[Event "Triberg-A"]
[Site "Triberg"]
[Date "1921.07.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[Annotator "Alekhine,Alexander"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1921.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{DAMENINDISCH} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 {Diese Variante, welche Bogoljubow
infolge der Textpartie aufgegeben hat, ist später in Turnieren öfters von
Sämisch und Nimzowitsch angewandt worden. Das Missgeschick vom Schwarz in
dieser Partie ist nicht in der allgemeinen Spielrichtung, sondern nur im 5.
Zuge zu suchen.} 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 {Dieser Zug überlässt Weiß die Wahl
zwischen zwei Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten. Das in der Partie gespielte 6. dxc5 .
..} ({Der beste Zug für Schwarz ist} 5... Be7 {in Verbindung mit} 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 d5 8. Ne5 Qc8 {(von Sämisch vorgeschlagen) mit befriedigendem Spiel.})
6. dxc5 {Wie aus dem folgenden ersichtlich, kommt Weiß auch durch diesen
einfachen Zug Dank dem Druck auf der d- Linie in Vorteil.} ({... sowie} 6. d5
exd5 7. Nh4 {(wie von Rubinstein vorgeschlagen).}) 6... Bxc5 {Die Stellung
dieses Läufers ist gar nicht so stark wie sie aussieht: die weiße
Rochadestellung ist genügend befestigt.} 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 d5 {Überlässt
dem Gegner die Möglichkeit, seinen Königsläufer mit Vorteil aufzudecken.} ({
Etwas besser wäre} 8... Na6 {, aber auch dann wäre die Schwäche des
d-Bauern eine Quelle aller möglichen Schwierigkeiten für Schwarz.}) 9. Nd4 ({
Aber nicht} 9. Ne5 {wegen} Qc7 10. Bf4 Nh5) 9... Bxd4 {Schwarz will sich von
der Schwäche des d- Bauern befreien, und überlässt deshalb Weiß den
Vorteil zweier Läufer, die in dieser Stellung außerordentlich stark sind.} ({
Allerdings war auch die Alternative:} 9... Nc6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Bg5 Be7 12.
Rc1 {usw. nicht viel besser.}) 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qh4 dxc4 {In der Hoffnung
durch Sa5 oder e5 ein beinahe gleiches Spiel zu erlangen, nachdem die weiße
Dame den Bauern geschlagen haben wird. Stattdessen zieht aber Weiß es vor,
sofort den Angriff auf die feindliche Königstellung zu beginnen, deren
Festigkeit nur eine scheinbare ist.} 12. Rd1 Qc8 {Erzwungen!} ({Wenn} 12... Qe7
13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Rd7 {und Weiß gewinnt zwei Figuren
für den Turm:} Rab8 17. Rxb7 Rxb7 18. Bxc6) 13. Bg5 Nd5 ({Oder} 13... Ne7 14.
Ne4 {mit starkem Angriff:} Ng6 15. Nd6 Nxh4 16. Nxc8 Nxg2 17. Nd6 {usw.}) 14.
Nxd5 exd5 15. Rxd5 {Dieser unerwartete Zug, der auf den ersten Blick den Turm
dem Angriff des Läufers b7 aussetzt, widerlegt die Pläne des Gegners. Wie
das weitere Geschehen zeigt, ist dieser Zug in allen Varianten korrekt.} Nb4 {
Es ist klar, dass andere Züge nicht besser waren.} 16. Be4 $3 {Entscheidend,
wie aus den weiter ausgeführten Varianten ersichtlich. Ich mache den Leser
auf die Gleichartigkeit diese Partie mit anderen Partien dieses Buches
aufmerksam (so meine Partie gegen Sterk in Budapest (hier52), gegen Rubinstein
und Grünenfeld in Karlsbad () und gegen Selesniev in Pistyan (hier 50). Die
Haupteigenschaft all dieser Partieen ist das Unerwartete der schnell zum Ziel
führenden Attacken, die stets fern von dem Punkte vorbereitet werden, auf den
sie sich stützen. Jedesmal geht Ihnen ein mehr oder weniger kompliziertes
Manövrieren im Zentrum oder auf dem Damenflügel voraus, welches die
Ablenkung der gegnerischen Figuren zum Hauptkampfplatz bezweckt. Und dann erst
wird der blitzartige Schlag versetzt, der gewöhnlich mit Opfern verbunden ist
und dem Gegner keinerlei Rettungschancen lässt. Diese Wiederholungen der vom
Charakter her gleichartigen Angriffe in ganz unterschiedlichen Partien sind
meiner Meinung nach sehr bedeutsam und können als Material zur Beurteilung
des Stils eine Spielers oder wenigstens der Evolution seines Stils dienen.
Alle prätenziösen Bezeichnungen, die mehr oder weniger wohlwollende Kritiker
meiner Schachauffassung zu geben versuchen - (besonders nachdem es mir
gelungen ist, einige Erfolge zu erzielen), - erscheinen mir dagegen innerlich
hohl. Ich erkläre ein für alle mal, dass sich gern auf die Ehre verzichte,
einer der Begründer der "neoromantischen" oder "hypermodernen" Schule zu sein.
Ich überlasse diese Ehre gern den Erfindern dieser pompösen Namen, die eher
dazu erdacht sind, Eindruck zu machen als zu dem einzigen Zwecke zu dienen,
der nach meiner Meinung in unserer Kunst wertvoll ist - zum Zwecke der
Schönheit und des Wahren.} f5 {Andere Varianten sie nicht besser:} ({I.)} 
16... h6 17. Bxh6 f5 18. Qg5 Qc7 19. Bxg7 Qxg7 20. Qxg7+ Kxg7 21. Rd7+ {
nebst Txb7 und Weiß gewinnt.}) ({II.)} 16... g6 17. Bf6 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 {
und Weiß gewinnt. Nach dem Textzuge 16. ... f5 verliert Schwarz die Dame für
Turm und Läufer, und der Sieg des Weißen ist nur eine Frage der Zeit.}) 17.
Bxf5 Rxf5 18. Rd8+ Qxd8 19. Bxd8 Rc8 20. Rd1 Rf7 21. Qg4 Nd3 {Ein harmloses
Manöver. Schwarz ist endgültig geschlagen, und es bleibt ihm nichts, als auf
ein Wunder zu hoffen.} 22. exd3 Rxd8 23. dxc4 Rdf8 24. f4 Re7 25. Kf2 h6 26.
Re1 Bc8 27. Qf3 Ref7 28. Qd5 g5 29. Re7 gxf4 30. gxf4 {SCHWARZ GIBT AUF.
Kommentar: A. Aljechin, "Meine besten Partien 1908-1923", 1983, S. 127-129;
MDB 15: 29580} 1-0

[Event "Bern op"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kohlweyer, Bernd"]
[Black "Gausel, Einar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 7. O-O (7. d5 exd5
8. Bxb4 cxb4 9. Nh4 Qc7 10. cxd5 Qe5 $1 11. Nd2 Bxd5 {Hommeles-Blees,A, NLD
1987}) 7... O-O 8. Bxb4 (8. Bf4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Nc6) 8... cxb4 9. a3
(9. Nbd2 d6 10. Ne1 $5 (10. Re1 {/\ e2-e4}) 10... Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. e3 e5
13. Qa4 Qd7 14. d5 Ne7 15. Qxb4 $16 {Karpov,A-Short,N, Brussel (Blitz) 1987})
9... bxa3 (9... Qe7 10. Qa4 bxa3 11. Nxa3 d6 12. Rfe1 Nc6 13. e4 e5 14. d5 Nb8
15. Nb5 $14 {Alexandria,A-Jackson,Sh., Luzern-ol 1982}) 10. b4 $5 (10. Rxa3 d5
11. Ne5 Qe7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb7+ $10 {
Kallai,G-Andersson,U, France 1993}) 10... Nc6 $1 (10... a5 11. b5 d6 (11... d5
12. c5) 12. Nc3 $5 Nbd7 (12... Qc7 13. Na4 $1) 13. Na4 Rc8 (13... e5 $5 14. e3
$1) 14. Qb3 $14) 11. b5 (11. Qb3 Qe7 $1 (11... a5 12. b5 Nb4 (12... a4 13. Qxa3
) 13. Nxa3) 12. Nxa3 Qxb4 (12... Nxb4 13. c5) 13. Qxb4 Nxb4 14. Rfb1 a5 (14...
Nc6 15. Nb5 Ne4 16. d5 $44) 15. Nb5 Be4 $15) 11... Na5 12. Nxa3 d6 13. Qa4 Rc8
14. Rfc1 (14. Rac1) (14. Rfd1) 14... Qe7 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 e5 (16... Qb7+
$5 17. Kg1 (17. f3 e5) 17... Ne4) 17. Nc2 $1 {/\ Nb4-c6} d5 {[#]} 18. dxe5 $1 (
18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. dxe5 Nc3 20. Qg4 Nxb5 $15) 18... Qxe5 19. Nf3 Qxe2 20. Ncd4
Qe4 21. c5 (21. Re1 Rxc4 $1) (21. cxd5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nxd5) (21. Nc6 Nxc6 22.
bxc6 d4 $1 23. Re1 Qxc6) 21... Rxc5 22. Rxc5 (22. Re1 Rc4) 22... bxc5 23. Qxa5
cxd4 24. Qxa7 (24. Re1 Qd3 25. Re7) 24... d3 25. Ra4 $138 (25. b6 $1 $13 Qb4
26. b7 h6 (26... Nd7 $5) 27. Qa8 $1 Re8 28. Qc8 $1) 25... Qe2 26. Qa5 (26. Ra2
d2 27. Rxd2 Qxb5 $15) 26... Ne4 27. Ra2 d2 28. Rxd2 Nxd2 29. Nxd2 $138 0-1

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Ndf3 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bd6 12. Bf4 c5 13. Nd3 c4 14. Bxd6
Qxd6 15. Ne5 Rac8 16. Qa4 Rc7 17. Rfc1 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Bc6 19. Qa6 Rxd7 (19...
Bxd7 $5 20. b3 c3) 20. b3 Bb7 21. Qa4 Bc6 22. Qa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Filippo Vetro Memorial"]
[Site "Agrigento"]
[Date "2014.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 $5 {I always have a low
opinion on this move which deprives the knight from its natural square c3.
This game did not change it.} Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 $1 8. a3 $5 {This move
had a surprise value on me.} (8. Ne5 Re8) 8... Bxd2 $6 {A bad choice for this
type of position.} (8... Be7 9. b4 c5 10. bxc5 bxc5 11. Rb1 Qc8 12. dxc5 Nbd7
$132 {Lputian-Yudasin, Philadelphia 1994.}) 9. Nxd2 (9. Bxd2 $6 dxc4) 9... a5
$5 (9... Qc8 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. e4 Bb7 12. b4 $16) 10. b3 Ra7 $146 11. cxd5 (11.
Bb2 $142 dxc4 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 (12... c3 13. Bxc3 Rxb7) 13. Nxc4 $16) 11... exd5 (
11... Bxd5 12. e4 Ba8 13. Bb2 c5 14. dxc5 Rd7 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. cxb6 Qd8 17.
Ra2 $16) 12. Bb2 {The problem is White has potential to try f3-e4.} Re8 (12...
Ne4 13. Nf3 Nd7 $14) (12... Nbd7 13. Rc1 c5 $14) 13. Nf3 Nbd7 (13... Ne4 14.
Ne5 f6 15. Nd3 $14) 14. Rc1 c5 15. e3 Ne4 (15... Ba6 16. Re1 Rc7 17. dxc5 Rxc5
$14) 16. dxc5 Ndxc5 $2 {A simply bad move, but it is incredible how my
position collapsed after this.} ({I had to go for the hanging pawns with} 16...
bxc5 17. Nd4 Ra6 18. Nf5 Rg6 $14) 17. Nd4 (17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Ne6 19. Nd4
Nxd4 20. Qxd4 f6 21. Ra1 $16) 17... Qd7 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Na4 (19... Ne6 20.
Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Qd4 f6 22. Rc7 Re7 23. Rxe7 Qxe7 24. Qxb6 $18) 20. Ba1 Raa8 $2 (
20... Ba6 21. Re1 (21. b5 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Qxb5 23. Qg4 f6 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Bxf6
Nc5 $14) 21... Bc4 22. Qh5 $16) 21. Qh5 g6 {Even the computer shows this move
which weakens Black's position beyond repair. That is a very bad sign!} (21...
Nf6 22. Qg5 h6 23. Qf4 Bc8 24. Rfd1 $18) 22. Qh6 f5 23. Bxe4 $6 (23. h4 Qf7 24.
h5 $18 {looked crushing.}) 23... fxe4 (23... Rxe4 24. h4 Qf7 25. h5 $18) 24.
Nb5 $5 (24. f3) ({or} 24. f4 {were also impossible to defend after.}) 24...
Rac8 25. Nd6 Rxc1 26. Nxe8 $5 (26. Rxc1 Rf8 27. h4 $18) 26... Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1
Kf7 28. Nf6 Qb5+ 29. Kg2 Ba6 30. Qxh7+ Ke6 31. Qg8+ Kd6 (31... Kf5 32. g4+ Kg5
33. Kg3 {checkmates.}) (31... Ke7 32. Nxd5+ Kd7 33. Nf6+ Kc6 34. Qe8+ $18) 32.
Ne8+ 1-0

[Event "Izmir op 5th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2006.09.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vasilev, Milen"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2006.09.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O {
This line started to cause me problems. What could be the reason for this? It
is not a punch to punch line so it Black needs sophisticated play to overtake
the initiative.} 8. a3 $6 (8. Nc3 d6 (8... Ne4 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Be4 11. d5
Na6 12. Qd4 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Nc5 $13) 9. d5 e5 $13) (8. Qc2 Bxd2 9. Qxd2 d6) (8.
Bg5 Be7 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Rad1 d5 13. cxd5 Nb4 14. Qb1
Nxd5 $13) (8. Bf4 Be7 9. Qc2 {After this move Black can choose among} (9. Nc3
Ne4 10. Qc2 (10. Rc1 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 d6 12. Qd3 Nc6 $5 $13 (12... f5 13. Qe3 Qd7
14. Bg5 (14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 h6 $132) 14... Bf6)) 10... Nxc3
11. Qxc3 d6 12. Qd3 Nc6 $5 $13) {V.L's} 9... c5 $1 {or A.E's} (9... d5 $5))
8... Bxd2 (8... Be7 9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 Na6 $13) 9. Qxd2 d6 10. Nc3
Ne4 (10... Nbd7 $6 11. Qc2 c5 12. d5 exd5 13. Nh4 $14) 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qe3 (
12. Qf4 Bb7 13. e4 a4 $132) 12... Bb7 13. Qd3 Ra7 $1 {This is a nice move self
protecting against the positional threat of Ng5.} (13... f5 14. Ne1 Bxg2 15.
Nxg2 Qd7 16. Nf4 Nc6 17. d5 Nd8 $11) 14. d5 e5 15. b4 f5 $1 16. Qd2 {Bulgarian
played with his queen too much.} Bc8 (16... h6 17. c5 $1 {was his idea.}) 17.
Ng5 (17. c5 $6 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 e4 20. Ng5 dxc5 21. bxc5 h6 22. Nh3
bxc5) 17... Qf6 18. c5 axb4 (18... bxc5 $2 19. bxc5 Na6 20. cxd6 cxd6 21. Ne6
Bxe6 22. dxe6 $16) 19. axb4 (19. cxd6 Qxd6 (19... cxd6 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1)
20. Qxb4 (20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 h6 22. Nh3 Nc6 $1 $36) 20... Qf6 $1 $36) 19...
Rxa1 20. Rxa1 bxc5 21. bxc5 e4 $1 (21... h6 $6 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. dxe6 e4 24. Qa2
d5 25. e7 Qxe7 26. Qxd5+ $14) (21... Na6 $6 22. c6 (22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. Rxa6 Bf7
$11) 22... h6 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. Rxa6 $16) 22. Ra7 $5 (22. Ra8 h6 (22... Na6 23.
c6 Nc5 (23... h6 24. Nh3 Nc5 $13 (24... g5 $2 25. Qa5 f4 26. Rxc8 $18))) 23.
Rxb8 hxg5 24. cxd6 Qxd6 25. Qxg5 Qxd5 $11) 22... h6 23. Nh3 $2 {He could not
keep up perfectly with the pace of the game.} (23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. dxe6 Qxe6 25.
Rxc7 Na6 26. Rc6 Nxc5 27. Rxd6 $11) 23... Na6 $2 ({Missing the rather easy.} 
23... dxc5 24. Rxc7 Qd6 25. Ra7 Nc6 $17) 24. c6 $2 (24. cxd6 Qxd6 25. Nf4 {
holds.} Nb4 (25... g5 $6 26. Nh5 Qg6 27. g4 fxg4 28. Ng3 Qb6 29. Qe3 Qxe3 30.
fxe3 $16) (25... Qb6 26. Qe3 Qxe3 27. fxe3 $11) 26. Qc3 Nxd5 27. Nxd5 Qxd5 28.
Qxc7 Qf7 29. Qc5 Qf6 $11) 24... g5 $4 {I have forgotten that I did not need to
have g5 in to push f4.} (24... f4 $1 25. Nxf4 $1 (25. gxf4 $4 Qa1+ $19) (25.
Rxa6 $2 Bxa6 (25... e3 26. fxe3 fxe3 27. Qxe3 Bxa6 28. Bf3) 26. Bxe4 g5 $19)
25... g5 26. Bxe4 gxf4 27. Bf3 $44) 25. Qa5 $2 {He played this fast and bad.} (
25. f4 $1 Qa1+ (25... exf3 26. exf3 Re8 (26... Qa1+ 27. Bf1) 27. Bf1 $18) 26.
Bf1 Qb1 27. Qd4 g4 (27... Qc1 28. fxg5 hxg5 29. Ra8 $18) 28. Nf2 Qb4 29. e3
Qxd4 30. exd4 Nb4 31. Nd1 $18) 25... f4 $1 $11 {After a lot of adventures and
misadventures we ended up in a drawish position.} 26. g4 $4 {After a lot of
inhaling and exhaling the young Bulgarian decided to blunder.} ({I myself did
not no what to do after the natural} 26. Rxa6 $1 fxg3 27. hxg3 (27. fxg3 $4
Qd4+ $19) 27... Bxh3 28. Bxh3 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qxg3 (29... g4 30. Bg2 Qxg3 31. Ra8
$1 $11) 30. Bg2 $11 {and soon or later Black is confined to give perpetual.})
26... f3 $2 {After a long thought I have preferred this to} ({the natural} 
26... h5 $1 27. Bxe4 (27. Rxa6 Bxa6 28. Qxa6 hxg4 29. Qa7 e3 $1 30. fxe3 fxe3
$19) (27. gxh5 g4 $19) (27. f3 Qd4+ $19) 27... hxg4 28. Nxg5 Qxg5 29. Rxa6 g3
$1 {I did not see this natural move in my calculations.} (29... Bxa6 30. Qxa6
g3 $17) (29... Qe7 30. Bg2 Bxa6 31. Qxa6 f3 32. Bf1 $17) 30. Ra8 Qh4 {mates.})
(26... Qb2 $4 27. Rxa6 Qxe2 28. Ra7 Qd1+ 29. Bf1 Qxg4+ 30. Kh1 $18) 27. exf3 (
27. Bf1 e3 $1 $19) 27... exf3 28. Bf1 Qd4 $1 $15 (28... Bxg4 $2 29. Rxa6 (29.
Qxa6 $2 Qf5 30. Qd3 Qxd3 31. Bxd3 Bxh3 32. Bf1 Bxf1 33. Kxf1 Rf5 34. Rxc7 Rxd5
35. Ke1 Rc5 $17) 29... Qf5 30. Qxc7 Bxh3 31. Qd7 Bxf1 32. Qxf5 Rxf5 33. Ra8+
Kf7 34. Ra7+ Ke8 35. Ra8+ Ke7 36. c7 Ba6 37. Rxa6 Kd7 38. Rxd6+ Kxc7 39. Rxh6
Rxd5 $11) 29. Rxa6 Qxg4+ 30. Kh1 Bxa6 31. Qxa6 Qd4 32. Qd3 {This looks forced}
({since} 32. Qb7 $2 g4 33. Qxc7 Qa1 $3 (33... Qd1 $2 34. Kg1 Qxd5 35. Nf4 Rxf4
36. Qd7 Rf8 37. c7 Qc5 38. Qe6+ Kg7 39. Qd7+ $11) 34. Kg1 Ra8 $3 {threatening
the queen sac.} 35. Qe7 $8 gxh3 36. Qe6+ (36. c7 Qg7+ 37. Qxg7+ Kxg7 38. Bxh3
Ra1+ 39. Bf1 Rc1 $19) 36... Kh7 37. Qxh3 Rg8+ 38. Kh1 Qb1 39. c7 Rg2 40. Qd7+
Rg7 41. Qb5 Qxb5 42. Bxb5 Rxc7 $19) 32... Qxd3 33. Bxd3 g4 34. Ng1 Kg7 35. h3
g3 {I have spent my last minutes for this decision and it is difficult to say
that I went wrong.} ({Originally I was intended to} 35... h5 36. Kh2 Kh6 37.
Kg3 Kg5 38. hxg4 (38. h4+ $2 Kf6 39. Kf4 Ra8 $19) 38... hxg4 39. Bh7 (39. Be4
Rh8 (39... Rf4 40. Bxf3 Rxf3+ 41. Nxf3+ gxf3 42. Kxf3 Kf5 43. Kg3 Ke5 44. Kg4
Kxd5 45. Kf5 Kxc6 46. f4 $11) 40. Bd3 Rh1 41. Nxf3+ gxf3 42. Kxf3 Ra1 (42...
Re1 43. Be4) 43. Ke3 (43. Ke4 Ra2 44. Ke3 Rb2 $15) 43... Ra2 44. f3 Ra3 $15)
39... Rf4 40. Bg8 Rd4 41. Be6 Rd1 42. Nxf3+ gxf3 43. Kxf3 Kf6 44. Ke4 Re1+ 45.
Kf4 Ra1 46. Kg4 Ke5 47. f4+ Ke4 48. Kg5 Rg1+ 49. Kf6 Kxf4 50. Ke7 Rg7+ 51. Kd8
Ke4 52. Bd7 Kxd5 53. Kxc7 Kc5 54. Kb8 $11) 36. h4 Rf4 $2 (36... gxf2 $142 37.
Nh3 Kf6 38. Nxf2 Ke5 39. Kg1 Kxd5 40. h5 Kxc6 41. Ng4 Kd5 42. Bg6 Rh8 43. Kf2
c5 44. Kxf3 Kd4 $17) 37. fxg3 Rd4 38. Ba6 Rd1 (38... Ra4 39. Nxf3 Rxa6 40. Nd4
$132) 39. Kh2 f2 40. Nf3 $4 (40. Nh3 $1 {was the only move.} f1=Q 41. Bxf1 Rxf1
42. Nf4 Kf6 43. Ne6 Ke5 44. Nxc7 h5 (44... Rb1 45. g4 Rb8 46. Na6 Rc8 47. Nb4
Kd4 48. g5 hxg5 49. hxg5 Kc4 50. Nc2 Kxd5 51. Kg3 Kxc6 52. Kf4 Kd5 53. Ne3+ Ke6
54. g6 Rd8 55. g7 Kf6 56. Nf5 d5 57. Ne3 d4 58. Ng4+ Kxg7 59. Ke4 d3 60. Ne3 d2
61. Nd1 $11) 45. Kg2 Rb1 $17) 40... f1=Q 41. Bxf1 Rxf1 42. Nd4 Rf7 $1 (42...
Kf6 43. Ne6 Ke5 44. Nxc7 Rb1 45. g4 Rb8 46. Na6 (46. Kg3 Rc8) 46... Rc8 47. Nb4
Kd4 48. Kg3 Kc4 49. Nc2 Kxd5 50. Ne3+ Ke4 51. Nf5 Rxc6 52. Nxh6 d5 53. g5 d4
$19 {is more difficult.}) 43. g4 Kf6 44. Nf5 (44. Nf3 Re7 45. Kg3 Re4 46. h5
Rb4 47. g5+ hxg5 48. h6 Rb5 49. h7 Kg7 50. Nxg5 Rxd5 $19) 44... Rh7 $4 {
I played this very fast and very bad.} (44... h5 {was my first intention and
the win was really trivial after this.} 45. Nh6 (45. Kg3 hxg4 46. Kxg4 Ke5 47.
Ng3 Rg7+ 48. Kf3 Kxd5 49. h5 Ke5 $19) 45... Rh7 46. g5+ Ke5 (46... Kg6 $2 47.
Ng8 Rf7 48. Kg3 Rf8 49. Nf6 Ra8 50. Kf3 $11) 47. Ng8 Rf7 48. Nh6 (48. Kg3 Kxd5)
48... Rf8 49. Kg3 Kxd5 $19 {is important since} 50. g6 Rf6 {is the point.}) (
44... Kg6 45. Nd4 (45. Kg3 Rxf5 46. gxf5+ Kxf5 47. Kf3 h5 $1 $19 (47... Ke5 $2
48. Kg4 Kxd5 49. Kh5 Kxc6 50. Kxh6 d5 51. h5 (51. Kg6 $2 d4 52. h5 d3 53. h6 d2
54. h7 d1=Q 55. h8=Q Qg4+ 56. Kf7 Qf5+ 57. Ke7 Qd7+ $19) (51. Kg5 $2 Kd6 $19)
51... d4 52. Kg5 d3 53. h6 d2 54. h7 d1=Q 55. h8=Q $11)) (45. h5+ Kg5 46. Kg3
Rxf5 47. gxf5 Kxf5 48. Kf3 Ke5 49. Kg4 Ke4 $1 $19 (49... Kxd5 $2 50. Kf5 Kxc6
51. Kg6 d5 52. Kxh6 d4 53. Kg5 d3 54. h6 d2 55. h7 d1=Q 56. h8=Q $11))) 45.
Nxh6 $1 $11 {This have turned the tables. Now Black has to be careful to make
a draw against the two connected passed pawns.} Ke5 46. g5 Kxd5 $2 {Comes
another mistake after the shock.} (46... Kf4 $1 47. Kg2 (47. Kh3 Re7 48. Ng4 (
48. g6 $2 Rg7 $19) (48. Kg2 Re2+ 49. Kf1 Kf3 50. g6 (50. Nf5 $2 Rh2 51. Kg1
Rg2+ 52. Kh1 Rg4 53. Kh2 Rf4 $1 54. g6 Rxf5 55. g7 Rf4 56. g8=Q Rxh4+ 57. Kg1
Rg4+ $19) 50... Rg2 51. h5 Rg5 52. Ke1 Ke3 53. Kd1 Kd3 54. Ke1 Ke3 $11) 48...
Re1 49. Nf6 Kf3 50. Kh2 Re2+ 51. Kh3 Re1 $11) 47... Rh8 48. Kf2 (48. h5 $2 Rh7
$1 $19) 48... Ra8 49. g6 Ra2+ 50. Ke1 Ra1+ 51. Ke2 Rg1 52. h5 Kg5 53. Nf7+ Kf6
54. Nd8 Rg5 55. Ne6 Rxd5 56. Nxc7 Rxh5 57. Ne8+ Kxg6 58. Nxd6 $11) 47. Kg3 Ke6
48. Kg4 d5 $4 {I needed my rook on a line to give lateral checks as quick a s
possible.} (48... Rh8 $1 49. Nf5 Ra8 50. g6 (50. Nd4+ $2 Kd5 51. Nf3 (51. h5 $2
Kxd4 52. g6 Ke5 53. Kg5 Ra1 $19) 51... Ke6 52. h5 Ra4+ 53. Kg3 Kf5 54. g6 Kf6
$17) 50... Kf6 51. g7 Ra4+ 52. Kf3 Ra3+ 53. Ke4 Ra4+ 54. Kd3 Ra8 $11) 49. Nf5
Rh8 {Finally I have returned to the real defence.} (49... Rf7 50. g6 $1 Rf8 51.
g7 Rg8 52. h5 Kf6 53. h6 d4 54. Nxd4 Kg6 55. Nf5 $18) 50. h5 Rd8 51. Nd4+ $1
Ke5 52. h6 $1 $18 {This is the only winning move.} (52. Nf3+ $2 Ke6 53. Ne1 d4
54. Nd3 Kf7 55. h6 Rd6 56. Kh5 Kg8 $3 $11) 52... Kxd4 53. g6 Kc5 $3 {Very
tough defence. I need my king on the other side away from the scene of action.}
(53... Ke5 54. Kg5 d4 55. h7 Rh8 (55... d3 56. g7 d2 57. g8=Q Rxg8+ 58. hxg8=Q
d1=Q 59. Qe8+ $18) 56. g7 Rxh7 57. g8=Q $18) 54. h7 Rh8 $1 55. Kg5 (55. g7 $2
Rxh7 56. g8=Q Rh6 57. Kf5 Rxc6 58. Ke5 Rd6 $11) 55... d4 56. g7 Rxh7 57. g8=Q
Rh2 58. Qf8+ Kxc6 59. Qf6+ $2 {He misses the win by this careless check.} (59.
Qf4 $1 Rg2+ (59... Rb2 60. Qc1+) 60. Kf6 Ra2 61. Qe4+ Kc5 62. Qe5+ $18 {
was winning.}) 59... Kb7 60. Qxd4 Ra2 $4 {Hara-kiri! I do not know how to
explain this. I had still 3 minutes on my clock.} (60... Rc2 $8 61. Qe4+ (61.
Qb4+ Kc8 62. Qa4 Rb2 63. Qa8+ Rb8 64. Qa6+ Rb7 $11) 61... Rc6 62. Qd5 Kb6 63.
Kf4 Kb7 $1 {is the easisest since White's king can never cross to b line or to
the 8th rank.} (63... Rd6 64. Qa8 Rd4+ 65. Ke3 Rd6 66. Qb8+ Kc6 67. Qa7 (67.
Qc8 Kb6 68. Ke4 Rd2 $11) 67... Kd7 $11) 64. Ke4 Kb6 65. Ke3 Kb7 66. Kd3 Kb6 67.
Ke4 Kb7 $11) (60... Rg2+ $2 {loses since after} 61. Kf6 Rc2 62. Qe4+ Rc6+ 63.
Ke7 Kb6 64. Qb4+ Ka6 65. Kd7 $1 $18 {White's king crosses behind.}) 61. Qd5+
1-0

[Event "SRB-chT Central"]
[Site "Kraljevo"]
[Date "2014.09.14"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.09.13"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Pozega"]
[BlackTeam "Kraljevo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

{I have to admit to something - I lose almost every single game with Black
against this guy Parligras in QID or Bogo-Indian structures. I commit
illogical mistakes with the black pieces.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3
Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O {Is a5 such a bad commitment? Obviously
this is not the case. However with the developments in this game we see a
probing of the weakness on b5.} 8. Bg5 (8. Qc2 c5 $5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nc3 Be7
11. Rad1 Na6 {is sort of normal.}) (8. Bf4 Be7 9. Nc3 (9. Qc2 c5 $5 10. Nc3 (
10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Nc3 d6 12. Rad1 Qb6) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc8 {
is a better version of the game when White does not have the Qf3 switch.}) 9...
Ne4 10. Qc2 (10. Rc1 d6 11. Qd3 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 f5 13. Qe3 Qc8 14. Bg5 Nc6 15. d5
Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nd8 17. dxe6 Bxg2 18. e7 Re8 19. Kxg2 h6 20. exd8=Q Qxd8 $11 {
shows some intricacies of this line.}) 10... Nxc3 11. Qxc3 (11. bxc3 $5 Qc8 12.
e4 d6 $13) 11... d6 12. Qd3 f5 13. Qe3 Qc8 {is a position containing motifs
from my games with Fridman and Dizdarevic.}) 8... Be7 9. Qd3 $5 {A rare but
interesting line,after which I may not have reacted well.} c5 {I am not happy
with this decision of mine since it was only after the game that I realised
that Qd3 is aimed against c5.} (9... Nc6 10. Nc3 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. e4 d6 {
is a good option.}) (9... c6 $5 10. Nc3 d5 $132) (9... d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nc3
Na6 $5 {also seems logical.} (11... Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rac1 (13. Ne5 f6)
13... Na6)) 10. Nc3 cxd4 ({I am not particularly happy with} 10... Nc6 11. dxc5
$1 bxc5) (10... Na6 11. Rad1 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc5) 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 (
12... Na6 13. Qf3 $14) (12... h6 13. Bf4 d5 14. Qf3 $14) 13. b3 Ne5 $5 {
I rushed to kick the queen from the 3rd rank so that it does not have access
to f3 at least temporarily.} (13... Nxd4 14. Qxd4 d5 15. Na4 Rb8 16. Rfd1 b5 (
16... Qe8 $5) 17. cxb5 Rxb5 18. Rac1 {does not fully equalise.}) 14. Qd2 h6 15.
Bf4 Ng6 16. Ndb5 $1 {Thus we have reached the first critical position of the
game when I suddenly became very ambitious.} Nxf4+ $6 (16... d5 $1 17. cxd5
Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxf4+ 19. gxf4 exd5 {should have equalised with both side having
their own weaknesses.} 20. Qd3 (20. Rad1 Qd7) 20... Qd7 21. h3 Rac8 $11) 17.
Qxf4 Rc8 (17... Qc8 18. e4 Qc6 19. f3 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Ne8 $14) 18. Rfd1 $5 (18.
e4 d6 19. Rad1 Rc6 20. Qe3 Qa8 21. Rd4 Rfc8 22. Rfd1 Ne8 $14) 18... Rc6 19. Rd3
(19. e4 d6 20. Rd2 Nd7 21. Qe3 Qb8 22. Rad1 Nc5 $132) 19... Qa8 (19... Qb8 $6
20. Qxb8 Rxb8 21. e4 $16) 20. Kg1 $5 {A move showing sang froid but giving
Black some extra options.} (20. e4 d6 $5 (20... Rc5 21. f3 g5 22. Qe3 g4 $132)
21. Rad1 Nd7 22. Nxd6 $140 Bg5 23. Qf3 Ne5) (20. Qf3 $1 {I am more concerned
about this one which is in the true spirit of White's masterplan after 9.Qd3.}
Rc5 21. Qxa8 Rxa8 22. Rad1 $16) 20... Rc5 (20... d5 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 exd5
23. a4 $1 (23. Nc7 g5 24. Qe5 Bd6 25. Qxd6 Rxd6 26. Nxa8 Rxa8 27. Rad1 Rc8 $11)
(23. Rxd5 Rc2 $44) 23... Rd8 24. Rad1 Rc5 25. h4 $14 {is still unpleasant for
Black.}) 21. e4 g5 $5 {And I did not keep my promises to myself before the
game. Strange enough this kind of approach does not work or at least has not
worked so far with GM Parligras.} (21... Rg5 22. f3) 22. Qf3 Qb8 (22... Re5 23.
Nd6 Qc6 24. Rad1 Kg7 25. h3 h5 26. Qe2 g4 27. h4 Ne8 28. Ndb5 d6 29. Qd2 Qc5
$16) 23. Rad1 Qe5 24. Nd6 Rc6 (24... Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Rc6 26. R6d4 Kg7 $16) 25.
Ncb5 $16 {As we mentioned in the opening phase of the game, White establishes
a grip around the b5-square.} g4 ({I could have been patient an interpolated} 
25... h5 $5) ({or} 25... a4 $5 26. b4) 26. Qe3 Nh7 $5 (26... h5 27. Qf4 $1 Bxd6
28. Nxd6 Qxf4 29. gxf4 Nd5 30. exd5 Rxd6 31. dxe6 Rxd3 32. exf7+ Kxf7 33. Rxd3
Ke6 34. Rd4 Rf5 $44) 27. h4 $1 gxh3 $2 {Truely optimistic.} (27... Kg7 28. Qe2
Nf6 $14) 28. Qxh6 $1 Ng5 29. Kh2 $6 {This slight inaccuracy brings Black back
into the game.} (29. Qh5 $142 $1 Qc5 (29... Kg7 30. Qe2 Qc5 31. Kh2 $18) 30.
Rd4 $1 $18 {questions fully my pawn sacrifice.}) 29... Nxe4 $1 (29... Qc5 30.
R1d2 Bxd6 31. Nxd6 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Nf3+ 33. Kxh3 Qg5 (33... Nxd2 34. Qxd2) 34.
Qxg5+ Nxg5+ 35. Kg4 Nxe4 36. Rxd7 Nxd2 37. Rxd2 $18) (29... Bxd6 $5 30. Nxd6
Nxe4 31. Nxe4 Qxe4 32. Qxh3 e5 33. Kg1 $16) 30. Nxe4 Qxe4 31. Qxh3 $16 Bc5 $4 {
I completely neglected his primal threat.} ({The only way to continue the game
is} 31... Rc5 $1 32. Rxd7 (32. Rd4 Qg6 33. Rg4 Rg5 34. Rxg5 Qxg5 35. Rxd7 Kg7
$132) 32... Rf5 $1 33. Rf1 (33. Qg2 Qe2 34. R7d2 Qg4 35. Nd6 Bxd6 36. Rxd6 Kg7
37. Kg1 Rh8 38. R6d4 Qe2 39. R4d2 Qg4 $44) 33... Bc5 34. Nd6 Bxd6 35. Rxd6 Kg7
36. Kg1 (36. Qg2 Rh5+ 37. Kg1 Qh7 38. Qf3 Rh8 39. Qg4+ Kf6 $44) 36... a4 $5 $44
) 32. Rd4 $1 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 $18 {Sudden death!} Qg6 34. Rg4 Rc5 35. Qh4 Rf5 36.
Kg2 Kg7 37. Rxg6+ fxg6 38. Qd4+ e5 39. Qxd7+ R8f7 40. Qd2 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adianto, Utut"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Bxf6 $5 {A Karpovian move.} (9. Qc2 c5 $5 (9... Nc6 $5 10. a3 d5 11.
cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxe7 Ncxe7 $14) 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxb7
Ra7 14. Bg2 Qb6 15. Nc3 d6 $14) 9... Bxf6 10. Nc3 d6 (10... d5 $6 {does not go
well with this system.} 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qb3 $1 Re8 13. e3 Na6 14. Rfd1 $16)
11. e4 Nc6 $5 {I wanted him to be forced to push d5 after e4 and e5
respectively.} (11... Nd7 12. Re1 g6 13. e5 Bg7 $1 $13) 12. Re1 (12. e5 $6 dxe5
13. Nxe5 Nxd4 14. Bxb7 Bxe5 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. f4 Bd6 $44) 12... e5 13. d5 Ne7
$5 {Supporting f5 ideas.} (13... Nb4 14. Bh3 $14) (13... Nb8 14. Bh3 $14) 14.
a3 (14. Bh3 h5 15. a3 g6 16. b4 Kg7 $13) 14... Bc8 15. b4 Bd7 (15... Ng6 16. h4
) 16. Qd2 Ng6 17. h4 h5 18. Qe3 Qe7 19. Nd2 Nh8 $1 {Black wants to play g5.}
20. c5 $5 {Utut makes an interesting pawn sac.} (20. Nb5 Rfc8 $14) 20... axb4
21. axb4 bxc5 {I have decided to keep the queens in.} (21... dxc5 22. bxc5 Qxc5
23. Qxc5 bxc5 24. Bf3 (24. Nb3 Be7) 24... g6 25. Be2 $14) 22. bxc5 dxc5 23. Nc4
Rfb8 (23... g5 $2 24. d6 $1 cxd6 25. Nd5 $18) 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Rb1 Qf8 (25...
Bc8 $5) (25... g5 $2 26. d6 cxd6 27. Nd5 (27. Nb6 Rb8) 27... Qe6 28. Nc7 Qxc4
29. Nxa8 $16) 26. Kh2 Rb8 27. Ra1 Rb4 (27... Rb3 28. Bf3 Rb4) 28. Bf1 Ng6 29.
Ra7 Qb8 30. Qxc5 Rb7 31. Rxb7 Qxb7 {Black is ready for the bishop's transfer
to the better diagonal with Be7.} 32. d6 $1 cxd6 33. Nxd6 $14 Qc6 {A practical
decision.} (33... Qb8 $6 34. Nd5 (34. Bc4 $2 Be7) 34... Qd8 35. Be2 Bxh4 (35...
Bg4 36. Bxg4 hxg4 37. Nf5 Nf8 $14) 36. Bxh5 Bf6 37. Bxg6 fxg6 $16) (33... Qb2
$6 34. Bc4 Be6 35. Bxe6 fxe6 36. Kg2 $16) 34. Qxc6 Bxc6 35. Be2 $1 (35. Bc4 Nh8
36. Be2 g6 37. Nd5 Bd8 $11) 35... Be7 36. Nc4 Bc5 $2 {Black may not be lost
after that but still this was unnecesary.} (36... f6 $1 37. Bxh5 Nf8 38. Bg4
Bc5 39. f4 exf4 40. gxf4 g6 $11 {was immediately pointed out by Ulf to me.}) (
36... Bb4 37. Nd5 Bxd5 38. exd5 Ne7 39. d6 Nc6 40. Bf3 Nd8 (40... Nd4 $2 41. d7
) 41. Bxh5 $16) 37. Bxh5 Bxf2 38. Bxg6 Bd4 (38... fxg6 $2 39. Nxe5 Be8 40. Nd5
Bd4 (40... Kf8 41. Nf4) 41. Ne7+ Kh7 42. Nf3 Bf6 43. Nd5 $16) 39. Nd5 Bxd5 40.
exd5 fxg6 41. Nd6 $1 {This optically looks winning but it may not be the case.}
Kf8 (41... Bc5 42. Ne4 Be7 43. Kg2 Kf7 44. Kf3 Bb4 45. Ng5+ Kf6 $16) (41... Bc3
42. Ne4 Be1 43. Kh3 (43. Kg2 Kf7 44. Kf1 Bb4 45. Ke2 Ke7 46. Kd3 Kd7 47. Kc4
Be7 48. Kb5 Bd6 49. Nxd6 (49. Nc5+ Kc7 50. Ne6+ Kd7 51. Kc4 e4 52. g4 Bg3 53.
Kd4 Bxh4 54. Kxe4 Ke7 55. Nxg7 Bg5 56. Ne6 Bc1 $16) 49... Kxd6 50. Kc4 g5 $1
51. hxg5 e4 52. Kd4 e3 53. Kxe3 Kxd5 $11) 43... Kf7 44. Kg4 Bb4 45. Ng5+ Ke7
46. Kf3 Be1 47. g4 (47. Ne6 Kd6) 47... Bxh4 48. Ne6 Kf6 $11) 42. Kg2 Ke7 43.
Ne4 Kd7 (43... Bb2 44. Kf3 Bc1 45. Ke2 Ba3 46. Kd3 Bb4 47. Kc4 Ba3 $16) 44. Kf3
Kc7 45. g4 Kd7 46. Ng5 Kd6 $4 {A terrible mistake.} (46... Ke7 47. Ne6 (47. Ke4
Bf2 48. Nf3 Kd6 49. h5 (49. Nxe5 Bxh4 50. Nxg6 Bg5 51. Nf8 $16) 49... gxh5 50.
gxh5 Bg3 51. Ng5 Bh4 52. Nf7+ Ke7 53. Nxe5 Kf6 54. Nf3 Bg3 $14) 47... Bc3 48.
Ke4 Be1 49. Kxe5 Bg3+ 50. Kd4 Bxh4 51. Kc5 Kf6 52. Kd6 Be1 53. Kd7 Ke5 $11) 47.
Ke4 $18 {Now it is gone.} Bf2 48. Nf7+ Kc5 (48... Ke7 49. Nxe5) 49. Kxe5 Bxh4
50. d6 Bf6+ 51. Ke6 g5 52. d7 Kd4 53. Kf5 $1 {Curtains.} 1-0

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial 35th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2013.06.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mischuk, Dmitry"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2312"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.05.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ $5 (4... Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7.
Bg2 O-O 8. O-O d5) 5. Nbd2 $6 {This move loses a tempo compared to the line
above.} ({I wanted to play my old favourite} 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Ba6 {
which is a Romanishin line.}) 5... Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 (7... Re8 $5 8. Qc2
d5 9. Ne5 Bf8 {is the move order Jussupow has chosen.}) 8. Qc2 Re8 (8... Nbd7
9. Rd1 Rc8 $5) (8... Na6 $5 {were alternatives.}) 9. Ne5 (9. Rd1 Bf8 (9... Nbd7
10. Ne5 c5 $132) 10. Ne5 Na6 {is like the game.}) 9... Bf8 $5 (9... c5 10. dxc5
Bxc5 11. Nd3 Bf8 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nf3 $14) 10. Rd1 {I do not know if this
move was necessary.} (10. Ndf3 h6 11. c5 bxc5 12. dxc5 c6 13. Be3 a5 $132)
10... Na6 11. a3 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Nd3 (13. Ndf3 Qc7 $13) 13... Qe7 $5 {
Among all the different places for the queen I had to choose this one.} (13...
Qc7 14. Nf3 Bd6 {was more normal.} (14... d4 15. Bf4)) (13... Qb6 14. Nf3) 14.
Nf3 d4 $1 15. e3 (15. b4 Be4) 15... Be4 $6 {Ambitious!} (15... dxe3 16. Bxe3
Ng4 $11) 16. exd4 Qb7 17. Qe2 cxd4 18. b4 $5 {Very risky play!} (18. Bf4 Nc5
19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. b4 Rad8 21. bxc5 d3 22. Qf1 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Qxf3 24. Bd6 Ne4
25. Rxd3 Qf5 26. Rad1 Nxc5 27. Bxc5 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 Qxc5 $11) 18... Nd7 $6 {
I have thought like I had to keep pace.} (18... e5 19. Ndxe5 Rxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxg2
21. f4 $1 (21. f3 Bh3 22. Rxd4 Re8 $40) 21... Be4 22. Rxd4 Nc7 $13) 19. Nf4 $6
(19. Bf4 Rad8 20. Re1 f5 21. Rad1 Nab8 22. Nh4 Bxg2 23. Nxg2 Nc6 24. Qf3 $16 {
would have brought him a solid advantage.}) 19... e5 20. Nd5 f5 21. Bh3 d3 22.
Qe3 Nb6 $6 {The seemingly winning move} (22... g6 $142 23. Ng5 Bxd5 (23... Bh6
24. Nc3) 24. Qxd3 Bc6 25. b5 Nac5 26. bxc6 Qxc6 27. Qd5+ Qxd5 28. cxd5 e4 29.
g4 $1 $13) 23. Nxb6 $2 (23. Nd2 $1 Bxd5 (23... Nxd5 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxf5 e4
26. Re1 $16) (23... Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Qxd5 25. Nd2 $1 Bxb4 26. axb4 Nxb4 27. Nxe4
fxe4 28. Rxa7 Nc2 29. Qb6 Rxa7 30. Qxa7 Nd4 31. Be3 $16) 24. cxd5 g6 25. Qxd3
e4 26. Qb3 Qxd5 27. Bf1 Qxb3 28. Nxb3 Nc7 $14 {and the fight continues.}) 23...
axb6 ({I bet he was counting on} 23... Bxf3 $6 24. Rxd3 axb6 25. Bxf5 e4 26.
Rd7 Qc6 27. Bb2 $44) 24. Ng5 Nxb4 $19 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Rb1 Bc5 {I had to
accept his queen sac since} ({after} 26... Nc2 27. Qxb6 Qf7 28. Bg2 Qxc4 29.
Qb5 $1 $44 {is not crystal clear.}) 27. axb4 $3 {Excellent} Bxe3 28. Bxe3 $17 {
The start of an interesting battle two bishops versus queen!} b5 $5 (28... Ra2
29. c5 bxc5 30. bxc5 (30. Bxc5 Qd5 31. Be3 Rb8) 30... Rb2 31. Rbc1 Qc6 32. Bg2
Rd8 33. h4 h6 $19 {might have been simpler.}) 29. cxb5 (29. c5 Qd5 30. Rbc1 Ra6
31. Bg2 Rea8 $19) 29... Qxb5 30. Bg2 Ra2 $1 {Black has decideded to push his
own passer.} (30... Qd5 $2 31. b5 Ra4 {to prevent his Rb4.} 32. b6 Rb8 33. Rb2
Rb7 34. Rdb1 $15) 31. Bxe4 Rd8 $19 32. Rdc1 d2 33. Rd1 Qc4 34. Bg2 Qc2 35. Bf3
Ra3 $1 (35... Rb2 $2 36. Rxb2 Qxb2 37. b5 Qxb5 38. Rxd2 Rxd2 39. Bxd2 $11) 36.
Bb6 Rxf3 (36... Rc8 $142 {is simpler.} 37. Bd5+ (37. Kg2 Rxf3 38. Kxf3 Qxb1 39.
Rxb1 Rc1 $19) 37... Kh8 38. Bc5 Rc3 39. Ra1 Qb2 40. Kg2 Qxa1 41. Rxa1 Rc1 $19)
37. Bxd8 Rb3 38. Ra1 Rxb4 39. Bg5 Rd4 40. Be3 Rd7 {I sort of wanted to escort
the king down the board like my game with the late Chepukaitis.} (40... Rd3 41.
Kf1 Qc4 42. Kg1 Rxe3 43. fxe3 Qe2 $19) 41. h3 Kf7 42. Kg2 h6 43. g4 $1 Rd6 44.
Kf3 Ke6 45. Ke2 $4 {This loses immediately.} ({After} 45. Kg3 {I still had to
sweat!} Rd3 46. Kg2 Kd5 47. Kf3 $1 (47. Rab1 Rxe3 48. fxe3 Ke4 $19) 47... Rb3
$1 (47... Kc4 $2 48. Ke2 $1 Rxe3+ $1 (48... Kb3 49. Rxd2 (49. Bxd2 $2 Rxd2+ 50.
Rxd2 Qe4+ 51. Kd1 Qh1+ $19) 49... Rxd2+ 50. Bxd2 Qc4+ 51. Kf3 Qd4 52. Ra5 Qxd2
53. Rxe5 $11) 49. fxe3 Qd3+ 50. Kf2 Kb3 $19 51. Rh1 e4 52. Rhg1 Qc4 53. Rgd1
Qf7+ 54. Kg1 Kc2 $19 {is just like my win against Chepukaitis.}) 48. Ra5+ Ke6
49. Raa1 Ra3 50. Rab1 Qc6+ 51. Kg3 (51. Ke2 Qc4+ 52. Kf3 e4+ $19) 51... Qe4 52.
Rb6+ Kf7 53. Kh2 Rxe3 54. fxe3 Qd3 $19) 45... Qc4+ 46. Kf3 e4+ 47. Kg3 Qe2 $1
$19 48. Kh4 Rd5 {I had chosen to be consistent with my idea of giving up the
second exchange.} (48... Qf3 $19) 49. Rab1 Kf6 50. Rb6+ Kf7 51. Rbb1 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad TS 80th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2018.06.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Savic, Miodrag R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2018.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ {QID and Bogo together.} 6.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. O-O (8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qd3 $5 Nxc3 10. Ng5 Ne4 11. Nxe4
$14) 8... d6 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1997.05.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adianto, Utut"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1997.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4 Na6 8. cxd5
d6 9. O-O g6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. f4 O-O 12. e4 Re8 13. Re1 Nc7 (13... Nd7 14. Be3 (
14. Nb5 Nf8) 14... Qb8 {[%csl Gb7]} (14... Nc7 $2 15. e5 dxe5 16. d6 Bxg2 17.
dxc7 $18) 15. Qd2 Nc7 16. a4 a6 17. Qd3 Nf6 18. h3 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8
Bxa8 $11 {0-1 Knoll,H-Usachyi,M/Loosdorf op 1993 (28)}) 14. a4 (14. e5 $2 dxe5
15. d6 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Ne6 17. fxe5 Nd7 18. Qd5 Nd4 $1 $17) 14... Rb8 $6 $146 (
14... a6 $142 15. Bd2 (15. e5 dxe5 16. d6 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ne6 18. fxe5 Nd7 19.
Nf3 Nd4 $13) 15... b5 16. e5 $2 Nfxd5 17. Ne4 dxe5 18. Nxc5 Bc6 $17 {1/2-1/2
Kindl,P-Roemer,U/BL2-S 1988 (23)}) 15. Be3 a6 16. Bf2 $1 b5 17. e5 (17. axb5
Nxb5 $5 {[%cal Gb5d4]} (17... axb5 {[%cal Gb5b4,Gc7b5]} 18. e5 dxe5 19. d6 {
leads to the game.}) 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. Qc2 Nd7 $11) 17... dxe5 18. d6 Ne6 19.
fxe5 Nd7 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. Qd5 Rb8 (21... Qc8 $143 22. axb5 axb5 23. Nf3 Nb6
24. Qe4 Nc4 25. Nxb5 Nxb2 (25... Rxb5 26. Qxc4 Rxb2 27. Ra7 $16 {[%csl Gd6]})
26. Na7 Qd7 27. Nc6 $16) 22. axb5 axb5 23. Nf3 $2 (23. Ra7 $1 Nd4 (23... Nb6
24. Qc6 $16) (23... b4 24. Na4 (24. Ne4 Nb6 (24... Nxe5 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. Bxc5
$16 (26. Rxe5 $144 Ne6 27. Re2)) 25. Qa2 (25. Qc6 Bxe5) 25... c4 26. Nf3 $16)
24... Ra8 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Nb6 Qa7 27. Nxa8 Qxa8 28. Qc4 $16) 24. Bxd4 cxd4
25. Rf1 (25. e6 fxe6 26. Rxe6 Kh8 27. Ne4 Nb6 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Qf7 Qxf7 30.
Rxf7 d3 $132) 25... Rf8 26. Nxb5 (26. Ne4 $5 Nxe5 $140 27. Re7) 26... Nxe5 27.
Nf3 $1 {[%csl Gf7]} Nxf3+ (27... Ng4 28. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 29. Ng5 $16) 28. Rxf3 Qe8
29. Re7 $3 Rxb5 (29... Qxb5 30. Rfxf7 $18) 30. Qc4 $18) 23... Ng5 $1 24. Nxg5
Qxg5 25. e6 (25. Ra7 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Nxe5 27. d7 b4 28. Ne2 Rd8 29. Nf4 Qf5 $132)
25... Qxd5 26. Nxd5 Rxe6 (26... fxe6 $143 27. Nc7) 27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Rxe6 fxe6
29. Nc6 Rc8 (29... Rb6 30. Ra8+ $1 (30. Ra7 $2 Rxc6 31. Rxd7 Bxb2 (31... Be5
32. Rb7 Bxd6 33. Rxb5 c4 {but , here white has some chances to make a draw.})
32. Rxh7 (32. Rc7 Rxd6 33. Bxc5 Bd4+ 34. Bxd4 Rxd4 $17) 32... c4 33. d7 Rd6 34.
Kf1 (34. Bc5 Bd4+ $19) 34... Bd4 $19) 30... Kf7 31. Nd8+ $1 (31. Rd8 Rxc6 32.
Rxd7+ Kf6 (32... Kg8 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. Rd7+ $11) 33. Rd8 c4 34. Be1 $1 $44)
31... Kf6 32. b4 Rxd6 33. bxc5 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 {and white is not worse.}) (29...
Re8 $4 30. Ra7 $18) 30. Ne7 Rb8 31. Nc6 Rc8 32. Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2004.09.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.09.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ {One of the most solid lines for Black
against Catalon.} 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 b6 (8... Nbd7 9. Qb3
b6 10. Nc3 Nh5 11. Be3 Nhf6 12. Rac1 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. a3 h6 15. Bf4 Nh5 16.
Bd2 Nhf6 17. Be1 dxc4 18. Qxc4 c5 19. Qd3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qc7 {
1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Macieja,B/Calvia ESP 2004/The Week in Chess 521 (26)}) 9.
Nc3 {Recently a fashionable line,which hardly promise White any advantage.} ({
The alternative is :} 9. Qc2) 9... Bb7 10. Rc1 Nbd7 ({Quite interesting :} 
10... Nh5 11. Bxb8 Qxb8 12. Ne5 Nf6 13. e3 Rd8 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. f4 g6 16. g4
Nd7 17. Qe1 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Adams,M/Izmir TUR 2004/The Week in Chess 518 
(17)}) 11. Qb3 Nh5 $1 {The best reply.} 12. Be5 (12. Be3 f5 (12... Nhf6 $1) 13.
cxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Kh8 16. f4 {1-0 Chiburdanidze,M-Akhmilovskaya,
E/Borzhomi/Sofia 1986/EXT 97-B (40)}) (12. Rfd1 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Bd6 14. e3 Qe7
$11) 12... Nhf6 $1 (12... f6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bf4 (14. Bc7 Qxc7 15. Nxd5 Qd6
16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rc7 Bd5 18. Qb5) 14... Nxf4 15. gxf4 f5 16. Nb5 $14) 13. Bf4
(13. Rfd1 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bd6 {leaves Black with comfortable position.}) 13...
Nh5 14. Be3 Nhf6 (14... f5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Ne5 $1 {gives White some edge,as
we can see from the game Chiburdanidze-Akhmylovskaya,see notes to 12 Be3.}) 15.
Rfd1 Bd6 $6 {A questionable choice , which allows White to change the
pawnstructure in his favour.} ({The natural} 15... Rc8 {is much stronger , as
you can see from the game Ivanchuk-Macieja mentioned above.} 16. Ne5 $140 (16.
cxd5 cxd5 $1 $11) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ng4 $1 18. cxd5 Nxe3 19. dxc6 Nxd1 20.
cxb7 Rxc3 $1 21. bxc3 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Qd2 $17 {[%csl Rf2]}) 16. cxd5 exd5 ({After
} 16... cxd5 17. Nb5 Bb8 18. Bf4 $1 Bxf4 19. gxf4 Ba6 20. Ne5 $1 {with White's
advantage.}) 17. Bg5 $1 {Now White is ready to give up his bishop.} Be7 {
defending against possible 18 e4.} (17... h6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. e3 $14 (19. e4
$6 dxe4 20. Ne5 Qb8 $11)) (17... Re8 $143 $2 18. e4 $1 dxe4 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20.
dxe5 Rxe5 21. Nxe4 $36) 18. e3 Ne8 $6 {Played with very good positional idea :
to transfer his knight to d6,where he will perfectly placed , controling c4
and e4 squares.The probem, that black most probably missed or underestimated
my 20th move.} (18... Re8 $142 $14) 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. e4 $1 {Very strong
tactical solution.White manages to breakthrough in the center completely
changing the character of the game.} dxe4 21. Nxe4 Nef6 (21... Qxe4 $140 22.
Ne5 Qf5 23. g4 Qe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Nxd7 Rf4 26. Ne5 $16 {[%csl Gc6]}) 22. Nc5
$1 {Another tactical blow,which secures White's edge.} Nxc5 (22... bxc5 $2 23.
Qxb7 $16 {[%csl Gc5,Gc6]}) 23. dxc5 bxc5 (23... Nd5 24. Nd4 (24. cxb6 axb6 25.
Nd4 {also very strong.}) 24... bxc5 25. Nf5 Qf6 26. Qxb7 Qxf5 27. Qxc6 $18) 24.
Re1 Qc7 25. Rxc5 $16 {[%csl Ga7,Gc6]} Rfe8 26. h3 {White has some problems
with first rank,so to make an escape hole is quite essential.} (26. Ne5 Rad8 {
didn't appeal to me due to very unpleasant pin along the e-file.} (26... Ng4
27. Qc3)) 26... Qb6 27. Qc2 Nd7 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rc3 g6 (29... c5 $2 30. Ng5
$40 {[%csl Gh7][%cal Gc3b3]}) {This attractive move actually a serious
inaccuracy ,which allows Black to simplify the position.} 30. Ng5 $2 ({The
correct continuation was:} 30. Rb3 $142 Qc5 (30... Qc7 31. Nd4 $16 {[%csl Gc6]}
) 31. Qxc5 (31. Qd2 Nb6) 31... Nxc5 32. Ra3 a6 33. Bf1 {with clearly better
chances for White.}) (30. Qd2 Nc5 $1 (30... Nf6 $2 31. Rb3 Qc7 32. Qd4 $16 {
[%csl Ga7,Gf6]})) 30... h6 31. Ne4 c5 $1 {The point} 32. Rb3 (32. Nxc5 Re1+ $1
(32... Nxc5 $2 33. Rxc5 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Bxg2 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Kxg2 Qb7+ 37. Qc6
Qxb2 38. Qd5 Qf6 39. Rc7 Kg7 40. Rxa7 $16) 33. Kh2 Bxg2 34. Kxg2 (34. Nxd7 Bb7)
34... Qc6+ 35. f3 Nxc5 36. Rxc5 Qe6 37. Qc4 Re2+ (37... Qe3 38. Rc8+ Kg7 39.
Qc3+ Qxc3 40. Rxc3 Re2+ $11) 38. Kf1 Re1+ 39. Kg2 Re2+ $11) 32... Bxe4 33. Bxe4
Qe6 {[%csl Ge4,Gh3]} 34. Re3 Qf6 $1 (34... Qxa2 $140 $2 35. Bd5 Qa1+ 36. Kg2
Kf8 (36... Rxe3 37. Qxg6+ $18)) 35. Ra3 (35. Bxg6 $5 Rxe3 36. Bh7+ Kh8 37. fxe3
Qf3 38. Kh2 Qxe3 39. Be4 Ne5 {and Black is out of danger.}) 35... Qe6 36. Re3 (
{Black easily holds after} 36. Rxa7 Qxh3 37. Ra8 Rxa8 38. Bxa8 Qe6 {[%csl Ga2]}
39. b3 (39. a4 c4 {[%cal Gd7c5]}) 39... Nb6 (39... h5 $5) 40. Bf3 c4 41. bxc4
Nxc4 $11) ({The last chance was:} 36. Bg2 Qb6 {and White has only microscopic
plus.} ({Also interesting} 36... Qe1+ 37. Bf1 Qa1 (37... a5 $2 38. Qc3 $1 $16 {
[%csl Ga5]}) 38. Rxa7 Re1 39. Rxd7 Rxf1+ 40. Kg2 Qe1 $1 (40... Rg1+ 41. Kf3 Qf1
(41... Qe1 42. Qe4 $1) 42. Rd8+ Kh7 43. Qc3 $18) 41. Qxc5 Rg1+ 42. Kf3 Qe6 43.
Rd8+ Kh7 44. Qd4 Qf5+ 45. Qf4 Qe6 {and i think Black should be able to hold
the balance , due to exposed position of White's king.})) 36... Qf6 37. Rf3 Qe6
38. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... Nxd5 10. Qc2 (10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13.
Qc2 Nd7 14. Rac1 c6 15. Rfd1 Rfc8 16. Ne1 $14 {Keene,R-Hecht,H/Amserdam/1973/})
(10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Qc2 c5 12. Rfd1 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qe8 14. Qb1 Rc8 15. b3 h6 16.
Qb2 Nf6 $10 {Pinter,J-Karpov,A/FRA/1993/0,5/88/}) 10... Nd7 11. Rfd1 c5 12.
dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Bxg5 Qe6 18.
Be3 Ne4 19. a4 $14 {Tukmakov,V-Balashov,Y/URS-ch/1970/}) 10. Qc2 c5 (10... Na6
11. Bf4 Qd7 $5 12. Rad1 Rfd8 13. Ne5 Qe6 14. Nd3 Ne4 15. a3 c5 16. Be3 Nxc3 17.
Nf4 Qc6 18. bxc3 c4 $10 {Suba,M-Psakhis,L/Szirak(13)/1986/0:1/56/}) 11. Rad1
Nbd7 (11... Na6 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. Be5 Rd8 14. Ng5 h6 $2 (14... g6) 15. Bh3 Qc6
16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Nf3 Nc7 19. Rfe1 $1 Re8 20. e4 $16 {Yusupov,
A-Yudasin,L/Minsk(5)/1982/1:0/33/}) 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Qb1 Re8 14. dxc5 (14. Bh3
$5 Bf8 15. Rfe1 $14) 14... bxc5 (14... Nxc5 15. Nb5 a6 16. Nbd4 $14) 15. Ng5 (
15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qb6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bxd5 (18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxe2
$10) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Rxe2 $10) (15. Nh4 Qb6 16. Nf5 Bf8 17.
Rfe1 d4 18. Na4 Qb5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 $10) 15... Nf8 (15... h6 $5) 16. Nge4 Qb6 17.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxe2 (19... Qxb2 20. e4 $14) 20. Qf5 Rce8 21.
Be3 Ne6 (21... Rxb2 $6 22. Bxc5 Qb8 (22... Qxc5 23. Bxf7+ $18) 23. Ba3 $14) 22.
Be4 Nf8 23. Bd5 Ne6 24. b3 (24. Be4 $10) 24... Bd4 $1 (24... Rxa2 $6 25. b4 Rb2
26. bxc5 Qc7 (26... Nxc5 27. Bxc5 Qxc5 28. Bxf7+ $18) 27. c6 $16) 25. Qh5 (25.
a4 $5) 25... Rxa2 26. b4 g6 $1 27. bxc5 (27. Qf3 Rb2 28. bxc5 Bxc5 $15) 27...
Bxc5 28. Qg4 Ra5 29. Bxc5 Rxc5 30. Rfe1 Rc2 31. Qf3 Kg7 (31... h5 32. Qf6 $44)
32. Bxe6 Rxe6 33. Rxe6 Qxe6 34. Qd3 Ra2 (34... Rc5 $5 35. Qd4+ Qe5 36. Qxe5+
Rxe5 37. Ra1 a5 $17) 35. Qd4+ Qf6 (35... Kg8 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Qd4+ f6 38. Qd8
$36) 36. Qxf6+ Kxf6 37. Rd7 Ke6 38. Rb7 h5 (38... g5 39. h3 h5 40. Kg2 a5 41.
Kf3 a4 42. Ke3 a3 43. Kf3 Ra1 44. Kg2 g4 45. hxg4 hxg4 46. Rb5 f5 47. Ra5 $10)
39. Kg2 Ra3 40. h4 Ra5 (40... Ra2 $5) 41. f3 $1 Ra2+ 42. Kh3 a5 43. g4 $1 hxg4+
44. fxg4 Ra3+ 45. Kg2 Ra4 46. Kf3 Rb4 47. Ra7 a4 48. h5 $10 Kf6 49. h6 Rb3+ 50.
Kg2 Rb2+ 51. Kg3 Rb3+ 52. Kg2 Rb2+ (52... Rb4 53. h7 Kg7 54. Rxf7+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ (4... Be7 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3
Bb7 8. b3 O-O 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Rc8 12. Qd3 Nd7 13. Bf4 c5 $10
{Ehlvest,J-Tiviakov/Moscow/1992/}) 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 (6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O d5 8.
Ne5 Nfd7 9. cxd5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 cxd5 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nd7 $15 {Anand,
V-Tiviakov/Tilburg/1992/}) 6... Bb7 (6... c6 7. e4 d5 8. Bd3 $1 dxe4 9. Nxe4
Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Rhe1 c5 13. Bc3 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4
Nf6 16. Qb7 $1 $16 {Epishin,V-Tiviakov,S/Moscow/1992/}) 7. Bg2 c6 $146 (7...
O-O 8. O-O $14 {ECO}) 8. e4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Nxc3
(12... Na6 13. h4 {/\ 14.Ne4 de4 15.Ng5}) 13. bxc3 $1 (13. Bxc3 Nc6 14. h4 Rc8
15. Bd2 Nb4 $10) 13... Ba6 14. h4 Nc6 (14... h6 15. Nh2 Nc6 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. Qh5
$36) 15. Ng5 Na5 $6 (15... Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qd7 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. h5 h6 $13) (15...
h6 16. Nh3 Na5 17. Qg4 Kh8 $13) 16. Qb1 $1 g6 17. Nf3 Rc8 18. h5 Rc6 19. Bf1 $1
Bxf1 20. Rxf1 $16 Kh8 21. Bh6 (21. hxg6 fxg6) 21... Rg8 22. hxg6 Rxg6 (22...
fxg6 23. Qd3 {/\ Kg2,Rh1}) 23. Bd2 Nc4 24. Qd3 b5 25. Kg2 Qa5 26. Rh1 Nxd2 27.
Qxd2 Rxc3 (27... Qxc3 $2 28. Qf4 Rg7 29. Rac1 $18) 28. Rh5 Rg7 29. Rah1 Kg8 30.
Qf4 Qd8 31. Nh2 Bg5 32. Qg4 f5 $6 (32... Rc1 33. Nf1 f5 34. exf6 Qxf6 $16) 33.
exf6 Qxf6 34. Qe2 Qg6 35. Nf3 Rc2 (35... Be7 36. Re5 Rc6 37. Qxb5 Rb6 38. Qe2)
36. Qe5 Be7 37. Qb8+ Bf8 38. Rg5 $1 Qf7 39. Rxg7+ Qxg7 40. Rh4 Rc7 41. Ne5 h5
42. Rxh5 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Gheorghiu, Florin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O (7. e4
Nxe4 8. Ne5 Bb4 9. Qg4 $13) 7... O-O 8. Qc2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 c5 11. Ndf3
(11. dxc5 bxc5 (11... Bxc5 12. Nd3 Be7 13. Nf3 Nbd7 14. Bf4 Rc8 $10 {Timman,
J-Sokolov,A/Tilburg/1987/1:0 (25) Inf 44/665/}) 12. Ndc4 Qc7 (12... Qc8 13. Na5
Ba6 14. Bf4 $16 {Vaganian,R-Timman,J/Amsterdam/1986/1:0 (30) Inf 42/702/}) 13.
Bf4 g5 $1 $13) 11... Nbd7 (11... Na6 12. Bh3 Ne4 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Rfd1 $13) 12.
Bf4 Ne4 13. dxc5 (13. Rfd1 Ndf6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nd3 Qe7 16. Ng5 Bd6 $10 {
Psakhis,L-Yudasin,L/Minsk/1982/0:1 (35) Inf 33/643/}) 13... Nxe5 (13... bxc5
14. Rad1 Ndf6 15. Ng5 $1 $14) 14. Nxe5 Bxc5 15. Rad1 Qc8 16. Qb3 (16. Qa4 $5
Qe6 17. Qd7 $14) 16... Qf5 17. Nd3 Rfd8 (17... d4 $142 $1 $13) 18. Nxc5 Nxc5
19. Qb4 Rac8 20. Be3 $14 h6 21. Qa3 Qd7 $6 (21... a5 $142) 22. Bd4 $6 (22. Qxa7
$1 Qb5 (22... Na4 23. Bh3 $1) (22... Qc6 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Rc1) 23. a4 $1 Qb4
24. Rc1 $1 $18 {Kasparov/}) 22... Qb5 23. Bh3 Rc7 24. Qf3 Ne6 $6 (24... Bc8
$142 $14) 25. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 26. Qe3 Qe8 27. Rc1 Rdc8 28. Qe5 $16 Rf7 (28... Qf7
$6 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. f4 $16) 29. g4 $5 Rc6 30. f4 $6 (30. f3 $142 {/\ h4-h5/})
30... Qd7 31. h4 Qc7 $6 (31... Qe7 $142 $1 32. Rxc6 Bxc6 33. g5 Rf5 $10) 32.
Rxc6 Qxe5 33. Bxe5 Bxc6 34. Rc1 Bb7 35. h5 $16 Rf8 {/\ Rc8/} 36. Rc7 Rf7 37.
Rc3 $1 Kh7 (37... Rf8 38. Ra3) 38. Kf2 g6 39. hxg6+ $2 (39. Ke3 $142 $1 gxh5
40. gxh5 $18 {/\ a4,b4-b5,Rc7/}) 39... Kxg6 40. Ra3 Bc6 (40... Bc6 41. Rc3 Bb7
42. Kg3 (42. Ke3 $16) 42... h5 43. g5 $16 {Kasparov/}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 $5 7. O-O O-O 8.
d5 $1 Bxd2 9. Qxd2 $6 (9. Nfxd2 $1 $14 {@}) 9... exd5 10. Nh4 Ne4 11. Qc2 Re8
12. Nc3 Nxc3 $2 (12... Nc6 $1 13. Nxd5 (13. cxd5 $2 Nd4 14. Qd3 Nxc3 15. bxc3
Nxe2+ $17) 13... Nb4 (13... Nd4 $6 14. Qd3 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Nxg3
17. Qg4 (17. Qxe8+ Qxe8 18. hxg3 Qe2 19. b3 Re8 20. Nf5 $14) 17... Nxf1 $13)
14. Qd1 (14. Nxb4 cxb4 15. f3 (15. Nf5 Qg5 16. Ne3 Bc6 $13) 15... Nd6 16. e4
Qc7 $13 {P g5}) 14... Nxd5 15. cxd5 Qf6 16. Qd3 c4 (16... Nd6) (16... Qe5 $10)
17. Qxc4 Nd2 18. Qc7 $13) 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. cxd5 $14 (14. Bxd5 Na5 $10 {<-> c4})
14... Ne5 15. Rfe1 (15. Rae1 d6 16. f4 Nc4 17. e4 b5 18. a4 a6 $14 {<<|^}) (15.
Nf5 $5 d6 16. c4 {P a4-a5 []}) 15... d6 16. f4 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. e4 g5 (
18... Qf6 19. Qd2 $16) 19. e5 $6 (19. Qd2 $5 gxf4 20. gxf4 $14) (19. f5 $5 $14
{@}) 19... gxf4 20. gxf4 dxe5 21. fxe5 (21. Rxe5 Rxe5 22. fxe5 Qg5 23. Qe4 Re8
24. Re1 Qd2 25. c4 b5 26. Qe3 (26. cxb5 Bxd5 $15) (26. Rb1 Qc3 $1 $15) 26...
Qxe3+ (26... Qxa2 27. Qxc5 Qxc4 $10) 27. Rxe3 bxc4 28. Kf2 Kf8 $10 {P d8})
21... Qg5 22. Qe4 Re6 $1 $10 23. Qe3 (23. h4 $5 Qh5 $1 (23... Qe7 $2 24. Rad1
Re8 25. Qf5 Rh6 (25... Rg6 26. e6 $16) 26. d6 Qxh4 27. Bxb7 $18) (23... Qh6 24.
Rf1 $16 {P f5}) 24. Re3 (24. Qe2 Rh6 $17) (24. Bf3 Qh6 $15 {P ae8}) 24... Rae8
25. Rae1 Rh6 $15) 23... Rg6 24. Qxg5 Rxg5 25. c4 $2 (25. Rad1 $1 Rd8 $1 (25...
Re8 $6 26. Re3 $1 Rgxe5 $2 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28. d6 $18) (25... Ba6 26. d6 $16) 26.
Kf2 (26. Kh1 $2 Re8 $17 {P gxe5}) (26. c4 b5 27. Rb1 b4 $13 (27... Ba6 $5 28.
cxb5 $140 Bb7 $15)) 26... Rf5+ 27. Kg3 Rg5+ $10) 25... Re8 $15 26. Rad1 Bc8 (
26... Ba6 $5 27. Re4 (27. e6 fxe6 28. Rxe6 Rxe6 29. dxe6 Kf8 $15) 27... Rgxe5
28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. d6 Re8 $15) 27. Rd3 (27. d6 Bd7 28. Rd5 Rg4 29. Re4 (29. Rc1
Be6 30. Kf2 $140 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Bxd5+ 32. cxd5 Rxe5 33. Rd1 Kf8 $19) 29... Rxe4
30. Bxe4 f6 $17 (30... Be6 $17)) 27... Rgxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Ra3 (29. d6 Bd7
30. Ra3 Re6 $17) 29... Re7 30. d6 (30. Kf2 Bf5 $17) 30... Re1+ 31. Kf2 Rd1 32.
Bd5 (32. Rxa7 Be6 $1 $17) 32... Be6 33. Bxe6 fxe6 34. Rxa7 Rxd6 35. Ke3 (35. a4
$1 Rd4 36. Rb7 Rxc4 37. Rxb6 Kf7 38. a5 Rc2+ 39. Kg3 Ra2 40. a6 c4 41. Rc6 c3
42. Rxc3 Rxa6 $15) 35... Rd4 $17 36. Ra6 Rxc4 37. Rxb6 Kf7 38. Rb2 (38. Rc6 Kf6
39. a4 Ke5 $1 (39... Rxa4 40. Rxc5 Rh4 41. Rc2 g5 42. Kf3 $15) 40. a5 Kd5 41.
Rc7 Ra4 42. Rxg7 Rxa5) 38... g5 39. Kd3 Rh4 $6 (39... Rd4+ 40. Kc3 Ke7 41. Rg2
g4 $17 {P d6-d5}) (39... Ra4 40. Kc3 e5 41. Rg2 Kf6 42. Kb3 Rb4+ 43. Kc3 Rh4
$17) 40. Rc2 $15 Kf6 41. Rxc5 Rxh2 42. a4 (42. Ra5 $142) 42... Rh3+ 43. Ke2 $2
(43. Kc4 $1 g4 (43... Ra3 44. Kb4 Ra1 45. Rc8 $10) 44. Rc8 (44. Kb5 $2 g3 45.
Rc1 g2 46. Rg1 Rg3 47. a5 Kf5 48. a6 Kf4 49. a7 Ra3 50. Rxg2 Rxa7 51. Kc4 e5
$19) 44... g3 45. Rg8 Kf5 46. a5 Rh4+ $1 (46... Kf4 47. a6 $2 (47. Rf8+ Ke4 48.
Rg8 Kf3 49. Rf8+ Ke2 50. Rg8 Kf2 51. Rf8+ Kg1 52. a6 Rh7 53. Re8 $10) 47... Rh7
48. Kb5 e5 49. Kb6 e4 50. a7 Rxa7 51. Kxa7 e3 52. Rf8+ Ke4 53. Re8+ Kf3 54.
Rf8+ Kg2 55. Re8 Kf2 56. Rf8+ Ke1 57. Rg8 e2 $19) 47. Kb5 (47. Kd3 $2 Ra4 48.
Ke2 Kf4 $19) 47... Rg4 48. Rxg4 Kxg4 49. a6 g2 50. a7 g1=Q 51. a8=Q Qe3 $15)
43... e5 $19 44. Rc8 Ra3 45. Ra8 Kf5 46. a5 Kf4 47. a6 Ra2+ 48. Kd3 (48. Kd1 e4
49. a7 Ke3 50. Rg8 Rxa7 51. Rxg5 Ra1+ 52. Kc2 Kf3) (48. Ke1 g4 49. a7 Kg3 50.
Kf1 e4 51. Ke1 e3 52. Kf1 e2+ 53. Ke1 Kg2) 48... e4+ 49. Kd4 e3 50. Rf8+ Kg3
51. Kxe3 Rxa6 52. Rf3+ Kg4 53. Rf8 Ra2 54. Rg8 Rg2 0-1

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Spiridonov, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. a3 bxa3 7. Nxa3 {>< b5
} d6 8. g3 (8. e3 Nc6 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb1 $6 a5 12. Rd1 Ba6 13. Nc2
d5 14. b3 Ne4 $15 {Beliavsky,A-Salov,V/Szirak/1987/ ->CBM 03}) 8... b6 9. Bg2
Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. b4 (11. d5 {Timman,J-Tal,M/Bugoino/1984/1/2-1/2/1987/})
11... a5 $6 {>< b5; >= 11...Nbd7 /\ ...a6,...Qc7.} 12. Qb3 axb4 13. Qxb4 Nc6
14. Qb2 Na5 15. Rfc1 (15. Rab1 $5 Be4 16. Nd2 Bxb1 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. Rxb1 $16)
15... Rc8 16. Ne1 $1 {/\ Ne1-d3} Ba6 17. Qb4 Qc7 (17... Nc6 $1 18. Bxc6 $1 (18.
Qa4 $6 Nxd4 19. Ra2 d5 $1 20. e3 Ra8 $1 $13) 18... Rxc6 19. Nb5 Bxb5 (19... Bb7
$2 20. Na7 Rc7 21. Qxb6 $16) 20. cxb5 (20. Qxb5 $6 Qc8 21. Nd3 Nd7) 20... Nd5
21. Qb2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qb8 (22... Qd7 $2 23. Rc6 Rc8 24. e4 $1) 23. Qc2 Ne7 24.
Qc7 Rc8 25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. Rc7 Kf8 27. Nd3 Nd5 28. Rc6 Rb7 29. Rxd6 Nc3 $10) 18.
Nd3 Rfd8 (18... Nxc4 $2 19. Nb1 $1) (18... Bxc4 $2 19. Nb5 $1) 19. d5 e5 20. e4
Rb8 21. f4 Nd7 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Nb5 Qd7 25. Rab1 Nb7 (25... Rdc8
26. Nd6 Rd8 27. c5 $1) 26. Na7 $1 Nc5 (26... Na5 27. c5 $1 Qxa7 28. cxb6 $18)
27. Nc6 Nd3 28. Qc3 $2 (28. Qa3 Nxc1 29. Nxb8 Rxb8 30. Qxa6 Nd3 31. Rxb6 $18)
28... Nxc1 29. Rxc1 Qd6 30. c5 bxc5 31. Nxd8 Rxd8 32. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 33. Rxc5 g6
34. g4 f5 35. gxf5 gxf5 36. exf5 Bd3 37. Bh3 Kg7 $5 38. Kf2 Kf6 39. Rc6+ Kg5
40. f6 Rxd5 $4 41. f7 Rd8 42. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Bukic, Enver"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "1978.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Na6 (9... c6 10. Qa4 a6 (10... Nbd7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qxc6 Rc8 13.
Qb5 Rxc4 14. e3 $16 {Ivkov-Langeweg, Amsterdam 1968}) 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rfc1
Nfd7 13. Nd3 $10 {Pomar-Unzicker, Muenchen ol 1958}) 10. Rc1 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. cxd5 exd5 (12... Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Nc6 $16) 13. Be3 Re8 14. Bd4 Ne6
15. e3 Nxd4 16. exd4 Ne4 17. Nb5 Bd6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qa4 f6 20. Nd3 Re7 21.
Rc2 a5 22. Rfc1 Rae8 23. b4 axb4 (23... Ba6 24. Rc6 Qd8 25. Nf4 $2 Nc3 $1) 24.
Qxb4 Qd8 25. Qb3 Ba6 26. Nb2 (26. Nb4 Bc4 $2 (26... Bb7 27. Nc6 Bxc6 28. Rxc6
Re6 29. Bh3 $16) 27. Rxc4 Nd2 28. Bxd5+ $1 $18) 26... Kh8 27. h4 g5 28. hxg5
fxg5 29. Na4 Re6 30. Rc6 Nd2 31. Qxb6 Qxb6 32. Rxb6 Re1+ 33. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 34. Kh2
Bc4 35. Nc3 g4 36. Nxd5 Nf3+ 37. Bxf3 gxf3 38. Nf4 (38. Ne3 Rxe3 $1) 38... Bxa2
(38... Rf1 39. Rb2 Be2 40. Nxe2 (40. Nh3) 40... Rxf2+ 41. Kg1 Rg2+ 42. Kf1
fxe2+ 43. Rxe2 Rxg3 44. Rd2 Kg7 45. Rg2) 39. d5 Rd1 40. d6 Kg7 41. Kh3 Kf6 {*}
42. Kg4 Ke5 43. Kxf3 Rxd6 44. Rb7 $1 h6 45. Kg4 Bc4 46. Re7+ Kf6 47. Rh7 Ke5
48. Re7+ Kf6 49. Rh7 Ke5 50. Rc7 Bb3 51. Ng2 Bd1+ 52. Kh4 Bf3 53. Ne3 Rf6 54.
Re7+ Kd6 55. Re8 Bc6 56. Rd8+ Ke7 57. Rd2 Bf3 58. g4 Kf7 59. Kg3 Be4 60. f4 Ra6
61. Rd4 Ba8 62. Nc4 Kf6 63. Ne5 Ra3+ 64. Kh4 Bg2 65. Rd6+ Kg7 66. Rd7+ Kf6 67.
Rd6+ Kg7 68. Rd7+ Kf6 69. Rf7+ $1 $18 Ke6 70. Kh5 Rh3+ 71. Kg6 Be4+ 72. Kg7 h5
73. g5 Rb3 74. Ng6 Rf3 75. Nh4 Rh3 76. f5+ Kd6 77. Ng6 Rg3 78. Kf6 Rf3 79. Ne7
h4 80. g6 h3 81. Rh7 Bb1 82. g7 Ba2 83. g8=Q Bxg8 84. Nxg8 Kd5 85. Rh4 1-0

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.10"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1978.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 c5 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qc3 (10. Qh4 Rc8 11. Nd2 O-O 12. b4 Ne8 $10 {
Uhmann-Portisch, Moskau 1967}) 10... Rc8 11. b4 Ne7 12. Bg5 Nf5 13. Rc1 h6 14.
Bxf6 Qxf6 15. O-O Qxc3 16. Rxc3 Ke7 17. Rfc1 Rc7 18. c5 Rhc8 19. e3 bxc5 20.
bxc5 Kd8 $1 21. Ne5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 d6 23. Nd3 dxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Nxc5 Nd6
26. Kf3 Ke7 27. Ke2 f5 28. f3 g5 29. Kd3 e5 30. Nb3 Rxc1 31. Nxc1 Ke6 32. Ne2
h5 33. Nc3 h4 34. gxh4 gxh4 35. h3 Nf7 36. f4 Nd6 37. a4 a5 38. Ne2 Ne4 39. Kc4
Nf2 40. Kb5 Nxh3 41. Kxa5 Nf2 (41... Nf2 42. Kb6 h3 43. Ng3 Ne4 44. Nh1 exf4
45. exf4 Kd5 46. a5 Nd6 47. Kc7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-GER Kings"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2015.11.02"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Bulmaga,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.10.30"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Qc2 Be4 10. Qd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nc3 {[#]} d5 $6 {Der erste
kritische Moment der Partie. Schwarz musste sich entscheiden, ob er bei dem
üblichen Plan mit Bb7,d6,Nbd7 bleibt oder ob er so spielt wie in der Partie.
Ich glaube, der weißfeldrige Läufer war auf der Diagonale h1-a8 besser
aufgehoben.} (12... Bb7 13. e4 d6 14. Rad1 Nd7 $13) 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. e3 Bh7 15.
Qe2 Rc8 16. Rac1 (16. cxd5 $5 exd5 17. Bh3 Rb8 18. Rac1 Ne7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20.
dxe5 c6 21. Qd2 $14) 16... Ne7 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qd6 20. c5
Qd5 21. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Ne5 Rcd8 23. a3 Ne7 24. Be4 g5 25. b4 (25. c6 Rd6 26. Nd7
Bxd4 27. Nxf8 Kxf8 $44) 25... axb4 26. axb4 bxc5 {[#]} 27. Rxc5 $6 {Plötzlich
hat Schwarz die bessere Bauernstruktur und leichten Vorteil im Endspiel.} (27.
bxc5 $11) 27... Bxe5 28. Rxe5 c6 $15 29. Rc5 Rd6 30. Kg2 Rfd8 31. Rc4 {[#]} e5
$6 (31... Kg7 $15) 32. Rdc1 exd4 33. Bxc6 Nxc6 34. Rxc6 Rxc6 35. Rxc6 d3 36.
Rc1 $11 Kg7 37. Kf3 d2 38. Rd1 Rb8 39. Rxd2 Rxb4 40. h3 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2011.10.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
c5 9. d5 $146 {A novelty based on classic themes. Perhaps because the top
engines do not have it listed even in the their four foremost choices, no one 
(except a 2100 played once, eleven years ago) has bothered to try it until now.
} exd5 {The only way to challenge it. Other moves would allow White to
consolidate her bind on the center with e4 the next move.} 10. Nh4 Bc6 11. cxd5
Nxd5 12. Nf5 {There are numerous paths for Black and thus White, so there is
little point trying to overanalyze here. Time and further games will no doubt
give us the nitty-gritty on this new branch.} Nc7 13. e4 Bf6 14. Re1 d6 {
This is a mistake though. Black is not keen to allow White to keep control of
the d6 square, but there are more important priorities. Notably, not losing it.
} 15. Nc4 d5 16. Ncd6 $1 {Possibly the move that Kosintseva missed or did not
give enough credit.} dxe4 ({Black has no time to try and undermine the
intrepid knight on d6 with} 16... g6 $2 {as White has} 17. exd5 Be8 18. Nh6+
Kg7 19. Nxe8+ Nxe8 20. d6 $1) 17. Qg4 {The threat is Nh6+ Kh8 and Nxf7+
winning the queen.} Kh8 18. Nxe4 Ne6 19. Be3 Nd7 20. Rad1 Rb8 21. Rd6 $2 {
A mistake that could have lost the advantage she has built.} (21. Nfd6 {
was best and threatens Nxf7+ Rxf7 Qxe6, against which there is no defense.}
Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Qe7 (22... Nd4 23. Qh3 g6 24. Nb5 $1 $16) 23. Nf5 Qe8 24. Bf4 Ne5
25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Rd5 $16) 21... Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Qc7 $2 {A mistake but truly
thre was nothing obvious about Xue's combination.[#]} 23. Nxg7 $3 {Just
brilliant! Xue's knight not only faces superior forces on g7, but abandons the
rook on d6, yet in spite of the odds, this move wins in all variations.} Rg8 ({
The first question is: what happens if the queen takes the rook? The answer is:
a quick mate.} 23... Qxd6 $2 24. Qf5 {and there is no defense against Qxh7
mate.}) (23... Nxg7 {runs into the more obvious} 24. Rxd7 Qe5 (24... Qc8 25.
Bh6 Rg8 26. Qh3 {Threatening Bxh7 followed by all kinds of nastiness.}) 25. Bf4
) 24. Qd1 $6 {Not the strongest, but good enough.} ({Best was} 24. Nxe6 Qxd6
25. Qh3 Rg6 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Bf4 Qe7 28. Bxb8 $18) 24... Rxg7 25. Rxd7 Qe5 26.
Bh6 Qxb2 27. Bxg7+ Nxg7 28. Rxf7 Bd4 29. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The game of the day, at as far as results go. Hou Yifan equalized without
problems in a rare version of the Bogo-Indian. Dzagnidze's response seemed
very mild at best and despite having the pair of bishops she had no advantage
in the resulting closed position. Dzagnidze's plan starting with 17.g4?! was
misguided and some simplifications really put a spotlight on how weak her
structure was and how much better the Chinese player's knight was compared to
her own. Although technique in this game wasn't accurate in every move, Hou
Yifan did play well enough to keep her slight advantage, turn it into real
practical problems and in time pressure take an important victory.} 1. d4 e6 2.
c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. b3
Nbd7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qc1 Qb8 13. a4 Qb7 14. Qf4 Rfe8 15. Rfd1 h6
16. Rac1 Re7 17. g4 $6 (17. Bh3 $1 $11 {A typical idea of the position is to
remove the bishop from the h1-a8 diagonal to free the knight.}) 17... e5 18.
dxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Qg3 Rae8 21. Rc3 Bc6 22. Nh4 g6 23. Rcd3 Bxg2 24.
Nxg2 Kg7 25. Ne3 Qe4 26. Qg2 c6 27. Rd6 Re6 28. h3 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Ne4 30. Rd7
Nc5 31. Rc7 R8e7 32. Rc8 Rd7 33. Rb8 Rxd1 34. Nxd1 Nxb3 35. Rxb6 Nc5 36. Nc3
Rd6 37. e3 f5 38. gxf5 gxf5 39. Kf3 Kf6 40. Ke2 Ke7 41. h4 Kd7 42. Rb8 Rd3 43.
Nd1 Ra3 44. Rh8 Ra2+ 45. Kf1 Nd3 46. Rxh6 Rd2 47. Rh7+ Kd6 48. h5 e4 49. Nc3
Rxf2+ 50. Kg1 Rf3 (50... Rc2 51. h6 (51. Rh6+ Kc5 52. Rf6 Rxc3 53. Rxf5+ Kxc4
54. h6 Rb3 $19) 51... Ne5 $19) 51. Nd1 Rg3+ 52. Kf1 Ne5 53. Kf2 Rg5 54. h6 Ng4+
55. Ke2 Rh5 56. Ra7 Rxh6 57. Rxa5 Rh2+ 58. Kf1 Ne5 59. Ke1 Nf3+ 60. Kf1 Rh1+
0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ligterink, Gert"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 O-O 6. g3 (6. Nc3 $5 d6 7.
g3 Nc6 8. Bg2 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. e4 a6 11. O-O b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. b4 Bb7 14. a3
c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Qd3 $14 {Razuvaev,Y-Makarichev,S/URS/1972/}) 6... b6 7.
Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O d6 9. Qc2 (9. Nc3 $5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 (10. Qc2 $5 Nxc3 11. Qxc3)
10... Bxe4 11. Qf4 f5) 9... c5 $1 10. Nc3 (10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Rad1
Qe7 $10) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 a6 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. b3 Rc8 15. Rac1
h6 (15... Nbd7 $5) 16. Qd3 Nbd7 17. Nf3 Ne8 18. Kg1 (18. Ne4 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5
$10) 18... Qb8 19. Nd4 Ra7 $1 20. Rc2 Rac7 21. Rdc1 Nef6 22. Nf3 Rc5 23. Nd4 (
23. Rd1 d5 24. cxd5 Ne5 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. Rdc1 exd5) 23... Ne5 24. Qd2 R5c7 25.
Qe3 Qb7 26. h3 Nc6 27. Nxc6 Rxc6 $15 28. Qd3 R8c7 29. a4 (29. Kh2 b5 30. cxb5
axb5 31. b4 Qc8) 29... Qc8 30. Kh2 $6 (30. e4 $5 Nd7 31. Qe2 Nc5 32. Rb2 {
/\Rd1/}) 30... d5 $1 31. Nd1 (31. cxd5 exd5 32. f3 (32. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 33. Rxc6
Rxc6 34. Rxc6 Qxc6) 32... Kh8 {/\b5-+/}) 31... dxc4 32. Rxc4 Rxc4 33. Rxc4 Rxc4
34. Qxc4 $6 (34. bxc4 Nd7 (34... Qc6 $1 {/\Nd7/}) 35. Qd6 $1) 34... Qxc4 35.
bxc4 Kf8 36. Kg2 Ke7 37. Kf3 Kd6 38. Ke3 Kc5 39. Kd3 Kb4 $19 40. Nc3 Nd7 41. f4
Nc5+ 42. Kd4 Nb3+ 43. Kd3 f6 (43... f6 44. Ne4 (44. Na2+ Kxa4 45. Kc3 a5 $19 {
/\Ka3}) 44... Nc5+ 45. Nxc5 bxc5 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vasiukov, Evgeni"]
[Black "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 Na6 $6 8.
Qa4 $1 (8. O-O O-O 9. d5 exd5 10. Nd4 c6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bc3
Nc5 14. Nf5 Bf6 15. Ne3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rc8 17. Nxd5 $14 {Servat,R-Bielicki,C/
ARG/1989/1|0/54/}) 8... c5 9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 Nb4 11. e4 $1 b5 $1 (11... Nd3+
12. Ke2 Nxb2 13. Qb5 $18) (11... Ba6 12. Bf1 Nd3+ 13. Bxd3 Bxd3 14. e5 $16) 12.
Nxb5 Nxe4 13. O-O O-O (13... Bxd5 14. Bxb4 cxb4 15. Rad1 $22 Bc6 16. Ne5 $16)
14. a3 a6 (14... Nxd2 15. Nxd2 Nxd5 16. Qb3 c4 (16... a6 17. Nd6 (17. Nd4 cxd4
18. Qxb7 Nb6 19. Nb3 Bf6 20. Rad1 $16) 17... Bxd6 18. Qxb7 (18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19.
Qxd5 Be7 20. Nc4 $146) 18... Nb6 $15) 17. Nxc4 $16) 15. axb4 axb5 16. Qxb5 Bxd5
17. Be3 $1 Rb8 (17... Bc6 18. Qd3 cxb4 19. Ne5 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Bxc5
22. Qd5 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 d6 24. Nxf7 $1 $18) 18. Qd3 Nf6 (18... Bc6 19. Ne5 $18)
19. bxc5 Rxb2 20. Bd4 Rb3 21. Qd1 Qb8 22. Re1 Bd8 23. Bxf6 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Bxf6
25. Ra8 Qxa8 (25... Qb5 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Qd6+ Kg8 28. Re8#) 26. Bxa8 Rc3 27.
Qxd7 $18 Rxc5 (27... Rxa8 28. Re8+ $18) 28. Re8 Re5 29. Rxe5 Bxe5 30. Bd5 Bf6
31. Kg2 g6 32. f4 Kg7 33. Kf3 Ba1 34. g4 h6 35. h4 Bb2 36. g5 hxg5 37. hxg5 Ba1
38. Kg4 (38. Kg4 Bc3 39. f5 gxf5+ 40. Kxf5 Bb2 41. g6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Giardelli, Sergio Carlos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1980.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O
Ne4 $6 (8... d5 $5) 9. Rc1 (9. d5 $5 exd5 (9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 e5 $140 $2 11. d6
$18) 10. cxd5 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 $16) 9... d5 10. cxd5 Nxc3 (10... exd5 $5 11. Bf4)
11. Rxc3 Bxd5 12. Bf4 c5 (12... Bd6 13. Qb1 Bxf4 14. gxf4 {/\ Ng5,Rfc1}) 13.
dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qb1 $1 $16 f5 (14... Nd7 15. e4 (15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Rd1 h6 17. Bxd5
exd5) 15... Bb7 16. b4 Be7 17. Rc7 {/\ Rd1}) 15. b4 Be7 16. Rd1 Na6 (16... Nd7
17. Nd4 $1 {/\ Bd5,Ne6}) 17. Ne5 (17. a3 Rc8) 17... Bxb4 (17... Rc8 18. Rxc8
Qxc8 19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Bxd5+ Kh8 21. b5 {/\ ba, Nf7}) (17... Nxb4 18. a3 Na6
19. Nc6 Qe8 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Rxd5 exd5 22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Qxf5 {
/\ Rc8}) 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nc6 Qf6 20. Nxb4 (20. Be5 Qe6) 20... Qxc3 21. Nxa6
Rac8 22. Nc7 $1 Qc4 (22... Rxc7 23. Rc1 $18) 23. Nxd5 Rcd8 24. Ne7+ (24. Qd3 $5
Qxd3 (24... Qxa2 $2 25. Ne7+ Kf7 26. Qxf5+ Kxe7 27. Bg5+ $18) 25. Rxd3 Kf7 26.
f3 Rfe8 27. Kf2) 24... Kh8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Nxf5 Qxe2 27. Nd6 Qe6 28. Qc2 h6
29. Qc7 Rd7 30. Qc6 Re7 (30... g5 31. Be5+ Kh7 32. Qc2+ Qg6 (32... Kg8 33. Qc8+
) 33. Qc8 Qe6 34. h3 Rxd6 35. Qh8+ Kg6 36. Qg7+ Kf5 37. Bxd6 Qxd6 38. Qf7+ Ke5
39. Qxa7) 31. a4 Qe2 32. Kg2 (32. h4 $5) 32... Qd3 $1 33. h4 $6 (33. Be3 $2
Rxe3 $1 34. fxe3 Qe2+ 35. Kh3 Qh5+ $10) (33. Nc4 Qe4+ 34. Qxe4 Rxe4) (33. Qf3
$1 Qxf3+ (33... Qc2 34. Bxh6 gxh6 35. Qf8+) 34. Kxf3 $16) 33... Re1 34. Be3
Qf1+ 35. Kh2 Qg1+ 36. Kh3 Qh1+ 37. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 38. Kg4 Ra1 39. Kf5 Kh7 $1 (39...
Rxa4 40. Kg6 {/\ Nf5}) 40. Nc8 Rxa4 $10 41. Ke6 (41. Nxb6 axb6 42. Bxb6 $10)
41... b5 $1 42. Kd5 (42. Nxa7 b4 43. Nb5 b3) 42... b4 43. Kc4 a5 44. Na7 Kg6
45. Nc6 Ra2 46. Nd4 (46. Bb6 Rc2+) 46... Rb2 $1 47. Kb5 b3 48. Ka4 Rxf2 $1 49.
Kxb3 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Phillips&Drew"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gheorghiu, Florin"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1980.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Na6 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. e4 d6 12. Qd2 g6 13. Rad1 Bg7 14. Rfe1 Qe7 15.
e5 Rad8 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. exd6 cxd6 18. Nh4 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Qb7 20. Ne3 Nc7 21. a4
h5 22. Nb5 (22. b3 $1) 22... Nxb5 23. axb5 Ra8 24. b3 Rec8 25. Qf1 a4 26. bxa4
Rxa4 27. d5 e5 28. Ra1 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Bh6 30. Nc2 Qc7 31. Ra4 Kg7 32. Qd3 h4 33.
Kg2 hxg3 34. hxg3 Bg5 35. Kf1 Qd7 36. Qf3 Re8 37. Ne3 e4 38. Qg4 Qe7 39. Qd1
Bxe3 40. fxe3 Qg5 41. Qd4+ Re5 42. Ke2 Qxg3 43. Kd2 f6 44. Ra7+ Kh6 45. Ra1 Qf3
46. Qxb6 Rh5 47. Kc3 Rh3 48. Kb4 Qf2 49. Ra3 Qb2+ 50. Ka4 Qc2+ 51. Ka5 Qd2+ 52.
Ka6 Qb4 53. Ra5 Kg5 54. c5 Rh8 55. Qc6 Rd8 56. b6 dxc5 57. b7 c4 58. Rb5 Qa3+
59. Kb6 f5 60. Qc5 1-0

[Event "Match Euwe-Flohr (1)+2-2=4"]
[Site "Amsterdam,Den Haag &Rotterdam"]
[Date "1932.03.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Flohr, Salo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1932.03.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Amsterdam} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.
Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 f5 10. Ne5 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. O-O Nd7 13. f4 Ndf6
14. Rac1 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Rc8 16. b4 c6 17. Rc2 Nd7 18. Qa3 Nxe5 19. fxe5 a6 20.
Qe3 Qe7 21. a3 Ra8 22. Qb3 Kh8 23. a4 b5 24. a5 Qe6 25. Bh3 Qh6 26. Bxf5 g6 27.
Bg4 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rf8+ 29. Kg1 Qg5 30. Bf3 h5 31. Qc3 Kg7 32. Qd2 Qe7 33. Rc1
h4 34. Bg2 hxg3 35. hxg3 Qe6 36. Qg5 Bc8 37. e4 dxe4 38. Bxe4 Bd7 39. Rc2 Qf7
40. Bd3 Be8 41. Rh2 Rh8 42. Qf6+ Qxf6 43. exf6+ Kg8 44. Rxh8+ Kxh8 45. Be4 Kg8
46. d5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4 b5 8. O-O
bxc4 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Nf5 O-O 11. Nxe7+ $1 Qxe7 12. Bg5 h6 (12... Na6 $6 13. Nxd5
(13. Bxd5 Rab8 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Nd5 Qe5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ne3 Qe6 $132) 13...
Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Rab8 15. Bxc4 $16) 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Nc6 16.
Qxc4 {N} (16. Qxd7 Rac8 17. Rad1 (17. e3 Rfd8 18. Qb7 Nb4 $13) 17... Rfd8 18.
Qb7 Nd4 19. e3 Ne2+ (19... Rb8 $5) 20. Kh1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 (21. Qxc8+ Qd8 22.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bf3 Rd2 24. Re1 c3 $1 25. Bxe2 cxb2 26. Ba6 Rc2 $17) 21... Rd8
$132) (16. Qxc5 Rab8 17. Rab1 Rxb2 18. Rxb2 Qxb2 19. Qxc4 $14) 16... Qxb2 17.
e3 $14 Rab8 (17... Rac8 $5 18. Qxc5 Nb4 19. Qxa7 (19. Qb5 $5) 19... Rc2 20. Qb7
(20. Qxd7 Rxf2) (20. e4 Nd3 {/\ 21...Nb1, 21...Rf2}) (20. Be4 Rxf2 21. Rfb1 Qd2
22. Rd1 (22. Rxb4 $2 Rxh2) 22... Qb2 23. Rab1 Qe2 24. Re1 Qd2 $10)) 18. Qxc5
Rb6 $6 (18... Rb5 19. Qd6 Ne5 20. a4 Rb3 21. Rad1 Rc8 22. Rd2 Qc3 23. Rd5 Ng4 {
/\ Nf6+/=}) 19. Rad1 (19. Be4 {/\ 20.Bh7, 20.Qf5} Qb4 $14) 19... Nb8 20. Bd5
$16 {Karpov,An;Zaitsev,I} Qb5 21. Qc7 Qa6 22. Rc1 Qa5 23. Rfd1 Rb5 24. Qd6 Qb6
25. Qe7 {/\ Bf7} Qg6 26. Be4 Qe6 27. Bh7+ Kxh7 28. Qxf8 Qxa2 29. Qd6 a6 30.
Qd3+ f5 31. Rb1 Qe6 32. Rxb5 axb5 33. Qxb5 $18 Nc6 34. Rd5 Kg6 35. Qc5 Qe4 36.
Rd6+ Kh7 37. Qd5 Qb1+ 38. Qd1 Qe4 39. Qd3 Qg4 40. Rd5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nc3 Nfd7 (10... Nbd7 $5) 11. e4 $1 (11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 Nxe5
13. Bxe5 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nc6 $10) (11. Nxd7) 11... Nxe5 12. Bxe5 dxc4 13. Qg4 g6
14. Rad1 Nd7 15. Bf4 Nf6 $6 (15... b5 {/\ Re8, Qb6, c5}) 16. Qe2 b5 17. h4 $1
Re8 18. Bg5 Nd7 (18... Nh5 $5 19. Be3 $5 (19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. e5 f5 21. exf6 $14)
) 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. e5 Rab8 (20... f5 $1 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Bxb7 Rab8 23. Bg2
$14) 21. h5 f5 (21... c5 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Ne4 (24. Qf3 $5) 24...
cxd4 25. Rxd4 Nxe5 (25... Reb8 26. Nd6 Rb6 27. Rh4 $40) 26. Nd6 Nd3 27. Nxe8
Qxe8 28. b3 Rd7 29. Qe3 $1 $14) 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rfe1 Rbd8 25.
Qe5 $1 $14 Qg7 26. Qg5 a6 27. Re5 (27. a3 $5 $16) 27... Nh7 28. Qe3 $2 (28. Qg4
Nf6 29. Qh4 Rf8 $1 $13) (28. Qh4 $1 c5 29. Rxe6 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 cxd4 31. Rxd4 $1
$16) 28... Nf6 29. Qg5 (29. Qe2) 29... c5 $5 30. Bxb7 cxd4 31. Be4 $2 (31. Ne4
$2 Nh7 $19) (31. Bxa6 $1 dxc3 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. bxc3 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Qh7 35. Qh4
Qxh4 36. gxh4 Rd2 37. Bxb5 Rxa2 $1 38. Rxe6 (38. Bxc4 Rxf2+ $1 $10) 38... Kg7
39. Bxc4 Rc2 $10) 31... Nh7 $2 (31... dxc3 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. bxc3 (33. Rxe6
Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Qh7 $19) 33... Kf7 $15) 32. Qxg6 Qxg6 33. Bxg6 dxc3 34. Rxd8 Rxd8
35. bxc3 Nf8 36. Be4 Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Ra1 38. Rc5 Kf7 39. g4 $1 Rxa2 40. g5 (40.
Rc7+ Kf6 41. g5+ Kxg5 42. Rf7 Ng6 43. Rg7 Ra3 44. Rxg6+ Kf4 45. Rxe6 Rxc3 $10)
40... Rd2 (40... Rd2 41. Rc6 $1 a5 42. Rb6 Rb2 43. Rb7+ Kg8 44. g6 b4 45. g7
Nh7 46. Rb8+ Kxg7 47. Rb7+ Kf6 48. Bxh7 b3 $1 49. Rc7 Rc2 $1 50. Rxc4 Rc1 $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.04.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1979.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
O-O c5 9. Rc1 d6 10. Nb1 Qe7 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. e3 (12. Re1 {/\e2-e4}) 12... Rfd8
13. Re1 Rac8 14. b3 Nb4 $6 15. a3 Nc6 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 (
18... Qxe5 19. f4 Qe7 20. e4 $36) 19. e4 Ne8 20. Bf1 Nd6 21. a4 $14 a6 22. Bd3
g6 23. Qe2 Ra8 24. Qe3 $1 {/\ a5} Rdc8 25. Nb1 a5 26. Nd2 Re8 27. f4 $6 (27.
Nc4 $142 Nxc4 28. bxc4 $1 $16) 27... Rad8 $1 28. Nc4 exf4 29. Qxf4 (29. gxf4 $1
Nc8 $5 {/\f7-f5 Hort, but this idea looks suspicious.}) 29... Nxc4 30. bxc4 f6
31. Rf1 Rd6 32. Rf2 Bc8 33. h4 Qd7 34. Rcf1 Kg7 35. h5 $1 gxh5 (35... g5 $2 36.
h6+ Kxh6 37. Qxd6 Qxd6 38. Rxf6+ $18) 36. Qh4 Qf7 $1 37. Qf4 Qe7 $2 {The Re8
has togo to e5.} (37... Qd7 $142 38. Be2 Re5) 38. Be2 $1 Bh3 $6 (38... Qe5 39.
Bxh5 Qxf4 40. Rxf4 Re5 41. Bg4) 39. Re1 $1 Qd7 40. Bxh5 Re5 {Too late} 41. g4
Qxa4 42. Kh2 h6 (42... Qxc4 43. g5 $1 $18) 43. Qc1 $1 b5 44. Kxh3 Qxc4 (44...
bxc4 $5 {better practical try.} 45. Rf5 Rb6 46. g5 $1 $16) 45. Qxc4 bxc4 46.
Ra2 Rdxd5 47. Rxa5 Rd7 48. Kg3 c3 49. Kf4 c2 50. Rc1 Rd4 51. Ra7+ Kg8 52. Bf7+
Kh8 53. Bg6 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. O-O
O-O 8. Nc3 Na6 9. Ne5 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 c5 $1 {N} (10... Qb8 11. e4 (11. e3 {
Ftacnik} c5 12. Qf3 cxd4 13. exd4 Nb4 14. Bg5 Qd8 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. d5 d6 17. a3
exd5 18. axb4 dxe5 19. cxd5 Ne8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Rfe1 Nd6 22. Re2 f6 {0,5/
Lerner,K-Romanishin,O/URS-ch/1979/}) 11... Qb7 12. Qf3 c6 (12... Nb4 13. Bg5
Rfe8 14. Rad1 d6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ng4 Be7 17. d5 $14 {Nesis}) (12... d6 13.
Nd3 c5 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Rfe8 16. g4 Nc7 17. a4 a6 18. b4 b5 19. bxc5 bxc4
20. Rab1 Qc8 21. Nb2 dxc5 22. d6 Bxd6 23. Nxc4 Be5 24. Nb6 $13 {Dorfman,
I-Tukmakov,V/Tashkent 1L/1980/}) 13. Rfe1 (13. Nd3 $5 $14 {ECO}) 13... Nb4 14.
Rac1 d6 15. Nd3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 a6 17. d5 (17. b3 {Ftacnik} b5 18. Kg1 Rfe8 19.
Rc2 Nd7 20. Be3 bxc4 21. Qxc4 d5 22. Qd3 e5 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Rec1 $10 {
Pinter,J-Spraggett,K/Taxco izt/1985/}) 17... cxd5 18. cxd5 b5 19. a3 Rac8 $10 {
Timman-Polugaevsky/Wijk/1979} (19... Rac8 20. Bf4 Rc4 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. f3 Rd8
23. Red1 Nd7 24. b3 $10 {Timman,J-Polugaevsky,L/Wijk aan Zee/1979/})) 11. d5 (
11. Bf4 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qc8 $10) 11... exd5 12. cxd5 (12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 Bf6
14. Bc3 b5 15. Nf3 $10) 12... Qb8 $1 (12... b5 {Ftacnik} 13. Nxb5 Qb8 14. d6
Bxd6 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Bc3 $13) 13. Nf3 (13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Nd3 Bxf4 (14... Nb4 {
Ftacnik} 15. Bg5 $140 $1 Nbxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. e4 Nb4 18. Nxb4 cxb4 19. Rc1
$13) 15. Nxf4 b5 $10) (13. f4 b5 14. a3 Nc7 15. e4 b4 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Na4
Nxe4 18. Nxd7 Qb7 19. Nxf8 Nxd5 $1 $44) (13. Nd3 c4 $5 14. Nf4 b5 $132) 13...
b5 14. Bg5 (14. Bf4 Qb7 (14... d6 15. a3 Qb7 $132 (15... Nc7 $6 16. b4 $14))
15. d6 Bd8 16. Rc1 Re8 $13) 14... d6 (14... b4 $2 15. Ne4 (15. d6 Qxd6 16. Qxd6
Bxd6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nd5 Kg7 19. Rad1 Be5 20. b3 $44) 15... Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Re8
17. d6 $16 (17. d6 {Ftacnik} Qb7 $132)) 15. Qb3 (15. a3 Qb7 16. e4 $6 h6 17.
Bxf6 (17. Bf4 b4 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Na4 Nxe4 $17) 17... Bxf6 $15) 15... Nc7 (
15... b4 $2 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Ned2 $14 {/\Nc4}) 16. Rad1 Re8 (16...
b4 {Ftacnik} 17. Bxf6 (17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe7 Re8 19. Bh4 f6 20. g4) 17... Bxf6
18. Ne4 Be7 19. Nxc5 $1 dxc5 20. d6 $10) 17. Qc2 h6 $15 18. Bxf6 (18. Bc1 {
Ftacnik} b4 19. Ne4 Ncxd5 $17) 18... Bxf6 19. Ne4 Be7 (19... Qd8 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6
21. e4 $10) 20. Nxc5 (20. g4 $5 {Ftacnik} Qc8 (20... Qb7 21. Ng3 $140 Nxd5 $2
22. Qe4 $18) 21. h3 f5 22. gxf5 Qxf5 23. Qd3 $13) 20... dxc5 21. d6 Bf8 (21...
Ne6 {Ftacnik} 22. dxe7 Rxe7 23. Rd5 $10) 22. dxc7 Qxc7 23. Rd5 Rad8 24. Rfd1
Rxd5 25. Rxd5 a6 26. e4 (26. b3 {Ftacnik} c4 27. bxc4 Qxc4 28. Qxc4 bxc4 $15)
26... c4 27. e5 $6 (27. Nd4 $142 $15) (27. Nd4 {Ftacnik} Bc5 $15) 27... Qc6 28.
Qe4 (28. Qd2 b4 $17) (28. Qd1 {Ftacnik} b4 $17) 28... Rd8 29. Rd4 Qxe4 30. Rxe4
Be7 31. a4 $2 (31. Nd4 $6 Bc5 $1 (31... Rc8 32. Nf5 Kf8 33. Nxe7 Kxe7 34. Kf3
Ke6 $15)) (31. Rd4 $5 $15) (31. Re2 {Ftacnik} f5 $17) 31... f5 $1 32. Re2 (32.
Rd4 c3 $1 (32... Rxd4 {Ftacnik} 33. Nxd4 bxa4 34. Nxf5 c3 $3 35. Nxe7+ Kf7 $19)
33. bxc3 Rxd4 34. cxd4 bxa4 35. Nd2 a3 36. Nb3 a2 37. d5 Bb4 38. d6 Kf7 39. d7
Ke7 40. e6 Bc3 $19) (32. exf6 {Ftacnik} Bxf6 33. axb5 axb5 34. Re2 Rd3 $19)
32... bxa4 33. Rc2 Rc8 34. Nd2 c3 $1 35. Nb1 (35. bxc3 a3 $17 (35... a3 {
Ftacnik} 36. c4 Kf7 $17)) (35. Rxc3 {Ftacnik} Rxc3 36. bxc3 a3 37. f4 a2 38.
Nb3 Ba3 39. Kf3 Bb2 $19) 35... Kf7 36. f4 $6 (36. Rxc3 a3 $1 37. bxa3 Rxc3 38.
Nxc3 Bxa3 39. f4 Bb2 40. Na4 Bd4 41. Kf3 h5 $17) (36. Nxc3 $2 a3 37. bxa3 Bxa3
$19 {/\Bb4}) (36. bxc3 {Ftacnik} a3 $17) 36... cxb2 $1 37. Rxc8 (37. Rxb2 {
Ftacnik} a3 38. Ra2 Rc4 39. h4 Rb4 $19) 37... a3 38. Nxa3 Bxa3 39. Rb8 a5 40.
Rb3 (40. Rb7+ {Ftacnik} Ke6 41. Rb6+ Kd7 42. Rb7+ Kc6 $19) 40... a4 41. Rb7+
Ke6 42. Rb6+ Kd7 (42... Kd7 43. h4 (43. e6+ {Ftacnik} Ke7 44. Kf3 Bb4 $1 45.
Rxb4 a3 $19) 43... Kc7 44. Rb5 Kc6 45. Rb8 Kc5 46. Rc8+ (46. e6 Kd6 47. Rb6+
Ke7 $19 {/\Bb4}) 46... Kd4 47. Rb8 Kc3 48. e6 Be7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Nijmegen m"]
[Site "Nijmegen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 (10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qd2) (10. Na4 d6 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12.
Bxb7 Ra7 13. Qxd2 Rxb7 14. e4 $14) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 Ra7 $1 {N} (11... f5 12.
d5 Na6 13. Rad1 Nc5 14. Nd4 Bf6 15. Nb5 d6 16. Be3 Qe7 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. e4 f4
19. gxf4 e5 20. f5 Bg5 21. Rd3 Bf4 22. Qe2 Rf6 23. Na3 g6 24. fxg6 hxg6 $44 {
Piket-Savon/Palma-GMA op/1989}) (11... d6 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxb7 Ra7 14. Bxg5
Qxg5 15. Bg2 Qe7 16. Rab1 e5 17. Rfd1 Re8 18. e4 Nd7 19. Rd2 Nf6 20. f3 Raa8
21. Qa4 g6 22. Qc6 Rad8 23. Rbd1 Qd7 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 $10 {Piket-Larsen/
Roquebrune 30'/1992}) 12. e4 d6 13. Rfe1 Nd7 $10 14. Rad1 Qe8 (14... a4 $5) 15.
h4 (15. a4 $142 $1) 15... a4 $1 {/\Ra5,Ba6} 16. Qd3 (16. h5 $6 h6 {/\Ra5,><h5})
16... Ra5 17. e5 $5 dxe5 (17... Ba6 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. hxg5 d5 20. Qc2 Bxc4 21.
Bh3 $44 {/\Kg2,Rh1->}) (17... Bxf3 $6 18. Bxf3 dxe5 19. dxe5 Nc5 20. Qe3 Qc8
21. h5 Qa6 22. Rd4 $14) 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Rxe5 21. Bxe5 Qd7
(21... Qc6+ 22. d5 Qb7 $10) 22. Bf4 (22. d5 $6 f6 23. Bf4 e5 24. Be3 Bd6 $15 {
/\f5}) 22... Bd6 23. Be3 (23. Bxd6 Qxd6 (23... cxd6 24. Rb1 $10) 24. Qf3 $10
Qa3 25. Rd2 $1) 23... Qc6+ 24. d5 Qa8 25. h5 f5 (25... e5 26. Qf5 $1 {/\h6} Qc8
27. Qxc8 Rxc8 28. Rb1 f5 29. Rb5 Kf7 30. c5 bxc5 31. Bxc5 $10) 26. h6 (26. c5
$1 bxc5 27. Qc4 exd5 28. Qxd5+ Qxd5+ 29. Rxd5 $10) 26... g6 27. c5 bxc5 28. Qc4
exd5 29. Qxd5+ (29. Rxd5 $2 f4 $1 {/\Rf5} 30. Kh2 fxe3 31. Rxd6+ Kh8 $19) 29...
Qxd5+ 30. Rxd5 Ra8 $1 31. c4 Kf7 32. Bxc5 Ra5 33. Bd4 Rxd5 34. cxd5 {><h6} Ke8
35. Kf3 Kd7 (35... Bf8 36. Be3 Kd7 37. Bf4 $10) 36. Bg7 $2 (36. Ke2 Bf8 37. Bg7
Bc5 38. Be5 c6 39. dxc6+ Kxc6 40. f3 Kd5 41. Bg7 Kc4 42. Kd2 Kb4 43. Kc2 $10) (
36. Be3 Be5 37. Bc5 Bd6 (37... Bf6 38. Kf4 $10) 38. Be3 Bf8 39. Bf4 c6 40.
dxc6+ Kxc6 41. Ke2 $10) 36... Be7 37. Kf4 (37. Ke3 Bc5+ 38. Ke2 Kd6 $19) (37.
Be5 Bg5 38. Bf4 Bxf4 39. Kxf4 Kd6 40. Kg5 Kxd5 41. Kf6 c5 42. Kg7 Ke6 43. Kxh7
Kf7 $19) 37... Bc5 $2 (37... Kd6 $1 38. Be5+ Kxd5 39. Bxc7 Bf8 40. Kg5 Ke4 {
/\Be7} 41. Kf6 $8 Bxh6 42. Kf7 f4 $1 (42... Kf3 43. Kg8 Kxf2 44. Kxh7 $10) 43.
Kg8 (43. gxf4 Bxf4 $19) 43... f3 $1 {/\Be3} 44. g4 (44. Bb6 Bd2 45. Kxh7 Kd3
46. Kxg6 Ke2 47. g4 Be1 48. g5 Bxf2 49. Bxf2 Kxf2 50. Kh7 Ke2 51. g6 f2 52. g7
f1=Q 53. g8=Q Qh3+ 54. Kg7 Qg4+ 55. Kh7 Qxg8+ 56. Kxg8 Kd2 $19) 44... Bd2 45.
Kxh7 Be1 46. Kxg6 Bxf2 47. g5 Bd4 $19) 38. f3 Kd6 39. Bf8+ $1 $10 Kxd5 40. Bxc5
Kxc5 41. Ke5 a3 42. g4 f4 43. Kf6 Kd6 (43... Kd6 44. Kg7 Ke7 45. Kxh7 Kf7 46.
Kh8 c5 47. h7 c4 48. g5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Nc3 (9. Qc2 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc3 $14) 9... Ne4 (9... Na6 $5 10. Qb1
c5 $132) 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Rc1 $1 {N} (11. Qc2 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Be4 13. Rac1 d6
14. Qe3 f5 15. c5 bxc5 16. dxc5 Na6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Rfd1 (18. Nd4 $5 Bxg2 19.
Kxg2 Nc5 20. b3 $14) 18... Nc5 19. b3 Rfb8 20. Qc3 Ra6 21. Rd4 Rbb6 22. Bf1 Rc6
23. Qe3 e5 24. Rdc4 Ne6 25. Nh4 g6 26. Qd2 Rxc4 27. Rxc4 Bb7 28. Bg2 e4 29. e3
d5 30. Rc1 Ra8 $10 {Arbakov-Gagarin/Moscow sf/1989}) 11... d6 12. Qd3 (12. d5
$1 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 e5 14. Nd2 Nd7 15. f4 $14 {>=}) 12... Nxc3 (12... f5 $6 13.
Nd2 Nxc3 (13... Nxd2 14. Bxb7 Ra7 15. Qxd2 Rxb7 16. e4 $14) 14. Bxb7 Ra7 15.
Qxc3 Rxb7 16. c5 $14) 13. Rxc3 f5 (13... Nd7 $5 14. e4 e5 15. Re1 (15. d5 Nc5
16. Qc2 Bc8 $10) 15... Rfe8 $10) 14. c5 bxc5 (14... Na6 $2 15. c6 Bc8 16. a3
$16) 15. dxc5 Na6 (15... Be4 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Qe3 Na6 {-11.Qc2}) 16. c6 $1 (
16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Qe3 Nc5 $10) 16... Bc8 (16... Nb4 $4 17. cxb7 Nxd3 18. bxa8=Q
Rxa8 19. exd3 $16) 17. Ra3 (17. Nd4 $5 Nc5 18. Qe3 e5 $13) 17... Nb4 18. Qd2 $2
(18. Qb5 $1 Ba6 19. Qxa5 Nxc6 20. Qd2 Bb7 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nd4 $14) 18... e5
19. Rc1 Kh8 $1 $15 {/\Be6,[+]} (19... Be6 20. Ng5 $13) 20. Ne1 (20. Ra4 Qe8 $17
(20... Be6 $2 21. a3 Bb3 22. Rxa5 Rxa5 23. Qxb4 $16)) 20... e4 21. Nc2 $6 Nxc6
22. Ne3 Nb4 $1 $17 (22... Bd7 $6 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Rac3 $44) 23. Nc4 (23. Nd5
Nxd5 24. Qxd5 Be6 25. Qc6 Ra7 $17) 23... Be6 24. Rxa5 (24. Nxa5 c5 25. b3 Ra6
$17) 24... Nxa2 25. Rc2 Bxc4 (25... d5 26. Ne5 Nb4 27. Nc6 Nxc6 28. Rxc6 Rxa5
29. Qxa5 $15) 26. Rxc4 c5 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. g4 Nb4 $5 (28... g6 29. Qd5 Rf8 $17
) 29. gxf5 d5 30. Rc1 d4 31. Qf4 Re8 32. Ra1 h6 33. Qg3 (33. Bh3 d3 34. Bg4 Nd5
$17) 33... d3 34. exd3 exd3 35. Bf3 d2 36. Rd1 Nd3 $19 37. Kg2 Qe1 {/\Nb2} 38.
Bh5 Qe4+ 39. Kg1 Nf4 0-1

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qf4 Bb7 12. e4 Nd7 13. Rfe1 Qe7 (13... a5
14. Rad1 a4 15. Nd2 e5 16. Qe3 exd4 17. Qxd4 Nc5 18. Nb1 Qd7 19. Nc3 $14 {
Nikolic,P-Kortchnoi,V/Horgen 1994}) 14. Rad1 e5 15. Qd2 Rfe8 $146 (15... Rae8
16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd4 g6 18. f4 Nxc4 19. Qc3 c5 20. Qxc4 cxd4 21. Qxd4 Rd8 22.
Bf1 Bc6 23. Rc1 $14 {Eingorn,V-Kharitonov,A/Lvov 1984/URS-ch}) (15... Nf6 16.
Nh4 g6 17. f4 exf4 18. Qxf4 $14) 16. dxe5 $1 Nxe5 17. Nd4 f6 (17... Nxc4 $2 18.
Qc3 Ne5 19. Nf5 Qd7 20. f4 g6 21. Nxd6 cxd6 22. fxe5 $16) (17... g6 18. Qc3 $14
) 18. b3 Rad8 19. f4 (19. Nf5 $5 Qf8 20. Ne3 $14) 19... Nf7 (19... Nd7 $2 20.
e5 Bxg2 21. Qxg2 dxe5 22. Nc6 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 $16) (19... Ng6 20. Qc3 $14) 20. Nf5
Qf8 (20... Qd7 21. Qc3 $14) 21. Qc3 Re6 22. Nd4 Ree8 (22... Re7 $2 23. e5 Bxg2
(23... fxe5 24. Nf5 $16) 24. Kxg2 dxe5 25. Nc6 Rxd1 26. Nxe7+ Qxe7 27. Rxd1
exf4 28. Re1 $16) 23. Nb5 c6 (23... Re7 24. Qd2 Rde8 25. Nc3 $14) 24. Nd4 Qe7
25. Bh3 (25. Nf5 Qc7 26. Ne3 $16) 25... c5 26. Nf5 Qc7 27. Bg2 Re6 28. Ne3 Rde8
(28... Bxe4 $2 29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Nd5 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Qb7 32. Re7 $16) 29. Nd5
Bxd5 30. cxd5 $2 (30. Rxd5 $1 Nd8 (30... R6e7 31. Red1 $16 {/\h4-h5-h6}) 31.
Qd3 Nc6 32. Bh3 R6e7 (32... Nb4 33. Bxe6+ Rxe6 34. Qd1 Nxd5 35. Qxd5 Qf7 36. f5
Re5 37. Qxd6 $16) 33. Rxd6 Nb4 34. Qd2 Nc2 $1 (34... Nxa2 35. e5 $16) 35. Rd7
Rxd7 (35... Nxe1 $2 36. Qd5+ Kh8 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Qd1 $18) 36. Bxd7 Nxe1 (
36... Nd4 37. Bg4 $16) 37. Qd5+ Kf8 38. Bxe8 Kxe8 39. Qd1 $16) 30... R6e7 31.
a4 {פf7} Qd7 (31... a6 $142 32. Qc4 Qc8 33. Bf1 $5 (33. Bf3 {/\Kg2,h3,Bg4})
33... b5 34. axb5 axb5 35. Qxb5 Rxe4 36. Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Qc6 $14) 32. Qc4 Kh8 33.
Qf1 {/\Bh3-e6} Nd8 $2 (33... f5 $6 34. Re3 fxe4 35. Bh3 Qb7 36. Be6 Nd8 37. f5
$16) (33... Qb7 $142 34. Qd3 Qc8) 34. Bh3 Qb7 35. e5 $1 $16 fxe5 36. fxe5 dxe5
(36... Rxe5 37. Rxe5 dxe5 38. d6 $16) 37. d6 Rf7 38. Qb5 Ref8 (38... Qc6 39. d7
Ref8 (39... Qxb5 40. axb5 Ree7 41. Ra1 $18) 40. Rxe5 $16) 39. Bg2 a6 40. Qe2
Qc8 41. Qxe5 Nc6 42. Qh5 $18 Nd4 (42... g6 43. Qd5 Nd4 44. Qe5+ Kg8 45. Bd5
Nf3+ 46. Bxf3 Rxf3 47. d7 Qd8 48. Qd5+ R3f7 49. Re6 $18 {/\Rc6}) 43. Re7 Rf5
44. Qg4 Rg8 (44... Rf1+ 45. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 46. Kxf1 Qxg4 47. Re8#) 45. d7 Qd8 46.
Rde1 1-0

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 (8. Bxd2 $1 cxd4 (8... O-O 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 d6 12. Qb3
Qc7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rfc1 Nbd7 15. Bf4 e5 16. Be3 a6 17. Ra5 Nb6 18. Bh3 $14 {
Korchnoi,V-Parma,B Rovinj/Zagreb 9/494 1970}) 9. Bb4 Na6 (9... d5 10. Nxd4 $14)
10. Bd6 Ne4 11. Be5 O-O 12. O-O d6 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Rc1 Nac5 16. b4
Ne6 17. Qb3 Rac8 18. Rfd1 $14 {Gheoghiu,F-Hecht,H_J BRD-Romania 1979 30/624})
8... cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qc3 (10. Qd3 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. b4 e5 $10) (10. Qh4
Rc8 11. Nd2 O-O (11... Qc7 12. O-O Ne5 $10) 12. b4 Ne8 13. Qh3 Qc7 14. Bb2 a5
15. O-O f5 16. Rfc1 Nf6 17. Nb3 Ra8 18. b5 Ne7 19. c5 $14 {Uhlmann,W-Portisch,
L Moskva 1967 3/605}) 10... Rc8 11. b4 O-O (11... Ne7 12. Bg5 Nf5 13. Rc1 h6
14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. O-O Qxc3 16. Rxc3 Ke7 $10 {Hort,V-Ivkov,B Bugojno 1978 25/626
}) 12. O-O Ne7 13. Bg5 Ng6 $5 14. Qd4 Rc7 15. h4 $6 {><g4} (15. Rac1 h6 16. Be3
Qe7 17. c5 e5 18. Qb2 bxc5 19. Bxc5 d6 20. Be3 Rfc8 $10) 15... h6 16. Be3 Qe7
17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Ne1 $2 (18. c5 $142 bxc5 19. Rxc5 Rxc5 20. bxc5 $10) 18... e5
19. Qd3 e4 $1 20. Qd4 Ng4 21. h5 (21. Bd2 Qf6 22. Qxf6 Nxf6 $17) 21... Nxe3 22.
Qxe3 Nf8 $17 {><c4} 23. Nf3 d5 24. Nd2 Ne6 25. Rd1 d4 26. Qb3 Ng5 27. e3 d3 28.
a4 Qe6 $19 29. a5 (29. Kh2 Qg4 $19) 29... Nh3+ 30. Bxh3 Qxh3 31. axb6 axb6 32.
Qb2 Rc5 $3 33. bxc5 Rxc5 34. Qb5 $8 Rxb5 35. cxb5 (35. cxb5 Bc8 36. Ra8 Kh7 $19
) 0-1

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O (
7... c5 8. Nc3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qf4 Qb8 11. Qg5 O-O 12. O-O Na5 13. b3 d5
14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Rac1 Nxc3 (15... Rc8 $1 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 $10) 16. Rxc3 Qd6 17.
Rd3 Qa3 18. Qd2 $14 {Lobron,E-Robatsch,K/Vienna op 1991}) 8. O-O (8. Nc3 Ne4 9.
Qd3 Nxc3 10. Ng5 Ne4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 Qxg5 13. Qxa8 Nc6 14. Qb7 Nxd4 $13)
8... c5 9. Nc3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qh4 $6 (11. Qf4 Qb8 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. b3
Qxf4 14. gxf4 Kf8 (14... d6 15. Nd4 $14) 15. Ne5 Ke7 16. Rd3 Ne8 (16... Rab8
17. Rad1 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Ng4 19. f4 $16) 17. Rad1 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 d6
20. Nb5 dxe5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. Nxa7 $14) (11. Qd6 Qb8 (11... Qe7
12. Nb5 Ne8 (12... Ne4 13. Qxe7 Nxe7 14. Ne5 a6 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd6 $14) 13.
Qxe7 Nxe7 14. Rfd1 d5 15. Ne5 a6 16. Nc3 Nf6 17. Na4 b5 18. Nc5 Ra7 19. cxd5
Bxd5 20. e4 Ba8 21. Rd6 $16 {Garcia Palermo,C-Robatsch,K/Mitropa Cup 1993}) 12.
Rfd1 (12. Nb5 Ne4 $1 13. Qd3 $1 (13. Qxd7 Rd8 14. Qc7 Qxc7 15. Nxc7 Rac8 16.
Nb5 a6 17. Na3 Nb4 $44) (13. Qxb8 Raxb8 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Nd6 Nxd6 16. Rxd6 Kf8
17. Rad1 Ke7 $10) 13... Nc5 (13... Nb4 $2 14. Qxd7 Rd8 15. Qe7 $16) 14. Qd2 Ne4
15. Qe3 Nb4 16. Nfd4 $14) 12... Rd8 13. b3 Qxd6 14. Rxd6 Kf8 15. Rad1 Ke7 16.
Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Bg2 $14) 11... Qe7 12. Ng5 (12. Rad1 Qb4 $5 13. Ng5
Qxb2 14. Rxd7 Qxc3 15. Rxb7 Ne5 $10) 12... h6 (12... Rfd8 $2 13. Nxh7 $18) 13.
Nge4 Nxe4 14. Qxe7 (14. Nxe4 $2 Qxh4 15. gxh4 Nd4 16. e3 Nf5 $15) 14... Nxe7
15. Bxe4 (15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Rac8 $10) 15... Bxe4 16. Nxe4 d5 $10 17. cxd5
Nxd5 18. Rac1 Rfd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.07"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Marcelin, Cyril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "St Ingbert"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd3 d6 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. Rfd1 {Ich habe bereits mehrmals den Plan
mit e4, Ne1-c2 in ähnlichen Stellungen verfolgt, diesmal wollte ich etwas
Neues versuchen.} (11. e4 e5 12. Ne1 Nc6 13. Nc2 a5 14. Rfd1 $14 {Dautov,
R-Kortschnoj,V/SUI-chT 2003}) 11... e5 $1 $146 (11... Re8 12. Rac1 Nbd7 13. Nh4
Rac8 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. e4 g6 16. Ng2 e5 17. Ne3 $14 {Piket,J-Agdestein,S/
Tilburg 1989}) 12. Ne1 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 Nc6 {Am besten, denn nach 13...Nbd7 14.e4
nebst Ne3 hätte Weiß einen langfristigen Vorteil.} (13... Nbd7 14. e4 Rfe8 15.
Ne3 $14) 14. dxe5 dxe5 {In Frage kam das aktive Gegenspiel mit 14...Nxe5!?.} (
14... Nxe5 $5 15. Qd4 (15. Qf5 Nxc4 $1 16. Rac1 d5 17. b3 Qe5 $15) (15. Qb3 Qc5
16. Ne3 a5 $11) 15... Qc5 16. e3 (16. Qxc5 dxc5 17. f4 Nc6 18. e4 Nd4 $44)
16... Rac8 17. b3 Rfe8 18. Nf4 a5 $11) 15. Ne3 Rad8 (15... Nd4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17.
cxd5 Rad8 18. e3 $14) 16. Nd5 {Dank dem starken Springer d5 bekam Weiß etwas
Druck.} Qd6 17. Nf3 $1 {/\Ng5, /\Qf5} (17. Ne4 $6 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 f5 19. Qe3 Nd4
$11) 17... h6 (17... Nxd5 $6 18. cxd5 Ne7 19. e4 f5 20. Ng5 $16) (17... Nd7 18.
Qc2 $1 {/\Nb6} Qe6 19. Qa4 $1 Ndb8 20. Qb5 $14) 18. Qf5 $14 Rfe8 (18... Qe6 19.
Nxf6+ (19. Qxe6 fxe6 20. Nc7 Kf7 $11) 19... Qxf6 (19... gxf6 20. Qh5 f5 21. Rd5
$1 $14) 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Nh4 $14) 19. Kg2 $6 {Bei dem Versuch, die Spannung
aufrechtzuerhalten, übersah ich die folgende Abtauschaktion. Das vorteilhafte
Endspiel nach dem richtigen 19.Nxf6+ war mir zu wenig.} (19. Nxf6+ $1 Qxf6 20.
Qxf6 gxf6 21. Nh4 Kh7 (21... Ne7 22. e4 $14 {/\Kf1-e2-e3}) 22. Kf1 Ne7 (22...
a5 23. Nf5 Kg6 24. Ne3 $14) 23. e4 Nc6 24. Nf5 Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. f3 $14)
19... Nxd5 $1 20. Rxd5 (20. cxd5 $2 Nd4 $1 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Rxd4 Rxe2 $15)
20... Ne7 $1 (20... Qe6 21. Qxe6 fxe6 22. Rdd1 $14) 21. Rxd6 Nxf5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8
23. e4 (23. Nxe5 Rd2 $11) 23... Nd6 (23... Ne7 $5 24. Nxe5 Rd4 25. Kf3 f6 26.
Ng4 Rxc4 27. Ne3 Rc5 28. b3 Ra5 29. Nc4 Ra6 $14) 24. Rd1 f6 25. Rd5 Nb7 $2 $138
{Marcelin war sich sicher, im entstehenden Springerendspiel eine Festung
errichten zu können, sonst hätte er das richtige 25...Ke6 vorgezogen.} (25...
Kf7 $1 26. Nd2 Ke7 27. f4 exf4 28. gxf4 g5 29. Kf3 gxf4 30. Kxf4 Rg8 $11) 26.
Ne1 $1 Rxd5 $2 (26... Kf7 27. Nd3 a5 28. f4 exf4 29. gxf4 Ke7 30. Kf3 $14) 27.
cxd5 $16 {In diesem Endspiel hat Weiß hervorragende Gewinnchancen.} Nc5 28. Kf3
Kf7 29. Ke3 a5 30. f4 $4 {[%mdl 16384] Ein fataler Fehler, denn nach der
gegnerischen Antwort wird die schwarze Stellung wirklich undurchdringbar. Ich
habe das Bauernendspiel nach 30.Nd3 spontan als remislich eigeschätzt, um erst
nach dem Textzug zu entdecken, daß es gewonnen war!} (30. Nd3 $1 Nxd3 $2 ({
Zäher ist 30...Nd7, selbst wenn Schwarz im Springerendspiel einen schweren
Stand hat.} 30... Nd7 $16 31. h4 h5 32. f4 g6 33. b3 (33. Kf3 $5) 33... Ke7 34.
Kf3 Kd6 35. g4 hxg4+ 36. Kxg4 exf4 (36... Nc5 37. Nxc5 bxc5 38. f5 $18) 37.
Kxf4 Nc5 38. Ke3 $16) 31. Kxd3 b5 32. h4 h5 33. f4 g6 34. Ke3 ({Natürlich nicht
} 34. fxe5 $4 fxe5 $11) 34... Ke7 35. Kf3 Kd6 36. g4 $18 {, und Weiß knackt
die gegnerische Festung.}) 30... g5 $1 $11 {Nun ist es aus und vorbei, die
Stellung ist totremislich.} 31. fxe5 fxe5 32. Nf3 Kf6 33. Ne1 b5 34. h3 Ke7 35.
Nf3 Kf6 36. Ne1 Ke7 37. Nf3 Kf6 38. b3 Nd7 39. Nh2 h5 40. Nf3 Nc5 41. g4 h4 42.
Ne1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. Bf4 $5 (9. e4 d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e5 Ne4 $10) 9... d5 10. Ne5 (10. Qb3
$5 Nbd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rac1 Nh5 13. Be5 f6 14. Bc7 Qxc7 15. Nxd5 Qd6 16.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rc7 Bd5 18. Qb5 Rfd8 19. e4 Bxe4 20. Qxh5 Qd6 $2 21. Rfc1 $14 {
Romanishin,O-Ribli,Z/Polanica Zdroj 1993}) 10... Nbd7 11. e4 $5 (11. Rc1 Nh5
12. Be3 Nhf6 13. f4 Rc8 14. Bf2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ng4 16. Bd4 dxc4 17. h3 c5 18.
Bxb7 cxd4 19. hxg4 Rc7 20. Ne4 Rxb7 21. Rxc4 Qd5 22. Qd3 $16 {Huebner,
R-Tiviakov,S/Polanica Zdroj (02) ;CBM 49 1995}) 11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nxe4 13.
Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 (14. Qg4 Kh8 15. Bxe4 Qc7 16. Qf3 Rab8 17. Rad1 c5 18. Bxb7
Rxb7 19. Rd3 Rbb8 20. Rfd1 Rbd8 $10) 14... Qxd1 (14... Qc7 $5 15. Qf3 Rab8 $10)
15. Rfxd1 Rfd8 16. Be3 Kf8 17. a3 $14 (17. Bxh7 $2 g6 18. Bh6+ Ke8 19. h4 c5
$15 {/\Ba3}) 17... h6 18. Rxd8+ $2 (18. b4 Ke8 19. c5 Rxd1+ (19... bxc5 20.
bxc5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rb1 Rd7 23. f4 $14) 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rc1 {()} (21.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. cxb6 Bxb6 $10) 21... b5 22. f4 $14 {/\} a5 $2 23. a4 $1 bxa4 24.
b5 $16) 18... Rxd8 19. Rc1 Ke8 20. c5 Bxc5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Rxc5 Kd7 $10 23.
Kf1 (23. Ra5 Kc7 $1 24. Rxa7 $4 Rd4 25. f3 Kb6 $19) 23... Kc7 24. Ke2 Kb6 25.
Rc3 (25. b4 Ba6+ 26. Ke3 Bb5 27. Rc1 a5 $10) 25... Ba6+ 26. Ke3 Bb5 27. Rb3 Kc7
28. Rc3 Kb6 29. Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2003.03.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2003.03.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luzern"]
[BlackTeam "Zuerich"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 7. Bxb4 cxb4 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd3 d6 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. e4 ({Die andere gute Idee ist der zuvorige
Läuferabtausch vor dem Vorstoß e2-e4, auf diese Weise verhindert man die
Entstehung des "schlechten" Läufers g2. Z.B.,} 11. Rfd1 Re8 12. Rac1 Nbd7 13.
Nh4 Rac8 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. e4 g6 16. Ng2 e5 17. Ne3 $14 {Piket,J-Agdestein,S/
Tilburg 1989}) 11... e5 12. Ne1 {Ein recht geradliniges Vorgehen -der Springer
macht sich auf den Weg nach e3.} Nc6 ({Oder} 12... a5 13. Nc2 Re8 14. Rfe1 Nc6
15. Rac1 Nd7 16. Nf1 Rac8 17. b3 Nf6 18. Rcd1 Rcd8 19. f3 Ba6 20. Nfe3 Qb8 21.
Bf1 h6 22. Rd2 Nh7 23. f4 $14 {Zhu Chen-Torre,E/Bad Homburg 1998}) 13. Nc2 a5 {
Eine plausible Fortsetzung, aber chancenreicher war die Öffnung des Zentrums
nach 13...exd4. Auf diese Weise konnte Schwarz die Langsamkeit meines
Springermanövers unter Beweis stellen.} (13... exd4 $1 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4
Qc5 16. Qd3 Rfe8 $132) 14. Rfd1 Rfe8 ({Jetzt wäre} 14... exd4 $6 15. Nxd4 Nxd4
16. Qxd4 Qc5 17. Nb3 $14 {nicht mehr gut für Schwarz}) 15. Rac1 Rad8 16. f3 Ba6
{Kortschnoi spielt logisch und stark, alle seine Figuren nehmen gute
Positionen ein. Es droht bereits d6-d5. Wie soll Weiß richtig vorgehen?} 17.
Qe3 $1 {Als erstes muß die Dame einen sicheren Platz auf f2 bekommen.} (17. Nf1
$2 {/\Nfe3} d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 $15) 17... h6 18. Qf2 Qa7 19. Bf1 $1 {Als
Nächstes wird das gegnerische Gegenspiel mit b6-b5 verhindert.} Rc8 20. b3 exd4
$2 {Eines der Hauptprobleme von Schwarz in dieser Variante ist Mangel an
aktivem Gegenspiel. Kortschnoi ist nicht bereit, ein langsames Spiel zu führen,
sucht nach Aktivität - und ruiniert schnell seine Stellung. Andererseits
beabsichtigt Weiß, nach Be2 (h3) den Nd2 über f1 nach e3 zu überführen, und es
läßt sich nicht leicht sagen, was Schwarz dagegen unternehmen könnte.} 21. Nxd4
Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Rc6 23. Bd3 Qe7 24. Nf1 Qe5 25. Qf2 Rec8 26. Ne3 $16 {Das Ziel
ist erreicht, und der weiße Vorteil ist außer Frage.} b5 {Dieses Gegenspiel
war geplant, aber Schwarz wird sich nicht daran erfreuen können.} 27. Rc2 $1
bxc4 28. Bxc4 Bxc4 {Angesichts der Schwächen a5 und d6 ließ sich der
Materialverlust kaum vermeiden. Kortschnoi gibt sofort einen Bauer.} 29. Nxc4
Qb5 30. Rxd6 a4 31. Rxc6 Rxc6 32. Rd2 axb3 33. axb3 $18 Rc8 {Weiß steht besser
und hat dazu einen Bauern mehr, also sollte der Rest nur eine Frage der
Technik sein. Nicht in dieser Partie...} 34. Kg2 $6 ({Deutlich besser war die
Aktivierung} 34. Qa7 $1) 34... Ra8 35. Qd4 Ne8 36. Qd5 $2 {Das ist schon eine
ernste Unaufmerksamkeit.} ({Nach} 36. Qd7 $1 $18 {bliebe der schwarze Springer
passiv.}) 36... Nc7 37. Qxb5 Nxb5 38. Kf2 Ra1 {Plötzlich wurden die schwarzen
Figuren aktiv. Dennoch sollte Weiß gewinnen können, nicht zuletzt weil sein
König im Spiel ist.} 39. Rd8+ $2 $138 ({Richtig war die Königsannährung} 39.
Ke3 $1 Rb1 40. Na5 Ra1 (40... Rc1 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Rb8 $18) 41. Nc6 Rb1 42.
Rd8+ Kh7 43. Rd3 Nc3 44. Nxb4 Rxb3 45. Nd5 Nd1+ 46. Kd4 Rxd3+ 47. Kxd3 $18)
39... Kh7 40. Rb8 Nd4 41. Nd2 $8 (41. Rxb4 $2 Ra2+ 42. Kf1 Nxf3 $14) 41... Ra2
42. Ke3 Nc2+ 43. Ke2 (43. Kd3 $2 Ne1+ 44. Ke2 Nxf3 $11) 43... Rb2 (43... Nd4+
44. Kd3 $16) 44. Rd8 Na1 45. Rd3 f6 46. f4 $1 {Der richtige Plan, den ich
leider nicht zur Vollendung bringe. Die schwarzen Figuren haben sich auf dem
Damenflügel verlaufen, und Weiß sollte schnell einen Freibauern kreieren.} ({
Weiß kann die ungewöhliche Position des gegnerischen Springers nicht direkt
ausnutzen:} 46. Kd1 Kg6 47. Kc1 Rc2+ 48. Kb1 $2 Rc3 $11) 46... h5 47. Kd1 ({
Warum nicht 47.e5?} 47. e5 $1 fxe5 48. fxe5 Kg6 49. Rf3 Rc2 (49... Nc2 50. Rf4
$18) 50. e6 Rc7 51. Kd1 Re7 52. Rf8 Rxe6 53. Ra8 $18) 47... Kg6 48. h4 $2 {
Das endgültige Aus der Gewinnhoffnungen. Es war noch nicht zu spät für 48.e5!}
(48. e5 $1 fxe5 (48... Kf7 49. Kc1 Rc2+ 50. Kb1 Rc3 51. Rd7+ Ke8 52. e6 Nxb3
53. Ne4 $18) 49. Kc1 Ra2 (49... Rc2+ 50. Kb1 Rc3 51. Rd6+ $18) 50. Kb1 Ra7 51.
fxe5 $18) 48... Kf7 49. Rd7+ Ke8 50. Rxg7 Nxb3 51. Nc4 Rg2 $1 52. Ne3 Kf8 $1
53. Nxg2 (53. Rb7 Rd2+ 54. Ke1 Rd4 $11) 53... Kxg7 54. e5 Nd4 55. exf6+ Kxf6
56. Ne3 b3 57. Kc1 Ne2+ 58. Kb2 Nxg3 59. Kxb3 Ne2 60. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2003.10.05"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "King, Daniel J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2003.03.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luzern"]
[BlackTeam "Winterthur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd3 d6 10. Nbd2 Nc6 $6 {Ein unharmonischer Zug, da die
Läuferdiagonale sehr früh zugestellt wird. Besser ist der flexible Aufbau mit
10...Qc7.} (10... Qc7 11. e4 e5 12. Ne1 Nc6 13. Nc2 a5 14. Rfd1 Rfe8 15. Rac1
Rad8 16. f3 Ba6 17. Qe3 $1 h6 18. Qf2 Qa7 19. Bf1 Rc8 20. b3 $14 {Dautov,
R-Kortschnoi,V/Switzerland 2003}) 11. Rfd1 (11. Ne1 e5 12. Nc2 a5 13. Rfe1 Re8
14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. e4 Qb8 16. a3 bxa3 17. Nxa3 Ra7 18. f3 h5 19. Nf1 Rb7 $13 {
Karpov,A-Izeta Txabarri,F/Santurtzi rapid 2003}) 11... Qe7 12. d5 $1 {Der
zweite Nachteil von 10...Nc6 macht sich bemerkbar, der Springer kann direkt
angegriffen werden. Die c-Linie wird geöffnet, und die weiße Bauernmajorität
im Zentrum gewinnt an Bedeutung.} Ne5 (12... exd5 13. cxd5 Ne5 (13... Nb8 14.
Nd4 $16) 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Nc4 Qe7 16. Qd2 $16) (12... Nd8 13. Nd4 Rc8 14. Ne4
$14) 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Ne4 $1 {Es ist wichtig, den im Wege stehenden Springer
d2 abzutauschen.} ({Weniger gut war das naheliegende} 14. d6 $6 Qd7 15. Bxb7
Qxb7 16. Qb3 a5 $13 {, und der weiße Freibauer tendiert zur Schwäche.}) 14...
exd5 (14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. d6 Qd7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Qb3 (18. Qe3 e4 19.
f3 $16) 18... a5 19. c5 $16) 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. cxd5 {Am liebsten hätte Weiß
das Entstehen des Freibauern mit dem Läuferabtausch verbunden, aber es
funktionierte nicht.} (16. Bxd5 Rab8 $1 (16... Rad8 $2 17. Qb3 Bxd5 18. cxd5
$16) 17. Qe4 Bc8 $14) 16... Qd6 17. Bh3 a5 $2 {Diese Ungenauigkeit kann Weiß
schön ausnutzen.} ({Nach dem korrekten} 17... g6 $1 18. e4 Rae8 19. Rac1 Re7
$14 {könnte Schwarz auf seine Blockade hoffen.}) 18. Rac1 {/\Qc2-c7} Rae8 19.
Qc2 $1 Re7 20. Bc8 $1 {Ein wichtiger Schritt zur Einnahme der schwarzen
Festung: der Bb7 wird abgetauscht bzw. an den Brettrand abgedrängt.} Ba8 (20...
Bxc8 21. Qxc8 Rd7 22. Qa6 e4 (22... Rc7 23. e4 $16 (23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Qd3 $16))
23. Qb5 Rdd8 24. Rd4 $16) 21. e4 $16 g6 22. Qc4 {/\Qa6} Ra7 (22... Rd8 23. Qa6
Qb8 24. Rd2 Ra7 25. Qc4 $16) 23. Rc2 Kg7 24. Rdc1 h5 (24... f5 25. f3 $16 {
/\Be6}) 25. Qd3 {Weiß steht strategisch auf Gewinn. Er plant die Aufstellung
Rc4, Qc2 mit dem anschließenden Rc7.} h4 $2 $138 {In Zeitnot will King nicht
warten und schafft sich nur neue Schwächen.} 26. g4 (26. gxh4 $5 Rh8 27. Qg3
Qf6 28. Bg4 Rxh4 29. Rc7 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 $16) 26... Rd8 27. Qe3 {/\Qg5} Rh8 28.
h3 Re7 29. Qf3 Ra7 30. Qe3 Re7 $138 31. Rc4 Ra7 32. R1c2 {/\Qc1} Re8 33. Qg5
Rh8 34. b3 a4 $6 35. bxa4 $2 {Dies gibt Schwarz Hoffnungen auf Gegenspiel.
Viel leichter war die Gewinnführung nach dem urspünglich geplanten 35.Qd2!.} (
35. Qd2 $1 axb3 36. axb3 $18) 35... Rxa4 36. Kh2 $6 {Gibt den Gewinn nicht aus,
aber erlaubt Schwarz, den Charakter der Stellung zum Taktischen hin zu ändern.
Nichts sprach gegen das solide 36.f3!.} (36. f3 $1 Ra5 37. Qc1 Ra3 38. Kg2 $16)
36... b5 $1 37. Rc7 b3 38. Be6 Rf8 39. axb3 Rxe4 40. Rd7 Qb6 41. Qxh4 $2 {
Die letzten Züge geschahen in gegenseitiger Zeitnot, und ich führte
vorsichtshalber auch den Textzug schnell aus. Wie so oft, war dieser Zug ein
Fehler. Forciert gewonnen hätte 41.Bxf7!!.} (41. Bxf7 $3 Rxf7 42. Rxf7+ Kxf7
43. Qxh4 {/\Rc7, Rc8} Bxd5 (43... Kg7 44. Rc8 $18) 44. Rc7+ Qxc7 45. Qh7+ Kf6
46. Qxc7 $18) 41... Rf4 $1 {Nun rückte der Gewinn in weite Ferne. Der weiße
Angriff ist abgeschlagen. Außerdem zeichnete es sich ab, daß ich diese Partie
gewinnen mußte, um das Überleben unserer Mannschaft in der A-Liga zu sichern.}
42. Qg3 $6 Kg8 43. Qh4 Qd4 $1 44. Ra2 {/\Rxf7} ({Nichts bringt die Kombination
} 44. Rxf7 R4xf7 45. Bxf7+ Rxf7 46. Rc8+ Rf8 47. Rxf8+ Kxf8 48. Qf6+ Kg8 49.
Qxg6+ Kf8 $11) 44... Kg7 $1 $11 45. Kg1 Qd1+ 46. Kh2 (46. Kg2 $2 Qxb3 47. Bxf7
R4xf7 48. Rxf7+ Rxf7 49. Rxa8 Qxd5+ $19) 46... Qd4 $1 {Die Stellung ist
remislich. Ich unternahm noch einen Versuch, der überraschenderweise glückte.}
47. Re2 e4 $6 {Das war nicht nötig, 48...Qd3! erzwang die
Stellungswiederholung.} (47... Qd1 $2 48. Rxe5 Qf1 49. Rf5 $3 $18) (47... Qd3
$1 48. Rxe5 $2 (48. Ra2 Qd4 $11) 48... Rh8 49. Rf5 (49. Qg3 $2 Rxf2+ $19) 49...
Rxf5 50. Bxf5 Qc3 51. Qg3 Qxg3+ 52. fxg3 gxf5 53. gxf5 Re8 $15) 48. Kg2 Rf3 $4
$138 {Der Verlustzug. Notwendig war 48...Qf6!.} (48... Qf6 $1 49. g5 Rxh4 50.
gxf6+ Kxf6 51. Bg4 Ke5 $11) 49. g5 $18 Kg8 50. Qh6 Qg7 51. Qxg7+ Kxg7 52. Rxe4
Rxb3 53. Rf4 Rd3 54. Rdxf7+ Rxf7 55. Rxf7+ Kh8 56. Rf8+ Kg7 57. Rxa8 1-0

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2003.04.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2003.03.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luzern"]
[BlackTeam "Winterthur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 (6... Bxd2+ 7.
Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Ng5 Qxg5 11. Bxb7 $14) 7. O-O Bxd2 {
Eine seltene Variante, die u.a. von V.Smyslov gespielt wurde. Warum tauschte
Schwarz die Läufer nicht sofort? Wir werden es gleich sehen.} 8. Qxd2 O-O 9.
Qd3 $5 $146 {Eine am Brett gefundene Neuerung, bisher wurde 9.Nc3 gespielt.} ({
Nach} 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 (10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Ne1 Bxg2 12. Nxg2 d6 13. e4 Nd7 14.
Rad1 Qb8 15. Qc3 c6 16. Ne3 b5 17. d5 cxd5 18. cxd5 Rc8 $11 {Osnos,V-Smyslov,V/
St Petersburg 1995}) 10... Nxc3 {hat Weiß nicht den typischen Ausfall Nf3-g5,
vgl. mit 6...Bxd2+. Dies ist die taktische Begründung der Idee 6...a5, 7...
Bxd2.} 11. Qxc3 d6 12. Qc2 f5 13. c5 Be4 14. Qc3 Na6 15. cxb6 cxb6 16. Ne1 Nb4
$11 {Polgar,Z-Smyslov,V/Prague 1995}) 9... Na6 (9... Be4 10. Qe3 $14 {/\Nc3}) (
9... c5 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 $14 (11. Qxd4 $14)) 10. Nc3 Nb4 11. Qb1 c5 $1 {
Weiß steht für die Zentrumseroberung e2-e4 bereit, deswegen beeilt sich
Pelletier mit seinem Gegenspiel.} (11... d6 12. a3 Nc6 13. Qc2 $14) 12. e4 $6 {
Etwas genauer wäre 12.a3 oder 12.Rd1. Überhaupt sollte sich Weiß dem
Läufertausch nach c5xd4 nicht entgegenstellen, denn in der entstehenden
Igelformation hätte Schwarz eine deutliche Schwäche, das Feld b5.} (12. a3 $5
cxd4 (12... Nc6 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Ne7 15. e4 $14) (12... Na6 13. Rd1 $14)
13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nc6 15. Rd1 $14) (12. Rd1 $5) 12... d5 (12... cxd4 13.
Nxd4 Qc7 14. b3 $14 {><b5}) 13. exd5 ({Ursprünglich wollte ich} 13. cxd5 exd5
14. e5 Ne4 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. a3 Na6 $13 {spielen, kam aber später zum Schluß,
daß Schwarz hier über ein gutes Gegenspiel verfügt.}) 13... exd5 14. a3 Na6 $6
{Hier konnte Yannick meine Ungenauigkeit im 12.Zug ausnutzen.Der Springer kann
günstig geopfert werden!} (14... dxc4 $1 15. axb4 (15. dxc5 Nd3 $15) 15... axb4
16. Ne2 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 cxd4 19. Qc1 d3 20. Rd1 b5 21. Nf4 Qd6 22.
Qd2 $11) 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Rd1 c4 {Auch bei anderen Fortsetzungen behielt Weiß
etwas Druck.} (16... Nxc3 17. bxc3 cxd4 18. Rxd4 $1 (18. cxd4 Bd5 19. Qb5 Qd6
$11) 18... Qc7 19. Ng5 g6 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Ne4 $14) (16... Qf6 17. Ne4 Qe7 18.
dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Qc2 $14) 17. Ne5 Nac7 $2 {Gespielt mit dem
natürlichen Wunsch, den passiven Springer ins Spiel zu bringen, aber das wird
Schwarz einen Bauern kosten. Richtig war 17...Nxc3.} (17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bxg2
19. Kxg2 Qd5+ 20. Kg1 b5 21. Ng4 $1 Nc7 22. Ne3 Qd7 23. a4 $14) 18. Nxd5 ({
Weniger klar war} 18. Be4 $5 Nxc3 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. bxc3 Nd5 21. Qc2 g6 22.
Bxg6 fxg6 23. Nxg6+ Kg7 24. Nxf8 Qxf8 $13) 18... Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Qc1 b5
21. b3 $16 Rfd8 $2 {Besser geschah die Bauernabgabe durch 21...Ne6.} (21...
Rfe8 22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxe5 24. Qxc7 Re2 25. Qc5 Qf3 26. d5 $16) (21...
Ne6 $142 22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rfd8 24. Qxd5 Rxd5 25. Nc6 Kf8 $16) 22. bxc4
bxc4 23. Nxc4 $1 {Nun kann Schwarz seine Blockade auf d5 nicht behaupten.} Ra6
(23... Qe4 24. Nb6 Ra7 25. d5 $16) 24. Ne3 Qd7 25. d5 $1 Rd6 26. Ra2 h5 (26...
Nxd5 $2 27. Rad2 $18) 27. Rad2 (27. h4 $2 Nxd5 28. Rad2 Qb7 $14) 27... h4 28.
Qc4 $2 {Dieser oberflächliche Zug läßt den großen weißen Vorteil schwinden. Es
gab keinen Grund, die Öffnung der h-Linie zu erlauben.} (28. Nc4 hxg3 29. fxg3
Ra6 (29... Rxd5 30. Nb6 Rxd2 31. Nxd7 R2xd7 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Qc6 Re7 34. Qc5
$18) 30. Qb2 $16) (28. g4 $5 $16) 28... hxg3 29. hxg3 Ne8 30. Qf4 Rf6 $1 {
Zwingt Weiß zum Damentausch.} 31. Qg4 Qxg4 32. Nxg4 Rb6 {Im Endspiel hat
Schwarz gute Überlebenschancen, da seine Türme aktiv werden, und der Springer
einen prächtigen Blockadeposten einnimt.} 33. Ne3 Nd6 34. Rd4 Rc8 35. Kg2 Rc3
36. R1d3 Rc1 37. Rd1 Rc3 38. R1d3 Rc1 39. g4 Kf8 40. Rf4 Ke7 41. Nf5+ Nxf5 42.
Rxf5 Rc4 43. Re3+ $2 {Weiß verhilft dem gegnerischen Turm zu der idealen
Position auf d4, wonach die Partie nicht mehr zu gewinnen ist.} ({Nach} 43. Kg3
$1 $16 {blieben die weißen Gewinnchancen intakt.}) 43... Kf8 44. Kg3 Rd4 $1 45.
Rh5 g6 46. Rh8+ Kg7 47. Rd8 Rb5 48. d6 Rbd5 $11 49. Ra8 a4 50. Ree8 g5 51. Rh8
Rxd6 52. Rag8+ Kf6 53. Rh6+ Ke7 54. Rxd6 Rxd6 55. Rxg5 Rd3+ 56. Kf4 Rxa3 57.
Ra5 Kf6 58. g5+ Kg7 59. Kg4 Ra1 60. Kf5 a3 61. Ra7 Rf1 62. f4 Rb1 63. Rxa3 Rb7
64. Ra6 Rb5+ 65. Kg4 Rb4 66. Rf6 Ra4 67. Kh5 Rb4 68. Kg4 Ra4 69. Rb6 Rc4 70.
Rd6 Ra4 71. Kf5 Rc4 72. Kg4 Ra4 73. Rd5 Ra1 74. Rd4 Ra5 75. f5 Ra1 76. Rd7 Rg1+
77. Kf4 Rf1+ 78. Ke5 Re1+ 79. Kd6 Rg1 80. g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. d4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ (6... Qe7) (
6... Be7) (6... a5) 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qd3 $1 (9. Qc2) (9. Nxe4) 9... f5
(9... Nxc3 $2 10. Ng5 Qxg5 11. Bxb7 Na4 12. b3 $1 Qa5+ 13. Qd2 $16) (9... d5
10. cxd5 $14) 10. Ne5 $1 Nc5 (10... d6 $2 11. Nxe4 dxe5 (11... Qc8 12. Nxd6 $18
) (11... fxe4 12. Bxe4 $18) 12. Nf6+ $18) (10... Nd6 11. d5 $16) 11. dxc5 Bxg2
12. Rg1 Bc6 (12... Nc6 13. Qxd7 $1 Nxe5 14. Qxe6+ $18) (12... Bb7 13. O-O-O $16
) 13. O-O-O Qf6 $2 (13... Qe7 $1 $8 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Nxc6 dxc6 16. f4 $5 $14 (
16. Rd2 $5 Na6 17. Rgd1 $14 Nb4 18. Qd7)) 14. f4 $1 $16 bxc5 15. Nxc6 dxc6 (
15... Nxc6 16. Qxd7 Nd4 17. e3) 16. e4 Na6 (16... e5 $5 17. Rgf1) 17. e5 Qe7
18. Qf3 Qe8 19. Rg2 Rf7 20. Rgd2 h6 21. Na4 Kh7 (21... Rb8 {>=}) 22. a3 Rb8 23.
Qc3 $1 Qc8 24. Qa5 Rb3 (24... Qb7 25. Rd8 $1 $18) 25. Rd3 $1 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Qb7
27. Kc2 Re7 28. Rd8 Kg6 29. Qd2 $18 Kf7 30. Qd1 $1 Kg6 (30... g6 31. Rh8 $18)
31. g4 fxg4 (31... Kh7 32. gxf5 exf5 33. Rf8 $18 {Polugaevsky,L}) 32. Qxg4+ Kh7
33. f5 exf5 34. Qxf5+ g6 1-0

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Bg2 c6 8. e4
d5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Nxd2 $1 {N} (12... Nxc3 13. bxc3
Ba6 14. h4 Nc6 15. Ng5 Rc8 (15... Na5 16. Qh5 $5 h6 17. Nh3 $1 Nc4 18. Bc1 {
/\ Qg4, Nf4}) 16. Qh5 (16. Qb1 $1 g6 17. Nh3 $5 $13) 16... Bd3 $1 (16... h6 17.
Nh3 $40 {>>}) 17. Be4 $6 (17. Re3 Bg6 (17... Bf5 {/\ Na5-c4}) 18. Qg4 Na5 $13)
17... Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Ne7 20. Rg4 Qe8 $1 $15 {/\ 21... f5, 21...
Ng6 Komarov,D-Tiviakov,S/Imperia 1993}) 13. Qxd2 (13. Nxd2 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15.
a4 Ba6 $10) 13... Ba6 (13... Nc6 14. Bf1 Na5 15. Bd3 $14) 14. a3 (14. h4 Nc6
15. h5 h6 16. Rac1 Rc8 $132 {/\Na5}) 14... Nc6 15. b4 Bc4 16. Qe3 b5 $10 17.
Nd2 Qb6 18. Nxc4 bxc4 19. Rad1 Rae8 {/\f6,<=>[+]} (19... a5 $6 20. b5 Na7 21.
a4 $14) 20. f4 g6 (20... a5 $6 21. b5 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Bc5 (22... Bxa3 $2 23. Na4
$18) 23. Red1 $16) 21. h4 (21. Bxd5 $5 {Tiviakov} exd5 22. Nxd5 $36) 21... f6 (
21... f5 $2 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Bxd5+ Kg7 24. Bxc4 $16 {/\d5}) 22. Nxd5 $5 (22.
Bh3 f5 $10) 22... exd5 23. Bxd5+ Kg7 24. Bxc4 fxe5 (24... a5 $2 25. d5 Qxe3+
26. Rxe3 axb4 27. exf6+ $1 Rxf6 28. Kh1 Na5 (28... bxa3 29. dxc6 $16) 29. Bb5
Rb8 30. Rxe7+ Kf8 31. Rxh7 Rxb5 32. d6 Nb7 33. a4 Rb6 34. Rxb7 Rxb7 35. d7 Rxd7
36. Rxd7 $18) 25. dxe5 (25. fxe5 $2 a5 26. d5 (26. b5 $2 Nxd4 $19) 26... Qxe3+
27. Rxe3 axb4 28. d6 Bd8 $17) 25... Rd8 26. Bd5 (26. Qxb6 axb6 27. Bd5 Na7 {
/\Nb5}) 26... Qxe3+ 27. Rxe3 Rd7 28. Red3 Rfd8 29. Kf1 Bxb4 $1 30. e6 Rd6 (
30... Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 Bxa3 33. Rd7+ Kf6 34. Rc7 Ne7 35. Rxa7 Bd6
36. Kg2 Kxe6 37. Kf3 $10) 31. axb4 Nxb4 32. e7 Re8 33. R3d2 Rxd5 34. Rxd5 Nxd5
35. Rxd5 Rxe7 36. h5 Kf6 37. Ra5 Kg7 38. Kg2 Kh6 39. Kh3 Rf7 40. Kg4 Rb7 41.
Kh4 Rf7 42. Ra6 Kg7 43. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod op"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 (7...
d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qa4+ c6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. O-O b5 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. e4 $16 {
Benjamin,J-Short,N/London/1983/ Inf 36/(631)}) 8. e4 d5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e5 Ne4
11. O-O $14 O-O 12. Re1 (12. Be3 $5 Ba6 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Nd2 $14) 12... Nxd2 13.
Qxd2 Ba6 (13... a5 $5 14. h4 Ba6 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nh3 Nc6 $132) 14. h4 Nc6 15.
Ng5 Rc8 16. Kh2 (16. f4 $2 Nxd4 $19) 16... h6 17. Nh3 Na5 $2 (17... b5 $5 18.
f4 Qb6 19. Rad1 b4 20. Na4 Qb5 21. b3 $13) 18. f4 Bb4 19. Rac1 $16 Rc7 $2 (
19... f5 $32 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Ng1 Nc4 22. Qf2 Nxb2 23. Qxb2 Qxd4 $132) 20. f5
$1 exf5 21. Nf4 Bb7 (21... Bc8 22. Nfxd5 Bxc3 23. bxc3 $16) 22. Qd3 Qc8 23. e6
Bxc3 24. bxc3 fxe6 25. Nxe6 Nc4 26. Nxf8 $18 Qxf8 27. Re6 Nd6 28. Rf1 Rf7 29.
Re5 Ne4 30. Qe3 Bc6 31. Bxe4 $2 (31. Qf4 Nxc3 32. Rxf5 Rxf5 33. Qxf5 Qxf5 34.
Rxf5 $18) 31... dxe4 32. c4 Bd7 33. c5 Rf6 34. Rf2 Kh8 35. Rd5 $6 Qf7 (35...
Bc6 36. Re5 Bd7) 36. Re5 bxc5 $6 (36... Kh7 $14) 37. Rxc5 Be6 38. Qf4 Qd7 39.
Qe5 $2 (39. d5 $1 Bxd5 40. Rd2 $18) 39... Qa4 40. d5 (40. Ra5 $5) 40... Bd7 41.
Rc7 $6 (41. Rd2 $5) 41... f4 $8 42. gxf4 Rg6 43. Rcc2 (43. Qc3 Qd1 $132) 43...
Rg4 44. Rg2 Rxh4+ 45. Kg1 Rg4 46. Rcd2 Qa3 47. Rxg4 (47. Qxe4 $2 Qc1+ 48. Kh2
Rh4+ $40) 47... Qe3+ 48. Kh2 Bxg4 49. Rg2 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk New Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Agat"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 (5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 Bb7 7. Bg5
d6 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 g5 $13) 5... Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 (7... c5
8. a3 Bxd2 9. Bxd2 $14) 8. cxd5 (8. a3 $5 Be7 9. b4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nbd7 11. Bb2
a6 12. Qd2 $14) 8... exd5 9. Ne5 Be7 (9... Re8 10. Ndc4 h6 11. g4 c6 12. Ne3
Nbd7 13. f4 $40 {Haba,P-Chernin,A/Prag/1989/0:1/33/}) (9... Bd6 $6 10. Ndc4 $14
) 10. b3 c5 11. Bb2 Na6 (11... Nc6 $5 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Rc1 Bb7 $132) 12. Rc1
Nc7 13. dxc5 Bxc5 (13... bxc5 14. Ndc4 Ne6 15. Ne3 (15. Qd2 $2 dxc4 16. Qxd8
Nxd8 $19) 15... g6 16. Qd2 $14) 14. Nd3 Bd6 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Nd4 $14 Qd7 17. Rc2
Rfe8 18. Nf4 (18. Qa1 Rac8 (18... Bf8 $6 19. Nf4 $40 {/\Bh3})) 18... Bxf4 19.
gxf4 Na6 20. a3 Nac5 21. Qe1 {/\f3} (21. b4 Ne6 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Kh1 $13)
21... Nd6 (21... Ne6 22. Bh3 $1 (22. Nxe6 Rxe6 $132) 22... Qd6 23. Nxe6 fxe6
24. f3 Qxf4 $2 25. fxe4 Qe3+ 26. Qf2 $18) (21... Rac8 $6 22. f3 Nd6 23. Qg3 f5
24. Kh1 $40) 22. Qc3 (22. f3 $2 Nd3 $10) 22... f6 (22... Nce4 23. Qh3 Qxh3 24.
Bxh3 $14) 23. Rfc1 Qf7 24. Qf3 Re7 $2 (24... Ne6 $5 25. Nxe6 (25. Nc6 Ne4)
25... Rxe6 26. Rc7 Re7 27. Rxb7 $2 Nxb7 28. Qxd5 Rd8) 25. a4 $1 $16 Ne6 (25...
a5 $5 26. Ba3 Nde4 27. Nf5 Rd7 28. Qh3 $40) 26. Nc6 Bxc6 27. Rxc6 Ne4 $16 28.
b4 (28. f5 $2 N6c5) 28... Rd8 (28... Nd8 $5 29. Rc8 Rxc8 30. Rxc8 Re8 31. Qd3
Qd7 32. Qb5 Qxb5 33. axb5 $16) 29. f5 Nc7 30. Qf4 Ne8 31. Bd4 N4d6 (31... N8d6
$2 32. f3 $18) 32. e3 h6 $2 (32... Nc4 $5 33. Bxd5 (33. e4 Ne5 $132) 33... Rxd5
34. R1xc4 (34. R6xc4 Nd6 $132) 34... Qh5 $1 (34... Nd6 $2 35. Rxd6 Rxd6 36.
Rc8+ $18) 35. e4 $2 Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Rxd4) 33. a5 bxa5 34. bxa5 Nb5 35. R1c5 Nxd4
36. Qxd4 Red7 (36... Re5 37. e4 $1 $18 {/\f4}) 37. h4 Kh7 38. Bf3 Nc7 39. a6
Qe7 40. Kh2 Qf7 41. Kh3 Qe7 42. Be2 Qf7 43. Bd3 Kh8 (43... Qh5 44. Qg4 Qxg4+
45. Kxg4 Na8 $16) 44. Rc1 Na8 45. Rc8 Nb6 $2 46. Qxb6 $1 axb6 47. a7 Qh5 (47...
Rxa7 48. Rxd8+ Kh7 49. Rcc8 g5 50. fxg6+ $18) 48. Kg3 g5 49. a8=Q Qe8 (49...
Qxh4+ 50. Kg2 Qg4+ 51. Kf1 Qh3+ 52. Ke1 Qh1+ 53. Kd2 $18) 50. hxg5 $18 hxg5 51.
Rxd8 Rxd8 52. Qc6 Qe5+ 53. Kg2 Qd6 54. Qb7 Rd7 55. Rc8+ Kg7 56. Qa8 Qe7 57.
Rg8+ Kh7 58. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "October Revolution 50years"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1967.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1967.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 $6 (6... O-O $5)
7. a3 $1 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 (8. Bxd2 $5 cxd4 9. Bb4 Na6 10. Bd6 Ne4 11. Be5 O-O 12.
O-O d6 13. Bxd4 $14 {Gheorghiu,F-Hecht,H/BRD/1979/ Inf 30/624/}) 8... cxd4 9.
Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qh4 (10. Qc3 Rc8 $10 {Hort,V-Ivkov,B/Bugojno/1978/ Inf 25/626/})
10... Rc8 11. Nd2 O-O (11... d5 12. cxd5 (12. O-O dxc4 13. Nxc4 Nd4 14. Bxb7
Rxc4 15. Kg2 $132) 12... Nxd5 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 $10) 12. b4 Ne8 $6 (12... d5 $5
13. Bb2 (13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Bb2 a5 $10) 13... dxc4 14. Nxc4 Ne5
$1) 13. Qh3 (13. Qxd8 Nxd8 14. Bxb7 Nxb7 15. Bb2 Ned6 16. Rc1 Rc6 17. O-O Rfc8
18. Rfd1 Kf8 $10) 13... Qc7 (13... Qf6 $6 14. Rb1 $14) (13... Nd4 $6 14. Bxb7
Nc2+ 15. Kf1 Nxa1 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. Bb2 Nc2 18. Qg4 $16) 14. Bb2 a5 15. O-O f5
(15... axb4 $5 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Ba3 Nc2 19. Bxf8 Nxa1 20. Bxg7
Nxg7 21. Rxa1 d5 $10) 16. Rfc1 Nf6 17. Nb3 Ra8 18. b5 Ne7 19. c5 Bxg2 (19... a4
20. cxb6 Qxb6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Nc5 Bxg2 23. Qxg2) 20. Qxg2 a4 21. cxb6 Qxb6
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nc5 Ra7 24. Rab1 Rc8 25. Nd3 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Ra5 27. Nd3 Nd5 (
27... Rxb5 28. Qa8+ Kg7 (28... Kf7 29. Rxb5 Qxb5 30. Qh8 $10) 29. Rf1 $10) 28.
g4 f4 29. Qf3 Rxb5 30. Rxb5 Qxb5 31. Nxf4 Nxf4 32. Qxf4 Kg7 (32... Qxe2 33.
Qxa4 Qd3 $10) 33. e3 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Temirbayev, Serikbay"]
[Black "Sherbakov, Vitaly S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "1996.12.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 d6
9. Nbd2 c5 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. Rac1 Rfe8 13. Qb1 Rad8 14. e3 Nd7 15.
Ne4 f5 16. Nc3 Nf6 17. Ng5 Na5 18. d5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qb2+
Kg8 22. h4 dxc4 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. bxc4 Qe7 25. Nh3 Nc6 26. Nf4 Ne5 27. Nd5 Qg7
28. Qb5 Ng4 29. a4 Qe5 30. Rd2 Rf8 31. Qc6 Rf7 32. Rf1 Qe8 33. Qxe8+ Rxe8 34.
Rc1 Nf6 35. Nc3 Rd7 36. Rcd1 Red8 37. f3 Kf7 38. Kf2 Ke6 39. Ne2 h6 40. Nf4+
Kf7 41. Nd5 Nxd5 42. Rxd5 Ke6 43. h5 g5 44. e4 fxe4 45. Re1 Rf7 46. Rxe4+ Kd7
47. Re3 Rf6 48. Rd2 Kc6 49. Re7 Rd7 50. Rde2 g4 51. f4 Rf5 52. R7e6 Rxh5 53.
Ke3 Rh1 54. Ke4 Rf7 55. f5 Rf1 56. Rh2 R1xf5 57. Rhxh6 Rf3 58. Rxd6+ Kb7 59. a5
Re7+ 60. Rhe6 Rxe6+ 61. Rxe6 Rxg3 62. axb6 axb6 63. Re7+ Ka6 64. Kd5 Rc3 65.
Rg7 g3 66. Rg4 b5 67. Kc6 Rxc4 68. Rxg3 Ka5 69. Rg1 Rc3 70. Rb1 b4 71. Ra1+ Ra3
72. Rb1 Ka4 73. Kxc5 $19 Rc3+ (73... b3 $4 74. Kc4 $11) 74. Kd4 Rc8 (74... Ka3
$19) 75. Ra1+ Kb3 76. Rb1+ Ka3 77. Ra1+ Kb2 78. Ra7 b3 79. Rb7 (79. Kd3 Kb1 80.
Kd2 Rc2+ 81. Kd3 b2 $19) 79... Kc2 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1994.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1994.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Ne5
Bb4 9. Qg4 O-O 10. Bxe4 f5 11. Bxb7 fxg4 12. Bxa8 c6 13. O-O Qc7 14. Ne4 Be7
15. Rd1 $5 $146 (15. Bf4 d6 16. Nxg4 Na6 $1 (16... Nd7 $2 17. c5 $1 bxc5 18.
dxc5 e5 19. cxd6 Bxd6 20. Rad1 Be7 (20... exf4 21. Rxd6 Rxa8 22. Rxd7 $1 Qxd7
23. Ngf6+ $18) 21. Rxd7 $1 Qxd7 22. Nxe5 $18 {Tukmakov,V-Razuvajev,Y/URS/1993/}
) 17. c5 bxc5 18. dxc5 e5 $10 {Timman}) 15... Na6 (15... d6 16. d5 $1 exd5 17.
cxd5 dxe5 18. Be3 cxd5 19. Bxd5+ Kh8 20. Rac1 Qd7 $13) 16. Bxc6 dxc6 17. Bf4
Qb7 18. Nxg4 Nb4 19. Bd6 $6 (19. a3 $6 Nc2 $1 20. Rac1 c5 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22.
Rxc2 Qe4 $1 $13) (19. Nd6 $5 Qd7 20. c5 Nd5 21. Be5 $14) (19. Ne3 $5) 19... c5
$1 20. Bxe7 Qxe4 21. Bxf8 Qxg4 (21... Kxf8 $6 22. f3 $14) 22. Bd6 Nc2 23. dxc5
$1 (23. Rac1 $6 Nxd4 $17) 23... Nxa1 24. Rxa1 Qd4 $1 (24... Qxc4 $6 25. cxb6
axb6 26. Be5 $14) (24... bxc5 $6 25. Bxc5 $14) 25. Re1 bxc5 26. Be5 Qxc4 27. a3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
c5 9. e3 {N} (9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Bb2 d6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. e4 Qc7 13. Rfe1 Rfd8 $10
{Adianto,U-Adorjan,A/Indonesia/1983/}) (9. Bb2 d6 10. Qc2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 Qc7 13. Qd3 Nbd7 14. f4 Rfe8 15. Qf3 d5 $10 {Ftacnik,L-Ivanchuk,V/
Novi Sad ol/1990/}) 9... d6 (9... d5 10. Ne5 cxd4 11. exd4 Nbd7 12. Bb2 $13)
10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Qc7 (11... Ne4 $5 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Rfd1 Qc7) 12. e4 cxd4
13. Nxd4 a6 14. f4 Rfe8 15. Rae1 (15. f5 e5 16. Nc2 b5 $132) (15. g4 g6 $1 (
15... Nf8 16. g5 N6d7 17. Rae1 $36) 16. Rae1 (16. f5 e5 17. Nc2 b5 $132) 16...
e5 $132) 15... Nf8 (15... e5 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. g4 g6 18. Ne3 $36 (18. g5 Nh5 19.
fxe5 dxe5 $132)) (15... Nc5 16. e5 Nfd7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. N2f3 $13) 16. e5 N6d7
(16... dxe5 17. fxe5 Bxg2 18. Qxg2 N6d7 19. Qf2 Nxe5 $1 20. Nxe6 (20. Rxe5 Qxe5
21. Qxf7+ Kh8 $17) (20. Nb5 axb5 21. Bxe5 Qc5 $140 22. Bd4 Qxd4 23. Qxd4 Bc5
$17) 20... Nxe6 21. Bxe5 Qc5 $10) 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. exd6 Bxd6 19. Ne4 Bb4 (
19... Be7 20. a4 $14) 20. Qf3 $6 (20. Rd1 $5 Rad8 (20... e5 $6 21. Nf5 exf4 22.
Qg4 Ng6 23. Rxf4 $140 $1 (23. Rxd7 $6 Qxe4) (23. Nfd6 Qc6 24. Nxe8 Qxe4 25.
Qxd7 Rxe8 $132) 23... Nde5 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Rd7 $1) 21. a3 Be7 22. b4 $14)
20... Nc5 (20... Qc7 21. Rd1 b5 $132) 21. Nc6 $5 (21. Nxc5 Qxf3 22. Nxf3 Bxe1
$5 (22... Bxc5+ 23. Bd4 Rad8 24. Rd1 $14) 23. Nd3 Ba5 24. b4 Red8 25. Nfe1 Bxb4
26. Nxb4 Rac8 $13) (21. Nd6 Qxf3 22. Nxf3 Red8 (22... Nd3 23. Nxe8 Bxe1 (23...
Nxb2 24. Re2 Nd3 25. Rd1 $16) 24. Nxe1 (24. Bxg7 $6 Bf2+ $1) 24... Nxb2 25. Nd6
Rd8 $10) 23. Rd1 Na4 (23... Nxb3 24. Nxf7 $1) (23... Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Na4 25. Be5
$1 $14) 24. Be5 Nc3 25. Bxc3 Bxc3 26. Ne5 $10) 21... Nxe4 $1 (21... Bxe1 22.
Nd6 Qc7 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24. Rxe1 Rc8 25. Nd4 Rd8 26. Re2 $14) 22. Nxb4 f5 23. Nd3
(23. Rd1 b5 $1 $132) 23... Nd7 (23... b5 24. Nf2 $1 bxc4 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Rxe4
$14) 24. Rd1 (24. Nf2 Ndc5 25. b4 Nxf2 26. Qxb7 Nh3+ 27. Kg2 Nxf4+ 28. Rxf4
Nxb7 $15) 24... Ndc5 25. Nxc5 (25. Ne5 Rad8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1 Qc7 $10)
25... bxc5 26. Rd3 (26. Qd3 Re7 27. Be5 a5 $132) 26... Red8 27. Rfd1 Qe7 28.
Qe2 Rxd3 (28... a5 29. Qc2 Rxd3 30. Qxd3 Ra7) 29. Qxd3 Ra7 30. g4 (30. Qd8+
Qxd8 31. Rxd8+ Kf7 32. Be5 a5 $132) 30... Qh4 31. Qd8+ $8 (31. Be5 $6 Qxg4+ 32.
Kf1 h6 $17) 31... Qxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kf7 33. g5 (33. gxf5 exf5 34. Rd5 g6 35. Be5
a5 36. a4 Rb7 37. Rd3 $10) 33... a5 34. Be5 h6 35. gxh6 (35. h4 Kg6 36. Rg8 Rd7
$132) 35... gxh6 36. Rh8 Kg6 37. Re8 Kf7 (37... a4 38. Rxe6+ Kh5 39. Rb6 axb3
40. axb3 Rd7 41. b4 $10) 38. Rh8 Kg6 39. Re8 Kf7 40. Rh8 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Rc1 $5 (10. Na4 d6 11. Rc1 Nd7 $10) 10... d6 11. Qd3 Nxc3 (
11... f5 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Bxb7 Ra7 14. Bxd2 Rxb7 15. e4) 12. Rxc3 f5 $6 (12...
Nd7 13. e4 (13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Bc6 $14) 13... Bf6 14.
Rd1 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. c5 $14) 13. Qe3 Qc8 $6 (
13... Qd7 14. d5 (14. Bg5 Rf7 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. c5 $14) 14... e5 15. Bg5 (15.
Bxe5 $2 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Qc8 $15) 15... Bf6 16. Bxf6 (16. Bh3 g6 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18.
Qg5 Qg7 $10) 16... Rxf6 17. Ng5 Na6 18. f4 Re8 19. Ne6 exf4 20. Qxf4 Nc5 21.
Nd4 $14) 14. Bg5 (14. d5 Bf6 $1) 14... Nc6 (14... Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2
Re8 (16... Rf6 17. c5 bxc5 18. dxc5 d5 19. c6 $16) 17. d5 e5 18. Ne6 $16) (
14... Bf6 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. c5 bxc5 17. dxc5 d5 18. c6 $1 Nxc6 19. Rfc1 Qe8 20.
Rb3 $1 Rb8 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Qxe5 $16) 15. d5 (15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. d5 e5 17. Ng5
$14) 15... Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nd8 (16... exd5 17. cxd5 Nb4 18. Qe7) 17. Bh3 $5 (17.
dxe6 $6 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 (18. e7 Re8) 18... Re8 19. e7 (19. Qf3 Nxe6 20. Qd5 c6
21. Qxf5 Nxg5 22. Qxg5 Rxe2 $10) 19... Nf7 $10 {[]} (19... Nc6 $2 20. Qf3 Nxe7
21. Qh5 $18)) 17... Qd7 $5 (17... exd5 $2 18. cxd5 Bxd5 $2 19. Qe7 {/\ e4+-}) (
17... e5 $6 18. f4 h6 19. Nf3 e4 20. Nh4 $16) 18. g4 $5 $14 (18. f4 $1 h6 (
18... exd5 $6 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Qd3 Bc6 (20... Be6 21. e4 $1) 21. Rfc1 $1 (21.
e4 $5) 21... h6 (21... Kh8 22. Bg2 d5 23. Rxc6 Nxc6 24. Qxd5 $18) 22. Nf3 $16)
19. dxe6 (19. Nf3 exd5 20. cxd5 Bxd5 $13) 19... Qe7 20. Nf3 Qxe6 21. Nd4 Qe4
22. Qxe4 Bxe4 23. g4 fxg4 24. Bxg4 $16 {Lputian,S}) 18... f4 $1 19. Qd3 g6 20.
Nxe6 Nxe6 21. g5 Rae8 $8 22. Bxe6+ $6 Rxe6 23. dxe6 Qxe6 24. f3 Rf5 25. h4 $2
Re5 $15 26. Rf2 Qh3 27. Rg2 Qxh4 28. Rc1 Rxg5 29. Rxg5 Qxg5+ 30. Kf1 Qh4 31.
Qd4 Bc8 32. Qf2 Qf6 33. Rd1 Bh3+ 34. Ke1 Be6 35. Qd4 Kf7 36. b3 Qxd4 37. Rxd4
$138 g5 38. Kf2 h5 39. e3 fxe3+ 40. Kxe3 Kf6 41. Rd2 h4 42. Ke4 $6 Bc8 $6 43.
Ke3 Be6 44. Rc2 c6 45. a3 $5 g4 $6 46. fxg4 Kg5 47. b4 axb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.11"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Qb3 Bd6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Nb1 c5 12. Nc3 c4 (12... Re8 13. Bg5 c4
14. Qc2 h6 $13) 13. Qc2 a6 14. b3 cxb3 {Strategically risky decision, if black
should fail to hold his queenside pawn structure he can end up in tears.} (
14... b5 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Ng5 Nb6 (16... h6 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 hxg5 19.
Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Qxc4 $16) 17. e4 dxe4 18. Ncxe4 $14) (14... Rc8 15. Nd2 b5 16.
bxc4 bxc4 17. e4 $14) 15. Qxb3 b5 16. Ne1 (16. Ba3 Bxa3 17. Qxa3 Nb6 18. Ne5
Rc8 $11) 16... Nb6 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 19. e3 Rc8 $6 (19... Qd6 20. a4
(20. Nd3 Rfc8 21. a4 bxa4 22. Nxa4 Nxa4 23. Rxa4 Bc6 24. Ra5 $14) 20... b4 21.
a5 Nc4 22. Na2 Rab8 23. Qxb4 Qc7 24. Rdc1 $14) 20. Nd3 Rc4 (20... Be7 21. a4 (
21. Nf4 $2 Rc4 22. Rac1 Qd6 $11) 21... bxa4 22. Nxa4 Nxa4 23. Rxa4 (23. Qxb7 $6
Nc3 24. Rd2 a5 $11) 23... Rb8 24. Qa2 $16) (20... Nc4 21. Nc5 Na5 22. Qb4 Be7
23. a4 $16) 21. Nb2 (21. Nc5 Qe7 (21... Bc6 22. Bf1 Rxc5 23. dxc5 Na4 24. Nxa4
Bxa1 25. Rxa1 bxa4 26. Qb6 $16) 22. Bf1 Rxc5 23. dxc5 Nc4 24. Rac1 Qxc5 25. Bg2
$16) 21... Rc7 22. a4 $1 {[%mdl 16] This is close to te worst scenario for
black, as the pawn structure suffers and compensation is missing.} Qc8 (22...
bxa4 23. Qxb6 Rxc3 24. Qxb7 Rb3 25. Qxd5 Rxb2 26. Rxa4 $18) 23. Rd3 (23. Nxd5
Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Rc3 25. Qa2 Nxd5 26. Qxd5 Rd8 $14) 23... Nxa4 24. Nbxa4 bxa4 25.
Nxa4 (25. Rxa4 Qf5 26. Rd1 Qh5 27. Rb1 Rd8 28. Ra5 $16) 25... Rd8 (25... Qf5
26. Rc3 Bc6 27. Nb6 $18) 26. Rc3 $1 {The last smart move exchanges black's
active defender on c7.} Rxc3 27. Nxc3 h5 (27... Qd7 28. Ra5 Rc8 29. Bxd5 Rxc3 (
29... Bxd5 30. Nxd5 Qe6 31. Nxf6+ Qxf6 32. Qb7 $18) 30. Qxb7 $18) 28. Nxd5 Bxd5
(28... Bg5 29. h4 $18) 29. Bxd5 Rd7 (29... Qd7 30. Bf3 Qf5 31. Qd1 $18) 30. Be4
Rd6 31. Bg6 Qc7 (31... Qe6 32. Qxe6 fxe6 33. Bxh5 e5 34. d5 Rxd5 35. Rxa6 e4
36. Bg6 $18) 32. Bxh5 Rb6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4 b5 8. Nc3 (
8. O-O bxc4 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 $6 h6 (10... O-O 11. Nxd5 $6 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 Nxd5
13. Qxd5 Bxg5 14. Qxa8 Bxh4 15. gxh4 Qxh4 $13) 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nf5 O-O 13.
Nxd5 Nc6 14. Nd6 Ba6 15. Qa4 Be5 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 $14) 8... bxc4 9. Bg5
Be7 10. Nf5 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bxf6 (12. Nxe7+ Nxe7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. e3 {
/\ Qh5, Rfd1~/= Gurevich,M} (14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Qb6 17. Qxc4
Qxb2 18. Rad1 $44)) 12... Bxf6 13. Bxd5 Rb8 14. Nd6 Ba8 15. Nxc4 Na5 16. Nxa5
Qxa5 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. Qc2 Rab8 19. Rab1 (19. Rad1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qa3 $10 {
Gurevich,M}) 19... Rb7 20. Rfd1 Rfb8 21. Ne4 Qxa2 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Qxc5 Rxb2
24. Rxb2 Rxb2 25. Qc8+ (25. Rxd7 $2 Qb1+) 25... Kg7 26. Qxd7 Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7.
O-O O-O 8. Qc2 d5 9. Ne5 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Nb3 a5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bf4 Qb6
14. Rad1 Re8 15. Nd2 Bf8 16. e4 $5 g5 17. exd5 gxf4 18. Ndc4 Qa6 19. gxf4 $6 (
19. Qf5 $5 $13 {/\ g4,g5->}) 19... Nbd7 20. Rd3 Bg7 21. Rg3 Nf8 22. f5 (22. Qf5
Ng6) 22... Nh5 23. Rg4 Qf6 24. f4 Rad8 25. d6 Bc8 26. Be4 Nxf4 $1 (26... Kh8
27. Kh1 {/\ Rfg1->}) 27. Rfxf4 Rxe5 28. Nxe5 Qxe5 29. Rf2 Kh8 30. Rfg2 Bxf5 $1
31. Rxg7 (31. Bxf5 $2 Qe1#) 31... Ng6 $3 32. R7xg6 hxg6 33. Re2 Bg4 34. Rd2
Rxd6 35. Rxd6 Qxd6 36. Kg2 Qf4 37. Qd3 Be6 38. a3 Qg5+ 39. Qg3 Qd2+ 40. Qf2
Qxf2+ 41. Kxf2 g5 42. Ke3 Kg7 43. Bc6 f5 44. Kd3 Kf6 45. Kc3 Ke5 46. b4 axb4+
47. axb4 cxb4+ 48. Kxb4 Kd4 {/\ Bd5-+; Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Mario Covas 4th"]
[Site "Santos"]
[Date "2004.08.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Zarnicki, Pablo Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5
Bb7 9. b3 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qb6 14. cxd5 exd5
15. e4 $5 {Milos is not afraid to simplify the position, since black will have
to work to eqaulize.} Nxe4 (15... Ng4 16. Bb2 Qg6 17. Rac1 Ba6 18. Rfe1 d4 19.
e5 d3 20. Qc3 Rad8 21. Ba3 Qb6 22. Rf1 Qe6 23. h3 Nxe5 24. Rfe1 Bf6 25. Qxc5 {
Siegel,G-Hjartarson,J/Germany BL/1995/ (42)}) 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18.
Qxe4 Rfe8 19. Qf4 (19. Qc4 Rad8 20. Rad1 Qb4 $11) 19... Qb4 {Zarnicki is
making sensible moves, white's advantage is rather modest.} (19... a5 20. Rfe1
a4 21. bxa4 Qc6 22. Re4 Bd6 23. Rae1 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 h6 26. Re7 Qd5
27. Qe4 $14) 20. Rac1 f6 (20... Qxf4 21. Bxf4 Rad8 22. Be3 Rd5 23. Rc4 $14) 21.
Bc7 Bf8 (21... Rac8 22. Rc4 Qb5 23. Bd6 Rcd8 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Rfc1 $14) 22.
Qf3 Qe4 $6 {Black misses the golden opportunity to equalize chances with an
unpleasant idea 22...Qd2.} (22... Qd2 23. Ra1 Qe2 24. Qd5+ Qe6 $11) 23. Qc3 Qb7
(23... Qb4 24. Qd3 Rac8 25. Bf4 Rcd8 26. Qa6 $14) 24. Bf4 a5 (24... Qa6 25. Rc2
Rad8 26. Be3 Rd3 27. Qc4+ Qxc4 28. Rxc4 $14) 25. Qc4+ Kh8 26. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 27.
Rxe1 Qb4 (27... a4 $6 28. bxa4 Qa7 29. a3 Qa5 30. Rd1 f5 31. Be3 $16) 28. Qe6
h6 (28... a4 29. Re4 axb3 (29... Qb5 30. Rxa4 $16) (29... Qa3 30. bxa4 Qf3 31.
Qd5 $16) 30. Rxb4 bxa2 31. Qxa2 Rxa2 32. Rb8 g5 33. Bd6 $18) 29. Re4 Qb5 30.
Qd5 Rc8 31. Bd2 Qb6 (31... Rb8 32. Ra4 Qe8 33. Bxa5 Ra8 34. Re4 Qc8 35. Qf7 Kh7
36. Bc3 Rxa2 37. Re8 $1 Qf5 38. Be1 $18) 32. Bxh6 $1 {[%mdl 64] Excellent
tactical shot, white will win a pawn and get very promissing ending.} gxh6 (
32... Rd8 33. Bxg7+ Bxg7 34. Qh5+ Kg8 35. Re7 $18) 33. Rg4 Bg7 34. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7
(34... Rd8 35. Qf7 Rd1+ 36. Kg2 Qc6+ 37. Kh3 Qc8+ 38. Kh4 Rd4+ 39. f4 $18) 35.
Qd7+ Kg6 36. Qxc8 Kf7 (36... Qb4 37. Qg8+ Kf5 38. Qd5+ Kg6 39. h4 $16) 37. Qd7+
Kg6 38. Qc8 Qd6 39. Qg8+ Kh5 (39... Kf5 40. h3 $18) 40. h3 {The king can never
survive poorly hidden on h5.} Qd4 41. Qg7 Qd1+ 42. Kh2 (42. Kh2 Qe2 43. g4+ Kh4
44. Qxf6#) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8.
Nc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Ng5 Qxg5 11. Bxb7 Nxe2 12. Qxe2 Nc6 13. Bxa8 Rxa8 14.
Rd1 Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Qxa2 16. d5 Na5 17. Kg2 $146 {Surprizing novelty in the
offbeat variation. Aronian has probably realized, that black might have
problems to bring his knight back into the game.} (17. dxe6 dxe6 18. c5 Qc4 19.
Qxc4 Nxc4 20. b3 Na5 21. Rd3 bxc5 22. Rc3 Nb7 23. Ke2 a5 24. Rd1 Kf8 25. f4 Ra6
{1/2-1/2 Benjamin,J-Azmaiparashvili,Z/New York 1997/ (44)}) 17... Qxc4 $6 (
17... Nxc4 $5 18. dxe6 dxe6 19. Qe4 (19. Rd7 c6 20. Rc1 b5 21. Rc2 $11) 19...
Rf8 20. Ra1 Qb3 21. Rxa7 c5 22. Ra8 g6 23. Rha1 Na5 24. Ra6 Qxb2 25. Rb1 $11)
18. Qf3 Rc8 (18... exd5 19. Rxd5 Qc6 20. Rxd7 Qxf3+ 21. Kxf3 $14) (18... Rf8
19. Rc1 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 exd5 21. Rxc7 $16) (18... c6 $5 19. dxe6 dxe6 20. Rd7 Rf8
21. Rhd1 Qc5 22. Rxa7 Nc4 $11) 19. dxe6 dxe6 (19... Qxe6 20. Rhe1 Qc6 21. Qxc6
Nxc6 22. Rxd7 Kf8 23. h3 $14) 20. Rd7 Rf8 (20... f5 21. Rhd1 Qc6 22. Qxc6 Nxc6
23. Rc1 Ne5 24. Rdxc7 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 $14) 21. Rhd1 {Due to the sorry location
of the black knight Postny's position is rather unpleasant.} g6 (21... Qc5 22.
Rd8 c6 23. Qf4 e5 24. Qh4 f6 25. b4 $18) 22. h4 h5 23. Re7 Qc6 (23... Qb3 24.
Qxb3 Nxb3 25. Rxc7 $16) 24. Qxc6 Nxc6 25. Rxc7 Nb4 26. Rxa7 Nd5 27. Rda1 $1 {
[%mdl 4096] Aronian doesn't fear the technical problems in the position with
extra exchange. Coordinated attack of rook and king will be very unpleasant
for black.} Kg7 (27... b5 28. Ra8 b4 29. Kf3 $16) 28. Ra8 Rxa8 29. Rxa8 Kf6 30.
Kf3 Kf5 31. Ke2 f6 (31... b5 32. Kd3 Ke5 33. Rf8 $16) 32. Kd3 g5 33. Ra4 $1 Ke5
(33... b5 34. Re4 e5 35. f3 $16) 34. Re4+ Kf5 35. f3 e5 36. Rc4 Ke6 37. hxg5 $1
{Very easily white was able to get the winning position, the defender will not
be able to hold all the pawns.} (37. Rc6+ Kd7 38. Rc1 gxh4 39. Ke4 Ne7 40. gxh4
Kd6 41. Rd1+ Ke6 $14) 37... fxg5 38. Rc6+ Kf5 (38... Kd7 39. Rh6 $18) 39. Rd6
$1 (39. Rh6 Nf6) 39... Ne7 40. Rxb6 h4 (40... g4 41. Rh6 gxf3 42. Rxh5+ Kg4 43.
Rxe5 Nc6 44. Re8 $18) 41. gxh4 gxh4 42. Ke2 Nd5 (42... Kf4 43. Rb4+ Kg3 44.
Rg4+ Kh3 45. Re4 $18) 43. Rh6 {The game is over as the black h pawn will not
run very far.} Nf4+ (43... Kg5 44. Rh8 Nf4+ 45. Ke3 $18) 44. Ke3 h3 45. b3 Kg5
46. Rh8 Kf5 47. Kf2 Ke6 48. Rd8 Ke7 49. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. a3
Bxd2 9. Qxd2 Na6 10. b4 Qe7 (10... d6 11. Bb2 Ne4 12. Qd3 d5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qc3 f5 18. Rfc1 cxb4 19. axb4 Rf7 20.
b5 Nc7 21. Qb3 Bd5 22. Qa4 Qd7 23. Rd1 Qe6 24. Rd4 Rd7 25. Rc1 {Gervasio,
R-Assad,K/Guingamp 1999/ 1-0 (36)}) 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. b5 Nc7 13. a4 {White
enjoys bishops pair and a potential passed pawn on the queenside. Black badly
needs some counterplay on the opposite part of the board.} d6 (13... d5 14. Ne5
$14) 14. a5 Rab8 15. Bb2 (15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Qe3 e5 17. Bb2 $14 Ng4 18. Qb3 f5
$132) 15... Ne4 16. Qc2 (16. Qe3 f5 17. Rfd1 e5 $13) 16... f5 17. Nd2 $6 {
The exchange of pieces makes life for black much easier, since white king will
be left without natural defenders.} (17. Rad1 e5 18. Nh4 g6 19. f3 Ng5 20. e3
$14) 17... Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 e5 20. Bc3 $2 {Very tragic location for
the bishop as it stands in a way and later becomes object of an attack.
Zhikova immediately gets a worse position.} (20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21. Qc3 Qf7 22. Rd2
e4 23. Rad1 d5 24. cxd5 Rxb5 $13) 20... Qe6 21. Qa2 (21. Rac1 Rfd8 (21... Qxc4
22. Qxd6 Nxb5 23. Qxe5 Qf7 24. Qxc5 Rfc8 25. Qe5 Nxc3 26. Rxc3 Re8 27. Qf4 $14)
22. Bb2 d5 $15) 21... f4 22. f3 (22. a6 e4 23. gxf4 Rxf4 $17) 22... d5 $1 {
[%mdl 32] Korotylev could have only dreamed about such turn of the events, all
his pieces are superior to their white counterparts.} 23. cxd5 (23. Qa3 dxc4
24. Qxc5 Nxb5 25. Qxe5 Qf7 26. Bd2 fxg3 27. Qxg3 c3 $17) 23... Nxd5 24. Rfb1 (
24. Kg1 c4 25. Rfc1 Rfc8 $17) 24... c4 25. Bd2 (25. Qd2 Ne3+ 26. Kh1 Qh3 27.
Rg1 Rf6 $19) 25... fxg3 26. hxg3 (26. Kxg3 Qg6+ 27. Kf2 Rbc8 28. b6 e4 $19)
26... e4 $1 {White king is completely alone on the kingside and no match for
the entire black army.} 27. Bb4 (27. Kh2 exf3 28. Qxc4 Rf5 29. exf3 Rh5+ 30.
Kg1 Qh3 $19) 27... Rf7 28. b6 axb6 29. axb6 Re8 (29... Ne3+ 30. Kf2 exf3 31.
exf3 Re8 32. b7 Qh3 33. b8=Q Qg2+ 34. Ke1 Nc2+ 35. Kd1 Qxf3+ $19) 30. Ba5 Ne3+
31. Kf2 exf3 32. exf3 Qe4 33. Kg1 Rxf3 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Murugan, Krishnamoorthy"]
[Black "Shankar, Roy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2323"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8.
Nc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Be4 11. O-O Qc8 (11... d6 12. Qe3 f5 13. Ne1 d5
14. f3 f4 15. gxf4 Bf5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qd2 Re8 18. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Steinmacher,
J-Bartonicev,Z/Crailsheim/2000/ (39)}) 12. Rfd1 Qb7 13. d5 $1 {Punishing black
for the rather artificial transfer of the black queen to b7.} exd5 14. cxd5 c6
(14... Bxd5 $2 15. Rxd5 $1 Qxd5 16. Nd4 Qe5 17. f4 Qh5 18. Bxa8 $18) 15. Nd4
Bxg2 (15... cxd5 $2 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nf5 f6 18. Nd6 Qa6 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20. Nf7+
$18) 16. Nf5 f6 17. Kxg2 cxd5 18. Qf3 g6 (18... Na6 19. Qxd5+ Qxd5+ 20. Rxd5 g6
21. Nd6 $16) 19. Nd6 Qc6 20. Rxd5 {[%mdl 16] Black pawn structure is poor and
compensation nowhere to be seen.} (20. Qxd5+ Qxd5+ 21. Rxd5 $16) 20... Na6 21.
e4 Nc5 (21... Qc2 22. Rb5 Nc7 23. Qb3+ Qxb3 24. Rxb3 Ne8 25. Rd1 $16) 22. Rad1
a5 23. b3 Ra7 24. h4 $1 Ne6 25. h5 g5 (25... a4 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Qg4 $18) 26.
h6 Rc7 27. Nb5 Rb7 28. Rf5 Qc2 29. Nd6 Rbb8 (29... Rc7 30. Rxf6 Rxf6 31. Qxf6
Qxd1 32. Qf7+ Kh8 33. Qe8+ $18) 30. Rdd5 Qb2 (30... Qxa2 31. Rxf6 Qa1 32. Rf7
Rbd8 33. Qf5 Rxf7 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. Ne8 $18) 31. Qe3 $1 {The pawns around
black king are exposed and white has all pieces prepared to storm the shelter.}
Qxa2 (31... a4 32. Rd2 Qc1 33. bxa4 $18) 32. Rxg5+ Nxg5 (32... fxg5 33. Rxg5+
Kh8 34. Qc3+ $18) 33. Rxg5+ Kh8 34. Qc3 a4 (34... Qa3 35. Qc7 Rbd8 36. Rg7 Qc5
37. Qxd8 Qxd6 (37... Rxd8 38. Nf7#) 38. Qxd7 $18) 35. Qc4 $1 (35. Qc4 $1 Qxb3
36. Rg8+ Rxg8 37. Nf7#) 1-0

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.08"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Brazil"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 {This ingenious retreat of
the bishop is causing problems for White, as his bishop on d2 is in fact
misplaced.} 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 (9... Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5
11. Rc1 Nc6 (11... Bb7) 12. Nxd5 $1 Qxd5 13. Ne5 Nxd4 14. Bxd5 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2
Bxe2 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. Rfe1 Bb5 18. Rc2 Nd5 19. Rec1 $14 {1-0 Kramnik,V (2744)
-Topalov,V (2788)/Dortmund 2005/ (41)}) 10. Rc1 {White aims for rapid piece
development, in the hope of occupying the c-file.} (10. cxd5 {The immediate
exchange on d5 is relatively easy on Black.} cxd5 (10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12.
Rc1 Bd6 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Nc6 15. Qa4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qe8 17. Qxe8 Rfxe8 18.
Rc7 Ba6 19. Bf3 Rec8 20. Rfc1 Kf8 21. Kf1 Rab8 22. Ke1 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Rb7 24.
Rc8+ Ke7 25. Kd2 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mickevicius,J (2185)-Uogele,A (2260)/Vilnius
1996 (59)}) (10... exd5 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. a3 Nh5 13. e3 Nxf4 14. exf4 Bd6 15.
Re1 Rc8 16. Bh3 Rc7 17. Ne5 f5 18. Nf3 Rf6 19. Qd3 $16 {1-0 Nemtzev,I-Timofeev,
S/Kstovo 1998 (52)}) 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. Ne5 (12. a3 Ne4 13. Qd3 g5 14. Be3 f5 15.
Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bc5 17. Bd4 Ba6 18. Qxa6 Bxd4 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Rcd1 Bxe5 21.
Bxe4 Qc8 $17 {1-0 Olbrich,M (2285)-Stangl,A (2165)/Germany 1996 (46)}) 12...
Rc8 13. Qa4 a6 14. Nxc6 Rxc6 15. Qb3 b5 16. Nb1 {1/2-1/2 Ramirez Alvarez,A 
(2547)-Izoria,Z (2589)/Dallas 2009}) 10... Nbd7 {Black has two other sensible
ideas for meeting the spirited white setup.} (10... dxc4 11. Ne5 Nd5 12. Nxc4
Nxf4 13. gxf4 Nd7 14. e3 Qc7 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. a4 Rfd8 18. f5 exf5
19. Qxf5 g6 20. Qe4 Bf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ramirez,A (2547)-Kritz,L (2607)/South
Padre Island 2009 (42)}) (10... Nh5 {The knight move to the edge is trying to
underline the fact, that bishop on f4, though a fabulous piece, can also be
eliminated.} 11. Bxb8 Qxb8 12. Ne5 Nf6 13. e3 Rd8 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. f4 g6 (
15... Qd6 16. Nb5 Qb4 17. Rc7 Ba6 18. a4 Bxb5 19. axb5 Bd6 20. Rxf7 $5 Bxe5 21.
fxe5 Kxf7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Qg4+ Kh8 (24... Kf7 $6 25. Qh4 $14 {
would leave White with the initiative.}) 25. Qxe6 Rf8 26. Qxd5 Rae8 {1/2-1/2
Leko,P (2749)-Aronian,L (2744)/Morelia/Linares 2007 (46)}) 16. g4 Nd7 17. Qe1 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Adams,M/Izmir/2004/ (17)}) 11. cxd5 {Aronian is opting for
the simplicity of the pawn swap in the centre, since the two other attempts
may not be fully satisfactory.} (11. Qb3 Nh5 $1 12. Be5 (12. Be3 f5 (12... Nhf6
$1) 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Kh8 16. f4 {1-0 Chiburdanidze,
M-Akhmilovskaya,E/Borzhomi,Sofia 1986/ (40)}) (12. Rfd1 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Bd6 14.
e3 Qe7 $11) 12... Nhf6 $1 (12... f6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bf4 (14. Bc7 Qxc7 15.
Nxd5 Qd6 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rc7 Bd5 18. Qb5) 14... Nxf4 15. gxf4 f5 16. Nb5 $14
) 13. Bf4 (13. Rfd1 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bd6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. e4 $16) 13... Nh5 14.
Be3 Nhf6 $1 (14... f5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Ne5 $1) 15. Rfd1 Bd6 $6 (15... Rc8 16.
Ne5 $140 (16. cxd5 cxd5 $1 $11) (16. a3 h6 17. Bf4 Nh5 18. Bd2 Nhf6 19. Be1
dxc4 20. Qxc4 c5 21. Qd3 cxd4 22. Nxd4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,
V-Macieja,B/Calvia 2004/ (26)}) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ng4 $1 18. cxd5 Nxe3 19.
dxc6 Nxd1 20. cxb7 Rxc3 $1 21. bxc3 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Qd2 23. Qc2 $11) 16. cxd5
exd5 (16... cxd5 17. Nb5 Bb8 18. Bf4 $1 Bxf4 19. gxf4 Ba6 20. Ne5 $1 $14) 17.
Bg5 $1 Be7 (17... h6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. e3 $14 (19. e4 $6 dxe4 20. Ne5 Qb8 $11))
(17... Re8 $143 $2 18. e4 $1 dxe4 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Rxe5 21. Nxe4 $36) 18.
e3 Ne8 $6 (18... Re8 $142 $14) 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. e4 $1 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Nef6 (
21... Qxe4 $140 22. Ne5 Qf5 23. g4 Qe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Nxd7 Rf4 26. Ne5 $16)
22. Nc5 $1 Nxc5 (22... bxc5 $2 23. Qxb7 $16) 23. dxc5 bxc5 (23... Nd5 24. Nd4 (
24. cxb6 axb6 25. Nd4 $16) 24... bxc5 25. Nf5 Qf6 26. Qxb7 Qxf5 27. Qxc6 $18)
24. Re1 Qc7 25. Rxc5 $16 {Black will have to endure pressure against his
vulnerable queenside pawns as in 1/2-1/2 Avrukh,B (2600)-Lerner,K (2494)/Ramat
Aviv 2004 (38)}) (11. Nd2 Nh5 (11... c5 12. Nb3 a6 $6 (12... Rc8) 13. dxc5 Nxc5
14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. cxd5 $16 {1-0 Romanishin,O (2562)
-Poetsch,K (2194)/Bad Wiessee 2002/ (33)}) 12. cxd5 exd5 (12... cxd5 $2 13. Bc7
$1 Qxc7 14. Nxd5 Qd8 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Bxb7 $16) (12... Nxf4 $2 13. dxc6 Nxg2
14. cxb7 Rb8 15. Kxg2 Rxb7 $16) 13. e3 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Nf6 15. Nf3 c5 $6 (15...
Qd6 16. Ne5 Qe6) 16. Ne5 c4 17. Nxc4 $1 (17. b3 $6 Ba3 18. Rb1 Bb4 19. Qc2 cxb3
20. Rxb3 Ba5 $1 21. Rc1 $13 {Black was doing fine with his bishop pair as
compensation for the d5 pawn weakness from 1/2-1/2 Postny,E (2616)-Arutinian,D
(2552)/Cappelle la Grande 2007/}) 17... Ba6 18. Ne5 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 Rc8 20. Nxd5
$1 Nxd5 (20... Rxc1 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Qxc1 $14) 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Bxd5 Bf6 $2
(22... Bd6 $1 23. Qc4 (23. Nc6 Qf5 24. Bg2 Qc2 $132) 23... Qf5 24. Qd3 Qh5 25.
Bf3 Qh6 $14) 23. Qc4 $1 Qxc4 $6 (23... Bxe5 $2 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 25. Qxc8 Rxc8
26. fxe5 $18) (23... Qe8 $1) 24. Bxc4 $8 (24. Nxc4 $2 Rd8 25. Bc6 Bxd4 $1 26.
exd4 Rxd4 27. b3 Rxf4 $11) 24... Bxe5 25. fxe5 Rc8 26. b3 $18 {Despite a spare
exchange Black was in trouble due to the dangerous white pawn mass in 1-0
Postny,E (2627)-Gyimesi,Z (2605)/Maalot-Tarshiha 2008 (52)}) 11... Nxd5 {
Black was probably regretting his decision later in the game. Recapturing with
the pawn might be the most stubborn choice.} (11... cxd5 12. Nb5 Ne8 13. Qb3 a6
14. Nc7 Rc8 (14... g5 15. Nxg5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Nxa8 Bxa8 18. Qa4 Nb8 $14
) 15. Nxe8 Rxe8 16. a4 (16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Rc1 Qa8 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 b5 $14)
16... Rc6 17. Rxc6 Bxc6 18. Rc1 Qa8 19. e3 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T (2670)
-Izoria,Z (2573)/Antalya 2004/ (40)}) 12. Nxd5 exd5 (12... cxd5 13. Qa4 a6 14.
Rc7 b5 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rc1 $16) 13. Qa4 Bf6 (13... c5 14. Rfd1 Qe8 15. Qc2 f5
16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ng5 Qg6 18. Nh3 $1 $16) 14. Rxc6 $1 {Aronian does not miss
the chance to sacrifice the exchange for the opponent's two central pawns.}
Bxc6 15. Qxc6 Re8 16. Qxd5 Nf8 (16... Rxe2 $2 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Qe8 19.
Qxa8 $18) 17. Qb5 Ne6 (17... Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Be3 $16) 18.
Be3 Rc8 (18... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Bxa8 Rxe3 21. fxe3 Bxe3+ 22. Kg2 Qxa8+
23. Rf3 $18) (18... Bxd4 $2 19. Rd1 $18) 19. Rd1 Nc5 (19... Re7 20. Ne5 Bxe5
21. Qxe5 Rc2 22. Qb5 $16) 20. h4 $6 {The Armenian player misses a perfect
opportunity to put more pressure on the enemy forces.} (20. Bh3 $1 a6 21. Qb4
Ra8 22. Qc4 Ne4 23. d5 $16) 20... h6 $6 (20... a6 21. Qb4 b5 22. Bh3 Ne6 23.
Qb3 Rc4 $14) 21. Bh3 $1 a6 22. Qb4 Rc6 (22... Rc7 23. Qxb6 $18) (22... Rb8 23.
Nd2 Ne4 24. Nxe4 Rxe4 25. Bg2 Re7 26. Bf3 $16) 23. Rc1 $1 {[%mdl 64] This fine
move forces an exchange combination that will give him great winning chances
despite opposite coloured bishops.} Rxe3 24. fxe3 Nd3 (24... Qe8 25. Qa3 Ne4
26. Rxc6 Qxc6 27. Qxa6 Nxg3 28. Kg2 Ne4 29. Qc8+ $18) 25. Rxc6 Nxb4 26. Rc8
Nxa2 (26... b5 27. a3 $18) 27. e4 Nb4 {Vescovi is truggling to find a line,
where he can put up some resistance.} (27... g6 28. e5 Kg7 29. Rxd8 Bxd8 30. d5
b5 31. d6 Bb6+ 32. Kg2 Nb4 33. Bc8 Kf8 34. Kh3 $16) 28. e5 Be7 29. Kf2 Kf8 (
29... f6 30. exf6 Bxf6 31. Ke3 Qxc8 32. Bxc8 Bd8 33. Ne5 $16) 30. Ke3 Ke8 31.
Ke4 f6 32. Rxd8+ (32. exf6 Bxf6 33. Ne5 Qxc8 34. Bxc8 Ke7 35. Nd7 $16) 32...
Bxd8 33. d5 fxe5 34. d6 $1 {A marvellous move, showing the touch of a great
master. White is controlling both light and dark squares.} Nc6 (34... Bf6 35.
Nxe5 a5 36. Bd7+ Kd8 37. Bb5 $18) 35. Bc8 Bf6 (35... a5 36. Kd5 Nb4+ 37. Ke6
$18) 36. g4 g6 (36... Kd8 37. Bb7 Kd7 38. g5 hxg5 39. hxg5 Bd8 40. Bxc6+ Kxc6
41. Kxe5 $18) 37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Bd8 (38... Bg7 39. Nh4 Kf7 40. Bb7 Nb4 41.
Bd5+ Ke8 42. Be6 $18) 39. Bxa6 Kd7 40. Bb5 Kxd6 41. Bxc6 Kxc6 42. Kxe5 {
The problem of the bishops on different colours is gone. White will now win by
technical means.} Kd7 (42... Kc5 43. Ke6 b5 (43... Kb4 44. Kd7 $18) 44. Kf7 Kc4
45. Kxg6 $18) 43. e4 Be7 44. Kd5 Bd8 45. b4 {On top of a passive position, the
defender has to worry about two vulnerable pawns.} (45. b4 b5 46. Kc5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-02"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1978.09.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1978.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ (6... Qe7 $5) (
6... Be7) 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 (8... Ne4 $5 9. Qc2 f5 (9... Nxc3 $5 10. Ng5
Ne4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 Qxg5 13. Qxa8 Nc6 14. Qb7 Nxd4 {Euwe-Capablanca (10)
/ m/ 1931} 15. O-O $1) 10. Ne5 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. O-O Nd7 13. f4 $14 {
Euwe-Flohr, m 1932}) 9. O-O (9. Qc2) 9... Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Ne1 Bxg2 12.
Nxg2 c6 $5 (12... Nd7) 13. Rac1 Nd7 14. e4 Rc8 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Ne3 Nf6 17. f3
Re7 18. Red1 (18. d5 $5) 18... d5 $5 19. e5 Ne8 20. c5 f5 21. Ng2 (21. exf6 $6
Nxf6 {/\e5}) 21... Rb7 22. Nf4 Qd7 23. Nd3 b5 24. h4 a5 25. Kh2 (25. Qxa5 Ra7 {
/\Ra2}) 25... b4 26. Rg1 Nc7 27. Rg2 (27. g4) 27... Nb5 28. Nf4 Rf8 29. Rh1 (
29. g4) 29... Kf7 $1 {/\Kb8} 30. g4 Ke8 31. g5 $10 (31. Rhg1 $5) (31. gxf5 $5)
1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2004.05.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Zelcic, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2004.05.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Prozor Rama"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 Bb7 7. g3 O-O 8.
Bg2 d6 9. O-O a5 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bc3 Be4 12. Bh3 $5 {Bologan has to drive away
the magnificient bishop from e4 without exchange of his Bg2.} d5 (12... Bxf3
13. exf3 d5 14. Bg2 a4 $13) 13. Nd2 Bg6 (13... a4 $1 14. f3 (14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15.
Bb2 axb3 $15) 14... Bg6 15. Bg2 c5 $13) 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rc1 Re8 16. Bb2 c5 (
16... b5 $5 17. Re1 a4 $11) 17. a4 $1 {Very good idea, the modest knight from
d2 can be improved by transfer to the b5 quare.} Ra7 (17... Bh5 18. f3 (18. Re1
Qe7 19. Qc2 Rac8 20. e3 Bg6 $11) 18... Qe7 19. Rf2 Bg6 $13) 18. Nb1 Ne4 19. Na3
Ndf6 $2 {Zelcic plays a very natural move, but it will prove to be false. Much
better was to activate the queen with chances to keep balance.} (19... Qg5 $1
20. Nb5 Rb7 21. Bg2 Rd8 22. dxc5 Ndxc5 23. Bd4 Re7 $11) 20. Nb5 Rae7 (20... Rb7
21. dxc5 bxc5 (21... Nxc5 22. e3 $14) 22. f3 (22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Qxd5 Rbb8 $44)
22... Ng5 23. Bg2 Ne6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Rf2 Rd7 26. f4 Bf5 27. e3 $16) 21. dxc5
$1 bxc5 (21... Bh5 22. cxb6 Ng5 23. Bg2 Bxe2 24. Bxf6 gxf6 (24... Bxd1 25. Bxe7
Rxe7 26. Rfxd1 $18) 25. Qxd5 Rd7 26. Qc5 Bxf1 27. Bxf1 $14) (21... Nxc5 22.
Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nd4 $16) 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 (22... gxf6 23. Bg2 Rd7 24. f3 Ng5 25. f4
Ne4 26. f5 Bh5 27. Rf4 $18) 23. Rxc5 Rxe2 (23... Qb6 24. Rc8 (24. Qd4 Rxe2 25.
Rc7 Qb8 $13) 24... Rxc8 25. Bxc8 Qc5 26. Bh3 Bh5 27. Re1 Qb4 28. Bf5 $14) 24.
Nc7 $1 {Black is overexposed with his pieces, the rook has to leave 8th rank
and Rc8 will soon become a critical threat.} R8e5 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 (25... Rxd5 26.
Rxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxe2 Qxb3 28. Qb5 $18) 26. Rc8 (26. Bg4 Bc2 27. Rxc2 Rxc2 28.
Qxc2 Nb4 29. Qc3 Rd5 30. Re1 $16) 26... Qxc8 27. Bxc8 h5 (27... Bc2 28. Qa1 Re7
29. Ba6 $18) 28. Ba6 $1 R2e4 (28... Bc2 29. Qxe2 Rxe2 30. Bxe2 Bxb3 31. Rc1 $18
) 29. Bb7 Nc3 30. Qd8+ Re8 31. Qxa5 {White will now win any endgame.} Ne2+ 32.
Kg2 R4e7 33. Bc6 Rc8 (33... Re5 34. Qd2 Be4+ 35. Bxe4 Rxe4 36. a5 $18) 34. Rd1
Kh7 (34... Rxc6 35. Qd8+ Kh7 36. Qxe7 $18) 35. Bf3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. d5 Na6 (9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 exd5 11. Nh4 (11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13.
Nh4 c6 14. Nf5+ Kh8 15. e4 Qf6 16. Bh3 Ne7 17. Nxd6 Bc8 18. e5 Qh6 {0-1 Safin,
S-Pelletier,Y/Bled 2002/ (47)}) 11... Ne4 (11... c6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bd4 Ne7
14. Qb3 Nd7 15. e4 Qc7 16. Qc3 f6 17. Qb3+ Kh8 18. Rfd1 a4 19. Qe3 c5 20. Bc3
Rad8 21. g4 Ne5 {0-1 Razuvaev,Y-Mainka,G/Dortmund 1995/ (30)}) 12. Rc1 Nxc3 13.
Rxc3 c6 14. cxd5 c5 15. e4 Na6 16. f4 Nc7 17. Qh5 Nb5 18. Re3 Nd4 19. g4 g6 20.
Qh6 Qf6 21. Nf5 Nxf5 22. gxf5 {1-0 Sigurjonsson,G-Tisdall,J/Brighton 1981/ (28)
}) (9... e5 10. Nh4 Bc8 (10... Na6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Nc5 13. b4 axb4 14.
axb4 Rxa1 15. Bxa1 Ncd7 16. Nf5 Re8 17. e4 Nf8 18. Qc2 Qd7 19. f4 Ng6 20. c5 {
1-0 Izeta Txabarri,F-Granero Roca,A/Cala Galdana 1999/ (30)}) 11. Qc2 Na6 12.
a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Nc5 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Nb7 17. Ra7 Qe7 18. Nf5
Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Nd8 20. e3 {1-0 Hort,V-Le Blancq,S/Thessaloniki 1984/ (41)}) 10.
Nd4 e5 {The advance of the e pawn might be the least promising solution for
black, as now he will have to work hard for the equality.} (10... Qe7 11. e4 (
11. a3 Bc5 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. dxc6 Ng4 $11) 11... Nc5 12. Qc2 a4 $13) (10... exd5
11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Qf6 13. e3 Rfe8 $11) 11. Ndb5 Nc5 (11... Bc8 12. Qc2 (
12. a3 Bc5 13. Na4 Bf5 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. f3 Bd7 16. e4 a4 $11) 12... Bc5 13.
Na4 Bb4 14. Bg5 $14) 12. b3 Ba6 (12... Bc8 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 $14
) 13. Rb1 (13. a3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Qd7 $13) 13... Bxb5 (13... Qd7 14. a3 Bxc3 15.
Nxc3 Qf5 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 $14) 14. Nxb5 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Re8 (15... Qd7 16. a3
Rfc8 17. b4 Nb7 18. Ra1 $14) 16. a3 e4 (16... Qd7 17. b4 Nb7 (17... Na4 $2 18.
Ra1 Ra6 19. Ra2 Rea8 20. Rfa1 e4 21. Qc2 $18) 18. Ra1 e4 19. Rfc1 $14) 17. Qe3
Qd7 18. b4 $1 Na4 {This knight is not a happy piece, since the only
alternative was to sit on b7.} (18... Nb7 19. Nd4 $14) 19. Nd4 h5 (19... Qg4
20. Ra1 Ra6 21. h3 Qd7 22. Nc6 $14) 20. Rfc1 h4 (20... axb4 21. axb4 Ng4 22.
Bh3 Qe7 23. Bxg4 hxg4 24. Ra1 $16) 21. gxh4 Qg4 22. Qg3 e3 (22... Qh5 $5 23.
Qg5 Qh7 24. Nc6 (24. Rb3 Re5 25. Qg3 Rh5 26. Nc6 Rxh4 27. bxa5 bxa5 28. Rb7 Qh6
29. Rcb1 Rg4 30. Qe3 Qxe3 31. fxe3 Nc3 32. R1b3 Nxe2+ 33. Kf1 $16) 24... e3 25.
Rb3 exf2+ 26. Kxf2 Ne4+ 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. h5 $14) 23. f4 (23. fxe3 Qh5 24. Nb5
Re7 25. Bf3 Qh7 26. Rb3 $16) 23... axb4 24. axb4 Rac8 (24... Qh5 25. Rb3 Ne4
26. Qxe3 Nf6 27. Qh3 Qh6 28. e3 $18) 25. Qxg4 Nxg4 26. Nb3 $2 {The final
coemdy of errors is hard to explain rationally, strong players are omitting
simple improvements.} (26. Bh3 Nf2 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Kg2 $18) 26... Re7 $2 (
26... Ra8) 27. Ra1 (27. Ra1 Ra8 28. Ra3 Ree8 29. Rca1 b5 30. Nd4 Nb6 31. c5
Rxa3 32. Rxa3 dxc5 33. bxc5 Na4 34. c6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.03.12"]
[Round "13.4"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Katernberg"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 a5 4. Nf3 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qc2 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 d6 13. d5 e5 14. Nh4 {
From higher point of view black has good coordination of pieces, but he must
somehow finish the development.} (14. e4 Nd7 15. b3 c6 16. Nd2 cxd5 17. cxd5
Ba6 18. Rfc1 Nc5 19. Qe3 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. Bh3 Rh5 22. Bg4 {1-0 Adianto,U 
(2591)-Juswanto,D (2505)/Jakarta 2004/ (39)}) 14... Bc8 (14... g6 15. f4 exf4
16. Rxf4 Nd7 $11) 15. f4 exf4 (15... e4 16. f5 Nd7 17. Rad1 Nf6 $11) 16. Rxf4
Na6 (16... Qxe2 $2 17. Nf3 Qe8 18. Re1 Qa4 19. Re7 Qd1+ (19... Qxa2 20. Ng5 Nd7
21. Be4 $18) 20. Bf1 Na6 21. Ng5 $18) 17. Be4 Nc5 (17... g5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19.
Rxf5 Nc5 20. Bf3 $14) 18. Bc2 Bd7 {The immediate danger is over, black is
bringing the last reserves into center of the action.} (18... Qxe2 19. Re1 Qh5
20. Re7 f6 21. Ng2 Qg5 22. Rxc7 $14) 19. Nf3 Rae8 (19... f5 20. Nd4 g6 $11) 20.
Rh4 f5 21. Nd4 g5 (21... g6 22. Rf1 Qe3+ 23. Qxe3 Rxe3 24. g4 f4 25. g5 Re5 26.
Rfxf4 Rxg5+ 27. Kf2 $11) 22. Rh5 Qg7 23. h4 (23. Rf1 Ne4 24. Qd3 Qg6 25. Rh3 h6
26. e3 f4 27. Ne6 Bxe6 28. dxe6 Qxe6 $17) 23... gxh4 (23... h6 24. hxg5 hxg5
25. Qd2 Rf6 26. Rf1 f4 27. Nf3 $16) 24. Rxh4 Ne4 $1 {The exchange of pieces
will tame down white´s attacking potential.} 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 (25... fxe4 26. Qe3
Bg4 (26... Rf3 $2 27. Nxf3 Qxg3+ 28. Kh1 exf3 29. Qxe8+ Bxe8 30. Rg1 $18) 27.
Rf1 h5 28. Rh2 $14) 26. Rxe4 fxe4 27. Rf1 (27. Qe3 h5 28. Rf1 h4 $11) 27... Bh3
28. Rf2 (28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Qc1 e3 30. Nf3 $11) 28... Rf3 $1 {The small
charming trick that simplifies the position.} 29. Rxf3 (29. Nxf3 $2 Qxg3+ 30.
Kh1 Qxf2 $19) 29... exf3 30. Kf2 fxe2 31. Kxe2 (31. Nxe2 $11) 31... Qh6 (31...
Qf6 $11) 32. Qe3 $2 {Did both plaers missed the poissonous check of the bishop
on f1?} (32. Qe3 $2 Bf1+ $1 33. Kf2 Qxe3+ 34. Kxe3 Bxc4 35. b3 Bxd5 36. Nb5 c6
37. Nxd6 Be6 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-14b"]
[Site "Szirak"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1987.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nbd2 a5 10. Re1 d6 11. e4 Nfd7 (11... Re8 12. e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 Nfd7
14. Ne4 $1 Bxe4 15. Rxe4 Nc6 16. Nd4 $5 (16. Qd6 $2 Ndxe5) 16... Ncxe5 17. f4
Ng6 18. Nb5 $44) 12. Qc2 e5 13. Rad1 Nc6 14. Nf1 Qc7 15. Ne3 Ne7 16. dxe5 (16.
Rd2 $5) 16... dxe5 (16... Nxe5 $2 17. Nd4 $16) 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Rae8 $1
19. Ng5 (19. Bh3 $1 Nf6 $1 $13 {[]} (19... Nc5 $2 20. d6 $1 Qc6 21. Rd5 $1 f6
22. Bf5 $40)) 19... g6 20. b3 (20. Qe4 Nc5 21. Qh4 f6) 20... Nc5 $10 21. h4 (
21. Ne4 $10) 21... Qd6 22. Rd2 Bc8 23. Qd1 (23. Ne4 $142) 23... Kg7 (23... Bf5
$1) 24. Qa1 Bf5 $1 25. f4 f6 $15 26. fxe5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Qxe5 28. Qxe5 fxe5 29.
Kh2 $6 (29. Re2 $15) 29... h6 30. Nh3 $6 e4 31. d6 Rd8 32. Nf4 g5 33. Ne2 Bg4
$1 {/\ 34.Nd4? e3-+} 34. Nc1 e3 (34... Kf6 {/\ e3-+}) 35. Rd5 e2 36. Re5 Kf6 $6
37. Re3 Rxd6 38. Nxe2 $2 (38. Bd5 $1 b5 $17 {Salov}) 38... Rd2 39. Nc1 Rd1 40.
Ne2 Rd2 41. Nc1 Kg6 $1 0-1

[Event "Jakarta Makita Lakoni"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "2004.02.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adianto, Utut"]
[Black "Juswanto, Denny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.02.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qc2 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 d6 13. d5 $5 {New move, but
black is just fine even after taking on d5.} (13. Rfe1 f5 14. Nh4 Bxg2 15. Nxg2
Qf6 (15... Nd7 16. e4 Qf7 17. exf5 exf5 18. Nf4 Rfe8 19. b3 g5 20. Nd5 Nf6 {
1/2-1/2 Pashkov,A-Gaprindashvili,V/Rimavska Sobota 1996/ (42)}) 16. Qf3 c6 17.
Rad1 Ra7 18. e4 g5 19. exf5 exf5 20. Qe2 Raf7 21. f4 h6 22. Qe6 Nd7 23. Qxf6
Nxf6 24. Re6 {1-0 Schweber,S-Reinhardt,B/Moron 1981/ (41)}) (13. c5 Bd5 14.
Rfc1 dxc5 15. dxc5 Na6 16. cxb6 cxb6 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nc5 19. f3 Qb7 20.
Nc4 Rfd8 21. b3 h6 22. Nxb6 Qxb6 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Rxc5 {1-0 Schlindwein,
R-Titz,H/Austria 2002/ (72)}) (13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nd7 15. Ne3 f5 16. Rae1 f4
17. gxf4 Rxf4 18. Ng2 Rf6 19. f4 e5 20. e4 exf4 21. Rxf4 Raf8 22. Rxf6 Qxf6 23.
Qe3 c5 {0-1 Nordahl,H-Ovsejevitsch,S/Gausdal 2003/ (42)}) 13... e5 (13... exd5
14. Nd4 c5 15. Nf5 Qg5 16. Qc2 (16. Qf3 Qf6 17. Qf4 g5 18. Qf3 Nd7 19. cxd5 Ne5
$13) 16... Qf6 17. Ne3 Na6 18. a3 Nc7 19. Rfd1 Rfb8 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 b5
$11) 14. e4 Nd7 15. b3 c6 16. Nd2 (16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Nh4 g6 18. Rad1 Nc5 $11)
16... cxd5 (16... a4 17. b4 Rfc8 18. Qd3 c5 $11) 17. cxd5 (17. exd5 f5 18. Rae1
a4 $13) 17... Ba6 18. Rfc1 Nc5 19. Qe3 (19. Bh3 Qg5 $1 20. a3 Nd3 21. Rd1 Qh5
$15) 19... f5 20. exf5 (20. a3 f4 21. gxf4 Rxf4 $15) 20... Rxf5 21. Bh3 (21. a3
Raf8 22. b4 Nd7 23. f3 $14) 21... Rh5 22. Bg4 Rh6 23. a3 Rf8 $2 {Juswanto
underestimates the potential of disruption against his light pieces on the
queenside.} (23... Rg6 24. Bf3 Qh4 25. Rc3 Qh3 26. Bg2 Qh5 $13) 24. Rc3 (24. b4
$1 Nd3 (24... Nd7 25. Rc7 $18) 25. Be2 Nxc1 26. Bxa6 Qc7 27. Ne4 Qa7 28. b5 Qa8
29. Rxc1 Qxd5 30. Rc6 $16) 24... Rg6 25. Bh3 Rgf6 26. f4 (26. b4 Na4 27. Rc2
Rxf2 28. Be6+ Kh8 29. Qxf2 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Qf6+ 31. Kg2 Bb7 32. Kg1 e4 33. Rf1
Qd4+ 34. Kg2 h5 35. Rf5 Kh7 $13) 26... Qd8 (26... Re8 27. Re1 Rh6 28. Bg2 Qf7
29. b4 Na4 30. Rcc1 axb4 31. axb4 Bb7 $11) 27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Bg2 (28. Qxe5 Re8
29. Qd4 Ne6 30. Bxe6+ Rfxe6 31. Nc4 Re4 32. Qxb6 Qxd5 $15) 28... Rf2 $5 {
[%mdl 2048] Most asian players like active piece play and attacking chess.
Black pieces are becoming outright dangerous so Adainto has to react.} (28...
Bb7 29. Rd1 Bxd5 (29... Qe8 30. Nc4 Qh5 31. Re1 Nd7 $14) 30. Nc4 Bxc4 (30... e4
31. Qd4 Nd3 32. Rcxd3 exd3 33. Qxd5+ $18) 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. h4 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 Bd5
34. b4 $14) 29. Bf3 R8xf3 (29... Rxd2 30. Qxd2 e4 31. Bg4 $16) 30. Nxf3 Re2 31.
Qg5 (31. Qc1 Qxd5 32. Qg5 Qd7 $17) 31... Qf8 (31... Qxd5 $1 32. Rac1 h6 33. Qh5
Bd3 $1 $13) 32. Rf1 (32. b4 $2 Ne4 33. Qxe5 Nxc3 34. Qxc3 Qf5 35. Rf1 Rc2 36.
Qe3 Bxf1 $17) 32... Ne4 33. Qxe5 Nxc3 34. Qxc3 Qe7 $2 (34... Ra2 35. Rd1 Rxa3
36. d6 $18) (34... Qxa3 35. Nd4 Re8 36. Ne6 Rxe6 37. dxe6 Bxf1 38. Kxf1 $14)
35. Nd4 $1 {For the first time in this game white pieces are becoming
splendidly coordianated.} Ra2 (35... Re4 36. Nf5 Qd7 37. Rf2 $16) 36. Nf5 Qd7
37. Qc6 $1 Qd8 (37... Qxc6 38. Ne7+ Kh8 39. Rf8#) 38. Qe6+ Kh8 39. Nd6 (39. Qf7
Rg2+ 40. Kh1 $18) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1987.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Gavrikov,V"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4 b5 {'!?'} 8.
cxd5 (8. cxb5 $5) 8... d6 9. O-O g6 10. a4 (10. e4 $5) 10... b4 11. Nd2 Bg7 12.
Nc4 Ba6 13. Qc2 O-O 14. a5 (14. Bf4 $6 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Ne8) 14... Bxc4 15. Qxc4
Nbd7 16. Nf3 {'!'} Re8 17. Nd2 Qe7 18. e4 {'+/='} h5 {'!?'} (18... a6 19. h3 {
/\ f4}) 19. h3 {'?'} (19. Qa6 $5 {/\ Nc4+/=}) 19... h4 {'!'} 20. g4 (20. gxh4
Nh5) 20... Ne5 21. Qb3 {'?!'} (21. Qa6 $5) 21... g5 22. Re1 Nfd7 23. Bf1 Rab8 {
'=/+!'} 24. Ra2 Rec8 25. Bc4 Qf6 26. Qe3 {'/\ b3'} Nxc4 27. Nxc4 Ne5 {'!'} 28.
Nxe5 Qxe5 29. b3 {'[]'} (29. Qxg5 $2 Qxg5 30. Bxg5 b3 $19) 29... c4 {'!'} 30.
Bb2 Qf4 {'-/+!' 'Gavrikov,V'} 31. Bxg7 Qxe3 32. Rxe3 Kxg7 33. bxc4 Rxc4 34. Kg2
Re8 {'!'} 35. a6 {'?'} Rexe4 36. Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Ra5 b3 {'!'} 38. Rb5 Ra4 39.
Rxb3 Rxa6 40. Rb7 Ra5 41. Rd7 Rxd5 42. Rxa7 Kf6 {'-+'} 43. Ra8 Rd4 {'?!'} 44.
Re8 Ra4 45. Rg8 Ra5 46. Rb8 Ke6 47. Re8+ Kd7 48. Re4 f6 49. Rb4 Ra2 50. Rb3 Re2
{'!'} 51. Rb7+ Kc6 52. Rf7 Re6 53. f4 gxf4 54. Kf3 d5 55. Kxf4 d4 56. Rf8 d3 {
'!'} 57. Rd8 Rd6 58. Rc8+ Kb5 59. Rc1 d2 60. Rd1 Kc4 61. g5 fxg5+ 62. Kxg5 Rd4
0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O Bxd2 8.
Qxd2 O-O 9. Rd1 $1 $146 d6 10. Qc2 (10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qf4 f5 13.
Ng5 $140 Bxg2 14. Nxe6 Qf6 15. Nxc7 (15. Nxf8 Bb7) 15... Bb7 16. Nxa8 Bxa8 $13)
10... Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Qf4 Nbd7 $6 (12... Nh5 $5 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. Nc3 Qe7 15.
Qd3 (15. Bh3 $5 Rae8 (15... Nhf6 16. Qd3) 16. g4 Nhf6 17. g5 Nh5 18. Bg4 g6 19.
Bxh5 gxh5 20. d5 $14) (15. g4 Nhf6 16. g5 Nh5 (16... Ne8 17. d5) 17. Bh3 $6
Bxf3 18. exf3 g6 $132) 15... f5 16. e4 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nhf6 18. Nc3 $14 (18. Nfg5
Nxe4 19. Nxe4 e5)) 13. Nc3 Re8 14. e4 e5 15. Qe3 $16 Qb8 (15... Qe7 16. Rd2)
16. Rac1 (16. Rd2 Ba6 17. b3 a4 18. dxe5 $5 (18. Rad1 axb3 19. axb3 Bb7 $14)
18... dxe5 19. Bh3 $14) 16... c6 (16... Ba6 17. b3) 17. Nh4 $1 g6 18. Bh3 $1 (
18. d5 Nc5 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Nf5 Re6 $14) (18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Qg5 Kh8 $14) 18...
Qc7 19. Rd2 (19. Qg5 Kh8 (19... exd4 20. Rxd4)) 19... Rad8 20. Rcd1 exd4 21.
Rxd4 $2 (21. Qxd4 $1 Ne5 22. b3 $16 g5 $140 23. Qe3) 21... Nc5 $2 (21... Ne5
22. b3) (21... d5 $1 22. cxd5 (22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Nf5 Re6 (23... c5 24. Rxd5
Bxd5 25. cxd5 Qe5)) 22... cxd5 23. Qf4 (23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Nf5 Re6 $1 (24... Qe5
25. Qg5 Qe6 26. g4 $1 $16 (26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. exd5 Qe5)) 25. Nh6+ (25. g4 Nxg4)
25... Kg7 26. g4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Qxe4 dxe4 29. Rxd7 Qc2 30. g5 Kf8 $11)
23... Qxf4 24. gxf4 Nc5 25. e5 (25. exd5 Nfe4 $44) 25... Nh5 26. Bg4 $14 Nxf4
27. Rxf4 g5 $132) 22. Nf5 $1 (22. f3 Ne6 (22... d5 23. Qg5 Qe5 24. Nf5 Nfd7 25.
f4 Qf6 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. Bxd7 Nxd7 28. exd5 $16) 23. R4d2 Ba6 24. Bf1 $16) (22.
Qf4 Nh5 23. Qd2 Bc8 24. Bg2 Nb7 $16) 22... d5 (22... Ncxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24.
Rxe4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 gxf5 26. Bxf5 $18) (22... Bc8 23. Nh6+ Kf8 24. Bxc8 Qxc8 25.
Qf4 $16) 23. cxd5 (23. Qh6 Ne6) 23... cxd5 24. Qh6 Ne6 (24... gxf5 25. Qg5+ Kf8
26. Qxf6 fxe4 27. Nxd5 $16) 25. exd5 $2 (25. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 (25... Bxd5 26. exd5
gxf5 27. dxe6 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Qe5 29. exf7+ Kxf7 30. Qd2 $18) 26. exd5 gxf5 27.
Bxf5 (27. dxe6 Rxd4 28. exf7+ Qxf7 29. Rxd4 Qg6 (29... Qxa2 30. Bf1 Qf7 31.
Qxb6) 30. Qxg6+ hxg6 31. f4 $16) 27... Nxd4 28. Bxh7+ Kh8 29. Rxd4 $18) 25...
gxf5 26. dxe6 Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxe6 $1 (27... Qc6 $2 28. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 29. exf7+ (
29. Bxf5 Nf6 30. Rg4+) 29... Kxf7 30. Rd7+) 28. Qd2 (28. Qg5+ Kf8 29. Qxf5 Re1+
30. Bf1 Qc6 31. f3 Ba6 32. Rd8+ (32. Rd1 Rxd1 33. Nxd1 Qc1) 32... Ke7 33. Rd1
Rxd1 34. Nxd1 Bxf1 35. Kxf1 Qc4+ $11) 28... Qc6 29. Rd8+ Re8 30. Rxe8+ Nxe8 31.
f3 $6 $138 (31. Kf1 Qh1+ 32. Ke2 $11) 31... Qxf3 32. Bg2 Qxg2+ 33. Qxg2 Bxg2
34. Kxg2 Nc7 35. Kf3 Kg7 36. Ke3 Kf6 37. Kd4 Ke6 38. Na4 (38. Na4 Nd5 39. Kc4
Kd6 40. Kb5 Kc7 41. Nc3 Ne3 42. Na4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2002.10.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2002.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 (5... Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2
Be4 8. Qd1 O-O 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Qxd2 a5 11. b3 d6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 a4 14.
Bf1 h6 15. Qc3 Bb7 16. Nd2 c5 17. e4 {1/2-1/2 Hellsten,J-Hansen,S/Luebeck GER
2000 (33) White's position looks slightly better.But still black has nice pawn
structure and "good" pieces what gives him good chances to equalize.}) 6. Bg2
Be7 7. O-O O-O {This position is gaining in popularity lately, and, somehow,
Khalifman seems to take on himself to prove white better here.} 8. cxd5 {
many other moves have been tried here, but they all lead to same positions.} (
8. Ne5) (8. Qc2) (8. b3) 8... exd5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. b3 c5 (10... a5 11. Qc2 (11.
Bb2 Na6 12. Rc1 {Lautier prefered to place the Q on c2 and R on d1.} c5 13. Nd3
{[%cal Gd3f4]} (13. e3 Rc8 14. Ndf3 Bd6 $11) 13... Re8 14. Nf4 cxd4 $6 {
This move leads to a slightly worse position,while after 14...Rc8 black has a
good  pawn structure and well placed pieces.} (14... Rc8 $11) 15. Nf3 (15. Bxd4
Ba3 16. Ra1 Ne4 {And black is fine.}) 15... Nb4 16. a3 Na2 {This was the
black's idea.} 17. Rc2 Nc3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Leko,P/New Delhi/Theran
2000/CBM 81/[Rabinovich,A] (49)}) 11... Na6 12. Bb2 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rad1
a4 15. bxa4 Nb4 $11 {0-1 Lautier,J-Karpov,A/Monte Carlo 2000/CBM 76/[Gershon] 
(34). (34)}) (10... Na6 11. Bb2 c5 12. Rc1 Nc7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Nd3 Nd7 15.
Nf4 Rb8 16. e4 d4 17. Nc4 Bg5 18. Rc2 Bxf4 19. gxf4 Qh4 20. Qf3 Ne6 $11 {
0-1 Khalifman,A-Ponomariov,R/Moscow RUS 2002/The Week in Chess 409 (59)}) 11.
Bb2 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 (12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Rc1 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qb6 15. Qc2 Rfe8 16. e3
Rac8 17. Rfd1 Nd7 18. Bb2 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qf5 a5 21. Qf4 a4 {1/2-1/2
Yermolinsky,A-Ivanov,A/Washington DC 1997/EXT 99 (21).}) 12... Qxd7 13. dxc5
bxc5 14. e4 {In such a setup, all white can do, is play e4, force black to
move his pawn to d4, and then, after blockading the pawn pair, try to capture
them, however, it's easier said than done} d4 (14... dxe4 15. Bxf6 $1 (15. Nxe4
$2 Qxd1 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Rfxd1 Bxb2 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. Rab1 Rxb7 20. Rxb2 c4
$11) 15... Bxf6 16. Nxe4 Qxd1 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Rfxd1 $16) 15. Re1 ({white
cannot let black knight to the Q side:} 15. e5 Nd5 {[%cal Yd5c3,Gd5b4,Gb4d3]
with a better game for black}) 15... a5 16. a4 Qe6 {[%csl Rb3]} 17. Rc1 {
[%csl Rc5] both sides have many weaknesses in this position, which compensate
for each other. However, white has less space, therefore, he's the one who
should play carefully} Ng4 {[%cal Gg4e5,Ge5d3]} 18. Ba3 (18. Nc4 Rfd8 $15 {
[%cal Gd4d2]}) 18... Ne5 19. Bf1 Rfc8 20. f4 Nd7 {playing on the safe side} (
20... Ng4 $5 21. f5 Qh6 22. Qxg4 Qxd2 {with an unclear game}) 21. Nc4 Rcb8 22.
Bg2 {white was able to push black back, and now, neither side can improve his
position, without weakening himself too much.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympic team-Beersheva"]
[Site "Vingeit"]
[Date "1998.09.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Kosashvili, Yona"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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"]

{The second and a last game from the training match Beer-Sheva-Olympic team
which was played a weak before The Olympiad in Elista.Besides Beer-Sheva won
this match with total score 5,5-2,5 despite I lost both my games.} 1. d4 Nf6 2.
c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 $5 ({Another line is:} 4. Bd2 $5) 4... d5 5. Bg2 O-O 6.
Ngf3 b6 $5 (6... dxc4 $5 {-is the main line}) ({other alternatives are:} 6...
c6 $5) (6... Nbd7 $5) (6... c5 $5) (6... a5 $5) (6... Ne4 $6) (6... Nc6 $6) 7.
O-O $5 {Besides,white has two options:} (7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O Re8 9. Ne5 Bb7 10.
Ndc4 Qc8 11. Ne3 Bf8 12. b4 Qe6 13. Qb3 $13 {0-1 Mikhalevski,V-Milos,G/
Groningen 1996/EXT 97 (43)}) ({and} 7. Ne5 Bb7 8. a3 Be7 9. b4 Nbd7 10. O-O a5
11. b5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Nf3 $11 {0-1 Gurevich,
D-Dzindzichashvili,R/USA-ch m 1990/CBM 21 (40)}) 7... Bb7 8. Qc2 $6 ({Was
checked in the previous games:} 8. cxd5 $5 exd5 9. Ne5 $5 (9. a3 $143 Bd6 10.
Ne5 Nbd7 11. Ndc4 Be7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Ne5 Qe6 14. Bf4 c5 $15 {0-1 Nedobora,
M-Pogorelov,R/Linares 1994/TD 94\02 (34)}) 9... c5 10. Nb3 Qe7 11. a3 cxd4 12.
Nf3 Bc5 13. Nfxd4 Ne4 14. Bf4 Na6 15. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Hansen,C-Garcia Palermo,C/
Malmo 1987/TD 87\06 (22)}) (8. a3 $6 Be7 (8... Bxd2 $143 9. Nxd2 a5 10. b3 c5
11. Bb2 Nbd7 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Popovic,P/Sarajevo 1985/MCD-r8 (41) +/=/=}) 9. b4
Nbd7 10. Rb1 c6 11. Qc2 a5 12. Re1 {1/2-1/2 Sosonko,G-Keene,R/Mannheim 1975/
MCD-ch (12)}) (8. Ne5 $5 Re8 9. Ndf3 Bf8 10. Ng5 Re7 11. b3 h6 12. Ngf3 c5 13.
Bb2 Na6 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. e3 Rec7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Salov,V/Reggio Emilia
1992/CBM 27 (30)}) 8... Nbd7 9. e4 $2 $146 {Better is:9.Rd1/\b3,Bb2=;or 9.a3.}
dxe4 $1 ({After:} 9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 {merely equality.}) 10. Ng5 (
{Worse is:} 10. Ne5 {in view of:} c5 $1 {[%csl Rd4,Re5]} (10... Bxd2 $6 11.
Bxd2 c5 12. Bc3 $1 $44) 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. dxc5 e3 $1 (12... Bxc5 $2 13. Nxe4
Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Rad8 16. Be3 {=/+/=}) 13. fxe3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc6+
$1 $17) 10... Bxd2 $1 11. Bxd2 c5 $1 {[%csl Rd4,Ge4][%cal Yd7c5,Yc5e4]} 12.
dxc5 $6 (12. Bc3 $142 $5 cxd4 (12... Rc8 $5) 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Bc3 Rc8 $5 15. b3
$140 b5 {[%csl Rc2,Rc3]} 16. Bb4 Re8 {=/+/=}) (12. Nxe4 $2 Bxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4
14. Qxe4 Nf6 $17 {[%csl Rd4]}) 12... Nxc5 $15 13. Bb4 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gb4c5]}
(13. Be3 Qd3 $1) 13... Qd4 $1 {[%mdl 2048]} 14. Bxc5 (14. Rad1 $6 Qe5 15. f4
Qf5 $1 $17) 14... bxc5 $1 ({After:} 14... Qxc5 $6 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Rac8
17. b3 b5 18. Bd3 {black has a slight advantage in the endgame.}) 15. Rfe1 Rab8
$1 {[%csl Rb2]} 16. Rad1 $6 (16. Rab1 $1 {(very strong move!)} Qd3 $140 17.
Rbc1 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Yc2b2]} Rfd8 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Rxb2
$1 21. Qxb2 Qxe4 22. Qa3 $1 $15 {[%csl Ra7,Rc5]}) ({Badly:} 16. b3 $2 {because
of:} e3 $1 {[%csl Ra1]} 17. fxe3 Qe5 {and black has a big positional advantage,
because of:weakness(Pe3,Kg1)}) 16... Qe5 $8 17. f4 {the best move.} ({Dubious :
} 17. Nxe4 {in view of} Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 (18... Rxb2 $2 19. Bxh7+ $1 Nxh7 20.
Qxh7+ Kxh7 21. Rxe5 Rc8 22. Rd7 $11) 19. Rxe4 Qxb2 $17) 17... Qf5 18. b3 (18.
Nxe4 $143 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 (20. Rxe4 Rxb2 $1 21. Qxb2 Qxe4 $17)
20... Qxe4 21. Rxe4 Rxb2 22. Re5 Rxa2 23. Rxc5 g6 $5 $17 {[%cal Gf8b8,Gb8b2]})
18... Rbd8 $1 (18... Rfd8 $2 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 (19... Rxd1 $2 20. Nxf6+ $8 Qxf6 (
20... gxf6 $5 21. Qxd1 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 $11) 21. Rxd1 {+/=/=}) 20. Rxd8+ $1 (20.
Bxe4 $2 Rxd1 $1 {[%csl Re4]} 21. Bxf5 Rxe1+ 22. Kf2 Ra1 $17 {and -see comments
to-19.Ne4?}) 20... Rxd8 21. Bxe4 $11) 19. Rxd8 (19. Nxe4 $2 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Rxd1
$1 {[%csl Re4]} (20... Nxe4 $2 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxe4 $11) 21. Bxf5 $8 Rxe1+
22. Kf2 Ra1 23. Bd3 Rd8 $17 24. Be2 $140 $2 {[%csl Ra1][%cal Ge2f3]} Rd2 $1 $19
) 19... Rxd8 20. Nxe4 Kf8 $1 21. Qe2 $6 (21. Re2 $142 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23.
Rxe4 $15 (23. Qxe4 $143 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 {-see the game})) 21... Bxe4 22. Bxe4
Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 {[%mdl 4096]} Rd1+ 25. Kf2 $2 ({Can be recommended:
} 25. Kg2 $5 Rd2+ 26. Kh3 Ke7 $1 (26... Rxa2 $2 27. Re5 Ra5 (27... Rb2 $2 28.
Rxc5 Rxb3 29. Rc8+ Ke7 30. Rc7+ $11) 28. b4 Ra4 29. Rxc5 Rxb4 30. Rc8+ Ke7 31.
Rc7+ Kf6 32. Rxa7 Rxc4 $15 {_|_}) 27. a3 a5 $1 {=/+/-/+_|_} (27... Rd3 $2 28.
Re5 Rxb3 (28... Kd6 $143 29. b4 $11) 29. Rxc5 Rxa3 30. Rc7+ Kf6 31. c5 $15))
25... Rd2+ 26. Re2 $2 (26. Kf3 $142 $17) 26... Rxe2+ $1 $19 {Kosashvili
transfers to a winning pawn endgame.} 27. Kxe2 Ke7 28. Kd3 a5 $1 {[%csl Ra2,
Ya5,Rb3,Rc4,Yc5,Ge6,Gf7]} 29. g4 (29. Ke4 Kd6 {/\g6,f5+,e5}) 29... f6 {[%csl
Ge6,Gf6]} 30. a3 Kd6 31. Kc3 Kc7 ({Better is:} 31... g6 $1 {/\f5;e5.}) (31...
e5 $4 32. fxe5+ Kxe5 (32... fxe5 33. Kd3 Ke6 34. Ke4 $11) 33. b4 $8 cxb4+ 34.
axb4 a4 $6 (34... axb4+ $142 35. Kxb4 g6 36. c5 $1 (36. Kc5 $5 f5 37. gxf5 gxf5
38. Kb6 f4 39. c5 f3 40. c6 f2 41. c7 f1=Q 42. c8=Q $11) 36... f5 37. gxf5 gxf5
38. Ka5 $1 {[%csl Rb5,Yb6,Gf1][%cal Gf1b5,Ya5b6]} f4 39. c6 f3 40. c7 f2 41.
c8=Q f1=Q $11) 35. b5 g6 $8 (35... Kd6 $4 36. Kb4 g6 37. Kxa4 f5 38. gxf5 gxf5
39. Kb3 f4 40. Kc3 $18) 36. Kb4 $1 (36. c5 $4 Kd5 37. c6 Kd6 38. Kb4 f5 39.
gxf5 gxf5 40. Kxa4 (40. Ka5 Kc7 $1 (40... a3 $4 41. Kb6 a2 42. c7 a1=Q 43. c8=Q
{+/-/+/=}) 41. b6+ Kxc6 42. Ka6 a3 43. b7 a2 44. b8=Q a1=Q#) 40... f4 41. Ka5
Kc7 42. Ka6 f3 43. b6+ Kxc6 44. b7 f2 45. b8=Q f1=Q+ 46. Ka5 (46. Ka7 Qa1#)
46... Qa1+ 47. Kb4 Qb1+ $19) 36... f5 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Kxa4 f4 39. b6 Kd6 40.
Kb5 f3 41. Ka6 $1 f2 42. b7 f1=Q 43. b8=Q+ {+/=}) 32. Kd3 g6 $1 {/\f5} 33. Kc3
Kd6 {[%cal Gf6f5]} 34. h3 f5 $1 {/\e5} 35. gxf5 ({Also loses:} 35. b4 cxb4+ 36.
axb4 a4 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. b5 e5 $1 (38... a3 $4 39. b6 Kc6 40. c5 e5 41. fxe5
f4 42. e6 f3 43. e7 Kd7 44. e8=Q+ Kxe8 45. b7 $18) 39. fxe5+ Kxe5 $19 {[%csl
Ga4,Gf5][%cal Ga4a3,Gf5f4]}) 35... gxf5 36. b4 cxb4+ 37. axb4 a4 $1 38. b5 (38.
c5+ $144 Kd5 39. Kb2 e5 40. fxe5 f4 $19) (38. Kd4 $144 a3 39. c5+ Ke7 $1 40.
Kc3 a2 41. Kb2 e5 42. fxe5 f4 43. b5 f3 44. b6 f2 45. b7 a1=Q+ 46. Kxa1 f1=Q+
$19) 38... e5 39. fxe5+ Kxe5 40. Kb4 Kd6 $5 (40... a3 $5 41. Kxa3 f4 $19) 41.
c5+ Kc7 42. Kxa4 f4 {Whole this game and espesially its final part Kosashvili
conducted very strong.} 0-1

[Event "Commonwealth-ch"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2017.07.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gupta, Abhijeet"]
[Black "Vaibhav, Suri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Gupta,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2017.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the 7th round of the 9 round event and Vaibhav was leading by half a
point.There were bunch of us who were trailing him so it was almost a
do-or-die situation for me.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ {Surprise,suprise!
He had only played d5 throughout his life.} 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. g3 {An interesting
decision as he is a predominantly a QGD player and here he has to play some
sort of Queen's Indian position.} b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Be7 $5 {White is a move
up in the usual Queen's Indian but that move is N on d2 which is hindering
White from answering c5 with d5.} 8. Re1 (8. Nb1 $5 {I have got c5 and d5
covered with this move but any other waiting move like c6/Qc8 or ...a5 should
be fine for Black.}) (8. b3 c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 d5 $11) 8...
d5 (8... c5 9. e4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 $14) (8... Ne4 9. Ng5 $1 {This is even better
than Qc2:} (9. Qc2 Nxd2 (9... f5 10. Ne5) 10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. Bxb7 Nc6 12. Bxa8
Qxa8 13. Bxd2 Nxd4 14. Qd3 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 c5 {Black has compensation but it
shouldn't be enough}) 9... Bxg5 10. Nxe4 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 $14) 9. cxd5 exd5 10.
Ne5 (10. b3 {This was probably a better move order, one which limits Black's
options.}) 10... c5 11. b3 Na6 $6 (11... cxd4 {This wouldn't have been
possible had I started with b3-Bb2} 12. Bb2 (12. Nd3 Ne4 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. Bb2
Bf6 15. Nf4 Nc3 16. Qd2 Ne4 $11) 12... Bb4 13. Nd3 Bc3 14. Rc1 Ne4 15. Nxe4
dxe4 16. Bxc3 dxc3 17. Ne5 Na6 18. Rxc3 Qe7 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Rfd8 $11) 12.
Bb2 Re8 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. e3 (14. dxc5 Nxc5 (14... bxc5 15. e4 $1) 15. Ndf3 {
I could have gone for this but I didn't wanted to release the tension so soon.}
) 14... Qd6 15. Nd3 cxd4 {I don't see how Black can wait any longer here.} 16.
Rxc8 Bxc8 $2 {The beginning of a wrong plan.} (16... Rxc8 17. Bxd4 Nb4 18. Nxb4
Qxb4 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Qa1 Bf8 21. Rc1 {It's not much but I keep a safe edge.})
17. Bxd4 Bf5 18. Nf4 Nb4 {This was his idea but he forgot an important
intermezzo.} 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 (19... Bxf6 20. Nc4 Qe7 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 {
A pawn is a pawn!}) 20. e4 $1 (20. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Bb4 22. Qe2 Qc3 {
Black has at least a draw here.}) (20. a3 {This was another option but seemed
too messy for me during the game or maybe e4 looked too beautiful to resist :)}
Nc2 (20... Nd3 21. Nxd5 Qe6 22. Rf1 $1) 21. Nxd5 Qb2 $4 22. Nc4 {[%cal Gd1d8,
Gd5e7]}) 20... dxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 $1 {Surprisingly Black is
completely lost here.} Kf8 {After the game my opponent said that he had missed
my next move but I still feel that this is only way to not lose on the spot.}
23. Ne6+ $1 fxe6 24. Rf4 Qxf4 25. gxf4 Rd8 26. Qe2 Rd6 27. Bh3 Nd3 28. Qe4 Bf6
29. Bxe6 Nc5 30. Qa8+ Rd8 31. Qc6 (31. Bc8 Nd3 32. Qe4 (32. Qc6 Nxf4 33. Bd7
Be5 {Black still has chances to bulid a fortress here}) 32... Nxf4 33. Qxf4
Rxc8 34. Qf5) 31... Nxe6 32. Qxe6 {To be honest I wasn't completely sure
whether this is winning but as they say fortresses are meant to be broken :)}
Re8 33. Qd6+ Re7 (33... Kf7 34. Qd5+ Kf8 35. Kg2 g6 {hardly changes anything:}
36. f5 g5 37. Kg3 Kg7 38. Kg4) 34. Kg2 Kf7 35. Kg3 Kg8 36. Qd5+ Kf8 37. h4 Rc7
38. Qd6+ Re7 39. h5 h6 40. Kg4 Ke8 41. Qb8+ $1 {Not to let the black king run
the other way.} Kf7 42. Qc8 Re8 43. Qc4+ Kf8 44. Kf5 Re7 45. Kg6 Rd7 46. Qe6
Rc7 47. Qd6+ {With this win I managed to grab the lead and eventually win the
tournament for the third consecutive time!} 1-0

[Event "Akureyri"]
[Site "Akureyri"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Danielsen, Henrik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ {a simple and
solid line,against which it is not easy for White to obtain more than a slight
edge.Hjartarson`s play in this game is very impressive.} 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 d6
9. O-O (9. Qc2 $5 Qe7 (9... c5 $5 10. d5 $1 exd5 11. Ng5 $6 (11. Nh4 $5 {
Aljechin}) 11... Na6 12. cxd5 Re8 13. O-O h6 14. Nh3 b5 $1 15. Nxb5 Nb4 16. Qd2
Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nbxd5 18. Nc3 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qa5 $15 {Psakhis,L-Larsen,B/Hastings/
1987/}) 10. O-O Nbd7 (10... c5 11. Rad1 (11. e4 $1 $14 {Aljechin}) 11... cxd4
12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rc8 $1 14. Qd3 Nbd7 $6 (14... Nc6 $1 $10 {Aljechin}) 15.
Nf3 $1 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qf3 $1 Rab8 18. b3 $16 {Euwe,M-Reshevsky,S/
Nottingham/1936/}) 11. e4 Rac8 $6 12. Rfe1 e5 13. Rad1 c6 14. Nh4 $1 $146 (14.
Qa4 $6 Rc7 15. Qa3 Re8 16. b3 g6 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 $10 {Reshevsky,
S-Keres,P/Semmering/1937/}) 14... g6 15. Qd2 Rcd8 16. f4 $1 Nh5 17. dxe5 dxe5
18. Qd6 $1 $16 {Nesis,G-Sloth,J/corr/1985/}) 9... Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Rfd1 $5
$146 (11. Ne1 Bxg2 12. Nxg2 Nd7 (12... c6 13. Rac1 Nd7 14. e4 Rc8 15. Rfe1 Re8
16. Ne3 Nf6 17. f3 Re7 18. Red1 d5 19. e5 Ne8 20. c5 f5 21. Ng2 Rb7 22. Nf4 $14
{Browne,W-Huebner,R/Tilburg/1978/}) 13. e4 e5 14. Ne3 Nf6 15. f3 c5 16. dxe5
dxe5 17. Rad1 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 g6 21. Kf2 Kf8 22. Nd5
Rd8 23. Ke3 Nxd5+ {1/2;Capablanca,J-Nimzowitsch,A/New York/1927/}) (11. Qf4 Bb7
12. e4 Nd7 13. Rfe1 Qe7 14. Rad1 e5 15. Qd2 Rae8 $6 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd4 $1 g6
18. f4 $1 Nxc4 19. Qc3 c5 20. Qxc4 cxd4 21. Qxd4 $16 {Eingorn,V-Kharitonov,A/
Lvov URS-ch/1984/}) 11... Qe7 (11... Nd7 $5) 12. Qe3 Bb7 13. b4 $14 Nd7 $6 (
13... a5 $5 14. a3 Nd7) 14. d5 e5 15. Nd4 $1 g6 16. a4 $1 a5 17. Nc6 Bxc6 (
17... Qf6 18. bxa5 bxa5 19. Qc3 Bxc6 20. dxc6 Nc5 21. Rdb1 $16 {/\Rb5 X a5})
18. dxc6 Nf6 19. c5 $1 bxc5 (19... axb4 20. cxb6 cxb6 21. Qb3 $1 $16) 20. bxc5
Rfd8 21. cxd6 Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Rb1 $16 {/\Rb5 X a5,e5} h5 24. h3 e4 {
>< /^a1-h8} 25. Qc3 Kh7 $6 {>< f7} 26. Qc4 Qe7 27. Rb5 h4 28. g4 Rd8 (28... e3
29. f4 $16 {/\Re5}) 29. e3 Rd1+ 30. Bf1 Ne8 31. Rxa5 $18 f5 32. Rd5 Nd6 33.
Rxd1 $1 (33. Rxd1 Nxc4 34. Rd7 Qg7 35. Bxc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[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 "Australia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. Ndf3 Ne4 11. Bf4 c5 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Nd3 c4 14. Nde5 f6
15. Ng4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 b5 17. Nd2 Nc6 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. b3 Nxd4 20. bxc4 Rc8 21.
Rb1 Rxc4 22. Ne3 Rc7 23. Rb2 Rd7 24. Qb1 Qc7 25. Bh3 f5 26. Bxf5 Rf7 27. Bh3
Qxf4 28. Rd2 Qg5+ 29. Kh1 Rxf2 30. Rxd4 Qxe3 31. Qxb5 Rxf1+ 32. Bxf1 Rf8 33.
Qc4+ Kh8 34. Bg2 Ba6 35. Qc5 Qf2 36. Rd5 Qe1+ 37. Qg1 Qxe2 38. Rd7 Qg4 39. Rxa7
Bd3 40. h3 Qg5 41. Qf2 Kg8 42. Qb6 Qe5 43. Qb3+ Kh8 44. Qa3 Re8 45. Ra8 h6 46.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 47. Kg1 Qe5 48. Bf1 Kh7 49. Qf8 Kg6 50. Qf2 Qa1 51. Qf4 e3 52. Qd6+
Kf7 53. Qxd3 Qxa2 54. Qxe3 {After a Q-exchange there is the interesting
endgame 'wrong'B <-> Pg7/Ph6} Qd5 55. Bd3 (55. Qf4+ Kg6 $5 (55... Ke7 56. Bc4
Qg5+ $2 (56... Qd1+ 57. Kg2 Qc2+ 58. Kg3 Qc3+ 59. Kg4 h5+ (59... Qf6 60. Qxf6+
Kxf6 61. Kh5 Kf5 62. Bd3+ Kf6 (62... Kf4 63. Kg6 Kg3 64. Bf5 Kh4 65. Bc8 Kg3
66. Kxg7 h5 67. Kf6 h4 68. Kg5 $18) 63. Bc2 Kf7 64. Bg6+ Kf6 (64... Kg8 65. h4
Kh8 66. Kg4 Kg8 $2 (66... h5+ $1 $10) 67. h5 Kf8 68. Kf5 (68. Bh7 $2 g6 69.
hxg6 Kg7 70. Kf5 h5 71. Kg5 h4 72. Kxh4 Kh8 $10) 68... Kg8 69. Ke6 Kf8 70. Kd7
Kg8 71. Ke7 Kh8 72. Bf7 Kh7 (72... g5 73. hxg6 Kg7 74. Ke6 h5 75. Kf5 $18) 73.
Kf8 Kh8 74. Bg8 g5 75. hxg6 h5 76. g7#) 65. h4 Ke7 66. Kg4 h5+ 67. Kxh5 Kf6 68.
Bd3 (68. Bh7 g6+ 69. Kh6 Kf7 $10) 68... Kf7 69. Bc4+ Kf6 70. Bb3 g6+ 71. Kh6
Kf5 72. Bd1 Kf6 73. Bg4 Kf7 74. Kh7 Kf6 75. Kg8 Ke5 (75... g5 76. h5 $18) 76.
Kg7 Kf4 77. Kxg6 Kxg4 78. h5 $18) 60. Kh4 (60. Kg5 Qxh3 61. Qc7+ Ke8 62. Bb5+
Kf8 63. Qd8+ Kf7 64. Bc4+ $18) 60... Qf6+ (60... Qe1+ 61. Kxh5 $18) (60... g5+
61. Qxg5+ Qf6 62. Kxh5 Qxg5+ 63. Kxg5 Kf8 64. Kf6 $18) 61. Qxf6+ Kxf6 62. Kxh5
$16) 57. Qxg5+ hxg5 58. Kg2 g6 59. Kf3 Kf6 60. Ke4 Kg7 61. Ke5 Kh6 62. Be2 Kg7
63. Ke6 Kh6 64. Kf7 Kh7 65. Kf8 Kh8 (65... Kh6 66. Kg8 g4 67. hxg4 $18) 66. Bc4
Kh7 67. Be6 Kh8 (67... Kh6 68. Kg8 Kh5 69. Kg7 $18) 68. Bg8 g4 69. hxg4 g5 70.
Be6 $18) 56. Bg2 Qc5+ 57. Kh2 $14 Qd5) 55... Qd6 56. Bc4+ Kf6 57. Qf3+ Kg5 58.
Qg4+ Kf6 59. Qh4+ Kg6 60. Qe4+ Kf6 61. Qf3+ Kg5 62. Qg2+ Kf6 63. Qf2+ Kg6 64.
Bg8 Qf6 65. Qc2+ Kg5 66. Qg2+ Kf4 67. Qf2+ Ke5 68. Qg3+ Kd4 69. h4 g5 70. Qb3
Qf4 71. Qc4+ Ke5 72. Qc5+ Kf6 73. Qf8+ Ke5 74. Qg7+ Kf5 75. Qd7+ Ke5 76. Qe6+
Kd4 77. Qd5+ Ke3 78. Qb3+ Kd4 79. Qb2+ Kc5 80. Qc3+ Kd6 81. Qa3+ Ke5 82. Qe7+
Kd4 83. Qb4+ Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 9596 6th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 d5 9. b3 c5 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Qc2 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Nb4
15. Nf6+ Bxf6 16. Qb1 Rc8 17. a3 Na6 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Qf6
21. Red1 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. e3 h5 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. Rc1 Qe7 26. b4 Bh3 27.
Rc6 Rd8 28. Qc1 Qd7 29. Rc3 Qg4 30. Qc2 h4 31. Qc1 Rd6 32. Qc2 Qh5 33. Qb1 Kh8
34. Qe1 Kh7 35. Qb1 Kg8 36. Qe1 hxg3 37. fxg3 Rf6 38. Rc1 Rf1+ 39. Qxf1 Bxf1
40. Rxf1 {TS-D: sD fixiert schwache weiße D-Flügelbauern und bindet wT+S,
Aktivierung des sK gewinnt unmittelbar, einfache Technik} Qd5 41. Rf2 Qc4 42.
Nc2 Kf8 43. Rd2 Qc3 44. Re2 b5 45. Kf2 a6 46. Kg2 Ke7 47. Kf2 Kd6 48. h4 Kd5
49. Kf1 Kc4 50. Kf2 Kb3 51. Kg2 Qxc2 52. Rxc2 Kxc2 53. h5 Kd3 54. g4 f6 $1 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Bxd2 8.
Qxd2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4 O-O 11. Qb2 Nbd7 12. Rc1 c6 13. Nc3 Rfe8 14. e3 a6
15. a4 a5 16. Rab1 axb4 17. Qxb4 Ba6 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Bf1 g6 20. Ne1 Kg7 21.
Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Nd3 Re6 23. Rc2 Ra5 24. Nf4 Re8 25. Kf1 g5 26. Nd3 Re6 27. Nc1
Ne4 28. Nxe4 dxe4 29. Rc4 h6 30. Nb3 Ra6 31. g4 Nf6 32. h3 Nd5 33. Rbc1 Rf6 34.
Kg2 b5 35. Nc5 Ra7 36. R4c2 bxa4 37. Ra1 Nb4 38. Rc4 Nd3 39. Nxe4 Re6 40. Kf3
Nb2 41. Rc3 Ra5 42. Nc5 Re8 43. Ra2 Rb8 44. Nd7 Nd1 45. Rcc2 Rb3 46. Nc5 Nc3
47. Ra1 Rxc5 48. dxc5 a3 49. Kg2 Kf6 50. Rd2 a2 {[#] "Alles schon mal
dagewesen", wie Ben Akiba zu sagen pflegte. Hier brauchen Sie sich nur den
c-Bauern-Widder, um mit Hans Kmoch zu sprechen, wegzudenken, und schon gibt es
eine verblüffende Ähnlichkeit mit der Nr.39 und das auch noch in ein und
derselben Endspieldatenbank. Freilich steht der Tb3 aktiver, auch wenn Tb1
wegen Tdxa2 nicht droht. das bedeutet aber, dass der weiße Td2 nicht die
zweite Reihe verlassen darf.} 51. h4 (51. f4 $5) 51... Ke5 52. h5 f5 53. gxf5
Kxf5 54. f3 g4 55. Kg3 gxf3 56. Kxf3 Ke5 57. Rc2 Kf5 58. Rg2 Ke5 59. Rf2 Kf5
60. Rc2 Ke5 61. Raxa2 Nxa2 62. Rxa2 Rb4 (62... Rc3 63. Rg2 Rxc5 64. Rg6 Rc1 65.
Rxh6 $16) 63. Rg2 Rh4 64. Rg6 Rxh5 65. Rxc6 {Der schwarze König steht nun im
Bereich beider weißer Freibauern. Üblicherweise stellt der entfernte schwarze
Freibauer ein zum Remis ausreichendes Gegengewicht dar, so auch hier.} Rh3+ 66.
Kf2 Ke4 67. Rc8 Rf3+ 68. Kg2 Rf6 69. c6 Kd5 70. e4+ Kc5 71. c7 Kc6 72. Kg3 Kd7
73. Rh8 Kxc7 74. e5 Rf1 75. Rxh6 Kd7 76. Kg4 Ke7 77. Rc6 Rg1+ 78. Kf4 Rf1+ 79.
Kg3 Rg1+ 80. Kf2 Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Horgen CS"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qf4 Bb7 12. e4 Nd7 13. Rfe1 a5 14. Rad1 a4
15. Nd2 e5 16. Qe3 exd4 17. Qxd4 Nc5 18. Nb1 Qd7 19. Nc3 Rae8 20. e5 Bxg2 21.
Kxg2 Re6 22. exd6 Rxd6 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Qe5 Kh8 25. Qe7 c6 26. Nc3 Nd3 27. Re3
Kg8 28. Qxd8 Rfxd8 29. Kf1 f5 30. Nxa4 b5 31. cxb5 cxb5 32. Nc3 b4 33. Na4 f4
34. Re4 g5 35. f3 Kf7 36. b3 Kf6 37. Rd2 Kf5 38. Nb2 Nc1 39. Rxd6 Rxd6 40. Rxb4
Rd2 41. Rb5+ Kf6 42. Rb6+ Kg7 43. Nc4 Rxa2 44. gxf4 gxf4 45. Ne5 Rxh2 46. Rb7+
Kf8 47. b4 Rh1+ 48. Kg2 Re1 49. Nd7+ Ke7 50. Nc5+ Kd6 51. Rxh7 Na2 52. Rh6+ Kd5
53. Nd3 Re2+ 54. Kf1 Rd2 55. Nxf4+ Kc4 56. Ke1 Rb2 57. Rc6+ Kd4 58. Re6 Rb1+
59. Ke2 Nxb4 60. Re4+ Kc5 61. Nd3+ Nxd3 62. Kxd3 Kd5 63. Re8 Rb3+ 64. Ke2 Kd6
65. Kf2 Rb7 66. Kg3 Rg7+ 67. Kh4 Rf7 68. Kg4 Rg7+ 69. Kf5 Rf7+ $1 $8 (69... Rg3
70. f4 $1 Rf3 71. Kg5 Kd7 72. Re1 Rg3+ 73. Kf6 Rf3 74. f5 Kd8 75. Kg6 Kd7 76.
f6 Rg3+ 77. Kh7 Rf3 78. Kg7 Rf4 79. f7 Rg4+ 80. Kh8 Rf4 81. Kg8 Rg4+ 82. Kf8
Rg3 83. Rh1 Kd8 84. Rh7 Kd7 85. Rg7 Rf3 86. Kg8 $18) 70. Ke4 Rf6 71. Ke3 Kd7
72. Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Hillarp Persson,T"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 {This is basically an anti-Queen's-Indian move order.}
Bb4+ (3... d5 4. Nf3 {is traditionally met with Bd2, but lately there have
been many examples of strong players trying} Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bg2 {, which
is another way the game position after 6.Ngf3 can arise.}) 4. Nd2 {The knight
is not optimally placed here, which makes it worth it for Black to lose a
tempo with the bishop.} ({After} 4. Bd2 {Black can choose between the Bogo
Indian setups with a5, or ...Qe7, but is also quite possible to play} Be7 {
, intending} 5. Bg2 d5 {with a typical Catalan.}) 4... O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. Ngf3 b6
$5 (6... dxc4 7. a3 $5 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nc6 9. e3 Rb8 10. O-O b5 11. b3 $1 cxb3
12. Qxb3 Bb7 13. Rfc1 Ne7 14. Bb4 Re8 15. Ne5 {Grischuk,A (2750)-Nakamura,H 
(2785) Moscow Grand Prix 2017, and White had a lot of pressure for the pawn.})
({The usual remedy against Nbd2, is to play} 6... c5 {, since the d5-pawn will
be less of a target than if the knight had gone to c3. Here} 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 $1 {Also looks somewhat better for White. There is no direct way for
Black to take advantage of the slight weakness of the light squares.}) 7. O-O
Bb7 {More than 10% of all games with this position were played during the last
year, so it is something of a fashionable "tabiya". Now White has a wide
choice:} 8. a3 (8. Ne5 {looks most principled, but allows Black to force
exchanges.} Nbd7 9. Qa4 Bd6 10. Nxd7 (10. Nc6 $6 Qe8) 10... Qxd7 11. Qxd7 Nxd7
12. cxd5 Bxd5 (12... exd5 {is very equal indeed, and possibly that is why
Anand avoided it.}) 13. e4 Bb7 14. Rd1 $14 {Lenderman,A (2565)-Anand, V (2790)
chess.com IoM Masters 2017}) (8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Re8 10. Ndf3 $6 Ne4 {and
White will soon have to retreat the knight from e5, while the Ne4 will
dominate the game for a long time.}) (8. b3 {is a harmonious move that makes a
lot of sense. After} Qe7 9. Bb2 a5 10. a3 Bd6 11. Qc2 Na6 $6 (11... c5 $1 $132)
12. Nh4 $1 c5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Ne4 {Lenderman,A (2565)-Vallejo Pons,F (2715)
chess.com IoM Masters 2017, and White had Black exactly where he wanted him.})
8... Be7 ({After} 8... Bd6 9. b4 a5 10. c5 Be7 11. Bb2 Ba6 12. Ne5 Nfd7 {
White is slightly better, but Black usually fares well in these structures as
long as the light squared bishop does not get boxed in.}) 9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4
a5 $5 {This move surprised me a lot, since it leads to a pawn structure that
can only be better for White. However, there is more to chess than pawn
structures.} (10... c6 {preparing ...a5, would be the standard reaction here.
I cannot spot a clear way for White to keep an advantage here, but perhaps the
move in the game is just more challenging?!}) 11. b5 (11. Rb1 $6 axb4 12. axb4
Nc6 $1 13. b5 Nb4 {Firat,B (2480)-Pap,M (2490) 5th Pontevedra Open 2017, was
already promising for Black.}) 11... c6 $1 12. bxc6 Nxc6 {A highly unusual
position, where White would be better if only the Nd2 was on c3 instead.
Intuitively I would say that White is better if he can get control of the
light squares on the queenside (when White can continue with Bb2 and Ne5,
targeting the d5-pawn), but it is not that easy, at all.} 13. Bb2 (13. e3 b5
14. Ne5 Bd6 (14... a4 $5 {looks more to the point.}) 15. Bb2 a4 16. Qb1 Rb8 17.
Bc3 Ba8 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 {Wei,Y (2728)-Yu, Y (2749) Beijing 2017, and a draw was
agreed since White cannot blockade the b-pawn:} 19. Bb4 Qe7 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21.
Nf3 b4 22. axb4 Rxb4 $132) (13. Rb1 {stopping b6-b5 for the time being, is
another possibility. After} Ba6 14. Re1 b5 15. Ne5 Nxd4 16. e3 Ne6 17. Nc6 Qd7
18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nb3 Ne4 20. Bb2 {White has some compensation for the pawn,
but hardly enough to claim an advantage.}) 13... a4 {Earlier champions of the
Black side have used a simple but effective game-plan; to push the a- and
b-pawns, while using the c4- and e4-squares as outposts, but we will see
Gelfand take a more flexible stand, waiting for the right moment to push.
White will try to coordinate his forces and - hopefully - set up a blockade on
b4. In order to achieve the latter, the Nc6 must be exchanged.} ({Gelfand
improves on a much earlier game:} 13... b5 {leaves White's knight with a route
to c5.} 14. Ne5 {...which is missed.} (14. Nb3 $5 Ne4 $1 15. Rc1 a4 $1 16. Nc5
Na5 17. Bc3 $1 (17. Nxb7 Nxb7 18. Ne5 Na5 $36 (18... Nbd6 19. Bc3)) 17... Nxc5
18. dxc5 Nc4 19. Qd4 Bf6 20. Qd3 {and I don't dare to make an objective
statement about the position. Unclear.}) 14... b4 15. axb4 Bxb4 16. Nd3 Qb6 17.
Rb1 Ba6 $132 {Danielian,V (2289)-Vlasov,E (2155) St Petersburg 1999.}) 14. Qb1
b5 15. Ne5 Qb6 ({Instead} 15... b4 16. axb4 Bxb4 {, can get messy after} 17.
Ndc4 {Gelfand keeps the threat of b5-b4 for a moment when it is more awkward
to meet.}) 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bc3 {Hooray!! White has succeeded in blockading
the b-pawn. That seems like a success, especially if we think of the bishop on
g2 as "good" and the one on c6 as "bad". But, we shouldn't think of it that
way. In fact, the bishop on g2 is not yet in the game, while Bc6 has easy
access to f5. In the meanwhile White's knight looks really out of place. It is
important for White not to celebrate the blockade for too long and forget
about the other guys.} Rfc8 18. e3 $6 {A slow move that adds little to White's
position. Why not play} (18. Bb4 $1 {immediately? Black has two choices:} Ra7
$1 {is clearly the best} (18... Qd8 19. Rc1 Bd7 20. Qb2 Qf8 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22.
e3 {followed by Nd2-f3-e1/e5-d3, is much better than the game for White.}) 19.
Bh3 $1 Bxb4 $1 (19... Bd7 20. Bxe7 Bxh3 21. Bc5 $14) 20. Qxb4 Bd7 21. Bxd7 Rxd7
22. Rac1 Rdc7 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Rb1 {and now with} Rc2 {Black's activity is
enough to keep the balance.}) (18. Rc1 $6 Bd7 $1 {and it becomes hard to play
Bb4.}) (18. Nf3 Be8 $1 19. Bb4 Bxb4 20. Qxb4 Rc4 $15) 18... Bd7 {Gelfand
continues to play purposeful moves.} 19. Bb4 Bxb4 20. Qxb4 {If only the knight
was on d3.} Rc7 $5 (20... Qc6 $5 {looks too contrived, but}) (20... Rc2 {
is a worthy alternative. Perhaps Gelfand wanted to have the queen in front of
the rook in case of exchanges on the c-file?!}) 21. Nf3 {It looks like White
is slowly succeeding in everything he'd dreamed of. Next the knight is going
to d3 via e5, no?} ({White is unable to challenge Black for control of the
c-file:} 21. Rfc1 Rac8 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Nf3 Qc3 {and we get the kind of
position that Gelfand has been aiming for all along. Perhaps White can keep
this together, but the defence looks difficult.}) 21... Rac8 22. Ne5 Bf5 $1 {
That is painful for White. The knight is unable to go to d3 and the rook
cannot go to b1. What can he do?} 23. Ra2 {That looks sensible. The rook can
attack b5 from b2.} Ne4 $1 24. Rb2 Nc3 {Everything protected.} 25. Ra1 $2 {
White squanders his last chance to change the course of the game. If I was
White I would do anything within my power to avoid what went down:} (25. g4 $1
{suggests itself...} Bg6 $1 (25... Be6 $6 26. h3 f6 27. Nd3 Rc4 28. Qe7 R4c7
29. Qb4 Rc4 $11) 26. Re1 (26. f3 f6 27. Nxg6 hxg6 28. Re1 Kf7 $17) 26... h5 $5
(26... f6 $6 27. Nxg6 hxg6 28. Bf1 $15) 27. gxh5 Bf5 28. f3 Qh6 29. Bf1 Qxh5
30. Rg2 {and although Black is still better, it is less of a one sided affair.}
) 25... f6 26. Nf3 Kf7 $1 {Covering the e7-square with the least active piece
and setting up the threat of ...Rc4.} ({I prefer Gelfand's move to} 26... Rc4
27. Qe7 Qb8 28. Nh4 Bg4 29. h3 Re8 {which wins the queen, but is more prone to
random upsets after} 30. Qxe8+ Qxe8 31. hxg4 Qc8 32. Kh2 $17) 27. Rd2 $2 ({
It is understandable that White didn't like} 27. Nd2 Bd3 28. Re1 Qe6 $17 {
, but this is clearly the lesser of two evils.}) 27... Rc4 28. Qb2 Ne4 ({Here} 
28... b4 $1 29. axb4 Rxb4 30. Qc1 Ne2+ 31. Rxe2 Rxc1+ 32. Rxc1 Rb1 {would win
easily, but Gelfand knows that White is beyond saving anyway.}) 29. Re2 ({Or} 
29. Ne1 b4 30. Bxe4 Bxe4 31. axb4 Rxb4 32. Qa2 Qb5 {with complete domination.
The idea Bb1, Rcc4 and Rb3 is impossible to defend against.}) 29... b4 $1 30.
Nh4 Bg4 31. h3 (31. f3 b3 32. fxg4 Rc2 33. Rxc2 Rxc2 34. Qb1 b2 {doesn't end
well either.}) 31... Bxe2 32. Qxe2 g6 33. axb4 Qxb4 34. Qg4 Qb7 35. Bxe4 dxe4
36. Kg2 Rc2 37. d5 (37. Rf1 Rc1) 37... Rxf2+ 38. Kg1 (38. Kxf2 Qb2+) 38... f5
39. Qd1 Rcc2 40. Qd4 Qb2 {A haunting game that illustrates the power of a well
drafted game-plan.} 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 32nd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dolmatov Hansen,Cu} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. O-O (8. e4 d5 9. cxd5 (9. exd5 exd5 (9... cxd5 10. Ne5 O-O 11.
O-O Nc6 12. Qa4 Rc8 13. Rac1 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Rxc1 17.
Bxc1 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Nxe5 19. Rd1 $14) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. O-O Nc6
13. Bf4 O-O 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 $10 {Van Gisbergen,S-Hoeksema,/NLD-ch/1994})
9... cxd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Nxd2 (12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14. h4
Nc6 15. Ng5 Na5 16. Qb1 g6 17. Nf3 $40 {Ruban,V-Tiviakov,S/St. Petersburg/1993}
) 13. Qxd2 Ba6 14. a3 Nc6 15. b4 Bc4 $10 {Karpov,An-Tiviakov,S/Linares/1995})
8... d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bf4 (10. cxd5 {Dolmatov} cxd5 11. Qa4 a6 12. Rfc1 b5 13.
Qb3 Nfd7 {Hjartarson,J-Lein,A/Yestmannaeyjum/1985/ ;MCL 01}) 10... Nbd7 (10...
Nfd7 {Hansen,Cu} 11. e4 (11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Qd3 Ba6 13. b3 b5 14. cxb5 cxb5 15.
Qd2 Nc6 16. Rfd1 f5 17. h4 Bf6 $10 {Kuligowski,A-Adamski,J/POL-ch (05) 1980 
(32)}) (11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rc1 (12. e4 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nc6 $10 {
Vyzmanavin,A}) (12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. e4 dxe4 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Bc5
17. Nf6+) 12... Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Nc6 $10 {Winants,L-Shvidler,E/Tel-Aviv (09) 1989}
) 11... Nxe5 12. Bxe5 dxc4 13. Qg4 g6 14. Bf4 (14. Rad1 Nd7 15. Bf4 Nf6 (15...
b5 {/\ Re8, Qb6, c5}) 16. Qe2 b5 $13 17. a3 (17. h4 $1 Re8 18. Bg5 Nd7 (18...
Nh5 $5 19. Be3 $5 {Vyzmanavin,A}) 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. e5 {Epishin,V-Vyzmanavin,A/
URS/1990/} Rab8 (20... f5 $1 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Bxb7 Rab8 23. Bg2 $14 {
Vyzmanavin,A}) 21. h5 f5 (21... c5 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Ne4 cxd4 25.
Rxd4 Nxe5 26. Nd6 Nd3 27. Nxe8 Qxe8 28. b3 Rd7 29. Qe3 $1 $14) 22. exf6 Nxf6
23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rfe1 Rbd8 25. Qe5 $1 $14 {Epishin,V-Vyzmanavin,A/URS ch 50/
523 1990 (40)}) 17... a5 18. Rfe1 Re8 $13 {Maderna,C-Martin,P/Mar del Plata zt
(08) 1951}) 14... Na6 15. a3 Nc7 16. Rad1 Nb5 17. Ne2 Nd6 18. Qf3 Qd7 19. Qc3
Rfd8 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. e5 Qc7 22. Qxc4 Rd7 $15 {Karpov,Anatoly-Ljubojevic,
Ljubomir/Monaco AMBER rapid (11) 1993}) 11. Rc1 (11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. cxd5 (12.
Qa4 a6 13. cxd5 cxd5 (13... b5 {MClas 03} 14. Qb3 cxd5 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. a4 b4
17. Nb1 Qa5 {Bolbochan,Ja-Guimard,C/Mar del Plata zt/1951/}) 14. Rfc1 Rc8 15.
Qb3 b5 16. a4 b4 17. Na2 Qb6 $10 {Ivkov-Sanguineti/Mar del Plata (13) 1959 (42)
}) 12... exd5 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. Qd3 Re8 15. Rfe1 Bf8 $10 {Karpov,An-Ljubojevic,L/
WchT Luzern 1989 (28)} (15... Bf8 {Hansen,Cu} 16. h3 Qe7 17. g4 Qe6 $13 {
Karpov,An-Ljubojevic,L/WchT Luzern 1989 (28)})) (11. Qa4 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 a6 13.
Qb3 b5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rfc1 Qa5 $13 {Tukmakov,V-Tiviakov,V/New York GP Qual
(05) 1994 (17)} (15... Qa5 {Hansen,Cu} 16. Rc2 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Nd7 $10 {Tukmakov,
V-Tiviakov,V/New York GP Qual(05) 1994})) (11. e4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 (12. Bxe5 dxc4)
12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 (14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Bxe4 Rd7 $10) 14... Qc7
$10 (14... Qxd1 {Hansen,Cu} 15. Rfxd1 Rfd8 $10 {Dautov,R-Bischoff,K/Altensteig
(08) ;CBM 49_08 1995 (29)})) 11... Nh5 $6 (11... Rc8 $5) (11... Nxe5 {Dolmatov}
12. dxe5 Nd7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nb5 Nc5 $14) 12. Be3 Nhf6 13. f4 {[%csl Ge5]
><e5} (13. Qa4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. f4 a6 $10) 13... Rc8 (13...
Nxe5 14. fxe5 (14. dxe5 {Hansen,Cu} Ng4 15. Bd4 $14) 14... Nd7 (14... Ng4 15.
Bf4 Bg5 (15... g5 16. e4) 16. Qd2 $16) 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Bf4 $14) (13... c5 14.
cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 (15... Bxd5 $2 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nc6) 16. dxc5 $14) 14.
Bf2 {[%cal Ye2e4] Hansen,Cu: /\ 15.e4 /\e2-e4} (14. Kh1 c5 $13 {(15. Qa4 cd4
16. Bd4 Ne5 17.... Rc4)}) 14... Nxe5 (14... c5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 (15... exd5 16.
Qa4 $14 (16. dxc5 $6 {Dolmatov} Nxe5 $1 17. fxe5 Ng4 $132)) 16. e4 {17.d5}) 15.
dxe5 Ng4 {[%cal Yg4f2,Ye7c5] /\16..Nxf2 17.Rxf2 Bc5} 16. Bd4 dxc4 (16... c5 $2
17. Bf2 {[%csl Rd5] Xd5} (17. Bf2 {Dolmatov} Nxf2 18. Rxf2 $16)) (16... Bc5 {
Dolmatov} 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Rf3 $16) 17. h3 c5 $6 (17... Nh6 18. g4 {[%csl Rd6,
Rh6][%cal Yc3e4] /\Ne4, פh6,><d6} Qc7 {Xe5} (18... Rc7 19. Be3 Rd7 (19... Qxd1
20. Rfxd1 {21.Ne4, 21.f5+/-}) 20. Qa4 b5 21. Qxa7 $13) 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. Qc2 (
20. Qa4 b5 21. Qxa7 Ra8 22. Qb6 Qc8 (22... Qxb6 $2 23. Bxb6 Rd2 24. Rfd1 $16)
23. Rfd1 Ra6 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Qd4 Bb6 $13) 20... c5 21. Ne4 (21. Nb5 Qb8 22.
Qxc4 a6 23. Nc3 b5 $17) 21... b5 22. Ng5 (22. f5 $2 Qxe5 23. f6 Bxe4) 22... g6
23. Ne4 $13) 18. Bxb7 cxd4 19. hxg4 Rc7 $8 (19... dxc3 20. Bxc8 cxb2 (20...
Qxc8 21. Rxc3 $18) 21. Qxd8 (21. Rxc4 $18 {Dolmatov}) 21... Rxd8 22. Rxc4 Bc5+
23. Kg2 Rxc8 24. Rb1 $18) 20. Ne4 (20. Nb5 $2 Rxb7 21. Nxd4 (21. Rxc4 $2 Qd5)
21... Rd7 22. e3 (22. Rxc4 $2 b5 $19) 22... b5 $15) (20. Be4 $6 dxc3 21. Rxc3
$10) 20... Rxb7 (20... b5 21. Ba6 Qd5 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 Rc5 24. a4 b4 25.
b3 cxb3 26. Rxc5 Qxc5 27. Qxb3 d3+ 28. Kh2 $18) 21. Rxc4 {[%csl Ge4,Rd4,Rd6,
Rh7][%cal Yh1h7] קd6,><d6,><h7, <->h} Qd5 22. Qd3 (22. Qxd4 $2 b5 $19) (22.
Rxd4 Qxa2 (22... Bc5 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. e3 $16) 23. Nd6 (23. f5 Bc5 24. Nxc5
bxc5 25. Rd8 Rb8) (23. Qc2 {Dolmatov} Bc5 $10) 23... Rd7 24. Qd2 Rfd8 $13)
22... Rd7 {[%cal Yb6b5,Yd5a2] /\b6-b5,Qxa2} (22... b5 23. Rxd4 Qxa2 24. f5 $40
(24. b4 {Dolmatov} a5 $14)) 23. b3 $6 (23. g5 $142 $5 b5 24. Rc2 Qxa2 25. Qxb5
(25. b3 Qa6 $13) 25... Qd5 26. Qxd5 (26. Qd3 Rb7 {/\ 27...Rb3}) 26... exd5 (
26... Rxd5 27. Rc7 $16) 27. Nf2 $16) 23... f6 $8 24. exf6 Bxf6 $2 {Xe4;} (24...
gxf6 $142 25. Rfc1 (25. Rd1 f5 (25... Rfd8 26. Nd2 f5 27. g5 Bf8 28. Nf3 Bg7
29. Rdc1 $16) 26. gxf5 exf5 27. Nd2 b5 28. Rc2 Bc5 $13) (25. Nd2 b5 26. Rc2 Bc5
$13) 25... f5 26. gxf5 exf5 27. Nd2 Bf6 28. Nf3 $15) 25. Rd1 {[%cal Ye4f6,
Yc4d4] /\Nxf6 + Rxd4} Rfd8 26. Qf3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Yg1g2,Yg4g5,Yd1h1,Yh1h7] /
\Kg2,g4-g5,Rd1-h1,><h7} (26. g5 {Dolmatov} Be7 27. Kf2 $14) 26... h6 27. Kg2 {
/\28.Nf2} Qa5 (27... Be7 {Dolmatov} 28. e3 $6 (28. Rd3 $16) 28... d3 29. Rd4
Qb5) 28. a4 {[%csl Rd4,Re6,Rg6][%cal Ye4f6,Yf3e4] /\Sxf6+ +Qe4, קe6,קd4,><g6,
} Be7 29. Nf2 b5 (29... Qd5 {Hansen,Cu} 30. e4 $16 {[%cal Yf2d3]}) 30. axb5
Qxb5 31. Rd3 {/\32.Qe4} Rd5 (31... Qd5 32. Qxd5 Rxd5 33. Rc7 R8d7 34. Rxd7 Rxd7
35. Kf3 $18) (31... a5 $5 {Hansen,Cu}) 32. Qe4 Qd7 {[%csl Rd4,Re6] קe6,קd4}
33. Rd2 {/\ 34.Nd3} Rd6 34. Nd3 {[%csl Gd3,Re5][%cal Yd3e5,Ye5c6]} Qb5 (34...
Rb6 $5 {Dolmatov} 35. Ne5 Qd5 $16) 35. Rc7 {[%cal Yc7h7]} Bf6 $6 (35... R8d7
$142 36. Rxd7 (36. Qa8+ $5) 36... Qxd7 37. Ne5 Qc8 (37... Qb5 38. Nc4 Ra6 39.
Rxd4 Qxb3 40. Rd7) 38. Rxd4 (38. Rc2 $5) 38... Rxd4 39. Qxd4 Qb7+ 40. Kh2 Qxb3
41. Qxa7 $16) 36. Rb7 $18 Qa6 (36... Rb6 37. Qxe6+) (36... Qd5 {Dolmatov} 37.
Qxd5 Rxd5 38. Rxa7 Rb8 39. b4 $16) 37. Rc2 {[%cal Yc2c7,Yc7h7]} Re8 (37... R6d7
38. Rxd7 Rxd7 39. Rc6) 38. Rcc7 {[%cal Yb7h7]} Qa5 39. Qg6 Qd5+ 40. Kf2 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Div1 GpA"]
[Site "Don Benito"]
[Date "2012.08.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Quesada Perez, Yuniesky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Illescas Cordoba,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.07.30"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cajacanarias"]
[BlackTeam "Barbera"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 7. Bxb4 (7. O-O
O-O 8. Bxb4 cxb4 {is only a transposition}) 7... cxb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Nbd2 d6 {
Black is doing fine in this line.} 10. e3 {This move is not very popular} ({
People play here} 10. Re1 {with the idea of e4}) ({Or} 10. Qb3 a5 11. a3) 10...
a5 $5 (10... Nbd7 11. Qb3 (11. Ne1 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 b5 $5 {1/2-1/2 (62) Sokolov,I
(2640)-Schmittdiel,E (2450) Leiden 1993}) 11... a5 12. a3 {and black can't
give support to the pawn with Na6} bxa3 13. bxa3 $14 {I thought white may be
slightly better}) 11. a3 Na6 {A very natural and solid setup. It is not easy
to find a good plan for white.} 12. Ne1 $146 (12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. e4
e5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (28) Usoltseva,P-Shvayger,Y Odessa 2007}) 12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2
d5 $11 {The position is pretty equal after the opening. Black wants to clear
the situation in the center.} 14. Kg1 Qe7 15. cxd5 exd5 $5 {[%cal Ge7e6,Ge6h3,
Ya6c7,Yc7e6,Ye6g5,Rh7h4] A bit risky but perfectly playable. Black admits a
worst pawn structure to get some initiative on the center and the kingside.}
16. a4 Rac8 17. Nd3 Nc7 18. Nf3 Nce8 {[%cal Ge8d6,Gd6e4,Gd6c4]} 19. Nf4 {
[%csl Yd5]} Nd6 20. Ne5 Nc4 {[%cal Yc4b2]} 21. Ned3 {[%csl Yb2][%cal Gd3b2]}
Qe4 22. Rc1 g5 $5 {[%csl Gf4,Rg8] Very committing. Of course it was possible
to play any other solid move but black becomes ambitious.} 23. Ng2 Qf5 24. f3
Rfe8 $2 {A mistake, clearly missing the strenght of white's answer.} ({
Something like} 24... Qe6 {would keep the position more or less balanced.}) 25.
e4 $1 {[%csl Yf6][%cal Gf1f6]} dxe4 {A sad decission, but} ({after} 25... Qe6
26. e5 Nd7 27. f4 {[%csl Rg8] white would be winning}) 26. fxe4 Qxe4 {
Sacrificing a piece.} ({A passive defence would not help:} 26... Qg6 27. b3 $1
Na3 {[%csl Ra3]} 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Ne5 Qg7 30. Ne3 {[%cal Ge3f5] and the game
is over.}) 27. Rxf6 Qxd4+ 28. Rf2 Red8 {[%csl Yd3]} 29. Qh5 $5 {[%csl Yf7,Yg5,
Rg8]} ({Maybe it was better} 29. Nge1 Ne3 30. Qd2 Rxc1 31. Qxc1 Ng4 32. Nc2 $1
{but this move was very difficult to foresee.}) 29... f6 $2 {This move gives
up material and white will be glad to keep it.} (29... Qxd3 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31.
Qf6+ Kg8 {and while white has the better chances it is not easy to find a
clear win.}) 30. Nge1 $1 {[%csl Gc1,Gd3,Ge1,Gf2]} ({After} 30. Nde1 $2 Nxb2 {
white knights look quite stupid.}) 30... Ne3 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. h3 {[%csl Yg4]
[%cal Re3g4,Gh3g4]} b3 33. Qf3 $1 {A good idea. The queen was not useful on h5
anymore} Nd5 34. Kh2 Re8 35. Ng2 $1 {[%csl Ye3,Gg2][%cal Rd5e3] A solid move
which consolidates white's advantange. Square e3 is well protected now} Rc8 {
[%cal Gc8c2]} 36. Nde1 {[%csl Yc2][%cal Ge1c2,Rc8c2] To stop Rc2} ({The
machine offers} 36. Re2 Qc4 (36... Rc2 $2 37. Re4 $1 {[%csl Rd4]}) 37. Ne5 $1
fxe5 38. Rxe5 {[%csl Rd5,Rg5] but we, humans, don't play like this.}) 36... Re8
37. Re2 {This is the simplest, but still some accuracy will be needed.} Rxe2
38. Qxe2 Kf7 39. Qf3 $1 {[%csl Yb3][%cal Gf3b3]} Qc4 40. Qf5 $1 {[%csl Gf5,Yh7]
[%cal Gf5h7] White queen becomes very dominant.} Ke7 41. Nf3 $1 {[%cal Gf3d2,
Gd2e4] And now the knight joins the battle.} Kd6 42. Nd2 $1 {[%csl Yc4][%cal
Gd2b3,Gd2e4,Gd2c4]} ({It is too early for} 42. Qxh7 $2 Qc2 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Gd5]
and black has real hopes.}) 42... Qd4 43. Ne4+ $1 ({Again, it is not yet time
to "cash". After} 43. Nxb3 $2 Qd1 $1 {the white knight would be in trouble.})
43... Ke7 (43... Kc6 44. Qe6+ Kc7 45. Qd6+ {would transpose to the game. Black
tries to avoid this check on d6.}) 44. Qxh7+ Ke6 45. Qg8+ $1 {The last precise
move. The rest is easy.} Ke7 (45... Kf5 46. Nd6+ Ke5 47. Nb5 Qxb2 48. Qe8+ Kf5
49. Nd6#) 46. Qg7+ $1 Kd8 ({The point is} 46... Ke6 47. Nxg5+) 47. Qf8+ {
Now this is even stronger than Nxg5} Kc7 48. Qd6+ Kc8 49. Nc3 {[%csl Rd5]} 1-0

[Event "Essen op"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "1996.04.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Black "Bunzmann, Dimitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Kalinitschew,S"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1996.04.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 c6 11. Qa4 a5 12. Rfd1 b5 13. Qc2 Nbd7 14. Nd3 Re8 15.
Bg5 Qb6 16. e3 Bd6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Ne2 Rc7 20. Bh3 Ne4 21. Nc5
Bxc5 22. dxc5 Qa7 23. Nd4 g6 24. Bg2 f5 25. h4 Qb8 26. Bf3 h5 27. Kg2 Qd8 28.
Ne2 Qf6 29. Nf4 Ba6 30. a3 Rce7 31. Rd4 Rb8 32. Rcd1 Qf7 33. b4 a4 34. Qb2 Bc8
35. R4d3 Qg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Ne2 Bd7 38. Nd4 Kf7 39. Re1 Be8 40. Bd1 Nf6 41.
Bc2 Bd7 42. Kf1 Rf8 43. Ke2 Ng4 44. Nf3 Ke8 45. Rd4 Kd8 46. Red1 Kc7 47. R1d3
Bc8 48. Rc3 Bd7 49. Bd3 Rfe8 50. Rf4 Rf8 51. Ke1 Rfe8 52. Bf1 Re4 53. Bh3 Nf6
54. Bg2 Ng4 55. Ng5 Rxf4 56. gxf4 d4 57. Rd3 dxe3 58. fxe3 Nxe3 59. Kf2 Ng4+
60. Kf3 Be6 61. Kg3 {2.35-2.33} (61. Kg3 Bc4 62. Rd6 Re3+ 63. Bf3 Bd5 64. Kg2
Bxf3+ (64... Re2+ 65. Kg3 Re3 $11) 65. Nxf3 Rxa3 66. Nd4 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes Generations"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1998.02.21"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qa4 c5 13. Nh4 Qc7 14. Red1 Bxg2
15. Nxg2 Ne4 16. Be1 cxd4 17. Rxd4 Ndc5 18. Qa3 f5 19. f3 Ng5 20. Rad1 Rad8 21.
h4 Nf7 22. Qe3 Ne5 23. b3 {It's curious, but I think it is this move which is
the root of White's problems. First of all, the move is unnecessary, and
second, Black is able to grab the initiative.} (23. Nf4 {would have prevented
Black's plan, e.g.} Rfe8 24. b3 Nc6 25. R4d2 {and now ...e5 would allow the
knight in on d5, which isn't fatal, but it's not desirable either.}) 23... Nc6
24. R4d2 e5 $1 {Preventing the knight arriving on f4.} 25. Bf2 Rf6 26. Qc3 f4
$1 {Preventing the knight arriving on e3.} 27. gxf4 exf4 28. h5 Re8 29. Bh4 Rf5
30. Rxd6 Rxe2 31. Bf2 Rg5 {Looks good, but isn't. Better to keep hold of the
f-pawn. I imagine we are entering zeitnot.} (31... Rxa2 {immediately is
stronger:} 32. Bxc5 $2 (32. h6 $5) 32... bxc5 33. Rd7 Qe5) 32. Kf1 Rxa2 33.
Nxf4 h6 $2 (33... Ne5 $5) 34. Bh4 $2 (34. Bxc5 {wins material:} bxc5 (34...
Rxc5 35. Ne6 Rxh5 36. Rd8+ Nxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kh7 38. Qd3+ g6 39. Nf8+ Kg7 40.
Qxg6+ Kh8 41. Ne6+ Qxd8 42. Qg7#) 35. Ne6 Rgg2 36. R1d2 Rgxd2 37. Rxd2 Qe7 38.
Rxa2 Qxe6 39. Rg2 $18) 34... Rf5 35. Bg3 Ne5 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Qe3 Qf7 38. R8d5
Rxh5 39. Nxh5 Qxh5 40. R1d2 Qh1+ $2 {This isn't fatal but it doesn't help.} (
40... Rxd2 41. Rxd2 Nxf3 {is the most clear-cut way of playing the attack.
Black has two pawns for the exchange, some checks and the pawn on b3 in the
bag. Should be winning:} 42. Rd5 (42. Rf2 Qh1+ 43. Ke2 Ng5 $40) 42... Qh1+ 43.
Kf2 Ng5 $40 {for example.}) 41. Ke2 Ra1 $4 ({Black's best was to play} 41...
Rxd2+ 42. Rxd2 Nf7 {and with a pawn for the exchange, and White's king exposed,
Black still has drawing chances.}) 42. Qxe5 {White is a rook up and has a
winning position, though if I were Black I might have punted a few more moves
before throwing it in.} 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 2nd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2000.05.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3
c6 8. O-O O-O 9. Rc1 {Der Zug leistet nicht viel, Weiß würde lieber Ne5
spielen, da aber Schwarz d7-d5 hinausgezögert hat, würde auf den Springerzug
d6 folgen.} d5 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. f4 Nxe5 12. fxe5 Na6 13. cxd5 cxd5 {Weiß
sollte noch etwas besser stehen.} 14. Bf4 Nc7 15. Qd2 Qd7 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5
Rac8 18. Qd2 ({Aggressiver erscheint mir} 18. Rf4) 18... Nb5 19. Rf4 Nxc3 20.
bxc3 Qe7 21. Rcf1 Rc7 22. R1f3 Bc6 23. h4 Rfc8 {Anders kann Schwarz nicht
umgruppieren.} 24. Bh3 $2 {Das scheint mir eine Verkennung der Lage zu sein.} (
{Nach} 24. Rxf7 Qxf7 25. Rxf7 Rxf7 26. Bh3 Bd7 27. Qb2 {kann doch Weiß nicht
schlechter stehen.}) 24... Be8 {Aber nun ist am Königsflügel Ruhe und auf der
anderen Seite hat Schwarz die besseren Karten.} 25. Qb2 b5 {Mit der Idee a5
und b4.} 26. Qb4 Qxb4 27. cxb4 h6 28. Ra3 Rc1+ 29. Kf2 R8c7 30. Ra6 R1c6 31.
Ra5 ({Auch nach} 31. Rxc6 Rxc6 32. a3 Rc4 {hat Weiß Schwierigkeiten}) 31... Rc4
32. a3 Bd7 33. e3 Rc2+ 34. Kf3 Rc1 {Weiß ist in keiner beneidenswerten Lage,
hat keinen einfachen Verteidigungsplan, kann immer nur reagieren. Andererseits
besitzt Schwarz auch keinen klaren Gewinnplan. Immerhin würde die Überführung
des Königs von g8 nach e7 und vielleicht noch weiter in Frage kommen. Dass die
Partie schon einen Zug später zu Ende ist, ahnt man noch nicht.} 35. Kg4 $2 f5+
$1 (35... f5+ 36. Kh5 (36. Kf3 g5) (36. exf6 e5+) 36... Be8#) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. Qc2 (9. Nc3 Ne4) 9... c5 {This move is very appropriate in this
structure when White can't reply d4-d5.} 10. Rd1 (10. dxc5 bxc5 (10... dxc5 $11
) 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. e4 Ng4 14. Ne2 Nge5 15. Nd2 Qf6 16. h3 Nb4 17.
Qb1 Rab8 18. a3 Nbc6 19. f4 Ng6 20. b4 Nd4 $11 {1/2 Budo,A-Kan,I/Moscow 1931/
URS-ch (48)}) (10. Nc3 {is more common but Black gets a solid position in any
case:} cxd4 (10... Nc6 $5 11. Rfd1 (11. Rad1 Qe7 12. e4 e5 (12... cxd4) 13.
dxe5 dxe5 14. Nd5 {1-0 Nedeljkovic,S-Matanovic,A/Zagreb 1949/EXT 2000 (28)} Qd8
$1 $11) 11... Qe7 12. e4 (12. e3 Rac8 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Nb4 15. Qb3 {
1/2 Pantsulaia,L (2465)-Kuparadze,G (2227)/Nakhchivan 2003/EXT 2004 (28)} Nd3
$1 $132) 12... cxd4 (12... e5 $5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nd5 Qd8) 13. Nxd4 Ne5 $1 (
13... Rac8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Rd4 Rfd8 16. Rad1 e5 17. R4d2 a6 18. Qb3 $14 {
1-0 Piket,J (2540)-Shamkovich,L (2425)/Palma de Mallorca 1989/TD (41)}) 14. b3
a6 {with quite a satisfactory hedgehog}) 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc7 (12... Qc8
13. b3 (13. Qd3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 15. e4 Rfd8 16. Rad1 Rd7 17. Rd2 Rc8 18. b3
b5 $15 {1/2 Vidmar,M-Tylor,T/Hastings 1936/HCL (26)}) (13. Rfd1 $5 Qxc4 14.
Ncb5 Qxc2 15. Nxc2 Rc8 16. Rxd6 a6 17. Nc3 Nc6 $11) 13... Nc6 14. Rfd1 (14.
Ndb5 d5 15. cxd5 Nb4 16. Qd2 Nbxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rac1 Qb7 19. e4 Nf6 20. f3
Rfd8 21. Qe2 Ne8 22. a4 a6 23. Na3 Qe7 {1/2 Benjamin,J (2560)-Franzoni,G (2455)
/Novi Sad 1990/TD}) 14... d5 (14... Qb7 $142 15. f3 Rfd8 {[%cal Ya7a6]}) 15.
cxd5 Nb4 16. Qd2 Nbxd5 17. Nxd5 Qb7 {1-0 Portisch,L (2600)-Andersson,U (2640)/
Indonesia 1983/MCD (49)} 18. f3 Qxd5 19. e4 $14) (12... a6 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. b3
Rc8 15. Rac1 h6 (15... Nbd7 $5) 16. Qd3 Nbd7 17. Nf3 Ne8 18. Kg1 Qb8 19. Nd4
Ra7 $1 20. Rc2 Rac7 21. Rdc1 Nef6 22. Nf3 Rc5 $11 {0-1 Ligterink,G (2445)
-Andersson,U (2630)/Wijk aan Zee 1984/MCL/[Chekhov] (43)}) 13. Qd3 (13. Rfd1 a6
$5 {- see above}) 13... a6 14. b3 Nbd7 15. e4 Ne5 16. Qe3 Rfe8 17. Rfd1 Rad8
18. h3 Ng6 19. Nf3 {1/2 Grigorov,G (2489)-Erdos,V (2631)/Plovdiv 2012/CBM 148 
(41)} Rd7 $11) 10... cxd4 (10... Qe7 11. Nc3 Nc6 {- see above Piket-Shamkovich}
) 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc8 13. Nd2 {Of course, this is too passive to be
dangerous but the whole game is still ahead.} a6 14. N4f3 Qc6 (14... b5 $2 {
is premature due to} 15. Ne4) 15. Rac1 Nbd7 $11 16. g4 $5 Ne5 (16... Nxg4 $143
17. Qe4 $1 $14 {regaining the more important d6-pawn.}) 17. g5 Nh5 (17... Nxf3
$5 18. exf3 Nh5 19. Qe4 Qe8) 18. Qe4 Qxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf4+ 20. Kf1 Nxf3 21. exf3
d5 22. cxd5 exd5 $6 (22... Nxd5 $142 23. Nc3 Nf4 24. Rd6 (24. Na4 b5 25. Nb6
Rad8) 24... Rab8 25. Rcd1 f6 $132) 23. Nc3 f6 (23... Rfd8 24. Rd4) 24. Nxd5
Nxd5 25. Rxd5 {[%mdl 4096]} fxg5 26. Rc7 {[%cal Rd5d7]} Rf7 (26... Rac8 27.
Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rd6 Rb8 {[%cal Yg8f8,Yf8e7]} 29. b4 Kf8 30. a4 Ke7 31. Rc6 Kd7
32. b5 $14) 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Rd7+ Kg8 29. Rb7 b5 30. Rb6 $14 Rc8 (30... Ra7
31. Kg2 g6 32. Kg3 Kg7 {was probably quite solid for Black. If White's king
goes to the queenside, Black can advance his kingside pawns and play ...
Ra7-f7xf3. Meanwhile,} 33. f4 {can be met with} gxf4+ 34. Kxf4 Rf7+ 35. Kg3 (
35. Ke3 Re7+ 36. Kd3 Rf7) 35... Rf6 $11) 31. b4 (31. Rxa6 Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Rc2 33.
b4 Kf7 34. Ra5 h6 35. a3 Rc3) 31... Ra8 32. a3 Kf7 (32... g6 $142 {[%cal Yg8g7]
- see annotation to move 30.}) 33. Kg2 h6 34. f4 {This is quite appropriate
now.} gxf4 35. Kf3 Rc8 (35... Ke7 36. Kxf4 Rf8+ 37. Ke3 Rf6 $2 {doesn't work
now as the pawn endgame is winning for White:} 38. Rxf6 gxf6 (38... Kxf6 39.
Kd4) 39. Kf4 Ke6 40. Kg4 Kf7 41. Kf5 $18) 36. Rxa6 Rc2 $6 (36... Rc3+ 37. Kxf4
Rh3 38. Ra5 Rxh2 39. Rxb5 (39. Kg3 Rh5 40. a4 Rg5+) (39. Kf3 Ke6 40. Rxb5 Rh3+)
39... Rxf2+ 40. Ke5 g5 {, and Black should not lose}) 37. h4 g5 $2 {A bad move,
after which White ends up with two extra pawns.} (37... Ra2 $142 38. h5 Ke7 39.
Ra5 (39. Rb6 Rxa3+ 40. Kxf4 {White wins the b5-pawn but still hardly the game.}
) 39... Kd6 40. Kg4 (40. Ke4 Re2+ 41. Kd4 Rd2+) 40... Kc6 41. f3 Rg2+ 42. Kxf4
Rg5 {keeping drawing chances.}) 38. Rxh6 Rc3+ (38... g4+ 39. Kxg4 Rxf2 40. Rb6
$18) 39. Ke4 gxh4 40. Rxh4 Rxa3 41. Rxf4+ Ke6 42. Rf5 Ra2 43. f3 Re2+ 44. Kf4
1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. O-O d6 (9... Na6 {- see CBM 142, annotations to Nyback - A.Mastrovasilis
}) (9... O-O {is the main theoretical continuation.}) 10. Bg5 (10. cxd5 O-O 11.
e4 Re8 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Bf1 a6 14. a4 Rc8 15. f3 Qc7 16. Ng2 Ne5 $132 {1/2 (39)
Legemaat,G (2353)-Gentinetta,B ICCF WS 2005}) (10. Nxd5 {may be the simplest
way sufficient for a small plus:} Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Nc6 12. Rb1 O-O 13. b3 Qd7 14.
Bb2 Rfe8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rb2 Rad8 17. Rd2 Ba6 18. Ng2 b5 19. Nf4 bxc4 20.
bxc4 Ne5 21. Qc2 $14 {1/2 (25) Abramovic,B (2467)-Palac,M (2583) Neum 2011})
10... Qd7 {That's the main idea behind the delay in castling.} (10... h6 11.
Nxd5 $1 Nc6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Qa4 $14 {1/2 (23) Salzmann,S 
(2156)-Launhardt,W (2132) Lechenicher SchachServer 2011}) 11. cxd5 (11. Bxf6
Bxf6 12. Bxd5 Bxc3 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. bxc3 Qd7 $11 {[%csl Rc3,Rc4,Rd6]}) 11...
h6 12. Bd2 b5 (12... O-O 13. Qc2 $6 (13. e4 $142) 13... Na6 14. Rad1 Nb4 15.
Qb1 Nbxd5 16. e4 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Qe7 $17 {0-1 (38) Omar,N (2322)-Urkedal,F (2473)
Istanbul TUR 2012}) 13. a3 O-O 14. e4 Na6 15. Qb3 (15. Qc1 $5 Kh7 16. Re1 b4
17. Nd1) 15... Nc7 16. Rfe1 a5 {Black has obtained an excellent active
position.} 17. Qa2 $2 {[%mdl 16384] A strange decentralising move, after which
White's centre quickly collapses.} (17. Qc2 $142 {[%cal Yc3d1,Yd1e3]}) 17...
Rfe8 18. a4 b4 19. Nd1 Re7 20. f4 Rae8 21. Nf2 Nfxd5 $1 22. exd5 Re2 23. Rxe2
Rxe2 24. Rd1 Bd4 25. Be1 Qe8 26. Nf3 Qe3 27. Qb1 Rxb2 28. Qc1 Qxc1 29. Rxc1 Be3
30. Rd1 c4 31. Ne5 dxe5 32. d6 Bxg2 33. f5 (33. dxc7 Bh3 34. c8=Q+ Bxc8 35.
Rd8+ Kg7 36. Rxc8 Rb1 $19) 33... Bb7 34. d7 Bg5 35. d8=Q+ Bxd8 36. Rxd8+ Kg7
37. Rd7 Rb1 38. Kf1 c3 39. f6+ Kxf6 40. Ng4+ Kg5 41. Nxe5 c2 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.22"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Pashikian, Arman"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yerevan Mika"]
[BlackTeam "Economist SGSEU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.
Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qd3 Nxc3 10. Ng5 {Many years ago this was considered a
"deadly trap". However, later on it turned out not to be so deadly, and some
black players deliberately fell into it!} Ne4 11. Nxe4 {White plays for a
small plus.} (11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 Qxg5 13. Qxa8 {wins the exchange but
Black gets decent compensation:} Nc6 (13... Qa5+ $143 14. Kf1 Qa6 15. Qe4 Qxc4
16. b3 Qb4 17. Kg2 Nc6 18. Rac1 f5 19. Qf4 Rc8 20. Rhd1 $16 {1-0 Gilg,K-Herzog,
F/Teplitz-Schoenau 1937/HCL (26)}) 14. Qb7 Nxd4 15. Rd1 (15. Qe4 $4 Qa5+ 16.
Kf1 Nb3 17. axb3 Qxa1+ 18. Kg2 Qxb2 {0-1 Simantsev,M (2511)-Lomako,P (2417)/
Serpukhov 2009/EXT 2010}) (15. O-O Nxe2+ 16. Kh1 Qc5 17. Qe4 Nd4 18. Rad1 e5
19. Qd5 c6 $6 (19... d6 $1 20. Qxc5 bxc5 21. Rd3 Rb8 22. Ra3 Rb7 $11 {P.Van
der Sterren, M.Kuijf}) 20. Qxd7 Qxc4 21. Qxa7 $14 {1-0 Van der Sterren,P (2605)
-Kortschnoj,V (2615)/Antwerp 1994/EXT 1998 (30)}) 15... c5 (15... Qe5 16. e3
Nc2+ 17. Ke2 $1 d5 (17... Nb4 18. Rxd7 $16) 18. Rd2 Qe4 (18... Nb4 19. a3 Qe4
20. Rc1 Na2 21. Rcc2 Qh1 22. cxd5 Nc1+ 23. Rxc1 Qxc1 24. Qc6 $16) (18... Qxb2
19. Qc6 $3 Nb4 20. Rxb2 Nxc6 21. cxd5 $18) 19. Rc1 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qg2+ 21. Kd1
Qh1+ 22. Kc2 Qe4+ 23. Rd3 $18 {1-0 Novikov,I (2580)-Christiansen,L (2590)/
Antwerp 1995/CBM 050/[Novikov] (44)}) 16. e3 (16. Rd2 $5) 16... Nc2+ 17. Kd2 (
17. Kf1 Qg4 18. Rxd7 Qxc4+ 19. Kg2 Nxe3+ 20. fxe3 Qe2+ 21. Kg1 Qe1+ {1/2
Melkumyan,H (2485)-Lysyj,I (2593)/Moscow 2008/CBM 123}) 17... Qf5 18. Qg2 (18.
f3 Nb4 19. Ke2 Qc2+ 20. Rd2 Qxc4+ 21. Kf2 {1/2 Goldin,A-Iailian,M/Soviet Union
1984/EXT 2000}) 18... Nb4 19. e4 Qf6 20. Kc1 Nxa2+ 21. Kb1 Nb4 22. Rxd7 Nc6 23.
f4 e5 24. Rhd1 Nd4 25. Rxa7 exf4 26. gxf4 Qxf4 27. Re1 Nf3 28. Re2 Nd4 29. Re1
{1/2 Euwe,M-Capablanca,J/Amsterdam 1931/HCL}) 11... d5 (11... Nc6 12. O-O d6
13. a3 $14) 12. cxd5 Bxd5 (12... exd5 13. Nc3 c6 14. O-O Nd7 15. b4 (15. e4 $14
) 15... Nf6 16. Rfd1 Qd7 17. a4 Rac8 18. a5 c5 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 {
0-1 Kulaots,K (2547)-Kuparadze,G (2362)/Istanbul 2007/CBM 120 ext (39)} 21. e4
$1 $16) 13. O-O Nc6 (13... Nd7 14. Rac1 {[%csl Rc7]}) 14. Rfd1 Qe7 {[%cal
Ya8d8,Ye6e5]} 15. Nc3 $1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rad8 $146 {This move was recommended by
V.Ivanchuk in his annotations to the following game:} (16... Nb4 $6 17. Qc4 Nd5
(17... Rac8 18. e4 $5) 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Qc6 Rfd8 20. e3 $1 Kf8 21. Nxd5 exd5
22. Rc3 Qd7 23. Rdc1 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 $16 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2731)-Nisipeanu,L 
(2695)/Foros 2006/CBM 113 (54)}) 17. Qe4 (17. Qc4 Na5 18. Qa4 c5 {V.Ivanchuk})
17... Rd6 $1 18. Rac1 (18. Nb5 Rd5) 18... a6 19. Nb5 (19. e3 $14 {V.Ivanchuk})
19... axb5 20. Rxc6 Qd7 21. Rdc1 Rxd4 22. Qe5 Qd5+ 23. Qxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxc7 $14 {
[%mdl 4096] White is slightly better in this endgame due to his superior pawn
structure. Unbelievably, he goes on to lose it!} g6 25. R1c2 b4 26. R2c4 b3 27.
axb3 Rd2 28. Rc2 Rfd8 29. Kf3 R2d5 30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Rxc8+ Kg7 32. Rc4 Rb5 33.
b4 Rd5 34. Ke3 Kf6 35. Rc6 (35. Rd4 $1 Rb5 36. Kd3 $14) 35... Rb5 36. Kd3 $6
Rxb4 37. Kc3 Rb5 38. b4 Ke7 39. Rc7+ Kf6 40. Rc6 Ke7 41. Rc7+ Kf6 42. Rb7 Re5
43. e3 b5 44. Rd7 g5 $1 {[%cal Yg5g4] Suddenly Black gets counterplay!} 45. Kd4
(45. h3 Rf5 46. f4 gxf4 47. exf4 h5 48. Rd4 $11) 45... Rf5 46. f4 g4 $1 47. e4
$6 {It is very risky to give up the h2-pawn!} ({There was still nothing wrong
with} 47. Ke4 Rh5 48. Rd2 $11) 47... Rh5 48. e5+ Kg6 49. Kc5 $6 (49. Rd8 $1 {
was now essential to force} Kg7 {, and then} 50. Kc5 {is enough for a draw:}
Rxh2 51. Kxb5 h5 52. Kc4 $1 h4 53. gxh4 g3 54. Rd3 $1 Rh3 $1 55. Rd1 Kg6 (55...
Rxh4 56. b5 Rxf4+ 57. Kc5 g2 58. Rg1 Rf2 59. b6 $11) 56. b5 Kf5 57. b6 Rxh4 58.
b7 Rh8 59. Kc5 Kxf4 60. Rb1 g2 61. Kc6 Kf3 62. Kc7 Kf2 63. Rb2+ $11) 49... Rxh2
50. Kxb5 $6 {Again} (50. Rd8 $1 {was necessary:} Rc2+ $1 (50... h5 51. Rg8+ Kf5
$2 52. Kd4) (50... Kf5 51. Rf8 $132) 51. Kxb5 h5 52. Ka4 $1 Rg2 53. Rd3 h4 54.
gxh4 g3 55. b5 Kf5 56. b6 Kxf4 57. Kb5 Rb2+ 58. Kc6 g2 59. Rd1 {with a draw as
after} Kg4 (59... Kxe5 $6 60. b7 {[%csl Gh4]}) 60. b7 Kxh4 61. Kc7 Kg3 (61...
Rc2+ $11) 62. b8=Q Rxb8 63. Kxb8 Kh2 $4 (63... Kf4 $11) 64. Kc7 g1=Q 65. Rxg1
Kxg1 66. Kd6 Kf2 67. Ke7 {Black lacks a crucial tempo and loses.}) 50... h5 51.
Rd3 h4 52. gxh4 Rxh4 (52... Kh5 53. Rd7 $1 g3 54. Rxf7 Rxh4 {[%cal Rh4g4]} (
54... Kxh4 55. Kc6) 55. f5 $1 exf5 56. Rxf5+ Kg4 57. Rf1 $11) 53. Kc4 $2 (53.
Kc6 {may be still enough for a draw. The endgame requires deep analysis but
here is the first approximation:} Rh3 54. Rd1 Rc3+ 55. Kd6 Rb3 56. Kc5 g3 57.
Kc4 $1 Rf3 58. b5 Kf5 59. b6 Rf2 (59... Rxf4+ 60. Kc5 Rf2 61. Rg1 $1 g2 62. b7
$11) 60. Kc3 Rh2 61. Rb1 Rh8 62. Kd4 g2 $5 (62... Kxf4 63. b7 Rd8+ (63... g2
64. Kc5 $1 Kxe5 65. Rg1 $11) 64. Kc5 Kxe5 65. b8=Q+ Rxb8 66. Rxb8 $11 {_|_})
63. Rg1 $1 Rg8 64. b7 Rb8 65. Rxg2 Rxb7 66. Rh2 $5 Rb4+ 67. Kd3 Rxf4 68. Rh5+
$11) 53... Kf5 54. Rd7 (54. b5 Kxf4 55. b6 Kxe5 56. Rd8 (56. b7 Rh8 57. Kb5 f5
58. Kc6 Ke4 59. Rb3 f4 $19) 56... g3+ 57. Kc5 (57. Kc3 g2 58. Rg8 Rh1 $1 59.
Rxg2 Rb1 $19) 57... Rh1 58. b7 Rc1+ 59. Kb6 Rb1+ 60. Kc6 f5 61. b8=Q+ Rxb8 62.
Rxb8 Kf4 $1 $19) 54... Rh7 (54... g3 55. Rxf7+ Kg6 56. Rf8 Kg7 $19 {wins at
once but the text move is good, too.}) 55. b5 g3 56. Rd1 (56. b6 g2 57. b7 g1=Q
58. b8=Q Qc1+ 59. Kd4 Qxf4+ $19) 56... Rh2 57. b6 (57. Rb1 g2 58. Rg1 Kxf4 59.
b6 Kf3 60. b7 Rh8 $19) 57... Rb2 58. Kc5 g2 59. Kc6 Kxf4 60. b7 Kf3 61. Kc7 Kf2
0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Athanasios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. Bg2 c5 {This system is considered
rather favourable for White; the present game doesn't refute that verdict.} 6.
d5 $1 exd5 7. Nh4 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. O-O Na6 {Black brings the knight to control
the d5-square.} (9... O-O 10. Bg5 {etc. is the main theoretical line.}) 10. Bf4
$5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (10. Rb1 $6 O-O 11. a3 Re8 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 c4 14. Nf3
Nc5 $132 {1/2 Banikas,H (2590)-Mastrovasilis,A (2556)/Vrahati 2010/CBM 139
Extra (76)}) (10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Bxd5 12. Qxd5 O-O 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Qd2 Nb4
15. Ng2 Qe6 16. Rfc1 Rfe8 17. Be3 Qe5 $132 {1/2 Prusikin,M (2525)-Hertneck,G 
(2547)/Austria 2004/EXT 2006 (43)}) (10. cxd5 d6 11. Qa4+ (11. e4 O-O 12. Bf4
Nh5 13. Be3 Nf6 14. f3 Re8 15. Qd2 Nc7 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 b5 18. Rfe1 b4 19.
Ne2 Ba6 $132 {1/2 Libeau,R (2360)-Thiel,K (2330)/Germany 1991/GER-chT2 (52)})
11... Qd7 12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. Bf4 Nc7 14. e4 Rad8 15. Rad1 Kc8 16. e5 dxe5 17.
Bxe5 Nfe8 18. Rfe1 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Nd6 $11 {1-0 Romero Holmes,A (2526)-Mantovani,
R (2342)/Senigallia 2009/CBM 130 Extra (60)}) 10... O-O (10... Nc7 $5 {needs
checking, e.g.} 11. Bd6 (11. cxd5 d6 12. e4 O-O 13. Qd2 b5 $132) 11... Ne4 12.
Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qc2 f5 14. f3 $44) 11. Bd6 {[%csl Gd6]} Re8 12. cxd5 b5 $5 {
Black could also try to free his pieces without material sacrifices:} (12...
Ng4 $5) 13. Nxb5 Qb6 14. a4 Ne4 15. Bf4 d6 16. Ra3 $6 (16. Nf3 $5 Nc7 17. Ng5
$1 Nxg5 (17... Nxb5 18. Nxe4) 18. Nxd6 $1 Nxd5 $1 19. Nxb7 Nxf4 20. gxf4 Ne6
21. e3 $14) 16... Nb4 $1 {[%mdl 2048]} 17. Re3 f5 $6 (17... a6 $1 $13) 18. Bxe4
Rxe4 19. Rxe4 fxe4 20. Bxd6 (20. Ng2 $1 Bxd5 (20... Nxd5 21. Qb3 $1 Kh8 22. Rd1
) 21. Ne3 Bf7 22. Qxd6 Bxb2 23. Rd1 $14) 20... Bxd5 (20... Rc8 $5) 21. Qc1 $16
{White has kept his extra pawn; Black's bishop pair doesn't give him
sufficient compensation due to the unsafe position of his king.} Rc8 22. Bf4 (
22. Qf4 $5 $16 Bxb2 $140 $2 23. Qg4 $1 Ra8 24. Nf5 Bf6 25. Rc1 $18) 22... a6 (
22... Qa6 23. Bh6 $16) 23. Nc3 Bb7 (23... Qe6 24. Bh6 Bd4 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Ng2
$16) 24. Rd1 Bd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Blundering a second pawn, after which White
gradually wins.} (24... Rd8 $16) 25. Nxe4 $1 c4 $6 (25... Bxe4 26. Rxd4 $18) (
25... Rd8 26. Bg5 $18) 26. Nf3 {Quite enough for a win.} (26. a5 $5 {would end
the game faster:} Qa7 (26... Qe6 27. Nd6 $18) 27. Nd6 Bxf2+ 28. Kf1 Bg1 29. e3
$18) 26... Bxb2 (26... Bxe4 27. Nxd4 $18) 27. Qxb2 Bxe4 28. Ng5 Ba8 29. Qe5 Qc6
30. f3 Re8 31. Qd4 Rxe2 32. Qa7 Bb7 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Qd4+ Kh6 35. Nf7+ Kh5 36.
g4+ Kh4 37. Bg3+ Kh3 38. Ng5# 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Be7 8. b3
c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 {A typical position has arisen. Black's two queenside pawns
hold three white pawns, with an eventual possibility of undermining ...
a7-a5-a4. It is very essential that the white knight is on d2 (it would better
stay on c3 controlling the a4 square and aiming at b5 in case of ...a7-a5).
White's counterchances are on the kingside; to ...a7-a5 he can reply a2-a4 and
then try to bring his knight to b5 after all. If White plays e2-e4, Black,
besides the queenside undermining, has another plan: ...e6-e5 then bringing
his knight to d4. Generally, the position is roughly equal.} 10. Bb2 d6 11. Qc2
Nbd7 12. Rad1 {The following game illustrates Black's triumphant strategy:} (
12. e4 Qc7 13. Rfe1 Rfd8 14. Rad1 h6 15. h3 Nh7 16. Nf1 Bf6 17. Bc1 Be7 18. g4
$6 Ne5 19. Ng3 Nf8 20. Nh5 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 e5 22. Ng3 Ne6 23. Nf5 Bg5 24. Bg2
Rd7 25. h4 Bf4 26. Qc3 Bxc1 27. Rxc1 Kh7 28. Qg3 g6 29. Ne3 Nf4 30. Rc2 a5 31.
Nd5 Bxd5 32. exd5 f5 $19 {0-1 Adianto,U-Adorjan,A/Indonesia 1983/MCD (46)})
12... Qc7 13. e4 (13. Ng5 $5 {needs more tests. In the following game White
was successful:} Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rac8 15. Nge4 Qb7 16. Kg1 d5 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. e4 Rfd8 20. exd5 exd5 21. Rfe1 Re8 22. Qd3 dxc4 23. Nxc4 $14 {
1-0 Bischoff,K-Nagatz,F/Germany 1992/GER-chT (42)}) 13... Bc6 14. Rfe1 Qb7 15.
h3 a5 16. a4 Rfb8 17. Nh2 Ne8 18. Ba1 Bf6 (18... e5 $5 {[%cal Yd7f8,Yf8e6] V.
Emelin} 19. f4 exf4 20. gxf4 Nc7 $132 {[%cal Yc7e6]}) 19. Bxf6 Ndxf6 20. f4 Ra6
21. Nhf3 Qe7 22. Kh2 e5 23. f5 Rab6 24. Re3 {Black has no real counterplay now
but his position is extremely solid.} h6 25. g4 Nc7 26. Rg1 g5 27. Bf1 Kg7 28.
h4 Rh8 29. hxg5 hxg5+ 30. Bh3 Nfe8 31. Nf1 f6 32. Qd2 Ra6 33. Ng3 Kf8 34. Nh5 {
Black must now carefully follow White's possible piece sacrifices on f6 or g5.}
Rg8 35. Rd1 Ra7 36. Ne1 Na6 37. Nc2 Qd8 38. Bg2 Nb4 39. Nxb4 (39. Na3 Rd7 40.
Nb5 Bb7 {[%cal Yb4c6,Yc6d4] V.Emelin}) 39... axb4 40. Rd3 Rd7 41. Kg3 Rh8 42.
Bf3 Rhh7 43. Rh1 Kg8 44. Rd1 Kf8 45. Kf2 Kg8 46. Bg2 Kf8 47. Rh1 Kg8 48. Rdh3
Rdf7 49. R1h2 Qe7 50. Bf3 Qd8 51. Qc1 Qe7 52. Qh1 Bb7 53. a5 {This pawn later
becomes rather weak than strong and eventually falls but it's a fortress
anyway.} Ba6 54. Qd1 Bb7 55. Qa1 Ba6 56. Qh1 Bb7 57. Ng3 Rxh3 58. Rxh3 Rh7 59.
Rxh7 Qxh7 60. Qa1 Ba6 61. Qa4 Kf8 62. Nf1 (62. Qc6 Qb7) 62... Qb7 63. Ne3 Ke7
64. Qa1 Kd8 65. Qh1 Qg7 66. Nd5 Kd7 67. Qh5 (67. Qa1 Kd8 68. Qa4 Qd7) 67... Kd8
68. Be2 Kd7 69. Qg6 Qxg6 70. fxg6 Bc8 71. Kg3 Kc6 72. Ne7+ Kc7 73. Nf5 Be6 74.
g7 Kb7 75. Kf2 Ka6 76. Kg3 Kxa5 77. Kf2 Kb6 78. Kg3 Kc7 79. Kf2 Kd7 80. Ke3
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 10th final"]
[Site "Lyon"]
[Date "1994.11.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1994.11.18"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lyon-Oyonnax Echecs"]
[BlackTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 O-O 6. Bg2 d5 $6 (6... d6
$142) 7. Nf3 b6 8. cxd5 (8. O-O Bb7 9. cxd5 Bxd5 $5 10. Nc3 Bb7 {/\ Nbd7, c5})
8... exd5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. b4 $1 {/\ b5+/-} Ne4 12. Qb2 Re8 13. e3
c6 14. Rfd1 (14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Rfc1 {+=}) (14. Rfc1 a5 15. b5 c5 {
+=} (15... Nxc3 $2 16. bxc6 {+/-})) (14. Rac1 {/\ Rfd1, a4, b5} a5 15. b5 $5
Nxc3 16. Rxc3 cxb5 17. Qxb5 Ba6 18. Qxd5 Bxf1 19. Bxf1 {~=}) 14... a5 15. a3
Nxc3 (15... Qe7 $6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 axb4 18. axb4 Nf6 19. b5 (19. Nc4 Nd5
20. b5 $2 cxb5 21. Qxb5 Nc3) 19... c5 20. Nc4 Nd5 21. dxc5 Rxa1 (21... Qxc5 22.
Rac1 $36) 22. Qxa1 Qxc5 23. Qd4 $36) (15... axb4 16. axb4 Nd6 17. b5 {+=}) (
15... Nd6 16. b5 (16. Nd2 axb4 17. Qxb4 $5 (17. axb4 b5 $132 {/\ Nb6-c4}) 17...
c5 18. Qb3 c4 19. Qb4 Nf6 20. Rdb1 Ra6 21. a4 {+=}) 16... Nc4 17. Qb3 {+=}) 16.
Qxc3 Qe7 17. Ne1 Qd6 18. Nd3 Ba6 19. bxa5 $5 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Rxa5 21. Rc1 Nb8 (
21... Rc8 $6 22. Qb4 $1 {+/- <->c}) (21... c5 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Qd2 Rxc1+ 24.
Qxc1 Nf6 25. Qd1 $36) 22. Qb4 $1 Qd8 $8 {/\ b5=} (22... Qxb4 $2 23. axb4 Ra4 (
23... Rb5 $2 24. Rb3 {+- /\ Bf1}) 24. b5 {+-}) 23. a4 $1 b5 24. axb5 Rxb5 25.
Qa3 Qb6 26. Rdc3 g6 27. Bh3 Kg7 28. R3c2 Rb4 $1 {/\ Re7} 29. Ra2 Re7 30. Qa5
Qb7 $6 (30... Rb7 {+=}) 31. Qc5 Rb1 32. Qc2 Rb6 $6 (32... Rb4 33. Rca1 Qb6 {+=}
) 33. Rca1 Qc7 34. Rb2 $1 Rxb2 35. Qxb2 Nd7 $2 $138 (35... Qb7 36. Qa3 {+=})
36. Ra6 {+/-} Re8 37. Qc2 (37. Qc3 $142) 37... Nb8 38. Ra3 Nd7 39. Ra6 Nb8 40.
Ra8 Qb7 41. Qa2 Re7 42. Ra3 Qc7 43. Qb2 Nd7 44. Ra6 Re8 45. Qc3 $1 Nb8 46. Ra8
Qb7 47. Qa3 $1 {>< e7} h5 $6 (47... Re7 $4 48. Rxb8 {+-}) (47... Kg8 $142) 48.
Qa7 Qb1+ (48... Qxa7 49. Rxa7 Kf8 50. Rb7 {+- /\ Kf1-e1-d2-c3-b4}) 49. Bf1 h4
50. Qc7 hxg3 51. hxg3 Rf8 $8 (51... Rh8 $2 52. Qe5+ {+-}) 52. Ra7 Qf5 53. Rb7
Qc8 54. Qe5+ Kg8 55. Re7 {+- ->} Qd8 56. Bd3 Nd7 57. Qd6 (57. Qg5 $2 Re8 {=})
57... Nb8 $6 (57... Nb6 58. Qxd8 Rxd8 59. Rb7 Nd7 (59... Na4 $2 60. Rc7 Rd6 61.
Ba6 {/\ Bb7} c5 62. Bb5 {+-}) 60. Rc7 Nb8 61. Kf1 {+-}) 58. Qf6 Nd7 59. Qh4 $1
Kg7 (59... Re8 60. Bxg6 $1 {+-}) 60. Qg5 1-0

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.21"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 O-O 6. g3 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8.
Bg2 Ne4 9. Qd3 Nxc3 10. Ng5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Nc6 {This move corresponds best to
the hyper-modern spirit of the variation. Being slightly underdeveloped, Black
avoids the immediate pawn contact in the centre, which usually leaves him
struggling for a long time.} 12. O-O (12. Qd2 $6 Na5 $1 13. Qc3 f5 14. b4 Nxc4
15. Nf6+ Rxf6 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bf3 d5 18. e3 c5 $17 {Airapetian,G (2429)
-Lomako,P (2431)/Lipetsk 2010/CBM 137 Extra (1/2, 61)}) 12... Rb8 {Generally
speaking, this is an useful move, but maybe it is better to wait with it until
White defines his intentions.} ({I do not like} 12... d5 {, either, as it
leads to the same kind of problems as after 11...d5.} 13. cxd5 Nb4 14. Qb3 Nxd5
15. Rac1 Qe7 16. Rfd1 $14) (12... f5 $5 {looks like an eccentric way of
getting counterplay on the kingside.} 13. Nc3 f4 $5 (13... Nb4 14. Qd2 Bxg2 15.
Kxg2 $14) 14. Be4 (14. d5 Ne5 15. Qd4 Qg5 $132) 14... h6 15. Rad1) (12... d6 $5
{may be soundest.} 13. a3 (13. Nc3 {allows the simplifying} Nb4 14. Qd2 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 Qd7 {, with similar play as in Tarjan-Larsen.}) (13. Qd2 {does not
put too much pressure on Black.} a5 $5 14. Nc3 Qc8) 13... e5 (13... a5 14. Nc3
$5) 14. d5 (14. e3 f5 15. Nc3 e4 16. Qc2 Ne7 $13 {[%csl Gf3,Gg2]}) 14... Nb8
15. b4 f5 16. Nc3 Nd7 $132 17. e4 f4 18. Bh3 a5 $132 {This looke like a more
passive version of Goglidze's game, but Black seems to have adequate play
anyway.}) 13. Nc3 (13. a3 $5) 13... Nb4 14. Qd2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 c6 {Black
decides to put a break to the enemy centrre with ...d5.} 16. a3 Na6 17. e4 d5
18. cxd5 cxd5 19. e5 {Black has failed to solve all his problems. The
unfortunate position of his knight will leave him with problems fighting for
the only open file.} Nc7 (19... Qd7 20. Rac1 Rfc8 21. Rc2 (21. Qd3 Nc7 22. Rc2
Nb5 23. Rfc1 Nxc3 24. Rxc3 h6 25. Qc2 $14) 21... Rc4 22. b3 Rc7 23. Rfc1 Rbc8
$14) 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. Rc2 Rbc8 22. Rfc1 $14 Nb5 $6 23. Nxb5 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Qxb5
25. Rc7 $16 {Black's position is very passive.} a5 26. Qc2 h6 27. h4 Qa6 28. b3
Qb5 29. h5 Rd8 30. Rc6 Rf8 31. f4 Qa6 32. Rc7 Qa8 33. Qc6 Qa6 34. Qc2 Qa8 35.
g4 Kh8 36. a4 Kg8 37. Kf2 Kh8 38. Qc6 Qb8 39. Kg3 Kg8 40. g5 hxg5 41. fxg5 Qd8
42. Kg4 Kh8 43. Qb7 Kg8 44. g6 Qe8 45. Re7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Black "Fedorchuk, Sergey A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ {The Bogo-Indian and Queen's Indian often
transpose one to the other. In the present game, it all starts with a Bogo
move order, but later we get a QI tabyia.} ({The QI standard move order to get
the game variation is} 3... b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5) 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3
({In the article on the variation introduced by} 5. Nc3 b6 {, published on
this same DVD, I have pointed out that after} 6. g3 {Black can do better than
transpose to the QI by playing the active} Ba6 $5) 5... b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O
O-O {This tabyia bears some relation to that in which the white b-pawn has
been "convinced" to advance to b3 with 4...Ba6. This extra tempo does not
always help White. In certain cases, ...a5-a4 offers Black queenside play. It
has been one of Korchnoi's favourites over the last three decades of his
remarkable career.} 8. Bf4 {This is one of the main continuations. With the
pawn on b3, Black could take advantage of the fact that his bishop is not
under tension anymore and play 9...a4, when 10.a3 is ineffective because of 10.
..axb3!, pinning the a-pawn. Here, Black does not have such a possibility and
has to take meausres against the threat of trapping the b4-bishop with c4-c5.}
Be7 {In the classical QI, the move ...a5 is not very useful at this stage of
the game, but on the other hand White rarely plays Bc1-f4. These two aspects
tend to compensate for each other and the final evaluation of the position
remains uncertain.} 9. Re1 {Following a line which had brought her opponent to
defeat two years earlier.} ({The more popular move is} 9. Nc3 Ne4 {, when
White has tried several moves.} 10. Qc2 (10. Rc1 d6 11. Qd3 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 Nc6
13. e4 {has been played in a few games. White usually retained some advantage,
but in none of the cases did Black try the possibly equalising} Nxd4 $5 $146
14. Qxd4 e5 15. Nxe5 Bf6 $11) (10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. d5 {wins space in the centre,
but with the light-squared bishop outside the pawn chain, Black should have no
big problems. Here is a recent example:} Bf6 12. Qd2 Na6 13. Rad1 Nc5 14. b3 d6
15. Bh3 e5 {Whenever the position gets blocked like this, the usefulness of ...
a5 is beyond question. We can see, though, that the bishop does not stand
especially well on f4.} 16. Be3 h6 17. Ne1 Bh7 18. f3 Bg5 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20.
Qxg5 hxg5 21. e4 g6 22. Nd3 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 f5 {Black has been the first one to
start pawn play on "his" wing. White still needs to prepare a3, b4 and c5,
because this would lead to the opening of the a-file with possibilities of
black counterplay.} 24. Rc3 Kg7 25. a3 Kf6 {The doubled pawns restrict Black's
active possibilities on the kingside. Therefore, he will take measures against
White's queenside attack.} 26. Bg2 Bg8 27. Rb1 Rfc8 28. Bf1 c6 $1 29. dxc6 Rxc6
{Suddenly, the c4-pawn is vulnerable and White decides to make a self-blocking
move.} 30. a4 $15 {However, Black could not find a way of opening the kingside
and everything ended peacefully in Sargissian,G (2667)-Lysyj,I (2578)/Mainz
2007/CBM 119 ext (1/2, 47)}) 10... Nxc3 11. Qxc3 (11. bxc3 Ra7 $1 $11 {Piket,J
(2590)-Kortschnoj,V (2605)/Nijmegen 1993/CBM 036/[Dautov] (1/2 , 43)}) 11... d6
12. Rfd1 Nd7 13. Rac1 h6 $5 {The relative lack of space does not bother him
too much after the exchange of one pair of knights. He can organise his
defensive lines at his own pace.} 14. Qd3 f5 15. Qe3 Rf6 16. h4 (16. c5 $5 Be4
$5) 16... Qe8 {and Black soon managed to carry out ...e5 with strong
initiative in Van Wely,L (2605)-Salov,V (2675)/Amsterdam 1996/CBM 055 (0-1, 40)
}) 9... Qc8 {Deviating from his previous game with this line.} (9... d6 10. Nc3
Ne4 11. Qc2 Nxc3 12. bxc3 $5 {Maintaining the queen on the active diagonal, at
the cost of reducing the flexibility of his structure. In this situation, the
move ...a5 looks more like a weakening, because the b6-pawn is less solid than
in other similar positions.} ({On the other hand, one further merit of ...a5
can be seen after} 12. Ng5 $2 Bxg5 13. Bxb7 {, a tactical operation that wins
material in certain QI lines. Here, however, it is Black who wins material
after} Ra7) 12... f5 $6 {Underestimating the next move.} (12... Nd7 13. Ng5
Bxg5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Bc6 Rbd8 17. f4 $14) (12... h6 13. e4 Nd7
14. Rad1 Ba6 15. Bf1 c6 {leaves Black with a flexible position, with
possibilities of counterplay against the weak squares along the c-file.}) 13.
e4 $1 (13. Ng5 {is ineffective once the c2-h7 diagonal has been covered.} Bxg2
14. Nxe6 Be4 $13) 13... Bxe4 14. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 15. Qxe4 Ra7 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17.
Re1 c6 18. h4 $16 {Fressinet,L (2664)-Fedorchuk,S (2656)/Villandry 2009/CBM
131 Extra (1-0, 33). With a very active position for White.}) 10. Nc3 (10. Nbd2
{leaves the f4-bishop exposed.} Nh5 $1 11. e3 d6 12. Ng5 g6 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14.
Nh3 Nxf4 15. Nxf4 Bf6 16. h4 Nd7 17. Qf3 Qxf3 18. Nxf3 c6 19. Rac1 Rfd8 20. Rc2
a4 21. Nd3 c5 $11 {/=/+ Pavlovic,M (2533)-Banikas,H (2598)/Kavala 2009/CBM 131
Extra (0-1, 42)}) 10... Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Nd2 $146 {It is now White who
deviates from an earlier Fressinet game. The text move is safe, but does not
seem to offer White too much.} ({The critical continuation may be} 12. Bf1 {
, although the following game ended in a draw rather soon:} Bxf3 (12... d6 13.
Nd2 Bb7 14. e4 Nd7 15. Bh3 $14) 13. exf3 Bf6 14. Qd2 Nc6 15. Be3 Ne7 16. Bd3 c6
17. Rac1 Qb7 18. h4 {1/2 Fressinet,L (2658)-Werle,J (2563)/Eforie Nord 2009/
CBM 132 Extra. The position is interesting, with chances for both sides, but
personally I would choose to play it with White, because of the strong bishop
pair and the space advantage.}) 12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nc6 ({I would be tempted
to start kingside operation in the spirit of certain lines of the English
hedgehog:} 13... g5 14. Be3 Qb7+ 15. Kg1 f5 16. Nf3 f4 17. Bd2 Qe4 {followed
by ...Nc6 and ...Bf6.}) 14. Nf3 Bb4 $5 {Fighting for space on the queenside
and forcing the rook to abandon the relatively active e1-square.} 15. Rf1 a4
16. a3 Be7 17. Rc1 {[%cal Gc4c5]} (17. e4 d6 18. Re1 Qd7 {[%cal Gc6a5]}) 17...
d6 18. e4 Re8 19. Re1 Bf6 ({Once again, the simplifying operation} 19... Nxd4 {
may lead to plain equality:} 20. Nxd4 e5 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Nc6 Bg5 23. Rc2 Re6)
20. e5 dxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 (23. Rxe5 Qd7 24. Qd3 Rad8 25.
Rd1 c6 {may cause White some long term problems with her d4-pawn.}) 23... Ra5
24. Qf3 Rc5 $11 {The position has been simplified and White's space advantage
is completely compensated for by the superior flexibility of Black's structure.
} 25. Qe4 h6 26. Red1 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Rc3 Qe8 29. Rd3 g5 30. h4 Qc6 31.
Qxc6 Rxc6 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Rd4 Rc5 34. Re4 Kg7 35. Kf3 f5 36. exf6+ Kxf6 37.
Ke3 Rc6 {The ending is pretty equal and I have problems understanding which of
the opponents was playing for a win. Possibly both of them.} 38. c5 b5 $6 {
Causing himself unnecessary problems, without getting anything in exchange.} (
38... Rxc5 $11 {is safer.}) 39. Kd4 Ra6 40. f4 g4 41. Kc3 Ra8 42. Kb4 c6 43.
Rd4 (43. Re2 Kf5 (43... Rh8 44. Ka5 $16) 44. Re5+ Kf6 45. Rg5 $14) 43... Rh8
44. Ka5 (44. Rd2 Rh3 45. Rg2 Rh5 46. Rc2 Rh3 $132 47. Ka5 Rxg3 48. Kb6 Rf3 49.
Kxc6 g3 50. Rg2 Rf2 51. Rxg3 Rxb2 52. Rg8 b4 53. axb4 Rxb4 54. Kd6 {Black
still has to fight for a draw.}) 44... Rh2 45. Kb6 Rxb2 46. Kxc6 Rb3 47. Rd1 $6
{Losing a tempo.} ({As will be revealed soon, it is better to have the rook on
the second rank.} 47. Rd2 $1 $11) 47... Rxg3 48. Kxb5 Rxa3 49. c6 Rc3 50. Kb6
g3 51. c7 a3 52. Rd3 $2 ({Even with the loss of one tempo,} 52. Rd2 $1 {
would have saved the day.} Kf5 53. Ra2 Kxf4 54. Rxa3 g2 55. Rxc3 g1=Q+ 56. Rc5
$11 {Blakc has to give perpetual check 9sometimes with only moves!)}) 52... g2
$19 53. Rxc3 {Primel: La partie a duré en fait 59 coups mais les deux
feuilles de parties sont illisibles} (53. Rxc3 g1=Q+ 54. Rc5 a2 55. c8=Q a1=Q
56. Qf8+ Kg6 57. Qg8+ Kh6 {and checks will come to an end soon. It should be
noted that White cannot use her rook for the attack because it is pinned.}) 0-1

[Event "ROM-chT "]
[Site "Mamaia"]
[Date "2015.10.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Jianu, Vlad Cristian"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Timisoara Medicina"]
[BlackTeam "Bucharest Apa Nova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 {There are a few coincidences between this game and that between the
same opponents in the previous edition of the team championship. I was Black
each time, the game was played in the third round when I was on 2/2, my team
Apanova beat his Medicina Timisoara by 4.5-1.5 but Medicina won the
championship anyway... The only difference is that this time I failed to
convert my overwhelming advantage.} e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2
Bb4+ ({If Black wants to get a solid position with prospects for counterplay
and avoid the heavy theory after 4...Ba6 or} 5... Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 $5 {
I find the last move most appropriate.}) 6. Bd2 a5 ({In my article for CBM 144
I examined} 6... Bxd2+ {. I did not write any article on the game variation,
but annotated several games and played it a few times before, so my choice
could hardly have been a surprise for my opponent.}) 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4 (8. Bg5
{Rodshtein,M (2645)-Bacrot,E (2714) Porto Carras 2011 CBM 146 [Marin,M] (1/2-1/
2, 85)}) 8... Be7 9. Nc3 (9. Re1 Qc8 (9... d5 10. Ne5 {Lenic,L (2634)
-Gretarsson,H (2452) Porto Carras 2011 CBM 146 [Marin,M] (1-0, 43)}) 10. Nc3
Ne4 {Zhukova,N (2443)-Fedorchuk,S (2662) Aix-les-Bains 2011 CBM 142B [Marin,M]
(0-1, 53)}) 9... Ne4 10. Qc2 ({After making my last move I realised in a flash
that I had not checked} 10. Nb5 {which I had faced a few years ago.} Na6 11.
Rc1 d6 12. a3 f5 $6 (12... c6 {looks safer}) 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Bxb7 Nxf1 15.
Qxf1 {with more than enough compensation for the exchange, even though I later
managed to swindle my young opponent in Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2656)-Marin,M 
(2547) Leon 2012 (0-1, 38)}) 10... Nxc3 11. Qxc3 d6 {All these moves were
played relatively quickly but now my opponent had his first long think.} 12.
Qc2 {Not really a novelty, but a move I had not seen before.} ({I remembered} 
12. Rfd1 Nd7 13. Rac1 h6 $5 14. Qd3 f5 {Van Wely,L (2605)-Salov,V (2675)
Amsterdam 1996 (0-1, 40)}) ({But I was mainly worried about} 12. Rfe1 {with
the same idea as the game move: to occupy the centre with e2-e4. I later found
out there is a good antidote to it:} Nd7 ({I was reluctant to play} 12... f5 $6
{and probably rightly so:} 13. Qe3 Qd7 14. Bg5 $14 {Ilincic,Z (2570)-Akesson,R
(2510) Elista 1998 (1-0, 44)}) ({I considered} 12... c5 $5 {as a serious
candidate, taking advantage of the fact that White has not put pressure on the
d-file.}) 13. Qc2 ({The trick is that} 13. e4 $6 {runs into} e5 $1 $132 14.
dxe5 $2 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Bb4 $17) 13... f5 14. e4 g5 15. Bc1 {Leitao,R (2629)
-Diaz Hollemaert,N (2474) Villa Martelli 2010 (1-0, 40)} g4 16. Nd2 f4 $132) (
12. Qd3 {is another way of preparing e2-e4.} Nc6 (12... f5 13. Qe3 {is similar
to what I wanted to avoid in the previous line. The missing Rfe1 tempo is not
too relevant.}) 13. e4 {Farago,I (2490)-Short,N (2485) Hastings 1982 (1/2-1/2,
18)} Nxd4 (13... e5 14. dxe5 g5 15. Be3 g4 16. Ne1 Nxe5 17. Qe2 Bg5) 14. Qxd4
e5 15. Nxe5 Bf6 16. Qc3 Qe8 17. c5 dxe5 18. Be3 b5 19. Rfd1 Bc6 $11) 12... f5 {
Since the queen does not have access to e3, the e6-square is not in danger.}
13. Rfd1 {Polugaevsky,L (2635)-Kortschnoj,V (2695) Candidates sf2 1980 (4) 0-1
Even though I started playing this concrete line only recently, the current
structure was familiar to me ever since Korchnoi's 1977 and 1980 Candidates'
matches with Polugaevsky. The game which produced the strongest impact on me
was} Bf6 {I took my time before playing this.} ({As one frequently preaching
about development, I wished I could play} 13... Nd7 $5 {but was afraid of} 14.
Ng5 ({If} 14. Rac1 Bf6 $11 {Black has no problems at all. Everything is safe
on the queenside and he can think of taking over the initiative with either ...
g7-g5 or ...e6-e5.}) 14... Bxg2 15. Nxe6 Be4 16. Qc1 (16. Qd2 {reduces the
mobility of the bishop, allowing} Qc8 17. Nxf8 Qxf8 18. d5 h6 19. f3 g5 20. Be3
{With the queen on c1 the bishop could go to d2.} f4 21. gxf4 Bf5 $13) 16...
Qc8 17. Nxf8 Qxf8 18. d5 {I stopped here since it is obvious that Black would
soon be an exchange down. When I was younger, I would have taken this as a
challenge, since the positional exchange sacrifice used to be my specialty. In
fact, Black has great play after} Bf6 (18... h6 19. f3 g5 20. Bd2 $16) 19. f3
Re8 $44 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gd7c5,Gh7h6,Gg7g5] All his pieces are active, the
white kingside will be weak after the inevitable f3xe4, the b2-pawn needs
permanent caution... But for truth's sake, I should say that my last move is
by no means weaker than 13...Nd7.}) 14. c5 {White has to take advantage of the
weakened defence of the c5-square at once.} ({After} 14. Rac1 Nd7 $11 {it
would be too late already for opening the queenside. And the tactical trick}
15. Ng5 $2 {would not work at all now:} Bxg2 16. Nxe6 Be4 17. Qd2 Qe7 $1 {
This is the difference! The queen can stay on the h4-d8 diagonal, supporting ..
.g7-g5 slightly later.} 18. Nxf8 Rxf8 19. d5 g5 20. Be3 f4 $19) ({Or if} 14.
Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Nc6 $132 {with an improved version of the aforementioned
Polugaevsky-Kortschnoj game, since the bishop stands badly on f4. Black does
not need the prophylactic ...Qd7 since} 16. d5 {runs into} Nb4 17. Qc1 e5 $36)
14... bxc5 {I had discovered this structural reaction to the thematic c4-c5 as
a teenager, when studying Korchnoi's games.} ({I briefly considered} 14... Be4
{aiming to perpetually pursue the enemy queen, but rejected it for two main
reasons. First of all, I did not wish to play for a short draw and secondly I
thought there were too many deviations to calculate them all.} 15. Qb3 (15. Qc1
{is too passive, leaving the queenside underdeveloped after} Na6 16. cxd6 cxd6
$36 {[%csl Ra1,Rb2][%cal Ga8c8]}) 15... Bd5 16. Qa3 {[%csl Gd6]} (16. Qe3 Qd7 {
[%cal Gb8c6]}) (16. Qb5 Bc6 $11) 16... g5 $1 17. Bd2 g4 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Nxg2
bxc5 20. dxc5 d5 21. Nf4 Qe7 22. Bc3 Nc6 $11 {Black has reached the same kind
of structure as in the game, but in principle it would be better to have the
pawn on g7 still, avoiding the white knight's establishing itself with
stability on f4.}) 15. dxc5 Be4 $6 {It took me some time to decide whether I
should activate the bishop before or after ...d6-d5. As the next comment
proves, I took the wrong decision.} (15... d5 $1 16. Nd4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Nc6 {
This is the kind of structure Black should be aiming for after c4-c5. The
knight is stable on c6 and the bishop can become active on the f1-a6 diagonal.
At the same time, Black's pawn chain is more flexible than White's.} 18. Rdd1
Qe7 (18... Ba6 19. e4 $14) 19. b3 Ba6 $11) 16. Qb3 $6 {In vain hoping to
molest Black with Qb7.} ({My main candidate was} 16. Qa4 $6 d5 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18.
Rxd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ra6 {/\ Nc6} 20. Qb5 {Having reached this position, I
considered several possibilites for Black to complete his development and
decided that at least one of them should work, without the need to choose one
in advance. One possible continuation is} Qe7 {/\ ...e5} 21. Ra4 (21. Be5 c6 {
[%csl Gc5] x c5}) 21... e5 22. Bd2 f4 23. Rxa5 Rh6 $44) ({But the not very
obvious} 16. Qc1 $1 {suggested by Tarlev during the post mortem would have
posed serious problems.} d5 (16... Ra6 17. Ng5 $14 Bxg2 $2 18. Nxe6 $16) 17.
Ng5 $1 {This is why the queen is needed on c1.} Bxg2 (17... Qe7 18. f3 (18.
Nxe4 fxe4 $15 {/\ Nc6}) 18... Bc2 $8 19. Nxe6 $1 Bxd1 20. Nxc7 $16) 18. Nxe6
Qe7 19. Nxc7 Bh3 20. Qd2 $3 ({Our post mortem went} 20. Nxa8 $2 Qe4 21. f3 Qxe2
22. Qd2 Bd4+ $1 $19 {I do not remember exactly, but it is possible that
somebody also suggested 20.Qd2 without a clear conclusion.}) 20... Ra7 21. Bd6
Qf7 22. Bxf8 Rxc7 23. Bd6 Rc8 24. Qxd5 Nc6 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rd2 $14 {White
has a lot of pawns but Black's minor pieces are stable so the fight is really
on. Black's main problem is to re-activate his light-squared bishop, which for
the time being keeps the king under pressure, though.}) 16... d5 $15 {My
opponent confessed that he became very depressed after this move. White has no
tactical threat and strategically his position is very unpleasant.} 17. Ne1 $6
(17. Ne5 $2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 g5 $19) (17. Qb7 $6 Na6 $17) (17. Be5 Nc6 $15) 17...
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ra7 $6 (18... Qd7 $5 $15 {[%cal Gb8c6] /\ Nc6 Jianu} 19. c6 (19.
Qb7 Na6 20. c6 Qe7 {/\ Rfb8} 21. Qb5 Rfb8 22. Qxa5 g5 23. Be3 Nb4 24. Qc5 Qxc5
25. Bxc5 Bxb2 26. Rab1 Nxc6 $17) 19... Nxc6 20. Rac1 Rfb8 21. Qa4 Rb6 22. Nd3
$15) (18... Nc6 $1 $17 19. Qb7 Qe8 $1 {/\ ...e5} 20. Qxc7 (20. Bxc7 Ra7 21. Qb6
Rf7 22. Bd6 Rfb7 $19) 20... Rb8 $1 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Gf8f7] /\ Rf7, x Qc7}) 19.
Qe3 Re8 20. Be5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Nc6 22. Qc3 Qf6 $15 {Even though I lost some
time while carrying out my main plan, the position remains one-sided in
Black's favour.} 23. Rac1 (23. Qxf6 gxf6 24. Rac1 Rb8 25. Nd3 Nb4 26. Nf4 Kf7
27. a3 Nc6 $17) 23... Qxc3 (23... Rb8 $5 24. Nd3 Nb4 $15) 24. Rxc3 Rb7 $15 (
24... Rb8 $5) (24... a4 $5) 25. Nd3 e5 26. e3 Kf7 27. Rd2 ({I considered} 27.
h4 {absolutely necessary in order to ensure the control over f4 in case of ...
e5-e4. I intended to play} Kf6 28. Rd2 Rd8 {[%cal Gd5d4] /\ ...d4} 29. Ne1 e4
$17) 27... g5 28. f4 $2 {This should have lost quickly.} e4 29. Nc1 g4 $2 {
This is already over-ambitious. I wanted to create a mating net around the
white king, but as the game shows the h-file will be useful for White's
counterplay to a higher extent than the g-file would be. At the same time,
there was an immediate win with} (29... gxf4 $1 30. gxf4 d4 $1 (30... Ke6 $17)
31. exd4 e3 32. Re2 Nxd4 33. Rexe3 Rxb2+ {For some reasons, I was not entirely
happy with this position, but White is helpless.} 34. Kf1 (34. Kg1 $2 Rxe3 35.
Rxe3 Rb1 $19) (34. Kh3 Ne6 35. Rf3 Rg8 $19 {/\ Rgg2, /\ Rg4}) 34... Rxe3 35.
Rxe3 Rxh2 $19) 30. b3 $15 {White is now on the track leading to survival.} Ke6
31. h3 $5 (31. Ne2 a4 32. bxa4 Reb8 $15) 31... h5 (31... gxh3+ $5 32. Kxh3 Rb4
33. Ne2 a4 34. g4 fxg4+ 35. Kxg4 Reb8 $17) 32. hxg4 hxg4 33. Ne2 Rbb8 $6 (33...
a4 34. bxa4 Reb8 35. Rc1 {/\ Rh1} Rb2 $1 36. Rcd1 R8b4 $17) 34. Rc1 Rh8 35.
Rcd1 (35. Rh1 Rxh1 36. Kxh1 Rb5 37. Rc2 a4 38. bxa4 Ra5 $17) 35... Nb4 $6 (
35... a4 $5 36. bxa4 Na5 37. Nd4+ (37. Rxd5 Nc4 $19 {x e3}) 37... Kf6 38. Re2
Rh3 39. Rh1 Rxh1 40. Kxh1 Rb4 $15) 36. Nd4+ Kf6 37. Rh1 Rxh1 38. Kxh1 Rh8+ 39.
Kg2 Nd3 40. Rd1 Nb4 41. Rd2 Nd3 42. Rd1 Nb4 43. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Lenic, Luka"]
[Black "Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Iceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Nf3 {Quite a curious move order.
This is an open invitation to the Queen's Indian, something that White usually
wants to avoid when choosing the Catalan. However, it seems that even after 5.
Bg2 White cannot punish his opponent for trying to get a QI anyway. Here are
two such lines.} (5. Bg2 O-O (5... d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 {leads to a popular
variation; for its old-fashioned treatment, see my article for CBM 137.}) 6. e4
{This offers Black a comfortable Bogo-Indian position.} d6 7. Ne2 e5 8. O-O (8.
a3 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 exd4 (9... a4 10. O-O Nbd7 11. h3 c6 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Kh2 exd4
14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Rae1 Bd7 16. f4 Qc7 17. N4f3 h6 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Nh7 $15 {
Genutis,M (2325)-Fedorchuk,S (2650)/Salou 2011/CBM 142 Extra (0-1, 29)}) 10.
Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nb5 Ne5 12. O-O c6 13. Nc3 Be6 14. b3 Qb6 15. Qc2 Nfd7 $132 {
Laznicka,V (2688)-Jaracz,P (2565)/Aix-les-Bains 2011/CBM 142 (1/2, 42)}) 8...
Re8 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Re1 Bc5 11. Bc3 Ng4 12. Rf1 Ne5 13. Nd2 Bg4 14.
Qc2 Nbc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 $132 {Nyback,T (2635)-Baklan,V (2621)/Plovdiv 2010/CBM
139 (1/2, 22)}) 9. d5 c6 10. Nbc3 cxd5 (10... Na6 11. a3 Bc5 12. Na4 Bd7 13.
Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Nc3 a4 15. h3 cxd5 16. cxd5 Nb3 17. Rb1 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Qb6 $11 {
Saric,A (2471)-Franic,M (2399)/Zadar 2009/CBM 133 Extra (1/2, 48)}) 11. cxd5
Bd7 12. Nc1 Na6 13. Nd3 Nc5 14. Be3 b6 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Rc1 c4 17. Ne1 Qb6 18.
Qe2 Rec8 19. Nf3 a4 $15 {Housieaux,D (2305)-Epishin,V (2574)/Bethune 2005/CBM
110 ext (1/2, 116)}) ({Or} 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. Ne5 (7. O-O Bb7 {transposes
to the main game.}) 7... Ra7 {We can see one of the merits of ...a5: the rook
has a comfortable square on a7. The white knight is rather exposed than
threatening on e5.} 8. O-O d6 9. Nd3 (9. Nc6 Nxc6 10. Bxc6 {has not been
played so far. One simple solution might be} Bxd2 11. Qxd2 Bb7 12. Bxb7 Rxb7
13. Nc3 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rac1 c6 16. Rc2 Qd6 {and Black seems to defend
his queenside comfortably, while the possible pressure along the e-file and
the plan based on ...h5-h4 may offer him counterplay in the long run.}) 9...
Bxd2 10. Qxd2 (10. Nxd2 c5 {The simplest way to achieve approximate equality.}
(10... Bb7 11. e4 Nbd7 {leads to more interesting play, with chances for both
sides.} 12. f4 e5 13. d5 c6 $132 {Iordachescu,V (2632)-Amir,K (2234)/Khanty
Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (1-0, 34)}) 11. e3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14. Qf3
Rc7 15. Ne4 Qa8 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Qxa8 {1/2 Kavalek,L (2590)-Hort,V (2590)/
Wijk aan Zee 1982/MCD}) 10... Bb7 11. Nc3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 c5 {Once again, this
way of attacking the centre is the most reliable.} ({The alternate plan is} 
12... Nbd7 13. f3 e5 14. e4 exd4 15. Nb5 Ra8 16. Nxd4 Ne5 17. Rac1 Nxd3 18.
Qxd3 Re8 19. Rfd1 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7c5] Black is only microscopically worse,
something the Bogo players are used to, Horvath,J (2526)-Aleksic,N (2421)/
Montecatini Terme 1999/EXT 2000 (1-0, 57)}) 13. Ne1 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc6 15. Qd2
Rd7 16. Nf3 d5 $11 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Rfd1 h6 19. a3 Qa8 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21. Qe3
Rb5 22. Rac1 Ne7 23. Rc2 a4 24. Kg1 Rc8 {1/2 Agzamov,G (2435)-Jussupow,A (2575)
/Frunze 1981/URS-ch}) 5... b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4 {[%csl Rb4][%cal
Gc4c5]} Be7 9. Re1 (9. Nc3 {is the main line. I have given a short overview on
it in my notes to the game mentioned in the next comment.}) 9... d5 $5 {
Trying to take advantage of the early development of the bishop to f4.} ({
I did not find anything wrong with} 9... Qc8 {Zhukova,N (2443)-Fedorchuk,S 
(2662)/Aix-les-Bains 2011/CBM 142/[Marin,M] (0-1, 53)}) 10. Ne5 $146 ({The
point is that after} 10. cxd5 Nxd5 $1 {the bishop is exposed.} 11. Bd2 c5 12.
Nc3 Nc6 13. e4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Bxd4 {
1/2 Brodsky,M (2572)-Krivoruchko,Y/Sochi 2008/CBM 123 Extra}) 10... Ne4 $5 (
10... Qc8 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. e4 (12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Nxc4 Nc6 14. Rc1 b5 $132)
12... Rd8 13. Nxc4 Nc6 14. d5 $36) 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. cxd5 exd5 $6 {
This offers White an advantage in the centre, in the presence of relatively
many pieces on board.} ({He should have provoked simplifications with:} 13...
Nxe5 14. Bxe5 (14. d6 Bxg2 15. dxe7 Qxe7 16. Kxg2 Ng6 17. Bd2 {Black has
several plans, but I would prefer} e5 $5) 14... Bxd5 15. Bxd5 (15. e4 Bc4 {
[%cal Ga8c8,Ge7d6] looks OK for Black.}) 15... Qxd5 16. Bxc7 Qc6 17. Be5 Qxc3
18. Rc1 Qa3 $132) 14. c4 Bb4 15. Rf1 Nf6 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Qc2 $14 {White is
better develoepd and has better control in the centre.} Re8 18. Rfd1 Qd6 19.
Rac1 Qe6 20. e3 Rad8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nd3 dxc4 23. Nf4 Qc8 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25.
Qxc4 Rd7 26. Qc6 Qxc6 27. Rxc6 Rb8 28. a4 Kf8 29. Ne2 Ke8 30. Nc3 Kd8 31. Nb5
Rb7 32. e4 Kc8 33. f4 Be7 34. Kg2 Kd8 35. Kf3 Bb4 36. Rdc1 Be7 37. Ke3 Bb4 38.
e5 Be7 39. Ke4 Bf8 40. f5 Bb4 41. g4 Re7 42. g5 Bd2 43. f6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[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 "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Qc2 {The only move that offers chances for an advantage.} (9. Nc3 {
allows favourable simplifications after} Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qc2 Nxc3 12.
Qxc3 d6 {If we compare this position with some arising from the 6...Bxd2+ line,
about which I published an article in CBM 144, we can notice that Black is a
tempo up. Instead of ...Nd7, he has ...Qe7 and ...a5, both useful moves. Here
is a recent game of mine:} 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nc6 (14... Nd7) 15. d5 Ne5 16.
e4 Rae8 17. Rae1 Nd7 18. f4 exd5 $5 {The best chance to complicate matters.} (
18... Nc5 19. b3 exd5 20. exd5 Qd7 {only led to comfortable equality in Miroiu,
G (2281)-Marin,M (2550)/Brasov 2011/CBM 144 Extra (1/2, 23)}) 19. cxd5 (19.
exd5 Qf6 {leaves White slightly over extended.}) 19... Nf6 20. Qd4 Nxe4 21. g4
{This was the position that made me reject the variation, but I failed to
notice that the e4-knight can be saved:} f5 22. gxf5 Rxf5 23. Rf3 c6 $1 24.
dxc6 Rc5 $13 {[%cal Gd6d5]}) (9. Bxf6 {is frequently played, but after} Bxf6
10. Nc3 d6 {Black is practically a tempo up compared to the main game.}) 9...
h6 {This is by far the most popular continuation, but not the only playable
one.} (9... Be4 $5 {may be quite OK if Black does not mind an early draw by
repetition.} 10. Qc1 ({Or} 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. Nc3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 {White's best
is transposing to 10.Qc1 with 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Qf4, since} 13. d5 {looks
premature:} Na6 14. Rad1 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc5 17. Nf3 d6 18. Qc2 e5
19. b3 f5 {Black obviously has no problems at all and will even get the
initiative soon.} 20. a3 Qf6 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Nd7 23. Qc3 f4 24. Nd2 Qf5
25. f3 Ra2 26. Rf2 Rfa8 27. Ne4 Nf6 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Rd3 e4 $36 {Iordachescu,
V (2584)-Kunin,V (2507)/Port Erin 2007/CBM 120 ext (1/2, 47)}) 10... Bb7 11.
Nc3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qf4 {Here, too, Black is a tempo up
with respect to the line with 11.Qf4 from my aforementioned article, having
played ...a5 and ...Qe7 instead of ...d6. Concretely things are not that
simple, because the c7-pawn is hanging, preventing Black's main defences from
the 6...Bxd2+ variation, namely ...f5 and ...Bb7.} d5 {Probably the best.} (
14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ra7 {leaves Black slightly under-developed and without a
clear plan of neutralising the enemy bishop.} 16. a3 {Probably played with the
intention of preventing ...Qb4.} a4 17. Rac1 d6 18. c5 {Possibly premature.}
bxc5 19. dxc5 d5 {The standard reaction, but Black cannot stabilise his
position because of White's unchallenged pressure on the light squares.} 20. c6
Ra6 21. e4 e5 22. Qd2 d4 23. Be2 Rb6 24. Rc4 Rxc6 25. Rxc6 Nxc6 26. Bb5 Nd8 27.
Bxa4 {Despite the computer's optimism with Black, I find White's position
preferable. He has a clear plan of blocking the enemy centre on the light
squares and then start advancing the queenside majority, Dzhumagaliev,Y (2389)
-Barlakov,A (2308)/Barnaul 2011/ (1-0, 56)}) 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rac1 Na6 17. Rc6
Qb4 18. Qc1 Qb5 19. Re1 Rfe8 20. a3 Re7 {[%cal Ga6c5] /\...Nc5} 21. Rc3 c5 $11
{Black has solved all his opening problems.} 22. e3 c4 23. b3 cxb3 24. Bf1 {
Dautov,R (2595)-Xu Jun (2505)/Bad Homburg 1997/CBM 060 (1/2, 81)} Qd7 $1 25.
Ne5 $8 Rxe5 26. dxe5 Nc5 $15) 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc3 d6 (11... g6 {may be the
more accurate move order, preventing the game's tactical blow. This is how two
games by Karpov (one with each colour) continued:} 12. Rad1 d6 13. h4 h5 14. e4
Nd7 15. Rfe1 (15. e5 Bg7 16. d5 {was played in a game in which a draw ensured
White the victory in a historic match, but cannot be recommended:} Nxe5 17.
Nxe5 Bxe5 18. dxe6 Bxg2 19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. Kxg2 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qf6 22. Qxf6+
Kxf6 {Although the ending is drawish, the general feeling was that White
struggled slightly in Kasparov,G (2740)-Karpov,A (2705)/London/Leningrad 1986/
MainBase (1/2, 41)}) 15... Bg7 16. Nb5 $5 {Very typical for Karpov. Although
d4-d5 is White's main idea, he does not hurry with it.} ({Black has several
good answers against} 16. d5 {. For instance, he can more or less transpose to
the game with ...e5, when both sides will have avoided the losses of time ...
Qb8-d8 and Nb5-c3, but also} Bxc3 $5 17. Qxc3 e5 18. b3 Nc5 {[%cal Gb7c8,Gc8g4]
} 19. a3 a4 $5 20. b4 Nb3 $132 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gb7c8,Gc8g4]}) 16... Qb8 {
[%csl Gd6][%cal Gc7c6]} 17. d5 e5 18. b3 (18. Bh3 Bc8 19. b3 Nc5 $10 {Karpov})
18... Qd8 (18... Bc8 19. a3 Nf6 20. b4 Bd7 {Karpov}) 19. a3 Bh6 20. b4 {
White's position is more active, but in practice it is not easy to break
through.} Nf6 21. Nd2 (21. c5 $5 axb4 22. axb4 bxc5 23. bxc5 Ra5 24. Rb1 Ba6
25. Bf1 {Karpov}) 21... Qd7 22. Nc3 axb4 23. axb4 Ba6 24. Qd3 Ne8 (24... Rfb8
25. Nb3 Ne8 26. Re2 Bc8 $5 {Karpov}) 25. Ra1 Ng7 26. Nf3 (26. Ra2 Bxd2 27. Rxd2
Bb7 $10 {Karpov}) 26... Rfb8 27. Ra2 Bc8 28. Rea1 Rxa2 29. Rxa2 Qd8 30. Ra7 Bd7
31. c5 bxc5 32. bxc5 Ra8 {and Black managed to neutralise White's initiative
completely in Karpov,A (2705)-Kortschnoj,V (2650)/Tilburg 1986/CBM 003 (1/2,
42)}) 12. Ng5 $5 {Almost never played before. The traditional plan is playing
for a space advantage in the centre and later on the queenside.} ({True,} 12.
e4 {prematurely weakens the d4-square:} Nc6 $1 13. Rad1 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15.
Nd5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Re8 17. Bg2 Bxd5 $5 18. cxd5 {In principle, the structure
should favour White, but Black finds a way of rapidly making use of his ultra
active bishop.} a4 19. Rd3 Ra5 20. b4 axb3 21. axb3 Qd7 22. b4 Ra4 23. Rb3 Rea8
24. h4 Ra2 25. Qd3 Qa4 26. Rc1 Bd4 $36 {Potkin,V (2606)-Riazantsev,A (2646)/
Ulan Ude 2009/CBM 132 (0-1, 45)}) (12. Rad1 Nd7 13. e4 {is the standard plan.}
g6 (13... e5 {leads to the same kind of position as in the main line:} 14. d5
g6 15. a3 Qe7 16. b4 Rfb8 17. Ra1 Ra6 18. Nd2 Rba8 19. Qb2 Qd8 20. Bh3 Bc8 21.
Kg2 h5 22. Nb3 axb4 23. axb4 Be7 24. Rxa6 Bxa6 25. Ra1 Nf6 26. Nd2 {Cosma,I 
(2440)-Ostojic,N (2465)/Belgrade 1995/CBM 047 ext (1-0, 48)} Bf8 $5 {/\...Bh6})
14. h4 h5 {and we have transposed to the two K-K games mentioned above.}) 12...
hxg5 $146 {Obviously best. Black keeps his bishop on the active diagonal and
gains some kingside space.} (12... Bxg5 $6 13. Bxb7 Ra7 14. Bg2 c6 15. Rad1 $14
{Angel Acosta,J (2197)-Rudolf,A (2355)/Totana 2011/ (1/2, 45)}) 13. Bxb7 Ra7
14. Bg2 c6 (14... Bxd4 $2 15. Nb5 $18 {This explains why White could not play
Nf3-g5 one move earlier: he needs his other knight on c3.}) 15. Rad1 Rc7 16. e3
{White's position is more pleasant. He has more space, and his bishop is
stonger than Black's.} Nd7 (16... b5 $2 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. Qe2 b4 19. Nb5 Re7 (
19... Rc8 $2 20. Bb7 $18) 20. Rc1 d5 21. Rc2 $36) 17. Qa4 Qc8 18. a3 Be7 {
Relying on the flexibility of his position.} (18... d5 $5) 19. Rc1 (19. b4 $5 {
deserves being taken into account.} d5 20. c5 g4 21. h3 b5 22. Qc2 gxh3 23.
Bxh3 Ra7 24. Rfe1 $1 {The bishop will be transferred to d3, in order to create
the latent threat of a piece sacrifice on b5, while also putting the enemy
kingside under pressure.} Nf6 25. Bf1 Qb7 26. Bd3 Rfa8 27. Kg2 Bf8 28. Rh1 g6 {
Black's position looks solid, but I would feel uncomfortable.}) 19... Nf6 20.
Rc2 Qd7 21. Rfc1 Rb8 22. Bf1 ({Now or at some earlier stage, White should have
ade up his mind to play the thematic d4-d5. For instance:} 22. d5 exd5 23. cxd5
c5 24. Qxd7 Rxd7 25. Bf1 g4 26. Kg2 g6 27. Be2 Kg7 $14 {White has the more
flexible structure, since the queenside majority mas lost its mobility.
However, Black's position remains solid.}) 22... d5 $11 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Nb1
c5 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. Nc3 cxd4 $6 {Releasing the tension without being forced
to.} ({Any neutral move would have been better, for instance} 26... g6 $5 {
since} 27. dxc5 bxc5 28. Na4 {is not dangerous. Black has several ways of
reacting, since the b2-pawn is also hanging. Those who remember the game
Bernstein-Capablanca, may prefer} c4 $5) 27. exd4 Ne4 28. Bh3 Rdd8 29. Nb5 $36
Bf8 30. Rc7 g6 31. Bg2 $6 {Having achieved a very active position, White
starts stepping back.} (31. R1c6 $5 $14 {/+/-}) (31. Ra7 $5 $14 {/[#]}) 31...
Bg7 32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. R1c4 Rd5 34. a4 Rbd8 $132 35. Rc8 g4 36. Rxd8+ Rxd8 37.
Kf1 f5 38. Ke2 Kf7 39. b3 Rd7 40. Kd2 Bh6+ 41. Ke2 Bg7 42. Kf1 Bf6 43. Kg2 Kg7
44. Rc1 Kf7 45. h3 gxh3+ 46. Kxh3 Bg5 47. Rc4 e3 48. fxe3 Bxe3 49. Kg2 Bg5 50.
Kf3 Re7 51. Rc3 Bf6 52. Rc6 Rd7 53. Ke3 Bd8 54. Nd6+ Kg7 55. Nc4 Bf6 56. Nd6
Be7 57. Nb5 Bd8 58. Kd3 Kh6 59. Kc4 Kh5 60. d5 g5 61. d6 f4 62. gxf4 gxf4 63.
Nd4 Kg4 64. Kd5 f3 65. Ke6 f2 66. Kxd7 Bg5 67. Rc4 f1=Q 68. Ne6+ Kh5 69. Nxg5
Kxg5 70. Kc7 Qf7+ 71. d7 Kh5 72. Rd4 Qe7 73. Rd6 Kg4 74. Rc6 Qf7 75. Kc8 Qf5
76. Kc7 Qf7 77. Rxb6 Kf3 78. Rb5 Qf4+ 79. Kc8 Qc1+ 80. Kb7 Qd2 81. Kc6 Qh6+ 82.
Kc7 Qf4+ 83. Kc8 Qc1+ 84. Kb8 Qf4+ 85. Kc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Brasov"]
[Date "2011.10.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2011.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Timisoara Luxten"]
[BlackTeam "Bucharest Apa Nova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 {By this moment, I had understood that my
opponent was ready to meet me in the Hedgehog. I had nothing against it, but
decided to face him with a last moment of decision. I thought it could not
hurt.} e6 5. d4 ({In the event of} 5. O-O {, I would have had to define my
intentions with} c5) 5... Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 ({When writing my article for CBM 144 
(published more or less at the same time as our game), dedicated to the line} 
6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O {I did not bother about covering the king with the
knight too much, since it had gone out of fashion for quite a while. The main
thing I knew was that I should play with the hanging pawns, since the knight's
presence on d2 prevents White from putting them under serious pressure. After
the game, I was surprised to find out that even this very general knowledge
put me in the position of the better prepared player: my opponent confessed
that he did not know really that the variations with ...Bb4+ exist.}) 6... O-O
7. O-O d5 (7... Be7 {would lead to a transposition to the 4...Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7
variation. I thought that it makes no sense delaying ...d5, but this is only
partly true. The fact is that in the current position, White has to make some
commitment, such as} 8. Qc2 {, which is the main line.} (8. b3 {can be
comfortably answered with} c5) 8... d5 (8... c5 9. e4 $1 $14) 9. cxd5 exd5 {
In our main game, Lupulescu placed his queen on a better square, e2. In order
to justify the presence of the queen on the rather exposed c2-square (...Na6, .
..c5 and ...Rc8 would follow), he has to start forcing play with} 10. Ne5 c5
11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Ndc4 {There was some theoretical discussion here more than
20 years ago and the conclusion was that Black can repel the first wave of
initiative. The position should be reevaluated now, of course.} Qc7 (12... Re8
13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Na5 Ba6 15. Rfd1 Nbd7 16. Bh3 $36 {Jussupow,A (2635)-Sokolov,A
(2635) Tilburg 1987 (1-0, 39)}) 13. Bf4 g5 14. Bxg5 dxc4 15. Qf5 Bxg2 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 17. Qxf6 Bxf1 18. Qg5+ Kh8 19. Qf6+ {1/2 Jussupow,A (2610)-Dolmatov,S 
(2615) Hastings 1989}) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Be7 $6 {Actually, only combining an
early ...d5 with this retreat is inaccurate.} ({I could have spared a tempo
over the game with} 9... Re8 {, but by this point in the game I was not
absolutely sure yet what I was going to do with my bishop.} 10. Ndf3 Ne4 11.
Bf4 Bf8 12. Qc2 (12. Rc1 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Nd2 Nf6 15. Nd3 Nbd7 16. Bg5 Qb6
17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nb1 {was played in Kozul,Z (2490)-Bareev,E (2555)/Ljubljana/
Portoroz 1989/CBM 014 (1/2, 27). Once the knight has gone far from the centre,}
c4 $5 $36 {offers Black chances to take over the initiative.}) 12... c5 13.
dxc5 bxc5 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15. Nd3 Na6 $11 16. Ng5 c4 $1 {The same idea as
recommended in the previous game.} 17. Nc1 Nb4 18. Qb1 h6 19. Nxe4 (19. Nf3 c3
$19) 19... dxe4 20. a3 Nd5 21. Na2 Nxf4 22. gxf4 e3 $19 {Paunovic,D (2430)
-Polugaevsky,L (2590)/Belgrade 1988/TD (0-1, 28)}) 10. b3 Na6 11. Bb2 c5 12.
Nd3 ({During the game I was a bit afraid of} 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Re1 $14 {/\e4})
(12. Rc1 {(0-1, 59) Khalifman,A (2690)-Ponomariov,R (2743) Moscow 2002 CBM 091
[Gershon]} Re8 $5) (12. Ndc4 Re8 13. Ne3 {Ftacnik,L (2585)-Rogers,I (2618)
Znojmo 1999 (1/2, 53)} Ne4 14. Nf5 Bf8 $13 {This looks active for White, but
his knights are sort of hanging.}) 12... Re8 13. Rc1 Bf8 $146 (13... Bd6 14.
Re1 Qe7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 {Apparently, there is no danger playing with an isolani
in these positions, but this was not in the least my intention.} (15... bxc5
16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. e4 $16) 16. Nf3 Ne6 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Ne4 19. e3 Rac8 $14
{/= Boensch,U (2540)-Huebner,R (2640) Germany 2002 (1/2, 23)}) 14. e3 $1 {
A flexible move, preparing to complete the development harmoniously with Qe2
and Rfd1.} (14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Nf4 Nc7 16. e3 Rb8 {[%csl Gb7] and Black has no
problems defending his hanging pawns.}) 14... Qe7 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. Rfd1 {
Both sides have regrouped harmoniously, but now I faced the problem of making
a move that does not spoil my coordination.} Ne4 ({I could have maintained the
tension with} 16... g6 $5 {or maybe 16...h5, but was not sure whether it is
good to weaken my kingside.}) 17. dxc5 {This looks like the best move order.} (
17. Ba3 Qd7 $5 18. Nxe4 ({After} 18. dxc5 {I, indeed wanted to play with the
isolani, given the fact that too many white minor pieces are away from their
optimal squares.} Nexc5 19. Bb2 d4 $36) 18... dxe4 19. Nf4 ({The knight is
unstable after} 19. Ne5 Qe6) 19... Qe7 20. dxc5 Nxc5 $13) 17... bxc5 18. Ba3 (
18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nf4 Nb4 $132 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Gb7a6]}) 18... Nxd2 19. Qxd2 $6
{This came as a slight surprise.} ({I was expecting} 19. Rxd2 $1 {and was not
sure whether I could simplify to an equal game. Analysis proves that White
would have kept an edge.} d4 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Nxc5 (21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Nxc5 Qb6
23. Na4 dxe3 $1) 21... Nxc5 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Qb6 24. Rb5 (24. Rc4 dxe3
25. fxe3 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Rxe3 $1 $11 {The weakness of the back rank is
irrelevant, because of the possibility ...Re3-e8!+}) 24... Qc6 25. Qc4 dxe3 $3
26. Qxc6 exd2 27. Rd5 d1=Q+ 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kg2 Red8 $14 {I have no
experience in this kind of endings, but would think that Black should be able
to hold.}) 19... d4 20. e4 $5 (20. Bxb7 dxe3 $11) (20. exd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rxd4
$36) 20... Rc8 {Solidly played.} ({I calculated the following long line>} 20...
Bxe4 21. Re1 ({Lupulescu confessed that he intended to play} 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22.
Nxc5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 {with a blockade on d3. I, too got such positions
repeatedly in my English games with White, but here Black's activity should
compensate for White's static plusses.} Qe5 24. Nd3 Qd5+ 25. Kg1 a5 26. Rc4 Bd6
27. Re1 g6 $11) 21... Qb7 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Qxe4 24. Qa5 Rd6 25. Nxc5 Nxc5
(25... Qd5 $1 {is simpler}) 26. Bxc5 Rc6 ({Once again, I did not notice the
pin from the d5-square, maybe because few moves earlier it was controlled by
the e4-pawn.} 26... Rd5 $1) 27. Qd8 Rxc5 28. Rxc5 Qe1+ 29. Kg2 Qe4+ 30. Kh3
Qe6+ 31. g4 {Checks are over and I stopped here, failing to notice that
White's coordination is rather poor.} Qe4 $1 32. Rf5 g6 {It is White who
should think about a perpetual check now (...gxf5, Qg5+) since} 33. Rf6 $2 Kg7
$1 $17 {unpins the bishop and offers Black the initiative.}) 21. Re1 {This
allows Black to regroup in an optimal way.} ({During the post-mortem, we
analysed} 21. Qa5 {It is not simple to find a way of bringing the queen to b6.
Eventually, we came up with:} Rc7 $1 {Over-protecting the b7-bishop.} (21...
Qc7 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. f3 $1 $14 {With queens on the board, this would be less
appealing, because of a possible ...f5 with attacking chances.}) (21... Qd6 22.
e5 $1 {and 22...Qb6 is impossible because the bishop would be lost.}) 22. Re1
Qd6 $1 $13 {[%cal Gd6b6]}) 21... Qd7 22. Rc4 (22. Qa5 Qc6 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 22...
Qb5 23. e5 $6 (23. f3 $5 $11) 23... Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nb8 $1 {[%cal Gb8d7,Gd7b6]}
25. Kg1 Nd7 26. Rc2 $15 (26. Rc2 a5 ({While thinking about how to answer the
draw offer, I was analyzing only forcing lines such as:} 26... Qa6 27. Bc1 c4
28. bxc4 Rxc4 {White seems to be able to defend:} 29. Bb2 Qxa2 30. Ra1 Rxc2 31.
Qxc2 Qd5 32. Qa4 Rxe5 33. Qxa7 $44) (26... Qb8 27. Bb2 $1 {Lupulescu} Nxe5 28.
Nxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Bxd4 $1 $11) 27. f4 a4 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
({Earlier in the same tournament Karjakin was involved in a very complicated
game continuing with} 8. Qc2 d5 {Grischuk,A (2797)-Karjakin,S (2767) Baku 2014
(1/2-1/2, 47)}) 8... c5 {This is the approved continuation. Since White is not
ready to play e2-e4, the exchange on d4 will soon lead to the exchange of the
light-squared bishops and free development for Black.} (8... d5 {is not too
bad, either. After} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb2 c5 11. Ne5 Na6 {play would transpose
to a game of mine, coming from another move order. My opponent spotted the
main drawback of setting up the hanging pawns before White has developed his
queen. Rather than putting it on c2 (similary with the aforementioned
Grischuk-Karjakin game), he developed it on e2.} 12. Nd3 Re8 13. Rc1 Bf8 14. e3
Qe7 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. Rfd1 Ne4 {Even so, Black had a normal position in
Lupulescu,C (2655)-Marin,M (2550) Brasov 2011 CBM 145 [Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 26)})
9. Bb2 d6 ({Earlier this year Karjakin twice provoked important
simplifications with} 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13.
Qc2 (13. e4 Qd3 14. e5 Ne4 15. Nf3 Rfd8 16. Re1 Nc5 17. Nd4 Rac8 18. Re3 Qxd1
19. Rxd1 {White seems to have obtained a shadow of something, but the
following simplifying combination equalises completely.} Nxb3 $1 20. axb3 c5
$11 {Carlsen,M (2881)-Karjakin,S (2772) Shamkir 2014 (1/2-1/2, 38)}) 13... Qc7
14. Ne4 $5 Rad8 (14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 {followed by Qg4 soon could have provoked
a more troublesome weakening of the kingside than in the game.}) 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6
16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. c5 Rd5 18. cxb6 axb6 19. Rad1 Rfd8 {Due to his excellent
centralising, Black did not experience any problems on his weakened kingside,
Ni,H (2666)-Karjakin,S (2786) Tromso 2014 (1/2-1/2, 30)}) 10. Re1 {Preparing
e2-e4 and inviting Black to release the tension.} ({The other way of doing
this is} 10. Qc2 {However, after the inevitable exchange of bishops the queen
rather belongs on f3, defending the kingside and putting some pressure on c6.
This means that Qd1-c2 is more of a waste of time.} cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2
Qc7 13. Qd3 Nbd7 14. f4 Rfe8 15. Qf3 d5 16. Rac1 Qb7 17. cxd5 exd5 $11 {
[%csl Rd5,Re2] The mutual pawn weaknesses compensate for each other, Ftacnik,L
(2550)-Ivanchuk,V (2680) Novi Sad 1990 (1/2-1/2, 24)}) 10... cxd4 {Objectively,
this may be best.} ({But as an experienced hedgehog fan, I would also consider
} 10... Nbd7 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qc7 {The following game helped me unearth
some hidden nuances of this structure:} 13. f4 Rfd8 (13... e5 14. Nf5 Rfe8 15.
Nb1 $5 {This manoeuvre reminds one of Grischuk's Nd2-b1-c3 from the
aforemenetioned game with Karjakin. It is a constant theme in these lines with
4.Nbd2.}) (13... Rad8 $1 $11 {would have maintained the flexibility of the
Hedgehog since} 14. e5 $140 $2 {would fail to} dxe5 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxb7 {
[%csl Ga8]} Nd3 $19 {[%cal Gd3b2,Gd8d4] In this line it is essential that
Black has evacuated the a8-square with his rook.}) 14. g4 (14. e5 $5 dxe5 15.
fxe5 {If Black plays in the same way as in the line above, his rook would be
hanging on a8.} Ne8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Qf3 Qxf3 18. N2xf3 $14 {[%csl Re8]})
14... e5 15. Nf5 Nc5 16. g5 Ne8 17. Nf1 Ne6 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. f5 Nf4 $132 {
Korobov,A (2336)-Neverov,V (2549) Koszalin 1999 (0-1, 32)}) 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12.
Kxg2 Qc7 13. e4 Nc6 {Possibly the most convincing way of equalising.} ({
Since I never intendeded the Hedgehog to be an equalising weapon, I would also
consider} 13... Nbd7 14. f4 Rfe8 15. Qf3 Rad8 16. Nf1 a6 17. Re2 Bf8 18. Nc2 e5
19. f5 b5 $132 {Patelli,A (2240)-Jurek,J (2380) Imperia 1996 (0-1, 69)}) 14.
N2f3 $146 ({The only previous game does not bring in too much infomation:} 14.
Nxc6 Qxc6 {1/2-1/2 Sosonko,G (2545)-Ribli,Z (2610) Amsterdam 1980}) 14... a6
15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Nd4 Qb7 17. Qf3 {Justifying why White had chosen 10.Re1
rather than 10.Qc2.} Nd7 18. e5 $5 {This attempt to take over the initiative
will not yield much.} ({The developing} 18. Rad1 {would not have helped to
increase the pressure, though.} Rfb8 $5 {Just as in the game given in the
comments to 10...cxd4, choosing the right rook is a matter of tactics.} (18...
Bf6 $6 19. Ba3 $1) (18... b5 {allows White to obtain some initiative, although
I do not believe it would be enough:} 19. e5 Qxf3+ 20. Nxf3 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 dxe5
22. Nxe5 bxc4 23. Rd7 Bb4 24. Re4 Bc3 25. Nxc4 Rfd8) ({The main question is
why not} 18... Rab8 {And the answer is that after} 19. e5 Nxe5 20. Qxb7 Rxb7
21. f4 Ng4 22. Nc6 {[%cal Re7f8] the bishop does not have the f8-square for
retreating, meaning that White will retrieve the pawn and retain a strong
bishop against a knight in an open position.}) 19. a4 Nc5 $11) 18... Qxf3+ 19.
Nxf3 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Bxe5 Rfc8 (21... b5 {may be a bit premature with
the white rook on a1:} 22. cxb5 axb5 23. a4 {and the a-pawn may cause Black
some headaches.}) 22. Red1 ({But if} 22. Rad1 {Black could already start his
counterplay with} b5) 22... Ra7 $5 {A subtle move, making the threat of ...
b6-b5 more realistic.} 23. a4 (23. h4 b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. a4 bxa4 26. bxa4
Rca8) 23... a5 $11 {Even though his blocks the black pawns on dark squares,
Black will be able to defend them safely with ...Bc5. Besides, he will have a
mobile majority on the opposite wing, while the queenside will be frozen. This
is enough to compensate for White's slight initiative.} 24. Rd3 f6 25. Bf4 Kf7
26. Rad1 Ke8 27. Be3 Rc6 28. g4 g6 29. Kf3 Ra8 30. Ke4 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Bxd8 32.
f4 f5+ 33. gxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
{This is the traditional main line.} ({Later in the same tournament Karjakin
faced} 8. b3 {in Andreikin,D (2722)-Karjakin,S (2767) Baku 2014 (1/2-1/2, 33)})
8... d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Rd1 $5 {A rare move, but not a bad one. White
prepares for setting up pressure on d5 without defining his intentions
regarding his knights yet.} ({A few decades ago, there were some top level
discussions after} 10. Ne5 c5 11. dxc5 ({Here is an example when a living
legend was outplayed by a brilliant new-comer:} 11. Ndf3 Na6 12. Bh3 Ne4 13.
Be3 Bd6 14. a3 Qe7 15. Rfd1 c4 16. Nh4 g6 17. Nef3 Bc8 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. Ng2
Nb8 20. Bf4 b5 21. h4 Nd7 22. Ne3 Qe6 23. Ng2 Rfe8 $15 {Kortschnoj,V (2630)
-Sokolov,A (2555) Montpellier 1985 (0-1, 54)}) 11... bxc5 12. Ndc4 $5 Qc7 ({
The first game in which Jussupow experimented with this line continued with} 
12... Re8 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Na5 Ba6 15. Rfd1 Nbd7 16. Bh3 {Jussupow,A (2635)
-Sokolov,A (2635) Tilburg 1987 (1-0, 39)}) 13. Bf4 {White's position would
look threatening if it was not for} g5 $1 14. Bxg5 dxc4 15. Qf5 Bxg2 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 17. Qxf6 Bxf1 18. Qg5+ Kh8 19. Qf6+ {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A (2610)-Dolmatov,S
(2615) Hastings 1989}) ({The natural} 10. b3 c5 11. Bb2 {does not pose too
many problems. The bishop usually aims for an active square along the c1-h6
diagonal.} Nbd7 12. Rac1 Re8 13. Rfd1 Bf8 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Qf5 cxd4 16. Nxd7
Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Qxd7 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. Bf1 d3 {1/2-1/2 Agdestein,S (2605)
-Ivanchuk,V (2660) Tilburg 1989}) 10... Na6 {Against the white fianchetto,
this is the most popular way of developing the knight. After ...c7-c5 it could
later go to e6. And with the white queen on c2, the last move also gains a
tempo in view of the threat ...Nb4.} 11. a3 Qc8 $146 {This is also a typical
manoeuvre in positions with hanging pawns, but not as universal as ...Na6. I
would think that Black should leave the decision about where to place the
queen for later.} ({And since Black cannot do without ...c7-c5, I would
probably play} 11... c5 {without hesitation. There have been a couple of games
with this position.} 12. dxc5 (12. Nf1 Rc8 13. Bf4 cxd4 $1 14. Qb1 d3 15. Qxd3
Nc5 16. Qc2 Nce4 $1 (16... Ne6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Pajkovic,V (2405)-Brkljaca,A (2335)
Vrnjacka Banja 1998}) 17. Qd3 Ng4 18. Be3 Bc5 19. Nd4 Qf6 $36) ({Grischuk
might have resorted to the same regrouping as in the game:} 12. Nb1 $5 {
, but this would have given Black a wider choice after} Nc7 13. Nc3 Ne6 {
[%cal Ga8c8] than placing the queen on c8.}) 12... bxc5 (12... Nxc5 $5 {
[%csl Rc2][%cal Ga8c8]} 13. b4 Ne6 14. Bb2 a5 $132) 13. Nc4 (13. e4 $5 $14)
13... Re8 14. Bf4 Bf8 15. Qb3 $1 $146 (15. Ne1 Nc7 16. Ne3 Nb5 {1/2-1/2 (16)
Haba,P (2516)-Ribli,Z (2568) Austria 2003}) 15... Re7 (15... Bc6 16. Nce5 $16)
(15... Qc8 16. Na5 $16) 16. Nd6 $36) 12. Nb1 $5 {The main drawback of the 4.
Nbd2 variation is that even though this is a developing move, it fails to put
pressure on d5. With the manoeuvre initiated by the last move, Grischuk
intends to correct this problem. Since Black has also lost a tempo with his
queen's bishop, this will transpose to a position of the 5.a3 Queen's Indian
with only one tempo less for White. From the opening's point of view, it
should not be a problem for Black, but the resulting middlegame is rich enough
in ideas to allow both sides to play for a win.} ({Since Black has delayed ...
c7-c5,} 12. b4 {is an alternative worth mentioning.} c5 13. bxc5 bxc5 14. Bb2 (
14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bb2 Nce4 {[%csl Ga3] Due to the open queenside files and the
weakness of the a3-pawn, Black should not be worried too much for his Isolani.}
) 14... c4 15. Ne5 Rb8 16. Rab1 (16. Bc3 Nc7 17. Rab1 Ba8 {[%cal Gc7b5]} 18. a4
Ne6) 16... Re8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Ndxc4 Nc7 {White has an active position, but
Black can also be happy with his control over d5.}) 12... c5 13. Nc3 Nc7 14.
Nh4 $5 {Dogmatic thinking would require completing the development by finding
a good square for the bishop followed by Rac1. But there are no good squares
for the bishop available and Grischuk's last move is aimed at creating one!} (
14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e3 Ne6 17. dxc5 Qxc5 $11 {[%csl Gd4]}) (14. Bf4
Ne6 15. Bh3 Qd8 16. Be5 Nd7 {[%csl Ge5]}) (14. Be3 {is safe, but a bit passive.
} Ne6 15. Bh3 Qd8 {In these lines we see that the queen does not stand too
well on c8 and the best solution is returning with it to d8, which partly
justifies my scepticism with respect to Karjakin's novelty.}) 14... g6 ({
Black could avoid this slight weakening of the kingside only at the cost of
creating a more significant one:} 14... Re8 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. dxc5 $1 (16. Bg5
Ne4 $1 {White can stir up some complications, but they would tend towards
liquidation into an equal ending:} 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bh3 Ne6 19. Nxg7 Bxg7 20.
d5 Nd4 21. Bxc8 Nxc2 22. Bxb7 Nxa1 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. d6 f6 25. Bf4 Nb3 26. d7
Nd4 27. Bc7 Ne6 28. d8=Q+ Nxd8 29. Bxd8 c4 {[%csl Ra3,Gb2][%cal Gf6f5,Gg7b2]})
16... bxc5 17. Bg5 d4 (17... Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nd6 $14) 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19.
Bxf6 gxf6 20. Na4 (20. Nb1 Rad8 {[%csl Gb2,Ge2][%cal Rb1d2]}) 20... Ne6 $13 {
[%csl Gf5][%cal Ga8d8,Gd8d5] Black is well regrouped and his king does not
seem to be in such great danger. But even though 14...Re8 is more logical from
an abstract point of view, I must admit that over the board I would be a bit
afraid to enter such a line without being forced to.}) 15. Bh6 Rd8 $1 {
Choosing the best square for the rook is not simple. As we will see, this move
is intended to leave the e8-square available for the queen!} (15... Re8 16. Nf3
Ne6 17. Bh3 Qd8 18. Rac1 $14 {would leave Black short of further regrouping
ideas.}) 16. Nf3 Ne6 17. h3 {White insures his bishop against ...Ng4, but
weakens his kingside.} (17. e3 Ng4) (17. Bh3 Ne4 18. Rac1 f5 19. e3 Bf6) 17...
Qc6 {[%cal Ga8c8,Gc6e8] Karjakin keeps regrouping, being confident in the
force of his hanging pawns. There were other good moves, but I like his choice
best.} (17... cxd4 $5 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c3,Gb2c3]} 20. Qb3 (
20. Rc1 $6 Nxc3 21. Qxc3 $6 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 $2 Bf6 $19) 20... Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bc5
22. Rd3 Qf5 23. Bf4 Re8 24. Qd1 Rac8 25. h4 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Gg2d5]} Bf8 {
[%csl Ga3,Gc3]} 26. a4 Ba6 27. Rxd5 Bxe2 28. Qd2 Qf6 $11) (17... Ne4 $5) 18. e3
{[%csl Yd4][%cal Gf3e5,Gc2e2] Consolidating the d4-pawn in view of the later
Nf3-e5 and clearing the e2-square for the queen in anticipation of Black's ...
Rac8..} ({Accepting the provocation with} 18. Ne5 {would give Black a choice.}
Qe8 (18... Qc7 19. Nb5 Qb8 20. Nf3 Ne4) 19. e3 Rac8 {with similar play as in
the game.}) 18... Rac8 19. Qe2 Qe8 20. Ne5 Ne4 {After completing his
regrouping Black finally crosses the middle of the board.} 21. Rac1 {A neutral
move allowing Black to become ambitious in the centre.} (21. Nxe4 $2 dxe4 $17 {
[%csl Re5]}) ({White could have changed the character of the fight with} 21.
Bxe4 $5 dxe4 22. d5 {but Black would have retained sufficient defensive (and
counter-attacking) resources:} Ng7 (22... Nc7 23. Qc4 Rd6 {[%csl Gh6][%cal
Gg6g5,Gc8d8]} 24. Bf4 g5 25. Nxe4 Rxd5 26. Ng4 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Bxe4 28. Bxc7 Bf3
29. Nh6+ Kg7 30. Nf5+ Kg8 31. Nh6+ Kf8 32. Qc2 Kg7 33. Nf5+ Kg8 $11) 23. Ng4
Kh8 (23... f5 24. d6 $5) 24. Qc4 f5 25. d6 fxg4 26. dxe7 Qxe7 27. hxg4 $13)
21... cxd4 ({The attempt to win a tempo with respect to the game with} 21... f6
$5 22. Ng4 (22. Qg4 f5 23. Qe2 Bf6 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gc5d4,Ge6d4] really wins a
tempo. White's main problem is that the weakness of the g3-pawn prevents him
from consolidating with f2-f4.} 24. Nf3 g5 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Ge8g6]} 25. h4 gxh4
$36) 22... cxd4 23. exd4 f5 {would allow White to deviate with} 24. Nxe4 $5
dxe4 (24... Rxc1 $4 25. Nef6+ $1 $18) 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. d5 {[%csl Rf6][%cal
Gd5d6]} Qa4 27. Ne3 Nd4 28. Qd2 Bf6 $13) 22. exd4 f5 {[%cal Ge7f6]} 23. Kh2 {
[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf2f4]} ({With the actual placement of the white king's knight,
} 23. Nxe4 {would be ineffective due to} Rxc1 24. Bxc1 dxe4 $15 {[%csl Rd4]})
23... Bf6 24. f4 Rc7 {[%cal Gd8c8,Ga7a5,Gb6b5,Gb5b4] Karjakin keeps playing in
slow manoeuvring style.} ({The consequences of} 24... g5 {would not be
entirely clear.} 25. fxg5 (25. Qe3 $2 Bxe5 $1 {[%cal Ge8g6]} 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27.
dxe5 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Qh5 29. Rd7 Qxh6 30. Rxb7 gxf4 $19 {[%csl Rg2]}) 25... Bh8 {
[%cal Ge6d4]} ({A forced retreat since} 25... Nxd4 {, attacking the queen,
would run into the spectacular} 26. gxf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6f7]}) 26. Nf3 f4 27. g4
Rc7 {[%cal Gd8c8] With his dark-squared bishop cut off from the rest of the
army (and first and foremost from the d4-pawn) White's mobility is restricted.
But optically it would be a bit scary for Black playing with such an open king.
}) 25. Qe3 Rdc8 26. Bxe4 {Not wishing to wait passively for Black's queenside
initiative to develop, Karjakin starts active operations on the kingside
himself.} (26. g4 $5 {would have been a reasonable alternative with more or
less the same idea.}) 26... fxe4 (26... dxe4 27. d5 $36) 27. Rf1 a5 28. Rcd1
Bh8 {Taking the bishop out of the range of the enemy knight.} (28... b5 29. Ng4
Bh8 30. f5 gxf5 31. Rxf5 Rf7 32. Rg5+ $1 $36) 29. Ng4 (29. f5 $2 Nxd4) (29. g4
b5 $36) 29... Rc4 {This leads to very sharp and rather dangerous for Black play
} (29... Rf7 {, preventing f4-f5, would have been safer, when White would find
it hard to get anything more than a draw by repetition:} 30. Bg5 Bg7 31. Bh6 (
31. Nh6+ Bxh6 32. Bxh6 b5 33. g4 b4 $132) 31... Bh8 32. Ne5 Rfc7 33. Ng4 $11)
30. f5 $1 ({There is no need already to play for the repetition with} 30. Ne5
$5) 30... gxf5 $2 {This natural move immediately puts Black in a lost position.
} (30... Nxd4 $1 {would have led to huge complications, but Black seems to be
able to survive:} 31. Rxd4 (31. f6 Nf3+ $8 32. Rxf3 $8 exf3 33. Qxf3 $44) 31...
Bxd4 (31... Rxd4 $2 32. f6 $1 $18) 32. fxg6 $1 Qxg6 (32... Bxe3 $2 33. Nf6+ Kh8
34. g7#) 33. Qf4 {[%cal Gf4f8]} Bg7 34. Bxg7 Qxg7 35. Nh6+ Kh8 36. Nf7+ Kg8 $11
) 31. Rxf5 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gc3d5,Yh6f4,Yf4e5]} Rxd4 (31... Qg6 32. Qf2 $40 {
[%cal Gg4f6]}) 32. Rdf1 $1 {A natural and strong move, but there was an even
better one!} (32. Bf8 $3 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg4h6]} Nxf8 33. Nh6+ Kg7 {According
to the engines, there are several winning moves already. Over the board I
would choose to win material while keeping the threats with} 34. Rxd4 $18 {
Mr. Houdini protests... This is just 4.50, when there are +11.00 moves!!!})
32... Rd3 33. Qxb6 {[%cal Gb6e6,Gf5f8] A nasty hit from the other side.} Qc6 (
33... Bc6 34. Nf6+ Bxf6 35. Rxf6 $40) 34. Qf2 {[%cal Gf5f8]} Qe8 (34... Rf3 35.
Rxf3 exf3 36. Qxf3 Qd7 37. Qf5 $5 $18) 35. Nf6+ $2 {This is one of the typical
situations when thoussands of chess fans all over the world would say in
disbelief: "How could such a strong player throw away most of his +3.5
advantage?" Fortunately, top players are not machines, otherwise it would be
too boring. For a human, it is quite obvious that White should win, but even
though there are so many pieces targeting the black king a clear forced win is
not simple to work out. From all the more or less winning moves I prefer those
creating threats on the opposite wing, something Black is not ready to fight
against.} (35. Nb5 $18 {[%cal Gb5d6]}) (35. Qa7 Qc6 36. Rf7 $18) 35... Bxf6 36.
Rxf6 Rf3 $1 {The only move to keep Black in the game.} 37. Rxf3 exf3 38. Qxf3
Qg6 39. Rf2 Bc6 {White still has a dangerous initiative, but the next move
prematurely releases part of the tension.} 40. Qf6 $6 ({He should have kept
the queens on the board with, say,} 40. Bf4) 40... d4 41. Nb1 $6 ({Why not
keep the knight close to the kingside with} 41. Ne2 $5) 41... Bd5 42. Nd2 Qxf6
43. Rxf6 Rc2 44. b4 (44. Rf5 $5 {was the last attempt to shake Black's
stability a bit.}) 44... axb4 45. axb4 Rb2 46. g4 Rxb4 47. Kg3 {A dramatic
game, featuring the complex strategic and tactical fight typical of those
positions with hanging pawns.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nb3
$6 $146 {A rather unfortunate novelty. White's idea to clear the diagonal for
the c1-bishop is understandable but Tarrasch used to have a word for the
knights placed on b3... Fedoseev might have hoped to regroup with either
Nc1-d3 or Na1-c2-e3 but these manoeuvres are time consuming. On top of all
thus, since Black does not have to define his intentions too soon as it is far
from clear where the knight belongs. One thing is clear: the knight does very
little on b3!} (8. Qc2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Rd1 Na6 {Grischuk,A (2797)-Karjakin,
S (2767) Baku 2014 CBM 163 [Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 47)}) (8. b3 c5 {Andreikin,D 
(2722)-Karjakin,S (2767) Baku 2014 CBM 163 [Marin,M] (½-½, 33)}) 8... a5 9.
Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qd3 {White has almost completed his development, but
his position is rather unpleasant. Black has a wide range of good plans.} d5 {
Not a bad approach. With his bishops optimally placed, Black starts fighting
for the centre in the classical fashion.} ({Even falling into a known trap with
} 11... d6 12. Ng5 (12. Nbd2 g6 13. e4 Nd7 {Kasparov,G (2740)-Karpov,A (2705)
World Championship 33th-KK3 1986 (24) 1/2 is similar to a structure arising
from many QI lines with the difference that the knight is on d2 and not on the
more active c3. Compare with, say,}) 12... hxg5 13. Bxb7 Ra7 14. Bf3 a4 15. Nd2
c5 $11) (11... g6 $5 12. e4 d6) (11... c5 $5) 12. Rac1 Na6 {This is a bit too
passive, allowing White to retain an acceptable position.} ({It would have
been better to increase the pressure in the centre with} 12... a4 13. Nbd2 c5
14. Rfd1 Nc6 $15 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5]}) 13. cxd5 exd5 14. a3 {[%csl Ga6]} Re8 15.
Bh3 $6 {A careless move, weakening the defence of the f3-knight and allowing
Black to create the hanging pawns at once.} (15. Rfd1 {would have offered
chances to hold a somewhat worse position.} a4 {If Black wants to carry out ...
c7-c5 he needs to weaken the control over the b4-square thus making the plan
with ...c5-c4 less effective.} 16. Nbd2 c5 17. e3 c4 18. Qf5 b5 19. Nb1 $15 {
[%cal Gb1c3] when the knight will enjoy stability on c3.}) 15... c5 $1 {
[%cal Gc5c4,Gb6b5]} 16. Qb5 $5 {Embarking a dangerous adventure which will
eventually turn out well. But there was no simple way out of the trouble for
White.} ({The point is that after} 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Rxc5 Ba6 $17
19. Qxd5 $2 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Bxe2 $19 {Black wins material. This was not possible
with the bishop on g2.}) 16... Rb8 (16... c4 17. Nxa5 bxa5 18. Qxb7 $13) 17.
Rfe1 (17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Qxa5 (18. Nxc5 Bc8 $19) 18... Rxe2 19. Qxd8+ Rxd8 20.
Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Rxc5 d4 22. Bg2 Rxb2 $36) 17... Nc7 $1 18. Qxb6 (18. Qa4 c4 19.
Nbd2 Ra8 $17 {[%cal Gb6b5]}) 18... Ba6 19. Qxa5 Rxb3 20. Rxc5 {White has
managed to stir up some trouble, but objectively his compensation is not
enough as his pawns are hanging.} Ne6 {A good continuation but not the only
one.} ({During my live comments I examined} 20... Bxe2 {, for instance} 21.
Rxc7 Bxf3 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Rc8 Qxc8 24. Bxc8 Rd3 25. Bh3 Rd1+ 26. Bf1 Be2 27.
Qa4 Rxf1+ 28. Kg2 Bc4 29. Qe8+ (29. b3 Bd3) 29... Kh7 30. Qxf7 Re1 $17) 21.
Qxa6 Nxc5 22. dxc5 Rxf3 23. Qb5 Bd4 24. e3 Rf6 25. Rd1 Be5 $2 {After this
obedient retreat White will have full compensation for the rook.} (25... Bxe3
26. fxe3 Rxe3 $19 {would have soon yielded Black a decisive attack due to the
strong central pawn and the weakness of the white king's position.}) 26. Bd7
Re7 27. Rxd5 $44 {The white pawns are a potential danger and what's more, the
black rooks do not have active possibilities. In fact, I would prefer playing
with white.} Qc7 28. b4 h5 29. Qd3 g6 30. Bh3 (30. f4 Bb2 31. e4 Rxf4 32. gxf4
Qxf4 $132) (30. a4 $5) (30. e4 $5) 30... Kg7 31. f4 $6 {Weakening the
e3-square for nothing.} Bb2 32. a4 $2 {Another weakening move.} ({It was still
possible to reach a draw with} 32. Qb3 Bc1 33. Rd3 Qc6 34. Rc3 Bd2 35. Rd3)
32... Qb7 $1 $19 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gb7b4,Ge7e3] Targetting both newly created
weaknesses, with decisive effect.} 33. Qd2 (33. b5 Rxe3 $19) 33... Bc1 34. Qxc1
Qxd5 $19 {Black has won some more material and his e7-rook is active now. The
rest is agony.} 35. b5 Qb3 36. Kf2 Qxa4 37. Qb2 Qc4 38. c6 Qc5 39. Qd4 Qxb5 40.
Bd7 Qa5 41. Kg2 Qd8 42. e4 Kh7 43. Qd5 Rxd7 {The simplest.} 44. cxd7 Re6 45. f5
Re7 0-1

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.04.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jankovic, Alojzije"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8.
Nc3 Ne4 9. Qd3 $5 {Une vieille idée de Tal} (9. Qc2 {La ligne principale} Nxc3
10. Ng5) (9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. O-O d6 11. Qe3 Bb7 12. Rfd1 Nd7 13. d5 Re8 14. Qd2
a5 15. Nd4 Nc5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Nb5 Rf8 19. Qe3 Nc5 20. b3 Rf7
21. a3 Qf6 22. Rab1 e5 23. Nc3 Raf8 24. f3 Ne6 25. Rd3 g5 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4
g4 28. Qe4 Qh6 29. Rf1 Kh8 30. h4 Nf4 31. gxf4 Rxf4 32. Qe3 Rg8 33. Rf2 Qxh4
34. fxg4 Rfxg4+ {0-1 (34) Duda,J (2553)-Yu,Y (2677) Wijk aan Zee 2014}) 9...
Nxc3 $5 (9... f5 {Polugaevsky,L (2590)-Dokhoian,Y (2520) Belgrade GMA op 1988
1-0}) 10. Ng5 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gg2b7] Le piège de Monticelli comme
l'appellait Tartakover} Ne4 {La réhabiliation de la variante Nc3} 11. Nxe4 d5
12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. O-O a5 $146 (13... Nc6 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Nc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2
Rad8 17. Qe4 Rd6 18. Rac1 a6 19. Nb5 axb5 20. Rxc6 Qd7 21. Rdc1 Rxd4 22. Qe5
Qd5+ 23. Qxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxc7 g6 25. R1c2 b4 26. R2c4 b3 27. axb3 Rd2 28. Rc2
Rfd8 29. Kf3 R2d5 30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Rxc8+ Kg7 32. Rc4 Rb5 33. b4 Rd5 34. Ke3 Kf6
35. Rc6 Rb5 36. Kd3 Rxb4 37. Kc3 Rb5 38. b4 Ke7 39. Rc7+ Kf6 40. Rc6 Ke7 41.
Rc7+ Kf6 42. Rb7 Re5 43. e3 {Pashikian,A (2639)-Andreikin,D (2669) Plovdiv
2010 0-1 (61)}) 14. Bh3 $5 {[%cal Ge4c3] Evite l'échange des B} (14. Nc3 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 Na6 16. a3 (16. e4 Nb4 17. Qd2 c5 $132) 16... Qd7 17. Rad1) 14... Na6
15. Nc3 Bb7 16. a3 Qd6 17. Rfd1 (17. e4 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 c5 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5
Nc7 21. Bg2 Ba6) 17... Rfd8 18. Bg2 {Le signe que les Blancs n'ont rien obtenu
de l'ouverture} Bxg2 19. Kxg2 c5 20. d5 $1 Nc7 21. dxe6 Qc6+ 22. Qf3 Qxf3+ 23.
Kxf3 {[%cal Gf3c6] Les Blancs ont un petit avantage dans la finale en cas
d'échange des R avec un Kf3 centralisé qui peut arriver rapidement à
l'aile-dame} Nxe6 24. Nb5 (24. Rxd8+ $5 {Semblait plus logique} Rxd8 25. Rd1
Rxd1 26. Nxd1 Kf8 27. Ke4 Ke7 28. Ne3 Kd6 (28... Nd4 29. Nd5+ Kd6 30. Nxb6 Nxe2
31. Nc4+) 29. Nc4+ Kc7 30. Kd5 $16 {[%csl Gd5]}) 24... Kf8 25. a4 {[%csl Rb6]
[%cal Gb5a3,Ga3c4]} Ke7 26. e3 h5 (26... f5 {[%csl Ge4]}) 27. Na3 Ng5+ 28. Ke2
Ne4 29. Nc4 $14 Rab8 30. f3 Nd6 $1 31. Ne5 Rbc8 32. Rd5 f6 33. Ng6+ Kf7 34.
Rad1 Kxg6 35. Rxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.04.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2013.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O (5. c4 {Aurait transposé dans
une Catalane ou une Tarrasch}) 5... b6 $6 {Transpose dans une Ouest-Indienne
mais avec une poussée c5 prématurée} (5... Nc6 $142 {La grande ligne} 6. c4
dxc4 7. Qa4 (7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4) 7... Bd7 8. Qxc4 b5 $11) 6. c4 $1
Bb7 7. Bg5 $6 (7. cxd5 $142 exd5 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bf4 {Aurait
retombé sur une grande ligne de l'Ouest-Indienne} Nbd7 {Le Quang,L (2689)
-Sadvakasov,D (2627) Asia rap (Men) 16th rapid 2010 (6) 1/2-1/2}) (7. Nc3 Be7
8. cxd5 exd5 9. Re1) (7. Ne5 $5 {[%cal Gg2b7]} Nbd7 8. Qa4 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4
N5f6 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qa4 {[%cal Gf1d1]}) 8... Be7 9. dxc5 (9. Nc3
cxd4 10. cxd5 dxc3 11. dxe6) 9... Bxc5 10. Nc3) 7... Be7 (7... dxc4 $5 {
Peut-être un moindre mal pour les Noirs pour éviter la prise cd5} 8. Na3 c3
9. bxc3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Rc1 $32) 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. Qa4 $1 {
[%cal Ga4e8,Gf1d1,Gd1d8]} O-O 10. Rfd1 $14 {[%cal Gd1d8]} Qe8 {[%cal Ge8a4]
Evite le vis-à-vis avec la Rd1 mais la Qe8 est assez mal placée et les
Blancs vont accentuer l'avance de développement.} (10... h6 11. Be3 (11. cxd5
$5 hxg5 12. dxe6 fxe6 (12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 fxe6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. b4 (15. Bxa8
Qxa8) 15... Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Rc8 17. Nb5 (17. Rac1 g4)) 13. Nxg5 $44 {[%csl Rb7,
Rd8,Rf8][%cal Gg5e6]})) 11. Rac1 $32 h6 12. Be3 dxc4 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qxe8 (
14. Qxc4 $143 Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c4]}) 14... Rfxe8 15. Ne5 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal
Ge5c4]} Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rec8 (16... Rac8 17. Nxc4) 17. Nxc4 Nce4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4
19. f3 Nf6 20. Bd4 Rc7 21. a4 Rac8 22. b3 Nd7 23. Rd3 Bf6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 $1 (
24... Nxf6 25. Rcd1 Kf8 26. Kf2) 25. Rcd1 Nc5 {[%cal Gc5d3,Gc5b3]} 26. Rd8+ Kh7
27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Ne3 Kg6 (28... Nxb3 $143 29. Rd7 {[%csl Gd7]}) 29. Rb1 Rd8
30. Kf2 Rd4 31. Nc2 Rd2 $132 {[%csl Rb1,Rb3,Rc2,Gd2] Les pièces Noires sont
plus actives} 32. Nb4 Rd4 33. Nc6 {Un coup naturel mais le N sera ensuite
hors-jeu} Rd7 34. Ke3 e5 35. f4 (35. a5 Rc7) 35... Kf5 36. fxe5 fxe5 37. g4+
Ke6 38. h3 a5 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Ge6d6]} 39. b4 $8 Nxa4 40. bxa5 bxa5 41. Nxa5
$11 {Après la liquidation de l'aile-dame, la nulle sera difficile à éviter
pour le GMI} Nc3 42. Rb8 Nd5+ 43. Kf3 Rc7 44. Rb3 f6 45. Nb7 {Le N a du mal à
trouver des cases centrales} Rc1 46. e3 Rf1+ 47. Ke4 Ne7 48. Rb6+ (48. Nc5+ Kd6
49. Nd3) 48... Kd7 49. Nc5+ Ke8 50. Nb7 {[%cal Gb7d6,Gd6f5,Gf5h6]} (50. h4 $5
$14 {[%csl Ge4,Re8,Rf6]}) 50... Kd7 51. Nd6 Ra1 52. Nf5 $1 {Le GMI a enfin
réussi à activer le N} Ra4+ 53. Kf3 Nxf5 54. gxf5 Ke7 55. Rb7+ Kf8 56. e4 (
56. Rh7 Rh4 57. Kg3 Re4 58. Rxh6 Kg7 59. Rg6+ Kf7 60. Kf3 Rh4 61. Rg3 {[%cal
Gf3g2] Avec un K Noir coupé, la défense des Noirs n'est pas facile mais
c'est probablement encore nulle} Rh5 62. Ke4 {[%cal Ge4d5]} (62. e4 Rh4) 62...
Ke7 63. Kd5 Rxf5 64. Rg7+ Kf8 65. Ke6 Rf3 66. Rf7+ Kg8 67. e4 Rf4) 56... h5 57.
Rb3 Kg7 58. Rd3 Rb4 59. Ke3 Kh6 60. h4 Kg7 61. Rd7+ Kg8 62. Kd3 Ra4 63. Rd8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jankovic, Alojzije"]
[Black "Dgebuadze, Alexandre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2013.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 (2... Bb4+) 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 (4... Qe7) 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2
Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qc2 Be4 10. Qd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nc3 Bh7 $146
(12... d5 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. e3 {Benjamin,J (2575)-Speelman,J (2615) Hastings
8788 1987 (5) 1/2-1/2}) 13. e4 $14 {[%csl Rh7]} Na6 14. Rad1 {Les Blancs ont
un petit avantage d'espace et un meilleur développement mais la position
noire reste solide} c6 15. h4 (15. e5 Be7 16. Rfe1 {[%cal Gc3e4]} Bb4 17. a3
Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Rc8 19. b4 {[%csl Ra6]}) 15... Rb8 $5 {[%cal Gb6b5]} 16. h5 {
[%csl Rg7,Rh6]} b5 17. e5 Be7 18. c5 $5 {[%csl Ra6,Rb8,Rd7][%cal Gf3e1,Gf2f4]
Ferme le centre pour tentrer de prendre l'initiative à l'aile-roi} b4 19. Ne2
Nc7 {[%cal Gc7d5]} 20. Nf4 Nd5 21. Nxd5 cxd5 22. Nh2 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gh2g4]} f6
23. Ng4 (23. f4 {[%cal Gh2g4]} fxe5 24. fxe5) 23... Bf5 24. exf6 Bxg4 25. fxe7
Qxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:04:44"]
[BlackClock "0:03:06"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. a3 ({Here} 7.
dxc5 {is considered to be strong enough:} Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 a5 (9... Be7
10. b4 a5 11. b5 d6 12. Bb2 e5 13. Nh4 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nbd7 15. a4 Nc5 16. Ne3
Qd7 17. Nb1 Qe6 18. Nc3 {Istratescu,A (2619)-Cornette,M (2586)/Saint-Quentin
FRA 2015, The white control of the d5-square is very serious.}) 10. b3 Qe7 11.
Bb2 d5 12. Ne5 Rd8 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nd3 Nd7 15. Ne4 Rab8 16. Qc2 Rdc8 17. Qd2
Qf8 18. Nexc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Rfc1 {Can,E (2555)-Postny,E (2647)/
Jerusalem ISR 2015, The pair of bishops is a serious advantage here.}) ({
Here even the typical} 7. d5 {has been tried:} exd5 8. Nh4 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10.
Nb1 d6 11. a3 Ba5 12. cxd5 b5 13. Nf5 Bc8 14. Ne3 Nbd7 15. Nc2 Ne5 16. b4 Bb6
17. Nc3 Bd7 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. bxc5 Bxc5 (20... dxc5 $142) 21. Ne4
Qg6 {with unclear play, Moiseenko,A (2692)-Riazantsev,A (2684)/Wroclaw POL
2014.}) 7... Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 ({Usually} 8. Qxd2 {has been tried here:} cxd4 9.
Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qc3 (10. Qd3 Ne5 11. Qd4 Nxf3+ 12. exf3 Rc8 13. Be3 Ba6 14. Rc1
O-O 15. b4 d5 16. b5 Bb7 17. f4 Ba8 18. O-O Rxc4 19. Rxc4 dxc4 20. Qxc4 Bxg2
21. Kxg2 Qa8+ 22. Kg1 Rc8 {Vallejo Pons,F (2679)-Carlsen,M (2690)/Monte Carlo
2007, Black got nice play.}) 10... Rc8 11. O-O Na5 12. b3 d5 13. Rd1 O-O 14.
Bb2 (14. Qb2 Qe7 (14... Ne4 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Bd4 Rfd8 18. cxd5 Bxd5
19. b4 Nc4 20. Nxc4 Bxc4 21. a4 Bd5 22. e4 Nxe4 23. Bxg7 f6 24. Bxe4 Kxg7 25.
Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 exd5 {1/2 Granda Zuniga,J (2615)-Nikolic,P (2635)/Buenos
Aires 1992/TD (34). Black's king problem can be serious,}) 15. Bd2 Rfd8 16. Bb4
Qc7 17. Rac1 dxc4 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Bxa5 bxa5 20. bxc4 Qb6 21. Qxb6 axb6 22.
Ne5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Ne4 {Kempinski,R (2603)-Riazantsev,A (2710)/Warsaw 2011, The
position is equal.}) 14... Qe7 15. Ne5 dxc4 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. bxc4 Nc5 18. a4
Nfe4 19. Qe3 f6 20. Nd3 e5 21. Ba3 Rc7 22. f3 Nc3 23. Rd2 N3xa4 24. Nb4 Qf7 {
Romanov,E (2625)-Akopian,V (2660)/Jerusalem ISR 2015, with sharp play.}) 8...
cxd4 ({The old} 8... O-O {is not the right idea:} 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. b4 cxb4 11.
axb4 d6 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qb3 Nbd7 14. Rfc1 Rfc8 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bd2 a6 17. Ra5 {
Kortschnoj,V-Parma,B/Zagreb 1970, with better play for White,}) 9. O-O {
An interesting pawn sacrifice for control of the black squares.} (9. Bb4 {
has been tried here:} Na6 (9... Qc7 10. Qxd4 Na6 11. Qd2 Nxb4 12. Qxb4 Rc8 13.
Rc1 a5 14. Qd2 d5 15. Nd4 O-O 16. O-O dxc4 17. Nb5 Qc5 18. Bxb7 Rcd8 19. Qc2
Qxb5 {Perunovic,M (2419)-Nestorovic,D (2427)/Senta 2008, with a nice position.}
) 10. Bd6 Ne4 11. Be5 O-O 12. O-O d6 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Rc1 Nac5 16.
b4 Ne6 17. Qb3 Rac8 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Bh3 Qe7 20. c5 $1 {Gheorghiu,F (2540)
-Hecht,H (2490)/Bensheim 1979, with a serious positional initiative.}) 9...
Bxf3 ({Weaker was} 9... O-O 10. Bb4 Re8 11. Bd6 Ne4 12. Qxd4 Nxd6 13. Qxd6 Qe7
14. Rfd1 Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Kf8 16. Rad1 {Demarre,J (2290)-Silva Lillo,S (2348)/
France 2002, White's grip is unpleasant.}) 10. Bxf3 Nc6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Bd6 Re8
13. b4 $5 ({Not too much was promised by returning the pawn:} 13. Bxc6 dxc6 14.
Qxd4 c5 15. Qf4 Nh5 16. Qd2 Qd7 17. Rad1 e5 18. b4) 13... e5 $1 {Sacrificing
an exchange.} 14. b5 Na5 $6 ({There was the very promising} 14... e4 15. Bg2
Na5 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. c5 Nb7 18. Qxd4 bxc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rxc5 Qb6 21. Rc4
Rxc4 22. Qxc4 d5) 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Rc1 Nb7 ({Tactics were not too promising
here} 16... Nxc4 17. Rxc4 Qd5 18. Qa4 Qxd6 19. Qxa7 Nd5 20. a4) 17. Bb4 d6 18.
e3 $1 {The centre has to be opened immediately!} dxe3 (18... Nc5 {would not be
very different:} 19. exd4 exd4 20. f3 d5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Re1) 19. fxe3 ({
Here there was an interesting and good try} 19. f3 $5 Nc5 20. Re1) 19... Re6
20. Qf3 $1 h6 21. Rc2 Qc8 22. Rd1 Nc5 $2 ({It was better to keep the position
with} 22... Qc7) 23. Qc6 $1 Qb8 24. Bxc5 dxc5 ({Even worse was} 24... bxc5 25.
a4 h5 26. a5 h4 27. b6) 25. Rcd2 $1 Re8 26. Rd6 $1 {Now White is on a winning
course} e4 27. Rxf6 $1 {The simplest realisation is the attack on the king!}
gxf6 28. Qxf6 Qc8 29. Qxh6 Qg4 30. Rd5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch47 First League"]
[Site "Frunze"]
[Date "1979.10.??"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Vitolinsh, Alvis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Moiseev,V"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1979.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. g3 b6 8.
Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O (9. Nf1 $5 b5 $5 10. c5 d6 11. cxd6 Qxd6 12. N1d2 $1 Nbd7 13.
O-O Rac8 14. Nb3 Rfd8 $6 (14... a6 $5 15. Qd3 Be4 {Tukmakov/}) 15. Qd3 Qb6 16.
Rfc1 $14 {Tukmakov,V-Nikolic,P/Burgas/1993/0,5/34/}) 9... d6 10. Rc1 $6 (10.
Qb3 a5 11. Rfd1 {N} (11. Rfc1 {Inf 32/576/}) 11... Na6 12. Nf1 Qe7 13. Ne3 Rfc8
14. Ne1 Bxg2 15. N1xg2 g6 16. Nf4 Kg7 17. a3 Rab8 $6 (17... Qe8 $1 18. axb4
Nxb4 $10 {Polugaevsky/}) 18. Nd3 $1 $14 {Polugaevsky,L-Salov,V/Reggio Emilia/
1991/1:0/76/}) (10. Qc2 $5 {Polugaevsky/}) 10... Nbd7 (10... a5 $5 {/\ 11...Na6
}) 11. Qb3 a5 12. a3 (12. Ne1 $5) 12... bxa3 13. Qxa3 Qc7 14. Rfd1 (14. b4 $5)
14... e5 15. Nb1 Ne4 $1 $10 16. dxe5 dxe5 (16... Nxe5 $6 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Bxe4
$1 Bxe4 19. Nc3 Bb7 20. Nd5 Qc5 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Qxc5 bxc5 23. Rd7 $16) 17. Qe7
$6 (17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 $10) 17... Bc6 $1 $15 (17... Rad8 18. Nxe5 $1 $16) (
17... Nec5 18. Nc3 Rae8 19. Qd6 $16) 18. Nc3 (18. Nxe5 $6 Qxe5 19. Rxd7 Qxb2
20. Rdd1 Qxe2 $17) 18... Rae8 19. Nd5 $6 (19. Qa3 $142 $15) 19... Bxd5 20. cxd5
Qxc1 21. Qxf8+ Kxf8 22. Rxc1 Ndc5 $17 23. Ne1 (23. Rc2 $142 f6 24. Nd2 $17)
23... Nd6 24. Bh3 e4 25. Ng2 Re5 26. Ne3 f5 27. Kf1 g5 28. Ke1 a4 29. Bg2 g4
30. Kd1 Ke7 31. Kc2 (31. h3 h5 32. hxg4 hxg4 33. Kc2 $17 {/\ 34.Rc1-h1}) 31...
Kd7 32. Kb1 h5 33. h4 $6 (33. h3) 33... Re8 34. Bf1 Ra8 35. Nc2 Nc4 36. Rd1 e3
$1 $19 37. fxe3 (37. Nxe3 Nxe3 38. fxe3 Re8 $19) 37... Re8 38. Bg2 Nxe3 39.
Nxe3 Rxe3 40. d6 Ne4 (40... Rxg3 $19) 41. Bxe4 fxe4 42. Rd5 Rxe2 43. Rxh5 Kxd6
44. Rg5 e3 45. Rxg4 Kd5 (45... a3 $2 46. bxa3 Rg2 47. Re4 e2 48. Kc1 $10) 46.
Kc1 Rh2 47. Kd1 b5 48. Rb4 Kc5 49. Re4 Rxb2 50. Rxe3 b4 51. Kc1 a3 52. h5 b3
0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
(8. e4 d5 {is a popular line that was also seen in the 5th game of the World
Championship match between Anand and Carlsen in 2014.} 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Ne5 O-O
11. O-O Nc6 12. cxd5 $1 Nxe5 13. d6 $1 $14 {½-½ Anand,V (2792)-Carlsen,M 
(2863)/Sochi 2014 (39)}) 8... d5 9. Qb3 {White can use different move orders
here to play Bf4, Qb3, Rac1, Rfd1 etc.} O-O 10. Rfd1 {The more common move in
this position has been 10.Bf4.} ({White could also start with} 10. Rac1 Nbd7
11. Rfd1 {transposing to the game.}) 10... Nbd7 11. Rac1 Rc8 {The most natural
move, preparing ...c5.} 12. Ne1 $5 $146 {[%cal Ge1d3,Ge2e4] An interesting and
slightly provocative novelty. White takes his N to the back rank when Black
seems all set to counter in the centre with c5. On the other hand White does
make sure that the B on g2 keeps its eyes open to take possible advantage of
the pin that it might exert. The N on e1 can also move quickly to d3 to have a
look at whatever is happening on the c5-square. And last but not least, White
prepares to play e4 as well.} ({Ding Liren had previously played the position
with} 12. Bg5 {albeit from a slightly different move order of 11.Bg5 Rc8 12.
Rac1. The game had continued} h6 13. Bxf6 $5 (13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Be3 Nhf6 15. h3
Ba6 16. Nd2 Bd6 17. cxd5 $5 Nxd5 18. Nce4 Bb8 19. Nc4 Qe7 (19... f5 $1) 20. Bd2
e5 $11 {½-½ Tkachiev,V (2644)-Delchev,A (2596)/Istanbul 2012 (52)}) 13...
Bxf6 14. e4 dxc4 15. Qxc4 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bd4 $8 19. Nxd4
cxd4 20. Qxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ding,L (2749)-Bruzon Batista,L (2669)/Danzhou 2015/
CBM 167 (40)}) 12... dxc4 ({The first reaction that comes to mind is} 12... c5
{and it is likely to be this move that decides the future prospects of White's
novelty.} 13. cxd5 (13. dxc5 $6 Nxc5 {[%cal Gc5b3,Gc5b7,Gd5c4] is good for
Black who unpins the d5-P.}) (13. Bg5 cxd4 14. Rxd4 h6 15. cxd5 Nc5 16. Qd1
hxg5 17. d6 e5 18. Rd2 (18. dxe7 Qxe7 19. Rd2 g4 $36) 18... Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Qe7
$132) 13... c4 (13... exd5 $6 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 cxd4 16. Bg2 $36 {is a
nice ^^ advantage for White with Black's weak isolani on d4.}) (13... cxd4 $5
14. d6 {[%cal Gd6e7,Gg2b7]} (14. dxe6 $2 Nc5 15. exf7+ Rxf7 $17) 14... Bxg2 (
14... Nc5 15. dxe7 Qxe7 16. Qa3 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 dxc3 18. Bxc3 $14) 15. dxe7 Qxe7
16. Kxg2 (16. Nxg2 $5 dxc3 17. Bxc3) 16... dxc3 17. Bxc3 $14 {is a very slight
edge for White.}) 14. Qc2 (14. Qa4 exd5 15. Nf3 (15. Qxa7 $6 Bc6 {[%cal Gc8a8]}
16. Bf4 g5 $1 17. Be5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ra8 19. Qxa8 Qxa8 20. exf6 Bxf6 $17) 15...
a6 16. Qc2 b5 $132 {This does not look like anything special for White.}) 14...
Nxd5 (14... exd5 15. Nf3 {[%cal Gf3e5,Gf3h4,Gh4f5]}) 15. e4 (15. Nxd5 exd5 $11
{also looks ok for Black.}) 15... Nxc3 16. Bxc3 b5 {needs testing.}) 13. Qxc4
b5 14. Qb3 (14. Qd3 {[%csl Re1][%cal Gd8b6] would make the N on e1 unhappy,
and it does not prepare for the upcoming ...Qb6.}) 14... Qb6 15. Bg5 $1 {
This is a nice move with the hidden agenda of diverting either the e7-B from
controlling c5, or the d7-N from supporting the Q (so that ...a6 is
discouraged).} (15. Nd3 $5 a6 (15... c5 $2 {[%csl Rb5]}) (15... h6 16. Be3 Ng4
17. Ne4 Nxe3 18. fxe3) (15... Qxd4 16. Be3 Qc4 (16... Qg4 17. Nxb5 $16) 17.
Nxb5 $1 Qxb3 18. axb3 cxb5 19. Bxb7 $16) 16. Be3 (16. a4 $5 c5 17. dxc5 (17.
Bxb7 c4 $17) 17... Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Bxc5 $132 {[%csl Rf2]}) (16. e4
$6 c5 $132) 16... Ng4 (16... c5 $2 17. dxc5 (17. Na4 Qa7 18. Naxc5 Bxg2 19.
Kxg2 $14) 17... Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Bxg2 (18... Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Na4 $18) 19.
Nd7 $1 Qb7 20. Nxf8 Bxf8 21. f3 Bh3 22. Na4 $18) (16... Nd5 17. Ne4 $5 $14 {
[%csl Gc5]} (17. Nc5 $14)) 17. Ne4 $5 Nxe3 18. fxe3 $14) 15... h6 (15... a6 16.
Bxf6 (16. Nd3 Qxd4 17. Nf4 Qb4 $13) 16... gxf6 $5 {[%cal Gd7b6,Ge7c5]} (16...
Bxf6 17. Ne4 $14) (16... Nxf6 17. Na4 $14) 17. Nd3 $14 (17. Ne4 f5 18. Nc5 Nxc5
19. dxc5 Bxc5)) 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 (16... Bxf6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Nd3 $14 {[%csl Rc5]})
(16... gxf6 17. Nd3 $14) 17. e3 (17. Nd3 $5 Rfd8 (17... Nd5 18. Ne4 $14 Qxd4 $2
19. Ndc5 $18) (17... Qxd4 18. Nxb5 cxb5 19. Bxb7 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Qb6 21. Bf3 $14)
18. e3 $14 {[%csl Rc5]} a6 $6 19. Na4 $16) 17... c5 $6 {When faced with a
choice of positional suffering or material, Eljanov chooses the latter.
Unfortunately, the compensation is hard to come by.} ({But one cannot really
blame Black as the position after} 17... a6 18. Nd3 {[%csl Rb7,Gc5,Ge5][%cal
Gc3a4,Ga4c5,Gd3c5,Gd3e5]} Nd7 (18... c5 $2 19. Na4 Qa7 20. Naxc5 $16) 19. Ne4
$14 {[%csl Gc5] would also be a torture for him.} {It is important that} c5 $2
{is prevented.} 20. Nexc5 Nxc5 21. dxc5 $18) 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qxb5 Qxb5 20.
Nxb5 a6 21. Nc3 $16 {White is a healthy pawn up and it would need serious
blunders for him to mess it up from here on.} cxd4 22. exd4 ({White could have
also opted for} 22. Rxd4 $5 {but he needed to work out} Nd5 23. Ra4 $16 ({
And avoid the traps that were set for} 23. Nxd5 $2 Rxc1 24. Nxe7+ Kh7 25. Kf1
Rc7 $11) ({or} 23. Nd3 $2 Bf6 24. Nxd5 Rxc1+ 25. Nxc1 Bxd4 26. Ne7+ Kh7 27.
exd4 Re8 28. Nc6 Rc8 $19)) 22... Rfd8 23. Nf3 Rc4 24. Kf1 (24. Kg2 $5) 24... g5
25. h3 Rb4 26. Rc2 (26. b3 $5 $16) 26... Kg7 27. b3 Nd5 28. Na4 Rb5 29. Rdd2 {
Ding Liren moves cautiously and comfortably, giving nothing away.} Bf6 30. Rc6
Nb4 31. Rc7 Rf5 (31... h5 32. Nc5 $16 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gc5e6]}) 32. Kg2 Rd6 33.
Nc5 a5 34. Ra7 Bd8 35. Ne4 Rc6 (35... Rdd5 36. g4 Rf4 37. Ng3 $18) 36. Ne5 Rc7
37. Ra8 Bf6 (37... Be7 38. g4 Rf4 39. Ng3 $18 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gg3h5]}) 38. Nd6
{With this win, Ding Liren brought himself up to just a point short of the
leader Magnus Carlsen, so that a win against him in the last round could give
him a chance to tie for first. Although that was not to happen, to reach this
theoretical situation was in itself a notable performance by the Chinese
prodigy.} 1-0

[Event "GER-ARM"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Mowsziszian,K"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.07.31"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O Bxd2 8.
Qxd2 d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Be4 (10... Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. Rfd1 Ndf6 13. h3 Qe8
14. Rac1 Qh5 15. c5 Bd5 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Ba3 g5 {1-0 Orsag,M-Sleich,J/Decin
op (07) ;EXT 95op 1995 (31)}) (10... Qe7 11. Rfd1 Ne4 (11... Rad8 12. d5 Rfe8
13. Nd4 exd5 14. cxd5 Kh8 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. h3 a5 17. g4 {1-0 Ikonnikov,
V-Pajeken,W/Berliner Sommer (02) ;TD 93\06 1993 (34)}) 12. Qc2 f5 13. d5 exd5
14. cxd5 Ndf6 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Rac1 Rf7 17. Nd4 Re8 18. Ne6 {1-0 Maedler,
J-Lehmann,KH/OLO-A 9293 (1993) ;GER 03 1993 (53)}) 11. Bh3 $5 {Fast die
einzige Möglichkeit, den weißfeldrigen Läufer zu behalten.} (11. Rac1 a5 12. a3
Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfb8 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ne8 17. exd6 cxd6 {
1/2-1/2 Prange,S-Lalic,S/Hastings Challengers 9596 (03) ;EXP 50 1995 (29)}) (
11. Rfe1 Re8 12. Bh3 c6 13. Nh4 d5 14. f3 Bg6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxg6
hxg6 18. fxe4 e5 19. d5 {1-0 Norwood,D-Kraut,R/Groningen op ;EXT 88op 1988 (40)
}) 11... Re8 (11... Bxf3 12. exf3 {/\d5,f4} d5 13. f4 g6 14. Rfe1 $14 {Freies
Spiel und das Läuferpaar}) 12. Nh4 {/\f3,e4} Bb7 13. d5 $5 a5 (13... exd5) 14.
f3 exd5 $6 (14... a4 15. e4 {()}) 15. Nf5 $1 Re5 (15... dxc4 $2 16. Nxg7 $1
Kxg7 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Qg5+ $18) (15... h6 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Nxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxd7
Qxd7 19. Qxd5 $16) 16. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 (17... Qxd7 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19.
Qg5+ $18) 18. f4 $16 dxc4 19. fxe5 Nxe5 (19... dxe5 20. Rad1 Bc6 21. Bxe5+ $18)
20. Rf5 Qe7 21. Raf1 Rf8 22. Qg5+ Qxg5 23. Rxg5+ Kh8 (23... Kh6 24. Bc1 $1 Ng6
25. Rc5+ Kg7 26. Rxc7 $18) 24. bxc4 Ba6 25. Rf4 f6 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Rxe5 Bxc4
28. a3 c5 29. Re7 b5 30. a4 $1 $18 Bb3 (30... Rd8 31. axb5 Bxb5 32. Rxf6 $18) (
30... Kg8 31. Rg4+ Kh8 32. axb5 Bxb5 33. Rgg7 $18) 31. axb5 a4 32. Rh4 Bc2 33.
Rc4 Bb3 34. Rxc5 a3 35. Rcc7 Bg8 36. Ra7 a2 37. b6 Rd8 38. b7 Rd1+ 39. Kf2 Rb1
40. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Antwerp op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Novikov,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
Nc3 Ne4 9. Qd3 Nxc3 $6 (9... d5 $5) (9... f5 10. Ne5 Nc5 11. dxc5 Bxg2 12. Rg1
Bc6 13. O-O-O $1 $16) 10. Ng5 Ne4 (10... Qxg5 11. Bxb7 $16 {>< Nc3}) 11. Bxe4
Bxe4 (11... d5 $2 12. Bxd5 $1 $18) 12. Qxe4 Qxg5 13. Qxa8 Nc6 14. Qb7 Nxd4 15.
Rd1 (15. Qe4 $2 Qa5+ 16. Kf1 Nb3 $17) (15. Kf1 Qd2 $146) 15... Qe5 16. e3 Nc2+
17. Ke2 (17. Kf1 d5 $1 18. cxd5 Qe4 19. Ke2 Qc4+ 20. Kf3 (20. Kd2 Nb4 $40)
20... f5 21. h3 (21. dxe6 Qg4+ 22. Kg2 Nxe3+ $10) 21... Qe4+ 22. Ke2 Qc4+ $10)
17... d5 (17... Qxb2 18. Rd2 Qc3 (18... d5 19. cxd5 (19. Qxc7 d4 $1 $132) 19...
Qb5+ (19... Qc3 20. Rc1 $16) 20. Kf3 $16) 19. Qxc7 $5 {/\ 20.Rc1} (19. Rc1
Qxc4+ (19... Nd4+ 20. Kd1 $18) 20. Kd1 d5 (20... Nxe3+ 21. fxe3 Qf1+ 22. Kc2
Qc4+ 23. Kb1 Qb5+ 24. Rb2 Qd3+ 25. Rbc2 Qxe3 26. Qxc7 $16) 21. Rdxc2 Qf1+ 22.
Kd2 Qxf2+ 23. Kd3 Qf5+ 24. Kc3 Qe5+ $13) 19... Nb4 {/\ 21...Nd5} (19... Na3 20.
Rxd7 Nxc4 21. Rhd1 $16) 20. Rxd7 $16) 18. Rd2 Qe4 (18... Qxb2 {- 17...Qxb2})
19. Rc1 Nxe3 (19... Qxc4+ 20. Kd1 {/\ b3+/-}) 20. fxe3 Qg2+ 21. Kd1 Qh1+ 22.
Kc2 Qe4+ 23. Rd3 $16 Qxc4+ (23... c5 $5 {/\ 24...b5!} 24. b3 $1 $16) 24. Rc3
Qe4+ 25. Kb3 c5 26. a3 h6 27. Ka2 (27. Qxa7 $6 d4 28. exd4 Qd5+ $1 $132) 27...
Qa4 28. Rf1 Qb5 29. Rf2 a5 30. g4 a4 31. Qc7 {/\ Qe5,g5+-} d4 32. exd4 cxd4 33.
Qc4 Qe5 34. Rd3 Rd8 35. Qxa4 Qe4 36. Rfd2 e5 37. h3 Qd5+ 38. Qb3 (38. Kb1 $5)
38... g6 39. Kb1 b5 40. Qb4 Rc8 41. Qe7 Qe4 (41... Kg7 42. Re2 Qh1+ 43. Ka2
Qd5+ 44. b3 Rc5 45. Kb2 $18) 42. Qd7 Rc6 43. Ka2 Rf6 44. Qe8+ (44. Qe8+ Kg7 45.
Rxd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2002.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2002.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Bxd2 8.
Qxd2 O-O 9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a3 $5 {Ein interessanter neuer Plan in
dieser Stellung.} Ne4 ({Nach dem logischen} 11... c5 {erhält Weiß mittels} 12.
dxc5 ({oder} 12. Nh4 $5 Qe6 (12... Rd8 13. b4 $5) 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. b4 $14)
12... bxc5 13. b4 $1 Na6 (13... cxb4 $6 14. axb4 Qxb4 $6 15. Rab1 Qe7 16. Nd4
$16) 14. bxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd4 $14 {Druckspiel}) 12. Qe3 (12. Qf4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nc6
$5) (12. Qc2 c5) 12... Re8 ({Es gefiel mir weniger} 12... Nd7 13. Nd2 Rfe8 {
, da Weiß nur wählen kann, welche Figur er abtauschen möchte:} 14. Bxe4 $5 dxe4
15. Nc4 {käme also in Frage.}) 13. b4 Nd7 (13... c5 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. dxc5 $14)
14. Rfc1 c6 15. Nxe4 (15. Bh3 Nd6 16. Qxe7 Rxe7 17. Bxd7 Rxd7 18. Ne5 Re7 19.
e3 f6 {ist nichts Schreckliches, da Schwarz das Feld c4 bekommt.}) 15... dxe4
16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Nc4 ({Auch nach} 17. Qb3 Rad8 18. e3 h5 19. Nc4 $14 {ist die
weiße Stellung angenehmer.}) 17... Rad8 (17... Nd5 18. Qb3) 18. Ne5 Rd6 (18...
Qd6 $6 19. Qb3) (18... Qe6 $5) 19. Qc3 h5 $5 ({Ich hielt es für nötig, am
Königsflügel meine Trümpfe auf den Tisch zu legen. Passiver wäre} 19... Nd5 20.
Qb3 f6 21. Nc4 (21. Nxc6 $2 Bxc6 22. Rxc6 Rxc6 23. Qxd5+ Qe6 24. Bxe4 Rd6 $1
$17) 21... Rdd8 22. e3 $14) 20. e3 (20. h3 h4 21. g4 Nd5 22. Qd2 $13) 20... h4
21. Qb3 $6 ({Und hier kommt die Ungenauigkeit, die dem Nachziehenden erlaubt,
auszugleichen.} 21. Rc2 Qe6 (21... Nd7 $6 22. Bxe4 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Qxe5
Rxe5 25. Bf3 $16) 22. Rac1 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6] hätte den leichten Vorteil
bewahrt.}) 21... Nd7 $1 22. Nc4 ({Nun geht} 22. Bxe4 $6 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 $36
{[%cal Gd6d2] nicht so gut, da die schwarzen Schwerfiguren grössere Aktivität
entfalten.}) (22. Nxd7 Qxd7 $132 {/\Qf5}) 22... Rh6 23. Nd2 Nf6 24. b5 {
Weiß öffnet zwar den Damenflügel, wo er besser steht, aber auch die Diagonale
des Bb7, der somit den Bauern e4 beschützen kann.} (24. Qc2 Qe6) 24... Qd7 25.
bxc6 Bxc6 26. a4 hxg3 27. fxg3 (27. hxg3 $2 Ng4 $40) 27... Ng4 28. Nf1 Rh5 $1 {
[%csl Ra4][%cal Gh5a5]} ({Eine interessante Turmschwenkung zur Schwäche a4.
Weiß hat nämlich seine Verteidigung am Königsflügel organisiert, sodass man
den Turm dort nicht mehr braucht.} 28... Bd5 29. Qb5 Bc6 {erzwingt übrigens
keine Zugwiederholung, da natürlich} 30. Qe2 {folgen kann.}) 29. Qc2 Re6 30.
Ra3 Ra5 31. Rc3 ({Es passt nicht} 31. Bh3 f5 (31... Rh6 $5) 32. Bxg4 fxg4 33.
Rc3 Bxa4 34. Rc8+ Re8 $15) 31... Bd5 $6 ({Etwas in Zeitnot geraten entschied
ich, die Stellung zu befestigen, aber man konnte auch auf a4 schlagen:} 31...
Bxa4 32. Rc8+ Re8 (32... Kh7 $6 33. Bxe4+ g6 34. Qg2 $40) 33. Rxe8+ Qxe8 34.
Qxe4 Qxe4 35. Bxe4 Bd7 36. Rc7 Nf6 {und die schwarzen Chancen sind wegen der
beiden verbundenen Freibauern als etwas höher zu bewerten.}) 32. h3 $5 ({
Ebenfalls unklar sind die Folgen von} 32. Rc8+ Re8 33. Bh3 f5 34. Bxg4 fxg4 35.
Rc7 Qxa4 36. Qe2 Be6 $13) 32... Nf6 33. g4 Qxa4 ({Nach} 33... Rxa4 34. Rc7 Qb5
35. Qf2 Ra2 36. Qf4 $36 {würde Weiß zur Offensive kommen}) 34. Qf2 (34. Rc8+
Re8) 34... Rc6 $5 $138 35. Rxc6 Bxc6 36. Ng3 Bd7 37. Qf4 $138 (37. Nxe4 Nxe4
38. Bxe4 Qa3 39. Rc7 Qd6 {wäre ausgeglichen.}) 37... Qa3 $1 38. Rf1 Qe7 (38...
Bb5 39. Rf2 Qc1+ 40. Kh2 Ra1 41. Nf5 $1 $16) 39. Nxe4 Nd5 $6 ({Zum Glück
erweist sich dieser Zeitnotzug nur als ungenau, aber Schwarz hält sich dann
nur um einen Faden. Nach dem richtigen} 39... Nxe4 40. Bxe4 Ra3 $11 {wäre
nicht viel losgewesen.}) 40. Qb8+ Qf8 (40... Qe8 $2 41. Qxe8+ Bxe8 42. Nd6 $36)
41. Qg3 (41. Qxf8+ Kxf8 42. Nd6 Be6) 41... Qe7 ({Bei meinen Überlegungen über} 
41... Ra3 $5 42. Nd6 Rxe3 43. Qf2 Qxd6 44. Qxf7+ Kh7 45. Qh5+ Kg8 46. Bxd5+ {
vergass ich, dass der Läufer nach} Be6 $11 {auch noch vom Re3 gedeckt ist.})
42. g5 $5 (42. Nd6 $6 {bringt nichts ein:} Qxe3+ 43. Qxe3 Nxe3 44. Rxf7 Be6 45.
Re7 Nxg2 (45... Ra1+ 46. Kf2 Bd5 $13) 46. Kxg2 Bd5+ $36) 42... Ra3 43. Qb8+ ({
Vlad Tkachiev dachte lange über die Folgen von} 43. g6 {nach, aber überzeugte
sich, dass Schwarz nach} fxg6 {überhaupt nicht in Gefahr ist:} (43... f5 44.
Qb8+ Qe8 (44... Qf8 45. Qb7 $1) 45. Qxe8+ Bxe8 46. Nd6 Nxe3 47. Nxe8 Nxf1 48.
Kxf1 $13) 44. Qxg6 (44. Qb8+ Be8 (44... Qe8 45. Qd6 Ra5 $13) 45. Nd6 Qxe3+ 46.
Kh1 (46. Kh2 Qg3+ 47. Kh1 Kh7 $1 $19) 46... Nf6 $15) 44... Be8 45. Qd6 Qxd6 46.
Nxd6 Nxe3 47. Nxe8 Nxf1 48. Kxf1 a5 $15) 43... Qf8 ({Nun aber nicht} 43... Kh7
$6 44. g6+ $1 Kxg6 {wegen} 45. Rf3 $1 (45. Qh8 Rxe3 $19) (45. Qg3+ Kh6 $17)
45... f6 (45... Rxe3 46. Qg3+) 46. Qg8 Rxe3 47. Qxd5 Be6 48. Qa8 Rxf3 49. Bxf3
$16) 44. Qxf8+ (44. Qb7 $6 Be6 45. g6 Nxe3 46. gxf7+ Bxf7 47. Rf2 Ra1+ (47...
Nxg2 48. Rxf7 $1 Qxf7 49. Qa8+ Qf8 50. Qd5+ $11) 48. Kh2 Ra2 $17) (44. Qd6 $6
Be6 $1) (44. Qe5 $2 Nxe3) 44... Kxf8 45. Nd6 Be6 (45... Ke7 $2 46. Nc4 $18) 46.
Bxd5 (46. Nxf7 $2 Nxe3 $19) 46... Bxd5 47. e4 Be6 $1 ({Verspricht das
Unentschieden, während die Alternativen} 47... Rg3+ $2 48. Kh2 Rxg5 49. exd5
Rxd5 50. Rxf7+ $1 (50. Nxf7 Rxd4 51. Ng5+ Ke8 $11) 50... Kg8 51. Rd7 a5 (51...
Rxd4 52. Rxg7+ Kxg7 53. Nf5+ Kf6 54. Nxd4 $18) 52. Rd8+ (52. Kg3 a4) 52... Kh7
53. Nf7 Rxd8 54. Nxd8 a4 55. Nc6 a3 56. Nb4 $18 {und}) (47... Ba2 $6 48. d5 f6
(48... Ke7 49. Nf5+) 49. gxf6 Rxh3 50. fxg7+ Kxg7 51. Rf7+ Kg6 52. Rxa7 Bb3 53.
Nc8 {kaum gerettet hätten.}) 48. d5 Rg3+ $1 49. Kh2 ({Oder} 49. Kf2 Bxh3 50.
Rc1 (50. Ra1 Rg2+ 51. Kf3 Rxg5 52. Rxa7 Rg6 53. Nc4 f5 $11) 50... Rxg5 51. Rc7
f6 52. Rxa7 $11) 49... Rxh3+ 50. Kg2 Rd3 {[%cal Ge6h3,Gd3d6]} 51. dxe6 Rxd6 52.
Rxf7+ Kg8 53. Rxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2003.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 {Von meiner
Eröffnungswahl überrascht versuchte Kortschnoj, die bekannten Varianten früh
aus dem Weg zu gehen.} 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O (8. d5 {sollte die kritische
Fortsetzung sein.}) 8... Qc8 (8... d5 {scheint mir besser zu sein, aber
Kortschnoj wollte vermutlich die Bauernstruktur nicht so früh bestimmen.}) 9.
Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. e4 {Weiss steht leicht besser, weil er den ersten
kleinen strategischen Kampf gewonnen hat, nämlich die Besetzung des Feldes e4.}
d6 12. Qd2 {[%csl Rh6] Verhindert die Rückkehr des Bf6 nach g7 mittels 12...g6.
} Nc6 13. Rfe1 e5 14. d5 Ne7 15. h4 Rd8 16. Rac1 (16. Nh2 {mit der Idee Ng4
bringt wegen} h5 {nichts ein.}) (16. Kh2 {war aber vielleicht genauer.}) 16...
Ng6 17. Kh2 Qd7 18. Bh3 Qe7 19. Nd1 Bc8 20. Bxc8 Raxc8 21. Ne3 Qd7 22. Rc3 $6 (
{Den nützlichen Zug} 22. Kg2 {kommt Weiss nicht herum, daher war er hier
angebracht.}) 22... Ne7 23. Qe2 g6 24. h5 Kg7 25. Kg2 Bg5 26. Nxg5 hxg5 27. Rh1
Rh8 28. Rcc1 {Der Rc3 stand nun ganz dumm.} Rcf8 ({Im Falle von} 28... f5 29.
exf5 gxf5 {spielt Weiss} 30. h6+ $1 Kf6 31. h7 {[%csl Rf6]} Ng6 (31... g4 32.
f3) 32. Qh5 Rcf8 33. Qh6 {(/\ Rh5)} Qg7 34. Nxf5 Qxh6 35. Nxh6 Rxh7 36. Ng4+
Kg7 37. Rxh7+ Kxh7 38. Rh1+ Kg7 39. Rh5 $16 {[%csl Rg5]}) 29. hxg6 fxg6 30.
Rxh8 (30. b4 $5) 30... Rxh8 31. Qg4 Qxg4 32. Nxg4 {[%csl Rg5,Rg6]} a5 33. b3 {
[%cal Ga2a3,Gb3b4]} Ra8 {[%cal Ya8a1]} 34. Rd1 ({Weiss kann gegen die
schwachen Doppelbauern auf der g-Linie spielen, aber dieser Faktor ist
ungenügend, um den Gewinn zu versprechen. Er muss am Damenflügel zum Vorstoss
c5 kommen. Leider ist dies unmöglich, solange der schwarze Turm bereit ist,
ins weisse Lager durch die a-Linie einzudringen. Eine andere Idee kam mir vor:
meinen Turm nach e6 via f3 und f6 hineinzubringen. Ich schätzte ein, dass sich
Schwarz nicht erlauben konnte, die Türme zu tauschen.} 34. a3 {spielte ich
noch nicht wegen} c5 $5) 34... Ng8 35. Rd3 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gd3f3]} Rf8 36. a3
Ra8 ({Das Bauernendspiel nach} 36... Nf6 37. Nxf6 Rxf6 38. Rf3 {ist verloren,
z.B:} g4 39. Rxf6 Kxf6 40. Kf1 Ke7 41. Ke2 Kf6 (41... Kd7 42. f4 gxf3+ 43. Kxf3
Ke7 (43... c6 44. Kg4 $18) 44. Kg4 Kf6 45. Kh4 $18) (41... Kf7 42. f4 gxf3+ 43.
Kxf3 Kf6 44. Kg4 $18) 42. Ke3 Kg5 43. b4 axb4 44. axb4 Kf6 45. Kd2 $18) 37. Rf3
Rf8 $2 ({Nach} 37... Ne7 $6 {gelingt es Weiss, seine Idee zu verwirklichen:}
38. Rf6 $1 {und 39.Re6!}) ({Aber der Turmtausch führt im folgenden
Springerendspiel zum Verlust. Daher war} 37... Rc8 {oder 37...Rd8 die richtige
Verteidigung. Ich sehe dann nicht, wie Weiss seine Druckstellung verstärken
kann.}) 38. Rxf8 Kxf8 39. Kf3 Ke7 40. Ke3 Kf7 ({Nach} 40... Kd7 {ist sogar} 41.
f4 {möglich, man sehe} gxf4+ 42. gxf4 exf4+ 43. Kxf4 {und Kg5}) 41. b4 (41. f4
$2 gxf4+ 42. gxf4 Nf6 $11) 41... axb4 42. axb4 Ke7 43. c5 bxc5 (43... b5 44. c6
{und b5 wird abgeholt .}) 44. bxc5 Kd7 45. Kd3 {[%cal Gd3c4,Gc4b5]} ({Ich
suchte lange einen Gewinn mittels} 45. c6+ $2 Ke7 (45... Kc8 46. f4) 46. Kd3
Kd8 47. Kc4 Kc8 48. Kb5 Kb8 49. Ka6 {konnte aber die schwarze Festung nicht
zerstören, z.B:} Ka8 50. f3 Kb8 51. Nf2 Nh6 52. g4 Ka8 53. Nh3 Nf7 54. Nf2 Nh6
55. Nd3 Nf7 $11) 45... c6 {Sonst kommt der weisse König nach b5.} 46. Kc4 cxd5+
(46... Kc7 {sollte auch verlieren:} 47. cxd6+ Kxd6 48. dxc6 Ne7 49. c7 Nc8 50.
f3 {und Schwarz gerät in Zugzwang.}) 47. exd5 Kc7 48. f3 ({Nicht} 48. c6 Kb6 $1
(48... Ne7 $2 49. Nf6) 49. Kd3 Kc7) ({Aber leichter gewann} 48. Kb5 $1 Ne7 49.
Nf6 $18) 48... Kd7 (48... Ne7 49. Nxe5) 49. Nf2 Ne7 (49... dxc5 50. Kxc5 Nh6
51. g4) 50. g4 {[%csl Re7] Der schwarze Springer darf nicht aus dem Käfig
gestattet werden.} Nc8 51. Ne4 Kc7 52. Kb5 (52. Nxg5 dxc5 53. Kxc5 Nd6 54. Ne6+
$18) 52... dxc5 (52... Na7+ 53. Kb4 dxc5+ 54. Kxc5 Nc8 55. d6+ Kd7 56. Nf6+ Ke6
57. d7 Nd6 58. d8=N+ Ke7 59. Ne4 {ist ein möglicher Gewinn.}) 53. Kxc5 Kd7 54.
d6 Ke6 55. Kc6 (55. Nxg5+ Kd7 56. Ne4 $18) 55... Na7+ 56. Kb6 Nc8+ 57. Kc7 Nxd6
58. Nxd6 Kd5 59. Kd7 Kd4 60. Nf7 e4 61. fxe4 Kxe4 62. Ke6 Kf4 63. Nh6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0708"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2007.11.23"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2007.10.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Muelheim"]
[BlackTeam "Katernberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {A favourite line of Pavel
Tregubov.} Bb4 ({Another theoretical continuation is} 5... c5 {but, here Black
has to know how to deal with} 6. e4 $5 {Tregubov has won numerous games in
this line.}) 6. Qc2 Bb7 {A typical fight in the Nimzo-Indian is for the key e4
square. Black prevents White from playing the e2-e4 advance, but will have to
part with the pair of bishops.} 7. Bg2 c5 (7... Be4 8. Qd1 c5 9. O-O Bxd2 10.
Qxd2 cxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. Qd6 h6 14. Bf4 Na5 15. b3 Nb7 16. Qd4 d5
17. Rac1 dxc4 18. Qxc4 Rc8 19. Qd4 Qd5 20. Be5 Qxd4 21. Bxd4 Nd5 {and Black
equalised soon - 1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P (2613)-Anand,V (2779)/Calatrava 2007/CBM
117 ext (40)}) 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 cxd4 10. Qxd4 {White has achieved the
advantage of the bishop pair at the cost of losing several tempi with his
queen.} Nc6 11. Qf4 (11. Qd3 Ne5 12. Qd4 Nxf3+ 13. exf3 Rc8 14. Be3 Ba6 15. Rc1
O-O 16. b4 d5 17. b5 Bb7 18. f4 Ba8 19. O-O Rxc4 20. Rxc4 dxc4 21. Qxc4 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 Qa8+ 23. Kg1 Rc8 $11 {1-0 Vallejo Pons,F (2679)-Carlsen,M (2690)/
Monte Carlo 2007/CBM 117 ext (44)}) 11... O-O {The natural move but, probably,
the tempting 11...Na5 is a more convincing way to equalise.} (11... Na5 $5 12.
Bd2 Rc8 13. Bxa5 bxa5 14. O-O Qc7 15. Rfc1 Qxf4 16. gxf4 Rb8 17. b4 axb4 18.
axb4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rxb4 20. Rxa7 Ke7 $11 {0-1 Pushkov,N (2522)-Balashov,Y 
(2422)/Moscow 2007/CBM 116 ext (72)}) 12. b4 {Now White is preventing the move
Nc6-a5 and developing his dark-squared bishop to the best diagonal a1-h8.} (12.
O-O Na5 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Rac1 Ne4 15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nb3 $11)
12... d5 13. Bb2 dxc4 14. Rd1 {A useful intermezzo before recapturing the Pc4.}
Qe7 15. Qxc4 Rac8 16. Qh4 (16. Qb3 {In this case Black can equalise by a nice
line pointed out by Fritz 11, namely:} a5 17. b5 Nb8 (17... a4 $6 18. Qxa4 Na5
{[%cal Gc8c4]} 19. Qb4 $14) 18. Qe3 Nbd7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 $1 20. Qxb6 Nd5 21. Qxa5
Rc3 $1 22. Rxd5 Rxa3 23. Rd7 $1 Qc5 24. Rc7 $1 Qd6 25. Rd7 Qc5 $11) 16... Ba6
$1 {[%csl Re2] An important resource. White just misses one tempo to complete
his development by castling smoothly and enjoying small but, long-term
advantage.} 17. Ng5 (17. Rd2 Rfd8 18. Rc2 Nb8 (18... Nxb4 $2 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20.
Qxb4 Qxb4+ 21. axb4 Rc2 22. Bd4 Rxe2+ 23. Kd1 Ne4 24. Bf1 Nxf2+ 25. Bxf2 Rxf2
26. Bxa6 Rxf3 27. Kc2 $16) (18... Nd5 {is playable as well.}) 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20.
Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Kd2 $11) 17... h6 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. Bf3 {White must
defend the Pe2 somehow.} Rfd8 ({Obviously, opening the g-file would play into
White's hands:} 19... Qxh4 $6 20. gxh4 {[%cal Gh1g1,Gg1g7,Gb2g7] Black won't
be able to exploit White's damaged pawn structure.}) 20. Qxe7 Ncxe7 (20...
Ndxe7 $2 21. Nd6 Rc7 22. b5 {and Black loses material.}) 21. Rd2 f5 22. Nc3
Nxc3 23. Bxc3 (23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bxc3 $11 {would have been more precise.})
23... Bc4 (23... Bd3 $1 {Neither player saw this tactical blow.} 24. Bb2 Be4
25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {Here already White has to be careful not to get
worse.}) 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. O-O Bd5 $11 {After the exchange of light-squared
bishops the position is becoming completely equal.} 26. Kg2 Rc8 27. Rc1 Kf7 28.
Bb2 Rxc1 29. Bxc1 e5 30. Bxd5+ Nxd5 31. f3 Ke6 (31... e4 {changes nothing
about the evaluation.}) 32. e4 fxe4 33. fxe4 Nc3 34. Kf3 b5 {Securing the c4
stronghold.} 35. g4 Na4 36. h4 a6 37. h5 Kf6 38. Bd2 Nb6 39. g5+ hxg5 40. Kg4
Nc4 41. Bxg5+ Ke6 42. Bc1 Nd6 43. Kf3 Ne8 44. Bg5 Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Peru"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ (5... Be7 {is the main
continuation.}) 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 ({Normally it is
recommended for Black to swap knights. There is an interesting line here:} 8...
Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Ng5 $1 Ne4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 Qxg5 13. Qxa8 Nc6 14. Qb7
Nxd4 {This position saw the light back in 1931 in two games between future and
former world champions at the time Euwe and Capablanca.} 15. Rd1 c5 16. e3 Nc2+
17. Kd2 Qf5 18. Qg2 Nb4 19. e4 Qf6 20. Kc1 Nxa2+ 21. Kb1 Nb4 22. Rxd7 $14 {
1/2-1/2 (29) Euwe,M-Capablanca,J Amsterdam 1931}) (8... d5 {is an option, but
not everyone likes to block his own bishop.}) 9. O-O Nbd7 (9... Ne4 10. Nxe4 (
10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 (11. Ng5 $4 {After White has castled, this doesn't work,
of course, in view of} Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 Bxg2 13. Qh5 h6 $19) 11... Nd7 {This
position is close to equal, as it's not easy for White to push e2-e4.}) 10...
Bxe4 11. Qf4 Bb7 12. e4 {Here White seized some space.} Nd7 13. Rfe1 Qe7 14.
Rad1 e5 15. Qd2 $14 {1-0 (56) Huzman,A (2574)-Postny,E (2526) Ashdod 2003}) 10.
Qc2 $14 (10. d5 {is also possible, securing a small, but stable advantage.})
10... a6 {The purpose of this move is not very clear to me, but in future
b6-b5 could become an idea.} (10... Qe7 11. e4 e5 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. Rad1 a6 14.
b3 g6 15. Qc1 Kg7 16. h4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Rab8 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 $16 {1-0 (40)
Kasparov,G (2825)-Akopian,V (2660) ICC INT 1998}) 11. Rfe1 Qb8 $6 $146 {
I was surprised by this manoeuvre.} (11... Rb8 12. e4 e5 13. Rad1 Qe8 $6 14.
Nd5 $16 {1/2-1/2 (40) Jankovic,A (2559)-Savic,M (2529) Sarajevo 2013}) (11...
c5 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7 {leads to a weird version of "hedgehog" without
the dark-squared bishops. Black is slightly worse, but nothing disastrous.})
12. e4 {White has seized the centre and has every reason to be happy with the
outcome of the opening.} e5 (12... b5 $6 13. e5 dxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. c5 $1
Nxc5 ({After} 15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ndxe5 {White will not grab the exchange, but
simply retreat:} 17. Bg2 c6 18. Qe2 {and Black's knights are vulnerable.}) 16.
h3 Nh6 17. b4 Nd7 18. Rad1 Nb6 19. Ng5 g6 20. Nce4 $16) 13. Nd5 Re8 14. Rad1
Bc6 {Looks unnatural, but it's not easy to suggest a good move for Black.} (
14... c6 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. c5 bxc5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qxc5 {is also not too
satisfactory due to numerous weaknesses.}) 15. Qc3 Qb7 16. Nh4 $6 (16. dxe5 $1
dxe5 17. Nh4 (17. Nxf6+ $2 {spoils nearly all the advantage.} Nxf6 18. Nxe5
Bxe4) 17... g6 18. Nf3 $1 {[%cal Gf3e5] This simple back and forth manoeuvre
was quite effective. Now there is also a hole near Black's king and the
position is close to collapse.}) 16... b5 (16... exd4 17. Qxd4 b5 18. Nf5 Bxd5
19. cxd5 $16) 17. dxe5 {I spent a lot of time here, trying to find some
effective way to break through, but couldn't. In all the lines White is better,
but Black is still in the game.} ({For instance:} 17. Nf5 bxc4 18. dxe5 Rxe5
19. Nde7+ Kf8 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. f4 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Rb5 23. e5 Rb8 $16) 17... Rxe5
18. Nf3 $6 {This was first of many moments during the game, where I could play
f2-f4, but didn't for some reason...} (18. f4 Ree8 19. Nf5 b4 20. Qd2 (20. Qd4
Bxd5 21. cxd5 $16) 20... Bxd5 21. cxd5 $16) 18... Ree8 (18... Rxe4 19. Ne7+
Rxe7 20. Rxe7 b4 21. Qe3 $16) 19. Nd4 b4 $1 {Closing the position helps Black
to stabilize a little bit.} 20. Qc2 (20. Qd2 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Qb6 22. f4 $16)
20... Bxd5 21. cxd5 Qb6 22. Qc6 (22. f4 $16 {Now if} Nxd5 $6 {then} 23. e5 $1 {
and White wins material.}) 22... Qa7 23. Qc4 $6 (23. f4 $16) 23... a5 24. Nc6
$6 {A series of not blunders, but low quality moves continues.} ({Again} 24. f4
{was called for.}) 24... Qc5 $6 ({Black could seriously ease the pressure by} 
24... Ne5 {getting rid of White's dominating knight.}) 25. Qd4 (25. Qxc5 Nxc5
26. e5 dxe5 27. Nxe5 $14) 25... Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Nc5 27. f3 $2 (27. f4 {was again
the right plan to break through the centre. For instance:} Nfd7 28. e5 Nb8 29.
Rd2 Nxc6 30. dxc6 dxe5 31. Rd5 $1 Na4 32. Rd7 $16) 27... Nfd7 28. Rc1 f5 $5 {
Going for the double-edged break.} ({A positional way was} 28... Nb8 29. Nxb8
Raxb8 {and Black is already not worse.}) 29. exf5 Re2 30. Rb1 Rc2 $6 (30... Na4
31. Re4 Rd2 32. Re7 Nf6 33. Rxc7 Nxb2 34. Bf1 Nd1 $1 {could lead to a real
mess, which would be very difficult to handle for both players in the
conditions of a time-scramble.}) 31. Bf1 Re8 32. f4 $2 {I should have played
it about ten moves ago...} (32. Rdd1 $1 {threatening to trap the rook by 33.
Nd4.} b3 33. axb3 Nxb3 34. Bd3 Rc5 35. Re1 $14) 32... Nf6 {Now the knight
sneaks in and I have to be really careful not to come under a ferocious attack.
} 33. Nxa5 Ng4 34. Bg2 h5 $1 (34... Ree2 35. Bf3 Rxh2 36. Bxg4 Rcg2+ 37. Kf1
Rf2+ 38. Ke1 Rfg2 39. Kf1 $11) 35. Rxb4 $6 (35. Rc4 Rf2 (35... Rce2 36. Rd4 Rc2
37. Rc4 $11) 36. h3 Ree2 37. Bf1 Ne3 $1 38. Bxe2 Rxe2 39. Rd4 Rg2+ 40. Kh1 Rxg3
41. Kh2 Rg2+ 42. Kh1 Rg3 $11) 35... Ree2 36. Bf1 Rxh2 $6 (36... Rf2 $1 37. Rc4
Rcd2 38. Rc3 $1 Ne4 39. Rb3 Nxh2 40. Nc4 Nxf1 41. Nxd2 Nfxd2 42. Re1 Nxb3 43.
axb3 Rf3 44. Rxe4 Rxg3+ 45. Kh2 Rxb3 46. Re7 {and White holds.}) 37. Rb8+ Kf7
38. Nc6 $2 {Bad move, but the main drawback was that I didn't make it in time!
A sad end for this game.} (38. Re1 $1 {was the right move, showing that
Black's king is also in danger. In mutual time-trouble anything could happen,
but in the event of best play here the game would end in a draw after} Nh6 $1
39. f6 $1 Nf5 40. fxg7 Kxg7 41. Nc6 h4 42. g4 Ng3 43. Re7+ Kh6 44. Rh8+ Kg6 45.
Rg8+ $11) ({If the bad move had been made in time, the game could have
continued as follows:} 38. Nc6 $2 Ne3 39. Re1 Nxf5 40. Ree8 Rhd2 {The king
escapes on g6 and Black is better.}) 0-1

[Event "Maalot Tarshiha"]
[Site "Maalot Tarshiha"]
[Date "2008.01.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 {Black loses a tempo, but forces
White's bishop to occupy the unfortunate d2-square. Eventually, White will
lose a tempo as well.} 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 {This is one of the most
solid schemes against the Catalan.} 8. Bf4 (8. Qc2 {is an old theoretical
continuation which is out of fashion nowadays.}) 8... b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 (9... Ba6
10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 Nc6 (11... Bb7 {is safer, but there are few who want to
lose a tempo voluntarily.}) 12. Nxd5 $1 Qxd5 13. Ne5 Nxd4 14. Bxd5 Nxe2+ 15.
Qxe2 Bxe2 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. Rfe1 Bb5 18. Rc2 Nd5 19. Rec1 $14 {In this endgame
White can torture his opponent with chances to succeed, especially when there
is Kramnik on the white side... 1-0 Kramnik,V (2744)-Topalov,V (2788)/Dortmund
2005/CBM 108 (41)}) 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. Nd2 {[%cal Ge2e4] The idea of this move
is to play the e2-e4 advance which might yield White some more space.} (11.
cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Ne8 13. Qb3 a6 14. Nc7 Rc8 15. Nxe8 Rxe8 16. a4 Rc6 17. Rxc6
Bxc6 18. Rc1 Qa8 19. e3 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T (2670)-Izoria,Z (2573)/
Antalya 2004/CBM 101 (40)}) 11... Nh5 {A typical move harassing White's bishop.
} (11... c5 12. Nb3 a6 $6 (12... Rc8 {is playable for Black.}) 13. dxc5 Nxc5
14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. cxd5 $16 {1-0 Romanishin,O (2562)
-Poetsch,K (2194)/Bad Wiessee 2002/EXT 2003 (33)}) 12. cxd5 {A retreat with
the bishop to e3 totally contradicts White's ideas in this position, therefore
he has to go forward.} exd5 {The only recapture.} (12... cxd5 $2 {is refuted by
} 13. Bc7 $1 Qxc7 14. Nxd5 Qd8 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Bxb7 {wins a pawn.}) (12...
Nxf4 $2 13. dxc6 Nxg2 14. cxb7 Rb8 15. Kxg2 Rxb7 {again with a healthy extra
pawn for White.}) 13. e3 Nxf4 14. gxf4 {The change of pawn structure has
weakened a bit the shelter for White's king, but increased the control over
the centre. I believe that White has a slight advantage here, as his knights
are more mobile than his opponent's bishops.} Nf6 15. Nf3 c5 $6 {[%csl Rd5]
This move basically fits Black's plan. However, at this specific moment is
very risky, since Black is not yet fully developed and prepared for a clash in
the centre. The point is that Zoltan Gyimesi was repeating my last years' game
against Arutinian, which went exactly the same way and ended in a somewhat
disappointing draw around move 20...} (15... Qd6 16. Ne5 Qe6 {would have been
logical followed by developing the rooks. In this case a long-term positional
fight would be on.}) 16. Ne5 {Now White is threatening to take on c5 followed
by Qd1-b3 and Rf1-d1 after which Black is most likely to collapse in the
centre. Therefore, his following move is practically forced.} c4 17. Nxc4 $1 {
This is not the win of a pawn, but an exchange sacrifice, and finally, a
novelty! I remember that during the game versus Arutinian (see below) I
considered this move, but eventually went for the mediocre 17.b3 which spoiled
my initiative.} (17. b3 $6 Ba3 18. Rb1 Bb4 19. Qc2 cxb3 20. Rxb3 Ba5 $1 21. Rc1
$13 {1/2-1/2 Postny,E (2616)-Arutinian,D (2552)/Cappelle la Grande 2007/CBM
117 ext}) 17... Ba6 18. Ne5 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 {The Pd5 is doomed to fall, so White
will get two pawns for the exchange.} Rc8 20. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 {This way Black
keeps his bishop, but he could also keep his knight on the board.} (20... Rxc1
21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Qxc1 $14) 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Bxd5 Bf6 $2 {It is hard to
believe, but this natural move is a serious mistake. The bishop had to go the
other way.} (22... Bd6 $1 23. Qc4 (23. Nc6 Qf5 24. Bg2 Qc2 $132) 23... Qf5 {
This is the point. Black can defend Pf7 and avoid the exchange of queens.} 24.
Qd3 Qh5 25. Bf3 Qh6 $14 {It is obviously nicer to play this position as White.
However, it will be very hard to make progress by pushing forward central
pawns, since White's king is vulnerable. The presence of queens on the board
will always yield Black reasonable counterchances.}) 23. Qc4 $1 {[%csl Rf7]
The difficulty in this move lies in the understanding that swapping queens is
in White's favour. In the forthcoming endgame White's king will be safe and
will assist the central pawns to march forward.} Qxc4 $6 {It was still
possible to avoid the exchange of queens, though under unfavourable
circumstances.} (23... Bxe5 $2 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 25. Qxc8 Rxc8 26. fxe5 $18 {
[%csl Gd4,Ge5]}) ({Considering what happened in the game later, it is easy to
recommend such a passive move as} 23... Qe8 $1 {However, Black should avoid
the exchange of queens at any price. White would keep a stable advantage in
this case, but would still be far from winning.}) 24. Bxc4 $8 (24. Nxc4 $2 {
would spoil everything in view of} Rd8 25. Bc6 Bxd4 $1 26. exd4 Rxd4 27. b3
Rxf4 $11 {Black's rook + pawn are no worse than White's minor pieces.}) 24...
Bxe5 {Black can't tolerate such a strong knight.} 25. fxe5 Rc8 26. b3 $18 {
[%csl Gd4,Ge3,Ge5,Gf2] The only opened file, the c-file, is safely blocked.
White's central pawn mass is very compact and well protected. Sooner or later
White will create two connected passers which will bring him a win. Black's
only counterplay is connected with attacking the Ph2, but is insufficient
against precise play.} Kf8 (26... Rc6 27. h3 $3 Rg6+ 28. Kh2 Kf8 29. d5 f6 (
29... Ke7 30. f4 {followed by Bc4-d3 kicking out the rook. This is the point
of 27.h3, all the squares along the "g" file are under control.}) 30. e6 Ke7
31. e4 Rg5 32. f4 Rh5 33. Be2 Rh6 34. e5 $18) 27. a4 {Just a useful move
preventing the possibility of b6-b5 punch.} (27. f4 $2 b5 $1 28. Bxb5 Rc2 $132
{[%csl Gc2,Rg1]}) 27... f6 28. f4 Ke7 29. Kg2 fxe5 (29... g5 30. f5 $18 {
followed by e3-e4 and White will even get three connected passers!}) 30. fxe5
Rc6 {This is Black's best chance. The rook is going to attack the Ph2.} (30...
Rf8 31. Bd3 g6 32. Kg3 $18 {followed by e3-e4, d4-d5 etc.}) 31. d5 Rg6+ 32. Kf3
Rh6 33. Kg3 Rg6+ (33... Rh5 34. e6 Kd6 35. e4 Re5 36. Bd3 {White is winning
here as well, because soon Black will run out of moves. For instance:} g6 37.
h3 h6 38. Kf4 Rh5 39. Be2 Re5 40. Bf3 a5 41. Bg4 Rg5 42. h4 Re5 43. Ke3 h5 44.
Bf3 g5 45. hxg5 Rxg5 46. Kf4 Re5 47. Be2 h4 48. Bg4 $18) 34. Kf4 Rh6 35. d6+
Kd7 36. Bb5+ Ke6 37. Bc4+ {Gaining some time on the clock.} (37. Be2 $4 g5+ $1
38. Kxg5 Rxh2 {and White's advantage belongs to history.}) 37... Kd7 38. Be2 {
White needs to transfer the bishop to the diagonal h3-c8. For this purpose it
is necessary to give up the Ph2.} Rxh2 39. Bg4+ Kc6 40. Bf3+ Kd7 41. Bg4+ Kc6 {
[%tqu "En","What should White play to promote his passed pawns?","","","b3b4",
"An important resource. The following b4-b5 check will drive away the black
king.",10]} 42. b4 $1 {An important resource. The following b4-b5 check will
drive away the black king.} Rf2+ 43. Ke4 a6 (43... g6 44. b5+ Kc5 45. Bf3 Rd2
46. Kf4 h6 47. Kg3 $1 {robbing the rook of the f2 square.} Rd3 48. Bc6 Rxe3+
49. Kf4 Rd3 50. d7 $18 {[%cal Ge5e6]}) 44. b5+ axb5 45. axb5+ Kc5 (45... Kxb5
46. d7 Rd2 47. e6 $18) 46. Bf5 $1 {It is necessary to prevent the rook from
going to f8. Meanwhile, Black's king has no moves and the kingside pawns do
not help either.} Ra2 (46... g6 47. d7 $1 gxf5+ 48. Kd3 Rf1 49. Ke2 $18) 47.
Bxh7 {The rest is easy.} Rf2 48. Bf5 Rh2 49. Bg6 Rd2 50. Be8 Ra2 51. Kf5 Ra8
52. Bc6 {[%mdl 4096]} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 16th"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "2015.03.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Sivuk, Vitaly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.02.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This is a game from the seventh round of the European championship. So far my
result wasn't good at all, only 3.5 points out of 6, so a win was desperately
needed to stay in the race for the qualification for the World Cup.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 (5... d6 {is more common and then
Black can develop his queenside knight either to d7 or c6.}) 6. Bg2 Bb7 {
Now we get a mix of a Bogoljubow variation and the Queen's Indian.} 7. O-O O-O
8. Nc3 d6 (8... Re8 9. Qc2 d6 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxc3 Nd7 13. Rfe1
Rad8 14. e4 c5 15. Rad1 $14 {1-0 (65) Vitiugov,N (2735)-Roiz,M (2592) Caleta
2015}) 9. Rc1 (9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rad1 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qc1 Qb8 13. a4 Qb7
14. b3 d5 $11 {0-1 (84) Romanov,E (2606)-Andreikin,D (2689) Moscow 2011}) (9.
b3 Nbd7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qc1 Qb8 13. a4 Qb7 14. Qf4 Rfe8 15. Rfd1
h6 $11 {0-1 (60) Dzagnidze,N (2541)-Hou,Y (2629) Lopota 2014}) 9... Nbd7 10. d5
{This is a typical idea, seizing more space. Not really a pawn sacrifice.} e5 {
My opponent decided to close the position.} (10... Nc5 $1 {looks like the best
reaction, keeping the position flexible.} 11. Nh4 (11. Nd4 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Nfe4
$1 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. dxe6 Qg5 $44) 11... Re8 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bxb7 Nxb7 14.
Qc2 Nc5 $11 {0-1 (38) Gozzoli,Y (2430)-Bagheri,A (2534) Guingamp 2004}) (10...
exd5 $6 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nf6 13. Bxb4 axb4 14. Nd4 Nxd5 (14... Rxa2 15.
Qb3 Ra5 16. e4 $16 {[%cal Gb3b4]}) 15. Nb5 c6 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Qb3 {Black may
end up having one of the ugliest structures ever.}) 11. Qc2 {I spent quite
some time here, trying to figure out the best setup for my pieces.} (11. Ne1 {
is a serious alternative, which I considered. However, after} Nc5 12. Nd3 Nxd3
13. exd3 Bc5 {it's not clear why I should be happy about this change of the
structure.}) 11... Nc5 (11... c6 $6 {is strategically very risky.} {After} 12.
dxc6 Bxc6 13. Nh4 {the holes in Black's camp will tell.}) 12. b3 Bc8 {The
bishop can achieve nothing on b7.} 13. Nb5 {I have to exchange the
dark-squared bishops, otherwise my play on the queenside can't even start
going.} Bxd2 14. Nxd2 Bd7 15. a3 Na6 (15... Bxb5 $6 16. cxb5 {[%csl Rc7][%cal
Gb3b4]} Ra7 17. b4 Ncd7 ({Opening the a-file favours White:} 17... axb4 $2 18.
axb4 Ncd7 19. Ra1 Qa8 20. Qc3 $16) 18. bxa5 bxa5 {An engine assesses this
position as playable for Black, but I don't believe it. White must be
considerably better thanks to the control over the c-file and superior pawn
structure.}) 16. Nb1 ({In the event of} 16. e4 {I was concerned about} Qe8 17.
Nc3 b5 {getting some activity, but perhaps it harms only Black.} 18. cxb5 Bxb5
19. Nxb5 Qxb5 20. Rb1 $14 {[%cal Gf1c1]}) 16... Ng4 $1 {No threat, but setting
free the way for the f-pawn.} 17. h3 Nh6 18. e3 {Preparing to meet f7-f5 with
f2-f4. This way Black's minor pieces will remain passive.} Qe7 19. Kh2 Rae8 20.
N1c3 g5 $5 (20... f5 21. f4 g5 22. Rb1 gxf4 23. exf4 exf4 24. Rxf4 Qg7 25. Ne2
$14) 21. e4 $6 {It's often difficult to make a decision when the pawn
structure is going to change. This was one of these moments. It was preferable
to keep the pawn on e3, meanwhile trying to make some progress on the
queenside.} (21. Qd2 f5 22. f4 Nc5 23. Rb1 $14 {[%cal Gb3b4]}) 21... f5 22.
exf5 Nxf5 {The knight has come out and is heading to the juicy d4-square. The
position is now balanced.} 23. Rce1 Qg7 24. Qd1 {I wasn't sure what to do, so
just made a waiting queen move.} Re7 25. Qd2 $6 {I wasn't concerned about the
idea g5-g4, otherwise, I would keep my queen on d1.} (25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Nxb4
27. Nxc7 Nd4 28. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 29. dxe6 {was a possible way to proceed. The Pe6
will be captured, but White will always have enough play on the light squares.
As long as queens are on the board, Black's monarch won't feel too safe.})
25... h6 $6 {Too modest. Black could use the chance to bring the other knight
into the battle.} (25... Nc5 $1 26. b4 (26. Nxc7 $6 Nxb3 27. Qb2 Nbd4 28. Qxb6
g4 $1 {[%cal Gg7h6] with great initiative for the pawn.}) 26... axb4 27. axb4
Nb3 28. Qd1 Bxb5 29. Nxb5 Nbd4 {and Black is, at a minimum, not worse.}) 26. b4
$1 {Now I get a much better version of this idea.} axb4 27. axb4 Be8 (27...
Nxb4 $2 28. Nxc7 Nd4 29. Rb1 $16) 28. Ra1 Nb8 {A sad necessity. This knight
will never get out.} 29. Ra7 (29. Ra8 {was also good, but I wanted to target
the Pc7.}) 29... Bg6 (29... Nd4 30. Nxd4 exd4 31. Nb5 Bxb5 32. cxb5 c5 33. Rxe7
Qxe7 34. Re1 Qf7 35. bxc5 bxc5 36. Kg1 Nd7 37. Re6 $16 {It's important that
the rook could sneak in before Black's knight establishes itself on e5.}) (
29... c5 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. bxc5 bxc5 32. Ra1 $16 {[%cal Ga1a7]}) 30. Re1 Ref7
31. Ne4 $6 {Very human and very inaccurate.} (31. Ne2 $1 {was a fine
prophylactic move, covering the d4-square.}) 31... Nd4 32. Nxd4 $6 (32. Kg1 $1
{was the way to protect the Pf2.} Bxe4 $140 $2 33. Bxe4 Rxf2 34. Qxf2 Rxf2 35.
Kxf2 {Black's queen can't come out due to the closed character of the position.
Two rooks easily prevail.}) 32... exd4 33. Kg1 Re8 $2 {The critical moment in
slight time trouble. I was expecting 33...Bxe4 and couldn't really assess the
resulting irrational position.} (33... Bxe4 34. Rxe4 Rxf2 35. Qxf2 Rxf2 36.
Kxf2 Nd7 $1 37. Re8+ (37. Rxc7 Qf8+ 38. Ke2 Ne5 39. Rxd4 Qa8 {Here Black can't
be worse thanks to the great duo queen + knight.}) 37... Kf7 38. Re6 d3 39.
Rxc7 Qd4+ 40. Kf1 d2 41. Rxd7+ Kf8 42. Rd8+ {with perpetual check.}) (33... d3
$5 {[%cal Gg7d4] was another good alternative.} 34. Ra2 (34. Qxd3 Rxf2 $132)
34... Qd4 35. Re3 Qxc4 36. Rxd3 Bxe4 37. Rd4 Qb3 38. Rxe4 Nd7 $11) 34. c5 {
Now White's play goes smoothly, while Black has no time to do something along
the e-file.} bxc5 35. bxc5 Bxe4 36. Bxe4 dxc5 {This loses by force, but the
alternatives were not much better.} (36... Rfe7 37. cxd6 cxd6 38. Rxe7 Rxe7 39.
Qb4 Nd7 40. Qxd6 $18) 37. d6 {[%cal Ge4d5]} c6 38. Bh7+ $1 Kf8 (38... Kxh7 39.
Qd3+ $18) 39. Rxe8+ Kxe8 40. Qb2 {[%csl Rb8]} 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 Gp Haute"]
[Site "Guingamp"]
[Date "2010.06.03"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Kogan, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2010.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy"]
[BlackTeam "Evry Grand Roque"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ {Une ligne trés souple qui peut
transposer dans une Bogo ou une Ouest-Indienne} (4... Ba6 {La grande ligne}) (
4... Bb7) 5. Bd2 (5. Nbd2 {Van Wely,L (2639)-Genzling,A (2405) FRA T TOP 16
2010 (8.2) 1-0}) 5... c5 $5 {Une idée récente typique du jeu moderne ou
l'importance de la structure de P est parfois délaissée au profit du dynamisme}
(5... a5 {plus courant} 6. Bg2 Bb7 {Fressinet,L (2697)-Sokolov,A (2596)
FRA-chA 85th 2010 (3) 1/2}) (5... Qe7 {[%cal Ge7b4]} 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Bf4 $5 {[%cal Ga2a3]}) (5... Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 c6 8. Nc3 (8. Bg2 d5 $132)
8... d5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O (10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. O-O Rc8 (12... dxc4)
13. cxd5 cxd5 $11) 10... Nbd7) 6. Bxb4 {La ligne critique pour la variante c5
mais il n'est pas facile pour les blancs de profiter de l'affaiblissement de
la structure car les noirs ont un jeu dynamique en contrepartie.} (6. Bg2 Bb7
7. O-O O-O 8. dxc5 $5 (8. Bxb4) 8... Bxc5 9. Nc3 Ne4 (9... Nc6 10. Bg5 h6 $1
11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxd7 Na5 $44 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gf8d8]}) 10. Nh4 {Speelman,J 
(2495)-Kortschnoj,V (2635) London P&D 1984 (1) 1/2} (10. Qc2 $142)) 6... cxb4
7. Bg2 Bb7 (7... Nc6 8. d5 $1) 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd3 $5 {la préparation du
français qui dévie le premier d'une partie précédente} (9. a3 bxa3 10. Rxa3 $14
) (9. Qb3 $5) (9. Nbd2 $143 d6 10. Qb3 a5 11. a3 Na6 $11 {Fressinet,L (2653)
-Alekseev,E (2715) World Cup Khanty Mansiysk 2009 (2.3) 0-1}) 9... a5 (9... Be4
$143 10. Qb3 Nc6 (10... Qe7 11. Nbd2) 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Rac1 $16)
10. Nbd2 (10. a3 $5 Na6 (10... Nc6 11. d5 $14) 11. Re1 d6 12. e4 (12. Nbd2))
10... d6 11. Rfd1 (11. e4 e5 12. Nh4 (12. dxe5 dxe5 $11)) 11... Qe7 (11... Qc7)
(11... Nbd7) 12. Ne1 $146 {Un coup assez timide qui ne va pas donner
grand-chose aux blancs} (12. Rac1 $142 {Plus naturel et plus souple} Na6 13.
Qe3 (13. Ng5 $5 $146 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 e5 (14... Nb8 {Un coup assez laid mais le
Na6 n'avait pas trop d'avenir sur cette case et le recycler en c7 n'avait
aucun intérêt avec cette structure} 15. Nde4 Nbd7) 15. Nge4 $14) 13... Rfe8 14.
Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 e5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Qxe5 dxe5 18. Ne3 Rad8 19. Nf3 e4 20.
Nd4 Nc5 21. Nc6 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 h5 23. b3 Kf8 24. Nf5 g6 25. Nd6 Ra8 26. Nb5 Kg7
{Blanco Fernandez,A (2390)-Gonzalez Zamora,J (2518)/Pachuca 2003/CBM 093 ext/1/
2-1/2 (48)}) 12... Na6 {[%cal Ga6b4,Ga5a4]} (12... a4) 13. Nc2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 a4
{[%csl Gb3]} (14... e5) 15. e4 (15. Qf3 $14) 15... Qb7 16. f3 Rab8 17. a3 $1 b3
(17... b5 18. cxb5 Qxb5 (18... Nc7 19. axb4 $16) 19. Qxb5 Rxb5 20. Ne3) 18. Ne3
$14 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gd4d5]} b5 19. cxb5 Nc7 20. Rac1 (20. b6 $5 Qxb6 21. Ndc4 {
[%cal Gc4d6,Gc4b6]} Qa6 22. Rac1 {[%cal Gc1c7]}) (20. Ndc4 {[%csl Rd6]} Nxb5
21. Rac1 Rfc8 22. e5 $36) 20... Nxb5 (20... d5) 21. Rc4 Qa7 22. Rdc1 $36 (22.
Rb4 $5 Nc7 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Ndc4 {[%csl Rd6]} Rd8 25. Nxd6 $1 Rxd6 26. e5 Rd8
27. exf6 gxf6 28. Qd2 Nd5 29. Ng4 {[%cal Gd2h6,Gg4f6]}) 22... e5 23. d5 {
[%csl Gc6]} g6 (23... Nd4 24. f4 {[%csl Rd4]} Nc2 25. Nxc2 bxc2 26. fxe5 Ng4
$13 {[%csl Gf2]}) 24. Rc6 $16 (24. Nb1 $5 {[%cal Gb1c3]}) 24... Rfd8 25. Ndc4
Ne8 {[%csl Gd6]} 26. Nd2 (26. f4 $5 {Avec l'avantage d'espace, les blancs
pouvaient peut-être tenter cette percée} Nd4 27. fxe5 $1 Nxc6 (27... dxe5 28.
Nxe5) 28. dxc6 dxe5 (28... Rbc8 29. exd6) 29. Nd5 $44) 26... Nf6 27. Ndc4 Ne8
28. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch48 Final"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1980.12.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1980.12.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1] The game was played in the 3rd round of Soviet Union championship.
My opponent Alexander Beliavsky was one of the pre-tournament favourites. He
was young, strong, sure of himself and had had great results in the last
tournament. My situation was different. I had just become an international
master, I was practically without any experience. I doubt that I had ever
played with such strong players as Beliavsky before. And, just to mention -
before this game I had made just 1 draw from two games.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.
Nf3 b6 {I decided that the Benoni maybe would not the best choice in this game!
} 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 {I decided to follow a game of Portisch,
which he had played in the just finished Chess Olympiad in Malta. Certainly, I
didn't check it carefully - why should I have? - Portisch can't play bad
lines!  And now something strange happened. Beliavsky started to think. He
thought for 10 minutes, 20, then half an hour - I couldn't understand what was
going on. Finally I came to concusion: he was sleeping, and I don't need to
wake him up! The next white move came about just after 1 hour 5 minutes -
later it would help me a lot!} 7. O-O ({Just later it became clear that
Beliavsky had calculated this line:} 7. e4 $5 Nxe4 8. Ne5 $1 Bb4 (8... Nc3 $4
9. Qh5 g6 10. Qh3) (8... d5 9. Qa4+ Kf8) 9. Qg4 O-O $1 10. Bxe4 f5 11. Bxb7
fxg4 12. Bxa8 {and was not sure, if he would manage to escape with his bishop,
and maybe, was little bit afraid of my analyses, but the main problem was,
that I even hadn't even suspected the existence of this line!! It would be a
great surprise for me. But Beliavsky had already spent the first 6 moves 1
hour 15 minutes - and castled. For such a principled chessplayer as Beliavsky
it had for sure a negative effect!}) 7... O-O 8. Qc2 d5 9. cxd5 ({In the event
of} 9. Ne5 c5 10. cxd5 {Black can take on d5 with the bishop} Bxd5 $5 11. e4
Bb7 12. dxc5 Qc7 {with a reasonable position.}) 9... exd5 10. Ne5 c5 {[%mdl 4]
The opening is almost over - at least under the conditions which existed in
1980 - and I was very happy with the result. Black's position is not bad, and
if one takes into account that White had already used up 1.5 hours (at that
time we still played with a 5 hour time control - so in the beginning everyone
had 2,5 hours for 40 moves) - I had every reason to be happy.} 11. b3 ({
The following year I tried myself to get an advantage with White by playing} 
11. Ndf3 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Ne4 13. Rfd1 Ndf6 14. dxc5 $5 Bxc5 15. Nd3 Qe7 16. Ng5 $5
Bd6 $1 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 $11 {but without big success - Black has enough
counter-play}) ({White has nothing also after} 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Ndc4 Qc7 13.
Bf4 g5 $1 14. Bxg5 dxc4 15. Qf5 Bxg2 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxf6 Bxf1 18. Qg5+ Kh8
19. Qf6+ {1/2-1/2 Yusupov,A-Dolmatov,S/Hastings 1989 (19)}) 11... Nbd7 12. Bb2
Rc8 {This kind of position was not very well known 30 years ago - so we had to
spend a lot of time.} 13. Qd3 ({In modern chess White would play without much
hesitation} 13. Qf5 $142 $5 g6 (13... Re8 14. Rfd1) (13... Nxe5 $140 $6 14.
dxe5 Qd7 15. Bh3 $1) 14. Qd3 {and the bishop on b2 can become very dangerous.})
13... Re8 14. Rac1 Rc7 {I was careful about the dangerous knight on e5 and
White's time - Sasha Beliavsky had now 20-25 minutes left.} 15. Rfd1 ({White
could take on c5 -} 15. dxc5 {I was planning to continue} Nxc5 $5 16. Qf5 Nce4
(16... Bd6 $143 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 $14) 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Rxc7 Qxc7 19. Rc1
Qd8 {with a tough position.}) 15... Nf8 {My plan at this moment was quite
simple - to play ...Bd6 then ...Rce7 with a complicated game.} 16. e3 $6 ({
It was the last chance for White to fight for an advantage. He had to play} 16.
dxc5 $1 Bxc5 ({maybe} 16... bxc5 {is possible , but I was worry about} 17. Qb5
$5 ({Black is doing well after} 17. e4 dxe4 $1 18. Nxe4 Qxd3 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20.
Nxd3 Bxb2 21. Nxb2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Re2 23. Rb1 Ne6 $11) 17... Qc8 $5 ({after} 
17... Ne6 18. e4 $1 {White has an interesting tactical idea} Nd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4
20. Rxc7 Qxc7 21. Ng4 $1 (21. exd5 a6 22. Qe2 Bd6) 21... Bc6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.
Qc5 {with some advantage}) (17... N6d7 $5) 18. e4 $140 Bd6 {with a very
complicated game.}) 17. e3 $1 {with a small initiative.}) 16... Bd6 $1 $11 {
[%csl Ge5]} 17. h3 Ne6 18. f4 ({White also needs to be careful! The slack} 18.
dxc5 $2 {loses material after the very simple} Nxc5 $1 19. Qf5 Bc8 20. Qg5 (20.
Qf4 Nd3 21. Nxd3 Bxf4 22. Nxf4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Ne4) 20... h6) (18. Qb1 cxd4 19.
Rxc7 Bxc7 20. exd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Nc4 Re6) (18. Ndf3 Ne4)
18... Qc8 {[%cal Gc7c1] A good idea especially when your opponent has less
than 10 minutes left! I want to fight for the c-file.} 19. Kh2 $138 (19. dxc5
$5) 19... h5 $5 {[%cal Gd6h2] Great idea. I want to play ...h4 at a propitious
moment, and White must always think now what to do with the f4-pawn, the
c-file and the diagonal h2-b8.} 20. Qf1 $6 ({Interesting complications could
start after} 20. dxc5 $142 $1 {but Black has a good choice} bxc5 {is also
worth considering, for example} ({His simplest move would be} 20... Nxc5 $5 21.
Qe2 (21. Qd4 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Nfe4) 21... h4 22. g4 Ba6 $36 {with a nice game,
but White would have some counter chances for sure.}) 21. e4 (21. Nec4 $2 dxc4
22. Qxd6 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 c3 $1 24. Bxc3 (24. Rxc3 Rd7 $19) 24... Rd7 25. Qe5 Rd5)
(21. Ndc4 $2 dxc4 22. Qxd6 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rd8) (21. Kg1 $5) 21... Rd8 $1 {
to be honest I didn't see this great move during the game.} (21... h4 $143 22.
exd5 hxg3+ 23. Qxg3 Nh5 24. Qg4 Nexf4 25. Ndc4 (25. Qxc8 $132 Rcxc8 26. Ndc4 (
26. Nec4 $2 Re2) 26... Bb8) 25... Qd8 $132) 22. exd5 (22. Qe2 h4 23. exd5 hxg3+
24. Kxg3 Bxd5 25. Ndc4 Bxg2 $36) 22... Nxd5 23. Bxd5 $140 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Rxd5 {
and Black is better.}) 20... cxd4 $1 21. exd4 ({Possibly, White had to
exchange rooks - after} 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 (21... Nxc7 22. exd4 Qf5) 22. Rc1 Qe7 23.
Bxd4 (23. exd4 h4 24. g4 Ba3 $36) 23... h4 24. g4 Nxd4 25. exd4 Ne4 $36 {
Black is just slightly better, and, I almost forget, would also have 1 hour
more on the clock.}) 21... Ba6 (21... h4 $142 $1 22. g4 Ree7 $1 {was better -
Black wants to exchange all the rooks and it is a good question how White will
protect all the weak central pawns afterwards.}) 22. Qf2 (22. Rxc7 $142) 22...
h4 (22... Rc2 $142 $1 {was stronger. I couldn't evaluate the position after}
23. Nec4 {but Black has an advantage in all lines, for example} (23. Qe3 $140)
23... Rxc4 $1 ({also a very strong move, but I had to find} 23... Rxc1 24. Nxd6
Rxd1 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Bf3 Ne4 27. Nxe4 Rf1 $1 $17 {now. And try to do it when
my opponent one of the strongest grandmaster in the world had 1-2 minutes left!
}) (23... dxc4 $5 24. Rxc2 h4) 24. Nxc4 (24. bxc4 h4 $1 25. cxd5 hxg3+ 26. Qxg3
Qb8 $1 $17) 24... dxc4 25. d5 Nc5 26. Bxf6 gxf6 $17 {with a big, practically
decisive advantage}) 23. g4 $6 (23. Rxc7 $142 hxg3+ 24. Qxg3 Qxc7 (24... Nxc7)
25. Rc1 Qe7) (23. gxh4 Rc2) 23... Rc2 $1 24. Qe3 ({From a practical point of
view} 24. g5 $142 $5 {is better, but} Nh5 $1 (24... Ne4 25. Nxe4 Rxf2 26. Rxc8
Rxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Rxc8 28. Nxd6 Rc2+ 29. Kh1 Rxb2 $15) (24... Bxe5 25. fxe5 (25.
dxe5 Ne4 26. Qe3 (26. Nxe4 Rxf2 27. Nxf2 Qb8) 26... Ng3 $17 {[%csl Gf1,Gg3,Rh2]
}) 25... Nxg5 (25... Ne4 $5) 26. Ba3 (26. Qxh4 Nfe4 $17) (26. exf6 Qb8+ $1)
26... Nge4) 25. g6 $5 (25. Bxd5 Nexf4 $1 (25... Nhxf4 26. g6 $1 Bxe5 27. gxf7+
Kxf7 28. dxe5 g5) 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Qf3 (27. Qxh4 Qb7) (27. Qe3 Qa8 28. Rg1
Rxb2 $19) 27... Bb7 28. Qe3 Rf8 $19) 25... fxg6 26. Bxd5 Kh7 27. Be4 Nexf4 $1
28. Qf3 Bxe5 29. dxe5 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Qd7 $17 {doesn't promise too many chances
for defence. But in these complicated lines Black could at least make a mistake
}) 24... Bb4 $1 25. Ndf3 (25. Rb1 $5 Ne4 $5 (25... Bc3 26. Bxc3 Qxc3 27. Qxc3
Rxc3 $17) 26. Nxe4 Re2 $17) ({Possibly} 25. f5 Nf8 $5 {[%cal Gf8d7,Gb4d6] was
the best chance for White, but the bishop soon will come back to d6 and in any
case White has enough troubles here}) 25... Be2 $1 {More and more of Black's
pieces are coming into White's camp} (25... Rxb2 $143 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rc1 $8
Rxc1 28. Qxc1 Rxa2 29. f5 $132) 26. Rg1 $2 $138 {The final mistake, but in
huge time trouble Beliavsky missed my 27th move. He had to play} (26. Ne1 $8
Bxd1 27. Nxc2 Bxc2 28. Qf2 Ne4 $1 29. Qxc2 (29. Bxe4 Bxe4 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 $19)
29... Qxc2 30. Rxc2 Nxf4 $17) 26... Bxf3 27. Nxf3 $6 (27. Qxf3 Bd2 (27... Nxd4
28. Qd3 Bd2 $1 29. Qxd4 (29. Rxc2 Bxf4+ 30. Kh1 Nxc2 $19) 29... Bxc1 30. Rxc1
$1 Rxc1 31. g5 Nh5 $17) 28. Rxc2 Qxc2 29. Nd3 Ne4 $5 $19 (29... Nxf4 30. Nxf4
Qc7 $1 (30... Bxf4+ 31. Qxf4 Qxb2 32. g5 Nh5 (32... Ne4 33. Rf1 Re7 34. g6 $1)
33. Qxh4 g6)) (29... Nc7 $5 30. g5 Re3 31. Qf1 Nh5)) {[%tqu "En","What will
you do now?","","","e6c7","",10]} 27... Nc7 $3 $19 {[%mdl 64] Great move!
Black temporarily closes the c-file and White can't protect his b2-bishop. The
move is not difficult at all - but it was a big pleasure to make it! Now the
game is over.} 28. Ne5 Rxb2 29. Rc6 Bd2 30. Qf3 Re6 31. g5 Ne4 32. Rf1 Rxc6 33.
Nxc6 Qe8 34. Ne5 Ne6 35. Qg4 Nxd4 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.12"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 (4. Nf3 {in the rapid tie-break this was
played in a similar position} Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 {and now, Fedoseev went for more
double-edged positions} dxc4 $5 6. Bg2 b5 {Rodshtein,M (2695)-Fedoseev,V (2731)
FIDE World Cup 2017 (4.4) 0-1 with a complicated game -}) 4... Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O
6. Ngf3 b6 {Very solid, for Fedoseev's style.} (6... dxc4 $5) 7. O-O Bb7 8. a3
{As far as I know, a3 is not so necessary for White, as in general Black
should go back with this bishop anyway.} (8. Ne5 {Is the main move and
Rodshtein recently won a nice technical game with it} Nbd7 9. Qa4 Bxd2 $6 (9...
Bd6 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Qxd7 Nxd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nc4 $1 Be7 14. Bf4 c6 15. Nd6
$1 Bxd6 16. Bxd6 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Nf8 18. Rac1 Rad8 19. Ba3 Ne6 20. e3 $14 {
Vallejo Pons,F (2717)-Karthikeyan,M (2579) FIDE World Cup 2017 (1.1) 1-0 was
another good example -}) 10. Bxd2 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. Be3 Rfd8
14. Qc2 c6 $2 15. a3 (15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 c5 {[%csl Yb7] offer chances due
the opposite-coloured bishops, but still White is clearly better}) 15... f5 16.
b4 h6 17. f3 Ng5 18. c5 $1 bxc5 19. Bxc5 $16 {Rodshtein,M (2698)-Lopez
Martinez,J (2597) EU-ch 18th Minsk 2017 (3) 1-0}) ({When facing this position,
I have twice played} 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Rd1 (9. a3 {was my move on the first
occasion; that game is not in the databases but went} Be7 10. Rd1 c5 11. dxc5
bxc5 12. cxd5 exd5 {and now comes the thematic break} 13. e4 $1 $13 {which
ensures some complications, with chances for both sides; actually, Black opted
for the safe path with} Qc7 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Nc4 Qb7 17. Nh4 Bxg2
18. Nxg2 $11 {Quintiliano,R (2429)-Leitão,R (2632) Jogos Regionais - São
Bernardo do Campo (5) 1/2}) 9... c5 $5 {This is kind of unusual, but Black
goes for the hanging pawns even with the bishop on b4} 10. cxd5 exd5 11. dxc5
bxc5 12. a3 Ba5 13. e3 Qe7 14. b3 Rac8 15. Bb2 Rfe8 16. Nh4 $6 Qe6 17. Rac1 Bb6
18. Nhf3 h6 {After both sides develop their pieces, White is ready to attack
the hanging pawns} 19. Qb1 $1 a5 20. b4 $1 axb4 21. axb4 cxb4 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23.
Qxb4 {[%csl Gd5];Quintiliano Pinto,R (2484)-Bu,X (2705) Wch Rapid Doha 2016 (1)
0-1 and in general the objetive evaluation is equal, with White having
practical chances, but in this game he managed to do some magic - but not good
magic -}) 8... Be7 9. b4 c5 $1 {Due to Rodshtein's play not being very
ambitious, Black is able to equalise already.} 10. bxc5 bxc5 11. Rb1 ({
Curiously, this pretty modern position has a precedent in a game between two
classic legends} 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Ng4 15. Bc3
Rb8 16. Rb1 d4 $1 {Can you to predict who is the player with Black pieces just
by this move?} 17. Rxb7 Rxb7 18. Bxb7 Nxf2 $1 $19 {Rubinstein,A-Alekhine,A
Semmering Panhans 1926 (8) 0-1}) 11... Qc8 12. Bb2 Nbd7 {Fedoseev has finished
his development without troubles, and can look to the future with confidence.}
13. dxc5 {Exchanges in the centre are unavoidable at some point.} (13. Qc2 dxc4
) 13... Nxc5 14. Qc2 Nfe4 {Black starts the improvement of his position.} 15.
Rfc1 f6 {Another good move, decreasing the bishop's scope, and preventing Ne5
ideas for White.} 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Nd4 f5 $1 {[%csl Ye4] Firmly keeping the
e4-point, which is a very important one.} ({This looks like a difficult
decision right just after having played f6, but} 17... Nxd2 {would put the
game in White's hands after} 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qxd2 {[%csl Yd5]}) 18. Nxe4 {
This opens the f-file, which creates some tension.} (18. Nf1 {[%cal Yf1e3] was
possible, but Black is fine here too} Rb8 $1 19. Ne3 Ba8 20. Ba1 Rxb1 21. Rxb1
Qd7 $11) 18... fxe4 $1 19. Qc3 Rf7 {Not a difficult move, but it is always
nice to see multi-purpose moves, Black protects g7 and prepares to double
rooks in f-file.} 20. Qe3 Qd7 21. Ba1 Raf8 22. f4 {The most solid way to stop
the pressure against f2, but now Fedoseev is able to create complications and
the position becomes very tense.} (22. Rf1 a5 ({Maybe Rodshtein was worried
about} 22... e5 23. Nb5 Ne6 {[%cal Ge7c5] but White has} 24. Bh3 $1 (24. Bxe5
Bc5 25. Nd4 Qa4 $1 26. Rbd1 $2 Rxf2 $1 $19)) 23. Bc3 $11) 22... e5 $5 {
Objectively, the analysis shows that the move is not good, but in practice it
creates a very complicated position in which White needs to be very careful,
and in which Black is always creating threats with an annoying initiative.
Such positions are Fedoseev's speciality.} 23. fxe5 Qg4 {[%cal Ge7g5]} 24. Rf1
h5 25. h3 Qg6 26. Kh2 $6 {The beginning of problems, as now Black can create
more weak squares in White's position.} (26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. h4 $16 {was safer,
it's not easy to see how Black can create serious threats.}) 26... h4 $1 {
Opening the lines towards White's king.} 27. g4 $2 {Rodshtein doesn't realise
how important it is to keep the rooks in this position, although it's very
difficult to note this during the game, as in general to trade all rooks in
the f-file looks better for the side who is defending.} (27. Rxf7 $1 {was
still better} Rxf7 (27... hxg3+ 28. Qxg3 Qxf7 29. Rf1 Qh5 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31.
Bc3 $16) 28. g4 Bg5 29. Qc3 $1 {The point is that now it is not easy for Black
to invade White's position using the queen like in the game, and also White's
rook has some attacking possibilities in the open file, for example} Nd7 30. e3
$16 Nxe5 $2 31. Rb8+ Kh7 32. Qc8 $1 Qd6 33. Kh1 Qxa3 34. Qh8+ Kg6 35. Qh5+ Kf6
36. Nc2 $1 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 $18) 27... Bg5 28. Qc3 (28. Qg1 {On this square the
queen helps the defence, but it is too unnatural.}) 28... Rxf1 $1 {Fedoseev
correctly exchanges all the rooks, seeing the free path for his queen after
that.} 29. Rxf1 (29. Bxf1 {now White can't avoid the trades} e3 {[%cal Rf8f2,
Rg6e4]}) 29... Rxf1 30. Bxf1 Qf7 $1 {Suddenly, White's position looks pretty
difficult to hold.} 31. Nf5 (31. Qxc5 $2 {shows how much White misses the rook
protecting his back rank} Qf2+ 32. Bg2 Bf4+ 33. Kh1 Qe1+ {and mates.}) 31...
Ne6 32. Kg1 g6 33. Nd6 {In practice it is much harder to make a choice for
White.} (33. Ne3 Bb7 34. Qb3 $1 Bd8 $1 {[%cal Yd8b6] and Black continues the
pressure.}) 33... Qf4 34. Bg2 Bd8 $1 35. Nc4 $2 {Such positions are very
difficult to play for the defending side. The defeneder must always be on
guard against one or two threats and find some only moves, while the attacking
side just looks for new tactical motifs and ideas to confuse the defence. With
the time pressure and the tension, what usually happens is that the defence
collapses.} (35. Qe1 $1 {would had kept White in the game, as the queen is
defending all important squares} Bb6+ 36. Kh1 Qe3 37. Qf1 Nf4 38. e6 $1 Bxe6
39. Nxe4 $13) 35... e3 $3 {This nice move wins and was precisely calculated by
Fedoseev.} 36. Bxd5 (36. Nxe3 Bb6 $19) (36. Qxe3 Bb6 $1 $19) 36... Qf2+ 37. Kh1
Qf1+ 38. Kh2 Bg5 $1 {[%cal Rg5f4] Sacrificing another piece, but in return
Black has unavoidable mate, a nice swap!} 39. Bxe6+ Kg7 40. Qxe3 Bxe3 41. Nxe3
Qxa1 {A nice game in typical Fedoseev' style: creating complications from
nothing and keeping the tension until the right moment to invades his opponent
defences. It is also a good example of how difficult these positions are for
the defending side, even for very strong players.} 0-1

[Event "RUS Cup final"]
[Site "Magnitogorsk"]
[Date "2011.11.16"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Black "Maletin, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2011.11.13"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Rd1 h6 10. a3 Be7 11. b4 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. bxc5 Bxc5
15. Bb2 Qb6 16. e3 Rfc8 17. Qb3 Qa5 18. Bc3 Qc7 19. Rdc1 Rab8 20. Bd4 Qa5 21.
Bc3 Qd8 22. Qa4 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Nd4 Ne5 {[%tqu "En","","","","d4e6","",
10]} 25. Ne6 $1 Qd5 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. Nxc5 Rxc5 28. Qxa7 Rbc8 29. Rd1 Bd5 30.
Bh3 R8c6 31. Qa4 Kh7 32. Qd4 Qe7 33. a4 Bb3 34. Rf1 Rd5 35. Qb2 Rd3 36. a5 Rc2
37. Qa3 Qf6 38. Qb4 Bc4 39. Bg2 Rb3 $6 (39... Qf5 40. Rac1 Rdd2 $14) 40. Bxe4+
$18 g6 41. Qf8 $6 (41. Qa4 Rcc3 42. Rfb1 $16) 41... Rxf2 42. Rxf2 Qxa1+ 43. Kg2
Rxe3 44. Rxf7+ Bxf7 45. Qxf7+ Qg7 46. Bxg6+ Kh8 47. a6 Qxf7 48. Bxf7 Ra3 49.
Bc4 Kg7 50. Be2 Kf6 51. h4 Ke5 52. Kf2 Ke4 53. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Hasangatin, Ramil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 c5 (5... Ba6 {La grande ligne}
6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O) 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. dxc5 (7. a3) 7...
Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 (9. b3 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. a3 a5 13. Ne4 Be7
14. Qb1 Ba6 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Ra2 Re8 17. Ba1 h6 18. Rac2 Qd7 19. Qb2 Bf8 20. h4
Bb7 21. Ned2 e5 22. Nc4 e4 23. Nfe5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Qf5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxc8
Bxc8 27. e3 Nf6 28. Nc4 Be6 29. Ne5 Ng4 30. Nc6 Qc5 31. Nd4 Bd5 32. a4 Ne5 33.
Ne2 Nf3+ 34. Bxf3 exf3 35. Nf4 Be4 36. Qd4 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qc2 38. Kg1 Qb1+ {
Moiseenko,A (2709)-Tkachiev,V (2637) Warsaw 2013 0-1 (79)}) 9... Be7 10. Re1 d6
11. e4 $146 (11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 a6 13. Nd4 Qc7 14. Rc1 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb7+ 16.
N2f3 Rac8 17. Kg1 Rc7 18. Qd2 Rfc8 19. h3 Nc5 20. Qe3 Bf8 21. Nd2 b5 22. cxb5
axb5 23. Qf3 d5 24. Qe3 b4 25. a4 Nce4 26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. Nb5 Bc5 28. Bd4 Bxd4
29. Nxd4 Rc3 30. Rxc3 bxc3 31. Nb5 Qe7 32. Qd4 Qg5 33. Qd1 c2 34. Qc1 Qd2 35.
Kf1 Qb4 {0-1 (35) Hottes,D (2166)-Bokros,A (2426) Balatonlelle 2006}) 11... Qc7
12. b4 Nc6 13. Bb2 Nd7 $5 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Ge7f6]} 14. Rc1 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6
16. Nb3 Rfd8 17. Nfd4 Rac8 18. f4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 a6 20. Qd3 (20. Kh1) 20... Qb8
$11 {Une manoeuvre typique d'une sturcture hérisson} 21. Qe3 Qa8 22. Nb3 Qa7
23. h3 Ba8 24. Red1 (24. Kh2) 24... Qc7 25. g4 e5 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. c5 bxc5 (
27... Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 bxc5 29. Nxc5 a5) 28. Nxc5 Qb6 (28... a5) 29. Kh2 a5 30.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Qc3 axb4 32. axb4 h6 33. Ra1 Bb7 34. Qxe5 Qxb4 35. Ra7 Bc6 (
35... Ba8 36. Qc7 Rf8) 36. Qc7 Qb8 $1 37. e5 Qxc7 38. Rxc7 Bxg2 39. exf6 Bd5
40. fxg7 Kxg7 41. Nd3 Be4 42. Nf4 Rd2+ 43. Kg3 Bg6 44. Nxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.06.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2015.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Nc3 Na6 10. d5 Bb4 11. Nb5 $6 {White's sacrifice does not yield good
results. Yifan seizes over the initiative with a good follow up:} exd5 12. Nh4
c6 $1 13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Re8 {Despite the weaknesses on the dark squares,
it will soon become clear that Black's pieces enter the fray very quickly.} 15.
cxd5 Ne4 16. dxc6 (16. Bxe4 Rxe4 17. f3 Re8 {is close to equal, but Nisipeanu
had to already be thinking about that.}) 16... dxc6 17. Bf4 Qf6 {g5 is a
threat.} 18. Be3 c5 {Black is doing quite well despite the pair of bishops.
Her pieces are simply better placed.} 19. Qd7 Bc6 20. Qg4 Nb4 21. Rad1 (21. a3
Nc2 22. Rad1 g6 $1 {and b2 is still weak, while f5 is taken away from the
white knight.}) 21... Qe6 $2 (21... Qxb2 $1 {The time to be brave and take the
pawn was now. Nisipeanu's initiative on the kingside simply does not
compensate.}) 22. Nf5 g6 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Qh4 {White has sufficient
counterplay now.} Nc2 25. Ng4 Nxe3 26. fxe3 $1 {Otherwise Black is better
again. The inclusion of the rook on the f-file is more important than the
structure.} (26. Nxe3 h5 {with a little more pleasant position for Black.})
26... h5 27. Bxe4 Qxe4 {White is getting mated, but he has a perpetual just on
time.} (27... Bxe4 28. Nf6 {doesn't help Black much.}) 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Qxf7+
Kh8 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "IND-CHN Summit"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2015.03.10"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Lalith, Babu MR"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.03.02"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 {A novelty idea.
It scores relatively well, but if White follows some of the most principled
routes it might be dubious for Black.} 7. Bxb4 cxb4 8. a3 {breaking with a3
soon is important: many people like to simply leave the pawn be on b4, and
that always ends up back firing. The correct way of dealing with these kinds
of set ups is, essentially, trading your a-pawn for the c-pawn. Meanwhile
Black should fight for the dark squares.} bxa3 9. Nxa3 O-O 10. O-O a5 11. Nb5
Na6 12. Qd2 Qe7 (12... d5 $1 {Is definitely more difficult for White to deal
with. The game continuation allows Lalith to binding his opponent.}) 13. Qf4
Rab8 14. Qd6 {of course. Now Black's lack of space is a real issue.} Qd8 15.
Rfc1 Nb4 (15... Ne8 16. Qf4 {is playable but that knight doesn't want to be on
e8.}) 16. Ne5 $1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rb7 {The White knights on e5 and b5 are
beautiful. Balck does have an annoying threat, though, to play Ne8 and trap
the White queen!} 18. Nd3 $1 Ne8 19. Qf4 Nxd3 20. exd3 {Excellent
understanding. Lalith knows that the only way to break out of the bind is to
eventually play d5, so he sets up his structure to counter that!} d5 21. Ra3
dxc4 22. dxc4 Rd7 23. c5 $1 {this passed pawn sill cause serious problems.} Nc7
24. c6 e5 $2 (24... Rd5 $1 {Was a difficult to find computer move. It was
probably Black's best chance to survive, though after} 25. Nxc7 Rf5 26. Qe3
Qxc7 27. Qc3 {It's impossible to question White's edge.}) 25. dxe5 Rd5 26. Nxc7
Qxc7 27. Re3 {White's up a pawn and Lalith brings it home comfortably.} Re8 28.
Qe4 Rb5 29. Qd3 Rc5 30. Rxc5 bxc5 31. Qd5 Re6 32. Rd3 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 4th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2017.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Qe7 ({In the following encounter between Chinese players Black
successfully solved the problems after} 9... Re8 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. a3 (11. Ne5 $5
{looks more challenging.}) 11... Bf8 12. Ne5 c5 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. dxc5 bxc5
$132 {1/2 (31) Wei Yi (2700)-Yu Yangyi (2738) China CHN 2016}) (9... Be7 10.
Rc1 c5 11. e3 Rc8 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 $14 {Ksieski,Z (2365)
-Dautov,R (2535) Warsaw 1989, was somewhat passive for Black.}) 10. Ne5 $146 ({
In the preceding game White didn't manage to claim any superiority:} 10. Qc2
Rac8 11. e3 Ba3 12. cxd5 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 Bxd5 $11 {Fedoseev,V (2668)-Dragun,K 
(2518) Warsaw 2014}) ({Deserves a serious attention} 10. a3 $5 {is worthy of
serious attention:} Bd6 11. Ne5 Ne4 12. b4 $14 {gaining some more space.})
10... Rfd8 11. Nd3 Bd6 12. e3 {This move is mainly aimed fat making the
e2-spot vacant for the queen.} (12. Re1 c5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e3 Rac8 15. Rc1
Ne4 $132) 12... Rab8 {Protecting the bishop wasn't a necessary measure.} (12...
c5 $5 {was quite possible:} 13. cxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rc1 Rac8 $132) 13.
Rc1 Ne4 14. cxd5 {It makes sense to clarify the pawn structure - the pressure
on the Pd5 is starting to tell.} (14. Qc2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 dxc4 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17.
Rxc4 c5 $11) 14... exd5 15. Re1 $1 {An excellent prophylactic move - there is
no reason to touch the Nd2 for a while.} (15. Nf3 c5 16. Nfe5 Nf8 17. Nf4 Rbc8
$132) 15... c5 (15... f5 16. Nf3 c6 17. Nfe5 $14) 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Qc2 $14 {
Protecting the hanging pawns isn't an easy task, so White's position is better.
} Rbc8 18. Nf4 (18. Nxe4 $5 {also deserved some attention:} dxe4 19. Nf4 Ne5
20. Bxe4 Nf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. Qf5 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Bxe4 $14 {, but Georg
sensibly doesn't force matters.}) 18... Nef6 $2 {As a result, Black doesn't
withstand the pressure. Hou Yifan is unlocking the long diagonal and inviting
fresh troubles.} ({Much better was} 18... Ndf6 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Rcd1 Bc7 $14 {
with a passive, but solid position.}) 19. Nc4 $1 Bc7 20. Red1 {Now the
pressure on the hanging pawns is so big, that Black has to exchange the
powerful dark-squared bishop.} Bxf4 21. exf4 $1 {Opening-up the e-file causes
Black even more problems.} Ba8 22. Ne3 Qe6 23. Nf5 $6 {A tempting move - the
pressure along the long diagonal is extremely strong. However, this is a
mistake!} ({A much better move was} 23. Re1 $1 Re8 24. b4 $1 d4 25. Nf1 $1 {
, and Black cannot avoid a loss of material:} Qxe1 (25... Qa6 26. Rxe8+ Nxe8
27. Bxa8 d3 28. Qb3 Rxa8 29. bxc5 $18) 26. Rxe1 Rxe1 27. Bxa8 Rxa8 28. bxc5 d3
29. Qxd3 Nxc5 30. Qc3 $18) 23... Re8 $2 {Now Georg's idea could have been
justified!} (23... g6 $1 {looks terrible for a human eye, but the consequences
of this move are not that bad:} 24. Nh6+ Kg7 25. f5 Qd6 26. Ng4 d4 27. Bxa8
Nxg4 28. Bg2 Qb6 $14 {White is somewhat better due to powerful bishops, but
not more.}) 24. h3 $2 {This a critical point point of the game. White is
playing too slowly!} ({Much more in the spirit of Georg's previous play would
be} 24. b4 $1 g6 25. Nh4 c4 26. f5 Qe7 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Qc3 $16 {getting full
control over the dark squares.}) 24... d4 {Of course, Hou Yifan is happy to
lock such a monster!} 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. b4 Rac8 $2 {The position is very
complex, so that's why both players are committing mistakes.} ({Black has to
play} 26... Rab8 $1 27. bxc5 d3 28. Qxd3 Rxb2 29. c6 Nb6 30. c7 Qxa2 31. c8=Q
Nxc8 32. Rxc8 Rxf2 33. Rxe8+ Nxe8 34. Qe4 {, and the game should end in a draw
soon.}) 27. Qb1 $2 {Missing another chance of seizing the initiative!} ({After
} 27. Re1 $1 Qxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kg2 {Black would suffer from a lack of
harmony and lose an important panw:} Rce8 30. Nd6 Rb8 (30... R8e2 31. Qb3 $18)
31. Ba3 cxb4 32. Bb2 $1 Nd5 33. Bxd4 $16) 27... Ne4 $1 {Now Black is firmly in
control!} 28. g4 g6 29. Nh4 $2 {Alas, Georg doesn't withstand the pressure and
lose as without much resistance.} ({He had to play} 29. Nh6+ Kf8 ({Weaker is} 
29... Kg7 {is wekawe.} 30. bxc5 Kxh6 31. Bxd4 Nexc5 32. Qb4 $1 {The
vulnerablity of} Qe4 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 (33... Nxc5 34. Qc3 $18) 34. Bxc5 Nxc5 35.
Qxc5 $11) 30. Re1 Qd5 31. Rcd1 {Now White is ready to liberate the poor minor
pieces, so Black has to play very precisely:} Rb8 32. bxc5 Ndxc5 33. Qa1 (33.
Rxd4 Qb7 34. f3 Nc3 35. Bxc3 Qxb1 36. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 37. Kg2 Rc1 $17) 33... Nxf2 $1
34. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 35. Rxe1 Qh1+ 36. Kxf2 Nd3+ 37. Ke2 Nxf4+ 38. Ke3 Qxe1+ 39. Qxe1
Ng2+ 40. Kf2 Nxe1 41. Kxe1 $15 {The resulting endgame is very unpleasant, but
the limited material balance offers White some drawing chances.}) 29... Nxf2 $1
{Getting an access to White's king.} 30. Kxf2 Qe2+ 31. Kg1 Re3 $19 {White is
helpless. The few next moves were just an agony.} 32. Qc2 Rg3+ 33. Kh1 Rxh3+
34. Kg1 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 34th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2018.10.16"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 {My opponent has a rich opening repertoire and usually comes up with
various fresh ideas. This time I decided to employ a line which had never
occurred in my practice before.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+
6. Bd2 Be7 (6... a5 {is what I previously played in this position.}) 7. O-O O-O
8. Nc3 c6 9. Bf4 d5 10. Qd3 $5 {I analyzed this interesting continuation long
time ago, but during the game didn't manage to refresh anything in my memory.
Obviously, White's main idea is pushing e2-e4 at some point.} Na6 $6 {Quite a
risky decision - the knight is located rather awkwardly.} ({The more natural} 
10... Nbd7 11. Rfd1 ({For some reasons, nobody tried} 11. e4 $5 dxc4 12. Qxc4
b5 13. Qb3 b4 14. e5 {, though it looks promising.}) 11... Ba6 12. b3 dxc4 13.
bxc4 Nd5 14. a3 (14. Rac1 $5 Nxf4 15. gxf4 Qc7 16. e3 {also might be an
improvement.}) 14... Nxf4 15. gxf4 Qc7 16. e3 Rfd8 $132 {led to double-edged
play in Anton Guijarro,D - Narayanan,S Sharjah 2017}) 11. a3 dxc4 12. Qxc4 Nd5
$146 {This innovation definitely doesn't make Black's position look more
attractive. Somehow, I was hoping to slowly neutralize the pressure along
h1-a8 diagonal, but this isn't realistic.} ({The only preceding game saw} 12...
c5 13. Ne5 ({It looks like after} 13. Rfd1 $1 Qc8 14. Rac1 {Black is under
strong pressure - the misplaced Na6 causes serious problems.}) 13... Bxg2 14.
Kxg2 cxd4 15. Nc6 Qd7 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Qxd4 Rfd8 {Black was fine in
Jumabayev,R -Tiviakov,S Tashkent 2010}) 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Rfd1 {In general, this
pawn structure is acceptable for Black in case the knight can be placed on d5.
Alas, this time it cannot get there.} Nb8 $6 {This inaccurate move invites
fresh troubles.} ({Correct was} 14... Qe8 15. Rac1 Nxf4 16. gxf4 Kh8 17. e3 f6
18. Nd3 Nc7 {Black is clearly worse, but it is still playable.}) 15. Qa4 $1
Nxf4 $2 {Surprisingly, this is already a decisive mistake!} ({Admitting the
mistake by means of} 15... Na6 {wouldn't change much, since after} 16. Rac1 b5
17. Qb3 Nxf4 18. gxf4 {White's position is practically winning.}) ({The lesser
evil was} 15... a5 16. Qb3 Nd7 17. Rac1 $16) 16. gxf4 a5 17. Qb3 {All White's
moves are very natural and strong. This time he provokes another weakening
advance.} b5 18. Rac1 Rc7 19. Ne4 Na6 ({Equally bad was} 19... Nd7 20. Nc5 Nxe5
21. dxe5 Qa8 {, and now White can even afford} 22. Rd6 $5 {, reaching full
domination.}) 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. dxc5 Qa8 22. Be4 {Black's position looks so
depressing that the rest does not have too much value for chess.} g6 23. Qg3
Rd8 ({More stubborn was} 23... Qc8 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 Rd8 26. h4 {, but also
then the king would be helpless.}) 24. f5 {Alas, this game can be considered
as a typical opening disaster.} (24. f5 exf5 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Qxc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 (4... Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 {
is one of the topical lines. The main difference with this position and the
one that was reached in the game was that after} exd5 8. cxd5 {Black can take
here with the knight on d5.} Nxd5 $13 {whereas in the game it is not possible.}
) 5. Bg2 c5 {It has been proved before that this move is not the best. However,
Black players try to come well prepared with computer analysis and are able to
hold the position. In this game though, Boris Gelfand was one step ahead of
Andreikin when it came to being acquainted with opening theory.} 6. d5 exd5 7.
cxd5 {This is not a new move but only 22 games have been played in it before.
White's results are excellent and even Boris Gelfand thinks this is the best
move which makes me wonder why this line is not so popular? I do not know.
Maybe this game will change the trend.} (7. Nh4 {was played by Gelfand against
Gashimov in the year 2012. Andreikin might have based his preparations on that
game.}) 7... Bxd5 (7... Nxd5 {is no longer possible as White just plays} 8. Nh4
$1 $18 {and Black loses a piece.}) 8. Nc3 Bc6 (8... Bb7 {is another
possibility that keeps the c6-square free for the knight.} 9. e4 {Just like in
the game White prevents d5.} Nxe4 10. Nd5 $5 $44 {With the bishop on b7 , this
might be even better.} (10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. O-O Nc6 $5 13. Bf4 $1 {
as shown in the main continuation.})) 9. e4 $1 d6 {This is just an admission
that Black is worse in the position.} (9... Nxe4 {looks like the critical move
but White gets excellent compensation.} 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. O-O Nc6 (
12... d5 {was played in the Brunello-Al Taher and it seems like a mistake} 13.
Re1 $1 Nd7 (13... Nc6 14. Qb5 Qd7 15. Bh3 $18) 14. Qb5 f5 15. Bf4 $18) 13. Bf4
$1 (13. Re1 $6 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qxe2 15. Rxe2+ Be7 16. Bxc6 dxc6 17. Bg5 f6 18.
Rae1 O-O-O 19. Rxe7 fxg5 $11) 13... d5 (13... Bf5 14. Qb5 $36) 14. Rfe1 O-O-O
15. Qb5 $1 $44 {should give White excellent compensation.}) 10. O-O (10. Qb3 {
was also fairly strong. Amongst many other ideas is to play e4-e5 and Bf4 with
0-0-0.} Nbd7 (10... Be7 11. e5 $1 Ne4 (11... dxe5 $2 12. Nxe5 $18) 12. Nxe4
Bxe4 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. O-O $44 {[%cal Gc1f4,Gf1e1,Ga1d1]}) 11. O-O Rc8 12. Nb5
$1 $36) 10... Be7 (10... g6 $2 11. Re1 $1 Bg7 12. e5 $18) 11. Nh4 $1 {This was
first played between Sargissan-Socko in 2012. Till now 5 games have been
played in it with 4 wins for White. The threat is to play Nf5 and leave Black
just one tempo short of being able to co-ordinate himself perfectly. 11...g6
stops Nf5 but allows Bh6 as in the game but 11...0-0 allows Nf5 with an
initiative.} g6 $2 $146 {Andreikin was definitely not prepared for the fact
that Gelfand would be so well prepared! He plays a new move in the position
but one that is not at all good.} ({Here are some sample games that have been
played before.} 11... O-O 12. Nf5 Re8 (12... g6 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Bg5 Qe6 15.
Re1 (15. Qd2 $1 b5 16. Rad1 b4 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nd5 $16) 15... Nbd7 16. f4
Rfe8 17. Qd2 b5 18. h3 h5 19. a3 a5 20. Kh2 b4 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Qf5 $15 {
0-1 (44) Bellon Lopez,J (2382)-Urkedal,F (2492) Stockholm SWE 2013}) 13. Bf4 (
13. Bg5 Bf8 14. Re1 Nbd7 15. Nxd6 Re6 16. Nf5 Qe8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rxe1+
19. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 20. Rxe1 $16 {1-0 (45) Holt,C (2513)-Shankland,S (2612) Saint
Louis 2013}) 13... Bf8 14. Re1 Nbd7 15. Nxd6 (15. Bxd6 $1 $16) 15... Bxd6 16.
Bxd6 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Qxd8+ (18. Qc2 Qc7 19. f4 Ree8 20. e5 Nd7 21. Rad1
$16 {1-0 (47) Moranda,W (2570)-Dragun,K (2523) Wroclaw 2013}) 18... Rxd8 19.
Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 g5 21. f4 gxf4 22. gxf4 Re8 23. e5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nh5 25. Kf3
Kf8 26. Ne4 Ng7 27. Nf6 $18 {1-0 (40) Sargissian,G (2666)-Socko,B (2631)
Warsaw 2012}) 12. Bh6 {Preventing 0-0.} Bf8 {Gelfand had a long think at this
point. He could have gone back Bg5 which also retains an initiative but
finally decided to play the simplest move which I think is the best.} (12...
Nbd7 $4 13. e5 $1 Nxe5 (13... Bxg2 14. exf6 Bxf1 15. fxe7 Qxe7 16. Qxf1 $18)
14. f4 $1 Bxg2 15. fxe5 Bxf1 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Qa4+ {[%cal Rd8d7,Ga4e4,Ge4a8]}
b5 (17... Qd7 18. Qe4+ $18) 18. Qe4+ {[%csl Ra8]} Kd7 19. Rxf1 $18) 13. Bxf8 $1
(13. Bg5 $5 h6 $2 (13... Be7 {is relatively the best. White will most probably
go back} 14. Bh6 {when after} Bf8 {taking on f8 looks the best.}) 14. Bxf6 $1
Qxf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. e5 $1 dxe5 17. Qc2 $3 {a sacrifice is looming on g6.} Bxd5
18. Rad1 Bxg2 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Kxg2 $18) 13... Kxf8 14. Qd2 {A simple yet
important move connecting the rooks, preparing Rad1 putting pressure on d6 and
also threatening to enter on h6. Not to forget that many times Nf5 sacrifice
can be played and the queen enters the attack via g5.} (14. f4 {would give
Black time to organise his pieces.} Kg7 15. Qd2 b5 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gb5b4]})
14... Ne8 (14... Kg7 15. Rad1 Ne8 {tranposes to the game.}) 15. Rad1 Kg7 16. f4
$1 {Gelfand plays this game very nicely. He doesn't try to hard to find some
deep moves. He just keeps on strengthening his position till the point when
Black can no longer hold his position.} Qc8 {[%cal Gb8d7,Gc8c6]} (16... Nd7 17.
e5 $1 Bxg2 18. Qxg2 {White's position is too strong. He is threatening not
only to invade with something like Qb7 but also ideas like f5 blasting through
towards the black king. And not to forget Nb5 with the simple idea of taking
on d6.} Rc8 19. Nb5 $1 $18) ({Black has no time to develop} 16... Na6 17. f5
Nac7 18. e5 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 $18 {[%csl Ge5,Gf5][%cal Gd1d8]}) (16... a6 {is the
computer's choice of trying to defend the position. The idea is to defend by
acitvating the rook on a7. Ingenious but White just plays simple chess.} 17. f5
$1 Ra7 18. f6+ Kg8 19. Nf5 gxf5 $2 20. Qg5+ Kf8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Rxf5 $18 {
[%cal Gf5g5]}) 17. Nd5 Rf8 (17... Bxd5 18. Qxd5 {[%cal Gd5a8]} Nd7 19. e5 $18
Rb8 20. Nf3 $1 {Gelfand when analysing this position stressed this move saying
that it was very nice with the idea of bringing the knight to g5. Really it is
pretty and shows the importance of activating your worst placed piece even in
superior positions.} h6 (20... Qb7 21. Qd2 $18) 21. f5 $5 gxf5 22. Nh4 $1 $18)
18. e5 $1 {Gelfand is very alert to all the tactical possibilities in the
position.} (18. Ne7 $2 Qd7 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 {[%cal Gc6d4] would botch up a lot of
the advantage for White.}) (18. f5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Nd7 20. fxg6 fxg6 (20... hxg6
21. Qg5 $18 {[%cal Gh4f5]}) 21. Rxf8 Nxf8 22. Rf1 $18) 18... dxe5 19. f5 $1 {
A very nice and typical pawn sacrifice by Gelfand. He could have just played
18.f5 but that would have kept his Bg2 closed. Now it is open and emitting
fire in the position.} Qd8 (19... f6 20. fxg6 hxg6 21. Nxg6 $1 Kxg6 22. Ne7+
$18) (19... Qd7 20. f6+ Nxf6 21. Nf5+ $18) 20. f6+ Nxf6 21. Nf5+ Kh8 (21...
gxf5 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Nxf6 Qe7 24. Qh6 $18) 22. Qh6 Rg8 23. Nxf6 (23. Nxf6 Qxf6
24. Nd6 $18 {[%cal Gf1f7,Gd6f7] A powerful game by Gelfand who might have just
put to rest the debate as to whether this line of the Queen's Indian starting
with 5...c5 is playable for Black or not.}) 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 102nd"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "2015.07.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Williams, Simon Kim"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2015.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. Nb1
{is a rarely played move but has been played by strong players like Sergey
Kasparov, Thejkumar, Perunovic and Ushenina.} (8. Qc2 {is the normal move and
White has pretty decent results.}) 8... Be7 9. Re1 (9. Nc3 {would have been
the normal way to continue.}) 9... Qc8 {The position is a normal one and
majority of the players would choose moves like Nc3 or Bf4. But not Simon! He
goes all out!} 10. d5 $5 exd5 11. cxd5 Bxd5 12. e4 $1 {When you have said 'A'
you must say 'B'.} Bxe4 {Howell takes up the challenge and picks up the second
pawn. But now he has a bishop on e7 that is hanging and White can create some
dangerous threats.} (12... Bb7 {was the safer choice.}) 13. Rxe4 $6 (13. Nc3 $1
{was the normal developing move.} d5 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Ng5 Na6 16. Nxe4 $14 {
And here White has excellent compensation for the missing pawn. He has the two
powerful bishops and the one on g2 is extremely strong.}) 13... Nxe4 14. Qd5 {
That was White's point. A double attack on a8 and e4.} Nxg3 $1 {You can bank
on Howell to find the best continuation in this complicated position.} 15. hxg3
(15. Qxa8 $2 Ne2+ 16. Kf1 Nxc1 $17) 15... c6 16. Qh5 d5 {Black has three pawns
and a rook for White's two minor pieces. That's quite a bit of material.
White's only hope is to put these minor pieces to good use in the middlegame
and launch an attack.} 17. Bh3 Qb7 18. Bf5 $6 (18. Nc3 {A normal developing
move like Nc3 is not in the spirit of the position if you are Simon Williams.})
18... g6 19. Qh6 Re8 (19... gxf5 $2 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. Qxg5+ Kh8 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23.
Bh6 {with a forced mate.}) 20. Ng5 $2 (20. Bc2 {would have kept White in the
game but Black is in the driver's seat after} Bf8 21. Qh4 Bg7 $17 {with a rock
solid kingside.}) 20... Bxg5 $1 21. Bxg5 f6 $1 {A very strong defensive idea
clearing the second rank for the black queen to join in the defence.} 22. Bxg6
(22. Bxf6 Qf7 $1 $19 {was the neat point.} (22... gxf5 $2 23. Qg5+ Kf8 24. Qh6+
Kg8 $11)) 22... Re1+ $1 23. Kg2 fxg5 24. Nd2 $5 {In any case White is lost.
Why not throw some more wood into the fire?} (24. Bf5 Qg7 25. Qh5 Na6 $19 {
Black has co-ordinated himself and the game is over.}) 24... Rxa1 25. Bf5 Na6
26. Nf3 Qg7 27. Qxc6 Rf8 {An attempt at creating a brilliance which misfired.}
0-1

[Event "Solin 7th"]
[Site "Solin"]
[Date "1999.12.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Nikolac, Juraj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Schluricke,R"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1999.12.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 7. Bxb4 cxb4 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qb3 a5 10. a3 Na6 11. Nbd2 d6 12. Ne1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 e5 14. Nc2 bxa3
15. bxa3 Re8 16. Rab1 Rb8 17. e4 Nc7 18. Qd3 Ne6 19. Rfe1 Qd7 20. f3 h5 21. h4
Qe7 22. Nf1 Nd7 23. Qd2 exd4 24. Nxd4 Ne5 25. Nf5 Qf6 26. N1e3 Nc5 27. Qxd6
Qxd6 28. Nxd6 Red8 29. Red1 Na4 30. Nb5 Kf8 31. Rd5 f6 32. Rbd1 Rdc8 33. R1d4
Nc5 34. Rd2 Nb3 35. Rc2 a4 36. f4 Ng4 37. Nxg4 hxg4 38. e5 Rc6 39. Re2 Re8 40.
Nd6 Re6 41. Nf5 fxe5 42. fxe5 g6 43. Rd8+ Kf7 44. Nd6+ Ke7 45. Rh8 Nd4 46. Rh7+
Kd8 (46... Kf8 $142) 47. Rf2 Nf3 48. Nf7+ Kc8 49. Rh8+ Kc7 50. Nd8 Rxe5 51.
Nxc6 Kxc6 52. Rc8+ Kb7 53. Rg8 (53. Rg8 Re1 (53... Re6 54. Rb2 Kc7 55. Ra8 $18)
54. Rb2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dlugy, Maxim"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8.
Nc3 d6 9. Qf4 Nbd7 10. O-O Qe7 11. e4 e5 12. Qe3 Rfe8 13. Rfe1 g6 14. Rad1 a6
15. Nd5 $1 $14 Nxd5 16. cxd5 c5 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. d5 Bb5 20. Bh3
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Nc5 22. b4 Na4 23. Bf1 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 Kg7 25. Rc6 b5 26. Qc1 Qd7
27. Kg2 h6 28. Rxa6 Rc8 29. Rc6 Rxc6 30. Qxc6 Qxc6 31. dxc6 Kf6 32. c7 Nb6 33.
Nd2 Ke7 34. Nb1 Kd7 35. Nc3 Kxc7 36. Nxb5+ Kc6 37. Nc3 f5 38. f3 Nc4 39. a4 f4
40. g4 h5 41. gxh5 gxh5 42. h4 Ne3+ 43. Kf2 Kb7 44. Nd5 Nxd5 45. exd5 Ka6 46.
Ke2 Kb6 47. Kd3 Ka6 48. a5 Kb5 49. Kc3 Ka6 50. Kc4 Kb7 51. b5 Ka7 52. b6+ Ka6
53. Kc3 Kb7 54. Kd3 Ka6 55. Kc4 Kb7 56. Kb5 e4 57. a6+ Kb8 58. Kc6 exf3 59. a7+
1-0

[Event "NED-ch45"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1990.06.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Blees, Albert"]
[Black "Douven, Rudy C"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1990.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5
c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ndf3 Bb7 11. Bf4 Na6 12. Rc1 Nc7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bg5 Nce8
15. Nd3 Qb6 16. b3 Ne4 17. Be3 d4 18. Bd2 N8f6 19. Nb2 Be7 20. Nc4 Qa6 21. Qc2
Nxd2 22. Nfxd2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rad8 24. e4 dxe3 25. Nxe3 Nd5 26. Nxd5 Rxd5 27.
Nc4 Rfd8 $14 28. Rcd1 Rd4 29. Rfe1 Bf6 30. Re2 g6 31. Rde1 Kg7 32. Ne3 Qc6+ 33.
Kg1 h5 $1 34. Nc4 {34.h4!?} h4 35. Ne3 h3 $19 36. f4 Re4 0-1

[Event "Stara Zagora zt-B"]
[Site "Stara Zagora"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Schneider, Attila"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8.
Nc3 d5 $6 {This leads to a passive position for Black. The bishop on b7 will
be locked in behind the d5-pawn.} 9. Ne5 Qe7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Rfd8 12. Qf4
$14 Nf8 13. g4 c6 14. Bf3 Rac8 15. g5 N6d7 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. h4
Rc4 19. e3 f6 20. Qg3 Qd8 21. Be2 Rc8 22. gxf6 Rf7 23. f4 Rxf6 24. Kf2 Ng6 25.
Bd3 Qf8 26. Ke2 Bc6 27. Rg1 Ne7 28. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sao Paulo m"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bf4 {From here
the B doesn`t take part in the struggle for control over c5 and d5.} d5 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. Nc3 c6 10. Qa4 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 a6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Rfc1 Rc8 $10 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. e3 Rc6 16. Bf1 b5 17. Qb3 Qa5 18. a3 Rfc8 19. Na2 Be7 20. Qd1 g6 21.
Rxc6 Rxc6 22. Rc1 Qb6 23. Rxc6 Qxc6 24. Qd2 e5 $1 25. Nb4 Bxb4 26. Qxb4 e4 27.
Bh3 Bc8 28. Bxc8 Qc1+ 29. Kg2 Qxc8 30. Qd6 Qg4 31. Qxa6 Qf3+ 32. Kg1 Qd1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
a5 9. Bb2 d5 (9... a4 $5) 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Na6 12. Ne5 c5 13. Ndc4 a4 (
13... Nb4 14. a3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne3 $16) 14.
Ne3 (14. bxa4 Ne4 15. Ne3 Nb4 16. a3 Nc6 $13) 14... axb3 15. axb3 Nb4 16. dxc5
(16. Nf5 Ra2 17. Bc3 Bc8 18. Bxb4 Bxf5 19. Nc6 Qd7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. dxc5 Rc8
22. Qd4 bxc5 23. Bxc5 Qxe2 24. Rfe1 $14) 16... Bxc5 (16... bxc5 17. Nd3 $16)
17. Nd3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Ba6 19. Qf5 (19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nxd5 Qe5 21. Qc3 Qxe2 $13)
(19. Qd2 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qc3 f6 22. Rfd1 Qe8) 19... Bxe2 20. Rfe1 (20.
Nxd5 $5 Nxd5 21. Qe5 Nf6 22. Qxe2 Re8 23. Qc2 $14) 20... Bxe3 21. fxe3 Bg4 22.
Qf4 Be6 23. Rc6 Ra2 24. Bd4 (24. Qd4 $142 $36 {^^}) 24... Nd7 25. e4 $1 Nc5 26.
Rd6 Nd3 $1 (26... Qc7 27. Rc1 Rd8 28. Bxg7 $1 {Sokolov,A}) 27. Rxd8 Rxg2+ 28.
Kxg2 Nxf4+ 29. gxf4 Rxd8 30. f5 Bc8 31. exd5 Bb7 32. Bxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd3 d6 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. Rad1 Nbd7 12. Ne1 {One of the most popular
tries for White in this variation. White exchanges the Bishop and expands in
the center were he has a 'pawn more'.} Bxg2 13. Nxg2 Rac8 14. e4 e5 15. Ne3
Rfe8 16. f3 a5 17. Rf2 Nf8 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Nd7 20. Nf1 exd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5
22. Ne3 $14 g6 23. g4 Ne5 24. Kg2 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 b5 26. g5 Kg7 27. h4 h5 28. Rd1
Nc4 29. Nf1 Ne5 30. Re2 Rc5 31. Nh2 Rec8 32. f4 Rc2 33. Rdd2 Rxd2 34. Rxd2 Nc4
35. Re2 Nb6 36. Nf3 Rc4 37. b3 Rc5 38. Nd4 a4 39. Kf2 Kf8 40. Rc2 Nd7 41. Ke3
axb3 42. axb3 Rxc2 43. Nxc2 Nc5 44. Nd4 Ke7 45. Nxb5 Nxb3 46. Nd4 Na5 47. Kd3
Kd7 48. f5 Kd8 49. Kc2 Ke7 50. Nb3 $6 Nb7 51. f6+ Kd7 52. Kd3 Nc5+ 53. Nxc5+ $2
dxc5 54. Kc4 Kd6 55. e5+ Kxe5 $19 56. Kxc5 b3 57. d6 Ke6 58. Kc6 b2 59. d7 b1=Q
60. d8=Q Qe4+ 61. Kc7 Qc4+ 62. Kb7 Qxh4 63. Qe7+ {63. - Kf5 64.Qxf7 Qe4+
followed by 63. - Kxg5 looks good.} 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.13"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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 "China"]
[BlackTeam "Vietnam"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VIE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
O-O Ne4 (8... d6 {is the main line.}) 9. Qc2 f5 10. Nfd2 {A rare, but a
logical continuation. White wants to remove the e4-N, moreover the bishop on
g2 pins the one on b7.} (10. Nc3 {is more common, for example} Nxc3 11. Qxc3 d6
12. Rfd1 Be4 13. Ne1 Qf6 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Qe3 Nc6 16. f4 exf3 17. Nxf3 Rae8
$11 {A.Braun-Hoffmann, Nuremberg 2009, with a nearly equal position.}) 10... d5
{Black protects his N, however he weakens the dark squares.} ({Obviously} 10...
Nxd2 $2 {does not work, as} 11. Bxb7 $1 Nxf1 12. Bxa8 $16 {and White is better.
}) ({or} 10... Nd6 11. Bxb7 Nxb7 12. Nc3 $14 {looks comfortable for White.})
11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 Nd7 $2 {This seems a natural developing move, but it is
a mistake!} ({Black should play} 12... Nc6 13. Nf3 Qd7 {with a normal
middlegame.}) ({or} 12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 {and only now} Nd7 {.}) 13. Ndxe4 $1
dxe4 14. Nb5 $1 {This is the point! White immediately finds his opponent's
weakness. Now Black can't save the c7-P.} Nf6 (14... Rc8 {could have been met
by} 15. Nxa7 $16) ({or} 14... c6 15. Qc4+ Kh8 16. Nd6 $16 {and Black is in
trouble.}) 15. Qxc7 Ba6 ({In the event of} 15... Rf7 16. Qxd8+ Rxd8 17. e3 $14
{and White is a clear P up.}) 16. Qc4+ Qd5 (16... Kh8 17. a4 $16 {is also
better for White.}) 17. Qxd5+ Nxd5 18. a4 Rfc8 19. Rfc1 Bxb5 20. axb5 $16 {
White is a P up; moreover he has gained some space on the queenside. Still his
B is passive on g2, but after e3 he can activate it easily from f1.} Rxc1+ 21.
Rxc1 Rd8 22. e3 Rd7 23. h4 Rc7 24. Rc6 $1 {A strong reply, White keeps the
tension on the c-file.} Kf7 25. g4 $1 {Another great move! White tries to
weaken Black's Ps, because those are fixed on light squares, as is White's B.}
g6 26. Rxc7+ Nxc7 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Bf1 Kf6 29. Kg2 f4 {Still the best
practical chance, otherwise Kg3.} ({For example} 29... h6 30. Kg3 Ne6 31. Bc4
$18 {and White should be winning.}) 30. Bc4 $1 {White activates his B.} ({
Of course} 30. exf4 $2 {is bad, as} Ne6 {and Black has counterplay.}) 30... Kf5
31. Bg8 Kg6 32. Kh3 h5 33. Bc4 $18 {Now Black's h-P is also fixed on a light
square, so the B simply goes back.} Kf5 34. Bf7 Nxb5 35. Bxh5 {The b5-h5 Ps
exchange is very good for White, because he has a passed h-pawn, moreover the
B is much better when play is on both sides of the board.} fxe3 36. fxe3 Nd6
37. b3 a5 38. Kg3 Nb5 39. Bg4+ Kf6 40. d5 Nd6 41. Kf4 Nb7 42. h5 b5 43. Bd7 b4
44. Bc6 Nc5 45. d6 {A nice technical game by Ding Liren!} 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Bromberger, Stefan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[Annotator "Teske,H"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Administrator} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 c5 $2 {Danach
erlangt Weiß völlige Dominanz im Zentrum. Als Stefan Bromberger noch in der
Wiege lag, opferte man mit Weiß nach 5...Le7 6.0-0 0-0 noch mit 7.d5 exd5 8.
Sh4 c6 9.exd5 Sxd5 10.Sf5 nebst e2-e4 noch einen Bauern, um eine ähnliche
geringere Dominanz im Zentrum und am Königsflügel zu erlangen.} 6. d5 exd5 7.
Nh4 b5 8. cxd5 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 g6 12. O-O Bg7 13. a3 O-O
14. Qb3 d6 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. axb4 cxb4 {[#]} 17. Be3 $4 {Damit wirft Weiß
einzügig seinen gesamten Vorteil weg. Auch einem erfahrenen Großmeister wie
Oleg Romanishin gelingt es in dieser Partie nicht mehr, seine Enttäuschung
über diesen Fehler zu überwinden. Zu lange hängt er dem verpaßten Gewinn nach
und spielt verkrampft weiter. Zu spät realisiert er, daß auch der halbe Punkt
gefährdet ist. Sein zu spätes Remisangebot wird dann auch abschlägig
beschieden.} (17. Qxb4 $16) 17... Bd4 18. Ng2 Nd7 19. Qd1 Bc5 20. Bc2 Nf6 21.
Bxc5 Qxc5 22. e4 Rfe8 23. Re1 Rac8 24. Bd3 Qd4 25. Ne3 Nxe4 26. Bb5 {[#]} Qxb2
27. Re2 (27. Bxe8 Qxf2+ 28. Kh1 Rxe8 $19 {Weiß ist machtlos gegen Se4-c3})
27... Qg7 28. Rxa7 Nc3 29. Qd3 Nxe2+ 30. Qxe2 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Bxd5+ 32. Nxd5 Rxe2
33. Ra8+ Qf8 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Bxe2 b3 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Obukhov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. Ndc4 (10. Ndf3 c5 11. b3 Na6 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Rc1 Rc7
14. Re1 Re8 15. Nd3 c4 16. bxc4 dxc4 17. Nde5 Qc8 18. Ng5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 c3 20.
Nexf7 Qb7+ 21. e4 Rxf7 22. Nxf7 Qxf7 23. Bxc3 Nxe4 24. Qf3 Qxf3+ 25. Kxf3 Ng5+
26. Kg4 Ne4 27. Kf3 Ng5+ 28. Kg4 Ne6 29. f4 Nec7 30. Rxe8+ Nxe8 31. d5 Kf7 32.
Be5 Bc5 33. Kf5 Nac7 34. Bxc7 Nxc7 35. Ke5 Ne8 36. g4 Bd6+ 37. Ke4 Nf6+ 38. Kf3
Nxd5 39. Rd1 Ke6 40. f5+ Ke5 41. Re1+ Kd4 42. Rd1+ Kc4 43. g5 Be7 44. h4 b5 {
Ehlvest,J-Timman,J/Manila olm 1992/TD 92\02/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 10... Be7 11. Bg5 (
11. Ne3 Qc8 12. Qc2 g6 13. b3 c5 14. Bb2 Na6 15. Rac1 Qe6 16. Nd3 Nb4 17. Nxb4
cxb4 18. Qc7 Rab8 19. Qe5 Bd6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. Rc2 Rbc8 22. Rfc1 Kf7 23. Rxc8
Bxc8 24. Rc2 Ke7 25. f3 Bb7 {Renet,O-Grivas,E/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2/1-0 
(68)}) 11... h6 (11... Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd2 c5 14. e3 Na6 15. Rc1 cxd4 16.
exd4 Rac8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Re1 Qb4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Qxb2
22. Nc6 Kf8 23. d5 Nc5 24. Re2 Qa3 25. Qd4 Nd7 26. Ne7 {Poluljahov,A-Pushkov,N/
URS Army-ch 1989/EXT 89ch2/1-0 (90)}) 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. f4 c6 14. Ne3 Na6 15.
N3g4 Re8 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. e3 Rc7 18. Qa4 c5 $4 {[%csl Re8]} (18... Qd6 $14) 19.
Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Ng4 $16 {[%csl Re8,Rf6]} Kg7 21. dxc5 Nxc5 $6 (21... bxc5 22. Z0
$140 Qd7) 22. Qd4 Ne6 23. Qd3 d4 $2 (23... h5 24. Nf2 Nc5) 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25.
Qf5 $18 Bxg2 26. Qxf6+ Kf8 27. Qxh6+ Ke7 28. Qf6+ Kf8 29. Kxg2 d3 30. Qh6+ Ke7
31. f5 Nc5 32. Qh4+ Kd6 33. Qf6+ Kd5 34. Qc3 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chabanon, Jean Luc"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {King,D} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O
Be7 8. Qc2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. e4 $5 $146 (12. Ndc4
$36 Re8 (12... Qc7 $1 {seems to be the state of the art of defence in this
line.} 13. Bf4 g5 14. Bxg5 dxc4 15. Qf5 Bxg2 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxf6 Bxf1 18.
Qg5+ (18. Ng4 Rd8 $1) 18... Kh8 19. Qf6+ {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Dolmatov,S/
Hastings A1 1989}) 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Na5 Ba6 15. Rfd1 Nbd7 16. Bh3 Qc7 17. Nec4
Qc8 18. Ne3 d4 19. Nec4 Bxc4 20. Nxc4 Qa6 21. e3 Nb6 22. Nxb6 Qxb6 23. exd4
cxd4 24. Bc7 Qc5 25. Qxc5 Bxc5 26. Rac1 Ne4 27. Bf5 Bb6 28. Bd7 Re7 29. Bc6 Rf8
30. Bxb6 axb6 31. Re1 f5 32. f3 d3 33. Rcd1 d2 34. Bd5+ Kh8 35. Rxd2 Nxd2 36.
Rxe7 g6 37. Re2 Nb1 38. Re1 Rd8 39. Rd1 {1-0 Jussupow,A-Sokolov,A/Tilburg 1987/
CBM 04}) (12. Nb3 Bd6 $2 {All moves that protect c5 sensibly should be fine
for black. Black overestimates the amount of pressure the ensuing pin on the
c-file gives him.} 13. Nxc5 Qc7 14. Ned3 Na6 15. Be3 Rac8 16. Rac1 Ne4 17. Nxe4
$1 Qxc2 18. Rxc2 dxe4 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Be7 21. Nf4 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Bc5 23.
Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Nd5 Kf8 25. Ne3 g6 26. h4 Ke7 {Haba,P-Jurek,J/CZE-ch 1994/TD
94\03/1-0 (44)}) 12... Qc7 $5 (12... d4 $5) 13. f4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 $2 (14...
Nbd7 $11) 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nd7 17. Nxf7 $1 Rae8 ({White's attack is
irresistible if the offer is accepted:} 17... Kxf7 18. Qd5+ {King: Perhaps
this was what Black missed.} Kf6 (18... Ke8 19. Qxa8+) 19. Bd2 Nb6 (19... Rae8
20. Rae1 $18) (19... Qd6 {King,D} 20. Bc3+ Kg6 21. f5+ Kh6 22. Bd2+) (19... c4
20. Bc3+ Kg6 21. f5+ Kh6 22. Bd2+ Bg5 23. Bxg5+ Kxg5 24. h4+) 20. Bc3+ Kg6 21.
f5+ Kh6 22. Bd2+ Bg5 (22... g5 23. fxg6+ Kxg6 24. Qe4+ Kg7 (24... Kh5 25. Qe2+)
25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Bc3+) 23. Bxg5+ Kxg5 24. Qe4 $1 Kf6 (24... h5 25. Qe3+ Kg4 26.
Rf4+ Kg5 27. Rf3+ Kg4 28. Kg2) 25. Qe6+ Kg5 26. h4+ Kg4 (26... Kh5 27. Qe2+ Kh6
28. Qe3+) 27. Qe4+ Kh3 28. Qg2+ Kg4 29. Qf3+ Kh3 30. Kf2) 18. Ne5 Kh8 $6 (18...
Nxe5 $16) 19. Bd2 Bf6 20. Bc3 Re7 21. Rad1 Rfe8 $2 (21... Bxe5 22. fxe5 Rfe8
23. Qf5) 22. Rxd7 $1 {Not Blacks day} (22. Rxd7 Qxd7 (22... Rxd7 23. Nf7+) 23.
Nxd7 Rxe4 24. Bxf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nepomnishay, Mikhail I"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Re8 10. Ndf3 Ne4 11. Qc2 (11. Nd3 $5) 11... Bd6 12. b3 c5 13.
Bb2 Na6 14. Rac1 Rc8 $36 15. dxc5 $6 {>< Ne5} (15. Qb1 $142) 15... bxc5 16.
Rfd1 Qe7 $17 17. Qb1 f6 18. Ng4 $2 (18. Nd3 c4 $17) 18... d4 {/\ ...h5.} 19. h4
f5 20. Ngh2 Nxf2 $1 $19 21. Nxd4 (21. Kxf2 Qe3+ 22. Kf1 Bxg3) 21... Nxd1 22.
Nxf5 Qxe2 23. Rc2 Qe1+ 24. Nf1 Bxg2 25. Rxg2 Nxb2 26. Qxb2 Be5 27. Qa3 Nb4 28.
Qxa7 Bd4+ 29. Kh2 Qxf1 30. Ne7+ Rxe7 31. Qxe7 Qf7 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Orlov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rc1 d5 10. Bf4 Nbd7 (10... Nh5 11. Be5 Nd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. e4 Nhf6 14.
exd5 cxd5 15. Qb3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ne4 17. Rfd1 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Qd7 19. Nd4 Rac8 20.
Qb5 Qg4 21. Bf3 Qh3 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Rcd8 24. Qe4 Rfe8 25. Rcd3 {
Bogdanovski,V-Rodriguez,A/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2/1/2-1/2 (52)}) (10... Ba6
11. Ne5 Nfd7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Bxd5 Nf6 16. Bxa8
Bf8 17. Bf3 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Qb3+ Qd5 20. Rc8 Qxb3 21. axb3 Nbd7 22. Rfc1
Kf7 23. f3 Nd5 24. Bd2 Bd6 25. e4 {Razuvaev,Y-Markowski,T/Geneve op 1995/EXP
46/1-0 (35)}) 11. cxd5 cxd5 (11... exd5) 12. Nb5 Ne8 13. Qd3 a6 14. Nc7 Ra7 $2
(14... Rc8 15. Nxa6 Ra8 16. Nc7 Rxa2 17. Qb3 Ra5 18. Ne5 (18. Nxe8 Qxe8 19. Z0
$140 Ba6) 18... Nxe5 19. Bxe5 (19. Qxb6 $1 Nc4 20. Qxb7 (20. Rxc4 dxc4 21. Qxa5
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 g5) 20... Ra4 $1 {and black appears to have sufficient
counterplay.}) 19... Nd6 $1 20. Qxb6 $140 Rb5) 15. Nxe8 Rxe8 16. Rc2 {[%cal
Gc1c8]} Qa8 17. Rfc1 Bd8 18. Bd6 $16 a5 19. Ne5 Ba6 20. Qe3 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Rd7
22. Qd4 f5 23. e3 Qb7 24. Rc6 Kf7 (24... Kh8) (24... Bb5 $4 25. Bxd5 $1) 25. h3
g6 26. Bf3 Qa7 27. g4 fxg4 28. hxg4 Bb7 29. R6c2 Kg7 30. Qa4 $1 $18 Ba6 31. Rc7
$1 (31. Rc7 $1 Rxc7 32. Rxc7+ Bxc7 33. Qxe8 Bxd6 34. exd6) 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd3 d6 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. e4 (11. Rac1 Nbd7 12. e4 e5 13. Ne1 Rfe8 14.
Nc2 a5 15. Rfe1 Rad8 16. a3 bxa3 17. Qxa3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. f3 g6 20. Nf1
Qe7 21. Ne3 h5 22. Qc3 h4 23. Rcd1 hxg3 24. hxg3 Qe5 25. Nf1 Ne6 26. Re3 Nxd4
27. Qxd4 Qxd4 28. Rxd4 $16 {1-0 Karpov,A-Nikolic,P/Monaco 1995/EXP 46 (51)})
11... e5 12. Ne1 $5 $146 (12. Rfe1 Re8 13. Rac1 Nbd7 14. a3 bxa3 15. Qxa3 a5
16. Bh3 Rad8 17. d5 Nc5 18. Nh4 Ra8 19. Qe3 Qd8 20. Rf1 Kh8 21. f4 exf4 22.
Rxf4 {1-0 Lobron,E-Nikolic,P/Munich 1994/CBM 42 (58)}) 12... a5 13. Nc2 Re8 14.
Rfe1 $6 {Surely the consistent course of white's play is the direct} (14. f4)
14... Nc6 15. Rac1 Nd7 16. Nf1 Rac8 17. b3 Nf6 (17... exd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. Qd2
Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Ne6 21. Qd2 Nc5 22. f3 $14) 18. Rcd1 (18. d5 Ne7 19. f4 (19. Nd2
Qd7 $11) 19... exf4 20. gxf4 Ng6 $36) 18... Rcd8 19. f3 Ba6 {White would
prefer to prevent ...b5, giving black obvious counterplay on the queenside,
but this limits his ability to play actively. If black achieves the ..b5 break
he gains access to the c-file and transforms his apparently unwieldy queenside
pawn structure into an aggressive one.} 20. Nfe3 Qb8 21. Bf1 h6 22. Rd2 Nh7 {
Planning ...Ng5, pressuring f3/e4 and creating the possibility of sending the
knight to e6.} 23. f4 Nf6 {Typical probing chess, now that e4 has been robbed
of its most reliable form of support, black switches back to indirect pressure
against the white e-pawn.} 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. d5 {A logical development of the
pawn structure. White's trumps are now the d-pawn and f-line, while black has
finally gained access to c5 for a knight, one of the basic strategies behind
the defence.} Ne7 26. Rf2 Nd7 27. Qe2 Nc5 28. Qh5 Rf8 29. Ng4 (29. Nf5 Nxf5 30.
exf5 f6 31. h4 $5 Rd7 $5 {and black can meet g4 with ...Qe8.}) 29... f6 30. Rf3
Qd6 (30... b5 $5 {appears fully playable, but Black prefers to maintain a
solid outpost on c5.}) 31. Nf2 Bc8 32. Bh3 Bxh3 33. Qxh3 Qd7 34. Qh5 (34. Qxd7
Rxd7 35. Nd3 Nxd3 36. Rxd3 Nc8 37. Ne3 {was a sensible if unexciting
alternative.}) 34... Qe8 35. Qg4 Nc8 36. Nd3 Nxd3 37. Rxd3 Nd6 38. Rf3 $6 (38.
Ne3 {looks more natural.}) 38... Kh7 39. Rfe3 {White's last moves look like
time pressure. Though it does not appear critical, he is clearly wasting time
and not solving the problem of employing the Nc2.} Qg6 40. Qxg6+ Kxg6 {Black's
position is more dynamic as he has the most potential pawn breaks to alter the
position (...g6+f5, ...b5 and perhaps ...a5-a4).} 41. a3 {This transaction
does not help much, but black had a simple plan of putting a R on the c-file
and playing ...b5, while white has little to do.} bxa3 42. Nxa3 Rc8 {Keeping
the potential ideas of ...a4 and ...b5 in force. White's N is wretchedly
placed.} 43. Rb1 Rc7 44. Kg2 Kf7 45. Kf3 Ke7 46. Rc3 Rfc8 47. Rbc1 Rc5 {
Ruling out a later c4-c5 and adding more weight to the advance ...b5.} 48. R3c2
h5 {Preventing g4 and so preparing ...g6+...f5. White is ill prepared to try
and parry this with h3+g4 as the opening of the h-file will favor black.} 49.
Ke3 g6 50. Kd3 f5 51. exf5 gxf5 52. Re1 Kf6 53. Rce2 e4+ 54. Kd4 {To support
the d5 pawn in the event of the ...b5 break splintering the white queenside.}
b5 55. Ra1 (55. cxb5 Nxb5+ 56. Nxb5 Rxb5 {with awkward threats on the b- and
d-lines.}) (55. Rc2 b4 56. Nb1 a4 57. bxa4 Rxc4+ 58. Rxc4 Rxc4+ 59. Ke3 Ke5 {
and white's d+a-pawns are critically weak, and his king in danger as well. Not
to mention terribly passive pieces...}) 55... bxc4 56. bxc4 Nxc4 57. Rc2 Rxd5+
$1 58. Kxd5 Ne3+ 59. Kd6 Nxc2 60. Rc1 Rc3 (60... Rc3 61. Nxc2 e3 62. Re1 Rxc2
63. Rxe3 Rxh2 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Horvath, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg University"]
[BlackTeam "Zalaegerszegi Csuti Antal SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 {Hecht} e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Qe7 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O
Bxd2 8. Qxd2 d6 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qe3 Bb7 12. d5 e5 13. Nh4 g6 $6 {
Previous experience favored developing and playing to hold e5. Black does not
have so much to fear from a knight invasion on f5.} (13... O-O 14. f4 Nd7 15.
f5 Nf6 16. Rad1 e4 17. Bh3 c6 {and this break guarantees black good
counterplay, reviving his bishop.} 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Nf3 d5 20. Nd4 Bb7 $15 {
0-1 Komarov,D-Serper,G/Novosibirsk 1989 (56)}) 14. f4 exf4 (14... Nd7 15. f5
$36) 15. Qxe7+ Kxe7 16. gxf4 Nd7 (16... f5 17. e4 fxe4 18. Rae1 $36) 17. Nf3 b5
$6 {This is a natural attempt to be active, but it just makes it easier for
white to target c7, which is one of the weakest points in black's position.}
18. Rfc1 $1 bxc4 19. Nd2 Kd8 (19... Nb6 20. Nxc4 Kd8 {transposes to the game.}
(20... Nxd5 $4 21. Na5) (20... Bxd5 $4 21. Nxb6)) 20. Nxc4 Nb6 21. e4 Nxc4 22.
Rxc4 Re8 23. Rac1 Re7 24. R1c3 $1 {a,b,h} a6 25. Kf2 f6 26. h4 Bc8 27. Bf3 {
The rest of the game is a nice demonstration of the relative strength of the
bishops. Despite the optical illusion that white's is "bad", his greater
command of space and ability to transform the pawn structure makes his bishop
the one with greater potential.} Rb8 28. b3 h6 29. Rc1 Rg7 30. Ke3 Rb6 31. Rg1
Bd7 32. f5 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Rh1 {White continues to use open lines to
press the initiative home. Black's pawns on f6 and c7 may look nice around the
bishop, but they are easier to attack. White's pawns obstruct a bit, but they
obstruct black as well, and they are easy to defend.} c5 35. dxc6 Rxc6 36. Rxc6
Bxc6 37. Rh6 Rf7 {#} 38. e5 $1 {A neat tactic that allows a powerful strategic
change.} Bxf3 39. e6 Rg7 40. Kxf3 g4+ $2 (40... Ke7 41. Rg6 Rh7 (41... Rxg6 42.
fxg6 Kxe6 43. b4 d5 44. a4 $18) 42. Ke4 $16) 41. Kg3 Ke7 42. Rg6 $1 Rxg6 43.
fxg6 {#K Hecht: weit voneinder entfernte wei�e o^.. gegen verbundene
schwarze o^... Temposache} Kxe6 44. b4 (44. Kxg4 {Hecht} f5+ (44... d5 45. b4
f5+ 46. Kf4 d4 47. a4 $18) 45. Kg5 d5 46. Kh6 $18) (44. b4 {Hecht} f5 45. a4 d5
46. b5 axb5 47. axb5 d4 48. g7 Kf7 49. b6 d3 50. b7 d2 51. g8=Q+ Kxg8 52. b8=Q+
$18) 1-0

[Event "Donetzk zt"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "1998.11.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qe7 7. O-O Bxd2 8.
Qxd2 d6 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qe3 Bb7 12. d5 (12. Rac1 Nd7 13. b4 O-O
14. d5 e5 15. Nd4 {reaches a position that is clearly of interest for studying
the main game.} Rfe8 16. Nb3 {The b5 square is not convincing here since black
has omitted ...a5 and can so still expel the knight.} Nf6 17. Qd2 Qd7 18. e4 c5
19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Na5 Rab8 21. Rb1 Ba6 22. Rb3 $14 {though eventually 0-1
Ilincic,Z- Damljanovic,B / Niksic 1996/EXT 99 (70)}) 12... e5 (12... c5 {
is a drastic attempt to avoid having a sitting duck on c7, but black is not
sufficiently prepared to undertake this:} 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 {
[%csl Re6,Rh7][%cal Ge4a8,Ge4h7,Ge3e4] and because of the additional
possibility of Qe4, black's h7 pawn is as weak as the one on e6.}) 13. b4 $1 {
[%mdl 8] Amazingly, this move appears to be a novelty. Most games from this
position have put a priority on setting the f-pawn in motion, also a natural
plan. White's choice in the game is equally straightforward - a breakthrough
with c4-c5 or some kind of concessions from black on the queenside. Examining
some of these earlier games gives some food for thought; How much should black
fear the advance of the f-pawn? How should he react to the advance on the
queenside?} (13. Nd2 Nd7 14. f4 O-O 15. f5 Nf6 16. h3 Rac8 (16... Rfc8 17. g4
h6 18. g5 hxg5 19. Qxg5 Kf8 20. Rf3 c6 21. Rg3 cxd5 $1 $36 {Neverov-Kiselev,
Podolsk GMA-qual 1989, 0-1, 40.}) 17. g4 h6 18. Qd3 c6 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6
Rxc6 21. e4 Rfc8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Arbakov,V-Kiselev,S/Moscow 1989/EXT 99 (59).
These games indicate that organizing ...c6 is a more concrete achievement than
white's kingside being flung forward.}) 13... Nd7 14. Nd2 $1 a5 (14... O-O 15.
Nb3 Nf6 {was possible, and similar to Ilincic,Z - Damljanovic,B Niksic 1996
given above. It is understandable that black seeks a more active plan, but the
advance of the a-pawn has several drawbacks; it is not clear that the
possibility of opening the a-file is not a relative advantage for white, and
more importantly, the b5 square becomes a tempting outpost for the white
knight.}) 15. a3 O-O (15... a4 $5 {deserves consideration, though the a-pawn
is most likely to be a long-term weakness.} 16. Ne4 O-O 17. Nc3 $14) 16. Nb3 {
[%csl Ga5,Gc5]} a4 ({Black cannot really stand his ground due to the frailty
of his a-pawn.} 16... Rfe8 17. bxa5 (17. c5 bxc5 18. Nxa5 Reb8 19. Nc6 (19.
Rfc1) 19... Bxc6 20. dxc6 Nb6 $132) 17... bxa5 18. a4 Nb6 19. Qc3 Bc8 20. c5 $1
$16 ({The greedy} 20. Nxa5 Bd7 {gives black annoying counterplay against the
a-pawn.})) ({Grovelling with} 16... axb4 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Ra8 {was
perhaps the most logical course.}) 17. Nd4 $1 Qd8 18. Nb5 {[%csl Ra4,Rc7,Rd6]
Very strong. This piece cripples black's entire queenside.} Ba6 $6 {Although
the pressure against c7 is extremely annoying, taking on b5 doesn't help and
black should be searching for an alternative plan. Perhaps} (18... Nf6 {
planning ...Qd7.}) 19. Qc3 f5 20. Qc2 Bxb5 (20... Bb7 21. Nc3 (21. Bh3 $5) (21.
f4)) 21. cxb5 $16 {[%csl Rc7,Rf5][%cal Gh3e6,Ge6g8] Black's position is now
too unpleasant to handle. The a- and c-pawns are frail, and white can easily
mount additional pressure against the f-pawn, incidentally threatening to open
more lines and tear into the position with the B.} Rf7 {Hoping to erect a
defensive shell with ...Nf8, but white can prevent this.} 22. Bh3 $1 e4 (22...
g6 23. e4) 23. f3 $1 {Simple and effective - black has no reply to this
increase of force on his position. White owns the entire board.} Nf8 24. fxe4
Qe8 25. Rxf5 Rxf5 26. Bxf5 Qxb5 27. Rf1 (27. Qxc7 Qxe2 28. Rf1 {looks like the
most direct method, though it does allow counterplay;} Qe3+ 29. Kg2 g6 30. Be6+
Nxe6 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ $5 Kg8 33. dxe6 {and the e-pawn should score the
point.}) 27... Ra7 28. e5 {White finds another way to increase the energy
level of his position.} (28. Qd3 {was the tedious way to proceed.}) 28... Qxd5
(28... dxe5 29. d6 c5 (29... cxd6 30. Bxh7+ Nxh7 31. Qc8+ Nf8 32. Rxf8+ Kh7 33.
Rh8+ Kg6 34. Qe6+) 30. Bd3 $18) 29. Be4 Qd4+ 30. e3 $1 {[%cal Ga2g8] Regaining
control of c4/d5 and thereby renewing threats of deadly checks on the diagonal.
} Qxe3+ 31. Kg2 Nd7 32. Bd5+ (32. Qc4+ Kh8 33. e6 Nf6 34. e7 {is crushing and})
(32. Bxh7+ Kh8 33. Rf7 {is not bad either.}) 32... Kh8 33. Qf5 $4 {How very
strange - this is black's best position of virtually the entire game:} (33. Qf5
Qd2+ {and ...Qxd5 defends the mate on the last rank and leaves black something
to live for. One has to doubt the accuracy of the gamescore or picture a
raging time scramble.} 34. Kg1 Qxd5 35. Qxd7 Ra8 36. e6 {and black should be
able to arrange perpetual check.}) (33. Bc6 {wins without problem.}) 1-0

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Sjoberg, Mats"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Nc3 b6 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
d6 9. d5 c6 10. Nh4 $5 (10. Nd4 Bxc3 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Bxc3 Rac8 13. b3 $14 {
0-1 Roca,P-Sharif,M/Dubai olm 1986 (35)}) 10... cxd5 (10... Bxc3 11. Bxc3 (11.
dxc6) 11... cxd5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Nf5 Qg5 $1) 11. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5
12. cxd5 Bxd2 13. Qxd2 $14 {White has a small but lasting advantage now thanks
simply to his greater space.} e5 14. Nf5 Qd7 15. e4 Na6 16. b4 (16. f4 $5 $40)
16... f6 (16... g6 17. Bh3 (17. Ne3) 17... Kh8 $1 (17... gxf5 18. Qg5+ Kh8 19.
Qf6+ Kg8 20. Bxf5 Qc7 21. Rac1 $18)) 17. Rfc1 (17. h4 $5 {Planning Kh2 and Bh3.
}) 17... g6 18. Ne3 Rac8 19. Bf1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rc6 Nc7 22. Rc2 Nb5 23.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Nc2 a6 25. a4 Na7 26. b5 $5 axb5 (26... a5 27. Qc3 Bb7 28. Ne3
Nc8 29. Be2 {And white's space advantage is still a cause for concern, and
black must watch his weaknesses on b6 and d6 as well.}) 27. axb5 Nxb5 28. Qb4
Qc7 29. Qxb5 Qxc2 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Qe7+ Kg8 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33. Qe7+ Kg8 34. Qxf6
(34. Qxd6 Qc1 35. Qxb6 Bh3 36. Qb5 Kf7 $14) 34... Qc1 35. Qd8+ (35. Kg2 $5 Qc2
$1 (35... Bh3+ $2 36. Kxh3 Qxf1+ 37. Kh4 Qe2 38. Qe6+ Kg7 39. Qe7+ Kg8 40. Kg5
$16)) 35... Kg7 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Qd8+ Kf7 38. Qxb6 Bh3 39. Qb5 g5 $11 40. Qc4
Qb1 41. Qb5 Qc1 42. Qc4 Qb1 43. Qe2 Bxf1 44. Qxf1 Qxe4 45. Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "CRO-ch 6th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1998.01.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Franic, Milan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1998.01.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 d5 (
7... Ne4 {is more reliable.}) 8. O-O b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Nh4 $5
$146 (11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Qf4 Rfe8 13. Nc4 Nf8 14. Ne3 Ng6 15. Qf5 Rad8 16. Nexd5
Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qd6 18. Nc3 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qxd4 20. Rad1 Qe5 21. Qf3 c5 22. e3 Qe6
23. h3 {1/2-1/2 Lukacs,P-Schneider,A/HUN-ch 1989/TD 89\11}) (11. Qf4 Na6 12.
Nh4 g6 13. Qg5 Qe6 14. f4 Rae8 15. f5 Qe3+ 16. Qxe3 Rxe3 17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Rxf6
Rxf6 19. Bxd5+ Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Rfe6 21. Nxe3 Rxe3 22. Kf2 Re4 23. Nf3 Nb4 24. a3
Nd5 25. Rd1 Re3 26. Ne1 g5 27. Rd3 Re6 28. Nf3 h6 29. Ne5 c5 30. Nc4 cxd4 31.
Rxd4 Nf6 32. h3 Kf7 33. Kf3 Ke7 34. e4 h5 35. Ne3 Kf7 36. h4 Kg6 37. Nd5 Ng4
38. hxg5 Kxg5 39. Nf4 Ne5+ 40. Kg2 Re8 41. Rd5 Kh6 42. Rd6+ Kg5 43. Nh3+ Kg4
44. Rd5 {1-0 Razuvaev,Y-Inkiov,V/Calcutta 1986/TD 86\01}) 11... Ne4 $2 {
A very serious error since the pawn on e4 is extremely hard to defend - it
also allows the Nh4 to reenter the game powerfully.} (11... Qe6 {was a
definite improvement.}) 12. Nxe4 dxe4 {[%csl Re4]} 13. Nf5 $16 Qd8 (13... Qd7
14. Qf4 $1 Re8 15. Rac1 $16 {poses black awkward problems since the Nb8 cannot
move in view of the deadly reply Qg4.}) 14. d5 $1 Re8 (14... Bxd5 $4 15. Qxd5
$1 Qxd5 16. Ne7+) 15. Qd4 {[%csl Re4,Rg7]} Qf6 (15... Qg5 16. Bxe4) 16. Qxf6
gxf6 17. Rfd1 Bc8 18. Ne3 {[%csl Rc7,Re4,Rf6]} Ba6 $6 (18... Na6 $142 19. Rac1
$16) 19. Kf1 c5 $6 (19... Bb7 20. Rd4) (19... Nd7 20. Rd4 Nc5 21. b4) 20. dxc6
Nxc6 21. Nd5 $18 {[%csl Rc7,Re4,Rf6]} Re7 22. Rac1 $5 Bb5 (22... Bb5 23. Rxc6)
1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Nbxd4 d5 $5 $146 {This novelty looks riskier than adopting a
classical "hedgehog" approach with ...Be7 and a6/d6. On the other hand, if it
works, black must solve any and all opening difficulties.} (9... Be7 10. b3 Nc6
11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Ndxc6 dxc6 13. Bb2 c5 14. f3 Rad8 15. Qc2 Nd7 16. Ng4 Nb8 17.
Qc3 f6 18. Qe3 Rd6 19. Nf2 Nc6 20. Ne4 Rdd8 21. Nc3 Qc8 22. Bh3 f5 23. Rad1 Bf6
24. Qc1 {1/2-1/2 Zaitsev,A-Ivkov,B/Buesum 1969/EXT 97}) (9... a6 10. Qb3 Be7
11. Rd1 Qc7 12. a4 Nc6 13. Bf4 d6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Arkhipov,S-Lerner,
K/Moscow-B 1985/MCL 05 (56)}) 10. Qa4 Qe7 (10... Bc5 $5) 11. Ne5 Qe8 $2 (11...
Bd6 $1 {should solve black's problems, since} 12. Ndf3 Qc7 {is rather awkward
to meet.}) 12. Qxe8 Rxe8 13. Rd1 $14 {Now white's actively placed knights give
him a small but definite initiative.} Bd6 14. Bf4 Bxe5 $6 (14... Na6 $5) 15.
Bxe5 Nbd7 16. Bd6 a6 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. f3 $1 {Very strong - White prepares a
secure foothold in the center, and placing the Bg2 on f1, where it will
monitor the queenside.} Rac8 19. e4 Bb7 20. Bf1 g5 $5 {[%csl Ge4,Gf3,Gg4] An
active plan in a passive position - black hopes to undermine white's kingside
pawn constellation.} (20... e5 $2 21. Nf5 Rc2 (21... Kh8 22. Ba3 $18) 22. Bd3
$1 $18) 21. Rac1 g4 22. e5 Nd5 23. fxg4 Ne3 24. Re1 Nxf1 (24... Nxg4 25. Rcd1 {
[%csl Rg4] remains unpleasant for black since the Ng4 will long be out of play.
Black decides to remove the pressure against a6 in order to gains some freedom
of movement on the queenside.}) 25. Kxf1 Bd5 26. b3 Nc5 27. Bxc5 bxc5 28. Ne2
c4 29. b4 Rb8 (29... Bf3 30. Red1 Bxg4 31. Rd4 {[%csl Rc4]}) 30. Rb1 Be4 31.
Rb2 Red8 32. Nc3 Bf3 {Hoping to use the d3 square for the rook.} 33. Kf2 $1
Bxg4 34. Re4 Bf5 35. Rxc4 {Now black has no compensation for the sacrificed
pawn and Lputjan finishes with some typically smooth technique.} Rbc8 36. Rxc8
Rxc8 37. Na4 Rc4 38. a3 h5 39. Nc5 a5 40. Nd7 axb4 41. axb4 h4 42. b5 hxg3+ 43.
hxg3 Rc7 44. Nf6+ Kf8 45. b6 Rb7 46. Ke3 Ke7 47. Ra2 $1 Rb8 (47... Rxb6 48. Ra8
$18) 48. Ra7+ Kd8 49. Nd7 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Antunes, Antonio"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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 "Portugal"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 O-O 8.
O-O c5 9. Re1 (9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Qc2 Nc6 (10... Qb6 11. Rac1 Nc6 12. e3 h6 13.
Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Qb1 Rab8 15. h3 d6 16. b3 Nb4 17. a3 Nc6 18. Qc2 Ne7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Barbero,G-Prie,E/Lugano op 1989 (42)}) 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 d6 13.
Rad1 Qe7 14. Qe3 Rfd8 15. Rd2 h6 16. Rfd1 Rd7 17. h4 Rad8 18. h5 Ba8 19. g4 $13
{Farago,I-Groszpeter,A/HUN-ch 1986/1-0 (45)}) 9... cxd4 10. Nb3 $6 {An attempt
to keep some more material on the board, but the knight never finds a decent
employment from this square.} (10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Nf3
Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Ribli,Z-Dorfman,J/Polanica Zdroj 1993}) 10... Qc7 11. Qxd4 Nc6 12.
Qh4 Ne7 13. Rac1 d6 14. Nfd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 a6 $15 {[%csl Rb3] Although this
may not look like a terribly exciting position, Black holds most of the
positional trumps here. He has the typical breaks with ...b5 or ...d5 and
white's queen and knights are not well placed.} 16. Kg1 Rac8 17. Qh3 Qd7 18.
Nd2 Rc7 {Simple and strong - black quietly improves his position and prepares
the breaks b5/d5 with even more force.} 19. b3 Rfc8 {[%csl Gb5,Gd5][%cal Gc8c1]
} 20. Red1 {was more likely played!} (20. Rcd1 {is given in the gamescore, but
this must be a mistake, as will soon become clear.} h6 21. Qg2 d5 22. Ra1 e5
23. Nc2 Qe6 24. Ne3 Rc6 25. a4 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. cxd5 Nexd5 28. Nxd5 Nxd5
29. Ne4 Nb4 30. g4 Nc2 {This clearly did not happen.} 31. Ra7 Nd4 32. e3 Rc1
33. Ra1 Nxb3 34. Raxc1 Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Nxc1 36. h3 Qc6 37. g5 hxg5 38. Qg4 f6 39.
Ng3 g6 40. Qd1 b4 41. Ne4 Kf7 42. Qd8 b3 43. Nd6+ Ke6 44. Nc4 Ne2+ 45. Kh2 Nc3
46. Qd3 Ne4 47. Qxb3 Nxf2 48. Nxe5+ Kxe5 49. Qb2+ Ke4 50. Qxf2 Kd3 51. Qe1 Qc3
52. Qg1 Qe5+ 53. Kh1 Qe4+ 54. Kh2 Ke2 55. Qc1 Qe5+ 56. Kg2 Qd5+ 57. Kh2 Qd2 58.
Qc6 Kxe3+) 20... h6 21. Qg2 d5 22. Ra1 e5 23. Nc2 Qe6 24. Ne3 Rc6 $1 {A nice
waiting, prophylactic move. Black covers the d6 square, and waits to see if he
can provoke another weakness before taking action. The direct} (24... b5 25.
cxd5 Nexd5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Ne4 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6] /\ Rxd5, Nf6+} Nc3 28. Nxc3
Rxc3 29. Qe4 {allows white to lessen the pressure.}) 25. a4 (25. cxd5 Nexd5 26.
Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Ne4 (27. Nc4 Nc3 28. Rd2 b5 $17) 27... Nb4 {allows black to
maintain pressure since he controls the d6-square.}) 25... b5 $1 {[%csl Rb3]
Although white has managed to attach some pawn simplifications to this move, a
serious weakness on b3 will remain.} 26. axb5 axb5 27. cxd5 (27. cxb5 Rb6 28.
Ra5 Rcb8 29. Rda1 Rxb5 30. Rxb5 Rxb5 31. Ra8+ Kh7 32. h3 Nc6 $17 {[%csl Rb3,
Rd2] black's advantage is obvious - more space, more active pieces and an easy
target on b3.}) 27... Nexd5 28. Nxd5 Nxd5 29. Ne4 Nb4 $17 30. g4 {White tries
to maintain his knight on e4, and hinders further expansion with ...f5/...e4.}
Nc2 (30... Qxb3 $2 31. Nd6 {/\ Rdb1}) 31. Ra7 Nd4 32. e3 Rc1 $1 33. Ra1 Nxb3
34. Raxc1 Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Nxc1 36. h3 (36. Nc5 Qc8 $1) 36... Qc6 37. g5 $5 (37.
f3 Nd3 38. Qe2 Qc1+ 39. Kg2 Qb2 $19) 37... hxg5 38. Qg4 f6 39. Ng3 g6 (39...
Nd3) 40. Qd1 b4 41. Ne4 Kf7 42. Qd8 $1 b3 $2 {The queen ending after} (42...
Qxe4 43. Qc7+ $17 (43. Qd7+ Kg8 44. Qc8+ Kh7 45. Qxc1 Qb7 $19) 43... Kf8 44.
Qxc1 Qb7 $19 {should be the simplest way to win.}) 43. Nd6+ Ke6 44. Nc4 $1 (44.
Ne8 b2 $19) 44... Ne2+ 45. Kh2 Nc3 (45... Qxc4 $4 46. Qg8+) (45... b2 $2 46.
Nxb2 Qc1 47. Qe8+ $11) (45... e4 46. Na5 Qd6+ 47. Qxd6+ Kxd6 48. Nxb3 Kd5 49.
Kg2 $17) 46. Qd3 (46. Na5 $17) 46... Ne4 47. Qxb3 (47. Kg1 $5 Qd5 (47... b2 48.
Nxb2 Qc1+ 49. Kg2 Nxf2 $4 50. Qb3+) (47... Qb7 48. f3 $5) (47... Nd6 48. Nxd6
Qc1+ 49. Kg2 b2 50. Ne4 $11) 48. Qxb3 Nd6 49. Nd2 Qxb3 50. Nxb3 Kd5 $17) 47...
Nxf2 $19 48. Nxe5+ Kxe5 49. Qb2+ Ke4 50. Qxf2 Kd3 $1 51. Qe1 (51. Kg3 Qd6+ 52.
Kg2 Qd5+ 53. Kg1 Qe5 54. Kg2 Qe4+ $19 55. Kh2 Qxe3 56. Qxf6 Qf4+) 51... Qc3 52.
Qg1 Qe5+ $1 (52... Qd2+ 53. Kh1 Qxe3 54. Qb1+ $1 (54. Qf1+ Ke4 55. Qxf6 Qf3+)
54... Kc4 55. Qf1+ Qd3 56. Qxf6 Qxh3+ 57. Kg1 Qg3+ 58. Kh1 Qh4+ 59. Kg2 Qg4+
60. Kh1 Qe4+ $19) 53. Kh1 Qe4+ 54. Kh2 Ke2 $1 {Black methodically avoids
complications and prolonged checking sequences.} 55. Qc1 Qe5+ 56. Kg2 Qd5+ 57.
Kh2 Qd2 58. Qc6 Kxe3+ 0-1

[Event "NED-ch61"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "2006.06.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O c6 $5 7. Nc3 d5 8. Bf4
O-O 9. Ne5 Nh5 $5 10. Qa4 $146 Bd6 $5 (10... a6 11. Qb3 (11. Be3 b5 12. cxb5
cxb5 13. Qb3 (13. Qc2 Nd7 $11) 13... Nc6 $11) (11. Bd2 b5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Qb3
(13. Qc2 Nc6 $11 (13... Nd7 $5)) 13... Nc6 $11) 11... b5 12. c5 a5 $13 (12...
Nd7 $5)) (10... Nxf4 11. gxf4 f6 12. Nd3 f5 13. Ne5 Bd6 $14) 11. Rfd1 (11. Rac1
Nxf4 12. gxf4 Qh4 $5 (12... f6 13. Nd3 f5 14. Ne5 $14) 13. e3 Ba6 14. b3 $13) (
11. Be3 $5 $14) 11... Nxf4 12. gxf4 f6 13. Nd3 f5 $11 14. Ne5 Kh8 (14... g5 $5)
(14... Bxe5 15. fxe5 $14 (15. dxe5 $5)) 15. e3 (15. cxd5 cxd5 $11) 15... Bxe5 (
15... g5 $5) 16. dxe5 (16. fxe5 $5 f4 17. exf4 Rxf4 18. Ne2 Rh4 $13) 16... Nd7
(16... g5 $5 $132 {<->g}) 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Rac1 (18. Nb5 $4 Bc6 $19) 18... Nc5
19. Qd4 g5 $6 (19... Ba6 $142 $11 {(><b5)} 20. b4 Ne4) 20. Nb5 (20. b4 $142 Ne4
21. Nb5 gxf4 22. exf4 {(/\f3, פe4)} (22. f3 fxe3 (22... Ng5 23. exf4 Nf7 24.
Nc7 $18) 23. fxe4 f4 $1 $44) 22... Rg8 23. f3 Qe8 24. Nc7 (24. Nd6 Qg6 25. Rc2
Nxd6 26. exd6+ Rg7 $13) 24... Qh5 25. Nxa8 (25. fxe4 Rxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Qe2+ $19) (
25. Nxe6 Qg6 26. Ng5 Nxg5 27. fxg5 Qxg5 $11) 25... Qxf3 26. Rc2 Bxa8 $44) 20...
gxf4 21. Qxf4 $6 (21. exf4 $142 Rg8 22. Nd6 Rg7 23. Kh1 $13) 21... Rg8 22. Nd6
$6 (22. f3 Qe7 23. Nd6 Rg6 24. Kh1 Rag8 $36 {<->g}) 22... Qe7 23. b4 (23. f3
Rg6 $36) 23... Rg4 24. Qxg4 $8 (24. Qf3 Ne4 $19) 24... fxg4 25. bxc5 bxc5 26.
Rxc5 Ba6 (26... Rf8 $5 27. Rdc1 Ba6 (27... Qh4 $5 28. Nxb7 (28. R1c2 Ba6 $17)
28... Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qxe3 $17) 28. Rc6 Qh4 $5 29. Rxa6 (29. R1c2 Qh5 $17) 29...
Qxf2+ 30. Kh1 Qxe3 31. Rg1 $17) 27. Rd4 (27. Rdc1 Rf8 {- 26...Rf8} (27... Rd8
28. Rc6 Bb7 (28... Bc4 29. Nxc4 dxc4 30. R6xc4 $11) 29. R6c5 $15 (29. Rc7 Rd7
30. R7c3 $15 (30. Rxd7 Qxd7 $17)))) 27... Rb8 $5 (27... Be2 28. Rf4 Rb8 29. Rc1
Kg8 $15) (27... Qg7 28. Rf4 Rb8 29. Rc1 $132) 28. Rc1 Rf8 29. Rxg4 Bd3 {
[|^<->g]} 30. Rf4 $2 (30. Rg3 $15) (30. f4 $15) 30... Rxf4 31. exf4 Bg6 (31...
h5 $5 $17) 32. Re1 (32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Rb8 Kh6 34. Rb7 Qh4 $17) 32... Qf8 $2 (
32... Qc7 $142 $19 {o^d5}) 33. Bh3 $2 (33. f5 exf5 $8 (33... Bxf5 34. Rc1 $18
Kg7 35. Rc8 Qe7 36. Rc7 Qxc7 37. Ne8+ $18) 34. Bxd5 f4 $15) 33... Qxf4 34. Bxe6
d4 35. Bb3 d3 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-B 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Re8 10. Ndf3 Bd6 11. Bg5 (11. Bf4 Nbd7 (11... c5 12. e3 (12.
Rc1 Ne4 13. h4 f6 14. Ng4 h5 15. Ngh2 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Qe7 17. e3 Na6 18. Re1 Rad8
19. Nf1 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K-Balashov,Y/Ekaterinburg 2002/CBM 090 (19)}) 12... Ne4
13. h4 f6 14. Nd3 Bf8 15. Bxb8 Rxb8 16. Nf4 c4 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 b5 19. h5
b4 20. Qc2 Qd6 21. Rfc1 Rbd8 22. b3 c3 23. a3 bxa3 24. Qxc3 Rc8 25. Qa5 Rxc1+
26. Rxc1 Rd8 27. Ne6 Rd7 28. Nc5 Rc7 29. Qxa3 Bc6 30. Qa6 Kf7 31. Nd3 Ke8 32.
Qa5 Be7 33. Bxd5 {1-0 Grachev,B-Bartel,M/Lublin 2009/CBM 131 (33)}) (11... Na6
12. Nd3 Bf8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. e3 c5 16. Nfe5 Bd6 17. Qa4 Nc7 18. Nf3
a5 19. Rfd1 b5 20. Qc2 c4 21. Nf4 Bxf4 22. gxf4 Bc8 23. Kh1 Bf5 24. Qe2 Bg4 25.
Qd2 Qe6 26. Rg1 b4 27. Rae1 Rad8 28. Ne5 Bf5 29. Bf3 Nb5 30. Rg3 Kh8 31. Reg1
Rg8 32. Qd1 Nd6 33. Bg4 Be4+ 34. f3 Bf5 35. Qd2 Rc8 36. Qg2 c3 37. b3 c2 38.
Qd2 Rc3 39. Qc1 Ra8 40. R3g2 Rac8 41. Bxf5 Nxf5 42. e4 Ne3 43. Rxg7 Rf8 44.
R7g3 Rfc8 45. f5 Qf6 46. Ng4 Nxg4 47. Rxg4 dxe4 48. fxe4 Rh3 49. Qd2 Kh7 50.
R4g2 Qh4 51. Qxc2 Rhc3 52. Rg7+ Kh8 53. Qg2 {1-0 L'Ami,E-Gerigk,E/Germany 2009/
CBM 132 Extra (53)}) 12. Rc1 Nf8 13. Nc6 Qd7 (13... Bxc6 14. Rxc6 Qd7 15. Rc2
Bxf4 16. gxf4 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. e3 Rac8 19. Ne5 Qf5 20. Rd2 Ng6 21. Nxg6
Qxg6 22. Qf3 Rcd8 23. Rfd1 d4 24. Qg3 Qf5 {1/2-1/2 Pavlovic,M-Kosic,D/Belgrade
2008/CBM 123 Extra (24)}) 14. Nfe5 Qe6 15. b4 a6 16. e3 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18.
Bxd6 cxd6 19. a4 Rec8 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 Qd7 22. Qb3 Bxc6 23. bxc6 Rxc6 24.
Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 Rac8 26. Rb1 Qe6 27. Qxe6 fxe6 28. d5 exd5 29. Rfd1 Kf7 30.
Rxd5 Ke6 31. Rg5 Rc1+ 32. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 33. Kg2 Rc7 34. Rxg6+ Kd5 35. Kf3 b5 36.
Rg4 Kc5 37. Ke2 Ra7 38. h4 Ra2+ 39. Kf3 Ra7 40. h5 Rf7+ 41. Rf4 Rc7 42. Ke2 b4
43. Kd3 Kb5 44. Rf8 b3 45. g4 Kb4 46. Rb8+ Ka3 47. f4 b2 48. g5 Rc8 49. Rb6 Rc6
50. Rb7 Rc7 51. Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Koziak,V-Belichev,N/Polanica Zdroj 1998/EXT 2003 
(51)}) (11. b3 Nbd7 (11... Ne4 12. Bb2 f6 13. Nd3 Qe7 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. b4 c6 16.
Qb3 Qf7 17. Rc2 a5 18. a3 axb4 19. axb4 b5 20. Nc5 Nb6 21. Bc1 Nc4 22. Ne1 Bc8
23. Ned3 Bf5 24. f3 Nxc5 25. bxc5 Bc7 26. Ra2 Rxa2 27. Qxa2 Bxd3 28. exd3 Ne3
29. Bxe3 Rxe3 30. Qa8+ Qe8 31. Qxe8+ Rxe8 32. Ra1 f5 33. Ra6 Re6 34. Bh3 g6 35.
g4 Bf4 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. Bxf5 Be3+ 38. Kg2 Rf6 39. Bd7 Bxd4 40. Bxc6 Rf5 41.
Rb6 Bxc5 42. Rxb5 Rg5+ 43. Kh3 Bd6 44. Bxd5+ Kf8 45. d4 h6 46. Ra5 Rh5+ 47. Kg4
Rg5+ 48. Kh4 Bxh2 49. Ra8+ Kg7 50. Be4 Bg3+ 51. Kh3 Bd6 52. Ra6 Rh5+ 53. Kg2
Bf4 54. d5 Rh2+ 55. Kf1 Rd2 56. Rg6+ Kf7 57. Rg4 Be3 58. Bh7 Rf2+ 59. Ke1 Rxf3
60. Ke2 Rf4 61. Rg8 Bc5 62. Rc8 Bd6 63. Bg8+ Ke7 64. Ra8 h5 65. Ra7+ Kf6 66.
Rd7 Ke5 67. Rh7 h4 68. Rh6 Bf8 69. Rh5+ Kf6 70. Ke3 Rb4 71. Be6 Bc5+ 72. Kd3
Rd4+ 73. Kc3 Rf4 74. Rh7 Ke5 75. Rh6 Bf8 76. Rh7 {1/2-1/2 Koziak,V-Navrotescu,
C/Guingamp 2012/EXT 2013 (76)}) 12. Bb2 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. e4
Nxe5 16. exd5 Qd6 17. Qd4 c5 18. Qc3 f6 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Rfe1 Ng6 21. Rxe8+
Rxe8 22. Qc4 a6 23. h4 b5 24. Qd3 Ne5 25. Qc2 Re7 26. Ba3 Rc7 27. Be4 f5 28.
Bxf5 Bxd5 29. Qe2 Re7 30. f4 Nc4 31. Bxh7+ Kxh7 32. Qh5+ Qh6 33. Qxh6+ Kxh6 34.
Bxc5 Rd7 35. bxc4 bxc4 36. a3 Kh5 37. Bb4 g6 38. Re1 Bb7 39. Kf2 Rd5 40. Re5+
Kg4 41. Rg5+ Rxg5 42. hxg5 c3 43. Bxc3 Bc8 44. Be1 Bf5 45. Ke3 Bb1 46. Kd4 Bf5
47. Ke5 Bc2 48. Kf6 Bd3 49. a4 Bc2 50. a5 Bd3 51. Bf2 Bc2 52. Ke5 Bd3 {1/2-1/2
Wang Rui-Li Ruofan/Kuala Lumpur 2007/CBM 120 ext (52)}) 11... c5 $146 (11... h6
12. Bf4 (12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Re1 (13. Bh3 Nc6 14. Bd7 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Rxe5 16. Nxe5
Bxe5 17. Qc2 Rd8 18. Bg4 Bxb2 19. Qxc7 Bc8 20. Bxc8 Bxa1 21. Ba6 Bd4 22. Qxa7
Qe5 23. e3 Bc5 24. Rd1 d4 25. Bc4 Qf6 26. Rd2 g6 27. Qc7 Kg7 28. Kg2 Rd6 29. e4
Rd8 30. Bxf7 Bd6 31. Qxb6 Kxf7 32. Rxd4 Qe7 33. Qb3+ Kg7 34. Qd3 Bc7 35. f4
Rxd4 36. Qxd4+ Kh7 37. a4 Ba5 38. Qd5 Bb4 39. Kf3 Qc7 40. h4 Qc3+ 41. Kg2 Bf8
42. h5 gxh5 43. Qf5+ Kg7 44. Qd7+ Kh8 45. Qd8 Qg7 46. Kh2 Qb2+ 47. Kh3 Qb4 48.
a5 Kg7 49. Qd7+ Kh8 50. Qe8 Kg7 51. Qe5+ Kh7 52. Qd5 Qe1 53. e5 Qf1+ 54. Qg2
Qc4 55. Qb7+ Kg8 56. Qa8 Qf1+ 57. Qg2 Qb5 58. Qa2+ Kh8 59. Kh2 Qf1 60. Qg2 Qa6
61. Qd2 Qc4 62. Qb2 Kg8 63. Qg2 h4 64. gxh4+ Kh8 65. Qd2 Be7 66. h5 Qf7 67. Kg2
Qxh5 68. Qd7 Bf8 69. Kg3 Qg6+ 70. Kf3 Qa6 71. Qf7 Bg7 72. e6 Qd3+ 73. Kg4 Qd5
74. Kg3 Qxa5 75. e7 Qe1+ 76. Kf3 Qf1+ 77. Ke3 Qh3+ 78. Ke4 Qg2+ 79. Kd3 {
1/2-1/2 Tao 5.4-Aristarch 4.4/Brussels BEL 2002/Inforbase 2011 (79)}) (13. Rc1
Qe6 14. Qa4 f6 15. Bh3 Qe7 16. Nd3 c6 17. Bf5 Qxe2 18. Rfe1 Qxf3 19. Rxe8+ Kf7
20. Qc2 Qxf5 21. Ne5+ fxe5 22. Qxf5+ Kxe8 23. Qg6+ Kd7 24. Qxg7+ Be7 25. dxe5
Na6 26. f4 Re8 27. f5 Kc8 28. f6 Bb4 29. f7 Rf8 30. e6 Be7 31. Qxh6 Nc5 32. Rc2
Ne4 33. Qf4 c5 34. Re2 Bc6 35. Qf3 Ng5 36. Qf5 Ne4 37. Re1 Kb7 38. g4 a6 39. b3
Bh4 40. Re2 Be7 41. Kg2 Nc3 42. Re5 d4+ 43. Kg1 Rd8 44. Qh7 Rf8 45. g5 a5 46.
h4 a4 47. g6 d3 48. Qh6 axb3 49. axb3 Rd8 50. g7 d2 51. Qxd2 Rxd2 52. f8=Q Ne2+
53. Kf1 Bxf8 54. gxf8=Q Nc1 55. Re3 Bb5+ 56. Ke1 Rd4 57. Qf3+ Ka7 58. e7 Be8
59. Qf8 Bb5 60. e8=Q {1-0 Little Goliath 2000 v3.8-Pharaon 2.62/UEL93
Div-Elite 25m5s Paul de Man 2002/Computer & Internet 2011 (60)}) 13... Na6 (
13... Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 $11) (13... c5 $15) 14. Rc1 c5 15. e3 Nc7 16. b3 Ne6
17. h4 Rac8 18. Qd3 Rc7 19. Rc2 Rec8 20. Rec1 a6 21. a4 Re8 22. Nh2 Qe7 23. f4
cxd4 24. exd4 Rec8 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27. Nhg4 {1/2-1/2 Costa,
G-Bocharov,D/Biel 2005/CBM 107 ext (27)}) 12... Nh5 (12... g5 13. Be3 c5 14. h3
Qe7 15. Rc1 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Nh2 Rad8 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Re1 Bd7 20. b3 Bb5
21. Bf3 c4 22. Bd4 Bb4 23. Rf1 a5 24. Qc2 Rd6 25. Rfd1 cxb3 26. Qxb3 Bc4 27.
Qc2 Rc6 28. Ng4 Nxg4 29. Bxg4 a4 30. Rb1 Rb8 31. e3 a3 32. Bf5 Rb5 33. Rdc1 Bd6
34. f4 Qc7 35. Qa4 Ra5 36. Qd1 Bc5 37. Be5 Bd6 38. Bc3 Bc5 39. Bxa5 Bxe3+ 40.
Kh2 Qxa5 41. Rc2 Qc7 42. fxg5 Qe5 43. Bd7 Rg6 44. Qf3 Bxg5 45. Qxa3 h5 46. Qc3
Bf4 47. Qxe5 Bxe5 48. a4 Bxg3+ 49. Kh1 Bd3 50. Rc8+ Kg7 51. Rb3 Be4+ 52. Kg1 d4
53. Bb5 Bh2+ 54. Kf1 Rg1+ 55. Ke2 Rg2+ 56. Ke1 Rg1+ 57. Kf2 Rg2+ 58. Ke1 Rg1+
59. Kf2 Rg2+ 60. Ke1 {1/2-1/2 Thinker v4.7a-SmarThink v0.17a/Duisburg 2004/
Computer & Internet 2011 (60)}) 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Qd2 Nf6 16. b4
Ba6 17. a4 Ng4 18. b5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bb7 20. Nh4 Be7 21. Nf5 Bg5 22. Ra3 g6 23.
h4 gxf5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Rc3 Re7 26. e4 f4 27. gxf4 dxe4 28. Rg3 Qd6 29. Rxg5+
Kf8 30. Rh5 Qg6 31. Rg5 Qh6 32. Qe1 a6 33. Qg3 Qh8 34. e3 axb5 35. axb5 f6 36.
Rg4 Ra5 37. Rh4 Rh7 38. Rxh7 Qxh7 39. f5 Bd5 40. Rc1 Ra7 41. Qf4 Qg7 42. Kf1
Qg5 43. Qxg5 fxg5 44. Bh3 Ke7 45. Rc2 Bb3 46. Rc6 Ba4 47. Re6+ Kf7 48. Kf2 Bxb5
49. Rxe4 Bc4 50. Re5 Ra3 51. Bg4 Ra2+ 52. Kg3 Kf6 53. Re8 Ra3 54. Kf2 Ra2+ 55.
Kf3 Bf7 56. Re5 Ra3 57. Rb5 Bc4 58. Re5 c5 59. Ke4 cxd4 60. exd4 Ra1 61. Kf3
Rd1 62. Re8 Bd5+ 63. Kg3 Rd3+ 64. Kf2 Rxd4 65. Kg3 b5 66. Rf8+ Ke7 67. Rb8 b4
68. Rb6 Kd7 69. Rg6 b3 70. Rg7+ Kd6 71. Rg6+ Kc5 72. f6 Rd3+ 73. Kh2 b2 74. f7
Bxf7 75. Rxg5+ Bd5 76. Bf3 b1=Q {0-1 EnginMax 4.20-Pharaon 2.6/Bruxelles 2002/
Computer & Internet 2011 (76)}) 12. Rc1 (12. Qa4 Nbd7 $11) (12. Ng4 Nbd7 $11) (
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. e3 Nc6 $15) (12. e3 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 $15) 12... h6 13. Bxf6 (
13. Bf4 g5 $5 14. Be3 (14. Bd2 cxd4 15. Nd3 Nc6 $15) 14... Qe7 $13 (14... g4
15. Nh4 cxd4 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. Bxd4 Nbd7 18. f3 $44)) 13... Qxf6 14. Ng4 (14.
e3 Na6 $5 (14... Re7 $5) (14... Nc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b4 $11) (
14... Qe7 $5)) (14. Qa4 Qe7 (14... Qd8) (14... Re7)) 14... Qe6 15. dxc5 (15.
Ne3 Nc6 $1 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nxd5 (17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxe2 $17) 17... Qxe2
$15) 15... bxc5 (15... Bxc5 16. Nge5 $11) 16. Ne3 (16. Qb3 Bc6 17. Ne3 Nd7 $15)
16... Nd7 (16... Na6 $5) 17. b4 $1 (17. Nd2 Nf6 $15) 17... Rad8 (17... cxb4 18.
Nd4 Qe5 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 $11) (17... Rac8 $142 18. Qa4 (18. bxc5 Bxc5 19.
Nd4 Qe5 $15) 18... d4 $15) 18. Qa4 (18. bxc5 Bxc5 19. Nd4 Qf6 $15) 18... d4 (
18... Bf8 19. bxc5 (19. Qxa7 d4 20. Qxb7 (20. Nc4 Bd5 $17) 20... dxe3 $15)
19... Bxc5 20. Nd4 Qf6 $11) 19. bxc5 $6 (19. Nc4 $142 Nb6 (19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3
cxb4 21. Qxa7 Bc5 $11) 20. Qb5 (20. Qxa7 Bxf3 21. Qxb6 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qd5+ 23.
Kg1 cxb4 $15) (20. Nxb6 axb6 (20... Bxf3 21. Bxf3 axb6 $11) 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22.
Bxb7 Qxe2 23. Ba6 $11) 20... Bxf3 21. Bxf3 cxb4 22. Nxb6 Rb8 $11) 19... dxe3
20. cxd6 exf2+ 21. Rxf2 Nf6 (21... Qxd6 22. Qxa7 Be4 $44) 22. Qxa7 (22. Rc7 Bc8
(22... Bd5 $6 23. d7 $14) (22... Be4 23. d7 Rxd7 24. Nd4 Qd6 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26.
Qxd7 Nxd7 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Rf4 $11) 23. Nd4 (23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. axb3 Rxd6 $15) (
23. Rxa7 Qxd6 $17) (23. Qxa7 Rxd6 $15) 23... Qxd6 24. Qc4 Bd7 25. Rxa7 Rc8 $36)
22... Bd5 $1 23. Nh4 $6 (23. Rd1 $142 Qxd6 (23... Ng4 $4 24. Ng5 $1 $18) (23...
Rxd6 24. Nd4 $11) 24. Nh4 Qe5 (24... Qe6 25. Qa5 Ra8 26. Bxd5 Rxa5 27. Bxe6
Rxe6 28. e3 $11) 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Qxd5 27. Nf5 Qd1+ 28. Rf1 Qxe2 29. Qf2
$11) 23... Rxd6 24. Nf5 (24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Ng2 Rd7 $15) 24... Rd7 25. Rc7 (25.
Bxd5 Rxd5 (25... Qxd5 26. Qa6 Ne4 27. Rff1 Ng5 28. h4 Ne4 29. Rc8 $11) 26. Rcf1
Ne4 27. Nxg7 Rd7 28. Nxe6 (28. Qxd7 Qxd7 29. Nxe8 Qxe8 30. Rxf7 $15) 28... Rxa7
29. Nf4 Nxf2 30. Kxf2 Rxa2 $15) 25... Rxc7 26. Qxc7 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Ne4 (27...
Ng4 28. Qc3 $8 Qe4+ 29. Kg1 $8 Re5 30. Nd6 Qb1+ 31. Rf1 $8 Qb6+ 32. Kh1 Qa6 (
32... Qxd6 33. Qc8+ Qf8 34. Qxg4 Qa8+ $11) 33. Qd3 Qxa2 34. Nxf7 Qxe2 35. Qxe2
Rxe2 36. h4 Rd2 $15) 28. Rf4 $6 (28. Nd4 Qxa2 (28... Qd5 29. Rf5 $8 Qxa2 30.
Qc6 Kf8 $11) 29. Qc6 Kf8 30. Rf5 $11) 28... Ng5 29. Qb7 $138 (29. Qc2 Qd5+ 30.
e4 Nxe4 $17 {->}) 29... Qxe2+ 30. Rf2 Qg4 $1 31. Qb1 $8 (31. Ne7+ Kh7 32. Qb1+
Qe4+ 33. Qxe4+ Nxe4 34. Rxf7 Nd6 $19) 31... Ne4 (31... Kh8 $1 {(.)} 32. Nh4 $8
(32. h4 Ne4 33. Qb5 (33. Qe1 Ra8 34. Re2 Qxf5 35. Rxe4 Rxa2+ 36. Kg1 Qc5+ 37.
Qe3 Qd6 38. Rf4 Qd1+ 39. Rf1 Qc2 40. Rf2 Qxf2+ $19) 33... Rc8 $19) 32... Qh3+
33. Kg1 Qe6 34. Kh1 Qd5+ (34... Ne4 35. Rb2 Qc6 36. Ng2 Nc3 $17) 35. Ng2 Ne4
36. Rb2 Nc3 37. Qf1 Re3 $19) (31... Qc4 32. Qb7 Re2 33. Ne7+ Kh7 34. Qd5 Qa6
35. h4 Ne4 36. Qf5+ Kh8 37. Rxe2 Qxe2+ 38. Kh3 $8 Nf2+ 39. Kg2 Nd1+ 40. Kh3
Qxe7 41. Qc8+ Kh7 42. Qc2+ g6 43. Qxd1 Qe6+ 44. g4 Qxa2 $15) 32. h3 $6 (32. Qb5
$1 Re6 33. h3 Qd1 34. Qb2 Rf6 35. Rf4 Ng5 36. Qd4 Qc2+ 37. Qf2 Qc6+ 38. Kh2 Kh7
$15) 32... Qg5 $1 (32... Qg6 33. Qb5 Re6 34. Rf4 $11) 33. Qb5 (33. h4 Qg4 34.
Qb5 Rd8 $17) 33... Rd8 $1 34. h4 Qf6 (34... Qg4 $5 35. Rf4 $8 Qd1 36. Rf1 $8
Qc2+ (36... Rd2+ 37. Kg1 Qc2 38. Ne3 Qd3 39. Qb8+ Kh7 40. Qf4 Nc3 41. Qf5+ Qxf5
42. Rxf5 f6 $15) 37. Kg1 Qc3 38. Qb3 Qc5+ 39. Qe3 Qxe3+ 40. Nxe3 Nxg3 $17) 35.
Rf4 (35. Rc2 h5 $1 $17) 35... Nc3 $6 (35... Qe6 $17 36. Kf3 (36. Qb3 Rd2+ 37.
Kg1 Qe5 38. Nxh6+ Kh7 39. Ng4 Qa1+ 40. Rf1 Qd4+ 41. Qe3 Nxg3 42. Re1 Ne2+ 43.
Rxe2 Qxg4+ 44. Kf2 Qxh4+ $19) 36... Nf6 37. Qc4 Qd7 38. Nxh6+ Kh7 39. Rxf6 gxf6
40. Ng4 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 Rd2+ 42. Nf2 Kg7 $17) 36. Qb7 (36. Qb2 Rd3 37. Kh3 $15)
36... Qe6 (36... Rd2+ 37. Kh3 $8 Nd5 38. Nxh6+ Qxh6 39. Qxf7+ Kh7 40. Rf5 Nf6
41. Rg5 Rd4 $15) 37. Qb2 (37. Nd4 Qxa2+ 38. Kh3 Qc4 (38... Qd5 39. Qxd5 Nxd5
$17) 39. Nf5 Qe6 40. Qc7 Rd5 41. Qxc3 Rxf5 42. Rxf5 Qxf5+ $17) 37... Qe1 (37...
Rd3 38. Kh2 (38. Qb8+ Kh7 39. Qf8 Qg6 40. Qc5 Ne2 41. Rf3 Rd2 42. Kh3 Qe6 43.
Rf2 Qe4 44. Kh2 Rd1 45. Rg2 Nxg3 46. Kxg3 Rf1 $19) 38... Kh7 39. Qc2 Qxa2 40.
Qxa2 Nxa2 $17) 38. Nd4 $4 (38. Kh3 Kh7 39. Qg2 Rd3 (39... Rd2 40. Rf1 Rxg2 41.
Rxe1 Rxa2 42. Nd6 Ra7 $15) 40. Qf1 Qxf1+ 41. Rxf1 g6 42. Ne7 Kg7 43. Re1 h5 44.
Nc6 Nxa2 $17) (38. Rd4 Rxd4 39. Nxd4 Qe4+ 40. Nf3 Nd1 41. Qd2 Ne3+ 42. Kf2 Ng4+
43. Kg2 Ne5 $17) 38... Nd5 $19 39. Rf2 (39. Rf3 Ne3+ 40. Kh2 (40. Kh3 Rxd4)
40... Rxd4) 39... Ne3+ 40. Kf3 Nd1 (40... Nc4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Mashhad Ferdowsi op 6th"]
[Site "Mashhad"]
[Date "2016.02.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mousavi, Seyed Khalil"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.01.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game against a young Iranian player, played in the last round of the
open tournament in Mashhad, was very important for me. I had to win it in
order to get a prize. And playing against young players is always a difficult
task, but nowadays it is much more difficult than before when the chess
information and preparation is easily available for everyone.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4
b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O c6 6. d4 d5 7. Nc3 Be7 {Nowadays this setup is
one of my main weapons against the Queen's Indian Defence (besides the plan
with the development of the knight to a6). This setup gives Black the highest
chances to get a complex position with good winning chances. The position on
the board can appear after countless different move orders. For the 1st time
in my life I had this position played in 1994 against Jan Ehlvest - 22 years
of history for me in this variation. Some time ago I wrote a huge theoretical
article for the New In Chess Yearbook. Interested readers can easily find this
article and learn more about this variation.} 8. Nd2 {This move introduced by
L. Aronian against me in 2007 is absolutely the only way to fight for
advantage for White. After all other moves Black equalises without any problem.
} O-O 9. e4 Na6 10. e5 Nd7 {Now we have come to a critical position of the
variation where White has different choices. Sooner or later White will have
to take on d5, so it is better to exchange when the knight is still on a6.
Since when the knight is on c7 Black will have an extra option of taking on d5
with a knight, thus exchanging the pair of knights. And since the black
position enjoys less space, exchanges usually favour the black side. Please,
note that my game against A. Kogan from the tournament in 2008 was annotated
for ChessBase Magazie 8 years ago. Looking at the analysis of the author you
can learn more about this variation: plans and ideas for both sides.} 11. cxd5
(11. a3 Nc7 12. Re1 Re8 13. Rb1 a5 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Ra7 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17.
Nxd5 cxd5 18. b5 Nf8 19. h4 Bc8 20. Nf3 Bd7 21. Bf1 Qa8 22. Bg5 Bxg5 23. hxg5
Rc8 24. Rc1 Ra3 {1/2-1/2 Dorfman,J-Bischoff,K/Bad Wiessee 1999/EXT 2001 (24)})
(11. Qg4 Kh8 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nf3 Re8 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 f6 16. Bh4 Qe7 17.
a3 Qf7 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Qf4 Rf8 20. Nb5 Qd7 21. a4 Bc6 22. Rfe1 Bxb5 23. axb5
Nc7 24. f3 Ne4 25. Qe3 Nd6 26. g4 Ndxb5 27. Bg3 a5 28. h4 Rae8 29. h5 h6 30.
Be5 Kg8 31. Rac1 Nd6 32. b3 Na6 33. Rc3 Nf7 34. Bg3 Nb4 35. Rc7 Qd8 36. Rec1
Qa8 37. Bf1 Ng5 38. Be2 Rf7 39. Rxf7 Nxf7 40. Rc7 Nd8 41. Bb5 Rf8 42. Bd6 Rf7
43. Rxf7 Kxf7 44. Qf4+ Kg8 45. Qf8+ Kh7 46. Be8 {1-0 Shiatis,R-Kavon,R/Prague
2012/CBM 150 Extra (46)}) 11... cxd5 12. f4 (12. a3 Nc7 13. Nf3 a5 (13... b5
14. h4 a5 15. Ne2 Ba6 16. Re1 a4 17. Bg5 Nb6 18. Nf4 b4 19. axb4 Bc4 20. Bf1 h6
21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Nh5 Rfb8 23. Nh2 Ne8 24. Ng4 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 Qxb4 26. Kg2 Nc4
27. Ne3 Nxb2 28. Qg4 Qe7 29. Rec1 a3 30. Ra2 Nd3 31. Rca1 Rb2 32. Nc2 Nxf2 33.
Kxf2 Rc8 34. Rxa3 Rcxc2+ 35. Ke3 Qc7 36. Nf4 Rc3+ 37. Nd3 Rbb3 38. Rxb3 Rxb3
39. Qd1 Qc4 40. Ra8 Kf8 41. Ra5 h5 42. Rc5 Qb4 43. Qc1 Qa3 44. Qd1 g6 45. Rc8
Rc3 46. Rb8 Qa2 47. Qf1 Qc2 48. Rb7 Rc7 49. Rb8 Rc8 50. Rb7 Rc7 51. Rb8 Qc3 52.
Qf6 Rc8 53. Qh8+ Ke7 54. Rb7+ Rc7 55. Rb8 Rc8 56. Rb7+ Rc7 57. Rb8 Rc8 58. Rb7+
Rc7 {1/2-1/2 Lovkov,R-Tiviakov,S/St Petersburg 2012/CBM 150 Extra (58)}) 14. h4
Ba6 15. Re1 Nb5 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Ng5 Re8 18. Nf4 Nf8 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Bf1 Qc2 21.
Qh5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Ng6 23. a4 Nc7 24. Rac1 Qxa4 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Bxa6 b5 27.
Nh5 h6 28. Nf6+ Kf8 29. Nh7+ Kg8 30. Nf6+ Kf8 31. Qh5 Qb4 32. Re2 gxf6 33. exf6
Rb8 34. Bxh6+ Ke8 35. Rxe6+ Kd8 36. Re3 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Qd6 38. Qe2 Kc7 39. Re7+
Nxe7 40. Bf4 Nf5 41. Bxb5 Qxf4 42. gxf4 Kb6 43. Qe5 Rd8 44. Qxf5 Kxb5 45. Qd3+
Kb6 46. Qh7 Rc7 47. h5 Rd6 48. Qg7 Rcc6 49. Kg3 Rxf6 50. Kg4 Rfe6 51. Qxf7 Re2
52. Kg3 Rxb2 53. f5 a4 54. Qf8 Rc3+ 55. Kg2 Rcc2 56. h6 Rxf2+ 57. Kg3 Rh2 58.
f6 Rbg2+ 59. Kf4 Rf2+ 60. Ke5 Rh5+ 61. Kd6 a3 62. f7 Rhf5 63. Qb8+ Ka5 64. h7
Rh2 65. Kc5 Rc2+ 66. Kd6 Rh2 67. f8=Q Rxf8 68. Qxf8 Rxh7 69. Qb8 Rh3 70. Kxd5
Rc3 71. Kd6 Ka4 72. Qb1 Rc4 73. d5 Rc3 74. Ke7 Rb3 75. Qe4+ Rb4 76. Qc2+ Rb3
77. d6 Kb4 78. d7 Rb2 79. Qe4+ {1-0 Bhat,V-Tiviakov,S/Montreal 2009/CBM 132 
(79)}) (12. Nf3 {was played in the above mentioned game of the author against
A. Kogan. 12.Nf3 is less aggressive than the text move and poses less threats
for Black!} Nc7 13. Re1 b5 (13... Nb8 14. a3 Nc6 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Ne2 Qd7 17.
Nf4 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Rc1 Nb5 20. Bh3 Rfe8 21. a4 Nc7 22. Nh5 Qf7 23. Bg4
Kh8 24. Bf4 a5 25. Qd2 Kg8 26. Bd6 Na8 27. Qe3 Kh8 28. Nxf6 Qxf6 29. Bh5 Red8
30. Ng5 Rd7 31. Qxe6 Qxe6 32. Rxe6 h6 33. Re8+ Rxe8 34. Bxe8 Nxd4 35. Bxd7 Ne2+
36. Kg2 Nxc1 37. Nf7+ Kh7 38. Nd8 Ba6 39. Bc6 Nd3 40. Bxa8 Bc4 41. Bc7 Nxb2 42.
Bxb6 Bb3 43. Bc6 g5 44. Bd4 Nd3 45. Kf3 {1-0 EcceHomo-Tinker/Internet Chess
Club 2008/Computer & Internet 2011 (45)}) 14. h4 b4 15. Ne2 a5 16. Bg5 Ba6 17.
Qc2 Nb6 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Ng5 g6 20. Nf4 Rac8 21. Rad1 a4 22. Qb1 Nc4 23. Bf1
a3 24. Nh5 Nxb2 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Bxa6 Nxa6 27. Ngxh7 Rh8 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1
b3 30. Rc3 bxa2 31. Qxa2 Nc4 32. Ng5 Rb8 33. Qe2 Rb2 34. Nh5+ Kf8 35. Nh7+ Ke8
36. Qd1 Qb4 37. Ng7+ Kd8 38. Qf3 a2 39. Qxf7 a1=Q+ 40. Kg2 Rxf2+ 41. Qxf2 Qab2
42. Nxe6+ Ke7 43. Rxc4 {0-1 Kogan,A-Tiviakov,S/Helsingor 2008 (43)}) (12. Nb3
Rc8 13. Re1 Nb4 14. a3 Na6 15. Qg4 Kh8 16. Bf1 Nc7 17. Bf4 g5 18. Be3 Rg8 19.
Rac1 f5 20. Qh5 Bc6 21. Bd3 g4 22. f3 gxf3 23. Qxf3 Qe8 24. Bf4 Bb7 25. Rc2 Ba6
26. Bxa6 Nxa6 27. Rec1 Nf8 28. Qd3 Nb8 29. Nb5 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Ng6 31. Bh6 a6 32.
Nc7 Qf7 33. Rc3 f4 34. Qf1 Qf5 35. a4 Bb4 36. Rf3 Be7 37. a5 bxa5 38. Rc3 Rc8
39. Na1 Bb4 40. Rc2 f3 41. h3 Ne7 42. g4 Qg6 43. Be3 Nbc6 44. Nxa6 Qe4 45. Qf2
Nf5 46. Nxb4 Nxe3 47. Nxc6 Nxc2 48. Nxc2 Rxc6 49. Qh4 f2+ 50. Qxf2 Kg8 51. Ne1
Rc1 52. Kf1 Rb1 53. Qd2 Qf3+ 54. Kg1 Qg3+ 55. Kf1 Qxh3+ 56. Kf2 Qh4+ 57. Kf1
Qxg4 58. Kf2 Qh4+ 59. Kf1 Qg3 60. b3 Qh3+ 61. Kf2 Qh2+ 62. Ke3 Rxb3+ 63. Nd3
Qg3+ 64. Ke2 h5 65. Qc2 Qxd3+ 66. Qxd3 Rxd3 67. Kxd3 h4 68. Ke2 a4 69. Kd2 h3
70. Kc3 h2 71. Kb4 h1=Q 72. Kxa4 Qd1+ 73. Ka5 Qb3 74. Ka6 Kf7 75. Ka7 Ke7 76.
Ka6 Kd7 77. Ka5 Kc6 78. Ka6 Qa2# {0-1 Spike 1.2 Turin 1CPU-List 10.64f/CEGT
Blitz 40/4 (2Ghz) 2007/Computer & Internet 2011 (78)}) 12... Nc7 $146 ({
So far such a natural move as 12.f4 has been tried only once before the
current game. And the reaction of Black was not the best. Playing 12...f5 (or
12...f6) prematurely weakens the pawn on e6 and gives White better chances
like in the game Lysyj - Gavrilov.} 12... f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Re1 $14 (14. Nf3
$14) 14... Nc7 15. a3 Qd6 16. Nf3 Rad8 17. Bd2 a5 18. Rc1 Ne4 19. Ne5 Nxc3 20.
Bxc3 Nb5 21. Bf1 Nc7 22. Bh3 Rf6 23. Bd2 Rc8 24. Qb3 Ra8 25. Qa4 b5 26. Qc2 Ne8
27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. dxc5 Nc7 29. Be3 Ra6 30. Bf1 a4 31. Nd3 Rf8 32. Bd4 Bf6 33.
Be5 Bxe5 34. Rxe5 Bc8 35. Nb4 Ra8 36. Kf2 Bd7 37. Bh3 g6 38. Ke3 Kg7 39. Bg4
Rab8 40. h4 Rf6 41. Nxd5 Nxd5+ 42. Rxd5 exd5 43. Bxd7 d4+ 44. Kd3 Rb7 45. c6
Rc7 46. Rc5 Kf7 47. Rxb5 Ke7 48. Ra5 Rxd7 49. cxd7 Rb6 50. Rxa4 Rxb2 51. Rxd4
Kd8 52. Ke4 Rb6 53. Rd3 h5 54. Ke5 Ra6 55. f5 gxf5 56. Kxf5 Ra5+ 57. Kg6 Rc5
58. a4 Ra5 59. Rf3 Kxd7 60. Rf5 Rxa4 61. Kxh5 Ke6 62. Rf1 Ra8 63. Kg4 Rg8+ 64.
Kh3 Ra8 65. h5 Ra7 66. Kh4 {1-0 Lysyj,I-Gavrilov,A/Stockholm 2009/CBM 134
Extra (66)}) (12... g6 $5 {is a worthy try, stopping the idea f4-f5 for a
while. And in order to make further progress White has to make the weakening
and risky move g3-g4.}) (12... Nb4 $5 {is another interesting alternative to
the text, although then White keeps better chances. The knight on c7 is
situated optimally for Black in this position where it protects both pawns on
e6 and d5.} 13. Nf3 (13. Nb3 $5) (13. f5 Ba6 14. Rf3 Nc6 15. Nb3 Bc4 $13) 13...
Ba6 14. Rf2 Rc8 (14... Nd3 15. Rc2 Nxc1 (15... Rc8 16. Bf1 Nb4 17. Bxa6 Nxa6
18. a3 $14) 16. Raxc1 Rc8 17. Bf1 $14) 15. Rd2 g6 $14) 13. f5 $6 {Playing
f4-f5 too early, White breaks a very important chess principle. It is bad to
begin concrete active play when you are behind in development. If you look at
the white pieces you can see that the Nd2 and Bc1 are still not developed
while Black has completely finished the development of his pieces. So playing
f4-f5 too early, White has no chances for an advantage. Such chess principles
are too easy to understand, but very often they are ignored (or not known) by
young players.} ({Instead of the text move White should have finished the
development first by} 13. Nf3 {when Black has good chances for equality after}
Rc8 (13... Ba6 14. Rf2 Rc8 15. Be3 b5 (15... Nb8 16. Bh3 g6 17. g4 $14) 16. a3
Nb6 17. b3 Qd7 $14) (13... a5 $5) 14. Be3 Nb8 $5 {, followed by Nc6 with a
very complex position.} (14... b5 15. a4 b4 16. Ne2 a5 17. b3 $14)) 13... exf5
({Besides the natural exchange on f5 Black could have also played} 13... Ba6 $5
14. Rf2 (14. Rf3 Nb8 $11 (14... Rc8 $11)) 14... Bd3 15. Bh3 (15. fxe6 fxe6 16.
Nf3 (16. Rxf8+ Qxf8 17. Nf3 Bf5 $11) 16... Bf5 $11) 15... exf5 $13 16. Bxf5
Bxf5 17. Rxf5 f6 $11 {with an equal position. For example,} 18. Qb3 fxe5 19.
Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Rxf8+ Nxf8 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. dxe5 Ne6 24. Nb3 Rd5
$11) 14. Rxf5 f6 $1 {And now another chess principle is being illustrated by
Black - the counter-attack by a side which is leading in development. Now
White has to be careful not to find himself in a worse position. Of course, 1
mistake is mostly not enough to find yourself in a worse position. So with
correct play White would be able to keep the balance.} 15. Qb3 $6 ({Another
move in a wrong direction: White plays for the initiative in a position where
he should be playing for consolidation and equality.} 15. e6 {would be correct.
E.g.} Nxe6 (15... Nb8 $5) 16. Nf1 (16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Nc7 18. Rf5 Rc8 $11)
(16. Nxd5 Nxd4 $19) 16... Nxd4 17. Bxd5+ Kh8 18. Rh5 g6 19. Bxb7 gxh5 20. Be3
Nf5 21. Bxa8 Nxe3 22. Nxe3 Bc5 23. Bf3 Bxe3+ 24. Kg2 Ne5 $11 {with equality}) (
{or} 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Nf3 $11 {with equal chances.}) 15... Kh8 ({I saw that
after} 15... fxe5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5+ Nxd5 18. Qxd5+ Kh8 19. Rxf8+ Nxf8 20.
Qxd8 Rxd8 21. dxe5 Ne6 22. Nb3 Rd5 $11 {the position is equal, but wanted to
get more. Also, the tournament situation required me to play only for a win.})
16. exf6 Bxf6 (16... Nxf6 17. Nf3 Qc8 18. Qc2 (18. Rf4 Ne6 $15) 18... Nb5 19.
a4 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Ne4 21. Rxf8+ Bxf8 22. Bd2 $11 {is only equal.}) 17. Nf3 $8 {
The only move.} g6 18. Rf4 $6 ({The only chance for White would be to
sacrifice the exchange and look for compensation by using the pair of bishops
and exploiting the weak dark squares in the position of his opponent ,when the
outcome of the game still would be unclear:} 18. Rxf6 $1 Qxf6 19. Bh6 Rf7 20.
Rf1 $44) 18... Ne6 19. Rg4 ({Now sacrificing the exchange is too slow. After} 
19. Rxf6 Qxf6 20. Be3 g5 $17 {Black has the upper hand.}) 19... g5 {Playing
for the trapped Rg4, Black doesn't allow White to finish his development.} 20.
h4 (20. Nxd5 {is bad due to} Ndc5 21. dxc5 Bxd5 22. Qd1 Nxc5 23. Be3 Qe7 24.
Qe2 Rae8 25. Re1 $17 {although White is still not losing by force.}) 20... gxh4
21. gxh4 Bg7 ({or} 21... Rg8 22. Rxg8+ Qxg8 23. Be3 Qg4 $17 {with advantage
for Black thanks to the attack along the open g-file. Black's king is much
safer than his opponent's.}) 22. Bg5 (22. Be3 {is not better than the text. E.
g.} Nf6 23. Rg3 Qb8 24. Rh3 (24. Ne5 Nh5 25. Rxg7 Nhxg7 $19) 24... Nf4 25. Bxf4
Qxf4 $17 {with a strong attack.}) 22... Nf6 (22... Qb8 {is a typical
engine-suggested move trying to trap the Rg4. For a human being it is
difficult to move away the queen from the central position on the square d8.}
23. Ne2 (23. Qa4 h5 24. Qxd7 hxg4 $19) 23... h5 24. Rg3 Ba6 25. Qxd5 Bxe2 26.
Qxe6 Qxg3 27. Qxe2 Rae8 $19) 23. Ne5 ({Black keeps the upper hand after} 23.
Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Ne2 Qe7 $17 {but it would be the lesser evil. The text
continuation allows Black to sacrifice the queen and finish the game
brilliantly.}) 23... Nxg4 $3 $19 {Beautiful combination!} 24. Bxd8 Nxd4 25. Qd1
Nxe5 {Black has compete domination in the position. And the direct attack on
the white king will decide the outcome of the game quickly.} 26. Bc7 ({Black
also wins after} 26. Kh1 Raxd8 27. Qxd4 Ng6 28. Qd2 Nxh4 $19) 26... Ndf3+ 27.
Kh1 d4 28. Bxe5 ({or} 28. Ne2 Ng4 29. Bg3 Ne3 $19 {with an easy win.}) 28...
Bxe5 29. Ne2 Rg8 30. Nf4 (30. Ng1 Rxg2 31. Kxg2 Rg8+ (31... Nh2+ 32. Kf2 Rf8+
33. Ke1 Rf1+ 34. Ke2 Ba6+ 35. Kd2 Rxd1+ 36. Kxd1 Kg7 $19) 32. Kf2 Rxg1 $19)
30... Raf8 {White resigned here. He has no defence against mate or severe
material losses. A very nice win in my pet variation!} 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 30th"]
[Site "Helsingor"]
[Date "2008.07.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kogan, Artur"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game from the last round of the Politiken Cup was very important. Having
half a point less than both B. Savchenko and Y. Kuzubov I had to win this game
in order to try to fight for the 1st place. And I was in a fighting mood!!!
Like in the last round of the European Indvidual Championship in Plovidv which
I also had to win to become European Champion.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4.
g3 {It was very difficult to guess the opening since Artur plays lot of
different lines.} c6 $5 {Besides this move I can also play 4...Be7, 4...Bb4+,
4...Bb7 and 4...Ba6.} 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Nd2 {Besides this
move, a lot of other approaches have been tried against me in the previous
games. The plan with Nf3-d2 was first tried by Levon Aronian in Wijk aan Zee
against me.} (8. b3 O-O 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Rc8 12. Qd3 Nd7 13.
Bf4 c5 14. cxd5 cxd4 15. Nb5 e5 16. d6 Nc5 17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Qf5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2
exf4 20. Nxd4 fxg3 21. hxg3 Ne6 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Rac1 Kf7 25.
Kf3 Kf6 26. a4 h5 27. Rh1 {1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Tiviakov,S/Moscow (Russia) 1992 
(27)}) (8. Ne5 Nfd7 (8... O-O 9. e4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Ba6 11. b3 b5 12. Ne5 b4 13.
Ne2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qxd4 15. Bb2 Qb6 16. Nc4 Qb5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e5 Be7 {
1/2-1/2 Brodsky,M-Tiviakov,S/Port Erin (Isle of Man) 2005 (18)}) 9. Nxd7 Qxd7
10. b3 Ba6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Re1 f5 13. f3 Nc6 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Qxd4+ 16.
Be3 Qxc3 17. Rc1 Qa5 18. Rxc6 O-O 19. Rc7 Rad8 20. Qc1 Ba3 21. Qa1 Bb2 {
0-1 Ayyad,M-Tiviakov,S/Taiz 2004 (21)}) (8. Bf4 O-O 9. Ne5 Nh5 10. Qa4 Bd6 11.
Rfd1 Nxf4 12. gxf4 f6 13. Nd3 f5 14. Ne5 Kh8 15. e3 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. cxd5
cxd5 18. Rac1 Nc5 19. Qd4 g5 20. Nb5 gxf4 21. Qxf4 Rg8 22. Nd6 Qe7 23. b4 Rg4
24. Qxg4 fxg4 25. bxc5 bxc5 26. Rxc5 Ba6 27. Rd4 Rb8 28. Rc1 Rf8 29. Rxg4 Bd3
30. Rf4 Rxf4 31. exf4 Bg6 32. Re1 Qf8 33. Bh3 Qxf4 34. Bxe6 d4 35. Bb3 d3 {
0-1 L'Ami,E-Tiviakov,S/Hilversum 2006/CT-2061 (35)}) (8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qa4+ Nfd7
10. Bf4 a6 11. Rfc1 O-O 12. Qd1 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nb1 Nc6 15. Nbd2 Qb6 16. a5
Qa7 17. Nb3 Rac8 18. Rc2 Ncb8 19. Rac1 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Bc6 21. Bxb8 Nxb8 22. Qc1
Bb7 23. Ne5 Bd6 24. Bh3 Ba8 25. e3 Qe7 26. Nd3 Qe8 27. Ndc5 Bxc5 28. Nxc5 e5
29. dxe5 Qxe5 30. Bg2 Qf5 31. Nb3 Qd7 32. Nd4 Qd6 33. Bh3 Nd7 34. Rc8 Bb7 35.
Rc7 {1-0 Korchnoi,V-Tiviakov,S/Banyoles 2006/CT-2119 (35)}) (8. Qd3 O-O 9. Rd1
Nbd7 10. b3 Qc7 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. e3 Rad8 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rac1
Qe7 {1/2-1/2 Bruzon Batista,L-Tiviakov,S/Havana 2008 (15)}) 8... O-O 9. e4 Na6
$5 ({My favourite move which I employ in lot of different positions of the
Queen's Indian Defence and Catalan. It is also possible to win the pawn by} 
9... dxc4 10. Nxc4 Ba6 11. b3 b5 12. Ne3 b4 13. Ne2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qxd4 15. Bb2
Qb6 16. Nc4 Qb5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e5 Be7 {The resulting position is equal,
since White has strong compensation for the sacrificed pawn.} 19. Rad1 a5 20.
Be4 Ra7 21. h4 Nd7 22. h5 Nxe5 23. Qe3 Ng4 24. Qxa7 Qxh5 25. Kg2 Bc5 26. Qxa5
Qh2+ 27. Kf3 Bxf2 28. Rd8 Qxg3+ 29. Ke2 Bc5 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Qa7 Qh2+ 32. Kd1
f6 33. Qd7 Nf2+ 34. Ke1 Nxe4 35. Qxe6+ Kh8 36. Qxe4 Qxa2 37. Qe8 Kg8 38. Rf3
Qb1+ 39. Kf2 c5 40. Qe6+ Kh8 41. Ne5 h6 42. Nd7 Qc2+ 43. Qe2 {1-0 Aronian,
L-Tiviakov,S/Wijk aan Zee 2007/CT-2274 (43)}) 10. e5 (10. Re1 {was a quick
draw: 1/2-1/2 Pantsulaia,L-Tiviakov,S/Plovdiv 2008 (10)}) 10... Nd7 11. cxd5
$146 ({This move is new... But sooner or later White has to exchange on d5
since refraining from it gives Black extra possibilities of counter-play by
c6-c5.} 11. a3 Nc7 12. Re1 Re8 (12... c5 $5) ({and} 12... a5 $5 {deserve
serious attention}) 13. Rb1 a5 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Ra7 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5
cxd5 18. b5 Nf8 19. h4 Bc8 20. Nf3 Bd7 21. Bf1 Qa8 22. Bg5 Bxg5 23. hxg5 Rc8
24. Rc1 Ra3 {1/2-1/2 Dorfman,J-Bischoff,K/Bad Wiessee 1999/EXT 2001 (24)})
11... cxd5 12. Nf3 (12. f4 $5 $13 {was another interesting plan to develop the
attack on the kingside.}) 12... Nc7 {My favourite type of the position has
appeared on board. Where White has to develop the attack on the kingside.
Black in his turn is trying to create counter-play on the queenside by pushing
the b- and a-pawns. All of this gives the game a sharp and creative touch.} 13.
Re1 ({The immediate} 13. h4 $5 {was worth trying...}) 13... b5 14. h4 ({After} 
14. a3 a5 15. Ne2 a4 {White is not able to close down the play on the
queenside. Sooner or later Black plays b5-b4 with counter-play.}) 14... b4 15.
Ne2 a5 16. Bg5 ({I would have kept the dark-squared bishops since the bishop
c1 can be very useful defending the black squares such as c3. Later we see
that because of the weakness of the square c3 White lost...} 16. Ng5 $5 {
was an alternative to the text.}) 16... Ba6 17. Qc2 (17. Rc1 $5 {deserved
serious attention.}) 17... Nb6 ({Here I spent lot of time choosing what to do.
It is safer to keep the black knights where they are where they can be helpful
in the defence. But in order to try to win I had to play actively trying to
create the weakness on the queen's side and later entering through them by the
knights.} 17... Rc8 $5) ({or} 17... Re8 $5 {were also worth trying.}) 18. Bxe7
Qxe7 19. Ng5 g6 20. Nf4 ({or} 20. Rac1 Rfc8 {with good play for Black}) 20...
Rac8 21. Rad1 (21. Rac1 $11 {with approximately equal chances was also
possible.}) 21... a4 {Starting from here I began to realise that I was making
much more progress in creating play than my opponent. I need just one more
move (a4-a3) to create a weak square on c3 - a gateway for the black knight on
c7.} 22. Qb1 ({The computer recommends} 22. Qc5 {but after} Qxc5 23. dxc5 Nd7
24. Ne4 $15 {it is only White who can be worse.}) 22... Nc4 23. Bf1 $6 ({
A critical moment of the game. It took a huge amount of time for Artur to make
this move. But it is a mistake. White should have tried to prevent the black
knight on c7 from entering the game via b5.} 23. Nh5 Ne8 24. Nf4 {was
necessary, when the game remains unclear after} a3 (24... Nc7 $11) 25. b3 Nb2
26. Rc1 $13 (26. Rd2 Nc7 $15 27. Nh5 h6 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Nh3 Ne8 $15 {is
slightly better for Black.})) 23... a3 24. Nh5 $2 ({As it often happens one
mistake is followed by another...} 24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. b3 Ba6 $15 {with slightly
better for chances for Black should have been played.}) ({Please note that} 24.
b3 Nb2 $17 {is bad for White. The knight on b2 is too strong.}) 24... Nxb2 {
Now the game becomes very sharp... but it is Black who has the upper hand.
Bearing in mind the fact that it was White who had little time from now on,
this meant that White was doomed.} 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Bxa6 Nxa6 27. Ngxh7 Rh8 ({
As computer analysis indicates there was another way for Black to get a
decisive advantage:} 27... Nxd1 $5 28. Qxd1 (28. Nxf8 Nc3 29. Qd3 Nb8 30. N8h7
Rh8 31. Ng5 Nxa2 32. h5 Nc3 33. hxg6 fxg6 34. Qf3 Na6 $19) 28... Rh8 29. Ng5
Nc7 30. Re3 (30. h5 Ne8 31. hxg6 fxg6 32. Qg4 Rc6 $19) 30... Nb5 31. Qg4 Nc3
$19) 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 ({White loses also after} 29. Qxc1 Nd3 30. Qg5 Rxh7
31. Re3 Nc1 $19) 29... b3 $2 ({During and immediately after the game I was
very proud of this move, creating a passed pawn a. But in fact it is a serious
mistake.} 29... Rxh7 {leads only to a draw after} 30. Rc8 Rh8 31. Rxh8 Kxh8 32.
Qc1 Qf8 (32... Kg7 33. Qc8 Qf8 34. Qxa6 Nd1 $11) 33. Nd7 Qg8 34. Qh6+ Qh7 35.
Qf8+ Qg8 36. Qh6+ $11) ({But} 29... Qa7 $1 $19 {attacking the pawn d4 could
have brought the game to a quick conclusion.}) 30. Rc3 $2 $138 ({With only a
few seconds left on the clock (although there were 30 seconds added after each
move) it was practically impossible to find a move saving the game.} 30. h5 $3
bxa2 (30... Nb4 31. Rc3 bxa2 32. Qc1 Rd8 33. Rxa3 N2d3 34. h6+ Kh8 35. Qd2 $13)
31. Qxa2 Nc4 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Ng5 Nc7 34. Rb1 Ne8 $13) 30... bxa2 31. Qxa2 Nc4
32. Ng5 Rb8 $6 (32... Qb4 33. Rb3 Qe1+ 34. Kg2 Nb4 $19 {was winning on a spot.
The text move gives White chances to save the game again.}) 33. Qe2 $2 ({
The decisive mistake.} 33. Rb3 $15 {could have offered some resistance.}) 33...
Rb2 34. Nh5+ Kf8 ({or} 34... Kh6 $19 {winning}) 35. Nh7+ Ke8 36. Qd1 Qb4 $19 {
The black king is no longer in danger. And the passed pawn a3 decides the game.
} 37. Ng7+ Kd8 38. Qf3 a2 39. Qxf7 a1=Q+ 40. Kg2 Rxf2+ 41. Qxf2 Qab2 42. Nxe6+
Ke7 43. Rxc4 {The win in this very interesting complex sharp game allowed me
to share the 1st - 6th place and win the tournament on a better tie-break.} 0-1

[Event "Nottingham International Masters"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1936.08.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[Annotator "Van Reek,J"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1936.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8.
Nc3 d6 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. O-O c5 11. Rad1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rc8 14. Qd3
Nbd7 15. Nf3 Ne5 $5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qf3 Rab8 18. b3 a6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4
b5 21. cxb5 Rxb5 22. Rc1 Rbc5 23. Rxc5 Qxc5 24. Rd1 Qb5 $2 (24... Qc7 25. Kg1
h6 {takes no risk.}) 25. Rc1 $1 Rd8 26. Rc7 g6 27. Qf3 Rf8 28. Ra7 a5 29. Qd3
Qc5 30. Ra6 Qb4 31. Ra7 Qc5 32. Qe3 Qd5+ 33. Kh3 $6 ({Better is} 33. f3 {
(Euwe).}) 33... h5 34. Qc3 Qd1 $6 (34... Qh1 {forces a draw (Euwe).}) 35. Kg2
Qxe2 36. Rxa5 Qe4+ 37. Qf3 Qc2 38. h4 $6 Rc8 $2 ({Correct is} 38... e4 $1 39.
Qe3 Rd8) 39. Ra7 $1 Rc7 40. Rxc7 Qxc7 {The exchange of rook has a fatal effect,
because Black cannot stop the a-pawn.} 41. Qa8+ $1 Kg7 42. a4 Qb6 (42... Qc3
43. Qb7 $1 e4 44. Qxe4 Qxb3 45. a5 {and White wins.}) 43. a5 Qxb3 44. a6 Qa3
45. a7 e4 46. Qb8 Qf3+ 47. Kg1 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qe2 49. Qe5+ ({The pointe is} 49.
Qe5+ Kh7 50. Qf6 $1) 1-0

[Event "Brussels"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1987.04.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Winants, Luc"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Winants,L"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1987.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
(8. Bg5) 8... Be7 9. Qc2 d5 $146 (9... c5 10. Nc3 (10. dxc5 $1) 10... cxd4 11.
Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc8 $1 13. b3 Nc6 14. Ndb5 d5 15. cxd5 Nb4 $36 {Timman,
J-Kortschnoj,V / Hilversum 1982, Match (2)}) 10. Ne5 Qc8 $5 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. e4
$1 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. d5 Bb7 (14... exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bb7 17. Rfd1
$16 {[%csl Rc7]}) 15. Rad1 $2 (15. Bh3 $16) 15... exd5 $1 16. e5 $5 (16. Nxd5
Nxd5 17. exd5 Bd6) (16. exd5 Rd8 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ye7b4]} 17. a3 Bd6 18. Bg5
Be5 $11) 16... Nh5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 c6 19. Bf3 Nxf4 20. gxf4 Qe6 $5 (
20... b5 $5 21. Qe4 $44) 21. Qe4 g6 22. Qxc6 Qxc6 23. Bxc6 Rac8 24. Bb5 c3 25.
bxc3 Rxc3 26. Rd7 Ba3 27. Rfd1 Rfc8 28. Kg2 R8c5 29. Be2 (29. e6 $2 Rxb5 (29...
fxe6 $4 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. R1d7+ Kh6 32. Rh8 Kh5 33. Be2+ Kh4 34. Rdxh7+ Rh5 35.
Rxh5+ gxh5 36. Rxh5#) 30. Rxf7 Rc8 31. Rdd7 Bb2 $19) 29... Rc7 30. e6 $5 $11
fxe6 31. Bg4 Kf8 32. Bxe6 Be7 33. f5 b5 34. Rxc7 Rxc7 35. Rd5 Rb7 36. Rd7 Rb6
37. Ra7 a4 38. Kf3 a3 39. Ke4 b4 40. f3 gxf5+ 41. Kxf5 Rb5+ 42. Ke4 Rh5 43. h3
Bd6 44. Kd3 Re5 45. Bb3 Be7 46. Rb7 Re1 (46... Kg7 $2 47. f4 Re1 48. Kd2) 47.
f4 h5 48. Rb5 h4 49. Rb7 Rf1 $6 50. Ke4 $1 Rh1 51. Be6 Re1+ 52. Kf5 Bc5 53. Rb5
Bd6 54. Rb6 Rd1 55. Kg5 Be7+ 56. Kf5 Rc1 57. Kg6 Rg1+ 58. Kf5 $2 (58. Bg4 $1
$16) 58... Bc5 59. Rb5 Rc1 60. Rb7 Rf1 61. Kg6 Rxf4 62. Rf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Anand +3-1=7"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Annotator "Wojtaszek,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:08] The Queen's Indian Defence
didn't really come as a surprise to us. It was one of the openings we thought
Magnus might be attracted to.} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5.
Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:12] This on the other hand is a very rare
sideline. We didn't really pay too much attention to this line but still we
made sure that Vishy knew some important details here.} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:19]}
Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 7. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 8. e4 $5 {
[%emt 0:06:07] Probably the critical test for the whole line} (8. O-O d5 {
would lead to positions which are mostly seen in the Catalan. It has to be
said that Black is very solid here, so Vishy decided to choose a more active
option.} 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bf4 Nbd7 {is the mainline here but it's not easy to
prove anything as White. Many games played by GM Tiviakov can be found here.})
8... d5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 9. exd5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:26]} (9. Qe2 dxc4 $1 (9... O-O
$6 10. e5 $1) 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfd1 b5 {and I don't think White has enough
compensation for the pawn here}) (9. e5 Ne4 $1 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. O-O O-O 12.
Re1 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Ba6 {and Black looks fine to me.}) 9... cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
10. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:33]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:48]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} (11... Nbd7 $6 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Rc1 $14 {It's slightly better
for White and also it's not easy to suggest a good move for Black here} Ba8 14.
Bg5 $5 (14. cxd5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 exd5 16. Bg5 $14) 14... h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16.
cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Qa4 $14) 12. cxd5 $1 {[%emt 0:06:22] Only this one
can pose any problems for Black.} (12. Bf4 Na5 13. Rc1 Rb8 $1 {the most precise
} (13... dxc4 {this would be a natural reaction but I'm not entirely convinced
it would be enough for equality} 14. Bxb7 Nxb7 15. Nxc4 Rc8 $1 (15... Na5 $6
16. Ne3 $1 (16. Nxa5 bxa5 17. Be5 Rc8 {with a balanced position}) 16... Rc8 17.
d5 Bc5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Ng4 $1 {A very important resource, White is better
thanks to his pawn structure}) 16. Nb5 (16. Ne3 Bb4) 16... Na5 $1 (16... a6 $4
17. Na7 Ra8 18. Nc6 $18) 17. Nxa5 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 bxa5 19. Nxa7 Qxd4 20. Nc6 Qd7
21. Rd1 Nd5 22. Rd4 {and despite the fact that probably Black is solid enough,
White's position looks a bit more pleasant}) 14. Nd3 (14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5
Bxd5 $11) 14... Rc8 (14... dxc4 $5 15. Bxb8 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qxb8 17. Ne5 Rd8 {
and Black has decent compensation}) 15. cxd5 (15. c5 Nc6 $1) 15... Nxd5 16.
Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Re1 Nc6 $11) 12... Nxe5 {[%emt 0:01:
44]} 13. d6 $1 {[%emt 0:02:20] Of course that's the point of White's idea.} (
13. dxe5 Nxd5 $11) 13... Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} (13... Bxg2 $2 14. dxe7 Qxe7 15.
dxe5 Bxf1 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf1 $14) 14. dxe7 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:
01:39]} 15. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 16. d5 $1 {[%emt 0:03:20]}
Na5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} (16... Rad8 $2 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. dxc6 Rxd1 19. Rfxd1 Bc8
20. Rac1 {and despite what engines are showing, practically speaking Black's
position is very bad.}) 17. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:11:29]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 18.
dxe6 {[%emt 0:07:03]} Qxe6 $6 {[%emt 0:04:23]} (18... Bxg2 $5 {sacrificing a
pawn was quite an interesting option but it has to be said that it works
mainly thanks to tactical reasons} 19. exf7+ (19. Kxg2 Qxe6 20. Qf3 Rad8 {
and the position is just equal}) 19... Qxf7 20. Kxg2 Nc4 21. Qb3 $5 (21. Qc2
Rad8 22. Rfd1 (22. Rad1 $6 Rd2 $3 23. Rxd2 Ne3+ 24. Kg1 Nxc2 25. Rxc2) 22...
Qf3+ 23. Kg1 Rde8 {and Black's initiative is quite obvious}) (21. Qe2 Rae8 22.
Ne4 Nxb2 $1 $11) 21... Rad8 22. Rae1 (22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Nxd1 Rd8 24. Re1 Rd2 {
and I believe here Black has enough compensation to make a comfortable draw})
22... Rd2 23. Re2 Kh8 $1 24. Kg1 $1 (24. Rxd2 $2 Qf3+ $1 $19) 24... Rxe2 25.
Nxe2 Nd2 26. Qxf7 Rxf7 27. Rc1 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Nxh2 $1 {was the final point of
Black's play.}) 19. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:48]} (19. Bxb7 $5 Nxb7 20. Qf3 Nc5 21. Rfe1
Qg6 22. Nd5 $14 {was also an interesting option. White's position is slightly
better but it wouldn't be easy to increase the advantage. Vishy decided that a
more complex continuation would give him more chances.}) 19... Qf6 {[%emt 0:01:
08]} 20. Nd5 $1 {[%emt 0:17:18]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:12:23]} (20... Qxb2 $6 21. Re2
$1 Qa3 22. Re3 Qb2 23. Rb1 $1 {and Black's position would be already quite
difficult} Qxa2 24. Ra1 $1 Qc4 25. Rxa5 bxa5 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Bxb7 Rad8 28. Qf3
{and White has a very strong initiative.}) 21. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Rad8 {
[%emt 0:02:09]} 22. Qf3 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:11:06]} (22... Qxf3 23.
Bxf3 $14 {is a typical position where the bishop is simply better than the
knight.}) 23. Rad1 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Qf6 $1 {[%emt 0:13:01] A very practical
decision. White has a very strong initiative which will be easier to handle in
the endgame.} (23... Rd6 $2 24. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Qxf7 Rxd1+ 27.
Kg2 {and there is no good defence} Qf6 (27... Rd6 28. Qf5+ Rg6 29. Re6 $18) 28.
Qg8+ Kg6 29. Re6 $18) 24. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:01:29]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 25. Re7 {
[%emt 0:01:19]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:03:27] Till this point I think Vishy had played
an excellent game but here he missed his chance to pose more problems for
Black.} 26. Rxa7 $2 {[%emt 0:07:46]} (26. Rc7 $1 {stopping ...Nc6 was
neccessary at first} a6 27. Kg2 $1 {another very important detail, now White
has a Bxf7 threat} Kh8 $1 {is the best way to play for Black} (27... b5 $2 28.
Bxf7 Rxd1 29. Bh5+ Kg8 30. Bxd1 {it's already very difficult}) 28. Bf3 Rxd1 29.
Bxd1 Kg7 30. Ra7 $16 {and White eventually will take the pawn back without
exchanging anything on the queenside. I don't know how big exactly are White's
winning chances but it's clear that it would be very difficult for Black to
defend it successfully.}) 26... Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 27. Rb7 $6 {[%emt 0:09:28]
This allows Black to exchange the last pawns on the queenside, so the weakness
of the kingside doesn't matter any more.} (27. Ra4 {was the last chance to
continue the game a bit} Rd7 $1 28. Bb3 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Rd8 {and Black should
hold this position fairly simply thanks to his active pieces.}) 27... Nb4 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 28. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxd1+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 29. Bxd1 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Nxa2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 30. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc3 {[%emt 0:
00:17]} 31. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 32. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:41]}
Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 33. Rc6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 34. Bxe4 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:
14]} 36. g4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 37. gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} e3
{[%emt 0:00:08]} 38. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 39. Kg3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.13"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Wojtaszek,R"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

{The game was played during the last round of the Olympiad. After having
rather disappointing tournament we wanted to at least finish it with the win
which would guarantee us the place in the Top-10.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6
4. g3 Bb4+ {First surprise although I expected my opponent to play some
sideline to get me out of book.} ({During the European Championship he played
another less-known line:} 4... c6 $5 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O Be7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Qc2 Bb7
9. Rd1 Nh5 10. Bc1 Nf6 11. Ne5 Qc8 12. Nc3 {with a nice advantage.}) 5. Bd2
Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qd3 f5 $5 {This was the real
surprise for me - I knew this move existed but I'd never paid enough attention
to it.} ({The only move I had prepared was} 9... Nxc3 10. Ng5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 d5
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nc3 {with a pleasant position.}) 10. Ne5 $5 (10. O-O Nxc3 11.
Qxc3 d6 {and it would be difficult to pose any problems here - Black's
position is very solid.}) 10... Nc5 11. dxc5 Bxg2 12. Rg1 Bc6 13. O-O-O Qe7 14.
Qd4 $5 {It took me some time to understand that this will be the only
challenging move.} ({The simple alternative didn't offer anything} 14. Nxc6
dxc6 15. cxb6 axb6 16. a3 Na6 17. Qd7 Qxd7 18. Rxd7 Rac8 $1 $11) 14... Na6 $1 (
{The main point of Qd4 was of course that Black can't take the pawn:} 14...
bxc5 $2 15. Nxc6 $1 dxc6 16. Qe5 $16) 15. cxb6 axb6 16. g4 $5 {Entering big
complications, but I didn't really have a choice.} (16. Qh4 Rfe8 17. Qxe7 Rxe7
$11) 16... Nc5 17. gxf5 $1 Rxa2 $1 {The only move to stay in the game.} (17...
exf5 $6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. Rg3 $1 $36 {with the unpleasant threat
of 21.Ng6+!.}) 18. Kc2 $1 Ba4+ (18... Raa8 $2 19. b4 $1 {this unusual move
would guarantee a big advantage.}) 19. Nxa4 Nxa4 $6 {Funnily, that was the
only move I calculated but Black has a strong alternative:} (19... Rxa4 $1 {
and White has nothing better than an equal ending after} 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Qxd7
Rxc4+ $1 22. Kb1 Qxd7 23. Rxd7 Rf7 $1 24. fxe6 Rxd7 25. exd7 Rd4 $11) 20. Nd3
$16 {I calculated till this position when I played 16.g4. White is better but
of course the position is very dynamic.} c5 $6 (20... e5 21. Qd5+ Kh8 22. c5 $1
e4 $8 23. Qxa2 exd3+ 24. exd3 Qxc5+ 25. Kb1 $16) 21. f6 $6 {I thought this was
very clever but in fact it almost spoils the whole advantage...} (21. Qe5 $1
Rxf5 22. Qc7 {I saw this move but somehow I missed that after} Qf6 23. Qc8+ Kf7
{I have the simple} 24. Ne5+ $1 {with mate to follow.}) 21... Rxf6 22. Qe4 $6 (
22. Qh4 $1 {would keep the advantage but it was difficult to make such a move
as the queen on h4 looks rather misplaced} b5 23. Kb1 Rxb2+ 24. Nxb2 Nc3+ 25.
Kc2 Nxd1 26. Nxd1 bxc4 27. Qxc4 $16) 22... b5 23. Kb3 $6 {After this I'm not
better anymore.} ({The last chance was} 23. Qb7 $1 bxc4 24. Kb1 Rxb2+ 25. Nxb2
Nc3+ 26. Kc2 Nxd1 27. Nxd1 {but here} Rf7 $1 {and ...d5 next gives Black good
drawing chances.}) 23... d5 $1 24. Qe5 Rf5 25. Qb8+ ({I was hoping for} 25.
Rxg7+ $6 {but} Qxg7 26. Qxe6+ Qf7 $1 27. Rg1+ Kh8 28. Qc8+ Qf8 29. Qxf8+ Rxf8 {
and it's rather bad for me} 30. Kxa2 bxc4 $17) 25... Rf8 26. Qe5 Rf5 27. Qb8+
Rf8 28. Qe5 Qa7 $6 {My opponent had to continue because we had big advantages
on the two remaining boards, so he took the risk...} 29. Kxa2 Nc3+ 30. Kb3 Nxd1
{But here he offered me a draw. We were in mutual time trouble. It took me
some time to make a decision but I liked my position so I decided to play on.}
31. Nxc5 $5 dxc4+ $4 (31... Nxf2 $1 {not an easy move to find in time trouble.
I saw that I can play} 32. Qxe6+ (32. cxd5 exd5 33. Qxd5+ Kh8) 32... Kh8 33.
Qxd5 {but forgot that Black can play} Ne4 $1 {and the rook on g1 is hanging!} (
33... bxc4+ {is also good in fact}) 34. Qxe4 Qxc5 35. Rc1 Rc8) 32. Kc2 Nxf2 33.
Nxe6 $18 {And the game is basically over.} Rf7 34. Nxg7 Ng4 35. Ne6 $1 h5 ({
I think Ne6 was a nice trick as now} 35... Qa4+ {doesn't work for Black:} 36.
Kb1 Rf1+ 37. Rxf1 Nxe5 38. Rf8#) 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Qxh5+ {An entertaining game
which helped my team to finish in the Top-10!} 1-0

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{One of the most intriguing match-ups of the opening round. Both players are
young, ambitious, and in dire need of breaking out of their respective bad
places. While Ding has largely stayed inactive lately - he only played in the
Sinquefield Cup and Olympiad of the high profile tournaments in the second
half of 2016 - Rapport has seemed to travel almost non-stop, including his
month and quite a long stay in China, only to see his rating drop 60 points
off his personal best.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ ({
The classical approach is} 5... Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 {but there Richard
had a couple of losses in the Tata Steel last month, against Wesley So 
(totally undeserved) and Levon Aronian (fully earned this time). I'm sure his
Queen's Indian is going to be further tested in this event.}) 6. Bd2 a5 $5 {
This should have hardly come as surprise, because Rapport played it before.
This move came about in the 1970's, and we can count Larsen, Korchnoi and
Karpov among its supporters. The point was, and still is, to spice up
otherwise routine play in the well-known structure.} ({Of course,} 6... Bxd2+ {
played by Korchnoi, and later Andreikin, is the most reliable.} 7. Qxd2 O-O 8.
O-O ({The old line} 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 {was based on a tactical shot} 10.
Ng5 $1 {which these days Black parries with} Ne4 $1 (10... Qxg5 11. Bxb7 Nxe2
12. Qxe2 Nc6 13. Bxa8 Rxa8 14. Rd1 {doesn't cut it anymore.}) 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12.
Qxe4 Qxg5 13. Qxa8 Nc6 14. Qb7 Nxd4 {The difference is, the white queen is
really out of play, and that allows Black to get enough for the exchange after}
15. Rd1 c5 {One possible line ends in a draw by perpetual check:} 16. e3 Nc2+
17. Kf1 Qg4 18. Qxd7 Nxe3+ 19. fxe3 Qf3+ 20. Kg1 Qxe3+ 21. Kg2 Qe2+ {etc.})
8... d6 9. Qf4 $5 ({Nothing bothers Black once he answers} 9. Nc3 {with} Ne4)
9... Nbd7 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Rad1) ({All the same Black shouldn't forget about} 
6... Be7 {(Ljubojevic and Polugaevsky). Here he hopes to exploit the awkward
position of the Bd2, which blocks the d-file, so the thematic d4-d5 loses
support.} 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O Na6 (8... c6 {to transpose to the Catalan with a
twist} 9. e4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 $1 {Tkachiev.}) 9. Rc1 {White's moves make perfect
sense against Nf6-e4, but Black isn't going to play it! Instead,} c5 10. d5
exd5 11. Nh4 Nc7 (11... g6 12. cxd5 d6) 12. Nf5 d6 13. cxd5 Re8 14. e4 Bf8 {
and here we are, in Benoni territory.}) 7. O-O (7. a3 {is what Black is hoping
to see. After} Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Na6 {he invites} 10. d5 Nc5 11. Nd4 {
to freeze White's queenside with} a4) ({Naturally,} 7. Bxb4 $6 axb4 {deprives
the white knight of its birthright, the c3-square, and after} 8. O-O O-O 9.
Nbd2 c5 10. Re1 d6 11. e4 Nc6 {Black already stands well.} 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5
(13. exd5 Ne7 {and there comes b6-b5!}) 13... Ne7 14. Nc4 Ng6 15. a4 bxa3 16.
Rxa3 b5 {Socko-Hou Yifan, Baku Olympiad, 2016, with lovely Benoni counterplay.}
) 7... O-O 8. Bf4 ({Many games see} 8. Bg5 Be7 {and Black once again relies on
exchanging pieces after} 9. Nc3 Ne4 {White wins his share of games, but not
nearly enough to put this line out of business.} 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qc2 Nxc3 12.
Qxc3 d6 13. d5 e5 {Efimenko-Andreikin, 2011. No, White didn't win this one, it
was a draw.}) 8... Be7 $1 {The bishop is no longer safe on b4.} ({Lose your
focus,} 8... d5 $6 {and then you fall for a typical trick:} 9. c5 $1 a4 {
What else?} 10. a3 Ba5 11. Qxa4 {and there goes your brave a-pawn for next to
nothing.}) 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qd3 {This isn't a novelty, just a very rare move.} ({
Previously Ding played the standard} 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 d6 {and then placed
his queen on d3. His game with fellow Chinese GM Wang Yue went} 12. Qd3 Nd7 13.
e4 Bf6 14. Be3 g6 15. Rad1 Bg7 {White got his big centre all right, but for
this setup his Nf3 is not particularly well placed. Its best postion should be
on c3, where it would protect the e4-pawn, keep Black's counterplay on the
queenside in check, and, most importantly, clear out of the way of his f-pawn.}
) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 $5 {Voluntarily accepting a structural weakness in order
to facilitate his play elsewhere on the board - a worthy concept from Ding
Liren.} ({It was not too late for Ding to get back to quieter waters with} 11.
Qxc3 d6 12. Qc2 {Black's best then is} f5 {setting up a Dutch pawn structure,
which, quite fittingly, is exactly what Rapport did in Wijk aan Zee last month
against Anish Giri. Playing the Dutch against a Dutchman in Holland may seem
an outrageous idea, but in practice it worked out for a draw! The game went}
13. Rad1 ({Years ago I chose} 13. Ne1 {against the great Ratmir Kholmov,and
also drifted to a draw after} Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Qd7 15. Rad1 Nc6 16. Be3 Rae8 17.
Qa4 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Qxd7 Nxd7) 13... Be4 14. Qc1 Qe8 15. Qe3 Bf6 16. c5
bxc5 17. dxc5 e5 18. Qb3+ Qf7 19. Bg5 Qxb3 20. axb3 h6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 {etc.})
11... Qc8 {A standard prophylactic move in many Queen's Indian variations.} ({
With his centre reinforced by the c3-pawn White is ready to answer} 11... f5 {
with} 12. Ne5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 d6 14. Nf3 Nd7 15. e4 $1 {In this situation Black
might have to resort to} g5 $5 16. Bd2 f4 {which is quite within Richard
Rapport's scope of vision, but Ding would surely try something to the tune of}
17. h4 $5 g4 18. Nh2 f3+ 19. Kg1 h5 20. e5) ({On the other hand,} 11... d6 {
allows another typical shot} 12. Ng5 $1 {White would love to to see his
light-squared bishop unopposed, as is the case here:} Bxg5 13. Bxb7 Ra7 14.
Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Bg2 $14) 12. e4 d6 13. Rfe1 Nd7 ({Black's problem is that his
own pawn takes away the a5-square from the knight.} 13... Nc6 $2 14. d5 Nb8 15.
e5) 14. Rad1 a4 $5 {This is the essentual Rapport chess. While Black is unable
to play either c7-c5 or e6-e5, he nevertheless finds a way to play actively.}
15. h4 Ra5 {If nothing else, this rook has stopped the white pawn from
continuing to h5-h6.} 16. Bc1 $6 {I find this retreat somewhat dissatisfying.}
({I want White to play} 16. e5 {to set up Nf3-g5 with an attack. Of course,
then} dxe5 (16... h6 17. Bh3 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Qd8) 17. dxe5 Nc5 18.
Qc2 Qa8 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Bxg5 {forces so many pieces off the
board. Still, White has some hopes to utillise the d-file and the rook lift
d4-g4.}) ({Perhaps the best was} 16. Bh3 $5 {with the idea of meeting} Qa8 {
with} 17. Ng5 {White needs to provoke some weakening moves off Black's K-side
pawn shield. Garry Kasparov was the master of that strategy.}) 16... Re8 17.
Nh2 Qa8 18. Nf1 Nf6 19. d5 {I guess Ding didn't feel like playing a long
manoeuvring game that day.} Bf8 20. Ne3 a3 21. f4 Ra4 $5 {Rapport shows a lot
of nerve in the face of White's offensive.} ({A lot of us old hands would feel
obliged to slow White down with} 21... e5) 22. e5 Nd7 ({Keeping the knight
closer to the king only gives White extra tempi to develop his attack, as in} 
22... Nh5 23. Kh2 g6 24. dxe6 fxe6 (24... Rxe6 25. Nd5) 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Rf1
Ra5 27. g4 Ng7 28. h5 $1) 23. h5 Nc5 24. Qf1 h6 $1 25. Rd4 Qa5 $6 ({Perhaps,
the wiser choice would be to return the queen to defensive duties with} 25...
Qc8 {but White can proceed with} 26. f5 $5 exd5 ({or} 26... dxe5 27. fxe6 fxe6
28. Rg4 Kh8 29. Rg6 e4 30. Ng4 exd5 31. Bxh6) 27. e6 fxe6 28. f6 {in both
cases getting dangerously close to mating the black king.}) 26. Bd2 exd5 {
Black is forced to take some action.} ({The wait and see policy of} 26... Qa8 {
would be due to get a rude awakening after} 27. f5 $1 dxe5 28. Rg4) 27. Nxd5 ({
Maybe the right move order was} 27. exd6 Bxd6 28. Nxd5 {to try to force Black
to trade his defensive rook.}) 27... c6 28. Nb4 Qa8 (28... dxe5 29. fxe5 Ne6
30. Rg4) 29. exd6 Rd8 $1 30. f5 {Ding was still dreaming of the attack. He
wanted to get his rook to g4.} Nd7 $5 (30... Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Bxd6 32. f6 {
is a sharp fight, which Black's scattered pieces are ill prepared for. Still,}
Qd8 33. Qf5 (33. fxg7 $5 Bxg3 34. Re2 Ne6 35. Be4 Nxg7 36. Rg2) 33... Qxf6 34.
Re8+ Bf8 35. Qxf6 gxf6 36. Nxc6 Ra8 {seems to hold.}) 31. Rd3 $2 {You miss a
beat... you lose the rhythm...} ({The only way to continue was to uphold the
old revolutionary "We Chinese Never Go Back" spirit:} 31. Re7 $3 {anticipating}
c5 32. Bxb7 Qxb7 33. Rg4 cxb4 34. Bxh6 {Should it have worked out we'd be
talking a brilliant game from Ding Liren, and, in turn, the failure of
Rapport's ultra-provocative strategy.}) 31... Nf6 32. Bf4 Ra5 {Lots of pawns
are hanging, and the time must have been running out for Ding.} 33. Qf3 ({
A better move was} 33. Qf2 {seeking new targets.}) 33... Rxf5 34. Nxc6 $2 {
This only helps the black bench players, Bb7 and Qa8 to enter the arena.} ({
Instead,} 34. Re5 {most likely maintains the balance If Black wants to play
for a win, he might have to sac the exchange,} Rxf4 $5 (34... Rxe5 35. Bxe5 Nd7
36. Bf4 Nf6 37. Be5 {is a semi-forcing line, which ends in repetition.}) 35.
gxf4 Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Bxd6 37. Re1 Qa5 {Risky indeed, but I wouldn't put it past
Richard Rapport to take a chance like this.}) 34... Rxd6 $1 35. Rxd6 Bxd6 36.
Ne7+ Bxe7 37. Qxb7 Bc5+ 38. Kf1 Qxb7 39. Bxb7 Nxh5 40. Re8+ Bf8 {The smoke has
cleared, and facing the loss of his last K-side pawn Ding resigned. Well, this
game certainly did not disappoint us spectators.} 0-1

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4
d5 9. exd5 $1 {A modern treatment of this well-known variation.} cxd5 10. Ne5
O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bf4 {A relatively fresh idea.} (12. cxd5 Nxe5 13. d6 (13.
dxe5 Nxd5 14. Rc1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc8 17. Qf3 {leaves White with
only the smallest of advantages.}) 13... Nc6 14. dxe7 Qxe7 15. Bg5 h6 16. d5
Na5 $1 {Anand-Carlsen, WCh Sochi, 2014}) 12... Na5 13. Rc1 (13. Bg5 $5 {
is counterintuitive - why move the bishop again - but it brought White success
in van Wely-Tkachiev} Rc8 (13... Ba6 $5) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5
exd5 17. Re1 $14) 13... dxc4 14. Bxb7 Nxb7 15. Nxc4 {This isn't your
Grandfather's IQP position. Seemingly White has committed a cardinal sin of
trading his light-squared bishop, but he's not playing for a kingside attack
just yet. Black has his own set of problems: an awkward Nb7 and general
weakness of the light squares caused by b7-b6.} Bb4 (15... Na5 16. Ne3 $1 {
aiming at d4-d5.}) 16. Bg5 $1 {It's all about the d5-square.} Nd6 17. Nxd6 Bxd6
({It's undertandable Pavel didn't want to weaken his king. Possible lines,
such as} 17... Qxd6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ne4 Qd8 20. Rc4 Be7 21. Nc3 Rc8 22. Ra4
$1 a5 23. d5 {did seem unnerving.}) 18. d5 $1 exd5 19. Nxd5 Be5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. b4 {What we have here is a symmetrical pawn structure in a open position,
with Black supposedly keeping a better minor piece. So, why isn't this equal?
The answer to this mystery lies in the activity of the white pieces and
Black's struggles to find a safe square for his queen.} Qd6 ({Suppose, he does
everything by the book:} 21... g6 22. Qf3 Bg7 {hides the bishop,} 23. Rfd1 Qg5
{lets the queen out,} 24. h4 Qe5 25. Rc7 b5 {improves the queenside pawn
structure,} 26. Re7 Qd6 27. Rd7 $1 Qe5 28. Kg2 {and then what? Black is
practically out of moves. Sample lines to illustrate his problems are:} h5 (
28... a6 29. Nb6 Rab8 30. R7d5 Qe7 31. Nd7) (28... a5 29. bxa5 Rxa5 30. Ne7+
Kh8 31. Nc6) 29. Re7 Qd6 30. Rb7 Qe5 31. a3 $1 ({not even} 31. Rxb5) 31... Rae8
32. Rxb5 {with a decisive advantage for White everywhere.}) 22. Qf3 Rac8 23.
Rcd1 $1 {There was no way that Teimour was going to trade rooks.} Rfe8 24. b5
$6 {The one and only inaccuracy by Radjabov until time trouble.} ({Instead,
the prophylactic} 24. Kg2 $1 {would pose an interesting dilemma to his
opponent: should Black just stay put or should he attempt a bailout?} Be7 $5
25. Rfe1 Bf8 26. Ne7+ Bxe7 27. Rxd6 Bxd6 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Qc6 Re6 30. Qa8+
Bf8 31. a3 Re7 {Can this be held? White will certainly try his best.}) 24...
Be7 25. Rd4 (25. Rfe1 Bf8 26. Ne7+ $4 {now meets with} Rxe7 27. Rxd6 Rxe1+ 28.
Kg2 Bxd6 $19) 25... Bf8 26. Rfd1 Rc5 $2 {An unfortunate idea.} ({It was high
time to work out a queen trade,} 26... Qe6 27. Kg2 (27. Rg4 Qe2) 27... Qe2 28.
Ra4 Qxf3+ 29. Kxf3 {and Black doesn't have to fear losing the a-pawn:} Rc5 ({or
} 29... Rc2 30. Rxa7 Bc5 31. Ne3 Rc3) 30. Rxa7 Rxb5 31. Nc7 Rf5+ 32. Kg4 Ree5
$11) 27. a4 Qe6 28. Rg4 Kh8 ({Black falls victim to the back rank weakness
after} 28... Qe2 $2 29. Qxe2 Rxe2 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Rd8) 29. Rf4 Kg8 30. h4 Rc2
31. Kg2 h6 32. h5 {Pavel seemed to have run out of useful moves, and, possibly,
the clock had become an issue as well.} Rcc8 33. Rdd4 $3 {Powerful
centralisation, reminiscent of the classic game Spassky-Fischer, Mar del Plata
1960.} Bc5 34. Rde4 Qd7 35. Rg4 $1 Kf8 (35... Kh8 36. Nf6) 36. Ref4 {A little
hesitation that spoils it a bit.} ({Already,} 36. Rxg7 $1 {was decisive:} Rxe4
(36... Kxg7 37. Qc3+ f6 38. Nxf6) 37. Rg8+ $1 Kxg8 38. Nf6+ Kg7 39. Nxd7 Re6
40. Qg4+ Kh7 41. Ne5 $1 Rxe5 42. Qxc8 Rxh5 43. Qd7 Kg6 44. f4 {and the rest is
automatic.}) 36... Bd6 ({Pavel's best chance was} 36... Red8 37. Rxf7+ Qxf7 38.
Rf4 Rd7 39. Rxf7+ Rxf7 40. Nf4 Kg8 41. Qd5 Re8 {White should win, but it would
take some time.}) 37. Rd4 (37. Rxg7 $1 Bxf4 38. Rg8+ {the same motif again.})
37... Qb7 38. Rxg7 $1 {Finally Teimour lands a mortal blow.} Be5 (38... Kxg7
39. Rg4+ Kf8 40. Rg8+ Kxg8 41. Nf6+ Kf8 42. Qxb7 Rc7 43. Qd5 Re6 44. Qa8+ Kg7
45. Ne8+) 39. Rg8+ Kxg8 40. Nf6+ Bxf6 41. Rg4+ {Despite the uncertain finish,
this game is a masterpiece by Radjabov.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 79th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2017.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Bg2 c6 {
This line has been popularised by GM Tiviakov.} 8. O-O d5 9. Bf4 {Loek must
have considered this option in his home prep.} (9. Qb3 O-O 10. Rfd1 Nbd7 11.
Rac1 {Ding Liren-Eljanov, Tata Steel 2016}) 9... dxc4 10. Ne5 Nd5 11. Nxc4 Nxf4
12. gxf4 {White has got his pawn back and keeps a better centre. Nonetheless
his position is compromised by the gxf4 recapture.} Nd7 13. e3 O-O 14. Rc1 Rc8
15. Qb3 Rc7 16. Rfd1 Nf6 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Ne4 f6 {Eljanov begins to evict
White's knights, but his real intention is to play g7-g5!} 19. Nd3 f5 20. Nd2 (
{I'd prefer a safer approach with} 20. Nc3 Bd6 21. Ne5 g5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 (22...
exd5 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. Rxc6) 23. Rxc7 Bxc7 {At least White gets to trade some
pieces.}) 20... Kh8 (20... g5 21. fxg5 Bxg5 22. Nf3 Kh8 23. Kh1 Rg8 24. Rg1 Bf6
25. Nfe5 c5 {It seems to be that the black king is relatively safe on h8,
while its white counterpart is nervously anticipating hard times after ...
Rxg2! With careful play White may be able to avoid the worst:} 26. dxc5 bxc5
27. Bf3) 21. Kh1 c5 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Nf3 Qa8 24. Nde5 Nf6 25. Kg1 (25. Qxe6 {
loses on the spot to} Ng4 26. Kg1 Nxe5) 25... Bd5 26. Qa4 Bd6 27. Rxc7 Bxc7 28.
Ne1 Bxe5 29. fxe5 Ne4 30. Rd4 {This appears artificial.} (30. Rc1 Qb7 31. Qc2
Ng5 32. f4 $15) 30... Rc8 31. Nd3 h6 32. h4 {White needed to create luft for
his king in order to prepare his intended Nd3-f4, but the price of weakening
the kingside is too steep.} Kh7 33. Nf4 $2 (33. Qd7 {This opportunity was
always there, but Loek neglected it even when he needed it the most. I can't
believe he was concerned with} Bxa2 $6 {We don't care for such nonsense:} 34.
Bxe4 fxe4 35. Nf4 {etc.}) 33... Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Qd8 35. Nh3 (35. Kh3 {was the
only try, but who wants to give up a pawn with check?}) 35... Qxh4 36. Qe8 Rc4
37. Rxd5 exd5 38. Qf7 Qg4 39. e6 Ng5 40. Nxg5+ Qxg5 41. Bh3 Rh4 42. f3 f4 43.
exf4 Rxf4 44. Qc7 Rc4 {Pavel is at 2/2 at the start!} 0-1

[Event "Prague op-A 09th"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2010.01.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bodiroga, Predrag"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2010.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 c6 {This move (instead of 4...Ba6 and 4...
Bb7) is frequently applied by Sergei Tiviakov, when he wishes to avoid long
theoretical lines.} 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. Nc3 d5 7. O-O Be7 8. Nd2 O-O 9. Re1 {White
prepares e2-e4, avoiding the line} (9. e4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Ba6 11. b3 b5 12. Ne3
b4 13. Ne2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qxd4 15. Bb2 Qb6 {, as in the game Aronian-Tiviakov,
Wijk aan Zee 2007. Although White won, Black had some opportunities to improve
his play.}) 9... Nbd7 (9... Na6 {also needs practical testing.}) 10. e4 dxc4 (
10... dxe4 11. Ndxe4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Nc3 {led to a slightly better
position for White. I had striven for more complex play.}) 11. Nxc4 b5 12. Ne3
b4 13. Na4 Nb6 (13... c5 14. d5 {led to a worse position for Black:} exd5 (
14... Nb6 15. d6 {!} Bxd6 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. e5 {, winning a piece:} Bxg2 18.
Nxg2 {!} Bxe5 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. Rxe5) 15. exd5 Bd6 16. Nf5 Nb6 17. Bg5 h6 (
17... Nxa4 18. Qxa4 h6 19. Bh4) 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nxc5 Bxd5 21.
Bxd5 Rad8 22. Ne4 Qf5 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Qe2 {, and White is a healthy pawn up.
}) 14. Nxb6 (14. Nc5 {was the most principled continuation:} Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qxd1
16. Rxd1 Na4 17. Rd4 (17. Nc4 {also deserves attention}) 17... a5 18. Nc4 Nxc5
19. Bf4 Na4 20. Rd2 c5 21. f3 Bc6 22. Be3 Nd7 23. Rad1 {with more than enough
compensation for the pawn.}) 14... axb6 15. b3 (15. e5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 {
with roughly equal chances.}) 15... c5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Ne8 18. Nf5 {
An attacking attempt.} (18. Nc4 {was harmless:} Bf6 19. Ne5 (19. Bb2 Bxb2 20.
Nxb2 Nd6 {, and Black is doing fine}) 19... Nc7 20. d6 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nb5 22. d7
Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Ra7 {, winning the d-pawn, but}) (18. Ng4 $1 {(preventing 18...
Bf6) was very strong:} Nd6 19. Bb2 Re8 20. Qd3 {, with complex play.}) 18...
Bf6 19. Rb1 (19. Bf4 $1 {was a strong developing continuation:} Bc8 (19... Bxa1
20. Qxa1 f6 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. dxc6 {with full compensation for the
exchange}) (19... Qd7 $5 {deserves serious attention}) 20. Ne7+ Bxe7 21. d6 Bf6
22. Bxa8 Bxa1 23. Qxa1 Nxd6 24. Qd1 Nb5 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 26. Bc6 Ba6 27. Bxb5 Bxb5
28. Bc7 Ra8 29. Bxb6 c4 30. bxc4 Bxc4 31. Bc5 {with full equality.}) 19... Rxa2
{Now Black is a healthy pawn up.} 20. d6 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qd7 22. Qg4 Kh8 23. Bf4
(23. Rd1 g6 24. Ne3 Qc6+ 25. Qf3 Qxf3+ 26. Kxf3 Bd4 27. d7 Nc7 28. Bb2 Ne6 29.
Nc4 Rd8 {with a pawn up.}) 23... Bd4 {Taking the initiative.} 24. Ne3 $2 {
The decisive mistake in time trouble.} (24. Re7 Rxf2+ 25. Kh3 Qc6 26. Rg1 Ra2
27. Nxd4 cxd4 {gave a big advantage to Black, however White had some
counterchances}) 24... Rxf2+ $1 25. Kh3 f5 26. Nxf5 Nf6 27. Re7 (27. Qg5 {
also loses:} Ng8 28. g4 Bf6 29. Qh5 Rxf4) 27... Rxh2+ $1 0-1

