[Event "Match Alekhine-Euwe +3-2=4"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1926.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1926.12.22"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Played in Amsterdam.} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be3 d6 6. f3
e5 7. d5 c6 8. Qd2 cxd5 9. cxd5 Ne8 10. O-O-O f5 11. Kb1 Nd7 12. Nh3 a6 13.
exf5 gxf5 14. g4 fxg4 15. Ng5 Ndf6 16. Bd3 Qe7 17. f4 e4 18. Ngxe4 Nxe4 19.
Nxe4 Bf5 20. Ng3 Bxd3+ 21. Qxd3 Qf6 22. Rd2 Qf7 23. h3 gxh3 24. Rxh3 Qg6 25. f5
Qg4 26. Rdh2 Rc8 27. f6 Rxf6 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Rh1 Qg6+ 30. Qxg6 Rxg6 31. Nf5
Be5 32. Rf3 Nf6 33. Rh8+ Rg8 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "Alekhine Memorial-01"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1956.11.02"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E88"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1956.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Qd2 e5 8. d5 cxd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. O-O-O (10. g4 Nbd7 11. h4 h5 $1 $15 {Tal,M-Gligoric,S/Portoroz/
1958/}) 10... Nh5 (10... Nbd7 11. Kb1 b5 12. g4 Nc5 13. Rc1 Ne8 14. h4 f5 15.
gxf5 gxf5 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. b4 Nd7 18. Bd3 $10) 11. Kb1 f5 12. exf5 (12. Bd3 $5
b5 $5 (12... Nf4 13. Bc2)) 12... gxf5 13. Bh6 $6 (13. Bd3 $5) 13... Nd7 14.
Nge2 Nc5 15. Bxg7 Nxg7 16. Nc1 Bd7 17. Nd3 Rc8 $15 18. Be2 Be8 $1 19. g4 $6 (
19. f4 $2 Ne4 $1) (19. Rc1 $5) 19... Bg6 20. Ka1 fxg4 21. fxg4 Qh4 22. Nxc5
Rxc5 23. Rhf1 Rcc8 (23... Qxh2 $5 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Rf1+ Kg8 26. Qg5 Rxc3 27.
Qd8+ Ne8 28. Qe7) 24. Bd3 Rxf1 25. Rxf1 Qh3 (25... Qxg4 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Qf2
Nf5 28. Rg1 Qh5 29. a3 {/\ Ne4/}) 26. Be2 (26. Bxg6 $4 Qxf1+) 26... Ne8 (26...
Qxh2 27. Qg5 $44) 27. Qg5 $4 (27. Rf2 $5) 27... Rxc3 $1 (27... Rxc3 $1 28. Qe7
(28. a3 Rxa3+ $19) 28... Qxf1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Christmas Congress 1970/71-46 Premier"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E88"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1970.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 (7... Nh5)
8. Bd3 $1 cxd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 (9... a6 $6 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. O-O Nh5 12. Qb1 b5
13. b4 Nb6 14. a4 $14) (9... Nh5 $6 10. Nge2 f5 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. exf5 gxf5 13.
O-O Ndf6 14. Rac1 Kh8 15. Kh1 Qe7 16. Bg5 Bd7 17. Qc2 $14) (9... Ne8 10. Qd2 (
10. Nge2 $6 Bh6 $1 $10 {Furman-Suetin, USSR-chsf}) 10... f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12.
Nge2 Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Bc2 a5) 10. Nge2 Nc5 11. Bc2 a5 12. O-O Bd7 13. a3 Nh5
14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Na6 16. Rb1 Nf4 17. Qd2 Rc8 18. b5 Nxe2+ 19. Nxe2 Nc5 20.
b6 Ra8 21. Nc1 f5 22. Nd3 Na4 23. Rfc1 fxe4 24. fxe4 Rc8 25. Bd1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1
Bb5 27. Bxa4 Bxa4 28. Rc7 Rf7 29. Qc1 Bf8 30. Nf2 Bb5 31. Rc8 Qh4 32. Rc7 Ba6
33. Rxf7 Kxf7 34. Qc8 Qe7 35. g3 Qe8 36. Qc7+ Kg8 37. Ng4 Qf7 38. Qxf7+ Kxf7
39. Nf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Milan"]
[Site "Milan"]
[Date "1975.08.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1975.08.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 $1
cxd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. Nge2 Nh5 11. O-O f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Qd2 (13. f4 Kh8 14.
Rc1 a6 15. Bb1 exf4 16. Nxf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. Kh1 Bd7 19. b3 $14 {
Polugaevsky,L-Geller,E/Portoroz/1973/}) (13. Rc1 $1 Nc5 14. Bb1 a5 15. f4 {
Knaak,R-Uhmann,W/Berlin/1982/}) 13... Ndf6 (13... Nc5 14. Bc2 a5 15. f4 e4 (
15... exf4 16. Nxf4 Be5 {Portisch,L-Donner,J/Wijk/1975/1-0/26/}) 16. a3 $1 (16.
Nd4 Nf6 17. h3 Bd7 18. Rab1 {Kavalek,L-Timman,J/Tilburg/1980/} Qe8 19. Rfd1 Kh8
20. b4) 16... Bd7 17. b4 $14) 14. Kh1 Kh8 (14... Bd7 $5 15. Bg5 (15. f4 $5)
15... Qe8) (14... f4 $6 {><e4}) 15. Bg5 $1 $16 Bd7 16. Qc2 {><f5} Qc8 (16... f4
17. Bxh7) (16... Rc8 17. Bxf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Nxd5 $2 19. Bxd8 Rxf5 20. Nxd5 Rxd8
21. g4 $18) 17. Rac1 {/\Qb1,Nb5} e4 $5 (17... f4 18. Qb3 {/\Bb5}) 18. fxe4 fxe4
19. Bxe4 (19. Nxe4 $2 Qxc2 20. Bxc2 Nxd5 21. Nxd6 Bxb2 $10) 19... Nxe4 20. Qxe4
Be5 $16 {><h5} 21. Qh4 Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Qe8 23. Nf4 Ng7 24. Rf3 (24. h3 Nf5)
24... Bf5 25. h3 b5 26. Bf6 b4 27. Nce2 Qf7 28. Nh5 $1 Bxf6 29. Nxf6 Qe7 30.
Nd4 Bg6 31. Nc6 Qb7 (31... Qe2 32. Qxb4) 32. Nxh7 $1 (32. Qxb4 Qxb4 33. Nxb4
Rb8 34. a3 a5 35. Nc6 Rxb2 36. Nxa5 Nf5 $14) 32... Nf5 (32... Bxh7 33. Nd8 $1
Rxd8 34. Qxd8+ Bg8 35. Qh4+ Bh7 36. Rf8#) 33. Rxf5 $1 Bxf5 34. Ne7 $1 (34. Ne7
Bxh7 (34... Bb1 35. Qf6+ Kxh7 36. Qf7+ Kh6 (36... Kh8 37. Ng6+ Bxg6 38. Qxb7
$18) 37. Ng8+ Rxg8 38. Qxb7 $18) (34... Bc8 35. Qf6+ Kxh7 36. Qf7+ Kh8 37. Ng6#
) (34... Qd7 35. Nf6+ $18) 35. Qf6#) 1-0

[Event "Linares 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Bd3 e5 8. d5 b5
9. cxb5 cxd5 10. exd5 e4 11. Nxe4 Nxd5 12. Bg5 Qb6 $6 {Dieser Zug wurde 1988
von Kasparov selbst, wie auch von Timman getadelt. Ließ das sonst so tadellose
Gedächtnis den Weltmeister im Stich?} (12... Qa5+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Bxd2 Bxb2
15. Rb1 Bg7 16. Ne2 Nd7 (16... Be6 {Von Kasparov empfohlen.} 17. Ng5 Nd7 18.
Nxe6 fxe6 19. O-O (19. Bc4 Ne5 20. Bxd5 Nd3+ 21. Kf1 exd5 $13 {Kasparov}) 19...
Ne5 20. Be4 Nc4 $13 {Muir-Vogt/Bern-Open/1990}) 17. Nxd6 Nc5 $13 {
Timman-Kasparov/Reykjavik/1988/CBM10/i46/0-1; Die Stellung wurde von Timman
als vorteilhaft eingeschätzt, während Kasparov an Gleichgewicht glaubte.}) 13.
Qd2 Nd7 14. Bc4 {Gulko folgt damit dem Vorschlag von Kasparov selbst.} N5f6 15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Ne2 $16 Re8 18. O-O-O d5 19. Bd3 a6 20. bxa6 d4
21. Kb1 Re3 22. Bc4 Bxa6 23. Bxa6 Rxa6 24. Nxd4 Re8 25. Ne2 Rb8 26. Nc3 Qb4 27.
Rhe1 Rd6 28. Qc2 Rdb6 29. Re2 Qf4 30. h3 Rc6 31. Qd2 Qf5+ 32. Ka1 Rb7 33. Qh6
Rc8 34. Red2 Qa5 35. Qe3 Kg7 36. g4 Re8 37. Qd4 Rd7 38. Qf2 Rc7 39. Rd3 Ra8 40.
Qd2 h6 41. Rd6 Rc4 42. Rd4 Rac8 43. Kb1 Qe5 44. f4 Qe6 45. Qe2 Rxd4 46. Rxd4
Qb6 47. Qd2 Qa6 48. Qd3 Qc6 49. a3 Qg2 50. Rd6 Rb8 51. Qe2 Qh1+ 52. Ka2 Re8 53.
Qd3 Re1 54. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Biel SKA"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 cxd5
9. cxd5 Ne8 10. Qd2 (10. Nge2 $6 Bh6 $1 11. Bxh6 Qh4+ $10) 10... f5 11. exf5
gxf5 12. Nge2 Nd7 13. O-O $14 Kh8 14. Kh1 a6 15. Rac1 b5 16. Bg5 Bf6 (16...
Ndf6 17. Ng3 {קf5}) 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7+ Nxg7 19. f4 $1 {>< Pf5, Bc8} Nb6 20.
Ng3 e4 21. Be2 Qf6 22. Nd1 Bd7 23. Ne3 Rfc8 24. b3 h6 25. Rfd1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1
Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Bd1 Bb7 29. Kg1 Kh7 30. Nh5 $5 Nxh5 31. Bxh5 Qh4 32. Bf7
Qxf4 33. Qd4 (33. Be6 Bxd5 $1) 33... Nc8 34. Be6 Ne7 35. g3 (35. Qa7 $5) 35...
Qg5 (35... Qf3 36. Qa7 {/\ 37.Nf1+-} Kg6 37. Nf1 e3 $1 38. Nxe3 Nxd5 (38...
Bxd5 39. Nxd5 Qd1+ (39... Nxd5 40. Qf7+ $18) 40. Kg2 Qe2+ 41. Qf2 Qxe6 42. Nf4+
$18) 39. Bxf5+ Kf6 40. Qd4+ Kf7 41. Ng4 $40) 36. Kg2 Bc8 37. h4 Qh5 $6 (37...
Qg6 $5 38. Qa7 Bxe6 39. Qxe7+ Bf7 $44 {>< Pf5, d6}) (37... Qg7 38. Qxg7+ Kxg7
39. Bxc8 Nxc8 40. Nxf5+ Kg6 41. g4 $16) 38. Qf6 Bxe6 (38... Qf3+ 39. Kh2 Qxe3
40. Qxe7+ Kh8 (40... Kg6 41. Qf7#) 41. Qf8+ Kh7 42. Qg8#) 39. dxe6 $18 Qf3+ 40.
Kh2 Nd5 (40... Qxe3 41. Qxe7+ Kh8 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. Qf7+ Kh8 44. Qxf5 $18) 41.
Qf7+ Kh8 42. Qf8+ Kh7 43. e7 $1 {/\ 44.Qf7+ Kh8 45.e8-Q#} Qf2+ 44. Ng2 Nxe7 45.
Qxe7+ Kg8 46. Qxd6 Qxa2 47. Qg6+ Kf8 48. Qxf5+ Ke7 49. Qxe4+ Kd6 50. b4 Qb2 51.
Qg6+ Kc7 52. Qxh6 Qxb4 53. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 cxd5
9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Nge2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rc1 Nc5 14. Bc4 $6 {
Der B muß auf b1 stehen, denn Weiß plant f3-f4 /\ >< Pf5.} (14. Bb1 $1) 14...
a6 15. b4 Nd7 16. a4 Qh4 $5 {N} (16... Qe8 17. Kh1 Ndf6 18. b5 Qg6 19. Bd3 e4
20. Bc2 Bd7 21. bxa6 bxa6 22. Rb1 $16 Rae8 23. Qd2 Kh8 24. Rb6 Rg8 25. Rg1 Qf7
26. Rxa6 $6 (26. Bd4) 26... f4 $1 27. Bd4 Ng3+ 28. Nxg3 fxg3 29. Qf4 gxh2 $2 (
29... Qh5 $13) 30. Rf1 exf3 31. Qxf3 $18 Ref8 32. Rxd6 Bg4 33. Rxf6 Bxf3 34.
Rxf7 Bxg2+ $6 35. Kxh2 {1-0/Timman-Kasparow/Trophee Immopar Paris/1991}) 17. f4
Kh8 18. Qd2 Rg8 19. g3 Bh6 $15 20. Rf2 Qh3 21. Rg2 Nhf6 22. Kh1 Ng4 23. Ng1 Qh5
24. Be2 Ndf6 $1 (24... Qg6 25. Bxg4 fxg4 26. f5 $2 (26. Nge2 $13) 26... Bxe3
27. fxg6 Bxd2 28. Rxd2 Rxg6 29. Ne4 Nb6 $17) 25. Bb6 Bd7 26. h3 Rae8 27. Rf1
Rg7 28. b5 axb5 29. axb5 Rge7 30. Qb2 exf4 31. gxf4 Qh4 $17 32. Nd1 Bg7 33. Bd4
Ne4 34. Rf3 Rg8 35. Bf1 Bxd4 (35... h6 {/\ Kh7}) 36. Qxd4+ Reg7 37. Nc3 Qf6 $5
(37... Ngf6 $17 38. Rxg7 Rxg7 39. Nxe4 (39. Nge2) 39... fxe4 40. Ra3 Qxf4 41.
Ra8+ Be8 $19) 38. Nge2 Qxd4 (38... Nef2+ $2 39. Rfxf2 Nxf2+ 40. Qxf2) 39. Nxd4
Ngf6 40. Rxg7 Rxg7 41. b6 $1 {>< Pb7} Nxc3 42. Rxc3 Nxd5 43. Rb3 Nxf4 44. Kh2 (
44. Bb5 $5) 44... Rg6 (44... Ne6 $5 45. Nxf5 (45. Nxe6 Bxe6 46. Rc3 Re7 $19)
45... Nc5 $17 (45... Rf7 46. Nxd6 Rxf1 47. Nxb7 $13) 46. Nxg7 Nxb3 47. Nh5 Bc6
48. Bg2 Bxg2 49. Kxg2 Na5 50. Nf6 Nc4 $17) 45. Bb5 $1 Bxb5 46. Rxb5 Rg2+ 47.
Kh1 Rd2 48. Nxf5 Kg8 49. Rb4 Nxh3 $6 (49... Nd5 50. Rg4+ Kf8 51. Nxd6 Nf6 52.
Nc4 $8 Nxg4 53. Nxd2 Ne5 54. Kg2 Ke7 55. Kg3 Kd6 56. Kf4 Nd7 57. Kg5 $10) (
49... Ne6 $5 50. Rc4 Kf7 51. Rc7+ Kf6 (51... Nxc7 $2 52. bxc7 Rc2 53. Nxd6+ Ke6
54. c8=Q+ Rxc8 55. Nxc8 b5 $2 56. Na7 b4 57. Nc6 b3 58. Nd4+ $18) 52. Nxd6 Rxd6
53. Rxb7 Ng7 54. Rb8 Kg6 55. b7 Rb6 56. Kg2 Kh6 57. Kh2 (57. Kf3 Ne6 58. Re8
Ng5+ $19) 57... Nh5 58. Kg2 Nf6 59. Rf8 Nd7 $19) 50. Rc4 Nf2+ 51. Kg1 Nh3+ 52.
Kh1 Kf7 53. Rc7+ Ke6 54. Ne3 Ng5 55. Rxb7 h5 56. Rg7 Nf3 57. Rg2 Kd7 58. Rxd2
Nxd2 59. Kg2 Kc6 60. Nf5 Ne4 61. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 cxd5
9. cxd5 Ne8 10. Qd2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Nge2 Nd7 13. O-O Kh8 (13... a6 {
/\ b5, Nb6}) 14. Kh1 (14. Rac1 Nc5 15. Bc2 a5 16. a3 a4 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nxa4
b6 {/\ Nd6, Ba6~/=}) (14. Bc2 a5 15. b3 $13) 14... Nc7 $6 {N} (14... a6 {
- 52/620}) (14... Nc5 15. Bc2 (15. Bc4 $5) 15... a5 16. f4 $5 (16. b3 {/\ Rb1,
a3, b4+/=}) 16... e4 17. Bd4 {/\ Nd1-e3+/=}) 15. f4 $1 (15. Bg5 Qe8 (15... Bf6
16. Bh6 $14) 16. g4 e4 $1 17. fxe4 fxg4 18. Ng3 Ne5 $13) 15... Nb6 (15... e4
16. Bc4 {/\ Bd4+/=}) 16. fxe5 Bxe5 (16... dxe5 17. Bc5 Rf7 18. d6 $16) 17. Nf4
{/\ Rf3, Raf1 ><f5} Ne8 18. Rf3 (18. Ne6 $5 Bxe6 19. dxe6 Qh4 20. Bf4 Ng7 21.
Rae1 Qf6 22. g4 Qxe6 23. gxf5 Nxf5 24. Bxe5+ dxe5 25. Qg5 $16 {|^}) 18... Nf6
$8 19. Raf1 (19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 Ng4 21. Bg1 Qh4 $13) 19... Qe8 20. h3 (20.
Ne6 $5) 20... Bd7 21. Qf2 (21. Ne6 $5 Bxe6 22. dxe6 Nh5 23. g4 $1 Ng3+ 24. Rxg3
Bxg3 25. gxf5 $16) 21... Rg8 $5 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Qe5 24. Qf2 Rae8 (24...
Nbxd5 25. Nfxd5 Nxd5 26. Re1 $18) (24... Ne4 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Re3 Bf5 27. g4
$16) 25. Qh4 Qe7 {/\ Nfd5} 26. Qh6 Rg7 $8 27. R3f2 Qf7 $2 (27... Ng8 28. Qh5
Nf6 29. Qf3 $14) 28. Ne6 $1 Rg6 (28... Bxe6 29. dxe6 Rxe6 30. Rxf5 Rg6 31. Qh4
$18) 29. Qh4 Nfxd5 30. Rxf5 $1 $18 Qxe6 $8 31. Rf7 h6 (31... Rh6 32. Rxh7+) 32.
Bxg6 Qxg6 33. Nxd5 Nxd5 34. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE m3"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Vaisser,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Wolff Belov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 {Since 1993 Kamsky plays
the Kingsindian defence.} 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 {Shurely prepared for the
match. Against O.Renet(zonal, Bruxelles, 1993 Van der Sterren played 7.Nge2} (
7. Nge2 c6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Nb6 12. Qb5 Bh6 13.
Bf2 Bd7 14. Qb3 Na4 $5 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Be6 17. Bd3 Qc7 {draw.}) 7... c6
8. Bd3 cxd5 (8... b5 $6 9. cxb5 cxd5 10. exd5 e4 $1 11. Nxe4 Nxd5 12. Bg5 Qb6
13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Bc4 $14 {Gulko-Kasparov, Linares, 1990}) 9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Nge2
f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. O-O a6 $6 (12... Nd7 $142 13. Rc1 (13. Kh1 {Wolff} a6 $6 (
13... Nc5 $142) 14. Bxf5 Rxf5 15. g4 Rf7 16. gxh5 Qh4 17. Ng3 Nf6 18. Nce4 Nxe4
19. Nxe4 Bh3 20. Rf2 Qxh5 21. Nxd6 Rf6 22. Ne4 Rg6 23. Qe2 Rd8 24. Rd1 $16 {
Brunner,L-Gallagher,J Bern op 1993}) (13. Bxf5 $2 Rxf5 14. g4 Rg5) 13... a6 (
13... Nc5 {Belov} 14. Bc4 (14. Bb1 a5 15. f4 Qe8 16. fxe5 Bxe5 17. Qd2 Bd7 18.
Nf4 Rc8 19. Rce1 b5 $14 {Knaak,R-Uhlmann,W/Berlin/1992/}) 14... a6 15. b4 Nd7
16. a4 Qh4 $1 17. f4 Kh8 18. Qd2 Rg8 19. g3 $1 Bh6 $13 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/
Reggio Emilia/1991/0,5 (63) Inf 53/599/}) 14. Kh1 Qe8 (14... Ndf6 {Belov} 15.
Bg5 $14 {Popov,N-Krogius,N/USSR/1976/ Inf 21/558/}) 15. b4 (15. Bxf5 $6 Rxf5
16. g4 Rf8 17. gxh5 Qxh5 $132) 15... Kh8 16. Bb1 Ndf6 17. Na4 $16 {Stefansson,
H-Renet,O/ISD-FRA/1993/1:0 (33) Inf 57/580/}) 13. Kh1 (13. Qb1 $5 Kh8 (13... b5
$5 {Belov} 14. a3 $14 {Kuzmin}) 14. Kh1 Qe8 15. a4 Qf7 16. a5 Nd7 17. g4 $1 $16
{Kuzmin,A-Tipsay,P, Doha, 1992.}) 13... Kh8 14. Rc1 Nd7 $6 (14... Qe8 $5) 15.
Bxf5 $1 (15. Qd2 {Belov} b5 16. Bxf5 $5 Rxf5 17. g4 Ndf6 18. gxf5 Bxf5 19. Bg5
$16 {Timman,J-Thipsay,P/Thessaloniki(ol)/1984/}) 15... Rxf5 16. g4 Rf8 (16...
Ndf6 {Belov} 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. Qd2 $16) 17. gxh5 Qh4 $1 (17... Nf6 $4 {Belov}
18. h6 $18) 18. Ne4 $1 (18. Ng3 $6 Nf6 $132) 18... Nf6 19. Nxd6 (19. N2g3 $5 {
Belov}) 19... Bh3 20. Rg1 (20. Rf2 $2 {Belov} Ng4 21. fxg4 Rxf2 22. Bxf2 Qxf2
23. Qg1 Qf3+ $19) 20... Rad8 21. Rc7 $2 (21. Rc4 $1 e4 $2 (21... Qxh5 $1 22.
Ng3 Qg6 23. Ngf5 Bxf5 24. Rxg6 Bxg6 25. Bc5 $1 Bh5 26. Nxb7 Rxd5 27. Qb3 $16) (
21... Ng4 22. fxg4 (22. Rcxg4 $2 Bxg4 23. Rxg4 Qf6 $17 24. h6 $5 {Fritz} Qxf3+
(24... Bxh6 25. Bxh6 Qxh6 26. Ne4 $18) 25. Rg2 Bf6 $1 26. Bc5 Be7 27. Nxb7 Rxd5
28. Qg1 Bxc5 29. Nxc5 Rg8 $17) 22... Rxd6 23. Bc5 $18) 22. Nxe4 Nxd5 (22...
Rxd5 23. Nxf6 $1 Qxc4 24. Nxd5 Rd8 25. Nb6 $18) (22... Nxe4 {Wolff} 23. Rxe4
Qxh5 24. Nf4 $18) 23. Bg5 (23. Bd4 $18) 23... Ne3 24. Qb3 Qxh5 25. Qxe3 Rxf3
26. Nf4 $18) (21. Nxb7 {Belov} Rxd5 22. Qe1 Qxh5 23. Qg3 Rg8 $13) 21... Bg4 $3
{? Wolff; ! Belov} (21... Rxd6 $2 22. Rgxg7 Rxd5 $2 23. Qxd5 $1 Qe1+ (23...
Nxd5 $2 24. Rxh7+ Kg8 25. Rcg7#) 24. Ng1 Qxe3 25. Qd6 $18) (21... Rd7 {Belov}
22. Rxd7 Bxd7 23. Nxb7 $16) (21... Ng4 $1 $13 {Wolff}) 22. Nc3 $1 (22. fxg4
Nxg4 $1 23. Rg2 $1 (23. Rxg4 $2 Qxg4 24. Nf7+ (24. Bc5 {Belov} Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Bh6
$19) 24... Rxf7 25. Rxf7 Qe4+ 26. Kg1 Qxe3+ 27. Rf2 e4 $17) 23... Nxe3 (23...
Rxd6 24. Bc5) 24. Rgxg7 Rf1+ (24... Nxd1 $4 25. Rxh7+ Kg8 26. Rcg7#) 25. Qxf1
Nxf1 26. Rxh7+ Kg8 27. Rcg7+ Kf8 28. Rf7+ $10 (28. h6 $4 Qxh2#) 28... Kg8 29.
Rhg7+ Kh8 30. Rxf1 Rxd6 31. Rxb7 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 Rd8 $10) 22... Bxh5 (22... Rxd6
$2 23. fxg4 $16) 23. Rgxg7 $6 {? Wolff} (23. Rc4 $1 e4 $1 24. Ncxe4 (24. Rxg7
$2 Rxd6 25. Bc5 $2 (25. Rg3 Qxg3 $1 26. hxg3 Bxf3+ 27. Qxf3 exf3 28. Bc5 Nd7 $1
$17) 25... Kxg7 $19 26. Bxd6 Bxf3+ 27. Qxf3 Qe1+ $19) 24... Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Qxe4
$1 (25... Bxf3+ $2 26. Qxf3 Rxf3 27. Rxh4 Rxd6 28. Rhg4 $1 $16) 26. Nxe4 Bxf3+
27. Qxf3 Rxf3 28. Ng5 $1 Re8 $1 29. Nxf3 Rxe3 30. Ng5 Rd3 31. d6 $1 h6 32. Nf7+
Kh7 33. Re1 Bxb2 34. Re7 Kg6 35. Rxb7 Bf6 $14) (23. Nxb7 {Belov} e4 $1 (23...
Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Bxf3+ 26. Qxf3 $16) 24. Nxd8 Bxf3+ 25. Qxf3 exf3
26. Rcxg7 Rxd8 27. Bg5 Qd4 $13) (23. Rcxg7 $1 {Wolff} Rxd6 24. Bc5 $18 e4 $140
25. Bxd6 Bxf3+ 26. Qxf3 exf3 27. Bxf8 f2 (27... h5 28. R7g6 $18) 28. Rg8+ Nxg8
29. Bg7#) 23... Rxd6 (23... e4 $6 {Belov} 24. Ncxe4 Nxe4 25. Rxh7+ $18) 24. Bc5
(24. Bg5 $2 Qh3 25. Bxf6 Bxf3+ 26. Rg2+ Rdxf6 $19) (24. Qf1 {Belov} Rd7 $5 25.
Rgxd7 (25. Bg5 Bxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Qe1+ 27. Kg2 Rxg7) 25... Nxd7 26. f4 Rg8 {
/\Bf3-+/}) 24... e4 $1 25. Rg3 (25. Bxd6 $2 Bxf3+ 26. Qxf3 (26. Kg1 {Belov}
Bxd1 27. Bxf8 Bf3 $19) 26... exf3 27. Bxf8 Qe1+ 28. Rg1 f2 29. Bg7+ Kg8 30.
Rc8+ Kf7 31. Rf8+ Ke7 32. d6+ Kd7 33. Rf7+ Kc6 34. Rc7+ Kxd6 $19) 25... Qf4 $3
(25... Rdd8 $2 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Qd2 $1 Bxf3+ 28. Kg1 $16) 26. Bxd6 (26. Nxe4
$2 Nxe4 27. Qd4+ Rdf6 28. Qxe4 Qxc7 (28... Bxf3+ $2 29. Qxf3 Qc1+ 30. Rg1 $18)
29. Bxf8 Qxg3 $1 $19) (26. Ne2 $2 {Belov} Bxf3+ 27. Kg1 Rxd5 $1 28. Qxd5 Bxe2
$19) (26. Qe1 $1 {Belov} Bxf3+ (26... exf3 27. Qe7) 27. Kg1 $16) 26... Qxd6 27.
Rxb7 Qxg3 $1 28. hxg3 Bxf3+ 29. Kg1 (29. Qxf3 $2 {Belov} exf3 30. Kg1 Ng4 $17)
29... Bxd1 30. Nxd1 Nxd5 31. Rb3 $1 $10 (31. Rd7 $4 e3 $1 32. Rxd5 (32. Nc3
Nxc3 33. bxc3 e2 $19) 32... e2 $19) 31... Rc8 32. Nc3 Nxc3 33. Rxc3 Rd8 (33...
Rxc3 34. bxc3 Kg7 35. Kf2 Kf6 36. Ke3 Ke5 37. c4 h5 $1 38. a3 Kf5 39. c5 (39.
Kd4 Kg4 40. c5 Kf3) 39... Ke5 40. c6 Kd6 41. Kxe4 Kxc6 42. Kf5 Kb5 43. Kg5 Ka4
44. Kxh5 Kxa3 45. g4 a5 46. g5 a4 47. g6 Kb2 48. g7 a3 49. g8=Q a2 $10) 34. Re3
Rd2 35. Rxe4 Rxb2 36. Ra4 Rb6 37. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 cxd5
9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Nge2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rc1 Nc5 14. Bb1 (14. Bc4
$5 {is the alternative.}) 14... a5 15. f4 e4 $5 {At first sight this move
gives up the tension in the centre and the d4 square will be weak forever. On
the other hand White's B on b1 is rather passive, and if Black can play b7-b6
and Ba6 the d3 square will be a vulnerable weakness for White. It is not easy
to prepare the standard breakthrough g2-g4 as well.} 16. Kh1 (16. g4 {is too
straightforward:} fxg4 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nxe4 Bf5 19. Ng5 Bxb1 20. Ne6 (20.
Rxb1 Nxf4 $1) 20... Qh4 21. Rxb1 g3 $13 {Kohlweyer-Cvitan, Geneve op 1994}) (
16. Qd2 Kh8 17. Bd4 b6 $1 18. Bxg7+ Nxg7 19. Nd1 Ba6 $1 {This is the main
threat of Black here.} 20. Ne3 Rc8 21. Rfe1 Bd3 22. Bxd3 Nxd3 $17 {
Kohlweyer-Cvitan, St.Ingbert op 1995}) (16. Bd4 {allows the plan b6, Ba6 again.
} Nf6 17. Qd2 b6 $1 18. Nd1 Ba6 $1 19. Ne3 Qd7 20. Rfd1 Rac8 21. Ng3 Ne8 22.
Rc3 Bd3 23. Bxg7 {1/2 Alterman-Kotronias, Karditsa 1996}) (16. Nd4 Nf6 17. h3 {
deserves attention against the b6, Ba6 plan.}) 16... Bd7 (16... b6 17. Nd4 Nf6
18. h3 Ba6 19. Ndb5 $14) (16... Nf6 17. h3 b6 18. Nb5 Ba6 19. a4 $14) 17. Nd4
Nf6 18. Ndb5 (18. h3 $5) 18... Qe7 19. h3 Rac8 20. a3 Kh8 21. g3 (21. b4 axb4
22. axb4 Na6 23. Qb3 Ng4 24. hxg4 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 fxg4 $40) 21... Rg8 22. Rg1 {
Now the battle focuses arond the key square g4.} Bh6 23. Rc2 Rg6 24. Rcg2 Rcg8
25. Nd4 (25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. d6 Qd8 27. Ba2 R8g7 28. Nc7 Ne8) 25... Bf8 26. Nc2 (
26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Na6 (27... Nd3 28. Bxd3 exd3 29. Qxd3 Ne4 30. Nde2) 28.
Nc2 Qg7) 26... Qg7 $1 27. Bd4 Qh6 $1 {This manoeuvre is also against the
breakthrough g3-g4.} 28. Ne3 Bg7 29. Rh2 Nh5 30. Ne2 Rf8 31. g4 Nxf4 32. Nxf4
Qxf4 33. Rf1 Qg5 (33... Qg3 34. gxf5) 34. h4 (34. gxf5 Bxf5 35. Rg2 Qh4 $1)
34... Qe7 35. gxf5 Bxd4 36. Qxd4+ Qf6 37. Qxf6+ (37. fxg6 Qxd4 38. Rxf8+ Kg7
39. gxh7 Kxh7 $1 (39... Kxf8 40. Rg2 $1)) 37... Rgxf6 38. Rhf2 a4 $11 39. Rf4
Bb5 40. Rd1 h5 41. Rd4 Bd3 42. Bxd3 exd3 43. Kg2 Kg7 44. Rf3 R6f7 45. Nc4 Kf6
46. Nxd6 Ke5 47. Nb5 Rg8+ 48. Kh3 Rxf5 49. Re3+ Kf6 50. Nd6 Rf1 51. Ne8+ Kf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2003.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2003.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 b5 {
This idea of grabbing the |^ by a temporary P sacrifice has some strategical
drawbacks. White is not forced to take the P, and if he develops quietly, it
becomes clear that Black has weakened his <<, which is White's territory.} (
8... cxd5 9. cxd5 a6 {/\ Nbd7 is the main line here.}) 9. a3 (9. Nge2 {-
Shishkov-Varavin, St.Petersburg 1999 CBM 74}) 9... bxc4 (9... cxd5 10. cxd5 a6
(10... Nh5 $6 {throws away the P without any counterplay.} 11. Bxb5 a6 12. Bc4
Nf4 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. g3 Nh5 15. Nge2 Nb6 16. Bd3 f5 17. O-O f4 18. gxf4 Nxf4 19.
Nxf4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Bd4+ 21. Kg2 Qh4 22. Bxd6 Bh3+ 23. Kh1 Bxf1 24. Bxf1 $16 {
Sakaev-Nisipeanu, Stockerau 1991}) 11. Nge2 Ne8 (11... Nh5 12. O-O f5 13. exf5
gxf5 14. Kh1 Nd7 15. Bxf5 $1 {This is the typical solution, White controls the
vital >< e4.} Rxf5 16. g4 Rf7 17. gxh5 Qh4 18. Ne4 $14 {Haba-Gnichtel,
Pardubice 2003}) 12. O-O Nd7 13. Kh1 Kh8 14. b4 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. a4 {
and White comes first on the <<.} bxa4 17. Rxa4 Rb8 18. Qc2 $14 {
Ivanchuk-Piket, Tilburg 1989 49/(718)}) (9... Ba6 $5 10. cxb5 (10. Qe2 {
Savchenko} bxc4 11. Bxc4 cxd5 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 $13) 10... cxd5 {This is the point.
} 11. bxa6 (11. exd5 Bb7 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Bc4 Nb6 $44 {Czerwonski-Gdanski,
Warsaw 1995}) 11... d4 12. Bd2 (12. Bf2 dxc3 13. bxc3 Qa5 14. Ne2 Nxa6 $10) (
12. Bg5 $5 dxc3 13. b4 d5 $1 14. exd5 Qb6 $1 15. Ne2 e4 16. fxe4 Ng4 17. Rf1
Ne3 $5 18. Bxe3 Qxe3 19. Rf3 Qh6 $44) 12... dxc3 13. Bxc3 Nc6 14. Nh3 Qb6 (
14... d5 15. O-O Qb6+ 16. Rf2) 15. Nf2 d5 16. Rb1 {(1/2-1/2
Savchenko-Nikolaidis, Bucharest 1996 66/(510))} Rfd8 {Savchenko} 17. Qe2 dxe4
18. fxe4 Nd4 $44) 10. Bxc4 c5 {Black has to close the position, otherwise he
loses >< d5.} (10... Nfd7 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. Ba2 Ba6 13. O-O c5 {- 10...c5}) 11.
b4 {Now White has his standard play on the << by b4.} (11. Nge2 {Now White has
his standard play on the << by b4.} Nfd7 (11... a5 {against the quick b4.} 12.
O-O Nfd7 13. Na4 Ba6 14. Qd3 {White is happy to exchange the light-squared B.}
f5 15. Nec3 f4 16. Bf2 g5 17. Rfb1 g4 {This is a desperate attempt to attack
on the >>. Black's pieces are far from the white K.} 18. Bxa6 Nxa6 19. fxg4 $16
{Urban-Van de Mortel, Cappelle la Grande 1993}) 12. O-O ({or} 12. Qd2 Nb6 13.
Bd3 Ba6 14. b4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 N8d7 16. O-O Qe7 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19.
a4 $14 {with a defended o^ and a bad B, Wilde-Schmittdiel, St Ingbert op 1995.}
) 12... Nb6 13. Ba2 (13. Bd3 $5) 13... Ba6 14. b4 N8d7 (14... cxb4 15. axb4
N8d7 16. b5 Bc8 17. Na4 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 $14 {Knaak-Kochiev, Dresden
1985}) 15. Re1 Qe7 16. Na4 {Now Black cannot hold >< c5 by piece anymore.} Rfc8
17. bxc5 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 dxc5 19. d6 Qf6 20. Rc1 Rc6 21. Rd2 $14 {with a strong
^^, Ibragimov-Nenashev, Novgorod 1995.}) 11... Nbd7 12. Nge2 Ne8 (12... Nh5 13.
O-O (13. Qd2 Nf4 (13... Nb6 14. Bb5) (13... f5) 14. O-O Nb6 15. Bb3 Nxe2+ 16.
Qxe2 cxb4 17. axb4 Bd7 18. Rfc1 Qb8 19. Bc2 {/\ Bd3-b5 exchanging the
light-squared B.} Bf6 20. Bd3 Bd8 21. Bb5 $16 {Kohlweyer-Vogt, Germany 1991})
13... Nf4 (13... f5) 14. Kh1 (14. Rb1 {looks more energetic}) 14... Rb8 (14...
Kh8 15. Rc1 cxb4 16. axb4 Nb6 17. Bb5 Nxe2 18. Qxe2 f5 19. Bc6 Rb8 20. exf5
Bxf5 21. g4 {conquering >< e4.} Bd7 22. Ne4 $16 {Razuvaev-Seifert, Oberwart
1991}) 15. Rb1 Nb6 16. Bb5 cxb4 17. Rxb4 {The << is opened for White's ->.} f5
18. Nxf4 exf4 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Bf5 22. Bc6 $14 {
Razuvaev-Uhlmann, Dortmund 1991}) 13. O-O f5 14. exf5 (14. Bb5 $14 {looks also
possible, Black's -> on the >> looks a bit late.}) 14... gxf5 15. Bb5 Kh8 16.
Rb1 (16. f4) 16... cxb4 17. Bc6 $6 {White wins material, but gives Black ample
counterplay.} (17. axb4 {looks good and simple.}) 17... bxc3 18. Bxa8 f4 19.
Bf2 e4 $1 20. Bd4 (20. fxe4 f3 21. gxf3 Ne5 22. f4 Nf3+ 23. Kh1 Bg4 $44) (20.
Bd4 exf3 21. Rxf3 Ne5 22. Rxc3 (22. Bxe5 dxe5 $44) 22... Bf5 $44) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Muhammad, Stephen A"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2334"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 cxd5
9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Nge2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. O-O a6 (12... Nd7 {/\ Nc5 looks more
precise.}) 13. Rc1 (13. Kh1 {seems to be the best preparatory move.} Kh8 (13...
Nd7 {This is what White is waiting for!} 14. g4 $1 (14. Bxf5 {is the other
typical blow in order to gain control over the vital e4 square.} Rxf5 15. g4
Rf7 16. gxh5 Qh4 17. Ng3 Nf6 18. Nce4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bh3 20. Rg1 (20. Rf2 Qxh5
21. Nxd6 Rf6 22. Ne4 Rg6 23. Qe2 $14 {Brunner-Gallagher, Bern op 1993}) 20...
Qxh5 21. Rg3 $16) 14... e4 (14... fxg4 15. fxg4 Nf4 16. Bf5 $16) 15. gxh5 exd3
16. Nf4 Ne5 17. h6 Bf6 18. Nh5 Nc4 $6 19. Qxd3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bd7 21. Rg1+ Kh8
22. Rg7 $16 {Matamoros-Yepez, Ibarra 1988}) 14. Rc1 Qe8 $5 {Vaisser} (14... Nd7
{- 13.Rc1})) 13... Nd7 14. b4 $6 {fighting against Nc5, but Black gains
precious time.} (14. Bb1 Ndf6 15. Na4 e4 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Qd2 Rxc1
19. Rxc1 Qe7 20. fxe4 Ng4 21. h3 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 f4 $44 {Levitt-Bibby, BCF-ch
1992}) (14. f4 Kh8 15. Bb1 exf4 16. Nxf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. Kh1 Ng6 $5 {
Geller} (18... Bd7 19. b3 Qb6 (19... Rc8 $2 20. Ne2 $1 $14 {Polugaevsky-Geller,
Portoroz 1973 16/650}) 20. Qd2 Rae8 $11)) (14. Kh1 $1 {preparing for the
typical blow Bxf5 or g4.} Kh8 (14... b5 $6 {is strongly met by the standard}
15. Bxf5 $1 Rxf5 16. g4 {taking control over the vital e4 square.} Rf8 17. gxh5
Qh4 18. Ne4 Nf6 (18... Qxh5 {Ftacnik} 19. Nxd6 Nf6 (19... Rxf3 $2 20. Ng3 Rxf1+
21. Qxf1 Qg6 22. Nxc8 $18) 20. Ng3 Qh3 21. Rc7 Rd8 22. Bc5 Bf8 23. Nge4 $16 {
with a domination of the white pieces.}) 19. Bg5 (19. Nxd6 $5 {looks also
promisimg, for example:} Bh3 20. Rg1 Rad8 21. h6 Rxd6 22. Rc7 Rxd5 $140 {
leads to a nice mate after} 23. Qxd5+ $1 Nxd5 24. Rgxg7+ Kh8 25. Rxh7+ Kg8 26.
Rcg7#) 19... Qxh5 (19... Qh3 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nxd6 $16) 20. N2g3 Qg6 (20...
Qh3 21. Nxd6 Rd8 22. Nde4 $16) 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nxd6 {White's knights are
extremely effective.} Bh3 (22... Bg5 23. Rxc8 Raxc8 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 25. d6 $18) (
22... Bg7 23. Nge4 $18) 23. Rg1 Bg7 24. Nge4 {1-0 Portisch-Sznapik, Budapest
zt 1993 CBM 34}) (14... Qe8 15. Bxf5 {is the aggressive approach.} (15. b4 {
is not so important here.} Kh8 16. Bb1 Ndf6 (16... b5 {is met by the well
prepared blow} 17. g4 $1 fxg4 18. fxg4 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Nhf6 20. g5 Ng4 21. Bg1
$16) 17. Na4 $1 {/\ Nb6 exchanging the vital light-squared B.} f4 18. Nb6 Rb8
19. Bg1 Bd7 (19... e4 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. fxe4 $16)
20. a4 {Black has no real -> on the >>.} Rf7 21. Rc4 $16 {Stefansson-Renet,
Iceland-France 1993 57/580}) (15. Bb1 $14) 15... Rxf5 16. g4 Rf8 17. gxh5 Qxh5
18. Ne4 {>< d6 is the target again.} Nf6 19. Nxd6 Bh3 20. Ng3 Qg6 21. Rg1 Rad8
22. Nge4 $18 {Servat-G.Hernandez, Matanzas 1995}) (14... Nc5 15. Bb1 a5 {
is a loss of an important tempo.} 16. f4 $14 {Haba-Michalek, CZE-chT 1996}) (
14... Ndf6 15. Bg5 $1 $14 Qe8 16. Qc2 {White inserts more pressure on >< f5.} (
16. Na4 {is not so logical.} Nd7 {defending >< b6.} 17. Qd2 b5 18. Nac3 Ndf6
19. Bb1 Kh8 20. Nd1 Bd7 21. Nf2 Rc8 22. Rxc8 {1/2-1/2 Alterman-Milov, Haifa
1995}) 16... Qg6 {Popov} (16... Kh8 17. Bxf5 {The >< f5 is the key square.}
Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Nxd5 19. Qd3 Nhf4 20. Nxf4 Nxc3 21. bxc3 $1 exf4 22. Qxd6 $16 {
Popov-Krogius, SU 1976 21/558})) 15. Bxf5 $1 (15. Qd2 b5 $2 {is again met by
the devastating} 16. Bxf5 $3 Rxf5 17. g4 $16 {Timman-Thipsay, Thessaloniki 1984
}) 15... Rxf5 16. g4 Rf8 (16... Ndf6 {is not correct.} 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. Qd2
$18) 17. gxh5 Qh4 18. Ne4 Nf6 (18... Qxh5 {Kuijf} 19. N2g3 Qg6 20. Rg1 $1 $16)
19. Nxd6 $1 Bh3 20. Rg1 Rad8 21. Rc7 $1 $16 {Van der Sterren-Kamsky, Wijk aan
Zee m/5 1994 59/638}) 14... Qh4 (14... Ndf6 $5) 15. a3 (15. Qe1 $6 Qxb4 {
Black can bravely take the P.} (15... Qe7 16. g4 (16. f4 $5) 16... e4 $1 17.
fxe4 fxg4 18. Rxf8+ Bxf8 19. Ng3 Ne5 $132 {Chabanon-Apicella, Montpellier 1991}
) 16. Rb1 Qa5) 15... e4 $1 16. Bf2 (16. fxe4 {accepting the P sacrifice was
the critical moment.} f4 $1 17. Nxf4 {White has to take up the gauntlet.} (17.
Bf2 Qg5 18. Qd2 Ne5 19. Kh1 Qh6 $44 {Hoelzl-Opl, Austria 1994}) 17... Nxf4 18.
g3 Nh3+ 19. Kg2 Rxf1 20. Qxf1 Qh5 21. Be2 Qg6 22. Kxh3 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Ne5+ 24.
Kg2 Qxe4+ 25. Kg1 Qxd5 {Black has won back the P, but left behind in
development.} 26. Rc7 $14) 16... Qg5 17. h4 $2 {This ruins his own kingside.} (
17. fxe4 f4 {- 16.fxe4}) 17... Qh6 18. fxe4 f4 $1 {This is the point!} 19. Na4
$2 {White ignores the big threats on the >>.} (19. Qd2 Ne5 20. Bd4 Qg6 $17)
19... f3 $19 {Now Black has an irresistable ->.} 20. Ng3 (20. gxf3 Ne5 $19)
20... fxg2 21. Kxg2 (21. Qxh5 gxf1=Q+ 22. Rxf1 Ne5 $19) 21... Nf4+ 22. Kg1 Ne5
{Black's phantastic knights decide the battle.} 23. Be2 Qxh4 24. Nb6 Nh3+ 25.
Kg2 Nxf2 26. Rxf2 Bh3+ 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Chartres"]
[Date "2005.08.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Knaak} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8.
Bd3 cxd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Nge2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rc1 Nc5 14. Bb1
(14. Bc4 $143 {This is the wrong /^.} a6 15. b4 (15. Bxc5 {gives up the
valuable B for material gains.} dxc5 16. d6+ Kh8 17. Qd5 Ra7 18. Qxc5 {White
has won a P, but the black pieces suddenly become very active!} (18. f4 {Knaak}
) 18... b6 19. Qa3 (19. Qd5 Rd7 20. Rcd1 b5 21. Bb3 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Rfd8 $17)
19... Bh6 $1 $17 {Knaak} (19... Rf6 {The proud o^ will soon fall.} 20. Rcd1 b5
21. Qc5 Rd7 22. Bb3 Rfxd6 $15 {Mecking-Egger, Sao Paulo zt 1993 CBM 36})) 15...
Nd7 16. a4 Qh4 $1 (16... Qe8 17. Kh1 Ndf6 18. b5 Qg6 {Black ignores White's
threats on the << and concentrates all of his forces on the other flank.} 19.
Bd3 e4 20. Bc2 Bd7 21. bxa6 bxa6 22. Rb1 Rab8 $142 $5 (22... Rae8 {Black still
neglects White's << threats.} 23. Qd2 Kh8 24. Rb6 Rg8 25. Rg1 $14 {
Timman-Kasparov, Paris 1991 53/(599)})) 17. f4 $1 (17. Qb3 {Kasparov} Kh8 18.
Bf2 Qg5 $36) 17... Kh8 $1 18. Qd2 (18. Bf2 $2 Qg4 19. h3 Qg6 $17) 18... Rg8 19.
g3 Bh6 20. Rf2 {(Karpov-Kasparov, Reggio Emilia 1991 53/599)} Ndf6 $1 {Kasparov
} 21. Rg2 Qh3 (21... Qg4 22. Bd3 $13) 22. Kh1 (22. fxe5 Bxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Ng4 24.
Qb6 f4 $1 $17) 22... Bd7 {The attacking black pieces look really frightening!}
23. Ng1 Qg4 24. Be2 Qg6 25. fxe5 f4 $1 $17) (14. Bc2 $5 {controlling b3 and a4
White can prepare b2-b4 quickly.} a5 15. a3 Bd7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Na6 18.
Rb1 b5 19. Bd3 Rb8 20. Qb3 Rb7 21. Ra1 $14 {Gastgofer-Pugachev, Podolsk chT
1993}) 14... a5 {otherwise b4 will come.} 15. f4 (15. a3 Bd7 16. b4 axb4 17.
axb4 Na6 {is not so effective as in case of 14.Bc2, because White cannot play
Rb1!} 18. Na4 Nxb4 19. Nb6 Ra3 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Qd2 Kh8 $13 {D.Gurevich-Milov,
Minneapolis 2005}) 15... e4 $1 {At first sight this move gives up the tension
in the centre and the d4 square will be weak forever. On the other hand
White's B on b1 is rather passive, and if Black can play b7-b6 and Ba6 the d3
square will be a vulnerable weakness for White. It is not easy to prepare the
standard breakthrough g2-g4 as well.} (15... Qe8 $6 16. fxe5 (16. Qd2) 16...
Bxe5 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Rf3 $1 {/\ Rcf1 maximizing the pressure against >< f4 and
f5.} (18. Nf4 {is only the "light" version.} Rc8 19. Rce1 b5 20. Nce2 Ne4 21.
Bxe4 fxe4 22. Nd4 $14 {Knaak-Uhlmann, Berlin 1982}) 18... b5 (18... Ne4 $6 {
Alterman} 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (20... Qxf8 21. Bxe4 $16) 21. Bh6+ Kg8
22. Qg5+ Kh8 (22... Qg6 23. Qxg6+ hxg6 24. Bxe4 $16) (22... Ng7 23. Nf4 $16)
23. Rf1 $1 $16) (18... Qg6 {Alterman} 19. Rcf1 Kh8 20. Nd4 Ng7 21. Nce2 (21.
Rh3 $1) 21... Qf7 22. Nf4 Bxf4 $140 23. Bxf4 Qxd5 24. Nxf5 Qxd2 25. Bxd2 $16) (
18... Kh8 {Alterman} 19. Rcf1 Ng7 20. Nd4 $1 Qf7 21. g4 f4 $140 $2 22. Bxf4
Bxg4 23. Bxe5 Bxf3 24. Qh6 $18) 19. Rcf1 b4 {(Alterman-Milov, Struga 1995 63/
520)} 20. Ne4 $1 {Alterman} Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Qg6 (21... f4 22. Bxf4 $1 Bg4 23.
Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Qh6 $18) (21... fxe4 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Bh6 $1 $18
) (21... Bxh2+ 22. Kxh2 Qxe4 23. Nf4 Nf6 (23... Nxf4 24. Bxf4 Rf6 25. Re1 Qc4
26. Re7 $18) 24. Bd4 Rae8 25. Kg1 Qe7 26. Ne6 Bxe6 (26... Ne4 27. Qh6) 27. dxe6
Qxe6 28. Qg5+ $18) 22. Bb1 Rae8 23. Nd4 {Black's position looks like the
Emmenthal cheese...} Ng7 (23... Bxd4 24. Bxd4 $16) 24. Nc6 $16) (15... Qe7 $6 {
runs into} 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. d6 Qe6 18. Nb5 exf4 19. Rf3 $16) (15... b6 $6 {
is also met by a central blow:} 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. d6 $1 Kh8 (17... Be6 {Knaak}
18. Nd5) 18. Nd5 $16 {Knaak-Reyes, Novi Sad (ol) 1990 50/632}) 16. Nd4 (16. g4
{is too straightforward:} fxg4 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nxe4 Bf5 19. Ng5 Bxb1 20. Ne6
(20. Rxb1 Nxf4 $1) 20... Qh4 21. Rxb1 g3 $13 {Kohlweyer-Cvitan, Geneve op 1994}
) (16. Bd4 Nf6 17. Qd2 b6 $1 {/\ Ba6 activating the B on the a6-f1 /^.} (17...
Bd7 18. Nd1 b6 19. Ne3 $14 {Alterman}) 18. Nd1 Ba6 $1 {>< d3} 19. Ne3 Qd7 20.
Rfd1 Rac8 21. Ng3 Ne8 22. Rc3 Bd3 23. Bxg7 {1/2:1/2 Alterman-Kotronias,
Karditsa 1996}) (16. Kh1 Bd7 (16... b6 {is less adequate now:} 17. Nd4 Nf6 18.
h3 Ba6 19. Ndb5 $14 {closing the /^.}) (16... Nf6 17. h3 b6 18. Nb5 Ba6 19. a4
$14) 17. Nd4 Nf6 18. Ndb5 (18. h3 $5) 18... Qe7 19. h3 {+/=} Rac8 20. a3 Kh8
21. g3 (21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Na6 23. Qb3 Ng4 $5 24. hxg4 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 fxg4 $40)
21... Rg8 22. Rg1 {Now the battle focuses around the key square g4.} Bh6 23.
Rc2 Rg6 {/\ Rcg8 with a pressure on >< g3 and g4.} 24. Rcg2 Rcg8 $13 {
Volzhin-Dolmatov, Elista 1996 CBM 056}) (16. Qd2 Kh8 17. Bd4 {is again met by}
b6 $1 18. Bxg7+ Nxg7 19. Nd1 Ba6 $1 {This is the main threat of Black here.}
20. Ne3 Rc8 21. Rfe1 Bd3 22. Bxd3 Nxd3 $17 {Kohlweyer-Cvitan, St Ingbert op
1995}) 16... Nf6 17. h3 {against the b6, Ba6 plan.} Bd7 {In this position the
light-squared B belongs to e2, but it is far from easy to manouvre there
because of >< d3.} (17... Kh8 18. a3 {/\ b4} a4 {Black's position looks OK.}
19. Ba2 Nd3 (19... Bd7) 20. Rc2 Ra5 21. Bc4 Rc5 22. Bxd3 exd3 23. Qxd3 Nxd5 24.
Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Qc4 Qe8 26. Bf2 Rc5 $13 {A.Kuzmin-Sakaev, Dubai 2000}) 18. Ndb5 (
{Knaak:} 18. g4 $1 {according to my old analysis.} fxg4 19. f5 gxh3 20. Ne6 Qe7
(20... Nxe6 $6 21. fxe6 Be8 22. Nxe4 $16) (20... Bxe6 21. fxe6 $5 (21. dxe6 b6
(21... h5 22. Kh1 Ng4 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. Qxd8 Rfxd8 25. Nxe4 $18) 22. Rc2 {
/\ Rh2xh3+/-})) 21. Kh1 {This must be much better for White.}) 18... Qe7 19. b3
{against a5-a4} (19. a3 {was the last chance to activate the bad B, but this
can only be done by taking on c5 and d5-d6.} a4 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. d6 Qd8 22.
Ba2+ Kh8 23. Nc7 Ra5 $13) 19... Rac8 (19... Kh8 $13 {looks more flexible.}) 20.
Qe2 $6 {/\ Rfd1, but the c5 N remains unattended.} (20. a4 {weakens the dark
squares, but emphasisizes the control over the light ones.} Kh8 $13) (20. a3 $5
{/\ b4 is the typical plan here.} Kh8 (20... a4 $6 21. bxa4 $1 {is the simple
answer.} (21. b4 Nb3 22. Rc2 Bxb5 23. Nxb5 Qd7 24. Nc3 Qf7 {>< d5} (24... Na1
25. Rc1 Nb3 {repetition of moves})) 21... Ra8 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Nb5 Bxb5 24.
Bxc5 Qxd5 25. axb5 $16 {^^}) 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Na6 23. Qb3 Nc7 $13 {and the
N comes back again.}) 20... Ne8 {/\ Rf6-g6} (20... Kh8 {was again the standard
move.}) 21. Rfd1 Rf6 22. Na3 $6 {This manoeuvre leads nowhere, White simply
gives up his stronghold on the << for nothing.} (22. Na7 Ra8 23. Nab5 Rg6)
22... Rg6 23. Nc4 $2 {continuing the wrong plan.} (23. Nab5 Qh4 $36) 23... Qd8
{/\ b5 taking control over the <<.} 24. Qe1 b5 $1 $17 {Now White has lost the
<<, he is worse on both flanks.} 25. Nd2 Nc7 26. Nf1 b4 27. Ne2 {White is
pushed to the wall.} Nb5 28. Qf2 Nc3 29. Nxc3 Bxc3 30. Bd4 Bxd4 31. Qxd4 {
White has exchanged the intruders, but his useless b1 B remained and Black
gets an immediate -> on the >>.} Qh4 32. Qe3 Bb5 {The black pieces dominate
the whole board.} 33. Kh2 Kf7 {/\ Rcg8 <-> g} 34. g3 Qh5 35. Nd2 Rcg8 36. Rg1
Rh6 37. h4 Rg4 38. Nc4 Bxc4 39. Rxc4 Qxh4+ $1 {This is a stylish finish.} (
39... Qxh4+ 40. gxh4 Rhxh4+ 41. Qh3 Rxh3+ 42. Kxh3 Rxg1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Kolkata op 4th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2009.09.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Markos, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be3 d6 6. f3 {In my database I
didn't find any game of my opponent where he faced the Saemisch system. So, I
was curious what he is going to come up with.} e5 {This is an old line which
lost its popularity decades ago, but is still playable.} 7. d5 c6 8. Qd2 (8.
Bd3 {followed by Ng1-e2 and kingside castling is the other plan in this line.})
8... a6 9. O-O-O cxd5 10. cxd5 b5 (10... Nbd7 11. Kb1 b5 12. Rc1 Nb6 13. g4 Bd7
14. Bd3 Rc8 (14... b4 15. Nce2 Na4 16. Ng3 Qa5 17. N1e2 $14 {1-0 Postny,E 
(2622)-Manca,F (2424)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (24)}) 15. Nge2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4
17. Ng3 Qa5 18. h4 Ne8 19. h5 $16 {1-0 Polugaevsky,L-Hort,V/Moscow 1960/MCD 
(42)}) 11. g4 (11. Kb1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Nb6 13. g4 {could transpose to the
above-mentioned game Polugaevsky-Hort, but I suppose Jan Markos would develop
his knight on the more active c5 outpost as in the game.}) 11... h5 12. h3 (12.
g5 $6 {in general is not recommended as it finishes all White's prospects for
a kingside attack.}) 12... Qa5 13. Kb1 Nbd7 14. Rc1 {A typical manoeuvre in
this line. The rook goes to the open c-file, meanwhile freeing the d1 square
for the knight.} Nc5 15. Nge2 Bd7 (15... b4 $6 16. Nd1 hxg4 (16... Ncxe4 {
White has to watch out for this sacrifice, but in this case it does not work.}
17. fxe4 Nxe4 18. Qd3 hxg4 19. Rxc8 $1 Raxc8 20. Qxe4 f5 21. Qd3 $18) 17. Bxc5
$1 (17. hxg4 $6 Ncxe4 $1 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Qd3 Bxg4 $1 $13) 17... dxc5 18. hxg4
$16 {[%cal Gd1e3,Ge3c4]}) 16. Rg1 $6 {I spent some time on this. The immediate
16.Nd1 was called for, but I was concerned about the piece sacrifice for three
pawns. Therefore, I was trying to find some useful move to prevent this. The
alternative 16.Bg2 seems too ugly, so I came up with this awkward rook move.
It appears to be too slow, I should have played 16.Nd1.} (16. Nd1 Qxd2 ({
Black can obviously decline the exchange of queens by} 16... b4 {but then after
} 17. Nf2 {I believe that White is slightly better.}) 17. Bxd2 hxg4 18. hxg4
Ncxe4 19. fxe4 Nxe4 20. Ba5 Bxg4 {In the endgame three passed pawns can be way
stronger than a piece, but this is not the case here. There are still too many
pieces on the board which gives White good chances for an initiative.} 21. Ne3
Bf3 (21... Bxe2 22. Bxe2 Ng3 23. Rh2 Nxe2 24. Rxe2 f5 25. Rg2 $16) 22. Rh3 Ng5
23. Rg3 Bf6 24. Bb4 $14) 16... h4 $1 {I underestimated this strong move.
Obviously, Ph4 might be a target. However, my play on the kingside is now
blocked. I don't have time to capture the pawn since I have to take care of
Black's threats on the other side of the board.} 17. Nd1 (17. Bf2 b4 18. Nd1
Ncxe4 $1 19. fxe4 Nxe4 20. Qe3 Nf6 $44) (17. Bg5 $2 b4 18. Nd1 Ncxe4 $1 19.
fxe4 Nxe4 20. Qe3 Nxg5 21. Qxg5 Qxd5 $17) 17... b4 {Correctly avoiding the
exchange of queens.} 18. Nf2 Rfc8 19. Nd3 Nxd3 $2 {This is the turning point
of the game. Black should not be afraid of the exchange on c5.} (19... Bb5 20.
Nxb4 (20. Nxc5 dxc5 $132 21. Rxc5 $4 Rxc5 22. Bxc5 Bxe2 23. Bxb4 Qb6 $19 {
[%csl Rg1]}) 20... Rcb8 $1 (20... Rab8 21. a3 $14) 21. Nc2 Qxd2 22. Bxd2 Nd3
23. Nc3 Nxc1 24. Nxb5 axb5 25. Bxc1 {with sufficient compensation for an
exchange, but hardly more than that.}) (19... Rab8 $1 {This was the move that
mainly concerned me. Black's initiative should not be underestimated. For
example:} 20. Nxc5 (20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Qe3 c4 22. Nxe5 c3 $40) 20... dxc5 21. b3
Bb5 (21... c4 $6 22. Rxc4 Rxc4 23. bxc4 Qa3 24. Ka1 b3 25. Qb2 $16) (21... Ne8
$6 22. Rc2 Nd6 23. Nc1 $14) 22. a4 c4 $3 {A superb idea!} 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qa2
Qxa2+ $1 25. Kxa2 Ra8+ 26. Kb1 Ra3 {with more than sufficient compensation for
the piece.}) 20. Qxd3 Bb5 21. Rxc8+ $1 {Every exchange reduces Black's
attacking potential. White's idea is to exchange as many pieces as possible
until Black will remain with his bad dark-squared bishop.} (21. Qd2 Rcb8 $5 {
keeping more pieces on the board. I wanted to exclude this option.}) 21... Rxc8
22. Qd2 Ba4 (22... Nd7 23. a3 Qc7 (23... Bc4 24. Qxb4 Bd3+ 25. Ka2 Qxb4 26.
axb4 Rc2 27. Ng3 $1 $16) 24. axb4 Nb6 25. b3 $16 {[%cal Ge2c1]}) 23. b3 Bd7 24.
Nc1 Ne8 25. Nd3 Rc3 26. Nb2 {White's plan is quite simple.} Bb5 27. Bxb5 axb5 (
27... Qxb5 28. Nc4 {followed by 29.Rc1 is strategically won for White.}) 28.
Nd1 (28. Rc1 f5 {could give Black some practical chances.}) 28... Rc8 29. Nf2 {
The following exchange of rooks is inevitable. Black remains with passive
pieces and pawn weaknesses all around.} Bf6 30. Rc1 $18 Rc3 31. Nd1 Rc7 (31...
Rxc1+ 32. Qxc1 Qc7 33. Qxc7 Nxc7 {This endgame is easily won for White.} 34.
Nf2 Bd8 35. Nd3 Na6 36. Bd2 Ba5 37. Bg5 $18 {[%csl Rh4]}) 32. Rxc7 Nxc7 33. Qc1
Ne8 34. Qc6 Kf8 35. Bb6 Qa6 36. Nf2 Bg5 37. Nd3 Bd2 38. Nxe5 $1 Bc3 (38... dxe5
39. Bc5+ $18) 39. Nd3 {This knight has done a huge amount of work in this game.
} Qa3 40. e5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be3 d6 6. Ne2 c6 7. Nbc3 e5 8. d5
cxd5 9. cxd5 Ne8 (9... a6 {- see Kuzubov - Khairullin in CBM 107 (annotations
by IM L.Hazai).}) (9... Nbd7) 10. Qd2 f5 11. O-O-O Bd7 {The old idea
rediscovered by GM V.Kupreichik.} (11... fxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. N2c3 Nxe4 14.
Nxe4 Nd7 15. Nxd6 Qc7+ 16. Nc4 b5 17. Qa5 Nb6 18. Qxb5 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Qd7 20.
d6+ {1-0 Arbakov,V (2500)-Ausfelder,R/Wuerzburg 1995/EXT 2000}) (11... Nd7 12.
exf5 $5 (12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Nc1 Bd7 14. Be2 Nf6 15. Ka1 Rc8 16. h3 Nh5 17. g4 fxg4
18. hxg4 Nf4 $36 {1/2 Balanel,I-Najdorf,M/Moscow 1956/MCD (57)}) 12... gxf5 13.
Kb1) (11... Nf6 12. exf5 $5 (12. Kb1 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. fxe4 Nd7 15. Nc3
Nf6 16. Be2 Ng4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Rc1 Qa5 $132 {0-1 Zilberstein,V (2470)
-Gufeld,E (2500)/Tbilisi 1973/MCD (43)}) 12... gxf5 13. Bg5 {[%cal Ye2g3,Yf1d3]
}) (11... Na6 $5 12. Kb1 (12. exf5 $5 gxf5 13. Bg5 {[%cal Ye2g3]}) 12... Bd7
13. Nc1 Nc5 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. d6 Kh8 $13 {1-0 Lalic,B (2515)-Zlotnik,B (2424)/
El Sauzal 2004/CBM 103 ext (29)}) 12. exf5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 40] This idea is
quite typical for the Sämisch and works in many variations but has somehow
been ignored by GMs in this particular system (see above).} (12. Kb1 b5 13. a3
(13. Nc1 b4 14. N3e2 a5 $36 {0-1 Bielicki,C-Incutto,C/Buenos Aires 1960/MCD 
(42)}) 13... a5 14. Nc1 b4 15. axb4 axb4 16. N3a2 Nf6 17. Bd3 Na6 18. Bxa6 Rxa6
19. Nxb4 Ra4 $40 {0-1 Arbakov,V (2515)-Kupreichik,V (2520)/Passau 1996/EXT
2001 (32)}) 12... gxf5 13. g4 $5 (13. Bg5 {[%cal Ye2g3,Yf1d3] is more standard.
}) 13... fxg4 14. fxg4 Bxg4 15. Rg1 $44 {[%cal Gg1g7]} Bh5 (15... Qd7 16. Re1 {
[%cal Ye2g3,Yf1d3]}) 16. Rg5 Nf6 17. Bh3 Nbd7 18. Ng3 $2 {[%mdl 512] But this
exchange sacrifice is unnecessary.} (18. Rdg1 $142 Bg6 19. Be6+ Kh8 20. Rxg6 $1
{(now appropriate!)} hxg6 21. Rxg6 $16 {[%csl Rh8]}) 18... Bxd1 19. Nf5 Bh5 20.
Rxg7+ (20. Nxg7 Bg6 21. Ne6 Qa5 22. Bf5 Kf7 $1 $13) 20... Kh8 21. Bh6 (21. Bg5
Rf7 22. Rxf7 Bxf7 23. Nxd6 Qf8 $1 $13) 21... Bg6 $2 (21... Rg8 $1 {would cast
doubt on White's idea, e.g.} 22. Qg5 (22. Rxg8+ Kxg8 23. Qg2+ (23. Qg5+ Bg6 24.
Nxd6 Nc5) (23. Nxd6 Ng4 $1) 23... Bg6 24. Nh4 Kh8 25. Nxg6+ hxg6 26. Qxg6 Qg8)
22... Bg6 23. Re7 e4 $132) 22. Ne7 Qe8 $2 (22... Nc5 $8 23. Qg5 Nd3+ 24. Kb1
Nf4+ 25. Nxg6+ hxg6 26. Rxb7 $40) 23. Qg5 Rf7 24. Nxg6+ hxg6 25. Qxg6 Re7 26.
Qg5 Qf8 (26... Rc8 27. Be6 $18) 27. Rg6 Qf7 28. Be6 Ne4 29. Nxe4 Qf1+ 30. Kd2
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