qc3+ Ka2 $19) (102. Qc8+ Kb1 $19) 102... Qd2+ {countercheck
Gegenschach} 0-1

[Event "WchT (Women) 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.13"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Soumya, Swaminathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[Annotator "Muzychuk,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine (W)"]
[BlackTeam "India (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 {This was expected as
Swaminathan has already played a similar setup and 5...e5 is considered to be
a fashion line these days.} 6. b4 {Not the main move, although hardly a rare
one. Moreover, it was played in the 5th game of the World Championship match
between Caruana and Carlsen. But surprisingly after 6.b4 my opponent started
to spend quite a lot of time on her decisions. Most probably trying to recall
the analyses.} cxb4 ({The aforementioned famous game proceeded with} 6... Nxb4
{which is a much more concrete response. The readers can get acquainted with
the game, annotated by Viswanathan Anand in the previous issue of CBM. But in
my opinion the move chosen in the game is a better practical decision. When
you face something you didn't prepare and cannot remember then usually you try
to opt for a safer play.}) 7. a3 b3 8. cxb3 Nge7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. d4 exd4 11.
Nxd4 Qb6 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Bc4 {After a number of exchanges the
position has stabilized and the structure became more or less defined.
According to the engines, the evaluation is about equal. Most probably this is
correct but Black still needs to find a couple of precise moves to solve her
problems with the weak position of the king and the unfortunate placement of
the knight.} Qc5 {Seems logical and natural, preventing Nc3 but after the game
I realized there was only one move for Black which promises the equality:} (
14... Be6 $1 {During the game you consider such a possibility but if I was on
the Black side I would definitely want to avoid making such a move which
causes even more strategical problems... unless everything works tactically.
Here it does:} 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qc2 c5 {[%csl Ye7][%cal Ye7c6,Yc6d4]} 17. Qc3+
(17. Nd2 Nc6) (17. Nc3 Nc6) 17... Kg8 18. Nd2 Nc6 19. Rac1 Rad8 20. Qe3 Ne5 (
20... Qa6 $5) 21. Nc4 Nxc4 22. Rxc4 Rd4 $11) (14... c5 15. Qc1 (15. Nc3 Be6)
15... Be6 16. Nc3 Rac8 17. Qe3 $14) 15. Ra2 {I like this subtle move. The idea
is to transfer the rook to c2, force the queen to move away from c5 and only
then finish the development of the knight.} b5 (15... g5 {The first line of
the computer which looks quite risky for a human eye. The idea is clear - to
activate the knight after Ng6. But one has to be fearless to play g5 when most
of your pieces are undeveloped. I considered this move with the same idea in
the later stage of the game but not at this point.}) 16. Bf1 Be6 17. Rc2 Qe5 (
17... Qb6 {Another possible retreat. Both Qe5 and Qb6 have prons and cons (the
queen on b6 will not be attacked after Nd2-Nf3 while on b6 it is further from
the defence of the king).} 18. Nd2 $14) 18. Nd2 Rfd8 19. Qc1 a5 20. Nf3 Qf6 21.
Rc3 {Little by little White has finished the development and now will start to
exploit her positional advantage.} h6 (21... b4 $5 {was the move which could
cause troubles. Black's position seems to be a bit passive, therefore I think
that the concept of changing the type of the position was quite interesting}
22. Rce3 (22. axb4 axb4 23. Rce3 Ra5 $1 $132 {an important move with the
threat of c5}) 22... a4 23. bxa4 b3 {White is still better but now everything
looks much more complicated.}) 22. h3 {Luft with a funny threat of winning the
queen after e5 Qf5/ g4.} ({The computer also likes} 22. e5 Qf5 23. h3 g5 24.
Rce3 {aiming for Qc5 or Nd2-Ne4 but during the game I didn't feel like playing
e5, weakening the d5 and f5 squares.}) 22... Kh7 (22... g5 {This is the moment
when I expected g5 and it was the best move, but still after} 23. Rce3 {
White keeps an edge.}) 23. Rce3 {Here I considered 3 moves, mainly choosing
between Rce3 and Qe3, possibly followed by Qc5, when the engine claims a4 is
the best :) A typical situation which you experience 100 times in the
post-game analysis but at this very moment I am not sure the machine is
completely right.} (23. a4 $5 {I thought it was irrelevant to take
responsibility by playing a4, although the move is interesting and needs
precise calculation:} Rab8 24. axb5 (24. Qe3 $5) 24... cxb5 25. Rc7 {[%cal
Ye4e5]} Bxb3 (25... Rdc8 26. e5 Qh8 27. Nd4 $16) 26. Qa3 a4 27. e5 Qe6 28. Qxe7
(28. Rxe7 b4 29. Rxe6 bxa3 30. Rd6 a2 $13) 28... Qxe7 29. Rxe7 Kg8 $16 {
White is a piece up but I am not so sure about this position. The connected
passed pawns look quite dangerous.}) (23. Qe3 $5 Rac8 (23... b4 24. axb4 axb4
25. Rcc1 Ra3 26. Qc5 $16) (23... a4 24. b4 $14) 24. Qc5 (24. a4 $5) (24. Rec1
$5) 24... Nd5 {Maybe Nd5 is not so dangerous but when I saw this idea during
the game I made my mind to play 23.Rce3.} 25. exd5 cxd5 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Qxc8
Rxc8 28. Rxc8 {The position should be good for White but I did not want to
change the character of the game so radically.}) 23... Bc8 {Looks strange but
actually it is not so easy to play on the Black side. Bc8 has an idea of
meeting Qc5 with Qd6.} (23... Qf4 24. Qa1 $16 (24. e5 $16)) (23... a4 {is the
computer's suggestion but it is not pleasant to fix the pawns in such a way}
24. b4 Ra7 $14) 24. Qc2 (24. a4 $5 {is more atractive here than on the
previous move but still I prefered to make a non-committal move.}) (24. Qc5 Qd6
) 24... Ra7 {This only helps White but it is already difficult to suggest
something good for Black.} 25. Qc5 Rb7 26. Ne5 Qe6 ({After 26....Qe6 White is
winning.} 26... Be6 $16 {was necessary.}) 27. Rf3 (27. Qc3 $1 {was even
stronger:} b4 28. Qa1 $18) 27... f6 28. Nd3 (28. Ng4 $5 {looked tempting but I
think Nd3 is stronger from a practical point of view.} Ng8 (28... f5 29. exf5
Qxe1 30. Re3 $18) 29. Qc3 Rf8 30. Qxa5 h5 31. Nh2 $18 {I saw this line and it
was obvious that the position is winning but somehow I prefered not to place
the knight on h2 and not to give time to consolidate.} (31. Ne3 Qxb3)) 28...
Ng8 29. e5 (29. Qc3 $5 Ra7 30. e5 $18) 29... fxe5 (29... f5 30. Nf4 Qe8 31. e6
$18 {is totally crushing.}) 30. Nxe5 Rd5 31. Qc3 Rg7 32. Bd3 b4 33. axb4 axb4
34. Qa1 Qd6 35. Bxg6+ {Many moves were winning but it is nice to finish the
game with a tactical shot :)} Rxg6 36. Nf7 Qf6 37. Rxf6 Rxf6 38. Re8 Rxf7 39.
Rxc8 Rd2 40. Qe1 Rfd7 41. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 7th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.08.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2882"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,71,19,38,40,41,51,32,72,38,11,13,23,27,60,54,57,30,35,5,0,-29,1,1,0,
-7,-1,-22,-16,-33,-9,-35,-38,-28,-30,-30,-14,-31,-46,-50,-53,-65,-68,-92,-92,
-135,-135,-141,-125,-251,-242,-242,-206,-216,-210,-224,-224,-233,-243,-222,
-202,-213,-200,-190,-200,-222,-209,-215,-232,-236,-246,-253,-288,-271] Having
started the tournament with 9 draws, Magnus chances of competing for first
place seemed theoretical, yet in the 10th round he got the exact results he
needed, not only winning his own game vs. So, but also the leaders faltering
meaning suddenly going into the last round there was actually a real chance!
Still, apart from Ding not winning his game, beating MVL with the black pieces
was not exactly an easy task, but at least the Frenchman also needed a win as
this was the only chance he had left for being in the top 4 of the Grand Chess
Tour standings meaning we had two players both willing to fight and take risks!
} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {Maxime for many years was a big fan of 3.Nc3,
but recently seemed to have shifted to the Rossolimo. The popular choice among
the elite, Magnus faced it no less than 4(!) times in the Sinquefield Cup!} g6
4. Bxc6 bxc6 $5 {In the WC-match but also the previous tournaments Magnus went
for the more solid 4...dxc6, but earlier in the tournament he did experiment
with capturing towards the centre against Anand, so this more ambitious more
hardly came as a surprise to Vachier.} 5. d4 $5 {The main line, at least if
you look at number of games is 5 0-0, but Anand also played this more direct
approach against Magnus.} cxd4 ({Vishy was better after} 5... Bg7 6. dxc5 Qa5+
7. Nbd2 Qxc5 8. O-O d6 9. Re1 f6 10. a3 Nh6 11. b4 Qh5 12. c4 {, even if the
game ended in a solid draw.}) {Magnus, however, had not lost faith in Black's
positional potential, but alters the move order while striving for a similar
structure.} 6. Qxd4 f6 7. O-O d6 8. c4 c5 {The Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa
played like this earlier this year in the B-group of Wijk Aan Zee, earning a
draw against the higher rated Kovalev. It's easy to see the attraction: Black
has a broad stabilised centre and the pair of bishops, in many ways leaving
the bigger burden on White, having to prove that his initiative is not only
temporary.} 9. Qd3 Bg7 10. b3 {Its hard to see why MVL did not play 10.Nc3
first.} Nh6 {But Magnus does not pick up the gauntlet, yet.} ({Maybe he just
wanted to tempt Black to play} 10... f5 {when} 11. e5 Bb7 12. Bb2 Nh6 13. Ng5
$5 {is an interesting pawn sacrifice aiming for the e6 square, before Black
manages to stabilize with ...Nf7.}) 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. Bd2 {At first sight maybe
a strange looking move, but not much action is expected on the long diagonal,
as Black plans to keep it close, while instead MVL has ambitions on the
kingside.} O-O 13. Rae1 Nf7 {A fascinating position. Modern chess suffers from
symmetry and too much balance, while here there is so much life and complexity.
Stockfish somewhat prefers White, suggesting moves like 14.Nh4!? preparing 15.
f4, when Black should either respond with ...e6 planning ...f5, or reroute the
knight to d4, via e5-c6. Its just a very interesting position, and Maxime adds
his own flavour, playing the ever so popular flank-pawn push!} 14. h4 $6 (14.
Nh4 $5 {[%cal Gf2f4]} e6 {[%cal Gf6f5]} (14... Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c6,Gc6d4]})) 14...
Rb7 $5 {As White did not want the bishop on the diagonal, Black chooses not to
financhetto his bishop but instead the rook! But there is logic: as Black
wants his bishop remaining on c8, eying the kingside and a potential ...f5,
why not just improve the rook's prospects? Still it is an extraordinary move,
at least to me. It's "mysterious" in many ways, illustrating perhaps that in
standard positions we have a good understanding based on experience of where
the pieces belong, while under extraordinary circumstances like this one, one
gets a more polarised view of the difference between an average grandmaster
and the World Champion. ...Rb7 never would have entered my mind, while the
game shows it makes sense, a lot of sense!} 15. h5 g5 {15...f5 also has logic,
but Magnus keeps the position closed for the moment, also the pawn at h5 can
now become a target, forcing White to act.} 16. Nh2 $6 {Probably like 14 h4?!
a step in the wrong direction.} ({The computer seems to indidate} 16. Ne2 {
[%cal Ge2g3,Gg3f5] rerouting the knight to the kingside and the f5 square
especially. Still the position is so complex and unfamiliar that both for the
players and commentators it is very hard to say. Black could then either
continioue with ...e6 covering the f5 square, ...Be6 intending ...Qd7 and ...
a5 but maybe best, just like with 14...Rb7!?, improving the position while
remaining flexible is the key, meaning} Kh8 $1 (16... Be6 {[%cal Gd8d7]}) (
16... e6 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Ge6f5]})) 16... Ne5 17. Qg3 Kh8 18. f4 {With
hindsight this is easy to criticize based on the result, but MVL is just
consistently following his planned concept.} gxf4 19. Bxf4 Rg8 20. Re3 Nc6 {
Vacating the diagonal as preparation for ...f5 when the e5 and d4 squares not
only become relevant for Black's knight, but certainly now also the bishop.} ({
The computer, however, prefers} 20... Qf8 $5 21. Qh4 Bh6 22. Rg3 Bxf4 23. Rxg8+
Kxg8 24. Qxf4 Nf7 $5 {with ...Qh6 or ...Qg7-g5 as the follow-up.}) 21. Qf2 f5
22. Nf3 $2 {Speaking with MVL just after the game, the Frenchman said he
thought his position here was already very bad. It is easy to understand why
one would think so, Black's position has enormous potential and the pieces are
about to spring to life.} ({But the computer does not suffer from such
generalisation, and just states that} 22. exf5 $1 Bxf5 (22... Bd4 23. Ne2 Bxe3
24. Bxe3 {gives White sufficient compensation for the exchange.}) 23. Rg3 {
really is no big deal.} {After} Qe8 (23... Bd4 {is now parried by} 24. Be3) {
White can play} 24. Ne2 $1 (24. h6 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 e5 {shows why the rook is
excellently placed on b7.}) 24... Qxh5 25. Rg5 Qf7 26. Be3 {with sufficient
compensation for the pawn, leading to an equal position.}) {Yet to stress it
once again: these positions are so unfamiliar, meaning the complexity of
playing them is uncomparable to more standard positions where one can rely on
experience.} 22... Bxc3 $1 {Exchanging the strong bishop for a knight that is
out of play!? Perhaps, but that just goes to show how one can easily create
false narratives in chess. In reality Black speeds up the attack by removing a
bishop that is A) in the way when Black wants to attack via the g-file, and B)
would be locked in behind its own pawns, when Black now in the following wants
to play ...e5 and ...f4.} 23. Rxc3 e5 24. Rd3 $5 {Maxime realises the severity
of his troubles, and tries complicating.} (24. Bh2 f4 {would be a positional
tragedy with Black doubling in the g-file, the knight reaching d4 etc. etc.
The computer instantly evaluates it as -4! indicating the hopelessness.}) 24...
exf4 $1 {Praising a World Champion for taking a piece is maybe to much, but
this does involve selfpinning his rook to be taken by a white pawn. Magnus
took his time reassuring himself that while at first sight it looks dangerous,
Black's king is safe and White's not:} 25. Qb2+ Rbg7 26. h6 fxe4 27. Rd2 ({
No tactics are working, the funniest try being} 27. hxg7+ Rxg7 28. Ne5 $5 {
, but} Nxe5 29. Qxe5 exd3 $1 {wins easily, not that it is the only way either.}
) 27... exf3 28. hxg7+ Rxg7 29. Rxf3 Qg5 {Generally the game is over. Magnus
has two minor pieces for the rook, and in the following reroutes the bishop
cleverly to the g8 square safeguarding his king.} 30. Rdf2 Nd4 31. Rxf4 Bf5 32.
b4 Be6 $1 33. Rf8+ Bg8 34. bxc5 dxc5 35. Qb8 Qe3 36. Qd6 {Threatening 37.Rxg8+
Rxg8 38 Qf6+ with a perpetual.} Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qg5 38. Qd5 Qh4+ 39. Kg1 Qe7 {
Controlling e5, so there is no perpetual, also, Black creates threats of his
own.} 40. Qh5 Qe3 41. Qh4 Ne2+ 42. Kh1 (42. Kh2 Qe5+ {also instantly finishes
the game.}) 42... Qc1+ 43. Rf1 Ng3+ 44. Kg1 ({If} 44. Qxg3 {then Black
interpolates} Qxf1+ {before taking White's queen.}) 44... Qe3+ {And as 45 R1f2
Qe1+ 46 Rf1 Ne2+! wins the queen and mates at the same time, Maxime resigned.
This earned Magnus a what just 2 days earlier seemed a completely unlikely
playoff. A dicipline he has dominated to the extend that it almost became
mythical like he could never lose with his last loss dating back more than 10
years tgo his teenage days. yet Ding won, and did it in a convincing way.
While the result on the day was bad, it does however also put into perspective
what an achievement Magnus playoff streak was. It takes you to show up every
time giving your absolute best, even when a World Championship is at stake.}
0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanov, Victor L"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Nikitin,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 (7. d4 cxd4
8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4) 7... e5 8. Na3 (8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 exd4 10. e5 Nd5 11.
Bg5 Qc7 12. Qb3 Nde7 $13) (8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nxe5 Re8 10. f4 Nh5 $1 {N/} (10...
Nxe4 11. Rxe4 f6 12. Qb3+ Be6 $44) 11. d4 Qh4 12. Rf1 Bxh3 $1 $36 {Galduts,
S-Dreev,A/St-Petersburg/1993/0-1/36/}) 8... d6 (8... Re8 9. Nc4 Nxe4 10. d3 d5
11. dxe4 dxc4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Be3 $14) 9. d4 (9. Nc2 Bd7 10. Bf1 d5 11. d3 d4
$15) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 (12. Nc2 $2 a6 13. Bf1 Re8
$17) 12... a6 13. Bf1 Re8 14. Bg5 (14. Qb4 d5 15. e5 Ne4 $17) 14... h6 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. Qb4 b5 $15 17. Rad1 Be5 18. Nb1 h5 $1 19. Qd2 Qf6 20. Nc3 Be6 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. Qxd5 h4 23. Qd2 Re6 $1 24. a4 $2 (24. Rb1 $15) 24... bxa4 25. Bc4 Re7
26. Re3 Qf4 $1 (26... Bf4 27. Rf3 g5 28. g3 hxg3 29. fxg3 Bxd2 30. Rxf6 Bb4 31.
Rg6+ Kf8 32. Rxg5 Rc8 33. Bd5 Rc2 $15) 27. g3 hxg3 28. fxg3 Qh6 29. Rf3 (29.
Kg2 Bxb2 30. Rf3 Qxd2+ 31. Rxd2 a3 32. Rdf2 Raa7 $17) 29... Qxh3 30. Qg5 Qh5 $1
31. Qxh5 gxh5 32. Ra1 (32. Rb1 Rb8 33. b4 axb3 34. Rbxb3 Rxb3 35. Rxb3 a5 36.
Ra3 Bd4+ 37. Kg2 Rxe4 38. Rxa5 Bc5 $17) 32... Bxb2 33. Rxa4 a5 34. Rf5 Bc3 35.
Rxh5 Rb8 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Kf3 Rbe8 38. Rh4 Bb4 39. Bd5 $17 {Time/} 1-0

[Event "IBM-21 Herinnerungs Toernooi"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1981.05.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1981.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. d4 g6 7. Bb5+ (7. Qb3
$5) 7... Nc6 (7... Bd7 8. Qb3 Nb6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxd7 N8xd7 12. O-O
Nf6 13. Rd1 Ne8 14. a4 Nd6 15. a5 Nd7 16. Be2 $14 {Martin,A-Seirawan,J/Biel/
1985/0:1/28/}) 8. Qa4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 (9. Bxc6+ $6 bxc6 10. Qxc6+ Bd7 11. Qxc3 Rc8
$44) 9... Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Be6 $6 (11... Na5 $1 {/\a6=/}) 12. Bxc6 $1
bxc6 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Ne5 Rab8 16. c4 (16. Qxc6 Bxe5 $19) (16.
Nxc6 Qd7 $1 (16... Bd7 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Rxe7 Qxc3 19. Qd1 Ba4 20. Qc1 Qxd4
21. Rb1 $16) 17. c4 Bxd4 (17... Rbc8 18. d5 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 $146) 18. Rad1 Rbc8
19. Rxd4 Qxc6 $10 20. Qxc6) 16... Rb6 $2 (16... Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Red8 18. Bc5 Rd7
19. Rae1 Rb2 $14) 17. Bc5 Rb2 18. Qxc6 (18. Nxc6 Bf6 $8) 18... Rc8 19. Qa4 Qb7
20. Rad1 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Qc6 (21... Rb1 22. Ree1 $16) 22. Qxa7 Rb7 23. Qa3 Bxc4
24. Bxe7 Bd5 25. Rde1 Kg7 (25... Bxg2 26. Rc5 $18) 26. Qe3 Rcb8 (26... Bxa2 27.
d5 Bxd5 28. Qd4 $1 $18) (26... f6 27. Bxf6+ $18) 27. h4 Rb1 28. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 29.
Kh2 h6 (29... Bxg2 30. Qh6+ $1 Kxh6 31. Bf8#) 30. f3 Bxa2 31. Bc5 (31. d5 $1
Qc1 32. Qd4 Qd1 33. Bf6+ $1 Kh7 (33... Kxf6 34. Re6+ Kf5 35. g4#) 34. Re8 Qxd4
35. Rh8#) 31... Rb8 $2 (31... Qf6 $2 32. Bf8+ $1 $18) (31... Bd5 32. h5 $16)
32. d5 $1 Qf6 33. Rh5 $1 Kg8 (33... gxh5 34. Bd4 $18) 34. Bd4 Qd6+ 35. Be5 Re8
36. Qxh6 $1 Qxe5+ 37. Rxe5 Rxe5 38. d6 Be6 (38... Rd5 39. Qf4 Rd3 40. h5 $18)
39. Qd2 Bd7 40. Qd4 Re6 41. Qa7 $1 (41. Qa7 Rxd6 42. Qb8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 4]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7.
Nc3 Nd7 {The favourite move of WC Kramnik. Black's idea is not ot lose time
for castle and to transfer the knight to e6 and d4 via f8. Also the rook on h8
is useful to protect the h6 pawn in case black wants to protect his
darksquared bishop from exchange. Also in this line black has an option for
0-0-0.} 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 {Most of the players, including top GMs, play this
automatically. Of course, this move looks very logical - white keeps the
possibility for both 0-0 and 0-0-0 and threatens Bh6, but since black has an
option for long castle it doesn't seem for me the best way for white. It
deserved serious attention} (9. Nd2 Qe7 10. Nc4 b6 $5 ({now doesn't work} 10...
Nf8 11. f4 $1 $16) (10... O-O 11. a4 Rd8 12. O-O Nf8 13. a5 Ne6 14. Qd2 Bd7 15.
f3 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc3a4,Gd2f2] Oratovsky,M-Rogozenko,D Banter Chess 2003}
) 11. a4 Ba6 12. b3 Nf8 13. Qd2 Ne6 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Bxc4 16. bxc4 Nd4 17.
Kd2 Qf6 18. f3 $14 {[%cal Ga4a5] and white keeps a slight edge Oratovsky,
M-Illescas,M/rapid Spain 2003}) 9... h6 10. O-O Qe7 11. Nh2 Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13.
Rxf4 {Another critical position in this line. Now black has 2 main options} Ne6
{This move seems more logical then Be6:} (13... Be6 14. Raf1 ({too slow is} 14.
Rff1 Nd7 15. Qf2 b6 16. a4 a5 17. Nf3 O-O 18. Qg3 {[%cal Ge3f4]} g5 19. Rae1
Rae8 20. Kh1 Qd8 $11 21. d4 $6 (21. Bg1 $5 {[%cal Gg1h2]}) 21... Bc4 22. Rf2 $2
(22. Rg1 $8 f5 (22... Qb8 $5) 23. exf5 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 cxd4 25. Re4 Nc5 26. Rxd4
Bxd4 27. Rd1 $13) 22... f5 $19 {[%csl Re1][%cal Ge8e1]} 23. exf5 cxd4 {0-1
Oral,T-McShane,L/Qaqortoq 2003/EXT 2004 (30). (30)}) 14... Nd7 15. R4f2 {
[%csl Rh6]} b6 (15... f6 16. Nf3 b6 17. Ne2 h5 18. e5 (18. a4 $5 O-O-O 19. a5
$36) 18... O-O-O 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bg5 Bd5 21. Nc3 Rhf8 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Re1
Bxg5 24. Rxe7 Bxd2 25. Nxd2 Rde8 26. Rxf8 Rxf8 27. Nf3 $14) 16. Ng4 Bxg4 (16...
g5 $142 $13) 17. Rxf7 Qxf7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. hxg4 Ne5 20. Qf2+ Ke7 21. Qg3 $14
{1-0 Grischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Bastia 2003/CBM 98 no vc (41). (40)}) 14. Rf2 Nd4
15. Raf1 Be6 16. b3 ({Another, more agressive, possibility was} 16. Ng4 $5
O-O-O (16... Bxg4 17. hxg4 (17. Rxf7 Qxf7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. hxg4 Rad8 20. Nd1
$14 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gc2c3,Gd1f2]}) 17... f6 18. Bxd4 (18. b4 $5 O-O-O 19. Ne2
Nxe2+ 20. Rxe2 cxb4 21. Bxa7 b5 22. Qe3 Rd7 23. Bc5 Qe6 24. Bxb4 $16 {1-0
Palac,M-Loncar,R/Zadar 2001/CBM 85 ext (46). (45)}) 18... cxd4 19. Ne2 O-O 20.
Nf4 (20. Nxd4 f5 $132) 20... Kh7 21. Qe2 Rf7 22. Qf3 Qe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Delgado,
N-Corrales,F/Santa Clara 2003/EXT 2004 (40). (39)}) (16... f5 17. Nxh6 Qh4 18.
exf5 gxf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Nxf5 21. Rxf5 O-O-O (21... b6 22. Bg5 $40 {
[%csl Re8]}) 22. Bxc5 $16 Rhe8 23. Bf2 Qb4 24. Bg3 Bd4+ 25. Kh2 Be3 26. Qd1 Bb6
27. Rf4 Qc5 28. Na4 {1-0 Vokarev,S-Khasin,A/Koszalin 1999/EXT 2000 (28).}) 17.
Nf6 (17. Nxh6 $6 {This move is very risky for white, since the knight can not
return to g4.} f6 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gh8h7,Gd8h8]} (17... f5 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bxf6
Qxf6 20. Ng4 $14 {[%cal Gg4e3]}) (17... Nxc2 $2 18. Bg5 f6 19. Rxf6 $16) (17...
Rdf8 $5) 18. Na4 (18. e5 f5 19. Bg5 Qc7 $15 {[%csl Rh6]}) 18... b5 19. Nc3 Qf8
20. Ng4 Bxg4 21. hxg4 Qg8 $40 {[%cal Gg8h7]}) 17... Bxf6 18. Rxf6 Bf5 $1 {
enough to equalize} 19. Bxh6 Qxf6 20. Bg5 Qd6 21. exf5 (21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. exf5
Nxf5 $11) 21... Nxf5 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Qf2 Qd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fernandez,
D-Lesiege,A/Philadelphia 2003/EXT 2004 (25). (25)}) 16... O-O-O 17. Ne2 b6 18.
Nf4 Rd7 19. Nxe6 ({The last chance to fight for an advantage was} 19. a4 $5 {
[%csl Gb5]} a5 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Nf3 Nxf3+ 22. Rxf3 $14) 19... Qxe6 20. Nf3 Nb5
21. Qe1 (21. a4 Nd6 22. Qc1 f5 23. exf5 Nxf5 24. Bf4 {[%cal Gf1e1,Gf2e2]} Bc3
25. Bd2 $13) 21... Re7 22. a4 Nd6 23. Bf4 f5 24. Re2 fxe4 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26.
Rxe4 Rhe8 $11 {After 27.Nd2 Bc3 28.Re7 Qe7 29.Qe7 Re7 30.Ne4 Bd4+ the minor
pieces of both sides compensate each other.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 19th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2002.03.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 18]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4
(7. h3 e5 $1 (7... d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. d3 {[%csl Re4]}) 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nxe5 Re8
10. d4 (10. f4 Nh5 11. d4 Qh4 $36 {[%csl Re1,Rf4]}) 10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nxe4
12. Rxe4 Rxe5 $15) 7... cxd4 (7... d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11.
Nxd2 $5 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gd2b3]} cxd4 12. cxd4 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Nb3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Movsesian,S-Rogozenko,D/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65 ext (34)}) 8. cxd4 d5 9.
e5 Ne4 10. Nc3 (10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nbd2 {novadays is more popular plan}) 10...
Bf5 (10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bf5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ba3 a5 14. Nh4 Be6 15. Rb1 Qc7
16. h3 Rfb8 17. f4 $14 {1-0 Hracek,Z-McShane,L/Germany 1999/GER-chT (36)}) 11.
Nh4 (11. Qb3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Na5 13. Qb4 Qc7 14. Bg5 a6 15. Ba4 Rfc8 16. Qxe7
Qxe7 17. Bxe7 Rxc3 18. Bb4 Rc4 19. a3 Bf8 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gb7b5] 0-1
Westerinen,H-Golod,V/Hoogeveen 1998/EXT 99 (41)}) 11... Be6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13.
Na4 ({black has full compensation for sacrificed pawn after} 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14.
Rxe4 Bd5 15. Re1 a5 $44 {[%csl Gd5]}) 13... g5 14. Nf3 ({more promising for
white was sharp} 14. f3 $5 gxh4 15. fxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 (16. Nc5 $5) 16... Bf5
17. Rxh4 Bxe5 18. Bh6 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qd2 $14 {[%csl Gc5,Rg7][%cal Ga1e1,
Ga4c5] with very comfortable play}) 14... f6 {[%csl Ge4]} 15. Be3 ({other
possibility was} 15. exf6 exf6 (15... Bxf6 16. Nxg5 $5 Bxg5 17. Rxe4 dxe4 18.
Bxg5 $36) 16. Nd2 f5 (16... Bf5 17. Nb3 $14 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gf2f3]}) 17. Nb3
$13 {[%cal Gf2f3,Ga4c5]}) 15... g4 16. Nd2 fxe5 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nc5 Bf5 19.
dxe5 Qxd1 (19... Bxe5 20. Qc2 Qd6 21. g3 $13 {[%csl Re4,Rf5,Rg4] difficult for
evaluation position:there is no any good pawn in blacks pawn structure and
weakness of the light squares near white king is not easy to use because of
"well" placed pawns e4 and g4,but black's position is still full of life}) 20.
Raxd1 Bxe5 21. Nd7 $11 Bxd7 22. Rxd7 Bxb2 23. Rxe7 ({of course not} 23. Bxa7 $2
Rxa7 24. Rxa7 Bd4 $15 {[%csl Rf2]}) 23... Rfe8 24. Rc7 Rec8 25. Re7 Re8 26. Rc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 13]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 7.
O-O (7. a3 Qe7 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. b4 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc4 b6 12. c3 $6 (12. Qd2
$5 Ba6 13. Qc3 h6 $13 {[%cal Gf7f5,Ge7e6]}) 12... Ba6 13. Qa4 Bxc4 14. dxc4 Qe6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Bastia 2003/CBM 98 no vc (22). (22)}) (7.
Be3 Qe7 (7... b6 8. Qd2 h6 9. Qc3 Qc7 (9... Qe7 10. b4 $16 {[%csl Rc6]}) 10.
Nbd2 Be6 11. a3 a5 12. O-O Nf6 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 O-O (14... a4 15. d4 exd4
16. Bxd4 $16) 15. bxa5 bxa5 16. Rfb1 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Rc6] 0-1 Perunovic,M-Pap,M/
Dimitrovgrad 2003/CBM 93 ext (34). (34)}) 8. Nbd2 (8. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2c3,Gb2b4]}
Nf6 $8 9. Bh6 Qf8 10. Bxg7 Qxg7 11. Qc3 Nd7 12. Nbd2 f6 13. a4 (13. a3 $5 {
[%cal Gb2b4]}) 13... O-O 14. a5 Qe7 15. Nb3 Rb8 16. O-O Rf7 17. Nfd2 b6 18.
axb6 axb6 19. Ra7 $16 {1-0 Balogh,C-Uysal,M/Denizli 2003/CBM 95 ext (28). (27)}
) 8... Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. a3 Rd8 $6 {rook is better placed on f8,
supporting f5} (11... b6 $142) 12. O-O b6 13. b4 f6 14. Qc3 Ba6 15. Nfd2 f5 16.
f3 f4 17. Bf2 Bb5 18. Rfb1 h5 19. a4 Ba6 20. bxc5 Nxc5 21. Na5 $1 $16 {1-0
Felgaer,R-Llorens,M/Asuncion 2003/CBM 96 ext (41). (40)}) 7... Ne7 $6 {[%csl
Ge4,Re7][%cal Ge4f5,Ge4d5] In my opinion Ne7 isn't placed so well, restricted
by the e4 pawn. Better is the plan with Qe7 and Nf6-d7 then.} 8. a3 a5 (8...
O-O 9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Be6 14. Ng5 Qd7
15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Nb3 $1 (16. Nc4 Ra6 17. Bc5 Rea8 18. Rxa6 Rxa6 19. Qd2 $14 {
[%cal Gf2f4]}) 16... Raa8 17. Nc5 Qc8 18. Qb1 b5 19. Qb3 $16 {[%csl Gc5,Re7]
[%cal Ge4d5,Ge4f5] 1-0 Kovalevskaya,S-Ankerst,M/Bad Wiessee 1997/CBM 61 ext 
(29). (28)}) 9. Be3 (9. Nbd2 $5 f6 10. Nc4 Be6 11. Be3 b6 12. b4 $1 {a typical
for such pawn structure breaktrough.} axb4 (12... Bxc4 13. dxc4 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1
axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 cxb4 17. Bxb6 $16 {[%cal Ga1a7,Gb6c5]}) 13. axb4
Rxa1 14. Qxa1 b5 (14... Bxc4 15. dxc4 cxb4 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. c5 b5 18. Qa2 $1 $14
{[%csl Re8]}) 15. Na5 cxb4 16. Nb7 Qb8 17. Nc5 Bf7 18. Rb1 $16 {[%csl Gc5] 1-0
Glek,I-Kleeschaetzky,R/Berlin 1994/EXT 97 (28). (27)}) 9... b6 10. Qd2 $146 (
10. Nbd2 {see commented game Sandipan,C-Guseinov,K (Finkel)}) 10... O-O 11. Nc3
{[%csl Rb6,Rc5][%cal Gc3a4,Gb2b4]} a4 $1 {Otherwise after Na4 and b4 black is
in trouble.} 12. Nh2 Be6 13. Bh6 c4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. f4 $1 exf4 ({too
dangerous for black was to play} 15... cxd3 16. f5 $1 (16. fxe5 dxc2 $17) 16...
gxf5 17. Qg5+ Kh8 (17... Ng6 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. exf5 Bc4 20. fxg6 dxc2 $14) 18.
Qf6+ (18. exf5 f6 $17) 18... Kg8 19. exf5 (19. Qg5+ $11) 19... Nxf5 20. Rxf5
Bxf5 21. Qxf5 dxc2 22. Ng4 $36) 16. Qxf4 (16. d4 g5 {[%cal Ge7g6]}) 16... cxd3
17. Rad1 Qd4+ 18. Kh1 {This is safer than} (18. Rf2 f5 19. Rxd3 Qc5 20. Qd6
fxe4 21. Qxc5 bxc5 22. Nxe4 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 Bf5 $36 {[%cal Ge7d5,Ga8b8]}) 18...
f5 (18... Bc4 19. Nf3 Qc5 20. cxd3 Bb3 21. Rc1 $16 {[%cal Gd3d4,Gc3d5]}) 19.
Rxd3 Qc5 {From now on Svidler manages to find the only moves not to lose the
game by forse.} 20. Re1 Ra7 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Rf3 Ng8 (22... Nd5 23. Nxd5 cxd5
(23... Qxd5 24. g4 Raf7 25. gxf5 Rxf5 26. Re7+ Kg8 27. Qh6 $18) 24. Qe5+ Kg8
25. Ng4 (25. c3 Raf7 26. Rf4 $14 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gh2f3]}) 25... Bxg4 26. Rxf8+
Qxf8 27. Qxd5+ Kg7 28. hxg4 $16) 23. Nxa4 (23. Re5 {[%cal Gg2g4]} Bxc2 $8 24.
Rxc5 Rxf4 25. Rxc6 $14 {[%csl Rb6] with a better ending, but probably white
hopes for more!}) 23... Qxc2 24. Nxb6 Qxb2 25. Nc4 Qf6 26. Ng4 Bxg4 27. Qxg4
Qd8 28. Rxf8 Kxf8 29. Rd1 (29. Qf3+ Qf6 30. Qxf6+ Nxf6 31. Re6 Nd5 32. Rxc6 Ra4
(32... Nc3 33. Rb6) 33. Rc8+ Kg7 34. g4 Nc3 35. g5 Nb5 36. Rc5 Nxa3 37. Rc7+
Kg8 38. Nd6 $36 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Gd6e8,Ge8f6]}) ({much stronger was} 29. Re6 $1
c5 (29... Ne7 $2 30. Rd6 $1 $18 {[%cal Gg4d4,Rd4a7,Rd4h8]}) 30. Nd6 $40) 29...
Qf6 30. Nd6 (30. Rd6 $5 $36) 30... Ne7 31. Qb4 {[%cal Gd6c8]} Ra8 $8 32. Qb7 $2
{Loses all the advantage in one move. White could continue to press with} (32.
Ne4 $5) (32. Re1 $5) 32... Rd8 $11 33. Qb1 Kg7 34. Ne4 Rxd1+ 35. Qxd1 Qe5 {
In the arised ending white has only a symbolical edge because of the "a" pawn,
which could be decisive in pawn or even knight endgames. But since queens are
on the board this ending is not dangerous for black.} 36. Qd3 Nd5 37. Kg1 h5
38. h4 Nf4 39. Qd7+ Kh6 40. Qxc6 Nd5 $6 {In timetrouble black could forse the
draw after} (40... Qd4+ $142 41. Kh2 (41. Nf2 Ne2+ 42. Kf1 Ng3+ 43. Kg1 Ne2+
$11) 41... Ne2 {[%cal Gd4g1]} 42. Qc5 $8 Qxe4 43. Qf8+ Kh7 44. Qf7+ $11) 41.
Qc2 $6 (41. Qc1+ $142 Kg7 42. Qc4 (42. Nf2 $14) 42... Qa1+ (42... Ne3 43. Qc3
Qxc3 44. Nxc3 Nf5 45. a4 $18) 43. Kh2 Qe5+ 44. g3 Qb2+ 45. Kh3 $16) 41... Qd4+
42. Kh2 Ne3 43. Qc3 Nf1+ 44. Kh1 Ng3+ 45. Qxg3 Qxe4 {Although white has an
extra pawn, this ending is drawish due to the unsecured position of the white
king.} 46. Kh2 Kh7 47. Qf2 Qe5+ 48. Qg3 Qe4 49. Qc7+ Kh6 50. Qc1+ Kh7 51. g3
Qe2+ 52. Kg1 Qf3 53. Qc7+ Kg8 54. Qd6 Kh7 55. Qc7+ Kg8 56. Qd8+ Kh7 57. Qd6 Kg7
58. Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Carlos Torre Wimbledon 16th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2003.12.20"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Quesada Perez, Yuniesky"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.12.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Nf6 (4... Bg7 5. d4 Qb6 (5...
cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 7. Nc3 a6 (7... Nxd4 8. Nd5 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 $16) 8. Ba4 e6 9. d5
Nd4 10. O-O Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Ne7 12. Bb3 O-O 13. Bg5 $16 {1-0 Smirin,I-Harestad,
T/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (25). (24)}) 6. a4 cxd4 7. O-O a6 8. Bxc6 Qxc6 9.
cxd4 Qxe4 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Re1 d5 (11... d6 $5) 12. a5 Bd7 13. Qb3 Nf6 $4 14.
Re5 {[%csl Rf5]} Qd3 15. Rxe7+ Kxe7 16. Nxd5+ $18 {1-0 Bronstein,D-Geller,E/
Gothenburg 1955/IZT (23). (22)}) (4... a6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bg7
8. e5 (8. h3 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O $14) 8... Bg4 9. O-O e6 10. Be3 Ne7 $11 {
1-0 Sebag,M-Golubenko,V/playchess.com 2003/EXT 2004 (44). (43)}) 5. e5 (5. Qe2
Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 f6 11. exf6 exf6 12. Nc3
Be6 13. Rac1 g5 $6 (13... Rc8 $11) 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Ne7 16. Rfe1 Bf7 17.
Na4 b6 18. Nc3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Smirnov,P/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 98 no vc (80)
. (79)}) 5... Nd5 6. O-O (6. d4 cxd4 7. Qb3 (7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O
O-O (9... Qb6 10. Qh4 h6 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Na3 $13) 10. Qh4 h5 11. h3 f5 12. Bg5
b5 13. Nbd2 Qc7 14. Rfe1 f4 15. Rac1 Ba6 16. b3 Rae8 17. c4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Short,
N-Chahrani,I/Ajelat 2003/EXT 2004 (46). (45)} (17. a3 $16 {[%cal Gc3c4]})) 7...
Nc7 8. Bc4 d5 (8... Ne6 9. cxd4 Na5 10. Qc3 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 Qc7 12. Qc3 $14 {
[%cal Gc1e3]}) 9. exd6 Ne6 10. cxd4 Qxd6 11. d5 Ned4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qd1 Qb4+
14. Nd2 Bg7 15. O-O O-O $15 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Yagupov,I/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96
(64). (63)}) 6... Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 ({After} 8. Bxc6 {white transfers to
the Yuferovs variation}) 8... O-O 9. Nc3 Nc7 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 d6 11. exd6 (
11. Re1 $5 dxe5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nxe5 $14 {[%cal Gc1a3]}) 11... Qxd6 12. Re1
a6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nevednichy,V-Smetankin,S/Avoine 2002/CBM 89 ext 
(23). (23)}) 10. Bf4 Nxb5 11. Nxb5 a6 12. Nc3 d6 13. exd6 Bg4 {this move is
not necessary} ({according to theory} 13... exd6 {is sufficient for equality.})
14. d5 Nd4 15. Qe1 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Important novelty. After this move I
couldn't find any acceptable for black continuation.} (15. Qd3 Bxf3 16. dxe7
Qxe7 17. gxf3 Qf6 18. Bg3 Nxf3+ 19. Kg2 Nh4+ 20. Kh1 Nf5 $13 {0-1 Krauseneck,
P-Tischbierek,R/Germany 1994/GER-chT (56). (56)}) 15... Nxf3+ ({probably
better was} 15... exd6 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Qd2 (17. Qe4) 17... Bg7 18. Ne4 Be5 (
18... Qb6 19. h3 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Rg4]}) 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. d6 Bf5 21. Rfe1 $14 {
whites passer d6 is very dangerous here}) ({doesn't change a lot} 15... e5 16.
Nxe5 (16. dxe6 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Bxe6 $14 {see the game} (17... fxe6 18. fxg4 Rxf4
19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Nd5 $18)) (16. Nxd4 $6 exf4 17. Qe4 Qxd6 18. Rfe1 Rac8 $15)
16... Nc2 17. Qd2 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxa1 19. Rxa1 f6 20. Bg3 $44) 16. gxf3 e5 $8
17. dxe6 {it is better than} (17. fxg4 exf4 18. Qe7 Re8 19. Qxd8 (19. Qxb7 Qh4
$17) 19... Rexd8 20. Rfd1 Rac8 $11) 17... Bxe6 18. Qd2 $14 {In the arised
position it looks like black has some compensation for the sacrificed pawn,
but there are concret problems. White threatens to exchange one of black's
bishops by Bh6 and Nd5, so how to prevent it?} Qa5 (18... Re8 19. Nd5 {with an
obvious advantage.}) 19. Bh6 Rad8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qd4+ f6 22. Rfe1 Qg5+ 23.
Kh1 Bh3 24. Re7+ Rf7 25. Rg1 Qh5 26. Re3 $16 {For white it is better to keep 4
rooks on the board. Like this white king is safer and white rooks are more
active because of the passer d6.} (26. Rxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rg3 {[%cal Gc3e4]} Re8
28. Ne4 {[%csl Rf6]}) 26... Bd7 27. Qb6 Re8 28. Qxb7 Rxe3 29. fxe3 Qc5 (29...
Bc8 30. Qd5 (30. Qxc8 $2 Qxf3+ $11) 30... Qxd5 31. Nxd5 Bb7 32. Rd1 Rd7 33. Nb6
Bxf3+ 34. Kg1 Rd8 35. Rd4 $18 {[%cal Gb6a4,Ga4c5]}) 30. Qxa6 Qxe3 31. Qe2 Qf4
32. Rd1 $18 Bc6 33. Rd3 g5 34. Qe3 Qb4 (34... Qxe3 35. Rxe3 Rd7 36. Rd3 g4 37.
Kg1 $18 {[%cal Gb2b4]}) 35. Qd2 g4 36. Ne4 Qb5 37. Kg1 gxf3 38. Ng3 h5 39. Rd4
Rd7 40. Qf4 Qxb2 $2 $138 ({more resistable was} 40... Kf7 41. Rd2 (41. Qf5 Qxb2
42. Qxh5+ Kf8 43. Qh6+ Kf7 44. Qd2 Qxd2 45. Rxd2 Ke6 $16) 41... Qe5 42. Qc4+
Kf8 43. Kf2 Rxd6 44. Qb4 Bd5) 41. Nxh5+ {with mating attack} Kg8 42. Nxf6+ Kg7
43. Ne8+ Kg8 44. Qg5+ Kf8 45. Rf4+ Rf7 46. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings 0304 79th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2003.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. Nc3 e5 8. O-O
({In this line the plan with 0-0-0 doesn't promise white any opening advantage.
Black simply castles kingside and it is hard to find for white some active
play. In my opinion more intresting looks 0-0 and then a3-b4 if black plays
Ne7 or Nh2 and f4 in case f6 with Nh6-f7.} 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Qd2 h6 10. Nh2 (10. g4
Be6 11. O-O-O Qd7 12. Rhg1 O-O-O 13. Kb1 f6 14. Na4 Kb8 15. Qc3 Nc8 16. Nh4 Qf7
17. b3 Nd6 $132 {[%cal Gd6b5,Gb5d4] 1-0 Nisipeanu,L-Halkias,S/Istanbul 2003/
CBM 96 (52). (51)}) 10... Be6 11. O-O-O Qd7 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Qe2 f5 14. exf5
gxf5 15. f4 Rhe8 16. Qd2 Qb7 17. fxe5 Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Las
Vegas 1999/CBM 72 (17).}) 8... f6 {The favourite plan of the greek GM. I've
managed to beat him in a decisive game, making my last GM norm!} (8... Ne7 9.
a3 a5 10. b3 $5 (10. Be3 $5 {[%cal Gc3a4,Gb2b4] idea of GM Rublevsky}) 10...
O-O 11. Bb2 Qd6 12. a4 f6 13. Nd2 $14 {[%cal Gc3e2,Gf2f4,Gd2c4] 1/2-1/2 Glek,
I-Kishnev,S/Recklinghausen 1999/EXT 2000 (60). (60)}) 9. a3 {Now white may use
the fact that his darksquared bishop is still on c1 and the advance f4 without
losing tempo by Be3 according my game with Kotronias. In my opinion this is
the best plan here.} (9. Nh2 $1 {[%mdl 4]} Nh6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 O-O 12. Qd2
Nf7 13. Nf3 Be6 14. a4 $1 {an important intermediate. Before the breakthrough
in the centre, white first weakens black's queenside.} a5 15. Rad1 Qd7 16. Kh1
Rae8 17. Qf2 Re7 18. d4 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Qb7 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Qd4 $1 {[%cal
Gd4c4]} Rfe8 22. Qc4 Bf8 23. Rd3 Bc5 24. Rfd1 Qc8 25. Rd7 R8e7 26. Rxe7 Bxe7
27. Nd5 Bd8 28. Be3 Ne5 29. Qc3 Qb8 30. Nxb6 $1 $18 {[%cal Gc3b3] Oratovsky,
M-Kotronias,V Lisboa 2001 1-0}) 9... Nh6 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 Nf7 12. Be3 $6 {
Black's setup is connected with counterplay on the kingside after f5-f4 then
g5 or Ng5. So deserved attention} (12. Bb2 $5 O-O 13. Ra4 {[%cal Gd1a1,Gf1e1]
and if black plays f5, the pawn e5 becomes an object for the attack.}) 12... f5
(12... O-O 13. Ra4 f5 14. Qa1 (14. exf5 gxf5 {[%cal Ge5e4]}) 14... f4 15. Bc1
Ng5 $36) 13. Qb1 $6 (13. exf5 gxf5 14. Re1 O-O 15. Bd2 $13) 13... f4 14. Bd2
O-O ({after} 14... Ng5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Kh2 Qh4 {[%cal Gf4f3]} 17. f3 Qg3+ 18.
Kh1 Bxh3 19. gxh3 Qxh3+ {white cannot escape from perpetual, but black goes
for more!}) (14... g5 $5 15. b5 h5 16. bxc6 g4 17. Nh2 gxh3 18. g3 $36) 15. Qb3
Qe7 $1 {[%cal Gc8e6] Now the white king is in danger!} (15... Kh8 {[%cal Gf7g5]
}) 16. Nb1 $6 {There is no time for such moves.} ({deserved serious attention
attempt to keep blacks bishop protecting "c" pawn} 16. Qc4 Bd7 (16... Be6 $6
17. Qxc6 Rac8 18. Rxa7 $1 (18. Qa4 $6 Ng5 19. Nxg5 Qxg5 20. Kh2 Qh4 21. Qxa7 f3
22. Qxb6 Bg4 23. Qe3 {[%cal Ge3g5]} {[%tqu "En","","","","c8c3","",10,"f3g2",
"",0]} Rxc3 $1 (23... fxg2 24. Kxg2 Bf3+ 25. Qxf3 Rxf3 26. Kxf3 Bh6 $15) 24.
Bxc3 Bh6 25. Qc5 Bf4+ 26. Kg1 fxg2 27. Qd5+ Rf7 28. Ra8+ Kg7 29. Bxe5+ Kh6 30.
Bxf4+ Rxf4 {with mating attack}) (18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Rxc2 20. b5 $16) 18...
Qxa7 19. Qxe6 {[%cal Gc3d5]} Rfe8 20. Qb3 $16) 17. Ra6 $132 {[%cal Gf1a1]})
16... Be6 17. Qb2 Ng5 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. Kh2 Rf6 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Gg5h5,Gg6g5,
Gf6h6]} 20. Rh1 Qh5 21. f3 g5 22. Kg1 (22. Bc3 g4 23. Bxe5 Rg6 24. Bxg7 gxh3
$18) 22... Rh6 {[%cal Gg5g4]} 23. Be1 (23. Na3 g4 24. fxg4 Bxg4 25. Nc4 Be6 $17
{[%cal Gh5e2,Gh6g6]} (25... Bf3 26. Rh2)) 23... g4 24. fxg4 Bxg4 25. Nd2 Bf6 {
[%cal Gg8h8,Ga8g8] A human's move! Black wants all his pieces in the attack.
Stronger was} (25... f3 $1 26. g3 Bxh3 27. Bf2 Qg4 28. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4e3,Gc4e5]}
{[%tqu "En","","","","h3f1","",10,"h3g2","",0]} Bf1 $3 (28... Bg2 29. Rxh6 Bxh6
30. Nxe5 Qh5 31. Bd4 $16 {[%cal Gb2b3]}) 29. Rxh6 Bxh6 $19 {[%cal Gg4h3]}) 26.
Bf2 Kh8 27. Rh2 Rg8 28. Kf1 Be6 29. Ke1 $2 {Nowhere to escape.... Better was
to enter the queen in the game} (29. Qc3 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6]} Rhg6 30. Qxc6 Be7
31. Nf3 Bxh3 (31... Rxg2 32. Qxe6 Qxf3 33. Qxe5+ R8g7 34. Qb8+ Rg8 35. Qe5+ $11
) 32. Rxh3 Qxh3 33. gxh3 $5 (33. Qxg6 Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Qxa1 35. Qe6 $132) 33...
Rxc6 34. Rxa7 Bf6 35. c4 $14) 29... Rhg6 $19 30. Rxa7 Rxg2 31. Rxg2 Rxg2 {
[%cal Gf6h4,Ge6h3,Rg2f2] Whites position is undefendable.} 32. Ra8+ Kg7 33. Qa1
Bh4 34. Qa7+ Bf7 35. Qb8 Bxf2+ 36. Kf1 Qd1+ 37. Kxg2 Qg1+ 38. Kf3 Bh5# 0-1

[Event "Pulvermuehle 2nd"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2004.02.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2004.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 524]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7.
Nc3 Nd7 8. O-O e5 (8... Nf8 $5 9. Ne2 (9. Bf4 Ne6 10. Be5 f6 11. Bg3 O-O $11)
9... e5 10. Be3 Ne6 11. Qd2 h6 12. Nh2 b6 13. Rad1 g5 14. Ng3 Nf4 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Van Wely,L/France 2003/CBM 95 (23). (22)}) 9. Bg5 $1 $146 {
Intresting novelty. The idea is to provoke f6 then for white will be easier to
advance d4.} (9. Nh2 {[%cal Gf2f4] without losing a tempo for Be3.} g5 $6 {
[%csl Rf5,Rh5]} (9... Nf8 $142) 10. Ne2 Nf8 11. Ng3 Ng6 12. Ng4 h5 13. Ne3 Nf4
14. Ngf5 Qf6 15. Kh2 Bd7 16. g3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kovalevskaya,E-Kosintseva,N/
Krasnoturinsk 2003/CBM 95 ext (41). (40)}) (9. a3 Nf8 10. b4 Ne6 11. Na4 cxb4
12. axb4 O-O 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Qd2 f6 15. Nc5 b6 16. Nb3 $14 {[%cal Ga1a2,Gf1a1]
1-0 Castellanos,R-Simonet Pons,M/Andorra 2003/CBM 95 ext (39). (38)}) 9... f6
10. Be3 Qe7 11. a3 Nf8 $6 {Better was to continue the development not losing
time for the knight maneuvre.} (11... O-O 12. b4 $6 cxb4 13. axb4 Qxb4 14. Qd2
b6 15. Rfb1 Qd6 16. Bxb6 Nxb6 17. Rxb6 axb6 (17... Bxh3 $5) 18. Rxa8 Be6 $15)
12. b4 Ne6 13. Na4 b6 (13... cxb4 $5 14. axb4 {[%cal Ga4b6]} Nc7 $1 {[%cal
Gb7b6,Ye8g8]} 15. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2c3]} b6 16. Qc3 Bd7) 14. bxc5 b5 (14... bxc5
15. Nd2 (15. Qd2 Nd4 16. Bxd4 (16. Nh2 Be6 {[%cal Gc5c4]}) 16... cxd4 17. Rfb1
$13) 15... f5 16. f3 (16. exf5 gxf5 17. Nc4 O-O 18. Bd2 e4 $132 {[%cal Gc8a6]})
16... f4 17. Bf2 g5 {[%cal Gh7h5,Gg5g4]}) 15. Nc3 Nxc5 16. d4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bd7
$6 {another inaccuracy} (17... Bb7 $142) 18. a4 $1 b4 {[%tqu "En","","","",
"d4b5","",10]} 19. Ndb5 $3 cxb5 $2 {and this is already the decisive mistake.}
(19... O-O $142 20. Bxc5 (20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. Nxd6 Ne6 22. Ne2 f5 $15) 20... Qxc5
21. Qxd7 cxb5 22. Nxb5 f5 $132) 20. Nd5 $40 Qd6 21. Bf4 Qc6 22. axb5 Qb7 23.
Nc7+ Kf7 24. Qd4 g5 (24... Bf8 $142 25. Nxa8 Qxa8 26. Qxb4 (26. b6 a6 (26... a5
27. Qxb4 axb4 28. Rxa8 Bc6 29. Rc8 Bxe4 30. Re1 $18) 27. Qxb4 Be6 $14) (26. Bd6
Bxd6 27. Qxd6 Rc8 28. Rfb1 $14) 26... Ne6 27. Qb3 $16 {[%cal Gf4e3]}) 25. Qxc5
gxf4 26. Rfd1 Be6 (26... Rhd8 $8 27. Rd4 $1 {[%cal Ga1d1]} (27. Nxa8 Rxa8 $14)
27... Rac8 (27... f5 28. e5) (27... Bf8 28. Qc4+ Kg7 29. Rad1 Bxb5 30. Nxb5
Rxd4 31. Rxd4 $40) 28. Rxa7 Qb8 29. b6 $18) 27. Qh5+ $18 Ke7 28. Nxe6 Kxe6 29.
Qg4+ f5 30. Ra6+ $1 Kf7 31. Qxf5+ Kg8 32. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Hastings 00 75th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2000.01.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2000.01.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4134]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 {It is more
accurate than 5 h3?! which allows black to play 5...e5 immediately, before
having to develope his king's bishop. In any case white has nothing to fear
from Bg4 so long as he can answer with Nbd2, preparing capture on f3 with the
knight or after Nc3 to capture on f3 with the queen,preparing g4,Qg2(g3) and
f4, taking space advantage on the kingside.} Bg7 6. h3 e5 7. Be3 Qe7 8. Nbd2 {
Deserved seriouse attention} (8. Qd2 $5 {[%cal Gd2c3]} Nf6 (8... f5 $6 9. Qc3
$1 b6 10. b4 $16) (8... Bd7 $6 9. Qc3 b6 10. a3 a5 $6 11. b4 $1 f5 (11... axb4
12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 cxb4 14. Qa8+ Qd8 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Bxb6+ Ke8 17. Bc5
$18 {[%csl Rb4]}) 12. bxc5 $16 {Oratovsky,M-Golod,V Haifa (open) 2000 1-0 (43)}
) 9. Bh6 (9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Bh6 f6 11. Bxg7 Qxg7 12. Qe3 Qe7 13. Nd2 $14 {[%cal
Gf2f4] Psakhis,L-Roeder,M/Vienna/1991/ (13)}) 9... O-O 10. Nc3 Nh5 11. Ne2 Bxh6
12. Qxh6 c4 $1 {[%cal Ge7b4]} 13. O-O cxd3 14. cxd3 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,
P-Sutovskij,E/Tilburg Fontys 1996 (30)}) 8... Nf6 ({to passive is} 8... f6 9.
Nc4 Be6 10. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2a5]} Bxc4 11. dxc4 b6 12. O-O-O Rd8 13. Qc3 Nh6 14.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 15. h4 $1 $14 {[%cal Gh4h5] Sutovskij,E-Daels,M/Portoroz op 1997
1-0 (33)}) 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. O-O (10. Qd2 Nb6 $6 11. Na5 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. a3 f6
14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4 Be6 16. Rfb1 $14 {1-0 Mainka,R-Brenke,A/Lippstadt 1993 
(26)}) 10... O-O 11. Qd2 Rd8 12. a3 b6 13. b4 Ba6 14. Qc3 f6 15. Rfe1 Bf8 16.
Nfd2 {[%cal Gd2b3] The main strategical idea in this position is to provoke
exchange on b4,getting open "a"file for white major pieses} Kh8 {[%cal Gc5b4]}
17. Rab1 Qe6 18. Nb3 cxb4 19. axb4 c5 $5 20. bxc5 ({nothing special promises
to white} 20. b5 Bxb5 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Rxb5 Rac8 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 $11) 20... Rdc8
(20... Bxc4 21. dxc4 (21. Qxc4 $6 Qxc4 22. dxc4 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Bxc5
bxc5 25. Rb7 a5 $11 {[%cal Gd8d4,Gd8d2,Ya5a1]}) 21... Nxc5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23.
Bxc5 bxc5 24. Rb7 $14 {[%csl Rh8] and white major pieses are more active}) 21.
Ncd2 (21. cxb6 $143 Nxb6 22. Bxb6 axb6 {[%cal Gb6b5]} 23. Qd2 Bxc4 24. dxc4
Rxc4 $15 {[%csl Rb3,Gb6][%cal Gb6a5,Gb6c5]}) 21... Nxc5 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Qa1
$1 Bb7 24. Nxc5 Rxc5 25. Nc4 $14 {better piese combination: Queen+Knight
against Queen+Bishop and very simple play on open "a" and "b" files against
black pawns makes white chanses slightly better} Rc7 26. Rb2 {[%csl Ra7,Rb6]
[%cal Ge1b1,Gb2a2]} Kg7 27. Ra2 b5 28. Na5 Bc8 29. Nb3 Qb6 30. d4 $1 {[%cal
Ga1g7] Time to attack the king!} exd4 31. Nxd4 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Re7 32. Ra5 a6 $8
(32... Bd7 $2 33. Ra6 Qb7 34. Nf5+ gxf5 35. Qxf6+ Kg8 36. Qxe7 Qxa6 37. Qxd7
$18) 33. Rxb5 ({to dangerouse for white was} 33. Nxb5 Re5 34. Rb1 Rb8 35. Na3
Qxa5 36. Rxb8 Rxe4 37. Rb1 Re2 $15) 33... axb5 34. Qxa8 Bxh3 ({after} 34...
Qxd4 35. Qxc8 b4 36. Qc6 {white has a pawn up in arising endgame}) 35. c3 $1 {
[%csl Ga8,Gd4]} Bd7 36. Ra1 $36 {[%cal Ga1a7]} Qc5 (36... b4 $142 37. Rb1 Qc5
38. Qd8 bxc3 39. Qxd7 (39. Rb8 Be8 40. Rb7 Kf7 $15) 39... c2 40. Rf1 c1=Q 41.
Ne6+ Kf7 42. Nxc5 Qxc5 $11) 37. Qd8 Rf7 $4 $138 (37... Be8 38. Ra6 Qe5 $14) 38.
Qxd7 $18 {[%cal Gd4e6]} Qxc3 39. Ne6+ Kh6 40. Qxf7 Qxa1+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+ 42. f4
1-0

[Event "Decameron"]
[Site "Decameron"]
[Date "2003.12.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "De la Paz Perdomo, Frank"]
[Black "Alvarado Sepulveda, Nelson D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2318"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DOM"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 48]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 {Probably the
best reaction on 5.Re1} 6. c3 ({In the spirit of the old masters was} 6. b4 $5
cxb4 7. a3 $44) (6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gb2b4] is another solid plan
in this position}) 6... Nge7 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 exd4 9. Bg5 $6 {A strange move.
I don't get the idea to provoke h6. Anyway this move looks usefull for black.}
({Interesting complications arises after the more common} 9. Bf4 O-O (9... a6
10. Ba4 (10. Bc4 {this move is not dangerous for black} d6 (10... b5 11. Bd5
Bb7 12. Bd6 O-O 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Nb3 Re8 15. Nc5 Ra7 16. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 17. Qb3+
Kf8 18. Nh4 Bf6 19. Nxg6+ Kg7 20. Nf4 {[%cal Gf4e6]} Nc8 21. Qg3+ Kh8 (21...
Bg5 22. Bc7 Qe7 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. Nd5 $16 {[%cal Gh2h4]}) 22. Bc7 $18 {[%csl
Rd8][%cal Gf4g6] 1-0 Manor,I-Zilberman,Y/Netanya 1993/EXT 98 (51). (50)}) 11.
Ng5 O-O 12. Qb3 d5 $1 {[%cal Gc6a5]} (12... Qe8 $143 13. Bxd6 Na5 14. Qd3 b5
15. Bb3 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Qd7 17. e5 $14) 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Na5 15. Qf3 Nc4
16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Bxd2 Bf5 $13 {only black now has chances for the initiative})
10... d6 (10... b5 $142 11. Bb3 d6 $13) 11. Nxd4 b5 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bb3 {
[%cal Gb1c3]} Bxb2 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Qb3+ Be6 16. Qxb2 $16 {1-0 Wells,P-Neihs,
H/Graz 1995/EXT 98 (27). (26)}) 10. Bd6 b6 11. Nbd2 (11. e5 $5 {[%cal Gf3d4]})
11... Bb7 12. Nb3 Re8 13. Bc4 (13. Nbxd4 $2 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc8 $17 {[%csl Re4]})
13... Nc8 14. Bf4 d6 15. Ng5 (15. Qd2 $5 {[%cal Gc4d5]}) 15... Rf8 $13 {
[%cal Gc6e5,Gh7h6] 1-0 Novikov,M-Vasiliev,V/Tula 2001/CBM 80 ext (34). (33)}) (
9. Na3 $6 {another dubious idea} O-O 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Qd2 d6 12. Qf4 Be6 (12...
f6 13. Bc4+ Kh8 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Bg4 $15 {[%csl Rb2]}) 13. Bf6 h6 14. h4
Rac8 $15 {1-0 Golubovic,B-Afek,Y/Cannes 1996/EXT 98 (26). (25)}) 9... h6 10.
Bf4 $146 d6 $6 {Now white wins the pawn back and gets a better position.
Better was} (10... a6 11. Ba4 b5 12. Bb3 d6 $13) 11. Nxd4 $14 O-O 12. Bxc6 $1
bxc6 13. Nc3 {[%csl Rc6,Rd6][%cal Gd1d2,Ga1d1,Gd4b3]} d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Qd2
Kh7 16. Be5 $16 {Changing the most active black piece. White has an obvious
advantage.} Bb7 (16... f6 17. Bg3 $16 {[%csl Re6,Rg7]}) 17. Rad1 Ng8 {[%cal
Gg8f6]} 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Na4 Qd6 20. b4 {Now white has a strategically
winning position because of the weak isolated pawn d5 and the bad Bb7} Rae8 21.
Nc5 Bc8 ({Black's last try was to enter Bb7 in the game by} 21... Ba6 {[%cal
Ga6c4]} 22. Qc3 Nf6 23. b5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rc8 25. Rc1 Bb7 26. Ndb3 $16 {
[%cal Gc5b7]}) 22. Nb5 Qb8 23. Qd4+ Kh7 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Nc3 $18 {[%csl Rd5]}
Be6 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Qxd5 Re7 28. Qd4 Qe8 29. h3 Re2 30. a4 Ra2 31. a5 Qe2 32.
Nd7 {[%cal Gd7f8]} h5 33. h4 Qe7 34. Ne5 (34. Qxa7 Qxb4 35. Nf6+ $1 Kg7 36.
Ne8+ Kf8 37. Nd6 Ne7 38. Qa8+ Kg7 39. Qf3 $18) 34... Re2 35. Nd7 a6 36. g3 Re6
37. Nc5 Re2 38. Qd6 Re1+ 39. Kg2 Rxd1 40. Qxd1 Nf6 41. Qf3 Ng4 42. Nxa6 {
The rest of the game is matter of technique.} Ne5 43. Qe4 f5 44. Qd5 f4 45.
gxf4 Ng4 46. f5 Qxh4 47. Qf7+ Kh8 48. Qf8+ Kh7 49. fxg6+ Kxg6 50. Qf4 Qd8 51.
Nc5 Nf6 52. Qg5+ Kf7 53. Qg7+ Ke8 54. Qh8+ Ke7 55. Qxd8+ Kxd8 56. b5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.06"]
[Round "10.7"]
[White "Joachim, Sven"]
[Black "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 17408]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 7.
Be3 b6 8. Qd2 ({Another way to develope an initiative on the queenside is} 8.
a4 a5 9. Nbd2 (9. Na3 f6 10. Qd2 Be6 11. O-O Ne7 12. b3 g5 13. Nc4 Ng6 14. c3
h5 15. d4 g4 $36 {1-0 Yudasin,L-Gershov,Y/New York 2003/EXT 2004 (50). (49)})
9... f6 10. Nc4 Nh6 11. O-O (11. b4 axb4 12. a5 bxa5 13. Bxc5 $16) 11... Nf7
12. b4 $1 {a typical for this pawn structure breakthrough.} axb4 13. a5 bxa5
14. Bxc5 Be6 15. Nfd2 Bf8 16. Bb6 Qb8 17. Qf3 Be7 18. Qe3 (18. Bxa5 O-O 19. Qe3
$14) 18... O-O (18... a4 $1 19. Bc5 Qb5 $15) 19. Nxa5 Rc8 20. Bc5 $14 {1-0
Slaby,J-Volodin,V/Marianske Lazne 2003/CBM 92 ext (39). (39)}) (8. Nbd2 Ne7 9.
a4 a5 10. Nc4 f6 11. b4 $1 {once again!} axb4 12. a5 bxa5 13. Bxc5 O-O 14. Bxb4
$16 {1-0 Iordachescu,V-Lisenko,A/Bucharest 1993/CBM 35 ext (39). (38)}) 8... h6
9. Nc3 $2 {Critical opening position. White could get a very pleasant play
with the typical} (9. Qc3 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gb2b4]} Qc7 (9... f6 10. b4 cxb4
11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qc4) 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. a3 a5 12. O-O Nf6 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4
O-O (14... a4 15. d4 exd4 16. Bxd4 $16 {[%cal Gd4g7]}) 15. bxa5 bxa5 16. Rfb1
Ra6 17. Nb3 Bxb3 18. Rxb3 Nd7 19. Nd2 $16 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gd2c4] 0-1
Perunovic,M-Pap,M/Dimitrovgrad 2003/CBM 93 ext (34). (34)}) 9... Ne7 10. Nh2 (
10. O-O-O Be6 11. Ng1 Qd7 12. Nge2 f5 13. f4 exf4 14. Nxf4 Bf7 15. d4 c4 $6 (
15... cxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 g5 19. Nd3) (15... g5 $5 16.
Nfe2 fxe4 17. dxc5 Qxd2+ 18. Bxd2 Bd5 $132) 16. d5 fxe4 17. Bd4 O-O 18. Bxg7
Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Kh7 20. Nxe4 Ng8 21. h4 {[%cal Re4g5] 1-0 Sax,G-Wahedi,A/
Deizisau 2002/CBM 87 ext (21).}) 10... Be6 11. Ne2 $6 {Another doubious move
with this knight. Now black manages to overtake the initiative.} f5 12. exf5
gxf5 (12... Nxf5 $143) 13. f4 e4 $17 {[%csl Ge6,Gg7,Rh2]} 14. dxe4 Qxd2+ 15.
Bxd2 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Bg7 17. Bc3 O-O {White should sacrifice one of the hanging
pawns because opening the position by 18.exf5 is unacceptable now.} 18. g4 (18.
Bxg7 Kxg7 19. e5 Bxa2 $17) 18... fxe4 19. f5 Bxa2 20. Ra1 Bc4 $19 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. Nf4 Kf6 {First goes the king in the centre, then black can advance his
passers on the kingside.} 23. Nf1 Nd5 24. Nh5+ Ke5 25. Nd2 Kd4 26. Nxc4 Kxc4
27. O-O (27. Ng7 a5 28. Ne6 Rf6 29. Ra4+ Nb4 $19 {[%cal Gb6b5,Ga5a4]}) 27... a5
28. Rae1 Rae8 29. Ng7 Re5 30. Ne6 Rf6 31. Kg2 b5 32. Kg3 a4 33. h4 b4 34. g5
hxg5 35. hxg5 Rfxe6 36. fxe6 Rxg5+ {[%csl Re6][%cal Gg5e5]} 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.07"]
[Round "10.5"]
[White "Lau, Ralf"]
[Black "Dinstuhl, Volkmar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 48]} c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 g6 $6 {Probably this move is
not bad at all, but in my opinion black gets a comfortable play after 4...e6
then 6...Nf6 followed by 7...a6 and 8...d5} 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O $5 {This move
order is more tricky than} (6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Qf3 Nh6 (7... e6 $143 8. Nb5 d6 9.
Qa3 Ke7 10. c3 dxc3 11. O-O $1 (11. dxc3 $16) 11... a6 (11... c2 $5 $14 {
[%csl Gc2]}) 12. Nxc3 Qc7 13. d3 Bd7 14. Bf4 Qc5 15. b4 Qh5 16. d4 $16 {
1-0 Jones,G-Camerini,L/Montecatini Terme 2003/EXT 2004 (20). (19)}) 8. Ne2 O-O
9. c3 (9. O-O Ng4 $5 10. Bb3 Ne5 11. Qg3 a5 12. a4 d3 $5 13. cxd3 Nc6 14. Qe3
e6 15. d4 d5 16. e5 Qb6 $44 {[%cal Gf7f6] 1-0 Mamikonian,T-Gerzhoy,L/
Chalkidiki 2003/EXT 2004 (47). (46)}) 9... dxc3 (9... b5 10. Bd5 Rb8 11. cxd4
e6 12. Qg3 Rb6 13. Bb3 a5 14. d3 a4 15. Bd1 f5 16. Bd2 Ra6 17. O-O $16 {
1-0 Tiviakov,S-Reefat,B/Dhaka 2003/CBM 95 (63). (62)}) (9... e6 10. O-O f5 11.
Nxd4 fxe4 (11... Bxd4 12. cxd4 fxe4 13. Qc3 $14 {[%cal Gd2d3]}) 12. Qxe4 Kh8 (
12... d5 13. Nxe6 $18) 13. Bb3 d5 14. Qe2 e5 15. Nc2 a5 16. Ne1 a4 17. Bc2 Nf5
18. d3 $14 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Cheparinov,I/Seville 2003/CBM 92 ext (64). (63)})
10. dxc3 Ng4 11. Bxf7+ Rxf7 12. Qxg4 d5 13. Qh4 Bf6 14. Qh6 (14. Qg3 $5 dxe4
15. O-O Qd3 16. Re1 $14) 14... dxe4 15. O-O Qd3 16. Ng3 Bf5 17. Bg5 Rd8 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Degraeve,J-Gagunashvili,M/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 98 no vc (28). (27)}) 6...
d6 (6... a6 $5 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Qf3 Nf6 9. e5 (9. Ne2 d5 10. exd5 Bg4 11. Qd3
Bf5 12. Qxd4 Bxc2 $132 {[%cal Gb7b5]}) 9... dxc3 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. dxc3 O-O 12.
Re1 d6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Bb3 Rb8 15. Rad1 Bd7 16. Qe3 (16. Qd5 $5 Be6 17. Rxe6
fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Rd3 Qc8 20. Rxd6 Qxe6 21. Rxe6 Red8 22. g4 $14) 16...
Qa5 17. Rd5 Qc7 18. Bg5 Bc6 19. Rd3 Bb5 20. Rdd1 Bxg5 21. Qxg5 Rbd8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Hamdouchi,H-Miladinovic,I/Nice 2002/CBM 91 ext (25). (24)}) (6... e6 $6
{and here black gets into the trouble} 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Nb5 $1 d6 9. c3 Nf6 10.
cxd4 a6 (10... Nxe4 11. d3 Nf6 12. Bf4 $16) 11. e5 axb5 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Bxb5+
Kf8 14. d5 exd5 15. d4 Qb6 16. Bh6+ Kg8 17. Qf3 Bxd4 18. Rae1 Be5 (18... Be6
19. Rxe6 Qxb5 20. Re7 $18) 19. Qf6 {1-0 Hamdouchi,H-Simutowe,A/Cairo 2001/CBM
84 ext (19).}) 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 Nf6 9. d3 (9. Nxd4 Nxe4 $11) 9... d5 10.
exd5 (10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Nf4 Rc8 14. Re1 Nxd5 $15)
10... Nxd5 {White should play carefuly now, if black manages to finish his
development, his position could be better because of the better pawn structure.
} 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bg5 (12. Ng3 Be6 13. Ne4 Nc7 $11) 12... h6 13. Bh4 Be6 (13...
Nb6 14. Bb3 Re8 15. a4 $36 {[%csl Rb6]}) 14. Qd2 Qd7 15. Bg3 Rac8 16. Bb3 Kh7
17. Kh1 $6 {[%cal Ge2g1,Gg1f3,Gf3e5]} Nc7 18. Ng1 Bxb3 $6 (18... Bd5 $142 $1
19. Bxd5 (19. Re2 Qc6 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 $15) 19... Nxd5 20. Nf3 Qb5 $15) 19. axb3
Nb5 20. Nf3 f6 21. Qd1 $14 {[%cal Gf3d2,Gd2c4]} e5 22. Nd2 Rfe8 23. Nc4 Re6 24.
f4 exf4 25. Rxe6 Qxe6 26. Bxf4 g5 $6 (26... Re8) 27. Bg3 f5 28. Qf3 {[%cal
Ga1e1]} f4 $6 {Black doesn't need this pawn sac. Better was the solid} (28...
Qd7 29. Re1 (29. Be5 Re8 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Rf1 f4 $13 {[%cal Gd7c6]}) 29... f4
30. Bf2 $14) 29. Qxb7 fxg3 30. Qxb5 $16 Rf8 31. Qb7 Rf2 32. hxg3 Rxc2 33. Rxa7
Qg6 34. g4 $18 {[%cal Gb3b8]} Qf6 35. Qe4+ Kg8 36. Qd5+ Kh8 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38.
Qg8+ Kg6 {[%tqu "En","","","","c4e5","",10]} 39. Ne5+ $1 {The rest of the game
is a matter of technique.} (39. Rf8 $1 Qxf8 (39... Qe7 40. Re8 $18) 40. Ne5+
Kf6 41. Nd7+ Ke7 42. Nxf8 Bxf8 43. Qh8 $18) 39... Qxe5 40. Ra6+ Qf6 41. Qe8+
Kh7 42. Qe4+ Kh8 43. Rxf6 Bxf6 44. b4 Rxb2 45. b5 Kg7 46. Qe6 1-0

[Event "Noyabrsk Fakel Jamala"]
[Site "Noyabrsk"]
[Date "2003.11.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kuznetsov, Viktor2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2367"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.11.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 d5 $6 (7...
Qc7 8. Na3 $5 (8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 {and Qc7 move is useful for
black}) 8... d5 9. e5 Nd7 10. d4 a6 11. Bf1 cxd4 12. cxd4 b5 13. Bf4 e6 14. Nc2
$14 {[%cal Gd1d2,Ga1c1] 1-0 Palac,M-Yacob,F/Cap d'Agde 2003/EXT 2004 (43). (42)
}) (7... Qb6 8. Na3 d5 9. e5 Ne8 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc7 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Qb3
Ne6 14. Be3 f6 15. Rac1 Qd7 16. Nc2 b6 17. Nb4 Bb7 18. Nd3 g5 $132 {[%cal
Gh7h6,Gf6f5] and black was OK in Ponomariov,R-Van Wely,L/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 98
1-0}) (7... Ne8 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Qb6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nc3 Nc7 12. b3 d6 13.
Be3 Qb4 14. Rc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Nunn,J-Ellers,H/Germany 2003/CBM 93 (28). (27)}) (
{another intresting try is} 7... d6 $5 8. d4 Qb6 9. Ba4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nd7 {
[%cal Gg7b2]} 11. Bxc6 ({not dangerous for black is} 11. Nc3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4
(12... Bxd4 13. Nd5 Bxf2+ 14. Kf1 Qd4 15. Nxe7+ Kg7 16. Nxc8 Nc5 17. Nxd6 Nxa4
$13) 13. Nd5 Nb6 14. Nxe7+ Kh8 15. Qxd4 Bxd4 16. Bb3 Be6 {with sufficient
counterplay}) 11... bxc6 12. Nc3 e5 13. Na4 Qa6 14. Be3 Nb6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16.
dxe5 dxe5 17. Qd6 c5 18. b4 cxb4 19. Qxb4 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Damljanovic,B-Nikac,
P/Herceg Novi 2002/CBM 86 ext (32). (32)}) 8. e5 Ne8 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 ({
in my opinion more exact is} 10. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 11. cxd4 Nc7 12. Nc3 Ne6 13. Be3
f6 14. exf6 exf6 15. Qd2 {[%cal Gc3a4,Ga1c1,Ga4c5] and white has very
comfortable position} (15. Rc1 f5) 15... Rb8 16. Rac1 f5 17. Ne2 $16) 10... Bd7
{[%cal Gc6e5]} (10... Bf5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nc3 Nc7 13. b3 Nb5 14. Na4 Be4 15.
Ng5 h6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bb2 Qd5 18. Rc1 f5 19. exf6 exf6 20. Rc5 Qd7 21. d5
$16 {1-0 Hatzidakis,M-Halkias,S/Kallithea Chalkidiki 2003/CBM 95 ext (36). (35)
}) 11. Nc3 Nc7 12. Bf1 Rb8 {was not neccesary. Black could advance b5 without
this move.} (12... b5 13. Be3 (13. Nxb5 {promises nothing to white} Nxb5 14.
Bxb5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bxb5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Qd2 Rfc8 $132) 13... b4 14.
Na4 Ne6 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. b3 Rfc8 17. Qd2 Ncd8 18. a3 $14) 13. Be3 b5 14. Rc1 $14
{White has an obvious space advantage. The next moves of black are hard to
understand. Probably in this position black should try to create counterplay
in the centre by f6 otherwise after Qd2 and Bh6 white's initiative will be
very dangerous.} Na5 15. b3 {[%csl Ra5]} b4 16. Ne2 Ne6 (16... Nb5 17. Qd2 {
[%csl Rb4]} Nc6 18. Rc5) 17. Nf4 {[%csl Ge6] correct decision. Black's knight
e6 is a key piece in this position.} Nxf4 18. Bxf4 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Ge5e6]} Rb6
$2 {[%mdl 8192] misses a simple blow. Better was} (18... Rc8 19. Qd2 Qb6 20.
Be3 $5 {[%cal Gc1c5]} (20. Bh6 $5) 20... Nb7 21. Qd3 $16 {[%cal Gd3a6]}) 19. e6
$1 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6,Rd8][%cal Gf4c7]} Bc6 $8 20. Ng5 f6 21. Nf7 Qc8 22. Qf3
$18 {[%cal Gf3g3,Yf4c7,Rf1d3,Rd3g6] Black's kingside becomes undefendeble now.}
f5 {[%csl Re5,Rg5,Rh6]} 23. Qe3 Bf6 24. Bd3 Nb7 25. Bxf5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.14"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[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 "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Stuttgart"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 5]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg4 {Usualy black
plays Bg7. After Bg4 white has a sligtly better position, but black has
increased his chances to reach equality.} 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 (8.
Qxf3 Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qg3 Nb6 12. Ne3 Qd6 13. Qh4 c4 $5 14. Nxc4
Nxc4 15. dxc4 Qe6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kindermann,S-Degraeve,J/Chalkidiki 2002/CBM 92 
(25). (25)}) 8... Nf6 (8... e5 9. Be3 Qe7 10. O-O Nf6 11. a3 O-O 12. Qd2 {
[%cal Gd2c3]} b6 13. b4 c4 14. Qc3 cxd3 15. cxd3 Rac8 16. a4 c5 17. Rfc1 Nh5
18. bxc5 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. e5 Rxc5 21. Qe1 g5 22. Rxc5 bxc5 23. Qe4 $16 {
1-0 Sulskis,S-Agamaliev,G/Bydgoszcz 1999/EXT 2000 (41). (40)}) 9. O-O (9. Qe2
Nd7 10. O-O e5 11. Be3 Qe7 12. c3 Nf8 13. a3 Ne6 14. b4 O-O 15. Rfd1 b6 16. Qb2
Rfe8 17. b5 cxb5 18. Qxb5 Rad8 19. a4 $13 {1-0 Ovetchkin,R-Vasiliev,V/Tula
2003/EXT 2004 (43). (42)}) 9... O-O 10. Qe2 (10. Be3 c4 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bg5 (12.
dxc4 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Qa5 14. Qe1 $13) 12... cxd3 13. Qxd3 h6 14. Bh4 Qb6 $11 {
1-0 Kindermann,S-Schmittdiel,E/Austria 2003/EXT 2004 (47). (46)}) (10. Bg5 h6
11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. Rad1 Ne8 14. c3 e5 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4
Nd6 18. e5 Nf5 19. Qe4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Baklan,V-Guseinov,K/Batumi
2002/CBM 90 (149). (149)}) 10... Ne8 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Ge8c7,Gc7e6,Ge6d4]} 11.
Be3 b6 12. c3 {[%cal Gd3d4] Now black has no time to transfer his knight to e6,
so the e5 move is forced.} e5 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Rac1 (14. a4 Nc7 (14... a5 15.
b4 $1) 15. a5 Ne6 16. Qc2 Rfd8 $11) 14... Nc7 15. b4 $5 (15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4
Qxe4 17. dxc5 Nd5 $132) 15... Ne6 (15... cxb4 16. cxb4 Qxb4 17. Rxc6 Ne6 18.
Qc2 $5 $14 {[%cal Gc2b3,Yg1f1,Yf1e2] with a slightly better ending.} (18. Rdc1
Rad8 19. Ng5 Nd4 20. Bxd4 Rxd4 {[%cal Gg7h6]} 21. Nf3 Rd7 $11)) 16. Qb2 (16.
bxc5 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. d4 Qe7 $11) 16... f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Qb3 {
[%cal Gf3g5]} Kh8 19. Re1 {[%cal Ge1e7]} Rg8 (19... f4 20. Bd2 Qd6 21. Qc4 Rad8
22. bxc5 Nxc5 23. d4 $16) 20. bxc5 f4 (20... Nxc5 21. Bxc5 (21. Qa3 $5) 21...
Qxc5 (21... bxc5 22. Rb1 (22. Qc4 {[%csl Re5][%cal Ge1e2,Gc1e1]})) 22. d4 exd4
23. cxd4 Qd5 24. Qxd5 cxd5 25. Re7 $16) {[%tqu "En","","","","e3d4","",10]} 21.
Bd4 $1 $16 Bf6 (21... exd4 22. Qxe6 (22. Rxe6 Qxc5 23. c4 Rae8 24. Rce1 Rxe6
25. Rxe6 $16 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gb3d1,Gd1e2,Ge2e4]}) 22... Qxe6 23. Rxe6 dxc3 24.
Rxc6 $16 {[%cal Gd3d4]}) 22. Bxe5 Raf8 {[%cal Ge7g7]} 23. g4 $1 {Looks like
the best move in this position.Too dangerous for white is} (23. Bxf4 $6 Rxg2+
24. Kf1 (24. Kxg2 $6 Nxf4+ $40 {[%cal Re7d7,Rd7h3]}) 24... Rxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Bh4+
26. Kf1 (26. Bg3 Qxc5+ 27. d4 Qf5 28. Re3 Bxg3+ 29. Kxg3 Ng5 $1 $40 {[%csl Rg3]
}) (26. Nxh4 Qxh4+ 27. Ke2 Nxf4+ 28. Kd1 Nxd3 $17) 26... Bxe1 27. Rxe1 (27.
Be5+ Ng7) 27... Rxf4 28. Qxe6 Rxf3+ 29. Kg2 Qxe6 30. Rxe6 Rxd3 31. cxb6 axb6
32. Rxc6 b5) ({or} 23. cxb6 Qg7 24. g4 fxg3 25. Bxg3 Nf4 $40 {[%cal Gf4d3,
Gf4h3]} 26. Re3 $8 Qh6 $1 {[%cal Gh6h3]} 27. h4 Nxd3 $1 $17 {[%csl Rc1][%cal
Rh6c1]}) (23. d4 Qg7 24. Nh4 Nxc5 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. dxc5 Qxh4 $13 {[%cal Gf4f3]
}) 23... fxg3 24. Bxg3 Qxc5 {[%cal Rg8g3]} 25. d4 Qf5 26. Qxe6 Qxf3 27. Re3 Qh5
28. Rce1 $16 {The end of all comlications. It looks like the game goes to a
quite ending where white has a pawn up.} Rg6 (28... c5 29. Kh2 cxd4 30. Re5 $1
Qf7 31. Qxf7 Rxf7 32. cxd4 Rd7 33. R1e4 $1 $16) 29. Qd7 Rg7 30. Qd6 (30. Qxc6
$5 {[%cal Ge3e8] another possibility was to trade all the rooks and to keep
queens on the board} Qxh3 31. Re8 Rgg8 32. Rxf8 Rxf8 33. Re8 Rxe8 34. Qxe8+ Kg7
35. Qa4 {[%csl Ra7]} a5 36. Qc6 $18) 30... Qf7 31. Qxf8+ Qxf8 32. Re8 Kg8 33.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Re6 Bh4 35. Kg2 c5 36. d5 (36. Kf3 Bxg3 37. fxg3 cxd4 38. cxd4
Rf7+ 39. Ke4 Rf2 40. a3 Ra2 41. Rf6+ Ke7 42. Rf3 $16) (36. dxc5 bxc5 37. Rc6
Bxg3 38. fxg3 Rd7 39. Rxc5 Rd2+ 40. Kf3 Rxa2 41. Rc7 $16) 36... c4 37. Kf3 Bxg3
38. fxg3 Rg5 39. Rc6 Rxd5 40. Rxc4 {The winning of this ending is just a
question of time. White should move his king on the queenside then to create a
passer on the kingside to deflect blacks king. Then the rest will be matter of
technique.} Ra5 41. a4 h5 42. Ke3 Kf7 43. Kd3 Rg5 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 Ra5 46.
Re4 Kf6 47. Kc2 Kg5 48. Kb3 Ra6 49. Rd4 Ra5 50. c4 Ra6 51. Kb4 Kh4 52. Ka3 Kg5
(52... Ra5) 53. Kb3 $22 {The rule of triangle, typical for pawn endings, also
works here!} Kh4 54. Rd6 {[%cal Gc4c5]} Ra5 55. Rg6 Re5 56. Kc3 Re3+ (56... Ra5
57. Kb4 Re5 58. Rg8 Rc5 59. Rg7 Ra5 60. g5 Kh5 61. Rd7 $1 {[%cal Gd7d5]} Kxg5
62. Rd5+ Rxd5 63. cxd5 a6 (63... Kf6 64. Kb5 Ke7 65. Ka6 $18) 64. a5 bxa5+ 65.
Kc5 Kf6 66. Kc6 $18) 57. Kb4 Re1 58. a5 $18 Rb1+ 59. Kc3 Rc1+ (59... bxa5 60.
c5 Rc1+ 61. Kd4 a4 62. Ra6 Kxg4 63. Rxa4 Kf5 64. Kd5 $18) 60. Kd4 Rd1+ 61. Ke5
Rc1 62. Kd5 Rd1+ 63. Kc6 bxa5 64. Kb5 Rc1 65. Ra6 Kxg4 66. Rxa5 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 75th"]
[Site "Hoeckendorf"]
[Date "2004.02.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Black "Schebler, Gerhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 12]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7.
Nc3 e5 $6 {It looks like black made a mistake with the move order. The usual
continuations are:} (7... Nd7) (7... O-O {[%cal Ge7e5,Gb7b6]}) (7... b6 $5) 8.
Nxe5 $1 (8. Be3 $143 $6 Qd6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Bh6 Be6 11. O-O-O a5 12. Kb1 a4 13.
g4 b5 {now we can see the difference of this move order with the main line -
black didn't lose time for b7-b6.} 14. Ne2 b4 $132 {1-0 Papa,S-Delchev,A/Saint
Vincent 2003/CBM 92 ext (45). (44)}) 8... Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxe5 10. O-O c4 (10...
O-O 11. Nxc5 f5 12. c3 b6 13. Qb3+ (13. d4 $5 {[%cal Gc5d3]}) 13... Qd5 14.
Qxd5+ cxd5 15. Re1 Bg7 16. Nb3 Ba6 17. d4 $16 {1-0 Drabke,L-Lang,S/Forchheim
2002/CBM 90 ext (28). (27)}) (10... Qe7 11. Re1 Be6 12. Qe2 (12. Ng5 $5 Bf6 13.
Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qg4 Kf7 15. Bh6 {[%cal Ge1e3,Ga1e1]} Bxb2 16. Rab1 Bc3 17. Rxb7
$18) 12... O-O 13. Nxc5 Bd4 (13... Bxb2 14. Bxb2 Qxc5 15. Qf3 $16 {[%cal Gf3f4,
Ge1e5]}) 14. Ne4 Rfe8 15. c3 Bg7 16. Bf4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Paillard,D-Hernandez,R/
Andorra 2000/CBM 76 ext (17). (16)}) 11. Re1 Be6 (11... O-O 12. Bh6 (12. Nd2 $5
{[%cal Rd2c4]} Bg7 13. Nxc4 Be6 $14) 12... Bxb2 (12... Re8 13. Bg5 $16 Qd7 14.
Bf6 $16) 13. Bxf8 Qxf8 14. Rb1 Bg7 15. dxc4 $16) 12. Bg5 ({White could get a
clear l edge also after} 12. Nc5 Qf6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qe2 $16) 12... Qd4 13.
Qf3 h6 (13... cxd3 14. c3 Qd5 15. Bf6 $16 (15. Nf6+ Bxf6 16. Qxf6 Kd7 17. Rad1
$36)) 14. c3 Qxd3 15. Re3 Qc2 16. Nf6+ Kd8 ({doesn't change a lot} 16... Kf8
17. Bh4 g5 $8 18. Rxe5 gxh4 19. Rxe6 fxe6 20. Ne4+ Kg8 $8 (20... Ke8 21. Qf6
Rf8 22. Qxe6+ Kd8 23. Qd6+ Ke8 24. Rd1 $18) 21. Rd1 Rh7 $8 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23.
Nxh7 Qxh7 24. Rd6 Re8 25. Qh5 $18) 17. Bh4 g5 (17... Bc7 18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. Ng8+
$1 {[%csl Rf8]} Ke8 20. Qf6 Rh7 21. Qxe6+ Kf8 22. Nxh6 $1 $18 {[%cal Ge6g8]}
Rxh6 23. Be7+ Kg7 24. Bf6+ $18) 18. Rxe5 gxh4 19. Ne4 Kc7 20. Qf4 Kb6 21. Qe3+
Kc7 22. Qf4 {As usual - timetrouble for the famous blitz player Rabiega!} Kb6
23. a4 a5 24. Qe3+ Kc7 25. Qf4 Kb6 {[%tqu "En","","","","e5b5","",10]} 26. Rb5+
$1 $18 cxb5 27. Qd6+ Ka7 28. axb5 a4 29. Qc5+ Kb8 30. Qd6+ Ka7 31. Qc5+ Kb8 32.
b6 (32. b6 Ra5 $8 33. Qxa5 {[%cal Ge4c5]} Qxe4 34. Rxa4 Kc8 35. Qc5+ $1 Qc6 36.
Qxc6+ bxc6 37. Ra8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kogan, Artur"]
[Black "Shushpanov, Rustam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 2084]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O {I prefere in this position
exchange on c6.After this white has clear play against double "c" pawns and
bishop on c8} Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. d4 (6. e5 Ng4 (6... Nd5 $5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6
dxc6 9. d3 O-O $132 {[%cal Gc7e6,Yf7f5]}) 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. h3 Nh6 10.
Ne4 b6 11. d3 f6 12. Bf4 Nf7 13. Ng3 fxe5 $6 (13... h6 $5 14. e6 Ng5 $13) 14.
Nxe5 Qc7 (14... Qd4 $5 15. Ne2 Qxb2 $132) 15. Nxg6 e5 16. Nxf8 exf4 17. Re8
Bxf8 18. Ne4 $36 {Cuartas,C-Puhm,A/Nice olm 1974/1-0 (63)}) 6... cxd4 7. e5 (7.
Nxd4 $6 O-O 8. Nc3 a6 9. Bf1 d6 10. h3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Be6 $11 {0-1 Romao,
A-Frois,A/POR-chT 1993 (27)}) 7... Nd5 8. Bxc6 dxc6 (8... bxc6 9. Qxd4 O-O (
9... Qb6 10. Qh4 h6 11. Na3 $6 {[%csl Ra3] 0-1 Pritulina,S-Piarnpuu,L/Tallinn
1999/EXT 2000 (55)} (11. c4 Nc7 12. Nc3 Ne6 13. b3 $14)) 10. c4 Nc7 11. Qh4 Ne6
12. Bh6 f6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nd4 $1 $14 {and white has visible space advantage.
}) 9. Qxd4 {favorite line of GM Yurtaev} Bf5 {its better than} (9... O-O $6 10.
Qh4 Qa5 (10... f6 11. Na3 Kh8 12. Bd2 Bf5 13. c4 Nb6 14. Rad1 g5 15. Qg3 Qb8
16. Bb4 Re8 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. e6 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Bc8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. b3 a5 22. Bc5
Ra6 23. Nc2 Na8 24. Bxe7 Bxe7 25. Nxe7 Rxe7 26. Rd8+ Kg7 27. Rxc8 c5 28. f4 Nc7
29. Rxc7 {1-0 Magem Badals,J-Rivas Vila,D/Lisbon 2001/EXT 2002 (29)}) 11. Bh6 {
[%csl Rg8,Rh7][%cal Gf3g5] white has a strong pressure on kingside.} Qb4 12. c4
Nb6 (12... Qxb2 13. Nbd2 Nc3 14. Ng5 Ne2+ 15. Kf1 Qd4 16. Nde4 f6 17. exf6 Bxf6
18. Rad1 $18 {[%csl Rd4,Re2,Rf8]}) 13. Nbd2 Rd8 14. b3 Bf5 15. Ne4 Nd7 16. Neg5
$16 {1-0 Velasquez Ojeda,C-Silva,S/Santiago 1993/EXT 99 (30)}) 10. Na3 h6 (
10... b6 11. Qh4 Qc7 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 O-O-O 14. Ng5 $6 (14. Nd4 $5) 14...
Rdf8 15. h3 f6 16. Nf3 g5 17. Rad1 Nf4 18. Nd4 Rfg8 $5 $132 {[%csl Rh6] 1-0
Yurtaev,L-Hlavac,R/Bratislava 1991/EXT 2001 (68)}) (10... Qb6) 11. Bd2 $5 {
preparing c4 and taking under control b4 square} (11. Qh4 g5 $6 12. Qg3 Qb6 13.
Nc4 Qb4 $2 (13... Qa6 $142 14. b3 Bxc2 15. Bb2 $44) 14. b3 $14 {[%cal Gc1a3]
1-0 Kogan,A-Pira,D/Cannes 2000/CBM 76(32)}) 11... Qc8 (11... Qb6 12. c4 Qxd4
13. Nxd4 Nc7 14. Nxf5 gxf5 15. Nc2 O-O-O 16. Bc3 $14 {[%cal Gc2d4,Gc2e3] to
provoke e6(black can not occupate this square with both-knight and pawn!)}) 12.
c4 Nc7 13. Qh4 Ne6 14. Rad1 g5 15. Qg3 Qc7 (15... Nc5 $5 {[%cal Gc5d3,Gc5e4]}
16. Nd4 Bg6 17. Ba5 $5 {to provoke some weaknesses in the black camp} O-O 18.
Qe3 $13) 16. Bc3 Rd8 17. h4 g4 ({Black had a good opportunety to take over an
initiative after simple} 17... Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Nf4 $1 {[%cal Gf4e2]} 19. Rd2 Nh5
$1 {[%csl Rg3]} 20. Qh2 g4 21. Ne1 g3 $1 22. fxg3 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 $17) 18.
Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 O-O 20. Qf4 e6 $5 {this move looks dubious,weakening d6
square,but probably after exact 21. ...b5 blacks buisness is not so bad} 21. c5
{[%csl Gd6][%cal Ga3c4,Gc4d6]} b5 $8 22. cxb6 axb6 23. Nc4 c5 24. Be3 Rxd1 25.
Rxd1 Rd8 26. Nd6 (26. Rd6 $1 Rxd6 (26... b5 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Nd6 $14 {
[%csl Rb5,Rc5]}) 27. Nxd6 Bg6 28. Bd2 Qd8 $1 {[%cal Gd8h4]} 29. Qg3 Qa8 30. Bc3
h5 31. a3 Qd5 $13) 26... Bg6 27. Rd2 h5 28. Qg3 Ra8 29. a3 Qc6 30. Bg5 {
[%cal Gg5f6]} c4 31. Qc3 b5 32. Bf6 Bh6 33. Rd1 Qc5 34. Nb7 Qc6 35. Nd6 Qc5 36.
Nb7 (36. Qd4 $142 Qxd4 37. Rxd4 $14 {with better ending}) 36... Qc6 37. Nd8 $6
{[%csl Gd6,Rd8][%cal Rd6c6,Rc6b7,Rb7c8,Rc8d8] strange maneuvre,probably in
timetrouble.There is nothing to do to white knight on d8} Qc5 38. Rd4 Rb8 {
[%csl Gb7][%cal Gd8b7]} 39. Rd6 Bf8 40. Qd2 g3 $1 (40... Bxd6 41. Qh6 $18) 41.
Nc6 $2 {losing by force,but also after} (41. Rd7 b4 42. axb4 Rxb4 {[%csl Rb2]
[%cal Rg3f2,Rc4c3] whites position is hopeless}) 41... gxf2+ 42. Qxf2 Bxd6 43.
exd6 Qxc6 44. Qd2 Qc5+ 45. Kh1 Qf5 $19 46. Be7 Qd3 47. Qh6 b4 48. axb4 Ra8 49.
Kh2 Qd4 50. Qg5 Kh7 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-B"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.02.01"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Black "Wagner, Claude"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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 "Mulhouse"]
[BlackTeam "Bischwiller"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. h3 f6 11. Nc3 Nf7 12. Be3 (12. Bf4 $6 Qa5 13. Qc2 Bd7
14. Rad1 Qh5 15. Qd3 g5 16. Bg3 Qg6 17. h4 h6 $132 {1-0 Ribeiro,F-Hernandez,T/
Cienfuegos 1996/CBM 52 ext (56)}) ({In my opinion white can reach more
comfortable position,playing} 12. b3 {[%cal Gc1b2,Gd1e2,Ga1d1] keeping both
central files open for major pieces.} Qa5 (12... g5 13. Bb2 g4 14. hxg4 Bxg4
15. Qd3 e5 16. Ne2 $6 (16. d5 $5 c5 17. Nh4 $14 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gc3d1,Gd1e3,
Gf2f3]}) 16... d5 $1 $132 {1-0 Lobron,E-Pachow,J/Germany 2001/CBM 82 ext (44).
(43)}) (12... f5 $5 {favorite continuation of GM Y.Yakovich} 13. e5 dxe5 14.
dxe5 Qxd1 15. Nxd1 c5 16. Bb2 Bb7 17. e6 Nd8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ne5 Rf6 20. Nc3
Rxe6 21. Na4 Rc8 22. Rac1 Nf7 23. Nd3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 c4 25. bxc4 Rxc4 26. Rxe7
Rxa4 {1/2-1/2 Lobron,E-Yakovich,Y/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78 (26).}) 13. Bb2 Qh5
14. Ne2 Ng5 (14... Qb5 $5 {was played in the game Oratovsky,M-Malakhov,V
Bad-Wiesse 2001}) 15. Nxg5 fxg5 (15... Qxg5 16. Qc1 $5 $14) 16. Qd3 Kh8 17. Ng3
Qh4 18. Rac1 Bb7 19. Rc2 g4 20. hxg4 Qxg4 21. d5 $14 {1-0 Mastrokoukos,
G-Tziallilas,K/Nikea 2002/CBM 89 ext (40). (39)}) 12... Bd7 (12... Qa5 13. Nd2
Rb8 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. f4 $6 (15. a3 $5 {[%cal Yb2b4]}) 15... Qh5 16. Nf1 e5 $132
{0-1 Zaitsev,V-Samojlov,A/Rybinsk 2001/EXT 2002 (42)}) (12... f5 $5) (12... Rb8
13. Qa4 Rxb2 14. Qxc6 f5 15. Qa4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Qb6 17. Ned2 Rb4 18. Qa3 Bf5 $15
{0-1 Nevednichy,V-Goldin,A/Cetinje 1993/EXT 2002 (28). (27)}) 13. Rc1 Kh8 14.
Qe2 Qb8 15. b3 {in the next 10 moves white transforms his position in one,
mentioned above ( see comm.for the 12.b3)} Qb7 16. Qc4 Rab8 17. Bd2 Qb6 18. Be3
Qb7 19. Qd3 Rbe8 20. Rcd1 Bc8 21. Bc1 Rd8 22. Qc2 Qa6 23. Na4 Qb5 24. Nc3 Qa6
25. Bb2 Bd7 26. d5 {And now the game starts!} c5 27. Ne2 Bh6 28. Bc1 {
neutralizing the only blacks advantage-pair of the bishops!} (28. Nd2 $5 {
[%cal Gd2c4,Gf2f4]}) 28... Bxc1 (28... Bg7 29. Nf4) 29. Nxc1 {[%cal Gd3f4,
Gd3b2,Gb2c4,Yc1d3]} Ne5 30. Qc3 (30. Nd2 g5 31. Re3 $13 {[%cal Gc1d3]}) 30...
Qa3 31. Nd2 g5 32. Nd3 Ng6 33. Nc4 $16 Qa6 34. a4 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Rd7b5]} Rb8
35. Rf1 Rg8 36. Kh2 Ne5 37. Ndxe5 fxe5 38. Rd3 Rbf8 39. Rf3 Qc8 (39... Rxf3 40.
Qxf3 Qc8 41. Qc3 Qf8 $132 {[%cal Gf8f4]}) 40. Rc1 Rf4 $6 {The last move in
time pressure.Cool blooded} (40... Rxf3 41. Qxf3 Qf8 42. Qxf8 Rxf8 43. f3 Rb8
44. Rc3 Kg7 $11 {keeps equality}) {[%tqu "En","","","","c4e5","",10]} 41. Nxe5
$1 dxe5 42. Qxe5+ Rg7 43. Rxf4 gxf4 44. Qxf4 Qg8 45. g4 h5 $6 46. f3 $16 {
[%csl Rd7] According to A.Nimzovitch-the most effective way to cut down
bishops activity is to place your pawns on the same coloured squares as this
bishop.} hxg4 47. hxg4 {[%cal Gh2g3,Gc1h1]} Bxg4 $2 48. fxg4 Rxg4 49. Qe5+ Qg7
(49... Kh7 50. Qh5+ $18) 50. Qxg7+ Rxg7 51. Rxc5 $18 Rg4 52. Rc7 Rxe4 53. Rxa7
Kg8 54. a5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2003.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Nd4 (4... Bg7 5. O-O ({White has no
advantage after} 5. Bxc6 bxc6 {when the plan with c3 and d4 has been ruled out.
} 6. O-O Nh6 7. d3 O-O 8. h3 d6 9. e5 Nf5 10. Re1 Rb8 11. Rb1 Be6 12. Bf4 Bd5 {
black has comfortable play Adams,M-Rowson,J 1998}) 5... Nd4 {-see the game}) 5.
Ba4 Bg7 6. O-O a6 (6... Qa5 $6 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 7. Rb1 e6 ({or ...} 7... b5 $5 8.
Nxd4 bxa4 $1 (8... Bxd4 9. Bxb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qxa2 11. Bb2 $16) (8... cxd4 9.
b4 $1 Qa6 10. Bxb5 Qb7 11. Nd5 e6 12. Ba6 $1 $16) 9. Nde2 $14 {[%cal Gb2b3,
Gc1b2]}) (7... Nxf3+ $2 8. Qxf3 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 Qxc3 10. bxc3 $16 {[%cal Gd2d4,
Gc1a3]}) 8. a3 b5 9. b4 Qa6 10. bxc5 $1 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 bxa4 12. Nb5 Ke7 (12...
Be5 13. Bb2 $18) 13. d4 f6 14. Nc7 Qc6 15. d5 Qxc5 16. Nxa8 Ba6 17. Re1 Nh6 18.
Be3 Qc8 19. d6+ Kxd6 20. Bxh6 Bxh6 21. Qxf6 Qf8 22. Red1+ {1-0 Morozevich,
A-Yakovich,Y/Maikop 1998}) (6... e6 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Nb5 a6 (8... Qb6 9. c3 $5
$16) 9. Nd6+ Ke7 10. Nxc8+ Rxc8 11. d3 h5 12. Qe1 Qc7 13. Bd2 Nh6 14. Ba5 Qb8
15. Qb4+ Qd6 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qc7 Qxc7 18. Bxc7 Rxb2 19. Bb3 $14 {[%csl Rb2]
[%cal Gc7f4,Gf4c1] 1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,L-Jelen,I/Ljubljana 2002/CBM 88 (57). (56)
}) 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. d3 d5 $6 {plausible reason of the
forthcoming difficulties.Better was not to hurry with the contact in the
centre and to develope kingside.} (10... e6 11. f4 Ne7 12. a4 (12. Qe1 Nc6 13.
Qf2 Qe7 14. Bd2 d6 15. Kh1 {[%cal Ge2g1,Gg1f3] tipical plan in this position
is to transfer the knight on f3.} Rg8 $6 16. a4 b4 17. a5 O-O-O 18. c3 $16 {
[%csl Rc8] 1-0 Mitkov,N-Kovalev,A/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (49). (48)}) 12... O-O 13.
Bd2 d6 14. Qe1 Kh8 15. Qf2 Qb6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. c3 Nc6 19. Nxd4
Nxd4 20. Be3 e5 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. cxd4 exd4 23. Bd2 $16 {1-0 Fressinet,
L-Apicella,M/France 2000/EXT 2001 (41). (41)}) 11. f3 $1 (11. Ng3 h5 $132 {
[%cal Gh5h4]}) 11... e6 12. Qe1 Ne7 13. Qh4 h6 {black prevents very unpleasant
pin after Bg5,but makes almost impossible castling kingside without creating
additional weaknesses.} (13... O-O 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 $16 {[%csl Gb3,Rd5,Re6]
[%cal Ge2f4,Gb3g8,Gh4h3]}) 14. a4 e5 15. Bd2 g5 16. Qh5 Ng6 17. Ng3 $18 {
[%csl Re8,Gf5][%cal Gd2b4] from now blacks position seems undefendible.} Nh4 (
17... Nf4 18. Bxf4 gxf4 19. Nf5 Bf6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bxd5 $18) 18. axb5 axb5
19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Ne4 (21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Bb4 {[%csl Re8][%cal
Gg3e4]}) 21... Qc6 ({doesn't help} 21... Bxb3 22. Nd6+ $1 Ke7 23. cxb3 Kxd6 (
23... Ng6 24. Bb4 $18) 24. Qxf7 {[%cal Gd2b4]}) 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. f4 $1 {
The most effective!} exf4 24. Rxf4 {[%cal Rf4h4]} Ng6 25. Rf5 Qd7 {[%csl Re8]
[%cal Gd2b4,Re4d6]} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.30"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. h3 {[ /\ e5 ]} Qc7 6. O-O Bg7 7.
Re1 O-O (7... e5 8. Bc4 O-O 9. d3 h6 10. Nh2 {[%csl Rc7,Gd5][%cal Gh2g4]} d6
11. Ng4 Nxg4 12. hxg4 Qd8 13. g3 Kh7 14. Kg2 $14 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Ge1h1] 1-0
Arnason,J-Nikcevic,N/Heraklio op 1993 (33)}) (7... a6 8. e5 $5 axb5 9. Nxb5 Qb6
10. Nd6+ $5 Kf8 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Nc4 Qd8 13. d4 $5 {Although the Rh8 is out
of play the rest of Black's position is quite good he will have two bishops,
centre pawns, and queenside files. White must play for the initiative.} cxd4
14. Bh6+ Kg8 (14... Bg7 15. Bxg7+ Kxg7 16. Nxd4 $16) 15. Nce5 $44 {Hebden,
M-Summerscale,A/BCF-ch 1992/1-0 (53)}) 8. e5 Ne8 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Bg5
f6 $6 (11... h6 12. Bh4 (12. Bxc6 $2 hxg5 (12... dxc6 $2 13. Nxe7+ Kh7 14. Bh4
{[%cal Re7g6]} Qb6 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. Qxd4 $16) 13. Ba4 (13. Nxg5 dxc6 14. Qxd4
{[%cal Gd4h4]} Bh6 $8 $19) 13... e6 14. Nb4 b5 15. Bxb5 Qa5 $19 {[%csl Rb4,Rb5]
}) 12... g5 (12... Kh7 $2 13. Bxc6 dxc6 14. Nxe7 $16) 13. Bxg5 hxg5 14. Nxg5
$40 Bh6 $8 15. Qh5 Kg7 16. Bd3 $44 {[%cal Rg5f7,Ge1e4,Ge4h4]}) 12. exf6 exf6
13. Bf4 f5 14. Qd2 d6 15. Rxe8 Qxe8 (15... Rxe8 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. Nf6
Qd8 19. Nxe8 (19. Nxh7 Qa5 20. Qf4 {[%cal Gf4h4]} Re4 $19) 19... Qxe8 20. Re1
Qf8 21. Bf4 {[%cal Gf3g5,Gg5f7]} h6 {[%tqu "En","","","","f4h6","",10]} 22.
Bxh6 $1 Bxh6 23. Re8 $1 Bxd2 24. Rxf8+ Kg7 25. Rf7+ Kh6 26. Nxd2 $16 {with
practically winning endgame}) 16. Nc7 Qd8 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Nxa8 Ne5 $2 {
losing by forse.Best defensive chanse was} (18... Bd7 19. Bxd6 Rf6 20. Bf4 ({
also good for white} 20. Be5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Be8 22. Re1 $16) ({or} 20. Ng5 Qxa8
21. Re1 $16) 20... Qxa8 21. Nxd4 $16) 19. Bd5 Bd7 20. Bxb7 Qb8 21. Bd5 Qxb2 22.
Re1 $18 Qb5 23. Nc7 Qc5 24. Nxe5 dxe5 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Qxc7 27. Re7 {
[%cal Gd2h6]} 1-0

[Event "Salou op 06th"]
[Site "Salou"]
[Date "2004.06.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oratovsky, Michael"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.06.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 28]} c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bb5 g6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 {
There is no reason to be afraid of 6...c4. White has few good continuations
there. For example:} Bg7 (6... c4 7. Qe2 ({or} 7. d3 cxd3 8. cxd3 Bg7 9. O-O c5
10. Be3 b6 11. d4 $14 cxd4 12. Bxd4 $14 {[%cal Gd1e2,Gf1d1,Ga1c1]}) 7... b5 8.
b3 (8. a4 b4 9. Na2 {[%csl Rb4,Rc4]}) 8... Bg7 {[%cal Gb5b4]} 9. Bb2 cxb3 10.
axb3 $14) 7. d3 Nd7 {One of the most popular plans against white setup,
invented by WC Kramnik. Black wants to consolidate the centre after e5 and to
keep darksquare bishops from exchange playing h6 before the castle. But I
found here a new quite interesting plan for white.} 8. Be3 e5 9. Nd2 $5 $146 {
Now black's plan connected with Qe7 and Nd7-f8-e6 doesn't work due to Nc4 and
f4, so black should find here another way to develope his pieces.} Qe7 10. Nc4
O-O (10... Nf8 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne6 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Bg3 $16) 11. O-O (11.
a4 $5 Nb6 12. Na5 Be6) 11... Rd8 (11... b6 $5 {[%cal Gc8a6,Ga6c4]}) 12. Qd2 {
White should hurry up, otherwise black will get their knight on d4 very soon.}
Nf8 13. Bh6 f6 {After this move white gets clear play. Probably stronger was
to keep Bg7 in the game, anyway white has nothing better then to advance f2-
f4.} (13... Bh8 14. f4 exf4 15. Qxf4 (15. Bxf4 Ne6 16. Be5 f6 17. Bg3 Nd4 18.
Rae1 $14) 15... Ne6 16. Qg3 Nd4 17. Ne3 $14) 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 $6 {Another
inaccuracy, now black has no time to meet f4 with Be6.} (14... Qxg7 15. Ne2 $5
{[%cal Gd2c3,Gf2f4,Ya2a3,Yb2b4]} ({nothing promise imediate} 15. f4 Be6 16. Ne3
(16. b3 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Ne6 18. fxe5 fxe5 $11) 16... c4 17. f5 Bf7 (17... gxf5
18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Rxf5 cxd3 20. cxd3 Rd6 $132) 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Ng4 Nh7 20.
Rf3 Be6 $13) 15... Be6 (15... Ne6 16. f4 $14) 16. Qc3 Nd7 17. f4 $14) 15. f4
exf4 16. Qxf4 Be6 (16... Ne6 17. Qh4 $36 {[%cal Ge4e5]}) 17. e5 $1 f5 ({
Too dangerous for black was to open all the central files after} 17... Nd7 18.
exf6+ Qxf6 19. Qc7 $1 (19. Qg3 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Nf6 (20... Bxc4 21. Rf4 Qe5 22. Re1
$16) 21. Ne2 Qd7 22. Qe5 $16 {[%cal Ge5f6,Ge5c5]}) 19... Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Bxc4 21.
dxc4 Qe5 22. Qxb7 Rab8 23. Qxa7 Rxb2 24. Rad1 $18) 18. Nd6 b6 19. g4 $1 {
Getting access to the f6 square.} fxg4 20. hxg4 (20. Nce4 $6 gxh3) 20... Nd7
21. Nce4 $1 (21. g5 {[%cal Gf4f6]} Kh8 $1 22. Nce4 Bg8 $132 {[%csl Re5]}) 21...
Bd5 (21... Rf8 22. Qg5 Qxg5 23. Nxg5 Bxg4 24. e6 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Nf6 26. e7 Bd7
27. Nge4 Nxe4 28. dxe4 $18 {[%cal Ge4e5,Ge5e6]}) (21... Kh8 22. Rae1 (22. Nf6
$2 Nxe5 $1 {[%csl Rd6]}) 22... Rf8 23. Qg5 $1 (23. Nf6 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Bxg4 $1
24. Qxg4 Nxf6) 23... Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Qg7 25. Nf6 Rf8 26. Rf2 $1 Nxf6 27. exf6
Qd7 28. Qe5 Kg8 29. Rf4 $22 {[%cal Gf4e4]} Bf7 30. Qe7 $18) 22. Qf6+ Qxf6 23.
exf6+ Kg8 (23... Kf8 24. g5) 24. Rae1 Ne5 25. g5 Kf8 (25... Rd7 26. f7+ {
[%cal Ge4f6]}) 26. Kh2 $1 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gh2g3,Gg3f4] Covering f3 and g4
squares from future tricks.} Rd7 27. Kg3 Rad8 28. b3 {[%cal Gg3f4]} Nf7 29.
Nxf7 Bxf7 30. Nc3 $6 $138 {After a few moves I found a correct plan - to
transfer the N to f3.} (30. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2f3,Gf3e5]} Bd5 $8 31. Re5 {[%cal
Gf1e1,Ge5e7]}) 30... b5 31. Rd1 (31. Ne4 c4 32. dxc4 bxc4 33. b4 $16) 31... Be6
32. Rde1 Bf5 33. Ne4 Rd5 (33... c4 34. Nc5 Rd5 35. Rxf5 Rxf5 36. Ne6+ Ke8 37.
Ng7+ Kf8 38. Nxf5 gxf5 39. Kf4 $18) 34. Nc3 R5d7 35. Ne4 Rd5 36. Nd2 $1 {
[%cal Gd2f3,Gf3e5]} Rd4 37. Rf4 (37. Nf3 $142 $1 Rg4+ 38. Kf2 c4 39. Rh1) 37...
h6 38. gxh6 Kf7 39. Rxd4 Rxd4 (39... cxd4 40. Re7+ Kxf6 41. Rxa7 Rh8 42. Nf3
Rxh6 43. Ra6 $18) 40. h7 $1 $18 {The time control is passed, so the rest is a
matter of technique.} Rg4+ 41. Kf2 Rh4 42. Nf3 Rh5 43. Ng5+ Kxf6 44. Re8 c4 45.
h8=Q+ Rxh8 46. Rxh8 cxd3 47. Nf3 dxc2 48. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Rb8 {Not a new
idea, but certainly in recent days players of the black pieces have been
trying to develop some new ideas in old or forgotten systems.} 7. h3 $5 {
It seems that Giri came well prepared for this game, if I am not mistaken
while watching live I had the impression that he played this move almost
instantly. Previously in another Grischuk game against Caruana White opted for
something else:} (7. c3 Nf6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. h3 Nd7 12. b3
c5 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Qd2 Re8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bd4 Bf8 $5 18. Qe3 a5
19. Nd5 Ba8 (19... f5 $5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 dxc5 22. Rd1 e6 23. Nc3 Qc8 $13
) 20. Red1 Nd7 $2 (20... Bxd5 21. exd5 e5 22. dxe6 Nxe6 23. Bb2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1
d5 $14) 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Rc1 Qb8 23. Ba7 Qd8 24. Nc7 $18 {1-0 (52) Caruana,F 
(2805)-Grischuk,A (2781) Stavanger (blitz) 2015}) 7... Qc7 {The idea is to
wait till White goes for c3, but that doesn't solve the problem as we will see.
..} 8. c3 Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. c4 $1 Nb4 11. d4 cxd4 12. a3 Na6 13. Qxd4 {The
knight on a6 now is deprived of the natural c7-square. Black is already facing
difficulties in this position.} O-O (13... c5 14. Qh4 Bb7 15. Nbd2 Qb6 16. Ne4
Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Nc7 18. b4 Ne6 19. Bd2 h5 20. Rd1 $14) 14. c5 $1 d6 $6 {It is
rather difficult to find any good plan for Black here. White controls lots of
space and as soon as the knight from b1 comes to e4 Black will not be able to
find anything to challenge that.} (14... Qd8 15. Nc3 Nc7 16. Qh4 Ne6 17. Ne4 f6
18. b4 Ba6 (18... fxe5 19. Nfg5 Nxg5 20. Bxg5 Bf6 21. Rad1 $18) 19. exf6 exf6
20. Bb2 Bd3 21. Nd6 $16) 15. cxd6 exd6 16. exd6 Qb6 17. Qh4 Nc5 18. Be3 {
Not the only move, although a logical one.} (18. Nc3 Nd3 19. Re7 h5 (19... Nxc1
20. Rxc1 Qxb2 21. Rb1 $18) 20. Bg5 $16) 18... Qxb2 19. Nbd2 Nd7 20. Rab1 Qxa3
21. Rxb8 Nxb8 22. Bh6 {White is heading for an attack.} Nd7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24.
Qd4+ Kg8 25. Ne4 {Black is facing serious problems.} Re8 (25... a5 26. Nf6+
Nxf6 27. Qxf6 Qb4 28. Re7 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Qf5 30. Qxf5 Bxf5 31. d7 a4 32. Ne5 Bxd7
33. Rxd7 $18) 26. Kh2 {A logical move from a human perspective, but actually
with Black's best defence this move loses a huge portion of the white
advantage.} (26. Nfg5 $1 Qa5 (26... h6 27. Nh7 $1 Kxh7 28. Ng5+ hxg5 29. Rxe8
$18) 27. Re3 Qd5 28. Qxa7 $16) 26... a5 $2 {The final mistake; a better idea
was} (26... Qa5 27. Re3 h6 $5 28. Ng3 Rxe3 29. Qxe3 Kg7 30. Qd4+ Kh7 {and it
is not clear how White can profit from this position, Black it seems can
defend here.}) 27. Nfg5 $1 Rf8 28. Nf6+ Nxf6 29. Qxf6 Qa2 30. Re7 {Missing a
win at once...} (30. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 31. Re4 {with mate to follow.}) 30... Bf5 31.
Nxf7 Qxf7 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Qd8+ Kg7 34. Qxa5 $18 Bd7 35. Qc5 Rf5 36. Qa7 Rf7
37. g4 Kf6 38. f4 Kg7 39. Kg3 Kg8 40. Qe3 Kg7 41. h4 Kg8 42. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.10.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4096]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. e5 dxe5 7.
Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Re1 Qc7 9. d3 Nf6 10. Nxe5 Nd5 11. Qe2 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qxe5 13.
Qxe5 Bxe5 14. Rxe5 c4 15. dxc4 f6 16. Rc5 Bd7 17. Ra5 Kf7 18. Be3 Bf5 19. Rb1
Bxc2 20. Rb7 Rhb8 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. h4 Rb7 23. Bxa7 Bd3 24. Bc5 Bxc4 25. a4 Ke6
26. Ra8 Kd5 27. Be3 Rb1+ 28. Kh2 Ra1 29. a5 c5 30. Ra7 Kd6 31. Bh6 Bd5 32. Bf4+
e5 33. Bh6 Ra2 34. Ra6+ Ke7 35. Be3 c4 36. Bc5+ Kf7 37. Rd6 Be4 38. a6 f5 39.
a7 f4 40. Rd7+ Ke6 41. Rxh7 Bc6 42. Rh6 Be4 43. Rh8 Kd7 44. Bb6 Ra6 45. Rd8+
Ke7 46. f3 Bc6 47. Rg8 Kf7 48. Rc8 Bd5 49. Rd8 Ke6 50. Bc5 Bb7 51. Kh3 Ra5 52.
Re8+ Kf5 53. Bd6 Bc6 {[%tqu "En","How do you force a quick win for White in
this ending?","Activate your king at all cost!","Sacrifice a piece to distract
his king!","e8e5","",22]} 54. Rxe5+ $1 Rxe5 55. Bxe5 Kxe5 (55... Bb7 56. Bc7
Bc6 {[%cal Rh3h2,Rh2g1,Rg1c1,Rc1a3,Ra3c5] and Black has no defence against the
march of the White king}) 56. Kg4 Kf6 57. Kxf4 Bb7 58. g4 Bc6 59. Ke3 Ke5 60.
f4+ 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 ({Another theoretical
direction is} 5... e5) 6. e5 ({The main alternative is} 6. c3 {[%cal Gd2d4]})
6... Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 {This is very solid
theoretical line, where white does not get much, but plays almost without any
risk.} O-O (10... h6 {--> 0-1 Lederer,Y-Mikhalevski,V/Israel 2003/CBM 94 
[Mikhalevski,V] (42)}) 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 f5 {Black wants to get rid of the
annoying Pe5 as soon as possible.} ({Solid alternative is} 12... Nd4 {--> 1-0
Benjamin,J-Ni Hua/Shanghai 2002/CBM 91 [Rabinovich,Al] (32)}) (12... f6 13.
exf6 exf6 {- see 12...f5.}) 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh6 Qd7 $6 $146 {This novelty is
a serious inaccuracy.} ({Stronger is} 14... a5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qc3 (16. Re2
Ra7 17. Rae1 Raf7 18. h4 h5 19. b3 Qc7 20. Ng3 Nd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Moscow 1996/CBM 52 ext (29)}) (16. Ng3 Ra7 {--> 1/2-1/2
Timman,J-Lautier,J/Pamplona 1999/CBM 75 [Gershon] (30)}) 16... Ra7 17. a3 a4
18. b4 axb3 19. Qxb3 Nf4 20. Rab1 Ra6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Khalifman,A/New
Delhi/Teheran 2000/CBM 80 (33)}) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. a3 $1 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4] If
black's pawn would have been placed on a5, black could play now a5-a4
preventing white's b2-b4 advance. Now white seizes the initiative.} Nd4 17.
Nxd4 cxd4 18. b4 {Preventing the c6-c5 advance.} Bb7 19. Qf4 Rad8 20. h4 {
Trying to create a target on the kingside.} h5 21. f3 c5 $1 {Sooner or later
black has to make this move, he can not suffer the strong Ne4 forever.} 22.
bxc5 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 {Rozentalis decided to keep the "e" file open.} ({Possible
was} 23. fxe4 bxc5 24. Rab1 {with slight pressure.}) 23... bxc5 24. Rae1 Rde8 {
Black is very close to solve all his problems.} 25. g4 {Looks like the only
attempt to achieve progress.} Rxe4 26. Qxe4 Qd6 27. Kg2 hxg4 28. Qe7+ (28. fxg4
Rf7 $11 {[%cal Gf6f5]}) 28... Qxe7 29. Rxe7+ Kh6 $6 (29... Rf7 $1 {It appears
that black could afford himself to go for pawns endgame.} 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31.
fxg4 Ke6 {and black holds on, despite white's possibility to organize an "h"
passed pawn, for instanse:} 32. Kg3 (32. Kf3 f5 {the same like 32.Kg3.}) 32...
f5 33. Kf4 fxg4 34. Kxg4 Kf6 35. a4 a5 36. Kf4 Ke6 37. Kg5 (37. Ke4 Kd6 $11)
37... Kf7 $11) 30. fxg4 c4 $2 {This move wastes an important tempo and weakens
the Pd4.} ({The right continuation was} 30... Rb8 31. Kf3 Rb2 {and black seems
to survive, for example:} 32. Kf4 g5+ 33. hxg5+ fxg5+ 34. Kf5 Rxc2 35. Re6+ Kg7
36. Kxg5 Rc3 37. Ra6 Rxd3 38. Rxa7+ Kf8 $11) 31. Kf3 cxd3 32. cxd3 Rc8 33. Kf4
$1 {Threatening mate in three.} g5+ $8 34. hxg5+ fxg5+ 35. Ke4 Rc1 36. Kxd4 Rg1
37. Re4 Ra1 38. Kc5 $1 {[%mdl 4096] Good endgame technique. Rozentalis
concentrates on his passed "d" pawn, which is the decisive factor in the
position.} ({Worse is} 38. Re6+ $6 Kg7 39. Ra6 Rg1) 38... Rxa3 39. d4 {[%csl
Gc5,Gd4,Ge4,Gg4]} Kg6 40. d5 {It should be noted that black's king is out of
the game, so white wins easily, nothing can stop the "d" pawn.} Rc3+ 41. Kb5
Kf6 42. d6 Rd3 43. Kc6 a5 44. d7 Rc3+ 45. Kb7 Rb3+ 46. Kc7 Rc3+ 47. Kd8 Kf7 48.
Re7+ Kf8 49. Re5 1-0

[Event "North Sea Cup 18th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2003.07.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. h4 {Very rare continuation. Usually white plays castling
or 10.Nh4/\f2-f4. In some cases there are transpositions possible. Here are
few recent examples:} (10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 Nf8 12. b4 Ne6 13. bxc5 (13. Na4 b6
14. Nh2 f5 15. f3 f4 16. Bf2 h5 17. bxc5 b5 18. Nb2 g5 $15 {0-1 Ponomariov,
R-Kramnik,V/XX SuperGM, Linares ESP 2003 (40)}) 13... Nxc5 14. Rfe1 Ne6 15. Ne2
h5 16. a4 O-O 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qf6 19. a5 Bd7 20. Reb1 Rab8 21. Qd2 $14 {
1-0 Spasov,V-Smirnov,P/Istanbul 2003/CBM96_01 (54)}) (10. O-O-O Qe7 11. Nh2 Nf8
12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne6 14. Be3 b5 15. Nf3 Nd4 16. Qf2 Ne6 17. e5 O-O 18. Ne4
$16 {1-0 Miroshnichenko,E-Calistri,T/Paris 2001/CBM 83 ext (41)}) (10. Nh2 Qe7
11. O-O Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 {- see the commented game Pikula,D-Kovacevic,
A/Banja Koviljaca 2002/CBM 89 [Postny]}) 10... f5 $146 (10... Qe7 11. h5 g5 12.
Ne2 Nf8 13. Ng3 Bg4 14. Qc3 Nd7 15. Nd2 O-O 16. a4 a5 17. Qa3 b6 18. f3 Be6 19.
Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Nf6 21. Ne4 Qd7 22. g4 Nxe4 23. fxe4 $14 {1-0 Grund,H-Jelen,
I/Charleville 2000/CBM 79 ext (67)}) (10... h5 11. Ng5 Qe7 12. f3 Nf8 13. Ne2
b6 14. O-O-O Ne6 15. Kb1 a5 16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. Qc3 O-O-O 18. Rdg1 Kb7 19. Nc1 a4
20. Bg5 f6 21. Be3 Ra8 22. Qd2 f5 23. g3 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Malakhov,V/TCh-RUS,
Togliatti RUS 2003 (23)}) 11. exf5 gxf5 12. g3 ({Possible was} 12. Qe2) 12...
Qf6 13. Ng1 Nf8 $6 ({A safer way of development would have been} 13... b6 14.
f4 Ba6) 14. f4 (14. Bxc5 $6 Ne6 $44) 14... Ne6 (14... exf4 $5 15. Bxf4 Be6) 15.
fxe5 Qxe5 16. O-O-O Qxg3 {Black is making too many moves with his queen and
will soon find himself far behind in development. The pawn g3 is not
particularly important here. Moreover, white gets an open "g" file for the
attack.} (16... Bd7 17. Re1 O-O-O $5 18. Bg5 hxg5 19. Rxe5 Bxe5 {with some
compensation for the queen.}) 17. Re1 Qd6 $6 {It looks like, black forgot
about the development.} (17... Bd7 $142) 18. Bf4 {Now black is in serious
trouble, since his development is not completed and the king is stuck in the
centre.} Qe7 (18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qd5 {[%csl Ra2,Rh1]} 20. Nh3 Qxa2 21. Qg2 Kd8
22. Qg6 Re8 23. Qf6+ Kd7 24. Rhg1 {with a devastating attack.}) 19. Nf3 Bd7 20.
Ne5 Bxe5 (20... Qf6 21. Nc4 {[%csl Rd6]}) 21. Bxe5 Rh7 {[%tqu "En","How should
white continue?","","","e5c7","Strong move, preventing black's queenside
castling.",10]} 22. Bc7 $1 {[%mdl 128] Strong move, preventing black's
queenside castling.} Kf7 23. Qf2 Kg8 24. Rhg1+ Rg7 25. Be5 Rg4 26. Ne4 $1 {
[%mdl 2048] White's last piece joins the attack. Black's position is
undefendable.} Rf8 27. Bd6 Qf7 28. Bxf8 Nxf8 29. Nf6+ Qxf6 30. Rxg4+ {Black
could already resign. White has a big material advantage and a strong attack
as well.} Kh7 31. Reg1 Ne6 32. Rg6 Qxg6 33. Rxg6 Kxg6 34. Qg3+ Kf7 35. Qd6 Be8
36. Qe5 f4 37. Qh5+ {Nice attacking game by McShane.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Asmundsson, Ingvar"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. h3 (9. d3 Nc7 (9... Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc7 12. Re4 Ne6 13.
Ne2 Qd5 14. Qg3 f5 15. exf6 exf6 16. Nf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Rfe8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Galego,L-Sutovsky,E/Benasque 1996/CBM 53 ext (34)}) 10. h3 (10. Be3 {- see the
game Peng Xiaomin-Bu Xiangzhi/Shenyang 1999/CBM 73 [Gershon]}) 10... Ne6 11.
Ne4 b6 (11... f5 12. exf6 exf6 13. Rb1 b6 14. b3 a5 15. a4 Ra7 16. Bb2 Re7 $11
{Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Las Vegas 1999}) 12. Neg5 (12. Bd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bf4
Qd5 15. Nd2 c5 $11 {1-0 Damljanovic,B-Matamoros Franco,C/Istanbul 2000/EXT
2001 (72)}) 12... Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Re4 f6 15. exf6 exf6 16. Ne6 Bxe6 17.
Rxe6 Qd7 18. Re2 Rfe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Galego,L-Baklan,V/Panormo 2001 (29)}) 9...
Nc7 10. b3 {A rare way of development.} ({The main line is} 10. d3 {- see 9.d3.
}) 10... Ne6 11. Bb2 Qc7 (11... b6 12. d3 a5 13. a4 Ra7 14. Ne4 Nd4 15. Ned2
Be6 16. Nc4 Rd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kraut,R-Christiansen,L/Germany 1997/GER-chT (50)})
(11... Nd4 12. Ne4 b6 13. d3 h6 14. a4 a5 15. Ned2 Ra7 16. Nc4 Be6 17. Nxd4
cxd4 18. Qf3 Bd5 19. Qg3 Kh7 20. Re2 Rd7 $11 {1-0 Kraut,R-Gschnitzer,O/Germany
1994/GER-chT2 (56)}) 12. Ne4 $146 (12. d3 Rd8 13. Ne4 $11 {0-1 Broberg,H-Ossig,
R/Germany 1996/EXT 98 (43)}) 12... h6 13. Qe2 b6 14. Qe3 Bd7 15. c3 {White
refrained from playing d2-d3 for several moves in favour of the plan with
direct d2-d4. On the other hand, the position is equal in any case.} f5 {
Black correctly opening files for his bishops, using the fact, that white is
forced to take "en passant".} 16. exf6 exf6 17. d4 Rfe8 (17... f5 18. Ned2 cxd4
19. cxd4 Nf4 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Yf4d5]} 20. Ne5 {and white's prospects are
preferable due to black's pawn weaknesses.}) 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qd4 Nxe4 20.
Rxe4 f5 $6 {A bit too optimistic.} 21. Qc4+ Kh7 22. Rh4 $1 {[%cal Gf3g5]} Rf8
$4 {[%mdl 8192] I guess, that many of the readers will be grateful to this
blunder, since it allows spectacular combination...} (22... Qd8 23. Rd1 b5 24.
Qf4 $36 (24. Qf7 $2 Be6)) 23. Ng5+ Kh8 {[%tqu "En","Please enter a move for
white.","","","h4h6","",10]} 24. Rxh6+ $3 Bxh6 25. Qh4 Kg7 26. c4+ {[%csl Gb2]
The point of the combination.} Rf6 27. Bxf6+ $6 {After this inaccuracy the
game is becoming longer, than expected.} (27. Nf7 $1 {could force black's
immediate resignation.}) 27... Kxf6 28. Ne6+ $1 Kxe6 29. Re1+ Qe5 $8 (29... Kf7
30. Re7+ {with quick mate.}) 30. Rxe5+ Kxe5 31. Qxh6 {Black's position is
totally lost, but he is continuing fighting...} Be8 32. Qg7+ Ke6 33. Qb7 {
Winning another pawn on the queenside.} Rd8 34. Qxa7 b5 35. Qe3+ Kf7 36. a4
bxa4 37. bxa4 {[%csl Ga4]} Ra8 38. Qb3 Ra7 39. c5+ Ke7 40. Qb4 Bd7 41. a5 Ra6
42. h4 Bc8 43. Qd2 Be6 44. Qd6+ Kf7 45. Qc7+ Kf6 46. Qd8+ Kf7 47. Kh2 {White
realized, that it will be hard to win without a king...} Bd5 48. Kg3 f4+ 49.
Kxf4 Bxg2 50. Ke5 Kg7 51. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch 57th"]
[Site "Banja Koviljaca"]
[Date "2002.03.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pikula, Dejan"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 {Also
frequently appears in practice 6...e5.} 7. Nc3 Nd7 ({Other main line is} 7...
O-O) 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 {This moves order seems to be the most flexible for
white, since it keeps the possibility of castling to both sides.} h6 {Black is
preventing the manoeuvre Be3-h6. The question is "is it really a threat?".
Other popular continuation here is 9...Qe7.} 10. Nh2 $5 {White is preparing
f2-f4 push.} (10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Kb1 Nf8 12. Ne2 Qxd2 13. Nxd2 Ne6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kofidis,A-Tzermiadianos,A/GRE 1994/CBM 41 ext (27)}) 10... Qe7 11. O-O Nf8 12.
f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 Ne6 {Black is intending to put his N in the centre, and then
to develope his queenside.} ({Less ambitious, but probably more solid is:} 
13... Be6 {- see the game Rublevsky,S-Vokarev,S/RUS-chT Azov 1996/CBM 56 
[Makarichev]}) 14. Rf2 Nd4 15. Raf1 Be6 16. b3 $146 {Preventing from black to
play c5-c4 somewhere, but wasting time.} ({Probably stronger is} 16. Ng4 Bxg4 (
16... f5 $142) 17. hxg4 f6 18. b4 O-O-O 19. Ne2 Nxe2+ 20. Rxe2 cxb4 21. Bxa7
$36 {[%csl Rg7] 1-0 Palac,M-Loncar,R/Zadar 2001/CBM 85 ext (46)}) 16... O-O-O {
Now it can be concluded, that black solved the opening problems.} 17. Nf3 (17.
Ne2 $5) 17... b6 ({An immideate} 17... f5 {was also possible.}) 18. Ne2 f5 19.
Bxd4 {Right choice. The white B has no good prospects anyway.} cxd4 20. exf5
Bxf5 21. Ng3 {The position is about equal. White's NN are not worse, than
black pair of BB.} Be6 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Ye6d5]} ({Also comes into consideration
} 21... Rhf8) 22. Re2 Rhe8 23. Qe1 $1 {The best place for the white Q.} Qd6 $2
{It's interesting, that in this position, one careless queen move is enough to
get a lost position...} (23... Qd7 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Bd5 $11) 24. Nh4 $1 {
[%mdl 2048] Now white is winning a pawn by force.} Bd7 25. Ne4 Qe6 26. Qg3 {
[%cal Ge4d6] Double threat brings white full pawn.} Be5 27. Qxg6 Qd5 28. Kh1 $6
{There was no good reason to refrain from the capture of Ph6.} (28. Qxh6 Rh8
29. Qg5 Rh5 $5 (29... Rdg8 30. Ng6) 30. Nf5 $1 (30. Qxh5 $2 Bh2+ {[%csl Rh5]
[%cal Gd5h5]}) 30... Rxg5 31. Ne7+ Kb8 32. Nxd5 $16) 28... Bc7 (28... Re6 $142
29. Qf7 Kb8) 29. Nf5 Kb8 $6 ({Better chance for black was:} 29... Rf8 30. Nf6 (
30. Ne7+ $2 {is falling into the trap:} Kb7 31. Rxf8 Rxf8 {[%csl Rh1][%cal
Gf8f1]}) 30... Bxf5 31. Qxf5+ Qxf5 32. Rxf5) 30. Nf6 $18 Bxf5 {[%tqu "En","How
should white continue?","","","g6e8","The point of white's previous move.",5]}
31. Qxe8 $1 {The point of white's previous move.} Qd6 32. Qe5 {This move
should have been seen before white's playing 30.Nf6.} Qxe5 33. Rxe5 Bd7 $6 ({
The endgame after} 33... Bxe5 34. Rxf5 {is lost, but this was the only
acceptable choice for black.}) 34. Nxd7+ Rxd7 35. Re8+ Kb7 1-0

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Al Hadarani, Hatim"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2356"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 ({Solid alternative
is} 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3) 6... O-O 7. d4 d5 8. exd5 {Black is doing fine in this
opening line.} ({The alternative} 8. e5 {is more promising for white.}) 8...
Qxd5 9. c4 Qd6 10. d5 $6 {After this move white is already worse!} (10. dxc5
Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ne4 $132 {1-0 Ricardi,P-Kotronias,V/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (81)})
10... Nd4 $1 (10... Na5 $6 11. Na3 a6 12. Ba4 b5 13. cxb5 Nxd5 14. Bg5 Rd8 15.
Rb1 axb5 16. Nxb5 Qb6 17. Qe2 Nc6 18. Bb3 Bg4 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 $14 {
Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Moscow 1994/CBM 40 ext (71)}) 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. h3 $6 (12.
Qxd4 $6 Ng4 13. Qf4 Qxf4 14. Bxf4 Bxb2 $17 {1/2-1/2 Novik,M-Pantev,V/Sofia
1994/TD (51)}) ({Objectively better is} 12. Nd2 a6 (12... e5 13. Ba4 Bf5 $15 {
0-1 Cozianu,C-Grigore,G/Bucharest 1994/EXT 98 (40)}) 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bb3 Bb7 15.
cxb5 axb5 16. Nf3 Nxd5 17. Nxd4 Rfd8 18. Nf3 h6 $15 {0-1 Speelman/NN-Kasparov/
Short/London 1993/EXT 2002 (48)}) 12... a6 13. Ba4 b5 {Breaking white's pawns
chain in the centre black gets a big advantage.} 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 (15.
Bb3 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Rxe7 Be6 $19 {[%csl Re7]}) 15... Qxd5 16. a4 (16.
Be2 {--> 0-1 Gubanov,A-Svidler,P/St Petersburg 1995/CBM 47 [Svidler] (27)})
16... Bb7 17. Bf1 e5 {Black achieved a dream from the opening. His control
over the centre is absolute. It's curious that all this already appeared in
practice...} 18. b4 $146 (18. Na3 $142 $17 {1-0 De Andrade,W-Coelho,L/Brasilia
2001/CBM 80 ext (35)}) 18... e4 {A picturesque position. All white's pieces
are on the back rank, while he tries (for no avail) to push forward his
queenside passed pawns...} 19. b5 Nd7 20. Ra3 $6 (20. Bb2 {was the least of
the evils, but black is dominating in any case.}) 20... d3 21. Nd2 f5 {The
rest of the game is rather pointless, but black definitely enjoyed every
moment of it...} 22. Qb3 Rfc8 23. Qxd5+ Bxd5 24. a5 Bf8 25. Ra4 Nb6 26. Ra1 Bb4
{Big material losses are inevitable for white.} 27. a6 Rc2 28. Rd1 Bc3 29. Ra3
Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Bxd2 0-1

[Event "Cogas Energie m"]
[Site "Almelo"]
[Date "2004.04.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2004.04.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {Timman avoides the main lines of B33, where Van
Wely is one of the biggest experts.} g6 4. O-O ({The main alternative is} 4.
Bxc6) 4... Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 ({Another popular theoretical line goes with} 5... e5
) 6. e5 ({More popular line is} 6. c3 {[%cal Gd2d4]}) 6... Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 O-O (10... h6 11. Be3 b6 {--> 0-1 Lederer,
Y-Mikhalevski,V/Israel 2003/CBM 94 [Mikhalevski,V] (42)}) 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 f5
{This move is probably stronger than the common alternative 12...Nd4. Forcing
white to capture "en passant", black gets some space on the kingside.} (12...
Nd4 {--> 1-0 Benjamin,J-Ni Hua/Shanghai 2002/CBM 91 [Rabinovich,Al] (32)}) 13.
exf6 exf6 14. c3 $6 $146 {This is rather unsuccessful idea.White seriously
weakens Pd3, while the idea of pushing d3-d4 is not really sound.} ({The main
and the best continuation is} 14. Bh6 a5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qc3 (16. Re2 Ra7 17.
Rae1 Raf7 18. h4 h5 19. b3 Qc7 20. Ng3 Nd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,
V-Kasparov,G/Moscow 1996/CBM 52 ext (29)}) (16. Ng3 {--> 1/2-1/2 Timman,
J-Lautier,J/Pamplona 1999/CBM 75 [Gershon] (30)}) 16... Ra7 17. a3 a4 18. b4
axb3 19. Qxb3 Nf4 20. Rab1 Ra6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Khalifman,A/New Delhi/
Teheran 2000/CBM 80 (33)}) 14... Ba6 {[%csl Rd3]} 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Bh6 ({
More consequent was} 16. d4 Rad8 17. Qc2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 {striving for exchanges
and equality.}) 16... Rad8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 ({Of course not} 17... Rxd3 $4 18.
Qxd3 Bxd3 19. Bxf8 $18) 18. Qc2 Nf4 19. c4 {Practically forced. It's clear now
that the white's idea 14.c3 has failed and he is fighting for an equality.} (
19. d4 $6 cxd4 20. cxd4 (20. Nxd4 $2 c5 $17 {[%csl Rd3]}) 20... Rfe8 $15) 19...
Bc8 {After c4 the bishop has nothing to do on a6, so black is transfering it
to a better pastures and, actually try to get rid of it...} 20. Re3 ({Comes to
consideration} 20. h3 {covering the g4 square.}) 20... Bg4 21. Rde1 Bxf3 22.
Rxf3 Ne6 {[%csl Gd4] Black has small, but stable advantage thanks to weakness
of Pd3 and d4 stronghold.} 23. Qd2 Nd4 24. Rfe3 Nf5 25. Rh3 h5 26. Ng3 Nh6 $1 {
Van Wely clearly indicates, that he is not in the mood to repeat moves...} 27.
Re4 Rfe8 28. Qe2 Qf7 29. Nf1 Nf5 30. Nd2 Qd7 31. Kf1 {White has no clear plan
and can only obtain a waiting strategy.} Rxe4 32. Nxe4 Re8 33. Qc2 Re6 34. Qc1
Qc7 35. Qd2 Qe5 36. Ng3 Nh6 {Again, black correctly avoids the exchange of
knights.} 37. f4 Qd4 38. f5 $2 {This active move is a decisive mistake.} ({
Necessary was} 38. Ne2 Qd7 39. Re3 {keeping worse, but defendable position.})
38... Re5 39. fxg6 Ng4 $1 {Decisive invasion.} 40. Nxh5+ Kxg6 41. Nf4+ Kf7 {
[%cal Rg4e3] Black's attack is irresistible. White's extra pawn does not help
him and he is actually in zugzwang now.} 42. g3 {Now black wins a queen by
force.} Ne3+ 43. Kg1 Nxc4+ 44. Qf2 Re1+ 45. Kg2 Ne3+ 46. Kf3 Rf1 47. Rh7+ Kg8
0-1

[Event "NED-ch59"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2004.07.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2004.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 ({Other
main line goes with} 7. d4) 7... Qb6 ({Other popular continuations are:} 7...
a6) ({and} 7... e5) 8. Na3 {This is the most popular reply. White does not
want to determine the fate of his light-squared bishop yet.} (8. Bf1 d6 9. Na3
Bd7 10. d3 Rad8 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Bf4 e5 13. Bh2 Be6 14. Qc2 h6 $11 {1-0
Karjakin,S-Gareev,T/Kuala Lumpur 2002/CBM 89 ext (41)}) ({Also appeared in
practice} 8. Ba4) 8... d5 {The most logical strike in the centre.} (8... d6 9.
d3 e5 10. Be3 a6 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. b4 Be6 $13 {0-1 Campora,
D-Yakovich,Y/Santo Antonio 1999/CBM 70 ext (88)}) 9. e5 (9. d3 h6 10. e5 Ne8
11. Be3 Nc7 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Qd2 Kh7 $11 {0-1 Wells,P-Harikrishna,P/Torquay
2002/CBM 91 [Rabinovich,Al] (27)}) 9... Ne8 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Ye8c7,Yc7e6] The
right route for the knight.} 10. d4 (10. d3 Nc7 11. Ba4 Ne6 12. Nc2 d4 13. cxd4
Ncxd4 14. Ncxd4 cxd4 15. Bb3 h6 16. a4 a5 17. Bc4 Nd8 18. b3 Be6 19. Ba3 $14 {
1-0 Smyslov,V-Polgar,Z/Prague 1995/CBM 48 (29)}) 10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc7 12.
Bxc6 (12. Bf1 $2 f6 {and white's centre is collapsing.}) 12... bxc6 {Both
recaptures are playable for black. The move in the text is more aggressive,
since black is breaking the pawnstructure's symmetry. The more solid 12...Qxc6
was already played by Van Wely, but without success.} (12... Qxc6 {--> 1-0
Ponomariov,R-Van Wely,L/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 98 [Erenburg] (58)}) 13. Nc2 $146 (13.
b3 Bf5 14. Nc2 Ne6 15. Ba3 Rfe8 16. Bb2 Be4 $132 {1-0 Cordovil,J-Fernandes,A/
Lisbon 2003/CBM 95 ext (45)}) (13. Bg5 Re8 14. Qd2 Ne6 15. Be3 Rb8 16. b3 Qb4
17. Qxb4 Rxb4 18. Rac1 Bd7 $11 {0-1 Perez Perez,F-Szabo,L/Oberhausen 1961/
EU-chT (41)}) 13... f6 {It's obviously logical for the side with the pair of
bishops to open up the position.} 14. exf6 exf6 15. Bf4 Ne6 16. Bd6 {White
correctly transfered the bishop to the diagonal a3-f8, where it controls the
important c5 square.} Rf7 17. Qd2 a5 18. Re2 Qd8 ({After} 18... Qxb2 $6 19. Qe1
$1 {[%csl Rb2,Re6][%cal Gc2b4] black has to sacrifice his queen:} Bf8 20. Nb4
Qxa1 21. Qxa1 Bxd6 $14) 19. Ba3 Nc7 20. Ne3 $2 {The knight has absolutely
nothing to do on e3.} ({Why not} 20. Rae1 {?}) 20... Nb5 21. Bc5 Nd6 {The
knight is heading for e4, so white is practically forced to exchange his
bishop.} 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Ng4 Re7 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Re1 Qd6 26. Qe3 $6 {
This doubling on the "e" file yields white nothing.} ({White should better
admit the mistake and retreat with the knight:} 26. Ne3 $15) 26... Bd7 27. Qe7
$6 {White is consequently realizing the wrong plan. The exchange of queens
favours black because of the following reasons: a] Black's king is more
vulnerable than his counterpart. b] Usually, a queen + knight is a good tandem.
c] It's much easier for black to realize the potential of his bishops in the
endgame.} Qxe7 28. Rxe7 Rd8 29. Re2 Kf7 30. Rc2 Bf8 {Black has serious
advantage in the endgame. The bishops has great potential and much more mobile
than the pair of white's knights.} 31. Ne3 Rb8 32. Kf1 Bd6 33. Ke2 h6 34. Kd3
$6 ({It was better to transfer the knight to a better pastures by} 34. Ne1 {
[%csl Gc5][%cal Ge1d3]}) 34... f5 {Correctly advancing the kingside pawns
grabbing more and more space.} 35. Nd1 (35. Ne5+ $2 Bxe5 36. dxe5 f4 $19 {
[%cal Gd7f5,Gf5c2]}) 35... f4 36. Re2 Bf5+ 37. Kd2 Be4 {White is almost in
zugzwang.} 38. b3 $6 {This move helps black, but it's very hard to give any
good advice for white.} a4 {Opening the second front.} 39. bxa4 Bb4+ 40. Kc1
Ba3+ 41. Kd2 Bb4+ {Gaining some time by the repetition...} 42. Kc1 Ba3+ 43. Kd2
Rb4 44. Kc3 Rb7 45. Ne5+ Kf6 46. f3 Bb4+ 47. Kb2 Bd6+ 48. Kc3 Bb4+ 49. Kb2 Bf5
50. Kc1 (50. Nxc6 Bd6+ {followed by 51...Rc7 winning the knight.}) {[%tqu "En",
"How should black continue?","","","c6c5","Going for the decisive attack.",10]}
50... c5 $1 {Going for the decisive attack.} 51. dxc5 Bxc5 52. Ng4+ Kg5 53. Nb2
Bd4 54. Nf2 Rc7+ 55. Kd1 Be3 {Full domination. white is losing a piece by
force.} 56. Nfd3 (56. Ke1 Rc1+ 57. Nbd1 (57. Nfd1 d4 $19) 57... Bc2 $19 {
[%cal Re3f2]}) 56... Bxd3 57. Nxd3 Rc3 {[%mdl 4128]} 0-1

[Event "Osasco Franca Garcia Memorial 20th"]
[Site "Osasco"]
[Date "2004.07.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Delgado Ramirez, Neuris"]
[Black "Zambrana, Oswaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.07.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 ({Another main
line is} 6... Nf6) 7. Be3 (7. a3 Qe7 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. b4 {--> 1/2-1/2 Grischuk,
A-Radjabov,T/Bastia 2003/CBM 98 [Erenburg] (22)}) 7... Qe7 (7... b6 8. Qd2 h6 {
--> 0-1 Joachim,S-Hertneck,G/Germany 2004/CBM 100 [Oratovsky] (36)}) 8. Qd2 (8.
O-O Nf6 9. Qc1 {--> 1-0 Manik,M-Sprenger,J/Leipzig 2002 [Postny,E] (28)}) (8.
Nbd2 Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Rd8 12. a3 b6 13. b4 {--> 1-0 Sutovsky,
E-Chandler,M/Hastings 2000/CBM 75 [Oratovsky] (42)}) 8... h6 {Preventing the
manoeuvre Be3-h6 in future, though it's also possible to ignore it.} ({
Possible alternative for black is} 8... Nf6 9. Bh6 O-O) 9. O-O {White still
does not want to define the position of his queenside knight.} (9. a3 Nf6 10.
Qc3 Nd7 11. b4 b6 12. Nbd2 f5 13. Nb3 $14 {1-0 Vydeslaver,A-Kaplivatski,A/
Israel 2003/EXT 2004 (43)}) 9... Nf6 10. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} a5 11. Nc3 Nd7 12.
Nh2 b6 (12... a4 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 g5 17. Be3 O-O
18. Raf1 b6 $11 {0-1 Lerner,K-Tseitlin,M/Tel Aviv 2002/CBM 93 (54)}) 13. f4
exf4 14. Bxf4 g5 $6 {[%csl Rf5,Rh5] This move seriously weakens the light
squares on the kingside.} (14... Nf8 15. Nf3 Ne6 16. Be5 f6 17. Bf4 g5 18. Bh2
O-O 19. Rae1 Ra7 20. Nd1 Qd8 21. Ne3 $16 {[%csl Gf5,Rg7] 1-0 Rowson,J-Garcia,G/
Philadelphia 2002/CBM 89 ext (39)}) (14... Ne5 {seems to me as a better
alternative.}) 15. Be3 $146 (15. Bg3 Ne5 16. Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. Rxf3 g4 18. hxg4
Bxg4 19. Rf4 Bd4+ 20. Bf2 Rg8 21. Bxd4 cxd4 22. Ne2 O-O-O $13 {1-0 Garcia,
G-Zapata,A/Cali 2003/CBM 95 ext (50)}) 15... Ne5 16. Ne2 Qc7 {Eyeing the g3
square.} 17. Qe1 (17. Ng3 $2 Nc4 $1 18. dxc4 Qxg3 $15) 17... Be6 18. Rb1 {
Preparing b2-b4.} Ng6 $6 ({More logical would have been} 18... a4 {preventing
the b2-b4 strike.}) 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 a4 {Black gets a passed pawn, but in
the middlegame it has little significance.} 21. Bd4 Bxd4+ $6 {The exchange of
the key defender is very risky for black.} ({Much safer was} 21... Ne5) 22.
Nxd4 Nf4 23. Qe3 $6 {Not the best place for the queen.} (23. Qc3 {seems much
more to the point.}) 23... a3 {Black's passed pawn is quite strong. On the
other hand, it's very hard to play such position with black, since his king is
in danger.} 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. g3 {Driving away black's knight from it's active
position.} a2 26. Ra1 Nh5 {[%csl Rg3]} 27. Kg2 $6 {This is too slow.} ({
Stronger would have been} 27. e5 $1 $36 {[%cal Gh2g4,Gg4f6,Ge3e4]}) 27... Rf8
28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Ng4 Kg7 $2 {Allowing white to activize his queen.} (29... c5
$1 30. b5 ({Does not work:} 30. Nxh6 $2 cxb4 31. Rf1+ (31. Qxg5 $2 Qxc2+ $19)
31... Ke8 32. Qxg5 Qxg3+ $1 33. Qxg3 Nxg3 $19 {[%csl Ga2]}) 30... Kg7 {and
it's not easy yet to exploit the weakness of black's king.}) 30. Qd4+ Kh7 31.
e5 Qe7 $2 {Probably time-trouble mistake, though black's position is bad
anyway.} (31... b5 $1 32. Qd6 $1 (32. Nf6+ Nxf6 33. exf6 Kg6 34. Rf1 a1=Q 35.
Qe4+ Kh5 36. Rxa1 Rxa1 37. Qxe6 {[%cal Ge6e8]} Kg6 (37... Rg1+ 38. Kxg1 Qxg3+
39. Kf1 $16) 38. f7+ Kg7 39. f8=Q+ Kxf8 40. Qf6+ Qf7 41. Qxa1 $16) 32... Qxd6
33. exd6 {Most likely, that white's Pd6 will be exchanged for the Pa2 and
white will keep a big advantage thanks to a better pawn structure and more
active pieces.}) 32. Qe4+ Kg7 33. Qxc6 {Almost all black's pawns are an easy
prey now for white.} Qd8 34. Qxe6 Qd4 35. Qxh6+ Kg8 36. Qxg5+ Ng7 37. Nh6+ (37.
Nh6+ Kh7 38. Qxg7+ Kxg7 39. Nf5+ $18 {[%csl Rd4,Rg7]}) 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.10"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Manik, Mikulas"]
[Black "Sprenger, Jan Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 ({Another main
line is} 6... Nf6) 7. Be3 Qe7 8. O-O {This move is rather unflexible and
appeares few times in practice. White should better develope his queenside,
keeping an option for a long castle in some cases. The main lines are 8.Nbd2
and 8.Qd2, for example see commented games: Seul,G-Van der Weide,K/Julian
Borowski-B 2000/CBM 77 [Gershon] and Sutovsky,E-Chandler,M/Hastings 2000/CBM
75 [Oratovsky].} Nf6 9. Qc1 $146 {The idea of this move is similar to 9.Qd2,
but white wants to keep an option for Nd2.} (9. Qd2 {- see the game Relange,
E-Cabrilo,G/Serbian ch 1998/CBM 65 [Rogozenko]}) (9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a4 a5 11. Nc4
Nd7 12. Bd2 b6 13. Bc3 Ba6 14. b3 Rab8 15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. Nh2 Nf8 17. f4 $14 {
1-0 Kazakov,P-Kosintseva,N/Kazan 2001/EXT 2002 (43)}) 9... Nh5 ({Comes into
consideration} 9... c4 $5) 10. Nc3 h6 $6 {The beginning of the aggressive plan,
which completely failed in this particular game...} ({After normal and solid} 
10... O-O {black has not much to worry about.}) 11. a3 g5 (11... Be6 12. b4 $1
cxb4 13. axb4 Qxb4 14. Na4 {White has the initiative.}) 12. b4 $1 cxb4 13. axb4
Qxb4 14. Na4 Nf4 {[%cal Gf4e2]} 15. Re1 Be6 $2 (15... Ne6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nxc8
Rxc8 18. Rxa7 $16) ({The only attempt to justify black's plan was:} 15... g4
16. hxg4 Bxg4 {Now the interesting variations can arise, for instanse:} 17. Bc5
$6 (17. Bxf4 $142 exf4 18. c3 Qd6 19. Nh2) 17... Qa5 (17... Qb5 18. Nd4 $1 $36)
18. Qb2 Qc7 19. Nb6 Rb8 $1 $17 (19... Rd8 $2 20. Rxa7 Bxf3 21. Na8 $1 Qc8 (
21... Rxa8 22. Rxa8+ Kd7 23. Rxh8 Bxh8 24. gxf3) 22. Rxb7 Qg4 23. Nc7+ Kd7 24.
Nd5+ Ke8 25. Ne3 $18)) 16. Nc5 Bf8 (16... b6 17. Ra4 Qb5 (17... Qc3 18. Nxe6
Nxe6 19. Bxb6 $16) 18. c4 Qxc5 19. Bxc5 Nxd3 20. Qa3 Nxe1 21. Nxe1 bxc5 22.
Qxc5 $18) (16... g4 17. Nxe6 Nxe6 18. hxg4 $16) 17. c3 Qb5 18. c4 Qb4 19. Ra4 {
The queen is trapped.} Bxc5 (19... Nxd3 $2 20. Rxb4 Nxc1 21. Rxc1 b6 22. Nxe6
Bxb4 23. Nc7+ $18 {[%csl Ra8]}) 20. Rxb4 Bxb4 21. Bxf4 gxf4 22. Rd1 f6 {
If there was black's turn to move now, he could get very promising position
after c6-c5...} 23. d4 {Of course. Now black's position falls apart.} O-O-O 24.
Qa1 exd4 (24... Bxc4 25. dxe5 Be2 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Qb2 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Bc5 29.
exf6 Bd4 30. Qb3 $18 {[%csl Ge4,Gf6][%cal Gb3e6]}) 25. Nxd4 Bxc4 26. Rc1 c5 $2
{This oversight puts an end to this game. Black's position is hopeless anyway.}
(26... Bd3 27. Qxa7 $18) 27. Rxc4 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.26"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Hasangatin, Ramil"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[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 "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qa4 $5 {This awkward
move has it's point. White wants to prevent the advance of black's "d" pawn by
attacking the Nc6.} ({The main line goes with} 6. Re1) 6... Qb6 {More popular
continuation is 6...0-0.} (6... O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d6 (8... d5 9. e5 Nd7
10. Bxc6 Nb6 11. Qa5 bxc6 12. b3 {--> 1-0 Totsky,L-Lopushnoy,D/St Petersburg
1997/CBM 62 [Yakovich] (60)}) (8... Nxe4 9. d5 Nc5 10. Qa3 Qb6 11. Nc3 Nd4 12.
Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Rad1 $36 {1-0 Totsky,L-Wirig,A/Pardubice 2003/CBM 95
ext (52)}) 9. Bxc6 (9. Nc3 Bd7 10. d5 Nb8 11. Be3 a6 12. Bxd7 Nbxd7 13. Qb3 Qa5
14. Bd4 b5 $11 {0-1 Morozevich,A-Anand,V/Frankfurt 2000/CBM 78 (34)}) 9... bxc6
10. Qxc6 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Qc8 12. Qxc8 Rfxc8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Gelfand,B/
Rethymnon 2003/CBM 98 [Erenburg] (30)}) 7. Re1 (7. e5 Nd5 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6
10. Nc3 Be6 11. exd6 exd6 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Qxc6 bxc6 15. Nxd6 Nb4
$11 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Shaw,J/Scarborough 2001/CBM 83 ext (20)}) 7... O-O 8. d4 (
8. h3 Rd8 9. Na3 d6 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. e5 Nd5 13. d4 cxd4 14. Nxd4
dxe5 15. Nf3 f6 $17 {0-1 Totsky,L-Yakovich,Y/Perm 1997/CBM 58 (43)}) 8... cxd4
9. e5 $6 {After this move black seems to get easy equality.} (9. cxd4 d5 10. e5
Ne4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nbd2 Bf5 13. Nb3 c5 (13... a5 14. Nh4 Be6 15. f3 g5 16.
fxe4 gxh4 17. Bg5 dxe4 18. Bxe7 Rfe8 19. Bc5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Totsky,L-Chuprov,D/
Tula 1999/EXT 2000 (44)}) 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. b3 $14 {1-0 Palac,
M-Atakisi,U/Batumi 1999/CBM 74 (27)}) 9... Nd5 $146 {Of course, the knight
placed much better on d5, than on e8.} (9... Ne8 $6 10. cxd4 Nc7 11. Nc3 Nxb5
12. Qxb5 Qxb5 13. Nxb5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rosito,J-Aparicio,A/Argentina 1991/EXT 98 
(83)}) 10. cxd4 d6 11. Nc3 $6 (11. Nbd2 $11 {[%cal Gd2b3,Gd2c4]}) 11... Be6 {
Black's position should be prefered already. His pieces are harmoniously
placed, while the white ones on the queenside placed awkwardly.} (11... Nxc3 $6
12. bxc3 Bg4 13. Nd2 $11) 12. Bd2 $6 {Leaving the Pb2 unprotected.} (12. exd6
$6 exd6 13. Bc4 Nc7 $1 $15) (12. Ne4 $5) 12... Rac8 13. Rac1 a6 14. Bxc6 {
White is forced to give his opponent the advantage of bishop's pair.} Rxc6 15.
Qa3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 (16. Rxc3 Rxc3 17. Bxc3 Bd5 {unattractive for white as well.}
) 16... Rfc8 17. exd6 exd6 18. Ng5 Bc4 19. h4 $2 {White is seeking for active
counterplay, but this move is obviously too much. The weakness of white's
kingside will tell very soon...} h6 20. Ne4 d5 21. Nc5 Qd8 $1 {Emphasizing the
main defect of white's careless 19.h4.} 22. Nxb7 $2 ({The least of the evils
for white was} 22. g3 b6 23. Nb3 Bf8 24. Qb2) 22... Qxh4 {Black has now strong
attack besides his clear positional pluses.} 23. g3 Qh3 24. Na5 Rf6 25. Nxc4 {
This loses on the spot, but there was no reasonable alternative anyway.} {
[%tqu "En","Please enter a move for black.","","","f6f5","This little
intermediate move decides the game on the spot. White is defenseless against
the manoeuvre Rf5-Rh5.",0,"f6f5","",0]} Rf5 $1 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Rf5h5] This
little intermediate move decides the game on the spot. White is defenseless
against the manoeuvre Rf5-Rh5.} (25... Rf5 26. Bf4 Rh5 27. f3 Qh1+ 28. Kf2 Rh2+
29. Ke3 Qg2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 34th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2004.05.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 {The
purpose of this move is to restrict the possibilities of Bc8.} Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 {
Other main line is 7...0-0.} 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 Qe7 ({The alternative is} 9... h6
{preventing the exchange of dark-squared bishops by Be3-h6. The main question
is: which side favours this exchange?}) 10. Bh6 ({Less accurate is} 10. O-O {
--> 1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/Prague 2002/CBM 89/[Postny] (50)}) 10... Bxh6 (
10... f6 11. Bxg7 Qxg7 12. Qe3 b6 (12... Qe7 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. f4 exf4 15. Qxf4
Ne6 16. Qh6 Nd4 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Rhf1 O-O-O 19. Rde1 Rhf8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Nevednichy,V-Spasov,V/Nis 1996/EXT 99 (25)}) 13. a3 a5 14. O-O O-O 15. Nh2 Ra7
16. f4 exf4 17. Qxf4 Ne5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Berzinsh,R-Lanka,Z/Germany 2003/EXT 2004
(33)}) (10... Qf8 $5 11. Bxg7 Qxg7 12. Ne2 b6 13. O-O-O Ba6 14. Qc3 O-O-O 15.
Nd2 Kb8 16. f4 f6 17. g3 $14 {0-1 Degraeve,J-Tregubov,P/Belfort 2002/CBM 90 
(60)}) 11. Qxh6 f6 12. Nh4 $5 {This somewhat weird move gained popularity
recently.} (12. Nd2 Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 Ne6 (14... Be6 15. O-O Nd7 16.
Rae1 O-O 17. Nd5 Qf7 18. Nc7 Rad8 19. Qd6 Bxa2 20. b3 Ne5 21. Qe6 Kg7 22. Qxf7+
Kxf7 23. Ra1 Rc8 24. Na6 Bxb3 25. Nxb3 bxa6 26. Nxc5 $16 {1-0 Rublevsky,
S-Georgiev,K/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (48)}) 15. Qe3 Nd4 16. Rc1 Be6 17. Nd1
O-O-O 18. O-O Rhe8 $132 {0-1 Bologan,V-Filippov,V/Togliatti 2003/CBM 94 ext 
(40)}) (12. Nh2 Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 Ne6 15. Qd2 Nd4 16. O-O O-O 17. Nd1
Bd7 18. Ne3 b6 $11 {0-1 Bologan,V-Damljanovic,B/Igalo 1994/EXT 2000 (40)})
12... Nf8 {It's probably more accurate to drive away white's queen from it's
active position by 12...Qf8.} (12... Qf8 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. O-O-O Nf8 (14... f5 $6
15. g3 f4 16. Ng2 $14 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Filippov,V/Chalkidiki 2002/CBM 92 
[Rabinovich,Al] (41)}) 15. Qh6 Be6 16. g3 O-O-O 17. f4 Nd7 18. f5 Bf7 19. fxg6
hxg6 20. Nxg6 Bxg6 21. Qxg6 Rdg8 22. Qf5 Rxg3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,
L-Filippov,V/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 (53)}) 13. O-O $1 {Other possible plan
connected with long castling, but the move in the text is more conrete and
troublesome for black.} (13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Rhf1 Qf7 15. f4 exf4 16. Rxf4 Ne6
17. Rf2 Qf8 18. Qe3 Qe7 19. Rdf1 Rf8 20. g4 Nd4 21. Nf3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Yandemirov,V-Okrugin,S/Tula 2003/EXT 2004 (60)}) 13... Be6 $6 $146 (13... Qf7
14. f4 exf4 15. Rxf4 Nd7 16. e5 (16. Nf3 $16 {Ftacnik}) 16... Qf8 17. Qxf8+
Rxf8 18. exf6 g5 19. Re4+ Kd8 20. Nf3 Nxf6 21. Re5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Sulskis,
S-Estremera Panos,S/Lisbon 2001/ (75)}) ({Comes to consideration} 13... Bd7 14.
f4 O-O-O) 14. f4 {White is threatening f4-f5, as a result of black's previous
inaccuracy, so black is forced to take on f4. Ftacnik: 'Due to the advance
f2-f4 white in this variation gets the unpleasant pressure along the f file.'}
exf4 15. Rae1 $1 {Threatening 16.Nf5, so black's reply is practically forced.}
O-O-O 16. Qxf4 c4 {Trying to get rid from the double pawns.} (16... g5 $2 17.
Nf5 $16) (16... Nd7 $2 17. Nf5) 17. d4 ({After} 17. Qxf6 Qxf6 18. Rxf6 cxd3 19.
cxd3 Rxd3 20. Nf3 Rd8 {white does not achieve much.}) 17... g5 (17... Rxd4 $6
18. Qf2 $16 {[%cal Gf2a7]}) 18. Nf5 Qd7 (18... gxf4 {Ftacnik} 19. Nxe7+ Kd7 20.
Nf5 Ng6 21. Ne2 $16) 19. Qe3 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Rxd4 22. Rxf6 {
White has clear advantage in the endgame thanks to strong passed "e" pawn and
good pieces coordination. Ftacnik: 'Shirov has managed to retain the better
pawn structure with advance d3-d4, Predojevic has to work hard for a draw.'}
Nd7 23. Rf5 Re8 24. e5 (24. Rxg5 $6 Rd2 $132) 24... g4 $2 {Black's position is
very difficult, but this move is losing by force.} (24... h6 $2 25. e6 Nf8 26.
Ne4 $1 Nxe6 27. Nf6 Re7 28. Rfe5 Rd6 29. Ne4 Rd5 30. Rxd5 cxd5 31. Nc5 $18) (
24... Nc5 25. Rxg5 Rd2 26. Re2 Rxe2 27. Nxe2 Nd7 28. Rg7 $16) 25. e6 Nf8 {
[%tqu "En","How should white continue?","","","c3e4","",12]} 26. Ne4 $1 {
Ftacnik: 'Even in seemingly simple positions without many pieces impressive
tactical ideas are still possible. Shirov can create miracles even with
reduced material.'} gxh3 (26... Nxe6 27. Nf6 Re7 28. Rfe5 Rd6 29. Ne4 Rd5 30.
Rxd5 cxd5 31. Nc5 $18) 27. c3 $1 {[%mdl 2048] The importance of this
intermediate move will become clear later.} ({Much worse is the immediate} 27.
Rxf8 $2 Rxf8 28. e7 Rg8 29. Nf6 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 (30. Kf1 $4 Rf4#) 30... Rd8 31.
exd8=Q+ Kxd8 {with sufficient counterplay.}) 27... Rd3 {[%tqu "En","Find the
winning combination.","","","f5f8","",10]} 28. Rxf8 $1 Rxf8 29. e7 Rg8 30. g4
$1 $18 {This move would not be possible without the introductory 27.c3.} Rf3 (
30... Rxg4+ 31. Kh1 Rg8 32. Nf6 {is hopeless for black as well.}) 31. Nd6+ Kd7
32. e8=Q+ Rxe8 33. Nxe8 Rf8 (33... Rf7 {[%csl Re8]} 34. g5 $18 {[%cal Ge8f6]})
34. Ng7 Rg8 35. Rd1+ Kc8 36. Ne6 Rxg4+ 37. Kh2 {White wins easily thanks to
outstanding coordination between his pieces.} b6 38. Kxh3 Re4 39. Rd8+ Kb7 40.
Rd7+ Ka6 41. Nd4 Re3+ 42. Kg4 h5+ 43. Kf4 Rd3 44. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 (5... e5 {is another common
theoretical move.}) 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bxc6 ({Another
possibility is} 9. Nbd2) 9... bxc6 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 (11... Bf5 {
- see the game Ardeleanu,A-Grigore,G/Iasi 1999/CBM 75 [Gershon]}) 12. dxc5 (12.
Nxe4 $6 dxe4 13. Rxe4 Bb7 14. Rh4 cxd4 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Rxh6 d3 $15 {[%csl Gd3]
0-1 Hoekstra,M-Shibut,M/Washington 2000/EXT 2002 (50)}) 12... Nxc5 13. Nb3 Nxb3
(13... Ne4 14. Be3 a5 15. Rc1 a4 16. Nbd4 Bd7 17. Re2 Rc8 18. Rec2 $14 {
1-0 Batsanin,D-Eltsov,R/Novokuznetsk 2001/CBM 85 ext (34)}) 14. Qxb3 d4 {
Black is opening diagonals for his light-squared bishop.} (14... Bg4 15. Nd4
Qd7 (15... Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. b3 Bd7 18. a4 Rfc8 19. Bb2 $14 {0-1 Neulinger,
M-Horvath,P/Finkenstein 1999/EXT 2002 (58)}) (15... Rb8 16. Qg3 Bd7 17. b3 Qa5
18. Bg5 Rfe8 19. Qh4 f6 20. Bh6 $36 {1-0 Rozentalis,E-Schoen,W/Groningen 1995/
CBM 50 ext (47)}) 16. Qg3 Rab8 17. b3 Rb6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qxg4
Bxe5 21. Nf5 Qe6 22. Nxh6+ Kh7 23. Qh4 Bxa1 24. Ng4+ {1/2-1/2 Belkhodja,
S-Ikonnikov,V/Paris 1992/EXT 97 (24)}) (14... Re8 {- see the game Ardeleanu,
A-Rogozenko,D/Iasi 1999/CBM 75 [Gershon]}) (14... a5 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Bd2 e6 17.
a4 Ba6 18. Qg3 Rfb8 19. b3 Bf8 20. Rec1 $14 {0-1 Pedzich,D-Oral,T/Loewenstein
1997/CBM 58 ext (36)}) 15. Qb4 $6 $146 (15. Rd1 Be6 16. Qa3 Qb6 17. Nxd4 Bxe5
18. Be3 Rfd8 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Volzhin,A-Motylev,A/Dubai 2002/CBM 87
ext (26)}) (15. Qd3 Bb7 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Rfd8 18. Nf3 Rd3 19. Bg5 e6 20.
Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Bxe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Leko,P/Dubai
2002/CBM 89 (29)}) (15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bg3 Bf5 18. Rad1 d3 19. e6 f6 20.
Rd2 $14 {0-1 Kveinys,A-Degraeve,J/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (55)}) 15... d3 16. Bg5 {
[%csl Re7]} Re8 17. Rad1 h6 18. Bh4 $6 {White wants to keep the pressure on e7,
but the bishop on h4 is actually in offside.} (18. Be3 Qd5 $15) 18... a5 19.
Qb3 {The queen on b3 is vulnerable.} (19. Qa3 $142 Bf5 $15) 19... Bf5 20. Bg3
Rb8 21. Qa3 e6 22. Nh4 {After this move white's position seems to be beyond
saving.} (22. b3 $142 $17) 22... Bf8 23. Qa4 Rb4 (23... Rxb2 24. Nxf5 exf5 25.
Rxd3 $2 Qxd3 26. Qxe8 Rb1 $19) 24. Qc6 Bg4 25. f3 (25. Rxd3 Qxd3 26. Qxe8 Rxb2
$19) 25... Bh5 26. Bf2 (26. Rxd3 Qxd3 27. Qxe8 Rxb2 $19) 26... Rxb2 27. Re4 (
27. g4 $2 Rxf2 28. Kxf2 Qxh4+ 29. Kg1 Rb8 $19) (27. Rxd3 $2 Qxd3 28. Qxe8 Qc2
29. Rf1 Kg7 $19 {[%cal Rf8c5]}) 27... Qc8 $1 $19 {The simplest way to a win.}
28. Qxc8 Rxc8 29. g4 g5 $1 30. gxh5 gxh4 {White is defenseless against the
following invasion to c2.} 31. Rxd3 Rc1+ 32. Re1 Rcc2 {[%csl Gb2,Gc2]} 33. Bd4
Rxa2 {Black is a pawn up and his rooks are making a devastation in white's
camp.} 34. h3 Rg2+ 35. Kf1 Rh2 36. Rc1 Rxh3 37. Rc8 Kg7 ({It's not too late to
spoil everything!} 37... Rh1+ $2 38. Bg1 Ra1+ 39. Kf2 Rhxg1 40. Rdd8) 38. Bg1
Be7 {Preventing white's last chance of Rdd8.} 39. Rc7 Bg5 40. Rb7 Bf4 41. Rb5
Rh1 42. Rb7 Ra1+ (42... Bg3) ({or} 42... Bh2 {was leading to a quick mate.})
43. Kf2 Rhxg1 44. Rdd7 Bg3+ 45. Ke2 Rge1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O Qe7 11. Ne2 $6 $146 {This novelty connected with
dubious plan. White's plan should be connected with Nh2 and f4 or with a3 and
b4.} (11. Nh2 Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 Ne6 (13... Be6 {- see the game
Rublevsky,S-Vokarev,S/Azov 1996/CBM 56 [Makarichev]}) 14. Rf2 Nd4 15. Raf1 Be6
16. Ng4 (16. b3 {- see the game Pikula,D-Kovacevic,A/JUG-ch 2002/CBM 89 
[Postny]}) 16... Bxg4 (16... f5 $142) 17. hxg4 f6 18. b4 O-O-O 19. Ne2 Nxe2+
20. Rxe2 cxb4 21. Bxa7 $36 {1-0 Palac,M-Loncar,R/Zadar 2001/CBM 85 ext (46)}) (
11. a3 Nf8 (11... a5 12. Nh2 a4 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3
g5 17. Be3 O-O 18. Raf1 b6 $13 {0-1 Lerner,K-Tseitlin,M/ch-ISR, Tel Aviv ISR
2002 (54)}) 12. b4 Ne6 13. bxc5 (13. Na4 b6 14. Nh2 f5 15. f3 f4 16. Bf2 h5 17.
bxc5 b5 18. Nb2 g5 $15 {0-1 Ponomariov,R-Kramnik,V/XX SuperGM, Linares ESP
2003 (40)}) 13... Nxc5 14. Rfe1 Ne6 15. Ne2 h5 16. a4 O-O 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6
Qf6 19. a5 Bd7 20. Reb1 Rab8 21. Qd2 $14 {1-0 Spasov,V-Smirnov,P/Istanbul 2003/
CBM96_01 (54)}) 11... Nf8 12. c3 f5 $1 {Immediatly putting pressure on white's
position.} 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. b4 $2 {Too optimistic.} ({Stronger was} 14. Ng3
O-O-O 15. Nxf5 gxf5 16. Qe2 {with chances for both sides.}) 14... cxb4 15. cxb4
Rd8 $17 {[%csl Rd3]} 16. Bc5 Qc7 17. Ng3 (17. Bxf8 Rxd3 (17... Rxf8 $17) 18.
Bxg7 $5 Rxd2 19. Bxe5 Qe7 20. Bxh8 Rxe2 $17) 17... Bxd3 18. Rfe1 Ne6 19. Qe3 (
19. Rad1 Nxc5 20. bxc5 O-O $17) 19... Nxc5 20. bxc5 (20. Qxc5 b6 21. Qe3 O-O {
is also bad for white.}) 20... O-O 21. Rad1 $6 (21. Ne4 $142 $17) 21... Bc4 {
Now white is forced to go for a massive exchanges, which will leave in a very
bad endgame.} 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Rxe5 Kf7 {This
endgame is lost for white due to pawn weaknesses on the queenside. Black's
pieces are excellently coordinated and he will quickly organize a passed pawn
on the queenside, which will decide the outcome of the game in his favour.} 26.
Ne4 (26. Re4 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Rc1 $1 $19) 26... Bxa2 27. Nd6+ Kf6 28. f4 (28. Re2
Be6 29. Nxb7 Rb8 30. Nd6 a5 {[%csl Ga5]}) 28... b5 29. g4 (29. Ne4+ Kf7 30.
Nd6+ Kf8 $19) 29... b4 30. h4 Rb8 31. g5+ hxg5 32. hxg5+ Kg7 33. Kf2 (33. Re7+
Kf8 34. Rxa7 Bd5 $19 {[%csl Gb4]}) 33... b3 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Rf7+ Kg8 36. Rd7
b2 37. Ne4 {The last chance is the drawing mechanism by Nf6, but black easily
prevents it...} Rf8 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 Nf8 (11... b6 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. b4 Rd8 14.
Ng3 Ba6 15. Rfd1 Bc8 16. Rab1 Kf8 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. d4 Kg8 19. Qc3 exd4 20.
Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 $14 {1-0 Spasov,V-Grigore,G/Budapest 2000/CBM 78 (47)}) 12.
b4 Ne6 13. bxc5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Looks like an improvement over Ponomariov's
play.} (13. Na4 b6 14. Nh2 f5 15. f3 f4 16. Bf2 h5 17. bxc5 b5 18. Nb2 g5 $15 {
0-1 Ponomariov,R-Kramnik,V/XX SuperGM, Linares ESP 2003 (40)}) 13... Nxc5 14.
Rfe1 Ne6 15. Ne2 h5 16. a4 O-O 17. Bh6 $1 $14 {Correct decision. After the
exchange of dark-squared bishops black will not dare to make f7-f5 advance.}
Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qf6 19. a5 Bd7 20. Reb1 Rab8 21. Qd2 Rfe8 $6 ({Stronger was} 
21... c5) 22. Qc3 {Black is now forced to move his knight from it's excellent
position.} Ng5 23. Nxg5 Qxg5 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Gd7h3]} 24. Kf1 Qe7 25. Qd2 Red8
26. Qe3 c5 27. c4 $1 {[%cal Ge2c3,Gc3d5]} Bc6 28. Nc3 Rd4 $1 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30.
cxd5 {[%csl Gd5] Strong passed pawn is the main factor, that determines
white's advantage.} Qd6 (30... c4 31. dxc4 Qc7 32. Rc1 Rxc4 33. Rxc4 Qxc4+ 34.
Kg1 $16) 31. Rb5 Kg7 32. Kg1 {Useful profylactic move.} b6 {Correctly trying
to get counterplay, before white will put more pressure on black's queenside.}
33. axb6 axb6 34. Ra7 Rb4 $6 {Black is striving for counterplay at any price,
but objectively this is wrong decision.} 35. Rxb4 cxb4 36. Qc1 Qc5 37. Qb2 Re8
38. Ra1 ({Why not} 38. Ra4 {[%csl Rb4] ?}) 38... Qb5 39. d4 exd4 40. Qxd4+ Kg8
41. Rb1 b3 42. d6 Kh7 43. f3 Rd8 44. e5 Rc8 45. Kh2 Qe2 {Black's last chance,
but insufficient.} 46. Qf4 (46. d7 Rd8 (46... Rc2 47. Rg1 $18 {[%csl Gd7]}) 47.
Qd6 (47. Rxb3 $2 Rxd7 $1 48. Qxd7 Qxe5+ $11) 47... b2 48. Qe7 Qc4 (48... Qc2
49. Qxf7+ Kh6 50. e6 Qxb1 51. e7 $18) 49. Rxb2 $18) 46... Kg8 47. Rxb3 $2 {
Missing the direct win.} (47. d7 Rd8 48. Qf6 Rxd7 49. Ra1 Qa2 50. Rxa2 bxa2 51.
e6 $18) 47... Rc2 48. Qg5 (48. Qg3 Qd1) 48... Qd1 49. Rb1 $2 {A spectacular
move, but objectively spoiles all white's remained advantage.} (49. Rxb6 Rc1
50. Rb2 Qg1+ 51. Kg3 Qe1+ 52. Rf2 h4+ (52... Rc2 53. d7 Qxf2+ 54. Kh2 Rd2 55.
d8=Q+ Rxd8 56. Qxd8+ Kh7 57. Qf6 $16) 53. Qxh4 Rc2 54. Qd4 Rxf2 55. Qxf2 Qxe5+
56. f4 Qxd6 $14) 49... Qxb1 50. d7 Rc1 $4 {Missing a chance to equalize.} (
50... Rxg2+ $1 51. Kxg2 (51. Qxg2 Qd3 {[%csl Rd7]}) 51... Qb2+ 52. Kg3 h4+ $1)
51. d8=Q+ Kh7 52. Qdd2 Rh1+ 53. Kg3 h4+ 54. Qxh4+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Summit Men 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.08.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2004.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O ({The main alternative is} 4. Bxc6) 4...
Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 ({Other possible continuations are:} 6. Qa4 {--> 1/2-1/2
Svidler,P-Gelfand,B/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (30)}) (6. e5 Nd5 7. d4 {
--> 0-1 Vydeslaver,A-Fressinet,L/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (40)}) 6...
O-O 7. h3 {A useful move, and also waiting for black to make a first step.} ({
Other popular continuation is} 7. d4 d5 8. e5) 7... e5 (7... Qb6 {--> 0-1
Stellwagen,D-Van Wely,L/Leeuwarden 2004/CBM 103 [Postny,E] (57)}) ({Another
common move is} 7... a6) 8. d4 {White is immediatly fighting for the centre. A
quiter continuations for a long-term struggle are possible as well.} (8. a3 {
--> 1-0 Akobian,V-Kretchetov,A/Los Angeles 2003/CBM 97 [Erenburg] (39)}) (8. d3
{--> 0-1 Kristjansson,S-McShane,L/Selfoss 2002/CBM 92 [Rabinovich,Al] (27)})
8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 (9... exd4 10. e5 Nd5 (10... Ne8 11. Bg5 f6 12. exf6
Bxf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nbd2 Nd6 15. Bd3 b6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bb7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Belov,V-Kotronias,V/Kavala 2004/CBM 101 ext (25)}) 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Qb3
Nb6 13. Nbd2 d5 14. Rac1 Bd7 15. Be7 Rfe8 16. Bd6 Qd8 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Nxd4
$14 {1/2-1/2 Shaposhnikov,E-Zontakh,A/St Petersburg 1996/CBM 56 ext [Shipov] 
(46)}) 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 (11. e5 Ne8 12. Qxd4 d6 13. Nc3 Bf5 14. Qb4 a5
15. Qa4 Bxe5 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Nxg7 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Qf4 d5 20. Qe5 Qb8 21.
Qg5 Qd8 22. Qe5 Qb8 23. Qg5 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S-Balashov,Y/Moscow 2002/CBM 88 
(23)}) 11... a6 ({Probably more reliable way for black is:} 11... d5 12. e5 Ne4
13. Nc3 (13. Nd2 Bf5 14. g4 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Qh4 16. Bf4 Be4 17. Qe3 Qe7 18. Bd3
Bxe5 19. Bxe4 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 dxe4 21. Rxe4 Qd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kobalija,M-Bocharov,
D/Moscow 2004/CBM 100 (44)}) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. a4 Be6 16. Ba3 Rfc8
17. Bb4 Qd8 18. a5 Bf8 19. Bf1 Rc7 20. Reb1 a6 21. Ra3 Rac8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kobalija,M-Smirnov,P/Sochi 2004/CBM 101 (28)}) 12. Ba4 b5 (12... Re8 13. e5 b5
14. Bb3 d6 15. Rd1 Nh5 16. Qxd6 Bb7 17. e6 fxe6 18. Nc3 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Kf7 20.
Bg5 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Re1 $16 {1-0 Kazhgaleyev,M-Kozul,Z/Luzern 1997/CBM
62 (65)}) 13. Bb3 d6 14. Nc3 {White is better from the strategical point of
view, thanks to the d6 weakness. Black's counterchances are connected with a
pressure against the Pe4.} Bb7 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gf6e4]} 15. Qb4 Re8 16. Bf4 Bf8
$6 $146 {This move is too passive to be good.} (16... Qb6 $5 17. a4 (17. Bxd6
a5 18. Qxb5 Qxb5 19. Nxb5 Nxe4 $44) 17... Qc5 18. Bxd6 Qxb4 19. Bxb4 a5 20. Bd6
b4 21. Bd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Red8 24. Be5 Rxd5 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11 {
0-1 Skripchenko,A-Kosintseva,T/Krasnoturinsk 2003/CBM 95 ext (54)}) 17. Bg5 $1
h6 (17... d5 $2 18. Qd4 {[%csl Rd5,Rf6]}) 18. Bxf6 {White goes for this
exchange in order to get full control of the d5 square.} Qxf6 19. Bd5 Rab8 20.
Bxb7 Rxb7 21. Nd5 $16 {[%csl Gd5]} Qd8 22. Rac1 Bg7 23. Rc6 a5 24. Qd2 Rb8 25.
b4 (25. b3 $143 Qh4 {[%csl Re4]}) 25... axb4 (25... Qh4 $6 26. bxa5 Rxe4 27.
Rxd6 {[%csl Ga5]}) 26. Qxb4 Qh4 27. Rxd6 $6 {Probably white should not be in a
hurry to grab the pawn, but try to play for positional domination instead. As
the continuation of the game shows, black holds the position with a pawn down.}
(27. Re2 $5) 27... Bf8 28. Qd4 Bxd6 29. Nf6+ Kf8 30. Qxd6+ Kg7 31. Nxe8+ Rxe8 {
White has won a pawn, but black keeps reasonable chances for a draw.} 32. Qd5 (
32. Qc5 Rd8 $1 (32... Rxe4 $2 33. Rxe4 Qxe4 34. Qxb5 {[%csl Ga2]}) 33. Qxb5 Rd2
{The same defensive idea appeared in the game...}) 32... Rc8 $1 {[%mdl 256]}
33. Qxb5 Rc2 34. Re2 (34. g3 Qf6 $1 (34... Qxh3 $6 35. Qe5+ Kh7 36. Rb1 $16
Rxa2 $4 37. Rb8 $18 {[%cal Re5h8,Ye5a1]}) 35. Re2 Qa1+ 36. Kg2 Qxa2 {leads to
a similar endgame, as in the game.}) 34... Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. g3 Qf3 37.
Qb2+ Kh7 38. Qxc1 Qxe2 39. Qf4 Qxa2 {This endgame is objectively drawish,
although black has to defend accurately.} 40. Qf6 Kg8 41. g4 Qe2 42. Qf4 h5 $1
{The exchange of pawns is recommended for the defending side.} 43. g5 Qd3 44.
Kg2 Qe2 45. Qb8+ Kg7 46. Qe5+ Kg8 47. Qd5 Qc2 48. e5 Qf5 49. Qd8+ Kh7 50. Qf6
Qe4+ 51. Kg3 Kg8 52. Kh2 Qd4 53. Kg2 Qe4+ 54. Kg3 Qd3+ {White is not able to
make a progress without centralizing his king, but then he will be exposed to
a perpetual check. The draw is inevitable.} 55. Qf3 Qd4 56. Qe3 Qd5 57. f3 Qc4
58. Qd2 Kg7 59. Qf4 Qc5 60. Qf6+ Kg8 61. e6 Qg1+ 62. Kf4 Qc1+ 63. Ke4 Qc2+ 64.
Kd5 Qb3+ 65. Kc5 Qa3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "UKR-ch 73rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2004.08.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Fedorchuk, Sergey A"]
[Black "Oleksienko, Mikhailo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2424"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 ({More popular recapture is} 4...
dxc6) 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 {The best way of development. Black's knight will
be transfered to a safe square f7.} 7. c3 (7. d4 $6 {--> 0-1 Howell,D-McShane,
L/Birmingham 2002 [Postny,E] (35)}) 7... O-O 8. h3 {A prophylactic and also a
waiting move. White does not want to reveal his plans yet. More popular line
is the immediate 8.d4.} (8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 (9... d5 10. e5 {--> 1-0
Gallagher,J-Devereaux,M/Torquay 2002/CBM 91 [Rabinovich,Al] (41)}) 10. h3 f6
11. Nc3 Nf7 12. Be3 {--> 1-0 Baklan,V-Wagner,C/France 2003/CBM 94 [Oratovsky,M]
(54)}) 8... f6 (8... e5 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 f5 {--> 0-1
Rublevsky,S-Sakaev,K/St Petersburg 2001/CBM 82 [Gershon] (23)}) 9. d4 cxd4 10.
cxd4 Nf7 {White has a nice pawns in the centre and comfortable development. On
the other hand, black hopes to use his pair of bishops in the long run.} 11. b3
{White does not want to determine the placement of his queenside knight yet.} (
{The alternative is} 11. Nc3) 11... d6 12. Bb2 f5 {Logical attempt to open up
the position for the pair of bishops.} (12... Bd7 13. Nbd2 Rc8 14. Rc1 f5 {
--> 1-0 Kobalija,M-Roiz,M/Chalkidiki 2002/CBM 92 [Rabinovich,Al] (26)}) (12...
e5 13. Nbd2 Be6 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. dxe5 fxe5 16. Re3 Bh6 17. Rec3 Rac8 18. Qc2 Qa5
19. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Hracek,Z-Jakubiec,A/Czechia 2001/EXT 2003 (50)}) 13. Nbd2 (13.
Qc2 fxe4 14. Qxe4 Bd7 15. Nc3 Bf6 16. Qe3 Qa5 17. Rad1 Rae8 18. d5 cxd5 19.
Rxd5 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Rd2 $14 {1-0 Bologan,V-Yakovich,Y/Novgorod 1995/EXT
2000 (41)}) 13... fxe4 14. Nxe4 c5 $146 (14... Bd7 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. Bc3 Qd5 17.
Rc2 Nh6 18. Neg5 Nf5 19. Rce2 c5 20. Rxe7 Nxe7 21. Rxe7 $44 {1-0 Arkhipov,
S-Yakovich,Y/Elista 1994/CBM 44 (31)}) 15. Qd2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qb6 17. Rad1 e5
18. Nc2 Bb7 19. Nc3 {Transfering the knight to a blockading d5 square.} Ng5 20.
Nd5 Qd8 21. f4 $6 {I guess, that white was quite optimistic about his chances
at this point, but black's next move is like a thunder in a blue sky...} ({
After} 21. Na3 {[%cal Ya3c4] white keeps preferable chances.}) {[%tqu "En",
"What can black do?","","","f8f4","",15]} 21... Rxf4 $3 {[%mdl 640]} 22. Nxf4
exf4 23. Bxg7 (23. Nd4 $2 Nxh3+ $1 24. gxh3 Qg5+ 25. Kf1 Ba6+ 26. Ne2 Bxb2 $19)
{[%tqu "En","How should black continue?","","","g5h3","Another sacrifice,
which was surely planned by Oleksienko before playing 21...Rxf4.",10]} 23...
Nxh3+ $1 {Another sacrifice, which was surely planned by Oleksienko before
playing 21...Rxf4.} 24. Kh2 $4 {It looks like Fedorchuk got totally confused.
The move in the text is losing on the spot. The following variations confirm,
that after 24.gxh3 white could still achieve equality.} (24. gxh3 Qg5+ 25. Kf1
Ba6+ (25... Qg3 $6 26. Qf2 Ba6+ 27. Re2 Re8 28. Qxg3 Bxe2+ 29. Kg2 fxg3 30.
Rxd6 Kxg7 31. Rd7+ $14) 26. Re2 Re8 27. Rde1 (27. Nd4 Qg3 28. Nb5 Qxh3+ (28...
Qf3+ 29. Ke1 Qh1+ 30. Kf2 Qh2+ $11) 29. Kg1 Rxe2 30. Qxe2 Bxb5 31. Qxb5 Qg4+
32. Kf2 Qxd1 $11) 27... Qg3 28. Qd5+ Kxg7 29. Nd4 Re3 30. Qxd6 (30. Qg2 $2
Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Bxe2 32. Kf2 (32. Rxe2 $2 f3+ $19) 32... Bd3 33. Rxe3 fxe3+ 34.
Kxe3 Bf1 {and black should win the endgame.}) 30... Qxh3+ 31. Kf2 Qh4+ 32. Kf1
f3 33. Qxa6 fxe2+ 34. Rxe2 Qxd4 35. Qb7+ {and white gives a perpetual check.})
24... Qh4 {Now it's all over for white.} 25. Bf6 Qg3+ 26. Kh1 Nf2+ 0-1

[Event "Alushta Autumn 1st"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2004.09.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ovetchkin, Roman"]
[Black "Hasangatin, Ramil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2004.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 {A useful move,
which restricts the possibilities of Bc8.} e5 7. Be3 (7. a3 Qe7 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9.
b4 {--> 1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Bastia 2003/CBM 98 [Erenburg] (22)}) 7...
Qe7 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. Nc3 {Other plans are also possible.} (9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6
Nd7 11. Nc3 f6 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 Be6 15. O-O Nd7 16. Rae1 $14 {
1-0 Rublevsky,S-Georgiev,K/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (48)}) (9. Qc3 $5 Nd7 10. a3
O-O 11. b4 Re8 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Rb1 b5 14. O-O a6 15. Nb3 cxb4 16. axb4 Qd6 $13
{0-1 Tseitlin,M-Degraeve,J/Groningen 1995/CBM 50 ext (45)}) 9... h6 {
Preventing possible Be3-h6 manoeuvre and also waiting for white's decision of
castling...} ({The alternatives are:} 9... O-O) (9... Nd7) 10. O-O Nd7 {
Transfering the knight to e6, where it controls important d4 and f4 squares.}
11. Nh2 {Preparing the f2-f4 push.} Nf8 12. Ne2 {White refrains from the
immediate f2-f4 which is the main line here.} (12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 (13. Bxf4 {
--> 1-0 Galdunts,S-Jakubiec,A/Griesheim 2002/CBM 88 [Finkel] (45)}) 13... Be6 (
13... Ne6 14. Rf2 Nd4 15. Raf1 Be6 {--> 1-0 Pikula,D-Kovacevic,A/Banja
Koviljaca 2002/CBM 89 [Postny,E] (35)}) 14. Raf1 (14. Rf2 Nd7 15. Ne2 O-O-O 16.
Raf1 {--> 0-1 Rublevsky,S-McShane,L/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 [Meyer,CD] (59)})
14... Nd7 15. R4f2 b6 16. Ng4 {--> 1-0 Grischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Bastia 2003/CBM
98 [Erenburg] (41)}) 12... Ne6 13. a3 (13. c3 b6 14. Rad1 (14. f4 exf4 15. Nxf4
Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Be6 17. a4 Rd8 18. a5 g5 19. Bg3 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Garcia,
G-Zambrana,O/Buenos Aires 2003/CBM 97 (42)}) 14... Ba6 15. f4 Rd8 16. Qc2 exf4
17. Nxf4 O-O $11 {1-0 Fiorito,F-Rodriguez,J/Buenos Aires 2003/CBM 97 ext (54)})
13... a5 $146 (13... Nd4 14. b4 Be6 15. bxc5 Qxc5 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Qb4 b6 18.
Nf3 O-O-O 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20. Nf4 Bd7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Kasparov,G/Moscow
2004 (58)}) 14. c3 a4 {Preventing white's possible b2-b4 thrust.} 15. Rae1 {
White concentares all his forces towards the centre, before performing the
f2-f4 thrust.} b6 {Preparing to develope the light-squared bishop to the
diagonal a6-f1.} 16. f4 exf4 17. Nxf4 Ba6 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Ng4 O-O-O $2 {
This mistake is connected with miscalculations.} ({Necessary was} 19... h5 20.
Nf2 {with approximate equality.}) 20. Bxh6 $1 Bxh6 (20... Rxd3 $2 21. Qg5 Bxh6
(21... Rxh3 $2 22. gxh3 Bxh6 23. Nxh6 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Qxh3 25. Qg4+ $18) 22. Nxh6
$16) (20... Bxd3 21. Bxg7 Bxf1 22. Qf4 Rhg8 23. Bf6 $1 $36 (23. Qxf1 $6 Rxg7
24. Qa6+ Kc7 25. Qa7+ Kc8 26. Qxb6 f5 $13)) 21. Nxh6 Bxd3 $2 {The losing move.}
({The least of the evils for black was} 21... Rxd3 22. Qg5 Rh7 23. Rf6 Qd7 $16)
22. Rxf7 $1 g5 (22... Rxh6 23. Qf4 {[%csl Rc7]} Rd6 24. Rf8+ {followed by 25.
Qxh6 +-.}) 23. Qxg5 Rxh6 24. Qg7 {This move was probably overlooked by
Hasangatin in his preliminary calculations. Black is not able to avoid huge
material losses.} Rd7 25. Rxd7 Rg6 26. Rc7+ 1-0

[Event "Syre Memorial op 29th"]
[Site "Issy les Moulineaux"]
[Date "2006.05.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Payen, Arnaud"]
[Black "Nguyen, Thanh Tong"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2352"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2006.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Na3 {Une des plus étonnantes nouveautés théoriques des derniers
mois est la variante Zvjaginsev, 2.Na3!?. Tentée dans quelques parties par
correspondance de faible niveau, elle semblait n'être qu'une ouverture
surprise sans lendemain mais Zvjaginsev a continué а la pratiquer а haut
niveau et les noirs n'ont toujours pas trouvé de réfutation. Guelfand a même
déclaré récemment qu'elles était saine.} Nc6 (2... a6 $5 3. c3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6
5. Qe2 $5 d6 6. g3 Bg4 {Assez douteux car les blancs vont gagner des tempi sur
le Bg4} 7. h3 Bh5 8. Bg2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. d3 Rc8 11. Nc2 Nd7 12. g4 Bg6 13.
Nd2 $1 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gf2f4,Gf4f5]} e5 {[%csl Rd5]} 14. Ne3 $1 {Malakhov est
le second top GMI а utiliser la variante mais ses résultats semblent un peu
moins probant.} Nf8 15. Nd5 $14 {Malakhov,V (2691)-Sasikiran,K (2692) Sarajevo
Bosnia-A 36th (9) 0-1}) (2... d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Ne2 O-O 7.
O-O e5 8. d4 {Malakhov,V (2691)-Nisipeanu,L (2695) Sarajevo Bosnia-A 36th (5)
1/2}) (2... e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. g3 a6 7. Nc2 Rc8 8. Bg2 Qc7 9.
Qe2 c4 {[%csl Rd3]} 10. O-O Bc5 $132 {Zvjaginsev,V (2659)-Dreev,A (2694)
RUS-ch Superfinal (7) 1/2}) 3. Bb5 Nf6 (3... g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d3 Nf6 6. f4 {
Zvjaginsev,V (2670)-Ponomariov,R (2738) RUS-chT 13th (1) 1-0}) 4. Bxc6 $146 ({
RR} 4. d3 g6 5. f4 Nd4 6. Ba4 Bg7 7. c3 Nc6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Bxc6 bxc6
11. e5 Ne8 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Be3 Qa5 14. b4 cxb4 15. cxb4 Qc7 16. Bc5 f6 17. d4
Bg4 18. Ne3 Bxf3 {Tirrito,L (2081)-Lapiccirella,M (2192)/Bratto 2002/EXT 2003/
0-1 (37)}) 4... dxc6 5. d3 g6 6. Ne2 (6. Nf3 Bg4) 6... Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Be3 Nd7
9. Qc1 b5 {[%csl Ra3]} 10. Bh6 (10. O-O) 10... Qa5+ 11. Kf2 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Qb4
$2 {la Q noire est hors-jeu et elle ne peut pas défendre l'aile-roi.} (12... c4
$1 13. dxc4 b4 14. Nb1 Qc5+ {[%cal Gc5f2,Gc5c4]}) 13. Rab1 Qa4 14. h4 $1 f6 {
(19")} 15. Qd2 {(65)} Ne5 16. f4 Ng4+ 17. Kg3 f5 18. h5 Be6 (18... fxe4 $1 19.
hxg6 hxg6 20. Qc3 {[%csl Rh8]} Nf6 21. Qxc5 b4) 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Qc3 Qb4 $6
21. Qh8+ Kf7 22. Qh7+ $2 (22. Rh7+ $1 {Les blancs déjà trés en retard au temps
pouvaient obtenir une forte attaque en faisant rentrer une seconde pièce dans
le camp noir.} Ke8 23. Qg7 {[%csl Re7]} (23. exf5 $5 Qd2 $1 (23... Rxh8 24.
Rxh8+ Kd7 25. fxe6+ Kxe6 26. c3 Qa4 27. Rxa8) 24. fxe6 Qxe2 25. Qg7 Qe3+ 26.
Kh4 Qxe6) 23... c4 $1 {[%cal Gb4e7]} 24. Rh8 (24. Nd4 Rg8) (24. Qxg6+ Kd7 25.
Nd4) (24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Rh8 (25. Nd4 Kd7 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. dxc4 {[%cal Gb1d1]}
Rad8 28. c3 (28. Rd1+ Kc8 29. cxb5 Ne3 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Qxe7 Nf1+ $3 {
La pointe qui a aboutit а un échec perpétuel} 32. Kf3 (32. Kf2 Qd4+)) 28... Qc5
29. Qd4+ Qxd4 30. cxd4) 25... Kd7) 24... Kd7 $1 25. Rxf8 Rxf8 26. Qxf8 Qd2 $1)
22... Ke8 23. c3 Qa4 24. Rh4 b4 25. Rxg4 (25. cxb4 cxb4 26. Qxg6+ Bf7) 25...
fxg4 26. cxb4 cxb4 27. Nc4 Bxc4 (27... Qc2 {[%cal Gc2d3]} 28. Qxg6+ Bf7 (28...
Kd7 29. Ne5+) (28... Kd8 29. Qxe6 Qxb1)) 28. dxc4 Qc2 29. Qxg6+ Kd7 30. Qxc6+
$1 Kxc6 31. Nd4+ Kc5 32. Nxc2 Kxc4 33. Kxg4 Rad8 34. Ne3+ {[%csl Gg2][%cal
Gg2g8]} Kb5 35. Nd5 Rf7 36. Rc1 e6 37. Nc7+ Kb6 38. Nxe6 Rd2 39. Kf3 (39. g3
Rxb2 40. Ra1 Re2 41. Kf3) 39... Rxb2 40. g4 Rxa2 41. g5 Ra3+ 42. Kg4 Rc3 43.
Rb1 (43. Rd1 b3 44. f5 $16) 43... Rc4 44. e5 (44. g6 $1 {Peut-être une erreur
de saisie}) 44... Re7 45. Nf8 (45. Kf5) 45... a5 46. g6 a4 47. e6 a3 48. Ra1
Kb5 49. Kg5 Ka4 50. Nd7 Rc6 51. f5 b3 52. f6 Rexe6 53. g7 b2 54. Rd1 Rc1 55.
g8=Q Rxd1 56. Qxe6 b1=Q 57. Qc4+ Ka5 58. Qc3+ Qb4 59. Qxb4+ (59. Qc7+) 59...
Kxb4 60. f7 Rg1+ {[%mdl 256]} 0-1

[Event "Match/Nation FRA-BUL 31-41"]
[Site "St Maxime"]
[Date "1984.10.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Haik, Aldo"]
[Black "Radulov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1984.10.10"]
[EventType "team-schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. a3 (6. Bxc6) (6. c3 Nge7
7. d3 a6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Be3 d6 10. Qd2 b5 11. Bc2 Rb8 12. Bh6 Bg4 13. Bd1 d5 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Bb3 Qd6 17. Ng5 Bf5 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Rfd8 20.
Rd1 Qf6 21. Qe2 c4 {1/2-1/2 (21) Szabo,L-Ivkov,B Havana 1966}) 6... Nge7 7. b4
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. Bb2 $146 (9. d3 a6 10. Bc4 b5 11. Ba2 a5 12. bxc5 dxc5 13. Be3
Qd6 14. a4 b4 15. Bc4 Bg4 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Kh8 18. Qe2 f5 19. f3 f4 20. Bf2
bxc3 21. Nxc3 Nd4 22. Qd2 g5 23. Nb5 Qd7 24. Rec1 h5 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Bb3 Rfc8
27. Bf7 g4 28. Bxh5 gxh3 29. Bg4 {1-0 (29) Kovacevic,V (2500)-Rukavina,J (2420)
Zagreb 1979}) 9... h6 10. d3 a6 11. Ba4 g5 (11... f5 12. Nbd2) 12. Nbd2 b5 13.
Bb3 a5 14. bxc5 dxc5 15. a4 b4 16. Bc4 Qd6 17. h3 g4 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19. g3 Kh8
20. Qc2 f5 21. Nh2 Bh3 22. exf5 Nxf5 23. Ne4 Qg6 24. Bd5 Rac8 25. Qb3 bxc3 26.
Bxc3 Ncd4 27. Qa2 h5 28. Bxd4 Nxd4 29. Rac1 h4 $132 30. Kh1 hxg3 31. fxg3 Bh6
32. Rb1 Qh5 33. Rb6 Bg4 34. Nf6 Rxf6 35. Rxf6 Nf5 36. Qf2 Qh3 37. Re4 Rb8 (
37... Nxg3+ $2 38. Qxg3 Qxg3 39. Rxh6+ Kg7 40. Rxg4+) 38. Ba2 Bg5 39. Rxg4 1-0

[Event "Arber op 4th"]
[Site "Bayerisch Eisenstein"]
[Date "2015.08.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Koop, Thorben"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[Annotator "Prusikin,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2015.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 $5 {Ein seltener Zug, aber
evtl. einer der besten.} 6. d3 Bd7 7. a3 $5 {Marke Eigenbau. Die Idee ist, den
Läufer nicht abzutauschen, sondern nach c4 zurück zu ziehen. Die Stellung
erinnert stark an Englisch mit vertauschten Farben, allerdings steht der
schwarze Läufer auf d7 möglicherweise nicht optimal.} Rc8 {Legt sich etwas
zu früh fest, was aber keine größeren Nachteile zu haben scheint. Zwei
Vorgängerpartien gingen mit dem natürlichen 7...Nf6 weiter.} 8. Bc4 Nf6 9. h3
O-O 10. Be3 a6 11. Ba2 b5 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Rac1 $1 (13. Bh6 $6 {ist verlockend,
aber schlecht:} Nd4 14. Nh4 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Be6 $1 $15 ({aber nicht} 15... Nxc2
$2 16. Nf3 $1 Nd4 17. Ng5 {- hier geht Schwarz tatsächlich bald Matt})) 13...
Qb7 14. Bh6 c4 $5 15. Qg5 {Weiß hatte eine bereite Auswahl an Plänen, aber
warum nicht Matt setzen?! :)} (15. Qf4 {war allerdings die genauere Umsetzung
derselben Idee, siehe die Anmerkung zum fünfzehnten Zug von Schwarz}) 15...
Rfe8 (15... Ne5 $1 {mit diesem Zug konnte Torben den versteckten Nachteil von
15.Qg5 aufdecken.} 16. Nxe5 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 dxe5 $15) 16. Qh4 Bh8 17. Ng5 Nd4 18.
f4 a5 $1 {"-Doktor, alle ignorieren mich! - Der Nächste, bitte!"} 19. f5 (19.
Qf2 b4 $1 20. Qxd4 Ng4 $19) 19... b4 {Ich konnte nicht glauben, dass mein
Aufmarsch am Königsflügel dermaßen dreist ignoriert werden kann und war mir
insgesamt meiner Sache recht sicher, zumal Torben nur noch 5 Minuten auf der
Uhr hatte. Allerdings musste ich feststellen, dass die Einschläge auf f7 und
h7 nicht zielführend sind, daher blieb nur ein Kandidatenzug übrig:} 20. fxg6
(20. Nxh7 bxc3 $1 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Rxf6 exf6 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Qxf6 Be6 25.
Qxg6+ Kh8 $19) 20... fxg6 $1 {Auch der kam für mich überraschend, aber auch
dabei handelt es sich um den besten Zug! hier habe ich ca. 23 der mir
verbliebenen 25 Minuten investiert, sodass der Rest der Partie ziemlich
hektisch ablief, umringt von einer Zuschauertraube. Einen Gewinn vermag ich
allerdings nicht zu entdecken, schlimmer noch - es scheint auch keinen zu
geben. Offenbar schätzte ich die Stellung etwas zu optimistisch ein!} (20...
hxg6 {hält zwar auch, zwingt Schwarz aber dazu, eine Reihe einziger Züge zu
finden:} 21. Nd5 Ne2+ $8 22. Kh2 $8 (22. Kh1 b3 23. Rxf6 Bxf6 24. Nxf6+ exf6
25. Bg7 Ng3+ $3 $19) 22... Nxc1 $8 (22... b3 23. Rxf6 Qxd5 24. exd5 exf6 25.
Ne4 Rxe4 26. dxe4 Nxc1 27. Bb1 bxc2 28. Bxc2 Nd3 29. Bd2 $16) 23. Rxf6 Qxd5 $8
24. Rxg6+ fxg6 25. exd5 Nxa2 26. Bf8 Be5+ 27. Kh1 Kxf8 $11) 21. dxc4 $5 {
Entgegen der Engineangabe stellt dieser Zug immerhin eine der beiden
Möglichkeiten dar, die Partie noch Untentschieden zu gestalten.} (21. axb4
axb4 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Bg7 h5 24. Bxh8 Kxh8 25. exd5 Qa7 26. Kh1 b3 (26... Nf5
27. Rxf5 Bxf5 28. Bxc4 $14) 27. Nf7+ Kg7 (27... Kh7 28. Nxd6 Nf5 29. Nxf5 Bxf5
30. Bb1 $16) 28. Nxd6 exd6 29. Qf6+ Kh7 30. Qf7+ Kh6 31. Qf4+ $11 {war der
andere Weg zum Remis.}) 21... bxc3 22. c5+ e6 (22... d5 $5 23. Qf2 cxb2 $8 24.
Rcd1 (24. Bxd5+ Qxd5 25. exd5 bxc1=Q 26. Rxc1 Nf5 27. c6 Nxh6 28. cxd7 Nxd7 $17
) 24... e6 25. Rxd4 Bb5 26. Rb1 Nxe4 27. Rxe4 dxe4 28. c3 Qd7 (28... Bxc3 29.
Nxe6 Qf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Nc7+ Ke7 32. Nxb5 Rxc5 33. Nxc3 Rxc3 34. Rxb2 Rxa3
35. Kf2 $14) 29. Rxb2 Bxc3 30. Nxe6 Kh8 31. Be3 Be5 32. Rd2 Bd3 33. Ng5 Rf8 34.
Nf7+ Rxf7 35. Qxf7 Qxf7 36. Bxf7 $11) 23. Bg7 $3 {Ein Glücksgriff - nur so
kann der Anziehende das Gleichgewicht halten, wobei ich natürlich nicht alles
berechen konnte.} Bxg7 (23... cxb2 24. Rcd1 (24. Bxf6 Bb5 $1 $19) 24... Kxg7 (
24... Nh5 25. Bxh8 Kxh8 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Rxd4 Qa7 28. Nxd6 Qxc5 29. e5 Ng3 30.
Nxe8 Rxe8 31. Rf2 Nf5 32. Rxf5 gxf5 33. Qg5+ $11) 25. Rxf6 h5 (25... Ne2+ 26.
Kh1 h5 27. Rdf1 Rf8 28. Nf7 Rxc5 29. Nxh8 Ng3+ 30. Kg1 g5 31. Rxf8 gxh4 32.
R1f7+ Kh6 33. Rf6+ Kg7 34. R6f7+ $11) 26. Rdf1 b1=Q (26... Re7 $2 27. g4 $18)
27. Rxb1 Qa7 28. Qf2 Qxc5 29. Rf7+ Kg8 30. Rxd7 Ne2+ 31. Kf1 Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Nc3
33. Nf7 $3 Rf8 34. Ke1 Rxf7 35. Bxe6 Nxb1 36. Rxf7 Rc3 37. Rb7+ Kf8 38. Rxb1
$11) (23... Nh5 24. Bxh8 Ne2+ (24... Kxh8 25. Qf2 $1 cxb2 26. Qxd4+ e5 27. Qd2
bxc1=Q 28. Qxc1 d5 29. Bxd5 Qa7 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Ng5+ Kh8 $11) 25. Kh2 Nxc1 26.
Rf7 $1 Kxh8 27. Rxh7+ Kg8 28. Qf2 (28. Rh6 Kg7 29. Rh7+ Kg8 $11) 28... Rf8 29.
Qd4 Rf6 30. Bxe6+ Bxe6 31. Rxb7 Ne2 $1 32. Qxd6 {Diagramm [#]} Nhg3 $3 33. Qe7
Nf1+ 34. Kh1 Nfg3+ $11) 24. Rxf6 h6 (24... Ne2+ 25. Kh2 $1 (25. Kh1 Ng3+ $3 $19
) 25... h5 26. Rxg6 Qc7 27. Nf7 dxc5+ 28. e5 Kxf7 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Qg5+ $11)
25. Rxg6 hxg5 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qxg5+ Kh7 28. Qh5+ Kg7 29. Qg5+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.10"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Black "Agopov, Mikael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Finland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. h3 O-O 8.
c3 f6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nf7 11. Qc2 Qb6 12. Nc3 d6 13. b3 Ng5 14. Nxg5 fxg5
15. Na4 Qa6 16. Bb2 Rf7 17. d5 Bxb2 18. Nxb2 Bb7 19. Qd2 Raf8 20. f3 Qb5 21.
Rad1 cxd5 22. exd5 Rc8 23. Qxg5 Rc2 24. Nc4 Qc5+ 25. Ne3 e5 $2 (25... Rxa2 26.
Rc1 Qd4 $14) 26. Kh1 $18 Rc3 27. Ng4 Kg7 {[%tqu "En","","","","e1e5","",10]}
28. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 29. Qxe5+ Kf8 30. Re1 1-0

[Event "USA-CHN Summit 2nd"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2002.07.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.07.11"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 8224]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 {It is always a question:to take
on c6 immediatly or to wait for the suitble moment....} 4. O-O (4. Bxc6 dxc6 5.
d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O (7... Nd7 $1 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 Qe7 10. O-O Nf8 11.
Bh6 Ne6 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. Ne2 f6 14. Nh2 g5 $1 $15 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/
Prague CZE 2002/The Week in Chess 391 (50)}) 8. O-O Nd7 9. Be3 e5 10. Qd2 Re8
11. Nh2 b6 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. Kh1 Qe7 14. Rae1 Nf8 15. Ne2 Ne6 16. b3 a5 17. a4
Bd7 18. f4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Leko,P/Dortmund GER 2002/The Week in Chess 400
(44)}) 4... Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 (7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4
Bf5 10. Na3 Qc7 11. c3 a5 12. Qh4 h6 13. Nc4 O-O-O 14. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Pasman,
M-Zilberman,Y/ISR 2002/The Week in Chess 391 (29)}) 7... Nc7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9.
Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c5,Ge4f6]} Ne6 (9... b6 $5 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Ne4 Bg4 12. d3 Ne6 {
Kf8 isn't placed badly,but it takes time to develop the Rh8.} 13. Ned2 Bh6 14.
h3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Bxc1 16. Qxc1 Kg7 17. Re4 Qd5 $14 {1-0 Ye Jiangchuan-Ni Hua/
HeiBei 2001/EXT 2002 (48)}) 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 {[%csl Rc5]} b6 12. Qd2 Nd4 (
12... f5 $5 13. exf6 exf6 14. Re2 a5 15. Rae1 Ra7 $132) 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bh6
c5 {[%cal Gc8b7]} (14... Bxe5 $5 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 {Interesting,but in my opinion
is not enough.}) 15. Qf4 Bb7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. b3 $14 {[%csl Ge4,Ge5,Gf4] /+/
-The results of the opening are in white favour. Controling center white also
gained some space advantage in the center and on the Kside.And the important
thing is that black has no counterplay at all.} Qd5 18. Qg3 $1 {[%csl Rg2]
[%cal Gf2f4,Gg3g2]} Rad8 {Preparing f5.} (18... f5 19. exf6+ exf6 20. Nd6 $16 {
[%cal Ge1e7]}) 19. Re2 f5 20. exf6+ exf6 21. Rae1 {Black position becomes
really unpleasant.} Bc6 22. f4 Rde8 $2 {Trying to fight for e-file.....} (22...
Qh5 $142 {[%cal Gc6e4]} 23. f5 Qxf5 24. Qc7+ Qd7 25. Nxc5 Qxc7 26. Ne6+ Kh6 27.
Nxc7 Rf7 28. Ne6 Rd6 29. Nf4 b5 $14 {[%csl Ra2,Rc2][%cal Gb5b4] /+/-}) 23. f5
$16 {Now black position is almost lost.Black king is very weak and it just a
matter of time until white rooks will enter the 7 rank.} Qe5 $4 {[%mdl 8192]
Loosing by force.} (23... Rd8 $142 $8 24. fxg6 hxg6 {With some chances to hold
the position.}) 24. Nd6 $18 Qxe2 (24... Qxg3 25. Nxe8+ Bxe8 26. hxg3 $18) 25.
Nxe8+ Qxe8 (25... Rxe8 26. Rxe2 Rxe2 27. Qc7+ $18) 26. Rxe8 Bxe8 27. Qb8 {
White collects all the black pawns on Qside and black could have resigned
already now.} gxf5 28. Qxa7+ Bf7 29. Qxb6 Re8 30. a4 Bd5 31. Qa7+ {[%cal Ga7d7,
Gd7d5,Gd7e8]} Bf7 32. a5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.26"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Stanojoski, Zvonko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[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 "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
d3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Bartosz comes up with a new move,but it's hard to say if
it stronger than the alternative 8.c4!?} (8. c4 $5 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O
(10... d5 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qh4 h5 13. h3 $36 {[%cal Gf3d4,Gf3g5] 1-0 Estrada
Nieto,J-Mirzoev,A/Linares ESP 2002/The Week in Chess 383 (34)}) 11. Qh4 f6 12.
Nc3 Ne6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Be3 $36 {1-0 Sutovsky,E-Tibensky,R/Kaskady SVK 2002/
The Week in Chess 400 (28)}) 8... O-O 9. Bg5 $5 (9. h3 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11.
Nbd2 d6 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. c3 Rb8 $11 {[%cal Gd5f4] 0-1 Miljanic,B-Fabiano,G/
Barcelona 1991/EXT 2002 (43)}) 9... f6 {Sooner or later black will have to
play it.} 10. exf6 exf6 (10... Nxf6 $5 {[%cal Gd7d6,Ge7e5] Deserves some
attention.}) 11. Bd2 Rb8 (11... Qb6 $6 12. c4 $1 Qxb2 13. cxd5 Qxa1 14. Qc2 $18
{[%cal Gd2c3,Gb1c3]}) (11... f5 $5 {To prevent c4..} 12. Nc3 Rb8) 12. c4 Nc7 {
[%cal Gc7e6]} 13. b3 (13. Bc3 $5 $14 {[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2e4,Ge4c5,Ge4d6]}) 13...
Ne6 14. Nc3 $14 {As a result of the opening white got a better position.} d6
15. Ne2 $1 Rb7 16. d4 d5 $6 {[%mdl 16384] Black is not ready for the opening
of the center and it leads to weaknesses on Qside..} (16... Re8 $142 $5 $14 {
[%cal Gb7e7,Ge7e1]}) 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Rc1 c4 {Black decides to sacrafise the
pawn,but gets no real compensation for it!} (18... cxd4 19. Nexd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4
$16 {[%csl Gc6,Ge6]}) 19. bxc4 dxc4 20. Rxc4 Ng5 {Illusions of initiative?!} (
20... Qd5 $5 {[%cal Gf8d8,Gc8b7]}) 21. Nxg5 fxg5 22. Be3 $16 Be6 23. Rc2 Rd7
24. Qd2 {[%csl Rg5]} h6 $6 {Weakens more Kside.} (24... Rf5 $142 {[%cal Gf5b5,
Gf5g5]}) 25. Rc6 Bf7 26. h4 $1 $18 {[%mdl 128] Complitely ruins black pawn
structure on Kside and black king remains exposed.} Qa8 27. Rc5 $1 (27. Rec1 $6
Bd5 28. Rxg6 Bxg2 $132 {[%cal Gg2h3,Gg2h1]}) 27... gxh4 {What else.....} 28.
Bxh6 h3 29. gxh3 Bxh6 30. Qxh6 Bxa2 {The last try.} 31. Rg5 Rf6 $8 32. Ng3 $1 {
[%cal Gg3h5,Gg5g6]} Qf8 $8 33. Rxg6+ Rxg6 34. Qxg6+ Rg7 $8 (34... Kh8 35. Re8
$18) 35. Qc6 {[%cal Ge1e8]} Qf5 $6 (35... Kh7 36. Qc2+ {[%cal Gc2a2,Gc2h7]}) (
35... Bf7 $142 $8 $18) 36. Re5 {[%cal Ge5h5]} Qg6 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Kh2 {
[%cal Ge5h5] Now black looses by force.} Rg8 39. Qb7+ Rg7 40. Qa8 Qc2 (40...
Rg8 41. Qxa7+ Rg7 42. Qxa2 $18) 41. Rh5+ Kg6 42. Qf3 {This one will do it too.}
(42. Qf8 $1 {Could be very nice end for this game!} Bd5 (42... Rh7 $8 43. Qd6+
Kf7 44. Qc7+ $3 Qxc7 45. Rxh7+ Ke6 46. Rxc7 $18) 43. Rg5+ $3 Kxg5 44. Qxg7+ Kf4
(44... Qg6 45. h4+ Kxh4 46. Qxg6 {[%cal Gg3f5,Gg6h5]}) 45. Qg4#) 42... Rf7 43.
Qg4+ Kf6 44. Ne4+ Ke7 45. Re5+ Kf8 (45... Kd8 46. Qg8+ Kc7 47. Rc5+ $18) 46.
Qh4 {[%cal Gh4h8]} 1-0

[Event "Selfoss Milk Masters 1st"]
[Site "Selfoss"]
[Date "2002.10.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kristjansson, Stefan"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 (6. e5 {Alternative
for 6.Re1} Nd5 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 $14 {1-0 Peng
Xiaomin-Bu Xiangzhi/Suzhou 2001/EXT 2002 (31)}) 6... O-O 7. h3 $5 {[%csl Gg4]}
(7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nc3 (10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nbd2 c5 12. dxc5
Nxc5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 d4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Volzhin,A-Motylev,A/Dubai UAE 2002/
The Week in Chess 390 (26)}) 10... Bf5 11. Nh4 Be6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 g5 14.
Nf3 f6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Shirov,A/Linares ESP 2002/The Week in Chess
382 (26)}) 7... e5 (7... Qc7 $5 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Na5 $13 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Ga5c4,Gc8d7] 0-1 Christiansen,L-Gurevich,D/
Salt Lake City 1999/CBM 73 (60)}) (7... Qb6 8. Na3 d6 9. Bf1 Qc7 10. Nc2 Rd8
11. d3 h6 12. a3 Be6 $11 {1-0 Benjamin,J-Garcia,G/Connecticut USA 2002/The
Week in Chess 387 (58)}) 8. d3 {White chooses not to fight for the center
imediatly,but first to finish development.} (8. d4 $5 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10.
Nxd4 exd4 11. e5 Ne8 12. Qxd4 d6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S-Balashov,Y/Moscow RUS
2002/The Week in Chess 379 (23)}) 8... d6 9. Nbd2 Bd7 (9... Ne8 $1 {This move
allows black to play on both flanks.} 10. a4 Nc7 11. Bc4 Kh8 12. Rb1 a6 $15 {
[%cal Gb7b5,Gf7f5] 0-1 Asanov,T-Smirnov,P/Vladimir RUS 2002/The Week in Chess
384 (36)}) 10. a3 {[%csl Gb4][%cal Gb2b4,Gd3d4]} Ne8 (10... a6 11. Bc4 b5 12.
Ba2 h6 13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 Kh7 15. Bb2 $14 {0-1 Neelotpal,D-Ni Hua/Goa IND
2002/The Week in Chess 424 (32)}) 11. Nf1 (11. b4 $5 Nc7 12. Ba4 b5 13. Bb3 a5
$132 {1/2-1/2 Schlosser,P-Muse,M/Bad Neuenahr 1987/CBM 04 (40)}) 11... h6 $5 {
[%cal Gf7f5,Gg8h7]} 12. g4 $4 {[%mdl 16384] This was really unnesassary.f5
isn't such a big threat,that white should open up his king.} (12. Ne3 $142 $5
f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Nd5 {[%cal Gb2b4,Gd3d4]}) 12... f5 $36 13. Bc4+ $6 (13.
exf5 $142 gxf5 14. g5 f4 15. d4 {Well may be at least to open complitely the
center for counterplay!?}) 13... Kh7 14. Ne3 $2 {Another mistake,after which
black gets a very strong attack.} f4 (14... fxg4 $6 15. hxg4 Qf6 {Tempting,but
white has a nice trick.} 16. Kg2 Qf4 {[%csl Gg4]} 17. Rh1 $1 Bxg4 18. Ng5+ $1
Qxg5 19. Nxg4 {[%cal Gc1h6] And white is better.}) 15. Nd5 h5 $40 16. gxh5 (16.
Nh2 $6 Qh4 17. Nf3 Qd8 (17... Qxh3 $2 18. Ng5+ {[%cal Gg5h7,Gg5h3]}) 18. Nh2)
16... g5 {[%csl Rh3]} 17. Kg2 g4 18. hxg4 Bxg4 {The extra pawn of white
doesn't help him much,but black initiative gets dangerous.} 19. Rg1 (19. Rh1
$142 Bh6 20. Bd2 Ng7 $40 {[%cal Gg7e6,Ge6g5,Ge6d4]}) 19... Bh6 20. Kf1 Bxh5 $17
21. Rh1 $6 (21. Ke1 $140 $5 $17 {[%cal Ge1d2,Gd2c2]} Ng7 22. Qe2 Ne6 (22... Qd7
$17 {[%cal Gd7h3,Gf8f7,Ga8g8]}) 23. Rh1 $1 {[%cal Gf3g5,Ge2h5] And white
survives.}) 21... Ng7 22. Ke2 $2 {[%cal Gh5d1]} (22. Ke1 $142 $17) 22... Qg5 {
[%cal Gg5g4,Gg5g2,Gg2h1,Gg2f3]} 23. Qf1 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Loosing by force!} (23.
Rg1 Qh4 $19 {[%cal Gg7e6,Ge6d4,Gh4h3,Gh3f3]}) (23. Qg1 Qxg1 24. Rxg1 Ne6 $19 {
[%cal Ge6d4,Ge6g5]}) (23. Rh2 $8 $17 {[%cal Gd1h1] Waiting mode!?}) {[%tqu
"En","How black can finish the game?","","","g7e6","Correct,white has no
defence against Nd4",10]} 23... Ne6 $19 {[%cal Ge6d4,Gc6d4,Gh5e2]} 24. Nf6+ $6
(24. Rh3 $142 {Better,but loosing anyway.} Bxf3+ 25. Rxf3 Ncd4+ 26. cxd4 Nxd4+
27. Kd1 Qg4 $19) 24... Rxf6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Qh3 Bg4 27. Bd2 Bxh3 (27... Bxh3
28. Nxg5+ Bxg5 29. Rxh3+ Rh6 {With easy winning.}) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 {Another possible
moves here:} (6. d3 d6 7. Nc3 (7. h3 e5 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. Nh2 O-O 10. f4 c4 11.
dxc4 exf4 12. c5 dxc5 13. Bxf4 f5 14. Bg5 Bd4+ 15. Kh1 fxe4 16. Nxe4 $16 {
1-0 Annageldyev,O-Hossain,E/Calcutta 2001/CBM 85 (53)}) 7... e5 8. Ne1 Ne7 9.
f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 O-O 11. Qd2 c4 12. d4 c5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nf3
$14 {1-0 Sandipan,C-Filippov,V/Dubai 2001/CBM 83 (57)}) 6... Nh6 {It seems to
become the most solid setup for black pieces in this line.} (6... d6 7. c3 (7.
h3 e6 8. e5 d5 9. d3 Ne7 10. Be3 Qb6 11. b3 Nf5 12. Bc1 c4 13. dxc4 dxc4 14.
Ba3 $14 {1-0 Kryschilovskij,A-Geller,J/St Petersburg RUS 2002/The Week in
Chess 417 (41)}) 7... Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e5 10. d3 Ne7 11. Bg5 {1/2-1/2
Lendwai,R-Stanec,N/Mureck 2001/CBM 83 ext (11)}) 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4
d6 (9... f6 {Leads in most of the cases to the same as the text...} 10. b3 (10.
Nc3 Nf7 11. e5 (11. b3 d6 12. Bb2 Bb7 $6 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Na4 Qa5 15. Nd2 Ba6
16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Qc2 $14 {1-0 Miroshnichenko,E-Smetankin,S/Polanica Zdroj 2001/
EXT 2002 (65)}) 11... fxe5 12. dxe5 d6 13. exd6 exd6 14. Nd4 Qb6 15. Nb3 Ne5
$15 {0-1 Maximov,D-Baklan,V/Alushta 2001/EXT 2002 (25)}) 10... Nf7 11. Nbd2 d6
12. Bb2 Ba6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. b4 e5 15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Bc3 Bc4 17. Qc2 Be6 18. h3
Qa6 19. Na5 c5 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. d5 Bd7 22. Nd2 $14 {[%csl Gc4,Rg7] 1-0
Morozevich,A-Kasimdzhanov,R/Wijk aan Zee NED 2002/The Week in Chess 376 (69)})
(9... d5 $6 {Not in the mood of this setup.} 10. e5 f6 11. Qa4 Qb6 12. exf6
exf6 13. b3 Bg4 14. Ba3 Rfc8 15. Bc5 Qb7 16. Nbd2 a6 17. Qa5 Qb5 18. Qc3 Re8
19. Rac1 $14 {[%csl Rc6,Rg7] 1/2-1/2 Minasian,A-Vokarev,S/Ubeda 2001/CBM 80
ext (53)}) 10. h3 f6 (10... Bd7 11. Nc3 Qa5 $2 12. Be3 f6 13. a3 Rab8 14. Qd2
Nf7 15. b4 Qh5 16. Ne2 g5 17. d5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rf5,Rg7,Rh5][%cal Ge2d4,Gd4e6,
Gd4c6,Gd4f5] 1-0 Khalifman,A-Gamboa,N/New York 1998/EXT 99 (51)}) 11. b3 (11.
Nc3 $6 {It seeme like white should wait with this development and always
threat Nbd2->Nc4 so c-file will be open and black light square bishop will
busy with the defence of c6 point.} Nf7 12. b3 e5 13. Bb2 Qb6 14. Rc1 Ba6 15.
Rc2 Rfe8 16. d5 c5 17. Na4 Qd8 18. Bc3 f5 $132 {0-1 Slipak,S-Sorokin,M/Pico
City 1996/EXT 98 (50)}) 11... Nf7 12. Bb2 {This is the critical point where
black must decide what to do.He must choose between: 1.Opening up the position
for his bishops and his rook through the f-file 2.Opening up the center, but
not too much and still to remain in a slightly worse position through e5!? 3.
Or other moves preparing previous 2 moves like:1.Re8 2The move in the game Bd7.
... It is hard to say which is better,but for sure black must be aware of
opening the center too much since white pieces are ready for it!} Bd7 (12... e5
$5 13. Nbd2 Be6 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. dxe5 fxe5 16. Re3 Bh6 17. Rec3 Rac8 $132 {
[%csl Ge6,Gh6] 1-0 Hracek,Z-Jakubiec,A/CZE 2001/The Week in Chess 388 (50)
White still keeps some adge,but black has a pair of nice bishops and chances
for counterplay.}) (12... f5 13. Qc2 fxe4 14. Qxe4 Bd7 15. Nc3 Bf6 16. Qe3 Qa5
17. Rad1 $14 {[%csl Re7,Rf6][%cal Gc3e4] 1-0 Bologan,V-Yakovich,Y/Novgorod
1995/EXT 2000 (41)}) (12... Re8 $6 {[%cal Ge7e5]} 13. Nbd2 Be6 14. Rc1 Rc8 15.
Nc4 d5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Ba3 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6,Rg7] 1/2-1/2 Li
Ruofan-Kovalevskaya,E/Hyderabad IND 2002/The Week in Chess 414 (35)}) 13. Nbd2
Rc8 14. Rc1 $14 {Well as a result of the opening,white sshould be satisfied.He
is slightly better,but black's solid structure should prevent any breakes in
the center neither on the flanks.} f5 $6 {This move drags black into troubles.}
(14... e5 $5 15. Nc4 Be6 $14) 15. exf5 $5 (15. e5 $5 {[%cal Ge5e6]} Be6 $2 (
15... dxe5 16. dxe5 {[%cal Gg7b2]} Be6 {[%cal Ge6d5] Black should hold the
position.}) 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Qe2 $16) 15... Bxf5 16. Nc4 Bh6 $6 (16... Rc7
$142 $5 {[%cal Gf5c8,Gc7e7] Deserved more attention.}) 17. Ne3 $1 $16 Be4 (
17... Bd7 18. d5 $16 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gb2h8,Gd1d4]}) 18. Nd2 $1 {White plays
very sharp.} Bd3 $2 {This one already ruins the position after next white move.
....} (18... Bxe3 $8 19. Rxe3 (19. fxe3 Bf5 20. e4 Bd7 21. Nf3 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4]
Still was better for black than the game.}) 19... Bd5) (18... Bd5 $6 19. Nxd5
cxd5 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Rxe7) {[%tqu "En","How white should use the fact that
black bishops places badly?","","","d4d5","Correct,now white develops a strong
initiative.",10]} 19. d5 $1 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Gb2h8] Now black is almost lost!}
Ne5 (19... Qa5 20. dxc6 Qxa2 21. Bc3 {[%cal Gc1a1]} Qa6 22. Nd5 $18 {[%csl Re7]
[%cal Gd5e7]}) (19... c5 $142 20. Ndc4 {[%csl Rd3]} Bxc4 21. Rxc4 $40 {[%cal
Gc4h4]}) 20. Bxe5 $18 dxe5 21. Ng4 {Both black bishops are only the target for
white pieces!} Bg5 22. Rxc6 Rxc6 (22... Qxd5 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxe5 $18 {
[%cal Ge5d5,Ge5g5]}) 23. dxc6 h5 $6 (23... Bf6 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Qd6 26.
Nf3 $18) 24. Nxe5 Rxf2 {Illusion!?} 25. Ndf3 $1 {[%csl Rd3,Rf2][%cal Gf3d4,
Re5d3,Rd1d3,Gf3g5] Now too many black pieces are under threat....} (25. Kxf2 $4
Qd4+ 26. Kg3 Qf4#) 25... Qb6 26. Kh1 (26. Kh1 Bf5 27. Nxg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "LTU-ch"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "2002.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Black "Sarakauskas, Gediminas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 10272]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 (5. Re1 $5 e5 (
5... Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8. d3 Nc7 9. a4 b6 10. Bxc6 dxc6 11. a5 Bg4 12.
h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Ne6 14. Be3 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Khalifman,A/Hoogeveen 2000/
CBM 80 (14)}) 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 (7. a3 $5 {An interesting idea,preparing
quick b4!} Qe7 8. b4 cxb4 9. axb4 Nf6 10. Bb2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 O-O 13.
Qb3 $14 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gb4b5,Ga1a7] 1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Kasimdzhanov,R/Wijk aan
Zee NED 2002/The Week in Chess 377 (37)}) 7... Bg4 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. Nc4 Bxf3 10.
Qxf3 Qe7 11. Bd2 O-O 12. a3 Qe6 13. b4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Kasimdzhanov,R/
Luebeck GER 2002/The Week in Chess 385 (56)}) 5... Nf6 6. Re1 (6. Qa4 $6 O-O 7.
d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d6 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. d5 Nb8 11. Be3 a6 12. Bxd7 Nbxd7 {0-1
Morozevich,A-Anand,V/Frankfurt 2000/CBM 78 (34) And black got a good game.})
6... O-O 7. h3 (7. d4 $5 {Worth some more attantion.} cxd4 (7... d5 $5 8. e5
Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3
d4 15. Qd3 Bb7 $44 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Leko,P/Dubai UAE 2002/The Week in Chess
387 (29)}) 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Nh4 Be6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Na4
g5 $1 14. Nf3 f6 $1 $11 {[%csl Ra4,Rc1,Rf3] 1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Shirov,A/
Linares ESP 2002/The Week in Chess 382 (26) Despite the weaknesses on kingside,
black managed to reach a very promising position.}) 7... d5 (7... Qc7 $1 {
Very logical.As white is going to play d4,black prepares to place the Kc4.} 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Na5 13. Ba3 Bd7 $1 $132 {
[%cal Gc7c3,Ra5c4] 0-1 Christiansen,L-Gurevich,D/Salt Lake City 1999/CBM 73 
(60)}) (7... Qb6 $5 8. Na3 d6 9. d3 e5 10. Be3 a6 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 $15
{0-1 Campora,D-Yakovich,Y/Santo Antonio 1999/CBM 70 ext (88)}) 8. e5 Ne8 9.
Bxc6 $6 {Was no need to hurry!} (9. d4 $1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. Nc3 Nc7 12.
Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Be3 b6 14. Qd2 Ba6 15. Bh6 $40 {[%csl Ra6,Rc7,Rg8] 1-0 Tseitlin,
M-Geiser,L/Bonnevoie 1998/EXT 99 (33)}) 9... bxc6 10. d4 c4 $5 {Interesting
desicion! Black decides instead of usual opening the position for his bishops,
he closes.} 11. Nbd2 (11. Bg5 $142 {[%cal Gb1d2,Gg5e7]} Rb8 12. b4 cxb3 13.
axb3 $14 {[%cal Ga1a7,Gb1d2]}) 11... Nc7 12. b3 cxb3 13. Nxb3 (13. axb3 Bf5 14.
Nf1 Nb5 $11 {[%cal Gc6c5,Gd8b6]}) 13... h6 {[%csl Rg5]} 14. Be3 Ne6 {[%cal
Ga7a5,Ga5a4,Ge6c5,Gb3c5]} 15. Qd2 Kh7 $13 16. Nh2 {[%cal Gh2g4,Gg4h6]} f5 $1 {
[%cal Gf5f4] Very sharp replay!} (16... h5 $6 17. f4 Nc7 18. g4 hxg4 19. hxg4
Rh8 20. Qg2 Kg8 21. Nf3 $36 {[%cal Gg1f2,Ge1h1]}) 17. exf6 (17. f4 $5 {[%csl
Re3]} a5 18. Nf3 a4 19. Nc5 $14) 17... exf6 18. f4 (18. Nf3 Ng5 $1 {[%cal
Gc8f5]} 19. Nxg5+ fxg5 $15 {[%csl Re3]}) 18... Nc7 $1 19. Nc5 Re8 20. Bf2 Bf5
$132 21. g4 $6 {Opening the white king?! White light pieces don't find
suitible place and white gets worse position.} (21. Rxe8 Nxe8 {[%cal Ge8d6,
Gd6e4,Gd6c4]} 22. Nf1 Nd6 $15) 21... Be4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 $15 {[%cal Gf6f5]} 23.
f5 gxf5 $1 {Again,best desicion! The pawn on f5 will be a weakness.} 24. gxf5
Qd7 {[%csl Ge4,Rf5]} 25. Bg3 $8 Nd5 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Ge4e3]} 26. Rf1 h5 $1 {
[%cal Gg7h6] Black shows some good dynamic play! The bishop is entering the
game from h6.} 27. Qe2 Qf7 (27... Nxc3 $5 28. Qxh5+ Kg8 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Ge4e1]
} 29. Kh1 Qxd4 30. Rg1 e3 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Gc3e4,Ge4f2,Ge4g5,Gd4e4] The most
important square!} 31. Ng4 Kf8 $1 32. Nh6 {[%cal Gh5f7]} Qd5+ 33. Kh2 e2 (33...
Re7 $1 $17) 34. Be1 {[%cal Gg1g7]} Ne4 {[%cal Ge4g5,Gg5f3]} 35. Bb4+ c5 36.
Rxg7 $3 Kxg7 37. Qg6+ Kf8 38. Bxc5+ $3 Re7 (38... Qxc5 39. Qf7#) (38... Nxc5
39. Qxf6+) 39. Rg1 (39. Bxe7+ Kxe7 $13) 39... Qe5+ 40. Kg2 {[%cal Gg6g8]} Qd5
41. Kh2 $11) 28. c4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Sacrafise of 2 pawns or simply a blonder?}
(28. Qc4 $142 {[%cal Ga1e1] This move was better than the one in the text,but
here as well black has a very clear game: Bh6,Ne3,Rg8 with clear advantage.})
28... Nb6 $2 (28... Nc3 $1 29. Qc2 (29. Qe3 Qxc4 {[%cal Gc3e2]} 30. Kh1 Bh6 31.
Qf2 Rg8 $19 {[%cal Ge4e3,Ge3e2,Gc4d5,Gd5h1]}) 29... Qxc4 $19 {[%cal Gc3e2,
Gc4d4]}) 29. Rf4 $1 {White doesn't miss his chance and exchanging a few pieces.
} Bh6 (29... Qxc4 $6 30. Qxh5+ $40 Kg8 31. Re1 Qxd4+ 32. Bf2 Qd3 33. Ng4 Nd5
34. Qg6 {[%cal Gg4h6]} Re7 (34... Nxf4 35. Nxf6+ Kf8 36. Bc5+ $18 {[%cal Ge1e4]
}) 35. Nh6+ Kf8 36. Rfxe4 $18) (29... Nxc4 30. Rh4 $44 (30. Rxe4 Bh6 $15)) 30.
Rh4 (30. Rxe4 $6 Rxe4 31. Qxe4 Rg8 32. Nf1 Qxc4 $15) 30... Rg8 (30... Qxc4 $2
31. Qxh5 Qxd4+ 32. Kg2 Qb2+ 33. Bf2 $18) 31. Nf1 Rg5 32. Rxe4 (32. c5 $6 Nd5
33. Qxe4 Rag8 34. Kh2 Qb7 {[%csl Gd5,Rf1,Rh4][%cal Gb7b2] With very strong
initiative!}) 32... Qxc4 33. Re7+ Bg7 (33... Kh8 $5 34. Qxc4 Nxc4 35. Kh2 Rxf5
{[%cal Ga1c1,Gh6c1]} 36. Rae1 $44) 34. Qxc4 {After an execiting middlegame,the
game enters pretty equal ending.} Nxc4 {[%cal Gh5h4]} 35. Kh2 Rxf5 36. Rc1 Rd8
$1 (36... Nb6 $2 37. Ne3 Ra5 38. Rxc6 Rxa2+ 39. Kh1 Rc8 40. Rxc8 Nxc8 41. Rc7 {
And already black must look for escape!}) 37. Rxc4 Rxf1 38. Rxa7 {The position
rised is equal and none of the opponents takes the risk and the game has the
logical end-draw!} Kg6 39. Kg2 Rd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1d2,Gd2a2,Gd2g2,Gd2d4]} 40. Bf2
Rd2 41. Ra3 h4 42. Kf3 (42. Kf1 Rd6 43. Ra6 Rd5 44. Rc5 Rd1+ 45. Kg2 (45. Ke2
Rh1 $11)) 42... Rd5 43. Rc5 Bf8 $1 44. Rxd5 Bxa3 45. Ra5 Rd3+ 46. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch 89th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2002.08.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2002.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 24576]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 (5. Re1 $5 Nf6 6.
e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c5,Ge4f6] Seems like the best
continuation for white nowdays!}) 5... Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 (7. d4 {This move
probably gives white nothing .} cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Nh4
Be6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 g5 14. Nf3 f6 $1 15. Be3 g4 16. Nd2 fxe5 17. Nxe4
dxe4 18. Nc5 Bf5 19. dxe5 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Bxe5 21. Nd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,
G-Shirov,A/Linares ESP 2002/The Week in Chess 382 (26)}) 7... Qb6 (7... e5 $5
8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. e5 Ne8 12. Qxd4 d6 13. Nc3 Bf5 14.
Qb4 a5 15. Qa4 Bxe5 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Nxg7 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Qf4 d5 20. Qe5
Qb8 21. Qg5 Qd8 22. Qe5 Qb8 23. Qg5 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S-Balashov,Y/Moscow RUS
2002/The Week in Chess 379 (23)}) 8. Na3 (8. Bf1 $5 d6 9. Na3 Bd7 10. d3 Rad8
11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Bf4 e5 13. Bh2 Be6 14. Qc2 h6 15. Rad1 Nh7 16. Ne3 Qa5 17. a3
Kh8 18. b4 $14 {1-0 Karjakin,S-Gareev,T/Kuala Lumpur MAS 2002/The Week in
Chess 408 (41)}) 8... d5 $1 {The sharpest continuation.} 9. d3 (9. e5 Ne8 10.
d3 Nc7 11. Ba4 Ne6 12. Nc2 d4 13. cxd4 Ncxd4 14. Ncxd4 cxd4 15. Bb3 $14 {
1-0 Smyslov,V-Polgar,Z/Prague 1995/CBM 48 (29)}) 9... h6 10. e5 Ne8 11. Be3 (
11. Qa4 $1 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Ga4h4]}) 11... Nc7 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 $11 {Black solved
all the opening problems.} 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. d4 b6 {[%csl Ra3]} 15. Nh2 f5 $1 16.
exf6 (16. f4 Ne6 $15 {[%cal Gg6g5]}) 16... exf6 17. c4 $2 {[%mdl 16384]
Opening position for black bishops?!} (17. Nc2 $142 {Preparing d:c5,b4! Taking
control over d4 square!} Re8 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. b4 $14) 17... dxc4 18. dxc5 Bb7
19. Nf3 $6 {Too passive.} (19. f3 $142 Rad8 20. Qf2 b5 21. Nc2) 19... Rad8 20.
Qc2 b5 $17 21. Rad1 a6 22. b3 (22. h4 $140 $5 f5 23. h5) 22... Ne6 $1 23. bxc4
b4 24. Nb1 f5 25. Bc1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (25. Rd6 $142 Rxd6 26. cxd6 Qxd6 27. c5
Qc6 $17) 25... Nd4 $19 26. Rxd4 (26. Qd3 Rfe8 $19 {[%cal Gd4e2]}) 26... Rxd4
27. Re7 (27. Bb2 Rd7 28. Bxg7 Rxg7 $19 {[%csl Rc4,Rc5]}) 27... Rd7 0-1

[Event "SVK-ch"]
[Site "Kaskady"]
[Date "2002.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Tibensky, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2068]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 {
Another possible moves in this position:} (6. c3 Nh6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9.
Nc3 Nf7 10. Re1 (10. h3 d6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Be3 Qb6 13. b3 Qb7 14. Rc1 Bd7 15.
Nd2 Rad8 16. Nc4 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4,Rf7,Rg7] 1-0 Anand,V-Taleb,M/Dubai UAE
2002/The Week in Chess 387 (38)}) 10... d6 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Bd7 13. Qc2 Qa5
14. h3 Rfe8 15. Ne2 Rac8 16. Bc3 Qa6 17. Qb2 e5 18. dxe5 fxe5 19. Rad1 Be6 20.
Nf4 Bd7 21. Nd3 g5 $4 (21... Re7 $13) 22. Nc5 $18 {1-0 Akopian,V-Ponomariov,R/
Moscow RUS 2002/The Week in Chess 396 (61)}) (6. d3 d6 7. h3 (7. Nc3 e5 8. Ne1
Ne7 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 O-O 11. Qd2 $14 {1-0 Sandipan,C-Filippov,V/Dubai 2001/
CBM 83 (57)}) 7... e5 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a3 f5 $36 {0-1 Shabalov,
A-Sevillano,E/Portsmouth 2000/EXT 2001 (23)}) 6... Nf6 (6... Nh6 $5 7. c3 O-O
8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 (9... d5 10. e5 f6 11. e6 Qd6 12. Qe2 a5 13. b3 Nf5 $132
{1-0 McShane,L-Yakovich,Y/Stockholm 2000/CBM 79 ext (40)}) 10. b3 Nf7 11. Nbd2
d6 12. Bb2 Ba6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. b4 e5 15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Bc3 Bc4 17. Qc2 Be6 18. h3
Qa6 $11 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Kasimdzhanov,R/Wijk aan Zee NED 2002/The Week in
Chess 376 (69)}) 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O $6 {Too soon.
Better was 10...Ne6 first!} (10... Ne6 $142 $5 11. Qh4 d6 12. Bh6 Bxe5 13. Nxe5
dxe5 14. Nc3 f6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. f4 exf4 17. Re4 Rb8 $132 {0-1 Miroshnichenko,
E-Bu Xiangzhi/Bled 2000/CBM 75 ext (43)}) (10... d5 11. cxd5 (11. Nc3 O-O 12.
Qh4 h5 $2 13. h3 Be6 14. Nd4 Qd7 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bg5 $14 {
1-0 Estrada Nieto,J-Mirzoev,A/Linares ESP 2002/The Week in Chess 382 (34)})
11... cxd5 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Qh4 Rb8 14. b3 Ne6 15. Bh6 a5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rad1
$14 {1-0 Velicka,P-Umansky,M/Bayern 2001/EXT 2002 (35)}) 11. Qh4 {Now white
initiative is strong and Emil shows some good way to exploy the maximum from
his adge!} f6 $6 {A rare move with bad reputation. In my database black lost
all the games in this variation and i believe this game shows a good example
why?!} (11... d5 $6 12. Bh6 f6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nc3 $16 {[%csl Rg7][%cal
Ga1d1] 1-0 Glek,I-Cacco,C/Porto San Giorgio 1999/EXT 2000 (30)}) (11... Ne6 {
[%csl Rg5][%cal Ge6g5]} 12. Bh6 Rb8 (12... d5 13. Nc3 f5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rad1
Bb7 16. Rd2 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 d4 18. Rxd4 $1 $16 {1-0 Magomedov,M-Myo Naing/Kuala
Lumpur 1993/EXT 98 (78)}) 13. b3 d5 14. Nc3 f6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17.
Rad1 $16 {1-0 Komliakov,V-Rakhimov,Z/Moscow 1997/EXT 2000 (44)}) 12. Nc3 Ne6
13. exf6 exf6 (13... Bxf6 14. Ng5 $16) 14. Be3 $14 {+/-\+/=} Rb8 $2 (14... f5
$1 {[%cal Gf5f4] I believe it was the best try for black. Now white had to
exchange the queens,which surely would have discrease white's pressure!} 15.
Qxd8 Rxd8 {With good chances to equalize!}) 15. Re2 Qa5 16. Rd1 {Now black
simply has no good moves:The bishop on c8 is forced to stay there and black
just waits to see white plan....} Rb4 (16... f5 17. Bh6 $1 $16) 17. a3 Rb8 18.
Red2 Qc7 $2 {[%mdl 16384] After this mistake Emil leaves no second chance.} (
18... f5 $142) 19. c5 {[%csl Rc8,Rd7]} f5 20. Ng5 h5 $2 {[%csl Rc8,Rd7,Rf5,Rg6,
Rg8,Rh5][%mdl 16384]} (20... Nxg5 21. Bxg5 {[%cal Gg5e7,Ge7d6]} Qa5 $142 $16)
21. Qc4 Kh8 (21... f4 22. Nxe6 dxe6 23. Bd4 $16) 22. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2f4,Gf4g6]}
Qe5 $4 {[%mdl 24576] Another mistake,seems like black desided not to fight and
looses the game immideatly.} (22... Rxb2 $142 {At least take some material for
suffering.....} 23. Nf4 $1 Nxf4 24. Bxf4 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Ba6 {[%tqu "En","Find
the best reply for white","","","c4f7","Correct. Now white gets very close to
black king!",10]} 26. Qf7 $3 {[%cal Gf7g6]} Qxf4 (26... Qb7 27. Qxd7 Qb5 {
[%cal Gb5f1]} 28. h4 {And white should win.}) 27. Qxg6 $18 {[%cal Gg6h7]}) 23.
Bf4 $1 $18 Nxf4 24. Nxf4 {[%csl Rc8,Gf4,Rf5,Gg5,Rg6,Rh5]} Qf6 25. h4 {[%cal
Gd2d6,Gd6g6]} d5 26. cxd6 Bd7 27. Nfe6 Rfe8 (27... Bxe6 28. Nxe6 Rfe8 29. Re2
$18) 28. Nc5 {[%cal Gc5d7,Gg5f7]} 1-0

[Event "RUS Cup final 6th"]
[Site "Nefteyugansk"]
[Date "2002.10.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Prokopchuk, Evgeny"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.10.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 (8... Nd7 9. Qd2 Qb6 (9... Re8 10. Bh6 e5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Ne2 Nf8 13.
O-O-O Qf6 14. Rdf1 $36 {[%cal Gf3e1,Gf2f4] 1-0 Kengis,E-Spangenberg,H/Yerevan
1996/EXT 97 (37)}) 10. Rb1 Qc7 11. Bh6 e5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nh2 Nf6 14. O-O Be6
15. f4 $14 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Ivanovic,B/Niksic 1997/CBM 59 ext (34)}) 9. Qd2 e5
10. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4] This move is young,only "few games" old and it is too
soon to say if this is the new strong weapon for white.} (10. Bh6 {This the
mail line for a long time here.} Qd6 (10... Qe7 11. O-O-O (11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12.
Qg5 Re8 13. O-O-O a5 14. Nd2 $132 {[%cal Gb6b5,Ga5a4] 0-1 Kaidanov,G-Gurevich,
D/Chicago 1996/EXT 2001 (56)}) 11... Nh5 12. Bxg7 (12. Ne2 f6 13. Rdf1 Be6 14.
g4 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Ng7 16. Nd2 $36 {[%cal Gf2f4] 1-0 Rublevsky,S-Lanka,Z/
Budapest 1996/CBM 56 (60)}) 12... Kxg7 13. Ne2 Qf6 14. Qe3 Be6 15. Kb1 Nf4 $14
{1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/London 1994/CBM 42 ext (54)}) 11. O-O-O (11. Nh2
Nh5 12. Ng4 Be6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qh6+ Kh8 15. f4 $13 {1-0 Malakhov,
V-Prusikhin,M/Bad Wiessee GER 2002/The Week in Chess 417 (38)}) 11... a5 (11...
Be6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Qg5 $36 {0-1 Grischuk,A-Shirov,A/Dubai UAE 2002/The Week
in Chess 387 (30)}) 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Ponomariov,R/Moscow
RUS 2002/The Week in Chess 409 (28)}) 10... a5 $5 {Preventing b4.} (10... Qd6
$5 11. Na4 c4 $1 12. dxc4 Nxe4 13. Qxd6 Nxd6 14. c5 Nc4 15. cxb6 e4 16. Nd2
axb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Baklan,V-Hausrath,D/Groningen 1996/EXT 98 (21)}) 11. O-O a4
12. Rae1 Re8 13. Nh2 Nd7 14. f4 exf4 15. Rxf4 Ne5 (15... Nf8 $1 {Very original
idea by Smirnov,rook comes from a7 to defend f7 square!} 16. Ref1 Ra7 17. Kh1
Ne6 18. R4f2 Nd4 {0-1 Pridorozhni,A-Smirnov,P/Nefteyugansk RUS 2002/The Week
in Chess 415 (29) And black is at least not worse.}) 16. Ref1 Be6 17. R4f2 Qd6
$11 {Black has no problems after the opening.} 18. Kh1 b5 {[%cal Gb5b4,Gc5c4]}
19. Ne2 Rad8 {[%cal Ge5c4]} 20. Bg5 Rd7 21. Bf6 b4 $5 (21... c4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7
23. d4) (21... Bxf6 22. Rxf6 Nc4 23. Qc1 $14) 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nf3 Nxf3 24.
Rxf3 Kg8 {Avoiding any checks.} 25. Nf4 bxa3 26. bxa3 c4 $1 27. Nh5 $6 {
Enough only for draw!} (27. Qc3 $5 cxd3 28. Rxd3 Qc7 29. Qb4 $14) 27... gxh5 $8
28. Qg5+ Kf8 29. e5 $5 Qc5 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. Qf6+ Kf8 32. Rg3 $2 {[%cal Gg3g7,
Gg7h7,Gh7h8] Too risky!} Bd5 $6 (32... Rb7 $1 33. Rg7 Reb8 {[%cal Gb7b1]} 34.
Rxh7 Ke8 $19 {[%cal Ge8d7]}) 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qf6+ Kf8 35. Rg7 Qe3 $1 {[%cal
Ge3h3,Ge3e5] Now position gets complicated....} 36. d4 $1 {Unfortunately
nothing better.} (36. Rxh7 $2 Qxh3+ 37. Kg1 Qxg2#) 36... c5 $2 (36... Qxh3+ 37.
Kg1 Qe3+ (37... Qe6 $2 38. Qg5 $18 {[%cal Gg7g8]}) 38. Kh2 (38. Rf2 Qe1+ 39.
Kh2 Qxf2 40. Qxf2 Kxg7 41. Qf6+ $11) 38... Qe4 39. Rf4 Qxf4+ 40. Qxf4 Kxg7 41.
Qf6+ Kf8 42. Qh6+ $11) (36... Re6 $4 37. Rxf7+ Rxf7 38. Qxf7#) 37. Kh2 $1 h4 (
37... cxd4 $2 38. Rf5 Qe4 39. Rfg5 $18) (37... Qxd4 38. Rf5 {[%cal Gg7h7,Gh7h8]
} Qe4 39. Rfg5 $18) {[%tqu "En","How white should finish the attack?","","",
"f1f3","Correct.",10,"e5e6","",0]} 38. Rf3 $3 (38. e6 Bxe6 (38... Qxe6 39. Qg5
Qg6 40. Rxg6 hxg6 41. dxc5 $18) 39. Rxh7 Qg3+ 40. Kg1 Qg8 41. Rh8 $18) 38...
Qxd4 (38... Bxf3 39. Rxh7 $18) 39. Rf5 (39. Rf5 {[%cal Gf5g5,Gg7g8,Gg7h7,Gh7h8]
} Qe3 40. Rfg5 Qg3+ 41. Rxg3 hxg3+ 42. Rxg3 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS Cup final 6th"]
[Site "Nefteyugansk"]
[Date "2002.10.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pridorozhni, Aleksei"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.10.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 {Black can choose
here between few moves,which are mostly lead to the same setups...} Nf6 (6...
b6 7. O-O e5 (7... Nh6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be3 f6 10. a3 a5 11. Nh2 e5 12. Qd2 Nf7
13. Rab1 a4 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Be6 16. Kh1 f5 17. Nf3 $14 {1-0 Jakovenko,
D-Cherniaev,A/Krasnodar RUS 2002/The Week in Chess 408 (61)}) 8. Be3 Ne7 9.
Nbd2 O-O 10. a3 f5 11. Nc4 $14 {1-0 Baklan,V-Shaw,J/Cappelle la Grande FRA
2002/The Week in Chess 380 (41)}) (6... e5 $5 7. Be3 Qe7 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Qd2 h6
10. O-O-O (10. a3 Nd7 11. O-O a5 12. Nh2 a4 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nf3
Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 g5 $15 {0-1 Lerner,K-Tseitlin,M/Tel Aviv ISR 2002/The Week in
Chess 422 (54)}) 10... b6 11. Kb1 Bd7 12. Ng1 O-O-O 13. Nge2 Ne8 14. f4 exf4
15. Bxf4 g5 16. Bh2 Nd6 {1/2-1/2 Boudre,J-Sprenger,J/Metz FRA 2002/The Week in
Chess 390 (16)}) 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 (9... Ne8 $6 10. Bh6 f6 11. e5
Be6 12. O-O Bd5 13. Nh2 c4 14. Ng4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Delchev,A-Mensch,E/Metz FRA
2002/The Week in Chess 390 (117)}) 10. a3 {This move is quiet new.Was played
only few times.} (10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O a5 12. Kb1 (12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. g4 a4
$132 {[%cal Ga4a3,Gc5c4] 0-1 Shirov,A-Leko,P/Dortmund GER 2002/The Week in
Chess 401 (31)}) 12... a4 13. g3 b5 $14 {1-0 Bruzon,L-Tyomkin,D/Merida MEX
2002/The Week in Chess 424 (37)}) 10... a5 (10... Qd6 $5 11. Na4 c4 $1 {
It looks like the sharpest reply!} 12. dxc4 {From now on everything is forced
until the draw agreement!!} Nxe4 13. Qxd6 Nxd6 14. c5 Nc4 15. cxb6 e4 16. Nd2
axb6 17. Nxc4 Rxa4 18. Nxb6 Bxb2 19. Nxa4 Bxa1 20. c3 Be6 21. Kd2 Ra8 {1/2-1/2
Baklan,V-Hausrath,D/Groningen 1996/EXT 98 (21)}) 11. O-O a4 12. Rae1 {[%cal
Gf3h2,Gf2f4] It seems that this line is complitely harmless for black.} (12.
Nxe5 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe5 {[%cal Gf7f5,Gf5f4] And black has a good game.}) 12...
Re8 13. Nh2 Nd7 14. f4 exf4 15. Rxf4 (15. Bxf4 Ne5 16. Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. Rxf3 Be6
$15 {[%cal Gc5c4]}) 15... Nf8 {[%cal Gf8e6,Ge6d4] Cleaning up the 7th rank!} (
15... Ne5 16. Ref1 Be6 $15 {1-0 Prokopchuk,E-Bocharov,D/Nefteyugansk RUS 2002/
The Week in Chess 415 (39)}) 16. Ref1 Ra7 $1 $15 {[%cal Ga7f7] Very nice
defensive move,rook through the 7th rank defends f7.} 17. Kh1 Ne6 18. R4f2 Nd4
{[%cal Gf7f5] Black placed his pieces very comfortable for f5,white tries to
prevent it...} 19. Bg5 Qd6 20. Bf6 $5 (20. Nf3 Be6 $15) 20... Bxf6 21. Rxf6 Qe5
22. R6f4 Be6 23. Nd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1e3,Ge3g4,Gg4f6,Gg4h6,Gc2c3] Good plan for
white,the knight transfers to weaknesses on kingside.} f5 $2 (23... Rae7 $142 {
[%cal Gf7f5]} 24. Ne3 $6 h5 $15) 24. exf5 (24. Nf3 $1 Nxf3 25. R1xf3 $14 {
[%csl Rg8] And already black should look for equalization!}) 24... Bxf5 25. Ng4
(25. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3e4]} Ne2 26. Nxe2 Qxe2 $15) 25... Bxg4 $8 26. Re4 $2 {
This move gives black a huge advantage.} (26. Rxg4 $8 Rf7 $1 27. Rxf7 Qe1+ 28.
Qxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kh2 Kxf7 $15 {/-/+}) 26... Qb8 27. Rxg4 $2 (27. Rxe8+ $8 Qxe8
28. hxg4 Re7 $17 {[%csl Rg4,Rh1]}) 27... Re2 $17 28. Qg5 $4 (28. Qf4 Qxf4 29.
Rgxf4 Rxc2 $19 {/-/+}) {[%tqu "En","How black can use the weakness of the
first rank?","","","a7f7","Very good! Now white is lost.",10]} 28... Rf7 29.
Rg1 (29. Rxf7 Re1+ $19) (29. Rgf4 Ne6 $19) (29. Kg1 Re5 $3 $19 {[%cal Gd4e2,
Gf7f1]}) 29... Nf3 $1 {[%cal Gb8h2,Gg2f3,Ge2h2]} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[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 "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 (7...
O-O $5 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. g4 Be6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. O-O-O Rad8
14. Rhf1 b5 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxe6+ Qxe6 17. Kb1 c4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Leko,P/
Monaco MNC 2002/The Week in Chess 386 (32)}) 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 Qe7 10. Bh6 $5 {
The main line on high levels lately.Many games are played every week in thos
variation and yet no verdict is made.} (10. O-O {Doesn't promise much..} Nf8
11. Bh6 Ne6 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. Ne2 f6 14. Nh2 g5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,
V/Prague CZE 2002/The Week in Chess 391 (50)}) 10... Bxh6 11. Qxh6 f6 12. Nh4
$5 {Almost novelty.On highest levels this move wasn't tried yet.But wild guess,
it will become one of the main lines here.} (12. Nd2 Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4
Ne6 (14... Be6 15. O-O Nd7 16. Rae1 O-O 17. Nd5 $14 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Georgiev,
K/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (48)}) 15. Qh6 Nd4 16. O-O-O Be6 17. Rhf1 O-O-O 18.
Kb1 f5 {1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Shirov,A/Sarajevo BIH 2002/The Week in Chess 395 (22)}
) (12. Nh2 Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qxf4 Ne6 15. Qd2 Nd4 $11 {1-0 Goloshchapov,
A-Bocharov,D/St Petersburg RUS 2002/The Week in Chess 380 (37)}) 12... Qf8 (
12... Nf8 13. O-O Qf7 14. f4 exf4 15. Rxf4 Nd7 16. e5 $1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Sulskis,
S-Estremera Panos,S/Lisbon 2001/EXT 2002 (75)}) 13. Qd2 Qe7 (13... Nb6 $5 {
Looks interesting.} 14. O-O-O Be6 {[%cal Ge8c8,Gc5c4]}) 14. O-O-O $14 {[%cal
Gf6f5]} f5 (14... Nb6 $142 {[%cal Gc8e6]}) 15. g3 f4 {Forced.} 16. Ng2 fxg3 (
16... Rf8 17. gxf4 exf4 18. d4 $36) 17. fxg3 Nf8 18. h4 h5 (18... Be6 19. Qg5
Qxg5+ 20. hxg5 $14 {[%csl Rh7]}) 19. Rdf1 Ne6 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gg2e3,Ge3c4]}
20. Rf2 Nd4 (20... Bd7 21. Rhf1 O-O-O 22. Rf7 Qd6 23. Ne3 $16) 21. Qg5 $1 {
[%mdl 32] Very nice move.White exchanges the only piece which protectes the
weaknesses on Kside!} Qxg5+ $8 22. hxg5 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gf2f6,Gg2h4,Gh1f1]}
Rf8 $8 (22... Be6 23. Nh4 Rg8 24. Rf6 Bf7 25. Rhf1 Rg7 26. Nxg6 Rxg6 27. Rxf7
O-O-O 28. Re7 {[%cal Gf1f7,Ge7e5]} Rxg5 29. Rff7 $18) 23. Rhf1 Rxf2 24. Rxf2
$16 Be6 (24... Ne6 25. Nh4 Nxg5 26. Nxg6 {[%cal Gf2f8]} Nf7 27. Na4 b6 28. Rf6
$16) 25. Na4 (25. Nh4 $5 Kd7 26. Nxg6 Rg8 27. Rf6 {Should be winning too.})
25... b6 26. c3 Nb5 27. Nh4 O-O-O $5 28. c4 Rxd3 {Practical chance.} (28... Nc7
{Wouldn't help much.} 29. Kc2 {[%cal Gh4g6]} Na6 30. a3 b5 31. cxb5 cxb5 32.
Rf6 Rd6 $8 33. Nc3 $18) 29. cxb5 cxb5 30. Nc3 b4 31. Rf6 $1 {Good reply.} Bc4
32. Nd5 $18 Bxa2 {[%mdl 4096]} (32... Rxg3 33. Rxg6 $18) 33. Rf3 $1 Rd4 $8 34.
Nf6 $1 {[%cal Gh4g6]} Rc4+ (34... Bf7 35. Nxh5 $18) 35. Kd2 Bb1 36. Ke3 {
Giving no counterplay.} (36. Nxg6 Bxe4 37. Nxe4 Rxe4 {[%cal Ge4g4] With some
chances.}) 36... a5 37. Nxg6 a4 38. Rf1 a3 (38... Bc2 39. Nxe5 $18) 39. Rxb1 a2
40. Ra1 b3 41. Nxe5 {[%cal Gg5g8]} 1-0

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 8th"]
[Site "Qingdao"]
[Date "2002.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2002.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 8488]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 {
This position is being tested nowdays on the highest levels.Black mostly plays
here 6...Nf6 but other possibilities like the one in the game are playble.} b6
(6... Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O Nd7 9. Be3 e5 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Nh2 b6 12. Bh6 Bh8
13. Kh1 Qe7 14. Rae1 Nf8 15. Ne2 $14 {[%cal Gf2f4] 1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Leko,P/
Dortmund GER 2002/The Week in Chess 400 (44)}) (6... Nh6 $5 7. Nc3 f6 8. Be3 b6
9. O-O O-O 10. a3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S-Ponomariov,R/Moscow RUS 2002/The
Week in Chess 409 (29)}) (6... e5 7. Be3 Qe7 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6
Nd7 11. Nc3 f6 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. f4 $14 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Georgiev,K/Panormo 2001/
CBM 84 ext (48)}) 7. Nc3 e5 8. O-O (8. Be3 $5 Ne7 9. Qd2 {[%cal Ge1c1]} h6 10.
Nh2 Be6 11. O-O-O Qd7 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Qe2 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4 Rhe8 16.
Qd2 Qb7 17. fxe5 Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72 (17)})
8... Ne7 9. a3 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gb2b4] Since black bishop on g7 is temporary
closed the idea of playing b4 is typical.} a5 10. Be3 (10. Nh2 O-O 11. f4 exf4
12. Bxf4 f5 13. Kh1 {1/2-1/2 Golubovic,B-Jelen,I/Nova Gorica 1998/EXT 99 (13)})
(10. b3 $5 {Worth more attention. White keeps close style of structure.} O-O
11. Bb2 Qd6 12. a4 f6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Ne2 Bh6 15. Nc4 $14 {[%cal Gb2c1] 1/2-1/
2 Glek,I-Kishnev,S/Recklinghausen 1999/EXT 2000 (60)}) 10... f5 $6 {[%mdl 8]
Black doesn't spend any time for 10...h6 and directly attacks the center.But
it appears to be not accurate.} (10... h6 11. Na4 (11. Qd2 $5 {[%csl Rh6]})
11... Rb8 12. Qd2 f5 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 e4 16. Rae1 O-O 17.
dxe4 Nxe3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Peng Xiaomin-Ni Hua/Shanghai 2001/CBM 85 (28)}) 11. Na4
$2 {[%mdl 8192] This move allows black to organize.} (11. b4 $1 f4 12. Bd2 axb4
13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 cxb4 15. Ne2 $16 {[%cal Gd2f4,Gd2b4,Gf3e5]}) 11... Rb8
12. Rb1 Qc7 $11 {The position is equal,but if white won't play actively black
will castle and get better game.} 13. b4 $1 (13. c3 O-O 14. b4 fxe4 $15 {
[%cal Gc8a6,Gf8d8]}) 13... axb4 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Rxb4 {[%csl Rb6]} c5 {
The last 4 moves were forced for both sides.} 16. Rb2 {[%cal Gd1b1]} f4 $1 {
Again the best move.} (16... O-O $6 {Dangerous for black....} 17. Bg5 (17. Qb1
$1 fxe4 18. dxe4 Bxh3 19. Rxb6 {[%cal Gb1b3,Gf3g5,Gg5h3,Gg5f7]} Rxb6 (19... c4
20. gxh3 Rxb6 21. Qxb6 (21. Bxb6 Qc6 {[%csl Ra4,Rf3]}) 21... Qxb6 22. Nxb6 Rxf3
23. Kg2 $16 {[%csl Rc4]}) 20. Qxb6 Qxb6 21. Nxb6 {[%csl Rc5]} Rxf3 22. gxf3
Bxf1 23. Kxf1 h5 24. Bxc5 Nc6 $14 {/+/-}) 17... Nc6 $15) 17. Bd2 b5 $1 {
Black shows some sharp defence!} (17... O-O $6 18. Nxb6 Rxb6 19. Ba5 Rff6 20.
Qa1 {[%cal Gf1b1]} Qb8 21. Bxb6 Rxb6 22. Qa2+ Kh8 (22... Be6 23. Qxe6+ $18) 23.
Ng5 $44 {[%cal Gf1b1,Gg5f7]}) 18. Qb1 Bd7 $6 {Misses good chance.} (18... Ra8
$1 19. Nc3 b4 20. Ne2 O-O $15) 19. Nc3 Qc6 (19... b4 $5 20. Ne2 O-O $140 $1 21.
Qa2+ Kh8 22. Ng5 Qd6 23. Nf7+ $4 Rxf7 24. Qxf7 Be6 $19 {[%csl Rf7]}) 20. Qa2
Be6 21. Qb1 Bd7 (21... b4 {Last attempt to keep playing.} 22. Ng5 $5 (22. Ne2
O-O 23. c3 $5 b3 24. c4 $14 {[%cal Ge2c3,Gc3d5]}) 22... O-O (22... Ra8 $1 23.
Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Ra2 O-O $15) 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Qa2 Qxa2 25. Nxa2 $11 {[%cal
Ga2c1,Gc1b3]}) 22. Qa2 Be6 23. Qb1 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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 "Novi Sad"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{[%mdl 128]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 (4. Bxc6 $5) 4... Nf6 5. e5
Nd5 6. d4 cxd4 7. O-O (7. Qb3 Nb6 (7... Nc7 8. Bc4 Ne6 9. cxd4 Na5 10. Qc3 Nxc4
11. Qxc4 Qc7 12. Qc3 d5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Spasov,V/Pamporovo 2001/CBM 84
ext (20)}) 8. cxd4 Bg7 9. d5 Na5 $13 {0-1 Sutovsky,E-Lautier,J/Moscow RUS 2002/
The Week in Chess 396 (33)}) 7... Bg7 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nc7 {White must
choose between few options.....} (9... Nxc3 $5 10. bxc3 d6 11. exd6 Qxd6 12.
Re1 (12. a4 Rd8 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Re1 Na5 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. Ne4 a6 17. Bd3 Bc4 18.
Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Rb1 $14 {1-0 Peng Xiaomin-Bu Xiangzhi/Suzhou 2001/EXT 2002 (31)})
12... a6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nevednichy,V-Smetankin,S/Avoine FRA 2002/
The Week in Chess 406 (23)}) 10. Bxc6 $2 $146 (10. Ba4 d6 11. Qe2 Bg4 12. Rd1
Ne6 13. Be3 dxe5 14. dxe5 Qb8 $15 {[%csl Re5] 0-1 Janev,E-Spasov,V/Pamporovo
2001/CBM 84 ext (47)}) (10. Bf4 Nxb5 11. Nxb5 a6 12. Nc3 d6 13. exd6 exd6 14.
h3 Re8 15. Bg5 Qa5 {1/2-1/2 Bronstein,D-Dvoretzky,M/Yerevan 1975/URS-ch (30)})
(10. a4 d6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Re1 Rb8 13. h3 Be6 14. Qe2 h6 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Qd2
Kh7 17. Rac1 $16 {1-0 Kovalev,A-Veremeichik,V/Minsk 2001/CBM 81 ext (45)})
10... dxc6 11. h3 Be6 $15 {Black got a better position.} 12. Qe2 Bd5 {[%cal
Gd5f3,Gd8d4,Gc7e6,Ge6d4]} 13. Nh2 $6 (13. Rd1 $5) 13... Ne6 14. Be3 (14. Rd1 $5
) 14... f5 $1 {[%cal Gf5f4,Gf4f3]} 15. f4 g5 $1 {[%mdl 128]} 16. fxg5 (16. g3
gxf4 17. gxf4 Kh8 $17 {[%cal Gd8e8,Gg7h6,Gf8g8]}) 16... f4 {Black succeded to
punish white for his opening experiment.} 17. Bd2 (17. Bf2 Bxg2 $1 18. Kxg2 f3+
$17 {[%cal Ge6f4]}) 17... Nxd4 $17 18. Qf2 (18. Qd3 Qb6 19. Na4 Ne2+ 20. Kh1
Qb5 $3 21. Qxb5 cxb5 $19 {[%cal Gb5a4,Ge2g3]}) 18... Bxe5 19. Rae1 Bg7 20. Nxd5
Qxd5 {[%cal Ge7e5]} 21. Rxe7 $6 {White is positionly and materialy lost,so he
tries to sacrafise an exchange in order to complicate the position and to get
some counterplay.} Nf5 {[%cal Gf5e7,Gg7d4]} 22. Rxg7+ Nxg7 23. Ng4 Qxg5 $19 24.
Bxf4 Qg6 25. Qd4 h5 $1 {Black plays very accurately.First he removes white
strong pieces from good squares.} 26. Ne5 Qe6 {[%cal Gf8f5,Ga8f8]} 27. Nd7 Rf7
(27... Rf5 $5 28. g4 hxg4 29. hxg4 Rf7 30. Ne5 Rff8 $19 {[%csl Rg4]}) 28. Ne5
Rf5 29. g4 hxg4 30. Nxg4 Kh7 {[%cal Gg7h5]} 31. Be5 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Rf8+ 33. Kg1
(33. Nf6+ Kg6 34. Qe4+ Qf5+ 35. Qxf5+ Nxf5 $19) 33... Qg6 {[%cal Gg6b1,Gg6g1]}
34. Qd2 (34. Qxa7 $6 Qb1+ 35. Kh2 Qc2+ 36. Kg3 Nf5+ 37. Kf4 Qd2+ 38. Kf3 (38.
Ke4 Nd6+ 39. Bxd6 Qd5+ 40. Ke3 Rf3+ 41. Ke2 Qd3+ 42. Ke1 Rf1#) 38... Nh4+ 39.
Kg3 Rf3+ 40. Kxh4 Kg6 $3 $19 {[%cal Gd2g5]}) 34... Ne6 {[%cal Ge6g5,Gg5f3,
Gg5h3] Now black is winning easily.} 35. Qe3 Ng5 36. Bc3 Nf3+ 37. Kf2 $8 (37.
Kg2 Nh4+ 38. Kg1 Qb1+ 39. Kh2 Qc2+ 40. Kg3 Nf5+ $19) 37... Ne5+ 38. Kg3 (38.
Ke2 Nxg4 39. hxg4 Re8 40. Be5 Qxg4+ 41. Kd2 Qf5 $19 {[%csl Re5][%cal Ge8e3]})
38... Rf3+ 39. Qxf3 Nxf3 40. Kxf3 Qd3+ $19 {[%csl Rh3]} 41. Ne3 (41. Kg2 Qd5+
42. Kh2 Qxa2 $19 {[%csl Ga7,Rb2,Gb7,Gc6]}) 41... c5 {It was good time to
resign for white,but he still looks for...........?!} 42. a3 b5 {The rest is
simple and requiers no explanation.} 43. h4 Kg6 44. Kf2 Kh5 45. Ng2 Kg4 {
[%cal Gd3f3,Gg4h3]} 46. Ne3+ Kxh4 47. Kf3 Kg5 48. Be1 Kf6 {After the king will
help the pawns to advance,white will have no answer..} 49. Bc3+ Ke6 50. Kf2 Kd6
51. Kf3 Kc6 52. Kf2 Kb6 53. Kf3 a5 54. Kf4 b4 55. axb4 cxb4 56. Bf6 a4 57. Be7
Kb5 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Postny} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 $5 {Sometimes
after this move black transfers to the main lines.} 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 $5 {
[%csl Gc5]} 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. Bd2 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gb2b4,Gd2c3]} (10. c3 {
Postny} O-O 11. a4 Rd8 12. a5 Nf8 13. b3 Rb8 14. h3 Qc7 15. Qc2 Ne6 16. Be3 b5
17. Ncd2 Qd6 18. Rad1 Qxd3 19. Qc1 Qd6 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Ncxe5 $1
$36 {1-0 Campora,D-Estremera Panos,S/Santiago 1995/EXT 98 (32)}) (10. Bg5 {
Postny} f6 11. Be3 Nf8 12. a3 Bg4 13. b4 Ne6 14. bxc5 Nxc5 15. Na5 Ne6 16. Qb1
Nd8 17. Nd2 O-O 18. d4 exd4 19. Bxd4 b6 20. Nac4 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Movsesian,
S-Babula,V/Olomouc 1997/CBM 61 (42)}) 10... O-O ({Probably more accurate is} 
10... b6 {Postny} 11. a4 (11. a3 a5) 11... O-O 12. Qc1 Re8 13. Rb1 Nf8 14. Bc3
f6 15. b4 Be6 16. Ne3 Bf7 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Bb2 Ne6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Leko,
P/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (23)}) 11. a3 b6 $5 {Now black develops in a right way.
As white has nothing to prevent Ba6.} (11... Rd8 {Postny} 12. b4 b6 13. Qc1 $14
{- see the game Speelman,J-David,A/Mondariz 2000/CBM 79 [Finkel]}) 12. Bc3 {
'?!' Postny.} ({More to the point is} 12. b4 {Postny} Ba6 13. Bc3 Rfd8 14. Nfd2
Qe6 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. Rf1 b5 17. Ne3 Bd6 18. Nf3 Qe7 19. Rab1 Bc8 20. Qd2 f6 21.
Ng4 Nf8 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. bxc5 Bc7 24. a4 $14 {1-0 Torre,E-Timman,J/Moscow 1981/
MCL (73)}) 12... a5 {[%csl Ga5,Ga8,Rb4][%cal Gc8a6] '=' Postny. Postny:
'Preventing the b2-b4 advance. It's interesting that from now on until the end
of the game Gelfand fails to find any good plan!'} (12... Ba6 $5 $13 {Was
worth considering.}) 13. a4 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6,Rc5]} Ba6 {[%csl Rc4] Now there is
no b4. So white lost targets for a while.  Now black can think about playing
on the king-side sometimes.} 14. b3 ({Since the position is closed, comes into
consideration} 14. Ne3 {(Postny) to keep the knight out of the exchange.})
14... Bxc4 15. bxc4 {[%csl Rb6]} Qd6 $5 {Rae8 and f5 comes soon and white
should think about counter-play.} 16. Rb1 (16. Nd2 $6 f5 $11) ({Deserved
attention} 16. Ng5 {(Postny) with the idea to transfer the knight to h3 and
prepare f2-f4 (possibly with g2-g3 first).}) 16... Rae8 17. g3 {With idea :
Kg2-h4-h5-Rh1.} Qe6 {[%cal Ge6h3,Gf7f5] Trying to play f5 somewhere. I was not
sure with the moment, so I tried to provoke some weaknesses.} 18. Kg2 {[%cal
Gh2h4,Gh4h5]} Re7 $5 {[%cal Ge7f7,Rf7f5] Interesting decision, now black will
play f5. And white should decide what to do against it.} 19. h4 $6 {'?' Postny.
I think it is dubious. At least for now. White should have played something
like Nd2-f3 followed by defencive play. Postny: 'The purpose of this move is
not quite clear, while it creates a weaknesses near the white king and loses
an important tempo.'} (19. Nd2 f5 20. exf5 (20. f3 f4 $15 {And it is only
Black who is playing for something as queen-side is totally untouchable.})
20... gxf5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 (21... Nxe5 $1 {But probably this is interesting.} 22.
f4 Ng4 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Nf1 Rfe8 25. Kf3 Bd4 26. c3 Bxc3 27. h3 h5 $1 28. hxg4
hxg4+ 29. Kg2 Re2+ 30. Kh1 Kf7 $19) 22. f4 Qg6 (22... Qf6 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Qh5
$14) 23. fxe5 $14) ({Possible was} 19. Ng5 {Postny} Qd6 20. Nh3) 19... f5 $1 {
Postny: 'Now black grabs the initiative.'} 20. Qe2 $6 (20. h5 $1 {This was
better than the text.} Qf6 $1 (20... f4 $6 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Ng5 Qf6 23. gxf4
Qxf4 $6 (23... Bh6 $5 24. Qg4 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Qxf4 26. Qxf4 Rxf4 27. Bd2 Rh4 28.
Rh1 Rxh1 29. Rxh1 $14) 24. Nh3 Qh4 25. Re3 Bh6 26. Rg3 Kh7 27. Qe2 Ref7 28. Rh1
$14) (20... fxe4 $2 21. Ng5 $1 $16) 21. hxg6 hxg6 {And I think that black's
chances are slightly better.}) 20... f4 $5 {Now black is able to attack with
Ref7. White has nothing to do than to move pieces around the king.} 21. Ng5 Qd6
$1 22. Rh1 $6 {'?' Postny. Postny: 'It certainly was not the best day for
Boris Gelfand.'} (22. g4 {Postny} h6 23. Nf3 Qe6 24. g5 Qg4+ (24... hxg5 25.
Nxg5 f3+ 26. Qxf3) 25. Kh2 hxg5 26. Rg1) 22... h6 $1 23. Nf3 Qe6 {[%cal Ge6g4]
Now it is very hard to defend with white. No targets. Only defence. Postny:
'Now it's already hard to resist black's attack.'} 24. Rh3 {'?!' Postny.
Postny: 'Very awkward move.'} (24. h5 $1 g5 (24... gxh5 $5 25. Rxh5 Ref7 26.
Rf1 Rf6 $15) 25. Nh2 Ref7 26. Qg4 Qd6 $15) (24. Rbf1 {Postny} Ref7 $17) 24...
Ref7 25. Re1 $6 {'?' Postny. Postny: 'Another unsound move. What is the rook
doing on e1?!'} (25. Kh2 Qg4 (25... Rf6 $5 {[%cal Ge6f7]} 26. gxf4 Rxf4 27. Bd2
R4f6 $15) 26. gxf4 Rxf4 27. Rg1 Qh5 28. Rgg3 R8f7 29. Bd2 Rg4 30. Kg2 Nf8 $15)
({Necessary was} 25. Rf1 {Postny}) 25... Nf6 $3 {A super-strong move. Probably
Gelfand overlooked this move.} 26. gxf4 (26. Bxe5 fxg3 $1 27. fxg3 (27. Bxf6
gxf2 $1 28. Qxf2 Bxf6 29. Qg1 Bxh4 30. Rxh4 (30. Nxh4 Rf2+ 31. Kg3 (31. Qxf2
Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Qxh3 $19) 31... Qe5+ 32. Kg4 h5#) (30. Re3 g5 $1 $19) 30... Rxf3
$19) 27... Nh5 28. Bxg7 Qg4 $1 29. Nh2 Rf2+ 30. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Qxh3 $19) (
26. Nxe5 Nd7 $5 27. Nxf7 Bxc3 28. Nxh6+ Kh7 29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. Nxg4 Bxe1 $17)
26... Nh5 $1 27. Bd2 Rxf4 $1 28. Ng1 Bf6 $6 $17 (28... Rxf2+ $1 29. Qxf2 Qg4+
30. Kf1 Ng3+ $1 $19 (30... Rxf2+ $5 {I counted this variation but somehow I
missed that rook is on e1 and that I am winning very very easily here.} 31.
Kxf2 Bf6 $19)) 29. Kh1 Bxh4 30. Bxf4 Nxf4 31. Rxh4 (31. Qf1 Bxf2 32. Rxh6 Bxe1
33. Qxe1 Qg4 $19) 31... Nxe2 32. Rxe2 Kg7 $5 33. Rh2 Qd7 $1 {[%cal Gb6b5,Ga5a1]
} 34. Re3 b5 35. cxb5 cxb5 36. axb5 Qxb5 37. c4 Qb1 $19 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Basque 1"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2015.11.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 b6 (8... e5 {immediately is definitely more common. Black sometimes
doesn't play b6 at all, but Hikaru has his own idea.}) 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O e5 11.
Nh2 {Black has trouble here if he plays his usual Nf8-e6 plan. White would be
too fast with f4, and overall Black's position would be uncomfortable. Hikaru
stops this on its tracks, even though it looks strategically unsound.} g5 12.
Ne2 Nf8 13. Ng3 {targetting the weak light squares, of course.} Ng6 14. a3 {
With the kingside locked up, Fabiano naturally focuses his attention on a
queenside break.} O-O 15. b4 cxb4 16. axb4 Nh4 $5 {Perhaps the objective of
this idea with Nh4 and f5 is dubious, but it is the type of complications that
Hikaru always manages to inject into positions that he feels are turning
slightly worse.} (16... Nf4 17. Ra3 $14) 17. f3 (17. Nh5 $1 f5 18. Qc3 $1 {
would have put Hikaru's idea into question.}) 17... f5 18. exf5 Nxf5 19. Nxf5
Bxf5 20. Ra6 Qe7 21. Ng4 {Trying to get to e4, cementing a strong positional
advantage for White clamping down on the center and kingside.} e4 $5 {What a
move! Beautiful positional understanding from America's #1. The pawn sacrifice
allows Black's bishops to breathe and discoordinates White's pieces.} 22. dxe4
(22. fxe4 Bxg4 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. hxg4 Qd7 (24... Rf7 {gives Black some
compensation for the pawn.}) 25. d4 $1 Qxg4 26. e5 $1 {with an advantage.})
22... Rfd8 23. Qe1 (23. Qe2 {was perhaps a little better.}) 23... Be6 24. Ra3
Bc4 25. Rf2 h5 26. Nh2 {White has been pushed back significantly.} Bb2 (26...
a5 $1 {This would have been a very nice tactical blow} 27. Bxb6 {what else?}
Qxb4 28. Qxb4 {forced} axb4 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 {and Black's monstrous bishops give
him enough activity for an advantage, even with the pawn deficit.}) 27. Ra4 Qe5
28. Nf1 $1 {White's rook is trapped but he understands the need to activate
his pieces} Qb5 29. Ra1 $1 Bxa1 30. Qxa1 Bxf1 31. Rxf1 Rd6 {Now it is White's
activity that more than compensates for the material disadvantage. Black is
too exposed on the kingside.} 32. Qa2+ Kg7 33. Qb2+ (33. f4 $1 {was much
stronger, ripping apart the kingside and making Hikaru's king very nervous.}
Qe2 34. Qa1+ Kh7 35. Re1 $1 $16) 33... Kh7 34. Ra1 a6 35. Rc1 {with a not very
subtle threat of c4.} (35. c4 Qxc4 36. Bxb6 $14 {still kept some edge.}) 35...
Qe2 $1 36. Qb3 Rg8 37. Qf7+ {Now a perpetual finishes the game.} Rg7 38. Qf5+
Kg8 39. Qc8+ Kh7 40. Qf5+ Kg8 41. Bxg5 Rd2 42. Qe6+ Kh7 43. Qh6+ Kg8 44. Qe6+
Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Abergel, Thal"]
[Black "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
b3 e5 9. d3 d6 10. h3 f5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Nh2 Nf7 13. Bd2 Be6 14. a3 a5 15. Ne2
d5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Ng3 Nd6 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. Bc3 e4 20. Bxg7 Qxg7 21. dxe4
Nxe4 22. f3 Nc3 23. Qd2 a4 24. Kh1 axb3 25. cxb3 Rfe8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Re1 {
[%tqu "En","Black neither wants to trade rooks nor surrender the e-file. Do
you have an idea for him?","Move the knight!","","c3e2","Very nice!  This
knight move poses problems for White (best now would be 28.Nf1! Qe5!).  White
has three other moves: 28.Rxe2, 28.Ng4 and 28.a4. Do you have Black's reply
ready in each case?",3,"De","Schwarz will weder die Türme tauschen noch die
e-Linie abtreten. Hätten Sie eine Idee für ihn?","Ziehen Sie den Springer!","",
"c3e2","Sehr hübsch!  Dieser Springerzug stellt Weiß vor Probleme.  Am besten
wäre jetzt 28.Nf1! Qe5!  Weiß hat noch drei andere Züge: 28.Rxe2, 28.Ng4 und
28.a4. Haben Sie jeweils eine schwarze Antwort parat?",3]} Ne2 $1 {[%csl Rg3]
[%cal Re2g3,Rg3h1,Rg7a1]} 28. Ng4 (28. Rxe2 $4 {[%tqu "En","What now?","","",
"g7a1","The long queen move on the diagonal - one of the points of 27...
Nc3-e2!  Game over.",1,"De","Was jetzt?","","","g7a1","Der lange Damenzug auf
der Diagonalen - eine Pointe von 27...Nc3-e2!  Game over.",1]} Qa1+ {[%csl Re2,
Rh1][%cal Ra1h1,Re8e1]}) ({The best move was am besten war} 28. Nf1 $1 Qe5 $1
29. Rxe2 Qxe2 30. Qg5+ Kf7 31. Qxf5+ Ke7 32. Qxh7+ Kd8 33. Kg1 $13) (28. a4 $4
Ng3+ 29. Kg1 {[%tqu "En","Black to play and win.","","","g7d4","The queen is
overloaded on d2.",3,"De","Schwarz zieht und gewinnt.","","","g7d4","Die Dame
ist überlastet.",3]} Qd4+ {[%cal Re8e1,Rd4g1,Yd2d4,Yd2e1]} 30. Qxd4 Rxe1+ 31.
Kf2 {[%tqu "En","And Black's point, please.","","","e1e2","The decisive
intermediate check - after 32.Kxg3 cxd4 White can resign.",1,"De","Und die
schwarze Pointe, bitte.","","","e1e2","Das entscheidende Zwischenschach - nach
32.Kxg3 cxd4 kann Weiß aufgeben.",1]} Re2+ $1 32. Kxg3 cxd4 $19) 28... Ng3+ 29.
Kh2 {[%tqu "En","The same question as before: Black neither wants to trade
rooks nor surrender the e-file. Do you have an idea for him?","","","e8e2",
"And again this square!  The rook is untouchable: 30.Rxe2 Nf1+ winning the
queen.  Black keeps the initiative!",2,"De","Dieselbe Frage wie eben: Schwarz
will weder die Türme tauschen noch die e-Linie abtreten. Hätten Sie eine
Idee?","","","e8e2","Und auch wieder dieses Feld!  Der Turm ist tabu: 30.Rxe2
Nf1+ mit Damengewinn.  Schwarz behält die Initiative!",2]} Re2 $1 {[%cal Rg3f1,
Rf1d2,Ye1e2] And again this square! Und wieder dieses Feld!} 30. Qa5 (30. Rxe2
Nf1+ 31. Kg1 Nxd2) 30... fxg4 31. Qd8+ Qf8 32. Qg5+ Kf7 33. Qf4+ Ke7 34. Qxg3
gxf3 35. Rxe2+ fxe2 36. Qe5+ Kd7 37. Qxe2 Qb8+ $1 38. g3 Qxb3 $19 39. Qe5 Qa2+
40. Kg1 Qxa3 41. Qg7+ Kc8 42. Qh8+ Kb7 43. Qxh7+ Kb6 44. Qg8 Qe3+ 45. Kf1 c4
46. Qb8+ Ka5 47. Qa8+ Kb4 48. Qxc6 Qf3+ 49. Ke1 Qxg3+ 50. Ke2 Qg2+ 51. Ke1 Qe4+
52. Kd2 Qd3+ 53. Ke1 Qe3+ 54. Kd1 Qf3+ 55. Ke1 Kc3 56. Qc5 Qe4+ 57. Kf1 Kd3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.10.18"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dresden"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 O-O 8.
Nc3 Qc7 9. h3 e5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. a3 Rd8 12. Qb1 Nh5 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 b5 15.
Qb2 h6 16. Rad1 g5 {Der drohenden weißen Expansion im Zentrum tritt der
Nachziehende mit einer energischen Königsattacke entgegen.} 17. d4 g4 $1 18.
Nxe5 gxh3 19. g3 (19. Nxc6 $2 Qe6 20. Nd5 Qg4 $17) 19... h2+ 20. Kxh2 Qe6 21.
Rh1 Nxg3 $1 22. Kxg3 Bxe5+ 23. dxe5 Rxd1 24. Nxd1 Qg4+ 25. Kh2 {Nebst Remis
durch ewiges Schach? Weit gefehlt! Die weißen Figuren stehen so unglücklich,
daß Schwarz trotz Minusfigur in aller Ruhe das Eingreifen seines R a8
vorbereiten kann.} Kh7 $1 26. Qc1 Be6 27. Bg5 {Es gibt nichts Besseres.} Rg8
28. Qf4 Qh5+ 29. Qh4 Rxg5 30. Qxh5 Rxh5+ 31. Kg2 Rxe5 {Im Prinzip endet hier
die mit 21...Nxg3 eingeleitete Kombination. Schwarz hat die Figur
zurückerobert und sollte mit seinem Mehrbauern im Endspiel über die eindeutig
besseren Karten verfügen. Doch die Berechnung der Varianten hat GM Chandler
viele Minuten gekostet, und er muß die restlichen Züge bis zur Zeitkontrolle
im Blitztempo erledigen...} 32. Nc3 Rg5+ 33. Kf3 Rg7 34. Ra1 f6 35. Ra6 Rc7 36.
Nxb5 cxb5 37. Rxe6 Rxc2 38. Rxf6 Rb2 39. Kf4 Rxf2+ 40. Ke5 Rxf6 {
Zeitüberschreitung. Ein fast schon tragisches Ende einer von Schwarz schön
vorgetragenen Partie- aber man muß seine guten Züge eben auch schnell machen!}
(40... Rxf6 {Auch die Schlußstellung ist immer noch remis, z.B.} 41. Kxf6 h5
42. Kg5 Kg7 43. Kxh5 a5 $1 $11) 1-0

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Watson, William N"]
[Black "Gurgenidze, Bukhuti"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 e5 ({Players who choose 3.Bb5
in preference to 3.d4 are usually pleased to see the fighting text move, which
provokes rather than prevents 6.d4, instead of} 5... Nf6 {which tends to lead
the game towards more balanced positions.}) 6. d4 $1 cxd4 (6... exd4 $5 7. cxd4
Nxd4 8. Nxd4 cxd4 (8... Bxd4 {is also playable, although White's attacking
chances after} 9. Nc3 {are quite dangerous.})) 7. cxd4 Nxd4 $2 ({If Black
wishes to leave a pawn on d4 he should play} 7... exd4 {when 8.f4 is illegal
and} 8. Bf4 {can be met by} a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 d6) 8. Nxd4 exd4 {Black has
chosen one of the least promising methods of capturing on d4 and his
subsequent play shows that he had not prepared any improvement on the known
lines.} 9. f4 (9. e5 {(1-0 (17) Polgar,J (2320)-Chilingirova,P (2195)
Thessaloniki 1988 EXT 1997 r6) led to the Thessaloniki Olympiad's most
attractive miniature, but Watson's move, keeping e5 in reserve, is also strong.
}) 9... Ne7 10. f5 Nc6 11. f6 $1 Bf8 ({Since} 11... Bxf6 12. Qf3 {loses
immediately, Black must suffer with his extra pawn as poor compensation for
the wedge on f6.}) 12. Bc4 Qb6 13. Nd2 Ne5 {The first new move!} ({Prasad had
tried} 13... d6 {against Watson at the Olympiad (1/2-1/2 (51) Watson,W (2500)
-Prasad,D (2410) Thessaloniki 1988 TD) and, although he had grovelled a draw
it is unlikely to be an experience Prasad would wish to repeat. Gurgenidze, no
doubt unaware of the precedent, tries to activate his Bf8 before playing ...d6,
but does not attend to the problem of finding a safe haven for his king.}) 14.
Bd5 Bd6 $5 15. Nf3 $1 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Be5 17. Bf4 $1 d6 {The f-pawn was immune
from capture but Gurgenidze might have been reasonably satisfied, having
turned his k- bishop into a "good" piece. Unfortunately mate takes precedence
over positional nuances and it soon becomes apparent that Gurgenidze's plan
has consumed too much valuable time.} (17... Bxf6 18. Bh6 {and f7 falls}) 18.
Bxe5 dxe5 19. Qa3 $1 Qd8 20. Rac1 {Although White has no immediate threats, it
is clear that Black is almost unable to move without dire consequences. The
only good thing to be said about Black's position is that most of his pieces
are set up ready for a new game!} Bd7 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Rc7 $1 h5 {Better
played on move 20 if at all - Black has no reasonable moves but now White has
a threat.} 23. Rxd7 $1 ({Mate follows both} 23. Rxd7 $1 Kxd7 ({and} 23... Qxd7
24. Bc6) 24. Qa4+ Ke6 25. Qc4+ Kd7 26. Qc6# {.}) 1-0

[Event "London m"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1998.04.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bb5 $6 {With the Knight on c3 this move is
harmless. The only idea behind it is to avoid theoretical lines, but I think
there must be better ways for such a purpose. Objectively the strongest move
is 4.d4, of course.} Bg7 5. Bxc6 (5. O-O d6 6. d3 Bd7 7. a4 Nf6 8. h3 O-O 9.
Be3 e5 $11 {Adams,M-Anand,V/FIDE WCh KO Groningen/1997.}) 5... bxc6 {The
simplest solution. Now Black follows the well known plan with Nh6, which
equalises easily, because White has no possibility to play c3 and d4.} (5...
dxc6 {Less logical.} 6. h3 e5 7. d3 {The Knight is placed normal on c3 here.})
6. O-O Nh6 (6... e5 {Another option which looks good.} 7. d3 Ne7 8. Be3 d6 9.
Qd2 O-O 10. Bh6 f5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Qg5+ Ng6 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15.
Nd2 Be6 16. f3 Rd7 $15 {Gdanski-Maciejewski /Ch Poland/1997.}) 7. d3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. e5 {Trying to play agaist double pawns. Black structure is very solid
though, and after getting the f5-square for the Knight and an open b-line
Black must have an easy play. However, there is one thing Black should think
about - where to develop the light square Bishop. In the game Black foung an
unusual way for it.} (9. Be3 f6 (9... f5 $5) 10. Qd2 Nf7 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4
$13 {In this complicate position White´s space advantage is compensate by two
Black´s Bishops, so White decides not to open the center.}) 9... Nf5 10. Re1
Rb8 11. Rb1 Be6 $5 {Bishop goes to d5! White will be forced to exchange it,
after which Black will change his pawn structure.} (11... Nd4 $5 12. exd6 exd6
13. Ne4 {/\Bg5.}) 12. Bf4 Bd5 13. Nxd5 (13. exd6 $142 exd6 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. c3
Qd7 $13) 13... cxd5 14. c3 (14. exd6 Nxd6 15. c3 Rb7 $11) (14. e6 $2 Rxb2 $17)
14... dxe5 15. Nxe5 Rb6 16. Qa4 Bxe5 {Black is forced to give the Bishop, but
the position remains equal, because White has no chances to exploit this fact
and to attack on the kingside. On the other hand Black has counterplay on the
queenside and in the center.} 17. Bxe5 f6 18. Bh2 Qa8 $1 {Black finds the best
square for the Queen - b7.} 19. b4 (19. g4 $2 Nh4 20. Rxe7 d4 21. Re4 Nf3+ 22.
Kg2 Nd2 $19) 19... Qb7 20. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Serbian-ch 29th"]
[Site "Sabac"]
[Date "1998.04.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Relange, Eloi"]
[Black "Cabrilo, Goran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. h3 e5 6. O-O {White usually
castles later in this variation. One of the reasons for that is the following:
Black has an attractive plan with f7-f6, Ng8-h6-f7, Bf8-d6, then g6-g5 with
good attacking chances. That´s why White should play more flexible: first d3,
Be3 and only then to decide if castle or not. In some variations is possible
even to castle long, and then after h3-h4 to create an attack on the kingside.}
(6. d3 f6 7. Nc3 (7. O-O Nh6 8. Be3 Nf7 9. c3 Bd6 (9... g5 $5 10. Ne1 (10. d4
cxd4 11. cxd4 g4 $13) 10... Be6 11. Nd2 h5 $40 {Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Novgorod/
1994}) 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. Re1 Kg7 14. Qc2 Be6 15. Rad1
Rfd8 16. a3 Bc4 17. d5 Rdc8 18. dxc6 Rxc6 19. Nd2 Be6 20. Qd3 b6 21. Nd5 Qb7
22. Nb1 Rac8 23. Nbc3 $14 {+/= Svidler,P-Vyzmanavin,A/Russia (ch)/1995}) 7...
Nh6 (7... Bg7 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 {פg8}) 8. Be3 Nf7 9. Nd2 $5 b6 10. O-O Bg7 11.
a3 f5 $2 (11... O-O) 12. exf5 gxf5 13. f4 $16 {Yudasin-Soffer, ISR-chT/1996}) (
6. Nxe5 $2 Qd4) 6... Bg7 (6... f6 {Looks logical, but White can try to break
the center now.} 7. c3 (7. d3 $6 Nh6 8. Be3 Nf7) 7... Nh6 (7... Qd3 $5 8. Re1
Bh6 $13) 8. d4 $36) 7. d3 Qe7 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Qd2 (9. Nbd2 $1 {This looks very
good here. Comparing with the variation 4.0-0 Ng7 5.Re1 e5 6.Bc6 dc6 7.h3 Qe7
8.d3 Nf6 9.Be3, White didn´t lose a tempo for Re1. Now after a2-a4-a5 and
Nd2-b3 White has a good play on the queenside.} O-O 10. Nb3 Nd7 11. a4 $14)
9... Nd7 10. Bh6 {The well known plan: after exchanging the Bishops, White
breaks with f2-f4 and tries to exploit the weaknesses on the kingside. Usually
this plan brings a slight advantage for White, but here Black can avoid even
that.} f6 11. Bxg7 Qxg7 12. Nh2 g5 $5 (12... O-O 13. f4 $14) 13. a3 Nf8 14. b4
Be6 (14... Qe7 {Looks safer than the game.} 15. Qc3 Be6 $11) 15. Nc3 $6 {
After it Black has no problems at all.} (15. bxc5 $5 Qe7 (15... Nd7 16. Qb4)
16. Qb4 $14 O-O-O $6 17. Nc3 Rd4 18. Qa5 $16) 15... Nd7 16. Na4 Qe7 17. c3 {
Now the pawn on d3 is weak.} (17. Qe3 $142 cxb4 18. axb4 O-O $11) 17... Rd8 18.
Qe3 b6 19. Rab1 O-O 20. Rfe1 (20. bxc5 $2 b5 $17) 20... h6 21. Nf3 Rfe8 22.
bxc5 $6 b5 23. Nb2 $15 1/2-1/2

[Event "Serbian-ch 29th"]
[Site "Sabac"]
[Date "1998.04.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Markovic, Miroslav"]
[Black "Zontakh, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. h3 {This
quiet move is very flexible. In my opinion White´s set-up is more dangerous
for Black than it looks. White can choose between several plans: a2-a3, b2-b4;
c2-c3, d2-d4 (mostly after Black´s move f7-f6) and the plan from the game - a
relatively slow play on the queenside against Black´s double pawns.} (7. d3 Qe7
8. Nbd2 (8. a3 Nf6 9. b4 O-O 10. bxc5 Qxc5 (10... Nd7 $5) 11. a4 Re8 12. Ba3
Qa5 13. Nbd2 Be6 14. Ng5 Nd7 15. Nxe6 Rxe6 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Qd2 $14 {Glek,
I-Rabiega,R/Zillertal/1993}) 8... Nf6 (8... f6 $5) 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. Bg5 f6 11.
Be3 Nf8 12. a3 Bg4 13. b4 Ne6 14. bxc5 Nxc5 15. Na5 Ne6 16. Qb1 Nd8 $13 {
Movsesian,S-Babula,V/Mladi Olomouc/1997}) (7. a3 Be6 8. b4 c4 9. Bb2 f6 10. d4
cxd3 11. cxd3 Nh6 12. Qc2 Nf7 13. Nbd2 O-O $13 {Hauchard,A-Kozul,Z/EU-chT/1992}
) 7... Qe7 (7... f6 $6 8. c3 $1 {Here is important that White plays directly
d2-d4, whithout losing a tempo for d2-d3.} Nh6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nf7 11. Be3
O-O 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Nc3 $16 {Nikolenko,O-Beckhuis,G/Cappelle la Grande/1995})
8. d3 (8. c3 {Doesn´t look the best move here. White opens the position, but
if Black succeeds to finish the development, two Bishops will play their role.}
Nf6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 exd4 (10... Nd7 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nbd2 Rd8 14.
Qc2 exd4 15. Bxd4 Ne5 16. Bc5 Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 Qf7 18. Bd4 Be6 $11 {Nikolenko,
O-Kozlov,V/Moscow/1995}) 11. Bg5 Qb4 $13 {Tseshkovsky,V-Krasenkow,M/Moscow Tal/
1992}) 8... Nf6 (8... Nh6 9. Be3 f6 10. c3 (10. Qd2 Nf7 11. Qc3 b6 $2 (11...
Bf8 $8 {/\Nd8-e6.}) 12. b4 $1 $16 {Galdunts-Wessels, NRW-Liga II/1997}) 10...
O-O 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nf7 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Qb3
Qxb3 17. axb3 a6 18. Red1 Rfd8 19. Bb6 Rd6 20. Rxd6 Nxd6 21. Rd1 Bf8 22. Bc7
Nb5 23. Rd7 $14 {Cyborowski,L-Antoniewski,R/EU-chJM U16/1995}) 9. Be3 O-O {
This move looks so natural that one makes it whithout thinking. However, Black
faced difficulties afterwards, that´s why serious attention deserves the plan
Nf6-d7-f8-e6 before castling.} (9... Nd7 $5 10. Nbd2 Nf8 11. Nb3 (11. Nc4 f6
12. c3 Be6 {/\Nf8-d7.}) (11. a4 $5 {/\} Ne6 12. Nc4 Nd4 13. Nfd2) 11... Ne6 12.
a4 Nd4 $11) 10. Nbd2 (10. Nc3 b6 11. a4 a5 12. Qc1 Ne8 13. Bh6 Nc7 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Ne2 f6 $11 {Govedarica,R-Kiroski,T/Nis/1993}) 10... Nd7 11. a4 Rd8 12.
Nb3 b6 (12... a5 $142 13. Nfd2 b6 14. Nc4 Rb8 $14) 13. a5 Ba6 14. Ra3 $1 {
/\Qd1-a1. Playing very precise White obtained a strong pressure on the
queenside.} c4 15. axb6 axb6 (15... cxb3 16. Rxa6 axb6 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. c3 $18
) 16. Qa1 cxb3 $6 (16... Bb7 $5 17. dxc4 Rxa3 18. Qxa3 Qxa3 19. bxa3 c5 {
Black has some compensation for the pawn and White´s task could be very
difficult. However, this was a good chance to fight for a draw.}) 17. Rxa6 Rxa6
18. Qxa6 bxc2 19. Rc1 {White regains the pawn and has a clear advantage.} c5 (
19... Nc5 20. Qxb6 Nxd3 21. Rxc2 $16) 20. Rxc2 Qd6 21. Rc3 $14 {Thanks to his
better placed pieces, the control over a-line and Black´s weaknesses on the
queenside, White has a long lasting advantage.} Bf8 22. Nd2 b5 $2 {This loses
material. Black should´ve tried to fight for a-line.} (22... Qc6 23. Rb3 (23.
b4 Qa8 $1 (23... Ra8 24. b5 $1 $16) 24. Qxa8 Rxa8 25. bxc5 (25. b5 $5 $13)
25... Bxc5 $11) 23... Ra8 24. Qb5 Qxb5 25. Rxb5 $14) 23. Qxb5 Rb8 24. Qa4 Rxb2
25. Nb3 $1 $18 {Black Rook is traped and White wins easily.} Rb1+ 26. Kh2 Qe6
27. Qa2 Re1 28. Qd2 Rb1 29. Qc2 Re1 30. Nc1 Rxe3 (30... f5 31. Qd2 Rf1 32. Qe2
$18) 31. fxe3 Bh6 32. Qf2 Qb6 33. Rb3 Qc6 34. Ne2 {Knight comes to d5 and the
game is over.} Nf8 35. Nc3 Bg5 36. Nd5 Bd8 37. Rb8 Qd6 38. Rb7 Qe6 39. Qa2 Kg7
40. Qa7 g5 41. Qxc5 g4 42. Ne7 Nd7 43. Qc6 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2004.04.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rechlis, Gad"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2004.01.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 {In this game I have decided to choose the most
solid continuation against 3.Bb5, as my contender Gad Rechlis is a great
tactical player.} 4. O-O ({The most popular alternative to the text is:} 4.
Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 {[%cal Ge1c1,Ge1g1]
and white is prepared for both of castles.}) 4... Bg7 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Nf6 7.
h3 O-O {That natural move has a drawback: now black's knight cannot be
transfered to e6 via f8. It's important to notice, that black's main plan in
this type of positions is transfering the knight to d4.} ({The alternative is:
} 7... Nd7 8. Nc3 (8. c3 O-O (8... e5 $5) 9. d4 b6 10. Re1 cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 12.
Bg5 Qc7 13. Be7 Re8 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 e4 16. d6 Qc6 17. Ng5 Nc5 $132 {
1-0 Lobron,E-Khalifman,A/Bad Wiessee 1998/EXT 2000 (44)}) 8... Nf8 9. Ne2 (9.
Be3 Ne6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. f4 Nd4 12. Rb1 b6 13. a3 a5 14. Ne2 a4 15. Nf3 Ra7 16.
Nexd4 cxd4 17. Bd2 c5 18. Qe1 e6 {1/2-1/2 Vazquez,R-Damaso,R/Ferrol 2002/CBM
89 ext (18)}) 9... e5 10. Be3 Ne6 11. Qd2 h6 12. Nh2 b6 13. Rad1 g5 14. Ng3 Nf4
15. c3 O-O 16. Nf3 Be6 17. d4 cxd4 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Nxd4 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Adams,M-Van Wely,L/France 2003/CBM 95 (23)}) 8. Re1 {An interesting idea.
White is waiting with a development of Nb1, as it can be comfortably
transfered to c4 via d2 or a3. At the same time, 8.Re1 is usually a useful
move. Another important fact is, that white is ready to meet 8...Nd7 with 9.e5.
} ({Besides, white has several alternatives:} 8. Nc3 {- leads to the main line;
}) (8. a3 b6 9. Nbd2 Ne8 10. Rb1 Nc7 11. b4 $6 (11. Nc4 $5 Nb5 12. Be3 Nd4 13.
Ne1 e5 14. b4 $14) 11... Nb5 12. Bb2 cxb4 (12... Nc3 $6 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. bxc5
bxc5 15. Rb3 Bg7 16. Nc4 Be6 17. Nfd2 $14) 13. Bxg7 (13. axb4 Nc3 14. Bxc3 Bxc3
$15) 13... Kxg7 14. Rxb4 f6 $11 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Sher,M/Elista 1995/CBM 50/
[Dolmatov] (46)}) (8. a4 Nd7 (8... a5 9. Na3 Qc7 10. Be3 b6 11. Qc1 e5 12. Nc4
Nh5 13. b4 axb4 14. a5 bxa5 15. Bxc5 $36 {0-1 Moreno,A-Becerra Rivero,J/San
Juan 1995/EXT 2000 (39)}) 9. Na3 e5 10. Nc4 Qe7 11. a5 h6 12. Bd2 Re8 13. Qc1
Kh7 14. Bc3 f6 15. Nh2 Nf8 16. f4 $14 {1-0 Zarnicki,P-Markovic,M/Buenos Aires
1992/EXT 97 (43)}) 8... b6 {That is also a kind of ''waiting move''. I didn't
wanted to remove my knight from f6 at this moment.} (8... Nd7 $6 9. e5 $1 $14 {
[%csl Rd7][%cal Ge5e6]}) (8... Qc7 9. Nc3 e5 10. Be3 b6 11. Qc1 Re8 12. Bh6 Nd7
13. Ne2 Nf8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. b3 Ne6 16. Qb2 Nd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karlsson,
A-Fridjonsson,J/Reykjavik 1999/EXT 2000 (18)}) ({Deserves attention also
another standard plan of transfering the knight to d4:} 8... Ne8 $5 9. e5 Nc7
10. Be3 b6 11. Qc1 f5 12. exf6 exf6 13. Bh6 Be6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nc3 Qd7 $11 {
0-1 Antonio,R-Vladimirov,E/Aden 2002/CBM 86 ext (38)}) 9. c3 $146 {White
prepares d3-d4 in order to take advantage of black's last move, which somewhat
weakened the ''c6'' pawn.} (9. Nbd2 Ne8 10. a4 Nc7 11. Nc4 Ne6 12. c3 Ba6 13.
Qe2 Qc7 $11 {0-1 Llorens,M-Rios,A/Linares 2000/EXT 2001 (38)}) 9... Re8 $146 {
A good reaction on white's last move. Now black is ready to meet d3-d4 with a
breakthrough in centre.} (9... Ba6 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 12. d5 $14) (9...
Ne8 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc7 12. Nc3 Ne6 13. Be3 $14) 10. Bf4 {[%csl Re5][%cal
Yf4e5] The idea of that move is clear:white prevents black from playing e7-e5.}
({Black has a sufficient counterplay after:} 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 (11... e5
$6 12. Bg5 (12. Nxe5 $6 c5 $36) 12... h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. dxe5 Qe7 15. Nc3
Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Qd2 $14) 12. d5 e6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. e5 Qf5
16. d6 Bb7 $132) 10... Nh5 $5 {The connection between white's last moves
doesn't looks logical, so I decided to start some active operation on the
kingside.} ({Black has no problems after:} 10... Ba6 $5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 c5
13. Be5 (13. d5 Nh5 14. Be5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qd6 $15 {[%cal Gh5f4]}) 13... cxd4
14. Bxd4 $11) ({or} 10... Nd7 $5 11. e5 Nf8 $11) 11. Bh2 (11. Be3 e5 $11) 11...
e5 (11... Ba6 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 c5 14. g4 Nf6 15. d5 e6 (15... Nxd5 16. exd5
Bxb2 17. Be5 Bxa1 18. Bxa1 $36) 16. d6 $14) 12. Na3 Nf4 $6 {I have completely
overlooked white's next move!} ({Otherwise I would prefer the solid} 12... Ba6
$142 13. Nc4 Bxc4 14. dxc4 Qc7 $11) 13. Nc4 $1 {Suddenly my knight on f4
becomes very vulnerable, so my next move is practically forced.} ({I have
considered only} 13. d4 $143 $6 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nxh3+ 15. gxh3 exd4 $44 {with an
excellent compensation for a piece.}) 13... g5 $8 (13... Nxd3 14. Re3 Nf4 15.
Nfxe5 $16) (13... Qxd3 14. Nfxe5 $16) 14. Bxf4 gxf4 {That pawn structure is
not so good for black, but I hoped to create some counterplay, using the ''g''
file for my heavy pieces.} ({Another possibility leads after} 14... exf4 15. e5
Be6 $14 {for a slight advantage for white.}) 15. b4 $1 {Now it's clear that
c2-c3 wasn't a loss of time at all!} cxb4 16. cxb4 {[%csl Rc6] White has a big
advantage from strategical point of view: my pawn structure is terrible and
the pawns can be easily attacked by white's pieces. At the same time, I has to
spend a lot of time in order to create some serious threats on the kingside.}
Qf6 {Transfering the queen to h6 in order to create some threats connected
with a sacrifice on h3.} ({Deserved attention} 16... Kh8 $5 {although white's
chances are better anyway.}) 17. Rc1 Qh6 (17... Kh8 18. d4 $36) 18. d4 $1 {
A classical reaction on black's idea of a kingside attack.} exd4 19. e5 Re6 (
19... Be6 20. Nd6 Red8 (20... Bd5 21. Nxe8 Rxe8 22. Nxd4 $16) 21. Nxd4 Bxe5 22.
Rxe5 Rxd6 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 (23... Rad8 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25. Qa1 $16) 24. Nxc6 $16)
20. Nd6 {It's important to exchange the Bc8 in order to avoid a possible
sacrifice on h3.} Rg6 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Qd3 $1 {[%cal Yd3g6] A very strong
move. Now 22...Qxh3 is not a threat, so white may just take black's weak pawns.
White's queen can be later placed either on e4 or on f5.} Rd8 $6 {A serious
mistake under the pressure of time.} ({There was a good defensible resourse:} 
22... c5 $142 $1 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Nxd4 (24. Qf5 Rgc6 $132) 24... Rd8 25. Rxc5
Qg5 26. Qf3 $1 Rxd4 27. e6 Qe7 (27... Qxc5 28. e7 $18) 28. exf7+ Qxf7 29. Rc8+
Bf8 30. Ree8 Rf6 31. Qc3 Rd7 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $14 {and black has
a good chances of successful defence.}) 23. Rc4 Bf8 {The pawn b4 is not very
important, but I didn't see any other idea of counterplay.} 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25.
Nxd4 Bxb4 26. Rd1 $2 {That is a first mistake of white! The rook on d1 will be
quite vulnerable.} ({Strongly was:} 26. Re4 $142 $1 Qg5 (26... Bc5 27. Ne2 Qh4
28. Qf3 $16) 27. Qf3 c5 28. Ne2 (28. Nb5 $5 $36) 28... Bd2 29. Nxf4 Bxf4 30.
Rxf4 $16 {with a great advantage of white.}) 26... Bf8 $6 $138 {Too passively!}
({It was better to take control on white's pawn e5:} 26... Qh5 $1 27. Nf3 (27.
e6 fxe6 28. Nxc6 Bf8 $13) 27... Bf8 $13) 27. Qe4 $1 {Now is the best moment
for centralization!} ({Another possibility was less stronger:} 27. Qf3 c5 28.
Ne2 Rg5 29. Nxf4 Rxe5 30. Rd7 Re7 31. Rd8 $44) 27... Qh5 28. Rd3 c5 29. Ne2 $1
{White finds the best way.} (29. Nf5 Rg5) (29. Nc6 Re6 {[%cal Gh5g6]}) (29. Nf3
Rg7 {[%cal Gh5g6]}) 29... Re6 {Now the rook has no perspectives on g6, as
white has completely consolidated his position.} (29... Bh6 30. Nxf4 Bxf4 31.
Qxf4 $16) 30. Rd5 {Now black cannot avoid a loss of the pawn f4.} Qg6 (30... f3
31. Ng3 Qg6 32. Qxf3 $16) 31. Qxf4 Bh6 32. Qf3 Qg5 $2 {That could be a
decisive mistake!} ({More resistant was:} 32... Re8 $142 33. Ng3 Bf8 34. Nf5 b5
$16) 33. Qd3 $2 {Missing a forced winning line!} (33. Rd7 $142 $1 Qg6 (33...
Re7 34. Qa8+ Kg7 35. f4 Qh4 36. g3 Qh5 37. Rxe7 Qxe2 38. e6 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 $18)
34. Qa8+ Bf8 (34... Kg7 35. Rd8 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Rxe5 37. Rg8+ Kf6 38. Qd8+ Re7 39.
Nc3 $18) 35. Nf4 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Qf5 (36... Rxe5 37. Rd8) 37. Nxe6 Qxe5+ 38. g3
Qxe6 39. Rxa7 $18) 33... Qg6 $2 {The position is very dynamic, so every move
can completely change the evaluation of position!} ({Here black had a good
opportunity of simplification:} 33... Rxe5 $1 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. f4 Qxd8 36. Qxd8
Rxe2 37. Qd6 (37. Qc7 Rxa2 38. g4 Kg8 $11) 37... Re1+ 38. Kh2 Re6 39. Qd2 Kg8
$11) 34. Rd8+ $6 (34. Qc4 $142 $1 Qb1+ 35. Kh2 Qf5 36. f4 $16) 34... Kg7 35.
Qd5 $2 {An attempt to develop a direct attack on black's monarch is
unsuccessful due to weakness of white's own king.} ({It was necessary to
defend on the key pawn e5:} 35. f4 $1 Qxd3 36. Rxd3 f6 (36... Rc6 37. g4 Kg8
38. Rd8+ $16) (36... b5 37. g4 Kg8 38. Rd8+ Bf8 39. Nc3 $16) 37. Rd7+ Kf8 38.
Rxa7 fxe5 39. f5 $16) 35... Qb1+ $1 36. Kh2 Qf5 $132 {[%csl Re5,Rf2][%cal
Gf5f2,Gf5e5]} 37. Qa8 (37. Ng3 Bf4) 37... Bf4+ ({Possible was also:} 37...
Qxe5+ $5 38. Ng3 Bf4 39. Rg8+ Kf6 40. Rg4 Ke7 (40... h5 $5) 41. Qxa7+ Kf8 $11 {
and white can hardly find something better than a perpetual check.}) 38. g3 {
White is ready to take a risk!} (38. Kh1 Bxe5 (38... Qb1+ 39. Ng1 Rxe5 (39...
Bxe5 $2 40. Rh8 Kf6 41. Qd8+ Kg6 42. Rg8+ Bg7 43. Qh4 Qa1 44. Qg3+ Kh6 45. f4
Qf6 46. Rxg7 $18) 40. Rg8+ Kf6 41. g3 (41. Rg4 $4 Qxg1+ 42. Kxg1 Re1#) 41...
Bh6 42. Qd8+ Re7 43. Qd6+ $11 (43. Re8 $2 Qe4+ 44. Kh2 Qe5 45. Nf3 Qc7 $17))
39. Rg8+ Kf6 40. Nc3 $1 Bxc3 41. Qd8+ Re7 (41... Ke5 42. Rg5) 42. Qd6+ Re6 (
42... Qe6 43. Qf4+) 43. Qd8+ $11) 38... Bxe5 39. Rg8+ Kf6 40. Qd8+ $2 $138 {
It's just unbelievable, but after that move white's position becomes critical.}
(40. Kg2 $142 Qd3 41. Ng1 $44) 40... Re7 41. f4 Ba1 $5 $138 {I wanted to keep
control on the long diagonal.} ({More natural was:} 41... Bc7 42. Qd2 Rd7 43.
Qb2+ Ke7 $17) 42. g4 (42. Qd1 Bd4 43. Nxd4 Qd5 44. g4 (44. Qg4 Qxa2+) 44...
Qxd4 45. Qxd4+ cxd4 $17) 42... Qd7 {Now it's clear that white has no attack.}
43. Ng3 Qxd8 44. Rxd8 Ke6 {That endgame looks completely winning for black,
but as the analyse shows, white's practical chances of a draw cannot be
understated.} 45. Ne4 f6 (45... Rd7 $5 46. Ng5+ (46. f5+ Ke7 $19) 46... Ke7 47.
Rxd7+ Kxd7 48. Kg3 $17) 46. Kg3 h6 $6 {My play in the ending doesn't looks
convincing!} ({Better was:} 46... Rc7 $142 $1 47. Kf3 c4 $17 {and the passed
pawn is very dangerous.}) 47. Kh4 $6 {White's king chooses a wrong way.} ({
After the correct} 47. Rd6+ Kf7 48. Kf3 Bd4 49. a4 $15 {it's not easy for
black to improve the placement of his pieces.}) 47... f5 48. Rd6+ (48. Ng3 fxg4
49. hxg4 Rc7 50. Kh5 Bf6 51. Rd1 c4 $17) 48... Kf7 49. Ng3 fxg4 50. hxg4 ({
White's counterplay is not sufficient also after} 50. Kxg4 Rc7 51. Nf5 Bg7 (
51... c4 52. Nxh6+ Kf8 53. Rd8+ Ke7 54. Rd1 Bf6 55. Nf5+) 52. Nxh6+ Bxh6 53.
Rxh6 Kg7 54. Re6 c4 55. Kf3 b5 $17) 50... Bf6+ 51. Kh5 Re3 52. g5 hxg5 $2 {
That natural move is a serious mistake!} ({After} 52... Be7 $142 $1 53. g6+ Kf8
54. g7+ (54. Nf5 Bxd6 55. Nxe3 Bxf4 $19) 54... Kxg7 55. Nf5+ Kf7 (55... Kf8 56.
Rd7 Re6 57. Rxa7 c4 $17) 56. Rd7 Re2 57. Nxh6+ Kg7 $17 {Black could get an
excellent chanses of a win.}) 53. Nf5 gxf4 ({Black could save two extra pawns:
} 53... Rh3+ 54. Kg4 Rh1 55. fxg5 Rg1+ 56. Kf4 Bxg5+ 57. Ke5 $15 {but white's
activity doesn't leaves him many chances.}) 54. Nh6+ $1 ({only not} 54. Nxe3 $2
fxe3 55. Rd3 Bd4 $19) 54... Ke7 55. Nf5+ Kf7 56. Nh6+ Ke8 57. Rxf6 Ra3 {
I hoped to advance my qside pawns, while white's king is on the kside.} 58. Ng4
$1 Rxa2 59. Kg5 {Now it becomes clear, that black has to waste time for
removing his king from a danger zone.} Kd7 (59... b5 60. Kxf4 b4 61. Ke5 b3 (
61... a5 62. Kd5 a4 (62... b3 63. Ne5 a4 64. Rb6 $11) 63. Kxc5 b3 64. Rb6) 62.
Rf3 b2 (62... c4 63. Nf6+ Kd8 64. Nd5 Rd2 65. Rf8+ Kd7 66. Rf7+ Kc6 67. Rc7+
Kb5 68. Rxa7 $11) 63. Rb3 Kd7 64. Kd5 $11) 60. Kxf4 Kc7 61. Ne5 $11 {Now
white's king is close to black's qside pawns, so the draw is unavoidable.} Rf2+
62. Nf3 a5 63. Ke3 Rb2 64. Ne5 Kb7 (64... a4 65. Rf7+ Kc8 66. Ra7 $11) 65. Nc4
Rb4 66. Kd3 a4 67. Kc3 Rb3+ 68. Kc2 Ka6 69. Re6 Rb4 70. Kc3 Rb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 {This way of handling the position
is becoming more and more fashionable.} (4... dxc6 {usually leads to a long
strategic battle.}) 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8. h3 ({The most common
conitnuation is} 8. d4 {, but the latest tournament practice proves, that
Black is doing well after} cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 f6) 8... f5 $5 {This
aggressive move is almost unexplored.} ({Black's usual setup is connected with
} 8... f6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 {, but the subsequent positions are somewhat
passive and not to everyone's taste. For instance,} Nf7 11. Nc3 (11. Qc2 Qb6
12. Nc3 d6 13. b3 $14 {Jones,G (2635)-Agopov,M (2450)/Porto Carras 2011}) 11...
d6 12. b3 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. Qc2 Bd7 16. Bf4 Ng5 17. Nxg5 fxg5 18.
Be3 $14 {Bacrot,E (2714)-Moiseenko,A (2699)/Tromsoe 2013}) 9. e5 {No doubt,
this reaction is the most principled.} ({The modest} 9. d3 fxe4 10. dxe4 Nf7
$132 {offers Black decent counterplay along the f-file.}) 9... Nf7 10. d3 $5 {
White reasonably keeps the pawn centre flexible.} ({In the event of} 10. d4 {
Black gets an opportunity to open up the position by means of} cxd4 11. cxd4
Bb7 12. Nc3 c5 $132 {Ankit,R (2506)-Kulaots,K (2571)/Iasi 2014}) 10... Ba6 $146
{This original way of development is aimed at connecting the rooks.} ({In the
only preceding game White was somewhat better after} 10... h6 11. h4 d6 12. Bf4
$14 {Antipov,M (2529)-Sutovsky,E (2626)/Jerusalem ISR 2015}) (10... d6 {
is hardly a real improvement} 11. Bf4 Qc7 12. Qe2 $14) 11. c4 $1 {Now both
Black's bishops are extremely passive.} (11. Bf4 {seems less energetic:} e6 12.
Qd2 h6 13. h4 c4 $1 14. d4 c5 $132) 11... d6 ({The ugly-looking} 11... e6 {
with an idea to meet} 12. Nc3 {with} g5 {would't fully solve the problems:} 13.
Na4 g4 14. Nh2 gxh3 (14... Nxe5 15. Nxc5 Bc8 16. hxg4 d6 17. d4 Nxg4 18. Nxg4
dxc5 19. Ne5 Qxd4 20. Qxd4 cxd4 21. b3 $14) 15. Re3 hxg2 16. Rh3 h6 17. Qh5 $36
) 12. e6 {This ambitious move is definitely connected with some material
sacrifice.} ({It was well worth considering} 12. Bf4 $5 {and if} Qb8 13. Qe2
Nd8 {, then} 14. Qd2 $1 Ne6 15. Bh6 d5 16. b3 $14) 12... Ne5 13. Nc3 (13. Nxe5
Bxe5 (13... dxe5 $6 {is unsuccessful:} 14. Nc3 Qd6 15. b3 e4 16. Bb2 exd3 17.
Qd2 $14 {Despite the extra pawn, the poor placement of the Ba6 makes Black's
position difficult.}) 14. Nd2 Bg7 15. Rb1 Bc8 16. Nf3 a5 17. Bd2 Rf6 $132)
13... Rb8 (13... Bc8 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rxe5 dxe5 16. b3 Qd6 17. Bb2 Bxe6 18.
Qe1 $44 {White gets sufficient compensation for an exchange, but possibly not
more.}) ({The same can be said about the following position:} 13... f4 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. Qf3 Qc7 16. Rxe5 dxe5 17. b3 $44) 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Na4 ({I guess,
Michael had also considered the following sacrifice:} 15. Rxe5 dxe5 16. b3 {
, but the consequences didn't look clear:} Qd6 17. Bb2 Rbd8 18. Qe1 Bc8 19. Na4
f4 20. f3 Qxd3 21. Nxc5 Qe3+ 22. Qxe3 fxe3 $132) 15... Qc7 $2 {A careless move
- now White is better prepared for the above-mentioned sacrifice.} ({A much
better try was} 15... Bd4 16. Bh6 Rf6 17. Bg5 Rf8 18. Qd2 Rb4 19. Nc3 (19. b3
$5) 19... d5 {with a very complex play, where White's chances might be
slightly preferable.}) 16. Bh6 ({There was no reason for deviating from the
most energetic} 16. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 17. b3 (17. Nxc5 Bc8 18. Qe1 f4 19. b4 $16)
17... Qd6 18. Bb2 Rbd8 19. Qe1 $16) 16... Rf6 $6 {Returning the favour.} ({
In the event of} 16... Bg7 $142 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd2 Rf6 19. Re2 h6 {Black's
position would be slightly worse, but quite solid.}) 17. Rxe5 $1 {Finally it
comes with great effect.} dxe5 18. Nxc5 Bc8 19. d4 $1 {The most effective way
of developing the initiative.} g5 $2 {Anish is trying to complicate matters,
but exposing the king that way should lead to disaster.} ({The lesser evil
would be} 19... exd4 20. Qxd4 (20. Qd2 $5 {also looks very promising.}) 20...
Qd6 21. Rd1 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxe6 23. Bg5 {offers White a big advantage in the
resulting endgame.}) ({Or} 19... Rxb2 20. dxe5 Rxe6 21. Qd4 Qb6 22. Kh2 $16)
20. Bxg5 (20. Qh5 {was also good enough:} Bxe6 21. Na6 (21. Bxg5 Bf7 22. Qh4
Rg6 23. Na6 Qb7 24. Nxb8 Bxc4 25. Nxc6 Qxc6 26. Rc1 $18) 21... Qb7 22. Nxb8 Bf7
23. Qxg5+ Rg6 24. Qxf5 Qxb8 25. Be3 $18) 20... Rg6 21. Qh5 {Most of Black's
pieces cannot support their monarch, so the attack is very powerful.} Qd6 22.
Re1 $6 ({A much stronger move was} 22. Nd3 $1 Qxd4 23. Rd1 Bxe6 24. Nf4 Qxd1+
25. Qxd1 exf4 26. Bxf4 Rxb2 27. Qd8+ Kf7 28. Qh8 {with an easy win.}) 22...
Qxd4 $2 {Returning the favour.} ({Instead,} 22... e4 23. Qh4 Qxd4 24. Bxe7 Ra8
25. Re3 Bxe6 26. Nd3 Qg7 27. Nf4 Rh6 $16 {would allow Anish to stay in the
game.}) 23. Be3 $2 ({Michael missed an excellent chance:} 23. Rd1 $3 {would
decide the game in nice style:} Qxc5 24. Rd8+ Kg7 25. Bh6+ Kf6 (25... Rxh6 26.
Qf7#) 26. Be3 Qxc4 27. Qxh7 Bxe6 28. Qh8+ Rg7 29. Bh6 $18) 23... Qxc4 24. b3 $1
({Correctly rejecting} 24. Qxf5 $6 Bxe6 25. Qxe5 Rd8 $132) 24... Qb4 25. Rd1
Bxe6 26. Nxe6 Rxe6 27. Qxf5 {White still has excellent compensation for an
exchange, but all Black's pieces are quite active now.} Rd6 28. Rc1 Qa5 $6 ({
It was better to give up the weak Pe5 in order to simplify matters:} 28... Rg6
$1 29. Qxe5 Rb5 30. Rc5 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Rxc5 32. Qxc5 Qd1 $1 33. Qxa7 Qd5 $11) 29.
Rc4 {No doubt, any simplifications are in Black's favour here. Still, the
rook's transfer to g4 would pose Black concrete problems.} ({Deserved serious
attention also} 29. Bc5 $5 Qd2 30. Rc4 Rg6 31. Qxe5 {and Black is forced to
liquidate into a difficult endgame:} Rd8 32. Qxe7 Qg5 33. Qxg5 Rxg5 34. g4 $16)
29... Rg6 30. Rg4 Rxg4 31. Qxg4+ Kh8 (31... Kf7 32. Qf5+ Ke8 33. Qxh7 $16) 32.
Qe6 Re8 33. Qxc6 Rd8 (33... Rg8 $5) 34. a4 $2 {Being under time pressure,
Michael fails to play precisely and spoils all his advantage.} ({The correct} 
34. Qb7 $1 {would have kept Black in a real danger.} {For instance,} Qa3 (34...
Re8 35. Qd7 Qd8 36. Qxa7 $18) 35. b4 Qd3 36. Qxe7 Qd6 37. Qxa7 Qxb4 38. a4 {
with great winning chances.}) 34... Qd5 $1 35. Qxd5 {Accepting a draw.} ({
Black should be OK now after} 35. Qc7 Rd7 36. Qb8+ Kg7 37. b4 a6 $11) 35...
Rxd5 36. Bxa7 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Rb1 38. Bc5 Rxb3 39. Bxe7 $11 {The rest few moves
are of no great value - the result is clear now.} Rb2 40. Bf6+ Kg8 41. Bxe5
Rxf2 42. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 36]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7.
Nc3 O-O 8. Bf4 {That continuation gains some popularity nowadays.} ({As modern
practice shows, Black doesn't face special problems in the main line-->} 8. Be3
b6 9. Qd2 e5) 8... Ne8 $146 {Intending to stabilize the pawn structure by
f7-f6 and e7-e5. According to my database this is a novelty, although 2 days
before the following game, Pavel has already played it against Lastin in the
same tournament!} (8... Nd7 9. Qd2 (9. e5 Qc7 10. Qe2 Nb6 11. O-O-O Nd5 12.
Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Bh6 Rfd8 15. h4 Bh8 16. h5 Bg4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Leitao,
R-Zambrana,O/Santos BRA 2004/The Week in Chess 509 (26)}) 9... Re8 $6 10. Bh6
Bh8 11. h4 e5 12. h5 Nf6 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. O-O-O Ng4 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Nh4 Bd7
17. f3 Nf6 18. Rh2 $16 {1-0 Shirov,A-Leko,P/Monte Carlo MNC 2005 (40)}) 9. Qd2
f6 10. e5 g5 {I don't like that weakening move.} ({More logical was:} 10... Nc7
11. Bh6 (11. Ne4 Ne6 12. Bh6 Nd4 $11) 11... Ne6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. O-O-O Nd4 $11
) 11. Be3 {It looks like White wins a tempo, attacking the Pc5. However,the
mobility of Be3 will be restricted by Black's pawns.} ({I would prefer:} 11.
Bg3 $142 h6 (11... Nc7 12. O-O-O Nd5 13. exf6 exf6 14. Rhe1 $14) 12. exf6 exf6
13. O-O-O Nc7 14. Rhe1 Nd5 15. Ne4 b6 16. Nd6 $14 {with better chances.}) 11...
b6 12. O-O-O (12. O-O Nc7 13. Rfe1 h6 14. exf6 exf6 $11) 12... Nc7 13. h4 {
Provoking g5-g4 in order to exploit the weakness of the dark squares. This
attempt to grab the initiative takes a lot of time and allows Black to get
counterplay.} ({After} 13. Rhe1 Nd5 14. exf6 exf6 15. d4 c4 $11 {Black has a
very solid position.}) 13... g4 14. exf6 exf6 15. Ng1 Nd5 $1 {Maybe that
strong move was understated by Evgeny. Now white should play very
energetically in order to avoid an inferior position.} 16. Nxd5 $1 {White is
not ready to exchange his important bishop, so he sacrifices the pawn.} (16.
Nge2 Nxe3 17. fxe3 f5 18. Nf4 b5 $15) 16... Qxd5 ({Of course,not} 16... cxd5 $6
17. d4 c4 18. Ne2 $14) 17. c4 ({or} 17. Kb1 Qxg2 18. Ne2 Qd5 $15 {and White
has no sufficient compensation.}) 17... Qxg2 18. Ne2 {Now the queen is in
danger, so Black should be careful.} Qf3 19. Nf4 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Gh1g1,Gg1g3]
Intending to trap the queen.} (19. Rhg1 $5 {was also interesting:} Re8 (19...
Qf5 $6 20. Ng3 Qe5 (20... Qe6 21. Nh5 Bh8 22. f3 $16) 21. Rde1 $36) 20. Nf4 Bh6
21. Ng2 Bxe3 22. fxe3 $44 {[%csl Rg8] and I believe that White has full
compensation for the pawn.}) 19... Bh6 20. Rhg1 ({Now after} 20. Nh5 Bxe3 21.
fxe3 Qf5 22. Nf4 b5 $15 {Black creates an unpleasant counterplay on the
queenside, so White is worse.}) 20... Bxf4 (20... Re8 21. Ng2 $1 (21. Rg3 $4
Rxe3 22. Rxf3 Rxf3 $19) 21... Bxe3 22. fxe3 $44) 21. Bxf4 Re8 $1 {An
additional direct move.} ({Dubious would be:} 21... Rd8 $2 {in view of} 22. Bh6
$1 ({but not} 22. Rg3 Rxd3 23. Qxd3 Qxf4+ 24. Re3 Bf5 25. Qe2 Re8 $15 {[%cal
Gb6b5]}) 22... b5 23. Rg3 Qf5 24. f3 $36) 22. Rg3 $6 {A serious mistake-the
appearance of Black's queen in White's camp will force a trade of the queens.}
({Much better was:} 22. Be3 $142 Qf5 23. Bf4 $44 {and white has a full
compensation for a pawn due to weakness of Kg8.}) 22... Qe2 23. Qc3 Kf7 $1 {
A cool reply.} ({Much worse would be:} 23... Qxf2 $6 24. Qxf6 Qd4 25. Qh6 $44)
24. Be3 Bf5 {[%cal Ga8d8] Intending to put pressure on the Pd3. White is
practically forced to trade the queens.} 25. Re1 Qxd3 26. Qxd3 Bxd3 27. Rxg4 h5
({The alternative was:} 27... Bf5 $5 28. Rf4 Re5 29. Bd2 Ke6 $15 {and Black
has some practical winning chances.}) 28. Rf4 b5 {This natural advancement
allows White to activate his rook.} ({I would prefer:} 28... Rad8 29. b3 Rd7
$15) 29. cxb5 cxb5 30. Rg1 $1 {[%cal Gg1g5]} Re5 ({Nothing gives} 30... Rac8
31. Rg5 Bg6 32. Rxc5 Rxc5+ 33. Bxc5 $11) 31. Rg5 Rxg5 ({After} 31... Ke6 32.
Rg7 a5 33. Rc7 Kd6 34. Rf7 f5 35. Rh7 $15 {Black's winning chances are
problematic, as White's pieces are too active.}) 32. hxg5 f5 33. Bxc5 {Black
is still better due to his passed Ph5, but now there is not much material left
on the board!} Rc8 (33... Kg6 $5 {also deserves attention:} 34. Kd2 Bb1 {
although after:} 35. a4 Rc8 36. Bxa7 Rc2+ 37. Ke1 Rxb2 38. axb5 Rxb5 39. Be3
$15 {a draw is the most probable result.}) 34. b4 a5 {The Pa7 was hanging,but
now an additonal exchange becomes unavoidable.} 35. a3 axb4 36. axb4 Kg6 37.
Kd2 {Advancing the king with a tempo!} ({White shouldn't try to keep the
material ballance at any cost:} 37. Rd4 $2 Be4 38. f4 h4 $17 {[%csl Gh4]})
37... Be4 38. f3 Kxg5 39. Be3 Rd8+ $6 {That leads to a dead draw.} ({After} 
39... Bc6 40. Rg4+ Kf6 41. Bd4+ Ke6 42. Rg6+ Kd5 43. Kd3 $15 {White should
hold this position due to his active pieces, but this was Black's last chance.}
) 40. Ke1 Bd5 41. Rg4+ Kf6 (41... Kf6 42. Bg5+ Ke5 43. Bxd8 fxg4 44. fxg4 hxg4
45. Kf2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.02"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Rahman, Ziaur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Rozentalis,E"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 "Lithuania"]
[BlackTeam "Bangladesh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BAN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5
Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Bxd2 Bg4 $6 {Black sacrifies a pawn.} (11...
cxd4 $142) 12. dxc5 Qb8 13. Qb3 $1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qc8 (14... Bxe5 15. Qxb8 Bxb8
16. Rxe7 $18) (14... Qc7) 15. Qa4 {[Qa4-g4;f4]} Rb8 16. b3 Qf5 17. Qf4 (17.
Qxa7 $2 Qxf3 $132) 17... Qd3 18. Kg2 e6 (18... f6 19. e6) 19. Qd4 Qf5 20. Rac1
$1 {[xc2; c3]} f6 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Qg4 e5 (22... Qd3 23. Bg5) 23. Bg5 Rf7 24.
Qxf5 Rxf5 (24... gxf5 $142 {with the strong centre black still has some
compensation. The move in the game lets white to penetrate with the bishop to
d6 and prepare the final blow.}) 25. Be7 $1 Rb7 26. Bd6 Rbf7 27. b4 {Black
wins back the pawn but suddenly finds himself in the lost position as he can't
stop the promotion of c-pawn.} a6 28. a4 Rxf3 29. Rc2 {White protects f2,
remaining two threats: to take on e5; and to push b4-b5.} e4 30. b5 axb5 31.
axb5 cxb5 32. c6 Bxc3 (32... Rxc3 33. Rec1) 33. Rb1 Bd4 (33... Ba5 34. c7 Bxc7
35. Bxc7 {, b5 falls and white wins}) 34. c7 Rxf2+ 35. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 36. Kh3 $1 (
36. Kg3 $2 Rc2 37. Rxb5 Kf7 38. Rb8 Ke6) 36... Rc2 37. Rxb5 Kf7 38. Rc5 (38.
Rb8 Ke6 39. Bg3 $18) (38. Bc5 $2 Be5 39. c8=Q Rxh2+ 40. Kg4 Rg2+ 41. Kh4 Rh2+
42. Qh3 Bf6+ 43. Kg4 h5+ 44. Kg3 Be5+ 45. Kh4 Bf6+ $11) 38... Bxc5 39. c8=Q
Rc3+ 40. Kg2 Bd4 (40... Rc2+ 41. Kf1 Rf2+ 42. Ke1) 41. Qd7+ Kf6 42. Be7+ Ke5
43. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT"]
[Site "Auxerre"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 f6 7. d4 $5 {
Matulovic} (7. c3) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 e5 (8... Nh6 9. Bxh6 Bxh6 10. Nf5 Bf8 11.
e5 $36) 9. Nb3 Nh6 10. c4 Nf7 (10... d6 11. Nc3 Be6 12. c5 d5 13. Nd4 exd4 14.
exd5 dxc3 15. Rxe6+ Kf7 16. Rd6 $40) 11. c5 $1 O-O 12. Na3 $2 (12. Qc2 $142)
12... a5 $1 13. Nc4 $2 (13. Be3 $142) 13... a4 14. Nb6 Ra7 (14... Ra6 15. Nxc8
axb3 16. Nb6 Rxa2 17. Rxa2 bxa2 18. Be3 {/\Qd1-b3}) 15. Nxc8 (15. Nd2 d5 $1 $17
) 15... Qxc8 16. Nd2 Qa6 $1 17. Qc2 Ng5 $2 (17... Rb8 $1 18. Nc4 Rb4 $17) 18.
Nc4 Ne6 19. Be3 Rb8 20. Red1 Bf8 21. Nb6 Rbb7 22. Nc8 $1 Ra8 23. Nb6 $1 $10
Raa7 24. b4 axb3 25. Qxb3 Qb5 26. Qxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Qh4 f6 12. Nc3 Ne6 13. Ne4 fxe5 14. Nfg5
Nxg5 15. Bxg5 Qb6 16. c5 (16. Rad1 Qxb2 17. g3 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rxd5 Bf5 (
19... Qb7 20. Rd2 Re8 21. Bh6 Qc6 22. Rd8 Rxd8 23. Bxg7 Bf5 24. Bxe5 Bxe4 25.
Qh6 Kf7 26. Qf4+ Bf5 27. g4 Qc2 28. gxf5 Qxf5 29. Qh6 Rd1 30. Qxh7+ Ke6 31.
Rxd1 Qg4+ 32. Bg3 Qxd1+ 33. Kg2 Qd5+ 34. Kg1 Qh5 35. Qg7 Rd8 36. h3 Rd1+ 37.
Kh2 Qd5 38. Qxg6+ Kd7 39. Qg4+ Kd8 {0-1 (39) Sebag,M (2490)-Muzychuk,A (2560)
Germany 2014}) 20. Rd2 Qb7 21. Bxe7 Rf7 22. Ba3 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 Re8
25. Bc5 Rb7 26. Ra4 Bh6 27. Re2 Rb5 28. Bxa7 Ra8 29. Ree4 Bd2 30. Kg2 Kf7 31.
Rec4 Rb7 32. Bc5 Rxa4 33. Rxa4 Ke6 34. Ra6+ Kd5 35. Rd6+ Kxc5 36. Rxd2 e4 37.
Rc2+ Kd4 38. a4 Ra7 39. Ra2 e3 40. fxe3+ Kxe3 41. a5 Ra6 42. Kh3 Ke4 43. Kg4 h6
44. h4 h5+ 45. Kg5 Kf3 46. Ra3+ Ke4 47. Rb3 Rxa5+ 48. Kxg6 Ra8 49. Kxh5 Rg8 50.
Ra3 {1-0 (50) Zhigalko,S (2664)-Guseinov,G (2616) Baku 2013}) 16... Qxb2 17.
Rad1 d5 18. cxd6 exd6 19. Rxd6 {Die Position ist minimal anders als in der
Variante nach 16.Tad1.} Bf5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Rab8 $2 {Verliert sofort.} (
{Nach} 21... Rae8 {steht Weiß besser, aber es ist noch nichts entschieden.})
22. Qc4+ Rf7 23. Red1 {Gegen Td8 ist nicht mehr zu erfinden.} Qb1 {Noch ein
kleiner Witz...} 24. h3 {Und Ende.} 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
h3 f5 9. e5 Nf7 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 12. dxc5 Bb7 13. Nc3 e6 14. Nd4 Bxe5
15. f4 Bg7 16. Be3 g5 17. fxg5 f4 18. Bf2 Qxg5 19. c6 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Bxc6 21.
Ne4 Qg7 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rad1 Rg8 24. Bh4 Kh6 25. Rd2 Rg6 26. Nf6 e5 27. b4
Kg7 28. b5 Bxb5 29. Nxd7 Re8 30. Nc5 Nd6 31. Ne4 Nxe4 32. Rxe4 Bc6 33. Rc4 e4
34. Rdc2 Ree6 35. Be1 h5 36. Kh2 Kh6 37. Rd4 f3 38. Bh4 {[#]} e3 ({Besser war} 
38... fxg2 39. Rxg2 e3 40. Rg3 (40. Re2 Bf3 41. Re1 Rg2+ $19) 40... e2 41. Rd2
Rxg3 (41... e1=Q $2 42. Rxg6+ Kxg6 43. Bxe1 Rxe1 44. Rd6+ $11) 42. Bxg3 Bf3 43.
Be1 Rg6 44. h4 Rg2+ 45. Kh3 Rg1 $19) 39. gxf3 e2 40. Be1 Bxf3 (40... Re3 $5 41.
Bd2 $2 e1=Q $19) 41. Bd2+ {Und Weiß rettet sich.} Kh7 42. Rc7+ Rg7 43. Rxg7+
Kxg7 44. Kg3 Bc6 45. Kf2 Kg6 46. a4 a6 47. Be1 Kf5 48. Bd2 Kg6 49. Be1 Be4 50.
Kxe2 Bf5+ 51. Kf2 Bxh3 52. Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yalta super"]
[Site "Yalta"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O Nd4 (5... Nf6) 6. Nxd4 (6. Bc4
d6 (6... e6 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Nb5 $1 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bxd5 Ne7 11. Bf3 d3 12.
Be4 dxc2 13. Qxc2 O-O 14. d3 Be6 $44 {Rozentalis,E-Goldin,A/Klaipeda/1988/}) 7.
d3 e6 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Ne2 Ne7 10. Bg5 $5 h6 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Bb3 Bd7 13. f4 a5
14. a4 Kh7 15. Ng3 f5 16. Qe2 Qc7 17. Rae1 $14 {Pomes,J-Boensh,U/Terrasa/1991/}
) (6. Re1 $5) (6. a4 $5) 6... cxd4 7. Ne2 Qb6 {N/} (7... a6 8. Bc4 d6 9. c3 Nf6
10. Nxd4 Nxe4 11. d3 Nf6 (11... Nc5 $32) 12. Qa4+ $1 Kf8 (12... Bd7 13. Qb3 $16
) (12... Nd7 13. Bxf7+ $1) 13. Qd1 $14 {Ljubicic,E-Radosaj,D/Pula/1994/}) (7...
Nf6 8. d3 O-O $1 9. h3 (9. Nxd4 $2 Qb6 10. Be3 e5 $19) (9. c3 $1 dxc3 10. bxc3
d6 11. Ba4 $16) 9... d6 10. Ba4 Nd7 11. c3 dxc3 12. Nxc3 Nc5 $10 {Lein,
A-Adianto,U/New York/1991/}) 8. a4 (8. Bd3 $5 Nf6 9. c3 dxc3 10. dxc3 O-O $1)
8... Nf6 9. Bd3 (9. e5 $2 Ng4 $17) (9. d3 O-O 10. c3 (10. Bc4 $5) 10... dxc3
11. bxc3 d5 $1 12. e5 a6 13. exf6 Bxf6 $13) 9... O-O 10. a5 Qc5 (10... Qc7 11.
c3 dxc3 12. dxc3 $14) 11. c3 dxc3 12. dxc3 d5 $1 (12... d6 13. Be3 $14) 13. e5
$1 Ng4 14. b4 Qc7 15. f4 f6 $1 16. h3 Nh6 17. exf6 $8 exf6 (17... Bxf6 18. Be3
$16) 18. Be3 Re8 (18... Rd8 $5) 19. Qd2 Bf5 20. Bb5 $1 Red8 $8 21. Nd4 Bd7 (
21... Be4 $2 22. Ne6) 22. Bd3 $14 f5 $1 (22... Re8 23. f5 $5) 23. Rac1 Kh8 $1 (
23... Nf7 24. c4 $1 $36) 24. Nf3 $1 Be6 25. Rfe1 (25. Qf2 $5) 25... Bg8 26. Bd4
Nf7 $1 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Bb5 (28. c4 dxc4 29. Rxc4 Qd6 (29... Qxc4 30. Qb2+
$18)) 28... Nd6 29. Qd4+ Kf8 30. Ba4 Ne4 $10 31. Ne5 Be6 32. Re3 (32. g4 $5)
32... Kg8 33. h4 Qg7 34. Rf1 h5 35. Rff3 Kh7 36. Bc2 Qf6 37. Rh3 $6 (37. g3 $32
) 37... Bg8 38. Bxe4 $6 (38. g3 $32 {/\Rh2/}) 38... dxe4 39. Qc5 Rd5 $8 (39...
Rdc8 40. Qd4 Rd8) 40. Qc7+ Qg7 41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 42. c4 (42. Reg3 Bf7 43. Rg5 $6
Rad8 44. Rhg3 Rxe5 $1 45. fxe5 f4 46. Rh3 Be6 $17) (42. Rh1 $5 {/\Kh2,Rc1/})
42... Rd1+ 43. Kf2 Rad8 $15 44. Re1 R8d2+ 45. Re2 Rxe2+ 46. Kxe2 Rb1 47. b5
Rb2+ 48. Ke1 $1 (48. Ke3 Rxg2 $17) 48... Rxg2 (48... Ra2 $1 49. a6 bxa6 50.
bxa6 Rxa6 51. Rb3 Be6 (51... Rb6 52. Rxb6 axb6 53. Nd7 Bxc4 54. Nxb6 Be6 55.
Kf2 $10)) 49. a6 $1 bxa6 (49... b6 $2 50. c5 bxc5 51. Rc3 $36) 50. Ra3 $1 axb5
51. Rxa7+ Kh6 52. cxb5 $10 Rb2 53. Rb7 e3 54. b6 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gubanov, Anton"]
[Black "Zontakh, Andrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. Bxc6
(8. exd5 Qxd5 9. c4 (9. Bxc6 Qxc6 10. Rxe7 $2 Be6 11. Ne5 Qc8 $17 {>< Re7
Antunes,A-Neverov,V/ESP/1992/0:1/16/} 12. c4 cxd4 13. Bg5 Ne4 14. Bf4 Bxe5 15.
Bxe5) 9... Qd6 10. dxc5 (10. d5 Nd4 $1 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Nd2 (12. Qxd4 Ng4 $36)
12... a6 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bb3 Bb7 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nf3 Nxd5 17. Nxd4 Rfd8 18.
Nf3 h6 $15 {Speelman,J & other-Kasparov,G & Short,N/London/1993/0:1/48/}) 10...
Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ne4 12. Nbd2 Rd8 13. Re1 Nxc5 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Nb3 Nd3 16. Rxe7
Nxc1 17. Rxc1 Bxb2 $15 {Ricardi,P-Kotronias,V/Yerevan/1996/1:0/81/}) (8. e5 Ne4
9. h3 Qb6 10. Ba4 Bf5 11. Na3 cxd4 12. cxd4 f6 $1 13. Bb3 Rad8 14. exf6 exf6
15. Nc2 Rfe8 $10 {Rozentalis,E-Kramnik,V/GER/1994/0:1/37/}) 8... bxc6 9. exd5
Qxd5 $5 (9... cxd5 10. dxc5 Qc7 11. Na3 (11. Be3 e5 $146) (11. b4 $5) 11...
Qxc5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Bd4 Re8 14. h3 Qb7 15. Re2 Bf5 16. Be5 Rad8 17. Nd4 Bc8
18. Qa4 $10 {Zaitsev,I-Gagarin,V/Bucharest/1993/0.5/26/}) 10. Re5 (10. Rxe7 Bg4
$146) 10... Qd8 $6 (10... Qd6 $1 11. Rxc5 Ne4 12. Ra5 c5 $146) 11. Rxc5 Ne4 $5
12. Rxc6 (12. Rc4 $6 e5 $36) 12... e5 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Rc4 Qd5 15. Qb3 exd4 (
15... Rab8 16. Rb4 $1) 16. cxd4 Qd7 17. Qa4 Qf5 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Rc5 Bd5 (
19... Qe6 20. Ng5) (19... Qg4 20. h3) 20. Be3 $14 Rfd8 21. Ne1 $2 (21. Ne5 $2
Qe4 $1) (21. Qc2 $1 {/\ 21...Qg4 22.h3,21...Qe6 22.Ne5!/}) 21... Bf8 $1 22. Ra5
Rab8 23. Rb5 (23. Rxa7 $5 Rxb2 $146) 23... Bd6 24. b3 Qe6 25. Qa5 Rxb5 26. Qxb5
Bb8 $1 $146 {>< Kg1/} 27. Qa5 (27. Rc1) 27... Re8 28. Qd2 Qd6 29. f4 $2 (29. g3
$8) 29... Qe6 $17 30. Nc2 Qg4 31. Re1 Bd6 32. h3 Qf5 33. Re2 Be4 34. Ne1 a5 $1
35. Kf2 $2 (35. Rf2 $17) 35... g5 36. g4 Qf6 37. f5 Qh6 $19 38. Bxg5 Qxh3 39.
Bf4 Qh4+ 40. Kf1 Qh1+ 41. Kf2 Bb4 (41... Bb4 42. Qc1 Bxe1+ 43. Rxe1 Qf3+ 44.
Kg1 Qg2#) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Zontakh, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 e5 8. d4 (
8. d3 d6 9. Nbd2 h6 10. Nf1 Qc7 11. Ba4 Rb8 12. Be3 Kh7 13. Bc2 b6 14. d4 Bd7
15. d5 $14 {Stripunskij,A-Antunes,A/Wijk aan Zee/1996/1:0/59/}) (8. Bxc6 dxc6
9. Nxe5 $6 Re8 10. f4 Nh5 11. d4 Qh4 12. Rf1 Bxh3 $1 13. gxh3 Qg3+ 14. Kh1
Qxh3+ 15. Kg1 Ng3 $40 {Galdunts,S-Dreev,A/St.Petersburg/1993/0:1/36/}) 8...
cxd4 9. cxd4 exd4 (9... d5 $5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nxe4 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3
a6 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. a4 Re8 17. Qd4 Qc7 $10 {Perez,J-Castany,L/ESP/
1996/0.5/23/}) 10. e5 (10. Nxd4 Qb6 $1 11. Nxc6 $8 dxc6 $10) 10... Nd5 11. Bg5
Qc7 (11... Qb6 12. Na3 $1 $146) 12. Qb3 (12. Bxc6 dxc6 13. Qxd4 h6 $1 14. Bh4
g5 15. Bg3 Ne7 (15... Qb6 $1 $15) 16. Bh2 Rd8 17. Qe3 Nf5 18. Qe2 $10 {
Zolnierowicz,K-Dokhoian,Y/Lublin/1993/0:1/32/}) 12... Nb6 13. Nbd2 $5 (13. Bf4
a6 14. Bf1 Na5 15. Qd1 Nd5 16. Bg3 Qb6 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc6 19. Nxc6 dxc6
$10 {Tkachiev,V-Mortensen,E/Moscow/1994/0.5/56/}) 13... d5 (13... d6 $5 14.
exd6 Qxd6 15. Ne4 Qc7 $13) (13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rac1 Qb8 16. Bh6 Bg7
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qb4 $146) 14. Rac1 Bd7 15. Be7 Rfe8 16. Bd6 Qd8 17. Bxc6 Bxc6
18. Nxd4 $14 {>< d4/} Qd7 19. Qg3 Nc8 20. Bb4 Ne7 (20... a5 $5) 21. N2b3 (21.
Qf4 $5 {>< f5/}) 21... Nf5 22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Nd4 Qh5 $1 {>< e5/} 24. f4 (24.
Bd6 $5 Rac8 25. Rc3 $14 {/\ 25...Bd7 26.Rc8 Rc8 27.Qb3!|^/}) 24... Rac8 25. Bc3
(25. Bd6 Bh6 $1 {<=> ><f4/}) 25... Bd7 $1 26. Re3 (26. Qd3 Qh4 $36) 26... Bf5 (
26... Rc4 $5) 27. Qf2 (27. Nxf5 Qxf5 28. Rd1 Rc4 $132) (27. Nb5 $6 a6 {/\} 28.
Nd6 d4 $1) 27... Be4 (27... a6 $5) 28. Ne2 $2 (28. Nb5 $1 Bf8 29. Nxa7 $14)
28... Qh6 $8 29. Ng3 f5 $1 $15 (29... Bxg2 30. Kxg2 d4 31. Rd3 dxc3 32. Rcxc3
$13) 30. Ne2 (30. exf6 Bxf6 $15) 30... Bf8 31. Bd4 Rxc1+ 32. Nxc1 Rc8 33. Rc3
Rxc3 34. Bxc3 b6 35. Nb3 Qh5 36. Kh2 (36. Qd2 $5 {>< d1/}) 36... Qd1 37. e6 $1
{/\ Nd2,Qd4/} Bd6 38. Nd2 (38. Qh4 $2 Qe2 39. Qd8+ Bf8 $19) (38. Be5 Be7 39.
Nd4 Qc1 $15) 38... g5 (38... Bc5 39. Bd4 Bb4 40. Bc3) 39. e7 $2 (39. Be5 Bc5 (
39... Bxe5 40. fxe5 $13) 40. Bd4 Bd6 41. Be5 $10) 39... Kf7 (39... Bxf4+ $2 40.
Qxf4 gxf4 41. e8=Q#) (39... Bxe7 40. Qd4 $13) 40. Be5 Bxe5 $2 (40... Bc5 $1 41.
Bd4 Bxe7 42. Nxe4 fxe4 43. fxg5+ Ke8 $17) 41. fxe5 f4 42. Qd4 Qe2 43. Nxe4 Qxe4
44. Qc3 Qc4 (44... Kxe7 45. Qc7+ $10) 45. Qf3 Qe4 (45... Kxe7 46. Qh5 $10) 46.
Qc3 Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bologan} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3
Qc7 8. Be3 b6 9. a3 $1 $146 Nf6 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 O-O (11... Bg4 $5 12. Nbd2
Nd7) 12. h3 $1 Nh5 13. Nc3 Nf4 14. Bxf4 $1 (14. Qd2 Ne6 $10) 14... exf4 15. Qd2
h6 $6 (15... Bb7 $1 $14 16. e5 $140 c5 $1 $132) 16. e5 $1 g5 17. d4 $16 Bf5 $6
18. Ne4 Rad8 19. Nd6 $6 {Better was 19.c4 followed by 20.Nd6 and 'c4-c5'.} (19.
c4 $1 Bxe4 (19... Be6 20. Qc3 $16 {/\21.c5}) (19... f6 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. exf6
Rxf6 22. Re5 $16) 20. Rxe4 f5 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Qe2 $16) 19... Be6 20. c4 $6
Rxd6 $1 $8 {A typical Miguel's way to solve the problem.} (20... c5 {Bologan}
21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Nb5 Qb6 23. d5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Qxb5 25. Rxa7 $16) 21. exd6 Qxd6
22. c5 (22. Rxa7 Bxc4 $10) 22... bxc5 23. bxc5 Qd5 $1 $44 24. Qc3 $1 (24. Rxa7
Bxh3 $1 $132) 24... Rd8 25. Ra4 Bf6 26. Ne5 Bxe5 $6 (26... h5 $1 $14) 27. Rxe5
Qb3 28. Qxb3 Bxb3 29. Ra6 $1 Rxd4 $1 (29... Bd5 30. Rxa7 $18) 30. Rxc6 Kg7 31.
Ra6 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Be6 33. Rxa7 Kf6 34. Re2 Rc1 35. Rc7 $4 {After 35.Ra5 White
would have small chances to win the game.} (35. Ra5 $1 $16 {/\ f3, h4}) 35...
h5 $1 36. f3 Kf5 37. Rd2 g4 $1 38. hxg4+ hxg4 39. fxg4+ Kxg4 40. c6 Kf5 $10 41.
Re2 Kg4 42. Rb2 Rc5 43. Rb4 Rc2 44. Rd4 Kf5 45. Kg1 Ke5 46. Rd1 Kf5 47. Ra7
Rxc6 48. Ra5+ Kg4 49. Rd8 Bf5 50. Rd4 Rc1+ 51. Kh2 Bg6 52. Ra3 Rf1 53. Rg3+ Kf5
54. Rf3 Rxf3 55. gxf3 Ke5 56. Rb4 Bf5 57. Rb5+ Kf6 58. Kg2 Be6 59. Kf2 Kg6 60.
Re5 Kf6 61. Ra5 Bf5 62. Ke2 Bg6 63. Kd2 Ke6 64. Kc3 Kf6 65. Kd4 Ke6 66. Ra6+
Kf5 67. Rc6 Bh7 68. Kd5 Bg6 69. Kd6 Bh5 70. Rc5+ Kg6 71. Rc3 Kf5 72. Kd5 Bg6
73. Rc1 Bh5 74. Rf1 Bg6 75. Rh1 Kf6 76. Kd6 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Swidnica"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "1999.03.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pedzich, Dominik"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
O-O 9. Nc3 Nc7 10. Ba4 (10. Bf4 Nxb5 11. Nxb5 a6 12. Nc3 d6 13. exd6 exd6 14.
h3 Re8 15. Qd2 Bf5 16. Rfe1 Qd7 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Qf4 d5 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5
Qc6 21. Rac1 Qc4 22. Ne4 Qxa2 23. Nd6 $14 {Fierro Baquero,M-Ghorbani,M/ol (men)
1998/1-0 (49)}) (10. Re1 d6 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. Ne4 Qd5 13. Nc3 Qd6 14. Ne4 $11
Qb4 (14... Qd5) 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Ne5 Qb6 17. Nc5 Rd8 18. Qf3 $14 {Rubery,
M-Nilssen,J/ol (men) 1998/0-1 (46)}) 10... d6 11. Bxc6 (11. h3 dxe5 12. dxe5
Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bg5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 b5 17. Bc2 Bb7 18. Bxe7
Rfe8 19. Rd7 Nd5 20. Rxb7 Rxe7 {Ardeleanu,A-Dumitrache,D/ROM-ch 1996/EXP 56/1/
2-1/2 (35)}) 11... bxc6 12. Qa4 Qd7 ({Deserved serious attention interesting
idea of GM E.Volzhin} 12... Rb8 $5 $146 13. exd6 (13. Qxa7 $2 Ba6 $1 {[%csl
Ra7]} 14. exd6 exd6 $19 15. Rd1 Rb7) (13. Qxc6 $6 Bb7 14. Qa4 Bxf3 15. gxf3
dxe5 $17) 13... Qxd6 14. Ne4 Qd5 15. Re1 Bf5 16. Nc3 Qd6 17. Bg5 (17. b3 $142
$5 Ne6 18. Ba3 $13) 17... Ne6 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Rd6d4,Re6d4,Rg7d4]
Kovalevskaya,E-Volzhin,A/RUS-Cup6 1997 (32)}) (12... Bd7 13. exd6 exd6 14. Bg5
f6 15. Bf4 Be8 16. Ne4 Nb5 $13 {Rupeni,F-Williams,A/Berlin tt 1980/MCD-r8/1/
2-1/2 (48)}) 13. Re1 Ne6 14. exd6 exd6 15. Be3 Rb8 16. Qc2 Qb7 (16... f5 $5 {
[%cal Gf5f4]} 17. Ng5 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Ne6 Qxe6 20. Rxe6 Bxe6 21. Rd1 Be5
22. Qd2 f4 $13) 17. b3 Qb4 18. Rac1 Bb7 19. a3 Qa5 (19... Qxa3 $5 20. Ra1 Qb4
21. Ra4 (21. Rxa7 Ra8) 21... Qb6 22. d5 Nc5 23. b4 Nxa4 24. Bxb6 Nxb6 25. dxc6
Bxc6 $13) 20. b4 Qf5 $5 ({Doesn't works} 20... Qxa3 21. Ra1 Qxb4 22. Reb1 Qc4
23. Ra4 $18) 21. Qd2 (21. Qxf5 $5 gxf5 22. d5 (22. Ne2 $14) 22... cxd5 23. Red1
Rfc8 24. Nxd5 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 $14) 21... a5 22. Bh6 axb4 23. axb4 Bxh6 24. Qxh6
Qf4 25. Qxf4 Nxf4 26. Re3 Ba6 27. Ra1 Bc4 $15 {[%csl Rb4,Gd5][%cal Gf4d5]} 28.
g3 (28. Ne4 Rfd8 $17) 28... Nd5 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 $17 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gb8b4] In
arising endgame black has clear advantage-impossible to compare a powerfull
bishop d5 and useless knight on f3!} 30. Rb1 Rb5 31. Ne1 Rfb8 32. Nd3 Kf8 (
32... Bc4 33. Rc1 Bxd3 34. Rxd3 R8b6 35. d5 cxd5 (35... Rxd5 36. Rxc6 $1 $11)
36. Rcd1 Rxb4 37. Rxd5 $11) 33. Rc1 R8b6 (33... g5 $5 $17 {[%csl Gf4]
preventing activity of the white knight}) 34. g4 Be6 35. h3 Ke7 {[%cal Ge7d7,
Yb6a6]} 36. Nf4 Rxb4 37. Nxe6 fxe6 38. Rce1 e5 39. dxe5 d5 $17 {[%cal Gd5d4,
Gc6c5] Black passed pawns looks more dangerouse.} 40. Kg2 Ke6 41. Kg3 g5 42. h4
h6 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Rh1 Re4 45. Rf3 $1 (45. Rxe4 dxe4 46. Rh5 Rb3+ 47. Kg2 c5
48. Rxg5 c4 $17) 45... Rxe5 46. Rh6+ Kd7 (46... Ke7 47. Rff6 Rb3+ 48. Kg2 c5
49. Rc6 c4 50. Rh7+ $11) 47. Rf7+ Re7 48. Rf5 $11 {[%cal Gf5d5,Gf5g5]} Rg7 (
48... Rb3+ 49. Kg2 Rg7 50. Rff6 Rc3 51. Rd6+ Kc7 52. Rdg6 Rxg6 53. Rxg6 d4 54.
Rxg5 d3 55. Kf3 d2+ 56. Ke2 Rd3 57. Kd1 $11) 49. Rxd5+ cxd5 50. Rxb6 Ke7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Donetzk zt"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "1998.11.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Zontakh, Andrey"]
[Black "Mikhaletz, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1998.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nd4 $5 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. c3 a6 (
7... e6 8. e5 Ne7 $5 (8... dxc3 9. dxc3 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Rd7][%cal Gc1f4,Yb1d2,
Yd2e4]}) 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ba4 d5 12. Ne2 b5 13. Bb3 a5 14. a4 b4 15.
d3 Nf5 16. Be3 f6 $44 {Damljanovic,B-Velimirovic,D/ch-YUG, Belgrade YUG 1998 1:
0 (30)}) (7... e5 $6 8. cxd4 exd4 9. d3 Ne7 10. Bg5 $5 h6 11. Bf4 a6 (11... O-O
12. Qc1 a6 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bb3 Kh7 15. Bc7 Qe8 16. Bd5 $16) 12. Bc4 $14 {
Kargoll,H-Runau,R/Hessenliga 9596 1996 0:1 (36)}) (7... Qb6 8. Na3 a6 9. Bf1 d6
10. Nc2 (10. Nc4 $5 Qc7 11. cxd4 Bxd4 12. d3 Be6 13. Be3 $32) 10... dxc3 11.
bxc3 Nf6 12. d4 O-O $13 {[%csl Rc3] Plaskett,J-Howell,C/Hastings
Challengers9596 1995 1/2 (26)}) 8. Bf1 (8. Bc4 $5 b5 9. Bd5 Rb8 10. d3 e6 11.
Bb3 Ne7 12. cxd4 Bxd4 13. Nd2 $14 {[%cal Gd2f3]}) 8... d5 9. e5 dxc3 10. bxc3
$5 {Now white prepares to create a strong center and then to use "b" file and
a3-f8 diagonal for the attack on queenside. Other possibility was more accurate
} (10. dxc3 e6 11. Nd2 Ne7 12. Nf3 $14 {[%cal Gc1f4,Yf3d4] with idea to
develope an initiative on kingside after Bf4,Qd2,Bh6,h4-h5}) 10... Nh6 11. d4
O-O 12. Nd2 Bd7 13. Qb3 Bc6 14. a4 (14. Ba3 $5 $14 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Ga3c5]})
14... Qd7 15. a5 Bb5 16. Ba3 Ba4 {Correct desision.Black needs lightsquare
bishop to protect weak pawns on queenside.} (16... Bxf1 $143 $6 17. Nxf1 Rfc8
18. Rab1 e6 19. Rec1 $14) 17. Qa2 (17. Qb4 Rfe8 18. Reb1 Rab8 (18... Bc6 19.
Nb3 $16 {[%cal Gb3c5]}) 19. Bd3 $14) 17... Rfc8 18. Bc5 Bc6 19. Nf3 {[%cal
Ge5e6]} e6 $8 20. Qd2 Nf5 21. g4 $6 {Better was not to weaken kingside and to
try to find better place for the knight} (21. Reb1 $5 {[%cal Gf3e1,Ge1d3,Gd3c5]
}) 21... Bh6 22. Qb2 Ne7 23. h3 Bf4 24. h4 h6 25. Reb1 Rf8 $5 {[%cal Gf7f6]
Now black gets counterplay by using whites weaknesses on kingside.} 26. Qa3
Rae8 27. Bd3 f6 28. Re1 ({Attempt to win a pawn after} 28. Bxe7 $6 Rxe7 29.
Bxg6 Rg7 30. h5 f5 31. gxf5 Rxf5 32. Kf1 (32. Kh1 $2 {[%tqu "En","","","",
"d7f7","",10]} Qf7 $3 {[%cal Rf5h5]} (32... Qe8 {with the same result}) 33.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 $19 {[%csl Rh1]}) 32... Bb5+ 33. Ke1 Rf8 $36 {gives to black a
strong attack}) 28... fxe5 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Rf4 31. Be2 Kg7 $6 (31... Bb5
$1 32. Bd1 (32. Qb2 Nc6 33. Re3 Bxe2 34. Qxe2 e5 35. f3 e4 $17) 32... Nc6 33.
Re3 e5 $40) 32. Re3 Nc8 33. Re1 Qf7 (33... Qd8 $5 34. h5 Qf6 35. Rf1 Bb5 36.
Qb2 Bxe2 (36... Kh8 37. g5 hxg5 38. Bxb5 axb5 39. Qxb5 $16) 37. Qxe2 $14 {
[%csl Rc8]}) 34. f3 Qf6 35. Bd6 Nxd6 36. Qxd6 e5 $6 {Missing simple} (36...
Qxh4 37. Qxf4 (37. Bf1 Rxf3 $19) 37... Qxe1+ 38. Kg2 Qd2 $15 {with better
chances.}) 37. Qxf6+ Kxf6 38. Bd1 ({Nothing promises} 38. dxe5+ Rxe5 39. Rxe5
Kxe5 40. Bxa6+ Kf6 41. Be2 Ra4 42. Kf2 Rxa5 43. Ke3 $11) 38... e4 39. fxe4 dxe4
40. Kg2 $14 {Strong passed pawn d4 and weakness on e4 makes this endgame
slightly better for white.} g5 41. hxg5+ Kxg5 42. Rh1 Rd8 43. Rh5+ Kg6 44. Be2
Rf6 45. Kg3 Kg7 46. Re5 Rg6 47. Kh4 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ge2d1,Gd1c2]} Kf6 48.
Rf5+ Kg7 49. Bc4 Rf6 50. Re5 Rfd6 51. Bb3 $16 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gb3c2]} Rg6 52.
Re7+ Kh8 53. Re1 Rg7 54. Re6 Kh7 55. Bc2 Rg5 56. Bxe4+ Bxe4 57. R1xe4 Rxa5 58.
Re7+ Kg8 59. Rxb7 Rc8 60. c4 $18 {[%csl Rg8] Pawn less and bad placement of
the king makes blacks position hopeless. Rest of the game is matter of technick
} Ra4 61. c5 Kf8 62. Rf4+ Ke8 63. Rbf7 Rc6 64. Rf8+ Ke7 65. R4f7+ Ke6 66. Rf6+
Ke7 67. Rxc6 Kxf8 68. d5 Rc4 69. Rc7 Ke8 70. c6 Kd8 71. Rd7+ Kc8 72. Kh5 a5 73.
Ra7 Rc5 74. Kxh6 Rxd5 75. g5 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9899 9th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1999.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "De la Riva Aguado, Oscar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 f6 11. h3 (11. Nbd2 g5 12. h3 (12. e6 Qd6 13. Qe2 Nf5
14. Nb3 g4 15. Nfd2 a5 16. Nf1 a4 17. Qxg4 Bxe6 (17... axb3 $6 18. Qxf5 Rxa2
19. Rb1 $16 {[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3h3]} Ra6 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 20. Re3 c5 21. Rh3 Bxe6 22.
Qxh7+ Kf7 23. Bh6 $18) 18. Bf4 h5 (18... Nxd4 $2 19. Qg3 Nf5 20. Bxd6 Nxg3 21.
Bxg3 $16) 19. Qf3 Qd8 20. Nc5 Nxd4 21. Qe3 Bf7 22. Qxd4 e5 23. Qd2 exf4 24.
Qxf4 $14 {Timman,J-Yakovich,Y/Koge op 1997/1-0 (59)}) 12... g4 13. hxg4 Nxg4
14. b3 $2 (14. Qc2 $5 $13 {[%cal Gd2b3]}) 14... fxe5 15. dxe5 Qb6 16. Re2 Ba6
$19 {0-1 Poluljahov,A-Velimirovic,D/Belgrade Beopromet 1993 (22)}) (11. exf6
exf6 12. h3 Nf7 13. b3 Ng5 14. Nbd2 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nxg5 fxg5 17. Nf1
Qe4 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Qd2 h6 20. Rc1 $14 {[%cal Gf1h2,Gh2f3,Gf3e5] 1-0
Nevednichy,V-Poluljahov,A/JUG-chT 1994 (32)}) 11... Nf7 12. Nc3 Bf5 $2 {
Aftet next strong whites reply the bishop becomes an easy object for the attack
} (12... fxe5 $142 13. dxe5 Qc7 14. Qc2 {[%cal Gc3d5]} e6 15. Bf4 c5 16. Na4 c4
$13) 13. e6 Nd6 14. Nh4 $16 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gg2g4,Yf2f3]} Be4 15. f3 g5 16.
fxe4 gxh4 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Nxd5 (18. Qg4 f5 19. Qxh4 Ne4 $132) 18... Nf5 19.
Qb3 Rb8 20. Qc4 Rc8 21. Qb5 Rb8 22. Qc6 Nxd4 (22... Rc8 23. Qd7 $16) 23. Qc4
Nf5 24. Rd1 Qe8 25. Qg4 Ng3 (25... Qg6 $4 26. Qxf5 Qxf5 27. Nxe7+ $18) 26. Bh6
Nh5 27. Nxe7+ $1 $18 Qxe7 28. Rd7 Qc5+ 29. Kh1 Qe5 30. Rxg7+ Kh8 31. Rd1 Rg8 $4
32. Rxg8+ (32. Rxg8+ Rxg8 {[%tqu "En","","","","g4g8","",10]} 33. Qxg8+ $1 Kxg8
34. Rd8#) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Semeniuk, Alexander A"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 "Vladivostok DVGU"]
[BlackTeam "Novokuznetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 f5 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh6 a5
15. Rad1 $6 {inaccurasy.Better was} (15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Re2 (16. a3 a4 17. Re2
Ra7 18. Rae1 g5 19. Ng3 Nf4 20. Re4 Kg8 21. h4 h6 22. Rxf4 $5 gxf4 23. Qxf4 {
[%csl Ra4,Rh6]} Re7 (23... Kh7 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. Qxf5+ Kh8 26. Qf4) 24. Rf1 Qc7
25. Qxh6 $14 {Karasev,V-Vasiukov,E/St.Petersburg Petrov 1996/1/2-1/2 (60)})
16... Ra7 17. Rae1 Re7 (17... Raf7 18. h4 h5 19. b3 Qc7 20. Ng3 Nd4 21. Nxd4
cxd4 22. c3 Rd8 23. Re4 dxc3 24. Qxc3 c5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/
Moscow PCA Kremlin g/25 RUS (4.2) 1996 (28)}) 18. h4 Ree8 19. Ng3 $11 {1/2-1/2
Nikolenko,O-Soffer,R/Berliner Sommer 1995}) 15... Ra7 $1 {[%cal Ga7g7] tipical
maneuvre -the rook is intering into the game this way!} 16. Bxg7 Rxg7 17. a3 g5
$36 18. Ng3 Nf4 {[%cal Gh7h5,Gh5h4,Gc8g4]} 19. Ne2 {otherwise move Bg4 looks
very unpleasant.} {[%tqu "En","","","","f4g2","",10]} Nxg2 $1 {unexpectible
sacrifise,leading to complications.After normal} (19... Nd5 20. c4 Nc7 21. d4
$14 {white stands slightly better.}) 20. Kxg2 Qd5 {[%cal Gd5g2,Gg5g4]} 21. Qe3
({Loosing by forse} 21. Nc3 Bh3+ $1 22. Kg3 Qd7 $1 23. Re4 $8 f5 {[%cal Gf5f4]}
24. Rf4 $8 gxf4+ 25. Kxh3 Qf7 26. Nh4 Qh5 {[%cal Gg7g4]} 27. f3 Rg4 $1 28. Qf2
Rxh4+ 29. Qxh4 Qxf3+ $19) 21... g4 22. Nf4 gxf3+ 23. Kh1 Qe5 (23... Qd4 24. Rg1
$132) 24. Rg1 Qxe3 25. fxe3 Re8 26. e4 $13 {black has a pawn up,but better
pawn structure and advantage a knight over the bishop gives to white
possibility to keep a balance.} f5 27. Nh5 Rxg1+ 28. Rxg1+ Kh8 $6 {After text
move black finds himself in slightly worser position} ({Deserved attention
centralization of the king after} 28... Kf7 29. Rg7+ Ke6 $13 30. Rg3 Ke5 31.
exf5 Bxf5 32. Rxf3 $11) 29. Nf6 Rd8 30. e5 c4 31. Rg3 cxd3 32. cxd3 Be6 (32...
Ba6 $2 33. e6 f2 34. Kg2 Bxd3 35. Kxf2 f4 36. Rg1 Bg6 37. Rxg6 hxg6 38. e7 $18)
33. Rxf3 $14 {[%cal Gh1g1,Gg1f2,Gf2e3,Yd3d4]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cutro 05th"]
[Site "Cutro"]
[Date "1999.04.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Borgo, Giulio"]
[Black "Djuric, Stefan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1999.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 e5 7. a3 {[%cal
Gb2b4]} (7. Be3 Qe7 8. a4 (8. a3 $5 {[%cal Gb2b4,Yd1d2,Yd2c3]}) 8... Nf6 9. Na3
O-O 10. Rb1 Rd8 (10... Bg4 11. h3 Bd7 12. Qd2) 11. Qe1 Bg4 12. Nd2 Be6 13. Ndc4
Nd7 (13... Ng4 14. Bd2) 14. Na5 (14. b4 cxb4 15. Rxb4 b6 $132 {[%csl Ra3]})
14... Nb8 (14... Nb6 $5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Nxb7 Qd4 17. Nxd8 Rxd8 $13) (14...
Rab8 15. Qc3 $36 {[%cal Gb2b4]}) 15. Kh1 (15. Bxc5 $5) 15... Na6 {~~ Yudasin,
L-Vyzmanavin,A/Leon 1993}) 7... a5 {preventing b4} (7... Qe7 8. b4 $5) (7... f6
8. b4 Qe7 9. bxc5 Qxc5 10. a4 Qa5 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Ba3 Bf8 13. Qb1 Qc7 14. Bxf8
Kxf8 15. Qb4+ Kg7 16. Rfb1 $14 {Lebedev,V-Kanygin,N/Moscow 1996 1-0 (36)}) 8.
Be3 (8. Nbd2 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qe7 11. a4 Nf6 12. Nc4 Nd7 13. Bd2 (13.
Qg3 $5 $14 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) 13... b6 14. Bc3 O-O 15. Qg3 Rab8 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17.
f4 $14 {Timman,J-Partenheimer,A/Essen Handicap 1994 1-0 (34)}) 8... b6 9. Nbd2
a4 10. Qb1 $5 Nh6 {[%cal Gb2b4]} (10... Ne7 $143 {[%csl Ge4,Re7][%cal Ge4d5,
Ge4f5]} 11. b4 cxb4 12. Qxb4 c5 13. Qb2 Nc6 14. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4b6,Gc4e5]} Rb8
15. Ncxe5 {[%cal Gb2b5]} (15. Nfxe5 b5 16. Nxc6 Bxb2 17. Nxd8 Bxa1 18. Nc6 Ra8
19. Rxa1 bxc4 20. Bxc5 $16) 15... O-O (15... Qc7 16. Qb5 Bb7 17. Bf4 $18 {
[%cal Ge5g6]}) 16. Nxc6 Bxb2 17. Nxd8 Bxa1 18. Nc6 $18) 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxh6
Qh4 (12... Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Qh4+ 14. Kg1 Qxh6 15. Nc4 $16) 13. Nf3 Bxh2+ 14. Nxh2
Qxh6 15. b4 $32 axb3 (15... Qf8 16. bxc5 Qxc5 17. Qb2 O-O 18. d4 Qe7 19. Rfe1
$14) 16. Qxb3 Ra6 17. a4 O-O 18. Qc4 $14 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5,Rc6][%cal Ga4a5]
Weaknesses on the queenside and better pieses combination:Queen+Knight against
Q+B makes whites position preferable.} Ra5 $8 19. Rfb1 Be6 20. Qc3 c4 $1 $132 {
[%cal Ga5h5]} 21. Nf1 (21. Rxb6 Rh5 $19) 21... cxd3 22. cxd3 Qh4 23. Ng3 (23.
Rxb6 $2 Rh5 24. Ng3 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Bg4 $19 {[%cal Rh2h1]}) 23... Rc5 24. Qb2 Rb8
25. d4 Rc4 26. a5 b5 27. a6 Qd8 28. d5 $5 (28. Ne2 $5 {keeping pressure}) 28...
cxd5 29. a7 Ra8 30. Qxb5 d4 (30... dxe4 $2 31. Qe5 $18 {[%cal Gb1b8,Gg3e4]} (
31. Nxe4 Rxe4 32. Qb8 Re1+ 33. Kh2 Rxb1 34. Rxb1 Bd5 35. Qxd8+ Rxd8 36. Rd1 $11
(36. Rb8 Rf8 $19))) 31. Ne2 (31. e5 Rc7 32. Qb8 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Rc8 $13) 31...
Rcc8 32. Qe5 d3 33. Nf4 Bc4 34. Nd5 Bxd5 35. exd5 d2 $132 {[%cal Ga8a7]} 36.
Qd4 (36. Rd1 Rc7 37. Rxd2 Rcxa7 38. Rxa7 Rxa7 39. d6 $14) 36... Qg5 37. f4 Qf5
{[%cal Gf5b1]} 38. Qxd2 Rxa7 $11 39. Rxa7 Qxb1+ 40. Kh2 Qb6 41. Ra1 Qf6 42. Rd1
Qf5 43. Re1 Kg7 44. Qd4+ Qf6 45. Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Meribel"]
[Date "1998.08.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. d4 Nc7 8. Bxc6
$6 {Winning a pawn but giving to black the possibility to get more than
sufficient compensation. Other possibilities were:} (8. Ba4 O-O 9. dxc5 Nxe5
10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Bh6 Bg7 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. c4 Ne6 14. Nc3 Qa5 15. Nd5 Qxc5 16.
b4 Qxc4 17. Rc1 Qxa2 18. Re1 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Ge1e2,Yc1c3]} (18. Nxe7 Qb2 19.
Qd6 $44) 18... b5 $8 19. Bxb5 Bb7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Zaitsev,I-Nadyrhanov,S/
Voskresensk 1993 (47)}) (8. a4 $5 O-O 9. dxc5 Nxb5 10. axb5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5
12. Bh6 Re8 13. b6 a6 14. Na3 (14. Re1 $5) 14... d5 15. f4 Bf6 16. Nb5 Bg4 17.
Qxg4 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Qd7 $36 {1-0 Ponce Navalon,J-Gomez Jurado,L/ESP-ch
1993 (24)}) 8... dxc6 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bg4 11. Re1 (11. Nbd2 Bxe5 12. h3
Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Bg7 14. Be3 Rd8 $15) 11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 Ne6 $15 {Bad pawn
structure on kingside and weaknesses on queenside gives to black better
chances.} 13. b4 O-O-O 14. Kg2 Rd5 15. f4 Rhd8 16. Be3 Rd1 17. Na3 Rxa1 18.
Rxa1 Rd3 19. Rc1 Bh6 $1 $17 {returns a pawn and keeping positional pressure.}
20. Kf3 (20. f5 Bxe3 21. fxe3 gxf5 22. Nc4 {[%cal Gg2f3,Gf3e2]} Ng5 $17 {
[%csl Rc3][%cal Gg5e4]}) 20... Bxf4 21. Nc4 Bxh2 22. Ke4 Rd5 23. f4 h5 {
[%cal Gf7f5]} 24. f5 $5 {White has no time to wait. After manouvre Ne6-g7-f5
or f7-f5 black is winning.} gxf5+ 25. Kxf5 h4 26. Rf1 Bg3 (26... Rd3 $1 27. Bd2
Rg3 28. Rh1 Rg2 $19) (26... Bxe5 $5 27. Nxe5 f6 28. Bd4 (28. Kxe6 Rxe5+ 29. Kf7
Rxe3 $19) 28... Ng5 $5 29. Rh1 (29. Kf4 fxe5+ 30. Bxe5 Nf7 31. Bg7 Rg5 $19)
29... fxe5 30. Be3 e4+ $17) 27. Ke4 {[%csl Rf7]} h3 28. Rh1 h2 29. Kf3 Rd3 (
29... Bxe5 30. Nxe5 Rxe5 31. Rxh2 Kd7 $17) 30. Nb2 Rxe3+ $6 ({Correct} 30...
Rxc3 31. Nd1 Bxe5 32. Nxc3 Bxc3 33. Rxh2 (33. a3 Be5 $19) 33... Bxb4 $17 {
still keeps chanses to win}) 31. Kxe3 Bxe5 32. Nd3 $15 {[%cal Gd3e1,Ge1f3]}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 34th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1999.05.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "De la Paz Perdomo, Frank"]
[Black "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 (9... Bg4 10. d3 Ne6 11. Neg5 Nxg5 12. Bxg5 Qd5 13. Re4
Bf5 14. Re3 Be6 15. Qe1 h6 16. Bh4 b6 17. a4 Qd7 $11 {Thorhallsson,T-Chandler,
M/Mermaid Beach Club 1999 (37)}) 10. d3 b6 11. Be3 Nd4 (11... Qc7 12. a3 O-O
13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Rd8 15. Ra2 f5 16. exf6 exf6 17. Bc1 $5 {[%cal Gc1b2,
Yd1a1]} f5 18. Neg5 Nf8 19. Bb2 h6 20. Bxg7 Qxg7 21. Nh3 Be6 22. Ra1 Bd5 23.
Nf4 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 $14 {Krays,A-Brodsky,M/Invitational, Rishon LeZion ISR 1997 
(25)}) (11... O-O 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bh6 Be6 (14... Qd5 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. Qg5 Qe6 17. Qh4 h6 18. Ng3 c5 19. f4 Re8 20. h3 Qd5 $132 {Golubev,
M-Mansurov,V/Yalta ,EXT 1995 1-0 (65)}) 15. h4 Qd7 16. h5 Bd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18.
Qg5 h6 19. Qg3 Qf5 20. Qh4 Qe6 21. f4 Rg8 22. Re2 c5 23. b3 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 $13
Kh7 {Maljutin,E-Anka,E/Neuwied- 1994 0-1 (41)}) 12. c3 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 O-O 14.
Bf4 Bf5 (14... Qd5 15. c4 Qe6 16. h3 h6 17. Rad1 g5 18. Bh2 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5
20. Ng3 Qf6 21. Qe4 Qe6 22. Qf3 Qf6 $11 {De la Paz,F-Andonovski,L/Guillermo
Garcia mem Masters, Villa Cla 1998/1-0 (56)}) 15. Rad1 Qc8 (15... Qd5 $5 {
[%cal Gd5a2]} 16. c4 Qd4 $13) 16. Qg3 Rd8 17. Qh4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Qe6 19. Re3 Rd7
({Too dangerouse for black is} 19... Qxa2 20. e6 $1 $40 (20. Qxe7 Qa4 {[%cal
Ga4f4,Ga4d1]}) (20. Rh3 h5 21. g4 Qa4 $19 {[%cal Ra4d1,Ra4f4]}) 20... f5 21.
Rh3 h5 22. Qxe7 Qa4 23. Qf7+ Kh7 24. Rxh5+ gxh5 25. Qxh5+ $11) 20. Bh6 Bh8 (
20... Bxe5 21. Qe4 (21. Bf4 Qf6 22. Bg5 Qd6 $15) 21... Rd5 22. f4 Qg4 $17) 21.
f4 Rad8 (21... Qxa2 22. f5 $40 {[%cal Ge5e6]}) 22. b3 b5 23. g4 {[%cal Gf4f5]}
f5 $8 24. h3 c4 25. bxc4 bxc4 26. d4 Rb8 $15 27. Re2 Bg7 $1 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29.
gxf5 Qxf5 30. Qg4 Rf8 31. Qxf5 Rxf5 32. Rf2 {Passive defence is not the best
what white can do.Deserved attention more active} (32. Rb1 $5 {getting control
over open "b" file.} Rxf4 33. Rb4 c5 34. dxc5 a5 35. Rb5 Rd3 $15) 32... Rb7 33.
d5 Rd7 (33... cxd5 34. Rxd5 Rb1+ 35. Kg2 Rc1 36. Rd7 Kf7 37. Rxa7 Rxc3 $15) 34.
d6 exd6 35. e6 (35. Rxd6 Rxd6 36. exd6 Rd5 37. Re2 Rxd6 38. Re7+ Kf6 $15 {
[%cal Gf6f5,Gd6d3]}) 35... Rd8 36. e7 Re8 37. Rxd6 Rxe7 38. Rxc6 Re4 39. Rc7+
Rf7 40. Rxf7+ Kxf7 {More active pieses and couple of weaknesses in white
position gives to black good chanses to win this endgame.} 41. Rb2 Ke6 42. Rb7
h5 43. Rxa7 Re3 44. Kg2 Rxc3 45. Ra8 h4 46. Re8+ Kd6 $6 (46... Kf5 $17) 47. Rg8
Ra3 48. Rxg6+ Kd5 49. f5 Rxa2+ 50. Kf3 Ra3+ 51. Kf4 (51. Kg4 Rg3+ 52. Kxh4 (52.
Kh5 c3) 52... Rxg6 53. fxg6 Ke6 54. Kg5 c3 55. Kh6 c2 $19) 51... Rxh3 52. f6
Ke6 53. f7+ Kxf7 54. Rc6 Rc3 $19 {[%cal Gh4h3,Gf7d7]} 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 35th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1998.08.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1998.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 (6. Nc3 Bg7 7. O-O
e5 8. Be3 b6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qd6 11. a4 Nf6 12. Nb1 $5 {[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2c4]}
O-O 13. Nd2 Nd7 14. Qg3 Qe7 15. Rae1 Rfe8 16. Nc4 Bf6 $5 {[%cal Gf6h4]
Preventing f4} 17. Qg4 h5 18. Qd1 b5 19. Na5 Rac8 20. Qa1 Nb6 21. b3 Bg7 22.
Qc3 Bf8 23. Ra1 $14 {Fierro Baquero,M-Ptacnikova,L/WchJW-U18 1994/0-1 (59)}) (
6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Bg7 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. Qg3 Nb6 11. Ne3 c4 $6 (11...
O-O $5 {and black is OK,because of disgarmony in placement of whites minor
pieses}) 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. dxc4 Qd4 14. Qd3 O-O-O 15. Qe2 $14 {Rublevsky,
S-Kozul,Z/EUCup f 1996/1-0 (53) black has not enough compensation for
sacrifised pawn}) 6... Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 Nf6 (8... e5 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Qd2
Nf6 11. Qc3 Nd7 12. a4 f5 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. a5 f4 15. Bd2 Bf6 16. h4 Qf7 17.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. g3 fxg3 19. fxg3 {with better chanses in arising endgame} h6 20.
Ke2 $14 {Tseshkovsky,V-Ivanovic,B/JUG-chT 1997/1/2-1/2 (71)}) 9. Be3 Nd7 (9...
c4 $5 10. e5 (10. Bd4 cxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O $11) 10... Nd7 (10... Nd5 11. dxc4 Nxe3
12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. fxe3 $14 {[%cal Ge1e2,Ya1d1]}) 11. d4 (11. e6 $5 fxe6 12. c3
$5 cxd3 13. Qxd3 $44) 11... Nf8 (11... Nb6 12. b3 Qd5 13. O-O $13) 12. Qd2 Ne6
$11 {[%cal Gd8d5]}) 10. Qd2 b6 11. d4 ({Last attempt to get an advantage was} 
11. O-O-O $5 Ne5 (11... O-O 12. Bh6 $36 {[%cal Gh3h4,Gh4h5]}) 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13.
f4 Bd4 14. c3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 $14) 11... cxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 $11 {Now the position
is completly equal.} 13. Be3 Nf8 14. O-O-O (14. Qc3 Qc7 15. O-O-O Ne6 16. Qa3
Bf8 $11) 14... Ne6 15. h4 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2 Ke7 17. Ng5 Rad8 18. Nxe6 Kxe6 19.
Rxd8 Rxd8 20. h5 b5 21. hxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 14th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1998.03.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mainka, Romuald"]
[Black "Solonar, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Solonar,S"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1998.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Rochade Europa 6/1998 Seite 67} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5.
O-O Bg7 6. Re1 f6 7. c3 Nh6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. Qc2 Bd7 11. Nbd2 Nf7 12.
b3 Rc8 13. Ba3 O-O 14. Rad1 Qa5 15. Nc4 Qh5 16. Nfd2 Rfd8 17. Nf1 Re8 18. Bb2
Qb5 19. Nfe3 (19. Ng3 Qg5 $11) 19... d5 20. Nd2 e5 21. Nf3 Be6 22. Qb1 dxe4 23.
Qxe4 Bd5 24. Qg4 f5 $4 {[#]} (24... e4 $17) 25. Qh3 e4 $11 26. Ne5 $15 Nxe5 27.
dxe5 Bxe5 $11 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Qg3 Rce8 30. h4 Qb7 31. Qf4 Qe7 32. Rd4 Qf7 33.
Red1 Kg7 34. R1d2 Kg8 35. b4 $17 Bxa2 36. Rd7 R5e7 37. Rxe7 Rxe7 38. h5 $19 Rd7
$4 $11 39. Qb8+ Kg7 40. Qe5+ Kh6 41. Qf4+ Kg7 42. Qe5+ Kh6 43. hxg6 hxg6 44.
Qh8+ Kg5 $4 $18 45. Rxd7 Qxd7 46. g3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 {Magnus is in a fighting mood - no Berlin after beating Aronian the
day before!} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {On the other hand Caruana lost to Wojtaszek
and is in a different frame of mind - no Open Sicilian either!} (3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 {The last game between our 2 protagonists featured} g6 ({Carlsen hasn't
played Sveshnikov structures with Black since 2010. In Wijk he faced} 4... e5
5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 (6... g6 $5 7. Be3 Be6 8. N1c3 a6 9. Na3 Nf6 10. Be2 Bg7
11. Nc2 Rc8 12. Rc1 O-O 13. O-O Ne7 14. Na3 Nc6 15. Re1 Nd4 16. f3 Qb6 17. Rb1
Nxe2+ 18. Rxe2 Qb4 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20. c5 Qa5 21. Rxd6 Bf8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Qe2
Bxc5 $15 {Ivanchuk,V (2715)-Jobava,B (2727)/Wijk aan Zee/2015/}) 7. N1c3 a6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Nc2 Bg5 10. Be2 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qd2 Qb6 14. Rfd1
Rfd8 15. b3 h6 (15... Rac8 {is a more standard setup.}) 16. h3 Qa7 17. Bf3 Ne7
18. Ne3 Nc6 19. Bg4 Nd4 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Nc2 Nxc2 22. Rxc2 Rd7 23. Qe2 Rad8
24. Rd3 $11 {/+/=, Carlsen,M (2862)-Hou,Y (2673)/Wijk aan Zee/2015/ White has
a very slight edge due to his more flexible pawn structure, but he managed to
increase his pressure only in the late middlegame.}) 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. f3
Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. b3 a4 $6 ({Risky, as the pawn will
be vulnerable. The solid move is} 11... Be6 12. Rb1 Nd7 13. Be2 Nc5 14. O-O Qb6
15. Rfc1 Rfc8 {then} 16. Kh1 Qb4 17. Bg5 a4 $1 18. Bxe7 axb3 19. axb3 Nxb3 $11
{Van Wely,L (2691)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2627)/Istanbul olm/2012/} {/\} 20. Qd1
Bxc4 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Rxb3 Qxb3 $1 23. Qxb3 Rxc3 {[%cal Rc3c1,Ra8a1] wins the
Q back.}) 12. b4 {[%csl Ra4]} Be6 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. Be2 Nb6 15. Nb5 $5 $146 ({
More ambitious than} 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 $14) 15... a3 (15... Rc8 16. Na3 $14
) 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. h4 $1 h5 18. g4 hxg4 19. fxg4 e5 20. Nb3 (20. Nb5 $5) 20...
Bc6 (20... Na4 21. h5 Be6 $14) ({or} 20... Be6 {are engine suggestions, but
they seem too passive. Carlsen seeks central counterplay, but doesn't equalise
either.}) 21. Bf3 f5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Na5 $1 f4 24. Bf2 $36 {[%csl Rd6,Rg8]
Caruana,F (2801)-Carlsen,M (2877)/Saint Louis/2014/ For more details see the
notes to this game in CBM 162 by Roiz.}) ({Magnus uses the bishop sortie
himself:} 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 (4... e5 5. O-O ({Rather soft; a more critical
line is} 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Qd5 8. Qe2 Qxe5 9. f4 $13) 5... d6
6. d3 Be7 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Nd5 Be6 10. Bc4 g6 11. c3 Bg7 12. a3 Kh8 (
12... Ne7 $5 $11) 13. b4 f5 14. Rb1 b6 $6 {Caruana,F (2774)-Carlsen,M (2864)/
Moscow blitz/2013/} 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Bxe6 Rxa3 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Rb3 $14 {
[%csl Ge6,Rg7]}) 5. O-O Nd4 6. Re1 a6 7. Bc4 b5 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Rb8 10.
Nxd4 cxd4 11. d3 e6 12. Bb3 Bd6 13. Qh5 Bb7 14. f4 Bxf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Rf1
Qe3+ 17. Kh1 O-O 18. Rf3 Qh6 19. Qe5 a5 20. a4 Bc6 21. axb5 Rxb5 22. Qxd4 Qd2
$11 {Carlsen,M (2862)-Saric,I (2666)/Wijk aan Zee/2015/}) 3... g6 {The most
usual move, but in the past Carlsen has slso played other standard
alternatives:} (3... e6 {became more fashionable after Anand-Gelfand in 2012} {
After} 4. O-O ({Anand preferred} 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 ({or} 5. b3)) 4... Nge7 {
Caruana's specialty is the rare} 5. d4 $5 (5. c3 {is played very often.}) ({
The same goes for} 5. Re1 Ng6 (5... a6 $142 6. Bf1 d5 $132) 6. c3 d5 7. Qa4 Be7
8. d4 O-O $5 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Nc4 Qd8 13. Bxc6 bxc6
14. Nd4 c5 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Qa5 Qxa5 18. Nxa5 Ba6 19. Bg5 Rfe8
20. Rad1 h6 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. c4 Kf8 23. Rd6 Bb7 24. Red1 Ke8 {Wang,H (2752)
-Carlsen,M (2861)/Wijk aan Zee/2013/} 25. a3 $14 {[%cal Yb2b4]}) 5... cxd4 6.
Nxd4 Ng6 (6... Qb6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Ng6 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rb1 Qc7
12. Be3 e5 $6 (12... Nf4 13. Bc2 e5 $14 {/~~ Caruana}) 13. g3 $1 d6 14. b4 Be6
15. Qd2 Rac8 16. b5 Bd8 17. Rfc1 Qd7 18. bxc6 Rxc6 19. Nd5 $36 {Caruana,F 
(2779)-Gelfand,B (2764)/Elancourt/2013/ For more details see the notes by
Caruana in CBM 157.}) 7. Be3 (7. Be2 Bc5 $5 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. c4 d6 10. Nc3 a6 11.
Kh1 e5 12. Nd5 Ba7 13. Bg4 O-O 14. Bxc8 Rxc8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Nge7 17. Rc1
a5 18. c5 dxc5 19. Nxc5 Nd4 20. Qd3 Qd6 $11 {Caruana,F (2839)-Nakamura,H (2767)
/London rpd/2014/}) 7... Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. c4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bf6 11. Qd2 b6 12.
Nc3 Bb7 13. f3 Qe7 14. a4 Rad8 15. Ra3 Be5 16. a5 f5 $6 (16... bxa5 $13 {/\}
17. Rxa5 d5 {[%cal Re5h2,Re7c7]}) (16... Bd6 17. Rb3 Bc5 $132) 17. axb6 axb6
18. exf5 Rxf5 19. Bd3 Rh5 20. h3 Bb8 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Bxb6 Rf8 23. Ne2 Rh4 24.
Qd3 Kh7 25. Bf2 $14 {/+/-, Caruana,F (2779)-Radjabov,T (2723) /Bucharest/2013/
For details see the notes to this game by Rogozenco in CBM 157.}) (3... d6 {
Nowadays more topical is} 4. O-O (4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. e5 $5 (5. O-O e5 6. c3 Nf6
7. Re1 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 ({The simple} 8... Bxf3 {is quite solid:} 9. Qxf3 Be7 10.
d3 O-O 11. Nd2 Ne8 12. Nc4 Nc7 13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 Ne6 15. Be3 Qd7 16. Rac1
Rfc8 17. Rc2 Rab8 18. a3 Bd8 19. Rec1 Bb6 20. Qg4 {Rublevsky,S (2679)-Tregubov,
P (2599)/Krasnoyarsk/2007/} Bxe3 21. fxe3 c5 $11) 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nd7 11.
Be3 Be7 12. Nbd2 O-O (12... exd4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. Nf1 $14) 13. Qc2 Qc7 14. Rac1
Rfc8 15. Qd3 Qb7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Rc3 Rab8 18. Rec1 {Palac,M (2604)-Tomic,B 
(2418)/Sarajevo/2012/} c5 $132) 5... Bg4 (5... d5 6. h3 $5 $14 {gives White
excellent practical results}) 6. h3 Bh5 7. O-O e6 (7... dxe5 8. g4 e4 $13) 8.
Re1 (8. d3 d5 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Re1 Nc8 $1 11. Qe2 Nb6 12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 O-O 14.
Nb1 a5 15. a4 c4 $1 16. dxc4 dxc4 17. Rd1 Qb8 18. Nbd2 cxb3 19. cxb3 Nd5 20.
Rac1 Qb6 $15 {Kabanov,N (2502)-Caruana,F (2767)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2012/}) (8. exd6
$142) 8... Ne7 (8... d5 $5) 9. exd6 Nd5 10. d3 Bxd6 11. Nbd2 O-O {and Black's
piece play should compensate for his split pawns:} 12. Nc4 (12. Ne4 h6 13. Ng3
Bg6 14. Ne4 Bh5 15. Ng3 Bg6 16. Ne4 {½, Rabiega,R (2501)-Boensch,U (2540)/
Austria/2002/}) 12... Bc7 13. Qe2 Kh8 14. Bd2 Nb4 15. Bxb4 cxb4 16. Qe3 Qd5 17.
g4 Bg6 18. Nfe5 Rfe8 19. Qf3 f6 20. Nxg6+ hxg6 21. Re4 f5 22. gxf5 exf5 23.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qxd5 cxd5 25. Ne3 {Caruana,F (2757)-Gelfand,B (2740)/Zuerich
blitz/2013/} d4 $132 {[%cal Ye8e2]}) 4... Bd7 (4... Bg4 $5 5. h3 Bh5 {is for
the more aggressively minded.}) 5. Re1 Nf6 ({After} 5... a6 {Black must also
reckon with} 6. Bxc6 $5 Bxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Rc8 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11.
b3 b5 12. Bg5 bxc4 13. Nd5 h6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qf3 h5 16. h3 Bh6 17. Nf5 Bf8
18. bxc4 e6 19. Rab1 Bc6 20. Qc3 $18 {Anand,V (2793)-Nakamura,H (2775)/London
blitz/2014/}) 6. c3 (6. h3 e6 7. c3 d5 $5 8. d3 (8. e5 $2 Nxe5) 8... a6 9. Ba4
b5 10. Bc2 dxe4 11. dxe4 e5 12. a4 Be7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bg5 Be6
16. Na3 b4 17. Nb1 $6 (17. cxb4 cxb4 18. Nb5 Qb8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Bd3 O-O 21.
Nh4 Rd8 $13) 17... O-O 18. Ba4 h6 19. Bh4 Rd8 20. Nbd2 g5 21. Bg3 Nd7 22. Bb3
Nf8 23. Qc2 f6 24. Nc4 Qa6 {Bologan,V (2732)-Carlsen,M (2837)/Biel/2012/} 25.
Nfd2 $11) 6... a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 g6 10. d3 Bg7 11. Be3 Nd7 12.
Nd2 O-O 13. Qd1 b5 14. Nf3 b4 15. Qa4 Qc7 16. d4 Rfb8 17. Rab1 e6 (17... Na7 $6
18. cxb4 Rxb4 19. Qc2 Nc6 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. a3 Rb7 22. Rec1 $36 {Efimenko,Z 
(2649)-Markos,J (2590)/Slovakia/2014/}) (17... a5 $5 18. Rec1 Qb7 19. Qd1 Rc8
20. Bc4 Nb6 21. Bf1 Nd7 22. Bc4 Nb6 {½, Haug,J (2121)-Lissang,C (2273)/
Stockholm/2014/}) 18. Rec1 (18. Qc2 a5 19. a4 Rc8 20. Bb5 bxc3 21. bxc3 cxd4
22. cxd4 Qb7 23. Qd1 Nb4 24. d5 exd5 25. exd5 Qc7 $132 {Partenie,M (2130)
-Ulbig,S/email/2011/}) 18... Ra7 19. Qd1 a5 20. Bf4 bxc3 21. bxc3 Rxb1 22. Rxb1
cxd4 23. cxd4 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 e5 26. Qd2 exf4 27. Qxf4 $14 {
Ottesen,S (2399)-Hansen,L (2182)/email/2010/}) (3... Nf6 4. e5 ({More usual is
} 4. Nc3 {- 3.Nc3}) 4... Nd5 5. O-O (5. Nc3 Nc7 $132) 5... g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. d4
cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc7 9. Nc3 Nxb5 10. Nxb5 O-O 11. Bf4 a6 12. Nc3 d6 13. exd6 exd6
14. h3 d5 15. Re1 Be6 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Re2 Qb6 18. Rae1 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20.
Qxd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd5 Rac8 22. Bd6 Kh8 23. Nc7 Red8 24. Nxe6 Rxd6 $11 {Zvjaginsev,
V (2636)-Bacrot,E (2722)/Moscow/2009/}) 4. Bxc6 {Caruana mostly plays the text
move.} ({The main alternative is} 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 (5. c3 Nf6 {is usually
just a transposition}) 5... Nf6 6. c3 (6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4
Ne6 (9... b6 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Ne4 h6 12. d3 g5 $5 (12... Kg8 13. h3 Kh7 $132)
13. Ng3 Be6 14. Qe2 Qd5 15. c4 Qd7 16. b3 f5 17. exf6 exf6 18. Bb2 Re8 19. Qc2
h5 20. Re3 h4 21. Ne4 Rh6 22. Rae1 h3 23. g3 Bf7 $13 {Rapport,R (2693)
-Moiseenko,A (2699)/Biel/2013/}) 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4
cxd4 14. Bh6 c5 15. h4 Qd5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ng3 Bb7 18. f3 Qe6 19. b3 {
½, Bacrot,E (2714)-Moiseenko,A (2699)/W Cup Tromsoe/2013/}) 6... O-O 7. h3 (7.
d4 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nb3
Nxb3 14. Qxb3 Bg4 15. Nd4 Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. b3 Rfc8 18. a4 Bd7 19. f4 e6
20. Ba3 Bh6 21. g3 g5 22. Ra2 b5 $132 {Vegjeleki,A (2224)-Latronico,N (2441)/
email/2010/}) 7... Qb6 $5 (7... e5 8. d3 d6 9. a3 {[%cal Yb2b4] is perhaps
slightly more promising for White.}) 8. Ba4 (8. Bf1 e5 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5
11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Rd8 13. g3 f6 14. Nbd2 Nc7 15. Nc4 Bf5 16. Rd1 Be6 17.
Be3 Bf8 18. Nfd2 Nd5 19. Re1 Bf7 20. g4 b6 $15 {Kamsky,G (2741)-Christiansen,L
(2579)/USA-ch Saint Louis/2013/}) 8... Rd8 9. d3 (9. d4 d5 $1 10. e5 Ne4 $132)
9... d5 10. e5 Nd7 11. d4 Nf8 $1 12. Na3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bf5 14. Be3 Ne6 15. Qd2
Be4 16. Ng5 $1 (16. Rad1 $2 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rac8 18. f4 Kh8 19. Bb5 Bh6 20. Be2
Ng7 21. Nb5 Nf5 22. Nc3 e6 23. Bg4 Nh4 24. Kh1 Rg8 $40 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Yg6g5]
Muminova,N (2315)-Hou,Y (2661)/Sharjah/2014/ After thorough preparation Black
gradually broke through on the kingside.}) 16... Nxg5 17. Bxg5 f6 $11 {Hou
Yifan}) 4... dxc6 (4... bxc6 {is somewhat more risky, as was seen a few rounds
later:} 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nf6 (6... Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 {also gives White
chances to fight for an advantage}) 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O
(10... d6 11. Bh6 $1 $36) 11. Qh4 f6 12. Nc3 Ne6 13. Ne4 fxe5 14. Nfg5 Nxg5 15.
Bxg5 Qb6 16. c5 $5 Qxb2 17. Rad1 $44 d5 $6 (17... Qxa2 $142 $5 {[%csl Ga7]})
18. cxd6 exd6 19. Rxd6 Bf5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Rab8 $2 22. Qc4+ Rf7 23. Red1
Qb1 24. h3 {1-0, Van Wely,L (2667)-Hou,Y (2673)/Wijk aan Zee/2015/}) 5. d3 Bg7
6. h3 Nf6 {[%mdl 32] White has swapped his light-squared B and places his
pawns strategically on the light squares, Black continues developing naturally
and a positional battle starts.} ({Carlsen is not attracted by} 6... b6 7. O-O
e5 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nc4 f6 11. a3 a5 $2 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6]} (11... Nd5
$142 $1 $13) 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 b5 15. Ncd2 cxb4 16. Qa2+ Kh8
17. Bc5 g5 18. Ra1 Bd7 19. Qa5 Qe8 20. Qxb4 Rf7 21. Ra7 Bf8 22. d4 $16 {
Caruana,F (2716)-Kuznetsov,V (2427)/RUS-chT Olginka/2011/}) 7. Nc3 b6 ({
Basically a useful move, but Black usually plays it a bit later, preferring} 
7... O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 ({Caruana probably would have played} 9. O-O {
, transposing to our game.}) 9... e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O (11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12.
g3 $146 a5 13. Nh4 a4 14. a3 b5 15. Qe3 Rb8 16. f4 exf4 17. gxf4 Nh5 {[%csl
Re1]} 18. Ne2 Qf6 19. Nf3 Qxb2 20. Kf2 Qf6 21. Rag1 b4 22. Qxc5 {Hansen,E 
(2577)-Saric,I (2680)/Doha/2014/} Nxf4 23. Nxf4 Qxf4 24. axb4 f5 $1 $36) 11...
a5 12. Nh2 (12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. g4 a4 14. Ne2 b5 15. Ng3 b4 16. Qg5 Re8 17. Nd2
a3 18. bxa3 h6 19. Qe3 Be6 20. Nb3 Rxa3 21. Qxc5 Qb8 $40 {Shirov,A (2697)-Leko,
P (2722)/Dortmund/2002/}) 12... a4 13. Ng4 Nh5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne2 f6 16. g3
a3 17. b3 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Qe3 Rae8 20. f3 Nf6 21. Nxf6 Qxf6 $132 {
Pedersen,H (2527)-Serradimigni,R (2477)/email/2006/}) 8. Be3 ({Black gets in
the central advance even after} 8. Bf4 Nd7 9. Qd2 h6 10. a3 e5 11. Be3 Qe7 12.
O-O h5 13. Rfb1 a5 14. b3 O-O 15. Bh6 Rd8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe3 Ba6 18. a4 Nf8
19. Ne2 Qf6 20. Ng5 Qd6 21. f4 exf4 22. Nxf4 Qd4 23. Re1 Ra7 24. Kh2 Qxe3 25.
Rxe3 Re7 $11 {Chadaev,N (2574)-Alekseev,E (2691)/Irkutsk/2010/}) 8... e5 $6 {
Strategically sound, but right now rather careless...} (8... O-O $142 9. O-O (
9. Qd2 e5 {see 7...0-0 above}) 9... Ne8 (9... e5 $5 {leads back to the game})
10. Qd2 e5 (10... Nc7 11. Bh6 Ne6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Ne2 $14) 11. Bh6 f6 12. Nh2
Qe7 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. f4 exf4 15. Qxf4 Ne6 16. Qh4 Nd4 17. Rf2 Rf7 18. Raf1 f5
19. Qf4 Be6 20. e5 g5 21. Qd2 c4 22. Rd1 cxd3 23. Qxd3 Rd8 $15 {Veinger,I 
(2597)-Wills,M (2500)/corr/1996/}) 9. O-O $6 ({White misses an opportunity to
play} 9. Nxe5 $1 Nxe4 10. Qf3 $1 f5 11. Bf4 (11. Nxg6 $5 hxg6 12. dxe4 O-O 13.
Qg3 $14) 11... Qe7 12. Nxc6 ({A simpler way is} 12. dxe4 Bxe5 13. O-O-O $1 $36)
12... Qe6 (12... Ng5+ $142 $1 13. Nxe7 (13. Qe3 Qxe3+ 14. fxe3 Nf7 {[%csl Rc6]}
) 13... Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Kxe7 $44) 13. dxe4 Qxc6 14. Nd5 (14. O-O-O $142 $1 $14)
14... Kf7 15. O-O-O fxe4 16. Qxe4 Re8 17. Qf3 Bf5 18. Rhe1 Rad8 19. c4 Qa4 20.
Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Be4 22. f3 Bxd5 23. Rxe8 Kxe8 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. cxd5 Kd7 26.
Kc2 b5 $2 (26... Bf6 {/\} 27. Bb8 Kc8 $11) 27. Bb8 $1 a6 28. f4 $18 {[%cal
Rb8e5] Macieja,B (2430)-Pyda,Z (2305)/Polanica Zdroj/1996/}) 9... O-O 10. a3 {
As with Kuznetsov, Caruana concentrates on the queenside.} ({However, White
far more often plays} 10. Qd2 Qd6 11. Bh6 Nh5 12. Ne2 (12. Rae1 f6 13. Ne2 Be6
14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. b3 a5 16. a4 Rfd8 17. Qe3 b5 18. Ra1 Bf7 19. Nh2 c4 $132 {
Nijboer,F (2510)-Piket,J (2670)/Amsterdam/1995/}) 12... f6 13. b3 (13. a3 a5
14. Nh2 Ra7 15. Rad1 Be6 16. Bxg7 Rxg7 17. Ng4 Rd7 {½, Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2458)-Lautier,J (2666)/Val d'Isere/2004/}) (13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. Nh2 Ne6 $11)
13... Be6 (13... g5 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. Ng3 h5 16. h4 $1 Bg4 {Jansa,V (2449)
-Zwardon,V (2383)/CZE-chT/2013/} 17. hxg5 {/\} Bxf3 18. g6 $1 $40) ({Lautier's
} 13... a5 $5 {deserves attention even here.}) 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. Qh6 Rad8 16.
Nd2 Bc8 (16... Nh5 $142 $5) 17. f4 exf4 18. Rxf4 Qe5 19. Raf1 Qg5 20. Qxg5 fxg5
21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Nc4 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 $14 {Magem Badals,J (2573)-Alsina Leal,D
(2531)/Barcelona/2011/}) 10... Qe7 (10... Qd6 $5) 11. Qb1 $146 (11. Qe2 $6 {
only helps Black in improving his knight with} Nh5 12. Rfb1 Nf4 13. Qd2 Ne6 $11
{/=/+, Fougerit,V (2233)-Desbonnes,S (2332)/France /2009/}) (11. Qd2 {also
prepares queenside activity:} Nh5 12. b4 $1 cxb4 13. axb4 Qxb4 14. Rfb1 $14 {
[%cal Rb1b6,Re3b6] wins the pawn back with an edge.}) 11... Nh5 $5 {Carlsen
wants to develop his own play on the opposite flank.} (11... a5 12. Na4 $5 {
[%csl Rb6]} (12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 cxb4 15. Na4 Nd7 16. Nxb6 Nxb6
17. Bxb6 Bb7 18. Qa5 Ra8 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5 Ra2 $11)) (11... Rd8 $5 {
Korotylev, /\} 12. b4 c4 $1 13. dxc4 Ba6 $11 14. Qb3 (14. b5 $2 cxb5 15. cxb5
Bb7) 14... Qe6 15. Nd2 Rxd2 16. Bxd2 Bxc4 $11) 12. b4 f5 $6 {This seems too
hasty, as it gives White a free hand on the queenside.} (12... Nf4 $142 $1 13.
bxc5 bxc5 $13 {[%cal Yf4e6,Yf7f5] improves the knight, f5 can come later.}) 13.
bxc5 f4 14. Bd2 bxc5 (14... Qxc5 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. Qb4 $36 {swaps queens and
quashes Black's attacking ambitions.}) 15. Qb3+ {Very direct and logical.} ({
The engines recommend} 15. Qb2 Be6 16. Na4 $14 {[%csl Rc5,Re5][%cal Yb2c3,
Ya4b2]} (16. Rfb1 $5 {is also interesting, stopping Rab8.})) 15... Be6 16. Qa4
Rac8 ({After} 16... Qd7 $5 {[%cal Ye6h3] White should probably play the
prophylactic} 17. Kh2 $5 $14 (17. Ng5 c4 18. Qa6 f3 $5 $132)) 17. Qa5 (17. Qa6
$142 $5 g5 18. Rfb1 {[%cal Yb1b7] forces Black to lose a tempo with} Rf7 19.
Na4 g4 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Qc4 $36) 17... g5 $1 {[%mdl 640] Carlsen throws
caution (and a pawn) to the winds and concentrates on his attack.} ({After} 
17... c4 18. Na4 c5 19. Nb2 $14 {Black must defend his weaknesses.}) 18. Na4 ({
Consistent,} 18. Nh2 c4 $132 {is a concession.}) 18... g4 19. hxg4 Bxg4 20.
Qxc5 Qf6 21. Nh2 $6 {Gives the attack a new impulse.} (21. Rfb1 Qg6 22. Kf1
Ng3+ $1 23. Ke1 (23. fxg3 fxg3 {/\} 24. Ke2 Qh5 25. Rf1 Qh2 26. Qg1 Rxf3 $1 $19
) 23... Nxe4 $5 24. Qc4+ Be6 25. Qxe4 Bf5 (25... Qxg2 $2 26. Ke2 Bd5 27. Rg1)
26. Qc4+ (26. Qe2 Qxg2 $44 {|^}) 26... Be6 $11 {and repetition seems to be a
logical outcome.}) (21. Rfe1 Rf7 $5 $13 {[%cal Yg7f8,Yg8h8,Yc8g8]} (21... Qg6
22. Kf1 Ng3+ 23. fxg3 fxg3 24. Ke2 Qh5 25. Kd1 $1 $16)) 21... f3 $1 22. Nxg4 $8
(22. gxf3 $2 Bxf3 $19) (22. g3 $6 Bh3 $36 (22... Qg6 $5 $15 {/-/+})) 22... Qg6
23. Qe7 $1 {[]} ({The queen must quickly return, White can't afford} 23. Ne3 $2
Bh6 $19 (23... Nf4 $19)) 23... fxg2 (23... Qxg4 $2 24. Qg5 $16 {leads to a
premature queen swap.}) 24. Rfb1 (24. Rfe1 Qxg4 25. Qg5 Qxg5 26. Bxg5 Nf4)
24... Qxg4 25. Qg5 Qe2 26. Qe3 Qg4 27. Qg5 Qxg5 $1 ({Carlsen spurns} 27... Qe2
$11 {, Black already risks nothing by continuing the fight.}) 28. Bxg5 Nf4 {
[%cal Rf4h3]} 29. Bxf4 $2 {A serious error with disastrous consequences.} ({
The series of forced moves continued with} 29. Kh2 $1 {[]} Kh8 $1 (29... Bf6
30. Bh6 Bg7 $11) (29... c5 $5 30. Rg1 c4 31. Bxf4 exf4 32. Rxg2 cxd3 33. cxd3
f3 $44) 30. Re1 (30. Ra2 c5 31. Bxf4 exf4 32. Kxg2 f3+ $40 {[%csl Ra2]}) 30...
h6 31. Bh4 (31. Bxf4 exf4 32. e5 f3 $17) 31... Bf6 $15 {[%csl Gg2] Black holds
the initiative, but the game is far from over.}) 29... exf4 30. Kxg2 f3+ 31.
Kf1 $6 ({Black should gradually win after} 31. Kh3 Bxa1 32. Rxa1 Kf7 $17 {
, as his Pf3 remains very much alive. However, this was still more resilient,
as now White's king can't escape the mating net.}) 31... Rf4 $1 32. c3 ({
Caruana most probably overlooked} 32. Ke1 Rd8 $1 (32... Bxa1 $2 33. Rxa1 {
[%cal Ye1d2,Yd2e3,Ya4c5] is actually OK for White}) 33. Kd2 Rxe4 {[%cal Re4a4,
Re4e2]} 34. Nc3 Bh6+ 35. Kd1 Rh4 {with mate to follow.}) 32... Rd8 $1 33. d4 (
33. Rd1 Rh4 34. Ke1 Bh6 $1 $19 {[%cal Rh4h1]}) (33. Ke1 Rxd3 $19 {[%cal Rf4h4,
Rf4e4]}) 33... Bh6 {Black already had a choice:} (33... Rxe4 34. Nc5 Rh4 35.
Ke1 Bxd4 36. cxd4 Rdxd4 37. Rb8+ Kf7 38. Rf8+ Kxf8 39. Ne6+ Kf7 40. Nxd4 Rh1+
$19) (33... Bxd4 $142 $1 {and taking the bishop leads to mate after} 34. cxd4
Rh4 35. Ke1 (35. Kg1 Kh8 {[%cal Rd8g8]}) 35... Rxd4 $19) 34. Ke1 Rxe4+ 35. Kd1
c5 $1 $19 {Now the only winning move.} (35... Re2 $143 $6 36. Rb2 $15) 36. Kc2
(36. Nxc5 Re2 37. Nb3 Rde8 $19 (37... Kh8 $19 {[%cal Rd8g8]})) 36... cxd4 37.
Kd3 Re2 38. c4 Rxf2 (38... Rd2+ $142 $1 39. Ke4 Rxf2 $19) 39. Rd1 (39. Rb2 {
prolongs White's suffering, his position remains hopeless after} Rxb2 40. Nxb2
Rb8 41. Nd1 Kf7) 39... Re2 {[%cal Re2e3] Black's passed pawns will soon clinch
the point.} 0-1

[Event "NED-ch51"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.06.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[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. e4 {Bykhovsky,Av} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 (5. c3 Nf6 (5...
e5 $6 6. d4 $1 $44) 6. e5 (6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 $10) 6...
Nd5 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nc7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Nxb5 13.
Nxb5 a6 14. Nc3 d6 15. d5 $6 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Re1 f6 18. Qb3 Kh8 19. Rad1
b5 20. f3 Qc7 21. Rc1 f5 22. Ne4 Qb6+ 23. Nc5 Qd6 24. Bf2 Rd8 25. Rcd1 Rb8 $17
{Adams,M-Illescas,M/Madrid/1996/}) 5... Nf6 (5... e5 $6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. b4 $5
cxb4 8. a3 c5 9. axb4 cxb4 10. d4 exd4 11. Bb2 $1 d6 12. Nxd4 Qd7 13. Nd2 Bb7
14. Nc4 Nh6 15. Nf5 $1 Bxb2 16. Ncxd6+ Kf8 17. Nxh6 f6 18. Ndf7 Qxd1 19. Raxd1
Ke7 20. Nxh8 Rxh8 21. Nf5+ $3 $18 {Fischer,J-Spassky,B/Sveti Stefan (11)/1992/}
) 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 (7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2 d6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 $10) 7... Nc7 (7... Nxc3
$6 8. dxc3 O-O 9. Bg5 $36) 8. Bxc6 (8. Bc4 O-O {[%cal Rd7d5] /\d5 loses a
tempo and favours Black.}) 8... dxc6 (8... bxc6 9. d4 $1 (9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 O-O
$10) 9... cxd4 10. Qxd4 Ne6 11. Qh4 $14 {()@ Black's B-pair is still passive
and White's central space advantage is a more important factor.}) 9. Ne4 $1 (9.
h3 O-O 10. d3 b6 11. Be3 Ne6 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. Qd1 h6 14. Bf4 Be6 15. Nd2 Bd5 16.
Ne2 Qd7 17. c3 Nf5 18. Qc2 Rad8 19. Rad1 Nh4 20. f3 g5 21. Bh2 Ng6 22. Nc1 f5
$1 $17 {Timman,J-Van der Wiel,J/Brussels 5'/1987/}) 9... b6 $1 {Black wants to
develop (and exchange) his Bc8 before he puts his N to e6. Now he achieves
this despite losing the right to castle.} (9... Ne6 $6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6
12. Qd2 Nd4 (12... f5 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh6 $36 {[%csl Rg7,Rh6]}) 13. Nxd4 cxd4
14. Bh6 $14 {[%csl Rg7,Rh6] sowes White's idea-after the exchange of Bg7
Black's weakened >> gives him attacking chances.}) 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Ne4 Bg4 (
11... h6 $5 $13) 12. d3 $1 (12. Nc3 Ne6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nd4 $15) (12. h3
Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Ne6 14. d3 Qd5 15. Bd2 Rd8 16. Bc3 Bxe5 17. Nxc5 Qxf3 18. Nxe6+
fxe6 $15 {Glek,I-Wells,P/Wijk Sonnevanck/1995/}) 12... Qd5 $5 $146 {N/} (12...
Bxe5 $2 13. Nxe5 $3 Bxd1 14. Bh6+ Kg8 (14... Ke8 15. Nxc6 f5 16. Raxd1 $1 $18 {
Black's Q is trapped due to the N forks nd he will stay at least a pawn down
in a hopeless endgame.}) 15. Nxc6 Bxc2 (15... Qd7 16. Nf6+ exf6 17. Ne7+ Qxe7
18. Rxe7 Nd5 19. Rd7 $18 {[%csl Rg8,Rh8] White gets his piece back and the
endgame with the paalyzed duo Kg8,Rh8 is lost.}) 16. Nxd8 $1 (16. Nc3 $2 e6 17.
Nxd8 Rxd8 18. Bg5 Kg7 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Rac1 Bxd3 21. Red1 e5 22. Re1 Re8 23.
b3 Nb5 $10 {1/2,Timman,J-Kramnik,V/Riga/1995/}) 16... Rxd8 17. Nxc5 $1 bxc5 (
17... e6 18. Rac1 $18) 18. Rxe7 Ne6 19. Rxa7 {[%csl Ga2] +/-/+- Till Black's
pieces get out of the box, the aP will make the running.}) (12... Bxf3 $6 13.
Qxf3 Bxe5 14. Nxc5 $1 (14. Ng5 Bf6 15. Qxc6 Kg7 $10) 14... Bg7 (14... Qd6 $2
15. Rxe5 $16) 15. Ne6+ Nxe6 16. Rxe6 c5 17. Bg5 $1 $40) (12... Ne6 $1 13. Ned2
Qd5 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Rd8 16. Qe2 h6 17. Be3 Kg8 18. c4 Qxd3 19. Qxd3 Rxd3
20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 f5 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Rd7 Kf7 24. Rxa7 Bxb2 25. Rb7 Ra8
26. Rxb6 Rxa2 27. Rxc6 Ra1+ 28. Kh2 Ra4 $10 {Lutz,C-Piket,J/Wijk/1995/}) 13. c4
(13. Ned2 $6 {is strategically sound, (see previous game) but fails to} Bxe5 $1
14. c4 Qd6 15. Ne4 Qe6 $1 (15... Qd8 $2 16. Nxe5 $1 $18) 16. Bh6+ Bg7 17. Nxc5
Qf6 (17... Qf5 $5) 18. Ne4 Bxf3 19. Nxf6 Bxd1 20. Nd7+ Kg8 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22.
Raxd1 Ne6 $15) 13... Qd7 (13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxe5 $2 15. Bf4 $18) 14. h3 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 h6 $1 (15... Ne6 $6 16. Ng5 $1 Nxg5 17. Bxg5 {[%cal Re5e6] /\e6} Qe6
18. a3 h6 19. Bf4 {/\b4@ Black must realize his R are still out of play and he
dare not open the game prematurely.}) (15... Bxe5 {Bykhovsky,Av} 16. Nxc5 $16)
16. Bd2 Rd8 17. Bc3 Ne6 (17... Qxd3 $4 18. Rad1 $18) 18. Rad1 Kg8 19. h4 $6 {
Probably useless, as Black has to play h5,Bh6 and Kg7 anyway. It also weakens
the white squares around White's K (see move 30). White should have played} (
19. a3 $1 {without losing a tempo.} a5 20. b3 h5 (20... Kh7 21. h4 $1 $36 {
[%cal Rh4h5] /\h5} (21. Qxf7 Rhf8 22. Nf6+ exf6 23. Qxd7 Rxd7 24. exf6 Bxf6)
21... h5 $2 22. Qxf7 Rhf8 23. Qxe6 $1 Qxe6 24. Ng5+ $18) 21. Bb2 $14) 19... h5
20. a3 a5 21. b3 Bh6 (21... Kh7 $5 {/\Rhf8+/=/}) 22. Bb2 $5 (22. b4 $6 axb4 23.
axb4 cxb4 24. Bxb4 (24. Bb2 c5 $17) 24... Nd4 25. Qg3 Nc2 26. e6 Qxe6 27. Ng5
Qg4 28. Qxg4 hxg4 29. Bxe7 Re8 30. Re2 Nd4 31. Re4 Bg7 $15) (22. Re2 $5 $13 {
[%cal Ye2b2,Yb3b4] /\Rb2,b4}) 22... Qc7 {A necessary move anyway. After} (22...
Kg7 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Rhf8 $2 {loses to} 25. bxc5 bxc5 26. Nxc5 $1 Nxc5 27.
e6+) 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Kg7 (24... cxb4 $6 25. d4 $40 {[%csl Gc4,Gd4,Ge4,Ge5]
[+]}) 25. b5 $5 (25. bxc5 bxc5 {and the doubled pawn covers a lot of central
squares.} 26. Ba3 $2 {is impossible due to} Nd4 {[%cal Rd4c2] /\Nc2}) 25...
cxb5 (25... Nd4 $6 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27. Nc3 $1 $16 {Black just can't exchange
such a strong blockading piece without good reason.}) (25... Rhf8 $5 26. Nc3 $1
(26. bxc6 Qxc6 {and the white N will not get to b5, from where it controls d4.}
) (26. Nd6 $2 Kg8 {is just a loss of time.}) 26... Nd4 (26... cxb5 {transposes
to the game.}) 27. Qg3 $5 (27. Qe4 e6 $1 (27... cxb5 28. Nd5 Qc6 29. Bxd4 cxd4
(29... e6 30. Nc3 Qxe4 31. Rxe4 b4 32. Nb5 $16) 30. Nxe7 Qxe4 31. Rxe4 bxc4 32.
dxc4 $14) 28. bxc6 Qxc6 29. Qxc6 Nxc6 30. Nb5 Rd7 $10) 27... cxb5 28. Nd5 Qb7
29. e6 f6 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Rb1 bxc4 32. dxc4 $36) 26. Nd6 $1 Rhf8 27. Nxb5 Qc8
$10 28. Qe4 Kh7 (28... Qa8 $5 29. Qxa8 Rxa8 30. d4 cxd4 31. Nxd4 Nxd4 32. Bxd4
Rfc8 33. e6+ Kf8 $10) 29. Ra1 $6 {Gives Black active possibilities. More
prudent was} (29. g3 $10) (29. g3 $1 Qa8 30. Qxa8 Rxa8 31. Ra1 $16) 29... Nf4
30. Ra3 $8 Qg4 $1 (30... Qf5 $5 31. Qxf5 gxf5 32. Rd1 Ng6 33. g3 f4 $36) 31. d4
$8 (31. g3 $2 Nxd3 $1 $17) 31... cxd4 32. Rg3 Qxh4 $2 (32... Qc8 $142 $1 33.
Nxd4 (33. Bc1 Ne6 $17) 33... Qxc4 34. Rf3 $1 Ne6 (34... Nd5 $2 35. Ne6 $1 $14)
35. Nc6 Qxe4 36. Rxe4 Rd7 37. Rb4 Rb7 38. Rfb3 $10 {White just about manages
to get his pawn back and scrape a draw.}) (32... Qe6 33. Bc1 $6 (33. Nxd4 {
-32...Qc8 33.Nxd4.}) 33... Qxc4 34. Na3 Qb4 35. Nc2 Qa4 (35... Qc5 $17) 36. Ra3
Qc4 $17) 33. Nxd4 {[%cal Rd4f3] /\Nf3} e6 $8 34. Nf3 (34. Ba3 $2 Rxd4 $1 35.
Qxd4 Ne2+ $19) 34... Qe7 35. Ba3 $1 Qd7 (35... Qxa3 36. Ng5+ $18) 36. Bxf8 Rxf8
37. Ng5+ Bxg5 38. Rxg5 $18 {[%csl Rf4] פf4} Qd2 (38... Nd3 39. Rxh5+ Kg7 40.
Rh3 $1 Nxe1 41. Qh4 $18) 39. Rg3 (39. Re3 $6 Ne2+ $132) 39... Kg7 40. Ree3 h4
$8 41. Rgf3 (41. Rg4 $4 Qd1+) 41... Nh5 42. Qxh4 {White has an extra exchange
and also attacking chances. The game is over.} Qc1+ 43. Kh2 Rh8 44. Rh3 {/\g4+-
} Ra8 $8 {[%cal Ra8a1] /\Ra1} 45. Rc3 Qf1 46. Ra3 $1 Rc8 (46... Rxa3 47. Rxa3
Qe2 48. Qd4 $18 {[%cal Rg2g4,Ra3b3,Rb3b6] /\g4,Rb3-b6}) 47. Rhf3 Qe2 (47...
Rxc4 48. Qe7 $18) (47... Rh8 48. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 49. Ra7+ $18) 48. Qg5 {[%cal
Rf3f7,Ra3a7,Rg2g4] /\Rf7!,Ra7,g4...} (48. Qg5 Rc5 49. Rxf7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.05"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{[%mdl 2] The penultimate round featured the crucial match for the European
team gold between Russia and Azerbaijan. The Azeris decided the sharp struggle
with no draws in their favour, thus overtaking the main pre-tournament
favourites. The following exciting game was one of the highlights of the whole
tournament, with Mamedov (8p./9) proving his worth as the most valuable player
in his team.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O ({While this is certainly
one of the two main moves, the almost ubiquitous continuation in the past
years has been} 4. Bxc6 bxc6 {became the rage in 2016-7:} (4... dxc6 {is less
popular, but this is mainly due to a shift in opinion/fashion. In 2015 taking
with the d-pawn was still in vogue and can hardly be considered refuted even
nowadays:} 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bf4 Nh5 $5 (8... b6 9. Qd2 Re8 10.
O-O-O $5 a5 (10... b5 $5 {/\} 11. Ne5 Qa5 $13 {is possibly stronger}) 11. Ne5
b5 12. Qe3 {[%cal Yf4h6]} (12. Bh6 $2 Nxe4 $1) 12... Qb6 $2 (12... Nd7 $142 $1
{Radjabov} 13. Ng4 (13. Nxd7 Bd4) 13... Nb6 $1 14. Ne2 b4 15. Bh6 Bh8 $132) 13.
Bh6 Bh8 14. f4 a4 ({After} 14... Nd7 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. e5 $16) 15. Rhf1 e6 (
15... b4 16. Ne2 b3 17. cxb3 a3 18. bxa3 Rxa3 19. Rd2 Be6 20. Kd1 $1 $16 {
/\Nc1 and Black's compensation is insufficient.}) 16. g4 a3 17. b4 $1 Nd7 18.
Nxd7 Bxd7 19. e5 {[%cal Rc3e4]} f5 $8 20. Ne2 Bg7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. h4 $1 fxg4
23. h5 gxh5 24. Ng3 Kh8 25. Nxh5 Re7 26. Nf6 Be8 27. f5 $40 {Caruana,F (2804)
-Radjabov,T (2726) Shamkir 2016/ For more details see the notes to this game
in CBM 173 by Kr. Szabo.}) (8... Nd7 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qe7 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12.
O-O-O a5 13. a4 $5 Rd8 14. h4 f6 15. Qe3 Nf8 16. Rdg1 Bg4 17. Nh2 Be6 18. g4 c4
19. dxc4 Bxc4 20. g5 h5 21. gxh6+ Kh7 22. f4 exf4 23. Qxf4 Nd7 24. Rxg6 $1 $18
{Brkic,A (2585)-Stany,G (2476) Biel 2016}) 9. Bh2 $5 (9. Be3 Qd6 10. Qd2 e5 11.
O-O-O (11. Ne2 f5 $13) 11... b5 12. Ne2 b4 13. g4 Nf6 14. Ng3 a5 15. c4 a4 16.
Rhg1 Kh8 17. Bh6 Ne8 18. Bxg7+ Kxg7 $15 19. Nf5+ $2 gxf5 20. gxf5+ Kh8 21. Qg5
Ra7 22. Rg4 f6 23. Qh6 Rff7 $19 {Vallejo Pons,F (2710)-Radjabov,T (2710)
Moscow 2017}) 9... Bh6 10. Ne5 f6 11. Ng4 Bg7 12. Qd2 e5 13. O-O-O a5 14. Ne2
a4 15. Kb1 {Adams,M (2751)-Eljanov,P (2759) Sharjah 2017} Kh8 (15... b5 $132)
16. Ne3 Bh6 17. Qc3 Qe7 18. Rhf1 Bg7 19. Qd2 f5 $6 (19... b5 20. g4 Nf4 $44)
20. exf5 a3 21. b3 gxf5 22. g4 fxg4 23. hxg4 Nf6 24. f3 $16 {Adams,M (2751)
-Eljanov,P (2759) Sharjah 2017}) 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 (6. h3 {is an attempt to
forego the rook move:} Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 f5 10. e5 Nf7 11. Ng5
e6 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13. Re1 Bf8 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. a3 a5 16. b3 Qh4 17. Ra2 c5 $1 18.
Rd2 Bh6 19. Rc2 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Qxd4 21. Qxd4 cxd4 22. Nb5 Bd5 23. Nxd4 g5 $132 {
Bologan,V (2615)-Gelfand,B (2737) Heraklio 2017}) {However, definitely the
main move is} 6... Nh6 ({Kasparov has been successfully experimenting with} 
6... Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Ne6 11. Qh4 d6 $1 12. exd6 (
12. Bh6 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 $15) (12. Nc3 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qd6 14. Nf3 {is only a
transposition.}) 12... Qxd6 13. Nc3 h5 $5 (13... h6 14. Be3 g5 $5 (14... Bf6 $2
15. Ne4 $1 Bxh4 16. Nxd6+ exd6 17. Nxh4 Kd7 18. f4 Ba6 19. b3 g5 20. fxg5 hxg5
21. Nf5 d5 22. Rad1 $16 {Naiditsch,A (2705)-Bu,X (2693) Danzhou 2014}) 15. Qe4
O-O 16. Qc2 f5 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Nd4 (18. Na4 $5 $14 {is an engine suggestion,
but a human player would be worried about Black's advancing pawn phalanx.})
18... Nxd4 19. Bxd4 e5 20. Bc5 Re8 21. Bd6 Qf7 22. c5 e4 23. Ne2 Ba6 $36 {
[%csl Ga6,Gg7] Caruana,F (2795)-Kasparov,G (2812) Saint Louis blitz 2016}) 14.
Bd2 O-O 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Bc3 f6 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 Rd8 19. Ba5 Rd3 20. Rad1
Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Kf7 22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Be6 24. b3 Bf8 $11 {Anand,V (2783)
-Kasparov,G (2812) Saint Louis blitz 2017}) ({Even the rare} 6... d6 {is
playable:} 7. e5 (7. c3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e5 10. a3 Ne7 11. b4 {Carlsen,M
(2848)-Polgar,J (2705) Mexico City rpd 2012} c4 $5 $11) 7... dxe5 8. Nxe5 Qc7
9. d4 (9. Nc4 $5) 9... cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nf6 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Qc5 Rc8 13. Bf4 Qb7
14. Na4 O-O 15. Qa3 Qa6 16. Nd3 Bf5 17. Ndc5 Qc4 18. Be5 Rfd8 19. c3 Rd2 20.
Qb4 Qxb4 21. cxb4 Rcd8 22. Bc3 Rc2 $132 {Caruana,F (2795)-Kamsky,G (2678)
Saint Louis 2016}) 7. c3 O-O {and now:} {Currently the prophylactic} 8. h3 {
is all the rage:} (8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 {is the older continuation.} {Later he
came up with the more direct} d5 $5 ({Black used to play the restrained and
rather passive} 9... f6 10. Nc3 d6 11. h3 Nf7 12. Be3 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4]} (12. b3
$14) {White has more space and Black's ^^ have to wait for a chance to show
their strength:} 12... Bd7 13. Rc1 Rb8 14. b3 Qa5 15. Nd2 Qa6 16. Nc4 f5 17. e5
Be6 18. exd6 exd6 19. d5 cxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxa2 {Kulaots,K (2566)
-Moiseenko,A (2663) Gjakova 2016} 22. Bf4 $16) 10. e5 f6 {[%csl Rc6,Gc8,Gg7]
While this saddles him with a weakness on c6, it gives the ^^ more scope:} 11.
exf6 (11. Nbd2 fxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qb6 14. Nf3 Nf5 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Qd2
c5 17. Rac1 d4 18. b3 Rac8 19. Bh6 Rf7 20. Bf4 Bd5 21. Ng5 Rg7 22. Qd3 h6 23.
Ne4 g5 24. Bd2 Nh4 $132 {Areshchenko,A (2672)-Wei,Y (2734) Baku 2015}) (11. h3
fxe5 $5 12. Nxe5 Qb6 13. Bxh6 Bxh6 14. Qc2 Bf5 $6 (14... Rb8 $5 15. Nxc6 Qxb2
$44) 15. Qc3 Rac8 16. b4 a5 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 Rc7 19. Nd2 Rb8 20. Ra4 Qb5
21. Rea1 Qe2 22. Nb3 Bf4 23. Nc5 $16 {Naumann,A (2562)-Yankelevich,L (2440)
Austria 2017}) 11... exf6 (11... Rxf6 $6 {is antipositional, White was on top
after} 12. Bg5 Rf7 13. Nbd2 Qb6 14. Nb3 a5 15. Rc1 Nf5 16. Rc2 a4 17. Nc5 Nd6
18. Ne5 $36 {Inarkiev,E (2660)-Durarbayli,V (2618) Skopje 2015}) 12. Nbd2 (12.
b3 Re8 13. Rxe8+ Qxe8 14. Ba3 g5 15. Nc3 Nf5 16. Bc5 g4 17. Ne1 h5 18. Nd3 Bh6
19. a4 Bd7 20. g3 Bg5 21. Ne2 Qe4 22. Nc3 {½, Ponomariov,R (2710)-Hamdouchi,H
(2597) Doha 2015}) (12. h3 Nf7 13. Nc3 Re8 14. Bf4 g5 15. Bg3 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4
17. Qd3 Qd7 18. Nh4 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Nh6
23. Qf4 Qe1+ {½, Kauppila,O (2315)-Yrjola,J (2336) Finland 2016} 24. Kh2 Bf8
25. f3 Qe6 $11) 12... Re8 (12... g5 13. Nb3 Re8 14. Bd2 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. Rc1
Qd7 17. Na5 Rxe1+ 18. Bxe1 Rc8 19. Qd3 Bf8 20. Nd2 Re8 21. Ndb3 Nf7 22. Bd2 Nd8
23. Qc3 Re2 24. Be3 g4 $1 $132 {Gharamian,T (2660)-Naiditsch,A (2684) Germany
2016}) 13. Nb3 Nf7 $146 (13... Bg4 14. Bd2 Nf5 15. h3 Rxe1+ 16. Bxe1 Bxf3 17.
Qxf3 Qb6 18. Ba5 Qb5 19. Re1 Kf7 20. Bc7 Qb4 21. Qe2 Qe7 22. g4 Qxe2 23. Rxe2
Ne7 24. Na5 $16 {Howell,D (2237)-Devereaux,M (2282) Swansea 2002}) 14. Nc5 $6 (
{Better, but still complex is} 14. h3 $142 Nd6 $132 ({or} 14... Bf8 $5)) 14...
Bg4 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qe1+ 18. Kh2 Ng5 19. Qe3 Re8 20. Bd2
Qe2 $1 21. Qxe2 Rxe2 22. Be3 Rxb2 23. Rc1 Bf8 24. h4 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Ne4 26. Rxc6
Nxf2 $15 {Inarkiev,E (2730)-Gelfand,B (2734) Magas rpd 2016}) {In 2017 the
attention focused on} 8... f5 (8... d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4) ({or} 8... f6 9. d4
cxd4 10. cxd4 $14 {transposes to the positions, mentioned above in the notes
to 8.d4. Nowadays Black prefers more active reactions:}) (8... d5 9. d3 (9. e5
f6 (9... c4 $5) 10. d4 cxd4 $13 {leads to positions from the previous line})
9... c4 $5 10. dxc4 (10. d4 dxe4 11. Rxe4 Nf5 12. Nbd2 Be6 13. Rxe6 $5 fxe6 14.
Qe2 e5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 Qd5 17. Qe2 Nd6 18. b3 cxb3 19. axb3 e5 20. Ba3
Rfe8 21. Bxd6 exd4 22. Qc4 dxc3 23. Nf3 Qxc4 24. bxc4 Re4 25. Rc1 Rxc4 26. Ne5
Rd4 27. Bc7 a5 28. Rxc3 a4 29. Nc4 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Rb1 31. Bd6 Rb3 32. Rc2 a3 {
and White found nothing better than} 33. Nxa3 $11 {Adams,M (2738)-Harikrishna,
P (2752) Baku olm 2016} (33. Ra2 c5 $1)) (10. exd5 cxd5 11. dxc4 dxc4 12. Qxd8
(12. Qe2 Nf5 (12... Bb7 $5 {is probably stronger, but White can still fight
for an edge with} 13. Bf4) 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Nbd2 Rc8 15. g4 e5 16. Bxe5 Nh4 17.
Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. Qe7 Qh6 20. Qxb7 Qxd2 21. Rad1 $16 {Areshchenko,A 
(2675)-Hracek,Z (2594) Hungary 2017}) 12... Rxd8 13. Na3 Bb7 14. Bxh6 Bxh6 15.
Rxe7 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bf8 17. Rc7 Bxa3 18. bxa3 Rd3 $11 19. Rxc4 Re8 20. Kg2 {
½, Zhigalko,S (2653)-Moiseenko,A (2649) Izmir 2016}) 10... dxe4 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. Rxe4 Rd1+ $5 (12... e5 13. Re1 f6 14. Nbd2 Nf7 15. Ne4 $5 (15. Nb3 a5 16.
Be3 a4 17. Bb6 $5 (17. Nc5 Bf8 18. b3 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Kg7 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1
Bf5 22. Rc1 axb3 23. axb3 Ra2 24. Be3 h5 25. Nd2 Bd3 26. f4 exf4 27. Bxf4 g5
28. Be3 Ne5 $44 {Borisek,J (2558)-Hracek,Z (2591) Baku olm 2016}) 17... Re8 18.
Nc5 g5 $5 (18... Bf5 19. Nh4 Bc8 20. Rad1 f5 21. Nf3 e4 22. Nd4 Ne5 23. b3 axb3
24. axb3 Bf8 25. Ra1 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Bh6 27. Bc7 Nd7 28. Nxd7 Bxd7 29. b4 e3 30.
f4 Bg7 31. Kf1 e2+ 32. Kf2 Be6 33. Nxe6 $2 (33. Be5 $1 $16) 33... Bxc3 {
Inarkiev,E (2730)-Gelfand,B (2734) Magas rpd 2016}) 19. b3 g4 20. hxg4 axb3 21.
axb3 Bxg4 22. Nh4 f5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Nd7 f4 25. Nc5 Rb8 26. Bc7 Rc8 27. Ba5
Ra8 28. Bb4 Ng5 29. Nd3 e4 $5 30. Nxf4 Be5 $44 {Inarkiev,E (2730)-Gelfand,B 
(2734) Magas 2016}) 15... f5 16. Neg5 e4 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Bg5 Rd3 19. Nd4 Ba6
20. b3 c5 21. Ne2 h6 22. Be3 Rc8 23. h4 Bf6 24. Nf4 Rdd8 25. Nd5 Bxh4 26. Bxh6
Bb7 27. g3 Bf6 28. Nxf6 Kxf6 29. Be3 Rd3 30. Kf1 g5 31. Ke2 Rxc3 32. Rac1 Rxc1
33. Rxc1 $36 {[%csl Rc5] Anand,V (2776)-Gelfand,B (2743) Moscow 2016}) 13. Re1
Rxe1+ 14. Nxe1 Nf5 15. Na3 Be6 16. Nf3 Nd6 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4
Bxc4 20. b3 Bd5 $11 {Rublevsky,S (2692)-Dubov,D (2644) Sochi 2016}) 9. e5 Nf7
10. d3 {Caruana-Eljanov, Baku olm 2016, A key position which has been heavily
discussed ever since:} (10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 12. dxc5 Bb7 13. Nc3 e6 $5 (
13... Qc7 14. Be3 (14. Bf4 Qxc5 15. Qxd7 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qc4 17. e6 Qxf4 18.
exf7+ Rxf7 19. Nd5 Qg5+ 20. Kf1 e5 21. Qe6 Raf8 $15 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2703)
-Kamsky,G (2670) Sochi 2016}) 14... Qc6 15. Bd4 Ng5 16. Re3 f4 17. Rd3 Rab8 18.
b4 Nxf3+ 19. Rxf3 Qe6 20. Rd3 Ba6 21. b5 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Rxb5 23. Rc1 Rf5 24. Ba1
{½, Perini,G (2253)-Mishin,A (2292) email 2013}) 14. Be3 (14. Nd4 $6 Bxe5 15.
f4 Bg7 16. Be3 g5 $1 17. fxg5 f4 18. Bf2 Qxg5 19. c6 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Bxc6 $17 {
Harikrishna,P (2763)-Mamedov,R (2655) Shamkir 2016}) (14. Bf4 g5 15. Bh2 $13)
14... Rb8 15. Bd4 h5 16. h4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxh4 18. Rad1 g5 19. g3 Qh3 20. b3 g4
21. Qg2 Ng5 22. Qxh3 Nxh3+ 23. Kg2 Ng5 24. Rh1 Nf3 $132 25. Rxh5 Nxd4 26. Rxd4
Bxe5 27. Rxd7 Bxc3 28. Rg5+ Kh8 29. Rh5+ Kg8 {½, Adams,M (2747)-Giri,A (2785)
Moscow 2017}) {In 2017 Black concentrated on the immediate} 10... d6 (10... Rb8
11. b3 $5 (11. Na3 Ba6 12. Nc4 Bxc4 13. dxc4 d6 14. e6 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 (15...
dxe5 16. Be3 (16. Qa4 $5) 16... Rxb2 {½, Mastrovasilis,D (2580)-Dubov,D (2660)
Minsk 2017}) 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rb1 (18. Qd2 a5 19. b3 Qc8 20. Rab1
Rf6 21. Qe2 f4 22. f3 Rf5 23. Qd3 Qf8 24. Re4 Qf6 25. Qd2 g5 26. a4 Re5 27.
Rxe5 Qxe5 28. Re1 Qf6 $11 {Deac,B (2559)-Sgircea,S (2281) Medias 2016}) 18...
Qa5 19. a4 Rfd8 (19... Rf6 20. Re3 Qa6 21. b3 Qc8 22. Qe1 a5 23. b4 $1 axb4 24.
cxb4 cxb4 25. Rxb4 $13 {Caruana,F (2808)-Eljanov,P (2739) Baku olm 2016 For
details see the notes by Moradiabadi in CBM 175.}) (19... Rb7 $5 $11) 20. Qc2
d5 21. b4 Qc7 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Qd3 cxb4 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. Rxb4 Rxb4 26. Qxb4
Qd6 27. Qd4 Qb6 28. Re5 Qxd4 29. cxd4 Kg7 30. g4 Kf6 31. Kg2 Rd6 32. a5 Rxe6
33. g5+ Kf7 34. Rxd5 Rd6 $11 {Quesada Perez,Y (2636)-Kuzubov,Y (2629) Monzon
2016}) (11. Nbd2 d6 $5 ({After} 11... Ba6 {apart from the transpositional 12.
Nc4 White has the unpleasant} 12. Nb3 $5) 12. e6 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nf3 (14.
Qa4 $5) 14... Bg7 15. Qa4 h6 (15... Rf6 16. Qh4 h5 17. Bg5 Bxe6 $5 $44) 16. Qh4
f4 $2 ({Black should have played} 16... g5 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. Nxg5 Rf6 19. Qh7+
Kf8 {and White hardly has more than repetition} 20. Qh5 $11) 17. Bxf4 Rf5 18.
Qg4 Qf8 19. Bg3 Qf6 20. Nh4 Rg5 21. Qe2 $16 {Bok,B (2611)-Kotronias,V (2541)
Moscow 2016}) 11... d6 (11... e6 $2 12. Ba3) (11... h6 12. h4 Re8 13. Ba3 d6
14. e6 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bxc5 Rb7 17. d4 Qd5 18. c4 Qd8 19. Nc3 Bxe6 20.
dxe5 Qxd1 21. Raxd1 $16 {Moiseenko,V (2528)-Smirnov,P (2589) Kazan 2017}) 12.
Bf4 Qc7 13. Qe2 Nd8 14. Nbd2 Ne6 15. Qe3 Nxf4 (15... d5 $142 $1 {is not fully
clear}) 16. Qxf4 d5 17. h4 e6 18. h5 (18. Nf1 $5 $14 {[%csl Rc8,Gf1,Gf3,Rg7]})
18... gxh5 19. g3 Bd7 20. Kg2 Be8 21. Ng5 Qe7 22. Ndf3 Kh8 23. Rh1 Rg8 24. Rh4
Bh6 25. Nf7+ Bxf7 26. Qxh6 Rg6 27. Qd2 Rbg8 28. Rah1 Rg4 29. Kf1 Bg6 30. Ke2 c4
31. d4 f4 $36 {Inarkiev,E (2702)-Gelfand,B (2729) Nazran rpd 2017}) (10... Ba6
11. c4 $142 $1 {limits both bishops:} (11. Bf4 e6 (11... Qb6 12. b3 Nd8 $5) 12.
Qd2 h6 13. h4 c4 $1 14. d4 c5 $132 {Roiz}) 11... d6 (11... e6 12. Nc3 g5 13.
Be3 (13. Na4 $5 $36 {Roiz}) 13... h5 14. h4 g4 15. Ng5 Nxe5 16. Bxc5 Ng6 17. g3
Re8 $132 18. Qa4 Bb7 19. Qb4 Ba6 20. Qa3 Bb7 21. Qb4 {½, Inarkiev,E (2730)
-Gelfand,B (2734) Magas 2016}) 12. e6 Ne5 {Here the critical move is} 13. Nxe5
(13. Nc3 Nxf3+ $1 $146 (13... Rb8 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Na4 Qc7 $2 {Adams,M (2744)
-Giri,A (2798) Wijk aan Zee 2016} (15... Bd4 $14) 16. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 17. Qe1 $1
$16 {[%csl Rc5,Re5,Rg8] /\b3,Bb2}) 14. Qxf3 Rb8 15. Re2 (15. Qxc6 Bb7 $44 {
[%csl Rc6]}) 15... Bc8 16. Bf4 Rxb2 17. Rxb2 Bxc3 18. Rab1 Bxb2 19. Rxb2 Qc7
20. Bg5 Bxe6 21. Re2 Qd7 22. Qe3 Bf7 23. Qxe7 Qxe7 24. Rxe7 Ra8 25. Rc7 d5 $11
{Caruana,F (2817)-Nakamura,H (2793) Saint Louis 2017}) 13... Bxe5 14. Nd2 Bg7
15. Nf3 {The attempt to liquidate Pe6 gave White strong pressure after} h6 16.
Rb1 Bc8 17. b3 Rf6 18. d4 $1 cxd4 19. Nxd4 c5 20. Ne2 Bxe6 21. Bb2 Rf8 (21...
Bf7 $5) 22. Nf4 Bf7 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. Rxe6 $36 {Jakovenko,D (2718)-Baron,T 
(2540) Minsk 2017}) (10... h6 11. h4 d6 12. Bf4 g5 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Nxg5 Nxg5
15. Bxg5 dxe5 16. Qb3+ Rf7 17. Nd2 Qd6 {Antipov,M (2529)-Sutovsky,E (2626)
Jerusalem 2015} 18. Nc4 Qg6 19. f4 $1 $16) 11. Bf4 (11. e6 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 $5
13. Na3 Qd5 (13... Ba6 $142 $1) 14. Qe2 f4 (14... Ba6 $5) 15. f3 Bxe6 16. Nc4
Rf5 17. Nd2 Rd8 18. Ne4 Rf7 19. b3 Qxd3 20. Qxd3 Rxd3 21. Nxc5 Rd6 22. Ne4 Rd3
23. Nc5 {½, Wang,C (2510)-Moiseenko,A (2674) China 2017}) 11... Ba6 (11... Qc7
12. Qe2 Rb8 {Ostrovskiy,A (2381)-Djurhuus,R (2421) Oslo 2017} 13. Na3 $5 Ba6
14. b3 {/\} Qa5 15. Nc4 Bxc4 16. dxc4 Qxc3 17. Rac1 Qa5 18. Rcd1 $36) 12. e6 (
12. c4 dxe5 13. Bxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rxe5 Bxc4 16. Rxc5 Qxd3 17. Nc3
Qxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Bd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Rdxd5 Rfd8 21. b4 Kf7 22. f4 a6 $11 {
Inarkiev,E (2702)-Gelfand,B (2729) Nazran 2017}) (12. Na3 Rb8 13. Qa4 (13. b3
g5 14. Nxg5 Nxg5 15. Bxg5 dxe5 16. Nc4 e4 17. Rc1 Qxd3 18. Qxd3 exd3 19. Rxe7
Bxc4 20. bxc4 f4 $132 {Inarkiev,E (2702)-Gelfand,B (2729) Nazran 2017}) 13...
Bxd3 14. Rad1 Bb5 15. Nxb5 cxb5 16. Qxa7 Qb6 17. Qxb6 Rxb6 18. exd6 exd6 19. a3
b4 20. axb4 cxb4 21. cxb4 Rxb4 22. Bxd6 Nxd6 23. Rxd6 Rxb2 $11 {Zhigalko,S 
(2638)-Gelfand,B (2737) Heraklio 2017}) (12. Nbd2 Qb8 13. exd6 exd6 14. Qc2 Qd8
15. h4 Qd7 16. Nc4 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Bxc4 18. dxc4 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Rd1 Re4
21. g3 Qe6 22. Qa4 Qd7 23. Kg2 Bf8 $11 {Grischuk,A (2761)-Radjabov,T (2724)
Geneve 2017}) 12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 (13. Bxe5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Qb8 $1 15. d4 Bxe5 16.
Rxe5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qxb2 $15 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2742)-Gelfand,B (2728) Geneve
2017}) 13... dxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxd3 15. Qxd3 Bxd3 16. Nd2 c4 $5 (16... Rfd8 $143
17. Nb3) 17. b3 (17. Nf3 $5) 17... cxb3 18. axb3 a5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Re5 Rfd8
21. Nf3 Be4 $11 {Xu,Y (2439)-Hess,M (2271) Tegernsee 2017}) 4... Bg7 5. Re1 ({
An altogether different branch is} 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 (7. d4 d5 8. e5
Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3
Bg4 15. Nd4 Qb6 {is considered sufficient for equality:} 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. b3
Rfc8 18. a4 Bd7 19. Bg5 Kf8 20. Rad1 e6 21. g4 b5 22. axb5 Rcb8 23. f4 Ke8 24.
f5 Bf8 $132 {Kazoks,A (2399)-Fekih,B (2215) email 2013}) 7... Qb6 8. Na3 d5 9.
e5 Ne8 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc7 12. Bxc6 (12. Ba4 Bf5 13. Bc2 e6 $11 14. g4 $6
Bxc2 15. Nxc2 f6 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Bg5 Rf7 18. Be3 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Qxa2 20. Rxb7
Qa6 21. Rb3 Raf8 $17 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2788)-Caruana,F (2795) chess.com
blitz 2016}) 12... bxc6 $5 (12... Qxc6 13. Qb3 Ne6 14. Be3 f6 15. Rac1 Qd7 16.
Nc2 b6 17. Nb4 Bb7 18. Nd3 g5 (18... Rac8 $11) 19. Bd2 h6 20. exf6 exf6 21. a4
Rab8 22. a5 Ba8 23. axb6 axb6 24. Nb4 Nc7 25. Re3 h5 26. Qd3 Nb5 27. Rce1 $14 {
Ponomariov,R (2718)-Van Wely,L (2654) Plovdiv 2003 For details see the notes
to this game in CBM 098 by Erenburg.}) 13. Nc2 f6 14. exf6 exf6 15. Bf4 Ne6 16.
Bd6 Rf7 17. Qd2 a5 18. Re2 Qd8 19. Ba3 Nc7 20. Ne3 $2 (20. Rae1 $13 {/+/=})
20... Nb5 21. Bc5 Nd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Ng4 Re7 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Re1 Qd6 26.
Qe3 Bd7 27. Qe7 Qxe7 28. Rxe7 Rd8 $15 {/-/+, Stellwagen,D (2503)-Van Wely,L 
(2651) Leeuwarden 2004 For details see the notes to this game in CBM 102 by
Postny.}) 5... Nf6 6. e5 (6. c3 {-5.c3}) (6. Nc3 O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9.
d3 Nc7 ({or} 9... Bg4 $5 {is a better version of the game and doesn't cause
Black serious problems.})) 6... Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 (7... Nxc3 $6 8. dxc3 O-O 9. Bg5
{() gives White a sizeable space advantage.}) 8. Bxc6 dxc6 (8... bxc6 9. d4
cxd4 10. Qxd4 {is pleasant for White - compared with a similar position
mentioned above he has played the more useful move Nc3 instead of c4.} Ne6 11.
Qh4 $36) 9. Ne4 {In the long run Black has a solid position with a potentially
strong bishop pair. Therefore White tries to complicate Black's development
and disrupt the harmony of his fundamentally sound setup.} (9. h3 O-O 10. d3 b6
(10... Ne6 11. Ne4 b6 12. b3 Nd4 13. Bb2 f5 14. Ned2 Ne6 15. a4 Qd5 16. a5 b5
17. Qe2 Rd8 18. Qe3 {Kryvoruchko,Y (2707)-Al Modiahki,M (2549) Dubai blitz 2014
} g5 $5 $15) 11. Be3 Ne6 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. Qd1 h6 14. Bf4 Be6 15. Nd2 Bd5 16. Ne2
Qd7 17. c3 Nf5 18. Qc2 Rad8 19. Rad1 Nh4 20. f3 g5 21. Bh2 Ng6 22. Nc1 f5 $1
23. exf6 exf6 $15 {Timman,J (2590)-Van der Wiel,J (2590) Brussels blitz 1987})
9... b6 {Black wants to activate his Bc8 before he occupies e6 with his N.
However, this comes at a cost and he has to give up his castling rights. The
main and somewhat more popular alternative is} (9... Ne6 {, which seems at
least equivalent:} 10. d3 {Even after the main move} O-O ({An interesting try
is} 10... b6 $5 {with the idea of postponing castling after} 11. Be3 (11. Nfg5
h6 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. Bf4 Qd4 14. Qf3 Qxb2 15. Nd6+ Kd7 16. Nc4 Qd4 17. c3 Qxc3
18. Rac1 Qd4 19. Re4 Qd5 20. Ne3 Qxa2 21. d4 Rhd8 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. h4 Ke8 $17
{0-1 (30) Timman,J (2562)-Fressinet,L (2702) Douglas 2015}) (11. a4 a5 12. h3
O-O 13. Bd2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Bf4 Qd5 16. Nd2 c5 17. Nc4 Bb7 18. f3 {
½, Anand,V (2766)-Radjabov,T (2650) Benidorm rpd 2003} Qe6 $11 {[%cal Yb7d5]})
11... Nd4 (11... Qc7 12. a4 a5 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Bf4 Nxf4 15. Qxf4 h6 16. h3 Be6
17. Nc3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Kh7 19. Qe3 Bf5 20. Ne2 g5 21. h4 g4 22. Ng3 Bg6 23. Nd2
Kh8 24. Qe2 Rd4 25. b3 b5 $13 {Gil,M (2608)-Sivic,J (2476) email 2010}) 12.
Nxd4 cxd4 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Qd2 Qd5 15. c4 dxc3 16. Nxc3 Qd7 17. Bh6 Ba6 18. d4
Rad8 19. Re4 f5 20. exf6 exf6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rae1 Rfe8 {Meszaros,T (2401)
-Gasanov,E (2484) Zalakaros 2017}) 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 {Black has a choice:} f5
(12... Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bh6 c5 15. Qf4 (15. h4 Qd5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ng3
Bb7 18. f3 Qe6 19. b3 {½, Bacrot,E (2714)-Moiseenko,A (2699) WCup Tromsoe 2013
}) (15. a3 Qd5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qg5 Qe6 18. f4 h6 19. Qh4 a5 20. Ng3 Ra7 21.
h3 f5 22. exf6+ Qxf6 23. Qxf6+ exf6 24. Re4 h5 25. Rae1 Rc7 26. h4 Kf7 $11 {
Sebag,M (2488)-Muzychuk,A (2561) Cap d'Agde rpd 2016}) 15... Bb7 16. Qh4 f6
$132 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. exf6+ exf6 19. Qg3 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qd7 21. Rae1 Rae8 22.
Qf3 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 f5 24. Re5 Rf7 25. b3 Rf6 26. g3 Re6 27. Rxe6 {½, Fritz,M 
(2324)-Wosch,A (2184) email 2011}) 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh6 a5 $5 15. Bxg7 (15. a4
Ra7 16. Bxg7 Rxg7 (16... Kxg7 17. Qc3 Nf4 18. d4 Nd5 19. Qb3 f5 20. Ned2 cxd4
21. Nxd4 Qf6 22. N2f3 Nb4 23. Ne6+ Bxe6 24. Rxe6 Qf7 25. Rae1 Qd7 26. h3 $40 {
Kveinys,A (2530)-Ramesh,R (2475) Bled olm 2002}) 17. Ng3 Nc7 18. h3 Be6 19. b3
Re7 20. Re2 Bd5 21. Rxe7 Qxe7 22. Re1 Qd8 23. Nh2 {Velicka,P (2435)-Jirovsky,M
(2439) Czech Republic 2017} Re8 $11) 15... Kxg7 16. Ng3 (16. Qc3 Ra7 17. a3 a4
18. Ng3 Qd5 19. Re4 b5 20. Rae1 Raf7 21. Ne2 Qd6 22. Qd2 Kg8 23. h4 Kg7 24. Nf4
Nc7 25. g3 Bf5 26. R4e3 h6 27. Nh2 c4 28. Rf3 c5 29. Nh5+ Kh7 30. g4 Bc8 31.
Ng3 f5 $1 $17 {Timman,J (2545)-Khalifman,A (2624) Bazna 2007}) 16... Ra7 17.
Re4 Re7 $142 (17... Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Ne2 $1 (19. Qf4 c5 20. Rae1 Raf7 21.
h4 Qc7 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. R4e2 Kf7 24. a4 Bb7 25. b3 Rd8 $11 {Timman,J (2650)
-Lautier,J (2638) Pamplona 1999}) 19... c5 20. Re1 Rff7 21. Nf4 Rae7 22. Qe2
Rxe4 23. Qxe4 Qd6 24. g3 Bd7 25. Ne6+ Bxe6 26. Qxe6 Qc7 27. a4 $36 {[%cal
Ge1e8] Illescas Cordoba,M (2605)-Moreno Ruiz,J (2477) Melilla 2008}) 18. Rae1 (
18. h4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Qf4 c5 21. Rae1 Rxe4 22. Qxe4 Rf7 23. h5 {½,
Novikovas,A (2392)-Pommrich,R (2292) email 2007} Bb7 $11) 18... Rfe8 19. h4 Nd4
20. Nxd4 Rxe4 21. Rxe4 cxd4 22. Qf4 Rxe4 23. Nxe4 Be6 24. g4 Bd5 25. g5 Bxe4
26. dxe4 h5 $5 $11 {Gaprindashvili,P (2633)-Brunsek,I (2578) email 2008}) 10.
Nf6+ Kf8 (10... Bxf6 $6 11. exf6 e6 12. d4 {[%csl Re7,Rf6,Rg7,Rh6] leaves the
dark squares very vulnerable.}) 11. Ne4 Bg4 12. d3 $1 {The natural developing
move with a tactical point was introduced by Timman back in 1995 and is the
only way to pose Black problems. The alternatives are too meek:} (12. Nc3 Ne6
13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nd4 15. Qe4 (15. Qd1 f5 16. exf6 exf6 17. d3 f5 18. Ne2
Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Qd7 20. Rb1 Kf7 21. Qf3 {½, Kobalia,M (2644)-Filippov,V (2621)
Sochi 2005} Rhe8 $11) 15... f5 16. exf6 exf6 17. Ne2 Qe8 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. d3
Kf7 20. Bd2 Qxe4 21. Rxe4 f5 22. Re2 Rhe8 23. Rae1 c5 $11 {Pritchett,C (2326)
-Kalavannan,K (2175) Llandudno 2017}) (12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Ne6 14. d3 Qd5 15.
Bd2 Rd8 (15... Nd4 $5) 16. Bc3 Bxe5 17. Nxc5 Qxf3 18. Nxe6+ fxe6 {Glek,I (2590)
-Wells,P (2530) Wijk aan Zee 1995} 19. gxf3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rd6 $11 {[%cal Yf8e8,
Ye8d7,Yh8f8,Yf8f5,Yf5f4]}) 12... Bxe5 $6 {Accepting the challenge. Afterwards
Dubov mentioned he followed Gelfand's advice, but Mamedov was prepared as well
and the next few moves came quickly. As the resulting position is dangerous
for Black, while White risks almost nothing, this is a good moment to look for
alternatives.} (12... Bh5 $143 $6 {is illogical:} 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 h6 15.
a4 a5 16. Nd2 Ne6 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. c3 Rd8 19. Qe4 Ng5 20. Qe2 Kg8 21. f4 Ne6 22.
Qe4 Nf8 23. Be3 $16 {[%csl Gc3,Gd3,Ge5,Gf4,Rh8] ()[+], Mamedov,R (2688)
-Vakhidov,J (2561) Moscow 2017}) (12... Qd5 13. c4 (13. Ned2 Bxe5 $1 14. c4 Qd6
15. Ne4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qd4 $13) (13. Nc3 Qd7 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne6 $11) 13...
Qd7 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 h6 (15... Ne6 16. Ng5 Nxg5 17. Bxg5 Qe6 {Rathnakaran,
K (2381)-Ramalingam,K (2046) Chennai 2011} 18. a3 $32 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Yb2b4]})
16. Bd2 (16. b3 $5 Rd8 17. Bb2 $14 {[%cal Ya2a3,Yb3b4] saves a tempo and gives
White chances to fight for an advantage with queenside expansion.}) 16... Rd8
17. Bc3 Ne6 18. Rad1 Kg8 19. h4 (19. a3 a5 20. b3 Nd4 $132) 19... h5 20. a3 a5
21. b3 Bh6 22. Bb2 Qc7 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Kg7 25. b5 cxb5 26. Nd6 Rhf8 27.
Nxb5 Qc8 28. Qe4 {Timman,J (2620)-Van der Wiel,J (2535) Amsterdam 1996} Qa8 29.
Qxa8 Rxa8 $11) ({The safest seems to be} 12... Ne6 $1 {This method was known
even before Dubov was born and afterwards Daniil regretted he didn't play this
restrained move:} 13. Ned2 (13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qd5 $11 {see Glek-Wells above.
}) (13. Neg5 Nxg5 14. Bxg5 Qd5 15. Qe2 Rd8 16. Rad1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qe6 18. c3
Rd5 19. d4 h6 20. Be3 cxd4 21. cxd4 Kg8 22. f4 Kh7 $15 {Rayner,F (2195)-Wells,
P (2519) Coventry 2005}) 13... Qd5 ({Black even has two playable alternatives:
} 13... Bh6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Bxc1 16. Qxc1 Kg7 17. Ng5 Qd5 18. Nxe6+ Qxe6
19. Re4 Rad8 20. Qe3 h5 21. b3 Rd5 22. Re1 Rhd8 23. Kh2 Rd4 $11 {De la Riva
Aguado,O (2517)-Ivanchuk,V (2734) Olite 2006}) (13... Bh5 14. h3 g5 $5 15. Nf1
(15. Rb1 Qd5 16. b3 h6 17. Bb2 Nf4 18. Kh2 Rd8 19. g3 Ne6 20. a4 Kg8 21. Qe2
Re8 22. Ra1 f5 23. exf6 exf6 24. Qe4 f5 25. Qxd5 cxd5 $11 {Schludecker,E (2004)
-Firsching,G (2069) email 2014}) 15... h6 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. b3 Qd5 18. Bb2 Rd8
19. Nd2 Kg8 20. Qf3 Kh7 21. Nde4 Kg8 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Nf4 24. Rad1 Qe6 25.
Ng3 Qxf5 26. Nxf5 e6 $11 {Pinal,N (2320)-Vakhidov,J (2583) Baku olm 2016/
Vakhidov probably wanted to follow this game against Mamedov, but played 12...
Bh5?! one move too early...}) (13... g5 {transposes after} 14. h3 Bh5) 14. h3
Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Rd8 16. Qe2 (16. Be3 f5 $5 {[%cal Yf8f7]} 17. exf6 exf6 18. a4
Kf7 19. a5 b5 20. Qd2 a6 21. Re2 Rhe8 22. Rae1 Re7 23. b3 Rde8 $11 {Sjugirov,S
(2545)-Libiszewski,F (2480) Moscow 2008}) 16... h6 17. Be3 Kg8 18. c4 (18. Rad1
Bxe5 19. c4 Qd6 20. Bxc5 Bh2+ 21. Nxh2 Qxc5 22. Nf3 Kg7 23. Qd2 Nd4 $11 {
Ni,H (2621)-So,W (2411) Manila 2006}) 18... Qxd3 19. Qxd3 Rxd3 20. Rad1 Rxd1
21. Rxd1 f5 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Rd7 Kf7 $11 {leads to equality. This position
arose in at least 5 games, starting with Lutz-J.Piket, Wijk aan Zee 1995. All
were drawn, the last one being} 24. Rxa7 Bxb2 25. Rb7 Ra8 26. Rxb6 Rxa2 27.
Rxc6 Ra1+ 28. Kh2 Ra4 29. Bxc5 Rxc4 30. Rb6 Bf6 31. Be3 g5 {½, Antonio,R 
(2519)-So,W (2627) Dapitan 2009}) (12... Bxf3 $6 13. Qxf3 Bxe5 $6 14. Nxc5 Bf6
(14... Qd6 $2 15. Rxe5 $1 $18) 15. Ne4 $36) 13. Nxe5 $1 {[%mdl 64] A modern
form of the Legal combination.} Bxd1 14. Bh6+ Kg8 (14... Ke8 $2 15. Nxc6 {
[%cal Re4f6]} f5 16. Raxd1 {[%csl Rd8]} fxe4 17. Nxd8 Rxd8 18. Rxe4 $18) 15.
Nxc6 Bxc2 (15... Qd7 $2 16. Nf6+ exf6 17. Ne7+ Qxe7 18. Rxe7 Nd5 19. Rd7 {
[%csl Rg8] wins the piece back with a decisive advantage.}) 16. Nxc5 $1 $146 {
[%mdl 520] Although technically a novelty, this strong piece sacrifice was
already mentioned in Kramnik's notes to his game with Timman in 1995, as well
as in my book "Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces" (2001, 2009). It's the
only way to put Black under pressure.} ({Too soft is} 16. Nc3 $6 e6 17. Nxd8
Rxd8 18. Rac1 Bxd3 19. Bg5 Kg7 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Red1 e5 (21... Rd4 22. Ne2 Re4
23. Nc3 {½, Laube,B (2432)-Keller,H (2406) email 2008}) (21... f5 22. f4 Rd4
23. Ne2 Rd5 24. Nc3 Rd4 25. Ne2 {½, Popovic,D (2561)-Bogosavljevic,B (2523)
Vrnjacka Banja 2012}) 22. Re1 Re8 23. b3 Nb5 {½, Timman,J (2635)-Kramnik,V 
(2715) Riga 1995 In all these games Black completed his development and with
two pawns for the exchange had nothing to worry about.}) (16. Nxd8 Rxd8 17. b4
$6 (17. Nxc5 $1 {transposes to the game, as the threat Rac1 forces Black to
take on c5.}) 17... Nd5 $1 (17... Bxd3 18. bxc5 Bxe4 $2 (18... f6 19. Nxf6+
exf6 20. Re7 $36) 19. Rxe4 Nd5 20. Rd1 e6 21. c6 f6 22. c7 Rc8 23. Rxd5 exd5
24. Re7 b5 25. Bg7 {1-0, Solodovnichenko,Y (2494)-Caruana,F (2373) Hamburg 2005
}) (17... f6 18. Rac1 $1 (18. Nxc5 Kf7 19. Rac1 bxc5 20. Rxc2 Na6 21. bxc5 Nb4
22. Rce2 Rhe8 23. Rb1 Rxd3 24. h4 Nc6 $11 {Nozdrachev,L (2433)-Klyuev,A (2259)
Kolomna 2013}) 18... Bxd3 19. Nxc5 $1 bxc5 20. Rxe7 $16) 18. bxc5 f6 19. cxb6
axb6 20. Nc3 Kf7 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 {and White barely drew after} 22. Be3 b5 23. d4
Bd3 24. Red1 Bc2 25. Rdc1 Bd3 26. Rd1 Bc2 27. Rdc1 Bd3 {½, Faizulaev,A (2312)
-Artemenko,O (2204) Tashkent 2013}) 16... bxc5 17. Nxd8 Rxd8 18. Rxe7 $44 {
Black has an extra piece, but his Kg8 and Rh8 are trapped in the corner. In
1995 this position was considered almost winning for White. While this is an
optimistic evaluation, it's still Black, who has to play very accurately. Even
engines, which initially promise him easy equality, start changing their mind
after a while. All in all in a practical game the defender faces a difficult
task.} Ne6 {The best.} (18... Nd5 19. Rxa7 Bxd3 (19... Nf6 {[%cal Yf6g4]} 20.
h3 $16 {and Black remains bottled in}) 20. b3 $36 {[%cal Ya1d1]} (20. a4 $5) (
20. Re1 $5)) 19. Re1 {Mobilising the last piece. Moreover, White sets up the
motif R1xe6, which guarantees at least a perpetual. And possibly even more, as
we will see later on.} (19. Rxa7 $6 Nd4 {[%cal Yd4f5] and after} 20. g4 Bxd3
21. a4 Be4 {Black is at the very least out of danger and can maybe even aspire
to more than a draw.}) ({More interesting is Kramnik's (old, but maybe not
quite offhand?) recommendation} 19. b3 $5 {, but White has to reckon with} Ng7
$5 (19... a6 20. Re1 {transposes to the following note}) (19... Bxd3 20. Rd1 {
is similar and so is}) (19... a5 20. Rc1 Bxd3 21. Rd1 c4 22. bxc4 $44) 20. Rae1
a5 $13) 19... Ba4 $6 {Here Dubov had his first deep think. Black wants to get
rid of the powerful R, but as his plan ultimately fails, the text-move is not
ideal. Mamedov writes that Black should hold the position after a few accurate
moves, but he is not too forthcoming about the details - quite understandably
so!} ({According to Giri after the seemingly plausible} 19... a6 20. b3 $1 (20.
R1xe6 fxe6 21. Rg7+ Kf8 22. Rxh7+ Kg8 23. Rg7+ $11 {is very human, but
unnecessary}) 20... Bxd3 21. Rd1 c4 22. bxc4 Rb8 {his engine came up with} 23.
f3 $1 Bxc4 24. a4 $18 {and already claims that Black is lost. Sure enough with
the position opening up the defensive task gets extremely difficult.}) ({
This seems to indicate the best chance was} 19... Bxd3 $5 20. Rxa7 ({White has
other moves such as} 20. b3 $5 {or}) (20. a4 $5 {but it's not easy to say if
they bring more.}) ({Mamedov laconically gives} 20. Rd1 c4 21. b3 $13) 20...
Nd4 {[%cal Yd4f5]} {and here White should already resign himself to repetition
after} 21. Rd7 (21. Bg5 $6 Kg7 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 $15) (21. Rae7 Bb5 $15) 21... Rc8
22. Rc7 Rb8 23. Rb7 $11) 20. Rxa7 Bc6 (20... Bd7 {prepares f6, but this can be
prevented with} 21. Re5 $36 f6 $2 22. Rd5) 21. h4 ({White is still in no hurry
to resolve the tension with} 21. Rxe6 $11) ({Subsequently} 21. f3 {was
mentioned as a possible improvement - if Black reacts as in the game, White
can centralise his K faster. However, the text move has its pluses as well,
namely it excludes ideas connected with g5.}) 21... Ra8 22. Rxe6 {Although
White's pretty idea works in the end, this is the only moment when one can
question Mamedov's decision due to a possible improvement on move 23.} ({After
} 22. Rxa8+ Bxa8 {[%cal Ya8d5,Yf7f6,Yg8f7] the engine quickly comes up with}
23. Re5 $1 (23. g4 Bd5 24. f4 f6 25. f5 Kf7 26. fxe6+ Bxe6 $11) {and it's
still very difficult to liberate Black's forces:} 23... Bc6 24. d4 $1 (24. g4
Bd7 25. Rd5 Bc8 26. f4 f6 $1 27. f5 gxf5 28. gxf5 Kf7 29. fxe6+ Bxe6 30. Rxc5
Bxa2 $11) 24... cxd4 25. b4 {[%csl Ga2,Gb4]} d3 (25... Be8 26. Ra5 $16) 26. b5
Ba8 (26... Bb7 27. Re3 Bc8 (27... d2 28. Rd3 $16) 28. Rxd3 f5 29. Ra3 $1 (29.
b6 Kf7 30. b7 Bxb7 31. Rd7+ Kf6 32. Rxb7 Ra8 $14) 29... Kf7 30. Ra7+ Kf6 31.
Bc1 Nd4 32. Bb2 Rd8 33. Ra8 $16) 27. Kf1 $1 $16 (27. Re3 d2 28. Rd3 f6 29. Rxd2
Kf7 $13)) 22... fxe6 23. Rc7 $1 {Brilliant, even a full R down White keeps his
opponent under pressure.} (23. Rg7+ Kf8 24. Rc7+ (24. Rxh7+ $11) 24... Ke8 25.
Rxc6 Kd7 26. Rxc5 Rxa2 $11 {and the tension dissipates.}) 23... Rd8 $2 {
A more serious mistake, after which Black won't get back into the game.} (23...
Bd5 $2 24. a4 $1 {is not ideal either, the pawn marches on and after} Rxa4 25.
Rg7+ Kf8 26. Ra7+ Ke8 27. Rxa4 $16 {/+- Black faces a miserable endgame.}) ({
The correct move was} 23... e5 $142 $1 24. a3 (24. Rxc6 Kf7 $11 {[%csl Gf7]
finally frees the K}) 24... Rd8 25. Rg7+ (25. Rxc6 Kf7 26. Rxc5 Rxd3 27. Rxe5
Rb8 $132) 25... Kf8 26. Rxg6+ Kf7 27. Rxc6 Rc8 $1 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Kf1 c4 30.
Ke2 c3 31. b4 e4 $5 (31... c2 32. Bc1 Rg8 33. g3 Ke6 $44 {and also here
Black's activity should hold the balance -} 34. Kd2 Rf8) 32. dxe4 c2 33. Bc1
Rd8 {either with repetition, or an endgame with 5P:R, which is probably also a
draw.}) 24. Rxc6 Kf7 25. Rc7+ $1 {[%csl Rf7] Contrary to the previous note,
now Black's K remains trapped on the back rank.} ({Definitely not the greedy} 
25. Rxc5 $6 Rc8 $132) 25... Ke8 26. Bg5 $1 Rb8 27. Re7+ Kf8 28. Bf6 Ra8 (28...
h5 29. Rc7 Rg8 30. f4 $16 {/+- is similar}) 29. a3 h5 30. Rc7 {[%csl Rf8]} (30.
Rxe6 $143 $6 Kf7) 30... Rg8 31. f4 Ke8 32. Kf2 Rb8 33. Be5 {Still ignoring the
Pc5 and strengthening the position.} Rb3 ({Komodo prefers} 33... Rd8 34. Ke3
Rd7 {, but} 35. Rxc5 $16 {/+- resembles the game.}) (33... Rf8 34. Rxc5 $18 (
34. Rg7 $5 $18)) 34. Ke3 Kd8 (34... Rb5 35. Kd2 $18 {[%cal Yd2c3,Yc3c4]}) 35.
Rxc5 Rb7 36. Bc3 Ra7 37. Bb4 Kd7 38. Rg5 Kc6 39. Ke4 $18 {[%csl Re6,Rg6] White
has a material advantage, moreover his pieces are active and Black's Pe6 and
Pg6 vulnerable. The win is a matter of time and patient technique.} Rf7 40.
Rc5+ Kb6 41. Re5 Re8 42. Ba5+ (42. a4 {, or}) (42. d4 {deserves attention, but
Mamedov calmly continues manoeuvring without initially changing the character
of the position.}) 42... Kc6 43. Bc3 Rf5 44. g3 Kd7 (44... Kd6 45. Bb4+ Kd7 46.
Ra5 {will lead to the game position anyway.}) 45. Ra5 Rxa5 46. Bxa5 Ra8 47. Bb4
Rc8 48. Bc3 Ra8 (48... Kd6 49. a4 $18 {is lost in the long run, but now
White's K penetrates.}) 49. Ke5 Ra6 50. Kf6 Rd6 (50... e5+ {gives White a
choice:} 51. Kxe5 (51. Kf7 exf4 52. gxf4 Rd6 53. Bf6 Rxd3 54. Kxg6 $18) 51...
Re6+ 52. Kd4 Re2 53. a4 Rg2 54. Kc5 Rxg3 55. a5 Rxd3 56. Be5 $18 {[%csl Ga5,
Gb2]}) 51. Kxg6 Rxd3 52. Kxh5 Rxg3 53. a4 {This passed pawn will divert
Black's K and White will decide the game on the opposite flank.} Kc6 54. Be5
Rg1 55. Kh6 Ra1 56. h5 Rxa4 57. Kg6 Ra1 58. Bf6 (58. Bf6 Rg1+ 59. Bg5 $18 {
[%cal Rh5h8] and the passed Ph5 is unstoppable.}) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Sutovsky,E"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Taldea Gros Xake"]
[BlackTeam "Odlar Yurdu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {I had to be ready for 3.d4 and 3.Nc3, as Arkady
uses to vary his openings, and actually can even opt for a different first
move, rather than 1.e4! Still, the Rossolimo was quite a predictable choice -
but I did not expect my opponent to blitz out his first 17 moves...} g6 4. Bxc6
bxc6 {For a long time it was considered a sideline, comparing to 4...dxc6, but
nothing is constant in chess, except for the mate on the board ;)} 5. O-O Bg7
6. Re1 Nf6 {Another option is 6...Nh6, followed by ...f6 and ...Nf7. The move
in text is much more forcing.} 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 {
Main line. It was considered to be clearly better for White, but I'd rather
refer to it as "dangerous, but playable for Black".} O-O 11. Qh4 f6 12. Nc3 Ne6
13. Ne4 fxe5 14. Nfg5 Nxg5 15. Bxg5 {All this deserves either very detailed
explanation or... just a simple mention: this is the main line. Black seems to
be busted, and some 20 years ago we could see some theoretical aritcle, ending
here with an evaluation "and White has a very dangerous initiative". True, he
does. But modern chess is much more concrete!} Qb6 16. Rad1 Qxb2 17. Rd2 {
Only this one is a novelty. In an earlier game Zhigalko S - Guseinov G, White
opted for 17.g3 , and Black quickly collapsed. I guess, both Naiditsch and
myself knew how to meet 17.g3 properly, so he comes up with the poisonous move
in text.} Qb6 (17... Qb7 {For some reason, that is the move preferred by
computers, but I don't feel very comfortable with the fianchettoed queen after
18.c5 - so I modestly opted for the move indicated as the second-best choice
by all the engines. And analysed it a bit!} 18. c5 {is not bad, but White can
count on his long-term trumps.}) 18. c5 {Played after some thought. Only here
Arkady stopped blitzing, but of course, the move like 18.c5 is not too
difficult.} Qa5 19. f3 {And that one followed after a serious thought and was
quite unexpected. There were other moves, that I considered to be more
dangerous, but eventually Black seems to be OK everywhere.} d5 (19... Rb8 20.
Bxe7 Rf4 21. Qf2 {is playable for Black according to the computers, but I saw
no reason to suffer in this kind of position.}) 20. cxd6 exd6 21. Rxd6 (21.
Nxd6 Be6 {is simply good for me.}) 21... Bf5 22. Red1 {And here I spent about
half an hour over my move.} Rab8 ({Of course, the simplest is} 22... Bxe4 23.
Qxe4 Qxa2 {and eventually White will regain two (or in some cases even three)
pawns and liquidate into some drawn endgame. The play is rather simple here -
but I badly wanted to play for a win. It felt like I can afford to myself
taking some risk - however, in fact, simplifying was objectively the best
option. But no, I am not sorry for entering the complications!}) 23. Be7 $1 {
Critical one!} Bxe4 24. Bxf8 $1 {During the game I thought it was a mistake,
and I expected Naiditsch to play} (24. Qxe4 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Rfe8 26. Bg5 $1 Rb4
27. Qxc6 Qxc6 28. Rxc6 e4 {when Black is optically better, but of course it's
a draw. However, the move played by Arkady is not only the most principled, it
is also the strongest!}) 24... Bd5 (24... Bxf8 $2 25. Rd7) 25. Be7 Qxa2 {
There were other tempting options (like ...Qc5+), but after another prolonged
thought I opted for the move in text. Correct decision!} 26. Re1 {Removing the
rook from all the possible attacks.} ({Another idea was} 26. h3 {and after} Qc2
27. Re1 Qf5 {a rather unusual position arises on board. My evaluation during
the game was wrong, as I thought Black can't be worse here. In fact, white
can't be worse here. Although most often += and =+ lead to the same outcome of
the game...}) 26... Qd2 27. Rd7 Rb2 {Too optimistic. Of course after 27...Qd4+
Black should hold without too much of a problem, but in the approaching mutual
time-trouble I underestimated White's resources.} 28. Qg3 Bh6 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30.
Ba3 {Arkady makes the most natural move and... goes wrong, although the move
30.Bh4! which probably gives White a decisive advantage simply does not com to
mind.} ({The point is that after} 30. Bh4 $3 {the critical f2- and e1-squares
are overprotected, and White can release the queen.} Bf4 31. Qh3 {and
ugly-looking white pieces create sudden harmony.}) 30... Rc2 $3 {I had 7
minutes to reach move 40 at this point, and after I made 30...Rc2, I was left
with slightly more than a minute (luckily with 30sec increment) - but it was a
really critical moment, and the only move was found. Black had several
alternatives, but all of them were losing:} (30... Bf4 31. Rf8+ Kg7 32. Rxf4
exf4 33. Bxb2+ {with check!} Qxb2 34. Qxf4) (30... Ra2 31. Rd7+ Kg8 32. Bc1 $1)
(30... Qd4+ 31. Kh1 Rb7 32. Qh3) 31. Rd7+ Kg8 32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rd7+ Kg8 34. Kh1
{The critical continuation, which I had to foresee in advance.} Bf4 35. Rb1
Rc1+ $1 {Only this one saves Black, but that's not the end of the line!} 36.
Rxc1 Bxg3 37. Rb1 e4 $1 {And now only this one - Black's semi-dead bishop
protects the b8-square from the l'echafaud!} 38. fxe4 $4 {Very bad decision.} (
{Of course, White had to play} 38. hxg3 Qh6+ 39. Kg1 Qe3+ 40. Kh1 {with a draw
being a fair result of the well-fought battle, but Arkady goes berserk in
time-trouble.}) 38... Qd3 $1 {Extremely powerful tiny move - now White has to
let my king escape, and Black is on top.} 39. Rd8+ Kg7 40. Rb7+ Kh6 (40... Bc7
41. Rxc7+ Kh6 {was a cleaner path to victory. I saw it, but I also saw, that
the move in the text leaves me with a technically winning position. Choosing
between two winning continuations may be too costly on move 40, so few second
before it did become too costly, I opted for 40...Kh6 and left for a smoke.
Well, not quite - I don't smoke. And I don't advice to anyone. But it felt
appropriate to leave for a smoke, after a smoke from the time-trouble has
dissipated.}) 41. Bf8+ Kg5 42. hxg3 Qxe4 {Black is technically winning. If
White was able to defend his g3-pawn, it would be not easy at all - but I
manage to pick it by force, and the rest is relatively simple.} 43. Rb2 Qe5 44.
Rdb8 Qxg3 45. R8b4 a5 46. Rb7 a4 47. Be7+ Kh5 48. Bc5 h6 49. Rf2 Qc3 50. Bb4
Qe3 51. Kg1 a3 52. Re7 Qd4 53. Bxa3 Qa1+ 54. Kh2 Qxa3 55. Re5+ g5 56. Ref5 Qe3
57. Rf6 Qe5+ 58. Kg1 c5 59. R6f5 Qd4 60. Kh2 c4 61. g3 Qe4 {Fierce battle
indeed!} 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gubanov, Anton"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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. e4 {Horvath,T} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4
d5 $1 8. exd5 $6 (8. e5 $142 Ne4 9. Nbd2 (9. h3 {Horvath,T} Qb6 10. Bxc6 bxc6
11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qxb2 $17 {Jozsa-Meszaros/Hungary/1995})
9... Qb6 $5 10. Bxc6 Qxc6 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Nb3 Bg4 $13) 8... Qxd5 9. c4 (9.
Bxc6 $2 Qxc6 10. Rxe7 Be6 $1 {Torotto-Salai/Sala/1994} (10... Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3
12. Qxf3 Nd5 13. Re1 cxd4 $15) 11. Ne5 Qb6 $17) 9... Qd6 $15 10. d5 $6 (10.
dxc5 $142 Qxc5 (10... Qxd1 $5 11. Rxd1 Ne4 $132) 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. Be3 Qh5 $15)
10... Nd4 $1 $17 (10... Na5 $6 {Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Moscow PCA 5'/1994/0,5/71/})
(10... Ne5 {Horvath,T} 11. Na3 a6 12. Ba4 b5 $13 {Degraeve-Rotstein/Paris/1992}
) 11. Nxd4 (11. Ba4 {Horvath,T} Bg4 12. Nbd2 a6 {/\b5~/=}) 11... cxd4 12. h3 $6
(12. Qxd4 Ng4 13. Qf4 Qxf4 14. Bxf4 Bxb2 15. Nd2 Bxa1 16. Rxa1 a6 17. Ba4 b5
18. cxb5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Bb7 $17) (12. b3 {/\ 13.Ba3} Ng4 $1 13. g3 d3 $19) (12.
Nd2 $5 a6 (12... e5 $5 13. dxe6 Bxe6 $15) 13. Ba4 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Bxb5
Nxd5 $17) 12... a6 13. Ba4 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 Qxd5 16. Be2 (16. Bf1 e5 (
16... Rxa2 17. Nc3 $1 dxc3 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 (18... Rxa1 19. Qb3 $10) 19. Rxa2 Nb4
20. Ra4 cxb2 21. Bxb2 Bxb2 22. Rxb4 Bc3 $15) 17. Nd2 Ba6 $1 $17) 16... e5 (
16... Rxa2 17. Nc3 dxc3 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxa2 Nb4 20. Ra4 cxb2 (20... Nc2 21.
Rd1 cxb2 22. Bxb2 Bxb2 23. Ra2 $10) 21. Bxb2 Bxb2 22. Rxb4 Bc3 $15) 17. Bg5 (
17. Nd2 e4 $1 18. Bc4 Qc5 19. b3 e3 $1 $17) 17... Rxa2 $1 18. Bf3 (18. Bxf6
Rxa1 $19) (18. Nc3 dxc3 19. Qxd5 Rxa1 $1 $19) 18... e4 (18... Qa5 19. Rxa2 Qxa2
20. Rxe5 Qxb2 $15) 19. Rxa2 (19. Bxf6 {Horvath,T} Rxa1 20. Bxe4 Qc5 $19) 19...
Qxg5 $1 (19... Qxa2 $2 20. Qxd4 $1 $13) (19... exf3 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 (20... Qxa2
21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qxd4+ Kg8 23. Nd2 $1 fxg2 24. Ne4 $40) 21. Ra3 fxg2 22. Nc3
$1 Qb7 23. Ne4 Bg7 24. Rb3 $13) 20. Bxe4 $2 (20. Bg4 Nxg4 21. hxg4 e3 (21...
Bxg4 22. Qd2 $17) 22. f3 Rd8 23. Qd3 Be5 $19) (20. Rxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxh3 $17)
(20. Be2 {Horvath,T} Bxh3 21. Bf1 $17 Be6) 20... Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Bxh3 $19 22. g3
(22. Qf3 Qc1+ 23. Kh2 Qxb1 24. Ra7 Be6 $19) (22. Qf1 Qd5 $1 23. gxh3 Qxa2 $19)
22... Qd5 $1 23. Nc3 Qb7 24. f3 dxc3 25. bxc3 Bf5 26. Re3 Qb6 27. Qe1 Bxc3 $1 (
27... Bxc3 28. Qxc3 Qb1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.25"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 {Vorotnikov} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6
7. c3 (7. Nc3 {Vorotnikov} f6 8. Qe2 Nf7 9. a3 Rb8 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 a6 12.
Ra4 O-O 13. d4 e5 14. Be3 Kh8 15. d5 f5 16. dxc6 dxc6 17. Bc5 Re8 18. Rd1 Qf6
19. Nd2 $16 {Orlov,G-Kaidanov,G/USA-ch/1994/}) 7... O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d6
10. h3 (10. Nc3 $5 {Vorotnikov} f6 11. b3 Nf7 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Nd2
Rac8 15. Nc4 Qa6 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Ne3 Bh6 18. Qb1 Rfe8 19. d5 $14 {Illescas
Cordoba,M-Kramnik,V/Alcobendas/1995/}) 10... f6 11. Nc3 Nf7 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Qd2
(13. Rc1 Qa5 14. b3 (14. Nd2 Qb4 15. b3 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Na4 Bd7 18. Nc4
Rae8 19. Rc2 Nh6 20. Bd2 Qb5 21. Nc3 Qf5 22. Bc1 Qf7 23. Bb2 Nf5 24. Ne4 Qd5
25. Rd2 Nh4 $15 {Gavrilov,A-Yakovich,Y/St-Petersburg/1993/}) 14... Rad8 15. Qd2
Rfe8 16. Ne2 Qxd2 17. Nxd2 Rc8 18. f3 f5 19. Rc2 e5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Rd1 c5
22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Nf1 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Bxe4 25. fxe4 Nf7 $10 {Vydeslaver,A-Yakovich,
Y/Leeuwarden/1995/}) 13... Qc7 (13... Qa5 $32 14. Rac1 (14. Nd5 $2 Qxd2 15.
Nxe7+ Kh8 16. Bxd2 Rfe8 $19) 14... Rab8 (14... Rfe8 15. Rb1 Rab8 16. a3 Rb7 17.
Qc1 f5 18. b4 Qa6 19. Ra1 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Qb5 21. Qd2 Qf5 22. Nfg5 Rb5 23. Nxf7
Qxf7 24. Rac1 Rd5 25. Nc3 Rf5 $13 {Nielsen,P-Yakovich,Y/Alburg/1993/}) (14...
Qh5 15. Ne2 (15. Qe2 g5) 15... g5 $13) 15. b3 $16) 14. Rac1 Qb7 15. b3 Rad8 (
15... f5 16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bh6 $16) 16. Qc2 (16. Na4
$5 c5 (16... e5 17. dxe5 fxe5 18. Ng5 $1 $16) (16... Be6 $5 17. Qc2 (17. Qa5 $5
Rc8 (17... f5 18. d5 cxd5 19. Rc7 $16) 18. d5 cxd5 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. exd5 Ne5 $13
) 17... Rc8 18. Bf4 Bd7 $5) (16... f5 17. e5 c5 18. exd6 exd6 19. dxc5 Bc6 $1
$36 (19... Bxa4 20. bxa4 dxc5 21. Qa5 Qb4 22. Qxa7 Ra8 23. Bxc5 $14)) 17. dxc5
Bxa4 18. bxa4 dxc5 (18... Qxe4 19. c6 Qxa4 20. Nd4 $16) 19. Qc2 $14) 16... f5
$1 17. e5 c5 $1 (17... dxe5 {Vorotnikov} 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bh6
$40) 18. exd6 (18. e6 $5 Bxe6 19. dxc5 Ne5 $5 20. Ng5 (20. Nd4 Bf7 21. Na4 Bd5
22. c6 Qa8 $13) 20... Bd7 $13) 18... exd6 19. Rcd1 $1 (19. dxc5 Bc6 $36 20.
cxd6 (20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxg2) 20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 Ne5 22. Red1 Nxf3+ 23.
Kf1 Nh2+ $17) 19... Bc6 (19... f4 $5 20. Bxf4 Bxh3 21. Qe4 (21. dxc5 Bf5 $13)
21... d5 22. Qe3 (22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Rxd5 24. gxh3 Rf5 25. Re4 g5 $17)) 20.
d5 Bd7 21. Ne2 $1 {/\Nf4-e6,Bd2-c3+/-/} (21. Bc1 Rfe8 22. Bb2 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5
$13) 21... Rde8 22. Nf4 Re4 23. Nd2 Re7 24. Nc4 Rfe8 {/\g5} 25. Bd2 Rxe1+ 26.
Bxe1 (26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1 Bh6 $17 (27... g5 $17 {Vorotnikov})) 26... Re4
27. g3 (27. Bd2 Bd4 $1 28. Be3 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Bc8 $1 $15) 27... Qa6 $1 {/\Ne5}
28. Bc3 $1 (28. Bd2 $5 {Vorotnikov} Ne5 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 30. Be3 $15) 28... Rxc4
$8 (28... Ne5 29. Nd2 $1 $16) 29. bxc4 Ba4 30. Rb1 $2 (30. Qb2 Bxc3 (30... Bxd1
31. Qb8+ Bf8 32. Ne6 $18) 31. Qb8+ (31. Qxc3 Bxd1 32. Ne6 Ne5 33. Qc1 $1 Nf3+
$1 34. Kg2 Nd4 35. Nxd4 cxd4 36. Qxd1 Qxc4 $19) 31... Kg7 32. Ne6+ Kf6 33. Qf8
(33. Rc1 Qxc4 34. Qf8 Qxd5 $19) 33... Bxd1 34. Nd8 (34. Qg7+ Ke7 35. Qf8+ $10)
34... Qxc4 35. Qxf7+ Ke5 36. Qe6+ Kd4 37. Qe3+ Kxd5 38. Qe6+ $10) (30. Re1 $3
Qxc4 (30... Bxc2 31. Re8+ Bf8 32. Ne6 $18) 31. Re3 (31. Qb2 Bxc3 (31... Qxc3
32. Qb8+ Bf8 33. Ne6 $18) 32. Qb8+ Kg7 33. Re7 Bb5 $1 $8 34. Ne6+ Kf6 35. Rxf7+
Ke5 36. Qh8+ (36. f4+ Ke4 37. Qxd6 Bd4+ 38. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 39. Kg2 Qd2+ 40. Kg1 Kf3
$1 $19) 36... Ke4 (36... Kxd5 37. Nc7+ Ke4 38. Nxb5 Bxh8 39. Nxd6+ Kd5 40. Nxc4
Kxc4 41. Rxh7 $18) 37. Ng5+ Kd3 38. Qxh7 Kc2 $1 39. Kh2 Qf1 40. Qxg6 Qxf2+ 41.
Kh1 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Bd4 43. Qxf5+ Bd3 $19) 31... Qxf4 $1 32. Qb2 (32. Re8+ Bf8 33.
gxf4 Bxc2 34. Bf6 Nh6 $1 $19) 32... Qh6 $19) (30. Qd3 {Vorotnikov} Bxd1 31.
Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qxd1 Qxc4 $19) 30... Bxc2 31. Rb8+ Nd8 $1 (31... Bf8 {Vorotnikov}
32. Ne6 Nd8 33. Rxd8 Kf7 34. Rxf8+ Ke7 35. Bf6+ Kd7 36. Rd8#) 32. Rxd8+ Kf7 33.
Rd7+ Ke8 34. Rxg7 Qxc4 35. Bf6 Qe4 $1 $19 {/^h1-a8} 36. h4 (36. f3 Qe3+ 37. Kg2
Bd1 $19) 36... Bd1 37. Kh2 (37. Ne6 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 Bf3+ $19) 37... Qe1 38. h5 (
38. Re7+ {Vorotnikov} Qxe7 39. Bxe7 Kxe7 {/\Kf6,h6,g5-+}) 38... g5 $1 (38...
Qxf2+ {Vorotnikov} 39. Kh3 Bg4+ 40. Kh4 Qh2+ 41. Kg5 $40) 39. Nd3 Qf1 40. Re7+
Kf8 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Bf4 (8. Be3 {is much more popular.}) 8... b6 {A rare move.} ({Radjabov had
already played in a blitz game the common} 8... Nh5 {,} 9. Be3 b6 10. g4 Nf6
11. Qd2 e5 12. Bh6 Qd6 13. Qe3 Ne8 14. Ne2 f6 {Grischuk-Radjabov, Astana blitz
2012, with a balanced position.}) 9. Qd2 Re8 10. O-O-O a5 11. Ne5 $5 $146 {
An interesting novelty by Caruana.} (11. g4 a4 12. Be5 b5 13. g5 (13. Ne2 $5)
13... Nh5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne2 e5 (15... Qd6 $5) 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. fxg3 {
(Dolzhikova-Aslanian, Nikolaev 2008)} Qe7 {with a balanced middlegame.}) 11...
b5 {Black also continues his attack on the queenside.} 12. Qe3 ({The greedy} 
12. Nxc6 $6 {is too dangerous, as} Qb6 13. Ne5 a4 $36 {and Black has a strong
initiative for the P.}) 12... Qb6 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. f4 a4 {Both players continue
their plan.} 15. Rhf1 e6 $6 {Black wants to prevent f5, but this is too
passive.} ({Probably} 15... Nd7 {was more accurate} 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. e5 (17.
f5 $2 {is bad, because of} a3 $1 {and thanks to the h8-B Black has a strong
attack.}) 17... f5 $1 $132 {with a double-edged fight.}) 16. g4 a3 $6 {Another
inaccuracy.} ({In the event of} 16... b4 17. Nb1 b3 18. cxb3 axb3 19. a3 $14 {
followed by Nd2-c4 White is more comfortable.}) 17. b4 $1 {A very smart
solution for the queenside.} Nd7 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. e5 $1 {White doesn't hurry
to take on c5. First he completely closes in the h8-B, moreover he frees the
e4-square for the N.} f5 $8 {The only move, otherwise Ne4 is too dangerous.}
20. Ne2 Bg7 {Black tries to exchange his passive B.} 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. h4 $1 {
A very strong reaction; White simply concentrates on the attack on the
kingside.} fxg4 23. h5 {The h-P is like a battering ram!} gxh5 24. Ng3 (24. f5
$5 {was also very strong.}) 24... Kh8 25. Nxh5 $18 {White has a decisive
attack on the queenside. Black can't avoid Nf6.} Re7 26. Nf6 Be8 27. f5 exf5
28. Rxf5 Qc7 29. Rg5 Rg7 30. Rh1 Bg6 31. Rxg4 Qf7 {Black tries hard to defend
himself, but his position is hopeless.} 32. Kb1 {A cool-blooded reply by
Caruana.} ({Nevertheless} 32. Qxc5 {was stronger:} Qxa2 33. Qxc6 Qb2+ 34. Kd2
$18 {and White is winning.}) 32... cxb4 33. Qd4 Bf5 $6 {Loses immediately, but
Black's position was already bad.} (33... Qa7 $142 {was tougher.}) 34. e6 $1 {
Another strong blow, this isn't the only winning move.} Rxg4 35. exf7 Rxd4 36.
Ne8 $1 {What a brilliant finish!} 1-0

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Bf4 Nh5 9. Be3 Qd6 ({A few years ago Radjabov played} 9... b6 10. g4 Nf6 11.
Qd2 e5 12. Bh6 Qd6 13. Qe3 Ne8 14. Ne2 f6 15. Nd2 Ba6 16. b3 Nc7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7
18. f4 Ne6 19. f5 Nd4 $13 {Grischuk-Radjabov, Astana blitz 2012, with a
complicated middlegame.}) 10. Qd2 e5 11. O-O-O b5 (11... Be6 {is the other
move,} 12. g4 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. e5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Rhe1 {
(Rohit-Reinderman, Groningen 2008)} Qd4 17. Re4 Qd6 $11 {with a balanced
position.}) 12. Ne2 b4 {Black starts his attack on the queenside, while White
also comes on the kingside.} 13. g4 Nf6 14. Ng3 a5 15. c4 {At first this is a
strange move, but White wants to close the queenside as much as possible.} (15.
Bh6 a4 $13) 15... a4 16. Rhg1 {The rook is useful on the g-file. White's plan
is Bh6 to exchange the g7-bishop and try to sacrifice with Nf5.} (16. Bh6 Ne8 {
is similar to the text move.}) 16... Kh8 17. Bh6 Ne8 {Important defending move.
The knight wasn't active on f6 he needs to protect the g7-bishop.} 18. Bxg7+
Kxg7 (18... Nxg7 {could have been met by} 19. Qh6 {with some pressure on the
kingside.}) 19. Nf5+ $2 {A brave sacrifice, but this is a mistake at this
moment. White's main idea is this Nf5, but at a favourable moment. Now Black
has a nice defence.} ({The solid} 19. Qe3 {leads to a balanced middlegame.})
19... gxf5 20. gxf5+ Kh8 21. Qg5 Ra7 $1 {The correct reply! The rook is very
important on the 7th rank; he would like to play ...f6.} ({The immediate} 21...
f6 $2 {is bad, as} 22. Qh5 Ra7 (22... Ng7 $2 23. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 24. Rg1+ Kh8 25.
Nh4 $1 $16 {followed by Ng6 with a decisive attack.}) 23. Nh4 Rg7 24. Ng6+ Rxg6
25. fxg6 Qe7 26. Rdf1 $1 $40 {preparing for f4 with unpleasant pressure for
Black.}) 22. Rg4 ({Now} 22. Nh4 $2 {could have been met by} a3 $1 23. b3 Qd4
$19 {and suddenly Black has a winning attack.}) 22... f6 23. Qh6 {White is
threatening Rdg1, Nh4 and Black can't defend against his attack.} Rff7 $1 {
The right move! Black prepares for ...Rg7.} ({The straightforward} 23... Rg7 $4
{loses immediately, because of} 24. Rxg7 Nxg7 25. Ng5 $1 $18 {and the pawn is
pinned against the queen; White is winning.}) 24. Rdg1 Rg7 25. Rxg7 Nxg7 $1 {
The only move!} (25... Rxg7 $4 {loses again,} 26. Rxg7 Nxg7 27. Ng5 $1 $18 {
and wins.}) 26. Ng5 Ne8 $1 {This is the point! Now Black is safe.} 27. Nf3 Ba6
(27... Rf7 $19 {was also fine.}) 28. Rg6 {Threatening Nxe5.} ({In the event of
} 28. Nh4 Ng7 $19) ({the engine suggests} 28. Nxe5 {as the best practical
chance,} fxe5 29. Rg6 Qe7 30. Rxc6 Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Nxg7 32. Rxc5 {, but} Nh5 $19
{followed by ...Nf4 and Black should be winning.}) 28... Rf7 $1 29. Ng5 Bxc4 $1
{This is the point of 27...Ba6!} (29... Rd7 $2 {could have been met by the
brilliant} 30. f4 $3 Bxc4 (30... exf4 31. e5 $1 $18) 31. fxe5 $18 {and White
crushes Black's position.}) 30. f4 {Vallejo tries to complicate the position,
but he is losing already.} ({If} 30. dxc4 Rd7 $1 $19 {and suddenly White gets
mated!}) ({or} 30. Nxf7+ Bxf7 $19 {is also hopeless for White.}) 30... exf4 31.
e5 Qe7 $1 {The nice cool-blooded reaction.} 32. Nxf7+ Bxf7 33. Rg1 Bxa2 $19 {
Black is completely winning. The remaining moves are not difficult.} 34. e6 f3
35. Qf4 Bd5 36. Qb8 c4 37. Kd2 c3+ 38. bxc3 bxc3+ 39. Kc2 a3 40. Rg4 a2 41. Qg3
a1=N+ 42. Kd1 c2+ 43. Kd2 c1=Q+ 44. Kxc1 Qc5+ 45. Kd2 Nb3+ 0-1

[Event "Dieren op"]
[Site "Dieren"]
[Date "2004.07.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Van der Weide, Karel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O $5 d6 7. Nxd4 cxd4
8. Ne2 (8. Qf3 $5) 8... Nf6 9. d3 d5 $5 (9... Qb6 10. a4 $14 (10. c3)) 10. Bb5+
$1 (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Re1 O-O $11 {1-0 Lau,R-Dinstuhl,V/Germany 2004/CBM 100 
(46)}) 10... Bd7 11. Bxd7+ (11. Nxd4 dxe4 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 $11 {
0-1 Sahovic,D-Kudrin,S/Valjevo 1984/MCD (51)}) 11... Nxd7 (11... Qxd7 12. e5
Ng4 13. f4 $16) 12. exd5 Nb6 13. c4 (13. Nf4 Nxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hermanowicz,
D-Toma,K/Lubniewice 2002/CBM 91 ext (34)}) 13... dxc3 14. Nxc3 Nxd5 $146 (14...
O-O 15. Qb3 Qd7 16. Be3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxd5 18. Bh6 Rfd8 19. c4 Nf6 20. Rad1 $14
{1-0 Najer,E-Kovchan,A/Swidnica 1999/EXT 2000 (57)}) 15. Qa4+ Kf8 16. Qb3 $1
Nxc3 (16... Nb6 17. Be3 $16 {/\a4}) 17. bxc3 h6 (17... Qxd3 18. Qxb7 Re8 19.
Qxa7 (19. Rb1 $5) 19... Bxc3 (19... Qxc3 20. Rb1 $16) 20. Bh6+ (20. Rb1 $5)
20... Bg7 21. Rad1 $16) (17... Qd7 18. a4 (18. d4 {/\a4})) (17... b6 $142 18.
d4 $14) 18. d4 b6 (18... Qd7 19. a4 $16 {/\a5, ><b7}) 19. a4 $5 (19. Ba3 Bf6
20. d5 (20. Rfe1 Kg7 {(/\e6)} 21. d5 Qd7 {(/\b5)} 22. Rab1 $14 {/\c4, Re4,
Rbe1, ><e7}) 20... Qd7 $140 $5 (20... Rc8 21. Rac1 {/\c4}) 21. Rad1 (21. Rab1
$14 {/\c4}) 21... Rc8 22. d6 e6 23. c4 Kg7 24. Rfe1 $14) 19... Bf6 20. Ba3 Kg7
{(/\e6)} 21. d5 (21. a5 $5 bxa5 22. Bc5 $14) (21. Rfe1 e6 $13) 21... a6 $8 (
21... Rc8 22. Rac1 $16 {/\c4, Rfe1, Re4, Rce1, ><e7}) {[#]} 22. c4 $5 (22. Rad1
b5 23. c4 (23. axb5 axb5 24. d6 $14) 23... bxc4 24. Qxc4 $14) 22... Bxa1 (22...
b5 23. Rad1 $5 bxc4 24. Qxc4 $14) 23. Rxa1 Re8 (23... b5 24. axb5 (24. c5 $5
bxa4 25. Qc4 $44 {/\c6, o^c} (25. Qc3+ $5)) 24... axb5 25. cxb5 $14 (25. c5 $5)
) (23... Rc8 24. Re1 Re8 $44) 24. Re1 e5 $2 (24... Rc8 $44) (24... Kh7) 25. a5
$3 $16 b5 (25... bxa5 26. c5 a4 27. Qc4 $16) (25... Rb8 $5) 26. c5 Qxa5 27. Rc1
$1 Qc7 (27... Red8 28. d6 Qd2 29. Rd1 $16) 28. c6 Red8 29. Qd3 Kg8 $6 (29...
Rd6 30. f4 $1 $18 (30. Bxd6 Qxd6 31. c7 Rc8 32. Rc6 Qd7 33. Qe4 Kh7 34. Qxe5 b4
$16) 30... exf4 $140 (30... f6 31. Bxd6 Qxd6 32. fxe5 fxe5 33. c7 Rc8 34. Rc6
$18) 31. Qd4+ Kh7 32. Qxf4 Rad8 33. Bxd6 Rxd6 34. Qxd6 Qxd6 35. c7) (29... Rac8
30. d6 Qb6 31. Qd5 (31. c7 $4 Rxc7 $19) 31... Qd4 $8 32. Qxd4 exd4 33. Kf1 a5
34. d7 Rc7 (34... Rxc6 35. Rxc6 Rxd7 36. Ra6 $16) 35. Ke2 $16) (29... Kh7 $5
30. d6 a5 31. Qf3 (31. Qxb5 Rxd6 32. Qb7 Rad8 33. Bxd6 Qxd6 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35.
h3 $16 a4 $140 36. Qb7 $18) 31... Rxd6 32. Bxd6 Qxd6 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Qd7 (34.
Qb7 Rd8 (34... Qb8 $2 35. Rd1 $1 Qxb7 36. cxb7 Rb8 37. Rd7 $18) 35. h3 (35.
Qxb5 Qc7 $14) 35... Qd2 36. Rf1 Qc3 37. c7 Rf8 38. Rd1 $16) 34... Qd4 35. Qe7
Qf4 36. Rd1 Rf8 37. Qc5 $18) 30. d6 $18 a5 31. Qd1 Rac8 (31... Qb6 32. Bb2 $18)
(31... b4 32. dxc7 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 bxa3 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Rxa8 a2 36. Rxa5 $18)
32. dxc7 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 Rxc7 34. Rd6 b4 35. Bb2 Kf8 36. Bxe5 Ke7 37. g3 b3 (
37... a4 38. Rd4 Rxc6 39. Rxb4 $18) 38. Rd3 Rxc6 39. Rxb3 Ra6 40. Bb2 a4 41.
Ba3+ Ke6 42. Rb5 1-0

[Event "Linares 22nd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2005.03.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2005.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. a3 (7. d3 {
-is more popular here, but white plays a3 on next move in many cases, so it
transforms.}) 7... Bg4 {Rustam played the same variation with black vs Timman
in Corus 2002, and failed to equalize.} (7... a5 $6 8. d3 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10.
Qxf3 Nf6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Qd6 13. Nd2 Nd7 14. Nc4 $14 {1-0 Timman,J-Haag,M/
Willemstad 2003/EXT 2004 (50)}) (7... Qe7 8. b4 cxb4 9. axb4 Nf6 (9... Qxb4 10.
Ba3 Qb6 11. d4 exd4 12. e5 $16 {[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2e4]}) 10. Bb2 Bg4 (10... Nd7 11.
b5 O-O 12. bxc6 bxc6 13. Ba3 c5 14. d3 $14) 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 O-O 13. Qb3
Rfc8 14. d3 Nd7 15. Nd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Kasimdzhanov,R/Wijk aan Zee 2002/
CBM 087 (37)}) 8. d3 $146 (8. b4 Nf6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nd7 11. bxc5 Nxc5 12.
a4 Ne6 13. Ba3 Qd4 14. Nc3 Rd8 (14... Qxd2 $2 15. Rad1 Qf4 16. Qd3 Rd8 17. Nd5
$1 $18) 15. Red1 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,A-Oll,L/Clichy 1991/TD}) 8... Nf6 9. Nbd2 $6
{The only chance to fight for some opening advantage is 9.h3 forcing black to
trade on f3.} (9. h3 $142 Bxf3 (9... Be6 10. Nxe5 $18) 10. Qxf3 $14) 9... Nd7
10. h3 Be6 $1 {pawn e5 is well-protected, so black can keep the pair of
bishops advantage.} 11. Nc4 O-O (11... b5 12. Ne3 O-O 13. a4 {and black
queenside pawns are vulnerable.}) 12. Bd2 Qe7 13. Bc3 f6 {building up the
fortress.} 14. Qe2 {Rustam offered a draw here- this was his last game in
Linares, so he just wanted to finish the tournament and to forget it asap.}
Rfd8 {Leko decided to play on, showing the fighting spirit (this was his 11th
draw out of 12 draws he did in Linares). However, Kasimdzhanov knows how to
hold such positions. The main idea of Rfd8 is to clear the f8 spot for Bg7 or
for Nd7 which may get to d4 one day.} 15. Na5 Rab8 16. Reb1 (16. b4 {just
leads to the same scenario.}) 16... Rdc8 17. b4 b6 18. Nb3 Bf7 {[%cal Gd7f8,
Gf8e6] hoping to get his Nd7 to e6 and then to d4 one day...} 19. bxc5 bxc5 {
If now only black could move his knight to e6...} 20. Qe3 {but Rustam smartly
prevents the above mentioned monouevre of black knight.} (20. Nfd2 Nf8 (20...
Nb6 21. a4 c4 $5) 21. Na5 Qc7 22. Nac4 Ne6 $11) 20... Bf8 $6 {For some unknown
reason Peter delays c5-c4 break....} (20... c4 $142 21. dxc4 Nb6 22. Na5 c5 {
and black is doing fine.}) 21. a4 $6 {21.Nfd2 or 21.Na5 both would prevent
c5-c4 break which occured in the game, and white has even some advantage in
both cases.} (21. Nfd2 $1 Nb6 22. Na5 $14 {[%cal Gb1b2,Ga1b1]}) 21... c4 {
Now black is just fine- his bishops get open diagonals.} 22. dxc4 Nb6 23. c5
Nd7 24. Bb2 $1 {Only way to keep the balance-white intends Ba3.} Bxb3 {Here
Peter offered a draw himself- black doesn't have any real chances to play this
position for a win, and has to fight for a draw.} (24... Bxb3 25. cxb3 Qxc5 26.
Qd3 {[%cal Gb2a3]} Qe7 27. Ba3 Qf7 28. Bxf8 Nxf8 29. b4 Ne6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[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"]

{Peter and Alex, who usually don't fight hard each other (number of draws in
less than 25 moves), give a real fight this time!} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 {This is one of the most
popular plans for black in Rossolimo variation with early Bxc6 nowadays.} 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 {Oratovsky: Most of the players, including top GMs, play this
automatically. Of course, this move looks very logical - white keeps the
possibility for both 0-0 and 0-0-0 and threatens Bh6, but since black has an
option for long castle it doesn't seem for me the best way for white. It
deserved serious attention} (9. Nd2 {is a favourite variation of GM Oratovsky,
one of experts of Bb5 variation.}) 9... h6 10. O-O Qe7 11. Nh2 Nf8 12. f4 exf4
13. Rxf4 Be6 {13...Ne6 leads to white's slight advantage- the way Akopian
played vs Van Wely- see the game below. However, Oratovsky recommends 13...Ne6
for black (Oratovsky says : Ne6 move seems more logical then Be6);} (13... Ne6
{Oratovsky} 14. Rf2 Nd4 15. Raf1 Be6 16. b3 ({Another, more agressive,
possibility was} 16. Ng4 $5 O-O-O (16... Bxg4 17. hxg4 (17. Rxf7 Qxf7 18. Rxf7
Kxf7 19. hxg4 Rad8 20. Nd1 $14) 17... f6 18. Bxd4 (18. b4 $5 O-O-O 19. Ne2
Nxe2+ 20. Rxe2 cxb4 21. Bxa7 b5 22. Qe3 Rd7 23. Bc5 Qe6 24. Bxb4 $16 {1-0
Palac,M-Loncar,R/Zadar 2001/CBM 85 ext (46). (45)}) 18... cxd4 19. Ne2 O-O 20.
Nf4 (20. Nxd4 f5 $132) 20... Kh7 21. Qe2 Rf7 22. Qf3 Qe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Delgado,
N-Corrales,F/Santa Clara 2003/EXT 2004 (40). (39)}) (16... f5 17. Nxh6 Qh4 18.
exf5 gxf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Nxf5 21. Rxf5 O-O-O (21... b6 22. Bg5 $40) 22.
Bxc5 $16 Rhe8 23. Bf2 Qb4 24. Bg3 Bd4+ 25. Kh2 Be3 26. Qd1 Bb6 27. Rf4 Qc5 28.
Na4 {1-0 Vokarev,S-Khasin,A/Koszalin 1999/EXT 2000 (28).}) 17. Nf6 (17. Nxh6 $6
{This move is very risky for white, since the knight can not return to g4.} f6
(17... f5 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ng4 $14) (17... Nxc2 $2 18. Bg5 f6 19.
Rxf6 $16) (17... Rdf8 $5) 18. Na4 (18. e5 f5 19. Bg5 Qc7 $15) 18... b5 19. Nc3
Qf8 20. Ng4 Bxg4 21. hxg4 Qg8 $40) 17... Bxf6 18. Rxf6 Bf5 $1 {enough to
equalize} 19. Bxh6 Qxf6 20. Bg5 Qd6 21. exf5 (21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. exf5 Nxf5 $11)
21... Nxf5 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 {'='} 23. Qf2 Qd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fernandez,D-Lesiege,A/
Philadelphia 2003/EXT 2004 (25). (25)}) 16... O-O-O 17. Ne2 b6 18. Nf4 Rd7 19.
Nxe6 {1/2-1/2 Akopian,V-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 099/[Oratovsky,M] (26)
} ({The last chance to fight for an advantage was} 19. a4 $5 a5 20. Nxe6 Qxe6
21. Nf3 Nxf3+ 22. Rxf3 $14)) 14. Rf2 (14. Raf1 {Oratovsky} Nd7 (14... O-O-O $5
{Tyomkin}) 15. R4f2 b6 (15... f6 16. Nf3 b6 17. Ne2 h5 18. e5 (18. a4 $5 O-O-O
19. a5 $36) 18... O-O-O 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bg5 Bd5 21. Nc3 Rhf8 22. Nxd5 cxd5
23. Re1 Bxg5 24. Rxe7 Bxd2 25. Nxd2 Rde8 26. Rxf8 Rxf8 27. Nf3 $14) 16. Ng4
Bxg4 (16... g5 $142 $13) 17. Rxf7 Qxf7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. hxg4 Ne5 20. Qf2+ Ke7
21. Qg3 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Bastia 2003/CBM 98 no vc (41). (40)}) ({
too slow is} 14. Rff1 Nd7 15. Qf2 b6 16. a4 a5 17. Nf3 O-O 18. Qg3 g5 19. Rae1
Rae8 20. Kh1 Qd8 $11 21. d4 $6 (21. Bg1 $5) 21... Bc4 22. Rf2 $2 (22. Rg1 $8 f5
(22... Qb8 $5) 23. exf5 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 cxd4 25. Re4 Nc5 26. Rxd4 Bxd4 27. Rd1
$13) 22... f5 $19 23. exf5 cxd4 {0-1 Oral,T-McShane,L/Qaqortoq 2003/EXT 2004 
(30). (30)}) 14... O-O-O 15. Raf1 Nd7 16. Ne2 f6 {Unfortunately 16...Ne5
doesn't lead to equality- 17.b3! but not the way white chose in the folllowing
game. While 16...f5 is completely new approach in this position- black gets
weak pawns h6 and f5 after pxp pxp but active positions of black pieces
compensate the weakness of black pawns. Anyhow, I don't see any clear way for
white to achieve any advantage after 16...f5;} (16... Ne5 $5 17. Qa5 {White
achieved nothing in the game! the only way to achieve slight advantage in 17.
b3!} (17. b3 $1 Kb8 (17... c4 18. d4 $14) 18. Nf3 $1 $14) 17... b6 18. Qa6+ Kb8
19. Nf3 (19. Nf4 Bc8 20. Qa4 f5 $1) 19... Nxf3+ 20. Rxf3 Rhf8 (20... g5 $1 21.
c3 (21. Ng3 Bxb2 22. Nf5 Qb7 $15) 21... f5 $1 22. exf5 $140 Bd5 $17) 21. Nf4
Bc8 22. Qa4 Qe8 $11 {1-0 Souleidis,G-Meins,G/Erfurt GER 2005/The Week in Chess
536 (37)}) (16... Bxb2 $6 17. Qa5 Kb8 18. c3 b6 19. Qa4) (16... f5 $5 17. exf5
gxf5 (17... Bxf5 18. Ng3 Be6 19. Re2 (19. Qa5 Kb8 20. Re2 $11) 19... Rdf8 20.
Rfe1 $14) 18. Ng3 (18. Nf4 Rhe8 19. Re2 Bf7 $11 {[%cal Ge7d6]}) 18... Rde8 19.
Re2 Qf7 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Ng3 $11) 17. Qa5 $1 $146 {Very strong and logical plan.
Qa5 is definitely an improvement of Rublevsky's play, however white's play in
Rublevsky-McShane can be improved as well.} (17. Nf3 b6 18. Bf4 (18. b4 $5 cxb4
19. Nfd4 Kb7 20. a3 bxa3 21. Qc3 $40 {white gets dangerous initiative on the
queenside.}) 18... h5 19. Bh2 Bh6 20. Nf4 Bf7 21. Nh4 Rdg8 22. Qc3 Kb7 23. Kh1
Rh7 24. a3 $6 Qd8 (24... f5 $1 25. e5 Qxh4 26. e6 Qf6 $1 $15) 25. Ne2 Bg5 (
25... f5 $1) 26. g3 Be6 $17 {0-1 Rublevsky,S-McShane,L/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096/
[Meyer,CD] (59)}) 17... Kb8 18. b4 f5 19. bxc5 fxe4 20. d4 Bc4 $6 {Dubious
idea by Alex. Now white get an advantage. 20...g5 leads to very reasonable
play for black with mutual chances. Alex probably declined this move afraiding
to give up the control over f5, but seems like black can get a very convenient
play in case of Ng3-f5 in that line.} (20... g5 {to prevent Nf4 and Bf4 ideas.}
21. Ng3 Nf6 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Rhf8 {[%cal Gf6d5,Ge7c7]} 24. c4 Qc7 {
black is not any worse here.}) 21. Qa4 $1 {Probably Grischuk overlooked this
move.} Bxe2 $6 {2nd mistake in a row. Alex trades his important light square
bishop which is one of the strongest pieces of black.... But after this trade
black is lacking any counterplay.  Both 21...Bb5 and 21...b5 would lead to
better position than Alex got in the game, however white has an advantage in
both cases.} (21... Bb5 22. Qb3 {[%cal Yf2f7]} Nf6 23. c4 Ba6 24. Bf4+ Ka8 25.
Bd6 (25. Be5 Rhf8 26. Nf4 Qe8 {and black survives.}) 25... Rxd6 (25... Qe6 {
[%csl Rc4]} 26. Nf4 Qxc4 27. Ne6 Qxb3 28. axb3 Bxf1 29. Nxf1 Nd5 30. Nxg7 Rd7
31. Ne6 e3 32. Nxe3 Nxe3 33. Nc7+ Rxc7 34. Bxc7 Nd5 35. Be5 $16 {[%cal Gf2f7]
black's kingside will be in trouble.}) 26. cxd6 Qxd6 27. Rd1 $14 {[%cal Gh2f1,
Gf1e3]}) (21... b5 22. cxb6 Nxb6 23. Qxc6 g5 24. Ng4 Rd6 25. Qc5 Rc8 26. Qa5 {
black has some compensation for the sacrificed pawn here.}) 22. Rxe2 $14 {
The main difference with 20...g5 line is that white rooks take much better
positions- white can transfer them quickly to a queenside, while black is late
to ogranize some real counterplay. Time is a big factor in chess.} Qe6 (22...
Nf6 23. Bf4+ Ka8 24. Re3 {[%cal Ra4a7,Ye3a3]}) (22... g5 23. Ng4 Rhf8 (23... h5
24. Nf2 $16 {[%cal Gf1b1]}) 24. Rb1 Ka8 25. c3 $16 {[%cal Ge2b2]}) 23. c4 Ka8
24. Rb1 Nb8 $1 {Black correctly chooses passive defense here- Alex gets rid of
all white's threats on a queenside, and then improves the positions of his
pieces.} 25. Rd2 Qf7 (25... Rd7 26. d5 $1 cxd5 $140 27. cxd5 Rxd5 28. Qb3 {
[%csl Rb7,Rd5]}) 26. Ng4 Rd7 27. Qb3 Rhd8 28. Rbd1 {Black has successfully
defended the queenside, so Peter switches plans and prepares d4-d5 break.} g5
29. Nf2 {All white pieces have taken optimal positions, now d4-d5 is coming.}
Qf5 30. d5 (30. Nh1 $5 {[%cal Gh1g3,Gg3e2]}) 30... h5 31. dxc6 {Doubled pawns
of white isn't a problem here- white gets d5 outpost for his pieces, as well
as black pawn e4 will fall soon.} Nxc6 $2 {31...bxc6 was much more resistant-
there is no clear way for white to achieve an advantage in that line. After
the game move black's position falls apart...} (31... bxc6 32. Rxd7 (32. Rb1
Be5 33. Rxd7 Rxd7 34. Bd4 g4 $1 $132) 32... Nxd7 33. Qb1 Re8 34. Nxe4 Rb8 $1 {
with some counterplay.}) 32. Rd5 $16 {d5 is a perfect outpost for white major
pieces.} Be5 33. Qb1 $1 {black pawn e4 falls now.} g4 34. hxg4 hxg4 35. Qxe4
Qf7 (35... Qxe4 36. Nxe4 $18) 36. Nxg4 {White is up two pawns, but this is not
an easy task to win it here- white pawns are invalids- all of them are
isolated and two of them are doubled, only good thing is that pawn g2 is
potentially a dangerous passer.} Bb8 37. Bg5 Re8 38. Rxd7 Qxd7 39. Rxd7 Rxe4
40. Ne3 a5 41. Kf1 Re8 42. a4 Ka7 43. g4 $6 {Premature. White can activate
pieces first before advancing a g-passer. Now black get some chances to escape
for a draw.} (43. Rf7 $142 $5 {[%cal Gf1f2]} Ne5 44. Rf5 $18) (43. Kf2 Rf8+ 44.
Ke2 Be5 {[%cal Ge5d4]}) 43... Rg8 44. Bh6 Rg6 45. Rh7 (45. g5 $2 Bf4 46. Nf5
Bxg5 47. Bxg5 Rxg5 48. Nd6 Rxc5 $11) 45... Be5 46. Kg2 (46. Ke2 Bd4 47. Kf3
Ne5+ 48. Ke4 Nc6 $1 {[%cal Gd4e3,Yg6g4]}) 46... Bd4 47. Kh3 Bxc5 $2 {This
makes it easier for white. 47...Ne5 gives black some practicall chances, but
leads to a loss anyhow if white plays precisely, while I am not sure what is
exact evaluation of 47...Rxh6 line which was definitely the best chance for
black here. Strange that Grischuk, who is usually ver tough in defense, didn't
go for it.} (47... Rxh6+ $142 $1 48. Rxh6 Bxe3 {white will win one of black
light pieces for g-pawn, but I am not sure white will win the game...} 49. Rh7
Kb8 $1 (49... Bxc5 50. g5 Ne7 51. Rg7 $1 {[%cal Gg5g6,Yg7e7]} Nf5 52. Rf7 Ne7
53. Kg4 {[%cal Gg4h5,Yg5g6] and after Kh5, g6 NxP KxN the ending R and 2P vs B
and 2P on a kingside will be winning for white.}) 50. Kh4 Ne5 51. Kh5 Bxc5 52.
g5 Nxc4 53. g6 Bd4 54. g7 Bxg7 55. Rxg7 Nb2 56. Rg4 Ka7 $11 {[%cal Gb7b5]}) (
47... Ne5 48. Bg7 (48. Nc2 $5) 48... Nf3 (48... Rxg7 49. Rxg7 Bxe3 50. g5 Bxc5
51. g6 Bf8 52. Rg8 Bh6 53. c5 Nxg6 54. Rxg6 Be3 55. c6 bxc6 56. Rxc6 {this is
a book win, but it takes a while to win it with K+R+a4 pawn vs king in the
corner opposed to a color of the bishop...}) 49. Bxd4 Ng5+ 50. Kh4 Nxh7 51. c6+
Ka6 {others lose as well.} 52. c7 Rh6+ 53. Kg3 Rc6 54. Be5 $18) 48. Bf4 $18 Re6
(48... Nb4 {[%cal Gb4d3]} 49. Rd7 Re6 50. Nf5 $18) 49. Nd5 Re4 50. g5 Ne7 (
50... Nb4 51. Rh4 $1 $18 (51. g6 Nxd5 52. cxd5 Rxf4 53. g7 Rf1 $1 54. d6 $1 Rg1
55. d7 Bb6 56. Kh4 $1 $11 {[%cal Gh4h5,Gh5h6]}) 51... Rxc4 $140 52. Bb8+ $18)
51. Kg4 Nxd5 52. cxd5 {Now white passers are unstoppable- that was a good time
for black to resign, but Alex decided to make some few moves more.} Rxa4 53. g6
Bd6 54. Rf7 Be5 55. Kg5 (55. d6 $18) 55... Bb2 56. d6 Rd4 57. Be3 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch op"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.04.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krayz, Alexander"]
[Black "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. h3 ({The next move of white is the trap,but black has a
way to get rid of it.} 10. Nh4 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gf2f3] /\f3,xNe4} f6 11. f3 Ng5
$1 $15 (11... g5 12. fxe4 gxh4 $13)) 10... f6 11. exf6 exf6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]
F6-pawn takes the control above e5-square, and in case of need black can move
it to f5.Sole problems of black in this position are: d5-pawn is temporarily
weak (but black can protect with Be6), and also backwardness in development.} (
11... Bxf6 12. Bh6 Rf7 13. Nc3 Bf5 14. Qb3 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17.
Rxe4 dxe4 18. Bc4 $16 {Bakhmatov-Drozdov/Dniepropetrovsk 1987 (18)}) 12. Nc3
Re8 13. Bf4 g5 $1 {Black is enough strong already to make such moves like this
one.It forces white to move the bishop to less active position,and allows
black to develop his bishop to-f5,or even to push g4!} (13... Nxc3 $143 14.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. bxc3 {the difference in favour of white.}) 14. Bh2 Nxc3 ({
Diring the game I thought long about the following move:} 14... g4 $142 $5 15.
hxg4 Bxg4 16. Be2 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gf3h4] /\Nh4,xf5} f5 $1 $15 {That is what I
have missed!} 17. Qb3 $140 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nxd4 19. Qxd5+ Qxd5 20. Nxd5 Nd2 $1
$17 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Rd4c2] xf3,xc2}) 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $11 {During considering,
I could not understand, who stands better in the given position(probably
nobody!), so I have decided to offer a draw, and then to move to the analyse
room to receive understanding of this position.} (15... Qxe8 16. bxc3 Bf5 (
16... Qf7 $5 17. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2b3] /\Nb3}) (16... Bd7 17. Bd3 Qf7 $140 18. Qb1
$1 {[%csl Rb7,Rh7] xb7,h7}) 17. Nd2 (17. c4 a6 $1) 17... a6 $1 18. Qf3 $140 $6
axb5 19. Qxf5 Qf7 {[%cal Gb5b4] /\b4} 20. Bd6 Re8 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Maastricht Complete Chess m"]
[Site "Maastricht"]
[Date "2004.02.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Van Reek,J"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.02.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 $5 {
Daniel chooses a quiet variation of the Sicilian Defence.} e5 8. d4 cxd4 9.
cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 $5 (10... Qb6 $5 {drew in Shapshnikov - Bu Xiangzhi,
Petroff Memorial 2000.}) 11. Qxd4 a6 12. Ba4 d5 $1 {Baramidze diverts from
Kazhgalayev - Kozul, Luzern 1997.} 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nd2 Qa5 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Bb3
Rac8 17. Bf4 Nc5 $1 {Black equalises in the middle game.} 18. Bg5 Qb5 $5 ({
Wild complications result from} 18... Nxb3 19. axb3 Qb5 20. Bf6 $1 Qxb3 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qf4 $1) 19. Re3 Nxb3 20. axb3 $5 {White weakens his pawn
structure in order to control square c4.} Bf5 21. Bf6 Bxf6 22. exf6 {Daniel
would like to move his queen to h6.} Rfe8 23. Ne5 {The manoeuvres in the
centre remind of Spassky.} Qc5 24. Qf4 d4 $1 {A counteraction in the centre
prevents an attack on the king.} 25. Ree1 Rcd8 26. g4 ({The alternative is} 26.
Nf3 d3 27. Re7 Rxe7 28. Qh6 Re1+ 29. Rxe1 Qf8 {does not lead to mate.}) 26...
Be6 27. Re4 Qf8 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Qxd4 Bxb3 30. Re1 Be6 31. Rd1 Qh6 32. Qd8 $1
{"A real Stellwagen move".} Rxd8 33. Rxd8+ Qf8 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. f4 {White
has transferred his plus to the endgame.} Ke8 36. Kf2 b6 $6 ({A fine
alternative seems to be} 36... Kd8 $5 37. Kg3 a5 38. Kh4 Ke8 $1) 37. Ke3 a5 38.
Kd4 Bb3 $2 ({Correct is} 38... Kd8 39. Nf3 Ba2 $1 40. Ke5 Kd7 41. Ng5 $5 h6 42.
Ne4 b5 $1 {Black seems to have sufficient counter-play.}) 39. Kc3 Bd5 40. Kd4
Be6 41. Nc4 $3 {The decisive move has been postponed for two moves.} (41. Nc4
Bxc4 42. Kxc4 Kd7 43. Kb5 Kc7 44. g5 Kb7 45. h4 Kc7 46. b3 $1 {Zugzwang.} Kb7
47. h5 $1 gxh5 48. f5 h4 49. g6 hxg6 50. fxg6 {The breakthrough wins for White.
}) 1-0

[Event "Prague Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2020.02.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Vitiugov,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2020.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{We came to this game in different moods. David just won B group in
Wijk-an-Zee and got a spot in the Masters for next year, while I couldn't win
a single game in this Masters. But new place, new tournament always gives you
a chance for a fresh start!} 1. e4 c5 {Small surprise. My opponents has a very
good stat in Open Ruy Lopez, but following modern trends (or not?) he also
plays other lines from time to time.} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 ({I am not sure what
would have come up after} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 {In the last round in Wijk he
preferred} e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be6 7. N5c3 g6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. Be3 Nge7 10. Nd5 O-O
11. Nbc3 Nd4 {and Black is ok, Van Foreest,L (2523)-Anton Guijarro,D (2694)
Wijk aan Zee 2020.}) 3... g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 ({Several times I played} 5. Nc3
{here, but you can't be so predictable.}) 5... Nf6 (5... e5 {would be great,
if it weren't for} 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 exd4 8. Bf4 Nge7 9. Bd6 O-O 10. Nbd2 a6
11. Qa4 Ra7 12. Bd3 b5 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. a4 $36 {1-0 (44) Caruana,F (2812)
-Fedoseev,V (2664) Douglas ENG 2019}) 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 a6 $1 {Good move.} ({
The main line is} 7... d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Be3 Qb6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qc1 Rb8 12. b3
Qa5 13. dxc5 Rxb3 14. axb3 Qxa1 15. b4 Qa4 16. Nd4 Bxe5 17. f3 Nf6 18. Qa3 $44
{1-0 (79) Caruana,F (2822)-Dubov,D (2683) Wijk aan Zee NED 2020}) 8. Bxc6 {
Usually, White plays this without being provoked, so now it at least deserves
attention.} ({Later David repeated the line and this time with success:} 8. Bd3
d5 9. e5 Ne4 (9... Ne8 {Playable, but definitely not the best.} 10. dxc5 Bg4
11. Be2 Nc7 12. Nbd2 a5 13. h3 Bc8 14. Bd3 Ne6 15. Nb3 a4 16. Nbd4 Nxc5 17. Bc2
Qa5 18. Bd2 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 (54) Anand,V (2758)-Carlsen,M (2872) Wijk aan Zee NED
2020}) 10. Be3 Qb6 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bf5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 Na5 16. h4 Qe6 $13 {0-1 (67) Grandelius,N (2659)-Anton Guijarro,D (2697)
Prague CZE 2020}) 8... dxc6 9. h3 ({I also considered} 9. Qc2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4
11. Nbd2 {, but wasn't sure how I am gonna proceed.} {Another problem is Black
should be just fine after} Nd7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 e5) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 c5
11. d5 b5 12. Qc2 {I was thinking how to mix a4 and Qc2 ideas, but it is just
not the way.} ({It doesn't seem obviously to me, but the computer thinks White
should go} 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bf4) 12... c4 {Not bad, but slow.} ({I like} 12...
Bb7 {and White probably has to take on c5 - otherwise, he just has lost an
important tempo.} 13. Qxc5 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Rc8 15. Qe3 Bxd5 (15... Qxd5 $2 16.
Nbd2 $1 {- only, but enough.}) 16. Nc3 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qd1+ 19. Ne1
Rfd8 $11) 13. a4 Bb7 14. Bd2 Qd7 $6 {I was right thinking this isn't the best
option, but what I've learnt in Prague for sure - knowing the opponent has
made a mistake and coming up with a refutation is two very different things.} (
14... Re8 {is the correct move:} 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 (16... Bxa8 {
is even stronger -} 17. Na3 e6 $1) 17. Na3 Qa6 18. Nd4 Nxd5 19. Ndxb5 c3 20.
bxc3 Nf6 21. c4 Rc8 $44 {, but at least White is pawn up.}) 15. axb5 $6 {
Not now.} (15. Bc3 {and if} e6 16. d6 $1) 15... axb5 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Bb4 {
Logical, but too smart to be strong.} Nh5 18. Qd2 $6 {Of course, I saw the
next move, but ñouldn't evaluate it correctly.} e5 $1 {A very dynamic move,
despite the fact that Black kills the bishop on b7 with it. The mix of White's
awkard placed pieces, the superb f4 square and the coming f5 breakthrough
guarantee excellent play for Black.} 19. Rd1 Nf4 {Again, too conservative.} (
19... f5 $1 20. exf5 Nf4 {was not easy to find, but Black is much better here.}
) 20. Ne1 f5 21. f3 Bf8 {We were in mutual time-trouble, so here mistakes come.
} (21... fxe4 $5 22. fxe4 g5 $36) 22. Kh2 $6 {Now, after an eventual Bc8,
after Nxg2 or Nxh3 sacs h3 will be hanging with check.} (22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Nc3
fxe4 24. fxe4 Bc8 25. d6 Bb7 $13) 22... fxe4 23. fxe4 Bxb4 (23... g5 $5) 24.
Qxb4 Rf8 25. Nd2 $1 {Well played. The pawn on e5 is more important than the
one on b5.} (25. Nc3 Nxh3 26. gxh3 Bc8 27. Ng2 Qxh3+ 28. Kg1 Qg3 29. Rd2 {
and White holds, but nothing more.}) 25... Bc8 26. Qc3 Qa7 {For a second I
thought I was lost, but it isn't the case.} 27. Ndf3 Bxh3 28. Qxe5 $6 {Very
natural and fine, but White is already better and could play for more.} (28. d6
$1) 28... Bg4 $6 {Missing the chance.} (28... Nxg2 29. Kxh3 Nxe1 30. Nxe1 (30.
Qe6+ Kg7 31. Qe5+ $11) 30... Qg1 31. Qh2 Qe3+ 32. Qg3 Qe2 33. Qg4 Qe3+ $11) 29.
d6 Qf7 30. Rd2 Bd7 ({After the game we agreed, that} 30... Bxf3 31. Nxf3 Nd3 {
was significantly better, but connected pawns are very strong!} 32. Qg3 Qe6 33.
e5 Rf5 34. Kg1 $14) 31. Ng5 Qg7 32. Qxg7+ Kxg7 33. g3 $6 {Again - White is
better!} (33. e5 $1) 33... Ne6 34. Nxe6+ Bxe6 35. Nc2 Bd7 (35... Kf6 36. Rf2+
Kg7 37. Rd2 $11 (37. Rxf8 Kxf8 38. Nd4 Bd7 {and only White may be worse.})) 36.
Nb4 (36. e5 Re8 37. Rd5 $1) 36... Rf3 $2 {Black is making the last mistake in
the game.} 37. Kg2 Re3 38. Na6 $1 $18 {Now it is over.} Rd3 39. Rxd3 cxd3 40.
Kf2 Kf6 41. Nc5 Bg4 42. Ke3 h5 43. Kxd3 g5 44. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Albena-08"]
[Site "Albena"]
[Date "1976.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lutikov, Anatoly S"]
[Black "Ermenkov, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Vogt,L"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1976.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Inf 22/376 und SCHACH 11/1976} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3
Nf6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nxe4 $6 {Dieser Zug sollte besser} ({durch} 7... d5 {
ersetzt werden. Weiss bekommt jetzt starkes Spiel für den geopferten Bauern.})
8. d5 Nd6 ({Eventuell kommt} 8... Nb8 {in Betracht.}) 9. Na3 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5
11. Re1 Nxb5 12. Rxe5 f6 $2 {[#] Es ist schon schwer, eine gute Fortsetzung zu
finden,} ({aber} 12... d6 {war die richtige Verteidigungsidee. Nun folgt
Schlag auf Schlag!}) 13. Nxb5 $1 fxe5 14. d6 O-O 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. dxe7 Qxb5 17.
exf8=Q+ Kxf8 18. Qd6+ Kg8 19. Bh6 1-0

[Event "Fraenkische GM 1st"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2000.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bezold, Michael"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2000.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 $5 {I have
played this basically with a view to reaching the game position at move nine,
while perhaps avoiding a few possibilities which the immediate closing of the
diagonal with 6...e5 or 6...Nf6 might allow. Recently, however, as we shall
see, the text has been related to another idea, also involving the move ...h6
which has been tested at the very highest level. I have to admit to having
been ignorant of this at the time! It is worth here looking at another similar
implementation of the ...h6 idea} (6... Nf6 7. Be3 Nd7 8. Nc3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 $5 {
for a discussion of black's idea here, see the note to black's 9th move in the
main line.} (9... Qe7 10. Bh6 f6 (10... Bxh6 11. Qxh6 f6 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. f4 $14
) (10... O-O $5) 11. Bxg7 Qxg7 12. Qe3 Qe7 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. f4 Ne6 $6 (14...
exf4 15. Qxf4 Ne6 16. Qf2 $14 {[%csl Rc8] I think this is slightly better for
white. There is no obvious role for the c8 bishop, and black's dark squares
are potentially a bit suspect. Here, in contrast with the case where black is
able to keep the bishop pair, I think that the knights are really preferable.
This is what I have in mind by "dull drudgery" for black in my note to move 9
in the main game.}) 15. fxe5 fxe5 16. O-O-O Nf4 17. Rhg1 Bd7 18. Nf3 O-O-O 19.
Nb1 $1 {[%csl Re5][%cal Yb1d2,Yd2c4]} g5 20. Nbd2 h6 21. Nc4 Ng6 22. b4 $1 $16
{[%csl Ra7][%cal Ge3a7] 1-0 Psakhis,L-Roeder,F/Wien (open) 1991/Inf 54 (30)}) (
9... h6 10. O-O $1 {Both here and in the main line ( see notes to white's 10th
later ), I believe that black's retention of the bishop pair is an excellent
preparation for the positions with castling on opposite wings. The situation
os less clear where white castles short, and heads for a quick f4. Here the
weakness of the h pawn can be more of a trouble.} (10. O-O-O Qe7 11. h4 Nf8 12.
h5 g5 13. Nh2 Ne6 14. g3 Bd7 (14... b6 $5 $132) 15. Ne2 b6 16. f4 exf4 17. gxf4
gxf4 18. Nxf4 Ng5 (18... O-O-O $5) 19. Qg2 O-O-O 20. Nf3 c4 21. Nxg5 hxg5 22.
Ne2 cxd3 23. cxd3 g4 $13 {0-1 Kruszynski,W-Pigusov,E/Berliner Sommer 1994/EXT
94op (43)}) (10. g4 $6 Qe7 11. O-O-O Nf8 12. Ne2 Ne6 13. c3 b6 14. d4 exd4 15.
cxd4 cxd4 16. Nfxd4 Ba6 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Nc3 h5 (18... Ke7 $5 {[%cal Ga8d8]})
19. f4 $1 hxg4 20. f5 $1 Qe7 21. Bg5 Qxg5 22. Qxg5 Bh6 23. Qxh6 Rxh6 24. hxg4
Rxh1 25. Rxh1 Ke7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shaw,J-Golod,V/16th open, Cappelle La Grande
FRA 2000 (30)}) 10... Qe7 11. Nh2 $5 (11. a3 Nf8 12. Na4 Ne6 13. b4 Nd4 14. Nh2
b6 15. Rab1 (15. bxc5 b5 16. Nb2 Qxc5 17. c3 $140 $6 Qxc3) 15... Ba6 16. f4
exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne6 18. Be3 c4 $132 {0-1 Ulibin,M-Degerman,L/Rilton Cup,
Stockholm SWE 1997 (51)}) 11... Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 Be6 ({Of course it
looks more natural to first optimise this piece, and then attend to the
problem of f7. The problem is specific and tactical in that} 13... Ne6 14. Rf2
Nd4 15. Raf1 Be6 16. Ng4 $1 {attacks h6 and re-emphasises the f7pawns
predicament.} f5 (16... h5 17. Bg5 $40) 17. Nxh6 Qh4 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nxf5 $1
Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Nxf5 21. Rxf5 $14 {1-0 Vokarev,S-Khasin,A/MK Cafe Cup Open B,
Koszalin POL 1999 (28)}) 14. Raf1 Nd7 15. R4f2 h5 16. Ne2 O-O 17. Bh6 $14 {
1-0 Rublevsky,S-Vokarev,S/Azov 1996/CBM 56 ext (25)})) 7. Nc3 ({My first game
with 6...b6, saw my opponent try another idea, designed to exploit it which
was interesting, although probably not too critical.} 7. a4 a5 8. Nbd2 Ba6 9.
Qe2 Nf6 10. Nc4 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. e5 $5 (12. Bd2 Bxc4 $5 13. dxc4 Nd7 $11 {
[%cal Gg7b2,Gd7e5] Velicka.}) 12... Nd5 13. Bd2 Rad8 14. Rae1 Bc8 15. Ng5 h6
16. Ne4 Qb8 17. f4 f5 18. Nf2 Be6 (18... Nc7 $5 $13 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Gc7e6,
Ge6f4,Ge6d4]}) 19. Kh2 Qc7 20. g3 Rd7 21. b3 Nb4 22. Be3 Rfd8 23. Rg1 Kh7 24.
Bc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Velicka,P-Wells,P/Berlin GM 1999 (31)}) 7... e5 (7... Nf6 8.
Be3 Nd7 9. Qd2 h6 {see 6...Nf6 above.}) (7... Nh6 {I am not too keen on this
approach. Black erects a cosy structure on the king-side but seems to me
vulnerable on the queen-side. Rublevsky's play is a model.} 8. Be3 f6 9. O-O (
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Qe2 e5 12. Nf3 Nf7 13. O-O Qe7 14. a4 O-O 15. a5 b5
16. Nd2 Nd8 17. Nb3 Ne6 {1-0 Svidler,P-Kramnik,V/Wijk 1999 (42) should be OK
for black.}) 9... e5 10. a3 $5 a5 11. Na4 {[%csl Rb6]} Rb8 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4
b5 {[%csl Rc5]} (13... axb4 14. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2b4,Ge3h6]} Nf7 15. Qxb4 $16) 14.
Nc5 a4 15. d4 Nf7 16. Qe2 O-O 17. c4 $1 Nd6 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. dxe5
fxe5 21. Bg5 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Rd3 Nf7 24. Rd5 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Yc5,Re5] 1-0
Rublevsky,S-Iskusnyh,S/St. Petersburg 1999/CBM 71 (71)}) 8. Be3 Qe7 (8... Ne7
$5 {At first glance it would appear as if the knight might be missed to defend
f6 in the event of a future opening of the f-file by white. Also unclear is
where the piece is headed. On the other hand black avoids the traffic jam that
often emerges when he plays ...Nf6, and the best square for this piece - d7 -
blocks in the c8 bishop.} 9. Qd2 h6 10. Nh2 Be6 11. O-O-O Qd7 12. Kb1 O-O-O {
This is of course a big bonus of the c8 bishop's easy development.} 13. Qe2 f5
14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4 Rhe8 16. Qd2 Qb7 $5 {[%cal Gb7a6]} 17. fxe5 Bxe5 {1/2-1/2
Adams,M-Kramnik,V/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72 (17) This interesting idea will no
doubt be explored further.}) 9. Qd2 {[%cal Gg8f6,Ye3h6]} h6 $5 {This is a
highly ambitious attempt to avoid the slightly dull drudgery of defending the
main lines where black permits the exchange of dark-squared bishops ( see
Psakhis - Roeder in the notes to 6...Nf6 above ). If successful, black can
boast the achievement of consolidating his possession of the bishop pair, far
from insignificant here I believe, despite the relatively closed nature of the
position. This game has done nothing to damage my opinion of the move's
validity, although if time shows it not to be quite water-tight this will not
come as a shock either! The drawback is clear. Black will have trouble
castling since any such luxury must be prefaced by a solution to the h-pawn's
vulnerability. Simple as that!} (9... Nf6 10. Bh6 O-O 11. O-O-O $14) 10. O-O $1
{Best, and to a player of Michael's understanding, this realisation took but a
very short time. Many of the variations where the bishops are exchanged
involve white castling long, but although, superficially black's ...h6 move
might look like a weakening to be attacked directly, it is more of a drawback
in the lines where white castles short and black is unable to follow suit.} (
10. O-O-O $6 Nf6 11. Nh2 g5 $5 12. Nf1 Nh5 $1 {This is just one illustration
of the possible argument for the move ...b6 over the ...Nd7 which we saw in
analagous positions in the note to 6...Nf6. The best role for the piece is now
participating directly in the fierce tussle for king-side squares.} 13. g3 Be6
14. Qe2 Nf6 15. f4 gxf4 16. gxf4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Nd7 {Only now that the white
positioned is weakened.} 18. Qh2 Bxc3 19. bxc3 c4 20. Bd6 Qg5+ 21. Qf4 cxd3 22.
Qxg5 (22. cxd3 Qa5 $40) 22... hxg5 23. cxd3 Rxh3 $17 {Jansa,V - Sutovskij,E/})
10... Nf6 11. a3 $5 (11. Nh2 {Also deserves strong consideration here. Of
course, black has to try to justify ...b6 by finding an alternative for the d7
square for his knight ( compare the notes to 6...Nf6 above ). To this end I
believe that both} g5 $5 ({and} 11... Nh5 12. Ne2 g5 $5 {merit investigation.})
) 11... Nd7 12. Rfb1 Nf8 13. b4 Ne6 14. bxc5 f5 $5 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gf5f4] I
think the right move, although it should have been played quickly, given the
respect that it deserved as my 'first thought' in the position. Of course it
does immensely sharpen the play, given that...} ({...the alternative} 14...
Nxc5 15. d4 exd4 16. Bxd4 O-O {might be OK too.}) 15. exf5 $1 {I think that
this is another good decision. I am sure that many players would have given
substantial consideration to the wisdom of opening both the g-file and the
long-black diagonal. Michael's strength is his positional judgement, and the
speed with which he made this decision a testament to his faith in it.} gxf5 {
[%csl Re3,Re8][%cal Gh8g8,Ge5e4,Gf5f4] I was perhaps right to be fairly happy
here, but fell victim to a measure of over-optimism.  Black's potential
dynamic strengths are easy to show diagramatically. The potential 'looseness'
of his position in the centre less so, although with white's rooks committed
to the queen's-side it should not become too serious.} 16. Qe1 ({A sure sign
that I was not firing on all cylinders is the fact that I invested some time
in considering} 16. cxb6 f4 17. bxa7 fxe3 18. Qxe3 $15 {It is clear in the
cold light of day that the piece must outweight the pawns.}) 16... bxc5 ({
Of course, with the centre opened} 16... Nxc5 17. d4 $16 {[%csl Rc6,Rf5] would
be a recipe for a positional massacre.}) 17. Na4 e4 18. dxe4 f4 {I did my best
to fire back a few moves at a reasonable pace too. This must be right.} (18...
fxe4 19. Nd2 {[%csl Rc5,Re4][%cal Yd2c4,Yd2e4] helps white to bring all of his
pieces into the fray.}) 19. Bc1 $1 {Important. When black snatches the
exchange, white wants to have his queen entering the action ( via c3 ) as fast
as possible.} Bxa1 {Not so much ( or not just! ) materialism. Although it
enables white's queen to join the fray, it is not easy to see how to mobilise
her black counterpart otherwise.} (19... Rg8 20. e5 Ng5 21. Nxg5 Qxg5 22. Qe4 {
[%csl Rc6,Rf4] is no solution.}) 20. Rxa1 Rg8 21. Qc3 $8 Ba6 ({If} 21... Ng5
22. Nxg5 Qxg5 23. Qf3 {black has no means to dislodge the queen from her
crucial defensive role.}) 22. Qe5 Be2 $4 {[%mdl 16384] The ?? and the
unwelcome medal may seem a bit harsh, since black still has the chance on the
next move not to be fully lost. Still in addition to the fact that black
misses here the chance to be at least equal, there is the psychological
mistake of being still fixated on illusions of activity and king-side threats.
After all, black is (slight) material ahead, and the logical priority would
have been to attend to the various ugly weaknesses lying around. For this
reason} (22... Bb5 $1 {was strongly indicated. In the post-mortem we could
find nothing better for white than} 23. Nc3 Ng5 $1 24. Qxe7+ Kxe7 25. Nxg5 hxg5
{the point. Blacks' king-side structure returns to respectability!} 26. a4 Bc4
27. Ba3 Rgd8 $1 {[%cal Gd8d2]} 28. Bxc5+ Ke6 {and black is certainly not worse.
}) 23. Nh4 {[%csl Rd6,Re8,Yf5][%cal Yh4f5]} Nd4 $2 (23... Ng5 {is still a
better try and an indication that black has some idea what is going on!} {
However,} 24. Qxe7+ Kxe7 25. Nf5+ Ke8 26. Kh2 $1 {[%csl Rc5,Rf4] still clearly
favours white.}) 24. Bxf4 Qxe5 25. Bxe5 $16 O-O-O $2 26. Nxc5 {Here the rest
particularly requires no further comment!} Nxc2 27. Ra2 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Rg5 29. f4
Ne3 30. fxg5 Nf1+ 31. Kg1 Bc4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.11.24"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Gross, David2"]
[Black "Troyke, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2347"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tegernsee"]
[BlackTeam "Erfurt SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
h3 f6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nf7 11. b3 d6 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. Nc3 Rb8 14. Rc1 Ba6 15.
Na4 Rfc8 16. e5 $1 {Another for the collection of cases where the side with
the knights opens the position! In fact here black's structure will be left
severely dented - the dual weaknesses on c6 and the e6/e7 moisture on the
e-file do not bode well for black.} Bb5 17. Bc3 Qc7 18. Nb2 d5 19. exf6 exf6
20. Bb4 $1 {[%cal Ge1e7]} Re8 (20... Be2 21. Qxe2 Rxb4 22. Nd3 {[%cal Yd3c5,
Yc5e6]}) 21. Qc2 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Re7] In a sense 'overworking' the black rook.}
Bh6 22. Bd2 $1 Bf8 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. a4 Be2 25. Ne1 $1 {Nice unhurried. c6
will not run away!} Ba3 26. Be3 Ba6 27. Qxc6 $1 Qxc6 28. Rxc6 Bb7 29. Rc7 Nd8
30. Nbd3 {Another example, which, while its extreme smoothness rests upon
certain specifics, still carries a strong general meassage.} Bd6 31. Rc1 Nc6
32. Nc5 Ba8 33. Ned3 a5 34. Nd7 Kf7 35. Nb6 Bb7 36. Nc5 Bxc5 37. Rxc5 Nb4 38.
Bd2 Nd3 39. Rxa5 Re2 40. Be3 Re1+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[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 "Ekaterinburg Agat"]
[BlackTeam "Elista Uralan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
d4 {This game and others, with Yakovich playing a prominent role suggest that
the kind of position we reach here around move 11 is not very dangerous for
black. In that case white has two possible strategies to improve. 1) Some line
with e5-e6 instead of exchanging on f6 ( see notes to move 10 ) 2) To play} (8.
h3 $5 {here instead of the text. Since in the main line where black responds
with ...d6 and ...f6 white is virtually obliged to throw in a quick h3 anyway,
it is difficult to see a good argument against this. The only independent try
for black would seem to be} d5 9. d3 f6 10. Be3 c4 {but after} 11. exd5 cxd3
12. Qxd3 cxd5 13. Bc5 Bf5 14. Qd1 Be4 15. Nbd2 Rc8 16. Nxe4 (16. Ba3 $5) 16...
dxe4 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Bxe7 exf3 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Rad1 $16 {[%csl Yc3][%cal
Yc3c8] Rublevsky,S - Hracek,Z/ Polanica Zdroj 1996. White's rook should be
easily superior to the two black minor pieces in the ending according to
Rublevsky.}) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 $5 10. e5 f6 $1 11. exf6 {After this I
strongly suspect that white can set his opponent no serious problems.
Therefore it is well worth a look at lines where white retains flexibility,
perhaps with a view to later attempting to slice black's position in two with
the advance e5-e6.} (11. Nbd2 g5 12. e6 $5 Qd6 13. Qe2 Nf5 (13... g4 $5 {
It looks tempting to harrass this knight before white can play Nb3 as in the
game creating a painless retreat square on d2. The variation 'A2' is probably
critical and, of course the position is a complete mess. Both sides vie to
give up material. The exchange sacrifice looks promising for black, and
white's piece offer rather less so, I am rather optimistic about black's
prospects.} 14. Nh4 f5 15. Nb3 (15. g3 $5 Bxd4 $6 (15... f4 $1) 16. Nb3 Bg7 17.
Bxh6 Bxh6 18. Nd4 $16) 15... f4 16. g3 (16. Nc5 $5 Bf6 17. Nf5 Nxf5 18. Qxg4+
Ng7 19. Bxf4 Qd8 20. Be5 Qe8 $15) 16... a5 17. Bxf4 Rxf4 $1 18. gxf4 a4 19. Nc5
Bxd4 20. Nd3 a3 $132 {[%csl Yc8,Yd4][%cal Yc8a6,Ya6d3,Yd4b2,Yd4f2]}) 14. Nb3 g4
15. Nfd2 a5 16. Nf1 a4 17. Qxg4 Bxe6 18. Bf4 h5 19. Qf3 Qd8 20. Nc5 Nxd4 $1 21.
Qe3 Bf7 22. Qxd4 e5 23. Qd2 exf4 24. Qxf4 a3 25. bxa3 Re8 26. Ng3 {[%csl Gc5,
Gf5][%cal Gg3f5] White is better.Although the coming simplification does not
appear to help matters, white will, given time play Nf5 when his two knights
form a pleasing picture, and help to guarantee the limited scope of the bishop
pair too.} Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Qa5 28. Rc1 Re8 29. Qb4 Qxb4 30. axb4 $16 {Timman,
J-Yakovich,Y/Open, Koge DEN 1997/1-0 (59)}) ({So what of the immediate} 11. e6
$5 Qd6 12. Qe2 {. This is untested, but looks worth investigation since here
white has the option ( perhaps we can even say threat ) of 13 b3 and Ba3.})
11... exf6 12. h3 g5 13. b3 Bf5 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nbd2 Nf7 17. Qf1
Nd8 18. Qa6 Qd7 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Bc5 Rc7 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6][%cal Gd7c6,Gc7a7,Gd8c6]
Black's two weaknesses on the queenside are well covered, and it is not easy
for white to strengthen his position further. In the end, one aggressive
gesture from black on the other side is sufficient for peace negotiations to
break out!} 21. Re1 Ne6 22. b4 h5 $1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Elista Uralan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 {Kaidanov,G} c5 2. Nf3 (2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. Bxc6 {This
does not look too critical here. The normal move 5 0-0 leads back into the
main game.} bxc6 $1 {It makes good sense to capture with the b-pawn once the
plan with c3 and d4 has been ruled out.} 6. O-O Nh6 7. d3 O-O 8. h3 d6 9. e5
Nf5 10. Re1 Rb8 11. Rb1 Be6 12. Bf4 Bd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. c3 (14. g4 $5 Nd4 15.
Nxd4 cxd4 16. exd6 e6 $1 $13) 14... dxe5 15. Nxe5 Rb6 16. Qa4 Bxe5 $1 {[%cal
Yf7f6,Ye7e5]} 17. Bxe5 f6 {=/+ Adams,M-Rowson,J/Match, London ENG 1998. Black
is slightly for preference since he has chances to push in the centre, which
will in turn further restrict the scope of white's bishop.}) 2... Nc6 3. Bb5 g6
4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 Nd4 {There is certainly nothing wrong or objectionable in
this move which is a very common reaction to an early Nc3 by white in these
systems. Still, with the white knights already committed to c3 and f3, much of
the sting is taken out of a possible capture on c6 ( see Adams - Rowson above )
and hence simple development comes strongly into consideration eg.} (5... Nf6 {
is playable, but affords white a pleasant enough choice between:} 6. e5 {or} (
6. Re1 O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. h3) 6... Ng4 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Re1 O-O 9. d3
{the point being that in both cases the early Nc3 fits in quite well with
white's plans.}) (5... e5 $5 {is interesting} 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. d3 Ne7 8. a3 a5
$5 (8... O-O 9. Be3 (9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 d5 $15) 9... d6 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 {
Sutovskij,E - Lutz,C/Bad Homburg 1997.} a5 $5 12. bxa5 (12. b5 cxb5 13. Nxb5 d5
14. Bc5 d4 $13) 12... Rxa5 13. Rb1 c5 $11 {Liss,E ( CBM 60 ).}) 9. Be3 d6 10.
Nd2 O-O 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 {Alterman,B - Kaidanov,G/ Yerevan (ol) 1996.} h6
$1 {is Kaidanov's logical suggestion intending ...f5 with the option of the
space gaining ...g5 to follow.}) (5... d6 $5 {looks most logical of all,
challenging white to find a viable plan in the absence of c3 and e4 ideas.} 6.
d3 ({In principle white would like to do something along the lines of} 6. e5
dxe5 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Re1 f6 9. d3 {but black's centre is solid, and white's
prespectives are little better than winning back his sacrificed pawn.}) (6. Re1
e5 7. Nd5 a6 8. Bc4 b5 9. Bf1 Nge7 10. a4 Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13.
d3 O-O 14. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Andersson,U/Rubinstein mem 34th 1997/CBM 61})
6... Bd7 7. a4 Nf6 8. h3 O-O 9. Be3 e5 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Bc4 h6 12. Ne2 b6 13.
Bxe6 fxe6 14. f4 exf4 15. Nxf4 Qe8 16. c3 d5 17. Kh1 g5 18. Ne2 dxe4 19. Nxe4
Nxe4 20. Rxf8+ Bxf8 21. dxe4 {[%csl Rd3,Ge5] Adams,M-Anand,V/FIDE WCh KO 1997.
Black's position is preferable. He has a nice square for his knight on e5, and
white's d3 point also represents a potential weakness. Moreover of the two
isolated e-pawns, white's should prove the easier to attack, a factor which in
turn improves black's chances of laying claim to the d-file.}) 6. Ba4 $5 $146 {
An interesting novelty. White simply tries to hinder the comfortable
development of black's king-side by pinning the d-pawn. Hence no ...d6 to
prepare ...Nf6, and no ...e6 followed by a quick ...d5.} (6. Bc4 {is an
interesting alternative.} e6 (6... d6 $14) 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Nb5 d5 9. exd5 exd5
10. Bxd5 Ne7 (10... a6 $2 11. Qf3 Nf6 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. Qa3+ Kg8 14. Bxf7+ $1
Kxf7 15. Nd6+ {1-0 Najer E-Plischki S/Pardubice CZE 1996}) 11. Bf3 d3 12. Be4
dxc2 13. Qxc2 O-O 14. d3 Be6 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Qc7 $6 (16. Nc3 $5 $14) 16... Qxb5
17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. Bc6 Rxe7 20. Qxe7 Qxc6 21. Qxa7 Ra8 22. Qe3
Bxb2 $15 {0-1 Rozentalis,E-Goldin,A/URS-FL56 Klaipeda 1988/CBM 11 (35)}) (6.
Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 Qb6 $5) 6... Qa5 $6 {This definitely looks too extravagant.
Problems are also evident in variations like} (6... e6 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Nb5 Qb6
{the impossibility of 8...d5? is clearly a source of embarrassent.} 9. c3 $5
$16) (6... a6 $5) 7. Rb1 $1 e6 $6 ({Black could still prefer} 7... a6 $5 8. a3
$5 (8. Bb3 Nxb3 9. axb3 $32 d6 $1 (9... Nh6 $6 10. Nd5 (10. d4 cxd4 11. Nd5 $1
(11. Bxh6 Bxh6 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. e5 $36) 11... e6 $140 $2 12. Bxh6
Bxh6 13. Qxd4)) 10. Re1 Nf6 $13) 8... b5 9. b4 Qd8 10. Bb3 c4 (10... Nxf3+ 11.
Qxf3 c4 12. Ba2 Bb7 13. Bb2 $14) 11. Ba2 e6 12. Bb2 $32) ({or ...} 7... b5 $5
8. Nxd4 bxa4 $1 (8... Bxd4 9. Bxb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qxa2 11. Bb2 $16) (8... cxd4
9. b4 $1 Qa6 10. Bxb5 Qb7 11. Nd5 e6 12. Ba6 $1 $16) 9. Nde2 $14) ({but not ...
} 7... Nxf3+ $2 8. Qxf3 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 Qxc3 10. bxc3 $16 {White can followup
with Ba3 and d4 for example with strong pressure.}) 8. a3 b5 9. b4 Qa6 10. bxc5
$1 Nxf3+ (10... bxa4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Nb5 Be5 13. Bb2 $1 $18 {[%cal Yb2h8,
Yb5c7]}) 11. Qxf3 bxa4 12. Nb5 Ke7 (12... Be5 13. Bb2 $18) 13. d4 $1 $44 {
[%csl Ra6,Yc5,Yd4,Ye4,Re7][%cal Gb5c7,Gb5d6] White's compensation is massive
and largely self-evident. Both black's major pieces are in difficulties, and
most of the rest of his forces will have severe problems leaving home. White
dominates the centre, and his superb knight has a choice of tasty outposts
carrying concrete threats.} f6 $6 (13... Qc6 $5 {looks more testing although}
14. d5 Qxc5 15. Be3 Qc4 16. d6+ Kf8 17. Nc7 Qc6 18. e5 Qxf3 19. gxf3 $16 {
is one clear if rather materialistic route to a plus.}) 14. Nc7 Qc6 15. d5 Qxc5
16. Nxa8 Ba6 17. Re1 Nh6 18. Be3 Qc8 19. d6+ $1 {Now it becomes a rout!} Kxd6 {
[%csl Rd6]} 20. Bxh6 Bxh6 21. Qxf6 Qf8 (21... Qxa8 22. Red1+ Kc7 23. Qe5+ {
and white gets to 'hoover' the rather valuable back rank.}) 22. Red1+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hasangatin, Ramil"]
[Black "Gagarin, Vasilij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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 "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Apiko-Yakimanka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 {It is now generally agreed
that this is more accurate than 5 h3?! which, by leaving the e4 pawn
undefended allows black to play 5...e5! immediately, before having to commit
his king's bishop. In any case, the general rule is that white has nothing to
fear from ...Bg4 so long as he can answer with Nbd2, preparing any recapture
on f3 with the knight. In this way control over the d4 square - the chief
priority - can be maintained.} Bg7 6. h3 {Since white's intended set-up
involves putting his knight on c3, this is probably now advisable for the
reason discussed in the above note.} (6. Nc3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nf6 {
[%cal Yf6d7,Yd7f8,Yf8e6,Ye6d4]}) 6... e5 (6... Nf6 7. Nc3 (7. Be3 Nxe4 $5 (7...
b6) (7... Nd7) 8. dxe4 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Bxb2 10. c3 Bxa1 11. Kc2 (11. Bxc5 $5)
11... b6 12. Nbd2 Bxc3 13. Kxc3 $13 {Wells}) 7... Nd7 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 Qe7 10.
Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 f6 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. f4 Ne6 $2 (13... exf4 14. Qxf4 {is
minimally better for white. He can try to prove that it is easier to find a
positive role for the knights than for black's bishop given white's solid
central pawn structure, and he has chances to create a mild initiative on the
dark squares. However after the text move... is minimally better for white
since black's bishop has trouble finding a convincing role, and white can aim
for superiority on the dark squares. After the text, however, the weakness of
black's e-pawn and white's control of the f-file are far more concrete plusses.
}) 14. fxe5 fxe5 {[%csl Re5][%cal Yf1f8] ...black is left with much more
concrete weaknesses - a weak isolated e5 pawn, and white's coming domination
of the f-file. The extra influence which he is able to exert on the d4 and f4
squares by no means fully compensates for this.} 15. Ne2 $1 {[%csl Yd4,Yf4]}
Bd7 16. O-O O-O-O 17. Nc4 $1 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Yf1f7]} Be8 18. Rf2 Nc7 19. a4
Na6 20. Raf1 Nb4 21. Nc1 $16 {Wells,P - Chandler,M}) (6... b6 7. Nc3 e5 8. Be3
f6 $5 9. Qd2 Be6 10. Nh2 $1 {the f4 break is an important element of white's
play in this variation. It is often executed after the exchange of
dark-squared bishops, but black's original move order has kept h6 well under
control.} g5 (10... c4 11. f4 $1 $14) 11. h4 h6 12. O-O-O $6 (12. g3 Ne7 13. f4
$16) 12... Ne7 13. g3 Ng6 $1 14. h5 $6 Ne7 15. f4 Qd7 16. Kb1 O-O-O 17. f5 Bf7
18. Qe2 Qe8 19. Nf1 Kb8 20. Nd2 Nc8 $1 $13 21. Na4 Nd6 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Kiss,
Pal, Hungarian League 98-99 1998.}) 7. Be3 Qe7 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. Bh6 $5 {This is
rather more forcing than} (9. Nc3 {which gives black the choice to delay
castling and play} Nd7 10. Bh6 {returning to Wells - Chandler above. Whether
this is an alternative black should exercise is less clear.}) 9... O-O 10. Nc3
Re8 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. O-O-O (12. Nh2 $5 {There is a case for making some moves
on the king-side first and committing the king only later.} h5 13. O-O-O Nh7
14. Ne2 Ng5 15. f4 exf4 16. Nxf4 c4 17. Rdf1 cxd3 18. cxd3 Be6 19. Kb1 Rad8 20.
Qc3+ Kg8 21. Nf3 $6 (21. h4 $1 Nh7 22. g4 hxg4 23. h5 gxh5 24. Nxh5 Qg5 25. Nf4
g3 26. Rhg1 $40) 21... Bc8 22. Nxg5 Qxg5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Silman,J/
Budapest 1994 (31)}) 12... b5 13. Kb1 a5 14. Nh2 a4 15. Ne2 a3 16. b3 c4 $1 {
[%csl Rb3,Rd3]} 17. Nc3 cxb3 18. cxb3 Be6 19. Nf3 ({White would prefer to play
} 19. f4 $5 {in principle, but...} exf4 20. Qxf4 Qb4 {is awkward, with many
possibilities to exploit white's weakened queenside by sacrificing on b3.})
19... Bd7 20. Qe3 c5 21. Nd2 Bc6 22. Rc1 Red8 23. Rhd1 Qd6 24. Nf3 b4 25. Ne2
Bb5 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Yb5d3,Yd6d3,Yd8d3]} 26. Ne1 Rac8 27. g3 Nd7 $5 {The
starting-point for a notable knight tour, but the immediate breakthrough} (
27... c4 $1 28. dxc4 Qxd1 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Nc1 Bxc4 $1 31. bxc4 Rxc4 {
[%csl Rb1,Rc1,Re4][%cal Yb4b3,Yf6e4,Ye4d2] is very strong since white's king
is seriously boxed in, and his knight's on the back rank ill-equipped to
provide a serious defence.}) 28. f4 f6 29. h4 Kh8 30. Ng1 $6 (30. h5 $1 $132)
30... Nf8 31. Ngf3 (31. f5 $5) 31... Ne6 32. f5 gxf5 33. exf5 Nd4 {Although a
fairly typical manouevre for this variation ( see note to 6Nc3 ), it is
interesting to see it in a board full of  'action', and still another question
why white did not take steps to prevent it   going the full distance. Note too
that black's ...c4 and ...cxb3 was the key to    ensuring the permanent
weakening of white's d4 square.} 34. Nh2 Nxf5 35. Qf3 Ng7 36. Ng4 Qd4 37. Rd2
f5 {the next couple of moves have a hint of 'zeitnot' about  them although
black never seriously loses control. Here the thematic breakthough on the
queenside was possible again via:} (37... c4 $1 38. bxc4 Bxc4 39. Nxf6 Bxd3+ $1
40. Nxd3 (40. Qxd3 Qa1+ $5 41. Kxa1 Rxc1+ 42. Qb1 Rxb1+ 43. Kxb1 Rxd2 $19)
40... Rxc1+ 41. Kxc1 Qa1+ 42. Kc2 {Wells} Ne6 $1 {Fritz 5.}) 38. Nh6 e4 39. Qf4
Qf6 40. Ng4 Qd4 41. Ne5 Kg8 42. Nc4 Bxc4 43. Rxc4 Qd5 44. g4 fxg4 45. Qxg4 exd3
46. Rxd3 Qe5 0-1

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1998.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Na3 $5 {To the best of my
knowledge this move is a genuine novelty and further testimony, if any were
needed, to Bent Larsen's seemingly inexhaustible quest for the original.
However, the idea - exchanging on c6, advancing the e-pawn to e5 and then
basing operations around the 'strong-pointing' of this pawn and the consequent
cramping effect on black's position - is certainly not new. Indeed, at move 10
we will found ourselves back in 'known territory' -others have pointed there
knight at the c4 square via the more prosaic d3 and Nbd2. My only reservation
about this particular exposition of white's idea is that placing the knight on
c4 loses the option of kicking black's knight from d5. This, it seems to me
hinders white's ability to find a convincing plan once he has done all the
obvious things ( ie about move 13 ). For this reason, I think an alternative,
also relatively rare method of supporting e5 is worth a look. I have,
strangely encountered it twice in my recent praxis:} (5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7.
b3 $5 (7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 {is the main line.}) 7... O-O 8. Bb2 d6
$5 (8... Nc7) 9. Bxc6 bxc6 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Yb2e5,Yf3e5,Ye1e5] White is
offering his key e5 pawn full support, and the ultimate exchange of
dark-squared bishops is not out of the question. Moreover black must take into
account the possibility of white driving his knight from d5. However, this is
not to be rushed!} 10. d3 (10. c4 $2 {instigates an inappropriate tactical
'solution'...} Nf4 11. exd6 Bxb2 12. dxe7 Qd7 $1 {[%csl Rg2] ...as white
failed to reckon with the fact that the knight has been 'driven away' to an
excellent outpost from where it supports counterplay against g2.} 13. exf8=Q+
Kxf8 14. Nc3 Qg4 15. g3 Bxa1 16. Re4 Bxc3 17. Rxf4 Qd7 $1 {[%cal Yd7d1]} 18.
Ng5 f5 $17) 10... a5 $5 11. Nbd2 (11. a4 {[%csl Rb4,Gd5] would strengthen the
knight on d5, since any later advance of the c-pawn to c4 would have serious
implications for the b4 square.}) 11... a4 12. Nc4 (12. h3 $4 a3) 12... Bg4 13.
h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nb4 $1 15. exd6 exd6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ne3 Re8 {[%csl Yc2]
[%cal Ge8e3,Yb4c2] black's potential activity on the a-file, and the tactical
possibility of Rxe3 and Nxc2 is comfortably sufficient to hold the balance.}
18. bxa4 Qd7 19. Qd1 Nd5 20. c4 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Qa7 $11 {de Gleria,F - Wells,P
Koszeg 1998.}) 5... Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. e5 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Ya3c4,
Yf3e5,Ye1e5]} Nd5 9. d3 d6 10. Nc4 {[%cal Rg7e5]} h6 (10... Bf5 $6 11. exd6
exd6 12. Bg5 $1 $36) 11. Bd2 (11. h3 $6 Be6 12. Bd2 Qd7 13. Qc1 Kh7 14. Re4 g5
15. Bxg5 hxg5 16. Qxg5 Bf5 17. Rh4+ Kg8 18. g4 Bg6 19. Re1 dxe5 20. Nfxe5 Qe6
21. Qd2 Nb6 22. Nxg6 Qxg6 23. Ne5 Qd6 24. Rh5 Nd5 25. Rg5 Qh6 26. Nf3 f6 27.
Rf5 Qxd2 28. Nxd2 Rae8 29. Re6 Kf7 30. Rxc6 e6 31. Rf3 Rc8 32. Ra6 Rc7 33. c3
Rb8 34. Nc4 Ke7 35. h4 Nb6 {Benjamin,J-Kramnik,V/New York 1994/0-1 (61)}) 11...
Bf5 $1 {[%csl Ye4]} (11... Rb8 12. Qc1 Kh7 13. Re4 $1 f5 (13... g5 $5) 14. Rh4
h5 {[%csl Rg5]} 15. Ng5+ Kg8 16. f4 Nb6 17. Bc3 d5 18. Na5 Qc7 19. Nb3 Na4 20.
Ba5 Qb7 21. c4 $1 Qa6 22. Rh3 $16 {[%csl Rc5,Rc8,Rg7] Campora,D - Antunes,A/
Candas (op) 1992. Black's bishops sorely lack scope, and his position is
riddled with weak squares and weak pawns.}) 12. h3 (12. Qc1 Kh7) 12... Qd7 13.
Qe2 Rae8 14. a3 Nb6 15. Bf4 (15. Ne3 Be6 16. Bc3 $140 Na4) 15... g5 $5 {
[%csl Ye6,Yg6,Yh7] To some extent this is a luxury afforded by the two bishops.
Normally such a move carries the danger of light square weaknesses, but here
this hardly applies. Indeed black is precisely trying to gain space for his
light-squared bishop to highlight his superiority on these squares.} 16. Bg3
Bg6 17. h4 Nxc4 18. dxc4 g4 19. Nh2 h5 20. Qd2 Qf5 21. exd6 exd6 22. c3 $1 {
An important decision. Both sides have weaknesses. After this move both will
be able to cover them. After the alternative...} (22. Bxd6 $2 {both sides get
to take them off!} Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rd8 24. Qf4 (24. b4 g3 $1) 24... Qxf4 25.
Bxf4 Bxb2 {[%csl Ra3,Ra7,Rc2,Rc4,Rc5,Rc6,Rh2][%cal Yg6c2,Yg7b2] in this open
position black's sweeping bishop pair ensures that white's weaknesses will be
the easier to hit. The knight on h2 also requires valuable tempi to
recentralise. White's decision to undertake this in a more closed setting is
therfore clearly correct.}) 22... Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rd8 24. Nf1 d5 25. Ne3 Qd7 $4
(25... Qd3 $142 26. Qxd3 Bxd3 27. Rd1 Be4 $15) 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Bf4 $4 (27.
Nxd5 $142 $1 $16 Qxd5 $4 28. Re8+ $18) 27... Re8 28. c4 $1 {An excellent move,
securing an outpost for the knight which proves just sufficient to hold the
balance.} d4 29. Nd5 {[%csl Yd5]} Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Kh7 31. Bg5 Qf5 32. b4 cxb4
33. axb4 d3 34. Bd2 Bd4 35. Bc3 Qe4 36. Qxe4 Bxe4 37. Bxd4 Bxd5 38. Kf1 Bxg2+ (
38... Bxc4 39. Ke1 $11) 39. Ke1 a6 40. Kd2 Be4 41. Ke3 Kg6 42. Bc3 Kf5 43. Bd2
Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.11.01"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[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 "Kazakhstan"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "KAZ"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 e5 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 $6 (9... exd4 {is better.} 10. e5 (10. Nxd4 Qb6 (10... Re8
11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bf1 Be6 14. Nc3 Nd7 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 Ne5 17.
Rad1 Kf7 18. b3 Ke8 19. Be3 Bf8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Bxa7 Bb4 22. Rc1 Rd2 23. Be3
Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Rxa2 25. f4 Nd7 26. Bd3 Ra3 27. Bc2 c5 28. Bxc5 Nxc5 29. Rxc5
Bxb3 30. Bxb3 Rxb3 31. Rc7 Re3 32. Rxh7 Rxe4 33. f5 g5 34. Rxb7 Re5 35. g4 Re2
{1/2-1/2 Privara,I-Neckar,L/CSR-ch 1976/MCD-ch}) 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. Bc4 Re8 13.
Nc3 Be6 14. Bf1 Rad8 15. Qc2 a6 16. Be3 Qa5 17. a3 c5 18. Red1 c4 19. Rxd8 Qxd8
20. Rd1 Qc8 21. Nd5 b5 22. Bg5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qd7 24. b3 Ne4 25. Be3 Nc3 26.
bxc4 Nxd1 27. Qxd1 bxc4 28. Bxc4 Qd6 29. Qa4 Rb8 30. g3 Be5 31. Kg2 Rc8 32. Bb3
h5 33. h4 Kg7 34. Qe4 Rc3 35. Ba4 Rxa3 36. Bc6 Ra2 37. Qc4 Rb2 38. Bc5 Qf6 39.
Qd3 Qf5 40. Qe3 Bf6 41. d6 Rc2 42. Be4 Qxc5 43. Bxc2 {0-1 Fusthy,Z-Klundt,K/
Berlin op 1988/TD 88\08}) 10... Nd5 11. Bg5 (11. Qb3 a6 12. Qxd5 axb5 13. Bf4
Qa5 14. Nbd2 Nb4 15. Qb3 Qa4 16. Nxd4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 dxc6 18. Qe3 Qa7 19. Qxa7
Rxa7 20. Ne4 Be6 21. a3 Ra4 22. Bg3 Rd4 23. Rad1 Rfd8 24. Nd6 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd7
26. Re1 Kf8 27. Bf4 h6 28. Bd2 Kg8 29. Bc3 Bf8 30. Kh2 g5 31. g3 Kh7 32. f4
Bxd6 33. exd6 Rxd6 34. fxg5 hxg5 35. Kg2 Kg6 {Gubanov,A-Kruppa,Y/RUS-Cup1
Chigorin mem 1996/EXP 56/0-1 (53)}) 11... Qc7 (11... Qa5 12. Na3 a6 13. Bc4 Nb6
14. Bb3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bh6 d6 17. Bd2 Qc5 18. Rc1 Qxc1 19. Bxc1 Bd7 20.
Bh6 Rfe8 21. Qf3 {1-0 Anand,V-Salov,V/Paris Immopar rapid 1991/EXP 26}) 12. Qb3
(12. Bxc6 dxc6 13. Qxd4 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Ne7 16. Bh2 Rd8 17. Qe3 Nf5 18.
Qe2 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Rxd4 20. e6 Qe7 21. exf7+ Qxf7 22. Be5 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 Rd5 24.
Qe3 Bf5 25. Nc3 Rd3 26. Qc5 Be6 27. Re5 Rf8 28. Qxa7 Bxh3 29. Rae1 Bxg2 30. Re7
Qh5 31. Kxg2 Qg4+ 32. Kf1 Rg3 {0-1 Zolnierowicz,K-Dokhoian,Y/Lublin 1993/EXP 37
}) 12... Nb6 13. Nbd2 (13. Bf4 a6 14. Bf1 Na5 15. Qd1 Nd5 16. Bg3 Qb6 17. Qxd4
Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc6 19. Nxc6 dxc6 20. Nd2 f5 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Be5 Bf5 23. Nb3
Rae8 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. Nc5 Bc8 27. b4 b6 28. Nb3 b5 29. Bf1 Be6
30. Nc5 Bd5 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. a4 bxa4 33. Bxa6 Ne4 34. Nxa4 Rb8 35. Rb1 Nd2 36.
Rb2 Nb3 37. Nc3 Rxb4 38. Nxd5 cxd5 39. Bc8 Rb6 40. Bg4 Rb7 41. Bc8 Rb6 42. Bg4
Rb7 43. Rb1 Nc5 44. Rd1 Ne4 45. Rxd5 Rb1+ 46. Kh2 Nxf2 47. Rd8+ Kg7 48. Rd7+
Kh6 49. Bf3 Rb3 50. h4 Rd3 51. Rf7 Rd4 52. Be2 Ng4+ 53. Kh3 Ne5 54. Re7 Nd3 55.
Bxd3 Rxd3+ 56. g3 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Mortensen,E/Moscow olm 1994/EXP 44})
13... d5 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Ne4 Qd5 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Be7 Be6 18. Qd1 Rfe8 19.
Nxd4 Qa4 20. Nxe6 Qxd1 21. Raxd1 Rxe7 22. Nxg7 Kxg7 23. Nd6 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rd8
25. Nxb7 Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Meier,V-Mednis,E/Wichern op 1997/EXT 97}) 10. Nxd4 exd4
11. Qxd4 $1 $16 {This move is better than} (11. e5 Ne8 (11... Nd5 12. Bc4 Nb6
13. Qxd4 (13. Bb3 d6 14. f4 dxe5 15. fxe5 Be6 16. Nd2 Bxb3 17. axb3 Qd5 18. Nf3
Rfe8 19. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 20. Nxd4 Bxe5 21. Nf3 Bd4+ 22. Kf1 Rxe1+ 23. Kxe1 Bf6 24.
Be3 Bxb2 25. Ra2 Bc3+ 26. Kf2 Nc8 27. Rc2 Bf6 28. Rd2 b5 29. Rd7 a5 30. Bg5 Kg7
(30... Kg7 31. Bxf6+ Kxf6 32. Nd4 a4 33. b4 a3 34. Nc2 a2 35. Na1 Ke6 36. Rc7
Nd6 37. Ke2 Ra4 38. Rc2 Rxb4 39. Rxa2 Ra4 40. Rxa4 bxa4 41. Kd3 Ke5 {0-1 Seils,
J-Kalinitschew,S/BL2-N 1995/BL2}) 31. Bxf6+ Kxf6 32. Nd4 a4 33. b4 a3 34. Nc2
a2 35. Na1 Ke6 36. Rc7 Nd6 37. Ke2 Ra4 38. Rc2 Rxb4 39. Rxa2 Ra4 40. Rxa4 bxa4
41. Kd3 Ke5 {0-1 Seils,J-Kalinitschew,S/BL2-N 1995/BL2}) 13... d6 14. Bb3 dxe5
15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Bg5 Re8 17. Nc3 h6 18. Be3 Bd7 19. a4 Be6 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21.
Nb5 Rc6 22. Red1 a6 23. Nd6 Rb8 24. a5 Nc8 25. Ne8 Ne7 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Rd7 {
1/2-1/2 Kyhle,B-Schneider,L/Rilton Cup 1987/TD 87\05}) 12. Qxd4 d6 13. Na3 (13.
Nc3 Bf5 14. Bf4 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Bxe5 Nd6 17. Bf1 Rfe8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19.
Rad1 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Be6 21. Rd1 Rd7 22. f3 h5 23. Kf2 h4 24. Rd4 Nf5 25. Rxd7
Bxd7 26. Bd3 Kf6 27. Be4 Nd6 28. Bd3 Ke5 29. Ne4 Nxe4+ 30. Bxe4 Bc8 31. Ke3 g5
32. Bd3 Be6 33. a3 Bd5 34. Bf1 f6 35. Bd3 b6 36. Be2 f5 37. Bf1 Bc6 {Houtsonen,
P-Binham,T/FIN-chT 9596 1996/EXT 97/0-1 (48)}) 13... Bf5 14. Bf4 dxe5 15. Qxd8
Rxd8 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Nc7 18. Re7 Nxb5 19. Nxb5 Rd2 20. Rxb7 Rxb2 21. Rc1
Rd8 22. Nd6 Rxb7 23. Nxb7 Rd4 24. Nc5 h5 25. Rc3 Rd1+ 26. Kh2 Rd2 27. Ra3 Rc2
28. Ra5 Rxf2 29. Rxa7 Rc2 30. Ra5 h4 31. a4 Kf8 32. Rb5 Ke7 33. a5 Kd6 34. Nb7+
Kc7 35. a6 Ra2 36. Ra5 Rxa5 37. Nxa5 Kb6 38. Nc4+ Kxa6 39. g3 {1/2-1/2 Kim,
V-Makarichev,S/URS-ch sf 1978/MCD-ch}) 11... a6 (11... Re8 12. e5 a6 13. Bg5 h6
14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nc3 Bg7 16. Bc4 d6 17. Qxd6 Qg5 18. Ne4 Qf4 19. e6 Qxd6 20.
exf7+ {1-0 Stelting,T-Danschczyk,C/BL2-N 1991/BL2}) 12. Ba4 Re8 13. e5 b5 14.
Bb3 d6 (14... Qe7 15. Bd2 Nh5 16. g4 Bxe5 17. Qd5 $18) 15. Rd1 Nh5 16. Qxd6 Bb7
17. e6 (17. Qd7 $5 Qxd7 (17... Qe7 $2 18. Bg5) 18. Rxd7 Rxe5 19. Bd2 $16) 17...
fxe6 18. Nc3 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Kf7 20. Bg5 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Re1 Bc8 23. Ne2
Ke7 24. Rb6 Nd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Nf4+ Kf7 27. Rxe8 Kxe8 28. Nxd5 Kf7 (28...
Ra7 29. Rb8 Kd7 30. Nb6+ Kc7 31. Nxc8 $18) 29. Rf6+ Kg7 30. Rc6 Bf5 31. Rc7+
Kh8 32. a3 $2 (32. f4 $1 Z0 33. Nf6 $140 $18) 32... Rd8 33. Ne3 Be4 34. Re7 Bd3
35. f4 (35. Kh2) 35... Rd4 36. g3 h5 37. Kf2 b4 38. Ng2 Bf5 39. Nh4 Bc2 40. Nf3
bxa3 41. bxa3 Ra4 42. Re3 Rc4 43. Re6 Ra4 44. Re3 Rc4 45. Ne5 Rc7 46. Re1 Rb7
47. Rc1 Rb2 48. Ke3 Ra2 49. Kd4 Kg7 50. g4 hxg4 51. hxg4 a5 52. g5 Kf8 53. Kc5
Bf5 54. Rc3 Rf2 55. Rc4 Bc2 56. a4 Bb1 57. Kb6 Ke7 58. Kxa5 Ke6 59. Rc6+ Kd5
60. Rf6 Ra2 61. Kb4 Bf5 62. Nxg6 Bd7 63. Ne7+ Ke4 64. g6 Rxa4+ 65. Kb3 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. e5 $5 {White
sacrifice pawn to damage black's pawn structure and to advantage in
development but black have sufficient contrchances} dxe5 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Re1
f6 9. b3 Nh6 10. Ba3 (10. Ne4 $2 f5 11. Nxc5 e4) (10. Na4 $2 e4 11. Rxe4 f5 12.
Re5 Nf7 13. Bb2 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qd5 15. c4 Qd6) 10... Qa5 $1 11. Na4 c4 12. d4
cxd3 13. cxd3 Bg4 14. d4 (14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qd5) 14... Qd5 (14... Rd8 $6 15.
h3 Bxf3 (15... Rxd4 16. Qxd4 exd4 17. Rxe7+ Kd8 18. hxg4 (18. Nxd4 $2 Qd5 $15)
18... Bf8 19. Nxd4 $16) 16. Qxf3 Qd5 (16... Rxd4 17. Qxc6+ Kf7 18. Bc5 Rd2 19.
b4 Qd8 20. Bxa7 $16) 17. Qe2 $1 (17. dxe5 Qxf3 18. gxf3 fxe5 $15) 17... Qxd4 (
17... Nf7 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. f4 Qd4+ 20. Qe3 Qxe3+ 21. Rxe3 Bh6 22. Re4 $18) 18.
Rad1 $16) (14... Nf5 $1 15. dxe5 Rd8 16. Qe2 (16. Qc1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qd5 $17) (
16. Qc2 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nd4 $17) 16... Nd4 (16... fxe5 17. Qe4 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qd5
$15) 17. Qe3 (17. Qe4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 f5 $17) 17... Nc2 (17... Bxf3 $2 18. exf6
Bxf6 19. Bxe7) 18. Qe4 Nxe1 $1 $17 19. Rxe1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 (20. Qxf3 $4 Qxe1#)
20... Qd5 $19) 15. Nc3 $8 (15. dxe5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 (16. gxf3 fxe5) 16... Qxf3
17. gxf3 fxe5 18. Rac1 Nf5 19. Rxc6 Nd4 20. Rc7 Nxf3+ 21. Kf1 O-O $17) 15...
Bxf3 $4 (15... Qa5 {Black can repeat position and than choose write move.} 16.
Na4 (16. h3 Qxa3 17. hxg4 Nxg4 $17) 16... Nf5 $17) 16. Qd3 $1 (16. Nxd5 $4 Bxd1
17. Nc7+ Kd7 18. Nxa8 Bg4 19. dxe5 Rxa8 20. h3 Be6) 16... Qe6 (16... Qa5 17.
Qxf3 Qxa3 18. Qxc6+ Kf7 19. Nb5 $1 {I blanded thi move when I played 15...B f3}
(19. Qd5+ $4 e6 20. Qb7+ Qe7 $19) 19... Rhc8 (19... Qb4 20. Qd5+ e6 21. Qb7+
Qe7 22. Nd6+ $18) 20. Qxc8 $16) (16... Bxg2 $5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. dxe5 fxe5) 17.
Qxf3 (17. dxe5 Qg4 $1 $17) 17... O-O 18. Rad1 $1 (18. d5 $2 cxd5 19. Nxd5 e4 $1
$15) 18... Nf5 $2 (18... Rad8 $1 19. dxe5 fxe5 $11) 19. dxe5 fxe5 20. Qe4 $14
Rad8 21. Bc5 Rd7 $1 22. h3 Rfd8 23. Rxd7 (23. Bxa7 $2 Rxd1 24. Nxd1 (24. Rxd1
Rxd1+ 25. Nxd1 Qd7 $19) 24... Ra8) 23... Qxd7 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Qa6 Qc7 $4 $138
(25... Ra8 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6,Re5,Re7]}) 26. Qxa7 Qxa7 27. Bxa7 e4 (27... Ra8
28. Bc5 e4 29. Na4 $16) 28. Nxe4 Ra8 29. Rd1 Rxa7 (29... Nd6 30. Nxd6 exd6 31.
Rxd6) 30. Rd8+ Bf8 31. Rxf8+ Kg7 32. Rc8 {Hecht: '[#] Realisierung des
Mehrbauern bei geschwächter schwarzer Bauernstellung. Taktik: Bauernhebel,
Springergabel, Doppeldrohung'} Nd4 $2 (32... Rxa2 33. Rxc6 Rb2 (33... Nd4 {
Hecht} 34. Rb6 (34. Rc3 $4 Ne2+) 34... Rb2 35. Nc5 $16 {Allerdings hat Weiß
Probleme, da sein König nur schwer zu aktivieren ist.}) 34. Rb6 $16) 33. Nc3
Ra5 34. Rd8 Nb5 {'?!' Hecht.} (34... e5 $5 {Hecht mit der Idee Tc5} 35. f4 Rc5
36. Ne4 (36. fxe5 Nxb3) 36... Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Rd1 $13 {[%cal Re5f4,Rd4f3]}) 35.
Na4 Kf6 36. Rd2 e5 37. Nb6 Nd4 {'?' Hecht.} (37... Kf5 $5 {[%csl Gf4] Hecht})
38. f4 {'+-!' Hecht.} Ke6 39. fxe5 Rb5 40. Nc4 Nf5 41. g4 Nh6 42. Rd6+ Ke7 43.
Rxc6 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zaitsev, Igor A"]
[Black "Lopushnoy, Denis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
O-O 9. Nc3 Nc7 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 d6 $10) 10. Bg5 (10. Ba4 d6 $11) (10. Bf4
Nxb5 11. Nxb5 a6 12. Nc3 d6 $10) (10. Ba4 $5) 10... Nxb5 (10... h6 $5 11. Bh4
g5 (11... d6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. Ne5 $14) 12. Bg3 Nxb5 13. Nxb5 a6
14. Nc3 d6 15. d5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Re1 f6 18. Qb3 Kh8 19. Rad1 b5 20. f3
Qc7 21. Rc1 f5 22. Ne4 Qb6+ 23. Nc5 Qd6 24. Bf2 Rd8 25. Rcd1 {Adams,M-Illescas
Cordoba,M/Madrid 1996/CBM 53/[Bologan]/0-1 (42)}) 11. Nxb5 Qb6 $146 (11... a6 {
is more interesting} 12. Nd6 h6 13. Bh4 g5 (13... Qb6 14. Nc4 Qb4 15. Rc1 $16)
14. Bxg5 hxg5 15. Nxg5 f6 (15... exd6 $2 16. Qh5 Re8 17. Qxf7+ Kh8 18. Qh5+ Kg8
19. f4 Nxd4 20. f5 $1 Rxe5 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. f6 $18) 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Nde4 $5 (
17. Qb3+ e6 18. d5 Nd4 $1 (18... Ne7 $2 19. dxe6 dxe6 20. Rad1 $16) 19. Qd3 Rf4
20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Qg6 Qe7 22. Nc4 Rh4 (22... exd5 $2 23. Nb6 $18) 23. d6 Qf6 24.
Nh7+ Rxh7 25. Qxh7 b5 26. Qe4 $6 (26. Nb6 Rb8 27. Nxc8 Rxc8 28. Qe4 Rc6 29.
Rac1 Rxd6 30. Rfd1 $13) 26... Rb8 27. Na5 Qf5 28. Qe3 b4 29. Rad1 Ne2+ (29...
Qxa5 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Qxd4 $44) 30. Qxe2 Qxa5 31. Qc2 Qb6 32. Qh7 Bb7 33. Rd3
Rc8 34. Qh4 Kg8 35. Qg4 Rf8 36. h4 Rf7 37. h5 Kf8 38. Qg6 Rf6 39. Qg5 Qb5 40.
Qxb5 axb5 41. Rc1 Rf4 42. Rc7 Bd5 43. Rc8+ Kf7 44. Rc7 Ke8 45. Rc8+ Kf7 46. Rc7
{1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Vyzmanavin,A/Groningen PCA 1993/CBM 39/[Horvath,Ta]}) 17...
Rh6 18. d5 Nd4 19. d6 e6 20. Qg4 b6 21. Rad1 Nf5 22. Ng3 Bb7 23. Nxf5 exf5 24.
Qc4+ Re6 25. Nxe6 dxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kf8 27. Qxf5+ Qf6 28. Qg4 Rd8 29. Rfe1 Bc8 30.
d7 Bb7 31. Re8+ Kf7 32. Qh5+ {1-0 Bielczyk,J-Muningis,P/Katowice op 1995/EXP 47
}) 12. a4 a6 13. Nc3 d6 (13... Qxb2 $2 14. Nd5 f6 15. Re1 $1 fxg5 16. Re2 $16)
14. a5 Qd8 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. d5 Ne5 (16... Nb4 17. Re1 $36) 17. Ne4 (17. Nxe5
Bxe5 $13) 17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qe5 19. Rfe1 f6 (19... Qxb2 20. Bxe7 $16) 20.
Bf4 Qxb2 21. Nc5 (21. d6 $2 e5 $17) 21... Bf5 22. g4 Bc2 $2 (22... Qb5 $1 23.
gxf5 (23. Rac1 Rfc8 24. gxf5 Rxc5) 23... Qxc5 24. Qb3 Kh8 25. fxg6 hxg6 26.
Qh3+ Kg8 27. Qb3 $11) 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. Be3 $2 (24. Ne6 $1 Rfe8 (24... Rc3 25.
Qe2 Re8 26. Nc7 $16) (24... Rf7 25. Qe2 Qc3 (25... Qb4 26. Red1 Rc4 (26... Qa4
27. Rd2 $18) 27. Rxc2 $16) 26. Bc7 Rxc7 27. Nxc7 Qxc7 28. Qxc2 $16) 25. Nc7
Red8 26. Qe2 Qb4 27. Bg3 Bb3 28. Nxa6 bxa6 29. Qe6+) 24... f5 25. Qe2 Be4 26.
Nxe4 Qxe2 27. Rxe2 Rxc1+ (27... fxe4 28. Rb1 Rc7 29. Bb6 $11) 28. Bxc1 fxe4 29.
Rxe4 Rd8 30. Rxe7 Rxd5 31. Be3 Rxa5 32. Rxb7 Ra4 33. h3 Be5 34. Kg2 Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belfort"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1997.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 $1 {
It's important moment. After 7...cd 8.cd d5 9.e5 Ne4 white will have point c3
for their knight. And 10.Nc3 lead to a small advantage for white.} 8. e5 (8.
exd5 Qxd5 $1 {Vedder-Yakovich/Leeuwarden op/1992/23/0-1/ (17)}) 8... Ne4 9.
Bxc6 (9. h3 Qb6 10. Ba4 (10. Bxc6 Qxc6 11. Bf4 b6 $15) 10... Bf5 (10... Be6 $5
{/\ f6}) 11. Na3 (11. Re2 $142 $10 {/\ Be3, Nbd2}) 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 f6 $1
13. Bb3 Rad8 (13... e6 14. Be3 $1 $13) 14. exf6 (14. g4 $2 Be6 15. Rxe4 dxe4
16. Bxe6+ Kh8 $17) 14... exf6 $15 {Rozentalis,E-Kramnik,V/BL9394 1994/CBM 43})
(9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. Bxc6 Qxc6 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ng5 Rd8 $15 {
Polgar,J-Kramnik,V/Monaco blind/1994/0-1/40/ ;EXP 40}) 9... bxc6 10. Nbd2 Nxd2
(10... cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 $13) 11. Nxd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 c5 13. dxc5 (13. Nb3 c4 (
13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 $13) 14. Nc5 Bf5 15. b3 Rc8 16. Bf4 Qa5 17. g4 Be6 18. Bg5
Rxc5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. bxc4 dxc4 21. Qe2 c3 22. Rac1 Rc8 23. Qe3 Qb4 24. h3 c2
25. Qxa7 Bf8 26. Re2 Bxg4 27. hxg4 Qxg4+ {Baumegger,S-Meszaros,A/Zalaegerszeg
1993/EXT 93/0-1 (58)}) 13... Qc7 14. Nf3 Qxc5 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. b3 Rfc8 17. Bb2
Qa5 18. Qe2 Rc7 19. a4 Qb6 20. Rad1 Rac8 21. Ba3 Be8 22. Qd2 Qb7 23. Bb4 Rb8
24. Bc3 Rbc8 25. Ba5 Rc5 26. Bb4 $11 R5c7 27. f4 $6 Bd7 28. Re3 (28. Bxe7 $2
Bg4) 28... Bg4 $1 29. Rf1 Bf5 $1 30. Ba5 Rc5 31. Bc3 (31. Bb4 $11) 31... Be4
32. Rg3 Qc7 33. Nb5 Qb7 34. h4 $6 a6 35. Nd4 Qc7 36. Bb2 Qb6 37. Qf2 e6 38. h5
R5c7 39. hxg6 fxg6 40. Kh2 Kf7 $6 (40... Bf8 $5 41. a5 $2 Qxa5 42. Nxe6 Rc2 43.
Qd4 Qa2 $19) 41. Qe3 Bf8 42. Rf2 Bc5 43. a5 Qb4 (43... Qxa5 $2 44. f5 Bxf5 45.
Qh6 Bxd4 46. Rxf5+ $18) 44. f5 Bxf5 45. Qh6 Bxd4 46. Rxf5+ exf5 47. Qxh7+ Ke8
48. Qxg6+ (48. Qg8+ Kd7 49. Qxd5+ Ke7 50. Rxg6 $2 (50. Bxd4 Rd8 $19) 50... Rh8+
51. Kg3 Qe1+ $19) 48... Kd7 49. Qf7+ $2 (49. Rh3 $1 Bc5 (49... Bxb2 50. Rh7+
Qe7 51. Qxf5+ (51. Qd6+ $11) 51... Kc6 52. Rxe7 Rh8+ 53. Kg3 Rxe7 54. Qc2+ $16)
(49... Rf8 $2 50. Bxd4 Qxd4 51. Qd6+ $18) (49... Re8 $2 50. Bxd4 Qxd4 51. Rh7+
$18) 50. Rh7+ Be7 51. Qxf5+ Ke8 (51... Kc6 52. Rh6+ Kb7 53. Rb6+ $14) 52. Qf7+
Kd7 53. Qxd5+ Ke8 $11) 49... Kc6 50. Rg6+ Kb7 51. Qxd5+ Kb8 52. Bxd4 Rh7+ 53.
Kg3 Qe1+ 54. Kf4 (54. Kf3 Qd1+ 55. Kf4 (55. Kg3 Rc3+ 56. Kf4 Rh4+ 57. Kxf5 Qd3+
58. Kf6 Rf4+ $19) 55... Qd2+) 54... Qd2+ 55. Kxf5 (55. Kg3 Rc3+ $19) 55... Rf8+
56. Ke6 (56. Rf6 Rxf6+ 57. Kxf6 (57. exf6 Rh5+ $19) 57... Qf4+ 58. Kg6 Rh6+ 59.
Kg7 Qg5+ 60. Kf8 Rh8+ $19) 56... Re8+ 57. Kf5 Qd3+ 58. Kg5 Qg3+ 59. Kf5 Rh5+
60. Kf6 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {HarZvi,R} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 $1
(6... d6 $2 7. e5) (6... Nf6 $6 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 {
[%cal Yd4h4,Yc1h6]}) 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 (8. h3 {HarZvi,R} d5 9. d3 f6 10. Be3 c4
$1 11. exd5 cxd3 12. Qxd3 cxd5 13. Bc5 Bf5 14. Qd1 Be4 15. Nbd2 Rc8 $13 {
Rublevsky,S-Hracek,Z/Polanica Zdroy 1996;CBM 55}) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. Nc3
(10. h3 {HarZvi,R} Nf7 (10... Rb8 11. Nc3 d6 12. Qc2 Nf7 13. b3 Bd7 14. Bb2 Qc8
15. Rad1 Kh8 16. Qd2 Rb7 17. Ne2 Rb5 18. Ng3 $14 {Becerra Rivero,J-Spangenberg,
H/Capablanca mem-A 1994;CBM 43}) 11. b3 d6 12. Bb2 f5 13. Qc2 fxe4 14. Qxe4 Bd7
15. Nc3 (15. Qxe7 Ne5) 15... Bf6 16. Qe3 Qa5 17. Rad1 $13 {Bologan,V-Yakovich,
Y/Novgorod op 1995}) 10... d6 11. h3 (11. Qa4 {HarZvi,R}) 11... Nf7 {What is
the results of the opening? Black have two bishops and flexible pawn structure.
White have advantage in the centre and in the space.} 12. Qc2 (12. b3 Qa5 (
12... f5 {HarZvi,R} 13. Bb2 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Bd7 15. Rc1 (15. Qd2 $142 a5 16. Re2
$14 {[%cal Ga1e1]}) 15... Qa5 16. Bc3 Qd5 $13 {Arkhipov,S-Yakovich,Y/Russia 
(ch) 1994;61/173}) (12... Bd7) 13. Bb2 Qh5 14. d5 c5 15. Ne2 g5 16. Ng3 Qg6 17.
Nh2 e5 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Ng4 Rad8 20. Ne3 Nh6 21. Ngf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 Qf7 23.
Qc2 Rfe8 24. Rad1 Kh8 25. Rd2 Ng8 26. Red1 Qc7 27. Qc4 Ne7 28. b4 Qc8 29. bxc5
Nxf5 30. Nxf5 Qxf5 31. Rxd6 Rc8 32. c6 Rf8 33. Rd7 Qa5 34. Bd4 Rc7 35. Bc3 Qb6
36. Rxc7 Qxc7 37. Rd7 Qb6 38. c7 Rc8 39. Qf7 {1-0 Ulibin,M-Troyke,C/Berliner
Sommer 1995/EXP 47}) (12. b3 $14 {Rrhipov-Jakovic/Russia 1994}) (12. Be3 {
HarZvi,R} Bd7 (12... Rb8 13. Qa4 Rxb2 14. Qxc6 f5 15. Qa4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Qb6 17.
Ned2 Rb4 18. Qa3 Bf5 $13 {Nevednichy,V-Goldin,A/Jugoslavija 1993;58/(194)}) 13.
Qd2 Qc7 14. Rac1 Qb7 15. b3 Rad8 $1 16. Qc2 f5 17. e5 c5 $1 {Spasov,V-Svidler,
P/Erevan (ol)1996;CBM 55}) 12... Bd7 13. Bd2 {HarZvi: this is quite difficult
position,black enjoyes the two bishop advantage but his bishops are not good
at all,so this is not critical here,what maybe more important is white's
advantage in space here,which may give a slight advantage here,although it is
not clear where and what he should do with it} (13. Be3 Qa5 14. Nd2 f5 15. Rad1
fxe4 16. Qxe4 Rae8 17. Qd3 Nh6 18. Nb3 Qc7 (18... Qb4 $142 $5 $13 {HarZvi,R})
19. Qc4+ Kh8 20. Nd5 Qb7 21. Nf4 Nf5 22. Bd2 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 e5 24. Nxg6+ hxg6
25. Nf3 Rxf3 26. gxf3 Rf8 27. Qh4+ Kg8 28. Bh6 Bxh6 29. Qxh6 Rf6 30. Qh4 Re6
31. f4 Qb4 32. Qd8+ Be8 33. fxe5 d5 34. b3 Qe7 35. Qxe7 Rxe7 36. e6 Kg7 37. Re3
Kf6 38. Rde1 g5 39. Rf3+ Kg7 40. Re5 Kg6 41. Rff5 {1-0 Yudasin,L-Morovic
Fernandez,I/Leon 1993/CBM 36}) 13... Rc8 14. Rad1 Qb6 (14... c5 $5 {HarZvi:
this a chance that as far as I understand white should not allow black to play
this move,that's why he playes 13.Be3 and not 13.Bd2} 15. Be3 (15. dxc5 Rxc5
16. Be3 Rc7) 15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Ne5) 15. Bc1 Qb7 16. Ne2 Rfe8 (16... c5 $5 {
HarZvi,R}) 17. Qd3 Rcd8 {HarZvi: I can not understand why black avoids playing
"c5" but I much less understand the why he played next here} 18. Nc3 g5 $2 {
[%csl Rf5] What for? Black has two main ideas: f6-f5 in the moment when White
can't reply e4-e5 and e7-e7 and then f6-f5. Move g6-g5 prevents to bots plans.
HarZvi: why to play this move,is black going to mate white or simply playing
very bad?!why to weaken the "f5" square so much the "h5" square} 19. Nd2 e5 $2
{[%csl Rf5,Rg7] The decisive mistake in connection with 18...g5. HarZvi: and
now even more,there is nothing more to defend the "f5" square,and just look on
black's pair of bishops espcially the "g7"one!} 20. d5 c5 21. Nf1 $18 {[%csl
Rg7][%cal Yf1g3,Yg3f5] /+-} Nh8 22. Ng3 Ng6 23. Nf5 Bxf5 {HarZvi: after this
you can say black is lost,the bishop on "g7" with all his terrible pieces,and
pawn structure makes the result just a matter of time,it is just incredible
how many mistakes black has played in such short time,white will organize his
pieces and then break in the Queen's side} (23... Bf8 $142 {HarZvi,R} 24. g3 {
[%cal Gg1g2,Ge1h1,Yh3h4]}) 24. exf5 Ne7 25. g4 Nc8 {[%csl Ge4,Rg7][%cal Yc3e4,
Ye4d6,Ye4f6,Ge1e4,Ge4a4]} 26. Re4 Nb6 27. b4 Nd7 (27... cxb4 {HarZvi,R} 28.
Rxb4 {[%cal Gc1e3]}) 28. Ba3 Rc8 (28... cxb4 {HarZvi,R} 29. Bxb4 Bf8 30. Rb1)
29. Rb1 c4 30. Qd2 {[%csl Rc4]} (30. Rxc4 $4 {HarZvi,R} Qa6 31. Rxc8 Qxd3 32.
Rxe8+ Bf8 33. Rc1 Qxh3 $19) 30... Qa6 31. Bc1 Nb6 32. a4 Bf8 (32... Nxa4 {
HarZvi,R} 33. Ra1 Nxc3 34. Rxa6 Nxe4 35. Qe3 {[%csl Re4]}) 33. Qd1 {HarZvi:
now the play is very simple white will organize his pieces and then advance
his "a" and "b" pawns creating one pass pawn from there the win will not be
too complicated} Be7 34. Be3 Bd8 35. a5 Nd7 36. Qa4 Re7 37. Qb5 Nb8 (37... Qxb5
{HarZvi,R} 38. Nxb5 {[%csl Ra7,Rd6]}) 38. Ra1 Kg7 39. Qa4 Qb7 40. b5 {HarZvi:
the rest is no big deal} Qc7 41. b6 axb6 42. axb6 Qb7 43. Qb5 (43. Rxc4 $2 {
HarZvi,R} Rxc4 44. Qxc4 Bxb6 45. Rb1 Qc7 46. Qxc7 Bxc7 47. Nb5 Na6 48. Nxd6
Bxd6 49. Rb6 $18) 43... Qd7 44. Qb4 (44. Ra7 {HarZvi,R} Qxb5 45. Nxb5 $18)
44... Nc6 45. dxc6 Qxc6 46. Rd1 Rd7 47. Qa5 Rb7 48. Rb1 Rd7 49. Qd5 Qxd5 50.
Nxd5 c3 51. Ra4 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Totsky, Leonid"]
[Black "Lopushnoy, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {HarZvi,R} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qa4 O-O (6...
Qb6 $5 {preventing d2-d4} 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 Rd8 9. Na3 d6 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Bxc6
bxc6 12. e5 Nd5 13. d4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 dxe5 15. Nf3 f6 16. Na5 Bd7 17. Nb3 Qb6
18. Qa3 Bf8 19. Be3 Nxe3 20. Rxe3 Bf5 21. Qa4 {Totsky,L-Yakovich,Y/RUS-Cup4
1997/CBM 58/0-1 (43)}) 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 $146 {HarZvi: a novelty but not a
good one I believe,the main move is 8...Nxe4 which should be OK for black} (
8... Nxe4 $6 9. d5 Nc5 10. Qa3 $1 $36 {1-0 Totsky,L-Grebenkin/RUS-Cup5 1997/
EXP 57 (22)} (10. Qc2 {HarZvi,R} Qb6 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Qe2 d6 13. a3 Nba6 14. Be3
Bg4 15. Rac1 Qd8 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nc7 {when I do not know where's white's
compensation? Odeev,H-Svidler,P/Moscow (ol) 1994;EXP 44}) (10. Qa3 Qb6 11. Nc3
Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bh6 Rd8 14. Rfe1 Bd6 15. b4 Na6 16. Re4 Re8 17. Qb2 $44 {
/+/- Totsky,L-Grebenkin/Rus-Cup5 1997;EXP 57})) (8... a6 9. Re1 (9. d5 {
HarZvi,R} Nb8 10. Nc3 d6 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Be2 Nc5 14. Qc2 f5 15. h3
Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 $132 {Pugachev,A-Goldin,A/ST.Petersburg 1994}) 9... Rb8 (9...
Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. Qd1 Bb7 12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Nf1 d6 14. Ng3 Nd7 15. h4 {1/2-1/2
Pagachov,A-Wells,P/Zalakaros 1996}) 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nc3 Qc7 12. e5 Nd5 13.
Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bg5 Qd8 15. Qa3 Re8 16. Rac1 Bb7 17. Bd2 Bc6 18. h4 Qb6 {1/2-1/2
Odeev,H-Pacheco Asmat,J/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2 (45)}) 9. e5 (9. Bxc6 {
HarZvi,R} dxe4 $1 (9... bxc6 10. e5 {[%csl Rc6]})) 9... Nd7 (9... Ne4 {HarZvi,R
} 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qxc6) 10. Bxc6 Nb6 11. Qa5 (11. Qc2 {HarZvi,R} Bf5 12. Qc3
Rc8) 11... bxc6 12. b3 Bg4 13. Nbd2 Nd7 14. Qc3 (14. Qxd8 {HarZvi,R} Rfxd8 15.
Ba3) 14... Rc8 15. Ba3 $14 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6] HarZvi: the opening stage has ended,
we can say quite for sure that white is better here thanks to black's weakness,
the "c6" pawn,the "a7"pawn and of course white's more active pieces} c5 {
black tries to free himself as quick as possible,but this leads him into a
difficult endgame for him,he should have played something such as 15...f6
whenthe position is not so clear} (15... f6 16. e6 $1 $16) 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 (16...
f6 17. exf6 exf6 18. b4 $16) 17. dxc5 {/+/-} d4 (17... f6 {HarZvi,R} 18. Rfe1)
18. Qc4 (18. Qxd4 $4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxe5 $19) 18... Be6 (18... Qc7 19. Qxd4 Bxf3
20. Nxf3 Rfd8 21. Qf4 $16) 19. Qxd4 (19. Qb4 {HarZvi,R}) 19... Qxd4 20. Nxd4
Bxe5 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Rac1 (22. Rad1 {HarZvi,R} Rxc5 23. Nc4) 22... Bf4 23.
Rc2 (23. Rfd1 {HarZvi,R} Rfd8 24. Rc2 Bxd2 (24... Rd5 25. Kf1 Rcd8 26. Ke2) 25.
Rdxd2 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rxc5 27. Kf1) 23... Bxd2 24. Rxd2 Rxc5 {HarZvi: everything
was quite forced after17...d4 by black,it is clear black has a difficult
endgame to defend,white has some serious advantages,2 against 1 on the Queen's
side,while black extra pawn on the king's side is e7 or e6 what ever you want!}
25. Re1 $1 (25. Rd7 Ra5 (25... Ra5 {HarZvi,R} 26. a4 Kf7)) 25... Rfc8 26. f3
Kf7 27. Kf2 R8c6 $6 {Black begin to play without plan. The best defence plan
for Black is a capture space on kingside, and creation weaknesses in white
pawn structure.} (27... Kf6 28. Z0 e5 29. Z0 g5 30. Z0 h5 31. Z0 Kf5 32. Z0 g4)
28. Re4 {the rook is best places on the fourth rank} Rd6 29. Ke2 Ra5 $2 (29...
e5 30. Z0 Kf6 31. Z0 g5 32. Z0 h5 33. Z0 {[%cal Yf6f5]} Kf5 34. Z0 g4) (29...
e5 $5 {[%cal Gf7f6] HarZvi,R}) 30. Rc2 {[%cal Yc2c8] White captures important
<->c} Rda6 $2 {In all cases White will move pawns "a'' and ''b''} 31. a4 Rb6
32. Rc3 e5 33. Rec4 {HarZvi: black in his last moves has done nothing to
disturb white with his plan,bringing his King to the Queen's side and then
advancing his pawns with the help of his king,after I believe black is lost}
Ke6 (33... Rd5 $5 {HarZvi,R} 34. Ke3 {[%cal Ge3e4,Gb3b4]}) 34. Kd3 Rd6+ 35. Kc2
Rad5 36. Kb2 Rd2+ 37. Rc2 R2d4 38. b4 {HarZvi: white is simply going to
advance his pawns on the Queen's with the help of his king,while his rooks on
the "c" file defend his king and not less important cut black's king} Rd7 39.
b5 Kf5 40. Kb3 e6 41. Kb4 g5 {Too late.} 42. Ka5 {HarZvi: the king is going
too far,and now black will get his chances with his "e" pawn} (42. a5 $5 {
HarZvi,R}) 42... g4 (42... Kf4 $5 {HarZvi,R}) 43. fxg4+ Kxg4 44. Rc6 (44. Ka6 {
HarZvi,R} Rxc4 45. Rxc4+ Rd4 $1) 44... Kf5 45. Rf2+ Rf4 46. Rxf4+ exf4 {
[#] Hecht:  Freibauernrennen} 47. Ka6 e5 48. a5 e4 (48... Ke4 {HarZvi,R} 49. b6
axb6 50. axb6 Ke3 51. b7) 49. Rc5+ Kg4 50. Re5 e3 51. b6 axb6 52. axb6 h5 {
HarZvi: the only move,which should give black a draw,the idea is very simple
try and move white's "g" pawn from where is stand and create 2 pass pawns} (
52... f3 {HarZvi,R} 53. Re4+) (52... Rd2 {HarZvi,R} 53. b7 Ra2+ 54. Kb6 Rb2+
55. Rb5 Rxb5+ 56. Kxb5 e2 57. b8=Q e1=Q 58. Qg8+ Kf5 59. Qxh7+ $16) 53. Re8 (
53. b7 {HarZvi,R} Rd8 54. Ka7 h4 55. b8=Q Rxb8 56. Kxb8 h3 57. gxh3+ Kxh3 58.
Re4 Kxh2 (58... Kg4 59. h4 Kxh4 60. Rxf4+ Kg3 $11) 59. Rxf4 Kg3 $11) 53... h4 (
53... Rd1 {HarZvi,R} 54. b7 Ra1+ 55. Kb6 Rb1+ 56. Kc6 h4 {HarZvi: and I can
not see a win for white}) 54. Rg8+ Kf5 55. h3 Rd2 56. b7 Ra2+ 57. Kb6 Rb2+ 58.
Kc7 Ke4 {HarZvi: unbelieveable,black throwes away the game in one move! after
58...e2 a draw canbe agreed,now the game is over} (58... e2 {HarZvi,R} 59. Re8
Rc2+ 60. Kd6 Rb2 $11) 59. b8=Q Rxb8 60. Rxb8 e2 (60... e2 {HarZvi,R} 61. Re8+
Kd3 62. Kd6 Kd2 63. Re4 e1=Q 64. Rxe1 Kxe1 65. Ke5 Kf2 (65... f3 66. gxf3 Kf2
67. Kf4 Kg2 68. Kg4) 66. Kxf4 Kxg2 67. Kg4 {HarZvi: and thanks to his "h3"
pawn white wins!!} (67. Kg4 {Hecht} Kf2 68. Kxh4 Kf3 69. Kg5 $18)) 1-0

